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Bethlehem Beacon

June 2016

I am writing this newsletter article just after returning

from a week of vacation spent in Austin Texas with

my oldest daughter, Tanya. Sometimes vacations can

seem too short and time flies by, but this wasn’t the

case for me. The time seemed adequate and I feel r

efreshed and rejuvenated. All of this got me thinking

about vacations in general.

As we begin to enter into the summer months,

many of us will be taking some time off for vacations

even if we don’t go anywhere. I’m not sure what your

individual patterns for vacation and times of rest look

like, but vacations for me over the years have taken on

different characteristics. Some of them have been well

planned out with activities every day and others have

simply been times to chill out with no real plans to do

anything specific. The latter are the most relaxing and

enjoyable for me.

Furthermore, this all got me thinking about, not

only vacation time, but the cycle of rest that we need

for daily function. In our daily lives, we can get con-

sumed by all the things that we believe either have to

get done or that we want to accomplish. Have you

ever said or felt like there simply are not enough hours

in the day? These are all signs of the busy-ness we

encounter week in and week out. Health experts say

that we all need a good 7-8 hours of sleep each eve-

ning. We all need times, like a vacation, to simply take

a breather from the hustle and bustle.

Sometimes our time off is still stressful. In some

cases, we might have planned too many activities and

not enough down time. In addition, we may have had

to work extra hours prior to vacation to “get ahead.”

And we may not be fully able to relax on our time off

thinking about what work might have piled up while

we were away and is awaiting our return.

As we begin to enter the summer season and start

any vacations you may have planned, my prayer is

that you too are able to find rest and return refreshed.

All of these thoughts also led me to

think about the 7 day account of

creation and how God rested on the

7th day which then leads me to think

about what it means to observe the

Sabbath.

Sabbath in Hebrew means rest.

Webster defines Sabbath as a : the

seventh day of the week observed from Friday

evening to Saturday evening as a day of rest and

worship by Jews and some Christians and b : Sunday

observed among Christians as a day of rest and

worship. Sabbath or Sunday in our case has been a

time when we rest from our daily labors and set aside

a time to worship God and in essence refresh and pre-

pare for the next week’s activities.

In Luther’s Small Catechism in the ELW, the

explanation of the third commandment, “Remember

the Sabbath day and keep it holy” doesn’t mention

anything about rest. Luther says, “We are to fear and

love God so that we do not despise preaching or God’s

word, but instead keep that word holy and gladly hear

and learn it.” (p.1160)

The encouragement here is to always remember to

set aside time to be at worship each and every week,

even if you are on vacation. As the body of Christ, we

need to gather together and to be with one another to

receive the encouragement and accountability that

comes along with being sisters and brothers in Christ.

Together we hear the word of God in our liturgy,

our readings, and in the preaching. We come into the

presence of Jesus and we receive forgiveness and the

promise of eternal life as we share in Christ’s body

and blood in the Meal. In all of this, we are renewed,

refreshed, and revitalized. We then are sent out once

again to witness to God’s redeeming power and share

the Good News of God’s love with all those with

whom we come in contact in our daily lives.

Pastor’s Ponderings

Continued on page 2

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BETHLEHEM CONTACTS FOR MINISTRY AND SERVICE

If interested in: KIDZ CLUB

Jeri Bostelman 419-758-3554 jbos22@bright.net

JR. LUTHERANS For Ages 4-5 through 5th grade

Dani Spring 419-966-1033 danispring@embarqmail.com

JR. HIGH LUTHER LEAGUE For 6th, 7th & 8th grade

Betty Meyer through the church office

HIGH SCHOOL LUTHER LEAGUE for 9th through 12th grade

Kristy Helberg kristyhe@hotmail.com

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Sunday School Catechism

Summer School Vacation Bible School

Kristy Helberg kristyhe@hotmail.com

PROJECT NOEL Carolyn Schlade / Barb Wiechers 614-406-9107 schlade@bright.net

Contact the Church Office for 419-758-3321 bethch@bright.net

Lydia Circle Worship Assistants

*Readers *Sound Technician

*Projection Technician *Greeters

*Worship Folder Assembly

Shut-in Ministry Betty Marihugh

Library Millie Meyer through the church office

Altar Care Church Office

Cemetery Information Loren Plassman—Chairman

419-497-3811

June Council Meeting is scheduled for the

2nd Monday of June,

June 13th.

