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1 TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH NONPROFIT ORG 100 POPLAR AVENUE US POSTAGE PAID CARRINGTON, NORTH DAKOTA Carrington, ND Phone (701) Zip Fax (701) Permit No Pastor Bruce Vold: Parsonage: Cell Phone: Pastor Russ Christiansen: Cell Phone: KDAK (1600 AM) Broadcast at 11 a.m. WORSHIP 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8am-5pm ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED SEPTEMBER 2013 FROM YOUR PASTORS Do you remember the old Michael J. Fox movie called "Back to The Future"? It was a fun play on time travel, and how events in the past have shaped our present and will impact our future. That's kind of the way I feel these days. It's back-to-school time, and time to get back into a routine with kids, families, school, work and church. I certainly hope and pray that people think of these days as back-tochurch time too. Summer has been fun, and it's flown by, but it's also good now to settle in to regular routines. Make Sunday worship of God a regular and important part of your life. Invite your friends! Bring your family! Get to know your neighbors in faith and fellowship! And together we will learn about the God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who forgives the sins of our past and present, and promises us a future full of faith, hope and love. THAT IS WORTH COMING BACK FOR. It's kind of like a trip back to the future - our future together in Christ! God bless you, Pastor Bruce 1

2 The Sunshine Committee will hold a meeting between services on September 15th. CHURCH ADDITION Trinity will be having a vote about the proposed addition on September 22nd between worship services as well as after the second service. An updated floor plan and proposed external pictures are located at the back of the church, if you have not seen them. If you have any questions regarding the proposed addition, Pastor Russ, or any member of the Task Force, will be able to fill you in on details. Absentee ballots are not allowed by the constitution, so please try to come to church September 22nd to cast your ballot. Thanks for all the encouraging and positive comments and the constructive ideas that have been shared so far. PARISH NURSE NUGGETS... from Holly Zieman, RN HEART ATTACK AND OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ARE AMERICA'S NO. 1 KILLER! Heart Attack Warning Signs: Some heart attacks are sudden and intense, but most of them start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Here are signs that can mean a heart attack is happening. * Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain. * Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. * Shortness of breath. This feeling often comes along with chest discomfort. But it can occur with or without chest discomfort. * Other signs. These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU'RE WITH HAS ONE OR MORE OF THESE SIGNS, CALL IMMEDIATELY. GET TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT AWAY! Key differences in heart attacks between women and men: Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women. But when women have a heart attack, they tend to be about 10 years older than men. Women are more likely to have other conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and congestive heart failure - making it more vital that they get proper treatment fast. Unfortunately, women are less likely than men to believe they're having a heart attack and more likely to delay seeking emergency treatment. As with men, women's most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are more likely than men to experience some of the other symptoms such as shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, or back or jaw pain. An automated external defibrillator (AED) has been purchased and is installed by our library. It is a life-saving piece of equipment that all of us need to learn to use. Please watch for an upcoming training class date in CPR and on how to use the AED in September. A sign-up sheet will be posted. If you, or someone you are with, has chest discomfort, especially with one or more of the other signs, don't wait longer than 5 minutes before calling for help! Call GET TO A HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY! Parish Nurse Holly 2

3 Our church has medical equipment that has been donated to us. It is available to loan to anyone who needs it temporarily. There are walkers, canes, hi-rises, crutches, and shower chairs. Please contact Jessica or Parish Nurse Holly for assistance. *** Please visit with Holly if the equipment will be needed for more than 6 weeks. Trinity will be holding a CPR Basic and AED certification class. Whether this is your first time, or if it's time to be re-certified, please sign up. The class will be held September 19 at 6:30 in the Ambulance Bay at the Hospital. The cost of this class will be $20. Healing After Loss HEALING AFTER LOSS, a support group for persons working through the pain of losing a loved one, is beginning a six-week session on Thursday, August 29, It will run through Thursday, October 3, Sessions will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 100 Poplar Avenue South, in Carrington. Sessions will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and will end at 8:15 p.m. The support group is sponsored by Mercy Hospice and Trinity Lutheran Church. It is open to anyone in the area who has experienced the death of a loved one and wishes to have fellowship with others who are adjusting to life after loss. There is no cost to participants; however, pre-registration would be appreciated in order to assure there are enough materials for everyone. The grieving process touches many facets of one s life. It affects body, mind and spirit. There is no way around grief. The only way is to go through it. The goal of the support group is to offer education and help in the grief process. Healing After Loss is a Christian based support group, using Scripture and prayer as part of the healing process. The group will be co-facilitated by Rev. Bruce Vold, pastor at Trinity and Hospice Chaplain and Cindy Willey, Social Worker and Bereavement Coordinator at Mercy Hospice. For more information or to pre-register, please call (Hospice) or (Trinity Lutheran Church). Trinity Lutheran Church Library There are many good movies on DVD's: Veggie Tales: Sports: "MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle" "Believe in Me" "The Penniless Princess" "Facing the Giants" "Sweetpea Beauty" "The Mighty Macs" "Heroes of the Bible" - David and Goliath; "Pistol" Daniel in the Lion's Den; Esther "The Perfect Game" You can check out books, movies and music from our library free of charge. Come in and check it out! 3

