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Dear friends in Christ: I’m now into my 7 th month serving as your interim pastor. The time between regular, “settled” pastors may seem long. I would say that the process here at Holy Trinity is pretty typical for a healthy congregation. Still, it is not unusual to ask, “Can’t the Spirit work any faster?” It should be apparent to anyone who comes among us that there is an abundance of people—of all ages— fully invested in the life of this community. I’ve said it before: the strategic plan has been an important tool in moving this ministry for- ward (i.e., getting some things done), but it’s also provided an opportunity for a growing number of people to step forward and get involved. You have made room at the table for all who seek to participate in what God is doing among you. You have the resources you need to continue to thrive! Holy Trinity is intent on finding the right pastoral match. I believe that will hap- pen. The Call Committee is working hard on your behalf. I do not sense impa- tience or desperation during this interim time, which is not always the case. Some congregations get stuck – they believe they can’t continue to move for- ward until a new pastor comes, or they believe a new pastor will. Neither of those things are true at Holy Trinity. The fact that worship attendance and giving have continued to rise is evidence, but less so than the spirit of hopefulness that permeates this place. The right pastoral leader will be very important, but the investment and engage- ment of the congregation is essential. You have that here, and the pastoral leader who will have the honor of walking alongside of you in the coming years will benefit from that, as well. Blessings on this journey! Interim Pastor Hans Lee The Visitor NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID NEW PRAGUE, MN 56071 PERMIT #51 Holy Trinitys Staff Meal Ministry: Becky Valek Organist: Rita Sapp Adult Choir Director: Toby Thietje SONSHINE Christian Preschool: Lori Tiede, Director Marilyn Breimhorst, Lead Teacher Stacy Kiihn, Assistant Teacher Facility Manager: Jon Bergquist Custodian: Jim Cody Nursery Coordinator: Kristen Palma Ministry Coordinator: Karen Taylor Office Manager: Jamie Bisek Hospitality Coordinator: Donna Galvin Middle School Youth Coordinator: Melissa Horejsi Sunday School Coordinators: Jamie Sticha & Sarah Becher Interim Director of Youth & Family Ministry: Sonja Nelson Interim Pastor: Pastor Hans Lee Your Church Council Members Luke Friendshuh—President Tyler Kienow—Vice-President Sharon Brown—Secretary Nate Kahnke—Treasurer Paul Newton Eric Fiala Deb Lindblom Jeremy Torgerson Dan Jacobson Doug Dietrich Kim Gassner Holy Trinitys Worship Schedule Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Worship 7:00 p.m. Distribution of the Lords Supper is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. All are welcome to the Lords Table. Coffee and Fellowship follow Sundays worship service. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 1300 Main Street East New Prague, MN 56071 Phone: (952) 758-3513 Fax: (952) 758-4407 OR CURRENT RESIDENT May 2017 Volume 36 Issue 5 Learn more about us at www.holytrinityonline.org Church Office Hours Monday—Friday 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Interim Pastor Hans Lee In This Issue: Council Leer pg. 3 Volunteer pg. 4 Children& Youth Events pg. 8 Sonshine Update pg. 5 May 4th @ 10:00 am—Amazing Grays oung May 10th @ 5:30 pm—Highway Service Project May 14th @ 9:00 am - Youth Sunday May 17th @ 5:30 pm— Celebraon Meal May 21st @ 9:00 am— Graduaon Sunday

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Dear friends in Christ:

I’m now into my 7th month serving as your interim pastor.

The time between regular, “settled” pastors may seem

long. I would say that the process here at Holy Trinity is

pretty typical for a healthy congregation. Still, it is not

unusual to ask, “Can’t the Spirit work any faster?”

It should be apparent to anyone who comes among us

that there is an abundance of people—of all ages—

fully invested in the life of this community. I’ve said it

before: the strategic plan has been an important tool in moving this ministry for-

ward (i.e., getting some things done), but it’s also provided an opportunity for a

growing number of people to step forward and get involved. You have made

room at the table for all who seek to participate in what God is doing among

you. You have the resources you need to continue to thrive!

