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August 5, 2007
The Tenth
Sunday after Pentecost
Selected
We make a living by what we
get,
but we make a life by what
we give.
Winston Churchill
We are rich in proportion
to what we can let go.
Henry David Thoreau
Luther Quote
of the Day
No tree bears fruit for itself; a tree gives its
fruits to others. In fact, no creature
lives for itself and serves itself alone (except man and the devil). The sun does not shine for itself; water does
not flow for itself, etc.
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 Vought 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.
Today
at Muhlenberg
Welcome Nancy and Larry Gerst
Today
we are delighted to welcome Nancy Gerst, our new Director of Liturgical Arts,
and her husband Larry.
Greetings from your new DLA!
Many
people have helped to make Larry and I feel so warmly welcomed to this
congregation. I invite anyone with an interest in the music and arts programs
here to feel free to call me or stop by my office to chat. Sign-up sheets for
the various musical groups are posted in the choir room along with more
information about the various ways for Muhlenberg’s musicians to participate. (See
today’s “Music Ministry Announcements” insert for more information.) May the Lord bless us as we Make His Praise Glorious!
Nancy Gerst
Director of
Liturgical Arts
New Member Classes
“Walking Together by Faith”
New Member
Inquiry Classes begin
August 19
We invite
visitors and friends to journey with us as we explore what it means to be a
Christian, a Lutheran, a follower of Jesus and a member of the Muhlenberg
family. We will meet after worship at
12:15 p.m. for lunch and conversation on Sundays,
August 19 and 26. A daytime retreat will
be held on Saturday, September 15. New
Members will be received on Sunday, September 16, and there will be a new
member luncheon that day as well. Please
signup on the Hallway Bulletin Board.
Call Pastor Dave or Pastor Joe for more information at 434-3496.
Dovel
Update
Scott has been transferred to Health
South in
Members wishing to give gifts to Muhlenberg
in memory and honor of Gary and Martha may do so by writing a check to
Family Movie
Night this Friday,
8/10. See today’s insert for details!
This Week at Muhlenberg
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Now meeting twice a month
on the second and fourth Thursdays, 11:45
am to 1 pm in the Campus Room. Contact Barbara Werner (433-3912) or
Nilsen
Update
Workday for K.
Roy Nilsen
Many
folks have asked how K. Roy Nilsen is doing in the weeks since Vivian's death
and funeral, and what we can do to support him.
He is grieving terribly for Vivian and doing his best with the help of
family, friends and church family. He is
so appreciative of the cards and letters from the MLC family. As many of us know, grief is a process and
each person does it differently and needs to be given the time they need to
grieve well while still being loved and cared for through this difficult
time. When I asked K. Roy what we could
do to be helpful, he said, “I will be building a small home next to Ken (his
son) and Dee in the 
Saturday, August 11 from 9 am to 1 pm will
be the day. We will meet in the church lot at 8:30 with gloves,
trimmers and weed-eaters and then drive to
Pr. Joe+
Faith
Formation & Youth
(Contact
Yes, Muhlenberg Has Summer Sunday School, 9:30 AM!
If you haven’t joined a class yet,
it is never
too late!!!
Children 3
years old - 4th grade start
in the Nave with an opening and then go to the Alpha Teens room in the MAC. Grades
5-8 meet in the MAC. Senior high grades 9-12 meet in the
JCREW room. The adult class meets in the Nielsen Room.
JCREW Workcamp
Special
Presentation
Everyone is
invited to the MAC next Sunday, August 12, at 9:30 for a
special program by our JCREW and the chaperones about their Tri-Cities Workcamp
mission work. All Sunday school classes,
5th grade – adults, will meet in the MAC for the presentation.
Attention
JCREW Parents
All
JCREW parents (if your child is in 9 – 12
grade you are a JCREW parent): please join us for lunch next Sunday, August 12 in the MAC after the 11:00 liturgy. We
will discuss plans for the upcoming year as well as our mission trip for next
summer. This is an important meeting and
a great opportunity for us to get parent input. Please make every effort to attend. Lunch will be provided. For
more information, contact
Marriage
Enrichment Retreat
On Friday
evening, December 7 – Saturday afternoon, December 8, Muhlenberg will have a Marriage Enrichment Retreat at
God’s 
...
See it!
Learn it!
Share it!
Christian
Formation Festival Day
Sunday, September 9th
at 9:30 AM
Mark your Calendars — all
new faith formation groups (new classes) will begin at 9:30, Sunday September 9th and be followed by
a fellowship time in the MAC at 10:35.
Look for more information to come and plan to join us for another great
journey of faith formation.
Health Report Update
A full Health
Report is printed monthly in
At Health South (
At Home: Emily Long
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
July 29,
2007
Attendance:
8:00 Worship 117 Wed.
noon 12
9:30 Worship 126
11:00 Worship 179
6:30 Worship 18
Total 440
Total
Regular Offering: $5,821.50
Designated
Receipts:
Capital Campaign II...... $ 2,191.00
Flower Fund.................. $ 360.00
World Hunger................ $ 50.00
Building Use.................. $ 150.00
Sunday School:
Ben Heizer Gift.............. $ 50.00
ELCA Young Adults..... $ 550.00
Dovel Family................. $ 330.00
Memorial —Vivian Nilsen $25.00
GRAND TOTAL.......... $ 9,534.90
“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: $354,863.38
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. Colossians 3:18-4:1
Tue. Colossians 4:2-6
Wed. Luke 12:22-31
Thu. Romans 9:11-9
Fri. Acts 7:1-8
Sat. Matthew 6:19-24
Sun. Luke 12:32-40
Weekly
Calendar
August
6 – August 12
Wed. 7:30 am Bible Study
10:00 am Staff Meeting
12:00 noon Holy
Communion
Thurs.11:30 am Prayer Shawl
Ministry
5:30 pm Partners
in Prayer
Fri. 6:45 pm Family Movie
Night
Sun. 8:00
am Holy
Communion
9:30 am Holy
Communion
9:30 am Summer
Sunday School
11:00 am Holy
Communion
12:15 pm JCREW Parents
Meeting
6:30 pm Holy
Communion
The weekly deadline for
is 8:00
a.m. Thursday.