Lutheran Congregations

in Mission for Christ

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2017

Immanuel Lutheran Church “Grace Happens at the Church on

the Hill”

P.O. Box 1355 - 411 CR 401 Taylor, Texas 76574 Phone: (512) 365-9494 - ilc@eccwireless.net

Sunday Schedule Discipleship Classes 9:15 Worship 10:30

Church Secretary: Sharon Fritz (512) 560-0908 Financial Secretary: Evelyn Remmert

Office Manager: Sandy Trussell (512) 365-9494

Pastor Report

Wednesday evening Bible Study from 7pm – 8pm in the Fellowship Conference Room.

Child care will be available as there is need.

October is a big month in Lutheran circles. It centers and concludes with Reformation Day and this year we celebrate the

500th anniversary. On October 31st in the year 1517 Martin Luther posted 95 Thesis on the Wittenberg Church door in re-

sponse to the actions of the Roman Catholic Church and this has become recognized as the beginning of the Protestant Refor-

mation. At that time all of Europe – known as the Holy Roman Empire – was under the religious rule of the Roman Catholic

Church. In order to finance the building of St Peters Basilica in Rome, and maintain the political regime of the Papacy Leo X

promoted the sale of “Indulgences”. A monk named John Tetzel was selling as many as he could in the Germanic states and

sending the money to Rome. Indulgences are papal papers of forgiveness. The slogan Tetzel was using was “when a coin in

the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs.” He was even preaching that the sins of those already deceased could be freed

from their time in purgatory. Perhaps this sounds foolish to us today, but in Luther’s time it was taken seriously and even the

poorest were led to believe that this was important. Luther and the Reformation stand was and is that God’s grace cannot be

purchased. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result

of works, so that no one may boast. (Eph. 2:8-9 ESV) The reformers penned The Augsburg Confession which states the basic

Lutheran theology of the Christian faith according to the Holy Scriptures. From this and the other Protestant writings came the

Reformation principal of “By Scripture Alone, Faith Alone, Grace Alone, Christ Alone”, and some add to the glory of God alone.

(Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Solus Christus, Soli Deo Gloria) The Reformers adopted this phrase from 1Peter 1:17

“The Word of the Lord remains forever." (Verbum Domet in Manette Aeternum) and put these initials on all their uniforms

“VDMA”.

Martin Luther and the reformers are credited for bringing about theological thinking and practices Protestant Christians con-

sider gospel today. The printing press was invented during this time and Lutherans published not only the Bible but all the

documents of the Reformation in the language of the people. Previously Latin was the language of the church, and Greek and

Hebrew had to be mastered to read and comprehend the scriptures. Putting these documents into the common language

opened the scriptures to the people and changed the world. This is why we remember and celebrate the last Sunday in Octo-

ber as Reformation Day.

It’s the Nativity Kick-Off Party And You and

your family are invited!

Sunday, October 15, 2017 At 5 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran

Church 411 CR 401, Taylor

This year our meal will be Pot Luck So…….Bring your favorite dish to share!

It’s time to…… meet the new members of the Nativity Family

Also…

if you have other family or friends that you know would like to be in the

Nativity…. now is the time to invite them to the party so we can get them signed up.

Looking forward to seeing you there! Bonnie Gordon Bonnie-g@austin.rr.com 512-365-8683

Kathleen Stanko Tia1.chica2@gmail.com 512-635-4569

It takes about 135 people for Nativity to work. There are openings in all areas. We will be visiting area churches dressed in costume to

let others know about the need for cast members. If you are interested in participating in this endeavor…or would like for this to hap-

pen at your church…now would be the time to talk about it. For visiting churches we would need permission from your pastor as well as

a date that would work. Give this some thought and bring it to the Planning Meeting.

