THE ECHO
Newsletter of
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Morganton, GA
Volume 31 No. 12
December 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Shepherd of the Hills:
Christmas Day is not only a holy day, but for many, it is the most ritualistic day of the entire year. That
is certainly the case for me. While the rituals have changed somewhat over the years, the day has an almost
liturgical sense to it --- one of doing the same things each and every year.
From my childhood all the way through college, Christmas Day began with opening stockings and
presents in the morning (but never before 7:00 a.m., as my Mom was not a morning person!). In the early
afternoon, we would drive from our home to my Aunt Elda’s (actually my great aunt, and someone Mae
Werkheiser knew from her past). There we would gather with my grandmother, aunts and uncles, and
cousins, and enjoy a delicious Christmas feast. About 9:00 p.m. or so, we would pile back into the car and head
back home, enjoying the Christmas lights along the way. We would spend a little more time looking over our
Christmas presents and then head off to bed. That was the Kroninger family Christmas liturgy more than
twenty years.
With the passing away of my great aunt and grandmother, that long-held Christmas ritual sadly drew
to a close. However, not too many years later, Allison and Andrew were born, and we started a new family
tradition. Like my former one, it began with children waking up early and then waking up their parents
(though now I was in the role of the one who wanted to sleep in, especially after having led Christmas Eve
services the night before). We would take most of the morning opening up presents, taking time to enjoy each
one rather than unwrapping them as quickly as possible. In the afternoon, we would continue enjoying our
presents while also watching various Christmas movies, eventually sitting down for Christmas dinner. After
dark, we would drive around the area (cat included!) to look at the Christmas light displays. This Kroninger
Christmas tradition lasted nearly twenty years, too.
While I have shared two of my Christmas Day traditions over the years, I hope it will encourage you to
reflect on some of your own. Have you had special rituals you have participated in year after year? How have
your traditions changed over time? What caused some of them to come to an end? Which ones did you pass on
to your children or grandchildren?
Occasionally, circumstances can cause a slight alteration to our Christmas Day traditions, and this year
may be one of them. Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, which I realize could interfere with some people’s family
traditions. I have never served a church that has offered a special Christmas Day service --- and selfishly, I have
liked that fact and never tried to institute one. However, when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, it is different
for me. Sunday has always been a day of worship for me, and while it may disrupt some of my Christmas
traditions, it is a sacrifice I feel compelled to make. After all, since Christmas Day is the one we have set aside
to celebrate the birth of Jesus, spending some time at the church worship him makes good sense.
I realize that not everyone will be able to make it for worship on Christmas Day, but for those who do,
it will be a meaningful service in which we reflect on the birth of our Savior. May you all enjoy a blessed
Advent season, and have a merry Christmas season as well!
^Pastor Jim
LOVE, PEACE AND JOY
Date
Lay Asst
Comm Asst
Lector
Acolyte
Greeters
12/4
B Canady
S Canady
R Kellas
C Longbottom
B & J Williams
12/11
D Richterkessing
V Fredlund
A Mealer
B & C Canady
12/18
M Birkleland
D Richterkessing
M Hulse
K Lee
D & B Clifford
12/24
B Canady
S Canady
M Galloway
C Longbottom
P & K Malone
12/15
S Canady
B Canady
B Kroninger
K Lee
J W & R Porter
Serving your fellow congregants and welcoming our visitors is serving God also. For the above positions, please
contact Sue Canady. Contact Gene Hamaker about serving on the Usher Team and Joy Jiminez about the Altar
Guild. If you are scheduled for a volunteer position and find yourself unable to serve, please contact another
person in the same position and swap with them.
Altar Guild: Kay Burnett, Joy Jiminez and Connie Poole
Usher Captain: JW Porter
Sanctuary Lamp: Sponsored by JW and Ruth Porter in honor of family members
Flowers: 12/4 - Joy Jiminez, thankful for God’s blessings
12/11 - Joyce and Al Klockow
12/18 - JW and Ruth Porter, celebrating their birthdays
12/25 - Bryan and Mary Shaw in memory of our moms
Tim Backus, Lois (Smith) Best, Bill Brown, Don
Carlson & Family, Don Clifford, Rev. Deryck
Durston, Ellie Finch, Catherine Fischer, Mercy
Garcia, Forest & Ellen Greene, Gene Hamaker, Bryan
Jones, Joan Jordan, Robert & Ingrid Kellas and
children, Kim King, Diane Kolb, Pastor Jim
Kroninger, Tim Lauer, Missy Lillard, McLachlan
family, Mike Miller, David Richterkessing, Phil
Reifschneider, Andy Semenak, Daniel Stanton, Les &
Joanne Swenson, Irene Werch, James Witmyer; those
who travel; Pastor Jim & Church Council/Teams; all
affected by severe weather, unrest in the world, and
our FTC Families.
