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10-12-08
By Maxine Lashmet @ 10:45 AM
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Sunday School: Growing in Christ
Sunday School Superintendent: Kevin Tavender
Today in Sunday School students studied Deborah, one of the Old Testament judges. Through Deborah, Barak, and Jael, God brought about victory for His people and freed them from cruel oppression; through Christ’s death on the cross, God brought about our victory and freed us from sin, death, and the devil. Parents could ask, “How did God use Deborah to help His people? How does God help His people today?”
NEW CHURCH INFORMATIONAL MEETING WITH THE ARCHITECT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH 7 PM IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL: Architect Elmer Wind will be explaining a number of options with drawings for the new sanctuary. The purpose of the meeting is to get input from the congregation. The congregation has not yet decided to build a new sanctuary. All members are invited.
THE SALEMJAX.ORG WEBSITE has new content and is updated frequently. There are blogs, devotional items, sermons and doctrinal writings. You can check out photos from our various church ministries. You can find out about events from the web calendar, what the menu is for the school cafeteria and homework assignments for your child. Consider making salemjax.org your home page or at least setting a book mark for it.
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STUDIES THE BOOK OF EXODUS: Pastor teaches this faith-building account of God’s grace in the Old Testament in bringing Israel out of slavery in Egypt to the promised land. This foreshadows God’s grace in Christ in bringing us from being slaves of sin to forgiven children of God with a heavenly inheritance.
BIBLE BREAKFAST Join us on Fridays at 6:45 AM in the Conference Room. We have just started the Old Testament book of Joshua. Read the thrilling story of how God used the Israelites to defeat the much more powerful and numerous Canaanites demonstrating that He is the one true God. Please join us and bring a friend!
SALEM'S MILITARY SERVICEMEN
Brandon Aring, Nathan Aring, Sam Dimmick, Colin Keenan, Andrew Leinberger, John Magelitz, and Brandon Navarro.
ADULT CONFIRMATION - MICHAEL T. DALPORTO will be received in the Rite of Confirmation in the 10:30 AM service. REVEREND JAMES and LINDA S. GULLEN will be welcomed as new members of Salem in the 10:30 AM service.. They are being received by transfer from St. Paul Lutheran, Troy, IL We welcome Michael, James and Linda into our Salem family!
FRIENDSHIP BIBLE CLASS
Monday, October 12 No Class
Columbus Day Holiday
VETERANS DAY 2008 In honor of Veteran’s Day 2008, the church would like to recognize all members who have served in the United States military. If you, your spouse, or family member is or was a member of Salem and served with our Armed Forces, please submit a name, service date, and branch of military. Please include any interesting stories from your time of service. In the worship services on November 8-9, we will thank our Lord for the service of our veterans in defense of the freedoms of our nation, especially the freedom of religion.
PRAIRIE VILLAGE DEVOTIONAL SERVICE - Sunday, October 12, Reverend Paul Koschmann will be leading an afternoon devotional service at Prairie Village Nusring Home located at 1024 W. WALNUT ST. Your help with singing and visiting with the residents is needed. The service begins at 2:00 PM. Meet him at the home at 1:50 PM.
WEDDING - JUSTIN CARL KLEINSCHMIDT and MELISSA KAY ARING were married in a 3:00 PM ceremony in our church sanctuary on Saturday, October 11, with Pastor Brechbuhl officiating. We pray God’s richest blessings on Justin and Melissa as they begin their new life together in His name!
LADIES DAY OUT Fall Color Drive is set for October 18th. We will leave Salem at 9:30 and meander our way along the hills and bluffs to Kampsville for a ferry ride and then continue on along the Illinois Great River Road to lunch at Hardin's Illinois Riverdock Restaurant. After enjoying our riverfront lunch, we'll reboard the van and continue our scenic ride with stops at the Alton Art Fest and Josephine’s depending on our level of remaining energy. Van passengers will divide fuel costs for the trip. All other expenses will be up to the participants. Contact Diann Brechbuhl (473-5014) if interested. Trip info flyer located in annex hallway.
CREATION MUSEUM TRIP: Salem is organizing a three day trip sometime in October to Petersburg, Kentucky to visit the Creation Museum there. The Creation Museum presents a "walk through history." Designed by a former Universal Studios exhibit director, this state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life. A fully engaging, sensory experience for guests. Murals and realistic scenery, computer-generated visual effects, over fifty exotic animals, life-sized people and dinosaur animatronics, and a special-effects theater complete with misty sea breezes and rumbling seats. These are just some of the impressive exhibits that everyone in your family will enjoy. The approximate costs per person are:
$85 bus
$89 lodging (as many as four persons can stay in the hotel room)
$17 museum admission (ages 13-59; $13 60+, $9 5-17)
If you are interested, contact KEVIN TAVENDER at 1-217-220-0188.
MOWING SCHEDULE
Oct 18 Philip Black
Oct 25 Jaye Surratt, Charles Sculley
MEN’S PRAYER BREAKFAST
Saturdays 7:00 - 8:00 am
in Salem’s Annex Conference Room.
