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Glimpses of Glendale
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| | Glendale Lutheran Church Newsletter | October 16, 2016 |
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| Sunday, October 16 9:00am-12:00pm -- Craft Fair - Fellowship Rm 9:15am -- Worship 10:30am -- Voters' Meeting 10:40am -- Sunday School/Adult Education | | Monday, October 17 6:30am-6:00pm -- CCLS Preschool 7:00pm -- Boy Scouts - Gym 7:00pm-9:00pm -- Lightroom Fundamentals - FLC
| | Tuesday, October 18 6:30am-6:00pm -- CCLS Preschool 12:00pm-8:00pm -- LFCS Counselor 6:00pm-9:00pm -- Baker Basketball | | Wednesday, October 19 6:30am-6:00pm -- CCLS Preschool 9:00am-8:00pm -- LFCS Counselor 9:30am-11:30am -- PEO Chapter FX - FLC 6:00pm -- Potluck 7:30pm -- Choir | | Thursday, October 20 6:30am-6:00pm -- CCLS Preschool 8:00am-4:00pm -- LFCS Counselor 1:00pm -- Nifty Knitters/Clever Crocheters 7:00pm -- AA - Mixed - FLC | | Friday, October 21 6:30am-6:00pm -- CCLS Preschool 6:15pm -- AA Women - FLC 8:00pm -- AA Men - FLC | | Saturday, October 22 8:00am-4:00pm -- LFCS Counselor 5:00pm -- Worship | | Sunday, October 23 9:15am -- Worship 10:30am -- Sunday School/Adult Education |
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| | A Message from Dr. Biermann The locals call it the "Inland Empire." I have no idea why, I just called it Spokane. I spent a few days there this past week leading pastors in a study about character and the church's role in forming people to have character that honors God and serves others well. At the conference I talked with a recent seminary graduate who has been a pastor for only a matter of months. He's serving a rural church 30 minutes north of a metropolitan area of about 250,000 people. And, he's serving a church in the metro area. The rural church meets in a tiny chapel in the beautiful countryside. The "city" church meets in a hotel. They sold their building recently to another congregation. On a typical Sunday, each church has about 25 people in attendance. For now, the pastor's office is a small room at one end of a pole barn owned by one of the members. He shares the vibrant green-painted space with the member's fishing equipment. So, is this a sad story of the church's weakness and poor health? Are these churches dying? The young man called to be their pastor doesn't think so. He's thrilled with his new responsibility and excited about all that lies before him as he serves these people and leads them as their shepherd. Is he being youthfully naïve and unrealistic? I don't think so--not at all. In fact, I think he's got exactly the right outlook and plan. Join me for Sunday morning Bible class, and in the next few weeks I'll present my reasons for sharing this young pastor's optimism. Of course, underneath all of the reasons that I'll present is the great foundational truth that Christ is the Lord of his church, and will always provide for it exactly what it needs.
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Faith Formation Ministry One Family Bible Class
Dr. Biermann leads the Bible Class this morning in the Family Life Center. Grab a cup of coffee and join us.
Sunday School Preschool through 1st grade children will meet in the lower level of the Parish House (under the gym). Grades 2 through 6 will meet in the lower level of the new building across from the elevator, room 012. High School youth will gather in the Youth Room. Confirmation class for 7th and 8th grade youth will be in the conference room next to Pastor's office, room 113.
Women's Thursday Evening Bible Study We will not be meeting on October 20 but instead meet on Saturday morning, October 22 for breakfast at Karen Frimel's home, 9:00am. All women are invited and welcomed! Please join us! If questions, please contact Cathie Albers at 314-882-2033 Stewardship Sentence  Genesis 1:1 'In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.' Christian generosity to the Lord's work through our stewardship begins with this realization: We are the sheep of God's pasture, it is He who made us, not we ourselves. |
| Pastoral Care If you need pastoral care for any reason, don't hesitate to contact the church office or one of the vacancy pastors directly. Pastor Biermann will be at the church on Monday and Thursday mornings most weeks, and Pastor Erkkinen is available on campus on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. |
| Books & Bread Outreach Glendale Member get ready to START YOUR MIXERS!!!!! Let's bless our 75 CCLS Glendale preschool families again this Thanksgiving with "Books and Bread." Next week you will be able to sign up in the church lobby to let us know how many loaves of sweet breads you would like to bake. What you need to know: - Sign up letting us know how many loaves of sweet bread you would like to make
- Take the provided labels (that will be near the sign-ups) to put on your bread
- Bring your loaves to church on Sunday, November 20th or arrange with Sue Schultz to deliver them early
- Pray for our outreach efforts that they may be a blessing for the givers and the receivers
If you have any questions or would like to help, contact Sue Schultz at 314-304-0556. |
The GLC website has a new look. A small team worked to update the appearance of the site and the technology that makes it work. Not only does the site look a little more modern, it is much easier for volunteers with limited technology skills to update information and keep it fresh. You can share your thoughts about the new site by sending an email to office@glendalelutheranchurch.org. There is also a "Comments" option on the website that you can use to format an email from the website. If you would like to help with keeping information updated, please include your interest in your email. |