December 2016
Prayer for our Military:
Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands. Protect
them as they protect us.
Bless them and their
families for the selfless acts
they perform for us. Amen.
Leslie Paul Merendina, grandson of Les & Joanne
Swenson in Hawaii; Desi Givens, grandson of Gary
and Karla Lawrence, basic training at Fort Benning.
Special Prayers are needed for our Kellas family –
Robert, Ingrid, Lynn, Sebastian, Aurora and Aeryauna
as they make a move to Maine. This move is made to
allow Robert and Ingrid to care for two members of
their family who have multiple sclerosis. We will
always miss them and wish them well in the care of
their family.
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Little Known Facts about the Lutheran Church
Katharina von Bora
January 29, 1499 - December 20, 1552
We are approaching the
500th anniversary of the posting
of the 95 Theses on the door of
the church in Wittenberg,
Germany, on October 31, 1517.
History recognizes this as the
beginning of the Protestant
Reformation. Many will be
celebrating Martin Luther over the
next 12 months, so we will be a little different and celebrate
his better half, Katharina von Bora. This will be a two-part
article with the second half appearing in the December
newsletter. Many historians acknowledge that Katharina’s
contribution to the Reformation was to keep the household
together during the time of great demand on Martin’s time
and talents. She is also credited with setting the standard
for the “Protestant family life” and setting the tone for clergy
marriages. Luther referred to her as “The Morning Star of
Wittenberg.”
Katharina was born to a family of landed gentry of
Saxony. They were really poor landed gentry. There are
minimal records to verify her birth date or family of origin
but it is believed she was born in Hirschfeld, Germany.
When she was five years old, her father sent her to
a Benedictine Cloister in Brehna for her education. At the
age of nine she moved to the Cistercian Monastery where
her aunt was already living. After many years of religious
life Katharina became interested in the growing reform
movement and grew dissatisfied with life in the monastery.
She found other nuns who were like-minded and she
contacted Luther for assistance in leaving the monastery.
This is a good time to digress and look at the life of a
woman in the 1600s. First there was no joy when a girl
was born into a household. Women had a limited number
of roles and rights in society. This will be very apparent
when we discuss her life after Martin’s death. Women had
few options in life for their future. Occupations suitable
were wife, servant, midwife and a few odd sewing jobs as
tailor or embroiderer. A primary role of women was to have
children who could contribute financially to the household
and share work. They must be versatile and be able to
manage households and the children. They had little or no
education in general. Luther contacted the nun’s families
to see if they were willing to bring them back into their
homes. They were not willing to do so as it was perceived
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to be against canon law and punishable by death to give
sanctuary to those who leave the church. If Luther took on
the escape of these nuns, he had to find homes, marriages
or positions for all 12 nuns. On Easter Eve in 1523, Luther
sent a herring merchant to the monastery under the guise
that he was delivering their regular shipment. Katharina
and her fellow nuns hid themselves among the fish barrels
and made their escape to Wittenberg. Within two years
Luther was able to find homes, employment or marriages
for all the nuns but Katharina. She was housed with Lucas
Cranach the Elder and his wife. It was said that she had
many suitors but non clicked until she told a friend she
would marry either Luther or fellow reformer Nicholas von
Amsdorf. Luther was not in love with her and had no intent
to have a wife. Many colleagues pressured him to put his
money where his mouth was and become a married
clergyman since he advocated for marriage of the clergy.
Katharina chose to marry Luther and they were wed on
June 13, 1525. Katharine was 26 years old and Luther 41.
The couple took up residence in the Black Cloister, a
former dormitory and education institution for Augustinian
Friars. This was given to them as a wedding gift by the
reform-friendly John Fredrick, Elector of Saxony.