Holy Trinity is intent on finding the right pastoral match. I believe that will hap-

pen. The Call Committee is working hard on your behalf. I do not sense impa-

tience or desperation during this interim time, which is not always the case.

Some congregations get stuck – they believe they can’t continue to move for-

ward until a new pastor comes, or they believe a new pastor will. Neither of

those things are true at Holy Trinity. The fact that worship attendance and giving

have continued to rise is evidence, but less so than the spirit of hopefulness

that permeates this place.

The right pastoral leader will be very important, but the investment and engage-

ment of the congregation is essential. You have that here, and the pastoral

leader who will have the honor of walking alongside of you in the coming years

will benefit from that, as well.

Blessings on this journey!

Interim Pastor Hans Lee

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Monday—Friday

8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Interim Pastor Hans Lee

In This Issue:

Council Letter pg. 3

Volunteer pg. 4

Children& Youth Events pg. 8

Sonshine Update pg. 5

May 4th @ 10:00 am—Amazing

Grays outing

May 10th @ 5:30 pm—Highway

Service Project

May 14th @ 9:00 am - Youth

Sunday

May 17th @ 5:30 pm—

Celebration Meal

May 21st @ 9:00 am—

Graduation Sunday

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Page 11 Church Council meeting minutes, March 20, 2017 7:00 p.m.

Call to meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., Quorum Established Members Present: Pastor Hans, Dietrich, Friendshuh, Brown, Torgerson, Newton, Fiala, Kienow,

Jacobson, Kahnke, Lindblom

Opening Prayer– Pastor Hans

Approve Agenda: Motion by Kienow, 2nd by Dietrich Approve February 2017 Minutes: Motion by Dietrich, 2 nd by Kahnke with change to amount of an-nual website upkeep fee to $1,000. SAT Update: Karen Taylor, Shared Ministry and Kahnke will connect on the team ’s budget.

Luke Friendshuh, Spiritually Alive, Lenten spiritual testimonies are going well. Small group development to

expand participation is ongoing.

Action & Decision Register: Dietrich reviewed.

Mission & Vision Discussion: Council reviewed the current mission and vision statements during

Council Retreat and believe they both are fitting. They are posted on the website as official statements.

Pastor's Report: Building use, and assessment is beginning in next few weeks. Hans and Sonja be-

lieve that Holy Trinity should view the youth and family ministry role as a congregational ministry rather

than one just for families with children. Now is the time to start forming search, prepare now and start actu-

al search after new pastor begins.

Treasurers Report: Kahnke reported. February revenue was more than planned budget.

Old Business: Property assessment team has formed. Pat Remfert, Ted Trachte, George Winn, Je-

romy Torgerson have agreed to work on this team to prepare strategy to address this matter.

Jon Bergquist presented Council with three local bids in addition to the other two provided earlier to re-

place windows. He recommends Champion Window Company because they offer a 100% lifetime guaran-

tee on the windows installed and will reuse the interior trim. Their bid is $18,445 to replace the windows in

south entry, Fellowship Hall and Sonshine. Council wants to learn what is meant by “lifetime” guarantee.

Hans will talk with Jon. Torgerson will provide a Mission Moment about the offering envelopes prior to Me-

morial Day Weekend.

New Business: Nothing Closing Prayer— Lord’s Prayer Meeting Adjournment at 8:01 p.m. Motion by Kahnke, 2nd by Brown Next Meeting: March 17, 2017 Respectfully submitted, Sharon Brown

Adult Education in May

Sundays at 10:15 am in Paul’s Place. All are welcome!

May 7 – Sonja Nelson: Children, Youth, & Family Ministry

May 14 – Pastor Hans

Adult Education will resume in September!

Understanding Dimentia

(Part of Belle Plaine Dimentia Awareness Alliance)

On Wednesday, May 24th from 5:30—6:55 p.m. in Paul’s Place, Pastor Diane Goulson will

be presenting “Understanding Dimentia”. She will present a general education about demen-

tia and a section specific to church setting on how to help people and their loved ones and

be supportive out in the community. If any questions please contact Pastor Diane Goulson at

952-758-4231.

