Christ Lutheran News. Come, Ye Thankful People, Come. November, 2018

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1 Christ Lutheran News November, 2018 Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home; All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin. God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied; Come to God s own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home. All the world is God s own field, fruit unto His praise to yield; Wheat and tares together sown unto joy or sorrow grown. First the blade and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear; Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be. For the Lord our God shall come, and shall take His harvest home; From His field shall in that day all offenses purge away, Giving angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast; But the fruitful ears to store in His garner evermore. Even so, Lord, quickly come, bring Thy final harvest home; Gather Thou Thy people in, free from sorrow, free from sin, There, forever purified, in Thy garner to abide; Come, with all Thine angels come, raise the glorious harvest home. We will seek God s will, share God s love, and serve as Christ s people.

2 Worship Information Contact Information Saturday: 5:15 pm Saturday Evening Worship with Holy Communion Sunday: 9:00 am Worship in September 10:00 am Sunday School (September 9 May) Broadcasts: Sunday, 11:30 am Worship broadcast on Radio KJOE FM Wednesday, 10:00 am Worship on Television Channels 3 & 67 Church Office: Street Address: 2959 Queen Avenue, Slayton, MN slaytonchristlutheran@gmail.com Website: christinslayton.weebly.com Dawn Mouw, Office Manager Dale Lange, Custodian Pastor Grant Fischer cell phone: ogfischer@gmail.com Executive Council Inside this issue: Pastor s Column 4 Summary of Council Minutes 6 Financial Information 8 All Saints Sunday / Worship 9 Burrito Brunch / Bake Sale 11 Calendar 14 WCLC / Parish Nurse 16 Prayer Concerns / WWAM 20 Birthdays / Anniversaries 22 Worship Assistants 24 Gift Distribution / Canews 22 Mike Stelter, President Jerry Moline, Vice President Kathy Behrends, Secretary Ronda Radke, Treasurer Remember to check out our Mobile Friendly Website: christinslayton.weebly.com Slayton Christ Lutheran Church Would you prefer to read your newsletter online or by ? Please us: slaytonchrist lutheran@gmail.com Prayer Requests Call the church office at , or with your prayer requests. If you would like a pastoral visit or be included in pastoral prayers during worship, please call the church office. Address, Phone & Corrections Christ Lutheran maintains a database of all members. If you have had any changes to your address, phone number, marital status, etc. please contact Dawn with your name and the changes that need to be made. If You Are Ill Hospitals no longer notify churches when their members are admitted for care. While we feel these laws are important to maintain your privacy, we would like to support you with prayer and a visit. Please call the church office to keep us informed of your situation. 2 3

3 From the Interim... Size Matters! Part of the duties of an intentional interim pastor is be an observer of the congregations that they serve. Interims are often able to see things long term members of the congregation can t because they have fresher eyes. So, in the past almost 2 months I ve been making some mental observation. I applaud the members of the congregation for wanting to move forward in a new way and in a new direction. It appears for all intents and purpose this is mandatory for all congregations today, to reevaluate and restructure in order to be relevant to today s worshipers and to be an active presence in the communities that they are planted. I hesitate to applaud to loudly or to vigorously. I have observed that I still am hearing the seven last words of the church come from people s mouths. You know the words, We ve never done it that way before or this is the way we did it last year. I ve also observed people falling into very familiar habits at worship. Not necessarily bad words or bad habits but problematic when congregations the size of Christ Lutheran want to create a new and vigorous future. Such words and actions are usually found in congregations that are Family size, 50 active members or Pastoral size, 50 to 150 active members. One pastor along with a dedicated leadership core are able to live with the things the way they have always been or to do the same thing over and over again because the numbers are there to explore new and innovative programs and events. This isn t the case with Program sized congregation like Christ, 150 to 350 active members. The role of the pastor and the role of the leadership changes. To be sure, a member can expect a hospital or home call from the pastor when personal crisis or illness strikes. But members had better not expect their pastor to have a lot of time to drink coffee in people s kitchens. To see the pastor about a parish matter, they will probably have to make an appointment at the church office several weeks in advance. When clergy move from a Pastoral Church to a Program Church, unless they are able to shift from a primarily interpersonal mode to a program planning and development mode, they will experience tension and difficulty in their new congregation. It is not that clergy will have no further need for their interpersonal skills. Far from it-they need to depend on them even more. But now those interpersonal skills will be placed at the service of the parish program. The role of the pastor ends up being a little more distant, a little less personal and a lot more of a teacher, trainer and an equipper of members to do ministry. I have observed that some of the members of Christ Lutheran are okay with this shift in the role of their pastor. Notice how that is singular. Christ is also moving from two pastors to one, another large change. This even more reason that every member needs to be willing to be a part of their being a do of ministry rather than a receiver of ministry. The question is, Are the members of Christ Lutheran able to do this? We can if God the helps and guides us. The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love he will rejoice over you with Singing. ZEPHANIAH 3:17 4 5