..........Continued in January..........
GGGG
Ladies of SHLC, if you have not
already become part of our 4G’s Ladies Bible Study
group, which meets on the second Monday of each
month, please come!
Beginning in January 2017, we will be
celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
by doing a few months studies about Katie Luther,
who was the wife of Martin Luther, our founder of the
Lutheran Church, and it will be taught by Suzanne
Richterkessing.
After that, we will have a Bible Study review
of Luther’s Catechism, which is a nice way of
introducing our members who may not have “grown
up” Lutheran into how the church began, and what
being Lutheran really is all about.
Come and join us for luncheon after the study
time, too! If you have any questions, please contact
Sue Young. Thanks!
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WHAT IS AN ASSOCIATE IN MINISTRY?
Many old ECHOs were found in the home of
Marge Winebrener, a former member, now deceased.
In the ECHO of April 1994, there was an article
entitled “What is an Associate in Ministry?”
“...many of you, even if you’ve been a long
time Lutheran, may not know and may not have been
in a church with an AIM. An AIM is not a minister
and has not been ordained, therefore there are certain
church functions...that an AIM does not perform.
“An AIM has been certified by the ELCA to
function in the parish in a variety of capacities. A
required course of study including theology courses
must be completed along with a personal interview by
the Synod Candidacy Unit. And an AIM is issued a
call, when appropriate.
“The term, AIM, is all encompassing. AIMs
serve in parishes nationally as Youth Directors,
Directors of Music, Organists, Parish Nurses,
Directors of Education, Volunteer Coordinators,
Parish Administrators and the list goes on. Basically
the AIM is a resource to the congregation, a helpmate
for the pastoral staff and an integral and active part of
the ministry of the congregation.”
Got that? Well, good for you. SHLC had an AIM at
that time - 1994. Now who in this congregation do
you think is presently a very active member and was
SHLC’s AIM? Suzanne Richterkessing!
Suzanne Richterkessing has a long history of
church work. A graduate of the Concordia college
system with a degree in religious education, she has
spent 20 years (remember, this was written in 1994)
as a Lutheran day school teacher and administrator.
Add to that, experience as a youth director, christian
education director and parish administrator, and you
will have almost 30 years of work in the Lutheran
church. In her spare time, Suzanne has written a
number of Sunday School and Vacation Bible School
curriculums for Augsburg, the ELCA publishing
house.
Suzanne was our AIM, Suzanne is still a wonder.
Look at the display in the Narthex to see some of the
work Suzanne has done. She is valuable asset to this
church and we hold her up as a shining example of
someone who loves her God and his church. Thank
you, Suzanne!
The Silence
AND THE
SOUND
A Cantata for Christmas
by Heather Sorenson
Sunday, December 18, 2016
5 PM afternoon performance
presented by
Faith Presbyterian Church Choir
56 Mountain Street
Downtown Blue Ridge
Kathy Cardwell, Director of Music
[email protected]
PEACE AND LOVE TO ONE AND ...
THANKSGIVING to one and all. Are you still full
from all the favorite dishes served this day ?? Son
Kevin and wife Katie spent the holiday time with me,
as schedule allowed. Kevin fried a turkey breast with
Greek seasoning and a small whole turkey with Cajun
seasoning. Soooo tasty. the menu included potato
salad, as only Mom can make, Brussels sprouts, the
vegetable of the day, and started with crackers and
crab dip and olive cheese balls. Can't forget pie for
dessert, some time later.
Just wanted to give thanks for all my SHLC
family. Stay well and see you in church.
Peace,
The article goes on to explain what Suzanne
would be doing in SHLC, including assisting Pastor
Reyelts, updating church records, doing the children’s
sermons, and on and on. She was expected to be
Wonder Woman (in my opinion!).
Even after another 22 years has passed since
December 2016
Joy Jiminez
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NEW MEMBERS...
THE REAL MCCOYS...
Roger and Sharon reside in Ellijay, GA.
Sharon is a high school science teacher. Roger is
retired from the Navy. He served on submarines
for 22 years.
Roger is currently enjoying woodworking
occasionally. They have grown children and a
couple of grandchildren. They moved here three
years ago to enjoy the weather and sites of North
Georgia and look forward to Sharon's retirement
days, when they plan to do some camping. They
have two dogs, Maggie and Lucy.
