Weekly MPLC Announcements June 25 & 26, 2016

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1 Blessed to Welcome, Worship and Serve Weekly MPLC Announcements June 25 & 26, 2016 A warm welcome to all! We re glad you are here. Visitors, please see the visitor information card in the pew rack. To learn more about us, visit our website and find us on facebook! Please LIKE us at Saturday: Sunday: Regular Worship Times with Holy Communion at MPLC 5 p.m. 8:30 a.m. & 10:15 a.m. In the Narthex Today Sign up for: VBS Registration Child and Volunteer, Rummage Sale Volunteer Jobs, Ladies Golf, Jellystone Park, Living Faith and St. Patrick s Community Meals, and Nametag Replacement. SCRIP: Stop by the SCRIP table in the narthex for SCRIP sales and MAKE MISSION HAPPEN at MPLC! Our Staff: David Echelbarger (DEchelbarger@mplc.us)... Pastor Christine Thomas-Echelbarger (CThomasE@mplc.us)... Pastor Krista Zimmerman (kzimmerman@mplc.us)... Pastor Eduardo García-Novelli (eduardo@mplc.us)... Sr. Choir Director Michael Becker (michael@mplc.us)... Organist/Accompanist Holly Hess (hhess@mplc.us)... Director of Faith & Life Rebecca Cairns (rcairns@mplc.us )... Director of Children s Education Stephanie Szabo (sszabo@mplc.us)... Parish Administrator Becky Litwin (blitwin@mplc.us)... Church Secretary Julie Rossman (jrossman@mplc.us)... Publications Director

Altar Flowers The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God by Dave and Kurri Cecchini in honor of grand-daughter Olivia s 3 rd birthday on June 27.

2 Altar Flowers The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God by Dave and Kurri Cecchini in honor of grand-daughter Olivia s 3 rd birthday on June 27. Church Office Hours Church office hours are: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to Noon. Appointments can always be made for other times by calling the office or the pastors. Pastor Dave s Roast: Today s fresh roasted coffee for coffee hour is: Ethiopia Dry Process Wollega Leka Wato. Dry processed coffees can have outrageous flavors. This one is jammy and fruit filled with a caramel finish. What do you think? Join us in fellowship hall at 9:30 a.m.! Saturday Service - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Services - 8:30 & 10:15 a.m. Coffee Fellowship - 9:30 10:00 a.m. * We will go back to regular worship times on Rally Day, Sunday, September 11 Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church Special Congregational Meeting Minutes June 19, 2016 Attendance: 121 MPLC members Meeting called to order by Casey McIntosh at 9:30 am Congregation Business I. Congregation informed of land sale situation a. Approx. 8 acres out of the 11 acres that was recently purchased II. Questions/Discussion a. Will the section of land that we are keeping be enough to accommodate future parking needs? i. Yes, this will be more than what we intend to use as a parking lot.

3 III. Congregational Approved by a unanimous vote: a. The congregation authorizes the church council to sell part of the land recently purchased from the Lincoln Lutheran receivership that will not be used for our parking lot. I. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:34 am Respectfully submitted, Cherise Hart, Council Secretary *** July Pleasant Spirit Newsletters are in your narthex mailbox. Please pick yours up today and help us save postage costs! *** The next baptism class will be held on Thursday, June 30 at 6:30 pm. Please see one of the Pastors or contact the church office if you would like to attend. VBS 2016 August 1 5, 9:00 a.m. Noon at MPLC Register in the narthex, or at Registration Closes TODAY! Registration deadline is Sunday, June 26. We are able to keep our VBS program free by the good graces of our wonderful volunteers. We cannot stress enough, the importance of our volunteers. If your child/ren are attending VBS please sign up to volunteer in some way. We still need volunteers for: Set up on July 31 at noon. Set up includes: decorating the church, filling balloons with helium, setting up classrooms with supplies, etc. We also need volunteers for clean up on either August 5 at noon or August 6 at 10:00 a.m. Clean up includes: wiping down tables, taking decorations down, taking out garbage, cleaning up classrooms and supplies, etc. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7

VBS Intergenerational Picnic Wednesday, August 3 at 5:30 p.m. Mark your calendars for the VBS intergenerational church picnic on Wednesday, August 3 at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome!

