Redeemer Lutheran Church

140 East 32nd Street * Jasper, IN 47546

(812) 634-1123
WEBSITE * www.jasperredeemer.org
E-mail *pastorgretchen@psci.net
* redeemer@psci.net—church secretary

Pastor Gretchen’s Monthly Message

What have you heard? On September 1, a workshop

entitled “AMP Up Your Marketing” was held at RLC. We
were to list two or three ideas that come to mind for use in
our congregation as we discussed the three elements of
marketing: Audience, Message, and Plan.
Audience
1. How do people perceive us? The way people see us is the
reality of who we are on a given day.
2. Who is our target audience? Who is in the pews-families,
singles, widowed, divorced, young, seasoned, members,
visitors?
3. How do we welcome those who come through our church
doors?
Message
1. What is our message? How do we convey our
message to the audience?
2. What is most important for our ministry?
3. Is our message timeless?
Plan
1. Communication is only….everything
2. What investment will each member need to
contribute to fulfill the marketing plan?
3. How will we measure success?
clarifying our identity through God’s call. Without
our identity stemming from Christ we will not pros-
per. Ministry derives from God’s call and our faith-
fulness to it. I encourage all to get close to God
and stay there. ‘Return to the Lord.”
Consider the church in the book of Acts. At every
stage of development, the spirit’s guidance was not
only requested through prayer, it was actively sought
in practice. In Acts 1, when it was time to fulfill the
vacancy left by Judas among the twelve apostles, the
disciples all prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s
heart. Show us which one of these two you have
chosen to take the place in this ministry…” (Acts
1:25-26). It was a prayer of discernment.
It is my prayer for us in the life of RLC that we ask
the often difficult question of who God will have us to
be, for today. Discernment is a spiritual practice
which must be performed daily to reap the benefits.
May we faithfully practice.
In Christ’s Service
Pastor Gretchen

These are a few of the points of interest throughout our con-

versation. RLC is in a time of discernment. We are
 If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this!

If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it.

If you're spiritually curious, there is still hope!

Why Go To Church?

A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no
sense to go to church every Sunday. "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that
time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember
a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs
by giving sermons at all."

This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the delight
of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:

"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000
meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those
meals. But I do know this.. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to
do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead to-
day. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead
today!" When you are DOWN to nothing...... God is UP to something! Faith sees the in-
visible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical
AND our spiritual nourishment!

All right, now that you're done reading, send it on!

I think everyone should read this!

"When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "Jesus, could you get that for
me?"

Shared by Carol Keller

Your Hoosier Forest Chapter leadership board will hold the annual election of board members on Sunday,
October 17, 2010 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 556 W Haysville Road, Jasper,
Indiana. The doors will open at 4 pm and we will eat at 5 pm.

Meat, Potato, Tea, Lemonade and table service will be provided. You may bring a desert, vegetable or
salad to complement our chicken and potato casserole.

Bingo will follow the election with many donated prizes, which will add to an already enjoyable evening.

Mission Statement
Providing for the needs of those
inside and outside our church walls.
• Continues to collect Campbell’s Soup Labels
• Collecting “Boxtops for Education”
5th Sunday Offering on October 31st
Cornhole Tourney Thanks!
The first Redeemer Cornhole Tourney was held
on Sunday, August 29. Based on comments
received from a number of folks in attendance, it
was an enjoyable afternoon of fun and
fellowship. The Evangelism Team owes a
special thank you to Mike and Joyce Uppencamp
for coordinating the cornhole set-up and tourney
details.
Thanks,
Amy

Getting Down to Basics: The Augsburg Confession

and Small Catechism
For Lutherans, The Book of Concord provides the definitive collection of their confessions of faith, including the all-
important Augsburg Confession and Small and Large Catechisms. This ten-unit course has three 15-30 minute ses-
sions each. It provides an overview of the historical development of all the documents in the Book of Concord, as
well as in-depth looks at their theology, focusing particularly on the Augsburg Confession and Luther’s Catechisms.

