October 2018 Church Announcements

Church choirTHE FLOWERS AT THE FRONT OF THE CHURCHare from the funeral of John Johnson, which was held here on Wednesday.

DINNER AND A MOVIE: Join us at 6:00 on Friday, October 12, for dinner and a movie. Don’t miss this opportunity for a night out with your spouse for fun and fellowship. Movie to be shown is Same Kind of Different as Me, based on the book by the same title. A free will offering will be collected to cover the cost of the evening, with the balance going toward missions.

BRIDAL SHOWER FOR JILL HENDRICK, bride-to-be of Austin Horn, will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 7, in the Fellowship Hall. Please consider this your invitation. The couple is registered at Target and Crate & Barrel.

NEXT SUNDAY WE WILL HAVE OUR MONTHLY CONGREGATIONAL DINNER in the Fellowship Hall following our worship service. A free will offering will be collected, which will go to the Home of Hope Capital Campaign of the Tartu Academy of Theology.

REV. SIIMON HAAMER, Dean of the Tartu Academy, will be with us next Sunday, Oct. 7, to share the mission in Estonia.

OUR ANNUAL PIE AUCTION will take place on Sunday, October 14, during our Fellowship Coffee time. All proceeds will be used for mission.

DINNER AND A MOVIE: Join us at 6:00 on Friday, October 12, for dinner and a movie. Don’t miss this opportunity for a night out with your spouse for fun and fellowship. Movie to be shown is Same Kind of Different as Me, based on the book by the same title. A free will offering will be collected to cover the cost of the evening, with the balance going toward missions.

NEW SERVING OUR CHURCH BOOKLETS FOR OCTOBER 2018 – MARCH 2019 are available on the table in the narthex. Please pick one up and mark your calendars with your service dates.

WORSHIP SERVICE DVD’S from the previous week are available on the table in the narthex for anyone who was unable to be here last week and would like to watch the service.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: This is a great time to begin to look for items to fill a shoebox. School supplies and other items are all on sale right now.

LCMC ANNUAL GATHERING will be held October 7-10 at HyVee Hall Convention Center in Des Moines. Volunteers are needed to put together registration packets on Saturday, October 6, to serve as greeters during the convention, and to usher and assist with communion during our worship services. If you are willing to help with any of these tasks, please talk to Pastor Kathy.

NEW MEMBER CLASS: Please talk to Pastor Kathy if you’re interested in participating in a new member class.

THURSDAY MORNING WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY is currently doing a DVD study this week on Kyle Idleman’s book Gods at War. All women in the congregation are invited to join us at 10:00 on Thursday morning.

SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER MINISTRY in the Fellowship Room is  again available to all. We encourage everyone to bring their prayer needs to our prayer team.

“LOOSE CHANGE TO LOOSEN CHAINS: Our 7th grade confirmands are collecting loose change to benefit victims of human trafficking. All proceeds go toward the work of the International Justice Mission. They have set a goal of $3000.00. So far they have collected $1,378.10..

WINGS OF REFUGE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN continues; donations may be made payable to Bethany. Our goal is $4,000.00. To date, we have collected $2,272.00.