In this week's E-Herald edition:

  • Scripture for this upcoming Sunday
  • Meet Alexander Israel Clark!
  • Church Council Election Results
  • Old Time Gospel Sunday Hymn Survey
  • Israel Trip Details and Deadline
  • BLAST OFF! with VBS
  • Birthdays for the upcoming week
This Sunday's texts paint startling pictures of the horrific—the demonic—nature of sin. The church's repeated celebration of the holy communion counters that tragic reality in a continued showing forth of the death of Jesus “until he comes.” It is a dramatic declaration of “how much God has done for you.”
Scripture readings for this Sunday
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Meet Alexander Israel Clark!
Alexander Israel Clark was born on June 18th at 2:56am weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz., 20 inches.

Congratulations and blessings to the Clark family, Karrie, Dave, Davy, and now big sister Elizabeth! All are home and doing well. Our care team will soon be looking for volunteers who are interested in making a meal for this family during this transitional time.
Quilting with Norma and Brenda
This past Monday two of our members, Brenda Wheeler and Norma Pitts, accepted the invitation of another one of our members, Hannah Demaree, who is the Program Director at Lutheran Memorial Camp (LMC) to come to camp and teach youth how to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief.
It was a tremendous success! One camper had never ironed before and other campers had never sat at a sewing machine before. Norma and Brenda made quilting fun and the youth really enjoyed the lesson and skills they learned.

Are you looking for a creative way to serve God, help your neighbor, and perhaps make some friends and have a few laughs? Consider joining Isabel's Quilting Group at Advent!

There are 3 ways you can help:
  • Contribute fabric for quilt squares
  • Help cut squares into appropriate sizes
  • Join others on designated dates to sew quilt squares together.
Church Council Election Results
Thank you to everyone who came and contributed to our Annual Meeting last week. We have three things to report: The budget proposed was voted up and the newest Church Council members elected are Christy Habermehl, Tom Heiby, Del Phillips, and Bob Swinehart.

Per our By-Laws the Church Council itself votes officers from within the Council itself. Starting July 1 our Church President will be Craig Dame, Vice President Katrina Vaananen, and Secretary Stacy Bolzenius.

We are grateful to God and to each of member of Council for their talents and time that are dedicated to the business of the church so that we can move forward doing church business.
View Our Summer Schedule
Old Time Gospel Sunday
Hymn Survey
Do you have a toe-tapping, meaningful, old time church hymn that you want to sing during our Old Time Gospel Sunday service on July 28?
Ice Cream Social
When you come to church on this Sunday, you will leave really feeling like you went to church!
We are taking it back, old-school style -- back to the hymns and music of that old time religion that feeds your soul and gets your foot tapping!
After the worship service stay for an Ice Cream Social! So bring a picnic lunch, come for the worship, stay for the fellowship and ice cream! Watch for a sign up sheet in the Narthex for ice cream and supplies. Contact Susan Phillips with any questions.
Education at Advent
Advent Trip to Holy Land
March 17-26, 2020
Registrations Needed by Rally Day, September 8
Pastor Aaron invites you to journey to the Holy Land for the spiritual experience of a lifetime, where every page of the Bible comes alive! Walk where Jesus walked... sail on the Sea of Galilee... visit Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes, site of the “Sermon on the Mount” and where Jesus chose his Twelve Apostles...climb the Mount of Olives and view the Old City of Jerusalem... walk the Via Dolorosa...pray in the Garden of Gethsemane...see the Upper Room, traditional site of the Last Supper…visit Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity.

Click on the button below to see the p roposed itinerary, cost, and other details!

Registrations Needed by Rally Day, September 8 - Turn in to Pastor Aaron.

BLAST OFF the SUMMER
at VBS!

One small step for your kids...one giant leap for God's Kingdom!

Blast off with the first VBS to land on the moon! To Mars and Beyond will help children discover the wonders of God's universe.

At AdventELC's VBS children will become Voyagers on a journey through space, exploring where God's power can take them. Beginning in our Assembly area-an outpost on Mars-they'll lift off to distant planets on special missions to collect power sources. Along the way, they'll learn how God walked with heroes of the Bible, and that God is always with them, too. Add to the adventure with out-of-this-world fun, learning, and timeless Bible stories that inspire children to give glory to God, who is able to do far beyond all that we could ask or imagine!

For more information and to register go to AdventELC.org/vbs.
VBS Decorating Team
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! We need help creating decorations for Advent's VBS this summer. Our decorating committee will be meeting on Tuesday nights from 6:30-8 p.m. We'd love for all the help we can get! This year's theme is MARS so we will be making planets and other "spacey" things out of cardboard and various materials. It's always a lot of fun! If you have any questions, please contact Allison Ollanketo at bwollank@hotmail.com .
These are the topics of our Tuesday morning Bible Studies that we will discuss this summer. You can get a head start while enjoying your morning coffee. We will be able to meet in the fellowship hall for these meetings.

June 11  A New Spring Wardrobe
June 25  An Age of Grace

We will be taking the month of July off and be back on August 13. Contact Julie Page with any questions.
The Men’s SALT ( Sharing And Living Together) group meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday mornings of each month at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of this ministry is to bring men together in fellowship so they can grow in their understanding of Christ, get to know each other better and develop deeper relationships.

All men are welcome to join!
Youth at Advent
Youth to Cedar Point
A great day of fun that literally took our youth in different directions! They were supposed to go to King's Island but in order to dodge the raindrops they diverted to Cedar Point. And it's a good thing they did as the weather in Sandusky was beautiful. Thanks be to God that we live in a place that has two amazing amusement park options within driving distance!
At AdventELC what makes our activities different from that of a civic organization is must always be Jesus. So how was Jesus incorporated into this outing? (other than a bunch of prayers on the roller coasters 😉) The youth talked about pushing through fear boundaries and how God is with them through all the ups and downs, twists and turns that happen in life.

Thanks to our Youth and Family Ministry Director, Matt Pittman, as well as all of our adult chaperones/drivers for dedicating their day to our youth
Sent to Serve
On Sunday at the 11:00am worship service we will be asking God's blessings upon our youth and chaperones as they travel south to Charleston, West Virginia for a week dedicated to doing God's work with their hands as they support under-staffed social service organizations meeting the needs of families in urban Appalachia, including service at a food shelf, clothing distribution center, soup kitchen, children’s program and/or elder care facility.

Please join us in praying for these Advent Ambassadors on their mission trip.
For more details about this trip and YouthWorks, click here.
Miss a Sermon?
Want to hear one again or share it with someone else?
We are posting sermons from the past Sunday on our website. To hear past sermons or to share them with others go to the link below.

AdventELC has a ministry focused on praying for you in situations and times of need. If you would like us to pray for you, tell us your need or situation by submitting a prayer request.
If you are having an upcoming procedure please let us know so that we can pray for you.
Did you know that Pastor Aaron would love to come and pray with you before your procedure? Click below to let us know!
Missing Power Cord
At the Shrove Pancake dinner this year I loaned my electric skillet to be used. I got the skillet back but not the cord. It is useless without the cord and I would like to have it back. If you loaned your skillet to the church for this dinner could you check to make sure you have the correct cord. Mine is a Presto skillet with the dial temperature control cord.
Christy Habermehl 804.926.4266
AdventELC Budget