JANUARY Bishop Clements preached at Salem on December 2/3 and also aended an Advent Brunch.

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1 Salem Lutheran Church 1145 DeKalb Avenue Sycamore, Illinois Return Service Requested Non - Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 53 Sycamore, IL Vol. LXI No. 1 (815) Worship Services Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Educational Hour: 9:15-10:15 JANUARY 2018 Bishop Clements preached at Salem on December 2/3 and also aended an Advent Brunch.

2 January 1 New Year s Day - Church Office is closed January 6/7 Epiphany of Our Lord - Saturday Worship - 5:00 p.m. / Sunday Worship - 8:00 a.m. / Bibles and Breakfast Bites - 9:15 a.m. / Educa!onal Hour - 9:15 a.m. / Trust Fund, Capital Improvements, and Budget Informa!on Forum - 9:15 a.m.- Sanctuary / Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m. January 13/14 Bapsm of Our Lord - Saturday Worship - 5:00 p.m. / Sunday Worship - 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. / Educa!onal Hour - 9:15 a.m. / Trust Fund, Capital Improvements, and Budget Informa!on Forum - 9:15 a.m. - Sanctuary (repeat from last weekend) / High School Youth Group - 11:30 a.m. January 20/21 Third Sunday aer Epiphany - Saturday Worship - 5:00 p.m. / GRACE Sunday Worship - 9:00 a.m. / No Sunday School / Brunch - 10:00 a.m. / Annual Congrega!onal Mee!ng - 11:00 a.m. January 27/28 Fourth Sunday aer Epiphany - Saturday Worship - 5:00 p.m. / Sunday Worship - 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. / New Member Gathering - 9:15 a.m. - Chapel Lounge / High School Youth Group - 11:30 a.m. Inside this Issue... January Worship Schedule PAGE 2 Keeping in Touch PAGE 3 Pantry Postings Stewardship PAGE 4 From Heaven Above Pictures PAGE 5 Send Us Your Photos Council Highlights Grace Place Meals Noisy Offering LSSI Anniversaries PAGE 6 Birthdays PAGE 7 Prophets & Angels PAGE 8 Inserts Calendar / Poinsettia Garden Prophets Angels Pitures Salem s Mission: Living Christ s Love 2

3 Keeping in Touch Dear Friends in Christ I want to thank everyone for the wonderful worship in December. The choirs, musicians, directors, children and confirmands all made our prepara0on for the Celebra0on of Christ s birth a 0me of Hope. The season of Christmas ends on January 6 with the Fes0val of the Epiphany. It is a day and a season where we celebrate the inclusion of all people in the God who is made known in the person of Jesus. Epiphany means manifest or to be made known. God in the flesh (the incarna0on) shows how God s light breaks through the darkness. Epiphany also brings in a New Year and with the New Year some new changes. Here are some highlights Early Communion. There will be an intergenera0onal event for families, sponsors, grandparents and anyone who wishes to aend in prepara0on for parents to discern when their children will receive their first communion. Basically, a>er this event, parents will decide whether their children are ready to receive their first communion with their families on Easter. Age-appropriate Communion instruc0on will be integrated into our Sunday School curriculum during Lent. A new Good News look the Good News Newsleer will take a new form in February. It will be distributed on the last weekend of the month at worship, and then ed and mailed. Our goal is to save paper and postage. The Annual Mee0ng will have some important conversa0ons regarding by-law changes to the Trust Fund, Proposal to begin a planning process with an architect to enable our facili0es to meet the challenges and changes of the 21 st century, and to celebrate the next 150 years of ministry. New Member Class will be held at 9:15 a.m. on January 28 and February 4. New Members will be received February 4 at 10:30 a.m. worship. Finally, a new pastor leader will be called to serve Salem and move into the new future. Please pray, worship, and share your 0me, talents and financial resources to enable Salem to remain vibrant and commied to share the Good News of Christ through word and deed. Epiphany Blessings! Pastor Len 3

