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TRI POINT LUTHERAN PARISH

CARELETTER

NOVEMBER2016

PASTOR JAMES SELLS & PASTOR BECKY SELLSPO BOX 343

GENEVA, NE 68361402.759.3822

[email protected]

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

1026 O StreetGeneva, NE 68361

402.759.3822St. John’s Lutheran Church

PO Box 188Ohiowa, NE 68416

402.295.2324

First Evangelical Lutheran Church

105 South Third StreetPO Box 248

McCool Junction, NE 68401402.724.2441

CARELETTER

NOVEMBER2016

From the Pastors’ DeskWHAT THE EARLY CHURCH LOOKED LIKE, AND THE CALL TO BE CHURCH NOW

The beginning of the church: Acts 2:42 says, “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

These were central marks to the early church, and they are still marks of the church that we should pay attention to today. This is what we talked about at our theological conference in Kearney this month. This will also be the focus of what it means for us to be the church, as this year, we will be focusing on Bishop’s Elizabeth Eaton’s phrase, “We are church.”

However, as read about the early church, we discover in Acts2:43 that, “Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.” This is perhaps an area we should be praying for the Holy Spirit to be moving within our hearts and lives together these days. It seems to take more and more to impress people these days about how awesome God is, yet if we put a kid in a room the awe factor and wonder suddenly rises exponentially doesn’t it? So when God says, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” (Mark 10:14-15) Maybe God was encouraging us to get in touch with our inner child and not be afraid to be amazed by God’s works and find God goodness and awe in both the little and the big things. Things such as the miraculous colors of the trees and the crops ready for harvest, or the awe and wonder of our great God who gave his son to die for us, so that even though we are sinful and deserve death, God chose to forgive us and love us anyway.

At the Cross Generational Conference I went to at the beginning of October, the Acts 2 passage also came up, only the verses we focused on were verses 46-47: “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” So how about it? Are we meeting together often to break bread, and praise God? And if not, maybe we should. In the past, on several occasions, I know I have encouraged daily devotions, but what if those daily devotions were something we did together every day? Would not our hearts swell, and our relationships with God and one another grow stronger together?

Well in this conference, a model was brought forward for us to do just that, called Faith 5/GIFT, which was a “gift” to the whole family: both your personal one (which sometimes includes people who are blood related, but are your inner circle of people) and our church family. In this, you are encouraged to start where you are at, thus the first step after gathering your family together is to: #1. Share your highs and lows with one another. By doing this, everyone gets to speak themselves present by sharing stories of their day. Next, #2. We read God’s Word together. A great place to start, would be to read the Gospel lesson for the week every night during the “GIFT” time. After reading the God’s Word together, #3. You connect each other’s highs and lows to what was read in the scripture. This allows us to connect our everyday lives to God’s story and helps us to see where God has maybe been a part of our daily activities. Then, #4. We pray . During this time, we pray to God together lifting up one another’s highs and lows to the Lord’s presence and guidance. And lastly, #5. We bless one another. This means we remind one another of how we are all beloved children of God. Most blessings start by retracing the cross place on our foreheads at baptism by saying, “Name, remember that Jesus loves you no matter what.” Dear friends, no matter who is at your house at night, or even if you have to call and check in with a friend to do this, I hope that we will begin to engage in connecting with one another and God every day. If we do, God is sure to grow us and teach us more and more what it means to be the church and feel a part of God’s story. Amen.

May the Spirit be working in us all!-Pastor Becky Sells <><

November 2016 – Prince of PeaceSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

30 31 1 2 3 4 57am Men’s B. Study10:30am Text Study1:30pm WELCA Bible Study @ St. John’s2-5:30pm Office Hrs.

4:30-7pm Soup Supper

9am-Noon Office Hrs.3:30pm First Comm. Breadmaking @ PoP7pm GriefShare @ Heritage Crossings

9am-Noon Office Hrs.

