Grace and peace be with you all in Jesus Christ or Savior!

I hope and pray that you had an enjoyable holiday weekend.  We missed the fireworks this year, it started raining at about 9:00pm and we thought they would use the rain date.  Instead they put them off in the rain.  Oh, well.

We will be having our VBS (Vacation Bible School) program, beginning August 1 (Sunday evening) running through Thursday evening, August 4.  We have a couple of surprises for the children this year that I think they will really enjoy.  We welcome all our children and their friends, nursery-6th grade to join us, 7th and 8th graders generally serve as helpers.  Each evening we will begin with a light meal at 6:00pm, classes will start at 6:30 concluding at 8:30.  To help us prepare, we would appreciate it if you would either email me or sign-up on the sheet in the church addition if your children will be attending.  We also welcome anyone who wishes to be a teacher or  a helper to let us know as well.

I've been very pleased with our Youth serving as Sunday school teachers this summer.  Its good experience for them and sets them apart for the other children as good role models.  Thank you!

Sunday is the 7th Sunday of Pentecost, the 6th Sunday after Trinity, our worship theme is:  By God's power alone, his kingdom of grace is extended throughout the world.  Jesus sent the 72 out with the command to trust in God's power for their results.  The sermon text is taken from Mark 4:26-32 using the theme:  "The Growth of the Seed."  Sunday school classes will follow our service. this week we study the 5th Petition, "And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us."

Sunday afternoon, into the evening, we will have our church picnic at Edmunson Park.  We have the shelter nearest the wooden playground reserved.  We will begin at 4:30pm with our Ladies' Aid meeting and Voter's meeting, followed by a pot luck meal at 6:00pm.  We encourage you to bring your own table service.   There will be some plates and things there if you should forget.  Friends and visitors are always welcome.  In case of rain, which we haven't had too much of this summer yet, we will move the picnic to the church basement.  If you haven't been to one of our picnics I encourage you to join us.  It's always an enjoyable time.

I look forward to worshipping with you Sunday.  The Lord's blessing on your weekend.

"We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.  In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.  May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."  Psalm 33:20-22

In Christ,

Pastor

On this 4th of July and in the 5th Sunday after Trinity, our sermon teaches us the value placed on sinners who come to faith and the comfort that gospel brings us. Pastor Neumann preaches on Luke 7:36-50 on a sermon entitled, "The Woman Who Was a Sinner".  In this sermon message we gather in a picture of God's grace and find out who loves Christ more, a sinner or a self-righteous person.

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