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From The Pastor… ow green is your grass? We’ve heard recently about some here in the Bay area who seem to not have

known there was a drought going on. These scofflaws have let the water run, some to the tune of 6 to 12

thousand gallons A DAY! While the rest of us have watched as our lawns have turned brown and our trees

have dried up. I heard that the low-income housing across the street from the church has put shower limiters in all

their units that cuts the water off after 5 minutes and has slowed the kitchen sink to a dribble. The church lawns

and landscaping may never recover…

There are plenty of ways we are reminded that something is not thriving in our physical world. It may be our

lawns, our homes, our bodies, our government, our economy. But an area that is often overlooked is our spiritual

lives.

I am reminded of the story of the pastor who went to visit one of his members who hadn’t been in church for a long

time. Before the warm fireplace, they had a congenial conversation for a while, but eventually talk quieted down as

there seemed like nothing left to say. In that quiet moment the pastor reached out and grabbed the fire-tongs,

probed into the fireplace where he found a large red-hot coal, and pulled it out to lay it on the hearth. The quiet

stillness was maintained as both the pastor and the congregant watched the ember slowly cool, flicker, and with a

final puff of smoke, extinguish. The host looked up at the pastor, acknowledged the parable and remarked that he

would be coming back to church.

Hebrews 10:25 says this – “Do not neglect to meet together as is the habit of some.” Actually the idea appears also

in Hebrews 3:13. In both cases, the purpose of “meeting together” is encouragement. Going back to chapter 10 for

a moment, the verse just before the earlier one quoted says, “…let us consider how we may spur one another on to

love and good deeds.”

I have heard it said that one doesn’t need to come to worship in order to be a Christian, and “I can worship in the

forest, on the golf course, at the beach, (fill in the blank) just as well. While that may be true (and I have my doubts

that folks who say such things are actually worshiping God in those efforts), the missing element is “meeting

together,” primarily for the purpose of encouraging and spurring one another on.

Actually, the Greek word there for “spurring on” is the old English “goad.” For a city kid like me that wouldn’t

mean a whole lot. But I’ve seen westerns at the movies and on TV, and I know what it means to spur a horse on to

run faster. It means digging those sharp spurs into the flanks of your horse, a positively horrifying idea if you ask

me (I’m sure PETA is not entirely in favor!).

And perhaps, in our church culture, goading has been deemed impolite, an invasion of privacy, a “sticking-your-

nose-in-where-it-doesn’t-belong.”

As we have talked about the church as a permission giving place, where the spiritual gifts of all the saints, as a

priesthood of all believers, are encouraged, perhaps there’s another kind of “permission giving” we should

embrace. Could the church be a safe enough place, where we are truly in this together and want the very best for

each other in such a way that we might give someone we respect and trust the right, the permission to apply the

goad to us, to encourage, and grow, and help us in “Living the story of the Bible to become like Jesus?”

We celebrate, at the end of October, the beginning of the Lutheran Reformation in Germany, remembering how

Martin Luther was attempting to goad the Roman church to reconsider where it was going with the Gospel of

Jesus. How about you? Is the ember on fire in the company of your brothers and sisters in faith? Or is your faith in

danger of flickering out in the near future?

Power to you! Pastor Pat

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November 2015

Caring, Growing, Serving

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Health Sunday is

November 1st!

As usual, screening for

blood pressure is offered

in Luther Hall after the

service. Remember, if

you don’t know you have

a problem, you can’t help

yourself! Many

problems, if caught

early, can be treated

much more easily than if

they progress to a more

dangerous level.

Psalm 94:11 “The Lord knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile.”

I can imagine that people

experiencing the early

stages of Alzheimer’s when

they are still aware of some

thoughts must think it is

futile.

The following is from the

website:

If you notice any of the 10

Warning Signs of

Alzheimer's in yourself or

someone you know, don't

ignore them. Schedule an

appointment with your

doctor.

Memory loss that affects daily life

Challenges in planning

or solving problems Difficulty completing

familiar tasks at home, at work, or at leisure.

Confusion with time or

place Trouble understanding

visual images and spatial relationships

New problems with

words in speaking or writing

Misplacing things and losing ability to retrace steps

Decreased or poor judgement

Withdrawal from work or social activities

Changes in mood and

personality

With early detection, you can: Get the maximum benefit from available

treatments – You can explore treatments that

may provide some relief of symptoms and help you maintain a level of

independence longer. You may also increase your

chances of participating in clinical drug trials that help advance research.

Have more time to plan for the future – A

diagnosis of Alzheimer's allows you to take part in decisions about

care, transportation, living options, financial and legal

matters. You can also participate in building the right care team and social

support network. Learn more about planning

ahead. Help for you and your loved ones – Care and

support services are available, making it easier

for you and your family to live the best life possible with Alzheimer’s or

dementia.

