ZION EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH 1005 11TH AVE. NORTH, HUMBOLDT, IOWA 50548

PHONE: (515) 332-3279 FAX: (515) 332-3295

E-MAIL: zion@goldfieldaccess.net WEBSITE: zioninhumboldt.org

November 12, 2017 Rev. Aaron Flatau Rev. Kyle McBee

Senior Pastor Associate Pastor

Cell Phone: 515-890-7558 Cell Phone: 515-269-7839

Barb Zabel, Preschool Teacher

Phone: 332-3064

FLOWERS are given to the glory of God by Wayne and Diane Lehman in

thanksgiving for their many blessings and in loving memory of their

granddaughter, Alayna McKay Decker.

LUTHERAN HOUR “More Than a Wish” with Speaker Emeritus Rev.

Dr. Ken Klaus. Not so long ago over 370 million tickets were sold for a

Powerball drawing. Each person who made a purchase had hope that they

might become rich. Most were disappointed. In 1 Thessalonians 4, St. Paul

explains how the resurrection hope of Christians is better than the

hopelessness of the world and far more solid than groundless wishful

thinking. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14) Listen to “The Lutheran Hour” locally on

Sunday at 12:01 p.m. on KHBT 97.7 FM and at 6:00 p.m. on KJYL 100.7 FM

or on the web at www.lutheranhour.org/AFN/listen.htm. “The Lutheran

Hour” is also on XM’s Family Talk Radio every Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (EST).

Today’s broadcast is sponsored to the glory of God by Bruce and Linda

Gunderson in celebration of their birthdays.

HOSPITALIZED THIS WEEK: Rose Mary Diedrick, Long Term Care,

Humboldt.

Please remember in your PRAYERS THIS WEEK: Abby Wickre;

Connor (grandson of Ellie Rippee); Coleen Davis Family (Carmella Friesth’s

mom passed away); Scot Slaikeu; Sidney Paul.

Gemütlichkeit tickets may be purchased at the Zion church office or from

Marilyn Kuehnast, Doris Gillespie, Renae Dreyer and Cheryl Miller. Prices

are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Please make checks to Zion LWML.

The Evangelism Board is in need of pumpkin desserts/pies for the

fellowship following the Thanksgiving Eve Service on Wednesday,

November 22. If you are able to furnish a dessert/pie please sign up on the

sheet on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Thank you.

AT THE END OF THE SERVICE – be sure to greet those who are

seated around you. YOU are His Voice, His Hand, to those who are

worshipping with you.

STEWARDSHIP OF TIME AND TALENTS: ATTENDANCE

Saturday-48; Communed-38;

Contemporary/All Saint’s Sunday-247; Communed-163;

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE: OFFERINGS

WEEK #45 - 11/5/2017

Weekly Budget Needs to Date: $6,867.00

DESIGNATED OFFERING: Weekly-$5,042.26; Preschool-$385;

Birthday-$175; Improvement Fund-$55; Harvest Home-$150;

Candle Inserts-$10; Pastor Kyle – MEF Donations-$100;

Evangelism Poinsettias-$9; Lutheran Witness Sub.-$22.67;

KHBT Lutheran Hour-$31.50; Reimbursement-Copies/Bulletins-$30;

Coleen Davis Memorials: KHBT Lutheran Hour-$10, NonDesignated-$15;

ZION’S SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

Mon. 7:00 p.m. Trustees

8:00 p.m. Council

Tues. 9:15 a.m. Women’s Bible Study

6:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study

Wed. 10:00 a.m. Ladies Bible Study

7:00 p.m. Adult Choir

Sat. 7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Breakfast at Millers Landing

6:00 p.m. Worship

Sun. 8:45 a.m. Sunday School

8:45 a.m. Youth & Adult Bible Studies

10:00 a.m. Worship

5:30 p.m. Senior Citizen (70 & Older) Thanksgiving Dinner

by LYC

If you are interested in donating candy for the children’s messages, the

supply that we have is running low. Thank you.

