09/30/2012 Announcements

IN YOUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please remember Myron Schaffer as he continues to recover in the Sioux Falls VA Hospital, June Heckenlaible who has been admitted to Sanford Hospital, Paul Wynia and his family as they mourn the loss of his mother who went to be with her Lord last Monday evening, our shut-in and inactive members, and your friends and relatives who do not yet know Christ.

JOLENE SCHULTZ BENEFIT – St. Peter Lutheran Church (Clayton) will sponsor a benefit for Jolene Schultz at noon today.  Please see the notice on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall for additional information.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION would like to extend a BIG Thank You to all of the congregation and youth that participated in our VBS Mission "Samaritans Purse Shoe Box" program.  We collected enough supplies and monetary gifts to ship 13 boxes to children in need.  What a great statement and effect this will have on these children about how Jesus supplies our every need and extending a loving outreach to those less fortunate!

MOVIE NIGHT – On Sunday, October 7^th at 7:00 p.m. we will be watching Courageous.  Popcorn will be provided; please bring your own drink.

LADIES AID – The Ladies Aid will meet on Oct. 4^th at 7:00.  A business meeting will follow the Bible study which will be on Lesson 8.  Julie Huber is on the Altar Guild for October; Pauline Walz and Marie Wrenn are the Visiting Helpers.

THANK YOU, SHERRI ZACHARIASEN, for accepting the candle and parament maintenance duties.  We appreciate your willingness to spend your time to help make our worship time better!

LIFETOUCH FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY will be taking pictures for our photo directory on Tuesday, Nov. 6^th thru Saturday, Nov. 10^th.  Please mark your calendar.  We will be doing sign-ups during coffee hour on Oct. 7^th and Oct. 14^th or you may sign-up thru the church’s website.  See bulletin board for more information.

THE BAZAAR COMMITTEE has started making plans for the Nov. 1^st event, which will run from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Food donations are needed for chicken noodle soup, vegetable soup, chili soup, chicken sandwich meat, tavern, salads, pies, cake, pickles, crackers & coffee.  We will also need workers for the day and evening shifts.  We will again have the Country Store, Stitchery/Craft Booth and the Lunch Counter.  Please see or call Garnet Stern (925-7298), Corrine Handel (925-7433), Mildred Siekmann (925-7050), or Sharon Pfeiffer (925-7604) if you are willing to donate food or work.

YOUTH GROUP meeting will be on Oct. 14^th at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.  Everyone please plan to attend – both parents and youth – to discuss the upcoming year.

GOSPEL OF JESUS’ WIFE – In the last couple of weeks there has been substantial news media coverage about the supposed discovery of the “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife.”  If anyone would like further information about this topic, please contact the Pastor as he has 3 good, easy-to-read articles about the analysis and critique of the fragment of papyrus that was found, that the fragment is not what the media claims it is, the assumptions being made be certain groups of people, etc.

MAIN STREET LIVING – Oct. 7 – Kid’s Crossing uses drama to illustrate the healing of the ten lepers.  The featured speaker will be Rev. Kim Kanitz from St. John Lutheran Church in Revillo and Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Milbank.  His sermon theme will be “The Sanctity of Marriage.”  Main Street Living may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC Sioux Falls and at 9:00 on KEVN-FOX Rapid City.

THE LUTHERAN HOUR – Oct. 7 – “Proper Perspective” will be the sermon these for Rev. Ken Klaus.  The Lutheran Hour is broadcast on Sunday mornings at 8:30 on 105.9 FM and at 9:30 on 570 AM.