Christ Lurn Church 300 Est Monroe Street Austin, Texs 78704-2427 Telephone: 512.442.5844 emil: office@christustin.org ddress service requested 2
By Wy OCTOBER 2015 ISSUE 01 Pstor John 02 Around Church 04 Christ s Community & Connections 05 Birthdys/Anniversries 06 Just for Kids 07 Serving Schedule PASTOR JOHN Der Friends, In opening scene of movie Glditor Mximus prepres to led Romn rmy in bttle ginst Germnic tribes. As he prepres his horsemn to hed into bttle he encourges m to sty toger nd to Hold line. Only if y do so cn y survive. PASTOR JOHN STENNFELD Pstor, Christ Lurn Church Numerous plces in Scriptures God summons His people to hold fst to Him nd to His word nd to His techings, for only n cn nd will y survive onslught tht is coming on m from ll sides. I would offer this sme exhorttion to you s this world nd this life close in upon us. No mtter wht pressures nd lies nd chllenges re plced before us s Christins, nd simply s people - hold line - hold on to God nd His word nd His techings. Only n cn we survive onslught, nd only n cn we emerge s more thn conquerors. If you continue in my word, n re you truly my disciples, nd you will know truth, nd truth will set you free. - Jesus Hve blessed month, Pstor John Pumpkins! YES They re coming on October 14th t 5:30pm nd we re needing to prepre for m. There re multiple wys to serve. You cn be prt of : Advertising Tem Decorting Tem Sles Tem Unloding Tem Weekend Progrms Tem If you lredy know where you would like to volunteer let Deborh Bynum (cell 361-548-9620) or Jordn know. This will be fun dventure nd wy to serve our community. R & R Group RELAXED & RETIRED- -but lwys Rrin to Go!! Join us for some fun t Hlloween Mystery Lunch on Thursdy, October 1, 11:15 AM (fter Rev. Ziehr s Bible Clss) in Fellowship Hll. Everything will be furnished. Following lunch, we will ply Hlloween Bingo -- wer your ornge nd blck! Invite friend! See you on OCTOBER 1 ST! RSVP to Dorothy Trugott @ 512/442-8052 or Doreen Bohrer, 512/847-8758 Mrk your clendrs now for next R&R Meeting - Movie Afternoon - on 1
UNDAROUND AROUND ARO church November 5 th, hosted by Monroe & Helen Krcher nd Jen Lindermn. It will begin t 11:15m following Rev. Ziehr s Thursdy Bible Study clss nd includes mel. Plese join us! FUNERAL NOTES Hve you ever wnted to help pln out hymns nd redings nd such for your funerl? If so, re (Below) R & R Group Goes to Concordi HS AROUND AROUND AROUND is sheet in nrx to help you help us with service of victory tht somedy we will celebrte in your memory. Fill one out t your convenience nd return to Aln or Pstor John to be kept on file here t Christ. THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS The Thursdy Bible study continues weekly clss from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. Under ledership of Richrd Ziehr, clss is studying Book of Isih. Isih presents me The Lord is over ll ntions nd ll of history. It is interesting to see how relevnt tht messge is to our present time. So, come nd join in our study. Bring your own Bible. Eunice Guild Refresh your Soul! By Wy As women, our lives cn be crzy busy nd stressful. We try to find wys to mintin our bodies, but how do we tke time to refresh our souls? On Tuesdy, Oct. 2oth, ll ldies re invited to gr s Eunice Guild for study bsed on excerpts tken from women s Bible study book, Soul Sp, by Shrl Fritz. We will gr t 12:00 noon in Rooms 7/8. Plese dress comfortbly nd join this informl time toger to discuss cre of our souls nd to her our Fr s Words of Love. It is good to be with Women of Christ. Muffins for Mites! The women of Eunice Guild re sponsoring Muffins for Mites! on Sundy, October 11 th! Plese enjoy muffin nd fellowship fter ech service s we celebrte work of Holy Spirit through Mites collected by Lurn Women s Missionry Legue (LWML). Mighty Mite nd his big Mite Box will be present to ccept ny mites you my wish to pryerfully donte. Every coin, csh or check will be sent to LWML for ir mission projects. Our spre chnge 2
