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Kimball’s Weekly News
October 12, 2014
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEK
SUNDAY-OCTOBER 12-EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER
PENTECOST
8:30 am
Contemporary Worship
9:45 am
Sunday School for all
9:45 am
Confirmation /HS-MS Sunday School
-front Youth Room
11:00 am
Traditional Worship
12:30 pm
Church Council
4:00 pm
HS/MS Laser Tag
MONDAY-OCTOBER 13
7:00 pm
Cottage Conversation
7:30 pm
Property
TUESDAY-OCTOBER 14
6:00 pm
Girl Scouts-KAC
7:00 pm
Contemporary Ensemble
WEDNESDAY-OCTOBER 15
5:45 pm
Handbells
NO Kingdom Kids Faith Formation
6:00 pm
Simple Supper
7:00 pm
Study with Pastor Scott-CFC
7:00 pm
Chancel Choir
THURSDAY-OCTOBER 16
(Liz leaves for Detroit for ELCA Gathering Meeting
through Oct. 19)
NO Preschool Chapel-Sanctuary
6:00 pm
Samaritan’s Table-Commons
6:00 pm
Prayer Group
7:00 pm
Study with Pastor Scott-CFC
FRIDAY-OCTOBER 17
SATURDAY-OCTOBER 18
SUNDAY - OCTOBER 19-NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER
PENTECOST
8:30 am
Contemporary Worship
NO Sunday School or Confirmation because of
meeting
10:00 am
Town Hall meeting to present &
discuss 2015 budget
11:00 am
Traditional Worship
1:00 pm
Registration for Crop Walk
2:00 pm
CROP Hunger Walk (1 & 3 mile walk)
4:00 pm
Shepherd Ministry
If you know of a member of the congregation who is
sick, hospitalized or has special needs, contact the
church office at 704-933-4101 or Rev. Scott Swix @
616-826-3917
OTHER: Nancy Link (Carolina’s Institute of
Rehabilitation-CMC-NE), Johnnie Richardson (Big
Elm)
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY to the family of B.J. Dysart,
upon his death on October 8, 2014
Wednesday Night Live for October 15
Simple Suppers are from 6:00-6:50 with late arrival &
take out orders available. Please sign up by Monday
morning prior to the Wednesday meal (and mark the
late arrival or take out section, if applicable). Sign up
sheets are outside the Youth Room and in the hallway
outside the Narthex (by the Flower Chart)
Cost of the meals are: $5.00 adult, $3.00 third grade &
under, maximum $15 per family
Menu: One pot spaghetti, salad, Italian bread, fruit
salad , and brownies
7:00-8:00 Study Topic-Survey of World Religions with
Pastor Scott in the Christian Fellowship ClassroomUnderstand the basics - what do they believe, how are
they similar to and different from Christianity, and how
can we understand them enough to talk to them
intelligently?
Monday, October 13 @ 7:00 pm
1974 Straton Ct. Kannapolis
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Monday, October 20 @ 7:00 pm
6211 Mountain Vine Ave.
Kannapolis
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Thursday, Oct. 30 @ 7:00 pm
511 E. 23rd St. Kannapolis
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IN THE
CHURCH
COMMONS
On October 19th @ 10:00 am there will be a Town
Hall meeting to present & discuss the 2015 budget.
November 2nd @ 10:00 am will be a congregational
meeting to nominate new council members for 20152016 & budget conversation.
November 9th @ 10:00 am will be a congregational
meeting to vote on the new budget and council
members.
Weekly Prayer Concerns
New Notice: All names
will remain on the prayer
list for 2 weeks only unless
resubmitted.
