The CHIMES
V Phone: 540-434-3496 V Fax: 540-574-4023V E-mail
address: Muhlenberg@rica.net
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September 3, 2006
Selected
Readings
Resolved, never to do
anything
which I would be afraid to do
if it were the last hour of my life.
Jonathan Edwards
Piety cannot consist of specific acts only, such as prayer or ritual
observances, but is bound up with all actions, concomitant with all doings,
accompanying and shaping all life's business.
Man's responsibility to God is the scaffold on which he stands as daily
he goes on building life. His every
deed, every incident of mind, takes place on this scaffold, so that
unremittingly man is at work either building up or tearing down his life, his
home, his hope of God.
Abraham Heschel
Luther Quote of the Day
I
have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all;
but
whatever I have placed
in
God's hands, that I still possess.
Today at Muhlenberg
Food
Pantry Donations Today & Lay Communion Ministers Serving our Shut-ins
Today we receive
non-perishable food donations for area food pantries. Immediately after the Gospel reading, Pastor Nelson will invite
the children to help collect the food and place it in front of the altar table.
Lay Communion Ministers will be blessed and sent forth this morning.
This Week at Muhlenberg
Sophie
Moeller Circle
Meets
TUESDAY, September 5 at 12 noon in the room off the church kitchen. This will be our annual picnic, so bring
your favorite food. We will also plan
our programs for the coming year.
Visitors are welcome. Contact
Juanita Propst (434-6804) for more information.
New Pictorial Directory
NEW DATE
AVAILABLE!
Due to our great response,
we have added Thursday, September 7th
to our photography dates.
Appointments run from 3-9 p.m.
We still have a couple of spots open on Friday the 8th and
Saturday the 9th. If you
have not yet had your photograph taken or signed up to do so, it's not too
late! Call John Mulder this week (289-6290). Remember: You get a free 8x10 and a free copy of the
directory.
It won’t be complete without you!
“Wednesdays at Muhlenberg!”
Join your Church
family each Wednesday evening at 5:45
p.m. beginning September 13
for a community meal, catered by the Muhlenberg Kitchen Committee at a price
you can’t beat: Adults - $3.00, Children
12 and under - FREE. Kitchen staff and
servers eat free, too.
Then after
dinner, join us for Bible Study, bell choir and children’s choir (see “Weekly Calendar” for scheduling details).
Sign up on the hallway bulletin board
or call Janet Simmons at 434-5258 by
Tuesday evening so we can plan for enough food.
**Remember, you don’t have to attend
one of the activities to join us for dinner.**
Upcoming
Events
WOMEN'S RETREAT
AT BRYCE RESORT
Friday, November 3 — Saturday, November 4. All women encouraged to consider attending! Forms are on desk in the Narthex. Sign up now! Scholarships available.
Cost is $45.00. Questions? Call Jill Propst (433-6768) or Judy Wilfong (434-1456).
Fellowship Committee Trip
December 9 to
Ford Theater to see “A Christmas Carol.” Cost: $53 for ticket and transportation.
Contact: Debra Vought
(432-1352) or Margie Miller (434-8685) for reservations. Sponsored by Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans at Muhlenberg. Make checks payable
to Muhlenberg.
From the Business manager
Schedule Your Meeting/Event!
We hosted 48 events in our church facilities in
the month of August (a slow month!).
If you are
planning a meeting or an event, please contact Tom Pettit at the church office
(434-3496) or tommlc@adelphia.net to
be sure the space you prefer is available.
Education & Youth
God’s 
...
See
it!
Learn
it!
Share it!
Rally
Day
(Fall
Sunday School Kick-off Day)
Next Sunday, Sept. 10th
at 9:30 AM
(No
Sunday School TODAY!)
Attention All 2 – 5 Graders
A new Elementary Youth group for grades 2 – 5
starting Next Sunday, September 10, 4:00-5:30 at Muhlenberg. For more information, contact Regina
Hissong (574-3435) or April Danielson (438-1380).
