10-25-2015 Announcements

Main Street Living – Oct. 25^th – The featured speaker is Rev. Tim Rynearson of Peace Lutheran Church in Brookings and Redeemer Lutheran Church in Flandreau.  The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired.

PASTOR WILL BE ON VACATION thru tomorrow.  Rev. David Ellis will lead today’s worship service.  Rev. Matthew Resner from Menno is on call for all pastoral emergencies.  You may reach him at 573-301-2600 [cell].  You may also contact any of our elders for assistance (Brian, Blaine or Keith).

QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING NOTICE – Our Fall voters’ meeting will be held next Sunday in the Fellowship Hall right after the worship service.

THANK YOU, REV. ELLIS, for leading us in worship today!  We sincerely appreciate your Christian service to our Lord, to His Church and to our congregation!

BAPTISM OF LOGAN NEUHARTH – We joyfully welcome Logan Darrell Neuharth into our Christian family today through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism!  We thank God for giving him new birth, true faith, salvation and eternal life, and we pray that God’s holy angels will watch over him throughout his life.  Logan is the son of Glen and Kari Neuharth.  Please greet them in the receiving line following our worship service.

THE FLOWERS on the altar are in loving memory of Logan's Grandpa Darrell Swensen, and the special music was entitled “Masterpiece” sung by Betsy Knodel.

BAZAAR  on Nov.  5th from 10:30 to 7:00 p.m.  Coffee Hour  Committee for Nov. 1st is Lee Lagendyk  and Sharon Pfeiffer.  On Altar Guild for November are Bob and Karen Pidde and Visiting Helper  is Corrine Handel. 

No ADULT BIBLE STUDY CLASS after today’s service.

CHRISTMAS CANTATA:  Anyone interested in singing for our Christmas Cantata, please let Jane Kleinsasser or Amber Sayler know by Oct. 20th.  If we don't have enough singers then we will not perform a cantata this year.

QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING NOTICE – Our Fall voters’ meeting will be held next Sunday in the Fellowship Hall right after the worship service.

EXCITING YOUTH GROUP NEWS: The Youth Group will be attending the 2016 LCMS National Youth Gathering - In Christ Alone next summer in New Orleans! Held every 3 years, the LCMS Youth Gathering provides thousands of youth the opportunity to come together as a community of God’s people to learn more about Jesus Christ, the Christian faith and their Lutheran identity. During the five days of the Gathering, youth spend time together in God’s word, worship, service and fellowship with others from across the synod.  We have 9 youth and 4 leaders attending.  Fundraising efforts for this trip have started so please watch for news in the bulletin about our fundraising events. We appreciate your prayers and support for our Youth Group as they plan and attend this gathering. 

 THANK YOU to all the individuals that support the LFL coffee
 hour, especially Cheri Knittel, Phyllis Knittel, Karissa
 Podzimek, Bunne Weeman, Gerry Saner, Darla Harris
 and Denise Peterson.

OUR ANNUAL BAZAAR will be held Thursday, Nov. 5^th from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. We will have a Stitchery/Craft/ Country Store Booth and the Lunch Counter. We have posted the food list and work schedule on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall and the refrigerator in the kitchen if you want to check what you have volunteered to prepare. If you have any questions regarding the work schedule please contact one of the committee members. We plan to have the kitchen door unlocked by 7:15 a.m. on Thursday. Also please put a checkmark by your name on the food list when you bring your donations. If you have prepared your food earlier and then froze it, please make sure it is unthawed when you bring it. A sincere Thank You to everyone that has volunteered to bring food and also all the workers. See you Thursday Nov. 5^th for a day of good food and fellowship.

BAZAAR SETUP: We are setting up for the Bazaar on Monday evening November 2^nd at 7 p.m., please come & help if you are able. Thanks to all that have come, or are planning to come to clean and organize the kitchen we appreciate your help very much.

THE LADIES AID would like you to please pick up any dishes that you may have left in the kitchen before November 2.  Thank you