June 2010 Church Bell

St. John’s Lutheran Church
June 2010
Church Bell
From Pastor Disney
I heard about a man who
fully define the limitations.
met a woman he really
Some people think of their
wanted to date. When he got
spirituality as something they
up the courage to ask her out
are free to manipulate at will.
she politely explained that she
Like our bachelor, who thinks
only dated men who were
he is free to change his spiriChristians. A couple of
tual identity to enhance his
months later he asked her out
dating life, all of us must
again, explaining that he had
reckon with the fundamental
become a Christian. Unfortuquestions of reality in order to
nately for the man this retruly grow into a real spiritualpelled the woman beity. It all starts with the
cause the man had
question of whether or
The truest
trivialized something
not there really is a
she held sacred. He
God who is infinite,
kind of
had acted as if she
almighty, and allfreedom
had said that she only
knowing, who created
dated men who drive
the world. If He is not
red cars.
real then we get to
Freedom is a dangerous
make up our spirituality; if He
word. It is an essential part of
is real then He gets to call the
our identity to consider ourshots. Hence, we all come to
selves free. We grow up with
what is called the leap of faith.
that word, taking it for granted.
From this point two very differBut it is a word that needs to
ent kinds of lives await you.
be carefully defined. We love
Some people self create
the idea that we live in a land
their spirituality. They bring
where it is possible to shape
God in when things are bad
our life in fundamental ways.
and ignore Him when things
But having “freedom” does not
are fine. They make bargains
mean that we get to control
with God, and invoke His
the whole of reality. To really
name when they want to mahave freedom you must carenipulate things in their favor,
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
302 NE 2nd Street
PO Box 238
Buffalo, MN 55313
Phone: 763-682-1883
Youth Line: 763-684-0460
Fax: 763-682-1936
Noah’s Ark Pre-School: 763-682-1368
info@stjohnsbuffalo.org
www.stjohnsbuffalo.org
Chairman of the Congregation
Staff:
Wayne Rebischke
Rev. James Disney, Senior Pastor
jdisney@stjohnsbuffalo.org
Board of Elders
Rev. Christian Bode, Assoc. Pastor
cbode@stjohnsbuffalo.org
elders@stjohnsbuffalo.org
Roger Strege, Head Elder
Gregg Beckman
Nyles Gentz
Dan Green
Dave Haggerty
Dan Husom
Troy Lanie
Richard Marquette
Bruce Rosine
Glen Ross
Lee Ryan
Kelly Ohland, DCE, Youth Director
kohland@stjohnsbuffalo.org
Zoe Eckblad, Office Administrator
zeckblad@stjohnsbuffalo.org
Carla Myhre-Vogt, Office Assistant
cvogt@stjohnsbuffalo.org
Dan & Jackie Korbel, Custodians
korbel@stjohnsbuffalo.org
Nicky Haskins, Noah’s Ark Preschool
noahsark@stjohnsbuffalo.org
Jim Chapa, Treasurer
Mary Peterson, Financial Secretary
Cheryl Olsen, Board Secretary
Mary Marty, Music Director
Worship Times:
Saturday 7:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 & 10:30 am
Sunday’s Service Radio Broadcast on
KRWC 1360 AM
Sundays at 8:00 am
Office Hours:
M-F 8:30-4:30
Board Chairs
Altar Guild: Dorothy Bowman
Education: Open
Evangelism: Roger Strege
Fellowship: Bill Cook
Kid’s Club: Ken and Amy Hill
Library: Shala Holm
Memorial Endowment/Investment:
Janice Marschel
Project Compassion: Sandi Baert
Sanctuary Decorating: Shala Holm
Stewardship: Karen Rebischke
Trustees: Justin Bonk
Women in Mission: Chris Husom
Worship: Pastor Disney
Youth & Family Ministry: Nate Randt
Newsletter Deadline:
Deadline for the July newsletter is Monday, June 21st.
Join the Newsletter Mailing Crew on Tuesday, June 29th at 9:00 am.
Bulletin Deadline: Tuesday at midnight
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our freedom beyond what we
can control and create for ourselves.
In Psalm 19 David makes
the leap of faith sound like the
most natural thing in the
world. David goes outside one
day and looks up at the great
nurturing sun that is making
everything grow and he exclaims, “The Heavens declare
the glory of God.” From there
David easily rolls his mind
over to the idea that “the precepts of the Lord are right,
giving joy to the heart.” David
is telling us, let God set the
limitations and you will truly be
free.
leaving Him out of the loop
when it is to their convenience. They might consider
this a kind of freedom, but ultimately this is like getting your
drivers license but not having
a car.
