GOD'S BLESSINGS TO Hannah Fisher as she is baptized and
confirmed this morning. We welcome her
into our White Creek Family!
PARENTS OF OUR STUDENT CONFIRMANDS are asked to meet
briefly after church TODAY. Please meet
in the church office.
YOUTH GROUPS will not meet this evening due to the
WCLS Athletic Banquet. They will meet
next Sunday evening at 7 PM.
THE LCMS CHURCHES of the Columbus Circuit will be
sponsoring noted speaker and head of the Ruth Institute, Dr. Jennifer Roback
Morse, speaking on The Impact of
Re-Defining Marriage on Children at the Southside Elementary School
auditorium tomorrow evening, Monday March 2, at 7 PM. This presentation will explore the profound
and lasting consequences resulting from re-defining marriage and parenthood. The public is invited.
OUR THIRD MIDWEEK
LENTEN WORSHIP
will be held Wednesday evening at 7 PM.
The Guild will be serving a soup and sandwich supper before worship,
beginning at 5:45 PM.
THE LLL SPRING BANQUET will be held next
Sunday, March 8, at 5:30 PM at the Immanuel Social Room, Seymour. Tickets ($15.00) are available in our church
office or from Keith Mensendiek. Guest
speaker will be Rev. Gene Ernst, Manager of the Indiana Orphan Grain Train.
ANNIVERSARY CALENDAR CORRECTION: The class identified as the Class of 1922 in
our 175th calendar is actually the Class of 1918. The members in that class are: Row one-Carl Runge, Glenn Ellis, Albert
Enzinger, and Clarence Burbrink; Row two-Cora Dringenburg Schlehuser, Viola
Baumgart Ott, Pastor Baumgart, Hilda Meyer, Hazel Vornholt Meyer, and Selma
Rittman Finke; Row three-Erma Bode
Horman, Harry Schneider, Harvey Eckelman, Irene Kreinop, and Emma Sophia Esther
Rittman Sawyer. Many thanks to
Marguerite Meyer for finding this error and identifying the individuals by
name.
CONGREGATIONAL HISTORY: Spiritual confusion in the first six years
also resulted from doctrinal differences between members of the Reformed
persuasion and the Lutherans. the
Reformed threatened to withdraw from the congregation if it was to be strictly
Lutheran. Since no one appeared able to
advise the group on the problems inherent to attempting to merge two differing
doctrines, it was agreed to have a combined Lutheran and Reformed church. The congregation's first name, therefore, was
The St. John's Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Congregation of White Creek,
Indiana.
LOOKING FOR CONFIRMATION PICTURES: The class of 1932 whose members were Edell
Eckelman, Evelyn Kobbe Rueter, Selma Peters Claycamp, and Thressie Luenebrink,
and the classes of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 1990, 1993, 1980, 1970, 1971, 1972,
1976, 1979, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1951, 1954, 1955, and 1958. All pictures from the 1070s that have been
turned in have problems with the colors changing. If you have a professional confirmation class
photo from the '70s, please give it to Becky in the church office so it can be
scanned.
BIBLE STUDY: Bless These Lips is an 8-week Bible
study examining the things we say that get in the way of our relationships with
God and with others. Each chapter draws
on lip-product analogies and uses humor, anecdotes, and observations to
introduce Scripture passages that address common behaviors and attitudes. This study will begin on Wednesday, March 25,
from 5:00-6:00 PM in the Fellowship Room.
Contact Jean Jack (714-768-5731) to enroll.
DALLAS KREINHAGEN has been moved to Kindred Health and
Rehabilitation Center for rehab. Cards
may be sent to him at the Center's address - 2100 Midway, Columbus, IN 47201.
FINANCIAL UPDATE:
Through the first eight weeks of 2015, donations totaled $74,400. We have updated our 2015 projected expenses
(new tuition numbers, etc.), which means that we now need to collect $10,800
per week. 2015 Needed: $86,400;
2015 Collections:
$74,400; YTD Shortfall: $12,000.
The school fund and
the general fund each have about $11,000 in their respective checking accounts
at the end of February. Given the
previous few weeks of contributions and the amount needed to cover expenses for
the year, we are running out of cash to pay the necessary bills. We had a very strong December and were on
track in January, but could quickly be left with only restricted funds and no
cash to cover expenses if we don't turn things around.
