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| Sunday, August 24, 2008 |
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08-24-08
By Maxine Lashmet @ 9:32 AM
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Sunday School: Growing in Christ
Sunday School Superintendent: Kevin Tavender
K-8 SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETS IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE CHURCH.
Today in Sunday School, students studied “Journey with a Runaway” from Philemon. Discuss some of Paul’s Letter to Philemon. Parents might ask, “How might you react to this Letter from Paul? How does forgiveness in Christ free us from slavery?”
Our ALTAR FLOWERS are given to the glory of God: Keith and Karole Devlin on the occasion of the 15th wedding anniversary on August 28, 2008.
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STUDIES THE BOOK OF EXODUS: Pastor teaches this faith-building account of God’s grace in the Old Testament in bringing Israel out of slavery in Egypt to the promised land. This foreshadows God’s grace in Christ in bringing us from being slaves of sin to forgiven children of God with a heavenly inheritance.
THE SALEMJAX.ORG WEBSITE has new content and is updated frequently. There are blogs, devotional items, sermons and doctrinal writings. You can check out photos from our various church ministries. You can find out about events from the web calendar, what the menu is for the school cafeteria and homework assignments for your child. Consider making salemjax.org your home page or at least setting a book mark for it.
YOUTH GROUP MEETING SUNDAY AT 5:30 pm. Pizza will be provided for supper. Stay after the Confirmation Orientation meeting which starts at 4 pm.
THE ORIENTATION MEETING FOR ALL PARENTS AND ALL CONFIRMATION STUDENTS, SALEM AND PUBLIC SCHOOL will be held on Sunday, August 24th, at 4 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will have a regular Youth Meeting afterwards. Parents please be present and bring your children. Pastor will explain what the requirements and procedures are for the new confirmation year.
PUBLIC CONFIRMATION will be held on Sunday evenings from 4:00-5:15 pm. The reason for moving to Sunday evening is to avoid the athletic schedule conflicts that keep occurring on Wednesday evenings. Parents have received a letter explaining the new confirmation year in detail.
MEN’S PRAYER BREAKFAST
Saturdays 7:00 - 8:00 am
in Salem’s Annex Conference Room.
BIBLE BREAKFAST Join us on Fridays at 6:45 AM in the Conference Room. We have just started the Old Testament book of Joshua. Read the thrilling story of how God used the Israelites to defeat the much more powerful and numerous Canaanites demonstrating that He is the one true God. Please join us and bring a friend!
SALEM'S MILITARY SERVICEMEN
Brandon Aring, Nathan Aring, Sam Dimmick
Colin Keenan, Andrew Leinberger, John Magelitz
MONDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY/PRAYER NITE begins September 8, 7 pm Fellowship Hall: Our topic is CREATION. We will use DVD videos and the Bible. Join us--and bring a friend.
DOORBELL DINNERS: We need volunteers to help deliver doorbell dinners during the week of September 22-26th. Please contact Rita Tendick, 245-5767, if you are interested in helping out with this ministry.
CHOIR & HANDBELL CHOIR RESUMES - Thursday, August 28, the Salem Adult Choir begins practice for the fall at 7:00 PM in the church balcony. The Adult Handbell Choir begins at 8:15 PM also on Thursday, August 28. BRUCE ENGEBRECHT, choir director, welcomes and invites all to join both groups. This is your opportunity to serve our Lord in worship together with all the members of Salem. Singing or ringing is an expression of worship in giving praise and thanks to God. Come join the groups each Thursday evening.
LUTHERAN BLIND MISSION would like to establish a center for outreach to the blind at Salem. They are looking for volunteers to prepare and serve a monthly meal. They will train the sighted volunteers on the proper techniques for serving and greeting blind people. Lutheran Blind Mission also gives the new center up to $300, to cover meal expenses. Receipts from each meal are sent to St. Louis, and reimbursement is paid. If you are interested in this ministry, please contact Pastor Brechbuhl.
MOWING SCHEDULE
Aug 30 Gary Hadden
Sep 6 Matthew Hilsabeck
Sep 13 Darrell Runyon
Sep 20 Ron Aring
Sep 27 Mike Sieving
SALEM’S WOMAN’S RETREAT - It isn’t too late to sign up; there are still a few spaces left. Come join us at Williamson Christian Center on Friday evening, September 19, through Saturday afternoon, September 20. There will be Bible study, service projects, fun, and fellowship. For more information, contact TIFFANY GEHRKE (883-1248).
THE BEST KIND OF GOLF Golf at its best includes three things. One, the game itself. Two, playing the game with Christian friends. Three, playing the game for a good cause. The ROY LOVEKAMP GOLF SCRAMBLE, scheduled for Sunday, September 21st, offers the best of golf. It is called a four man scramble. But you don’t have to be a four man or woman team to enter. Individuals or couples will be placed on teams of four. Skill is not required. But if you have ever played golf previously, we need to know your average score so that the teams are as even as possible. The cost is $50.00 per person, which includes 18 holes with cart, snacks during play, a bucket of warm up balls, and prizes. Registration forms are in the church narthex and annex.
MISSION OUTREACH - Matthew 16:13-20: When Jesus asked his disciples “who do you say that I am,” Peter answered for them all by saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Who do we say Jesus is? Our answer is our witness to others that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior of the world. That is good news worth repeating!
CID LUTHERAN LAYMEN’S LEAGUE RETREAT is scheduled on Saturday, September 6, at Camp CILCA, Cantrall IL in the Christian Growth Center from 9:00 AM-3:30 PM. Registration fee: $15.00 (includes lunch). Three topics will be presented: Men’s Ministry for your Congregation, Woman to Woman Radio Program, and Mission Work Done in Jamaica. Rev. PETER KIRBY and his wife will tell how they did mission work in Jamaica including how Rev. Kirby was the volunteer Director of Lutheran Hour Ministries in Jamaica. A registration form is available in the church office. Housing is also available for Friday or Saturday night at $50.00 per night per room for one or two people and $23.00 for each additional person per room. The CID LLL Board will meet on Friday, September 5, at 8:00 PM. All are invited.
