Reformation Sunday, October 30, 2016 is Confirmation...

Pastor

Rev. Janet Warnes

[email protected]

Office: 745-4478

Cell: 507-458-1960

Visitation Ministry/Adult Ed

Rev. Ron Warnes

Cell: 507-459-0943

Part-Time Youth Director

Heather Goroski

Cell: 218-201-0019

[email protected]

Secretary

Wanda Gubrud

[email protected]

Hours: M, Tu, Th, F

8:30 am-2:30 pm

Closed Wednesday

Office: 745-4478

OSL Custodians

Mike & Leanne Novacek

Mike: 218-201-0065

Leanne: 218-201-0064

A video of OSL Sunday Wor-ship can be seen on Mondays at 3:30 pm on cable channel

13, and is posted on You-Tube. You can find a link on

the church website: www.oursaviors-melo.org

and can view archived past services as well.

Reformation Sunday, October 30, 2016 is Confirmation

Service at OSL for 10th Grade Students There will be a reception in their honor during

Coffee Fellowship time at OSL from 9:30 - 10:30 am.

Thank You to all who helped with the Melo Fall Dinner and to all who helped in any way with re-siding the church. Thank you to all

who helped with the OSL Fall Supper. Together, we accomplish much!

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

If you are a talented person who knits or crochets,

we invite you to help the small group who make

prayer shawls for those folks having medical issues

of illness or surgery. Instructions and some yarn

are available in the church office to help you get

started! Thank you to all who are part of this ministry.

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VOLUME 56, ISSUE 10

October 2016

The first three Sundays in

October are designated as

“UNDIES SUNDAYS” when you can donate new

underwear in support of the

United Way’s Undies Sundays program to

benefit children and adults. Also needed

are: diapers & wipes, socks,

toothbrushes & toothpaste,

soap, shampoo & deodorant.

OSL & Melo 3rd

graders will receive

bibles and Confirma-

tion stoles will be

presented to 7th

grade students during

worship services on

Sunday, October 9th.

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH GATH-

ERING is coming up on NOV

18 & 19 at the Alerus Center

in Grand Forks for grades 6-8.

Early registration is $75 and

due by Oct 27. Oct 28 - Nov 15

it increases to $100. Contact

Heather if you want to attend.

IT’S TEA TIME AT OSL:

The Tea will be held on October 19, from

3:30—5:30 pm. Please come and view

the beautifully decorated tables and

enjoy fellowship with tea & coffee, tiny

sandwiches and tidbits. WELCA Group 2

Is in charge this year.

OCTOber 21St

Neighborly Cottage Meetings will be held during the month of November for all members of OSL. In mid-October, watch the mail for a postcard with details of dates & times. Groups have been shuffled again so we can all enjoy fellowship with one another. We hope to see you there!

Dear Friends,

The Bible is filled with sto-ries of people who cared so deeply about their fellow human beings that the sharing of their experiences of God’s activities could not be stopped. This is seen over and over again in the Old and New Testaments. One example is found in II Kings 5: 1-19, Naaman’s slave girl.

Naaman’s slave girl took a huge risk in speaking to her mas-ter. It was an unsolicited word of hope for a cure for his disease. She was bold. Her courage was not rooted in her own abilities, place in society, acknowledged wisdom, nor wealth. Her cour-age grew from her firm belief in God’s will for the well-being of all human life. We see that trust in God, or faith, can lead anyone in any circumstance of life to boldly reach out to others with a word of hope or help.

Like Naaman’s slave girl, we also believe in God’s will for the well-being of all human life. This has been demonstrated in

so many ways in our midst. Over the past months we have cele-brated: “God’s Work, Our Hands”. Thank you for reaching out to those in need.

Our congregations have touched many in our communi-ties through VBS, donations to the Mission, Undies Sundays col-lection, volunteering for the Food Shelf and Senior Meals de-livery, the quilting ministry, Fair service, and much more.

Let us continue to have courage to risk reaching out to our neighbors with a word of hope and help. There are many places where hope and help are needed in communities.

Do not let fear or doubt silence you and stop you from serving your neighbors in God’s name. We may not always know it, but God turns our best efforts into bountiful accomplishments beyond our expectations!

