October 12, 2025 - News and Notes
Eighteenth 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: Jon Schroeder 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.
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: Frank Dent, Ralph Jennings, Riley Maxson, Sheila Ryan. 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 NEWS: The date for our German Dinner and Bazaar is Tuesday, October 14th, 2025. For those helping, please be here at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday and use the South church door across from the parsonage. Please try to be here if you can. Bazaar projects can be brought in on Tuesday morning, October 14th. Please have them marked with a price and who they are made by. There are brochures in the narthex advertising the German Dinner coming up. Please take them and place them in businesses in the area or if you have a Facebook page please use it to spread the word.
THANK YOU to everyone who helped on Saturday morning to prepare food and set-up for the upcoming bazaar & dinner.
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!
VOTERS meetings will be after church today.
Today is Pastor Appreciation Day. Please let Pastor know how much you appreciate him and all he does for our congregation!
PACK AWAY HUNGER: It’s that time of year again where we join the fight against food insecurity in our community and in the world through Pack Away Hunger! The event is November 8th at Monticello United Methodist Church and how many meals to be packed that day fully depends on how much money can be raised. Like many things, the cost of meals this year has increased, reaching a price point of about $0.40 per meal, with the minimum amount of meals we can pack at 30,000. That means $12,000 has to be raised to host the event. Please consider sponsoring meals to help those who may not know where their next meal is coming from.