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Family of Christ Lutheran Church

Pastor’s Reflection

Genesis 8:1-9, Romans 6:1-11

“By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth.

Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. By the second

month the earth was completely dry.” Genesis 8:13-14

Stephen Covey’s bestselling guide to success, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” suggests that one of the

seven secrets to success is to always begin with the end in mind. Sounds like good advice. Design well before

you build. Know your desired outcomes before you begin to plan. Yes, it makes sense.

“In the beginning God created…” These very first words of Scripture found in the Book of Genesis suggests a

beginning that was pregnant with potential. One has to wonder what end God had in mind in those first moments

when God exhaled the breath of life into the abyss.

Whatever God’s vision might have been, by chapter 6, we learn that something had gone terribly wrong and by 8,

the creator of all threw His hands up in disgust and was determined to wipe the slate clean. With world

happenings in our day, I imagine if it were not for the promise of Easter, we’d be plumb out of hope.

It seems humanity is still stubbornly stuck on learning the hard way, doesn’t it? Gratefully, the story does not

end there! There is Good News!

Even as the tears of God’s grief scoured the fouled earth clean way back then, the depth of God’s great love was

(and is) already in motion to bring life out of death as “By the second month the earth was completely dry….”

Covey might suggest that there was a flaw in God’s plan. Oh, but if you turn to Romans 6:1-11, you will quickly

discover God has all contingencies covered! Thanks be to God!

Over the past several years, our world has endured much suffering. Ecological devastation at the hand of human

greed, earthquake, storms, and global warming, wars, economic crisis, and poverty, threaten creation itself. The

Middle East is once again torn by violence. It’s enough to make

God’s heart grieve. Fortunately, the story does not end there

either!

As the Evangelical Lutheran celebrates 25 years of ministry and

Family of Christ is well into its 41st, we remain called, gathered,

and sent to be the change agents of these tender times in this place. We get to participate in God’s plan to bless our world. We get to join Jesus in sowing the seeds of a new creation!

Beginning with the end in mind, we must ask ourselves, “What

do we believe the Family of Christ should be about in these

tender times? What should it look like, and how do we get

there?” As we move deeper into our Vision Process toward long

term planning, let the Holy Spirit stir our hearts and author our

dreams.

Blessings,

Pastor Kit

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Coming in October

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October Social Concern WEDNESDA NIGHT IS

Fruit “FAMILY NIGHT @ FAMILY OF CHRIST”

JOIN THE EXCITEMENT!!!

You can take the night off from cooking, relax, and

enjoy the fellowship while you feast on a hot dinner

prepared by loving hands. Folks that can, pitch in

Because Neighbors Helping Neighbors is and help with clean up. Dinner will be served from

located in Ridgefield, it really does help our 5:15pm until 6:30pm. The cost is $3 per person, no neighbors. Place your donation in the basket by family pays more than $12. (No one is left out, so if the sanctuary door. Thank you! cost is a factor, please talk to Pastor Kit). After

dinner, join in on one of

There will be:

the scheduled activities.

October 12

Friends of the Carpenter

Dinner & Auction Round Up

ffi Agape Ringers ~ 5:30pm to 6:00pm

ffi Little Christians for PreK to 4th

grade ~ activities

are planned each week from 6:00pm to 7:00pm

ffi Confirmation with Pastor Kit ~ 6:00pm to 7:00pm

ffi Adult Book Group led by Edie Dietzen

Doors will open at 5:30pm ffi Adult Bible Study led by Linda Marousek

Music, dinner, and auctions Call (360) 750-4752 for tickets

ffi Chancel Choir Rehearsals ~6:30pm to 8:00pm

ffi Board/card games will be available for high school

youth and adults who wish to focus on fellowship

October 17 Calling All Cooks! Signup Sheets for Advent

Soup Supper Potlucks will be in the Family Room

soon!

