WEEK OF JUNE 16 -- 23
We hold in our prayers today: Sick/Recovering:
Sid Fleischer, Lorraine Thompson, Margaret Reed, Helen Hagar, Jim Herwig
The Columbarium will be open on Sunday mornings for visitations.
Feel free to take this opportunity for prayer and meditation with KOG's saints interred there.
Dunia Marketplace Event
Fair Trade Community Shopping Event sponsored by King of Glory Lutheran Church WELCA
Where: Dunia Marketplace, 1609 N. 13th St., Boise (located in Historic Hyde Park)
When: Friday, June 28th
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Come join us for an evening of SHOPPING and REFRESHMENTS, with ENTERTAINMENT provided by Joshua Kamana on the Congo Drums. This is an opportunity to support fair trade market with our proceeds going toward ELCA’s Malaria campaign. Note: Those interested in attending this event and need a ride contact Pat Nearman or Nancy Severson.
Fair Trade: What is it? It improves families and communities by offering better wages, decent working conditions and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. History of Dunia Marketplace: Dunia Marketplace is a not-for-profit Fair Trade store "A Store with a Story" that has been in operation since November 1995 under the former name of Ten Thousand Villages. Dunia is a beautiful word describing "world" and "life" in multiple languages. An appropriate description of our non-profit fair trade store, as each purchase creates a world of opportunity! They represent 58 producing countries in the developing world as well as Local Partners; Artisans4Hope, Create Common Good, Global Gardens, Morning Owl Farm, Sustainable Futures and The Chumbi. These partners help refugees in Idaho to acquire skills. Your shopping experience will include products imported from the Global and Boise communities featuring Nativity sets from around the world, textiles, glassware and many other products.
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TODAY at 11:00 am is a potluck dinner with hot dogs on the grill and beverages provided. A - L please bring desserts and M - Z please bring a side dish. Luther Heights counselors will be there to do activities with the youth and meet them until 12:30 pm.
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TODAY the library is hosting a "make and take" event, after the worship service. Come and make a bookmark for yourself, your father or for anyone else. While in the Library, take a look around and see if you can find something to read. Books and DVD’s are available for all ages.
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Let’s Go Camping . . . August 9-11 - Once again, there will be an Annual Church Campout at Arrowhead RV Park by the River in Cascade. We have already reserved 6 RV sites, 3 Yurts, and all the tent sites. You need to call 1-208-382-4534 or fax 1-208-382-5255 or email info@arrowheadpark.com or visit their website www.arrowheadpark.com to place one of the reserved King of Glory sites in your name. One week prior to the camp out, any sites not reserved will be released by King of Glory.
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Knitting/Crocheting Club will stop classes during June, July and August due to family vacations and other commitments and will resume again in September on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 1:00 pm.
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King of Glory is seeking 3-5 social media savvy individuals to help overhaul and re-build our online presence. We will discuss our current platforms, potential new additions, as well as building a manageable way of disseminating digital information. If you are interested, please contact Kurt Alderman.
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OWL’s Out to Lunch Bunch will meet on Tuesday, June 18, at 11:30 am at Kneaders Bakery and Café (Ustick & Eagle)
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The WELCA Region I Gathering will be held June 21-23 at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, WA. The keynote speaker will be Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author. The registration fee is $195 for each attendee. Housing information and other details are posted on the WELCA Bulletin Board in the Fellowship Hall. It promises to be a great event!!
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The next Free Meal is Saturday, June 29. Please help by signing up to provide food or help for this date. Last month, we served 41 even with it being a holiday weekend. That makes 230 served for the first 5 months of this year! Thanks to all who have helped with this ministry. Please continue with your support so we can continue to provide these needed meals.
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The Social Ministry Committee project for June and July is to support Redeemer Lutheran Church’s WWW. WWW stands for Wash, Wipe and Wear meaning laundry detergent, toilet paper and disposable diapers are collected and given to needy families. These are basic hygiene items that can not be purchased using food stamps. The Outreach Committee at Redeemer distributes the items on the third Saturday of each month and usually serves around 100 families. If you want to help, leave your donations in the box on the Social Ministry table in the Fellowship Hall. Dollar store merchandise is okay and baby wipes are also accepted.
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Charitable IRA now available - The Charitable IRA Rollover enjoyed by many donors has been extended for 2013. This means that you can give directly from your IRA to King of Glory or Luther Heights Bible Camp without having to first recognize the distribution as income on your tax return. If you are an IRA owner age 70 ½ or older, you are able to make a qualified charitable distribution up to $100,000 during 2013. To learn more, contact your IRA administrator or contact Gordon Swenson.
