In This Issue: 2 From Our Associate Pastor & Our Music Director 3 October Birthdays & Anniversaries 4 Bible Studies & Sunday School 5 Finances, Official Acts & Attendance 6 October 2019 Worship Helpers’ Schedule Preschool News! 7 October 2019 Calendar 8 Youth Group News! 9 Wurstmarkt & Country Store 10 Funke News 11 Ladies’ Bunco Night

October

2019 Immanuel Monthly

Making more and stronger disciples of Jesus Christ through

the power of the Holy Spirit.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH & PRESCHOOL 522 S. CHURCH STREET — WATERLOO, IL — 618.939.6480

immanuelwaterloo@gmail .com — immanuelwaterloo.org

From Our Administrative Pastor…

Greetings in Christ, It’s hard to believe it’s already October! It always seems that October is when the year starts to kick into high gear. June, July, August, and September all have various activities going on, but October is when we start the busy time of year. The city has a variety of “Fests,” people are working their way out of “summer vacation mode” and the church year starts to fill up with various bigger holidays. If you look in the front of your hymnal you’ll see a list of names and events that the church commemorates throughout the year. We don’t pray to these various people or worship these various events. Instead, we remember people and times of importance in church history. We give glory to God and praise Him for those who have pointed us to Christ through the ages. In October alone, there are 11 people that we remember (some of them combined on the same day) as well as remembering Hymn writers on a certain day. Near the end of October, we also celebrate Reformation day. While Reformation day is historically remembered on Oct 31st, we’ll celebrate it as a congregation on Oct 27th (the Sunday before). We talk about the Reformation all of the time, but it’s important to remember why we do so. The Reformation is not about Martin Luther. It’s about Jesus. It’s not about Germans. It’s about Jesus. It’s not about the greatness of various men. It’s about the mercy of Christ. Even though there were men before Luther who had tried to get the attention of the church to look back to Christ, Luther was in the right place at the right time to be used by God to get the church’s attention. Too often, we remember that the Reformation has to do with Jesus, but we get distracted by Martin Luther...Martin Luther...and if I forgot to mention him. ...Martin Luther. That was the farthest thing from Luther’s desire and yet, if we’re not careful, our attention may be misplaced. When we think of the Reformation we give thanks to God that the false Gospel that had been so prevalent was exposed for the lie that it was. Man cannot buy or work his way into heaven. Instead, our only hope or peace is in the grace and mercy of Christ. Apart from the unmerited favor of Christ we only have sin, death, and the devil looking us in the face. Praise God that he used simple, sinful human beings to point the rest of us simple sinful human beings back to Christ. Every day we fix our eyes upon Him and upon His promises of forgiveness and eternal life. While we remember the event in church history when the church was being re-formed around the Word of Jesus, we remember that Jesus gives Himself to us still to mold us and shape us as we walk in this life (Rom. 8:29). Blessings on your day!

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This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10, NIV

Dear Brothers and Sisters of Immanuel, As we get closer to Reformation Day (Oct. 31), we thank God for blessing his Church with his precious Word and the truths found there. One of the great truths of God’s Word rediscovered by Martin Luther during the Reformation period is that being made right with God is God’s work entirely. Luther was taught that heaven and eternal life with God were bestowed on the person who did enough good works. According to this teaching, even with a fair amount of good works, the average person wouldn’t go straight to heaven. He’d spend a considerable amount of time working off his sins in purgatory. Salvation was something you did and earned. Yet through his study of God’s Word, Luther discovered that salvation is a free gift of God brought about by Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection. This gift is received when a person trusts in Jesus as his Savior (justification by grace through faith in Christ). What’s more, trust or faith in Jesus is also a gift created by the Holy Spirit using God’s Word and Baptism. It’s like you and I are sheep. Sheep that wandered away from the safety of the flock and the shepherd. Sheep stuck in the desert and about to die from the elements and our own stupidity. But the devotion and love of our Good Shepherd Jesus compelled him to come to our rescue. He gave his all to save us. The sheep couldn’t come to the shepherd, so the shepherd came to them and brought them into the shelter of his fold. The entire distance between God and man was covered by God. The combined efforts of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit were used to bridge the gap between sinner and salvation. The Father gave his Son; the Son atoned for all our sins; the Holy Spirit opened the eyes of our minds to see and trust the Savior. So, brothers and sisters, when you’re tempted to doubt God’s love for you, when you’re tempted to doubt your salvation, remember John’s powerful words in 1 John 4:10: “This is love. Not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” Remember these words, take them to heart, and rejoice in the salvation God has given you as a free gift. Happy Reformation Day! Love in Christ,

From Our Associate Pastor… A Note from Our Music Director...

