Green Sheet - October 18, 2009

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PEACE WITH CHRIST 1412 W. Swallow Road Fort Collins, CO 80526 970-226-4721 Pastor Ralph Patrick www.pwchrist-fc.org

October 18, 2009 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

WELCOME TO PEACE WITH CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH! We give thanks to God that you are joining us today! Many of our guests are seeking a home church where they can be part of the Fellowship of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Peace with Christ is a congregation that is a family not an “organization”. We are small enough to allow people to know each other by name, and yet large enough to offer opportunities for growth and service. What we “specialize” in is not programs or productions, but simply The Gospel of Our Lord Jesus. Christ, His Word, and the Cross are what provide the foundation for faith and ministry. If you are interested in learning more about Peace With Christ Lutheran Church, please call the church office at 226-4721. Pastor Patrick would welcome the opportunity to visit with you personally.

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THE TIME before the service may be used for prayer and preparation. Read through the worship bulletin and familiarize yourself with the service. A few moments spent this way will help make the service more meaningful. NEXT WEEK’S LUTHERAN HOUR MESSAGE: “Reformation Prepositions: In, Over, and Out” Guest Speaker: Rev. William P. Yonker. In, over, out. By God’s grace, we are in God’s family. Christ has carried us over sin and death, and the idea of somehow earning our salvation is out of the question. Our guest speaker today is the senior pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, East Dundee, Illinois. (Romans 3:28) Listen to The Lutheran Hour Message on KOA, Denver (AM850) at 6:00 a.m. and KFKA, Greeley (AM1310) at 9:30 a.m.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Today we welcome our new members at the 10:45 Service Reena Linke Lydia Linke Julie & Jesse Cristofaro Robert Kingsley

The Lutheran Study Bible “…search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,…” (John 5:39) If you would like to order a copy of The Lutheran Study Bible at a special price, you can do so prior to Reformation Day. This new edition contains many helpful tools that can enhance your study of God’s Word. Please contact Wes Nierman (226 -5936) to find out options available. Special price expires on October 31.

Altar Guild Members Needed! For the remainder of this year and next year, we will be having Holy Communion every Sunday. The Altar Guild could use some additional help with these duties. If you are interested, please plan to attend a training session on Sat., Oct. 24 at 10am. If you can’t attend that day, please speak with Marilyn Lasich.

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THANK YOU to everyone who chose to support Roadrunners for Christ, LWML’s September/October mission service recipient. Over the past 5 weeks we’ve received $170 in donations to fund Roadrunners important work! ♦ Have you been enjoying the yummy treats that have accompanied your perfectly brewed cup of Lutheran coffee? The amazingly talented bakers of LWML will provide snacks throughout October. Your free will offering supports Cameron and Andrea (Chandler) Heiliger’s mission work in Turkey. ♦ A FINAL craft workshop for LWML’s Holiday Bazaar will be offered Saturday, October 24th at 9am in the Fellowship Hall. Connie Jesser is planning a few simple projects and we’ll try our hand at homemade noodles! Please sign up on the LWML bulletin board so we can estimate materials/ingredients needed. ♦ LWML’s Holiday Craft Fair and Soup & Pie Luncheon is less than 4 weeks away… Saturday, November 14th. Proceeds will benefit Stephen Heimer, student of Concordia Seminary currently on vicarage at Ysleta Lutheran Mission. Sign up sheets for baked goods, pies and soup, kitchen help, cashiering, and set up are posted on LWML’s bulletin board. Thrivent will supplement bazaar proceeds with $1,250 if we raise $5,000! Thank you Thrivent for your generous grant! ♦ LWML’s Executive Board will meet Monday, October 26th beginning at 6pm in the home of Colleen Rohlfs. All ladies are welcome! TAG (Tuesday Afternoon Group) October 24th at 9:00am, we will be going to the Greeley Freight Station Museum which is one of the world’s largest working model railroad displays located at the corner of 7th Ave. & 10th St. in Greeley. We will meet at the church at 9:00am and tour the museum at 10:00am and then go to lunch afterwards.

4 Small jelly jars: If you have any small jelly jars that you would be willing to donate to the Youth for their hard candy sales it would be greatly appreciated. Please put the jars in the Youth Room or contact Marilyn. Musicians and Vocalist - please consider signing up for prelude, offertory or postlude music. Sign-up has been moved to the hall between Marilyn & Reena’s offices or email: [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]

YOUTH ACTIVITIES FED Night Meal: We will again serve the meal October 21. Plan to come on Tuesday, Oct. 20th at 5:30pm to help cook the main dish and dessert. We will be washing & wrapping potatoes for a potato bar. Then plan to help on Wednesday, Oct. 21st beginning at 4:30pm to serve and clean-up. All donations will go to help cover the cost of fall events. Harvest Farms Corn Maze: Sunday, Oct. 25 meet at PWC at noon. We will eat lunch before heading to the maze. If the weather permits, there will be a bonfire at Lasich’s after we finish the maze. Cost is $15/person. IF you bring the following items (2 canned goods & 1 pr. mittens/gloves), PWC Youth will pay $5 off your entrance fee, with a cost to you of $10. Items to bring include canned fruit, vegetables, or soups; mittens or gloves for kids are great too! Football Game: Friday, October 30th Ft. Collins/Rocky. We will meet at 6:30pm before the game, walk to French Field and then return to PWC for devotion and food. Please sign-up!

