Messiah. FAMILIES MOVING FORWARD Oct Sharing The Savior Developing Disciples. Staff

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1 Messiah Messiah Lutheran Church Mounds View, MN O C T O B E R, Sharing The Savior Developing Disciples N E W S L E T T E R Staff FAMILIES MOVING FORWARD Oct Once again Messiah will be hosting up to four homeless families for one week. FMF is part of Beacon Interfaith who work to help find affordable, adequate housing for families in the metro area. At any given time there are 10,000 homeless people in this area. Fmf specifically works with families by assisting them in the many areas it takes to help them become self-sufficient. They are housed at the day center in No Mpls during the day and in the evening transported to various churches where they are given dinner, safe environment to sleep, breakfast in the morning and transported back to the center. Messiah is one of those churches. They are housed in Luther Hall, where rooms are set up for each family. We provide our guests dinner, an activity and breakfast. We need assistance in each of these areas. Most of the areas require less than four hours. You have someone with you, training is provided and, most important, the rewards of being with our guests is well beyond expectations. We need approximately 50 volunteers to make this happen. Ext. Senior Pastor Kurt Klaus Associate Pastor Christopher Kollmann 113 Director of Education, Website Allison Burkhow Director of Preschool Annie Bilski Director of Parish Music Kay Knutson Director of Senior Youth Andrew Asp Administrative Assistant & Choir Director Heather McAllister Secretary JoElla Kath Bookkeeper Lowell Brutlag Custodian Curt Flor Custodial Assistants Dave Flor & Ron Boyce Church Office Hours Monday-Friday... 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Phone Number Sunday Services 7:30 am... Traditional Service 8:45 am... Traditional Service 10:00 am...education Hour 11:00 am... Contemporary Service Church Address messiah@messiah-lutheran.org Church Web Site messiah-lutheran.org

2 GRIEFSHARE We have a Griefshare group meeting on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. here at Messiah in the Fireside Room (September December). If you are grieving the death of a loved one or know of someone who is, this is the invitation to come. We view a video which shows how Christians handle their grief and also view counselors who have worked with grieving people. Then we discuss the video and support each other. If you have questions, you may call the church office at or call Karen Hagford at or Jim or Kay Kinzie at You may also just come you will be welcome! Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods. Psalm 95:2-3 BLOOD DRIVE Blood Drive Here at Messiah on Tuesday, November 10th is the day of the upcoming Red Cross Blood Drive. It goes from 2:00 7:00 p.m. You will have an opportunity to sign up for an appointment time between services on October 25th or you can make an appointment at redcrossblood.org. You can also just come and you will be taken as soon as possible. Remember blood donations are life-saving and we thank you in advance for your willingness to give yours! 2

3 Managing or Mismanaging Over the course of a lifetime, many of you will handle a fortune. The following chart indicates various income levels and the potential earnings over a lifetime. Income Per Year Total Earnings if working for 40 years $25,000 $1,000,000 30,000 1,200,000 40,000 1,600,000 50,000 2,000,000 60,000 2,400,000 70,000 2,800,000 80,000 3,200,000 90,000 3,600, ,000 4,000,000 Does your lifestyle reflect the proper management of money, or are you mismanaging the money God has given you? Are you honoring the Lord by showing gratitude for all He has given you by giving to your church and those in need? Are you saving a good portion of your income? A basic and essential decision on how to manage your money is how to allocate your money to giving, saving, and spending. That allocation tells a lot about a person. How you handle your money tells where your values, interests, and priorities lie. Your financial condition, when it is all said and done, is a spiritual and character issue. How interesting it would be if everyone during a particular church service had his or financial profile flashed on a screen for everyone to see. If you bank statement was shown some of you would be embarrassed, because it could show that you spend more on bowling, golfing, or other recreation interests than you give to the Lord through your church. It also could show a lack of discipline relating to spending. As Jesus said in Matthew 6:21 Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. What does your check register say about you? Where is your treasure, and, therefore, your heart? Are you honor God? 3

