Welcome to our Guests: Welcome in the Name of Our Blessed Lord! We
are pleased that you are gathered with the Faithful around the Gospel in
Preaching and the Sacraments. If you are visiting with us for the first time,
please sign our guest book along the back wall and introduce yourself to
Pastor Wegener before or after the service. Our facilities are for your use.
The bathrooms are located near the North entrance at the top of the
staircase. The ushers are ready to assist you in any way possible.
In our prayers today- Alise Williams, Sylvia Nordbrock, Rev. Don Poock,
Mike Batt, and Lucinda Peters.
October Newsletters are available for you to pick up today. They can be
found on the table in the gathering area.
Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca Fall Festival, October 11th: Quilts, afghans, throws,
restaurant gift certificates, pies and much more will be offered at the
2009 Fall Festival Auction and Bake Sale. The festivities begin at 12:30
with hay rack rides, apple bobbing, silent auction, and activities for
the kids. Bratwurst and hot dogs will be cooking on the grill. Slices of
scrumptious homemade pies - apple, cherry, pumpkin - will be
available in the canteen. Door prizes, including a camp scholarship
and a quilt purchased by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, will be given
away all day. Auctioneer Jason Knapp will preside over the auction
entertaining bidders as he entertains their bids. It is not too late to
bring quilts and other fine crafts for the auction. Auction items may be
delivered until October 7th. Fall Festival activities will begin at 12:30
with the auction starting at 3:30. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will
provide matching funds. Auction items may be previewed at
http://www.campiodiseca.org/
The Voters' Assembly will meet Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. All
voting members are asked to be present for this meeting. If you are
not a voting member and would like to be, please speak with Pastor
Wegener or Tim Gamble.
Sunday, October 18, is the date for the Homecoming Potluck. Drinks
and table service will be provided by the Evening Guild, hosts for the
meal. College Hill family members are asked to bring two dishes to
share. Single members are asked to bring one dish.
Outreach Mark 10:2-16: In this Gospel reading Jesus blessed the
children who were brought to Him and used this as a teachable
moment for His disciples when He said that anyone who does not
receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.
Children are precious in the eyes of Jesus and so are sinners who are
lost in their sin. What an encouragement for us to be active in sharing
the good news with children and others who need to hear some
good news!
Old Theology, New Technology...Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show hosted
by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken and produced by Lutheran Public Radio.
Topics include: Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol," Down Syndrome &
Abortion, Alcoholic's Anonymous, Mormonism, Pro-Life Democrats and
more. You can listen to what you want when you want at
www.issuesetc.org.
Interested in joining a reading group on Lutheran theology? The group
meets weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m. They will be reading and
discussing David Scaer's book What Do You Think of Jesus? Please join
them and feel free to invite a friend. Contact Kie Maas at 231-5711
for the location of the meeting.
Stewardship Thought Hebrews 2:1-13 (14-18): Through God's grace in
Christ Jesus the Holy Spirit brings us into the family of God. As
members of this same body of believers we seek to build one another
up. How we treat each other is definitely an important part of our life
as God's redeemed stewards.
Building Healthy Families: Saint Peter compares the suffering we
endure in this life to a refiner's fire, working to purify our faith. Lutheran
Family Service, through its Christ-centered counseling services, seeks
to help people understand the difficulties in their life through the eyes
of faith. If you or someone you know is in the midst of unbearable
suffering or just needs an objective opinion from someone who shared
your faith perspective, please call your local LFS office. Lutheran
Family Service of Iowa 800-622-7285
Lutherans for Life: "Look at your hands. They are now Christ's hands of
blessing in this world. Use them to be a blessing because there are so
many who are treated as insignificant, of no value, and are in danger
of being trampled upon. Yes, Christ's big hands of blessing are right
here in His Church and in this world." Rev. Dr. Glenn A. Nielsen,
Concordia Seminary, St Louis, Missouri This "Life Quote" is from
Lutherans For Life - www.lutheransforlife.org.
