Week Beginning September 5, 2010

 CD for Sale:  "Standing on a Higher Ground"
Listen to some of your favorite songs and church musicians!!  Give your support through this LMC fundraiser.  CD's are $15 and can be purchased at the church office...Monday thru Friday during office hours or on Saturday a half hour before or after the service. 

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REMINDER
Please remember to turn off any lights when you leave an area of the church.  Thank you!

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Attendance Record

August 28 - 108

August 29 - 8:30 service 103 10:00 service 97

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LEFSE LEFSE LEFSE
Lefse will again be sold at the church bazaar but we need your help. We invite you to help make lefse on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 8-3 and on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 1-4. If you don't know how to roll lefse...we will teach you. We also need those who can fry and bag the lefse. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

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MUSICIANS WANTED

We have two teams of musicians: A Music Ministry Team for Wednesday Services and the Weekend "Saturday Night Alive" Worship Team. Musicians lend their time and talent to lead songs and liturgies through their voice or instrument. Musicians may also prepare solos, duets and group music additions to worship. Please contact Jackie Hilding (280-5435), one of our Pastors or one of our Musicians. We would love to hear  your voice or instrument participating in this  years' music!

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BELL CHOIR PRACTICE STARTS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13 AT 5:15PM

CHOIR PRACTICE STARTS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 AT 7:00PM.

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The potluck for September is Saturday the 4th following the 5:30 service.

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LMC Fall Yard Cleanup! We will be having a fall clean up around the church on Saturday, September 11th at 8:00 am. Please come help clean  up the yard and area around the church.

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Deborah-Martha Circle will meet at Marilyn Teske's home at 905 N Marion St. in Ft Pierre on Wednesday, September 8 at 9:30 am.

Mary-Rebecca Bible Study will meet at Anne Anderson's home at 214 S Madison on Wednesday, September 8 at 1:00pm.

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Kitchen's clean - lots of unclaimed dishes found. So Ladies - check the narthex/coffee room to see if any of the containers belong to your family. Anything still remaining by September 12th will be disposed of.

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The next LMC Young Family Event will be Sunday, September 26th at 5pm. We will be having a potluck at the church in the fellowship hall. And in October (Sunday, October 24th from 3-5pm) We'll be having a Fall Fest with pumpkin carving, bobbing for apples and other fun fall games.

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The Thrivent website for designating Thrivent Choice Dollars is up and working. If you have any questions, contact Nancy Dulany at 222-1752.

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The WELCA Bible Study Leaders training will be held at noon on Tuesday, September 7th. If you are leading your circle in this month's Bible study, you are invited to come and meet with one of the pastors and learn more about this months study.

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The Pierre Area Referral Service is collecting food for the BackPack Food Progam for children Preschool through 5th grade. The BackPack Food Program helps fill the "hunger gap" that many children experience over weekends and holiday breaks. Last year, the Food Program served between 250-300 Pierre and Fort Pierre children each weekend. Please consider donating. The following items are needed: fruit cups, applesauce cups, pudding cups, jello cups, flavored instant oatmeal packs, fruit juice boxes, fruit roll-ups, Vienna sausages, small raisin boxes, fruit and grain cereal bars, and pop tarts. The following need to be individual serving sizes: macaroni and cheese, packages of cheese and crackers, cereal boxes, microwavable soup, and beef or chicken microwavable cups. Please bring donations to Pierre Area Referral Service, 2520 East Franklin Street, Pierre.

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Confirmation Program: The Confirmation Program for students in grades 6-8 begins on Wednesday, September 8th with our 6:00 worship service. Our first Family Night will be on Wednesday, Setpember 15th with Dr. Jodi Owen helping us look at depression and the issue of suicide.

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Join us at Steamboat Park Amphitheater (Fellowship Hall at LMC in case of bad weather) on Sunday, September 19, 2010. Funds raised will be donated to Multi Media Fund to purchase video projection equipment. Burgers, brats, drinks and utensils will be proved. You can bring a dish to pass and a generous spirit!

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Head Usher: We are in need of a head usher, who recruits the usher captains for each month. We thank Gerry Cutshaw for doing this for many years. Please contact the church office for more information or to sign up.

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As a part of the Multi Media Fund, we will be using a puzzle and we need your help putting it together, so that as the funds come in we can display it and see our progress. The puzzle will be in Pastor Lee's office, so stop by and help to put some of it together.

