University Lutheran Church, LCMS 100 S. Chauncey Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47906

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1 Sunday July 24 Monday July 25 Tuesday July 26 Wednesday July 27 Thursday July 28 Friday July 29 Saturday July 30 Sunday July 31 LWML Pocket Change Sunday Monday August 1 Tuesday August 2 Wednesday August 3 Thursday August 4 Friday August 5 Saturday August 6 Calendar for July 24 August 6, 2016 Bible Class Morning Worship with Communion International Bible Study/Fellowship (Come at 5pm for food & fellowship) Information/New Member Class Evening Bible Class Men s Bible Study/Breakfast (Held at the Downtowner Restaurant) Bible Class Morning Worship with Communion International Bible Study/Fellowship (Come at 5pm for food & fellowship) Information/New Member Class Evening Bible Class Men s Bible Study/Breakfast (Held at the Downtowner Restaurant) Kitchen Cleaning/Work Day 9:15 am 10:30 am 7:00 pm 8:00 am 6:00 am 9:15 am 10:30 am 7:00 pm 6:00 am 9:00 am University Lutheran Church, LCMS 100 S. Chauncey Avenue West Lafayette, IN Announcements July 24 August 6, 2016 Justin A. Herman, Pastor Office: ulutheranchurch@gmail.com Church Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 12:00-4:00pm

2 Information/New Member Class: Pastor Herman is teaching an information/new member class on Mondays at 5:30pm. The class is open to anyone and explains what the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod teaches and believes. Contact Pastor Herman at for more information. Kitchen Cleaning/Work Day: The LWML is sponsoring a work day on Saturday, August 6, 9:00am to deep clean and reorganize the church kitchen. Everyone is encouraged to come and help out, and if we have many volunteers, the cleaning should not take too long. 50 th Wedding Anniversary Celebration: Members and friends are invited to join in the celebration of the 50 th wedding anniversary of Jean and Michael Bristol at an open house on Saturday, August 13, 1:00-4:00pm on the grounds of the Lew Wallace Study, 200 Wallace Avenue, Crawfordsville, IN. Host Families Needed: Christian host families are needed to house students from a Chinese language school, who will be visiting Purdue from August The students speak English and have their own transportation. They are interested in learning more about American culture and are open to attending church services with the host family. If you might be willing to house a student or chaperone, please contact Anne Qu at AnneQu928@gmail.com. Rides for Visually Impaired Person: A visually impaired person is looking for a female who might be willing to provide rides for her to and from campus Monday through Friday beginning the week of August 15 th, as well as run occasional errands with her. She is willing to pay $20 a week and requests that the driver be able to accommodate her guide dog. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please contact the church office at ulutheranchurch@gmail.com or let Pastor Herman know. Pastor Out of Town: Pastor Herman will be out of town from approximately August 3-11, and we thank Pastor Mike Bristol for preaching on August 7. You may contact the church office at ulutheranchurch@gmail.com or in case of a pastoral need during Pastor Herman s absence. 2 Special Prayers: Feel free to add to this list by ing the church, or by letting Pastor know. For those serving in the military, including Rusty Becker, Joe Garn, Eric Vahle, Anne Radavich, Bryan Smith, Joshua Elmshaeuser, Ryan Guard, Curtis, R.J. Weldon, Lance Noel, Jessica Franklin, David Valentino, Tom Mussmann, Ben Meredith, Andy, and Ci Zhang For the Capital Campaign and Building Fund and the future direction of University Lutheran Church For the health and healing of Helen Radavich and Diane Gee For those who suffer for the sake of Christ worldwide For all pregnant women and their children For people battling cancer, including Skyla, Pastor Carl Selle, Mike Decker, Sidney Paul, and Tracey Smith For friends and family members who are not believers For people applying for employment, internships, and graduate schools For Aimee, who is changing jobs and suffering recurrent migraines For Dave Gettel, undergoing tests for pre-cancer For a former Bible study participant Rachel (Xiaohong) Guan in Harbin, China, who has left her professor position to care for her husband, Saijun, who is dying from cancer Sunday Worship Schedule for Summer: Bible Class, 9:15am Morning Worship, 10:30am (Communion: 1 st, 3 rd, 5 th Sundays of the month) NO 7PM SERVICE Office Hours: The church office is open Monday to Friday, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Pastor Herman is available for walk-in meetings during office hours, and at other times by appointment. Thank you to those who serve! Sunday, July 24 Liturgist/Preacher: Pastor Justin Herman Organist: Sue Paul Sunday, July 31 Liturgist/Preacher: Pastor Justin Herman Organist: Carol Ghiselli Altar Guild: Jean Bristol Assisting Elder: Raymond Gee 10

