News at United Lutheran Church
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September 13, 2017
We remember in prayer Mary Wheeler (sister of Earl Koeller), who is having eye problems; Johnny Krol (a cousin of the Koeller's), who was diagnosed with cancer; Jo Caylor (Fran Gantt's sister); Cindy Summers (aunt of Kevin and godmother of Tom McCarter), who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Gerald Wheeler (brother-in-law of Earl Koeller), who is in hospice care; Eleanor Kupinski (Jeanne Koeller's mother); and Sylvia Geiser (a friend of the Koellers). United to host Luther exhibit in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Here I Stand is a collection of 30 museum-quality posters about Martin Luther and the Reformation that will be on loan from the German Consulate in Chicago. United will host the exhibit from October 8 to October 15. On October 8 during the opening program at 3:00 p.m. Consul General Herbert Quelle, from the German Consulate, will give a brief presentation about the exhibit followed by prayer, a few scripture readings, a hymn or two with an Oktoberfest reception immediately following. Volunteers are needed to serve as guides for the Here I Stand exhibit and to host the October 8 reception. Please look at the sign-up sheets in the fellowship hall if you can help for the exhibit or the reception. Gifts needed now to help those affected by Hurricane Irma. Your support through Lutheran Disaster Response will bring hope and healing to those who have been or will be affected by this hurricane. Lutheran Disaster Response is already collaborating with our affiliates to initiate recovery efforts. Give online or send your check or money order to: Lutheran Disaster Response. P.O. Box 1809. Merrifield, VA 22116-8009. Write "Hurricane Response - United States" on your check memo line. Or place a contribution with the same designation in an offering plate at United. PADS information meeting this Sunday, September 17 at 10:45 a.m. in the lounge. Are you interested in volunteering to serve breakfast once a month with other people from United at a PADS homeless shelter? Are you interested in providing food for a PADS breakfast? People who have volunteered with PADS will be on hand to talk about what the experience is like and to answer questions that you might have. Housing Forward's support center in Maywood experienced a fire and related water damage on September 9. The organization's administrative offices and services at that location to people who are homeless have moved temporarily to other places in the area. Go to Housing Forward's website to learn more about the organization's plans for continuing its work in the immediate future and to make a monetary donation to help it recover and perform its vital role in providing assistance to people in need. Special Congregation Meeting for September 24 at 10:45 a.m. United's congregation council has called a special meeting of the congregation for Sunday, September 24 at 10:45 a.m. in the fellowship hall at the church. The meeting will have two items on the agenda: 1) A proposal from the congregation council to adopt a revised constitution, bylaws, and continuing resolutions for the congregation; and 2) A proposal from the congregation council to pay off the entire balance owed on the mortgage for the bell tower with money from the endowment fund. The text of the proposed new constitution, bylaws, and continuing resolutions is available in printed form at the church and may also be downloaded from the church's website: http://www.unitedlutheranchurch.org/constitution.html. Further details about the proposal to pay off the mortgage will be presented during the special meeting on September 24. Women's Book Group's 2017 Summer pick is A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. As the publisher describes the book, "In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel's doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery." The group will meet for discussion on Thursday, September 28, at Bebsie Jensen's home. All are welcomed. September Mission of the Month: Quilt and Kit Shipping Fund helps send the quilts, school, and health kits that we have collected to the places that need them through Lutheran World Relief (LWR). Material and processing shipping costs are about $1.5 million each year. By paying for the shipment of a quilt or kit, you can help LWR send comfort to those who need it most. To give to the Mission of the Month place your gift in a separate offering envelop. Checks may be made out to United Lutheran Church, with the organization and your envelope number noted on the memo line. |
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