ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMING UP AT SOTH

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Women’s Book Club Updates:

• Current Book: Our last meeting for “M is for Mama” will be this Thursday (1/9) at 6 PM. We will meet in the church kitchen and share a dinner while we review the book.

• New Book: Please join us as we begin our next book “Elijah: Faith and Fire” by Priscilla Shirer on Monday, January 27th. Study the life and times of the prophet Elijah and get a fresh look at the difficult choices of obedience that kept him anchored, sharpened his faith, broadened his impact, and invited heaven’s fire to fall. We will have one book club meeting on Monday, March 31st. Please let Kely Dunsmoor (kjdunsmoor@gmail.com) know if you would like to participate. You can click here to learn more about the book and order a copy.

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Giving Tree for Women’s Care Center: Thank you to everyone who donated to the Giving Tree! We collected approximately 140 items, from books to toys to gift cards! The items were “shopped” by families who utilize the programs at the Care Center, and wrapped up for their families to enjoy on Christmas. The staff was overwhelmed by your generosity!

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New Hymnal Fund Update: Through a combination of many generous contributions, and one large gift to the New Hymnal Fund, we have met and exceeded our fundraising goal! We have purchased the new hymnals and will begin to phase them in over the coming weeks.

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Pie Social & Silent Auction: Thank you to everyone who came to the Pie Social & Silent Auction! We had a great turnout, with 70+ people, and raised $1,882 for the local food bank! Thank you also to everyone who donated items, and those who organized and made this event possible. 

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Lunches for Called Workers/Preschool Staff: Our Care Committee has been providing a monthly lunch to the preschool called workers and staff. They would like to invite the congregation to help with this by taking turns providing a 2nd monthly lunch! You can sign up for which month you’d like to provide lunch here: https://bit.ly/4eGYxYL
Questions? Speak with Diane Schlossin or any member of the Care Committee.

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New Service Time: Moving forward, service times will be adjusted to accommodate our pastoral vacancy. Midweek worship and Sunday morning services are both being temporarily replaced by a single service time at 2:00 on Sunday afternoons. The 2pm service will be followed by Adult Bible Study, Sunday School, and Youth Group from 3:20-4:25. Youth Confirmation class will follow at 5:30pm.

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Office Hours: Pastor Warskow’s planned hours of being in Duluth are: Mondays: will be in the office at 9 AM and stay for any meetings that take place in the evenings, Thursdays 2 – 7 PM if anyone needs him for anything.

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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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​​Choir Director Needed: Our church is looking for a volunteer to serve as the director of the Adult Church Choir for this fall. If you are interested in serving in this role or have any questions, please speak with leadership. 

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Campus Ministry Meals: If you are interested and would like to prepare a meal or buy a meal for the students, please sign up here. Campus Ministry is an excellent opportunity to support and encourage students in their faith while they are away from home and we appreciate all your help! If you have any questions or would like more information, please speak with Peter Moeri.​

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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.

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Altar Flowers: Fresh flowers have been added to the altar area to give God glory and beautify the sanctuary over the past few months. Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far. The chart on the bulletin board by the offices has been updated, and members are encouraged to sign up for a Sunday. Our flower volunteer, Renee Graen, will purchase and place the flowers on the altar. Please indicate if the flowers are in memory of someone or a special occasion. Please donate and contact Renee Graen at 763-607-4498 if you have any questions.