Reformation Music...

Sunday, October 27th will find us celebrating Reformation at Immanuel. “A Mighty Fortress” will be one of the congregational hymns sung during the service. Along with the organ accompaniment, instrumentalists will add much to the beauty and depth of this familiar hymn. I look forward to hearing the congregation boldly sing the words to each of the verses. The early service on that Sunday will have both the Adult Choir and Agape Ringers singing/ringing. The choir will be singing “For Faith, We Praise You, Lord” by Starke and Hildebrand. This piece was commissioned for the 150th anniversary of Concordia Publishing House. The tune for this piece is "VERITY" and the word “verity” is also used in the selection.

For us, O Christ, we pray, That we with clarity. May also in our day Hold fast Your verity-- Look on our world with mercy still; Pour out Your grace, Your peace, good will, And with Your zeal, O Lord, us fill! The bell choir will play a “Meditation on Thaxted” arr. by Sondra Tucker. As you hear this piece, you may find yourself inwardly singing the words to LSB 941 We Praise You and Acknowledge You, O God.

We praise You and acknowledge You, O God to be the Lord, The Father everlasting, by all the earth adored. To You all angel powers cry aloud, the heavens sing, The cherubim and seraphim their praises to You bring: "O holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth; Your majesty and glory fill the heavens and the earth!" (vs 1) The late service will find the 3rd through 8th Grade Sunday School Choir singing “Splendor and Honor.” This is one of the hymns found in our hymnal: LSB 950 from the "Liturgical Music" section. Each verse brings to light the praise to be given to our God, the true Lamb, our Savior and with the praise we offer...we are called into His service.

Praised be the true Lamb, slain for our redemption, By whose self off'ring we are made God's people: A priestly kingdom from all tongues and nations, Called to God's service. (vs 2) All of the music which will be provided for this celebratory Sunday will reflect "God's Word" as our heritage and His constant presence in our lives to whom we give HONOR and GLORY! In closing, I share the following quote with you this month: Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. (Martin Luther)

Serving Him,

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October Birthdays & Anniversaries

Parish Leaders

Pastors: Rev. Merritt Demski, 847-254-9666 Administrative Rev. Dr. Tony Troup, 618-340-8375 Associate

Church & School Staff: Lisa Clamors, 618-719-4954 Office Secretary Ann Frank, 282-6597 Music Director Sandy Mueller Housekeeping Ken Schanz Groundskeeper/Maintenance Linda Polansky, 618-980-3475 Preschool Director Deborah Joellenbeck Preschool Aide

Church Council: Wayne Collmeyer, 618-719-7235 President Jim Crawford, 618-799-8789 Vice-President Cathie Collmeyer, 314-749-3772 Secretary David Powell, 618-974-9222 Treasurer Shirley Elmore, 939-3216 Financial Secretary Taryn Niemeyer, 939-7982 Christian Education Allen Jacobs, 939-3035 Church Properties Colby Crook, 618-910-2825 Evangelism/Fellowship Sandy Mueller, 618-420-1373 Social Ministry Jim Crawford, 618-799-8789 Spiritual Ministry Pat Kelly, 636-373-2967 Stewardship Cathy Whelan, 618-612-3150 Youth Ministry

Other Volunteers: Lisa Clamors Sunday School Superintendent Marilyn Collette Head Sacristan Shirley Elmore Sacristans Diana Heins Deborah Joellenbeck Valerie Zeisset Sandy Thompson Flower Coordinator

Field Education Students: Travis Henry, 2nd year 716-223-0496 Hayden Brown, 1st year 309-231-2183

Have you ever thought about joining one of

Immanuel's Boards or committees? If so, please contact the appropriate person listed above.