6 – All Saints Day

7 8 9 10 11 128:30am Worship w/ Holy CommunionFirst Communion9:30am Fellowship & Sunday School6pm YG Meal @ PoP

Pastors’ Sabbath7pm NA meeting

7am Men’s B. Study10:30am Text Study2-5:30pm Office Hrs.7pm Women’s Bible Study @ PoP

Election Day

Planning Day for Pastors6:45-8pm Confirmation @ PoP7pm Council meeting7pm WELCA B. Study

9am-Noon Office Hrs.7pm GriefShare @ Heritage Crossings

9am-Noon Office Hrs.2pm Hymn Sing @ Heritage Crossings7:30pm Nebraska Brass Quintet @ PoP

Veterans Day13 14 15 16 17 18 198:30am Worship9:30am Fellowship & Sunday School


7am Men’s B. Study10:30am Text Study2-5:30pm Office Hrs.

6:30pm Property mtg.6:45-8pm Confirmation @ PoPCareletter Deadline

9am-Noon Office Hrs.Noon 60+ Meal @ Senior Center7pm GriefShare @ Heritage Crossings

9am-Noon Office Hrs.2pm Fairview Manor Chapel Service

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Packing @ PoP

~ ~ ~ Operation Christmas Child Collection Dates – see Tri Point Parish News for more information ~ ~ ~20 – Christ the King

21 22 23 24 25 268:30am Thankful Sunday Service9:30am Fellowship & Sunday School


7am Men’s B. Study10:30am Text Study2-5:30pm Office Hrs.7pm Women’s Bible Study @ PoP

6:45-8pm Confirmation @ PoP

ThanksgivingParish Office Closed

Noon Thanksgiving Meal @ UCC

Parish Office Closed

Operation Christmas Child Collection Dates27 28 29 30 1 2 38:30am Worship9:30am Fellowship & Sunday School

Pastors’ Sabbath7pm TPLP Mothers’ Group @ St. John’s7pm NA meeting

7am Men’s B. Study10:30am Text Study2-5:30pm Office Hrs.

Planning Day for Pastors

Advent Service @ Prince of Peace

6pm Fellowship Meal7pm Worship7:45pm Confirmation

9am-Noon Office Hrs.7pm GriefShare @ Heritage Crossings

9am-Noon Office Hrs.

Regular ParishOffice Hours 8:30-11:30 a.m. 8:30-11:30 a.m. 8:30-11:30 a.m. 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Servers for November 2016Counters for November: Jodi Fintel & Jim Whitehead

Bread Bakers for November: Val & Ryan PoppertWorship Date November 6 November 13 November 20 November 27Greeters Coon Family Coash Family Pendleton Family Birky FamilyUshers Gibson Family Doug Hafer Family Spencer Hafer Family Hopken FamilyReader Val Poppert Joan Ackland Ryan Poppert Peggy BirkyAcolytes Zachary Coash &

Aidan TrowbridgeKelsi Gaston &Bella Lichti

Treygan Srajhans &Lexi Theis

Dawson Coon &Travis Meyer

Video Sydney Jividen Parker Trowbridge Marissa Nun Aaron PoppertCommunion Prep. Bev Gibson Sylvia & Sydney JividenCommunion Asst. Mark O’Brien LaDonna PendletonSound Board Teresa Kapperman Jason Bespalec Joan Ackland Max Lichti

Fellowship Jividen Family Teresa Kapperman & Idonna Kuhns Loontjer Family Loseke Family

Sunday School Snack Meyer Family Jividen Family Theis Family No Sunday School

Prince of Peace News

Prince of Peace Council Meeting

Wednesday, October 5, 2016Members present: Jodi Fintel, Chad Gaston, Mark O’Brien, Jennifer Trowbridge, LaDonna Pendleton, Jim Whitehead, Clark Poppert, Wanda Moses, Sandy Lichti, Chris Coash, Pastor James

Clark called the meeting to order and led us in prayer. Ope made a motion to approve the September minutes, Chad 2nd. Motion carried.

