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Our Core Values:Family Worship

Relying on Prayer

Unity in Christ

Instruction in the Word

Telling Others

Service to God’s Community

5050 N. Johnsburg RoadLocated at the corner of Johnsburg and Ringwood Roads

Johnsburg, IL 60051847•497•4569 • Fax: 847-497-9769

www.joyfulharvest.orgPastor Doug Liston - [email protected]

Worship withHoly Communion

Saturdays................6:00 pmSundays...................8:15 amSundays.................10:45 am

Sunday SchoolSundays...................9:30 am

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The GrapevineNovember, 2011 Volume 2, Issue 11

JOYFUL HARVEST CHURCH • “Growing Togther for Christ”

“I will praise the name of God with a song;I will magnify him with thankgiving.” Psalm 69:30, NRSV

Who’s Who at Joyful Harvest

Council Members:President: Deb Kelly..........................847-497-3518 Email: [email protected] President: Don Korus........................815-363-9590 Email: [email protected]: Cher Liska [email protected] Large: Bill Rudzena....................815-347-4746 Email: [email protected] Hazel Morley..................847-497-3926 Email: [email protected] Kevin Wilson [email protected]: Doug Liston.....................847-497-5452 Email: [email protected]

Ministry Team Leaders:Worship Team Coordinator: Cindy Garstkiewicz......... Email: [email protected] Team Coordinator: Theresa Hoffman.........815-236-3781 Email: [email protected] Christina Ritter..............815-822-5342 Email: [email protected] Facilities Director: Dan Kelly..........................847-497-3518 Email: [email protected]

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GrapeVine Articles:To submit an article for December 2011

email Cindy Kutz [email protected]

by November 15th

For any newsletter submissions . . .Newsletter Chairpersons:

Rose Stevens.......................262-298-7055Cindy Kutz...........................815-385-3124

or 847-546-6555Email: [email protected]

Fax: 847-546-6558or give to Rose or Cindy

at church service.

To submit a bulletin announcement:Email it to offi [email protected]

by Wednesday each week.

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From the desk of Pastor Doug

The Scent of a Memory

The scent of a memory – think about that phrase for just a moment – the scent of a memory - something long since past, that comes unbidden to the forefront of our mind. Marcel Proust writes “When nothing else subsists from the past, after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered, the smell and taste of things remain poised a long time, like souls bearing resiliently, on tiny and almost impalpable drops of their essence, the immense edifi ce of memory.”

There are those scents that reach far back into time, that still have a powerful emotional hold on me. A certain perfume will transport me back to a time when Sandy and I fi rst dated. The smell of baby powder crashes over me when I remember holding my newborn daughters.

There are scents within a worship space that bring memories fl ooding back to my mind: the smell of beeswax reminds me of replacing the candles. The musty smell of old hymnals – long in need of replacing, but the admonition that “they’re still good enough” kept them in the rack on the back of the pew.

The lingering aroma of the thurible, a smell we rarely catch wiff of any more, can take me to those high church services that carried so much import and pomp. The smell of a campfi re can bring me back to worship at camp when I was even younger.

And more specifi cally, the smell of anointing oil – that mixture of, I don’t know what, frankincense and olive oil, it carries me to the day when I watched as my wife and daughters were baptized into the family of God – and were anointed – a reminder of a time when Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed David in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward.

Anointing is a gift – one that carries with it extreme signifi cance and a heavenly aroma – an aroma that engulfs us much like the Spirit that it signifi es.

It isn’t the sound of the water tinkling into the font as my wife and children each took their turn, that fl oods my mind with those memories … It is the smell of the oil, and those words “… child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ forever” that make my eyes fi ll with tears of joy. It is an aroma that embedded itself on my mind as I hugged and kissed each of them.

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At the time of our baptism, the pastor anoints us – seals us in the love of God – as in the Song of Solomon – “Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fi erce as the grave. Its fl ashes are fl ashes of fi re, a raging fl ame. It is the Flame of God’s spirit burning deeply within us.”

