• A great place to start is the Douglas County Election Committee (DCEC)  website. Toward the upper left of the page is a box entitled "Find Your Voting Information". Providing your house number and zip code will allow you to view your precinct specific polling place, political subdivisions, elected officials, candidates and see a sample ballot.
• Wondering if you are registered? Go to the Secretary of State's Voter Check site.
• Do you need to register? All the pertinent info is on the DCEC's registration page.
• Want to vote by mail? Early voting ballots must be requested in writing by October 23, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The info you need may be found on DCEC's Early Voting page.

You folks in Washington County and Iowa will have use Google or your favorite search engine.

• Overdue rent or mortgage to avoid eviction or foreclosure
• Utility costs to prevent shutoff
• Basic needs items, including groceries, formula, diapers, personal hygiene products, and household cleansers
• Purchase of one smartphone and/or tablet per household to enable telehealth access or for school-aged youth to access online school platforms.

if you know of anyone who might need any of the above help in Omaha or anywhere in the State of Nebraska, please assist them by downloading and referring them to one of the information sheets in English or in Spanish. 

We have a very specific request from Project Hope. Annually they prepare Thanksgiving baskets for clients. The baskets include ingredients to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Because of COVID-19 the churches that have borne the majority of the giving for the baskets are short-handed and cash fragile. Project Hope's Executive Director has broken up the basket filling tasks into smaller segments spread over more of the churches that support Project Hope. Mount Olive is requested to ask our congregation members to help by donate 200 spice cake mixes and 200 15 oz. cans of pumpkin (mashed or pureed). Of course, money is always welcome at the Project Hope website. The grocery items need to be on hand by November 6th. 

Please place your spice cake mix boxes and cans of pumpkin in the large box across from the entrance to the men's restroom.

Rev. Dr. Bill Moorhead was officially installed as Mount Olive's Part-Time Pastor pursuant to the call from our congregation which he accepted in August. Nebraska District President Snow preached and presided over the installation ceremony. Pastor Eddie Mekasha, Immigrant Ministry Pastor at St. Mark Lutheran Church, and Pastor Peter Gatkuoth of the Sudanese Evangelical Lutheran Church participated in a ceremonial laying on of hands. Witnesses included Mount Olive's worshipers and Pastor Moorhead's worship guests: his wife, Martha; daughter, Sarah; son-in-law, Jarvis; and granddaughter, Zoie. Let us all thank God for His grace in bringing Pastor Moorhead to lead us through the Word and the Sacraments. 

The Women's Bible Study group is restarting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. We start at 6:00 PM at Mount Olive and try to wrap things up by 7:15/7:30 PM. If you can’t make it right at 6:00 or need to leave before 7:30, that's not a problem. We welcome you for however long you can stay.  For more information please talk to Dixie Gerhart at 402‑453‑6707. 
 

Sunday morning Bible class continues, led by our own Pastor Bill Moorhead. The class begins at 10:15 AM with sharing, celebrations, and prayer. Then Pastor Moorhead will share insights on the Gospel lesson for that Sunday.

You may also Join via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3912069426

We are excited to announce that Pastor Moorhead is beginning a new Wednesday morning Bible class on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 AM. It will be held in Luther Hall. Masks and social distancing are encouraged. Usually he will direct our focus to the upcoming Old Testament reading. If possible, this class will be streamed live and recorded for later viewing on Mount Olive's YouTube page.

Little Halen Lopez-Kromka became part of Jesus' family in Holy Baptism on August 13. She joins her cousin, Jace, as our newest and youngest member. Praise God for His mercy and grace in bringing them to us. May we all care for them as if they were our own.

• Call Candidates Obtained from Congregation (if any) and President Snow
• Call Committee Vets Candidates
• Voters Call Meeting
• Issuance of Call & Candidate’s Response

From a group of five applicants, the Committee unanimously decided to award $1,000 scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year to:

At Camp Luther, August and September still provide a new and unique opportunity for families to get away, create memories, and grow in their faith together in God’s creation. Click here for more information!

Note some changes: Communion is being offered during our Sunday morning and Wednesday evening worship services. The elements will be laid out by Pastor and/or a Lay Minister before the worship service. All communicants will remain at their seats, or standing while Pastor leads a brief communion liturgy including the words of institution. Small paper plates will be placed on the communion rail in preparation for each table. When the table is prepared and it is time to receive communion, people will be invited to come forward one person/family group (up to 6) at a time on each side of the table. Wine & bread will be placed on the individual small paper plates before communicants step up. After each table has communed, they will receive the words of dismissal from the Pastor. Each communicant will place the empty plastic cup and plate in a prepared container. 

Getting from Here to There

Pastor Meyer shares a letter describing what has been accomplished and future steps which are required to call our next pastor:

1. “Round His Feet” Group Meetings (Completed)
2. Interim Task Force’s Report on Group Meeting Conclusions (Completed)
3. Call (Nominating) Committee (Completed)
4. Town Hall Meeting and Interim Task Force Presentation  (Completed)
5. District Self-Study Surveys  (Completed)
6. Pre-Call Meeting with President Reverend Snow (rescheduled to August 5) (Completed)
7. Call Candidates Obtained from Congregation and President Snow
8. Call Committee Vets Candidates
9. Voters Call Meeting
10. Issuance of Call & Candidate’s Response

Please read Pastor Meyer's letter which explains each of the above steps in more detail.