Not the normal third Monday.

Pastor’s ponderings continued from page 1

One of the opportunities we offer here at Bethle-

hem is a midweek service on Wednesday evenings at

7:00 for anyone who might be unable to attend on

Sunday. These services are available from Memorial

Day to Labor Day, even during the August Mission

Festival weeks. This reminds me, I have to say that I

was disappointed in our attendance at the Mission

Festival services at our partner congregations this

past year. If we desire to continue this joint worship

services, we need to support them with our atten-

dance.

Please remember that you are welcome and en-

couraged to attend the Wednesday evening services

if you are unable to attend worship on any Sunday

during the summer. This includes vacation time as

well as other Sundays that you are unable to be at

worship. I look forward to seeing you in worship!

Blessings to you all!

Pastor Terry

2016

Church Council

President Kenneth Wiechers

Pres. Elect Steve Drewes

Secretary Deb Peter

Treasurer Sue Garmyn

Deacons Dylan Tietje Ethan Wiechers Dan Wachtman Alex Behrman

Elders Dawn Gerken Dean Helberg Ron Meyer Dan Helberg

Trustees Matt Fronk Tom Behnfeldt Cody Tietje Scott Kruse

Youth Director Kristy Helberg

Pastor Rev. Terry Courter

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The May 2016 Church Council meeting was called to

order by President Ken Wiechers. Pastor Terry led the

devotions and concluded with a prayer.

The roll call was taken with 13 members present.

A motion was made by Ron Meyer and seconded by

Tom Behnfeldt to accept the April 2016 minutes as

printed in the Beacon. The motion passed.

Sue Garmyn gave the treasurer’s report and ex-

plained the various fund balances. A motion to ap-

prove the treasurer’s report as presented was made by

Dan Helberg and seconded by Dean Helberg. The

motion passed.

Pastor Terry began his report stating he felt rejuve-

nated after a week’s vacation with Ann to visit their

daughter in Austin Texas. He also expressed concern

with our August worship pattern as a congregation.

Our participation at other churches is minimal. He is

open to to your thoughts on this. “Breakfast with Bi-

bles on May 7 went well and he is hoping to start this

back up in the fall. Summer school will be June 6-24

and we have invited St. Mark’s and Bethlehem on the

ridge to join us. We are hoping to get a number of

how many will be attending.

Kristy Helberg began the Youth Director’s report

with a thank you to all who attended the Pentecost

luncheon and a thank you to all the parents who

helped with the meal. New Bibles will be presented to

the in-coming third grade students on Sunday June 5

and our high school graduates will also be recognized

on that day. The Sunday School planted two trees out

in the grove with Todd Behnfeldt’s assistance. May

22, will be the last Sunday for Sunday School till fall.

The deacons reported, they have been making and

re-stocking the pews with mission and ministry cards.

In the trustee’s report they will be patching and re-

pairing the driveway and parking lot as needed.

In the elder’s report, Dawn Gerken presented

“Guidelines for Greeters” which will be included in

the three month mailing.

Under old business, the new Church Directory was

handed out during the Pentecost luncheon on May

15th. A sincere thank you to everyone who helped on

this project. A special thanks to Jane Helberg, Mi-

chelle Helberg, Kristy Helberg, Dana Hahn and Pastor

Terry for all of your time and hard work. You did a

great job!

Also under old business, there was a discussion of

our Mission Festival speaker coming in from Colo-

rado. We are checking into providing him with lodg-

ing for two nights and a rental car.

A motion was made by Dan Helberg and seconded

by Dawn Gerken to compensate Kristy Helberg $100

for leading worship on Sunday May 15. The motion

passed.

Under new business, Dana’s vacation will be July

18-22. Pastor Terry will look into seeing if anyone is

interested in covering the office that week. Bethany

(Behnfeldt) Lerch requested a transfer to Resurrection

Lutheran Church in Spring Texas. Dean Helberg

made a motion to accept this request. Matt Fronk sec-

onded it and the motion passed.

