On Veterans Sunday, November 10, 2024, we will be recognizing and celebrating veterans during both worship services and during our Sunday School hour. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟴:𝟭𝟱 & 𝟭𝟭𝗔𝗠. Fellowship time is between services in the 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟵:𝟭𝟱. Anyone interested may join us during the 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝟵:𝟰𝟱 𝗔𝗠. The youth will still meet for Sunday School at 9:45 AM. 𝗡.𝗔.𝗩.𝗬. 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻: 𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘀 Sunday School will include an inspirational presentation, N.A.V.Y. Veteran: A Man Plans His Steps and God Laughs, by Jim Hutson. Jim served in the US Navy aboard the United States Navy Ship New Bedford. After returning to Michigan, he served with a Military Police unit in Taylor and then at Selfridge National Guard Base. After serving his country, Jim enrolled at Concordia University Ann Arbor. He graduated in 2015 with a degree in Family Life Ministry and served in this capacity at two parishes in Ohio. It was during his time in Ohio that Jim developed an extremely rare “cancer-like” disease that was related to a virus he contracted while in the military. Jim was not expected to survive. After eight months in the hospital, he returned home. The Navy provided him with a pension and a permanent disability status of 100%. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod categorized him “emeritus.” In spite of his disability, Jim continues to serve his Lord and Savior and trusts that God will always find a place for him to do work for the Kingdom. He holds complete confidence in the verse, “God has plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Come hear Jim’s incredible story of how God has walked with him through his illness and all of life’s ups and downs.