THE OUTREACH COMMISSION will meet at 11:30 a.m. today.  Any and all are welcome to come and share ideas you may have.

THE YOUTH GROUP leaves tomorrow for Harper’s Ferry.  They will go horseback riding and take a few days in our nation’s capital, Washington D.C.  They will also visit the battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam.  The theme of the trip is God and Government.  There will be reflections on Scripture about how God relates to war and government.  Most of all it will be a fun trip, having fellowship with friends.  Please keep the youth group in your prayers as they have an adventure.

FATHER LAYDEN will be out of the office from July 15 to August 3, first on the youth trip and then on vacation.  If you have a pastoral emergency during that time, you may contact the Rev. Mike Fulk, 497-9718 or 414-0684.

ENDOWMENT COMMISSION meets tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.

FRIENDS IN FAITH meet weekly at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday mornings to study the readings for the upcoming Sundays.  Please note that Wednesday worship services will not be held in July.

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE is this Thursday.

POST ALPHA GROUP meets at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday at the home of Jack & Sandra Rademaker.

PLEASE HELP US WELCOME Father Art Hadley as our supply priest on July 21 and 28.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME on Saturday, August 3, members of St. Alban’s will gather together at 7:05 to cheer on our Tincaps.  It’s a fireworks night, so be sure to invite your friends.  Tickets are $9.00 each.  Ticket envelopes are on the bulletin board.  Payment must be received TODAY.  Make checks payable to St. Alban’s.

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!  It’s that wonderful time of the year again.  We are currently planning for our booth at the Johnny Appleseed Festival.  It looks like it’s going to be another successful event, both from a fundraiser perspective and, of course, a fellowship one.  If anyone is interested in helping in the planning stage of the event, please let Cindy Spice know.  We are always looking for help.  Mark on your calendars now for September 21 and 22, so you can volunteer a little bit of time during the festival.  I understand that for some it may be difficult to be at the festival, so keep in mind that there are several different ways to help out that won’t involve coming to the actual booth.  Remember that we always have a great time and don’t forget those fabulous Sizzle Chops!

OUR NEW WEBSITE   The switch to our new web site, designed by Melissa Renner, has been made.  We thank God for Melissa’s enthusiasm and knowledge in this area.  The new address is http://saintalbanfw.org  Check it out!

DO YOU SHOP AT KROGER’S OR SCOTT’S?  If so, there is a very simple way to provide funds for St. Alban’s.  Just sign the poster on the bulletin board indicating that you would like to purchase a $5 gift card.  Then reload that card at the customer service desk at the store where you shop.  Each time the St. Alban’s account reaches $1,000, we receive a 3% rebate check.  PLEASE SIGN UP TODAY.  CARDS WILL BE ORDERED THIS WEEK.

FOOD BANK  Thanks to all our folks who help with this effort.  Please think of the pantry if you have an extra 2½ hours a month. We can use fruit juice, pancake mix, pancake syrup, cereal, crackers, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti, chicken and beef broth, soup (not chicken noodle), laundry detergent, dish washing liquid, bar soap and paper towels.

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Sally Ault, Bob Beaty, Trudy Bixler, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Loretta Curtis, Andrew Davis, John Diver, Phyllis Doyle, Vickie Faux, Marion Frid, Kevin Gearhart, Jeanne Hahn, Bruce Heine, Macy Hubley, Shirley Johnson, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, Clarence Middleton, Derek Palmer, Sandra Rademaker, Marian RandallJohn Renner, Nan Schanhals, Cheryleen Sievers, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Pat Stath, Rita Townsend, Bill Townsend, Jim Trueblood, John Williams Military: Jacob Almonrode, Som Amphonephong, Justin Dixon, Jeremy Faux, Becky James, Mark James, Mark Kerr, Eric Lamberty, Logan Miller, Christopher Ray, Kyle Strong, Ty Sumner, Rob Tuttle.

ON THE FIRST SUNDAY of each month the loose plate offering, minus any quarters, goes to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund.  Loose quarters continue to go to Matthew 25.  If you would like your contribution to the rector’s fund to appear on your financial statement, simply use a designated envelope from the pew cardholder and note the number of your offering envelope.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets at 9:15 a.m. today

DEDICATION OF THE TWO NEW GARDENS on the east side of the church will be held following the 10:15 service today.  These beautiful gardens were funded by money given in loving memory of Lynne Kurtz and John Williams.  Please join us and the Kurtz and Williams families for this special dedication.

THIS IS CHURCH CLEANING WEEK.

THE LUNCH BUNCH will meet at Noon this Tuesday, July 9, at The Busy Brush Gallery and Café, 214 W 6^th St, Auburn.  A car pool will leave the church at 11:30.  Please sign the poster in the narthex.  If you need to cancel your reservation, contact Anita at 348-1170 or 341-4057.

FRIENDS IN FAITH meet weekly at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday mornings to study the readings for the upcoming Sundays.  Please note that Wednesday worship services will not be held in July.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE for Father Lloyd Johnson will be held at 3:00 p.m. this Saturday, July 13, followed by a dinner.  Janie Johnson will be our special guest that day as we give thanks to God for her husband and his ministry here.  Please sign the poster in the narthex if you plan to attend.

