Family of faith members
serving at worship
November 11, 2007
Worship
Assistants
(If you would like to sign up, please contact Mary Hafner or send an
email to the
pastor.) Organist Adam Brink
Choir Director Bethany Kiral
Communion Setup Linda Andrews Communion Assistant None needed (guest preacher, Walt
Winters) Acolyte Not
filled, please sign up
Usher Donnie Dance
Crucifer Not
filled, please sign up Reader Bob Wagner Refreshments The Deens Sound System Bill Lueck
November 3, 2006
Attendance: No Record
Offering: $641.00
Prayer List
(Please consider including the following in your prayer life this week)
All God's saints who have passed
on and all of the saint-sinners here in this life.
Dave Stellman who is diagnosed recently with Lou Gehrig's disease.
All veterans of any military branch who have seen the horrors of war
and the end result of hatred amongst men, that they may find peace in
their souls.
Leaders who serve us by pushing us to make this world a better place.
A healthy pregancy for Sammy Miller.
Everyone beginning a new faith journey in the Formations class leading
toward Confirmation.
Continued thanksgiving and prayers for continued health for little Noah
Diestelhorst.
Thanksgiving for the return of Rene Bruer to the Tallahassee area and
for his work in with Thrivent financial for Lutherans.
The Kovar family and all who mourn the loss of Dixie Kovar.
Thanksgiving for the blessings of family.
Thanksgiving for the life of Mrs. Gibbs, who passed away suddenly last
week.
...and that our prayers may be joined with the prayers of all God's
saints here on earth.
Yesterday I found a quote in a magazine that I really liked and needed
to hear. Maybe you need to hear it too.
"Do not depend on the hope of
results.When you are doing
the sort of
work you have taken on, you may have to
face the fact that your work will be apparently worthless and even
achieve no worth at all, if not perhaps, results opposite what you
expect...."
That's just the first part of the quote. Really,
it's the Law of God. God frequently leans over our shoulders and
says, "not good enough," "no, that won't get you into heaven," and "are
you kidding me? you think THAT is what I had in mind?"
All of the good works that you do aren't going to get you a seat in
heaven. They're worthless. In fact, they might even achieve
results opposite of what you might expect...especially if you start
relying on your works instead of God.
"....As you get used to this idea,
you will start more and more to
concentrate not on the results, but on the value, the rightness, the
truth of the work itself." Thomas
Merton
Jesus
gives us work that isn't dependent on results. He gives us work
that is tied to value, to rightness, and to truth. He gives us
work that is tied to Him. Whether that work is picking up garbage
or learning calculus, He ties our lives to His truth and His
righteousness and His value.
Keeping an eye on results is necessary. It's even good. But
keep your hope someplace else. Keep your hope in Jesus.
Concentrate on Him and you will begin to see the value, the rightness,
and the truth of your life.
In Christ,
Pastor Jay
Clear Your Calendars! New and Important
Calendar Items!
November
11th - 10am - "Stump
the Pastor" Bible Study
In between every Bible study series that we do here at University
Lutheran, we will have a "Stump the Pastor" time during the Bible Study
Hour. We are transitioning from the Heretics Bible study into a
Bible study on the Wisdom books of the Bible (Psalms, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes).
November 11th - Council Meeting
Council members should clear their calendars for some time after church
on November 11th.
German Service?
Do you
speak/write/understand German? Would you like to be a part of a
German service during the Advent/Christmas season here at University
Lutheran? Please contact Pastor Jay if
this sounds like something that would interest you.
Interested in worship in general? Contact Elsa McKinney, Worship Chair.
"Case for Faith" Bible Study Resumes
Join
Crystal Berner and a load of people who are going to Starbucks as they
consider how science and miracles might work together to show the glory
of God. Case for Faith Bible Study meets at 8pm at Starbucks on
FSU's campus.
Visiting Pastor (PJ's Dad) Preaching
The
Rev. Dr. Walt Winters, Pastor Jay's dad, will be preaching this coming
Sunday. Pastor Jay will be here and will do the liturgy and Bible
study.
Pastor Tom Moves to Harbor Chase
Pastor
Tom Dohrman would like to announce that he has moved into Harbor Chase
at the corner of John Knox Rd. and Meridian. He will take
visitors anytime after 9:30am.
Go to the Messiah, Help Crystal Berner
Crystal Berner, one of our
Peer Ministers, needs to sell 7 tickets to Handel's Messiah at Ruby
Diamond Auditorium directed by Andre Thomas. Please help her by
buying a discounted ticket from her. Contact Crystal via email by
clicking this link.
Looking for a Sublease?
Randee Garrett, one of the
Peer Ministers is looking for two people to sublease for the Spring
semester. The apartment is in Osceola Village Suites on the corner of
Chapel and Call. Four person apartment with a common living room
and kitchen. Kitchen is equipped with dishwasher, refrigerator,
washer and dryer. All bedrooms are private with private bathroom
and sitting area. All bedrooms have their own private
entrance. Highspeed internet with Cable and HBO are included in
the rent. Apartment is fully furnished. Rent is $529/month.
Contact Randee Garrett
for more info.
Bethany Kiral, Our Choir Director, Stars in
La Boheme
Our
Choir Director Bethany
Kiral will be starring in the opera La Boheme at FSU. Bethany
will be performing at the November 10th
show at 7:30pm.
Please consider supporting FSU and Bethany by buying tickets at Tickets at FSU.
Missed a sermon?
Did you
miss a sermon? I do my best to post my manuscript text on Pastor
Jay's blog on Monday or Tuesday. It is available at jWinters.com.
Send a Card
Consider sending a card or celebrating with the following people in
some way this week:
Evan Otte - November 6
Scott Diestelhorst - November 12
Hannah Diebel - November 13
Good Stuff
"If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would
make us good, and greed would make us saintly. And we'd live
animals or angels in the happy land that needs no heroes. But
since in fact we see that avarice, anger, envy, pride, sloth, lust, and
stupidity commonly profit far beyond humility, chastity fortitude,
justice and though, and have to choose to be human at all, why then
perhaps we must stand fast a little even at the risk of being heroes."
Thomas More, in a letter to his daughter before he was executed for his
faith.
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