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August 2013 ISSUE 8 LXV111 State Fair Fundraiser Once again, our brothers and sisters from Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church have invited us to help staff their State Fair Parking fundraiser.

1 August 2013 ISSUE 8 LXV111 State Fair Fundraiser Once again, our brothers and sisters from Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church have invited us to help staff their State Fair Parking fundraiser. If we can enlist four volunteers for each of the 12 days of the Fair, G.A. will contribute $1000 to our congregation! Volunteers will help guide the parking and direct fair-goers to the bus stop from 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. OR 4:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. depending on the days. Would you be willing to sign up for a few days with a group of friends from church, family, or neighbors? We think it would be a nice way to get to know other church members or to catch up with family and friends. Sign up is in the church office. Steve Johnson ANNUAL CHURCH PICNIC at the Phalen Park Pavilion. Lunch will be served at 11:30, following the worship service. Bring a salad or dessert to share. Meat, corn on the cob, and beverages provided. Hope to see everyone there!

2 Page 2 Issue 8 Volume LXVIII A TOWN WITHOUT CHURCHES? Pr. Sarah Semmler Smith in the Metro Lutheran (July 3, 2013) asks, Can we imagine a town without a church? I ve traveled through most of the towns in SW Minnesota and many of the towns in upstate New York, and I d have to say that nearly every one of those towns has a church. So it is hard to imagine, but wait. That question does sound familiar, doesn t it? Can you imagine a town without a church? That sounds a bit like me describing our vision at an Imagine the Possibilities Campaign lunch. Many of you have heard me describe the Payne-Maryland Project as a community center that has no dedicated space for a sanctuary, Sunday school rooms, nursery, fellowship hall or chapel: spaces we normally associate with a church building and activities. Those spaces will be available for our use when we need them, but we will lease them and share them, not own them and maintain them. Of course, I had to read on! As it happens, Pr. Smith can imagine a town without a church, because she reads the Bible. When I read Revelation, that seems to be exactly what the author is doing. After 20 or so chapters of judgment, with too many monsters and metaphors to count, the New Jerusalem is envisioned descending to earth, the embodiment of God s healing and hope for creation. The ruler of the city is this ironic Lamb, and New Jerusalem is perfect in structure and provision with its golden gates and river of life, fruit trees that never stop producing. All things are being made new in the New Jerusalem but, unlike what we read in Ezekiel, in this city there is no temple. This has always struck me like Uptown in Minneapolis without a coffee shop or Green Bay without Lambeau Field. You would think, in God s city there would be a house of God, right? Yet in this New Jerusalem, there is no temple. In John s vision of God s dream for the world, there is no church! How many times have I preached on the New Jerusalem text and not thought of it as describing a town without a church? Many times in the past, but never again! I especially appreciated Pr. Smith s practical application to doing church in today s world. the challenge could be to get out of the shadow of our buildings, to unhinge ourselves from quarter million dollar mortgages and creatively decline the job of keeping up historic real estate. The point of the church has never been to be church for its own sake. The point, as I understand it, is to make manifest the reign of God not inside a brick building, but out there to those who do mourn and cry and are in pain and who don t know this Jesus. In the New Jerusalem there is no church because the whole city is the holy of holies, where the divine presence is directly, intimately available God with us, radically among us, through us. You know that I can only say Amen! Where is the church in the Payne-Maryland Project? The whole project is the church! Let us work together to create a community center where the love of God s people can work like leaven within the busy cross-roads of this neighborhood: a place where the Holy Spirit can more effectively give rise to the rule of God in the lives of all our neighbors. Pr. Roger

