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Grace Ev. Lutheran Church
415 10th Street P.O. Box 156
DeWitt, IA 52742-0156
PH: 563-659-9153
Fax: 563-659-9154
WEB: www.gracedewitt.org
EMAIL: [email protected]
G.Y.M. Building PH: 563-659-2355
Grace Lutheran Camp
2675 242nd Street P.O. Box 156
DeWitt, IA 52742-0156
Camp Reservations
563-357-0780
Grace Lutheran Preschool P.O. Box 156
DeWitt, IA 52742
PH: 563-659-9193
EMAIL: [email protected]
Rev. C. Ronald Rafferty
563-503-2855
Mark Sperry, DCE
563-321-0674
Deje Jensen, Preschool Director 563-659-9193
Kerry Good
Melissa Riedesel [email protected]
Grace Gotoski [email protected]
Grace NewsletterGrace NewsletterGrace NewsletterGrace Newsletter OCTOBER — 2017
THE REFORMATION! 500 YEARS! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
The Reformation is no longer portrayed as a singular event of the sixteenth century. While the 16th century reforms were certainly motivated primarily by theological issues, the many discrete dimensions in the social and political spheres of the time contributed greatly to this monumentally transforming event in Western Civilization. Plus all of the personalities that came into play, this time in history was intense. The geo-political and the theological issues of the time were crucial and powerful.
Yes, the political and theological world of that time was ripe for reform
and reform it got in the persons of Martin Luther, Philip Melanchton,
Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin, John Knox and even King Henry VIII of
England. The Reformation was an Act of God as history more clearly
shows. The Reformation was a theological and political flow of thoughts
and ideas that originated from the University of Wittenberg.
500 years removed from the Reformation, we as 21st century Christians must be aware of the rudiments of our Christian heritage and faith. Yet, our knowledge of this theology has declined dramatically in our post Reformation era and more recently our post Christian-culture. In general, familiarity with the Bible can no longer be assumed even among church members and among those of you who are reading this article. We can presuppose that the Lutherans out there today have even less familiarity with the history of the church. Where did our doctrine and our confessions come from? The Lutheran church and it's foundation were shaped by the Reformation.
Do you really want to know more? Are you genuinely interested in what
was going on 500 years ago that has brought us to today? During this
past Spring during my Sunday School time I was leading a study on the
Reformation, and I would be more than happy to revisit that study if you
wish to know more. However, if you are NOT inclined to attend a Bible
Study, as many of you are, there is a fantastic reference book available
and a sign up sheet is on the bulletin board. I do have a sample copy that
I would be more than willing to share with you. So many of us take the
Reformation for granted and really do not know what it is all about. Not
to sound crass or hard headed, but as Lutherans we should know more
about the Reformation for our own spiritual journey.
SERVING THIS MONTH: The Elders: 8:00 a.m. Clint Albrecht 10:00 a.m. Steve Smith
Organist: Diana Baetke
The Acolytes A/V Tech. 10/1 8:00 AM Mahew Diercks & Margie Alger Rich Matzen
10:30 AM Carter Drury & Isaac DeHaven Rich Matzen
10/8 8:00 AM Tobey Griem & Anothony Meyer Steve Butler
10:30 AM Emma Grace Hartman & Carleigh Tobey Steve Butler
10/15 8:00 AM Abigail Jensen & Owen Tucker Need Volunteer
10:30 AM Brook Paasch & Brody Proctor Need Volunteer
10/22 8:00 AM Michael Schneider Steve Butler
10:30 AM Hannah Sunday Steve Butler
10/29 8:00 AM Ben Alger Need Volunteer
10:30 AM Alivia Burzlaff Need Volunteer
Looking for cards? There is a variety of sympathy, thinking of you, get well, birthday cards and much more available for purchase downstairs next to Grace Hall. Please take a moment to see the wide assortment of cards and napkins displayed.
