Grace at a Glance this December

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1 Grace at a Glance this December Member of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ We're on a Mission--Come Join Us! On a mission to grow in our faith... On a mission to reach out to others... On a mission to declare God's praises... Keeping Up with the Calendar: Grace Lutheran Church and Child Care Center Dec. 4: Dec. 6: Dec. 9: Sunday School (for all ages) at 9:00 a.m. Confirmation Class at 9:00 a.m. Worship at 10:15 a.m. Advent 2 - (Pastor Chris Schwanz) Guests Madrigal Singers GLCCC Board meeting at 1:00 p.m. (Budget) Women s Bible Study at 5:30 p.m. (a congregation of LCMC, Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ) Highway 10 West, Marshfield, WI Dec. 11: Dec. 12: Dec. 13: Dec. 16: Dec. 18: Dec. 20: Dec. 23: Dec. 24: Dec. 25: Dec. 26: Sunday School (for all ages) at 9:00 a.m. Confirmation Class at 9:00 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion at 10:15 a.m. Advent 3 - (Pastor Jeff Tarras) Tree Decorating at 10 a.m. Men s Group at 7:00 p.m. Women of Grace at 10:00 a.m. GLCCC Winter Program at 6:30 p.m. Sunday School (for all ages) at 9:00 a.m. Confirmation Class at 9:00 a.m. Worship at 10:15 a.m. Advent 4 - (Larry Gilbertson) CHILDREN S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. Women s Bible Study at 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship with Holy Communion at 4:00 p.m. (Pastor Chris Schwanz) Christmas Eve Worship with Holy Communion at 6:00 p.m. (Pastor Chris Schwanz) NO Sunday School or Confirmation class Christmas Day Music Service at 10:15 a.m. (Larry Gilbertson) NO Communion Men s Group at 7:00 p.m. (Church Office closed on Fridays) Karla DeLeske, Office Manager gracemarshfield@tds.net Grace Lutheran Website: LCMC People on a mission The vision of the LCMC is that every church would be: 1) People of Prayer 2) Mission Minded 3) Connected to One Another 4) Trained and Equipped for Ministry. In this Issue: Keeping Up with the: Calendar pg. 1 Council pg. 2-3 Family pg. 4 Financials 5 Ministries pg. 6 News pg. 7 December 2016 Page 1

2 Keeping Up with the Council: COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES November 15, 2016 Call Meeting to Order at 6:35 p.m. by Jenny Salzwedel Present: Marlene Broeske, Rodney Dix, Larry Gilbertson, Mike Lawyer, Jay Olson, Jenny Salzwedel, and Randy Schier Absent: Russ Rasmussen Prayer by Rodney Dix Devotions led by Sheri Denowski on commitment Secretary's Minutes Motion to accept by Rodney Dix; seconded by Jay Olson. Motion passed. Treasurer's Report Karla transferred $5000 from General Fund account to the Savings account with consent of Council President, Jenny Salzwedel. General fund is at $ Do we want another $5000 moved to savings? Motion to accept by Jay Olson; seconded by Rodney Dix. Motion passed. Pastor's Report Piano tuning we have $ still in the piano fund. Piano is on a 6 month schedule for tuning and pad replacement/ maintenance. (Hot, cold, use, all affect the tuning of the piano.) We have had repairs made already to pedal rods that were covered under warranty. When piano fund runs out, tuning/repairs will need to be placed under general fund/worship tools same as organ or keyboard. Worship services: Nov. 20 Mark Sabin (Christ the King Sunday Holy Communion) Thanksgiving NO Worship Service. Nov. 27 Jeff Tarras (Holy Communion) Dec. 4 - Chris Schwanz Dec Jeff Tarras (Holy Communion) Dec Children s program Larry G. liturgy Dec Chris Schwanz (4 p.m. and 6 p.m. w/holy Communion) Dec Larry Gilbertson (10:15 a.m. music service/no communion) Shall Karla try to schedule Jan. 1 New Year s and into January? After much discussion on pros and cons of having an interim pastor, Jay Olson made a motion to pursue having an interim pastor. Rodney Dix seconded it. Motion passed. Jenny will call Pastor Mark Sabin to talk with members of the council on Sunday to work out the details of him being our interim pastor. Team Reports Building and Maintenance Teams o Fire inspector was here Nov. 10 th (Church no violations found; Childcare center No violations found but moved items away from breaker panel and extinguishers during inspection. Must keep 3 foot clearance around electrical panels and fire extinguishers.) Rodney will have work days for putting windows on the church this Wed & Fri, Nov 16 & 18 at 10 a.m. Connect Groups Education and Youth Teams Mission and Outreach Teams December 2016 Page 2

