Sunday,
April 12, we will have a celebration coffee for the 2015 Confirmation class at
10:00 am. They will be confirmed during
worship.
Those that getting confirmed are:
* Roni Hook, daughter of James & Amy Hook
* Jenna Reynolds, daughter of Jason & Jennifer Reynolds
* Claire Smith, daughter of Don & Amy Smith
* Naudia Jackson, daughter of Sarah Porter
* Jocelyn Amos, daughter of Mike & Kyla Amos
***Spring cleaning *** All members are encouraged to come help make
things sparkle at the church. On Saturday, April 18th @ 9:00 AM we will have
a clean up day, which will consist of
washing windows, deeper cleaning and some outside yard work.
If the weather happens to be bad, we will then
get together the following Saturday, - April 25. The more hands we have helping the quicker the jobs get done.
PS- bring a ladder
Attention:
Application
for the Larry Fichter scholarships need to be turned in by April 15.
Camp Sunday ——Sunday, April 26 During
worship service, our guest camper
speaker will be Maddie Mardesen, We
will not be having a camp dinner as we have in the past. There will be
a camp display set up and you can help support the kids with your
donations there. Last year we had six
who attend a Methodist Church camps from our church and they do enjoy going.
Saturday, May 2nd @ 9:30
Guest speaker will be Robin Drake --“Hats”
A group from western Iowa, which includes local people are going to Haiti once again. They will be leaving the first part of June. They are collecting new children’s underwear and nicely used shoes for children, too.
We will have a box set up upstairs for you to put your donations in, to help the children of Haiti. We will be collecting children’s underwear and children’s used shoes until May 20th. Thank you for your support.
Save the Date: Vacation Bible School —June 19,
20 & 2. This year’s theme is
“Outback Rock-Where Kids Venture into Solid
Faith” More information to come next
month.
Grant
UMW
Guest Day Luncheon and Bake Sale –Noon Wednesday, April 8 -
Griswold
Community Blood Drive
--Tuesday –April 14, 11-5:00 pm at the Central church of Christ. Call 712-778-2188 for appointment
Anita UMW Salad Luncheon & guest day, May 7 at noon, Please RSVP to
Linda Sims, 712-762-3134 by May 1
Dwight
Writes
So
much is happening during the month of April this year. We will celebrate Easter - all that God has
done and continues to do. We will
continue to look for ever new ways to weave that into our lives. It is a task that we never finish. It is a work that God continues down through
the ages and it is not limited by our awareness. We keep looking for ways to express~live out
our lives of faith. I offer these
nesting words for your thought and reflection.
It is my hope that they will lead you deeper and deeper into a loving
relationship with God and each other.
Pastor Dwight
I am the God “who turns death into
life and calls into being what does not yet exist.”
Romans 4:17
Easter
Sunday
It
looked like it was over.
It
looked like it was over
as
death swallowed up the landscape.
It
looked like it was over.
As
death swallowed up the landscape,
hope
disappeared into the place of dark.
It
looked like it was over.
As
death swallowed up the landscape,
hope
disappeared. Into the place of dark
there
began a twinkle with the tiniest light.
It
looked like it was over.
As
death swallowed up the landscape,
hope
disappeared. Into the place of dark
there
began a twinkle. With the tiniest light
pushing
back the dark, new life sprang forth
as
death swallowed up the landscape.
Hope
disappeared into the place of dark.
There
began a twinkle with the tiniest light
pushing
back the dark. New life sprang forth
cascading
color and wonder clear across the cosmos.
It looked like it was
over.
As
death swallowed up the landscape
hope
disappeared into the place of dark.
There
began a twinkle with the tiniest light.
Pushing
back the dark new life sprang forth,
cascading
color and wonder. Clear across the
cosmo
the
Holy One said: “It is a New Day! Come
into Being with me!”
April Scripture
5. Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, 1
Corinthians 15:1-11, John 20:1-18
12. Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, 1 John 1:1-2:2, John
20:19-31
19. Acts 3:12-19, Psalm 4, 1 John 3:1-7, Luke
24:36-48
26. Acts 4:5-12, Psalm 23, 1 John 3:16-24, John
10:11-18
April Responsibility list
Greeters
5. Confirmation Class
12. Danny & Kim Kirchhoff
19. Sarah Porter & kids
26. Derek & Karly Byers
Ushers
5. Confirmation Class
6. Tony & Carol Leighton &
Kevin
& Donna Blair
19. Don & Amy Smith & family
26. Amy Carlisle, Kay Cary,
Debbie Arp & Peggy Casey
Liturgist
5 Confirmation Class
12. Cheryl Grosvenor
19. Larry Jones
26. Billie Wilson
Candle lighters
All month—Jr.& Sr. High school class
Communion
5. Joe & Kathy Rush
