26 TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

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1 144 th Year November 17 & 18, TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST St. Mark s Evangelical Lutheran Church & School St. Mark s Lutheran Church St. Mark s Lutheran School 105 North Garfield Street 504 North James Street Steeleville, IL Steeleville, IL Phone: (618) Phone: (618) Fax: (618) Fax: (618) stmarks.steeleville@gmail.com sfortner.sml@gmail.com Rev. Bill Engfehr, Interim Pastor John Hostert, Administrator Cell: (618) pastor@engfehr.com Website:

2 Welcome, Guests! We have a gift mug for you available at all three of our entrances. Please pick one up after the service. We are glad to have you in worship today. May God bless you with his love and grace. --Board of Evangelism Special Prayers Randy Bierman, Lisa Eggemeyer Continuing Prayer Concerns Leslie Duvall Elijah Rabacchi George Salger Debra Guebert Norlyn Kingsten Ali Gerlach Alice Knop Linda Ethridge Delbert Koen Julie Heil Tiffany Troue Denyer Jim Mevert Connie Kirkland Sondra Mahnken Michael Vallett Don Ritter Delbert Joost Judy Wedemeyer Ann Vallett Genna Biermann (Connie Kirkland s sister-in-law) Andy Schorr (Carol Mayer s brother) David Jensen (Karen Chamness brother) Roy Thornton (Vicky Potter s father) Daniel Bell (Lisa Greatting s brother) Robert Holley (Norlyn & Jane Kingsten s grandson) Michelle Thies (Gerald & Ruth Ann Thies daughter-in-law) Care Center Residents Delores Doss Elizabeth Ernsting Norma Wolters Irma Wente Eileen Clements Anita Rohlfing Norma Rodewald Judy Clasen Betty Middendorf Mildred Eggemeyer Lavera Biermann Wayne Mueller We respect the privacy of our members and friends and will not pray for you publicly unless it is requested, and we know we have your permission. 2

3 Military Personnel & Their Families Justin Asbury Casey Vallett Matt Kraus Tim Eichenseer Bill Ingles Justin Parker Andrew Grab Cory Jeffers Richard Thompson Denny Ernsting Kevin Kahre Ethan Pierce John Magelitz Zach Mogavero Rodney Anderson Mission Prayer Give thanks as you pray: Thank God for your parents. Thank Him for all those in authority. Pray for the strength to obey. Thank God for your neighbor, that you might help in any need. Thanksgiving Day Service November 22, 9:00 a.m. Bible Study Opportunities 10:00 a.m. in Meeting Room 10:15 a.m. in Fellowship Hall Bible Readings From Lutheran Service Book Daily Lectionary, pp Sunday, 11/18...Jeremiah 37:1-21; Matthew 27:33-56 Monday, 11/19...Jeremiah 38:1-28; Matthew 27:57-66 Tuesday, 11/20... Daniel 1:1-21; Matthew 28:1-20 Wednesday, 11/21... Daniel 2:1-23; Revelations 18:1-24 Thursday, 11/22... Daniel 2:24-49; Revelations 19:1-21 Friday, 11/23... Daniel 3:1-30; Revelations 20:1-15 Saturday, 11/24... Daniel 4:1-37; Revelations 21:1-8 3

4 Our Stewardship of Time & Talents November 17/18 Altar Guild: Debra Mevert, Carol Meyer Organist: Carl Handel Acolytes: Sat. Andrew Welten, Christian Zimmer; Sun. Carter & Cooper Wasson Greeters: Sat. Robert & Cheryn Sutton; Sun. Dale & Donna Rice Elders: Sat. Verlin Lorenz; Sun. Andy Gerlach, Jim Mevert November 24/25 Altar Guild: Kim Ruebke, Julie Tiemann Acolytes: Sat. Logan Bartens, Evan Buch; Sun. Cayton Cratch, Jaret Ehlers Greeters: Sat. Klay & Julie Tiemann; Sun. Darl & Janet Bollman Elders: Sat. Willard Knop, Dale Rice; Sun. Mike Mayer Organist: Carol Lowe Attendance Worship, 11/3-4; Sat.: 118; Sun.: 87 Bible Study: Sun.: 9; Wed.: 5 4

5 2019 Envelope Packets St. Mark s Members, the 2019 GIVING PACKETS are ready and waiting for you to pick up in the Fellowship Hall. Those who are using the envelope packets, will retain the same envelope numbers for Please pick up packets for your family, too. They are in alphabetical order, plus a list is available for you to look up your number, etc. If you desire to use an envelope packet for 2019, and find no packet available, please contact the church office or Ruth. Attention Members Who Do Not Use The Packets! For those members who have requested to not use the envelopes, we have a special box with your giving number and address information. Please do stop by the Fellowship Hall and pick up this information card. All member giving is recorded each week by using your assigned number. It is most important that you use this number when submitting your stewardship gift. If you have a question, please contact Financial Secretary, Ruth Waeltz ( ). If you desire to use an envelope packet for 2019, and find no packet available, please contact the church office or Ruth. Angel Tree News Vicki Wathan has provided us with more names for our Angel tree that stands in the Fellowship Hall. If you re planning to participate this year, please pick a tag to take home with you. Remember to sign the register before you leave and take an instruction sheet describing how the program works. It ends December 1-2. Thanks for your support! 5

