311 South 4th Avenue * Castlewood, SD 57223 * (605) 793-2444
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May 2, 2004 AnnouncementsSunday, May 2
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Announcements: Visitors and members, welcome! A Blessed Easter to you!! Pray for our brothers and sisters who are or have been ill: Shelly Walder, Joann Ries, Leola Wenzlick and Walter Kalt. Pray for all who mourn. Pray for peace in Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Uganda, and in the entire world, and for a safe return of our soldiers. Pray for our military people in Iraq: Tracy Heiser, Todd Moss, Gerry Somsen, Matthew Haug, Dana Walraven. Pray for Kaylea, Beth, Chase, April, Lisa, and Nicole who will affirm their Baptisms next Sunday. Today: Organist: Karen Lund. Reading: Kay Zimiga. Acolytes: April Sprang and Marci Lewno Servers for May are: Ushers: *Gary & Sharon Hyde, Larry & Dee Vetter, Jeremy & Gayla Greene family, Marlys Kuntz family, Doug Strait, Lynn Pearson, Bernice Henderson Offerings received last Sunday (4-25) were $1395.00 - General Fund, $146.00 - Building Fund, $11.00 - Mission Fund. Offering for April 18 were $1082.25 – General Fund, $272.00 – Building Fund, $11.00 – Mission Fund. Memorials for Carol Fritz - $15.00 and Marjie Kelly - $5.00 – Building Fund. The High School Sunday School Class is serving a benefit breakfast brunch following church services today for Shelly Walder and family. A free-will offering will be received. Matching funds up to $500 will be given by Thrivent. Come join us for brunch after church. Please pick-up cake and cookie sheets, etc. left in the church. Next Sunday will be a special Communion service as we celebrate Confirmation (Affirmation of Baptism) by Nicole Pribbenow, Lisa Kalt, Chase Walder, Beth Sonen, Kaylea Karst, and April Sprang. Our Bible campers will be selling candles door to door and in the narthex. Scripture Readers and Fellowship servers are needed for May 23 & 30 and for this summer. Please volunteer by signing on the sign up sheet in the narthex. 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.) 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. ALCW need bath towels about 20 x 30, baby toys, Ivory soap – bath size and light rubber gloves. They are for our Global mission – mid-wife kits. Bible School will be held the week of May 24- 28th. Time will be 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Program time will be announced later. Helpers are still needed. Also, anyone wanting to bring cookies and juice for the week is welcome to do so. All is appreciated. If you know of visitors wanting to come, please contact Dee Vetter so material can be ordered. Senior Recognition Sunday is May 16. We invite all our high school & college graduates to be present. High School graduates will receive a blessing. A reception will follow after the service. The Estelline U.C.C. ladies are having a Mother’s Day Program and lunch on May 12th at 7:30 p.m. We would like to invite all the church ladies to come and enjoy the evening. Three songs arrived on my desk a week or so ago, great songs, with only the lyrics, no music. I’d like to know where I could find the music. The songs are: "Mercy Me, I Can Only Imagine"; "Casting Crowns If We Are the Body"; "Casting Crowns Who Am I". Can someone point to the music? Pastor John |
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