Headwat ers Newsletter

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His Church is not a building or a physical location. It is a living, breathing, holy temple built with living stones.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:■ New Awana Director

■ Awana Awards Pick-up

■ Chapel Project Update

■ Youth News

■ VBS Tentative

■ Work Days at Wells

■ GriefShare

“Being director of Awana allowed me to see the program in a new way. I could not have done it without all the amazing leaders, Jon, and Shirley there to support me, and I have loved getting to know so many great people. Thank you to all the parents, volunteers and church staff for helping cultivate and support this wonderful ministry.”

Lindsey Miner

Headwaters Kids

A strange end to an Awana year and an exciting new beginningAwana Leadership is going through some changes for next year. Lindsey Miner (left), our beloved and longstanding Director, has decided it is best for her family and personal life to step down.

Lindsey served as director for five full Awana years and has served in the

program for 10 years total. She has been an incredible leader for us all and will be greatly missed.

When you see her in the halls please give her a COVID-free expression of appreciation and wish her well for how the Lord plans to use her next at Headwaters.

Ministry Update

Progress on Chapel ProjectThings have been moving full-steam ahead on the Chapel Project the last few months. HVAC and Electrical teams are working hard every day to get those systems up and running. We will be ready to move on to more interior finishes yet this summer.

Many hands have been diligently making progress on the 1930’s orphanage chapel turned YWCA dance studio to restore it to it’s former glory and equip it for it’s future uses.

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New DirectorWith great excitement we are pleased to announce that Jillian Christiansen (left) will be taking over as Director of Awana. Jillian has served as the 2nd grade commander for 2 years and in Awana total for 6 years. She has shown great leadership and love for the kids and will be a great Director for the foreseeable future. When you see Jillian in the halls please also feel free to give her a COVID-free expression of excitement!

Pick up Your Awana AwardsUnfortunately we were not able to have an Awana Awards Ceremony this year to recognize the accomplishments that your kids work so hard to achieve. We have gathered all of the awards that they have earned and have them packaged and ready for pickup near the child check in at Wallen Road or in the church office Monday through Friday between the hours of 9am – 4pm. Click Here to see the program for the Awards Night and congratulate these kids as you see them at church for their hard work this year. ■

Awana continued

Choose your ServiceIn order to provide evenly distributed attendance of our services and adequately prepare our children’s department, please let us know what service you and each member of your family will be attending this Sunday or if you plan to watch via Livestream.

Go to our website under MY SUNDAY PLANNER or use the Church Center App today and sign up for which service option you plan to attend. ■

Pick up your kid’s Awards

• at Check-in on Sunday OR• at Church Office | M-F | 9am-4pm

Chapel continued

The Chapel will certainly be a beautiful location for weddings. Rooms for the bridal party to get ready are being prepared on either side of the stage. Jack Kuhn has pulled up parts of the wood dance floor to reveal the original flooring is still intact—and we’re hoping it is throughout! Plaster repair and restoration is underway, and the marble floors on the stage will also be restored. Custom wood trim is being prepared by volunteers, and paint colors are being finalized.

It is exciting to see this beautiful piece of history coming back to life!

Watch for future opportunities to get your hands dirty tearing up that dance floor when the time comes. ■

Claude

Markstahler has

been repairing

damaged plaster

work and even

re-creating and

replacing several

decorative plaster

elements.

(below) Clarence Bratton, Merland Beyler, and Garth Wilcox mill and stain custom wood trim for the finish stage of the Chapel.

Interior Designer, Chris

Thomas, discusses paint

colors with volunteer

painter, Geoff Velpel.

General Contractor,

Al Marsh, and Votaw

Electrician, Gary

Stauffer, look at plans

for the electric wiring

needed to bring the

Chapel to life.

A new AC unit is installed

in front of Building 6.

Don’t forget to sign up for ServicesFor four weeks (5/24-6/14) we are offering 4 options for Sunday morning services. No matter which option you choose, we need you to register!

You can click these direct links to register for: June 7, and June 14, or by going to the MY SUNDAY PLANNER page.

