O 2017 Inside this issue: From the Pastor 2 Upcoming Events 3 After a full year of events, the 500 th Commemoration of the Reformation is upon us. Sunday, October 29 is the day! We will remember the events of Martin Luther that set the reformation in motion. The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will host a commemoration of the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation on Oct. 31 at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, D.C. The event, which will meet under the theme "Looking Back and Called Forward," will be available online via livestream for all to watch. Much, much closer to home, we will celebrate in worship with the Big Thompson Brass, organ, and KOG choir leading us. At 10:45AM worship, the Church will grow as we confirm four youth. (see below) It s a once in a lifetime event to worship on the 500 th Commemoration of the historic event that led to the Reformation and the formation of our denomination as Lutherans. But this day doesn t lead us to only look backwards. We are indeed Freed and Renewed in Christ which impacts our everyday lives. RE-Formation was Then. Is Now. And Will be Always by God s renewing grace. We claim that grace through Baptism, receive it at the Lord s table and through the Word. What a day to remember and recommit to our identity as God s children and as Lutheran Christians sent out to be God s hands for the healing of the world. Walking the Life of Grace with you, Pastor Ruth Ann King of Glory Confirmands! On Reformation Day, Sunday, October 29, four Confirmation Students will Affirm their Baptisms. After two full years of classes with Pastor Ruth Ann, Diana Linden-Johnson, and Joe Jedrzejewski, these students are ready to be responsible for the promises their parents once made for them in Baptism. They will promise to worship, share in the Lord s Supper, hear the Word, work for justice and peace. These young people become full voting members of King of Glory and we are excited for them to continue sharing their God given gifts at church and in the world. Confirmation will take place at the 10:45AM service, but we will honor them with a reception at the 9:40AM hour. Please pray for and support our youth as they experience this important Faith Milestone. Joe s Corner/ God s Work Our Hands Campus Ministry/Outreach 5 Studies & Group News 6 Financials/Extras 7 Calendar/Celebrations King of Glory Staff Ruth Ann Loughry, Pastor ruthann@aplace2grow.org; Joe Jedrzejewski, Faith Formation/ Cross+Generational Minister joe@aplace2grow.org; Kathy Gustad, Administrative Assistant/Editor office@aplace2grow.org; Kathy Pensack-Rinehart, Accompanist Mark Manges, Band Director manges@trumpetsource.com; Stephanie Beyers, Choir Director stephanie.j.beyers@gmail.com Megan McClain, Nursery Attendant Darrell Phelps, Custodian/Maintenance 4 Insert The Messenger Phone: (970)669-5983 Email:.office@aplace2grow.org Web: www.kingofgloryloveland.com 2919 North Wilson Avenue, Loveland, CO 80538-2461
FROM THE PASTOR About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with more than 3.7 million members in more than 9,300 congregations across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther. About the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation Martin Luther posted the Ninety-Five Theses in Wittenberg, Germany, on Oct. 31, 1517, and the resulting debate about Christian teaching and practice led to changes that have shaped the course of Western Christianity for almost 500 years. The Reformation offers to Christians everywhere a liberating way of listening to and sharing the word of God. It teaches that Christ's life flows through faith into a life of service to the neighbor and offers the promise of God's love that makes possible a life of "living, daring confidence in God's grace." Thanks to all the members and Pastor Ruth Ann who came to help me celebrate my 100th birthday in August. You made the day very special! And thanks too, for all the lovely cards I received. I ve been a member of this church for almost 40 years and I feel blessed to still have friends among you! Sincerely, Martha Staby Hurricane & Disaster Relief Lutheran Disaster Response The road to recovery from this summer s hurricane disasters will be long, and Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) will be there to accompany those affected through every phase of these disasters. LDR is actively present, collaborating with community leaders and officials to initiate the proper responses, particularly the long-term recovery efforts. Gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response designated for Hurricane Response U.S. will be used 100% for these disasters until the response is complete. You can give through KOG (memo line - Luth. Disaster Relief), thru text or on-line giving, or by check mailed to: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, ELCA Gift Processing Center P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield, VA 22116-8009 If you wish to use a form, you may pick one up in the concourse. Prayer Chain If you have a special prayer request please contact the church office and indicate whether you want the prayer to be public or only for the confidential prayer chain. Please keep the church office updated regarding your prayer concern. You may call or email the church office (970-669-5983); office@aplace2grow.org, or Pastor Ruth Ann at Ruthann@aplace2grow.org We pray for... All who are unemployed The sick and those approaching death Our homes, families, all we love The leaders of the nations Lutherans and Catholics as we commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation Page 2 Email: office@aplace2grow.org
