Lund Lutheran Church Pastor Jim Osvold A member of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ

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1 2017 Lund Lutheran Church Pastor Jim Osvold County Highway 21 Detroit Lakes, MN A member of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ

2 March 2017 Redeemed There is a story of a young teen-aged boy who wanted to build a toy boat. He worked many hours and carefully and lovingly created a mini masterpiece. It was a replica of a famous three-masted sailing ship with scores of tiny rope riggings and crisp white sails. He applied several coats of paint and varnish to the woodwork, making it gleam so much, he could see his face mirrored in the white and golden colors of the ship s sides. It was sea-worthy in that it was water tight and perfectly balanced. Therefore, on a special occasion he brought it to a neighboring river and launched his vessel onto the glassy stream. It glided slowly and gently with the water reflecting a picture of the boat, the sky and the landscape. The boy was thrilled with his creation. It looked perfect! Suddenly, an unexpected wind from a storm front blew onto the river s surface, and the white sails were grabbed by its fierceness. The boy jumped into the water to retrieve his boat, but the stormdriven vessel was pushed far out into the river s current and the boat disappeared as it sailed off into distant and dangerous waters. He was heartbroken and left the river s bank, returning to search along the banks many times that summer for his beloved little vessel. Several years later, he was walking the sidewalk of a near city when he was suddenly stopped in his tracks. He looked into the window of a dingy shop that sold used and antique items. There in the front display was a tattered and half-broken toy boat. Its sails had holes and were soiled, one of the masts was cracked and hanging limply to the side, the paint was scratched and blackened by dirt. But even sothere was no doubt- this was the miniature ship he had built years before. His heart beat faster as he flung open the door, striding up to the counter where the store owner was looking over his ledgers. The young man declared, That little boat you have in the window is 2

3 my boat! It got away from me one day on the river and I want it back! The man looked up from his figuring and then at the prospective customer who was pointing excitedly towards the store window. With a wry grin on his face, he replied, Well, that might have been your boat, but it belongs to me now. It was a lost cause when I got it, quite worthless, and I was thinking I might just throw it away, but now I can see that it has value to you. If you want it, you will have to pay me for it. Glancing down at his ledger, the shop keeper saw that he had a value on the boat of $2.00. He looked at the eager face of the young man. Then coldly he spoke, Give me $ for the boat and you can have it back The young man knew that was an outrageous price, the entire sum he had put aside for his college books. But without a moment s hesitation, he exclaimed, I ll pay it! He wrote the check, went to the window and lovingly and tenderly picked up that little shipwreck. Cradling it in his arms he softly spoke, Little boat, you are now twice mine. I made you, now I have bought you. You are twice mine. As we move into Lenten season we are reminded that Jesus paid for our Redemption. What does the word redeem mean? It means to buy back or to set someone free by paying a ransom. The young man paid a huge ransom to buy back his beloved boat. This is just a small illustration of what it means when we declare Jesus Christ is our Redeemer. God has every right to claim us as His creation. But through our sin, we went lost. Jesus paid with his own blood to ransom us, redeeming us from sin, death and the devil, so that we would know what it means to truly live in the ownership of the Lord. In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV) we read, 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. As Christians, we are ransomed to live as the possession of the King. We are adopted into his royal family and bear the King s name. We are his: let us live in that identification and be as devoted to Jesus as he is devoted to us. We are twice His. 3

4 Lund Council Minutes February 16, 2016 Members Present: Tom, Karen. Jennifer, Robin, Pastor Jim, Lynda. Members Absent: Judy, Russ, Carol, Myra Devotions by: Lynda Meeting called to order by President Robin, opened in prayer Secretary Report: a motion to accept the report as amended, mmsc. Treasurers Report: accept treasurers and financial reports, mmsc. Pastor s Report: May 28 th will be Pastor Jim s last sermon date. He read some letters from the Jesus Film project. Committee Reports: President: Education: Only one child in Sunday School, things are going well. Deacon: Volunteers are needed, please sign up. Mission: March 19 th Dan Venberg will be at Lund to present an update on Chad, Africa. After the annual meeting missions will reorganize. Endowment: There is one request. If Jens Richards cannot attend confirmation camp, and because the church has already paid a nonrefundable registration fee, we will invite another student who is a friend of Maria s to take his place. MMSC Trustee: Nothing Old Business: 1. March 18 will be the council retreat, at Lund, from 9am to noon. 2. Annual meeting February 19 th pot luck lunch following. New Business: 1. Lenten Suppers will start March 1 st. Volunteers are needed. Supper at 6:00 6:30pm, worship Service at 7:00pm. 2. Annual Meeting Council nominations: Ton Alexander is willing to be nominated to serve another term. Cindy Sauer is also willing to be nominated for a new term. Other nominations can be taken at the Annual meeting if anyone else is willing to serve.. 4

