Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Volume 364 September2018

The Grapevine

The Gloria Dei Grapevine is the

monthly newsletter of Gloria

Dei Evangelical Lutheran

Church. For more information,

or if you have any questions,

please contact us.

Pastor Dennis J. Himm

5005 McCandlish Rd. Grand Blanc, MI 48439

Phone:(810)694-3540

revhimm@gmail.com

www.GloriaDeiGB.com

I am the vine, you are the

branches. If a man remains in

me and I in him, he will bear

much fruit; apart from me you

can do nothing.

John15:5

Please Join Us

Sunday Morning Worship

at 9:30am

Adult, Teen, & Children’s

Sunday School at 11:00am,

September thru May

Adult Bible Study - every

Thursday at 9:00am

Youth Group (6th-12th grade)

Meets twice monthly

September thru May, and once

monthly June thru August.

Lutheran Pioneers (K-8th

grade) Meets twice monthly

September thru May.

FROM YOUR PASTOR...

Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s Head

“G od’s Word is our great heritage and shall be our forever” we sing loudly and

boldly. And right we should. “To spread its light from age to age shall be our chief

endeavor.” Yes, indeed! “Through life it guides our way; in death it is our stay.” No

question about it! “Lord, grant, while worlds endure, we keep its teachings pure

throughout all generations.” Just how are we going to do that? Might I suggest and whole-

heartedly recommend that we gather each Sunday, not only to worship our gracious God,

but to stay and study his errorless Word. Then God’s Word, passed on to our generation,

will do exactly as we sing – it will fortify and encourage us as we continue to pass it to the

next generation. Sunday School, Teen Class, and Adult Bible Class begins on Sunday,

September 16. See you there!

By the way, in the next several issues of The Gloria Dei Grapevine we will look at various

hymns from our hymnal, Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal, to remind us of some

remarkable truths based on God’ Word. I pray that you enjoy and benefit from them.

Pastor Johann Mentzer (1658-1734) was the author of this week’s devo-tional hymn. He carried crosses that few can imagine. • During his ministry, his prince in Saxony, Germany, joined with Peter the Great of Russia to wage war against Sweden. The most promising young men of Pastor Mentzer’s par-ish were being siphoned into the war machine. The military funerals fol-lowed. • Pastor Mentzer’s first wife, Eva Maria, died while giving birth to twins.

He was left, a broken-hearted single-parent, with six children to raise.

• In 1704 he married Anna Magda-lena. The infant mortality rate at that time was about 60%. But of the seven children Anna bore him, only one sur-vived. Within three weeks, Pastor and Anna stood at the graveside of four of their children. “Oh, my God,” he prayed. “You allow one painful distress after another only for the high praise of your name!”

It was during this time that Pastor Mentzer wrote his most enduring hymn: “O That I had a Thousand Voices” (CW 194 and 242). Of the 40 hymns he wrote in his lifetime, al-most all of them fell under the cate-gories of “Cross and Comfort” or “Praise and Thanksgiving.” And is it any wonder? Praise and thanksgiving can only come from the unshakable knowledge that the cross

Lord, Jesus Christ, the Church’s

head,

You are her one foundation.

In you she trusts, before you

bows,

And waits for your salvation.

Built on this rock secure,

Your church shall endure

Though all the world decay

And all things pass away.

Oh, hear, oh, hear us Jesus!

Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal –

536, verse 1

Continued on page 3

Serving in September Serving in October

September 2

Ushers: Joe King, Brian King, Spencer King

Greeter: Barb Lambert

Communion Set Up: Edgett

Communion Assistants: Gary Richmond & Tom

Furnner

Power Point Assistant: Reagan Moore

Counters: Moore & Neuwirth

Cleaners: Faulkner

September 9

Ushers: Mark Moore, Logan Moore, & Reagan Moore

Gretter: SueAnn Callahan

Power Point Assistant: Tobias Edgett

Counters: Mortimer & Major

Cleaners: Viele

September 16

Ushers: John Kritzman, Zach Kritzman, & Jim Luisier

Greeters: The Edgett Family

Communion Set Up: Edgett

Communion Assistants: Joe King & Pete Straub

Power Point Assistant: Joe Hoppe

Counters: Hoppe & Luisier

Cleaners: Sharich

September 23

Ushers: Mike Hoppe, Joe Hoppe, & Eric Metz

Greeters: Scott & Donna Freimark

Power Point Assistant: Garrett Edgett

Counters: Mortimer & Metz

Cleaners: Moore

September 30

Ushers: Ralph Dudley, Allen Mortimer, & Tom Furnner

Greeters: Tom & Pat Furnner

Power Point Assistant: Kaitlyn Straub

Counters: Kritzman & Leplow

Cleaners: Kritzman

October 7

Ushers: Tim Major, Bob Kost, Sr. Scott Mortimer

Greeters: Bob & Susanna Kost

Communion Set Up: Scott & Deb Mortimer

Communion Assistants: Gary Richmond & Jim Luisier

Power Point Assistant: Brenna Moore

Counters: Callahan & Furnner

Cleaners: King

October 14

Ushers: Harold Fox, Kent Kerwin, Jim Sharich

Gretter: The Kritzmans

Power Point Assistant: Noah Gresock

Counters: Moore & Neuwirth

Cleaners: Himm

October 21

Ushers: Jeff Edgett, Tobias Edgett, & Garrett Edgett

Greeters: Joe & Sharon King

Communion Set Up: Scott & Deb Mortimer

Communion Assistants: Pete Straub & Tom Furnner

Power Point Assistant: Reagan Moore

Counters: Mortimer & Major

Cleaners: Hoppe

October 28

Ushers: Joe King, Brian King, & Jim Luisier

Greeters: The Mortimer Family

Power Point Assistant: Tobias Edgett

Counters: Hoppe & Luisier

Cleaners: Gresock

Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s Head

Choir Practice will begin

Monday, September 17.

Choir meets every Monday at 7 pm. If you are interested

in joining please see Kay Himm.

The next Men’s Breakfast and

Bible Study will be on

September 15, at 8:00 am.

There is a sign up sheet on

the bulletin board.

Continued from page 1

of our Savior is our only lasting comfort! Three hundred years later, our distresses, though perhaps not as severe, are not so very different than theirs. We still stand, red-eye over a mound of freshly dug earth. We turn restlessly on our bed consumed by trouble that belongs to tomorrow. But greatest of all is our guilt before a holy God and our liability to eternal punish-ment. It took nothing short of the holy, precious blood and the innocent sufferings and death of our Lord Jesus to pay the price of our freedom from death and raise us to life everlasting! Our praise for the strong medicine of Jesus’ cross is reflected in the stout, biblical imagery and humble, plaintive prayer of that first verse. God’s truth then leads us confidently to sing the closing verse: And for your gospel let us dare

To sacrifice all treasure; Teach us to bear your blessed cross, To find in you all pleasure. Oh, grant us steadfastness

In joy and distress. Lord, for your mercy’s sake, Let us by grace partake

Of endless joy and glory. Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal – 536, verse 4

Confirmation

Confirmation class will begin on Monday,

September 10 at 6:30 pm. If you have a child

that will be entering 7th or 8th grade this fall

please let us know so we can get class infor-

mation to you, and we can make sure we have

enough supplies.

We invite you to join us this year for Lutheran Girl

and Boy Pioneers. We will be holding open registra-

tion during the month of September for children Kin-

dergarten thru 8th grade. Please contact Mike Hoppe

with any questions.

Our first meeting will be held on

September 9.

Our first District event, the annual Archery Campout,

will be held October 12-14 at Killarney Lutheran

Campground in Onsted, MI.

Look for more information on our bulletin board

in the Fellowship Hall.

Birthdays in September

9/02 Jordan Thomason

9/03 Justin Lawrence

9/05 Savannah Kanignunta

9/08 Noah Gresock

9/10 Norman Lawrence

9/17 John Neuwirth

9/18 Whitney Nielsen

9/23 Casi Hudak

9/23 Brady Stevenson

9/28 Jane Peterson

Anniversaries in September

9/03 Tom & Pat Furnner

9/09 Marvin & Arlowa Himm

9/13 Steve & Nancy Hudak

9/18 Harold & Donna Fox

9/21 Michael & Becky Richmond

9/23 Eric & Tricia Guffey

9/24 Ben & Julie McGowen

It seems strange to think about Christmas while I sit here with

the air conditioning running, but it’s going to come faster

than we can imagine. Ladies, start thinking about hosting a

table for our annual Ladies Advent by Candlelight. This year

it will be held on Thursday, December 6. It really is a wonder-

ful way to spend the evening and share the birth of our Savior

with the special women in your life.

