Children's Ministry October 2023

Blessing of the Animals

October 8th

10:45 AM

Our annual Blessing of the Animals event in honor of St Francis will be held outdoors near the patio after worship. This event is for all ages! You can bring your live animals and/or your most favorite stuffed/plush animals for a special blessing by Pastor Haug. If the weather is rainy, we will take turns under the cloister.  

Sunday School Calendar Notes

October 22nd

No Sunday School (MEA break)

Winter Gear Drive Begins

October 29th

Please consider donating gently used or new winter gear to help those less fortunate stay warm this winter. We need winter coats, boots, snow pants, hats, gloves, scarves and socks for ALL AGES. There will be collection bins at both entrances to the Sanctuary. Our drive will end on November 12. Donations will go to Project for Pride in Living.

For many years, Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church has provided a meal on the first Friday of each month. Due to COVID-19 & changes at the shelter, our monthly meals are by donation to the LOTI. Cost per meal is $250. You may contribute online at MyVanco or mail a check to the church. The shelter orders & serves the meal. Thanks to Kathy & Mark Hering for September.

OCT 6

NOV 3

DEC 1

JAN 5

Bruce & Jean Carlson

Mary Sabatke

Andrew Wallin & Elizabeth Hansen

Dave & Mary Goplen

To signup for 2024, contact Diane LaMere or Michelle McCreery

oscs-mn.org

Women's Bible Study

Thursday, October 5th

7:00 PM

Library

We have switched to the first Thursday of the month and will begin our new study reading… Esther: It's Tough Being a Woman, by Beth Moore. Join us!

Debra Gilroy,  LOTI Groups

Join us

Saturday, October 7th

9:30 AM

Christy Room

for a time of camaraderie

There is no membership requirement or time commitment.

Just come to enjoy the fellowship, for a few minutes, or a couple of hours!

(No knitting skills required)

Guest Preacher Mark Ditmanson

October 15th

Pastor Mark and Janet Ditmanson will visit Lake of the Isles next month. Pastor Mark served Lake of the Isles from 1991-2001.  He then accepted a call to Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Grand Marais, where he served until his retirement in the summer of 2022.  We  look forward to welcoming the Ditmansons back to Lake of the Isles.

Isles Ensemble Concert ~ Exodus

October 15th

2:00 PM

Sanctuary

Join Isles violist, Kenneth Freed, as he takes us on a personal journey of faith and hope that spans centuries of prayer, memory, and the eternal. Newly uncovered arrangements of music from Auschwitz will serve as the counterpoint to the music of Bruch, Mendelssohn, Bloch, Ravel and Golijov. 

Isles Musicians

Stephanie Arado, violin;

Natsuki Kumagai, violin;

Kenneth Freed, viola;

Tom Rosenberg, cello;

Laura Sewell, cello

Guest Musicians

Miryana Moteva, piano;

Gabriel Campos Zamora, clarinet

Admission is $25 for individual tickets, or pay what you are able. Children and students are admitted free of charge.

Tickets may be purchased in person at the door, or online at Eventbrite. 

Max Bruch

Kol Nidrei

Ernest Bloch

Baal Shem Suite (Nigun, Improvisation)

Felix Mendelssohn

String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13

I. Adagio-Allegro Vivace

Richard Wagner

Ride of the Valkyries

Patricia Hall (unearthed music arranged by Nazi prisoners)

Music of Auschwitz (German Waltzes interspersed with narrated letters home from the arrangers)

Maurice Ravel

Kaddish

Osvaldo Golijov

The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind 

Service of Healing

October 22nd

9:30 AM

Sanctuary

The Sunday nearest to October 22nd, the Festival Day for Saint Luke is often marked as a day for special services for healing. Saint Luke is often referred to in scripture as the Great Physician and in medieval times he was the patron saint of doctors and surgeons. According to the Book of Acts he travelled with St. Paul on his missionary journeys and may have attended to his medical needs. You’ll find Saint Luke’s image in the balcony window with his traditional symbol of the ox. Numerous hospitals across the United States are named after Saint Luke.

The Service for Prayer and Healing will be a part of the Prayers of the Church and anointing of oil will occur during Holy Communion.

Women's Book Club

Friday, October 27th

5:00 PM

Home of Deb Gilroy

Next up is The Hiding Place by Cori Tenboom

Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century.

Join us! Bring a snack to share if you like…

Deb Gilroy LOTI Groups

Confirmation Sunday

October 29th

In many Lutheran churches the Confirmation Worship Service is known as the Affirmation of Baptism. The name recalls the promises that were made by the parents and godparents at the time of a child’s baptism. They vowed that the Christian faith would be the child’s one day, and that they would speak on behalf of the child until that day comes. The Rite of Affirmation is that coming of age for the young adult.  It is also a day for a renewal of the faith through the laying on of hands and the giving of the Holy Spirit. On Reformation Sunday, October 29th, we will celebrate confirmation for Murphy Kappel, Spencer Reisberg and Clayton Kunerth.

Looking Ahead at LOTI…

Saint Martin Fest Dinner

Saturday, November 11th

5:00 PM

Fellowship Hall

Please join us for this special Oktoberfest style, family friendly German festival.

Children will be invited to pose with the Roman soldier St. Martin and sit upon his horse. This year the adults, as well as the children, will be encouraged to participate in the St. Martin’s parade of lanterns and follow St. Martin. Music will be provided by accordionist Mark Stillman. The St. Martin Dinner is the culmination of our winter clothes drive for Project for Pride for Living.

New Member Sunday

Sunday, November 12th

Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church will receive new members on next month.

Please contact the church office if you would like to be welcomed as a member.

2024 Heart of Europe Tour

In the Footsteps of the Haugs

Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Czech Republic

April 1 – April 13, 2024

First Payment Due NOVEMBER 15th

After traveling to Italy in the spring of 2023, we are excited to announce Pastor and Janna Haug’s international tour for 2024. The 12-day and 11-night tour will visit several important and favorite places the Haug family explored during their five years as ELCA personnel in Europe. The tour will include great cities along the Moldau and Danube Rivers, such as Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Salzburg, Cesky Krumlov, and Prague. Brochures are now available. Christian Eggert of Christian Tour Europe will once again be our host.