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1 ZION EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH TH AVE. NORTH, HUMBOLDT, IOWA PHONE: (515) FAX: (515) WEBSITE: zioninhumboldt.org October 22, 2017 Rev. Aaron Flatau Rev. Kyle McBee Senior Pastor Associate Pastor 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 in memory of Heinrich and Elma Hauck by their children and families. LUTHERAN HOUR The Enduring Reformation Moment and Message of Grace with Speaker Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz. The Reformation was quite a moment for Martin Luther, but also for people who suddenly heard of a merciful God Who really cared for them. (2 Corinthians 4:13-18) 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 Dean and Delores Telford with thankfulness to God for the many years of their marriage as they celebrate another anniversary. HOSPITALIZED THIS WEEK: Marvin Anderson (the father of Paul Anderson), Long Term Care, Humboldt; Loretta Grebner, home. Please remember in your PRAYERS THIS WEEK: Coleen Davis Family (Carmella Friesth s mom passed away); Scot Slaikeu; Ron Stolle; Kathryn (Larsen) Blake; Wanda Emick Family; Cayleigh McBee; Sidney Paul. The Lord has blessed Andy and Megan Zinnel with the gift of a baby girl, ELSIE LYNN, who was born Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion, Iowa. Grandparents are Keith and Bev Zinnel. May our gracious Lord grant Elsie a long life filled with His richest blessings. We have received Tammy (Snow) Kuehnast, the wife of Jon Kuehnast, through release from Grace Lutheran Church, Fairmont, Minnesota. We welcome Tammy to Zion.

2 STEWARDSHIP OF TIME AND TALENTS: ATTENDANCE Saturday-67; Sunday-174; STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE: OFFERINGS WEEK #42-10/15/2017 Weekly Budget Needs to Date: $6, DESIGNATED OFFERING: Weekly-$5,326; Preschool-$80; Birthday-$82; Scholarship-$30; Reimbursement-Women s Bible Study Material-$20; KHBT Lutheran Hour-$31; Trinity/Deer Creek-$1,785.88; Memorial-Phyllis Edge-Handicap Door Opener-$10; ZION S SCHEDULE THIS WEEK: Mon. 8:00 p.m. Elders Tues. 9:15 a.m. Women s Bible Study Noon November Newsletter Deadline 6:30 p.m. Women s Bible Study Wed. 10:00 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Confirmation 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Sat. 8:00 a.m. District Men s Bible Breakfast at Zion 6:00 p.m. Worship Sun. 8:45 a.m. Sunday School 8:45 a.m. Youth & Adult Bible Studies 10:00 a.m. Worship/Reformation Sunday 11:00 a.m. Martin Luther Movie in Fellowship Hall 1:00-3:00 p.m. Trunk or Treat in Zion s West Parking Lot November Newsletter Deadline is Tuesday, October 24 at noon. Please submit any information you wish included in the newsletter no later than Tuesday, October 24. Thank you. If anyone is willing to help serve a meal at the Beacon of Hope in Fort Dodge on October 27 please contact Renee Graaf at LWML has CARDS for sale! Baby, Sympathy, Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Get Well, Etc. Individual cards are $1.00 and the price for boxed cards is on back of the box. Check out cards on the cart and table in Narthex. LWML MISSION NOTES: For OCTOBER we are collecting items for the Food Panty. Suggested items: tuna, soup, noodles, Jello and pudding mix, cake mix, pancake mix, spaghetti, flour, sugar, and canned vegetables. Paper products: Kleenex, paper towels, toilet paper, and soap. Please place your donations in the mission containers in the Narthex. Monetary donations can be left in the church office or offering plate marked Food Pantry Mission. Thank you for your continued support of our mission projects. The Mission Committee: Bev A., Joan A., Marian A.

