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1 PASTOR FRANCIS’ PROJECTS FOR MARCH SUNDAY MORNING ADULT CLASSES PREPARATIONS FOR SUNDAY SERVICES & LENTEN SERVICES PREPARATIONS FOR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SUNDAY ADULT INSTRUCTION CLASSES WEEKDAY SCHOOL & CONFIRMATION CLASSES MARCH 10th CIRCUIT PROFESSIONALS MEETING EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAPEL SERVICES I 2015 THE MONTH OF MARCH PASTOR’S ARTICLE Pastor Francis L. Schroeder Holy Cross Lutheran—Nederland One of my fellow pastors just completed his first trip to the Holy Land. He checked in to a hotel and in the morning looked out his balcony and saw the beautiful sunrise on the Sea of Galilee. He shared it on FACEBOOK and I was truly amazed at the glory of that image. Later that day he would have the opportunity to walk in the very places our Savior walked. For those of us firmly entrenched in the USA we need to know and appreciate what God gives us each day. Every morning of life brings blessings and challenges as we walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Despite the mistakes we made the day before, choices that we now regret, and head- aches we have endured, God is always gracious and mer- ciful to us. The dawning of a new day and the glowing rays of the sun reminds us of His faithfulness and the new start each day brings. Each new day the Lord gives to us — whether along the shores of the Sea of Galilee or on the sidewalks of your street — will always be an expression of His faithfulness and opportunities to live for Him. May your daily walk with the LORD provide you with joy, peace, and strength. Blessed March to you! Pastor Francis L. Schroeder “ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW EACH DAY”

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PASTOR FRANCIS’ PROJECTS

FOR MARCH

SUNDAY MORNING ADULT CLASSES

PREPARATIONS FOR SUNDAY SERVICES & LENTEN SERVICES

PREPARATIONS FOR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SUNDAY

ADULT INSTRUCTION CLASSES

WEEKDAY SCHOOL &

CONFIRMATION CLASSES

MARCH 10th CIRCUIT

PROFESSIONALS MEETING

EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAPEL SERVICES

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2015

THE MONTH OF MARCH PASTOR’S ARTICLE

Pastor Francis L. Schroeder Holy Cross Lutheran—Nederland

“SIR, YOU HAVE SOME DIRT ON YOUR HEAD”

One of my fellow pastors just completed his first trip to the Holy Land. He checked in to a hotel and in the morning looked out his balcony and saw the beautiful sunrise on the Sea of Galilee. He shared it on FACEBOOK and I was truly amazed at the glory of that image. Later that day he would have the opportunity to walk in the very places our Savior walked.

For those of us firmly entrenched in the USA we need to know and appreciate what God gives us each day. Every morning of life brings blessings and challenges as we walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Despite the mistakes we made the day before, choices that we now regret, and head-aches we have endured, God is always gracious and mer-ciful to us. The dawning of a new day and the glowing rays of the sun reminds us of His faithfulness and the new start each day brings.

Each new day the Lord gives to us — whether along the shores of the Sea of Galilee or on the sidewalks of your street — will always be an expression of His faithfulness and opportunities to live for Him.

May your daily walk with the LORD provide you with joy, peace, and strength.

Blessed March to you!

Pastor Francis L. Schroeder

“ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW EACH DAY”

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SUNDAY MORNING,

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, & EVENING WORSHIP SERVICES FOR MARCH 2015

MARCH 1st THE 2nd SUNDAY IN LENT 10:30 AM Worship Service in the Sanctuary with Holy Communion MARCH 4th MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES 2:00 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary 7:30 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary MARCH 8th THE 3rd SUNDAY IN LENT 10:30 AM Worship Service in the Sanctuary Blended Service with the Band MARCH 11th MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES 2:00 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary 7:30 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary MARCH 15th THE 4th SUNAY IN LENT 10:30 AM Worship Service in the Sanctuary with Holy Communion MARCH 18th MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES 2:00 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary 7:30 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary MARCH 22nd THE 5th SUNDAY IN LENT 10:30 AM Worship Service in the Sanctuary MARCH 25th MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICE 2:00 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary 7:30 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary MARCH 29th PALM SUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 AM Worship Service in the Sanctuary

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DID YOU KNOW THIS FOR MARCH & APRIL?

