Murdock News October 10, 2018

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Rain postponed the original date of the Murdock Scarecrow Event but now everything is in its place ready for others to enjoy down the main street.

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Talented Jackie Barnes painted the wonderful scarecrow faces and Linda Glantz “dressed them” and put them in place.

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Generous Lucas Stock donated cornstalks and pumpkins again the year. Kristi McHugh set the small scarecrows in the flower planters downtown as well as placing some of the pumpkins.

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Ken Glantz joined Linda in attaching the cornstalks and placing pumpkins around. Laura Rikli and Kyler put their scarecrow in a planter.

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Dan Highfield decorated the north end of town with scarecrows and his big jack-o-lanterns. Watch for his place on Halloween night as I hear that there will be some special decorations.

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We are waiting for those special big balloon decorations in the south part of town, Lee.
So come one, come all to Murdock to enjoy our autumn event!

Thank-you to all the folunteer and the Murdock Improvement Team for making this possible!!

Church Bell History and Repair

It is easy to take for granted the sound of the church bell at the beginning of service. It has always been there. Someone is always at the ready to pull on the rope and receive a glorious sound in return.

However, lately pulling on the rope has not been easy, nor as effective. Something was wrong. Church bell experts were brought in to inspect and advise.

This is the first time many, if not most of us have even seen what the bell actually looks like up close. So here are some very interesting photos and diagrams of how a bell actually works and the history.

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The Trinity Lutheran Murdock church bell was donated by the women of Trinity Lutheran and installed in 1906.

The bell weighs 1,200 pounds and was cast at the Stuckstede Bell Foundry our of St. Louis.

Over the years age and weather have taken its toll on the bell, the bearings, the bell deck, and the wooden bell wheel. As you can see in the photo below a spoke of the bell wheel is actually broke.

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Trinity Luthern Church loves the sound of the church bell that starts service each Sunday and will be fundraising to repair and restore the bell so it can be enjoyed for many more generations.

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A display with more information and photos is located in the church fellowship hall.

20180930 102031 This week the theme was "What do you want to leave (LEAF) to Jesus?" What leaves you fearful, worried, and angry. How can you let go, and leave it to God?

Next week I will post our bulletin board of "Leaves"

Please feel free to join us every Sunday

9:15 Sunday School & Bible Class

10:30 am Divine Service

Listen to the weekly sermon anytime at Pastor Brent Kuhlman's Blog

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Worship Time: 9:30 am Sunday

Children's Sunday School: 9:55-10:30

PH 402 867-3191 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

(dismissed from worship following the "Children's Chat")

Cass County Quad Quiz Bowl

On Monday, October 1st. The 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade teams all won the first round of the Cass County Quad Quiz Bowl competition.

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Team Members are:

8th Grade Team: Cade Hosier, Henry Coleman, Sam Cox, Ella Zierott, and Haylee Josoff
7th Grade Team: Kearah Perreault, Garrett Pleiss, Nathan Miller, and Riley Wilson
6th Grade Team: Averi Hogue, Drake Clements, Kayden Bacon, Harrison Koehn, Madison Ashlock, and Isabelle Halferty

NEW ELMWOOD-MURDOCK SCHOOL WEBSITE

There is a wealth of information on the new Elmwood-Murdock website. It is updated on a daily basis by various teachers and department heads.

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