Laurel Neufeld Weaver, LISW, and Susan Flowers, LCDC 3, have recently joined the staff of the Bluffton office of Lutheran Social Services.
Both are accepting new clients at this time. Appointments may be made by calling 877-343-2187. The Bluffton office is located in English Lutheran Church, 111 Grove St.
In July, a woman with Bluffton connections, Julie Hostetler Graber, will travel to Kenya to share her teaching experience with the staff of the Mathare Menno Kids Academy.
The Academy is a nursery through eighth grade school located in Mathare, a poverty-stricken area of Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa.
Julie was born while her parents, Don and Joyce Hostetler of Bluffton, were serving as volunteers in neighboring Tanzania. She has developed a lasting interest in the children there. This will be her third visit to Africa as an adult.
A Tuesday evening service will be held weekly at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, beginning on June 14 at 7:30 pm. The Tuesday service will be a slightly abbreviated version of the previous Sunday service. All are welcome and the church is handicapped accessible. More information is available at: tlcjenera.org
The Bluffton Presbyterian Church will have a percussion ensemble performing at the Pentecost service, June 12th at 10:30 a.m. Tanya Best will direct the large ensemble of church members and friends playing the last movement of David Gillingham^aEURTMs "Liturgical Music for Percussion Ensemble".
The piece quotes "Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" (John Wesley 1739). Instrumentation includes crotales (sometimes called "antique cymbals"), xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, bells, high-hat, triangle, tambourine, chimes, congas, tom-toms and piano.
School's out and Vacation Bible School season is in. Five Vacation Bible Schools are planned in the Icon viewing area this summer. VBS information follows:
