INSIDE
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Bishop’s Blog
New Church Phone System
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Branches
Altar Guild
Olive Roome’s Birthday
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Architect’s Corner
Parish Nurse
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ECW Spring Dinner
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Christian Education
Puzzles Pictures
Feast of the Ascension
Christian Conversations
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RWHS Robotics Team
Easter Pictures
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May Memorials
May Scripture Readings
May Birthdays/Anniversaries
Seasons of Life
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May Calendar
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May Sunday Ministries
May LEV Schedule
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Announcements
From Fr. Michael Change
To the casual visitor Christ Church looks the very epitome of a traditional Episcopal Church. The neo‐gothic architecture of the church with its ornate‐ly carved wooden pews and its gorgeous stained glass and our tastefully understated parish hall contribute to this perception of unchanging stability and purpose. And while the building may give such an impression on first glance, the truth is that the church is constantly changing and almost always for the better. We have generations of forward thinking church leaders to thank for that.
New construction, renovation and the introduction of new technologies has been a regular feature of our church’s history. In the 1880s when our growing congregation required more space, a new stone church was cons‐tructed to replace Christ Church’s original wood frame building. In the 1900s a new parish hall followed. In the 1990s when a need to make the building more accessible was recognized, an elevator was added.
Innovations such as electricity, telephones, air conditioning, even the inter‐net were added when the times called for them. Our beautiful building has benefitted from the parish’s willingness to embrace change when change was necessary. Christ Church finds itself in that situation today, and the changes that are required are not unlike the changes that were deemed necessary in the past to meet the needs of the future.
We know from our elders and forebears that a healthy congregation does not sit back while time moves on. It all has to do with our obligation to prepare for the future. Christ Church thrives today in large part because of the commitment of past generations to the future. We need to be similarly forward thinking and consider what we need to do in order to leave a healthy church to future generations.
With the community’s good ideas and good will we can continue to be a dynamic spiritual, educational, and social force in Red Wing. This will involve making some changes of course, but that has been part of our history all along. And change has never compromised our sense of tradition or our reverence for the past! It hasn’t before and it won’t now. So, let us work together and dream together to build a church that continues to be an important presence in our community for the 21st Century and beyond.
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Christ Episcopal Church 321 West Avenue, Red Wing, MN,
651‐388‐0411 Bishop: The Right Reverend Brian Prior Rector: The Rev. Michael Way: [email protected] Deacon: The Rev. Barbara von Haaren: [email protected] Director of PreK‐12 Christian Formation: Vicki Lambert: [email protected] or [email protected] Treasurer: Buck Foot [email protected] Administrative Assistant: Kathy Kolsrud: [email protected] Computers/Newsletter/Webmaster Pat Welke: [email protected] Director of Music: John Schultz [email protected] Custodians: Lottie Aslakson, Bud Gustafson: [email protected] Parish Nurse: Mary Heckman Church Email: [email protected] Website: christchurchredwing.com Christ Church Vestry Senior Warden: John Blue Junior Warden: Jon Danielson, Rebekah Foot (2014), Suzanne Simonson (2014), Annette Johnson (2015), Bob Stark (2015), Pam Dressen (2016) Youth Representative: Brendan Kelly (2014) Vestry Clerk: Pat Welke (2014)
New Phone System
We have installed a new telephone
system, so the
prompts you hear
when calling Christ
Episcopal Church
have changed.
The first option guides you to the website
for directions to the church.
The second directs you to Fr. Michael’s line
either to speak with him or leave a private
message by pressing 1.
Third, you will hear times of services by
pressing 2.
The last allows you to speak with someone
by pressing 3.
FROM THE BISHOP'S BLOG SPRING: A SIGN OF HOPE AND NEW LIFE
As I walked into my house I could not believe what was sitting on the counter. Did my eyes deceive me? Was it not only yesterday that I was in the deep embrace of winter? And yet, before me was not only a sign of spring, but even that of summer.
Dutifully carried home by my bride, were the diplomas for the seniors graduating from Breck. They were all awaiting my signature, all symbolizing to me that winter was over and that the long expected spring had arrived!