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT - Romans 11:33-12:8: St. Paul ended today’s Epistle reading by encouraging us to use our gifts (serving, teaching, encouraging, contributing, leadership and mercy) in a very deliberate and intentional way. We show that our faith is alive by our sacrificial deeds of kindness to the glory of God and the welfare of our fellow human beings.
CAMP CILCA’S 11TH ANNUAL CHICKEN DINNER AND AUCTION - Sunday, August 31, 2008. The meal begins at 11:30 AM and continues until 2:00 PM. Tickets are available at the door. Price: $7.00, adults; $5.00, children, age 4-12. Children age 3 and under are free. Children age 3 and under, free. There will be a 10:30 AM worship service. The Silent Auction begins at 12:30 PM and the live Auction begins at 1:30PM. For more information, call 217-487-7497 or visit the website at www.cilca.org. Sponsored in part by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
THANK YOU- to all who attended the Thrivent Family Food, and Fun Festival on Saturday, August 16. Also, to all the volunteers. Any suggestions for future events? Contact DAVID HANNEL (491-0722) or CATHY DOYLE (370-6597).
The JUD-LEINBERGER families give heartfelt thanks to each and everyone of the Salem family for the many kind thoughts, words, prayers, and deeds for Carolyn during her illness and passing. Thank you especially to Pastor Brechbuhl and Pastor Riemer for visits, prayers, and communion for Carolyn. Thank you to those who brought in food and flowers, and most of all the many cards and birthday wishes. David, Andrew, and Karl Leinberger, Jan Dean, Jennifer and Tyler Jud.
CEL-A-BRA-TION TIME, C’MON - Salem, are you ready to celebrate? It’s just about time! It’s the 150th birthday of OUR SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH! What a blessing! Saturday, September 13th, 6:00 P.M., at Hamilton’s, 110 N. East is when the party begins. Our celebration will continue on Sunday morning with our 8:00 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. worship services. Salem graduate, the Reverend Dr. Paul Deterding, will be our guest speaker. While there will be no formal Bible class that morning, our coffee hour will be a time of fellowship and remembrance. You should have received Saturday night banquet information in the mail with a response form. If you’ve misplaced it, complete the information below or call the church office - 243-3419. You don’t want to miss this milestone in our history!
REGISTRATION FORM IS ON THE NEXT PAGE. Check payable to Salem Lutheran
150th ANNIVERSARY
DATE EVENT
Sep 13 Sat 6 pm Church Banquet
Sep 14 Sat/Sun
8 & 10:30 am Church Anniversary Celebration Services
Preacher: Rev. Paul Deterding
PRAYER REQUEST
Please check all the boxes that apply:
☐ Please pray this petition during the worship service
☐ Please include in News and Notes
☐ Please put up on the Prayer Bulletin Board in the Annex
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Life Lines for Sunday, August 24
Written by Jeanne Strubbe
Life Ministry Coordinator, Salem Lutheran Church
In July of this year, me, my husband and three of his siblings went on a once in a lifetime trip to Alaska. Now a trip like that in and of itself is not so unusual in today’s world. However, we all drove together in our van over 10,000 miles roundtrip. We traveled through Canada on the Alaskan Highway to reach our destination. We marveled at the beauty that God created all along the way. We also learned so much more about our country and Canada. One thing that I learned from our trip that was never taught to me through a history class in high school was an event that happened during World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order on Feb. 19, 1942, which gave the United States military authorization to exclude individuals from areas vital to national security. Because of the strategic location of the Aleutian Islands in the North Pacific Ocean, the U.S. government feared the islands would be a target for the Japanese military, thus the order was used almost exclusively to remove Japanese Americans from the West Coast and Alaska. Nationally, more than 120,000 Japanese Americans from Alaska, Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington were ordered into camps despite the fact that no terrorist incidents had ever been perpetrated by Japanese Americans. Alaska’s Aluets were also destined for evacuation during the war through no fault of their own. Those who were relocated suffered countless hardships from lack of food, drinking water and proper shelter and many never returned to their homes at the end of the war. Most endured in inadequate camps for over three years and many died during this time. One person was quoted as saying, “The pain of mistreatment of American citizens at the hand of their own trusted government is still carried by Aleuts and Japanese Americans.” One of the legacies of internment is the hope that it will never happen again. So, what does this have to do with life? I think it’s another example of how our own government can place so little value on human life. Abortion on demand places no value on the tiny human growing in the womb. Or, when patients are denied the simple basic needs of food and hydration in order to hasten their death. Jack Yamaguchi said in 1989, “For those of us who were forced to live there during those dark days of World War II, there are bitter memories, but for those of you who have never lived behind barbed wire under the watchful eyes of sentries armed with machine guns, may it serve as a reminder that the American ideals of brotherhood with liberty and justice for all are in continual peril if any American fails to stand up for the ideals that were set forth in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution of the United States.” How many of you are ready to stand up and say stop the killing of the innocents? Are you willing to publicly and loudly proclaim that our God is a God of Life for all humans? Hebrews 10:39. We don’t belong with those who turn back and are destroyed. Instead we belong with those who have faith and are saved. WORSHIP HELPERS
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| Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
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School Field Day
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An afternoon of outdoor and indoor competition for our Salem School children.
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| Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
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Historical Photos
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A new Photo Galery has been added showing historical photos of the Church & School. Click here to go to this new Photo Gallery.
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