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The Fjeldberg Outreach

Pastor Erick Swanson

PastorErick@fjeldberglutheran.org

Brittney Swanson, Youth Director Cell Ph: 515-520-3493

brittneyray412@gmail.com

Fjeldberg Lutheran Church

Phone: 515-597-2831

fjeldberg@fjeldberglutheran.org

2016

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Inside this Outreach From Your Pastor ....................... 2 Council Minutes ......................... 3 Be a “Faithful Friend” .................. 3 Youth Events ........................... 4-5 Joy Seekers ................................ 6 Book Study .................................. 6 Adult Forum ................................ 6 LWR School Bag List .................... 7 WELCA Events ......................... 8-9 Call-In Lines ................................. 9 CALENDAR ........................... 10-11 Birthdays .................................. 12 Anniversaries ........................... 13 Special People .......................... 14 In Need of Our Prayers .............. 14 Bell Choir .................................. 15 H.I.S. Choir ................................ 15 LSI (Lutheran Services of Iowa) .. 16 Message from Youth Director .... 17 Sunday School News ................. 17 Financials ................................. 18 Worship Volunteers. . . . . . . . . ... 19

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From Your Pastor... Who is God to you?

I attended an event several years

ago where a woman shared her sto-

ry of human trafficking. She had

been lied to and deceived while still

in her teens; lured in with free gifts

and a party lifestyle; then told she

“owed” something in return. She

was pushed into prostitution, then

beaten, threatened, and terrified

constantly to keep her there.

After some years, and with help,

she was able to get away.

During the question

and answer time,

someone asked, “Who

is God to you?”

“Wow,” she said,

with a pause. “That is

a great question.”

She knows God is great and

powerful; she was brought up with

that God. She grew up with the

God who was fearsome, ready to

judge, and somewhat distant.

But that isn’t the God that

moves her to faith any more. God

who helps her now is close, even

right next to her. God knows who

she is, everything that she has done,

and everything that has been done

to her, and this God says, “You are

mine and you are a beautiful crea-

tion.”

This God heals and restores and

makes all things new.

Years later her story still lives in

my mind. In story and words she

gave witness to the God revealed in

Scripture (read: Isaiah 43:1, Matthew

22:37-40, Luke 15:2, John 3:16-17, Ephe-

sians 2:13-17). And yet she never

quoted a single Bible verse. Rather,

God’s word is written deep within

her. And in a humble, yet brave

voice she told us the truth of God.

Who is God to you?

Ultimately, this question really

matters. Is God terrify-

ing? Is God harmless?

Is God there only to

make us feel better or

grant our wishes? Is

God just an idea that

we formed to suit our

needs? What do you

think God is up to in the world…

today… this week?

God has come into the world in

the person of Jesus Christ. How

does that story become our story?

How has life been changed, chal-

lenged, or made new by the grace,

mercy, and the love of God?

That is a story we need to tell.

Who is God to you?

In Christ’s peace,

Pastor Erick

How has life been changed, challenged, or made new by the

grace, mercy, and the love of God?

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September Worship Volunteers

ALTAR GUILD:

Sheila Norris

BREAD BAKER

Daphne Anderson

HOSTS; (Need two per service)

Coordinators: Art & Sharon Hitz

Sept 04 Terri Anderson &

Kristi Swanson

Sept 11 T J & Rachel Bangs &

YOUTH

Sept 18 Tim Erickson &

Tim Linn

Sept 25 Jerald & Thelma Ness

LECTORS:

Sept 04 Pete Hoffman

Sept 11 Sue Erickson

Sept 18 Dan Eklund

Sept 25 Mark Hokel

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS:

Sept 04 Kristi Swanson

_________________

_________________

Sept 18 _________________

_________________

_________________

POWER POINT:

Sept 04 Lynne Bickelhaupt

Sept 11 Patty Foley

Sept 18 Rachel Bangs

Sept 25 _________________

NURSERY CAREGIVERS:

(need two per service)

Sept 04 __________ & ________

NURSERY (Continued)

Sept 11 __________ & ________

Sept 18 __________ & ________

Sept 25 __________ & ________

ACOLYTES:

Sept 04 Carter Thompson &

Alex Upah

Sept 11 Trinity Stover &

Brenna Westvold

Sept 18 Blaine Hermann &

Alex Bangs

Sept 25 Jocelyn Wilson &

Caleigh Rosenbalm

SOUND & VIDEO

Bill Hotchkiss & Mel Vetter

If you would like to learn to assist

with the video & sound equipment

please contact either Bill or Mel.

COFFEE/FELLOWSHIP TIME

Social Concerns Committee

ALTAR FLOWERS

Sept 04 Kristi Swanson in honor

of her birthday.

Sept 11 ____________________

Sept 18 Tim & Jane Linn in honor

of their son Adam’s birth

day.

Sept 25 Terri Anderson in honor

of the marriage of Tony

Stensland to JoDee

Hedrick.

If you are willing to serve as a Worship Volunteer, please call or email the

church office OR sign up on the clipboard as it is passed on Sunday morning.

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Coming in October

Cottage Gatherings

Watch future bulletins and October

Outreach for more details.

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JuLY Approved Council Meeting Summary

Visioning Session/Council Meeting

Fjeldberg Lutheran Church

July 19, 2016 Visioning Session

Started at 5:37 p.m. Ended at 8:39pm

Call to Order—The meeting was called to order at 8:40 p.m. by Vice

President, Bill Norris.

Reports:

Secretary’s Report—A motion to accept the secretaries report

was made by Tim Erickson. Seconded by Mark Hokel. Motion

carried.

Treasurers Report— A motion to accept the treasurer’s report

was made by Mark Hokel. Seconded by Dawn Mather. Motion

carried.

A call for any new business or other items to be discussed was made

by Bill Norris. There were no items to be discussed.

Adjournment: Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mark

Hokel. Seconded by Harold Lande. Motion carried. Meeting was ad-

journed at 8:42 p.m.

Be a “Faithful Friend” Fjeldberg’s Confirmation ministry needs several caring adults to be “Faithful Friends” to our Confirmation youth. Faithful Friends will:

◊ Get to know a Confirmation youth on a first name basis

◊ Share regular conversation with the youth, at church or by phone

◊ Know some of the youth’s interests, activities, or hobbies and talk about them

◊ Participate in an activity with them 3-4 times a year (church event or other)

For those interested, more information will be provided at an orienta-tion gathering. Please contact our Youth Director, Brittney Swanson if you are interested.

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August marked the end of summer for our youth. We had a lot of fun this sum-mer going to the lake, having bon fires, Adventure Land, endless games, and memories. We did a lot of service this summer helping members of the con-gregation, participating in the Prairie Fest Parade, going to Meals from the Heartland, and taking a mission trip to Cincinnati OH. We made a lot of new friends and are excited to see new fac-es at youth group and are keeping in touch with those we met while travel-ing.

September marks the beginning of the Fall and all the excitement

that comes with it. We will begin Sunday school, Confirmation,

Wednesday night Community meals and fellowship, Children’s

choir, and regular youth group events. Keep your eyes on the cal-

endar and don’t miss a thing. Dates to remember are September

14th Weekly meals and confirmation begin. Sept 25 is Sunday

School kick off, classes beginning Oct 2.

The youth have done at least one service project a month every month for the last 15 months. This month they are doing a youth lead worship service on September 11th. During worship we will hear testimonies from the high school mission trip. We will also have our annual Youth Labor Auction the same day after worship. Please come and consider renting a youth to do some errands, around the house chores, yard work, babysitting, or anything else you may need help with. All proceeds will go towards the 2017 mission trips.