New Business:Dave Ramsey class: If we are to offer this class, we need at least 20 couples to participate. Clark will get more information on this class and present it at next month’s meeting.

Advent services: The first Advent service will be held at Prince of Peace on Nov. 30 with a meal at 6 and worship service at 7 pm. The council will serve the meal of soup and sandwiches.

Joseph: Clark informed the council that the Tri Point Parish voted to give Joseph a $1 raise to $13/hour beginning Feb. 1. Jim made a motion to approve the raise. Wanda 2nd. Motion carried.

Parsonage: Discussion will be held next month on the monthly rent for the parsonage.

Committee Reports:Treasurer’s report: Ope made a motion to approve the August and September treasurer’s reports, LaDonna 2nd. Motion carried.

Evangelism & Worship: They are finishing up the details for Oktoberfest which is October 30.

Fellowship: They are working on a date for the annual hayrack ride.

Parish Ed: On Oct. 23 the Sunday School and families will be going to the Country Harvest Pumpkin Patch in Glenvil. Ope made a motion that the church pay for the entry fee for the families going to this function, Jim 2nd. Motion carried.

Property: Noel’s Lawn Service applied the final application for the year. Chad will check into having the furnaces serviced for the winter months. They are working on the snow removal schedule. Next meeting will be Oct. 19 @ 7 pm.

Stewardship: LaDonna is continuing to work on Operation Christmas Child.

Youth: The youth group met on Sunday, Oct. 2 for devotion, games and a meal. They will be attending a concert in Henderson on Oct. 23. The middle school youth will be cleaning the church before the soup supper, and both groups will be bussing tables at the soup supper.

Pastors’ report: A list of activities, services, etc. for the month was presented.

Old Business:Jim Whitehead and Ken Gibson are working on the Advent wreath stand.

2017 budget: The executive council will meet on Nov. 2 after the soup supper to work on the 2017 budget.

Building committee update: Pastor James will put a message in the bulletin about the progress on this.

The next full council meeting will be November 9 @ 7 pm. Meeting adjourned.

LaVon Parde, Secretary

WELCA Bible Study will be held on Wednesday, November 9th at 7:00 p.m. at Donna Best’s house.

November 2016 – First EvangelicalSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

30 31 1 2 3 4 510:30am Text Study 3-5pm Office Hrs. 3-5pm Office Hrs. 7am Men’s B. Study

@ UMC


7 8 9 10 11 1210:30am Worship w/ Holy Communion6pm YG Meal @ PoP

Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study

Election Day

Planning Day for Pastors6:45-8pm Confirmation @ PoP

3-5pm Office Hrs. 7:30pm Nebraska Brass Quintet @ PoP

Veterans Day

7am Men’s B. Study @ UMC

13 14 15 16 17 18 1910:30am WorshipFamily Sunday School following service

Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study 3-5pm Office Hrs.6:45-8pm Confirmation @ PoP7pm Council meetingCareletter Deadline

3-5pm Office Hrs. 2pm Fairview Manor Chapel Service

7am Men’s B. Study @ UMC


21 22 23 24 25 2610:30am Thankful Sunday ServiceHarrison Matzner Baptism

Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study 3-5pm Office Hrs.6:45-8pm Confirmation @ PoP


Parish Office Closed 7am Men’s B. Study @ UMC

Operation Christmas Child Collection Dates27 28 29 30 1 2 310:30am Worship Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study

7pm Hospitality meeting

Planning Day for Pastors



3-5pm Office Hrs. 7pm Men’s B. Study @ UMC


Servers for November 2016Worship Date November 6 November 13 November 20 November 27Reader Vanee Holtmeier Kathy Barnes Al Mack Kent NorquestOrganist Joan Suddarth Denise Pfeiffer Robin Galusha Joan SuddarthUshers Curtis Cogswell &