3 There was a bowl picked up by mistake following the Wanda Emick funeral. It was a Pioneer Woman bowl from a set of 3. It is white with flowers on the outside and a bright color on the inside. Please check your bowl and if it isn t yours please return it to the church to exchange it. Thank you. Zion will be hosting the District Men s Bible Breakfast next Saturday, October 28! The speaker is Dr. Lamb, who is involved with Lutheran s for Life. We would like to have a good showing of participation from Zion, so if you would, mark it on your calendars. The meal will be quiche (egg bake), cinnamon rolls, orange juice, coffee, and milk. The event begins at 8:00 a.m., Dr. Lamb and the presentation starts at 9:00 a.m., and should be over about 11:30 or so. We are looking for: 1- Anyone who might be interested in making an egg bake. 2- Anyone willing to help that morning. Thank you! REFORMATION DAY the 500 th edition: This year marks the 500 th year anniversary of the Reformation, beginning when Martin Luther famously pounded the 95 thesis onto the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg in We will have a number of things going on at Zion as we celebrate this historic year. We begin with a special Reformation themed service next Sunday, October 29 th (Reformation Day) where, among other things, we will have the Sunday School singing. Following the service (at about 11 a.m.), you are invited to the Fellowship Hall to watch the new movie about Martin Luther that was aired on PBS is September. Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World will be our movie this month showing next Sunday, October 29 following the Sunday morning service - so around 11:00 or so in the fellowship hall. Bring a lawn chair if you like and/or snacks to share. In the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation, this documentary examines the life of Martin Luther and the profound impact his ideas had on the course of Western history. Narrated by Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville. Circuit Joint 500 th Anniversary Reformation Service November 1: Join us for a Joint Reformation Celebration at St. Paul s Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge on Wednesday, November 1 at 7 p.m. The service is collaboration between the LCMS congregations in the Humboldt and Fort Dodge circuit. We are looking for trumpet players, for people who might want to sing in the choir, and for a nice turnout for the event. Join us as together we celebrate the 500 th year of the Reformation and the rediscovery of God s grace and forgiveness in Christ. The Evangelism Board will be decorating the Sanctuary and outdoors for Christmas on Saturday, November 25. All help will be appreciated. Thanks.

4 TRUNK or TREAT Sunday, October PM in Zion s West Parking Lot This is an event where parents can bring their children to a safe trick or treating event that is during the day. We are looking for volunteers to decorate their vehicle and hand out treats to the children. You can decorate as much or as little as you like. Please sign up on the east bulletin board in the Narthex by today. Questions please call Kristy Smith

5 The 2017 Budget Congregational meeting was held following the service last Sunday. The 2018 budget of $420,742 was adopted and the weekly need will be $8,091. The Gemütlichkeit Committee has distributed the Committee Chairs and Member list for the 29 th Annual Gemütlichkeit Luncheon in your church mail box. Please check to see where your name is on the list. The Committee apologizes if it has inadvertently forgotten to include anyone. Please inform us of any omissions, misspellings of names or incorrect telephone numbers. If you are unable to work or provide what you are down for please contact your chair person or the Gemütlichkeit committee. Thanks for your help and support in this LWML project. Lynette Christensen Carol Christiansen Jodi Giddings Arloa Rapple Mary Stolle Bev Zinnel Narthex display Martin Luther: Take home a book or DVD on Martin Luther and learn about his life, and his works. Discover how his realization that salvation comes through faith and not works sparked the Protestant Reformation that changed the world. Candles on the Altar longer shells with more capacity: The current shells (the white part of the altar candles) hold a capacity to burn for about 3 to possibly 4 services. They are routinely filled by the ladies of the church every couple of weeks and they have been very diligent about filling them. There have been times where the candles still have become low (typically when we become busy with funerals and weddings). One idea proposed to help would be to buy replacements inserts with a greater capacity. The current inserts are about 10 inches high. They sell replacement inserts that are 17 inches high -- this would obviously increase the capacity of the oil in the candles. We could also try wider diameter inserts. We would keep the schedule for filling them the same, but with the increased capacity, they shouldn t run low. The replacement inserts would cost roughly $100 each. There are six candles on the altar. The council thought it wise to ask the congregation if anyone would be willing to donate toward the cost to purchase the inserts. Donations can be routed through the offering with envelope marked candles. Operation Christmas Child: Pick up a shoebox in the Narthex and fill it with goodies for a child that would not otherwise receive a Christmas gift this year! We were able to fill and send 55 boxes last year - we hope to fill even more this year! You can donate the $9 shipping online and print a label to go on your box and receive an later on as to where that gift went! Please have your boxes back to church by Sunday, November 12. Contact Brianne with any questions See the bulletin insert for more information.

6 New and Renew Membership Class offered: Thinking of becoming a member of Zion? Or have you been a member of Zion, but would like to refresh your memory on the basic tenants of the Lutheran faith? Or maybe you just have questions about faith that you ve been wondering about for a while. Whatever the case, you are cordially invited to attend a new member (or renew member) class that is offered at Zion beginning in November and running for 5 weeks. The dates for the event are 6 p.m. on November 5 th, 12 th, 19 th, 26 th, and December 3 rd. If people would be able to bring food and or snacks for the event, that might be helpful sign up for the class, and/or for bringing snacks for the event. We have a sign-up sheet located on the east bulletin board in the Narthex. See you there! If you are interested in donating candy for the children s messages, the supply that we have is running low. The 2017 Flower Chart is posted to the south of the east bulletin board in the Narthex. If you would like to sign up Sunday, November 5 is available. Pastor Kyle will be applying for the Iowa District West Ministry Excellence Fund. This is a grant set up to assist new pastors and other church workers with tackling the student loan debt they have accrued while in college or seminary. The amount individuals receive from the district is dependent upon how many applications the district receives, but they can expect between $1,000 to $4,000 in assistance annually for up to five years. In addition to this, if a congregation decides to contribute to this grant, the district will match the congregation s contribution dollar for dollar up to $1,000. This allows for the church worker to potentially receive a maximum grant of $6,000. If anyone desires to contribute to this matching fund, contributions can be made through the church office or in the general offering with Pastor Kyle MEF in the memo line. Ellie Rippee, who is at Long Term Care at the Humboldt Hospital, is in need of rides to church on Sunday mornings at Zion. If anyone is able to drive Ellie to church please let the church office know. Thanks. 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/or physical address. JR. LYC Scrip Program: Orders are taken for Scrip Cards the 1 st and 3 rd Sunday of the month. By buying groceries, gas or giving them as gifts you 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

