GIVE THANKS God Continues to Pour out “Give Thanks to the Lord, on Us and the People Here
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2016 GIVE THANKS God continues to pour out “Give thanks to the Lord, on us and the people here. for the Lord is good; God’s love Browsing this newsletter \endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1) will indicate the forward motion present in the con- On Friday, September 30, the Ex- gregation. Ten new adult ecutive Committee received with members received, six bap- regret the resignation of Terry tisms, a strong stewardship Schacht as Office Administrator campaign, Acts of Faith, at David. Terry served in that po- nineteen young people in sition for more than ten years. Before that, she worked Confirmation, three adult Bible study groups, two in the David Lutheran Christian Preschool. Terry has children’s choirs, young people highly visible in wor- been a fixture in the office for many years, and her ship, Larry Novak’s ordination, the Community dedication and faithfulness will be missed. She Thanksgiving Dinner, two book clubs, Dartball games, brought many gifts to her work with the people of Da- Sew Happy, Quilters, the Rebecca Circle, … and the vid and the visitors who came to her door. We are sad- list goes on. It is obvious that the Lord continues to dened by her departure. In the last four years, we have bless this congregation with abundant life and spiritual come to know and love Terry. We have worked to- growth. gether with her and the other staff members. We wish her well and pray God’s blessings upon her as she So, in this month in which the theme of our goes forward to discover other opportunities to serve nation is Thanksgiving, let us give to God thanks for the Church and her Lord. Please keep Terry and her all the blessings we have and will continue to receive. family in your prayers. God is good; all the time. All the time; God is good! Obviously, Terry’s departure leaves a sizeable hole in our office structure. As the ministry staff and With thanks to God, Executive Committee work on a job description, Leah Fearing is coordinating the work in the office. Sup- Pastors Beth and Dave ported by the other staff members including ourselves DAVID EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH and Ryan as well as office volunteers, we are address- Dave and Beth Westphal, Pastors ing the needs of the church on a temporary basis. The 300 Groveport Rd., Canal Winchester, OH 43110 goal will be to develop plans for the office that meet [email protected] (church email) the growing needs of the congregation. We encourage (614) 837-7041 (office) (614) 837-0465 (fax) www.davidlutheran.org (website) everyone to keep our ministry staff, our volunteers, Saturday Service at 4 pm our Executive Committee and us, your pastors, in your Sunday Services at 8 am and 9:45 am prayers during this time of transition. Sunday School at 9:30 am Again, we thank the Lord for Terry’s years of DAVID LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL Julie Welch, Preschool Director service. She will be missed! 330 Groveport Rd., Canal Winchester, OH 43110 [email protected] (preschool email) Yet, the life and ministry of David Lutheran (614) 920-3517 (office) (614) 920-3531 (fax) continues, and we are thankful for the many blessings 2, 3 and 4 Day Classes Available Monday-Friday 1 FIND IT QUICK! Acts of Faith ................................... 5 Anniversaries and Birthday .......... 16 Calendar for the Month ............... 19 The Children’s and Youth choirs have been rehearsing for a Christian Education ........................ 5 month and the Children’s choir sang in the worship service Church Bldg/Equipment News ..... 15 on Oct. 23. As a reminder, both choirs rehearse on Sun- Confirmation .................................. 4 day’s at 11 am. The children (ages 3 thru K) are in the chap- Council Highlights .......................... 3 el and the Youth (grades 1-4) are upstairs in Did You Know ............................... 20 the couch room. We welcome the children Family Happenings at DLC ........... 15 to join us in this fun ministry. One of the chil- Fellowship Activities ...................... 6 dren’s parent’s told me recently that her Finance Items ............................... 14 daughter (age 4) along with her sister (age 18 months) sing the songs they are learning in Food Pantry .................................... 8 choir all week long! Hymn News .................................. 12 Items of Interest ............................ 8 The Vocal Choir and Handbell choirs are also rehearsing Kid’s Page ..................................... 17 weekly and will begin working on Christmas music soon. I Pastors’ Posts ............................... 11 am still looking for bases and tenors to help round out our Servants for the Month ................ 