Learners will discover the basic doctrinal commitments of the Lutheran Confessions and how they may apply in con-
temporary parish settings. This course provides a lively, down–to-earth examination of central Lutheran teachings
as justification by grace through faith on account of Christ, the distinction between law and gospel, the theology of
the cross, the church and public ministry, the sacraments, and Christian callings in daily life. Students will gain new
insight into the basics of Lutheran teaching and how it can strengthen their faith and witness today. Students will
become thoroughly familiar with the two texts, understand the historical context out of which they speak, and dis-
cover new ways to apply these teaching to life in today’s parish. Presented by Dr. Timothy Wengert, Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.

The adult Sunday school class will begin on Sunday, October 3rd ay 8:45 am and will run for 10 weeks.

Ryan and Alyssa Haaff have welcomed
a new member to their family. Brody
was born on August 8th. Brody has a
big sister, Madison.
Brody will be baptized on Sunday,
October 17th.
Congratulations to the Haaff Family!
Four young ladies will be making their First
Communion on Sunday, October 3rd.
The young ladies are Mila Vernon, Maddie Vernon,
Tia Reutepohler, and Emma Reutepohler.
There will be fellowship after the worship service
in their honor. Everyone is welcome.
 Greetings from South Carolina!

Pastor Gretchen asked me to a write a monthly update about my adventures in seminary so I am

going to give it a shot (with God's help of course). I am settling into seminary and the
surrounding community very well. The community is very welcoming here and I have truly felt
at home since arriving here. Experiences have been slightly overwhelming at times such as the
first time I sat in the classroom and had to identify Greek alphabet for the first time.

However I am reminded of God's presence in my life and call to Word and Sacrament. For a
class, I was asked to identify my "favorite" Bible verse and how that factors into how we (my
class and I) deal with change. As I sat down to think about this assignment, I kept coming back
to Isaiah 43:1-4. It is hard for me to identify just a favorite one but this is one that speaks to me
on several levels. Verse one talks about how "....I have called you by name." This can apply to
anyone. We are all called to be part of the body of Christ in which we all as disciples of Christ.
We are to use are gifts and talents to the best of our abilities and not ignore that call. I am
humbled to think of the mission that me and my fellow seminary students are embarking on.

Verse two states"....you will pass though the fire and not be burned." and verse four...."You are
precious in my sight and.....I love you." So whatever life seems to throw our way we are
protected because God sees us through all and loves us.

So for this particular moment, my life is full of history of the church, learning about the
Lutheran traditions, Greek, Greek and more Greek .Hope all is well at Redeemer. Thank you so
much for your prayers of support. If you would like to contact by mail, my address is

Christina Mauntel
4201 Main St, 250
Columbia, SC 29203

Peace in His Name,

Christina

A new school year….new year for confirmation…….
4 young people in confirmations classes this year.
Cordell Durcholz and Jasmine Vonderheide will be
completing their second year and Tyler Vonderheide
and Billi Dahlen are starting their first year.
Confirmation classes are on Wednesday at 6:00 pm.
Happy Studying!!
The assistant to the Bishop, Rev. Rudy
Mueller will be preaching at Redeemer on
October 23rd and Oct. 24th.
Plan to attend this service to hear him
preach.
 Strengthening Worship Workshop Report
Pastor Gretchen and Angie Schnarr attended a
workshop offered by Centers for Congregations on
August 10th.
The speaker was Greg Graham of Blue Grass
United Methodist Church. He has more 20 years of
music and worship leadership. He shared
advice on recruiting and leading the worship team
for a contemporary or blended service. He started
the program by himself and it has grown into two
praise teams.
He stated that your music and worship team have to
have a mission statement. What is the purpose of
the music ministry? He stated that is where you
need to start and once you have that in place then
you can ask does what we want to do fulfill our
mission. He said that rules and expectations should
be in writing so that there are no questions about
what is expected.
You have to have talented musicians who are
willing to practice and are committed. He stated if
you have a good program people will want to be
involved.
He was a very interesting speaker and very
knowable about music and worship team
leadership.
nd
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 2 .
“Movie Night” at church for all ages. For
more information please contact Christine
Dorsam at 812- 482-5414. Bring a snack to
share.
Marketing 101
On Wed Sept 01, Marketing 101 was
presented in Redeemer’s Fellowship hall by
joint effort of the Center for Congregations
and the Indiana Nonprofit Resource
Network. Pastor Gretchen, Amy Gonnerman
and Larry Lorey attended along with various
Lutheran and other Denomination Churches
of the area.
We learned in this seminar that to help grow
our congregation from within the community
we need to market Redeemer Lutheran. The
seminar was titled "AMP Up Your
Marketing." We must determine who we are
targeting as prospective members
(Audience), what our “sales pitch” is
(Message), and then the steps, actions, and
methods of presenting the message to the
community and prospective members (Plan).
We need to form a marketing TEAM to work
closely with Redeemer's other TEAMS to
present our pitch. Are you a person
interested in helping the community learn
who and what Redeemer Lutheran is? If so,
please contact Pastor Gretchen.
The RCW will sponsor a “Soap Sunday” on
the weekend of October 16th and 17th.
Please bring a bar of soap to worship service
and place it in the baby bath tub.
All soap donations will be shipped to LWR
(Lutheran World Relief ).
 RCW Meeting Minutes
June 1, 2010

