St. paul's Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg

The Rite of Confirmation was held in the regular Palm Sunday service at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg on March 28, 2010. After several years of Christian education in the Midweek school of St. Paul’s congregation, nine young people were publicly examined and confirmed in the confession of faith in which they had been baptized. They are pictured here. Front row: Cameron Schult and Stone Schildroth; Second row: Kara Attleson, Koltin Pfaffle, and Paige Nelson; Third Row: Mason Schwake and Bryce Elliott; Back row: Madelyn Ackley, Pastor Ron Koch and Kristen Reno.

St. Paul Lutheran Church In Eldora: Good Shepherd Preschool

The racing was fast and furious and most of all safe at the Good Shepherd Trike-A-Thon in March. Three separate classes of students participated in the Trike-A-Thon which had the triple purpose of raising funds for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, teaching the children about tricycle and bicycle safety and providing a whole lot of fun for preschool riders and watching parents and grandparents and assorted others.

Good Shepherd Preschool is part of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora and this year the 50 children involved raised $1869 from donations which were then sent to St. Jude. The Trike-A-Thon includes children riding tricycles or pedal tractors or mini-bikes around and around and
around a circular track marked with inflatable road signs in the Church Social Room. Prior to the racing, children spend several days learning about tricycle safety rules like always wearing their helmets and about driver courtesy. It is a fun and beneficial experience for everyone involved!

Camp IO-DIS-E-CA

APRIL 10th WORK DAY

Carl Gloe sweeping winter's gravel and sand from the grass and roads.

Dueling 'dozers (Richard Oehlerich and Site Manager, Luke Fischer)!

Lanny Buls digging a trench for electrical conduit in the Family Campground.

Richard Oehlerich demolishing the Family Campground swimming pool deck.

Janet Fischer planting rhubarb for the camp garden.

AmeriCorps volunteer, Tim Hubbard, painting Tree Village cabins.

AmeriCorps volunteer PhDs (post hole diggers) Griff Ryan-Roberts and Lyndsay Senerchia.

AmeriCorps volunteer, Steph Kasza, painting part of the renovated Challenge Course

AmeriCorps volunteer, Daniel Walker, painting the inside of Tree Village

Cindy Oehlerich directing husband Richard

Jim Swales and AmeriCorps volunteer, Brittney Greene removing the canopy at the Family Campground.

From www.americorps.gov:

Each year, AmeriCorps offers 75,000 opportunities for adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups.

St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins

Confirmation at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Atkins, Iowa took place on Palm Sunday, March 28. From left to right is Taylor Busta, Rachel Koehn, Taylor Peterson, Pastor Doug Woltemath, Kaitlyn Pegump, Riley Koehn and George Steinfadt.