The King’s Messenger King of Glory Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCA 6012 River Road Flushing, Michigan 48433

Rev. Bart Muller, Stated Supply Pastor

September, 2018

Proclaiming Christ through Thought,

Word, and Deed!

Pastor Bart Muller

“Stated Supply Pastor”

From the desk of Pastor Muller . . .

Well, summer is almost over, and so we gear up, rise up, and lift up at King of Glory. It is shaping up to

be a busy, busy, busy, time.

Except for October, the sermons for the third Sunday of each month will be Dr. Seuss time: Sept. 16th is

The Cat in the Hat, Oct. 14th, Yertle the Turtle, Nov. 8th will bring The Zax, and Dec. 23, it’s The Grinch.

But wait, there’s more!

On Sept. 17th, Bible Study begins again with a warm-up on the cleansing of Naaman. Then, we will

deal with Paintings of Faith; how paintings can convey great unyielding truths (GUTS). The themes

are, Light and Darkness, Baptism, Coping with Trauma and Loss, Awe and Wonder, Prayer, Divine

Presence, and Strength. After that, during Advent, we will explore the themes of Isaiah’s Advent Lord:

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, and Everlasting Father. But, folks, you haven’t seen anything yet!

Fasten your seatbelts!

On Oct. 6th, we will celebrate the ministry of pets in a special celebration. Bring your pets – furry, scaly,

finned or feathered, for a special blessing. On Oct. 7th, we celebrate our anniversary. The one and only

Bishop Donald Kreiss, your former pastor, will preach. A meal will follow, held here at the church, that

we will share with our brothers and sisters of Messiah, who are celebrating their 60th anniversary. On

Oct. 28th at 10 AM at King of Glory, we will celebrate the continuing Reformation by using Dr. Martin

Luther’s Deutsche Messe (German Mass), followed by a joyous feast.

Don’t forget to celebrate – to come, to help, to be joyful. You have made, and continue to make, a joy-

filled difference in the world – did you know that Pastor Monica Villareal of Salem Lutheran in Flint

was baptized at King of Glory?

Bless you all – Oh, thanks to Ginger and the Spice Girls (you know who you are), the Pastors are still

talking about the great meal you made for them for Pastor’s Conference.

I am in awe of you all.

Humbly,

Pastor Muller

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Income Expenses Over/Under

2018 $ 5,162 $ 1,978 $ 3,184

2017 $ 4,653 $ 4,105 $ 548

Stewardship Reflections

July Attendance & Stewardship

2018 Service

20 mo. avg.

Our

2018 Church Council

Mike Stanton - President………….…....……….…810-399-2322

George Stevens - Vice President

Marlene Juhasz - Secretary

Gene Macey - Treasurer

Council Liaisons

Mike LeBlanc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property

Marlene Juhasz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Education

Sally Wenk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Service

George Stevens and Gene Macey . . . . Stewardship & Evangelism

Felicia Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Congregational Life

Alwen Wenk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Worship & Music

Non-Council Functions

Bob Fairbanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial Secretary

Carl Hansen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bookkeeper

24 mo. avg.

Council

Update

At its most recent

meeting, your church council:

(1) Received official news that Bob Fair-

banks has graciously agreed to succeed

Dave Porter as our “Financial Secre-

tary”! Thank you, Bob!

(2) Learned that we are now in contact

with Pastor Jan Marvar, our synod

Transition Consultant, to begin our

transitional process toward a perma-

nent arrangement for clergy.

(3) Scheduled an interior and exterior fall

clean-up on September 29.

(4) Discussed special events for our 40th

anniversary on October 7, and Refor-

mation Sunday, October 28.

2017 Service

Happy Anniversary!

Connie & Mike Stanton - September 6

Our

Flushing Christian Outreach

Center is asking us to collect and

donate

KLEENEX in September.

(In October it will be dish and hand soap.)

God’s Work with

Our

“Loose Change”

Monthly Collection!

September - Desert Angels

Wow! - We collected $151,72 in August for the Whaley Children’s Center!

Thank you!!!

Please let us know if ANY birthdays or anniversaries

are escaping attention. Thanks!

Bible Studies Resume This

Month!

Our weekly Monday Bible study, with

Pastor Muller, gets underway on

Monday, September 17, at

2:00 p.m.

The Wednesday morning group resumes

on Wednesday,

September 12, at 10:15 a.m.

Come and join us each week this year, on

either Monday or Wednesday, or both

days!

