Fountain of Life Men's Group will host a family picnic for the entire congregation on June 22nd at Kernersville Lake Park.  We have the shelter reserved that afternoon until 8:00PM and will eat around 6:00PM. The evening will close with a worship service at 7:00PM. We will provide chicken, BBQ, paper products, drinks, ice and bread and we ask each family to bring a side dish.  We will play horseshoes, volley ball, bocce ball, badminton etc.  Also, we will sit around under the shade trees and enjoy the God's wonderful surroundings.  As a SPECIAL treat, we will have a fishing contest for all the kids.  A trophy will be awarded for the largest fish in age group 1-4, 5-7, 8-10 and 11 and above.  This will run from 2:00PM-4:00PM and our special guest, the great grandfather of Nemo will be the judge.  Please sign up, by June 15th, on the sheet located in the fellowship hall and note each child, along with age, if they will be in the fishing contest. 

Bill Kapfer Scholarship The Bill Kapfer Scholarship Committee from the Men's Group will have the College Scholarship applications forms available in the Fellowship Hall on April 13.  These forms must be completed and dropped off in the "Bill Kapfer Scholarship" box no later than June 1, 2008.  The Scholarship Committee will evaluate the applications after the June 1st deadline and select those candidates that meet the committee requirements for college scholarship assistance.  Contact: Chuck Israel, 992-2535

2008 Altar Flowers Sign up is at the Information Center in the fellowship hall. Cost is $15.00. Contact: Kathy Boyer, 996-4699.

Midweek and Monthly Bible Studies

Monthly Evening Bible Study John Kollmeyer is continuing the study on the New Testament Women in the Bible. The group will meet June 8, 7:00 pm. Place to be announced. All men and women are welcomed! Contact: Mike and Ruth Woods, 993-6612.

Men’s Bible Class Join Elder Robert Fix the first, second, fourth and fifth Tuesdays of the month as he leads a video series at the home of Larry Scott at 1020 Lisa Run Drive, 996-9871. Thursday Evening Ladies Bible Study All women are invited to attend a study on the book of John. Dinene Crater leads this study on Thursdays at 7:00pm at the home of Ruth Woods, 290 Cathi Lane. Contact: Ruth at 993-6612.

Our VBS Teams are forming! This year the dates are August 3-7. If you have the gifts of service, help, leadership, or teaching and have a passion for children, check out the VBS Sign-up board in the fellowship hall. Contact: Tamara Sullivan, 996-5760 or Deb Hayward, 993-4447.

Ministry Opportunities

Vacation Bible School Meeting for all coordinators and leaders of Vacation Bible School is scheduled for May 29 at 6:45 pm in the fellowship hall. If you are a coordinator, leader or would like to join the team, please attend this important meeting. Contact: Tamara Sullivan, 996-5760.

VBS Decorating Team Needed! If you would like to help create the props for VBS, please call Nicole Seely at 992-3297 or you can email her at bseely@triad.rr.com for more information.

Rides Needed Carol & Julie Kananen are in need of rides to doctor appointments in June.  If you can serve in this way, please contact Carol at 993-5101.

Caroline’s Promise Needed Orphanage Supplies On June 22-30, 2008 Caroline’s Promise will take a mission team of 20 to Guatemala to minister to children at the Eagle’s Nest Children’s Home. Items needed are: Ink Pens – Black, Blue or Red, Crayons - 8 pack, Glue sticks, Construction Paper, Pencils & Erasers, Flat, zippered pencil pouches, Large pencil sharpeners that hook onto the wall, Backpacks, Pencil Sharpeners, Scissors, Rulers – Metric, Colored Pencils, Happy Meal type toys, Stickers, New & lightly used princess outfits, New & lightly used boys capes, Soccer balls –both youth & adult, Ball pumps with extra needles, New & used soccer jerseys – youth and adult, New sneakers –youth & adult sizes, Knee length shorts - youth & adult sizes, Gallon-sized zip lock baggies, Hard candy – individually wrapped, White bath towels & wash cloths, Bouncy Seats, Summer pajamas for ages 0-6 years, Footed pajamas for ages 0-6 years, Bath mats with rubber backing. Drop off items in the fellowship hall by June 1. Contact: MaryAnn Brinker at 993-0960.

