October 14 Weekly News

LWML SUNDAY is being observed today.  This year’s theme for celebrating all that God has done through the mission work of the Lutheran Women in Mission (LWML) is “Our Rest in a Changing World,” based on Psalm 62:1-8.  As God’s children, we rest in the assurance that He loves us and sent His Son to redeem us.  God is our rock and salvation.  That firm foundation enables us to reach out into a changing world in need of the Gospel.  Since 1942, the LWML has affirmed each woman’s identity as a child of God and her relationship with Jesus Christ, encouraging the equipping Christian women to live out their lives in active mission ministries, and to support missions around the world through their sacrificial gifts of mites, tithes, offerings, and tireless service.

Mite boxes are available in our narthex if you would like to support this ministry with your daily spare change and may be turned in to our church office at any time.

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER ITEMS need to be given to Becky by TOMORROW.

SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS will meet at the St. Peter, Waymansville, Fish Fry next Sunday evening, October 21, at 5:00pm and will then return to the Fellowship Room for socializing.  Guests are always welcome to join them!

YOUTH GROUPS will meet next Sunday evening at 7:00pm.

OFFICERS ELECTED at last Sunday’s voters’ meeting include:

Secretary:         Kevin Meyer                Bd. of Ed:       Jason Brown

Financial Sec:  Mark Buss                                            Lori Hill

Elder:               Terry Meyer                 Bd. of Evang:  Joanie Otte      

1^st Trustee:       Aaron Voelker                                     Greg Hercamp         

3^rd Trustee:       Kevin Kidd                  Bd. of Stew:    Thorn Murphy

4th Trustee:       Greg Williams            Bldg. Fund:      David Koeberlein

These officers will be installed in December and will assume their duties January 1, 2019.

DEPOSITS OF $52.00 (church) and $406.00 (school) have been made to those accounts on behalf of Thrivent Financial’s Thrivent Choice program by the directed Choice Dollars of the following: Ken Dettmer, Kathy Kerkhof, and Tim & Lindsey Von Fange.

UPCOMING FALL SUPPERS:  

St. Paul, Wegan, October Supper, today, October 14, 4:00-7:00pm.  Carry-outs available

White Creek United Methodist, Hog Roast, October 20, 4:00-6:30pm. Handmade crafts, baked goods, church cookbook.  Carry-outs available.

St. Peter, Waymansville, Fish Fry, October 21, 4:00-7:00pm.  Sponsored by the Parochial Parent Committee.  Supplemental funds provided from Thrivent.

St. Paul, Borchers, Supper & Bazaar, November 2, 4:00-7:00pm, free will offering, with 25% of profit going to World Hunger.  

CRAFT NIGHT will be held this Thursday, Oct. 18, at 6:30pm at the home of Cathy Bontrager.  Everyone welcome!

TRINITY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL invites everyone to a concert, Luther: The Rock Opera, performed by the group Lost & Found, on Tuesday, October 23, at 10:30am in the Bollinger Athletic Complex.  There will be a $5 admission fee.  Please enter through the gym doors.  

                                                              

DINNER AUCTION:  Donations are being sought for Lakeview Ministries 14^th Annual Dinner Auction on Saturday, November 17, at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis.  If you have new items, collectables, antiques, goods or services, handicraft items, monetary donations, or even a week at your time-share that you would like to donate to this auction, please submit your donations by completing the item donation form found at www.lakeviewministries.com/auction or by contacting the camp office at 812-342-4815 or by email at office@lakeviewministries.com. All donations are tax-deductible, and all proceeds benefit the work of God at Lakeview Ministries.

TICKETS FOR THE 14^TH Annual Lakeview Dinner Auction, “This is the way, walk in it” (Isaiah 30:21) to be held at the Primo Banquet Hall & Conference Center in Indianapolis on Saturday, November 17, are now available.  Tickets are $50/person or $400/table of 8.  All proceeds benefit God’s work done at Lakeview Ministries.  To purchase tickets or to receive more information, visit www.lakeviewministries.com/auction or contact Lakeview Ministries at 812-342-4815 or by email at office@lakeview ministries.com.

EVERYONE IS INVITED to a musical concert hosted by the First United Methodist Church, 618 Eighth Street, Columbus, this Friday, October 19, at 7:00pm.  Internationally known cellist, Arkady Orlovsky, and internationally acclaimed pianist, Tamara Orlovsky, will be performing.  Mr. Orlovsky is the former musical director for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.  The concert is free and open to the public, with doors opening one half hour before the concert.