3 Bible Study Opportunities: The following Bible studies are meeting throughout the week. New people are always welcome! Sunday Morning Bible Class 9:15am Study and discuss Scripture with others before Sunday morning worship in this class, led by Pastor Herman, looking at the Small Catechism. Monday Evening Bible Study 7:00pm Look in depth at the Augsburg Confession in this class, led by Pastor Herman or Pastor Barton. LCMS U Thursdays, 7:00pm WILL NOT MEET OVER THE SUMMER Come meet other students and study God s Word at the LCMS U led by Pastor Herman, featuring an open discussion and an opportunity to hear what God s Word says about issues in our world today. Men s Breakfast/Bible Class Fridays, 6:00am Join us for a Men s Breakfast/Bible Class at the Downtowner Restaurant located in the Market Square Shopping Center in Lafayette. For more information, contact Tom Schultz at Thomasa.schultz1@gmail.com. English Classes/Bible Studies for Internationals: The following classes are geared toward internationals, but all are welcome. Dinner and International Bible Study Sundays, 5:00pm Pastor Herman leads a Bible study following a free meal. Currently we are reading about different biblical heroes of the Christian faith. Conversation Class Mondays, 9:15am WILL NOT MEET AGAIN UNTIL MID-AUGUST This class is for students, visiting scholars, and spouses, and covers word pronunciation, idioms, and American holidays. Contact Karen Mullen at karenjmullen@gmail.com for more information. English Conversation/Current Events This class meets for one hour to read current news and information items, and discuss meanings of words and cultural differences. The class will not meet regularly over the summer; however, if you are interested in attending, contact Yogi Yergler at purdueyy@gmail.com for schedule details. Soles4Souls Shoe Collection Update: We are continuing to collect all kinds of shoes for needy people around the world. Please donate your gently used or new shoes in the box downstairs to help this worthwhile cause. Thanks to Amy Leineweber for making a trip to the Tennessee Soles4Souls warehouse recently with 454 pairs of donated shoes, and to Nancy Maylath for securing a Thrivent grant to purchase many pairs of shoes! Water Bottle Collection: We are still collecting 16.9 fl. oz. water bottles for Food Finders Food Bank. The bottles are used to distribute laundry soap, and Food Finders currently uses about 2,100 bottles per month. Please deposit the bottles, uncrushed with the lid, in our collection container downstairs. Pocket Change Sunday July 31: The LWML is sponsoring monthly Pocket Change Sundays, encouraging people to bring in coins to donate for mission projects. Please plan to bring in your spare change on July 31 for our next collection. We also thank everyone who has already given change in previous weeks. We appreciate your generosity! Car for Sale: A previous attendee of our international Bible study has moved to San Diego, California with her husband, who serves in the U.S. Navy, and is offering her car for sale. The car is a blue 2004 Hyundai Tiburon GT V-6 SE, 6-speed manual with 122,900 miles, and the asking price is $5200. For more information, contact Anne Qu at annequ928@gmail.com. International Friendship Program: Join the International Friendship Program (IFP) at Purdue as a volunteer and be the first to welcome a new international student arriving in August. Commitment is for one semester. Get together with your student 3 or 4 times. Families, couples and singles are welcome! Orientation is Wednesday, July 27, 12:10pm to 12:50pm just enough time to fit in during lunch break in Young Hall, Room 101. Parking passes to Grant Street parking garage given at the session! Park and walk south on Grant Street to Young Hall. Room 101 is a conference room in the Study Abroad Office (south end of building). Please Beth Tucker at friendship@purdue.edu to register. 9 3

4 Calling all Thrivent members! Have you signed up for an action team yet? If so please join us October 9 th on the Madam Carroll. For any questions please contact the Lafayette Thrivent office at We hope to see you there! If not a member and interested in becoming one contact us at the same number. Invitation to follow to those who host an action team during Thank you! Thanks to everyone who helped with and attended the reception and celebration of Pastor Herman s 10 years in the ministry. Thanks to John and Nancy Maylath and the Trustees committee for ongoing building maintenance, including setting up mouse traps, fixing overhead lighting, taking care of bat removal, and arranging cleaning services. Welcome to our newest members! Hi, we re Steve, Colette, and Jacqueline Eversole, and we re happy to be new members of University Lutheran! We have been attending St. James since the 1990 s, and began worshipping at University Lutheran in December of last year. Just a few quick words about our family. In 1992 Steve married Colette, graduated from Purdue, and began working at Subaru of Indiana Automotive. Steve continues to work at SIA, primarily as a Staff Engineer in Quality. Colette is a stay-at-home mom, who enjoys playing the violin and taking care of our 3 pets (1 dog and 2 cats). Jacqueline is in her 3 rd year of volunteering at Columbian Park Zoo. She is also attending an online charter high school, and plans to study Psychology at Purdue in order to ultimately work with animals at a marine facility or park for her career. We look forward to being a part of the ULU family! 