November 1 to 3, 2002
Trailblazer Weekend at Lutheran Hills - a programmed weekend for middle school youth groups (grades 6-8) and their leaders, led by the LOM professional staff and summer camp staff, for fun and Christian growth through learning fellowship. Contact Lutheran Outdoor Ministries for details.
Friday November 1, 2002
"Daughters of Abraham, Called to Peace" Study of Scriptures at 12:00 p.m.; Celebration at 1:00 p.m. at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4235 W. 3rd. World Community Day is an annual event that unites Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women in common worship for the purpose of strengthening and building friendly relations within the community. This year, we invite our Jewish and Muslim sisters to pray with us for peace in the world and freedom for God's children. This event is sponsored by Church Women United. Women of all faiths are invited to attend.
All Saints Day (Liturgical Color: White)
All Saints Sunday (Liturgical Color: White)
Sunday School Classes begin with Opening Music for grades 1 to 6 in Heritage Hall at 9:45 and continue in the classrooms at 10:00. This year's curriculum is Witness from Augsburg-Fortress. Younger children (preschool through kindergarten) will meet in Rooms 8 and 9 for their Godly Play curriculum. Look for signs in the narthex to direct you to the appropriate classroom.
Grades 1 and 2 meet in Room 12
Grades 3 and 4 meet in Room 13
Grades 5 and 6 meet in Room 7
Congregational Meeting at 9:45 a.m.
Student Lunch following the 11:00 a.m. service
Trusting God's Promises: The Disciples Respond
In a spirit of thankfulness and joy we will affirm our Mission and Core Values as they will have been adopted on the previous Sunday. The two Services will bracket a special congregational event in Heritage Hall at the 9:45 hour.
8:30 worshipers are asked to plan an extra Sunday morning hour by staying-on for the 9:45 program and fellowship period. 11:00 worshipers are encouraged to arrive at 9:45 and join-in the Heritage Hall gathering. "When the Saints Go Marching In" will appropriately accompany the processions to/from the sanctuary.
Homilist for the Day will be Pr. Stanley Peterson, who has helped move us through rocky times. Pr. Rudolph Mueller of the synod staff will be with us a Eucharistic Presider. In the Prayers of the Day we will thank God for the healing that has come thus far, ask blessings and support for all who have been hurt, and give thanks for those who diligently have led us through difficult times. As it will be All Saints' Sunday, worshipers will also contribute to the prayers the names of loved ones who died in the faith over the past year or so.
Between now and November 3rd you will be hearing from our Stewardship leaders so that on that day you can be prepared to offer to God your statements of intentions for support and service in 2003.
The Offertory Hymn was written by the Junior High youth of the congregation of the congregation, with the assistance
of Christine Howlett:
(to the tune of Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing)
Thank you Lord for your great blessings,
for your gifts of endless love;
Thank you for your understanding
reaching down from heav'n above
Let us praise you for your glory
while we follow in your way;
Thank you Father for your mercy
which you grant us everyday
Personnel Committee meets at 11:00 a.m.
"Sing for the Cure" a proclamation of hope celebrating the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is a unique musical experience that touches hearts, moves spirits, and sings a song of hope and healing for people with breast cancer and their loved ones. Sylvia McNair is narrator, with the Singing Hoosiers joined by Bloomington Instrumentalists and Singers, Michael Schwartzkopf, conductor. IU Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. - general admission is $22.
Indianapolis Conference Fall Assembly begins at 3:00 p.m. at Christian Theological Seminary.
As part of the Pilgrim Fine Art Series, Dr. John Daniel Schwandt will perform a Hymn Festival at 7:30 p.m. at Christian Theological Seminary, Sweeney Chapel, 1000 West 42nd St, Indianapolis.
Monday November 4, 2002
Community Band meets at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
Worship Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room 7
Girl Scouts meet from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13
Seekers Bible Study meets in the youth house at 7:00 p.m. Seekers are studying the book of James for which study guides are available. Childcare can be provided.