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THE LONGBOTTOMS...
Mona and Doug met on a blind date but
with someone else, so we are living proof that if it
is meant to be - it is meant to be!! We are still
newlyweds of 28 blessed years. We came to
North Georgia to live and work toward retirement
in the beautiful mountains and are very happy to
now be a part of the Shepherd of the Hills family.
Doug and I were married at the Rock of
Ages Lutheran Church by Pastor Bill Corkish in
Stone Mountain. I joined the church there as
Doug and his family had been active members for
many years. We enjoyed 20+ years at our most
recent congregation in Conyers Georgia,
Epiphany Lutheran. As a family we participated
in many education and youth activities over the
years.
While I am originally from the Virginia
mountains and Doug from Indiana, Georgia has
been our home for many years. We lived in
Oxford (near the Conyers area) Georgia where we
raised our two children.
Doug is our IT guy, he loves to work with
programming on the computer. He is currently
employed with Logisticare which is a company
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that provides non-emergency medical transport.
They are a big supporter to the Kidney
Foundation as they transport many in need of
dialysis. I guess you could say I am a
homemaker and caregiver. Most recently I
worked as the director to the preschool at our
church in Conyers. It was my dream job and I
had 80+ children each year you could say I had
adopted as my own.
We are very proud of both of our children.
Our daughter Samantha will graduate from
Kennesaw State University this spring. She is
studying psychology and has a passion for
working with children. Connor is currently living
in Blue Ridge and is planning to attend NGTC
beginning in January.
That is a little about us. We look forward
to getting to know each of you all in the furture.
Thank you for being such a welcoming
community.
Mona Longbottom
------------------------Welcome to the Shepherd of the Hills church
family. Join us in celebrating our God every day.
FYI...BRASSTOWN
BELL RINGERS
For those who enjoyed
hearing the Brasstown Bell
Ringers when they played
for us at SHLC. They will
be playing at the First
United Methodist Church in
Copperhill on Sunday, Dec. 4th at 5:00 p.m. The
church is on Scenic Drive.
They will also be playing at the John C. Campbell
Folk School on Friday, Dec. 9th at 7:00 p.m. in
Brasstown.
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Advent Services Continue
Just a reminder that our midweek Advent services are
underway. The theme for our Wednesday worship is
“How Then Shall We Live? Being the Church During
This In-Between Time.” The remaining schedule is
as follows:
December 7
The Laodicean Church
(Revelation 3:14-21)
December 14
(Revelation 3:7-13)
The Philadelphian Church
December 21
NO Service This Night
On the first two Wednesdays of December, we will
begin with a soup supper downstairs in the Fellowship
Hall at 4:30 p.m. Afterward, at 5:15 p.m., we will
head to the sanctuary for the service. We will again
be using Holden Evening Prayer as our liturgy.
Come join us as we consider how we are to live until
Christ returns.
Christmas Eve Worship
On December 24th at 7:00 p.m., we will gather
together to celebrate the birth of our Lord with our
traditional Christmas Eve worship. During the
service, we will sing many beloved Christmas carols.
We will hear several special anthems shared by our
choir. We will receive God’s gift of his Son as we
share together in Holy Communion, and we will end
our worship by joining together in a service of
candlelight as we sing “Silent Night.” If you are in
the area for Christmas Eve, I hope you will join us for
this most special service. If you have family or
friends joining you for the holdiay, I encourage you to
bring them, as we gather together to worship Jesus --the reason for the season.
Adjusted Schedule for Christmas Day and
New Year’s Day
to our normal Sunday schedule. On both Sundays, we
will gather for worship at our usual time: 10:45 a.m.
However, there will be NO Sunday School either
Sunday. Sunday School will resume on January 8,
when we will be again study Jesus’ Sermon on the
Mount.
THE PARADOX OF
TIME
by Anna Sanders
The measure of time is a constant
Seconds, minutes, hours, days
Quantities beyond one’s control.
How time is used is a choice
To be productive
Or wasteful
Or even unaware.
In youth we live for the future
The beginning of summer
A brand new car
The perfect job
A lasting love.
Clocks are too slow and days seem forever
We taste impatience
Breathe in dreams
Exhale urgency.
