Christ s Community Moravian Church May 2016 Newsle er

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1 Christ s Community Moravian Church May 2016 Newsle er Stay up to date Like us on Facebook Mark Your Calendar 5.11, 5.18, 5.25 Awake! 1:00 2:30 PM 5.4, 5.11, 5.18, 5.25 Choir Prac ce 7:00 PM 5.1, 5.8, 5.15, 5.22 Sunday School 10:45 AM 5.14 Men s Breakfast 8:00 AM Baby Shower for Natalie and Ma Ellis 9:00 11:00 AM 5.15 Simpson Shelter Sandwiches 10:30 AM 5.19 Senior Women s Bible Study at MGLC 12:00 PM 5.22 KidPack Packing 10:45 AM Women of the Church Mad Ha er Restaurant and Tea Room in Anoka 11:30 AM 5.23 Joint Board Mee ng 6:30 PM 5.27 KidPack Delivery Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Gree ngs in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As I write this, I am preparing to head out to the 2016 Western District Synod. The theme is Embraced by Resurrec on. The purposes of the District Synod are to: A. To confirm and renew Chris an love and fellowship. B. To s mulate and strengthen the work of the Lord. C. To assemble and distribute informa on concerning the work of the District, the Province, and the world wide Unitas Fratrum. D. To review the work of the District, including all congrega ons, boards, and ins tu ons, and to consider ways and means for strengthening the work. E. To elect necessary boards and officers for the intersynodal period or for such terms as are herein provided, legislate on ma ers pertaining to the District, and transact other business related directly to the District. Con nued on other side

2 CORE VALUES 1.Discipleship 2.Come as you are! 3.Family 4.Community Outreach 5.Children / Youth CCC VISION We see Christ s Community Moravian Church as a caring and accep ng church, equipping people to serve, reaching out to the community, and sharing God s love as we invite people into the family of God Congrega onal Watchword: Jesus says, For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 Purpose: We will engage in a feasibility study and develop a Long Range Plan. Worship: We will reevaluate the praise team structure. Community: We will plan joint worship and fellowship with MGLC. Mission and Service: We will provide space for CROSS to distribute food in Maple Grove twice a month. Leadership: We will develop a team budge ng system. Stewardship: We will explore the possibility of offering Financial Peace University. Spiritual Forma on: We will offer a World Religion class and one addi onal adult class offering. F. To give preparatory considera on to ma ers which will come before the Provincial Synod and, if desired, present recommenda ons thereon. However, the major purpose pf District Synods shall be the work of the congrega ons, boards, and ins tu ons of the respec ve districts. As a rule, ma ers which can be decided only by the Provincial Synod shall be referred at once to the Provincial Synod. ( 909, NP Book of Order) Bruce Kalland and I are the delegates a ending from CCC. Please con nue to keep us and the whole synod in your prayers as we embrace resurrec on! We ll offer a full report of the synod in the June Newsle er as well in worship. In His Hope,

3 Outreach Opportuni es Month of May CROSS food shelf needs: Stuffing and Diapers (size 3 and up) Worship Opportuni es May 1 9:30 am 1 Corinthians 13:1 13 May 15 10:30 am Simpson Shelter. Our next date for making sandwiches for Simpson Shelter following worship service. May 8 9:30 am 1 Corinthians 15:1 26, Acts 16:16 34 May 22 10:45 am. During Children s Sunday School, we will pack 300 bags for KidPack. People of all ages are welcome to par cipate in this! May 15 9:30 am Acts 2:1 4 1 Corinthians 12:1 13 May 27 1:45 pm KidPack delivery. We will meet at CCC to load the KidPack bags into our vehicles and then carpool to Park Brook Elementary School for weekend food distribu on. Please contact the office to sign up. May 22 9:30 am 1 Corinthians 1:1 11 May 29 9:30 am 2 Corinthians 2:1 10 NEW Ministry Opportunity with CROSS: We are excited to share that CCC has embarked on a new ministry that fits perfectly with our mission, core values, and vision. Beginning Tuesday, April 12th, from 8am 12pm, CROSS will begin to distribute refrigerated fresh foods and groceries on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from our Ac vity Room. We will be CROSS's first mobile food distribu on site in Maple Grove! CROSS has long seen a need for a food distribu on site that is accessible to people by bus or by foot. CCC has a great loca on and now CROSS has a refrigerated food truck that can transport the fresh foods safely! CROSS will provide all the volunteers and staff needed to run this distribu on. We provide the space. What a wonderful opportunity God has placed in our paths to love and serve others. Stephanie Lehman, one of our previous church administrators, is managing this project for CROSS and is doing a great job. CROSS has even purchased a floor runner than covers the en re space clients will be using to shop, thereby mi ga ng wear and tear on our carpet in the Ac vity Room. We're grateful to have CROSS and Stephanie to partner with in this endeavor.