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Sunday School News

The Parish Education Committee is excited to share that we are going to be implementing a rotation education model for children 3 years old up to 5th grade. We will be having meetings to share this model on Sun-day, September 11th following worship and Wednes-day. September 14th at 6:30PM. We invite you to come and learn more. Rally Sunday will be on September 25th, with the 1st day of Sunday School on October 2nd. We are still in need of Leaders and Helpers for the various

classes. Please prayerfully consider volunteering to help

with Sunday School this year. You can sign up for as little

as a 4 week block or for several. There is a sign-up board

& a sign-up clipboard on the table in the back of the sanc-

tuary. Or you can contact Audra Schroeder, SS Superin-

tendent, at 515-231-7186 or audralschroeder@gmail. com

Announcement from Our Youth Director

Brittney Swanson wants to share with the whole congregation that she

and Zachary are expecting their third child. The baby is due in Janu-

ary. She has shared this news with the youth already and wanted to

be sure to share the exciting news with the whole congregation.

Throughout the pregnancy and after, Brittney is going to continue

working and serving as the Fjeldberg Lutheran Youth Director. There

may be some occasional appointments to keep, but she will continue

in her very active youth ministry responsibilities. We ask that all would

be supportive and at times flexible in the weeks and months ahead.

Thank you and peace

Lutheran Services of Iowa

Direct Support Professionals Week

Do you know someone who is a caregiver to a loved one?

It is often both a demanding and meaningful role. During

September’s National Direct Support Professionals Week,

we celebrate all the ways in which these professionals

help children and adults achieve their goals and build

meaningful lives.

At LSI, direct support professionals partner with children

and adults with intellectual disabilities to help them pur-

sue personal goals, and they also provide care for chil-

dren and youth at our Beloit and Bremwood Residential

Treatment Centers.

This could mean helping an adult with autism live on her

own or helping a child who was abused begin to heal. We

thank you for your faithful support of LSI – you create so

many new possibilities for children, families and adults!

LSI is proud to be an affiliated social ministry organization

of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Learn more at www.LSIowa.org and www.facebook.com/

LSI.iowa.

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Upcoming Youth Activities in August

4-5-6 Grade Youth

Sunday, Sept 11th—11:15 AM-1:00 PM—Fun, FAITH, Fellowship

Sunday, Sept 25th — 10:10 AM—Sunday School Rally Sunday

Jr High Youth (Grades 7 & 8)

Wednesday, Sept 7th—6:00 PM—Nord Kalsem Park—Community

Confirmation Kick-Off; Meal provided by Thrivent; entire family is

invited.

Sunday, Sept 11th — 9:00 AM — Youth Lead Worship

Sunday, Sept 11th—10:15 AM—Youth Labor Auction

Wednesday, Sept 14th—6:00 PM—Confirmation Student/Parent Orien-

tation; at least one parent needs to attend with their student.

Wednesday, Sept 21st—6:00 PM—Confirmation Class

Sunday, Sept 25th—10:10 AM—Sunday School Rally Sunday

Wednesday, Sept 28th—6:00 PM—Confirmation Class

High School Youth

Sunday, Sept 11th — 9:00 AM—Youth Lead Worship—

Sunday, Sept 11th—10:15 AM — Youth Labor Auction

Wednesday, Sept 14th—6:00 PM—HS Fun, FAITH, Fellowship

Wednesday, Sept 21st—6:00 PM—HS Fun, FAITH, Fellowship

Sunday, Sept 25th—10:10 AM—Sunday School Rally Sunday

Wednesday, Sept 28th—6:00 PM—HS Fun, FAITH, Fellowship

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(Just Older Youth)

Thursday, September 8th at 6:00 PM

at Hickory Grove Park, East of Nevada

at Henry & Jan Rumbaugh’s campsite

Camping is available.

Bring meat to grill and a dish to share.

Paper plates, silverware, cups,

iced tea & lemonade will be furnished.

Book Study: “Faithful and Courageous” Pastor Erick will be hosting a four-week book study on the book, “Faithful and Courageous: Christians in Unsettling Times” written by the former Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Mark Hanson.