4 DID YOU KNOW? After a successful second year in the new food fair booth, the TLCW fair committee wanted to give a general description of how things went, and some areas of concern that have been mentioned. * We sold 1, % pure beef hamburgers in 3 days at this year's fair! * Trinity was the only food booth selling hamburgers this year! * People are so supportive of the booth, that sometimes orders of burgers are placed at one time! * 18 pies are sold each day, and we could sell more, but have difficulty having people signing up to make/bring pies. * 8 committee members spent all week on fair activities, sometimes working 14 hour days at the fair. * Many business members donated funds to assist in the purchase of supplies. We are very thankful for their support! * people are needed each day to run the food booth. Many people worked double and triple shifts so that we could function. * 80 lbs of potatoes and 12 dozen eggs are used to make the potato salad. * Macaroni salad is purchased pre-made from Super Valu, given that it tastes good, and we do not have enough workers to make it before the fair. * 2 gallons of pickles were used each day of the fair. * 426 hot dogs and 174 brats were sold. * Taco in a bag is a popular food item. (We didn't count how many we sold this year!) As a committee we feel this is an awesome opportunity for the church family to work together. The fellowship with our church family members is invaluable, as well as the service that we are providing to the community. The funds raised at the fair are used by the TLCW to support the work of the church and its members. Something that we felt the need to address was the difference in how the fair hamburgers are made now, as compared to "before". They do taste differently now that we are in the new building, and we want to explain why. First of all, they are still the same 100% pure beef hamburger patties that have been purchased for many years. These are the same burger patties that were used in the old building. We are still using the same cook top to grill them. What is different with the grill though, is that it was made to be an inside grill, and instead we are now using it outside and with propane tanks. Before, customers would watch as we made the burgers and placed them right onto their bun and handed it to them. You could smell the burger (and onions too!). Now because the grill is in the back, you no longer smell them cooking, nor see them being made. The layout of the building causes us to make the burgers, hot dogs and brats outside on the grill, then transport them into the back room. From there, 4 they are placed into a roaster to keep warm. There is some beef broth in the roaster so they do not dry out. The burgers rarely stay in the roaster for very long. Given that we have to make so many burgers, to supply the people, we need to just keep grilling, and cannot make them one at a time for individuals, as they were done in the past. Another difference has to do with how the burgers are served. We always had put the burgers on a little white plate to serve them in the past. Because of the distance from the grill to the customer, they were getting cold last year. So this year we placed them in burger bags from the Hiway Drive In. We felt that was a better method to keep things warm. Suggestions have been given to the committee, such as to patty up our own burger meat again. However, that is not realistic. We do not have the workers available, nor the refrigerator space, or containers to accomplish that task. Over the last couple of years, people have not been signing up for the food booth, but waiting for someone to call and ask them to commit to working a shift or bringing food. The committee met three evenings to make telephone calls to ask for donations and workers. This took a considerable amount of time. We wish there was an easier way to contact people to work and donate.

