Eye glasses are needed for Panama. Please bring your unused glasses to the office.
If you are hospitalized, have someone call the church office (382-3601) so the pastors may visit you.
Please……. Pick up your dishes in the Kitchen!
If you have announcements for the bulletin please have them to the office by 4:00 p.m Mondays.
Food Pantry needs donations.
Our number of people needing assistance increases every week. Items may be dropped off at the office. Monetary donations are also needed.
Reminder to turn in your Quillan’s receipts.
Only Quillin’s receipts for July, August, September 2010
may be placed in the container on the
credenza in the Narthex or bring to the office.
The money we receive goes toward Sunday School treats. We also need monetary donations for treats our funds are low.Fair Trade Coffee
Is available in the Office.
You may make prayer requests to the Prayer Chain by calling June Holm at 382-4491 or Margaret Steffen at 382-4065, or by emailing Lilly Womeldorf at elwomel@gmail.com
or 382-5967.
Lost and Found Box
is now located in the Credenza in the Narthex. Please check there for lost items.
Decorah Lutheran Church Mission Statement
The mission of Decorah Lutheran Church, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), is to empower worshipping individuals in daily living through confession, forgiveness and the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion. Our purpose is to nurture and strengthen faith in God and Jesus Christ through education, worship and service in our community, our congregation, our families, and ourselves, in an atmosphere of reverence, respect, and fellowship so that all are strengthened and united toward serving God and all creation.
Join us for worship!
Summer Worship Schedule:
(Starts May 29)
Saturday 5:30 p.m. (Communion on 2nd and 4th Sat.)
Sunday 8:30 a.m.
(Communion on 1st & 3rd Sun.)
Coffee & fellowship at 9:40 a.m. Sunday in the Social Hall.
Norse/English
Worship Service
Saturday, July 24th at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 25th at 8:30 a.m.
During the school year : Sunday 8:30 a.m. Traditional Service
Sunday
10:45 a.m. Contemporary Service
Sunday Education Hour- 9:40 a.m.
Coffee & fellowship at 9:40 a.m. in the Social Hall. Map to Decorah Lutheran Church
Welcome New Members: Dave Jackson, Peter and Erica Lea & Kirsten.
Getting to Know ELW Better
8th in a 12 part series
Prayers are an important part of our new hymnal. A new three-year cycle of Prayers of the Day offers fresh ways of connecting the biblical and liturgical context of every Sunday and festival. The prayers of the Day appear as a separate section on pp. 18-63. Prayers for Worship are printed on pp. 64-71 and Additional Prayers relating to Worship, the Church, Congregational Life, Mission, Civic Life, Government, Nations, Social Ministry, Stewardship, Creation, Life Passages, Daily Life, Healing, and Spiritual life are printed on pp. 72-87. Consider using some of these for your private devotions or when leading devotions for your family or a small Group.
Dawn Deines Christensen made 50 Prayer Pebbles for Dennis Wohlteil to take to Kandahar when he was on leave from the military in April.
The following is an email (dated July 1, 2010) to Pat Gjere who had asked Dennis if he could take Prayer Pebbles back with him.
Thanks for the message. I was able to get them back with me. I got back to Kahdahar on April 19th. I was going to take them to chapel on Sunday but on Thursday, our Command Sergeant Major collapsed in the hall way of our billets. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
I gave the pebbles to our chaplain’s assistant who talked to all of our Soldiers and distributed one to every member of our unit as a remberance to the CSM and to pray for his family. These pebbles are displayed on most desks in our office building as well as on the night stands of unit Soldiers.
A special thanks to Dawn for the effort and the special gift to the 649th RSG unit members.
The Soldiers all say thanks, and have in their memory and prayers the fallen.
God Bless to all at Decorah Lutheran.
Dennis Wohlfeil
SGM
USAR
Please keep in your prayers those now serving in the armed services.
Chance Cunningham, Jason Brown, Brian Timp, Barry Timp, Paul Anderson, Trinity Leuschow, Travis Henzler, Abraham Barr, Tom Laybourn, Ryan Tangen, Dennis Wohlfeil, Thomas Severson, Christopher Severson.
(If you have a loved one in the service please contact the office so we can add them to our prayer list.)
Register now for theAugust 28 seminar with Harry Wendt.
Financial Peace University
September 19th thru November 28 at
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Sunday evenings in
Decorah Lutheran Fellowship Room
Steve Hildebrand will be the presenter.
Registration forms are available
in the Church Office.
Veggie Sharing Table
We have placed a table in the foyer
If you have extra veggies and would like to share with others, please place them on the table.
Aase Haugen Homes
Ice Cream Social Sunday August 22
3:00-6:00 p.m.
(Main Dining Room)
School Supplies Needed
Junior Girl Scout Troop 253 is conducting a community service project to collect new or good used school supplies which will be distributed by the NEICAC Family Service Office to families in need. A box is in the Narthex for these supplies.
All 3 yrs -12th grade
Sunday School students are invited to worship August 14 &15th for a “Blessing of the Backpacks”.
Bring your backpacks full of your school supplies.
All members who are school personnel you are also invited to join the students.
Bell Choir Director needed for next fall:
This is a paid position.
Please call the
office at
382-3601 for an application.
Bring in your old cell phones and ink cartridges, to the church office….we recycle them for cash.
The cash goes to Sunday School Snacks.
Haiti Earthquake Relief
Our help is needed to bring relief and continued hope for our brothers and sisters in Haiti. Your gifts to ELCA International Disaster Response, designated for Haiti Earthquake Relief, will be used entirely (100 percent ) for immediate relief and ongoing recovery in Haiti.
Your prayers and generous gifts will make a life-saving difference. Please give today at www.elca.org/haitiearthquake (click here)
or if you prefer, please make checks to:
Decorah Lutheran Church
(note: 'Earthquake Relief' on your check's memo)
All 3 yrs -12th grade