The Parish News St. Paul Lutheran Church November 5, 2017 This Week s Calendar Sunday, November 5 8am & 10:30am - Divine Service Setting 3 with communion 9:15am Sunday School & Bible Class 5pm-Council meeting at Pastor Blodgett s 7pm-ALIVE Tuesday, November 7 7pm Elders Meeting Wednesday, November 8 6pm Bible Study 7pm Choir Rehearsal Thursday, November 9 9:00am-3:00pm-Quilting 10am Ladies Aid Meeting Sunday, November 12 8am & 10:30am - Divine Service Setting 3 with communion 9:15am Sunday School & Bible Class 1-3pm LWML East Zone at Emanuel New Haven 1:30-Special CLS Association Meeting Quarterly Voters Meeting November 19, 2017 1:30pm Fellowship Hall If you see Connor Isenbarger, Liz Pickett, Gretchen Werling or Garret Ternet, please give them a pat on the back because they had perfect attendance in Sunday School for the month of October. Way to go!! Those Who Serve Us: Pastor Michael Blodgett 260-402-1599 Church Office: 260-749-5444 Our Website: New Addresswww.stpaulgarcreek.org Our E-Mail: garcreekoffice@aol.com In Our Prayers This Week: Teddy Werling, Angie Oldfield, Dave Nahrwold, Lindsey Nahrwold, and Chris Nahrwold + Our Deepest Sympathy + Mildred Meyer passed away on October 29 in Crawfordsville. Her funeral service will be November 11 here at Gar Creek. SPECIAL CLS ASSOCIATION MEETING SCHEDULED SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 A special association meeting has been scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1:30pm in the gymnasium. There will be a first reading for an update to the constitution and bylaws that is required by the synod in order for us to maintain RSO (Recognized Service Organization) status. There will also be financial updates about the school regarding the capital campaign, building project, and school budget. The mission of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Gar Creek, is to teach and proclaim the Gospel of the Lord, Jesus Christ, to its members, the community, and the world.
The LWML Fort Wayne East Zone will be hosting a zone-wide Servant Event at Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Haven, on Sunday, November 12 from 1-3 pm. Ladies of all ages including children are welcome to join us. You may come whenever and stay for as long as you'd like. The event will be held in the Family Life Room downstairs. Light refreshments will be available. We will be working on salvation bracelets for the LWML IN District mission trip with MOST Ministries to Nicaragua and tying fleece blankets for local ministries while enjoying fellowship with sisters in Christ. We will have two in-gatherings. To support "Changing Footprints Fort Wayne" we will be collecting shoes in any condition, style, or size and new socks. For Point of Grace Academy in Kenya, we will be collecting new children's underwear, new girls' white socks, flat pencil cases, markers, jump ropes, and frisbees. Monetary donations will go toward purchasing select small Christian coloring books for the children in Kenya. Come and be part of our "Cornucopia of Service." Ladies If anyone would be available to help with Christmas in the Park sponsored by the Christ Child s Festival the day after Thanksgiving, let Pat Werling know. Thank you so much to all who donated items for Lutheran World Relief. The list below shows what was collected from Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio: Quilts 1907 Blankets 177 Soap 638 pounds Health Kits or Personal Care Kits 790 Sewing Kits: 36 Layettes or Baby Care Kits: 665 School Kits: 1579 As you can see that was a great amount of items received! Bless all who worked on making the quilts and collected Items needed for the various kits. Prayer Chain Requests Contact Diane Hartmann at 749-9955 or Kim Ternet at 704-6705 The Ladies' Aid at Zion Lutheran Church, Woodburn Euchre Tournament November 18 at 5:30 PM Enjoy supper, 10 rounds of euchre, great fellowship, and many prizes. Cost is $12 per person and proceeds support the Ladies' Aid and their many church missions. Call Lynda at 260-227-0811 for tickets. The Women s Guild of Emmaus Lutheran Church, 8626 Covington Road, will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar & Sale on Saturday, November 11 from 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. in the gym.
