ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMING UP AT SOTH

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Advent/Christmas Schedule: We will be having our Advent Services on Thursdays December 4th, 11th, and 18th at 7pm, with a soup supper starting at 6pm. The Children’s Christmas Service will be Sunday December 21st at 2pm. Our Candlelight Christmas Eve service will be Wednesday December 24th at 5pm, and Christmas Day service will be Thursday December 25th at 9am.

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Christmas for Kids: Thank you to everyone who volunteered and/or donated to our Christmas for Kids event! We had over 30 children come learn about their Savior’s birth, sing praises, make crafts, play games, and enjoy a movie together. 

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Weekly Communion: Starting in December, we will be offering weekly communion. In-service communion will continue to be held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month; on the other Sundays, we will offer communion following the service. 

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Outreach Update: We are looking for individuals who are interested in learning more about evangelism and serving on the Board of Outreach. Later this year there will be an opportunity to help start an Elder Care Ministry called Citizens of Heaven through the WELS. Please reach out to Mark Kleisner (markkleisner@gmail.com) if you’re interested or have questions.

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Save the Date: The annual Song Service has been scheduled for Sunday, May 17th. ​

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​​​​​Sunday School/Youth Group/Youth Music Ministry: Sunday, September 7th starts our Sunday School year! Sunday School, Youth Group, & Youth Music Ministry all take place after the 2pm church service, during the Adult Bible Study hour.

• Children who are in 4th grade or older and are interested in playing tone chimes should meet in the balcony immediately after the service.

• All other Sunday School children ages preK to 6th grade should meet in the Fellowship Hall by 3:20. Their teachers will meet them there and take them to their opening Youth Music Ministry music lesson.

• Youth Group kids (grades 7th to 12th grade) should meet in the conference room by 3:20.

• Classes will end at 4:30 pm each Sunday. Children in 3rd grade to Youth Group will be dismissed by their teachers. Preschool-1st grade children will be picked up from their classrooms.

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Youth Confirmation Class: Our new year of Youth Confirmation Class began Sunday, September 14th. This class is for kids in grades 6th - 8th grade. We will in the Fellowship Hall from 4:30-6:00pm. Please have students bring their Bibles, Catechisms, and a pen/pencil. New students will be given a Catechism at class. Please speak with Pastor Warskow or Ryan Bogart if you have any questions.​​​

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​Office Hours: Pastor Warskow’s office hours will be Mondays, available all day starting at 9:00am, and Thursdays by appointment.​

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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: Service times have been 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 3:20-4:30. Youth Confirmation class will follow at 4:30-6:00pm.

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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.

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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.