Nov 2012 Church Newsletter - St. Paul's Lutheran Church & School

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Member News Bible Study Group Stands the Tests of Time In the fall of 1992 St. Paul’s began a series of Caring and Sharing Bible Studies attempting to involve all our members in monthly gatherings. Each group had about 10 people assigned. One of the groups was to meet with a couple living in Norwich. Most of the folks put in the group were from that area. Several couples from Cheney went, even though that was not their group, because they suspected the attendance might be poor. About 10 attended that first meeting. By the grace of God, six of those original people are still meeting 20 years later. The members just clicked from the beginning. The attendance has been remarkable. We have gone through trials and triumphs, births and deaths, illness and healing, and joys and sorrows together. We have studied the Word from about every direction and topic, and we have shared and cared for each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. One of our best bonding actions is letting each member share something on a suggested subject each time. We use Christ-care prayer often. Hugs are the order of the day! Another couple joined us about 10 years ago. They have moved about 3 hours away, because of a job, but they continue to meet with us every month. Another newer couple is serving in the Kansas Senate, but they nearly always manage to come also. A widowed retiree is our newest member to round out the group. We are all into the grand parenting or beyond stage. From the beginning we have met in each others homes. We look forward to the dessert that each hostess serves. For a number of years we met on Sunday nights, always setting the next date at the present meeting. Now we go for whatever time, even afternoons sometimes, that all can make it. It is a priority for all of us. Several times a year we share a pot luck meal before the lesson. At first whoever was the host also led. Now we have a gifted, willing volunteer who has been guiding the study for several years. We have always contributed something each time. Presently, it is 5$ a couple. That money is donated to a worthy cause every Christmas. When an original member died, the group made a memorial gift to the church in his name. We recently lost another member and we will repeat the memorial. A special twenty year Thanksgiving gift and celebration is also in the planning stage. It would be an impossible task to name all the blessings that have come from this 20 year association. We have all grown in Christ and in our love and concern for each other. Recognizing spiritual growth in oneself and in friends is wonderfully gratifying. It has surely proven the passage: “For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” Matt. 18:20 Charter members are: *Sheldon &Margaret Brandis, Norval & Dallas Harris, *Raymond & Charlotte Rosenhagen, and Loren & Lou Schomacker. (*Deceased) More recent members are: Robert & Dana Morton, Dan & Norene Kerschen, and Wanda Wiechman. To God be the glory! St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Newsletter November 2012 Page 8
NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 5 Richard & Mary Gish 6 Steve & Susan Davis 12 James & Bonnie Kopper 20 Gene & Brenda Doshier Kent & Phyllis Zerener 23 Kent & Brenda Matson 25 Mark & Debbie Ostgren 29 Russell & Sonja Kreutziger Brett & Hailey Remsberg NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1 Alvin Clausen Wyatt Lehner Nicholas Seiwert 2 Tiffany Goracke Sage Shepherd 3 Rhett Edwards 4 John Hillman Alexis Mies Ken Wiles 5 Dakota Kohler Britni Coggins 6 Jared Gregory 9 Emily McCalla Doug Riepe 10 Skyler Clausen Larry Guetschow 11 Mary Moody 12 Peggy Jones Gary Lentz Jennifer Lilly Lori Rosenhagen 14 Dorothy Kohler Jennifer Schwartz Kolton Rohloff 15 Brandi Inslee Marilyn Keller 16 Joyce Lehner 17 Karlie Heatherman Fran Wehmeier 18 Paula Friedrichs 19 Brandon Lorenz 20 Kevin Fowler Hunter Kohler 22 Josh Daehling Debbie Ingram 24 Amanda Lehner Patsy Rosenhagen 25 Richard Gish 26 Dennis Clausen 28 Molly Zerener 29 Jerry Davidson Mel Wehmeier Traveling Bulletins Received From: th Pastor Marvin & Marilyn Barz -September 30 , 2012- Zion Lutheran Church, Bancroft, NE; October th 7 , 2012 - Berea By the Water Lutheran Church, th Goderich, Ontario, Canada; October 14 , 2012- St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Manhattan, KS & Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, McPherson, KS; th October 28 , 2012 - St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lincolnville, KS & Grace Lutheran Church, Wichita, KS st Dean Hillman -October 21 , 2012- St. John’s Lutheran Church, Oberlin, KS th Richard & Mary Gish - October 14 , 2012-Peace Lutheran Church, Shell Knob, MO rd Loren & Lou Schomacker -September 23 , 2012- Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Westcliffe, CO th Daryl & Marlene Lorenz - September 30 , 2012- Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Aiken, South Carolina; th October 14 , 2012 - St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Haven, KS th Brenda Greenwood & Kay Wulf -September 30 , 2012- Ascension Lutheran Church, Wichita, KS th Judy Redmer - October 7 , 2012 - St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Canyon Lake, TX St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Newsletter November 2012 Page 9
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Page 7: Member Spotlight Loren & Lou Schoma

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