Gathered to Grow, Sent to Serve Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 April 2013 A publication of Hosanna Lutheran Church Rochester, Minnesota You re invited to a Sending Service for Intern Pastor Lisa Kipp Sunday, April 28 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. A reception will be held in her honor during the coffee hour. A light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. and a program will be presented. All are welcome to celebrate the completion of Lisa s internship and wish her God s blessings for her future! Sunday, April 21 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Come and feel the energy of our youth as they share their faith in story and song. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Youth News Discipleship Ministries Fellowship Ministries Music Ministries Outreach Ministries Worship Ministries Council Page President s Message Pastor Meiers Page 2 3-4 4-5 5 6-7 8 9 10 11
Page 2 Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 Youth News gathered to grow Parents: School: School Activities: Hosanna Activities: Outside interests: YOUTH PROFILE Meet Mason Nordman Bob & Lisa Nordman Lourdes High School Senior Marching band, soccer, jazz band, winter drumline, concert band Exodus, Grace Worship Team, Youth Sent to Serve Percussion CINNAMON ROLL SUNDAY April 14 The Hosanna youth will have their Roll Over Malaria cinnamon roll sales on Sunday, April 14. $1.00 will buy you a cinnamon roll and the proceeds will go toward the ELCA Malaria Campaign. Hosanna s youth have donated over $1,000 to the campaign based on their sales. BULLYING WITHIN OUR MIDST April 14 On Sunday, April 14 from 2:00 5:00 p.m., St. John s Lutheran Church in Kasson is hosting a workshop about bullying in our society. This three hour workshop will cover topics pertaining to bullying and how parents and youth can be a voice of change. Hosanna is registered as a congregation so this event is free. Please contact Barb Schepp at schepp@charter.net if you would like to attend. PEER MINISTRY Hosanna s first Peer Ministry training program is coming to an end. Seven Hosanna youth have participated in over 40 hours of training and will be commissioned on Sunday, April 21. The following youth have completed the Peer Ministry training: Hayden Ashworth Kristina Johnson Ethan Kub Kaitlyn Maidl Lauren Rupprecht Eric Schepp Alicia Wildfeuer Keep these youth in your prayers as they are commissioned. Another Peer Ministry training session will be offered this fall. Watch for more information about when to sign up. YOUTH SERVICE April 21 Hosanna s youth will lead worship on Sunday, April 21 at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. This is an opportunity to share their faith and talents with the congregation. There will be a practice session on Saturday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m. YOUTH PRAYER LUNCH April 20 In March the Youth Team hosted a prayer breakfast and in April they will be hosting a prayer lunch. It will begin after the youth service practice on April 20 and will continue our study of prayer. YOUTH SUMMER TRIP MEETING April 21 There will be a short meeting on Sunday April 21 at 11:30 a.m for the youth summer trip to the Sonshine Festival in Wilmar, MN. This Christian music festival is a four day event that provides many opportunities to hear established and up and coming Christian bands. Travel plans and housing will be discussed. We are also looking for adults who would be interested in chaperoning. Please contact one of Hosanna s Youth Team members with questions about any youth activity. Mike Woltman, Terri Ashworth, Laurie Maidl, Dan Wildfeuer and Barb Schepp.
Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 Page 3 Discipleship Ministries gathered to grow RUMMAGE SALE THANK YOU On behalf of the youth, we want to thank all of you for your generosity in donating items and money towards the rummage sale. Over $1,200 was raised. The funds will be used to support the youth ministry of the church. A special thank you to those who helped set up, work, and clean up! We couldn t have done it without your help! CLEAN AND PAINT THE YOUTH ROOM April 13 Save the date! Hosanna s youth room needs some TLC and we need your help. On Saturday, April 13 from 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. we will paint, move furniture and do some deep cleaning. Treats will be provided for all who help! SMALL GROUP STUDY OPPORTUNITIES WEEKLY STUDIES APRIL ADULT FORUMS Sundays at 9:15 a.m. April 7 25th Anniversary of the ELCA Throughout 2013 we will celebrate the 25th anniversary by emphasizing one ministry of the ELCA each month. This month we will learn more about the 8 seminaries we support which train leaders for our church. April 14 Hunger Mission Trip Intern Pastor Lisa Kipp will lead a group from Hosanna on a hunger mission trip to the Chicago area the first week of April. They will share their experiences during the adult forum. April 21 Peer Ministry Hosanna has begun a new ministry for our youth. Peer Ministry is a program which equips young people to assume leadership roles with their peers. Come and learn more about this new and exciting ministry. April 28 Reception for Lisa Kipp This Sunday marks the conclusion of Lisa Kipp s internship with us. We ll have a reception for her with coffee and donuts between services. TWICE A MONTH STUDIES HANNAH BIBLE STUDY * Wednesday, April 10 & 24 from 1:00 2:30 p.m. * Intersections, Managing Stress: Seeking Serenity for the Soul by Frank Janzow * Contact: Lisa Nordman lnordman@charter.net MEN S BIBLE STUDY BREAKFAST * Friday, April 12 & 26 from 6:30 7:30 a.m. * A variety of ongoing Bible studies * Contact: Paul Anderson barbpaul@charter.net LITTLE LAMBS Parents and Pre-Sunday School Children * Sunday, April 7 & 21 at 9:15 a.m. * Share fellowship & learning with parents of children younger than Sunday School * Contact: Jana Chadwick rchadwic@yahoo.com The Little Lambs parent group updated Hosanna s nursery. They painted walls, cleaned and sorted through toys and bought new furniture. Carol Strand painted the beautiful mural on the walls and Tina Sass finished the project with lettering. Stop in and check it out!
Page 4 Discipleship and Fellowship Ministries Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 gathered to grow sent to serve MONTHLY STUDIES WOMEN S MORNING BIBLE STUDY * Thursday, April 4 10:00 a.m. * Gather for Faith in Action magazine * Contact: Joanne Larsen sewlikeme@msn.com CIRCLE OF MOM S BIBLE STUDY * Tuesday, April 9 9:30 a.m. * Gather for Faith in Action magazine * Contact: Amy Johnson johnson_amym@hotmail.com THURSDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY * Thursday, April 11 6:30 p.m. * Real Women, Real Faith: Life Changing Stories from the Bible for Women Today by Sherry Harney * Contact: Barb Anderson secretary@hosannalutheran.org BOOK DISCUSSION April 20 All are welcome to join the book discussion group. Discussions are held at 9:00 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month. Coffee is on and the participants take turns bring treats. Contact the office, 285-0092, with questions. The book to be discussed in April is The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons. Spring 1938 is no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen -year-old Elise Landau is forced to leave her glittering life of parties and champagne to become a parlor maid in England. She arrives at Tyneford, the great house on the bay, where servants polish silver and serve drinks on the lawn. But war is coming, and the world is changing. When the master of Tyneford's young son, Kit, returns home, he and Elise strike up an unlikely friendship that will transform Tyneford and Elise forever. The book scheduled for May 18 is Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White by Adam Hamilton. FROM FELLOWSHIP ADVOCATE RACHEL GRAY Lisa Kipp's last Sunday at Hosanna is April 28. We are celebrating her internship with coffee and donuts between services, and a light lunch followed by a short program after the 10:30 a.m. service. I m putting together a slideshow of Lisa s time here. If you have pictures you'd like to share, e-mail them to me. We hope to see you there! Rachel Gray fellowship@hosannalutheran.org EMPTY NEST SITTER SERVICE Friday, April 12 6:00 10:00 p.m. Sign up for the Empty Nest Sitter Service. It s a wonderful, intergenerational ministry for both kids and sitters. Adults with an empty nest or older children, or even teens, watch the children of Hosanna s young families so they can have a night out once a month during the school year. There is no cost for the service. Fill out a registration form found at the Welcome Center and place it in the basket provided. Contact Paul Anderson, 282-7213, or barbpaul@charter.net, with questions. HILLTOPPERS April 9 at Noon All members and friends who are retired or over 55 are invited to a monthly lunch and program on the second Tuesday of each month at noon during the school year. The lunch is made by Ron Machachek and the program is planned by Pastor Meiers and the staff. Please call the office, 285-0092, if you need a ride.
Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 Page 5 Fellowship and Music Ministries gathered to grow CO-ED VOLLEYBALL April 11 Please join the Hosanna women s volleyball team for co-ed volleyball on April 11 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the National Volleyball Center at Century High School (2525 Viola Rd NE). Afterwards we ll stop at Baker s Square North for pie! Men, women, and youth (ages 12 and up) are invited to play. The cost is $4.00 per person for volleyball. Please bring dry tennis shoes and a bottle of water. Please sign up at the Welcome Center. I hope to see you on the court! Jane Johnson, kgjjej@charter.net or 507-2528287. SCRAPBOOKING/CARD MAKING April 26 & 27 The next scrapbooking/card making weekend is Friday, April 26, from 5:00 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 27 from 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. You re welcome anytime during those two days. Bring friends! Feel free to bring a snack to share. Sign up at the Welcome Center. Contact Kelly Gangelhoff at 280-9034 or kellyg@smmpa.org. THE PRODUCERS April 28 The Rochester Civic Theatre is presenting the world renowned musical, The Producers throughout the month of April. Hosanna has obtained a number of tickets for the April 28, 2:00 p.m. performance. This musical, with music by Mel Brooks, was the winner of a record twelve Tony Awards. It s hilarious and fun! The cost per ticket is $25.00. Following the performance, we ve made 5:00 p.m. reservations for dinner at Victoria s Italian Restaurant just a few blocks from the theatre. Dinner is optional. Sign up at the Welcome Center to join in this great fellowship activity! Please contact Paul Anderson at barbpaul@charter.net or 282-7213 with questions. APRIL MUSIC SCHEDULE April 14 April 21 April 28 Grace Team Exodus King s Ringers Youth Senior Choir 3 yr olds Grade 6 THANK YOU! Table for Five Thousand! Cast Thank you to the cast and crew of this year s musical, Table for Five Thousand!, for sharing the amazing story of Jesus feeding people s bodies and souls. Jesus said, I am the bread of life. Anyone who comes to me will never go hungry! Hosanna s congregation and the residents at Samaritan Bethany were fed with God s amazing love. Your presentation was a reminder to all of us that through God, small things done with great love, can change the world. Thanks for changing our world. Directors Nancy Wales and Roxanne Darnell Table for Five Thousand Pictures
Page 6 Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 Outreach Ministries FROM OUTREACH ADVOCATE BARB ANDERSON Hosanna is such a generous congregation! During Minnesota Food Share Month in March we reached all the goals we set! We donated over $2,500 to the Channel One Virtual Fund Drive (the exact amount won t come in until the first week in April). We brought in 150 bags of groceries. We brought in 118 cans of soup during our Lenten soup suppers. In addition, more than $1,000 was donated as a free will offering during the soup suppers. That money is being divided between Hosanna s ELCA scholarship fund, the Women s Shelter, Interfaith Hospitality Network and ELCA Good Gifts to match our hunger themes during Lent. Finally, we bought 31 baby chicks through our Buck-a-Chick drive during Lent. Since we reached the goals that were set, Pastor Meiers will be shaving off his mustache and Lisa Kipp will have red stripes in her hair this month! We accomplished a lot and had fun doing it! Thank you to everyone who participated in the March Food Share Drive. What a blessing you ve brought to those who are hungry in our community! April brings the outdoor ministries at Hosanna. See the articles about Adopt-a-Highway and the Community Garden on this page for how to get involved. There s something for everyone at Hosanna! Have a blessed spring, now that it s finally here! Barb Anderson outreach@hosannalutheran.org COMMUNITY GARDEN PLOT Watch for more information coming in bulletins about how to help with spring planting. The snow has to go first!...sent to serve HUNGER MISSION TRIP TO CHICAGO April 3-7 The church is leaving the building! On Wednesday, April 3, nineteen Hosanna adults and youth will be heading to the Chicago area to take part in an intergenerational mission trip. They will assemble mobile food packs, work in food shelves, prepare and serve meals, and learn about a variety of ways that people in the Chicago area are feeding those who are hungry. The team looks forward to sharing their stories during worship