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Gibbon & Winthrop MN Communities
NIC NEWS
June 2026
Current Weeks News & NIC Newsletter information
Click the buttons below to see our worship times, calendars & much more!
Calendar
Click the More link below to view the NIC Parish calendar and view all scheduled events
Council & Committee Mtg Dates:
* July 8th - NIC Council Mtg - 7pm FLC
* July 14th – Augustana Council Mtg - 6pm
* July 14th - St John's Council Mtg - 7pm
* July 21st – First Lutheran Council Mtg - 7pm
NIC WOW:
Click this WOW News link to see more information about the WOW program
HEADSTONE MAINTENANCE OPPORTUNITY
AT AUGUSTANA
“Headstone Revival”, a gravestone cleaning and washing company owned by Matthew Mickelson in Nicollet, will be in Gibbon this summer to lift headstones that have sunken into the ground and to wash any needing cleaning. If you or anyone you know would like to get more information on this service, please contact any of the Augustana cemetery board members (Otto Hartmann, Curtis Olson, Mark Turtle, Bob Sievert or Jim Berger).
AUGUSTANA TREASURER POSITION OPENING
Augustana is seeking a treasurer, beginning October 1st. It is estimated to be about 15 hours a month, with a couple additional hours quarterly for reports to council. Quicken is the computer program used. We thank Barb Covell for her time filling this position. Please contact a council member if interested.
Upcoming Events:
NIC JOINT WORSHIP SERVICES
NIC Joint Worship services will be held on a rotational basis Please refer to the worship schedule for locations. Worship will be at 9:30 am
MIDSUMMER CLEAR LAKE WORSHIP SERVICE
SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH
The Clear Lake Midsummer worship service is Sunday, June 28 th at 9:30 a.m. A potluck dinner will follow at Augustana. All loose offering is given to the Clear Lake
Cemetery Perpetual Fund.
Contact & Communication Info:
Pastor Leonard's Contact Information
Email: leonard.hummel@gmail.com
Cell # 410-949-0060
Send Announcement Requests to:
Email: nicparish1@gmail.com
OR Email one of our Church Secretaties
Amy TenEyck - sjbismarcksecretary@gmail.com
Sue Bentz - augustana.secretary@gmail.com
OR click this Contact link, create your message & select submit.
Text & Email Communications:
If you are not currently, but would like to receive text messages or emails regarding important Church announcements & updates, please contact one of our Church Secretaries
St John's - Amy TenEyck sjbismarcksecretary@gmail.com
Augustana & First Luthern -- Sue Bentz augustana.secretary@gmail.com
Weather related announcements:
We will communicate event cancelations by text & email messages and post that communication on our website home page.
AUGUSTANA TO SERVE GIBBON BAND CONCERT ON FRIDAY, JULY 10 TH
Come and enjoy a night of great music and food at the Gibbon City Park on Friday, July 10th . Augustana WELCA will be hosting a BBQ, hotdogs, chips and pie meal starting at 6:00 p.m. with the band playing from 7:00 to 8:30.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE CHANGE IN AUGUST
Please note a change in the August worship schedule (ALC & FLC are swapping the 16th & 23rd services in the yearly calendar):
August 2nd @ FLC
August 9th @ SBJ
August 16 @ FLC
August 23 @ ALC
August 30 @ SJB
Prayer List & Important June Dates
Prayer List
Barb O’Brien
Carolyn Johnson
Charlotte Pagel
Christy Johnson
Dale & Pat Ericson
Dean Dilger
Earl & Marge Lindstrand
Felesha Driemeyer
Jerome Sabo
JoAnn Collins
John Johnson
Marti May
Mike Anderson
Reiden Cichoski
Steve Bruns
Steve Saxton
Tom Rabe
Wyatt Fischer
Family of Wilbert Schauer
Birthdays
6 2 Wendi Wright
6 5 Larissa Halstead, Delayne Pagel
6 6 Rachel Holmquist
6 7 Jean Pagel
6 8 Ross Regner, Amanda Beranek
6 9 Alexander Johnson, Brian Fredin
6 11 Pat Ericson
6 16 Peggy Jones
6 17 Abbie Ahlbrecht-Bue, McKray Schmidt,
Micah Pagel
6 18 Amber Neville, Evalynn AnnMarie Johnson
6 20 Benjamin Wersal
6 24 Kinley Pagel
6 27 Mary Humphrey
6 29 Brian Magnusson
6 30 Kendra Pogose
THANK YOU
Thank you to all the behind the scenes volunteers for keeping our churches warm, repaired and prepared for all of our events - we wouldn't be successful without all your help and support!
Thank you to all for sharing your time and talents - you are all gifted children of God.
Thank you to all our youth for your participation in our Church events and programs - you are our future!
God bless.