4040 Lapeer RoadBurton, MI 48509(810) 742-3780; orl4040@att.nethttp://www.ourrisenlordelca.com Pastor Susan B. Lidums

Sunday Worship- 10:00 am October 6th

“What if Faith is Small?”

October 13th “Can We Be Made Well?” (Children’s bells play)

October 20th “Can We Find Courage?”

REFORMATION SUNDAY October 27th “Can We Know God’s Grace”

MIDWEEK WORSHIPWednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

October 2nd- Blessing of Animals (moved indoors-lift up names or bring pictures…no live animals)

October 16th-Healing ServiceOctober 9&23– Holy Communion

October 30th Service of the Word

Cross TalkOctober 2019

Sunday Schoolhour

for all ages 9:00 amFirst Sunday of each

Month is Family Sunday School

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It’s the harvest season… What fruits of the Spirit have come to fullness among us?

God is always at work bringing creation, hearts, and community to fullness of life. What can we nameand celebrate as we gather the harvest of God’s gifts? Have you seen kindness? …faithfulness? …patience? …generosity and love? With these fruits we are blessed! With these fruits we share with the world.

Much is often wasted as fruit ripens on the tree. Much falls on the ground and is forgotten. Some gets tossed aside, even after purchase. The same is true of the fruits of the Spirit. Do we miserly delight in what is given without sharing? Do we fail to see the fruit? Do we waste …misuse …mis-spend the gifts God gives?- Let the Spirit who gives life guide us in the use of the harvest. Let the Spirit of God’s love continually plant new seeds of love. Let the Spirit guide you in sharing the harvest God provides.

Your generosity and support of our work as the body of Christ in this place blesses those we reach with the Gospel of Christ’s gracious Love. Let God’s Grace abound! Pastor Sue Lidums

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COMMITMENT CARD

In response to all that God has given me,I pledge to give in thanks and service to Godmy financial gifts and service within the church.

$ ___________ per week or $ ___________ per month

Please return by Oct. 20th

______________________________________________Name

Women’s bible study meets on Saturday, October 5th at 9:30 a.m. & on Monday, October 14th, at 7:30 pm at location to be announced. Our fall readings are from the Psalms and Lamentations, reminding us how we can turn to God in all of life’s circumstance. Consider joining the conversation &

joy of being with others. Pastor Sue

New Adult Study: Following up on our reading about Paul in the book of Acts, we will be reading several of Paul’s pastoral letters during the fall months. The invitation is to every adult member of the congregation We will meet in the conference room at 10:00 a.m. on Mondays October 7 & 21

(November 4 & 18, and December 2 & 16). . Pastor Sue

Parish Health ministry:Please check out Joy’s article. Good information regarding how to protect yourself from viruses caused by mosquito bites.

**Time for Flu Shots**

Joy’s adult

Sunday Class:

We began the new

program seasons with a few Sundays of reflection and conversation about where we see God in our daily lives. We used the Living Lutheran article and study guide-- “God is present every day” by Rev. Robert C. Blezard. Sharing our concerns, gratitude and prayer support was part of those lessons. In Oct we begin Rev. Max Lucado’s new book and DVD “How Happiness Happens”. I purchased the video and study guide for ORL. A quote from the book cover—“Finding LASTING JOY in a world of comparison, disappointment, and unmet expectations” Lucado will reveal in the series—“ how the happiest people on earth aren’t those who have the most but those who are willing to give the most away.” We added to the prayer flags out front and we encourage others to do the same. We gather each Sunday at 9:00

am in the ORL conference room.

SUNDAY SCHOOL – We Grow in the Spirit!October begins with a Family Sunday School Hour on October 6h.Theme: “Fruits of God’s Creation” Taste the goodness of God’s good gifts. - Come, taste and see.

S.S. Offering is going to feed

hungry children.

On October 6th the counselor from Burton Glen Academy will come and share with us what it means

for the children to receive these packs.

Looking ahead: On Sunday, November 3rd, - All Saints Sunday, Family Sunday School Hour will focus on ways to thank those who have blessed us.

WATER WALKSaturday October

5th Sign up to WALK or support a youth/ family in the

WALK. Funds will be given to

SALEM for WATER. We will carpool from the

church at 10:45 and begin our walk along the RIVER at 11 a.m. …or meet us at the Veteran’s Memorial on Genesee Road at Stanley - Mid-walk we will gather for lunch at the Blue Gill fishing pier … with lunch provided. (Supported by a Thrivent Action Team)

Needs BoxSoup for Salem(Pull top lids)

If you are a Thrivent Member you are entitled to two Thrivent

Action requests to fund community needs. Please let

Robbie Langdon know if you are able to support our work in this way. Needed: Action Team to help with Angel Tree Christmas

items.

