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In This Issue :

  • Survey Response Needed
  • Council Update
  • Drive-Thru Communion
  • Pathways 4 Youth
  • Volunteer to Mow Lawn
  • No VBS
  • ELCA Webinar Series
  • Podcast for Kids
  • Community Prayers and Links
Help Us Help You

Our leadership really needs to know where you are at and what you are experiencing in order to effectively respond to your needs. Please take a moment and answer this quick survey . If you have already completed the survey there is no need to do it again. Thank you!
Council Update
Your church council is meeting every two weeks to assess and evaluate the latest health news and updates.

This week we specifically talked about the considerations for returning to In-person worship.

At this time the information we have is that the local area is just starting to see cases and will probably not hit a peak until the end of June.

We have put together a task list to start our own preparations for the eventual return to our church building. There are many things to consider and we will continue to meet and move forward.

At this time, the plan is to continue to worship on-line through the month of June. Drive through communion will be offered on the first Sunday of the month.

Your council will continue to meet and will keep updating information and plans.
Drive-Thru Communion

Come to our drive-thru communion, where we will intentionally set aside time to remember and what Jesus has done and celebrate why He did it. After all, Jesus is the one who provides us all we need.
  • Sunday, June 7
  • 10:30 a.m.
  • Rejoice parking lot
Pathways 4 Youth

Clean out the couch cushions!  We will take a noisy offering on June 7 in the parking lot to support Pathways Quarter Clean-Out Campaign to provide laundry funds for youth experiencing homelessness. Quarters (and paper money!) are appreciated!

Pathways 4 Youth has been busier than ever during the pandemic and your support is needed more than ever in this critical time as they work to end youth homelessness in the St. Cloud area. Their top needs at this time are: 
  1. Gift cards to Coborn's, Kwik Trip, Subway, McDonald’s and similar places
  2. Individual tuna and chicken packages
  3. Individual peanut butter servings
  4. Soup in tab-top cans, crackers and/or chips - individually packaged
  5. Pop tarts, individual packaged boxes of cereal, granola bars
  6. Pudding, fruit cups, jello
  7. Bread
  8. Toilet paper
  9. Hand sanitizer
Check the Pathways 4 Youth website for times to drop off donations.

As with many businesses during the pandemic, Pathways 4 Youth has had to change a lot of how the center operates, including rescheduling two major spring fundraisers. Buying from their online store helps support Pathways’ youth during this uncertain time - and it shows we're all in this together! Their goal is to sell 40 apparel items to support their services. You can get Pathways 4 Youth hats, shirts and hoodies online until Sunday, June 7. Items can be shipped to the center and staff will bring it to your curbside vehicle during operating hours, or you can opt to have items shipped to your home for $8.
 
Thank you so much for your continued support, especially during this time. Without outstanding community members Pathways wouldn’t be where it is today!
Itching to Leave the House?

How about an hour or two of nature and solitude? If you can help out mowing or trimming the Rejoice lawn, call the church office at 320.558.6851 or show up on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Tools and mowers provided.
Vacation Bible School Cancelled for Summer 2020

We are sorry to announce that VBS is cancelled due to COVID-19.
Peace Not Walls Virtual Series

Watch the final webinar Saturday at 11:00 a.m. how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Lutheran ministries in the Holy Land.
Kids Music Podcast

If you are interested in more resources for your children, give Go Fish podcast a try .
Community Prayers
I f you have a loved one or friend in need of prayer, fill out a   prayer request   or 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. 
Receiving Treatment for Cancer:
Lester Dupont (father, Linda Painter)
 Kathy Ryan (sister, Brad Johnson)
Judy Evans (friend, Betty Loehr)
Nancy Hilla (friend, Bill & Rhoda Senkler)
Judy Schill (mother, Chris Schill)
Terri (mother, Jill Charboneau)
Kari Hilden (friend, Lori Lanes)
Christy Dorris (great-niece, Duane & Darlene Johnson)
Rev. Scott Gustafson (cousin, Linnea Lindquist)
Marlene Anderson-Woods (friend, Linda Agre)
*Pete Lidberg
Others:
Nick Eldred (Ryan Pridgeon’s Assistant Chief, Clearwater Fire Department)
Violet Viesselman (friend, Jim & Marlys Johnson)
Ken Johnson (brother, Ken Johnson)
*Gail Bradford
*Charlie Johnson
Rick Willumsen (brother-in-law, Sue Severson)
Brian (nephew, Scott & Doris Scharmer)
Ryan, son of Layne & Julie (friend, Lori Lanes)
Marge Holmgren (sister-in-law, Lynn & Ron Schneider)
Linda O’Dell-Cowles (family friend, Leigh Holman)
Kent Petersen (brother, Rhoda Senkler)
Justine Honor Pridgeon (granddaughter, Lisa & Ryan Pridgeon)
MJ Havlicek (friend, Lori Lanes)
*Martha Johnson
Karen Kroska (friend, Ray & Mary Wilson)
Rachel Randall (sister, Duane Johnson)
Connie Nelson (sister-in-law, Gladys Steiger)
Nancy Nicoloff (friend, Lori Lanes)
*Dick Swanson
Sandy Swanson (daughter-in-law, Dick Swanson)
Ron Dettman (friend, Linda Agre)
Marlene Vogel (mother, Joni Hagstrom)
Michael Johnson, (son, Charlie & Edie Johnson)
Ron Wolfbauer (nephew, Carolyn & Ron Stensby)
Walker James Vreeland (grandson, David & Cindy Kirchoff)
Baby Henry Opatz (friend, Tina Bunting)
*Jerry Jagadzinski
*Bev Hugo
Deployed or Returning from Active Duty:
Pastor Daryl Thul (Pastor at South Santiago Lutheran Church) and members of the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade
Justin Neisen (nephew, Lisa Pridgeon)
Tyler Sunder (son of Karie Monk-Gohman's co-worker)
Rejoice Staff
Jim Bump Lead Pastor
Carol Eich Office Administrator
Nicole Heberling Music Coordinator
Mary Bergeron Office Assistant
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