Prayer Requests

Harriet Meyer is scheduled to have a new pacemaker put in on Friday at 2:00pm. Please keep her in your prayers.

Sharron Dettmer was hospitalized earlier this week with cellulitis. Please pray that she will have a quick recovery and be able to spend time with her family in South Carolina this Christmas.

Rejoice in all things

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,  

give thanks in all circumstances; 

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.  

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, 

but test everything; hold fast what is good. 

Abstain from every form of evil.

 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, 

and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless 

at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

He who calls you is faithful; 

he will surely do it. 

(1 Thess 5:16-24)

Listen to Sunday’s sermon here.

December 11 Weekly News

OUR THIRD MIDWEEK ADVENT WORSHIP will be held this Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM. The Guild will be serving a chicken tetrazzini supper before the service, beginning at 5:45 PM. May these midweek worship opportunities help you to prepare for the blessed celebration of our Savior’s birth!

COOKIE & CRAFT SALE: The Ladies Aid and Guild are sponsoring the Annual Cookie & Craft Sale today. Stop by the tables in the front hall of school and pick up some delicious treats and do a little Christmas shopping!

CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS: Persons who would like to put poinsettias on the Altar/in the narthex for Christmas are asked to contact Karen Schlehuser (342-6140) as soon as possible. Flowers may be purchased individually or ordered through Karen.

DONATIONS for the children’s Christmas candy treats may be given to any of the ushers or to Becky in the church office by next Sunday, December 18.

CHRISTMAS EVE PRE-SERVICE MUSIC: Persons who would like to provide pre-service music before the Children’s Christmas Eve service are asked to contact Julie Schlehuser (342-4951).

CHRISTMAS CARD DELIVERY: The Youth will be delivering Christmas cards (local delivery only) next Sunday afternoon. A box is in the narthex to receive cards. Donation: 25 cents/card.

LADIES AID MEMBERS are reminded of their Christmas party this Wednesday, December 14, at 12 noon at the Kensington Tea Room, 403 South Chestnut St., Seymour. Please RSVP to Kathryn Taulman or Jean Voelker by TODAY.

MANY THANKS from the Columbus Pregnancy Care Center for the donation of $658.22 from our Baby Bottle Campaign. Funds will be used to provide area churches and schools with professional abstinence training, underwrite the work that goes on in the pregnancy care centers, and provide resources to post-abortion Bible studies.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Everyone is cordially invited to attend the third annual St. Paul Lutheran (Clifty) Christmas Concert next Sunday, December 18, at the church at 6045 East State Street, Columbus. The Bloomington Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Gerald Sousa will present this year’s program. The concert will begin at 7 PM with pre-concert music beginning at 6:45 PM. Admission is free, and there will be a reception following the concert. For more information or questions, please contact the church at 812-376-6504.

DEPOSITS OF $632.00 and $789.00 have been made to the church and school accounts, respectively, on behalf of the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Thrivent Choice program. A listing of those Thrivent members who have directed their choice dollars to our ministry here is posted on the bulletin board in the front school hall.

“MANY THANKS TO everyone for their prayers and concerns for my father, Larry Cook, as he was injured in a traffic accident this past week. He is now at home and improving daily.” – Pastor Cook

(The Cook’s address: 116 N M 37 Hwy., Hastings, MI 49058)

OUR PRAYERS CONTINUE for Kristie Wessel and her family as she is hospitalized to receive more treatment for cancer. Gas and fast-food gift cards for the Wessel family may be brought to the church office and will be forwarded to them to help with those expenses at this time. Kristie can receive cards – mail to Kristie Wessel, Indiana University Hospital, Room B-11, 550 North University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202-5250.

Prayers are needed for Harriet Meyer

Please keep Harriet in your prayers this weekend. Harriet's pacemaker has stopped functioning, and her heart is giving her problems (she's been to the doctor's office and ER a couple of times already this weekend). Harriet is scheduled to see her heart doctor first thing on Monday and will have a new pacemaker put in asap.