Love.

The greatest is love. We hear that when we read 1

Corinthians 13:13… These remain -even if everything

else fails- These three remain: faith, hope, love. And

the greatest of these is love.

Love is God’s nature

God is love says 1 John 4:16. Both Psalms (103:8) and the book of Joel (2:13) say that

the Lord is slow to anger and abounding in love. This is nearly shouting to us that

LOVE is God’s way. If it were an equation it would read simply God=Love. They are

synonymous. Relish in the thought that a Creator crafted you and knows and loves

you beyond any of your human relationships and beyond your most pleasurable imag-

ination.

Love is our nature

Proverbs 19:22 What a man desires is unfailing love. We have been specifically told

that we are made in God’s image. We are his likeness. He makes love the desires of

our heart. We find this with Him and in relationships with others. Yes, there are

Scriptures that talk of the evil that come from man’s heart, but keeping with God and

his Spirit, we can know that we are growing in God’s love and nurturing our God-

given nature.

Love is what God does

Romans 5:5 talks about God pouring out his love. This is an action. He pours love,

pure love with the blood of his Son, the pouring of the Holy Spirit into our bodies,

minds and spirits. He pours. He gives. Let us be open vessels to take the abundance he

gives so that our cups may runneth over, may overflow. By this we cannot contain our

love, joy and excitement to give that love unto others.

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Meets at 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Sundays at the FargoDome

701-298-9181 www.prairieheights.com

or on our website

www.phccmops.com

Welcome, Announcements

& Prayer

Activity : Summer Fun

Bucket

Guest Speaker: Nancy

Hansen, “5 Love Languages”

Discussion Groups

THE MONTHLY SPLASH

May 12th—Happy Mother’s Day

to all of you AMAZING moms!

We hope you enjoy your special

day!

May 16th—Nature Adventure at Lin-

denwood Rotary Shelter. Free food,

crafts, games, and nature activities.

1701 5th St S; 6-8pm

May 19th—Bike & Kite Day at Ren-

dezvous Park (1055 3rd Avenue W .,

WF). Join the WF Police to learn how

to ride your bike safely with hand sig-

nals and participate in a bike rodeo.

Free kites for the first 100 kids. 2-

3pm; bring your own bike!

June 3rd—Lil’ Fisherman Derby &

Clinic at Dike East. Evening begins

with a fishing clinic then put your

skills to a test with a fishing derby!

Registraion/clinic 5-6p, Derby 7-8p.

For ages 15 and under; free.

June 6th—MOPS Family Picnic!

630p @ Oak Grove Park. See

page 4 for more information.

June 6th—Community Play Day at

Rheault Farm (2902 25th St S, Far-

go). Play yard games, do a take home

craft, play, and dance to music. 9-11a

& 1-3p. Free!

June 8th—Share a Story at Rheault

Farm (2902 25th St S, Fargo). Free

food, books, and fun! 1030a-4p.

July 11th—Community Play Day at

Rheault Farm (2902 25th St S, Far-

go). Play yard games, do a take home

craft, play, and dance to music. 9-11a

& 1-3p. Free!

June 14th—Midwest KidFest & Teddy

Bear Parade at Island Park. Bring a

Teddy Bear and meet in the Dike

West parking lot at 1030a to march in

the parade. After the parade enjoy

carnival games, entertainment, and

educational booths. Concessions

available for purchase, all activities

are free! 11a-7p

My name is Nicole Hep-pner. I grew up in a small town in central MN called Long Prairie. I earned an associate’s degree at Alex-andria Technical College.

After college, I moved to Fargo for career oppor-tunities and here I met my husband, Abraham. We were married in July of 2011. We had a daughter, Chloe, the following June and are ex-pecting our second child this July. We currently live in Moorhead. I work as an ac-countant for a Microsoft vender and my hus-band owns his own construction company. I en-joy taking the time for exercise, feeding my fami-ly with good nutrients, and shopping for kids’ clothes at garage sales. My husband and I enjoy country swing dancing. As a family, we love going to the pet store in the mall and looking at the puppies. We dream of getting a dog, moving out of town, building a house, and having a few horses. When I start to feel over-whelmed with of life, I put all responsibilities on hold and play with my daughter because I my relationship with my family is more important.

Anniversaries:

Katrin & Charles Peterson—May 19th

Karla & Dan Nelson—May 22nd

Gretchen & James Tinjum—June 4th

Richelle & Ryan Ulmer—June 16th

Katie & Viet Doan—June 17th

Katie & Micah McGowen—June 17th

Danelle & Matthew Klassy—June 21st

Yolanda & Craig Peterson—June 21st

Kelli & Noah Sjoblom—June 24th

Mary & Mark Brakel—June 27th

Kari & Marty Dahlen—June 28th

Melanie & Jeremy Harrison—July 10th

Katie & Cody Selstedt—July 11th

Marisa & EJ Gabel—July 12th

Marit & Justin Lervik—July 16th

Nicole & Abraham Heppner—July 22nd

Michelle & Chris Roeszler—July 24th

Whitney & Tim Johnson—July 26th

Nicole & Jeremy Kaste—July 28th

Emilee & Matt Staehnke—July 28th

Lori & David Bateman—Aug 2nd

Becky & Grant Herges—Aug 2nd

Brandy & Anthony Freidt—Aug 4th

Amy & Leo Hoepfner—Aug 8th

Lindsey & Kyle Ness—Aug 13th

Tina & Robert Anderson—Aug 20th

Allison & Dave Harmon—Aug 23rd

Kristi & Andrew Norman—Aug 23rd

Janelle & Pat Stahl—Aug 24th

Birthdays: May 14th—Marisa Gabel May 15th—Ashley Giles May 18th—Katie Doan May 27th—Lydia Trandem May 30th—Laura McGowan June 6th—CoraBeth Schroer June 9th—Katrin Peterson June 17th—Anja Kalvoda June 18th—Jordana Choate June 24th—Whitney Johnson June 26th—Adriana Mendoza July 16th—Karla Nelson July 23rd—Tanya Schoessow July 25th—Teresa Demers July 30th—Kari Ayers Aug 25th—Linda Wendel Aug 27th—Melanie Hanson Aug 29th—Joyce Hanson Aug 29th—Katie McGowen Aug 30th—Emilee Staehnke

Yolanda Peterson is proud to announce

the arrival of her son, Dillon Gregory, born

April 29th.

Welcome to the new babies and

congratulations to the families! No more standing at the griddle all morning when the kids want pancakes! Ingredients: 3/4 cup milk 2 T. melted butter 1 large egg 1 T. sugar 1 cup flour 2 t. baking powder 1/4 t. salt Directions: Preheat oven to 350°.

Lightly grease an 8×8 baking dish.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together milk, butter and egg. Add sugar, then gradually beat the flour in. Carefully stir in the baking powder and salt.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Serves 4-6.

*Optional: Sprinkle chocolate chips, blueberries, or other top-ping on batter before baking for an extra special treat!

The PHCC MOPS Steering Team wants to extend a huge thank you to all of YOU! You are the reason we have MOPS and the reason it is such an amazing group. Thank you for coming to meetings, get-ting involved in small groups, attending Mom’s Night Out events, and participating in fundraising opportunities and service projects. Thank you for taking the “plunge” and being a part of the 2012-2013 MOPS year. We sincerely hope you have found a home here and been blessed by this ministry. We look forward to seeing you this summer at our various events and again this August at the open house when we kick off the 2013-2014 MOPS year with the theme, “A Beautiful Mess.”

Thank you and God Bless!

PHCC MOPS Steering Team

On Saturday, April 6th several of our MOPS moms spent the

morning at Churches United in Moorhead volunteering.

The group learned about the shelter and what it does for our

community. They also had the opportunity to serve by deep

cleaning four rooms and the hallway. This included scrubbing

walls, ceiling fixtures like pipes and duct work, and steam

cleaning the carpet.

Thank you to all that helped out! What a blessing you are to

those in need.

Meet your neighbors at this fun family event. Sing your favorite karaoke song, play on inflatable games, take home a craft project and get your face painted. Enjoy free food while supplies last. Time: Tuesdays, 5:30-8:30p Fee: Free! May 14—Madison Park, 3010 11th Av N May 21—Centennial Park, 4101 25th St S May 28th—Jefferson School Park, 1622 3rd Ave S June 4th—Osgood School Park, 5400 44th Ave S June 11th—Trollwood Park, 3664 Elm St N June 18th—Village West Park, 4415 9th Ave Circle S July 9th—Bennett Park, 1900 58th Ave S July 16th—Roosevelt Park, 1220 9th St N July 23rd—Rabanus Park, 4315 18th Ave S July 30th—Unicorn Park, 1603 3rd Ave N

We have several fun outings planned for this summer and we hope to see you at

all of them! Watch Facebook for reminders about these fun events.

June 6th—Family Picnic at Oak Grove Park. Dinner

will start at 630p. Bring the whole family out for a

good time! Hotdogs and brats will be provided so

bring a dish to share along with your own beverages,

plates, and silverware.

