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June 23 Weekly News

MANY THANKS TO Pastor Phil Meadows for leading us in worship this morning.  Pastor Cook and family will be returning home Wednesday.

 

THANKS BE TO GOD that Jeff Vickous, who has been stationed in Kuwait, has arrived back in the United States and will be coming home around the first week of July.  Please stop by the table in the narthex this morning and sign a Welcome Home/Thank You For Your Service card for him.

 

PORTALS OF PRAYER devotions booklets for July-September are available in the narthex if you didn't get one last Sunday.

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATIONS are now due so that planning can begin for the new Sunday School year.  If you have not yet completed a registration form for your child(ren), please do so today.  Forms are available in the narthex and may be given to James Rockhill or dropped off in the church office.  Registrations may also be completed online at www.whitecreek.org/sunday school.

 

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 is in our narthex to receive items.  Please have all items in by TODAY.  Questions??? See Jean Voelker.

 

JULY CALENDAR AND NEWS ITEMS should be submitted to Becky by TOMORROW.

 

LADIES AID MEMBERS are reminded of their meeting this Wednesday, June 23.  The workday will begin at 9:00 AM, followed by Bible study and the meeting at 11:00 AM.

 

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet next Sunday, June 30, at 6:00 PM.

 

"MANY THANKS TO Pastor Cook and members of the congregation for their prayers, cards, and visits.  I appreciate your many kindnesses." - Virginia Luckey

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO Brad & Amanda Hoene as they begin their married life together.  May God grant them many happy years!

 

FOOD SERVICES DIRECTOR NEEDED:  Lakeview Ministries is in need of a food services coordinator.  This individual is responsible for planning menus and ordering and receiving food for all food service needs at Lakeview Ministries, including summer camp and the retreat seasons.  Being a part of the cooking staff is also desired.  Please contact Lance Onken via email at lconken@gmail.com or call 812-358-1999 if you are interested or would like more information.

 

COOKS NEEDED:  Lakeview Ministries is in need of cooks, mainly for weekend retreats.  This is a perfect opportunity for a retired individual or an individual desiring to supplement their income while being part of the Lakeview Ministry.  Work as little as one or two weekends a month, or more if desired.  Please contact Lance Onken via email at lconken@gmail.com or call 812-358-1999 if you are interested or would like more information.

June 16 Weekly News

TODAY'S ALTAR FLOWERS have been given by Micah & Monica Buss in thanksgiving and celebration of their marriage here last evening.  May God grant them many happy years together! 

 

SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS are reminded that they will not be meeting during June.

 

ANYONE INTERESTED in singing with the Lutheran Men's Chorus next season may contact Hersey Mangels (812-522-6926) or Roger Pollert (812-523-1496).

 

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 is in our narthex to receive items.  Please have all items in by next Sunday, June 23.

 

LAKEVIEW MINISTRIES, a recognized service organization of the LC-MS, is currently searching to fill the positions of Executive Director and Program Director.  Please contact Lance Onken via email at lconken@gmail.com  if you are interested or would like more information.  The deadline to submit interest is July 31 for the Executive Director's position and June 30 for the Program Director's position.

 

 

THE PREGNANCY CARE CENTER invites you to come to share your spiritual gifts with the many lives that could be impacted by your service.  Volunteers are needed at all six centers located in Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, and Shelby Counties and in all aspects of the ministry.  Orientation night will be held this Wednesday, June 19, from 6-9 PM, with the training this Thursday and Friday, June 20-21.  For more information, contact Christy Shaw at 812-378-4114 or via email at christys@affirminglifeonline.org.

 

DEPOSITS OF $28.00 and $370.00 have been made to the church and school accounts on behalf of the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' Thrivent Choice program by the directed choice dollars of the following:  Matt Taulman, Jan Buss, Mariagnes Meyer, and Louis Voelker

 

"MANY THANKS for the prayers, cards, and birthday wishes given to me as I celebrated my 90th birthday.  God has certainly blessed me with family and friends! I so appreciate everyone's thoughtfulness! - Mildred Behrman

 

THE TRINITY YOUTH Cheer Camp has been rescheduled from June 17-18 to Tuesday, July 16, and Wednesday, July 17, from 4:00-6:00 PM.  Grades for this camp are K-6 grade.  Cost for the camp is $35/child.  Visit www.trinitycougars.org for more information and to get a registration form.

