PASTOR'S PERSPECTIVE FOR JUNE 2018

Happy Summer Proctor Lutheran!

Summer is the time for trips. Maybe you go to the lake. Perhaps you have a road trip planned. Maybe this summer includes a destination vacation like Cancun or Disneyworld. For some, a quick trip up the north shore is vacation enough. Whatever your plans, you need to pack a little bit of this and a little bit of that in your suitcase. Think of this article as a suitcase packed with the few things you need to have with you this summer.

• Summer worship schedule: Sundays at 9am, fellowship following. I’m inviting everyone to wear nametags all summer so that we can be re-introduced to one another.
  
  

• #WorshipTonight on Wednesdays at 7pm at the Proctor Gazebo. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
  
  
• Over the summer you will be getting a stewardship packet titled “Joyful and Abundant.” June begins our second year as United Lutheran Church of Proctor. The stewardship packet will look back on our finances from the first year, and give you suggestions how to be more intentional with you support of our mission and ministry. When we return to our full schedule in the fall, we will begin our first pledge drive together.
  
  
• Speaking of our first year, we have much to celebrate. Join us on Thursday June 21st for our first annual United Birthday Party. We will begin with a cookout, enjoy a talent show, and end the evening with s’mores cooked over the fire. We welcome everyone to this free party.
  
  
• There are still spots available in our community garden. Vegetables or flowers are welcome. The deer fence keeps the plants from being nibbled, and there is plenty of water collected in the rain barrels. Stop by and pick out your plot.
  
  
• Wednesday Bible Study will not meet in June. Like all of our programs, it’s time to take a short break. Check in the July or August Newsletter for information about when we restart.
  
  
• I will be visiting homebound members more often this summer. If you would like a home visit with communion, contact me or the church office to arrange a time to visit.
  

My prayer for all members and friends of United Lutheran Church of Proctor this summer is that you are refreshed in your lives, your homes, and your relationship. Enjoy the different pace that summer offers. Look for God in places new and old. God be with you all.

Peace+ Pastor Kowitz