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Pastor:
Ralph Baumgartner
rabaumgartner001@gmail.com
Pastor’s Message from
the September Voice of Galilee:
As I write this article, we are in the midst of hosting our Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Galilee. The planners decided to build on the GLOW experience and have our VBS in the early evenings the week of August 9-12. I am grateful that many of the younger children of the member families participated in VBS, and several children from the community surrounding the church also joined in the fun. Furthermore, a great crew staffed this effort, and a number of parents of the children came and showed their support. We thank all of these children and adults for their participation.
The theme for VBS was prayer as taking the forms of thanksgiving and praise, asking, forgiving, and listening. The children sang songs, heard Bible stories, made crafts, and played games that supported the theme. They also enjoyed a snack or a meal each day. We all owe a word of thanks to Joy Brown, Jo Ann French, Soon Kang, Elly Peterman, Miriam Peterson, Ron Peterson, and Christena Watson for their excellent leadership.
VBS is very much like the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-9). If the seed is the Word of God, some falls on the hardened path, others fall on rocky soil, still others are choked out by thorns, but finally some seed falls on good soil and produces a great harvest. In VBS we continue Jesus’ ministry of planting seeds. We share the Word with every child who comes our way, but we don’t know what will result from our efforts. Instead, we leave the growth to the work of the Holy Spirit. In many ways, this is true of all forms of ministry. Pray that the Holy Spirit blesses all of the ministry done in the name of Jesus Christ.
See you in church.
Pastor Ralph
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Music & Choir Director:
Jo Ann French
jfrench.galilee@cpinternet.com
Family and Community Ministry Coordinator:
Elly Peterman
epeterman001@luthersem.edu
Interim Secretary:
Sharell Babin
galileelutheran@isd.net
President of the
Congregation:
Ron Peterson
ronaldpeterson1@comcast.net
2010 Galilee Church Council
Front Row: Joan Jarombek, Joy Brown, Mary Lanoux
Back Row: Pastor Baumgartner, George Davis, Karl Johnson, Peter Solberg, Terry O'Keefe, Ron Peterson
Not Pictured: Florence Matadi, Peter Solberg, Christena Watson, June Wendt
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