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This week's news:9-2-2026
Good Afternoon everyone,
Sunday is the Fifteenth Sunday after
Pentecost, and we will worship according to Divine Service,
Setting One. The Scripture Readings are Ezekiel 33:7-9; Romans
13:1-10 and Matthew 18:1-20. The hymns are: Invocation –
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing, LSB 686; Sermon –
God’s Own Child I Gladly Say It, LSB 594; Communion –
Christ, the Lord of Hosts, Unshaken, LSB 521 and Closing –
The King of Love My Shepherd Is, LSB 709.
Attendance for last Sunday was: Sunday
School – 1, Bible class – 10, Worship – 25 and Communion – 23.
Offering for August was: envelope - $9,210.00; loose plate -
$133.00; major capital expenditure - $445.00; paraments -
$1,215.00; St. Luke - $100.00 and Our Savior - $100.00.
Happy birthday and God’s blessings to Lee
Hom on Thursday, September 10th.
On Sunday, September 13th, we
will celebrate the 30th anniversary of our charter.
District President Eric Johnson will be with us and will preach
the sermon. A catered meal of pulled pork, brisket, potato
salad, cole slaw, baked beans and desserts will follow worship.
A sign-up sheet for the meal is on the coffee cart. IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT YOU PUT YOUR NAME ON THE LIST IF YOU ARE PLANNING
TO ATTEND SO THAT ACCURATE SEATING IS PROVIDED. There is no
cost for the meal; however, a basket for a love offering will be
set out. The love offering will help defray the cost of a hotel
room and gas for the ministry providing our meal.
A message from Dennis:
Our church and by-laws state that it is to
be reviewed every five years. We went past five years; however,
it has finally been finalized by the review committee, and the
church council approved the revision on August 26th.
At the congregation meeting on September 20th, the
congregation will be asked to approve the revision. The word
document is 20 pages long and will be emailed to each family
unit from our personal email, rather than the church email.
Hopefully, I will get this done on Saturday, September 5th.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study resumed this
morning, and we began a study of 1st Timothy. Come
join in this study of God’s Word at 10:00 a.m. if your schedule
allows.
Advent will be here in a few short weeks.
Please let the church office know if you prefer a printed Advent
devotion booklet or a daily devotion from the Lutheran Hour by
email.
There will be a congregation meeting
following worship on Sunday, September 20th. The main
order of business is the approval of our revised constitution
and by-laws.
Let’s fill up the remaining empty spots on
the usher sign-up sheet for the remainder of the year.
Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler’s sermon on The
Lutheran Hour on Sunday is titled “Come and See” and is based on
John 1:46. His sermon tells us that The Book of Nature can open
your mind to the possibility that God is real; but The Book of
Scripture, the Bible, goes further, like a friend who’s been
there.
Lutherans For Life quote: However
imperfect, every day, comes as an opportunity and privilege.
They usually require patience and persistence, of course, and
not a little bit of shared sweat and tears. But they turn out
the sweeter for it. ‘When she has delivered the baby, she no
longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has
been born into the world’ (John 16:21). ‘Take heart; I have
overcome the world” (John 16:33)! Rev. Michael Salemink, former
Executive Director of Lutherans For Life – A Life Quote from
Lutherans For Life
Verse of the week: Alleluia. Blessed are
the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Alleluia. Matthew 5:3
Serving on Sunday are: Dana Cockrell –
elder, Lisa and Lori Bielefeld – ushers, Karen Miller – music
and Lisa Bielefeld – communion clean-up
Blessings to each of you,
Lynn
Blessings to each of you and hope to see
you on Sunday.
Lynn
