Living Faith Weekly News (Week of May 10, 2026)

Kay Michaelson
May 11
4 min read

Updated: May 13

**The women and girls who attended Living Faith on Sunday were honored on Mother's Day and received a blessing from Pastor Paige.**

Worship for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

Pastor Paige delivered a message of knowing God, how to know God and the fact that God abides in us all and has a great desire for us to know Him! Find our Living Faith Facebook page to listen to her complete message!

Thank you to Pastor Paige, Gail Kass, John & Peg McAllister, Tim Kass, Nathan Summerside, Kim Lang and Bailey Quanbeck for preparing and participating in our time of worship!

Baptism

Our worship service also included Pastor Paige's first baptism at Living Faith, Banks Dwight Van Otterloo. Banks is the son of Caleb & Jenelle Van Otterloo and his siblings are Kinley and Anniston. Sponsors are Mike & Elaine Van Otterloo and Brian & Kay Michaelson, Banks' grandparents.

**The service concluded with the distribution of a flower for each woman and girl and a Mother's Day blessing from Pastor Paige.**

Next Sunday

Living Faith worships within the walls of the Presbyterian United Church of Christ located at 858 7th Ave. SE in Le Mars. Worship begins at 11:00 AM. Pastor Paige will preside over worship with Travis Balt at the piano and Yvonne Law assisting with Holy Communion. If you would like to read scripture, please let Kay know. We invite you to join us this Sunday!

Prior to worship, at 10:00 there is a time of fellowship with the members of the PUCC in the Fellowship Hall. Kay Michaelson will be providing refreshments this week. Come for a cup of coffee and good conversation!

Living Faith extends its deepest sympathies to Tim & Gail Kass and Philip and Karen Kass, and Clara, Sybil, and Emmett upon the passing of their nephew and cousin, Eric Niebruegge of Louisville, Kentucky. Eric's mother is Gail's sister.

The Confirmation year has wrapped up and our thanks goes out to Pastor Paige and Vicar Grace for guiding the students through this year of study! Thank you also to those adults who are mentoring these students:

Dawn Richards mentor to Clara Kass

Jill Renken mentor to Jess Kopperud

Sharon Utesch mentor to Kenzie McLaughlin

Sharon Utesch mentor to Dakota Utesch

Erin Ohrlund mentor to Nathan Rathke

Lutheran Men in Mission will meet this Sunday, May 17th at 2:00 PM at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Lutheran Men in Mission promote the home as the primary focus of the development of a child's faith formation. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Juhl at 712-540-1391.

The Church Council's next meeting will be Monday, May 18 at 6:00 PM in Room 105. As a result, next week's news will come out on Tuesday.

Our next Visioning Session will take place on Sunday, May 31 following worship. A light lunch will be served after worship and Pastor Paige will lead us in conversation and listening during lunch and beyond. If you were not able to attend our first session, please plan to come and give your input on the 31st. Likewise, if you were in attendance at April 26's gathering, please join this conversation on the 31st as new topics will be discussed!

Upcoming Concert Information from Mike Rathke

PUCC Do-Day

The PUCC women will host their annual Do-Day on Thursday, June 25th from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. This year, two projects have been chosen. For those who like to sew, school bags will be put together. If sewing isn't your thing, the second project will be giving the church kitchen a spring cleaning.

School bags: Materials needed for the bags are: 1/2 yard of sturdy fabric such as poplin or denim or anything of a similar weight (no upholstery fabric, please), thread and 45 inches of webbing for the bag handles. Bags will be cut and sewn during Do-Day.

Kitchen Cleaning: Please bring cleaning cloths and supplies such as dish soap, multi-purpose cleaner, a small vacuum or anything else you may use to clean your home kitchen.

Congratulations to Grace Heeren who will graduate from Iowa State University on Saturday with a degree in Accounting. Starting June 1, she will be working in Des Moines at F & G Annuities and Life. Grace's parents are Jim & Sandy Heeren. Congratulations to the Heeren family!

Kortney Kopperud will graduate from Le Mars Community High School on Sunday. The ceremony will begin at 3:00 PM at the outdoor stadium. In case of inclement weather, all will be moved indoors to the Competition Gym. Kortney plans to attend the University of Iowa this fall to major in social work. Kortney's parents are Judd & Kari Kopperud. Congratulations, Kortney!

Congratulations to our PUCC friends, Mike & Rachel Cunningham, whose daughter, Katie, graduated last week from South Dakota State University! Katie will be attending Physical Therapy school at the University of Iowa starting in July.

Pastor Paige Attends Her Last First Call Retreat!