Monday, July 2, 2018

July 1 Weekly News


MANY THANKS TO Pastor Beabout for leading our worship today.  Pastor Whitmore will be back to lead this Wednesday evening’s 7 pm worship (July 4).

PORTALS OF PRAYER devotionals booklets for July-September are available in the narthex.  Large print are also available.

A BRIEF SPECIAL VOTERS’ MEETING will be held after worship TODAY to present revisions to the proposed by-law amendments to our church constitution.  All are encouraged to stay for this meeting.

THE QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING will be held after worship next Sunday, July 8.  All confirmed members, 18 and older, are urged to attend.

YOUTH MEAL DEALS:  Information on the new youth “Meal Deals” for July will be in next Sunday’s bulletin.  Check the table in the narthex next week to sign in your bid!  Many thanks to all for your support which will help with expenses to attend the 2019 LCMS Youth Gathering in Minneapolis, MN, next summer! 

BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet tomorrow (Monday) evening at 5:30 pm.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Josh & Lindsay Hendricks on the birth of their son, OTTO JAMES, this past Tuesday.  Otto arrived weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and measuring 20.5 ins.  Everyone is doing fine – God’s blessings to them!

ALL WOMEN are invited to join the Bloomington Lutheran Women in Mission on Saturday, July 14, to spruce up the University Lutheran Student Center and Sanctuary at IU.  The workday will be held from 9:00am-2:00pm.  Check the information on the bulletin board in the front school hall if you would like to join in and help that day.

TRINITY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL continues to expand its international student ministry and is seeking host families for three students: a 17-year-old male from Cambodia and a 15-year-old female from Vietnam for the upcoming school year and a 16-year-old male from Germany for the first semester.  Visiting students cover full tuition and help offset room, board, and transportation costs.  Please contact Principal Darlage at cdarlage@trinitycougars.org or 812-524-8547 for more information or to volunteer to serve as hosts!

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS will be flexible through July 13.  Please call before you come to make sure someone is in.

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:      2 Cor. 8:3        
“For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own free will.”  St. Paul lifts up an example of faithful Christian generosity in the Epistle lesson today.  Read those words again this week and ponder them.  How is the Lord calling you to increase your generosity toward His work?
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