LAMPLIGHTER. Feast at First 33 rd Anniversary Delaware County Fair, July 10 th 16 th, Vacation Bible School Coming Up Soon: July 24 th -28 th

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1 F i r s t E v a n g e l i c a l L u t h e r a n C h u r c h LAMPLIGHTER July 2017 Volume 45, Issue 7 Senior Pastor Rev. Tony D. Ede or tonyede@gmail.com Council members: President Tanya Burnett tanyaburnett1@gmail.com President-Elect Dan Glew danglew99@gmailcom Council Secretary Brenda Saunders cls@iowatelecom.net Treasurer Corene Messer or messermotor@iowatelecom.net Christian Education Sara Hamm hamm704@gmail.com Evangelism Carolyn Maloney pcfarms@yousq.net Lay Ministry Karen Nieman dkpork@msn.com Properties Doug Bishop dbishop@yousq.net Social Ministry Cindy Ehrig cindyehrig8@gmail.com Stewardship Sandra Estill grandmom92001@yahoo.com 313 East Fayette Street ~ Manchester, IA Phone ~ firstlu@iowatelecom.net Feast at First 33 rd Anniversary Delaware County Fair, July 10 th 16 th, 2017 Summer is finally here and that means that the Delaware County Fair is just around the corner! The Feast at First food stand at the fair has been our number one fundraiser for 33 years. Without this project, First Lutheran could not have helped so many of the groups and organizations in our community and around the world. To make this week a success, we need a large number from our congregation to help. Please take time to consider signing up to work for a shift or two (or three). It is a great way to get to know other people from our congregation. We need a total of 30 workers in 4 different shifts per day at the fairgrounds, in addition to 6 people per day in the morning at the church kitchen. Another way to help would be by donating one or two (or more!) homemade pies. Sign-up sheets are in the church narthex, to the right when you enter the door. The church office will have some tickets available each day for the food stand volunteers to get into the fairgrounds. If everyone pulls together (and it rains only between the hours of 1:00 and 6:00 A.M.), we should have another great week! Vacation Bible School Coming Up Soon: July 24 th -28 th Now is the time to register your children for VBS! It will be for children ages 3 (by July 1, 2017) thru 6 th grade (fall of 2017). The registration cost is $10 per child, or a maximum of $20 per family. We are still in need of some adults and students (MS and older) who would be willing to help from 8:00-11:30 A.M. each morning. If you are able to assist during any or all of the mornings that week (July 24-28) we would love for you to join us! Please call or text Alana DeMoss at , or Alana at fivekidscrazy@outlook.com. Registration forms can be found on the west wall in the church narthex, and on the church website, firstlutheranmch.com, or call to register. Page 1 Lamplighter

2 Church Directory Update Anyone who has taken pictures of any events at church that could possibly be included in the new pictorial directory, please submit a copy (preferably a JPEG or GIF) to Sandy Estill, Corene Messer, Carolyn Maloney, or Lynne in the office. Also, group leaders (SWAG, GIG, choir, etc.) please submit a picture of your groups, or let Sandy know when they meet and she will try to get pictures of them. REMINDER: We do have a committee working on preliminary details, but they will be asking for assistance from volunteers to help the process go smoothly when the time draws closer. The dates to have photos taken are set for Tuesday thru Saturday, September 5 th thru the 9 th... the exact times will be set at a later date. Be watching for more information, coming soon! Change in Heaven Bound Leadership Following the Mission Trip to Michigan this summer, Dawn Askeland will be stepping down as the leader of Heaven Bound Youth Group. We owe Dawn a huge THANK YOU for all she has done over the past several years for our youth here at First Lutheran! Starting this fall we will welcome Jenni Butler as the new Heaven Bound leader! G.I.G. G.I.G. (Girlfriends in God) Girlfriends in God, our Women's Bible Study group, will not meet on Tuesday July 4 th or the 11 th. July 18 th through September 8 th we will expand our study on The Battle Plan for Prayer by Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick. The study was Inspired by the movie "War Room". We will be reading small sections in the chapter book each week and discussing on Tuesday evenings. Join us when you are able. We meet on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 P.M. All women are welcome. For more information or to order a book, contact Cathy Glew, Tanya Burnett, or any G.I.G. member. Ladies Group Supports OCC Mission "For July and August we will collect school supplies such as pencils, sharpeners, erasers, pens, rulers, small notebooks, writing pads, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, calculators, small coloring books, small pencil bags, fabric bags with zippers, & small plastic containers. The Church Ladies Group appreciates your contributions to Operation Christmas Child. Quilt PRICES REDUCED!! The quilting ladies have been so busy making quilts that they now have an overabundance of them. SO...they have marked the price down to only $25!!! These beautiful handmade quilts make excellent gifts. They are on display on the racks in the Fellowship Hall and also in the quilting room. Check out the selection when you come for worship, or stop in anytime during office hours to browse. The ladies are continuing to quilt all summer on Tuesday mornings from 8:30-11:00. Come and join them anytime! Page 2 Lamplighter

