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1 Trinity Lutheran Church Lake Norden, SD Member NALC Pastor David Patterson Trinity Office: Secretary: Brittany Larson Parsonage: C: (605) Website: H: (605) C: (605) Like us on Facebook! Pg 1 Membership Pg 2 Pastor s Page Pg 3-4 Council Minutes Pg 4-6 A. Mtg Minutes Pg 7 Birthdays Spilling the Beans Pg 8 Puzzle Page Pg 9 Evangelism Page Marriages: None. Deaths: None. Baptisms: None. Pg 10 Lenten Calendar From the Members Pg. 11 Calendar Pg. 12 Mail page Confirmations: None. Transfers In: None. Transfers Out: None. 1

2 Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. Colossians 2:12 This month, we enter into the season of Lent. This forty day observance dates back to the earliest days of the church. But do you really know what Lent is all about? I can answer that in a word, Baptism. Lent is about your Baptism. Originally, Lent was not an observance for the whole church, but for those converts to Christianity. As they prepared for their baptism on Easter Sunday, those who had converted to Christianity would engage in forty days of preparation. Preparing their hearts and minds for the calling of their Baptism. Over time that the observance of Baptism was extended to the whole congregation as a time of remembrance and reflection upon their own baptism both the promise given to them and the calling laid upon them through the water and the Word. Through your baptism you have received the promise of salvation from the power of sin and death by the grace of the Father, through faith in Jesus Christ. You play no part in this. This promised salvation is yours not though your righteousness or your works, but only as a freely given gift. But you are also called through that same Baptism to live your life in response to God s grace. We are to...live among God s faithful people; hear the word of God and share in the Lord s Supper; proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed; serve all people following the example of Jesus; and strive for justice and peace in all the earth (Evangelical Lutheran Worship, page 236). During the forty days of Lent, think on your baptism. Rejoice in the gift that has been so freely given to you and the enormous price paid for that gift by Christ on the cross. Then consider how you might live the new life you have been given. The life that has been promised to you through your baptism was bought by Christ. The life now entrusted to you, belongs to Him. So the question for you to consider this Lenten season is, how will you use Jesus life in you? Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For, Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear their threats ; do not be frightened. But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. For it is better, if it is God s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God s right hand with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him. 1 Peter 3:8-22 2

3 Council Minutes Trinity Lutheran Church 11 January :00 pm Meeting was conducted by President Larry Jensen Thursday January 11, :30 pm Present: Bob Hauschildt, Aaron Swanson, Lee Swanson, Brittany Larson, Charles Anderson, Brian Jager, Larry Jensen, and Pastor Patterson Absent: Bud Larrabee Devotions: Charles had devotions Secretary s Report: Brian made a motion to approve the minutes. Seconded by Bob. Motion carried Treasurer s Report: Treasurer s report reviewed. Brittany made a motion to approve. Seconded by Charles. Motion carried. Committee Reports: Christian Ed: Brittany reported that the acolyte list was completed and has started as of January 7. Evangelism: Pastor reported on what was planned for Lenten devotions. The committee is also looking at projects for Lent Season. Property: The sagging curtain in the education unit hasn t been addressed yet. Pastor reported on parsonage update. The west end of education unit has some sagging in the ceiling causing the division curtains to sag. Old Business: Parsonage receipts reviewed. There is a bill for $ from HBC and $ from Pastor. Brittany made a motion to pay these from memorial funds. Seconded by Brian. Motion carried. Discussed the line item budget of $1653 from 2017 for Pastor s Medicare and Social Security that has not been paid. Brian made a motion to payout this amount. Seconded by Charles. Motion carried. The proposed 2018 budget was reviewed. Charles made a motion to forward the budget to the annual meeting for approval. Seconded by Bob. Motion carried. Church Treasurer Theresa Hauschildt has started. New Business: First Quarter Mission Offerings: o American Mission designated for the Care Pantry in Hayti. 3

