St Peder s Evangelical Lutheran Church 4600 E 42nd St. Minneapolis, MN 55406 (612) 722-8000 November 2016 Issue 10 The Messenger OPEN HEARTS, OPEN HANDS, OPEN DOORS Offering Our Gifts for Mission As we give thanks this month for God s abundant gifts that bless our lives, you are invited to return your Commitment of Giving card on Ingathering Sunday, November 13. We ll gather our commitments along with the regular offering by bringing them forward during the time of the offering. In response to all God has given us, we offer our gifts that allows us to engage in ministry in our neighborhood and beyond as we share the good news of God s gracious love with open hearts, open hands, and open doors. Our gifts also go beyond this congregation to support the broader mission of the ELCA and its various ministries, such as ELCA World Hunger and raising up new leaders for ministry. THANK YOU for your estimate of giving for 2017 - your resources empower us to do the work we re called to do in Christ s name! If you do not receive a Commitment of Giving card for 2017 in the mail, you may pick one up on the table in the narthex, or call the church office to have one sent to you. We encourage members to automate their giving through our Simply Giving e-giving program. To make it even more convenient, St. Peder's members now have the option to give directly from their phone using the Give+ app (available from the app store) so you can log in more quickly and easily than you can online by using your phone's PIN or touch ID. In addition, it is now possible to give with your credit or debit card. Members can also visit us online at [www.stpeders.org], locate the DONATE button and set up your recurring giving schedule. The first time you give, you will select a password that will enable you to log in at any time and make changes to your giving or view your complete online giving history. Contact the church office if you have any questions, or would rather setup giving via a paper authorization form. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Offering Our Gifts...1 Aebleskive Breakfast...2 Budget Meeting........2 Gift Sunday...3 PCYC Gift Sale...4 Thanksgiving Potluck...4 Faith Formation...5 Advent Intergenerational Event...6 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST Gather Bible Study Quilters Worship Schedules Pub Theology with gratitude Pastor Julie Grownups/Koinonia Potluck Virkelyst Bazaar A Decade with Pastor Julie
Annual Ableskive Breakfast November 13 Join the festivities in the Fellowship Hall after worship on Sunday, November 13, for St Peder s annual Ableskive Breakfast. Everyone is invited to leisurely enjoy the delicious breakfast and time at the table with friends and family! This event is supported by a free-will offering (the baskets will be passed as you dine) - and the work of many volunteers. THANKS to Lisa Jensen and Sue Nielsen for coordinating this event and to all who help uphold this long-standing tradition in our congregation! If you haven t yet had an opportunity to volunteer, talk with Sue Nielsen or Pastor Julie. GATHER BIBLE STUDY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The annual congregational meeting to vote on the proposed budget for 2017 will be on Sunday, November 20 at 10:30 a.m. All confirmed members are voting members and are invited to attend. NOVEMBER 15TH 9:30 11 AM CHURCH LIBRARY When God chooses the Unlikely, Paul and the Power of Failure. These unbelievable words are the title for our session three Bible study. How can Paul s failings help us to come to terms with a God who chooses the unlikely including you and me. Everyone is welcome to join the Bible study. WE have two extra copies of the Gather magazine at the church which has the Bible study in it. So you if you do not receive the Gather magazine, you may borrow a copy from the church. We enjoy refreshments prior to the Bible Study. A Report on the Roof Berwald Roofing completed the new roof on the education wing and east end of the building the week of October 3. Even though they were unable to work one day because of rain, they had everything done by Friday, October 7. (Although, as I write this, the porta-potty is still in the parking lot!) We re grateful for your donations to cover the cost of the roof. Currently, there is about $36,000 in the Roof Fund. We haven t yet received an invoice for payment, so look for more information in the December newsletter. Pub Theology November Edition Join us for Pub Theology on November 2 at Parkway Pizza at 7pm! In the midst of a heated and divisive election season we ll be talking about how to have compassionate conversations with people we might disagree with and the role of faith in politics. All are welcome to what looks to be an exciting topic! People of all ages can join but you must be 21 or over to drink adult beverages! 2
