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1 ZION EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH TH AVE. NORTH HUMBOLDT, IOWA PHONE: (515) FAX: (515) WEBSITE: zioninhumboldt.org October 16, 2016 Rev. Aaron Flatau Rev. Jerry Raether Senior Pastor Pastor Emeritus Cell Phone: Cell Phone: Barb Zabel, Preschool Teacher Phone: AT THE END OF THE SERVICE be sure to greet those who are seated around you. YOU are His Voice, His Hand, to those who are worshipping with you. FLOWERS are given to the glory of God by Mike and Nancy Blair. LUTHERAN HOUR Know This Word Your Life Depends on It with speaker Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz. The Bible provides a strategy for survival in an uncertain world. It can break hearts of stone and replace them with living hearts open to God s truth. (2 Timothy 3:16) Listen to The Lutheran Hour locally on Sunday at 12:01 p.m. on KHBT 97.7 FM and at 6:00 p.m. on KJYL FM or on the web at The Lutheran Hour is also on XM s Family Talk Radio every Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (EST). Today s broadcast is sponsored to the glory of God by Pearl Pedersen in thanksgiving for family and all of God s blessings. HOSPITALIZED THIS WEEK: Mert Christiansen and Julie Heiter, Fort Dodge; Nadine Hockel, home. Please remember in your PRAYERS THIS WEEK: the Morgan Raether Family; Scot Slaikeu; the Dick and Bev Wilcox Family (their nephew, Tim Blumer, passed away); Doug Stein (Rick Stein s brother); Sidney Paul; Chad Klein, (Bruce and Sue Reimers nephew). The Church Council acting as the Budget Committee will recommend the 2017 Budget for approval by the congregation at the Congregational meeting following the worship service this morning. LWML will NO longer be collecting Greeting Card Front Covers. We have been told they don t need any more. Thanks for supporting this mission.

2 STEWARDSHIP OF TIME AND TALENTS: ATTENDANCE LWML Weekend: Saturday-61; Sunday-148; STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE: OFFERINGS WEEK #41-10/9/2016 Weekly Budget Needs to Date: $5, DESIGNATED OFFERING: Weekly-$3,745.03; Preschool-$260; Improvement Fund-$60; KHBT Lutheran Hour-$31.50; Morgan Raether Memorials: Growing In Christ Projects-$40, Lutheran Family Service-$10, Contemporary Service Music-$50; ZION S SCHEDULE THIS WEEK: Today 11:00 a.m. Special Congregational Meeting Mon. 6:00 p.m. Education Tues. 9:15 a.m. Women s Bible Study 1:30 p.m. Evangelism 6:45 p.m. Women s Bible Study Wed. 10:00 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Stewardship 7:00 p.m. Confirmation 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Sat. 6:00 p.m. Worship with Communion Sun. 8:45 a.m. Sunday School, Youth & Adult Bible Studies 10:00 a.m. Worship with Communion 11:00 a.m. Congregational Potluck LWML has CARDS for sale! We have Baby, Sympathy, Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Get Well, Etc. Individual cards are $1.00 and the price for boxed cards is listed on the back of the box. Check out the cards on the cart and table in the Narthex. JR. LYC Scrip Program: Orders are taken for Scrip Cards the 1 st and 3 rd Sunday of the month. By buying groceries or gas, or giving them as gifts support the Jr. LYC. The following cards allow Jr. LYC to make a reasonable profit. 1- Fareway 3 percent back 2- Hy-Vee 5 percent back 3- Casey s 3 percent back LWML MISSION NOTES: For OCTOBER we are collecting new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, mittens and scarves for Upper Des Moines Opportunity (UDMO). Your donations will be used locally to help low income families in Humboldt County stay warm this winter. Please place your donations in the mission box in the Narthex. Thank you for your continued support or our missions! LWML Mission Committee: Marian A., Bev A., Joan A.