3 Page 3 Issue 8 Volume LXVIII Book Nook News By Clair Haberman 100 Ideas that Changed the World Please read Deuteronomy 12: 2-7: Joshua 24: and Matthew 22: IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD is the title of a book published by Time Books and available on the book cart. The ideas are arranged chronologically beginning with the Ancient World, followed by The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, The Age of Enlightenment and concluding with Modern Times. About 200 words, utilizing a half page, are devoted to each idea. Most of the explanations are accompanied by an illustration. The first idea is "Prehistoric Man Imagines a World Inhabited by Spirits" (page10). Anthropologists have uncovered (literarily) evidence that prehistoric cultures believed that they could communicate with spirits that controlled their lives. Over long periods of time these beliefs became polytheistic religions. According to Bible commentaries the book of Joshua was written during the 5th or 6th century BC about events that occurred approximately eight centuries earlier. The passage from the 24th chapter of Joshua refers to gods. Apparently those people were still under the impression that there were spirits that controlled their lives and which could be appeased. The second idea is "A Multitude of Gods Give Way to One God Almighty". This did not occur at a particular moment. When you read pages 10 and 11 you'll learn about a person (possibly the first person) who created a religion that worshiped one god. Does the quotation from Deuteronomy refer to an event in the growth of monotheism? The third idea (page 12) continues the development of beliefs about God with a description of geometry, including the statement "God is a geometer." The fourth idea is "Mankind Envisions Life After Death" (page 13). That is an important idea in Christianity. Would you have expected that idea to have originated as a Christian belief? Some information about its source is included in this article. There are several ideas from the fourth through the forty third that refer to religion. As you encounter them try to determine if there is a trend toward increasing sophistication of religious beliefs. Idea forty three is "The Power of Kings Originates From God" (page 63). This is usually called The Divine Right of Kings. Did that idea originate from the meditations of a theologian? Does the passage from Matthew support that idea? The title of Pastor Allmendinger's sermon on July 7, 2013 was Peace and Wealth. He began by citing statistics about the world's population and the world's wealth which can be summarized by stating: "A small number of people own a large part of the wealth". The unfairness of that allocation and methods of correcting it are the subjects of these ideas mentioned in 100 IDEAS: "Capitalism" (pages 76 and 77), "Laborers Unite for Better Pay and Working Conditions" (page 89), "Marx and Engels Analyze the Capitalist System" (page 92) and "Keynesian Economics" (page 113). A CD of the 8:30 am worship service which includes the sermon, is available in the church office. Please return materials when you have finished reading them so they are available for others. Clair

4 Page 4 Issue 8 Volume LXVIII Good News! This story was featured on KSTP and occurred in our parking lot! St. Paul Woman Spreads Flavor of Kindness this 4th of July The average cost of a picnic this Fourth of July is $5.72 per person, but to some that meal is priceless. This holiday, Helen Green of St. Paul, spread a flavor of kindness by hosting a barbecue for veterans and the homeless. "Society is not a bad place. It really isn't. It's what you make it. You live, you be strong, and you just have to have love in your heart," Green said. For nearly 20 years, Green has lived in a home built by Habitat for Humanity."It went up in 18 days. People from all around the world came there to build that home and it was such a wonderful site to see. And I'll never forget that day. Ever," Green said. The idea to have a community barbecue this holiday started in her garage. "My 17- year-old Donell, was like 'Mom, you know, lets do something different,'" Green said. Green spent what she could. Her neighbors and even strangers chipped in. There were hundreds of brats, burgers, ribs and chicken, enough food for 200 people. Volunteers helped cook the food which Green prepared with her own recipes. This way here at least I know I was a part of giving somebody a smile," said volunteer Pat Kieffer while grilling a slab of ribs. Green has three children and now works as a painter. She hopes her kindness this holiday means more than a meal to those in need. "This is one of the most precious things you can do for somebody in this world that needs it the most," said Stephanie Williams of St. Paul at Thursday's barbecue. "People like these people that came here to help today, it's what makes me even stronger, it makes me know that you are doing the right thing. No matter what the outcome is. This is the right thing that I was supposed to do. I was supposed to do this today," Green said. Green hopes to host an even larger Fourth of July barbecue next year. Helen Green will again be spreading a flavor of kindness in our parking lot. Helen is a neighborhood resident that is interested in giving back to the community. When her original venue fell through for her July 4 th BBQ Arlington Hills said YES to her request to use our parking lot for the event. She felt that it was so successful that she did not want to wait another year to host another event. So on Labor Day AHLC and Helen will be having a parking lot BBQ complete with food, fun and games. Please join us in the parking lot on Sept. 2 beginning at 1:00.

