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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! IN EASTERN CARVER COUNTY-HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT LOVE, INC?-Please use THIS LINK!

LOVE, INC., will be sponsoring a Waffle Breakfast July 27, 9AM-12:30 PM, in the Chaska City Square Park with the proceeds going to Community Car Repair Effort a program of LOVE, INC for those in Need.

Chaska Moravian Church is the bedding collection site for our community through Love, INC. We are accepting donations of new or gently used items such as bed linens, blankets, pillows, quilts, mattress pads, towels, washcloths, etc. See Julie Taylor or Marvel Heath, or call 952.448.4000.

MINNESOTA-IOWA FLOOD RELIEF
June 22-August 1, 2008

Drop off  sponges, dish soap, work gloves, garbage bags, houshold cleaners, towels, combs, scrub brushes, insect repellant, flat double sheets, pillow cases, bandaids, handtowels, toothbrushes, nail clippers, latex gloves, and school kits. Hours: Monday-Thursday-9:00 AM-1:00PM, Friday-6:30-9:00 PM See project  leader, Julie Taylor, for more info, or call 952-448-4000

2008 Summer Camp Dates

All camps are at Mt. Morris except MINNDY
Jr. Camp Gr. 3-5...................June 23-27
Chetek and Post High-9th grade-21yrs.......July 13-19
Tar Hollow-9th Gr.-21 Yrs..............July 19-26
Winmore Gr. 6-8.................July 20-26
4M Mini Moravians- Gr. 1-2...........July 28-30
Plus 50.....................................July 31-Aug. 3
MINNDY Gr.2-5 (MN)...............Aug. 3-7
Vouchers and scholarships available. Call 952.448.2687

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED IN MANY AREAS WITHIN THE CHURCH-PLEASE SEE THE CHURCH BULLETIN FOR ENTIRE LIST-"To be a Christian is to live offering works in love to others"

IS THIS FOR YOU?
A new mission opportunity is available to pack meals once a month for "Feed My Starving Children" Each month 10 volunteers as a "Team" plus 10 subsitutes rotating in a schedule will give an opportunity for Christians to fulfill the Lord's commandment to serve other in need with love.
Please call 952-448-4000 for more info

If you would like another opportunity to help those in need, there is also a need for volunteers in the Lutheran Volunteer Corps. Please contact the church office ar 952-448-2687 for more info.

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The Moravian Church recognizes the sacraments of Baptism and of Holy Communion. The usual mode of baptism is sprinkling and the church administers the sacrament in the name of the Triune God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). In the case of infant baptism, the sacrament carries with it the responsibility of parents, child and congregation. Through baptism the individual receives a pledge of the forgiveness of sin and admission into the covenant of God through the blood of Christ. Children may be baptized as a sign and pledge to them of the promise of Christ that theirs "is the kingdom of Heaven." Youth and adults confirm their baptismal covenant or are received by adult baptism when they make a profession of faith.

In respect to the sacrament of holy communion, the Moravian Church does not try to define the mystery of Christ's presence in the communion elements, but recognizes that the believer participates in a unique act of covenant with Christ as Savior and with other believers in Christ. The Moravian service of holy communion is a service of praise and prayer (with hymns being sung as the elements are distributed to all communicants); of fellowship (with the right hand of fellowship extended at the beginning and close of the service); and of special covenant with Christ and with each other.

In accepting other creeds of the Christian Church (such as the Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed, the Augsburg Confession) and in its practice, the Moravian Church has always stood by its motto: "In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; and in all things, love."