3 There was a Cake Pan picked up by mistake following the Morgan Raether funeral last Sunday. Please check your pan and if it isn t yours please return it to the church to exchange it. Thank you. Please check if you have any Pans / Dishes in the Narthex or the kitchen. Thank you. Since October is Pastor Appreciation month, we will have a Potluck Dinner following the 10:00 a.m. service next Sunday, October 23. Everyone is invited to come. Please bring a covered dish to share. Drink and table service will be provided. The date has been changed as not to conflict with Trinity/Deer Creek s 125 th anniversary celebration on October 30. On October 30, 2016, Trinity Lutheran Church/Deer Creek, Fort Dodge, will celebrate the 125 th anniversary of our founding in We invite you to join us in our celebration on that day. Our worship will begin at 10:00 a.m. led by Pastor Jerry Raether. Following the service a meal will be held in Trinity s Fellowship Hall. Please RSVP by October 20 th if you plan to attend. We look forward to you worshiping with us and enjoying the fellowship of Trinity. In His Service, Mark Schultz, Elder Three ways to RSVP: Mail or Phone: Facebook Event: Mark Schultz 1784 Fairbanks Ave Barnum, IA trinitylutheranfd@yahoo.com The Council voted to approve funds to renovate the senior pastor office. The Trustees are looking to now get bids for the carpet and window coverings, but if possible we d like to have help from the congregation and set a work day. If you have interest in helping, please contact Pastor Aaron at pastora@goldfieldaccess.net or If you have changed your phone number or are now using only a cell number, have a new address, or have moved and have a new physical address, please contact the church office at zion@goldfieldaccess.net or with your new phone number, address, and physical address. Operation Christmas Child is coming! Watch for more information and the boxes to be ready to be picked up very soon!

4 The Gemütlichkeit Committee will be distributing the Committee Chairs and Member lists in your church mail box soon. Please check to see where your name is on the list. We welcome any new members to join us and participate in the Gemütlichkeit Dinner on Saturday, December 3. Please let the Gemütlichkeit Committee know if you are unable to chair your committee for the annual dinner held on December 3, If you can help in any way, please call someone on the Gemütlichkeit Committee by Monday, October 17. Also, if anyone is willing to make dill pickles, please let us know. Thanks for your help and support in this LWML project. The Gemütlichkeit Committee: Lynette Christensen Carol Christiansen Jodi Giddings Mary Stolle Bev Zinnel Concert at Zion: Zion will be hosting a Concert by Dave Anderson and Roger Walk on November 18 at 6:00 p.m. He has been here at Zion before and shares music, his story of being rescued from the Bearing Sea, a whimsical Gospel message, a vision for Shepherd Canyon Retreat (an intensive counseling center for pastors in crisis), and also a new project entitled Standing Stones Retreat Center. Come share in an evening of music and fellowship with a directed focus on the Gospel and how God is watching over, caring for, and providing places for his people to serve. If you are interested in helping at the event please contact the church office at or zion@goldfieldaccess.net. The 2016 Flower and KHBT Lutheran Hour Charts are posted across the hall from the church office. If you would like to place flowers in the front of the Sanctuary on the side stones or sponsor a Lutheran Hour Broadcast you may do so by signing up on one of the charts. Please take time and consider one or both of these opportunities to give thanks and praise to our gracious Lord. Sundays still available are: FLOWERS: October 30. KHBT LUTHERAN HOUR: October 30; November 27; December 4, 11. Marilee Collins has moved to the Assisted Living Facility in Hampton due to health concerns and to be closer to her daughter, Debbie. Her address is nd Street SE, Apt. 9, Hampton, IA and her telephone number is She would appreciate receiving cards and letters. She will miss her church family, especially choir. The OCTOBER NEWSLETTER is available on the table in the Narthex. If you would like to receive the newsletter by , notify the church office.

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6 NEW TIME SCHEDULE FOR ADVENT The Council passed the motion this past meeting to move the Advent schedule at Zion. The proposed schedule is: 5:30 Advent Supper 6:30 Advent Service 7:30 Confirmation The old schedule was: 6:00 Advent Supper 6:30 Confirmation and Choir 7:30 Advent Service The change was made with the idea of allowing people to arrive at the church earlier, and for some, to return home earlier. Confirmation and Choir, presumably would end no later than the normal schedule. However, those not participating in Confirmation or Choir, would presumably be home an hour earlier.

