Weekly Calendar
Thursday, July 4 – office closed
Sunday, July 7
9:00 a.m.             Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.           Coffee/Fellowship
Monday, July 8
5:00-7:00 p.m.       Visitation
Tuesday, July 9
11:00 a.m.           Memorial Service for Dean Schumacher
3:00 p.m.             Veteran’s Home worship
Thursday, July 11
9:00 a.m.             Men’s Fellowship
11:30 a.m.           Exercise
Sunday, July 14
9:00 a.m.             Worship
6:00 p.m.             VBS/Intergenerational Worship

 Worship Assistants in July
 Acolytes
7 Cooper Pickett/Melony Wingert
14 Cooper Holtegaard/Jackson Fischer
21 Ava Severson/Maggie Wingert
28 Reese Larson /Josh Bakken
Computer
7 Lexi Engen
14 Taelyn Kerns
21 Grant Tieskotter
28 Lilianna Dempewolf
Lectors
7 Bev Olson
14 Mary Glaser
21 Gail Bunge
28 Traci Corson
Greeters
7 Glenn Dale
14 Brad & Alison Leathers and family
21 Sara Niemeyer
28 LaVerne & Denise Paulson

Altar Guild…………………………………………………………….Mary Irish/Gail Bunge/Vicki Kruegel
Ushers………………………………….. ……Jon Ebner/Michael Johnson/Darrel Olson/_________
Communion Assistants
July 7…………………………………………………..Darrel Olson/Jennifer Pickett/Michael Johnson
July 21……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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.

Summer VBS /Intergenerational Worship – Sunday, July 14^th – Come at 6pm for the meal and stay for the Outdoor Intergenerational Worship at 6:30pm. God’s Love Creates!  (Please bring your own chair)

Sending for ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans – Sunday, July 14 – 9 am Worship-
Worship will include a sending and blessing for Maggie Dempewolf, Cooper Picket, Grant and Jillian Tieskotter, and Pastor Kris, who travel with Greenfield Lutheran Church July 15-20 to participate in the Youth Gathering. Following worship, the youth will serve coffee and cookies, part of their appreciation to the congregation for your generous support of this ministry.

Sharing by ELCA Youth Gathering Group Sunday – Sunday, July 21 – 9 am Worship –
“Created to Be”, based on Psalm 139, is the theme for the Gathering. The worship service will include music, prayer, and praise experienced in New Orleans. Come and learn!

Holy Outdoors – “Forest Bathing” – A Guided Walk in Nature with Sara Holger Program Coordinator-Project Get Outdoors, Inc. – Monday, July 29, 6-8 pm, Trailhead Park, Preston
Join certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, Sara Holger, to experience the healing power of nature. Sara will lead a gentle walk adapted to our location and tailor it to participants’ abilities. Plus, this walk will meet the Walk with Ease standards of the Arthritis Foundation.  What will you experience? Shinrin-yoku, also known as forest bathing, is a Japanese mindfulness practice of using one’s senses to immerse in nature. During this walk, we will explore and observe nature using all of our senses. All abilities and ages are welcome! Help spread the word; this event is for the community! Sign up in the narthex.

Save the date! 2024 Craft & Bake Sale – Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, 9 am – 2 pm, Fellowship Hall (basement)
Calling all crafters, Bakers, sewers, woodworkers and more! Everyone’s help is needed for our upcoming craft & bake sale so please put on your creative hats and start planning how you can help make our 2024 sale a huge success! More information to come.

Weekly Calendar
Acolytes
2 Reese Larson/Lilianna Dempewolf
9 Jax Heibel/Maggie Wingert
16 Taelyn Kerns/Josie Corson
23 Cooper Holtegaard/Katelyn Scheevel
30 Ryan Schroeder/Kaylee Hernandez
Computer
2 Ava Severson
9 Melony Wingert
16 Cooper Pickett
23 Josh Bakken
30 Jackson Fischer
Lectors
2 Mary Glaser
9 Michael Johnson
16 Steve Corson
23 Darrel Olson
30 Andy Bunge
Altar Guild……………………………………………………………………………………..Linda Wolfe/Phyllis Solberg/Joyce Every
Ushers………………………………………………………………………….. ..Glenn Dale/Tris Tollefson/Darrel Olson/___________
Communion Assistants
June 16………………………………………………………………………………………Darrel Olson/Katie Harstad/Jen Pickett
June 30………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Global Ministries of the ELCA – June 16^th – 9 am Worship and 10:15 am Fellowship. Kathy Chatelaine, Assistant to the Bishop for Global Ministry, SE MN Synod office will lead a lead a ‘Global Ministries Sunday’ worship as well as a discussion following the service.

