NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

September 20 & September 21, 2008

Welcome to the Lord’s house this day. Guests are encouraged to introduce yourselves to Pastor Allison and Pastor Akers and complete the information in the Rite of Fellowship pad located on the pew in the Sanctuary. Large print services and assistive listening devices are available from the ushers or at the Welcome Center. For Pastoral Care please call Pastor Allison or Pastor Akers at the church or at home. A Sitting Room [in the east wing] and a Nursery [in the west wing] are available for infants through age three during each worship service. If little ones become restless during the service and are disturbing other worshipers, please take them out of the service until they have settled down. Thank you! “The Lutheran Hour” can be heard every Sunday at 8:00 AM on WIOU 1350 AM, sponsored by Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer.

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR REDEEMER REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL 705 Southway Boulevard East, Kokomo, Indiana 46902
Church Phone: 453-0969 Church Fax Number: 864-6470 Rev. William Allison, Pastor Rev. Barry Akers, Family Life Pastor Ruth Lavrenz, Principal			School Phone: 864-6466 E-Mail: LCOR@Redeemerkokomo.org Home Phone: 457-0346 Home Phone: 457-5539 Website: www.Redeemerkokomo.org
SATURDAY EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE: 5:30 PM SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES: 8:15 & 10:45 AM CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP IN THE SANCTUARY 10:45 AM [1^ST & 3^RD SUNDAYS] SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE CLASS: 9:30 AM WEEKEND WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS & SUNDAY’S 8:15 AM MUSICAL OFFERING
preacher Liturgist Organist Acolytes Nursery Sanctuary Stewards	SAT. 5:30 Pastor Akers Pastor Akers Florence Moeller Avery H Joe Brooks Tami Brooks	SUN. 8:15 Pastor Akers Pastor Allison Florence Moeller Emily B Heather S Jane B Stacy H		SUN. 10:45 Pastor Akers Pastor Allison Dani S Amanda S Tricia H Patsy Kirkendall Janie Polsgrove
PRELUDE – “Before the Lord We Bow” – arr. C. Callahan RLS CHERUB CHOIR - “Praise the Lord” & “Seek and You Will Find” OFFERTORY – “Now Thank We All Our God” – G. Kauffman POSTLUDE – “We Christians May Rejoice Today” – Jan Bender ATTENDANCE INFORMATION Saturday – [105] / Sunday 8:15 – [184] / 10:45 – [247] = 536

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekend’s altar flowers are given by Dick & Susan Ardrey in thanksgiving to God for all of the many volunteers that give their time and talents to Redeemer Lutheran Church and School.

DAY OF SILENT PRAYER

If you are in need of prayer, fill out a blue request card located on the back of your pew.  Give the completed card to an usher or place it in the "Day of Silent Prayer" box at the welcome center.  Please join us on Wednesday, September 24^th from 12:00 – 8:00 PM to pray for our Church Family on the Day of Silent Prayer.  "Is any one of you in trouble?  He should pray...The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. [James 5:13-16]

YES WE CAN!

Thank you to everyone who helped to support last Sunday’s Yes We Can! for the Kokomo Rescue Mission. Despite the driving rain, 11,590 pounds of non-perishables were collected. Our Redeemer continued to hold on to its title as Pre-collect champions with a little over 1 ton of food pre-collected.

HOG ROAST

Our allocation of two hundred [200] tickets has been reached. If you submitted an RSVP request, but have not received your ticket, please contact Bev Beahrs [453-0969]. Dinner will be served in Fellowship Hall from 4:30 – 6:30 PM on Saturday, September 27^th. Do not worry about your appetite. The aroma of that roasting hog will be all you need.

ADULT BIBLE CLASSES

Adults have the option of attending one of two adult Bible classes this morning: 1) Pastor Akers is leading a Bible study titled “The Jesus I Never Knew” by Philip Yancey in the Fellowship Hall. Today’s topic is “The Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount; and 2) Pastor Allison is leading a study of the Twelve Disciples in Mission Hall.

HIGH SCHOOL BIBLE CLASS

The high school Sunday School class continues its 3-week unit on "worry" this morning with a lesson titled "Hi, Anxiety." This is the second week of the topic of "worry." The class is led by Ginny Hingst and Robin Truesdell. Join us each Sunday at 9:30 AM in the Youth Room, up the stairs across from the church kitchen.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

The Sunday School children in grades 1-8 will meet in the choir room behind the balcony for an opening. Then they will go to their respective classrooms.

TODAY IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Parents, this information is included in the bulletin to help facilitate discussions with your child about what they talked about in Sunday School today. This morning in Sunday School the theme of our lesson is “Adam and Eve Sin” based upon Genesis 3:1-24. The Bible point that is emphasized is “We all sin.”

BIBLE BOOKMARKS

All 3-4-5 graders! Pick up the new Bible Bookmark at the Welcome Center. The topic is “Family.”

LADIES BIBLE CLASS

Ladies’ Bible Class meets this Tuesday at 10:00 AM in Mission Hall. Coffee and fellowship time is at 9:30 AM. Pastor Allison and the ladies are studying “Our Life in Christ” Bible series. 

MOM’S KOINONIA

Join us this Thursday from 9:30- 11:00 AM for Mom’s Koinonia and our study “The Many Wonders of Heaven – The Joy of Our Future Home.” The study emphasizes the joy that awaits all Christians in our future home. The study time is followed by prayer and fellowship. We meet in the Church Library. There will be food, fellowship, prayer, and study of God’s Word. Talk to Pastor Akers if you require babysitting for your child.

THE GROUNDS

The Grounds for high school youth meets tonight [Sunday] in the Youth Room 6:30-8:30 PM. Join us for a brief study followed by fellowship and fun! Questions? talk to Jonathan Guse, Laura Durr, or Santos Salinas.

