WELCOME TO PETERSBURG LUTHERAN CHURCH

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please join us for a special Advent event next Sunday, November 23rd at 9:45-10:45 in the HCH. All families are invited to come and prepare a Yule Log for their homes. Please sign up on the sign-up form near the front door of the church. Supplies for the Yule Logs will be provided. If you plan to come, be sure to sign your name on the form so we can be sure to have enough logs for every family. Please call Sheri Wikan at 772-4450 if you have any questions.

"I will honor you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. You satisfy me more that the richest of foods. I will praise you with songs of joy." Psalm 63:4-5

Prayers for Physical Health and Healing

John Jensen (recovering from surgery)

Barb Steltz

Cessa Whitethorn (post-delivery infection)

Jerry Wollen (Husband of Glo (DeBoer))

John DeBoer (recovering at the hospital)

Carroll Marohl (recovering at home)

Lois DeBoer (recovering at home)

Ruth Rhoden (Colleen Nicholson's sister)

Nancy Reichle (Sally Riemer's sister cancer) Ron Simpson

Wilmer Oines (recovering at home)

Wink Stonecypher (Susan Holmes' aunt)

Prayers for Comfort

Bill & Annette Olson & family

Jerry & Darlene Whitethorn & family

Lila and Grant Trask & family

Pam Duvall & her family

Sheri and John Wikan & their family

The Family of Kirk Thomas

Tom, Mildred Lewis & their family

Ron, Kelly, Geoffrey Hall & their family

Doug, Naomi Welde & their family

Liv, Sonja Perschon & their family

Ken, Stacey, Becca Madsen & their family

Prayers for those Serving our Country

Eric Corl serving in Iraq

Brett Evens serving in Iraq

Jesse Anderson serving in Iraq (husband of Audrey, son-in -law of Linda and Ken Caulam)

Prayers of thanks to you, the Church

To my Church Family, a hearty thank you for your birthday wishes and for making the day one to remember. You sure know how to make a person feel special. I love you! Colleen

 

 

Prayer Partner for November: Shepherd of the Valley, Juneau

Readers for next Sunday: 8:15: Bev Siercks

11:00: Marj Oines

Counter for next Sunday: Lana Corl

Coffee Crew:

A-F 1st Sunday: December 7

G-J 2nd Sunday: December 14

K-P 3rd Sunday: November 16

R-Z 4th Sunday: November 23

Council 5th Sunday: November 30

Please bring a peanut-free treat to share, come to help

set up, serve, & clean up on your Sunday.

Birthdays This Week

Sunday, Nov 16: Christopher Evens

Monday, Nov 17: Don Cornelius, Jon Wanderaas

Wednesday, Nov 19: Suzanne Peterson, Ambre Willis

Thursday, Nov 20: Bill Moulton

Sunday, Nov 23: Bill Olson

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THANKSGIVING BASKETS

Petersburg Lutheran Church will be filling 3 Thanksgiving baskets to be given away through the Salvation Army. If you picked up a sticky note from the board last week, please be sure to drop off your food at the church today, Nov. 16th. The 4-6th grade youth group will decorate the boxes and include cards in them. Thank you to all who are taking part in providing baskets to our community.

Soup & Bread Fundraiser

Friends of Barb Steltz will sponsor a benefit soup & bread fundraiser to aid Barb in taking care of medical expenses. This benefit will be held in the HCH on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 1:00 pm. For more information, call Mara Cisney at 518-9140.

Reminder for Thrivent Members

It's time to vote for new officers of Thrivent! Please use the ballots found in the Fellowship Hall to cast your vote

There is a special place for you

in the Choir !!!

This week the Choir began its winter schedule with rehearsals on Thursday evenings at 7:00 in the Fellowship Hall. Please join us as we prepare for Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas. We have some wonderful music planned and would like to have as many voices as possible. For more information contact Lila Trask at 772-3775.

Christmas Program Announcement

The Sunday School classes are making preparations for the annual Christmas Program which will be held on Sunday, December 21 at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary. Please mark your calendar now to save the date for this memorable program. On December 21, we will hold just this one service at 10:00. For more information or to volunteer to help with the program, please call either Sheri Wikan at 772-4450 or Bridgett Wittstock at 772-3099.

Men's Breakfasts Resume

Men's Breakfasts resume Saturday mornings at 8 am in the Fellowship Hall. All men of the church are welcome to join us for a delicious breakfast and good fellowship.

PLC Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Mark your calendar now for the PLC Annual Meeting on January 18th. Everyone who is responsible for contributing a report to the Annual Report must have their reports in the office no later than December 5. If possible, please compose your reports using Microsoft Word and email them as an attachment to the office at: office@psglutheran.org. If you are unable to email your report, you may drop it off at the office or you may fax your report to: 772-3124.

Coffee Hour Help Needed!

Each Sunday, following the Worship Services we meet friends, socialize, and enjoy coffee, tea, and wonderful treats in the Fellowship Hall. We rotate responsibility for setting up and cleaning up the coffee as well as providing food. Please refer to the "Coffee Crew" section of this Announcement page to see on which Sunday the first letter of your last name falls. Please help us by contributing time and/or snacks to keep the Coffee Hour going. If you are unable to contribute on your regular Sunday, feel free to do so on any Sunday. We need your help! We extend a HUGE thank you to those who "do what it takes" to make the Coffee Hour enjoyable for all of us!!

For more information, or if you have suggestions, please call the church office at 772-3144.