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October 2019
Dear Friends,
1. Come, ye thankful people, come,
raise the song of harvest home;
all is safely gathered in,
ere the winter storms begin.
God our Maker doth provide
for our wants to be supplied;
come to God's own temple, come,
raise the song of harvest home.
2. All the world is God's own field,
fruit as praise to God we yield;
wheat and tares together sown
are to joy or sorrow grown;
first the blade and then the ear,
then the full corn shall appear;
Lord of harvest, grant that we
wholesome grain and pure may be.
3. For the Lord our God shall come,
and shall take the harvest home;
from the field shall in that day
all offenses purge away,
giving angels charge at last
in the fire the tares to cast;
but the fruitful ears to store
in the garner evermore.
4. Even so, Lord, quickly come,
bring thy final harvest home;
gather thou thy people in,
free from sorrow, free from sin,
there, forever purified,
in thy presence to abide;
come, with all thine angels, come,
raise the glorious harvest home.
This hymn, as it was originally penned by Henry Alford appears with different
lyrics than those recorded in our Hymns and Songs of Zion #652. The first verse
is the same addressing the issue of the earthly harvest and the sustenance God
so bountifully provides for our lives through it. The succeeding verses are very
different reflecting the idea of the coming eschatological harvest as Jesus
spoke in the parable of the wheat and tares in Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. As such
this hymn serves as a perfect reminder of how we Christians should approach the
coming harvest season, with one eyes set on the goodness of God in providing our
daily needs through the fruit of the earth and one eye on the fields that are
white for harvest continually in John Chapter 4:
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say
unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already
to harvest. 36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto
life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent
you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are
entered into their labours. (Jn. 4:35-38 KJV)
As we have been blessed by our Lord with the food we need through the harvest He
provides, let us join in working to bring in His harvest as He has appointed us
to reap for Him. We thank you for your support as we continue to train laborers
for the harvest.
God’s Peace,
Jay Weidner
DONATIONS RECEIVED...
In memory of Dr. Jacob Bergstedt
from Pastor Bruce & Wendy Bergstedt
In memory of Betty Bergstedt
from Pastor Bruce & Wendy Bergstedt
In memory of Jeremy Kuivanen
from Laurie Kuivanen
In memory of James Johnson
from Ruth Johnson
MATCHING FUNDS OPPORTUNITY ENDING SOON
Recently we have had a kind donor come forward with a matching fund donation of
$20,000.00. We are seeking additional donations above and beyond normal giving
that would be matched dollar for dollar within this program. However, the
program ends October 31, 2019 and we have not reached that goal. We need $11,000
to accomplish the match.
Also, while repairing the flood damage in our Sanctuary building it was
determined we need to do additional waterproofing of the foundation which is not
covered by the insurance claim.
If you are able to contribute in this program, please earmark your
contribution “matching funds” in the memo section of your check.
Your continued support of the seminary is deeply appreciated and enables us to
continue to grow as a seminary and carry on the work of teaching and preparing
our students for ministry. God bless you again for your generosity!
ONLINE CLASS AVAILABLE
Even though the semester as started, there is still time to join the Monday
night class in Hancock or on line at 7PM. Pastor Jay is teaching First and
Second Thessalonians: Anticipating the Last Day with St. Paul. This class runs
through December 16 and is the study of St. Paul's correspondence with the
Thessalonians in light of the eschatological discourses of Jesus with a focus on
how Paul encourages the believers to hold fast in the faith as it was handed
down to them in anticipation of the glorious future promised them in Jesus
Christ.
If you are interested, please contact the office by phone (906) 482-3337 or
email cilseminary@ilseminary.com.
ATTENTION: BOARD MEMBERS
There will be a Board Meeting on Saturday, October 12, 2019
at 10AM in the seminary’s classroom building.
The Board of Directors
of the
Inter-Lutheran Theological Seminary
invite you to attend the
Annual Seminary Rally
on
Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 3:30PM
at
Zion Lutheran Church
400 Ingot Street
Hancock, Michigan
Dinner following service.
ATTENTION: SUPPORTERS
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE SEMINARY.
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the same products, same prices and same service and will also donate 0.5% of the
price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Inter-Lutheran Theological
Seminary whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.
Simply log use in by using this link….
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which will bring you directly to smile.amazon.com in support of our
organization.
The Thrivent Choice® program offers a way members can recommend where Thrivent
Financial distributes some of its charitable outreach funds. As a benefit
member, your ownership of Thrivent Financial products and services help make
this support possible.
Remember….If you are an eligible member 16 and older you can recommend how to
distribute Thrivent Financial charitable grant funds thought Choice Dollars®.
Member eligibility and the Choice Dollars designated are based on:
• Holding a Thrivent Financial volunteer leadership position; or
• Having $750 or more in annual premiums of qualifying
insurance products; or
• Having $20,000 or more in contract value of qualifying products.
For more information about Choice Dollars, visit http://www.Thrivent.com/thriventchoice
or call 800-847-4836 or contact your local Thrivent Financial representative.
INFAITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION:
Several years ago, the Seminary board of directors established the
Inter-Lutheran Seminary Endowment Fund. Funds contributed to the endowment are
not used for current day to day operations. Only the annual earnings of the
endowment will be used for the seminary’s needs thereby ensuring the continued
existence of this funding source. This is the preferred method used by many
non-profit entities, especially ongoing religiously focused organizations such
as seminaries.
While this is an excellent strategy, it has proven a challenge for us to
actually meet the minimum funding requirements. Until now, the fund has existed
but remained unfunded. By the Lord’s grace we have been blessed with a large
contribution to fund the Inter-Lutheran Seminary Endowment Fund. We would love
to build on this generous contribution to grow our endowment into a major source
of ongoing seminary support.
Although the seminary still needs the financial ongoing regular contributions of
our supporters, please consider the endowment fund for your planned giving
needs. The seminary has chosen the InFaith Community Endowment Fund (the renamed
Lutheran Brotherhood Foundation) to administer our endowment fund. They will
provide experienced legal advice to help guide you with any contribution
questions done through estate planning in addition to lump sum contributions,
IRAs, property and securities. For more additional information, please contact
Kirk Otto, Jr. at (715) 294-4343 or Cheryl Hendrickson at (906)482-3337.
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