Age makes no difference. When a person turns age 65, is their membership revoked? Of course not. They are as much a

part of the church as they al-ways were. Likewise with people under the age of 21. They are also a part of the church. Any congregation that puts down, or ignores any part of the church is not being faithful to its calling.

Likewise with any fellowship that expects all people to have the same needs. We must be minis-tering to the spiritual needs of all people. Historically we have reached the middle age groups quite well. But in this day and age we need to pay special atten-

tion to reaching our youth. Let's find ways of working with young people in the church, rather than doing things for them. Let's be

open to new ideas that may bene-fit the whole church, while keep-ing in mind the unchanging truths of Christ. Let's all take the time

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to talk with people from all parts of the church. We can rejoice that we all are the church together.

What is that question mark doing there? Well, with the problems of the world, some may wonder if the youth of today will make it until to-morrow. In recent years, half of all Missouri Synod confirmands dropped away from any church rela-tionship by the time they graduated from High School. Challenged by the allure of the world around them, many young people find it hard to keep the promises they made on the day they were confirmed. Quite often the youth of today feel unneeded and unwanted by the church and thus drop out. Sometimes they find little meaning in worship. No wonder we are concerned that the youth of today will grow up to be the church of tomorrow. But this way of think-ing is actually part of the problem.

The Youth of today are not the church of tomorrow. They are the church of today!

SUNDAY WORSHIP

Worship 9:00 AM

Fellowship 10:00 AM

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THE YOUTH OF TODAY ARE NOT THE CHURCH OF

TOMORROW!

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Address Unknown! The�addresses�for�the�members��listed�below�have�been�reported�as�undeliverable�for�by�the�postal�service.�Any�assistance�in�gath-ering�current�contact�information�for�any�or�all�of�these�names�would�be�greatly�appreciated.�Please�contact�Carol�or�Pastor�with�any�questions�or�information�

Mary Arbogast

Sarah Arbogast

Ryan Killion

Kristin Linke

Ryan Linke

Jay List

Joey Ramsey

Jessica Roberts

Susan Settje

Kim Strohschein

Candace (Jerde) Verdino

OFFICIAL ACTS MAY 2017

JUNIOR CONFIRMATION MAY 7, 2017

Collin Crismon Jordan Krantz Tatum Erickson Madison Schoenefeld

Charlie Haselhorst

BAPTISM Blake Davis May 12, 2017 Conner Hughes May 28, 2017

A������ B�� U��� � (Please use this information to update your copy of the church directory. Copies of the directory are regularly updated and

available on the back table. If you know any additions or correc-tions, please share them with the church office. Thank you.)

Paulson, Angela

William

(402) 680-7073

14505 Willow Creek Dr

Omaha, NE 68138

Rose, Emily

PO Box 51

Lester, IA 51242

Rose, Kahlab

12990 Idlewood Dr

Aberdeen, SD 57401

Rose, Meghan

1311 33rd St NW

Watertown, SD 57201

Whitlock, Dan

821 N Egan Ave

Madison, SD 57042

Woodland, Amanda

(605) 237-3636

1331 4th Ave SE Apt C

Watertown, SD 57201

Woodland, Sarah

(605) 520-6319

1201 E Kemp

Watertown, SD 57201

LWML PLANS POT LUCK SUPPER

Esther and Ruth Circles will meet jointly

on Thursday, June 8 at 6:30 PM for a

pot luck supper. Spouses and guests are

very welcome to join us for this evening

meal. As a start to celebrate the 75th

birthday of the LWML we will have the

Prayer Service for the program. Roll call

is to share your favorite hymn and we

will plan to sing many of them to finish

the evening.

BIRTHDAY PARTY PLANNED

It is time again to celebrate some

milestone birthdays of members of

our congregation. We invite every-

one to share in the time of fellow-

ship and cake and to wish these

friends a very Happy Birthday!

