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rinity NewsJune 2014
from the desk of...
Vicar Lisa
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Prayer Lists 3
Church Cleaning 3
June Service Ministers 3
Service Schedule 4
Birthdays & Anniversaries 4
Lawn Care 4
Women of Trinity 5-6
June Council Minutes 7-9
Deacon Minutes 9-10
June Calendar 11
POINTS OF INTEREST:
Dear Members of Trinity Lutheran,
On June 13th and 14th, pastors, rostered leaders, and dele-
gates from all over the South Dakota synod will gather in Sioux Falls for our annual syn-od assembly. The theme for this year’s assembly is “Unbound to Live”, taken from Christ’s words “Unbind him, and let him go”, found in the story of the raising of Lazarus in John’s gospel.
On a personal level, I am excit-ed for synod assembly as those who attend will get to hear from the Rev. Keith Anderson, a pas-tor from Pennsylvania who has written, and speaks to many church groups about, the ways in which our uses of social media impact “face-to-face ministry”. We will also be joining for times of worship with the music duo, “Tangled Blue. And, of most im-portance, we will be discussing issues within the SD synod and our partnerships with synods around the world.
This theme, though, has me
hooked and intrigued as we move further into the summer. We’re still a month from the synod assembly as I write this, so I’m not sure exactly how the theme will be implemented, so I will be excited to share about it with you when I return.
The story of Lazarus’ raising is one that I find powerful and full of hope. I preached on this text from John 11 some time ago, but I DO think about it quite frequent-ly. In that moment, Jesus is not only bringing Lazarus back to life, but restoring him fully and inviting him back to his commu-nity. This is something Lazarus could not do alone. As he had to be unbound by friends and neighbors in order to live again in community, we are called to unbind one another so that we might be in community.
On a synod level, congrega-tions work to support one anoth-er through giving, prayer, and other types of support. Without
June 2 — TLW Work Group
June 4 — Church Council
June 8 - 12 — VBS @ UCC
June 12 — Deacon Meeting
June 15 — Father’s Day
June 19 — Mission Work
June 20 - 21 — RummageSale
June 24 - 25 — Bible Study
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JOIN US FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLJune 8th through 12th5:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
At the United Church of ChristChildren (Preschool through 6th grade)
Children will rotate through 5 stations with a snack break in the middle.
POSITION OPENING
Beginning June 1st the secre-tary position at Trinity Lu-
theran Church will be open. The position averages 24 to 30 hours per month. If you are interested in seeing a job description and/or interview for the position, contact Vicar Lisa at 234-6698 or [email protected].
Dear Members of Trinity Lutheran Church,
I am very happy and excited to be able to formally announce that I have accepted the call to serve at Trinity Lutheran Church as pastor. This has been a wonderful, Spirit-filled five months and I
cannot wait to further our ministry together. Soon, I will be sending out an announcement for my ordination service.Peace and God’s blessings to all of you this Memorial Day weekend.Vicar Lisa
RUMMAGE SALEFundraiser for Trinity Youth and Family Campers
On June 20th (4pm - 8pm) and 21st (8am - 1pm), the church will be hosting a rummage sale as a fund-raiser for our Trinity Youth and Family Campers. If you would like to donate items for the
sale, please bring them to the church no later than noon on Friday, June 20th. All proceeds from items sold will go to help the Trinity Lutheran campers. We will also be selling walking tacos on Saturday.
Needed:• Items for donation• Two volunteers to work the rummage sale on Friday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. • Three-four people to help make and serve walking tacos from 10:00 am-
1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Please keep your eyes peeled for a sign-up sheet at church to help with work-ing at the rummage sale, and for donating the ingredients for the walking tacos. If you have questions, please contact Mark Huber.
Thanks for supporting our TLC campers!!!