At the Hockinson Café 8 8 8 October Birthdays 8 8 8

11:30am

Watch the announcements for details.

October 30

Trunk or Treat! 6:00pm – 7:00pm

It’s a safe and fun alternative for

families to trick or treat without going door to door. See the details on page 3.

1 Teresa Marble 8 Gray Downing 9 Chris Connolly 13 Alina Staub 14 Travis Marble 14 Tyson Leatherwood 15 Ann Corlett 16 Logan Whittington 17 Christien Born 18 Pat Doud 18 Kara Martin 18 Marilyn Bearham 19 Morgan Anderson 20 Cecilia Shepard

October An

2 Neil & Bobbie Fykerud 9 Norris & Elaine Felt

20 Jenal Ferdig 20 Pam Ausman 21 Shellie Johnson 22 Dan Corlett 22 Erin Vossler 22 Maggie Ferdig 25 Melissa Sandeen 26 Erin Stilwell 26 Jim Sundal 27 Cathy Pedersen 28 Madelane Bloom 31 Carissa Johnson 31 Carol Collell

iversaries

16 Bob & JoAnn Collier 20 Al & Pat Doud

13 Marty & Tiffany Alexander 30 Greg & Pat Shaw

Autumn Opportunities

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Trunk or

Treat!

Family of Christ will be holding our second annual Trunk or Treat on October 30 in the parking lot from 6:00pm to 7:00pm! Last year, we had a great turn out and we’re looking forward to doing it again, however, this year it will be held on Wednesday, October 30 on our Family Night so that we can also enjoy dinner!

What is a Trunk or Treat? It's when several families get together at the church building, park their cars in the parking lot, open up their trunks or the back of their vehicles, and hand out candies to the kids as they come around to each car to Trunk-or-Treat!

It’s a great outreach opportunity and a safe and fun alternative for families to trick or treating door to door. It’s also fun to see how the trunks or the back of the vehicles are decorated!! Last year, we had some pretty cool looking trunks, so let’s get creative and see what can come up with this year! Decorations should be done in a fun and non-scary way. You can even dress up in your non-scary costume!

Last year, our Little Christian leaders, Jamie Leatherwood and Tiffany Alexander, set up a simple and fun Halloween carnival for the kids and they’re planning on doing it again this year!

If you would like to participate or help with the Halloween carnival, there will be a sign up sheet with more information in the Family Room. If you have any questions, get in touch with Cheri Herzog or Kim Koon.

For those who are participating, we’ll vote on who we think has the best ‘trunk’ design and the winner will receive a prize! ☺

Let’s have some fun with this!

Opportunities

Abound! It’s October and things are hopping.

Wednesday Family Night is going strong.

There are lots of activities and the dinners

and fellowship are always great. Join us!

We are gearing up to staff the Winter

Hospitality Overflow (WHO). The schedule

and signup sheet will be on the wall by the

Family Room soon. Please sign up early!!

It’s time to clean out your closets and watch

for bargains, we’re getting ready to gather

coats and winter clothing for those in need.

The coat and clothing give away will be on

December 7. And let’s not forget those

turkeys and gifts for the Angel Tree. The

shopping list for Christmas food boxes is

posted by the donation box in the Family

Room!

The choir is in rehearsal, the bells are

ringing, and our Sunday School children will

be singing regularly in worship. Bible

studies are meeting. Planning is underway

for our children’s Christmas program on

December 15 during the 11:00am service.

Holden Evening Prayer Advent Services will

begin on Wednesday night, December 4.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg! It takes

everyone being connected and involved to

keep the ministry of Family moving strong.

So, if you have not connected to a ministry,

there’s no time like the present! Get

involved. You will be blessed!

Adult Christian Education Offerings and Small Groups

Sunday, beginning September 22 at 9:45am – Pastor Kit will lead us in “We Begin with Grace” which is a look at the Lutheran approach to scripture and church. This will be a great review for our life-long Lutherans and the perfect class for those new to the Lutheran Church. All new members of Family and those considering uniting with Family of Christ are encouraged to attend. We will meet in the Library at 9:45am each Sunday.