4 Council Minutes 6 Christ Lutheran Church Summary of Executive Council Minutes October 10, 2018 The meeting was called to order. The secretary s report for the September 12, 2018 Council meeting was presented. The Treasurer s Report was reviewed. Pastor Fischer presented his report. Old Business: The board is still in search of a member for the Personnel Committee. Several names were offered for this position and they will be contacted for their consent. Discussion was held regarding the carpet and Fellowship Hall floor cleaning. It was decided to put this off until spring with the hopes of a better financial situation. A snow removal contract will be made with Kevin Nelson, for the fee of $65 per snow event. New Business: The November meeting has been scheduled for November 14, Boards/ Committees at 7:00 p.m. and Executive Board at 8:00 pm. A list of new member transfers from Faith Lutheran was presented for council approval. There were also two families transferring out. A committee resignation was also approved. Discussion was held on the need for a new sanctuary computer. Bids will be gathered. The Pastors Primary Health Benefit Plan for 2019 was discussed. Christmas Eve services will be held at 5:15 and 9:00 p.m. Board approval was given for the final draft of the Transition Team s Mission Site Profile. The nominating committee presented the names of 9 members who are willing to serve on the Call Committee. Board Reports Fellowship and Service: No report Mission Outreach: A burrito brunch fund raiser will be held November 4, Parish Ed: Sunday school will begin at 10:00 and end at 10:45 a.m. The Sunday School Christmas Program will be held on December 9, The average weekly attendance at Sunday school has been 60 students. Property and Management: Worked on the 2019 budget. Decided to remove the glass doors on the north end of the Fellowship Hall. Worked on the snow removal contract. Stewardship: Planning temple talks and other projects. WCLC: Thank offering Sunday is November 11, Installation of new officers will take place during the service. A veterans theme will be incorporated into the service also. Bake sale is November 17, A lefsa making day will be held prior to the bake sale. A special event for the congregation is planned to attend the Al Opland Christmas performance in December. Sign up sheets will be posted. On December 4, 2018 our all circle bible study and lunch will be held. Christmas gifts will be presented to the nursing homes that day also. We will be collecting knit gloves and cash from our members for these gifts. Worship and Evangelism: Worship assistant refresher/training has been given to the 7 th 9 th grade confirmation students. Youth: No report Meeting was adjourned and closed with the Lord s Prayer. Respectfully submitted Kathy Behrends November is that time of year when we give thanks for everything for which we are grateful. Everyone at Christ Lutheran should be especially thankful to all those special people in our congregation who donate their time and talents to serving our church. This includes: *Weekly Worship Assistants Acolytes, Lectors, Greeters, Communion Assistants, Ushers, Altar Guild, Bread Bakers, those who run the sound system and the power point, those who record the worship service, burn it to a DVD and deliver it to the City Hall, *Those who serve on Church Council and the variety of committees, *The Organists, Pianists, members and directors of the Church Choir, help with Sunday School and Saturday Worship music, and those who provide us with special music, *Those who work on our bulletin boards, and do seasonal decorating throughout the church, *Those who deliver Meals-On-Wheels, do snow removal, and upkeep our landscaping, *Those who teach Sunday School, VBS, the Adult Class, Confirmation and lead Bible Studies, *Those who serve and work for funerals, Wednesday night meals and other church events, *Those who make prayer shawls, and help quilt, *And all those we may have unintentionally forgotten. Each person doing their small part, helps to make Christ Lutheran Church what it is today. Thank You! 7

