LifeLines

September 2019

Gather! Grow! Go! What ministries do we need to do that will bring people into a saving faith relationship with Jesus, build them up, and bring glory to Jesus? Please be in prayer over this. Every area has its unique needs. The ways to discover the needs of our community are to follow the news, pay attention to the local online conversations, and listen to people. Ask “What would help you?” and then listen. Build relationships. Relationships are the most effective bridge across which the Gospel travels. Once you know the needs, share your ministry ideas with us and how we can go about starting them.

Building Security and Access Cards The exterior sanctuary doors will be replaced and re-keyed sometime this month. Office hours are Monday to Thursday 9 am – 5 pm and Fridays 9 am – 12:30 pm. You can enter the exterior Office entrance door and push the button on the wall

to enter during these hours. If you need access to the church outside of these hours, please fill out an Access Card Acknowledgement Form, located in the church office, and return it to the office with $10 to cover costs. Place your access card in front of the reader by the exterior Office door, and the doors will unlock for you.

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Another “school year” has begun in our community. Families, children, and staff

are adjusting to their fall routines. During August and early in September, several

new children joined our program. We have new little ones in our infant room, two’s

room and pre-kindergarten rooms. It is always fun to see their excitement and help

them adjust to a new routine, make friendships, and establish relationships with

their providers. It generally doesn’t take too long for them to feel right at home!

Deuteronomy 6:7 states “You shall teach them diligently to our children and shall talk of them when you sit

in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” We continue to

demonstrate and instruct our little ones about God’s love for them and how he is with them always. We share

Bible stories that help them learn the great stories of God’s love for his people throughout the Bible. This is

the difference between Lord’s Lambs Child Care Center and other centers that are not faith based. Children

in our center have the benefit of ministry being part of their curriculum. Please continue to pray for our

ministry and that all of our children, families and staff grow in their love and trust in our Savior, Christ Jesus.

As we start another new “school year”, we could use the following items:

*all colors and sizes of paper

*stickers

*old calendars (we like to use the pictures for art work)

*any item that you think could be used for art projects

Thank you for your support of Lord’s Lambs. Have a wonderful September!

Denise Kempnich, Director

Youth Calendar

Sept 1 – High School Youth Group – 6:30-8:30pm Sept 8 – High School Youth Group – 6:30-8:30pm

Sept 15 – High School Youth Group – 6:30-8:30pm Sept 22 – High School Youth Group – 6:30-8:30pm

Sept 29 – Middle School Youth Group – 6:30-8:00pm

Midweek

If you have a child between 1st and 8th grade, they are invited to join us for midweek class on Wednesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm. Parents are invited to stay for a Bible Study that is geared for you! The first parent Bible Study is called: “Parental Guidance Required.” If you have little ones that are kindergarten and younger, we are working to secure babysitting again like we did last year. We’ll start in the sanctuary at 6:00 pm by singing the doxology together, a short time to focus our attention on God, and then dismiss to our classes. Hope to see you there!

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Peaches Delivery and Pick-Up

We are currently planning for the peaches to be here on

Thursday, August 29th. If you are able to help with the

unloading process into the Fellowship Hall, we would

greatly appreciate it. Pick-up will be Friday August 30th

from 8am-7pm and Saturday, August 31st from 8am-1pm.

If you have a hand truck and/or are willing to help haul

boxes to vehicles (especially on Friday while the youth are

in school and can’t be here), we could use your help.

Spread the word that we still have boxes of peaches

available.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 15th, 2019 for the annual Camp Luther Golf Tournament at North Bend Golf Course, North Bend NE. The benefit tournament is an 18-hole, 4 person scramble, with a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. followed by supper. We are looking for both teams and sponsors to help us have a successful fundraiser. If you are interested in team registration or sponsorship.

The Schlund Family - Our Missionaries

Lord of Life provides prayer and financial support for Rev. Andrew and Kelsey Schlund, who serve the Lord through The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) as career missionaries in Mexico. In his role, Andrew works with other missionaries in the theological education of existing pastors and possible future pastors. He also preaches and teaches whenever needed. Through the relationships that are formed, Andrew and Kelsey seek to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the people of Mexico. Andrew and Kelsey

have two daughters, Charlotte and Margaret. Please pray for the Schlunds as they serve in Mexico. Pray for all the missionaries and their families in the Latin America region, for the members of El Buen Pastor and San Pedro in their work to spread the Gospel, and for the Schlund family as they continue to adjust to life in Mexico City. • Birthdays: Andrew–Oct. 21, Kelsey–Aug.16, Charlotte–March 28, Margaret-May 2 • Anniversary: June 17

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Help Us Raise Funds for Permanent Exterior Signage

** at no extra expense **

Opportunities to Support Lord of Life All monies from these programs will be applied to new permanent signage for our church and child

care. Amazon Smile (0.5% return on purchases through Smile.Amazon)

Thrivent Choice Dollars Scrip (2%-50% rebate on purchased gift cards) Online at ShopwithScrip.com

Direct Your Dollars (Family Fare receipts)

TAGG (Scan your receipt and earn 5% at local businesses.) You can also tag for Lord’s

Lambs Child Care! ** If you have questions on any program, please contact Julie Koenemann. **

When you shop on Amazon, go through Smile.Amazon.com, and

select Lord of Life Lutheran Church Elkhorn as your charity. 0.5% of your purchase

price will be applied to purchase permanent signage.