Happy Birthday to…

1 Babe Matzenbacher Art Meyer 2 Linda Polansky 3 Kathy Bujnak Myra Lesinger 4 Nick Prescher Alex Whelan 6 Don Birrittier Michelle Fink Jane Schaefer 7 Bev Jarvis Joyce Rossel 8 Clint Rodenberg 10 Cathie Collmeyer Julianna Gregory Alan Horn Emily Reece Kirk Ritzel 11 Bryan Stueve 13 Amelia Deptula 14 Rand Bundenthal Lana Mueller 16 David Jacobs Hunter Kettler 17 Michael Henry 18 Don Matzenbacher Charlotte Rodenberg Sarah Sappenfield Julie Zeiger 20 Sandra Downing Cody Hergenroeder 21 Abby Grant Jessica Gregory 22 John Stueve 23 Raymond Brandt Dennis Clamors II Gene Hoffmann David Neusel 24 Blake Nichols 25 Taylor Fuegner 26 Henry Eggemeyer Charli Major Dexter Rodenberg Clarence Vogt 27 Noah Heinemann Jacob Williams Jenna Worley 28 John Bicklein Jeriah Fink 29 Danny Bundenthal Zachary Bundenthal 29 Ashlynn Magnuson 30 Sydney Kuergeleis 31 LeAnne Luhr Arlin Obst Hayley Proctor Sophie Thorburg

Happy Anniversary to…

2 Mike & Ashley Ramsey (9) 4 Jay & Patricia Carr (39) Matt & Jenny Prather (16) 5 Wayne & Cathie Collmeyer (6) 6 David & Julie Powell (40) 7 Mike & Julie Deptula (13) 9 Josh & Nichole Kruse (9) Al & Vi Scheibe (65) Brian & Denise Wiese (37) 10 Ken & Susan Stratman (24) 11 Don & Connie Rusteberg (16) 12 Davide & Nancy Alu (17) Jeff & Angie Filipiak (18) 16 Daniel & Megan Menke (9) 17 Henry & Jessy Horrell (4) 21 Matt & Pam Schrader (25) Alan & Susan Starbuck (41) 22 Lee & Karen Eggemeyer (42) 24 Derek & Jenny Carr (21) 25 Bob & Angie Kloeppel (16) 26 Brian & Jennifer Downing (23) 29 Joe & Sandy Benyo (36) Bill & Kim Holtgrieve (36)

Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to all

celebrating in October!

“THE BIBLE: WHERE DO WE BEGIN?”

Saturday, Oct. 19th 1-3 pm

Overflow Room

You can quote verses... You can list off books of the Bible... But do you know how it all fits together? Do you know how to simply sit down and read the

Bible?

Join Pastor Demski for 2 hours on a Saturday afternoon to get a grasp on how this big book

fits together and how to read it devotionally to grow in the

Christian faith.

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Elders‘ Shepherding Program

(Families whose last name begins with)

A-B Rodney Clamors, 618-719-4023 C-D Alan Stumpf, 618-719-9033 E-Ha Scott Janssen, 214-629-6975 He-Hu Bob Polansky, 618-979-0918 J-K Jason Valerius, 458-4890 L-Mel Kevin Wheat, 939-5705 Men-My Cal Neeman, 939-5137 N-P Elden Niemeyer, 939-7982 R-Sche Larry Taake, 939-4757 Schi-Sw Greg Wiegand, 618-410-1500 T-Wel Kevin Whelan, 939-1985 Wem-Z Larry Goessling, 618-322-6555 Elders & Pastors: Jim Crawford, 618-799-8789

Have a question or would like to speak to your elder, feel free to call him anytime.

Board of Social Ministry: October: Immanuel Preschool

See the donation board in the narthex. There are a variety of items needed, so take a pick and drop off your donations in the wooden box.

Bi-County Backpack Program: This is an ongoing collection that supports children in Red Bud, Valmeyer, and Waterloo throughout the year. See the weekly bulletins for a list of items needed, and place those donations in the collection box in the narthex. Thank you!

Sunday School: October: Global Lutheran Outreach (Eric & Linda Funke)

Each month, the Sunday School classes take a monetary offering for a specific charity. Thank you to all of the Pre-K through 8th grade students that contribute to these collections each month!

