October 5, 2025 - News and Notes
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - Pastor: Rev. Andrew P. Keller
Church: Phone 219-984-5421 / Email - stjamesreynolds@yahoo.com Daycare: Phone 219-984-5994
Pastor’s Cell: 812-216-8850; Pastor’s Email: andrewpkeller9@gmail.com
Church Secretary: Linda Hall (765-430-2173)
Those Serving Us Today: Deacon: Bryan Heimlich Organist: Linda Hall
WELCOME to all who have come to St. James to worship our Lord. Whether you are a member or a guest, we are glad that you have joined us here to hear the Word of God and to receive His gifts.
CONCERNING HOLY COMMUNION: According to Christ’s Word in Holy Scripture, and in confession of the true Christian faith, we observe the ancient evangelical practice of closed communion. We believe that those who commune together must confess the same holy faith, just as the Scriptures teach. Since one’s church affiliation indicates one’s confession of faith, only those aught to commune who are communicant members of, or whose church is in confessional fellowship with, the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. If you have any questions, or have never communed at St. James before, please contact Pastor. If you would like to receive a blessing, please cross your arms over your chest.
THOSE WE ARE KEEPING IN OUR PRAYERS: (Please contact Pastor or Linda Hall by Friday of each week to add petitions or update current information.) For all the sick, suffering, enduring, and recovering: Please submit names via the pew cards for all you wish to include on the prayer list. Those cards may be placed in the offering plates.
Services can be live-streamed via our Facebook page: (St. James Lutheran Church-Reynolds, IN). St. James' WEBSITE can be accessed at www.st-james-lutheran.org. Worship services are normally recorded and an edited audio version posted.
BIBLE STUDIES: Please join us for our Bible studies that we offer throughout the month. Adult Bible Study and Children’s Sunday School take place after church down in the Parish Hall. LWML Bible Study will begin at 1:30 PM on the first and last Tuesdays of each month. Midweek Bible Study takes place every Wednesday at 6:30 PM starting in the Sanctuary and then in the Library. All are welcome to join us as we study God’s Word!
PORTALS OF PRAYER: The new Portals of Prayer are available in the narthex. Please help yourself!
DIAPER AND WIPE COLLECTION: Thank you for all your support!
GERMAN DINNER & BAZAAR: The date for our German Dinner and Bazaar is Tuesday, October 14th, 2025. Set-up and food preparation will be Saturday, October 11th beginning at 8:00 a.m. Please try to be here if you can. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Bazaar projects can be brought in on Tuesday morning, October 14th” Please have them marked with a price and who they are made by.
CONGRATULATIONS this morning to our confirmands: Isaac Davis, Jackson Marlatt, and Otto Reinhardt. There is a reception being held in the parish hall following service and all are invited to attend.
ALTAR FLOWERS: are given this morning in loving memory of Morna Pass by her family.
GERMAN DINNER BROCHURES: There are brochures in the narthex advertising the German Dinner coming up. Please take them and place them in businesses in the area.
ST JAMES REFORMATION FESTIVAL will take place the last Sunday of October after church. We will have our soup and dessert contest, games and plenty of fellowship!
DEACONS/COUNCIL meetings will be Tuesday, October 7 at 6/7pm respectively. Voters meeting will be on Sunday, October 12 after church.
UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: University Lutheran Church is celebrating its 80th Anniversary of reaching out to students for Christ at Purdue on Sunday, October 26th. A special Vespers Service will be held at 4:00 p.m. with a celebratory, catered dinner to follow.