July 2015 Volume 53.7 The American colonies had just won the War for Independence. King George III now reluctantly had to recognize the “United States of America” as an independent, sover- eign nation. The Continental Con- gress now had the daunting task of drafting a document that would uni- fy this new nation of 13 semi- autonomous “states.” The Declaration of Independence now served as something of a “Vision Statement:” “This is who we are.” Now, it needed a “Mission Statement:” “This is what we do.” It also needed something like a Business Plan: “This is how we’ll do these things.” And so our Found- ers drafted, and the States voted to ratify, our Constitution and its historic Bill of Rights. (Keep all of this in mind on July 4th and beyond). Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church is also in a new era. For the American colonists, a war had to be fought to enforce the written Declaration that severed their ties with England. But for our church, it was simply the departure of a long-tenured Sr. Pas- tor that has thrust us into a new era. “The new normal.” What should we be doing? The an- swer is surprisingly simple, as in, “Simple Church,” the book that all of our leaders (Elders, MLC, staff) read a number of months ago. It led us to adopt our new Vision and Mission. These two things will sustain us no matter how many staff members we have or don’t have; or who serves in leadership or doesn’t. Think of these brief statements as our new founding documents. They will guide all that we do from now on. They are sur- prisingly simple, but ever so pro- found: VISION: “Lifelong Transformation in Christ” MISSION: 1) Meet Jesus; 2) Make Friends; 3) Make a Difference. Last month about 640 people im- pacted our community on “Make A Difference Sunday.” They did this because they have met Jesus and are continuing to make friends within this great body of believers. And God receives all the glory for this marvelous work He is doing in and through us! It’s that simple. Pastor Jim THIS NEW ERA Inside Connections: Discipleship Women’s Ministry Blog Make A Difference Sunday Pics Meal Ministry Food Pantry News New Horizons LIFT News Women’s Connection BSLC Foundation Preschool News LAMP Canada Mission Team Health Ministry Student Ministry Summer Camp VBS - La Vista VBS - NW Life Groups Concordia Schools News Valor Christian Academy News
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July 2015 Volume 53.7
The American colonies had just won the War for Independence. King George III now reluctantly had to recognize the “United States of America” as an independent, sover-eign nation. The Continental Con-gress now had the daunting task of drafting a document that would uni-fy this new nation of 13 semi-autonomous “states.” The Declaration of Independence now served as something of a “Vision Statement:” “This is who we are.” Now, it needed a “Mission Statement:” “This is what we do.” It also needed something like a Business Plan: “This is how we’ll do these things.” And so our Found-ers drafted, and the States voted to ratify, our Constitution and its historic Bill of Rights. (Keep all of this in mind on July 4th and beyond). Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church is also in a new era. For the American colonists, a war had to be fought to enforce the written Declaration that severed their ties with England. But for our church, it was simply the departure of a long-tenured Sr. Pas-tor that has thrust us into a new era. “The new normal.” What should we be doing? The an-swer is surprisingly simple, as in, “Simple Church,” the book that all of our leaders (Elders, MLC, staff) read
a number of months ago. It led us to adopt our new Vision and Mission. These two things will sustain us no matter how many staff members we have or don’t have; or who serves in leadership or doesn’t. Think of these brief statements as our new founding documents. They will guide all that we do from now on. They are sur-prisingly simple, but ever so pro-found:
VISION:
“Lifelong Transformation in Christ”
MISSION: 1) Meet Jesus;
2) Make Friends; 3) Make a Difference.
Last month about 640 people im-pacted our community on “Make A Difference Sunday.” They did this because they have met Jesus and are continuing to make friends within this great body of believers. And God receives all the glory for this marvelous work He is doing in and through us!
It’s that simple. Pastor Jim
THIS NEW ERA Inside
Connections:
Discipleship
Women’s Ministry
Blog
Make A Difference
Sunday Pics
Meal Ministry
Food Pantry News
New Horizons
LIFT News
Women’s Connection
BSLC Foundation
Preschool News
LAMP Canada
Mission Team
Health Ministry
Student Ministry
Summer Camp
VBS - La Vista
VBS - NW
Life Groups
Concordia Schools
News
Valor Christian
Academy News
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Discipleship
Many people have a warped viewpoint of who God the Father really is. They think that He is just a God of wrathful lightning bolts and that Jesus somehow holds Him back from smiting people. But that’s not at all who the Bible says He is, it shows us the unique attributes and characteristics that belong to God the Father. Through this three-part se-ries, your relationship with the Father will grow as He shows you who He really is!
