HAPPENINGS
A summer kids’ event called Rainforest Falls will be hosted at Trinity Lutheran Church, Birchwood from June 15 to June 19.
At Rainforest Falls, kids explore the nature of God—discovering who God is and how much he loves them! Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Bible Adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies, and test out sciency-fun experiments they’ll never forget. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes with a Canopy Closing that gets everyone involved in living what they’ve learned.
Rainforest Falls is for kids from age 3 (by 09/01/2025 & potty-trained) thru 5th grade and will run from 12:30 – 3:30 pm each day. For more information, call 715-354-3790.
A suggested donation of $10 per child, but not more than $20 per family, will help defray costs and can be collected on the first day. Scholarship funds are available so that every child can take part in VBS – just contact the church office at 715-354-3790.
Registration forms will be sent home with Birchwood students, can be downloaded, and are available at Trinity Lutheran Church, 501 E. Chetac Ave, Birchwood, WI. Online registration is available at: www.myvbs.org/tlc2026
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, many of you are aware of the situation evolving in Ukraine. Gelene and I served as missionaries in Ukraine, and we have learned that those with whom we ministered alongside are being directly impacted by these current events. As we see so many requests for money to support missions in Ukraine from various organizations, it is difficult to know which agency we should support. We have to ask the question, “Where will my money be used?”
Gelene and I served with Spiritual Orphans Network (SON), and I received an urgent request for donations from them this morning. SON ministers directly alongside Lutheran Churches in the regions involved in this conflict. I have been informed of the needs of the Lutheran Church in Ukraine, and the surrounding areas of Slovakia, Romania and Estonia. Monies that are going to Ukraine will support the Lutheran Churches as they minister to those who remain in the country: specifically, through the Gloria Ministry Social Kitchen which distributes over 200 meals per day, plus basic supplies, medicines and other necessities for survival to elderly and shut -in pensioners. SON is also supporting a congregation in their mission aiding refugees fleeing to safe border countries. The funding for the Lutheran Churches in the surrounding regions is needed to support these refugees with food, housing, etc. We have the assurance from SON Ministries, “In all cases, funds will only go to our trusted, long-term, partners.”
Please prayerfully consider donating toward this urgent need. We will be holding special offerings for the next several weeks to aid our Lutheran churches “with boots on the ground” in their ministries to the Ukrainian people.
Send your donations to the church (P.O. Box 8, Birchwood, WI 54817) or use our PayPal link on our website -- TLC PayPal
In Christ, Pastor Dan
