July 27, 2008

Salvation Army Food Pantry this week: canned baked beans

All non-perishable food items are collected by the elevator in the downstairs Fellowship Hall entrance.

July Synod Prayer partner Congregation:

St. Paul Lutheran Church in Kodiak, Alaska

July Mission Support:

Thornton Memorial Lutheran Church in Wales, Alaska

Readers for next Sunday: 8:15: Sandy Wolf

11:00: Mike Schwarte

Counter for next Sunday: Gerald Lind

Coffee Crew:

à 1^st Sunday: August 3, Potluck - no coffee

à A-F 2^nd Sunday: August 10

à G-J 3^rd Sunday: August 17

à K-P 4^th Sunday: August 24

à R-Z 5th Sunday: August 31

Bring a treat (no peanuts please) to share,

help to set up, serve, & clean up on your Sunday.

PLC Prayer List

"The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well..." 1 Timothy 2:1-2a

Physical Health, Healing, Comfort

Colleen Nicholson

Lois DeBoer

Willmer Oines

Ken, Stacey, & Rebecca Madsen & their families

Liv & Sonja Perschon and their family

This Week's Birthdays & Special Needs

Sun July 27: Dell Johnson, Wendy Westre

Mon July 28: Colleen Swanson, Stacey Madsen

Tue July 29: Casey Flint, Grace Bieber, Laura Slaght, Roy Otness

Wed July 30: Eric Martinsen

Thurs July 31: Carol Enge, Terry Wolf

Fri August 1: Dianne Christensen, Ted Smith, Paul Menish

Sat August 2: Joyce Weller, Rosann Dunham, Mackenzie Larson

Call Committee News:

The call committee will be meeting again in August. Needed! A youth representative - Jayne is off to college - if interested, leave word at the office 772-3144.

Amanda russell99833@aptalaska.net 772-4197

Colleen whitedog@aptalaska.net 772-4614

Dave dsriemer@gci.net 772-3178

Don dhbieber@arctic.net 772-2601

Holli hollibubble@yahoo.com 772-2001

Terri fvjlee@gci.net 772-3187

Tiffany benyak@gci.net 772-2977

Tim tim.koeneman@alaska.com 772-3422

Support Group

The support group continues to meet on Thursday evenings at 7:00 in the parsonage. All are welcome.

Church Property Report

The exterior of our parsonage has just had a fresh coat of paint, thanks to Ken's Painting and it looks wonderful. Take a look as you leave church today.

Church Council News:

The Council is seeking members to fill the remainder of two terms which end in January. If interested, call the office 772-3144

LAST CALL…

Vange's Mosquito Net Fundraising

It all started with a mosquito…is there anything more common and pesky in Alaska in the summertime than a mosquito? That annoyance for us is literally the cause of death of millions; in Africa a child dies every 30 seconds from malaria, borne by mosquitoes. And all it takes to stop it is something familiar to us Alaskans: nets.

We are joining Resurrection Lutheran Church in raising funds to buy treated mosquito bed nets at a cost of $10 for a family of four. Vange's Mosquito Net Fund will match up to $1,000 raised during the campaign from June 29-July 27. Donations should be marked and put into the offering. Check out the web site at nothingbutnets.org and visit Resurrection Lutheran's site www.rlcjuneau.com to view more results.

PLC Donations 6/22/08 $150.00

Yahoo! 6/29/08 $200.00

7/06/08 $70.00

7/13/08 $505.00

7/20/08 $170.00

Help!

We are hoping to improve our church website by launching our own site, rather than using the Thrivent site. To do this we would need some initial help setting it up. Is this a talent you have, or do you know someone in our congregation that could help? This could be a public service opportunity for a technically talented high school student. The commitment would only be to build the site - the office would maintain it.

Please call or come into the office if you need more information or have ideas for us. Thanks to those of you who have already been working with us!

Potluck Farewell

August 3, 2008

You are invited to join with the entire congregation in bidding Max, Amanda, Payton, Callie, & Anna Russell a warm goodbye at a potluck luncheon next Sunday, August 3rd. The luncheon will begin about 12:30 in the Holy Cross House. We will miss worshiping with them but wish on them God's blessings as they return to Sitka.

The regular coffee hour schedule will resume the following week ~ please note this on your calendar.

"Walking Wet"

Women's Summer Retreat

August 2, 2008

Join us for the 2nd Annual Women's Summer Retreat Saturday, August 2nd, from 9:30-3:30 p.m. at Shari Otness' home, 696 Mitkof Hwy. Women of all ages are invited and encouraged to attend.

The study will be from the magazine Lutheran Women Today. It will guide us through the images and meanings of baptism and how the sacrament shapes our lives and vocations. It is an invitation to "walk wet" ~ to remember, affirm, and celebrate baptism throughout life. Copies of the study can be found online at lutheranwomantoday.org or pick up your copy at the church office.

Lunch will be a Potluck/Hot Dog Roast affair. A registration sheet is on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall along with other information. Thank you goes to Sally Riemer for organizing this event!

We talked to Pr. Stan and it's a go…

Want to join a Vacation Bible School team on board the M/V Christian during the week of Aug. 17th in Kake? We have a team of four (Pete & Carol Beckett, Sally Riemer, and Susan Christensen) but there's still room for a couple more! Let us know in the office.