A very Big thank you to MaryJo Verdun for pulling together the 4th of July parade float!  Also, thank you to her husband, Deak, who pulled the float in the parade, Pastor Kyle & Tom Norris who lead our way during the parade by carrying the church banner, and thank you to Laura Mund, Hannah Norris, and Pam Norris for throwing out candy. Thank you also to Liz Easley for her candy donation and Kurt Rhoda for providing the trailer for the float. What a great way to support our community and celebrate America’s 250th birthday!

Special thanks to all of you who planned and/or contributed with donations of food and/or time for our Easter Egg Hunt for the community. We had approximately 40 children who participated and had around 80 people in attendance for the morning.

Everyone started with a light breakfast, followed by a mini-sermon, craft, and the egg hunt finale! We also had Bibles, Lenten books, Bible study books, and information available for anyone who wanted to take them. 

Joy Poppe retired after 52 years of serving our church. She wanted to do nothing more than "slide on out" unnoticed. However, we can't let that happen and celebrated her years of service with cake and refreshments.

My sincere thanks to the family of St. Paul for the surprise retirement send-off. I was overwhelmed by all the kind words, cards and gifts. I especially want to thank Greg and Penny Reed for all their efforts. - Joy 

Volunteers created 75 blankets! These blankets will be included in the Chenoa Thanksgiving food baskets for local families.