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Worship Service
Sunday 10:30 am
Sunday School and Bible Class 9am
Upcoming:
Contemporary Service—November 19
Pie Making—11/19 after church
Thanksgiving Eve Service—November 22, 7pm
Advent Decorating—11/26
2017
The conference that I just attended was called, “Re-forming for a changing culture.” All sorts of information was shared that demonstrates how different our world is from the one in which most of us grew up. Let me give you a little sampling of the life in America today:
We are living in a world today where many see the church as irrelevant or even extreme.
46% say religion is part of the problem; 42% say people of faith are part of the problem
The best way to find yourself is by looking w/in yourself 92% (76% of Christians)
To be fulfilled in life you should pursue the things you desire 94% (72% of Christians)
The highest goal of life is to enjoy it as much as possible 84% (66% of Christians)
Any kind of sexual expression between 2 consenting adults is ok 72% (61% of Christians)
People should not criticize someone else’s life choices 89% (76% of Christians)
Worldview is provided by feelings. Desire, not reality and not what is good, rules our world.
In this context how do we get people to come to church? This is a great challenge for us. Maybe we need to start with building relationships with people in our community. There are practices that have been an important part of the church for generations. Gabe Lyons wrote the book Good Faith and he shares some helpful information for us. He looked at churches that are flourishing in spite of the culture around them and gave us six practices
that the churches were successful at making part of the fabric of the church.
1 Embrace our context – recognizing how to love our neighbors well in this cultural moment
2 Recover our confession – becoming reacquainted with what Christians have always believed
3 Insist on human dignity – celebrating that we are all made in the image of God and this is our core identity; whether they agree with us or not
4 Cultivate virtue – pursuing formation in our daily habits carried out in relationship with others
5 Extend hospitality – welcoming strangers and nurturing friendships that build community
We live in a world where we drive in the garage and shut the door behind us to avoid interacting with our neighbors. This is different than the past. There are people that live or work near us that are craving community and would love to accept an invitation to our home for dinner.
6 Reimagine vocation – ordering our work toward the common good
If we could do these six things consistently and effectively we could start a revival in our own lives and be part of a revival in the lives of those in our community.
“The coming revival must begin with a great revival of prayer. It is in the closet, with the door shut, that the sound of abundance of rain will first be heard.” Andrew Murray
To learn more, check out Gabe Lyons’ book Good Faith, or let me know and I can connect you with other resources. If you have ideas on how we can improve on any of the above traits let me know and we can talk about how we do that together. This is basically what “We are Grace” is all about, as well, so please join us as we reach out to the community in love.
The peace of Christ to you! Pastor
Fall Festival - October 7
Thank you to everyone who participated in
this great time of fellowship.
After a lovely performance by
Debbie Dimitri guests strolled
along the Reformation Walk.
Children of all ages enjoyed
cotton candy, games, and crafts.
The bouncy house was a big hit.
Chili and Pie Contest winners
received ribbons. Everyone
enjoyed delicious food and apple
cider. The evening concluded
with singing by the Campfire.
Advent Decorating
Sunday, 11/26 after church
Join us for a festive time of decorating followed by a pizza luncheon. Everyone welcome!
Saturday, 11/25 —
Gather decorations into the preschool room.
Sunday after church—
Tree (new tree should be easier to assemble)
Garland
Wreath
MISSION GRANT 1:
MERCY MEALS OF SIOUXLAND, a ministry of Faith Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa, began packaging fortified rice / soy meals in 2012 and donates all meals to Orphan Grain Train for transportation and delivery to Christian organizations in many countries, including India, Haiti, Romania, and Ecuador, as well as to Navajo reservations in the Southwest and Ysleta Mission in El, Paso Texas.
An LWML grant of $40,000 will feed from 50,000 to 75,000 hungry children in those countries.
THANKS to all who contribute to this ministry. Mite boxes are available in the narthex on top of the BIG mite box.
Dedicate a poinsettia plant in honor of a family member, friend or in memory of a dear one. The dedication of these flowers will appear in the December 17th bulletin. You may order anytime up until November 12. Please attach a check for $9.50 for each plant purchased. You may take a plant home after the Christmas season.