LWML has CARDS for sale! Baby, Sympathy, Wedding, Anniversary,

Birthday, Get Well, Etc. Individual cards are $1.00 and the price for boxed

cards is on back of the box. Check out cards on the cart and table in Narthex.

LWML MISSION NOTES: For NOVEMBER we are collecting

underwear and socks for the IOWAY Outreach Opportunities headed by

Ellie Menz and the Beacon of Hope Men’s Homeless Shelter in Fort Dodge.

We will be having an “UNDIE SUNDAY” on November 19. Containers

will be at both entry ways that day. All sizes are needed for men, women and

children. You can bring underwear and socks any time during the month of

November and place your donations in the mission containers in the Narthex.

Thanks to all for your continued support of our mission projects.

The Mission Committee: Bev A., Joan A., Marian A.

Please bring your Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes back to church

today, November 12. Thank you for making a difference in the life of a

child!! Contact Brianne with any questions – 368-1250.

Greeters are wanted at the Sunday School doors from 8:30-8:45 a.m. on

Sundays to greet and especially welcome our visitors and grandparents, etc. to

the Sunday School area and guide students to their rooms. Please sign up by

the Sunday School doors if you are able to be a Sunday School greeter. Put

your name, telephone number and check the box if you would like a reminder

call. Thank you.

New and Renew Membership Class: Thinking of becoming a member of

Zion? Or have you been a member of Zion, but would like to refresh your

memory on the basic tenants of the Lutheran faith? Or maybe you just have

questions about faith that you’ve been wondering about for a while.

Whatever the case, you are cordially invited to attend a new member (or

renew member) class that is offered at Zion at 6:00 p.m. on Sundays. The

class started last Sunday but you are welcome to join us. The remaining

dates are today, November 19th

, 26th

, and December 3rd

.

Poinsettias add beauty to the chancel as we celebrate the birth of our Lord.

The Evangelism Board requests that you consider giving a Poinsettia in

memory of or in honor of someone or occasion. The cost is $9 for one plant.

The order form is on the back page of the November Newsletter. Please put

the form in the box in the church office by November 15 if you would like to

purchase any. Thanks.

Thanksgiving Eve Worship will be Wednesday evening, November 22 at

6:30 p.m. A time for fellowship will follow the service in the Fellowship

Hall. The Evangelism Board will be serving pumpkin dessert/pie and

refreshments.

The 29th

Annual Gemütlichkeit Luncheon will be held December 2 at Zion

Lutheran Church. We will be serving from 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and all

tickets are pre-sold. Prices are $10 for adults, $5 for children under 10, and

preschoolers are free. Come enjoy a homemade German dinner of brats &

sauerkraut, pork loin, potato soup, hot German potato salad, chunky

applesauce, deviled eggs and black forest torte! Homemade relishes, bread

and cookies all served, as well! Join us for a German tradition!

We invite you to our Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 3 from

1-4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Come and enjoy some wonderful

fellowship. Our address: 109 5th St. S., Dakota City.

Blessings,

Pastor Kyle & Cayleigh

Please check your Geműtlichkeit List for your name, and if you are unable to

work or provide what you are down for please contact the chair person and let

them know.

If anyone has plastic containers we can use for the Gemütlichkeit

Luncheon please leave them in Zion’s kitchen. Thank you.

The Evangelism Board will be decorating the Sanctuary and outdoors on

Saturday, November 25 at 9:30 a.m. Please plan to come help and enjoy the

fellowship of decorating our church. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

There are sign-up sheets on the LWML bulletin board for anyone who did

not sign up previously to furnish a cake or salad or to help serve at funerals.

Please do not sign up if you already have. Thank you.

Candles on the Altar – longer shells with more capacity: The current

‘shells’ (the white part of the altar candles) hold a capacity to burn for about 3

to possibly 4 services. They are routinely filled by the ladies of the church

every couple of weeks – and they have been very diligent about filling them.

