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JUNE / JULY Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 2702 Hwy 29 North Alexandria, MN 56308 1-320-762-5152 www.goodshepherd-lcms.org 1. SUMMER mile in the woods just to get to an area and then start climbing up and over downed trees and walk around and through brush just to see if any are there. Much less, hunt for them like this for 2-3 hours and THEN walk back carrying the catch! However, much like his dad, he’s up to the chal- lenge and the rewards are GREAT! After getting to the area, we began ‘hunting’ and picking shrooms. I have to say it was fun coming to an area and seeing one, two, then three and more in an area. In one place there was so many I accidently stepped on two ‘big ones.’ The whole area was lit- tered with mushrooms. (On video too!) Vision Path is something that doesn’t mean any- thing to you right now. Most of us are clueless. (including me!) I only have an inkling on what will be going on this coming summer; but starting in June, I will be finding out all about ‘mapping’ and ‘messaging’ myself. When I get done, I will be more than willing to show and share it with anyone who’s interested. In the meantime, happy walleye fishing, gardening, swimming, skiing, camping, road- tripping, vacationing, and hanging out and enjoying the summer days on the lakes. Oh yeah… if you are going to be too busy this summer doing all the things listed above on the weekends and are unable to attend Sunday services, feel free to come and check out what will be hap- pening on Wednesday evenings starting at 7:00 PM. The first gathering will happen on Wednesday, June 6 th starting at 7:00 PM. Let summer-time begin! En- joy and stay safe! God’s peace. Pastor Tim. I thought I just wrote a Newsletter article!?! Swoosh! I’m back again. I’ve just returned from visit- ing our youngest son, Josiah, and his bride, Kate, in Sioux City, IA. We had fun acting like Millennials. We went to a craft beer distillery downtown and played board games. One day we bought and then brought our meal to the shop, ate it, and then played a board game. I must admit, this is not the “usual” moa for us, or at least myself. I usually end up playing games at home with the kids and friends, which we did, on Sunday, after church. Yahoo! I also went to the woods and hunted Morel mush- rooms. Yes, hunted. We looked for them. We found them. We bent over. We reached out. We pulled them up out of the ground. We put them in a mushroom bag and looked for more. We came. We hunted. We conquered. We went home carrying 75 shrooms! The next day, we ate some and then brought some home and shared them with friends. Vision Path - It’s what’s on the agenda for summer. Someone is coming to work with me and other minis- try leaders to help us map out how we can make an impact on the overall mission and ministry happening in and at Good Shepherd as well as out in the com- munity where we live, work, gather, and play. These next two steps will begin happening THIS June! It will continue into July and then August. As we took off to go hunting mushrooms we de- cided to go where Josiah had already found a good amount the previous week. On the way there I showed him another place and we spent some time there hunting but found zero. According to Josiah, he noted the ground was too soft. Now though, he has another place to ‘hunt’ mushrooms in the future. After spending time in a couple of more places while walking to his spot, we successfully hunted only a few. We then finally arrived as his “spot.” Josiah likes it because not too many people will walk over a

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JUNE / JULY Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

2702 Hwy 29 North

Alexandria, MN 56308 1-320-762-5152

www.goodshepherd-lcms.org

1.

SUMMER mile in the woods just to get to an area and then start climbing up and over downed trees and walk around and through brush just to see if any are there. Much less, hunt for them like this for 2-3 hours and THEN walk back carrying the catch! However, much like his dad, he’s up to the chal-lenge and the rewards are GREAT! After getting to the area, we began ‘hunting’ and picking shrooms. I have to say it was fun coming to an area and seeing one, two, then three and more in an area. In one place there was so many I accidently stepped on two ‘big ones.’ The whole area was lit-tered with mushrooms. (On video too!) Vision Path is something that doesn’t mean any-thing to you right now. Most of us are clueless. (including me!) I only have an inkling on what will be going on this coming summer; but starting in June, I will be finding out all about ‘mapping’ and ‘messaging’ myself. When I get done, I will be more than willing to show and share it with anyone who’s interested. In the meantime, happy walleye fishing, gardening, swimming, skiing, camping, road-tripping, vacationing, and hanging out and enjoying the summer days on the lakes. Oh yeah… if you are going to be too busy this summer doing all the things listed above on the weekends and are unable to attend Sunday services, feel free to come and check out what will be hap-pening on Wednesday evenings starting at 7:00 PM. The first gathering will happen on Wednesday, June 6th starting at 7:00 PM. Let summer-time begin! En-joy and stay safe! God’s peace. Pastor Tim.