Church office will be closed on Mon-

day, May 29th in observance of

Memorial Day.

Dates to note

May 10th—Last Day of Confirmation, Crew Time, High

School Youth, and Small Group

May 14th—Last Day of Sunday School

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Eric’s Council letter to the Holy Trinitarians (May 2017)

As one of the new council members this year, I thought I would use this month’s letter to take

the chance to introduce myself to the congregation. I’m Eric Fiala, and along with my wife Jen

and our sons Lucas and Dylan, we have been members at Holy Trinity for just under two years.

We have lived in Lonsdale for 10 years and our oldest attends Eagle View Elementary in New

Market. We have been so blessed to find the congregation and community of Holy Trinity. Eve-

ryone has been so inviting and welcoming to our entire family and the Wednesday evening ser-

vices have been wonderful for our busy family, especially during hockey season!

This warmth and sense of community is a huge reason why I felt so comfortable joining council

as such a new member to the church. As I have found out, Holy Trinity has gone through many

changes and will continue to see change in the future. Being a newer member, I hadn’t given

much thought to the upkeep of the building, the administration of all the services the church of-

fers or just how many opportunities to serve exist. Just a few short months on council has

helped educate me on just how much work the staff and volunteers of this church put in to mak-

ing everything run smoothly.

I know how it feels to be part of a new church, a new community, but I urge our new families to

feel empowered to volunteer and get involved. It can be a little scary or even confusing at first,

but know that input is valued and your efforts are appreciated, especially in this climate of

change.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention how amazing all the Easter services and the faith walk shar-

ing has been leading up to Easter. Hopefully all of you had a chance to hear at least one of the

5 amazing stories that our fellow members shared about their own journey through life and their

faith. This all culminated with our Easter Sunday services that included brilliant special music

and the always powerful message of the resurrection. What a wonderful way to end this most

Holy Week!

Peace,

Eric Fiala

In Our Prayers

In a Health Care Facility..

Georgia Franz

Ellen Niski

Barb Loebner

In Our Prayers…

Bonnie Tupy and Laurie Tolzmann

Please inform the church office of any ill-

nesses, hospitalizations, or prayer re-

quests.

Call the church office if you would like a

visit from Pastor Hans.

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Healing Broken Relationships

Support Group

The loss experienced by those going

through separation and divorce, or the

ending a long term significant relationship

is great. For those grieving this loss,

come and experience good support as

you move through this time in your life.

We welcome people from all faith tradi-

tions. We meet on the first and third Tues-

day of the month, from 7:00—8:30 p.m. in

the parish office building (formerly the rec-

tory of St. Wenceslaus across the handi-

cap parking from the church), 215 E. Main

St., New Prague. Please call Mary at 952-

873-6781 or Deacon Bob 952-758-0463,

for more information.

Gideons International

We will be blessed Wednesday evening service, May 3rd and Sunday morning service, May

7th, by our annual visit from a representative with Gideons International, an association of

Christina business and professional women and men dedicated to telling people about Jesus

through service, personal testimony, and providing Bibles and New Testaments. While they

are often recognized for their work with hotels, they also place and distribute Scriptures in

strategic locations (prisons, hospitals, clinics, domestic violence shelters, all branches of mili-

tary services and such) so they are available to those who want them, as well as to those who

may not know they need them you will be encouraged by the outreach and fruit of their minis-

try! We hope this early announcement gives you an opportunity to come prepared to give a

donation to their ministry in an offering taken at the church services those days. On April 26th

and April 30th a short video will be shown at the Mission Moment time.

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Celebrating You!

Holy Trinity is filled with many people that serve our church and we are taking time to celebrate

all of our volunteers! Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 17th at 5:30 pm in the Fel-

lowship Hall. Join us for a delicious meal prepared for you by Holy Trinity’s staff. Whether you

worship on Sunday mornings or you are a regular Wednesday nighter, I hope you can join us for

this special meal.