5 Financial Information On this page you will find a brief overview of the month s offerings. It is our goal to provide you with actual, updated information about Christ Lutheran s financial status. Following our annual meeting, the congregation voted on the 2018 budget. The budgeted amount for general offerings breaks down to $24, each month to cover our anticipated ministry expenses. 3% of your offerings each month will be sent to the Synod office to meet our Synod Mission Support goal. ~Ronda Radke, Treasurer & Dawn Mouw, Office Manager Here s a look at where we ended September: Beginning Balance: $ (820.10) Receipts: $ 27, Expenses: $ 25, Ending Balance: $ The gray bar shows our actual offerings through October 31. The black bar is our budgeted offering total. All Saints Sunday Join us for worship on Sunday, November 4 th as we celebrate All Saints Sunday. We will pause to remember those who have died since the last All Saints Sunday, and rejoice in acknowledging those new saints who have been baptized in the past year We especially honor the memory of our members who have died after All Saints Day, 2017 and who have shared in our walk in faith: 12/06/17 Gladys Feste 12/26/17 Barb Sigurdson 02/05/18 Joan Dahlgren 02/07/18 Jean Asplin 03/13/18 Dennis Sigurdson 04/02/18 Anthony Tony Krant 05/03/18 Charles Swan 05/29/18 Curt Christensen 06/24/18 Irene Johnson 08/06/18 Steven Walter 08/22/18 Maxine Skouge 09/01/18 Alice Bergman 09/12/18 Michelle Lamp 10/14/18 Beatrice Tootie Terry 8 We rejoice in those who were baptized since All Saints Day, 2017 and in the love brought to their families and our congregation: 11/25/17 Kenzey Lee Soderholm 12/30/17 Lennyn Sue Bobeldyk 02/03/18 Thea Joan Radke 03/25/18 Alba Monte Lynn Hippen 04/07/18 Brennen Darrell Heronimus 04/22/18 Ellie Marie Stoel 06/03/18 Ezmae Aaron Wurpts 07/07/18 Ethan Eric Sundahl 08/19/18 Elliot Jane Bonnstetter 08/19/18 Sophie Elizabeth Bonnstetter 09/29/18 McCoy Michael Johnson 10/06/18 Nathan Byron Ray Malchow 10/27/18 Noah John David Engelkes 9

6 Congratulations to our Confirmands The following young men and women were confirmed on Sunday, October 28: Brayden Ahlers Rylan Behnke Colin Christensen Chayce Johnson Kalli Johnson Tracy Leysen Sara Mathiowetz Victoria Pierson Adam Winter Plan Ahead Christmas Schedule Sunday, December 9 9:00 AM Children s Christmas Program Saturday, December 22 5:15 PM Worship at Christ Lutheran Sunday, December 23 9:00 AM Worship at Christ, Slayton Monday, December 24 Christmas Eve 5:15 PM Candlelight Carol Service with Holy Communion at Christ 9:00 PM Candlelight Carol Service with Holy Communion at Christ Ecumenical Thanksgiving Worship Sunday, November 18, 7:00 pm Slayton United Methodist Church We Give Thanks Mission Outreach Committee invites you to a: Breakfast Burrito Brunch Sunday, November 4, 10:15 12:00 Fellowship Hall Serving: Breakfast Burrito, Coffee Cake and Drink There will be a Free Will Offering with proceeds going to All Day FORE Africa Facts about All Day FORE Africa: The first golf event was organized by Kate Lesnar and held the summer of 2010 in Worthington. The event raised $10,380 to put in a water system at Nyrashishi Primary School in Kibeho, Rwanda. ADFA, a non-profit based in Worthington, MN, supports 2 schools (920 students) in a small village of Kibeho, Rwanda and The Jami Cummings Learn 2 Swim Program ADFA provides scholarships for students who wish to attend High School in Rwanda. In 2014 ADFA built and opened a Medical Center to provide basic health care for the school children as well as the surrounding villagers. Alldayforeafrica.com 10 11