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JUNE SERVICE MINISTERSSATURDAY SUNDAYDate Host Date Host Lector Cantor
June 1 OPEN Mark Huber OPENJune 7 Luurs June 8 Tveits Tveits TveitsJune 14 OPEN June 15 OPEN OPEN OPENJune 21 OPEN June 22 Shrakes OPEN OPENJune 28 OPEN June 29 Blackwells OPEN OPEN
PRAYER LISTSCindy Dodge AndersonSusan Biggers Charlotte CadwellDale ClelandMary Lee DennisonDoris DuxShirley Feltman Gene Graves Kayleen Haiar Family of Lester HansenMike HealyKatie Hines & baby BuckleeTerry HinesMyron JohnsonFern and Wally JonesRon KjonegaardTori Louvre Gabby Lynch LaDonna McManus Abby MeierFamily & Friends of Mike Nep-odal Gunner OlesenBenjamin OsborneGlenn Osborne
Laura QuinnAndy SteckelbergTony TrustyRay UrbanKathy ValnesLynette VanBeberMindy Wahlquist
TO BE REMEMBEREDConnie BaileyBart BlumJohn BlumeyerDon BormanJim Butler Allan CurreyGail DanhourEllen Femrite Ray GoedenWinnie KellerDeah KillionRiana LauensLarry LarsenMaria NormileAlexandra Osborne
Antoinettte OsborneKrista OsborneClifford PriebeMike RenbargerJanice SellandEd SellandJill SchreiberKim TyrellCindy Wilkens
THOSE IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRYWe pray for Philip Soulek and all of the men and women in military units who have been called to active duty, and for their families.
MISSIONS OF THE CHURCHWe pray for Prison Congrega-tions of America, St. Dysmas Congregation at Springfield, SD as they continue to do your work behind prison walls.
CHURCH CLEANINGIf you wish to hire Dakota Milestones to clean
the church during your assigned week, the cost is $20 per week. Put your contribution in the Sun-day offering. Please write your name and “Church Cleaning” on the envelope. Note “Church Clean-ing” on your check’s memo line.
Contact Pat Blum at 234-6175 or 730-6175.
June 1: Vanderwerff / Reimer / BisbeeJune 8: Woodruff / Trumm June 15: Blackwell / Blum June 22: Luurs / L. Larsen June 29: Carson / Carlson
Trinity Service and Religious Education Schedule
Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. with communion on first and third Sundays, choir sings on second and fourth Sundays.
Saturday Worship: 5:30 p.m. with communion.
Wowsome Wednesday & Confirmation Class: Wednesday, 5:30 meal; 6:00 class, mid-September thru late April.
Potlucks held after 5:30 p.m. service on the third Saturday.
Fifth Sunday Potlucks sponsored by Deacons and held after each Fifth Sunday Service.
Church Council meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Church.
Deacons meet the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at Church.
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH902 S. Main, P.O. Box 148Chamberlain, SD 57325 605-234-6698
Vicar Lisa Heffernan
Website: trinity-live.org
Email Vicar Lisa: [email protected]
Secretary’s email:[email protected]
Webmaster’s email:[email protected]
CELEBRATIONSANNIVERSARIESJune 3: Jim & Deah KillionJune 3: Bart & Pat BlumJune 3: William & Julie WoodruffJune 4: David & Sharmel OlsonJune 4: Jeff & Stacey TveitJune 4: Larry and Elaine LarsenJune 9: Kevin & Karen GraberJune 14: Justin & Christy GravesJune 21: Mike & Mary NormileJune 28: Rolf & Marj Hope
BIRTHDAYSJune 2: Jeric Klages June 3: Davis CarsonJune 5: Peyton HaiarJune 6: Sarah BrownJune 7: Devin TaylorJune 9: Ralph ShrakeJune 10: Robin CarlsonJune 11: Jaymison HyattJune 11: Grace CheesemanJune 12: Scott HiebJune 13: Lynn PetersonJune 13: Mike Selland
June 13: Weston ThompsonJune 14: Matthew MenzieJune 14: Shelby MeyerinkJune 15: Sydney HallJune 15: Ron KjonegaardJune 16: Lisa SchlaffmanJune 19: Julia LarsonJune 20: Deb SellandJune 21: Ashton MenzieJune 23: Dick LloydJune 23: Jami SwensonJune 26: Essence AntelopeJune 27: Lori Tonak
JUNE LAWN CAREJune 1: Dwain BlackwellJune 8: CarlsonJune 15: Gary Harris and
Remington RossowJune 22: Mike TrummJune 29: Gary Goodman
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OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE: As a community of women created in the image of God, called to discipleship in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to grow in faith, affirm our gifts, support one another in our callings, engage in ministry and action, and promote healing and wholeness in the church, the society, and the world.
