WORSHIP--Sunday at 9:00am
Each week we will lift up five church families/members in prayer. THIS WEEK WE WILL PRAY FOR:
Lois Aspland, Yvonne Back, Debbie Barrett, Bruce Cavett and Dylan Cavett, Yvonne Beenken, Delane & Darlene Behr
The following members will be celebrating their birthdays this week and we want to wish them a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
8-Faye Aamodt
8-Morgan Fritz
8-Megan Ritter
9-Madison Holtan
9-Miranda Nelson
9-Carter Bloomingdale
10-Andy Stene
If you have an upcoming birthday and want it to be listed, please call the office to make sure we have your birthday in our records. There are a lot of birthdays missing in our computer system. 641.592.1771.
The flowers by the pulpit are in honor of Faye’s Aamodt’s 90th Birthday. Please join Faye in celebrating her birthday during fellowship.
The winter arrangement at the main church entrance has been donated by Kathy Chose and her family in loving memory of Mark.
Card Shower: Joan Dalen (Wife to Pastor DuWayne Dalen) is celebrating her 90th Birthday on Christmas Eve. Her family invites you to send her a card and share a memory or story. Please send cards to 350 Sumac Road, Mason City, IA 504501
Poinsettias: If anyone would like to share a poinsettia with Salem for Christmas, we welcome you do so. If you plan to bring one in honor of or in memory of someone, please let Marci know and we will include it in the bulletin.
Christmas Program: Our Faith Formation kiddos will present their Christmas Program on Sun. Dec. 15th during the 9:00am service with a Birthday Party for Jesus in the Fellowship Hall after the program. Everyone is Welcome!
Christmas Caroling: Please join the Salem Confirmation Students for Christmas Caroling. It’s fun to share Christmas cheer with others and as always, the more the merrier! Everyone is invited and welcome to join in. Lyrics will be provided. We will meet at 5:30pm on Wed., Dec. 18th, in the Fellowship Hall and then car-pool to the care center, assisted living and other community members’ homes. Dress warm and bring a flashlight if you have one. After caroling we will gather for hot chocolate and goodies in the Fellowship Hall. If you would like to join us, please call the office so we can plan ahead (if we have enough people, we can split into 2 groups, and make a route for each group to follow). If you know of someone who needs some Christmas cheer, please call the office. 592-1771
Save the Date: Our Faith Formation kiddos will present their Christmas Program on Sun. Dec. 15th during the 9:00am service with a Birthday Party for Jesus in the Fellowship Hall after the program. Everyone is Welcome!
Goodies: The Board of Youth is asking for donations of goodies for the Christmas Carolers to enjoy, along with hot chocolate after Caroling on Wed, Dec. 18th. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Please have them in the Fellowship Hall by 6:30pm that day.
Toys For Tots: We will be collecting new, unwrapped toys until December 10th. for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The collection box has been set out across from the church office. After collection, they will distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
LAKE MILLS CLOTHES FOR KIDS 2024: Let’s Clothe Our children. Donations will be distributed throughout the Lake Mills Community School District to children ages birth to 18. What to do: Pick a Christmas Tag (with a child’s needs/sizes on it) from the electronic sign-up or from the tree here at Salem, then purchase the items on the child’s tag, wrap in one box, attach the original tag to the gift, and deliver it to the Salem office by Friday, December 13th. Tag availability: Electronic tags starting November 16th and physical tags by November 29th.
For electronic sign-up go to: tinyurl.com/LMClothesForKids
Monetary donations are accepted at FTSB and MBT Banks of Lake Mills.
Once again, this year each child’s requests have been divided into two tags. One for clothing and the other for shoes and socks. This is an effort to keep costs affordable for the givers and be able to provide for the child’s needs.
Questions: [email protected]
Faith Formation Volunteers Needed: The Youth Board is making weekly plans for music, activities, games and crafts, BUT…we need YOUR HELP to make this year a success! Please consider donating your time to supervise and interact with our children. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin across from the chapel. No planning or experience necessary, a youth board member will be leading.
Prayer Chain Ministry is a network of people who are committed to prayer and will take action on behalf of others. If you will pray for those in need, sign-up in the Narthex to be notified by either email, text or phone. If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, call the office and the prayer request will get sent out. If there is no answer, leave a message. All requests will be confidential among the prayer chain ministry. Call the office with prayer requests. Thank you!
Prayer Shawls, hand knit or crocheted by Salem members, are available in the Narthex for you to wrap someone in need. A Prayer Shawl is for anyone in need of prayer, hope, comfort and love of a community. If you would like the person included in the prayer chain, please call the office.
Worship Volunteers Needed: We are in need of worship volunteers! If you are willing to usher, acolyte, serve communion, read or sing in the liturgical choir, please sign up in the Narthex or call the office. If you would like to learn how to help with sound, monitors or live stream, call the office. 641.592.177
Celebrating Generosity: Thank you for your support of ministry at Salem!
Go Green—Go Paperless by giving in one of the following ways…
-- Give through PayPal or Card by going to www.salemlakemills.com and clicking the donate button at the bottom of the page.