I thought I just wrote a Newsletter article!?! Swoosh! I’m back again. I’ve just returned from visit-ing our youngest son, Josiah, and his bride, Kate, in Sioux City, IA. We had fun acting like Millennials. We went to a craft beer distillery downtown and played board games. One day we bought and then brought our meal to the shop, ate it, and then played a board game. I must admit, this is not the “usual” moa for us, or at least myself. I usually end up playing games at home with the kids and friends, which we did, on Sunday, after church. Yahoo! I also went to the woods and hunted Morel mush-rooms. Yes, hunted. We looked for them. We found them. We bent over. We reached out. We pulled them up out of the ground. We put them in a mushroom bag and looked for more. We came. We hunted. We conquered. We went home carrying 75 shrooms! The next day, we ate some and then brought some home and shared them with friends. Vision Path - It’s what’s on the agenda for summer. Someone is coming to work with me and other minis-try leaders to help us map out how we can make an impact on the overall mission and ministry happening in and at Good Shepherd as well as out in the com-munity where we live, work, gather, and play. These next two steps will begin happening THIS June! It will continue into July and then August. As we took off to go hunting mushrooms we de-cided to go where Josiah had already found a good amount the previous week. On the way there I showed him another place and we spent some time there hunting but found zero. According to Josiah, he noted the ground was too soft. Now though, he has another place to ‘hunt’ mushrooms in the future. After spending time in a couple of more places while walking to his spot, we successfully hunted only a few. We then finally arrived as his “spot.” Josiah likes it because not too many people will walk over a

2.

POLKA SERVICE

Join Good Shepherd Lutheran in Worship on SUNDAY JULY 22ND

9:45A.M. For our First Polka Service featuring the music of

Chuck Thiel And His Jolly Ramblers

Following the Service we will gather together

for a Delicious Meal and Fellowship

Help us celebrate Good Shepherd’s 36th Anniversary

Come join the FUN!

3.

Super Powers: In Disguise...VBS

Save the dates!!

VBS Meetings for all helpers will take place on:

Tuesday, June 26 at 7:00 PM

Tuesday, July 24 at 7:00 PM

If you have any questions, please contact Janel Zappe.

We are excited for VBS! The summer will go super fast! Thank you to everyone who makes VBS pos-sible!

Austin Becker ~ Alyssa Boysen ~ Brian Johnson ~ Tanner Koep

Clayton Luedeke ~ Maria Nissen ~Raya Peterson Logan Runge ~ Paige Schwiegert

We will be honoring our Graduates on Sunday June 10th during the 8:00a.m. Worship Service

August 6th-10th Free family supper

beginning at 5:00 PM.

VBS 6:00-8:30 PM

Ages 3 (must be potty trained)-entering 6th grade.

“Be strong and courageous...God will be with you wherever you go.” -Joshua 1:9

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s YOU! That’s right, you can be a super hero for this summers VBS! We are in need of classroom leaders, classroom helpers, craft helpers, kitchen helpers, sign in table helpers and rec-reation helpers. Many hands make light work! If you are unable to help out the week of VBS, there is plenty to do before hand! Or just keep us in your prayers! This is a huge outreach to the community as we welcome children of all ages and their families into our doors.

Super Powers:

In Disguise

4.

Zion School News

Submitted by: Karen Nolz

I Can NOT believe that another school year has come and gone. There are three students from Good Shepherd that will be done for the year and they are: Kyle Wink (finishing 2nd grade), Gabbie Rasset, (finishing 4th grade) and Marly Nolz (finishing the 7th grade . . and hoping, praying and keeping fingers crossed that she’ll be moving

on to the 8th grade!! )

Once again, this summer will offer free breakfast and lunches for children 18 and under. This is open to the community, not just Zion families. They start on June 7th and go until August 24th, (with the exception that July 4th-6th they will be closed). Breakfast is served from 8:00-9:00 and is $2.25 for those over 18 and lunch is from 11:30-1:00 and is only $4 for those over 18.