Crisis Control May’s gift of the month is Peanut Butter. Please bring your gift to help those in need and place in the Crisis Control bin in the fellowship hall.

Milestone Ministry

…water & word, fountain, baptism birthdays, walking wet, FROGS….now it’s all about tending the baptismal journey.

High School Graduation: A Milestone for Seniors!  This milestone is a time for the graduate, family, and congregation to be very intentional about continued faith connections. As members of The Fountain commit to new ways to help graduates and families staying in touch with faith traditions (and with the Church), the congregation is encouraged to contribute to a fun-filled laundry bag for our four (4) graduates.  Feel free to drop off practical and handy dorm room items in the laundry bag in Fellowship Hall by May 30th to be given to our graduates on Sunday, June 1st.  Some practical items include: plastic ware, egg crate, instant coffee, hangers, rolls of quarters for washing clothes, shoe rack, over the door towel rack, bed risers, fun pillow case, dictionary, address book, notebook, pencils, pens, binder, Lutheran Book of Prayer, 1G flash drive, devotional book, gift cards. Baptism Dates We need your baptism date! Look at the baptism birthday chart in the Fellowship Hall to see if your baptism birthday is on record. If you have not given us your date, please fill out the Baptism Date sheet at the Information Center.

Senior’s Ministry

Fifty and Beyond meets the first Monday of the month in the fellowship hall. If you are 50 years or older you are invited to be a part of this ministry at Fountain of Life. Contact Judy Mullinax, 996-2726 & Sharon Bowman, 993-5102

Vineyard Tour Fifty and Beyond Group will be heading to Shelton Vineyards in Dobson, NC on May 22nd.  They will be touring the winery and tasting the different wines. Lunch will  be at the Harvest Grill at the winery.  We would like to invite any one who would like to go  with us to meet at the church  no later than 10:15 am to carpool and we should return by 3:00pm. If you would like to attend please call Joan Robins at 996-6806 or Judy Hedin at 993-6503.

Singles Ministry

FAITHful Friends is a singles fellowship group. Contact Karin Lennon at 306-2255.

Bowling League at Countyside Lanes, 1005 Masten Drive in Kernersville is forming. It will start on Tuesday, June 10 at 6:15 pm and is10-12 weeks long. Three people are on a team and the cost is 8-10 dollars/week.  Shoes are $2.50 and the first week is free!  For more information, please contact:  Karin Lennon at lennkr@aol.com or call 306-2255. 

Men’s Ministry

Men’s Group Contacts are Ed Bowman at 993-5102 and Ray Adams at 996-0227.

Fishing Trip Men's Group is holding 3 cabins on Great Island at Cape Lookout for our Fall Fishing Trip.  The 3 cabins will sleep 28 men -- so the first 28 to respond back -- gets a spot held!!!!.  The cabins are rustic --- with each wired for a generator (we can take or rent one) --hot water, propane over/stove combo and bath.  We would leave on Saturday, Nov 8th and return on Monday, November 10th.  The rental cost per person per night would be roughly $15.00.  We will not only surf fish and tell a few tales but we will eat what we catch!!!  We might want to take some additional food!! You can e-mail me back (ebowmannc@aol.com)  or call me at 993-5102. 

Recycling The Men's Group will be taking on an additional fund raising project that will benefit us all!!!   We have aligned ourselves with a recycling company that will take all our used electronic products. Many items will be taken.  Contact: Ray Adams at 996-0227.

Women’s Ministry

Women of the Word a publication for ladies at Fountain of Life is written by Kristy Augustine and available at the Information Center.