TRINITY WOMEN OF THE ELCA LEADERSHIP TEAMCynthia Wall, President,
234-6957Maria Birch, Vice-President,
234-9429 or 680-9429Rosemary Mohr, Treasurer,
734-4039Nancy DeBoer, Mission Ac-
tion
FROM CYNTHIA WALL:June 2014Greetings,
This is the first real warm evening tonight. As I
drove home from work the campground looked nearly full and driving up the hill to my home I noticed the boats on the river. This time of year is always filled with so much an-ticipation for me. During my childhood I looked forward to the summer activities and the accomplishments through hard work on the farm. Plan-ning the summer for my chil-dren always resulted in some angst in having their days full of fun while I was at work. Now I look at this time antici-pating the opportunities to see my children/grandchildren during the summer. During my lifetime the summer vaca-tion is always a highlight with much time spent planning all the aspects of it as part of the fun. Our congregation is moving into summer, we have much anticipation, hard work, angst, planning and accom-plishments to be looking for-ward to.
Please check out the infor-mation about the summer bi-ble study. I am anticipating as challenging and intriguing conversations as we have had with the last study. We will continue through the summer on the fourth Tuesday morn-ing and Wednesday evening. If anyone would like an alter-native time for another small group let’s get it started!
Creating the care kits con-tinues. We have created some packets of cut gowns and dia-pers for anyone to take home and sew. We will soon have some quilt top packets to sew also. Look for the bulletin board and demonstration ta-bles after church for more in-formation.
“Where are we going on vacation?” “What should I take to the fair/achievement days?” “When are we going to start baling hay?” “When are we going to work the cat-tle?” “When is our first swim meet?” I love summer!
WELCA Synodical Con-vention, June 20-21 at First Lutheran, BrookingsTheme: Who Me?? Women of Faith Making a DifferenceTheme verse: Micah 6:8 “. . . And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to live kindness, and to walk hum-bly with your God?”
There will be a variety of speakers, break-out sessions and activities. The convention is officially Friday all day and evening, and Saturday morning. There will be some activities on Thursday and Thursday eve-ning.
Please Note: The Leadership training workshop will be held during the convention for ALL Conference Officers. Please plan to attend.
More information about the Synodical Convention is found in the Winter 2014 issue of South Dakota Synodical of the Women of the ELCA, which is posted on the Trinity bulletin board. Or you may wish to contact Presi-dent Vivian Westgard at [email protected]. To receive an email copy of the quarterly South Dakota Synodical Women newsletter, contact Lucille Birk-holz at [email protected].
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BIBLE STUDY — SUMMER 2014: OF MANY GENERATIONS — MARY, ELIZABETH, LYDIA
We are women of “of many generations”, many ages, many places, and many experi-
ences. We have a calling to Diane Jacobson, come, learn, and serve together, as well as to rebuild, re-pair, and restore not only our own relationships, but also the world around us.
To do this we look to Scripture for stories that take us into this calling. We look for stories of women who come together, women who under-stand themselves to be part of a multi-generation-al community and who have known both chal-lenge and joy.
“I can think of no better stories than the two we will read together this summer. In the first session, we will look at the remarkable meeting of two generations of women in Mary and Elizabeth,” wrote the author of the study, Dr. Diane Jacob-son, pictured at right. “We will look at their sto-
ries and come to know them. Then in the next session we will explore Mary’s song that she sings in response both to Elizabeth’s greeting and to all that has happened to her.
“In the final session, we will turn to the story of Lydia that also explores a gathering of women that raises up the foundation of many generations.”