There are also several camp opportunities for the children in the community as well. These include: dance (June 18-21), Cheerleading (June 26-28), Science (July 18), Drama (July 16-19), Kids in the Kitchen (July 17-19), Fun and Games (July 23-27) and Girls and Boys Basketball Camp (July 30-Aug 3). For more information on times and costs, contact the school office at 763-4842.

There is also an AWESOME Accelerated Reading Pro-gram that is offered, and this is free. It is on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s from 10:30-12:30, starting June 19th and goes until August 8th. I cannot say enough good things about this particular program. In Marly’s earlier years, she strug-gled with reading and it was getting very frustrating for her and for me. I had to force her to go one summer and it was during that time that her reading “clicked” and to this day, she still enjoys reading.

I would like to personally thank Good Shepherd for the years of support that the church has shown towards the students at Zion. I feel there is a bit of pressure that is felt when you have child (ren) at Zion School and are members elsewhere. You feel that maybe you should be going to Zion Church since your child is enrolled in school there. From day one, I knew that Zion is Marly’s school and her church is Good Shepherd. Many times there are things scheduled on the same day, and we try and make Good Shepherd our first priority. And a special “Thank You” to the Mission Council for asking me to be on the

Zion School board to represent our church. It has been a great learning experience and I thank you for that opportunity.

102 Vacation Bible School

(current) Preschool - 5th grade

June 11-15 8:15-11:15 am No Fee

Ages 4-5th grade classes 6th-12th grade classroom help-ers needed

Contact Becky Mistele

(Call Zion for Registration)

103 Dance Camp

4-5 year olds & 6-12 year olds

June 18-21 8:30am - Varied End lines

$30 (Shazam and Boys)

$40 (Big Steppers and Super Steppers) Jana Roste (Call Zion for Registration)

105 Lutheran Island Camp Day Camp

Transportation to and from provided by LIC

Bus Pick up at Good Shepherd Lutheran

5-12 year olds 2 Weeks offered this year!

June 11-15th and June 111th-22nd

7:00 am (drop off) 4:50 pm (pick up) $105 per week per child

Register online at islandcamp.org

(Call 218-583-2905 for more info)

106 Cheerleading Camp

(current) K-5th grade

June 26-28 8:30-11:30 am $25 Mandy Meyer

Continued on page 5

2018 Summer Camp Registration

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2018 Summer Camp Registration

107 Kids in the Kitchen

Location: Cafeteria

Cooking, cleaning, and the art of etiquette are not forgotten

in this camp. And of course, let's not forget the eating! You

not only get to create fun food but enjoy it too. Maximum 16

campers.

108 Fun and Games Camp

Location: Gym

Get ready for a week-long series of different sports

and games! Children will be busy moving from one

activity to the next as they learn the basic skills for

each sport and game.

110 Science Camp-Advanced

Location: Cafeteria

Challenge your brain and bring on the creativity as we ex-

plore the intriguing world of science with hands-on activities.

Taught by 3M chemist, Dr. Chad Mistele. Maximum 15

Campers

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111 Drama Camp

Location: Fireside Room

Campers will engage in pantomime, acting in situations,

movement on stage, voice and speech, improvisation, in-

terpreting a situation, planning scenes, using reader's thea-

ter, writing short skits, costume and stage, all culminating in

the performance of a short play.

113 Science Camp-Beginner

Location: Gym

Challenge the brain and get excited to explore in this

fun-filled camp. Get your hands dirty as you discover

what science is all about.

114 Basketball Camp

Location: Gym

Campers learn and improve their basketball skills and

technique. We will work on drills as well as participate

in scrimmage games.

