NOVEMBER 5TH. Don t forget to turn your clocks back NOVEMBER Celebrating November, 2 Staff & Council. November Message 3-4

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1 NOVEMBER 2017 Celebrating November, 2 Staff & Council November Message 3-4 Prayer, Mission & 5 Vision Statement Parish Paper 6-7 Bishop s Article 8 NOVEMBER 5TH Don t forget to turn your clocks back Announcements 9 November Daily Readings Worship Schedule 11 November Calendar ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH 314 S. Spruce Street Spokane, WA allsaintsgather@gmail.com Facebook: All Saints Gather SUNDAY WORSHIP 9:00am Adult Bible Study 10:30am Worship 10:30am Children s Sunday School 11:45am Fellowship Hour

2 CELEBRATE NOVEMBER!!!!! BIRTHDAYS 2 Mary Brayman 3 Howard Kelly 4 Hannah McGuire Vera Summers 8 Mark Lane Carrie Greenwood 13 Joshua Ballin 14 Pat Johnson 15 Stacey Winkle 22 Maynard Ross Sr. 26 Larry Ray Church Staff Pastor Alan B. Eschenbacher Visitation Pastor George Taylor Organist Nisha Coulter Substitute Organist Ty Peterson Office Administrator Teresa Freund Custodian Terry Burk Council Members President Karen Bryant Vice President Larry Ray Secretary Verna Bagby Treasurer Dean Treichel Brad Johnson Jackilyn Kemmish Diane Ogren Dee Priest Financial Secretary Cora Jelinek ALL SAINTS GATHER NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS items to: allsaintsgather@gmail.com OR place articles & submissions on the desk in the office. Deadline for the December Issue: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH 2

3 This November article that follows, was written by Larry Ray, your council vicepresident. Larry and Diane Ogren have agreed to co-chair the stewardship committee this coming season, and I am very glad for that! I found this article full of good humor and good advice and fond memories. Please enjoy! Pastor Alan Fall. We are well into it now, with so much color and so much seasonal activity. Baseball is, of course ending with its giant, last hurrah, the World Series, before shutting down for the winter. Football is into midseason, with all its pageantry and, may I say, violent excess. For those of you who actively seek the outdoors, hunting and fishing are at their peak. The World Series, in particular, resonates with me because of childhood memories. When I was a wee lad, the Yankees dominated the series like no other team before or since. Casey Stengel, their manager, was a rather amusing character (unless you were on the opposing team) who s sometimes impish demeanor belied his baseball genius. So dominant were Stengel and his Yankees in the last mid-century that they won five series in a row, from No other team has ever done that. Stengel, for his part, spoke in interminable sentences that defied punctuation. The writers of the era began to refer to his diatribes as Stengelese. Most notably, he would frequently pepper his lectures to the press corps with baseball record trivia (of which he also had a great grasp) and the closing advice and you could look it up. You could look it up. I sometimes think of Casey s admonishment when I ponder our Christian use of the Bible. I wonder how much we really do look to scripture when we are in need of guidance and, if we only would, how much such reference would assist us? At all Saints we are bound by our constitution to examine, yearly, the state of our stewardship of the congregation and its assets. (Section C , and you could look it up!) Accordingly, the Council will be calling upon those who, for whatever reason, have been unable to give and to partake of the sacraments this past year. We do this with Christian love and concern, with an eye toward helping those who may be in spiritual or other need, and who we can help return to more active participation with us and enjoy all the benefits, spiritual and social, that pertain. Stewardship. The dictionary definition reads: 1. The office, obligations, and duties of a steward; 2. The conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially, the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one s care. When I was younger, those young women who tended to the passengers needs on airline flights were referred to and addressed as stewardess. (Humorists of the day suggested that the plural form of stewardess would be stewardi, just as the plural of octopus is octopi, or cactus, cacti.) Later, when women became more assertive professionally and otherwise in our society, this changed. On one flight I was informed, politely, that they were now referred to as Flight Attendants, and that the term stewardess was offensive because a steward was once the title given one who was in charge of keeping the pigs! Be those things as they may, the real question for us as Christians is what does stewardship mean for us? As a congregation, we are charged with maintenance of the various physical assets of our faith buildings, grounds, worship-related materials, as well as food and shelter items with which we serve those in need. Continued on page 4.. 3

