ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMING UP AT SOTH

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Congregational Services Meeting: Pastor Hein from WELS Congregational Services will be having a congregation meeting with us on Saturday, October 17th at 10am. This is a reschedule of the meeting from April. The goal is to help us determine short term and long-term goals as a congregation. Childcare will be provided and following the meeting, the church will provide a meal for all participants and their families. Please come and provide input to determine the future of the work our congregation does!

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Voters Meeting: We will be having a voters meeting on Sunday, October 18th in lieu of Bible Study.
 

Silent Auction & Pie Social: Save the date for Saturday, November 21st from 2-4pm for our annual Silent Auction & Pie Social! Join us for pie, bingo, and a silent auction to raise funds for the local food bank, Second Harvest Northland. Please consider donating a pie or an item for the auction to help make this another fun and successful event! 

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Food Drive: We will be hosting a food drive during the month of November. Please plan to bring any nonperishable food items you wish to donate; we will be collecting for Second Harvest Northland.
 

Schedule Update: Our fall schedule has started! Please join us after the service for Adult Bible Study, Sunday School, Youth Group, and Music Ministry. Adult Bible Study will meet in the Fellowship Hall. Sunday School children should meet their teachers in the back of the Fellowship Hall; they will go to their various classrooms or music time from there. Youth Group will meet in the conference room. Confirmation Class will also started; students should meet in the Fellowship Hall after the Bible Study/Sunday School hour. 

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Junior Accompanists: If you have a child or teen who would be interested in playing the piano during the offering for upcoming services, please speak with Dawn Bird, We’d love to have them use their God-given musical talents in our services!

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Adult Choir: Our new season of choir has started! We will be meeting on Sunday mornings at 8:00am up in the balcony. We’re happy to welcome back those that have sung before as well as anyone new who would like to join in singing our Savior's praises. Any questions, please contact Becky Miller or Laura Metcalf.​​

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Women's Book Group: Please join us as we read "The Body Teaches the Soul: Ten Essential Habits to Form a Healthy and Holy Life" by Justin Whitmel Earley. This book discusses the relationship between our physical and spiritual health and provides simple steps to improve both.  We will start this book on August 10th and join together for dinner and a review on Thursday, October 8th at 6 :00pm at the church. Please let Kely Dunsmoor know if you are interested.​​​​​​​​​​​

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Alter Flowers: The 2026 sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board across from the mailboxes. The flower program provides an opportunity to give God glory while beautifying the sanctuary; members can also indicate if the flowers are in memory of someone or a special occasion. If you have any questions, please speak with our flower coordinator, Renee Graen.​ ​​​​​

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Prayer Chain Update: The Prayer Chain Committee has discussed some changes to the current prayer chain. Moving forward, prayer requests will be distributed to the entire congregation via email. If you would prefer to receive prayer

requests via phone/text instead of email, please complete this contact form.

Questions? Please speak with one of the Prayer Chain leaders: Jolene Shult, Wanda Altiere, Karen Chui, and Becky Miller.

Prayer Requests: A new contact form has been created for the purpose of easily submitting prayer requests. You can view the form here. This form is available on our website. You are also welcome to submit prayer requests to your Prayer Chain leaders, email to contact@dulutheran.org, or speak with church leadership.

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​Women’s Facebook Group: If you haven’t already, join the DuLutheran- Ladies Fellowship Group on FB. You can easily connect with other ladies at SOTH. There are opportunities for fellowship including hikes, berry picking, retreats, book group, event reminders and more.​​