Family Faith Night Crew Offers Random Acts of Kindness in Muscatine
Our Family Faith Night crew from SOTC, Grace and Zion did random acts of kindness around Muscatine for their October service night. Groups delivered cookies to the fire department, flowers to a memory care unit at a nursing facility, chalked uplifting messages outside Lutheran Living, made cards for shut in members of congregations, and delivered care packages to MCSA. Thanks for doing God’s Work with your hands!
All Saint Day Names for Litany in Worship
Submit by Sunday, October 29
Each year, the church observes All Saints Day – a day to remember saints who have joined the body of Christ through baptism and saints who have gone before us who now rest in peace.
If you have someone you know who has been baptized or who has died in the past year that you’d like remembered during our All Saints Litany in worship, sign up in the narthex or contact Kathy Dunham. That person’s name will be remembered in worship, and those remembering that individual will be invited to come forward and light a candle.
Trunk or Treat
Sunday, October 29
4:00 – 5:30 pm
Do you have your trunk and/or costumes ready?! We’ve got 15 trunks signed up (thanks so much!) but can always use a few more! Those hosting trunks need to be parked at Grace by 3:30pm at the latest.
If you have questions, talk to Colleen Bentz, and/or sign up to host a trunk online. Looking forward to seeing many of you that evening as you host a trunk or participate! Share the news with your friends, neighbors and coworkers!
Calling all bakers and cooks!
Sunday, November 5, 4:00-7:00 pm
We need your help! We still need people to prepare soups (Chicken Noodle, Chili, Potato, Taco, and Vegetable Beef), to bake bread, and to make scrumptious pies. Willing to help? Sign up in the narthex, or email Kathy to see how you could help.
Be sure to spread the news within your circles and invite people to join us! Paper flyers are available in the narthex; online Facebook event can also be shared!
Congregational Budget Meeting
Sunday, November 19 following worship
Each year in the fall, SOTC creates a budget to continue serving in the name of Jesus in the coming year. Our Council is meeting this week to review the proposed 2024 budget, which will then be shared with the congregation on Sunday, November 5.
If you’re looking for a time to discuss the proposed budget and our financial position, Council will host a roundtable discussion following worship on Sunday, November 12. Budget will be voted upon during our Congregational Budget Meeting on Sunday, November 19.
Any questions can be directed to Delene McConnaha, president, or Pastor Aleese.
Zion Soup Supper
Tuesday, November 7, 4:30 – 6:30pm
Join our siblings in Christ for a soup supper meal on Election Day night! Menu is chili, chicken noodle soup, ham sandwiches and desserts. Adults $10; seniors $7; Youth $5, under 5 free. All proceeds support Zion youth programming.
ELCA Good Gift Challenge
Last year, our kids put forth $250 from thier Children’s Sermon fund toward ELCA Good Gifts and challenged the congregation to match that $250. Your gifts support the sustainable development ministries of ELCA World Hunger, which include training, education, resources (and much more) to help the community care for animals and create new market opportunities like starting a small business selling eggs, meat or dairy products.
We will begin collecting donations on Sunday, November 5 and will set up an option to give through Tithely. Begin considering how this initiative can be a part of your end-of-the-year giving!
Sponsor a Poinsettia
Sign up Nov 5 – Nov 26
Our Altar Guild and Worship and Music Teams are looking forward to a meaningful Advent and Christmas season centered around the theme, “How Does a Weary World Rejoice?” To decorate for the season, we’re asking for the congregation to sponsor poinsettias. If you’d like to purchase a poinsettia in honor/memory of a loved one, sign up in the narthex or email the church office beginning Sunday, November 5.