6 ST. MARK S LUTHERAN SCHOOL NOTES Pastor William Engfehr will lead us in chapel on Wednesday, November 21. Our offering will be designated to the LCMS Military for the Armed Forces. Everyone is invited to attend our weekly chapel service that begins around 8:25 am at the church weather permitting. The Pre-K 4 class is inviting parents/guardians to attend their Thanksgiving Brunch on Wednesday, November 21st. Students should arrive by 8:15 as usual to prepare for the brunch. Their guests should arrive to the Preschool classroom at 9:30 am for special Thanksgiving songs. Around 10:00 am everyone will go to the cafeteria for the Thanksgiving Brunch. Students are each allowed 1 or 2 adult guests. The cost for each person will be $2.50. All students will dismiss at approximately 10:45 am after the brunch. There will be NO PRE-K 3 class or afternoon session that day! There will be 1:35 pm dismissal on Wednesday, November 21 before Thanksgiving break for grades K 8. Buses will run at this time and latchkey will be available. There will be no school for Pre-K-8th grade on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 for Thanksgiving break. Preschool 4 will be dismissed after their Thanksgiving brunch in the morning. There will be no Pre-K 3 or afternoon session on Wednesday, November 22! St. Mark Sports Mon., Nov 19 B BB vs Coulterville (C,B,A) Home Tues., Nov 20 B Evansville (C,B,A) Away Mon., Nov 26 B Steeleville (C,B,A) Away 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 5:30 pm 6

7 That s My Pan! Fundraiser This popular fundraiser to raise money for the Youth Gathering this summer has begun. The deadline for orders is December 2. The link for Online Orders is at the bottom of this page. We get 10% of online orders & also a set profit per item if ordered from a youth member. Please help us meet our goal of $500 from this fundraiser! Any questions feel free to call Rhonda Wilson at or Janice Phillips at Please forward to your friends and family to help order their personalized items. Online orders are not restricted to items in the pamphlet. With these personalized products you will never lose your pan & lid at a gathering again! Arrive at your next family, work, or social gathering in style with a pan & lid that reflects your own personal style and taste. With your name engraved on the lid and pan you will not run into the issue of someone walking off with yours by mistake! Support St. Marks Youth Group's Fundraiser and get yourself a gift that you will always use. Please place your order on our Customer Ordering Website: Community Calendar Check the bulletin board in the narthex for more information. December 30, 3 p.m. To mark the Christmas season, the musicians of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church are presenting a special service featuring John Leavitt s A Midnight Clear. The service features favorite carols interspersed with scripture lessons and includes the choir, the orchestra and congregational hymn singing. Please join us on Sunday, December 30, at 3pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1300 Beltline Road, Collinsville, IL. For additional information please call

8 Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School Help us promote COS: Stop by COS and pick up a free yard sign to put in your yard or business. The End of Year Giving Campaign for COS has started. If you have already sent in your gift, thank you! If you have not yet had an opportunity, you can do so in whatever form of giving you feel most comfortable, whether that be a mailed check or online via our website or Facebook. The campaign will end on #GivingTuesday, November 27, which is an international day of online giving. Shadow Days: Parents of eighth graders and potential transfer students are encouraged to call and make arrangements for their student to spend a day at Christ Our Savior shadowing a COS student and learning more about the COS advantage. Calling Thrivent Members: If you are a member of Thrivent and are willing to help COS at no cost to you, please consider organizing or participating in a Thrivent Action Team. Each Thrivent member is eligible to lead two project teams per year. Every project team is given up to $250 along with organizational materials to help make their project successful. We have many projects that would help further the mission of COS. We can even help you fill out the application. Contact mchristman@coslhs.org for more information. The COS Office will be closed for Thanksgiving, November 21 and 22. 8

9 THANK YOU!!! I want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to each and every one of you who gave of your weekend to help with Wurstmart. I am so proud to be part of this group of people who can come together and accomplish so much in one day! Everyone knows what needs to be done and does it without being instructed. You all certainly did not NEED a chairperson, but I am honored to have had the privilege! Sandy Fortner, Misty Smith and Ruth Waeltz, I couldn t have done it without you! I learned so much. I have never cooked that much turkey if you combine all the years I ve been cooking turkey! A HUGE thank you to Nathan Harding and Andy Gerlach for taking charge of the food in the kitchen and Jason Vallett for taking care of the sausage frying. Thank you to Maggie Buch and Chrissy Lindenberg for knowing and doing whatever needed done Saturday and Sunday. Thank you to our basketball team and coaches who set up all the tables in the gym after practice on Friday. Thank you to all the ladies who sliced apples, those who decorated the gym (which looked fabulous!), sliced and served desserts, drinks, sold tickets, filled carryouts, sold bacon and sausage, set up, cleaned up, put up signs, picked up the truck, washed dishes, worked the Country Store, donated items, baked desserts or just came to eat! Each and every one of you helped make this year s Wurstmart fun and successful. We had a wonderful turnout and I am so proud to be a member of this congregation. Alinda Jeffers 9

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11 St. Mark s Weekly Calendar Sat., Nov. 17 6:00 p.m. Worship Service Sun., Nov. 18 9:00 a.m. Worship Service w/communion 10:15 a.m. Bible Study Mon., Nov. 19 Tues., Nov. 20 Wed., Nov. 21 8:25 a.m. School Chapel 10:00 a.m. Bible Class 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Thurs., Nov. 22 9:00 a.m. Fri., Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Day Service Sat., Nov. 24 6:00 p.m. Worship Service w/communion Sun., Nov. 25 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Bible Study 11

12 MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, through worship, education, outreach, fellowship, and service. WORSHIP SCHEDULE 6:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. Accessible 10:00 a.m. on 2 nd Thursdays HOLY COMMUNION Holy Communion is celebrated every weekend, the first, third and fifth Sundays of the month at the 9:00 a.m. service and at the 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening service before the second and fourth Sundays of the month. ST. MARK S IS A MEMBER CONGREGATION & SCHOOL OF We believe and confess the doctrine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church is faithful and true to the Bible and we strive for a balanced Law/Gospel practice of same. 12