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Weekly News/Announcements
February 5, 2012
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Congratulation to Wyatt Anthony Goodier as he becomes a brother in Christ today, Februay 5, 2012. His parents are Joe and Danielle Goodier. His sponsors are Nick & Molly Goodier. Living Well - In John 4, Jesus famously encounters a Samaritan women at a well and shares with her that those who drink of his water will never thirst again, it will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life. During our sermon series on Living Well we will be working on some practical ways in which we might drink of this living water through living a balanced life. Strengthened by the waters of our baptism we strive to balance vocational, physical, financial, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being so that we might discover spiritual well-being for the sake of sharing the wellness found in Christ with others. In the gathering area is information from previous weeks of our sermon series in case you missed a Sunday. So far we talked about “Vocational Well-Being” and asked people , “How might you nurture or live out your vocation in the coming weeks?”; “Physical Well-Being” and asked people, “What are you willing to commit to over the next 4 weeks to nurture your physical well-being?”; “Financial Well-Being” asking, “What will you commit to over the coming weeks to live financially well?” Join us this week as we talk about “Intellectual Well-Being.” Do Couples with Great Marriages get there by luck? We don't think so. We believe anyone can have a loving, healthy marriage. You just need certain tools. The Marriage Course is for any couple who wants to invest in their relationship; whether you have been together one or 61 years, and whether you have a stong relationaship or are struggling. The seven session course is set in a fantastic atmosphere. Enjoy a candlelit meal including dessert at a romantic table for two while listening to practical talks that are inspiring and fun, played on DVD. There is never any group work and you will never be asked to share anything about your relationaship with anyone other that your partner. PLEASE join us for seven "Date Nights" beginning Friday, February 17, at 6:30 p.m. Registration available through the church office or here on the website. Registration Fee is $125.00 and due by Sunday , February 12, which includes seven dinners for two and class materials. Join us Saturday, February 11, from 10:00 am - Noon to bake bars for hospitality. If you can’t make it, please donate boxes of vanilla or spice cake mix or empty ice cream buckets. You also invited to bake at home. We can give you the recipes and provide the ingredients. Please sign up in the Gathering Area, call Melissa at 715-941-4059 (home) or 320-291-8156 (cell) or email melissa.bisila@concordusa.com. If you have a recipe that you would like to submit, please forward it to the church office. We are asking members and friends of ELC to contribute things that can be auctioned via a silent auction March 18-28 to support missionary work in Japan. Please consider what you can provide that someone else would like to bid on and buy for themselves or as an Easter gift for someone. You can contribute gift items, crafts, or baked goods; you can offer tickets to events, meals in restaurants or your home; or you can offer services from sewing on buttons to shoveling snow. Use your creativity, and think of how you can offer something for the common effort. The auction will work as follows! The auction will be set up on March 16/17 , so please bring your items in to church by Wednesday, March 14. Please plan to be part of worship on those Sundays and Wednesdays to put in an offer or two or three! The final bids will be settled by the beginning of the Lenten worship on March 28. The highest (last) bidder takes the item. Things may be paid for and taken home immediately after worship that evening or as soon as possible thereafter from the church office. Thank you in advance for your gifts! Please join us for Bible Study on February 8th at 9:00 am. Session 6 of our study of Mark is entitles “Tough Questions” and the theme is verse is Mark 10:49. Join us for an interesting study led by Pastor Dawn. Join the New Caretakers Group. Are you caring for someone (a spouse, a parent or someone else with special needs) and in need of support yourself? This is important work you are called to and we would like to help support you. On Sunday, February 19 we will be meeting to discuss forming such a group. Please join us even if you're not sure you want to commit to this group, so we can talk about the most helpful form of support for you. We will meet on Sunday, February 19 at 10:45 am in a Sunday school classroom at the front of our worship area for a short meeting.
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