POP CANs & TABS—Did you know you can save your beverage cans and donate them to the Youth Group here at Grace? But what about the tabs on the top of the can? We collect those also. The tabs are donated to Camp Courageous. So the next time you finish that refreshment, ‘pop’ off the tab, save and bring both the can and the tab to church.
The 2017 Chancel/Altar Flower sign up sheet is available at the Welcome Center. We are asking members to donate bouquets in honor of or in memory of persons or events. Each bouquet is $21 and there will be two bouquets each week. Please sign up for your preferred dates on the flower calendar, put your payment in the envelope provided, and slide the envelope through the mail slot in the secretary‘s door. You may purchase one or both bouquets.
Flower Dates Still Available: October 1st, 8th, & 15th November 19th & 26th
December 3rd, 10th, 17th & 31st
IMPORTANT Deadline for submitting articles for the October Newsletter is September 15th.
We are Lutherans for a reason and a purpose! If you have any questions on the Reformation email them to me or visit with me. May God richly bless you during this most wonderful time in the Lutheran church.
Serving you, Christ Jesus and His Church,
Pastor
Voter’s Meeting
Monday, October 9, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Agenda: 2018 Budget
Election of Officers
We offer a prayer of thanksgiving for Nate Keeney and Maddison Fuller
who were united in marriage on September 9th and too Mr. & Mrs. Mike Trusty, Mike and Ryanne, were united in marriage on September 16th.
Baptized on September 3, 2017 - Autumn JoEllen Kay Brown, daughter of
Shannon & Regina Brown. Her baptismal sponsors are Ellen Weltz and Jessica McWilliams.
CHRISTMAS
CANTATA!
Rehearsals start Wednesday,
October 4th at 7:45 pm in the
balcony! Come join us!
Family Ministry Event Mark your calendars for Friday, November 3rd. That’s the date of the Family Ministry Soup & Chili Cook-Off & Family Game Night. Watch the News & Notes in October for more information.
Grace Lutheran Preschool is collecting Milk Moola Caps from Kwik-Star milk jugs and juice containers.
Milk caps can be left in the container located on the Welcome Center. Thank you for your continued support of Grace Lutheran Preschool.
The Awesome Autumn study is off to a wonderful start! This month the focus shifts to leaves and
pumpkins. Lots of fun hands-on activities will be happening along with reading some of our favorite Halloween books like “Big Pumpkin”, “Room on the Broom” and “Shake ‘dem Halloween Bones”. We are trying something new with a family Halloween night at the end of the month instead of class Halloween parties. Until next time, enjoy the fall weather!
Octoberfeast The youth of Grace [6th – 12th graders] will once again help at the OctoberFeast by carrying trays, filling and refilling drinks, and clearing & resetting the tables. This is an awesome way for us to give back and say thank you for all of the support we receive from our church family. Please, contact Mark Sperry for more information. Participants are asked to please wear black pants or skirt and an all-white top.
CHILDREN SINGING
The Sunday School children will be singing on Sunday, October 22nd, during the offering at the second worship service.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES
Classes will not meet on Wednesday, October 25th as we will be hosting the annual Marty Party on that night. We request that all 6th-12th graders who are available please come out the help. The event will take place from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at Grace Camp. When you arrive, please come to the G*Y*M Building.
MARTY PARTY
The annual Children’s Marty Party will be held, Wednesday, October 25th from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm out at Grace Camp. When you arrive, please check-in at the Youth building. This event is open to all children 3-years old through 5th grade.
PRIDE of the WAPSI EVENT
Attention all Jr. & Sr. High students. Make plans now to join us October 22nd for an afternoon of fun and adventure at the Pride of the Wapsi Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch. Please meet at church at 1:30 pm that afternoon. We will carpool there and when finished return to Grace Camp for a hotdog roast & s’mores. Please sign-up on the bulletin board outside of Mr. Sperry’s office. Deadline to sign-up is Wednesday, October 11th. Cost is $10 per person.