MARKET DAY- The next delivery date will be on Wednesday, October 29, from 5:30 - 6:30 PM in the Annex. Order forms are available in the school and church office and in the church narthex Order deadline is Tuesday, October 21, to the school office. Late calls and Internet orders are due by noon on Friday, October 24. Internet orders are to be placed at www.marketday.com.. Direct your questions and phone orders to the school office (243-3419).
NEW ORGAN FUND - Salem Voter’s Assembly approved the purchase of a new organ for our sanctuary at the cost of about $72,000 when all funds have been collected to purchase the organ. Please consider giving to this fund. Make out your check to: Salem Lutheran Church and indicate on the check for the NEW ORGAN.
MISSION OUTREACH - Matthew 22:1-14: Jesus teaches us that the kingdom of heaven is like a festive wedding banquet in which the host provides everything, including the appropriate clothing to wear. The banquet is a free gift to be enjoyed by all who are invited. As it has been said, sharing the Gospel is like one beggar telling another beggar where to find food.
YOUTH CALENDARS: are available in the Annex between services. We have the pocket/purse calendar and wall calendars both will sell for $6.00. This is a fund raiser for the senior youth group for the upcoming youth gathering.
CHRISTCARE GROUP LEADER TRAINING If you are interested in receiving training to lead a ChristCare Group, please contact Pastor Brechbuhl, 243-3419.
LADIES GUILD NEWS - The Ladies Guild quarterly meeting will be held on Monday, October 20, at 7:00 PM in the Annex. ERIKA SCHELLER will present the program telling about the life and training of a service dog. Her own companion “Luther” will also be in attendance.
The annual Baby Blanket Campaign is now in progress and runs through the month of October. With colder temps approaching it would be nice to deliver many new blankets to young moms and their newborn. Receptacles are located in the church narthex and Annex Conference Room for your donation.
October 17 and 18, the annual Fall Retreat will be held at Camp Cilca.
It seems the year is just racing by and the holiday season is quickly approaching. Please mark your calendars for our celebrations. The Guild will once again host the annual Pie Social on Thanksgiving Eve, November 26. All pies welcome, also whipped topping.
Friday, December 5, will be our very popular Cookie Walk. Hoping that there might be some seasonable cold weather, but not a major snowstorm. More information as the dates draw closer. Thank you as always for being willing to help us with our projects.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED - The Fourth annual Pumpkin Patch is open and volunteers are needed each day ib East College Ave. Hours:
Sunday-Friday 1:00 - 7:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
A sign up schedule is posted on the north entryway to the Annex door frame and on the lower hallway bulletin board in the school at the steps and calendar. Many volunteers are needed to make this year’s sale successful. The Pork Chop Sandwiches and Bake Sale will be held at the Pumpkin Patch on Saturday, October 18. The Pumpkin Patch is a great place to watch MacMurray Homecoming Parade, have some lunch, get a pony ride, use the photo backdrop, and enjoy the Pumpkin Patch!
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT - Philippians 4:4-13: St. Paul, by God’s grace, had learned to be content with whatever he faced in life—whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. He was able to live this way because his confidence was in Christ who provides his people with all they need. What a stewardship lesson for us when it comes to dealing with material things.
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS MEETING - The Scott-Morgan County IL Chapter of Thrivent Financial will hold their next meeting on Monday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m. at Salem Lutheran in Jacksonville in the Conference Room. Anyone requesting funds is welcome.
LUTHERANS FOR LIFE OF MISSOURI will be holding their annual state conference on Saturday, October 18. The conference will be held at Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, 5252 S. Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO. Workshops and the annual meeting will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. (Dinner on your own) Dr. Jean Garton will be the speaker at a dessert banquet held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Reservations may be made by email at lflmo@yahoo.com or by calling state president Diane Albers at 314-631-9240.
CAMP CILCA’S ALL YOU CAN EAT FUND RAISER - You are invited to Camp CILCA’S All You Can Eat Biscuits & Gravy-Pancake & Sausage Supper on today, Sunday, October 12, 2008 from 4:00-6:30 PM. Find out why the summer campers count down the minutes to their favorite breakfast meal at camp. If you are not a biscuits and gravy fan, you can choose the more traditional combination of pancakes and sausage. Either meal choice comes with fruit, milk, juice, or coffee. Cost: $6.00/adults; $4.00/children ages 4-12. Children under 4 eat free. Join camp personnel for the day or spend the week-end camping.
THANK YOU
Mr. Pumpkin and Pumpkin Seed would like to say THANK YOU to everybody who came out on Saturday and helped unload the Pumpkin Truck.
Thank you also to everyone who has helped at the Patch so far.
The Patch is open Sunday through Friday from 1 to 7 and on Saturday from 9 to 7.
There are lots of opportunities for EVERYONE to get involved so please sign up to work at the Patch.
As a reminder the proceeds from the Pumpkin Patch benefit BOTH Salem Lutheran School and Church.
Hope to see you at the Patch!