Diane Jacobson is professor emeritus of Old Tes-tament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN, where she taught from 1982-2010. Director of the Book of Faith Initiative for the ELCA, she holds a Ph.D. from Union Theological University, New York, NY.
one another, we may function, but not always well. So we meet to talk about the state of our syn-od and the needs of congrega-tions. We unbind one another to live and to grow into the people of God that Jesus calls us to be.
On a congregational level, this is similar. As our summer goes on, I invite you to pray for one another, to come together in times of joy and in times of
need. To unbind one another’s hurts and insecurities, so that this community can continue to be strong and united. Perhaps at times we are like Lazarus, and at other times maybe we are like his neighbors and friends. We need to be unbound so that we can live; we need to unbind oth-ers so that they can live.
It’s not always an easy job for a synod or congregation to do
this “unbinding”, but through prayer, service, and trust in the Triune God who binds us as one body of Christ, it is possi-ble. New, vibrant life in Christ is possible for our synod, our con-gregation, our families, and for us all. Peace and Blessings,Vicar Lisa
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“FIRST MONDAYS”6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church
All Trinity Women meet on the first Monday of the month to discuss our accomplishments from the last month and plan
our upcoming service and mission projects. Mark your calendars for June 2nd. We will change in September to Tuesdays. We will meet Sept. 2nd.
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL MAY 7, 2014 — 7:30 PM
Present: Mark Huber, Robert Brown, Karen Niles, Rosemary Mohr, Judy Campbell, Cynthia Wall, Justin Graves, Dave Larson, Mary Brown, Russ Denke and Pat Blum.
Absent: Gary KringenGuests: Vicar Lisa and Mary Normile.Devotion: Karen NilesAgenda additions: Old bulletins, secretary resignation, new member request, executive session, and
painting storage sheds.Minutes of April 3rd: Read, edited and approved. Edit: Noisy offering — April - Aktion Club; May - Leprosy InternationalTreasurer’s Report: by Mary Normile and Russ Denke.
• Lent offering to include Maundy Thursday and Good Friday $854.35.• Social Security payments for Vicar include both employer and employee contributions.• Camper fund — Vicar Lisa is working with LO to get individual balances for campers.• Offering is $2088.00 under budget for last month.
Motion by Justin, second by Dave to place budget and giving data into bulletin monthly fol-lowing the council meeting each month. Russ will email the 3 data figures to church secretary after meeting. (completed) — Approved unanimous.
New Member Request: ApprovedCorrespondence:
• St Dysmas — Thank you for support.• Catholic Food Pantry — Trinity Women thanking them for monetary gift.• Synod Mission Support — Thank you for continued support.
Education:• 2014 Vacation Bible School — June 8th - 12th, in cooperation with UCC church.• WowSome Wednesday is completed for this year.
Property:• Light Fixtures — BJ Shepherd will submit an itemized estimate.• Hymnal Board — Request to move for easier access to change and reading from congregation.
Suggested to move to south of chancel area. (Completed)• Storage in Vicar Lisa’s office — Bookshelves and credenza in Vicars office are not functional.
Request to lower shelves for books and remove the credenza on west wall. Discussion is to remove credenza unit, solicit for a craftsman to make 2-3 bookshelf units to provide storage for books and a location for printer. (Complete)
• Shrubs around church — May 17th is set for a work day to trim/remove etc shrubbery around church and sign.
• SE corner garden — All plants appear to be healthy and growing.• North east door in Sanctuary — Needs to have handle/key lock fixed.
Stewardship: (no action items)
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Worship: ( no action items)Deacons:
• Prayer list — updated at last meeting• Palm Sunday Brunch — successful assisted camper fundraising
Pastor’s Report: Submitted• Vicar Lisa will be speaking to Kiwanis May 21st.
Unfinished Business:• Emergency Action Plan — Vicar Lisa, Pat Blum and Cynthia Wall have had an initial meeting
to gather data and begin the process of writing an Emergency Action Plan. We have gathered information to acquire an AED for the church and discussed First Aid Kits. Suggestion to con-tact Tyler Marshall who may offer information to acquire AED because he has completed them as a Boy Scout Project.