4 VBS Intergenerational Picnic Wednesday, August 3 at 5:30 p.m. Mark your calendars for the VBS intergenerational church picnic on Wednesday, August 3 at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome! Church will provide the main dish and snow cones for dessert. Please bring a side dish to pass. We are in need of helpers to make this picnic great. Contact the church office if you can help at th 8 th Grade Jellystone Park Outing Wednesday, June 29 ~ 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Today is the last day to sign up! School's almost out for the summer! Come celebrate with your friends from MPLC at Jellystone Park in Caledonia! Meet Pastor Krista there at 10 a.m. with your bagged lunch! (We'll have coolers!) Cost is $8 per person, payable when you arrive at Jellystone. Friends welcome cost for non-members is $14. Sign up in the narthex. See Pastor Krista with any questions. MPLC SCRIP make mission happen As Pastor Dave likes to say You re going to spend the money anyway: Make Mission Happen! Did you know that there are other ways to buy scrip other than stopping at the SCRIP table on Sunday mornings? WHAT IS ScripNow? It s an ecard that you can print from home shortly after a purchase using your PrestoPay account. You don t have a PrestoPay account? Please see the Scrip Team in the narthex for more information. WHAT IS MyScripWallet? It gives you access to any ScripNow ecard you have purchased, even when you re on the go. Different members of the same family can link to the same MyScripWallet account. Questions? Stop by the SCRIP table in the narthex to learn more. Each Scrip purchase you make directly helps youth and adult missions here at MPLC. It s a win-win! Thank you for your support! SCRIP hours are: Sundays; 9:30 11 a.m. AND each first Saturday of the month.

High School Summer Trip Update Our Final Summer Trip Group Builder is TODAY, Sunday, June 26, noon-2 p.m. The MPLC rummage sale will be on Friday & Saturday, July l5 & l6, from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. We are currently accepting donations at the 16 th St.

5 High School Summer Trip Update Our Final Summer Trip Group Builder is TODAY, Sunday, June 26, noon-2 p.m. The MPLC rummage sale will be on Friday & Saturday, July l5 & l6, from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. We are currently accepting donations at the 16 th St. entrance, during church office hours. Ring the buzzer by the door and office staff will let you in. Please, don t bring any large items until the week of the sale! We are sorting and packing donations on Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. NOON; AND from 6-8 p.m. We will work every Tuesday until the week of the sale. Sign up in the narthex to help or just come! Thank you! Please direct your questions/comments to Kate OR Judy Hunger Never Takes a Vacation The Food pantry at Holy Communion Lutheran Church is asking for the following items for next two weeks. Thank you for your support! July 3 - instant potatoes, 1 lb. pkgs. of egg noodles July 10 - saltines, 15 oz. cans of fruit cocktail St. Patrick s Community Meal Thursday, July 21 Please consider helping! On the third Thursday of every other month, a group of MPLC volunteers meets in the MPLC kitchen to prepare food for more than 150, for the St. Patrick s Community Meal. See the sign up sheet in the narthex. Living Faith Lutheran Church Community Meal Next Meal is Sunday, July Wright Avenue, Racine See the sign up sheet in the narthex! Additional 2016 dates are: September 18 and November 20 ~ mark your calendars! Joseph s Granary at MPLC Here s how it works: Look for the Joseph s Granary table in the narthex. Leave any extra garden produce there. MPLC members and guests are welcome to take produce in exchange for a donation to the food bank. Any leftover produce after the weekend will be donated to the food bank. It s a win-win!

Quilters News The quilters are on summer break but will resume again on September 8 at 9 a.m. in fellowship hall. We sent five quilts to Lutherdale for the Lutherdale Fest-Quilt Auction.