Tuesdays at 10:00am – A Bible Study on the text for the upcoming Sunday will be led by Pastor Kit. We will meet in the library.

Wednesdays at 1:00pm – Small Group Bible Study on the Gospel of Matthew will be held at Donna Lucky’s.

The Wednesday Family Night Book Group is led by Edie Dietzen.

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Christian Education

Sunday School is off to a terrific start and there is a place for everyone! We offer classes from preschool to adult Bible studies. There are also opportunities to help teach and if you are interested in being on our fantastic teaching team, let Cheri Herzog know!

We will continue to use Spark as our curriculum for grades preschool-Kindergarten. Teachers and past students have raved about this format and so we will continue with this again. We’ll be using the Lectionary format which will follow the text and lessons we hear during worship each week. Spark is a faith

formation program that is designed to get the kids excited about God’s Word. It brings to life several stories from the Old and New Testaments through a variety of age-appropriate activities all designed to accommodate the different ways children learn!

New this year, is our ‘Tween class, for the 5th and 6th graders. The curriculum they are using is called Connect. Each week, this class will focus and reinforce a theme by watching a witty video,

exploring biblical text, and creating projects that range from games to art and more! Connect grows with preteens, helping them make sense of the Bible and encouraging them to ask questions, make connections, and reflect. We are excited to try this out and look forward to some promising results!

Confirmation, for grades 7th and 8th, will continue to be taught on Sunday mornings with Pam Ausman leading and on Wednesday evenings with Pastor Kit leading. We will continue to use the Here We Stand curriculum. Here We Stand is made up of three units with 30 lessons each; Small Catechism, Old Testaments, and New Testaments.

We are blessed to have Cecilia Shepherd and Tim Nelson leading our high school class this year! This

class will look at the history of the Christian experience and learn about the ancient Greek language and what life was like during the time Jesus was alive. Some discussions about Martin Luther and historical events surrounding and influencing his life will also be a topic. This class is sure to bring a unique perspective to our learning environment!

Sunday morning adult Bible classes are held in the library with Pastor Kit leading. Topics include an in-depth Bible Study, Christian theology, church history, and contemporary issues facing people of faith today.

Christian Education hour is from 9:45am to 10:45am. Come and check us out….you won’t be disappointed!!

Our kick off to Sunday School on September 15 was enjoyed by everyone who was there! We gathered in the Sanctuary for a welcome back opening and then headed to the Family Room where several fleece blankets were ready to be tied together to complete a blanket which will be given to the Clark County Sheriff’s Department. The funds for the blankets were from our Sunday School offerings! We were able to give out 20 blankets and several small stuffed toy animals that were collected! We had so much fun making up the fleece blankets that there is some discussion about perhaps making this an ongoing ministry! Our thanks to Carol Collell and JoAnn Munson for cutting the fleece and to Cecelia Shepard for the idea to work with the sheriff’s department. An ice cream social was also enjoyed by everyone. We’re looking forward to another wonderful year of learning and forming new friendships!

~Cheri Herzog, Sunday School Coordinator

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Preschool News

September

September has started out in full swing for us here at Family of Christ Christian Preschool. We have a total of 107 children ages 2-5 enrolled.

We have hosted our annual Ice Cream Socials, held numerous classroom visits, spent an evening with our preschool parents for orientation, and finally the big day arrived! The first day of classes for the 2013-2014 school year started on September 9 and 10. And what a great day it was!

Our annual “Meet Your Classmates Spaghetti Dinners” were held on Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27. This was a fun time for the families to get to break bread with one another and be able to put names to faces of the children they see coming and going from school.

Curriculum Enrichment ~ Our parents were all very excited to hear more about the Miss Keri’s Spanish program that we are introducing this fall to all of our classes starting in October.

