Sunday, October 18, 2026
In God’s Economy: Wk 1
ONLINE & IN-PERSON WORSHIP AT 9AM
Sunday bulletin: 10.18.2026.pdf
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Weekly Calendar
Friday, October 16
10:30 a.m. Visitation for Sharone Rustad
1:00 p.m. Celebration of Life for Sharone Rustad
Sunday, October 18
9:00 a.m. Worship/Communion – Acoustic Worship
10:00 a.m. Coffee/Fellowship
10:00 a.m. No Sunday School-MEA
Monday, October 19
5:30 p.m. Worship & Music Team
Tuesday, October20
9:30 a.m. Bible Study in Heritage Room
11:30 a.m. Exercise
3:00 p.m. Vets Home Worship
Wednesday, October 21
9:30 a.m. Traditions worship
10:15 a.m. Park Lane worship
6:00 p.m. WOW Night/Pumpkin Decorating
7:15 p.m. Council
Thursday, October 22
11:30 a.m. Exercise
Sunday, October 25
9:00 a.m. Worship
10:00 a.m. Pumpkin Fundraiser voting/Trunk or Treat
Worship Assistants in October
Acolytes
4 Braelynn Dierkes/Charlie Every
11 Hayden Fischer
18 Sawyer Johnson/Taylor Kerns
25 Lily Ledin
Computer
4 Jezlyn Finseth/Madeline Olstad
11 Easton Grabau/Jimmer Harstad
18 Hudson Larson/Wesley Keune
25 Harper Pickett
Lectors
4 Traci Corson
11 10th graders
18 Jenna Pederson
25
Altar Guild….Karen Trende/Andrea Hellickson/Brenda Reicks
Ushers……Mark Eickhoff/Jodi Eickhoff/Jim Baker/Lisa Baker
Communion Assistants
October 4…………Katie Harstad/Dena Mathison/Darrel Olson
October 18………………….Andy Bunge/Sue Hager/Jen Pickett
*WOW Night & Pumpkin Decorating – Wednesday, October 21st at 6pm. Youth in grades 10-12 are invited to join the Confirmation class for a meal and then we will be decorating pumpkins for the Pumpkin Fundraiser on Oct. 25th, when the congregation will vote for their favorites! CONGREGATION: you are invited to vote for your favorite pumpkin with monetary donations after worship on the 25th.
*TRUNK or TREAT – Sunday, October 25th in Christ Lutheran’s Parking Lot, 10-11 am.
Needed:
Decorated Trunks! – There are trunk themes, including Bible related ideas for theme trunks, on the internet.Sign up in the Narthex.
Candy – Halloween candy for trick or treaters! Please bring candy to church prior to October 20 and drop it off in the box in the Narthex or with Amanda in the office.
*November Book Read – Join us as we read “Boys in the Light”, a powerful true story tracing two parallel journeys in WWII: Eddie Willner, a Jewish teenager surviving Auschwitz, and 23-year-old Elmer Hovland, from Luverne MN, leading Company D of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division. Eddie, his friend, and father; Elmer, and young American soldiers confront the brutal realities of war. Their paths meet in a single unforgettable moment when two emaciated boys step out of the woods, revealing the horrors the tankers had been fighting against. Written by Nina Willner, granddaughter of Eddie, this moving account invites us to reflect on courage, survival, and the resilience of the human spirit. Discussion will be on Thursday, November 19, 6:30 pm at Nancy Hengeveld’s home. All are welcome. Come for thoughtful conversation and shared reflection.
*ATTENTION LEFSE AND FLATBREAD BAKERS! It is time again to bake our lefse for our Craft and Bake Sale. Our first bake day is planned for Saturday, November 7, starting at 8 am in the Fellowship Hall/Kitchen. We’re looking forward to a great turnout and making plenty of lefse. For those preparing lefse, please incorporate the flour and shape into balls before arriving at the church. We also will be making flatbread that day and could use extra help. Please bring tins if you have them. All are welcome! If you have questions, feel free to contact: Joyce Every, 507-951-1345, joycekevinevery@gmail.com (lefse) or Linda Wolfe, 952-807-5214,
lwolfe609@gmail.com
*Fall Clean Up Day at the Church– Saturday, November 21st from 8am – 11am. We will have some cleaning supplies on hand but volunteers are welcome to bring their own. We will be cleaning windows, doors, wiping down/ dusting tables and other misc. items. We will also be doing a Spring Clean Up, date TBD.
*Fall Communion Instruction– (For children younger or older than 5th grade). If you and your child discern they are ready for Holy Communion, register using this QR code and pick up the Holy Communion workbook from Pastor Kris. Parents and children complete the lessons together at home.
*4 WAYS YOU CAN GIVE TO CHRIST LUTHERAN*
- 💵Cash & Check. Feel free to bring your gift to any worship service or mail it directly to the church office. Checks can be made payable to Christ Lutheran Church. Giving envelopes are available from Amanda in the church office.
- 🏦 Bill Pay Through Your Bank. (no fees incurred, recurring giving option) You can set up automatic payments through your bank’s bill pay system. Just add our church as a payee and designate your gift amount and frequency. You may set this up as a recurring payment.
- 🌐 Online Giving Through Tithe.ly. (fees apply, you may choose to cover them or not). Visit our giving page at give.tithe.ly.com and give a one-time donation or set up recurring gifts.
- 📱 Text-to-Give. (fees apply, you may choose to cover them or not). Text **GIVE** to (844) 935-2668 and follow the instructions to quickly and securely give from your mobile phone.
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CHURCH FINANCIALS:
Weekly budget ——— $4,505.00
Oct 11 offering ———– $3,946.00
YTD budget for 39 weeks —-$184,705.00
YTD offering for 39 weeks —$163,771.00
Deficit of ——— –$20,934.00
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DATES TO REMEMBER
- Sunday, October 18 – deadline to register for Fall Communion instruction
- Tuesday, October 20th, – ELCA Youth Gathering Registrations Due
- Wednesday, October 21st, 6pm – WOW night/Pumpkin Decorating,
- Sunday, October 25th – 9am, Worship; 10am,Trunk or Treat in parking lot
- Sunday, Nov 1, 9am – All Saints worship/Holy Communion
- Sunday, Nov 7, 8am – Lefse Bake Day
- Sunday, Nov 18, 9am – Stewardship Celebration Worship with Farmer Market Ramblers/Sunday School kids sing
10/16 Tris Tollefson
10/18 Lavern Moger
10/19 Kathy Fishbaugher, Wayne Dreier, Brad Leathers; Andrew & Jenna Pederson – Anniv.
10/20 Josie Corson
10/21 Susan Dale
10/22 Natalie Ledin; Kurt & Brenda Reicks – Anniv.
Please keep in your prayers….
the Pickett family after the loss of Colin’s mom, Arlouene
the family of Sharone Rustad
Jacob Johnson
Ella Ristau
Arlene Bakalyar, who is at Harmony Care Center
Arnie Keene, who is at Harmony Care Center
Mary Lou Hansen, who is at Harmony Care Center
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Ila Mae Olstad, who is at The Bluffs of Preston
Barb Barrett, who is at The Bluffs of Preston
Helen Haugerud, who is at Traditions
Linda Hahn Smith, who is at Traditions
Dick Behnke, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Arlen Kiehne, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Val Christensen, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Jim Fossum, who is at The Fillmore Place
Fred Nagle, Chatfield Care Center
Bridget Case