[LDR News: 9/11 "Comfort and Renew" - New Jersey Update by Gil Furst]
Tuesday November 5, 2002
Computer Class from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. in the dePaul School Computer Lab taught by new member Larry Hubler. Call the office to sign up.
[ELCA News: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Cuts Jobs]
Wednesday November 6, 2002
The Wednesday Lunch Group will gather at Charlene Braun's home. We meet weekly from Noon to 1:00 p.m. for prayer, devotions and fellowship. You need not attend weekly to join - just bring your lunch. Beverages will be provided.
[ELCA News: Communication, Marketing Vital, Says ELCA Publishing Head]
Ramadan begins
Thursday November 7, 2002
LCM Board meets from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Adult Choir Rehearses at 7:00 p.m.
[ELCA News: ELCA Multicultural Mission Institute 'Breaking the Barriers']
[ELCA News: Albert Stauderman, Former Editor of the Lutheran, Dies]
Commemoration: John Christian Frederick Heyer, missionary to India, 1873 (Liturgical Color: White)
November 8 to 10, 2002
Trailblazer Weekend at Lutheran Hills - a programmed weekend for middle school youth groups (grades 6-8) and their leaders, led by the LOM professional staff and summer camp staff, for fun and Christian growth through learning fellowship. Contact Lutheran Outdoor Ministries for details.
Pioneer Weekend at Lutheran Hills - a programmed weekend for upper elementary school youth groups (grades 4-6) and their leaders, led by the LOM professional staff and summer camp staff, for fun and Christian growth through learning fellowship. Contact Lutheran Outdoor Ministries for details.
Saturday November 9, 2002
Quilting for Lutheran World Relief from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Twenty Fifth Sunday After Pentecost (Liturgical Color: Green)
Sunday School Classes begin with Opening Music for grades 1 to 6 in Heritage Hall at 9:45 and continue in the classrooms at 10:00. This year's curriculum is Witness from Augsburg-Fortress. Younger children (preschool through kindergarten) will meet in Rooms 8 and 9 for their Godly Play curriculum. Look for signs in the narthex to direct you to the appropriate classroom.
Grades 1 and 2 meet in Room 12
Grades 3 and 4 meet in Room 13
Grades 5 and 6 meet in Room 7
Adult Bible Study: Joy and Laughter in the Bible. Please come prepared to enjoy yourself and one another. Bring a favorite joke or story from the Bible, or humorous stories from your life in the church.
Student Lunch following the 11:00 a.m. service
Congregation Council meets at 6:00 p.m. in Room 17
Martin Luther's Birthday (1483)
Monday November 11, 2002
Community Band meets at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
Spirituality — Where do we go from here? MCT sponsors discussion of how we can enhance and expand our lives in the Holy Spirit at 6:50 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13.
[LDR News: Southeast Tornadoes]
Commemoration: Martin, Bishop of Tours, 397; Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, teacher, 1855 (Liturgical Color: White)
Tuesday November 12, 2002
[ELCA News: ELCA Church in Society Board Displays Breadth of its Work]
Wednesday November 13, 2002
The Wednesday Lunch Group will gather at Charlene Braun's home. We meet weekly from Noon to 1:00 p.m. for prayer, devotions and fellowship. You need not attend weekly to join - just bring your lunch. Beverages will be provided.
Youth Steering Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. in Room 7
dePaul School Trustees meet at 5:30 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13
[ELCA News: ELCA Pension Board Plan Balances Clergy, Congregation Needs]
[ELCA News: ELCA Supports Five International Internship Sites]
Thursday November 14, 2002
Adult Choir Rehearses at 7:00 p.m.
