There will be no fellowship following the service this Sunday, June 17 due to a memorial service for Don Niesche taking place at Rejoice.
Social Concerns Committee in Action
The June mission partner is right in our back yard - literally! We will partner with the Property Committee and the Youth and Family Committee to repair and spiff up the two play sets behind the church. We'll take a noisy offering this Sunday, June 17, to make the play sets safe and welcoming for kids at Rejoice. The youth will complete the project on a service day in July.
Please join the conversation at the next meeting of the Social Concerns committee on Tuesday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the library.
Be Hospitable
Find out how you can contribute to Rejoice's friendliness by attending an Outreach/Hospitality meeting the third Thursday of each month. The monthly meetings will begin:
Thursday, June 19
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Sing a Song!
Over the next few Sundays we will be learning a few new songs. For some these songs may be familiar as they have been shared during prelude and offering. Our hymn of praise on noncommunion Sundays will be 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) by Matt Redman. It is a song with a beautiful melody that describes praising the Lord throughout the entire day and our entire life. Our hymn of praise on communion Sundays will be Our God is Here by Chris Muglia. This song sets the tone for worship by declaring God's presence in our lives, our hearts, and in the meal we will share.
As we dive into the 9:30 service that blends elements of the 8:30 traditional worship and 10:30 contemporary worship, I would love to hear your ideas. Visit Rejoice's webpage or the suggestion box outside the sanctuary to share your suggestions for the songs and hymns that you would like to hear. Thank you in advance for your suggestions!
-Nicole Heberling, Music Coordinator
Help Set the Table
Would you consider volunteering for the preparation of the communion table, the elements of bread and wine, and cleanup? We are looking to develop a monthly rotation to accomplish this task.
Communion is served on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. Please call the church office or sign up on the website or at the Interest Table.
Becky Brzinski will provide a short training session to assist you in learning how to do this important task.
Help with Home Turf
A beautiful lawn doesn’t happen by itself - volunteers are needed and appreciated to help with mowing on Thursdays at 9:00 a.m.
Hope to see you at the garage behind the church – thank you!
Stroll Down Memory Lane with Young @ Hearts
We will be visited on Thursday, June 21 by a volunteer from Pioneer Park in Annandale, who will tell the story of one-room schoolhouses and will give us some inside information about events happening in July – such as the “County Church and Picker’s Fest”.
Lunch is at Noon followed by an entertaining and informative program. As always, reservations are appreciated, allowing us to appropriately approximate food quantity, and menu planning. A donation of $4.50 is suggested.
The Saint Cloud Area Singing Saints Barbershop Chorus will be singing for a few minutes at the start of the Sunday, August 5 service. The Saint's men's chorus sings at four or five churches every August as part of their community service program. Every year they perform at the Paramount Theater in St. Cloud, and their show this past May 19th celebrated their 50th year of entertaining the St. Cloud area with four-part acapella harmony.
Although their repertoire includes a wide range of styles with contemporary songs and arrangements, their church sing-outs include hymns and gospel songs. They encourage men who love to sing to attend their practices every Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. at Atonement Lutheran Church in St. Cloud. For more information, visit www.stcloudsingingsaints.com.
If you have a loved one or friend in need of prayer, fill out aprayer requestor use one of the prayer concern requests located on the Interest table and in the sanctuary welcome pads. The star(*) in front of a name denotes a Rejoice member. This is a dynamic list. Requests will be printed for up to four weeks; call the church office at 320.558.6851 to extend listing. If a name of a friend or loved one has been omitted please resubmit the name and/or concern using one of the prayer concern forms found in the red Welcome Pads in the worship area.
We Mourn With:
Elaine Niesche and family in the loss of husband, Don
Receiving Treatment for Cancer:
Sydney (friend, Karie Monk-Gohman)
Joyce Volkmann (sister, Duane Johnson)
Cecelia Daniels (friend, Duane & Darlene Johnson)
*Pete Lidberg
Others:
Pat Backhaus (nephew, Sharon Dupont)
Susan and Adam Bauer (daughter & son-in-law, Gail Bradford)
Christopher Thompson (grandson, Charlie & Edie Johnson)