Come to church on Tuesday, June

13 at 3:00 PM to join the party! We

celebrate with Barb Hughes who

had her birthday 04/22, Elva Bjerke

on 04/25, JoAnn Westerman’s birthday was

05/25, Dorothy Bassingthwaite on 06/02, Linda

Webb on 06/04, Florence Johnson on 06/10, and

Ron Koepke on 06/22. We pray the Lord’s

blessing for each of these special friends.

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This year marks the 75th birthday of the LWML (Lutheran Women’s Mission-ary League). Societies across the nation are joining together with offerings or in-gathering of items that may total 75. Mt. Olive LWML will give $75 for the offer-ing at the National LWML Convention this month which will be used for a mis-sion grant to be announced.

June 4 "Filled, to Overflow!" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz Isolation, distrac-tion, and pride can lead to spiritual numbness, but Jesus fills us with life that overflows to bless others. (John 7:37-39)

June 11 "Never Alone" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz You can be certain about the place to meet God, His plan of salvation, and His presence. (Matthew 28:16-20)

June 18 "Look Back, See What God Has Done" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz God not only kept His side of the bargain-- He kept our side of the bargain, too. (Exodus 19:2-8)

June 25 "What God Says" Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Cameron MacKenzie Are you listening to what "they" say-- or what God says? (Isaiah 43:1-3)

Station City Freq Band Day Time

KMSD Milbank 1510 AM Sun 7:00 AM

Thanks to Dick &

Margaret Snover for

delivering Meals on

Wheels for Mt Olive

in April.

YOUNG AT HEART

Pastor Possehl presented the Bible Study for our April meeting based on Luke 24, the Easter Story. He said it was one of his all-time favorite chapters. We took turns reading several of the verses. Verses 28 & 29 are the basis for the hymn, “Abide With Me”. He showed us a picture of Jesus when He broke bread with His disciples. Scripture was opened, eyes were opened, & minds & hearts were opened.

At our May meeting; we watched the video, “Happiness is Dirty Hands”, from This is the Life & presented by Don Hall of the Lutheran Laymen’s League.

A math teacher, who loved helping students, especially during this time of economic disparity, was instructing a group of boys on how to use cameras to take the best pictures. One boy had a camera that was of better quality & took better pictures. This was discovered while he & his teacher were developing the film. With a bit of kind nudging from the teacher, the boy admit-ted he had stolen the camera from a pawn shop because he didn’t have one & couldn’t afford to buy one. Together, they re-turned the camera. For this teacher, “Happiness is Dirty Hands”. “We have done to the least of these, my brothers, as you have done unto me”.

Our donation of $31.00 will be sent to Main Street Living. Olive & Elaine were Phase 10 winners.

What to do & where to go for our June & July outings. On June 15, we will do a driving tour of the Historic Homes in Watertown. Pamphlets of the route with descriptions of the homes will be

available. Meet at church at 10:00 ��. Lunch to be announced.

It’s planned to visit the Clark County Heritage Museum & Clas-sic Wheels Car Museum in Clark for our July outing. Supper at the Crocker Hills Bar & Grill will round out our day. Watch the bulletin for date & time.

Secretary, Elaine Lehna

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Jeremy Brey

Parents: Matt & Roxanne Brey

Watertown High School

Interests/Activities: Football and Powerlifting

Future Plans: Major in education and minor in coaching at Concordia, NE

Sydney Kannas

Parents: Rich & Melissa Schmeling

Florence High School

Interests/Activities: ??

Future Plans: ??

Mt. Olive’s 2017

Graduates

Congratulations!

Hannah VanVleet

Parents: Brian & Malissa VanVleet

Highlands Ranch High School, CO

Interests/Activities: Alto Sax, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Debate Club

Future Plans: Montana State University majoring in Community Health then towards

a masters in medical library science.