UPCOMING EVENTS Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 1 at 3:00PM Zion Lutheran Church, 815 E. 16th St. The ELCA Lutheran Churches of Loveland are coming together for a Blessing of the Animals service. St. Francis of Assisi was known for his love and care of all of God's creation, especially animals. St. Francis of Assisi day is Wednesday, October 4. We will join together on Sunday, October 1 at 3:00PM at Zion Lutheran Church to celebrate the gifts our animals are to us and to commend them to God's care. The brief worship service and blessing of the animals will be outside and if there is inclement weather we will go underneath the porch. We will have treats for people and furry friends. Lunch Bunch October 8 We will have Lunch Bunch on October 8 at the Pizza Ranch (3451 Mountain Lion Dr.) Crop Walk - October 7 CROP Walk is happening October 7th*! Walkers from various Loveland area churches come together to raise money for hungry people in our community and around the world. To register as a walker, or to make a donation to sponsor a walker (or team) in this year's CROP Walk, go to www.crophungerwalk.org/lovelandco/ Team/View/48712/Team-KOG (for King of Glory) or www.crophungerwalk.org/ lovelandco/team/view/48030/l2f2-faith- Formation (to sponsor Zion & KOG youth walking as part of the L2F2 partnership.) For more information, to get a walker donation collection envelope, or to make a cash/check donation instead, please talk to Erin Becerra in person or by emailing erin@cb-tech.com. *Walk sign-in at 8:30AM Walk kickoff 9:00AM Saturday, October 7 at King of Glory. Reformation Concert October 20 7:00PM at Zion Lutheran Church Friday night, October 20, there will be a joint concert with Trinity, Zion and King of Glory choirs. A full professional symphony orchestra will accompany them. We ll get to hear a guest soprano soloist from Loveland Opera and CSU Ralph Opera Center. The selections for the evening include Mendelssohn, Handel, Rutter, and of course "Ein Feste Burg!" That is the hymn tune name for the hymn we know as "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God". This is the inspiration for the music choices for the performance. You won t want to miss it! Angel House Hosting week coming Oct. 29-Nov. 4 Look for the sign ups in the concourse! Thank you for your faithful support of this important ministry! Trunk-or-Treat Planned for October 31 6:00-8:00PM Save the Date! The Messenger Page 3
JOE S CORNER Joe s Corner Faith Formation News L2F2 Confirmation Hunger Lock-in KOG Lutheran Church, October 6-7, 6:00PM- 10:00AM. All confirmation students please attend the Hunger Lock-in on the first weekend in October. We will learn all about the issues of hunger in our area of Loveland as well as the rest of the word. We will meet at KOG at 6:00PM, make our cardboard shelters outside, do a hunger simulation, and participate in the Hunger Crop Walk the next morning. It will be a really fun time and an amazing learning experience for our Confirmation Youth. GOD S WORK OUR HANDS God s Work Our Hands Sept. 10 What an incredible day! Thank you for showing up in force to do God s Work with our own hands on Sunday, September 10. We made a difference in the community putting together food bags for homeless families, thanking Loveland police officers, painting Monroe s playground and sending blank holiday cards to military personnel. Think about all the lives that will be touched by just a few hours of work! It was easy. It was fun! It was what God calls us to be about not just one day, but each day. God has our hands, our hearts, our words and our lives to demonstrate God s radical love and grace for the healing of the world. Thank you for being God s Hands! L2F2 Yard Games!- Zion Lutheran Church, October 15 2:30-4:30PM Please join us for a joint L2F2 event with Zion Lutheran playing yard games and joining in community with other Loveland Lutherans. Bridge Ministries October 22 Presentation and potluck, 12:15PM at King of Glory Join us for a potluck and a presentation by Jack Dieball. He will be talking about his work with the Red Cross and their efforts during Hurricane Harvey as well as for disaster relief around the nation. It will be very informative and will be a great opportunity for us to learn what we can do to help support those around the world who are effected by natural disasters. We begin at 12:15PM in the KOG Fellowship Room. Bring a potluck dish to share! We eat, listen and then have time for Q&A, ending about 1:15PM. Hope to see you there! Confirmands Faith Statement Retreat- Saturday, October 28 9:00AM-12:00PM Youth who are getting confirmed on Reformation day are having a faith statement retreat at King of Glory on the 28th. We will be writing our faith statements and having one last get together before getting officially confirmed into the church. Show up for a light breakfast and some fun with Joe and pastor Ruth Ann. Hope to see you there! Reformation Day Activity and ConfirmationOctober 29 during the Sunday School hour Please be at church Sunday the 29th to celebrate 500 years of the Lutheran Church and to celebrate our 4 Youth who are being confirmed. There will be an intergenerational activity between services and a fun time over all. Hope to see you there! Page 4 website: www.kingofgloryloveland.com
