October 5, 2025
Tami Leman • October 11, 2025
Announcements
1. 2026 Directory Photo Sessions – Final Day Sunday, October 5
Today will be the final day for photo sessions for our 2026 church directory. We are using one Sunday School Classroom where the 3yr olds through 3rd graders meet to sing and have Sunday School. For those of you who may not know where this area is, if you walk towards the back of the church through the doors marked Sunday School, the area is straight ahead. Sisters Tami Leman and/or Ashley Aberle will be there with instructions.
This is also a good time to update your directory information, so if you are new to Morton church, a high school graduate, or need to make changes, please let Sisters Tami or Ashley know. If you are currently listed with an email address in the directory, you will also receive a request for changes in early October. You do not have to sign up, just show up, as we expect this to go pretty quicky. Our photographers are only taking a couple of snap shots per family for the directory.
2. Sunday, October 5 - Pizza Meal 5:30pm and Family Hymn Sing 6:30pm at the Fellowship Hall
Join us for an evening of pizza and singing at the Fellowship Hall. Please note the new location. Same time, same food, at the Fellowship Hall! The 4th-8th grades will be the special group for the evening. Please sign up at the kitchen sign-up table if you plan to attend or if you can bring bars or cookies.
3. Monday, October 6 - Red Cross Blood Drive - 12-5 pm at the Fellowship Hall
You can sign up for your appointment at the information center or call 1-800-REDCROSS or Sisters Kathy Ritthaler or Sheri Daniel. Please consider donating blood and giving the precious gift of life! If you would like to volunteer to work or donate food, there are forms at the kitchen sign-up table.
4. Friday, November 15 - Hospital Lumiere’ Benefit Auction
Item donations are needed for the Hospital Lumiere’s annual benefit auction. This year, there will be both a Virtual online Auction and an In-Person Auction. Auction items should be delivered to Gridley IL by Oct. 25. For more information or to donate an item or service, visit the HarvestCall website:
https://link.edgepilot.com/s/ba3611a6/BmSxMhNFz0abx1jLIqRoPg?u=http://www.harvestcall.org/benefit -auction
The Online Auction will be Thursday November 6 through Saturday November 8. In Person Auction will be Friday, November 14 in Gridley, IL, with a meal beginning at 4:00 and the Auction beginning at 6:00
5. Elderly Visiting-October/November
Below is the link to sign up for visiting the elderly in our church family. Click on the link and follow the instructions to sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DA8AD22A3FCC43-59043826-copy
You will sign up to visit one or more persons during the specified month on the sign up. If you have any questions, contact Sis Jane Kieser at 309-231-4336
A Look Ahead
1. Sunday, September 28, Wednesday, October 1, and Sunday, October 5 – Photo Sessions for the 2026 Church Directory
2. October 12 – Wedding – Wes Sutter and Maddy Sollberger
3. October 19 – Church Office Nominations
4. October 21 – All Church Shower – Goodfield FH – Landon Dietrich & Lena Zimmerman
5. October 25 & 26 – Testimonies and Baptisms
6. November 1 – Health Care Fellowship Conference - Indianapolis, IN
7. November 1 – Apologetics Conference – Congerville, IL