OPEN HOUSE BRIDAL SHOWER for Katelyn Brands, fiancée of Mark Van Aartsen, will be Saturday,   May 23 at 10 AM in the Commons. All ladies are invited to attend. The couple is registered at Target, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Luverne Ace Hardware.

If your summer schedule takes you away from ARC, catch the weekly worship anywhere on a device with a high speed internet connection.  Go to www.arcluverne.org and click on the webcast link on the left side of the screen. This will guide you to the screen to connect to the live webcast or past recordings of the Sunday Worship!

Also consider automatic giving from your checking or savings account by talking to a deacon, or drop off your offering envelope at the church office.

We thank God for your partnership in the gospel!

The Discipleship Team and staff members show appreciation to the past year educators with an Appreciation Meal Wednesday, May 20, 7 PM at the Pizza Ranch. Invited guests should RSVP to the church office by Tuesday, May 19.

Power Connection 2015 for students in grades 6-8 will be July 24-26 at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. Online registration needs to be completed at www.synodyouth.org before May 15. Registration fee of $72.50 payable to ARC and given to a youth leader or Becky Ossefoort; t-shirt cost is extra.

Also remember Group Everest free Vacation Bible School at ARC, June 1-5, 8:30 AM-12 PM. Register children age 3 by September 1, 2014, through grade 5 and sign up to bring snacks or beverages at the Narthex table. Also needed are shoeboxes, 20 ounce pop bottles, and pint canning jars.

Specific decorating items requested are wooden crates, ski gear, and sets of three small graduated size Christmas trees. Please call Becky first for details at 283-8600 to loan any of the above items.

ARC Mission Trip is planned for August 7-9, 2015 with Sioux Falls Urban Plunge. Leave the comfort of the suburbs and the safety of the small town, and experience ministry in the inner-city with multiple faith-based social service agencies in one concentrated weekend. Move out of the pews and into the streets. Participants will leave ARC on Friday, August 7 at 3 PM and return around 3 PM on Sunday. The maximum group number of 25 high school and adult people will stay at the Sioux Falls Seminary. The $130 per person fee includes an Urban Plunge t-shirt, housing, meals, snacks, a facilitator to be with our group, and all materials. Registration details are available on the Narthex table.

Men, mark your calendar for the 3rd annual Community Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Friday, June 5, 6:30 AM at the Blue Mound Banquet Center. Cost is $10. Speaker this year is Luverne Mayor, Pat Baustian.

POWER CONNECTION is an event organized by the Synod of the Heartland for students in grades 6-8 to provide an opportunity for the Holy Spirit to transform beliefs into a lifestyle of faith in Jesus Christ. Power Connection 2015 will be July 24-26 at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. Online registration needs to be completed at www.synodyouth.org before May 15. Registration fee of $72.50 must be paid to ARC and given to a youth leader or Becky Ossefoort; t-shirt cost is extra.

RENAISSANCE GROUP (55+) May outing will be lunch at Sterling’s Cafe followed by a tour at the Herreid Military Museum on Thursday, May 14. Meet at Sterling’s at 11:15 AM. Sign up at the Narthex table.

LADIES NIGHT OUT will be Thursday, May 7, 6 PM at the Luverne Pizza Ranch for all single, divorced or widowed ladies who would like to engage in positive and uplifting conversation while enjoying good food and getting to know each other. Contact Diana Schwartz with questions.

JR RCYF Youth Group will host a Pizza Ranch Tip Night on Monday, May 4, 5-8 PM at the Luverne Pizza Ranch.  Tips and a percentage of sales for dine-in, carry-out or delivery will benefit the group’s July trip to Power Connection.

Group’s 2015 VBS takes kids on an icy expedition to Everest where they overcome obstacles through God’s awesome power. ARC will host this year’s free VBS June 1-5, 8:30 AM-12 noon for kids age 3 (before 9-1-2014) through grade 5. Sign up in the Narthex.

Each day, kids trek through field-tested activity stations with their Climbing Crews of kids and leaders. Every station is designed to reinforce the daily Bible Point in a hands-on, interactive way that keeps everyone engaged. Stations include Base Camp Sing and Play, Bible Expeditions, Kidvid Cinema, Imagination Station, Glacier Games, Mountaintop Treats, Summit Celebration, Preschool Peak, and Meaningful Missions. Directors are Leah Deutsch, Jana Zeutenhorst, and Becky Ossefoort.

A long standing tradition of ARC VBS includes the painting of nativity ceramic figurines. A child will complete a set by creating several pieces each year. Since these pieces will need to be cleaned ahead of time, set aside Wednesday night, May 6, to help. Shoeboxes also needed to store ceramics.

In addition, volunteers are asked to sign the sheet at the Narthex table to provide snacks and beverages for leaders and helpers. Later, a supply list on the Narthex table will request special food items for Mountain Top Treats.

Specific decorating items requested are wooden crates, ski gear, and sets of three small graduated size Christmas trees. Please call Becky first for details at 283-8600 to loan any of the above items. Join the expedition!