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Announcements for the Week of July 13, 2025
Welcome to worship at Chain of Lakes Church. Today Pastor Paul is starting a new series called, “My Favorite Scripture.” He will be preaching on Psalm 23. We will be thanking Amanda Serfling for her work as the Director of Family Ministries and commissioning the Session as they go on a Retreat today.
Elementary aged children (K-5th grade) are invited to participate in the Kids’ Church, and babies – preschool children are invited to participate in the Nursery program every Sunday. Children aged 5 and under can be checked in at the nursery before service, and elementary aged children will be dismissed during the service. Please fill out the check-in form in the nursery with your cell phone and child info. Parents will be contacted via text if your child needs assistance during the worship service. At the end of the service, please pick up your kids from the Nursery and Kids’ Church areas.
7/15, Tuesday, 6:30pm – VBS Planning
7/16, Wednesday, 7:15pm – Feed My Starving Children
7/17, Thursday, 9am – Senior Fitness Fun
7/17, Thursday, 4pm – Strangers Become Friends: Night on the Lake
7/20, Sunday, 10am – One service; Ice Cream Sundaes after worship
The votes are in! The congregation has voted on their favorite Scriptures about which they would like to hear a sermon. The top four Scriptures chosen were:
- Psalm 23 (July 13)
- Micah 6:8 (July 20)
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (July 27)
- John 3:16 (August 3)
Feed My Starving Children believe hope starts with food. They bag the meals developed by food nutrition professions to supplement nutritional needs and reduce malnutrition. Volunteers pack the nutritionally blend into bags, sealed, and shipped to the neediest children around the world. Chain of Lakes Church will be bagging on 7/16/25. 40 spots have been reserved. This is a great event for families. To participate, you can check the Communication Card or signup in the Commons Area at the church. You will receive an email with details on the week of 7/9/25. For more information, go to www.fmsc.org.
Everyone is welcome to come on Thursday, July 17 from 4-8pm for a Night on the Lake at Lakes Pavilion (3020 Lakes Pkwy NE). Bring your food, drinks, and water fun like kayaks, boards, and swim gear. Visit the Facebook ‘Strangers Become Friends’ page or send an email to info@colpres.org for more information.
The Helping Hands fund is in need of a Helping Hand. The fund helps Chain of Lakes families who may be going through a hard time and need a little help to pay a bill. To draw attention to the need for replenishing the fund, the Deacons are serving ice cream sundaes during fellowship time after the Sunday, July 20, worship service There will even be a dairy free option for those who are allergic to dairy. Free will donations are encouraged, but certainly not required. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the ice cream and yummy toppings!
Starting Wednesday, July 23 Pastor Paul will lead a three-week book study on “The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage” by Richard Rohr. Come have a Subway sandwich at 6pm and the book group will start at 6:30. This will be a hybrid group, so participation on Zoom is possible. This is one of the best spiritual books written in 2025.
Amazon describes the book this way, “How do we live compassionately in a time of violence and despair? What can we do with our private disappointments and the anger we feel in such an unjust world? In his most personal book yet, Richard Rohr turns to the writings of the Jewish prophets, revealing how some of the lesser-read books of the Bible offer us a crucial path forward today.”
Sign up on the Communication card.
“Reading Through the Bible” discussion groups are continuing this summer. On July 24, 10am, the Thursday group led by Sonia Larson and Kathy Brevig will meet at the church. On July 26, 9am, the Saturday group led by Judy Chesla and Kathy Brevig will meet at the church. Anyone reading through the Bible this year is welcome to attend. Discussing what we’re reading, sharing our questions, struggles and insights, makes the Bible more relevant. You don’t have to sign up – just show up or talk to any of the leaders.
Chain of Lakes has a goal of filling 100 bags of food for HOPE 4 Youth by the end of August! Help us meet or exceed our goal by grabbing a few bags and a wish list in the Commons and bringing back your gift. Contact Ann Turner with any questions.
Join us for our 11th Annual Chain of Lakes Golf Tournament at 2:00pm on Sunday, August 3. This is a recreational tournament for all skill levels: best ball format. Create your own 4-person team or be placed on a team. The fee to participate is $20 and there are a limited number of spaces. Sign up on the sheet in the Commons or contact Dave Nyberg.
Save the date: August 9 and 10 and join our friends at St. Joseph of the Lakes for a wonderful festival. Saturday night pork dinner, other concessions, games, and classic rock music from 6-10. The day concludes with fireworks. Sunday begins at 11am with a chicken picnic, silent auction, Bingo, cake walk, kids games, adult games, classic car show, dance to the music of Saints of Swing, a cloggers demo, and grand raffle prize drawing at 4pm. It’s a wonderful tradition. St Joe’s is located at 171 Elm St., Lino Lakes (www.mystjoes.me).
Vacation Bible School will be the evening of August 12, 13 & 14. Save those dates for your kids!
The staff is looking for three or four people who would help them in planning Fall Fun Fair. You would attend two or three meetings at a time that is convenient to you. If you like to plan fun events, sign up on the Communication Card.