and the Adult Forum on Sunday, April 14. Please keep this group in your prayers as they are sent to serve: Barb & Paul Anderson, Diane Click, Karl & Mary Dirksen, James, Julie, Rachel & Ashley Edvenson, Darci Fenske, Keith, Jane & Kristina Johnson, Lisa Kipp, Kristi Pesch, Nan Peters, Donna Rasmussen, Lauren Rupprecht, and Alicia Wildfeuer. PRAYER SHAWLS April 8 at 6:30 p.m./april26 at 1:00 p.m. All are welcome to join in this caring ministry that meets twice a month. Contact Carolyn Dahl at crdahl25@charter.net to learn how to get started. HOSANNA QUILTERS April 25 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. If you would like to help make quilts to warm people in need, please come to the monthly quilters day on the 4th Thursday of the month from 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Contact Joanne Larsen at 288-3047 or sewlikeme@msn.com. The start of Hosanna s highway cleanup season begins on April 20 at 9:00 a.m. on Hosanna s section of Highway 52 east of Apache mall. Join in the great physical activity! Meet at the Apache Mall south parking lot. It only takes an hour or two. We ll go to Baker s Square for breakfast afterwards. There s a signup sheet at the Welcome Center or you may contact Paul Anderson at 2827213 or barbpaul@charter.net.
Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 Page 7 Outreach Ministries...sent to serve VOLUNTEERING AT CHANNEL ONE On March 11, seven youth and three adults helped repackage food items at Channel One. Thank you to the following: Sharon Chen, Shavonne Chen, Kristina Johnson, Kaitlyn Maidl, Lauren Rupprecht, Marissa Wales, Alicia Wildfeuer, Keith and Jane Johnson, and Rich Wales. PLANNING MEETING IDEAS NEEDED MAY 5 The Youth Sent to Serve Team is youth-led. That means that we need lots of ideas from youth! Youth (in Grades 5 12), are invited to send in your ideas for a theme for this year (i.e. hunger, health, environment) and/or ideas for community service projects. How would you like to help this year? We want to hear from you! This is our team! Please e-mail your ideas to Kristina Johnson at youthsenttoserve@gmail.com. If you are free on May 5, from 11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m., please consider attending our next planning meeting. All youth in Grades 5 12 are invited to attend. We ll meet in the conference room. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Kristina Johnson by May 4 - youthsenttoserve@gmail.com or 507-226-3299. SAVING THE WORLD ONE MEAL AT A TIME Article in LivingLutheran.com From March 30 April 5, look for an article about Hosanna s Youth Sent to Serve Team on the LivingLutheran.com home page. After April 5, the article can be found in the Stories section at www.livinglutheran.com. LIFE LINE SCREENING May 1 Hosanna will again be hosting the Life Line Screening program in our building. They were also here last year in May. Members may sign up to participate and if they do, Hosanna will receive a $10 donation per registration. Flyers explaining the program are included in the newsletter. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR DAY A Day to Unite for the Common Good May 4 On May 4, young and old will unite in a day of service to love our neighbors in Rochester. The event, sponsored by Rochester ELCA churches, aims to bring people together to create connections and strengthen the community. The idea began when a group of area pastors started talking about how we could be the church in ways that were meaningful to those who weren t a part of a church. The team working on this project hopes that this event gives people a positive experience of Christians and the church as a whole. The day will focus on four areas: children and youth, senior adults, parks and environment, and construction and maintenance. All ages are invited to participate and any one, whether a part of the church or not, is welcome to participate. The planning team has also reached out to University of Minnesota-Rochester and Rochester Community and Technical College. We have also partnered with the United Way of Olmsted County to recruit volunteers. Our goal is to have at least 500 people serving on May 4! You can learn more at the event s facebook page: http://tinyurl.com/ lyndroch. You can register to serve at the United Way s Volunteer Central website: volunteer.truist.com/ olmsted/loveyourneighborday. Pre-registration is preferred, but service sites will be available for same day registrants. For questions, email loveyourneighborday@gmail.com.