Cast and Crew members Required Have

Angel–speaking and non-speaking 12 7

Imbedded crowd people to walk with tours 6 3

People in the market 24 9

Venue people 14 8

The family going to pay their taxes – speaking (we usually have a

husband, wife and one or two children…(children do not have to be

their own)

4 adults + 4 chil-

dren

4 adults

Welcome/Farewell 7 5

Guide - speaking 3 2

Gabriel - speaking 3 0

Mary and Joseph - speaking 3 sets 2 sets

Inn keeper – speaking 6 2

Guard - some will be speaking 8 3

Shepherds - speaking and non-speaking 10 6

Wise men - speaking 6 4

Choir 12 4

Guitar and keyboard musician 3 2

Kitchen helpers to feed the cast 3 0

People to help park cars 4 2

Total 135 65

OCTOBER FLOWERS

DONATIONS: OCTOBER

ACOLYTES:

10/1/17 Krista

10/8/17 Rachel

10/15/17 Kyleigh

10/22/17 Myleigh

10/29/17 Abigayle

OCTOBER ALTAR GUILD:

Kristina Weise

Kristi Talley

OCTOBER USHERS:

Pam Leschber

Nathan Balusek

OCTOBER LECTORS:

10/1/17 Jimmy & Melanie Weise, given to

the glory of God

10/8/17 Bobby & Sandra Krueger, in honor

of Sarah’s birthday

10/15/17 Robert & Bonnie Kaderka, given to

the Glory of God in honor of their birthdays

(7th &21st)

10/22/17 Lena Lantzsch, in memory of

Emanuel Lantzsch

10/29/17 Reformation Sunday celebra-

tion of the 500th Anniversary of the Ref-

ormation; red flowers donated

10/1/17 Cindy Bailey

10/8/17 Sandra Krueger

10/15/17 Cheryle Kruger

10/22/17 Donna Rinehart

10/29/17 Robert Rinehart

Women of the Word (WOW)

Met on Sept. 10, 2017.

Officers are:

President: Bonnie Gordon

Secretary: Debra Rinderknecht

Treasurer: Bonnie Kaderka

Our next quarterly Meeting

will be January 14, 2018

at 2 pm.

Lutheran Congregations in Mission

for Christ’s

Annual Gathering

Oct 8th-11th

“We Confess Our Faith” is the

theme of our 17th Annual

LCMC Gathering and Conven-

tion, which takes place October

8-11 in downtown Minneapo-

lis. This year we also celebrate

the 500th anniversary of the

nailing of the 95 theses of Mar-

tin Luther to the church door in

Wittenberg, the beginning of

the Reformation.

Once again, we will be stream-

ing the Annual Gathering live

at www.lcmc.net/live

POLKA SERVICE

2017

PRAHA BROS.

OCTOBER 29TH

CAPT. RED’S

$12.00 TICKETS

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IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR CHILI

The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fundraiser was a huge success. The food was

great, the fellowship was as warm as the chili, and lots of money was raised to

help rebuilding efforts in South Texas.

The meal donation jars collected over $300.00, the silent and live auctions

collected over $1,600.00. Our total donation will be approximately $2,000.00!

Any additional donations will be welcome.

Thank you to all who brought and served food, those who brought and bought

auction items, and to our super kids who helped with setup, clean up, and the

auctions. You are all blessed by your service.

We are blessed to be Spirit Strong and Immanuel Strong and we know where

our strength comes from. Remember Philippians 4:13 “I can do everything

though Christ who gives me strength”. We have been blessed to be a blessing.

Let's pass it on.

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Cottage Meetings – Get involved – Be heard – Make a difference The group meetings are off to a great beginning. Thanks to Pam Leschber who hosted

a gathering on September 17th. We centered our conversation around the topics of

Love, Forgiveness, and Faithfulness. Sharing stories of our walk with Jesus and our

hopes for the future the evening passed too quickly. The Transition Team prays that

everyone will avail themselves to these gatherings. We promise you will be affirmed

and inspired by the faith of your brothers and sisters in Christ. Anyone is welcome to

host a gathering, so if you are interested please talk to one of us, the TTF team.