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You are needed - that is we need people to learn how to run the sound board so that we can have people at the board for more of the services including weddings and funerals. If you are interested in learning more about the sound system and being trained, please contact the church office 224-8608.

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Hanging above the organ is the queen sized raffle quilt for WELCA's fall bazaar. The quilt was made and donated by Elizabeth Vogt. Tickets for the quilt raffle are $1 each or 6 for $5 and will be available in the Narthex between services. The proceeds will be used for the multi-media fund.

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The Fall Bazaar is October 9th. Fall is just around the corner which means it's time for the Fall Bazaar. Once again, we are asking for white elephant items, such as home decor, dishes, table linens, jewelry, etc. We just ask that it be clean and in very good contition. Crafts-We need all crafters to be sewing and knitting and building and weaving and anything else you can think of. We need some larger, spendier items for the Donation Drawing. We have a beautiful quilt to raffle off and dollars raised from the quilt raffle will go towards the Multi Media fund. In September we will be needing many hands to roll lefse. And of course we need baked goods and plants and lots of help on the day of the Bazaar. There are many opportunities for everyone to help. Look for the craft file in the coffee room. If you have questions or suggestions, call Kathy Villa at 945-2094.

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The Lutheran Memorial Book Club meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Rawlins Library. We will be reading the historical fiction "Pope Joan" by Dona Woolfolk Cross for our September 13 meeting. We have great discussions -join us!

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How is your garden growing? If you are blessed with a bountiful harvest, please consider sharing a few potatoes, squash, apples, gourds or pumpkins to the Bazaar. The Plants and Produce booth is looking for donations of anything green, growing or garden related. We will happily accept bird houses and feeders, garden themed books, tools and yard art. If you have questions, contact Tracy Laqua 224-9639

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LMC is now on facebook! Go to www.facebook.com and become a member of the group Lutheran Memorial Church. This will be a great tool to join in on a discussion or to stay up to date on upcoming events. Check it out!!

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The second "Ladies' Day at Augie" is being planned for Sunday, October 17th. We have reserved a bus to take 30 women to Sioux Falls for this fun outing. Please let the office know if you are interested in attending. The cost is $100 per person and includes your ticket to see Garrison Keillor, an evening meal at Augustana, and the bus fare. We'll leave Lutheran Memorial Sunday early afternoon and return to Pierre Sunday night following the performance at the Washington Pavilion. Get your reservation in early by calling the church office at 224-8608. Hope you can join us!

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Women of Faith - Over the Top
October 22-23, 2010
Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
The 2010 Women of Faith conference "Over the Top" will feature your favorite speakers Patsy Clairmont and Marilyn Meberg among others. There are only 12 tickets available for the 2010 Women of Faith Conference. The cost is $89 each, which includes Friday & Saturday conference and box lunch. LMC is not holsting a bus trip this year, however, lodging is reserved at a nearby LaQuinta Inn. Room can sleep four adults, so room cost will be approximately $31.00 per night; reserved for two nights, breakfast included. To reserve your ticket, please contact the church office to add your name to the ticket list and pay LMC $89 per ticket. The lodging will be paid directly to LaQuinta Inn upon check-out. For more information, contac the church office 224-8608 or Dona Mae Johnson 224-6255 evenings.
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Warm your soul and someone's toes!
The Tuesday Night Quilters invite you to join them in 2010. We meet in the Shalom Room at 6:30 pm on Tuesday evenings. We make baby quilts and lap robes. In 2009 we completed 105 baby/youth quilts and 60 lap robes. With your help we can make 200 in 2010!

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If anyone is interested in videoing the 8:30 Worship service on alternate Sundays, please let Pastor Don know.

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Please contact the office to update any military addresses. The pastors and the card writers would like to send letters and cards to the military personnel.

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We are looking at the possibility of forming a scholarship program here at Lutheran Memorial Church. If you would like to be a part of designing and putting together how this program might work, please contact the church office 224-8608.

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Men's Bible Study - We invite the men of the congregation to join us at the Ramkota for a study of the weekly scripture readings, for breakfast, fellowship and prayer. Everyone orders off of the menu and pays for their breakfast. We go from 6:30 to 7:30 so those who need to head to work can and if you need to leave early that is OK as well.

