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Text Box: Words from Dr. Martin Luther THE CARPENTER AND HIS WOOD “He is the Carpenter, and we are the wood. His handiwork is the dear, the holy cross, which is bound to follow upon the teaching of the Gospel. He plies His tools and works on us, planes and carves us, in order to kill the old man within us.” Text Box: FINANCE CORNER Monthly amount needed to meet the 2003 budget: $28,087 October offerings/loose: $24,211.71 We are into our Line of Credit $3,000.and have the following bills to pay: Naeir (membership fee) $ 475.00 Augsburg Fortress $ 517.25 Lifeway (offering envelopes) $ 1130.00 Northwest Mechanical $ 1186.63 Board of Pensions $ 3028.31 Mid American Energy $ 461.76 Boss Office Products $ 85.48 At the November meeting, the church council approved the proposed budget for 2004. This budget is available in the church office upon request. We will publish the proposed budget in the January newsletter. Text Box: In December those supporting Katherine Grafft’s work in Mexico City include Mike and Rita Smith. The Rochau family is sponsoring Baraka Nanyaro of Tanzania for the month of December. If you wish to help support Katherine’s missionary efforts by donating $7/week or sponsor Baraka for $28/month, you may sign up on the bulletin board in the narthex. Please mark your donation “missionary” or “Baraka” to help in clarification. Text Box: THE YOUTH COMMITTEE is looking for adults to help brainstorm ideas and plan youth events. Your time commitment would only entail attending one monthly meeting, and possibly make some follow up phone calls. We try not to conflict with school events and we need parental input for this. Members would serve for a 6 month period. We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Our next meeting is December 11 at 6:15 p.m.. If you have any questions, call Jonette (285-4501) or Shari Eller (285-88482)