Messiah Lutheran Church. Pastor s Message

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1 January 2017 Messiah Lutheran Church And the word became flesh, and lived among us, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Pastor s Message Inside this issue: Messiah Message/ 1 What s Happening 2 LWML News 2 Birthday/Anniversary 3 New Officers 3 Church Calendar 4 Serving in Worship 5 Noble Men 6 CIA 7 Dillons 8 Pastor Mallardi: Church Office: Cong. President: Paul Parish Life Chair: Hello All, Welcome to 2017! This year is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. In recognition of this we will be focusing on certain aspects of the Reformation this year. In our church services throughout this year, at the early service, we will be learning some of the hymns that Dr. Martin Luther wrote. Sure we all know A Mighty Fortress is our God but did you know that Dr. Luther wrote 37 hymns of which 9 are in our hymnal? Over the course of this year we will learn all nine of them! At every early service, the first hymn that we will sing will be one composed by Dr. Luther himself. Also this year, I will be using this newsletter article to look at different aspects of the reformation. So, as 2017 moves on and today becomes yesterday, I pray that we all learn something of and from the reformation and our foundation as Lutherans. Knowing that our Church is firmly established on the person and work of Christ alone, we will focus upon Him and His grace for us. As our church mission statement states, Christ Centered, Family Strong, Mission Minded, we are ever focused upon Jesus. May the Lord bless you in this New Year. Pastor Mallardi Office Secretary: Carrie Malusky

2 2 Happenings... Hays Area MOPS A Ministry of Messiah Lutheran Church We had a wonderful December with MOPS activities! We had an awesome time at the Frost Fest Parade and passed out over 600 fliers for MOPS and Messiah! Then, we had a terrific meeting on Dec. 10th with waffles, Christmas socks and a yarn activity that really helped each mom reflect on their 2016 year and relate to other mom s joys and struggles. What a true gift other mom s encouragement is! We will have our next MOPS meeting the second Saturday of January, the 14th. From 9:30 to 11:30 am. We will have a special guest speaker form the Hays Rec Center who will be focusing on nutrition and taking care of our physical bodies. Then, Thursday January 26th we will have a playdate at McDonalds playland from 10:30 noon. Also plan now for Family Fun Bowling on Saturday, February 25th from 3:30 to 5:30. Fee is $6.00 per person and includes shoes and 2 games each!! We are going to start offering the newsletter by starting in February. If you would like to receive it by , please let the office know. If not, you will continue to get it by regular mail. You can call the office or send your most current address to messiahsec@ruraltel.net. College Bible Study Classes Sunday Morning college bible study will start again Jan. 29th at 10 am at Messiah. FHSU College Bible Study on campus will be held on Wednesdays starting February 1st in the Calvary Room in the Student Union at 2pm. Thank You Thrivent and the Evangelism Committee for sending care packages for finals week to our college students! There will be an Audio Visual Presentation between services on Sunday, January 15th in the courtyard. LWML will meet on January 9, 2017 At 7:00 pm in the Courtyard. Darlene Pearson will be the hostess and will also present the devotions. The program will be Paul Phillips showing slides on Greece.