4 Birthdays May 4 Ka e Newman May 4 Makenna Ohrt (3) May 7 Colin O Rourke May 10 Samantha Ellingson May 16 Lisa Holtmeier May 18 Erik Omberg May 21 Corinne Omberg May 23 Sherrill Sandell Anniversaries May 12 Joe & Lindsey Beumer May 12 Ross & Deb Hjermstad Women, Join us for Brunch The Mad Hatter Restaurant & Tea Room Sunday, May 22 at 11:30 AM Cost for meal will range between $11-$22. (FYI our server will be doing individual checks for each of us) Sign up sheet is located on the table by the kitchen. Sponsored by the Flourish Team. Prayer Opportuni es While we at CCC believe that war is never good, we acknowledge that there is a need for our country to have a strong military presence. Below is an area where we honor our brave men and women serving in the military, to pray for them and to pray for peace. Sean O Rourke, Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC. Nephew of Kelly and Karen O Rourke Andrew Ve er Galt Marine Reserves Nephew of Linda Ve er and Godfather to Noah Ve er Jim Helvig and Kendal Ve er Served in Afghanistan Cousins of Linda Ve er Tyler Lenartz, Army Jon Dart, Navy

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7 Time change for Awake Group starts May 11th! Meets from 1:00 2:30 PM BOARD OF ELDERS MINUTES March 10, 2016 All members present The Board of Elders of Christ s Community Moravian Church met on Thursday, March 10, Minutes of the February mee ng were approved on mo on by Corinne Omberg, seconded by Norm Buchta, and unanimously passed. Goals for 2016 were reviewed. Mo on to approve them was made by Casey Langseth, seconded by Corinne Omberg and passed. Plans for Easter Sunday were reviewed, including the morning s schedule of worship and ac vi es. This year Easter Breakfast will be potluck. Sign up for the breakfast has been successful. Discussion regarding funding opportuni es for kids camps was tabled un l the next mee ng. The Board reviewed the Pastor s Report. A request was received from Pastor Jenny for vaca on April Mo on to approve the request made by Norm Buchta, seconded by Jackson Ziah, and passed. Two poten al building use requests were reviewed. Mo on to deny the requests was made by Corinne Omberg, seconded by Norm Buchta, and passed. Mee ng adjourned on mo on by Corinne Omberg, seconded by Casey Langseth. Respec ully submi ed, Casey Langseth, secretary BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES March 10, 2016 All members present Old Business 1. Advance Irriga on Contract a. Remains the same from last year. Clarify no pruning and no shoveling. Contract signed. 2. Update from Gene on LED ligh ng project a project is complete, XCEL rebates received b. Es mate received for new line to the North parking lot light pole. We plan to dig trench ourselves, except we will hire work under cement. New Business 1. Province confirmed % quota forgiveness for years 2010, 2012 and Get quote to repair asphalt separa on and install speed bump on north driveway. 3. Look into third phone line use. 4. Transfer Pastor s old office computer to Treasurer. Maintenance items completed since the last mee ng 1. Sound system cleaned up and output switched to channel 2 essen ally redundant channel given how we use the power amp. Also failing connectors repaired. Thank you, Norm. 2. Office desk drawer fixed by Bruce. Thank you, Bruce. Maintenance items requiring a en on now 1. Parsonage Update on fireplace installa on a. Contractor detected gas leak and Center Point came out to test. No leak detected by Center Point. Have inspector check when they come to sign off on install. Update since mee ng there was a small gas leak, repair complete, inspec on and work s ll pending.

8 BOARD OF ELDERS MINUTES April 14, 2016 All members present 1. Old Business a. May minutes approved. b. Town Hall Dates: April 17, May 15, Casey to announce the Town Hall mee ngs and encourage a endance. c. Mo on to pause the discussion on the feasibility study un l the joint boards can connect with all members present and discuss in greater detail, approved. 2. New Business a. Communion Dates: Mo on to approve: Norm, second Jackson b. Sierra Leone, watch for future opportuni es to support the missions. c. May 1 st Worship: Casey to lead worship/jackson to Share message 3. Pastor s Report a. Hours: Mo on, Norm, second Jackson b. Vaca on Dates adjusted to April 19 27, approved Given by the Church Ladies JOINT BOARD MINUTES April 14, 2016 PRESENT: Bruce Kalland, Colin O Rourke, Casey Langseth, Corinne Omberg, Jackson Ziah, Norm Buchta, Pastor Jenny Moran The Joint Board of Christ s Community Church met on Thursday, April 14, The mee ng was opened with prayer by Pastor Jenny Moran. Mo on to approve the March 10, 2016, Joint Board minutes was made by Corinne Omberg, seconded by Casey Langseth, and unanimously approved. In Old Business, conversa on was held about the posi on of Church Administrator, discussing the role and requirements of the posi on as well as ways to promote the job opening. Craigs List, monster.com, jobdig.com and addi onal facebook groups were suggested as possible pos ng sites. Goals for 2016 as approved by Elders were reviewed. Trustees mo on to approve them was made by Colin O Rourke, seconded by Bruce Kalland, and carried. The Prison Ministry gi of $1000 from Gayle Byrd was discussed. The money remained in the Memorial Fund un l it was moved to the Maintenance Fund. In New Business, conversa on was held about camp support for kids. Decision was made to implement an ongoing process/policy to provide financial support to youth camps. Mo on to coordinate a Youth Art Show to help kids raise funds for camp was made by Colin O Rourke, seconded by Bruce Kalland, and unanimously approved. There was discussion reviewing the role of Elders and Trustees. Agreement was made to con nue to work on communica on between the two boards. Informa on was shared about CROSS s use of the building, and the status of the feasibility study with Chi Chi Messick of Moravian Ministries Founda on was updated and reviewed. Western District President, Jim Hicks, will be mee ng with the Joint Board on Monday, May 23, 6:30 p.m., at Christ s Community Church for a review. The next mee ng of the Joint Board will be May 4, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. The adult Sunday School class will be going to the Minneapolis Ins tute of Art this fall to view a Luther exhibit. A payment in advance in the amount of $180 is required. Mo on to pay that deposit in advance and ask a endees to reimburse the church at $15 per person in the fall was made by Bruce Kalland, seconded by Colin O Rourke, and carried. The mee ng was adjourned on mo on by Corinne Omberg, seconded by Bruce Kalland. Respec ully submi ed, Casey Langseth

