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Relevant + Hopeful + Generous
April 15-22, 2018
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Upcoming Events at a glance (and quick links)
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What will your obituary say?
I remember and exercise in college where the teacher had us each write our own obituary. The idea was help us reflect on how we were living in the present...to live a life that someone would want to remember, to live our lives in a way that would make a difference. We all want to make a difference, we want our lives to mean something. Life is precious gift, not something to be taken for granted or squandered. So how will people remember you?
On Monday, April 16 we will have a speaker, Tim Knutson from the ELCA
Planning and Giving program,
speak about Financial planning and Estate giving. Tim with be with us to help us think about the legacy we leave, especially in terms of deferred gifts. Life is uncertain so we plan and save to we have the financial resources we will need. But if we have planned well, we may more than we need and the balance will be given to someone. Tim will help us think about the options we have to make our wishes known and how the sharing of those funds is a way to express what was important to us in our lifetimes.
Tim will be joining our Joyful Seniors group that meets monthly but all are welcome to come to the presentation which be at 10:10am. Then join us us for fellowship time, an opportunity to visit with Tim one on one and a free lunch.
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Camp Sunday, April 15th, 8:15 or 10:15 am. S'mores, GaGa and all things Summer Camp!
JOIN US FOR CAMP SUNDAY AT JOY!
Come to church and learn about all the great opportunities for all ages at Luther Park Bible Camp. PLUS Joy Church is so excited about helping families will be offering a registration code so you can get 1/2 off the price of Bible Camp.
Wear your tie dye or Camp shirt to church and get ready for some fun!
Questions please call or text Christy 715.441.6366.
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Faith Formation Video
This week, We learn about Paul.
This Bible story shows the catalyst for Paul's ministry.
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Weekly Home Devotion Resource
God's Story...Our Story
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Wednesday Suppers
Wednesday Night Suppers ~
All are welcome to enjoy a delicious meal and wonderful fellowship at Joy. Supper time is from 5:15 to 6:30 pm. A vegetarian option is also offered as an alternative at each meal. Bring your friends and neighbors to the table and experience JOY!
APRIL MENU
April 18 ~ Cheesy Potato Soup and Sandwiches
April 25 ~ Stroganoff
MAY MENU
May 2 ~ Picnic Celebration BBQ, Sandwiches, Salads, Hot Dogs, Dessert
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Mark Your Calendars: JWELCA Spring Banquet Coming Up on April 29th, 5 PM
Tickets are now on sale for the annual JWELCA Spring Banquet. This is a fun evening of fellowship and we invite all women and girls to join us for a special meal, followed by speaker, Stephanie Landsem, a Minnesota author who writes historical fiction inspired by the Bible, archeology, and anthropology. She's explored ancient ruins, medieval castles and majestic cathedrals around the world. Tickets for the banquet are $10.00 for adults and children over 5 years of age. Tickets are on sale between and after services. If possible, please bring an item for our Spring Mission to Turning Point (See list of items listed on poster in the Narthex). Don't miss this special evening!
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Thank you
to all the people who donated to the Global Health Ministries Hospice Kits and, to the youth and adults who assembled them.
41 kits were delivered to GHM this past week!
Thank you
to all the women in the Joy Quilting Ministry who made 60 quilts this year for Lutheran World Relief.
Thank you
to Pastor Steve for blessing all these items last Sunday.
Thank you
to JWELCA for the donation of $150.00 to help pay for the shipping of the quilts and hospice kits.
Thank you
for helping Joy Lutheran Church to reach out beyond it's building to help people in need around the world!
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Please Donate to the Spring Mission Project: Turning Point Shelter
It's time to begin donating to the Spring Mission Project. Our church will be collecting items for the Turning Point Shelter which provides support and resources for victims of domestic and sexual violence through its two centers-one in River Falls and one in New Richmond.
One in three women will experience domestic violence so the need for services is great. The more sites and resources that are available to people, the more likely people are to get help and find safety for themselves and their family. Turning Point provides a number of services including a crisis shelter, sexual assault crisis support, 24-hour hotline and text hotline, safety planning, individual advocacy, support groups for victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence, legal system advocacy, and prevention education programs. Please consult the poster board in the Narthex for a listing of current needs and wish lists from Turning Point. Food items, hygiene supplies, cleaning supplies, and general shelter necessities are needed. Thank you for your help with this project!
