Thursday, September 6, 2018

September 2 Weekly News



SUNDAY SCHOOL/ADULT BIBLE CLASS will begin next Sunday, September 9.  Volunteers still needed are two teachers for K-6, one teacher for pre-k, a song/lesson leader for preschool, and junior helpers.  Contact Jessica Morphew (812-343-9110) if you would be able to help with this part of our church’s ministry.

ADULT BIBLE CLASS:  Love.  It can mean many things to many people.  But as Christians, how are we taught to understand love?  As Bible Study resumes next Sunday, September 9, you are invited to hear God speak about love through His servant Saint John as we begin a study on 1 John led by Pastor Whitmore.  The study will take place after church in the Fellowship Room.  Hope to see you there!

BIBLE STUDY:  A 9-week study on Luke will be held on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:00pm in the Fellowship Room, September 12-November 14.  Contact Jean Jack (714-768-5731) or Becky in the church office to enroll.  Come and join in this study from the Lifelight Bible study series.
  
THE YOUTH are offering new Meals Deals beginning today.  Meal Deal #1 is chili, homemade bread, and peach cobbler.  Meal Deal #2 is chicken enchiladas w/sour cream and lettuce and a cookie plate. Submit your bid in the narthex and thanks for your support as our youth continue to earn funds for the Youth Gathering next summer!

BRICKS for our church sidewalk and memory garden may be ordered through TOMORROW.  Bricks are $100 and may be ordered by contacting Ernie & Donna Dettmer (812-522-8045) or Larry & Janice Claycamp (812-522-1031).  Any orders received after tomorrow will be added to next year’s submissions.

BOARD OF ELDERS will meet this Wednesday evening after worship.

BOARD OF ED MEMBERS are reminded they will meet this Thursday, September 6, at 5:30pm.

OUR ANNUAL SMORGASBORD/BAZAAR will be held next Saturday, September 8, with serving beginning at 4:30pm.  Cost of the meal is $10 for adults (13 and older), $5 for children 4-12 yrs., and free for children 3 and under.  Take-out orders will be available in the Fellowship Room.  It’s not too late to sign up for food donations and jobs to help with!  Check the sign-up sheets today in the narthex.

BAZAAR DONATIONS of craft items and baked goods would be very much appreciated!  Donations may be given to Cathy Bontrager or brought to the gym this Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.  There will also be a “Second Time Around” booth.  If you have some gently used items (NO clothes-children and adult books sell well) that you would like to donate, please bring them to the gym Friday afternoon, September 7, or Saturday morning.  Please note that all items for this table will be sold for $1.00 unless the person donating them prices them beforehand.

JOSEPH BIBLE STUDY:  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is this year’s musical to be performed by the TLHS students.   In anticipation of this performance, everyone is invited to join St. Paul’s, Jonesville, for a 7-week Bible Study on The Theological Themes of Joseph led by Pastor Jung.  Throughout this study, more will be learned about Joseph’s family, the history of Egypt, and how the theological themes of the entirety of scripture are captured in the story of this one man in God’s history of salvation.  Sessions will be held Wednesday evenings, 6:30-7:30pm, September 12-October 24.  Everyone is welcome!
ST. PAUL’S, JONESVILLE Sunday School would like to invite their White Creek friends to a Back to School Skate Party next Sunday evening, September 9, from 4:30-6:30pm at Columbus Skateland.  Entry is free, skate rental is $2.

EMILY COOK will be speaking on “Bloom Where you are Planted”, at our Zone LWML Rally, on Saturday, Sept. 15th.  All women of St. John’s are invited to come to the rally and enjoy a light breakfast, visit with Emily, help pack backpacks for the OGT., and maybe, bid on a purse at our silent auction fund raiser.  There is a zone registration fee of $10 which goes to the zone, to help cover expenses for the zone delegates to attend the national LWML conventions. The registration fee for “First Timers”, from St. John’s, will be $5.00, with the remaining $5.00 being covered by our society.  After a brief meeting, we will end the morning with a salad lunch.
To help us with our planning, please let Becky know, by next Sunday, Sept. 9th, if you are planning to attend. If anyone is able to donate a salad or breakfast item, please let Becky, Janeen Blomenberg, Katie Otte or Jean Voelker know, as soon as possible.  Thanks! Hope to see you there!

MUM SALE: White Creek Lutheran School is currently sponsoring a mum sale through this Wednesday, September 5.  Red, white, yellow, bronze/orange, and purple mums are available in an 8” ($7.00) or 14” ($23.00) pot.  See any WCLS student or check with Becky in the church office to place an order.  All proceeds go to help with special school projects and activities.  Thanks for your support!

GOLF OUTING:  Our Senior High Youth will be sponsoring a Golf Outing at Shadowood Golf Course, Seymour, on Saturday, September 29, beginning at 8:00am.  Entry cost is $65/player, which includes 18 holes with cart and lunch.  Registration deadline is Friday, September 7.  Registration forms are available in the narthex and our church office.  Prizes will be awarded and a raffle will be held.

INDIVIDUALS/BUSINESSES are being sought to be a sponsor for the Youth Golf Outing at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour on Saturday, September 29.  If you would like to be a sponsor or donate raffle items, please contact Jason Hill at (812-350-2161, jasonhill2005@netscape.net) or Michelle Barnett (mb_barnett@yahoo.com).  All proceeds will go to help with expenses  to attend the 2019 National Youth Gathering next summer. 



MANY THANKS TO the congregation from Clarity for the donation of $711.83 from our recent Baby Bottle Campaign as we celebrate the value and dignity of every human life and share help and hope available through Jesus Christ with others.

LAKEVIEW MINISTRIES TRIATHLON: The 4th Annual Lakeview Sprint Triathlon, 5K Run/Walk, and Children’s Fun Run will be held tomorrow!  All are invited to come out and join in as either a participant, volunteer, or community member! 

AN ALUMINUM CAN DRIVE is being held yet today.  A trailer is parked on the church/school grounds to receive items.  This project is sponsored by our school’s parent organization, the WCA.

COMMUNITY HYMN FESTIVAL: Dr. John Behnke will lead a hymn festival, The Story of Salvation, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clifty, on Friday, September 14, at 7:00pm.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend – and please bring your friends!  If you have any questions or wish to sing in the choir, please contact Kantor Dan Mau at 812-278-3719 or kantor@stpaulcolumbus.org.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL will be sponsoring a fish fry next Sunday, September 9, from 4:00-7:00pm at the Immanuel fair stand at the Jackson County Fairgrounds.  Fish, sides, dessert, and drinks will be served for a free will offering.  All proceeds go to benefit the programs of Immanuel Lutheran School.  Everyone invited.

THE LUTHERAN COMMUNITY HOME will sponsor a free dinner as part of its 50th anniversary celebration on Friday, September 14, from 4:30-7:30pm on the lawn at LCH.  The dinner will begin at 5:00pm, and also featured will be live entertainment, games for the kids, and a mini car show.  All residents, family, friends, volunteers, employees, and supporters of LCH are invited to this celebration event.

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:     Deut. 4:6       
“Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people’.”  There is no wiser, more fulfilling life than a life lived according to the Word of God.  We should be encouraged by this when the world tempts us to think that the Word of God is harmful to us.  Our Father loves us; so all His Word is meant to bless us.     T BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T

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