Your Friend and Pastor,

Pastor Janet Warnes

EDUCATION NOTES:

We are excited to begin a new year of Sunday School at the churches. The theme this year at Our Savior’s is ‘Time Travel with Jesus’ including a cool time machine! And we have a wonderful group of children participating in the Melo Sun-day School each week.

On October 9 during morning worship, bibles will be pre-sented to the 3rd grade stu-dents and confirmation stoles to the 7th grade students.

This is an exciting time to be part of the education experi-ence at our churches! We are so happy to have you here!

From the Pastor OSL & MELO FAITH CON NECTION

OS L/ME LO FAI T H CONNE CTI ON

Let us care for one another.

EDUCATION CORNER: Sunday School continues for Melo (10:00 am) and OSL (9:30 am).

Confirmation Update:

7th & 8th Grade meet on Wednesday afternoons at 3:30 pm & 4:45 pm.

Thank you to the 7th & 8th grade youth for helping at the Fall Supper.

9th Grade meets October 9 at 11:45 am. We begin our discussion with “What is Faith?”.

10th Grade will be confirmed on Reformation Sunday, October 30th.

Join in the Adult Bible Study Classes, open to all:

9:30 am Sunday Adult Study at OSL in the Library.

Men’s Bible Study: Thursdays at 10:00 am in the OSL Library.

Friday, October 14 – Lydia and Phoebe Circle at 2:00 pm at Good Samaritan Apartments.

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UPCOMING PATHWAYS RETREATS

at Camp Emmaus

October 6-9: Women of Faith Fall Craft Retreat.

Bring whatever project you are working on, for a

day, overnight or all weekend.

February 24-25: Elementary Overnight. Enjoy winter

activities along with bible study & fellowship.

Winter Youth Retreats and Confirmation Retreats.

Upcoming dates for a variety of activities with your

youth and confirmation students along with fun winter

activities.

++All retreats include worship, recreation and fellow-

ship. For more information and to register go to

www.pathwaysbiblecamps.org or call (218)987-2600.

The website is currently being updated with new info.

Special Services in October you won’t want to miss M

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Sunday – October 2

Service of Holy Communion

9:00 am Worship at Melo with Holy

Communion

10:00 am Melo Coffee Fellowship and

Sunday School

9:30 am Sunday School and Adult

Bible Study at OSL

10:15 am Coffee Fellowship at OSL

10:45 am Worship at OSL with Holy

Communion

11:45 am 10th Grade Confirmation

Class meets in the Library at OSL

Sunday - October 9

Bible & Stole Sunday

9:00 am Worship at

Melo – Bibles and Stoles presented


Sunday School


Bible Study at OSL


10:45 am Worship at OSL / S.S. sings –

Bibles and Stoles presented

11:45 am 9th Grade Confirmation

Class meets in the Library at OSL

11:45 am Youth Committee meets

Noon to 3 pm Youth events

Sunday - October 16 – Blessing of the Hopeful

Harvest

9:00 am Worship at Melo / S.S. sings

10:00 am Melo Coffee Fellowship

and Sunday School


Bible Study at OSL


10:45 am Worship at OSL

Sunday - October 23 –

9:00 am Worship at Melo

10:00 am Melo Coffee Fellowship

9:30 am Adult Bible Study at OSL


10:45 am Worship at OSL / Baptism

Sunday – October 30 Reformation Sunday 10th Grade Confirmation

Sunday

(Everyone is invited to

wear red!)

9:00 am Worship at Melo with Holy

Communion


Sunday School


Bible Study at OSL

9:30 am Confirmands be at Church

9:30 am—10:30 am Coffee and cake

reception for Confirmands

10:00 am 10th Grade Confirmands robe

for pictures

10:15 am Group Picture

10:45 am Worship at OSL with Holy Communion and Service of

Affirmation of Baptism

Yes, we are back to quilting in the Lower Level of Our Savior’s! Please come join us on any given Tuesday at 1 pm. We have something for everyone and we enjoy a light lunch with coffee and fellowship. If you need it we can provide instruction and find a task for you! This is a very rewarding ministry and we would love to have you take part. Mission Action

Thank-you to all who were part of the fruit/veggie exchange

this summer and fall.

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Stewardship OSL & MELO FAI TH CO N NECTION


Thoughts on the Ref-ormation

Neighborly Cottage Meetings

What: Once again this year we have the opportunity to gather

as friends and neighbors in various homes.