5 It is hard to find workers for the booth. There are lots of legitimate reasons why people are not able to work. But in the future, it is something that we ask members to consider. It is a great opportunity for confirmation students to earn a service point. It is especially easy for those young people to work if a parent joins them. That eases the tension of them being put into a position of a busy food service worker for the first time! Parents also had younger children working with them when they took a shift, and there is always room for them to work, and we encourage that. The new building is clean and has lots of room! It is a nice place for the food booth. It is a wonderful opportunity for our church family to work together on a project. It takes the majority of our families to contribute in some way in order for it to be successful. We appreciate all the time, talents, funds, and food that were donated to the fair food booth this year! 2013 Fair Food Booth Committee Come and join us the weekend of Rally Sunday. We will be learning about prayer and putting into practice what we believe as we pray for our church and the children of God. We will have a special guest teacher/preacher, Pastor Oddvar Sovik, from Norway, brother of Valborg Ellingson. Come to any or all of the events listed below. They are free of cost and great opportunities for Christian fellowship and growth. Friday, Sept 6-7:00 p.m. Shroud of Turin Presentation, along with pictures of Norway Saturday, Sept 7-9:30 a.m. "What is Prayer?" - 10:45 a.m. "Why Is It So Important To Pray?" - 1:30 p.m. "How Can We Pray?" Sunday, Sept 8-8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship at Trinity, with Pastor Oddvar Sovik preaching - 9:45 a.m. Sunday School begins for the year! We are very excited to announce that Trinity Lutheran Church will once again have a sanctuary choir!! Jessica Ostrom and Nick Gronseth will be co-directors of the newly re-formed choir. They are looking for any and all voices that would like to sing, have fun and aide in the worship of our Lord, Jesus Christ, through song. Practices will be at 9:30 the following Sunday Mornings: September 29 (introductions, discussions and music read through) October 6 - practice at 10:00 October 13 - sing at both services October 27 - sing at service(s) We will plan to meet on the second and fourth Sunday of every month to run through music and sing during worship. More rehearsal time will be added as needed. If you are unable to come to certain practices but still want to sing, simply come when you can. All are welcome. Confirmation classes will begin on September 4th at 7 p.m. with a 7th Grade Students and Parents Confirmation Orientation. Regular classes will begin September 11th and will be held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. 5

6 Sunday School begins September 8th!! -We are in desperate need for teachers this year. We are still looking for 8 teachers and one helper. Please contact the office or Board of Education members Lisa Solwey or Lisa Weninger if you would like to help. -If you have a child that is 4 or 5 this year, we'll need them to be registered for the Preschool aged Sunday School class. Call or stop by the office to get registered. SEPTEMBER 2013 BIBLE STUDY THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH by Rev. Scott Block Session 1: Two Builders Scripture Text: Matthew 7: ON SOLID GROUND Or Sinking Sand? By Judy Lake Jesus parables were His way of teaching us to know ourselves. His stories act upon us to reveal the thought and intentions hidden inside us. Sometimes, we don t even know! When we finally do realize our sins, limitations and need for Him, we are thankful for His grace. In order to do this, we re challenged to figure ourselves out! Session 1 is about the wise man and the foolish man. Into which category do we fit? Wise or foolish? I d say that sometimes we re a little of both. We re told that the word foolish basically comes from the word moron. So how am I not foolish? By building my faith on a solid foundation--a firm belief in Jesus and in His promises! Not a wishy-washy maybe He will and maybe He won t listen to me and have my best interests at heart. That s NOT a firm foundation. Can our faith withstand the trials and tribulations that come into our lives? Will we come through them still trusting that God loves us and is doing the best for us? In the end, are we becoming the persons He wants us to be? Are we better, not bitter? When we hear God s words, do we REALLY believe and TRUST that He is there for us? To ACT on that belief IS wisdom; to back off and make excuses is NOT trusting, not having faith and just plain foolish and moronic. The problem is that we only come to that wisdom when we finally realize that HE is in control; that only God can bring us through our dilemma. Do we, when we say we re Christians, actually LIVE that faith so others can see that we do? Is our faith built on solid ground or on sand? Can we stand on it throughout our lives? Has this parable spoken to our souls and changed our hearts and lives? Is our faith on solid ground? Answering these questions is figuring ourselves out. This is the reason for the parable, isn t it? Contrary to earlier reports, Trinity WILL be hosting a fall rummage sale this year. However, due to a wedding the same day, our rummage sale will be held at the Old Vet's Club. Be sure to check the Lost and Found near the office and in the kitchen to reclaim any of your property. Any unclaimed items will be put in the sale. 6