President Angie Schnarr called the meeting to order at 6:30

pm. Eleven ladies were present. Jane Humbarger served as
hostesses. Rose Rebber was Bible study leader and opened
with prayer.
The Bible study was entitled “Persistence”. The study was
about prayer. Rose closed the bible study by reading the
poem “Pray Without Ceasing” better know to us as “What a
Friend We Have in Jesus”.
The Secretary’s report was read and approved.
The Treasurer’s report was given and approved.
• No bills have been turned in for the Mother, Daughters
and Friends luncheon.
• The Acolyte robes were order from C.M. Almy and the
cost was $164.20. A motion was made to pay the invoice.
• The Memorial Fund Balance is $557.67
• The General Fund Balance is $2,437.05
$10.00 was collected—meeting offering
OLD BUSINESS
• Will contact John Fischer of Fischer Electric about the
covers on lights
• There was discussion on the kitchen –things need to be
put where they got them—a suggestion was made to put a
sign in the kitchen to remind everyone to put things away
when they are finished using the kitchen and fellowship hall
• Another suggestion was to put something in the newslet-
ter about the kitchen
• LWR was shipped on May 21st—Lavalla Breitwieser
had two of her sons and Dan Schnarr helped tie the boxes on
May 17th—Larry Lorey helped load the truck on May 21st—
Bob Ruckriegel donates the truck to ship area LWR projects
to Indianapolis—Glenn and Marie Neukam drive the truck
and take the projects to Indianapolis—Lavalla Breitwieser
sent a “thank-you” card to Bob Ruckriegel for the use of his
truck
Please continue to work on Holiday Bazaar projects
The Holiday Bazaar is planned for November 20th from
9am-2pm.
The bazaar has helped us to make improvements to the
fellowship and kitchen area. The most recent project
was new lighting in the fellowship hall and kitchen. The
new lights in the fellowship hall have made a big
difference. The next project will be to get new floor
covering. The old tile will have to be removed by
professionals who deal with asbestos and then there are
some leveling issues before new flooring can be put
down. We are in the process of getting some estimates.
In the past we have had homemade noodles, homemade
breads, cakes, pies, candies, cookies, snacks, and any
other baked goods that you can think of, jams, jellies,
canned vegetables, fruits, turnip slaw, pickles and
relishes and frozen dressing. We have even had
homegrown turnips. These items have sold very well.
We have some very talented members. Some of the
items that will be at the bazaar this year are woven
placements, table runners and rugs. We will have
crocheted scarves, dish cloths and hand towels.
We will again have a “White Elephant” sale. This has
always been a very successful part of the bazaar. Some
of the items we’ve had in the past are books, magazines,
all kinds of gently used household items, Christmas
decorations and stuffed animals. (We do not accept any
clothing items).
You can start bringing in donations on Monday,
November 14th.
Please help make the Bazaar a success again this year.

NEW BUSINESS
The RCW will meet on Tuesday, Oct.5th at 6:30 pm.
• Put the list for school kits in the August news-
Louise Weisheit will lead the Bible Study (copies of
letter
the study is on the round table in the narthex) and
• Lavalla Breitwieser read an offering devotion. Carol Witte will serve as hostess.
• Sang “Happy Birthday” to Jane Humbarger
• Sent around a flyer about the Spiritual
Gathering in July at Fairborn, OH

President Schnarr asked for prayer concerns and closed the

meeting with the Lord’s Prayer.

