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Elder, Usher, and Acolyte Schedules November 2016
Elder and Usher Schedule
| Nov 6 | Daryle Schempp, Jeff Piper, John Hardy, Nathan Kluender | Craig Culp | Mike Huth, Ryan Kleiboeker |
| Nov 13 | Gerald Semelka, Steve Parry | John Hardy | Brian Dirks, Greg McNeely, Theron Noth |
| Nov 20 | Ben Holland, Craig Culp, Gene Fuller, Richard Ross | Randy Reinhardt | Bryan Reichert, Holden Lueck |
| Nov 23 | Thanksgiving Eve 7PM | Nathan Kluender | Joshua Parry, Mike Field, Paul Gerike |
| Nov 27 | Daryle Schempp, Jeff Piper | Mike Field | Bud Kessler, Marvin Huth, Will Dowell |
| Nov 30 | Midweek Advent 7PM | Mike Field | as available |
Acolyte Schedule
| Nov 6 | Chloe Hitch | Pastor/Elder |
| Nov 13 | Pastor/Elder | William McNeely |
| Nov 20 | Summer Sheley | Pastor/Elder |
| Nov 23 | Thanksgiving Eve 7PM | Justin McNeely |
| Nov 27 | Pastor/Elder | Christian Dowell |
Stewardship Corner November 2016
“O give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever” (Psalm 136:1). The love of the Lord does endure forever because the Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, is risen from the dead, lives and reigns for all eternity. He was crucified for our transgressions, but He is raised and lives forever for our justification. We are acceptable to God in Christ Jesus.
This is indeed something for which we give thanks. We give thanks in our prayers. We give thanks in the hymns we sing in church. We give thanks by talking about it with our friends and neighbors and teaching it to our children and grandchildren. And we give thanks by giving to the church a generous, first-fruits portion of the income He provides us.
Giving is giving thanks. It is one of the concrete ways in which we thank God for all He has done for us. This includes not just what He has done for us here in time, but what He does for us for all eternity. He provides for all that we need in both body and soul. He is more ready to give than we are able either to receive or even ask. That is who He is. That is His character. He is good and His love endures forever.
Let us then give thanks in all these ways, not in one way or the other. But rather in all things, everything that we do and say, whether it be in word or deed, in prayer and praise, in teaching and giving, let us give thanks to God for He is good.
Celebrating November 2016
Birthdays
11/2 Caleb Evans
11/2 Ryan Kleiboeker
11/4 Sheri Piper
11/4 Shirley Potter
11/6 Jeanette McNeely
11/7 Phoenix Kleiboeker
11/9 Holden Lueck
11/15 Curtis Kessler, Sr
11/17 Cannon Kleiboeker
11/19 Theron Noth
11/23 Joshua Parry
11/24 Gordon Schroeder
Baptismal Birthdays
11/1 Jacquelyn Semelka
11/5 Stacia Dowell
11/7 Janet Evans
11/14 Cheryl Reichert
11/16 Tammy Brewer
11/19 Ryan Kleiboeker
11/20 Thomas Anderson
11/26 Penny Culp
11/28 Holden Lueck
11/28 Joshua Parry
Pastor’s Notes November 2016
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Have you ever had one of those days where what you had scheduled gets changed but the Lord still uses the day for His purposes?
A month or so ago I had worked ahead and gotten my work done for the week because I knew I would be going to a surgery at the end of that week. I like to have a prayer with the patient and family and many times, if time permits, I sit with a loved one during the surgery. This particular morning I got a phone call that the surgery had been postponed. What to do now? Well, I had recently received some money for my birthday and I thought that I would go to the mall over the lunch hour and do some shopping. One of the few times that I ever do this.
I made a stop or two at a few stores and as I am walking the mall I pass a small store and it looks like it is someone I know. It is! I stop and have a nice chat and catch up on what they had been doing. Now this particular person was someone who had attended our church, had a death in the family, and then I had lost sight of them. I had written them a letter after phone calls were not returned and I was praying that they were all right. I was looking for an opportunity to invite them back to church.
That day the Holy Spirit provided it. In my original plans I was not suppose to be at the mall that day. Circumstances and God’s leading put this person and me in the same place at the same time. I recognized such as I walked away from the conversation. I chuckled to myself about how the Lord had done it again. He knew that encounter was going to happen even though, when I got up that morning, it is not something I would have been expecting.
Do you notice these same God-induced instances in your life? What encounter are you praying for with a person that maybe hasn’t come to be yet? Be ready because, like me, it may come when you least expect it. The Lord has a way of doing that, doesn’t He? Take advantage of the opportunity given knowing that our Savior will provide the words and thoughts.
By the way, nothing was bought that day at the mall. Something of greater value was received.
In Christ,
Pastor