July 20, 2025
Flowers on the altar for Sunday, July 20, are given to God’s glory by Steve & Lois Johnson in memory of Mildred Gullixson.
People We Are Praying For (We included prayers for these individuals in our recent church services): Jim Tessien, Larry Rude, Katie Tweit, Lorena Merseth, Jeanette Kolberg, and Owen Saidler as they deal with infirmities. We also prayed for Pastor Ted Gullixson as he travels to serve the vacancy at Peace Lutheran in Kissimmee, Florida; Josh Johnson, son of Steve and Lois Johnson, as he has been deployed to Qatar; the recent marriage of Hans and Abby Bloedel; the family of Robert Stelter as they mourn his passing; and Anita and Devin Kreinke for the secure adoption of their son Asher. Please keep these brothers and sisters in your prayers.
Mt. Olive member Owen Saidler underwent a heart transplant on July 17. We give thanks to God and pray for his full recovery!
Meal Train Signup: A meal train has been set up to support the care of the Saidler children while Adam and Coley are in Rochester with Owen. Sign up at https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/73v17m . If you would like to participate in the meal train but don’t feel comfortable signing up online, call Catharine Soule at 507-508-5755 for assistance. In addition, a paper sign-up sheet with open dates will be available on the narthex table. Disposable 9x13 pans will be located near the sign-up sheets.
Trinity Lutheran in Nicollet invites you to their annual Ice Cream Social to be held on Wednesday, July 23, from 4:30- 7pm in the Trinity Fellowship Hall. Barbecues, pie and assorted desserts & more are on the menu.
Mount Olive’s Church Family Picnic: Sunday, July 27, from 3pm-7pm, at Duck Lake Pavilion. Please bring a dish to share; meat, buns, water, and condiments will be provided. Also, please bring your family’s life jackets, kayak/canoe/boat, tubes, lawn chairs, fishing gear, lawn games, etc.
Red Cross Blood Drive: Friday, August 1, from 12pm-5pm in the Mount Olive gym. Please call 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter MTOLIVEKATO to schedule an appointment. A QR code for appointment scheduling is available on the poster on the narthex bulletin board.
Volunteers Needed: Mt. Olive provides volunteers at New 2 You on the first Saturday of each month to run the cash register and check out customers. A sign-up sheet for Saturday, August 2, is available on the narthex table. Sign up or call New 2 You at 507-385-1455 if you can help.
2025 Summer Recital Series: The Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents its annual Summer Noontime Organ Recitals at 12:10pm on Tuesdays in Mankato. The next recital is at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 222 Pfau St., Mankato, with a performance by Mount Olive member John Baumann on July 22. The series then moves to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 720 S. 2nd St., Mankato, for performances by Kraig Windschitl on July 29, Mount Olive member Elisabeth Urtel on August 5, and Christine Schulz on August 12. Each recital is free. Visit www.agosiouxtrails.org for more details.
Giving Statements for January-June 2025 were emailed this past week. If you did not receive your statement via email and would like to have it emailed to you, let the church office know. Alternatively, paper copies of the statements are available upon request.
Vacation Bible School Families: please check the tables in the narthex hallway for VBS shirts, crafts, and other clothes and personal items left by your VBSer! Items remaining after Monday, July 21, will be recycled. Thank you!
Mt. Olive Band Students serve an important part of the school culture, performing several public concerts and equipping them with the life-long skills to serve future school music programs and beautifying church services. For some families, the cost of an instrument, supplies, and band tuition fees might prevent access to this important activity. Would you consider donating to the Mount Olive School Band Tuition Support Fund? You can make a gift in the following ways:
Online:
--Go HERE, or mtolivelutheran.org and then select the Online Giving tab. Choose the "Other" option and make your gift securely using a credit card or banking information. Please specify where you would like your donation to go in the note box by putting "Mt. Olive School Band Tuition Support Fund.“
In Person or Mail:
--please make checks payable to Mount Olive Lutheran Church and School and put in the memo line "Mount Olive School Band Tuition Support Fund.”
--mail your check to Mount Olive Lutheran Church and School, 1123 Marsh St., Mankato, MN 56001, or
--bring your check to the church/school office
Thank you in advance for helping the Mount Olive School Band!
Traveling this summer? As you travel for vacation or work, it is good to spend time hearing and learning God’s Word. Sometimes, distance, time or other factors make it difficult to attend a Divine Service at a Lutheran church of our fellowship. Last year, the ELS’s Worship Committee assembled a “Summer Worship for Travelers” booklet designed for worship in any setting. Copies are available on the narthex table.
"Midsummer With Matthew" Reading Plan: Several ELS Pastors (including Pr. Ulrich) are collaborating to produce a summer devotional series on the book of Matthew. Each day, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, you are invited to watch the introductory devotional video that is shared on our church Facebook page, or you can pick up a "Midsummer With Matthew" weekly devotional booklet to read before opening your own Bibles to read the selection of verses from Matthew. Devotional booklets for the weeks of June 30-July 5 and July 6-12 are on the narthex table.
Neighbors to the Nations: Bethany International invites you to join our outreach program, Neighbors to the Nations! Welcome our international students to Mankato with simple acts of hospitality: offer a ride, share a meal, or invite them to a church event. Help them feel at home in our community and churches. Interested? Contact Rachel Kerkow, International Student Coordinator, at 512-767-0975 or rachel.kerkow@blc.edu. You can also sign up at this link: Neighbors to the Nations.
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LAST WEEK’S ATTENDANCE/LORD’S SUPPER
Sunday: 8:30am, 282; 10am, 184; Post-Service Communion, 24; Monday: 32/28
WE THANK THOSE SERVING OUR LORD THIS WEEK
Greeters: Tom & Joni Bode
Offering Counters: Beth Hoffman, Joni Bode
Altar Guild: Terri Westphal, Brenda Garbers, Sheila Ruschmeyer
WEEKLY FINANCIAL UPDATE
Given Last Week (excluding Year of Jubilee): $12,781.85
Year of Jubilee Debt Reduction Given Last Week: $594.76
Year of Jubilee Debt Reduction Total (July 1, 2025-July 17, 2025): $4,199.40
Fiscal YTD Actual Expenses vs. Budget Surplus (Deficit) as of 6/30/2025: $2,583.25
Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
To give your offering online, go to mtolivelutheran.org and click on the “Online Giving” tab.
Mt Olive Lutheran Church Mission Statement