The Salem LIFE. NEWSLETTER OF SALEM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH SANDWICH, ILLINOIS August 15, 2016 VOL. 43, NO 8

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1 The Salem LIFE NEWSLETTER OF SALEM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH SANDWICH, ILLINOIS August 15, 2016 VOL. 43, NO 8 His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master. Matthew 25:23 (R.S.V.) Dear Friend, Jesus once told a parable about a master giving three of his servants various amounts of money. Two of the servants put the money to good use, but one did not. To each of the two who used his money well, the master said: Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master. Each of us will hopefully hear these same words when one day we enter the heavenly home of our Master. Like the master in this parable, I would also like to commend the many servants in our congregation who put to good use what God has given them. Well done! I especially commend all who helped with our Vacation Bible School last month. There were about thirty-five children who attended. We had many adults who taught or helped with this effort. The theme was Splash in God s Word. It was wonderful! Thanks to all who made this such a great event for the children! Well done! I also especially commend the many people who recently helped paint the house of a needy family in our neighborhood. We had at least twenty people helping each of the three days. I also thank our members who provided us with good meals. Yes, it was work to scrape and then paint the house. But what a feeling of satisfaction when we had finished! Well done! We have many members who help do God s work in many other ways as well. Thank you for all that you do to help further the work of God s kingdom through our congregation. Well done, good and faithful servant. Well done! In Christ,

2 Pastor Reverend Wayne Derber Home phone: Cell phone: Office hours: MORNINGS TUES. - SAT. or by appointment Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Serving Christ! 1022 North Main Street PO Box 105; Sandwich, IL Phone: salemlc@comcast.net web site: wearesalemlutheran.org Staff Administrative Staff Shelly Claxton salem-shelly@comcast.net Michele Farley salem-mickey@comcast.net Bookkeeper Karen Wesson salem-karen@comcast.net Traditional Worship Coordinator Nancy Rex salem-rex@comcast.net Director of Contemporary Worship Libby Welsch salem-libby@comcast.net Organists/Pianists Gloria Gilbertson Connie Hanson Maintenance Nancy Hayes Staff Office Hours: TUES. THURS: 10 am - 2 pm REMEMBER IN PRAYER CURRENT Mick Kimmey*, Bill Martin*, Beth Gosnell*, Suzy Diab, Jippy Diab, Mike Colle CONTINUING Ron Cunz*, Shelly Claxton*, Steve Guyer*, Ben Burkett*, Irene Klotz*, Happy Bingham*, Ione Bennett*, Laura Allen*, Jackie Cline*, Robert Abbey Jr.*, June Gorecki*, Carol Gowdy, Linda Martin, Father Gerard Christianson, Robert Beard, Christine Wassel, Lisa Augustine, Vern Wruck, Noreen Schmid, Barbara Urban, Sonja Gilbertson, Julie Stone, Dick Hasse, Jim McNally, Chris McNally, Vicki Miller, Nancy Hyland, Jennie Martin, Harvey and Catherine Johnson, Marsha Mitchell, Beth Brenner, Melanie Rose, Donna Gary, Kathy Needo, Shirley Guthmueller, Claudia Krause, John Meek, Tanya Kimmey, Tom Wysoglad, Anna Wilkinson, Anna Kissel, Larry Lunn, Marty and Claudia Kux, Nancy Niles, Florence Gudmunson, Jeanine Buller, Shawn Gilley, Hans Fladung, Karl and Kandi Bingham, Mike Guzzardo, Maria S., Shirley, and Arnold MILITARY All people serving in the military, especially: Joseph Kimmey*, Brian Chester, Stephen Clark, Michelle Cunz, C.J. Goodin, Forrest Grivetti, Jesse Hayden, Chris King, David Minton, Tyler Pellegrini, Colin Stahl, and Joel Watson *indicates Salem members Do you see names on our prayer list that should be updated? Please notify the office. FIRST COMMUNION PACEY WYANT completed instruction and communed for the first time on Sunday, August 7. We pray that the Lord s Supper will be a blessing to Pacey. AUGUST MEMORY VERSE: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. - Psalm 51:10 SEPTEMBER MEMORY VERSE: For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. - Psalm 100.5