LUTHERAN HERITAGE SPEAKER, Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz will be presenting Religious Liberty in America and the Proclamation of the Gospel at Grace Lutheran Church, Columbus, on Saturday, November 3.  Dr. Seltz is the Executive Director of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C. and a former Lutheran Hour speaker.  He will discuss biblical teachings that address the needs of our culture and mission of the Church.  The evening will begin with a potluck meal (bring a side dish to share) at 5:30pm, followed by the keynote address at 6:15pm and a question and discussion time at 7:30pm.  Everyone is invited, and babysitting will be provided.

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:       Hebrews 3:18-19       

“And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?  So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.”  Unbelief leads to disobedience – that is, every sin expresses the opposite of faith.  True and living faith guides us into the Lord’s way and the Lord’s plan.  And when we fall into sin it’s because we are not trusting the Lord’s goodness and provision.

                                 TBLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T

October 7 Weekly News

THE QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING will be held this evening at 7:00pm.  **Please note that election of officers and approval of those appointed for 2019 will be among the business at hand.**  All confirmed members of our congregation, 18 years and older, are encouraged to attend. The nominations for elected and appointed positions are again included in today’s weekly news.

YOUTH GROUPS will meet this evening at 7:00pm.

OPEN HOUSE:  Trinity Lutheran High School invites students and their families to an open house today from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. All eighth grade students will receive a $75 voucher that covers registration costs at Trinity for the 2019-2020 school year. Please enter through the commons. We hope to see you there!

NEXT SUNDAY we will observe LWML Sunday and celebrate all that God has done through the mission work of the Lutheran Women in Mission (LWML).  The LWML has given a Laborers of Love Mission Grant (#14) of $100,000 to the Lutheran Braille Workers to print 20,000 English Standard Version Bible in braille or large print at more than 100 LBW Work Centers for the blind and visually impaired.  These free Bibles of 37 volumes each will be shared to give needed spiritual nourishment to the more than 11 million visually challenged in the U.S., of which 95% have never heard the saving news of Jesus.   Pray for this mission grant ministry.  Mite boxes are available in our narthex if you would like to support this ministry with your daily spare change and may be turned in to our church office at any time.

UPCOMING FALL SUPPERS:  

St. John’s, Sauers, Men’s Club Annual Soup, Sandwich, & Bazaar, today from 4:00-7:00pm.  Carry-outs available.

St. Paul, Wegan, October Supper, October 14, 4:00-7:00pm.  Carry-outs available

White Creek United Methodist, Hog Roast, October 20, 4:00-6:30pm. Handmade crafts, baked goods, church cookbook.  Carry-outs available.

St. Peter, Waymansville, Fish Fry, October 21, 4:00-7:00pm.  Sponsored by the Parochial Parent Committee.  Supplemental funds provided from Thrivent.                                                                      

DINNER AUCTION:  Donations are being sought for Lakeview Ministries 14^th Annual Dinner Auction on Saturday, November 17, at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis.  If you have new items, collectables, antiques, goods or services, handicraft items, monetary donations, or even a week at your time-share that you would like to donate to this auction, please submit your donations by completing the item donation form found at www.lakeviewministries.com/auction or by contacting the camp office at 812-342-4815 or by email at office@lakeviewministries.com. All donations are tax-deductible, and all proceeds benefit the work of God at Lakeview Ministries.

MITES FOR MISSIONS:  Based on the Biblical account of the Widow’s Mite in Mark 12, the LWML Mite Box is intended for regular contributions of “mites” – offerings above and beyond the support given to the congregation and the Synod.  Mite Box contributions amount to millions of dollars that fund district and national mission grants.  The LWML has collected over $100 million dollars since 1942.  These coins have and will continue to make a difference by providing the opportunity to spread the Gospel to the world.

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:     Mark 10:6       

“But from the beginning of creation...”  In recent years, our country, along with most all the (formerly) Christian nations of Europe, has lost its way when it comes to marriage.  We have ignored the fact that it is God Who created us.  We always go off the tracks when we forget that He made us and that everything good in this world comes from His hand.  In big things and in small things, in the life of a nation or the life of an individual, things go dreadfully wrong when we ignore the Creator’s instructions for life.

TBLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T

September Weekly News

THE QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING will be held next Sunday, October 7, at 7:00pm.  **Please note that election of officers and approval of those appointed for 2019 will be among the business at hand.**  All confirmed members of our congregation, 18 years and older,  are encouraged to  attend.  The nominations for elected and appointed positions are again included in today’s weekly news.