CAMPUS MINISTRY NEWS OUTREACH TEAMS OUTREACH Convening and Dreaming Part Two! MONDAY, October 9, 7:00PM, in Classroom B News from Lutheran Campus Ministry Thanks to all the volunteers who worked on our campus ministry sites for God s Work Our Hands Sunday, Sept. 10 and Sept. 24! Looking for another way to support Lutheran Campus Ministry? Thrivent members can designate Thrivent Choice Dollars to Lutheran Campus Ministry. Go to www.thrivent.com and sign in to your account to direct your dollars. Your gifts provide support for young adults as they explore their faith in our campus ministry communities. For more information about Lutheran Episcopal Campus Ministry at University of Northern Colorado contact Pastor Deb Abbott - lcm.unco@gmail.com. For Lutheran Campus Ministry at Colorado State University contact Pastor Paul Judson at pastor@lcmcsu.org. P.S. King of Glory provides a meal once a month for LCM-CSU Sept.- May. If you are interested in helping with this ministry, please contact Jan DesJardin. You can sign up to help on the board in the concourse for the next dinner on October 1! It is just a few hour commitment that makes a huge impact on a student s life. If you lead one of the outreach teams or activities please bring an update on your current plans (especially budgetary requests) and questions or challenges you face! If you have a heart for our shared vocation to reach out and serve our neighbor, bring your ideas and dreams! ANYONE with a heart for ministry among our neighbors or accompanying those who often have no voice, is WELCOME. Save the date and contact Carol McDivitt if you have any questions (mcdivittc@mindspring.com or 970.689.2569). We have lots of good ideas floating around it s time to get them pulled together! email: office@aplace2grow.org Page 5
STUDIES & GROUP NEWS Sonrisers The men s theological book study group meets at 7:00AM year-round every Thursday morning at Perkins on Eisenhower. For more information and the current book title, please contact Bill McDivitt (970-669-4090). The Glory Crafters Hello Everyone! This is a quick note to give you the final dates for our crafting sessions before the Christmas Bazaar on November 11. ----------------- The gatherings will be held in the Fellowship Hall of KOG. Please feel free to ask other crafty ladies to join us, beginning at 10:00AM on the following days: Oct. 11, Oct. 25 and Nov. 8. Peace Circle Peace Circle will meet at Noon on Oct. 11 at the home of Lorna Carey (1003 W. 30th St) for lunch (bring a sack lunch), fellowship, and 1:00PM Bible study. All ladies welcome. Please RSVP to Lorna (669-1514). Adult Bible Studies I l read and study the catechism daily, yet I cannot master it as I wish, but must remain a child and a pupil of the catechism, and I do it gladly. ~ Martin Luther in his preface to the Large Catechism Sunday Adult Faith Formation This Fall! Small Catechism! Remember standing up on your confirmation day and being asked questions by the pastor in front of the whole congregation? Remember memorizing all the explanations to the Ten Commandments? Remember What does this mean? Well, those days are gone. We don t torture Confirmation students. And it s time for a fun refresher! This fall, Pastor Carlos Schneider and Courtney Steitz will be leading us through Martin Luther s Small Catechism. Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has asked every congregation to study the Small Catechism in this year of commemorating the 500 th Reformation. At the 9:40AM Faith Formation time we will be looking at the 10 Commandments through October 22. Reformation Day is October 29 and we have special activities planned for that day. Then the first three Sundays in November we ll study the Apostles Creed. Pastor Carlos will be teaching the Lord s Prayer during the week on Tuesdays. Watch for that in the Parish Notes! It will be fun! It will be faith forming and good for your soul. Bible Study on Wednesdays! The Thursday Bible study has moved days and time. We now meet on Wednesdays at 11:00AM rather than Thursdays at 9:30AM. This is a group that has fun! We laugh together and discuss the Scripture lessons for the upcoming weekend. You don t need to know them ahead of time or even understand what they re saying! We discover it together. Perhaps this new day and time will work for you, so consider joining in! Pastor Ruth Ann Page 6 Prayer Shawl Team Prayer Shawl will be meeting on Monday, Oct. 2 at 1:00PM in the church library. All levels of knitting and crocheting are welcome! If you have questions, please contact Barb Brackin- Bartel (970-213-3256) KOG Readers Book Club Noontime Readers will meet on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 12:00PM in the church library. The book we are reading for October is The Sea Keeper s Daughters by Lisa Wingate. For more information contact Barb Brackin-Bartel (970-213-3256) New members are always welcome, please join us! King of Glory Lutheran Church, ELCA
FINANCIALS EXTRAS Financial Update through August 31, 2017 You can scan this QR code to go straight to our website s giving page! Recommended Donations for HNS House of Neighborly Services Request for October is Cereal. Please drop off your donations in the House in the Octagon. Thank you! The next Messenger Deadline is October 15 Messenger Assembly is October 19 2017 Church Council Officers Bob Bower, President Leo Salazar, Vice-President Carol McDivitt, Treasurer Linda Nolan, Secretary Members at Large Joe Asmus Pat Johnson Ted Schmidt Scott Whitney Www.kingofgloryloveland.com
King of Glory Lutheran Church 2919 N. Wilson Avenue Loveland, CO 80538-2461 Sermon on the web: www.kingofgloryloveland.com The Messenger As God s People, Graced by Differences, Nurtured by the Spirit, and Gi ed to Serve, We Invite and Welcome All to Grow in Faith. Worship Schedule Saturday 5:30PM Sunday 8:30AM & 10:45AM October 7: CROP Walk October 20: Reformation Concert at Zion Lutheran 7:00PM October 22: Lutheran Men of Song Oct 29-Nov 4: Angel House Hosting October 29: Reformation Day & Confirmation October 31: Trunk-or-Treat 6:00PM