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	Thank you, Lord, for coming to me in my loneliness and vulnerability. When I am alone and in the midst of trials and temptations, you are with me - and therein my strength. Almighty God, with your presence and power, I will step out and boldly witness to your grace. Amen.

GOING TO THE HOSPITAL?
	Please let Pastor Jim know if you are hospitalized. He cannot visit you or pray for you if he doesn’t know that you are in the hospital. The HIPAA law does not allow the hospitals to notify us when our members are hospitalized. If you would like to be put on the prayer chain or on the prayer list call the office and let Ruth or Pastor Jim know.

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11/03/2009 04:46 PM

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Churchwide Assembly 2009

November '09
11/22	9:00a Alternative Worship 10:00a SAG 10:00a Congregational Meeting 10:00a Coffee
11/23	10:00a Coed Study 6:30p Monday Worship 7:15p Coffee
11/24	7:30a Men's a.m. Bible Study 9:00a Visitor Mailed
11/25	7:30a Men's Breakfast 9:00a Men's Study 7:00p Thanksgiving Eve Service
11/26	all day THANKSGIVING 9:00a Quilter's 1:00p Carol's Bible Study
11/27	all day Office Closed

WORSHIP HELPERS

SUNDAY ALTAR GUILD

1 Sharon J
8 Marla B
15 Sharon D
22 Sue M
25 Marla B
29 Peggy N

MONDAY ALTAR GUILD----TREATS

2 Jim & Rosie B ------------------Tina V
9 Sally M------------------------Sally M
16 Pegy B------------------------Rosie B
23 Mary Jo J -------------------Karen F
30 Linda H----------------------Linda H

1 Matt P
8 Roxanne S
15 Betty S
22 Warren T
25 James H
29 Michelle G

WORSHIP ASSISTANTS

1 Perry M
8 Alternative - None
15 Michelle G
22 Paul G, Sr.
25 Bev H
29 Alternative - None

YARD CREW--FINISHED FOR THE SEASON!
Thank you:

Romaine S & Greg M
Russ A & Gene H
Levi M & Jim J
Randy D & Roy T

MUGGERS

1 Perry & Lori M
8 Bev N
15 Marla N
22 Dianne R
29 Sharon A

USHERS ....Greg & Sue M and friends

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BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH:		ANNIVERSARIES THIS MONTH:
	21 Scott P---Keely F---Trent S 22 Dick H 23 Teresa He 24 Karen M 26 Wanda M---Koda S 27 Kathleen S---Arnetta B 28 Austin R 29 Pat Mc
1 Jordyn S 2 Morgan K 4 Norb F 5 Philip G 8 Abagale G 12 Lori M---Jeff M 14 David T---Cheryl G 17 Melva S---Lee S 18 Skylar F--Christofer G--Andrew R		6 Marvin and Victoria F 15 Jim and Roselyn B 20 Jim and Sharon J 29 Ben and Kim B

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St. Ansgar’s Bake Sale/Raffle/Lunch and Fall Craft Sale

Saturday, November 7
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Be sure to stop by for a delicious lunch and some treats from the bake sale tables!!

Anyone wishing to donate an item to the raffle, please let the office or Betty S. know.
You can bring your items to the church between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. on the 6th or
by 8:00 a.m. on the 7th. Tickets for the raffle are $1.00 each or six for $5.00.

We will have a White Elephant Table on the lower level - if you have something
you would like to donate, please bring it to the church on the 6th.
All proceeds will go to the church general fund.

Help Needed!!!
We will be setting up for the bake sale from
3:00 - 6:00 p.m. on November 6.

FALL CRAFT SALE
Saturday, November 7
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Once again this year we will be participating in a fall craft event.
The craft sale will take place the same day as the WELCA Lunch
and Bake Sale and will be held in the lower level Sunday school rooms.

If you have any questions, please call the church office for contact info.

Council Reflections

I grew up going to a small Presbyterian country church in Illinois. All those years
attending church services, Sunday school, youth group, ice cream socials and
many other things left me with the incredible feeling that I belonged there and
that I shared in the belief of God. After leaving home, I really didn’t go to church
regularly because I just didn’t have the time or I guess I just took some years off
getting up early on Sunday morning (or the rebellion years in college). Anyway,
after college and settling into my first real job, I started looking for a church to
go to and I also was starting to substitute for organists around Waterloo. I applied
for an organist position here at St Ansgar and the rest is history. The sense of
belonging somewhere came back to me. I had not realized how much I had missed
that and how essential that was for my life. In today’s world, I truly believe that
people are missing that very important sense of belonging. Being a part of a church
and its congregation and sharing in a common belief that we are all in God’s family
is vital today. Without that, I believe people can find themselves empty and alone,
not knowing where to turn.

As a Christian and a member of St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, I believe it is my job to
let others know that we are a family here and they are invited to be a part of this
family. No one is turned away. We are here for you in your greatest struggles and in
your greatest celebrations. Anyway, that is how I was treated when I first came here
and it has only grown stronger. Like one of the songs in my book of alternative
worship music, “People Need the Lord”. Whether they know it or not, they do.

Thanks family!
Elaine

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BISHOP NORTHEAST IA SYNOD		PRESIDING ELCA BISHOP
--Rev. Steven L. Ullestad		--Rev. Mark S. Hanson
Pastor Steven Ullestad has served as Bishop of the Northeastern Iowa Synod since 1992. His ministry priorities include strengthening and supporting rostered persons in their ministries, focusing congregations on mission, deepening spiritual renewal, strengthening youth ministry, increasing awareness of biblical principles of stewardship and building ministry partnerships. He currently serves on the board of Lutheran Services in Iowa, Wartburg College, Allen Hospital and Allen College. He is chairperson of Barnabas Uplift and Face It Together substance abuse prevention coalition, advisory bishop to Augsburg Fortress Board, and member of the ELCA Task Force on Genetics.		In August 2001, the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) elected Mark S. Hanson to serve as presiding bishop. The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is elected to a six-year term by the Churchwide Assembly. In addition to fulfilling such roles as preacher, teacher and administrator of the sacraments, which traditionally belong to the office of bishop, the presiding bishop of this church serves as president and chief executive officer of the corporation and oversees the staff, budget, and overall administration of the church.
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