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September 2, 2007
The Fourteenth
Sunday after Pentecost
Selected
Courtesy is the one passport that will
be accepted without question in every land, in every office, in every home, in
every heart in the world. For nothing
commends itself so well as kindness; and courtesy is kindness.
George
Powers
The primary
gift the Christian community offers, past and present, is community and
hospitality.
Ann Smith
Luther Quote
of the Day
Grace is feely given to the most
undeserving and unworthy and is not obtained by any strenuous efforts,
endeavors, or works, either small or great, not even by the efforts of the best
and most honorable men who have sought and followed righteousness with a
burning zeal.
There is No
Sunday School TODAY!
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 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.
“Walking Together by Faith”
New Member Retreat
September 15
A daytime
retreat will be held on SATURDAY, September 15 at
Please join us SUNDAY, September 16 as we
welcome our new members into the Muhlenberg family. A luncheon will be held right after the 11:00
service. Please bring a desert to share.
This Week at Muhlenberg
Meets
Tuesday, September 4 at 12 noon in
the room off the church kitchen for their annual picnic lunch. Bring your favorite dish.
Lost & Found from
Church Picnic
We found an I-Pod
(or maybe just a small radio—we’re not quite as “hip” as some of you
younsters!) and a green soft-sided
cooler with ice packs in it. If you lost these items, contact Dana Cornett
at 828-2788.
Lutheran-Presbyterian
Campus Ministry
The van is running for the 11:00 am service (and will run throughout the school year).
Students will receive an email about when and where pick-ups occur each Sunday.
Church members: If you are willing to
periodically drive the van before or after the 11am service,
Additional Services
Join us for worship on Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m.
for “A Service of Worship and Praise with
Holy Communion.”
Our Wednesday noon Eucharist is a great way
to add a boost your week!
Mark
Your Calendar
“Wednesdays at Muhlenberg!”
New Start Time:
6:00 PM*
Join your Church family each Wednesday
evening at 6:00 p.m. beginning September 12 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, youth and music opportunities. (see “Weekly Calendar” for scheduling details).
Sign up on the hallway bulletin board or call
**Remember, you don’t have to attend one of the activities
to join us for dinner.**
*Our new
start time allows children from Second Home to be picked up. If you arrive early for WAM, please park on
the west side of the lot (closest to Blakemore Flowers), leaving the parking
spaces closest to the MAC entrance available for parents picking up their
children.
CROP Walk 2007
A CROP Walk is scheduled for the
Faith
Formation & Youth
(Contact
Confirmation
Lunch
For 7th and 8th Grade
Students,
Parents and Mentors
We request your
presence NEXT Sunday, September 9, following the 11:00 Liturgy in
the MAC to hear Pastor Dave & Pastor Joe, the teachers and
JAMers
Elementary Youth Group
All students in grades
2-5 — this is your youth group.
Please join your friends on Sunday,
September 9 from 4:00-5:30 in the MAC.
We will play some fun group building games as we get to know
everyone. For more information, contact
Alpha Teens
Picnic
Students and your families, please plan to join us for
a “Kick off Picnic” Sunday, September
16, from 4:00-6:00 at
God’s 
...
See it!
Learn it!
Share it!
Christian
Formation
Festival Day
NEXT Sunday
September 9
at 9:30 AM
Join us next Sunday as all
new faith formation groups (new classes) begin at 9:30, followed by fellowship time in the MAC at 10:35. See today’s insert for more information, and
join us for another great journey of faith formation.
Please Note: All children’s groups from Newborns (the
Genesis group) to 10-12 year olds (The Ambassadors A & B Groups) will meet in the Sanctuary for an opening
and then go together to the MAC to meet their teacher and their groups.
Health Report Update
A full Health
Report is printed monthly in
At RMH: James Eckard
At Home: Linda Barthmus
Doing Better & Removed from List:
Landon
Walker
Mourning the Loss of a Loved One:
Bill Voige
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 26, 2007
Attendance:
8:00 Worship 99 Wed.
noon 14
9:30 Worship 97
11:00 Worship 187
6:30 Worship 3
Total 386
Total
Regular Offering: $7,080.53
Designated
Receipts:
Capital Campaign II...... $ 862.00
Flower Fund.................. $ 25.00
World Hunger................ $ 50.00
Pastors’ Discretionary Fund $100.00
Sunday School:
Second Home Bingo...... $ 50.00
Second Home................. $ 50.00
Parish Nurse Program.... $ 300.00
Memorial — Dovels....... $ 100.00
Memorial — Nilsen........ $ 365.00
GRAND TOTAL.......... $ 9,010.43
“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: $369,171.38
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. Hebrews 13:7-21
Tues. Titus 1:1-9
Wed. Luke 14:15-24
Thu. Philippians 2:25-30
Fri. Colossians 4:7-17
Sat. Matthew 10:34-42
Sun. Luke 14:25-33
Weekly
Calendar
September
3 – September 9
Mon.
Labor Day: Church Office Closed
Tues. 1:30 pm
6:30
pm Celebration
Singers
Wed. 7:30 am Bible Study
10:00 am Staff Meeting
12:00 noon Holy
Communion
6:30 pm Gloria
Dei Ringers
7:30 pm Sanctuary
Choir
Thurs. 5:30 pm Partners in
Prayer
Sat. 9:00
am Sanctuary
Choir Retreat
Sun. Christian Formation Festival Day
8:00
am Holy Communion
9:30 am Holy
Communion
11:00 am Holy
Communion
12:15 pm Confirmation
Lunch
4:00 pm JAMers
6:30 pm Holy
Communion
The weekly deadline for
is 8:00
a.m. Thursday.