ELCM Iowa News & Notes

News, notes, and other items of interest from our North Iowa mission parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium (ELCM).

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Location: Audubon, Iowa, United States

I have served as Pastor of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa since September 1, 2007. Prior to coming to Audubon, I served as Mission Development Pastor for two ELCM mission stations, Beaver Creek Lutheran Mission, Forest City, Iowa and North Prairie Lutheran Mission, rural Scarville, Iowa from November, 2005-August, 2007.

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Beaver Creek & North Prairie Lutheran Mission Announcements for the Week of September 24th-30th, 2006

This Week @ North Prairie & Beaver Creek:
Tuesday, September 26th Bible Study @ North Prairie, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, September 27th Bible Study @ North Prairie, 6 p.m. (Tenative Site)
Saturday, September 30th Pastor's Day Off
Sunday, October 1st KIOW 107.3 FM Broadcast, 8 a.m. 17th Sunday After Pentecost Worship with Holy Communion @ North Prairie, 9 a.m.

ELCM North Iowa Consolidation Today (September 24th) is the last Sunday ELCM will offer worship services and other church events at the Beaver Creek Church of Heritage Park in Forest City. Effective Sunday, October 1st, we will be consolidating our ELCM North Iowa mission work into one site at the North Prairie Lutheran Church, 45531 170th Avenue, rural Leland, Iowa. There will be one Sunday worship service offered each week at North Prairie at 9 a.m., and two Bible Study opportunities, Tuesday at 10 a.m., or Wednesday at 6 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding ELCM mission activity in northern Iowa, or would like for ELCM to explore mission possibilities in your community, please contact our Pastor.

Furnace Fund We are still raising the necessary funds for the installation of a new heating system for the North Prairie church. This heating system will need to be installed in the near future. Please mark your gifts "Furnace Fund" and either place them in the offering plate on Sunday morning, or mail them to the church office, payable to North Prairie Lutheran Mission. We will hope to have a new heating system selected and installed sometime in October.

Evening Worship Opportunity Coming Soon! Beginning in mid-late October once the new heating system has been instaled, we will begin offering a Wednesday evening worship service each week at North Prairie. The services will begin at 7 p.m. and will utilize various liturgies such as Evening Prayer, Vespers, Responsive Prayer, and Holy Communion. Holy Communion will be celebrated at least twice per month and all major festivals for the Wednesday services. There will be a different sermon preached at the midweek services than at our regular Sunday morning services. During the Advent season in December, these services will be our midweek Advent services with a special Advent sermon series. Invite your friends, neighbors, and coworkers who may not otherwise be able to join us on Sunday morning to join us for worship on Wednesday evenings. We will do this on a trial basis until the end of December, and then evaluate the response.

If you wish to learn more about our denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium (ELCM), visit www.elcm.org

To learn more about North Prairie Lutheran Mission, visit www.elcmiowa.org/northprairie