in-person/online worship at 9:00 a.m.
Radio Broadcast (of previous week) at 10:00 a.m. on KFIL FM
bulletin 8.18.2024.pdf
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
Richard Johnson, who is at the Harmony Care Center
Carol Gosi, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Lew Randall, who is on hospice at Traditions
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
DeWayne Vogt, who is at Luther Oaks Skilled Nursing Care, Bloomington, IL