LCC Crosswords November 2017 No Worship or Classes on Wednesday, November 22nd Worship and classes are cancelled on Wednesday, November 22nd due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The LCC office will be closed on Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th. 11/2 Joyful Women s Gathering 9:30am 11/5 Education Team Meeting 6:30pm 11/8 8th Grade Hunger Event 7:30pm 11/9 RRR Readers 1pm 11/12 Baptism Orientation 10:10am 11/22 No Worship/No Classes 11/23 LCC Office Closed 11/24 LCC Office Closed 11/26 No Classes 11/28 Saint John s Bible Tour 5:30pm Novel Ideas 7pm Weekly Activities November Sundays: Church School 9am and 10:10am, Worship 9am and 11am Mondays: Bell Choir Rehearsal 6pm, Choir Rehearsal 7:15pm Tuesdays: Men s Bible Study 6:30am, Sunday Worship Rehearsal 5:30pm, Wednesday Worship Rehearsal 6:30pm, Yoga with Jessica 6:30pm Wednesdays: Wednesday Meal 5:15pm-6:45pm, Church School 5:45pm and 6:45pm, Worship 5:45pm and 6:45pm, Confirmation 7:30pm Thursdays: Women s Bible Study 12:00pm and 6:30pm, Youth Band 6:00pm
Pastor s Message You may have noticed the display at church highlighting the proposed Permanent Supportive Housing project. At a very high level, the display describes how the project has come into being and there are images of what the proposed facility would look like. I hope you get a chance to look it over soon. I also want to outline for the congregation where we are at in the process today. Over the summer and early months of this fall, our partners at the YWCA have been busy putting together all of the necessary funding applications for the project. With all of the applications now submitted, we are in a holding pattern. We will hear whether or not the funding for the $7.8 million project is awarded beginning in December of this year. If funding is awarded, LCC will have the opportunity to have further discussion and a formal vote on the project most likely in January. Without the support of the congregation, the project cannot move forward. We, the people of LCC, get final say as to what happens with the land owned by the community. Please join with me in praying that God s Holy Spirit would continue to guide our discernment. Back in the spring, I shared with the congregation what we knew about the partnership at that time, as well as a list of particulars about a land lease that we did not yet know. Now, many of those particulars have been ironed out by the church s YW project team and approved by the church council. In order to give the community time to inwardly digest, discuss, and discern the project s future, I am sharing as much as we can here now. Under the proposed lease agreement, the land would be leased to an affiliate organization of the YWCA formed specifically for this supportive housing project. The lease would be for 65 years. All of the expenses that the church currently pays as a result of owning the property (special assessment taxes, law care, etc.) and any future expenses as a result of the housing facility (taxes, improvements, maintenance, upkeep, etc.) would be paid by the YWCA. LCC would receive an initial payment for the amount of $500,000.00 when the lease begins. If the YWCA has success in its program and would seek to extend or alter the lease, the partners can renegotiate the lease including additional compensation to LCC. We have built into the proposed lease some protections that were important to the church. These include restrictions on the use of the property and transferability, the exterior design, and future exterior changes to the building. These restrictions are intended to empower leaders in the future and to allow the church to be a partner in making future decisions that would impact our faith community and neighborhood. All-in-all, this project has been and continues to be an amazing partnership of shared vision for the sake of women and children having a home, a safe place to begin rebuilding their lives. One thing I know is certain, if the project moves forward with funding and support of the LCC community, there are decades of amazing ways we can be a blessing to our new neighbors AND decades of amazing ways our new neighbors will be a blessing to us. We do not always get a chance to see God s kingdom being built right in our midst, but when we do, our hearts cannot help being filled with joy. If you have any questions, any concerns, any thoughts about anything related to this project, please do not hesitate to give me a call, send an email, or stop by the church office. Peace & Joy ~ Pastor Joel
September Finance Report Sept. Actual Sept. Budget YTD Actual YTD Budget General Offering $32,637 $40,913 $360,430 $383,806 Other income to general $1,932 $13,326 Appeal reimbursement $0 $0 $4,181 $0 General expenses $40,279 $47,244 $434,050 $444,932 Mortgage Principal $2,776 $24,685 Cash Flow -$8,486 -$80,798 Appeal Income $10,519 $132,656 Appeal Expenses $0 $42,364 Borrowed from savings $0 Borrowed from bank $0 Paid back to savings $0 Paid back to bank Net amount owed savings $27,519 Net amount owed bank $50,000