Some think it sounds confining to take the leap and accept that God is real and that
He gets to set the agenda.
Pretend gods can be changed
but they can never be trusted.
The real God cannot be
changed or manipulated, but
He can be trusted. Here we
can find the truest kind of freedom. Trusting that there is a
real and good God expands
Patriotic
Prayer Service
Sat, July 3rd 7:00pm
Join us for this meaningful service as we
pay tribute to our country and its leaders. Special recognition will be given to
our Veterans and those currently serving
in the armed forces. Refreshments will
follow the service.
If you have not already done so, please
call the church office (763-682-1883)
with your service information including
any special commemorations or recognitions you may have received. The deadline to respond is June 30th.
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burst forth from their winter
slumber. And for us too, summer can be a time of growth as
we learn and experience new
things.
From Pastor Bode
Grow While You Rest
Summer is a great time for rest.
School is out. The schedule
changes. People go on vacation.
Slowing down is good for us. In
our high speed culture too often
we don’t take the time we need to
relax and be refreshed. So, for
those of you who tend to burn the
candle at both ends, I hope you
take time these next few months
to be restored.
God’s Word speaks to us about
rest and growth. And not surprisingly, it points us to the Lord
as the source of them both. In
the Old Testament God commanded His people to
“remember the Sabbath Day by
keeping it holy” (Exodus 20:8).
Every Saturday they were to
refrain from work and were to
focus on the Lord. And in the
New Testament Jesus says,
“Come to me you who are weary
and burdened, and I will give
you rest…” (Matthew 11:28).
Our God wants us to have physical, emotional, and spiritual
rest.
At the same time we know that
summer is also a season of
growth. Our growing gardens testify to that: flowers, vegetables,
shrubs, trees (and, yes, weeds!)
But He also wants us to grow.
In his second New Testament
letter, Peter’s parting words to
the church are “Grow in the
grace and knowledge of our
Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter
3:18). Ongoing growth is necessary for believers, because as
someone has said if you’re not
growing as a follower of Christ,
you’re dying.
God wants us to grow and rest.
And interestingly, the things
that help us to find one also
tend to help us find the other.
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With that in mind, here are
some thoughts on what that
might look like this summer…
Weekly attending worship.
If you’re going to be at the
cabin we encourage you to
go to a church nearby. Or if
you’re taking a trip this
summer, plan ahead and
locate a church where you
can worship on the weekend.
Come to a Sunday morning
Bible study.
Go to a Christian family
camp.
Spend time daily in God’s
Word and in prayer.
Check out the church library
for a good book.
Do a service event as a
family.
May this summer be for you a
season of growth and rest!
Book Club
On June 1st at 7:00 pm we will be discussing When
The Game Is Over It All Goes Back In The Box by
John Ortberg. Books are available in the library for
$10.00 or contact Sue Schleif or Shala Holm if interested. You can also purchase the book at a bookstore on your own.
Bestselling author, pastor, and consummate storyteller John Ortberg
tells us we can take pretty much only what we brought to the game.
Everything else goes back in the box—the cash atop the corporate
ladder, the vacation home at the lake, and the status vehicle in between. All the tokens, game pieces, and prizes are left behind when
we walk away from the table. The only real “winnings” we claim and
keep are our own souls and the love we have for Christ and each
other. If you think you might need a better game plan—one that offers an eternal perspective—this strategy-filled playbook walks you
through what it takes to really win big at the game of life.
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Serving in June
Summer Fun
Ushers
Enjoy some relaxed fun with
PEP (People Enjoying People).
PEP meets on the first and third
Tuesdays of every month in
room 110 across from Noah’s
Ark Preschool. We begin with a
brief Bible study led by Pastor
Klemz followed by a variety of
activities which may include
joke telling, cards and games.
In June we meet on the 1st and
the 15th from 9:00 am to
11:30. Bring your own beverage; come whenever you can;
stay as long as you want. There
is no regular commitment. The
more the merrier.