Dan Watchman made a motion to accept Lori

Neff’s request to use the church basement July 17,

2016 for Relay for Life with a Silent Auction. Ron

Meyer seconded the motion and the motion passed.

Allison Helmke will help with Summer School and

will be paid $750. Sue Garmyn made a motion to ap-

prove this and Dylan Tieije seconded it. The motion

passed.

There was also discussion about removing the first

pew on each side of the church. This will be a three

month trial period. This is done with the intent of im-

proving the flow for Communion, more space for the

praise team and other programs.

The next church council meeting will be held Mon-

day June 13, 2016 with the executive committee set

for 6:30 pm, followed by full church council at 7:30

pm. The communion helper for Sunday June 5 will be

Alex Behrman.

The motion to adjourn was made by Dylan Tietje

and seconded by Matt Fronk. The meeting concluded

with the collective prayers for our congregational

members, followed by the Lord’s Prayer.

Respectfully Submitted,

Deb Peter, Secretary

Council Minutes

May 16, 2016

Minutes are as recorded but not yet approved by the council

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The church pictorial directories arrived mid-May

2016, and many of these directories were distributed

at the Pentecost luncheon. If you were photographed

by the directory company or submitted a picture for

the publication, then you are entitled to receive a

free copy of the church directory. Please contact

Jane Helberg at 419-599-4810 or the church office at

419-758-3321 to pick up your copy. Additionally,

updated address books are also available for any

church members not pictured in the directory. Again,

please contact Jane Helberg or the church office for

your copy.

It would be very helpful, going forward, if all

congregational members would notify the church

office of any address or phone number changes in

order to have current and up-to-date information.

Thank you in advance for your diligence in this

matter.

Finally, much appreciation is extended to anyone

and everyone who helped in this church directory

project. From the beginnings of this process, we en-

joyed the time our hosts were able to supply during

the photo sessions last fall. Especially, we would

like to express our gratitude to Kristy Helberg, Mi-

chelle Helberg, Dana Hahn, and Pastor Terry

Courter for all of their help in the completion of this

church directory and address book project. Thank

you all!

Treasurer’s Report April 30, 2016

4-Lutheran Agencies of NW OHIO

20th Annual

GOLF OUTING

Friday, June 24th

9:00 a.m.

Shotgun Start

Stone Ridge Golf Course

Bowling Green Ohio

$85.00 per golfer

Deadline to Register June 17th

4-member teams

Let’s Put together a Bethlehem Team!

See Pastor Terry if interested

SUMMER WORSHIP

SCHEDULE

Mid-Week Worship

Wednesday evenings 7 PM

beginning June 1st

SUNDAY WORSHIP

10 AM BEGINNING JUNE 5TH

*No Sunday School*

General Fund $ 7,456.72

Building Fund 9.85

Permanent Improvement Fund 13,859.94

Memorial Fund 9,038.49

Scholarship Fund 2,971.07

Christmas Fund 526.81

Outreach Fund 1,145.11

Library Fund 219.50

Office Machines Fund 5,146.79

Youth Ministry Leadership Fund 1,741.41

Parking Lot Fund 7,451.77

Parsonage Fund (19,223.16) Project Noel Fund 8,751.76

Roof Fund 3,935.16

Hymnal Fund 72.76

Total $ 43,103.98

THANK YOU - a sincere THANK YOU to

everyone who attended the RED-LETTER meal on

May 15th. Your continued support is such a

blessing to us. Thanks again, from the High School

Luther League.