Important Meeting Notice:

Members of our “Transition Team”, for-

merly the “Call Committee”, and Council

members, are asked to attend a meeting

with Pastor Jan Marvar, our Synod’s

“Transition Consultant”, on Sunday, Sep-

tember 9. The meeting will begin as soon

as Pastor Marvar arrives—hopefully right

after worship. At this meeting, Pastor Mar-

var will explain the Synod’s transition pro-

cess, and we will try to arrive at a schedule

for the subsequent meetings that will be

required of the process. It is hoped that all

team members will be able to attend this

important discussion.

* * *

Our “Transition Team” members include:

Bob Fairbanks, Jerry Mooney Mike Stan-

ton, George Stevens, Alwen Wenk, and Sal-

ly Wenk.

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Normally, “God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday is the second Sunday

in September. It is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as Lu-

therans - a congregation, freed in Christ, who wants to serve and

love our neighbor. Since the goal is for our congregation to partici-

pate in a “hands on” community service project, it stands to reason

that ANY date can be used. That being said, the service committee

would like to do several weekly “in gatherings” of socks, personal

hygiene items, beverages, snacks, and recreational items for our

troops. The plan is to pack these items on November 3, to be

mailed out in time for Thanksgiving. We will need parishioner volunteers for the fun

“packing party” - something all of us can do. Please contact me if you are willing to help.

There will also be a sign-up sheet on the Nelson activity room door. Please prayerfully con-

sider how you can help with this project!

- Sally Wenk

Community Service Committee

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Our Flushing Christian Outreach Center

will gladly accept “extra” vegetables from our

gardens during regular business hours (M-T-W-

F, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Thursday 12-30 p.m. -

4:30 p.m.). The Center is in downtown Flushing,

on the northwest corner of McKinley and Elm

Streets.

2019 Church Council

A Nominating Committee, consisting of

Felicia Cook, Mike LeBlanc, and

George Stevens, has been selected to

identify candidates to fill the three

seats on our church council that be-

come vacant in January.

Please let one of them know if you are

interested and willing to take your turn

on our Council.

Our Sunday School resumes on

Sunday,

September 16,

and continues

each first and

third Sunday

thereafter.

Bring kids!!!!

Oh boy!

On Sunday,

September 16, Pastor

Muller plans to continue

his series of fun sermons

related to Dr. Seuss clas-

sics. This one will be

about “you know

who” (see image to the

left).

It’s time for a fall

clean-up - both inside

our church building

and the grounds as

well. We will do some

regular indoor house-

cleaning as well clean flower beds and trim

bushes and shrubs. So there will be tasks that

anybody and everybody can do. Please plan to

pitch in on Saturday, September 29, beginning

at 9:00 a.m. See you there? Thanks!

Many thanks to Mike LeBlanc for

his dedication to the maintenance and

upkeep of our church building. Mike

not only gets things repaired, but he

frequently spends numerous hours be-

hind the scenes cleaning the entire

church !

Many thanks to Betty Wittman,

Ginger Gebhardt and Donna Wit-

tock for the nice lunch on Brother to

Brother Sunday, as well as their tasty

treats each and every other Sunday!

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KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH

6012 RIVER ROAD

Flushing, MI 48433

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

“ I am the way, and the truth,

and the life.”

-John 14:6

King of Glory MINISTRY SCHEDULE – September, 2018

Coffee Hour Hosts:

Sep 2 - Open—Volunteers

Sep 9 - Open—Volunteers

Sep 16 - Open—Volunteers

Sep 23 - Open—Volunteers

Sep 30 - Open—Volunteers

Lectors

Sep 2 - Carl Hansen

Sep 9 - Sharon Holbrook

Sep 16 - Marlene Juhasz

Sep 23 - Felicia Cook

Sep 30 - Mike Stanton

Altar Care:

Sep 2 - Sally Wenk

Sep 9 - Betty Wittman

Sep 16 - Ginger Gebhardt

Sep 23 - Sally Wenk

Sep 30 - Betty Wittman

Ushers: Sep 2 - Carl Hansen

Sep 9 - Sharon Holbrook

Sep 16 - Jerry Mooney

Sep 23 - Dennis Mattis

Sep 30 - Mike LeBlanc

Greeters: Sep 2 - Alwen W. & Donna W.

Sep 9 - Mary G. & Volunteer

Sep 16 - Eleanor I. & Marge S.

Sep 23 - Connie & Mike Stanton

Sep 30 - Sandy & Jerry Mooney

King of Glory Lutheran Church

6012 River Road

Flushing, MI 48433

(810) 732-6990

Counters:

Sep 2 - Carl Hansen

Sep 9 - Sharon Holbrook

Sep 16 - Bob Fairbanks

Sep 23 - Mike Stanton

Sep 30 - Carl Hansen