Weekly Calendar
Thursday, August 29
11:30 a.m.           Exercise

Sunday, September 1
9:00 a.m.             Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.           Coffee/Cookies

Tuesday, September 3
11:30 a.m.           Exercise
2:00 p.m.              Harmony Care Center worship

Wednesday, September 4
5:00 p.m.             Property Team

Thursday, September 5
11:30 a.m.           Exercise
1:00 p.m.              Christ Crafters

Sunday, September 8 – Rally Sunday with Back to School blessing9:00 a.m.             Worship
10:00 a.m.           Rally Sunday activities
 
Worship Assistants in September

Acolytes
1 Ava Severson/Kaylee Hernandez
8 Maggie Wingert/Taelyn Kerns
15 Cooper Pickett/Josh Bakken
22 outdoor worship
29 Melony Wingert/Jackson Fischer

Computer
1 Ryan Schroeder
8 Melony Wingert
15 Grant Tieskotter
22 outdoor worship
29 Josie Corson

Lectors
1 Andy Bunge
8 Michael Johnson
15 Mary Glaser
22 Diane Carr
29 youth TBD

Greeters
1 Ron Laughlin & Sandy Amundson
8 Brad, Alison, Waldo and Elsa Leathers
15 Jo Randall
22 Glenn Dale
29 Sara Niemeyer

Altar Guild……………………………………………………Barb Mielke/Sandy Marzolf/Lynn Benson

Ushers………………………………..Ron Scheevel/Pat Scheevel/Aaron Scheevel/________________

Communion Assistants
September 1…………………………………………………Darrel Olson/Melissa Severson/Randy Hahn
September 15…………………………………………………Michael Johnson/Katie Harstad/

Please let the office or a member of the Church Council know if one of your loved ones is sick or has passed or if you or someone you know is going to be in the hospital so that we may acknowledge them in our prayer list or pay them a visit.

*Register online for the 2024-2025 Sunday School program! at www.christlutheranpreston.org

*Register online for the 2024-2025 Confirmation Program! at www.christlutheranpreston.org
https://forms.gle/V6FKAELsmqAnp5vr6

*Adult/Teen Volunteers needed! If you’re interested in helping with Sunday School this year, please let us know. We can definitely use more helping hands – no amount of help is too small!

*SAVE THE DATE Blessing of the Animals Outdoor Worship, Sunday, September 22–9 am Worship, All finned, furry and feathered creatures who will play nice with others are welcome. Stuffed animals and pictures are also welcome. Each will receive a blessing. Please bring a lawn chair (folding chairs will be available).

*Good Earth Village Lunch & Learn – “There’s a Story in Every Quilt”
When: Tuesday, September 10
Speaker: Juli Seyedell Johnson

If we’re lucky, quilts wrap us in warmth throughout our lives.  They also tell our stories and memorialize milestones.  Textile Artist, Juli Seydell Johnson, will share her quilting story which started as a self-challenge to make a quilt for the Riverside Lutheran Bible Camp Quilt Auction in the early 1990’s.  She learned to make that first quilt with help from her Grandmother.  Since then her pieces have evolved from traditional quilts to storytelling quilts that reflect important themes from Juli’s life and career.  The presentation will include a quilt trunk show along with a slide show presentation highlighting the inspiration and process behind many of her pieces. www.buffalograce.com

Sign up in the narthex. If you would like to carpool, meet at the church at 10:30 a.m. Free will donation is taken for the lunch.

*The 4th Annual Christ Lutheran Church Craft and Bake Sale and Gnome Cafe will be Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9am-2pm.  Please pick up a fact sheet in the narthex to see the update on baked good pricing, event details, raffle details and more.  We will need the congregation’s help to bake, create, and volunteer for the event set up and day of the event.

*Thank you to Sandy Milne for being the Meals on Wheels coordinator for Christ Lutheran for 15 years! We are looking for someone else to step forward and fill that role. Please contact the church office if interested.

                      
Birthdays and Anniversaries
8/29 Zachary Reicks, Ava Severson
8/31 Andrea Hellickson, Paul Schmidt, Dan Solberg, Saxon Speer; Rich & Kris Kincaid – Anniv. 
9/1 Jason Demepwolf, Vicki Kruegel
9/3 Kaelyn Brunsvold, John Kiehne; Brad & Alison Leathers – Anniv.
9/4 Colten Kraling; Eric & Tiffany Scheevel – Anniv.
9/5 Pam Schroeder; Bruce & Teresa Hoff – Anniv.    

