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May 20, 2007
The Seventh
Sunday of Easter
Selected
Snowflakes, leaves, humans,
plants, raindrops, stars, molecules, all come in communities. The singular
cannot exist.
Paula
Unity begins not with
councils and committees, but with the Lord.
Leslie Borsay
Luther Quote of the Day
To gather with God's people in united adoration of the
Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.
New
E-Mail Addresses
We have changed internet service providers and have
new e-mail addresses. Muhlenberg’s website will continue to be at http://home.rica.net/muhlenberg/ for the
immediate future. Please check the site for updated staff e-mail
addresses.
Today
at Muhlenberg
Baptized, New Child of God
Welcome Grace
Kay Smith, daughter of
Grace’s
sponsors are Mark & Robin Smith and Karlee Bosler.
Welcome to
the Lord’s family, Grace!
COME ONE!
COME ALL!
Come to the Play
An Abridged History of the World According to the MTP
(Muhlenberg Teen
Players)
TODAY
3:00 and
7:00 pm. in the MAC
for two performances,
Muhlenberg Teen Players is a youth ministry of
Muhlenberg. No charge. A free will offering will benefit youth
service projects. Seating is limited.
This
week at Muhlenberg
This week at WAM, we will sponsor a
fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. As you know, one of own children, Jordan
Parmeter, is afflicted with CF. We will
also be sponsoring a team to walk for CF on June 2. Please come to WAM prepared to make a generous
donation and if possible join our team as a walker. All proceeds from the dinner will go to CF. Hope you see you there.
Note: The last WAM of the season
will be Wednesday, May 30.
Faith At Work
How
do we connect our Sunday faith with Monday vocations and ethical struggles? Faith
at Work is a discussion and support group.
Meets May 23rd at 6:30
p.m. in the MAC.
Mark
Your Calendar
Muhlenberg and the Care Committee will sponsor a blood
drive right here in the MAC on June 6 from 3-7 pm. If you are at least 18 years old, weigh at
least 110 pounds, are in good health, and would like to help save a life,
please sign up for a time on the bulletin board outside the library. There's no need to “fast” before you donate. We'll
have plenty of beverages and snacks to make sure you're safely on your way
afterwards. Call Linda Morrison at
433-5286 with any questions.
Don’s
Retirement Celebration
Sunday, June 3 at 2:00 PM
On Sunday, June
3rd, the congregation of
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Blackfriars Playhouse in
If you would like to dine in
Congratulations to our
College Graduates!
We recognize additional college graduates of
Muhlenberg. They have been a rich
blessing to us these past years and will surely move forward to bless many
others in the days ahead.
Meghan Oliver Kristin
Vought
Faith Formation &
Youth
(Contact
Today is the last day for regular Sunday School. We thank all the teachers and anyone who has
worked to make our Sunday school program a wonderful faith forming experience
for all who attended.
JCrew Sending
Today we will have our Senior Send Off. It is important that everyone plan to attend
this meeting to honor our seniors. Meet in the MAC following the 11:00 liturgy. You will need $5.00 for lunch at Luigi’s
(seniors don’t need money). We encourage
everyone to stay after lunch to attend the MTP play, An Abridged History of the World According to the MTP, in support
of some of our JCREW members. Contact
Karen (828-2808) for more information.
Alpha Teens
If you are not in the MTP play, meet at church TODAY at 2:00 to go get ice cream and
then attend the 3:00 performance of the play.
Please attend this meeting in support of your fellow ALPHA TEEN members.
For more info, contact Tim (438-9167) or
Saundra (433-0291).
Camp Caroline Furnace
Family Camp — Memorial and Labor Day Weekends. KIDs — week-long summer camp sessions that
include a variety of activities. Brochures are on desk in Narthex.
June 10-14, 5:30-8:30 in the MAC
DINNER served at 5:30
Come experience the “GREAT BIBLE REEF”. Don’t delay — Register today! For
more information or to register, contact
***ATTENTION!
SUPPLIES NEEDED***
For
Those who are working on the crafts need clear 2-liter
soda bottles and bricks for VBS. Place these items in the marked boxes in
the MAC. We thank you for your
help. Contact Karen Thomsen (828-2808).
***Yes, Muhlenberg
Will have Summer Sunday School***
Summer Sunday school will start on Sunday, June 17, at 9:30. Children 3-5th grade will start in
the Nave with an opening (as we do every Sunday during the regular school year). Plan to make your summer church experience a 2-hour
one — join one of our classes. Contact
Lost & Found
A
Muhlenberg photo directory and small book were recently found at Applebee’s in
Health Report
A full Health
Report is printed monthly in The Red
Door and posted on the church bulletin board.
Mourning the Loss of a Loved One:
Virginia Byerly (brother
died this week)
At RMH: Nicole
Baber
At Home: Betty
Lambert, Teresa Kiser
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
May 13, 2007
Attendance:
8:00 Worship 110 Wed.
Noon 8
9:30 Worship 101
11:00 Worship 197
6:30 Worship 29
Total 437
Total
Regular Offering: $8,894.37
Designated
Receipts:
Capital Campaign II...... $ 1,286.00
World Hunger................ $66.75*
United Lutheran Appeal $ 1,265.00
ULA: Lutheran Family Services $50.00
ULA:
ULA: Southern
Seminary $50.00
ULA: National
Lutheran Home $25.00
ULA: Virginia
Lutheran Home $127.00
Pastors’ Discretionary Fund $150.00
Reimbursement for Books $25.81
Thrivent Habitat House. $25.00
Kitchen Improvement Fund $80.00
Sunday School:
Second Home................. $ 3,500.00
Relay for Life................. $ 210.00
Cystic Fibrosis Walk..... $ 10.00
JCrew Theme Dinner..... $ 28.00
Memorial — Building Fund: Swanson$25.00
Memorial — Building Fund: Petonke $50.00
Memorial — Petonke..... $ 125.00
GRAND TOTAL.......... $ 16,127.18
*$1.75 from Lenten Folders
“BUILDING THE DREAM”
Thanks to
God and the generous stewardship of the Muhlenberg Family, all outstanding debt
on the MAC, church renovations, and Garber property has been covered! All gifts received now go towards building
our new Gathering Area.
Total
received for the Gathering Area: $216,887.37
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 Three-Year Daily Lectionary in the
new ELW, pages 1121 to 1153, (Year C).
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(The
Apostle’s Creed)
Mon. Acts 16:35-40
Tue. Acts 26:19-29
Wed. Luke 9:18-27
Thu. Galatians 5:16-25
Fri. Galatians 6:7-10
Sat. Luke 1:5-17
Sun. John 14:8-17 [25-27]
Weekly
Calendar
May 21
– May 27
Mon. 7:00 pm Congregational
Council
Tues. 6:15 pm Folk
Choir
6:30 pm EFM
7:00 pm 8:00
am Choir Rehearsal
Wed. 7:30 am Bible Study
12:00 noon Holy
Communion
5:45 pm WAM
Meal
6:30 pm Faith
at Work
6:30 pm Children’s
Choir
7:30 pm 11:00
a.m. Choir Rehearsal
Deadline for
Thurs. 9:30 am Joy of Living
5:30 pm Partners
in Prayer
7:30 pm Teen
Choir
Sat. 2:00 pm Gill/Coffey
Wedding
Sun. Pentecost Sunday
8:00
am Holy
Communion
9:30 am Holy
Communion
11:00 am Holy Communion
6:30 pm Holy Communion
The
weekly deadline for
is
8:00 a.m. Thursday.