BOOK REVIEW
Every Now and Then
by Karen Kingsbury
Author Kingsbury takes on another important theme—the critical role our relationships play in our success or failures in life. In this story a boy is seriously traumatized when his fireman father is killed in the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City. Now the boy is a young man in a position to fight environmental terrorists in his own community. Is he up for the job?
Girl Scout Troop 42451 is off and rocking the new girl scout year!
Some fun facts and information about our troop this year:
22 girls in the troop.
Currently working on our Girl Scout ways patch, cooking badge and fall fun patches.
October outing Hovander Park
Up coming events: community pie making event with our goal of making 100 pies for the Thanksgiving baskets with help from the community.
As always a BIG thank to the church family at Grace Lutheran for letting us meet on Fridays.
November 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2
Lay Ministry
Meeting
7pm
3 4
MEN’S Bible Study 8 am
5 Daylight Saving
Time Ends
9:00 Bible Study & Sunday School
10:30 Worship w. Communion
6
Ladies Bible Study 1pm Confirmation 5pm Spiritual Discipline Class 5pm
7
8
Community
Meal 5-7
9
10
11
12
9:00 Bible Study & Sunday School
10:30 Worship
Stewardship Sunday
13
Ladies Bible
Study 1pm
Confirmation
5pm
14
Pastor Circuit Meeting
15
16
17 18
MEN’S Bible Study 8 am
19
9:00 Bible Study & Sunday School
Contemporary 10:30 Worship w. Communion
Pie Making
20
Ladies Bible Study 1pm Confirmation 5pm Spiritual Discipline Class 5pm
21
22
Thanksgiving
Eve Service
7pm
23
Thanksgiving
24 25
26
9:00 Bible Study & Sunday School
10:30 Worship
Advent Decorating
27
Ladies Bible
Study 1pm
Confirmation
5pm
28 29 30
Grace
Lutheran
Church
3 Michelle Johnson
12 Bruce Shelton
14 Robbie Markusen
Anna Corrine Huffman
17 Bjorn Hrutfiord
19 Dan Persse
20 Cooper Terris
22 Steve Hagen
23 Nicole Liebert
25 Amy Matta
Rachel Hrutfiord
26 Carole Liebert
27 Jean Archer
Elaine Hildahl
Sylvia Johnson
28 Hazel Rutherford
29 Emily Huffman
6 Rick & Gladys Faulkner
17 Rick & Cynthia Thompson
18 Angus & Yvette Pratt
Carl & Ruth Chiko
25 Kevin & Meredith Mateer
Jay & Michelle Liebert
29 Pastor Aaron & Kelley Zuch
November
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Servants November 5 November 12 November 19 November 26
ACOLYTES Bella Conner Emily Anna Corinne
ALTAR
COMMITTEE Carolyn & Ann Carolyn & Ann Carolyn & Ann Carolyn & Ann
COFFEE HOUR
Mike & Jo Galbraith
Ron & Donna Leach
Mary Johnson
Rick & Gladys Faulkner
Susie Hollarn
Angus & Yvette Pratt
Harold & Leona Olason
Jay & Shirley Pukaluk
Jim & Carolyn Higby
GREETERS Dennis & Gail Wildermuth
Al Shaulis &
Marilyn Mitchell Jacquie Robbins Carl & Ruth Chiko
SCRIPTURE
READERS Ron Leach Nancy Vogee Susan Hollarn
Larry
Van Wanseele
LAY MINISTERS/
COMMUNION
Carole Aguirre /
Dick Johnson
Lenore Onyon /
Angus Pratt
PIANIST Cheryl Fischer Cheryl Fischer Cheryl Fischer Cheryl Fischer
ORGANIST Brent Johnson Brent Johnson Musicians Brent Johnson
USHERS Jim Higby
Andy Higby
Nancy Vogee
Jay Pukaluk
Dan Persse
Dick Johnson
P.J. Aguirre
Jon Huffman
FLOWERS Sandie Miller—In
memory of John
NOVEMBER
SERVING
SCHEDULE