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JWELCA UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:
Biennial Convention of the Northwest Wisconsin Synod Women to be Held in Rice Lake, Saturday, April 21, 2018, 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
All women are invited to attend the Synod Women's Organization Convention on Saturday, April 21 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Rice Lake. The theme is "Transformed Anew." There will be singing, praying, fellowship, laughter, keynote speakers, awareness sessions, Take Faith Home Action Tables and more! The cost is only $35 until April 7th. Late registration and same day registration is $40. Special speakers include Deacon Amy Hartman, founding director of "Cherish All Children," and Rev. Laurie Skow-Anderson, Assistant to our Bishop in our Synod. Six Awareness Sessions will be held on topics such as Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, Homelessness, Conversation with Bishop Hoyme, Water Quality Issues, and the Doctrine of Discovery. For more information about the Convention or for a Registration Form, consult the Special Convention Issue of "The Northwester" newsletter on the JWELCA bulletin board in the narthex hallway at church or call Marcia Lindseth (715-262-3498) or Emilie Horken (715-262-4728).
More information about the SWO Convention can be found on the JWELCA bulletin board in the narthex hallway or by accessing the SWO website: www.nwswiswo.org.
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PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Thank you to all the people who responded to the request for more prayer shawls. We are now able to expand our ministry. A display has been set up on a ladder in the narthex of these prayer shawls that have been made by the people of Joy. You are invited, if you know of a family member, neighbor, friend or co-worker that is experiencing some sort of crisis in their life and could be comforted by the gift of a prayer shawl, to take a shawl to that person. Each shawl has a tag attached explaining the shawl that they are being given. We will need to have shawls made on a continuing basis so that this ministry will be able to touch the lives of all people in need. If you complete a shawl or if you need supplies to make a shawl, please contact Emilie Horken 262-4728.
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Celebration of Life for Mary Anderson.
A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Mary L. Anderson was held at 11:00 am on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Joy Lutheran Church, with Pastor Steve Meyer officiating. Visitation will begin 1 hour prior to services at the church. Luncheon to follow service. Services are in the care of the O'Connell-Benedict Family Funeral Home of Prescott, WI. 715-262-5404.
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Celebration of Life for Andrea Barstad-Aase
A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Andrea Barstad-Aase will be held at Joy Lutheran Church on May 5th. Details to be announced soon.
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The Senior Gathering Place
The Senior Gathering Place along with Pierce County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) is offering the "STEPPING ON" fall prevention series starting Thursday, April 12th. The sessions will be held at the Gathering Place starting at 1:00 PM. Everyone is welcome. The series runs for 6 weeks. Even if you cannot attend all 6 sessions, you can enroll and attend as able. Preregistration is required. Call 715-273-6780 (ADRC) to preregister. More information is posted on the bulletin board in the kitchen hallway.
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Welcome 2018 Joy Vision Council Members!
President-Joan Northouse
Vice President-Chris Stanke
Secretary-Bobbie Flatz
Treasurer-Kristin Tibayan *not voting member of Council
Faith Education-Josh Pender
Fellowship-Krista Mitzuk
Giving-Wayne Lundgaard
Outreach-Renee Braun
Service-Peter Gray
Worship-Phyllis Hoffmann
JWELCA-Hope Olson
Thank you for your service and commitment to Joy Lutheran Church!
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Take Stock in our Youth (literally)
7 of our youth will be traveling to Houston this summer to participate in the ELCA National Youth Gathering (a life transforming experience where they will join with 30,000 other youth from around the world to deepen their faith).
To help offset the cost of this trip Joy youth will be selling "stock" to raise funds for this trip. Those who purchase "stock" will be investing in the future of our youth. As part of your investment you will receive exclusive and personal status reports before, during, and after the National Youth Gathering from those you invest in along with access to our online blog. You will also be invited to a stockholders appreciation event
on Wednesday, July 11 at 7 PM
the youth will share video, stories, music, and much more.
Pick up a stock prospectus on Sunday and look it over to get to know the youth who are going and determine how you support them. Questions? contact Christy, our Youth Director.
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Be part of a Thrivent Action Team
Thrivent Financial Updates...
Updated YTD numbers as of April 1st for Thrivent and Joy activities are as follows:
- Thrivent Action Teams: 33 projects approved and $8,250 received.
- Thrivent Choice Dollars received year to date: $3,272.00. (MORE THAN ALL LAST YEAR!)
Thrivent is looking for ways to give away millions of dollars with its non-profit status. Let's help them, which in turn supports Joy, the community and many of our outreach programs.