LeAnn Lipe returns from Guatemala with adopted baby Sophia, born April 22
[ELCA News: Lutherans Organize Relief Work after Storms, Tornadoes]
Friday November 15, 2002
[ELCA News: Bonnie Jensen to Retire as Director of ELCA Global Mission]
[LWR News: New U.S.-Japan Partnership will Strengthen Christian Service Work in Asia]
[LWR News: Awards Honor LWR, A General, and Two Advocates for Justice]
[ELCA News: Southeast Tornadoes - update from Gil Furst]
Saturday November 16, 2002
Sister Parish needs volunteers to staff the IU Basketball Concessions — Nike Exhibition at 7:00 p.m.
[ELCA News: Luther Institute Honors Lutheran World Relief, Three Leaders]
Twenty Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Liturgical Color: Green)
Sunday School Classes begin with Opening Music for grades 1 to 6 in Heritage Hall at 9:45 and continue in the classrooms at 10:00. This year's curriculum is Witness from Augsburg-Fortress. Younger children (preschool through kindergarten) will meet in Rooms 8 and 9 for their Godly Play curriculum. Look for signs in the narthex to direct you to the appropriate classroom.
Grades 1 and 2 meet in Room 12
Grades 3 and 4 meet in Room 13
Grades 5 and 6 meet in Room 7
Adult Forum — Diversity: Who we are; how we got here. Our faith journeys have led us down a variety of paths. You will be invited to share some of your past as we look back at where we've come from, and as we look with hope to our future.
We welcome this morning through Holy Baptism Zachary Howard May, born April 16, 2002, adopted by Phil and Lissa on August 3, 2002. He joins brother Nicholas at home.
Student Lunch following the 11:00 a.m. service at the Rose House — 314 S. Rose Ave.
Service of House Blessing at 1:30 p.m. at the Rose House, followed by Open House
Call Committee meets following the 11:00 a.m. service in Rooms 12 and 13.
Girl Scouts meet from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall
Youth Movie Outing at 4:00 p.m.
Youth Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Confirmation Class meets from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Youth Group meets from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Commemoration: Elizabeth of Thuringia, Princess of Hungary, 1231 (Liturgical Color: White)
Monday November 18, 2002
Community Band meets at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
Spinners and Weavers meet at 7:00 p.m. in Room 17
Finance Committee meets at 7:00 p.m.
Community Band meets at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall
Seekers Bible Study meets at 7:00 p.m. in the Youth House. Seekers are studying the book of James. Childcare can be provided.
[ELCA News: Lutherans Focus on Connection Between Poverty, Wealth]
[ELCA News: Lutheran Services in America Tops List of Nonprofits Again]
[ELCA News: ELCA Church Council Elects Board, Committee Members]
Tuesday November 19, 2002
Computer Class from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. in the dePaul School Computer Lab taught by new member Larry Hubler. Call the office to sign up.
[ELCA News: ELCA Council Hears of 'Positive' ELCA-LCMS Conversation]
[ELCA News: ELCA Council Hears Progress Report on Studies on Sexuality]
Wednesday November 20, 2002
The Wednesday Lunch Group will gather at Charlene Braun's home. We meet weekly from Noon to 1:00 p.m. for prayer, devotions and fellowship. You need not attend weekly to join - just bring your lunch. Beverages will be provided.
MCT meets at 6:50 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13
P-FLAG meets at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall
[ELCA News: ELCA Church Council Hears Report on Worship, Youth]
[ELCA News: ELCA Church Council Increases World Hunger Appeal Goal]
ELCA News: ELCA Council Espouses Moral Deliberation on War with Iraq]
Thursday November 21, 2002
Adult Choir Rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall
[LWR News: Three Years After Super-Cyclone, Villages Have Shelters That Double as Schools, and More]
[LWR News: In a Parched Zimbabwe Village, Almost Every Family is in Need]
[LWR News: Ohio Seminary Student Who Knows What AIDS Means Wins LWR Study Visit Scholarship]
Friday November 22, 2002
[ELCA News: ELCA Council Accepts New Special Interest Conference]
[ELCA News: ELCA Council Agrees to Retiree Health Plan Remedy]
Saturday November 23, 2002
Executive Committee meets at 8:30 a.m. at Pastor Joyce Gerwing's home.