LWML will meet in the back room at Fire Mountain on June 17 at 6:30 pm. For more information, contact Dana Helton at 996-7644 or Mitzi Vance at 595-4439.

Ladies Book Club Summer is almost here and now is the time to get ready!  Healthful, helpful hints for living are included in this month’s reading.  Please join us as we look for ways to improve and enhance our choices for healthy living.  The book for June is You:  Staying Young:  The Owner's Manual for Extending your Warranty by Drs. Roizen and Oz.  Book discussion will be held Friday, June 13, 6PM at Barbara DeFossett’s home.

Women of Faith Conference This year’s conference theme is Infinite Grace and will be held in Greensboro, NC. Dates are Friday, October 31-Saturday November 1. Cost will be $75 which includes the conference and a box lunch on Saturday. Enjoy some fellowship time with other ladies of our congregation as well as other denominations. Build a friendship with someone new and have an amazingly uplifting weekend. Luci Swindoll, Patsy Clairmont and Sandi Patty are just a few of the speakers that you will hear. Deadline is August 1st to sign up. We have 30 slots so don’t delay in signing up! Contact Kathy Kollmeyer for more information or sign up in the fellowship hall (766-3622 or kmkoll@aol.com) or through email.

Young Adult Ministry

May 21st We will meet at Holly Matyi’s home: 210 Raven Ridge Drive Apt. C in Kernersville. We’ll continue our study in Genesis then. See you then!

Find Help ♥ Discover Hope ♥ Experience Healing

If you or someone you know is interested in attending any of the following programs or would like more information about these programs, please call Debbie Spencer at 993-4447.

DivorceCARE Working with trained facilitators, this 13-week program helps individuals with the healing process during and after a divorce. GriefShare This program consists of a 13-week GriefShare study, with trained facilitators that is geared toward helping individuals through the grieving process.

Youth Ministry

9-12th 60s Theme Party We didn’t have a lot of peeps there on Mother’s Day, so we’ll do the 60s this week. Freedom, love and peace. Make sure to pull out the bell bottoms for this party. Bandanas and peasant dresses work too! We’ll celebrate the wonder that was the 60s decade. We’ll talk about what love really is, we’ll spend some time figuring out how to love each other better, and we’ll have a whole lot of fun doing it! Please bring a snack!

7-8th Are Family! Today is the day that we talk about our Family. How do we treat our family? How do we love our brothers and sisters in Christ. Remember to bring $3-5 for lunch! See you then!

End of the Year Celebration! All youth 5-12 grade are invited to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of the summer out at Civitan Park from 5-8 pm. Please join us for a fun barbeque, games and some “campfire” activities. Gene Vance will be providing music for us and the park will provide the ambiance. Don’t miss this fun party at the park!

Summer Camp

Camp We are now enrolling for Summer Camp 2008.  We offer 7, 3-day sessions on Tues, Wed and Thurs from 9am-12pm.  The program is open to children ages 1-8.  The cost is $45 per session.  Please stop by the information center and pick up a flyer with session dates.  Call the preschool office for details at 993-9628.

Health Ministry

1st & 3rd Sundays Blood Pressure Checks Shirley Hiepler will be in Room #3 after the 8:30 service for anyone who would like their blood pressure checked.

Running the Race Sign up today for Running the Race! Fountain of Life will be racing against St. John’s Lutheran Church in WS. Who will “run” the farthest in 11 weeks? This exercise program begins June 8. Because this is a race, only members and regular worshippers at Fountain of Life will be able to participate. All types of exercise can be logged as miles so everyone can help! Sign up and all information is available today in the fellowship hall. Plan to attend the kick off at Salem Lake on June 8 at 2:00!

Health Ministry Our next meeting is May 20 at 6:30 pm in the office conference room.

Yoga We will only have one yoga class in June. It is scheduled for June 7 at 10:00 am. Join us in the fellowship hall and bring a mat, towel and a friend!