Dear Church Family and Friends of Southtown,

This Sunday is Father's Day and I will be sharing a special message that I believe will speak to all. Also we will be having a brief commissioning service for the seven headed to New Orleans on Sunday afternoon for a missions trip.

It seems that almost every day there is something new that materializes regarding our ministry facility expansion plans. Some days just take a few minutes while other days takes hours to work on and through. Let's continue to keep our faces facing forward during this journey. What we are doing and accomplishing now will be talked about for years in the future. May those who come behind us find us faithful.

On Sunday, July 29th, we will be having our "4th of July Picnic." There will be a different schedule this day in order to allow as many people as possible to come together for food and fellowship. The schedule looks like this:

• 10:00 - Sunday School/Bible study for all ages

• 11:15 - Combined Worship Service

• 12:30 - Picnic on the grounds

Please bring your own meat to grill and a dish to share. Beverages, ice, and the grill will be provided by the church.

This is also "Casual Dress" Sunday, so come in comfortable clothes for a picnic.

For the third year now we will serving at the Bloomington Summer Fete. We will be handing out cold water and doing garbage detail, all while wearing our special Southtown yellow t-shirts.

This event is the largest the city has each year, drawing thousands to Normandale Lake. Last year we handed out hundreds of cold, bottled waters.

We will be serving from 5 to 9 pm on Thursday night, July 3rd. Come for one, two, or all four hours. Make your plans now to help serve our city.

I look forward to seeing you Sunday for another time of worship, ministry, evangelism, discipleship, and fellowship.

Stan