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Worship Schedule - 10:05 - 11:05 Family Education (ends 5/11 for summer) 10:05 - 11:05 Adult Bible Study
We thank you for your continued prayers and support as we and our congregation continue to recover from the August 19 flood. If you would like to send financial support directly to the church, our address is 101 South Mill Street, PO Box 399, Rushford, MN 55971. God bless! Check out Youth & Education to see what is happening. ELCA World Hunger Contribution There are several ways you can contribute to world hunger. This month, we ask you to consider supporting the ELCA World Hunger by writing a check to Rushford Lutheran Church and writing ELCA World Hunger on the memo line. Our church will deposit these checks and send one check to the Southeast Minnesota Synod which will keep track of how much is given throughout the entire synod. The goal for our synod this year, for giving to all hunger related causes, is one million dollars. At the back of the church on the stands are envelopes you can put your donation in and give in your weekly contributions to the church. Jesus said, “Go and do likewise.” RLC Senior Graduates The RLC 2008 graduating seniors will be recognized on Sunday, May 18 (the week before graduation) at the 9:00 a.m. worship service. High school seniors are invited to a breakfast May 18 at 8:00 a.m. with Pastor Michaelson and will be receiving a formal invite. RLC scholarship interviews will be May 7. Scholarship recipients will be announced at the May 18 service. Youth Gathering Again this year, RLC Youth have reserved a charter bus to take them for a fun-filled day at Noah’s Ark in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Friday, June 13 the bus will leave the high school at 7:30 a.m. The bus holds 55 passengers. Kids from graduating grades 5th through 9th are invited. The cost is $30 per student which covers the bus transportation, admittance into Noah’s Ark and a hot dog lunch. Kids, invite your friends to come along and remember to bring your own towel. Space is limited so sign up early! Payment will reserve your seat. A release waiver will also need to be signed by your parents.
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PRAYER PYRAMID - If you have a special prayer concern that you would like to share, please call Gladys Iverson (864-7285) or fill out the prayer concern card found in back of the pews and hand it to an usher before the church service. New Worship Book We are now using the new worship books. They are called Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW), but will probably be better known as the red book or hymnal. If you would like to purchase one for yourself, the cost is $20. If you would like to purchase a book or books for the church in remembrance of a loved one, the cost is $20 per book. A sticker will be placed on the inside cover stating who the book is given in remembrance of and who the donor is. Please contact the church office if you are interested (864-7152). Altar Guilds Needed If you’d be interested in learning the tasks of an altar guild member, please contact Ruby Highum. RLC is looking for new members. Summer Readers/Ushers Yes, we’re looking for volunteers for the summer months (June-Aug.). Just let Jean Krambeer know by calling 864-2002. You can sign up for numerous times!! Flood Recovery Nears Completion The RLC kitchen is ready to be filled with supplies and dishware. The ladies and men have been busy cleaning the new kitchen and unloading boxes that were graciously stored at Karen and Dick Nelson. Thank you for your awesome volunteerism to the church! You are wonderful examples of great stewards!!
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Thank you to all who helped or our helping with our clean up after the August 19 flood!
Thank you to all our volunteers for the hard work, food, and prayers during our project. Please help us celebrate in September! In Faithful Service to Christ, Rushford Lutheran Church Building Committee |
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| THE NEW NARTHEX
CONSTRUCTION
We are happy to report that the Narthex has been carpeted! Things are really looking nice. We are so grateful to have this addition so we are able to enjoy coffee and fellowship with our members and visitors while the Fellowship Hall is being reconstructed. These items are still on our want list in order to complete the vision of our beautiful Narthex: 3 Sanitary Napkin Disposals 1 42” Flat Screen Television for Library 1 Speaker for Nursery, wiring or wireless speaker 1 25“ flat screen TV for nursery 2 glider rockers for nursery 1 video camera and wire Thank you! |
THE FLOOD DAMAGE OF AUGUST 19, 2007
The state of our kitchen as of the end of September 2007.
***** A picture of what we were able to save from the flood in our fellowship hall, offices, and kitchen area. The room where this picture was taken is the once spacious fellowship hall. Since this picture, the ceiling has also been removed.
**********  As of December 1, the sheetrock is done and it has been painted. The ceiling grid for the ceiling tile has been installed. The installation of the ceiling tile is awaiting the completion of the electrical work (lights, etc.) The radiators are ready to be reinstalled. It is coming together.
The Fellowship Hall is scheduled to have carpet installed on January 7 and 8, 2008. We'll keep our fingers crossed.
Above you can see that the kitchen is nearing completion as of the end of April. Thanks to the countless hours of our dedicated volunteers. A true example of stewards!
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