SHEPHERD OF THE WOODS LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL

SHEPHERD OF THE WOODS LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL Church Office 641-8385 Fax 641-0919 E-Mail: SOTWatJAX@aol.com Web Page: www.sotwjax.com 6595 Columbia Park Ct, Jacksonville, FL 32258 Worship on Sunday at 10:00am Sunday School for adults at 9:00am - Youth Sunday School mid-way through worship at 10:00am 7860 Southside Blvd. (offices) Jacksonville, FL 32256 Saturday 5:30pm & Sunday: 8, 9:15 & 11am Sunday School for adults at 9:45am Youth Sunday School mid-way through 9:15am worship Pastoral Contact Information: Pastor Johnson prglj@aol.com 881-7689 Pastor Phillips pastorkphillips@aol.com 477-0544 Pastor Peacock pastorapeacock@gmail.com 553-4203 Pastor Dibias pastordibias@aol.com 514-3698 WE WELCOME all who worship with us today and pray the Lord will bless our worship together. If you have no church home, we invite you to join us again in worship, fellowship & service. We offer worship at two locations each week, here at 7860 Southside (1/2 mile north of Baymeadows Rd.) on Saturday at 5:30 and Sunday s at 8, 9:15 & 11am and at 6595 Columbia Park Ct (off Greenland Rd, just West of Philips Hwy) at 10:00am. Worship Registry can be found at the end of each pew. Before or during the announcements, please complete the form to let us know you worshiped with us today. If this is your first time worshiping with us or your information has changed, please enter the information and check new information. Want more information? Visitors who are interested in more information on our congregation or who want to join may indicate that on the worship registry form or on the pink insert. Visitor orientations give us a chance to describe the missions and ministry of Shepherd of the Woods and for visitors to ask any questions they have. An orientation Dinner will be held on Saturday, September 12 at 11:00am at the Southside Location. Please reply on the pink insert if you want to join and will be attending the luncheon. Speak to one of the pastors if you want more information. Weekly Newsletter Please read about the week s events, sign up on the pink insert and place in the offering plate. Yellow Pew Cards may be completed for prayer requests & notes to the office and placed in the offering plate. Vision for Mission M & M donations Many thanks to those who remembered to bring change to make change on the First Sunday of the month ( M & M Sunday) but you re welcome to bring the change any weekend at all!. Offerings can be placed in the wooden church any Sunday morning. If you would like credit for your donation, complete the form next to the wooden church and submit it in the slot with your donation. Don t forget to take your empty container back home to fill up for next month! Nursery is available for children (to age 3) during Sunday worship at 9:15am & 11:00am and can be found down the hall, from the sanctuary. There are pagers to locate parents if needed. There is also a cry room with a speaker at the back of the sanctuary for a brief time-out for restless worshipers. Please be considerate of other worshipers by bringing children to worship, if they are able, and to the nursery, if necessary. Sunday School is held each Sunday at 9:45am for adult members and visitors. One adult class is held in the Annex and the other in Classrooms 3 & 4 just off the Shepherd Center towards the back parking lot. The class in the Annex follows the Augsburg Adult Bible Studies Series. Classrooms 3 & 4 are studying the Books of 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd John. If you need help finding the class, please ask an usher and they will be happy to point you in the right direction. The children join us in worship in the Sanctuary from 9:15am until about 9:45am and are then dismissed to their classes in the Shepherd Center (the building next door). Sunday School ends at 10:45am. You may then pick up your child at their class. Come join us for spiritual growth! Find it hard to join the groups on Sunday morning? Don t forget the home Bible studies, daily Bible lessons and daily devotion e-mailed by Pastor Johnson as well (available in written form at the round table at the entrance to church)! Simply send a note to him at SOTWNEWS3@aol.com and He will put on the distribution list for the daily study of the Word. LARGE PRINT BULLETINS AND HEARING ASSISTANCE UNITS ARE AVAILABLE FROM USHERS Fellowship with light refreshments is available after all services in the Fellowship Hall