8:00
Jerry Uhde
Al Buskey
Tim Rajewsky
Fred Bonk
10:30
Bruce Rosine
Trent Hulett
Nursery Volunteers
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10:15
Andrea Klatt
Tracy Madsen
6/13
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10:15
Amy Hill
Amy Hill
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Morynn Marx
Andrea Klatt
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Tracy Madsen
Raina Strenge
Coffee Servers
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Youth
Library Group
Youth
Wish List
Life Center Handicap Accessibility Doors:
Cost
Received
Needed
$6,000.00
3,641.00
2,359.00
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Have you ever found
yourself writing out
your check at
Church, just in time
to catch the Collection Plate?
And, what about the
cost of those checks
from your bank?
We may have the
answer to your problem: “Electronic Contribution Submission” (also known as ACH).
You can have your monthly contributions automatically & systematically sent from your account to St. John’s each month.
No more forgetting envelops,
writing checks, or needing to
catch up on contributions while
on vacation. Forms for this
time-saving opportunity are
available from the Church Office or may be downloaded from
our website
www.stjohnsbuffalo.org.
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St. John’s Softball Schedule for June
All games at Mills Bent Fields. See the full schedule at
www.stjohnsbuffalo.org. Come on out and root for our teams!
Friday, June 04 - Field 2
7:00 pm St Johns Team 3 vs St Johns Team 2
9:00 pm St Johns Team 1 vs Zion Lutheran
Friday, June 11 - Field 1
7:00 pm Zion Lutheran vs St Johns Team 3
8:00 pm St Johns Team 2 vs St Pauls
Friday, June 11 - Field 2
8:00 pm Salem Lutheran vs St Johns Team 1
Friday, June 18 - Field 1
9:00 pm Zion Lutheran vs St Johns Team 2
Friday, June 18 - Field 2
8:00 pm St Johns Team 1 vs Buffalo Covenant 2
9:00 pm St Johns Team 3 vs Salem Lutheran
Friday, June 25 - Field 1
9:00 pm Delano Catholic Community vs St Johns Team 1
Friday, June 25 - Field 2
7:00 pm Buffalo Covenant 2 vs St Johns Team 3
8:00 pm St Johns Team 2 vs St Francis
Mayer Lutheran
High School
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June 17th
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Bring donations of clothing, flea market
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on June 12th or 14th from 1-7 pm.
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St John's Job Network
To add or change a listing, contact Dic Danielson at 763-682-5123
or Dic.joan@bwig.net .
Name
Contact Info
Scott Kaufman
612-532-5871
Dic Danielson
763-682-5123
Desired Job
Metal Fabrication-CNC & Welding, Electrical
Panel Wiring, Maintenance Tech & Truck Driving
Sales Manager, Sales or Marketing
David Breckenridge Die Casting Business; Machine operation and
763-565-1612
engineering design
Laurie Blauert
612-210-7515
HR Manager/HR Generalist or Office Management or Administrative Work
Jeff Bruhn
763-682-3190
Project Manager/Sales Application Engineer
Jill Marketon
763-439-0793
Nursing, LPN
Gary Marketon
612-986-8537
Manufacturing, Assembly, Warehouse
Julie Beaudry
763-295-2528
Computer Programming, programming logic
and design or databasing
Nicole Elsen
763-439-5799
Human Resources Position
Tony Sabraski
651-248-4718
Flooring Installation
Teresa Frykholm
763-682-4607
Production Work, Data Entry, Administrative
Lori Schimmele
763-355-4348
Childcare;Administrative/Data Entry; Retail
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Stewardship Corner
“June—what a crazy month!” June used to be the most popular month for
weddings so much so that “June brides” became a part of our vocabulary.
Now there may be months when more weddings take place, but June is still a
hectic, busy month. Not only are there weddings, but there are also graduations, vacations, plans for vacations and other summer activities. So much
happens that it can get overwhelming and take the joy out of such a special
month.
The same thing can be true of our lives as God’s stewards. When we starting
thinking about stewardship as the managing of all of life and life’s resources
for God’s purposes, we can also get overwhelmed. Stewardship is not just
about time, talents and treasure [the well-known three T’s] but also about our
stewardship of sharing the good news of Jesus, the building and maintaining
of relationships, the care of our bodies, the care of God’s creation, and so
much more. The challenge of being a good steward of all that God has entrusted to us can be so big that we might be tempted to simply give up! But,
to do so would rob us of some of life’s greatest joys!
Stewardship is not meant to be an overwhelming thing but rather the best
way to live in this world. People seek purpose and meaning in their lives.