July 5 - Freedom
God Is... July 12 - God Is...Good,
(Psalm 118:1, Exodus 33:18-19, James 1:17-18)
July 19 - God Is...Justice and Mercy,
(Isaiah 30:18, Romans 5:8-11, Luke 15)
July 26 - God Is...Love,
(Jeremiah 31:3, Romans 8:39, 1 John 4:7-11)
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Pastor Keith’s new email at Family of Christ Lutheran Church in Ham Lake, Minnesota, will be: [email protected].
Pastor Keith and Rachel’s New Address / Email
Make A Difference Sunday: From BSLC Women’s Ministry Blog
Last Sunday was one of the coolest Sundays ever for me at Beautiful Savior in La Vista, Nebras-ka. "Make a Difference Sunday" followed an emotional weekend where the entire church paid tribute to our beloved Senior Pastor Keith Grimm, who accepted a call to serve a congrega-tion in the Minneapolis area. It is definitely apparent that God is doing a new thing! Those in leadership made the decision to not hold any services on Sunday morning. Instead, the entire church was encouraged to become involved in a service project of some kind, essentially sharing the love of Christ in a tangible way across the Omaha area. I gotta tell you, I was a bit unsettled about this whole idea. No church? What about those who don't want to do anything other than attend church-as-usual? (Like me.) Let's say a person isn't physically able to paint a wall, or clean a yard, or... (Like me.) What will the person who attends church with me think?
(Yep, me.) And for goodness sake, did anyone consider all of those who didn't get the "memo?" What happens when they show up at 8:00? 9:30? 11:00? Waiting until the last hour, my husband and I finally decided to take the plunge and join the hundreds of others who did something different on "Make a Difference Sunday." (Too late to get the t-shirt, however.) God really does want us to make a difference in people's lives--to reach out and help others. And, it never fails, He makes a difference in us as we help others! We joined the group that packed meals for kids in Nepal. Not only did we get 16,092 meals packaged and boxed in 3 hours, but we got to meet lots of people. (Now when I see Carolyn at church, I will remember those hours we spent togeth-er weighing bags.) It was so fun working with others and seeing entire families being involved! I was reminded once again how the church--the body of Christ--works better when all parts are present and engaged. The fact that our group was just a small part of the bigger picture of "Make a Difference Sunday" really amazed me. The statistics are incredible (and I'll just list a few): 640 volunteers participated, doing everything from serving lunch at the fire and police stations to helping shut-ins with yard work; from writing letters to missionaries and service men and women to doing intentional acts of kindness at the local HyVee grocery store. When was the last time you had your windshield washed free of charge while filling up? As one Facebook-er reported, "It was an inspiring day!" I agree! And in a way, I'm kind of sad that I have to wait until next year to "Make a Difference" on a Sunday. I'm really thankful that I got out of my pew to become involved. Stepping out of my comfort zone to serve...God always blesses. Remember, you can make a difference every day! When you do, that's often when God chooses to make a difference in your life, too. What do you say? Let's be the church...together. Jeanne Johnson
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015
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New Horizons There will be no New Horizons meeting in July. More infor-mation will be in the August newsletter concerning the August meeting date and time. Stay tuned for more infor-mation.
Our Women's Connection Brunch will be on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., lower level, La Vista Site. Our speaker is Kris Beckenbach from Lincoln, NE. Her topic is "Have Big Flowered Hat, Will Travel.” She is quite an en-tertainer and will make a fun morning for everyone. Watch the weekly bulletins to see what will be our special for that day, as it is yet to be announced. Cost for the morning, with brunch, is $11.50. Please bring a friend and come spend time with us, and make some new friends. For reservations, please call Susan Parsons, at 402-731-1937, by Wednes-day, July 15th.