2018 SUMMER CAMP DESCRIPTIONS

103 Dance Camp

Location: Gym ~ Groups will learn and improve upon techniques

in a variety of dance styles. No previous dance experience re-

quired. Program also contains singing, games, activities, and life

lessons. Campers present a choreographed performance at

noon on Thursday, after which the camp ends. (Please register

with separate registration.)

106 Cheerleading Camp

Location: Gym~Learn leadership, coordination, team spirit and

more. Students will be engaged in cheering, activities, and crafts.

Cheerleaders will also have an opportunity to show what they

have learned at a basketball game next season.

107 Kids in the Kitchen

Location: Cafeteria~Cooking, cleaning, and the art of etiquette

are not forgotten in this camp. And of course, let's not forget the

eating! You not only get to create fun food but enjoy it too. Maxi-

mum 16 campers.

108 Fun and Games Camp

Location: Gym~Get ready for a week-long series of differ-

ent sports and games! Children will be busy moving from

one activity to the next as they learn the basic skills for

each sport and game.

110 Science Camp-Advanced

Location: Cafeteria~Challenge your brain and bring on the crea-

tivity as we explore the intriguing world of science with hands-on

activities. Taught by 3M chemist, Dr. Chad Mistele. Maximum 15

Campers

111 Drama Camp

Location: Fireside Room~Campers will engage in pantomime,

acting in situations, movement on stage, voice and speech,

improvisation, interpreting a situation, planning scenes, using

reader's theater, writing short skits, costume and stage, all cul-

minating in the performance of a short play.

113 Science Camp-Beginner

Location: Gym~Challenge the brain and get excited to ex-

plore in this fun-filled camp. Get your hands dirty as you

discover what science is all about.

114 Basketball Camp

Location: Gym~ Campers learn and improve their basket-

ball skills and technique. We will work on drills as well as

participate in scrimmage games.

6.

SSSquad

Submitted by: Deb Hull

WOW!!! What a year of fun, growth in Christ and fellowship! From Rally Day to Family Fun Day we have been truly blessed in our Sunday school life this year!

Our average attendance has been between 35-45 chil-dren per Sunday; our family has grown with students- 5 of whom are regularly attending. We love having each and every one of them as part of our Sunday School Family.

Were you able to join in the fun and fellowship on May 20th? No- Bummer you missed out- this certainly is going to be an event next spring - Everyone had a great time, snacks were great also. Thank You to all the people that helped with planning, running games and everything that it took to make it successful.

Also, TEACHERS---- WE love each of you! You truly are God’s Blessings to our children and Sunday School, THANK you for all your time and prepara-tion each week to provide God’s word to our kids. Please prayerfully consider joining us next fall also.

LOOKING FORWARD- We have opportunities available for YOU to bring your gifts/talents to the GS School Family- not sure where you will fit? NO Problem, we have a spot- ONE BODY only works well with MANY PARTS- Contact anyone of us to see what part you can be in our Sunday School Fami-ly!

See you in the FALL- Rally Day Sept 9, 2018! YAH- we can’t wait!

Have a Great Summer Everyone! SSsquad (aka- Kari, Beth, Deb and Wanda)

Remember Your Dad on June 17th and Every Day

7.

Submitted by: Elaine Beulke

LWML met on Monday, May 21 at 7 p.m. Our Bible study was from the Spring Quarterly on comfort.

Congratulations to the 9 senior graduates.

We decided to combine the 4 serving groups into 3 groups as it is getting harder to find group leaders.

The Rummage Sale will be October 20.

We are planning a summer tour for June - stay tune for more details.

LaVonne Schimmelpfennig and Marian Brelje are our delegates to the MN LWML District Convention on June 18-20 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, MN.

A box will be out if anyone would like to contribute to the ingathering.

Village of Hope (www.villageofhopebemidji.org)

Village of Hope promotes self worth and inde-

pendence by providing temporary shelter and

supportive services for families experiencing

homelessness. They assist in breaking the cycle of homelessness and

encourage families to achieve their goals and dreams.

Northwoods Battered Women's Shelter(www.mnshelter.org)

Their Mission: To provide crises shelter, victim-center advocacy and

supportive services for victim of intimate partner violence. This shelter

serves Beltrami and Cass Counties in Minnesota. They provide emo-

tional support, meals, items to meet basic needs (personal hygiene

products and clothing) and transportation.