4 Salem Pantry Postings January 2018 PANTRY HOURS: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 9:00-11:45 a.m. Pantry Visits: 2017 January 1 December 12 Family Visits (incl. backpacks) 3,331 People in Families 11,469 Thank You Sycamore Sycos So<ball organiza!on and Eric Simmons for such amazing help collec!ng dona!ons at Jewel for Christmas dinners! STEWARDSHIP A Steward is a manager or administrator. He or she takes care of other people s property. Jesus used the idea of stewards in His parables (e.g. Luke 12:42, 16:3). Believers are stewards in that God has entrusted to them various resources, and He expects them to use them properly. To do so requires discipline. It s easy to squander what God has given, or to think that the things God gives are really one s own. But believers don t own anything. They are just taking care of God s property. What are some of the resources that believers are stewards of? Time, money, body, talents, and truth. One important area of stewardship is: TIME Ephesians 5:15-16 Be very careful, then, how you live not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Time is not our own to be used as we see fit, but is a gi> or resource from God that believers are to use in ways that would please and honor God. Paul tells us to redeem the 0me, that is, make the most of every opportunity. We don t know how much 0me we have; therefore, we should use our 0me to accomplish the most for God as possible. How one uses 0me is a telling commentary on his or her level of discipline. One who can frier away hours doing nothing of value or merit shows a low level of discipline. While believers should carve out 0me for rest and relaxa0on, too much 0me spent on unprofitable ac0vi0es can be destruc0ve. There s some truth in the old saying, Idle hands are the Devil s workshop. Time on earth must be spent doing God s business and preparing for eternity. Time is short and is passing away. Believers will give an account to God regarding how they spent their 0me. Discipline yourself to redeem the 0me. For we are God s servants, working together. (1 Corinthians 3:9) 4

5 From Heaven Above The Children s Sunday School Program 5

6 December COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS Welcomed Brandon Johnson to the Council - filling vacancy for remainder of this year. Approved proposed budget to forward to congrega0on for review and approval at Annual Mee0ng. Approved con0nuing resolu0on for Pastor Len s housing allowance. Approved to move forward to congrega0onal Annual Mee0ng Schultz Associates, LTD contract resolu0on. NIU Salem Support for Grace Place Campus Ministry at NIU Wednesday February 7 Grace Place students gather for a meal Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. and worship at 9:00 p.m. Once or twice a year Salem supports this ministry with the hospitality of food. We need food for 30 young adults. Please contact the church office or look for the sign-up sheet in the Welcome Center if you can provide part of this meal. The food can be brought to Salem by 7:00 p.m. for delivery to NIU by 8:00 p.m. We need 2 to 3 main dishes, 4 dozen rolls, 2 deserts, and 4 bags of salad. Noisy Offering for LSSI Thank you for your Noisy Offering gi>s in support of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. Our offerings totaled $1, and the Trust Fund added $ bringing our total gi> to LSSI to $2,000. We want to thank all of you for your extra gi>s! We rejoice with those celebrating Wedding Anniversaries and Birthdays this month. Please remember these people in your prayers. 03 Dave & Teri Kleckner 04 Michael & Memory Burdi 04 Allen & Sharon Weimer 06 Shanlang Kuang & Xi Ping Liu 08 Daniel & Janet Davis 09 Philip & Jennifer Ruff 15 Brent & Wendy Rhoads 19 Gerald & Deborah Benson 19 Brian & Terry Weber 24 Richard & Karen Hagen 26 Jim & Diane Garman 27 John & Jodi Diehl 27 William & Kathy Vickers 29 Timothy & Christine Johnson, Sr. 31 Wendell & Mary Dienst 31 Jeffrey & Lauri Paulsen February newsletter Articles are due January 15th 6

