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Happy To Say I'M Completely Wrong About Sekiro! (Monday Musings 66)
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| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Masterpiece? |
Perhaps the saltiness in my assessment is not only stemming from Activision, the review embargo not lifting until the day prior to release (so if the reviews are negative, pre-orders can't be readily canceled), but I feel my bitterness is mostly rooted in not being able to afford Sekiro at this stage, after doing taxes with my accountant.
What I'm planning to do is to take charge of my finances with All Your Worth by Elizabeth Warren. I recall when I followed her program faithfully, I was able to max out my IRA contributions, having emergency savings, and having fun money to spend on whatever I want!
I will hopefully post a synopsis of what I consider the best personal finance book I've read (and I've read numerous titles), including sample worksheets that the average American will have, such as internet, utilities and food, to see if this book is doable for the average American income at 24K (perhaps 20K after taxes).
Since I won't be playing Sekiro until much later, given my continued addiction to Assassin's Creed Odyssey, as well as working on my backlog of 100 games, I'm going to wait until the complete bundled edition comes out at reduced price. The benefits of waiting later is further described here.
I'm hoping to finish this All Your Worth post for the next Monday Musings, but for now, I'd like to conclude that Sekiro is exactly the game that I would love and find a masterpiece.
The How of Happiness Review
DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
DEVOTION: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 English Standard Version (ESV)
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.[a] The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[b] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.klaustermeier/videos/10156169304833803/
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CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilting 9-2
Wed- Supper 5:30; Worship 6:30; Choir 7:15
Fri- 7-8 graders to Camp Windermere
Sun- 5th Sunday worship 10am; Potluck 11:30
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WORSHIP WORKERS:
Wednesday 6:30-
Organist- Barb Dreyer
Acolyte- Haley Rausch
Ushers- Don Tunure, Dave Burmeister, Brent Davis, Larry Schulze
Sunday, 10am—
Organist- Barb Dreyer
Acolyte- Jared Cluver
Ushers- Doug Walters, Dave Callies, Kevin Luebke, Dick Peterson
Communion assistant- Roy Bohning
Lay reader- Lois Boeger
Projectionist- None
Altar Set Up- Cheri' Hofeldt
Tellers- Team #1
Altar Clean Up- Pam Linke
NO MONDAY WORSHIP THIS COMING WEEK
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was Gaal? Gaal was the son of Ebed whom the people of Shechem placed their trust in when they became discontent with Abimelech. Gaal led the people of Shechem against Abimelech and was defeated. Judges 9:26-41..
TODAY'S QUIZ: Who were Eli's sons and what did detestable things did they often do?
NEWS:
THIS WEEKEND IS A 5TH SUNDAY WEEKEND!!!
That means that
- There is only one worship service on Sunday at 10am.
- There is a potluck afterwards. Everyone is welcome to come! Just bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share!! Sloppy joes will be the main course!
- There will be Sunday school DURING THE WORSHIP SERVICE. There will be a time listed in the bulletin where Pastor Grund will dismiss the younger children to go with Ms. McDowell for a fun activity.
- There is no worship service on Monday night.
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A REMINDER OF OUR GOALS FOR 2019 IN CASE YOU FORGOT!!! Attendance in both worship and Bible class has been slipping a bit lately!!
A 10% increase in worship attendance.
A 5% increase in Bible study attendance
Add two new Bible study opportunities during the week
Add two new outreach events to reach out to the community.
If you are a member of St. John's and you think these goals are good ones, then I encourage you to do your part to make them a reality!!
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7th and 8th GRADERS GOING TO CAMP WINDERMERE THIS WEEKEND!!
Please pray for these 10 kids, Mrs. Figura, and pastor that we have safe travel, and that the kids grow together and grow in faith!
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OPERATION BACKPACK FOOD FOR MARCH IS INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED SNACKS (granola bars, fruit snacks, Little Debbie Snack Cakes, Instant Oatmeal)
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CHECK YOUR MAILBOXES AND THE SHELVES BELOW THEM FOR YOUR OFFERING ENVELOPES!!!
Some of you haven't emptied your church mailboxes in a while. Others of you might not even know that you have a mailbox. If you are an adult member of St. John's you have a church mailbox! Your copy of the new constitution is in your mailbox and your 2019 offering envelopes are on the shelves underneath the mailboxes. Get your stuff!!!
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PRAYERS:
For BETTY SUTOR, Lisa Rausch's mom, as she is recovering from heart failure.
For NANCY PETERSON as she remains hospitalized. They found out she has a blood clot in her leg, but they can't do anything about it, because her blood levels are so messed up still. She will be undergoing more tests today to get a correct diagnosis.
For JIM HUSTER as he recovers from surgery to remove a kidney stone.
For those dealing with cancer and treatments HAROLD ANDERSON, JOHN MORRIS, father in law of Elise Morris; GEORGE HOELSCHER, MARILYN FOSTER, PASTOR RON LEHENBAUER, MARY BREUER, MARI GILB, both friends of Sandy Robine, Toni Mauch's brother RAY KOLN, and hundreds of others who are dealing with this dreaded disease. That God would provide healing and relief, but that God would also work through the pain and suffering to bring faith and in crease faith in those who need it. .