Women’s Connection
Reserve the Date: Monday, July 13, 2015
Join us at Noon in the Upper Fellowship Hall for a Pot Luck Salad Luncheon. Bring your favorite fruits or salad to share. Drinks and Dessert will be provided.
After lunch, we will enjoy hearing from our guest speaker, Chaplain Joy Stevens, who shares the Good News of Jesus with the women at Douglas, Sarpy, Pottawattamie Co., Jails. Her passion to tell others of God's Word has been working through many ministries including Campus Crusades for Christ, Christian Radio & ESL teacher & missionary in China. The program promises to be interesting and will touch your heart. Please plan to join us.
RSVP (for table set up) to: Vernette Passemore (402-331-4625) or Karen Wollberg (402-884-6777).
Ladies in Fellowship Together (LIFT)
A huge “Thank you!” to everyone who donated food at the “Make A Difference Sunday” work day on June 7. We had a very full (even the cab) pick up load of food for the pantry. What a blessing!
Please remember to bring home those unused soaps and shampoos that you find in hotel rooms. These are great items to donate to the pantry for toiletry bags for our cli-ents.
Gently used summer clothes especially for children will be in demand in coming weeks. We can also accept toys and games for outdoor play. However, please, no winter cloth-ing or books; we do not have storage space for out of sea-son clothes and most books are not in demand and become a storage problem.
We have been a little short of volunteers, especially in the food packing department. If you can volunteer, we urge you to contact Tammy Latimer, 402-547-3553 or email [email protected]. Our directors need to know whether we have enough volunteers for a given day. For other questions about the pantry please contact Mark or Cheryl Roth (402-339-0308), email [email protected] or Tim or Susie Fjelstad, 402-290-3064, [email protected].
Food Pantry News
Love to cook . . . or just purchase meals to deliver to those in need? We would love to have you volunteer to be a part of the Meal Ministry program! Just send an email to [email protected] to be added to our list of volunteers. You will then be added to our website and can choose a date that works for you to deliver a meal to someone in need. Not a fan of the internet? No worries, I can add you to our list of volunteers and give you a phone call instead!
Also, if you know of someone who needs meals due to a difficult hardship, please use the form on the web-site bslcomaha.org and click on the tab "Get Help" and then click on "meal ministry." Thanks for helping us reach out to serve others! --Chandra Bombeck (Beautiful Savior Meal Ministry Coordinator)
Meal Ministry
BSLC Foundation distribution requests due: Each quarter, the Beautiful Savior Foundation evaluates requests for dis-tributions from our investment earnings, to be used for mis-sion-related projects.
The next Foundation meeting will be held Thursday, Au-gust 6. For a distribution request to be considered at that meeting, please return a completed request form to Scott Wollberg or Foundation president Ted Dlouhy no later than Sunday, July 26th. Requests received after this date will be evaluated at the November 2015 meeting.
To receive a copy of the distribution request form, please contact Scott Wollberg at the church office, or Ted Dlouhy at [email protected]. Thanks.
BSLC Foundation Request Due
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LAMP Canada Team We want to thank everyone that helped us with our bake sale fund-raiser. So many wonderful people were willing to bake deli-cious treats! And people were so very generous with buying the baked goods and donating. Because of your support and generosity, we made enough to pay for two plane tick-ets! Thank you!
Please keep the LAMP teams in your prayers this month, es-pecially as they travel to the two communities to teach VBS and minister in other ways as God leads. The Big Trout Lake, Ontario team leaves July 9th, teaches the week of July 13-17th, and returns home on the 19th. Team members are Kari Lewis (team leader), Mike Jaeger, John Bergoch, and Deb-bie and Rich Boehne from the Omaha area; Heather Wong from Toronto; and Cindy Gleisman, Janet Houghton, and Linda Stoetzer from Michigan. The team traveling to Wap-ekeka, Ontario will be leaving on July 15th, teaching July 20-24th, and returning home on July 26th. Team members are Kari Lewis (team leader), Jeanne Johnson and Kayla Welsh from Omaha and Heather Wong from Toronto.
Please pray for safety and health, energy, open hearts in the communities, lots of kids ready to learn about Jesus, and favor with adults in community. The team has devotion books for anyone interested in praying along with the team. Please contact [email protected] to receive a copy and be added to the email prayer list.