4 Men s Retreat at Camp Arcadia: Camp Arcadia, located on the shores of Lake Michigan, will again be hosting the 71 st Annual LLL Men s Retreat on September 8-11, Golfing, softball, and featured speaker Pastor Ken Klaus, Retired Lutheran Hour Speaker will highlight the 3-day retreat. Scholarships are available, so check out the informational poster and registration brochures located on the hall bulletin board or contact Jerry Hogue at jehogue@hotmail.com / (cell) for more details. Evangelism Conference: An Evangelism Conference will be held at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Avon on September 9 and 10 with the theme of Confessing Christ in a Contrary Culture. Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., President of Concordia Theological Seminary, will be the keynote speaker. Rev. Hesham Shehab from Chicago will be one of the plenary speakers talking on Reaching Out to the Muslims and Chaplain Paul Lepley will be another plenary speaker talking about Reaching out to the Military Families. The cost per person is $45.00, which will include a dinner on Friday night and lunch on Saturday. After August 26, 2016 registration costs will be $55.00 per person. Registrations will be accepted up to and through the day of the event, and a registration form is posted on the hall bulletin board. For more information, contact Rev. Geoffrey Robinson at (260) ext or geoff.robinson@in.lcms.org. Issues, Etc. Radio Show: Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. This week's topics include: Was Martin Luther Anti-Semitic?, The Movie "Ghostbusters," The Parable of the Rich Fool, God Provides Manna & Quail and more. You can listen at your convenience at and on the Lutheran Public Radio mobile app. Lutheran Hour Broadcast: When non- Christians pressure Christians to keep quiet on any given topic, we can retreat, push back, or choose to endure (Acts 5:27-34). In next week s broadcast of The Lutheran Hour, Speaker Emeritus Pastor Ken Klaus shares with his audience what is the right path to pursue in a sermon entitled Bullies. The Lutheran Hour is heard every Sunday in our listening area at 7am (720 AM); 7:30am (97.3 FM); 9:04am (107.7 FM); and 10am (97.3 FM). 8

5 Matrix SuperHero 5K: Matrix LifeCare Center will sponsor a 5K run, 2K walk, and costume contest on August 20 at Columbian Park Rush Pavilion. Volunteers are needed to help with the event, as well as runners and teams to assist with fundraising. For more information, visit Exchange Student Hosts Needed: Open your heart and home to a Lutheran exchange student from Germany for the coming school year. Volunteer host families (with or without children) as well as single people are needed to provide food, a bed and a loving home for the coming school year, one or two semesters, starting in August. EMF students have medical insurance, spending money for their personal expenses and expect to share their host family s daily life including household responsibilities. They speak English, are well-screened and eager to experience life in America. Their stay here is sponsored and supervised by EMF (Educational Merit Foundation), a non-profit, educational exchange program. It is not too late to apply. For more information on EMF students, please call Marie-Claude Dijoud now at or visit our web site at Lutheran Radio Station: KFUO is the longest continually operating Christian radio station in the United States. Owned and operated by the LCMS, KFUO offers an array of audio resources from worship services to inspirational music to indepth study of God's Word through programs including "The Bible Study," "Ask the Pastor," "Studio A," and "Law & Gospel. KFUO also offers syndicated short-form programs like Dr. Paul Devantier's "By The Way," Dr. Mary Manz-Simon's "Front Porch Parenting," and Concordia Seminary President Dr. Dale Meyer's "The Meyer Minute." Visit kfuo.org to learn more or listen live. Jr. High Youth Rallies: 7 th and 8 th grade students are invited to attend the Junior High Youth Rallies sponsored by the Indiana District, LCMS on September at Camp Lakeview, Seymour, Indiana or on September at Camp Lutherhaven, Albion, Indiana. The program costs $45 and includes lodging, meals, and t-shirt. For information about the southern rally (Camp Lakeview), contact or mnieman@immanuelseymour.com. For information about the northern rally (Camp Lutherhaven), contact or celine@lutherhaven.org. Christ Academy at CTSFW: College students who are contemplating how they might serve the Church have a great option with Christ Academy/Phoebe Academy College taking place October 20 23, This event affords attendees the opportunity to immerse themselves in the day-to-day life at CTSFW. Days will be filled with classes led by extraordinary CTSFW faculty, worship with the CTSFW community in Kramer Chapel, plenty of time to ask questions of our Admission staff and social time with fellow attendees. This event is free of charge with housing and meals provided. Additional information and online registration can be found at To connect with a member of the CTSFW Admission staff Admission@ctsfw.edu or call our Admission Office at Prayerfully Consider Visit at CTSFW: Do you know someone you would like to encourage toward becoming a pastor or deaconess? One way is to tell them about