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Week of April 27 – May 3, 2026
Wed Apr 29:
  4:00  Confirmation
  5:30  Free Community Meal
  7:00  Choir
 
Thu Apr 30:
9:30    Bible study
 
Fri May 1: Happy May Day!

Sun May 3:
10:00 Worship with Blake Potthoff
            Sunday school
 
Birthdays for April 26 – May 2, 2026
Apr 26           Lorin Pollock
                        Ken Schwieger                    
Apr 28           Nola Thedens
                         Michael Neusch
May  1            Kamara Cone  
 
Anniversaries for April 26 – May 2, 2026
Apr 27            Tim & Kay Campe         41 yrs
Apr 30            Jim & Barb Bock            60 yrs
May  1            Kevin & Kelly Moller     44 yrs  

 
Thank you, Ellen Germain, for leading us in worship today!

The April Free Community Meal will be on Wednesday, April 29th. Starting at 5:30 PM, the Fairmont Service Club will be serving: chicken pasta salad, savory vegetable salad, homemade dinner rolls, cupcakes, and beverages. ALL are Welcome!!

Please, sign up in the Narthex for an ingredient (or two!) to donate for the Pie & Ice Cream (& BBQs!) Social on June 13th during Interlaken Heritage Days. Ingredients should be in the church kitchen by Sunday, May 17th!

Don’t forget! CREST will be hosting the Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service on Thursday, April 30th from 7:30am-3:30pm in the upper level of the Evangelical Covenant Church, located at 901 Woodland Avenue in Fairmont. Pillows will be fluffed, cleaned, deodorized, and sanitized while you wait or you may come back to pick them up later. All proceeds will go to benefit CREST as they strive to enhance the quality of life for those they serve in Martin County. If you would like more information about CREST or this fundraiser, please call 235-3833.

The Early Risers Kiwanis Club is hosting an All You Can Eat Pancake Supper on Monday, May 4th from 4:30 – 6:30 PM at the Knights of Columbus, 920 E. 10th Street. Menu includes pancakes, sausage, fruit, milk and coffee. Tickets for adults are $7 (presale) and $8 (at the door). For children 12 and under, they are $4 (presale) and $4.50 (at the door). Proceeds to support the Fairmont Robotics.

Our church's trusty Starfish Fund is in need of some additional donations to continue its mission of short-term emergency financial assistance in our community. Checks can be made out to the church, with Starfish Fund noted in the memo line. Your continued support is much appreciated!  ~Pastor Cory

If you would like to provide treats and coffee after a church service, please sign up in the binder on the back table. Please ask a hospitality board member (Terri Luetgers, Rebecca Lunz, Sherry Larson, Donna Grotte, Pat Cowing or Deb Adams) if you have any questions.

If there is a Sunday that has a special meaning to you and you would like to provide flowers, please sign up on the calendar on the bulletin board. Write your name and who the flowers are in memory/honor of. Please know that we appreciate you sharing your special memories/days with us! Contact Kay Campe with questions at (507) 236-9097 or kayanncampe@gmail.com.

​First Congregational UCC Announcements​​
Interested in joining First Congregational UCC?
Please speak to Pastor Cory after the service or email him: FirstCongoUCCPastor@gmail.com.​​

​Today’s flowers are in memory of Woody Woodward
from Joann Woodward.

Week of April 20 – April 26, 2026
Mon Apr 20:
  9:00  May newsletter items due
 
Wed Apr 22:
  4:00  No Confirmation
  7:00  Choir
 
Fri Apr 24:
11:00  Newsletter assembly-volunteers welcome!
 
Sun Apr 26:
10:00 Worship with Ellen Germain
            Sunday school
            Blessing box collection
  1:00  Backup date for Highway Cleanup


Birthdays for April 19 – April 25, 2026
Apr 21            Cameron Hainy
                         Arianna Moller Smith
                         Jerry Norman  
                         Jackson Grefe
Apr 22            Donna Grotte
                         Rachel Tonneson

  
Anniversaries for April 19 – April 25, 2026
Apr 20            Jacob & Abby Shoen              13 yrs
Apr 20            Eugene & Polly Mosloski    22 yrs
Apr 23            Curt & Terri Luetgers           50 yrs

   
Thank you, Jon Neitzel, for cooking the great breakfast before worship this morning!
  
The April Free Community Meal will be on Wednesday, April 29th. Starting at 5:30 PM, the Fairmont Service Club will be serving: chicken pasta salad, savory vegetable salad, homemade dinner rolls, cupcakes, and beverages. ALL are Welcome!!
 
CREST will be hosting the Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service on
Thursday, April 30th from 7:30am-3:30pm in the upper level of the Evangelical Covenant Church, located at 901 Woodland Avenue in Fairmont. Pillows will be fluffed, cleaned, deodorized, and sanitized while you wait or you may come back to pick them up later. All proceeds will go to benefit CREST as they strive to enhance the quality of life for those they serve in Martin County. If you would like more information about CREST or this fundraiser, please call 235-3833.
 
Our church's trusty Starfish Fund is in need of some additional donations to continue its mission of short-term emergency financial assistance in our community. Checks can be made out to the church, with Starfish Fund noted in the memo line. Your continued support is much appreciated!  ~Pastor Cory

If you would like to provide treats and coffee after a church service, please sign up in the binder on the back table. Please ask a hospitality board member (Terri Luetgers, Rebecca Lunz, Sherry Larson, Donna Grotte, Pat Cowing or Deb Adams) if you have any questions.
  
If there is a Sunday that has a special meaning to you and you would like to provide flowers, please sign up on the calendar on the bulletin board. Write your name and who the flowers are in memory/honor of. Please know that we appreciate you sharing your special memories/days with us! Contact Kay Campe with questions at (507) 236-9097 or kayanncampe@gmail.com.

​April Blessing Box: Strengthen the Church

April Diaconate: Jon Neitzel