OUR WCLS FACULTY/STAFF will be dedicated
during this morning's worship. Those serving include Michelle
Barnett-Kindergarten, Mary Anne Schneider-1st grade, Jean Jack-2nd grade, Kim
Enzinger-3rd grade, Lindsay Paluch-4th grade, Whitney Vandercar-5th grade,
Jeffrey Kyler-6th grade, Micah Owens-7th/8th grades, Jan Buss-Principal/7th
& 8th Math, Pastor Cook-Confirmation, Jane Meyer- Teacher Aide, Elizabeth
Brown-Teacher Aide, and Becky Eckelman-Admin. Asst. Please keep our students, faculty, and staff
in your prayers as the new school year begins tomorrow.
DEDICATION OF OUR school expansion will be held today
after worship. Persons will have an
opportunity to view the new addition and enjoy light refreshments as we give
thanks to God for this improvement to our school and ask for His blessing as
another new school year begins.
THE CHURCH PICNIC will be held next Sunday, August 10,
after worship. Donations of hot dogs and
pies and pop-up canopies to use are needed.
Let Becky know if you would like to contribute. Displays of tractors, cars, trucks,
memorabilia, hobbies, and anything you would like to share with your church
family is welcome and may be brought on Saturday from 10-11 AM or Sunday
morning before church. Please remember
to bring lawn chairs. The picnic will be
followed by the dedication of our new pipe organ and a recital by Ed Bruenjes and
John Matthews Jr. playing various musical selections.
MEMBERS OF ST. JOHN'S AND ST. PAUL, CLIFTY will be helping with
a one day Bible Camp at Shepherd of the Hills in Bean Blossom this coming
Saturday, August 9. If you would like to
help, please contact Pastor Cook.
MANY THANKS to all who donated cookies for today's
school expansion celebration refreshments.
CONGRATULATIONS TO Troy & Stacie Gamble on the birth
of their son, COLTON JOSEPH GAMBLE, on Thursday, July 24. Colton arrived weighing 7 lbs. 7 ozs. and
measuring 20 ins. Everyone is doing fine
- God's blessings to them!
BRICKS:
Orders are again being taken for bricks for our sidewalk and memory
garden from now through Labor Day. Cost
is $100/brick. To order, contact Ernie
& Donna Dettmer or Larry & Janice Claycamp. Bricks will be placed in October. If you would
like to see design
options that are available for the bricks, contact Becky in the church office.
A NEW 8 week session of fitness classes will begin
this week. Classes offered are Senior
Strength on Mondays at 2:00 PM, Pump on Wednesdays at 7:30 AM and Thursdays at
3:30 PM. A FREE YOGA class will be
offered on Thursdays at 5:00 PM. For
more information or questions, contact Janet Morey at 812-350-6238 or check the
information sheets in the narthex.
GERMAN HERITAGE TOUR: You are invited to join hosts,
Pastor Arthur Schwenk and Pastor Doug & Michelle Bauman on a 12-day tour of
Germany on June 22-July 3, 2015. Sites
include Frankfurt, Worms, Rothenburg, Eisleben, Leipzing, Wittenberg, Berlin,
the Rhine area, and Loehne. An
informational meeting about this tour will be held this evening at 6:30 PM at
St. Paul, Clifty, Church. Persons may
also contact Pastor Schwenk at schwenk.a@hotmail.com or Pastor Bauman at
pastor@stpaulcolumbus,org. (Pastor Cook will
be hosting with Pastor Schwenk in 2018 on this tour.)
FAMILY FUN-FEST RETREATS: Looking for some "quality
time" with your family? Try one of
Camp Lakeview's Family Fun-Fest Retreats on August 22-24 or August 29-31 (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, download a brochure at www.camplakeview.com or
contact the camp office at 812-342-4815 or office@camplakeview.com.
REDS/METS BASEBALL
GAME:
Tickets for the September 7 baseball game between the
Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets at Cincinnati are still available for
$22.50/person. See the sign-up sheet on
the bulletin board in the school hall.
Persons who order tickets are asked to pay for them immediately (checks
payable to White Creek Lutheran School) as this has been charged to our
school’s credit card.
SEVERAL DISHES from past funeral dinners are still in the
Fellowship Room. If you have been
missing some from home, please check today and see if any are yours. If they are not claimed within the next 2
weeks, they will be removed from the building.