The month of Nov. has these designated topics:

*Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month

(National) *Bladder Health Month *COPD Awareness Month

*Diabetes Month (American)

*Diabetic Eye Disease Month *Epilepsy Awareness Month

(National) *Family Caregivers Month

(National) *Healthy Skin Month (National)

*Home Care and Hospice Month (National)

*Hospice / Palliative Care Month (National) *Jingle Bell Run / Walk for

Arthritis (through December)

*Lung Cancer Awareness Month *Pancreatic Cancer

Awareness Month (National)

*Prematurity Awareness Month *Sexual Health Month

(National)

HEALTH MINISTRY CORNER by Donna Zimmerman, RN, Parish Nurse

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Hey Youth!! “Where do we go from here?” Come and let your voice be heard and share in the

discussion!

November 1st

11:00 am – Post High/College/Career 1:00 pm – Middle School/High School & parents meet at

Joann Bakken’s home. (See Joann or Pastor Pat for address & directions).

Advent new

group studies;

The Lord’s Pantry is in need of the following items for the upcoming Thanksgiving giveaway. If you can help out by donating any of the following, it would be greatly appreciated. Please touch base with Mary on the larger items. Turkey (whole or half breast) Whole Chicken Stuffing Mix Gravy Mashed Potatoes Cranberry Sauce Green Beans Cream Corn Cream of Mushroom Soup Yams Graham Crackers Pudding Mixes Jell-O Mixes Frozen Pies Canned Pumpkin Marshmallows

Dates for giveaway November 17, 19 and 20th, 2015

LORD’S PANTRY NEWS

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New Advent study for small groups will begin the week of Nov. 29.

Now is a great time to join an existing group or begin a new

group.

We’ll resume the “Believe” study after Christmas.

Talk to Joann Bakken for more information.

Join a Small Group – or create a new one! Sunday Mornings at the Sunday School Hour – In the Sanctuary

Monday Afternoons at 2:00 pm – In Luther Hall Wednesday Evening 7:00 pm – In Luther Hall

(Shared supper starts at 6:30) Thursday Afternoons at 4:00 pm – At Joann’s Home

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Thank you to everyone who took time to

sign up for Flowers and Coffee for the

month of November.

December still has some slots to be filled

and the charts for the New Year will be

posted soon! Please visit the kiosk on your

way out of church on Sunday!

Annual Congregational Meeting to

discuss:

2016 Proposed Budget

Elections

December 6th

5:30 pm – Potluck

6:30 pm - Meeting

Happy Belated

Birthday

Katherine

DeHart!

This is a great time to

remind you to send an

email to the church office

([email protected])

and tell us when your

birthday is so we can

acknowledge it!

Thanks!!

COMING SOON! We have lots of…..er….uh….um….USEABLE

treasures that we’d like to share! As we are

cleaning out the offices, we are keeping YOU in

mind! There will be tables set up for several

Sundays inviting you to label such treasure and

haul it away!

Desks/filing cabinets/office supplies, etc. Keep

an eye on the bulletin for the dates! We don’t

want to store things that we’re not going to use

after the refurbishment of Luther Hall is

complete!

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mailto:[email protected]

….And What a Journey it was! 18 of us began our journey as we climbed upon the “luxury

liner” bus at 9:00 am on October 20th. Destination: Turlock, CA! Why? To see a life size

replica of the Tabernacle. It was fun to be together in the bus – sharing stories and catching up

with one another. We were even serenaded by Alan Jackson singing old time favorite hymns.

Hard not to sing along……so we did! Once in Turlock, we wound our way to Monte Vista

Chapel where we waited our turns to experience a hands on tour of the Tabernacle. It was a

moving and inspiring time for us as we listened to audio narration describing the Old Testament

rituals and relating it to New Testament parallels. After our tour, we enjoyed lunch at “Old Tyme

Pastries” before returning back to the church around 4:00 pm. All in all a good time. Several of

us were wondering…..”Where to next….?”

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Ministry Services For The Month ACOLYTES

11-01 Gabi Garcia

11-08 Michael Fragala

11-15 Lessa Hawkes

11-22 JT DeHart

11-29 Katherine DeHart

ASSISTING MINISTERS

11-01 Elizabeth Fraasch

11-08 Joyce Boddie

11-15 Donna Zimmerman

11-22 Sheri DeHart

11-29 Jane Hendricks

COFFEE HOSTS

11-01 Quyen Pham & Lisa Oliver

11-08 Fragala Family

11-15 Joyce Boddie

11-22 Rosemary Livesay

11-29 Donna Zimmerman

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS

11-01 John Rainville

11-08 Susan Fragala

11-15 Jill Korin

11-22 Gail Castle

11-29 Sylvia Smith

GREETER Dick Nelson

POWER POINT

11-01 Elizabeth Kromrey

11-08 Gabi Garcia

11-15 Michael Fragala

11-22 Elizabeth Kromrey

11-29 Gabi Garcia

READERS

11-01 Ann Fitzgerald

11-08 Cathy Duncan

11-15 Ann Fitzgerald

11-22 Cathy Duncan

11-29 Robert Borregard

SOUND & LIGHTS

11-01 Andrew Fragala

11-08 John Mlnarik

11-15 Pete Catonguay

11-22 Andrew Fragala

11-29 John Mlnarik

TELLERS

Barbara McCalment/Joyce Boddie

USHERS

Bob Martinez/David Livesay

Alex Kromrey/John Mlnarik WORSHIP PREPARATION

Libby Nelson/Gail Castle/

Jill Korin

ALTAR FLOWERS

Altar Flowers are given to the glory of God by: 11-01 Mildred Chen in honor of her Parents and Family

11-08 The Livesays in loving memory of David Livesay Jr.

