June 8th Announcements

SERVING FELLOWSHIP NEXT WEEK: E. Urban & Ceci Johnson

ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:
June 8-10 District Convention @ Camp Okoboji
 
DISTRICT CONVENTION: Please pray for the 42nd Convention of Iowa District West beginning Sunday and going through Tuesday at Camp Okoboji. Keep all who will be attending in your prayers for safe travels. Pray for God’s blessings upon our district and the business at hand.
 
LOST & FOUND: Please take a look at the items on the lost & found table in the narthex. Any items not claimed by June 22nd will be donated or disposed.
 
NEW ADDRESS: Former Holy Cross member, Lynn Girton, has a new address. See the Office Secretary to get it.
 
ALTAR FLOWERS: The Altar Guild would like to put out fresh flower arrangements for special feast days in the church. Please sign up to donate funds for flowers on the sheet in the narthex.

SUMMER MOWING: Mark Selby and the properties team could use help with the summer mowing of the church lawn. Contact him if you can help.

LCMS HEARTLAND SINGLES: Join us June 13-15, at Camp Omega in Waterville, MN, for a weekend of indoor and outdoor recreation, Bible studies, and worship. Form friendships with other Midwestern singles, build each other up in the faith, and potentially meet a spouse. Open to ages 21-41. $100 per person for two nights of lodging and four meals. Go to www.lcmsheartlandsingles.com for a schedule and to register.
 
ACELC CONFERENCE: The Association of Confessing Evangelical Lutheran Congregations invites you to join us for our 2025 conference on July 15th-16th at Holy Cross in Carlisle, IA. The theme this year is “A Noble Task: Pastoral Formation in the LCMS”. For more information, and to register, go to the conference tab on our website, acelc.net.
 
TE DEUM HYMN FESTIVAL: will be held Sunday, July 27th at 3 PM at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. The event will feature performances by the Rev. Alex Post, and our own organists James Ikenberry and Jeremiah Bolin. Also, Kathryn Feldt will direct the festival's choir. Refreshments will be served! If you're interested in joining the Festival Choir, please contact Kathryn at acapellalto@gmail.com for more information. Instrumentalists should contact James at james.ikenberry@outlook.com.

SACRED MUSIC STATION: You can listen to the best of the Church’s music for the past 2,000 years on Lutheran Public Radio. LPR streams 24/7 at lutheranpublicradio.org.