Page 8 Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 Worship Ministries APRIL WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sundays at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. April 7 Liturgy: ELW Setting 8/Communion Theme: Jesus Appears to His Disciples Text: John 20:19-31 April 14 Hunger Mission Trip Stories Liturgy: Service of Word & Song/Grace Team Theme: Jesus Feeds the Disciples Text: John 21:1-19 April 21 Youth Service and Peer Ministry Commissioning Liturgy: ELW Setting 8/Communion Theme: Jesus Tells Us to Feed His Sheep Text: John 10:22-30 April 28 Sending Service for Lisa Kipp Liturgy: Service of the Word ELW Setting 8 Theme: Jesus Commands Us to Love One Another Text: John 13:31-35 More Musical Pictures gathered to grow
Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 Page 9 gathered to grow sent to serve Council Page COUNCIL SUMMARY March 12, 2013 The 402nd Council meeting was called to order by President Noel Sederstrom at 7:00 pm, March 12, 2013. In attendance were: Noel Sederstrom, Keith Johnson, Lisa Nordman, Alice Kub, Paul Anderson, Karla Weis, Barb Anderson, Chris Johnson, Dave Wall and Pastor Meiers. Also present were Becky Grant and Jolene Olson. Pastor Meiers led a devotion from Leading on Purpose. The Council Minutes from February (with corrections) were approved. The Pastor s Report from February was approved. The Financial Reports from February were approved. Becky Grant came as a representative from the Memorial Garden Team and gave a presentation. There are currently eleven members on the team which was established in early 2000 to maintain and care for the plants in Hosanna s Memorial Garden. They meet weekly to plant, weed, deadhead, mulch and fertilize as well as take care of the lawn for the immediate area. One of the challenges is the misconception of the role of the Memorial Garden Team, which is plant care versus the mission and oversight of the Memorial Garden structure. We talked about how more awareness is needed on the policies and procedures so the congregation has more knowledge regarding the Memorial Garden. There are many opportunities for new members to check out this important ministry. Thank you for all the work that this team has done. Jolene Olson came as a representative from the Sunday School Team. The curriculum being used this year, Spark, has had positive feedback. It is lectionary based so follows the church sermons and it seems to be a good fit for our congregation. Vacation Bible School will be held the week of June 17, 2013 and the curriculum has already been picked out. They are also working on the end of year carnival. Thank you to everyone on this team as it is a very important ministry for Hosanna. Noel Sederstrom gave a Business and Finance update. Things are looking good and financially we should be fine through September. There will also be additional money from the Head Start program that is not in the budget as they will be using more space and staying longer. More children will be at Hosanna and they will also be staying into November. Keith Johnson is responsible for stewardship and is working with Larry Iverson on what a year round program would look like. He is hoping to take more of a holistic approach and include different areas of stewardship such as time, talent and treasures. He will give a full report at the next council meeting. Council Advocates had time to make comments regarding their reports. Chris Johnson has been upgrading the internet and is looking at a better web hosting solution. Barb Anderson said the church will be purchasing a new camera. Noel Sederstrom talked about being able to use our web-site to stream live and archive the church services. More research will need to be done on that topic. Pastor Meiers discussed the staffing vision for Hosanna. The personnel committee has been and will continue to meet with the different groups affected to identify needs and see how things are going. Pastor Meiers said it will be important to make sure that the staff added will be able to accommodate a broad number of ministries including youth, education and pastoral duties. The budgeting cycle is when decisions need to be made so it s important to have this done by October. We will really see the impact