11-15 Jane Hendricks in memory of Bill Hendricks

11-22 DeHarts in memory of John R. Bayer

11-29 Donna Zimmerman in memory of David Livesay Jr.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

3 - Millie Chen 4 – Andeline Reed 6 – Willis Miles Jr. 7 – Susan Lozinski 9 – Randy Rex 12 – Gail Castle

17 – Barbara McCalment Rosanna Myers 20 – Norma Phillips 21 – Wendy Kromrey 24 – Lynn Carroll Don Beecher 26 – Susan Olsen

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

18:30 AM Worship Prep/S

9:30 AM Worship/S

10:45 AM Coffee/Fellowship

2:30 PM Life House Conv. Hosp.

22:00 PM Small Group/LH

3Bulletin Deadline

411:00 AM Worship & Fellowship/S

6:30 PM Shared Supper/LH

7:00 PM Small Groups/LH/S

7:01 PM Youth Group - Rise/LH

510:00 AM Wo rship @ Mt. Pleasant Conv. Hosp.

4:00 PM Small Group/Joann's home

6:30 PM IMDC/S

66:30 PM IMDC/LH/PH/S

78:00 AM Men's Breakfast/LH

9:30 AM WorshipTeam Meeting/LH

7:00 PM CODA/PH


9:30 AM Worship/S




6:30 PM Leadership TeamMeeting/LH

104:30 PM LP Board Mtg/LH

Bulletin Deadline





6:30 PM IMDC/S


149:00 AM ELC Bd. Meeting/ELC

7:00 PM CODA/PH


9:30 AM Worship/S




6:30 PM Forwardin Faith Steering Committee/LH

17Bulletin Deadline

1811:00 AM Worship & Fellowship/S




1910:00 AM Wo rship @ Mt. Pleasant Conv. Hosp.


6:30 PM IMDC/S


217:00 PM CODA/PH


9:30 AM Worship/S



23 24 25 26 27 287:00 PM CODA/PH


9:30 AM Worship/S



1st Sunday in Advent


Oct 2015

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Dec 2015

S M T W T F S

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6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31

John Mlnarik Don Myers Rosanna Myers Lois Nelson Dick Nelson Libby Nelson Ron Nuessle

Bonnie Nuessle Avelino Ocampo Susan Olsen Gabi Garcia Zach Caballero Joe Pereira Bill Perez

Martha Perez Don Phillips Norma Phillips John Rainville Marvin Rainville Karen Rainville John Ramirez

Andy Reed No Small Group Meetings This Week

Randy Rex Kyung Rex Claudette Rezos Dan Rinerson Jean Rinerson

Don Rinerson

Greta Rinerson Virginia Romer

Facility Key: Church Coordinator's Office = CCO; Ed Building = ELC;Luther Hall = LH; Lord's Pantry = PH; Youth Room = YR; Sanctuary = S

November 2015

Please praydaily for thepeople listed

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OFFICE HOURS: Varies CHURCH EMAIL: [email protected]

This Newsletter was delivered to the San Jose Post Office on or before 10/30/2015.

NOVEMBER 2015

GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH

121 SOUTH WHITE ROAD

SAN JOSE CA 95127-2993

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION~FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY

CHURCH STAFF IMPORTANT PHONE #’S

Pastor: J. Patrick Fitzgerald PASTOR’S HOME PHONE: 408-899-4343 Music Director: David Bakken MUSIC DIRECTOR: 408-858-9610 Office Staff: Jean Rinerson OFFICE: 408-729-7563 FAX LINE: 408-729-7578 Parish Nurse: Donna Zimmerman PARISH NURSE OFFICE: 408-729-7563 X120 Sunday School Director: Wendy Kromrey SUNDAY SCHOOL DIRECTOR: Youth Director: Open YOUTH DIRECTOR: 408-729-7563

In cases of emergency, please call Pastor Pat at 408-899-4343

ELC Preschool Director: Rose Marie Duffy PRESCHOOL: 408-272-0321/[email protected] http://www.gloriadeipreschool.com/

Lord’s Pantry Director: Mary DeHart-Madson LORD’S PANTRY PHONE: 258-7563/[email protected]

DEADLINES FOR PUBLICATION

Sunday Bulletin: Each TUESDAY by Noon! MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: Due in the church office no later than the 20

th of the month.

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