IN OUR SUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS WE LIFT UP…...

March 1st Trinity Lutheran Church - Port Arthur, Texas Pastor Tim Dinger & Pastor Mario Casillas March 8th Grace Lutheran Church - Orange, Texas Pastor Tom Haas March 15th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Groves, Texas Pastor Richard Turner March 22nd Our Savior Lutheran Church – Centerville, Texas Pastor Jan “Trey” Rienstra (Son of Holy Cross)

March 29th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Jasper, Texas Faith Lutheran Church - Woodville, Texas Pastor Mark Follett April 5th Redeemer Lutheran Church - Beaumont, Texas Pastor Fred Kelm April 12th St. John Lutheran Church - Beaumont, Texas Pastor Doug Rathgeber April 19th Hope Lutheran Church - Winnie, Texas Pastor Richard LeBlanc April 26th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Sheboygan, Wisconsin Pastor Alan Kretschmar (Son of Holy Cross)

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DID YOU KNOW THIS TOO ?

OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONS (March, April, & May) are available in the narthex of the church. PORTALS OF PRAYERS (January, February, & March) are available in the narthex of the church. THE CIRCUIT PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE will be on the second Tuesday of every month at a different church in the circuit. We gather at 8:30 AM for coffee and refreshments, 9:00 AM for Opening De-votion, 9:15 AM for Bible Study, 10:15 AM for Break, 10:30 AM for Topical Study, 11:15 AM for Circuit Business and Casuistry. The next Circuit Professionals Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 10th @ Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Arthur HOLY CROSS HOMEBOUND MEMBERS receive on a weekly basis an CD of Holy Cross’ Sunday morning services and on a monthly basis a DVD from Lu-theran Ministries Media. WORSHIP BULLETINS RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS Trinity Lutheran Church in Klein, Texas St. John Lutheran Church in Athens, Texas St. John Lutheran Church in Beaumont, Texas Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas Redeemer Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas First Baptist Church in Wimberly, Texas TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH—PORT ARTHUR is in need of volunteers to work in their THRIFT SHOP on Tuesday, Friday, & Saturdays from 8 AM until 12 Noon. Please contact Trinity Lutheran at 983-1130. TRINITY LUTHERAN FOOD PANTRY has discontinued operations due to changes in the Southeast Texas Food Bank Policy.

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1—Haley Terrell 2—Kay Brown 3—Jackson Kotz Emily McCullough 4—Kevin Gunter Eva Terrell 5—Donna Bruney 6—Bailey Perryman 7—Elna Ermel Charles Keel 8—Mark Ludwig Grace Prioux Mike White 9—Bobby Block Mitchell Koop Ryan Lewis Ashley Taylor Cindy VanBrocklin 10—Rosemarie Herring Scott Stevenson 11—Gay Barkowski Benny Elisar 12—James Simmons 14—Angie Hanks Lisa Hartman Linda Lovelace Sharla Scroggs Shandi Teltschik 15—Fioriana Granger 17—Lucas Abshire Jordan Blackman Jon Sowarby Kasey Tucker 19—Anita Ashby Pat Sturgis

20—Sara Coffman Camryn Harms Jody Lightfoot 21—Keith Eason Haralds Smits 22—Donna Wolfe

23—Alyssa Burge

Wilbert Dutschmann

Ed Furby

Milton Huebel, Jr.

Timothy Wolfe

24—Chris Sturgis

25—Abigail Albright

Stormy Kieschnick

26—Samuel Andrew

Janet Collins

27—Michael Sowarby

Pam Viator

Sheryl Vincent

28—Amii Bean

Jayden Seal

29—Joelle Dutschmann

Todd LeJune

30—Janelle Adair

Krystal Bartsch

Grant Coffman

Andrew Furby

Alex Rozell

Bob Wolford

31—Rusy Crow

Claire Duncan

Kyle Howard

MARCH

COME VISIT OUR CHURCH

LIBRARY in the Education

Building. We have new books coming in! Just sign the checkout card & leave it on

the desk. Any questions, call Lynne

Hollomon, Pam Vincent, or Kathy Pinnt.

