Weekly MPLC Announcements October 15 & 16, 2016

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1 Blessed to Welcome, Worship and Serve Weekly MPLC Announcements October 15 & 16, 2016 A warm welcome to all! We re glad you are here. Visitors, please see the visitor information card in the pew rack. To learn more about us, visit our website and find us on facebook! Please LIKE us at Saturday: Sunday: Regular Worship Times with Holy Communion at MPLC 5 p.m. 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. In the Narthex Today SCRIP: Stop by the SCRIP table in the narthex for SCRIP sales and MAKE MISSION HAPPEN at MPLC! Sign up FOR: Sunday Church School Registration, St. Pat s and Living Faith Community Meals, Women s Retreat, Carthage Fun Night, Advent Event, Mommy & Me, Leaf Raking, Youth Quake, and nametag replacement. Our Staff: David Echelbarger (DEchelbarger@mplc.us)... Pastor Christine Thomas-Echelbarger (CThomasE@mplc.us)... Pastor Krista Zimmerman (kzimmerman@mplc.us)... Pastor Eduardo García-Novelli (eduardo@mplc.us)... Sr. Choir Director Michael Becker (michael@mplc.us)... Organist/Accompanist Holly Hess (hhess@mplc.us)... Director of Faith & Life Rebecca Cairns (rcairns@mplc.us )... Director of Children s Education Stephanie Szabo (sszabo@mplc.us)... Parish Administrator Becky Litwin (blitwin@mplc.us)... Church Secretary Julie Rossman (jrossman@mplc.us)... Publications Director

2 Altar Flowers The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God by Don and Bev Phillips in honor of their 65 th wedding anniversary on October 21. Church Office Hours Church office hours are: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments can always be made for other times by calling the office or the pastors. Pastor Dave s Roast: Today s fresh roasted coffee for coffee hour is Kenya Othaya Gatuyaini Peaberry. Caramel, toffee with dark plum and a Figgie Finish. Join us in fellowship hall 9:30 a.m.! Discovering God Anew Adult Education, Sundays at 10 a.m. Our experience of God transforms us and the world. God is not a mere idea but a reality to be continually encountered. Sometimes our ideas about God have failed to grow and we need to expand them to encounter God in new and more dynamic ways. Inadequate ideas about God, limit God s remaking power in our lives and the world. Join Pastor Dave this fall in Discovering God Anew. A great way to Live Lutheran! Parents with children who are under 3 as of August 31, 2016 are invited to come with their children to our Little Lambs Class! This is held in the library and begins at 10 a.m. each Sunday. Parents and children hear a story, do a craft and enjoy a snack together with other families each week. It is fun for both parents and children! No need to sign up just come! Sunday Church School, for children three years old through high school, takes place each Sunday down in the education wing, from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Children are welcome to join at any time! Youth Leaf Raking Day MPLC Middle School Youth will be raking leaves on Saturday, November 5 from noon-3 p.m. Meet at church for pizza then we'll head out in teams! Youth and adults, please sign up in the narthex!

3 Tuesday Bible Study with Pastor Dave Origins: A Quest to Understand the History of God. TUESDAYS; 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. and 6:30-8:00 p.m. Pastor Dave calls upon his 37 years experience in ministry, theology, philosophy, and history to bring you a biblical survey extending from Genesis to Revelation. This survey of scripture will be a quest to hear and understand how the original audience of scripture heard and understood biblical texts. After discovering the original context, we will let it inform our own understanding. Too often we do the reverse; we read the text with 21 st century ideas and therefore distort or wrongly interpret scripture. This survey will also show how the idea of God matures throughout history. The Bible is the History of the perceived relationship with God through God s incarnate relationship with God s people. Fasten your seat belts to enter an ancient word with a life saving word for our time. 6-8 th Graders are invited to Youth Quake! Youth Quake will be at The Wildnerness Waterpark and Resort in the Wisconsin Dells Friday, March 24 to Sunday, March 26, To hold your child s spot, a deposit of $50 is due by November 6. The remaining payment is due by December 18. The total price of participating is $144 per person. Each child has the opportunity to lower their final payment by working at a Bake Sale which will be held in November. More information to come! Sign up in the narthex. See Pastor Krista with questions. Senior Choir / Christmas Cantata Senior choir rehearsals are held each Wednesday starting at 7 p.m., in the choir room. All voices are welcome to join the senior choir! The senior choir sings each week during the 8:30 a.m. service of worship. The choir has begun rehearsing for the December 11 cantata! If you would like to join the choir for the cantata, you are most welcome! Cantata practice takes place during the first twenty minutes of rehearsal in October, then in November it will be thirty minutes long. Contact choir director Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli at egarcianovelli@carthage.edu with any questions. Join the Cherub or Messenger Choirs! Our children s choirs are meeting again on Wednesday evenings, from 6:30-7:00 p.m. Messenger Choir is for any 2 nd 5 th graders and Cherubs is for any 3 year old 1 st grade. Contact Messenger Choir director Stephanie Mitchell at smitchell@carthage.edu for information if you