They want to make a difference! They want their lives to be bigger than themselves. Being God’s redeemed stewards is one of the best ways for bringing
that real meaning and purpose to our lives. It helps us to identify who and
whose we are. We are God’s redeemed stewards who have been chosen and
equipped to manage all of life and life’s resources for God’s purposes. Can
anything be better than that??? Not for people who appreciate the great sacrifice that Jesus made to set us free from our sinful and selfish condition and
help us to be the children of God in thoughts, words and actions.
St. Paul, by inspiration of the Holy Spirit wrote these words to Titus and us:
“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It
teaches us to say ‘no’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live selfcontrolled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the
blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus
Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for Himself a people that are His very own, eager to do what is good.”
How wonderful it is that by God’s grace we are called, gathered and enlightened to live in a way that gives due glory to God and blessings to our fellow
stewards! As God’s children we are in this together so we can encourage others and, in return, be encouraged by others!
“God’s redeemed stewards, in cooperation with and encouragement from
fellow redeemed stewards, freely and joyfully manage all of life and life’s resources for God’s purposes!” What a blessed life that is!
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St. John’s Lutheran Business Directory
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Women In Mission
We are working on a project for the Pregnancy Resource Center in
St. Cloud through Father’s Day, called Baby Bottle Boomerang. PRC
is a Christian organization that helps women and men faced with
crisis pregnancies and other critical life issues. Thanks to everyone
who picked up a baby bottle and please remember to return your
bottles on Father’s Day, June 20th.
The biennial Minnesota South Convention is at the Mankato Verizon
Center June 25-27. The theme is “God’s GPS--Turn Right at the
Light.” Dr. Lane Seitz, MN South District President will be the opening worship proclaimer. The Saturday Bible Study Leader is Rev. Nabil Nour, and will address the topic of Islam.
The Erin Bode Group, a classical jazz quartet, will be the Saturday
evening banquet entertainment. Rev. Tim Kinne will be the Sunday
worship proclaimer. There are many events planned over the weekend, and it will be a spiritually uplifting experience.
We are looking for donations of fleece material to make blankets for
children as one of the projects. Requested length for each piece is 1
and 2/3 yards. If you make a donation, please call Chris at 6823997 by June 20th. Thank you!
There is a mission opportunity at Concordia University in St. Paul July
18-22, helping with a Vacation Bible School. Children will again be
bussed to the university from various Twin Cities churches. Mission
trip workers will stay in the dorm at CSP beginning Sunday, July 18.
There will be a planning meeting at 6:00 that evening. One hundred
“But whoever
trusts in the Lord
is kept safe.”
Proverbs 29:25b
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rooms have been reserved in the new Residence Life Center. Breakfast and lunch will be included in the cost of $240 for the four days
of this wonderful event. Senior High Youth and men are welcome to
help, also. For more information, check out the website:
www.mnslwml.org.
They are making blankets again this year for the children. If you
would like to make one, check with Chris Husom for a pattern.
The Women in Mission pay half the camperships for any children
who attend Camp Omega in Waterville, MN. There are camps for
children ages 6 though 18, as well as adult and family camps. Take
a look at the camps available. It is a wonderful experience! There
are reimbursement forms in the church office.
Our 42nd Annual Country Fair for Missions is coming on Saturday,
November 13th. As you plan your garden, perhaps you can plant an
extra hill of cucumbers for pickles, or tomatoes and peppers for
salsa, or any garden produce. We also welcome hand-crafted items,
baked items, and attic treasures. Think of what you may want to
make for the fair.
Each Tuesday afternoon you have the opportunity to work on quilts
and other projects in the Sewing Room, off the Fellowship Hall. We
welcome you to come whenever you can.
If you know of a specific mission need, please tell us. There are mite
boxes in the narthex. Feel free to take one and fill it to help support
our mission projects. Please join us for our business meeting,
monthly Bible study or for any of our projects as we “Serve the Lord
With Gladness!”
Upcoming Events:
June 3rd : Board Meeting at 5:30, Bible Study at 6:15. We meet in
the upper level board room in the Family Life Center. All women are
welcome.
June 25-27th : MN South LWML Convention in Mankato.
July 18-22nd: Vacation Bible School Mission opportunity at Concordia
University in St. Paul.
November 14th: 41st Annual Country Fair for Missions
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Youth & Family Ministry
Help VBS Set Sail
Over 100 children can’t take the VBS adventure without your help! From donations, to
registration, to teaching and crew leaders
there are many places for you to be apart of
this adventure. Here are some ideas of what
your role could be:
Be a…Crew Leader: Through out the
week kids travel in small groups to stations with their crews
and leader. Crew leaders are not Teachers! They’re simply
part of the Crew family. They participate in all the activities
and encourage kids to talk about and apply what they are
learning. Love kids, but hate to teach! This is the place for
you.