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Nathan Michael Drewes Tinora High School

Parents: Greg & Kara Drewes

Activities Football, Basketball & Baseball

Awards First Team All Ohio—Football

Future Plans

Attend BGSU

Undecided Major

Allison Ann Helmke Tinora High School

Parents: Randy & Sheri Helmke

Activities Cross Country, Track, FFA, Rambunctious

Radicals, National Honor Society

Awards 4 Year Regional qualifier in cross country

State FFA Degree

Dekalb Award

Presidential Academic Fitness Award

Wilmington College Achievement Award

Future Plans Attend Wilmington College

majoring in Ag Business

with a minor in Accounting

Allison will also run cross country and indoor &

outdoor track

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Derek Clay Gerken Napoleon High School

Parents: Alan & Diane Gerken

Activities Football, Basketball, Baseball—4 years

Napoleon American Legion River Bandits—2 years

Academic Awards Multiple Academic awards as underclassman

Senior Year Academic awards

in Football, Basketball & Baseball

Northern Lakes League Senior All Academic Team

NHS Senior Athlete Award

Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Scholarship

Society Gold Certificate

Athletic Awards Northwest Ohio District 7 Coaches Assoc. All Star

Team Honorable Mention as a Jr. & Sr.

NHS Wildcat Most Improved player—Basketball;

best 2 point percentage—Jr.

Most blocked shots — Sr.

Future Plans

Attend the University of Toledo

majoring in Mechanical Engineering

Erin Nicole Lange Liberty Center High School &

Four County Career Center

Parents: Scott & Dawn Lange

Activities National Honor Society & National Technical

Honor Society

FFA, Volleyball, Bowling & Track

Awards Scholar Athlete

1st Team NWOAL, High average and Most

valuable bowler

All-Ohio Honorable Mention –15th place State

Bowling Tournament

Girls Senior Scholarship Tournament

Girls District Champ—Pepsi Youth Bowling

Tournament

Future Plans Attend The Ohio State University majoring in

Animal Science with intentions of becoming a

Veterinarian

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WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU

The Congregational Council prays

monthly for a rotating list of names of

our church families and send out post-

cards to let those families know that

you have been on our minds and hearts and in our

prayers. We prayed for the following families at

the council meeting.

If you would like to join us in praying for those

families, monthly, listed below are the families

that we lifted up in prayer this past Council

meeting.

Hildegarde Meyer Ryan, Brittany, Rosie & Brant Helberg Adam & Lindsay Baker Scott, Amy, Alexis, Sierra & Kenli Kruse Kristy Helberg Brock, Brittani, Kameron, Kendall, Kaelynn & Kylee Lime Vernon & Lillian Meyer Florence Behnfeldt Tena Behnfeldt Virgil Meyer Bill & Bert Bremer Crystal Benecke David Gerken Mike, Jennifer, Ashley, Cody & Dan Gerken John & Joyce Rosebrock

Charles Nagel

Brett Behnfeldt

Review of the great tips given this past month

REDUCE—RECYCLE—REUSE

What to do with plastic grocery bags-take them back to the store-reuse or

recycle. Use for trashcan liners- better yet ask for paper bags or use reusable cloth

shopping bags

While on vacation— save your hotel shampoo, soap, lotion, etc. samples. “Together We Can Make a Difference”

collects them to make health kits

Motor Oil never wears out, it just gets dirty. It can be recycled, re-fined and

used again.

Do not use Styrofoam—it can not be recycled

MILKSHAKE STAND at the

HENRY COUNTY FAIR

DATES:

*WEDNESDAY August 10th

6 PM to 10 PM

SATURDAY August 13th

10 AM. to 5 PM.

*Note the new day — Wednesday

as the fair begins one day earlier*

Please remember to check out the

books in the library! With school

concluding for the summer, what

a great time to sit under the tree and enjoy

reading time with your children and yourself. There

are books for children, teens, and adults, something

for everyone! There are DVDs, videos and books on

CD. Check out our great selections. And remember,

the library has moved to the wing.

Our Christian sympathy to the

Family of Mildred Flory

who passed away on April 27th.

Mildred’s funeral was here at

Bethlehem on April 30th

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LEGO VBS 2016…

building our FAITH

brick by brick!

June 20-23 from 6-7:30 pm

Vacation Bible School is where kids get to learn and

know Christ and explore the Bible through

story, song, craft, games and more!

VBS is open to all children age 3 to those going in the 2nd

grade for the 2016 school year. This is open to all at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the area churches and community. So please invite others to share the experience! VBS will be held in the North Wing. And the children will be a part of the 10 am worship service at Bethle-hem on June 26

th.