Is back to making quilts for the local Red Cross. If you would like to help, come at 9:00 am on Wednesday mornings (see calendar). If you think you can’t sew, come to help iron or to pattern or tie quilts.

Do you enjoy singing?Choir rehearsals begin on Wednesday, October 9th, at 7:40 p.m. – Choir is scheduled from October through Easter, thanks to Sharon Rasmussen and Jill Thom. Lend your voice and gain the benefit of growing in fellowship and faith as you sing praise to God!

A First Communion class will offered on Saturday,

November 2nd from 9:30- 11:30 a.m. Children in grades 3 and up are invited. One or both parents

are asked to attend.To register, see Pastor.

Welcome new Confirmation Class – McKenzie McDaniel & Gabrielle Sumner

Wednesday, October 16th 7:00 pm-

Prayer for healing led by Pastor Sue and Parish Nurse Joy Burns. There are many

within our congregation, families, and community who need our prayers. Especially

invite those in need.

Watch the calendar and bulletin board for times of food distribution at Bentley School. More community help is needed this year as students are now only allowed to help one day a year. Food is unloaded between 8:00 and 9:00 am with distribution beginning at 9:00 a.m. October dates– Thursdays, October 10 & 24.

“YOUNG AT HEART”On September 16th “Young

at heart” started our year with a

fantastic potluck. We all talked about our summer activities and shared our

adventures.We attempted to identify

some slogans that we hear almost every day and had a few laughs at our attempts!

Our October get together will be October 16th with Kevin

Harmes as our guest speaker on fire safety. We

will begin with a noon potluck, no need to sign up. I’m hoping to have a good

turn out to hear Kevin.Nancy Gunnell

THANKS …to everyone who made September Fest a fun-filled day! Check out the pictures on Facebook.

STEWARDSHIP THANKS

“We are caretakers not owners of

resources given to us … Stewardship is

everything we do to serve God’s will.”

Special Thanks this month to Jayne Britzman who has faithfully tended our flowerbeds and visited the hospitalized and homebound with baskets of blessing! and to Marilyn Lewinski and Sharon

Rasmussen for offering their talents of music to lead us in worship during the Sundays in August.

THANK YOUFriends of Our Risen Lord-We the family of Don Hummel

wants to thank each and everyone for your kind words of sympathy for our loss of husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Your kind words, visit to the funeral home and funeral were greatly appreciate. Also a big thank you for all the many hands who prepared the food, set up and cleaned up for the funeral dinner. It was very good. Thank you to Pastor Sue for your visits andthe meaningful service.

We gather again to grow in faith as our Sunday School

hour begins and regular bible study and fellowship

gatherings resume. The Gathering and Growing Disciples Team, along with the LEAD team, continues to seek ways to reach out to the community with invitation and greeting. We invite members to engage in opportunities for fellowship and growth and to invite neighbors into God’s welcoming grace. This is an active team, planning and supporting education events, fellowship activities and ways we work together to do God’s Work with Our Hands. The team meets on the second Tuesday evening of the month and welcomes anyone with ideas or an interest in planning even one event to join in a commitment to “Gather and Grow” disciples.

Men’s Monthly Prayer Breakfast Saturday, October 19th – 8:00

a.m.

Synod Workshop “Cross Generational Learning & Worship”

Saturday, October 19th

FREE – 9:00 am – Noon

at Beautiful Savior LC in Bloomfield Hills

Sign up on the bulletin board and indicate if you plan to

carpool.

Sign up on the bulletin board in the narthex to order your 2020 calendars. The calendars are beautiful and only $8. Place your order by the end of October. Payment can be made as you place your order. Calendars are available immediately upon purchase. All profits go to Youth Ministry.

Looking for Something to Read? -Check out the church library in the conference room. Ideas for October: Books on Martin Luther –

+ Selections of his Writings by John Dillenberger; + Martin Luther:The Christian Between God and Death by Richard Marius; -or for lighter reading – + Luther in Context by David Steinmetz

(If you checked out a book and have forgotten to return it, please get it back to the library for others

to use.)++++++++

Pray for – - members of Our Risen Lord;

2020

- the unity of all believers;- our bishops &pastors; our layleaders; and our partners in ministry;

- those unable to be with us in worship –the sick and homebound;- for civil servants and leaders of our nation …for justice and peace.- for victims of environmental crises.