At our baptisms, we are anointed in fragrant oil. That anointing, that often overlooked or forgotten part of the liturgy, ties us to the prophets and priests of God. Just as Elijah anointed Elisha to be the prophet – to speak God’s word, we too are called through the Holy Spirit to be that prophetic voice – to be the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”

When we are sealed with the Holy Spirit, the Spirit then fi lls our lives like a beautiful fragrance – a fragrance not unlike when Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The bible paints an aromatic picture of a house that was fi lled with the fragrance of the perfume. It is just that way with us - our lives are fi lled with the Spirit and the fragrance of God’s actions within our lives brings us comfort, trust and to faith.

Blessings,Pr. Doug

From the desk of Pastor Doug (continued)

Toy SwapThere’s no better way to recycle toys for the

holidays than to participate in the Joyful Harvest Toy Swap!

Take this opportunity to go through your kids’ “old” toys and make room for “like-new” ones.

This is how it works:• If you bring one toy, you pick one toy, if you bring 3 toys, you pick 3 toys - you leave with however many you come with - just different ones - limit of 10 max.• Arrive Saturday, December 3rd at 9:30 am - starts at 10:00 am and goes until 12:00 pm or until all gone - please do not come early.• When you arrive, you will put your toy on the age-appropriate tables and get your tickets.• We go in order starting at 10:00am (allowing 5 at a time to take their picks)• No baby toys, but any age toy from 2+ - 12, boy/girl• Do not wrap toy• Toy MUST have all it’s parts/pieces and in good working shape (new is not required, but not discouraged)• No stuffed animals unless animated, working and CLEAN - example, Tickle Me Elmo - okay• NO dollar store toys, toy fragments, McToys, broken pieces or junk, toy must have a decent value - one matchbox car won’t cut it - a bag of 6 or more would or a value of $5 and up for equal swapping.• Toys can be VHS, DVD’s, video games, and Music (kid theme only) NO BOOKS• Bag like toys together and write description on bag - say, “matchbox cars set”• If a game or toy has lots of pieces, but no box - write description and include on box or bag what it is or what to do with it• Be courteous by cleaning up the toy from pet hair and dirt• You may drop off toys and NOT take if you want - toys must follow guidelines above, drop offs accepted 12/1 till Saturday, 12/3/11 on the doorstep• Any leftovers if any will be freecycled or donated• Bring boxes or bags to carry your toys home• Because of the nature of this event please do not bring children

Please feel free to contact Victoria Stevens at 847-962-2833 or [email protected] if you have any questions.

When: Saturday, December 3rdWhere: Joyful Harvest Church

Time: 9:30am - 12:00pmWhat: Bring good condition RECYCLEABLE toys

Items needed for

Thanksgiving Boxes

• Stuffi ng Mix• Mashed Potatoes• Cranberry Sauce

• Vegetables• Gravy

• Cake Mix• Frosting Mix

• Pumpkin Pie Filling

Please bring donations to Joyful Harvest Churchfor delivery to

Helping Hands Food Pantry

$15.00

Donations

This will purchase a

dinner for a family of 4

including turkey.

Tornado Baskets - Joplin, MO

We were able to send 3 full baskets to Joplin, MO to help the tornado victims.

Thank you to all who participated in this kind and generous gift of giving.

Five kernels The Plymouth Pilgrims celebrated the fi rst Thanksgiving Day in fall 1621, but by the next May, their food supply was depleted. The harvest of 1622 was a failure, and the Pilgrims often lived for days on just a few kernels of corn. Amid a drought in 1623, the people sought divine intervention. After praying for nine hours on a hot July day, they were blessed with a two-week rainfall. Edward Winslow wrote, “It was hard to say whether our withered corn or drooping affections were most quickened and revived.” The Pilgrims never went hungry again. Start a Thanksgiving tradition by placing fi ve kernels of corn at each place setting. Point out a blessing that each kernel represents. For example:

1. God loves us. 2. God provides for all our needs. 3. God gives us friends, just as the Indians befriended the Pilgrims. 4. God hears and answers our prayers. 5. God is preparing a place for us in heaven.

Then have family members share fi ve things for which they’re grateful.

