Lund Lutheran Church A member of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ. Pastor: Jim Osvold

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1 July 2018 Lund Lutheran Church County Highway 21 Detroit Lakes, MN A member of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Pastor: Jim Osvold

2 Pastor s Perspective Welcome to July!! I can t begin to express the joy and thrill of being installed as your permanent pastor on June 24 th. Having two of my best friends and colleagues here to participate in the service to help make this truly the celebration God meant it to be. Pastor Ron Freimark, my internship supervisor and mentor, ordained me back in 1992 and installed me in my first parish in Odin, Minnesota and now here at Lund. And to have my close friend and colleague, Pastor Jeff Teeples here to participate in the service. Wow is all I can say right now! And to have all of you join in this grand celebration that God gave to us that day. And my family, I am so thankful for all the support you have given Jane and myself this past year. A big thank you to all of you for being here for us, strengthening us with your unending love. Thanks for the folks of Lund for the great meal and reception for us following the service! It was a glorious and joyful celebration and my family and friends got to see how great a congregation you are; inviting, welcoming, and loving. We are family here together as one! As we are now permanently part of the greater community here in Detroit Lakes, hopefully we can continue to grow and serve our God as a member of this community and Jane and I hope you all will join us in this. Good things will come from this, I promise! Our relationship as a community becomes evident every Sunday when we are worshiping together, praying together, singing together, hearing God s word together. We are all sent out into the coming week, but we are not all leaving with the same treasure. Some are uplifted by a hymn, some feel comforted by a prayer, some have learned something 2

3 new about the meaning of God s calling in their lives. Some people can even be a little upset, because they feel challenged to change something in their lives, after they heard a different perspective on a passage or a word from Scripture, or after they were invited into a metaphor that finally explained to them a possible meaning of a step in following Jesus. They are upset, because the old excuses are no longer valid. We are family! Yes, we are family! And because of that, we care for each other, pray for each other, and stay in contact with each other. But all this is only possible, if we COM- MUNICATE with each other. We do not want Garrison Keillor s words to become true in our congregation: that Lutherans expect their church and their pastor to care for them, but they don t think about letting the church office or the pastor know that they are sick and in the hospital, or that they have a surgery coming up. So please, let us know when something important is going on in your life! Even the joyful celebrations! Just like the body, every family is a complicated system. In our relationships, we are dependent on each other. When we react to members of the community by reaching out, others will follow. When we are listening, other partners in ministry will listen, too. When we show interest in each other s lives, it creates the spirit of community. I wish you all a restful, inspiring, and blessed rest of the summer! Shalom Pastor Steve 3

4 Lund Council Meeting June 14, 2018 Present: Robin, Jennifer, Russ, Carol, Cindy, Tom, Judy and Pastor Steve. Absent: Lynda. Call to order by Robin. Myra gave devotions. Agenda was set. Secretary s Minutes: Given by Judy. Myra/Jennifer/carried. Financial Secretary Report : by Myra. Treasurer s Report: Given by Karen H. Motion to approve both financial reports: Judy/Carol/carried. Pastors Report: May was a busy month with Mother s Day, graduations and Trinity Sunday. Will do visitation to members in the Sr. Living Center and Nursing homes at least once a month. Thanked everyone for support with the confirmation activities. Reported on his move and thanked everyone for their help. Pastor Ron Freimark from Woodbury will preside over the installation ceremony on Sunday the 24 th. Pastor will be on vacation July nd. He will arrange for a replacement if needed. On request, sharing of the peace will again be included in the worship service. Committee Reports: President: The safe has arrived. Trustees will take care of getting it in. Deacons: Need volunteers for helping with the Sunday service. Pastor will announce it on Sunday. Education: By Cindy. VBS will be held July with a program on the 22 nd. It will be a farm theme. She will be requesting $500 for the new fiscal year from the Endowment. Endowment: Linda K. provided statement for last 11 months. Trustees : By Russ. Reminded everyone to leave the handle up on the hydrant at all times so water is available in the cemetery. Should turn off the spigot instead. Mission: By Robin. Feed My Starving Children will be held on Sept. 15 th at the DL Community Center. Pastor John from First Lutheran is heading it up. To provide 100,000 meals they need $22,000. 4

5 Need funds by July 1 st. A motion was made to participate in the event and request $250 from the Endowment. Jennifer/Carol/ Carried. VBS will also take an offering during their program which will go to that project. Old Business: * Habitat for Humanity: Do have enough volunteers. But members are encouraged to attend. *Special Services: June 17 th the Granders will provide music for worship. Motion to pay them $300 and a love offering to be taken at the door. Myra/Russ/ Carried. Kara and Paul Fladland will be here July 15 th. New Business: *Annual Meeting: Will be held July 29 th. Annual reports need to be in early in the month. * Budget Meeting: July 9 th at 6:30 pm. *Sign up sheets for Sunday helpers: Need volunteers. Sheets should be passed around during the service. * Churches of the Lakes: New publication will be out the end of July. Worship times will be published in our ad. The ad will also cover the Summer of Discussion on the summer worship times, the straw poll that was taken and further discussion with members. Information needs to be provided by July 1 so it can t wait until the annual meeting. Motion made to change summer worship time for June, July and August to 9 am starting in Judy/Karen/Carried. *Electrical work needed: Need power for the eternal candle and the storage closet. Anderson s asked if a light could be put up to illuminate the outside flag. They will cover the cost. Discussion followed. Trustees will take care of it. *Communion Rail: Discussion on moving the rail to make it easier for elderly/disabled to use. Tabled. Next meeting : Thursday, July 12th at 6:30 pm. Devotions will be by Judy. Pastor Steve led us in the closing prayer. Motion to adjourn: Judy/Carol/carried. Respectfully Submitted: Judy Gildersleeve. 5