7 Treasurer s Report as of July 31, 2013 July Income Disbursed Weekly Income and Attendance General $17, $19, Weekly Need: $6, Sunday School - - 7/3 Wednesday $75 18 Mission /7/13 $4, Building - 3, /17 Wednesday $ Total $17, $22, /21/13 $3, /10 Wednesday $ /13/13 $3, /24 Wednesday $ /28/13 $2, /31 Wednesday $91 25 Budget Report for January 1, 2013 December 31, 2013 Categories Disbursed To Date Budgeted For Year Difference for Year Benevolence $4, $15, $10, Pastoral Ministry And Staff $120, $201, $81, Congregational Life $16, $25, $9, Building and Maintenance $38, $116, $77, Totals $179, $359, $179, TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 6, 2013 President Warren Dalbec called the meeting to order. Members present were Warren Dalbec, Rita Balvitsch, Jo Pollert, Gene Drewlow, Larry Schugunn, Sheila Harrington, Steve Schaubert, Lisa Solwey, Lisa Weninger, and Amy Seaburg. Pastor Bruce and Pastor Russ were also present. Members absent were Kathy Erickson, Ken Wangen, Randy Munkeby, Robin Simonson, Jennifer Gast and Andrea Scheen. Minutes of the last meeting were approved without corrections. TREASURER S REPORT: General Acct = $ (with all bills paid up to date in August); Mission Acct = $79,029.73; Reserve Acct = $19, Lisa W moved and Gene D seconded to approve treasurer s report. Motion carried. PASTORS REPORTS: Pastors reported they are working on the upcoming Confirmation and Sunday School calendars. Val Ellingson would like to do a presentation this fall regarding her ministry to Madagascar. TLCW is reorganizing work groups and will reestablish service groups. DEACON S REPORT: Continue to work on the membership list. Servers for communion in August are arranged. Motion by Larry and seconded by Jo to approve. Motion carried. BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT: Rally Sunday is scheduled for Sunday, September 8 th. Board of Ed will be calling to fill open slots for teachers, helpers, Confirmation guides, and music volunteers for the upcoming Sunday School year. Motion by Steve and seconded by Larry. Motion carried. TRUSTEE REPORT: Trustees continue to look for a contractor to replace the shingles on the roof. Other projects continue to be worked on. Motion by Rita and seconded by Lisa W. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: Did You Know article for September will feature Joan Copenhaver discussing the Fair Booth. Task Force Update Task force will meet on 8/7/13. Proposed cost of addition came in under expected amount at $469, Upcoming informational meetings will be held on August 11 th, 14 th & 18 th. 7

8 Summer Wednesday night worship will wrap up on August 21 st. Attendance has ranged from Bible School in Martin, Slovakia - $22, was distributed to them. $10,000 was matching from 1 st Lutheran Foundation. Youth Trip to Minneapolis 11 youth & 3 adults attended the youth trip. The group attended a homeless daycare and the University of Minnesota Children s hospital. Tobacco Policy - Discussion was held regarding the addition of no smoking or tobacco use on the church grounds. After much discussion, Jo motioned and Larry seconded to add to the Policy on Use of Trinity Lutheran Church #8 after alcoholic beverages, or smoking. Motion carried. Will ask Jessica to re-do the policy and distribute to all church council members. NEW BUSINESS: Old Light Fixtures - There are numerous old light fixtures available after the recent upgrade to new lighting. Any interested in the old fixtures can contact the church office. If they have not been spoken for, they will be placed on the fall City Wide Rummage Sale. Those needed to be disposed of will be done by Fergy. Old Office Computer - Warren will pull off old information and destroy the old office computer. September 8 th pulpit supply Val Ellingson s brother will be here to preach on September 8 th. He was interested in providing pulpit supply for 2 services, as well as providing a Friday evening presentation and a Saturday prayer workshop. Motion made by Jo and seconded by Gene to pay Oddvar Sovik up to $300 for his services that weekend. Date for Addition Vote Notification of a vote must be done 15 days prior to the vote in verbal and written communication at services and in the bulletins. Or notice may be given within 5 days by written communication to the congregational members. Discussion was held to put it in the church bulletin and newsletter, as well as place on Facebook and the church s website. Motion by Gene and seconded by Steve to set Sunday, September 22 nd, 2013 as the date to hold a congregational vote for the addition to the church. Motion carried. Vacation Requests Updated on upcoming vacation requests for both pastors. Pastor Russ will be gone October 7 th -14 th, Pastor Bruce will be gone October 22 nd -29 th, CORRESPONDENCE: A thank you was received from one of our missionaries. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, September 3rd DEVOTIONS NEXT MEETING: Larry Schugunn offered to give devotion at the next meeting. The meeting closed with the Lord s Prayer. Respectfully submitted by Lisa Solwey TLCW BOARD MEETING August 5th, 2013 The August Board meeting was called to order by Sharie Mattson. Devotions were given by Lea Dell. Present in addition to Sharie were Julee Erdmann, Brenda Loken, Lea Dell, Holly Zieman, Patty Hertel, and Dorothy Fenske. Minutes for July meeting read by Brenda Loken, Sec. Corrections made: It was 16 boxes of quilts and 17 boxes of school supplies delivered to Lutheran World Relief in Fargo, not 16 and 4 boxes. Holly made a motion to approve the corrections; seconded by Dorothy. Vice President report given by Julee Erdmann. Julee will be Co-Vice President for one more year. Funerals for Lee Lund and Gary Jensen were served. Four coffee hours were served. Discussion re: Foster County Board re: Booth rental it was $ No report from Becky Hagel, Treasurer, as she is out of town. There will be further discussion re: Fair costs at the next meeting. Also discussed labeling all Trinity Lutheran's property that is taken to the Fair as some things were not accounted for after the Fair. A roaster was donated by the Elaine Gussiaas family. 8