4 o Global Mission designated for the World Mission Prayer League o Lee made a motion to accept these designations. Seconded by Brittany. Motion carried. Women s group asked for direction on the basement coat rack. The consensus was that the women could do as they wished with a coat rack. Rev d a policy Pastor wrote on Pastor s Discretionary Fund Policy after he had contacted several churches on their policy. Charles made a motion to accept. Seconded by Brittany. Motion carried. Committee Reports are needed by January 17 for the annual meeting booklet. Annual Meeting is January 21 with a potluck to follow. January 28 will have church at 09:00 while Badger has their Annual Meeting. February 14 is Ash Wednesday with communion service at Badger at 7:30 p.m. Next meeting will be Thursday February 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Pastor will have devotions. Brittany made a motion to adjourn and seconded by Brian. Motion carried. Submitted by: Lee Swanson TLC Annual Meeting Minutes 21-January-2018 Meeting called to order by President Larry Jensen. Quorum was present and a break for lunch and fellowship and reassembled afterwards. Pastor opened with devotions and opening prayer. Larry proceeded by reading of Pastor s report. Treasurer s Report: Motion by Dan Koistinen to approved report, seconded by Jason Aho. Motion carried. Terry Kasten has resigned as treasurer thank you him for his service as the treasurer. As of January 1 st, Theresa Hauschildt has taken on treasurer duties. Budget Report: o Discussion held regarding the custodial duties. It was discussed at last annual about the possibility of breaking up duties. After four months of Brittany cleaning, it was decided by council to break up duties into four units Offices, Educational Unit, Sanctuary/Narthex, and Basement. Terry Kasten volunteered to mow the church yard at no cost and Brian Jager, Larry and Bob Hauschildt have volunteered to take care of the sidewalks. Area Inc. will plow snow out of the parking lot. Tammy is aware of duties that she is to be taking care of and has been doing a good job. Concerns with wage discussed. o SS & Medicare were not paid out during for 2017 due to miscommunication between Council and Treasurer. This has been discussed at the January Council Meeting and a lump sum will be paid to Pastor for this. He is self-employed and pays his SS & Medicare on his own. o Pastor s Salary was decided at the joint council meeting and he will receive a 4% salary raise this year. o Discussion held regarding Pastor s Discretionary Fund. Per Terry Kasten, no other churches in Hamlin County have this fund. Conversation about the fund and the policy in back of annual report held. Motion by Terry to remove pastor s discretionary fund from budget report. Lack of second, motion failed. 4

5 o Motion by Brandy Aho to approve the Budget Proposal, seconded by Bud Larrabee. Motion carried. Audit Report: Committee consisted of Rusty Antonen, Dorene Lemme and Amber Steffensen. They reviewed all records and found no errors. Motion by Jason Aho to approve report, seconded by Christi Koistinen. Motion carried. Secretary s Report: Reviewed. Motion by Renae Jager to approve report, seconded by Brandy. Motion carried. Committee Reports: o Agenda correction Nominating committee for 2017 was Sherry Antonen, Scott Steffensen, and Gerry Koisti. o Year at a Glance correction Terry resigned in April 2017, not July. o Property Report Parsonage Remodel Still need egress window, quote from Conrad Hilman of $1500 (includes purchase of window, installation, and labor); Scott Steffensen has been doing the wiring. Approximately $200 needed to finish sheet-rocking; will hire out the mudding & taping approximately $ Looking at an approximation of $4,000 to finish the job. Question was raised about Property Tax and if a building permit was needed. o Worship and Music Worship if you re not doing something, you re not worshiping. Contemporary vs. Traditional services discussed. Traditional is defined as what you like previously; Contemporary is defined as what is new to you. We re striving to do High-Liturgical Communion service (traditional) and Low-Liturgical (contemporary) services on non-communion Sundays. Bud and Pastor spoke about the need to do get kids and young families more involved in the church and that the church needs to reach out into the community to support those kids and families. Pastor raised a concern that though God will continue to work His will in our community if we don t fulfill our responsibility out in the community as the Body of Christ, we cannot expect the Holy Spirit to continue to bless our congregation. Motion by Bud Larrabee to reinstate greeters, seconded by Terry Kasten. Motion carried. o Motion by Renae Jager to approve committee reports, seconded by Dorene. Motion carried. Election of Officers: o Nominating committee submitted Terry Kasten and Dan Koistinen for Council positions and Tammy McNamara for Christian Ed position. Brian Jager nominated Brady Jager for council, Christi Koistinen seconded. Ballots made for Council positions Terry Kasten, Dan Koistinen, Brady Jager, and Brittany Larson. Election results 2 ballots voided with 29 votes for Dan, Brady, and Brittany. Motion made and seconded to accept Dan, Brady, & Brittany as council members and Tammy McNamara for Christian Ed by Christi Koistinen. Motion carried. o Nominations received for 2018 Audit Committee. Amber Steffensen motioned to nominate Rusty Antonen, Rusty moved nominate Amber and Dorene Lemme. Seconded by Bud Larrabee. Motion carried. o Nominations received for the 2018 Nominating Committee. Rusty nominated Bud Larrabee, Sherry Antonen nominated Scott Steffensen, and Sherry Antonen volunteered. Renae motioned to accept these nominations, seconded by Dorene. Motion carried. Old Business: o Lighting updates LED bulbs have been placed in the lighting fixtures which has made a difference 5