Please keep in your prayers….
The family of DeWayne Vogt
The family Lew Randall
Richard Johnson, who is at the Harmony Care Center
Carol Gosi, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Cynthia Hokenson
Barb Barrett
Rosalie Krips
Val Christensen
Jill Miller
Amy Timmerman
Carole Engen
Axel Heller
Bo Bakke
Bridget Case
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Marilyn Bunge, who is at Mabel Care Center
Ann Ott, who is at Harmony Care Center
Betty Riehl, who is at Harmony Care Center
Helen Haugen, who is at Park Lane Estates
Arlene Bakalyar, who is at Park Lane Estates
Irene Aarre, who is at Traditions
Averlene Marzolf, who is at Traditions
Helen Haugerud, who is at Traditions
Linda Hahn Smith, who is at Traditions
Arlen Kiehne, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Alice Cummings, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Jim Fossum, who is at The Fillmore Place
Jan Milne, Brookdale Senior Living

Weekly Calendar

Thursday, August 15
11:30 a.m.           Exercise
1:00 p.m.               Crafters

Sunday, August 18
9:00 a.m.             Worship/Communion – Lessons and Hymns Sunday
6:00 p.m.             Intergenerational Worship/Pizza Making!

Monday, August 19
5:30 p.m.              Craft and Bake Sale Committee meeting
6:00 p.m.              Youth Team

Tuesday, August 20
11:30 a.m.           Exercise
6:00 p.m.              Stewardship meeting with Theran Leopold

Wednesday, August 21
9:30 a.m.             Traditions
10:30 a.m.           Park Lane

Thursday, August 22
11:30 a.m.           Exercise
6:30 p.m.              Summer Meet Up at Trout City Brewing

Sunday, August 25
9:00 a.m.             Worship
 
Worship Assistants in August

Acolytes
4 Jax Heibel/Ryan Schroeder
11 Kaylee Hernandez/Josie Corson
18 Lexi Engen/Katelyn Scheevel
25 Reese Larson/Lilianna Dempewolf

Computer
4 Cooper Holtegaard
11 Ryan Schroeder
18 Jax Heibel
25 Jackson Fischer

Lectors
4 Steve Corson
11 Gail Bunge
18 Darrel Olson
25 Alison Leathers

Greeters
4 Mike & Janet Erdman
11 Ron Laughlin and Sandy Amundson
18 Diane Johnson/Jo Randall
25 Traci Corson

Altar Guild………………………………………………………….Sue Grooters/Vonnie Aug/Jo Randall

Ushers………………………………..Gary Hellickson/Joyce Hellickson/Chuck Aug/Vonnie Aug

Communion Assistants
August 4…………………………………………………Darrel Olson/
August 18…………………………………………………Michael Johnson/Jen Pickett/Carol Solberg
Please let the office or a member of the Church Council know if one of your loved ones is sick or has passed or if you or someone you know is going to be in the hospital so that we may acknowledge them in our prayer list or pay them a visit.

*Register online for the 2024-2025 Sunday School program! at www.christlutheranpreston.org

*The last Vacation Bible School day for the summer is Sunday, August 18, from 6pm-8pm.  This is an intergenerational evening where we will harvest tomatoes, peppers, and basil from our pizza garden and make pizzas together.  We will have a mini worship service and a craft activity. Mark your calendars for this fun ministry!  If the weather is nice, we will worship outside, so please bring a lawn chair.

*Sunday, August 18, 9:00 am Worship – Lessons and Hymns –Scripture readings, hymns, and reflections inspired by An Altar in the World and will be the focus of our worship service.

*Summer Meet Up – Thursday, August 22, at Trout City Brewing at 6:30 p.m. Let’s meet for conversation and fellowship, savoring summer with old friends and meeting new friends! If you have read An Altar in the World, add your insight about recognizing God’s presence in the world. You may order on your own if you’d like.

*Women’s Fellowship – The next Women’s Fellowship group meeting will be on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 6:30 pm in the Conference Room. This month’s topic will be sex trafficking. Understanding how sex trafficking works can help families and communities to recognize vulnerable people before they become victims and provide survivors with the support they need to move on with their lives. Consider joining us as we learn about this important topic. All are welcome!

                        
Birthdays and Anniversaries
8/15 Tammy Gatzke, Bruce Hoff
8/16 Evelyn Mensink
8/18 Erik Topness, Casey Albrecht, Katie Kerns, Ron Laughlin, Oliver Erdman; Ron & Marilyn Schreier – Anniv.
8/19 Abbey Hellickson
8/20 Jon Haugan, Pat Tollefson, Shelly Topness; Ron Laughlin & Sandy Amundson – Anniv,
8/21 Jeff Bennett, Hoogie Hanson, Andrew Pederson
8/22 Val Christensen, Ascher Ostrom