JULY 2013
Content
Peace Council
Nancy Waugh, Chairperson 805 Spruce Ave Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-2282 [email protected] Tom Gardner PO Box 5 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-6278 [email protected] Tom Perry PO Box 159 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-2342 [email protected] Terry Volker 17239 US Hwy 59 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-2424 [email protected] Jan Vipond PO Box 188 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-2421 [email protected] Diane Puchalski 22785 Co Rd 21 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-6208 [email protected] Craig Schroeder 23877 Co Rd 21 Elbow Lake, MN 56531 218-685-6277 [email protected] Jennifer McLaughlin 11254 Co Rd 2 Barrett, MN 56311 320-986-2139 [email protected] Youth Representative Andy Thompson
Peace Lutheran Church
JULY 2013
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Vacation Bible School is only a few weeks away! This year’s theme is God’s Backyard Bible Camp – Under the Stars where we will learn to serve family on day one, serve friends on day two, serve neighbors on day three, serve community on day four, and serve Jesus on day five. VBS will be held Sunday, July 14th through Thursday, July 18th from 5 to 8 on at Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett. All children ages 3 to 13 are welcome to attend. You will find a registration form in this newsletter that needs to be filled out and returned by July 10 th so we know how many supplies to purchase. We also need contact information for each student. On the registration form there are volunteer opportunities. Please consider helping out for a day, or two, or three, or four, or five!
Finally, there is a want list in this newsletter. If you can borrow or buy anything to help us out, please let us know. There is a sheet posted at church, also.
Thank you in advance for all your help!
Joyce Hanson, Director 320-528-2354 (Home) 320-304-0727 (Cell) [email protected]
2013 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION July 14-18, 2013 5 – 8 pm Child’s Name _______________________________________________________________________ Grade Completed _______________ Birth date ______________________ Age _____________ Parent’s Name ______________________________________________________________________ Home Address ___________________________ Email ____________________________________ Home Phone _____________________________Alternative Phone ________________________
Emergency Contact ______________________Relation __________________________________ Home Phone _____________________________ Alternative Phone _______________________ Medical concerns ________________________ Allergies _________________________________
People who may pick up child/children ______________________________________________
Parent’s Signature __________________________________________________________________
Vacation Bible School Volunteer Opportunities Please check any of the areas you would like to help with. Thanks! Decorating Registration Meals Set up Clean up Props Transportation Parade __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ Crafts Teacher Crafts Helper Games Teacher Games Helper Bible Story Teacher Bible Story Helper Snack Teacher Snack Helper Group Leader Music __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
Name _______________________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________ Email ____________________________
Send to: Joyce Hanson, PO Box 164, Barrett 56311 or [email protected]
2013 VBS WANT LIST “God’s Backyard Bible Camp – Under the Stars” The following is a list of items needed for Vacation Bible School. If you can help with anything, just drop off the items at church or give Joyce a call and she’ll come pick them up. If you would rather donate funds, let Joyce know so we can adjust our budget. Thank you so much! tents potted plants fake campfire twinkle lights outdoor canopies trees, shrubs flashlights lawn furniture flower pots lanterns sandbox water cans patio lights
small white Christmas lights
gingerbread cookie cutters
roasting sticks
picnic baskets plastic fencing large fan ping pong balls
grills
picnic blankets wading pools
coolers
sleeping bags clothes line & pins ocean sounds rope laundry basket soccer balls
cots
pillows birdhouses CD players oars world map bocce ball
night time sounds (frogs, crickets, owls) stuffed dog with collar & leash volley balls
green tarp/outdoor carpet
beach balls
fabric paint 50 each:
bean bag toss game
fabric markers
side walk chalk
birdseed
jump ropes
fleece
paper towel or toilet paper empty tubes, pairs of work gloves wooden chopsticks, glow sticks, pint jars 16” wooden dowels, pillow cases, light switches 20 oz empty green plastic bottles, 20 oz empty clear plastic bottles
Food for Snack Center: graham crackers, large marshmallows, mini-marshmallows, Hershey’s chocolate bars, chocolate pudding cups, Fig Newtons, Life Saver gummies, M & M’s, 3 loaves of bread, 2 pkg bologna, cheese spread, raisins, English muffins, carrots, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, olives, Kix cereal, grapes, ice cream, chocolate syrup, canned whipped cream, chocolate chips, sprinkles, and maraschino cherries.