Friends of the Preschool ~ We are excited to have Judy Enders and Gail Sieckman join us downstairs for sharing stories and engaging in conversations with the preschoolers this year. If you are interested in becoming a “Friend of the Preschool”, please let me know. I am hoping to get our new friends visiting in October…

October Events That you don’t want to miss…

September 30 & Oct 1

Our Annual Trike-A-Thons

This event is guaranteed to make you smile. Happening during preschool in back parking lot.

October 24 ~ 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Family Pumpkin Carving Night

All you need to bring is your pumpkin and carving utensils. Snacks will be provided. This event is guaranteed to be a smashing good time for everyone!

Hope to see you in October, Miss Jackie

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New Ministries at Family

New Congregational Life Ministries Coordinator

Blessings Family of Christ! My name is Susan Dollinger. I am so excited to be a part of this amazing church as the Congregational Life Ministries Coordinator. I am originally from Bellevue, Washington and my husband and I attended Washington State University where we met in the marching band. My husband, Patrick Murphy, my three children, Belle, Jayden, and Shaylin, and I moved to the Felida community about three years ago.

I have a B.A. in Business Administration, a B.S. in Psychology, and I have Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration. I have worked in higher education as an academic advisor and ran a residence hall that focused on leadership programming. Most recently I was fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom. I have spent a lot of time with a group called MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) where I worked with the moms of the children, providing programming, that included speakers and crafts. I have also been a public speaker for this group on various subjects. While my experience with youth and young moms has been my background, I feel privileged to be able to work in a ministry that will involve getting to know all the faces that make up a congregation. I enjoy painting, reading, speaking, Bible studies, learning, and being with my family. Currently, I have gone through the candidacy process through ELCA in hopes to someday become a pastor. I am very excited to work in this new ministry at Family of Christ. I am grateful to be here and look forward to meeting you.

New Ministry Team Forming!

The FOC Senior Council will plan events, outings, and activities for our active retired members.

We’ll be looking at luncheons with speakers, field trips far and near, fun activities, and service opportunities.

Have ideas? Come share in the fun. Contact Pastor Kit or Susan Dollinger for more information. Watch this month’s bulletin for the first meeting time. It’s going to be fun!!!!

New Member Sunday – October 6

We are delighted to welcome into membership 12 adults and 10

youth and children on October 6 (subject to change if a few more

confirm their intent!!) When you see these new faces, please

welcome them and help them connect! *You’ll note that two

families are returning members that we are delighted to see back!

Uniting with us are:

Curtis and Kathryn Matthews and their twin sons Evan and Jared

Jeff and Rebecca Wuethrich and their sons Josh and Tanner

*Erick & Sabrina Eisenbarth and their four children Breanna,

Diedrich, Julia, and Christien

Andrew and Kathleen Jans and their three children Johanna,

Nicholas, and Jaden

*Dale and Betty Perry

Another new ministry is Cookies for College Students. The Bakers sent the first packages in September.

Sunday School students with the blankets for the sheriff’s department

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Outreach Opportunities

What's New at WHO? By Judi Enders

Winter Hospitality Overflow, or WHO, is a ministry

Winter Clothes Give Away By Judy Enders

For the fourth year, we will be

to homeless single women, women with children, and families housed at St. Andrew Lutheran Church

opening the Family Room on

Saturday, December 7 from 9:00am

in Orchards. It runs daily from November 1 through March 30, 2014. People must be drug and alcohol

to noon and offering

sweaters, gloves, boots,

coats,

and

free when they come in and are able to get a snack, shower, watch TV, get breakfast, and a sack lunch.

whatever we are lucky enough to

collect for anyone in need of these

items free of charge. We know there are many people

The activities are monitored by faith communities who can't afford to buy win er clothes so Family will

and civic groups who provide volunteers to help with each shift. The first shift is 6:00pm to 9:30pm,

help in this way.