3 AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS: The August 9 th council meeting opened with devotions and prayer. Pastor Wayne gave his report. The minutes of the previous council meeting were approved. The council: 1) will alert the nominating committee to begin working on getting nominees for the council; 2) discussed training for Salem s website; 3) discussed passing out peace cards at our service at the fair for God s Work, Our Hands day; 4) discussed fund raising possibilities; 5) discussed the possibility of having damaged areas in the parking lot repaired; 6) and will ask the property committee to consider having a paint day for the lower hallway. The calendar and worship attendance were reviewed. Reports from committees were given. The financial report was approved. For last month the General Fund had an income of $15,207 and expenses of $12,878 and the Capital Fund had an income of $5,938 and expenses of $6,191. The Council was thankful for an anonymous gift of $5,000 that was recently received from a church member to pay for the air conditioning unit that was installed in June. The meeting was adjourned. to all those responsible for another successful Vacation Bible School planners, leaders, helpers, decoraters, snack providers. We were able to minister to 33 children, 9 of them non-members. 17 adults and 3 youth served as leaders and helpers. Job well done!!!! to everyone who supplied cookies for the Member Support Committee s Christmas in July. There was an abundance of cookies, and all were appreciated. to all who helped plan and conduct LEARNING CIRCLES, especially the Christian Education Committee, Paula Mueller, Synod Assembly Delegates, Alan Deaton, Hayes Family, the Worship Committee, Steve Pescitelli and Nancy Rex. Each Learning Circle was truly a blessing to those who attended. to the Fellowship Committee for organizing their annual softball game & picnic. to our gardeners and mowers for their faithful attention to Salem s grounds. to all of you who quietly go about the many every-day tasks that keep Salem s ministries alive and well. The following Thank You note was received in response to our Local Mission Work Project: It is hard to find the right words to say Thank you when a prayer is answered. We cannot begin to tell all of you how much we appreciate all of the hard work and dedication you gave our daughter and grandchildren. Their house is a thing of beauty! Along with all of the trimming and cleaning that was also done. There are certainly no idle hands at your church! Everyone has been a blessing and our hope is that you can continue with your work being of more assistance to those who need it. Our prayers and blessings go out to all of you as you continue with God s work. Thank you again, God bless, David & Roxi Pekoc (Heather s Parents)

4 Beginning on August 28 the regular Sunday morning schedule for worship, fellowship and learning will be as follows : 9:00 am Worship 10:00 am Coffee Fellowship New Sunday Schedule begins August 28 10:15 am Education Hour for all ages, including Sunday School SUNDAY OF THE FAIR The Sandwich/Somonauk Ministerial Alliance will hold an ecumenical worship service on the Home Arts Stage at the Sandwich Fairgrounds on Sunday, September 11 at 8:30 am. This will necessitate a change in our worship schedule here at Salem for September 11 only. There will be a worship service at Salem at 10:30 am on September 11. There will be no Coffee Fellowship and no Education Hour on September 11. Our new Sunday School schedule is set to begin on Sunday, August 28, with Sunday School for children age three years and older beginning at 10:15 am following the 9:00 am worship service. There will be all-school activities on Sundays, August 28 and September 4. There will be NO Sunday School on Sunday of the Sandwich Fair, September 11. On September 18 regular age level classes will begin. Pastor Wayne also offers an adult Bible Study at this time. Salem s Christian Education Committee welcomes volunteers to serve as Sunday School teachers and helpers. We take very seriously the care and spiritual nourishing of the dear children entrusted to us for Christian Education. Thanks to all the teachers and helpers who have committed to helping. If you are interested in helping on a regular or part time basis or if you have any questions, please contact the church office or see Bonnie Guyer or Mickey Farley. There will be a meeting for Sunday School teachers and staff on Saturday, September 17 at 9:00 am. CONFIRMATION PROGRAM All students in seventh grade and older are eligible to participate in Salem s Confirmation Program led by Pastor Wayne. There will be an orientation meeting for students and parents, both new and continuing, on Wednesday, September 14 at 6:30 pm. Classes will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm beginning on Wednesday, September 28. Please speak to Pastor Wayne if you have a student who plans to participate. ALLELUIA CHOIR TO BEGIN Children in grades 2 through 8 are invited to be a part of Salem s Alleluia Choir. This group will meet on Wednesdays from 5:00 5:45 pm beginning on September 21. An optional supper follows most rehearsals. Children will learn anthems to be sung at some worship services. They will also learn about the structure of the traditional Lutheran worship service. This group is directed by Nancy Rex and accompanied by Gloria Gilbertson. TRADITIONAL CHOIR will resume weekly rehearsals on Thursday, September 15 at 7:00 pm. All singers high school age and above are welcome. The HANDCHIME ENSEMBLE and the PRAISE TEAM will continue their usual Monday evening rehearsals at 6:30 and 7:30 respectively. These groups also welcome new members.