To register, to volunteer, or for any questions,

contact Kristy at

419-438-3818 or kristyhe@hotmail.com

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT VBS!!

An offering will be accepted and money will go towards PROJECT NOEL to buy Legos and

other toys for families in the area.

June 6th through 24th from

8:30am until 2pm each day.

It is for students entering

3rd grade through 8th grade.

We will focus on:

* New Testament *Lord’s Prayer *Sacraments.

Friends are welcome!

We are looking forward to this exciting ministry.

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All members of Bethlehem are invited!

“Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good!”

…and thank you for supporting the work of Christ’s

church! As part of the Northwestern Ohio Synod’s 4G stewardship emphasis (Grace + Growth + Grati-

tude + Generosity), we want to say thank you for your support of the work of Christ’s church through

the Synod. Therefore, we invite you to the:

4G Thank You Dinner for the Maumee Valley Conference

Sunday, June 12, 5-7PM

In Defiance, at Veterans’ Memorial Park (Lattys Grove) Pavilion #3

Located at the corner of Williams and Wayne Streets in Defiance

Cost to you – IT’S FREE, LIKE GOD’S GRACE!

Who’s invited: YOU ARE!

5:00 Gathering, fellowship, snacking, music

5:30 Welcome and introductions

Greetings from Bishop Marcus Lohrmann

Stories of God’s good work done among and through us

6:15 Meal, more music, more fellowship

7:00 On our way in the joy of Christ

If you are able to join us, please RSVP to Pastor Paul Reichert at

pastorpaul@the-welcome-place.org or 419.445.4656 by June 3.

Come celebrate our work together and enjoy this fellowship

as the body of Christ!

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JUNE WORSHIP ASSISTANTS

Greeters Acolytes

Sound Reader Projection Worship Folders

June 5 Lori Bevelhymer Deb Peter

Micah Spring Layne Neff

Randy Hesterman

Daryl Neff Ann Courter Carolyn Schlade Pam Lymanstall

June 12 Gary & Dawn Gerken Sydney Gerken

Kylee Drewes

Alan Behrman

Carrie Radzik Daryl Neff Ken & Arlene Freytag

June 19 Betty Marihugh

Payton Wilkerson

Jack Boyd Lori Neff Sheryl Boyd Ken & Kae Gerken

June 26 Ott & Helene Meyer Levi Trausch

Tom Behnfeldt

Summer School Students

Springs Ann Courter Jennifer Gerken

Wednesday Mid-Week Service — 7:00 p.m.: June 1; June 8; June 15; June 22; June 29 Offering for Mid-Week will be the following Sunday’s offering designation.

Altar Care for June: Sue Garmyn, Pam Lymanstall, Julie Schudel

Communion Assistant—June — Alex Behrman

The Henry County Relay for Life will be held June 17 & 18 at the

Henry County Fairgrounds.

Attending the Relay for Life event provides opportunity for offering support of

those affected by cancer both today & in the future, as well as fun times seeing

other people you know!

Here at Bethlehem we will have a

SILENT AUCTION & TIME FOR FELLOWSHIP Prior to worship on

Sunday, July 17

9:00-9:30

Monies raised from this event will go to the American Cancer Society,

through the Relay for Life of Henry County

Donations of homemade, gently used, or new items are welcome for the auction

Please mark your calendar & plan to attend!

Any questions, please see Lori Neff.