By Wy my seem insignificnt, but when combined with tht from round world, impct from this much loved mission is mzing! Quilting Group All re welcome: no experience is needed. Join us on Thursdys, Oct. 8 th nd 22 nd, following Rev. Ziehr s Bible study clss. We re lwys in need of clen old blnkets, sheets nd mttress pds. Come nd help tie quilts for Lurn World GERMAN MEAL Sve Dte! The Germn Mel is coming! Be sure to join in fellowship nd enjoy gret mel on Sundy, October 25 th following lte service. Orders for homemde pork susge will begin Sundy, Oct. 4 th through Sundy, Oct. 18 th for $5 per pound. All uncooked susge sles MUST be preordered. Uncooked susge vilble for pick up on Reformtion Sundy, Oct. 25th during Germn Mel. Wtch upcoming bulletins for more informtion regrding tickets for Germn mel to benefit Eunice Guild s Mission projects. If you re interested in ssisting mking susge, plese contct Milton Ihlo nd Roy Pietsch for more informtion. feed my lmbs updte The sck lunch progrm hnded out 23 lunches during month of September. We continue to mke fresh sndwiches on lst Thursdy of ech month (this month s dte is Thursdy, October 29 th.) Plese contct church office with ny questions. (Above) 1st Eunice Guild Gring 15-16 LuTHERAN Witness Subscription If you re interested in renewing your subscription to Lurn Witness nd Texs Messenger or would like new subscription for 2016, plese submit $12.65 (in Lurn Witness mrked envelope) no lter thn Fridy, October 9th. If money is not received in church office by dedline, your subscription for 2016 will be cncelled. Plese contct Aln in church office with ny questions.) Relief. 3
Rlly Dy Wht wonderful Sundy Rlly Dy t Christ ws wer-wise, nd bove ll in worship of Jesus whom we rlly round weekly s people of God. It ws wonderful to witness God t work through your selfless spirit of service. Thnks for your willingness to spend your weekend bking nd cooking, buying nd mking things, nd being round for nd to run ctivities, to celebrte Christin Eduction t Christ, cultivte cring fellowship mong our Church Fmily, nd contribute towrd our Building Improvement Fund. My we spend this yer nd reding nd studying God s Wonderful Word, nd shring our lives toger, cring for, encourging, supporting, nd uplifting ech or in Christ Jesus. Pumpkin Ptch It took everyone in our Church Fmily to (Below) Rlly Dy t Christ JORDAN BOESSLING Minister of Cretive Communictions & Community Connections mke Rlly Dy success, nd likewise hosting Pumpkin Ptch will be no different. We cn ech ply pivotl prt in our first ever Pumpkin Ptch t Christ, nd provide this loving service nd welcoming plce for people to pick out pumpkin. Be it on Advertising Tem, Decorting Tem, Selling Tem, Unloding Crew, nd/or Weekend Progrms Tem, let s tem up s Church Fmily to set up nd showcse nd sell pumpkins, nd serve with smile nd be slt of erth nd light of world. Kingdom Quest & The Story Christin Eduction t Christ is not confined to clssroom, but Sundy mornings in our Kingdom Quest spces nd Youth Room re certinly primry time for us to get to know Jesus better, nd build bridges whereby we cn grow in Christ with one nor throughout week. At sme time children lern in multi-sensory wy how ll Bible stories point to Jesus nd youth re led through discussions tht prepre m to wlk in His wys, young fmilies cn see God s Word come to life in Nursery nd prents cn study in Pstor s Clss how Scripture speks to ir lives in Christ. Mke it priority to be prt of our Discipleship Clsses on Sundys t 9:30 m. Men s Discipleship Clss This yer during our Men s Discipleship Clss we re tking chrcter tour of men who lived in Bible times, nd tlking bout wht we hve in common with se mighty men of ntiquity. The legcy left by Abrhm, Joseph, Moses, Gideon, Dvid, Solomon, (Con t on Pge 5) By Wy 4