If you have clothes that are in good condition in your overnight for two volunteers is from 9:00pm to closet that you don't use, we'll begin collecting them the 5:00am, and the early morning breakfast and Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 24 and storing cleanup is from 5:00am to8:30am.

As you can imagine, this takes many volunteers.

them on the altar for a blessing. Thank you for caring!

Our week for Family of Christ volunteers will be November 10-17 this year to safeguard against Christmas Boxes driving in snow and ice later in the season. We have volunteered for 10 years in February so this is the first year we are doing November. We will

By Judy Enders

In December each year, we gather turkeys and the share the week with Bethel Lutheran year, Joe and Sally Aalbue's church.

again this fixings for Christmas dinner and distribute the

boxes to needy families in the Vancouver School The sign up board will go up October 1 on the wall outside the Family Room. We welcome families District. The names of these families come

with children to volunteer. Please sign up for this through the school counselors.

wonderful ministry. You won't be sorry! Thank you. It has been suggested we collect non perishables

soon when items are on sale and drop them off in

the Family Room. I'll put up the list of requested Christmas Round Up

By Kim Koon

This year’s Christmas Round Up is on December 14. The event is sponsored in multiple ways by several community groups including Clark County Mounted Patrol, Clark County Saddle Club, Cowboy Church, and others. This event brings kids to the Saddle Club by bus through Open House Ministries. The kids are given snacks and a meal, treated to a rodeo, get to ride horses, and visit with Santa. All of the kids are given a toy from Santa and hats, coats,

items and a box marked for Christmas foods. If

you want to buy early and donate to the boxes,

that will be much appreciated.

We'll talk "turkeys" in the next Illuminate!

Thank you!

Counseling Program Grand Opening

Please help us celebrate our grand opening of the

Lutheran Community Services NW Mental Health

and gloves are also sent with them. Counseling Program. Join us for food, beverages,

If you can help out with this wonderful event, please donate

and the official ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:30pm on Wednesday, October 23.

new or gently used toys. Watch next month’s Illuminate for more

Please RSVP to Jessie jghiglieri@lcsnw.org.

by October 3 at

details. Lutheran Community Services NW is located at 3600

Main Street, Suite 200 in Vancouver.

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Vision Planning

Vision ...

Dream ...

Future ...

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!

2 Corinthians 5: 17

We’re working hard and fast to compile all the data from our vision meetings and surveys. What we are seeing is cause for joy, presents a challenge or two—in a good way, and confirms much of what we already know to be true at Family. We are a loving congregation where all are truly welcome, where worship is central, and our commitment to service is strong. Concern for our hungry and homeless neighbors is central to our mission. We are also a congregation that enjoys being together. Community, fellowship, and mutual support are key to our life together. We are proud of our preschool ministry and look to how we might build upon it. We are committed to caring for all generations and see building generational bridges as an important part of the health of our congregation and its future. There is a lot to be excited about.

What’s Next? Our Vision Taskforce is in the process of looking at the information we’ve collected to identify the “core values” that stand behind our priorities. These values will be crafted into a strong Vision Statement that accurately reflects who we are as Family of Christ today. This document, once affirmed by the congregation at our Annual Meeting in January, will guide our ministry in the present and as we begin working on a 3-5 year strategic mission plan. We hope to have that work completed in time for our mid-year congregation meeting in June.

These are exciting times! Thank you for your faithfulness to our shared ministry and life together! Every voice is important, so if you have additional thoughts to share, please email them to our Vision Team Chair, Kristy Cameron at Kristy.cameron@comcast.net.

From the ELCA - U.S. Flooding in Colorado

The Situation:

After record-breaking September rains, flood waters are raging in

Colorado’s front range. These floods have consumed parts of Colorado;

damaging or destroying over 18,000 homes and businesses. Three ELCA

church buildings have also been affected. Some areas continue to

experience mudslides, damaged roads, and downed power lines. Your

help is needed to make a difference in the affected area.