3 Prayer Wheel ~ JULY VOLUNTEERS ~ Sandy Swanson... larrysandyswanson@gmail.com or Amy Swanson KMCH Radio Ministry July 2... Charlotte Leslein, in loving memory of Albert July 9... Craig & Brenda Saunders, for love of the USA July Milt & Joanne Kramer, in celebration of their 58 th wedding anniversary July Jan & Corene Messer, in celebration of their 46 th wedding anniversary July Larry & Deb Richmond Altar Flowers July 2...? July 9... Mary & Tony Zieser, in celebration of their wedding anniversary July 16...? July Jan & Corene Messer, in celebration of their 46 th wedding anniversary July Larry & Deb Richmond Friends at First Committee July 2 & 9... Vicki Zietlow July 16 & Jodi Muller July Linda Knutson Wedding June Ashley Stogdill & Jason Lux Sign-up for Lay Ministry Serving Duties Sign-up sheets are located in the back of the sanctuary for the upcoming months, listing all weeks/services/duties that need to be covered for worship to take place. If possible, please consider signing up for a certain job for an entire month; if that is not possible, please don t hesitate to sign-up to assist for whatever weeks you are available. Please also continue to check the Serving This Weekend and Serving Next Weekend boards. Your willingness to assist in our worship services is GREATLY APPRECIATED! Page 3 Lamplighter ~ JULY SATURDAY LAY MINISTRY ~ Saturday, July 1 Acolytes: Kelsey Brown & Gracie McCusker Communion Bread: Karen Hartman Greeters: Wayne & Rayma Huggins Lay Reader: Karen Hartman Comm. Asst./ Altar Guild: Karen Hartman Audio/Visual: Ross Snyder Piano: Lynne Rasmussen Saturday, July 8 Acolytes: Blake Engel & Grace Millenkamp Communion Bread: None needed Altar Guild: None needed Audio/Visual: Help still needed Piano: Kathy Moorhouse Saturday, July 15 ~ Holden EP ~ Acolytes: Eve & Zach Wedewer Communion Bread: Help still needed Comm. Asst./ Audio/Visual: Help still needed Piano: Lynne Rasmussen Saturday, July 22 Acolytes: Addison Reetz & Madelyn Hogan Communion Bread: Help still needed Comm. Asst./ Audio/Visual: Ross Snyder Piano: Dulcie Scripture Saturday, July 29 See a job you could help with? If so, please sign-up on the bulletin board or contact the office. Acolytes: Alexis Hartman & Natalie Kehrli Communion Bread: Help still needed Comm. Asst./ Audio/Visual: Ross Snyder Piano: Dulcie Scripture

4 ~ JULY SUNDAY LAY MINISTRY ~ Sunday, July 2 Acolytes: Aleah & Lydia Heims Altar Guild: Deb Richmond Greeters: Jo Ann Miller Ushers: Chad & Connie Wright & family Comm. Asst.: Help still needed Audio/Visual: Jim Zumbach Fellowship Leader: Help still needed Bakers: Karen Hartman Sunday, July 9 Acolytes: Garrett Zieser & Elias Tibbott Altar Guild: Vicki Zietlow (no communion) Greeters: JoAnn Miller Lay Reader: JoAnn Miller Audio/Visual: John Zietlow Fellowship Leader: Karen Hartman Bakers: Connie Wright Sunday, July 16 Acolytes: Alex Wickman & Gavin Tucker (no communion) Ushers: Chad & Connie Wright & family Comm. Asst.: None needed (no communion) Audio/Visual: Help still needed Fellowship Leader: Help still needed Bakers: Help still needed Sunday, July 23 Acolytes: Madelynn Schiltz & Madeline Palas Comm. Asst.: Help still needed Audio/Visual: Larry Richmond Fellowship Leader: Karen Hartman Bakers: Help still needed Sunday, July 30 Acolytes: Madelynn Schiltz & Madeline Palas Altar Guild: Karen Hartman See a job you could help with? If so, please Comm. Asst.: Help still needed sign-up on the Audio/Visual: Larry Richmond bulletin board or Fellowship Leader: Karen H. contact the office. Bakers: Help still needed Page 4 Lamplighter ~ ~ ~ Stewardship Update ~ ~ ~ Our June Mission of the Month was the NALC Disaster Response Fund (total collected was not yet known). The July MOTM will be Lutheran World Relief, which we will be collecting for on July As always, thank you for your continued support! Sandy Estill, Stewardship Chair THANK YOU to everyone for the visits, prayers, thoughts and kindness for Leonard Wiedenman over the past several years at the Meadows, and especially the last months at the GNH. All your Christian help made his life more enjoyable, and he talked a lot about the church and the people spending time with him or seeing him out in the public and greeting him. Also, a special thanks to all who helped the day of his service to make it feel like a family. It was a sad day, but a day made as a great memory with all of your help. - The Wiedenman family Reminder About Updating Your Contact Information: If your mailing address or phone number changes, please notify Lynne in the church office at This includes if you will be gone for an extended period of time and need to have your Lamplighter, etc. sent to a different address or held until you return. Also, if you no longer wish to receive the Lamplighter, or if you would prefer to receive it via e- mail, please notify Lynne. In addition, if you misplace your Lamplighter, you may view it, as well as the weekly announcements, on the First Lutheran website: firstlutheranmch.com