By Wy OCTOBER birthdys nd nniversries 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ellen Decker LeMorris & Rndy Glbreth 10/1/19760 Louise Stuenkel 10/2 Bryn & Ronnie Richter 10/3/20030 Seth Mendoz 10/4 Olivi Ziehr 10/4 Srh Ally 10/7 Shelbi Hentschke 10/9 Debr & Eric Hrrison 10/10/19920 Richrd Ziehr 10/12 Willim Ashmore 10/13 Monroe Krcher 10/13 Mrk Crrion Phil & Sue Etter 10/14/19890 Ann Me Miller Tim & Trcy Ristow 10/14/20000 Gild Dominguez 10/15 Mry Ann Triesch 10/20 Kevin & Brbr Crig 10/21/19890 Jesse & Michelle Bennight 10/23/19930 Albert Aguiler 10/27 (Men s Discipleship Clsss Con t from Pge 4) Nehemih, Job, Peter, nd Pul hve word to sy to our lives tody in Austin bout How God Mkes Men. Men of Christ, we meet next on Tuesdy, October 6 th (first Tuesdy of month) t 7:30 pm in Christ s Workshop. Christms Progrm On Sundys strting November 8, children nd youth will begin to get redy to present ir 2015 Christms pgent. In recent yers, we ve creted n Advent Clendr, produced 12 Dys of Christms Storybook, mde Monochromtic Murl of Mnger, nd constructed Christms Eve Night Sky of Constelltions. This yer s home-mde Christms Progrm rtwork on Sundy, December 13 during 10:45 service will be bout Christms crds nd lost rt of letter writing to loved ones, nd how God s personl messge to us in His Letter, The Bible, trnscends time nd is to be tresured. Cring Fellowship In October, we re finishing up our fourth nd finl Mission Sttement video for Worship nd Web. It will feture how people of Christ experience Cring Fellowship whenever we gr toger, when we meet to worship God nd to study His Word, nd when we socilize nd serve. If you hve something you d like to shre bout how being prt of our fmily t Christ hs helped foster nd grow Christin fith nd friendships in your life, plese spek with Jordn. Medi Just reminder tht we often tke photos, nd t times, video, of ministry events to put up round Church on screen on Sundys nd to post to web tht publicizes worship, service, fellowship, nd eduction life of Christ Lurn. Generl Plese contct Jordn with questions bout ny of se nnouncements. Be sure to check out Sundy Mornings Christin Eduction s well s Community Connections bulletin bords for more informtion on wht s hppening in se ministries. 5
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Serving in October 2015 8:15 10:45 Elders Roy Pietsch Jesse Bennight Usher Cpt. Freddie Richter TBD October 4th Flowers: Given in memory of Al Crrion, Sr. by Mry Crrion. Tellers: P. Hmil/J. Wiley Communion Guild: L. Glbreth 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Lucille Herrer 10:45 m Acolyte: Seth Werchn Lector: Phil Etter October 11th Flowers: Given in honor of Tim & Trcy Ristow s 15 th Wedding Anniversry Tellers: P. Hmil/J. Wiley Communion Guild: Pm Hmil & Liz C. 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Chrles Knetzky 10:45 m Acolyte: Smuel Chpmn Lector: Aln Rock October 18th Altr Flowers: Given in honor of Kevin & Brbr Crig s Wedding Anniversry Tellers: P. Bost/M. Moore Communion Guild: Alexnder 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Clyton Pillck 10:45 m Acolyte: Aron McInvle Lector: Gry Lippe October 25th Reformtion Sundy & Germn Mel Flowers: Given in honor of Jesse & Michelle Bennight s Wedding Anniversry Tellers: P. Bost/M. Moore Communion Guild: Hrrison 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Mrk Herber 10:45 m Acolyte: Mich Stennfeld Lector: Norm Nnyes If you cnnot serve s scheduled, it is YOUR responsibility to find replcement. If you know schedule chnge before 9:00 m on Thursdy of week you re scheduled, plese contct church office (442-5844) to inform secretry of chnge for Sundy bulletin. If problem rises on Sundy morning, plese cll office nd leve messge.