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Messiah Lutheran Church Information Guide Sunday, September 6, 2020

Messiah Lutheran Church *1801 W. Plano Pkwy. * Plano, TX * 972-398-7500 Rev. Dr. Victor J. Kollmann, Senior Pastor

GROUP LEADER(S) TOPIC LOCATION

Adults Pastor Kollmann How To Manage the Stress in Your Life

Gymnasium

The Upper Room Pastor Otte The Gospel of John: Witnessing to a Post Christian Culture

E215S

Young Families Sean Gremmer Basic Teachings of the Christian Faith

E-110S Conference

Rm.

Bible Class Opportunities

HOW TO MANAGE THE STRESS IN YOUR LIFE-A topical study on dealing with stress in our lives. THE UPPER ROOM—is a lively, discussion based class. Thoughts, ideas and wisdom are shared each week. We are very pleased to share The Upper Room Bible Study via Podcast. Subscribe today at: messiahlutheranpodcast.com/subscribe

BASIC TEACHINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH-This class is for young families with children. They will be studying the basic teachings of the Christian faith.

A RECEPTION TO THANK PASTOR WELMER TODAY in between both services

for his 8 years of ministry at Messiah and to wish him God’s blessings on his new ministry

at First Lutheran, Chattanooga, TN.

For those who attend Wednesday night church, Pastor Welmer will be preaching this week on September 9th. A small reception will also be held after worship, so

those who come on Wednesdays will be able to thank him personally.

Pastor Otte’s class will not be meeting today, so that everyone has an opportunity to attend Pastor Welmer’s Reception.

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Beginning next Sunday, September 13th

Sunday School Opportunities

Class/Grade Room Teachers 2 years E116S Mary Hooper, Meredith Beber

3 years/4 years E114S Kari Beyer/Sandra Hooper

Kindergarten E247N Dylan Dunlop, Barbara McCoy

First Grade E216S Steve Livingston

Second Grade E216S Autumn Glass

Third Grade E218S TBD

Fourth Grade E218S Chris Price Fifth-Eighth Grade E242N Michael Neumann, Adrienne McGregor

Confirmation E214S Vicar Matt Lee

Ninth-Twelfth Grade Youth Rm. Barb Coen, Jodi Sorenson, Katy Moyer

PASTOR KOLLMANN’S TUESDAY MORNING WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY meets on Tuesdays from 9:30AM-11:00AM in the Upper Room. This class is going through the Lifelight study on the Gospel of Matthew.

PASTOR KOLLMANNS WEDNESDAY MEN'S LUNCH AND BIBLE STUDY-You are invited to join this weekly study on Wednesdays as they study the book of Daniel. This class meets at 12:00 PM in the Upper Room.

Mid-Week Bible Study Opportunities

Women’s Thursday Morning Bible Study Thursdays, 9:30-11am, beginning on September 10th

2nd Floor Multi-Purpose Room Each woman sits at her own table.

We are going to watch and discuss “The Chosen” series. We are hoping to make this a watch party class so that those at home can watch “alongside” those of us at church. If you would like to participate from home or join us in person contact Ellen, eet75002@yahoo.com for more info.

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Sunday School - The approved safety plan for in person Sunday School starting September 13 has been emailed out. This email also includes a link to a survey, so you can let us know your thoughts on the plan. We will continue to offer an online zoom option for all of our classes as well. Until then, we will continue to meet over Zoom at 9:45 for Sunday School. You can find the link in your email.

Grades Move Up In September - September 13 is when we will move up grades, so current 9th graders will get to join high school at that point and current 5th graders can join junior high! Each week Elizabeth and Matt email out the Zoom invites for various youth activities. Here are our weekly options: • High School Sunday School – 9:45 AM on Sundays • Junior High Sunday school – 10 AM on Sundays • JAM (Junior High Bible Study) – 6:30 PM on Tuesdays Even if you can’t be at these meetings the whole time, please drop by! We know Zoom can be awkward and we also know you have busy schedules, and you may not be able to commit to the whole time. That’s totally ok! Even if it’s just to say hi, please join us! MESH in the Church Parking Lot - We will meet behind Messiah from 7 to 8:30 this Wednesday. Bring your lawn chair!

