August 31, 2025
Flowers on the altar for Sunday, August 31, are given to God’s glory by Darren & Jody Tenold in honor of Josiah’s 14th birthday.
People We Are Praying For (We included prayers for these individuals in our recent church services): Owen Saidler and his family, Jim Tessien, Dennis & Nina Runck, Katie Tweit, Lorena Merseth, Ruth Faye, Jeanette Koberg, Larry Fredericks, Marsha Natvig, and Megan Wehrwein’s mother Cheryl as they deal with infirmities.
Baptized on Sunday, August 31, at 2nd Service: Raelyn Renae Sorensen, infant daughter of Jacob & Allie Sorensen. Sponsors are James and Sarita Pieper & Blake and Brittany Mutschler. May Raelyn ever be blessed through this Sacrament.
For more updates and all other new announcements, pick up your copy of the September edition of the Olive Press from the narthex table. The Olive Press is also available on the Mount Olive website: mtolivelutheran.org/publications. For Mount Olive members who receive the Weekly Announcements via email, note that the September 2025 Olive Press is attached to the August 31 Weekly Announcements.
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LAST WEEK’S ATTENDANCE/LORD’S SUPPER
Sunday: 8:30am, 198; 10:45am, 221; Post-Service Communion, 40; Monday: 24/20
Live Online Viewing, Sunday: 14
WE THANK THOSE SERVING OUR LORD THIS WEEK
Greeters: Dean & LuAnn Shoop
Offering Counters: Seth Tweit, Keith Anderson
Altar Guild: Dawn Klebig, Joni Bode, Terri Westphal
WEEKLY FINANCIAL UPDATE
Given Last Week (excluding Year of Jubilee): $8,800.39
Year of Jubilee Debt Reduction Given Last Week: $1,030.16
Year of Jubilee Debt Reduction Total (July 1, 2025-August 28, 2025): $10,221.50
Fiscal YTD Actual Expenses vs. Budget Surplus (Deficit) as of 7/31/2025: ($33,933.63)
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
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