Tammie Aldaner
America
R.V. Asbury
Helen Baucom
Mandi Beech & Family
Gabe Butcher
Glenda Christie
Continued Military
Joyce Dayvault
Family of B.J. Dysart
Bud & Marge Goblisch
Bobby & Julie Hagy
Louise Harkey
Diane Honeycutt
ISIS Conflict
L.D. & Pat Jones
Margie Kincaid
Lynsey Martin
Family of Elizabeth
Massengale
Danny McCombs
Robin McGraw
Mishelle Mullis & Family
Leslie Pipen
Ernie Price
Johnnie Richardson
Eva Rimer
Ray Rivers
Pastor Scott, all staff,
members of Kimball
Helen Sides
Esther Sims
Paul Smith
Spencer
Jim St. John
Danny Styers Family
Melanie Witenor
Bud & Ruth Yates
The treasurer was on vacation last week. Financials for
10/5/14 contribution will be posted at a later time.
October 5 Attendance
8:30 am
76
11:00 am
71
MILITARY: Andy Ballard, Ben Ballard, Sean Parker, Robert
Busteed, Jr. (Norfolk, VA), Tanner Triece (Georgia), Kemp
Thompson (Virginia), Andrew Smith (Arizona), Chris Kirshner
(Utah), Ben Kirshner (Arkansas/Afghanistan), Zachary Hill
(California), Qudar Goldsmith (Georgia), Devon Scott
(Washington), Vance Parker, Michael Patterson (Japan)
Kimball Staff
Reverend Scott Swix, Senior Pastor-pastor@kimballchurch.org
Liz Fisher, Director of Faith Formation-youth@kimballchurch.org
Gail Mosher, Office Manager-churchoffice@kimballchurch.org
Damien Evans, Director of Music, Worship, and the Arts-dmm@kimballchurch.org
Joel Everett, Organist & Accompanist-organ@kimballchurch.org
Sarah Brick, Preschool Director-preschool@kimballchurch.org
KMLC Youth and Family Ministry
FALL FESTIVAL OCT 29th
Its time again for our Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat
and we need help. We are collecting Candy and are
looking for TRUNKS! If you can help, please contact
Liz or Debbie Troutman!!
The BLUE BARRELL IS OUT FOR CANDY
CROP WALK Sunday Oct 19th!!
Kimball has been selected to host the CROP walk for
Hunger this year by CCM. We are in need of about 5
Volunteers to help with that day and ALL are welcome
to raise funds and walk. If you are interested in
helping please see Doris Teumer or Liz!
Kingdom Kids and 3-5 Alive Faith Formation
Will NOT BE MEETING ON 10/15, join us on 10/22!
NC SYNOD YOUTH QUAKE Saturday Oct 25th:
Today is the last day to sign up for Youth Quake. If
you have not talked to Liz, please let me know if you
are coming. Cost is $10.00
Theology on Tap
We are meeting at Brew on 10/26 at 6pm. So bring
your conversation hats and come and talk about
our new Sunday school class that will be
continuing in the back youth room!!
Food for Friends Pantry
Please continue to bring food as there is a large need
in our community! A Big Thank you from
Michele Pitts and the AL Brown Food for Friends
Pantry!
J. O.Y. Group
Thanks for everyone that came out to Michael’s for
breakfast. We had 19 gathered. We will meet next
month at the church on Nov. 12.
Miss Liz will be out of the office Oct 16-19th in
Detroit, MN working with the 2015 ELCA
Community Life Gathering Team
Kimball Youth and Family Ministry Groups
Kingdom Kids (0-2nd Grade), 3-5 ALIVE (3-5th
Grades), MS Youth (6-8th Grades), HS Youth
(9-12 Grades), Youth Adult (College Age), J.O.Y
Group (Just Older Youth)
Þ October 12th
2015 ELCA GATHERING REGISTRATION INFO
DUE!!
