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Weekly e-news                      5/26/16  
+ worship

This Sunday we gather with the entire Lutheridge summer staff to celebrate Holy Communion at  10:30.  Be ready to sing camp songs and hymns.  It always a joy to welcome the counselors during their orientation and to begin our weekly prayers for their ministry.  And, yes, there will be an  8:30 service with two children celebrating their communion milestone.

We also begin a preaching series on Second Corinthians.  We open with 2 Cor 2:1-10.  After writing a "harsh letter" and making a "painful visit", Paul models forgiveness for a young church in crisis.  

+ learn
 

COMMUNION MILESTONE... This morning, at the 8:30 service, we recognize children of Nativity who have completed their study of Holy Communion with Pastor Mark.  
They are:  Eleanor Hammack, and Jackson McCall. 
We celebrate this milestone on their spiritual journey.

+ care

the installation of 
 the Reverends
Gregg & Rachel Hoffman
will be held 
Sunday June 5, 2016
at both services. 


+ give


Thank you to everyone who supported our community partnerships over the years, especially Steve Davis and Heather Neal with the Calvary Food Pantry, Laurie Taylor and Randy and Kathleen Trieber with the ABCCM Veteran's Meal, Nancy Seekamp with the Welcome Table, Nancy Rehan and Jennie Gillette with the Medical Equipment Loan Closet. It has been a pleasure working as your GIVE director and I look forward to supporting our pastors as we continue to "Make Christ Known".
 - Jen Loizzo



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See who's celebrating
in June!
  Volunteers are needed for the Calvary Food Pantry 
on June 11  .  
Signup is at the Welcome Desk.
OFFERING  update
May 2016
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$39,609 received
$48,000 budgeted

Thank you to all who have sewn and are sewing the drawstring backpacks for Lutheran World Relief School Kits. So far, thirty backpacks have been returned and are ready to fill with school supplies in September. There are more kits ready to be sewn on the table under the women's bulletin board, which is in the hallway to the right as you exit the worship area. These kits have everything that you need, including instructions, and involve simple sewing of straight seams. The kits need to be finished and returned by September 1. Please consider picking up and sewing a kit or two to help us meet our goal of 125 school kits. Thank you for your help. If you have questions or need help,
call Linda Blake, 684-8378.
 
Continue to bring in your aluminum pop tops and your Campbell's UPC codes until June 19. They will be taken to the Ronald McDonald House and Crossnore School. These items may be placed on the table under the women's bulletin board.

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