3—Christie & Todd LeJune

Patti & Phillip Parks

4—Kristen & Justin Stewart

Jody & Steven Swango

7—Joann & Marvin Ermel

10—Laurie & Jeff Mayfield

11—Hong Yi & Mike Sturgis

15—Ashley & Brent Causey

16—Kira & Josh Matthews

19—Brandy & Todd Kieschnick

21—Lori & Wayne Halbert

22—Catherine & Randy Digiovanni

Leah & Benny Elisar

23—Dawn & Michael Tucker

26—Stacy & Brett Becker

27—Kim & Randell Howard

28—Susan & Ken Ludwig

29—Linda & Neely Byrd

Deadline for

April Newsletter is

Monday, March 23.

To: Holy Cross Memorial Fund In memory of

Mervin Primeaux given by

Marion Hughes *****

To: Holy Cross Youth Fund

In memory of Mervin Primeaux

given by Pat Biar

Irene Primeaux *****

To: LWML Service Committee

In memory of Ben Hanks given by

Jeannie Heider

Sunday, March 8

Upcoming Events *Spring Break:

March 16-20

*Heritage Festival:

March 17-22

*St. Patrick’s Day:

March 17

(don’t forget to wear green)

*Lenten Services: Wed.,

March 18 @ 2 & 7:30pm

Enjoy your week!

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LWML is: Lutheran Women who are: In the Word, of the Word, walking with their Lord!

We have many opportunities for the congregation to help us with our worthy mission projects.

News from our: Lutheran Women’s Missionary League

QUILTING CIRCLE:

will meet EVERY

THURSDAY in MARCH @ 9:30am in

Conference Room A. If you’re unable to quilt, with the

group, you can work on the quilts at home. Call Rosie at 201-5710, and

she will give you the fabric. We are still accepting donations of blue jeans. Extra sewing machines are available, if you want to sew but do not want to haul your sewing machine to church.

With a $250 grant from

Thrivent, we were able to pur-chase materials

for quilting. Any questions,

call Rosie.

LADIES CIRCLE BIBLE STUDY

Thursday, March 26 at 2:30pm

at Lois Kretschmar’s.

LWML will be collecting items for their Human Care Kits to be sent to Lutheran World Relief.

Items that are being collected are as follows: One sturdy comb One adult-size toothbrush in its original packaging (multi-packs OK)

Two bath-size bars (4-5 oz.) of soap, (any brand—in original wrapping)

One light-weight bath-size towel (max. 52” x 27’—dark color recommended)

One metal nail clippers (attached file optional)

We are collecting through March 10, 2015!

LWML Tuesday,

MARCH 10 @ 6pm

Hostesses:

Mary Helen Terrell

Sarah Kieschnick

Program:

“Unimaginable Riches”

Light refreshments

All Ladies are invited!

LWML Circles

A circle is a group of women who meet once a month for Bible Study, fellowship, to give their

Mites, and learn about the new and exciting things

that are going on with the LWML.

We have 2 Circles at Holy Cross. Each Circle meets at a different time of the month, so that hopefully, each woman can find one

that works best for her.

These Circles are:

1. Women’s Small Group Bible Study—meets the 3rd Thursday at 2:30pm.

2. Women’s Quilting Circle meets Thursdays at 9:30 am in the conference Room. Lutheran Women’s Mis-sionary League of Holy Cross is a “Society” and meets 2nd Tuesday each month at 6pm.

Watch for the unveiling of the beautiful

“Grapes of Life”

donation quilt to be raffled off. The monies received

from the raffle will be used to ship the other quilts that are

made to Lutheran World Relief. Tickets will be on sell in the nar-thex or see Rosie Herring. Tick-ets: $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00.

Your Trash IS Cash …… for aiding in the cost of shipping all those health kits to areas of need. June 29, 2012, we reported $14,000 was collected from all those stamps. Today, February 19,

2015, I am telling you that we are now over $24,000. That is $10,000 just for stamps that would have been cash. I’m also ex-cited that later this year we’ll have the “Stamp Lady” herself to

tell you everything and answer all those questions, on how “trash can be cash”. So, be on the look out for that date. And, keep them coming—every stamp counts. If you just have “1” we’ll take it. Just like those mites, they add up to do wonderful

things. Grateful to receive your stamps, your Holy Cross LWML, Sharon Teinert and Judy Alvarez.

