Announcements

Here's what's going on

PRAYER CONcERNS

Dorothy Bader, Don Bird, the family of Chris Blake, Myron Buxton, Sandy Dieringer, Lila Downey, Linda Fisher, Todd Marquis, Terry McGlaughlin, Kevin Meyer, Margaret Miller, and Parker Wynk.

Are you a Thrivent Member?

Are you a Thrivent member? Thrivent is a financial organization with deep roots in the Lutheran Church. Did you know?  If you are a Thrivent member with an annuity or life insurance policy, Thrivent gives you two opportunities each year to provide $250 in action team funding (and t-shirts!) to church or community events?

If you have never put your Thrivent Action Team money to work, we can help. Contact the church office, Thrivent, or your Thrivent representative.

ALTAR FLOWERS

Altar flowers for 9/20/26 were given by Mike and Diana Spicer. They thank God for 60 years of marriage and His many blessings.

The 2026 Altar Flower Schedule is posted near the main office and ready for you to sign up.

purple door pacers

Let's walk! Oh, the places we'll go. Check the schedule in the lobby.

ice cream sales!

We still have ice cream for sale: $10/gallon - supplies are running low. Please give payments to Donald Trisel.

Flower Beds at Church

It’s that time of year again, all of the church’s wonderful flower beds are growing and are in full color. It takes a great deal of work and time though to keep them looking fabulous as they have in the past years. If you have a few spare moments to help maintain them, please contact Lynne Fuelling. 

call food pantry

C.A.L.L. Ministries is very appreciative of the support they receive from us! Items needed at this time: Pads, Tampons, Diapers (all sizes), & Baby Wipes. Donations can be dropped off in the grocery cart in the Lobby.

W.O.W. returns!

Join us on September 30 for the Return of W.O.W.  Help us kick off the WOW season with a night of service, fellowship, and fun! We are packing personal care kits for Lutheran World Relief and the WOCAP Homeless Coalition. Pizza and snacks will be served while we pack kits together. Regular WOW nights are back Wednesday, October 14. See you there! Register your kids: https://tinyurl.com/Wow26-27 & Volunteer: https://tinyurl.com/Wow-volunteer26-27

Our WOW Meal Teams need help. If you are feeling a call to help with our meal teams on Wednesday nights during WOW, contact Jenelle to get started!

OCC

Operation Christmas Child is just around the corner. We will be collecting these items in the Narthex until November 1st for the Shoebox Packing Party on November 4th. We are requesting: 1. School supplies (crayons, colored pencils, markers, erasers, pencil sharpeners, etc.); 2. Washcloths; and 3. Reusable plastic cups, water bottles, or bowls that will fit in a shoebox. 

sewing circle

The Sewing Circle is in need of good used or new FLAT sheets, sizes full, queen or king. They use them as backs for the quilts. We also are seeking volunteers who can tie a simple knot to join us for a morning of fun on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month starting at 9 am!

Snacks for after worship and for W.O.W.

If you are baking cookies, brownies or any type of finger desserts, please consider baking a couple extra dozen to be put into the freezer for the Welcome Center.  Also, please add the date when the treats were made to the outside of the container.  Thank you!

Council Meetings

The Church Council will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, September 29, 6:30 p.m. in the church library. Visitors are welcome to attend.  If you would like to share a topic or address something of concern, please let the Council know in advance.

Book Club

The next Book Club meeting will be on Wednesday, October 14 at 1:00 pm in the library. We will discuss the book, Trouble the Waters by Rebecca Dwight Bruff. This biographical fiction work was inspired by the life of Robert Smalls, an enslaved man who became a Civil War hero and a U.S. Congressman.