A part-time paid position is available as a member of the Infant/Toddler Center staff team.  We’re looking for an adult who loves kids and understands their developmental needs.   This staffer would work 1-2 weekends per month at the Lake or Hill site on Sunday mornings, and occasionally for the Saturday evening/Sunday evening services and other holiday worship services.  Help is also needed for Tuesday evenings from 5:45 – 7:15 p.m. and Wednesdays from 4:15-8:30 p.m.  If you have questions or wish to apply, please contact Judy Hansen at 651-452-3680

Have you driven by the Preschool recently and noticed the beautiful home placed in the playground?  We can't wait to share it with the kids!  Meg Tilley, Easter member, won the playhouse at the Eagan FunFest and donated it to the Preschool.   Lennar Homes and Associates built the house and managed the work of moving and placing the house on our playground.  It was a huge undertaking!  Following is a list of those who donated their time and efforts. Thank you!

Playhouse Construction
Framing and Structure - Lennar Homes and Associates
Roofing - Skoles Roofing
Exterior Materials - LP Building Products
Flooring- Builder Carpet
Painting Exterior- BrushMasters Inc.
Painting Interior - Pro Drywall
Interior Trim - Issacson Brothers Const.
Electric Wiring - LDM Electric

Moving and Placing Playhouse
Friedges Landscaping, Excavating and Rental Companies
Northland Construction
Great River Energy

Dana Billing, Alli Hofstad, Adam Iverson, and Kenzie Lyseng are talented artists and members of Easter Lutheran.  They were part of AP Art Portfolio – an advanced placement class that offers talented students an environment where they can experiment with a variety of styles and media. 

Each student developed a portfolio that includes one area of concentration.  The portfolio is scored by a national board and may earn them college credit.  They would like to dedicate this show to their fellow “Port” classmates and their teacher Stephanie Molstre-Kotz (“MK”), also a member at Easter.

This year’s recipient of the Kristi Lockrem Memorial Scholarship is Kristin Aune.  The award was presented at the July 20 Church Council meeting.  Kristin graduated from Eagan High School in 2009 and is attending Dakota County Technical College with a goal to be an Administrative Assistant.  She and her family are members of Easter Lutheran Church.  The Kristi Lockrem Memorial Scholarship offers financial awards to students with learning disabilities who seek further training or education upon high school graduation.  Since the scholarship was established in 1996, $11,550 has been awarded to fifteen students.

Children’s Singing Choir Registration:
Register now to participate in Music Explorers, Cherub Choir and Choristers!  You can find the registration form online (Learn/Elementary) or at either site.

Music Explorers (3 and 4 years old), Wednesdays, 5:15-5:55 p.m.
Cherub Choir (5 years, K, Grade 1),  Sundays, 11:10-11:55 a.m.
Choristers (Grades 2-5),  Sundays, 11:10-11:55 a.m.

Bell Choir Registration:
Registration for bell choirs is important because there are a limited number of ringing positions in each choir.  Please register before September 1 so we can include everyone in a choir.  You can register for Choir Chimes or Tintinnabula using the form available online (Learn/Elementary) or at either church site.  To register for Strikepoint, please contact Kris Henry at
khenry@easter.org.

Choir Chimes  (Grade 5), Wednesdays, 6:30-7:10 p.m.
Tintinnabula (Grades 6-8), Sundays, 5-5:45 p.m.
Strikepoint  (Grades 9-12),  Sundays, 6-6:50 p.m.

The AMen are Back!
The AMen is an acappella ensemble for high school guys.  Rehearsals are on Sunday mornings 11:15 a.m.-noon and begin on September 26.  Contact Kris Henry at khenry@easter.org if you are interested in participating.  

by Stacy Wollmuth, Parish Nurse

As we begin our spin around the wholeness wheel we will take a look at intellectual wellbeing.  As Minnesotans we are known to take a little break in the summer.  Take time this summer to think about how you are taking care of your mind.  Spend some time reflecting on how your brain interacts with the other parts of the wholeness wheel.  I invite you to "get your head in the game" as you look at how your individual wheel is spinning!

Things are going amazingly well here--in all ranges between the sublime and the ridiculous. 

Dear Friends and Family,
 
Thank you for your prayers and kindness. I greatly appreciate your many warm and supportive emails.   If you are replying to this email, perhaps you could delete the letter and pictures since we pay by the byte, and my long letters returned exact a significant bite.
 
I hope and pray you are well and having at least half the gratifying, life-filling encounters I'm having here in Tanzania.  Today marks my third week here, and each day has been filled with good (and not-so-good but memorable) experiences.
 

--by Stacy Wollmuth, Parish Nurse

Paul writes to the Romans:  "Do you know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in the newness of life" (Romans 6:4).

Last September we invited members to offer their dreams for Easter Lutheran Church.  The purpose of this Dream Gathering was to get a fresh, deep and wide look at the future of Easter Church over the next five years.  Every dream was read and discussed.  A dream-sorting event with leadership on Oct. 3, 2009, developed themes and priorities for initiatives.  After the sorting, the results were given to the Long Range Planning Committee to review and determine common themes that fit Easter’s mission, “To grow in faith and carry on the work of Jesus Christ” and Easter’s vision, “Transforming hearts and lives for Christ.”   These common themes, sorted into ministry areas, were given to the appropriate committee and staff for further evaluation and action.  Easter’s Church Council accepted the Long Range Planning Committee Report (included in the Annual Report) on April 20, 2010.