July 11th—Dinner with the girls. We will have a potluck at

Kari Ayers’ home in Harwood at 7pm. Bring an appetizer or

dessert to share!

August 8th—Redhawks game! Meet at the stadium at 630p,

game begins at 702p.

June 16th—Happy Father’s Day to all

the wonderful dad’s in our lives!

June 19th—Wild West Jamboree at Rendez-

vous Park (1055 3rd Avenue W ., WF). Ac-

tivities include music, free carriage rides, a

petting zoo, roping demos, face painting,

kite flying and other western games. Pony

rides will be offered for $2. Refreshments

will be served for a minimal charge. Bring

your lawn chair or blanket.

June 20th— Big Screen Movie Matinee at

the Veteran’s Memorial Arena. Showing

Madagascar 3 at 1pm. Free admission.

Don’t forget your blanket or chair! Bleach-

ers will be available. SonCones, Popcorn or

Pop for $1/each.

June 24th—Movie Night at Island Park!

Bring the family to a free outdoor movie.

Free popcorn and pop while supplies last.

Starts at dusk. Check fargoparks.com for

movie title.

June 24th—Experience Shadow Wood Park

(3545 4th St E., WF). Come out and join us

for an evening of fun events at the new

Shadow Wood Park. Magician Jeffrey

Salveson will entertain kids of all ages with

a Comedy Magic Show at 6:30pm. Free Sno

-cones will be served.

July 4th—Happy Independence Day!

July 9-14th—Red River Valley Fair!

July 11th—Big Screen Movie Matinee at the

Veteran’s Memorial Arena. Showing Dol-

phin Tale at 1pm. Free admission. Don’t

forget your blanket or chair! Bleachers will

be available. SonCones, Popcorn or Pop for

$1/each.

July 11th—MNO @ Kari Ayers’ home

in Harwood. See page 4 for more in-

formation.

July 16th—Hawaiian Beach Blast at Ren-

dezvous Park (1055 32nd Ave NW., WF).

Dress in Hawaiian attire and enjoy beach

party music with the “Island Time Steel

Drums Band”. Other activities will include

carriage rides, barrel car rides, inflatable

games, beach volleyball, giant games, face

painting, kite flying and other activi-

ties. Refreshments will be served for a mini-

mal charge. Bring a lawn chair and/or

blanket to this evening of fun at Rendez-

vous Park. 530-730p.

Meet the Xcellent Art teacher at the park and create take home arts and crafts. The fun travels weekly to different neighborhoods. All supplies provided. This program is free thanks to Xcel Energy Foundation. Adult supervision required. Day: Thursdays, 1-4pm Fee: Free! Location: June 6th—Madison Park, 3010 11th Av N June 13th—Clara Barton Park, 1451 6th St S June 20th—Roosevelt Park, 1220 9th St N June 27th—Brunsdale Park, 1702 27th Ave S July 11th—Elephant Park, 100 19th Ave N July 18th—Centennial Park, 4101 25th St S July 25th—Jefferson West Park, 1904 4th Ave S Aug 1st—Kennedy Park, 4501 42nd St S Aug 8th—Bennett Park, 1900 58th Ave S Aug 15th—Village West Park, 4415 9th Ave Circle S

Free pool admission all day along with free Pepsi products and hot dogs at the first ses-sion at each pool, while supplies last. June 24th—Davies Rec Pool, 7150 25th St S June 25th—Southwest Rec Pool, 1840 15th Ave S June 27th—Northside Rec Pool, 801 17th Ave N July 8th—Madison Pool, 1040 29th St N July 9th—Island Park Pool, 616 1st Ave S Visit www.fargoparks.com for other pool information includ-ing hours for each location.

July 17th—Experience Shadow Wood

Park (3545 4th St E., WF). Come out and

join us for an evening of fun events at the

new Shadow Wood Park. Tim

Eggebraaten, local musical, will captivate

the crowd with his favorite tunes from the

50’s, 60’s, country, pop and classic rock.

Free root-beer floats will be served.

July 22nd—Movie Night at Island Park!

Bring the family to a free outdoor movie.

Free popcorn and pop while supplies last.

Starts at dusk. Check fargoparks.com for

movie title.

July 24th—One Last Splash at the Veter-

an’s Memorial Pool (131 6th Avenue E.,

WF) from 2-4p. Staff will lead partici-

pants in a variety of water games and oth-

er activities for youth ages 12 and under!

Free Son-cones while supplies last!

Aug 6th—Night to Unite at Elmwood

Park (535 13th Avenue W., WF). 5-9p.

Aug 8th—MNO @ the Redhawk’s

Game! See page 4 for more infor-

mation.