For DIANNE FELDKAMP'S SISTER, DONNA MAYES, who has been diagnosed with ALS, and her other sister, DEBBIE BURGER, who has been diagnosed with Grave's disease.
PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:
For COLTON FIGURA AND DANNY DREYER who are both home but remain on active duty in the military.
For CONNER FIGURA going through tech training for the Air Force. .
For DAVID TATE stationed in Japan, and ALEX WALTERS, stationed in Tennessee. That God would bless their service to our country and keep them safe as they all await possible deployment.
For CALEB FIGURA AND VINCE MASTERS who are both serving our country in the National Guard and take time out of their
DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Monday, March 25, 2019
DEVOTION: Isaiah 12 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Lord Is My Strength and My Song
12 You will say in that day:
"I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
2 "Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord Go is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation."
3 With joy you[c] will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4 And you will say in that day:
"Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.
5 "Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be made known in all the earth.
6 Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."
https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.klaustermeier/videos/10156167181293803/
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CALENDAR:
Mon- worship 6:30
Tues- Quilting 9-2
Wed- Supper 5:30; Worship 6:30; Choir 7:15
Fri- 7-8 graders to Camp Windermere
Sun- 5th Sunday worship 10am; Potluck 11:30
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WORSHIP WORKERS:
Monday, 6:30-
Acolyte- Cameron Faerber
Worship assistant- Steve Mauch
Projectionist- Cara Klaustermeier
Altar clean up- Don Nolte
Wednesday 6:30-
Organist- Barb Dreyer
Acolyte- Haley Rausch
Ushers- Don Tunure, Dave Burmeister, Brent Davis, Larry Schulze
Sunday, 10am—
Organist- Barb Dreyer
Acolyte- ?????
Ushers- Doug Walters, Dave Callies, Kevin Luebke, Dick Peterson
Communion assistant- Roy Bohning
Lay reader- Lois Boeger
Projectionist- None
Altar Set Up- Cheri' Hofeldt
Tellers- Team #1
Altar Clean Up- Pam Linke
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: (Thursday's question wasn't answered so I'll leave it up one more day.
TODAY'S QUIZ: Who was Gaal?
NEWS:
A REMINDER OF OUR GOALS FOR 2019 IN CASE YOU FORGOT!!! Attendance in both worship and Bible class has been slipping a bit lately!!
A 10% increase in worship attendance.
A 5% increase in Bible study attendance
Add two new Bible study opportunities during the week
Add two new outreach events to reach out to the community.
If you are a member of St. John's and you think these goals are good ones, then I encourage you to do your part to make them a reality!!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THIS WEEKEND IS A 5TH SUNDAY WEEKEND!!!
That means that
- There is only one worship service on Sunday at 10am.
- There is a potluck afterwards. Everyone is welcome to come! Just bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share!! Sloppy joes will be the main course!
- There will be Sunday school DURING THE WORSHIP SERVICE. There will be a time listed in the bulletin where Pastor Grund will dismiss the younger children to go with Ms. McDowell for a fun activity.
- There is no worship service on Monday night.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7th and 8th GRADERS GOING TO CAMP WINDERMERE THIS WEEKEND!!
Please pray for these 10 kids, Mrs. Figura, and pastor that we have safe travel, and that the kids grow together and grow in faith!
_________________________________________________________________________________________
OPERATION BACKPACK FOOD FOR MARCH IS INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED SNACKS (granola bars, fruit snacks, Little Debbie Snack Cakes, Instant Oatmeal)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
CHECK YOUR MAILBOXES AND THE SHELVES BELOW THEM FOR YOUR OFFERING ENVELOPES!!!
Some of you haven't emptied your church mailboxes in a while. Others of you might not even know that you have a mailbox. If you are an adult member of St. John's you have a church mailbox! Your copy of the new constitution is in your mailbox and your 2019 offering envelopes are on the shelves underneath the mailboxes. Get your stuff!!!
______________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYERS:
For BETTY SUTOR, Lisa Rausch's mom, as she is recovering from heart failure.
For NANCY PETERSON as she remains hospitalized. She will be undergoing more tests today to get a correct diagnosis.
For JIM HUSTER as he recovers from surgery to remove a kidney stone.
For those dealing with cancer and treatments HAROLD ANDERSON, JOHN MORRIS, father in law of Elise Morris; GEORGE HOELSCHER, MARILYN FOSTER, PASTOR RON LEHENBAUER, MARY BREUER, MARI GILB, both friends of Sandy Robine, Toni Mauch's brother RAY KOLN, and hundreds of others who are dealing with this dreaded disease. That God would provide healing and relief, but that God would also work through the pain and suffering to bring faith and in crease faith in those who need it. .
For DIANNE FELDKAMP'S SISTER, DONNA MAYES, who has been diagnosed with ALS, and her other sister, DEBBIE BURGER, who has been diagnosed with Grave's disease.
PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:
For COLTON FIGURA AND DANNY DREYER who are both home but remain on active duty in the military.
For CONNER FIGURA going through tech training for the Air Force. .
For DAVID TATE stationed in Japan, and ALEX WALTERS, stationed in Tennessee. That God would bless their service to our country and keep them safe as they all await possible deployment.
For CALEB FIGURA AND VINCE MASTERS who are both serving our country in the National Guard and take time out of their




