THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST SEPT 30, 2012

Post date: Sep 27, 2012 2:54:06 PM

Witness

LUTHERANISM 101...Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show produced by Lutheran Public Radio and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. This week's topics include: Marriage & Divorce, Robed in Christ's Righteousness, Translator of Holy Scripture Jerome, Old Testament Prophetess Deborah and more. You can listen at your convenience at www.issuesetc.org.

Special Thanks to our Sunday School Teachers! Sunday School is each Sunday from 10:45-11:45 and it is for preschool through adults! Our teachers this year are: Joy Brown: preschool; Julie Lang: K-4th grade; Megan Schutt: 5th-8th grades; Jason Riley: high school; Pastor Watt: adults; Mike Lang and Byron Bilderback are substitutes. Phil Wardenburg helps pastor teach confirmation classes.

Mercy

What is grief? Why don't my friends and family understand? How long will I feel this way? How do I know if I need more help? Am I going crazy? Lutheran Family Service of Iowa in cooperation with Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Creston, Iowa presents A seminar on grief and loss. October 6th 2012 9am to 12 Noon Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall 800 N Sumner Creston, IA 50801 Everyone Welcome to Attend! The seminar is presented at no cost. Please RSVP (541)728-5095 x 4 pastor@TrinityCreston.org The seminar presenter is Toni Larson (LISW) who has 30 years experience in counseling.

Become a Hospice Volunteer! Make a difference, you can help! Running Errands. Assisting with Activities. Reading the newspaper to a patient. Allowing the caregiver time for errands or rest. Helping with household chores. Help in the Hospice office. Please contact Dena Chapman (641)743-2264 or dchapman@careinitiatives.org

Building Healthy Families: October is clergy appreciation month! Encourage your pastor and his family by letting them know that you appreciate them and are praying for them. Prayer is crucial to the spiritual health of your pastor, his family, and the church. Contact LFS for a complimentary copy of “31 Days of Praying for Your Pastor” and use this prayer guide with accompanying Scripture each day during the month of October. Lutheran Family Service of Iowa (LFS email: info@LFSiowa.org; LFS phone: 1-800-622-7285.)

Habitat for Humanity seeking homeowner for nearly completed house with two bedrooms. Application and an interview available now. Encourage people in need of housing to make the call. Call Nancy 641 782-8597 or JoAnn 641-782-4522. Also for more information go to the Habitat for Humanity website at http://www.unionhfh.org.

Life Quote: “[W]hen a child is adopted into a family there is a real family formed there. Our entire Gospel is at stake in that recognition because there is no such thing as an ‘adopted child,’ only children who were adopted. Adopted in the New Testament is a past-tense verb, not an adjective.” Dr. Russell D. Moore, author of “Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families” – A “Life Quote” from Lutherans For Life · www.lutheransforlife.org #2

Want Some Help to Make a Stronger Marriage? Lutheran Family Service can help. Visit http://helpingmarriageswork.com/ for tools and contact information to help you with the hard task of keeping your marriage on the right track.

Life Together

Attendance Report: September 23 – 91, 84 – holy Communion

Happy Birthday! There will be a congregation member birthday party on October 14 at 3 PM. Please come and enjoy the fun.

Voters Meeting Today: There will be a brief voters meeting immediately following the worship service in the sanctuary today. We will be appointing a circuit representative to elect our circuit delegate to the Synod convention in July 2013. The circuit convocation will be next Sunday in Corning at 3 PM.

LWML Sunday will be celebrated this year on October 7. We are grateful for God's work among the women of our congregation and we will celebrate with materials written by Rev. Matthew Harrison the President of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod.