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Golden Triangle LWML Spring Rally Grace Lutheran Church, Orange, TX

Saturday, March 14, 2015 Registration begins at 9:30am

Program begins at 10am Registration Fee is $5

Our day will begin with Isabelle and Katherine Adams, co-founders of “Paper for Water”.

There will also be a freewill offering that will be donated to “Paper for Water”.

“Bringing Water and The Word to the thirsty—one piece of paper at a time”!

Just a friendly reminder: March is

colorectal cancer awareness month.

As a 6 year survivor of

stage 4 cancer—

I urge you all to be

checked—and not just

your colon—

if you have any

concerns you should

follow up with your doctor.

God made “man” it is our responsi-

bility to take care of our body.

Blessings in Christ,

Sharon Teinert

Lenten Fast Thrivent Financial

is asking each family to give up the cost of one meal during the

40 days of the Lenten season. Funds will be given to the ”Meals on Wheels

program of United Board of Missions in Pt. Arthur. This program feeds elderly shut-ins of Mid & South Jefferson County 2 meals per

week. There is a green container in the sanctu-ary to drop your donations in. Please make your check to Holy Cross & designate on check memo

to “Meals on Wheels” for matching funds through Thrivent Financial.

?s call Rosemarie Herring at 722-0991.

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Holy Cross Lutheran Church is

"“Growing In Christ" and we have a place for everyone in your family.

The material we will be using for

Sunday morning children's classes is called "“Growing in Christ."

Growing in Christ is a traditional

classroom Sunday School for all ages. This same-age classroom model helps students

learn and grow in faith alongside their peers as they explore the Bible, draw connections

to the Small Catechism, and learn the traditions of the Lutheran Church.

Questions? Contact DCE Kristy Witek

at 722-1609 or email at [email protected]

for more information!

Sunday Morning Classes 9am - Classes &

10:30am - Worship

Where Do Classes Meet on Sunday Mornings?

Nursery (0-4 years) Nursery in Sanctuary

Kindergarten to 1st Grade Class

Education Building Room #3

2nd to 4th Grade Class

Education Building Room #1

Middle School Youth

5th-8th Grade Class Education Building (downstairs)

Room #4

High School Youth (9th-12th Grade) Class

Education Building (upstairs) Room #12, #13, #14

(aka: HS Youth Room)

Pastor Francis Schroeder’s Adult Bible Class

Conference Room A

“Regrets, Reality, & Restoration” Adult Bible Class

Conference Room B

The LITTLE LAMBS CHOIR sings on the 4th Sunday of each month (usually)!

The Little Lambs Choir is for any and all children 0 years through the 4th grade. Practices are 9:15am each Sunday morning.

Sunday Morning Schedule for 0 years to 4th Grade

9am-9:15am - Craft/Coloring Sheets and Fellowship Time 9:15am - Song Time for Little Lambs Choir 9:30am-10:00am - Sunday School Classes 10:00am - Dismiss Children

If you would like a CD of the songs so you can practice at home, please stop by DCE Kristy Witek's office or contact her at

[email protected] Little Lamb’s Choir Schedule Sunday, March 29 -Palm Sunday— “Hosanna” Sunday, April 5—Easter Sunday Service @10:30am “1,2,3”

Questions? Contact DCE Kristy Witek @722-1609 or [email protected].

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Mid-week/Kingdom Quest (K-4th) and

Confirmation (5th-8th) Classes 5:30pm – M&M Time (“Meal & Memory” Work Time)

Family Life Center Foyer

March 4-vegetable soup, nachos, & fruit March 11-pizza & fruit March 18-Spring Break March 25-pizza & fruit

6pm-7:15 — Classes FREE MEAL: Holy Cross serves a light supper at 5:30pm for

anyone who attends the Wednesday evening classes: kids in Weekday School and Confirmation Classes,

young adults in the high school / college class, adults in the Life Light classes, and all teachers.

Even if parents are running late, the kids can take their plates to the classroom at 6:00pm.

Pastor Schroeder leads our 8th Grade Confirmation class and he uses his own curriculum.

Mr. Michael Rose leads our Young Adult Class - 9th Grade through 21 years.