LABOR DAY SS LESSONS Today is the transition Sunday from summer to fall lessons. Earlier this week families received an email with Back to School or School at Home activities and lessons and password. Those are also posted on our private download page : https://www.messiahlutheran.com/ministries/children/ To protect the copyright of the creators, the lessons are password protected. Ask Amy if you didn’t receive it.

FOOTPRINTS OF FAITH recognition is today. Our families with new Kindergarten students completed a Family Faith Walk in their neighborhoods this week. Then they met this morning via zoom to talk about what they learned about Labor and Rest. Their books were porch delivered, and are being presented to the children either from home via livestream or face to face from the Sanctuary this morning during the late service.

FALL SUNDAY SCHOOL for children includes both an @home version and a face to face option starting September 13th. This parallels the return to school plans of many school districts in the area. Updated plans and policies have been emailed to all families. All Sunday School material used in face to face classes will be available for families doing SS@home through the private download page. Each family may choose which format better fits your personal situation. PARENT VOLUNTEERS needed to help with taking temperatures before SS class, and for cleaning tables and chairs after class. Volunteers are also needed to check in with the families doing lessons at home so our church family can stay better connected. Please sign up to serve at http://bit.ly/MLCFall2020SS

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

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Throughout our lives, people continually take steps to learn new skills, explore new areas, and experience new adventures. The

same is true in our faith life. Discipleship isn’t ingrained at birth or completed by confirmation. Instead, just as infants grow into children, then adolescents, and then adults, our faith grows in stages through the steps we take and the prints we make. “Footprints of Faith” is a program series at Messiah Lutheran Church starting in the area of Children’s Ministry and reaching into the area of Youth Ministry. We take time during worship to recognize some of the milestones along the journey of faith growth. Our church traditionally celebrates the sacrament of baptism as the first step to becoming a member of God’s family. At infant baptism, parents and sponsors make promises on behalf of the child to support and encourage a life of faith through specific responsibilities. The first step a child takes alone is to join Sunday School. Around age 3 children begin to absorb the meaning of Bible stories and lessons beyond the basic routine of music, stories, and crafts. We recognize this step on the Sunday we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, as a reminder of promises made to bring children to God’s house. When it’s time for Kindergarten, we celebrate the independence and eagerness of children in exploring the world. Parents have the opportunity to share their faith “as you walk along the road” through Family Faith Walks, short devotions which tie into the daily lives of busy families. Each topic is tied to a seasonal activity in the community. The next step of independence is putting God’s Word into the hands of our children. As children learn to read, they take another step, learning through individual Bible study in addition to studying with others. In June, when school ends, we present Bibles to children completing first grade. In October, at Reformation, we celebrate what it means to be a Lutheran by presenting Luther’s Small Catechism to each of the children in third grade. In this book of questions and answers, children have a great resource to help them with their own questions. As faith develops and children grow up, they transition out of Children’s Ministry into Youth Ministry. This doesn’t mean they have no more footprints to make. In fact, the steps are more self-directed, and our youth begin to understand personal faith. As the 5th-7th graders head off to Confirmation camp, we celebrate that footprint the Sunday before they leave. At the end of 7th grade, our youth have completed confirmation instruction. We celebrate their declaration of faith with the confirmands, their families, and the congregation of Messiah as we welcome them into full membership of the church. All the footprints mentioned above are sheltered in the supportive environment of our church family. When our youth graduate from High School, they step into the community, and nurturing faith is solely their responsibility. We celebrate their transition into society, and wrap them in the peace and comfort of God’s love with the gift of a handmade prayer shawl or lap robe. Members of Messiah continue to pray that their footprints will continue on the path toward heaven.

F o o t p r i n t s o f F a i t h

W h a t D o e s T h i s M e a n ?

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KINGDOM WOMEN BOOK CLUB: The Christmas Box Trilogy by Richard Paul Evans-The Christmas Box, a novel that the author wanted to give out of love to his two daughters became an international hit with over seven million copies sold. A ski-shop owner, his wife, and young daughter move in with an elderly widow, Mary who needs help. The husband, Richard, learns lessons in life from widow Mary. With all her random questions, he learns the precious joy and the importance of family. Timepiece Discussion will be held on Zoom, Friday, September 25th, 6:00pm.