16 choir. The vocal choir and bell choir ring and sing at the 7:30 Stewardship Campaign ................ 14 pm worship service on Christmas Eve if you would like to join Thank You Notes ............................ 5 us for the season. Trunk or Treat ................................ 4 Many Blessings, Leah Youth and Family Info .................... 4 Sunday, November 20, Christ the King Sun- day, Caleb Thornton, son of Josh and Stacia Thornton will receive the gift of Holy Bap- tism. We are grateful to God for the bless- ings this child and family bring to our congregation. The congregation is invited to a reception immedi- ately following the 9:45 worship service in the fellowship hall. 2 Here we are going into our third month of preschool already. November is a busy month for the pre- school. We have our fall Parent/Teacher conferences the 7th- 9th, our Thanksgiving Teas on the 17th and 18th, and Thanksgiving break the 23rd- 25th. When we return from Thanksgiving break the preschool staff will be drawing names for our secret Santa gift ex- change already! The teachers have been working hard on preparations for conferences and the busy day to day ac- tivities in the classroom. It can be difficult to complete assessments on every child while still doing daily lesson plans, so I volunteer as much time as I can in the classrooms to try to help. As for me, I’ve been busy with Quickbooks, updating our website, working on paperwork, and con- ducting day to day operations of the building while maintaining licensing regulations. Our enrollment remains low, 111 students. We have a great group of children this year and every time I visit a classroom it seems so calm and efficient. No doubt that our awesome teachers are contributing to this classroom environment with their teaching skills. Have a great month, Julie Council working on the 125 our lot, please let the promised quilts for the team know. veterans. They are Meeting Stewardship reported about half way done. that on Sunday No- They will serve Jacob’s Highlights vember 6th they will Porch on November have a legacy giving 6th. COMMUNITY Council had its regular seminar. They are re- Property reported viewing the completed meeting on October THANKSGIVING 17, 2016. that the shelter house commitment cards to will be completed in the determine the 2017 SERVICE Some highlights in- next few weeks. Prop- budget numbers. clude: erty will be cleaning out The Canal Winchester-Lithopolis Congregational Life some things in the stor- Ministerial Association will hold its reported that the age room connected to Note: Complete cop- annual Community Thanksgiving Christmas Tea will be the fellowship hall. If a ies of the minutes will Service on Sunday, November 20, on December 11th. group has items stored be available in the at 7:00 p.m. This year, David’s They are working on a in the room, please let Narthex for member United Church of Christ will host “Pack the Pantry” the Property Team review. the service and our own, Pastor event in November. know if they should Dave Westphal, will be the preach- This will be to collect remain. Property is er. Please come out to give thanks working on a snow re- supplies for the kitch- to God and to celebrate the bless- moval plan for the en. More details will ings of life in our community. follow in November. parking lot this Winter. If you know someone Outreach reported who is willing to plow that the quilters are still 3 Elementary Group Middle School Event High School Group (2nd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade) (9th-12th grade) On November 20th On November 13th On November from 2:30-4pm the from 6-8pm the 27th the high elementary group middle school school group will will meet at David to group will be meeting at David! meet from 6-8pm have some fun to- Bring a friend as we build commu- at David. We will have food and gether! Bring a friend nity together and of course there fun together so invite a friend to and join us! will be food! join us! DISCIPLESHIP CORNER— There is great value in bringing the generations come available I want to together! The young can learn from the wisdom encourage you to take ad- of the elder and the elder can be encouraged by vantage of them! We have the spirit of the youth! Here at David we are so much to gain from seeking to create spaces for the generations to in- coming together and up- teract with each other. As these opportunities be- lifting one another! ACTS OF FAITH Rehearsals for “All About That Baby”, have begun! Acts of Faith is an intentional com- munity of young people, from 2nd – 12th grades. The group meets on Sundays, from 4:00 – 5:30 while they are preparing for a musical. During those meetings, the children have devotions, enjoy fellowship over a snack, create the scenery and costumes for the musical and, of course, rehearse. Our Christmas musical will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 17, in the afternoon, and during worship on Sunday, Dec.