Paul DawsonCurtis Cogswell &Paul Dawson

Burton Norquest &Terry Chrisman

Burton Norquest &Terry Chrisman

Communion Asst. Mike Vorderstrasse Marvin Weber

First Evangelical NewsFirst Evangelical Lutheran

ChurchRegular Meeting Minutes

September 21, 2016

Present: Curt Cogswell, Tim Stacy, Jack Bellis, Jim Norquest, Al Mack, Mike Vorderstrasse and Pastor JamesAbsent: NoneAlso Present: Pam Norquest

Meeting called to order by Pastor James at 7:00 p.m.

Devotions by Pastor JamesMotion to approve the Agenda made by Al Mack seconded by Tim Stacy (All ayes – motion passed.)

Motion to approve the June and August Council Minutes made by Tim Stacy and seconded by Jack Bellis. (All ayes – motion passed.)

Pastors Report:Pastor reported: Confirmation has started this month. The War Room screening will be at First Lutheran this Sunday. First Lutheran is back to the Chapel Rotation at Fairview Manor on the third Friday of the month. Lutheran church helped out with Mustang Round-up Luncheon on Saturday.

Motion made by Jack Bellis and seconded by Al Mack to approve Pastors’ Report. (All ayes – motion passed.)

Treasurer’s Report:Pam presented the Treasures Report to the Council. Insurance Audit came back – Pam presented it for anyone’s review. Reported C.D. coming up for maturity and leaving them the same.

Budget Meeting will be held at the November Board Meeting.Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report made by Curt and seconded by Tim (All ayes – motion passed.)

Tri Point Parish Report:Pastor reported that there is a Tri Point meeting October 4th. Evaluations of the pastors are due by the October meeting.

Ministry Teams Report:Worship – No report

Youth – No report (October 23rd the Sunday School will be going to Glenvil Pumpkin Patch.)

Evangelism – Al reported that he has had outreach to several families.

Property – New carpet will be installed in the hallway the first of October. Jack made a motion to approve the installation of the carpet seconded by Al (Home 360 to do the work). New lights will be installed in the hallway sometime this fall.

We need to continue to sign up to mow the Church throughout the fall.

Christian Education – Bills for Vacation Bible School. Motion made by Jim to pay these bills seconded by Al. First three Sundays will be discussion over the War Room film. October 15 9:00 a.m. will be an information meeting regarding the Death Penalty.

Stewardship – Donate Keith Bredenkamp Memorial money to McCool Junction school band for new band uniforms. Motion to donate the money in the amount of $2,000 to the High School Band for uniforms from the money given for the Bredenkamp memorial – motion made by Al and seconded by Tim (All ayes – motion passed.)

Hospitality – Pam reported the expenses for the VBS. Started discussing the Oktoberfest Sunday Celebration.

Endowment Committee – No report.

Old Businessa. Church Vitality / Managing

Disagreements in a healthy manner – Pastor reported that there will be a meeting regarding Church Healing on October 27th at 6:30 p.m. A Potluck will be served at this meeting.

b. Hymn Board Numbers: Pam presented a sample of new hymn board numbers. Motion made by Tim and seconded by Al to purchase new hymn board numbers. (All ayes – motion passed.)

c. Financial Secretary for Next Year: Looking for candidates to fill the role of secretary. This will be voted on at the annual meeting or before.

New Business:a. Church Auditors: Discussion of

possible church auditors for end-of-year. Pam will try to have guidelines for the auditors.

b. Endowment Fund: Discuss the future of the Endowment Fund.

Communication:

Closing Prayer: Pastor James

Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m.

November 2016 – St. John’sSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

30 31 1 2 3 4 510:30am Text Study1:30pm WELCA Bible Study @ St. John’s

9-11am Office Hrs. 7pm Worship/Music meeting @ St. John’s7pm GriefShare @ Heritage Crossings

9-11am Office Hrs.