Motion by Cynthia, second by Russ to complete and submit AED grant application for non-profit organizations — Approved unanimous.
• Boy Scouts have donated a First Aid Kit to the church in thanks for use of the building for their meetings. This will meet the needs for establishing a kit.
• Voice Mail/Caller ID — Discussion for voice mail for each, Trinity and Treehouse is available at no cost within plan. Caller ID is an additional $3.00 on the plan and requires an investment in a new phone.
Motion by Dave, second by Justin for Trinity to include the voice mail option for Trinity and Treehouse as offered through plan. Do not add the additional service of Caller ID — Ap-proved unanimous.
• Shepherd’s Staff Software — Software is loaded and ready for use on the laptop. Discussion was to gather volunteers to load the data into the software. Rosemary offered to do this with assistance if she could use a flash drive or take the laptop home and enter data.
Motion by Judy, second by Karen to allow Rosemary Mohr to remove the Trinity laptop from the church to enter data into Shepherd’s Staff Software in her home — Approved unanimous.
• Treehouse Contract — The following changes from last year have been approved:1. Change dates of contract.2. Report building repair issues to property committee or pastor.3. Monthly rent $ 500.4. Contract review is in March; changes must be submitted by April of 2015.
Contract distributed and signed.• Synod Assembly — June 13-14. Dave and Maryalice Larson have another responsibility. It will
be necessary to encourage others to attend as delegates for Trinity. Matt Menzie is the Senior High Rep. Suggestion to contact Julie and Terry to solicit them to attend. Place announcement in bulletin.
• Historic Bulletins: Response from synod office as guidance for disposal of historic bulletins was received and stated that all or a sampling should be kept as a historic record of church activities. (Paul Daniels, Synodical Region 3 archivist) Attached. Dave Larson offered to allow Trinity to use equipment available in the law office to move the hardcopy to electronic format.
Motion by Rosemary, second by Judy that Trinity will facilitate the use of equipment located at Larson Law Office to move the hardcopy format of the historical bulletins to electronic format
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— Approved unanimous.New Business:
• Lawn Sheds — Boy Scouts have offered to paint Trinity storage and Treehouse storage sheds. Included in the offer would be that they would purchase the paint for Trinity but just paint the Treehouse shed. Discussion was to coordinate to match paint/primer with church building. Trinity will work with Boy Scouts to arrange for paint colors etc and notify Treehouse of cost for their shed. Mary will work with Sharmel and Vonnie.
• Motion by Justin, second by Mary that June noisy offering go to Lutheran Disaster Response — Approved unanimous.
• Secretary — Maria Birch has submitted her resignation as of May 31, 2014. Rosemary Mohr offered to complete the bulletin through June. Previous applicants are no lon-
ger available for employment or do not meet job qualifications. Discussion to advertise again in newspaper.
Motion by Russ, second by Dave to advertise in each Chamberlain paper for 2 weeks, bulletin and newsletter. Lisa, Mark, and Mary will meet to prepare the ad for the paper — Approved unanimous.
Executive Session:Devotions: June - Judy CampbellClose: The Lord’s Prayer
TRINITY LUTHERAN DEACON’S MEETING MINUTES
The Deacon’s monthly meeting was held on April 10th at 7 PM.Members present included: Vicar Lisa, Judy Swanson, Bonnie Luurs, Joan and Mike Trumm, and Dianne Graves. Absent: Lori Tonak, Joyce Wevik, Jean Blackwell, Maria Birch.President: Judy Swanson led devotions and called the meeting to order.Minutes of the previous meeting of March 14th were read by Secretary Mike Trumm and were ap-proved by Bonnie and seconded by Joan.OLD BUSINESS:
• Discussed preparation for Palm Sunday Brunch.• Reviewed the Deacon activities such as the 5th Sunday Brunch, Summer fellowship coffee’s,
and providing pies for the Long Term Care Center to determine if there is sufficient congrega-tional support to continue these functions.