We’ll be looking for groups to sponsor our meals again this year. It really worked well last year and helped us out tremendously. Call if you’re interested.
Peace WELCA's Potluck Picnic Wednesday, July 3 12:00 noon
Sandy Beach
(in case of rain, Peace church)
Thank you to everyone who helped furnish pies for our Pie and Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 23rd at the Pavilion. We had a nice assortment of pies. They were enjoyed by everyone.
Pr. Matthew wants to visit and get to know YOU better! To help keep communication lines open, he has decided to add in "Drop-in hours" at church on a trial basis. You can still setup meetings/visits other times, like always, by phone call or email, but you can now also just drop in at church on Mondays from 10:30-Noon, and Thursdays Noon-1:30!
www.peacebarrett.org
SCHOOL KITS
School Kits make a difference between getting an education or not. Public School is free, but supplies are not. Many families are not able to even afford a pencil. Some children often walk miles to and from school, often over steep and muddy terrain. Back-packs make it easier to carry books and supplies and protect papers and homework assignments from dust or dampness. To have a back-pack is a symbol of what it means to be a real student.
DEAR KIDS IN CHRIST—SAVE THE DATE!
August 24th will be a gathering of an intergenerational mission project that you and your family and friends can partake with others from a total of five churches. Anyone else is also invited to join. We will be packaging meals for starving children in this country and the world. As Jesus came into this world to serve others as a serving servant, we also are called to serve others. Perhaps at one point you will ask yourself why am I here, what is my purpose for being here on this earth. The purpose of life is simply to serve others. And no matter what job you will pick in life, as long as it is a service to someone some how there is no way you will feel totally complete and whole until you have given a part of yourself for others. At the end of the summer you will be eager to see your friends again. And do feel free to invite any of your friends even if they are of a different denomination. The work will be done in shifts that you may sign up for like and hour or two so you do not need to give up a whole day if you have other places and things to do. Can’t wait to share the day with you. Mark your calendars today. The event will take place at the Grant County DAC and there will be a meal to partake in to taste what your packing and a video to view on KIDS AGAINST HUNGER. May the peace of God be with you.
J U LY 2 0 1 3
Peace Lutheran Church Council Meeting Agenda May 8, 2013 6:00 p.m.
Call Meeting to Order—Members Present: Tom P, Nancy, Tom G, Jennifer, Sandy, and Pr. Matt Absent: Diane, Craig, Andy, Terry, Jan Devotional Time—Pastor Matthew Treasurer’s Report—will roll the WOW resources into the general checking and use bank account for the Don Berheim Scholarship. Motion to approve: Jennifer, 2nd Tom G. MCU. Pastor’s Report—Visits caught up after medical leave. Pr. Matt not quite back to full time yet. Working some from home. Anticipating 4 Confirmands for next year. Confirmation ending well this year.
Sunday School Report—Joyce wasn’t able to make it. VBS curriculum purchased. Discussed Sunday School budget.
Old Business: Scholarship Draft-- Pr. Matt and Sandy made a template that will be sent out for review, and then sent to WCA Peace Seniors. Next year we will be mindful to have application deadline for May council meeting so we can award scholarship at Sr. Recognition Night at the school. Pest Control—Braness approved to begin quarterly services at end of present Plunkett quarter. New Business: Air Conditioner—Installation has begun.
Laptop Computer—Church laptop is 5+years old and has issues which can no longer be fixed. Tom G made motion to authorize up to $800 for laptop and software. Tom P. second.
Summer Schedule Worship/9:30—Jennifer made motion to being summer services June 2. Nancy 2nd. MCU. Funeral Policy—Motion made by Tom P to implement policy that funeral director is responsible for the deceased. Casket not to be left at church building between visitation and funeral service. Tom G. 2nd. MCU. Youth and Family Dance for Old Settlers —Pr. Matt has been asked to host family and youth dance in church parking lot. There will be no church access. Motion to approve by Tom P. Tom G. 2nd. MCU. Sound Equipment—a sound equipment upgrade is identified as a need for outdoor services and use by Sunday School or other church activities. Motion made by Tom G to approve up to $550 expenditure for speaker system/sound system. Tom P. 2nd . MCU. Adjourn: Motion made by Jennifer. Matt 2nd.