-- Give automatically through the Simply Giving Program. Sign up for weekly or monthly ACH withdrawals. Call the office to have a form sent to you or stop by the office. We also have forms in the Narthex. Please return forms to the office. (We are charged a much lower service fee through the Simply Giving Program)
The Lake Mills Food Shelf is open 2:00-5:00pm every Monday for anyone in need of additional food. The only criteria for eligibility is to reside within the Lake Mills School District. The Food Shelf is now located at Salem and can be accessed at the south entrance. Anyone in need of food when the food shelf is not open; please feel free to call and leave a message at 641-592-1771 and someone will get back to you.
Salem’s Clothes Closet is open every Monday from 2:00pm-4:00pm at Salem’s south entrance. Clothes, shoes, boots, coats, jackets and a few other kids items are available for free. We also accept donations; they can be left inside the south entrance anytime. We ask that donations are folded and have no holes, tears or stains.
Collections: We collect pop tabs, eyeglasses and receipts from David’s Marketplace and Hy-Vee. The WELCA group receives 1 tenth of 1% of all receipts collected from David's; this can really add up and help! The Hy-Vee receipts go towards a cure for cancer. The baskets for all of these are in the Narthex. Please do not roll the receipts and keep David's separate from Hy-Vee. Thank you!
Membership List: When looking at the membership list in the Annual Report, if you notice that any of your family members information needs to be updated, please let the office know. If your family member has moved and joined another church, please remind them to contact the office to transfer membership so that we can have an accurate membership list. 641.592.1771
Live stream sponsorship costs $40 per Sunday. Call the office to reserve your date. 641.592.1771
Dates available 2025: Jan 19, 26, Feb 9, 16, 23, March 9, 16, 23, 30, May 4, June 15, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept 14, Oct 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7, 28
Copies of the October/November/December Christ in our Home, Bulletin, Council Minutes, Announcements and Annual Report are available on a cart between the doors at Salem's south entrance. The outer door is unlocked, they are just inside the door.
Secretary Schedule
Monday: 10:00am-2:00pm
Tuesday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am-2:00pm
Thursday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Friday: 10:00am-2:00pm
Saturday: Off
Sunday: Off
(Hours subject to change, you are welcome to call ahead to ensure the office is open.)
DOORS
Monday-Friday: West Doors 7:30am-5:00pm
Saturday: West Doors 8:00am-12:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am-12:00pm.
Please notify the office if you are planning a meeting outside regular hours, to ensure the west doors are open.
- December 8--Pastor Judy Wozniak
- December 15--Pastor Judy Wozniak
- Sunday at 10:00am-Fellowship Hall
- Sunday at 10:00am-Chapel
- Wednesday at 6:00pm--Choir Room
Each week we will lift up five church families/members in prayer. THIS WEEK WE WILL PRAY FOR:
Lois Aspland, Yvonne Back, Debbie Barrett, Bruce Cavett and Dylan Cavett, Yvonne Beenken, Delane & Darlene Behr
The following members will be celebrating their birthdays this week and we want to wish them a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
8-Faye Aamodt
8-Morgan Fritz
8-Megan Ritter
9-Madison Holtan
9-Miranda Nelson
9-Carter Bloomingdale
10-Andy Stene
If you have an upcoming birthday and want it to be listed, please call the office to make sure we have your birthday in our records. There are a lot of birthdays missing in our computer system. 641.592.1771.
The flowers by the pulpit are in honor of Faye’s Aamodt’s 90th Birthday. Please join Faye in celebrating her birthday during fellowship.
The winter arrangement at the main church entrance has been donated by Kathy Chose and her family in loving memory of Mark.
Card Shower: Joan Dalen (Wife to Pastor DuWayne Dalen) is celebrating her 90th Birthday on Christmas Eve. Her family invites you to send her a card and share a memory or story. Please send cards to 350 Sumac Road, Mason City, IA 504501
Poinsettias: If anyone would like to share a poinsettia with Salem for Christmas, we welcome you do so. If you plan to bring one in honor of or in memory of someone, please let Marci know and we will include it in the bulletin.
Christmas Program: Our Faith Formation kiddos will present their Christmas Program on Sun. Dec. 15th during the 9:00am service with a Birthday Party for Jesus in the Fellowship Hall after the program. Everyone is Welcome!
Christmas Caroling: Please join the Salem Confirmation Students for Christmas Caroling. It’s fun to share Christmas cheer with others and as always, the more the merrier! Everyone is invited and welcome to join in. Lyrics will be provided. We will meet at 5:30pm on Wed., Dec. 18th, in the Fellowship Hall and then car-pool to the care center, assisted living and other community members’ homes. Dress warm and bring a flashlight if you have one. After caroling we will gather for hot chocolate and goodies in the Fellowship Hall. If you would like to join us, please call the office so we can plan ahead (if we have enough people, we can split into 2 groups, and make a route for each group to follow). If you know of someone who needs some Christmas cheer, please call the office. 592-1771
Save the Date: Our Faith Formation kiddos will present their Christmas Program on Sun. Dec. 15th during the 9:00am service with a Birthday Party for Jesus in the Fellowship Hall after the program. Everyone is Welcome!