7 8 9 10 11 129am Worship w/ Holy CommunionThankofferingBlessing of Quilts and LWR School KitsSunday School6pm YG Meal @ PoP

Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study7pm Women’s Study @ PoP

Election Day

Planning Day for Pastors6:45-8pm Confirmation @ PoP

7pm GriefShare @ Heritage Crossings

9-11am Office Hrs.2pm Hymn Sing @ Heritage Crossings7pm Nebraska Brass Quintet @ PoP

Veterans Day13 14 15 16 17 18 199am WorshipSunday School10am Fellowship

Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study 9-11am Office Hrs.6:45-8pm Confirmation @ PoPCareletter Deadline

9:30am Birthday Coffee @ the Café7pm GriefShare @ Heritage Crossings

9-11am Office Hrs.2pm Fairview Manor Chapel Service


21 22 23 24 25 269am Worship w/ Holy CommunionSunday School10am Council mtg.

Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study7pm Women’s Study @ PoP

9-11am Office Hrs.6:45-8pm Confirmation @ PoP7pm Thanksgiving Eve Service


Parish Office Closed

Operation Christmas Child Collection Dates27 28 29 30 1 2 39am WorshipSunday School

Pastors’ Sabbath7pm TPLP Mothers’ Group @ St. John’s

10:30am Text Study Planning Day for Pastors



7pm GriefShare @ Heritage Crossings

9-11am Office Hrs.


Servers for November 2016Organist: Nancy Cradduck

Ushers for November: Scott and Anna Most, Larry and Tanner NunFlowers for November: Ruth Drake

Communion Assistant for November: Gaylord CradduckWorship Date November 6 November 13 November 20 November 27Acolyte Kala Most Kimberly Schropfer KayLynn Sieber Conner NunLay Reader Sharon Kuska Jan Wolfteich Vicki Ozenbaugh Deb Rohr

WELCA Information – July 2016 Quilt AuctionCarol Joy Holling Camp’s 29th Annual Quilt Auction was an enormous success. On Saturday, July 29th, 650 people came out for the day where 429 items were sold. More than $80,000 was raised for camping ministry!

A partially completed Sun Bonnet Sue comforter was given to St. John’s ladies which they completed. It was then given for the auction and sold for $300.00.

St. John’s News

St. John’s CouncilOctober Meeting Minutes

October 16th, 2016St. John’s Council met on October 16, 2016. Present were Gaylord, Darcy, Scott, Luther and Pastor James. Barb and Chris were absent.

Gaylord called the meeting to order. Reports were given.

Scott moved and Luther seconded to approve the reports. Carried.

Old BusinessMemorial Boards were discussed along with widening the spacing of the pews and shortening a couple of them. More information is being gathered.

New BusinessSalary recommendations were tabled to the next meeting.The community Thanksgiving Eve service will be held in St. John’s on Nov. 23 @ 7 p.m.November 27 will be the greening of the church after service.Advent service on December 7 will be at St. John’s with a meal served prior to service.

November Communion Assistant is GaylordNext Council meeting will be held November 20

With no further business, Scott moved and Darcy seconded to adjourn. Motion carried.

Acting Secretary Luther Roit.

WELCA Information – LWR School Kits

Why do we send supplies? “To the children who receive school kits, these supplies mean the difference between getting an education or not! In the places where LWR works, even a few required supplies like pens and paper may be more than families can afford. And when parents can afford to send one of their children to school, girls rarely get priority, yet the education level of mothers has the biggest input on development.” (Quoted from Lutheran World Relief’s website, http://www.lwr.org.)