Refreshments were served and fellowship was shared by all.

 OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
Oct. 1—Byron Fuhrman
Oct. 3—Susan Nicastro
Oct. 3—Michael Uppencamp, Jr.
Oct. 3--Charlene Schitter
Oct. 5—Cordell Durcholz NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Oct. 6---Charlie Kieffner Nov. 4---Sarah Christianson
Oct. 7—Travis Gress Nov. 5---Reggie Schitter
Oct. 8—Shelly Bair Nov. 7---Dan Schnarr
Oct. 10—Mila Vernon Nov. 7---Mark Fisher
Oct. 10---Chuck Fravell Nov. 9—Kaitlyn Mann
Oct. 11---Adelle Fravell Nov. 11—Mildred Baer
Oct. 12---Joyce Uppencamp Nov. 16—Alissa Haaff
Oct. 14---Christy Standley Nov. 12---Miranda Durcholz
Oct. 14---Nelson Hoffman Nov. 12---Carolyn Jones
Oct. 19—Junie Himsel Nov. 13---Liesl Eck
Oct. 19—Faith Carter Nov. 13---Ann Nigg
Oct. 20—Mark Kieffner Nov. 14---Maxine Weisman
Oct. 22---Jim Christianson Nov. 14—Nancy Baer
Oct. 23---Greg Schnarr Nov. 14—Samantha Breitwieser
Oct. 23—Brooke (Kieffner) Elrod Nov. 17—Darsey Vonderheide
Oct.26—Allen Witte Nov. 20---Olive Buchta
Oct. 26---Lillian Thimling Nov. 22---Katy Robertson
Oct. 28—Anderson Vonderheide Nov. 30---Nicole Fuhrman
Oct. 30---Rev. William Andrews
Oct. 30—Anakin Bailey
Oct. 31—Myrna Hall
Oct. 31—Abby Hutslar

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES
October 1, 2000---James and Patricia Armes-10 yrs
October 20, 1955---Dan and Wilma Schnarr—55 yrs
October 25. 1969---Paul “Cotton” and LaVella Singer—41 yrs

NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
November 1, 1985—Willard and Felecia Robertson
November 5, 1949—Willis and Ann Nigg
November 11, 1961—Reggie and Charlene Schitter
November 19, 1994—Alan and Pam Durcholz
November 20, 1976—Steve and Carol Young
November 21, 1959—Delbert “Junie” and Sharon Himsel
 Evangelism TEAM
Amy Gonnerman (812) 536-5778
gonnerm@psci.net Church Council President
Dr. Nancy Otte (812) 695-2211—home
(812) 639-8362--cell
Social Ministry TEAM
Nancy Richardson (812) 634-2422 (812) 482-6010—work
notte@fullnet.com
Cell--(812) 630-2422
Church Council Vice-President
Bryant Kieffner (812) 695-4871
Christian Education TEAM
bkieffner@meyertruckeq.com
Bryant Kieffner (812) 695-4871
bkieffner@meyertruckeq.com
Church Council Secretary
Larry Lorey (812) 634-2821
Property TEAM
lorey1@insightbb.com
Larry Lorey (812) 634-2821
lorey1@insightbb.com
Church Council Treasurer
Greg Schnarr (812) 634-9876
Music and Worship TEAM
Mike Gibson (812) 639-9285 gaschnarr@fullnet.com
mjgibson@hughes.net
Church Council Financial Secretary
Marty Keller (812) 695-3402
Scheduling Worship Servers
mvkeller@peoplepc.com
Angie Schnarr church (812) 634-1123
mkeller@kimball.com
redeemer@psci.net
Pastor
Stewardship/Finance TEAM
Rev. Gretchen E. Enoch 812 639-7816
Greg Schnarr (812) 634-9876
pastorgretchen@psci.net
gaschnarr@fullnet.com