Our Response:

We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work. Through

congregations, pastors, and Lutheran-affiliated social ministries, we are

REUTERS / Mark Leffingwell

working together to help serve those most affected. Lutheran Disaster Response is at work, assessing the immediate and long-term

needs of those affected by the floods. Throughout the United States we are working hand-in-hand with ELCA synods and other

ministry organizations that are experts at outreach in their communities. We know it will be a long road to recovery, and your gifts are

needed to begin coordinating relief efforts.

What you can do:

Pray:

As the communities work to recover, please keep them and those who work on their behalf in prayer.

Give:

You can donate to Lutheran Disaster Response by making a check out to Family of Christ with “Disaster Response-Colorado

Flooding” in the memo line. One check will be sent from the congregation. Or you can donate directly online by visiting the ELCA

website.

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Council Minutes September 12 (unapproved minutes)

Treasurer's Report: There was some discussion on the

money owing for mortgage. The only 2 notable items were

the facilities deposit funds being used for the Women's

retreat which will be cleared out by the end of Sept. and no

Preschool donation for the month of Aug. Treasurers report

was approved MSP Greg/Lynne-All

Financial Report: The report was accepted. The Money

board to help raise funds for our new Cong. Life

Coordinator will be left up.

Pastor's Report: Pastor is excited about the new group

which will be joining the church on Oct 6th. Susan

Dollinger has accepted the Cong. Life Coordinator position

and will begin her ministry here on Sept. 18. She will be

focusing on the Little Christians, organizing a group for 5th

& 6th grade youth, and also focus on the Seniors in our

church.

Focus Groups are completed and the next step will be

developing a vision statement. Thanks to all hosts,

facilitators, and especially Kristy Cameron.

Ministry Team Reports

Property - need a larger list of people to call in if loss of

power, if fire dept alarm doesn't work, will put something

in the Illuminate. Update on new bathrooms, still need

drawing done and a permit is required. Gary Endresen has

volunteered to be in charge of outside maintenance and

there will be a fall cleanup day on Sept. 21.

Congregational Life - nothing to report till soup suppers

Nov.30 and welcome coffee hour for Susan.

Social Concerns - Judy will be putting a box in the family

room marked Christmas food box so if people find items on

sale they can bring in. Some school supplies for Open

House Ministry were collected thanks to all who

contributed. WHO will be Nov 10-17th. Pastor Steve

Young from Giving Grace Ministry will be speaking at our

church at a later to be named date.

Outreach - Kim has a new project that we will do. She

will put a write up in the Illuminate it is called the

Christmas Round Up and it is a day for needy children to

have a hot meal, get clothes, meet Santa, receive a toy, and

ride a horse. They have a Rodeo for them!

Worship - We will be going to 2 services and will be

sharing ideas for artistic liturgy vision in the sanctuary.

Thanks to Greg & Pat Shaw who have ordered and

delivered communion wine these past 12 years! Worship

committee will now be responsible.

Christian Education - Sunday School is getting underway

with Rally Day. We will be tying fleece blankets to give to

the sheriff’s department. Small stuffed animals are being

collected through Sept.. A special thanks to Carol Collell

and JoAnn Munson for their help in getting the fleece cut

and ready to go.

Trunk or Treat is planned for Oct 30.

Stewardship - will be planning a full year stewardship

approach for FOC. They will also be looking at planned

giving, legacy giving, and a goal and plan for retiring our

mortgage in the next 10 + years.

Youth and Family - There were 10 to 12 kids at the new

fall Little Christians.

Old Business:

Sewer Problem has been fixed and no bill has been

received.

Will be continuing to encourage subscriptions to the The

Lutheran.

Bathroom update already covered under Property report.

Small Group Ministry will be added to Lynne's side bar and

visited at a later time.

Internship will also be put on side bar and visited later.

