WEEK OF NOV 25 - DEC 1, 2018 CELEBRATIONS

Joel Frago Nov 20 Rakel Tangvald Dec 1

“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.”

Philippians 1:3

OFFERING & ATTENDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2018

GENERAL OFFERING Budget: $ 7,932.00 Actual Received: $ 6,858.45

WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 8:00 a.m. Divine Service 45 10:30 a.m. Divine Service 78

BSLC CALENDAR Nov 25- Dec 2, 2018

Sunday, Nov 25 8:00 a.m. Divine Service T

9:15 a.m. Fellowship Hour 10:30 a.m. Divine Service T

Monday, Nov 26 10:00 a.m. Ladies Bible Study

Tuesday, Nov 27 10:30 a.m. ELC Chapel 1:30 p.m. ELC Chapel 5:30 p.m. Stephen Ministry Meeting

Wednesday, Nov 28 8:30 a.m. Front door security installed - use back door to enter & exit the church 10:30 a.m. ELC Chapel

Thursday, Nov 29 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice 5:30 p.m. Knitting Group at Druckhammers 6:30 p.m. BSLC serves dinner to Cup of Cool Water

Friday, Nov 30

Saturday, Dec 1 8:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study

Sunday, Dec 2 8:00 a.m. Divine Service T

9:15 a.m. Christian Education 10:30 a.m. Divine Service T

11:45 a.m. Advent Soup Prep & Christmas Decorating & Cookie Party

T Indicates Holy Communion will be served.

UPCOMING EVENTS HERE AND THERE

Dec 18 @ 6:30 pm ELC Advent Program

Jan 6 Sunday School Epiphany Program

**See additional information in this bulletin

# See additional information on the white board in the Fellowship Hall

To see the full calendar visit: www.beautifulsaviorspokane.org/

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PRAYER REQUESTS

I f you would like to submit a prayer request, contact Debbie Swartz at 9 9 8 - 9 2 0 8 o r daswartz@msn.com.

CPR/FIRST AID TRAINING BSLC will be offering a CPR/First Aid class on Jan 7 at 5:30 pm in the fellowship hall. The cost is $20 per person. I f you are interested in attending, please notify the office.

ADVENT & CHRISTMAS AT BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sunday Dec 2 • 8:00 am - Divine Service T • 9:15 am - Christian Education • 10:30 am - Divine Service T

• 11:45 am - Advent Soup Prep & Christmas Decorating & Cookie Party

Wednesday, Dec 5 • 5:30 pm - Soup Supper & Advent

Wreath Making • 6:30 pm - Holden Evening Prayer T Sunday Dec 9 • 8am - Divine Service T • 9:15 am - Christian Education • 10:30 am - Divine Service T Wednesday, Dec 12 • 5:30 pm - Soup Supper & Advent

Family Craft • 6:30 pm - Holden Evening Prayer T Sunday, Dec 16 • 8 am - Divine Service T • 9:15 am - Christian Education • 10:30 am - Matins T

Wednesday, Dec 19 • 5:30 pm - Soup Supper & Advent

Family Craft • 6:30 pm - Holden Evening Prayer T Sunday, Dec 23 • 8 am - Divine Service T • 9:15 am - Christian Education • 10:30 am - Divine Service T Monday, Dec 24 • 5 pm-Lessons & Carols & Candlelight T • 7 pm-Lessons & Carols & Candlelight T

Tuesday, Dec 25 • 10 am - Divine Service T Sunday, Dec 30 • 10:30 am - Divine Service T

To d a y i s t h e fi r s t d a y t h a t t h e Congregational Survey from the CALL COMMITTEE has been made available. As we move ahead with the call process for our next pastor, we want to take the time to reflect on where we have been, examine where we are, and plan for where we believe God is guiding us next. The Call Committee is committed to taking the results of this survey seriously as we prepare to meet with pastoral candidates. We ask you to prayerfully and diligently join us in the important work of self-examination here before us.   Print copies are available in member mailboxes in the Fellowship Hall, and digital copies will be emailed out at noon today. Additional print copies or digital access can be requested in the church offic e . We a r e r e q u e s t i n g t h a t responses be returned within the next two weeks, by Sunday, December 9. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mark Kinney, Call Committee Chair, or the church office.  

