American Lutheran Church

311 South 4th Avenue   *   Castlewood, SD  57223  *  (605) 793-2444

 

April 11, 2004 (EASTER) Announcements

Calendar:

Tuesday –Thursday

Pastor at SD Synod Spring Pastors’ Conference - Aberdeen

Wednesday, April 14

9:30 a.m. Quilting
12:00 noon ALCW Business Meeting with sack lunch
5:45 p.m. Confirmation

Friday, April 16

Have a fun, wise, and safe Jr. Sr. Prom

Sunday, April 18

9:00 a.m. Resurrection Festival Holy Eucharist
10:00 a.m. Fellowship
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:25 a.m. Adult Sunday School – Resurrection Accounts

Announcements:

Visitors and members, welcome! A Blessed Easter to you!!

Pray for our brothers and sisters who are or have been ill: Ryan Greene, Shelly Walder, Joann Ries, Leola Wenzlick and Walter Kalt

Thank you to all gave Easter flowers. You may take them home or leave them or bring them back for use in the next couple of weeks. Thank you for your gift.

Today: Organist: Karen Lund. Chanting and Reading: Todd Eggleston Acolytes: Ben Brandsrud and Candis Kiihl.

Offerings received on Sunday, April 28 were $1,688.30- General Fund, $126.00 – Building Fund, $10.00 Mission Fund, last Sunday were $1,646.00 - General Fund, $266.00 - Building Fund, $10.00 - Mission Fund, & Lenten services – April 24 - $189.00, April 31 - $214.00.

Our Council will meet April 21st at 6:30 p.m., not April 14th.

Servers for the month of April are: Ushers: *Doug & Ruby McKee, Jim & Lorie Janssen, Ed & Deb Aderhold family, John & Dawn Mickey family and Kari Nolte

If you would use a nursery during the Sunday morning service, please call Barbi Schulte (793-9144) or Brenda McKee (882-3130).

The Education Committee is looking for volunteers to coordinate VBS, to be teachers, helpers and craft coordinators. Please contact Dee Vetter at 793-2229 or Brenda McKee at 882-3130 if you are interested.

We need the following from the congregation for crafts during Bible School: empty tissue boxes, shoe boxes, Sports magazines, paper grocery bags, 6-12 oz. empty jars with lids (salsa, olives, etc.)

WELCA Medary Conference Spring Convention will be held at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings on Sat. April 17.

Hannah Circle has cards - Confirmation – Graduation. We have lots of pretty napkins – 50 cents per card or box of 12 - $4.50 - $5.00. Call Carna or just stop in – will bring to church so you can take a look.

ALC needs 2 lay members to attend the 2004 SD Synod Assembly on Friday, June 4 to Sunday, June 6th. The theme is "Making Christ Known – Let None Be Forgotten." ALC will pay registration and lodging. It is an excellent way to learn about our church and to give valued input on business matters. Assembly includes business, worship, prayer, Bible Study, mission breakfast, interest groups. All confirmed members of ALC are welcome. It is preferable to have l male and 1 female. If you would like to be our delegate contact Rod Fischer or Pastor John by April 21st.

Higher Standards. Higher Values There’s a difference, and it lasts a lifetime. Lutheran College Fairs 2003-2004 are being held in Sioux Falls, SD on Wed. April 28 at Radisson Encore Hotel, 4300 Empire Place. Financial aid Seminar at 6:30 p.m. and Reception 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Telephone 605-361-6684. Web site www.lutherancolleges.org. All families attending a Lutheran College Fair event will receive an application fee waiver applicable for one Lutheran College/University listed on the fee wavier.

Easter Memorial Garden

Faye, Joe and Matt Wassenaar Fay’s dad, Clark Sweeny
Steve and Lisa Janssen in Roland and Violet Hyde
Racheal Westgaard and girls Edward Westgaard
Jim and Lorie Janssen family

Albert & Larrella Endres, & Lilla Stein, Lilly Kraling, baby Ashlynn and baby Daniel

Rhonda and Ernie Karst 

Ben Karst, Dee Sandvee, Lorraine & Howard Weidenbach

Jack and Barbi Schulte Iona Mors
Larry and Lorna Nielsen Lacey Nielsen
Dennis and Karen Lund

Idor Aronson, Menny Aronson, Alice & Theodore Lund, Albert & Johanna Barnes

Leonard and Jida Bleeker

John & Bertha Heemeyer, John & Jennie Bleeker

Brenda McKee Grandparents, uncles and aunts
Bev Davis Ed Davis
Jida Aaberg Willard Salonen and Ruth Ann
Violete Heideman and children Harold Heideman
John and Jackie Sandstrom Our fathers
Carol Fritz and daughters  
Robert and Carna Miller

Mr. & Mrs. Joe Miller, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Gantvoort and family members

Michaela Davis My mother Diane (Davis) Halling
John and Bonnie Top Our fathers, Ralph Top and Norman Holter
Elsbeth Carlisle- husband, Harvey Carlisle
Craig and Roxanne Bass family Orvis & Marlene Gantvoort
Janell Bemis and family father, grandfather, John Levisen
 

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