4 BAZAAR IS NOVEMBER 7, 2015 Many projects were submitted for Women of Messiah to consider in using the proceeds from this year s bazaar. One half of the proceeds are dedicated to Outreach projects (missions) and one half will be dedicated to Inreach (needs of Messiah). The following were accepted. Outreach: Funds to be evenly divided among Habitat for Humanity Trinity First School World Mission Prayer League Inreach: Senior Youth National Youth Gathering in $ Electronic Sign board fund -- $1, Pew cushion replacement fund remaining funds Thrivent Financial will match $1, of the total proceeds. The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch will receive the proceeds from the sale of the quilt. These are all worthy projects. ALL members of Messiah, men, women, and children, are encouraged to contribute craft items, antiques, Christmas cookies, baked goods, and garage sale items for Grandma s Attic. Hopefully, these goals will be reached. Bazaar Chair is Donna Lekang, If you have questions on any aspect of the sale, please contact the person in charge of that area: Antiques and Collectibles: Peggy Diehl: Bake Sale: Jodi Klaus Colleen O Malley Coffee Shop Ede Johnson Shirley Schultz Cookie Parade Conny Sherman Craft Sale/Silent Auction Dee Whitcomb Grandma s Attic Jan Rosin Toy Room: Annie Bilski Set Up on Friday Sarah Bardal

5 OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD This Christmas season, you can share joy and hope with a needy child in a country troubled by natural disaster, famine, war or terrorism by participating in Operation Christmas Child. Each child receiving an OCC shoebox will receive not only the enclosed gifts, but the Gospel message in that child s own language and an invitation to learn more about Jesus through a local church. Your gifts can be placed in a regular shoebox, gift wrapped or not (top and bottom wrapped separately), or placed in a plastic shoebox-size snap lid container lined with tissue (the plastic container can be used as well). Fill your box, add a label indicating the age range and gender the box is meant for, and enclose a check for $7 made out to Samaritan s Purse to cover the expenses to get the box to its destination; when the lid is in place, close the box up with a rubber band but do not seal it shut. Suggested contents for the box include school supplies (pens, pencils, sharpener, markers, paper, crayons, etc.); hygiene items such as soap in a ziplock bag, washcloth, comb, brush, toothbrush, toothpaste (also bagged); small-scale toys, including cars, dolls, stuffed animals, slinkies, Etch-a-Sketch, balls, ink pads and stamps, stickers, puzzles, craft kits, coloring books and picture books; wearables such as t-shirts, sunglasses, caps, jewelry, hair ornaments, socks and watches; treats, such as hard candies, lollipops, mints and gum (all ziplocked); and you may also include a personal note and a photo if you like; occasionally a gift giver will get a letter in return. DO NOT INCLUDE liquids, lotions, items that can melt, medicines, war toys, breakables or used items; these will be removed at the processing center. If you are paying the shipping, please place your envelope in the top of the shoebox; if you are packing more than one shoebox, a check covering the entire group of boxes may be placed in one box. Another option is to pay your shipping online (samaritanspurse.org/occ), print out your label(s), and you will receive an when your shipment reaches its destination. Your box(es) may be placed in the designated area outside the church offices no later than Sunday, November 22. If you have questions about packing your box, please contact Denise Rust, Look for additional ideas, labels, boxes, etc. in the gathering space. 5

