April 2015 - Iowa District East – LCMS

I o w a D i s t r i c t E a s t — LC M S
In This Issue
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President’s Piece for Peace
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April 2015
Calendar of Events
Things to Share
Vacancy Updates
Directory Updates
From Rev. Dr. Dean Rothchild
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Proclaiming Christ Jesus Capital Campaign
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Focus on Education
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Parish Nurse Page
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Youth Leader Page
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Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca
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Hospital Chaplaincy
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LCEF
Upcoming Events
20
5th & 6th Grade Gathering
24
Family Life Conference
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The Gospel in Philippians
CEU Opportunity
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IDE Golf Outing
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President’s Piece for Peace
Rev. Dr. Brian S. Saunders
April 2015
A few weeks ago I had surgery on one of my eyes. The goal was to reduce the pressure in
that eye. Rising pressure damages the nerves that allow you to see. When the nerves are
destroyed, there is no restoring the vision lost. That is why intrusive measures have to be taken
sometimes to save ones vision. What a blessing it is to have such modern skills and facilities that
surgeries like this can be done with what has become a very common procedure.
Pressure seems to have negative effects on us. The pressure of ministry, especially in the
festival seasons of the church year, only increases the closer we get to the Holy Festival of
Easter. Whether it is preparing multiple sermons a week, extra services including funerals,
confirmation ceremonies as well as preparing students for additional music and study for the
Easter Celebrations, pressures mount up. Pressure can affect our vision as well. I am not
referring to what you see physically but it can take our focus off of what is important and place it
on busy peripherals. The service we have been given to render for Christ can become in our own
eyes a burden rather than the honor it truly is.
The word “pressure” is a rare word in the Scriptures. The Greek word is “bareo”. It is where
we get the word barometric. In the places it is used we find pressure filled situations. In Matthew
26 and Mark 14, Peter, James and John are with Jesus as He prays the night He was betrayed.
Three times Jesus came to them and found them “heavy with sleep”. They were under great
pressure that night and it overcame them with fatigue. If there was anyone under pressure in that
garden, it was Jesus. Certainly the redemption of the world requiring His suffering and death was
heavy upon Him. What a remarkable prayer He offers up under such pressure when He says “not
My will be done but Thine.” It is not as though Jesus didn’t have pressure, He just knew what to
do with it when it came. He took it to His Father in prayer. He trusted the promise given to Him by
He who is good, benevolent, gracious, kind, and loving. The situation looked bleak but the ability
to see through it all lay in the promise of His Father.
St. Paul brings up the topic in II Corinthians 1:8 when he points out the “great (or powerful)
pressure” he was under when suffering for Christ in Asia. What the pressure was we are not told
but one can imagine he was persecuted by a pagan society that had no use for his sermons that
called the sinner to repentance. Paul did not have it any easier than we do when it comes to
standing for the Word of God and remaining faithful in practice. He suffered to the point he fell
into despair. The despair reached the point he questioned whether it was worth living in such
situations any longer.
What did he do? He pointed out that this pressure was merely a sign to him why he could not
rely on his own wisdom, strength and skill. He could only rely on “God who raises the dead.” God
knows about every deadly peril we are in and will face. He knows of them because He sent His
own Son into them for our sake. The pressures mounted on Jesus beyond our comprehension,
even to the point of His own death. Yet the Father’s promise carried Him through that pressure all
the way to the glorious resurrection from the dead.
Whatever our pressures, no matter how heavy our schedule and demands become, we take
them to the Father. He knows of them and has already dealt with them in His Son. Not only did
He deal with them but demonstrated victory over them and reduces the pressure with a
marvelous gift, the forgiveness of all our sins. His promise is laid on you with every absolution.
His promise is renewed every time His body and blood are placed in your mouth. His promise is
our perfect vision in and through all the pressures of festival and non-festival seasons of the
church year.
