SUNDAY
SCHOOL/ADULT BIBLE CLASS begins TODAY after worship. Sunday School children will gather in the
first grade classroom for opening, and adult Bible class will meet in the Fellowship Room to
hear God speak about love through His servant Saint John as a study on 1 John is
led by Pastor Whitmore. 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 and pick up a study guide. Come and join in this study from the Lifelight Bible study series.
SUBMIT YOUR BID on the Meals
Deals being offered this month by our Youth: Meal Deal #1 - chili, homemade
bread, and peach cobbler and Meal Deal #2 - chicken enchiladas w/sour cream and
lettuce and a cookie plate. Thanks for your support as our youth continue to
earn funds for the Youth Gathering next summer!
BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP will meet this
Tuesday evening at 6:30pm.
GUILD MEMBERS ARE REMINDED of their meeting
this Tuesday evening, September 11, at 7:00pm in the Fellowship Room. Guests are always welcome!
EMILY
COOK
will be speaking on “Bloom Where you are
Planted”, at our Zone LWML Rally, next 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. Registration begins at 8:30am, which includes
a zone registration fee of $10 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 TODAY 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!
SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS will meet next
Sunday, September 16, at 5:30pm for supper and then return to the Fellowship
Room for socializing.
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 this evening from 4:30-6:30pm at Columbus Skateland. Entry is free, skate rental is $2.
“MANY THANKS for the prayers,
cards, and many kindnesses given to us at the passing of our dear mother and
grandmother, Kathryn Taulman. A special
thanks to Pastor Whitmore for his comforting words and to those who donated to
and helped at the funeral lunch.” – Much appreciation, the Family of Kathryn
Taulman
SUPPORT OUR YOUTH who are attending
the National LCMS Youth Gathering in 2019 by purchasing through their Pampered
Chef fundraiser between now and September 23.
The youth will earn up to 35% of purchases. See a youth member who plans to attend the
Gathering, Jennifer Whitmore, or go online to https://Pamperedchef.com/go/StJohnYouth2018 to place and
order. The youth thank you 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.
COMMUNITY
HYMN FESTIVAL: Dr. John Behnke will lead a hymn festival, The
Story of Salvation, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clifty, this coming
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 this evening 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 this coming
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.
DESSERT
DONATIONS: The Trinity Lutheran High School auction
committee is looking for donations for the silent dessert auction and we
need your help to make this a success! This is the perfect venue to support
Trinity and share your talents! If you have a favorite dessert you would like
to donate for the auction, please contact (call, text, or email) Jill
Baumgartel @ 812-530-7095, baumsix@gmail.com or Holly Sawyer @ 812-528-0645, sjsoffice.hsawyer@gmail.com and let them know
what dessert you would like to donate by Sunday,
November 18th. Your name & dessert will be featured in
the auction catalog. (*This is a donation that will be
included in the auction, not used as a dessert for the supper.)
STEWARDSHIP
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: James 2:2
“For if a man
wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man
in shabby clothing also come in.” God
shows no partially: rich and poor alike are called into the Kingdom. And both rich and poor alike have something
to contribute to the Kingdom in accordance with the callings God has given them
in their lives. This is why both the Old
and New Testaments talk about proportional giving – that is, giving a
proportion of our income to the Lord’s work.
This makes it possible for rich and poor alike to have the honor of
supporting God’s work.
T BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T