Note: All items on list below need to be new.

Store gift cards (Walmart/Target), gas cards, & hair cut cards. ($10-$20 cards)

Toilet paper

Laundry Detergent

Reams of paper

Bleach

Trash bags 33 gallon size

Towels & wash clothes

Full size shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, lotion, bars of soap

Diapers (all sizes) & wipes

Nail care products (files, clippers, polish)

Hair care products (dye, combs, brushes, hair spray, mousse, hair ties)

LWML Recipe from the Kitchen of

Elaine Beulke

6 egg whites

2 c. mini marshmallows

1/4 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp vanilla

1/3 c sugar

1 pt. stiffly-whipped cream

1 c. powdered sugar

1 (6 oz.) pkg cream cheese

1 pint fresh strawberries

13.5 oz. container of Strawberry glaze

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff. Gradually add sugar and continue beating until stiff. Pour into a greased 9 X 13-inch pan. Bake at 275 degrees for 1 hour. Leave pan in oven for at least 3 hours without opening door.

Beat powdered sugar with cream cheese. Add miniature marshmal-lows and vanilla. Fold in stiffly-whipped cream. Pour over me-ringue and chill at least 2 hours.

Mix strawberry glaze with fresh strawberries. Spread over top of filling.

Chill overnight.

Strawberry Meringue Dessert

June 1… Jerry Rumohr

June 2… Jean Christianson

Layla Lopez Bob Olson

Grady Starzl

June 6… Allan Hansen

Zeke Rodriguez Paul Stennes

June 7… Abby Telander

June 8… Karl Hausmann

Braylon Runge

June 10...Riaden Luedeke

June 11...Jared Gesell

June 12… Chuck Betterman

June 13… Jordan Nissen

Jordan Rymer

June 14…Chris Brown

June 15… Clarence Rasmussen

June 16...Shawna Kohls

Eli Kremer Kristin Notch

June 17… Jennifer Kriptner

June 18… Gladys Jobe Tyler Roos

Evy Schreiber

June 19… Harlan Lobitz

June 20…Susan Breitkreutz

June 21…David Bullock

Dylan Johnson Jack Trebelhorn

June 22… DJ Madison

Gabbie Rassat

June 24…Darlene Murray

Hunter Schoenrock

Belinda Wink

June 25… Brittany Stennes

June 26… Nancy Gesell

June 27… Julie Duncan

June 28...Logan Hanson

Dalton Rassat

June 29...Dwight Gades

June 30...Devin Bohn

Pete Kremer Naomi Luedeke

Bob Robatcek Wanda Swenson

JUNE Birthdays

God’s Blessings On

Your Special Day

8.

Birthdays

Come and Go...

But ...

The Lord’s Love

For You is

Everlasting!

Wedding Anniversaries

Anniversary Prayer

Lord, we thank you for this couple and for all of the years that they have had together. As they celebrate their anniversary, our prayer is that

you will continue to bless them.

Let their testimony of love and forgiveness be a help to other couples as they start on their own journeys into married life. Lord, we pray that You will honor their commitment to each other and to You by granting them many more years

of happiness together.

