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From Pastor Jay I give thanks for 522 days. From the date of my ordination to the date of me writing this note to you all, I have been a pastor - your pastor - for 522 days. I give thanks for the relationship that God has fostered between us and I give thanks for the relationship that you have with Him that so often is so apparent when I look into your eyes. I give thanks for 44 years. University Lutheran's first inception, Luther House, became a reality on these hallowed grounds 44 years ago and has actively sought to reach FSU students with the Gospel of Jesus ever since. I give thanks for 10 years. Ten years ago we took the "Center" off the front of the building so that it just reads "University Lutheran". We did that because 10 years ago we became a much more open community than what we had been - we became a fully functioning church. 10 years ago God saw it fit to make this community deeper and richer with the addition of the word "church" to our nomenclature. I give thanks for 24.7 pounds. Yesterday I cooked my first (24.7 pound!) turkey for our "Shoesgiving" event. Many of you came out, shoes in hand ready to give to other people who needed them more than you did. Not only do I give thanks for the good work produced in you through giving away your shoes, but more for the time I got to spend talking and laughing with you. I give thanks for 20 people a week that we have been praying for and I have been trying to share the Gospel with: 10 each week who are self-designated Lutherans (390 in all this year), 10 each week who are our neighbors living in the community around us. I give thanks that soon this mission of contacting people will be shared by more and more community members at University Lutheran. I give thanks for 33 years and an eternity. Jesus lived approximately 33 years on this earth before He was crucified and then rose from the tomb. I give thanks for those 33 years and for the eternity that He lives in that He has opened for all of us. May we always give thanks and praise to our Lord! In Christ, Pastor Jay Clear
Your Calendars! New and
Important
Calendar Items! November 26th - Thanksgiving Eve Service Give thanks to the Lord your God at our Thanksgiving Eve worship service before Thanksgiving Day. We begin worship at 7pm. You are encouraged to bring light snacks (cheese/wine/etc) for fellowship after worship. (see below for the rest of the Advent/Christmas schedule). November 30th - First Sunday of Advent - The First Sunday of the Church Year!!!
It's here! Join us for the 2nd annual German Christmas Service at University Lutheran, 6:30pm on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shoesgiving - Bring Shoes Until Dec. 7th!!! Maybe you missed the Shoesgiving meal, but you can still help by donating one or two pairs of *gently used* shoes to go to Soles4Souls, a non-profit that sends shoes to developing countries. Shoes should be deposited on the "University Lutheran" table by the bulletin board. German Service is December 3rd!!! Start telling your friends and family about the upcoming German Christmas Service at University Lutheran on December 3rd. You can view this year's printable flyer by clicking this link (color copies will be available at ULC). Additionally this year, you will be able to direct your friends to www.universitylutheranchurch.org/germanchristmas for information about this annual service. Looking for a Christmas Present? Jack Willson could help you out. He's selling cases of meat at a special University Lutheran price of $175 a case (normally up to $248). Beef, seafood, pork, and chicken are available. All meat is USDA Choice quality. Contact 850 322 5112. Advent and Christmas Schedule Please join us for our Advent and Christmas midweek worship services:
This Week's
"Pastor's Challenge" Every week, I try to live out my sermon in my life in some way. (I hear it's good to try to practice what you preach.) This week's sermon was about anonymity. Who do you normally regard as "human furniture"? The clerk at the gas station? The person who cleans your office? Could you take some time and get to know them? Could you make them feel special in some way? Send
a Card Consider sending a
card or celebrating with the following people in some way this week:
Good
Stuff A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked the stock boy, 'Do these turkeys get any bigger?' The stock boy answered, 'No ma' am, they're dead.'
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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) Rose who deals with high blood pressure. Thanksgiving on behalf of Rachel and her newborn son Wyatt. All people who are lost and are seeking God's presence in their life. Thanksgiving for Lindsey who just found out she was pregnant. All those who will be traveling over the holidays. Our Strategic Leadership Team which began meeting this past Sunday. Every week we be pray for a few students. This week we pray for: Jeffrey R., Stephanie G., Cameron F., Lisa C., Joseph T., Rachel S., Randee G., Megan B., Sherri N., and Nadine M. We also pray for those whom we are reaching out to in our community: Alan and Carolyn P., Loretta H., Barbara S., Hallie S., Charles C., John L., Norma G., Dan K., the Roskovich family, and Jefferey R. ...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 @ 6:30pm
- Dinner at ULC Wednesday @ 7pm
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Minister Corner No Peer Ministry Meeting this week. Your Peer
Ministers are Adam
Douthwaite, Randee
Garrett,
and Crystal
Berner.
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