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1 The Lutheran Church of Christ the King th Street South Moorhead MN RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED «Name» «Address 1» «Address 2» «City», «State» «Zip» Let s Get Together to Welcome Pr. Jamie and Teresa! Please Join Us To Welcome Pr. Jamie & Teresa Desai Sunday, March 3 * 11:30am * Potluck Dinner POTLUCK: Please bring a hotdish or salad to share Buns and dessert will be provided Sign up sheet is in the office Wednesday, March 6 * 5 pm * Free Fish Dinner Children s option available Provided by Christ the King WELCA Installation services for Pr. Jamie will be March 24th and 27th during worship Non-Profit Org U.S. Postage PAID Moorhead MN Permit #378

Financial Update General Fund For the month ended January 31st, total receipts were short of target by ($15,134). Total expenses were under budget by $1,345.

United In Joy $367,454 has been collected to date and $180,000 over and above normal monthly payments has been paid down on the mortgage.

2 Financial Update General Fund For the month ended January 31st, total receipts were short of target by ($15,134). Total expenses were under budget by $1,345. The net unfavorable variance was ($13,789) summarized as follows: Actual Projected Variance Revenue $26,883 $42,017 $(15,134) Expenses $33,903 $35,248 $1,345 Gain/Loss $(7,020) $6,769 $(13,789) United In Joy $367,454 has been collected to date and $180,000 over and above normal monthly payments has been paid down on the mortgage. This prepayment reduces the length of the loan by 42 months and saves $250,000 in interest. Envelope Maintenance Every other month our CtK giving envelopes show up at your door. We work on these two months ahead (which means we just sent our shipment in for March). We know some of you have expressed interest in no longer receiving envelopes. We can now make that happen. If you would like to remove your name from receiving envelopes, please contact the church office at ) and we will get your name off that list. Also, if you are interested in removing your name from the envelope list and starting Simply Giving (automated giving), forms are available in the church office. HEARTBEAT March 2019 Women of Christ the King Almost 50 women enjoyed the entertainment of the Silver Follies at their annual Love Brunch on February 9. Thank you to all the hardy souls who braved the extreme cold weather to come out!! Please find the WELCA Love offering envelope enclosed for those of you who were unable to attend and would still like to make an offering. Church Staff & Contact Information Church Office Contact Info: Website: Facebook: The Lutheran Church of Christ the King Church Council: Pastor James Desai Deacon Jessica Thielke Office Manager: Kirsten Frantsvog Youth Director: Jodie Kottenbrock Director of Worship Arts: Jo Marie Fike Financial Manager: Lew Westlake Children s Ministry Support: Steph Deitz