Dear Friends in Christ, Hope your summer is go-ing well. It is always very quiet in the preschool during the summer months with the students on break. It is a great time to organize, order and get school rolling for the fall. Some-times it is TOO quiet, so feel free to come down for a visit anytime and say hi!
We are continuing to accept registrations for September and have just a few slots left - 7 for our (T/TH ) 3-year-old class and 9 for our (M/W/F) 4 and 5-year-old class. Sorry, but our M-F class is full. If you know of anyone looking for a quality, fun, spiritually and academically driven preschool, please send them our way.
More information can be found at kidnect.org, by calling the preschool direct line at 402-331-2681 or emailing me at [email protected]. Thanks and talk to you soon! Pam Prazan
August 26th - 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Preschool Open House
August 27th - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Preschool Open House
August 31st - First day of preschool (M/W/F & M-F classes)
September 1st - First day of preschool (T/TH classes)
Preschool News Health Ministry News
July is Ultra Violet (UV) Safety month. Summer is time for a lot of outdoor activities. When I was growing up there wasn't much information regarding skin can-cer or what the sun could do to damage your skin. In fact, we used to put baby oil on to enhance the tanning process. We would spend the days outdoors with no sunscreen protection on at all. I am writ-ing this to inform you what UVA and UVB rays and what to look for on your skin.
What are UVA and UVB rays? Ultraviolet radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. UVA rays are the weakest of the UV rays. They can cause skin cells to age and can cause some indirect damage to the skin cells. UVA rays are mainly linked to long term skin damage like wrinkles but are also thought to play a role in some skin cancers. UVB rays are slightly stronger. They are mainly responsible for direct damage to the DNA. These are the rays that cause sunburn and thought to cause most skin cancers. UVC rays are the strongest of the UV rays. UVC rays are not present in sunlight. They can be found in some man-made sources such as welding torches and mercury lamps.
Limiting exposure is the best way to prevent skin cancer and sunburns. The following are some helpful hints to avoid getting a sun burn. Avoid the sun at the peak times of burn from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Summer is the season of the year that UV rays are the strongest. People burn easi-er the higher the altitude you are. Clouds can filter some of the UV rays, however you should still wear sunscreen on cloudy days. Reflection of UV rays off of water, snow, sand or grass can also increase your exposure.
Stay in the shade during the hours of 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Wear clothing that covers your arms and legs. Wear a wide brimmed hat that covers your face, head, neck and ears. Wear sunglasses that wrap around and blocks both UVA and UVB rays. The American Cancer Society recom-mends a sunscreen of SPF 30 or greater. Apply sunscreen to exposed skin. Don't forget the tops of your ears. Sun-screen needs to be reapplied every 2 hours at least. This is one of the common mistakes that people make.
Avoid tanning beds why? Tanning beds/lights emit UVA rays that are according to the FDA are carcinogenic to humans. The most important warning sign for melanoma (skin cancer) is a new spot on the skin or a spot that is changing in size, shape, or color. Another important sign is a spot that looks different from all of the other spots on your skin (known as the ugly duckling sign). If you have any of these warning signs, have your skin checked by a doctor.
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Last month 53 middle school, high school, and adults ventured out to Colorado for an unforgettable experience. During our nine day adventure, students grew in their re-lationships with each other and Jesus. Everyday presented a new chal-lenge. Students spent the first two days serving camp in various ways including stain-ing buildings, clearing trails, and working on the camp stables. Everyone got dirty! Students started everyday with worship and a word from God and ended the days with testimonies around the campfire on how they felt God working through them or through others.
The confirmation students spent time wrestling with the theme of “Survivor” and grew in their understanding of “Prayer, Serving, and Living” out their faith through the GOSPEL Journey.
The high school students explored what it means to “Walk this Way.” Students studied the life of Daniel. Daniel lived in a culture very similar to ours today. The world says “Do whatever you want, with whoever you want, whenever you want. Jesus says, “WALK THIS WAY!” Each day’s focus was different.
What we believe to be true about… 1. God determines what you allow in your life. 2. Jesus influences how you handle challenges. 3. Jesus influences who you become (man or woman). 4. Jesus influences the decisions you make. 5. What you believe about Jesus to be true influences everything.