NOVEMBER WOMEN’S RETREAT IS SET! We’ve had numerous women say they still wanted a retreat, so we are going to The Harbor area in Rockwall. The dates are November 13-15. Our hotel is Springhill Suites. Why a hotel, you may ask? The reason is simple. You are able to cancel your room up to 24 hours of the retreat and get your money back. Watch your e-mails and Facebook “Messiah Kingdom Women” page for more info. Registration begins September 9th.

Fellowship News

FOR ALL-We’ll gather this Tuesday, September 8th in the 2nd Floor Multi-Purpose Room at 12:30pm. Bring your favorite games to play as well as your own beverage and snacks. Contact Ellen Thorne with questions or to sign up.

CLASSIC MOVIE MATINEE Saturday, September 12th, Noon in the 2nd Floor Multi-Purpose Room. Bring your own snacks and beverages and enjoy “We’re No Angels” from 1955 starring Humphrey Bogart. Contact Ellen Thorne with questions or to sign up.

PRIMETIMER EVENTS OUTLOOK

Due to the Corona Virus risk, the PrimeTimer Leaders Group has concluded that we will not consider any PrimeTimer events for the balance of 2020. Also, there will be no Meeting in November to plan

events for 2021 (we already have a whole year’s schedule that we did not use in 2020). During the first quarter of next year, we will take a reading on the situation and decide what to do next. If you have any questions, you can contact any of the PrimeTimer leaders – Glenn and Mary Cudly, Bill Harland, Ken and Rosann Hoekendorf, Randy and Joan Konkel, Jim and Linda Maciejewski, Brian Naber, Larry Redding, Dan and Cindy Rystrom, or Dennis Hiser

The LWML will meet on Wednesday, September 9, at 11 a.m. We will meet in the Reception room next to the Gift Shop. There will be a short business meeting and then a pot-luck luncheon following. Hope to see you there!

Kingdom Women

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MOST NEEDED ITEMS

• Canned Vegetables

• Canned Meats

• Soups

• Beans

• Rice

• Pasta

• Peanut Butter

• Jellies

COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY

Network has orientation every Thursday at 4:00 PM that includes a tour to see what area you would like to help with and complete paperwork. No appointment needed. Orientation usu-ally last about 30 minutes. Please note our hours of operation and volunteer times are Monday through Thursday 9 am to 6 pm and Friday 9 am to 12 pm. If you are unable to attend at this date and time or are interested in volun-teering as a group, please call our Volunteer Coordinator at (972) 234-8880 ext. 126 or email her at aedling@thenetwork.org VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED URGENTLY FOR THE BELOW LISTED POSITIONS:

• Food Pantry Volunteer

• Clothing Closet Volunteer

• Reception Volunteer

• Driver Volunteer

• Interview Volunteer

• Seniors’ Net Volunteer

• Handy Men Volunteer

Messiah Serves: Our Social Ministries & Outreach Dawn Johnson – 972-948-8966 – dawnmj@fastmail.net

Messiah Lambs Early Childhood Center Amy Myers, Director

amyers@messiahlutheran.com/ 972-398-7560.

Messiah Lambs offers a nurturing, Christ filled learning environment for children who are 6 weeks old through 4 year old preschool. Registration is currently open for the new year. Please contact the Lambs office at 972-398-7560 to schedule a tour of our program and see what we have to offer.

Thank you for the donations of cleaning supplies you have generously brought in for Messiah Lambs. We have been using these products daily as we clean and disinfect our classrooms. We appreciate your prayers and support of our school.

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Pray for One Another This Week Son-in-law to have Bypass Surgery on Wednesday needs prayers. Wanda Woods Pray for Karen - improved health. Glen and Mary Cudly Pray for our neighbor and friend Salena who is having a full hip replacement tomorrow. Pray for a successful surgery and that healing goes smoothly. Also pray for Grandma who has been moved to an assisted living home due to dementia. Pray for peace for her. Michelle Fults Please pray for Tom's brother Fred for comfort and peace while he is in hospice care. Please also comfort our family and protect us as we all travel to be with him. Tom & Vicki Zagaruyka Please pray for Lisa Hott and her surgeons. She is having a very lengthy and complicated reconstructive surgery tomorrow, August 31st. This is a surgery that is not done very often. Thank you. Linda Sawyers Carissa is having foot surgery Monday morning to alleviate pain. Please pray for speedy recovery and this relieves pain. Keith & Yvonne Patton Praying for health and patience for all teachers, parents, and students as we return in person this week. Caroline Womack Thanks to God for getting our Grandmother back to her Assisted Living Facility. Although she never received a negative result, she has been deemed over Covid as she remained asymptomatic for over 40 days after her first positive result. Edward Nelson family Prayers for dealing with codependency and finding the strength to grow and heal. Amanda & Kenneth Leslie Good luck to Pastor Welmer in his new church and town. We will miss you here at Messiah. Marvin and Sue Thornton

