Christ Lutheran Church holds picnic and service at Riverbend Park
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- Published on Wednesday, June 20, 2018
By Jean Borchardt
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Sunday, June 10, was a day for celebration for Christ Lutheran in Neepawa with the Sunday Morning Service and Sunday School Picnic planned at Neepawa’s Riverbend Park. Pastor Will Rose welcomed everyone to the service. Organist for the day was Judy Gabler, who so graciously brought her electric organ to enhance the service. The sermon theme, The Unforgivable Sin was based on Mark 3:20-35, a passage where some people accused Jesus of working with the devil, not God the Father. Jesus warned them and all about this sin. Thankfully God in His mercy forgives us our sins through the work of His Son. We all have many sins that we’ve committed but we know that God knows all of our sins and yet still forgives us. He invites us to witness to family and friends and family and encourage them in the faith at every opportunity.
At the end of the service, Pastor Rose asked if there were any announcements and it was brought to the attention of everyone present by Walter and Dorothy Mauthe, that 45 years ago, on June 10, 1973, Christ Lutheran Church became organized. The pastor at the time was Rev. Mel Wolters, along with his wife Elaine. The Wolters are now retired and live in the U.S. and the Mauthes are the only original members still present to bring this to our attention. The rest of the founding congregation have gone to be with their Heavenly Father. Sunday was also Sarah Rose’s birthday and was celebrated by singing Happy Birthday.
Following the service, the children, led by Carol Buffi and Lori McMillan played games to play. The older children were rushing around playing Bible Geocache. A big picnic BBQ was served. The ladies group at Christ Lutheran is called the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and someone interpreted that to say that LWML stands for "Lutheran Women Make Lunch," and that was sure true on Sunday. Some guests joined the congregation to enjoy the food and fellowship and even a passerby smelled the hamburgers cooking and came and joined us. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