Closing Prayer
Jennifer McLaughlin, Secretary
July 2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2
3
WELCA Picnic Potluck 12 Noon Sandy Beach
4
5
Faithful Folders 10am
6
7
Worship 9:30am
8
9
10
Council 6pm
11
12
Faithful Folders 10am
13
14
Worship 9:30am
Vacation Bible School
15
Vacation Bible School
16
Vacation Bible School
17
Vacation Bible School
18
Vacation Bible School
19
Faithful Folders 10am
20
21
Worship 9:30am VBS Celebration
22
23
24
25
26
Faithful Folders 10am
27
28
Worship 9:30am
29
30
31
Serving in July
Servers Ushers
July 7 July 14
Bob & Irene Shervey Mike & Marlys Kniss Dennis & Sandy Kashmark Dwaine & Annabelle Olson Craig & Jody Schroeder Tanya Schleicher
July 7 July 14
Bob & Irene Shervey Mike & Marlys Kniss Dennis & Sandy Kashmark Dwaine & Annabelle Olson Craig & Jody Schroeder Tanya Schleicher
July 21
July 21
July 28
Kathy Dahl Solveig Dahl Jan Vipond
July 28
Kathy Dahl Solveig Dahl Jan Vipond
Readers
7/7 Kathy Dahl
Work Group #1 Doug & Marilyn Frykman
Altar Guild Kathy Lee
Bob & Irene Shervey
Linda Buchite
7/14 Ardis Paulson
7/21 VBS Celebration 7/28 Alveda Rhude
If you are unable to be a helper on your Sunday, please call one of your work group leaders and he or she will help you find a
replacement.
Thank you.
Stewardship of the Good News
Ecclesiastes 3:9-14: What gain have the workers from their toil? I have seen the business that God has given to everyone to be busy with. He has made everything suitable for its time; moreover, he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live; moreover, it is God’s gift that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in all their toil. I know that whatever God does endures for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; God has done this, so that all should stand in awe before him.” Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. July will certainly be an interesting month for both Peace and myself as there is something going on each week throughout the month. The month starts out with our annual Mystery Mission trip. In previous years we have worked on a house for a widower in rural Wadena, built community areas and rejuvenated a memorial park outside of Joplin. This year our destination will be different but mission is the same: offer a helping hand to God’s people who need it. We again are filled to capacity for the trip (and have been for quite some time!) with young people who are excited to see their faith put into action. I would ask that you keep those we are going to aid, the kids and the adults (Susie Sieben and myself) in your prayers. We also have a larger than previous years need for partial scholarships for the youth, so if you might be interested in financially aiding these young people please let me know, as anything helps! July also has become the home for our VBS here at Peace, and this year it is the 14-18. The amount of life and excitement that flows through our building each summer during Bible School week is electric, and as exhausting as the week can be, I’m still very much looking forward to it. Please contact Joyce Hanson, if you’re willing to help in any way either before, during or after the week. Without Adults (often without children of their own participating) we can’t have programing like this for our community. We have all heard the saying “many hands makes light work” but the opposite is true as well, when there are to few volunteers the work is daunting, overwhelming, and can quickly burn out those helping. Please, Please, Please, if your available (even for a small portion of the time) please lend a hand. The month is going to end with me being out of the area for a while. I have a few Continuing Education classes that I will be taking including one entitled “Rethinking Evangelism” which although required, I’m quite looking forward to. Hopefully I will be able to bring back to Peace a new lens in which we might see how God is already at work in our neck of the woods. I will also be taking a week of vacation to close out this very busy month, with a trip to Sioux Falls and Kansas City being talked about.