Running Totals through August 2018

General Fund is (1,296.05) Budget Receipts Expenses

155,600.00 142,169.57 145,472.81

$2,973.00

Piano Fund

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

$3,000.00

$4,000.00

$5,000.00

$6,000.00

$7,000.00

$8,000.00

$9,000.00

At our June Voters' Meeting a Piano

Fund was established to purchase a

new Yamaha Clavinova CVP705 to

replace our present Clavinova since the

key striking pressure and technology is

greatly challenged. The MSRP of the

CVP705 is *9,000.00.If you would like

to contribute to this please mark

SPECIAL on your envelope and write

PIANO. Remember, these gifts should

not replace your regular, generous

GENERAL FUND offering. Our goal is to

have the new Clavinova here by mid-

September when choir begins,

November 3, 2018

The Capitol Theatre

7:00 pm

Since giving up his job as a grocery truck driv-er in 2002, Tim Hawkins has been establishing himself as one of the most in-demand comedi-ans in the country. With 3000,000,000 video views online and over 100 sold-out concerts every year, his Jackwagon Crew has grown into a revolution of multi-generational propor-tions.

Tim’s gut-busting comedy show entertains the entire family while doubling down on the funny, a daunting task in an age where the obscene has become routine. His act is one part gifted + 2 parts twisted—the only certainty being his on the nose observations that expose the ri-diculousness of daily life while marveling in its hilarity. The perils of marriage, homeschooling, and growing up in the Midwest may not exem-plify the rock star life, but they make for really good punch lines.

There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall

1-Sep Is. 45,46 57 1 Luke 24

2-Sep Is. 47,48 58 2 John 1

3-Sep Is. 49,50 59 3 John 2

4-Sep Is. 51,52 60 4 John 3

5-Sep Is. 53-55 61 5 John 4

6-Sep Is. 56,57 62 6 John 5

7-Sep Is. 58,59 63 7 John 6

8-Sep Is. 60,61 64 8 John 7

9-Sep Is. 62-64 65 9 John 8

10-Sep Is. 65 66 10 John 9

11-Sep Is. 66 67 11 John 10

12-Sep Micah 1-4 68:1-18 12 John 11

13-Sep Micah 5-7 68: 19-35 13 John 12

14-Sep Habakkuk 69: 1-15 14 John 13

15-Sep Zephaniah 69: 16-36 15 John 14,15

16-Sep Jer. 1,2 70 16 John 16,17

17-Sep Jer. 3 71: 1-16 17 John 18

18-Sep Jer. 4,5 71: 17-24 18 John 19

19-Sep Jer. 6,7 72 19 John 20,21

20-Sep Jer. 8,9 73: 1-14 20 Acts 1

21-Sep Jer. 10,11 73: 15-28 21 Acts 2

22-Sep Jer. 12,13 74: 1-11 22 Acts 3

23-Sep Jer. 14,15 74: 12-23 23 Acts 4

24-Sep Jer. 16,17 75 24 Acts 5

25-Sep Jer. 18-20 76 25 Acts 6

26-Sep Jer. 21,22 77 26 Acts 7

27-Sep Jer. 23,24 78: 1-20 27 Acts 8

28-Sep Jer. 25 78: 21-33 28 Acts 9

29-Sep Jer. 26,27 78: 34-55 29 Acts 10

30-Sep Jer. 28,29 78: 56-72 30,31 Acts 11

Grow in GOD’S WORD This Fall Sunday Morning

Worship– 9:30 am

Communion is offered on the 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month.

Bible Classes – 10:50 am

Begins September 16

Children’s Sunday School (Preschool thru 2nd grade)

These youngsters will have their own Sunday School lesson dur-

ing the sermon and then return for the close of the worship ser-

vice. Old Testament lessons will be taught by various Sunday

School teachers.

Children’s Sunday School (3rd grade thru 8th

grade)

This school year we will begin in the Old Testament starting in

Genesis. During the year the children will also learn more about

Martin Luther and the Reformation and what it means for us.

Lori Davis & Erica Gresock will teach this class.

Teen Bible Class (high school students)

The teens will discuss various topic and/or books of the Bible.

Although it is informal it is packed full of important information

for real life situations. Eric Bessolo will lead this group.

