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On June 3, 2015, Wednesday, President Pat Hanson called the monthly WELCA meeting to order at
1:30 p.m. She opened the meeting in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The purpose was
read in unison. Our opening hymn was In the Garden. We sang all verses. Evelyn Johnson led
devotions. She read Jeremiah 29:9. Spoke of Babylon and she read a reading True Gardens.
Secretarys Report from May was read and approved. Correspondence was read from the
Blooming Prairie Boys and Girls Club. A wild flower seed packet was in the envelope.
Treasurers Report: Read and approved. $964.55 in checking.
Committee Reports:
Prairie Manor Ardell Swenson reported next Auxiliary Meeting will be Monday, June 29th at 1:30.
Still need more members.
Quilting Judy Wambeam reported that on May 18th 18 quilts, 4 school kits, 1 health kit and 2 fleece
blankets were boxed for LWR. Four baptism quilts were given to a family. Rachels Hope received
3 bed size, 5 children and 3 regular quilts and 15 quilts went to the Hayward Youth Ranch. Quilts will
be on sale at the Strawberry Festival and 4 seniors will receive quilts on Sunday, June 7th; Emma
Wiekum, Alexa Rudlong, Jessica Ferguson and Emily Wiese. Nancy Wesely may want a quilt for the
Relay for Life in Austin to raffle.
GEV Day is Saturday, June 27th no one from Red Oak Grove is signed up to attend. Marilyn
Helleck had shortcake and angel food cakes to take home and bake for the up-coming Strawberry
Festival. Sunday, June 7th we will be cooking eggs and potatoes and cool ready to go on Monday.
Ardell Swenson suggested we need to use paper products and no more Styrofoam. Our Synod is on
a mission to keep our world cleaner. Council may buy cups or each person can bring their cup and
use and take home. Saves on garbage.
Our program was by Ruth Circle. Ardell Lindquist read Grandmas Apron and its many uses. Verna
Magnuson read Farmers and Seeds and Seed Conversations in the Bag. Lavonne Smith read
Gods Service Mothers to Daughters and Senior Moments.
Worship offering meditation was by Evelyn Johnson. She read Psalm 121 and shared whenever her
family traveled they would recite Psalm 121. Verna closed with a prayer.
Our Next meeting will be Sunday, July 5th at 10:15 a.m. Thank you to Ruth for program and Hannah
for hosting. Thank you to Virginia Davis and Judy Wambeam. Birthday song was sung for Dorothy
Kruger on her 90th birthday.
Closed with the Lords Prayer
Respectfully
Linda L. Christianson, Secretary
THANK YOU to all the wonderful helpers who worked for the Strawberry Festival.
The winner of the quilt raffle was Joyce Peterson.
Emma Christianson, Ayren Ingvalson, and Pastor Lindsay are off to the National
Youth Gathering in Detroit beginning the 13th of July. You can follow their
adventures on the church website www.roglutheran.org - where Pastor Lindsay will
be blogging about all they see and do and learn. (The blog will also post to the
church facebook page.) THANK YOU for your ongoing support in making this lifechanging trip possible for them!
Remember to grab your Flat Jesus from the narthex! Color him in, cut him out and then take him
everywhere you go this summer! Snap a picture and share with the Red Oak Grove church
community via facebook or email.
We had a great time at the June installment of day camp! Thanks to all the campers who came and
all the hands that helped! We learned about how God created the monkey and the macaw uniquely,
just like God creates each of us uniquely. Did you miss this first day of camp? Its okay! Join us for
our July installment on July 10 where the fun in the jungle will continue!