7 Can you help? As the church council is working hard to put things together during this time of transition, we also are dealing with the difficulty of balancing our budget, and trying to keep up with some of the general maintenance and repairs, that we see are needed to make our church sustain and move forward! As you look around our church and church buildings you may see or feel that the church and/or buildings may need the following: Professional carpet cleaning & re-gluing of the carpet in church, narthex, and hallways The fellowship hall floor could use stripping, waxing, and re-gluing of some tiles 12 We are getting bids to do some of this work, however at this time our financial stability at church is still trying to get caught back up in this time of transition. If you feel you can contribute extra to one of the projects above, please contact the church office with your donation to that specific project and once we have meet the cost we will do the work! The women will be making lefse on Wednesday, November 14 at 2:00 in the kitchen. The lefse that is made will be sold at the bake sale on Saturday. Extending the Table Ministry Extending the Table Ministry, which will extend Christ Lutheran s communion table to those who are homebound, is almost ready to begin. Watch the bulletin for an upcoming training. Please contact Pastor Grant if you would like more information about this ministry. Christ Lutheran Church 2959 Queen Avenue, Slayton, MN Saturday, November 17 from 9-11 AM Homemade breads, pastries, candies, and ethnic specialties such as lefse, krumkake, pizzelles, rosettes and kringle Serving Coffee Cakes, Coffee & Apple Cider for $2 Sponsored by the Women of Christ Lutheran Church Proceeds go to help support many organizations. 13

8 4 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Pastor Grant Fischer Cell Phone #: gmail.com 9:00 Worship w/ Holy Comm 10:15 Sunday School, Adult Class, Burrito Brunch 11 All Saints Sunday Thank Offering Sunday 9:00 Worship 10:15 Sunday School, Adult Class, Coffee Fellowship 25th Sunday after Pentecost 18 9:00 Worship w/ Holy Comm 10:15 Sunday School, Adult Class, Coffee Fellowship 7:00 Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at Slayton Methodist Church 25 26th Sunday after Pentecost 9:00 Worship 10:15 Coffee Fellowship, NO Sunday School or Adult Class Christ the King Sunday Christ Lutheran s Calendar for November :00 WCLC Board 12 7:00 Love Circle Normal Wednesday Schedule: 10:00 Worship on Channels 3 & 67 5:45 Children s Choir 6:15 Meal 6:40 Confirmation 7:00 Choir 6 9:00 Sunrise 10:15 Lindenwood 6:30 Community Band Practice in the Fellowship Hall :00 Quilting 7 Normal Wednesday Schedule + 11:30 Ministerial 14 6:30 Community Band Practice in the Fellowship Hall 9:30 Peace Circle Newsletter Deadline 6:30 Community Band Practice in the Fellowship Hall 27 1:00 Quilting 6:30 Community Band Practice in the Fellowship Hall Normal Wednesday Schedule + 1:30 Faith Circle 2:00 Make Lefse 7:00 Committees 8:00 Council 21 10:00 Worship on Channels 3 & Normal Wednesday Schedule + 1 Interim Pastor Meeting :00 Conference Pastors 22 Office Closed Blood Mobile :00 Yarn & Yak 5:15 Worship w/holy Communion 5:15 Worship w/holy Communion 9-11 Fall Bake Sale 5:15 Worship w/holy Communion 5:15 Worship w/holy Communion Worship Service is broadcast every Sunday 11:30 am on KJOE FM 14 15