Based on our life circumstances, we all find ourselves in a dark place from time to time. Our Holy Week journey iconi‐cally demonstrates for us that the dark place is also part of the faith journey. And yet, as people of faith, as people following in the way of Jesus, we are called to continuously look for signs of hope and new life. This new life is often manifested in the most ordinary experiences in our day‐to‐day existence. Sunshine, the first bud on a tree, a call from a long lost friend, and so many other ʺregularʺ occurrences are the signs and symbols of the hope we are called to.
One of the most popular quotes by renowned author and poet Maya Angelou is:
ʺHope and Fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay.ʺ
During some of the most somber days of our liturgical year, like the darkest days of our own journeys, we have a choice to succumb to the darkness or to live by faith, by inviting hope to occupy our space.
As this Holy Week unfolds, I invite you to not only continu‐ously look for, but invite hope to be centermost in your journey.
Blessings,
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Branches May 2014 By The Rev. Barbara von Haaren
It has always been an extraordinary privilege for me to hold the communion chalice for individuals to either drink or intinct. I love the sparkle that comes into a personʹs eyes as that happens, along with a sense of under‐
standing of the mystery of what this holy act is all about.
And everyone responds in some way to that holy moment with the chalice. Some are very contemplative and bow their heads and move on. Some cross themselves in anticipation and acknowledgment. Some smile at me or touch my hand. Some say ʹAmen,ʹ and some say ʹThank you.ʹ No matter what is said, each person is a blessing, receiving from the Cup of Blessing that Christ has offered to each one of us. It is truly an Easter joy.
It is Easter, and Jesus Christ, alive and risen, is present with us – perhaps especially at these moments. We are all connected through this sacrament just as the wave is connected to the sea or the breeze is connected to the air. We are a faith community come together to share the journey of life.
From the Altar Guild By Jeannette Wilson, Directress
Happy Eastertide!! Holy Week and Easter Sunday 2014 are now a memory. I hope that you were able to experience all, or at least some, of the services during Holy Week as well as the Easter Sunday service.
As usual, all were very poignant and moving. The church looked magnificent on Easter Sunday! The Altar Guild members worked very diligently to make the worship spaces meaningful and lovely. I would like to thank all members for the extra time and effort they put towards making Holy Week and Easter Sunday memorable for our congregation!
Spring is almost here!!! I can smell it in the air and my allergy medication is close by!! My yard and gardens await my gloved hands and tender touch in helping them to awaken from their long, oh so very long, winter nap. I am always in awe of nature’s greening and coming to life again after so many months of being buried in the dark and snow. Longer days are anticipat‐ed as we see light until the early evening hours. The Paschal Candle, which appeared in the church on the Easter Vigil, is the church’s symbolic meaning of light; the revelation of God’s love for every living thing. The church is newly awakened as we enter the “Eastertide” season. The Paschal Candle will remind us of God’s love as it is lit each Sunday. “Eastertide” is the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday and it is celebrated as a single joyful feast. Just as we are joyfully celebrating our new Spring season!
The clergy vestments and church hang‐ings will remain WHITE for seven weeks. Pentecost Sunday, June 8th, marks the change from our Easter liturgical season to Pentecost and RED is the color for one Sunday only. Pentecost is the great festival that marks the birth of the Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit. Why red? Well, red recalls the tongues of flame in which the Holy Spirit descended on the twelve Apostles, Jesus’ mother and family, and many others who were gath‐ered together in Jerusalem for the Jewish harvest festi‐val, which was celebrated on the fiftieth day after East‐er. You will see lots of Red in our worship spaces on Pentecost Sunday. The Season after Pentecost begins with an observance of Trinity Sunday when we remem‐ber and honor the Triune God revealed to us in and through the life of the Resurrected Christ. On this
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Olive Roome celebrates 101 years
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Organ Donation By Mary Heckman, Parish Nurse
“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for
one’s friends.” John 15:13 NLT How much thought
have you given to how you can help others? Organ and tissue donation is one way to offer help. It can be as simple as donating a pint of blood every six months or as complicated as donating a kidney to a relative. Even at death you have an opportunity to share life‐giving measures since thousands of people across the country wait every day for another chance at life through organ donation.
