TO HELP OUR SUNDAY SCHEDULE, Sunday School and Bible Class will begin at 10:00 AM on non-communion Sundays (2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays) and 10:15 AM on communion Sundays (1st and 3rd Sundays). Please pass this information on to any families, friends, and neighbors.
PRACTICE FOR THE Children’s Christmas Eve program continues during the Sunday School opening time. Please make every effort to attend these practices.
ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT will be held this evening at 6:30 PM. Donations will be received for the Warm Feet, Warm Hand” boot drive to support the Wheeler Mission in Bloomington.
DECEMBER CALENDAR AND NEWS will be available from the ushers after today’s worship.
2016 OFFERING ENVELOPES are available in the narthex. Please pick up your box and those of any family members today.
THE NEXT SCHOOL FUNDING MEETING will be held tomorrow evening, Monday, November 30, at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Room. If congregation members have questions concerning the work being done by the school funding committee, please do not hesitate to contact Phil Burbrink or Janeen Blomenberg.
MIDWEEK ADVENT SERVICES will begin this Wednesday evening, December 2, and continue on December 9, and 16, at 7:00 PM. Pastor Jung will be leading these worships on “Angels: Messengers of Mercy.” This week’s theme, “The Messenger’s Message,” is from Luke 1:8-20. Supper will be served by the Junior High Youth before the service, beginning at 5:45 PM.
CHRISTMAS EVE PRE-SERVICE MUSIC: If you would like to participate in the pre-service music Christmas Eve (6:00-6:30 PM), please contact Lori Hill (812-350-1474) as soon as possible.
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS: Persons who would like to place poinsettias on the Altar for the Christmas season are asked to contact Karen Schlehuser (812-342-6140). Flowers may be purchased individually or ordered through Karen.
CHRISTMAS EVE TREATS: Donations for the children's Christmas Eve candy treats may be given to Joan Otte or the ushers or elder on duty.
TRINITY DUES: If you have not yet paid your Trinity dues ($16/confirmed member), please do so as soon as possible. A special envelope is provided in your offering box.
IF YOU WOULD like to receive an emailed copy of the school board minutes, please contact Mrs. Buss. If you do not have email access, but would like to read the minutes, Mrs. Buss will be happy to get you a hard copy. (Copies available upon request to save printing costs.)
IN AN EFFORT to improve communication between the congregation and the Board of Education, a suggestion box has been placed in the narthex. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please place them in the box. Those will be reviewed by the Board before each scheduled meeting.
175TH ANNIVERSARY ORNAMENTS are still available for purchase - $12/ornament. See Becky in the church office if you would like to make a purchase.
CHURCH HISTORY: In December of 1938, a new system of collecting monies was adopted. The congregation was divided into six districts. A board member and finance member were assigned to each district. The board member was to take care of the monies for home purposes and the finance member was to take care of monies for Synodical purposes. At the end of each quarter, officers were to see members who were in arrears or hadn’t paid anything for church or missions. The purpose was to encourage such members, but not to provoke them.
2016 LUTHERAN ANNUAL: If anyone would like to order a copy of The Lutheran Annual, which lists thousands of ordained and commissioned ministers, social ministry organizations, schools, churches, statistics, and more and enables you to reach out across the Missouri Synod by email, mail, phone, fax or online, please contact Becky in the church office. Cost is $27.99.
STEEL TOE BOOTS, gently used and new, sizes 9-15, snow boots, and cash donations are being accepted yet today for the Warm Feet, Warm Hand boot drive in support of the Wheeler Mission Ministries Training Center in Bloomington. Donations may be left in the church office.
FINANCIAL UPDATE: The amount of $93,630.44 is needed by the end of the year to meet our budget for 2015.
THE DECEMBER VOTERS’ MEETING will be held next Sunday, December 6, at 7:00 PM. Approving the 2016 nominations for church offices will be among the business discussed. All confirmed members, 18 years and older, are encouraged to attend.