 

WCLS STUDENTS are reminded to pick up their report card from the office if they have not already done so.

 

PLEASE NOTE the insert included with today's bulletin about the book, On Our Origins.  This book was written by Daniel Lepley, pastor of Redeemer, Seymour.

June 9 Weekly News

COOKIE FELLOWSHIP:  We will have a Cookie Fellowship time after worship today to celebrate the end of Sunday School and Vacation Bible School.   Enjoy a light snack and visit with your church family!   Many thanks to those who donated the cookies!

 

SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS are reminded to meet next Sunday evening, June 16, at 5:30 PM for supper and then return to the Fellowship Room for their monthly meeting and socializing.

 

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to help weed, water, etc. flowers on the church/school grounds this summer.  If you would be willing to help out a couple of weeks, please contact Ruth Schlehuser or Travis Eckelman.

 

ANYONE INTERESTED in singing with the Lutheran Men's Chorus next season may contact Hersey Mangels (812-522-6926) or Roger Pollert (812-523-1496).

 

BRICKS:  Orders are now being taken for any new bricks to be laid around the church or in the memory garden.  Cost is $100 per brick.  Please contact Ernie & Donna Dettmer or Larry & Janice Claycamp if you would like to order.  Orders will be taken anytime through Labor Day.

 

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 is in our narthex to receive items.  Please have all items in by June 23.

 

LAKEVIEW MINISTRIES, a recognized service organization of the LC-MS, is currently searching to fill the positions of Executive Director and Program Director.  Please contact Lance Onken via email at lconken@gmail.com  if you are interested or would like more information.  The deadline to submit interest is July 31 for the Executive Director's position and June 30 for the Program Director's position.

 

THE PREGNANCY CARE CENTER invites you to come to share your spiritual gifts with the many lives that could be impacted by your service.  Volunteers are needed at all six centers located in Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, and Shelby Counties and in all aspects of the ministry.  Orientation night will be held Wednesday, June 19, from 6-9 PM, with the training on Thursday and Friday, June 20-21.  For more information, contact Christy Shaw at 812-378-4114 or via email at christys@affirminglifeonline.org.

Women's Bible Study

Starting this Sunday (June 9) at 6:30 pm at church

Grace for the Good Girl book club and bible study!




You can get the book here  or order one through Emily
(emilymariecook@gmail.com or call 447-8693)

June 2 Weekly News

TODAY'S ALTAR FLOWERS have been given by Ken & Kyra Bode in thanksgiving and celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary June 10.  May God grant you many more happy years together, Ken & Kyra!

 

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, "River of Life-Part 2," will be held this Tuesday-Thursday, June 4-6, from 6:00-8:15 PM each evening.  Helpers are still needed for various capacities - see Pastor Cook or contact Becky in the church office if you would be able to help!

 

OPEN HOUSE:  Camp Lakeview's Annual Open House is TODAY.  Worship will begin at 11:00 AM at the outdoor amphitheater with guest speaker Rev. Brad Hubbard from St. Mark Lutheran, Battle Creek, MI.  If you can't make it to worship, join us for a delicious FREE picnic lunch starting at 12:00, then stick around for afternoon activities such as horseback riding, zip-line, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and tours of the new Lakeview Village expansion.  What a great time for the whole family!  Everyone is welcome!

 

COOKIE FELLOWSHIP:  We will have a Cookie Fellowship time after worship next Sunday to celebrate the end of Sunday School and Vacation Bible School.  If you would be willing to donate several dozen cookies, please contact Becky in the church office.

 

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to help weed, water, etc. flowers on the church/school grounds this summer.  If you would be willing to help out a couple of weeks, please contact Ruth Schlehuser or Travis Eckelman.