3 Friday, March 1 Welcome Pastor Jamie Saturday, March 2 Sunday, March 3 Gathering Area Welcome Pr. Jamie and Teresa 11:30am Potluck Dinner Christus Rex Welcome Pr. Jamie and Teresa 6:00pm 7th-8th Grade Youth Group Game Night Monday, March 4 6:30pm WELCA Board Meeting Tuesday, March 5 Wednesday, March 6 Ash Wednesday 12:15pm Ash Wed. Worship with 5:00pm Fish Dinner Welcome Pastor Jamie 6:00pm Contemporary Worship 6:00pm FaithWalk 7:00pm Confirmation: 7th-9th grade w/parents Thursday, March 7 3:00pm Women s Choir Friday, March 8 Saturday, March 9 Sunday, March 10 6:00pm 9th-12th Youth Group Survivor Game Monday, March 11 10:00am Circle Leader Bible Study Tuesday, March 12 8:00am Men s Breakfast 10:00am Book Club 1:30pm Prayer Shawls 5:00pm Churches United Wednesday, March 13 12:15pm Lent Worship with 5:00pm Dinner 6:00pm Contemporary Worship 6:00 pm FaithWalk 7:00pm Church Council 7:00pm Confirmation: 7th grade; 8th-9th grade w/mentors Thursday, March 14 9:00am Quilters 3:00pm Women s Choir 6:00pm NAMI Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 10:00am Saturday Circle Sunday, March 17 8:30am BeFrienders 2:00pm First Communion Class 3:00pm First Communion Class 6:00pm 7th-8th Youth Group Survivor Game Monday, March 18 Tuesday, March 19 9:30am Esther Circle 1:30pm Sarah Circle Wednesday, March 20 12:15pm Lent Worship with 2:00pm Anna Circle 5:00pm Dinner 6:00pm Contemporary Worship 6:00pm FaithWalk 7:00pm Confirmation: 7th-9th Grade Thursday, March 21 3:15pm Women s Choir Friday, March 22 Saturday, March 23 9:00am First communion class Sunday, March 24 and Installation of Pr. Desai and Installation of Pr. Desai 6:00pm 7th-12th Grade Youth Group Movie Night Monday, March 25 5:30pm LCM Meeting Tuesday, March 26 8:00am Men s Breakfast Wednesday, March 27 12:15pm Lent Worship with 5:00pm Dinner 6:00pm Contemporary Worship and Installation of Pr. Desai 6:00pm FaithWalk 7:00pm Confirmation 7th-9th grade Thursday, March 28 9:00am Quilters 1:00pm Library Board Meeting 3:00pm Women s Choir 6:00pm NAMI Friday, March 28 Saturday, March 30 Sunday, March 31 5:00pm Arkansas Trip Meeting 6:00pm NO Youth Group

4 From the Desk of Pastor Jamie Desai Hello, Christ the King! My name is Jamie Desai and I m your new pastor. I thought I would use this newsletter article to tell you a little about myself and some of the goals I am hoping to accomplish over the next year here at CtK. Let me begin with my name. Unless your heritage is from India you might have trouble pronouncing my last name. It is pronounced (Dis-eye) like Doctor, Dis-eye hurts. My father, B.J., came from India in the 1950s to attend medical school and while in the process, met and fell in love with my Norwegian Lutheran mother Lou and the rest is history. They adopted me as an infant from Lutheran Social Services in Minneapolis, MN. I have one sister Ann, also adopted, who lives in Osseo, MN with her husband Ken along with their two dogs, one cat and a hamster. My dad lives in the next town over, Maple Grove, MN and turns 93 this year. Unfortunately, my mom died 14 years ago from ovarian cancer. We lived in Worthington, MN until I was eight years old and moved to Watertown, SD. I grew up there and married my high school sweetheart, Teresa, after she graduated from SDSU in Brookings, SD (I m sorry NDSU fans) and I graduated from a school some of you may know, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. After college I went on to get my MDiv degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN and began my first church in the little town of Flandreau, SD. I spent the next ten years in larger congregations focusing on youth and family ministry. In 2000 I accepted the call to pastor Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Devils Lake, ND where Teresa and I raised our three sons; Max 28, Sam 25 and Nik 20. The two older boys finished college and live and work in Colorado while Nik is attending Northland Tech College in East Grand Forks, MN. The last five years I ve spent time as the Executive Director of Red Willow Bible camp near Binford, ND and most recently as pastor of Atonement Lutheran Church in Jamestown, ND. Several months ago, I received a phone call from a former Devils Lake church member of ours, Mark Hendrickson. He explained that CtK was looking for a new senior pastor and he asked if I might consider it. I was currently not looking for a new church and politely said, No, thank you. A few months passed by and Mark called again, this time he was a little more adamant about wanting me to give CtK a chance. Again, I said, a little more animated, No, thank you! I don t recall how much time passed when Mark called me for the third time. He said, Pastor Jamie, why don t you just give us a try and go through the call process, then you can let the Holy Spirit decide? How could I say No to the Holy Spirit? And here we are today. My wife Teresa had been teaching at the Annie Carlsen Center in Jamestown and has since accepted a position at Lincoln Elementary School in Fargo teaching Title I. We are currently in the process of selling our home in Jamestown and attempting to buy a house in Moorhead. Until that happens we are living in an apartment with one table, two chairs, army cots to sleep on and our ninety-seven-pound Bluenose Pitbull named Luda. Pray for us! I feel honored to have been chosen as your pastor and I am excited to begin ministry with you all at CtK. My plan this first year is to aggressively begin to get to know all of you. We have Meet and Greets scheduled for Sunday and Wednesday March 3rd and 6th respectively. You could help Teresa and me remember your names better if when you introduce yourself think of a descriptive word that rhymes with your name or something memorable about yourself. I will continue working on ways we can get to know each other better as I begin my ministry with you at CtK. Secondly, I have a passion for reaching those who have not yet been introduced to Jesus and His Gospel as well as those who have been disappointed with the Church and have lost their faith. As important as CtK members are, we are also called to reach out to our neighbors, friends and strangers with the Gospel and show them what a meaningful relationship with Jesus can be like. Will you help me cross over the barriers that keep others at a distance from experiencing Jesus in their lives? As Teresa and I begin this new chapter together with you at CtK, we ask for your prayers, remembering that all of us have fallen short of the glory of God and are not perfect. I am who I am and I can be no other. I may not reach your expectations of what you were hoping for in a pastor or for where you might have dreamt CtK ought to go. What if we both promised to take our expectations of each other and CtK and offer them up to God? We offer our expectations to You, O Lord, and may we begin together with a clean slate, trusting that Your Holy Spirit would guide us to the place which You have set before us, in Jesus name. Amen. May God bless us as we embark on this new adventure together anchored in Christ, Pastor Jamie Desai