There certainly is a lot of work to go around this month, but I know that God is working alongside us, encouraging us to find joy in the work we share. For I know that there is nothing better for us than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we live. Amen
Pastor Matthew
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH PO Box 206 Barrett MN 56311
2013
Rev. Matthew Rose, Pastor [email protected] cell phone: 218-770-8470
Office: 320-528-2536 email: [email protected]
Baby Care Kits These Kits are distributed as part of emergency and relief effort. They are also a part of LWR health initiatives to encourage women to seek prenatal care
Nancy Waugh, Chairperson 805 Spruce Ave Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-2282 [email protected] Tom Gardner PO Box 5 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-6278 [email protected] Tom Perry PO Box 159 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-2342 [email protected] Terry Volker 17239 US Hwy 59 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-2424 [email protected] Jan Vipond PO Box 188 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-2421 [email protected] Diane Puchalski 22785 Co Rd 21 Barrett, MN 56311 320-528-6208 [email protected] Craig Schroeder 23877 Co Rd 21 Elbow Lake, MN 56531 218-685-6277 [email protected] Jennifer McLaughlin 11254 Co Rd 2 Barrett, MN 56311 320-986-2139 [email protected] Youth Representative Andy Thompson
Peace Lutheran Church
JULY 2013
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Vacation Bible School is only a few weeks away! This year’s theme is God’s Backyard Bible Camp – Under the Stars where we will learn to serve family on day one, serve friends on day two, serve neighbors on day three, serve community on day four, and serve Jesus on day five. VBS will be held Sunday, July 14th through Thursday, July 18th from 5 to 8 on at Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett. All children ages 3 to 13 are welcome to attend. You will find a registration form in this newsletter that needs to be filled out and returned by July 10 th so we know how many supplies to purchase. We also need contact information for each student. On the registration form there are volunteer opportunities. Please consider helping out for a day, or two, or three, or four, or five!
Finally, there is a want list in this newsletter. If you can borrow or buy anything to help us out, please let us know. There is a sheet posted at church, also.
Thank you in advance for all your help!
Joyce Hanson, Director 320-528-2354 (Home) 320-304-0727 (Cell) [email protected]
2013 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION July 14-18, 2013 5 – 8 pm Child’s Name _______________________________________________________________________ Grade Completed _______________ Birth date ______________________ Age _____________ Parent’s Name ______________________________________________________________________ Home Address ___________________________ Email ____________________________________ Home Phone _____________________________Alternative Phone ________________________
Emergency Contact ______________________Relation __________________________________ Home Phone _____________________________ Alternative Phone _______________________ Medical concerns ________________________ Allergies _________________________________
People who may pick up child/children ______________________________________________
Parent’s Signature __________________________________________________________________
Vacation Bible School Volunteer Opportunities Please check any of the areas you would like to help with. Thanks! Decorating Registration Meals Set up Clean up Props Transportation Parade __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ Crafts Teacher Crafts Helper Games Teacher Games Helper Bible Story Teacher Bible Story Helper Snack Teacher Snack Helper Group Leader Music __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
Name _______________________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________ Email ____________________________
Send to: Joyce Hanson, PO Box 164, Barrett 56311 or [email protected]
2013 VBS WANT LIST “God’s Backyard Bible Camp – Under the Stars” The following is a list of items needed for Vacation Bible School. If you can help with anything, just drop off the items at church or give Joyce a call and she’ll come pick them up. If you would rather donate funds, let Joyce know so we can adjust our budget. Thank you so much! tents potted plants fake campfire twinkle lights outdoor canopies trees, shrubs flashlights lawn furniture flower pots lanterns sandbox water cans patio lights
small white Christmas lights
gingerbread cookie cutters
roasting sticks
picnic baskets plastic fencing large fan ping pong balls
grills
picnic blankets wading pools
coolers
sleeping bags clothes line & pins ocean sounds rope laundry basket soccer balls
cots
pillows birdhouses CD players oars world map bocce ball
night time sounds (frogs, crickets, owls) stuffed dog with collar & leash volley balls
green tarp/outdoor carpet
beach balls
fabric paint 50 each:
bean bag toss game
fabric markers
side walk chalk
birdseed
jump ropes
fleece
paper towel or toilet paper empty tubes, pairs of work gloves wooden chopsticks, glow sticks, pint jars 16” wooden dowels, pillow cases, light switches 20 oz empty green plastic bottles, 20 oz empty clear plastic bottles
Food for Snack Center: graham crackers, large marshmallows, mini-marshmallows, Hershey’s chocolate bars, chocolate pudding cups, Fig Newtons, Life Saver gummies, M & M’s, 3 loaves of bread, 2 pkg bologna, cheese spread, raisins, English muffins, carrots, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, olives, Kix cereal, grapes, ice cream, chocolate syrup, canned whipped cream, chocolate chips, sprinkles, and maraschino cherries.