GIFT SUNDAY IS DECEMBER 4TH As you do your holiday shopping, don t forget the opportunity we have at St Peder s to share our blessings with others. This year s gifts will go again to the Center for Victims of Torture and The Division of Indian Work. Every year, your generosity is received with gratitude by these organizations! Sunday, December 4 is GIFT SUNDAY when you ll be invited to bring your unwrapped gifts or gifts cards forward as we gather them around the altar. (We do not need wrapping paper or ribbon.) Gifts for children are given to the Division of Indian Work. Books, games, toys and stuffed animals, as well as outerwear garments, are needed. Because many refugees are not from cold climates, The Center for Victims of Torture needs outerwear gifts for adults (gloves, hats, and scarves), thermal underwear tops and bottoms for both men and women (all sizes), warm socks, and heat packets for hands and feet that are sold at gas stations and sports stores. Many clients use public transportation in every kind of weather, and waiting for a bus can get cold! Gift cards for Target, etc. so that the recipients can purchase snow boots and appropriate winter shoes are helpful, too. If you d like to help organize the gifts for pick-up and delivery, please contact Pastor Julie. CELEBRATING A DECADE WITH PASTOR JULIE!! St. Peder's has been blessed with Pastor Julie Ebbesen's sure and steady leadership for the past ten years. Happy Anniversary, Pastor Julie!! Please join us in celebrating this milestone anniversary with Pastor Julie at a Classic Lutheran Potluck on Sunday, December 4th, following worship. Please bring a dish to share. Fun, food, and fellowship will abound! We give thanks for you, Pastor Julie!! Looking Ahead to December: Worship opportunities for the Advent and Christmas Seasons! Sunday, December 4 9:00 Holy Communion Sunday, December 11 Sunday, December 18 Gift Sunday Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve: 9:00 worship with Sunday School Christmas Program 9:00 Song Service with singing around the Christmas tree reception following worship 2:00 and 5:00 Festival Worship 3:15 Danish Service Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day worship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, January 1, 2017 New Year s Day Holy Communion at 9:00 a.m. 3
PCYC CHILDREN S GIFT SALE 2016 Teach Children the Joy of Giving this Christmas Our church has participated in the PCYC Children s Gift Sale for over 25 years. PCYC, Plymouth Christian Youth Center, is an organization in North Minneapolis which began 60 years ago as an outreach ministry by a few Luther seminarians. PCYC s mission is to nurture, and challenge low income youth on the near north side in an effort to reverse the tides of poverty and violence and embrace hope, compassion, and the reality of a better world. The Annual Children s Gift Sale on Saturday, December 10, 2016, is one of the programs that supports this mission. The sale enables low income children to purchase 5 new gifts for their loved ones, mom, dad, grandma, sibling, cousin, or other loved one for a $1.00 and enable the children to learn the joy of giving as they shop alongside a caring volunteer. Once again we have the opportunity to participate in this spirit-filled event by providing gifts for the sale, and volunteering to help sort and set up the week before, as well as help children shop on December 10 th. PCYC needs over 6,000 gifts and over 300 volunteers to transform their facility into a Christmas Gift Store and help over 1,200 youth shop for their loved ones. PCYC suggests gifts in the $8 to $10 range for men, women, teenagers, children, and infants. See the stars on the Christmas tree outside the fellowship hall for gift ideas. Please place your gifts in the box under our PCYC Christmas tree by Sunday, November 27th, and they will be delivered in time for the sale. Monetary donations are also accepted and used to purchase items for the sale. For questions about the sale, organization, or volunteering for the event go to www.pcyc-mpls.org/ childrens-christmas-gift-sale-2016/ or call Kristi Erickson at 612-823-2273 or Elliot Johnson, PCYC at 612-643-2092. The Library needs more shelf space! Can you help? We have some fantastic new acquisitions for our library but have run out of shelf space and would appreciate the loan of a bookcase until a matching custom bookcase can be built (this could be a long-term loan). The loaner should be 36 (or up to 40 ) wide and have at least 4 (or even more) shelves. Please call Jeanne Schleh, 612-729-6041, if you have something you think might work. Join us for a Thanksgiving Potluck on Friday, November 18 at noon! The annual November gathering for Grownups/ Koinonia is a Thanksgiving feast! Turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy are provided. Please bring a favorite side dish or dessert to share. And invite a friend to come and join us as we give thanks for all God s good gifts! All retired folks are welcome! 4
