Monday, December 4, 2017

December 3 Weekly News

MOST HIGHLY FAVORED LADY: MEDITATIONS OF THE FAITH OF MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD
As we look to the blessed virgin named Mary who bore the Son of God in her womb, what do we know about her?  As we enter the season of Advent, we will turn our focus to Mary and what Scripture says concerning her and her faith.  We will look at the visitation of the angel Gabriel, Mary’s visit with Elizabeth, and Mary’s song-known as the Magnificat-which is found in Luke 1.  May God bless you as we head into this penitential season of preparation, and may He strengthen your faith.  Our first midweek Advent worship will be held this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.  The youth will be serving chili and baked potatoes before worship, beginning at 5:45 p.m.

THE DECEMBER VOTERS’ MEETING will be held after Sunday School today.  Approving the 2018 slate of nominations for church offices will be among the business at hand.  All confirmed members of our congregation, 18 years and older, are encouraged to attend.

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS EVE PROGRAM DRAWINGS:  Children’s artwork will again be featured in this year’s Christmas Eve bulletin.  Submit your black/white drawing on an 8½ x 11 sheet of plain white paper (drawn with black ink is best).  Preschoolers will draw something in their Sunday School class.  Please turn in to Jessica Morphew by TODAY.

CHRISTMAS CAROLING:  Meet here at church today at 3:00 p.m. if you would like to go Christmas caroling to our shut-ins.  Then come back to the fellowship room and enjoy soup and cookies and good fellowship!

THE ELDERS will meet this Wednesday after worship (8:00 p.m.).

CHOIR PRACTICE for our special Service of Song planned for December 24 at 9:00 a.m. will be held before the midweek Advent services on December 6, 13, and 20 at 5:00 p.m. in church.  Questions???  Please contact Lori Hill at 812-350-1474.

CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS:  If you would like to put poinsettias on the altar/in the narthex, please contact Karen Schlehuser (812-342-6140) by Sunday, December 17.  Persons may order through Karen or purchase on their own (please let Karen know so proper set-up can be prepared).

CHRISTMAS TREAT monetary donations may be given to the elder or ushers on duty or Joanie Otte by Sunday, December 17.

CHRISTMAS CARD DELIVERY will again be done by our youth for 25 cents per card – local delivery only, please.  A box is in the narthex for card drop-off.
  
EVERYONE INVITED:  As we get ready to celebrate the birth of our Lord, everyone is invited to an open house at the parsonage on December 17 between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.  No need to bring anything – there will be plenty of cookies and snacks – just come and enjoy some time of fellowship with one another.  Hope to see you there!
In Christ, the Whitmore Family

POSITION AVAILABLE:  The school board at St John’s White Creek Lutheran School is accepting applications for the position of Principal.  The position is full-time and will involve working with students from grades K-8. The position requires the candidate to have a Master’s Degree and Administrative Licensing. The individual may have teaching duties in addition to administration responsibilities. We are seeking someone caring and diligent about the Christian education of our children, so a Lutheran background and Synodical training is preferred.  Please send your resume to the school office by January 11, 2018.

BIDS FOR SCHOOL CUSTODIAN need to be submitted to the church office before the 5:30 p.m. meeting of the Board of Education on Thursday, December 14.  Dates for cleaning run from June 1 – May 31.

HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF EVENTS RELATIVE TO THE REFORMATION:
1520-Leo X issues papal bull Exsurge Domine, giving Luther sixty days to recant or be excommunicated June 15.
·         Luther burns the papal bull and a copy of Canon Law, December 10
1521-Luther excommunicated by papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, January 3
·         Luther appears before Diet of Worms and refuses to recant, April 17-18
·         Charles V issues Edict of Worms, declaring Luther a public outlaw and criminal and making it illegal to have Luther’s books, May 25.
·         Frederick the Wise hides Luther at the Wartburg Castle for eleven months.
·         Luther translates the New Testament into German, December – March, 1522
·         Philip Melanchthon publishes the first Lutheran dogmatic text, Loci Theologici
·         Anabaptist Thomas Munzer begins preaching against infant baptism.

SCRIP GIFT CARDS:  If you give gift cards for Christmas, you can order them through Scrip - convenient for you and helps earn funds for our school!   Check with Becky before this Thursday, December 7, for a Scrip order form.

HATS, SCARVES, MITTENS, AND GLOVES are being collected for the Eastside Community Center in Columbus.  All donations may be put either in the box in the narthex or the front hall of school by Friday, December 8.

TICKETS for Trinity’s donation drawing, Tickets for Textbooks, need to be purchased from our Trinity representatives, Sue Voelker or Tom Schroer, before this Friday, December 8.

BLOOD DRIVE:  Trinity Lutheran High School, this Thursday, December 7, 2:00-6:00 p.m., sponsored by Trinity junior, Riley Bartells as his Eagle Scout project.  Please consider giving to this life-saving effort!

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:    1 Cor. 1:9              
“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”  The faithfulness of God is our great comfort.  He has made promises to us and He will keep them.  He is kind and loving toward us and will not break faith with us.  This gives us the confidence to step out in faith, to leave fear behind.  So when it comes to following the Lord’s commandments for our daily lives: we know His will is best for us because our God is faithful.

                          T BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T

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