We’ll be looking for groups to sponsor our meals again this year. It really worked well last year and helped us out tremendously. Call if you’re interested.
Peace WELCA's Potluck Picnic Wednesday, July 3 12:00 noon
Sandy Beach
(in case of rain, Peace church)
Thank you to everyone who helped furnish pies for our Pie and Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 23rd at the Pavilion. We had a nice assortment of pies. They were enjoyed by everyone.
Pr. Matthew wants to visit and get to know YOU better! To help keep communication lines open, he has decided to add in "Drop-in hours" at church on a trial basis. You can still setup meetings/visits other times, like always, by phone call or email, but you can now also just drop in at church on Mondays from 10:30-Noon, and Thursdays Noon-1:30!
www.peacebarrett.org
SCHOOL KITS
School Kits make a difference between getting an education or not. Public School is free, but supplies are not. Many families are not able to even afford a pencil. Some children often walk miles to and from school, often over steep and muddy terrain. Back-packs make it easier to carry books and supplies and protect papers and homework assignments from dust or dampness. To have a back-pack is a symbol of what it means to be a real student.
DEAR KIDS IN CHRIST—SAVE THE DATE!
August 24th will be a gathering of an intergenerational mission project that you and your family and friends can partake with others from a total of five churches. Anyone else is also invited to join. We will be packaging meals for starving children in this country and the world. As Jesus came into this world to serve others as a serving servant, we also are called to serve others. Perhaps at one point you will ask yourself why am I here, what is my purpose for being here on this earth. The purpose of life is simply to serve others. And no matter what job you will pick in life, as long as it is a service to someone some how there is no way you will feel totally complete and whole until you have given a part of yourself for others. At the end of the summer you will be eager to see your friends again. And do feel free to invite any of your friends even if they are of a different denomination. The work will be done in shifts that you may sign up for like and hour or two so you do not need to give up a whole day if you have other places and things to do. Can’t wait to share the day with you. Mark your calendars today. The event will take place at the Grant County DAC and there will be a meal to partake in to taste what your packing and a video to view on KIDS AGAINST HUNGER. May the peace of God be with you.
J U LY 2 0 1 3
Peace Lutheran Church Council Meeting Agenda May 8, 2013 6:00 p.m.
Call Meeting to Order—Members Present: Tom P, Nancy, Tom G, Jennifer, Sandy, and Pr. Matt Absent: Diane, Craig, Andy, Terry, Jan Devotional Time—Pastor Matthew Treasurer’s Report—will roll the WOW resources into the general checking and use bank account for the Don Berheim Scholarship. Motion to approve: Jennifer, 2nd Tom G. MCU. Pastor’s Report—Visits caught up after medical leave. Pr. Matt not quite back to full time yet. Working some from home. Anticipating 4 Confirmands for next year. Confirmation ending well this year.
Sunday School Report—Joyce wasn’t able to make it. VBS curriculum purchased. Discussed Sunday School budget.
Old Business: Scholarship Draft-- Pr. Matt and Sandy made a template that will be sent out for review, and then sent to WCA Peace Seniors. Next year we will be mindful to have application deadline for May council meeting so we can award scholarship at Sr. Recognition Night at the school. Pest Control—Braness approved to begin quarterly services at end of present Plunkett quarter. New Business: Air Conditioner—Installation has begun.
Laptop Computer—Church laptop is 5+years old and has issues which can no longer be fixed. Tom G made motion to authorize up to $800 for laptop and software. Tom P. second.
Summer Schedule Worship/9:30—Jennifer made motion to being summer services June 2. Nancy 2nd. MCU. Funeral Policy—Motion made by Tom P to implement policy that funeral director is responsible for the deceased. Casket not to be left at church building between visitation and funeral service. Tom G. 2nd. MCU. Youth and Family Dance for Old Settlers —Pr. Matt has been asked to host family and youth dance in church parking lot. There will be no church access. Motion to approve by Tom P. Tom G. 2nd. MCU. Sound Equipment—a sound equipment upgrade is identified as a need for outdoor services and use by Sunday School or other church activities. Motion made by Tom G to approve up to $550 expenditure for speaker system/sound system. Tom P. 2nd . MCU. Adjourn: Motion made by Jennifer. Matt 2nd.