APPOINTMENTS WITH THE LORD October 29 Worship Attendance 8:00am 118 10:30am 127 4:00pm Vespers 58 October 30, 2016 Worship Last Year 8am 108 10:30am 78 As of September 30, 2017 Behind Budget $28,582.22 Underspent Budget by $63,399.04 BIRTHDAYS: ANNIVERSARIES: November 5 Dylan Sliger November 6 Marianne Miller November 8 Dayanaira Hower November 8 Sam Spieth November 8 Marc Werling November 9 Tina Botts November 11 David Meyer November 6 Craig & Julie Sowers November 11 Jeffery & Deborah Abbott BUILT ON THE ROCK CLHS CHORFEST 2017 November 8 at 7pm-1601 St. Joe River Drive Featuring several area choirs, The concert is free and open to the public Freewill donations will be accepted-doors open at 6:30pm The month of November is St. Paul, Gar Creek s month to donate food to the Seminary Food Bank. Place items on the table in the coat room. Transfers Barger family to Martini Dennis Melcher family to Promise Oberlin family to Holy Cross Pat James to Concordia Bradley Cooper to Prince of Peace, Hudson, IN Lydia Wilcoxen to Zion, Carlinsville, IL SAVE THE DATE Ladies Christmas Party December 3, 2017
Listen to Worldwide KFUO.org, your radio station for practical Lutheran talk, daily Bible and Confession studies, daily worship opportunities, and current issues from a Lutheran worldview. Programs are archived at KFUO.org for 24/7 on-demand listening. You can also find our programming wherever you get your podcasts! Have a question or comment? Find us at @KFUOradio on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This week on KFUO.org, we wish everyone a blessed All Saints' Day. Learn about Reformation Bible Studies with Rev. Dr. Joel Lehenbauer (Faith & Family 11/6 @ 10am CT), continue studying the Gospel of Matthew on Sharper Iron with Rev. Jonathan Fisk (weekdays @ 8am CT) and the Acts of the Apostles on Thy Strong Word (weekdays @ 11am CT), and further explore the Apology of the Augsburg Confession on Concord Matters (11/7 @ 2pm CT). November 9th is KFUO Rally Day! This is your chance to become a Day Sponsor and uphold the mission of listener-supported KFUO Radio to bring Christ to you, anytime, anywhere. Tune in at kfuo.org! CREDITS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SGO DONORS SGO credits are still available for donors and SGO gifts have great benefits. First, the gift is a federal IRS tax deduction. Second, half of every gift to the Lutheran SGO is an immediate credit on the bottom line of the Indiana state tax obligation. Third and most importantly, it will give more children the opportunity to receive a quality Christian education at Central. For example, consider the advantages of a $1000 gift by a person in a 25% federal tax bracket. For those who itemize, that gift would reduce the federal tax by $250. Furthermore, whether or not one itemizes, the $1000 gift reduces the Indiana tax by $500. In summary, a $1000 gift to the Lutheran SGO of Indiana costs the giver only $250. That is a 400% return on an investment in quality Christian education for qualifying children at Central. We now can be even greater stewards of the gifts we have received from our Lord. Please consider taking advantage of the opportunity to support deserving children at Central. Contact Mr. Creutz in the school office (493-2502 CLS gives gifts to children around the world instead of exchanging gifts in our classrooms. The organization is Samaritan's Purse and the project is called Operation Christmas Child. Start gathering your shoeboxes, hygiene items, school supplies, and small toys. Our fall chapel offerings will be used for shipping costs. How can you help? You may send in $9.00 to help cover the cost of one shoebox to be shipped. Prepare a shoebox and put a label on it that describes the type of child that will receive it. Donate items to be put in shoeboxes. We need about 200 Beanie Baby type stuffed animals. We need paper and pencils. Companies can help with shipping costs. Your dentists/orthodontists can be asked to donate toothbrushes and floss. Deadline for collecting items and filled shoeboxes is Wednesday, November 8. A packing night after school will be coming on Tuesday, November 14. Begin to pray about the children who will receive our gifts that include a storybook about Jesus provided by Samaritan's Purse. More information will also come home in classroom letters. If you have questions, contact Miss Hockemeyer.