3 Keeping Up with the Council: o COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES November 15, 2016 con t. Soup Supper end count $3, (start up money of $500 was returned to church -- profit was $3, and we also had a $100 donation for a total of $3,334.00). $3, to be divided between top 3 choices of congregation? In what amounts? ROOF OPERATIONAL BUDGET OVERFLOW. Larry Gilbertson made a motion to divide the amount by three to go to the three choices. Randy Schier seconded it. Motion passed. Stewardship and Finance Team o Karla and Church Mutual try to look at the automatic annual increase for multi peril building value coverage built into the policy every 3 years. The building values had increased more than they should have so after bringing them back down to where the values should be, our multi-peril premium has been brought back in line. Karla negotiated for past three years payments and we will be receiving a refund check for this year of $244 and an additional 10% credit (for the previous two years) on the account to be endorsed into next years insurance policy. Our multi-peril policy will cost $6,623 next year (down from $8,466). We will stay with Church Mutual as we are still receiving much better coverage for the same price as other companies are asking. Worship Teams Old Business 2017 Proposed Budget needs approval. Discussion on new computers and new software needs to include the Day Care. Discussion on replacing roof. Mike Lawyer made a motion to start a roof fund. Rodney Dix seconded it. Motion passed. New Business Cemetery is unable to pay for lawn mowing this year. The cemetery checking account has $ and needs $1, to pay Grace for lawn mowing through October 23 rd. Would we like to give the cemetery a year of grace? Larry Gilbertson made a motion to table this until next month, Randy seconded it. Motion passed. 5 yr full load test was completed on the lift/elevator. We did pass this time but the pump is working too hard and needs replacing. Estimate for repair from All Star Elevator out of Eau Claire, $4, (complete pump and valve unit, oil and batteries, labor on installing all parts, complete exam and lube). The lift is now 20 years old, when the unit gives out, the lift will fall to the basement. Randy volunteered to check on this further. Next meeting date: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. Motion to adjourn at 9:45 p.m. by Jay Olson and seconded it by Larry Gilbertson. Grace Council Officers President ~ Jenny Salzwedel Vice-President ~ Mike Lawyer Treasurer ~ Larry Gilbertson Secretary ~ Marlene Broeske Council Members Jay Olson Russ Rasmussen Randy Schier Rodney Dix December 2016 Page 3

4 Keeping Up with the Family: James and linda Gilbertson Mary and LeRoy Harris Raelee Meissner 12/01 Kerri Swiggum 12/03 Hannah Olson 12/04 Sonja Johansson 12/06 Samuel Mitchell 12/06 Emma Staab 12/06 Caley Scott 12/07 Amanda West 12/07 Emmett Meissner 12/11 Cam Melbinger 12/11 Parker Melbinger 12/11 Jennifer Degenhardt 12/12 Ashley Meissner 12/12 Colleen Bell 12/13 Brody Lavene 12/13 Melvin Ott 12/13 Johansson Nicholas 12/14 Jenny Salzwedel 12/14 Gunnar Swiggum 12/14 Daniel Hetzel 12/15 Shari Mitchell 12/15 Madelyn Olson 12/16 Briana Post 12/16 Carol Seehafer 12/16 Aaron Burt 12/19 Tamara Marek 12/20 Luke Schier 12/20 Margaret Denowski 12/21 Ray Bell 12/22 Christine Jensen 12/27 Marjean Weichelt 12/27 Elise Vandehey 12/29 David Meissner 12/30 Ezra Staab 12/30 Jeffrey Thoma 12/30 Grace Lutheran Prayer List: 1 Timothy 2 -- I, Paul, urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone-- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing. Pray for our Church Ministries: Sunday School teachers and students Women s Bible Studies Men s Discipleship Group Childcare Center Youth Group Confirmation Class Students and Mentors Pray for those who are homebound/in nursing homes: Evelyn Hewitt (at Stoney River) Viola Maslowski (at Wells Nature View) Marcella Loonstra (at Wells Nature View) Irlene Wagner (at home) Pray for our church leaders: Our Church Council Our Call Committee Pastor Mark Vander-Tuig, Service Coordinator for LCMC and the Board of Trustees of LCMC Pray for people serving our country: Governor Scott Walker, President Obama, Vice-President Biden and other leaders All those in military service December 2016 Page 4

5 Keeping Up with the Financials: Financial Snapshot of Grace (November 30, 2016) Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse says the Lord. (Malachi 3:10) YTD Budget (Income) $ 135, General Fund is at $ 2, YTD Contributions $ 118,604,84 Bills waiting $ 0.00 YTD Expenses $ 103, We have transferred $10,000 from General Fund into savings. Savings Total is now $11, November Contributions to funds. DATE Bldg Care *General Misc. Bene. Savings Sunday School Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Totals (Needed for Budget $12,335.54) Madrigal Singers: The Madrigal Singers will be our guests this Sunday, December 4 th at the 10:15 a.m. service. Come join us and enjoy some great music as they open worship with song. Christmas Schedule: Children s Program December 18 th during the 10:15 a.m. worship service. Christmas Eve Worship with Holy Communion December 24 th at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. (by Intinction) Christmas Day Worship December 25 th at 10:15 a.m. Music service with no communion. December 2016 Page 5