Page 5 Issue 8 Volume LXVIII CRUSING FOR A CAUSE MISSION MISSISSIPPI Join your fellow Arlington Hills Lutheran Church members on Saturday, October 12 th, 2013 at 11:00am for a Mississippi River

5 Page 5 Issue 8 Volume LXVIII CRUSING FOR A CAUSE MISSION MISSISSIPPI Join your fellow Arlington Hills Lutheran Church members on Saturday, October 12 th, 2013 at 11:00am for a Mississippi River Cruise aboard one of the Padleford River Cruises boats for Oktoberfest! Boarding starts at 10:30am. The cruise returns to Harriet Island at 3:00pm. Cost: $65 per person. $21.60 is a charitable donation to AHLC. Invite your friends, neighbors and relatives to join you for a great 4 hour cruise to see the Fall Colors on the Father of the Waters the Mighty Mississippi. You will enjoy: An authentic German lunch of assorted sausages with onions & peppers with buns, spinach apple salad, roasted potato wedges, vinegar & oil coleslaw, pretzel bites, German Chocolate cake and coffee. Take in the sights of the Mighty Mississippi cloaked in its autumn splendor while you enjoy our 2-for-1 beer special with background polka music to set the festive mood! Don't forget to let "Helga the Hamburg Wench" lead you in a rousing Hammerschlagen contest or two! Trip includes Hammerschlagen, cruise, and lunch. Advanced ticket sales only Tickets will be sold at church on Sunday mornings and in the office. TUNES AND TREATS, SONGS AND SWEETS AT ARLINGTON HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH Mark Saturday, September 14th at 7 p.m. on your calendar for an evening of Tunes and Treats, Songs and Sweets to help support the work of Arlington Hills Lutheran Church. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m to an accordion serenade in the vestibule of the church. Then settle into the Fellowship Hall and enjoy the Eclectic/FolkRock/TinPanAlley/BluesGrass stylings of our own Amy & Adams. After the show stay and share some time together and indulge in a smorgasbord of delicious desserts. Please invite your friends and family to join us for this fun evening of fellowship, and fine music. You won t want to miss this opportunity to support the outreach of our church. Your good will offering will be appreciated so there will be no charge at the door. Thank you!

Page 6 SERVANTS IN MINISTRY Communion Assistants 8:30 a.m. 8-4 Cheryl Hollman 8-11 Dorothy Peterson 8-18 Joy Tkachuk 8-25 Dorothy Peterson 9:45 a.m. 8-4 Lynn Boogren, David Lauver, Carol Hansen, Roxanne Larsen, Chris Anderson 8/18 Tom and Kathy Brackey.

Haberman Gordon Beneke, Wayne Blossey, Steve Johnson 8/25 Lead Usher: Chuck Rohrbach Elaine Rohrbach, Steve Johnson Tape Ministry 8/4 Marcella Langton 8/11 Gordie Beneke 8/18 Clair Haberman Issue 8

Carolyn Brusseau 8/11 Anita Rylander 8/18 Gordon Beneke 8/25 Diane Allmendinger Sound Booth 8/4 David Lauver 8/11 Mike Brown 8/18 David Lauver 8/25 Mike Brown 8/25 Eugene Karls We will need your

Lay Servant Coordinators Director, Alley Shoppe: Pam Wiehe - 651-483-8447 Communion Assistants: Florence Rasmusson - 651-702-6554 Greeters: Catherine Schoonover - 651-429-9256 Lectors: Priscilla