6 WOMEN OF MESSIAH Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 13th. We will start with a potluck at 6:00 followed by our business meeting. We will also be making candy wreaths for the bazaar and wrapping shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child/Samaritan s Purse. Don t forget the bazaar on November 7th (see the separate article for more information). Mark your calendar now for Advent by Candlelight on December 1st. We will have music by Tara Brueska. This is always a beautiful evening of fellowship, entertainment, and delicious desserts. Everyone is welcome to attend. Watch for signups closer to the date to host a table or attend. LWML October 4th is LWML Sunday. Did you know that the Lutheran Women s Missionary League has set a goal of 2 million dollars to fund mission grants on the National Level for the biennium. Minnesota South District has set a goal of 260 thousand dollars. 75% of the mites collected by LWML groups in our district go to the district mission pledge and 25% go to national. You can read about the work of the national LWML and who will receive these grants at There is also information on the district missions in the Women on a Mission newsletter available on the LWML bulletin board. The money is collected through the use of mite boxes based on the Biblical account of the widow s mite (Luke 21:1-4). Look for the large mite box on LWML Sunday to contribute. Women of Messiah are part of the LWML Minnesota South District. This is further divided into conferences and zones. We are in need of a delegate from our guild to attend conference and zone events. There will be a Capital Conference Zone Rally at Trinity Lutheran Lake Johanna on Saturday, October 17th. 6

7 For a larger view of the calendar, click here! * See Wednesday Activities 28 9:30 AM Adult Bible Study 4:45 PM Community Meal 5:00 PM Trunk or Treat 25 7:30 AM,8:45,* 11:00 AM Worship 10:00 AM Education Hour 27 * See Tuesday Activities 7:30 PM AA 29 2:00 PM Cribbage 7:00 PM Handbells 30 6:00 AM Men s Bible Study RJ Riches 26 7:00 PM Altar Guild 31 See Wednesday Activities 21 9:30 AM Adult Bible Study 10:15 AM XYZ Surly Brewery Tour 4:45 PM Community Meal 20 * See Tuesday Activities 7:00 PM Leadership Council 7:30 PM AA 18 7:30*AM,8:45, 11:00* AM Worship 10:00 AM Education Hour 22 2:00 PM Cribbage 7:00 PM Handbells 23 6:00 AM Men s Bible Study RJ Riches 19 7:00 PM Scrabble 24 *See Wednesday Activities 11 FMF 7:30AM,8:45*,11:00 AM Worship 10:00 AM Education Hour 11:00 AM Service Celebrating Pastor Krogen s 50 Years in the Ministry Lunch follows 12 FMF 13 FMF * See Tuesday Activities 6:00 PM WOM 6:30 PM Parkinsons Spt. Grp. 7:00 PM Elders 7:30 PM AA. 15 FMF 2:00 PM Cribbage 2:00 PM Book Club 7:00 PM Handbells 14 FMF 9:30 AM Adult Bible Study 4:45 PM Community Meal 16 FMF 6:00 AM Men s Bible Study RJ Riches 17 FMF *See Wednesday Activities 6:00 PM WOM 6:30 PM Parkinsons Spt. Grp. 7:30 PM AA 4 7:30*AM,8:45,11:00 *AM Worship 10:00 AM Education Hour 7 11:00 AM Messiah Seniors 4:45 PM Community Meal 8 2:00 PM Cribbage 7:00 PM Handbells 9 6:00 AM Men s Bible Study RJ Riches *WEDNESDAY Evening Activities: 5:00 PM Joyful Ringers 6:00 PM Confirmation/Kingdom Kids 6:00 PM Senior Youth 6:06 PM Worship Service 6:45 PM Study of Matthew 7:00 PM Messiah Singers 7:00 PM Bible Study *TUESDAY ACTIVITIES: 9:00 AM Prayer Group 9:00 AM Work Crew 1:00 PM Women s Bible Study 4:00 PM Griefshare 1 2::00 PM Cribbage 7:00 PM Handbells 2 6:00 AM Men s Bible Study RJ Riches 3 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday OCTOBER, 2015 * See Tuesday Activities