6 o Future of Trinity working as one to help those in need New Business: o Focus on the Family inserts discussed. Many families utilize these and wish to continue with this. Motion by Sherry Antonen to continue receiving these inserts, seconded by Amber Steffensen. Motion carried. o Trunk or Treat idea for a community event discussed. Trinity and Covenant looking to combine Harvest Festival at Community Center, if we could get the Center the weekend before Halloween, we could have the Trunk or Treat alongside the event. o Denny Patterson thanked and wanted to express his sincere appreciation to all the volunteers who helped him in the past year with his arm injury. o In the past Annual Reports were mailed to area members, council decided to cease this due to postage amount. Reports will be available in the Narthex one week prior to annual meeting for early pick up. Motion by Bud Larrabee to adjourn, seconded by Amber Steffensen. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted by Brittany Larson Lenten Challenge This year instead of giving something up for Lent, add something! Commit yourself to one act of selfless love for your neighbor each week during Lent. It could be as simple as baking something & giving it to your neighbor, visiting someone at the care center the possibilities are endless. On Ash Wednesday, you will find a Lenten Devotion form in your bulletin, fill it out and place it in the offering plate. These will be placed on a basket on the altar where they will remain throughout Lent as a reminder to you of your commitment to love your neighbor. March Newsletter will be printed on 2/22. Please have articles or entries to Brittany by the 21 st. Thank you! February 14 th 6

7 2 James Anderson 4 Jill Mondale 5 Olivia Vander Martin 6 Chance Kretzschmar 7 Sue Kasten 8 Jimmy Glaim 8 Vikki Koistinen 9 Lynn Haug 13 Jamie Jager 13 Rhonda Paso 13 Alan West 14 Robbie Bentley 14 Shaylyn Sowers 17 Rusty Antonen 18 Robert Carlson 19 Dan Koistinen 19 Evan Schultz 20 Arlo Carlson 20 Nicholas Jensen 25 Bradley Gomer 28 Kendell Riter Spill the beans!? Please do! We love hearing from you please let us know what is going on in your lives! Newsletter submissions are few and far between our church family loves learning about you and what is going on in your lives! Communications Due to privacy laws, it is recommended that a family member or a friend notify either Brittany or Pastor Patterson directly with any hospitalizations, nursing homes admits, or if any pastoral care is needed. We don t want anyone to be left hanging during times of need. We want to hear from you not only in times of need, but also in your times of joy! Let the office know what is happening in your lives we love to hear from you! 7

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9 I Want to Walk with You by Suzie Eller He asked them, What are you discussing so intently as you walk along? They stopped short, sadness written across their faces. Luke 24:17 My husband and I walk both morning and night. We walk in the morning because I work from home. If I walk, it means I change out of my PJs and actually start my day. At night, there s a different purpose. My husband is a therapist to children. He sits with theme very day. He listens. There are times he has to step in as an advocate for a child. While he loves what he does, some days are really hard. Our nightly walks allow him to transition from heaviness to hope, especially on those more difficult days. I can almost tell you the mile marker when the burdens of his day have lightened. His voice changes. He s lighter. We all need a friend to walk with, don t we? In today s Scripture text, two friends are walking. They are heavy-hearted indeed. They don t know what to think or what to do. Jesus died on a cross, and with Him, their dreams died, too. They loved Jesus as a friend, but they also believed he was the Messiah. They never expected Him to die an untimely death. Earlier, some believers found the tomb empty. The women said Jesus was alive, but that seemed impossible. As they walked and talked, they tried to reason and figure it out. They simply didn t know what to think. Suddenly, a third person joined them in their walk. He asked them, What are you discussing so intently as you walk along? They stopped short, sadness written across their faces. They spill it all out to the stranger, amazed how He s unaware of recent events. As they approach Emmaus, they ask the man to join them for dinner. While eating, their eyes are opened and they recognize the Lord. It s Jesus. He s alive! Who knew that they were walking with Jesus all along. As we celebrate a new year, we can t help but acknowledge this past year was challenging for many. When the world is chaotic, our temptation might be to withdraw from people. From conversations. Even from our faith. We might hold up all our broken dreams and wonder if it s worth it. Those feelings are real, and they matter to our Savior. Rather than walk from Him, we re asked to walk even closer. We walk with Him mile by mile, but also moment by moment. When we re sad, we can be honest. As we walk together, He listens. He reveals what we cannot see in the natural. He encourages us to hold on during those tougher places. He communes with us as a Friend and Savior. Walking with Jesus isn t a task to be performed, but a relationship to nurture. Just like these men who walked toward Emmaus, Jesus chooses to walk with us, and we can ask Him to stay a little longer. Walk with me, Jesus. Thoughout my day. In that relationship. Into my ministry or job. Walk with me as I share the burden that seems so heavy it almost knocks me down. Walk with me as I share the joy of knowing you. Our burden becomes shared, rather than manages alone. We are equipped to begin again the next morning where He meets us all over again. Richard and I have been married a long time, and walking is part of who we are. One day, we won t celebrate the number of miles we clocked, but what took place as we did. It s the same as we walk with Jesus. We won t always feel like it, but we show up because He meets us there. Our faith is strengthened as we find the rhythm of walking with Him, no matter what s going on in the world around us. Dear Jesus, when life gets messy, I want to pull away or hide. I might believe no one else feels as sad or confused as I do, and so I keep it to myself. I m so grateful You walk with me. I m grateful I can be honest with You, and that You exchange my heaviness for healing and hope. In Jesus name, Amen. 9