Be a…Station Leader: Instead of leading independent, isolated classes, Station Leaders see all the kids each day.
There are seven different stations and kids will visit each
one everyday. Each station features a different Bible learning activity to meet the needs of different kids of learners.
Some of the stations are: crafts and missions, sail away cinema, goodies from the galley, ship rec games, and bible voyage. Teachers will be in pairs for each station.
Donate Items: Throughout the months of June and July you
can pick up tags in the Narthex for snacks and supplies
needed for VBS. You can also help support this year’s mission project by donating School Supplies for children in
need.
Contact Kelly at 763-684-0460. No matter your age, or interest
there is a place for you at the High Seas!
National Youth Gathering
Student/Parent Meeting
June 6th between services in the Youth Room
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Youth & Family Ministry
Vacation Bible School at St. John’s this summer will be a
High Seas Expedition!
Monday through Friday,
August 9th through the 13th
from 8:30 to 11:30 am
Kids from age 3 through 5th grade will experience the fun and excitement of summer camp right here in Buffalo! Children will have a great
time singing, watching skits, creating crafts and playing games. High
Seas Expedition is filled with incredible Bible learning experiences that
kids see, hear, touch and even taste! Throughout the week kids will follow Jesus’ disciples as they tell other about God’s great love and His
son Jesus. Plus kids will discover how to see evidence of God everyday with something called God Sightings.
So save the dates for High Seas Expedition!
A registration form is on back. Additional forms are available online at
www.stjohnsbuffalo.org or from the church office.
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Youth & Family Ministry
Youth Cookout!
June 16th @ 6:30pm
Come and kick off the summer with a cookout
and games at Emily & Ashley Hill’s Home in
Montrose, Bring a snack to share and invite
your friends!
For Directions or if you have questions
please contact Kelly @ 763-684-0460.
St. John’s 2010 High School Graduates
Congratulations!
Ashley Danielson
Andrew Hatling
Benjamin Henson
Avery Holm
Trent Hulett
Kira Jimenez
Jacob Letsinger
Blake Miller
Janessa Piersiak
Sirena Powell
Kayla Stender
Jaqueline Thaemert
Dylan Triplett
Tucker Vogt
(Brandon Lanie would also have graduated this year)
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Youth & Family Ministry
Lutheran Youth
Fellowship Day
at Valleyfair
Monday June 28nd
Leave church at 8:00 am – Return to church at 3:00 pm
Cost: $24.00
Unlimited fun and thrills on the rides and water park!
A new LYF bracelet to wear and to help you meet over
1000 other LYF people from the upper Midwest region!
Reduced admission price! Regular entrance fee is $37.99
We will provide the transportation.
6 grade and younger will need to have a chaperone.
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Name _________________________________________
Parent’s signature ________________________________
To sign up, place this form in the offering plate or give to
Kelly NO later than June 13th.
