MANY THANKS TO Pastor Ben Lorenz
for leading our worship today. Pastor
Whitmore will be back for this Wednesday evening’s 7:00 p.m. worship.
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
next Sunday, 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.
TIME AND TALENT SURVEY: If you did not receive a Time and
Talent Survey yet, please ask an usher or the elder for one. Please take a minute to complete the Survey and
hand it to the usher as you leave today.
We would like a completed Survey from each confirmed member of our
congregation.
DECEMBER CALENDAR AND NEWS will be available from the ushers after today’s worship.
CHILDRENS’
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 next Sunday, December 3.
CHOIR PRACTICE for our special Songs and Readings service planned for December 24 at 9:00
a.m. will be held December 6, 13, and 20 at 5:00 p.m. in church. Questions???
Please contact Lori Hill at 812-350-1474.
LADIES AID will be meeting
for their holiday luncheon this Thursday, November 30, at 11:30 a.m. at Stahl’s
Restaurant in Brownstown. Please respond
to Jean Voelker (812-216-1489) by TODAY.
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.
OUR SCHOOL STUDENTS
are currently selling butter braids and cheesecakes. If you would like to place an order for these
delicious items, please see any student or check with Becky in the office. All orders are due by this Friday, December
1.
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
Thursday, December 7, for a Scrip order form.
TRINITY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL is sponsoring a
donation drawing, Tickets for Textbooks. For every $20 donated, a ticket will be
placed in a drawing for one of three items – a 2018 Ranger Polaris XP 900 EPS,
a Tikka T3K Hunter .308 caliber rifle, or an LG 55” Ultra HD 4K Smart HDTV. Donate $100 and get 6 tickets (buy 5, get 1
free). See our Trinity representatives,
Sue Voelker or Tom Schroer, to make your donation or check at any of Trinity’s
upcoming sporting events. The drawing
will be held at the home boys’ basketball game on Friday, December 8, at 7:30
p.m.
A CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE will be held at
the Trinity Resale Shop in Seymour this Thursday-Saturday, November 30-December
2. Hours are 9 a.m.-5p.m. Thursday and
Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Come
out and shop and enjoy delicious refreshments!
BLOOD DRIVE: Trinity Lutheran High School, 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: Matt. 25:44
“Then they also
will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger
or naked or sick in prison and did not minister to you?” With this parable, Jesus once again emphasizes
that our good works come from who we are, not the other way around. Sheep do sheep works, and goats do goat
works. So first things first: if we want
to live more faithfully, let us come to Jesus, receive His gifts, and ask Him
to increase our faith!
T BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T