8 Leadership Council Minutes Present: Jeff Carlson, Jeff Goldsmith, Dayle Boyce, Betty Delano, Candace Johnson, Luke Friedrich, Jason Kirchoff & Pastor Klaus Sharing the Savior Developing Disciples The meeting started at 6:05 pm on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 with Luke Friedrich opening with a devotion. Status of monthly minutes: A motion was made to accept the July 21, 2015 LC meeting minutes. The motion was seconded. The motion passed. Member Changes: There was one household released, 3 baptisms and 2 funerals. A new member class will be starting September 16, There was a motion to accept the changes. The motion was seconded. The motion passed. Pastor Update: Pastor Klaus provided an update report. Pastor Kollmann has been asked to serve on the Pre-Seminary & Colloquy Committee. The youth have asked to have two dedicated funds. One for Student Accounts and one for Youth Accounts. LC approval was not needed for this change. Clarification was needed for health care eligibility. A motion was made that to be eligible for Health Care at Messiah Lutheran you need to work 30 hours per week or more. The motion was seconded. The motion passed. There was discussion on what to do with the Prince of Peace sign. Treasurer s report: Jeff Goldsmith gave the July 2015 Treasurer report. For the eleven month period ending July 2015, total income was 2% higher than last year and was 6% below budget. YTD Expenses were 8% higher than last year, but were 2% below budget. New Business: Jeff Goldsmith gave a review of the budget that would be presented at the Voter s Meeting. The Columbarium proposal and financing will be presented at the Voter s Meeting. Voter s Meeting will be Sunday, August 30, Old Business: There was no Old Business. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm Respectfully Submitted, Dayle Boyce

9 Welcome Center Sunday, October 18: 7:15 7:30 Sunday, October 4: Phyllis Hildreth 7:15 7:30 8:25 8:45 Joyce Bukosky Jerry & Eunice Hildebrandt 8:25 8:45 9:40 10:00 Ron & Carol Sroga Peggy Diehl 9:40 10:00 10:45 11:00 Darlene Vallin Linda Schwanbeck 10:45 11:00 12:00 12:15 Rich & Sharon LaBounty Joanne Meyer 12:00 12:15 Sunday, October 25: Tom Relling 7:15 7:30 Sunday, October 11: Don Rossbach 7:15 7:30 8:25 8:45 Gayla Marks Dave & Jo Carlstrom 8:25 8:45 9:40 10:00 Don Eggers Audrey Brutlag 9:40 10:00 10:45 11:00 Gary & Karen Uthe Keith & Phyllis Grubb 10:45 11:00 12:00 12:15 Bill & Conny Sherman Lynn Radtke 12:00 12:15 Jerry & Becky Oestreich 7

10 Greeters Sunday, October 4: 7:30 John & Nanci Miller 8:45 Richard & Peggy Diehl Mary Brisse Ushers 11:00 Mike & Dawn Hodges Janice Shoeman 7:30 Sunday, October 11: John & Nanci Miller 7:30 Gerry & Grace Garner Arleen Ballor Midge Heidecker 8:45 Bill Kath 8:45 Don & Marge Eggers Dave Kleba 11:00 Matt & Candace Johnson Henry Moerer Carl Schwanbeck 11:00 Sunday, October 18: Sharon Ehrreich Rod Radtke Bruce Smith 7:30 Mike & Janice O Shea 8:45 Chet & Arlene Ewer Jeff Goldsmith 11:00 Altar Guild Bev Tikkanen Sunday, October 25: Carol Hyatt: (763) :30 Charlie & Shirley Schultz 8:45 Jeff & Amy Fey Naomi Hanson Gladys Rettman: (763) :00 Dayle Boyce: (612) Mel & Joanne Meyer Nancy Clark Vanessa Brannon: (612)

11 PASTOR KROGEN S ANNIVERSARY IN THE MINISTRY Please join us as we celebrate that the Old Norwegian is still on this side of the sod and has blessed so many people in his 50+ years in ministry. We will be recognizing his years of service on October 11 at the 11:00 AM service with a luncheon following which will include tacos and beer cheese soup. When moving, changing address and/or phone, please notify the church office Change Service Requested The Messiah October Newsletter 2015 Messiah Lutheran Church and Preschool 2848 County Road H2 Mounds View, Minnesota