DASSEL COVENANT CHURCH 251 Lake Street Dassel, MN 55325 Dassel Covenant Courier January 2018 Weekly Activities & Ministries Sundays for all ages Service Mondays 9:00am RVICS (Retired Volunteers in Christ s Service) Tuesday 2:00pm Spirit Sisters (resumes in March) Wednesdays 6:00pm AWANA Thursday 10:00am Seated Fitness (resumes in March) Saturday 7:00am Men s Bible Email: Website: dasselcovenant.org Phone: 320-275-3315 Staff Interim Pastor: Rev Daniel Thompson iafrdan@gmail.com pastor@dasselcov.com Director of Youth: Ben Michel youth@dasselcov.com Secretary: Amanda Fusari Bookkeeper: Paulette Dahlseng dasselcovfinance@gmail.com Worship Director: Sarah Cady Custodial: Randy Dischinger Ushers Russ Koehler Brian Anderson Maria Anderson Jason Nordberg Leon Nordberg Mike Seaberg Coffee After Worship 7 Fusari Family Greeters 7 January 2018 God s way of reaching and restoring the world has always been through blessing. These five missional practices make up the acronym BLESS and are a way to participate in the strategy God gave Abraham to reach the world. And I will bless you and you will be a blessing (Genesis 12:2). As we engage these practices daily, we partner with God s Spirit to bless those who do not know him. Begin With Prayer Pray for people in your life who are far from God. Ask God, How do you want to use me to bless the people in my life? Listen With Care Pay attention to people s dreams and pain. Listen for evidence of God s work in their lives. Eat Together Share meals and life with people in your life who do not know God. Listen for evidence of God s work in their lives. Serve with Love Be attentive to opportunities God provides you to care for people and attend to their needs. Share your Story Once you build relationship and earn trust, look for ways you can share the story of how Jesus is transforming your life and the world. https://covchurch.org/evangelism/bless/ *Visit the Church website for more information and details! www.dasselcovenant.org Welcome Center 7 Missions Youth Women Ministries Growth & Education Nursery during Worship 7 Hungerford Family Kusler Family Fusari Family Joelle Woetzel 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325
320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325 320-275-3315 30 29 22 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325 31 26 24 25 20 15 16 17 18 19 13 12 10 11 9 8 7 Tubing 5 4 2 3 FRI THU WED 1 After much prayer and deliberation, I am resigning as Parish nurse. There are many awesome nurses in the congregation and can be more efficient than me. I will continue to pray for all my friends. Thank you for the last 6 years. TUE Young Adult Retreat-December 30-January 1. for Highschool graduates and up. Visit www.lbbc.com for more details Men s Retreat-January 19-. Many fun activities are offered! Register online or by phone. Youth Winter Retreat: February 2-4. Find more details at www.lbbc.com Marriage Retreat: February 16-18. Find more details at www.lbbc.com MON Here are some fun opportunities coming up at LBBC SUN Lake Beauty Bible Camp Youth January 2018 Reminder: Sunday resumed on January 7th AWANA resumes on January 10th SAT The Children and adults involved in the Christmas Program did a wonderful job! 6 Children s Ministry 27 Nerf War J A NU A R Y 2 0 1 8 23 PAGE 2
Youth Junior High youth group is 6:00pm-7:30pm. Senior High youth group is 7:30pm-9:00pm. 1/7 Tubing! Come to church at 1:30 to go tubing at Powder JANUARY 2018 Church Announcements Seated Fitness & Spirit Sisters The Seated Fitness Class & Spirit Sisters are taking a break for the winter. We will resume classes & study again in March! Men s Bible Men s Bible will be meeting every Saturday at 7:00am. Office Hours The Church office will be closed: Monday, January 1st, 2018 Church Council The January Church Council meeting will be Tuesday, January 23rd at 7:00pm. PAGE 3 Ridge. Bring $20. We will be back by 4:30. Bring a friend! 1/27 Nerf War! 2017 Annual Meeting We will have our 2017 Church Annual Meeting on Sunday, January th following Worship. *Please bring a dish to share as we will have a potluck following the meeting.* The next serving opportunity at Place of Hope is Sunday, January st. Please sign up in the foyer if you are willing to serve or bring dessert. Come and do battle, 7:00pm-9:00pm at church. Bring a friend! Morning Circle Morning Circle is taking a break for the winter. We will resume again in March! BOOK CLUB: The book club will meet January 30th, 2018 at 6:30 pm The Book Club selection is Love Story by Karen Kingsbury. 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325
All-Church Family Retreat at Lake Beauty Bible Camp The all-church family retreat at Lake Beauty Bible Camp is scheduled for February 23-25, 2018. Loon Lodge and a couple of cabins are reserved for us. The retreat begins Friday night, February 23 (arrive after 6:00 pm) and ends on Sunday, February 25. It is a fun, unstructured, relaxing weekend away. Potluck Sunday Class Beginning Sunday 1/7/2018 we will be starting David Jeremiah's most recent series; Life Beyond Amazing - This is a Bible study on a whole list of attributes for the Christian Life. John 10:10b - Jesus said "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." This will be a great kickoff for the new year. Un-Deck the Church JANUARY BIRTHDAYS 1 Cory Davis 3 Natalie Davis 4 LaRene Johnson* 5 Terry Friez 6 Corey Harmening 7 Russell Fusari Krista Klemmer 9 Marlene Blunt Robert Hendrickson Stephanie Rammel 10 Amy Thostenson 11 Hannah Latt Traci Atkinson 12 Karin Woodson* 13 Ryan Johnson 15 Caitlin Latt Chad Ardoff 16 Matthew McStotts 17 Carold Anderson* Tim Koehler Annie Seaberg Kirk Olson Kristen (Kyrs) Lee 22 LaVonne Hansen Joelle Woetzel 23 Carol Tritabaugh 25 Betty Engelbrekt* Kevin Hanson 26 Gail Heid Tina McStotts 29 Jon Young 30 Judy Compton * *80+ Join in the fun of taking down the Christmas Decorations! Saturday, January 6th at 5:00pm We need help taking down the Christmas decorations and putting them away. Ben & Tabitha Beckman January 2, 2010 Tom & Keri Beckman January 7, 2006 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325