In old age our perspective changes
We want more hours
Longer days
Slower minutes.
There is so much irony in the passing of time
For young and old alike.
When it’s slow we want fast
When it’s fast we want slow.
No matter how unfair it may seem
We can’t change time
But time can change us.
Such is the paradox of time.
As I mentioned in the lead article, Christmas Day falls
on a Sunday this year. One week later, we will also
celebrate New Year’s Day on a Sunday. Because of
these two holidays, we are making a slight adjustment
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Anna, a gifted poet, is a former member of SHLC. We
welcome other entries for the ECHO.
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NEWS FROM PAT MALONE...
My company, The PAR Group, is going through a
reorganization and as of December 31, 2016 my
partners will buy out my shares in the company. I will
continue to have a license agreement with the
company and intend to continue my work as a
Business Advisor to small/midsize businesses in the
North Georgia Mountains as well as a Leadership
Mentor to individuals in our area.
Additionally, I am assuming a new part-time
role as the News Director at WJUL/WJRB radio. It
entails attending county, city and school board
meetings in the 4-county area and serving as the cohost of “Mountain Mornings,” a live Monday thru
Friday 7:45 – 8:06 AM news program, with retiring
State Representative Stephen Allison. I will continue
to host the weekend show “This Week in Blairsville”
with all the happenings in Union County.
Patrick T. Malone
1966 vs 2016
1966: Long hair
2016: Longing for hair
1966: KEG
2016: EKG
1966: Acid rock
2016: Acid reflux
1966: Moving to California because it's cool
2016: Moving to Arizona because it's warm
1966: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2016: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
1966: Seeds and stems
2016: Roughage
1966: Hoping for a BMW
2016: Hoping for a BM
1966: Going to a new, hip joint
2016: Receiving a new hip joint
1966: Rolling Stones
2016: Kidney Stones
1966: Screw the system
2016: Upgrade the system
1966: Disco
2016: Costco
1966: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2016: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
1966: Passing the drivers' test
2016: Passing the vision test
December 2016
1966: Whatever.
2016: Depends.
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old
friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many
years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his
birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such
valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the
rain, why the early bird gets the worm, why life isn't always
fair, and how, on occasion, maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial
policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable
parenting strategies (adults, not children are in charge). His
health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned
but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a
six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for
kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using
mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for
reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his
condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked
teachers for doing the job they themselves failed to do in
disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further
when schools were required to get parental consent to
administer aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a
student; but could not inform the parents when a student
became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten
Commandments became contraband; churches became
businesses; and criminals received better treatment than
their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you
couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home
and the burglar can sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after
a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was
hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly
awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his
parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter,
Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by
three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else is to
Blame, and I'm a Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few
realized he was gone. If you still remember him pass this
on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.
Author unknown
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From Karen Backus - served
at November’s GGGGs Bible
Study
Hot Fudge Ice Cream Cake by
Gooseberry Patch
20 ice cream sandwiches
16 ounce Cool Whip, thawed
2 - 12 ounce jars hot fudge topping
Can of Spanish peanuts
Layer 10 sandwiches in 9x13" pan. Spread with ½ of
the Cool Whip
Add 1/3 of the fudge topping (Note: Warming the
open jar makes it easier to spread.)
Sprinkle with 1/2 the peanuts.
Layer the remaining sandwiches, Cool Whip and 1/3
of the fudge topping.
Sprinkle on the remaining nuts.
Drizzle with remaining fudge topping.
Free until firm – about 3 hours. Cut into squares to
serve.
WHAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN
WHEN WE PRAY?
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was
showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large
workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in
front of the first section and said, "This is the Receiving
Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are
received."
I looked around in this area, and it was terribly
busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on
voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over
the world. Then we moved on down a long corridor until we
reached the second section.
The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging
and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the
people asked for are processed and delivered to the living
persons who asked for them." I noticed again how busy it
was there. There were many angels working hard at that
station, since so many blessings had been requested and
were being packaged for delivery to Earth.
Finally, at the farthest end of the long corridor we
stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great
surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing
nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section," my angel
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friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed.
"How is it that there is no work going on here?" I
asked.
"So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive
the blessings that they asked for, very few send back
acknowledgments."