Faith Formation for All Ages Adult Faith Formation: The survey about Adult Faith Formation is still live! Need a paper copy? Get one from Shannon. Will you go to the survey (https://goo.gl/forms/nllvos8qnc3wqpo73) or find the link on the Adult Ministries page of the St. Peder s website and answer a few questions? This will help us as we plan! Thank you! For November we ll be reading through The First Christmas by Borg and Crossan. Pick up your own copy or buy one for $12 from Shannon. Each week we ll discuss a couple of chapters. You can come even if you ve missed some of the weeks or haven t read all of the material. Here s the schedule: November 6 Chapters 2 and 3 (of Part 1) November 13 No class: Ableskive November 20 No class: congregational meeting November 27 No class: Advent Festival December 4 Part 2 (chapters 4, 5, 6) December 11 Part 3 (chapters 7, 8, 9) Children and Youth Faith Formation: Class is going very well so far this year. We have an incredibly lively group of children with a large pre-k class (15 kiddos)! Each week we sing together and then hear stories from the Bible, looking at the same texts that are discussed in adult worship. The older youth are doing a series called Echo: The Story where we re working our way through the Bible from the beginning. It s a creative curriculum that includes a sketch journal for each participant, story telling, and plenty of time for discussion. SUMMER TRIP? Some folks are exploring taking some of the older youth (9th-12th grade) to the Boundary Waters for a trip this summer in either July or August. Do you have a youth that would be interested? If so, can you let Shannon know? At this point we re just checking to see if there is enough interest to make the trip happen. Thanks! Adult chaperones in youth class: November 13- Judy November 20- Still needed November 27- Anne Sheridan Story Volunteers: November 2 Vickie and Stephen November 18 Sue and John 5
CELEBRATE THE ADVENT SEASON! Annual Intergenerational Advent Event at St. Peder s SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH 10:30am - Festive Worship 11:15am - Lunch & Activities After church on November 27, the first Sunday of Advent, all ages are invited to join together for a light lunch and Advent themed crafts. We ll have giant coloring sheets (one for each week of Advent) as well as other crafts for people of all ages and abilities. Do you have an advent craft that you would love to teach to other people? Let Shannon know! We could use some volunteers to bring a pot of soup, bread, or a dessert. If you would be willing, please let Shannon know. Journeying Toward Justice On October 7 and 8 Jeremy Anderson, Kristi Erickson, Sue Nielsen, Lisa Rovick, and Pastor Julie attended the Journeying Toward Justice Conference on privilege and race in our church. We were one of 85 groups of 5 from congregations across the Twin Cities. Our time together included worship (with Bishop Ann Svennungsen of Minneapolis Area Synod preaching Saturday morning and Bishop Patricia Lull of the St Paul Area Synod at the closing worship), keynote addresses, and workshops. Our group will meet again soon to begin planning on we might explore topics of racism and white privilege here at St Peder s, especially during the season of Lent, 2017. If you have interest in joining the planning team, please contact Pastor Julie. More information will be forthcoming - and the group looks forward to pursuing this important and timely topic with the congregation. FIBER ARTS Fiber Arts meets this month on meets this month on November 5 & 19. Whether you are experienced or just starting out, you are welcome to join us! Questions? Contact Melba Granlund WEDNESDAY QUILTING GROUP BUSY HANDS WILL SOON HAVE 14 QUILTS READY TO BE TAKEN TO THE LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF WAREHOUSE FOR SHIPMENT TO SOMEONE IN NEED. COME AND JOIN US IN THIS ENDEAV- OR. WE ALWAYS TAKE TIME FOR COFFEE. Dates: November 2 and 16 Time: 9:30-12:00 noon Place: Church Fellowship Hall 6
Order Form for Poinsettias (also found on Narthex table) Please complete and return to church office on/before November 20, 2016 Your name(s) Single Poinsettia = $10.00 Circle color choice: Red Pink White How many plants? @ 10.00 each = Check / Cash enclosed In memory of OR In honor of - - - - - please circle VIRKELYST BAZAAR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 10:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. @ ST. PEDER S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH The Virkelyst Society will be holding its annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, November 5 from 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. We will be selling a variety of beautiful handcrafted items and baked goods. There is also have a large collection of wonderful gently used sweaters for men, women and children for very reasonable prices. Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and a pastry with friends while you shop, or delicious homemade soup and bread for lunch. This year s sale will be held at St. Peder s in the Fellowship hall. All proceeds from the sale go to local charities so it is also for a great cause. Hope to see you there! Together in Mission The offerings of your financial resources allow us not only to support the mission of our congregation, but to share our resources with others in ministry so that all may know of Christ s love. TOGETHER we work on Christ s behalf in the world - none of us can do it alone! Thank you for your offerings through the ninth month of 2016. A detailed financial summary report is available at the church office for anyone who d like to see it. Income Expenses Month of September $ 18,060.22 Budget for the month $ 24,300.83 Year to Date $ 187,456.01 Budget Year to Date $ 222,207.51 Month of September $ 24,119.13 Budget for the month $ 24,230.72 Year to Date $ 219,138.17 Budget Year to Date $ 223,643.80 Mission Support to Minneapolis Area Synod YTD $ 18,750.01 7
