Graveside Funeral for Bud Spring
I received a request from Sharon (Spring) Cheek, a former member of St. John's, to do a graveside funeral for her uncle, Luther H. "Bud" Spring, who died in May. The service was held at McPherson Cemetery in Clyde on Saturday. The obituary for Bud can be found here.
Paul's Organ Update
Paul has been quite busy recently with upgrades to our organ. He provided this summary of recent activity. Thanks, Paul, for all you do to keep the organ in tip top shape, and for using your talents at the manual to make it sing.
Paul and Karen Lieber purchased an 8' Gamba Celeste rank of 61 pipes for the Solo Division of the organ. The "new" rank was made by the Moller Organ Company, Hagerstown, MD in 1930. It replaces a not very useful rank installed by Bunn Minnick in 1997-98. The Lieber's donated the rank to St. John's in HONOR of those congregational members who aided Paul's work on the organ over the past couple of years.
They are: Mike Berger, Bill Braddock, Lennie Bowers, Jake Doster, Sam Doster, Zach Eskins, Christopher Meadows, Gunnar Lilly, Kegan Lilly, Rich Lilly, Zarek Lilly, Kaden Miller, Mason Miller, Jan TerVeen, and any other individual that provided assistance.
The 8' Gamba Celeste was installed this past weekend.
Prayer concerns
- Don Miller has been hospitalized with kidney failure, and was recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He has been receiving dialysis, and will begin receiving chemotherapy to treat the myeloma. He is expected to be discharged from the hospital soon.
- Sandy Baum has been in the hospital at Firelands, but is now recovering at home.
- We continue to pray for loved ones of members -- Karen, Kyle, Steve, Bev, John.
"Shake It Up" VBS ready to go
VBS leaders have been extra busy this past week preparing for our virtural VBS. Volunteers have been video recording traditional VBS elements -- songs, stories, crafts, and Heather has been our chief coordinator and video editor. The first session will be ready to go at 6:30 pm this coming Sunday, July 26, and continue through Thursday, July 30, with each session available on St. John's Lutheran Bellevue YouTube channel.
If you have preregistered, you can pick up Participant Packets between 12 and 2 on Sunday. These packets will have everything kids need for the videos. You can find more info including a link to an online registration form here. Thanks Heather for your leadership on this!
Sanctuary AC problems
Heather, while in the sanctuary on Tuesday and walking down the side aisle, felt some raindrops falling on her head. They were coming from the AC unit on the left side at the back. The water had been collecting on the carpet for who know how long, but anyway was enough to create a squish squish sound when walking on it. We got out the wet-dry vac, and sucked up as much water as we could. Lenny called Hartland, who came out and made some adjustments in the drain tube so that water would move to the outside instead of inside.
Office painting completed
The church office has a new look with a fresh application of light blue paint. Zarek Lilly completed the work.
Seeds Monthly
The July issue includes info on safe return to in-person worship, and making plans for "God's Work Our Hands" day of service in Sepetember. You can read the issue here.
ELCA Youth Gathering Officially postponed
The ELCA Youth Gathering, originally scheduled for next summer in Minneapolis, has been postponed due to uncertainty regarding the coronavirus pandemic. It has been rescheduled for July 24-28, 2022. You read read the official Youth Gathering announcment here.
Five hundred years of The Freedom of a Christian
You are invited to study and reflect on Martin Luther’s treatise “The Freedom of a Christian” in 2020, its 500th anniversary. The treatise invites us to hear, share and experience the Lutheran witness of the Christian faith as it relates to God’s narrative of freedom in Christ. This initiative extends our engagement in the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Learn more at ELCA500.org.
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