Lenten Worship Schedule

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1 PO Box 115 Bryant, SD PAID NONPROFIT U.S. POSTAGE BRYANT, SD PERMIT NO. 7 February 2018 Lenten Worship Schedule Ash Wednesday Service Our Redeemer Febr. 21 Grace Febr. 28 Bethlehem March 7 Good Hope March 14 Our Redeemer March 21 Grace Maundy Thursday, March 29 Bethlehem Good Friday, March 30 Our Redeemer Worship services begin at 7 pm

2 Parish Birthdays for February God bless you on your birthday! 1-Malorie Anderson, Ainsley Snyman 2-Cheryl Brekke, Jim Thoreson 3-Terry Fuller 5-Sharon Carstensen 6-Wanda Benson, Jim LaMont 7-Dean Steever, Jeff Terhark, Fidelia Rasmussen 8-Pamela Michaels, Holly Beutler 11-Lacey Giles 12-Cole Schulke 13-Danica Rose Altman Block, Scott Koistinen, Brady Ladwig 15-Virgil Jensen, Pastor Fred Rosin, Bradley Jacobson 16-Reed Tonak, Barb Valentine, Masyn Knock, Waylon Skelton 17-Austin Skelton 18-Margaret Grimm, Jayden Steen 19-Mikayla Prouty, Rob Fedt, Westin Steffensen 20-Jan Kulda, Tony Vandersnick, Christine Heki 21-Korbin Snow 22-Marlowe Lamb 23-Kristin Steffensen 25-Teresa Verdon, Tanner Fuller 26-Spencer Whittle, Claire Vandersnick, Charline Peterson Birthday corrections or additions? or call Read along with our Sunday Scriptures: GRACE LUTHERAN ANNUAL MEETING 2018 The Grace Lutheran Annual Meeting was held following Sunday service on January 21, President Doug LaMont called the meeting to order. Charlene read the minutes from the last Annual meeting. Lance moved to accept and Arrin second. Doug reviewed the Farm Account and General Fund for Shawn motioned and Margret second for approval. The 2017 Grace Lutheran Church Women Financial Report was given. Motion from Marlene Lamb and second by Shawn. The new 2018 Presidents will be: Melanie Schmidt and Sandra Giles. A Sunday School Report was given by Arrin and she stated that ages of 3-10 year old children were attending. They are trying to have the Sunday School perform every third Sunday with the Bell Choir. The new Budget for 2018 was reviewed by Doug. Margret motioned and Arrin second approval. Pastor Bryan spoke of a new lay person from the area to take on Pastoral duties as Pastor Keith retires in September. Pastor Bryan recommended that the position become two full time Pastors. A discussion followed this. Discussion on the parsonage was introduced. Explanation of moving that was still proceeding and the cleaning process to follow being paid by Pastor Keith. It was the general opinion of Grace Lutheran's Congregation to hold the property to see what the future needs of Parish are for the time being. Officers for 2018: President: Doug LaMont Vice President: Lane Wirtjes Secretary: Charlene Peterson Financial Secretary: Carrie LaMont Sunday School Superintendent: Arrin Wirtjes Treasurer: Arrin Wirtjes Property Committee: Lane Wirtjes and Bob Schmidt Auditing Committee: Kathy LaBay and Brenda Verdon Nominating Committee: Doug LaMont, Jim and Carrie LaMont Council Members: Melanie Schmidt and Dan Tonak Lane motion to adjourn and Margret second. Sunday, February 4 John 4:1-42 Sunday, February 11 John 9:1-41 Sunday, February 18 John 11:1-44 Sunday, February 25 John 13:1-17 Submitted by Charlene Peterson