Attention
ALL Confirmands
Meeting
Next Sunday, September 10 after 11:00 worship and you, your parents and
mentors are asked to attend.
Coming
Soon…
Women’s Saturday Morning
Bible Study. To help
establish an appropriate meeting space, please sign up on the bulletin board if
you are interested. Contact Diane Bayer
for info.
“Disciple”
A
new ecumenical Bible study opportunity with Asbury United Methodist church
starts Tuesday, September 12, 7:00-9:00 p.m. For more information, contact Marie Chapman (437-8763) or Diane
Bayer (434-3496).
No
Experience Necessary
This
bible study starts on Wednesday, September 13 at 10:30 a.m. Meets in the Campus Room.
“Joy of Living”
Women’s
Bible Study
Meets
at Muhlenberg on Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. beginning September 14.
Thank You
Thank
you for your participation in Summer Sunday School — teachers, children and
adults together made for a great faith formation experience!
Diane Bayer, MCF
Lost
& Found
ITEMS found at the picnic …
A red and white umbrella and
a red baseball cap were found at the picnic.
They, along with other items you might be missing, are located in our
Lost & Found downstairs in the church.
Unclaimed items will be donated to charity.
Weekly Health Report
A full Health Report is printed monthly in The Red Door and posted on the church bulletin board.
At RMH: Carlos Diehl
At Home: Fred Fechtmann
If you desire a visit in the hospital or to be placed on the prayer
chain, please be sure to call the church office.
Weekly
Report
August 27, 2006
Attendance:
8:00 Worship 122 Wed. Noon: 13
9:30 Worship 105
11:00 Worship 240
6:30 Worship 19
Total 486
Total Regular Offering: $13,621.53*
Designated Receipts:
Capital Campaign II......... $ 3,226.00*
Flower Fund................... $ 5.00
Comfort Making.............. $ 50.00
World Hunger................. $ 57.00
Honor of Alan Hiner........ $ 500.00
Ford’s Theatre Trip......... $ 424.00
Sunday School................ $ 11.50
J Crew............................ $ 20.00
Memorial - Building Fund $ 25.00
Memorial-Miscellaneous.. $ 75.00
Social Ministry................ $ 60.00*
GRAND TOTAL...... $ 18,075.03
*Includes Simply Giving
“GATHER US IN”
Thanks be to God and because
of the generous stewardship of the Muhlenberg Family, our second Capital
Campaign is underway!
Total received
to date: $525,375.67
Daily Devotions
“Praying Our Faith Together!”
For use by individuals and
families at home, at the office, at mealtimes, over that morning cup of coffee
or before bedtime. Scripture citations
taken from the Two Year Daily Lectionary in the Lutheran Book of Worship, pages
179-192. (Year 2)
In the Name of the
Father and of the + Son,
and
of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(The Apostle’s
Creed)
Mon. John 3:1-21
Tues. John 3:22-36
Wed. John 4:1-26
Thurs. John 4:27-42
Fri. John 4:43-54
Sat. John 5:1-18
Sun. Mark 7:24-37
Weekly
Calendar
September 4 – September 10
Mon. Labor Day — Church Office Closed
Tues. 1:30 Sophie
Moeller Circle
6:15 pm Folk Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm 8:00 a.m. Choir Rehearsal
Wed. 7:30 am Bible
Study
10:00 am Staff Meeting
12:00 noon Holy
Communion
6:30 pm Handbell Ringers
7:30 pm 11:00 a.m. Choir Rehearsal
Thurs. 3:00 – 9:30 Directory Pictures
6:30 pm Teen Choir
Fri. 3:00
– 9:30 Directory Pictures
Sat. 10:00 – 5:00 Directory Pictures
Sun. Sunday School Kickoff/New
Member Sunday
8:00 am Holy Communion
9:30 am Holy Communion
11:00 am Holy Communion
12:15 pm Confirmation Lunch
4:00 pm Elementary Youth
6:30 pm Holy Communion