St. John’s Confirmation students, parents, and other volunteers put together the school kits. Items were put into the backpacks ready for shipping. This was a Community Service project for the Confirmation class. A special thank you to ALL who helped.St. John’s members and WELCA donated money and supplies and a Thrivent Team Action card was given to purchase supplies for a total of 121 school kits. Very good! Thanks for your generosity.

http://www.lwr.org/

November CelebrationsBirthdays Anniversaries

Prince of PeaceNov. 01 Danny Loseke

03 Haley NorvellDorothy Smith

04 Jaclyn Luzum05 Ryan Steider06 Jodi Meyer07 Charlene Brower

Idonna Kuhns11 David Dittmer

Lisa HopkenDon Nun

12 Nate Meyer

15 Ray MohlmanClark Poppert

17 Margrett Wehland18 Evan Hubert

Wendy Rippe19 Travis Meyer25 Trevor Meyer24 Marsha Kennel

Jenna Theis25 Matt Hogue26 Patt Lentfer28 Faith Kapperman

Nov. 01 Kevin & Jennifer Trowbridge07 Abe & Cathy Eberhardt16 Angie & Spencer Hafer23 Mark & Shaunna O’Brien

First EvangelicalNov. 02 Daniel Davis

11 Casper Mertz15 A.J. Scheerer-Hamm

17 Dustin Chrisman24 Carol Brozovsky

Nov. 02 Matt & Heather Smith11 Al & Jeanette Mack

St. John’sNov. 01 Scott Most

Alan Mussman02 Rod Matthies

Morley Most04 Sondra Backstrom14 Robert Wulf16 Lynda Barnell

17 Sara MostRyker Coffman

21 Bessie Wulf29 Ron Kapperman

Gorlyn NunJaslyn Ward

Nov. 08 Mitch & Katrina Ozenbaugh22 Russ & Krissy Ozenbaugh25 Scott & Tonya Wagner26 Rex & Lynn Mussman

Tri Point Lutheran Parish NewsTri Point Lutheran Parish

October 2016 Board Meeting MinutesOctober 4, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Members Present: Gaylord Cradduck (St. John’s), Ruth Drake (St. John’s), Nancy Meyer (Prince of Peace), Clark Poppert (Prince of Peace), Tim Stacy (First Lutheran), Joseph Chapman, Pam Norquest.

Members Absent: Pastors James and Becky Sells, Kathy Barnes (First Lutheran)

Nancy read from Jesus Calling and led devotions to begin the meeting.

Clark moved and Ruth seconded to accept the minutes of the August board meeting. The motion was carried.

Scheduled BusinessPastoral Evaluations: The council reviewed the completed pastoral evaluations from each church and noted that the evaluations were overall good for the pastors. A few evaluations noted some disorganization with youth activities and encouraged the pastors to

continue their attempts to reach inactive and new members. A summary of the responses and comments was to be distributed to the board members.

Review of the Year: Attendance percentages and changes in shared expenses will be discussed at a meeting of the treasurers in December once most attendance statistics for the year have been collected. Tim voiced a concern from First as to what the rent of the parsonage was being used for. Prince of Peace board members noted that maintenance of the parsonage had been ongoing and that projects were reported by the Property Committee in the annual report. It was decided that Prince of Peace’s annual Property Committee report be distributed to the board members from First Lutheran and St. Johns.

Advent Plans: It was decided that the parish would once again use their rotation of Wednesday Advent services. These services would consist of a soup meal at 6:00 p.m. with service following at 7:00 p.m. Prince of Peace will hold the first service on November 30th, with St. John’s following on December 7th and First Lutheran holding one on the 14th. There will be no service on the 21st, which is the last Sunday before Christmas.

Budget: The treasurers will meet later in October to discuss and select a compensation package for the pastors. Due to the low cost increases, the board recommended that the pastors continue to have the Gold+ option for their insurance needs.

The board discussed raises for the pastors, noting that the 3.6% increase to keep the pastors on the high end of the spectrum was low. Clark moved and Ruth seconded to recommend to the churches that they budget for a raise in salary, housing allowance and SECA allowance which would keep the pastors on the high end of the suggested compensation spectrum. The motion was carried.

