Spring Babies!

The New Journey Baby Boom continues!

Here are the precious bundles of joy God has granted our body in the last two months.

Ari and Lenette Schwartz and family welcomed little Zeke Alexander into the world on April 21st, right on his due date!

Luke and Terri welcomed their little girl, Vera (meaning "faith" in Russian and "truth" in Latin) Elaine (Luke's grandmother's name, meaning Shining Light), into the world on May 5th.  What a shining light she is!

That same day, Emily and my little girl decided that she'd like to share a birth date with her new friend, coming later that evening.  Her name is Juniper Grace.

Praise God for the precious gift of children!

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,

    the fruit of the womb a reward.--Psalm 127:3

Please pray for the mothers and these beautiful little ones.  We pray that each will grow in wisdom and stature, and in knowledge of the Lord; that from an early age they will make Jesus their greatest treasure.

Some Screen-less, Wholesome, Quarantine Entertainment for the Whole Family

If you and your family are spending a bit too much time in front of a screen in this season of lockdown, may I suggest turning to the good, wholesome family entertainment of the radio drama, Adventures in Odyssey!

Right now, you can get the Odyssey Adventure Club free for a whole month!  That means you have access to nearly 30 years of episodes!

Adventures in Odyssey is a production of Focus on the Family, so you can be sure you will find great, wholesome content for your kids with valuable lessons.

Here is a link to the Odyssey Adventure Club 

Youth Group tonight @ 6:30

Hello Students!  Come join us once again for Youth Group this evening at 6:30.  Once again we will play some games and spend some time looking to the Bible together.  I hope you can join us.  Here is the link to the zoom meeting:


Join URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84913313272

Join us on Zoom Easter Morning

Good Afternoon New Journey Family,

Here are a couple of opportunities to worship together Easter Morning.

Luke Lundell had the great idea of inviting our church family together for a time of prayer on Easter morning.  Because we are still under the Stay at Home order until May 4th, we will be gathering together on Zoom at 7:30.  Find the link below.  

Also a reminder that their is the Drive-In Sunrise service at Palubicki's parking lot from 6:30-7:00 with worship music, and a devotional broadcast through 96.7fm. 

Easter Morning Prayer Service, 7:30am

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/475275549

We will also have Sunday school through zoom at our normal time, 11:00am.

We now have a Zoom Pro account so we will no longer be signed out after 40 minutes!

Easter Morning Sunday School Hour, 11:00am

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/916312770

God Bless,

He is Risen!

Tyler

Announcements for Holy Week

Good Afternoon New Journey Family!  Below are some opportunities happening this Holy Week.

Christ in Passover

Last year, we had the privilege of hosting Sahar Sadlovsky from Jews for Jesus as he led his presentation Christ in the Passover.  This year I am pleased to announce that there will be several livestream events of this amazing presentation available for you to view, on Thursday and Friday. 

Please visit https://jewsforjesus.org/christ-in-the-passover-online

Note: The time for these meetings is in Eastern Daylight Time which means the meetings will start an hour earlier for us in Minnesota than posted on the sight.
Good Friday Service

Often for Good Friday, we enjoy fellowship with our sister church, Lengby Baptist.  Because we cannot gather with them in person this year, we will gather together virtually! Pastor Mark and I are recording a Good Friday Service together that will be available on this blog by 5:00 Friday evening.



Easter Drive-In Sunrise Service and Evening Prayer Service

Last Sunday evening's prayer service at Palubicki's parking lot was a very special time as hundreds of people tuned in their radios and joined together praying from their cars.  If you missed out last week, you have two opportunities to join us again this week.  The first will be a morning service from 6:30-7:00 am of worship music and a short devotional.  The second will be a prayer service Sunday evening from 6:00-6:30 pm.  Park your car in Palubicki's lot and tune into KKCQ (96.7fm) for a time of prayer and worship together.

Sunday Service

Once again our Sunday Service will be posted here on the blog, and will be followed by a Zoom Sunday school class.  You will find that link also on the blog.

Easter Weekend Entertainment

Looking for some good Easter specials to enjoy with your family this weekend?  Here are two I think will be worth your watch.

The Chosen is the first ever multi-season show focusing on the life of Jesus, and it is incredibly well done!  Best of all, the first season is now streaming for free on VidAngel and YouTube.  Here is the trailer.

Another special show is available for free the 10th-12th.  It is a remarkable theater production called "Jesus". Follow the link here and watch the trailer below.  

NJC Youth Group This Wednesday!

Hey New Journey Youth Group!  We haven't been able to connect for awhile, so Wednesday Evening at 6:30, we'll connect through Zoom!  Join us for games and a look at God's word.  I hope you can join us!