Amen

June 1st– Lynn & Darlene Murray

Nick & Lisa Petrie

June 2nd-Lee & Carol Barenz

Randy & Eldie Dertinger

June 5th-Mike & Sharein Berninghaus

Blaine & Joleen Elbert Paul & Geri Luedeke

June 7th-Jan & Joyce Hausmann

June 11th-Steve & Shirley Johnson

June 12th-Jason & Denise Norheim

June 15th-Howard & Susan Breitkreutz

Eric & Maria Haug

June 16th-Gene & Beth Ward

June 17th-Mike & Vicki Doehling

June 18th -Al & Pam Bettermann

June 20th-Pastor Tim & Laura Schiller

Rod & Jan Seward

June 24th-Bret & Chelle Elmer

June 27th-Darran & Millisa Peterson

June 30th-Ed & Rachael Buchholz

July 2… Marilyn Groth Brody Krenz

July 5… Jordan Block

July 6… Michelle Niska

July 7… Tate Runge

July 8...Chad Bolstad

July 9… Mike Berninghaus

Patti Stennes

July 10...Ron Peterson

Brooke Strommer Brody Zappe

July 11...Michelle LaVoi

Marlys Olson

July 12…Lori Ecker Owen Ecker

July 13… Kari Brown

July 14… Linda Gregor

Deb Lenz Crystal Luedeke

July 15…Christianna Niska

Nancy Nissen

July 16… Joan Lobitz

July 17… Olivia Bettermann

Paulvin Hertwig Maria Nissen

Erin Yankowiak Finley Zappe

July 19… Thomas Kremer

July 22… Mike Doehling

Addison Kranz

July 23… Ethan Hunt

July 24…Lois Roe

July 25… Jennifer Bundy

Dave Erickson Emmy Schmidt

Kendra Torgrimson

July 26… Amy Tornquist

July 27… Ross Bundy

Judy Glaesman Marie Hertwig

Sean Norheim

July 28...Jeff Fassett

Keith Ramsay Brady Roos

July 29...Amory Anderson

July 31...Avery Bolstad

JULY Birthdays

God’s Blessings On

Your Special Day

9.

Birthdays

Come and Go...

But ...

The Lord’s Love

For You is

Everlasting!

Wedding Anniversaries

July 1st-Chad & Shawna Kohls

Craig & Janel Zappe

July 7th-Doug & Karen Hunt

July 12th-Bob & Deb Lenz

July 15th-Karl & Beth Hausmann

July 19th-Rob & Deb Lenz

July 19th-Ken & Natalie Goodwin

July 20th-Rich & Nancy Knutson

July 24th-Randy & Cindy Roos

July 26th-Chad & Jackie Bolstad

David & Judy Glaesman

July 30th-Richard & Rochelle Walberg

10.

Wednesday, June 6th

7:00-8:30

Discussion Night/VBS Script writing

Wednesday, July 11th

7:00-8:30

Discussion Night/Bible Study

Saturday, July 14th

Yard Games and Bonfire at Zappe’s

7:00-10:00

Wednesday, July 25th

Discussion Night/Bible Study

7:00-8:30

Thursday, August 2nd

VBS Practice

7:00-9:00

Sunday, August 12th

TBD! Save the date!

Watch the youth board for updates!

SR.LYF Weds. Morning You are WELCOME to join us

for Bible Study!

Wednesday Mornings

10:00a.m.

Ed Wing

Led by Pastor Schiller

The Gert’s Bible Study will meet

again on Monday June 4th at 1:30 pm. Please come and join us!

Led by Neal Zappe

Submitted by Marian Brelje

We now have Gluten Free Communion Wafers available. Please indi-

cate to an Usher and or an Elder if you are in need of a Gluten Free

Wafer. When you come forward to commune, you will be given an

Individually Wrapped Wafer for you to open.

Thank you Nancy Schmidt and Deb Bohn for taking care of the altar

in May. Marlys Olson, Evelyn Beulke and Peggy Erickson will be

taking care of the Altar in June and Marian Brelje and Audrey

Robatcek will be helping out in July.

Something New

Contact Information Pastor Tim Schiller

[email protected]

Shirley

[email protected]

WebSite

www.goodshepherd-lcms.org

The Flock Talk and Monthly Calendar are available on the site!

If you have information about your ministry and you would

like it put on our website, let me know! Shirley

Service Cancellation Information To check for service cancellations listen to KXRA radio

station or go to www.voiceofalexandria.com

Kooltv

go to: www.kooltv-mn.com

Paul Luedeke

320-760-6937

Neal Zappe

766-7346

Worship Elder

Keith Ramsay

886-5574

Pastor Tim Schiller

712-898-1658

Our Elders are here for

YOU!

Contact us for any

spiritual needs, prayer

or visitation needs.

Gary Christianson

320-491-0258

Mike Doehling

320-808-4250

Jeff Fassett

846-1128

Brandon Luedeke

320-304-4237

I Am Not Sure

Who My Elder Is?