Through multiple tissue and organ donation, one donor has the potential to help from 1 to over 35 people. Some common organs that are removed include the heart, eyes, skin, bones, liver, lungs, and kidneys. The people waiting for these organs suffer from conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, cancer or accident reconstruction surgery, corneal damage, incurable lung diseases, and even curvature of the spine. A donation of bone, tissue, or organ is their only chance at a better quality of life.
Although approximately 90% of Americans say they support organ donation, waiting lists continue to grow because the availability of organs and tissue is extremely low. Only 35% of those who support donation have taken steps to do so, and about a third of them do not donate because of family dissention or misunderstandings. Many times the problem is the misunderstanding that donating organs creates a cost to the donor family and prevents the option of an open casket at the funeral. Neither is true.
Educating people about organ donation is an important part of the solution. If you choose to be an organ donor, discuss it with your family. Help them understand why it is important to you and how it can help others. Most all religions approve of some type of organ and tissue donation and see it as a gift to humanity. Act now and become a donor. Talk with your family today about this important act of faith, hope, and love.
(Source: US Dept. of Health and Human Services www.organdonor.gov)
Architect’s Corner On March 21 I met with Zac Hinrichs from Red Wing
Construction and went through all the plans, veri‐
fied on‐site conditions, and talked with Michael
about various planning and design issues.
Since March 21, Zac has been doing cost estimates,
talking with sub‐contractors, reviewing with us,
and assembling with various options and alter‐
nates. We are awaiting Estimates from Fred Plaas
for Heating, Ventilating, Air‐conditioning and
Plumbing.
David I. Kane, Architect
Kane and Johnson Architects, Inc.,
Rochester, Minnesota.
Sunday all hangings and vestments are, once again, white.
These liturgical color changes occur thanks to the Altar Guild members!! It is ongoing, and they are ever mindful of our liturgical seasons as well as every service that takes place in each season. Please remem‐ber to thank them when you see them!
Happy Spring and Blessings to all,
Jeannette
“I will choose to enjoy the journey which God has set
before me”.
Easter guest soloist, Elizabeth Hillebrand
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ECW Family Night When: Thursday, May 1
Where: Parish Hall
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: Free Will Offering
Program: Officer Burbank and Maverick, Red Wing Police Department and K‐9 Unit
All are welcome
The Red Wing Police Department has a long heritage of having police K‐9s and is extremely proud
of the services the handlers and their K‐9 partners have provided for the City of Red Wing. The
primary purpose for having police K‐9s is to assist their handlers in the location and/or apprehension
of criminals and the deterrence of crime.
K-9 Teams
Becoming a police K‐9 handler
Only officers with the below qualifications are considered for the K‐9 program:
Community experience
Appropriate living arrangements
Officer’s work ethic Making the best police K-9s
In the United States, the most common breed of K‐9 associated with police patrol work is the German Shepherd. Dogs such as the Beauceron, Belgian Malinois, Doberman pinscher, Giant Schnauzer and the Rottweiler are also used depending on a department’s requirements. Labradors, Beagles and Setters are special purpose dogs used for narcotics and detecting contraband food items.
If a police department is looking for a K‐9 with prior training, they look for what is best for their needs. The K‐9 should have a steady, calm disposition with good self defense and play/hunting skills, which a lot of the training is based on. Seasonal weather conditions may also be a factor in what breed of dog is used and specifically what the K‐9 will be trained in.
Training a police K‐9 and their handler
In Red Wing, the K‐9s and handlers attend a 12 to13 week training course in which instructors teach the handler how to train the K‐9 in obedience, area searches, building searches, handler protection, aggression, agility, tracking and article searches. After the initial training course and certification, the K‐9 team normally receives further training in narcotic detection. A yearly certification is required for this.
1979 to 1983 ‐ Roger Flom & Sundance
1983 to 1990 ‐ Roger Flom & Frank
1990 to 1991 ‐ Roger Flom & Nick
1993 to 1999 ‐ Gene Grave & Gunther
1999 to 2006 ‐ Tim Mastrud & Mac
2001 to 2003 ‐ Gene Grave & Smokey
2007 to 2008 ‐ Brian Metling & Hunter
2008 to 2010 ‐ Brian Metling & Storm
2011 to 2012 ‐ Brian Metling & Maverick
2012 to present ‐ Jeff Burbank & Maverick
K‐9 Officer Jeff Burbank and Maverick
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SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Our mission: Pass on our faith in the risen Christ through stories, songs, and activities. “Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.”
