Affirmation of Baptism
Sunday, October 27th, 2024
Ella Nyhusmoen Sarles ✠ Archer Benson Hammitt ✠ Travis John Haverty
Children’s Ministry November 2024
Sunday School Calendar Notes
November 10th~ Winter gear donations due
November 17th~ College care donations due
November 24th~ Assemble college care packages during Sunday School
Winter Gear Drive Wrap Up November 17th
Please consider donating your gently used or new winter gear to help those less fortunate stay warm this winter. We need winter coats, boots, snow pants, hats, gloves, scarves and socks for ALL AGES. There will be collection bins in the Narthex (back of Sanctuary) and Fellowship Hall. Donations will go to Project for Pride in Living.
Donations Needed by November 17th
Our Sunday School children will be assembling the college care packages on November 24th for our college age members. The Care Packages will contain a letter of encouragement from Pastor Haug, snacks and other fun items. If you would like to donate items for the care packages, please contact Diane LaMere for a list of items needed. The packages will be mailed out after Thanksgiving so that they arrive in time for finals weeks.
Foodshelf Donations Needed
This fall we will begin highlighting opportunities to provide donations to the Joyce Uptown Foodshelf. They accept non-expired, shelf stable foods and household items.
This month’s most needed items include oil, peanut butter, tinned meats like tuna, spam, and chicken; Thanksgiving items: gravy, instant potatoes. gravy, stuffing, cranberry, and cornbread. Donations are being collected on the wooden cart in Fellowship Hall.
Donations can be brought to the cart in Fellowship Hall. We will have volunteers bring them to the food shelf on Friday mornings. If you are interested in helping with transporting donations, please contact the church office.
joyceuptownfoodshelf.org
Our Saviour’s Shelter Meals 2024-25
Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church provides a meal on the second Saturday of each month. Our monthly meals are provided by donation. The shelter orders & serves the meal.
Thank you to Richard & Kristie Eklund for October.
| NOV 9 | Mary Sabatke, in memory of Bruce Sabatke |
| DEC 14 | Mary Flynn, Twyla Hobbs, Mary Jubenville, Linda Nelson & Denise Wilkens |
| JAN 11 | David & Mary Goplen |
| FEB 8 | |
| MAR 8 | |
| APR 12 | |
| MAY 10 | |
| JUN 14 | |
| JUL 12 | |
| AUG 9 | |
| SEP 13 | |
| OCT 11 | |
| NOV 8 | Mary Sabatke, in memory of Bruce Sabatke |
| DEC 13 |
If you would like to sign up to host a month in 2025, please contact the church office. The months available are listed above. Cost per meal is $250. You may contribute online at myvancoor send a check made out to Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church with “Our Saviour’s Meal” in the memo line to the church office.oscs-mn.org
Welcome Guest Pastor Rob Ruff
Sunday, November 17th
Pastor Rob Ruff, Director of Spiritual Care at Regions Hospital, will lead us in worship on this day,
Looking Ahead at LOTI
First Sunday of Advent
December 1st, 9:30 AM ~ Lake String Quartet, trumpeter Ben Alle, & vocal soloists
Second Sunday of Advent ~ Saint Nicholas
December 8th, 9:30 AM ~ cellist Audrey Snyder
Third Sunday of Advent ~ Sancta Lucia & Christmas Tea
December 15th, 9:30 AM ~ American Swedish Institute Nyckelharpalag
Fourth Sunday of Advent ~ Lessons & Carols & SS Pageant
December 22nd, 9:30 AM~ Sunday School children’s portrayal of the Nativity along with with chimes, harp, Irish instruments & trumpet
Christmas Eve ~ Family Worship & Candlelight Worship
Tuesday, December 24th, 4:30 PM & 10:00 PM ~ flautist Rachel Haug & Paul Mackenzie, chimes and strings
All Saints’ Sunday
Greetings!
When Janna and I were living in Bratislava, Slovakia, we would often take the bus across the Danube River, to the first Austrian village named Hainburg where we would do our grocery shopping. The bus stop on the way into town was located directly in front of the statue of the composer Franz Joseph Haydn, and for the return ride, we entered the bus directly in front of the Catholic church where Haydn performed as a young alto in the church’s boys choir. His talents were eventually discovered and he was invited to sing in the Vienna Boys Choir in the imperial court chapel in Vienna. When his voice changed, Haydn studied composition. His talents were soon recognized by the noble, Esterházy family and was selected as the court musician for their place in Eisenstadt. The family’s grand banquet hall was reconstructed to become the Haydn Concert Hall.
