New Baby Death Thank You`s! Prayer Shawl Ministry Prayer Time

October 2013
New Baby
Troy Eklund
Son of Ben & Morgan Eklund
Grandson of Karl & Tami Eklund
Born on September 14, 2013
Prayer Time
for October
Sat, October 5
8 am to Noon, Sanctuary
All ages, come & pray for
the prayer requests of our church members, friends,
and church. Come when you’d like; Stay as long as you
wish. People available to pray with you 9:15-10am.
Death
Roger Owens
Thank You’s!
Thanks to Laurie Halvorson for helping to clean and
rearrange/organize choir room, helping to build choir
boxes and preparing Fall music & choir retreat packets.
Thanks to John Wiruth, President of the Choir, for
organizing rooms & facilities at Sept. choir retreat.
Thanks to Dan Owens for securing choir boxes to wall
in the choir room.
Thanks to Rebecca Navratil and John Wiruth for
helping with listening CD's.
Thank you, Spirit Of Joy Garden, for donating
produce this summer to the food pantry!
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Prayer Cards
Our Intercessory Prayer Team
wants to pray for you! Simply fill out a
green prayer card in the Sanctuary pew
racks and put in prayer box in Narthex.
All prayers are held in confidence.
It is our honor to pray for you!
Memorials
In memory of Roger Owens,
Given by Paul Fleek
In memory of Roger Owens,
Given by Tony & Rusty Gray
In memory of Roger Owens,
Given by Jerry & Robyn Hubert
In memory of Roger Owens,
Given by Bob & Janice Robertson
In memory of Roger Owens,
Given by Source Technologies
Next meeting: Mon, October 7, 9:30am-2pm
at Tawny Morrison’s home
In memory of Roger Owens,
Given by Kent & Jane Staude
No sewing experience necessary! We are willing to
teach. We also need help cutting & ironing.
Come when you can. Questions?
Contact Tawny Morrison, [email protected]
or 704-843-1917.
In memory of Roger Owens,
Given by Iva Stinson
In memory of Roger Owens,
Given by Beatrice Stroupe
MEMBERS’ FOOD PANTRY
FALL RETREATS!
Teens
Encounter Christ (TEC)
Retreat
Jan 17-20, 2014
Martin Luther King Wknd
@ Camp Loy White,
Casar, NC
If you are in need of food, please take a bag of food,
from the shelves in the middle kitchen room. If you
would like prayers, simply fill out a prayer card located
in the Food Pantry.
For high school teens
looking to grow in their faith
and as Christian leaders.
Cost:$85 www.hihtec.org
We have a need in our own congregation
Sometimes this need is a SILENT need. Some of our
members are between jobs & some are having a hard
time making ends meet. Members are using the pantry
& we are also delivering food.
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I
was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a
stranger and you invited me in." Matthew 25:35
If you are able to share at this time, the abundance God
has showered on you, bring food items and place on the
table in middle kitchen room. Please, bring NEW food
items, purchased from the store, rather than items from
your pantry. Items from your pantry may be close to
expiration.
Suggested Items
We are out of: 100% juice, flour tortilla shells, 1lb.
ground hamburger and turkey, Spaghettios, canned:
beets, spinach, lima beans, carrots, asparagus,
sauerkraut, regular chicken noodle soup, and flour.
We can always use: Canned meats, cereal, oatmeal,
grits, instant mashed potatoes, mac n cheese, bags of
dried beans, condiments, laundry and dish soap, saran
wrap, foil, napkins, toothpaste, etc.
Questions? Contact Karen Weiner, [email protected]
or 704-821-8494.
Register Now!
Via de
Cristo
Adult
Retreat
What is Via de
Cristo? -- A weekend retreat for personal Christian
renewal at Lutheridge in Arden, NC — Cost: $100/
person for weekend; Lynne Lerch 704-234-2558
Upcoming Retreat Dates:
Mixed (Men & Women) Nov 7-10, 2013
Mixed (Men & Women) Mar 27-30, 2014
Men’s May 1-4, 2014
Women’s May 15-18, 2014
Christian Education
Life Groups
Haven’t signed up for a LifeGroup but want to?
Contact Kristen, [email protected]
Sunday School
Pre-K through Adults: Sundays 9:50am
See the classroom map in Narthex for locations.
Children’s Sunday
School
th
For kids Pre-K - 5 Grade
Sunday School News…
Welcome our new Children’s
Sunday School Coordinator:
Kerrie Sperduto!
**Now accepting snack donations for children’s
Sunday School!**
Adult Sunday School
Something BIG is happening . . .
Churches around
America are
participating in this
Nationwide outreach of
the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Assn. to
bring HOPE to our
family, friends, & nation.
Join us to learn how to
share the Hope!
Coordinated by our very own BGEA employee, Craig
Bender, all of our adult Sunday School teachers have joined
together to bring this training class to you. We believe this
is so important that we’re having ONE COMBINED Sunday
School class for adults until November. This class will
culminate with members inviting family & friends together
for an evening of food, fellowship, & faith.