7 Camp Okoboji is looking for volunteers to help the Laborers For Christ in building and erecting the walls of the DISCOVER Bldg. We will be needing this help starting Monday, October 17, 8:00 a.m. Lunch and break snacks will be provided. Please call the Camp Office at or camp@campokoboji.org to let us know what day or days you will be coming. Thank you in advance. Humboldt Community Chorus begins practice on Monday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the former Humboldt Middle School Band Room (enter at north door of Middle School - corner of 3 rd Ave. N. & 8 th St. N.) 70 member Chorus and 20 piece Big Band present a fun-filled variety show to four sellout crowds in February. No Auditions - Everyone Welcome - New Members Invited! Farmers welcome when field work is over. VFW will be serving breakfast every 4 th Sunday of the month at the VFW in Dakota City. This will be next Sunday, October 23. Serving is 8:30 a.m.- Noon, cost is $7. They will be serving scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausage patties, sausage gravy on biscuits, blueberry pancakes and regular pancakes, orange juice, milk, and coffee. Grammy and Dove award nominees, Michael English, The Nelons, & Jeff Stice, will be presenting a concert together at Faith Community Church of rural Palmer, Iowa on Friday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m. Michael English sang lead for the Gaither Vocal Band, The Nelons were just inducted into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame; and pianist Jeff Stice won Musician of the Year at the 2015 AGM Awards. There is no admission charge, but a freewill offering will be received for the artists. You are invited to a Norwegian Meatball Dinner at St. Olaf Lutheran, Bode on Sunday, November 6, serving from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Adults-$10, Children age 12 & under-$5. Menu: Norwegian meatballs/gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans/bacon, creamy cole slaw, pie, coffee and milk. Carry- Out orders are welcome call You are invited to St. Mary s Fall Festival on Sunday, November 13, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at St. Mary s Parish Hall, Humboldt. Entrance is at the main west church doors with seating while waiting inside the church. Take-outs are available at the northeast doors of the school from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Broasted Chicken Dinner: chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, home grown corn, coleslaw, dinner roll, pie and drink-$10. Children s menu (4-8): chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, applesauce, bar and drink-$5. 3 & under is free. Tickets are available at the door and at Humboldt Engraving. Take-outs are available at the door and Humboldt Engraving. The famous delicious baked goods, jams and jellies and quilt raffle will be making return appearances. Come join the fun!

8 HEIFER INTERNATIONAL is a mission group that provides heifers, goats, pigs, chickens and other animals that individuals raise and use to provide for their family. A heifer means the family would have milk every day and the dignity that comes with feeding yourself. A tube to collect quarters is on the table in the Narthex. If you have a quarter/quarters in your pocket please consider placing them in the tube which holds $68 worth of quarters enough to purchase one share of a heifer. Thank you. Lutheran Family Service Momtalk Program is seeking childcare volunteers to supervise young children Wednesday mornings from 10 a.m.- Noon at the LFS Ministry Center, th Ave. N., Fort Dodge. Please contact Coordinator Janel Lincoln if you are able to help or have questions. MomTalk@LFSiowa.org or janellincoln@yahoo.com, cell: ILSTO Update: An opportunity to assist Lutheran education AND receive an Iowa state tax credit is now in its eleventh year of operation. The Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization (ILSTO) assists families who meet certain income guidelines, and your contribution can help the STO help others. This year 725 Lutheran students received $742,000 in tuition assistance to attend a Lutheran elementary or secondary school in Iowa. St. Paul School received checks for over $50,000 in tuition assistance which helped 62 students attend your school. Visit the STO website at iowalutheransto.org or call STO program manager Dewey Torkelson at for more information to see how your contribution can help. This year the total amount goal rises to over $822,000 so your help is very much needed. Is someone resistant to the life-affirming message as you have presented it? Perhaps it s the attitude they sense when they have been approached. I have found that when my attitude is more reflective of Christ, my message is much better received, and I can do my job of lifting up those who are weak. So I pray, Lord, make me a servant who is humble and meek that I might lift up those who are weak. Amen. Lynette Auch, president of Lutherans For Life. A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES: A couple celebrating their 60 th wedding anniversary was asked how they had stayed together for so long. Their answer provides a word of wisdom for today s newly married couples: It s simple. We are from a time when if something is broken you don t throw it away. You fix it. Every marriage even the most strong experiences times of discord. It s normal to not be happy all of the time. Certainly work to fix your marriage when it breaks, but also remember to perform regular wellness checkups to assure that it keeps working well. LFS counselors who share your faith perspective can help with both of these. Lutheran Family Service of Iowa (800) or (515)

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