Action Team Projects:
During this past year (2017) 60 Action Team projects were completed by members of Joy who are also Thrivent benefit and associate members. Thrivent provided $250 seed money for each of these events, thus giving us $15,000 that was used for service and outreach activities. Some of that money was used to offset budget expenditures and the rest used for programs that were not included in the 2017 budget. This surpassed our goal of 50 events and we have set our goal for 2018 for another 60 projects. As of March 1st we have already been approved for 20 projects for this year ($5,000) and are well on our way to meet our goal. Thank you to Thrivent Financial and everyone at Joy who has supported this program. I will update this message on the 1st Sunday of each month with new numbers. You can view all of last year's projects and 2018 projects that have been approved and anticipated for the entire year posted on the hallway bulletin board.
Choice Dollars: This is another Thrivent program available to eligible benefit members where they can direct Thrivent dollars to one or more non-profit organizations (including Joy Lutheran Church). These dollars become available throughout the year and you simply indicate where you would like the money to be sent. The process is easy and quick - either by phone or on-line. Remember, this is Thrivent's money (not yours) and they are giving it to a non-profit organization of your choice. During 2017 Joy members directed over $3,000 to Joy Lutheran Church of which over half was used to support the Capital Improvement Fund. This was a huge increase of Choice Dollars from previous years and is different from Action Team seed money in that the money can be used for whatever need we have at Joy. Thank you to Thrivent Financial and all Joy members who participated in this program. Let's make 2018 another great year with your continued involvement. Our goal for 2018 will again be $3,000. Please note: Choice dollars accumulated in any year must be used by March 31st of the following year or you will lose the dollars (e.g. money earned in 2017 must be used by 3/31/2018).
If you would like more information about Action Teams or Choice Dollars, check the weekly newsletter, Joy's web page, posted information in the church narthex & hallway bulletin board or contact Jim & Bobbie Flatz.
Thousands of dollars are available for our use to fund projects in our congregation and community...come find out how you can be part of it. Joy has prepared a 1 page informational and guidelines document that will explain the program and ease you through the application process. If you would like to view this, click on the link below.
CLICK HERE
Also, please read the Thrivent document called "101 ways to spark action in your community", click on the link below to view.
CLICK HERE
Be sure to check
Thrivent page on our church website for more information.
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JOY YOUTH
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Vacation Bible School will take place at Joy Lutheran Church in Prescott, WI, June 11-15. This event is offered in partnership with Luther Park Bible Camp. Luther Park Counselors will essentially bring the camp program to us. All children from the community are invited to participate in this great event!
The Luther Park Staff will be leading the program along with some volunteers from Prescott. The children will be involved in crafts, games, singing, recreational activities, Bible study, and MORE! June 11-15, 2018
Monday - Friday 12 noon -5pm for children going into 1st-6th grade,
Monday-Friday 12noon -3pm for children going into Kindergarten.
All children are asked to bring a sack lunch.
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Luther Park Bible Camp
June 10-August 10
Pick your week!
Time to sign up for BIBLE Camp!! Kids 1st-12th grade can sign up for Bible Camp and get 1/2 off the price of camp by using our Joy Church sponsorship coupon code.
JOYPRESCOTTFW-(FW = FULL WEEK)
JOYPRESCOTTHW-(HW = HALF WEEK)
*please note sponsorship code is LAST STEP for online registration.
Check out the link below for more details on dates and programs offered and to register.
Click Here
If you want to know who the other Joy kids are that are going, please contact Christy for a list of dates and programs Joy youth will be attending at 715.441.6366
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SUMMER MISSION TRIP TO CANADA
Thunder Bay, Canada June 15th - 21st Cost $325 includes transportation, camping fees, meals, service sites, and entrance fees.
(Passport or Pass card fees not included..Students 18 and under only need a birth certificate)
Deposit $40 Non-refundable due March 15th.
We will do 2 fundraisers to help with the cost.
Several students last year were able pay for their entire trip with fundraisers.
If assistance is needed please let Christy know ASAP.
We will be camping at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park near Thunder Bay Canada.
While at Sleeping Giant we will be spending time helping the park rangers care for
God's creation. This may include painting tables, clearing brush, trimming trees, breaking trails, digging trails, or hauling fire wood. We will also have some FUN hiking, swimming, campfires, visiting tourist attractions, fishing, canoeing, learning about God's creation and much more.
This trip is for students going into 9th grade to adult.
Space is limited so sign up on the youth Bulletin Board, online, or Text Christy 715-441-6366
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR CANADA MISSION TRIP 2018!
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Church Directory
**Updated as of October 2017, directories (both picture and address) are ready to pick up...they are also available on the church web page on a password protected page (please call the office for the password).