SHEPHERD OF THE WOODS LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL Church Office 641-8385 Fax 641-0919 E-Mail: SOTWatJAX@aol.com Web Page: www.sotwjax.com 6595 Columbia Park Ct, Jacksonville, FL 32258 Worship on Sunday at 10:00am Sunday School for adults at 9:00am - Youth Sunday School mid-way through worship at 10:00am 7860 Southside Blvd. (offices) Jacksonville, FL 32256 Saturday 5:30pm & Sunday: 8, 9:15 & 11am Sunday School for adults at 9:45am Youth Sunday School mid-way through 9:15am worship Pastoral Contact Information: Pastor Johnson prglj@aol.com 881-7689 Pastor Phillips pastorkphillips@aol.com 477-0544 Pastor Peacock pastorapeacock@gmail.com 553-4203 Pastor Dibias pastordibias@aol.com 514-3698 WE WELCOME all who worship with us today and pray the Lord will bless our worship. If you have no church home, we invite you to join us again in worship, fellowship & ministry. We offer worship at two locations each week, at 7860 Southside (just north of Baymeadows Rd.) on Saturday at 5:30 and Sunday s at 8, 9:15 & 11am and worship at 6595 Columbia Park Ct (off Greenland Rd, just West of Philips Highway) at 10:00am. Want more information? Visitors who are interested in more information on our congregation or who want to join may indicate that on the worship registry form or on the pink insert. Visitor orientations give us a chance to describe the missions and ministry of Shepherd of the Woods and for visitors to ask any questions they have. An orientation luncheon will be held Saturday, September 12 at 11:00am at the Southside Location. Please reply on the pink insert if you want information on joining the congregation. Speak to one of the pastors if you want more information. Worship Registry can be found at the end of each row of chairs. During announcements, please complete the form to let us know you worshipped with us today and pass on any messages to Pastor or the staff. Name Tags are available at the welcome table and we encourage every worshiper to wear one (it really helps us to get to know one another). If you attend after worship fellowship, please keep them on until you are ready to leave. There is a basket to receive them at the greeter table. Weekly Newsletter Please read about the week s events, sign up on the pink insert and place it in the offering plate. Yellow Pew Cards are available at the welcome table and may be completed for prayer requests and notes to the office. Once completed, place it in the offering plate or turn it into an usher. Offering Envelopes are available at the welcome table. Vision for Mission M & M Many thanks to those who remember to bring change to make change on the First Sunday of the month ( M & M Sunday) but you re welcome to bring the change any weekend at all!. Offerings can be placed in the wooden church in the entryway any Sunday morning. If you would like credit for your donation, complete the form next to the wooden church and submit it in the slot with your donation. Don t forget to take your empty container back home to fill up for next month! Restrooms are located on the left hand side down the hallway outside the worship space and at the back of the worship space to the right of the kitchen. Fellowship is held after worship. Please take a moment to enjoy some great food and fellowship at the back of the worship space and take time meet and greet your friends as well as meet some new ones! Nursery is available for children (to age 3) in the 2nd classroom on the right as you leave the worship space. Please be considerate of other worshipers by bringing children to worship if they are able, to the nursery if necessary. Sunday School Children 4 years old to 8th grade are dismissed to Sunday School just after Holy Communion at the 10:00am service. Children will be returned to the fellowship area following the lesson and just after worship ends. Adult Bible study class offered from 9am 9:40am 2

MINISTRY THIS WEEK AT SHEPHERD OF THE WOODS (September 5 th September 13 th ) 7860 Southside Blvd = Southside Location & 6595 Columbia Park Court = Lakeshore Location SATURDAY (5 th ) M&M Weekend 5:30pm Worship Service at the Southside Location SUNDAY (6 th ) M&M Weekend AT 6595 COLUMBIA PK CT. LAKESHORE 9:00am Adult Bible Study on the parables at the Lakeshore Location (Faith Center) 10:00am Worship Service at the Lakeshore Location AT 7860 SOUTHSIDE BLVD LOCATION - 8:00am, 9:15am & 11:00am Worship Service at the Southside Location 9:45am Adult Bible Study on the Book of 1, 2, 3 John at the Southside Location (Classrooms 3 & 4) 9:45am Adult Bible Study on the Augsburg Bible Study Series at the Southside Location (Annex) MONDAY (7 th ) Labor Day Holiday School and Church Offices will be closed TUESDAY (8 th ) 5:30pm 8:30 Southside Choirs Rehearsals at Southside Location WEDNESDAY (9 th ) 2:30pm 4:30 Quilters meet at Southside Location, Shepherd Center FRIDAY (11 th ) 10:00am Friday Folders at the Southside Location SATURDAY (12 th ) 7:30am - Men s Bible Study with Breakfast at the Southside Location 9:00am Stewardship Committee Meeting at Southside 11:00am 1:00pm New Member orientation luncheon at the Southside Location 