Everyday after lunch students spent time in their cabins investing into one another’s lives and their relationship with God in discussion on the days topic. Everyday they had the opportunity to try something new and grow in relationship with Jesus. Everyone loved their time in the mountains. The week included low element team building, archery/tomahawk, horseback riding, rock climbing & repelling, high ropes adventures, 3:45 a.m. sunrise hike & worship, and white water rafting. It was a blast. I will let you read for yourselves from one of the students who had first hand experience last month on his relationship with Jesus and His miraculous power!
My name is Christian Kasel and on June 5th-13th, I spent a week in the mountains of Colorado with 53 other students and adults and man did we have a blast! We left bright and early Friday morning and 15 hours later arrived at camp. That night began a week of life change that was beginning to shape who I am today, a child of God. Every morning we had worship at 7:45 a.m. at Moose Manner and breakfast at 8:00 a.m. Each day there was Bible study beginning at 10:15 a.m. and ended with the lunch bell! Following lunch, until 1:45 p.m., we had cabin time, where we'd discuss the topics we'd talk about in worship and Bible study. Our afternoon activities took place after our cabin time up until dinner every night at 5:30 p.m. with some free time in-between. Of course we had a little free time to shower, brush teeth, etc. before our intense game time. We played a bunch of games but a few of my favorites where Shuffle Your Buns, Noodle Ninja, Cat and Mouse, and an almost endless amount of card games. One of my favorite parts of the day was campfire. At campfire we'd share testimonies, stories, talked more in depth of the topics from Bible study, and worshipped! It is at campfire that I shared my testimony for the first time in front of strangers, who are now my friends. Our schedule looked identical for the most part with different afternoon activities. Our first two days (Saturday and Sunday) we served around the camp in different capacities varying from post hole digging, to staining Moose Manner (main conference hall), to pushing down burnt trees! One of my favorite days was Wednesday where I got to get up early in the morning (3:45 a.m.) to hike Cedar Mountain and watch the sunrise and then later that day we went rock repelling and rock climbing. Friday we went white water rafting, another new favorite, on the Arkansas riv-er. The water was 42 degrees and it was mostly glacial runoff with a little bit of rain mixed in. It was very chilly to say the least. In fact it was so cold that when we were done my lower half was completely numb. My life was forever changed that week. I left wanting more of Jesus. The following week after I returned home from camp, I had the oppor-tunity to get baptized in front of family and my new friends in Christ. It was a statement of faith to God’s grace for me. I am forever changed! My name is Christian Kasel and I am a Child of God!
Student Ministry: Confirmation and High School Summer Camp
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VBS “EVEREST” - LA VISTA - JUNE 15-19, 2015
VBS “EVEREST” - NORTHWEST - JUNE 22-26, 2015
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Sometimes we think about leading a life group, we think that the leader has to be a Bible ex-pert that has all the answers. We are looking for hosts who want to gather people together to build relationships with each other and grow in their relationship with God. I encourage you to spend some time in prayer and ask God if He could use you to start a new life group this fall. Let me know if God is leading you to be a part of encouraging the spiritual growth of our church and lifelong transformation in Christ! Pastor Elliott: [email protected], [email protected].
Life Groups - You Don’t Have to Have All the Answers
Concordia High School has a part-time Religion teacher position open for the 2015-16 school year. Qualified candi-dates will hold required Nebraska certification, be active members of a Christian congregation with preference given to members of the LCMS, an evidence of love for the Lord, children and families and prepared to engage in the active life of the school. Contact High School Principal Matt Korte (402-445-4000 or [email protected]) to apply.
Concordia Schools of Omaha
Do you feel like you have something to give to children? Are you a retired teacher that misses teaching? Do you feel called to mentor or teach, even if you have no formal experience? Valor Christian Academy is looking for Godly men and women to volunteer their time for the upcoming school year to teach or mentor students from preschool to 6th grade. If you have an interest, please email Rachel Baxter at [email protected] or call the school number at 402-305-5078. For more on Valor's mission, go to www.vcaomaha.org.
