Weekly Update - April 19, 2024

APRIL NEWSLETTER

In this issue...

A message from Pastor Susan
Order of Worship
Important Reminders
Rejoice Activities
Community Events
Prayers and Links

320.558.6851

http://www.rejoicelutheranchurch.org

Pastor’s Message

Beloveds,

When I talked with my mom a couple days ago, she told me the grass in their yard is ready for mowing. My parents live on our family farm, about 200 miles south of here. Mom also said she’s looking forward to my cousin bringing over a few sheep to start munching down the pasture. When I was a kid, we didn’t have sheep. Everything I know about sheep has come from reading the Bible.

This Sunday is “Good Shepherd Sunday,” which happens shortly after Easter every year when the gospel readings from John 10 are shared. Come to worship this week so we can compare notes on what makes a shepherd good or entices sheep to follow.

We also have a baptism on Sunday. Join in the warm welcome for Lenna, child of God!

Pastor Susan

pastorsusan@rejoicelutheranchurch.org

612-239-8968

Order of Worship

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Welcome to Worship

We Are Baptized in Christ Jesus, ELW 451

Baptism of Lenna Ruth Heaton

Noisy Offering/Rejoice Lawn Mower Fund

Scripture Readings:

1 John 3:16-17

John 10:11-18

Message

Offering/Holy and Anointed One

Prayers of the Church

The Lord’s Prayer

Announcements

Blessing

Borning Cry, ELW 732

Sending

Peace

*Limited number of hymnals available to use at each entrance to the Sanctuary

Important Reminders

Noisy Offering THIS Sunday for the Rejoice Lawn Mower fund

Please keep our Call Committee and future pastor in your prayers. Leah Ahrenholz, Heidi Graham, Kris Maehren, Logan Polzin, Danielle Sand - Recorder, Scott Scharmer - Chair, Kent Asheim – Alternate.

This year's Fall Festival is scheduled for Saturday September 28, 2024. Please join us for a Fall Festival planning meeting Sunday April 21, 2024 after church in the fellowship hall. Please bring any new ideas and suggestions for making this a success!

THANK YOU!!

A big thank you to everyone who contributed toward the purchase of a new laptop computer for the office. We reached our goal of $1,000 in three days and the computer has been ordered! This truly shows “joyful generosity,” one of Rejoice’s core values.

God is good all the time and all the time God is good.

Scott Scharmer & Linnea Lindquist, personnel team

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A note from Sara-

Thank you all VERY much for your support and donations for this computer upgrade! This congregation has shown so much kindness and support during this transition and I greatly appreciate every bit of it!

~Sara Nelson, Office Coordinator, soon to be user of new lightning speed laptop 😊

Lawn Tractor for Sale

JOHN DEERE E140

~ 22 hp motor

~ 48 inch mower deck

~ 3 years old,

~ 28 hours on the meter

Excellent condition - Asking price $1,500

Rejoice has received a lawn tractor / mower as a donation. This tractor is

too small for the large lawn areas Rejoice needs to maintain. We have

decided to sell this mower and direct any monies received toward a mower that better meets our needs.

A new mower of this type would cost about $2,099. We are offering this

mower to Rejoice Members before advertising to the public.

If you are interested, contact Paul Amundson (cell: 320-224-6119).

Rejoice Links

Upcoming Events at Rejoice

April 22: 9:30a Library

April 25: Young@Heart

May 16: Young@Heart welcomes Heart of the Lakes Weavers. Games & conversation at 10:30, lunch at 11:30. Please call the office to RSVP & help us plan for dinner count.

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9-3

Doors open for walking 9-2:30. Ring the buzzer by Door 1 (office entrance)

Community Food Rescue [Free groceries for all]

Sundays following worship in the Education Wing

Alcoholics Anonymous

Mondays at 7p

Women's Bible Study

Third Tuesday monthly
10a

Yoga for All

Wednesday mornings
9a
$10 per class or $32 per month
Senior discount: $9 per class or $25 per month

Stitch and Pray

Wednesday afternoons
1p in the Rejoice Good News Library
Bring your knitting needles and crochet hooks to make prayer shawls for those that are experiencing health or spiritual challenges
All levels of skill are welcome

Young @ Heart

Third Thursday monthly
Doors open at 10:30a for card playing and fellowship
Lunch at 11:30a followed by short program
Mark your calendar and call the office at 320.558.6851 to reserve your spot for a couple of hours of fun and fellowship! Don't forget to invite a friend to join you!

Area Happenings

April 26 & 27: Cast of Characters play

See the COMMUNITY EVENTS board for current flyers.

Prayer Concerns

If you have a loved one or friend in need of prayer, please use one of the prayer concern requests located on the round table in Celebration Hall and in the Welcome pads. 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

Jerry Stegura & family in the loss of JoAnn Stegura

Ray & Mary Wilson in the loss of friend, Skeeter Lane

Receiving Treatment for Cancer:

Dennis Zeto (brother-in-law, Lori Lanes)

Mason Schroeder (Heidi Graham)

Melissa Dummer

John Swan (friend, Ron & Lynn Schneider)

Missy Cook (friend, Ron & Lynn Schneider)

Sue Erstad (friend, Monk family)

Mike Barrett

Others: