Vacation Bible

School
July 11th through
July 14th
9am to 2pm
Preschool:
9:00 amnoon
American
Reformed Church
Primghar
Program
July 14th

Save the Dates!

Ingathering will be November 5th
&
The Lords Harvest
will be
November 12th.

I love to watch Tommy build things with blocks. He is meticulous

about the placement of each one, especially when he gets started. He knows that if he wants to build something very tall, it needs
to have a sturdy foundation.

July Ushers
Vernon & Adam Ruschman & Mike Jones
Vernon & Adam Ruschmann & Mike Jones
Lee Irvine, Bill Kersting & Emil y Waund
Lee Irvine, Bill Kersting & Emily Waund
Trace & Jan Tjossem & Brent McDowell

July Greeters
3rd
10th
17th
24th

Leon & Marge Hunt

Earl & Marilyn Newman
Bea Powers & Phyllis Jones
Sue McCauley & Jan Gaudian

July, 2016- Volume 7

The month of July is a very important month for the children in this community. While young people are in full swing of enjoying their time off from school and parents have reached the peak of
frustration of children being off from school, we have a number of children who will be going to
camp at Okoboji and even more children who will be attending VBS. For many kids who dont
attend church regularly, this is a foundational moment for them. Learning the stories found in the
scriptures, learning about the love of Christ, and seeing that love demonstrated by the people all
around them. Being accepted for who they are exactly where they are. Learning there is something more.

Please keep the following Campers in your Prayers:

July 7th9th: Tyler Hintz
July 25th30th : Taryn Hintz, & Shelbi Enger

July 3rd
July 10th
July 17th
July 24th
July 31st

Newsletter of the United Church of Primghar

July Liturgists
Donna Dawson
Bill Kersting
Barb Rohwer
Jan Gaudian
Helen Lucas

3rd
10th
17th
24th
31st

JULY ACOLYTE
Shelby Enger
Taryn Hintz
Ginger Nieuwenhuis
David Bottjen
Mikayla Fiddelke

VBS was an important part of the summer when I was growing up. Not only did I get to
see the church building in a new way, I was able to see how so many people of my community
were invested in helping me build a strong foundation for my faith, whether they were helping
make crafts, feeding us snacks, singing songs, or teaching us a Bible story, everyone involved
helped me learn what the church was really all about.
The church isnt just a building, the church is the people who come together and the future
of the church rests on a strong foundation formed in our next generation. Zechariah 8:9,12 This is
what the Lord Almighty says: Now hear these words, Let your hands be strong so that the temple
may be built. This is also what the prophets said who were present when the foundation was laid
for the house of the Lord Almighty. The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the
ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an
inheritance to the remnant of this people.
This summer, invite kids to come and participate, demonstrate your faith for them, share
with them your favorite memories of the church as a young person. Ask them to sing for you, and
invite them to share with you their favorite verse, it is amazing what happens when you see the
foundation being built and knowing that you are a part of it.
Blessings ~ Pastor Kris

UCW will meet July 13th at 2:00pm Guest

Day Hostesses ar e Clar a Black, Myr na Heimensen & LaNan Eldridge .
Evening Circle: Will not meet in J uly.
Faith Circle: Will meet July 27th at 2:00 pm

Please join us for Guest Day

July 13th at 2:00 pm
Human Trafficking in Iowa
We will have a speaker from the law enforcement field here to inform us about this
topic. He will share with us situations that
are happening here in our own state. This
will be followed by dessert and fellowship
time. An offering will also be taken to go
toward needs of a safe home and its victims. See the sign up sheet in the fellowship hall.
Layette Kits
Items for layette and birthing kits are
needed: Flannel, new cloth diapers &
diaper pins and small infant gowns
We can shop for you if you wish to
give a monetary gift. If you would
like to help sew blankets or gowns
contact the Mission & Outreach representatives.

Thank you
for your
contributions
to Soles for
Souls. To
date, 957
pairs of
shoes have been collected for donation to the
program.
The donation box is in
the fellowship hall. Remember the program
when you are cleaning
those closets!

Thanks!!!

If youd like to have your financial

offering automatically deducted
from you checking or savings account each month, please check
with Connie Huffman or the
church office and we will get you
the forms to sign-up.

The United
Church
Women
would like
to thank everyone who
contributed to the Kitchen Shower.

JULY
BIRTHDAYS &
ANNIVERSARIES
1 Keith Wittrock, Dale Fulk,
Heather Pottebaum, Tyler Hintz
2 Dorothea Cobb, Andrew Morris
3 Mr. & Mrs. Ross Miller,
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Lundquist
4 Tom Merry
7 Eston Monical
8 Kurt Brown, Faith Wittrock,
9 Donna Klinker, Pastor Kris
10 Cindy Runger, Lindy Wittrock
11 Marlin Wittrock
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Eldridge
12 Ann Stroebele
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Engelmeyer
15 Michael Wright
16 Ben Eldridge
17 Earl Newman,
Mr. & Mrs. Nolan Harms
18 Don Wittrock, Pete Johannsen,
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Fitzner
19 Delores Ginger
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Rons
22 Marilyn Krager
23 Kristi Fulk, Adalynn Fritz
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Newman,
Mr. & Mrs. Bubba Hintz,
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Edwards
24 Deb Warnke, Ronda Irvine
25 Mr. & Mrs. Craig Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Brent McDowell
27 Shane Strubbe
Mr. & Mrs. Don Steffens
30 Cari Rieck
31 Clara Black

If you know of someones Birthday or Anniversary that should be

in the Newsletter please let the
Office know.

If you are aware of someone in need of a pastoral call, please inform Pastor Kris at 712-344-2846. She would
rather hear from multiple sources than from no one at all. In these times of privacy rights, hospitals and nursing
homes may not divulge information relating to a resident or patient, so it is very important that members and/or
their families let the Pastor know of all needs for pastoral care.

SUN

MON

TUES

WED

THURS

FRI

SAT

1
2
Pastor Kris Day
Off
3
9:00 UCP
Worship Communion
9:30 Archer
Sunday School
10:30 Archer
Worship
Communion

4
Church Office
Closed

5
6
6:30 pm Dr.
Who Bible
Study at Parsonage

7
6:30 pm
Love, INC at
UCP

8
9
Pastor Kris Day
Off

10
9:00 UCP
Worship
9:30 Archer
Sunday School
10:30 Archer
Worship

11

12
6:30 pm
Harry Potter
Bible Study at
Parsonage

14
7:00 pm VBS
Program at
ARC
6:30 pm Love,
INC at UCP

15
16
Pastor Kris Day
Off

17
9:00 UCP
Worship
9:30 Archer
Sunday School
10:30 Archer
Worship

18

21

22

24
9:00 UCP
Worship
9:30 Archer
Sunday School
10:30 Archer
Worship

25
26
7:00 pm UCP
Administrative
Council Meeting

31
9:00 UCP
Worship
9:30 Archer
Sunday School
10:30 Archer
Worship

13
2:00pm UCW
Guest Day

Vacation Bible School 9 am2 pm @

American Reformed Church

19
20
6:30 pm Harry
Potter Bible
Study at Parsonage
7:00 pm Joint
PPR Mtg. at
Archer
27
2:00 pm Faith
Circle

23

Pastor Kris Day

Off

28
Noon SOS
Clergy Meeting
6:30 pm Love,
INC at UCP

29
9:00 am
Newsletter
Assembly
Pastor Kris Day
Off

30