Valor Christian Academy
July Wedding Anniversaries 7/1 Chuck & Lisa Benson; 7/2 Norm & Joyce Riffel, Matt & Laura Troutman, Al & Carol Ziegelbein; 7/3 Rich & Paula Craig; 7/5 Dana & Susan Crumley, Ryan & Lora Iossi, Craig & Tifany Stork, Tony & Chris Swerczek; 7/6 Dave & Joy Geck, Josh & Kim Wiechman; 7/7 Bill & Kristi Creger, Aaron & Amanda Friskopp, Taylor & Cara Johnson; 7/8 Aaron & Louise Flaugh; 7/9 Sandy & Bill Feekin; 7/10 Andrew & Lori Barry, David & Sha Mauch; 7/11 David & Linda Dammann, Donna & Jeremy Vojtech; 7/12 Richard & Carol Evers, Andy & Tammy Evertson, Zack & Mindy Irvine, Bob & Terri Trummer; 7/13 Harold & Evadine Uhing; 7/14 Brandon & Amy Lichti, Bernice & James Porter, Daniel & Anissa Stones; 7/15 Ron & Amy Grafelman, Andrew & Angela Linkhart, Michael & Jenifer Neilsen, John & Angela Wick; 7/16 Leighton & Shari Michaelson; 7/17 Blake & Beth Benton, Kendall & Joni Christensen, Howard & Karin Cosner, Judy & Russ Hannon, Brett & Erin Redemske, Pat & Carla Zak; 7/18 Blake & Anna Cole, Bryan & Rachel Dort, Scott & Carey Oswald; 7/19 John & Sarah Powley, Andrew & Danielle Waters; 7/20 Bob & Midge Boardman, Jim & Kelly Haack, Carol & Reed Kays, Scott & Amber Vesely; 7/21 Nick & Kiley Drog, Tom & Carol Keavy, Justin & April Lingerfelt, Michael & Kim Zellers; 7/22 Josh & Kari Keithley, Paul & Joy Tillema; 7/23 Jon & Samantha Allemang, John & Kim Chilvers, Dan & Heather Real; 7/24 Heather & Scott Nelson, Scott & Julie Shelburne, John & Marilyn Slezak; 7/25 Greg & Julie Hrabik, Ken & Heather Kulus; 7/27 Mark & Carrie Baden, Donald & Jackie Heyne, Matt & Julie Korte, Brian & Becky Swanigan; 7/28 Jessica & Tyler King, Al & Kayla Preto; 7/29 Rob & Tammy Latimer, Shane & Mandee Stephenson; 7/30 Tom & Therese Paustian, Brad & Elaine Petersen; 7/31 Mike & Judy Flynn, Kenny & Jamie Reed.
July Birthdays ADULTS: 7/1 Mindy Dammen, Donna Gibson, Rebecca Odom, Del Toebben, Al Ziegelbein; 7/2 Keith Devney, Joe Helmers, Kathleen Keetle, Heather Kooima, Steve Schrader; 7/3 Dana Franck, Malorie Hergert, Darci Hoogeveen, Donald Newsom, Diane Taylor, Howard Toelle; 7/4 Neal Eilers, Debra Hoss, Emily Huckle, Jessi Jadlowski, Jean Ninemire, Analisa Peyton, Holly Taylor, David Wollberg; 7/5 Gary Evans, Julie Lienemann, Mike Peter, Marcus Petermann, Stacy Wellman; 7/6 Aimee Berndt, Bonnie Herbener, Mary Hostetter, Betty Wallace; 7/7 Rachel Bush, Wayne Gland, Megan McCabe, Elizabeth Noonen; 7/8 Nicole Keil, Brad Kempfert, Mandy Loberg, Erin Lorincz, Marv Miskimins, Leah Peters; 7/9 Theresa Dein, Denise Keavy, Paul Matthew, Lisa Schroeder; 7/10 Derek Bystrom, Stephanie Drube, Janice Marstiller; 7/11 Debra Ebke, Matthew Fischer, Rod Fullner, Jeanne Going, Greg Riley, Josh Wiechman; 7/12 Tori Castagna, Ron Grafelman, Joanne King, Maryah Peterson, Lloyd Swanger; 7/13 