6 Keeping Up with the Ministries: December Worship Assistants Serving at Grace Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Children s Program Worship Leader Pastor Chris Schwanz Pastor Jeff Tarras Larry Gilbertson Musician Tammy/Madrigal Singers Tammy M/Larry Gilbertson Tammy Marek/Program Reader Mason Peckham Ben Salzwedel Kim Hoffmann Candle Lighter Beth or Mark Peckham Jenny or Will Salzwedel Linda Gilbertson Greeters Peckham family Salzwedel Family James Gilbertson Family Offering Ushers Peckham Family Salzwedel Family James Gilbertson Family Laura Aschebrook No Communion Communion Assistant No Communion Heather Hainz Ben Salzwedel Mason Peckham Abbigail Mitchell Acolytes Adam Zee Ethan Meissner Justin Post Treats Salzwedel Family Salzwedel Family Kim Hoffmann Nursery Church Cindy Dix Giane Gilbertson NONE children s program Bulletin Folder Laura Aschebrook Kim Hoffmann Don and Nikki Lang Will Salzwedel Jenny Salzwedel Sheri Denowski Counters Shawn Zee, Don Lang Heather Hainz Deacon Todd and Marie Cattanach Laura Aschebrook Linda Gilbertson Serving at Grace Dec. 24 4:00 p.m. Dec. 24 6:00 p.m. Dec. 25 Christmas Eve Christmas Eve Christmas Day Worship Leader Pastor Chris Schwanz Pastor Chris Schwanz Larry Gilbertson Musician Tammy Marek Tammy Marek Tammy Marek Reader Kim Hoffmann Jenny Salzwedel Gilbertson Families Candle Lighter Marcy Leggate Salzwedel Family Gilbertson Families Greeters Denowski Family Salzwedel Family Gilbertson Families Offering Ushers (4) Dave and Sheri Denowski Todd and Marie Cattanach Salzwedel Family Gilbertson Families Jay and Lisa Olson Will and Jenny Salzwedel Communion Assistant Marcy Leggate Laura Aschebrook 2 stations-intinction Ushers Todd/Marie Cattanach Ushers Ben/Alex Salzwedel No Communion Acolytes Volunteers Volunteers Jordana Meissner Ben Salzwedel Treats Lisa Olson Sheri Denowski NA Gilbertson Families Nursery Church NA NA NA Bulletin Folder Karla DeLeske Karla DeLeske Todd and Marie Cattanach Counters Sheri Denowski Laura Aschebrook Russ Rasmussen Laura Aschebrook Deacon Todd and Marie Cattanach Laura Aschebrook Larry Gilbertson family Thank you to everyone volunteering to assist with worship this month! If you see a blank space and can help, please sign up on the bulletin board in the gathering space! December 2016 Page 6

7 Keeping Up with the News: CHRISTMAS FLOWERS Every year during the Christmas season the altar is dressed in beautiful flowers. You are invited to help decorate the altar! If you would like to donate toward poinsettias, please talk with Jenny Salzwedel. Thank you! Please join us, mark your calendar! The Children's Christmas program will be during the regular worship service at 10:15 a.m. on December 18 th The Giving Tree -- Our Giving Tree is up and you are invited to choose a tag and purchase that gift to set under the tree to help those in need in Wood County. Please do not wrap the gifts but wrapping included with the gift is appreciated. Include the tag from the tree attached to the gift. All gifts need to be brought to the church by Sunday, December 11 th. WOMEN S BIBLE STUDY Our Friday evening Bible Study group has decided to meet on December 9 th and 23 rd. We ll continue to meet at 5:30 PM at Barb Meyer s house. We would love to have any ladies who are interested in studying join us. Anyone interested can contact Sheri Denowski at SheriandDave.Denowski@gmail.com or LCMC YOUTH EVENT Theme verse: Be STRONG in the Lord. Ephesians 6:10 Will take place on March 3-5, 2017 at the Three Bears Resort in Warrens, WI. The guest speaker will be Eric Samuel Timm and musician Peder Eide. Cost is $150 for a weekend of Christian fun and learning! There is a sign up sheet in the gathering space. DOROTHY DALLMAN MEMORIAL A special thank you goes out to the family of Dorothy Dallman for the gift to the church/cemetery of a double slide swing. It will be a beautiful addition to the church/cemetery grounds come this spring, summer and fall. If you would like to see the swing, it is located for now on the west side of the church building in the flower garden. We will find a more suitable home for it this spring. Dorothy passed away this last July, resting in the arms of Our Heavenly Father. December 2016 Page 7