June Anniversaries

6/1/52 Merle & DeLoris Heidenreich 6/3/95 David & Paula Hulscher 6/5/10 Nathan & Larin Albertson 6/5/99 Myra & Tyler Waxdahl 6/6/87 Todd & Denise Spies 6/6/09 Brad & Robin Puthoff 6/11/83 Dean & Dorette Clark 6/19/76 Kathy & Karl Killion 6/20/70 Ken & Jean Passow 6/23/54 Alex & Arlene Jordon 6/25/78 Ray Kerstetter & Marjorie Tesch 6/28/69 Gene & Marion Johnson 6/29/85 Jeff & Carol Collins

William Paulson

Parents: Joseph & Angela Paulson

Burke High School, Omaha, NE

Interests/Activities: alto sax, baritone, violin and bass; band and orchestra

Future Plans: Metropolitan Communi-ty College for generals then on toward meteorology.

Kenedy Schlenker

Parent: Robin & Brad Puthoff

Watertown High School

Interests/Activities: Band, Robotics and craft club

Future Plans: SDSU for Spanish Education

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Each family unit at Mt. Olive is assigned to a “Faith and Care” family. These groups give our members the opportunity to put their faith into action, and to care for one another. Family assignments and sign up sheets are posted on the bulletin board.

SUNDAY SERVICES: Everyone is encouraged to help with the regular tasks of the church on Sunday. These tasks include ushers, acolytes, readers, greeters, and also servers during fellowship time.

FELLOWSHIP: People have the opportunity to get to know each other better by working together, and planning together. Each Faith and Care family should gather early in the month before their turn is up, to organize and schedule.

This gathering could be a pot-luck just for that group, or some oth-er event that gives everyone a chance for worthwhile fellowship.

CARE: There is a wide variety of people in each group. There are some who will not be able to be directly involved in group activities, because of health reasons. Or perhaps they have responsibilities at home or work and are not able to get away. We hope the Faith and Care group will be in touch with everyone in the group at least once during the month they serve. If there is a special need that exists, per-haps someone in the group can help.

MORE: The groups may meet more often, for fellowship, for service outside the congregation, or for study and Christian growth. What a wonderful way for our people to draw together, grow in faith, and in loving care for one another.

6/1 Kim Strohschein 6/2 Dorothy Bassingthwaite Neil Schamber 6/4 Joshua Fox Gene Johnson Sandy Nelson Linda Webb 6/5 James Erickson 6/6 Natali Reu Charles Whiting Jacklynn Whiting 6/7 Tanya Jerde Mackenzie Konrad Marjorie Tesch 6/8 Jay List 6/10 Florence Johnson 6/12 Gail Wegner 6/14 Kent Killion 6/15 Delaney Schoenefeld 6/17 Carol Collins

6/18 Jason Bassingthwaite Craig Brown 6/19 Bobbi Drevecky Daniel McElhany Meghan Rose 6/23 Donald Anderson Madison Johnson Jean Passow 6/24 Brittany Luoma Mary Feller Christopher Helle 6/27 Alexis Ennis Ron Koepke Lavern McDaniel 6/28 Sarah Lunzman Susan Settje Elijah Wold 6/29 Lauren Meikle Lindsey Meikle

JUNE BIRTHDAYS

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MONTH

Dennis Anderson Jim Bassingthwaite

June Faith & Care Family

“Family of Elijah”

Nathan & Larin Albertson Andy & Grace Anderson Cheryl Anderson James Bassingthwaite Jason Bassingthwaite *Jim & Dorothy Bas-singthwaite Charles Drevecky Ted Drevecky Rosemary Hoverstadt Andrew & Samantha Jondahl Les & Marcie Jutting Kathy Killion Ryan Killion Jordan Krantz Toshua Krantz Fern Kruse Curt & Deanna Kunkel Emily Kunkel Kaitlyn Kunkel Jennifer Lee Elaine Lehna Linda Lindgren Laverne McDaniel Ashley McElhany Daniel McElhany Tim & Roxanne McElhany

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