Worship with Us!
9:10 a.m. - Sunday School Music
9:30 a.m.
- Worship
10:30 a.m.
- Fellowship and Sunday School
Monthly Worship Schedule:
1st and 3rd Sundays: blended worship
2nd Sunday: traditional worship
4th Sunday: contemporary worship
Midweek Worship:
Every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Holy Communion
2nd and 4th Sundays
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Sunday Worship Scripture Links
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In This Issue
- Message from Pastor Marlene
- Message from Call Committee
- MEA Potluck Worship
- Young @ Heart
- YouthWorks Mission Trip
- Confirmation Notes
- Bible Study
- Simply Giving
- Community Prayers and Links
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- to come and worship – to share in the Sacrament of Holy Communion as part of traditional worship at 9:30 – and to share in the joy as little Elysia Rose is baptized into Body of Christ!
- to participate in the 2020 Stewardship Emphasis entitled “Because We Love”. Our stewardship team reminds us that stewardship is not about giving money. It is about our loving and generous response to God’s unmerited and unlimited love that surrounds and sustains us each and every day! In other words, ‘we love because God first loved us.’ (1 John 4.16) We give because we are privileged to be part of God’s mission to love, serve, and grow in Christ here in this place And we respond in love because we know that whatever we are able to contribute will be multiplied many times over by the power of the Spirit. So THANKS in advance for your prayerful response. All promises of time, talents, and resources will be consecrated at worship on Sun, Nov 17.
- to join us for a pot luck supper at 6:30p Wed night (Oct 16) followed by midweek worship at 7:30p. :) REMINDER: no confirmation, Faith Formation or Adult Bible Study given it is MEA weekend.
- to pray for the 9 young people who are completing their personal faith statements in preparation for the Affirmation of Baptism/Confirmation service on Sun, Oct 27. Then come and share in the joy as we worship and celebrate this milestone of faith.
- to share your talents as part of the sound/video teams that play such an important part in our worship life together! Thanks to those who have already volunteered! Many hands make light the work!
Blessings and peace,
Pastor Marlene
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Statement from the Call Committee
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We are moving through the interview and connection to candidate process through the remainder of this month. We are excited about the potential we are seeing and we look forward to hopefully making an exciting announcement in the near future.
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Because of MEA, there will be no confirmation or Faith Formation on October 16. We decided it was the perfect day to add one of our famous potlucks to the calendar!
- Wednesday, October 16
- Potluck at 6:30
- Worship at 7:30
"
You might be a Lutheran if you make your hotdishes with cream of mushroom soup and your salads with Jell-O.
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Oktoberfest with an Irish Flare!
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Join Young @ Heart for a day of celebration! Our entertainment will be by
Charlie Roth
, who plays folk music, some Irish tunes and uses his guitar, harmonica and Kazoo to entertain. This will be a day of audience participation and we’ll have Kazoos for everyone!
- Thursday, October 17
- Doors open at 10:30 for coffee, cards and conversation
- Noon dinner with program to follow
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YouthWorks mission trip will be to
Quad Cities, IL
from July 19-24, 2020. YouthWorks is an opportunity for
teenagers to connect to God, each other and communities.
Registration deadline is Sunday, October 20 - you can find forms and information on the table by the youth board.
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9th grade confirmation students and their families are invited to get ready for their big day:
- Wednesday, October 23
- Confirmation pictures and rehearsal at 5:30 p.m.
- Banquet at 6:00 p.m.
Please call the church office at 320.558.6851 with the number of your guests for the banquet by Wednesday, October 16.
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Confirmands declare for themselves that they will live out the promises made for them by their parents and sponsors in their baptism at their Affirmation of Baptism, also known as Confirmation:
- Sunday, October 27
- 9:30 a.m. during worship service
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Feel free to join in the Overcomer Bible Study:
- Wednesday evenings
- 6:30 p.m.
- Rejoice Education Wing
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The Simply Giving® Program offers a secure electronic payment solution that allows individuals to make regular offerings to Rejoice Church. Recurring electronic donations process automatically uninterrupted by vacation, travel and other absences. In addition to increasing donation consistency and reducing administrative work, the Simply Giving® Program enables families to use the same electronic payment options they have in all other areas of personal finance.
You can
enroll in this program online, or pick up a
form on the Interest table, in the October newsletter or in the church office. Please fill out a form and drop it off at the Rejoice office.
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f you have a loved one or friend in need of prayer, fill out a
prayer request
or use one of the prayer concern requests located on the Interest table and in the sanctuary welcome pads. The star(*) in front of a name denotes a Rejoice member. This is a dynamic list. Requests will be printed for up to four weeks; call the church office at 320.558.6851 to extend listing. If a name of a friend or loved one has been omitted please resubmit the name and/or concern using one of the prayer concern forms found in the red Welcome Pads in the worship area.
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We Mourn With:
Wayne and Ginny Peterson in the loss of Wayne's brother, Dennis
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Receiving Treatment for Cancer:
Renee Dickinson (step-mother, Lindsey Sand)
*Kent Asheim
Maria Landers (area quilters)
Shirley Thomley (friend, Jim & Marlys Johnson)
Christy Dorris (great-niece, Duane & Darlene Johnson)
Rev. Scott Gustafson (cousin, Linnea Lindquist)
Marlene Anderson-Woods (friend, Linda Agre)
*Pete Lidberg
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Others:
Dennis Zeto (brother-in-law, Lori Lanes)
Keith Ergen (son, Arnie & Jane Ergen)
Al Neuman
Connie Nelson (sister-in-law, Gladys Steiger)
Carol (friend, Rosemary Monk)
Mimi (friend, Rosemary Monk)
*Darryl Bissell
*Gladys Steiger
Sandy Swanson (daughter-in-law, Dick Swanson)
Ron Dettman (friend, Linda Agre)
Marlene Vogel (mother, Joni Hagstrom)
Michael Johnson, (son, Charlie & Edie Johnson)
Ron Wolfbauer (nephew, Carolyn & Ron Stensby)
Walker James Vreeland (grandson, David & Cindy Kirchoff)
Baby Henry Opatz (friend, Tina Bunting)
Tom Ahrenholz (brother, Mark Ahrenholz)
*Jerry Jagadzinski
*Bev Hugo
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Deployed or Returning from Active Duty:
Jon Fisher (brother, Joe Fisher)
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