MY SUNDAY PLANNERMake sure you are ready for Sunday each week. Visit the MY SUNDAY PLANNER button on our church homepage. You can register for upcoming church services, download

What you need to know:the sermon notes for adults or children, review the social distancing guidelines, find the sermon links and more. Check it out HERE.

Special directions for Communion this SundayAs we remember the Lord’s Supper this Sunday at our in-person services, we will be asking you to pick up a self-contained package of the elements from tables outside the sanctuary.

Membership Candidate:Courtney Trowbridge

Summer Youth GroupJr High & Senior High youth group plans to meet in-person over the summer, Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm at Wells Street in the gyms and outside. (This is a location change from what was previously announced.)

Don’t forget to bring your water bottles since the drinking fountains are off-limits.

When does my 6th Grader start Youth Group?The first Wednesday night youth meeting for your 6th grader will be on July 1 as they transition WITH Mr. Dammeyer from Headwaters Kids to Headwaters Youth.

VBS Teen VolunteersIn the past the Jr. and Sr. High teens have been invaluable to the success of VBS and we would want to know how many of them would be available to volunteer.

If your teen is able or interested, you can follow HERE to sign them up.

Headwaters Youth sang praises to the Lord on the lawn at Wells Street on a beautiful June evening.

4 options | 4 weeks

Work Days at WellsWe are hoping to schedule several work days this summer. There will be indoor and outdoor jobs, for willing hands. Watch the newsletter for details.

If you are interested in helping on future workdays at Wells Street, please email Tim Williams. twilliams@headwaterschurch.org

Here are some of the jobs we’re considering:• Clear brush from tree

clusters on north and south areas of the site

• Fill in ground hog holes in lawn near buildings

• Prep third floor

• Remove surface mount electrical & network components

• Scrape/clean floors and ready them for carpeting

• Remove any legacy HVAC piping/components that will not be hidden by drop ceiling, etc.

• Removal of doors for refinishing

• Repair/replace window screens as needed

• General removal of debris/cleanup

• Repair/replace AC unit enclosures for villas

• Mulch around buildings 1-5

We need your FeedbackThe staff and elders would like to make a decision this week on IF and HOW Headwaters will provide Vacation Bible School programming this summer.

Current planned precautions for this years VBS: • Host outdoors as much as possible

• Pre-package all snacks and have all snacks prepared with gloves and masks

• Eliminate the large gathering times of opening and closing ceremony to insure the largest group size is not larger than 50.

• All indoor activities will be social distanced as much as possible.

• More precautions may be coming soon as this is discussed further.

Tentative Date: July 13-16 | 9:30am-12:30pm

Please take a minute to give us some feedback by clicking the buttons below:

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Kids Participating in VBS 2020

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Let us know how we can pray for you. F i l l out an onl ine Communication Card on our website .

Headwaters Church1001 W. Wallen RoadFort Wayne, Indiana 46825

260.489.4942www.headwaterschurch.org

Office Hours:M-F | 9am-4pm

Giving Totals Last Week General Giving $33,308 YTD General Giving $766,738 Weekly General Budget $36,875 YTD General Budget $811,250

Amplify Giving* “Chapel Phase” Goal $250,000 Last Week Giving $1,652 Total “Chapel” Giving $179,226 2020 YTD Giving $90,682 Remaining Needed $70,774 Total Amplify Fund Giving $812,836

*The Amplify Fund is a building fund for preparing our new facility

at 2000 N. Wells Street for current & future ministries.

Join Our next GriefShare GroupGriefShare is a special weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life after losing a loved one. Our group is led by caring people who have experienced grief and want to help you through the difficult days ahead. We know it hurts, and we want to help.

GriefShare will meet Monday nights from 6-7:30pm, at Wells Street in Building 2. June 8 - August 31

Each of the 13 weeks stands alone. You don’t have to attend them all to reap the benefits. There is a workbook with a suggested fee of $20, which you can pay online or in class. Scholarships are also available, just let your group leader know. Sign up HERE, on our website or with the Church Center App. ■

Leiah Rhodenizer is a graduating from homeschool and Alexandria School of Therapeutic Sciences as a Massage Therapist.

She plans on obtaining employment with a chiropractor’s office when she passes her boards later this summer

Her favorite verse is: Romans 2:1