MANY THANKS TO Pastor Ben Lorenz for leading us in
worship this morning. Pastor Lorenz will
also be leading worship this Wednesday evening at 7 PM. Pastor Cook and family will return from vacation
next Saturday, July 25. If an emergency
arises this week, please contact Becky, and she will make a pastoral contact.
AUGUST CALENDAR AND
NEWS ITEMS need
to be given to Becky by TOMORROW.
SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS
will meet at Bob Evans restaurant for supper at 5:30 PM this evening and then
return to the Fellowship Room for their monthly meeting and socializing. Guests are always welcome!
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED
your church directory, please contact Beth Burbrink (812-343-2856).
LADIES AID MEMBERS
are reminded of their Bible Study and meeting this Wednesday, July 22, at 9:00
AM. Guests are always welcome!
OUR OLD FASHIONED
MISSION FESTIVAL,
part of our 175th anniversary celebration, will be held next Sunday, July
26. Rev. Herbert Schumm, a
representative from the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, will be joining us to share
exciting mission work that the LHF is doing worldwide. Our offering next Sunday will go to LHF to
support their efforts. Immediately after
worship, everyone is invited to wear your new 175th Anniversary
t-shirt and come join us for a picnic lunch, carriage rides, pony rides,
cupcake walk, carnival games, old fashion concession stand with candy, cracker
jacks, pies, cookies, drinks, and hand-dipped ice cream cones. Bring your lawn chairs, eat and listen to
music, and enjoy the fun and festivities.
All of this at old time prices - just 25 cents will purchase one of
these concessions, rides or activity.
All proceeds will go to missions.
Sign-up sheets are available in the
narthex today for persons to volunteer to help and/or donate food. If you have a canopy tent you could bring,
please contact Ken & Kyra Bode (812-371-5910). Workers are needed next Saturday, July 25, at
9:00 AM for set up and on Sunday during and after the event. Persons are asked to bring any antiques or
artifacts for the display on Saturday after 9:00 AM.
CONGREGATIONAL
HISTORY: In December of 1899, the parsonage burned to
the ground. With the congregation
furnishing the materials, a new parsonage was built at a cost of $350. This parsonage, built in 1900, served the
pastors of White Creek for more than 65 years.
THE OPHAN GRAIN TRAIN
OPEN HOUSE: The dedication, ribbon
cutting, and Open House for the Orphan Grain Train will be held next Sunday,
July 26, with the dedication service beginning at 2:00 PM at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, Jonesville. Parking
will be at St. Paul’s, and a shuttle bus will operate between St. Paul and the
warehouse site at 209 Jackson St., Jonesville until 5:00 PM. Those attending will have the opportunity to
“work like a volunteer” with hands-on experience in the sorting area and to
make a donation of clothing for children from birth-age 5 toward the shipping
of the first overseas container to the Latvia orphanages.. Light refreshments will be served, and a
silent auction of 12 handmade quilts will be held, with all proceeds to help
offset shipping costs.
WEBSITE INFORMATION: We now have a secure web portal for the
multiple reports of our congregation. On
the whitecreek.org website, under the "Resources" tab, there is a
line to "Reports." Once you
have clicked on the report that you desire to see, a login page should appear
(at least on your first time signing in).
The username is whitecreek,
and the password is lcmswcls.
EVERYONE IS INVITED TO attend the ordination
and installation of Matt Jung as chaplain and theology teacher at Trinity
Lutheran High School next Saturday, July 25, at 10:00 AM at St. Paul,
Clifty. The service will be followed by
a meal. If you plan to attend the meal,
please RSVP by calling the St. Paul church office at 812-376-6504 or emailing
secretary@stpaulcolumbus.org.
FIRST ANNUAL LAKEVIEW MINISTRIES SPRING TRIATHLON: Come join us as we close out our summer
program with the Sprint Triathlon, 5K, and Children's Fun Run on Labor Day,
Monday, September 7. Attend as a
participant, volunteer, or spectator and enjoy a BBQ lunch and many activities,
such as a bounce house, dunk tank, yard games, and much more. Bring the whole family and enjoy a day at
camp! For more information, visit
www.camplakeview.com/triathlon.
A TOTAL OF $114.00 has been deposited in the church and
school accounts on behalf of the Thrivent Choice Dollars program by the
directed dollars of Mark Buss and Matt Taulman.
Bible study- now available on two different days!
