On Sunday, September 5th, Pastor and Carrie will be hosting fellowship in celebration of Titus' 7th birthday. Come and join us for some birthday cake.

Sunday school begins on Sunday, September 12th at 9 a.m. All children ages 4 through 8th grade are encouraged to come and are most welcome. If you are new, please contact Tim Bruce our education chairman or Pastor Doletzky. This will help for our planning. Thank you.

On Saturday, September 18th, our congregation will be hosting the Fall Rally of the Lutheran Women's Missionary Society. Our congregation, along with 17 other congregations, make up the Lake Superior Circuit of LWMS. These churches (unless they are too small) take turns hosting the Spring and Fall rallies each year. Ladies, we need help from all of you in order to make this an enjoyable event for everyone. Please volunteer, as you are able to, with preparations and/or serving. But by all means, do attend the rally.

Mission money for the rally should be given to our new LWMS Reporter Lorry Flath no later than September 11 (earlier if possible). The mission money collected is divided between home and world missions selected by our circuit and missions chosen by the entire LWMS organization.

This Fall when Sunday School begins on September 12th there will be a special Sunday School Class especially designed for the 7th and 8th graders in addition to the other classes that we have. This class will be focused on topics teens face. Even 9th graders could attend if you would like. This class will meet in Pastor's office. Teens older than 9th grade are encouraged to attend Pastor's Bible Class in the fellowship hall.

Copies of the Road to Emmaus video are available. If you didn't get a copy please pick one up and if you would like some copies to share with anyone who needs to hear the good news of Jesus, please take videos to share.

The Voters' meeting date was changed from Tuesday, October 19th due to a conflict Pastor had with the Pastor's Fall Study Institute that was being held at the same time. The suggested new date is for Sunday, October 17th after late worship. Please give input. We would like to get as many people as possible to attend and feel it is easier, especially for those who drive a ways to have the meeting on Sunday, that way they don't have to make such a long extra trip. We have some who come from as far as Manistique to our meetings. You may give your input to John Romin, our chairman, or any other councilman, or Pastor. Thank you.

Confirmation Class will begin on Wednesday, September 8th at 4:30 p.m. for all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. The first class will go until 5:15 p.m. The normal period will be from 4:30 p.m. until 5:40 p.m. Please contact Pastor to confirm that your son or daughter will be attending and to find out what your child needs for the class.

Pastor Doletzky will have a teen video Bible Class called "Walk in My World" on Sunday Evening, September 26th at 5 p.m. Mark you calendars. All teens are welcome and any of your friends are welcome to come. We will also have some pizza and be done by 7 p.m.

We are studying the Gospel of Matthew. Come learn more about Jesus and the times He lived in. The better we know our Savior, the more we will understand how much He loves us.

If you know someone that is interested in learning more about Salem, please give the contact information to Steve Cadeau our Evangelism Chairman, or Pastor Doletzky.

We all have the opportunity to supply a fresh bouquet of flowers for the altar during a worship service. Whether in celebration, memory, or just for the many blessings we have received, please sign up for a Sunday on the flower chart in the entry hall. The bouquets are $16.00 for one and $23.95 for two. Please make your check out to the Women's Evening Service Group and everything else will be taken care of for you. Please speak to Nancy Juhl if you have any questions.

The new Meditations daily devotional booklets are on the table in the hallway. If you no longer need your old booklet(s), please bring them to church and place it in the box on the table. They are used by our synod's institutional ministries program.