1:30pm Youth Group and Chaperones meet at Southside location to depart for Night of Joy at Disney 4:00pm First Communion Classes at the Southside Location 4:00pm Wedding of Alicia Arnold and Richard Stewart in Bayard 5:30pm Worship Service at the Southside Location SUNDAY (13 th ) 8:00am, 9:15 & 11:00am Worship Service at the Southside Location 10:00am Worship Service at the Lakeshore Location 2:30pm (approx.) - Youth Group and Chaperones return from Night of Joy Southside 4:15pm 4:45pm - Sonshine Singers (children K-6 th grade) Rehearsal at the Lakeshore Location 5:00pm 7:00pm - Shepherds Flock (K-3 rd ) & Jr Youth (4 th -6 th grade) meet at the Lakeshore Location WELCOME to all worshipers today. If this is your first visit to Shepherd of the Woods, we re glad you were able to join us. We hope you will consider joining us again. We offer four worship services each weekend at our Southside property (5:30 on Saturday and 8, 9:15 and 11am on Sunday) and a service at our Lakeshore property at 10:00am on Sunday. If you d like a personal conversation with one of our pastors about our faith, life and church, indicate that on the pink insert in the bulletin or the worship registry. For more information on our church, be sure to check out our website, www.sotwjax.com. Miss worship this week? Sermons can now be found online, linked with video and audio through that website on the sermons link. We are also providing a video of the Lakeshore Bible study on the parables with that link. THE CARE SQUARE The Square (or the Care Square ) is a debit/credit card reader used with an ipad. It is a safe, secure way to make your offerings or pay for special events or activities. The Care Square is available in the church office at the Southside Location or from Pastor Phillips at the Lakeshore. Church Federal ID number: If you have investments and would like to support your church with a donation from them, our EIN is 59-1939927. If you need further information about how to make that tax deductible donation, contact Rhonda in the church office (641-8385). FAITH FOR THE FUTURE! The ministry (care for people) and the mission (expanding the gospel) of Shepherd of the Woods is in constant focus for us and your participation (with time, talents and resources) makes this all possible. Please consider remembering Shepherd of the Woods in your will, leaving a legacy for future generations. What a great way to be a steward of the faith today and into the future. (Contact any of our pastors for more information on how this can be done). 3

+ + + HAPPENINGS IN THE WOODS THIS WEEK AND NEWS & NOTES + + + Quilting Ministry Please join us the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in the Shepherd Center at Southside from 2:30pm - 4:30pm. Join us at our next session on Wed. Sept 9 th We make the prayer quilts provided to anyone in need, as well as quilts sent through Lutheran World Relief to countries all around the world. All skill levels welcome. Come out and be a part of the fun!! There will be an all-day Quilt-A-Thon on Saturday, Sept 26 th from 9am to 5pm if we have anyone who wants to work later, we will keep going!! This is our one day during the fall season to get as many quilt tops matched with filler and backing as possible. Please come join this fun, vibrant and important ministry. There is something for everyone from expert seamstress all the way to someone who would like to just cut squares!! Men s Breakfast & Bible Study will meet Saturday, September 12 th at 7:30am to enjoy fellowship over BREAKFAST and then continue the study of the Men of the Bible. This week s focus will be Noah, a man not afraid to obey God! Please bring your Bible and invite a friend. Sign up on the Pink Insert please. New Member Orientation Luncheon If you have been worshiping with us and participating in our activities, but not yet joined the congregation, we invite you to do so. Joining could not be easier. We will have an orientation luncheon on Saturday, September 12 th at 11:00am at our Southside location. It will be an informative time of fellowship, lunch is provided, and there will be childcare for those who request it. If this is not a convenient time, please speak with one of the Pastors and we will arrange something for you. If you will be attending, please indicate this on the pink insert. First Communion Is your child interested in receiving communion and does he or she have your blessing to do so? First Communion classes are open to any child who has the desire to receive and the permission of the parent. New classes begin Saturday, September 12 from 4pm to 5pm at the Southside location and continue each Saturday for several weeks. For more information, contact Pastor Peacock at: pastorapeacock@gmail.com or indicate your interest on the pink insert. Youth 7 th 12 th grade - Night of Joy Sept 12-13 at Walt Disney World Teens and chaperones will meet at the Southside location on Saturday, Sept 12 th at 1:30pm for a brief meeting and immediate departure! This is a great gathering of teens and adults from all over the country who come to see Christian rock bands perform live throughout the night. Our group worships at a church in Orlando and then returns home, arriving approx. 