Prayer request

Please pray for Miss Owens' grandfather: Lorin Johnson.
He is in the hospital on a ventilator, and his health is failing.

May God hold him close, along with the Owens family.

July 15 Weekly News

SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS will gather this evening at 5:30 PM at Bob Evans for supper and then return to the Fellowship Room for their monthly meeting and socializing.

STUDENTS ATTENDING TRINITY this coming fall are reminded to submit their application form for the Ladies Aid scholarship to the church office by TODAY.  These forms were mailed out in early June.

CHURCH PICNIC:  Everyone is invited to our 3^rd annual church picnic to be held on Sunday, August 5, after worship.  Bring your most comfortable lawn chair and come out and enjoy lunch and fun activities with your church family!  We would again like to display quilts, antiques, collectibles, St. John's memoriabilia, hobbies, tractors, trucks, cars, etc., so gather your things together and bring them out that day!  Any canopies to use for shade would be appreciated!   A hot dog lunch will be served, along with popsicles and pie and ice cream during the afternoon.  Pie donations are needed - please contact Becky if you would be willing to bake a pie (no contest this year - just to be enjoyed!)  Also, lots of fun activities!  Watch the weekly bulletin for more details...

A HOG ROAST/AUCTION will be held on Sunday afternoon, July 29, from 2:00-6:00 PM at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds Community Building, with all proceeds going to Derek & Kristie Wessel.  Dessert donations are being sought.  If you would be able to donate a dessert, please

contact Tracey Engelau (812-498-4025), Shelly Burns (812-374-8240), or Jenni Acton (812-343-8988).

IN CELEBRATION OF  three years of seizure-freedom for Aggie Cook, Weak and Loved: A Mother-Daughter Love Story by Emily Cook will be free for your kindle on Amazon July 15-19.  (You do not have to own a kindle to read the digital version.)  See Emily's blog, www.weakandloved.com for more details.

MISSION TRIP: Sam Setty, son of Richelle Bushur, attends Lutheran High School in Indianapolis and will leave on July 22 to participate in a mission trip to New Orleans to help rebuild homes that are still uninhabitable after hurricane Katrina.  If you would like to make a donation to Sam to help cover his expenses, please make a check payable to him and mail it to 130 Pine St., Indianapolis, IN  46227.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Matt & Amanda Hunter on the birth of their son, LIAM MICHAEL, this past Wednesday.  Liam arrived weighing 7 lbs. 11 ozs. and measuring 19 1/2 inches.  God's blessings to all of you!

"MANY THANKS to everyone for the prayers and cards extended to me during my recent cataract surgery.  Your kindness is much appreciated!" - Marguerite Meyer

DEPOSITS OF $30 and $83 have been deposited to the church and school accounts, respectively, on behalf of the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' Thrivent Choice (R) program.  Members who directed their dollars for this include: Mildred Behrman, Brian Purdue, Ken Bode, Philip Burbrink, Jack Dunn, Mike Mensendiek, Greg Meyer, Kathy Sanders, and Joan Schlehuser.                                    

LWML MISSION MOMENTS:  154 delegates awarded $120,000 in mission grants at the LWML convention in June.  Orphan Grain Train received $12,000 – Most of us are familiar with the work of the Orphan Grain Train.   This grant money will be used to purchase a truck to enable this humanitarian project to continue reaching people with donations of all kinds.