Youth Ministry Lecture Series - Dr. Roland Martinson, professor of Youth & Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, will be the featured speaker at the 2nd annual Youth Ministry Lecture Series. This series is sponsored jointly by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries and the Indiana-Kentucky Synod Youth Ministry Committee. Dr. Martinson will speak on "Effective Youth Ministry--Challenges, Choices, Opportunities" at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Ft. Wayne IN from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm on Saturday, November 23rd. Cost of the event is $15 and includes lunch.
Commemoration: Clement, Bishop of Rome, c. 100 (Liturgical Color: White)
Christ the King (Liturgical Color: White)
Sunday School Classes begin with Opening Music for grades 1 to 6 in Heritage Hall at 9:45 and continue in the classrooms at 10:00. This year's curriculum is Witness from Augsburg-Fortress. Younger children (preschool through kindergarten) will meet in Rooms 8 and 9 for their Godly Play curriculum. Look for signs in the narthex to direct you to the appropriate classroom.
Grades 1 and 2 meet in Room 12
Grades 3 and 4 meet in Room 13
Grades 5 and 6 meet in Room 7
Adult Forum — God's Grace has impacted each of our lives. Several of us will share memories of powerful moments in our faith lives. Perhaps you will also.
We thank the brass quartet at the 11:00 a.m. service — Kari Isaacson, Phil and Lissa May, and Dave Pavolka.
Student Lunch following the 11:00 a.m. service — please join the congregation for the potluck welcoming our new Youth Directors.
Jenny Kolloff and Christine Howlett have begun their work as Youth Directors. Please plan to welcome them at a potluck following the 11:00 a.m. service.
Seventeen year old Felix Hell is giving a recital at 2:00 p.m. at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis. Chuck Goehring, Director of Music at St. Luke's is hoping to raise $3000 through an offering at the concert to complete funding for a scholarship for IU organ students. A concert two years ago in partnership with organ-builder Goulding & Wood raised $7000 for this scholarship.
Youth Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Youth Group meets from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Monday November 25, 2002
Community Band meets at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
[ELCA News: Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson's 2002 Christmas Message]
[ELCA News: ELCA Council Maintains V.P. as Volunteer, Six-year Term]
Commemoration: Isaac Watts, hymnwriter, 1748 (Liturgical Color: White)
Tuesday November 26, 2002
Girl Scouts Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall
The annual East Side Community Thanksgiving Service will be hosted by St. Mark's United Methodist Church at 7:00 p.m. Other congregations participating are University Baptist, Unitarian Universalist, Mt. Gilead Christian and St. Thomas. The service will feature readings, hymns, a massed choir and prayers. The message will focus on the theme "A Harvest of Gratitude". Offerings will be given to ELCA World Hunger Fund. Please bring non-perishable food items for MCUM. After the service there will be a fellowship hour.
[ELCA News: ELCA Council Hears Progress Report on Evangelism Strategy]
[ELCA News: J.S. Bach Featured in ELCA's 'MOSAIC' Winter 2002 Issue]
[ELCA News: Lutheran Social Service of Iowa Mourns Loss of Roger Gutmann]
[ELCA News: Use Peaceful Means to Disarm Iraq, Says ELCA Presiding Bishop]
[ELCA News: ELCA Presiding Bishop's Statement on Iraq, U.N., U.S. Actions]
Wednesday November 27, 2002
The Wednesday Lunch Group will not meet this week, but will resume December 4.
[ELCA News: ELCA Presents 'This Holy Night,' on CBS-TV, Hallmark]
[LWR News: On World AIDS Day This Year, 15 New Enemies of HIV. in Africa]
[LDR News: Thanksgiving 2002 — a message from Gil Furst]
Thursday November 28, 2002
Thanksgiving Day
Saturday November 30, 2002
The Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra with Chorus present George Frederick Handel's oratorio Messiah at 7:30 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis
Commemoration: St. Andrew, Apostle (Liturgical Color: Red)