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In Our Prayers

Marlene Bockelman Lorna Behrens Wilfred Cordes

Hildegarde Meyer Dave Meyer

Bill & Bert Bremer Leona Hogrefe

Florence Behnfeldt Delbert Prigge Elaine Meyer Emilie Gerken

Otto Meyer Kara Helberg-Herr

Vernon Meyer

Military Ryan Helberg Joe Behnfeldt

June 1 Steve & Amber Trausch — 14th

June 2 Bob & Pam Brown — 43rd

John & Karen Helmke — 38th

June 5th Pastor Terry & Ann Courter — 34th

June 12th Jeff & Betty Marihugh — 40th

June 16th

Ryan & Brittany Helberg — 9th

Greg & Lori Bostelman — 4th

June 18th

William & Julie Schudel — 33rd

June 19th Dennis & Lynette Gerken — 29th

Bruce & Deb Bostelman — 23rd

June 22nd Eric & Nikki Wiemken — 14th

June 24 Jeff & Jamie Boff — 16th

June 27th Ken & Ann Norden — 29th

Matthew & Sarah Sehlmeyer — 1st

Joshua Villanueva 06/01

Lindsay Baker 06/01

Gabriel Fronk 06/01

D. Kay Helberg 06/03

Tricia Gerken 06/03

Kim Dunbar 06/04

Parker Schlade 06/04

Theresa Leupp 06/06

Kristy Helberg 06/06

Bruce Bostelman 06/07

Amber Helmke 06/07

Sarah Durham 06/08

Michelle Helberg 06/09

Trey Meyer 06/09

Robin Fronk 06/10

Bryce Vandenberghe 06/10

Allison Helmke 06/12

Scott Kruse 06/13

Ryan Helberg 06/13

Jerico Castillo 06/14

Sierra Kruse 06/14

Valerie Beard 06/15

Carter Radzik 06/15

Jeremy Villanueva 06/16

Mark Wachtman 06/16

Nathan Drewes 06/16

Bryce Meyer 06/16

Kenli Kruse 06/16

Lillian Meyer 06/18

Jeffrey Helberg 06/20

Makayla Meller 06/20

Brett Behnfeldt 06/21

Donna Dunbar 06/22

Liam Behnfeldt 06/23

Graham Hammon 06/24

Carter Lieb 06/24

Landin Helberg 06/24

Alex Behrman 06/25

Brian Bostelman 06/25

Benjamin Gerken 06/26

John Rosebrock 06/29

Julie Meyer 06/29

Jeremy Behnfeldt 06/29

Cody Gerken 06/29

Eric Hershberger 06/29

Ashley Gerken 06/30

06/02 Alan Gerken

06/03 Betty Meyer

06/05 Jack Boyd

06/08 Lois Lange

06/08 Tamara Behnfeldt

06/09 Ashley Beiswenger

06/10 Leona Hogrefe

06/10 Raymond Schroeder

06/10 Kelly Cocke

06/10 Shawn Hammon

06/11 Kenneth Behrens

06/11 Doris Wiemken

06/12 Riley Dunbar

06/13 Shawn Bremer

06/13 Emily Fronk

06/13 Robin Fronk

06/18 Janice Helmke

06/18 Cori Hendrix

06/20 Avery Smith

06/21 Landon Drewes

06/21 Karlee Dunbar

06/24 Bryce Vandenberghe

06/25 Kelly Fugate

06/25 Derek Drewes

06/26 Bruce Bostelman

06/26 Jamie Boff

06/26 Joshua Villanueva

06/26 Kellen Hurst

06/27 Krista Lange

06/27 Rylee Wiemken

06/28 Cole Helberg

06/29 Valerie Beard

06/29 Travis Beiswenger

06/29 Brayden Bostelman

06/29 Will Bostelman

06/30 Jeremy Schudel

06/30 Nicolle Helberg

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BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH 30997 Gerken Road

Defiance, Ohio 43512 www,bethlehemokolona.org

Church Office: 419-758-3321 email: bethch@bright.net Rev. Terry Courter Kristy Helberg, Youth 419-438-3818

Non-Profit Organization U.S Postage Paid Permit # 3 Defiance, Ohio 43512

June 2016 — In this Issue

Pastor Terry’s Ponderings 1-2

Council meeting date; Bethlehem

Ministry & Service contacts; church council members

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April Council Minutes 3

Summer schedule; Thank you; Golf outing; Final directory update; Treasurer’s report

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Our Seniors 5-6

Milkshake stand; Sympathy; Lifted up in prayer; Save our Planet; Library

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Summer School; Lego VBS 8

Invitation to MVC 4-G Thank you Supper 9

June Worship Assistants; Relay for Life 10

Birthdays, Anniversaries, Baptismal

birthdays; Prayers

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June Calendar 12

Kidz Page 13

Honoring our

Graduates