Confirmation Fall Service Project . . .

This fall, Salem’s Confirmation youth are partnering with Jefferson School in DeKalb to help provide a healthy midmorning snack for children whose families cannot afford to do so.

Items needed for this project include:
Animal Crackers Goldfish Crackers
Teddy-Grahams Raisins
Pretzels
Small Snack Sized Zip-Lock Baggies

Confirmation students will use the supplies you provide and spend the evening of October 13th making up snack bags for our little friends at Jefferson School. Each class has up to 28 children. We are hoping to provide enough snacks for a lot of children for many days! For more information contact the church office 815/895-9171.

Interested in Membership at Salem?

A new member dinner (with ample time for conversation and questions) will be held on Sunday, October 17, from 5-7pm.  Dinner and child care will be provided.  If you plan to attend, please call the church office at 815-895-9171.

New members will be received and celebrated at the 10:30am worship service on Sunday, October 24.  A welcome to new members will take place in the Fellowship Hall at 9:15am.

God’s Gift: Our Response

How Do We Be Faithful In These Uncertain Times?

Sunday, October 3 - 9:15 am
All members of Salem’s congregation are invited to attend an intergenerational Stewardship Event on Sharing. Featuring an episode of “Davey & Goliath,” participants will consider together what it means to share from what God has given us.

Sundays, October 10 & 17 at 9:15 am The conversation will continue focusing on March 2009 articles from The Lutheran which dealt with the economic crisis we are still in the midst of. (Pick up a copy in advance --- they’re available in the Welcome Center.) All of these events will be held in Salem’s Fellowship Hall.

Salem’s 2010 Confirmation Pie fundraiser has begun!

Confirmation students are once again selling pies as their Fall Fundraiser!

Place an order with any of our students today! Students will be available to take your order in the Welcome Center before and after worship services on the following dates: September 25/26 October 2/3 October 9/10 October 16/17 October 23/24 October 30/31 Pay for the pies at the time you place your order. Checks should be made payable to Salem Lutheran Church. Orders can be placed through Sunday, October 31.

Pies will be delivered on Saturday, November 20. If you have any questions, please contact: Paul Sheldon, Pie Coordinator (815/558-2565) or Judy Waterfield, Confirmation Manager (815/751-4062).

News from LOMC

Coming Up . . . All are cordially invited to the Hospitality Hour this Sunday morning, September 26 (9:15-10:15 a.m.) Brittany Sheldon and Emilee Thumm will be speaking about their experiences as Counselors at the Lutheran Outdoor Ministry Center (LOMC) in Oregon this summer. Both young women got rave reviews from experienced Counselors. Don’t miss hearing their great reports.

SCRIP IS BACK ! …

SCRIP IS BACK ! …
Due to its past success, Salem Youth Group will again be raising funds for the upcoming year through these easy-to-use gift cards. Simply look through the list of restaurants and retailers for places you normally eat or shop, and order gift cards through this program.
You purchase gift cards at face value and the Youth receive a portion of each gift card. It’s a bargain for everyone.
Examples: each $25 meal at Applebee’s or Pizza Hut earns SYG $2. Each $10 Bath & Body Works purchase earns us $1.30, and every $25 Old Navy gift card gives us $2.25. It is amazing how it all adds up! There is something for everyone.
Order forms available in the Welcome Center.
ORDERS DUE in the Welcome Center by Noon October 10. Pickup the weekend of October 25/26. Questions? Contact Lauri 815/895-8416.

Have you ever wanted to dig deep into scripture?

Have you ever wanted to dig deep into scripture?
Do those Old Testament books overwhelm or intimidate you?
Have you ever wondered where and how God’s people of old experienced God’s grace?
Then this class is for you!
Beginning on Monday, October 4 and continuing through Monday, November 15, we will work our way through the entire Old Testament together. Class will be held in Fellowship Hall beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Sign up in the Welcome Center to reserve a copy of the book, An Introduction to the Old Testament by Walter Brueggemann, which will guide our learning. The cost of the book is $20. (Please see Pastor Janet if this would be a hardship or prevent you from participating.)

God’s Gift: Our Response

Please join your child on Sunday, October 3 for a special Stewardship Presentation of

“Davey and Goliath: The Big Apple.”

Immediately after the Sunday School Opening in the Sanctuary at 9:15 a.m., all students and their families will travel to Fellowship Hall to view a presentation of Davey and Goliath and learn together about sharing. This promises to be a fun event for all ages.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Sunday Night Thing ...

The Sunday Night Thing ...

Salem Youth Group

September 26 — October 24

Meeting times are Sundays - 7:00 p.m. unless another time is noted.

No meeting on October 31.

Questions? Contact Julie Grendahl 815-761-3714

Julie.g@comcast.net

Prayers for Healing Offered at Salem

During our regular 5pm and 8am services the weekend of October 9-10, those gathering for worship will be invited to join in prayers for healing for one another, for ourselves, for the larger community, and for the world.  These services are an affirmation of God's concern for the whole person and God's yearning for wholeness for our physical, emotional, spiritual, and relational beings.

We understand that God's healing comes to us in many forms and that healing is sometimes different from a "cure," for our experience tells us that we many be gravely ill and still be more "whole" than we have ever been in our faith, in our relationships, in our values.  As we come together to pray for God's healing, we seek it in all of its forms.