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7:00 am - Men’s Group6:00 pm - Worship



7:00 am - Men’s Group9:00 am - Christmas Decorating at Joyful Harvest6:00 pm - Worship

8:15 am - Worship9:30 am - Sunday School10:45 am - Worship 5:00 pm Confi rmation

8:15 am - Worship9:30 am - Sunday School10:45 am - Worship6:00-8:00pm - Youth Fun Night

8:15 am - Worship9:30 am - Sunday School10:45 am - Worship

10:00 am - Kiddie Keys

9:30 am - Weight Watchers6:00 pm - Scout Den Meeting

9:30 am - Weight Watchers

9:30 am - Weight Watchers

8:00 am - Breakfast Club at Dino’s in Fox Lake



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November 2011November 2011

Please pray for these Joyful Harvest families listed for the month of November!

M. Aavang J. Anderson D. Rigby R.&L. Robertson

J.&J. Romano J. Roth J. Roth B.&R. Rudzena B.&J. Sigwalt E.&B. Sisk J.&H. Smith

C.&V. Stevens G.&R. Stevens K.&S. Volden K.&P. Wilson G. Wolf H.&M. Aavang J.&K. Anderson

J. Bagin J. Betts K. Betts K.&A. Brennan L.&M. Carpenter S.&S. Conner G.&C. Craig

M. Faulkner C. Garstkiewicz J.&S. Hagen

6:00 pm - Scout Committee Mtg. 6:00 pm - Scout Movie




A.&R. Dixon

9:30 am - Weight Watchers6:00 pm - Scout Den Meeting6:30 pn - Church Council Meeting

C. Ritter G.&C. Ritter

8:00 am - Breakfast Club at Dino’s in Fox Lake 10:00 am - Kiddie Keys

All Saints Day

Veteran’s Day

Happy Thanksgiving

Daylight-SavingTime ends

HAPPY PUMPKIN

‘HAPPY FALL TO YOU’

From one pumpkin to another!!!!!!!

A woman was asked by a coworker, ‘What is it like to be a Christian?’

The coworker replied, ‘It is like being a pumpkin.’

‘God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff.

He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.’

This was passed on to me by another pumpkin. Now it’s your turn to pass it to other pumpkins.

I liked this enough to send it to all the pumpkins in my patch.

HHAPPENINGSAPPENINGSthat were, that are and that will be!that were, that are and that will be!

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Worship Team WANTED: Looking for people to work with choosing the music/readings/dramas, etc. for worship as well as help scheduling the monthly assistance of readers, greeters, communion servers, bread bringers, etc. Please contact Pastor Doug if you’re interested.

Music Director WANTED: We are looking for a Music Director to lead our singing in worship each week. If you know of someone who would like to be a part of our worship, please contact a council member. This will be a paid position; salary to be determined.

Fellowship Team WANTED: Looking for people to help with GROW events such as monthly outings, game nights, special events like Mother’s Day Tea, Valentine’s Day Prom, Family Day Picnics, Fundraisers, etc. Please contact Pastor Doug if you’re interested.

Youth Fun Night: The next Youth Night will be November 13th from 6-7pm. Board and video games will be the main attraction. Snacks and soft drinks will be served, come and enjoy the fun. Monthly youth activity fun nights are the 2nd Sunday of each month for students in fi fth grade and up.

Membership: You don’t have to be a member of Joyful Harvest to participate in the social, service, or worship events of this congregation. You are invited to join in any of these right away. Membership here is not a “registration” for congregational benefi ts; rather it is a faith step toward more active involvement and growth. When you want to consider that step, please contact the pastor.

Simply Giving Program:We offer electronic giving as a way to automate your regular offering. Electronic giving is convenient for you and provides much needed donation consistency for our congregation. To set up an electronic giving schedule, you can complete a paper authorization form. You have your choice of different schedules. See someone in the church offi ce for more information or the form you need.

HHAPPENINGSAPPENINGSthat were, that are and that will be! that were, that are and that will be! - (cont.)- (cont.)

Tuesday Breakfast Club:Please come join us at Dino’s in Fox Lake at 8:00 am every Tuesday. It’s open to anyone who wants to have breakfast and share fellowship with Joyful Harvest members. This club has been meeting for over 6 years.

Prayer Shawl Ministry:If you crochet or knit and would be interested in being a part of a prayer shawl ministry, please give Rita Rudzena a call at 815-354-6379. You can work at home while making them . . . directions can be given . . . easy to knit or crochet. It is great having prayer shawls on hand at Joyful Harvest to hand out to those in need, such as surgery, etc.