January 2018 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 7 (Communion) 11:45am WM board 1:30pm PoH Annual Meeting 1 Happy New Year! 8 15 22 29 2 1pm Visitation 7pm Youth Missions Elders 9 7pm Growth & Education 7:15pm Worship & Music 3 4 5 6 8:30am Properties & Maintenance 5pm Decorating 10 16 17 23 7pm Council 30 6:30pm Book Club 24 9am Kitchen Comm. 31 11 12 10am Communion at Lakeside 3:30pm Communion at Lakeside Apts. 13 18 19 20 25 26 27 Financial page CHURCH FINANCIALS Evangelical Covenant Church of Dassel Financial Summary November2017 General Fund Month Ended YTD General Operating Income 22,967 250,4 Actual Expenses 20,959 246,862 Total Income Less Expense 2,008 3,422 Giving to General Fund YTD Last Year 2016 249,795 Building Fund Beginning Balance 1/1/2017 57,838 This Month YTD Contributions: Building Fund contributions 3,150 27,468 Designated Memorials 655 865 Payments: Payments to NCP 2,600 78,600 Current Building Fund Balance 7,571 Building Loan 1/1/2017 340,434 2017 Principal Payments-Regular Giving 1,606 23,347 Principal Payments-Memorials 0 50,000 Current Loan Balance 267,087 The 1st Sunday of each month, we will be taking a special offering for the Elder Fund. The money collected for the Elder Fund helps support those from our Church family in a time of need. 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325
December 10, 2017 Women Ministries Board Meeting DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS DISCUSSED: Many compliments received about the Christmas Brunch that was held on December 2 nd @ 10am and featured It s a Wonderful Life performance by Fungus Amongus The decorating committee has started pricing furniture (couches, comfortable chairs, high top tables) for church re-decorating project. Karen will talk with Cliff from Properties & Maintenance about money available in budget. Stained glass window project be tabled until January. Fundraising opportunities will be explored. 2018 WM Booklet finalized and ready for printing. Thank you to Amanda for all her hard work on this project. Recommendation made for WM Board meetings to be held the 2 nd Sunday of the month following worship service Watch for information on: The 2018 Renewal Conference, March 16th-17th, 2018 at Bloomington Covenant Church Triennial 2019 Council meeting, December 2017 Following are highlighted remarks from the reports presented 1. Vitality There has been a low response to the forms sent out by the committee to the commissions. The committee recommends the addition of a line item to the budget for church publicity and outreach. 2. Pastor s Report He and the elders are starting to work on an updated constitution. Some of the projection equipment has come in and it is expected to be in use by mid-january. A new DVD player was installed at the Lakeside Apartments so they could view the church services. He is looking for opportunities for people to share during the service about how God has worked in their lives. 3. Youth Director The youth performed with puppets in November. His leadership team wants to work more with other community churches, so they are planning a get together in the spring. 4. Care & Life They sent 12 care packages to the college students. 5. Growth & Education No report. 6. Missions Provided written report only. No new items. 7. Properties & Maintenance Provided written report only. 8. Stewardship & Finance The year end close will be noon January 3, 2018. Any giving after will be designated for 2018. The income for the month of November is $2,008 over expenses and YTD is $3,422. The current building fund balance is $7,571 and the current loan balance is $267,087. 9. Visitation They delivered 18 poinsettia plants and 12 fruit baskets, and delivered food to the food shelf. 10. Worship & Music Provided written report only. 11. Youth They are encouraging students to sign up early for Jr. and Sr. High winter retreat. 12. Women s Ministries Many compliments were received on the Christmas Brunch. 2018 WM booklet is finalized and ready for printing. 13. Elders Ted Nordlund will be a presenter Feb 9 11 for Invitation to Prayer. Torrey & Erin Keith, Jim and Clarice Mattson, Pastor Doug & Mary Johnson have their transfers approved. Julie Ardolf is approved for membership. They are exploring a constitutional change to a ministry team model for our constitution. Discussion with the church council at the December meeting was started. Thank you for all the prayers and support during Lowell Tritabaugh's recent medical procedures. Medication is still being worked on and hoping he will be stronger again soon. Thank you Pastor Dan for the visit, and others for meals and food brought over and prayers. What would we do without the prayer support from so many. Thanks! Lowell and Carol December Church Attendance 12/3 169 12/10 161 12/17 120 12/24 267 12/31 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325 320-275-3315 251 Lake Street. Dassel, MN 55325