I pray God’s peace be with you all as you serve His children with Word and Sacrament. I pray
He give you the wisdom to take all pressures to Him where He has already taken its damage
away. He has given you perfect sight through each day with the gift of faith. May He lead you in
peace and joy this blessed festival season.
President Saunders.
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Calendar of Events
April
Good Friday
District Office Closed
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9
Marion
Circuit Visitor Catechesis
9:00 am
District Office
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Cedar Rapids
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Marion
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Marion
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25
Board of Directors
9:00am
District Office
Professional Workers
8:30am
District Office
Williamsburg
Hiawatha
LLL Convention
Bethany
5th & 6th Grade
Gathering
5:30pm
LIS
Family Life Conference
8:30am
Zion
May
7
9
Marion
Marion
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Youth Committe Meeting
7:00 pm
District Office
Convention Floor Committee
Meetings
9:00 am
District Office
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Save the Dates
April 2015
Circuit Visitor Catechesis
April 9, 2015
District Office
1100 Blairs Ferry Road
Marion, IA 52302
5th and 6th Grade Gathering
April 24, 2015
Lutheran Interparish School
804 Court Street
Williamsburg, IA 52361
Family Life Conference
April 25, 2015
Zion Lutheran—Hiawatha
Lutheran Day at Adventureland
June 24, 2015
Adventureland
305 34th Ave NW,
Altoona, IA 50009
2015 District Convention
June 26-27, 2015
Marriott Hotel and Convention Center
1200 Collins Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
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Things to Share
April 2015
Church & Sanctuary Photos
IDE Archives is planning to put on a continuous slide presentation at the display table at the next
IDE Convention. A few church exterior (E) and sanctuary (S) pictures are still needed. Check the
list and send your photo(s) to the IDE Archivist at onamission@lbt.org
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Christ-Waterloo (E & S)
Good Shepherd-West Union (S)
Our Savior-Ft. Madison (E & S)
Our Savior-Manchester (E & S)
Redeemer-Ventura (E & S)
St John-Sumner (E & S)
St Paul-Alden/Buckeye (S)
St Paul-Waverly/Artesian (S)
St Paul-Evansdale (S)
St Paul-Sumner (S)
Trinity-State Center (S)
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IDE Archivist
2015 Convention
Registration is open for the 2015 District Convention. You can find out more and register at http://
lcmside.org/2015-district-convention/.
Hotel Reservations:
Hotel Reservations must be made by June 5, 2015.
You can register for the Iowa District East block of rooms at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/
IADistrictEastLCMS . or call the reservation hotline at 1-800-396-2153. When making the
reservation by phone be sure to reference the Iowa District East LCMS convention. This will
insure you’re given the correct group rate.
1 King or 2 Double guestrooms are $98.00 per night
1 Bedroom King Suites are $108 per night.
Congregational Statistics
Please submit your congregational statistics by April 15, 2015. Our goal is to achieve 100% participation from all
Iowa District East congregations! If you have questions please contact the district office at 319-373-2112.
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Vacancy Updates
April 2015
Calling Congregations:
Messiah, Mason City—Clarke Frederick (vacancy pastor)
Trinity, Ottumwa—Calling Graduate—Kevin Saylor (vacancy pastor)
Redeemer, Ventura—Scott Kozisek (vacancy pastor)
Grace, Waterloo—pastoral transition
Pastors Call Update:
Accepted:
Daird Korth, Latimer to St. Peter, Elma
Pending:
Grant Bode, New Ulm MN to Redeemer, Ventura
Declined:
Anthony Bertram, MNS to Redeemer, Ventura
Philip Rigdon, Avon, IN to Grace, Waterloo
DCE / School / Teacher Calls:
Vacancies:
Trinity, Cedar Rapids—1st Grade Teacher
Trinity, Davenport—5th Grade Teacher
Central, Newhall—4th Grade Teacher
Community, Readlyn—Principal
Accepted:
Margaret Weber, Seward Grad to Trinity, Cedar Rapids
Pending:
Nicholas Muench, Matteson, IL to Community Lutheran, Readlyn
Declined:
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Directory Updates
April 2015
Please take a moment to add these changes and corrections to your Fall 2014 directory.
