The CHIMES
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October 7, 2007
The Nineteenth
Sunday after Pentecost
Selected
The gift of God is as it
were a certain living flame kindled in our hearts, which the flesh and the
devil go about to put out: and therefore we as their opponents must labour as
much as we can to foster and keep it burning.
From the Geneva Notes (c. 1599)
We all believe that Jesus came to save
us from sin, but where did we get the idea that he came to save us from
suffering?
John Wesley
Luther Quote
of the Day
It
is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning and the last
at night. Guard yourself carefully against those false, deluding ideas which
tell you, “Wait a little while. I will pray in an hour; first I must attend to
this or that.” Such thoughts get you away from prayer into other affairs which
so hold your attention and involve you that nothing comes of prayer for that
day.
The weekly deadline
for
is 8:00 a.m.
Thursday.
Today
at Muhlenberg
Food Pantry Donations Today
& Lay Communion Ministers Serving our Shut-ins
Today we
receive non-perishable food donations for the
Salvation Army’s FAN (Food
Assistance to the Needy) Program.
Alpha Teens will have lunch and then deliver our offering to our
neighbors in need.
Lay Communion Ministers will also be blessed
and sent forth this morning.
Welcome Larry Gerst!
We acknowledge Larry Gerst’s ministry among us as a
Stephen Minister. Larry received
training in
CARING Shepherds Meeting
today at 5:00 p.m. in the MAC. (A light
supper will be provided.) We will discuss and share expectations, highlights, questions,
and concerns with other shepherds and leaders and meet new members of the
shepherd ministry.
Gathering Names of 
Saints
For
the next three Sundays, we will gather names of the saints—persons living or
deceased—who have been important to you in your life of faith. In the back of the church is a basket of red
and white links and marking pens. We
invite you to take a link and write on it the name of an individual who has
helped you in your spiritual growth. You
may take as many links as you like. The
links will be displayed in the nave beginning on All Saints Sunday and remain
up until the first Sunday in Advent.
This is a wonderful opportunity for us to observe how our Saints link us
together in faith.
New Member Classes
“Walking Together by Faith”
New Member
Inquiry Classes
Begin
October 21
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,
October 21 and 28. A daytime retreat
will be held on Saturday, November 3.
New Members will be received on All Saints Sunday, November 4, 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.
This
Week at Muhlenberg
Ministries NIGHT
Monday Evening – October 8th
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Join us as we
strengthen our ministries, plan new initiatives, dream new dreams, and serve
one another and the wider community!
Prayer Shawl
Ministry
Meets Thursday,
October 11 at 11:45 am. In the Campus Room.
Contact Barbara Werner (433-3912) or
Diamond Jubilee Dinner
Celebration
luncheon for members 75 years+ and their spouse and/or family NEXT SUNDAY, October 14, 12:15 p.m. If you did not receive an invitation, please
join us. Also, call the church office (434-3496)
with your birthdate so we can update our database. RSVP to
Mark
Your Calendar
Get
your dirndls and lederhosen out of storage: it’s time for another OKTOBERFEST! Dance to The Schmenke Five
while enjoying German food and beverages. Be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, October 27 from 6:30 to 9:30,
in the MAC.
Faith
Formation & Youth
(Contact
JCREW
Meets
today
in the MAC following the 11:00 liturgy for lunch and to work on several
projects for our church family and Second Home.
What a great way to give back!
JAMers
Elementary Youth Group
Meets next
Sunday, October 14 at 4:00 at the church and carpool to the JMU Arboretum
for a fun nature activity. Contact
Religions of the World
Class starts next Sunday, October 14
at 9:30 and meets in the downstairs office of the MAC. If you are interested in having a better
understanding of the other major world religions, you won’t want to miss this
class.
Lost &
Found
All 7th & 8th graders
& parents!
November
16-18th, the VA Synod
youth event Lost & Found will happen at Eagle Eyrie in
Women’s Retreat
November 2-3 at Bryce Resort. Registration forms are on desk in the Narthex;
turn in by October 21st. $45
(scholarships available).
Marriage Enrichment Retreat
December 7–8, at
Divorce Care
Support group meets Tuesday nights, 7:00-9:00 pm in
the Campus Room, October 9-January 29.
Counselor and Muhlenberg member
Music Librarian
Are you looking for a unique ministry here
at MLC? Do you like to work “on your own” and are you good with details? Our
Director of Liturgical Arts is looking for someone to serve in a volunteer
capacity as Music Librarian. The job would entail two or three hours of work
once a week filing music, stamping scores, working with the library database
(input and upkeep). The Librarian would also maintain choral folders,
distributing new music and so on. See
Health Report Update
A full Health
Report is printed monthly in
At H’burg Health & Rehab:
At Life
Care: Glenna Whetzel
At Home:
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
September 30, 2007
Attendance:
8:00 Worship 108 Wed.
noon 13
9:30 Worship 107
11:00 Worship 209
6:30 Worship 14
Total 438
Total
Regular Offering: $15,306.25*
Designated
Receipts:
Capital Campaign II...... $ 26,617.89*
Use of Church Building/MAC $350.00
Flower Fund.................. $ 25.00
Comfort Making............ $ 60.00
World Hunger................ $ 65.00
Crop Walk..................... $ 305.00
Marriage Retreat............ $ 20.00
Kitchen Improvement Fund $39.00
Sunday School:
Second Home................. $ 311.54*
Parish Nurse Program.... $ 25.00
JCREW.......................... $ 20.00
Underwear Fund............ $ 295.00
Social Ministry.............. $ 80.00*
Memorials:
Dovel........................ $ 25.00
Nilsen........................ $ 25.00
GRAND TOTAL.......... $ 43,597.90
*Includes Simply Giving
**Includes Simply Giving and Stock
“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: $422,572.03
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. James 1:2-11
Tue. 1 John 5:1-5, 13-21
Wed. Mark 11:12-1, 20-24
Thu. 2 Timothy 1:13-18
Fri. 2 Timothy 2:1-7
Sat. Luke 5:12-16
Sun. Luke 17:11-19
Weekly
Calendar
October
8 – October 14
Mon. 7:00 pm Ministries
Meetings
Tues 6:30 pm Celebration
Singers
6:30 pm Education
for Ministry (EfM)
Wed 7:30 am Bible
Study
10:30 am No Experience
Necessary
12:00 noon Holy
Communion
5:00 pm Teen
Choir
6:00 pm WAM
6:15 pm Faith
@ Work
6:30 pm Children’s
Choir
6:30 pm Gloria Dei
Ringers
6:45 pm Teen
Theatre
7:00 pm Lutheran-Cath.
Bible Study
7:30 pm Sanctuary
Choir
Thurs.11:45 am Prayer Shawl
Ministry
5:30 pm Partners
in Prayer
Sun. 8:00
am Holy
Communion
9:30 am Holy
Communion
11:00 am Holy
Communion
12:15 pm Diamond
Jubilee Dinner
4:00pm JAMers
6:30 pm Holy Communion
7:30 pm Bible Study