7 00 Kaleb Tatroe 01 Jacqualine Minnihan 01 Lexi West 02 Brenden Berg 02 Julie Zaborac - Jaros 03 Angela Jordet 03 Jennifer Thumm 04 Sarah Bloyd 04 Kaylee Hernandez 04 Elaine Ostrick 04 Patrick Woodstrup 04 Alice Hall 05 Jan Kuntz 05 Shelley Smith 06 Anna Docherty 06 Julianna Carpenter 07 Frederick Dewi 07 Tara Young 08 Emily Gartman 09 Heather Jackson 10 Natalia Glogovsky 10 Chris Russell 11 Dakota Howe 11 Michael McLean 12 Wayne Schmidt 12 Allison Schroeder 12 Johnnie Smith 13 Gerald Aase 14 Nicole Braun 14 Paul Harms, Jr. 14 Grant Hupy 14 Rita Johnson 14 Ava Sheldon 14 Martha Walker 15 Fred DeWi 16 Melissa Buys 16 Dennis Cutshaw 17 John Gehrig 17 Deborah Benson 17 Sarah Diehl 17 Amber Paulsen 18 Kelli Castro 18 Eric Gilmore 18 Xiping Liu (Ping) 18 Darlene Maki 19 Bradley Baenziger 19 Brenda Berg 19 Donalee Wanna 7 20 Abigial Kline 21 John Pfund 21 Jason Coddington 22 Beverly Baker 22 Daniel Herrmann 23 Kimberly Seistrup 23 Shannon Whitaker 24 Benjamin Parnow 25 Ryker Hillman 25 Joseph Jannuzio 26 Sharon Yargus 27 Debra Cullison 27 Emma Griebenow 28 Carson Baenziger 28 Kyle Buzzard 28 Cur0s Buzzard 28 Samuel Griebenow 29 Sarah Peterson 29 Christopher Paulsen 29 Abby West 30 Gloria Pearson 30 Jenny Salsbery 30 Bey Tull 31 Christopher Wood

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9 Annual Report Salem Lutheran Church INTERIM PASTOR S REPORT... Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we look back on this year of 2017 we thank God for the many blessings that have been showered upon us and upon our congrega ons. Certainly there have been mes of suffering and sorrow, but we trust that God has been there with us and through Christ we have been li ed up in these mes of struggle. As we look forward to 2018 we plan for new opportuni es for facili es maintenance and improvements, growth in our Trust Fund, Early Communion Prepara on for our children and their families, and the calling of a new permanent pastoral leader. Your on going and increasing support of me, talent and financial support is cri cal in achieving our goals in the coming year as we live out our congrega ons core values of Worship, Teaching the Faith, Faith Journey, Hospitality, Welcoming Diversity, and Community Outreach and Service. We pray for the Spirit s power and leading! Pastor Len DEACON REPORT: WORSHIP & PARISH MINISTRIES In 2017 the ELCA merged all lay rosters into one, that of Deacon. As your Deacon I am called to support all of Salem s Core Values, but the three I focus on most are Worship, Teaching the Faith, and Faith Journey. Salem is blessed with four ac ve Crea ve Arts groups who enhance and lead worship in every season: Children s Choir, Celebra on Voices, Sounds of Grace Bells, and Salem Puppet Praise Team. Brass ensembles, student musicians and special gi s of music as well as an annual Children s Spring Musical and Fes val of Carols in Advent all bring forth the gi s of God s people in this place to celebrate and tell the story of Jesus. As we prepare we are learning how to walk with God and support one another in prayer and friendship at life s ups and downs. I am so grateful for each person and invite others to become a part of this circle of praise and prayer. Membership & Statistics Members 1,124 Associate Members 68 Average Weekend A endance 172 Sunday School Students 59 Bap sms 12 Confirma ons 6 Weddings 2 Funerals 13 Each person s faith journey is both similar and different. Many of our community experience new or ongoing health challenges each year, people dear to us move or die, jobs or rela onships change. I am grateful for the partnership with Pastor Len, our Diakonia graduates, Home Communion Ministers, Prayer Chain members, and re red Pastor John Seraphine to address the pastoral care needs among Salem people as our life journeys o en test and grow our faith. Salem s strength is in her Lord and God working through God s people. As each one finds a place to belong and a place to serve, a beau ful tapestry is woven and the body of Christ is made strong. There will always be places that grow weak and need shoring up, but we have God s promise to never leave or forsake us and to mul ply and bless our humble efforts at sharing and being the Good News. Thanks be to God, and to God be the Glory! Carla Vanatta, Deacon

