May you and your family have a happy and healthy holiday weekend!

Come and check out the Loaves & Fishes garden on Sunday, July 11! Preschoolers - 5th graders are welcome to join us at 10:30 am for a fun morning at the garden!

Meet us at the Loaves & Fishes Garden, next to Door 8. We look forward to seeing you.

Families are invited to bring compostable materials to Summer Sunday school to help us grow our compost pile.

Acceptable materials include:

• Banana peels
• Coffee and tea grounds
• Egg Shells
• Fruit waste  (no tomato waste)
• Twigs
• Stale bread
• Old leaves

Please bring your material in a reusable container (no baggies or ziplocks).

Thanks to everyone who participated in Family VBS!

We enjoyed dinner together each night, followed by lots of fun activities. We went on a Bible family scavenger hunt, practiced lots of fun yoga moves with our families, and created a beautiful collage that will be displayed at church.

We Are Family!!!

Our 5th and 6th graders had an amazing week at MissionFactory this summer. Our schedule was chock full! From excellent guest speakers to engaging activities to off-site adventures, we did it all!

We would like to extend a thank you to all our volunteers and special guests. We hope you had as much fun as we did!

Do you have unwanted crayons sitting around? Sean Beihoffer, a member of Scout Troop 32 and First Pres member, is collecting used crayons and donating them to The Crayon Initiative for his Eagle Scout project. The Crayon Initiative is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to keep used crayons out of landfills and reduce environmental waste.

The Crayon Initiative melts and repurposes donated crayons into new crayons, which are distributed to Children's Hospitals across the United States, including several in the Chicagoland area.

Crayons can be dropped off at the church during normal business hours or on Sunday mornings through July 15, 2021. Collection boxes are located at door 9 during the week, and in the narthex on Sunday mornings. Please contact Sean Beihoffer at seanbeihoffer@gmail.com with any questions.

Sunday, July 11 - Summer Sunday school 10:30 am, Loaves & Fishes Garden

Sunday, July 25 - Summer Sunday school 10:30 am, Loaves & Fishes Garden

Sunday, August 8 - Summer Sunday school 10:30 am, Loaves & Fishes Garden

Sunday, August 22 - Summer Sunday school 10:30 am, Loaves & Fishes Garden

Sunday, September 12 - Fall Programming Kick-Off