The board discussed a raise for the administrative secretary. Clark moved and Tim seconded to recommend to the churches that they budget for an administrative secretary wage increase to $12.50 an hour, effective in February of 2017. After further discussion, Clark moved and Ruth seconded to amend the motion to $13.00 an hour instead of $12.50. The amendment and the amended motion were carried.

New BusinessParish Board goals: The parish board discussed their goals for how to keep the parish moving forward even when all is well. Nancy stated that she would like to start a book study for women and potentially men to unify the parish and bring it closer together. Clark noted that he would strive to be more thorough with church dealings and would work to be proactive instead of reactive. Tim stated that he would like to keep things running smoothly alongside his present candidacy to become a vicar in a neighboring community.

Christmas Eve Services: The parish board debated whether or not the 2015 Christmas Eve service schedule was adequate for this year as well. None of the churches had any issues with their time, so it was decided that the 2016 Christmas Eve services would follow the same schedule. First Lutheran and Prince of Peace will hold their services at 6:00 p.m. while St. John’s will hold theirs at 7:30 p.m.

Next MeetingThe next meeting of the Tri Point Parish board was scheduled for Monday, February 6th at 7:00 p.m. Discussion topics include election of officers, Lenten services and Easter schedule, and summer Vacation Bible School.

Tim closed with prayers and the meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.

Don’t forget: Daylight Savings Time ends on Saturday, November 5. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before

going to bed that night so that you’re not TOO early for church the next day!

Advent PlansThis Advent season, the series we’ll be implementing in conjunction with our Holden Evening Prayer Service on

Wednesdays will be “From Heaven Above.” Besides being the title for our series, this was also the title of a hymn beloved to Martin Luther. So as the 500th anniversary of the Reformation approaches (next October), we will be focusing on this hymn and the divine gifts that come down to us through the birth of Jesus. During the Sundays of Advent, we will also have inserts that will have a litany for us to use and a Bible reading for us to focus on each night. The weekly theme on the inserts will coordinate with the gift we will be focusing in on each Wednesday. The season of Advent starts on Sunday, November 27th.

Our first Midweek Advent Meal and Service will be held at Prince of Peace on Wednesday, November 30 th. The soup meal will start at 6:00 p.m., and our worship service will follow at 7:00. Our second Midweek Service will be at St. John’s on December 7th, followed by our third and final service at First Lutheran on the 14th. Both of these will be held at the same time and in the same manner as the first service. If you have questions, feel free to call the pastors or the church office.

Operation Christmas Child UpdateI recently had the opportunity to meet in Lincoln with the Operation Christmas Child Area Coordinator and several other Relay Center Coordinators. Hearing their stories was fascinating. Some of them have been doing this for almost 20 years and they are “on fire” for Christ. It was a wonderful afternoon.

One of the coordinators shared with us that she was asked, “Why pack shoeboxes, what is the purpose?” She said the answer lies in Matthew 28:19-20: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. This is an opportunity for us to share the gift of God’s love with children who might not otherwise have that opportunity.

As an OCC Relay Center, we will be collecting gifts at Prince of Peace at the following times:Monday, Nov. 14th from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. – 4 volunteers would be greatTuesday, Nov. 15th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – 4 volunteers would be greatWednesday, Nov. 16th from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. – 4 volunteers would be greatThursday, Nov. 17th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – 4 volunteers would be greatFriday, Nov. 18th from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. – 4 volunteers would be greatSaturday, Nov 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – 4 volunteers would be greatSunday, Nov. 20th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – 4 volunteers would be greatMonday, Nov. 21st from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. – 4 volunteers would be great

A signup sheet will be out after the Prince of Peace Soup Supper. Volunteers from across the parish are welcome! If you would like the volunteer and do not have the opportunity to stop by to sign up, please call me at 402-759-3463 and let me know when you would like to participate in this opportunity.