10 YOUTH LEADER It is the third Sunday of Advent and just hours ago I found myself si ng in my office filled with middle and high school youth dressed as shepherds, angels, Mary, and Joseph. The youth are wai ng for their me to serve as ushers, communion assistants, and members of the live na vity (Worship). Without warning, the conversa on turns to one youth commen ng that he didn t use to see the point to coming to church, but now that there is youth group, there is a point (Faith Journey). I am humbled as the others chime in about how they like being part of the group and cannot wait to travel together to the Na onal Youth Gathering this summer (Teaching the Faith). One of the middle schoolers chimes in asking, What is the Na onal Youth Gathering? Is it like a mission trip? I respond that it is not a mission trip, but that it is my goal to take a mission trip the following summer of The high schoolers prac cally jump out of their costumes as they exclaim, Really, That s Awesome, Where are we going to go? (Community Outreach and Service). I began my ministry here at Salem just nine months ago. Since that me we have reinstated Vaca on Bible School, we have started new curriculums with both Sunday School and Confirma on, and we have created a High School Youth Group. I encourage each and every one of you to stop in to any of these ministries and you will quickly see that the Spirit is alive in all of them! This year has been filled with good work, but as we look forward to 2018 there is s ll so much work to be done. Vaca on Bible School has the poten al to reach so many more children, our middle school youth need to have a place at Salem other than Confirma on class, and we need to channel our high school youth s desire to serve. Nicole Erickson YOUTH AND FAMILY TEAM... Several different areas are part of the Youth and Family Commi ee: Sunday School, Youth Safety, Confirma on, Youth Group, GRACE, Nursery, and Vaca on Bible School. All are led by devoted, faithful people who are invested in helping to support our youth as they grow in the faith that is Christ. Common core values to all of the areas are Teaching the Faith and Faith Journey. The Youth and Family Team meets one Monday a month at 6:30pm. Youth and Family s goal is to host more intergenera onal events in Sunday School is held from 9:15 10:15 on Sunday morning and is always looking for extra hands. We currently have 59 students enrolled in our Sunday School program. Our new Spark rota onal curriculum this year allows students to dig deep into each lesson over the course of 3 4 weeks. The lessons we will teach this year include First Sin, Noah s Ark, Joseph and His Brothers, Advent and Christmas, The Lord s Prayer, Fruit of the Spirit, Lydia, Holy Week and Easter, Love is, and Queen Esther. By embracing a child s Faith Journey, we acknowledge that students are at different places in that journey and what reaches one student may not reach another. We address this by teaching each lesson in a variety of ways (arts/ cra s, movies, drama, etc.) to increase the reach to all kids. We supported Community Outreach by sending postcards to the community invi ng them to join the Salem Expo to share all that Salem has to offer! Youth Safety is an inten onal area of the Youth and Family team. We ensure that Salem is a welcoming and safe place for all youth by running background checks, checking references, and requiring safety training for all volunteers and staff working with youth. Call Committee The Call Commi ee was elected at a special mee ng of the Congrega on on April 9, The mission of the Call Commi ee, which encompasses all the core values of Salem s Strategic Plan, is to find a full me, permanent, resident Pastor and to bring that name forward to the Congrega on for considera on. The Commi ee serves un l the mission is complete. The Call Commi ee works with the Northern Illinois Synod during this process as the Synod serves as the liaison between candidates and the Call Commi ee. Call Commi ee members are: Brandon Graves, Phil Klein, Judy Milroy, Jenny Ruff, and Rachel Sauber.