9 Women of Christ Lutheran Church Parish Nurse Ministry Our Mission: To mobilize women to act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ. October Visitation/Bingo: Peace Circle Peace Circle Wednesday, November 14 at 9:30 am Bible Study: Hostess: Deb Staples Faith Circle Wednesday, November 14 at 1:30 pm Hostess: Love Circle Monday, November 12 at 7:00 pm Bible Study: Karen Tommeraasen Hostess: Kathy Wurpts Quilting Monday, November 26 and Tuesday, November 27 at 1:00 pm Gratitude~ It is said that choosing to be thankful for hard times and happenings that don t make you happy can help lead you to living a life of gratitude. I know this isn t easy, but we have likely all known people who live that life. Here is a poem that talks about this. And remember to let God be your Rock through it all. Be Thankful~ Author Unknown Be thankful that you don t already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to. Be thankful when you don t know something For it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow. Be thankful for your limitations Because they give you opportunities for improvement. Be thankful for each new challenge Because it will build your strength and character. Be thankful for your mistakes~ They will teach you valuable lessons. Circle Bible Study The Circle Bible Study groups meet once a month. Please feel free to attend any of the Circles anytime. You do not have to sign up, just come. The Bible Studies are found in the current Gather magazine. Extra copies are available in the library. We enjoy getting know each other and we have great discussions. All are welcome to come any time. Be thankful when you re tired and weary Because it means you ve made a difference. It is easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks. GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive. Find a way to be thankful for your troubles And they can become your blessings

10 18 Thank Offering Sunday November 11 Bring your thank offering to church on November 11. All offerings are sent to the Women of the ELCA for ministries and missions. Al Opland Singers WCLC is ordering tickets for the Al Opland Singers Christmas Show which will be held Sunday, December 3 at 2:00 pm. Ticket price is $17 for adults and $7 for students. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board by the Chapel Lounge if you are interested. Checks can be made out to WCLC with Al Opland in the memo and left in the church office. Tickets will be purchased on Monday, November 5 for those that have pre-paid. WCLC Christmas Project This year WCLC is collecting knit gloves for the residents of Slayton Rehabilitation. You can also donate cash to purchase additional gift items. Donations can be brought to the fellowship hall or the office. Checks can be made out to WCLC with Christmas in the memo. All Circle Potluck & Bible Study Tuesday, December 4 We will deliver the Christmas gifts to the Nursing Home at 11:30. The potluck lunch and Bible Study will follow. All women are welcome to join us! Ongoing Ministry Projects: Yarn & Yak Saturday, November 3 at 9:00 am in the Chapel Lounge Quilting Monday, November 26 and Tuesday, November 27 at 1:00 School Kits The following items will be included in School Kits for Lutheran World Relief. Please donate new items only. NO items with religious symbols, US flag, patriotic or military or armed forces symbols including camouflage sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper, approximately 8 x 10 1/2 ; no loose leaf paper 1 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other 1 pencil sharpener 1 pair of blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well) 5 unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers 5 black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink) 1 box of 16 or 24 crayons 1 2 ½ eraser 1 sturdy drawstring backpackstyle cloth bag, approximately 14 x 17 with shoulder straps Handmade Greeting Cards are available in the Library for $1 each. Proceeds will go to WCLC. 19

