Dates to Remember

June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Monday, Mission Quilters meet at 9:00 am at the “white” house (North of the church office). All ladies are welcome, no experience necessary.

June 1,2,3,4: Monday-Thursday, Vacation Bible School 9:00 am–11:00 am for ages Kindergarten thru 5th grade. All youth volunteers, please arrive by 8:45 am.

June 7: Sunday, Confirmation for Adelyn Honeycutt, Matthew Smith & Addison Stanley.

June 10, 17, 24: Wednesday, Pastor’s Bible study. It is held in the church library at 10:00 am to study the upcoming reading for Sunday. Everyone is welcome. Zoom-link available via Pastor Ryan.

June 12:  Friday, Keenagers meet at 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Bring your favorite finger foods and games to play and join the fun.

June 18:  Thursday, Church Council meeting at 3:00 pm in the church library.

June 20: Saturday, Connect to Disciple Workshop in the church Fellowship Hall from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Lunch will be     provided.

June 21: Sunday, National Father’s Day; Rejoice @ Redeemer service at 1:30 pm.

June 27: Saturday, All member’s breakfast & workday at 8:00 am.

June 28: Sunday,  Youth event planned.  See information below

 

Congratulations – to our very own pastor, Pastor Honeycutt for being chosen as  lcef special church worker of the month.  Well done and congratulations Pastor!!

Good luck to David Robert Ramthun as he graduates and begins his new journey.  in the military.  We wish him the best!  He has also served as our custodian and with his leaving we now welcome Ginger Jahner as our new custodian.  Please wish her the best.

Parsley & Mint Home School Co-Op is taking a break for the summer and had a great Open House the beginning of May.  The children provided a really wonderful program memorizing and presenting their special readings and songs.  What a wonderful blessing the school has been and what an exceptional group of teachers and volunteers.  Special thanks to Parker and Charis Broaddus, as well as all the teachers and parents!

Get ready for an exciting trip to the ‘Rainforest’ at VBS this month (June 1-4).

Connect to Disciple – Connect to Disciple a workshop to build purposeful outreach opportunities with our community. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall Sat., June 20 from 8:30 am-5:00 pm with lunch provided. Please sign the sheet located on the narthex table that you will be attending. We need at least 25 people (prefer more) to attend this workshop. This is to learn more about reaching out to bring more people to our congregation. Members of Church Council and Elders we look forward to your participation. Any questions, contact Pastor Ryan.

 

Youth News

Youth Baseball Night – The youth will be going to a Tulsa Drillers baseball game on Sunday evening June 28th.  There will also be a firework show after the game.  This is an RSVP event, so please let Michelle or Carolyn know if your youth is attending by June 14, as  we are buying reserved seats ahead of time.  Parents/Guardians please have your youth at the church by 5:00 pm and we will carpool to the game.  We plan to be back at the church for pickup at 10:00 pm--we will send out a text if the return time changes.  Please provide your youth with spending money for dinner & snacks at the game.  This will be a fun summer outing!

                                                                                      
LWML NEWS
 
Last month the State Convention News was reported to you. With your generous donations and those of other small groups in Oklahoma, we are sure that these grants will be paid to help many persons. Thank you for your generous donations to help us help others in need.
 
 We will not be meeting in June, July & August. Our next meeting will be September 17,  2026.
 
The LWML Oklahoma District confirmed mission grants at their April 2026 convention in Edmond. The mission grants cover projects in Oklahoma and internationally for a wide range of needs. The grants for the 2026-2028 biennium include: 
 
 1. Financial Aid of OK District Ministerial Students                                              $ 12,000.
 
 2. Lutheran Braille Workers through Dots of Love                                               $ 10,000.
 
 3. Camp Lutherhoma – Safety and Security, Tahlequah                                       $   6,500.
 
 4. OKLWML Mission Trip to Belize with MOST Ministries                                       $ 12,000.
 
 5. Pregnancy Resource Center, Lawton                                                              $   9,680.
 
 6. Lutherhaven Retreat Center – Mattresses & Refrigerator                                  $   3,000.
 
 7. OK District Disaster Response Operations (LERT)                                            $   6,000.
 
 8. OK District Church Workers & Deaconess Scholarships                                     $ 12,000.
 
 9. LLC Comfort Dog Ministry, King of Kings Lutheran Church Glenpool                   $   5,000.
   
10. Bibles for Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, McCloud                                     $  2 ,000.
 
11. Adult & Teen Challenge – Room Improvements, Stillwater                               $   5,000.
 
12. St. Paul’s Lutheran School – Passenger Van, Enid                                           $ 12,500.
 
13. Oklahoma Pastors’, Vicars’ and Lay Ministers’ Wives’ Retreat                            $  4,000.
  
14. Care for People with Disabilities. Dominican Republic                                      $  7,500.
 
15. Good Shepherd Lutheran School-reading Improvement Initiative, Midwest City  $  7,500.
   
16. Redeemer Lutheran Food Pantry, Claremore                                                   $  1,000.
 
17. MOST Ministries Teams – “In Every Tongue” Translators                                  $  6,000.
 
18. Messiah Lutheran School – Audio System Upgrade, OKC                                 $ 11,093.
 
19. ESL Conversation Group - OU of International Student (partially funded)          $  2,227.
       
 
Mission Grants since 1928 toal $1,406,205.11