Adult LifeLight Classes resume January 7th. More details about our Confirmation Classes, Memory Work and Class Schedules, please go to our website

www.holycrosstexas.org If you have any questions or would like to know more about our Midweek, Kingdom Quest and

Confirmation Classes, please contact DCE Kristy Witek at 722-1609 [email protected]

We can't wait to see you Wednesdays @ 6pm!

BRING A FRIEND!

Parents—Please drop off all children at Family Life Center, and use the covered walk-way when

traveling from one building to another. K-4th Children will stay in the FLC from the time they

arrive until 5:55pm and will walk together with teacher to classroom. Thank you!

Can We Invite Friends to Church/Youth Events?

This question is asked just about every time we have a special event for youth or adults

and I often wonder why? Luke 14:23 says, "Then the master told his servant, Go out to the

roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.”

So, can we invite friends, family, neighbors to functions, events, worship, Bible studies and youth or adult events at Holy Cross?

The answer is —YES!

In fact I believe, we should always, always, always be inviting someone to join

us for everything we participate in at Holy Cross: Worship Services, Bible Study, Confirmation, Youth Events, Adult Fellowship Events, potluck dinners.

If our doors are open, then we should…

ALWAYS INVITE A FRIEND!

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Sunday, June 21—Thursday, June 25 6pm-8:20pm

*Please note the date change. VBS will be in June this year.

Registration will open on Sunday, April 12 and will close on Sunday, May 10

We are forming our Vacation Bible School Team, so if you are willing to continue serv-

ing on our team or if you are interested in joining us for the first time, please contact DCE Kristy Witek at [email protected].

We are in need of Cabin Leaders, Cabin helpers, puppeteers, guitarists, babysitters (for staff children), dining hall helpers, decoration coordinator and decoration team, registration coordinator and registration team, Preschool Leaders, Preschool Helpers,

Preschool Arts and Crafts Leader, Preschool Games Leader, and Family Fun Night Helpers.

Thrivent Financial

is sponsoring a Blood Drive

through LifeShare Blood Centers.

They will have their bus here on:

Wednesday, March 25,

from 4:00-8:00pm.

Please see the sign up sheet

on the clipboard for you to sign up

with your preferred time to donate.

EASTER is APRIL 5th & it’s time to order your

Easter Lily. Order forms are available

on the clipboard. You can turn your order into the church office

or the box in the narthex. COST is $11.00 each. Make check payable to: Francis Schroeder.

ORDER

DEADLINE: Sunday,

March 15

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CIRCUIT 34 MISSION COUNCIL NEWS

We continue to move toward our goal of establishing a new Hispanic congregation in Port Arthur. Pastor Casillas comes to our area for ESL classes each Wednesday. He is present at the Thrift Store on Saturday to make contact with those who come there to shop. Sunday morning worship is held each week at Trinity at 9:00 AM. The tentative name of the new congregation is La Trinidad. They are in the process of identifying members who could

serve as officers of the congregation, so the group could apply to the Texas District for a charter. In addition to the Pastor, they would need a president, a secretary and a treasurer.

We are in need of a bi-lingual teacher! Rosie Cabrera, a member at Trinity, teaches an ESL Bible study each Tuesday from 9 AM to 10 AM. She teaches simple Bible stories using Sunday School lessons and some Arch Books. Rosie is moving away in December, so we need someone who could work with this group. If you can help, please con-tact Pastor Tim Dinger at 409-983-1130 or [email protected].

We thank the Texas District Lutheran Women's Missionary League for their gift to the Hispan-ic Mission. They have allotted $7700 for our mission. The November issue of The Lutheran

Witness has an excellent article about our work to establish this new congregation.

As always, remember The Thrift Store at Trinity. It is open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM. They always need help at the store. Please consider giving a few hours of your time to serve in this way. The Thrift Store sells any kind of items: clothing, household furnishings, dishes, tools, etc. Be sure all your unwanted

items go to the Thrift Store. Proceeds from the store fund the ESL program at Trinity. Please pray for the success of our mission outreach and consider how you and your congregation can help with this

kingdom work.

To our Thrivent Financial Members Have you allocated your 2014 choice dollars? Remember, you have to do this annually for these to go to

Holy Cross or the charity you chose. The deadline to allocate you choice dollars for last year is March, 2015.