6 Kids EVENTS VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Come one, come all, to the Vacation Bible School County Fair and learn about Jesus love! Join us on Thursday, June 19th, Friday, June 20th Meal 5:30pm VBS 6 8 pm & Saturday, July 21st 9:00 am 1:00 pm Snack and lunch provided 6

7 On Sunday, July 22nd there will be a VBS program during the 9:45 Worship Service. To sign up please contact Cindy Sauer at or the church office at Pastor Steve s Installation on Sunday, July 24th. Pastor Ron Freimark, and Jeff Teeples, friend, mentors and intern supervisor helped with the Service. Welcome Pastor Steve & Jane! Lund Lutheran Church are so happy to have you as a part of our church family! 7

8 Women s Bible Study Tuesday, June 10, :00 pm Hostess: Carol Okeson Thank you to everyone who helped me celebrate my 80 th birthday on June 2 nd, for the cards and gifts, I hope they enjoyed themselves. Norma Hedlund. ************************************************************************************** Thank you to everyone who send cards and greetings for my birthday. Marie Lundberg ************************************************************************ Tuesday s In The Park! Music & Picnic Every Tuesday night, local musicians & bands will perform in the DL City Park s Band shell, near the Pavilion, at 7:00 pm. If it rains, concerts are moved inside the Pavilion. Prior to the FREE concert, there will be a picnic style meal from 6 7 pm, served up by volunteers. This is a fund-raiser for Habitat for Humanity and the Community Connections Series of the Historic Holmes Theatre, so your donations for the food will benefit those programs. July 3 DeMasi Brothers July 10 Doc &the Scrubs July 17 Tim Eggebraaten July 24 the SLOGs July 31 Jan Severson August 7 Ulen Centennial Band August 14 Doc & the Scrubs August 21 Bruce Neuman & Tiki D August 28 - Lakes Area Community Band 8

9 July Lectionary July 1 Lam. 3:22-33 Psalm 30 2 Corinth. 8:1-9, Mark 5:21-43 July 8 Ezekiel 2:1-5 Psalm Corinth. 12:1-10 Mark 6:1-13 July 15 Amos 7:7-15 Psalm 85:8-13 Eph. 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 July 22 Jeremiah 23:1-6 Psalm 23 Eph. 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-44 July 29 Genesis 9:8-17 Psalms 136:1-9 Eph. 3:14-21 Mark 6:45-56 July Worship Volunteers Reader: Myra Eastman Communion Server: Sharon Westerholm Ushers: Greeter: **************************************************************** July Sunday Coffee Servers: July 1: Lloyd & Betty Varholdt 9

10 Lund and Area Happenings: Sunday, July 1st Worship Service 9:45 am with Communion. Tuesday, July 3rd DeMasi Brothers in the park. Wednesday, July 4th Happy Birthday America! Office Closed. July 6th 15th Northwest Water Carnival. Sunday, July 8th Worship Service 9:45 am. Tuesday, July 9th Budget meeting 6:00 pm. Tuesday, July 10th Women s Bible Study 2:00 pm. Tuesday, July 10th Doc and the Scrubs in the park. Thursday, July 12th Council Meeting 6:00 pm. Sunday, July 15th Worship Service 9:45 am. Special music by Paul & Kara Fladlands. Tuesday, July 17th Tim Eggebraaten in the park. Wednesday, July 18th Annual Reports due into Pam. July 19th 22nd Pastor on vacation. Thursday, July 19th VBS meal 5:30pm VBS 6 8 pm. Friday, July 20th VBS meal 5:30pm VBS 6 8 pm. Saturday, July 21st VBS 9 am 1 pm. Snack & lunch provided. Sunday, July 22nd Worship Service & VBS program 9:45 am. Sunday, July 22nd Arts & Crafts in the park. Tuesday, July 24th the SLOGs in the park. July 25th 28th Becker County Fair. Wednesday, July 25th Newsletter Articles due. Sunday, July 29th Worship Service 9:45 am. Lund Annual Meeting after the Worship Service. Tuesday, July 31st Jan Severson in the park. *************************************************************************** Lund Annual Meeting Sunday, July 29th after the Worship Service Please have your annual reports in the office by Wednesday, July 18th Thank You! ***************************************************************************************************** Sunday, July 15th Paul & Kara Fladland will be at Lund Sharing their musical talents with us. 10

11 Birthdays: July 8. Holly Okeson 9. Jim Okeson 22. Roger Johnson 26. Jon Richards 27. Carol Okeson 29. Jennifer Turnwall 30. Dennis Bromley Anniversary s July 12. Charlie & Mickey Okeson 15. Dennis & Nancy Bromley 21. Howard & Verda Stewart *************************************************************** New member Sunday will be August 19 during the worship service. If you are interested or know of anyone interested in joining Lund please let Pam in the office , or Pastor Steve know. *********************************************************************** God Bless America, land that I love! Happy 4th of July! 11