4 Not to be overlooked, either, is the need to sustain the spiritual health of our fellow congregants. The physical items noted above are all, of course, ultimately aimed at the maintenance of such health. All of which requires giving. As individuals, we must assess and bear our measure of responsibility. How to best do so? Well, there is scriptural guidance for this as well. And, as Casey so eloquently stated, you could look it up! You are aware, I m sure, of All Saint s position in the community regarding helping the homeless. Deuteronomy 10 (12 20) sets forth the fact of God s ownership of all that is in the universe, his love of the sojourner (travelers and seekers, many of whom are homeless), and assigns responsibility for provision of food and drink to them. I Corinthians 10:26 is more direct, stating simply For the earth is the Lords, and everything in it. Psalm 100 commands us to serve the Lord with gladness. Regarding specific direction on giving, Deuteronomy 16:17 reads Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which he has given you. I have highlighted as he is able because our ability to give is something each of us needs to consciously examine. The practical side of giving is highlighted in James II: 15-16: If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what good is that? Finally, we at All Saints have experienced severe loss recently. During the past year we lost Eleanor Olson. While some of the discussions between Eleanor and others of us at All Saints regarding Stewardship are the stuff of legend, we all need to recall Eleanor s loving, giving heart. Our congregation has been stood in fine stead by the loving gift she bequeathed us upon her passing. Even more recently we lost Christina Simnioniw, Bernice Rosendahl, and Dee Priest. Dee - she of the strong demeanor, yet impish grin and wonderful, dry sense of humor, left us on September 22 nd. While we know from Christ s words on the Cross that our sisters are now with him in a better place, we still suffer loss. Each of them, in their way, had a wonderful, giving spirit. As we ponder our own individual callings to stewardship, I ask that we consider the examples they set for us. In line with the topic of Stewardship and giving, I am listing some scriptural references that provide guidance. And, so, you could look it up Deuteronomy 15:10 I Chronicles 29:9 Luke 6:38 Proverbs 21:26 Malachi 3:10 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 Proverbs 3:27 Matthew 6:3-4 2 Corinthians 9:10 Proverbs 11:24-25 Mark 12: Acts 20:35 Proverbs 22:9 Luke 3:11 Romans 12:8 Proverbs 28:27 Luke 6:30 James 2:

5 PRAYER AT ALL SAINTS For the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the future of All Saints For Pastor Alan Eschenbacher as he serves All Saints For Bishop Kristen Kuempel and the Synod Staff For ELCA presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton For divine guidance for our country All Saints Lutheran Church has witnessed God in action in our congregation and in all the world. We seek to proclaim the Gospel that all may know the depth of God s love. We thankfully exercise our abilities, time and material assets in service to our neighbors. Prayer Requests Cindy Shepherd, Solveig Shepherd, Shirley Evers, Germaine Morgan, Verna Bagby, Nelma Johnson, AJ Smith, Mark DeRoth, David Lopez, Parker Iwig, Jerry Jelinek, Dorothy Ulsamer, Ted Kemmish, Francis Sola, Roberta MacKay, Hiroshi Nishimori, Brian, Kathy and Steven McKay, Bill and Diane Shaw, Mark Lenz, Travis Skinner, Family of Dee Priest, Family of Bob Ahrend For our Members in the Military Paul Billings, Ben Coles, Robert Guyton, Aaron Jelinek 5 "People of Christ, living in community, working in partnership, doing the stuff of local ministry" Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same spirit, and there are varieties of service, but the same LORD, and there are varieties of workings, but it is the same GOD who inspires them all in every thing. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind... love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-40 Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY SPIRIT, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you, and remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20

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9 A huge thank you to all the volunteers who showed up to accomplish much needed tasks on our clean up day!!!! COUNCIL ACTIONS October 9, 2017 Council Meeting M(Larry Ray/S(Karen Bryant)/C that the council approve a gift certificate at a suitably fine restaurant for Pastor & Laurel for Pastor Appreciation Month. Larry will find the restaurant the purchase the certificate and turn the receipt into Dean. ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN TREASURER S REPORT September 2017 Income - $6,890.06* September 2017 transfer from Edward Jones - $10, September 2017 Disbursements - $14, *(Did not receive monthly building use payment from SW Community Center of $1,975.00) HOUSE CHURCH BIBLE STUDY House Church Bible Study will meet 11am, Wednesday, November 8th at All Saints Lutheran. All are welcome!!!! Decorating for Advent Sunday, November 26, 2017 Altar Guild has set November 26 th as the day we will decorate the church for Advent and Christmas. Altar Guild has found that more people are available to help with the decorating on a Sunday following worship than on an evening during the week. Help us Prepare the Sanctuary while we Watch and Wait for the coming of the Messiah! There will be a potluck lunch following worship (please bring your favorite potluck dish) and then we will decorate the Sanctuary and Narthex. This is a wonderful fellowship event and we hope to see all of you there! Hey there all you social media participants! Please remember to go to the Allsaintsgather facebook page and help us grow by asking your friends to "like" us! We have a great ministry and we need to spread the word! PANTRY AND KITCHEN DONATIONS NEEDED The pantry is in need of plastic grocery bags and empty plastic or styrofoam containers with lids for food distribution. If you have extras we would love to take them off your hands. Thanks!!! 9