What Do I Do?

The Elder Flock Lists are

posted on the bulletin

board in the Hallway to the

Fellowship Hall, or Call

the Church Office.

We Are Here For YOU!

Executive Council Members

2018

Chairman– Blaine Elbert

Vice Chairman—Dave Nelson

Secretary-Erin Johnson

Treasurer-Evelyn Beulke

Executive Board-

Mike Berninghaus

Nancy Hasz

Rich Duncan

Tracy Boysen

Bruce Swenson

Council Minutes are posted on the bulletin

board in the hallway to the Fellowship Hall!

We are here for YOU and

YOUR FAMILY

11.

Love INC Garage Sale

Submitted by: Joyce Hausmann

How would you describe God’s love? A touch? A feel-

ing? Happiness? Togetherness? God’s love was felt

and seen at the Love INC Garage Sale. There is no

doubt that God is in the middle of it.

This year’s annual garage sale was remarkable and in-

credible! We had the most donations ever. A good

portion of the donations came from individuals be-

cause of they were moving to different locations. I

mentioned to one of our donors that she was a bless-

ing to our garage sale for her donations. She said, “No.

You are more of a blessing to us by taking this because we are

moving our mother.”

Our volunteers were fantastic this year. God gave us

many volunteers who love to organize. I told them,

“Great! You are in the right place.” We received many

comments saying that it was the best organized garage

sale they had every been to. This year I do agree.

The garage sale was May 19 from 7 am to 3 pm. We

raised over $11,000 for Love INC. That was the most

ever. We don’t have an exact total yet.

During our set up days, the Sentence to Serve mem-

bers and some from Life Right came in and helped.

They all worked like a family, together. They felt con-

nected with others by doing something beyond them-

selves by helping others. They had to leave because

they had other commitments. However, they didn’t

want to leave. They wanted to stay. They felt God’s

love and it was hard to leave. They wanted to come

back and insisted they wanted to be back next year to

help!

One observer said that we had all kinds of walks of

life come through the doors on Saturday morning. I

never thought of it like that. There were children, to

those in their 80’s, many different nationalities and

were walking through the doors. It was incredible.

12.

If you have never attended the garage sale, I would

highly encourage you to do so next year, even if its

just to look. If you have never assisted in the set-up

of the garage sale, you don’t know what you are miss-

ing. God’s love, connection, camaraderie, laughing,

crying, and giving of one’s self to others is something

that is indescribable until you feel it.

We thank everyone who donated items, donated

their time and talents to help make the Love

INC Garage Sale an

AWESOME SUCCESS! Thank you.

An Emotional Sale

Mustardy Grilled Corn & Sausage Kabobs

Directions

1. Prepare grill for direct cooking over medium-high heat.

Thread corn, kielbasa and sweet peppers on 4 long metal skewers.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together Italian dressing and

mustard; brush some of the mixture on the kabobs before grilling.

Grill, covered, directly over medium- to medium-high heat

for 8 to 12 minutes, turning and brushing occasionally with

remaining dressing mixture, until vegetables are tender

and charred.

Ingredients

2 large ears sweet corn, cut into 2-inch piec-es (about 8)

1 large green sweet pepper, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

1 14 - ounce package kielbasa, cut into 12 pieces

1/3 cup bottled Italian salad dressing

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

13.

Grilled Garlic & Herb Shrimp

Ingredients 2 teaspoons ground paprika 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning blend 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed

2 pounds large shrimp (21-25 per pound), peeled and deveined

Directions

1. Whisk the paprika, garlic, Italian sea-soning, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, basil, and brown sugar together in a bowl until thoroughly blended. Stir in the shrimp, and toss to evenly coat with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, turning once.

2. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil grill grate, and place about 4 inches from heat source.

3. Remove shrimp from marinade, drain excess, and discard marinade. Put shrimp on metal skewers (or wooden skewers that have been soaked in wa-ter. Place skewered shrimp on preheat-ed grill and cook, turning once, until opaque in the center, 5 to 6 minutes. Serve immediately.

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