Your brother and sisters in Christ,

Bethany Grissom, Paige Morris, Alan Matthews

Hurricane Harvey Recovery Work Report

It has been a month since Hurricane Harvey came roaring in and camped on the Texas coast. The damage is so extensive that only just with in the last

week can visible progress in the recovery work be seen. Bryan Haun and I on our way to Tivoli last Monday saw a massive mountain of sawdust and

semi-trucks loaded with debris lined up to dump their loads at a massive grinder. But I am getting ahead of the story. The beginning of the rescue work

began with LCMC and NALC churches coming together and establishing distribution centers. Our Saviors Lutheran in Victoria is serving as the central

Texas distribution and the NALC church in Rosenberg for the Houston area. For us at Immanuel it was decided that Relief Donations could be distrib-

uted through our Focus Giving Mission helping directly those we are working with in the Tivoli-Austwell-Seadrift area.

The relief work began with rescue aid. Cindy and I were the first responders, with food, water, and gas and oil for chain saws at Our Saviors in Victoria.

With the supplies you donated and purchases from Sam’s Club our Immanuel team has taken items each week. Other supplies began arriving within a

week after the storm with such an outpouring of grace that has transformed this recovery into a love feast of neighbor helping neighbors. Aid from all

over the country arrives almost daily now. Just today I saw Our Saviors Victoria loading relief supplies for the Baptist Church in Rockport for distribution

there.

The first week-end after the hurricane Tyler Talley, Bryan and Rhonda Haun, Cindy and I volunteered in Austwell. Cindy had picked up a couple cases of

Thorndale’s meat market sausage and with flower tortillas and the help of a Bar B Q trailer team and others who brought side dishes everyone ate, the

volunteer workers, everyone in town, even the delivery drivers bringing shared supplies. Our team was on the timber removal and we did our due dili-

gence until the heat of the day overcame us.

On that first week the town of Tivoli was still mostly flooded. It is right by the Guadalupe River. So it was the second week before we could visit with the

folks at First Lutheran. The Sanctuary was in shambles as the winds blew open the front doors and saturated everything. They are hoping to save the

altar fixtures and the pews but everything else is ruined, even the 90 year old piano. What a shame. Through the church we are identifying what fami-

lies are in the most need. Our first priority while waiting for insurance inspections and evaluations was to get the church electrical service back in order.

This had been torn from the building by winds. Bryan and I accomplished the first phase of this task this last week. There is more electrical work to do,

but the building is meter ready. We are hoping that they will be ready to resume worshiping in their social hall by October 1st. As the Lord provides.

Thank you for all your prayers and donations to the Hurricane Relief. We will continue to help working together as teams, with donations, and prayers

until the work is done – come and see Christ in action. Praise be to God!

Roxanna Teichelman…….1st

Sharon Klaus……………….4th

Emory Leschber…………..4th

Sarah Krueger………….....6th

Robert Kaderka…………...7th

Kenneth Balusek………….15th

Samantha Mundkowsky...11th

Bonnie Kaderka….………..21st

Melanie Weise……………..23rd

Nick Trevino……..………....24th

Sandra Kruger……………...26th

Madison Morris………..…..27th

Krista Randig………………..29th

Memorials

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FAITH CARDS

CARDS ARE AVAILABLE NOW FOR .50 CENTS. Stop

and check them out—they are beautiful!!

We are accepting used greeting cards to continue making

our beautiful glittered card creations.

GENERAL FUND:

For: Helen Forsdahl—by Larry & Pam Leschber

For: C.R. Browning—by Virginia Teichelman

BUILDING FUND:

For: Helen Forsdahl—by Emory Leschber Family

NOISY

OFFERING

This will be an ongoing

collection for 2018 Camp Eagle

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Immanuel Lutheran Church

P. O. Box 1355

Taylor, Tx 76574

Phone: 512-365-9494

E-mail: ilc@eccwireless.net

www.ilctaylor.net

Office Hours:

Tues-Fri-9am-noon

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