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 Countryside Hospice is hosting a Breast Cancer Survivors group on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from noon to 1 pm in the Countryside Conference Room at 200 E. Dakota.  The format of the meetings is informal, supportive and informational.  It is open to any woman who has had a breast cancer diagnosis, recently or many years ago.  For more information, call 945-0827.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY
Direct us, O Lord God, in all our doings with your continual help, that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your holy name; and finally, by your mercy, bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.  Amen.

First Reading: Jeremiah 18:1-11
Second Reading: Philemon 1-21
Gospel:  Luke 14:25-33
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Please let the office know (224-8608) if you are interested in sponsoring a radio or television broadcast.

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 Pray for our Military:  Glynis Collier, Aaron Dettman, Roger Cutshaw, Drew Grosz, Ross Bown, Mark Lindquist, Beau Grizik, Chad Snodgrass, Patrick Gengler, Daniel Ostarello, Nick Weyrick, Erica Schipper, Daniel Grosz, Mark Bergeson.

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 Please pray for these loved ones:  Walt Haag, Doris Ogan, Brenda Traut, Grace Gunderson, Norm Meriweather, Cory Ferding, Cindy Nickels, Dennis Bauer, Floriene Schwalm, Brooks Monfore, Clayton Nelson, Ryan Nuttall, Jim Millar, Ramona Millar, Steve Anderson, George Ringen, Emma Rieger, Marlyn Simonson, Anne Witlock, Pastor Paul Larson, Karen Hogie, Wallace Halverson, Shirley Hoag, David Hanson, Elsie Winters, Dorothy Lohman, Maggie Oliva, Loranda Lumby, Ronna Masteller, Elayne Lande, Beverly Russell, Chet Johnson, Kyle and Dawn Hewlett, Edmund Burke, Karl DeGooyer, Clifford Tibbs, Art Althaus, Muriel Aaen, Cheryl Wendt, Gerhard Storm, Mike Zellmer, David Keller, Nancy Cutshaw, Donna Lee.

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TIME AND TALENT

LutheranMemorialChurch (LMC)

The church newsletter is on the web site:  www.lutheranmemorial.org

LMC Mission Statement: Jesus Christ invites people into this worshiping community; Lutheran Memorial exists to equip them for ministry, and so equipped we live our life in faith to build up the body of Christ in the world.

Invite Board:

The Invite Board is the welcoming face of LutheranMemorialChurch through our weekend and weekday worship services and our television and radio broadcasts.  This board provides Christian hospitality to members and visitors through greeters, ushers, and worship leaders, and is diligent in providing information about opportunities to share gifts and talents.  Members will be intentional in our “invitation” to join this community of believers.  The Invite board will enhance the worship and evangelism of our congregation and community.

Equip Board

The Equip Board oversees the Christian education and faith formation of our young members from ages 3-18 years old.  Any youth related programming including Wednesday and Sunday school, Confirmation, Peer Ministry, Middle School Ministry, Senior High Ministry, and local and global mission trips come under this board.  Ministry teams of the Equip board will enhance the life and faith of youth in our congregation and community.

Live Board

The Live Board focuses on faith development and discipleship formation of all members as they live out their faith in daily life.  Faith development includes Bible study and prayer, caring ministries and service to others.  Members are encouraged to discover and use their strengths, talents, and gifts to the glory of God.  This board is responsible for oversight, development and implementation of small groups.  Ministry teams of the Live Board will enhance the life and faith of the congregation and community.

Trustee Board

The Trustee Board is responsible for overseeing the budget and fiscal spending, upkeep of all buildings and grounds, year round stewardship and fall stewardship campaign.

Prayerfully consider where you may be called to serve in this congregation.  If you have any questions about the ministry teams or their descriptions, please either use the website or call the respective board representative.  LMC has three boards, as underlined in our mission statement, plus our Trustees.  The ministry teams under the boards support the focus of each board.  Ministry teams are group of people with common interests.

Thank you for your participation in the life of this congregation!  May God bless you.

TIME & TALENT SHEET

Provide names of those using this form.  Place your initials by the area you wish to serve.

