ADULT BIBLE STUDY: Beginning next Sunday, September 10, during
our regular Bible study time, we will be looking at the life of Martin Luther
and the reasons behind the Reformation by looking at a video series put out by
Lutheran Hour Ministries. Take this
opportunity to learn more about what we will be celebrating in October. Hope to see you there!” - In Christ, Pastor Whitmore
OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL
YEAR
will begin next Sunday, September 10, at 10:30 on communion Sundays and 10:15 on
non-communion Sundays. Six more teachers/helpers
are needed! Two teachers are needed
for each class so they would only teach half the time. Extra volunteers are always appreciated in
the preschool class. Please contact Jessica Morphew at 812-343-9110 or sundayschool@whitecreek.org if you would be
able to help with this part of our church ministry.
OUR ANNUAL
SMORGASBORD/BAZAAR is coming up next Saturday, September 9, 4:30-7:00
p.m. It’s still not too late to sign up
and take this opportunity to work and have fun with your church family! Any donations for the bake sale and/or bazaar
(including the second time around table) will be gratefully accepted this
Friday afternoon, September 8, and Saturday morning, September 9. Please note that items donated to the second
time around table will be sold for $1.00 unless the person donating prices them
beforehand.
MEMORIAL BRICKS for our sidewalk or Memory Garden may be ordered through tomorrow, Labor
Day. Bricks are $100. Contact Ernie & Donna Dettmer or Larry
& Janice Claycamp if interested in placing an order. If you would like a special clip-art included
on your brick, see Becky in the office for a sheet of what is available. Any brick orders received after tomorrow will
be held until next year’s order is placed.
THE ELDERS will meet this Wednesday after worship.
BIBLE STUDY: Jean Jack’s Bible
Study, “Four Parables of Jesus,” will begin on Wednesday, September 13, at 5:00
PM and continue every Wednesday for eight sessions. This course will help you understand the
meaning of these parables for the people who first heard them and how they
still apply to us today. Contact Mrs.
Jack (714-768-5731) or Becky in the office if you would like to attend.
MEET MARTIN LUTHER
NIGHT: The Senior League will be meeting on Sunday,
September 17, at 5:30 p.m. and would like to extend an invitation to the
congregation to join them for a light meal followed by a video recording of
Rev. Paul Schwartzkopf, a former member of St. Peter’s, Columbus, giving a
presentation of impersonating Martin Luther in first person dialog, dressed as
a 15th century monk, covering Luther’s personal views of the events
of his life. Following this viewing, the
rest of the evening will be spent playing euchre. Please RSVP to Glen & Wanda Meyer
(812-522-8688) or to Becky in the church office (812-342-3516) by Friday,
September 15, so adequate preparations can be made.
THE ALUMINUM CAN
DRIVE
continues yet today. The trailer is
parked on the south side of church to receive items. This project is sponsored by our school’s
parent organization, the WCA.
MUM SALE: Our school is currently sponsoring its fall
mum sale. Please see any WCLS student by
this Wednesday, September 6, if you would like to place an order. Eight-inch and fourteen-inch mums in a
variety of colors are included in this sale.
All proceeds go to our Children’s Fund to help with field trip expenses.
THE GREATEST
SPECTACLE IN DONATING: Learn how you
can help our Lutheran Schools and reduce your state income taxes by receiving a
tax credit of 50% of your donation! Come
to this informational meeting at Trinity Lutheran High School on Tuesday,
September 26. Please RSVP to 812-522-3180
by September 20. Soup and sandwiches
will be provided at 6:30 p.m. with the presentation following at 7:00 p.m.
Learn more at LutheranSGO.org/donate or call 260-203-4509.
OPEN HOUSE: Trinity Lutheran High School invites students
and their families to an open house on Saturday, September 16, from 8:00-10:00
a.m. All interested eighth grade
students in attendance will receive a $75 voucher that covers registration
costs at Trinity for the 2018-2019 school year.
Please enter through the gymnasium.
HISTORICAL
TIMELINE OF EVENTS RELATIVE TO THE REFORMATION
1514 – Albert of
Brandenburg, cardinal, Archbishop of Mainz, and elector, begin his reign.
1516 – Erasmus
publishes Novum Instrumentum, the
first Greek New Testament.
THE CONGREGATION
IS INVITED
to the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Larry & Connie
Borgman next Saturday, September 9, from 6:00-10:00 p.m. at the Pines Evergreen
Room, Seymour. No gifts, please.
THE CONGREGATION
IS INVITED
to the wedding of Melissa Lucas and Eric Otte on Saturday, September 16, at
4:30 p.m. here at St. John’s and to the reception following at the Pavilion at
the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds.
SAVINGS FOR YOU! It is time for the Trinity High School Resale
Shop, The Cougar’s Den, at 201 W. Second St., Seymour, to change merchandise
from summer to fall. Summer clothing
items will be ½ price September 5-16!
The shop will be closed September 18-20, but will reopen September 21-23
for an Open House with fall merchandise.
Come in and check it out and/or check their Facebook page.
THE BOARD OF
HERITAGE OF HOPE
would like to invite you to participate in the 50th Annual Hope Heritage Days Parade on Sunday,
September 24. Persons may register
online at www.hopeheritagedays.org. Questions or special requests? Contact Adora Paetzel, chairman, at
812-371-1459 or Paetzel1990@att.net.
DISHWASHER
AVAILABLE: A Champion 208/220 volt dishwasher that was
used in our school kitchen is available to anyone interested. New pump motor and door seals – first come,
first serve for a free-will donation.
Contact the church office if interested.
STEWARDSHIP
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Matthew 16:26
“For what will it
profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?” He who dies with the most toys….is dead. But the one who trusts in the Lord, even
though he dies, yet shall he live. We
live out our trust in the Lord by faithfully fulfilling the roles God has given
us to play in home, church, and society as loving, generous people. Those who don’t know the Lord are afraid to
be generous because they think that what they give away is lost to them. But we who know the Lord know that the things
of this world become true blessings when they are used for God’s Kingdom.
T BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T