NEW BUSINESS:• Vicar Lisa was asked to set up an email meeting notification calendar for the deacon’s meeting.• Looking into updating lists for Deacon’s term of office and the deacon’s annual schedule of
activities and functions.• Prayer list was updated.
Meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.Next meeting is scheduled for 7 PM on May 8th at the church.Deacon of the month for May: Joan Trumm
Michael Trumm, Deacon secretary
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TRINITY LUTHERAN DEACON’S MEETING MINUTES
The Deacon’s monthly meeting was held on May 8th at 7 PM.
Members present included: Vicar Lisa, Judy Swanson, Bonnie Luurs, Joan and Mike Trumm, Dianne Graves, Lori Tonak, Joyce Wevik, and Jean Blackwell. Absent: Maria Birch
Joan Trumm led the May devotions.
Minutes of the previous meeting were not read.
OLD BUSINESS:
• Palm Sunday brunch went well with an attendance of 70 to 80 people and raised $362 for the summer camper fund.
• Deacons discussed future activities and will continue with the 5th Sunday Brunch. Jean Black-well and Dianne Graves volunteered to do set-up preparations for the June 29th brunch.
• The weekly summer fellowship coffee’s will be discontinued.
• Pies will be provided for the Long Term Care Center.
• The Motorcycle Association Luncheon will be a Youth activity function in the future.
NEW BUSINESS:
• Vicar Lisa is to be contacted if supplies are needed for the brunches or other functions.
• Discussed ways to eliminate the sign-up clip boards during services. It was felt that it has been the only successful means of obtaining congregational support. To eliminate the need for mul-tiple clip boards it was recommended that we place the needs lists on one clip board with tabs to reduce the clutter and distraction during services. Otherwise the Deacon’s will be forced to call congregation members directly to try and fill the service needs of the church.
• Deacons would like to present a “Thank You Candle for the Choir” to show our appreciation for their beautiful music and service to the congregation.
• There was discussion about having a new member orientation dinner instead of a pizza party or some other alternative.
• The Trinity scholarship fund is nearly exhausted and there was discussion about needing to start fund raising or restarting the once per month Thrivent coffees.
• October will be the 30th anniversary of the Prison Congregation Ministry and they are asking that congregations participate in a fund raiser to provide a $10,000 gift to the ministry.
• Prayer list was updated.
The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.
Next meeting is scheduled for 7 PM on June 6th at the church.
Deacon of the month for June: Joyce Wevik
Michael Trumm, Deacon secretary
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JUNE 2014 TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 902 S. MAIN ST., P. O. BOX 148, CHAMBERLAIN, SD 57325, 605-234-6698
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5:30 pm Worshipw/Communion
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
5:30-8:00 pm-Vacation Bible School @UCC
7:00 - Deacons
5:30-8:00 pm-Vacation Bible School @UCC
SATURDAY
9:30 a.m. - Worship with Communion
6:00 p.m.: TLW Work Group @ Church
7:30 p.m. - Church Council
noon - Chamberlain Area Ministerial Association
5:30 p.m.Worship w/Communion
FATHER'S DAY9:30 a.m. - Worship with Communion
TBD: Rummage Sale 5:30 p.m. Worship w/Communion
6:30 Potluck
TBD: Rummage Sale
9:30 am - Worship
2:30 p.m. - Worship at Sanford Long Term Care
5:30-8:00 pm- Vacation Bible School @UCC
5:30-8:00 pm-Vacation Bible School @UCC
5:30-8:00 pm-Vacation Bible School @UCC
9:30 a.m. - Worship
noon - 5 p.m. - Mission Work: cut and assemble items from t-shirts, tie quilts. Potluck lunch.
5:30 p.m. Worship w/Communion
9:30 a.m. - Worship
10:30 a.m. - 5th Sunday Potluck
7:30 a.m. - Women's Bible Study at Is It a Vonnie Cake?
7:00 p.m. - Women's Bible Study in Fellowship Hall
