WE REJOICE WITH Dalton &
Hannah Thompson as they bring their son, MAVERICK SCOTT, to be baptized. Maverick’s sponsors are his uncles, Sean
Mensendiek and Kaleb Thompson. God’s
blessings to you, Maverick!
PIE SUNDAY: Pie sheets are being
handed to all worshipers today. Please
complete this pie sheet (you may also color it if you like!) and return it so
it can be posted on the windows in the narthex. A Christian Growth Card is also being given to
each family of our congregation and is intended to help each family
sit down and consider what gifts God has given to them and
what they are doing with those gifts. These will then be put into
sealed envelopes to be put in a basket in the church on November 12.
Next year they will be mailed back to each family so that each family can see
how they did with the goals that they set.
SHARE
YOUR GERMAN/LUTHERAN HERITAGE: As part of our 500th Anniversary of the
Reformation celebration, we would like to have on display items related to our
German/Lutheran heritage - German baptismal, wedding, and confirmation certificates,
old photos, German books, German Bibles and hymnals, and anything relating to
the past. If you have something that you
would like to share, please contact Jean Voelker, Janeen Blomenberg, or Becky THIS
WEEK for information cards to go with your items.
PASTOR WHITMORE will be attending
the Indiana District Pastors’ Conference in Indianapolis Monday-Wednesday this
week
NOVEMBER CALENDAR AND NEWS ITEMS need to be given
to Becky by tomorrow.
LADIES AID will meet this
Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. for Bible study and their monthly meeting. Guests are always welcome!
BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet this
Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE there will be NO
Sunday School and Adult Bible Study next Sunday due to the special Reformation
activities planned. Check out the
Reformation Celebration invitation included with today’s bulletin.
BUILDING FUND
ENVELOPES
are available in the narthex for your remaining pledge/contribution to our
“Arise and Build” school expansion project.
“THERE ARE MANY times that we are
humbled by the way that the love of God shows itself in our lives through
others. My family and I have been both
humbled and grateful for the many blessings that so many of you have showered
on us since we have been here at White Creek – for the fruit, the meat, the
baby gifts, the cassock and cross, but especially the love that we have known
from all of you since we have been here – thank you and God’s blessings as we
continue to await the coming of our Lord in His splendor.” In Christ – Pastor Whitmore & Family
“MANY THANKS TO our church family
for all the thoughts, prayers, and words of encouragement given to us before
and after Claire’s recent surgery. With
all the prayers, Claire is well on the road to recovery! God’s blessings to all!” Love from Kevin, Rachel, Claire, and CJ Kidd.
EVERYONE IS INVITED to the wedding of
Claire Perry and Derek Wessel here at St. John’s next Saturday, October 28, at
4:30 p.m. and to the reception following at Chateau de Pique, Seymour.
“LEGACY OF FAITH” is the theme for
the 13th Annual Lakeview Dinner Auction, which will be held on
Saturday, November 18, at the Primo Banquet Hall & Conference Center in
Indianapolis. Tickets are $50/person or
a table of 8 for $400. Contact the camp
office at 812-342-4815 to get information on how to get half price
tickets! All proceeds benefit God’s work
being done at Lakeview Ministries. For
more information, call the camp office or email office@lakeviewministries.com.
GERMAN HERITAGE EVENT: Guest speaker, Ken Selking, will give two
presentations about Pastor Wyneken on Sunday, November 12, at St. Paul,
Clifty. Wyneken was a Lutheran pastor in
Germany who came to America in 1838 to serve people on the frontier (Indiana). Mr. Selking will be dressed in period
clothing to tell the story of this pioneer religious leader. He will also talk about the spiritual life of
the early German immigrants. There will
be a church service at 8:00 a.m., followed by a coffee hour and the
presentation beginning at 9:30 a.m. The
second service will begin at 10:45 a.m., followed by the Girl Scout Chili
Cook-off/Lunch at 12:00. A second
presentation will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to come for all or part of the day. Mr. Selking is president of the Friends of
Wyneken. This committee of members of
the Indiana German Heritage Society was formed in 2004 to preserve the home of
Pastor Wyneken, located near Decatur, Indiana, which will be used as an
Educational Center to promote the area’s German-American heritage. More information can be found at their
website, FriendsofWyneken.org.
PASTOR WHITMORE’S SERMONS are now posted on
our church’s website, www.whitecreek.org. Please feel free to share!
PIRATES OF PENZANCE will be held at
Trinity on November 2, 3, 4, and 5 at 7:00 p.m., with an additional performance
on Sunday, the 5th, at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets are $10/person and may be purchased through the Trinity office.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the 2018
Trinity Auction to be held on Saturday, February 24, at Trinity Lutheran High
School.
STEWARDSHIP
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Matt. 22:21
“Then he said to
them, ‘Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the
things that are God’s.’” So what is
Jesus saying? Doesn’t everything belong
to God? Yes – and God has a place for
everything. Some of what He gives us
goes to Caesar. Some must come back to
the work of His Church. And some goes to
support the families He has given us.
All belongs to God – and He has work for us to do with what He has given
us in the Home, in the Church, and in Society.
T BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T