this fall when all the programming happens and Lisa Kipp is gone. Carol Strand will be helping out ten hours a week and that could be used to help fill in some of the needs for confirmation and worship planning. The discussion of staffing will be an agenda item for April. It will be important to keep the personnel committee updated on our thoughts and have them attend council meetings since they will be helping to make a recommendation. Barb Anderson has received positive feedback on the new Hosanna web-site. It is wonderful and a big improvement. Thank you to everyone that helped with this. The meeting adjourned at 9:25pm. Respectfully submitted, Lisa Nordman councilsecretary@hosannalutheran.org
Page 10 President s Message Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 Ever since it was first created, I was haunted by the Blue Tree. I found myself drawn to it, on the northeast lawn of Saint Marys Hospital placed there in honor of Officer Shawn Schneider, shot in the line of duty. When my mom and dad came to visit us that Christmas, I had to show it to them, and I could barely manage to tell them the story behind it without choking up and crying. Imagine my shock a couple of months ago, when looking for historical notes about Hosanna as I was trying to organize our church council retreat. Barb Anderson had thrust the church s 25th anniversary booklet in my hands and it was chockfull of old photos. And there was the picture of Pastor Reinschmidt baptizing Shawn Schneider. I had no idea Shawn was brought into God s family at Hosanna, the first baptism those many years ago. I knew Gary and Sandy Scheuneman were Shawn s aunt and uncle. I found that out a few days after he was shot in Lake City, a police officer just doing his job, trying to rescue a young woman who had asked her mom to call 911 for help. She couldn t get away from a man with a gun, her ex-boyfriend. So Officer Schneider responded and was ambushed while trying to respond to the call. What courage. The Blue Tree was put up while the vigil for him at Saint Marys went on, everyone praying for him to make it. Time has passed since he was buried at Lake City with all the honors the law enforcement community could muster. But even time cannot take away the brutality of what happened, the shock over losing him, the ache for his family. Now we honor his courage at a memorial bearing his name Sandy says this has happened on Lake City s waterfront and it is worth seeking out. There s a bench there to enjoy the awesome beauty of Lake Pepin in the summertime and remember. There s also a bench on Hosanna s east side lawn, where you can sit and remember people you love. It s at our Memorial Garden. For many years Sandy has been helping take care of this beautiful place. The ashes of three of our members are scattered at the Memorial Garden, and we have promised to keep this place for their families. Gary and Sandy are so much a part of our Hosanna spirit with those smiles that will melt a wintry snow bank. They bring a joy to our Hosanna family! Shawn most likely had an inkling that he was walking into danger. Police officers know that domestic disputes are among the most deadly kinds of calls. Just think of Jesus absolutely knowing what he was facing before he was seized and put on trial, and mocked, and tortured, and then left to die. Thank God that our Lord s triumph over death changes everything! We are baptized into his life, his death, his resurrection, and the life to come. Life in all The Scheuneman Family its fullness we can face it all with courage and joy. Peace, Noel Sederstrom Gary and Sandy are both from Elgin; they grew up together. We ve been a couple since age 16, says Sandy. In a small town, you do everything together, and everybody is friends. Now they re both retired; Gary after working for a medical and industrial welding and gas company, Sandy working in a variety of settings in nursing, at a Montessori School and in the end retail sales. Their son Chad and daughter Kelly are both married and they are blessed with eight grandchildren. We weren t charter members of Hosanna, but the next thing to it, says Sandy. It has a small family feel. We each came from a small congregation, an intimate setting the people of Hosanna are our family now.
