Week 17 ~ Bible Reading Plan
Copies of the full year reading schedule are on the Ushers. Below are this week’s readings.

Date	Day	Verse	Focus
5/28	Sunday	2 Corinthians 1-3	Epistle
5/29	Monday	Exodus 13-16	The Law
5/30	Tuesday	2 Samuel 1-4	History
5/31	Wednesday	Psalm 48-50	Psalms
6/01	Thursday	Job 33-34	Poetry
6/02	Friday	Jeremiah 22-26	Prophecy
6/03	Saturday	Mark 13-14	Gospel

Freewill Offering ~ Alaska Mission Trip
We will be collecting one more freewill offering today to help offset some of the costs of the Alaska mission trip scheduled for 6/8-6/19.

Commissioning
Sunday, May 28th, we are commissioning our Alaska Mission Team!

Final Diaper Day
Today is our final Sunday to collect diapers for Muskegon Pregnancy Services - Thank you to all who have donated to this life-saving ministry.

Lutheran World Relief ~ Donate for Aid to Turkey
Today is the last day to donate through church. Donations envelopes can be found on the ushers table. You can leave your donation in the church office mailbox. More information can be found on the Lutheran World Relief website: donate.lwr.org.

Next Sunday
Summer Worship Hours
Beginning Sunday, June 4th through August 27th
1st service ~ 8:00 am
2nd service ~ 10:00 am

Survey Results
There is a copy posted of the St. James Pastor Profile for Calling Congregations & Survey Results on the bulletin board if anyone would like to review them. This is the information from last week's special meeting with Pastor Randy Johnson.

Support
"Grieving with Hope" will be meeting Thursday, June 8th, at 6:30 pm.

Vacation Bible School ~ July 23-27
It's that time of year already! We need volunteers!! Please sign up if you want to be a part of something incredible. VBS takes more than 40 volunteers to run smoothly. Last year we had over 80+ kids in attendance. VBS has many different volunteer roles. Some that require only a one day commitment and others that invest more time with the youth and families. We have great success when we all pull together!

Something to think about...
When I stand before God at the end of my life,
I would hope that I would not have a single
bit of talent left, and I could say
"I used everything You gave me".

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Church Tent Use
Two tents were purchased in memoriam of Mert and Dorothy Raschke. The tents are 20 ft x 30 ft and are available for rent to St. James members. Family and friends may use the tents but members must call to schedule and submit the fee. The rental fee of $25 per tent per day is to cover replacement parts and the purchase of additional tents. To rent the tents call Melinda O'Connell at 894-9535. There is a crew available to help with set up and take down. Make checks out to St. James Lutheran Church. Availability is first come, first serve.