V is for the Very special people that you are

O is for the Overwhelming support & compassion you offer others during their time of need

L is for the Little things you do that make such a difference in someone's life

U is for the Unspoken words that sometimes mean just as much

N is for the Need you fill when others aren't able

T is for the Time you give of yourselves on top of your own busy schedules

E is for the Emotional support you continually give

E is for the Endless energy you seem to possess

R is for the Responsibility you have taken on & never once complained

S is for the Smiles you bring to people by just being you

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME, TALENTS AND SERVICE TO OUR CHURCH! We literally

wouldn’t be here without you!

If you have any questions about sharing your time and talents with our church, please connect

with me at church, email me at [email protected] or call me at 952-758-3513. There

are opportunities for everyone!

Blessings,

Karen Taylor, Ministry Coordinator

Changes in Congregation and Youth Ministry The Focus Group for the Children, Youth and Family Ministry will be during Adult Forum on May 7 at 10:10 a.m. Join as we share hopes and dreams about the ministry and learn more about the surveys done in April.

Caring Adults for Confirmation Do you love God? Do you love/like Middle School youth? Then we're looking for you! This fall we will add small groups led by an adult leader to our confirmation minis-try. Our hope is to begin developing caring relationships with our youth. An adult leader will meet with the youth during the one hour class, help lead discussion in the small group, and spend time caring and listening to our youth. If you feel called to this ministry, contact Sonja Nelson, [email protected].

SERVICE/HIGHWAY PROJECT

Wednesday, May 10th in coordination with the final night of confirmation class, Jed Becher

and the Property Team are leading a service project that will include both Holy Trinity site clean-up and highway clean-up. The evening will start with 5:15 with a quick dinner in Fel-lowship Hall prior to project and then 5:30-7:00 – Site/Highway clean up. Minimum age re-quirement of 12 years old with families encouraged to participate. Orange safety vests, gloves and bags provided. Participants should wear sturdy footwear (no open toe sandels, etc). Highway group will be divided into four teams of 4-6 with at least one adult volunteer for each team. Each team will clean one side of a 1 mile section with safety as the most important focus. If any questions please contact the church office at [email protected]

Let’s Celebrate! We are having a Celebration Meal to honor

the time and talents of our volunteers. Mark your calendar!

Wednesday, May 17th at 5:30 pm

Fellowship Hall

Volunteers are the glue that holds this church together. Let’s celebrate their gift of service

to our church. All are welcome!

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FAMILY EVENT! Making Blankets for Camp Noah On Sunday, May 14 during Sunday School, children and their families will be making tied-feece blankets for Camp Noah. We will snacks for the children while we make the blankets. All ages are invited! During the month of April, Noisy Offering collected money to purchase the fleece for the Camp Noah blankets. Camp Noah is a Lutheran Social Service ministry for children who have survived dis-asters such as fires, tornados, etc. The Camp help the children with trauma counseling, readjustment, and learning to have fun again. Each child recieves a blanket to help them feel safe when they arrive at the camp. Families and the congregation are invited to the event on May 14 and asked to bring good cutting scissors!

Middle School Youth Group Here is what is in store for the rest of the year:

May 6th—our annual New Prague Half Marathon Water Station! It will also be good for about 2 hours of volunteer time (either in the church or outside since it is through the NP Chamber of Commerce but is also an HTLC activity). Here are the details: Saturday, May 6th We need to have the kids and some adult volunteers come between 8-8:20am and we will be done around 10:30am. I always bring donuts and juice☺ We are on mile 10 of the 1/2 marathon (same place as our previous years) and it is described as (CR 144 - 33 ft. north of Pine Grove Ln.) - which is just outside of NP (south of McDonalds about 2-3 miles). Please RSVP with me so that I know if you are coming. I would like to have 2-3 other adults as well. Bring cowbells! And we will be cheering the runners... They need some spirit by

mile 10... ☺ Thanks and see you there! Melissa Horejsi 952-215-4340

June—we will be having a cowboy cook-out at Melissa’s farm! More details will be coming...Stay Tuned!