Elections The following positions need to be filled at our elections in November: Vice President, Elders, Trustees, Fellowship Committee, and Education Board Members. Please contact Vice President, Larry Siegfried, if you are interested in serving in any of these positions.

5 “SHOPPING” with the Youth!! Did you know that the Scrip program is a fund-raiser for the PWC Youth Group? It is! We have gift cards available for groceries, restaurants, department stores, movies, candy - just check out what we have or see if we can order cards for you for your favorite store! You receive the full amount of the card the youth receive a percentage of the total from each retailer. Thanks for your support.

Family EDucation Night Please join us every Wednesday, we’ll start with a quick meal at 5:15 and classes will follow from 6:00-7:00. ***The meal for Wednesday is a Baked Potato Bar and dessert. Free will offering will go to the Youth.

Men: what does it mean to be a good role model? Author Gene Getz suggests that “a respectable man…lives in such a way so that his total life adorns the teachings of the Bible”. The Kings Men study group will discuss chapter 6 of “The Measure of a Man” during next week’s FED study hour.

“Most Asked Questions by Atheist Professors”, Dr. Jan Lohmeyer will be teaching on November 8 during the Education Hour. Please stay after second service for a Potluck and to hear Dr. Lohmeyer’s final report about the feasibility study for Preschool or Early Child Education Program. The survey you fill out today will also help with his final report. Please take the time to fill out the survey and simply put a yes or no answer. Sign-up for the potluck will be posted in the Narthex. Please sign-up for a main dish or side. Dessert and drinks will be provided. Christian Business Directories are available and located on the counter by the mailbox notebook.

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Life Line Screening - Monday, October 26 There are four affordable, non-invasive, painless vascular screenings which take 60-90 minutes to complete. Register for the four tests for $149. Also available will be an Osteoporosis screening and three important finger-prick blood tests (lipid panel, glucose for diabetes and hs-C-Reactive protein). You must pre-register for the screenings, by calling 800-324-1851. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ It’s Movie Time! “Luther” In honor of Reformation Day When: Friday, Oct. 30th Show times: Matinee at 2pm & Evening at 6:30pm Where: St. John’s Lutheran Church - 305 E. Elizabeth Popcorn & refreshments will be served! To reserve your seat contact Ryan Behm at 970-226-1700 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

In Our Prayers: We rememberThose who are ill, hospitalized, or recovering from surgery: Art Pforr, Louise Tuchenhagen, Bill Watson, Melvin Naggatz (uncle of Jerry & Karen Buchleiter), Emily Irvine (great-niece of Angela Myers), Linda Groeling, Rosalee Blumenshine, Zoe Jones (Infant daughter of Josh and Jamie Jones), Ann Ireland (mother of Lisa Bernhardt), Kevin Rodenbeck, Marilyn Craig, Marilyn Hudson, Evelyn Marweg, Jason Shedd and family Those who are not able to attend church: Margaret Ziehm, Carolyn Brown, Arline Young, June Schwarck, Marie Rubel, Jean Upham. U.S. Soldiers throughout the world. Suffering people in Haiti.

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A READING FROM THE BOOK OF CONCORD LARGE CATECHISM THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Here you have the meaning of the true honor and worship of God, which pleases God, and which He commands under penalty of eternal wrath. The heart knows no other comfort or confidence than in Him. It must not allow itself to be torn from Him. But, for Him, it must risk and disregard everything upon earth. On the other hand, you can easily see and sense how the world practices only false worship and idolatry. For no people have ever been so corrupt that they did not begin and continue some divine worship. Everyone has set up as his special god whatever he looked to for blessings, help, and comfort. For example, the heathen who put their trust in power and dominion elevated Jupiter as the supreme god. Others, who were bent on riches, happiness, or pleasure, and a life of ease, elevated Hercules, Mercury, Venus, or other gods. Pregnant women elevated Diana or Lucina, and so on. So everyone made his god that interest to which his heart was inclined. So even in the mind of the heathen to have a god means to trust and believe. But their error is this: their trust is false and wrong. For their trust is not placed in the only God, beside whom there is truly no God in heaven or upon earth [Isaiah 44:6]. Therefore, the heathen really make their self-invented notions and dreams of God an idol. Ultimately, they put their trust in that which is nothing. (paragraphs 16-20)

Condensed from CONCORDIA: THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS, copyright 2005,2006 by Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a copy of CONCORDIA, call 800-325-3040.

