The Newsletter Ministry of All Saints Lutheran Church OCTOBER Must present enclosed flyer at checkout to have

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1 Building Bridges To God Through the Cross of Christ EQUIPPING THE SAINTS The Newsletter Ministry of All Saints Lutheran Church OCTOBER FUNdraiser for Bob Evans October 7 & 20 from 10am - 10pm Must present enclosed flyer at checkout to have 15 % of sales given to All Saints Drive Thru Nativity. (More flyers available on credenza in church lobby) Operation Shoebox Donations now being accepted ~ deadline Nov. 8 Shoeboxes will be filled Nov. 15 and mailed out. Look inside to see suggested items to fill shoeboxes. Trunk or Treat Oct. 29 from 6-7:30 (Rain date Oct. 30) Candy donations being accepted...please put in Carole s back office. Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, Nov. 1. Turn clocks back one hour on Saturday Oct. 31 before going to bed.

2 From Pastor Rich: WORDS CANNOT BEGIN to express my gratitude to the congregation for the wonderful retirement celebration you hosted on August 30 and for the congregational gift of $1,055 and all the other gifts people shared with me! The Route 66 quilt is amazing (thanks Donnajean) and Richard Hare s hand-carved and hand-lettered retirement picture are treasures I ll always hold dear...along with the creative ASLC picture that Sam, Taylor, Izzy and Devotion gave me. Thank you all so much! Normally, when folks retire, they stay put. As you know, Sue and I have been working hard to move back to our home in Tecumseh MI and that means lots of painting, fixing-up, cleaning and packing/unpacking. We ve been putting in hour days since the end of August, and are just about done moving out of our Toledo home (and moving out of my church office). We hope that, in the next few weeks, we can begin to experience what others tell us retirement should be. While we don t expect to be in Toledo every day, Sue and I hope to be back in town often. We welcome your s (richardrentner49@gmail.com) and hope you ll keep us in your prayers. We will certainly pray often for you and for the ministries of All Saints! Love in Christ, Pastor Rich

3 It s Shoebox Time!! Throughout October until Nov. 8 we ll be collecting small items (school supplies, small toys, soap, etc.) to fill Shoeboxes. Now is a great time to get school supplies on sale! Please put them in the tote that s labeled Operation Shoebox in the lobby. Cash donations are also welcome to help us ship the shoeboxes. We will fill the boxes together on Sunday, Nov. 15 after church, so all items being donated will need to be at church by Sunday, Nov. 8 so we can shop for remaining items needed. November 15 is the very last date that people can bring their already filled boxes to church. Thank you! Shoe Box - Suggested Gifts: Toys: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), slinky, etc. School supplies: pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, coloring books, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, etc. Hygiene items: toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc Other: hard candy, lollipops, mints, gum, sunglasses, flashlights (with extra batteries), ball caps, socks, T-shirts, toy jewelry, hair clips, watches, small picture book, etc. Do NOT include the following: Used items War-related items: toy guns, knives, etc. Chocolate or perishable food items Liquids: shampoo, liquid soap, lotion, bubbles, etc. Medicines: vitamins, cough drops, ointment, etc. Breakable items: mirrors, china dolls, snowglobes, etc. **Gift donations may be placed in box in narthex. **Cash donations may be given to church or Amy Merkel.

4 Present this flyer to your server and a percentage of your food sales will be donated back to the organization!

5 ATTENTION ALL BAKERS! Toledo Walk October 18, 2015 at University of Toledo Anna Perrin s child care A Mother s Touch will be walking in this special walk on October 18. If you d like to participate, registration forms are on the credenza. If you d like to make a donation, please make checks out to: Alzheimer s Association. Baked goods are needed for the Election Day Bake Sale on Nov. 3 as well as the Quilt Show Bake Sale on Nov Please bring your items in ready-to-sell pre-wrapped packages. Thank you! All Saints Quilt Show Boutique As we did last year at our Quilt Show, we ll be featuring The Boutique. The dates for the Quilt Show are Nov. 6 & 7, 2015! Please save these items for resale ~ (everything in good condition please) purses, jewelry, scarves, hats, books, fancy glassware. ~~~ No clothing or items in poor condition ~~~~ Bring them to church and place in box under coat rack. If you have any questions, please call Diana Burkhardt at or Gretchen Schultz at

6 A prayer for every day, all year long When it comes to prayer, there is no shortage of things, people and situations to include in prayerful conversations with God. Sometimes it helps to have a little prompting, a reminder of special concerns or causes for thanksgiving that might otherwise slip by us. The ELCA s Prayer Ventures offers such prayer prompts for every day. Prayer Ventures are daily suggestions for prayer that can be used for personal prayer time, adapted for use in worship or shared with members. They are posted for download a month in advance at and include ~ SAVE THE DATE ~ December 19 & 20 6:00-8:00 pm All Saint s Annual Drive Thru Nativity Needed: Votive candles for the luminaries please no tea-lights. Thank you

7 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday :45 Prayer 9:15 Adult Forum 10:30 Worship Bob Evans Fundraiser for our DTN 10am - 10pm 9:00 Lady Saints :45 Prayer 9:15 Adult Forum 10:30 Worship Coffee Hour 7:00 Property 7:00 Council 18 8:45 Prayer 9:15 Adult Forum 10:30 Worship 19 7:00 S.O.S. 20 Bob Evans Fundraiser for our DTN 10am - 10pm :45 Prayer 9:15 Adult Forum 10:30 Worship 6-7:30 Rain Date for Trunk or Treat 9:00

8 OCTOBER VOLUNTEERS READER GREETERS Oct. 4 Barb Moungie LaVerne Bussdieker Oct. 11 Becky McCann Rick & Becky McCann Oct. 18 Jim Burkhardt Wilma Lupe Oct. 25 Donnajean Stockmaster Rosa Linda Brown Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 October COMMUNION PREP/ASSISTANT Barb Moungie & Pat Toepfer Roger & Lynda Meyer Jim & Diana Burkhardt Chris & Donnajean Stockmaster ALTAR Sue Merkel Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 COUNTERS Rose Thomson & LaVerne Bussdieker Sue Merkel & Judy Reber Sue Merkel & Pat Toepfer Mary Lou Houle & Janet Caskey Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 OFFERING Judy Reber Jim Burkhardt Chris Stockmaster Rose Thomson Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 USHERS Chris Stockmaster, Hassan Brown, Ralph Fritsch Bob Krueger, Hassan Brown, Ralph Fritsch Bill Reber, Hassan Brown, Ralph Fritsch Chris Stockmaster, Hassan Brown, Ralph Fritsch

9 10/7 Trenton Foster 10/8 Anna Perrin 10/9 Ralph Fritsch 10/11 LaVerne Bussdieker Janet Caskey 10/13 Donald Baacke Ted Beitelschees 10/15 Delores Pratt 10/17 Tyler Whitlock 10/18 Dorothy Grove 10/25 Carmeliya Johnson 10/26 Butch Piper 10/27 Carole Fletcher If we ve missed your Birthday or Anniversary this month, please notify the office so we can correct our records. October Altar Flowers 4 Judy Reber 11 Sue Merkel 18 LaVerne Bussdieker 25 Roger Meyer

10 All Saints Lutheran Church 5445 Heatherdowns Blvd. Toledo, OH (419)