LT: LWML 2012 Fall Rally: Saturday, October 6 St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clarinda. Registration 9 AM three dollars and three dollars for lunch. This year speaker Rev. Timothy J Fitzner of Emmanuel and St. John, Adair. His topic is "Margaret's House"

Protecting religious freedom: Want to learn more about religious liberty and protecting our First Amendment rights? It’s more important now than ever – with increasing intrusions from the government into the realm of the church. The LCMS has resources available for your use at www.lcms.org/freetobefaithful, frequently asked questions, articles, videos and more. You can find tips on how to talk to your neighbor about this matter. You also can find a sample letter that you can personalize and send to your representatives. Learn more about “Religious Liberty: Free to Be Faithful” at www.lcms.org/freetobefaithful or call 888-THE LCMS (843-5267).

Rachel Circle is Tuesday Oct. 2 at 7pm. We will meet at the church at 6:45 to carpool to the home of Candace Peterson. We will have extra copies of the fall quarterly if you don't have one yet.

The annual meeting of the Worship/Altar Committee will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 11. Pastor Watt will present training at this meeting. This meeting is for all present members and all who may be interested in learning about the work of this committee. We are in need of more members, and would like you to consider this opportunity to learn about serving our Lord. For more information contact Janette Lang (782-7922) or Pastor Watt.

2013 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade Grandstand Ticket Combo. For one individual: $115. This seating is located on the same side as the Television Camera stand on the West side of Orange Grove Boulevard. This price includes one Rose Parade ticket and one ticket to the Lutheran Hour Ministries Float/Petal Pushers Behind the Scenes Party to be held on December 30th! Contact Dick Gast RichardGast@cox.net or call 949-458-0606. The theme for the 2013 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade is “Oh the Places You'll Go!” and this year's Lutheran Hour Ministries float theme is “Jesus … The Way to Heaven!”

2013 Rose Bowl Game Ticket Combo. For one individual: $175 or 210. This price includes one Rose Bowl Football Game ticket and one ticket to the Lutheran Hour Ministries Float/Petal Pushers Behind the Scenes Party to be held on December 30th! Contact Dick Gast RichardGast@cox.net or call 949-458-0606. The theme for the 2013 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade is “Oh the Places You'll Go!” and this year's Lutheran Hour Ministries float theme is “Jesus … The Way to Heaven!”

Talk to Pastor Watt if you would be willing to take pictures of members for the church database. (515)462-0566 or Pastor@TrinityCreston.org

This Week's Activities

Sun Sep 30 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

8:00am Divine Service (First Lutheran)

9:30am Divine Service

10:30am Special Voters Meeting

11:00am Sunday School Adult Bible Class

12:00pm Trinity Teacher's Meetings

Mon Oct 1 District Pastors Conference

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Urbandale, IA

7:00pm Life Light Bible Study - Matthew Part 2

Tue Oct 2 District Pastors Conference

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Urbandale, IA

6:30am Early Risers (McDonalds)

1:30pm Streams of Living Water, Sermon Broadcast

www.PirateChristianaRadio.com

1:30pm Life Light Bible Study - Matthew Part 2

7:00pm Rachel Circle

Wed Oct 3 6:00pm Confirmation Class

7:30pm Board of Elders (FH)

Thu Oct 4 9:30am Preschool Pastor Time

1:30pm Preschool Pastor Time

Sat Oct 6 9:00am Grief Seminar

Sun Oct 7 LWML Sunday

8:00am Divine Service (First Lutheran)

9:30am Divine Service

11:00am Sunday School Adult Bible Class

3:00pm SW Circuit Conference at Redeemer

Redeemer, Corning

Serving This Week

Sun Sep 30

Ushers: Jay Bochart, Adam Bochart, Chuck Bowman, Randy Roghair

Altar: Chuck and Paula Bowman

Pianist: Julie Lang

Elder: Karl Peterson

Acolytes: Kessler Tomas; Sam Chapman

Sun Oct 7

Finance: Eric & Jeanna Eklund

Acolytes: Alex Brown; Ben Bargstadt

Ushers: Eric Eklund, Jay Eklund, Mason Peterson, Jim Nelson, Karl Peterson

Altar Committee: Gene & Dorothy Cook, Pat Barkalow, Sharon Eklund

Elder: Jim Nelson