March FaithWalk Lesson Schedule March 3/6 The Transfiguration March 10/13 Tempted March 17/20 God's Promises to Abram March 24/27 Parable of the Fig Tree Confirmation Schedule at a Glance March 6

the season of Lent, our FaithWalk students will be raising funds for the ELCA Good Gifts program.

On Sunday, March 3rd and Wednesday, March 6th, each student in FaithWalk will make a barn-shaped bank and choose an item/animal to raise funds for.

5 March FaithWalk Lesson Schedule March 3/6 The Transfiguration March 10/13 Tempted March 17/20 God's Promises to Abram March 24/27 Parable of the Fig Tree Confirmation Schedule at a Glance March 6 7th, 8th, and 9th Grade with parents March 13 7th Grade; 8th and 9th Grade with mentors March 20 7th, 8th, and 9th Grade March 27 7th, 8th, and 9th Grade Looking Ahead to Lent This year throughout the season of Lent, our FaithWalk students will be raising funds for the ELCA Good Gifts program. The funds we raise will allow us to purchase different animals and/or supplies for different communities throughout the world. On Sunday, March 3rd and Wednesday, March 6th, each student in FaithWalk will make a barn-shaped bank and choose an item/animal to raise funds for. All giving banks are due back to Christ the King on Palm Sunday, April 14th. We will then total the funds raised and figure out how many animals (and what kinds) we will be able to purchase! If you are not a part of FaithWalk and would like to donate towards an animal or two, please place checks in the offering plate with ELCA Good Gifts on the memo line, or see Deacon Jess. Thank you for your prayers as we work to help our global neighbors! Looking Ahead to Vacation Bible School Mark your calendars! VBS will be here before we know it! The theme this year is Roar! Life is Wild, God is Good! Preschool VBS (3- and 4-year olds) June 17, 2019 VBS in the Woods (4th-6th Grade) June 20-21, 2019 Weeklong VBS (5yo-3rd Grade) June Senior High Service Trip April 5-6 there will be a Senior High service and activity trip to Minneapolis. We will be participating with Service Learning Camps. Friday, April 5th will be a day of service and Saturday, April 6th will be a day for FUN!! Vertical Endeavors is a HUGE climbing wall. We will work with a guide to teach us all there is to know about climbing. We will also stop at the Mall of America to shop, play, and eat! Cost for the trip is $90 per person which includes transportation, lodging, dinner Friday night, breakfast & dinner on Saturday. All other meals, shopping, and Nickelodeon Universe will be on your own. A fun filled 2 day adventure awaits! To sign up, or if you have questions, contact Jodie Summer Youth Service Trips: What a great way to help others while having fun. Great fellowship, time for play, and a lot of rewarding activities will happen on these trips. There is still time to sign up!! Please call/text Jodie at TODAY! Senior High, Marvel AR, June grade, Rapid City, SD July Moorhead Support Group for Families NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) sponsors free support groups for families and friends of individuals living with a mental illness. Led by trained facilitators who also have a family member with mental illness, the support groups help families develop better coping skills and find strength through sharing their experiences. A family support group meets in Moorhead on the second Thursday of each month, from 6:30-8:00 p.m., at Christ the King Lutheran Church, th St. S. For information contact Denise at

