Miscellaneous & In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)

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All Saints Lutheran Church Staff and Council Members for December 2025 – December 2026
Synod Authorized Ministers (SAM): Matthew, Wanda, & Julie
Director of Communications: Kristen
Director of Music Ministries: Matthew
Organist/Pianist: Wanda
Church Council Members: Julie (President), Kirk (Vice President), Jim (Financial Officer), Wanda (Worship Ministry Team Lead), Marilyn (Service Ministry Team Lead), & Brenda (Proclamation Team Lead)

From the Director of Music Ministries

Do you play an instrument or sing? Would you like to help lead all or part of worship on Sunday morning? If so, contact the church’s Director of Music Ministries, Matt, or the church office (office@allsaintsdavenport.org).

From the Director of Communications (church office)

Do you know someone that should be added to the prayers? Are there other items you would like to see in the church’s publications? This could be events you are involved with, theater shows, concerts, et cetera. Do you have an announcement or article that you would like included in future publications? Please submit the information to the office by 8 am on Mondays so the Director of Communications can plan their work week (remember they don’t have set office hours).

From the Council President

It has come to our attention that, on several occasions, doors have been left unlocked or opened after use. We want to gently remind everyone of the importance of ensuring the building is fully secured before leaving. Please take a minute to check that ALL doors are properly closed and locked each time you exit. This will help ensure the safety of our staff, members, and the church property. 

Thank You!

We thank …

… Matt, Wanda, and Julie the church is grateful for your calling to lead worship, preach, and visit those in need. They began going through the Synod Authorized Ministry program (SAM) in the fall of 2024 and their training continues with the SEIA Synod.

… Matt, Kirk, Marilyn, and Kristen for all their hard work setting up the new equipment in the sanctuary. They spent numerous hours researching, installing, and setting up the upgrades.

… Tom and Julie for designing the new soundboard table and building the table.

… everyone who helps in any way during the worship service each week.

… all the volunteers that help, not only on Saturdays but throughout the week, organizing and getting the Food Pantry & Clothing Closet ready to be open on Saturdays.

This includes ordering food, loading and unloading food orders, picking up toilet paper to hand out weekly, ordering and picking up laundry detergent (once a month), ordering and picking up milk (once a month), ordering and picking up bar soap (once a month), and ordering and picking up eggs & butter (once a month).

… the individuals who help tend to the outside property.

… the financial officer and financial team for meeting monthly to keep all the finances for the church.

… the council members and ministry teams for all your hard work throughout the year.

… the worship planning team for all your work planning the worship services throughout the year.

… all of the grants that have been awarded to the All Saints Lutheran Church Food Pantry!

We thank Scott County Regional Authority (SCRA), Bettendorf Rotary Club, Doris & Victor Day Foundation, ELCA World Hunger, RiverBend Core Collective, and many more.

Monetary Donation Opportunities

All unspecified donations will be put into the church’s general fund, which covers the operating expenses for the church. If you would like to donate to a specific fund, please write your check to All Saints Lutheran Church and specify the specific fund’s name on the memo line.

  • General Fund – undesignated revenue used for paying the bills for the church
  • Helping Hands Fund – helps families in need
  • Food Pantry Fund – operating fund for the food pantry to purchase food and items for the food pantry
  • Food Pantry Discretionary Fund – covers any expenses that food pantry individuals might need other than food i.e. gas money, hotel money, et cetera
  • Memorial Garden Fund – helps maintain the Memorial Garden on the church property
  • Happy Hearts Hopeful Future Fund – directs monies directly toward the principal balance of the mortgage
  • Royal Ball Run – monies directed to support The Royal Ball Run for Autism in the Quad Cities
  • Wish List – items the council has identified as needed – interior paint, replace steel doors, replace lower-level tile, etc.

If you are unable to attend worship in person, please consider sending your gift through the mail to the church office (5002 Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport, Iowa 52087).

Our Daily Bread Ministries

Did you know that “Our Daily Bread Ministries” offers a Discovery Series? This series has various topics and articles to explore and read. Click the link below to explore more items offered by Our Daily Bread Ministries.

https://www.odbm.org/en/discovery-series

Booklets Available

There are various booklets and devotional booklets available in the gathering space for you to take home with you. Our hope is that they help draw you closer to God by assisting with Bible study, prayer, and devotions.

ELCA Daily Bible Reading

The ELCA provides a link for a daily Bible Reading https://www.elca.org/resources/daily-bible-reading

Daily Bible readings are selected from materials prepared by the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT), published in  Revised Common Lectionary © 1992 and  Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings © 2005. Used by permission. 

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‍Scripture quotations are from the The New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition – Friendship Press (NRSVue). Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Southeastern Iowa Synod

The Synod publishes a weekly newsletter. If you are interested in looking at what is happening in the ELCA and more specifically with our local synod, you may look by clicking on the link provided below or typing the information into your preferred web browser.

https://mailchi.mp/seiasynod/southeastern-iowa-synod-enews-10334004?e=bf1d166102

Mission Investment Fund: A Financial Ministry of the ELCA

This is the organization that All Saints Lutheran Church has their mortgage with. The church recently received an email requesting investments to fund loans to congregations. Please follow this link for the entire email https://view.message.elca.org/?vawpToken=IZBXXHOEQDZEFDEIBCL6LDIV3E.130026

Living Lutheran

To access the Living Lutheran publication,click on the link https://www.livinglutheran.org/. You may subscribe to this publication once you get to the site if you would like to receive a copy in your email in-box.