Congratulations to Paul & Evelyn Peterson who celebrated their 50^th Wedding Anniversary on June 26. A cake in their honor will be shared during our fellowship time today

A special meeting of the congregation will take place today at 12:05 pm in the Sanctuary. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and vote on a plan that would enable Sam Song to more effectively pursue his work for the St. Paul University of China.

Come and bid farewell to Thompson, Bio & Ayebayai Ivory at a reception in the gym today from 2:00-5:00 PM. There will be a short program at 3:15. A basket will be available for love gifts and cards. They will be returning to Nigeria on July 8^th.

Luis Palau Twin Cities Festival Prayer Rally: Join them for a time of corporate prayer and worship today from 5:30-7:00 PM at Grace Church in Eden Prairie (9301 Eden Prairie Road.)

Jennifer Hibst is a candidate for Miss Svenskarnas Dag Queen. On July 4, she will be participating in this event at Minnehaha Falls all day. The choir will be singing at about 3:00 PM. A meatball dinner will be served that day also. For further details, contact Marcia Hibst at (952) 997-6675.

Interested in baptism? Call the church office at (612) 827-4705 or email Pastor Joel at joel.sutton {at} firstfreechurch.org.

All Adult Bible Fellowships will combine on Sunday, July 25. Pastor Joel will be teaching on "The Contagious Christian." This class will explore our different outreach styles and how we can use our individual gifts to reach others for Christ.

Happy Father's Day to our Dads! Pick up your free gift, The Man in the Mirror, in the church lobby this morning. This book is written for you, the man grappling with the pressure and stress of everyday life.

We extend our condolences to Grace Elasky and Myrl & Bob Glockner. Their brother, Earl Flood, passed away last week. His funeral was held in Wisconsin on June 17^th.

A special meeting of the congregation will take place on Sunday, June 27, at 12:05 pm in the Sanctuary. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and vote on a plan that would enable Sam Song to more effectively pursue his work for the St. Paul University of China.

Come and bid farewell to Thompson, Bio & Ayebayai Ivory at a reception in the gym on Sunday, June 27, from 2:00-5:00 PM. There will be a short program at 3:15. A basket will be available for love gifts and cards. They will return to Nigeria on July 8^th.

Summer Fire is here! All Junior and Senior High students are welcome to join us on Wednesday, June 23, 6:30 pm, at Todd Park (56^th & Chicago) for Ultimate Frisbee! You'll probably want running shoes. We provide the Frisbee.

Luis Palau Twin Cities Festival Prayer Rally: Join them for a time of corporate prayer and worship on Sunday, June 27, from 5:30-7:00 PM at Grace Church in Eden Prairie (9301 Eden Prairie Road.)

Interested in baptism? Call the church office at (612) 827-4705 or email Pastor Joel at joel.sutton {at} firstfreechurch.org.

We warmly welcome our new members this morning! Be sure to greet them during our fellowship time. Our new members are: Warren Ahlgren, Florence Anderson, Orville & Geraldine Ayers, Geraldine Bjork, Doug & Cheryl Conrad, Elaine Brower Gravender, Mert Kvelland, Herbert Lundborg, Gertrude Moxness, Nancy Nichols, Stacy Olson, Julie Owens, Evelyn and Ione Seaberg, Laura Snyder & Vernette Wessman.

You are invited to an open house for Christina and Philip Olson today from 1:00-6:00 pm at Gerry & Barb Olson's home, 6300 98^th St. W. in Bloomington.

Senior Fellowship will be having a potluck lunch on Tuesday, June 15, at 12:00 Noon. This will be a combined social with Fidelis-Marantha Class.

Summer Fire is here! All Junior and Senior High students are welcome to join us on Wednesday, June 16, 6:30 pm, at church for Frisbee Golf!

A MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) planning meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 18, at 9:30 AM. We will meet at church in the conference room by the office. If you are able to attend, email Rachel Olson at rachel {at} olsonzoo.com.

The Chaim Class is going to Como Zoo, Saturday, June 19, at 1:00 pm. Meet at the church to carpool. Please RSVP to Vanessa Beckett at (612) 721-6885 if you plan to attend.

Interested in baptism? Call the church office at (612) 827-4705 or email Pastor Joel at joel.sutton {at} firstfreechurch.org.

A Special Prayer Opportunity: On Wednesday, June 30, at 7:00 pm the youth group will be leading a concert of prayer for adults and students. This could be an important first step in meeting our prayer goals for the coming year.

We warmly welcome Alicia Bontrager, our new summer youth intern. She grew up in Middlebury, Indiana, and is a Christian Education Ministries major at Taylor University.

Congratulations to our high school graduates!
Jennifer Hibst, Jordan Millikan, Christina Olson, Philip Olson and Emily Sawyer

You are invited to an open house for Christina and Philip Olson on Sunday, June 13, from 1:00-6:00 pm, at Gerry & Barb Olson's home, 6300 98^th St. W. in Bloomington.

Congratulations also to Jerry McDonald. Jerry received his Bachelor's in Music Performance this spring at the U of MN.

The Overcomers will meet for lunch today, 12:30 pm, at the Olive Garden on 4701 W. 80^th Street.

The Fire is out for the summer, but Summer Fire is coming. All Junior and Senior High students are welcome to join us on Wednesday, June 9, 6:30 pm, at church for Smashball!

Sojourners BBQ & Social for adults only will meet at Joel & Becky Sutton's home (4817 10^th Ave. So.) on Friday, June 11, at 6:00 pm. Please sign up to bring a dish to share. The sign up list is posted in the Sojourners' classroom.

Interested in baptism? Call the church office at (612) 827-4705 or email Pastor Joel at joel.sutton {at} firstfreechurch.org.

Doug & Cheryl Conrad, one of our missionary couples to Japan, are looking for rental housing near the church. If you know of any, please contact Doug at d.c.conrad {at} efcaim.org or call (612) 824-3734.