Dear Brothers and Sisters at Messiah,
As June ends and July begins, we hope this handy summary of opportunities for worship, devotion and fellowship (including highlighted new events) will be helpful as you look ahead! Details for most events are available in our weekly announcements (available online; click here) and the new July newsletter (see below).
WHAT'S UP, WHAT'S COMING:
Community Picnic sponsored by the Board of Outreach, after the service on Sunday, August 28th. Watch for information on how you can help (by distributing flyers in our neighborhood and signing up to bring food) coming soon!
NEW! Garage Sale on Friday, September 10th and Saturday, September 11th.
NEW! Cookie and Craft Bazaar sponsored by the Parish Services Guild on Saturday, December 3rd.
SUMMER WORSHIP AND CLASS SCHEDULE:
Through Labor Day weekend, one service will be held at 10:00 am each Sunday. BIble Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am. Summer Sunday services will be livestreamed at:
Our website www.messiahgr.org
Our Facebook page www.facebook.com/messiahgr.
Bible Class will also be livestreamed at www.messiahgr.org/adult-bible-class.
A study of Luther's Large Catechism follows services at about 11:15 am.
Sunday School is in recess for the summer.
Monday night summer services continue on Mondays at 7:00 pm. (One noteworthy exception: there will be no service this coming Monday, July 4th.)
JULY NEWSLETTER
Our July newsletter is now available online! Click here to preview or download it in its entirety. A reminder that:
Paper copies of the newsletter are available for members and guests at the Welcome Center. We also continue to mail the newsletter to homebound members. If you want to continue receiving the newsletter, please contact the church office to make arrangements.
We also post the newsletter and monthly calendars online at www.messiahgr.org/news.
OFFICE MANAGER UPDATE
We are happy to announce that Noelle Kaminiski has been hired as Messiah's new office manager. Noelle and her family have been members of Messiah since 2019; you may have noticed her helping with running our weekly worship livestream, and she recently helped with Vacation Bible School as well. We look forward to Noelle joining our staff beginning on Monday, July 18th. We also thank Sandy Goodlander and Tammy Ahrens for their faithful help in the office during the search process.
As the summer season continues, so does "the green season" -- the Sundays after Pentecost that focuses on Jesus Christ's teaching and miracles. During this season, may each of us be moved to grow in God's Word, God's sacramental grace and our life together at Messiah!
Yours in Him,
Rick Krueger, Parish Assistant