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Please help a King of Glory FAMILY IN CRISIS
Please bring in garage sale items to the church office
(Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm) before June 26.
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A huge thank you to all who helped make the June Sandwich Sunday so successful. We brought sandwiches made from 59 loaves of bread, plus fruit and cookies to the River of Life. The cupboard "is now bare," so all items are needed next month. We will meet again on July 14.
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The Women of the ELCA now have their own Facebook page: King of Glory Women of the ELCA. It’s still a work in progress, but check it out and "like" us. Contact Edi Swenson with ideas or concerns.
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The PNACL (Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries) is holding their annual summer conference on July 12-13, at NNU in Nampa. This year’s theme is "Leaves of Grace." The Keynote speaker is Lauraine Snelling, a famous Christian author. She will be doing a workshop on "Trends for Teens" on Friday afternoon. On Saturday morning at 10:30 am she will be speaking, followed by book signing. We are opening the Saturday morning session with Lauraine to the public with lunch included for a nominal fee of $35. At lunch you will also get to meet other local Christian authors. If you are interested in coming to the Saturday event, contact Nicki Tompkins.
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The Annual Women’s Retreat is July 19-21. Join us for a beautiful experience in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho at Luther Heights Bible Camp near Lake Alturas. The theme for this year’s retreat is "Angels Unaware" based on Psalm 91:11 and Hebrews 13:2. Our speaker for the event is Pastor Meggan Manlove from Trinity Lutheran in Nampa. Cost is $75 before July 1, or $80 after July 1. You will find registration materials and carpooling sign-up on the bulletin board outside the Fellowship Hall. Scholarships are available; please contact Edi Swenson for more information.
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1 DAY ONLY! Saturday, July 20, at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm - The Screwtape Letters at Morrison Center at Boise State University. One of the great blessings of this play is how it opens up questions of faith that are often difficult to bring up in ordinary conversation. The Screwtape Letters is a wonderful place to awaken Christian ideas in a safe, neutral environment. This theatrical adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ brilliant novel about spiritual warfare will change the way you think about how demons and angels influence your life.
Groups are 10 or more and prices are per ticket.(The $7.50 - $10.00 per ticket convenience charge is WAIVED with all group sales!!) If the group would like to attend the 8:00 pm show, decrease all these group rates below by an additional $2.00.
Tier 1 – Full price ticket is $59.00 (would be $72.00) (Main Floor Orchestra Level Front Row – Row L)
Groups 10-19 - $56.00; Groups 20-49 - $53.00; Groups 50 + $49.50
Tier 2 – Full price ticket is $49.00 (would be $61.00) (Main Floor Orchestra Level Rows M – Row T)
Groups 10 + $46.00
Tier 3 – Full price ticket is $39.00 (would be $50.00) (Main Floor Orchestra Level Rows U – Z)
Groups 10 + $37.00
For group tickets call Andrew at 866.476.8707 or email andrew@fpatheatre.com
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Text Study Group - would you enjoy the challenge and discipline of studying each week’s Gospel text prior to Sunday worship? Come to the Friday morning study any week. We meet from 9:30 am to 11:00 am in the library. No advance preparation necessary – just bring your favorite Bible.
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Been to a hotel or motel lately and don't know what to do with all that soap and shampoo etc. that you have collected? The Social Ministry committee will have a basket in the fellowship hall during 2013 to collect these items. We will be donating them to Corpus Christi, which is a facility that gives homeless men a place to shower, brush their teeth, and do their laundry. Their mission is to offer hospitality and services to those in need in the city of Boise.
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Before you throw out those used greeting cards, Social Ministry has found a place to recycle them. St. Jude's Ranch is a facility that cares for abused, abandoned and/or neglected children and they will reinvent the cards by creating new cards and selling them. Leave the cards on the Social Ministry table in the fellowship table and we will do the rest. Contact Shirley Dodson with any questions.
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NEEDED - Donations of food and paper products are urgently needed for families in our congregation who are food insecure. Staples such as rice, beans, potatoes, onions; along with fresh fruits and vegetables; fish and chicken, are needed, as well as non-food items like laundry detergent and toilet tissue. All donations are appreciated and may be left on the open shelves in the church kitchen. Thank you for caring!