11 Youth and Family Team (con nued) Confirma on at Salem is alive and well! We conduct a three year program for all 6 th 8 th grade students. This year, 24 middle school students come together each Wednesday night from 6:30 8:00 p.m. to study the Bible and to grow in faith. Our new curriculum, Spark House CoLabOrate, covers the Old Testament, New Testament, Lutheran History and Catechism, and Lutheran Living. To support Community Outreach and Service, students par cipate in both on and off campus service projects throughout the year including par cipa ng in a Feed My Starving Children packing event, making and serving a meal at Hope Haven, assembling health kits for Lutheran World Relief, and making hea ng packs for residents at local nursing homes. Our goal for 2018 is to expand on the social opportuni es offered for this age group. Salem Youth Group meets on the first and third Sunday of the month during the educa on hour (9:15 10:15) for Bibles and Breakfast Bites and the second and fourth Sunday of the month at 11:30 1:30 for youth group. All high school youth are welcome to join us! To support the youths Faith Journey we offer a variety of opportuni es including Youth Group mee ngs, Bibles and Breakfast Bites, service projects, and retreats such as the Na onal Youth Gathering. To support Welcoming Diversity we invite members of the congrega on to meet with us and share their unique story. Our presenters come from very diverse backgrounds and o en share how this has influenced their lives. Community Outreach and Service has been supported by assembling 126 school kits for Lutheran World Relief. Youth Group s goal for 2018 is to a end the Na onal Youth Gathering in Houston, Texas. Living Christ s Love Vaca on Bible School was re instated in the Summer of 2017 the week of July and had 31 children in a endance. In Teaching the Faith par cipants learned that Jesus is the light of the world and how Jesus light can guide them through even the darkest of mes. Hospitality was found when both members and nonmembers joined us for the week. Over half of the VBS par cipants were not Salem members! Community Outreach and Service was supported as the VBS children par cipated in an outreach program over the course of the week by raising money for Opera on Kid to Kid. VBS is held for one week in the summer but prepara ons begin long before then. Anyone interested in helping with VBS is encouraged to talk to Nicole Erickson. FINANCE COMMITTEE Salem s Finance Commi ee monitors Salem s income and expenditure reports and compares them with the annual budget. The Commi ee makes sugges ons regarding Salem s bookkeeping and financial ma ers. The Commi ee is also responsible for considering the budget requests of Salem s groups and commi ees and developing a budget. That budget is then recommended to the Council and ul mately the Congrega on for approval at our Annual Mee ng. The commi ee meets monthly in the Chapel Lounge at 5:00 p.m. Anyone interested in joining the commi ee should contact the church office for our precise mee ng day and me that month.

12 TRUST FUND... The Salem Trust Fund Commi ee was established in 1990 and works to guarantee that memorials and bequests made to Salem are used to the Glory of God and help to support all of Salem s core values. We appreciate the support of all Salem s members in the use of these funds to assist in the work of the church has been a challenging year for our congrega on and the Trust Fund. Memorials and gi s were used for numerous projects and ministries including: Singing Memorials, Ringing Memorials, significant Facility Repairs, Youth Ministry Leadership, Confirma on Bibles, Web site Development, Outside Benevolence opportuni es, and a Seminary Scholarship. The commi ee also worked on upda ng policies and clarifying procedural prac ces. One change made is that the Perpetual Fund is now referred to as Endowment Fund. This elected commi ee meets four mes per year in February, May, August, and November. Many thanks to Jim Graves for serving on this commi ee for the last nine years and thanks to Kevin Dahl, Doreen Robinson, Kim Simmons, and Dave Benson for their dedicated service over this past year. We all appreciate the opportunity to serve through this important commi ee. WORSHIP COMMITTEE Worship Commi ee supports weekly, seasonal, and fes val Salem services in fulfilling Salem s Core Values of Worship and Hospitality. All are welcome at the Lord s Table, gi s of prayer and praise are invited from musicians, puppets, readers, acolytes, and Assis ng Ministers, gi s of me and faith are welcomed to prepare and serve Holy Communion, prepare for Bap sms, and dress the church for each liturgical season, greet and a end worshippers as ushers, and support the congrega on in mes of joy and sorrow for weddings or funerals. Jesus invites us to His table regularly; we are the support crew! With 2017 marking the 500 th Anniversary of the Reforma on, several special events were scheduled with sister ELCA Congrega ons in DeKalb: a Mar n Luther book booth, a fall devo onal booklet wri en by area Lutherans, a shared Reforma on meal and slide show, a joint worship service on All Saint s Day, and a Luther Puppet Program shared with Trinity Lutheran, Genoa, and Salem congrega on. As we consider Christ s call to the table, in 2018 Salem will begin welcoming younger bap zed children to par cipate in Holy Communion when their parents join them in either a Spring or Fall educa on me prior to Easter and Christmas. We will also work to offer worship par cipa on ac vi es via an online sign up so people may choose the services most convenient to them. Your worship team welcomes your par cipa on, feedback, and ideas as we con nue to evaluate and schedule worship opportuni es. Salem Worship Commi ee meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month; all are welcome. WITNESS COMMITTEE The Witness Commi ee, as defined by our core values, is Hospitality and Community Outreach Services. Our small group of dedicated members meets regularly to plan ways in which Salem Lutheran Church can be welcoming by reaching out to the community. Walking with God, as we do, we have delivered visitor gi baskets, handed out cookies for the Santa Walk downtown, handed out water at the summer car show and delivered welcome baskets to new Sycamore/DeKalb residents, among other things. The things we have done, leave US feeling VERY rewarded!! Come join us on the first Tuesday of the month (or as needed), at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel Lounge to walk along side God with Brandon Graves, Jan Holland, Carole Lichty, Sue McMillan and Kim Simmons. We would be happy to share our rewards with you!!