Monthly Collections

For Men: Tuesdays at 6:30 am at Burger King. The group is studying a video series on Islam and is led by Pastor

Troup. For Women: Faith Mueller & Janet Crawford are leading a Life Light study on The Christian’s Mission. Thursdays at 7:00

pm in the overflow room. For All Adults: Sundays at 9:00 am in the overflow room. A study called “We the People: Citizens of Two Kingdoms,” led by

Pastor Troup. Sundays at 9:00 am in the church basement kitchen. Led by Scott & Jen Janssen and Tim Scheibe, this

class has a faith development and parenting focus. Feel free to bring your little ones, too! Wednesdays at 9:30 am in the overflow room. A study of the Augsburg Confession led by Pastor Demski. For Pre-K—College: Preschool—2nd grade: Sundays at 9:00 am in the education

building. Led by Pam Nagel, Sandy Mueller, Deborah Joellenbeck, and Lisa Clamors.

3rd—6th grades: Sundays at 9:00 am in the church basement. Led by Millie Menke & Gayle Mesnarich.

7th & 8th grades: Sundays at 9:00 am in the multipurpose room. “Our Disciples, They Wrote Us a Letter” led by Alan Stumpf and Travis Henry. Parents are welcome to attend, too.

High school and College-age: Sundays at 9:00 am in the youth room. The Bible: Where Do We Begin? led by Pastor Demski.

Bible Studies & Sunday School Classes!

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Transfers In:

David Renner from St. John, Red Bud

Cara Kruse and her daughter,

Mya Voges, from St. John, Red Bud

August 2019 Official Acts

In Our Prayers... Please note: The names listed below will remain on our public prayer list for two weeks unless the church office is notified otherwise. Thank you.

We Pray for our Fellow Parishioners: Millie Menke, Erwin Liefer , Sandy Moore, Perry Koch, Ruby Muench, Lana Mueller, Marie Dietzel, Roger Schanz, Wendy Maag, Keda Bachelier, Grace Urspruch, Bernell Bachelier, Nola Cottner, Joyce McDaniel, Lerona Pryor, Jack Netzeband

We Pray for Friends and Relatives of Parishioners: Michael Washausen, Nina Van Kamp, Ken Horn, Nicole Bachelier, Gordon Curd, Steven Muench, Don Kersten, Sarah Castelli, Tom Tierman, Glenda Manion, Dorothy Hagemeier, Brian Parks, Norman Rabbermann

We Pray for Those in the Service of Our Nation: Alicia Kirkley, Dustin Bender, Aaron Bommarito, Alex Naumann, Paul Doty

We Pray for Our Missionaries and Special Missions: Immanuel’s Preschool; Eric, Linda, Michael & Julia Funke (Tanzania); Unity Lutheran Elementary School (East St. Louis, IL); Immanuel’s Mission Team

October 2019 Altar Flowers

10/5—10/6 Given by Dave & Julie Powell in honor of their 40th wedding anniversary 10/12—10/13 Given by the Jones family in honor of the wedding of Alycia Jones & David Otten on 10/12/19 10/19—10/20 open 10/26—10/27 open

The 2019 Flower Chart is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex. Sign up for the weekend you would like! As your weekend approaches, Sandy Thompson, our flower coordinator, will contact you to give you more details.

August 2019 Church Attendance

August 2019 (4) 872 August 2018 (4) 951

2019 Weekly Average (as of 8/31):

224

As of 8/31/19, there were 925 baptized members.

Total Deposits $ 59,152.14 Total Expenses $ 65,275.97 Over/(Short) $ (6,123.83)

August 31, 2019 Balances: Checking $ 11,535.88 Scholarship Fund $ 9,763.88 Nobbe Mem. Fund $ 2,319.56 Narthex Fund $ 483.27 Tuckpointing Fund $ 17,373.00 Loan $360,296.71

2019 Year to Date: Deposits $320,093.02 Expenses $336,609.12 Over/(Short) $ (16,516.10) Unpaid Obligations $ 0.00

August Finances

On Sunday, September 15, 2019, seven third graders were honored and celebrated! Those students being honored were Nash Bradley, Brielle Fink,

Jakson Gregory, Logan Kettler, Tyler Major, Grace Troup, and Gwendolyn Wiegand.

Congratulations, and may God’s Word always be a light to your feet and a

lamp to your path!