We will gather on Tuesday evenings, October 4, 11, 18, and 25 at 6:30pm.

This is a short, easy-to-read book that speaks to the tension and fears of our modern world, yet calls us to be bold and confident in Jesus Christ.

Pease contact the church office by e-mail or phone to let us know that you will be attending so that we can order enough books.

Adult Forum The Adult Forum gatherings resume on Sunday September 11, at 10:10am in the Fellowship Hall.

The first Sunday we will give an intro to our new rotation model Sunday School curriculum being used with the younger children. There will even be some group participation activity.

Then, beginning Sept. 18, we will do an 8-week series on the Gospel of Matthew. Roughly, we will cover 3-4 chapters each week. To prepare for the weekly discussion, you may want to read the chapters prior to each gathering.

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The Fjeldberg Joyful Bells rehearse every Wednesday Evening under the direction of Jan Nyhus at 6:15 PM and ending at 7:15

PM so members who also love to sing can make it to H.I.S. Choir Rehearsal at 7:30 PM. Fjeldberg owns a 3 octave set of Malmark Handbells and a 3 octave set of Malmark Handchimes. If you would like to ring songs of praise and thanksgiving to God, please come join us. If you have questions, please contact Jan Nyhus, Handbell Director, at fjeldberg@fjeldberg-lutheran.org) .

If you love to sing and lift your voice in praise to the Lord, we would love to have you come join the H.I.S. (Heaven In-spired Singing) Choir directed by Heather Bristow. Rehears-als are every Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM in the church sanctuary.

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Special Folks 80 years old or older and couples

who have been married for 50 years or more

Sheldon Lee celebrates his 87th birth-

day on September 14th.

Darlene Kalsem celebrates her 81st

Birthday, September 21st

For those who need comfort & healing:

Pauline Stensland, Malinda Boyko, Daisy

Fjelland, Marge Blair, Lisa Kling

Missionaries: Tim & Paula Tjernagel—

MaKayla, Nathaniel and Hannah

For our newly baptized: Kora Swan

For our children & young people as they return to elementary,

middle school, high school, and college.

Assisted Care Residents:

Ballard Creek: Edna Hellekson, Arnold & Vivian Larson

Madrid Home: Marge Blair, Margie Quick, Edna Heggen,

Daisy Fjelland

Waterford at Ames: Freda DeWitt

Mill-Pond in Ankeny: Clarice Knutson

Bethany Life Communities: Marge Sellers

The newly baptized and their families: Emma Eklund,

Hank Colvin, Hunter Lovig, and Kora Swan.

If you have a prayer concern to add, please contact the church office

@ 597-2831.

Lutheran World Relief School Bags

It’s time to shop for school supplies! Please pick up an LWR school

bag from the church narthex. The supply list is inside. Return the

filled bags to the church office. These bags will be shipped in the

fall to Lutheran World Relief. This is a project of Fjeldberg WELCA

and the Sewing Circle.

Supply List:

Four (4) 70-sheet notebooks of wide or college-

ruled paper approximately 8” X 10½.” No loose-

leaf paper.

One (1) blunt scissors (safety scissors with im-

bedded steel blades work well).

One (1) 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centime-

ters on one side and inches on the other.

One (1) pencil sharpener.

Five (5) unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers. Se-

cure together with a rubber band.

One (1) eraser.

Five (5) ballpoint pens (no gel ink). Secure to-

gether with a rubber band.

One (1) box of 16 or 24 crayons

Do not add other items or leave out any of the items listed. Re-

move any excess packaging and pack items in the bag and return

to the church by September 21st. Thank you!

