ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMING UP AT SOTH

 

Quarterly Meeting: We will have our quarterly meeting Sunday, July 27th, during the Bible Study hour. All are welcome to attend! Childcare will be available on the back playground during the regular Children’s Fellowship Hour.

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Out of Office: Pastor Warskow will not be in the office tomorrow, Monday July 28th.

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Call Update: Pastor Kampman has returned the call to serve at Shepherd of the Hills. We will be working to get the next call meeting scheduled. 

 

Women’s Book Group: Please join us as we read “Becoming Elisabeth Elliot” by Ellen Vaughn. It is a

biography of a missionary woman who lived with an Amazonian tribe that killed her husband, leading many to Christianity through forgiveness. We’ll start to read the book on Monday, August 4th and then we will meet to discuss the book and share a meal on Monday, September 29th at 6 pm at the church. Please let Kely Dunsmoor (kjdunsmoor@gmail.com) know if you plan to join, or sign up on the bulletin board closest to the Fellowship Hall. 

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​​Lawns & Landscaping: If you enjoy getting outside for gardening and yardwork, please join us in upkeeping the church grounds! During the warmer months, we get together on Thursday mornings from about 9am to noon to care for SOTH’s lawns and garden areas. Everyone is welcome to come help out! Please speak with David Hedin if you have any questions.

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All-Ages Fellowship Hikes: Everyone is invited to join us for some walks through the woods along Duluth’s beautiful creeks. These trails are suitable for all ages and each have a playground for optional playtime afterwards. Please contact Kely Dunsmoor with any questions.

• Monday, June 16 at 6pm: Kingsbury Creek (park at Lake Superior Zoo)

• Thursday, July 17th at 6pm: Chester Park (1800 E Skyline Pkwy)

• Tuesday, August 19th at 6pm: Lincoln Park (25th Ave W and 5th St)

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Young Professionals Hikes: Our group will be doing a series of hikes this summer as a way to get out and about with folks while the weather is nice! Please feel free to bring guests. Let Becky Miller know if you have any questions.

• Wednesday, June 11 at 6pm: Hawk Ridge Observatory Loop (2.7 mile loop)

• Saturday July 26th at 10am: Pattison State Park Loop (3.5 mile loop)

• Wednesday, August 27th at 6pm: Tischer Creek (1.4 mile hike)

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Children’s Fellowship Hour: As we start our summer schedule and resume Adult Bible Study after the service, we will be providing childcare on the preschool playground behind the building. We ask that children stay within the playground fence or in the basketball/gaga ball area, within sight of the helpers. Older youth are welcome to attend Bible Study or help with watching the younger children.

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​Summer Childcare During Bible Study: We are looking more for older youth and adult helpers to lead a devotion and watch the children on the playground during summer Bible Study hour. Please consider signing up for one or more slots! A devotion book will be supplied, but you can feel free to use your own devotional/mini Bible lesson! Please follow the link to sign up, or contact Kiersten Nash.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4EAFAD23A75-56924980-summer

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SOTH Garden & Canning Club: We’re continuing to work on establishing a Garden & Canning Club here at Shepherd of the Hills! The goals of the club are to establish and maintain vegetable gardens on the church grounds, as well as host canning events to teach curious members how to preserve the produce. If you are interested in being a club member, please read and sign this membership form. There will be paper forms available at church, also. The completed forms can be submitted to Peter Moeri's church mailbox #74. Peter will reach out on Tuesdays to all those who submit a signed form.

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​Office Hours: Pastor Warskow’s office hours will be Mondays, available all day starting at 9:00am, and Thursdays by appointment.​

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Lunches for Called Workers/Preschool Staff: Our Care Committee has been providing a monthly lunch to the preschool called workers and staff. They would like to invite the congregation to help with this by taking turns providing a 2nd monthly lunch! You can sign up for which month you’d like to provide lunch here: https://bit.ly/4eGYxYL
Questions? Speak with Diane Schlossin or any member of the Care Committee.

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New Service Time: Service times have been adjusted to accommodate our pastoral vacancy. Midweek worship and Sunday morning services are both being temporarily replaced by a single service time at 2:00 on Sunday afternoons. The 2pm service will be followed by Adult Bible Study, Sunday School, and Youth Group from 3:20-4:25. Youth Confirmation class will follow at 5:30pm.

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Prayer Chain Update: The Prayer Chain Committee has discussed some changes to the current prayer chain. Moving forward, prayer requests will be distributed to the entire congregation via email. If you would prefer to receive prayer

requests via phone/text instead of email, please complete this contact form.

Questions? Please speak with one of the Prayer Chain leaders: Jolene Shult, Wanda Altiere, Karen Chui, and Becky Miller.

Prayer Requests: A new contact form has been created for the purpose of easily submitting prayer requests. You can view the form here. This form is available on our website. You are also welcome to submit prayer requests to your Prayer Chain leaders, email to contact@dulutheran.org, or speak with church leadership.

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​​Choir Director Needed: Our church is looking for a volunteer to serve as the director of the Adult Church Choir for this fall. If you are interested in serving in this role or have any questions, please speak with leadership. 

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​Women’s Facebook Group: If you haven’t already, join the DuLutheran- Ladies Fellowship Group on FB. You can easily connect with other ladies at SOTH. There are opportunities for fellowship including hikes, berry picking, retreats, book group, event reminders and more.

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Altar Flowers: Fresh flowers have been added to the altar area to give God glory and beautify the sanctuary over the past few months. Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far. The chart on the bulletin board by the offices has been updated, and members are encouraged to sign up for a Sunday. Our flower volunteer, Renee Graen, will purchase and place the flowers on the altar. Please indicate if the flowers are in memory of someone or a special occasion. Please donate and contact Renee Graen at 763-607-4498 if you have any questions.