SUNDAY SCHOOL BIRTHDAYS Malcolm Munnich 11/2 Elena Wilson 11/17 NOVEMBER VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE November 6 Greeters: Richard & Karin Roof Ushers: Al Nielsen & Mark Jenson Acolyte: Volunteer Needed Reader: Allison O Day Communion Assistants (Full Table): 9:00am Marcia Rocheleau, Karen Droegemueller, Karin Buchen Bread and Wine: Lisa Rovick and Bruce Simpson Communion Set Up and Clean Up: Eva Tangen & Marilyn Johnson Nursery: Michelle Brown Ton Counters: Annalise Munnich & Eva Tangen LSS Safe House Dinner for November 7: Sue & Al Nielsen Social Hour hosted by Shepherding Group 1 November 13 - Aebleskive Breakfast at 10:00am Greeters: Chuck Johnson & Kristi Lahti-Johnson Ushers: Ed Gleason & Joe Munnich Acolyte: Malcolm Munnich Reader: Kristi Lahti-Johnson Nursery: Scott Wilson Counters: Cameron Jamison & Bruce Simpson LSS Safe House Dinner for November 14: John & Nanette Geroux, and Anne Schindeldecker Saturday Set up for the Aebleskive Breakfast by Shepherding Group 2 Call Lisa Jensen, or Sue Nielsen or Leslee Nestingen for directions. November 20 Congregational Budget Meeting at 10:30am Greeters: John & Doreen Skraba Ushers: Scott Wilson & Craig Rocheleau Acolyte: Helen Anderson Reader: Sonja Walker Nursery: Steve Austin Counters: Bob Stanich & John Skraba LSS Safe House Dinner for November 21: Bruce Simpson & Lisa Rovick Social Hour hosted by Shepherding Group 3 Thank you for volunteering your time and talent at St. Peder s. Please try to arrange your own trades. If you are pressed for time or have questions or concerns, contact the church office at 612-722-8000 or office@stpeders.net. November 27 Intergenerational Advent Event at 10:30 am Greeters: Butch Vossen & Lisa Jensen Ushers: Peter Juhl & Susan Schnickel Acolyte: Cole Nelsen Reader: JeriLynn Young Nursery: Steve Austin Counters: Steve Austin & JeriLynn Young LSS Safe House Dinner for November 28: Sonja Walker and Joe & Annalise Munnich Social Hour hosted by Shepherding Group 4 8
NOVEMBER 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 6 Daylight Saving Ends! 9 am Worship with Holy Communion 10 am Coffee & Fellowship 10:20 am Adult Faith Formation 3-5 pm Syrian Refugee Event @ Living Table UCC 13 Aebleskiver Breakfast & Ingathering Sunday 9 am Worship & Faith Formation 10 am Aebleskiver Breakfast 20 Budget Meeting ONE Service 9 am Worship & Faith Formation 10 am Coffee & Fellowship 10:30 am Congregational Budget Meeting 27 Intergenerational Advent Event 9 am Worship Service 10 am Coffee & Fellowship 10:30 am Advent Event 1 7 8 General Election St. Peder s is a polling place 7am-8 pm 14 15 9:30 am Gather Bible Study 21 22 7 pm Mission Partners Meeting 28 29 2 9:30 am Quilters 2:30 pm Staff Meeting 6:30pm Confirmation 7 pm Pub Theology 9 2:30 pm Staff Meeting 6:30 pm Confirmation 7:00 pm Committee Meetings 7 pm Council Meeting 16 9:30 am Quilters 2:30 pm Staff Meeting 6:30 pm Confirmation 23 10:30 am Thanksgiving Eve Service @ Bethany Lutheran 2:30 pm Staff Meeting 30 2:30 pm Staff Meeting 6:30 pm Confirmation 3 7 pm St. Peder s Choir 10 7 pm St. Peder s Choir 17 7 pm St. Peder s Choir 24 Thanksgiving Day Office Closed December 1 4 5 10-1 Virykelyst Bazaar at St. Peder s 2 pm Fiber ARts 11 12 9 am Aebleskiver Set -up 18 12 pm Koinonia Thanksgiving Potluck Dec Newsletter Articles Due 25 Office Closed 19 2 pm Fiber Arts 26 2 3
ST. PEDER S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH ST. PEDER S AFFIRMS THE WELCOME OF GOD TO ALL PERSONS. St Peder s welcomes you to a community of faith nurtured by God s abundant grace, Christ s peace and the Spirit s lively presence! In response to such love, we open our hearts and hands and doors to joyfully serve our neighbor whether it s you or someone across the world. We invite you to join us for worship or any activity at the little church on the corner of 46 th Avenue and 42 nd Street in south Minneapolis Church Staff: Pastor: Rev. Julie Ebbesen pastorjulie@stpeders.org Director of Outreach and Faith Formation: Shannon Kearns faithformation@stpeders.org Office Coordinator: Sarah Zuber office@stpeders.org Accounts Manager: Debbie Wolking bookkeeping@stpeders.org Anika Kildegaard Choral Director Rita Juhl - Organist Caretaker: Jim Austin St. Peder s Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCA 4600 E 42nd St. Minneapolis, MN 55406 PLEASE PLACE STAMP HERE Phone: 612-722-8000 Fax: 612-722-8068 E-mail: office@stpeders.org