Belize Mission Trip Presentation
During the 2016-2107 school year the Sunday school students, Bible
study participants, Outreach Board, and other members of our congregation provided support for Denise Wold and Allison LaFevers to go to Belize. Over the summer they had the honor of going to Belize on a mission trip. Everyone is invited and encouraged to join them on October 8th, 9:15 a.m., in the church sanctuary to listen to a presentation about the experiences they had while on this mission trip.
Sunday School Offering
Through the months of September through December our Sunday school offering will be going to help Lutheran
South Academy in Houston which was damaged during Hurricane Harvey. The children are looking forward to supporting this school and helping other children, teachers and the community at a time when they need it the most.
Grace Lutheran Women (and Men): We have much to be thankful for as we celebrate LWML Sunday on October 1st! At Grace Lutheran, we are thankful for:
• Activities that have brought women (and sometimes we have men helping – thank you!) together – to work and have time to visit BUT also help raise funds for sharing with our seminaries, and our missionaries, and other organizations – to allow God’s LOVE to be shared!
• Chancel Care is continuing to be organized by women who have been part of LWML outreach; thanks be to God for the service of those who provide set-up and clean-up for communion, care for paraments – at Grace Church, Welton Chapel and the Out-door Chapel
• Funeral Luncheons – we are continuing to offer service to families at the time of the death of a loved one
• Women have continued to meet and make quilts. These will be displayed on October 1st and will be available for purchase. The remaining quilts will be donated to Lutheran World Relief
• Women continue to head up gathering sup-plies and putting together kits (school, lay-ette) that are then delivered for use by Lu-theran World Relief
• The gathering of mites: over $100 million has been gathered since 1942 and used for mission projects at home and abroad (used in 43 countries)!
• Opportunities for Bible study and fellowship continue
Fall Lutheran World Relief Pick-up will be OCT 21,2017 from 8:30 a.m. – noon at Trinity Lutheran School, Cedar Rapids, IA
NEWS FLASH: There will be a bazaar – on Nov. 18th. Lunch is part of the planning but more details will be shared later!
READY SET RECYCLE: Sheryl Zinda is our zone rep for this – there will be an updated list for this on-going project – at the Fall Rally!
LWML Mission Guild “Serve the Lord with Gladness” Psalm 100:2
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
2017 Fall Collection Drive
School Kits
Give a child the opportunity to go to school!
Supplies needed for each School Kit: ◊ Four 70-sheet notebooks of wide or college-ruled pa-
per, approximately 8” x 10 ½” (no loose-leaf paper can be ac-cepted)
◊ One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other
◊ One pencil sharpener
◊ One blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)
◊ Five black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink)
◊ One box of 16 or 24 crayons
◊ One 2 ½” eraser
All items must be new and unused. Please remove any packaging before you donate. Donations may be left on the stage in Grace Hall or at the display table in the church foyer when available.
Calendar of Events
October 1, 2017 – LWML Sunday October 21, 2017 – Lutheran World Relief Pick-up in Cedar Rapids
November 18, 2017 – Fall Bazaar April 14, 2018 – Spring Rally at Trinity, Lowden
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, October 8th
Serving 3:30-7:00 PM
MENU
By Matthiesen’s Catering
SALAD BAR
SLICED ROAST BEEF
CHICKEN ALFREDO
MASHED POTATOES & GRAVY
CORN
GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
BREAD BASKET
DESSERTS
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OctoberFeast will soon be here. We are still in need of many pies to serve to our guests. If you are interested in baking pies for the OctoberFeast the sign up sheet is located on the table in the foyer. Please sign up today, a lot of pies are needed. Tickets are now on sale. You can purchase your after church ser-vices or stop by the church office.
Community Events
DeWitt Community Hospital Auxiliary invites you to our Fall Luncheon on Wednesday, October 11th from 11-1 p.m. at St. Joe’s Harness Hall. Tickets cost $7.00. Proceeds will be applied to the purchase of the simulation mannequin and a blanket warmer.