Please pray for continued healing for Mike's dad, Poppa Hoppy. He needs to regain his strength after being discharged from the hospital and rehab. Pray that the Dr's and Insurance will get together on a treatment plan at home. Mike & Kim Cassady Dorothy Koeneman, mother. Dorothy is now in hospice care. Daniel Koeneman Bless Pastor Welmer going forward- “love you”. Praise God for the rain. Ruth had eye (lens) put in; pray for Phyllis Geist for knee cap fall and to get stronger; Bless America – may we have peace! Dorothy Rigg Sode Family, friend. Comfort for them as they mourn the death and celebrate the life of their sister – Claire Sode. Robert and Linda Moore Best wishes for Pastor Welmer as he continues his life serving the Lord. Bob and Jenny Jarcik Pray that we would live calmly and peacefully in these tough times. Healing for a friend with heart problems and healing for all who are hurting physically, mentally, and spiritually. Richard Edwards Pray for all students that they know they are not alone and Jesus always loves them and that is what is most important. Barbara McCoy

RECOVERY: For Healing-Jane Baedke, Carol Dennett, Burr and Lana Fridge, Anita Hanson, Steve Karpyak, Betty Lorenz, Jim Martinez, Steve Matz, Stephanie Price, Deby Redle, James Rude, Connie Seaton, and Cindi Staal. Mike Brackney-arm, Lois Dusza-hip, Ruth Hogan-arm, Ruth Murphy-eye, Kent Thomason-knee, and Sandra Ward-back.

SHUT-INS: Michael & Barbara Albert, Chris Andersen, Jim and Marge Anderson, Carol Avellanet, Jan Bender, Jane Collins, Marian Collins, Peggy Embler, Rosella Frank, Barbara Gable, Kathleen Haarberg, Stu & Kris Johnson, Dorothy Koeneman, Karen Krejci, Jerry Krontz, Betty Ladishew, Jean McCutcheon, Ann Murphy, Jean Osburn, Bob & Marilyn Schwarz, Howard Thomas, Ricky Switzer, and Ron Ward.

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TODAY THURSDAY Worship Service 8:30 AM Kingdom Yoga 8:30 AM Kollmann/Young Families Classes 9:45 AM Women’s Bible Class 9:30 AM Zoom Senior High Sunday School 9:45 AM Chair Yoga 11:15AM Zoom Jr. High Sunday School 10:00 AM F Worship Service 11:00 AM SATURDAY D Elders Meeting 8:00 AM

MONDAY-Labor Day Kingdom Yoga 9:00 AM

Church Office & School Closed S Classic Movie 12:00 PM

TUESDAY NEXT SUNDAY Women’s Bible Class (Kollmann) 9:30 AM Worship Service 8:30 AM Chair Yoga 11:15 AM Bible Class/Sunday School 9:45 AM Game Day 12:30 PM Worship Service 11:00 AM

WEDNESDAY LWML Meeting/Lunch 11:00 AM Men’s Bible Class (Kollmann) 12:00 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry 1:00 PM Worship Service (Chapel) 7:00 PM MESH (Church Parking lot) 7:30 PM

to Stacey Mahaffey and Tom and Sharon Stuart following the death of husband and son-in-law Gary Mahaffey on Tuesday, September 1. Service details are pending. May God comfort this family with His peace that passes all understanding.

Together in the Lord This Week

A NEW SERIES FOR WEDNESDAY WORSHIP We have completed the book of Romans and have started a new study through the book of Ephesians for the fall Wednesday Worship Celebrations. Have your Bibles ready and join us in the Chapel at 7:00pm or on Facebook Live from anywhere you are. Holy Communion is celebrated each week.