Can Collection:Recycling aluminum cans are a great support so please keep them coming. The funds are supporting the Joyful Harvest Youth Group. Thank You!

Web Page Help:Know something about web pages or would like to learn? We are looking for someone to help out with Joyful Harvest’s web site. Please see Pastor Doug or council member if you would like to be a part of this vital public ministry.

Help a Family at Thanksgiving:As you know, the food pantry is always looking for donations to stock their shelves, or you can bring in any item(s) listed in the narthex. Donations can be dropped off at the church, anytime.

Education NewsSunday School News: The Sunday School Program is in full swing , but there is always room for more! Please join us!!! Sunday School classes for all ages are during the 9:30 Sunday School hour. This also includes an adult study, so plan on attending and adult class. Please contact Christina Ritter or Theresa Hoffman for more info.

Men’s Study Group: Men’s Group is continuing to meet on Saturday mornings at 7:00 am at the church for fellowship and learning more about God’s call on our lives. All men are invited to attend. We are using a study called “The Advent Conspiracy”. This is a great time to come and join us.

Diakonia: This is a 2-year lay education, spiritual formation program within the Northern Illinois Synod. Diakonia seeks to give you a fi rm foundation in your Christian faith. We currently have one student attending the classes which meet on Saturdays from 9:30-12:30. If you would like more information or would like to sit in on one of the classes to see what Diakonia is all about, please contact Pastor Doug.

Confi rmation Class: Classes have begun, but if you have a student in 7th or 8th grade and are interested in Confi rmation Classes, please see Pastor Doug. We will meet (generally) on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month from 5pm-7pm. Confi rmation is when a student promises to undertake the responsibility for their faith life and is an important part of membership in a congregation.

Wonderful Women of Faith: WWF is meeting each Wednesday at the church at 7:00pm - They are in a study called “Outlive Your Life” by Max Lucado - Feel free to join them anytime. If you have any questions about WWF or have a suggestion please see Juanita or Roberta. They’re eager to hear new ideas to keep the group strong.

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Cornucopia

Bible Quiz? ?? ? ?

Answers: D (See 2 Timothy 3:16-17.)

Some churches observe National Bible Week in November. According to 2 Timothy, which of the following are ways that God intends for us to use Scripture?

A. Teaching and training in righteousness B. Equipping God’s children for good works C. Reproof and correction D. All of the above

Cornucopia, a Greek word meaning “horn of plenty,” has origins in Greek mythology. But the cornucopia became a religious symbol and was even stamped on Jewish coins. Overfl owing horns, now common as Thanksgiving centerpieces, came to symbolize abundance and blessings.

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Grins and SnickersI was in the six item express lane at the store quietly fuming. Completely ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out line pushing a cart piled high with groceries. Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward looked into the cart and asked sweetly, “So which six items would you like to buy?” - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Because they had no reservations at a busy restaurant, my elderly neighbor and his wife were told there would be a 45-minute wait for a table.“Young man, we’re both 90 years old,” the husband said. “We may not have 45 minutes. They were seated immediately.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The reason Politicians try so hard to get re-elected is that they would “hate” to have to make a living under the laws they’ve passed.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All eyes were on the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle. As they reached the altar and the waiting groom, the bride kissed her father and placed something in his hand.The guests in the front pews responded with ripples of laughter. Even the priest smiled broadly. As her father gave her away in marriage, the bride gave him back his credit card.

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November CelebrationsNovember Celebrations

Happy Thanksgiving

Prayer of thanksgiving

“I have never understood why anyone would roast the turkey and shuck the clams and crisp the croutons and shell the peas and candy the sweet potatoes and compote the cran- berries and bake the pies and clear the table and wash the dishes and fall into bed exhausted when they could just as easily sit back and enjoy a hamburger or a pork sandwich.”

- The Turkey

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefi ts –– who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfi es you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 103:2-5, NRSV

The psalmist’s all-encompassing list is a good example of all the gifts of God we should gratefully acknowledge. Personalize this ancient prayer by pondering your own experiences of God’s forgiveness, healing, redemption, love, mercy and satisfaction of your daily needs.

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