Please Pray for Russell's Family

Russell H. passed away on Tuesday. His funeral will be held at St. Paul's on Friday at 11:00 am.

Pastor's European Adventures have begun

Pastor departed from Cedar Rapids airport on Sunday afternoon, after one delayed flight.  He called me at around 10 pm from Chicago, just as he was boarding his plane to Copenhagen, where he would have an 8 hour layover, before taking his final flight of the day to Kleipeda, Lithuania.  He arrived there at around midnight (their time) on Monday.  Pastor Arp, our District President is also there, and fortunately, he has cell phone service that allows free text messaging.  Pastor Arp texted me to let me know that Pastor had arrived safe and sound.  Our friend Erik missed a few flights getting out of the US, so he didn't arrive until 24 hours later, but we have heard that he is there now as well, and all seems to be going very well!  Continue to keep them in your prayers!

Dairy Day Float

Fun in the Son Preschool and Daycare again had a float in the Dairy Day Parade!  It looked GREAT! Thanks to all who helped get it put together, and thanks to David and Kyle for driving the float in the parades!

Funnel Cake Madness

The funnel cake stand at Dairy Days was a HUGE success again this year!  A tremendous thanks goes to all who spent time helping by mixing, pouring, flipping, sugaring and serving the cakes!  Here are a few pictures!

For those of you unfamiliar with the process, here's what we do all day!

First you have to pour the mix (mixed to just the right consistency, which Pastor has become a PRO at!) into the pitcher with the funnel on it.  You pour batter from the pitcher into the round form in a pretty pattern.

Let it sit in the form for a few seconds to firm up just a bit, and then carefully remove the form.

Let the cake fry in the 350* oil for about 45 seconds or so.

Carefully flip the funnel cake over, and cook for another 30-45 seconds.

Cover generously with powdered sugar! mmmmmmm

We had lots of great volunteers helping, and I didn't get pictures of everyone, but here are a few that I did get.

This is about the shortest the line was from 5:00 until 11!  We made a LOT of funnel cakes!!

Wednesday night VBS

It isn't EVERY day that kids get to sing Happy Birthday to the Pastor!  We even had birthday cake, complete with candles!  What a FUN way to start the evening!

Tonight's craft was bead bracelets! 

And tonight, it was nice enough to have recess time OUTSIDE!  YAY!

Vacation Bible School FUN!

Boy are we having fun at St. Paul's this week!  It's Vacation Bible School week, and we are going on a "Friendship Trek".  Here are some photos of how our week is going.

We have some great helpers!  Cheryl and Jenna are ironing on the transfers to the t-shirts.  Thanks for helping, ladies!

Each group wears a different color of bandana for the week.  The first night, everyone got to decorate one, and they will wear it the rest of the week.

They also got to color magnets that will be a picture frame AND a buddy list for phone numbers!  Cool!

Candace helps each group learn a Bible verse each night.

   

The kitchen help has been quite...helpful...when they aren't squishing mashed potatoes all over the counter.  David!  Next time, use a bigger container!

Thanks for ironing, Grandma Marge!

 

Of course, recess time is always lots of fun...even when it isn't nice enough to play outside! 

Ping Pong Tournament Fun

We have a ping pong tournament going on at church.  Did you know that?  It is going great.  Win 2 out of 3 matches and advance to the next round.  I think perhaps the spectators are having as much fun as the players!

  And while not officially IN the tournament, our former Vicar, Pastor Hale got in on some ping pong fun while visiting last weekend!