NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS are Acts 5:29-42, 1 Peter 1:3-9, and John 20:19-31.
CHURCH OFFICE will be closed this week, April 5-10 and open the second Sunday in April.
SOMETHING NEW: We currently have ten members of our congregation with mobility concerns who prefer to take communion in the front row rather than attempt the steps leading up to the communion railing. To help them avoid injury, we will be reserving the front row on the chapel side for their use on communion Sundays. We thank you for your understanding.
GOLISANO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: Throughout April, we will be accepting donations of small toys, coloring and activity books, crayons, etc., for the children hospitalized at Golisano (formerly Oishei) Children’s Hospital. Volunteers offer these items to the families to help parents entertain their children. There are SHOPPING LISTS of suggested donations on tables in the chapel and narthex for your convenience if you would like to participate. PLEASE NOTE: Donations of toiletries are NOT needed at this time. Jim Wolf volunteers at Children’s each week and would be glad to answer any questions you have about this project or about volunteering at the hospital.
APRIL MISSION ENVELOPES are designated to support our military at this time when many of our men and women are being deployed to the Middle East. Your donations will support the “MILITARY PROJECT”, located at our Concordia Seminary at Fort Wayne. They provide theological resources, support, basic supplies, and encouragement to military chaplains around the world as they work to bring the mercy of Christ to military members. Pastor Bahr has received materials from them for his work as chaplain at the Niagara Falls Air Base. If you’d like to participate, place your mission envelope in the offering plate during April, or donate online by choosing “monthly mission”.
THANK YOU for responding generously to our March toilet paper mission project. A total of 665 rolls of toilet paper were donated. This much appreciated item will be distributed to the clients of Heart, Love, and Soul in Niagara Falls. Thank you to Ross Folmsbee for sponsoring this Thrivent Action Team.
GRACE LADIES will be selling Treichler gift cards again this year. See the sign-up sheet on glass bookcase. Cost is $25 – cash or check made out to Grace Ladies. Sign-up sheet is available from April 12th through May 3rd. Please pay Ursula Zimmerman or Alice Moll.