 

 

DVDs AVAILABLE:  DVDs of our recent school musical, "A Tale of Three Trees," are now available for purchase for $5 each.  See Becky in the church office if you would like to purchase one.  If you did not get to see the musical, don't miss this opportunity to enjoy this wonderful presentation by our talented students!

 

BRICKS:  Orders are now being taken for any new bricks to be laid around the church or in the memory garden.  Cost is $100 per brick.  Please contact Ernie & Donna Dettmer or Larry & Janice Claycamp if you would like to order.  Orders will be taken anytime through Labor Day.

 

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 is in our narthex to receive items.  Please have all items in by June 23.

 

PARENTS OF WCLS STUDENTS are reminded that report cards may be picked up this Tuesday, June 4, from 8:30-11:00 AM or 5:30-6:30 PM.

 

GOLF SCRAMBLE:  The Trinity Lutheran High School Golf Scramble will be held Friday, June 14, at Shadowood Golf Course.  If interested in playing, or if you have a foursome, please call 812-524-8547.

May 26 Weekly News

TODAY IS TRINITY SUNDAY, and we observe it by saying the Athanasian Creed during our worship.  "The Athanasian Creed declares that its teaching concerning the Holy Trinity and our Lord's incarnation are "the catholic faith."  In other words, this is what the true Church of all times and all places has confessed.  More than fifteen centuries later, the Church continues to confess this truth, confident that the triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, has given Himself for our salvation."  (LSB, p. 319)

 

TODAY'S ALTAR FLOWERS have been given in thanksgiving and celebration of the 55th wedding anniversary of Delbert & Alberta Tormoehlen on June 1 by their daughters, Joan Peters, Nancy Crockett, and Linda Blanford and their husbands and children.  May God grant them many more happy years together!

 

TODAY WE REJOICE WITH Dan & Jeanne Lienhoop as they bring their son, SAWYER DANIEL, to be baptized.  Sawyer's sponsors are his aunts and uncles, Derek & Kristie Wessel and Josh & Liana Lienhoop.  God's blessings to you, Sawyer!

 

TODAY WE ARE OBSERVING Armed Forces Sunday.  Please note the insert included with your bulletin.

 

PLEASE KEEP OUR church and school in your prayers as we await the proposals from the various construction companies.

                         

JUNE CALENDAR AND NEWS will be available from the ushers after today's service.

 

THE CHURCH OFFICE will be closed tomorrow in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

 

EVERYONE IS INVITED TO the graduation service for our 8th graders this Thursday, May 30, at 7:00 PM.  Mrs. Emily Cook will be the guest speaker, and Abigail Anderson, valedictorian, and Nicholas Mensendiek, salutatorian, will be giving their presentations.  A reception and awards presentation will be held in the gym following the service.

 

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, "River of Life-Part 2," will be held Tuesday-Thursday, June 4-6, from 6:00-8:15 PM each evening.  Registration forms are available in the narthex and need to be returned by TODAY.  Helpers are needed for various capacities - see Pastor Cook or contact Becky in the church office if you would be able to help!

 

OPEN HOUSE: Summertime is time for CAMP!  You are invited to Camp Lakeview's Annual Open House next 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.

 

DVDs AVAILABLE:  DVDs of our recent school musical, "A Tale of Three Trees," is now available for purchase for $5 each.  See Mrs. Vandercar in the narthex today after worship if you would like to purchase one.  If you did not get to see the musical, don't miss this opportunity to enjoy this wonderful presentation by our talented students!

 

THE CONGREGATION IS INVITED to the wedding of Emily Hudson and Joseph Scrougham on Saturday, June 8, at St. Paul's Clifty at 4:30 PM and the reception immediately following at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds Pavilion.

 

BORCHERS PRESCHOOL is now accepting enrollment for the 2013-2014 school year.  Children must be 4 by August 1 to be in the Sunbeam Class, 3 by August 1 for the Rainbow Class, and 2 by August 1 for the Raindrop Class.  Call the St. Paul, Borchers, church office at 812-522-7364 for information or an enrollment form.