Expressing Your Thanks to God
How are you saying THANKS to God for all
that He has entrusted to you? When you think of
Christian stewardship, you probably think of what
you place in the offering plate. I hope that you are
showing your gratitude through generous giving, but
what about using your talents for God through the
church?
All of us, to one degree or another, have the
ability to do things that can be of benefit to our
church. In other words—after you have heard the
sermon and participated in Holy Communion—now
it’s time to show your thanks by doing some work
for the Lord.
You may ask: “Why should I?” Think for a
moment about our situation. Many do not realize
that sin is a big problem and obstacle in this world.
We do. Thanks to the Word of God, we have been
brought to the realization that forgiveness is needed
every day. Scripture also tells us that salvation is a
free gift that we can’t earn. That fact should make
us more eager to say thanks to God Who has saved
and freed us from eternal prison and gives us a fresh
start every day.
As stewards, we realize that our talents and abilities
are gifts from God that are to be used in His service.
When we use our gifts for God’s glory, we are ac-
knowledging that
He is the provider, and we express our thanks
for what He gives to us. Some of the tasks that we
can do around the church are fairly obvious, such as
being kind and courteous to fellow worshippers and
visitors, giving words of encouragement, singing in
the choir, ushering, teaching Sunday school, serving
on committees or boards, washing the windows, etc.
Check with us in the church office to see how you
can use your gifts.
There are many ways of expressing thanks to the
Lord. We hope that one of the ways that you will
say thanks is through using your talents at our
church.
Closing Thought
We can live one of two ways—with or without
Christ. We can live without Christ, living just for
ourselves, exalting worldly pleasures and success, or
we can live with Christ, exalting Him as the risen
Lord. We can squander our talents, waste our time,
and spend our money foolishly, or we can use these
God-given gifts to His glory as they benefit others.
“Each of us will give an account of himself to God,”
we read in Romans 14:12. Let us be among those
who hear the words, “Well done, good and faithful
servant!” (Matthew 25:21).
God must work in us if He is to work through us.
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13th Jeffrey Garrity Mary Garlough
Cathy Paarmann Barry Anderson Michael Niemann Gavin Feldpausch
15th Paige Griem Jackson Butler Macy Vance 16th Ryne Hoepner Sheryl Brommelkamp Lawrence Harmsen Katie Minick 17th Ruth Ann VanMeter 18th Jason Hill 19th Duane Hansen Paul Garrity Betty Jo Ketelsen Lorelei Johns Allen Roseland Joey Spain Tasha Becker 20th Joan Lass Rhonda Schroeder Rhonda Weimerskirk 21st Betsy Henningsen Austin Daniels Roy Jacobsen Abigail McCormick 22nd Alice Moeller 23rd Denise Wold Mason Lawrence Christina Niemann Melissa Schroeder Chad Christensen
24th Cody Block Isaiah Sunday 26th Emily Azinger Karl Maass Jared Paarmann Brandon Ketelsen 27th Ben Alger Evelyn Dunnegan 28th Jack Scott Kelci Anderson 29th Cindy Sperry Roger Kaufman Nathan Postell Kayla Wagner Kris Walther Josie Collins 30th Mark Henningsen Ronnie Peters Lois Pote Sara Feldpausch Jared Wold 31st Weston Maass Doris Griebel Jeremy Spain
Zanyel Barys
1st Marc & Kelly Thumann 3rd Mark & Colleen McDevitt 4th Troy & Tiffany Paarmann 5th Ken & Judy Hartmann 6th Charlie & Jordy Daniels 12th Steven & Karen Theisen Kivian & Theresa Eschbach 13th Ron & Diane McVey 14th John & Gina Rockrohr
16th Richard & Marty Block 18th Scott & Julie Dahl 20th Wade & Patricia Niemann 21st Gerald & Sala Knipfer 26th Rick & Brenda Stewart 27th Robert & Marjorie Paasch 29th John & Jill Gisel