II Timothy 1:7, 14
Sunday school is at 9 a.m. I can’t believe this school year is almost over!! In Sunday school, we will continue learning about the sacraments of the church and turn our hearts toward the early church. All children are welcome.
Children’s church is at 10:00am. This is a choice for children to hear a Bible message in a very kid-friendly way during the
worship and then join parents for the second half of the service.
Mark Your Calendars!! The Annual Sunday School Recognition and Picnic will be June 1 at Colvill Park Pavilion #5. This new pavilion is located on top of the old “castle” park location. Same location as last year.
YOUTH NEWS Our mission: Come alongside our youth to share the gospel and help them navigate adolescence with their faith intact. “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12
Check it out! Here’s this month’s schedule!
Christian Education
5/7 5:30p 7p
Youth Choir Practices Confirmation – Last Class
5/10 11a(Saturday) Confirmation 5/14 7p Youth Group 5/16-17
4:30pm-4:30pm
SLEEP OUT FOR HOPE 5/18 9a (Sunday)
All Church Birthday Party
5/21 ----- No Youth Group 5/28 7pm Youth Group
CONFIRMATION Brendan, Marissa, and Jimmy will be confirmed on May 10. Please pray for them.
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All the words listed are in the puzzle ‐ left, right, up,
down or diagonally. Find each word and circle it.
After you have found all the words, use the leftover
letters in the correct order to form the mystery answer
Ascension of the
Lord
Behold, Blessed,
Clothed, Dead,
Disciple, Find,
Forgive, God,
Joy, Nations,
Power, Rise
Sudoku Solution on page 11
Christian Conversations in May How to Be a Crazy Christian with Michael Curry (Begins May 11)
This is a course with a warning label: All who enter here, expect to be transformed. Episcopal bishop Michael Curry is an inspiring and enthusiastic reformer with a clear call to reinvigorate the Church. Many peo‐ple have experienced Christʹs transforming power through Bishop Curryʹs ministry.
About this course Garrison Keillor once said going to church makes someone a Christian about as much as sitting in a gar‐age makes someone a Chev‐rolet. Bishop Michael Curry, of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina has a heart for reawakening believers to the tremendous gift and challenge of giving our all to follow Jesus. His term for this kind of person is a Crazy Christian.
What Is a Crazy Christian?
Why Being a Crazy Christian is Easy ‐ and Hard
Habits of a Crazy Christian
Giving Yourself Permission
This course is ideal for those who are looking to be encouraged and challenged in their Christian faith.
Join us!
The Feast of the }Ascension
Christ Episcopal Church
Thursday, May 29, 2014
5:30 PM
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ROBOTICS TEAM: Congratulations to the Red Wing High
School robotics team for their success at the Duluth Regional
FIRST Robotics competition. They were awarded the “All Star
Rookie” award and are headed to Nationals in St. Louis.
Coach is Don Fricke, and Christ Church youth, Brendan Kelly
(back row second from the right), is on the team.
All Church Birthday Party May 18 9 a.m.
If you are someone who has a birthday, this party is for you!!
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May Memorials 05/04 Church In memory of father & mother, Ernie
& Helen Preble by Barry Preble
Chapel In thanksgiving for Clara & Reid by /
Randy & Catherine Johnson
05/11 Church In thanksgiving for parents, Ralph &
Marie Nelson by Marilyn Potswald
Chapel In loving memory of Tony by Delores
Geiger
05/18 Church In memory of loved ones by Mr. &
Mrs. Tom Danielson
Chapel In thanksgiving for Alison, Ariel and
Alyssa by Annette Johnson
05/25 Church In loving memory of Luella Stone by
Janie & Laure Teele
Chapel In memory of S. B. Foot
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. Philippians 1:3
Gluten Free Communion Wafers Gluten free communion wafers are available for
those with wheat allergies, gluten intolerance or Celiac Disease.
If your birthday is not listed, and you would like to be remembered,
please send your name and birth date to the office—just the month and
day.