Kevin Tavender & Darin Gehrke
THANK YOU - “Just want to say ‘thank’s’ for the“get well greetings sent to me during my recovery period due to again broken wrist. All is certainly most appreciated.” Joan Koschmann.
SALEM PTL say, “Thanks to all who helped with the Pork Chop Cookout. It was a huge success. Thanks for all of the volunteers and donations. A special thanks to the Hannel’s for the use of their property on Morton.
THANK YOU to Pastors Brechbuhl and Koschmann for visiting Helen Fargo in the nursing home and hospital. Thank you also to members for prayers, visits, calls, cards, notes, flowers, food, and memorials at the time of her death. Karmy and Betty Schone, Keith, Karole, Tyler, and Ashley Devlin, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of Mrs. Fargo.
OCTOBER BAPTISM ANNIVERSARIES
DUFELMEIER, Mary 10/1
GAIN, Bonnie 10/1
WITHAM, Louise 10/1
WILSON, Megan 10/3
HANNEL, Matthew 10/4
PICKENS, Retta 10/4
ENGEBRECHT, Drew 10/5
GARMAN, Alicia 10/7
BRUNE, Debra 10/10
BRUNE, Kylie 10/10
BRUNE, Sarah 10/10
DEORNELLAS, Arthur 10/10
HANNEL, David 10/10
LIETZ, Andrea 10/10
THIES, Linda 10/10
BAKER, Alan 10/11
AUSTIN, Vickie 10/13
CARLS, Trenton 10/13
McFADDEN, David 10/13
CAMPBELL, Whitney 10/15
EVANS, Patrick 10/15
MORRIS, Robert 10/15
WELLENKAMP, Lucas 10/15
NIENHISER, Florence 10/16
RIEMER, Judith 10/16
SIEVING, Ashley 10/16
STURGEON, Matthew 10/16
KEENAN, Vanessa 10/17
ROBINSON, Joyce 10/19
BARTLOW, Kelsey 10/20
BOLTON, Evan 10/20
ENGEBRECHT, Kara 10/21
CARLS, Jon 10/22
LOWERY, Justin 10/22
SCOBBIE, John 10/23
SHIREMAN, Abigail 10/23
STRUBBE, Sabre 10/25
WARCUP, Karl 10/25
SCHUMACHER, Sara 10/26
ARING, Elizabeth 10/27
WHEELER, Brittany 10/28
WILSON, Joshua 10/28
FAIRFIELD, Katelyn 10/29
GREGORY, Clay 10/29
ENGEBRECHT, Bruce 10/30
FRICKE, Marjorie 10/30
HANNEL, Cheryl 10/30
RANGE, Carol 10/31
Life Lines for Sunday
Submitted by Jeanne Strubbe
Life Ministry Coordinator, Salem Lutheran
Sunday, October 5, 2008 was Respect Life Sunday. The weather was absolutely perfection as soldiers of Christ stood curbside in quiet demonstration against the atrocity of abortion. We held signs as a witness to all who passed by as a reminder of the 50 MILLION babies that our nation has allowed to be slaughtered on the altar of “choice” for the past 35 years, eight months and 13 days. The majority of motorists, who saw us waved, gave a “thumbs up” or honked in support of our witness against abortion. Only one driver was vocal with a differing point of view. The tide has turned over the last few years and the majority of true Americans are totally against abortion on demand during all nine months of pregnancy. The effort put forth to educate the citizens of our nation on the evils of abortion have paid off. But, the battle is far from over. In fact, November 4, 2008 is judgment day in my opinion. On that day we have within our grasp the ability to accelerate the day when abortion on demand for all nine months of pregnancy will no longer be the law of the land. The power is in the hands of American citizens to choose a leader who will support and protect the sanctity of human life or one who will not. I cannot tell someone who to vote for, but I can remind voters to vote the way their conscience leads them to vote. Fr. Frank Pavone stated, “When you vote, you say something about where your loyalties are. There is nothing wrong with being loyal to a candidate or to a political party. But there is something very wrong if your loyalty to either is stronger than your loyalty to Jesus Christ. Ask yourself, "Is there a position that my party can take that would prevent me from voting the party line?" Framed in another way, the question is, "Is my loyalty to the Christian faith stronger than my loyalty to any political party?" When you go to the polls on November 4, just remember the first right … is the right to life, from conception to its natural end, which is the condition for the exercise of all other rights. Matthew 6:33. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Proverbs 25:26. Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
SALEM YOUTH GROUP
Grades 4-8
OCTOBER 12, SUNDAY, @ STEINACHERS' FARM
5:30 pm Light Supper
6:00 pm Hayride
8:00 pm Pick Up
Pastor will lead devotion
OCTOBER 26, SUNDAY, @ TAVENDERS' ON LAKE JACKSONVILLE
5:30 pm Light Supper
6:00 pm Scavenger Hunt
7:30 pm Pick Up
PRAYER REQUEST
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☐ Please pray this petition during the worship service
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An afternoon of outdoor and indoor competition for our Salem School children.
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