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October 2019 Worship Helpers

Saturday Accompanists:

Ron Jones—10/5, 10/19, 10/26

Joan Ruwald—10/12

Collator:

Nede Bachelier

We are settling into the new school year. Students are getting to know one another and learning how to play, work and interact with others. We are learning manners bit by bit. To the surprise of many, sharing and taking turns does not come naturally. Saying, “Excuse me” when trying to cross in someone’s path does not always come with the patience to wait for that person to respond or move out of the way. These skills are a learning process that takes time to master. It seems that we have it all figured out by Friday. But, for some reason we need to start over on Monday. That is the life of a preschooler. We are currently talking about the story of Joseph and dealing with emotions such as jealousy and anger. We have role

played forgiveness and discussed how forgiveness feels for both the forgiver and the forgiven. Pray for us as we continue studying our ABC’s and 123’s. We will soon start up our Student of the Week program. It is always wonderful to have our church family pray for the Student of the Week and his/her family. Thank you for all of your prayers throughout the school year. Thank you to all who have made supply donations for the classroom. You will find the donation box in the narthex, along with a wish list of items needed. We have also set up an Amazon wish list that you may visit.

Peace to all. – Linda Polansky

October

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Want to Stay Up to Date? Go to our website (immanuelwaterloo.org) and check it out! Be sure to subscribe to the calendar, and you’ll have the most up to date info on Immanuel’s activities and events. Also, check out all of the info available right on our home page. Notice that something is missing? Let us know!

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BASIC helps the Jr High and High School members of our congregation grow together as the body of Christ. That happens primarily on Sunday mornings at the Divine Service and in Bible Study, but we also get together for fun, fellowship, and service activities throughout the

year. Remember, youth group is for youth in grades 6-12, and your friends are always welcome!

You can join the Immanuel BASIC Facebook group and email pastor.demski@gmail.com to be added to the weekly email list for the newest updates. JUNIOR HIGH RETREAT! Oct. 4-5 at Camp Wartburg. All 6th-8th graders. $55 per person (financial aid is available) MONTHLY YOUTH NIGHTS! Youth nights will be held on the 3rd Sundays of each month (in general) from 6-8 pm. Locations to be determined. Join us at the next Youth Night on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 6-8 pm. HIGH SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY! Remember to join us on Sundays in the youth room from 9-10 am for Bible study!

Watch the bulletins and Pastor Demski’s emails for info on our

upcoming events!

BASIC Youth Group News! Looking for a Few

Volunteers

We are looking for a few more volunteers to serve at Immanuel in

various ministries & roles.

Media Team—Ushers—Greeters—Sunday School Teachers/Helpers

If you would like to help out in any of these ways, please contact the

church office.

Do You Have an Email Address?

Did you know that you could be a good steward by receiving our

newsletter via e-mail? Call or e-mail the church office and let Lisa know to remove you from the mailing list and

add you to the e-mail list.

There is a large trash can in the

kitchen for your cans. If you have a large amount and put them in trash bags, you can put the bags over by the white shed at the corner of the

parking lot. Thank you for being good stewards and for supporting our

young people!

Coffee & Goodies Coffee & various baked goods are available in the narthex on Sunday mornings! What a fun (& yummy) way to enjoy fellowship before or after our services! Any freewill donations benefit the mission work of our Women’s Christian Ministry.

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A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped make our Mission Quilt Event such a SUCCESS! We tied a total of 12 ½ quilts which exceeded ALL of our expectations. We couldn’t have gotten so much done without

the volunteers who helped with set-up, food preparation, quilt pinning, tying, binding and clean-up. Our thanks to Linda Allscheid, Barb Altes, Kay Bense, Brittany Buettner, Veronica Demski, Jill Eggemeyer, Ann Frank, Warren Frank, Susan Hargrave, Wayne Hargrave, Jen & Addie Janssen, Deborah Joellenbeck, Lisa Krenz, Wendy Maag, Hazel Moeckel, Faith Mueller, Ollney Mueller, Sandy Mueller, Elden Niemeyer, Taryn Niemeyer, Dinah Pflasterer, Phillip Reiss, Vivian Reiss, Sara Schoenborn, Autumn Whelan, Cathy Whelan,

and Barb White. Also a special thanks to Thrivent for co-sponsoring this event through the Thrivent ACTION TEAM program.

This helped pay the food/snack expenses as well as for some much needed quilting supplies.