Scrip Giftcard Program While we no longer pre-buy cards or accept orders here at church – we encourage

you to participate in the program. Simply log in to

https://www.shopwithscrip.com/, make your selections and payment, and

download and/or print paper certificates.

Learn more about Scrip, and sign up on ShopWithScrip.com. Our organization code is

9194FD1128994. Questions? Contact Julie Koenemann.

Lord of Life has been greatly blessed by thoughtful Thrivent

members through the Thrivent Choice program. To learn more about

the benefits of Thrivent, go to Thrivent.com.

Together A Greater Good is another simple way to contribute to the

Sign Fund without spending an extra dollar. Whenever you’re at a TAGG

business, snap a picture with your smartphone of your receipt and choose

us. We receive 5% of your purchases! Download the TAGG app through

your phone’s App store. You now can choose between TAGGing for the

church and/or Lord’s Lambs Child Care!

Check out all the new participating local businesses at togetheragreatergood.com.

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Save your Family Fare receipts! We’re raising money for

Lord’s Lambs Child Care through Direct Your Dollars! Save your receipts every time you shop at Family Fare – and please

encourage your friends and family to do the same. Once we’ve

collected $150,000 in receipts, we can turn those slips of paper into a

$1,000 check for Lord’s Lambs! Collection boxes are in the church

entry and at Lord’s Lambs Registration Desk. Please note: only original receipts are accepted.

Start saving your Our Family® UPC barcodes! We’re raising money for the permanent sign fund through the

Direct Your Labels™ program made possible by SpartanNash.

Through the Direct Your Labels program, we can raise money simply

by doing something we all do each week – going to the grocery store.

Our local store is Family Fare, just down 204th at Pacific.

Every time you shop at any local store carrying Our Family brand

products, clip and save your UPC barcodes – and encourage your

friends and family to do the same. Every time we collect 500 UPC

barcodes, we can turn them into a $25 check! And with your support

and more than 2,000 Our Family brand products available to purchase, there’s no limit to the amount of

labels we can collect as we work toward our goal of new permanent signage!

We’ll be collecting product labels in our Direct Your Labels container in the lobby, along with the

Direct Your Dollars register receipts. As with the first program, please make sure you drop off the

original UPC barcodes – that’s how we earn our $25 rewards.

Women's Monday Night Bible Study

The Breathe Study Journal includes 5 sessions of teaching by Priscilla Shirer with 4 weeks of homework

in a reflective, journaling format. One of the greatest challenges among women in our culture is taking time to

stop and cease from all the activities and busyness and just breathe. We are in bondage to busyness. We

constantly strive to complete the limitless to-do lists that hinder us from experiencing all that God has for us.

We miss the moments because we rush ahead to the next thing. By neglecting time for tranquility, serenity,

and repose, we limit our Christlikeness and miss out on some of God's greatest gifts. It is time for us to breathe

and build margin into our lives for God. In the Old Testament, God instituted principles and laws that would

transform the Israelites' mindset. He didn't just want them legally free; He wanted them to be able to walk in

the freedom and enjoy it. So God gave them many gifts, including boundaries in which to enjoy those gifts.

Sabbath was intended as a gift, and it is still a gift to us today. If you are weary, worn out, and exhausted the

concept of Sabbath will change your life.

This study begins September 9th, and will meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 7

p.m. in room 112. Contact Monique Rasmussen if you have any questions. A sign-up sheet is

on the Information Board in the Commons.

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Jeanine's Bible Study

The Wednesday morning Bible Study group will start a new study on September

18th, on Max Lucado’s book,The Great House of God, a new look at The Lord’s

Prayer. Come join us every other Wednesday, 9:30am in Room 112. Contact

Jeanine Gerety at 531-329-1198 if you would like the book.

Oktoberfest registrations prior to

Sept 1st include Oktoberfest mug

Brat Trot registrations prior to Sept

15th include event t-shirt. Register at

runsignup.com//ConcordiaOmaha

It’s Time to Get Back into the Swing of Things

Do you want to be happier? Volunteer! Data proves that those who volunteer their time and talents live happier lives. We can help with your happiness! We need volunteers! We’ve had some of our volunteer’s families move out of the area, creating a great need in some areas.

Media techs – Sound, Video - for all Worship times

Greeters

Ushers

Worship Team singers, guitar, conga

Lord’s Lambs – rock babies, take out trash, put kids on/off bus, cover breaks for teachers

Contact the office to let us know what would you like to do!