The Vine is available at SOTV! You can find the printed magazine by our newsletters (inside the doors, in the kiosks, and by the Vine banner in the narthex. Come grab yours, and some extras for family and friends!
Read more about our new members in our August 2022 newsletter: https://www.sotv.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Shepherd-of-the-Valley-News-for-the-Flock-August-2022-Newsletter.pdf
Earlier this summer, four Shepherd of the Valley members traveled to visit our partner parishes of Tungamalenga, Makifu, and Usolanga in Tanzania. Because of Covid, it had been two long years since SOTV has been able to visit our partners in person. The group was excited to see old and new friends, and all the things discussed via Zoom the past couple years.
Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries for older Americans. Falls threaten seniors’ safety and independence, and generate enormous economic and personal costs. However, falling is not an inevitable result of aging.
Say hi, introduce yourself, and give a warm welcome to our new employees: Lizzy Sanders, Rose Bauernfeind, and Christa De Vries!
Thank you for filling the SOTV Food Shelf condiment aisle with ketchup, mustard, and mayo! There are smiling kiddos everywhere as they slather that ketchup on hot dogs…and everything else.
Thank you for your donations toward school supplies! Through your generosity, we helped Diamond Path Elementary School, Scott Highlands Middle School, Falcon Ridge Middle School, People Inc., Rosemount Family Resource Center, The Link, SOTV Food Shelf, and a MOM’s group. What a blessing to know that our children are off to a good start this school year!
Wes Kimball will conclude his role as Interim Youth Director for High School on August 17. Wes will begin his pastoral internship at Mount Calvary Lutheran in Excelsior, MN. Thank you for your ministry, Wes!
Centered in the love of God in Jesus Christ, in our vision statement we describe Shepherd of the Valley as a community that understands itself to be gathered, loved, and sent. While large in size, we are (or, more truthfully, we aspire to be) a neighborly church – the kind of place where you and all people are welcomed in your particularity, treated with gracious respect, and challenged to grow in life and faith.
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