Name/Address:________________________________________________________________________________________

Name                                      Preferred email                      home phone                          work phone                           cell phone

Indicate if LMC/Boards may contact you using the above information   ___Yes   ___No

Check the areas of interest:

Invite Ministry Teams:

___Usher (_____Wed. ___Sat. ___Sun.8:30  ___Sun 10.45 Service Time)

___Greeter                                            ___Adult Choir                                    ___Haberdashery (decorating sanctuary)

___Communion Servers                     ___Instrumentalists                            ___Bell Choir

___Communion Set Up                       ___Radio Broadcasting                      ___Build Faith Chests

___Scripture Readers                          ___Media Taping of Worship           ___Sat/Wed Music Leaders

___Bulletin Board                                ___Vocal Soloist/Sm Group               ___ Nursery/Childcare (Sun 10:45)

___Pickup Homebound Members   

Equip Ministry Teams:

___VBS/Day Camp                              ___Youth Chaperones                        ___Youth Choir (WS, SS & Conf Age)

___Faith Stepping Stones                  ___Dramas/Musicals                          ___Sunday School Teacher/Helper

___Senior High Youth Ministry        ___Puppet Ministry                            ___Wednesday School Teacher/Helper

___Middle School Youth Ministry   ___Confirmation Guides                     ___Youth Bells (WS, SS & Conf Age)

___MOPS(Mothers of Pre-Schoolers)

___Acolytes(_____Wed. ___Sat. ___Sun.8:30  ___Sun 10:45 Service Time)                        

Live Ministry Teams:

___Prayer Ministry                             ___Support Groups                             ___W2 Prison Ministry/Worship

___Young Families group                  ___40/50 Something group                ___Owls  (60+)    

___Quilting                                           ___Technology Committee                ___Visitor Welcome Committee

___Softball Team                                 ___Women of LMC/WELCA            ___Wed Meal Kitchen Captain        

___Men’s Breakfast/Bible Study    ___Card Writing                                  ___Stamping/Card Making (Church Mice)

___New Member Sponsor                 ___Homebound Visitation                 ___Assisted Living/Nursing Home Visitation

___Book Club                                      ___Adult Education (Bible/Topics) 

a)___Attend a Class

b)___Willing to Teach

                                                                                c)___WELCA Bible Study

Trustee Board

___Stewardship                                   ___Building Maintenance                  ___Weekly Money Counters

___Mission Moment Speakers         ___Grounds Maintenance

Other:

___Council Officer                              ___WELCA Officer                             ___Office Help    

___Invite Board Rep                           ___Equip Board Rep                           ___Trustee Board Rep

___Live Board Rep                              ___Habitat for Humanity                    ___Hospice Volunteer

Comments:

Today we welcome Kristin Swenson who the call committee is interviewing and who is preaching this weekend.  She is currently from Fargo, North Dakota and is 2010 graduate of Luther Seminary.  She attended and graduated from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in 2005 and served in the Air Force after she graduated until she started to attend Seminary in the fall of 2006. Please welcome her and keep her and LMC and Grace Lutheran in your prayers as we continue in the process of looking for an associate pastor.

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We had a great week at Day Camp!! The NeSoDak counselors were here and the LMC kids were lucky enough to have one of our own, Megan Thorson, be a part of that group! We would also like to thank Alyssa Dulany for volunteering as one of counselors. There were several other people who helped in many ways and we are grateful for their help and generosity. Thank you to Lyle and Linda Thorson, Nancy Dulany, Barb Bjorneberg, Lori and Claire Koenecke, Nance Orsbon, and Curt and Onie Neuharth.

The following children attended day camp: Cameron Ahartz, Alex Allison, Andie Allison, Chase Bunnis, Layne Bunnis, Keegan Bunnis, Jaret Clarke, Emily Frederick, Jastyn Frederick, Izak Gors, Ryan Habeck, Trevor Habeck, Russell Hanson-Sargent, Kaden Hight, William Hodges, Addie Johnson, Ellie Johnson, Grace Johnson, Amanda Jorgensen, Talia Jorgensen, Tara Jorgensen, Tessa Jorgensen, Grant Judson, Emily Kist, Grady Klundt, Arden Koenecke, Kadee Lebeda, Mason Lebeda, Gabbi Linn, Dmitri Mutchelknaus, Morkeia Mutchelknaus, Oksana Mutchelknaus, Madison Nelson, Morgan Nelson, Brittany Pillen, Macahl Raske, Maguire Raske, Morgan Reiser, Austin Senger, Taryn Senger, Alee Smith, Cade Stover, Kyle Stover, Jennifer Sweetman, Andrew VanGerpen, Talia Williams, Mya Canode, Rose Gunderson, Abby Gunderson, Severin Boe, Grace Garry, Jared Fahey, Isabella Rowe, Alexander Rowe, and Joshua Rowe

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Here are some highlights of the August 3, 2010, Council meeting; minutes will be in the September newsletter.