The world may be growing darker, but the light & hope of
Christ are growing brighter. Be part of the movement to
bring light & hope to those you love!
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be
prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to
give the reason for the HOPE that you have. But do this with
gentleness and respect.” 1 Peter 3:15
The opportunity you’ve been
waiting for … you can still
read the New Testament
this year!!!
Begin September 28; finish
by December 31! Pick up
your copy of the Scripture
reading list in the Narthex rack.
Ideas include: Powdered drink
mixes, Goldfish, Rold Gold pretzels,
Fruit snacks
Starting in November, meet Sundays at 9:50am to
discuss readings. Susan Weil will provide commentaries
on select verses from the reading.
Put in kitchen & Label: “Children's
Sunday School” Thanks!!
Please let Susan know of your interest:
704-849-7302 or [email protected]
For middle & high
school: gr 6 – 12
Missions Outreach
Loaves & Fishes
Coats & Sweaters
October Collection
Union County
in the Narthex
Peanut Butter
Due to an error in the new NC computer system,
many folks have not received their food stamps. This
has put a huge drain on Loaves and Fishes, and they
are in dire circumstances. Please bring as many food
items as you can, especially protein items such as
peanut butter (who doesn’t love that?) and canned
meats. Place them in the L&F grocery cart in the
narthex. Thank you.
Vegetable Garden
Help Needed
The summer produce of squash, peppers, okra and
tomatoes from the garden are beginning to wind
down. We plan on planting some winter crops soon.
The produce has been placed in the SOJ food pantry and
some has been taken down to Friendship Trays
at the Community Culinary School of Charlotte.
We are always in need of help – please contact
Bill Roberts 704-821-1894.
Small Group
Mission Outreach
Does your SOJ small group want to help those in
need but raising the funds is overwhelming?
Or maybe you just can’t think of a project to do.
Missions Committee wants to help! This year, we
have allocated funds to assist established SOJ
groups pursue mission outreach opportunities
(i.e., show the love of Christ to the needy outside
our own SOJ congregation). Examples have been
the Youth’s work at Yahweh, bags of hope for
families with children hospitalized with grave
illnesses, and GUYS’ assistance for a single Mom
in making her home more livable. If you’re looking
for ideas for projects, we’ve got some! And we can
help you fund them, too. For more info, please
contact Ann Lashley 704.846.8150 or
[email protected].
As you prepare for Fall,
please check your closets
for new and/or gently
worn coats and sweaters.
Operation
Christmas Child
It’s coming up soon!
Please start collecting items. So
far, we have only secured 2 dates
to serve at the processing center;
more about this later. You can also fill a great need by
helping
prepare shoe boxes for donation – look for upcoming
notices as to when we will have a “Shoe Box Packing”
party here at SOJ.
Blood Drive
Tuesday, December 3
Give the gift of life -- watch for
sign-ups in the Narthex.
Other News
We have sent monies to Eben_Ezer Ministries in Haiti
to help them become a port agent so that they receive
their own shipments directly. Often, shipped items
never reach them due to theft or the exorbitant fees
applied by the existing agents are exorbitant, thus
diminishing the donation to them. This is great news
for our brothers and sisters there.
We have also sent monies to Loaves and Fishes –
Union County to help them with this great demand
they are facing due to Food Stamp system error. Let’s
all pray that this gets resolved quickly.
Christmas Cantata
Sunday Dec. 15:
First Decade 6:30pm & Cantata Choir 7pm
& Sunday Dec. 22 at 11am Service
Joy
- Of Every Longing
Heart
Created by Travis Cottrell, Sue C. Smith and David Moffitt
Arranged by Travis Cottrell, Orchestrated by Daniel Semsen
Narration by Rhonda Mauney
Joy is what we experience when we recall the story of the
night “Heaven broke through”. Let us go back to that holy
night of miracles, when Love came down.
When Jesus came to earth. When JOY was born.
Pastor Ed Thomas, [email protected]
Pastor Emeritus Fran Matheson, [email protected]
Director of Faith Development & Counseling
Kristen Sigmon, [email protected]
Director of Music Rhonda Mauney, [email protected]
Accompanist Ian Faires, [email protected]
Looking for a
colorful &
special
Christmas gift?
Don’t forget our
Spirit of Joy totes.
They make a great gift
for school, bible study material, music,
AWANAs, scrapbooking, etc.
Available from anyone in music ministry.
Large canvas-$18
Small cotton-$6
Visitation/Volunteers, Karen Weiner, [email protected]
Bookkeeping Vickie Cecil, [email protected]
Nursery Kathy Blair, [email protected]
Office Manager Tracy Welch, [email protected]
Scheduling, [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 9am-3pm, 704-821-8494
Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church
8600 Potter Road
Weddington, NC 28104
704-821-8494
www.spiritofjoy.us