Church Calendar of events
Volunteer Schedule
 
 

Summer Worship Schedule
begins on Memorial weekend
(May 25) and continues
through Labor Day with
worship at 9:30 a.m

Vacation Bible School
     There is still time to sign up your child and their friend for our four day VBS, The Miracles of Jesus, on June 15-18 (Sunday through Wednesday) from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.  Children ages Kindergarten - grade 5 are encouraged to attend with friends.  Each day will include music, drama of the Bible story, crafts, snacks, Bible memory and games.  Please sign up on the list in the fellowship hall.
 

Operation Christmas Child
     For nearly ten years our church has been involved with sending boxes of Christmas gifts around the world to children who would not normally receive a Christmas gift.  Individuals or families who wish to fill a box may take one from the table in the fellowship hall.  Each box contains information about Operation Christmas Child and instructions for filling the box.  This year a member of our church, who would like to remain anonymous, wishes to pay for the shipping costs of all boxes that our church fills!!  That means we hope to have even more boxes to send this year!!  Consider filling two medium-size boxes instead of a larger box.  That way, two children will receive gifts!  Please label your filled boxes and return to church by late October so that the C.E. Committee will get them to the collection center on time.  Thank you for your participation in this exciting and fun mission!
 
 
 

FROM THE DEACONS ...
     The deacons would like to thank Ben Weiner for taping the worship services during this past year so that the shut-ins are able to hear the sermons in their homes or apartments.  This is a great way to help shut-ins feel a part of the church family while hearing the Gospel proclaimed and great hymns of our faith.  Thank you, Ben!  We hope this taping service will continue with a new high school student to be announced later.

Bulletin Board

Check the bulletin board for information and prayer
requests for Postville, Myanmar and China.
The Presbytery asks for prayers for Postville after the
government raid there. The effects of the situation are
wide spread. Church World Service tells of their efforts
in response to needs after the natural disasters and
states that they have received help from the
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance program. We are
involved in their efforts to help because of our support
of the Presbyterian Church (USA), especially One
Great Hour of Sharing.

Joys and Concerns

Jerry Lowery is at home recuperating and having physical
therapy after knee replacement surgery in May.

Lori Hoerig is doing well in her recovery from surgery last
year. Her husband is back at work.  It was good to see her
at church recently.

Rick Martin recently underwent heart surgery and is now
home, doing better each day. Please keep the Martin's in
your prayers.
 

Heartfelt Thanks From....

Thank you for the prayers and cards when I sprained
my ankle. I'm healing very well.
Elayne Haedtke

We wisn to tnanL everyone for tneir prauers, visits,
pnone calls, cards, meals and tnou~rts of concern
during Rick's hospital staq and continued
recovery.
We are so grate.TU\ to have such an awesome
Cnurcn Familt),
Warmlq,
KJck, Hollq &• Mercedes Martin

TO THE CHOIR.....
Thank you to all choir members for their faithful attendance at practices and Sunday services. It takes a lot of
dedication as well as time to prepare meaningful music for worship. Thank you, too, for the special recognition for
Dan, Carlis and me. We have great jobs and work with wonderful people.

STEWARDSHIP NOTES:
"[1] will open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing."  Mat 3:10
Special Thanks to all who help meet our church budget and contribute to local missions by working at and
supporting our fundraisers.

Net Income
Chow Mein Dinner      $1,557.23
Cookbook Sales          $  120.00
Salad Luncheon          $  618.41
Pie Sale                        $   730.00
 

2008 Church Budget
Projected Expenses    $103,343
Projected Income_____$ 96.175
Projected Shortfall     ($ 7,168)
"The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us." Psalm 115:12
 

For Your Information.....
Worship Service Attendance
2007:  Jan    Feb   Mar   Apr
           273   200   292   311
2008:  Jan    Feb   Mar   Apr
          255   190   408   271
 

A youth group from a Presbyterian church in Woodbury, Mn will be staying at our church while they work at
Whitewater State Park to help in restoring the park after the floods. Plans are being made for this group and our
youth to get together on June 27 at Scaifs. On Sunday the Woodbury youth may be at church.
Our youth leave early June 29 for their mission trip to South Dakota.
An adult group will be here at Grace in June to work with Habitat for Humanity.
Native Americans will be in town for the Dakota Gathering early in June and we hope to have some from the
Presbyterian Church in ND come to a meal and a time to meet with members of Grace.

MISSIONS
The Mission Committee and Session approved the following payments to
Mission Programs:
1.  $2, 961.35 to Winona-Wabasha Interfaith Disaster Relief. This was the
final payment from our special offering for disaster relief after the faH
floods plus matching funds from our Permanent Mission Fund.
2. $350 to Bunia Orphanage in the Democratic Republic of Congo for
chickens
3. $400 to Del and Deb Braaksma - our missionaries in Sudan

BIRTHDAY OFFERING

The total giving for the PW Birthday Offering was $ 139.
The money will go to help Presbyterian churches and
schools with educational programs in the Democratic
Republic of Congo and a weekday school at a Lakeview
Presbyterian Church in New Orleans, LA. Thank you for
your gifts.

Adventures in Reading
We are entering final countdown mode for our summer mission project
for ELL children. As you've probably heard, we hoped to have ten
children who are learning English as their second language join us for a
"hands-on" reading program this summer. Each session would include a
field trip or a special visitor (such as Tara and her wool-spinning
equipment), and each child would have a teen mentor to read with
her/him. The first problem with this plan, as Pam will tell you, is that
Kathy W. doesn't know how to count. The kids are so excited about the
program that I couldn't bear to turn them away. I think we'll have 13
children. The second problem is that finding teenage mentors is not as
easy as one might think. (Please pray for this.) And the third problem is
that all of the children need rides to and from church. Please consider
whether you might be able to help drive on the Tuesday and Thursday
mornings of June 17, 19, 24, and 26; and August 5, 7, 12, and 14. If so,
please contact Kathy Weiner.

Home Delivered Meals
Thanks to: Dan and Mickey
Barr, David and Janina
Kennebeck, Thelma Wieser,
Walt and Dorothy Gilbertson
and Holly Martin. They
delivered meals for Home
Delivered Meals in April. This
is the first year for quite awhile
that we had enough volunteers
from Grace Church to meet the
need. Thank you.

Circle I will not meet until September
Circle II will meet on Tuesday, June 10°' at 1:30 p.m. at the church. Leona Thiele is Hostess, Mary
Rennells will give the Lesson and Thelma Weiser will do Devotions.

Help us celebrate Ben’s
Graduation
Saturday, June 14
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Valley Oaks Pavilion
Valley Oaks Dr.
-the Weiners