3 3 Elle Dreiling 1-1 Keith Dryden 1-1 Donna Maier 1-1 Shane Gregg 1-3 Don Benjamin 1-4 Tricia Taylor 1-4 Paul 1-5 David Bose 1-8 Macie Chretien 1-11 Casen Hardman 1-11 Jill Brantley 1-12 Mikhail Brown 1-12 Janet Ottaway 1-12 Leo Knoll 1-14 Darlene Schlegel 1-17 January Celebrations! Happy Birthday!! Preston Maier 1-19 Matt Brooks 1-20 Lee Oelkers 1-20 Gary Brown 1-21 Carrie Malusky 1-21 Michael Wittman 1-23 Jaxon Alvarez 1-23 Paul Phillips 1-25 Mary Shepker 1-26 Tammy Zadina 1-26 Rachel Taylor 1-27 Tom Staab 1-28 Debbie Oelkers 1-31 Happy Anniversary! Martin Iva Maier 1-17 Tom Juanita Zerfas 1-21 Rick Mary Shepker 1-26 Jim Peggy Hart 1-28 Installation of New Officers We will install our new officers on January 8, The Officers are listed below: Paul President Mike Maier Vice President Tina Secretary Sandi Maier Financial Secretary Stacey Stults Treasurer Parish Life James Feyerherm Stewardship Tara Marshall Evangelism Rhiannon Maier Education Gary Wegele Property Matt Lyon Endowment Keith Harmoney Youth Parish Life Matt Brooks Louise Reese Ila Hulett Ed Malusky Flower Chart The 2017 Flower Chart is now posted in the Narthex. If you would like to purchase flowers, please fill out your name and deposit your money in the box below the chart, or you can put your money in the offering. Please designate your giving for altar flowers The cost is $25.

4 4 PRAY FOR PEACE IN THIS BROKEN WORLD!!!! JANUARY 2017 LUTHERAN HOUR 7:30AM Sundays 99.5 FM Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 New Years Eve Service 9:30 am No Sunday School 2 Office Closed 3 6:30 pm Parish Life Meeting 4 5:00 pm Midweek 7:30 Noble Men 8:10 pm Praise Practice Inst. of Officers Worship Service 8:30 am Education Hour 9:30 am Morning Song 11:00 am 9 7:00 pm LWML 10 8:30 am Ladies Bible Study 6:30 pm BOD meeting 11 5:00 pm Midweek 7:30 Noble Men 8:10 pm Praise Practice MOPS Meeting 9:30 am 15 Communion Service 8:30 am AV System Presentation 9:30 no adult Bible Study Morning Song 11:00 am :30 pm MAT meeting 18 5:00 pm Midweek 7:30 Noble Men 8:10 pm Praise Practice ONE SERVICE 9:30 am Congregational Meeting followed by a Potluck 6:30 pm BOE meeting 5:00 pm Midweek 7:30 Noble Men 8:10 pm Praise Practice CIA Confirmation Retreat CIA Confirmation Retreat 29 Communion Service 8:30 am Education Hour 9:30 am Morning Song 11:00 am 30 31

5 5 SERVING IN WORSHIP FOR JANUARY 2017 Date Parish Life Altar Guild Ushers Organist Acolyte Greeters :30 Donna Maskus Sharon Leikam Steve Reed Sylvia Bixenman Alicia Feyerherm Paul Tina :30 Errol Wuertz 11:00 Louise Reese Donna Maskus Sharon Leikam Kim Thomason Steve Reed Curtis Sander Avery Harmoney Paul Tina :30 Assistant Ed Malusky 11:00 Matt Brooks Donna Maskus Sharon Leikam Kim Thomason Steve Reed Curtis Sander Preston Maier Paul Tina :30 Ed Malusky Assistant Ila Hulett Donna Maskus Sharon Leikam Steve Reed Sylvia Bixenman Jackson Reed Paul Tina CONGREGATIONAL UPDATE 8:30 Ila Hulett Average Sunday Worship Donna for Maskus Steve Reed Sylvia Lauren Assistant last month: 8:30 AM : 98 11:00 AM : 41 Total : 139 Sharon Leikam Bixenman Malusky Paul Tina Kim Thomason 11:00 Sherry Dryden