FAITH INKUBATORS FOR 6^TH & 7^TH GRADERS

FINK and confirmation classes for 6^th & 7^th graders starts today! We meet in the Fellowship Hall.

§ Sunday, Sept. 21^st 8:15 or 10:45 am Confirmation Dedication

§ Sunday, Sept. 21^st 4:30-6:00 pm FINK (parent meeting beginning at 5:30)

§ Sunday, Sept. 28^th 4:30-6:00 pm FINK

FAITH STEPPING STONES

Attention parents of first graders! If your child has not yet received his or her first Bible, please see Pastor Akers.

NEW ACOLYTE ROUND-UP – SUNDAY – SEPTEMBER 28^th – 9:50 AM

A new acolyte round-up is scheduled for Sunday, September 28 at 9:50 AM at the RLS entrance. Children who started in the 4^th – 8^th grade this school year are invited to serve the Lord as acolytes. For more information, please contact Terry Gotshall.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL NEWS

SECURING EACH CHILD’S FUTURE… FOR ETERNITY.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” Jer. 29:11

THANK YOU:

There just do not seem to be enough words to once again thank everyone for your help in unloading the trucks full of science donations from Wisconsin! The classrooms are looking so good! Before long, we will have a fully operational science lab where our students can explore and investigate many wonderful aspects of God’s creation. Thank you so much for all of the energy and passion and support all of you volunteers have given this school and our children! What a future you are helping our young people to have. God bless you!

SUBS:

We are always in need of substitute teachers. If you are interested in becoming a sub for Redeemer Lutheran School, or know of someone who might be interested, please contact the school office.

VOLUNTEERS:

Do you like to read? We are in need of some people to tape some of our textbooks for students. If you would be willing to share that beautiful voice of yours, please contact Ms. Lavrenz in the school office for more information.

EXTENDED CARE:

Did you know that extended care is now open for its 20^th year? Extended Care is available each school day from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Any enrolled student or their family as well as church members are eligible to participate. A child must be 3 years old and potty trained. During the day time program there are crafts, circle time and Jesus time. Lunch is also served.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sunday, September 21 Cherubs sing @ 8:15 AM service

Tuesday, September 23 PTL 7:00 PM

Wednesday, September 24 Volleyball @ RLS 6:30 PM

Thursday, September 25 Volleyball @ RLS 6:30 PM

PRAYER SHEET FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2008

JOHN 17:9 [NIV]

I PRAY FOR THEM. I AM NOT PRAYING FOR THE WORLD,

BUT FOR THOSE YOU HAVE GIVEN ME, FOR THEY ARE YOURS.

PRAYERS FOR HEALING

May the Lord lay His healing and comforting hand upon Jan Wiechmann, Roberta Aleshire, Martha Fecher, Dave Griffis, Jody Ewing, Don England, Kevin Baker, Margaret Towler and Bill Bruce.

PRAY FOR OUR MEMBERS

We are praying for ten households within our congregation in our worship services. Pastor Allison and Pastor Akers will also be praying for these families throughout the week. Please join with your pastors in praying for these individuals. This week we are praying for:

Johnson, Carol Nordman

Vic, Lynn Ohlemacher

Jodi, Zachary, Savannah Packard

Sharon Packard

Chris, Sherri, Angela, Carly, Jenna Painter

Gail Parker

Kent, Janine, Joseph Parker

Kelly, Brad, Allison Pasquale

Mark, Nadine, Cara Pearson

Arthur, Vida Peirce

THIS WEEK AT OUR REDEEMER
Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.	11:30 AM 4:30 PM 6:30 PM 1:00 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 AM 10:00 AM 5:45 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 3:30 PM 6:00 PM 9:30 AM 9:30 AM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 3:30 – 5:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:30 PM 5:30 PM	WATCH Team Meeting [MH] FINK [FH] Grounds [YR] Hands of Love Knitting Ministry [MR] Quilting Class [MH] RLS Market Day [FH] Nominating Committee [CL] Men’s Bible Study [CL] Ladies Bible Class [MH – coffee at 9:30] Bell Choir [CR] Bible Study [MH] Cub Scouts [FH] Boy Scouts [FH] RLS PTL [AER] Choir [CR] RLS Chapel [S] Day of Silent Prayer [S] Brownies & Girl Scouts [AER / CR] RLS Volleyball [FH] Mom’s Koinonia [CL] Quilting [CR] RLS Volleyball [FH] Adult Information Class [MH] Open Gym – Volleyball [FH] 8^th Grade Confirmation [CL] Thrivent Hog Roast [FH] Communion [S]

J FAMILY FRIENDLY IDEA

J Bring some things to occupy the younger children during the sermon - Some very young children will sit more quietly if they have a book, crayon and paper, or small toy, to occupy them. However, if these things become a distraction to you, don’t use them. With perseverance and consistency, young children can be trained to sit quietly through an entire service.

PRIMEUIMERS

The PrimeUimers’ December activity has been replaced this year and moved to November. The Honeywell Theater in Wabash, IN. has scheduled the comedy play of “Church Basement Ladies” on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7:00 PM. This is a hilarious play portraying the activities of church ladies. It has reviews of being very funny. Some PrimeUimers have already signed up with Paul Bastaich and are already listed on the sign-up sheet. A total of 50 reservations have been made. You will have until October 1^st to sign up. Any seats left at that time will need to be turned back to the theater. The cost is $23.00 per ticket. There is a buffet dinner available at the theater prior to the play. The buffet dinner costs $16.19, which includes beverage, tax and gratuity. Please indicate on the sign-up sheet if you want dinner. Show & dinner would cost $39.19 per ticket, check made payable to Paul Bastaich by Oct. 1^st.