Holy Communion is celebrated in our worship service today. What a joy and privilege! In this Sacrament our Lord gives unto us not only bread and wine, but also His very body and blood to eat and drink. In this Sacrament He assures us that our sins are forgiven and He strengthens our faith. To our guests who desire to receive Holy Communion, we ask that you consider the following: If you do not believe in Jesus as your Savior, do not believe in the Real Presence of the Sacrament, or have never received instruction on how to prepare yourself for Communion, you should refrain from receiving the Sacrament, but are encouraged to come to the altar for a blessing, indicated by folding the arms over the chest. We do this not to offend, but to honor the faith we hold at St. Paul Lutheran. If you have any questions regarding communion, please speak to the Pastor or an Elder before service begins.
IN YOUR PRAYERS - this week please remember those who are recovering from surgery and
illness, those in cancer treatment programs, 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 – No information
available.
MENTOR/MENTEES: Will be meeting Oct 22 @ 7
pm for a night of fellowship and fun. Sarah Harris, Penny Smidt and Cheri
Knittel will be hosting "The Halloween Harvest Hunt". Hope to see you
there.
VOTERS MEETING – Our quarterly voters meeting will be held on Sunday, October 29th in the Fellowship Hall right after the worship service. Please plan to attend.
SEE BULLETIN BOARD for information concerning the annual
bazaar of our sister congregation at First Lutheran Church Sioux City on
November 4th from 9-3pm. The theme is "The Gift of Christmas".
GREETING CARD FUNDRAISER: The
Youth Group will be taking orders for boxed greeting cards including Christmas
ones at the end of the month. Most are in boxes of 12
cards/envelopes and range $6-$8 per box. A few samples and order forms will be
available after services on October 22nd - Nov 5th and will be available for
pick up later in November.
PLAN TO ATTEND THE
BAZAAR on November 2nd from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. We will
have the Lunch Counter and a Stitchery/Craft/Baked items booth. We have posted
the food list on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall and on the
refrigerator in the kitchen if you want to check what you have volunteered to
prepare – we will have the work schedule by next Sunday if you have any
questions please see Kelli Broders, Penny Smidt or Sharon Pfeiffer. Thanks.
I WANT TO SEE YOU! It is my desire to see every member of St. Paul for an hour
or less, just to get to know you - outside of Sunday mornings and
meetings. In other words, I want to talk with you across the kitchen
table at your home! But...to do this I need your help. So,
please...invite me? Invite me on a Tuesday evening (the best evening to
catch me)...after supper...and don't offer me food or caffeine, but simply a
drink of water....and if I am busy and cannot make it....invite me again...on a
different Tuesday...and if I still cannot make it...invite me again
later...and if I still cannot make it...don't give up on me....repeat
step one.
*This method by
the way, is good practice for what people call evangelism. Everyone is an
evangelist when they invite people to come hear the Word of God with them on
Sunday mornings. It is a four step method. Step one, two and three
are: Invite, invite, invite. And if that does not work, step four is:
Repeat steps one through three.Anyways, I've been able to see most shut ins and am working on finding the college students, but you may call, text, email, FaceBook message me, or hand me a note after services (sorry I don't Tweet, or Tinder, or many others, and only SnapChat with family), and we will schedule something. Pastor Makelin
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