| OktoberFest  Back by popular demand - Saturday, October 22 at 6:00 p.m. will be an OktoberFest at the Barbercheck home (629 Bonita Avenue, Webster Groves) featuring the brews of Gefahrliches Ding (Tony Petzoldt and Dan Stauder's brewery), Schlafly Brewery and others. There will be babysitting available. It's a "Bring a Dish to Share" event. Tony plans to bring Petzoldt brats. And if you don't like beer, don't dismay, there will be plenty of wine and other beverages available. Bring a friend, bring a neighbor - just enjoy the fall weather and singing the Schnitzelbank Song, led by Tony! |
| TLC Ministry We want to thank all of you who have signed up to be of help in this ministry. Please let us know if you know of someone that we have overlooked who may be in need of a meal due to illness, recovery time, etc. We will be in touch with those of you who have offered as need demands. These touches of kindness are much appreciated by those who have received them. Thank you-- Phyllis Phelps and Beth Nicolaus |
| Calling All Thrivent Members!  If you are a member of Thrivent Financial, and you so choose, you have the opportunity to share some of your Action Team Dollars with ministries and projects going on in our GLC congregation and community. Many Thrivent members are not aware that these funds are available so they go unused. The outreach committee has used some of these Action Team dollars to host outreach events in the past, but would like to get more Thrivent members involved. If you are interested in learning more about how to use your Action Team funds, please contact Sue Schultz at 314-304-0556. |
| Voters' Meeting We will have a Voters' Meeting on Sunday, October 16, 2016, in the sanctuary following  service. The only item on our agenda will be the election of two Leadership Council members and one Elder. The Leadership Council candidates are Lisa Grossenheider and Phyllis Phelps to serve three-year terms. Outgoing Leadership Council members are Marcia Hempel and David Reed. The Elder candidate is Greg Frimel to serve a three-year term. Our outgoing Elder is Andy Ortstadt. We will accept additional nominations at the Voters' Meeting and look forward to everyone's participation. |
| Community
Trivia Night at Lutheran South The Lutheran South bands are hosting their annual Trivia Night on Saturday, October 22 at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:15). Proceeds will help students pay for this year's band tour to the Midwest. The Grand Prize is four free Field Box Cardinals tickets for each player at the winning table. Tickets are $15 each or a table of six for $90; includes light snacks and prizes for the top scorers. Space is limited so make your reservation early! See any band member or contact Mrs. Laurie Senkbeil at 314-308-9271.
Christian Cancer Survivorship Retreat November 4 and 5 beginning at 4:00pm on Friday the 4th. This retreat is for those who are in treatment or who or who have completed treatment for cancer. For more information, please contact Karen Tripp, MS, LMFT at Karen@cancer-companions.org.
Sausage Supper & Silent Auction Chapel of the Cross in St. Peters is holding their annual Sausage Supper and Silent Auction on Sunday, November 6, beginning at 11:30am. Tickets are $10 for adults, $4 for ages 4-10, and free for children 3 and under. Supper includes sausage, sliced beef, mashed potatoes, green beans, sauerkraut, and desserts. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact the Chapel of the Cross church office at 636-928-5885.
Immanuel Boar's Head Christmas Festival The Christmas Festival of the ages, the Boar's Head Festival, will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Charles, December 9, 10 and 11. There will be a 7:30 performance each evening with afternoon performances at 4:00pm both Saturday and Sunday. A dress rehearsal (tickets required) will be held at 7:30pm on December 8. Tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis starting at 8:00am on Tuesday, November 1. Call 636-946-2656 or come to the Immanuel Church office. Get your tickets early! They go fast! There is no charge for the tickets (limit 5 per person). |
| The Word Within The Word
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| Worship Attendance Saturday 10/8, 18; Sunday 10/9, 84 = 102 Total |
| Funnies (used with permission)  |
Worship Leaders
| This Sunday (10/16)
| Next Sunday (10/23)
| Preacher/Celebrant
| Dr. Joel Biermann | Dr. Joel Biermann | Liturgist
| Seminarian Nate McCarty | Dr. Joel Biermann | Pianist (Saturday)
| Joy Elowsky | Carol Benninghoff | Organist (Sunday)
| Joy Elowsky | Joy Elowsky | Lector
| Cathie Albers | Greg Frimel | Acolyte
| Anna Rawlings | Max Sauer | Children's Message
| Sue Schultz | Seminarian Nate McCarty | Communion Assistant
| Seminarian Nate McCarty | Seminarian Nate McCarty | | Lay Communions Assistants
| Greg & Karen Frimel | Frank & Charlotte Moret | Greeters
| Vince & Flo Ryan | Terry & Jennifer Buchholz | Nursery
| Sandy Barbercheck, Grace Ortstadt | Cyndi & Spencer Moore | Sound/Video
| Paul Barbercheck | Ken Clark, Layton Wille | Ushers
| Mike Toney, Layton Wille, Sarah Skouby, Ben Lee, Grant Lee
| Joel Bergt, Ron Froesel, Ben Lee, Grant Lee |
PREPARE FOR NEXT WEEK'S WORSHIP through a careful, prayerful reading of the appointed lessons for the day: Genesis 4:1-15; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-17 |
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