Monday, May 13, 2013

May 12 Weekly News


NEXT SUNDAY, May 19, will be the last day of Sunday School and Bible Class for the summer.  Classes will begin again the Sunday after Labor Day, September 8.

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS will meet next Sunday, May 19, after Sunday School and Bible Class.

 

PARISH HALL TOUR:  St. Paul's, Jonesville, has invited us to come and tour their new Parish Hall next Sunday, May 19, at 11:30 AM.  All interested persons invited.

 

SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS will meet at the IHOP restaurant at West Hill next Sunday evening, May 19, at 5:30 PM for supper and will then return to the Fellowship Room for their monthly meeting and socializing.

 

FISH FRY/SILENT AUCTION:  The Relay for Life Team Kristie's Krew will again be sponsoring a fish fry (free-will donation) and silent auction to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.  This event will be held on Friday, May 17, at the Hope Moravian Church from 4:00-8:00 PM.  Dessert donations (preferably doesn't need to be refrigerated) and silent auction donations are needed.  Call or text Kristie Wessel at 812-350-2047 to make arrangements to pick up any donations.  Everyone invited to come out and support this worthy cause!

 

AN LWML INGATHERING will be held at the National LWML Convention June 26 in Pittsburgh including the following items:  all sizes of quilts/blankets, wipes and disposable wipes; babies' kits (receiving blankets, preemie/newborn sleepers, onesies, outfits, and Christian storybook); men's kits (boxers, L-XXXL, t-shirts, L-XXXL, socks, Christian tract or Bible verse); bath kits (towel and washcloth, full size toothpaste and toothbrush, deodorant, bar soap, Christian tract or Bible verse); devotional kits (Bible-NIV or ESV, devotional, journal and pen).  A box will be in our narthex to receive items.

 

OPEN HOUSE: Summertime is time for CAMP!  You are invited to Camp Lakeview's Annual Open House on Sunday, June 2.  Opening worship will begin at 11:00 AM with guest speaker Rev. Brad Hubbard from St. Mark Lutheran, Battle Creek, MI.  The service will be followed by a delicious picnic lunch and other afternoon activities including tours of the new Lakeview Village Lodge and campsite, canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, zip-line, swimming, miniature golf, and more.  Come on out and see all the new exciting things growing up at camp.  Everyone is welcome!  For directions or more information, call the camp at 812-342-4815 or visit the website at camplakeview.com.

 

VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED to help with our pipe organ restoration.  Work begins around 9:00 AM on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at Janeen Blomenberg's garage.  Lots of help is needed and appreciated!

 

IF ANYONE HAS (or knows of someone who has) any pictures of the original pipe organ that was in our church in the 1940s, please bring them in to the church office.

 

AN ALUMINUM CAN DRIVE is still going on today.  A trailer is parked on the south side of the church to receive items.  This project is sponsored by our school's WCA.  Thanks for your support!

 

MANY THANKS TO all those who came out and helped clean up the flower beds on the church and school grounds.  What an improvement!

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO Dan & Jeanne Lienhoop on the birth of their son, SAWYER DANIEL, this past Tuesday, May 7.  Sawyer arrived weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and measuring 20 inches.  Everyone is doing fine.  God's blessings to them!

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO Whitney Vandercar and Jael (Buss) Sylva as they have received their Masters Degrees from Ball State last Saturday, May 4, and to Danette Mensendiek as she received her RN degree from Ivy Tech yesterday.  God's blessings to them!