July 12 Weekly News

MANY THANKS TO Pastor Matt Jung for leading our worship this morning.

 

PASTOR COOK & FAMILY are on vacation through July 25.  In case of emergency, please contact Becky, and she will make a pastoral contact.  Pastor William Stache will lead this Wednesday evening's worship.

 

CHURCH PICTURE DIRECTORIES are available today.  Families who had a picture taken receive a complimentary copy.  Extra copies are available for purchase - $10/book.

 

SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS will meet at Bob Evans restaurant for supper at 5:30 PM next Sunday evening and then return to the Fellowship Room for their monthly meeting and socializing.

 

STUDENTS ATTENDING Trinity Lutheran High School this coming school year are reminded that their Ladies Aid scholarship application needs to be returned to our church office by THIS Wednesday, July 15.

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for our next event celebrating our 175th Anniversary, an Old Fashion Mission Festival, which will be held on Sunday, July 26, immediately after the worship service.  Everyone is invited to come join in the fun, food, games, prizes for all ages!  There will also be antique/artifact displays (please bring by 9 AM on Saturday).  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 (812-371-9510)

 

CONGREGATIONAL HISTORY:  By 1886, the first Mission Festival was held.  A total of $41.53 was collected that Sunday.  By 1896, the amount collected for mission purposes on the Mission Festival Sunday had increased to $142.73.  In September of 1889, the first English Mission Festival was held on the afternoon of the Mission Festival.  Mission Festivals continued to be held annually at White Creek into the 1960s.

 

THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the CrossLife Ministries Auxiliary will be held on Monday, July 20, at 6:30 PM at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Dudleytown.  All are invited to enjoy the evening of fellowship and become familiar with the ministry to individuals, marriages, and families throughout Jackson and Bartholomew counties.  Plans for the Fall Luncheon and Bake Sale will be discussed.  Please bring a covered dish to share.  Drinks and anniversary cake will be provided.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO Brad & Amanda Hoene on the birth of their son, LANE ALAN HOENE.  Lane arrived weighing 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and measuring 21 1/2 ins.  Everyone is doing fine - God's blessings to them.

 

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.

 

OFFERING INFORMATION:  The loose change plate offering goes into our Synodical Fund to help with various missions of the Indiana District and LCMS.  Offering envelopes and checks go into our General Fund to help with our congregation’s expenses.  In the near future, electronic payments will be accepted - watch for more information about this.

 

THE OPHAN GRAIN TRAIN OPEN HOUSE:  The dedication, ribbon cutting, and Open House for the Orphan Grain Train will be held on 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.

 

LAKEVIEW MINISTRIES is seeking individuals for a part time Housekeeper (clean the buildings after a group's departure) and Lead Cook (provide meals for groups).  For more information, visit the camp's website, www..camplakeview.com and click on the "Job Openings" tab at the top of the screen or contact Dave Vandercar at 812-342-4815.