OCTOBER CALENDAR AND NEWS will be available from the ushers after today’s worship. 

THE CHURCH COUNCIL will meet this Tuesday, October 2, at 7:00pm.  All council members are urged to please attend.

THE ELDERS will meet this Wednesday after worship.

BOARD OF EDUCATION members are reminded of their meeting this Thursday, October 4, at 5:30pm.

YOUTH GROUPS will meet next Sunday evening at 7:00pm.

OPEN HOUSE:  Trinity Lutheran High School invites students and their families to an open house next Sunday, October 7^th, from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. All eighth grade students will receive a $75 voucher that covers registration costs at Trinity for the 2019-2020 school year. Please enter through the commons. We hope to see you there!

DINNER AUCTION:  Donations are being sought for Lakeview Ministries 14^th Annual Dinner Auction on Saturday, November 17, at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis.  If you have new items, collectables, antiques, goods or services, handicraft items, monetary donations, or even a week at your time-share that you would like to donate to this auction, please submit your donations by completing the item donation form found at www.lakeviewministries.com/auction or by contacting the camp office at 812-342-4815 or by email at office@lakeviewministries.com. All donations are tax-deductible, and all proceeds benefit the work of God at Lakeview Ministries.

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:     Mark 9:45       

“And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off.  It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell.”  So what is causing us to sin?  Lust?  Greed? Fear?  Better to cut it off!  We need the Lord’s help to do this – and you are in the right place this Lord’s Day to receive that help through Word and Sacrament.

                                  TBLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T

September 23 Weekly News

GOD’S BLESSINGS TO Riley Fay Croddy, daughter of Tim & Diane Croddy, as she is baptized today.  Riley is a 7^th grader at WCLS.  Her sponsors are her uncle and aunt, Mark & Elly Rutan.  Welcome to our White Creek family, Riley!

PORTALS OF PRAYER devotional booklets for October-December are available in the narthex.  Large print, digest, and regular sizes are available.

  

SUBMIT YOUR BID (in the narthex) on the Meal 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. The winners will be announced next Sunday.  Thanks for your support as our youth continue to earn funds for the Youth Gathering next summer!

THE QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING will be held Sunday, October 7, at 7:00pm.  **Please note that election of officers and approval of those appointed for 2019 will be among the business at hand.**  All confirmed members  of our congregation, 18 years and older,  are encouraged to attend.  The nominations for elected and appointed positions are included in today’s weekly news.

YOUTH GROUPS will meet at Camp Lakeview Villages TODAY from 11:45-3:00 for a cook-out lunch, devotions, games, and group building.  All youth, 6^th-12^th graders, are invited!

SUPPORT OUR YOUTH who are attending the National LCMS Youth Gathering in 2019 by purchasing from their Pampered Chef fundraiser through TODAY.  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 an order.  The youth thank you for your support!

OCTOBER CALENDAR AND NEWS ITEMS need to be given to Becky by TOMORROW.

MANY THANKS TO all who assisted with our recent Smorgasbord-food donators, servers, dishwashers, food preparers, and cleaner-uppers.  A special thanks to the youth for all their help!

GOLF OUTING:  It’s not too late to enter a team into the upcoming Youth Golf Outing at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour next Saturday, September 29, at 8:00am.  If you don’t have a full team, players will be paired up to make a team.  Cost is $65/player.  To register, call 812-350-2161, email jasonhill2005@netscape.net, or come the 29th and register at the event.  Come out and enjoy yourself and support our Youth!

INDIVIDUALS/BUSINESSES are being sought to be a sponsor for the Youth Golf Outing at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour next 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. 

OPEN HOUSE:  Trinity Lutheran High School invites students and their families to an open house on Sunday, October 7th from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. All eighth grade students will receive a $75 voucher that covers registration costs at Trinity for the 2019-2020 school year. Please enter through the commons. We hope to see you there!

SUPPORT TRINITY STUDENTS:  The Lutheran SGO student tuition assistance campaign for Trinity has started, and the goal this year is $260,000 in tuition assistance scholarships for our students.  So far, Trinity students have received $50,000 in tuition assistance while our supporters have received over $25,000 in Indiana State Tax Credits!  Please remember that all donations provided to the Lutheran SGO program in the name of Trinity will result in a 50% State Tax Credit to the donor.  If you are interested in receiving a donation form or would like more information about the SGO program, please contact David Probst at 812-603-7970.