5 COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP FEAST The next Fellowship Feast will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 4:30 6:00 pm at the Union Congregational Church, 305 South Gage Street, Somonauk. ALL ARE INVITED to enjoy a free meal and good fellowship. Salem is responsible for vegetable dishes for this meal. There is a signup sheet in the narthex for those who are able to help by providing a dish. RUTH UNIT LUNCHEON The Ruth Unit invites all women of Salem to join them for a luncheon at Santa Fe Restaurant on Wednesday, August 24 at 11:30 am. Please tell Ruth White or Joanne Van Pelt if you plan on attending and if you need a ride. 3 N 1 PIZZA PARTY The 3 N 1 Youth Group for high school students from Salem, St. John s Somonauk and Bethany Leland will meet for the first time this school year on Sunday, September 18. This meeting will be a pizza party at St. John s beginning at 5:00 pm. All high school students are invited. OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK The next opportunity will be Tuesday, September 20, 9:00 am 12 noon. We meet as a group at Salem s parking lot at 8:00 am to carpool. The group usually stops for lunch on the way home. Please sign up in the narthex if you plan to go. New volunteers are always welcome. See Walt Farley if you have questions. Salem volunteers work a shift at Northern Illinois Food Bank every month. To date in 2016 we have processed bulk cereal, canned peas, potatoes, sweet peppers and sweet potatoes. We handled 35,501 pounds of food providing 31,249 meals for our hungry neighbors. Our hands. God s work. ADOPT-A-ROAD A gas line is being installed in the ditch on West Sandwich Road. Therefore, we will not be holding a ditch cleaning walk until this work is completed, probably into September. LWR SCHOOL KITS Our VBS students did a wonderful job collecting school supplies for LWR School Kits. Now we are asking the rest of the congregation to help. The needs are VERY SPECIFIC SO WE ARE ONLY ASKING FOR THOSE ITEMS ON THE LIST. The items marked with an ** are the ones we need the most of, but any and all items on the list will be used. We will continue the collection through August. Each School Kit consists of: - Four 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper approximately 8 X 10½ ; NO loose-leaf paper - One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other - One pencil sharpener - **One blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well) - Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers - **Five ballpoint pens (no gel ink, no advertising) - One box of 16 or 24 crayons - **One 2½ eraser Thanks in advance for your generosity!

6 2016 VBS Splash in God s Word Annual Fellowship Softball Game & Picnic At Sannauk Forest Preserve In the Wind OCTOBER 2 CROP WALK OCTOBER 15 FOODS RESOURCE BANK HARVEST CELEBRATION OCTOBER 30 TRUNK OR TREAT & HAYRIDE/BONFIRE SAVE THE DATE WOMEN S RETREAT AT LOMC APRIL 21 & 22, 2017

7 SALEM God s work. Our hands Heather & Family Before work began Day 1 Crew Thank You! Day 3 A fresh, new look SHARON ADKINS SAWYER ALLEN LYLE ANDERSON DEAN BURAU LOUISE CLASSON RON CUNZ PASTOR DERBER MICKEY FARLEY PATTY FARLEY WALT FARLEY BONNIE GUYER TERRY HOLSTEIN LEIGH KOSSMAN SCOTT KOSSMAN GARY LEMKE (Lions) VICKIE LEMKE (Lions) DEAN LUNDEEN PAM MILLER BILL NEGLEY LES REDDEN (Lions) JOSH SCHAEFERS KYLE WALLIS (Lions) GEORGE WEBSTER LIBBY WELSCH PAT WELSCH DALE WHITE MARILYN WOUDA PACEY WYANT PAYTON WYANT HEATHER S CHIDREN: GABRIELLE, CHARLOTTE & ANDREW PLUS MANY OF HEATHER S FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS LUNCH PROVIDERS: DON & PAT CLASON MICKEY FARLEY DONNA FRALEY JOANNE VAN PELT RUTH WHITE PAT WHITTEN WE ESTIMATE TOTAL HOURS WORKED.

8 Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church 1022 North Main Street P.O. Box 105 Sandwich IL RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Sandwich, IL Permit No. 41 SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 9:00 AM OUTDOOR WORSHIP WITH: ALL-COMERS CHOIR HANDCHIME ENSEMBLE BLESSING OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS & BACKPACKS, PRESENTATION OF BIBLES TO 3-YEAR-OLDS 10:00 AM POT LUCK BRUNCH BOUNCE HOUSE PLUS FUN & GAMES FOR ALL AGES Most summer vacations will be finished. Many schools will be back in session. It is time to get back in the habit of Sunday morning worship and learning. Let s fill the tent with our presence and our worship and praise. After worship we plan to enjoy a delicious brunch. We encourage everyone to bring their favorite breakfast/brunch dish to share. Beverages will be provided. Stay for fun & game! Our regular fall schedule will begin the following Sunday, August 28: 9AM worship, 10AM Coffee Fellowship, and 10:15 AM Sunday School for all ages.