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From Pastor Jay Actually, if you say "happy Reformation Day," to someone tomorrow they're likely to look at you like you just landed from a foreign land...or planet. They'll tell you, "It's Halloween, you wingnut..." And then, if you're like me, you'll frown a little. Of course it makes sense. Nobody celebrates Reformation Day anymore. The most positive thing I get when I talk about Reformation Day is "oh yeah, I took a class on the Reformation era once...it was nice." Fantastic. I'm so happy for you. This year on October 13th, if you visited Google.com, you found a special redesign of the Google logo, a special logo that celebrated the birthday of Paddington Bear. That's great and all. I don't really care about Paddington Bear, but I don't hate him. Still, I thought it was funny that he got billing above the other person we celebrate that day - Christopher Columbus. That's right, Google thought Paddington Bear's Birthday was a bigger deal than Columbus Day. Maybe that's why my mail didn't come...because of Paddington. You never knew Christopher Columbus and Martin Luther had so much in common, did you? Of course, have we really given people a reason to remember Martin Luther and the early Lutheran reformers? Have we burned with the freedom that Luther burned with? With the Gospel fever of those early Lutherans? With the missionary zeal of famous Lutheran missionaries like William Loehe? Or have we just become the perpetuation of what Garrison Keillor calls us, "God's frozen people"? This Reformation Day, make it a point to stop being frozen. Stop living life in such a way that you make Paddington Bear look more exciting that who you are: a justified saint before God because of the sacrifice of Jesus. Read the Bible. Live the Gospel. Experience the Reformation! In Christ, Pastor Jay Clear
Your Calendars! New and
Important
Calendar Items! October 31st - Trunk or Treat! Bring a child from 5pm to 7pm for a truckload of candy! November 1st - SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK Don't worry, we have Bible Class at 10am if you forget and show up early. If you normally go to Bible Class...PJ gets here around 9 and will greet you with a chuckle. November 2nd - All Saints Sunday
Sunday Bible Study and Formation Have you ever had a certain question about something about the faith? Has it ever been answered for you? Join us this Sunday for "Stump the Pastor" at 10am. We hold "Stump the Pastor" between all of our Sunday Bible Study series. Beginning November 9th, Sunday 10am Bible Study will be taking on "Formation". Are you interested in what it means to be a Lutheran? Would you like to find our more of what we believe or take a refresher course? Are you interested in forming your life around Scriptural truths? This is the class for you!!! Mystery Microwave A mystery microwave appeared in the University Lutheran kitchen yesterday while Pastor Jay was making copies for the +Vespers+ service. You were seen by a couple of Peer Ministers, but they didn't know who you were. Please contact Pastor Jay so we can thank you properly. Trunk or Treat Come to University Lutheran from 5pm-7pm for "Trunk or Treat" on Reformation Night (October 31st). We need all the kids we can get - so bring a kid! The idea of "Trunk or Treat" is to make University Lutheran's parking lot into a non-threatening "neighborhood" where children can go trick-or-treating from one car to the next. Please contact Peer Minister Adam Douthwaite for more information. German Service is December 3rd!!! We are seeking volunteers to help plan the German Service this year! It was a great success last year, we hope to build on that success. Helping ULC Grow Reminder Everyone interested in Helping ULC Grow, remember that you only have two Sundays (Nov. 2nd and Nov. 9th) to attend another church and see how they treat first time visitors. We meet again on November 16th. Miss the last meeting but still interested? Contact Pastor Jay. Crystal Berner in Choral Concert University Singers/Chamber Choir November 3rd AND November 4th at 8:00pm in Opperman Music Hall For ticket information, please contact the College of Music Box Office at 645-7949 or www.music.fsu.e Wanna play with video? So I recently bought a video camera and I want to see how we can use it for the mission of University Lutheran. If you're interested in what we could do, contact Pastor Jay. Missed a
sermon? Send
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card or celebrating with the following people in some way this week:
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Stuff Ways to emulate Martin Luther this
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Forget Your Checkbook Last Sunday? Send in your offering via University Lutheran's web site. Prayer List (Please consider including the following in your
prayer life this week) All the friends and family of Kay Freeman who passed away this past Sunday, may they find comfort and peace which comes from God. Amy, friend of Crystal Berner, involved in a car accident this past weekend - thanksgiving for her recovery so far and continued blessings from God. For Jen Kandzer who is dealing with illness. For all of us, that we may realize that eternity has already begun in our lives at the moment of our Baptisms. Chris Hahn who continues to deal with cancer as it has begun to aggressively spread once again. For the homeless of Tallahassee, that given the example of Kay Freeman's work, we may continue to work for their gentrification. Every week we be pray for a few students. This week we pray for: Michael S., David S., Kara S., Christopher W., Sarah Y., Marc C., Thomas A., Travis R., Robert G, Steven S., and Joseph B. ...and that our prayers may be joined with the prayers of all God's saints here on earth. Weekly
Events Sunday @ 10:15am - Choir Sunday @ 11am -
WORSHIP Wednesday @ 5:30pm
- Dinner at ULC Wednesday @ 6pm
- Click
here for ULC's Calendar of Events Email
Links: Get This
In Your Email Box! LutherNOLE T-Shirts Peer
Minister Corner We began our study of the book of
Ephesians. We discussed Trunk or Treat and
other service projects for the upcoming months. Your Peer
Ministers are Adam
Douthwaite, Randee
Garrett,
and Crystal
Berner.
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Sunday In Perspective
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