August 1, 2010

Welcome to worship in this Season after Pentecost. Visitors, thank you for joining us! Please sign the friendship register at the end of your pew. Please stay for fellowship and conversation. Refreshments are available after the 8:00 service. Please pick up an information bag located on the Welcome Table to take home with you.

Our nursery is located downstairs in room #10. It will NOT be staffed today. “Quiet bags” are in the narthex.

Seven Faith Practices: Serve, Worship, Give, Invite, Encourage, Pray, and Study

Today’s texts offer instruction and encouragement for all who are occasionally overwhelmed by the “unhappy business” of life. Jesus urges us to take care and be on guard against all kinds of greed. We who have died with Christ in holy baptism have also been raised with him and are encouraged to elevate our thinking, seeking the “things that are above.” To that end we seek the sustenance of the Lord’s supper and the encouragement of God’s word.

The flowers are provided by Chris and Deb Baber in honor of their 27^th wedding anniversary.

Please join us for an Adult Forum at 9:25 a.m. Intern Kristen will lead the discussion on the Foods Resource Bank (FRB). FRB brings together 15 different mainline Christian denominations to work for long-term solutions to world hunger, empowering people in very poor countries to grow their own food. Come learn more about this amazing organization!

Anniversary Dinner - LAST CHANCE!! If you haven't signed up for the dinner, please sign up and pay after today's worship service.  Payment for all tickets is also due today - and you can pick up your tickets in the narthex after worship. 

VBS Thanks - Thank you for donating prayers, food funds, time, talent and children to make VBS such an inspirational week. Special thanks to Julie Morningstar and Amy Strain for coordinating VBS.

Please remember in prayer our youth and adults serving on a mission trip to South Dakota this week. Thanks.

The Evangelism Committee has prepared welcome bags. Please pick up some in the narthex to deliver to your neighborhood.

Baby Shower for Intern Kristen - All girls and women of Gloria Dei are invited to a baby shower for Intern Kristen this Saturday, Aug. 7, 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the church fellowship hall.

Pastor Dell Shiell will be our guest preacher at Worship next Sunday, August 8. A welcome reception for Dell and Diane will be held between services.

Our annual Otis Boyd Memorial Golf Outing will be held next Sunday, August 8, 3:00 p.m. at the Wildcat Golf Course in Shellsburg. This “for fun only” golf outing is open to any Gloria Dei members, male or female at any skill level. It will be a 9-hole, four person best ball event. The cost per person is $15 for walking or $20 for riding a cart. Please sign up on the office window!

Gloria Dei Campfire - All are invited to a campfire at Morgan Creek Park on Friday, August 13, 7-10 p.m. Join us for fellowship, relaxing, singing songs, and making s'mores. Please bring your own beverage, a chair, and a couple of bucks per person to cover the cost of the s'mores. Questions? Contact Intern Kristen or John Varner at jfvarner@riverbottoms.com

Farewell for Intern Kristen – Intern Kristen’s last Sunday with us will be August 15. We will hold a farewell lunch for her and Charlie after second service. The Internship Committee will provide chicken, beverages, and cake. Please bring a dish to share.

Marindi Guest - Pr. Simeon Mkichumbi from our companion congregation, the Marindi Parish in Tanzania will be with us August 15-30 for the celebration of Gloria Dei’s 50^th anniversary. We are looking for people interested in hosting him for a meal. Call Kathy Smith at 396-1459.

Worship commemorating the 50^th Anniversary of the first Gloria Dei worship service will be held Sunday, Aug. 22 at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Bishop Michael Burk will be our guest preacher and an alumni choir will sing. Fellowship and continental breakfast will be held between services.

Financial Peace University – Coming August 22 thru November on Sundays, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey. Financial Peace University is a life-changing program that teaches you how to make the right decisions with your money. You'll be empowered with the practical skills and confidence needed to achieve your financial goals and experience true financial peace! Childcare will be available, a free will offering will be taken. Please sign up on the office window.

Burger Fest – All participants of the Burger of the Week Club are invited to a Burger Fest on Sunday, August 29 at 11:30 a.m.

LWR School Kits – We are collecting supplies for Lutheran World Relief School Kits. Especially needed are spiral notebooks. Also needed are: scissors, rulers, pencil sharpeners, pencils, 2 ½” erasers, construction paper and crayons. Please place your donations in the box marked “School Kits” in the Opportunities to Serve Others room.

Member Care-needs members to furnish a casserole twice a week in the evening for two of our families. Each family receives two evening meals during the week. If you would like to volunteer to be part of this service (either one time or more), please call Judy Lockett 363-8745 - Thanks!! If you know of any member who would benefit from receiving this service, please let Judy know.

“Others First” Opportunities –Heifer Project International-please deposit quarters in the quarter tube; Fair Trade coffee, tea, hot chocolate and candy bars are available to purchase in the narthex. Crossroads Mission - please put your donations of diapers, wipes, and toiletries in the basinet in the Opportunities to Serve Others room. Linn Community Food Bank – place non-perishable items in the grocery cart in the Opportunities to Serve Others room.