13 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat :00 pm AA Meeng Office Closed 2 Food Pantry Open 10:00 am Staff Meeng 6:30 pm Witness Commiee 3 Food Pantry Open 6:00 pm Celebraon Voices Epiphany Susan Lorence s 4 Food Pantry Open 11:30 am Lunch & Learn Bible Study on Revelaon 6:15 pm Puppet Praise - Dress Rehearsal 5 6 Food Pantry Work Day 5:00 pm Worship 7 Epiphany of Our Lord 8:00 am Worship - Puppets 9:15 am Educaon Hour 9:15 am Informaonal Forum - Sanctuary 9:15 am Bibles & Breakfast Bites 10:30 am Worship - Puppets 8 5:00 pm Finance Commiee 6:00 pm AA Meeng 6:30 pm Youth & Family Team 6:30 pm Boy Scout Troop #2810 7:00 pm Salem Tech Team 9 Food Pantry Open 10:00 am Staff Meeng 6:00 pm Execuve Commiee 6:30 pm Worship Commiee - C.L. 10 Food Pantry Open 6:15 pm Troop #60 Girl Scouts 5:30 pm Children s Choir 6:30 pm Confirmaon 7:00 pm Celebraon Voices 11 Food Pantry Open 11:30 am Lunch & Learn Bible Study on Revelaon 6:15 pm Puppet Praise 7:30 pm Sounds of Grace Bells Food Pantry Work Day 9:00 am Decoraons Down 5:00 pm Worship 6:00 pm Ross Bapsm Party - F.H. 14 Baptism of Our Lord Blood Pressure Checks Home Communion 8:00 am Worship 9:15 am Educaon Hour 9:15 am Informaonal Forum - Sanctuary 10:30 am Worship 11:30 am High School Youth Group 15 6:00 pm AA Meeng 6:30 pm Boy Scout Troop # Food Pantry Open NE Conference - Hebron 10:00 am Staff Meeng 6:00 pm GRACE Commiee 6:30 pm Parke Victory 4H 7:00 pm COUNCIL 17 Food Pantry Open 5:30 pm Children s Choir 6:30 pm AYSO Board - C.L. 6:30 pm Confirmaon 7:00 pm Celebraon Voices 18 Food Pantry Open 11:30 am Lunch & Learn Bible Study on Revelaon 6:15 pm Puppet Praise 7:00 pm Boy Scout Commiee 7:30 pm Sounds of Grace Bells Food Pantry Work Day 5:00 pm Worship 21 3rd Sunday After Epiphany 9:00 am Worship - GRACE Service 10:00 am Brunch - F.H. 11:00 am Annual Meeting - F.H. 22 6:00 pm AA Meeng 6:30 pm Boy Scout Troop # Food Pantry Open 10:00 am Staff Meeng 5:00 pm Social Jusce/ Global Missions 7:00 pm Flute Choir 24 Food Pantry Open 5:30 pm Children s Choir 6:30 pm Confirmaon 7:00 pm Celebraon Voices 25 Food Pantry Open 11:30 am Lunch & Learn Bible Study on Revelaon 6:15 pm Puppet Praise 7:30 pm Sounds of Grace Bells Food Pantry Work Day 5:00 pm Worship 28 4th Sunday After Epiphany 8:00 am Worship 9:15 am Educaon Hour 9:15 am New Member Gathering - Chapel Lounge 10:30 am Worship 11:30 am High School Youth Group 29 6:00 pm AA Meeng 6:30 pm Boy Scout Troop # Food Pantry Open 10:00 am Staff Meeng 7:00 pm Flute Choir 31 Food Pantry Open 5:30 pm Children s Choir 6:30 pm Confirmaon 7:00 pm Celebraon Voices

