In Prayer this week, please remember:
ILL OR HOSPITALIZED: Fred Bartelt; Dellas Cole; Jan Fjeldos; Larry Fjeldos; Dave Graper; Al Johnson; Roger Klinghagen (Lorraine Kracke’s brother-in-law); Lorraine Kracke; Dave Laabs (son of Viola Laabs); Joyce Tornberg (Karen Graber’s aunt); Frank Vanderbush (Lanita's husband); Phil Wagner.
MOURNING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE: Roger Bush on the death of his sister, Linda Goltz; Mary Caspers-Graper and family on the death of her brother, Perry Caspers.
HOMEBOUND: Arne Brown; Brian Jorgensen; Dorene Lotzer; Bruce and Donna Neyhart; Artis Walton.
MILITARY SERVICE: Andre Jorgensen.
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The Saturday service is at 5:30pm and the Sunday service is at 9:30am.
The Wednesday night service, "The Story", begins at 6:15pm. High School and Middle School "Faith Generation", as well as Confirmation, follow at 7:00pm.
New Member Orientation will be November 5 at 10am. New Members can be received at either the Saturday, Nov. 5 service, or on Sunday, November 6. If you are interested in being received as a new member, please contact the church office or submit a Connect Card on the app.
“All In” Relational Ministry Training - October 30 from 9am-1pm. Join us to learn more about living love in your world! Please register on the church app under Events, or contact the church office.
Adult Bible Study Sunday, October 31, 8:30 AM: Come and join us as we study the Gospel of Luke. We will begin with chapter 9 verse 18 this week. Join the discussion in the Fireside Room or on Zoom.
All who want to learn more about our Lord are welcome.
Children's Sunday School is weekly at 10:45am. The October theme will be "Jonah".
It’s not too late to sign your child/children up for Sunday School (pre-school through 5th grade)! Sunday School has started but kids are always welcome to join Sunday mornings at 10:45am! Jonah is be topic for October. Signup is on the church app. Parents should pick up their children up promptly by 11:30am in the Fellowship Hall at the end of Sunday School.
If you are willing to help (teach or assist), please sign up on the Kiosk or with Pam pami@brookings.net. You can sign up for any month you like, ask Pam for upcoming monthly topics! Please sign up to volunteer for a month of Sunday School. Pam promises it will be both easy and fun!
If interested in participating or helping with Worship and Music as a musician, sound person, running screens, or running the livestream, please talk to Bret Werpy or send him an email at ascensionmusic@brookings.net.
In our “Walk with Jesus” campaign this year, I hope that you took time simply to walk with Jesus, to listen to Jesus teach, and ask yourself: what do I have to share with the hungry and hungry in spirit in Brookings? What financial resources do I have? What time do I have? What gifts do I have to share? On October 16 and 17, please bring both your estimate of giving card and Stewardship of Gifts & Services sheet to return, or you may mail them prior to that weekend. The Gifts & Services form may also be submitted through the church app (under the Serve tab). There will also be a box available on the kiosk where you may return them.
Feeding Brookings and Thanksgiving: Ascension will be providing 350 dozen dinner rolls and fresh sweet potatoes for the Thanksgiving trimmings, which will be given away on Thursday Nov. 18th. If you would like to make a donation toward purchasing these, checks can be made to Ascension and indicate “FB-rolls” on the memo line. Other area Churches are donating the rest of the trimmings and we have ordered 250 turkeys from HyVee. When those run out we will give a voucher so families can purchase what they want. The week of Thanksgiving, the usual drive through distribution for Feeding Brookings will be from 4-5pm on Wednesday, November 24th.
Leading high school youth on Wednesday nights is so easy, even a caveman can do it! Please contact Stephanie to let her know you can help out (ascensiondcgm@brookings.net or 692-6565) for just a couple of Wednesday nights for the month of November or December.
God’s Work, Our Wheels! “Wheels to Worship” Sunday Transportation Ministry of Ascension Lutheran Church has begun. We would welcome a few more drivers. The time commitment is from 8:30am to 9:30am before worship service and 10:30am to 11:30am after worship service. Adult volunteer “Shepherds” are also welcome to be on the bus to assist the driver with passenger pickup and departure. Wheels to Worship is a vital ministry needed by many members of our congregation. See Call/text Nancy Swanson at 605-690-4188 or Stephanie Goldhorn at ascensiondcgm@brookings.net for more information.
If you haven’t yet, please download the Ascension Lutheran Church app to stay connected! To download the church app to your mobile device, search in your app store for Ascension Lutheran Church Brookings. You may also watch Ascension services on Roku or Apple TV; search the Channel Store for Ascension.
Volunteers are still needed for Meals on Wheels weekdays October 18- 22, The signup is on the Kiosk. You can sign up for a day or the whole week. Thank you for helping out!
Sign up on the app for the 5th Grade Milestone. It will be an overnight experience at NeSoDak on Friday, October 15 – Saturday, October 16. Recognition of this milestone will be held on Sunday, October 17.
Boundless National Youth Gathering (NYG2022) will be in Minneapolis July 24-28, 2022. If you are a high schooler or the parent of a high schooler interested in attending the gathering but missed the informational meeting, contact Stephanie Goldhorn for important need-to-know details. Planning and registration deadlines are fast approaching!
Pumpkin Carving
Pumpkin Carving will be Wednesday, October 27th at 7:00. Please bring your own pumpkin. Carving tools will be provided. Hot chocolate and cider will be served.
Looking for Faith Chests Builders! Whenever we have a baptism, we present the newly baptized with a Faith Chest. More builders are welcome to pitch in to keep this wonderful ministry going. Please let the office know if you are interested in helping build (or stain) chests.
God’s Work, Our Wheels! “Wheels to Worship” Sunday Transportation Ministry of Ascension Lutheran Church has begun. Contact the church office or Nancy Swanson to volunteer as a driver or driver's assistant. If you would really benefit from a ride, let us know!
If interested in participating or helping with Music and Worship as a musician, sound person, running screens, or running the livestream, please talk to Bret Werpy or send him an email at ascensionmusic@brookings.net.
Feeding Brookings continues to give away food every Thursday from 4:30pm to 5:00pm in the church parking lot, enter from the West side and have your trunk open for someone to put a box of food inside. Garden produce is welcome!
In the month of September 1126 households were served, of which 493 were unique.
THANK YOU to everyone who donated food, money and time to providing for our neighbors!
To include announcements in the weekly Update, please contact the office by Wednesday at 4:00pm. The monthly Insight deadline is the 15th of each month
Please note that the staff is unavailable to answer phone calls during their weekly staff meeting on Thursdays from 9:00-10:45am (in case of holiday, meeting time may change).