LUTHERAN WITNESS subscriptions are due no later than July 15. The subscriptions are $17. Make your check out to CTR with Lutheran Witness on the memo line and place it in the offering plate or use the Lutheran Witness envelope that can be found in your pew.

 

HELP – HELP – HELP – GREETERS NEEDED! We still need about 2-3 sets of greeters for both early and late service. You will be scheduled to greet two weeks a month and twice a year unless we don’t achieve the 12 sets. If you are currently a greeter or would like to become a greeter, please email Connie at connie.phillips@ctrtulsa.org, call the church office, or sign up near the library.  If you have any questions, contact Connie at the office.

 

COLORADO YOUTH TRIP: Please keep the 15 youth and 5 adults in your prayers for safe travel and successful mission trip. They will return on July 8.

 

SIGN UP TODAY FOR THE CHURCH PICNIC which will be at CTR on July 23 from 4-7. It will be a potluck. Each family is asked to bring a dish to share. Parish Life will be providing hamburgers/hotdogs/brats and drink. Sign up near the library for your choice of meat.  There will be Bocce Ball, Bingo and games for all ages. The Youth Band will also perform. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy some quality time with your church family.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/LAY MINISTRY MEETING: The new board and lay ministry chairs will meet on July 24 at 6:30. Installation of officers new/and returning will be during both services on July 23.

 

Help is still needed for our Summer Sunday School Program. At minimum, it’s only a 2-week commitment. Don’t let the kids down. Sign up Today!! SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL’S THEME IS ROME: Paul and the Underground Church. Each theme lasts for 2 weeks during June-August. There are different activities each of the 2 weeks that reinforce that theme. Volunteers can help once or sign up to help with the same activity multiple times. Opportunities for activities include – Games, Crafts, Actors in Dramas. We will also need volunteers to serve as Family Group Leaders for small groups of children and to serve as actors portraying Paul, Brutus, Lucia and Marcus on 5 occasions to share the Bible lesson. We cannot have a successful Sunday School for our children without the help of awesome adult volunteers, so please sign up at the table in the Narthex to help!

 

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY:  Thrivent Financial is building another Habitat House this fall. Walls up, the first build day, will be August 26 at 9:00 and will go through November. You are invited to lend a hand in building of the home. If you would like to volunteer on Saturday, August 26, please give Tulsa Thrivent office a call at 918-392-7130.

 

BUNKO will be at the home of Teresa Nightingale at 7:00 on July 11. There is a signup sheet.

 

ECC NEEDS BOOKS! The ECC is looking for books that are gently used for our school. Most of the books will be in classes with children ages 1-4 years old. Please donate age-appropriate and hardback books when possible as they wear out easily. They get lots of use! A donation box is located at the south entrance. Thanks so much!

 

WORLD RELIEF SCHOOL KITS: Once again in July and August, we will gather up donations for school kits for World Relief. There are cards at the display in the narthex with the items needed. You can do complete kits or individual items. You can check out the Lutheran World Relief website to find out more information: https://lwr.org/get-involved/build-kits-of-care/school-kits. Monetary donations can also be made and Carol Fruehling and Lynne Kollock will buy the items for you. Simply mark LWR on the memo line or give the money to either of them. If you have any questions, please contact Lynne Kollock.

 

WILD WEDNESDAY YOUTH EVENTS: Jr High/High School Youth & Friends – Mark your calendars for July 12, July 18 and July 26 from 9:30-5:00. Come to the church and watch a movie, play soccer and hang out with friends. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP for each date to DCE Suzanne.

 

CTR-U: It won’t be long and CTR-U will once again be up and running!! CTR-U, Faith Friends and Confirmation resumes on September 6. There will be a new pre-confirmation class offered for 4th/5th graders during the 7-8:00 time block. Mark your calendars and join us!!

 

SAVE THE DATE: JOY – Jr High District Gathering for 6th-8th grade will be October 6-8 at Camp Lutherhoma. Registration begins in August!!

 

SOUTH TULSA COMMUNITY HOUSE: We are in great need of just about everything “canned,” as well as other proteins such as dried beans, peanut butter, meat based soups. We also need clean and labels removed prescription bottles which we use to distribute shampoo, body wash/soap and the like. They request that you not donate any Ramon noodles.