Celebrate Dad’s on June 16^th – Following worship we will be serving Rootbeer floats in honor of Father’s Day!

Greeters for Sunday Morning – We have added Greeters back to our services again. If you are interested in being on the greeter list please let Amanda know.  or take a minute to fill out this really short questionnaire
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_Z_EApIQXhher8vKfdSP-wUKdlSdNDidlVUdw3FOptE/edit

Global Ministries of the ELCA – June 16^th – 9 am Worship and 10:15 am Fellowship. Kathy Chatelaine, Assistant to the Bishop for Global Ministry, SE MN Synod office will lead a lead a ‘Global Ministries Sunday’ worship as well as a discussion following the service.

Celebrate Dad’s on June 16^th – Following worship we will be serving DADS Root beer floats in honor of Father’s Day!

Help Wanted – The church is looking for individual/s that would be interested in helping with minor maintenance and cleaning tasks around the property. This may include, but are not limited to, tasks such as changing light bulbs, repairing broken items as needed, and washing/waxing floors.  This would be a paid position. Hours would be variable and flexible. We are also looking for an individual/s who could assist with setting up the Heritage Room prior to funerals.  If interested, please speak with Amanda in the office or a church council member.

Blessing of the Bikes and Bike Ride to Sylvan Park, Lanesboro – Sunday June 23, 9am Worship. Be sure to bike, scoot, or blade your way to worship for a special blessing of the bikes! Park your bikes in the lower parking lot and following worship we will head outside and share a blessing for safe and joyful adventures.  If you don’t want to bring your entire bike, bring a helmet, lock or photo! Following worship we will bike or motor to Sylvan Park in Lanesboro, where a shelter has been reserved. Bring a dish to pass for the potluck and your own dinnerware. Motorcycles are included in this blessing!

The next Women’s Fellowship group meeting will be on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 6:30 pm in the Conference Room.  We will be discussing Mental Health Awareness and how congregations can play a role in mental health ministry.  May was mental health awareness month and millions of Americans have been diagnosed with mental illness.  Consider joining us and find out how you can be inspired to reach out to someone living with this condition everyday.

The Prevent 22 Task Force is holding a fundraising event on Saturday, June 22^nd at the Servicemen’s Club beginning at 9 am. The event will include several activities and everyone is welcome. The task force was formed to help local Veterans and to highlight awareness to PTSD and suicide prevention. If you would like to donate to the bake sale, please contact Teresa Hoff (teresahoff@hotmail.com). Donated items need to be in disposable containers and can be dropped off at the Club at 8 am or after. Thank you!

Fillmore County Relay for Life will be held in Spring Valley on Friday July 12^th. Survivor Tea starts at 3 at the VFW followed by dinner, walk and silent auction throughout the evening. We are looking for volunteers to donate some cookies for dinner. If you are interested in helping out and baking 2-3 dozen cookies for the community dinner please let Marilyn Schreier know at 480-202-3027.  Thank you.

Birthdays and Anniversaries
6/13 Hadie Williams, Amanda Sethre
6/14 Jordan Ristau; Bruce & Kathy Fishbaugher – Anniv
6/15 Megan Severson, Joyce Every; Trever & Sara Niemeyer – Anniv.
6/16 Colin Pickett
6/17 Adam Severson; Rich & Jackie Burmeister – Anniv., Nick & Kayla Peterson – Anniv.
6/18 Lynn Haugan, Craig Britton; Jeff & Sheila Buenger – Anniv.
6/19 Luke Hellickson; Michael & Margaret Johnson – Anniv.
6/20 Penny Solberg, Kari Mensink, Abigail Parker, William Parker, Cheryl Severson, Elizabeth Mensink, Amanda Todd-Blaney

Please keep in your prayers….

Val Christensen, who is at Spring Valley Care Center
Richard Johnson
Barb Barrett
Rosalie Krips
Amy Timmerman
Carole Engen
Axel Heller
Steven Kling
Bo Bakke
Bridget Case
Lorraine Seaberg
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Marilyn Bunge, who is at Mabel Care Center
Adie Milne, who is at Harmony 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
Lew Randall, 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
DeWayne Vogt, who is at Luther Oaks Skilled Nursing Care, Bloomington, IL