There have been times where the candles still have become low (typically

when we become busy with funerals and weddings).

One idea proposed to help would be to buy replacements inserts with a

greater capacity. The current inserts are about 10 inches high. They sell

replacement inserts that are 17 inches high -- this would obviously increase

the capacity of the oil in the candles. We could also try wider diameter

inserts. We would keep the schedule for filling them the same, but with the

increased capacity, they shouldn’t run low.

The replacement inserts would cost roughly $100 each. There are six

candles on the altar. The council thought it wise to ask the congregation if

anyone would be willing to donate toward the cost to purchase the inserts.

Donations can be routed through the offering with envelope marked ‘candles’.

If you have changed your phone number or are now using only a cell

number, have a new e-mail address, or have moved and have a new physical

address, please contact the church office at zion@goldfieldaccess.net or 332-

3279 with your new phone number, e-mail address, and/or physical address.

JR. LYC Scrip Program: Orders are taken for Scrip Cards the 1st and 3

rd

Sunday of the month. By buying groceries, gas or giving them as gifts you

support the Jr. LYC. The following cards allow Jr. LYC to make a reasonable

profit: 1- Fareway – 3 percent back 2- Hy-Vee – 5 percent back

3- Casey’s – 3 percent back

We do have three $25 T-J-Maxx/Marshalls/HomeGoods cards available.

They would make great Christmas gifts.

You are invited to St. Mary’s Fall Festival, today, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at St.

Mary’s Parish Hall. Broasted Chicken Dinner: Adults-$10; Children’s (4-8)-

$5. Tickets available at door. Take-outs available at northeast doors of

school from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

You are invited to a Norwegian Café & Bake Sale Saturday, November 18

from 1-4:00 p.m. in St. Olaf Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 307 Rossing

Ave., Bode. Join us for traditional Norwegian treats and other baked goods,

sandwiches, coffee, and lemonade. (Free will donation). Then purchase an

assortment of baked goods to take home! Hosted by the Women of St. Olaf.

Our Saviour's Lutheran Brunch & Heritage Bazaar Bake Sale will be held

November 19, 10 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in their Fellowship Hall. Brunch tickets:

$6/person or $20/family. Queen size Quilt Raffle tickets: $2 each or 3 for $5.

Quilt Raffle proceeds benefit the Scott & Olga Broughton’s “Blessings To

The Nation” Mission School in Ahuas, Honduras. Purchase tickets at OSL

office. Drawing will be November 19 at 1 p.m. (need not be present to win).

Sponsored by OSL Women. Proceeds go to Mission Outreach.

A Thanksgiving Dinner (open to all Humboldt area residents & persons of

all faiths) will be held in St Mary’s Parish Hall on Thursday, November 23.

Food will be served from 11 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Dinner will be catered by Hy-

Vee. If you choose to donate, all freewill donations will be given to the local

food pantry. Anyone wanting to bring a dessert to share is welcome to do so.

Anyone needing transportation please call Tonya @ 515-368-4991 in

advance. Our goal is to ensure all people in the Humboldt area have a place

to share a Thanksgiving dinner, it is open to families as well! If you don’t

have dinner plans, please plan to join us at this community event! Sponsored

by Sande Construction.

You are invited to attend a “Service of Remembrance” on December 10 at

3:00 p.m. held at the Mason – Lindhart Funeral Home, as we remember loved

ones who have been called home to be with the Lord. Refreshments will be

served following the service.

Time is short – December 31 is just around the corner! The Iowa Lutheran

School Tuition Organization (ILSTO) will gladly accept your gift that will

provide financial assistance to our students. Your donation needs to be

postmarked no later than December 31. Tax credits are available on a first

come first served basis so the closer you donate to the deadline please call to

make sure credits are available. You will receive a 65% tax credit on your

Iowa taxes and possible charitable contribution on your federal form. To get

more information for donating to the ILSTO go online to

www.iowalutheransto.org or www.iowasto.org or call Dewey Torkelson at

712-260-2991.