3 Grace Serving Schedule for February Thank you! Ushers: Febr. 4 Char Loterbauer Febr. 11 Deb and Barb Bratland Febr. 18- Garrett & Brooklyn Schmidt Febr. 25 Doug and Shawn LaMont Acolyte: Febr. 4 Maysn Febr. 11 Braeden Febr. 18 Samantha Febr. 25 Maysn Church Cleaning: Laurie Knock and Desi Kretzschmar The GLCW will be collecting nonperishable food items for the Clark County Food Pantry during the months of January - March. Items can be placed in the container at the back of the church. Bible Study You re invited to a women s Bible study at Grace! Join us on Wednesday, Febr. 14 at 9:30am. Grace in Willow Lake 11:00am Worship 9:45am Sunday School The Bethlehem Lutheran Church council met on December 6 th with Pastor Bryan, Pastor Keith, Jennifer, Mark, Julayne, Terry, Julian and Chuck present. There was no secretary s report. Treasurer s report was given. Ending account balances as of 12/5/17 were; Local $29,833.56, Memorial $29,520.62, Building $6,608.42, Scholarship $3, Julayne made a motion to divide the Coffee Fellowship money between the Clark and Hamlin food pantries and St. Dysmas. Julian seconded. Motion passed. Julayne made a motion to give gifts to each of the pastors for $175.00, Dorothy $ and Kristin $ Terry seconded the motion. Motion passed. Julayne made a motion to gift some of the money we have set aside from Stan Bruha. $ to Listen God is Calling, $ to NeSoDak Shoreline Campaign, $ to Pine Ridge Retreat Center, and $ to Wotan. Julian seconded. Motion passed. Julian presented a change to the Cemetery bylaws. In Section XI B.4. it shall read Non-members buying lots, half lots or single graves shall pay therefore $ for one (1) grave or $ for a two (2) grave lots. This was a change from $250 and $500 respectively. In Section XI B.5. it shall read Family members who are non-members committed on a members lot as well as members be charged a burial fee of $ per committal (including urns). It was changed to committal instead of per grave. In Section XI C.11. it shall read All Memorial Day decorations will be removed by June 15. This was an addition. Julayne made a motion to accept these changes. Terry seconded. Motion passed. This will now be presented and voted upon at the annual meeting. Trustee s report was given by Julian. Tony s Electric fixed the lights in the basement, the light pole outside and the outside light over the steps. The basement door vents are done. Tony s Electric provided a quote to get electricity to the garage. Bethlehem in Vienna 8:30am Worship / 9:30am Sunday School & coffee fellowship

4 Deacon s report was given by Julayne. We are going to try the approach of assigning ushers and janitors. Another longer candle lighter was ordered. Pastor s report was given by both Pastor Keith and Pastor Bryan. There will be no morning worship on Christmas Eve only at 4:00 pm. On December 31 st Bethlehem will host the parish wide service at 9:45 am. Bethlehem Christmas program will be December 17 th with rolls to follow. There was some interest in doing God s Work Our Hands on a smaller scale a few times a year. If you have any ideas please contact one of the pastors. Pastor Keith will be retiring at the end of September Parish Council report was given by Chuck. Bethlehem s budget for 2018 will be $54, Jennifer made a motion to approve the Parish budget. Julian seconded. Motion approved. Our Redeemer WELCA will host a Noon Luncheon Thursday, February 15 at the church. All are welcome. A WELCA officers meeting will follow at 1:30 pm. The Trustees presented Bethlehem s budget for council approval with a 2018 total of $69, Chuck made a motion to approve Bethlehem s budget. Jennifer seconded. Motion approved. Julayne made a motion to give the Mission Outreach budgeted dollars to the youth traveling to the National Convention. $ was to defray their cost and $ to be given as an offering at the convention. Terry seconded. Motion passed. Old Business Bethlehem purchased a new copier/printer. The old one in the office no longer works and is owned by the Parish. Our Redeemer Quilters need more volunteers to help each Wednesday. Come and see what we do. We meet from 1-3 pm. New Business Jennifer made a motion to appoint Julian, Jody, Renae and Tammy to the Nominating Committee. Terry seconded. Motion passed. The trustees appointed Jane and Kyle to the Auditing Committee. The meeting was adjourned and closed with the Lord s Prayer. Thank you! February Worship Helpers at Our Redeemer Ushers: Gary Noem, Wayne Noem, Brad Jacobson, Mark Jensen (Erwin) Altar Guild: Ronda Laube Our Redeemer in Bryant 9:45am Worship 10:45am Sunday School