6 Page 6 SERVANTS IN MINISTRY Communion Assistants 8:30 a.m. 8-4 Cheryl Hollman 8-11 Dorothy Peterson 8-18 Joy Tkachuk 8-25 Dorothy Peterson 9:45 a.m. 8-4 Lynn Boogren, David Lauver, Carol Hansen, Roxanne Larsen, Chris Anderson 8/18 Tom and Kathy Brackey. Chuck Rohrbach Lectors 8/4 Lead Usher: Clair Haberman, Tom Brackey, Clarence Law, David Lauver 8/11 Lead Usher: Fred Bramscher Charles Larsen, Florence and Dennis Rasmusson 8/18 Lead Usher: Clair Haberman Gordon Beneke, Wayne Blossey, Steve Johnson 8/25 Lead Usher: Chuck Rohrbach Elaine Rohrbach, Steve Johnson Tape Ministry 8/4 Marcella Langton 8/11 Gordie Beneke 8/18 Clair Haberman Issue 8 Volume LXVIII Equipment for the Park 8/4 Kirk Solmonson and Abbey Strub 8/11 Wiehe Family 8/25 Rochelle Day Tack så mycket Transportation Team 8/4 Chuck Larsen 8/11 Chuck Larsen 8/18 Ben Meents 8/4 Carolyn Brusseau 8/11 Anita Rylander 8/18 Gordon Beneke 8/25 Diane Allmendinger Sound Booth 8/4 David Lauver 8/11 Mike Brown 8/18 David Lauver 8/25 Mike Brown 8/25 Eugene Karls We will need your assistance in a couple areas. Communion Assistants for the 8:30 service and Sound Booth, please call the person contacts you see below. Training is painless. Please call and help. Lay Servant Coordinators Director, Alley Shoppe: Pam Wiehe Communion Assistants: Florence Rasmusson Greeters: Catherine Schoonover Lectors: Priscilla Reeve Sound Booth: David Lauver Transportation Team: Chuck Larsen Acolyte Coordinator: Linda Strohrich Coffee & Cookie Fellowship Julie Stevenson /25 Larry Reeve Church Council Meetings Members of Arlington Hills are welcome to attend the monthly Council meetings. Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Copies of Council Meeting minutes are available in the office and are also posted on the main bulletin board every month.

Page 7 Issue 8 Volume LXVIII CHURCH PICNIC AUGUST 25TH ALLEY SHOPPE REOPENS FOR

7TH RALLY SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH & ROMEO S RUTH CIRCLE ALLEY SHOPPE REOPENS for CLIENTS

RINGERS SEPT 11th CHOIR SEPT 4TH MOVIES AND POPCORN This year we are working with

7 Page 7 Issue 8 Volume LXVIII CHURCH PICNIC AUGUST 25TH ALLEY SHOPPE REOPENS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS SEPT. 7TH RALLY SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH & ROMEO S RUTH CIRCLE ALLEY SHOPPE REOPENS for CLIENTS SEPTEMBER 10TH BOOK CLUB SEPT 16th CONFIRMATION SEPT 11TH JUBILATE SEPT 10th ALLEUIA RINGERS SEPT 11th CHOIR SEPT 4TH MOVIES AND POPCORN This year we are working with Parks and Recreation and the Alley Shoppe to help kids with much needed school supplies. We know that many families are unable to provide the tools that kids need to start the year off on the right foot. Supplies can be dropped off anytime in the church office. Things we need: Color crayons notebooks folders glue sticks, pencils/pens, markers and colored pencils. Offering a prayer for the children as you purchase the supplies is another wonderful way to support them as they begin their school year.

8 Page 8 Issue 8 Volume LXVIII We Have Mail It was great meeting with and working with you on the Fashion Show You were all great! Thanks for everything and including Frank Murphy. From all of us at Frank Murphy Thank you to Dennis Rasmusson from Betty Nelson for his wonderful visits and bringing communion out to her and Dick. Betty and Dick Nelson I would like to thank Pastor Roger and condolences received for the sudden death of our beloved son and brother Timothy. Love and Prayers family of Patt Karr To Arlington Hills Thank you for your generous gifts to ELCA World Hunger. Your support provides help and hope to families in need in the U.S. and around the world. Peace, Barbara Burswold A Very Big Thank you from Helen Green (Neighbor of AHLC) Thank you for allowing us to use your space and that so many people were able to enjoy our picnic. I could not have made this happen without you. (See article on page 8) SUMMER IS HERE! IS YOUR PLEDGE UP TO DATE? Each summer our church income drops as our members spend more of their time out of town. Expenses remain about the same throughout the summer months. I am writing to remind our members of this shortfall and to encourage each member to bring their pledged income up to date. If you are planning to miss a few Sundays to go on vacation, the church staff would be happy to receive your weekly contributions before you leave. Jon Helgason, Treasurer Financial Update: Thank you for your continued support to the ministry and mission of Arlington Hills Lutheran Church. If you are able to give a little extra, it will be greatly appreciated Monthly budget amount needed = $38, Month Amount Monthly Monthly Net Year-to-Date 2013 Received Expenses (Shortage) Net (Shortage) June $34, $39, ($4,562.24) ($45,385.06) July $13, $9, ($4,319.57) as of 7/15/2013