Marlene Doran, Patricia Durbin, Terry Hergert, Marilyn Sailors; 7/14 Howard Cosner, Jo Grotelueschen, Andrew Jensen, Carol Korus, Wendy Milne, Jonathan Scholtes, Corinne Snelling, Monica Swan, Jason Van Surksum; 7/15 Vicki Funkhouser, Becky Gudmundson, Ryan Iossi, Randy Knowlton, Christy Shuput, Joyce Vacek, Gayle Vala; 7/16 Michelle Breeling, Jen Hermel, Todd King; 7/17 Tony Swerczek; 7/18 Aron Friskopp, Jessica King, Nancy Weiss, Ethan Zotti; 7/19 Karen Galaska, Amy Heck, Sarah Lees, Jenifer Neilsen, Scott Shelburne; 7/20 Amy Burns, Chad Christensen, Jason Gosnell, Carol Mumma, Vern Oswald, Julie Trummer, Teri Trummer, Michael Valerius; 7/21 Sharon Ashby, Debra Bolas, Julie Conn, Heather Dibelka, Nelda Hirsh, Richard Luth, Travis Van Hill; 7/22 Scott Leu, Terry Van Surksum; 7/23 Nick Johnson, Kary Knapp, Alli Kochnaowicz, Connie Maine, Tom Schirmer, Lori Symonsbergen, Amanda Van Hill; 7/24 Lynda Farris, Dawn Hazel, Richard Petersen, Kathleen Pfeifer; 7/25 Tom Adams, Nicholas Cox, Anita Hansen, Josh Hrabik, Dan Real, Kimberly Rydberg, John Slezak, Michael Zillig; 7/26 Bryan Dort; 7/27 Pattie Banner, Janet Benzig, Sandi Weber, Bruce Zirpel; 7/28 Christina Levin, Katie Meyer, Gary Rhoades; 7/29 Zach Albertson, Christy Brink, Lynn Sheard, Mark Winter; 7/30 Ryan Hrabik, George Miller, Tom Paustian, Marfay Wallace; 7/31 James Severson. TEENS: 7/1 Mallory Rule; 7/12 Caleb Hazel; 7/3 Eli Gifford; 7/6 David Saner; 7/7 Julia Muell; 7/8 Siana Paopao; 7/9 Brooke Lyman, Jaidee Miller, Cade Schendt; 7/12 Wyatt Gosnell; 7/13 Torey Busch; 7/15 Gracie Petersen, Jackson Shelburne; 7/17 Tyler Davis, Joshua Dubbs, Ben Yarbrough; 7/18 Heather Smith, Allie Valerius, Alex Valerius; 7/22 Kelsi Osterman; 7/23 Becca Blair; 7/24 Maegan Hanway, Roy Thompson; 7/26 Nick Blair; 7/28 Mikaela Durant, MacKenzie Trujillo; 7/29 Alexis Bremer, Faith Evertson, Jake Kochanowicz. CHILDREN: 7/1 Evelyn Scaap; 7/5 Rylee Dort, Maya Kanger; 7/6 Freedom Chut, Cheyenne Damme, Landon Schardt; 7/7 Emmit Nielsen; 7/9 Brady Coomes, Brandon Wilson; 7/10 Joslyn Herrick, Ahana Kolumban, Elena Nash; 7/11 Alexis Allemang, Logan Wellman; 7/12 Brayden Rodgers; 7/14 Brielle Caccomo, Shayla Miller; 7/15 Beckham Caccomo, Brynn Francis, Matson Skradski; 7/16 Carson Boehne, Dawsyn Redlinger; 7/17 Caleb Honts, Vance Snider; 7/18 Aiden Cartwright, Jake Ezra, Blake McCleery; 7/19 Jack Burke; 7/20 Sofie Chilvers, Teo Nilson; 7/21 Sophia Durant, Cabela Schleimer, Kyle Wessel; 7/22 Isaac Lees, Ammon Meyer; 7/23 Ethan Roth; 7/24 Samuel Geck, Mika Simmons, Jack Yates; 7/25 Evan Redemske, Isaiah Troutman; 7/26 Emma Dammen, Aubree Swan; 7/27 Samuel Brons, Klara Hoogeveen, Conner Leu, Caitlin Leu; 7/28 Camryn DeBuse; 7/30 Marissa Riffel; 7/31 Bryer Christensen, Carter Dammen, Michael Gerch, Aurora Harkins, Isabella Kooima.
