Text Box: April 2008 Text Box: Page # Text Box: Jam and Bread Café – will resume serving meals on Wednesday evenings, beginning April 2nd. The Café is open and serving from 5:00-6:30pm. Everyone is invited to come for the meal and fellowship. Freewill donations Text Box: On the Road Okay, so there’s snow on the ground now, but summer will be here faster than we realize! If you haven’t signed up for “On the Road” with Good Earth Village – there is still time to do so. “On the Road” will be at St. Olaf this year, from August 10-14. Registration can either be done online at www.GoodEarthVillage.org or by filling out a Registration Form. Registration forms are available at the Welcome Center. Parents of preschoolers – Bethel, St. John’s and St. Peter’s will be hosting a joint VBS for the younger kids in conjunction with “On the Road”. Details on that will be coming out later. Hope to see you “On the Road”. If you have any questions, please give a call. Peace, Text Box: CAT and Confirmation 4th Grade – Classes resume this month. We will meet after school from 4:15-5:15pm, on Wednesdays, April 2nd, 9th and 16th. We will be completing our study of the Ten Commandments this month. Parents please note: The Family Session for 4th Grade is scheduled for Sunday, April 6th. We will meet again during the education hour (9:30am) in the Garden of Eden upstairs. 5th Grade – It was great to see all of you and your parents at the Seder Meal. Congratulations to each of you on receiving your first communion. 5th Grade CAT class will resume in May. We will be studying the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed. 6th Grade – We have our final retreat of the year coming up and plans are that it will be a lock-in. More information will be coming out as soon as a date is set. 7th & 8th Grade – Classes will resume at their regularly scheduled times on Wednesday, April 2nd. Just a reminder; 7th grade meets at 6:00pm and 8th grade at 6:45pm. Confirmation classes will go through May 21st. I’m looking forward to seeing and working with all of you again. Peace, Laura Children’s Ministries Text Box: To the following students, who have been instructed in the meaning of the sacrament of Holy Communion and received their first communion: Christy Anderson, Austin Boe, Chad Doughtery, Ethan Finger, Renn Gruenhagen, George Johnson, Erik Mandsager, Dustin Mielke, Taylor Mielke, Nick Neset, Ben Papke, Abby Quinnell, Jenna Scheffert, Jake Stowe, Elijah Tilstra, Nick Trebelhorn, Alliah Welch, Aidan Wilson. May each of you continue to grow in your faith and your love of our Lord. Laura Text Box: Sunday School Sing April 6th—10:45 a.m. April 27—8:30 a.m.