Mutual Ministry TEAM

Brenda White (812) 482-9106
Work—(812) 482-5151 Choir Director
brenda.white.lcoc@statefarm.com Jeff Mann (812) 482-7845
jpmann@fullnet.com
Youth Group
Pam Durcholz (812) 634-9757 Newsletter Preparer
(812) 630--6628 Angie Schnarr
pdurcholz94@fullnet.com church (812) 634-1123
redeemer@psci.net
Redbud Cabin
Jim Barrow (812) 695-5271 Homebound Communion
pro2calljb37@copper.net Distribution
Ann Klem (812) 482-7518
Prayer Chain ann.klem@insightbb.com
Brenda White (812) 482-9106 Nancy Baer (812) 482-3831
Work—(812) 482-5151
brenda.white.lcoc@statefarm.com Website/IT Support
Scott Hutslar (812) 695-3037
Altar Guild Cell—(812) 309-8441
Louise Weisheit (812) 482-1159 Scott.Hutslar@gmail.com
Sue Perry (812) 482-1592 shutslar@fullnet.com
Cell—(812) 639-1592 Mike Gibson (812) 639-9285
csperry1936@insightbb.com mjgibson@hughes.net
Marty Keller (812) 695-3402
RCW (Redeemer Church Women) mvkeller@peoplepc.com
Angie Schnarr (812) 634-9876 mkeller@kimball.com
gaschnarr@fullnet.com
redeemer@psci.net
Lavalla Breitwieser (812) 482-4975
 ACOLYTES
Oct. 3—Jas Vonderheide and Kaitlyn Mann
Oct. 10—Cordell Durcholz and Zach Jones
Oct. 17—Gabby Eck and Miranda Durcholz
Oct. 24—Kaitlyn Mann and Abby Hutslar
Oct 31—Cordell Durcholz and Zach Jones
GREETERS
Oct. 3—Alan and Pam Durcholz
Oct. 10—Byron and Mandy Fuhrman
Oct. 17—Joan Fuhrman and Sharon Himsel
Oct. 24—Annette Mauntel and Rose Rebber
Oct. 31—Dan and Wilma Schnarr

CRUCIFER—SUNDAY
Oct. 3—Emily Kieffner
Oct. 10—Haylee Dahlen
Oct. 17—Ethan Kieffner
Oct. 24—Billi Dahlen
Oct 31—Abby Hutslar

LAY MINISTER-SATURDAY LAY MINISTER-SUNDAY

Oct. 2—Marty Keller Oct. 3—Jeff Mann
Oct. 9—Larry Lorey Oct. 10—Jeff Mann
Oct. 16—Marty Keller Oct. 17—Carol Keller
Oct. 23—Luther Mann Oct. 24—Jeff Mann
Oct 30—Marty Keller Oct. 31—Carol Keller

LAY READER—SATURDAY LAY READER-SUNDAY

Oct. 2—Marty Keller Oct. 3—Mike Gibson
Oct. 9—Judy Lorey Oct. 10—John Jones
Oct. 16—Cathy Kieffner Oct. 17—Sharon Himsel
Oct. 23—Luther Mann Oct. 24—Martie Schonken
Oct 30—Marty Keller Oct. 31—Cindy Kreilein

USHERS COMMUNION ASSISTANTS/USHERS

Oct. 3—Nancy Baer and Larry Freyberger
Oct. 10—Don Fuhrman and Gary Gonnerman
Oct. 17—Marty Keller and Allen Witte
Oct. 24—Nancy Richardson and Robert Meyer
Oct 31—Mike Uppencamp and Johan Schonken
Oct. 3—Cathi Jones and Marty Keller
Oct. 10—Mike Gibson and John Jones
Oct. 17—Nancy Baer and Ann Klem
Oct. 24—Brenda White and Carol Keller
Oct. 31—Amy Gonnerman and Marlene Hautsch

ALTAR GUILD COUNTERS

Carol Keller Nancy Otte
Shelly Bair Greg Schnarr

VISITING TEAM LOST SHEEP

Joyce Uppencamp—Birthday/Anniversary Shelly Bair
Amy Gonnerman—Birthday/Anniversary
Carol Witte—Get Well/Sympathy, etc
Redeemer Lutheran Church
140 East 32nd Street
Jasper, IN 47546

To:

Church-redeemer@psci.net
Pastor Gretchen-pastorgretchen@psci.net
www.jasperredeemer.org
812-634-1123