May Scripture Readings 05/04 3rd Sunday of Easter: Acts 2:14a,36‐41
Psalm 116:1‐3, 10‐17, 1 Peter 1:17‐23.
Gospel: Luke 24:13‐35
05/11 4th Sunday of Easter: Acts 2:42‐47, Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19‐25. Gospel: John 10:1‐10
05/18 5th Sunday of Easter: Acts 7:55‐60.
Psalm 31:1‐5, 15‐16, 1 Peter 2:2‐10
Gospel: John 14:1‐14
05/25 6th Sunday of Easter: Acts 17:22‐31,
Psalm 66:7‐18, 1 Peter 3:13‐22
Gospel: John 14:15‐21
Birthdays 5/01 Derek Featherstone
William Hoyt
Olive Roome 5/02 Shelby Miller Ariel Johnson 5/03 Jon Danielson Marian Gustafson 5/06 Scott Danielson Samantha Bangard 5/07 Jon Heckman 5/11 Jeffrey Richter 5/12 Karen Rigelman 5/14 Barry Preble 5/17 Jewel Lindrud Amelia Rienitz 5/18 Fr. Theo 5/20 Alison Johnson
Sharon Hager 5/21 Barbara Anderson Bridgette Cain 5/24 Sandra Richter 5/25 Phyllis Johnson 5/26 Piers Beebe
Lambert 5/27 Andy Knudsen Pat Kelly 5/29 Jimmy Wilson
Anniversaries 5/19 Bill & Becky Foot
5/26 The Rev. Charles &
Susie Uhlik
5/27 Alan & Jane Smith
Seasons of Life Baptism
April 27, Ta Tiana Lynn Mendez‐Bolaina, daughter
of Paulo Mendez‐Bolaina and Laura Leigh Taylor
Mendez‐Bolaina
Preparing for Sunday There is a fantastic feature on our website that is sure to enhance your familiarity with the lessons appointed each week for the upcoming Sunday. On the church’s homepage you will find a small gold box entitled Preparing for
Sunday. If you click on the box, you will be directly sent to a page that has the text of each week’s lessons plus some very valuable and insightful commentary. Even a quick visit to this site each week will enrich your experience of the lessons when they are read aloud on Sundays ‐ not to mention the sermons, now available as audio podcasts and as text!
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May 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 10:30a Staff Mee ng 12p AA Mee ng 6p ECW Spring Dinner
2 Rector's Day Off 11:30a May Friendship Luncheon
3 9a CA Mee ng
4 8a Eucharist 9a Chris an Conversa-ons
9a Sunday School 9:45a Childcare 10a Children's Church 10a Eucharist 5p CA Mee ng
5 Rector's Study Day 12p Junior Guild
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7 10a Eucharist 11a Bible Study 5p Ministers' Mee ng 5:30p Hospitality Mee ng 5:30p Liturgy Mee ng
5:30p Youth Choir Prac. 6p CA Mee ng 6:30p Choir Prac ce 7p Confirma on
8 10:30a Staff Mee ng 12p AA Mee ng 5:30p Property Com-mi ee
9 Rector's Day Off
10 9a CA Mee ng 9:30a Bonhoeffer Mtg 10a Confirma on
11 8a Eucharist 9a Chris an Conversa-ons
9a Sunday School 9:45a Childcare 10a Children's Church 10a Eucharist 5p CA Mee ng
12 Rector's Study Day TBD Helen Preble Memorial Svc
13 4:30p Wardens' Mee ng
14 10a Eucharist 11a Bible Study 5p Ministers' Mee ng 6p CA Mee ng 6:30p Choir Prac ce 7p Youth Group
15 10:30a Staff Mee ng 12p AA Mee ng 12p Finance Mee ng 5p HR Mee ng
16 Rector's Day Off 4:30p Ecumenical Youth Sleep out for Hope
17 9a CA Mee ng 10a ECW Board
4:30pEnd Sleep out for Hope
18 8a Eucharist 9a Sunday School 9a All Church Birthday Party 9:45a Childcare 10a Children's Church 10a Eucharist 5p CA Mee ng
19 Rector's Study Day
20 12p Finance Mee ng
21 10a Eucharist 11a Bible Study 5p Ministers' Mee ng 6p CA Mee ng 6:30p Choir Prac ce
22 10:30a Staff Mee ng 12p AA Mee ng
5p Vestry Mee ng
23 Rector's Day Off
24 9a CA Mee ng
25 Rector's Discre onary Fund 8a Eucharist 9a Chris an Conversa-ons
9a Sunday School 9:45a Childcare 10a Children's Church 10a Eucharist 5p CA Mee ng
26 Memorial Day
Office Closed
27 4:30p Altar Guild
28 10a Eucharist 11a Bible Study 5p Ministers' Mee ng 6p CA Mee ng 6:30p Choir Prac ce 7p Youth group
29 10:30a Staff Mee ng 12p AA Mee ng
30 Rector's Day Off
31 9a CA Mee ng
Fr. Michael at CREDO
Fr. Michael at CREDO
Sleep Out for Hope
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May Sunday Ministries Please save for reference throughout the month. All Acolytes, Lectors, Readers & Cup Bearers, please gather
with Fr. Michael in the Chapel 15 minutes before the service to pray together.
