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CHURCH NEWS
Clear Lake
UMC
welcomes
new pastor
The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Thomp-
son will begin her duties as leader
of the Clear Lake United Methodist
Church today (Wednesday, July 1).
On Sunday, July 5, the public is in-
vited to meet Thompson at a recep-
tion at the church following a 10 a.m.
service.
Thompson comes to Clear Lake
after spending the past three years
serving Grace United Methodist
Church, located near Drake Univer-
sity in Des Moines. Prior to that, the
Dayton, Ohio native had been a resi-
dent of southeast Iowa since 1981.
The North Iowa area is not
completely new to Thompson. She
formerly was an artist-in-residence
for the Iowa Arts Council and spent
time at MacNider Art Museum and
Mason City Schools. As a member
of the Iowa Choral Directors Associa-
tion she has also attended meetings at
North Iowa Area Community Col-
lege and has visited Clear Lake.
In the days leading up to her of-
St. Pat’s to hold
extra service
Because of the 4th of July falling
on a Saturday, there will be an extra
Mass offered on the weekend at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church, in Clear
Lake. Mass times for the weekend are
Saturday, 4 p.m. and Sunday, 8 a.m.
and 10 a.m. The added service is for
the holiday weekend only.
Summer is busy at
Zion Lutheran
Summer is a busy time at Zion
Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake, with many special events
taking place.
On July 12, following the Sun-
day morning worship service held
in Clear Lake City Park, a baptismal
service at the lake will be held. The
event is open to both children and
adults. Pastors Dr. Patrick Hall and
Kirk Wilkie will be waist deep in the
water while fully immersing people in
the grace filled water of their baptism. “Shake it Up Cafe - Where Kids Carry
For more information and to sign-up
for the baptism, email Carol Berge at
[email protected] to set up a UU Fellowship to
time to meet with one of the pastors
prior to the July 12 baptism.
The Zion Peru Mission Team
will be serving at Culver’s, 1204 N.
25th St., Clear Lake, on Thursday,
July 16, from 5-8 p.m. Culver’s will
be donating 10 percent of the earn-
ings to go toward the group’s trip to
Peru in August.
A summer kids’ event called,
Everest VBS, will be hosted held from
July 26-
30, from
6-8 p.m.
each day.
At Ever-
est, kids
discover
what it
means
to hold on to God’s mighty power in
everyday life. Everest is for kids from
5 to 11 years old. For more informa-
tion, call 641-357-5261.
REV. DR. JACQUELINE
THOMPSON
ficial start at the church, Thompson
said she has enjoyed attending a va-
riety of activities in the community,
including Thursdays on Main, Fresh
on Fridays and a Book Chat group
meeting at the library.
“I like being out and meeting
people. I look forward to getting to
know more about the community,”
she said.
Thompson replaces Rev. Bernie
Colorado, who is retiring. He served
the Clear Lake church for three years.
The Clear Lake United Method-
ist Church is located at 508 2nd Ave.
N.
Bell Harbor to hold
service July 5
Worship services at Bell Harbor
will be held through the summer at 9
a.m. at Knoer Lodge, 4672 Epworth
Drive, off South Shore Drive, just be-
yond P.M. Park. A service will be held
on Sunday, July 5. The services are
ecumenical and open to all. Dress is
casual. A fellowship time follows the
worship service.
UMC to welcome
new pastor July 5
On Sunday, July 5, Clear Lake
United Methodist Church will be
holding a joint service at 10 a.m.,
instead of the regular two services at
8:30 and 10 a.m. The church will be
welcoming their new pastor, the Rev.
Dr. Jacqueline Thompson, with a re-
ception following the service.
The church will also be holding
Vacation Bible School July 13-16,
from 5:30-8 p.m. for children ages
three to fifth grade. The theme is,
Out God’s Recipe.”
variety of fields, including: business, West, in Mason City. Anyone wanting
discuss fossil fuels
The Unitarian Universalist Fel-
lowship of North Central Iowa will
meet on Sunday, July 5, at 606 N.
Monroe, Mason City. A coffee and
social time begins at 10 a.m. and the
program begins at 10:30 a.m.
The topic of the message will be
“The 100% Plan.” Is it possible for
the U.S. to ditch fossil fuels? The an-
swer is “yes,” according to reseachers
and engineers from Stanford Universi-
ty and U.C. Berkeley, who have devel-
oped a state-by-state plan to convert
the country to 100 percent renewable
energy in less than 40 years. Also
learn where Iowa is in the plan.
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Lions Pride to
hold Breakfast
by the Lake
Tickets are now available for the
Clear Lake Lions Pride annual Break-
fast by the Lake on Saturday, July 11,
at Clear Lake City Park. Breakfast
will be served from 7-11 a.m.
The menu will include Chris
Cakes Pancakes, sausage and bever-
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the day of the event and ages five and
under eat free!
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