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Remember to Wear Something Red! Sunday O U R M I S S I O N Low’s Lutheran Church seeks to be a visible presence in the community, committed to love and care for each other and the world. October 2017 Through faith in our Lord Jesus, we worship and pray, teach and learn, live and serve. Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM BBQ & LIVE BLUE GRASS MUSIC Sunday School: 9:45 AM COMMUNITY EVENT Come Grow With Us in Saturday, October 14th SE Guilford County! 4:30 pm—7:30 pm [email protected] (See Page 4 for More Details) www.lowslutheran.com We will celebrate THE FESTIVAL OF THE REFORMATION Sunday, October 29th - 11:00 am Remember to Wear Something Red! “A TIME TO REMEMBER THE MESSENGER’S GUIDE ALL THE SAINTS OF GOD” Sunday, November 5th A Lighter Note ........................ Page 8 Calendar ................................. Page 6 & 7 We will remember those who have gone into the care of our ELCA Congregational News ............. Page 4 & 5 — loving Heavenly Father, especially those who have died since All From the Mail Box .................. Page 9 Saints’ Sunday 2016. Please extend a special invitation to the extended family and Just for Kids ............................ Page 11 friends of these loved ones. The service will conclude with a cemetery benediction 4639 - Member Milestones ............... Page 10 (weather permitting) and the placing of flowers on all the graves. More Congregational News .... Insert 565 During the afternoon, there will be a chili cook-off and bingo from 4 - Pastor’s Corner ...................... Page 2 to 6 p.m. We will need donations of prizes for bingo. Serving Schedule .................... Page 10 Sponsored by Social Ministry The Healing Touch .................. Page 3 (Watch for more details in your November Newsletter) 2136 NC 61 Liberty, NC 27298 Phone: 336 Low’s Lutheran Church Return RequestedService THE MESSENGER OCTOBER 2017 PAGE 2 THE MESSENGER OCTOBER 2017 PAGE 11 Dear People of Low’s, On October 31, 1517, we will mark the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Reformation of the Church. Martin Luther, a German monk and Bible scholar, nailed a call for reform on the door of the castle church in the town of Wittenberg, in the state of Saxony in Germany. The document (often referred to as the 95 Theses) Luther nailed to the door that All Saints/Souls Eve (many worshippers were bound to see the paper as they attended All Saints/Souls worship) ignited a movement that resulted in the division of the church in Western Europe (we sometimes forget that the Eastern Church had already experienced a split with the church of Rome earlier in the Middle Ages and was largely unaffected by the Reformation). The multitude of denominations we have today (by some counts as many as 40,000) is a direct result of this momentous event, as even those who sought to reform the church disagreed with one another over the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion, as well as other issues. We mark the occasion with joy over Luther’s reclaiming of St. Paul’s teaching that sinful human beings are justified (made right and reconciled) with God not by works that we accomplish but by what Christ has already accomplished for us in his death on the cross. We receive what Christ has done for us by faith as a gift of God’s grace. For Luther St. Paul’s letter to the Romans was essential in teaching this great truth, and he focused on the following verses in particular: 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, “The one who is righteous will live by faith.” Romans 1:16-17 While we rejoice we also experience sadness over the divisions in Christ’s body, particularly since Jesus prayed that we would be one (John 17:21). While Roman Catholics, Orthodox Lutherans, and other Protestant denominations have worked to come together and reconcile over many issues, the divisions are still there and not likely to vanish any time soon. Nonetheless we give thanks for the German monk who was bold enough to challenge the leaders of both state and church of his day, princes, bishops, cardinals, and the pope and power of sin, death, and the devil, freedom from the demands of the law, and freedom to read and hear Scripture unfettered by church dogma and present- ed in a language understandable to the common person, is a legacy truly to be celebrated. God loves you and I do too, Pastor John Mark Sermon series: On the five Sundays of October we will look at the Five “solae” of the Reformation—By Scripture Alone, By Faith Alone, By Grace Alone, Through Christ Alone, Glory to God Alone. The reclamation of these foundational truths of our faith resulted from