Adult Bible Class

Take advantage of this opportunity to grow in your Christian

faith. We will begin with an eight lesson study on prayer. This

course presents what scripture teaches us about this most im-

portant gift from God to His children. Pastor Himm will lead this

class.

During the Remainder of the Week

Confirmation Class (7th & 8th grade)

Monday Evenings – 6:30 - 8:15 pm Begins September 10 This two-year class helps children prepare for Confirmation

as they strengthen their Christian faith and Christian living.

For more information contact Pastor Himm.

Choir

Monday Evenings – 7:00 - 8:00pm Begins September 17 Choir practices every Monday evening September thru May.

They perform during special worship services, and also occa-sionally have the opportunity to perform in the community.

Choir is open to all members. Please see Kay Himm for more

information.

Thurs. Morning Adult Bible Class – 9:00 am

This informal class studies various books of the Bible. We usually discuss one chapter at a time as we connect it with

other passages of the Bible. It is open to everyone.

Youth Group (6th - 12th grade)

2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month 6:00-8:00 pm

All youth 6th-12th grades are welcome. Activities include lively discussions & games, community & church service activ-

ities, and a really good Bible study. Allen & Laura Mortimer

lead this group.

Pioneers (K – 8th grade)

This Christ-centered program helps to guide girls and boys to realize the joy of a Christ-centered life and how joyfully

they can serve Him, their church, their family, and their com-munity. We will be holding open registration during the

month of September for children between kindergarten and 8th grade. Our first District event, the annual Archery Cam-

pout will be October 12-14. Mike Hoppe leads the Pioneers.

Men’s Breakfast

3rd Saturday of each month– 8:00 am

After enjoying a hearty breakfast, we pause for a informal 19-minute Bible study and discussion about various topics. Please sign up on the bulletin board so that the cook knows

how many to prepare for. Don’t be afraid to sign up to cook – you get to set the menu and you don’t have to clean up. If you

haven’t attended yet, don’t let that stop you from coming.

and having a great time

September 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

26

9:30 am - Worship

PPA: Noah Gresock

Pentecost 14

27 28 29 30

9:00 am - Adult Bible Class

31

7:00pm - Drive-In Movie

Night

1

Cleaners for September 2:

Faulkner

2

9:30am - Worship with

Communion

*Donation Sunday*

PPA: Reagan Moore

Pentecost 15

3 4 5

6:30 pm - Board of Elders

Meeting

6

NO Adult Bible Class

District Council Meeting

7:00 pm - Church Council

Meeting

7 8

Cleaners for September 9:

Viele

9

9:30am - Worship

11:00am - Fall Kick Off Pot

-Luck

12:00pm—Pioneers

PPA: Tobias Edgett

Pentecost 16

10

6:30pm - Confirmation

Class

WELS Night at Ford Field

11 12

Circuit Meeting

13

9:00 am - Adult Bible Class

6:00 pm—Youth Group

7:00 pm - Board of

Education Meeting

7:00 pm - Board of

Trustees Meeting

14 15

8:00 am Men’s Breakfast

& Bible Study

Cleaners for September

16: Sharich

16

9:30 am - Worship with

Communion

10:50 am - Sunday School

Classes

PPA: Joe Hoppe

Pentecost 17

17

6:30pm - Confirmation

Class

7:00pm - Choir Practice

18 19 20

9:00 am - Adult Bible Class

7:00 pm - Board of

Evangelism Meeting

21 22

10:00am - Rock Art Class

Cleaners for September

23: Moore

23

9:30 am - Worship

10:50 am - Sunday School

Classes

12:00pm—Pioneers

PPA: Garrett Edgett

Pentecost 18

24

6:30pm - Confirmation

Class

7:00pm - Choir Practice

25 26 27

9:00 am - Adult Bible Class

6:00 pm—Youth Group

7:00 pm - Board of

Stewardship Meeting

28 29

Cleaners for September

30: Kritzman

30

9:30 am - Worship

10:50 am - Sunday School

Classes

PPA: Kaitlyn Straub

Pentecost 19

1

6:30pm - Confirmation

Class

7:00pm - Choir Practice

2 3

6:30 pm - Board of Elders

Meeting

4

9:00 am - Adult Bible Class

7:00 pm - Church Council

Meeting

5 6

5:00 pm -Progressive

Dinner

Cleaners for October 7:

King