Okinawa Lutheran Church - May 2007

Okinawa Lutheran Church July 2007

362 Shimabuku, Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan 901-2301 933-3488 or 932-6560 (Parsonage)

Church Schedule Jul 6 Joint Service 1000-1100 Pot luck & Birthday Celebration 1130-1300 Jul 13 English Service 0930-1030 Japanese Service 1100-1200 Jul 20 English Service 0930-1030 Japanese Service 1100-1200 Jul 27 English Service 0930-1030 Japanese Service 1100-1200

Youth Group - Sundays 1800-2000

Readings

Date Festival 1st Reading Psalm Epistle Gospel July 6 Eighth Sunday after Rom. Zech. 9:9-12 Psalm 145:1-14 Matt. 11:25-30 (Prop. 9) Pentecost 7:14-25a July 13 Ninth Sunday after Psalm 65: Rom. Matt. 13:1-9, Is. 55:10-13 (Prop. 10) Pentecost (1-8) 9-13 8:12-17 18-23 July 20 Tenth Sunday after Psalm 119: Rom. Matt. 13:24-30, Is. 44:6-8 (Prop. 11) Pentecost 57-64 8:18-27 36-43 July 27 Eleventh Sunday Rom. Deut.7:6-9 Psalm 125 Matt. 13:44-52 (Prop. 12) after Pentecost 8:28-39

Our Opportunities to Serve

Flowers Snacks Acolyte Reader Jul 6 Kyan Family Potluck Jul 13 Jul 20 Shimabukuro Family Jul 20 July birthdays

Family Night 14 Joe Hanovich The next family night is July 25th. 16 Seichu Inafuku If you would like to coordinate the 25 Kayoko Shiroma fun let Pastor know. 25 Ayako Shimabukuro 31 Shiori Shimabukuro

OLC Church Mouse

Here are some minor repairs needed around Church:

 repair the changing table in the women's bathroom  weed the flower beds  clean up the play area behind church  clean the kitchen venetian blinds  install a light switch in fellowship hall  trim the hedges  put up wallboard in the church office  repair ceiling wall paper over the altar

See Pastor Nearhood if you can help with any of these minor repairs.

Special Prayer Requests: If you have any special prayer requests please let the church office know.

Please keep the Klein family in your prayers. Dean is in Iraq and Michelle and the children are in MN. Also keep John Weiss in your prayers as he travels and attends school in the States. And finally those in our congregation who are traveling this summer: Andi Nakasone, Weiss Family, Heidi & Kara Morris, Cindy & Emily VanNortwick, and others.

Cooking Class The cooking class will meet again in August for a visit to a beautiful garden. More information will be in the August newsletter. I would like to thank the wonderful ladies of the congregation for the great fun and learning experiences we are sharing each month. (Karen)