New Business & Ongoing Concerns:

Nothing at this time

Christmas Wreaths & Swags

Troop 479 will be taking orders for Christmas Wreaths & Swags on October 21. Order forms will be on the table in the Family Room. All orders and money must be turned in by November 4.

Delivery begins on November 26. Make your checks payable to Troop 479 and place it in the Herzog’s church mailbox. Thank you for supporting our Scouts!

Contact Person: Chris or Cheri Herzog

Pack 494 Popcorn Sales! Family of Christ has been a Charter Organization for Cub Scout Pack 494 for over 30 years! We would like to help support this Pack as much as we can to help them with funding and great

leadership! They will be selling the Scout’s famous “Trails End” popcorn. If you would like to place an order, there will be an order form on the table in the Family Room, or you can get in touch with Cheri Herzog, as she is our Charter Representative for both Pack 494 and Troop 479. The popcorn sale runs through October 27. All profits go directly into each individual Cub Scout’s camping funds, as well as it helps to support our Pack!

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With Appreciation

Thank you for all the school supplies for kids at Open House Ministry. This saves their teachers a lot of

money from their own pockets.

Thank you to Martins for another great spaghetti casserole for the Sunday night street dinner and for the

food left from the Volunteer Appreciation luncheon and Wednesday night dinner from the Lowerys.

Thank you to the crew from Xtra Touch Carpet Care who did an excellent job of cleaning the sanctuary,

nursery, choir room, offices, hallways, library, and the classrooms!

Thank you to everyone who donated to the rebuilding of Moore, Oklahoma after tornados hit last May. We

sent $1,337.17 to the ELCA Disaster Relief Fund.

Thank you for supporting the Million Meals ministry. September’s offering of $873 allows us to donate

10,913 pounds of food to local agencies through the Clark County Food Bank. Our mission partner for October

is our own Million Meals program. The next in-gathering is on Sunday, October 13.

Serving Schedule

October 6 October 13

8:30am 11:00am 8:30am 11:00am

Greeters John & Sharon Ferdig Sandra Farrell Bill Wagner & Bev Bergau Wagner Andrew & Carolyn Ness

Ushers Rick & Jackie Ochsner Tom & Sandra Sandeen Les & Beth Stark Andrew Ness

Acolytes Dylan Terry Diedrich Eisenbarth Kylie Terry Madelyn Chapman

Assisting Ministers Neal Adolf Gail Sieckman Pam Ausman Kim Koon

Cantors Neal Adolf Pastor Kit Pam Ausman TBA

Readers Kim Koon Jerry Dietzen Stephanie & Dylan Terry Shellie Johnson

Communion Hosts Brian & Jeri Hanneman Cliff & Debra Jones Dave & Karen Yankee Brian & Laura Harris

Coffee Hour Sandie Beems Chris & Cheri Herzog Jennifer Beems Rachel Nelson

Flowers Norris & Elaine Felt-65

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October 20 October 27

8:30am 11:00am 8:30am 11:00am

Greeters Brian & Jeri Hanneman Chris & Cheri Herzog Cliff & Betty Benjamin Jerry & Edie Dietzen

Ushers Don & Barbara Martin Marie Tilden & Kim Koon Cliff Benjamin Gary Endresen

Acolytes Charlie Cameron Christien Eisenbarth Piper Cameron Ashley Jones

Assisting Ministers Don Nelson Linda Marousek Gail Sieckman Pam Ausman

Cantors Don Nelson Linda Marousek Jeanne Downing Pam Ausman

Readers Teresa Marble Ian Caton Jodi Church Marie Tilden

Communion Hosts Rick & Jackie Ochsner Sandra Farrell Randy & Randi Osborn Chris & Cheri Herzog

Coffee Hosts Barbara Sobocinski Harold & Debbie Borers George & Carol Hoffman Andrew Ness

Flowers Louis Chissus