MARCH 2010

World Day of Prayer - Everyone is invited to attend the community World Day of Prayer Service to be held at Thabor Lutheran Church on Sunday, March 7 at 4:00 p.m. Kristi Carmichael from Norfolk will be the speaker, sharing about her experience in Haiti, as she was there on a mission trip when the earthquake struck.

An offering will be taken for the Benefactor Fund to aid local school children. Each person is also asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Knox County Food Bank.  

A nursery will be available for children under four years of age. A light lunch will be served following the service.

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Christian Education 

Snack Shack is well underway with good attendance. The meals and classes will continue on Wednesday nights through the 28^th of April. Addition helpers would be welcome for the elementary age children. Contact Janie Johnson if you could help out a couple weeks.

Those serving the meals for Snack Shack are asked to give their receipts for charged items to treasurer, Rowan Nelson.

Pizza/ Game Night Planned -   A Family Fun Night is being planned for Sunday, March 14 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the church.  Pizza will be served and a variety of games will be available.  Bring the whole family and your favorite games to play. 

Camp News and Notes 

     A large number of young people were on hand Wednesday night, February 24, to hear camp representatives give presentations about Covenant Cedars and Glad Tidings Bible Camps.   

     Committee members were available for those wishing to register for camp. Letters will be sent out in March informing students about the upcoming summer camps. Students will be asked to bring food and auction items for the April 11^th Camp Dinner and Auction at the city auditorium.

Representatives from Covenant Cedars will again come and grill hamburgers and hot dogs for the noon meal.

      Be thinking of items or service that you can donate for the auction. Anyone can donate items and all donations are appreciated. Ron Nelson will be the auctioneer.

     Mark you calendar for this fundraising event April 11^th for the Every Kid a Camper program.

Women Ministries - Our thanks to all who participated in the $386 offering taken for our 2010 National Project, a continuation of “Break the Chains”. This year their emphasis is on hope and restoration of freed slaves of sex trafficking with the development of a program and facility for these victims. New Day for children, a faith-based organization, will provide staffing and compassion for the restoration process.

Bandages will be prepared for Congo at the Mission Work Day on Thursday, March 11, at 1 pm.

“Love Notes” the Women Ministries Annual Gathering of the Midwest Conference will be held April 22, 23 in Lindsborg, Kansas. There will be workshops on Thursday evening and service projects Friday morning.  A brunch will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday with the business session and speaker, Ginger Millermon to follow.

          3 – Janie Johnson 

          5 – Leonard Olson

          7 – Louise Nelson

          8 – Elwin Olson

         10 – Arlynd Johnson

         19 – Curt Hennings

         30 – Dona ElDorado

30 – Elwin & Shirley Olson

Jump Start Retreat 

     Jr. & Sr. High students are invited to attend the Jump Start retreat at Covenant Cedars on March 27, 28. Through speakers and concerts they will be challenged to become sold out Disciples of Christ. Activities will begin on Saturday afternoon with the concerts that evening in the new Lakeside Center.

     Pre-registration is due at the camp by March 13^th. Cost is $20 for the concert, lodging, and Sunday breakfast. See forms on the foyer counter.

Sportsmen’s Retreat 

Mark your calendars for “A Day With the Guys”, a Sportsmen’s Retreat, which is being hosted by Glad Tidings Bible Camp on April 9^th and 10^th. Terry Baxter will be the speaker, with cowboy poet, R.P. Smith coming from Broken Bow, and Bill Lewis, professional archer on hand. Activities include outdoor shooting, workshops, a wild game feed, hunting, fishing, and sports videos all day. There will be a silent auction and a buy/sell/trade swap meet, and various contests.

Cost is $40 which includes 4 meals and lodging. Must be 7^th grade or older to attend, and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Feed My Starving Children 

     The young people that attended CHIC last summer had the opportunity to pack food for third world countries through an organization called ‘Feed My Starving Children’.

     Because of the impact this had on their lives, we will have the opportunity to package food at this organization’s packaging center in Coon Rapids, MN.

     We will leave from the Wausa Covenant Church at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 20 and travel by Dennis Kronberg’s bus to the Twin Cities area. There are two times reserved for us at the center: 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. for 22 students and 4 adults; and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. for 42 students and 8 adults. If time permits, there may be some time at the Mall of America.

     We will spend the night at the Fridley Covenant Church at 6390 University Ave. NE in Fridley, MN. We will return to Wausa between 7 and 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 21. Cost of the tripis $20 to help cover cost of fuel and breakfast on Sunday a.m. All other meals are on your own.

     Please let Betty Banks or Melissa Olson know by Sunday night if you plan to attend.  Deb Bonsall needs to know a number by Monday, March 1^st so she can make arrangements. 

Grief Support Group - There will be a grief support group meeting held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Plainview on the 3^rd Tuesday of every month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The next meeting will be held on March 16^th. This free group is open to anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one or friend. For more information or to RSVP call Lisa Glissman-Mayner, Bereavement Coordinator for Aseracare Hospice, at 866-300-3479. 

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In Memory 

     Thanks to Jim and Sharon Schuldt and Doug and Virginia Lindquist and their families for the beautiful bouquet of flowers shared with our congregation in memory of Ival and Clara Lindquist.