Vacation Bible School 2017 – Passport to Peru Registration for Vacation Bible School is OPEN! For 2017, we will be using a cross-cultural program called “Passport to Peru” where children will learn about faith, Peru and the culture of Peru. Mark your calendars for July 17-20, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00/noon and please no-tice our program is a week early because of the New Prague school schedule. Cost is $15 per child, $30 maximum per family which includes t-shirt, music cd and supplies. Registration closes July 9. Music CD, supplies and t-shirt are not guaranteed after July 9 with limited walk-ins on the day of VBS. Please turn registration fee in by July 9 to the Church Office. If you are interested in helping before, during or after the VBS week, please contact Sonja Nelson. Our VBS Task Force is already forming! To register please go to our web-site, www.holytrinityonline.org.

Graduation Sunday On May 21 at the 9:00 a.m. Sunday worship, we will be celebrating and blessing those youth who are graduating from high school. Join us for the blessing and reception after the worship. Graduating families are asked to contact Jamie Bisek in the Main Office [email protected] or Sonja Nelson [email protected] to confirm their participation and for more information.

ELCA Youth Gathering 2018 On May 3 at 6:30 p.m. we will have a parent/youth information meeting for the 2018 Youth Gathering to Houston, TX. We will discuss dates, transportation, cost, and registration. The Youth Gathering is for current 8th - 11th grade students, with youth from all over the country gathering together. Our youth will worship, serve, and have fun with over 30,000 youth. Registration for the event is in October,

2017, so begin to plan of this great experience!

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As always, the school years go by so fast! May is always a

sad month as we will have to say goodbye to many of our

preschoolers moving on to kindergarten. We will have a

busy month with walking fieldtrips, hopefully a lot of play

time outside, and our “bike parades” on the last days of

school.

I am so grateful for the members of Holy Trinity who have made donations to our

scholarship fund, and those who have offered to donate their time to our program!

So far we will be able to award scholarship money to two families that qualify next

year. I can’t Thank You enough! We are always accepting donations of money or

time, there is no deadline.

We are entering month 5 of our 9 month Parent Aware rating process. Our Parent

Aware coach attended the Sonshine Board meeting in April and spoke to our

board about this process and how it is going. She had nothing but great things to

say about our preschool program. The coaching, resources, advice, learning

tools, and director training that we have received for no cost, has been incredible.

We also received a $500 grant to put towards classroom supplies. The boxes have

started to arrive and it is like Christmas around here!

We will be having a summer camp the first two weeks in June for preschool age

children from the ages of 3-5. The themes are “Backyard Fun” and “Ooey Gooey

Messy Fun.” The camp will include a lot of outside time, bug collecting, messy pro-

jects, science, and much more! All are welcome, including children that do not at-

tend Sonshine Preschool. Registration forms can be found at the church welcome

center, or call 758-3513 for more information.

Happy Spring!

Lori Tiede

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT SERVICE Wednesday Night Contemporary Services are at 7 p.m. Dinner is served weekly from 5:30-6:45 p.m.

May 3rd—Turkey May 10th— Pizza

May 17th—Celebration Meal May 24th— Tacos

May 31st— Hot Dogs

CALL COMMITTEE UPDATE We are very excited to announce that we have received and are still receiving pastoral candidate profiles from the synod! Our next task is to prayerfully consider each of the candidates and how they may meet the needs of our Holy Trinity Community. We ask that you continue to keep us in your prayers as we continue this journey.

Thank you, The Call Committee (Dirk Berger, Maggie Bass, Kate Kienow, Darcey Schoenebeck, Jamie Sticha, and Jed Trachte)

Welcome Center Hosts Wanted Do you love to meet new people? Do you love to talk? Do you love Holy Trinity and want to share its awesomeness with everyone you meet? If you answered yes to any of these questions,

YOU WOULD BE THE PERFECT HOST!

We are looking for warm, friendly and inviting people to serve as Welcome Center Hosts before and after worship services. Hosts can be families, couples, or individuals.