3-5 Alive Registration Sign Up for Youth Quake DUE
9:45 Sunday School for ALL
9:45am Confirmation/HS-MS Sunday School
4pm HS/MS Laser Tag
Þ October 14th
6-8pm Girl Scouts in the KAC
Þ October 15th
ELCA GATHERING REGISTRATION DAY
NO Kingdom Kids Faith Formation
6:00pm Wednesday Night Live
Þ October 16th
9:45 am Preschool Chapel in Sanctuary
Þ October 16th -19th
LIZ AT ELCA GATHERING MEETING IN
DETROIT
Þ October 19th
NO Sunday School
1pm Registration for the CROP Walk Begins
2pm CROP WALK for Hunger @ KMLC
Þ October 20th
6:30pm Preschool Board Meeting
Þ October 21st
10am YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRY MEETING
@ NC Synod
6-8pm Girl Scouts in the KAC
Þ October 22nd
5:45pm Kingdom Kids Faith Formation
6:00pm Wednesday Night Live
HS/MS Youth
If you did not get your youth calendar for the year, please
see Liz.
HS/MS Laser Tag TODAY @ 4pm
We will meet at the church and head over for a game of
Laser Tag, cost will be $10.00, friends are always
welcomed!
SAVE THE DATE Nov 23rd
Church wide Thanksgiving Meal
The Youth and Families of KMLC will be preparing a
Thanksgiving Meal on Nov 23rd after the 11am
service. This meal will be provided by the youth and
family teams as a fundraiser for the ELCA youth
Gathering Trip for Detroit in 2015.
New homes for old trophies: Remember winning
the church softball championship, and the big
trophy?
If you’d like a personal memory of a glorious sports
season, contact the church office at 704-933-4101
and we will make arrangements to let you in the
KAC to pick one up!
We’re sending them home to the people that earned
them.
New Sunday School Class-New Sunday School
class started last Sunday in the back youth room.
This class is open to all and geared toward young
adults and young parents, but ALL are welcome!
(No class on Oct. 19 because of the Town Hall
meeting)
The Chamber Voices of The Southern Piedmont
Singers will present a concert of choral chamber
music on Sunday, October 26 at 5:30 pm, in the
Kimball Sanctuary. In lieu of admission, please
bring non-perishable food items to be donated to
CCM. A love offering will be graciously
accepted. The choir is directed by Damien Evans
and accompanied by Joel Everett.
Kimball Lutheran Church Child Development
Center's September Wish List
Latex-Free Gloves, Washable Paint (all colors),
Large Paint Brushes, Construction Paper, Beans,
Rice, and Pasta
KIMBALL’S KITCHEN
Are you missing some of your dishes?
Over the last many months (years…) Kimball has
had many functions that your dishes may have been
needed. Please take inventory at your house or stop
in the kitchen and see if any of the “extras” are
yours. Thanks!
1st/3rd Thursday “Catch Up” Study Group –
starting Oct 2nd, Pastor Scott will host a 7pm session
on 1st & 3rd Thursdays that will cover the same
content as the Wednesday Live group - but
squeezed a bit to cover 2 weeks worth in each
session. So, if you are in Choir or otherwise can’t
come on Wednesdays, join us on Thursdays!
Nominees for Church Council are being taken
The council consists of the Pastor and twelve
voting members of the congregation. If you are
interested in running for a position on KMLC
council, please let one of the council members
know or submit your name in the office. Any
voting member may be elected for a two year term.
Please pick up your family's copy of the 100th Anniversary History Booklet in
the old Fellowship Hall, near the stage. The booklets are in alphabetical order
and your name is taped onto the back of them. The booklets will remain out until
the end of October, so please pick up your family's booklet up by then.
Cabarrus County CROP Hunger Walk We all care about hungry people, but what can one person do?
You can join in the Cabarrus County CROP Hunger Walk to raise your voice against hunger and raise funds
to help hungry people around the world and here in our own area (25% of what you raise stays right here
in Cabarrus County)!
Sunday, October 19th @ Kimball
Registration: 1:00 pm, CROP Hunger Walk: 2:00 pm (1 and 3 mile walk around the NC Research
Campus)
We will also be collecting non-perishable food items at the Walk which will be donated to CCM.
If you would like to create a personal fundraising page register at www.crophungerwalk.org
To get your congregation or group involved contact: Lorie Williams at
704-490-4245 or lwilliams@cooperativeministry.com