4 have a 2nd through 5th grader. Contact cherub choir director, Kim Haigh, if interested in joining the fun, or if you have questions, at khaigh@rbwinc.com or phone: Join us! Hunger Never Takes a Vacation The Food pantry at Holy Communion Lutheran Church is asking for the following items for next two weeks. Thank you for your support! October 31 pork & beans, canned pasta with meat November 6 - instant potatoes, gravy Election Day Bake Sale - Help Wanted! The Holy Communion Lutheran Church Food Pantry will host another bake sale on Tuesday, November 8 at the Mt. Pleasant Town Hall during voting hours. Baked goods can be dropped off at MPLC between 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, November 7 or before noon on Tuesday, November 8 at Mt. Pleasant Town Hall. Please call Sharon Wilczynski, , with questions or to sign up to help. Thank you! Crafter s Corner In November, we will be meeting Thursdays; November 3, 10 and 17 at 9 a.m. in Mygatts Corner. On the 17 th, we will finish all projects, price them and have our annual luncheon. Our annual craft sale will be Saturday, November 19 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and on and Sunday, November 20 from 8-11 a.m. Quilters News We hope you enjoyed seeing the quilts on display in church over the past few weeks. The quilts have been shipped to Lutheran World Relief! Our next quilting meeting will be Thursday, October 27 from 9-11:30 a.m. Please join us to help us make more quilts for next year. If you can tie a knot you can help! Any questions call Joyce Friend at or Linda Berger at Save the Date! For our annual Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service on Wednesday, November 23 at 7 p.m., followed by a pie social in fellowship hall. Details to come.

5 MPLC SCRIP make mission happen As Pastor Dave likes to say You re going to spend the money anyway: Make Mission Happen! Do you need groceries, or gas? Do you have a Kohl s bill to pay? Or do you need to re-load your Starbucks card? If you use SCRIP cards to pay for those things, MPLC will get a rebate from those stores! Yes, each Scrip purchase you make directly helps youth and adult missions here at MPLC. Stop by the SCRIP table today and MAKE MISSION HAPPEN! We have cards on hand to take home today! Thank you! SCRIP hours are: Sundays; 9:30 11:00 a.m. AND each first Saturday of the month. Confirmation Sunday! You are invited to celebrate with us as 17 ninth graders affirm their baptisms on Sunday, October 30 at the 11:00 a.m. service. These confirmands have learned a lot about their faith and the church these last three years! Come give thanks for their continued commitment to the Christian faith! Cake will be served in their honor, during coffee hour. Racine Reformation Celebration! Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m. Holy Communion Lutheran Church October 2017 will be the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation! The Racine Cluster of Lutheran Churches is planning a year of celebration leading up to the anniversary! We're kicking it off with a Reformation Day celebration and all the Lutheran Churches in Racine are invited to participate! Our new Bishop, Paul Erickson will preach at the service and hold a meet and greet afterwards until 4:00 pm. Everyone is invited! We are looking for 2-3 people to bring cookies for the reception after the service. Please let Pastor Krista know if you can provide a dozen or two. We are starting a Mommy (OR Daddy) and Me group, geared to all parents/grandparents with children who are not yet in full time school. This group will meet every second Friday of the month at 10:00 a.m. at different locations. On November 11, we will meet at the YMCA Sealed Air Branch for a little swimming fun! No need to sign up or pay ahead. If you are not a YMCA member the price is $15 for a family. Please feel free to invite your friends to join us. Any questions please see Rebecca Cairns, Director of Children s Education or rcairns@mplc.us