If you have corrections please let the office know.
**If you would like to
update or add your picture, please send it to the office at any time. It will be included in the next print!**
Name Tag
s... are a great way to help people remember your name. We are working on a system to have more permanent name tags available, but for now any time you can wear one helps the rest of us get to know you. Thank you.
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Did You Know...
Joy's Worship Services are broadcast live on 88.7 FM??? If you are having trouble hearing the service as it happens or just want to listen along, you can bring in a small radio with a headset or ear buds. Or, please feel free to speak with Lee Northouse, we have them available for use at Joy!
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If you miss a sermon...
and want to catch up or share it with someone who might appreciate it. We record our worship each week and post it on our web page as well as the bottom of this weekly electronic newsletter. Just click on the
YouTube button.
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Worship Attendance
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Date
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8:15 Traditional
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10:15 Contemporary
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6:30 Wednesday Lent
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TOTAL |
Mar 11
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76
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65
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March 14-81
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222
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Mar 18
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53
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74
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March 21-74
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201
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Mar 25
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61
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69
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March 29- Maundy Thursday-43
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March 30-Good Friday-68
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241
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April 1
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132
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144
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276
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April 15
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56
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64
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120
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WEEK OF
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REGULAR
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ELECTRONIC
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TOTAL
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OTHER
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March 11
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$2,118.00
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$4,609.50
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$6,727.50
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$1,807.27
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March 18
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$1,729.16
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$3,712.93
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$5,442.09
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$1,209.79
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March 25
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$1,969.00
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$1,208.97
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$3,177.97
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$5,601.92
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April 1
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$3,402.00
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$8,265.75
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$11,667.75
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$997.02
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April 8
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$2,901.00
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$1,162.00
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$4,063.00
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$328.01
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N/A=Not Available *=Updated Information
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If you have a QR reader on your phone you can also access the page by scanning here
If you don't have a QR reader and still would like the convenience of working from your phone.
We also have a church giving app called Give+ available as a free download.
How it works
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WiFi Joy Guest Password: WelcomeToJoy!73
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Worship Leaders for April, 8:15 & 10:15 Worship Services
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GREETERS
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READERS
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COMMUNION ASSISTANTS
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USHERS-All Month
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April 15
8:15AM
Craig & Tammy Orf
10:15AM
Karen & CL Lehman
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April 15
8:15AM
Gloria Sebion
10:15AM
Diane Meyer
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April 15
8:15AM
Jim & Bobbie Flatz, Phyllis Hoffmann
10:15AM
Krista Mitzuk, Diane Meyer, Stephanie Brantner
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April
8:15AM
Mike & Pauline Volkman
10:15AM
The Kleinschmidt Family
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April 22
8:15AM
Bill & Sandy Satchell & Martin
10:15AM
The Craft Family
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April 22
8:15AM
Carol Peterson
10:15AM
Erica Keezer
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April 22
8:15AM
Ken Roen, Jim Flatz, Carol Peterson
10:15AM
Hope Olson, Krista Mitzuk, Wayne Lundgaard
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April
8:15AM
Mike & Pauline Volkman
10:15AM
The Kleinschmidt Family
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Weekly Calendar
APRIL
15 Sunday
CAMP SUNDAY
8:15am Traditional Worship Service
9-10am Youth Band Practice
9:25-10:10am Faith Formation
10:15am Contemporary Worship Service
10:15am Sunday School
16 Monday
10am-Noon Joyful Seniors
2:15-3:15pm Prescott HS Cleaning Crew
7-8pm Joyful Bells Rehearsal
17 Tuesday
10am Thrivent Meeting
3pm Library Committee Meeting
6:30-7pm Executive Team Meeting
7:00pm Joy Vision Council Meeting
18 Wednesday
5-5:30pm Sing 4 Joy Rehearsal
5:15-6:30pm Wednesday Night Supper
5:30-6:15 Joy Unlimited Rehearsal
6:30-7:30pm Shift 6/7
6:30-7:30pm Confirmation Class
7-7:30pm Joy Choir Rehearsal
19 Thursday
9-11am Joy Cleaning Crew
7pm Spirit of Joy Band Rehearsal
20 Friday
21 Saturday
8:00am-4:00pm Synod Women's Convention at Bethany Lutheran in Rice Lake.
7:30am Men's Bible Study
8:15am Traditional Worship Service
9-10am Youth Band Practice
9:25-10:10am Faith Formation
10:15am Contemporary Worship Service
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