Commitment Celebration Sunday

March 30, 2014

Worship Retreat THIS WEEKEND Open to anyone interested, this one-day retreat will be led by Worship Pastor Steve Zank from 10:00am-4:00 pm on Saturday, April 5th and will conclude on Sunday, April 6th with a lunch and discussion after worship. If you can attend, please RSVP to Elizabeth Chitwood (echitwood@mlckaty.com) for food and materials preparation. Hope to see you there!

LAST CALL!! If you (or someone you know) have not picked up your 2014 offering envelopes and/or 2013 year-end statements, please do so today!

Junior High Prayer Retreat April 25th 26th Join us in Giddings as we get away from the city to contemplate what God has done for us! Check with Nathan for more exciting details!

Open Altar Flower Dates Please see Joan Johnson if you are interested in donating flowers for: Easter Sunday (2 arrangements) April 27th (1 arrangement) May 4th (2 arrangements) May 11th (1 arrangement)

Easter Egg Hunt & Helpers On Easter Sunday, April 20th at 8:50 am in the grass by the bell tower we will have an Easter Egg Hunt for the children of our church and the local community as we celebrate together new life in Christ. One of our moms, Tina Zoubek, has offered to help coordinate this. If you want to help please contact her through email at tmzoubek@hotmail.com or by phone at 402-960-6322. We will need help filling eggs and hiding them. We could also use donations of pre-filled eggs for this event and those can be given to either Tina Zoubek or April Ramsey.

Coming Soon! Youth Garage Sale April 4th - 5th Beginning tomorrow, you can drop off your gently used items in the Loomis Center. Proceeds will benefit our youth groups. Questions/concerns can be addressed by Nathan Engman.

Girls Loving Christ (GLC) Our next meeting will be Sunday, April 13th (Palm Sunday) in the Loomis Center from 5-7pm when we will finale details for the dance we are hosting for preschool families Saturday, May 3rd. Decisions will be made about decorations, snacks, music, and a theme. Well also design a flyer to send home with preschool families. Join us for fellowship and mission planning! Other Important GLC Dates Monday, April 7th 7-9pm Women in Mission ladies need help assembling Lutheran World Relief Care Packages Saturday, May 3rd 3-5pm Preschool Family Dance Run by GLC in the Loomis Center June 19th -22nd LWML Conference in Frisco TX (RSVP by April 13th)

Would you like to win one of these themed baskets -- Spa, Movie Night, Day at the Park, Gift Cards, Read to Me, Gardening, Whats for Dinner, Easter and Churchs Chicken. Each preschool class has assembled a themed basket from their parents' donations. They will be displayed Sunday, March 23, on the tables in the Welcome Center. During our commitment celebration dinner in the Loomis Center on Sunday, March 30, the baskets will once again be displayed, this time with a container in front of each basket. You may purchase tickets for $1 apiece, putting them into the container(s) in front of the basket(s) you would like to win. The drawings for the baskets will be held at the preschool's fund raiser for new playground equipment at the Smith Ranch on Thursday, April 3. You need not be present April 3 to win a basket. You will be notified Friday, April 4, if your name is drawn. Thanks for your support! These baskets are awesome--come take a look on the 23rd!!!!!!!!!

Interested In Helping With VBS??? This Summer's Music & Mission (VBS) will be a musical called "God of the City". It will be held from June 23rd -June 27th. We will need lots of helpers to make everything work. Let me know if you are interested serving. Also if you are interested in helping with curriculum planning we will be having a meeting int he Church Library on Monday April 7th at 12:45 and anyone is welcome.

Christ Clinic Item of the Month:

disinfectant spray