2:30pm. Tickets were pre-purchased for those reserving rooms with the group but individual tickets may be purchased online or at the gate. Mark Your Calendar! Monday, September 14 th Women s Bible Study Resumes at Southside 10am Noon Saturday, September 19 Monthly Game Night at 6:30pm Southside Fellowship Hall Saturday, September 26 th Quilt-a-Thon at the Southside Location, Times TBA Saturday, October 3 rd 10am Blessing of the Pets Southside Location Sunday, October 4 th 5pm - Blessing of the Pets Lakeshore Location Saturday, October 10 th, 9am The PUMPKINS arrive (Yup! You read right!) Sunday, October 11 th, Noon The Pumpkin Patch Opens and is open Daily through 10/31 Friday, October 16 th Sunday, October 18 th Women s Retreat at New Ebenezer Retreat Center Saturday, October 24 th Trick or Trunk and Pirate Trail at the Lakeshore Location, Time TBA 4

***** ONGOING EVENTS, BIBLE STUDIES & CHOIRS ***** ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Come and be uplifted by the powerful Word of God! A number of studies are held each Sunday at the Southside location from 9:45 until 10:45am. One is held in the Annex and the other in Classrooms 3 & 4 just off the Shepherd Center towards the back parking lot. This group follows the Augsburg Adult Bible Studies Series. Classrooms 3 & 4 are studying 1 st, 2 nd & 3rd John. Join us this week! AT THE LAKESHORE an Adult Bible Study class on the Parables of Jesus is held from 9am 9:40am. At Home! There is also a private study offered by our pastors called Faith Matters. This is an email devotion sent each day and can be read and reflected on by individuals or groups alike at your leisure. You can sign up by indicating your interest on the pink insert. If you prefer a printed copy, pick yours up today in the entry area. YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE STUDY Children and Youth are invited to study each Sunday, midway through the 9:15am Southside service and midway through the 10:00 Lakeshore service. This follows the lessons, children s homily, and communion (which is offered to all baptized members of the body of Christ). Children s Sunday School You are the God of great wonders! Psalm 77:14 This week children (PreK-6th gr) will be learning about Jesus miracles through games, drawings, songs,reflections, and skits. The children will learn about the miracle of Jesus Feeding the Five Thousand, John 6:1-14. We will learn to trust God to provide. Be sure to join us for fun and faith development. Children s Sunday School Teachers Are Needed: Please consider teaching the younger disciples in Sunday School. Speak to one of the pastors or Madelyn Speagle if you re able to teach or have any questions about serving. The children thank you! Men s Breakfast & Bible Study normally meets the 1st Saturday of each month at 7:30am at Southside however the next meeting is Saturday, September 12 th due to the Labor Day weekend. Carl Helmers facilitates this group in the discussion. Please bring your Bible. This is YOUR invitation to come and join us as we seek to learn more about God by studying His Word! Hope to see you there! Invite a friend! Women s Bible Study meets at the Southside location from 10am to noon on the 2 nd and 4 th Monday of each month. This group resumes after their summer break on Mon, Sept 14 th and begins the season with What Do You Know About Moses? Ladies of any age are welcome - please plan to come and be a part of this group in study of the Word. YOUTH MINISTRIES Shepherds Flock (K-3 rd grade) & Jr Youth (4 th -6 th grade) - Regular weekly meetings resume Sept 13 from 5pm to 7pm at the Lakeshore Location Youth 7 th 12 th grade - Youth attend Night of Joy Sept 12-13 departing Southside location on Sat the 12 th at 1:30pm and returning Sun the 13 th at approximately 2:30pm. Regular meetings resume on Sunday, Sept. 20 th at 5pm with Activity Hour followed by Dinner at 6:00, Group Worship at 6:30. Grades 7&8 then attend Confirmation Classes and Senior High attends devotions. MUSIC MINISTRY - Sing or Ring unto the Lord! There is a choir for every worship service, every ability, and every age of singer. If you attend the 9:15 service at Southside, the Shepherd Singers rehearse Tuesdays from 5:30 6:30pm If you would like to join the Senior Choir singing at our traditional services at Southside (5:30pm Saturday and 8am and 11am on Sundays), join us at rehearsal on Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The Bell Choir then rehearses on Tuesdays at 7:30pm Sonshine Singers is our youngest choir and open to children K-6 th grade. Rehearsals will resume on Sunday, September 13 from 4:15 4:45. Whether you have been a part of this in the past, would like to join now, or would just like to learn a little more, please come to the first rehearsal. 