11 Ministerial Acts Prayer Concerns Tom Ackerman, Bill Baune, Karen Burch, Roger Busswitz, Vera Chmela, Bernice Crompton, Sheldon & Judy Dean, Lori DeGreeff, Robert Domina, Kenley Finke, Bob Gass, LaVonne Goering, Allison Grieme, Orv Grieme, Les Hakeneis, Laurie Hardekopf, Pastor John Henning, Evelyn Herder, Al Husfeldt, Iris Idler, Julia Johnson, Amie Rowden-Kidd, Samantha Kirchner, Lynn Knutson, Randy Koll, Alan Kramer, Marlene Larson, Bob & Betty Like, Carl Lindberg, Elsie Lindberg, Kristin Martin, Steve Muecke, Laurel Nelson, Kim Nesmoe, Avalon Paulson, Carolyn Quame, Floyd Schadt, Carl Schreier, Robert Sellman, Opal Soderholm, Jeff Spartz, Mary Ann Suedbeck, & Harold Yotter. Continue to remember in prayer ~ Those dealing with cancer and other long-term illnesses. Members who are shut-in Service men and women Those who mourn the loss of loved ones WWAM (Wednesdays With A Mission) Wednesday Evening Schedule : 5:45 6:15 pm Children s Choir (3rd 6th Grades) 6:15 pm Supper (Anyone is invited) 6:45 7:45 pm Worship/Confirmation 7:00 pm Adult Choir Practice No WWAM on November 21 WWAM Meals Needed Meals are needed for Wednesday nights in January. Sign up sheet is on the bulletin board across from the kitchen. Please contact Kari Mathiowetz ( ) with questions. Thank you to all who have helped to provide meals this fall! Baptisms~ McCoy Michael J September 29 Son of Michael & Lacey J Nathan Byron Ray M October 6 Son of Joshua & Britta M Noah John David E October 27 Son of Brandon & Bryar E Sunday School will be held from 10:00 until 10:45. Please pick your children up at 10: Deaths~ Michelle Lamp passed away September 12 Funeral held September 19 Beatrice Tootie Terry passed away October 14 Funeral held October 19 It s time to renew, or even begin, your subscription to Living Lutheran magazine for Many of you have chosen to receive this in your home. If you purchase your subscription through Christ Lutheran you are able to receive this for only $8.95 per year. Please send a check to the office with Living Lutheran in the memo to renew or add your subscription for

12 22 1 Emmett Carlson Alexander Rojas 16 Mark Hemmingsen November Johnson 2 Alexander Opdahl Craig Gertsema Julio Valenzuela Noah Hanson 3 Leon & Marlys Hegstad (1968) Alix Carlson 17 Darla Bly 5 Marshal & Susan Isder (1977) 4 Anneliese Grocholski Richard Davidson 6 Thomas & Jodi Klein (2004) Alaina Bonnstetter Gayle Davidson 11 Brad & Whendy Gass (2006) Ashlee Sykora Lisa Saner 12 LeRoy & Karen Julius (1959) Teagen Domeyer T.J. Schmidt 16 Judy & Ronnie Schreier (1963) 5 Camryn Boerboom 18 Amanda Falk 20 Jeff & Trish Grieme (1987) Alexis Gass 19 John Grieme 24 Thomas & Clarice Kappes (1973) Leland Lokker Kelly Meyer 29 Robert & Betty Like (1954) Cameron Kirchner Joan Kluis 30 Steve & Dodi Haugen (1974) Brooke Engbarth 20 Cody Hill 7 Barbara Falk Mallory Loosbrock Denise Schreier Zachary VanEck 8 Mary Ann Suedbeck 21 Donald Anderson 9 Nicole Johnson Brian Moline Sue Streff Nathan Telkamp Orville Grieme Garrett Opdahl 22 David Brown Darlene Meyer Please contact the office if you notice a mistake or omission on the Birthday or Anniversary lists. Thanks for your help! 10 Janet Cuperus Kim DeGreeff Pat Edelman 23 Buddy Prahm Evelyn Herder Steven Walter THANKFUL Nicholas Petersen Merryck Bonnstetter Thankful - - for another day 11 Jason Baune 26 Gail Radke hours in which to work and play Nichole Cheskie Parker Winter Thea Schmahl 27 Kyra Peters Thankful - - I can feel the sun Braelyn Haken Kadence Peters have good legs to walk and run. BR Heronimus Addison Swenson Thankful - - I can smell the flowers 12 Kayla Swanson 28 Pat Crowley Terry Giesen Kalli Johnson and while away some happy hours. Jennifer Neilson Bev Knapp Thankful - - I can see God's beauty 13 Joshua Crowley Erin Meyer while I rest or do some duty. Tim Bobeldyk Kiley Peters Thankful - - I can hear birds sing 14 Paul Kirchner Cindy Aamlid 15 Garrett Opdahl Caroline Stoel Just "Thank You God' for everything. Dawn Christensen 16 Drew Pedersen Luke Radke 29 Robert Like John DeLong 30 Mindy Holmes 23

