First Lutheran Church June & July Newsletter

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1 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURC H 408 Ninth Street NW Mandan, ND Phone: Fax: jackie@firstlutheranofmandan.org Return Service Requested Building Faith and Transforming Lives in Christ. We re on the web! ADDRESS LABEL Vacation Bible School June 9 th - 13 th 9:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M. Monday-Thursday 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Friday NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 419 Bismarck, ND June & July 2014 Administrative Pastor Rev. Lee Herberg Associate Pastor Rev. Jack Carlson First Lutheran Church June & July Newsletter First Lutheran Staff Associate Pastor Rev. Christina Martin Administrative Assistant & Coordinator of Lay Ministries Jackie Schulz (o) (h) Custodians Ron & Mavis Watson Financial Administration Jennifer Scheet First Lutheran Is A Mission Partner with Camp of the Cross Ministries Read: Psalm 31:1-5, The writer of this psalm speaks to God. The words express a deep trust. They are also familiar in that we hear them from Jesus and from Stephen in their grief and suffering. May we always have that deep trust in our God, especially when we re not grieving or suffering. It may be a bit premature, but by the time this is printed and distributed Grace Lutheran in Ada, MN will have voted to call me and I will have accepted their call. Of course if that doesn t happen, then you ll be stuck with me for a while longer. Change is difficult for most of us, and I don t do very well with good-byes or farewells. As always it s a bitter-sweet thing. It always has been and always will be excitement and anticipation at greeting the new and the unknown, and sadness at leaving the old and familiar. But we do it and with God s help we manage very well. One person wrote better than I can, The spirit of trust and dependence on God is expressed by God s people down through the centuries. Whenever we as God s people embark on a new enterprise, we commit ourselves to God s providence and nurture " This is most certainly true! As the church, we also most certainly seek to employ the wisdom that we have and we try not to be foolish in our decision making. But from the beginning we know we can t see or know the ending. And we make mistakes and sin along the way because well, we re imperfect and sinful people, often times failing to hear God s voice. That is to say, we are human. Yet, we go forward boldly as did our ancestors before us, trusting God, knowing God will not disappoint us. Yes, changes and new plans for you and for me. For our family, changes and new plans include Jerry graduating at the end of May and entering the collegiate world at UND. Monica and I will experience the empty nest. We will live in two places for some weeks as we prepare our house for sale. You will have your own. Again, we can t see or know the ending. But we go forward boldly in faith as God s people, as sisters and brothers in Christ. Thank you for the past 5+ yrs! God be with you till we meet again! And God will be! Pastor Jack

2 JUNE & JULY 2014 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH PAGE 2 Pastoral Acts Baptisms: May 4 May 11 May 18 Weddings: May 10 May 31 Funerals: May 7 Kade Randy Bilstad Jace Robert Sprenger Nolan Roy Janz Dayne Anderson & Kim Nolan Nathan Speten & Hayley Myers Vernon Tschider July ~ Mission of the Month Lutheran World Relief See page 9 for full details! Memorial Fund In memory of Gwyneth Jensen given by Mark & Barb Evanger, Walter & Leona Keidel. In memory of Eldo Johnson given by Arden & Pat Hagerott. In memory of Eunice Keller given by Edna Gartner, Dale & Deb Charvat, Michael & Helen Risan, Ernie & Anita Seeman, Dave & Eunice Wolf, Walter & Leona Keidel, Cheryllynn Schmidt. In memory of Vernon Tschider given by Celista Bahm, Bernice Meyer, Loretta Quanbeck, John Lundstrom, Jan Dykshoorn, Darleen Cairns, Don Tanaka. June~ Mission of the Month Camp of the Cross Ministries Items needed are Food, Crafts, Paper Goods, Office Supplies, & Miscellaneous Items. You may put your items in the boxes in the Narthex. Thanks! Deadline for articles for the August Newsletter will be July 25 th. Worship Schedule Special Thanks Thank you to all the greeters, ushers, communion servers, readers, communion set-up, coffee hour workers, and to all who have supplied goodies for the last month. Your help is greatly appreciated! Sunday ~ 9:30 am ~ Traditional Wednesday ~ 6:00 pm ~ Contemporary

3 PAGE 10 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH JUNE & JULY 2014 THANK YOU to everyone who helped out with "The Banquet" at Trinity on Thursday, May 8 th. Whether it was donating food & money, transporting the food, setting up, serving, or cleaning up...it was all appreciated! We had 32 volunteers serve 356 meals & 34 meals for guests to take home. We also provided the left-over food to two local charities in need. GREAT JOB FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH!! Mark Your Calendar Upcoming Events VBS at First Lutheran Church Come join First Lutheran Church and Camp of the Cross Ministries for a fun week! Saturday, June 28 - Annual Prairie Lake Festival Saturday, June 28 th at the Garrison High School Gymnasium. Saturday, June 28 nd viewing from 9:00-11:30 A.M. Auction begins at noon. Food Entertainment Fellowship Fun Please plan to join us! 9th: 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - VBS 10th: 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - VBS 11th: 9 a.m. -3:00 p.m. - VBS 12th: 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - VBS 7p.m. - VBS program in sanctuary 13th: 9 a.m.-12:00pm - VBS 25th: Youth depart for Minnesota/Wisconsin 30th: Youth arrive home from Minnesota/Wisconsin When: Monday, June 9 th - Friday, June 13 th Who: K-6 th Graders Time: 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Monday-Thursday, 9:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M. Friday Cost: $10.00 per child We are asking each child to bring their own sack lunch with their name on it Monday-Thursday. Please register your child/children as soon as possible! There are registration forms in the narthex or you may go onto our website and register your child. Click on YOUTH tab. We are still looking for 3 volunteers! If you are interested in helping out please let us know. If you would like to spend a fun week with the kids here at church, please call Christina at or her at: christina@firstlutheranofmandan.org