General duties include:

Recognizing and Welcoming visitors

Answering questions regarding HTLC and its ministries

Giving quick tours of our building

Handing out information as appropriate

Assisting members with Welcome Center computers for online signup opportunities

We are looking for 16 Hosts (8 for Sunday’s and 8 for Wednesday’s), so we could create an 8 week

GRADUATION SUNDAY Will be on Sunday, May 21st at 9:00 a.m. worship service. Graduating families are asked to contact Jamie Bisek in the Main Office [email protected] or Sonja Nelson [email protected] to confirm their participa-tion and for more information.

Looking for a Sub Custodian to help out on an as need

basis. If you are interested please contact the church

office at [email protected] or 952-758-3513.

Beginning on Wednesday, May 31st Worship Service time will

change to 6:30pm! Dinner will be served from 5:30pm-6:30pm!

Please join us for our new summer worship time! All are welcome!

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8:30 am Worship

9:15am Sunday School

9:30 am Middle School Youth

9:30 am Fireside Chat

10:30am Worship

5:00 pm Service of Remembrance

7:00 pm A.A.

7 10:00 am Staff Meeting

6:30 pm CODA-New Pra-

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6:30 pm Girls Scouts

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6:30 pm Lion’s Den—

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8:00 pm A.A. & Al-Anon

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5:00 pm Parent’s Night Out

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9:30 am Middle School Youth

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10:00 am Staff Meeting

6:30 pm CODA—New

Prague

6:30 pm Executive Board

8:00 pm A.A. & Al-Anon

18

9:00 am A.A.

11:00am Sonshine Christ-

mas Program

7:30 pm A.A.

19

20 7:30am Choir Practice

8:30 am Worship

9:15am Sunday School

9:30 am Middle School Youth

9:40 am Adult Ed

10:30am Worship

7:00 pm A.A.

21 12:30 pm Staff Meeting

6:30 pm CODA—New

Prague

6:30 pm Girls Scouts

Troop 25220—Room 205A

7:00 pm Church Council

8:00 pm A.A. & Al-Anon

25

26

27

7:30am Choir Practice

8:30 am Worship

10:30am Worship

7:00 pm A.A.

Pastor Erick Vacation

28

10:00 am Staff Meeting

6:30 pm CODA—New Prague

8:00 pm A.A. & Al-Anon

Pastor Erick Vacation

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

6:30 pm CODA—New Prague

7:00 pm A.A. & Al-Anon

2

5:00 pm Worship and Music

Committee Meeting

3 9:00 am Amazing Grays

1:00 pm Staff Meeting

5:30 pm Wednesday Dinner

6:00 pm Confirmation

6:00 pm High School Youth

6:05 pm Small Groups

6:10 pm Crew Time

7:00 pm Worship

4

6:30 am Men’s Bible Study

10:00 am Amazing Grays

Outing

7:00 pm Pack Meeting - FH

7:00 pm A.A.

5 9:00 am A.A.

7:30 pm A.A.

6

1:00 pm—Baby Show-

er—FH

7

8:00 am Choir Practice

9:00 am Worship

10:10 am Sunday School

10:15 am Adult Ed

7:00 pm A.A

8

6:30 pm Executive Committee

6:30 pm CODA—New Prague

6:30 pm Tiger Den—Youth

Room

7:00 pm A.A. & Al-Anon

9

3:30 pm Sonshine Advisory

Board Meeting

6:00 pm Girl Scout Troop

27256—Paul’s Place

10 9:00 am Amazing Grays

1:00 pm Staff Meeting

5:15 pm High Way Service Pro-

ject

5:30 pm Wednesday Dinner

6:00 pm Confirmation—Last class

6:00 pm High School Youth

6:05 pm Small Groups

6:10 pm Crew Time—Last Class

7:00 pm Worship

11

6:30 am Men’s Bible Study

9:00 am Sarah’s Bible Study—

Paul’s Place

7:00 pm Lions—Room 206

7:00 pm WebelosCubs #2—YR

8:00 pm A.A.

12

9:00 am A.A.

1:00 pm Ladies Sewing Group

7:30 pm A.A.

