Inviting All Apostles Lutheran Church

200 Kingsway Road, Brandon, FL 33510

Phone: 813-689-2571 FAX: 813-653-4919

www.apostleslutheran.net

October 11, 2015 Call the church office if you have questions about any of Apostles’ ministries.

Our Mission: to be and make disciples for Christ

20th Sunday after Pentecost

Amos 5:6-7, 10-15

Psalm 90:12-17

Hebrews 4:12-16

Mark 10:17-31

October 4, 2015

9:00 AM 10:30 AM

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3rd Grade Bible

Presentation on

Sunday, October 18th

Each year we present Bibles to our 3rd grade

students that have favorite scriptures highlighted

by Apostles’ congregation. The Bibles are available

in the Narthex. Please take the time to highlight

your favorite passage in all of the Bibles.

This is the LAST Sunday to mark

your Scripture!!!

This year, ECHO will once again partner with area churches, Apostles included,

for the Annual Brandon Gift of Hope.

Apostles is tasked with helping provide 8,000 cans of vegetables! There are

boxes in the Narthex to collect our offerings. Please bring in canned

vegetables of all types. Last year we collected over 1,800 boxes of Jiffy Corn

Bread mix. We would like to match that with the canned vegetables.

All Saints Day Banner Panels

The panels for All Saints Day are on a table outside the Narthex through Sunday,

October 25. You are invited to write the names of your loved ones who have passed

away on the panels. This is done in Remembrance of them. NO PETS PLEASE

The banners will be used on All Saints Day, Sunday, November 1st.

On October 24th, Apostles will experience

“Geocaching 101” & a Picnic at Dover Trails.

If you have never been geocaching, it is modern day

treasure hunting!

It is a fun way to spend a fall day enjoying nature.

This day is for everyone! No experience necessary.

Mark your calendar and watch for more details.

Fundraiser for James Davis, October 30th

On Friday, October 30 there will be a collective Effort of

Love for a five year old boy living with cancer, James

Davis. There will be games, food, music, vendors & visitors

from the fire station. There is something for everyone;

come out to work and play!

Matt Pilarski is organizing this event and needs the help of

as many hands as possible on that day .

Confirmands are encouraged to sign up for their service hours.

Look for the signup sheet in the breezeway.

Sunday, Oct. 11:

WORSHIP at 8:45 AM & 10:45 AM

Christian Education Hour, 9:45 AM (see schedule)

Confirmation, 9:45 AM (NT)

Community Outreach Mtg. , 9:45 AM (Vestry)

Monday, October 12:

Pack 110, 7:00 PM (TH)

Tuesday, October 13:

M.O.W. 9:00 AM (TH)

Council Meeting, 7:00 PM (Vestry)

BSA Troop 110, 7:30 PM (TH)

ICHTHUS, 7:30 PM (WC)

Wednesday, October 14:

Hallelujah Quilters, 9:30 AM (NT)

Confirmation, 6:30 PM (TH)

5th & 6th grade Bible Study, 6:30 PM (GR)

Youth Group, 7:30 PM

Thursday, October 15:

Keenagers, 11:45 AM (TH)

Bell Practice, 6:00 PM (Sanctuary)

GS Daisy Troop, 6:00 PM (PS)

GS Troop 346, 7:00 PM (NT)

Gloria Dei Choir, 7:00 PM (MR)

Stephen Ministry, 7:00 PM (Vestry)

Sunday, Oct. 18:

WORSHIP at 8:45 AM & 10:45 AM

3rd Grade Bibles presented during both

Worship services

Christian Education Hour, 9:45 AM (see schedule)

Confirmation, 9:45 AM (NT)

Christmas Shoeboxes for Greater

Brandon Meals on Wheels (MOW’s)

During this year’s Christmas season, MOW’s of

Greater Brandon is once again collecting filled

shoeboxes for our meal recipients. The boxes are

filled with small personal care items, snacks, etc.

The goal is 225 shoeboxes! Would you like to help?

Here is a partial list of items for the shoeboxes. Be mindful that the

items need to fit into the shoebox.

You can drop off any items to the church office or place them in the yel-

Shoeboxes—plastic

Christmas wrapping paper

Toothpaste Note pads

Socks

Mouthwash (small)

Deodorant

Toothbrushes

Pens/pencils

Hair brush/combs

Shampoo

Small puzzle books

Snack crackers/bars

Mini Christmas stockings

Body lotion

Disposable razors

Baby powder

Bath sponge

Hand wipes

Apostles final

“Caring & Sewing Sat-

urday” of 2015

Saturday, November 14 from

9 AM until 3 PM. There will be a sign-up sheet outside the Narthex on Sunday, Oct. 11.

We’re in desperate need of used sheets for middles & backs to the

quilts. They can have stains or tears as long as they’re clean.

You can drop the sheets off in the church office.

Please contact Meg Swanson, 813-389-3888, or Rachel Gray,

813-653-2019, if you would like more information.

Rise Up Florida—High School Youth Retreat

November 6-8, 2015 at Word of Life Retreat Center; Hudson, FL

Rise Up Florida is an event for – both – those who attended the 2015 ELCA

National Youth Gathering and for those who were not able to attend. Our

weekend together will equip and reignite those who were at the Gathering to

“bring the Gathering home” and to provide a feel of the Gathering to those who

were not in attendance. Join us as we welcome the band Lost & Found, with Rise

Up Florida as one of their last stops on their farewell tour.

Our time includes: *Large Group Sessions; *Congregational Small Groups; *Group Games;

*Campfire; *Climbing Wall; *Zip Line; *Pool; *Water Slide, *Music with Lost & Found & more!

Please turn your registration and payment in by Sunday Oct. 25th**

Registration forms are available outside the Narthex on Sunday mornings.

Keenagers

Keenagers are a group of

Apostles members and

their friends, 50 years+.

You are invited to come

for an afternoon of food,

fun and fellowship. Call

Phil Haas at 813-634-1349

for more information.

On Thursday, September 15 at 11:45 AM in

Theisz Hall, Bob & Peg Hoinkis will host the

Keenagers. They will bring Roast Pork &

Sauerkraut. Doesn’t that sound delicious?

Give Bob & Peg a call (813-436-0978) to let

them know you will be there and what side

dish or dessert you will bring to share with

everyone.