10 Wednesday November 1st:Psalm 119:41-48/Deuteronomy 26:16 27:7/Matthew 19:16-22 Thursday November 2nd:Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37/Joshua 1:1-11/Romans 2:17-29 Friday November 3rd:Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37Joshua 2:1-14/2 Peter 2:1-3 Saturday November 4th:Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37/Joshua 2:15-24/Matthew 23:13-28 All Saints Sunday November 5th, 2017 Revelation 7:9-17/Psalm 34:1-10, 22/1 John 3:1-3/Matthew 5:1-12 Monday November 6th:Psalm 128/Joshua 4:1-24/1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 Tuesday November 7th:Psalm 128/Joshua 6:1-16, 20/Acts 13:1-12 Wednesday November 8th:Psalm 128/Joshua 10:12-14/Matthew 15:1-9 Thursday November 9th:Psalm 78:1-7/Joshua 5:10-12/Revelation 8:6 9:12 Friday November 10th:Psalm 78:1-7/Joshua 8:30-35/Revelation 9:13-21 Saturday November 11th:Psalm 78:1-7/Joshua 20:1-9/Matthew 24:1-14 Time after Pentecost Lectionary 32 November 12th, 2017 Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25/Psalm 78:1-7/1 Thessalonians 4:13-18/Matthew 25:1-13 Monday November 13th:Psalm 78/Joshua 24:25-33/1 Corinthians 14:20-25 Tuesday November 14th:Psalm 78/Nehemiah 8:1-12/1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Wednesday November 15th:Psalm 78/Jeremiah 31:31-34/Matthew 24:29-35 Thursday November 16th:Psalm 123/Judges 2:6-15/Revelation 16:1-7 Friday November 17th:Psalm 123/Judges 2:16-23/Revelation 16:8-21 Saturday November 18th:Psalm 123/Judges 5:1-12/Matthew 12:43-45 Time after Pentecost Lectionary 33 November 19th, 2017 Judges 4:1-7/Psalm 123/1 Thessalonians 5:1-11/Matthew 25:14-30 Monday November 20th:Psalm 83:1-4, 9-10, 17-18/Judges 4:8-24/Romans 2:1-11 Tuesday November 21st:Psalm 83:1-4, 9-10, 17-18/Exodus 2:1-10/1 Thessalonians 5:12-18 Wednesday November 22nd:Psalm 83:1-4, 9-10, 17-18/Esther 7:1-10/Matthew 24:45-51 Thursday November 23rd:Psalm 100/Genesis 48:15-22/Revelation 14:1-11 Friday November 24th:Psalm 100/Isaiah 40:1-11/Revelation 22:1-9 Saturday October 25th:Psalm 100/Ezekiel 34:25-31/Matthew 12:46-50 Christ the King November 26th, 2017 Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24/Psalm 100/Ephesians 1:15-23/Matthew 25:31-46 Monday November 27th:Psalm 28/Numbers 27:15-23/2 Timothy 2:8-13 Tuesday November 28th:Psalm 28/Zechariah 11:4-17/Revelation 19:1-9 Wednesday November 29th:Psalm 28/Jeremiah 31:10-14/John 5:19-40 Thursday November 30th:Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19/Zechariah 13:1-9/Revelation 14:

11 November 5, 2017 Greeters/Ushers... Dean Treichel Altar Guild... Sandi Crabtree & Deana Wickert Coffee Hour... Betty Renford & Joanne Brockway November 12, 2017 Greeters/Ushers... Derrick & Brandi Crabtree Altar Guild... Verna & Roger Bagby Coffee Hour... Sandi Crabtree & Deana Wickert November 19, 2017 Greeters/Ushers... Roger Bagby & Wally Phillipson Altar Guild... Verna & Roger Bagby Coffee Hour... Verna Bagby & Camilla Phillipson November 26, 2017 Greeters/Ushers... Dean Treichel Altar Guild... Verna & Roger Bagby Coffee Hour... Potluck before Decorating Worship Group #1 for November consists of: Sandi Crabtree, Marie & Shylah Voss, Betty Renford, Joanne Brockway, Dean Treichel, Wally & Camilla Phillipson, Brad Johnson, Pat Johnson, Howard & Nadine Kelly, Roger & Verna Bagby, Derrick & Brandi Crabtree, Rev Mark Nelson, Earnest & Deana Wickert, Mark Lane, Larry Ray, Terry Burk, Vera Summers 11

12 Unless otherwise noted, ASLC Office is open 8:00am-2:15pm Monday-Friday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Office Closed November 23 & Pr. Alan s Day Off 4pm Spokane Mountaineers 4 5 9am Bible Study 10:30am Worship & Youth Sunday School 11:45am Fellowship Daylight Savings Time Ends 6 7 9:30am NW Harvest Delivery No Community Dinner 11am House Church Bible Study 8 9am Quilters 9 Pr. Alan s Day Off 10 Sons of Norway Lutefisk Dinner am Bible Study 10:30am Worship & Youth Sunday School 11:45am Fellowship 6:30pm Council Meeting Pr. Alan s Day Off 17 Noon-4pm German s from Russia 18 5pm Community Dinner 9am Quilters 19 9am Bible Study 10:30am Worship & Youth Sunday School 11:45am Fellowship Newsletter Submissions Due HAPPY THANKSGIVING Pr. Alan s Day Off Worship Group 2 Meets 5pm Community Dinner Office Closed Office Closed 26 9am Bible Study 10:30am Worship & Youth Sunday School 11:45am Fellowship Potluck NOVEMBER 5TH Daylight Savings Time Ends Don t forget to turn clocks back Decorating for Advent 5pm Community Dinner 9am Quilters