If you have any questions about Thrivent Choice Dollars, the new Action Teams program,

or how Thrivent Financial can help you with your life insurance, retirement or investment needs.

Please call your representative or contact me and I will be happy to help with any questions you may have.

Thank you,

Brian W Orner

Financial Associate CLTC, FIC Thrivent Financial®

17450 El Camino Real, Houston, TX 77058-3030 Office: 281-461-6200

ext: 22 Cell: 713-298-9558

Email: [email protected]

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End of the Year Mid-Week Party

For K-4th Grade Only Wednesday, April 29 @5:30pm to 7:15pm

Family Life Center and Outside (weather permitting)

5:30pm—Meal (We will be done serving by 6:30pm) 6pm-7:15pm—Fun Games and Activities for all ages

All Kingdom Quest/Weekday School /Confirmation Students (Kindergarten through 4th Grade) are

invited to join us for our “End of the Year Party” which will include fun, games and activities.

Middle School & High School Youth Faith & Family Night

At Port Neches Riverfest with

Micah Tyler (6pm-6:45pm)

Hawk Nelson (7:30pm-9:30pm)

Wednesday, April 29 (Rain or Shine)

Doors open 5:30 PM Port Neches Riverfront Park 620 Grigsby—Port Neches

Tickets: $5 Deadline to sign up for tickets is Sunday, March 29

Concessions will be available at Family & Faith Night for a minimal cost. It is suggested to bring about $10 for food (if you plan to eat there).

All 5th-8th Grade and 9th-12th Grade Students are encouraged to attend. Carpool will leave Holy Cross at 5:30pm

Adult Drivers/Sponsors are needed. Please sign clipboard if you can serve in this way.

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First Annual

“Flipping for Jesus”

Pancake Races

and Breakfast

Sunday, April 12th

at 9:00am

Come Join the FUN!

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION NEWS!

Enrollment for March - MW=69 TTH=71 Thank you to our 3's parents for helping us share lunch at the Teddy Bear Picnics! Thank you to our 4's/5's parents for sharing food for the healthy Salad/Sandwich celebrations in "S" week. We had some interesting sandwich combinations! Thank you to the Trustees for needed repairs. Spring break is March 16 - 20. No School this week. In-house Registration for the 2015/2016 school year begins March 23rd. Public Registration begins April 6th. Register early - our waiting lists are growing daily. Thank you for sharing your precious child with us. It brings us much joy to see their faith in Jesus and their many new skills growing each day!

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BIBLE SMUGGLING EXPERIENCE

Date: Fall 2015

All ages are encouraged to join us for a fun, exhilarating and challenging Bible Smuggling Experience you will NOT want to miss!

What is the Bible Smuggling Experience? It’s an EXPERIENCE that will simulate what

it is like for the real people who risk their lives every day to be Christians (ie: smuggle Bibles) into countries where being a Christian is illegal.

Students from Kindergarten through 12th Grade will form teams. Adult “tour guides” will take them through 10-12 different countries (which will be set-up throughout our church

grounds - both indoors and outdoors) while trying to "smuggle" Bibles. Border Patrol will be on the prowl too. The team with the most Bibles at the end of the game, wins!

Some countries are open countries where being a Christian is a freedom. But others are considered "closed" countries that have laws prohibiting even possession of a Bible or even

the admittance of being a Christian. Some countries may search and interrogate while others may encourage the sharing of the Gospel.

Our hope is to also have a Missionary here to speak on the

Sunday immediately after the Saturday event (during Worship).

HELP NEEDED While this event will not take place until the Fall of 2015, our initial planning meetings to prepare for this experience will take place in April. Because of the delicacy of this topic we would like for

families and individuals to have the summer to research their country (closed countries will receive a book with details and history) and make preparations so this experience can be a life-changing

experience for all.

We are looking for families and individuals who would sponsor certain countries. More details will be coming soon, but if you are interested in sponsoring

a certain country, please contact DCE Kristy Witek.

Countries Germany (free), Philippines, China, Columbia, Iran, Egypt, India,

Italy (free), Vietnam, England (free), North Korea, Sudan

We will also be in need of Adult Tour Guides, Registration Team, Border Guards, “behind the scenes” crew and more.

Contact DCE Kristy at [email protected] for more info!

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