So this is rather great! I just learned this morning that the Big Grove/Crow River/Grace Lutheran parish will resume their summer ice cream social event after a three-year hiatus. I dug into my archives and found this on the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website...a short web article after the last time they held this on August 5, 2018 (short link): https://bit.ly/3zujDHa.
The video embedded in that article lasts 52 minutes and features the outdoor worship held that night at the Shores of St. Andrew Bible Camp.
Fast forward to 2022...here's the announcement. Spread the word! This is one of numerous wonderful upcoming events in the Bonanza Valley area.
The Big Grove/Crow River/Grace Lutheran parish will hold an ice cream social with outdoor worship on Sunday, August 21 at scenic Games Lake park in rural New London. The event runs from 4 to 8 p.m. and begins with recreation at the beach (games and swimming). An ice cream social will take place at 5 o’clock with burgers, hot dogs, beans, pie and ice cream; then from 6 to 7 p.m. is the worship service featuring music by the Cedar Creek Bluegrass Band. This is a Thrivent Financial fundraising event for the BG/CR/G Parish with free-will offering.