Closing Prayer
Jennifer McLaughlin, Secretary
July 2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2
3
WELCA Picnic Potluck 12 Noon Sandy Beach
4
5
Faithful Folders 10am
6
7
Worship 9:30am
8
9
10
Council 6pm
11
12
Faithful Folders 10am
13
14
Worship 9:30am
Vacation Bible School
15
Vacation Bible School
16
Vacation Bible School
17
Vacation Bible School
18
Vacation Bible School
19
Faithful Folders 10am
20
21
Worship 9:30am VBS Celebration
22
23
24
25
26
Faithful Folders 10am
27
28
Worship 9:30am
29
30
31
Serving in July
Servers Ushers
July 7 July 14
Bob & Irene Shervey Mike & Marlys Kniss Dennis & Sandy Kashmark Dwaine & Annabelle Olson Craig & Jody Schroeder Tanya Schleicher
July 7 July 14
Bob & Irene Shervey Mike & Marlys Kniss Dennis & Sandy Kashmark Dwaine & Annabelle Olson Craig & Jody Schroeder Tanya Schleicher
July 21
July 21
July 28
Kathy Dahl Solveig Dahl Jan Vipond
July 28
Kathy Dahl Solveig Dahl Jan Vipond
Readers
7/7 Kathy Dahl
Work Group #1 Doug & Marilyn Frykman
Altar Guild Kathy Lee
Bob & Irene Shervey
Linda Buchite
7/14 Ardis Paulson
7/21 VBS Celebration 7/28 Alveda Rhude
If you are unable to be a helper on your Sunday, please call one of your work group leaders and he or she will help you find a
replacement.
Thank you.
Stewardship of the Good News
Ecclesiastes 3:9-14: What gain have the workers from their toil? I have seen the business that God has given to everyone to be busy with. He has made everything suitable for its time; moreover, he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live; moreover, it is God’s gift that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in all their toil. I know that whatever God does endures for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; God has done this, so that all should stand in awe before him.” Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. July will certainly be an interesting month for both Peace and myself as there is something going on each week throughout the month. The month starts out with our annual Mystery Mission trip. In previous years we have worked on a house for a widower in rural Wadena, built community areas and rejuvenated a memorial park outside of Joplin. This year our destination will be different but mission is the same: offer a helping hand to God’s people who need it. We again are filled to capacity for the trip (and have been for quite some time!) with young people who are excited to see their faith put into action. I would ask that you keep those we are going to aid, the kids and the adults (Susie Sieben and myself) in your prayers. We also have a larger than previous years need for partial scholarships for the youth, so if you might be interested in financially aiding these young people please let me know, as anything helps! July also has become the home for our VBS here at Peace, and this year it is the 14-18. The amount of life and excitement that flows through our building each summer during Bible School week is electric, and as exhausting as the week can be, I’m still very much looking forward to it. Please contact Joyce Hanson, if you’re willing to help in any way either before, during or after the week. Without Adults (often without children of their own participating) we can’t have programing like this for our community. We have all heard the saying “many hands makes light work” but the opposite is true as well, when there are to few volunteers the work is daunting, overwhelming, and can quickly burn out those helping. Please, Please, Please, if your available (even for a small portion of the time) please lend a hand. The month is going to end with me being out of the area for a while. I have a few Continuing Education classes that I will be taking including one entitled “Rethinking Evangelism” which although required, I’m quite looking forward to. Hopefully I will be able to bring back to Peace a new lens in which we might see how God is already at work in our neck of the woods. I will also be taking a week of vacation to close out this very busy month, with a trip to Sioux Falls and Kansas City being talked about.
There certainly is a lot of work to go around this month, but I know that God is working alongside us, encouraging us to find joy in the work we share. For I know that there is nothing better for us than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we live. Amen
Pastor Matthew
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH PO Box 206 Barrett MN 56311
2013
Rev. Matthew Rose, Pastor [email protected] cell phone: 218-770-8470
Office: 320-528-2536 email: [email protected]
Baby Care Kits These Kits are distributed as part of emergency and relief effort. They are also a part of LWR health initiatives to encourage women to seek prenatal care
