What's New?
Upcoming Events
Join new council President and trained Arborist Trevor Christenson for a morning of tree planting at
Concordia on Saturday May 17 from 9-Noon. There will be coffee and snacks to help fuel the planting of
trees that will become part of the community orchard program.
New Hospitality Cart There is a new 12-14 cup coffee maker on a silver supply cart in the narthex for use
on Sunday morning and church events. Instructions for use and ground coffee is found in the narthex
refrigerator for church events.
Laundry Love Fundraiser There is a limited amount of Engwall Flowers Coupons available as a fundraiser.
Buy a $45 coupon for a hanging basket or porch pot and Laundry Love will receive $10. Laundry Love
provides free washer and dryer access once a week for individuals and families with no income/low
income. Please contact Lynn Carlson after church or by call Lynn if you are interested. Thank
you!
St Francis Dinner - June 11
Our second St Francis Apartments dinner is planned for the second week in June. We have scheduled a
mid-week delivery this time. The menu for this go-round will be roast turkey breast, au gratin potatoes,
green beans and dessert bars. Sliced turkey breast will be frozen in gravy and held in our freezer for
delivery on June 11.
Please let me know if you are available any time June 9-11 to prepare dessert bars and au gratin
potatoes. We also could use some help delivering the foods to the St Francis Apartments on the morning
of June 11. Please note that we are required to prepare all foods at our Concordia kitchen & transport
from there. Home kitchen preparation is not allowed.
Voyageurs Lutheran Ministry (VLM) Camperships
The Endowment Board is pleased to offer camperships to
Voyageurs Lutheran Ministry (VLM) to attend up to one week of camp per year.
For each youth member or non-member with consistent worship attendance cost will be matched half the cost to attend. In addition,
$100 is offered towards the cost of one non-member friend attending with a member. Furthermore, half the cost of attending family
camp per member family and $100 for non-member individuals attending with member family is offered.
Please contact Rachelle Anderson or Delores Grunwald if you are interested in attending a VLM camp this summer.
Fair Trade Coffee Sale
Bridges to Christ is selling extra coffee (ground) for $8. Contact a member for purchases. Make out checks to Concordia Lutheran Church - BTC.
Cookbook Sale - Available for Pick-up
We do have extra cookbooks, so if you did not get a chance to pre-order, or if you know someone else who wants one, we have some available!
Thank you for all the support for this project!
Stations of the Cross
View Slide Show (mp4 format)
Dale Burton
(www.burtonforge.com) installed Stations of the
Cross in 2013. Dale was commissioned by Concordia to design and construct these Stations, which
are in keeping with our architecture and especially our crucifix. The cost
of these new Stations has been covered by memorials and honoraria.
Can You Help?
Please contact the church
office 728-4229 (unless a specific contact is listed), if you can help
with any of the following ministries.
Communion Bread Bakers Needed Our
standard practice for for the Lord's Supper will be using bread made by our
members and wine poured from a common chalice. If you would like to
bake bread for an upcoming service, talk to an Altar Guild member; The recipe is also on the
Luther
Seminary website.
Serving Coffee for a Good Cause -
Equal
Exchange Coffee
Please help us support the ministry in sponsoring fair wages for small
farmers around the world. You can find out more about this effort
or purchase coffee at
http://www.equalexchange.coop/interfaith-program.
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