13 Worship Assistants for November, 2018 Saturday 11/3 5:15 PM Acolytes Lector Greeters Audrey Fletcher Communion Usher Video Power Point Barb Falk Keith Falk, Carly Ackerman Kathy Behrends Ann Muecke Sunday 11/4 Danica Behnke Lorna Bader 9:00 AM Lauren Stoel Mary Everson Rylan Behnke, Brayden Ahlers Neal Everson Keigan Behnke DeeDee Telkamp Mary & Nate Everson Saturday 11/10 5:15 PM Brad Bergerson Bur Cuperus Lorna Bader Jan Cuperus Lorna Bader Brad Bergerson Sunday 11/11 9:00 AM Savanna Boerboom Mark Boerboom Justin Benda Jim Berglund Carter Benda Boerboom Family Saturday 11/17 5:15 PM Gayle Davidson Dick & Gayle Chuck Blackmer Marv Nysetvold Davidson Dustin Carlson Sunday 11/18 Brayden Ahlers Nikki Cheskie 9:00 AM Kraig & Jeanne Cochran Kyle Cheskie, Connor DeGreeff Dawson Brown Ben Ahlers Kim & Troy DeGreeff Saturday 11/24 5:15 PM Lorna Bader Linda Nelson Gary & Char Busse Morgan Winter Nicki Platt Sunday 11/25 Erica Doeden Dick Davidson 9:00 AM Dylan & Jessica Doeden Tim Lange Leon Kruse Dick & Gayle Davidson Bread Bakers: Heidi Winter, Jan Cuperus DVD to City Hall: Sue Isder Thank you to everyone who is helping during worship services at Christ Lutheran Church this month. If you cannot fulfill your ministry responsibilities, please find your own substitute and let the office know of your replacement. Thank you!!! 24 25

14 Gift Distribution for Needy Children The Murray County Christmas Project is again planning a gift distribution for the Children of Murray County, ages infant through age 11. We are requesting new gifts, new toys, and non-perishable food items. We are also in need of new quilts. November Keeley Island Dr Slayton, MN slbc@frontiernet.net We would like to gather these items by December 1st. The items can be brought to the Slayton Shoe Repair or you can contact , leave a message and someone will pick up the donated items. Shetek Lutheran Ministries Where Christ Renews and Empowers Also, if you know of someone within our congregation who would like Christmas gifts for their children due to need, please call by December 1st. Leave a message and your call will be returned. Arrangements will be made to provide gifts. Monetary gifts should be sent to The Christmas Project at Box 111, Slayton, MN We appreciate your cooperation with this Christmas Project. Mark Your Calendar November 2-3 Confirmation Retreat December 2 Lutefisk Supper December 27 Winter Fun Day January 11 Snowshoeing & Stargazing January SLM Quilting Retreat January Scraptacular January 27, 2-4 pm Family Ski Day For more information go to Shetek.org or Call Shetek Lutheran Ministries Annual Lutefisk supper will be held Sunday December 2, 2018, 5:30p.m. Tickets $17.00 RSVP by November 21 st Prepaid reservations only. Thank you! For more information call or check out our website at Shetek.org Radio Broadcast Ministry The last date available in 2018 is December 23. Checks ($65) can be made out to Christ Lutheran with Radio Broadcast in the memo or you can pay online by visiting our website. Help send Kids to Camp Become a Pelican/Timber member today. For more info. Call or check out our website at

15 God s work. Our hands. CHRIST LUTHERAN CHUR CH 2959 QUEEN AVENUE SLAYTON MN Phone: Fax: slaytonchristlutheran@gmail.com RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Visit us on the web at... christinslayton.weebly.com Published 11 times a year Volume 2018, Issue #10 October 31, 2018 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION US Postage Paid Permit #4 Slayton MN