13

14 Happy Mother’s Day

8:00 am Choir Practice

9:00 am Worship—Youth Wor-

ship

10:10 am Sunday School—Last

Day of Sunday School

10:15 am Adult Ed

5:30 pm NPCAN

7:00 pm A.A

15

6:00 pm Boy Scouts Court of

Honor—FH

6:30 pm CODA-New Prague

7:00 pm Church Council

7:00 pm A.A. & Al-Anon

16

7:00 pm Wolf Cubs—Room

205A

17

9:00 am Amazing Grays

1:00 pm Staff Meeting

5:30 pm Celebration Meal

7:00 pm Worship

18

6:30 am Men’s Bible Study

7:00 pm Bear Cubs—FH

8:00 pm A.A.

19

9:00 am A.A.

7:30 pm A.A.

20

21

8:00 am Choir Practice

9:00 am Worship—Graduation

Sunday

7:00 pm A.A

22

2:30 pm Sonshine Bike Pa-

rade—Fellowship Hall

6:30 pm CODA-New Prague

7:00 pm A.A. & Al-Anon

23

10:30 am Sonshine Bike Pa-

rade—Fellowship Hall

6:00 pm Girl Scout Troop

27256—Paul’s Place

7:00 pm LGBT Support

7:00 pm Webelos Cubs #1—

Youth Room

24

9:00 am Amazing Grays

1:00 pm Staff Meeting

5:30 pm Wednesday Dinner

5:30 pm Understanding Di-

mentia—PP

7:00 pm Worship

25

6:30 am Men’s Bible Study

8:00 pm A.A.

26 9:00 am A.A.

1:00 pm Ladies Sewing Group

7:30 pm A.A.

27

28

9:00 am Worship

5:30 pm NPCAN

7:00 pm A.A

29 Memorial Day

Church Office Closed

6:30 pm CODA-New Prague

7:00 pm A.A. & Al-Anon

30 31

9:00 am Amazing Grays

1:00 pm Staff Meeting

5:30 pm Wednesday Dinner

6:30 pm Worship

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USHERS SUNDAY WEDNESDAY

Jake Jacobson Lee & Sue Marquardt Roland Peterson Matthew Putz Dan Popple

WELCOME CENTER HOSTS

May 3 7:00 pm _____________________

May 7 9:00 am _____________________

May 10 7:00 pm _____________________

May 14 9:00 am _____________________

May 17 7:00 pm _____________________

May 21 9:00 am _____________________

May 24 7:00 pm _____________________

May 28 9:00 am _____________________

May 31 6:30 pm _____________________

GREETERS (Front & South Door)

May 7 9:00 am Bennie & Pat Remfert

May 14 9:00 am HTLC Youth

May 21 9:00 am Jon & Kristina Madigan

May 28 9:00 am Carol Fehler and Bob Gullickson

READERS

May 3 7:00 pm Jeffrey Price

May 7 9:00 am Audrey Austin

May 10 7:00 pm Ella Horejsi

May 14 9:00 am HTLC Youth

May 17 7:00 pm Jack Baribeau

May 21 9:00 am Mary Hanson-Busch

May 24 7:00 pm Chris Loose

May 28 9:00 am Audre Johnson

May 31 6:30 pm Heather Tietz

COUNCIL PERSON May 3 Dan Jacobson May 7 Paul Newton May 10 Deb Lindblom May 14 Tyler Kienow May 17 Jeremy Torgerson May 21 Sharon Brown May 24 Doug Dietrich May 28 Eric Fiala May 31 Kim Gassner

ALTAR GUILD

Mary Eagen

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS

May 7 (Intinction) 9:00 am Jeff & Laurie Tolzmann, Amber Kahnke

May 10 (Intinction) 7:00 pm Joel & Chris Loose, Chirlyn Thorsfeldt

May 21 (Bread & Wine) 9:00 am Jim & JoAnn Olson, Mary Turek, Patty

Warnemunde (runner), Noah & Nolan Sticha (basket holders)

May 24 (Bread & Wine) 7:00 pm Beth Baribeau, Melissa & Craig Horejsi, Ella Horejsi and Jack Baribeau (basket holders)