Page
Name
Change
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Goldberger, Jack
New email: pastorjackoslc@mediacombb.net
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Kane, Patrick
New email: pastor@crmide.com
Crossroads Mission Website: www.crmide.com
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Killian, Edward
New Cell: 319-610-4063
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Piotter, Keith
New Email: pastorkeithoslc@mediacombb.net
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Bettendorf—Our Savior
Rev. Keith Piotter:
pastorkeithoslc@mediacombb.net
Rev. Jack Goldberger:
pastorjackoslc@mediacombb.net
Eric Brie, DCE:
oslcdym@mediacombb.net
Heather Scheuermann (Parish Administrator):
oslcparishadmin@mediacombb.net
Lisa Piotter (Preschool Director):
oslpdir@mediacombb.net
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Bettendorf—Our Savior
Contact Email:
oslpdir@mediacombb.net
Please notify the District Office of any changes in email address, home address or staff changes. Include
all professional worker changes within your congregation, school or preschool.
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Something Profound:
Taking in Strays
Rev. Dr. Dean F. Rothchild
Assistant to the President
April 2015
At a recent meeting of the District Youth committee, one of the high school members
was talking about the number of high schools which were represented in her youth group.
She then went on to say that her youth group “takes in strays.” As I pondered that thought
it really hit me, that is exactly what the Christian Church is about, “taking in strays, one by
one.” People who are apart from Christ Jesus and His church are “strays.”
By nature we are all strays. We have “strayed” from God’s holy ways as laid out in the
Ten Commandments. That notion of being a stray is described in many different ways:
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23. “We are by nature
children of wrath.” Ephesians 2:3. We are by nature separated from God, from His
Church, and from Christ Jesus Himself.
The reality of “straying” is pictured throughout Scripture. “All of us like sheep have
gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way.” Isaiah 53:6. “Woe to them, for they
have strayed from Me! Destruction is theirs, for they have rebelled against Me.” Hosea
7:13. We have the example of the “straying sheep” in Matthew 18:12 which needs to be
sought after and found. James 5:19-20 states: “My brethren, if any among you strays from
the truth, and one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error
of his way will save his soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.” Finally we read
in I Peter 2:25, “For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned
to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.”
Does your church take in strays? Put it another way, does your church take in
sinners? Of course, you are a member of your church and you are a sinner. Sin is real. It
separates us from God. It needs to be repented of. People need new clothing. They need
to understand what their own clothing is really like. “For all of us have become like one
who is unclean, And our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like
a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.” Isaiah 64:6.
Stray dogs and cats sometimes end up in animal shelters. Stray people (sinners only)
are gathered safely into the ark of the Church. This happens in Holy Baptism. Those
outside the ark (the church) are currently perishing and unless rescued (baptized in Christ
Jesus) will perish eternally. May God grant your congregation eyes and hearts which are
looking for the “strays” and also for those who have strayed and have become “absent
saints.”
The cross and empty tomb of Christ Jesus has earned forgiveness of sins for all
people. As Paul wrote: “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in
righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing
by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
that being justified by His grace we might be made heirs according to the Hope of eternal
life.” Titus 3:5-7.
The ark of Christ’s Church is not full. As Peter wrote: “In which also He went and
made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, who once were disobedient, when the
patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in
which a few, that is, eight persons were brought safely through the water. And
corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but
an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” I
Peter 3:19-21. Christ Jesus will continue to grow and build His Church as He takes in
“strays.”
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Capital Campaign Update
Capital Campaign (Update: 03-16-15)
approved on 6/29/12 by Iowa District East in Convention.
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Pastors are being contacted by phone for potential names of those
saints in Christ Jesus who may wish to make an individual gift.
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Dr. Rothchild will send a letter of introduction to potential donors and
will follow-up with a phone call to schedule a personal visit.