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Jordan Andrews
Tammy Hulett
Jacob Lambrecht
Troy Lanie
Mark Ordorff
Breia Zumbusch
Teresa Berg
Ashley Elsen
Beth Fenhaus
Brady Hopkins
Dan Husom
Carla Vogt
Kaia Bode
Crosby Bruhn
Ben Clifton
Luke Korbel
Daniel Lambert
Larry Letsinger
Faye Stenglein
Alexander Zaffke
Gordon Jans
Andrew Hicks
Pam Mensinger
Brady Miller
Ottomar Buttenhoff
Kendra Klima
Caroline Laugtug
Anna Runke
Lila Spike
Daniel Wessels
Oliver Elletson
Ana Henning
Michelle Kennedy
Holly Stelton
Christine Weber
Kristine Wren
Laynie Mills
Jolianna Popelka
Jessica Hanson
Adam Jeske
Diana Brecht
Jaxson Brown
Todd Hanson
Jade McKenzie
Patrick Ordorff
Carolee Fieldseth
Nicole Jorgenson
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Susan Crawford
Kathryn Elsen
Ty Klatt
Peter Churness
Roland Halsten
Michael Luoma
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June Endreson
Betty Lambert
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Kaiden Warne
Jennifer Wren
Julie Beaudry
Jerald Bonstrom
Nicole Elsen
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Marin Johnson
Shane Pierce
Brandon Thibodeau
Jordan Bruhn
Payton Erickson
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Walden Kohls
Eileen Bodin
Dorothy Ladda
Cole Madsen
Mike Mueller
Kari Peter
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Jeffery Workman
Joseph Cummings
Jada Vieths
Michael Bonk
Lance Moy
Stephanie Novacek
Barbara Stelton
Richard Wald
Andrew Charlson
Gary Marquette
Cassie Stech
Arlys Bauer
Jonathan Danielson
Brian Jans
Nicholas Johnson
Adele Tonsager
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Gordon & Ruth Jans
Tracy & Sammy Madsen
Heath & Kathrine Schwanke
Linda & Daniel DeWitte
Bill & Shirley Elletson
Larry & Shirley Holland
Janet & Ralph Arnold
Jed & Del Larson
Connie & Peter Rodosovich
Aaron & Lois Dixon
Willis & Barb Miller
Kurt & Rosie Bergemann
Carrie & Chad Coss
Howard & Mary Bremmer
Earl & Sharon Dierks
James & Deb Chapa
Terry & Sue Napper
Ron & Joyce Uecker
Gary & Sandra Vergin
Bill & Carol Cook
Kathleen & Matt Schlink
Lorrie & Mike Lepinski
Tom & Ann Rassat
Justin & Joy Bonk
Matthew & Myriah Elletson
Roger & Helen Klemz
Dan & Kelly Erdmann
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Richard & Karen Haas
Greg & Jennie Buttenhoff
Gene & Mary Jo Lambert
Michael & Marie Lambrecht
Arnold & Lila Spike
Gary & Jane Anderson
John & Carol Berg
Lee & Rhonda Charlson
Robert & Kathy Forcier
Bill & Annette Pulvermacher
Eric & Jill Ebeling
Darryl & Pat Stoppelman
Peter & Sandy Churness
Mark & Debra Ordorff
Bob & Jill Furneisen
John & Nancy Lambrecht
Ralph & Diane Faue
Betsy & Jeremy Risk
Jessica & John Giles
John & Sarah Hoppe
Dan & Mary Marty
Scott & Christine Niesen
Allen & Barbara Stelton
Amy & Lee Vidmar
Bob & Gloria Fieldseth
Debbie & Steve Reineccius
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Board Meeting Minutes—5/10/2010
Call to Order: Wayne Rebischke
Opening Prayer: Pastor Disney
Sara Kubu was introduced as a new member of the Stewardship Board
Agenda was reviewed
Secretary’s Report: Read and approved.
Motion to accept was made by Justin Bonk
seconded by Nate Randt.
New Business: Nyles Gentz gave the
Board a presentation of a program called
One Call Message Program. This program
is used by many churches and schools.
Coming through the computer it is a valuable way to get information out. The program has the capability of letting up to
ninety nine groups being able to send messages. The program has unlimited e-mail,
text messaging which would be valuable to
Kelly in keeping in touch with the youth, etc.
The cost is about $94.90 a month with
unlimited use. There is no contract so after
a trial period if it doesn’t work it can be canceled. The features would also allow who
ever would choose to get things out like
important meetings, deaths, updates,
changes in schedules, prayers, etc. There
was much discussion and questions.
Pastors Reports:
Pastor Disney talked about the Contemporary Saturday night services. He has
many concerns and cares and knows that it
hasn’t developed into what we had envisioned. He asked for some support and
ideas as how to keep going what he feels is
a good idea. Expressing thoughts on maybe
getting some new types of music and giving
examples of things that seem to work he
asked that maybe we could find something
in our budget to work with this. Again there
was much discussion knowing that the summer is a crucial time as the Saturday night
service attendance spikes. Janice Marschel
made a motion to use $400 a month for the
summer months until Sept 1st and then
reevaluate if this is helping the service. Bill
Cook seconded the motion, motion carried.
Pastor Disney also brought up that there is
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a need to start a divorce group in our
church. There is a program called DivorceCare.Com which can be bought into for
around $400. After checking he found there
are a lot of people out there who need care
and thinks it would be a great evangelism
tool and help. The Youth and Family Board
has offered to put this under their budget.
Janice Marschel made a motion to go
ahead with the program with the money
from the Youth and Family Ministry. Motion
seconded by Nate Randt, motion carried.