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September WELCA Events Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 Groups are Signed Up for making coffee and treats this year for after worship fellowship time for a month at a time. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 9:30 a.m. Gather Bible Study Group meets in the Fireside Room. Pastor Swanson will lead the Bible Study. (If you are not currently subscribing to the magazine, come anyway. We can share and it might be something that you want to become a part of once a month this year.) Every Thursday 1:30 p.m. Mary Group meets at Ballard Creek Community GATHER: When God Forgives the Guilty Session 1 : JONAH and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day MAIN TEXT: Jonah 3:10-4:4 (You will want to read the book of Jo-nah.) This is a three month study written by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni. We remember the story of Jonah from our Sunday School days, but our author has us thinking of new ideas, view points, and meanings. I thought that I had this story down pat. I even taught it in Sunday School and had read it in several translations and paraphrases, but guess what! This study really made me be open to thinking about many things in a new way. We will have a lively discussion with our pastor, I am sure. In Sunday School I was amazed at the whale, the prayer, and spit-

ting Jonah out on dry land, but I don't remember focusing on the dis-

cussion/argument that Jonah had with God. Several of the articles

focus on this very thing that really bothered Jonah. What is fairness?

We are asked the question--When might it be hard to accept that

God would forgive someone? We will look at mercy and for-

giveness. I got a chuckle out of Jonah and God's discussion of the

bush.

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1-Sep Doug & Diane Schroeder

1-Sep Dan & Linda Eklund

3-Sep Dean & Daphne Anderson

3-Sep Richard & Darla Hayworth

3-Sep Mark & Michelle Vetter

3-Sep Steve & Cathy Penton

6-Sep Michael & Carol Kersey

9-Sep Mark & Patty Hokel

12-Sep Shane & Laura Lovig

18-Sep Merle & Jackie Rasmussen

19-Sep Wade & Terri Anderson

20-Sep Lori & Tim Hill

20-Sep Penny & Ronald Thiessen

24-Sep Kirt & Lane Till

27-Sep Heather & Luke Bristow

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September

B i r t h d a y s

1-Sep Denise Accola

1-Sep Heidi Ihle

2-Sep Mackenzie Jahn

2-Sep Harley Runge

2-Sep Samantha Vetter

3-Sep Travis Chambers

4-Sep Dan Eklund

5-Sep Margo Lovig

6-Sep Martha Anderson

6-Sep Nick Jensen

7-Sep Brynlee Hill

7-Sep Kelsey Jensen

8-Sep Brendan DeMaris

8-Sep Gary Fjelland

9-Sep Samuel Atkinson

9-Sep Cooper Johnson

10-Sep Kole Swan

11-Sep Shaun Campbell

12-Sep Dawn Mather

12-Sep Kenneth Twedt

13-Sep Grant Boyko

13-Sep Teresa Carriere

14-Sep Adam Eddy

14-Sep Sheldon Lee

14-Sep Adam Linn

15-Sep Brandon Chambers

15-Sep Ellie Volkmann

17-Sep Avelin Lovig

17-Sep Nicholas Magnani

17-Sep Brenna Westvold

19-Sep Kent Blomgren

19-Sep Zach Krukow

19-Sep Jessica Norris

20-Sep Lane Volkmann

21-Sep Connie Harper

21-Sep Darlene Kalsem

22-Sep John Marcurella

23-Sep Zachary Bradfield

23-Sep Cory Rigler

24-Sep Ryan Allen

24-Sep Mary Halverson

24-Sep Linda Sharpnack

28-Sep Christopher Wilkening

29-Sep Tonya Anderson

29-Sep Trenton Anderson

29-Sep Linda Cunningham

29-Sep Kade Swan

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I had never focused on that either. Our author and discussion

will help us get even a richer message to print on our hearts

from this study. It certainly made me aware of how little im-

portance in the past I had made of some parts of this story.

Every time we dig into God's Word, we find new and won-

derful things. I am looking forward to our fellowship, dis-

cussion, and what our author will lead us to study in the next

two months.

Schedule a couple hours with your Lord on Sat. morning-Oct. 8 to attend the Cluster I Gathering at Palestine Lu-theran Church in Huxley. The program will be about how service dogs are trained and helping our veterans returning from deployments with special needs. It will be a fantastic program pre-sented only a couple miles away. Be there. You will be blessed.