Who: All the members of OSL.

When and Where: Beginning in November; details to be determined.

Come for lively conversation, relaxation, food, and fellowship.

Brought to you by the Stewardship Committee

Worship & Evangelism

Reformation Sunday is October 30th

. Five hundred years ago, on October 31,

1517, a determined monk in the small German town of Wittenberg nailed 95

theses on the Castle Church door, and the world has been feeling the rever-

berations ever since. These events changed the church forever.

Thoughts of being a Christian Lutheran continue to echo in my head. Here

are core Biblical Lutheran Themes:

Justification by grace through faith: “For there is not distinction, since

all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified

by his grace a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ

Jesus...” (Romans 3:22-24)

Law and gospel: Luther said, “The law says, ‘do this’ and it is never done.

Grace says, ‘believe in this’ and everything is already done.” (Law

convicts; grace frees.)

Means of grace: Grace happens when the good news of Jesus is preached;

when someone is baptized; and when one receives the Lord’s Supper.

Theology of the cross: God died on the cross rather than leave us in our

brokenness.

Saint and sinner: A saint is a forgiven sinner. We are both saint and

sinner. Our righteousness depends on God’s grace.

Vocation: We are all part of the priesthood of all believers in that we

teach and pray for one another, and our work/profession is a calling

from God of one in faith and for the service of neighbor.

Faith in context: “A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to

none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all”.

Pastor Janet

In October at worship, watch for a special series of sharing from the teachings of Martin Luther, in observance and celebration of the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation.


The September 13, 2016, OSL meeting was called to order at

7:00 pm by President Council Chair, Sharon Nelson. Pastor

Janet opened with a devotion and prayer.

Attending: Pastor Janet, Katie Benson, Sharon Nelson, Travis

Hanel, Brian Wurtzel, Amanda Liebersbach, Tony Johnson.

Absent: Jim Duckstad.

This month’s agenda and last month’s meeting minutes: Brian

made a motion and Tony seconded to approve the agenda

and August 2016 meeting minutes, motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report: Travis made a motion to approve the

treasurer’s report, Tony seconded, motion carried.

Pastors’ Reports: Pastor Janet made 5 nursing home and hos-

pital visits, 7 homebound visits and there are 3 prospective

families. Confirmation classes are all planned. All the home-

bound and those in the hospital have received prayer shawls.

The Middle School Youth conference is at the Alerus Center

in Grand Forks on November 18th and 19th. Wanda plans to

take Wednesdays off during the fall and winter. Melo’s 125th

Anniversary is in 2017. Pastor Ron and Pastor Janet have

completed all homebound visits for August. There are 52 on

the homebound list now. There are twelve on the OSL prayer

list.

Katie made a motion to approve the Pastor’s reports, Travis

seconded, motion carried.

Committee Reports:

Stewardship: The Veggie Exchange continues. The

Committee and Council will look at Thrivent present-

ing to the congregation this fall, but Thrivent will

not presenting on September 25th as originally

planned. There will be an Undies Sundays on Octo-

ber 2nd, 9th, and 16th for the congregation to donate

new underwear, diapers, and personal care items to

those in need.

Worship and Evangelism: Rally Sunday will be on

September 18th with a backpack Blessing and teacher

Installation. Bible and Stole Sunday will be on Octo-

ber 9th. Choir will start on September 28th. The Can-

dlelight Service is scheduled for December 11th. The

Christmas weekend services at OSL will be on the

24th with no services at OSL on the 25th.

Education & Youth: $300.00 from the Sunday

School mission and VBS mission projects will be do-

nated to the Humane Society. The Sunday School

curriculum will continue with the Spark program and

will follow the church year. The theme this year is

“Travel Through Time With Jesus.” The Sunday

School calendar will run with the school calendar.

This year’s mission project is to collect hats and mit-

tens. The Sunday School will perform the “The

Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever.” Heather Goroski

is the Sunday School Superintendent and all of the

teacher positions have been filled. The 3rd and 4th

graders will learn the Apostles Creed and the 5th and

6th graders will learn the Ten Commandments.

Leanne and Heather are working on valances for the

Sunday School rooms.

Youth Leadership Sunday will be on September 25th.

October 30th is Reformation/Confirmation Sunday.