POWERPOINT RUNNERS May 3 7:00 p.m. Bethany Jacobson May 7 9:00 a.m. Brady Bouffleur May 10 7:00 p.m. Jeffery Price May 14 9:00 a.m. HTLC Youth May 17 7:00 p.m. Joe Taylor May 21 9:00 a.m. Janae Becher May 24 7:00 p.m. Drew Dietrich May 28 9:00 a.m. Sue Gilles May 31 6:30 p.m. John Taylor

OFFERING COUNTERS

May 7 Dennis Jasperson and Renee Dietrich

May 14 Sande Schoenecker and Carrie DeValk

May 21 Julie Popple and Tammy Kajer

May 28 Dan Popple and Sue Marquardt

RADIO BROADCAST

May 7 Dirk and Darbie Berger

May 14

May 21 Jerry and Shirley Privratsky

May 28

May 2017 Sunday Worship at 9:00 am

Wednesday Worship* at 7:00 pm

*Starting May 31 - 6:30 pm

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USHERS SUNDAY WEDNESDAY Jerry Privratsky – Head _____________ Mike Rademacher _____________ Jim Heckenlaible Bob Nelson

WELCOME CENTER HOSTS

June 4 9:00 am _______________________

June 7 6:30 pm _______________________

June 11 9:00 am _______________________

June 14 6:30 pm _______________________

June 18 9:00 am _______________________

June 21 6:30 pm _______________________

June 25 9:00 am _______________________

June 28 6:30 pm _______________________

GREETERS (Front & South Door)

June 4 9:00 am Lois & Mike Ryan

June 11 9:00 am Mark & Jenny Walser Family

June 18 9:00 am Jeff & Laurie Tolzmann

June 25 9:00 am Bruce & Shelley Reimers

READERS June 4 9:00 am Luke Friendshuh

June 7 6:30 pm Nate Kahnke

June 11 9:00 am Deb Miller

June 14 6:30 pm Lou Berquam

June 18 9:00 am Darcey Schoenebeck

June 21 6:30 pm Kate Kienow

June 25 9:00 am Dirk Berger

June 28 6:30 pm Sharon Brown

ALTAR GUILD

Lois Ryan – Sunday’s

_____________ - Wednesday’s

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS

June 4 (Intinction) 9:00 am Jim & Michelle Nading, Laurie Thorp

June 7 (Intinction) 6:30 pm Alyce and Jeffrey Price, Jen Fiala

June 18 (Bread & Wine) 9:00 am Paul & Nyla Newton, Tim & Jane Dittberner

Eryn Schoenebeck and Isaiah Podratz (Basket Holders) June 21 (Bread & Wine)

6:30 pm Rob & Karen Taylor, John Taylor, Daniel Price and Lucas Fiala (Basket Holders)

POWERPOINT RUNNERS

June 4 9:00 am Tristan Friendshuh

June 7 6:30 pm Drew Dietrich

June 11 9:00 am Lauren/Bret Kitner

June 14 6:30 pm Abby Lindblom

June 18 9:00 am Brady Bouffleur

June 21 6:30 pm Jeffrey Price

June 25 9:00 am Michael Busch

June 28 6:30 pm ______________

COUNCIL PERSON June 4 Luke Friendshuh

June 7 Nate Kahnke

June 11 Dan Jacobson

June 14 Deb Lindblom

June 18 Paul Newton

June 21 Tyler Kienow

June 25 Jeremy Torgerson

June 28 Sharon Brown

OFFERING COUNTERS

June 4 Dennis Jasperson and Renee Dietrich

June 11 Sande Schoenecker and Carrie DeValk

June 18 Julie Popple and Tammy Kajer

June 25 Dan Popple and Sue Marquardt

RADIO BROADCAST

June 4 Pat & Deb O’Malley

June 11 Dr. Tim & Deb Miller

June 18 Jim Dyslin

June 25 Dan & Lona Rookaird

June 2017 Sunday Worship at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday Worship at 6:30 p.m.