
JESUS
CO.
&
CONFIRMATION
Jesus
Co.
and
Confirmation
begin
this
Wednesday,
September
1,
and
will
be
every
Wednesday
night
from
6:00-7:30
PM.
It
is
for
all
kids
Grades
1st
through
High
School.
There
will
not
be
any
after-care
or a
meal
on
September
1.
PARENTING
FAMILIES:
FROM
ME
TO
WE
Parents
this
is
for
you!
This
is
practical
help
for
all
parents.
Through
six
guilt-free
interactive
sessions
you
will
laugh
with
other
real
parents,
discuss
expert
insights
with
fellow
parents
and
take
home
proven
ideas
and
strategies
that
work!
Begins
Monday,
October
11
and
runs
through
Monday,
November
15
from
7:00-8:30
PM.
Child
care
will
be
provided.
ANNUAL
MISSION
FAIR
Sunday,
September
19,
is
our
second
biennial
mission
fair.
This
year’s
fair
is
being
sponsored
by
the
Church
of
the
Council
Bluffs
Circuit.
Speakers
include
Jean
Jaskierny
(numerous
mission
trips),
Ellie
Menz
(IOWAY
trips
to
LA
and
Mexico),
Pastor
Bob
Riggert
(Indonesia
and
children’s
ministry),
Eileen
Westrum
(MOST
ministries),
Pastor
Sherrill
(Haiti),
Pastor
Phill
Andreasen
(Kenya),
Glen
Emery
of
LFS.
Our
keynote
speaker
will
be
Pastor
Richard
Osslund,
former
missionary
in
South
Africa.
There
will
be
food,
booths
and
activities
for
the
kids.
HUDDLE
GROUP
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
We
need
one
more
person
or a
couple
to
volunteer
as a
huddle
group
leader.
It’s
easy;
it’s
fun;
it’s
important!
And
it
only
takes
15
minutes
of
your
time
on
Wednesday
evenings.
Contact
Valerie
Wham
or
Kristie
Brich
to
volunteer!
YOUR
HELP
IS
NEEDED
In
September
we
need
volunteers
on
three
Wednesdays
(September
8,
22
and
29)
during
after-care
time
from
4:15-5:15
PM
to
help
the
Jesus
Co.
kids
assemble
the
mission
blankets
that
they
will
be
sending
to
World
Vision.
To
volunteer,
please
contact
Valerie
Wham
at
545-3119
or
cvwham@gmail.com.
CELEBRATE
THE
REFORMATION
The
Luther
500
Festival
is
an
eight-day
cultural
immersion
experience
that
brings
the
Reformation
to
life
as
you
serve,
learn
and
celebrate
in
the
places
where
Martin
Luther
did
the
same
500
years
ago.
This
pilgrimage
to
Germany
will
revitalize
your
school
or
congregation
as
participants
come
face
to
face
with
the
breadth
and
importance
of
the
Reformation,
make
new
friends,
connect
with
their
heritage,
and
experience
firsthand
how
Church
history
can
be a
whole
lot
of
fun.
Prepare
to
be
transformed
and
reformed.
When?
June
20-26.
Where?
Wittenberg,
Germany.
How
Much?
$700
(really!).
Who?
You,
along
with
Pastor
and
Eileen,
and
a
bunch
of
other
Lutherans
who
love
Jesus.
(Kids
under
18
must
be
accompanied
by a
parent.)
Want
more
info?
www.luther500-festival.com
LWML
MISSION
PROJECTS
We
will
continue
to
collect
the
following
for
missions:
pairs
of
used
shoes;
new
underwear;
only
the
metal
tabs
from
beverage
cans;
your
cash
register
receipts
from
HyVee
and
Super
Saver
grocery
stores;
material
(clean
used
and
new)
and
notions
for
quilts
and
new
packages
of
needles,
buttons
and
thread
for
sewing
kits;
glossy
calendar
pages
cropped
to
8-1/2
x 11
inches.
All
women
age
16
and
older
are
invited
to
join
us
at
our
September
13
meeting.
BETHANY
NEWS
The
Bethany
Lutheran
Auxiliary
Salad
(with
Hot
Chicken
Dish)
Luncheon
and
Bake
Sale
is
Wednesday,
September
15,
11:00
a.m.
to
1:00
p.m.
at
Saint
John
Lutheran
Church,
Seventh
and
Willow,
Council
Bluffs,
Iowa.
Tickets
are
$6.
We
need
volunteers
to
work
and
to
bring
food.
A
sign-up
sheet
is
on
the
board
in
the
narthex.
PRAYER
LIST
Pray
for
those
struggling
with
illness:
Dawn
Mayer
(cancer),
Herm
Kramer
(colon
cancer,
Dave
Kramer’s
uncle),
Howard
Johnson
(emphysema),
Shelly
Stone
(cancer),
Joyce
Miller
(cancer,
Julie
McPhillips’
aunt);
Mia
West
(an
undiagnosed
illness),
Robert
Hemmingsen
(kidney
cancer,
Phyllis
Reimer’s
boss).
Pray
for
Steve
&
Cheri
Wulff’s
16-year
old
granddaughter,
Waverle,
who
needs
a
kidney
transplant.
Pray
for
Russell
Evans
who
is
back
in
Nebraska
Skilled
Nursing
after
a
fall
at
his
home.
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