"How does one acknowledge God's blessings? "I
asked.
"Simple," the angel answered. Just say, "Thank
you, Lord."
"What blessings should they acknowledge?" I
asked.
"If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your
back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer
than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in
your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the
top 8% of the world's wealthy, and if you get this on your
own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has
that opportunity."
"If you woke up this morning with more health than
illness.. You are more blessed than the many who will not
even survive this day."
"If you have never experienced the fear in battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the
pangs of starvation... You are ahead of 700 million people
in the world." "If you can attend a church without the fear of
harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and
more blessed than, three billion people in the world."
"If you can hold your head up and smile, you are
not the norm, you're unique to all those in doubt and
despair......."
"Ok," I said. "What now? How can I start?"
The Angel said, "If you can read this message, you
just received a double blessing in that someone was
thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed
than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at
all."
Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you
care to, pass this along to remind everyone else how
blessed we all are..........
ATTN: Acknowledge Dept.
"Thank you Lord, for giving me the ability to share
this message and for giving me so many wonderful people
with whom to share it."
If you have read this far, and are thankful for all that you
have been blessed with, how can you not send it on?
Thank God for everything,
especially all your family and friends.
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Something special for God’s glamourous glitzy gals
in December – a trip to Field of the Woods off Hwy
294 in North Carolina on Tuesday, December 12th.
After seeing the many sights
there, the gals will be
treated to lunch at the
Fredlunds house off Hwy 294
also. Look for more
information in the Gathering area – carpooling,
time, etc.
FUN AND FELLOWSHIP
On Sunday afternoon, Fun and Fellowship will attend
the Blue Ridge Theater’s The Christmas Bench by
Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee. The afternoon play
will be at 2 pm.
It’s almost time to
decorate our church
for Christmas. We’ll
begin by Hanging the
Greens (not the
Greenes, please!) On
Saturday, December
10th at 10 am. Short or
tall, all are welcome to
help decorate the
Chrismon tree and hang the various wreaths. Psst we might also find some cookies and sweet rolls to
eat! Come and join our hanging party.
Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will
certainly change things.
Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts
together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the
mindset of this year's incoming freshmen.
Here's this year's list:
Two men, one older, one younger, sit on a bench
during the Christmas shopping season, waiting for
their wives. As they get to know each other,
Christmas happens around them; the Mall players
present a five minute version of “A Christmas Carol,”
a homeless man tells a bizarre tale, then sings “O
Holy Night,” A Jewish woman, a greeter at the
department store, recites a portion of “A Child’s
Chanukka in Pittsburgh”, and one of the men turns
out to be not quite who we think he is.
Please look for the signup sheet, with information
about the pricing and location. The Community
Theater is always fun.
NEW YEAR’S EVE
BINGO
Yes, it’s going to be time to
ring out the old and ring in
the new, with a shout of “BINGO!” December
31st is the last day of the year and it’s on a
Saturday, so come to church for BINGO and a
short service to praise God. Look for more
information in the Gathering Area.
December 2016
The people who are starting college this fall across the
nation were born in 1998.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing
up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
The CD was introduced 7 years before they were born.
They have always had an answering machine..
They have always had cable.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for
a Camel", or "de plane, Boss, de plane.."
They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J.
R. even is.
Mc Donald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies on
your list. Notice the larger type, that's for those of you who
have trouble reading..
So have a nice day!!!!! It is good to have friends who know
about these things and are still alive and kicking!!!!
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Sundays:
Choir - 9
Sunday School – 9:45
Worship – 10:45
Holy Communion: 12/4, 12/18, 12/24 and
12/25.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
823 Forge Mill Road
Morganton, GA 30560
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEB SITE: SHLCBLUERIDGE.COM
Upcoming Services:
Wednesdays, Meager Meal and Service:
December 7
The Laodicean Church
(Revelation 3:14-21)
December 14
The Philadelphian Church
(Revelation 3:7-13)
December 21
NO Service This Night
December 24th at 7:00 p.m. Traditional Candlelight
Service
Christmas Day, December 25th and New Year’s Day,
January 1st: On both Sundays, we will gather for
worship at our usual time: 10:45 a.m. However, there
will be NO Sunday School either Sunday. Sunday
School will resume on January 8, when we will be
again study Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.