9 From the Provincial Ecumenical Officer May 2016 On April 16 I a ended the installa on of the Rev. John Dorhauer as president of the United Church of Christ. We relate to this denomina on in the Na onal Council of Churches and in Churches Uni ng in Christ, as well as at the local level in many places, especially in Pennsylvania. I thought it might be interes ng to note some aspects of the installa on service that were different from our week to week experience of worship. Some of these might be worth learning from. Since the denomina on is na onal, there were three similar, but not iden cal, services of installa on over one weekend: Friday in New York, where Pastors Earl Goulbourne and Desna Henry Goulbourne represented the Moravian Church; Saturday in Chicago, where I represented the Moravian Church; and Sunday in Sea le. Almost all the music and hymn texts used in the service were wri en for the occasion. In place of a sermon, there were vision statements from three different persons, one of them a seminary student. One of the three suggested that the denomina on, o en represented by a comma, to remind us that God is s ll speaking, also be represented by an ampersand (&), standing for the denomina on s diversity. Several past holders of the office of president were present and par cipated, offering prayer in the installa on. Members of the congrega on were invited to come up front and to place hands of blessing on the new president during a me of prayer. Eighteen different persons had speaking parts, including some family members of John Dorhauer, as well as local and na onal denomina onal leaders and representa ves. The congrega on, represen ng the whole church, was charged to provide the new leader with what he needs to serve well, and to be kinder to him than he probably would be to himself. Before giving the benedic on, the new president called his recently widowed mother to come forward, to show where his own faith has its roots. We were invited to think that not only was the new president being installed as denomina onal leader; all of us were being installed as people of Christ. Lord Jesus, we thank you for the variety in the family of your friends and followers. Help us both to learn from others and to share with others our own experience of you and our own ways of loving and serving you. In this Easter season we proclaim that you have conquered. Empower and enable us to follow you. Amen. Hermann I. Weinlick Ecumenical Officer Moravian Church Northern Province

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11 Volunteers for May May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 Welcome & Announcements/ Offering Prayer: Casey L. Pastor Jenny Janet O. Pastor Jenny Pastor Jenny PowerPoint: Norm B. Jim H. Paul S. Langseth Jim H. Scriptures: Casey L. Bob M. Linda T. Bruce K. Dale B. Ushers / Greeters (2): Steve & Brenda E. Greg & Pat J. Ross & Deb H. Barb K. & Kay G. Mark & Janet O. Nursery: Paul M. Corinne O. Barb K. Paul M. Langseth Children s Chat: Karene H. Jenn S. Pastor Jenny Karene H. Pastor Jenny Snak & Yak Host: Kris K. Terre S. Kelly S. Linda T. Kris B. Treats: Kris K. Terre S. Kelly S. Linda T. Kris B. Prayers of the Church: Casey L. Pastor Jenny Pastor Jenny Karen O. Kris K. Praise Singers: Not Needed Marian M. & Kelly S. Karen O. & Terre S. Janet B. & Kris B. Marian M. & Kelly S. Treasurer s Report April 2016 Worship A endance Date Kids Staff Adults Total 3 April April April April March 2016 Designated Funds Occasion/Cause Total District Loan Principal Reduc on $ Men s Group $0 Memorials $0 Cook Book $0 Maintenance Reserve $0 KidPack $50.00 Total: $ E Giving: If you would like to sign up for e giving (have your the/ dona on go directly from your bank account to the church s account on a weekly, bi monthly, or monthly basis) please see Janet Ohrt for a form. Date March 2016 Opera ng Accounts 3/1/16 $ /4/16 $ Weekly Receipts 3/6/16 $2, /07/16 $ /11/16 $ /13/16 $1, /15/16 $ /18/16 $ /21/16 $2, Treasurer's Report General Fund/Opera ng Account Month Beg. Bal. Receipts Disbursements Balance January $4, $15, $15, $4, February $4, $15, $17, $1, March $1, $11, $10, $1, YTD $4, $41, $43, $1, /25/16 $ /28/16 $ /30/16 $150.00