Christ Church LEV Schedule—May 2014 05/04 Charlie Brown & Sue Simonson Polly Be erly– Valen ne’s
05/11 June Gustafson & Mary Christensen Olive Roome-St. Brigid’s Villa
05/18 Maureen Blue & Terry Van Allen
Peggy Lund-St Brigid’s Villa Jewell Lindrud-Home
Videos of Sunday sermons are now available on our church website.
DVD’s of church services are available in the rear of the church.
Date Time Acolytes Readers Intercessors Cup Bearers Greeters/Ushers Coffee Hour
05/04 2nd Sunday
of Easter
8 a.m. Mary Ann
Valentine Char Friedrich Randy Johnson Jon & Mary Heckman
10 a.m. Amy Huber Don Mayo Dawna McMillen Kris & Sharon Hager Kris & Sharon
Hager
05/11 3rd Sunday
of Easter
8 a.m. Mary Flueger Mary Christensen Jon & Mary Heckman
10 a.m. Carol Zotalis Pat Welke Alice Nelson Kris & Sharon Hager Gordie & Sandy
Gieseke
05/18 4th Sunday
of Easter
8 a.m. Catherine Johnson Randy Johnson Gordie Gieseke Jon & Mary Heckman
10 a.m. Linda McNairy Pam Dressen Linda McNairy Kris & Sharon Hager
05/25 5th Sunday
of Easter
8 a.m. Char Friedrich Bob Stark Mary Ann
Valentine Jon & Mary Heckman
10 a.m. Pat Welke Kris Blaney Terry Van Allen Kris & Sharon Hager
Altar Guild: Mary Heckman, Chair; Mary Christensen, Asst. Chair; Jeanne Featherstone, Pat Welke, Kathy Kolsrud, Marilyn Grosse.
Directress , Jeannette Wilson. Floater: Barry Preble
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Christ Episcopal Church 321 West Avenue Red Wing, MN 55066
Services—Sunday: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Wednesday: 10 a.m.
Change Service Requested
Facilities Reminder: Please remember to LOCK UP & LIGHTS OUT!
Make sure all the entrances are locked and lights turned off, when you are the last person leaving the building.
Recycled items for profit for Christ Church: We are
continuing to collect used ink jet cartridges,
old cell phones, i‐pods, laser toners & laptops for re‐
cycling. We net ALL PROCEEDS.
Through God, Our Hands Can Serve May Friendship Day offers us a time to value our
friendships with one another. In our friendships, we
bond with one another to work toward common goals.
Friendships are strengthened by a shared vision. This
year we ask that you remember all those who benefit
from our acts of service: family, friends, neighbors,
and “the least of these” who need your support. God
provides us with the tools we need for service.
The May Friendship Day and Luncheon will be on Friday, May 2nd at St. Joseph Church starting at 11:30
a.m. The theme for the day “Through God our Hands
Can Serve,” will be presented by a panel of representa‐
tives from some of our local service groups telling us
what their groups are doing to help others in our com‐
munity.
2nd ALL PARISH
BIRTHDAY PARTY
May 18
9 a.m.