Our 2019 Crown of Silver Recipients...

During our services on Sept. 7-8, we honored three members who

celebrate 85 years of life this year.

Kenny Barton Bernice Fuller

Jerry Huck

Congratulations, and God’s continued blessings to each of you!

A Special Gift We received a special gift from Matt & Jennifer Preece in July in

memory of Lena Woodcock and in honor of her 105th birthday on July 25th. Because of Lena’s love for children, her family decided to

donate this gift to our preschool.

Immanuel’s Book Club Our next meeting will be on Monday, October 7, at 7:00 pm in the

library to discuss Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing. We would be very happy to have you join us. November 4th's book is Worth the

Fighting For by John McCain.

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An Update from Our Missionary Partners

Funke News: That the Works of God Might be Displayed There are some questions we can’t answer: Why must one mother struggle to find resources for two children who are differently-abled, while another mother births children who can see, walk, and play without extra assistance? Why do some have easy access to quality schools, while others walk miles to schools where the teachers may or may not show up? Why are some born into poverty while others are born into privilege? Life seems so unfair sometimes. Yet, this month we were reminded that even in the tough parts of life, or maybe especially in the challenges of life, the works of God are displayed. We give thanks for each and every work of God. New Missionaries to Tanzania We are still on the lookout for more new missionaries to Tanzania. Do you know any teachers (preschool, elementary, or high school), nurses, doctors, chaplains, social workers, DCEs, deaconesses, computer gurus, agricultural specialists, or childcare workers who might be interested in serving in Tanzania? If so, please download the one-page descriptions of these opportunities at www.globallutheranoutreach.com/blog/Funke and/or email us at Linda.Funke@GlobalLutheranOutreach.com. This is a wonderful place to live and work. :-) Our Sister School in Mwanza On August 14, we had the joy of seeing all of the progress on the new kitchen at Mwanza Lutheran Secondary School. Thank you again to St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, TX for making this possible! The diocese has now hired a headmaster, accountant, and several teachers, and will fully open in January 2020. The diocese still needs $2,600 to finish the roof of the kitchen. If you are interested in helping this school get off the ground, you can make an online donation by pressing the “GIVE” button at www.globallutheranoutreach.com/blog/MwanzaSchoolProject/and writing the donation amount next to Projects—”Funke: Mwanza School.” Or you can write a check to “Global Lutheran Outreach” and put “Funke: Mwanza School” in the memo line and send it to Global Lutheran Outreach, 6709 Ficus Drive, Miramar, FL, 33023. We continue to pray that God will use this school to bless the lives of many generations of students. New Home for Vulnerable Children We recently received word that our diocese will soon receive funding to build a home for vulnerable children on our school grounds. Praise the Lord! In preparation, Linda traveled on August 23 with our school’s headmaster, assistant headmaster, and two deaconesses to see two family-style children’s homes in the Mwanza area. It was an inspiring trip, and we look forward to sharing more about this exciting new ministry in the months to come! In Other News Eric continues teaching computer classes, assisting in national exam registrations, typing exams, training teachers in how to use his gradebook program, and compiling grades. Linda taught a “Lessons in the Movies” class and continues to homeschool our kids. Linda’s mother brought some new books for the school’s library, and the library now has ceiling board. School will close for a two-week break at the beginning of September, and we look forward to the break. Our car, unfortunately, continues to have problems. We have spent over $2,500 on it since January, and it has been eating away at our family’s budget. Please pray that these most recent repairs last. In happier news, another mother dog has given birth to six adorable puppies on our property. We had no idea we were opening a canine maternity home, but here we are. :-) Life continues to surprise us, and we continue to delight in how God works through it all. This is just a part of the September 2019 newsletter written by Eric & Linda Funke on August 29, 2019. Would you like to be added to their email list? If so, email Eric & Linda at Linda.Funke@GlobalLutheranOutreach.com and let them know.

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WORSHIP SERVICES

SATURDAY 5:30 pm

SUNDAY 7:45 am & 10:15 am

Holy Communion is celebrated at every Saturday service, at the 7:45 am service on the 2nd and 4th

Sundays of each month, and at the 10:15 am service on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of each month.

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Pastor Demski’s day off is Thursday.

Pastor Troup’s day off is Monday.

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