Family Life

 

FAMILY LIFE MINISTRY

 

The Messiah Easter Egg Scramble was a great new event this year for our neighborhood.  There was a great turnout even though the weather was a little cold and windy.  I want to thank everyone who donated plastic eggs, candy, prizes and money to help fill 100 dozen eggs.  Big thanks to the youth who helped fill the eggs on Thursday, and all the adults who pitched in on Saturday to scatter the eggs and hand-out the prizes.  It was great to see many familiar faces, but it was also great to see so many new faces!  Watch for pictures in the May Message.

 

Blessings!

Beth

 

Grand Island Community Foundation Grant

 

The Grand Island Community Foundation awarded Messiah and our Saturday Supper program with a grant of $2500 for the purchase of 8 round tables for the fellowship hall.  The grant

recognizes the contribution that our Saturday Supper program makes in the community to

provide for the basic needs of food and fellowship to people of Grand Island.

 

Habit for Humanity Partner Family

 

Messiah is partnering with Habitat family #47, Becky Hatcher and her daughter Tessa (age 5). There will have a giving tree with tags you can choose from and on the tags are items that would be useful to a new first-time home owner.  Just choose a tag, purchase the item and bring it to Messiah by June 1st. Becky and Tessa’s home will be built in a one-week building blitz the first week of June

125th Anniversary Cookbooks

 

 

The new Messiah cookbook is now available for purchase.  The book has a

3-ring hard cover featuring a beautiful picture of the church.  There is a brief

history of Messiah in the front of the book and hundreds of great recipes.  They make great gifts!  The books are $10 and can be purchased during

coffee fellowship on Sundays or from the office.

 

 

Vacation Bible School

 

Mark your calendars for the mornings of June 16th-20th for 2008 VBS.  This year the kids will be enjoying a “Rainforest Adventure” right here at Messiah!  Anyone interested in volunteering to teach, lead games or crafts, serve snacks or help decorate the rainforest please call Beth at 390-8611.

 

HEALTH MINISTRY NEWS

 

 

I hope that post Easter weather is warmer….lots of folks are weary of the wind and are ready to be over their cabin fever!

 

One of the better websites that I recommend for getting very good health information is

www.NIHseniorhealth.gov  Although it is aimed at the senior population, it has overall good and accurate health information and is an easy website to navigate.

 

Sonja will meet again with parents of tweens and teens at 5 p.m. on April 13.  We will continue our discussion about how parents talk with their kids about sex and relationships.  There is an ELCA approved course which could be an option to carry out at Messiah.

 

Come join the joy and fun and fellowship at the Saturday morning exercise class.  We stretch and tone and breathe and relax.  Come at 9:45 and stay for coffee and fellowship after.  There will be no class on April 26.

 

Blood pressures will be taken between services on April 13.  This is a great opportunity to get a check on the “pulse of your health” and to ask Sonja any health related questions.  It is a joy to serve the folks of Messiah!

 

Sonja Simpson RN MSN

Health Ministry Advisor

 

Comfort Crosses

 

The Messiah Arts Club have been making comfort crosses this past year for Messiah members who are hospitalized, in nursing homes or home-bound.   They crosses are carved to fit perfectly in the hand and be a constant reminder of Christ’s presence in our life and the peace and comfort that brings.  M.A.C. are now offering them for purchase.  The crosses will sell for $15 and the money raised will be used to purchase wood and supplies to continue this important

ministry.  If you are interested in purchasing a cross please contact Norm Elstermeier, Bob Lenners, or any of the carvers.

 

 

Recycling at Messiah

 

Messiah has received a paper recycling bin from Omaha Paper Company.  Everyone is encouraged to bring their newspapers, magazines, catalogs, cardboard and office paper to the north parking lot to be recycled.  There is no cost to Messiah for having or emptying the bin and Omaha Paper will pay the church $10 for each ton of paper we collect.    The youth also receive funds for recycling empty inkjet and laser cartridges and cell phones in the box under the mailboxes in the library.  Deposit your aluminum cans in the containers around the building and the money raised benefits Habitat for Humanity.  Please invite your friends, family members and neighbors to bring their paper, ink cartridges, old cell phones and aluminum cans to Messiah to be recycled. 

 

Grand Island Community Foundation Grant

 

The Grand Island Community Foundation awarded Messiah and our Saturday Supper program with a grant of $2500 for the

purchase of 8 round tables for the fellowship hall.  The grant recognizes the contribution that our Saturday Supper program makes in the community to provide for the basic needs of food and fellowship to the people of Grand Island.

 

Habit for Humanity Partner Family

 

Messiah is partnering with Habitat family #47, Becky Hatcher and her daughter Tessa (age 5). We will have a giving tree with tags you can choose from and on the tags are items that will be useful for a new first-time home owner.  Just choose a tag, purchase the item and bring it to Messiah by June 1st.  Becky and Tessa’s home will be built in a one-week building blitz the first week of June. 

 

Vacation Bible School

 

Mark your calendars for the mornings of June 16th-20th for 2008 VBS.  This year the kids will be enjoying a “Rainforest

Adventure” right here at Messiah!  Anyone interested in

volunteering to teach, lead games or crafts, serve snacks or help decorate the rainforest please call Beth at 390-8611.

 

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