5 % Business Denominations % Business Denominations Restaurants/Food Gas/Misc. Shopping 8% Applebee's 25 4% Amazon.com % Arby's 10 10% American Eagle 25 8% Buffalo Wild Wings % Barnes & Noble % Burger King 10 13% Bath & Body % Chili's 25 7% Bed,Bath & Beyond 25 10% Chuong Garden (L) % Best Buy 25 5% Culvers 10 5% Boubin's (L) See Brenda 10% Dairy Queen(L) 5 2% BP gas 50 3% Fareway % Buckle 25 5% Hardee's 10 11% Cabela's 25 9% Olive Garden/Red Lobster 25 3% Casey's % Outback Steakhouse 25 10% Castle Theatre (L) 5 9% Panera Bread % Dick's Sporting Goods % Pizza Hut 10 9% Dillard's 25 8% Pizza Ranch (L) % Dressbarn 25 9% Red Robin 25 10% Express 25 7% Starbucks % Gap/Old Navy 25 6% Subway 10 7% Gordman's 25 8% Texas Roadhouse 25 3% HoneyCreek Furniture (L) See Brenda 5% itunes Home Improvement 5% J C Penney(CC)<*> 25 20% Wendy's Carwash (L) 25 6% Joanne's Fabrics 25 4% Home Depot<*> 25_<*>_100 4% Kohl's(CC) % Lowe's<*> 25_<*>_100 4% Kwik Trip % Menard's % Maurices 20 5% Palmer Hardware (L) See Brenda 4% Michaels 25 2% Schroeder's Lumber(L)*** See Brenda 14% Old Navy (Same as Gap) 25 2% Edgewood Bldg. Center See Brenda 5% Posy Place (L) 10 4% Sears 25 KEY to symbols 3% Shopko 25 <*> Not stocked, can be ordered 5% Staples 25 *** See Brenda for special details 3% Target (L) Local participating businesses 7% TJ Maxx 25 (CC) Can be used to pay on credit card 4% Ulta Salons 25 5 & 10 - Limited time only 1% Visa, Discover, Am.Exp pre-pd CC For a full list of what can be ordered, go to: Scrip Order Form 3% Walmart % Widner Drug (L) 5 8% Younkers Participating Retailers Page 5 Lamplighter Contact Brenda Saunders at if you need Scrip midweek

6 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Lynne Rasmussen w/communion :30p Worship Kathy Moorhouse NO communion Office closed Pastor Ede gone on vacation through July 9th NO communion 10:00a Staff mtg. 8:30a Quilting Lynne Rasmussen Holden Evening Prayer 6:30p G.I.G Delaware County Fair /Feast At First through Sunday the 16th August Lamplighter Deadline 8:30a Quilting NO communion 21 6:30p G.I.G. 22 Dulcie Scripture Pastor gone with Heaven Bound on Mission Trip all week w/communion Franzen baptisms 2:00p New member class 10:00a Staff mtg w/communion 10:00a Staff mtg. 6:00p Council mtg :30a Quilting 11:00a Meadows communion 6:30p G.I.G Mail August LL Noon VBS from 8:00-11:30 A.M. all week Page 6 Lamplighter 29 Dulcie Scripture

7 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH RETURN Non-Profit Organization 313 East Fayette Street SERVICE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Manchester, IA REQUESTED Manchester, IA Permit #3 Phone: Fax: Web site: The Lamplighter is a monthly publication of First Lutheran Church Radio Broadcast - KMCH 94.7 FM July 2017 Summer Worship Schedule Saturday Evening Worship ~ Sunday Morning Worship ~ SUMMER Monday thru Thursday, - 4:00 P.M. Friday, 9:00-12:30 (closed for lunch approx. 12:30-1:00) Our Mission Statement To GATHER and CELEBRATE God s saving love around Word and Sacraments To GROW in faith, love and service To GO into the world as Christ s disciples Page 7 Lamplighter