Page 9 Church Council Members & Board Chairs Council President Roxanne Larsen - 651-779-7201 Council Vice-President Steve Johnson - 651-774-8027 Council Treasurer Jon Helgason - 651-738-0588 Council

9 Page 9 Church Council Members & Board Chairs Council President Roxanne Larsen Council Vice-President Steve Johnson Council Treasurer Jon Helgason Council Secretary Silvester Vicic Council Member Fred Bramscher Council Member Julie Stevenson Council Member Carol Hansen Council Member Beverly Lamb Council Member David Lauver Council Member Mike Wiehe Council Member Judi Solmonson Council Member Mary Ann Wistrom CYF Board Chair Mary Cincotta FPA Board Chair Jim Persoon WMA Board Chair Florence Rasmusson OCM Board Chair Mike Wiehe PCD Board Ruth Balfanz Co-Chairs Russ Richards Issue 8 Pastoral Acts Baptisms Selena Ramos Funerals Jan Blossey Harold Larson Volume LXVIII Newsletter Articles The Lights welcomes news and features from readers and staff members. All articles need to be print ready. The editors reserve the right to edit material for content and length. articles to cheryl@ahlcstp.org or leave it in the church office. PRAYER CHAIN At AHLC there is a group of women who regularly pray for people who are hospitalized, sick, or in need of prayers. If you, or a friend or relative, are in need of prayer; get permission to share their name and information and then contact the church office at or cheryl@ahlcstp.org and we will see that they are placed on the prayer chain. Now available: Electronic Giving! AHLC is pleased to announce a convenient way to make your regular offerings. With our new electronic giving program, you can easily set up a recurring giving schedule or make one-time contributions. We encourage you to set up a schedule of recurring contributions. It s convenient for you and provides much-needed consistency for our church. If you are currently giving on a weekly basis, you will no longer need to write out 52 checks a year or prepare 52 envelopes. Even when travel, illness, or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, our church will continue to receive your contributions on an uninterrupted basis. To become an Electronic giver, visit the church office. Yoga Devotional is returning! Starting Wednesday July 31st.3:00p.m. Four week session for $12.00 Cristi Hoving, Instructor

10 Arlington Hills Lutheran Church 1115 Greenbrier Street St. Paul, MN Dated Material July 25, 2013 Address Service Requested Non-Profit Organization U. S. Postage PAID Twin Cities, MN Permit No A RLIN GTON HILLS LUTH ER AN CHU RCH O F F I CE H OU RS: M O N D AY - THU RS D AY 9 : 0 0 A. M. 4 : 0 0 P.M. F RI D AY 9 : 0 0 A. M. 3 : 0 0 P.M. P H O NE : Fax: P AS T O R A L C A RE AF TE R H OU R S Diane s Cell Phone (Emergency Use Only Please) We re on the Web!Visit us at: and Facebook Arlington Hills Lutheran Church Staff Ext.# Senior Pastor: Pastor Roger Allmendinger 17 Administrative Assistants: Diane Allmendinger* 11 Cheryl Hollman* 16 Local Mission Program Coordinator Pam Wiehe* 19 Chief Custodian: Jim Jaszczak 23 Asst. Custodians: Dorothy Peterson* Kirk Solmonson* Tabiano Porras* Organist/Director of Special Music: Sharon Vicic* Chapel Organist & Choir Director: Barbara Rossow* Handbell Director: Chuck Linderkamp* Wedding Coordinator: Sharon Hanson* (*Part-time) Alley Shoppe (651) Companion Congregation Idegenda, Tanzania, Africa OUR MISSION: To Spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to all in word and deed. OUR VISION: Arlington Hills Lutheran Church Community, a Beacon for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. LARGE PRINT IS AVAILABLE FOR NEWSLETTER AND BULLETIN

OCTOBER 2013 ISSUE 10 LXV111

OCTOBER 2013 ISSUE 10 LXV111 Join your fellow Arlington Hills Lutheran Church members on Saturday, October 12 th, 2013 at 11:00am for a Mississippi River Cruise aboard one of the Padelford River Cruises