14 Anderson, Marian & Jon, Ric, and Laurie In memory of Les Anderson Best, Mary Ann In memory of Harry and loved ones Brennan, Mary K. and Family In memory of Bruce A. Brennan Bross Family In memory of Joseph E. Bross Brown, Connie C. In memory of Cordia V. Brown In honor of Ken M. Brown Christensen, Al & Lois In memory of Ray & Edith Lloyd Gilmore, Phyllis In memory of Arthur Gilmore In memory of Floyd, Berniece, Rita, Harold and Donald Stroberg Graves, Jim & Joan In honor of our family Haka Families In memory of Jack & Eloise Haka In memory of Bonnie Haka Petersen In memory of B.J. & Zaida Nelson Haka, Joel In memory of Julie Haka Herrmann, Sue & Mike In honor of our children Hoffman, Steve & Claudia To the Glory of God Holland, Jan & George In memory of our precious niece, Kathy Fackler, special child of God Hupy, Grant & Charleen Hupy In memory of loved ones Mic & Marilyn Ingram and Family Don Johnson Family In memory of Mabel Johnson Johnston, Bob & Jeanne In memory of Tom & Betty Johnston Jones, Tracy & Beth and Family In memory of Gordon & Janette Jones Kline, Jim In memory of Frank Carpino Lichty, Carole In honor of grandchildren Lloyd, Susan In memory of Bill Lloyd Lundbeck, Kirk & Diane In memory of Deane & Bette Lundbeck In memory of Mel & Phyllis Castenson 2017 Christmas Poinsettia Garden Modglin, Sharon & Jim In memory of Don & Aili Holmes In memory of Toby & Doris Modglin Peterson, Jim & Linda In honor of our grandchildren Peterson, Sally In memory of Bob Peterson Pfund, John & Sue In honor of our grandchildren Robinson, David & Doreen In memory of our loved ones Sabin, Dennis & Wanda In memory of George & Charlotte Sabin Sabin, Wanda and Daughters In memory of Tom Askelson & Elam family Safford, Steve & Mary In memory of Sarah Saidat, Carol & Family In memory of Dick & Carol s parents and Dick Saidat Sawallisch, Cathryn & Stephen In memory of John G. Paulson Schinske, Ann and Kay Tallyn, and Neal Schinske and their Families In memory of Helen & Bill Schinske Seraphine, Connie In memory of Elaine Holte Sheahan, Kathy & Rich In memory of Dan & Lucille Sheahan In honor of our children & grandchildren Smith, Jean & Kevin & Kim & Michael In memory of John and loved ones Smith, Jonathan Mom and Grandpa John Swedberg, Adam & Kris and Family In memory of loved ones Swedberg, Linda & Dale In memory of Luther & Blanche Swedberg In memory of Bob Evans & Gwen Burner In memory of Vincent & Jennie Hillquist Tucker, Carma In memory of Dale L. Tucker Wick, Doug In memory of Al & Ruth Wick Wildenradt, Norma & Bob In memory of our family