FREEDOM 5 8, 9:30, 11 am Worship & Communion 9:30 am Adult Bible Class 9:30 am Student Worship & Kidnect Sun. School 10:00 am Worship & Communion - NW Site 10:50 am life|story Worship
6 6:30 am Men’s Bible Breakfast 8:30 am “Get It Together” 6:30 pm Worship & Communion 7:00 pm College Ministries
7 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study 12:00 pm Messitval – Student Ministry 5:30 pm Personnel Comm. 7:00 pm Elders Meeting
8 6-9 pm HSM Pool Party
9 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study 6:30 pm Stephen Ministry Supervision LAMP Canada Mission Trip
10 9:30 am “Perfectly Broken” LAMP Canada Mission Trip Kirkpatrick & Gregor Wedding
11 7:15 am Blood Drive 8:00 am Men’s Bible Study 8:30 am Prayer Group 10:00 am Food Pantry Costa Rica Mission Trip LAMP Canada Mission Trip Cash & Brennan Wedding
God Is…Good 12 8, 9:30, 11 am Worship & Communion 9:30 am Adult Bible Class 9:30 am Discovery Class – La Vista 9:30 am Student Worship & Kidnect Sun. School 10:00 am Worship - NW Site 10:50 am life❘story Worship & Communion 11:20 am Discovery Class - NW Costa Rica Mission Trip LAMP Canada Mission Trip
13 6:30 am Men’s Bible Breakfast 8:30 am “Get It Together” 12:00 pm LIFT Meeting 6:30 pm Worship & Communion Costa Rica Mission Trip 7:00 pm College Ministries LAMP Canada Mission Trip
14 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study 7:00 pm Grief Support Group Costa Rica Mission Trip 6:30 pm Mission Leadership Council Meeting LAMP Canada Mission Trip
15 6-9 pm HSM Pool Party Costa Rica Mission Trip LAMP Canada Mission Trip
16 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study Costa Rica Mission Trip 6:30 pm Foundation Meeting LAMP Canada Mission Trip
17 9:30 am “Perfectly Broken” Costa Rica Mission Trip LAMP Canada Mission Trip
18 8:00 am Men’s Bible Study 8:30 am Prayer Group 9:00 am Lydia House 9:30 am Women’s Connection 10:00 am Food Pantry Costa Rica Mission Trip LAMP Canada Mission Trip Odom & Swales Wedding
God Is…Justice and Mercy 19 8, 9:30, 11 am Worship & Communion 9:30 am Adult Bible Class 9:30 am Discovery Class – La Vista 9:30 am Student Worship & Kidnect Sun. School 10:00 am Worship& Communion – NW Site 10:50 am life|story Worship 11:20 am Discovery Class - NW Costa Rica Mission Trip LAMP Canada Mission Trip
20 6:30 Men’s Bible Breakfast 8:30 am ‘Get It together’ 6:30 pm Worship & Communion Costa Rica Mission Trip 7:00 pm College Ministries LAMP Canada Mission Trip
21 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study LAMP Canada Mission Trip
22 6-9 pm HSM Pool Party LAMP Canada Mission Trip
23 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study 6:30 pm Stephen Ministry Supervision LAMP Canada Mission Trip
24 9:30 am “Perfectly Broken” LAMP Canada Mission Trip
25 8:00 am Men’s Bible Study 8:30 am Prayer Group LAMP Canada Mission Trip
God Is…Love 26 8, 9:30, 11 am Worship & Communion 9:30 am Adult Bible Class 9:30 am Discovery Class – La Vista 9:30 am Student Worship & Kidnect Sun. School 10:00 am Worship – NW Site 10:50 am life|story Worship& Communion 11:20 am Discovery Class - NW
27 6:30 am Men’s Bible Breakfast 6:30 pm Worship & Communion 7:00 pm College Ministries
28 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study
29 6-9 pm HSM Pool Party
30 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study
31 9:30 am “Perfectly Broken”
August 1 8:00 am Men’s Bible Study 8:30 am Prayer Group Wells & Cutchall Wedding
