FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
April 13, 2008
Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
April 20, 2008
Acts 6:1-9;7:2a; 51-60 Psalm 146
1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14

PARISH NEWS

Futures Committee – Remain Sub-Committee - This committee will be meeting on Wednesday, April 2^nd at 6:00 pm. in the sanctuary. All members of the congregation are invited to attend. Any questions please call Mark L. 

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Discipleship Report for March 2008

Date / Worship / Gen. Fund Receipts
Mar. 2^nd / 53 + 195 = 248 / $ 12,262.47
Mar. 9^th / 63 + 155 = 218 / $ 12,730.78
Mar. 16^th / 50 + 173 = 223 / $ 8,204.07
Mar. 23^rd / 60 + 248 = 308 / $ 9,567.25

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LADIES AID—will hold their April meeting in the church basement at 1:00 pm on April15th. Please join us as we serve the Lord with gladness. The Ladies Aid Group is in need of your clean, good condition unwanted sheets, blankets, mattress pads, table cloths, bedspreads, robes and other usable materials to be used in the making of our " Ugly Quilts" project. Please bring the items to the church office. Your help is appreciated.

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What a joy to proclaim – He is Risen!  He is Risen, Indeed!  Hallelujah!  The Easter season of the Church year continues for the next few weeks and we will continue to sing "Hallelujah!"  However, I’d like to take time to share with you another joyous celebration that will be taking place at Concordia during the month of April.

Our school children have been working hard on music for their spring musical, "Acorns to Oaks".  This musical takes place on Mr. MacDonald’s farm with plenty of farm hands ready to bring in the harvest.  Along the way the children learn about growing in Christ despite some mischievous crows and rumor weeds.  The children will share through word and song that our roots are to be firmly rooted in God’s Word.

Please join us on Friday, April 18,at 7:00 p.m. in the school gymnasium.  We are asking those attending to consider bringing a donated item for our Concordia Cares Food Pantry, which will be part of our "harvest" at the end of the musical.

7 pm each Wednesday

ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT-Chosen for the week of February 19^th was Josh O. Josh was nominated for excellent efforts and test scores in Chemistry and U.S. History.

• ATTENTION SPORTS FANS! – For updated information on Sports events at Lu Hi go to myschoolcalendar.net! When you locate our school you can click on either school calendar or sports schedules. If you choose sports schedules be sure to click on the "all button to get the complete schedule for the sport you are interested in. This website is updated almost daily and frequent weather conditions in the spring will require many changes.

• CONGRATULATIONS: to Jessica H. who was inducted into the Miguel Asturias chapter of the Hispanic Honor Society on March 6, 2008.

• Mrs. Rena H. Retirement

• Lutheran High School Dinner Auction – April 5, 2008-Grades 5/6 and 7/8 are collecting items for a gift basket that they will donate to the LHS Dinner Auction. Please consider helping each class with their basket by donating an item. The theme of 5/6 is "Fighting Illini", so any U of I items such as shirts, hats, tickets will be helpful! The theme of 7/8 is "Summer Fun" and they will be collecting items such as patio decorations, pool accessories, sunscreen, etc. Just bring your donations to the school by April 1, 2008! Thank you.

SUMMER CAMP BROCHURES – for Camp CILCA are available on the narthex table or in the church office. Plan ahead and save. Save $10 if you pay in full by April 25^th for each camp that costs $100-$250. Complete information regarding the Camping opportunities at Camp CILCA is included in the brochure.