10-22-2017 Announcements

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 –October 29:  Rev. Nabil Nour of Trinity Lutheran church in Hartford, SD brings us the Reformation Day message, “The Gospel Gives True Freedom!”. The message is based on John 8: 32. The program is interpreted and closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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 29^th 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.

Remember the ANNUAL CHURCH BAZAAR on Nov. 2nd from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Bob and Karen Pidde are responsible for  Altar flowers in November and Visiting Helper for the month is Corrine Handel. 

 

OUR ANNUAL BAZAAR will be held Thursday, Nov. 2nd 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.  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. 2nd for a day of good food and fellowship.

We are planning to clean the kitchen on Thursday, Oct 26^th starting around 1:30 p.m. please come & help if you are able.  Thanks.

 

NOTE FROM PASTOR: By now you are probably getting used to me putting apologies in the bulletin, but I hope these slow down a little.  Last Sunday was the microphone battery?  Or so I heard some could not hear.  Oh, and I forgot the LWML pledge on LWML Sunday.  I had it in the bulletin insert, but we didn't do it, so maybe we will do it twice next year (grin).  Again, forgiveness sought.  You know, this is the blessing we have as Christians, this "forgiveness" thing..and what a glorious thing it is!  When the world tells you that you are either good or bad, we are given the gift of a third option; to say we are bad, but made good by the atoning blood of Christ, freeing us to do good for the sake our neighbor, and not bad for the sake of ourselves.  Forgiven in Christ, we repent and seek to forgive each other as we have been forgiven (Lord's prayer).  To God be the glory.  Pastor Makelin