THE OUTREACH COMMISSION will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 14.  Any and all are welcome to come and share ideas you may have.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME on Saturday, August 3, members of St. Alban’s will gather together at 7:05 to cheer on our Tincaps.  It’s a fireworks night, so be sure to invite your friends.  Tickets are $9.00 each.  Ticket envelopes are on the bulletin board.  Payment must be received by July 14.  Make checks payable to St. Alban’s.

OUR NEW WEBSITE   The switch to our new web site, designed by Melissa Renner, has been made.  We thank God for Melissa’s enthusiasm and knowledge in this area.  The new address is http://saintalbanfw.org  Check it out!

DO YOU SHOP AT KROGER’S OR SCOTT’S?  If so, there is a very simple way to provide funds for St. Alban’s.  Just sign the poster on the bulletin board indicating that you would like to purchase a $5 gift card.  Then reload that card at the customer service desk at the store where you shop.  Each time the St. Alban’s account reaches $1,000, we receive a 3% rebate check.  If you reload using your credit card that generates points, you get those points and the church gets credit for the reload amount.  In 2009 we received $936.

FOOD BANK  Thanks to all our folks who help with this effort.  Please think of the pantry if you have an extra 2½ hours a month. We can use fruit juice, pancake mix, pancake syrup, cereal, crackers, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti, chicken and beef broth, soup (not chicken noodle), laundry detergent, dish washing liquid, bar soap and paper towels.

THE VESTRY IS LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP to serve until January 2015.  Please speak with Fr. Layden if interested.  A Vestry member must be 18 or older, a confirmed member of St. Alban’s, a communicant in good standing and a contributor of record for six months.

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Sally Ault, Bob Beaty, Trudy Bixler, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Loretta Curtis, Andrew Davis, John Diver, Phyllis Doyle, Vickie Faux, Marion Frid, Kevin Gearhart, Jeanne Hahn, Bruce Heine, Macy Hubley, Shirley Johnson, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, Clarence Middleton, Derek Palmer, Sandra Rademaker, John Renner, Nan Schanhals, Cheryleen Sievers, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Pat Stath, Rita Townsend, Bill Townsend, Jim Trueblood, John Williams Military: Jacob Almonrode, Som Amphonephong, Justin Dixon, Jeremy Faux, Becky James, Mark James, Mark Kerr, Eric Lamberty, Logan Miller, Christopher Ray, Kyle Strong, Ty Sumner, Rob Tuttle.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets at 9:15 a.m. next Sunday.

FATHER LAYDEN will be the chaplain this week at Camp New Happenings, a camp sponsored by our diocese for young children whose parents have been incarcerated.  For pastoral emergencies you may reach him at 579-5555.

THE DIOCESAN HIGH SCHOOL CAMP begins today.  Please keep the camp program and our attendee, Emma Irvine, in your prayers, also those who will be assisting with camp, Vicki Irvine, Melissa Renner, Cindy Spice, Megan Spice and Janine Steinbrunner.

OUR NEW WEBSITE   The switch to our new web site, designed by Melissa Renner, will be made tomorrow.  We thank God for Melissa’s enthusiasm and knowledge in this area.  The new address is http://saintalbanfw.org

FRIENDS IN FAITH meet weekly at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday mornings to study the readings for the upcoming Sundays.  Please note that Wednesday worship services will not be held in July.

DEDICATION OF THE TWO NEW GARDENS on the east side of the church will be held following the 10:15 service next Sunday.  These beautiful gardens were funded by money given in loving memory of Lynne Kurtz and John Williams.  Please join us and the Kurtz and Williams families for this special dedication.

THE LUNCH BUNCH will meet at Noon on Tuesday, July 9, at The Busy Brush Gallery and Café, 214 W 6^th St, Auburn.  A car pool will leave the church at 11:30.  Please sign the poster in the narthex.  If you need to cancel your reservation, contact Anita at 348-1170 or 341-4057.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE for Father Lloyd Johnson will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, followed by a dinner.  Janie Johnson will be our special guest that day as we give thanks to God for her husband and his ministry here.  Please sign the poster in the narthex if you plan to attend.

A TINCAPS EVENING for St. Alban’s will be held on Saturday, August 3, at 7:05 p.m.  This is a fireworks night and should be a fun event.  Now is the time to start talking to friends and family about joining us for a night of baseball at Fort Wayne’s beautiful Parkview Field.  Watch for more details.

DO YOU SHOP AT KROGER’S OR SCOTT’S?  If so, there is a very simple way to provide funds for St. Alban’s.  Simply sign the poster on the bulletin board indicating that you would like to purchase a $5 gift card.  Then reload that card at the customer service desk at the store where you shop.  Each time the St. Alban’s account reaches $1,000, we get a 3% rebate check.  Many of you have credit cards which generate points for you.  If you reload using your credit card, you get points for that and the church gets credit for the reload amount.  In 2009 we received $936 from this program.  Last year we received $346.