4 JUNE & JULY 2014 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH PAGE 4 First Lutheran Church Council Minutes Thursday, April 24, :00PM PAGE 9 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH JUNE & JULY 2014 Present: Pastor Jack Carlson, Pastor Christina Martin, President Tammy Lapp-Harris, Vice- President Brock Schmeling, Secretary Jill Miller, Dot Frank, Janet Reineke, Den Na Lee Fewson, Kris Elijah Guest: Steve Sathre, Trinity Lutheran Church Absent: Pastor Lee Herberg, John Pake, Hope Swank Building on the Shores of Faith Campaign: Pastor Steve Sathre presented the council with a short video on Camp of the Cross and a new multi-use facility which is being constructed and proposals are being brought to surrounding church communities to help with raising money for construction. The project is slated to be around $2.5 million and project completion is scheduled for Devotions: President Tammy Lapp-Harris called the meeting to order. Pastor Jack led devotions. Approval of Agenda: Moved by Kris, seconded by Janet to approve the agenda as presented. Motion passed. Secretary s Report/Review and Approval of the minutes: Moved by Den Na Lee, seconded by Kris to approve the minutes from March 20, Motion passed. Financial Report/Review: Pastor Jack reviewed the March financials. There were some bills that were not paid in March that will carry over to April, so April expenses will look larger than normal. Unfinished Business: Moving forward in faith: L & H Manufacturing finished the candle sticks in time for Easter. There are a few minor touch ups that need to be taken care of. Air Handling Unit: On hold until all bills received for chancel renovation. Procedure Manual: Pastor Lee is continuing on the progress of the manual. Mission Trip to El Salvador: No update. Leona Keidel would like to thank everyone who helped with the packing and delivery of Quilts and Health Kits for Lutheran World Relief. 50 Health Kits and 135 quilts. God Bless Everyone! Leona Keidel Walter Keidel Anna Marie Oppegard Those who helped: Justin Belohlavek Ryan Schnell Friendship Circle is collecting school supplies for Lutheran World Relief. Items needed: - for one complete school kit is as follows: Four 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper approximately 8 X 10½ ; no loose-leaf paper One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other One pencil sharpener One blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well) Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band Five black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink); secure together with a rubber band One box of 16 or 24 crayons One 2½ eraser One sturdy drawstring backpack-style cloth or nylon bag approximately 14 X 17 with shoulder straps (no standard backpacks) You may drop off these items in the Narthex in the box provided.

5 PAGE 8 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH JUNE & JULY 2014 NEW BUSINESS: Summer worship time were discussed and was decided to continue as in prior years and have one Sunday service at 9:30 with only one social hour per month. Moved by Dot, seconded by Kris to approve summer Sunday worship times. Motion passed. Also discussed in conjunction with summer services were the summer ice cream socials on Sundays. It was decided June 8 service will have sundaes, July 13 will have root beer floats and August 10 will have Dilly bars served. The outdoor community worship was also discussed and the end of August was discussed as a tentative date. Further discussion will be held with other churches to host, as First Lutheran hosted last year. The Banquet at Trinity Lutheran in Bismarck is on for May 8 and volunteers are still needed. Pastor Jack will an update for how many more volunteers are needed. Pastor Jack will check to see if Cloverdale will slice ham if we buy from them for the banquet. Dan Kraft will also be called for ham. Discussion regarding discontinuing funeral ushers. The funeral homes all provide ushers for this service and so we are duplicating what their staff are here to do. Motion to discontinue funeral ushers was made by Brock, seconded by Den Na Lee. Motion passed. REPORTS: Pastor Lee s report 3 baptisms, 1 wedding and is continuing to meet with William Dodd. He attended the WND Synod Council meeting on April 23 rd and met the new presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Rev. Elizabeth Eaton. Pastor Jack s report 3 funerals. Pastor Jack attended the Bishop s reception. Pastor Chris s report 1 funeral. Special Events May 8 th The Banquet at Trinity Lutheran, Vacation Bible School second week of June. Stewardship No report. Worship No report. Parish Education/Youth Pastors Jack and Chris met with the new Education Committee members. Many topics were discussed, and more meetings will be held to determine what will be decided. The education policy is still being worked on as well. Evangelism and Outreach LAF will be done in May Property and Management None. CORRESPONDENCE: None to review. Motion to Adjourn/Lord s Prayer: Moved by Kris Elijah, seconded by Janet Reineke to adjourn the council meeting. Motion passed. The meeting closed with the Lord s Prayer. Submitted by: Jill Miller

6 PAGE 6 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH June & July 2014 New Worship Time: For June, July & August our worship times will be Sundays at 9:30 A.M. & Wednesday s at 6:00 P.M. We will not have coffee hour during the summer months on Sundays. HOSPITAL VISITATION-Members of First Lutheran Church are welcome to list their preferred church upon entering Sanford Health - Bismarck to receive care. If you would like a visit from a hospital visitation minister or pastor during your stay, you must let the church office know directly. Due to new privacy policies adopted by Sanford Health - Bismarck, First Lutheran will not be notified if you would like visitors, or even if you are hospitalized, unless you contact us directly. St. Alexius Hospital is not affected by this change. Happy Father s Day to all our dads at First Lutheran Church!