the Prayerfully Consider Visit which takes place on the CTSFW campus October 13 15, During this three-day event they will have the opportunity to experience daily life at the Seminary while worshiping with the CTSFW community, attending classes, meeting with faculty, learning about financial aid options and getting to know the Fort Wayne area. There is no charge for this event and all on-campus housing and meals are included. For additional information go to Celebration of Life Banquet: Tippecanoe County Right to Life's Annual Celebration of Life Banquet featuring Kevin Sorbo will be October 18, 2016 at 6pm in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. Reservations can be made online at or tippcortl@gmail.com for more information. Sponsorship levels are available. Worship for Shut-Ins: Worship for Shut-Ins is a 30 minute Lutheran television worship service. It includes the readings for the day, prayers, and a Lutheran pastor delivering a message that is one-on-one to the viewer. The program airs Sundays at 10:00am on WHMB-TV

6 Operation Christmas Child: Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is an organization that spreads the message of God to people throughout the world with the help of a simple shoebox full of fun and practical items. Please go to for more information and a complete list of items that are approved to put in the shoeboxes. Also check out the table with brochures from OCC at church. University Lutheran Church has been helping with this project for many years. We continue this year with the hope of reaching our goal of at least 150 boxes. To meet this goal, we need your help (collecting items, filling boxes, transporting them and praying for them). We encourage you to challenge each other, your families and the organizations you associate with to bring in the most boxes. Throughout the next months we will be having a collection for donations for Operation Christmas Child. We will have monthly suggestions of items to bring in, but other items and financial donations are welcome at any time. July August clothing- t-shirts, ball caps, floppy hats, socks, hair accessories, sunglasses, toy jewelry, watches, etc. shoes- (flip flops and sandals are great) financial donations to cover shipping ($7 per box) school supplies- pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, crayons, markers, stamp and ink pad sets, small writing pads, solar calculators, coloring books, picture books, etc. financial donations to cover shipping costs ($7 per box) September hygiene items- toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap in a plastic bag, comb, brush, washcloths, hand towels, etc. financial donations to cover shipping costs ($7 per box) October small toys- dolls, cars/trucks, yo-yos, stuffed animals, kazoos, jump ropes, balls, small etch-a-sketch, etc. letters to the recipients of the box with a photo financial donations to cover shipping costs ($7 per box) November - last month for donating of items financial donations to cover shipping costs ($7 per box work session to fill the boxes with donated items- TBA Operation Christmas Child: Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is an organization that spreads the message of God to people throughout the world with the help of a simple shoebox full of fun and practical items. Please go to for more information and a complete list of items that are approved to put in the shoeboxes. Also check out the table with brochures from OCC at church. University Lutheran Church has been helping with this project for many years. We continue this year with the hope of reaching our goal of at least 150 boxes. To meet this goal, we need your help (collecting items, filling boxes, transporting them and praying for them). We encourage you to challenge each other, your families and the organizations you associate with to bring in the most boxes. Throughout the next months we will be having a collection for donations for Operation Christmas Child. We will have monthly suggestions of items to bring in, but other items and financial donations are welcome at any time. July August clothing- t-shirts, ball caps, floppy hats, socks, hair accessories, sunglasses, toy jewelry, watches, etc. shoes- (flip flops and sandals are great) financial donations to cover shipping ($7 per box) school supplies- pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, crayons, markers, stamp and ink pad sets, small writing pads, solar calculators, coloring books, picture books, etc. financial donations to cover shipping costs ($7 per box) September hygiene items- toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap in a plastic bag, comb, brush, washcloths, hand towels, etc. financial donations to cover shipping costs ($7 per box) October small toys- dolls, cars/trucks, yo-yos, stuffed animals, kazoos, jump ropes, balls, small etch-a-sketch, etc. letters to the recipients of the box with a photo financial donations to cover shipping costs ($7 per box) November - last month for donating of items financial donations to cover shipping costs ($7 per box work session to fill the boxes with donated items- TBA Collection Week will be Nov Thank you in advance for your support. Collection Week will be Nov Thank you in advance for your support. 7 7