WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARISH NURSE!
Bev Gravdahl has accepted the position of Parish Nurse for Olivet and will start June 2nd. Bev has several years nursing experience – most recently as a Community Health/School Nurse for Fargo Cass Public Health. For the past two years, Bev has been one of Olivet’s Sunday School teachers. Bev and her husband have five children and are members of Olivet.
BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS
Parish Nurse Office, Room 124
1st Floor, South Hallway
Parish Nurses will be doing blood pressure checks on Sunday, July 6th from 9:30-11:00am in the Parish Nurse office.
LET'S AVOID THE SUMMER SLUMP
Thank you! Up to this point in the year our financial news is great! Our total receipts through April were $373,318, with a budgeted amount of $362,647 (this excludes gifts to the “Because We Believe” appeal). Our total operating expense was $397,479 with a budgeted amount of $402,361. Thanks for your good stewardship! Most members have been keeping current on their pledges. Some are ahead; some have fallen a bit behind. Perhaps now is the time to catch up!
Like most congregations, Olivet has come to expect a decrease in giving over the summer months. Such a slump is unhealthy and unnecessary. Let’s avoid it!
It’s unhealthy. Scripture is clear: God created us to be givers - we need to share our blessings. And that doesn’t change in the summer months. Neglecting the God given opportunity to give just isn’t good for us. It’s not so good for the church either! Falling behind in the summer months makes our mission and ministry more difficult for the rest of the year.
It’s unnecessary. With just a little extra effort the summer slump can be avoided altogether. Contact our church office to find out about our automatic offering program, or make your own plans to share your pledges and offerings in the way that suits you best. Make a decision now to plan ahead. Take joy in your practice of good stewardship.
Thank God for summer - it’s God’s gift to you. Thank you for your faithful stewardship - it’s your response to God.
YOUTH CAR WASH
Friday, June 27, 3:00-7:00pm
Come out to Olivet’s north parking lot on Friday, June 27th to get your vehicle personally hand-washed by the youth of Olivet! This is a fundraiser specifically for our summer trips this year to Minneapolis, Wyoming, and the Sonshine Christian Music Festival. So leave your cars dirty and come out to Olivet at the end of this month - we really appreciate your support!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR AUGUST 15!
On Friday, August 15 we will be traveling to the Park Rapids area to attend the Jasper’s Theater. This afternoon show is “Now That’s Entertainment!!!” Music-Magic-Comedy.
Enjoy the best mix of MUSIC from every era highlighting big band, dixieland, jazz, country, gospel, patriotic, & 50’s, MAGIC performed by Jack Sand, and novelty talents such as yodeling, dancing and COMEDY skits.
The show features 4 generations of the “Jasper” Family!
Following the show we will travel a few miles north to the Rapid River Loggin Camp for a hearty family-style supper.
Motorcoach Departure: 12:30pm. Show starts: 2:45pm. Return: 8:00pm. The cost, which includes transportation, admission to the theater and dinner is $48/person. If you would like to attend, please sign up in the office. Checks can be made out to Olivet Lutheran. If you have any questions, contact Pastor Bill.
THANK YOU TO OLIVET CONGREGATION
Dear Olivet Members,
Thank you so much for the wonderful party you gave me on Sunday, April 27th. You uplifted me and affirmed me as I start a new journey in parish nursing. Thank you for your kind notes, your warm words of encouragement and all those hugs. I especially enjoyed the table decorations, the special balloons and the “bowls” of fruit! Your gift of David Hetland’s print “Peace” is awesome and very meaningful to me. What a special way to way to remember my ministry at Olivet! Thank you so very much!! You all have a special place in my heart. I cherish the relationships, all that you have taught me and the gifts of Spirit that you so freely shared. I carry all of this with me to the YWCA Shelter as the Faith Community Nurse. My eight years as Olivet’s Parish Nurse Coordinator will go with me in the new position. Wilbur and I are still members at Olivet so you will see us around; we will continue to serve the church in new and different ways.
With grateful heart, Carolyn Wright
OUR PICTURE DIRECTORIES
ARE HERE!
Pick yours up in the church office, or in the Narthex on Sundays. LIMIT ONE PER FAMILY.
MEN’S CANOE RETREAT
When: September 10-14, 2008
Who: All men of the congregation
Where: Boundary Waters and Canoe Wilderness Area
Come out for a great weekend to enjoy God’s good creation, join in great fellowship, and discover a powerful way to retreat and reflect. Contact Pastor Kris Gorden (235-6603), or sign up in the church office. Cost is approximately $150.
HOLY LAND TOUR February 10-21, 2009
Start planning now for this trip of a lifetime. Here are some highlights:
* See stories of the Bible unfold as you walk as a pilgrim along the paths of Christ and the early church with a Christian guide
* Travel to Caesarea Maritima, once the Roman capital of Palestine, and see the remarkable Roman aqueduct
* Visit Nazareth, where Jesus grew up
* Take a cable car ride up to Masada and learn of the Zealots’ last resistance against the Romans, and visit the Dead Sea
* Visit the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square in Bethlehem
* Talk with The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb in Bethlehem about the role of Christians in the Palestine/Israel conflict
* Walk the Palm Sunday Road and the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem
* Visit Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Museum
* Visit Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, the only West Bank area hospital serving Palestinians and partially funded by ELCA Global Mission and Lutheran World Relief, and meet with the Rev. Mark Brown
Cost is $3600. Please contact Pastor Kris Gorden for a brochure or more information, 235-6603, or kgorden@olivet.org
OLIVET SOFTBALL
Come out and support the Olivet Softball Team. They play a double-header on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm.
June 11 Discovery
June 18 Lewis & Clark
June 25 Discovery
OLIVET LIBRARY:
Memorials and Donations Welcome
Do you know an avid reader who enjoys browsing a bookstore or library shelf to find the latest new selections or classics? If you’re looking for a meaningful way to honor that special person, please consider a donation to the Olivet Library Fund. Monetary gifts may be designated to the Olivet Library in honor of or in memory of loved ones, and historically these donations have provided the main funding for our library. The library also welcomes donations of gently used books and DVDs, which may be dropped off in the main office. Thank you for supporting your church library!
LAKE OF THE WOODS FISHING TRIP
July 11-13, 2008, Lake of the Woods Bible Camp
Cost: $100 (16 years/up) FREE (15/under), $250 family max
Listen…the fish in Lake of the Woods are calling you. Come up north to Lake of the Woods Bible Camp for a weekend of fishing a great lake with a famous fish population. Enjoy quality fellowship time, worship experiences, shore lunch, games, contests and prizes. This weekend is open to women & men, moms & dads, boys & girls, sons & daughters…grammas & grandpas, too! Contact Pastor Kris, 235-6603 or kgorden@olivet.org, and sign up in the church office. Please send registrations directly to Pathways; forms are in the church office or you can register on-line @ the Pathways web site