Aug 12th—Movie Night at Island Park!

Bring the family to a free outdoor movie.

Free popcorn and pop while supplies last.

Starts at dusk. Check

www.fargoparks.com for movie title.

Aug 15th—Community Play Day at

Rheault Farm (2902 25th St S, Fargo).

Play yard games, do a take home craft,

play, and dance to music. 9-11a & 1-3p.

Free!

Aug 15th—Big Screen Movie Matinee at

the Veteran’s Memorial Arena. Showing

The Lorax at 1pm. Free admission. Don’t

forget your blanket or chair! Bleachers

will be available. SonCones, Popcorn or

Pop for $1/each.

Every Wednesday @ Barnes & Noble:

10am Children’s story time with snack &

craft time.

Every Saturday @ Barnes & Noble: 11am

Children’s story time with snack & craft

time.

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Love is what forgives and heals

…but love covers over all wrongs and a multitude of sins (Proverbs10:12/1 Peter

4:8) We know that the ultimate show of unconditional love happened when God

gave his Son that day on Calvary. Christ’s forgiveness is beyond measure, but

can you believe that there’s more?!? We are to extend that love in the form of

forgiveness to others who have hurt or wronged us. Forgiving is a human reflec-

tion of Christ’s redemption

Love is what God requires

What does God really require of us? What does it really boil down to in this life?

What matters between people that God created? We know the Golden rule, to

love others as ourselves (Matthew 19:19) but I just want to mark the fact that the

Old Testament gave many rules and Jesus brought one, mentioned at least twice

in the Gospel of John: This is my command: Love each other. We can imagine

how much goodness can come and be the result of just loving.

Love is what God loves.

From Gods lips we hear that: Love forgives. Love is patient. Love is kind. Love

rejoices in the truth. Love covers, love conquers all. It will be a comfort to you

that in my translation, Unfailing love is mentioned 15 times. U…n…f…a…i…l…i…

n...g. Is that something you can imagine? Whether or not it is, take some time to

ponder UNFAILING love and the God who created you wants to whisper that in

your ear 15 times.

Ingredients: 1 cup Flour 2 cups Water Food coloring Optional: 3 Tbs Sugar Directions: Mix water and flour over low/medium heat. Stir for about 5 minutes, or until you have a thick mixture. Separate into containers and add food coloring. Let cool, paint away!

PHCC MOPS cookbooks are still available for sale! If you are interested in purchasing a cookbook, please contact

Tanya Schoessow. Cost is $10.

The PHCC MOPS Facebook page is a “closed group” meaning that the content is only available

to see if you join. Find the page and click “Join Group” and you will be added by one of the steering

team members. It’s a great place to see what is going on with the group, find events going on

around town, post prayer requests, and just get to know the other moms!

Keep your eyes open on the PHCC MOPS Facebook page for reminders about upcoming events

including the Open House in August for the 2013-14 year!

There is no MNO for May but there will be a family picnic in June as well as a few other events

this summer. Check in on Facebook to learn about upcoming events. Thank you all for a wonderful

year ! We hope you have a fantastic summer and we look forward to seeing you again in the fall.

Join us every Tuesday this summer at an area park for some fun in the sun! We will meet from 10a-12p each week to let the kiddos

burn off some energy and to keep us moms connected. Feel free to come when you can and you could even bring a picnic lunch if

you want. In case of rain or other unfriendly weather, join us at the indoor playground at Courts Plus located just off University on

35th Avenue South. There is a $2/child entrance fee for the playground at Courts Plus but it is good for a whole day so you can be

sure to get your money’s worth!

May 21st— Brunsdale Park

May 28th— Gooseberry Park

June 4th— Village West Park

June 11th— Shadow Wood Park

June 18th— Brunsdale Park

June 25th— Gooseberry Park

July 2nd— Village West Park

July 9th— Shadow Wood Park

July 16th— Brunsdale Park

July 23rd— Gooseberry Park

July 30th— Village West Park

August 6th— Shadow Wood Park

August 13th— Brunsdale Park

August 20th— Gooseberry Park

Location Adresses:

Brunsdale Park (Also known as Spider Park): 1702 27th Avenue S ., Fargo

Gooseberry Park: 100 22nd Avenue S., Moorhead

Village West Park: 4415 9th Avenue Circle S., Fargo

Shadow Wood Park: 3545 4th St E., West Fargo * Shadow Wood Park has a splash pad so feel free to bring a swimsuit and towel!

Courts Plus (in case of inclement weather): 3491 South University Drive

*There is a $2/child entrance fee for the playground at Courts Plus