Lord of Life Lutheran Church (ELCA) 6/29 6/30 7/1 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 Pam Braland Greta Gilbertson Pat Holman Gail Massie Paul Rueger Mary Weidell Mike Anderson Landon Bruggeman Gina Nelsen Dean Smith Roger Spreeman Anne Stricker Joseph Jentsch Jill Maciejny Jacob Drietz Jim Figliuzzi Adam Henkensiefken Michelle Meyer Greg Olson Dave Peterson Kent Carlson Chris Laber Alicia Rehnblom Cameron Walkowiak Tyson Decker Erica Staehling 6/29 6/30 7/1 Scott & Rebecca Rude Mike & Jana Shogren Bryan & Paula Barrer Gary & Beth Dirlam Wes & Audrey Powers Steve & Gretchen Ennis Hawk & Verna Hawkinson Mike & Bev Owen = Celebrating 25-49 years!  = Celebrating 50 years or more! November Michael & Melissa Carmack Andy & Katie Rangen If you would like to be listed in the Expecting Parents section, please contact the church office at 828-9374 or [email protected] FAMILY WEEKLY Our Mission: Inspire a deeper and richer connection to Christ, our community, and each other. Sunday June 29, 2014 3rd Sunday after Pentecost 9:30 am 10:30 am 10:30 am Worship w/Holy Communion Pancake Breakfast Milwaukee Mission Trip Meeting Monday, June 30 6:00pm Relay for Life Planning Meeting Tuesday, July 1 7:00 am Baxter Area Kiwanis 9:00 am Adult Small Group A Wednesday, July 2 10:30 am Office Staff Prayer Time & Meeting 5:15 pm Wednesday Musician Rehearsal 6:00 pm Worship w/Holy Communion Congratulations to…Darrell and Jennifer Pedersen on the birth of their grandson, Anders John Pedersen. Nursery Care Available! Nursery care is available for children ages 0-36 months on Sundays during the 9:30 a.m. service, and on Wednesday nights at the 6:00p.m. service. Thursday, July 3 No Summer Stretch 10:00 am Men’s Fellowship 7:00 pm Property Team Friday, July 4 Independence Day—Church Office Closed 6:30 am Men’s Breakfast Saturday, July 5 7:00 pm Open AA This engaging and fruitful ministry continues to need our support. We are in need of sandwich baggies and peanut butter; dollars are also always appreciated. If you choose to donate, there is a box labeled 'Operation Sandwich' in the narthex. Lord of Life has reserved dates in July to make and serve sandwiches. Please check out the clipboards for sign up information. 4 Sunday, July 6 - 4th Sunday after Pentecost Milwaukee Mission Trip 9:30 am Worship w/Holy Communion 10:30 am Fellowship 7:00 pm District Band Rehearsal Lord of Life Lutheran Church; PO Box 2749; Baxter MN 56425 Junction of Hwy 210 & Knollwood Dr. Office Phone - 828-9374 Fax - 825-7922 Website Address: www.lolbaxter.org E-mail Address: Pastor Erika Nilsen: [email protected] Pastor Lilja Behr: [email protected] Business Administrator Ken Campbell: [email protected] Office Manager Anne Laechel: [email protected] Youth Ministry Assistant Tammie Benson: [email protected] Youth Ministry Director Michael Carmack: [email protected] Receptionist Beth Hensel: [email protected] Please submit all items for the Family Weekly to the church office by 12 noon on Thursday. 1 Promise of Comfort & Resurrection for… Ginger Augustinack and family as they gr ieve the death of Gus’ father , Ray Augustinack. Upcoming Events... Date/Time Title of Activity July 9 Baxter Blood Drive at Lord of Life Lutheran American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 from 12:00-5:00pm To schedule appointments or for more information please contact Sally at 829-1704. July 20 Pastor Steve Rye’s First Sunday Please join us on July 20 at the 9:30 a.m. Worship service to welcome Pastor Steve to our Lord of Life family. He will be arriving the week before to move into his office and begin his ministry here. His installation date has yet to be decided. Thursdays; 7:00pm Concerts in the Park Bring your lawn chair or a blanket, relax, enjoy the sounds of the bands performing in Gregory Park, north side of Brainerd. A collaboration between the City of Brainerd Parks & Rec. Dept. & The Center. Funding for the concerts has been provided by community donations & a grant from the Five Wings Art Council. Please visit The Center website, thebrainerdcenter.com, for season schedule. ! Please pray for strength, comfort and healing… Roger Spreeman under went successful tr iple-bypass surgery in St. Cloud on June 18th. When hospitalized, please inform the hospital that Elsie Melby has been moved to Bethany Nur sing Home in Br ainer d as she r ecover s fr om a you are a member at Lord bad fall. The following people are known to have Caring Bridge Websites… www.caringbridge.org/visit/firstnamelastname Natalie Grutsch, Jaimie Senger, Verna Hawkinson Currently receiving treatment for cancer… Louisa Evans, Jaimie Senger Our members & family in the military Currently Deployed Overseas: Adam Shipman (Philippines), Errol Belanger (Afghanistan), Eric Nelson (Ger many) Thanks be to God! If you are a first-time worshipper at Lord of Life today please stop at the Welcome Center and receive a welcome gift and information about the church! Thanks for worshipping at Lord of Life! for Greg Bennett and Wendy Adamson who said YES to being worship leaders this Sunday! What is on the Sign-Up Clipboards? Greg will be preaching and sharing his passion for us all to have a lively relationship with Jesus Christ! Greg is a member of the church council and currently leads our Finance Team. Greg's enthusiasm for life and faith is contagious - so watch out!!  Worship Assisting  Small Group Interest  Operation Sandwich Volunteers  Sharing Bread Soup Kitchen Wendy Adamson is assisting in worship and has been given permission by the Bishop to preside over Holy Communion. Wendy is our Spiritual Gifts coordinator - connecting the membership with opportunities to grow and serve. She is a long time member of Lord of Life and in her work at the church and in her volunteer capacity - she is deeply committed to our mission - to grow in a deeper and richer connection to Christ, our community and each other! Summer Stretch This Week’s Text (Week of June 29) Acts 12:1-11 Psalm 87:1-3, 5-7 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 John 21:15-19 On Thursday, June 26th – The crew spent the morning working on projects at Lord of Life Next Week’s Text (Week of July 6) Zechariah 9:9-12 Psalm 145:8-14 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Weekly Update Next Weeks’ Mission… Happy Independence Day!☺ 2 of Life, and also call the church to let us know that you are there. Keep in your prayers... Milwaukee Mission Trip 2014 July 6—July 11 Please consider volunteering to help with our once a month commitment to serve those less fortunate than ourselves. Our next date is July 13, 11:00am-2:00pm If you or your group would like to volunteer for this important ministry please sign up on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall or on our website at www.lolbaxter.org under the registrations tab. signs of Adult Leaders: Michael Carmack, Tammie Benson, David Hughes, Wendy Adamson Participants: Blair Benson Reese Benson Michael Bylander Anne Campion Signe Devine Ellie Hughes Megan Hensel Maggie Mattson Grant Madison Brianna Pliscott Hannah Rud Nathan Rud Summer Art Show in the Commons Take time to look and reflect on the signs of new life witnessed in the creation. Confirmation students Taylor Tyrrell and Avery Davidge, under the insightful instruction of Steve Kohls, went to the Arboretum in search of new life and captured the images on display. 3 Nicole Rud Charlie Rude Eric Rude Abby Rubado Megan Ryder Sammy Schultz Will Schultz Joe Stolski Jenna Swenson Jamie Wallace Julia Wallace