10 Lenten Worship Service Calendar Date: Time: Event: Where: February 14 th 7:30 pm Ash Wednesday Service Badger February 21 st 6:00 pm Soup Supper Trinity February 21 st 7:30 pm Lenten Worship Service Trinity February 28 th 7:30 pm Lenten Worship Service Badger March 7 th 6 pm Soup Supper Trinity March 7 th 7:30 pm Lenten Worship Service Trinity March 14 th 7:30 pm Lenten Worship Service Badger March 21 st 6 pm Soup Supper Trinity March 21 st 7:30 pm Lenten Worship Service Trinity Holy Week Service Calendar March 25 th 10:45 am Palm/Confirmation Sunday Trinity March 29 th 7:30 pm Maundy Thursday Service Badger March 30 th 7:30 pm Good Friday Service Trinity April 1 st 7:30 am Sunrise Service (Resurrection of Trinity Our Lord) April 1 st 8:30 am Breakfast served by the men Trinity Denny & I would like to thank you all for the prayers for Denny s healing and meals that were brought in. Also we would like to thank those that provided transportation to and from Watertown for Denny s infusion treatments. Lori & Denny Patterson Congratulations to Kari (Carlson) Fleming, PA-C on her recognition for earning a specialty credential called the Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. She is the only PA in South Dakota to have a CAQ in Nephrology. If you would like to read the full article, it can be found at the following website: Kari is currently working at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown. Congratulations Kari, we re so proud of you! 10

11 Pastor Dave Patterson: Secretary: Brittany Larson Office open by appointment Parsonage: (605) C: H: Office: C: (605) Website: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday *denotes service with communion Though our feelings come and go, God s love for us does not. C.S. Lewis th Sun. after Epiphany :30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Worship 7 pm Adult Bible 6:30 pm Evangelism Mtg 12:30-3 Food Pantry 5:30 pm Confirmation Installation of Council Class 7 pm Council Mtg Members 11 Transfiguration of Our Lord Valentine s Day :30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Worship* 12:30-3 Food Pantry 1:30 pm Nursing Home 5:30 pm Confirmation 7:30 pm Ash Wed. Badger 7pm Adult Bible Class 18 1 st Sun. in Lent :30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Worship 12:30-3 Food Pantry 7 pm Adult Bible Class 5:30 pm Confirmation 7:30 pm Lenten Trinity 8:45 am Fold Newsletter 25 2 nd Sun. in Lent Love doesn't make the world go 1 pm Quilting 9:30 am Sunday School round. Love is what makes the ride 7 pm Adult Bible 5:30 pm Confirmation 10:45 am Worship* 12:30-3 Food Pantry Class 7:30 pm Lenten worthwhile. Nursing Home Badger Franklin P. Jones Acolytes: 2/4 Faith Steffensen 2/11 Jaden Bos 2/18 Tanner Steffensen 2/25 Macy Muller Audio Visual: 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25 Scripture Reader: 2/4 Kathy Antonen 2/11 Penny Patterson 2/18 Brian Jager 2/25 Lee Swanson Confirmation will be held at Badger for the month of February. Ushers: Brian & Renae Jager 11

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