When Janna and I were living in Bratislava, Slovakia, we would often take the bus across the Danube River, to the first Austrian village named Hainburg where we would do our grocery shopping. The bus stop on the way into town was located directly in front of the statue of the composer Franz Joseph Haydn, and for the return ride, we entered the bus directly in front of the Catholic church where Haydn performed as a young alto in the church’s boys choir. His talents were eventually discovered and he was invited to sing in the Vienna Boys Choir in the imperial court chapel in Vienna. When his voice changed, Haydn studied composition. His talents were soon recognized by the noble, Esterházy family and was selected as the court musician for their place in Eisenstadt. The family’s grand banquet hall was reconstructed to become the Haydn Concert Hall.
As Haydn’s esteem rose in the eyes of the Esterházy family, so did his popularity as the Father of the String Quartet spread throughout Europe. In 1790, after 40 years of service to the family, the aging patriarch who adored music, died. His heir, who didn’t care much for music, dismissed the majority of court musicians, and no longer required any concerts from Haydn. He soon accepted an invitation to England, as well as Germany where he was inspired by the music of Georg Fredrich Handel and the young Ludwig van Beethoven. He also became reunited with his friend Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These new influences gave an energy and freshness to elder Haydn’s works.
On Sunday, November 3rd, the Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church Choir and the Lake String Quartet will perform Haydn’s Little Organ Mass. The central movement of the mass the Benedictus, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of Lord,” features both an organ solo performed by our organist Dr. Kristina Rizzotto and soprano soloist Debra Gilroy. As we remember those who have died since last All Saints Day, and hear their names read and candles in their honor lit, we will be gently comforted by Haydn’s glorious music and the reassuring promise of God’s word that the one who comes in the name of the Lord proclaims the good news of everlasting life.
Peace, Pastor Arden Haug
Cloister Fundraiser
Sunday, October 13th
5:00 PM
The Reisberg Home
Greetings!
Nearly a century ago in November 1924, the members of the Lake of the Isles Community Church gathered for the laying of the cornerstone of their new home. The former Lowry Hill Congregational Church, which had been built in 1900, had been destroyed in a fire. Shortly afterward, having purchased a parcel of land along Lake of the Isles Boulevard, the congregation was prepared to write a new chapter in a new location. They commissioned the architectural firm of Hewitt & Brown, who had created the monumental, neighborhood landmarks of the Northwestern National Life Insurance Office Building, Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church and St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, to design their new sanctuary. Over the next 5 years, the church would take on its now familiar and recognizable form. Stoically, the gothic arches of the cherished cloister were the first to be erected. For nearly 100 years, this beloved space has been the backdrop and frame for wedding and family photos.
Unfortunately, after a century of Minnesota winters, the stone floor of the cloister is in desperate need of repair. That is the focus of our annual fall fundraiser.
On Sunday, October 13th, Bernie and Michelle Reisberg will once again open their home for a buffet dinner and silent auction, and Michelle McCreery will prepare an exquisite, delicious meal. A $20 contribution per person will cover the cost of the meal for the event. If you would like to offer a silent auction item, please contact Diane LaMere with the details. The deadline for auction items and dinner rsvp is Wednesday, October 9.
We hope to see you there!
Pastor Arden D. Haug
All are welcome to come and join our Wednesday morning Bible study! Pastor Haug leads the morning Bible study group in the Christy Room & via Zoom on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM.
Children’s Ministry October 2024
Blessing of the Animals
October 6th
10:45 AM
Our annual Blessing of the Animals event in honor of St Francis will be held outdoors near the patio after worship. This event is for all ages! You can bring your live animals and/or your most favorite stuffed/plush animals for a special blessing by Pastor Haug. If the weather is rainy, we will take turns under the cloister.
Sunday School Calendar Notes
October 20th
No Sunday School (MEA break)
Winter Gear Drive Begins
October 27th
Please consider donating gently used or new winter gear to help those less fortunate stay warm this winter. We need winter coats, boots, snow pants, hats, gloves, scarves and socks for ALL AGES. There will be collection bins at both entrances to the Sanctuary. Our drive will end on November 10. Donations will go to Project for Pride in Living.