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:     Mark 9:32       

“But they did not understand the saying and were afraid to ask him.”  The disciples really do hold up a mirror to our faces and force us to see ourselves:  misunderstanding, afraid, confused.  But the Word of God is clear if only we will listen with open ears.  What was blocking the disciples’ ears?  He Gospels tell us time and again:  they did not expect a suffering Christ, and so when Jesus spoke of suffering, they plugged their ears and didn’t listen, and so they ended up confused and scared.  What about us?  What’s in the Word of God that we find heard to hear and contrary to our desires and expectations?  That might just be exactly what we need to hear.

               TBLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T

September 16 Weekly News

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE to join Sunday School and Adult Bible Class as they meet after worship.  Sunday School children meet in the first grade classroom for opening, and adult Bible class meets in the Fellowship Room for a study on 1 John led by Pastor Whitmore.  Come and join in this study of God’s Word!

PORTALS OF PRAYER devotional booklets for October-December will be available from the ushers after today’s worship.  Large print, digest, and regular sizes are available.

  

SUBMIT YOUR BID (in the narthex) on the Meal 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!

SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS will meet this evening at 5:30pm at Papa’s Grill for supper and then return to the Fellowship Room for socializing.

BOARD OF EVANGELISM will meet this Thursday evening at 6:30pm.

YOUTH GROUPS will meet after Sunday School next Sunday, September 23, to kick-off their regular monthly activites.

SUPPORT OUR YOUTH who are attending the National LCMS Youth Gathering in 2019 by purchasing from their Pampered Chef fundraiser through next Sunday, 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 an order.  The youth thank you for your support!

GOLF OUTING:  It’s not too late to enter a team into the upcoming Youth Golf Outing at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour on Saturday, September 29, at 8:00am.  If you don’t have a full team, players will be paired up to make a team.  Cost is $65/player.  To register, call 812-350-2161, email                                               jasonhill2005@netscape.net, or come the 29th and register at the event.  Come out and enjoy yourself and support our Youth!

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. 

WOMEN’S RETREAT:  Ladies of all ages are invited to spend a beautiful fall weekend at camp at Lakeview Ministries Women’s Retreat September 28-29. This year’s theme is The Lord’s Name: My Safe Place.  Hear from speaker Lisa Lessing from Fort Wayne, IN as she comes alongside women to help and encourage them toward a deeper and richer Christ-filled journey. For more information and to register, go online to www.camplakeview.com/womensretreat.

OPEN HOUSE:  Trinity Lutheran High School invites students and their families to an open house on Sunday, October 7th from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. All eighth grade students will receive a $75 voucher that covers registration costs at Trinity for the 2019-2020 school year. Please enter through the commons. We hope to see you there!

SUPPORT TRINITY STUDENTS:  The Lutheran SGO student tuition assistance campaign for Trinity has started, and the goal this year is $260,000 in tuition assistance scholarships for our students.  So far, Trinity students have received $50,000 in tuition assistance while our supporters have received over $25,000 in Indiana State Tax Credits!  Please remember that all donations provided to the Lutheran SGO program in the name of Trinity will result in a 50% State Tax Credit to the donor.  If you are interested in receiving a donation form or would like more information about the SGO program, please contact David Probst at 812-603-7970.

DEPOSITS OF $10 (church), $268 (school), and $220 (Foundation) have been made to those accounts on behalf of Thrivent Financial’s Thrivent Choice program by the directed Choice Dollars of Mark Buss, Ernie & Donna Dettmer, Jean Jack, Brian Purdue, and Kristin Simons.

BABY BLESSINGS:  Congratulations to Stacy & Brea on the birth of their son, GRAYSON LEE YORK, on Friday, September 7.  Grayson arrived weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and measuring 20 ins. And congratulations to Logan & Emila on the birth of their daughter, JOSALYNNE MARIE FOWLER, also on Friday, September 7. Josalynne arrived weighing 9 lbs. 5 ozs. and measuring 21½  ins.  Both moms and babies are doing fine.  God’s blessings to all of them!

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! 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 18^th. 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:     Mark 9:24       

“Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, ‘I believe’ help my unbelief!.”  Haven’t we often felt like this!  And notice that Jesus does not throw the man out because of his weakness of faith: He still blesses the man as His Lord.  But neither does Jesus leave people in weakness of faith.  He blesses us and calls us to a deeper faith-as He did to the disciples in the boat on the storm tossed sea.  How does our faith grow?  By hearing the Word of God.  What does our faith lead to as it grows?  A godly life lived in thanksgiving to our Lord.      TBLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T

September 9 Weekly News

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. 15^th.  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 50^th 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 18^th. 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

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. 15^th.  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. 9^th, 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 50^th 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