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ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK Worship Services (Non-Communion) Education Hour Installation of New Members Hands in Harmony Broadcast Articles Due

8:00 am & 10:45 am 9:30 am

Monday October 19

Evangelism & Worship Council

6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Tuesday October 20

Christ on Campus Bible Study Youth - FED Prep

5:00 pm 5:30 pm

Wednesday October 21

Bible Study FED Meal FED Classes King’s Men’s Bible Study Adult/Youth Choir

8:45 am 5:15 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Thursday October 22

Morning Doves RMHS

Today October 18

12:00 pm

9:00 am 10:50 am

Friday October 23 Saturday October 24

TAG Craft Workshop Altar Guild Meeting

9:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am

Sunday October 25

Worship Services (Communion) Education Hour Harvest Farm Corn Maze

8:00 am & 10:45 am 9:30 am 12:00 pm

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October 18 Materials: Greeters: Guest Book: Reader: Ushers:

THOSE SERVING TODAY 8:00 am 10:45 am Petago Martha Pforr Marcie Walter Donna France Kay Rubel Troy Bauder Art Pforr Ernestine Munsey Claude France Paul Rubel Chris Dunker Howard Walter Karen Carlson

Nursery: Acolytes: Libby Hoy Crucifer: Audio Support: Ron Pichel Organist: Shawna Prevedel Sunday School Choir Director: Elder of the Month: Dan Krueckeberg

Rachael Bernhardt David Nierman Reena Linke

Flowers on the Altar from Marge Westhoff in Loving memory of loved ones THOSE SERVING NEXT SUNDAY 8:00 am 10:45 am Bauders Jeanine Salisbury David & Lynn B. Kay Rubel Dan Prevedel Michael Rohlfs Dick Salisbury Ernestine Munsey Howard Walter Gene Frank Art Pforr Julie Frank Karen Carlson Paul Rubel Nursery: Natalie Boehnke Acolytes: Julie Roth Taylor Wiginton Crucifer: Keller Foster Zachary Prevedel Audio Support: David Nierman Scott Boehnke Organist: Reena Linke Choir Director: Kelley Pichel Elder of the Month: Dan Krueckeberg October 25 Materials: Greeters: Guest Book: Reader: Ushers:

Flowers on the Altar in Celebration Dana Spanjer’s Birthday

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Prayer and Study Date: October 18 - October 24

Luther Quote: “Only faith apprehends the promise, believes the assurance God gives, and extends the hand to accept what God is offering. This work is peculiar to faith alone. Love, hope, and patience are concerned about other matters. They have other areas in which they maintain themselves; for they do not embrace the promise but carry out the commands.”

Bible readings for the week: Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:

Psalm 119:89-96; Ezekiel 25-27 Psalm 119:97-104; Ezekiel 28-30 Psalm 119:105-112; Ezekiel 31-33 Psalm 119:113-120; Ezekiel 34-36 Psalm 119:121-128; Ezekiel 37-39 Psalm 119:129-136; Ezekiel 40-42 Psalm 119:137-144; Ezekiel 43-45

Venezuela — October 16-30 The Lutheran Church of Venezuela (ILV) currently has 19 pastors and 19 congregations—but is hoping to train many more pastors and plant many more congregations in the years to come.

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Daily Prayers: Sunday: For the 19 congregations of the ILV, as their members worship together, learn and serve together, and bear witness to the Gospel of Christ in their communities.

Monday: With thanksgiving at the end of 2008, with the ordination of 11 new pastors in a few months, the ILV now has one pastor for each of its 19 congregations! Praise God for providing these shepherds to teach and lead His sheep.

Tuesday: For the new missions throughout Venezuela. May these new outposts of preaching faith in Jesus alone reach many who do not yet have faith in Christ alone as their Savior, and if it’s the Lord’s will, become new ILV congregations. Wednesday: For the theological education by extension program, Juan de Frias, through which new pastors and lay leaders are trained in the ILV. Give thanks for the 50-plus pastors that the Juan de Frias program has trained over the years.

Thursday: For the students currently studying towards becoming pastors through Juan de Frias—may they grow in their knowledge and love of the Lord in their hearts, souls, and minds. Pray that new students would be identified for the coming year and that the program would remain strong.

Friday: For the 50-plus women completing deaconess studies through the Juan de Frias program in their congregations and at intensive courses held throughout the country.

Saturday: For the seven vicars who are completing their vicarages during 2009. Ask the Lord to teach them much about godly leadership through their ministry and ongoing education during their vicarages, and that He would provide direction for the future.

www.lcmsworldmission

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October 11 ATTENDANCE Worship Attendance: 114(8:00) 92(10:45 am)

Total 206

Education Hour Attendance: Adult Bible Study: 51 Sunday School: 25 Financial Update As of August 31, 2009 Budget - 2009 $359,000.00

Income $222,438.87

Expenses

Net Income

$229,249.80

-$6,810.93

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HOUR: 9:30-10:30 a.m. ADULT BIBLE CLASS. .. Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall NURSERY & KINDERGARTEN . . . . Preschool Rooms GRADES 1- 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter GRADES 3-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abraham GRADE 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac JR. HIGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob SR. HIGH . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Youth Room

NEXT WEEK'S SCRIPTURE READINGS (ESV) First Lesson: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Second Lesson: 7:23-28 Gospel: Mark 10:46-52

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