October 12, 2008
Announcements and Ministry Opportunities
ATTENDANCE: Average Attendance for September-125
October 5, 2008=120
GENERAL FUND GIVING: Total for 9/28 including Simply Giving
$3,436.50 October 5, 2008=$4,487.00
HEALTHY CONGREGATIONS DEVELOP GENEROUS PEOPLE: Section A, Sessions 1, 2, 3 will be held on Thursday, October 16, 23, 30 in the
Antioch Room. Section B, Sessions 1, 2 will be held on Monday evenings, October 27 and November 3 in the Antioch Room from 7pm-9:30pm. Please sign up on the Hot Pink sign up poster in the narthex or email sandy@kog-arvada.org. Cost is $10.00 total.
MISSIONARY SUPPORT THIS WEEK is provided by Vern and Lois Kotrc in honor of Brandi Kotrc and Charles Clare’s wedding and by The Williams’ family in honor of Wendy’s Birthday.
FLOWERS THIS WEEK are provided by Jean Pyle in honor of Bob.
THE GATHERING PLACE will be serving lunch on Monday, October 20. the menu is chili with meat, fresh vegetables, cornbread, seasonal fruit, brownies, and milk. Please look for the sign-up sheet in the narthex and indicate how you are willing to help. Thank you!
ADULT FORUM: Please attend the Adult Forum today in the Antioch Room to view Part II of Diana Butler Bass’ video. Next week there will be a Temple Talk after the announcements and a presentation from Lutheran Family Services.
TRICK OR TREAT STREET: Sunday October 26, 4-6:30pm in the education wing with games in the Parish Hall. Entrance fee: one canned food item for the Arvada Food Bank.
KOG SPAGHETTI DINNER: Please plan to attend a spaghetti dinner on October 17th in the Parish Hall which will be a fundraiser hosted by the youth who are going to New Orleans, July of 2009. We will be showing slides of what they will be doing there. The Flamingos have arrived and will be landing in a yard in your neighborhood soon unless you purchase insurance. Free will offering will be going to help the youth with their trip expenses. Both of these are Thrivent matching funds events!
PASTOR CAROL will be out of the office on October 13-15 attending a continuing education course on Healthy Congregations.
WELCOME JIM SANDVIK participating in the baptism of his great grand daughter, Talia Marie Thaemert.
JEFFCO ACTION CENTER: "Did you know that Jeffco Action Center (JAC) distributes about 2 tons of food per day to help families in need in Jefferson County? In celebration of 40 years of service in the community, JAC is collecting 40 tons of food. We at King of Glory can help in that effort by bringing non-perishable food items Sunday, October 19, or Sunday, October 26. We'll see the items are delivered to JAC. Thank you!"
EVERCARE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: Volunteer to share your talents and skills with hospice patients and their families. Volunteers are fundamental to the hospice concept and are a vital part of the team. Hospice volunteers are ordinary people contributing their time and talents at an extraordinary time of life, working with people with life-limiting illness who have 6 months or less to live. Next training series is on Saturday November 1, 9am-4pm, Tuesday, November 4 and Tuesday, November 11 6:30 to 9:30pm. Broomfield Skilled Nursing, 129th and Sheridan. For more infrmation, contact: Lynette Reiling, Volunteer Coordinator. 3603.714.2376 or lynette_reiling@uhc.com.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN YOUR
PRAYERS
FOR THOSE WITH ON-GOING HEALTH CONCERNS: Sheryl Staude; Bev Cota; Betty Guyer; Eunice Johansen; Ruth Lyon; Marge French; Chuck Harris; Virginia Gelroth; Adolf Franiok; Joe Umphenour; Joe Pohlod; Helen Turner (mother of Lisa Newkirk); Ruth Aragon (sister of Carol Mawhir); Mary Miller (Don Dunlavy’s mother).
FOR OUR CANCER PATIENTS: Carmen Nelson (cousin of Glenda Ferraro), Amy Pohlod, Nace Nickel; John Giardino (nephew of Marlene and John DiGiacomo); Arlene Coffman (sister of Marilyn Dupont); Marietta Stenson (aunt of Sue Hettinger); Linda Banas (niece of Mary Ellen); Anita Woltemath (friend of Betty Young); Johanna Sronce; Dee Claxton;
Dorothy Main.
FOR OUR MILITARY: Men and Women, and their families and friends, including Paul Grewe (brother of Mary Biefel), in the Air Force in New Mexico; Christopher Berg, now in the Middle East serving as a Navy Corpsman; Kim Grewe in New Mexico with Paul (sister-in-law of Mary Biefel.); Kenny and Stephanie Ritz, stationed in Brunswick, Maine-Kenny is an airman in the Navy; Rick Harney leaving Monday for Indiana.
SPECIAL CONCERNS: Mildred Shultz for success in recovery (from Carol Luzovich); Paul (uncle of Sue Hettinger) in the hospital with a blood clot. Safe travel for Rick Harney; John Jeunnette in Ethiopia.
IN THANKSGIVING: Birthdays this week Bill Thompson, Brian McLaren, Brian O’Connor, Rashelle Pearson, Brandi Quimby, Sandra Priester, Betty Young, Debra Malmgren
The Baptisms of Talia Marie Thaemert and Gage Eckert Clymer.
CONGRATULATIONS Kristin Hebrank, Betty Guyer, Glenda Ferraro, Judy Dirks and Lori McLaren who were honored this past weekend at the Rocky Mountain Synodical Women’s Organization as Women of Witness and Wisdom.
JEFFCO ACTION CENTER, BEAUTIFUL JUNK SALE: Early bird shopping, Friday October 17 7-8:30am only at $20.00 per person. Also, Friday, October 17 8:30am-4pm; Saturday, October 18 8:00am-4pm. Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. Admission $2.00, no charge for children 15 and under. Call 303.237.7704 for more information.