Monday, April 3, 2017

April 2 Weekly News

SUNDAY SCHOOL/BIBLE CLASS will be held after worship today, 10:30-11:15.  Please note that no classes will be held next Sunday, Palm Sunday, and on Easter Sunday, April 16, Easter fun will be held after the Easter breakfast, but no classes that day either.

OUR MIDWEEK LENTEN WORSHIP, Behold, Your King: Meditation on Selected Royal Psalms, continues this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.  Psalm 110 is the selected reading for this worship.  The Youth will be serving a pulled pork sandwich supper before worship, beginning at 5:45 p.m.

PALM SUNDAY WORSHIP:  We will have two worship services next Sunday, Palm Sunday, April 9.  The first service will begin at 8:45 a.m.  The second service will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include the confirmation of our eleven eighth grade students.  ***Please note: A palm procession will be included in both services, so all children present at each service are asked to meet (8:30 early service and 10:15 late service) in the front hall of school to get their palms.

THERE IS A SIGN-UP SHEET in the narthex for anyone who is interested in learning about what it means to reach out to inactive members of our congregation.  The training focuses primarily on how to go about having conversations with those who have not been attending for one reason or another.  Hope to see you at the training as we continue to support one another in the blessed Gospel of our Lord.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY:  Who are the Mormons?  What do they believe?  How do we talk to them and share the message of Jesus?  Beginning April 23, Pastor Whitmore will be leading a study that will focus on these questions and more.  This study is based on a video series that was put out by the Lutheran Hour.  Everyone is welcome!

THE QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING will be held this evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Room.  All confirmed members of our congregation, 18 years and older, are encouraged to attend.

YOUTH will meet this evening at 7:00 p.m.

ALTAR FLOWERS:  If you would like to place Easter lilies/Spring flowers on the altar/in the narthex for Easter, please contact Karen Schlehuser by Monday, April 10.  Lilies may be ordered through Karen or purchased individually.  (Spring flowers purchased on your own.)

GUILD MEMBERS are reminded of their meeting this Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.  Baskets for shut-ins will be assembled.  A list of donations needed was emailed to members last week.

BOARD OF ELDERS will meet this Wednesday evening after the midweek Lenten worship (8:00 p.m.)

CONFIRMATION QUESTIONING for our student confirmands will be held next Saturday, April 8, at 10:00 a.m. Everyone is invited to come and support these young people as they profess their faith.

THIS WEDNESDAY, April 5, organist, Dr. David K. Lamb, will present the Noontime Lenten Recital at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clifty.  Everyone is cordially invited.  Admission is free.

THE MITE BOX is in the narthex to receive LWML mite offerings.  Mite boxes are also available for your home collection.

THE COLUMBUS ZONE LWML SPRING RALLY will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Franklin, on Saturday, April 22. Registration/light breakfast will begin at 9:00 AM. ($5 for registration), with opening devotions at 9:30 a.m.  The program will be a Holy Land Tour by Jon & Sharon Clark from Good Shepherd.  The business meeting and Mediterranean style luncheon will follow.  All ladies of the congregation are invited to attend.

HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF EVENTS RELATIVE TO THE REFORMATION:
1483 – Martin Luther born in Eisleben, November 10; baptized November 11
1484 – Ulrich Zwingli born, January 1
1495 – William Tyndale born in Slymbridge, England
1497 – Philip Melanchthon born, February 16

WCLS is currently sponsoring its annual spring flower basket sale.  Various types/colors of hanging flowers are available for $20 (from Whipker’s Market).  See any WCLS student to order, or orders may be placed through the church/school office.  Orders with payments are due by Monday, April 10.

LUTHERAN CENTRAL SCHOOL, Brownstown, has the following positions available for the 2017-2018 school year:
*Middle school language arts teacher – A job description is available upon request.  Potential candidates must hold or be eligible to apply for a valid Indiana teaching license.  Interested individuals should submit a current resume to the school office located at 415 N. Elm St., Brownstown, IN 47220 as soon as possible.  For additional information, please contact the school office at 812-358-2512.
*School custodian – The tentative start date for this position would be August 1, 2017.  This is a part-time position consisting of 25-30 hours per week.  Job requirements include the daily cleaning of the school, annual waxing of the floors, some light maintenance, and other duties as assigned by the principal or Board of Education.  Interested individuals should submit a current resume to the school office located at 415 N. Elm St., Brownstown, IN  47220 by Monday, April 17.  For additional information, please contact the school office at 812-358-2512.


WHITE CREEK RESALE:  Start sorting and saving items for your table!  Spaces will be available indoors and outdoors (for larger items) to sell yard sale items, hand made goods, home business products, etc.  Business sponsorships will also be available.  Date to be determined.  Contact Katie Otte (812-341-5333) for details or to volunteer.