Income in July was $33,799; expenses were $31,990.  The July payment to the Synod has not yet been made.

The Invite Board is beginning their fundraising efforts for a video projection system to be used during services.  Many church groups have already started to assist with their own fundraising efforts—keep an eye out for opportunities to contribute to this project.  The board will continue the fellowship time between services and encourages the youth to take it over as a means to raise funds for their national youth gathering travels. 

Because of problems that have been experienced with our expensive, complicated media equipment, the Council voted to require an approved LMC multi-media technician be hired and paid $50 to operate the equipment at special events, including weddings and funerals.  Volunteers, especially retired persons, are needed to learn how to operate the equipment. 

Last year there was not a summer program for the kids, but day camp was held earlier this week (August 9-12) and Vacation Bible School was held in June.  Many children participated and had a lot of fun!  Rally week is coming early in September.

Trustees reported there will be a church cleanup day September 11 at 8:00 a.m.—Please come help!  Time and talent sheets will be available during Rally week.  Children will be invited to participate in a “noisy offering” at each of the church services starting in the fall.

The W/ELCA bazaar is October 9.  Work is beginning on the Wednesday evening meals and cookie callers.  The women will hold a quilt raffle to raise funds for the video projection equipment.

Be sure to sign the pew pads when you attend services and pass them on to others.  This is a wonderful way to get to know your neighbors by name and to enable us to acknowledge and greet our visitors.

We are thankful for a $5,000 endowment gift received in memory of Doris Henrickson.

Watch for information in the near future about the “Natural Church Development” process at our church.

The Sunday service times will be 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. beginning in September.  The 10:00 summer schedule has been well received and will be used during future summer months.

The Constitution Review Committee has been working very hard and will have their recommendations to the Council for their September meeting.  The congregation will be informed of recommended changes and will vote on them at the January, 2011, annual meeting.

The Theological Conference will be in Pierre in September at the Ramkota.  Closing worship and breakfast will be at Lutheran Memorial.

The ELCA has drafted a social statement on genetics that they will vote on at their 2011 Church wide meeting.  You can find information about it at http://www.elca.org/genetics or contact the church office.  Comments should be sent to the ELCA or forwarded on to the Church office for submission as quickly as possible.

A Children’s Choir will be formed for 5 year olds through 2^nd grade.  What a blessing for all of us! 

Watch for produce in the narthex at services—the produce is being donated by Men in Mission and the funds are going towards the video projection equipment project!

God’s blessings to everyone!

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New Members Received today August 15:

Matt, Margo, Weston and Hayden Northrup

Scott, Natasha, Nicklaus and Annika Bothun

Chris, Kim and Sydney Carlson

Kari Swanson

Delphina Dalrymple

Allyson Lorenzen

Sara Leigh and Maleia Buer

Dennis, Jackie, Kaitlyn and Spencer Richey

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If you are interested in teaching Wednesday School or Sunday School please contact Kari at kbehm@lutheranmemorial.org or call 295-2101. A meeting will be held with the teachers on Monday August 30th at 7:00pm. During that time we will look over the curriculum and get to know the other teachers. We need teachers for the following times:

 Wednesday:
3:00-4:00 After School time for 3rd-5th grade
4:00-5:00 Wednesday School for 3rd-5th grade
5:45-6:45 Wednesday School for 3 year olds-2nd grade

Sunday:
9:30-10:30 Sunday School teachers

I am also working on getting the 1^st -2^nd grade Souper group and the 3^rd-5^th grade JAM Group-Jesus And Me (previously known as the Peanut Butter Bunch) back up and rolling. So, if you cannot commit to teaching, but want to help, we are in need of parents to assist in planning, organizing, and supervising activities.

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We are also starting a children’s choir at LMC. This will be for children 5 years of age through 2^nd grade. This will be separate from Wednesday and Sunday School. Practice will begin in the fall. It will be held on Monday from 5:15-5:45pm at LMC. If you are interested in playing piano for the children’s choir or you are interested in helping supervise children, contact Kari at kbehm@lutheranmemorial.org.

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