the work of Martin Luther and other reformers begun 500 years ago this month, Christians who risked their lives and livelihood for the sake of the gospel. THE MESSENGER OCTOBER 2017 PAGE 10 THE MESSENGER OCTOBER 2017 PAGE 3 Member Milestones The Healing Touch October Birthdays Spirit of power and might, you give strength to the weary and new courage to 2 Kelli Harrell 10 Kendra Sharpe 25 Joan Walters those who have lost heart. In your grace, comfort all who are in need of your 4 Martha Ward 11 Ajay Chriscoe 27 Jeff Porterfield healing presence. Hear the prayers of all who call on you in any trouble, that they 5 Chris Troxler 13 Pam Greeson 30 Ernest White may have the joy of receiving your help in their need. Especially . 6 Cathy Sharpe 15 Addison Shoffner 9 Becket Overton 20 Norma Clapp Guidance October Anniversaries World Leaders, especially President Donald Trump ELCA Leaders, especially Bishop Elizabeth Eaton 2 Pastor John Mark Beam & Pastor Constance Garrett 17 Lawrence & Anne Clemmer NC Synod Leaders, especially Bishop Tim Smith 13 Derek & Jena Kiser 18 Seth & Ashley Shoffner Our Mission in Ministry at Low’s Low’s Ministry Team Leaders and Members CARES: Pastor John Mark Beam Rivers Shoffner is back at Alamance House following a hospital stay for pneumonia Low’s Renewal Team Trinity Lutheran Church and continued back pain. Jonathan, Christy & Natalie Shoffner Glenda Horner has returned home and continues physical therapy for a broken hip Those Serving Our Country in the Military and femur and radiation treatment for cancer. Ryan Culberson Captain Jonathan Stevens - deployed Chaplain Brian Stamm & family K. Chad Ingle Anne Stewart is at home being treated for an infection. Joe Tsicouris (brother-in-law/Bradley & Kim) - deployed Paul Culberson Ann Holt is at White Oak Manor, 323 Baldwin Rd., Burlington, NC 27217, Room Those in Need of Physical Healing Judy Artofer Glenda Horner 302,following a stay at Alamance Hospital for an infection and a possible stroke. John Beam Jr. (father/Pastor John Mark) Howard & Reva Hudson Mary Brandon, Diane Shoffner’s mother, is at Liberty Commons, room 402, for Mary Brandon (mother/Diane Shoffner) John Krantz rehab following hospitalization for a serious leg infection. Billy Clapp Agnes Loy Linda Dove Mary Loy (friend/Joyce Faircloth) Bob Gertenbach (cousin/Diane Shoffner) Dickey Robertson Wanda Grooms (friend/Marie & Frances) Gerona Shelton/hospice (friend/Clifton Fogleman) HE ANCTUARY AMP ANDLE FOR THE T S L C Muriel Hall (mother/Phyllis Carpenter) Rivers Shoffner MONTH OF OCTOBER IS GIVEN BY SALLY DAVIS Donna Harris (neighbor/Ken & Jan Broach) Pastor Sam Shores Jacob Helms (friend/the Carpenter’s) Randy Williams (cousin/Diane Shoffner) IN MEMORY OF WENDELL DAVIS. Bo Herndon Barbara Winchester Ann Holt October Serving Schedule: Those Who Are Mourning Greeters: Ken & Jan Broach The family of Jeannie Parker (employee’s grandmother/Clifton Fogleman) The family of Nancy Richardson (friend/Janet linens) Ushers: Ken Broach Clifton Fogleman Doug Shoffner Tyler Fogleman Those Unable to Attend Worship Lucy Culberson (at home) Molene Sharpe (the Oaks of Alamance) Lector: Brenda Hill Mildred Fields (Twin Lakes Memory Care) Nellie Shoffner (at Alamance House) Altar Care: Steve & Brenda Hill Rick Gallant (friend/Roger Carpenter) Anne Stewart (at home) Other World Peace The Unemployed A COMPARISON OF AUGUST Military Personnel & their Families Neglected Prisoners Our Finances 2016 2017 Attendance 2016 2017 2016 2017 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; Weekly Avg. needed $3052 $3008 Worship S. S. for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 THE MESSENGER OCTOBER 2017 PAGE 4 THE MESSENGER OCTOBER 2017 PAGE 9 A Word on Worship from Pastor John Mark: Visitors (and some members too) probably wonder as they read the bulletin, “What are the nave and narthex?” These are “church” From the Mail Box words to describe parts of the building in which God’s people in Christ gather, but behind Church family, while Jonathan's unit has access to most everything they need, we have a good those words is some deeper meaning as well. The word “nave” comes from the Latin word for friend who is currently deployed to Iraq who is not as lucky. They have no th “ship”, and refers to a 4 century AD image of the church building as a ship. The image of the store at their base and rely heavily on care packages to get the things they ship was important to early Christians, as the church was sometimes seen as a refuge for need. If anyone would like to donate items to them, I would be happy to God’s people in the turbulent waters of persecution and the pagan world.
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