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(Left) On October 28th, synod dignitaries church officers and congregation members assembled to celebrate the groundbreaking for the addition to our church. In the center, Pastor Michael Bennethum and Pastor Mary Wolfe join with Mr. Richard Hawk (holding shovel) and Mrs. Julie Seitz to begin the ceremony. |
(Right) The Senior Choir sings an anthem during the ceremony. |
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(Left) Many of the congregation in attendance |
(Right) Congregation President Mr. Richard Hawk digs the first shovel-full of dirt. |
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(Left) Congregation members socialize prior to the outdoor worship service. |
(Right) Our picnic lunch is prepared and served by Neil Aulenbach (L) and Daniel Wegman (R) |
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(Left) The potato sack race begins! |
(Right) The field narrows in the potato sack race. And the winner is...! |
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(Left) The wheelbarrow race begins! |
(Right) The wheelbarrow race. Only the strong arms remain. |
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(Left) Our destination was Concordia Lutheran Church in Kendall, New York |
(Right) Pastor Steve greeted us. |
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Our service project was to assist at the Rochester Lutheran Ministry Inner City Day Camp. With 15 youth volunteers, we were happy to see one bus of 50 "campers" show up. But a second bus arrived. Then a third. Yes, 150 day campers for 15 volunteers. We were so busy we didn't have time to take pictures.
Our second service project was to assist with the Sunday worship service at Concordia.
With our remaining time we visited a local farm to see the workings of a large farm. We also got to visit Niagra Falls.
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(Left) The Kludt Bros. Farm was no small operation. Samantha, sitting inside the rim of a tire on the combine, proves the point. |
(Right) A nearby pick-your-own farm was our next stop. |
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(Right) Our visit to Niagra Falls took us to the American and Canadian sides. |
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(Right) We even took the trip down to the bottom of the falls. |
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(Left) If there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, we hope we were a ray of hope for the inner city youth of Rochester, NY. |
Our senior high students traveled to Kure Beach near Wilmington, North Carolina. Here they performed several service projects in the area. In their free time they also had some time to relax on the beach and learn to surf.
We joined a youth contingent from Kannapolis, North Carolina and together we socialized, worked and felt we did many worthwhile things.
We washed cars...for FREE!!
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We helped out at a local Boys and Girls Club
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We helped out with activities and crafts at the Agape Kure Beach Day Camp.
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After a tough day on the beach, we did find time to relax.
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We took with us memories of two nine hour drives (yuk) fueled by Krispy Kreme donuts (yeah), meeting and making new friends from Kannapolis, NC, and service to those less fortunate than us.
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