10-05-2014 Announcements

IN YOUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please remember Joan Dreessen who is recovering from knee replacement surgery, Richard Salis who will be having a heart procedure tomorrow, Elsie Hein who has an ear infection, those in cancer treatment programs as well as our shut-in and inactive members, and at least 2 family members or friends in your life who do not yet know Christ.

Main Street Living – Oct. 5^th – The featured speaker is Rev. Greg Lehr of Zion Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls.  His sermon theme will be “Fragrant Sacrifices and Offerings.”  The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired.

reformation worship service choir – You are invited to join the choir that will sing for the circuit Reformation festival service in Freeman on Nov. 2^nd.  There will be rehearsals on Sundays, Oct. 19^th and 26^th from 3:00 until 4:30 at St. Paul in Freeman.  Please let me know as soon as possible, but no later than Oct. 10^th, if you are willing to sing with us so that I may get the music to you.  My e-mail address is bowsconbrio@santel.net.  Best regards, Elizabeth Soladay

REFORMATION WORSHIP SERVICE – We will be hosting this year’s annual Reformation worship service for our circuit of 12 churches.  The service will be on Nov. 2^nd with a songfest beginning at 10:30 and the worship service beginning at 11:00 so as to allow the members of the other circuit churches to attend.  Following the service, we will offer a noon meal in our Fellowship Hall.  The cost will be $6.00; lunch tickets may be purchased from the Pastor.  At 2:00 Rev. Dr. Paul Maier (a professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan Univ. and a prolific author) will begin his presentation on “Martin Luther and the Reformation.”  Additional information has been posted on the bulletin board.

LWML will meet Thursday October 9th.at 7:00 p.m. at the Salem Home. Pastor will lead Bible Study and Gerry will provide lunch.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS needed for the “Adam and Eve” story unit.  This unit will run 10/12 through 11/9 (no Sunday School on 11/2).  Workshops are:  “storytelling”—2 weeks,  “science experiments”—3 weeks, “photography”—3 weeks, and “cooking”—3 weeks.  Please prayerfully consider sharing your talents with our young people for this 2-3 week commitment.  If you would like to help, please talk to Amber, Kristi, Maria, or Lisa.

 THE SAMARITAN GROUP will be sending out Solider Packages in November. If you have a family member, friend or someone you would like to receive a package please contact Diane Schnabel.

THE BAZAAR COMMITTEE - has started making plans for the November 6^th 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 Corrine Handel (925-7433), Darlene Schrag (925-7767), Mildred Siekmann (925-7050), or Sharon Pfeiffer (925-7604), if you are willing to donate food or work.