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~~~ Kristine’s Korner ~~~
The Sr. High Youth
Group is soon coming to an end for the school year – but not
after a few outstanding events to help close a great year! At
the beginning of May – we joined together for a little mini golf
action in Como Park! It was one of the first beautiful days of
spring! Merrick proved his skills to be the mini-golf champ for
the night!
On May 14th – the Sr.
High Youth Group joined their fellow Confirmand pals at the Feed
My Starving Children (FMSC) location in Eagan. FMSC is a
non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God’s
starving children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is
simple: volunteers of all ages hand-pack meals
designed especially for starving children, and FMSC ships
the meals to more than 50 countries around the world. Our St.
Paul’s UCC group joined forces with members of other
organizations and made enough meals to feed 45 children for an
entire year!
YOUTH GROUP SCHEDULE
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Welcome Bob Fellows |
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Looking for Musicians for Children's Worship St. Paul’s makes no secret of its appreciation of music as a vital aspect of worship. Incorporating simple, traditional hymns into the order of Children’s Worship is a short term goal that I’m eagerly working toward. I need you help. Since I’m not a trained musician, I hope to draw on the musical resources at St. Paul’s congregation. I’m seeking teenagers and parents who can play musical instruments and accompany our singing. Volunteers will receive sheet music in advance of the upcoming Sunday’s Children’s Worship. On the given Sunday you volunteer, you’ll leave the main service with me and the children and remain with us through the conclusion of worship. Please contact me via my personal email address at patriciamckee@netzero.net to volunteer and if you have questions. Many thanks, Patricia McKee, Director of Children’sWorship. |
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Confirmation Retreat
Our five confirmands, Abby, Mackenzie, Samantha, Taylor and Tommy, will join Pastor Norma Rae for a two-day retreat at the Hunt Hobby Farm in Barron County, Wisconsin, August 7 - 9. In retirement, Norma Rae’s parents Ray and Bea have developed a 40-acre hobby farm on ancestral land owned by three generations of the family. They’ve built a house, carriage house and stable. Several acres are fenced for their draft horses, “Nellie, Hans, and Dollie” and of course they keep very busy haying in the summer, to feed these big lovable pets in the winter. There is a tractor and hay wagon to make it truly a working farm. Located just southeast of the town of Barron, the farm is in the rolling hills of Wisconsin. We’ll visit an Amish Farmer’s Market, an Organic Valley Dairy Farm owned by the neighboring Christiansen family, boat on the little Cedar River, (weather permitting) and catch a swim at the recreation center in town. The group will take turns in meal set-up and clean up, leading in morning and evening vespers and singing around the campfire under the star-studded sky. Bring back memories? If you spent summer time visiting family in the country or simply went to summer camp, you know the power of nature to bring us closer to God. Count on a photo display to record our Confirmation Retreat adventures.
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