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Announcements - May 13, 2018

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Sunday School Schedule: All Sunday school classes will meet through May 20. Thank you to all who taught in classes this school year. We’ll resume Sunday school in September. 

DoorKeepers Saturday May 19 5:00-8:30 p.m.: All men age 13 and up are invited to a special night of fellowship and learning at the Alecksons’ home in Zimmerman. DoorKeepers, from Psalm 84:10, is a ministry pursuit for men who will be equipped and encouraged to pursue the lasting pleasures that our living God provides rather than the empty deceit of sexual immorality and pornography. We will begin our evening grilling and then have some time for pursuing God together through worship, prayer, and His Word. RSVP by Wednesday, May 16 to Pastor Kevin. 

Celebrating Our Children and Honoring Our Grads: This is an all -church event on Wednesday, May 23 at Otsego Park from 6:00-8:00 p.m. where we will celebrate our children and honor our graduating seniors, the class of 2018. We are thankful for the next generation and our calling to pass on our faith to them. Please come out and support the teachers, parents, and students for their accomplishments in 2018. 

Transportation Need for New Refugee Family: A family in Elk River who recently arrived from Ukraine needs rides to get to English classes offered through Community Education at the Handke Center. We would like to find volunteers to drive them so they can at least attend English classes twice a week. Call Michelle Eberhard at Arrive Ministries if you want to help this family. Her number is 612-746-5661. 

Next Week’s Fighter Verse 
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. 
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, 
but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 
Romans 12:14-16 (ESV) 

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