THIS WEEK IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

For those students who attend Sunday School

today, we are beginning our winter unit, entitled  "God Sends His Son to Save Us." With thanksgiving we hear the story of "The Birth of John Foretold." For as Jesus said in Luke 16:16, "The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached." 

Heartfelt thanks from all at Cup of Cool Water for the many wonder ful b l a n k e t s a n d o t h e r

accessories donated to help keep Cup's youth a bit more comfortable as the weather gets colder.  Know your kind generosity is a huge blessing to God's work downtown!  :)

ADVENT FELLOWSHIP

As Lutherans we have a long tradition of gathering together for a fellowship meal of soup and bread before midweek prayer services. It’s a tradition worth retaining but in the hustle of everyday life, it can prove challenging. This year we are trying something new.

• We are looking for your favorite recipes! If you have a recipe for a delicious soup you would like to share with your fellow parishioners, submit it to either Jackie or Kim TODAY! With your suggestions, we will make some menus and do the shopping.

• On December 2 after second service, we are hosting a work party to assemble soups for the midweek meals. All are welcome! Man, woman, young, & old - we can chop, sauté, measure and assemble our shared midweek meals.

• On the Wednesdays of Advent, (Dec. 5, 12, 19) we will have the soups going in crockpots at the church ready for our meal together that evening.

Mark your calendars and

dig out your recipes!

After the triumphant return of the Christmas Store last year, we are eager to get started collecting items for this year's store. We are collecting new, gently used, or handmade items for children to purchase as Christmas gifts for their family and friends. We are also collecting quart-sized canning jars to be used for cookie mixes. Shoppers will include ELC and congregation children. We need gifts for parents, grandparents, and siblings. If you have a donation to make, just leave it by the office for the ELC. Thanks, as always for your support!

KOINONIA BOOKSTORE

CHRISTMAS CARDS AVAILABLE FOR SALE

The Koinonia Bookstore is located on the east wall of the Fellowship Hall. Items for sale are on the counter. KOINONIA is the Greek word for fellowship. The Koinonia Bookstore is predominantly a greeting card ministry. It provides the “family” at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church the means to support each other in times of celebration, times of sorrow and times of encouragement. When we remember others in the gifting of a card we are in fellowship with them. All proceeds from the Koinonia Bookstore sales are returned directly back to the Bookstore to purchase additional merchandise. Questions or comments please contact Candy Tusler at 245.3433 or ctusler2@aol.com.

The 2019 Offering Envelopes are here! Check your mail box in the fellowship hall. Some of you will have a new envelope # for next year; if you have questions or did not get a box of envelopes and would like one, let Janie know.

Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.

Proverbs 3:9-10

I am looking for someone who can work in the office in the mornings from Jan 26-Feb 1 and Feb 4-8. We have coverage for the afternoons already and most of the regular work will be done before I go on vacation. If you can help even one morning, that will be helpful. Call me, 7 4 7 - 6 8 0 6 , o r e m a i l m e , office@beautifulsaviorspokane.org, if you would be willing to help.

Blessings, Janie

Once again the Worship and Music C o m m i t t e e , w i t h P a s t o r P a c e ’s concurrence, has had to make a decision regarding the locations of the flags and t h e b a p t i s m a l f o n t ( e s p e c i a l l y recognizing safety issues). The flags will be at the front with the American flag on the left of the Pastor’s bench and the Christian flag on the right of the Acolyte’s bench. The font will be in front of the pulpit. The committee respectfully asks that individuals not move such items on their own.