6 4 th -5th grade Fun Night at Carthage College 4th and 5th Graders are invited to come to Carthage College on Friday, November 11 for a fun night of swimming and activities led by a group of college students who work with youth at local churches! We will meet at MPLC at 5:30 p.m. to carpool. We will be back to church by 9:15 p.m. Dinner is included. Parents - we need drivers and chaperones as well! Sign up in the narthex. Please see Pastor Krista with any questions. Project Night (AND Day) News Come to work on any project (scrapbooking, stamping, painting, stitching, organizing) in Fellowship Hall on Friday, November 11, from 6:30-11 p.m. Then, come back for project day on Saturday, November 12, from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. There is plenty of space and lots of tables to work on. Come join this great group for fun and fellowship. A Service of Hope and Healing Thursday, November 17 at 6:30 p.m. For some people, the holiday season can bring feelings of sadness, loneliness, grief or anxiety. Join us for this special healing service to hear God s words of comfort, healing and hope. Let the light of Christ provide healing for the season, in anticipation of Christmas Joy. As in our traditional healing service, the service of healing and hope will also include beautiful music, candles and will provide an opportunity for prayer, scripture and anointing for the person attending or on behalf of another. Please note the later start time than our traditional healing service has been in the past. Our next Noisy Offering will be on November 19 and 20 and will benefit Our Harmony Club. This is a day program for elderly adults. There will be more information about Our Harmony Club on November 12 and 13 during worship services. MPLC Women s Retreat ~ An Advent Retreat for Women Friday, December 2 Saturday, December 3 Women of all ages are invited to the annual women s retreat at Lutherdale Bible Camp in Elkhorn. Sign up in the narthex, then watch for a registration brochure with further details on cost, programming, payment, etc. Questions? Contact the church office at or Holly Hess, at hhess@mplc.us

7 Our mitten tree in fellowship hall is getting a makeover! Now called Mittens & More, the project is designed to provide mittens, hats and scarves for children and adults in need. If you like to knit or crochet, take a handy yarn kit or two, complete with simple patterns, and make hats, mittens and/or scarves. Bring them to MPLC and place on the mitten display area as you enter fellowship hall. If you are a social worker, a teacher or a volunteer who works with those who could benefit from these items, please take some to share. Questions? Call the church office at What s Happening the Week of October 23 Sunday 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 9:45 a.m. Education hour 10:00 a.m. Adult Ed 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion 5:00 p.m. Confirmation Banquet Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Bible Study Noon Bulletin Deadline 6:30 p.m. Bible Study / Senior Bell Choir Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Confirmation Supper 6:30 p.m. Confirmation/Cherub & Messenger Choirs 7:00 p.m. Senior Choir Thursday 9:00 a.m. Quilters Saturday 5:00 p.m. Holy Communion Sunday 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 9:45 a.m. Education Hour 10:00 a.m. Adult Ed / Little Lambs 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion w/affirmation of Baptism 2:00 p.m. Racine Reformation Celebration

8 Worship Leadership (5 pm) Olivia Garner, Head Usher Carla Kovacs, Lector Worship Leadership (8:30 am) Maria Lee, Welcome Center Ron & Pat Jensen, Greeters Eduardo Garcia-Novelli, Lector Emmett & Mason Santalucia, Jade Johnson, Ashley Miller, Acolytes Frank DeCesaro, Ralph & Jill Gentile, Debby Klinkhammer, Jim Broetzman, Communion Assistants Harold & Lois Solberg, Ed & Teresa Jacobs, Coffee Hour Hosts Kim Veltus, Katie Tuttle, Kim Brussat, Judy Smith, Dick & Lorna Sarto, Coffee Fellowship Refreshments Matt Martin, Nadia Konesko, Wyatt Knoell, Nursery Chuck Svoboda, Team Leader Connie Mallwitz, Head Usher Worship Leadership (11:00 am) Carol Wiechers, Welcome Center Becky Litwin, Greeters Cherise Hart, Lector Hannah Smith, Joseph & Julian Mains, Acolytes Janell Smith, Brian Schalk, Andrew Luehr, Communion Assistants Laeken & Cambell Hess, Evaline Mitchell, Nursery Bea Olsen/ John Franklin, Team Leader Barb Rasmussen/ Bob Kolesar, Head Usher Sue Hess, Communion Bread Michael Becker, Organist Dr. Eduardo García-Novelli, Senior Choir Director Rev. Christine A. Thomas-Echelbarger, Pastor Rev. David L. Echelbarger, Pastor Rev. Krista M. Zimmerman, Pastor