The 10th graders will meet with Pastor and Heather

on October 26th at 6:30 pm to plan their Sunday

service and then at 7pm will read their Faith State-

ments and have rehearsal and refreshments to follow.

The youth will be making a Stateside mission trip

rather than traveling to Belize and will be having fur-

ther discussions as to where they will exactly be trav-

eling to.

The next Education Committee meeting will be on

October 3rd at 5:30 pm.

Property and Management: The repairing of the

sheetrock, alley windows, and repainting of the flag

poles are still in the works. Tony will talk to the City

of Warren again about the painting of the curb for

handicap accessible parking. A discussion was held

about snow removal for the upcoming winter, which

the property committee will contact Dahlman’s

about. The youth will be cleaning the church on Oc-

tober 9th. There have been 5 tables received which

were paid for by WELCA.

Brian made a motion to approve the committee reports,

Travis seconded, motion carried.

Old Business: There was no old business to report on.

New Business: There has been a Memorial Gift received which

will go into the Memorial fund. There have been some table-

cloths donated. The ODC contract was reviewed for the con-

tinued cleaning one hour per week with a $.50 increase to the

hourly wage. Tony made a motion to approve the ODC con-

tract, Travis seconded, motion approved. There will be no

Communion on October 16th as there will be Communion

served during Confirmation Sunday on October 30th. The

council discussed who may be going off of the council in

2017.

Communion Servers:

Oct. 2: Sharon, Brian, Jim. Oct. 30: Tony, Confirmation Class.

The next council meeting will be held on October 11, 2016 at

7 pm. Katie made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Travis

seconded, motion carried. The council meeting concluded

with a prayer led by Pastor Janet. Meeting was adjourned at

8:26 pm.

Respectfully submitted, Katie Benson.

September 2016 Our Savior’s Council Meeting Minutes (unapproved)

October Acolytes

Oct 2 – Faith Porter & Hallee Spidahl

Oct 9 – Jessica Olson

Oct 16 – Sydney Bring & Carter Maruska

Oct 23 – Brandon Miller

Oct 30 – 10th Grade Youth

Confirmation

Oct 2—10th gr. 11:45 am with parents & mentors

Oct 5—8th gr. 3:30 pm; 7th gr. 4:45 pm

Oct 9—9th grade 11:45 am



Oct 26—10th gr. Confirmation Tea 6:30 pm

Oct 30—10th gr. Affirmation of Baptism 10:45 am

October Psalm Readers

Oct 2 6th grade

Oct 9 4th grade

Oct 16 5th grade

Oct 23 No Sunday School

Oct 30 10th Grade Youth

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH

GATHERING is coming up

on NOV 18 & 19 at the

Alerus Center in Grand

Forks for grades 6-8. Early

registration is $75 and due

by Oct 27. Oct 28 - Nov 15

it increases to $100. Con-

tact Heather to sign up.

MISSION TEAM UPDATE:

Plans have been made for

an ‘Urban Immersion’

Mission Trip for youth to

Washington, D.C.; deadline to sign up is Oct 15, 2016!

Youth will be completing

cleaning of the church on

Oct 9 from noon to 3 pm.

Youth will deliver pizza on

Oct 12.

Youth Leadership on Oct 30 will include the 10th Grade Confirmation Class. They will meet to plan the service on Oct 26 at OSL.