7 CANS FOR CAMP OKOBOJI Please take all empty pop cans and bottles and put them in the container located outside on the east side of the Sunday school wing of the church building. Thank you. Camp Okoboji does not need any more plastic sacks. Thanks to all who helped with this project. It saves Camp a lot of money using them for small waste baskets and cleaning up in the fish shack. We will let you know when more will be needed in the spring, which is a much busier time for Camp. LUTHERAN WITNESS, the official publication of the LC-MS, is available to members. The cost for an individual subscription is now $ Please consider reimbursing Zion. Place your offering in an envelope marked Lutheran Witness Sub. with your envelope number. We thank those who have reimbursed Zion. If you are not receiving the Lutheran Witness and would like to, please notify the church office. Due to the generosity of a retired Laborer, Ron Johnson, Laborers For Christ has a trailer full of tools that is currently being housed in a makeshift partially covered trailer. The concern is for the security and care of the tools. The ideal covered trailer would be a 16' tandem wheel, but a 12' would also be much appreciated. Jeff Herndon, LFC Manager, would house the trailer in the St. Louis area in order to make it more centrally located when not on a project. Please contact Jeff Herndon at if you could help with this needed trailer for the thousands of dollars of tools that were given to LFC. VFW in Dakota City is serving breakfast every 4 th Sunday of the month. This will be held today, October 22. Serving is 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., cost is $7 for all you can eat. Menu is scrambled eggs, sausage and hash browns, regular flavored and blueberry pancakes, occasionally a surprise flavor of pancakes, sausage gravy on biscuits, orange juice and coffee. Dawning a grief support group, will meet the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home (612 2 nd Ave. S., Humboldt) beginning November 1 at 1:30 p.m. Each session will last approximately one hour. The Mission Committee of Faith United Methodist Church will be hosting a Fair Trade Sale in conjunction with the Worldly Goods Fair Trade Store located in Ames, Iowa. The Fair Trade Sale will be held Saturday, November 4 from 9:00 a.m.-noon and on Sunday, November 5 from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. in Morehouse Hall. Coffee and treats will be available on Saturday morning so stop in, do some shopping, and enjoy refreshments with your friends and neighbors. Items for sale include: jewelry, gifts, home décor, coffees, and children s items. Come and see for yourself and do some Christmas shopping before the rush. Many items perfect for stocking stuffers.

8 Zion LWML is invited to Trinity Deer Creek Guest Night on Monday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m. Please sign up on the LWML bulletin board if you plan to attend. Plan to donate blood on Monday, November 6 at the Humboldt Community BLOOD DRIVE sponsored by Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The Drive will be held in Zion Lutheran Fellowship Hall from 1-6 p.m. Eligible blood donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 120 pounds and be in general good health. Eat a regular meal before donating blood and bring your blood donor card or photo ID. For more information about blood donation or to schedule an appointment please contact LifeServe Blood Center at (800) or online at Women of Zion and friends are invited to attend N.W. Iowa Women s Conference on Saturday, November 11, from 9:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Faith Community Church, Palmer. Only $30 and includes lunch! Register online at faithccpalmer.org. registration@faithccpalmer.org or leave a message at with any questions. See bulletin insert. You are invited to St. Mary s Fall Festival Sunday, November 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Mary s Parish Hall. Broasted Chicken Dinner: Adults-$10; Children s menu (4-8)-$5. Tickets at door and Humboldt Engraving. The Silver Sisters (an ecumenical group) is in need of volunteers to sing and smile as they visit the shut-ins each month. The group meets at North Care Center second Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m., at Assisted Living third Monday of each month at 2 p.m., and at South Care Center fourth Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. followed by Long Term Care the same day at 2:45 p.m. Our Saviour s Lutheran Women s Quilt Raffle: Proceeds benefit the Blessing to the Nation Mission School, Scott & Elga Broughton in Ahuas, Honduras. 1 ticket $2; 3 tickets $5. Tickets available at church office and Floral Creations; OSLM Chili/Oyster Supper November 3; OSLW Heritage Bake Sale/Brunch November 19. Quilt is queen size and displayed at Humboldt Library. Drawing will be November 19 at 1 p.m. (Need not be present to win).

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