Goodies: The Board of Youth is asking for donations of goodies for the Christmas Carolers to enjoy, along with hot chocolate after Caroling on Wed, Dec. 18th. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Please have them in the Fellowship Hall by 6:30pm that day.
Toys For Tots: We will be collecting new, unwrapped toys until December 10th. for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The collection box has been set out across from the church office. After collection, they will distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
LAKE MILLS CLOTHES FOR KIDS 2024: Let’s Clothe Our children. Donations will be distributed throughout the Lake Mills Community School District to children ages birth to 18. What to do: Pick a Christmas Tag (with a child’s needs/sizes on it) from the electronic sign-up or from the tree here at Salem, then purchase the items on the child’s tag, wrap in one box, attach the original tag to the gift, and deliver it to the Salem office by Friday, December 13th. Tag availability: Electronic tags starting November 16th and physical tags by November 29th.
For electronic sign-up go to: tinyurl.com/LMClothesForKids
Monetary donations are accepted at FTSB and MBT Banks of Lake Mills.
Once again, this year each child’s requests have been divided into two tags. One for clothing and the other for shoes and socks. This is an effort to keep costs affordable for the givers and be able to provide for the child’s needs.
Questions: [email protected]
Faith Formation Volunteers Needed: The Youth Board is making weekly plans for music, activities, games and crafts, BUT…we need YOUR HELP to make this year a success! Please consider donating your time to supervise and interact with our children. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin across from the chapel. No planning or experience necessary, a youth board member will be leading.
Prayer Chain Ministry is a network of people who are committed to prayer and will take action on behalf of others. If you will pray for those in need, sign-up in the Narthex to be notified by either email, text or phone. If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, call the office and the prayer request will get sent out. If there is no answer, leave a message. All requests will be confidential among the prayer chain ministry. Call the office with prayer requests. Thank you!
Prayer Shawls, hand knit or crocheted by Salem members, are available in the Narthex for you to wrap someone in need. A Prayer Shawl is for anyone in need of prayer, hope, comfort and love of a community. If you would like the person included in the prayer chain, please call the office.
Worship Volunteers Needed: We are in need of worship volunteers! If you are willing to usher, acolyte, serve communion, read or sing in the liturgical choir, please sign up in the Narthex or call the office. If you would like to learn how to help with sound, monitors or live stream, call the office. 641.592.177
Celebrating Generosity: Thank you for your support of ministry at Salem!
Go Green—Go Paperless by giving in one of the following ways…
-- Give through PayPal or Card by going to www.salemlakemills.com and clicking the donate button at the bottom of the page.
-- Give automatically through the Simply Giving Program. Sign up for weekly or monthly ACH withdrawals. Call the office to have a form sent to you or stop by the office. We also have forms in the Narthex. Please return forms to the office. (We are charged a much lower service fee through the Simply Giving Program)
The Lake Mills Food Shelf is open 2:00-5:00pm every Monday for anyone in need of additional food. The only criteria for eligibility is to reside within the Lake Mills School District. The Food Shelf is now located at Salem and can be accessed at the south entrance. Anyone in need of food when the food shelf is not open; please feel free to call and leave a message at 641-592-1771 and someone will get back to you.
Salem’s Clothes Closet is open every Monday from 2:00pm-4:00pm at Salem’s south entrance. Clothes, shoes, boots, coats, jackets and a few other kids items are available for free. We also accept donations; they can be left inside the south entrance anytime. We ask that donations are folded and have no holes, tears or stains.
Collections: We collect pop tabs, eyeglasses and receipts from David’s Marketplace and Hy-Vee. The WELCA group receives 1 tenth of 1% of all receipts collected from David's; this can really add up and help! The Hy-Vee receipts go towards a cure for cancer. The baskets for all of these are in the Narthex. Please do not roll the receipts and keep David's separate from Hy-Vee. Thank you!
Membership List: When looking at the membership list in the Annual Report, if you notice that any of your family members information needs to be updated, please let the office know. If your family member has moved and joined another church, please remind them to contact the office to transfer membership so that we can have an accurate membership list. 641.592.1771
Live stream sponsorship costs $40 per Sunday. Call the office to reserve your date. 641.592.1771
Dates available 2025: Jan 19, 26, Feb 9, 16, 23, March 9, 16, 23, 30, May 4, June 15, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept 14, Oct 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7, 28
Copies of the October/November/December Christ in our Home, Bulletin, Council Minutes, Announcements and Annual Report are available on a cart between the doors at Salem's south entrance. The outer door is unlocked, they are just inside the door.
Secretary Schedule
Monday: 10:00am-2:00pm
Tuesday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am-2:00pm
Thursday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Friday: 10:00am-2:00pm
Saturday: Off
Sunday: Off
(Hours subject to change, you are welcome to call ahead to ensure the office is open.)
DOORS
Monday-Friday: West Doors 7:30am-5:00pm
Saturday: West Doors 8:00am-12:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am-12:00pm.
Please notify the office if you are planning a meeting outside regular hours, to ensure the west doors are open.