5 3. On April 27 th Pastor Don Suiter will meet with Shepherd of the Lakes and Lund. Pastor Suitor is a Pastor with LCMC who works as a consultant for churches in transition. 4. Kitchen project tabled until next month. 5. Discussion of having a seminary student for Wednesday, March 29 th as Pastor Jim will be gone. 6. Bagley is sponsoring Feed My Starving Children event this year in May. Needed are 750 volunteers. Starting April 3 rd you can go on line and register. Robin will get the dates and times. Last year $ was given to Feed My Starving Children and we had several volunteers. 7. Discussion on the Connections magazine, Karen is going to check on the cost and when it is due. Next Meeting: March 9 th 6:00pm Devotions, Myra Meeting adjourned by Robin, Pastor Jim closed with prayer. *********************************************************************** Hello there, Mousey here. We held our annual meeting on the 19th with a pot luck lunch. There were a few scraps that I found. I think John does too good of a job cleaning, as finding food has been difficult. Pastor Jim talked about his retirement with the last service being on the 28th of May. We wish him the very best when he retires. Robin talked about how we will be searching for a new pastor, by talking to other pastors. We will be working with Shepard of the Lakes on this project. Please keep our search for a new pastor in your prayers, to guide us in our search. I also heard the ladies, along with Les Heimark s help, will be doing a rummage sale on April 7th and 8th. Start putting your items together that you don t use so we can have a lot of things. There will also be another fun day on April 11th with Chris Koosman being the guest speaker at our Bible Study. Be sure to and invite anyone you might think would like to come. She will be talking about her years in Africa when her parents were missionaries. She will be sharing several stories that she has written. The Lenten season will be upon us soon, let Robin know if you would like to do a Lenten supper. God be with you, till next month, Mousey. 5

6 Kids EVENTS Sunday School 8:30am 9:30 am Sunday Mornings Ages 3 years and up are welcome to attend. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Youth NEWS Beginning March 1st Confirmation students are encouraged to attend Lenten Services and help with the suppers. ############################################### Start cleaning those closets and cabinets out The Lund ladies are having a rummage sale Friday & Saturday, April 7th & 8th. Watch for more information in the Sunday bulletins and April Newsletter! 6

7 EASTER FLOWER ORDER FORM If you would like to purchase flowers for the church, please return the completed form and your flower payment to the church office by: Sunday, March 19 th. Thank you. Plant Quantity Total Easter Lily 6 $ 7.50 Triple Lily 10 white $18.50 Azaleas pink shades $ 8.50 Hydrangea 8 $17.50 Pink or blue Mum 6 pastel $ 6.75 (Yellow, pink, purple) Amount due: NAME: In HONOR of: In MEMORY of: 7

8 Women s Bible Study Tuesday, March14th 2:00pm Hostess: Sharon Westerholm All women are welcome to attend! ************************************************** Ladies Night In Friday, March 31st 7:00pm to Saturday, April 1st at 3:00 pm Bring a craft, a book or a movie and just hang out with the gals. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You are invited to a Special Presentation By Kris Koosman Tuesday, April 11, :00 pm Lund Lutheran Church Kris will be speaking on her experiences of growing up in Africa with her parents as missionaries. Please invite a friend or neighbor to attend! 8

9 March Lectionary March 5 Genesis 3:1-21 Psalm 32:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 March 12 Genesis 12:1-9 Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-8, John 3:1-17 March 19 Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95:1-9 Romans 5:1-8 John 4:5-26 March 26 Isaiah 42:14-21 Psalm 142 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 March Worship Volunteers Reader: Ushers: Greeters: Communion Server: **************************************************************** March Sunday Coffee Servers: March 5: Lloyd & Betty Varholdt March 12: Les & Donna Heimark March 19: Jim & Alice Okeson March 26: Mark & Barb Beug 9

10 Lund and Area Happenings: Wednesday, March 1 Ash Wednesday Supper 6-6:30pm Worship Service 7:00pm Friday, March 3rd World Day of Prayer at Grace Lutheran DL Noon. Sunday, March 5th Sunday School 8:30 am for children and adults. Worship Service with Communion 9:45am. Wednesday, March 8th Supper 6-6:30pm Worship 7:00pm Thursday, March 9th Council Meeting 6:00 pm. Sunday March12th Daylight Savings Time Begins. Sunday, March 12th Sunday School 8:30 for children and adults. Worship Service 9:45am. Tues. March14th Women s Bible Study 2:00 pm. Wednesday, March 15th Supper 6-6:30pm Worship 7:00pm Sunday, March 19th Sunday School 8:30 for children and adults. Worship Service with communion 9:45am. Mission Sunday Wednesday, March 22nd Newsletter articles due. Wednesday, March 22nd Supper 6-6:30pm Worship 7:00pm Sunday, March 26th Sunday School 8:30 for children and adults. Worship Service 9:45am. *************************************************************************** Sunday, March 19th Mission Sunday Special presentation by Missionary Dan Venberg ************************************************************** Sunday, March 12th Daylight Savings Time Begins Turn your clocks ahead on Saturday night before you go to bed! 10

11 March Birthdays: 5. Karen Halver 11. Kris Nelson 17. Don Okeson 19. Drake Halver 22. Lyndia Hultin 25. Judy Gildersleeve 26. Nancy Bromley Jay Richards 27. Karen Lundberg Anniversaries: March 10. Mark & Barb Beug ***************************************************** Lakes Crisis & Resource Center $ "Thank you for supporting LCRC on Giving Hearts Day! Because of generous donors like you, we are able to continue providing the critical services needed in our community. Please know that your gift will allow us to continue providing support groups to children in area schools as well as grow our Kinship mentoring program. Every day we are faced with tragedy and violence; you inspire hope! " Hospice of the Red River Valley $ "Thank you for your donation! Thanks to deliberate generosity of people like you, we are able to continue our mission of providing comfort at the end of life s journey. With appreciation, Hospice of the Red River Valley" 11