Monday, April 11, 2016

April 10 Weekly News


TODAY’S ALTAR FLOWERS have been given by Brian & Annette Purdue to the glory of God in thanksgiving for their many blessings as they celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.  May God grant you many more happy years together, Brian & Annette!

 

TODAY WE REJOICE WITH Ryan & Alexa Hoene as they bring their daughter, ELLIE JADE, to be baptized.  Ellie’s sponsors are her aunt Jennifer Acton and uncle Bradley Hoene.  God’s blessings to you, Ellie!

 

THE QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING will be held this evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Room.  Agenda items for this meeting include 1) an update from the call committee:  church profile now complete and a recommendation that the call process be postponed one year so we can pay down our debt and address ongoing concerns within our congregation; 2) a report from the School Funding Sub-committee; 3) vote on Board of Education’s teacher recommendation; 4) Address our need for landscape care around the church; 5) organize a committee to plan our annual church picnic.  All confirmed members of our congregation, 18 years and older, are encouraged to attend.

 

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER ITEMS need to be given to Becky by this Tuesday.

 

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet this Wednesday, April 13, at 5:30 p.m.

 

PASTOR KEINATH will be out of town this Thursday, April 14, through Monday, April 18.  Please contact Pastor Jung during this time for any pastoral care needed.

SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS will meet next Sunday evening, April 17, at 5:30 p.m. at IHop at West Hill for supper and will then return to the Fellowship Room for their monthly meeting and socializing.

 

LWML SPRING RALLY:  The Columbus Zone LWML Spring Rally will be held at             Trinity Lutheran Church, Ellettsville, next Saturday, April 16. Registration/coffee will begin at 9:30 a.m. ($5 for registration), with opening devotions at 9:30 a.m.  Guest speaker will be Kristy Risk from the New Beginnings Pregnancy Center.  Non-perishable food items will be gathered for the food pantry.  The business meeting and sandwich/salad luncheon will follow.  All Ladies of the congregation are invited to attend.

 

CALL DAY 2016:  The seminary call day will be held on Tuesday, April 26.  Persons not attending may go online to callday.csl.edu to take part in the Call Day activities via live stream.  The vicarages and internships will take place at 3:00 p.m., with the pastoral calls following at 7:00 p.m.  Please keep our student James Rockhill in your prayers as he receives his call.  (Jacob Hercamp will be staying at the seminary in Fort Wayne another year to complete more study and will be working in the Systemic and Theology Departments.)

 

SENIOR ADULT FEST 2016, God’s Gift of Heart, Mind and Soul, will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seymour, on Friday, April 22.  Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer will be the keynote speaker, with Pastor Ed Keinath, Ms. Trisha Neary, and Ms. Lesley Freidel as additional speakers.  Registration forms are available in our church office and are due by April 12.  Cost is $15, which includes lunch.  Check the flyer on the bulletin board in the front school hall for more information.

 

EVERYONE IS INVITED to the Annual Student Art Show which will be held at The Shoppe’s at Seymour on Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24.  Saturday’s show from 1-5 PM will feature art work from Trinity students and all artists in the Seymour schools, student music, and student demonstrations. The Sunday show will be from 1-3 PM and will include a reception sponsored by Tri-Kappa.  Come and enjoy this event featuring amazing student artwork and a celebration of the arts!

 

SMORGASBORD/BAZAAR:  This year’s Smorgasbord/Bazaar will be held on Saturday, September 10.  This is one week earlier than usual, due to a wedding scheduled here at church.  Mark your calendars!

 

WCLS is now sponsoring a spring flower hanging basket sale.  Many varieties and colors of flowers are available, grown by Whipker’s Market.  Check in the narthex for order forms.  All orders with payments need to be turned in by Wednesday, April 20.  Please make checks payable to White Creek Lutheran School. All proceeds will go to help fund special school projects. Flower baskets will be available for pick-up on Friday-Saturday, May 6-7, just in time for Mother’s Day.

 

THE TRINITY FFA CHAPTER will be selling a variety of flowers and vegetable plants April 25-28 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the Trinity greenhouse.  Stop in if you are interested in purchasing some quality plants!

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