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
