CHURCH PICNIC: Everyone is invited to the church picnic TODAY after worship. A meal prayer will be said after the last hymn. Please browse the various displays and enjoy visiting – an announcement will be made when lunch is ready to be served.
PASTOR BRANDT’S BIBLE STUDY: If you come to Pastor Brandt’s Bible Study beginning this Thursday, August 18, at 10:30 AM, you will learn what St. James has to say about the oppression of the wealthy, about boasting, about murmuring, about farmers, and many other such items. Call Becky in the church office (342-3516) to enroll.
GUILD MEMBERS will meet on Sunday, August 28, for their meeting and to make noodles for the Smorgasbord. Ladies of the congregation are invited to become members and/or just join them for an evening of “fun noodle-making!”
THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS: The amounts of $908.00 and $2,894.00 have been deposited in the church and school accounts, respectively, on behalf of the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Thrivent Choice program. Listings of those who directed their choice dollars are posted on the bulletin board in the front school hall.
ST. PAUL, BORCHERS, is sponsoring a benefit meal and silent auction today to raise funds to assist the Jack Guffey family with their home remodeling in the Cortland area, which will better accommodate daughter, Danielle, who needs to use a wheelchair, due to cerebral palsy. This family suffered a setback when their wife and mother, Teresa, died unexpectedly from cancer. Donations may be mailed to St. Paul-Borchers Care Team, 10792 N. Co. Rd. 210 E., Seymour, IN 47271, Attn: Guffey Project.
FAMILY FUN-FEST RETREAT: Looking for some “quality time” with your family? Try one of Camp Lakeview’s Family Fun-Fest Retreats on August 26-28 or September 2-4 (labor Day Weekend)! Get away with your entire family and end your summer together, making some lasting memories and growing closer to each other and to the Lord. For more information, pick up a brochure in the narthex, download a brochure at www.camplakeview.com, contact the camp office at 812-342-4815 or lakeview@hsonline.net
TRIVIA NIGHT RETURNS! Are you a trivia nut? Round up some friends and family members and join us for a night of fun at Trinity’s annual Trivia Night on Saturday, August 27, at 7:00 PM in the Bollinger Gymnasium. Not only will you get a chance to prove what you know, but you’ll also be entered to win some great prizes! On sale now in Trinity’s school office, tickets cost $12 per person or $72 per table. Please call 812-524-8547 for tickets.
Your love and grace towards mankind is nothing like what we find in our own hearts. Yet at your invitation, we confess our sins, and You cover us in free and full forgiveness. You unite us with Your Son, and call us Your own. You open wide the doors to Your kingdom, and speak words of grace into our hearts. 
