Ellsworth News 5-10-17

ELLSWORTH BACCALAUREATE: Ellsworth High School will again be having a Baccalaureate Service for the graduates of Ellsworth High   School on Wednesday, May 24th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Area clergy have also been invited to participate. Please come and support this service, your presence at this service is a voice saying that having a Baccalaureate Service is important to you and your community! Please plan to attend!

Sunday afternoon visitors with Ruth Birkett were Cole Schleusner, Vermillion SD; Mimi Drenth, Rock Rapids IA; Denny Johanning and George and Marg Schurr Ellsworth.

MORNING FORUM AT WESTMINSTER: You are invited to attend a forum on immigrants at 10:00 a.m. of our May 16th Presbytery meeting in Worthington. You will be supplied with resources from an advocacy leader from General Assembly. Participating along with the delegate visiting from our sister presbytery of Occidente, will be our police chief, an immigrating attorney, director of economic development, school staff, priest from the Catholic Church and representatives of local advocacy groups. All are welcome to attend.

The weather was beautiful last week after we got thru the snow storm.  Let’s hope we will have clear sailing for the rest of the month.

Denise Grace, Magnolia was a Friday afternoon visitor with Jan Stoll.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be June 5-9 from 6:00-8:15 pm at Hope Reformed Church. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board for kids and also for helpers. ZPC will provide transportation for any kids who need a ride from Ellsworth. If you volunteered to help with Vacation Bible School, there will be a meeting on Wednesday, May 17th at 6:30 p.m. at Hope Reformed Church. We will be handing out packets and going over information needed for VBS week. Please contact Megan Popkes at 507-227-1764 if you have any questions or are unable to attend but still want to help. Thanks!