5

***PARISH PERSONALS*** The 2015 Flower chart, Eternal chart, and Communion Element chart is available in the Gathering Area on the north wall by Pastor Johnson s office (located by the name tag rack) at the Southside location. Weekend of September 5 th & 6th Southside Flowers are given to the Glory of God in honor of Carol Bachmann s Birthday by Bob & Carol Bachmann Southside Eternal Candle is given to the Glory of God in memory of Helen Olson by Kent and Marci Larson Southside Communion Elements are given to the Glory of God. Birthdays this week include Sun. 9/6 Carol Bachmann, Kristofer Kohlhaas Mon. 9/7 Wendy Calkins, Stephanie Ehlen, Joy Johnson Tues. 9/8 - Andy Cannon, Karen Moreau Wed. 9/9 Michelle DiBias, Angela Hartnagle Thurs. 9/10 Connor Portelli, Evelin Conlin, Joyce Preece Fri. 9/11 Jeanette Trapp Sun. 9/13 Lauren Franson, Susan Sears, Ursula Stephens Anniversaries this week include: Mon. 9/7 Gary T & Rhonda Kovar Wed. 9/9 Nouri & Paula Zumot Sun. 9/13 John & Anne Petersen PRAYER REQUESTS: Each week our faithful and dedicated prayer team prays for a variety of requests and needs. If you are not part of the prayer partner team and would like to be, please email Pastor Phillips at Pastorkphillips@aol.com and she will add you to the prayer team! If you would like your prayer request published in the announcements, please be sure to check off Add to bulletin on the yellow prayer card. Please keep in your prayers those in active duty. If you would like a name added here please email Ted Carter at cdrcoach@reagan.com or complete a yellow pew card indicting Military Chaplain James Johnson USN. (friend of Ted & Sue Carter) Daniel S. Cooper. AE2 (Husband of Jessica Cooper) Deployed to middle East Jessica Cooper, IT (SOTW member and Wife of Daniel Cooper) Deployed to South America Stephen Schumacher, AM3 3 rd Class Petty Officer USN (Brother of Collin Schumacher) - Japan THANK YOU I wanted to send a note to say thank you. The (prayer) quilt is beautiful and it means more than you know. My mom wants all the members of your church to know how appreciative she is for all of the prayers. She said that she knows that is the only way that she is making it through any of this is because of God s grace and all the prayers that have been sent in her name. She is honored and humbled to have so many people who care about her. She loved all of the knots and ties and the special prayers that they represent. Please tell your congregation that we appreciate all the prayers and special notes that they have sent. From Jaime Moreland, mother of Karen Brinson for who we prepared a prayer quilt while she is undergoing surgery and treatment for cancer Eat, Drink, and PAINT! Painting for a Purpose at Painting with a Twist! 1525 San Marco Blvd. Just one block from the Square! Sunday September 20 3 to 5 p.m. To benefit LSS Refugee Youth Program Invite your friends, sip your favorite beverage and enjoy step by step instruction with Painting with a Twist s experienced and enthusiastic local artists. You ll leave with a one of a kind creation and a new found talent you ll want to explore. Register today at www.paintingwithatwist/jacksonville Or call 904 399 8399 Registration is $35 and LSS Refugee Youth Program gets 30%.! 6

School News Love to Learn. Learn to Love. Grandparents Day Chapel Join us on Wednesday, September 16 for a Grandparents Day Chapel! We will be giving thanks to God for ALL grandparents. Come to either the chapel at Southside at 9:00am or at the Lakeshore at 1:15pm. You ll enjoy seeing our students praising God through word and song! Great start to our 10th school year! We had a great first week of school. We still have limited seats available in our preschool (PreK2-VPK) and K-9th grades. Contact Angie Ervin at 904-814-5234 or Admissions@sotwls.com for more information and a personal tour. McKay, Step-Up for Students, PLSA scholarships are accepted along with our schoolsponsored financial assistance. Back-to-school Wish List - Thanks for the donations!! We were blessed with generous gifts of paper towels, wipes, markers, construction paper,2 CD players, a laminating machine, and many more items. Thanks again! Office Depot/Office Max Give Back to Schools Thanks for providing our school number, 70210962, when you shop at Office Dept/Office Max. We received a merchandise credit for $86.10! That surely helped with the back-to-school materials we needed to purchase. Please continue using this number when you shop at either of these stores. 7