Pastor was formally contacted by Love Inc.
and is excited that this network of churches
would be of great help to the needy. Each
church finds its own little area in which to
help like one giving out money for groceries,
one having furniture, one having clothing,
so we too could have our own area in which
to help and be a part of this program. We
have been asked to host a Waffle Breakfast
this summer to help support this program.
Pastor Disney handed out reports on his
and Pastor Klemz calls for April. They all
continue to work together to cover all areas
of visitations.
Pastor Bode was attending a pastoral meeting so Wayne reported on his statistics. It
was mentioned that these statistics from the
Pastors should be put in the bulletin.
Youth and Family Ministry: Kelly Ohland
highlighted her written report mentioning the
upcoming Plant Sale on May 15th. May 16th
is Confirmation and the last day of Sunday
school. Family Movie Night in the Family
Life Center May 21st with the movie Pistachio playing. May 23rd she will be meeting
with the Youth board to plan the next year
and continues to put out a call for help. It
was also mentioned that they will continue
with their Trunk and Treat program even if a
Fall Festival is planned.
Financial Report/Treasurers Report:
Wayne Rebischke gave an overview of
Jim’s written report in Jim’s absence.
Janice Marschel will talk with Jim to clear up
the Wish List as several items have been
covered. The Stage Fund will move to
Fellowship Board and the coffee proceeds
go to the KRWC expenses.
General Fund Totals for April
Contributions
$32,528
Expenses
31,832
Increase
696
Action Items: There was discussion on
the Blood Drive which will be held here in
June. The costs and reasons for expenses
were covered by Justin Bonk. A recommendation to check on this particular situation was suggested for Justin Bonk to take
this to his board.
Board and Committee Reports:
Elders: Roger Strege reported that the
flowers for Mothers Day Sunday were from
the Elders Board and were again successful. It was brought up that the offering
plates need a system to make sure they
are picked up and properly taken care of.
A procedure that is in place will be followed and Nate Randt will be responsible
to check on this each Sunday. Pastor’s
salaries are being reviewed.
Trustees: Justin Bonk reported the roof
will be fixed this week. Bowman’s is working on the air conditioning. The AED training will be held Sat. everyone is welcome.
Worship: Covered under Pastor Disney’s
report.
Evangelism: Roger Strege reported on
the parade updates and that they will use
themes from VBS in the future. Susie
Meier is helping with the Web site. The
board is looking at a new calendar program. The Elvis concert which was held
here was sponsored by ARC. Our youth
sold cookies to help with their fundraising.
Roger is looking into having this return in
the fall as an all gospel program. Softball
has 28 guys so a third team was created.
He will make sure the game schedules get
in the bulletin and extended an invitation
for everyone to attend on Friday nights.
Stewardship: Karen Rebischke gave
some highlights off of the printed report.
Stewardship is changing their focus from
the money angle to what projects can we
do. Sara Kubu is heading up this project
and will in essence create a list of things
that need to be addressed and how to get
the people involved. The board would like
to get the Children’s envelopes going.
Budget request forms are still being
worked on. Envelopes that people have
not picked up yet are still in the office and
ways to handle this were again discussed.
Fellowship: Swing Band Concert will be on
the 15th of May. August 11th the Kingery
Family will be playing in the park.
Education: One hundred birthday bags
were sent out to the Food Shelf.
Lutheran Women in Mission: Written
report. Minnesota South Convention June
25-27.
Library: Board went to furniture stores to
check out items for the area just outside of
the library. Book Club continues with out
June (1st) book being “When the Game is
Over it All Goes Back in the Box”.
Health Cabinet/Project Compassion: Continue their good works.
Missions: No report at this time.
Noah’s Ark: A representative will be joining us.
Old Business: The Audit will soon be completed by the Elders with a written report.
The Debenture program is still being
looked into. Envelopes were discussed
under Stewardship. Job Description for
Office Assistant is being worked on by Zoe
and Carla.
New Business: Budget Requests have not
been completed yet. There was discussion on NA meetings rotating between
churches. It was discussed that new and
old Confirmation pictures could possibly be
put up in areas where people could view
them. The Vice President position is opening up as Stan Meyer is stepping down. A
motion to accept the program presented by
Nyles Gentz One Call Message was made
by Janice Marschel and seconded by
Cheryl Olsen, motion approved.
Closing Prayer: Pastor Disney
Adjourn: Wayne Rebischke
Respectfully Submitted, Cheryl Olsen
Board Secretary
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