2 Veronica Miller 15 Jack Potucek 27 Madisyn Knoll

3 Shelly Conely A - Gladwin & Mary Lynne 28 Katie Bolton

Harper Harkness 16 Ron Leverington 29 Mary Helgeson

Darrell Rindy Ray Swanson Therron Johnson

Minerva Schantzen 18 Mike Cheney Jeanie Ulferts

Kelsey Schmidt Rebekah Haugtvedt A - Loren & Deb Zutz

5 Pat Bjorgaard A - Randy & Cathy Pearson 30 Becky Hamrick

Wayne Johnson 19 Donnie Hamrick

Annika Magnusson 21 Jeremy Bring

Cami Magnusson Rod Erickson

6 Marlene Owens Bonnie Howard

7 Josh Johnston Char Strickler

Leona Neegard A - Jason & Jaquie Clark

A - Ray & Alice Swanson 22 Gary Engstrom

8 Jennifer Nater Marie Owens

Angela Spidahl 23 Lillian Anderson

9 Zach Carlson A - Mike & Leanne Novacek

Willis Grochow 24 Katie Failing

Deb Schmidt A - Rod & Deb Erickson

11 Alan Maruska 25 Monica Nelsen

Kendall McGlynn A - Richard & Michele Kuzel

12 A - Curtis & Lil Anderson 27 Yvonne Bossman

13 A - Austin & Miranda Knoll Todd Dahlman

14 Jo Sorenson Laura Jevning

October Youth Newsletter

October Birthdays & Anniversaries


Celebrating milestones

in October are Marie

Owens, who will be 75

years young on the

22nd, and Gladwin &

Mary Lynne who will

have been married for

50 years on Oct 15th.

Congratulations and

Best Wishes!!

*If your birthday or anni-versary is incorrect or missing, please contact the church office.

Volume 56, Issue 10

OCTOBER SERVANTS

Lector: Ushers: Song Leader:

Oct 2 Bobbi Mischel Oct 2 Josh & Caden Benson, Brian, Brodie & Jakob Wurtzel Oct 2 Julie Rittmann

Oct 9 Josh Benson Oct 9 Mike Flaten, Matt Vongroven Oct 9 Bobbi Mischel

Oct 16 Josh Benson Oct 16 Matt Vongroven, Josh Benson Oct 16 Katie Benson

Oct 23 Brian Wurtzel Oct 23 Mike Flaten, Brian & Jakob Wurtzel Oct 23 Wayne Torgerson

Oct 30 Youth Oct 30 Brian Wurtzel, Youth Oct 30 Travis Hanel

Nursery: Coffee Hosts/Flowers: Melo Custodian:

Oct 2 Maddy Wurtzel Oct 2 Bobbi Mischel (Ilene Slusar) Oct 2 John Johnson

Oct 9 No Attendant Oct 9 Katie Benson, Bobbi Mischel Oct 9-16 Aaron Knoll

Oct 16 No Attendant Oct 16 Jackie Maurstad, Sara Wurtzel Oct 23-30 Veronica Miller

Oct 23 Maddy Wurtzel Oct 23 Sara Wurtzel Communion Bread:

Oct 30 No Attendant Oct 30 Katie Benson, Jackie Maurstad Oct 2

Rides to Church:

Oct 2, Oct 9 & Oct 16 Josh Benson (201-2369) Oct 23 & 30 Brian Wurtzel (218-416-2154)

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+THE FIRST THREE SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER ARE DESIGNATED AS “UNDIES SUNDAYS” WHEN YOU WILL

HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE NEW “UNDIES” TO THE UNITED WAY FOR OUR LOCAL AREA.