REMINDER—Call-In Lines on Sunday mornings are

going away!

If you use one of the Call-In lines to listen to the Sunday

morning worship service here at Fjeldberg, this is to inform

you that those call-in lines are going away in the next few

weeks. The new systems at Huxley Communications will no

longer accommodate Call-In lines, so ours are being disabled

soon. If you would like to get a copy of the Sunday service

on DVD, we will glad to make a DVD for you and mail it to

you along with a copy of the Readings and the bulletin for

each Sunday. Just contact the church office at 515-597-

2831. If you do not have a DVD player available for your use

and you are homebound, also let us know that because we

may be able to provide you with a DVD player.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

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9:00A Worship /

Communion

10:00A Fellowship Time

5

6

7:00P Huxley Bible

Study—Youth

Room

7

6:00P Confirmation Kick

at Nord Kalsem Park

6:15P Joyful Bells

7:30P H.I.S. Choir

11 SECOND SUNDAY

9:00A Youth Lead

Worship

10:00A Fellowship Time

10:10A Sunday School

Informational Meeting

11:15A 4-5-6 Youth

Group

YOUTH LABOR

AUCTION at 10:15A

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1:00P Sewing Circle

7:00P Ballard

Creek Quilters

7:00P Huxley Bible

Study—Youth

Room

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5:30P Community

Meal & Fellowship

6:00P Confirmation Orientation

(Parents & Students)

6:00P HS-Fun, FAITH,

Fellowship

6:15P Joyful Bells

6:30P Sunday School

Informational Meeting

18 Riverside Women’s

Retreat

9:00A Worship /

Communion

10:00A Fellowship Time

10:10A Adult Forum

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6:30P All Committee

Meetings

7:15P Council

20

1:00P Sewing Circle

7:00P Huxley Bible

Study—Youth

Room

21

5:30P Community

Meal & Fellowship

6:00P Confirmation

6:00P HS-Fun, FAITH,

Fellowship

6:15P Joyful Bells

7:30P H.I.S. Choir

25 RALLY SUNDAY 9:00A Worship 10:00A Fellowship 10:10A Sunday School

Rally Sunday 10:10A Adult Forum

26 27 1:00P Sewing Circle 7:00P Huxley Bible

Study—Youth

Room

28 5:30P Community

Meal & Fellowship

6:00P Confirmation

6:00P HS-Fun, FAITH,

Fellowship

6:15P Joyful Bells

7:30P H. I. S. Choir

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Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 1:30P Bible Study

@ Ballard

Creek

2

Pastor’s Day Off 3

6:00P Confirmation Kick-Off

at Nord Kalsem Park

6:15P Joyful Bells

7:30P H.I.S. Choir

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9:30A Gather

Bible Study

1:30P Bible Study

@ Ballard

Creek

6:00 P Joy Seekers

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Pastor’s Day Off

10

5:30P Community

Meal & Fellowship

6:00P Confirmation Orientation

(Parents & Students)

6:00P HS-Fun, FAITH,

Fellowship

6:15P Joyful Bells

6:30P Sunday School

Informational Meeting

15

1:30pm Bible Study

@ Ballard

Creek

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Pastor’s Day Off

17 Riverside

Women’s

Retreat

7:00A Women’s

Bible Study

5:30P Community

Meal & Fellowship

6:00P Confirmation

6:00P HS-Fun, FAITH,

Fellowship

6:15P Joyful Bells

7:30P H.I.S. Choir

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1:30P Bible Study

@ Ballard

Creek

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Pastor’s Day Off

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7:00A Women’s

Bible Study

5:30P Community

Meal & Fellowship

6:00P Confirmation

6:00P HS-Fun, FAITH,

Fellowship

6:15P Joyful Bells

7:30P H. I. S. Choir

29 1:30P Bible Study

@ Ballard Creek

30 Pastor’s Day Off

1 OCTOBER 7:00A Women’s

Bible Study