“Your kingdom come, Your will be done …”

See the bulletin board …

for an open invitation to the wedding of

Monica MarieVillarrealand

Andrew Joseph WardellOctober 26th – 3:00 p.m.

at First Presbyterian Church of Flint746 South Saginaw Street, Flint

Bishop Reverend Doctor Donald Kreiss presiding

and to a Wedding Open House on Friday, November 1st

Dinner at 5:00pm-8:00pmDancing 6:00pm-9:00pm

at Calvary UMC, 2111 Flushing Rd., Flint, MI

RSVP / Regret https:www.theknot.com/us/Andrew-wardell-and-monica-villareal-oct-2019

(business/casual attire)

If you enjoy singing and would like to be in a joint choir that will practice at 2:00 pm the day of the wedding, see Pastor.

WORSHIP SCHEDULES

Acolytes6 10:00 Assigned as we13 10:00 train those now20 10:00 ready to serve27 10:00

Altar GuildErsel Nichols & Elaine Smith

Volunteers are needed for December!

Coffee Cleanup 6 13 20 Jayne Britzman27 Jayne Britzman

6 10:00 Jan Swanson13 10:00 Holly Hatfield20 10:00 Jayne Britzman27 10:00 Connie Durance

6 10:00 Steve & Lisa Kennedy13 10:00 Nick & Allison Olivo20 10:00 Jan Albaitis27 10:00 Judy Sobey

Lectors6 10:00 Gabby Stokes13 10:00 Jayne Britzman20 10:00 Jennifer Arsenault

27 10:00 Connie Durance

Ushers6 10:0013 10:00 20 10:00 Art Arsenault27 10:00

Andrea Madelaene Knuuti.

Born August 26th , 7 lbs.

3.6oz., 19 in. long. Proud

parents areAndy and Kim Knuuti.

FALL

CLEAN UP DAY is scheduled for Saturday October 19th at 10:00 am

Stephanie Rasmussen303 Main St.

Bay City, Mi. 48706

OCTOBER CELEBRATION

S ANNIVERSARIES

11 Gary & Connie Durance ('97) Gary & Cheryl Bolton (’69)13 Ron & Debbie Schlis ('73)16 Nate & Mary Schlis (’04) Bob & Terry Christenson

(’76)21 Bert & Jayne Britzman ('61)25 Dave & Jan Swanson ('80)28 Ron & Kim Erman (’95)

BIRTHDAYS

2 Pamela Bare 3 Carol Lee Dymowski Holly Hatfield

Alexis Sumner12 Denise Dostilio13 Jon Knuuti

Jared Swanson14 Gary Bolton16 Minnie Batoha

Joshua Erman18 Mariah Ostrander19 Cindy Archibald20 Karl Dewley23 Alysha (Card) Arnould

Nicole Marisa25 Alivia McDaniel Sandy Osborne

Brayden ThompsonLinda Webb

26 Elliot Olivo 27 Katie Barth

Ethan McDaniel29 Mark Archibald

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT1

7:00 pm Social Ministry

29:00 am Sewing

7:00 pm Blessing of Animals

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7:00 pm Property 7:30 pm Worship & Music

4 59:30 am Women’s Bible Study

11:00 am -1:00 pm “Water Walk”

69:00 am FAMILY Sunday School

10:00 am Worship

7 10:00 am Bible Study

7:00 pm Confirmation

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7:00 pmGather & Grow

99:00 am Sewing

7:00 pm- Holy Communion7:40 pm Choir

108:00 amBentley FOOD BANK

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13

9:00 am Sunday School

10:00 am Worship

14

7:30 pm Women’s Bible Study at Denise Dostillo’s

15

7:00 pmCouncil

16NOON-Young at Heart7:00 pm Worship Service Healing Service7:40 pm Choir

17 18 198:00 am Men’s Prayer Breakfast10:00 am Fall Clean up--Synod Workshop9:00 am –NOONBeautiful Savior in Bloomfield Hills

209:00 am Sunday School10:00 am WorshipNewsletter Items due this week

2110:00 am Bible Study

7:00 pmConfirmation

22 239:00 am Sewing 7:00 pm Holy Communion 7:40 pm Choir

248:00 amBentley FOOD BANK

25 26Wedding of Pastor Monica & Andy - 3:00 pm1st Presbyterian Church in Flint

27Reformation Sunday9:00 am Sunday School10:00 am Worship

28

7:00 pmConfirmation

29 309:00 am Sewing

7:00 pm Worship Service

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October Community Needs Collection

Soup for Salem Pantry(Pull top lids)

Our Risen LordLutheran Church

2019

WEEKLY OFFERING VS. BUDGET(9-31-2019)

Wkly Budget Needed $3,024.222018 YTD $2,885.402019YTD $2,915.28August 2018 $2,620.25August 2019 $2,776.00YTD Giving vs Budget 2018 -$14,987.90YTD Giving vs Budget 2019 -$3,703.84