Church School & Confirmation Church School Christmas NO Church School & Confirmation: Programs Wed. Nov. 22nd & Sun. Nov. 26th Sunday, December 10th 1:30pm Sunday Kids 3:30pm Wednesday Kids 6th-9th Grade Confirmation Families Wednesday Meal Servers All Preschool 5th Grade students are a part of the Christmas Program this year! We will practice our songs in Church School starting in November. 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders have the opportunity to be a reader or character in this year s program. If you did NOT receive a letter with information, please let Chelsi know. We will need Parents to help wrangle, usher, and help serve treats. If you would be willing to help in any way, please let Chelsi know. Church School Supply Needs: *Markers *Packing Tape *Pipe Cleaners (all colors) *Colored Pencils *PlayDoh Thrivent Action Teams Are you a Thrivent member? Have you used your TWO Thrivent Action Teams yet this year? If you have yay for supporting your community! If you haven t (or aren t sure what this is), we have several upcoming events that could use help. Advent Festival...check out the flyer! Sunday, December 3rd Nov. 1st: Cole M., Landon T., Zachary M., Emerson M., and Elle M. Nov. 8th: Michael F., Devin E., Jacob F., Owen B., Ethan S. Nov. 15th: Avery V., Aubrey S., Noah V., Caleb L., Hayden K. Nov. 29th: Jack P., Simon B., Jamison B., Aiden P., Oakely E., and Chris S. and and Confirmation Schedule, Wednesday Meal Schedule, and event dates are on the Confirmation Board in the Cross Ways Center. If you have any questions about Confirmation, contact Pastor Laura or Chelsi Martian 8th Grade Hunger Event Wednesday, November 8th at 7:30pm. Students and Parents are asked to attend this event together. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall. Looking Ahead Nov. 8th Nov. 21st Nov. 22/26 Dec. 3rd Dec. 10th Dec. 13th 8th Grade Hunger Event New American Dinner (TBD) No Church School & Confirmation Sun. Church School Sings @ 9 & 11am Advent Festival 2:00-4:00pm Church School Christmas Programs Sunday Kids at 1:30pm Wednesday Kids at 3:30pm Wed. Church School Sings @ 5:45 & 6:45pm from 2-4pm
Simply Giving If you have ever considered signing up for regular electronic giving, now s a great time to start! Just drop a voided check in the offering plate, and the LCC office will contact you to setup Simply Giving for you. You can also signup any time at www.lcc-wf.com or by calling 701-282-0514. Beanediction Coffee Bar is open! It is staffed by volunteers and we need lots more to keep it running. We have short 90-minute shifts for baristas and cashiers, plus you get a free coffee for working. Training only takes about 1 hour and we can work around your availability for day- or nighttime sessions. No big commitments needed, just come check it out and see if it s a way for you to serve LCC. If interested please e-mail the church office at office@lcc-wf.com http://signup.com/go/cnxntuu Baptism Orientation Our next Baptism Orientation Class will be in the Hospitality Room on Sunday, November 12th at 10:10am. If you have a child that will be baptized soon, or are expecting, please join us for the class if you are able! If interested please e-mail the church office at office@lcc-wf.com PieceMaker Quilt Group We will be having a blessing of the quilts November 8th & 12th during worship. The PieceMaker quilt group will be meeting November 7th at 6:30pm & November 9th at 9:30am. We are currently making quilts for the Red River Children's Advocacy Program. Any questions, please email pkmaas@yahoo.com. All are welcome. Family Fare Receipts Our current total for the Family Fare receipt project is $145,392.90. Keep on saving your Family Fare receipts and place in the box located in the entryway of the church. We are working towards the goal of $150,000 in receipts. In return, we will receive $1000 from Family Fare, which will be used for LCC youth related activities. Thank you for your continued support on this project.
Youth Group News We meet almost every Wednesday from 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. This program is directed around and for LCC youth. Some weeks we may have some chill fellowship, other weeks we may be serving our community, but every week we will be building our relationship with each other and with Jesus. All are invited! Contact Carson at carson@lcc-wf.com with any questions.
JOYFUL WOMEN S COFFEE HOUR The next meeting of Joyful Women will be in the Hospitality Room on Thursday, Nov. 2nd at 9:30am. Come with a personal story or special idea to share with others. We enjoy getting to know one another better. Our December gathering will be a pot luck and focus on Advent/Christmas. We will postpone our journey thru The Story until after the first of the year. This is a monthly event so plan to come and enjoy getting to know other women of LCC. Bring a friend and join us. Reservations not necessary. The next meeting of Novel Ideas will be Tuesday, Nov 28th in the church library at 7pm. We will be discussing The Whistler by John Grisham. Future Reads NOVEL IDEAS Dec 19 An Invisible Thread by Alex Tresniowski & Laura Schroff Anyone is welcome to attend; even if you just want to come once in a while to enjoy the discussion of the book-of-the-month if that's what interests you. RRR BOOK CLUB RRR Book Club meets on the second Thursday of the month at 1pm in the LCC Library. We discuss a variety of books. All are welcome! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Maxine Beseler at 701-400 7760 or maxbeseler@gmail.com. Upcoming reads are : November: A Man called Ove by Fredrik Bachman December: The Walnut Tree by Charles Todd (Erlene has) January 2018: Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke (Erlene has) February: The Aviator s Wife by Melanie Benjamin (Erlene has) March: Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs April: Coral Glynn by Pete Cameron (Erlene has) May: Dinner with the Smileys by Sarah Smiley (Erlene has)
Lutheran Church of the Cross 1402 16th St E ~ West Fargo, ND 58078 (701) 282-0514 www.lcc-wf.com Contact Us: Pastor Joel Baranko: jbaranko@lcc-wf.com Pastor Laura Henrik: laura@lcc-wf.com Kylee Lisburg, Office Administrator: office@lcc-wf.com Chelsi Martian, Education Director: chelsi@lcc-wf.com Carson Jennings, Directory of Youth Ministry: carson@lcc-wf.com Chad Svenby, Dir. of Music & Arts Ministry: csvenby@lcc-wf.com Maxine Beseler, Choir Director: maxbeseler@gmail.com