The Charger
January 9, 2009

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January 09, 2009

The School year is just about half done. Progress reports will be coming home shortly for second quarter. This may be a good time to sit down with your child and find out how school is going for them academically. Then maybe you could double check with your child’s teacher. 

There is still time to help your child make improvements before the year is over. With the cold nights and short days of January it is a good time to remember our theme this year “Jesus Gives Me Strength”. He will see us through it and Spring will be here soon.

God bless you all. 

-Dan Henschen

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High School Youth Group
The high school youth group is selling Springfield area coupon books. The cost is $30.00. The high school youth will be available after services or you may purchase the coupon books in the church office.
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January Chapel Offerings:

The January chapel offerings are going to help Lutheran Bible translators. They translate the Bible so that people of other languages can know the word of the Lord.

We need your help: Please turn in your event and news articles to the office so we can put it in our school Charger and the church Cares newsletters. The due dates for your articles on listed on our form, which can be located in the office, or on the narthex table. When you have filled them out, please turn them in to the office. 

**REMINDER: When you are picking up your children early from school, you need to stop by the office and officially sign them out! -Thank you, Sharon & Lora


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Your Help Would Be Greatly Appreciated

*If you have just a half an hour each day a volunteer is still needed to help in the 4-year old preschool class from 11-11:30. If interested please contact Emily Weimer at the church 529-3309.

*1st and 2nd grade is still in need of an additional reading helper! Helping only involves coming to school from 9:30-10:30 am on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. All you need to do is listen to a group of 3-4 children take turns reading the assigned story of the day. The more volunteers the smaller the groups. If you know anyone who would be interested, please contact Pam Billotte 529-3309.

*When cleaning out your old “Stuff”, Please think of Concordia. Our classrooms are in need of your donations. If you are trying to get rid of any of these things or are at the store and see any of these items on sale, your help would be greatly appreciated. The needed items are:

Extended Care: any theme craft supplies, Nerf balls, Frisbees, Play dough and supplies
Preschool: old magazines (especially those with pictures of food)
Pre K: plastic coffee containers, empty and clean pudding/Jell-O/land-o-lakes butter 
containers (oblong shape), mittens and gloves (don’t have to match), old pants 
(size 4/5), socks and underwear (boys and girls), plastic store bags, Halloween 
costumes make great dress-up clothes, brown paper lunch bags
3rd & 4th: old towels

*Concordia Lutheran Church is in the process of building a new room called “The Heritage Room”. This room will be used to hold meetings, Bible class, counseling, a place for the funeral families, a bride’s dressing room and other applications. Capitol items will be included as part of the mortgage but the furnishings will have to come from individual donations. The committee set up to take care of the layout and furnishings have decided to have all of the furnishings be oak and brass. If you have any items that you would like to donate please send a colored picture with your name and phone number along with the dimensions of the item to the church office. The item will then be considered as to it’s suitability for the overall plan for furnishing the room. 

Thank you for all of the donations of items needed so far and for the volunteers who are giving their time.

$$$ Coupon Exchange $$$
The coupon exchange group meets every 3rd Sunday. Everyone is invited to gain lots of information regarding saving extra dollars at the checkout. So, start saving all of your coupons (phone book, newspaper, mail inserts, etc.) and bring all non expired coupons in a small shoe box so we can pass the boxes to each other. The January meeting will be Sunday January 18th at 4:00pm in the church overflow. If you have any questions, please contact the church.

Attention Future Kindergarteners !!!!
Mark your calendars for Tuesday January 27th. Concordia will be holding an open house for all of you and your parents from 4:30 until 6:30 pm. You are all welcome to come and visit our kindergarten classroom and meet the teacher! You and your parents will have the opportunity to find out more about our program. If you know any other children you age please invite them to come too. Our purpose is to provide a Christ-centered learning environment. We feel that it is important to begin your formal education having the opportunity to grow not only in a solid academic manner, but also with Christ as the center of that experience. We look forward to meeting our new class!

Spelling Bee
The 3rd through 8th grade teams chosen at our Concordia Spelling Bee last October will complete at Lutheran High School in the area wide Lutheran Grade School Spelling Bee on Saturday, January 10th beginning at 9:30. Those competing are:
3rd grade: Skyler D. and Rachal R. (alternate Hunter B.)
4th grade: Katie E. and Kailyn W. (alternate Alec K.)
5th grade: Sam N. and Adam M. (alternate Dylan W.)
6th grade: Hanna W. and Emily M. (alternate Mary W.)
7th grade: Jordan B. and Josh H. (alternates Kyle D. and Allison K.)
8th Grade: Tina W. and Maranda P. (alternate Jared N.)
Parent and friends are welcome to come out to Lutheran high School and support out teams as well as enjoy the Christian fellowship with families from our sister congregations.

Mark Your Calendar
With Concordia Lutheran Church and School Events

01/10 9:30am Spelling Bee
     10:00am Boys JV & V and Girls V Game at Good Shepard in Pekin
     5:30pm Please join us for Church Services
01/11 9:00am Please join us for Sunday School
     10:00am Please join us for Church Services
01/12 3:30-4:30 Cheerleading Practice 
     5:30-7:30pm Boys JV & V Basketball Practice
     5:45-6:45pm PTL Meeting
01/13 3:30-5:30pm Girls JV & V Basketball Practice
     5:45pm Cheerleaders cheer for game at Concordia
     6:00pm Boys JV & V Game with Vision Way (Taylorville) at Concordia
01/14 3:30-5:30pm Girls JV & V Basketball Practice
     4:30pm Jr. Confirmation Class
     5:30-7:30pm Boys JV & V Basketball Practice
01/15 6:00pm Girls JV Game at Beardstown Christian Academy in Beardstown
01/16 1:00pm Early Dismissal from School !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
01/16-17 TBA Boys V Big Cat Classic Tourney in St Charles MO.
01/17 5:30pm Please join us for Church Services
01/17-18 TBA Girl’s V Concordia, Peoria Tourney at Concordia in Peoria
01/18 9:00am Please join us for Sunday School
     10:00am Please join us for Church Services
     4:00pm Coupon 101 meeting
     6:00-8:30pm PTL Trivia Night
01/19 No School !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
01/20 6:00pm Girl’s JV & V Game with Mt. Pulaski at Concordia
01/21 Report Cards Go Home !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     4:30pm Jr. Confirmation Class
     5:30-7:30pm Boy’s JV & V Basketball Practice
01/22 6:00pm Boy’s JV & V Game with Mt. Pulaski in Elkhart
01/23-24 TBA Girl’s JV Our Savior Tourney at Our Saviors
01/23-24 TBA Boy’s JV Trinity, Bloomington Tourney at Trinity in Bloomington


Student Poetry Corner

The Forest

The hidden forest,
Frolicking with mystery,
Is so beautiful!

Aaron B.—8th Grade

What if Boots Didn’t Want to Walk?

Boots are made for walking, but is that what they wanted to do? What if they didn’t even want to be a shoe?! No one ever asked them what they wanted to be. Maybe they wanted to be a gem or a multi-colored tree! Just because it is –
doesn't’ mean it’s the way it should be.

Dani N.—8th grade

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