5 Community Youth Organization {CYO} BUY STOCK IN OUR YOUTH Some youth from our parish are traveling to Houston, TX for the 2018 ELCA National Youth Gathering. You can show your support by buying stock! Purchase a share in any amount and you will be invited to the Stockholders Breakfast on July 14, Be the first to hear their excitement and see the pictures and videos of their adventures! Contact one of the youth or adults going ask one of our pastors. Those traveling: Rob Chambers, Chuck Schuelke, Jody Peterson, Pastor Bryan, Trinity Peterson, Carter Chambers, Maggie Hovde, Samantha Schuelke, and Grace Peterson. Thank you Worship Helpers at Bethlehem Ushers: Feb. 4 Matt Vandersnick family 11 Brad Larson family and Lisa Virchow 18 Marc Lenz family 25 Justin Seivert family March 4 Stuart Lewno family 11 Corey Tellinghuisen family 18 Harold and Renae Singrey 25 Mel Terhark and Lorie Terhark April 1 Easter CYO 8 Art and Jane Fryslie 15 Mark Prouty family 22 Johnny Rider family 29 John and Julayne Thoreson May 6???? 13 Matt Vandersnick family 20 Merl and Tammy Hanson 27???? Chocolate Fest at NeSoDak All ages are invited to NeSoDak for an early Valentine's Celebration on February 2 &3, 2018! Come enjoy a three course meal including prime rib and a chocolate themed dessert buffet. Please arrive between 6:00-6:30pm with the meal served at 6:30pm. Tickets are $30 dollars and can be purchased by calling NeSoDak at (605) or ing Nesodak@losd.org NeSoDak's Spring Quilting: Come out to NeSoDak for Spring Quilting on March 1-4th! It will be an all-inclusive time of devotion, speaking with quilting vendors, plenty of time to quilt, join in fellowship and relaxation! Pricing varies on housing but can be more details and registration can be found at Call NeSoDak at or nesodak@losd.org with questions! NeSoDak's Our Common Thread: Our Common Thread will be held on March 22-25th! Join us for a weekend of fiber arts, fellowship, speaking with fiber arts vendors and enjoy amazing food! Pricing varies on housing but can be more details and registration can be found at Call NeSoDak at or nesodak@losd.org with questions! Acolytes: We encourage children within each family to acolyte on their family s Sunday and to volunteer when necessary when ushers may not be able to. Altar for Feb: Calley Lusk and Julayne Thoreson Good Hope WELC does not meet in February. Good Hope 9:45 am Worship on Febr. 11 and 25

6 2018 Bethlehem Annual meeting 1/21/18 Submitted by Julie Larson Meeting called to order by President Merl. Devotions were led by Pastor Keith Secretary s Report: Notes from the 2017 meeting were read by Julie and approved as printed. Treasurers report: Bethlehem financial report was given by Jennifer. Reviewed that 2017 expenses exceeded the yearly offering. Explained how memorial money was gifted and endowed last year. Deacons Report: Given by Julayne. Thanked the families that have signed up to usher so far this year. Cemetery Board Report: Treasurers report given by John. He explained that we will be endowing upcoming gifted memorial funds. -Julian presented a motion to change to the Cemetery bylaws that were previously approved by the council and cemetery board. In Section XI B.4. it shall read Non-members buying lots, half lots or single graves shall pay therefore $ for one (1) grave or $ for a two (2) grave lots. This was a change from $250 and $500 respectively. In Section XI B.5. it shall read Family members who are non-members committed on a members lot as well as members be charged a burial fee of $ per committal (including urns). It was changed to committal instead of per grave. In Section XI C.11. it shall read All Memorial Day decorations will be removed by June 15. This was an addition. Motion seconded by Kyle, motion passed. WELCA Report: Refer to WELCA annual report written by Kristin found in the annual meeting report book. Pastors Report: Pastor Keith reviewed Pastor Bryan s report. He also read his report and discussed his upcoming retirement. The congregation stood with a round of applause to thank Pastor Keith for his years with the Prairie Star Parish -Merl asked that if you are going to take a job on the church or parish councils please make a point of attending the meetings and being involved Budget: 2018 Bethlehem proposed budget of $69,950 was reviewed. A motion was made by Mark to approve, Julian seconded. Budget approved Jody motioned to approve the parish budget of $158, Motion was seconded by Jennifer. Budget approved Election of officers: The 2018 ballot of candidates was presented. A motion was made by Tammy to approve the 2018 ballot and seconded by Julian ballot approved. New Business: Cheryl brought up the possibility of having electricity connected in the church garage. Julian had already checked on getting an estimate to have electricity connected in the garage. Church council will review estimate and proceed. **Meeting closed with the Lord s Prayer Bethlehem Council Meeting Bethlehem will hold its first church council meeting for 2018 on Feb. 14, Ash Wednesday after the church service. We will meet at ORLC. Let s start the year with a full slate of members which include Mark Prouty, Julie Larson, Jennifer Tellinghuisen, Lee Fuller, Matt Vandersnick, Tony Vandersnick, Joel Singrey, Butch Brenden, Brad Larson, Kyle Peterson, Merl Hanson, Chuck Lusk, and Harold Singrey. Members of the Board of Education, the Worship Committee, the Cemetery Committee and WELCA officers are also encouraged to attend so that any concerns, suggestions, or ideas for energizing our church community can be discussed. Parish Council Report: Given by Merl. Synod Assembly delegates are needed once again The convention will be held 5/31-6/2 contact a pastor if interested.