9 Bills to Pay: $ for Bible Study books. $ for Red Willow quilt to be taken out of the Women's general fund. Motion made by Patty Hertel to do this. Seconded by Lea Dell to pay bills. Motion carried. Correspondence discussion: There will be an open Marie Sandvik Center on August 13, Thank you from Laura Irion for money given to VBS. Two Thank You cards from Carmen Polson to TLCW and a thank you for the quilt. Holly Zieman; Parish Nurse updated us on the Sunshine Committee. The next meeting will be Sept 9th at 6:30 p.m. with officers followed by General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Meeting adjourned with the Lord's Prayer. Brenda Loken., Sec. SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES Sept 1 Jordan Skytland, Logan Weninger Sept 2 Paul Skadberg, Taylor Skytland, Laurie Dietz, Travis Leapaldt, Justin Kollman, Andrea Scheen, Brenda Miller Sept 3 Brent Solberg, Reed Zieman, Iola Rask, Alice Gross, John & Elva Topp Sept 4 Loren Hallwachs, Sam Partlow, Kaylee Mehlhoff Sept 5 Jessica Swart, Clarence & Della Wolff Sept 6 Edna Kelly Sept 7 Aubrie Bakke, Morgan Marcotte, Baylee Lura, Mya Neis Sept 8 Claudia Park, Alyssabeth Gronseth, Tate Hoggarth Sept 9 Darwin Solberg, John Cabler Sr., Chet & Jo Pollert Sept 10 Todd Schaffer Sept 11 Neil Fandrich, Drew Schroeder, Tanner Blomquist, Les & Joyce Cabler Sept 12 Braxton Hewitt, Kathy Cabler Sept 13 Kiera Eli, Wes Martin, Ashtyn Zink, Marlys Bauer, Katherine Ralston Sept 14 Gary Doeling, Mike Brown Sept 15 Lauren Topp, Orie Willms Sept 16 Jessica Galt, Jennie Kautzman, Mabel Bittner Sept 17 Dave Copenhaver, Lester Ellingson Sept 18 Jacob Swart, Jill VandeHoven, Rachel Stokes, Carmen Polson, LeaAnn Hoppe, Jacee Davis Sept 19 Duane Kliem, Stephanie Wangen, Brenda Hoeckle, Preston Carr, Madison Solwey, Robert & Karen Buskness, Erin & Tyrel Sorensen, Brad & Lisa Weninger Sept 20 Lisa Solwey, Dale Perhus, Doug Wede, Tyler Carr, McKade Zink, Kolter Sauby, Troy & Sheryl Roundy Sept 21 Megan Harrington, Cameron Roundy, Gerald Klocke, Steve Schaubert Sept 22 Cathy Paulson, Mark Harding, Brandon & Dawn Tufte Sept 23 Arlene Rodacker, Harriet Tufte, Mike Kirkeby, Taryn Hoeckle Sept 24 Deb Rost, Les Cabler Jr., Ron Bucholz, Becky Drewlow, Troy Roundy, Emma Mertz, Cassandra Walen, Greg LaBelle, Dustin & Nichole Garber Sept 25 Tami Aljets, Aubri Morlock, Eric & Kristen Hewitt, Ken & Stephanie Wangen Sept 26 Chase Monson, Susan Campbell, Laura Caylor, Dave & Claudia Park Sept 27 Betty Larson, Darrin Hertel, Tom & Kelly Bjerke, Erik & Tamara Sorensen Sept 28 Gen Klein, Ryan Kliem Sept 29 Jessica Ostrom, Graysen Zieman, Maximus Whitman, Marc Radke, Brandon Miller, Kent & Sharie Mattson Sept 30 Megan Weninger Reminder: If I missed your birthday, I apologize. Please call the church office so we can print it in the weekly bulletin. Thank you! 9

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