In addition to volunteers to help receive the gifts, we could also use an enclosed trailer to transport the cartons of gifts to Lincoln. Along with this, if you have a pickup and would like to volunteer to drive the gifts to Lincoln, that would be wonderful.

In addition to the above, one of the most important things we can do is to pray for the children who will receive these gifts and the opportunity for them to come to know Jesus as their savior.

Blessings, Ladonna Pendleton

MONTHLY MISSION COLLECTIONSSeptember

Sock-it-2-me SundaysOctober

Packing Paper SundaysNovember

Operation Christmas Child

DecemberUndie Sundays

277 pairs of socks were collected!

Thanks for your contributions!

Christmas gifts for kids. Details in this careletter as

to how you can help!

Men’s briefs (S-5XL), ladies’ briefs (5-12), girls’ briefs,

boys’ briefsJanuary

Leaping Linens Sundays

FebruarySoap Sundays

MarchGroovy Grooming

Sundays

AprilThis-and-That Sundays

Towels, washcloths, linens (kitchen & bedroom),

blankets, pillows (sleeping & throw), sheets (new or

gently-used)

Bath-size (4-5 oz.) soap bars, travel-size bars, body wash (travel & value-size), hand

sanitizer (travel-size), disposable disinfectant moist

wipes

Deodorant, inexpensive razors, travel-size shaving

cream, toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss,

mouthwash (non-alcoholic), feminine hygiene products

Nail clippers, non-perishable food items, bottled water,

antibiotic cream, Midol, pain reliever for children and

adults, first-aid supplies, bug spray, flashlights, batteries

MayToiletries Sundays

JuneBaby Bounty Sundays

JulyOffering Outer Sundays

AugustShuffling Shoes

SundaysTravel-size shampoo,

brushes, combs, moisturizer, conditioner, rubbing alcohol,

hydrogen peroxide, Softee hair dress, chapstick, foot

powder

Baby wipes, toddler training toothpaste, diapers (all sizes, especially 3 & up), formula, baby food & cereal, gently-

used clothing, strollers, booster-seats

Jackets, coats, gloves, scarves, hats, caps, rain

ponchos, coveralls, cotton/jersey work gloves,

purses & bags, belts

Men’s, women’s, and children’s shoes, new or in

reasonable condition

SOS: Snippets on StewardshipThanks to Pastor Woody Chamberlain for the following article entitled “Am I Tithing Yet?”

“A member asked, ‘I give $50 a week. That’s $15 a week more than last year, am I tithing yet?’ And the answer had to be, ‘I don’t know.’ But you can decide for yourself since ‘tithing’ is based on the biblical principle of giving 10% of

our income.The New Testament book of Hebrews reminds us of Abraham’s

gifts, ‘Abraham gave one-tenth of all he had…’ (Hebrews 7:2, The Good News Bible).

As a helpful resource, compare the chart to the side with your weekly paycheck or your IRS return. If you are not tithing, we invite you to grow toward a tithe. If you are tithing, we invite you to celebrate generosity by growing beyond a tithe. Choose which growth step works for you, growing by 1% of your income each year, or growing by $1.00 each week.”

Pastor Chamberlain has certainly laid the groundwork for some soul-searching and thinking… Where will that lead us? What will we be motivated to do? God’s Spirit is moving amongst us.

IF YOUR WEEKLY

OFFERING IS:

YOUR TOTAL INCOME WOULD BE:

WEEK YEAR$2 $20 $1,040$5 $50 $2,600

$10 $100 $5,200$15 $150 $7,800$30 $300 $15,600$40 $400 $20,800$50 $500 $26,600$65 $650 $33,800$75 $750 $39,000$85 $850 $44,200$90 $900 $46,800

$100 $1,000 $52,000

$150 $1,500 $78,000

On November 20th, First and Prince of Peace will hold a Thankful Sunday service. For this service, members are encouraged to donate canned food and other non-perishable food items to those in need. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s a wonderful time to share our God-given blessings with those less fortunate.

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