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent in the Christian Church. Lent signifies the 40-day period of Jesus wandering in the desert being tempted by the devil.

Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return. We, the staff at CtK, look forward to journeying with you during this season of Lent.

Services will continue weekly through Wednesday April 10. will be offered at each service.

6 Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent in the Christian Church. Lent signifies the 40-day period of Jesus wandering in the desert being tempted by the devil. We use ashes to make the sign of the cross because ashes are a symbol of humility and mortality. We use them as a sign of sorrow and repentance for our sins. Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return. We, the staff at CtK, look forward to journeying with you during this season of Lent. LOOKING AHEAD TO LENT AND HOLY WEEK Midweek Lenten Services begin Wednesday, March 6, with Ash Wednesday worship. Services begin at 12:15 in the Sanctuary. Services will continue weekly through Wednesday April 10. will be offered at each service. April 14 Palm Sunday Procession with Palms 9:00am and 10:30am April 18 Maundy Thursday 7:00pm Fourth Grade First Communion Celebration April 19 Good Friday 7:00pm April 21 Easter Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am and 11:00am Christ the King Church Council 2019 Caleb Saum President Mike Anderson Vice President Dusty Mjoen Secretary Becky Thibert Treasurer Tina Sly Tom Greene Karla Swenson Marcy Harvala Mark Hendrickson VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Churches United: Once a month our youth has been involved with serving at Churches United for the Homeless. I would like to extend this opportunity to all families and members at CtK. It is a wonderful way to serve our community, while being a part of our congregation. Please consider volunteering! There is a sign-up sheet in the office. I will be the facilitator at this event so you will not be alone. Any questions? Jodie@goctk.org or call/text Wednesday Mission Meals If anyone would like to help out serving at the Wednesday Mission Meals, please sign up on the calendar posted on WELCA s bulletin board outside of the Christus Rex. Please arrive a little before 5pm, if possible. With clean up you should be done by 7:30. Janitors for Jesus A few good men to vacuum Fridays at 9am with Janitors for Jesus. Coffee and treats provided! Cancellation Please note the March 1st CtK Community Fargo Force game has been cancelled. Meet CtK s New President Caleb Saum is Christ the King s new council president. He describes himself as a loving father and husband. Caleb is also a Sport s Junkie especially loving all things MN Vikings. Caleb loves spending time at the lake, hunting, fishing and cooking. Introduce yourself to Caleb and thank him for his leadership as council president!

Wanamingo Lutheran church February 2016 Newsletter

Wanamingo Lutheran church February 2016 Newsletter December s Budget Income $11,094.00 Monthly expenses $ 8,078.35 Year to date Income $11,094.00 (offering & other) Year to date Expenses Paid $ 8,078.35 Difference $ 3,015.65 In an effort to try to keep