Herald Volume 34 Issue 4 Page 11 Pastor Meiers Page Dear Members and Friends of Hosanna, How quickly two years have passed! Lisa Kipp began her internship with us on September 1, 2011. She will complete her tenure at Hosanna on April 30 having served half time for the past two years as our Intern Pastor. In May, 2013, Lisa will also complete her theological education at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Lisa has been enrolled in Luther Seminary s Distributive Learning Program which has enabled her to pursue her call to the ministry while continuing to work, raise her family and participate in course work over the past seven years. She will graduate on May 19, 2013 with a Master of Divinity Degree from Luther Seminary. Having completed her formal education, Lisa will now be eligible for call as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She will meet with the candidacy committee of our Southeastern Minnesota Synod and her approval committee at the seminary as she seeks a call to serve as a pastor of a congregation in the ELCA. It has been my privilege to have served as Lisa s supervising pastor and Hosanna s ministry has greatly benefited from her leadership. Lisa s deep commitment to the Christian faith, her creativity in planning and leading worship and education, her genuine concern for the welfare of others and her bright presence in our community of faith will be deeply missed. Lisa will preach her final sermon at the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. worship services on Sunday, April 28. A reception in her honor will be held between services and a lunch and program will follow the second service. Please plan to attend as we thank Lisa for her faithful service to Hosanna and wish her God s blessing as she completes her theological education and seeks a call to serve as an ordained pastor in the ELCA. Thank you, Lisa, for your time with us. God bless and guide you and your family in the path he would have you take. Yours in Christ, Pastor Bill Meiers TREASURER & FINANCIAL SECRETARY REPORT Budget/Contributions Comparison Receipts/Expenditures Comparison Account Balances - February 2013 Respectfully submitted, General 2013 Feb YTD Budget 33,283 66,566 Contributions 35,005 83,614 Difference 1,722 17,048 2012 25,292 63,005 Difference 12/13 9,713 20,609 Capital Appeal 2,260 2,846 General Capital YTD Appeal Receipts 83,614 141,643 Expenditures 55,192 139,383 Difference 28,422 2,261 Account Name Balance General 33,622 General Reserve 5,004 Designated Gifts 19,946 Endowment 41,370 Mortgage 496,692 Paul Anderson, Financial Secretary
Hosanna Lutheran Church 2815 57th St. NW Rochester, MN 55901 (507) 285-0092 www.hosannalutheran.org Gathered to Grow, Sent to Serve ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORG. U. S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 603 ROCHESTER MN God s work. Our hands. SUNDAY WORSHIP TIMES 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. EDUCATION 9:15 10:15 a.m. Hosanna Herald Writers: Hosanna Staff & members Editor: Barb Anderson Want to receive Hosanna s E-News updates? Send your e-mail address to: secretary@hosannalutheran.org Check out Hosanna s Facebook fan page! OFFICE HOURS 9:00 am 4:00 pm Monday Friday STAFF Pastor Bill Meiers Intern Pastor Lisa Kipp Nancy Wales Barb Anderson Charlie Bohlke COUNCIL OFFICERS Noel Sederstrom, President Keith Johnson, Pres. Elect Lisa Nordman, Secretary COUNCIL ADVISORS Alice Kub, Treasurer Paul Anderson, Financial Sec. COUNCIL ADVOCATES Karla Weis, Discipleship Rachel Gray, Fellowship Barb Anderson, Outreach Chris Johnson, Support Dave Wall, Worship seniorpastor@hosannalutheran.org kipp.lisa@gmail.com music@hosannalutheran.org secretary@hosannalutheran.org custodian@hosannalutheran.org president@hosannalutheran.org president-elect@hosannalutheran.org councilsecretary@hosannalutheran.org treasurer@hosannalutheran.org financialsecretary@hosannalutheran.org discipleship@hosannalutheran.org fellowship@hosannalutheran.org outreach@hosannalutheran.org support@hosannalutheran.org worship@hosannalutheran.org