6 6 THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! The Children s Christmas Program was Sunday, December 18th and they did a marvelous job! Thank you to all the children, teachers and parents that helped us prepare for the program; your hard work paid off! A special Thank you to Brooke Deines, Erryn Austin, and Gloria Blackwell! Noble Men of Messiah Prov. 27:17 Iron sharpens Iron, so one man sharpens another. Vision: By God s grace we seek to build men of strength and character in service of God s Kingdom. Motto: Noble Men, Family Strong The Noble Men met on Friday, Dec. 9th for supper at Gella's Diner LB Brewery for their monthly social gathering. Besides sharing a great meal and a great brew the Noble Men had a quick business meeting. It was discussed during this time to share an annual calendar of events as well as ideas for future service projects. It was decided that the Noble Men, beginning after the first of the year, will meet weekly for a morning coffee at Breathe Café on South Main St. During morning coffee we will discuss the Readings for the upcoming Sunday morning services. Here are the events planned for January 2017: Coffee will be on Fridays weekly at 7:00 am starting January 6 th at Breathe Café Bible Study on Wednesdays weekly at 7:30 pm in the Upper Room at Messiah Lutheran Church. Bible Study will resume on January 4 with Pastor Mallardi continuing our discussion on the Lutheran Liturgy and January 11 th during Bible Study we will watch a film called Intersection of Church and State. Soup Supper January 6 th starting at 6:30 pm. Bring your favorite soup to share. For more information contact Ed Malusky , Gabe Hardman or James Feyerherm We are on Facebook just search Noble Men of Messiah!

7 7 Congregational Meeting Our next Congregational Meeting will be held on January 22, There will be ONE service, beginning at 9:30 am. We will be voting on the 2016 budget at this meeting. A potluck dinner will follow the meeting. Please plan to attend this meeting! CIA Christians In Action The middle school CIA group had a Christmas Party on Wed. December 21st. We started off the evening with Christmas caroling to Via Christi, Brookdale, and Cedar View. The group then returned to the church for a soup supper and some rowdy games along with an ugly Christmas Sweater contest. Congratulations to Brayden Brown for the 1st place winner of the Ugly Sweater Contest! Also in December, we had a Christmas wreath fundraiser where we were able to raise $1000 for our group!! Adult New Members Class Adult New Members Classes will be starting February 2 nd and will run through March 9th meeting a total of 7 times on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm. The classes will cover topics like the theology of church service, the 10 Commandments, the Apostles Creed, the Lord s Prayer, Baptism, and Communion. New Member Sunday will be March 12th! NAMI FREE Family to Family class, Thursdays, 6:30-9:00pm, Jan. 12 Mar. 30, The Center for Life Experiences, 2900 Hall St., Hays. Taught by two trained family members to families dealing with mental illness. This class addresses anxiety, depression, bipolar, PTSD, compulsive disorders, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, the brain, medications, problem solving skills, communication skills, self-care, boundary issues, and so much more. Call to preregister. Class is limited to 25. Thank You to everyone who bought Christmas Wreaths and to all of you that have helped support the CIA group this year!! Coming Up Confirmation Retreat January 27-28th We will meet at 5:00 pm (location to be determined) and drive together to the Rexford Conference Center Friday the 27 th. We will return to the church about 4:00 on Saturday afternoon. The cost is $45. All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade confirmation students are encouraged to come. Registration forms will be sent home soon and can be returned to any CIA leader. We will need one female and one male adult chaperone to drive down with the kids. Please talk to Krista if you would be willing to chaperone.

8 Messiah Lutheran Church 2000 Main Hays, Kansas Phone: Fax: Non-Profit Organization US Postage Paid Permit #38 Hays, Kansas Change Service Requested January 2017 Dillon s Community Rewards Program Dillon's is again allocating $2 million to assist schools and non-profit organizations. All it takes is for you to enroll and attach your Plus Shoppers Card to our Messiah Lutheran account. 1. Sign in to your online account, or create a new account if you don t have one. 2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to Community Rewards. 3. Click on Enroll Now. 4. Find and select our organization using the church name. If you are already participating, you don t have to re-enroll this year. Your card will continue to be attached to Messiah s account unless you go in and change it! Community Rewards in Through the end of Sept. (the 3rd quarter) Messiah has received $ from Dillon s Community Rewards Program. That is an average of almost $200 per month or $580 per quarter. 53 households are participating. If you have any questions or need help signing up, contact Pat Phillips or the Church Office.