OCTOBER 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 HOLY COMMUNION

9:00 am Melo Worship

9:30 am OSL Sunday School and

Adult Bible Study

10:00 am Melo Sunday School

and Coffee Fellowship

10:15 am OSL Coffee Fellowship

10:45 am OSL Worship

11:45 am 10th Gr Confirmation

3

9 am

Staff Meeting

5:30 pm

Education

Committee

Meeting

4

9 am ODC

Bible Study

1 pm Quilting

5

3:30 pm 8th Gr

Confirmation

4:45 pm 7th Gr

Confirmation

4:30 Jr Hi Bells

7 pm Choir

6

10 am

Men’s

Bible

Study

7

8 am

WAO

Preschool

Screening

at OSL

8

9 BIBLE AND STOLE SUNDAY



Adult Bible Study




10:45 am OSL Worship/SS sings

11:45 am 9th Gr Confirmation

11:45 am Youth Committee

Noon—3 pm Youth Clean at OSL

10

9 am

Staff Meeting

6 pm Worship

& Evangelism

Committee

11

9 am ODC

Bible Study

11:30 am

Warren Ministerial

1 pm Quilting

7 pm OSL Council

12

3:30 pm 8th Gr

Confirmation

4:45 pm 7th Gr

Confirmation

4:30 Jr Hi Bells

7 pm Choir

Youth to deliver

pizza

13

10 am

Men’s

Bible

Study

14

2 pm

Lydia/

Phoebe

Circle

5 pm

Wedding

Rehearsal

at OSL

15

4 pm

Bishop/

Kasprowicz

Wedding at

OSL

16 BLESSING OF THE HARVEST

9:00 am Melo Worship/SS sings

9:30 am Adult Bible Study





17

9 am

Staff Meeting

18

9 am ODC

Bible Study

1 pm Quilting

7 pm

Melo Council

19

3:30—5:30 pm

Tea Time at OSL

3:30 pm 8th Gr

Confirmation

4:45 pm 7th Gr

Confirmation

4:30 Jr Hi Bells

7 pm Choir

20

10 am

Men’s

Bible

Study

21

Newsletter

Deadline

22

23


9:30 am Adult Bible Study

10:00 am Melo Coffee

Fellowship


10:45 am OSL Worship/Baptism

No Sunday School at Melo & OSL

24

9 am

Staff Meeting

25

9 am ODC

Bible Study

1 pm Quilting

26

6:30 pm 10th Gr

Confirmation Tea

7 pm Choir

27

10 am-

Men’s

Bible

Study

Early regis-

tration

deadline

for Junior

High Youth

Gathering

28 29

30 HOLY COMMUNION

CONFIRMATION SUNDAY



Adult Bible Study





31

9 am

Staff Meeting

Happy

Halloween


OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH TREASURER’S REPORT August 2016

Receipts

General Fund $ 9,824.00

Melo Pastor Exp/Pens. $ 1,080.82

Melo Parish Exp $ 3,853.77

Project 2000/Bldg Fund $ 290.00

Sunday School $ 25.00

Mission Fund $ 40.00

Endowment Fund $ 90.00

Total Income $ 15,203.59

Ordinary Income/Exp Proj 2000

Income/Building Fund $ 16,930.00

Expense/Repairs&Maint $ 13,298.57

Net Ordinary Income $ 3,631.43

Expenditures

Salaries/FICA $10,053.76

Pr. Exp/Pension $ 3,832.61

Buildings $ 668.65

Church Repair/Maint. $ 1,289.10

Education & Youth $ 361.09

Lutheran Magazine $ 352.82

Office Maint/Supplies $ 358.43

Custodial Supplies $ 27.35

Bank Service Chg $ 7.50

Total Expenditures $16,951.31

Net Ordinary Income (— $ 1,747.72)

Other OSL Accounts

General Fund $ 15,651.75

Proj 2000/Bldg Fund $ 16,304.01

Mission Fund $ 7,282.05

Memorial Fund $ 10,330.27

Bremer MM Fund $ 57,915.37

OSL Bell Ringers $ 688.20

OSL Servant Group $ 6,581.60

August Offering Simply Giving 8/7/2016 8/14/2016 8/21/2016 8/28/2016 August Total

General $ 1,660.00 $ 1,318.00 $ 981.00 $ 1,160.00 $ 2,315.00 $7,434.00

Utilities $ 250.00 $250.00

Thrivent Choice

Postage $ 350.00 $350.00

Proj. 2000/Bldg $ 40.00 $ 125.00 $ 50.00 $ 25.00 $240.00

Endowment $ 40.00 $ 50.00 $90.00

Mission Fund $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $40.00

Sunday School $ 25.00 $25.00

Total $ 1,760.00 $ 1,793.00 $ 1,026.00 $ 1,510.00 $ 2,340.00 $8,429.00

Total to General Fund $8,034.00

AUGUST 2016

THANK YOU FOR THIS BOUNTY, GOD

Thank you for this bounty, God, that you give to me,

for grain that grows within the field and fruit upon the tree.

Thank you for the little seeds that in the Spring are sown,

and with your gifts of sun and rain have through the Summer grown.

Thank you for the farmers, Lord, and bless them for their toil,

as now they gather in the Fall this bounty from your soil.

-- Robin L. Gass

220 W Johnson Ave

Warren MN 56762

OUR SAVI OR’S & MELO

LUT HERAN CHURCHES

October 16

Genesis 32:22-31

Psalm 121

2 Timothy 3:14—4:5

Luke 18:1-8

October 2

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4

Psalm 37:1-9

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Luke 17:5-10

October 9

2 Kings 5:1-2,7-15c

Psalm 111

2 Timothy 2:8-15

Luke 17:11-19

October 23

Jeremiah 14:7-10,19-22

Psalm 84:1-7

2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18

Luke 18:9-14

October 30

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Psalm 46

Romans 3:19-28

John 8:31-36

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