6 Quilters News The quilters are on summer break but will resume again on September 8 at 9 a.m. in fellowship hall. We sent five quilts to Lutherdale for the Lutherdale Fest-Quilt Auction. This is a fundraiser for the camp. The Auction is on Saturday, August 14 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can preview the quilts on their website, Also, you can see the results on the website after the auction. This is a great fundraiser for the camp that so many of our young confirmands attend each summer. Hope to see some new faces to help us with quilting in the fall!! Crafter s Corner The crafters have concluded June meetings and will be taking the months of July and August off. We will meet again in September. Consider joining us! Questions? Please call Donna Mullikin at MPLC Men s Softball Here we go Mt. Pleasant, here we go. As of the writing of this article, our record is 3-2 we are tied with last year s champs. It s been great to have fans there to cheer us on! There s always good seats available in the bleachers, or bring your own lawn chair. Our next game is Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m. at Cliffside Park NW Diamond. Be a sport! Be a fan! A new way to GIVE NOW at At MPLC there are three ways to give an offering: Simply Giving (where your gift is automatically transferred to the church from your bank account), check or cash. New, for those who prefer to use credit or debit cards, MPLC is now accepting that as well, through our website. Just click the Give Now button on our homepage to go directly to the donation page. Or, from your smartphone, click the QR code above to go to the online donation page. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephanie Szabo ext 114 or sszabo@mplc.us. Thank you.

7 Summer Special Music Invitation.. We have plenty of opportunities for soloists or groups to share their talents in worship. All ages and abilities are welcome. Michael Becker (and Sue Cawley at 5 p.m. on Saturdays) are available to accompany you (and help you pick out music, if you like). Be creative! Have fun! Contact Michael (michael@mplc.us) if you have questions, or to reserve a date. P.S..Back by popular demand we will have at least one pick up choir, and perhaps an all-ages pick up orchestra as well. Dates to be announced. Keep an eye on your , the church facebook page, and the bulletin for announcements. We have a new FACEBOOK page! Please LIKE us at: What s Happening the Week of June 19 Sunday 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Congregational Meeting followed by coffee fellowship 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion 4:30 p.m. Living Faith Community Meal Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Rummage Sale Sorting Noon Bulletin Deadline 6:00 p.m. Rummage Sale Sorting 8:30 p.m. Men s Softball Game Friday 12:45 p.m. MPLC Newsletter Collating Saturday 5:00 p.m. Holy Communion Sunday 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion

8 Worship Leadership (5 pm) Rosie Johnson, Head Usher Worship Leadership (8:30 am) Karen Nissen, Welcome Center Kenda Haffner, Greeter Dan Larsen, Lector Abi Weishoff, Claire Graves, Acolytes Maria Lee, Patti Whitworth, Communion Assistants Eric Bartel, Ed & Teresa Jacobs, Coffee Hour Hosts Geri Yates, Peggy Zurawski, Terri Murdoch, Kirsten Graves, JoAnn Goodyear, Coffee Hour Refreshments Lea Thompson, Ian Bischoff, Erin Ketterhagen, Nursery Paul Taylor, Team Leader Connie Mallwitz, Head Usher Worship Leadership (10:15 am) Sherry Carrion, Welcome Center Matt & Jenny Maier, Greeter Holly Hess, Lector Aimee & Alec Jankowski, Acolytes Sherry Carrion, Dana Lambert-Wittkowske, Communion Assistants Annika & Caden Christensen, Nursery Bob Syslack, Team Leader Barb Rasmussen/ Bob Kolesar, Head Usher Matt & Jenny Maier, Communion Bread Michael Becker, Organist Dr. Eduardo García-Novelli, Senior Choir Director Rev. Christine A. Thomas-Echelbarger, Pastor Rev. David L. Echelbarger, Pastor Rev. Krista M. Zimmerman, Pastor Rev. Ross Larson, Pastor

Weekly MPLC Announcements May 23 & 24, 2015

Blessed to Welcome, Worship and Serve 262-634-6704 Weekly MPLC Announcements May 23 & 24, 2015 A warm welcome to all! We re glad you are here. Visitors, please see the visitor information card in the pew