You can use the link below to join the meeting.  If joining by smart phone, you will have to download the Zoom app first.

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/800272518

Communion and Sunday School This Sunday

Good Afternoon New Journey Church Family!

With this Sunday being the first Sunday of the month, we will be sharing communion during our church service.  You are encouraged to find bread and grape juice to eat and drink during our shared meal.  

We will also have our Zoom Sunday School class one again  at 11:00, following the church service.

Use the link below to join the class.

I am looking forward to worshiping with you.


Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/262300625


Meeting ID: 262 300 625

New Journey Family Game Night!

Hello all,

It is difficult not to be able to see each other in person.  The next best thing is through a screen.

You are invited to a New Journey Family Game Night, Friday evening at 7:00!  Unlike a typical game night, rather than sitting in the fellowship hall around tables playing Apples to Apples or Risk, we will meet up from our own homes using Zoom.  We will play some Pictionary, and "Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?"

For obvious reasons...bring your own snacks!

Bellow is the link to join the meeting.  Zoom automatically signs you out after 40 minutes, but you can use this same link to sign right back in again.


Topic: New Journey Family Game Night!
Time: Apr 3, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/512627922

A few Announcements

Hello Church family,

The following are a few things happening in our church and community.

Prayer Service

This coming Sunday at 6 pm, there will be an all community drive-in prayer service at the Palubicki's parking lot.  Everyone will remain in their cars and tune their radios to KKCQ (96.7 FM) for a time of worship and prayer led by the area pastors.  Please come and join us!  If you are not able to drive into town, tune in on the radio from home and join us in prayer.

A big thank you to Alissa and Seth at Bethel for getting this organized!
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Church Building Updates!

Many changes have taken place in our church building in the two and a half weeks since we worshiped there together.

A big thank you goes out to Nathan and JoAnn Fultz, Ryan Laposky, Dave Noel, Dustin Carlson, Chris Klinkhammer, and Luke Lundell for tearing out the carpet and pews in the sanctuary and fellowship hall in preparation for the new carpet and chairs to be put in!

Here's a look at the fellowship hall with two very large roles of new carpet ready to be put in place!

Here is Dustin, Nathan and Ryan in their hazmat suits, facing Corona like champs!  Actually, they painted the ceiling in the sanctuary.  Thank you guys!

Luke has recruited a new crew as he remodels the men's bathroom; Jase, Quinten, and Asher!  Luke would be in the photo too, but I caught him in the John...

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Financial Secretaries

Luke and Terri Lundell are our new financial secretaries at New Journey.  A huge thanks goes out to Dean Duppong who served in this role for several years.  We also thank Luke and Terri for stepping in.

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Chair Drive

The chair drive continues.  So far, we have 25.5 chairs purchased!  If you would like to purchase a linking chair for our sanctuary ($50), you can mail a check to Luke and Terri Lundell, and put in the memo line "Chair Drive".

For security reasons, I will not put the Lundell's address on our public blog, but if you would like it, please email me @ Tylerstynsberg@gmail.com and I will pass it on to you.

You can also send your offering to Luke and Terri as well.

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Shelter In Place

Confused about what is and isn't allowed during the Shelter in Place Order that Governor Walz put in place last Friday?  Here is a link to the Shelter in Place Order.  Stay healthy and safe!

Emergency Executive Order

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Prayer Requests

• Please Pray for Sue Stinar's granddaughter Jenna who is a nurse working in New York City with Corona patients. Please Pray for her safety and for her husband who is in Washington state working as military.
• Please Pray for Amanda Sorgaard's Aunt in California who has contracted the virus.  Pray for healing, and that God would be very present to her in this time.
• Please Pray for Ron and Liz's little Marcus who has a fever and cough.  Pray that he will get better quickly, and that no one else in their family will get sick.

Do you have any prayer requests to share with the body?  Please share them with us in the comment section bellow.  

Blessings Everyone,

Tyler

Join us For Sunday School!

Hello New Journey Family!

Following our church service today we will have Sunday school through Zoom.  If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, it is a video conference platform.  You can join the class with the link bellow at 11:00 am.

If you are using a smartphone, you will need to download the app, but if you are using a computer you won't need to download anything.

Looking forward to meeting with you!


Meeting Time: Mar 29, 2020 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/873825746

Meeting ID: 873 825 746

Welcoming Chad!

Join me in welcoming Chad Asher Gensburger into the New Journey Church Family.  This little guy is the son of Jason and Heather.  He was born on March 23rd, delivered through C-Section, and was 4 lbs, 15 oz.  Both Mom and Baby are doing well.  Please keep this special family in your prayers.