FOOD BANK  Thanks to all our folks who help with this effort.  Please think of the pantry if you have an extra 2½ hours a month. We can use fruit juice, pancake mix, pancake syrup, cereal, crackers, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti, chicken and beef broth, soup (not chicken noodle), laundry detergent, dish washing liquid, bar soap and paper towels.

THE VESTRY IS LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP to serve until January 2015.  Please speak with Fr. Layden if interested.  A Vestry member must be 18 or older, a confirmed member of St. Alban’s, a communicant in good standing and a contributor of record for six months.

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Sally Ault, Bob Beaty, Trudy Bixler, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Loretta Curtis, Andrew Davis, John Diver, Phyllis Doyle, Vickie Faux, Marion Frid, Kevin Gearhart, Jeanne Hahn, Bruce Heine, Macy Hubley, Shirley Johnson, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, Clarence Middleton, Derek Palmer, Diane Phelps, Sandra Rademaker, John Renner, Nan Schanhals, Cheryleen Sievers, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice,  Rita Townsend, Bill Townsend, Jim Trueblood, John Williams Military: Jacob Almonrode, Som Amphonephong, Justin Dixon, Jeremy Faux, Becky James, Mark James, Mark Kerr, Eric Lamberty, Logan Miller, Christopher Ray, Kyle Strong, Ty Sumner, Rob Tuttle.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets today at 9:15 a.m. and again on July 7.

THIS IS CHURCH CLEANING WEEK.

DEDICATION OF THE TWO NEW GARDENS on the east side of the church will be held following the 10:15 service on July 7. These beautiful gardens were funded by money given in loving memory of Lynne Kurtz and John Williams. Please join us and the Kurtz and Williams families for this special dedication.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE for Father Lloyd Johnson will be held on Saturday, July 13, followed by a dinner. (Time to be confirmed.) Janie Johnson will be our special guest that day as we give thanks to God for her husband and his ministry here.

FOOD BANK NEWS In May we served 46 families, 148 individuals, an estimated 2,220 meals. We saw new faces again this month. With summer here and school out, some of our clients who do not always come every month will use the pantry more often. Their budgets will stretch only so far. Associated Churches was very happy with the outpouring of food for the postal drive. Thanks to all our folks who helped with this effort. Please think of the pantry if you have an extra 2½ hours a month. We can use fruit juice, jelly, syrup, pancake mix, chicken and beef broth, laundry and dish soap and paper towels. Always with God’s help, Jo McMahan, Food Coordinator

THE VESTRY IS LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP to serve until January 2015. Please speak with Fr. Layden if interested. A Vestry member must be 18 or older, a confirmed member of St. Alban’s, a communicant in good standing and a contributor of record for six months.

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Sally Ault, Bob Beaty, Trudy Bixler, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Loretta Curtis, Andrew Davis, John Diver, Phyllis Doyle, Vickie Faux, Marion Frid, Kevin Gearhart, Jeanne Hahn, Bruce Heine, Macy Hubley, Shirley Johnson, Larry Link, Reggie McMahan, Clarence Middleton, Carl Mullins, Derek Palmer, Diane Phelps, Sandra Rademaker, John Renner, Nan Schanhals, Cheryleen Sievers, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Rita Townsend, Bill Townsend, Jim Trueblood, John Williams Military: Jacob Almonrode, Som Amphonephong, Justin Dixon, Jeremy Faux, Becky James, Mark James, Mark Kerr, Eric Lamberty, Logan Miller, Christopher Ray, Kyle Strong, Ty Sumner, Rob Tuttle

ATTENDANCE last Sunday was 87.

DIOCESAN CAMP begins today. Please keep the camp program and our attendees, Anelise Fazzaro, Jason Holliday, Claire Irvine, Bailey Parker, Jaelyn Pontius and Chloe Searfoss in your prayers. Also the camp staffers from St. Alban’s: Emma Irvine, Cindy Spice and Megan Spice.

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE is 9:00 a.m. this Tuesday. Special thanks to all who provided articles early this month.

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING will gather at 9:30 this Tuesday for a Eucharist, followed by a meeting.

VESTRY meets at 6:30 p.m. this Tuesday.

POST ALPHA GROUP meets this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Jack and Sandra Rademaker.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets next Sunday at 9:15 a.m.

FOOD BANK NEWS In May we served 46 families, 148 individuals, an estimated 2,220 meals. We saw new faces again this month. With summer here and school out, some of our clients who do not always come every month will use the pantry more often. Their budgets will stretch only so far. Associated Churches was very happy with the outpouring of food for the postal drive. Thanks to all our folks who helped with this effort. Please think of the pantry if you have an extra 2½ hours a month. We can use fruit juice, jelly, syrup, pancake mix, chicken and beef broth, laundry and dish soap and paper towels. Always with God’s help, Jo McMahan, Food Coordinator.

THE VESTRY IS LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP to serve until January 2015. Please speak with Fr. Layden if interested. A Vestry member must be 18 or older, a confirmed member of St. Alban’s, a communicant in good standing and a contributor of record for six months.