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Dr. Rothchild will show the DVD and share other information at the
time of his visit and the saints will be given a donor form to complete
as they deem appropriate.
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Dr. Rothchild wishes to thank all our faithful donors, both individuals
and congregations
Update:
Gifts received to date: $ 479,172
Gifts promised in next 1-10 years: $ 42,733
Total to Date: $ 521,905
For further information, please contact Rev. Dr. Dean F. Rothchild
at 319-373-2112 (office), 319-350-9564 (cell) or deanrothchild@lcmside.org.
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Jeffery Pool
Assistant to the President
for Education
Focus on Education
April 2015
Iowa Education Celebration of Freedom of Choice in Education
An Icy but Successful day!
It was great to have about 300 parents and students from Iowa attend this informative event.
Representatives from the Roman Catholic Church and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, as
well as other non-public schools, were in attendance. Several of our Iowa Stage
congresspersons and nationally known speaker on school choice, Virginia Waldon Ford of The
District of Columbia, spoke at the rally and the committee meeting held just prior to the Rally
under the theme of “School Choice Now.” Yellow shirts displaying that theme populated the
Rotunda and meetings. The rally will support the Iowa AACE committee’s efforts in the Iowa
Legislature to support Student Savings Accounts (SSA’s) in Iowa to allow parents and the
legislature to put aside funds for non-public education for qualifying Iowa students in coming
years. Talk to your school’s local leader of ILSTO (Iowa Lutheran School Student Tuition
Organization) about currently existing tuition savings accounts. (Statewide: Mr. Dewey Torkelson)
Jeff Pool
Assistant to the President—Education
Hearts for Jesus 2014—2015
Hearts for Jesus is our effort in Lutheran schools to encourage student offerings to the Lord and
to special projects designed to help special needs globally. For the next quarter of the 14-15
school year, we have adopted the following suggestions. Goal: Unlimited Funds.
Chosen Missions:
African Missions: It has been estimated that if Christian mission work in Africa is not
blessed by success, within 10 years the continent could be lost to the Muslim influences there.
(Suggested Reading: The Next Christendom by Philip Jenkins – the book studied by our district
education executives at the recent Confedex conference) The mission offerings support
preaching and educational ministries (Such as Iowa native Kristin Matasovsky) that are working
to spread the Good News of Jesus as Savior in South Africa and other places.
Owen’s Mission: Carried over from our Fall Educators’ Conference, Owen’s Mission seeks
to support Lutherans for Life (Dr. James Lamb) in the effort to provide fetal models for use in all
Lutheran schools -1078 schools to teach respect for all human life. Lutherans for Life will provide
details for this mission.
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Parish Nurse Page
April 2015
from March Resources 2015 Kansas Parish Nurse Ministries
submitted by Ronda Anderson RN,
Bethany Parish Nurse,
Iowa District East
Parish Nurse District Representative
Spring Cleaning: Get Your Fitness Back on Track!
1. Lose Extra Pounds and watch your waistline - Blood pressure often increases as
weight increases. Losing just 10 pounds can help reduce your blood pressure. Losing
weight also makes any blood pressure medications you’re taking more effective. You
and your doctor can determine your target weight and the best way to achieve it.
Besides shedding pounds, you should also keep an eye on your waistline. Carrying
too much weight around your waist can put you at greater risk of high blood pressure.
In general, you are at risk if your waist measurement is greater than:
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Men greater than 40 inches
Women greater than 35 inches
2. Exercise Regularly - Regular physical activity (at least 30 to 60 minutes most days
of the week) can lower your blood pressure by 4 to 9 mm Hg. And it doesn’t take long
to see a difference. If you haven’t been active, increasing your exercise level can
lower your blood pressure within just a few weeks. Your doctor can help determine
whether you need any exercise restrictions. Even moderate activity for 10 minutes at a
time, such as walking and light strength training, can help.
3. Eat a healthy diet - Eating a diet that is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and
low-fat dairy products and skimps on saturated fat and cholesterol can lower your
blood pressure by up to 14 mm Hg. This eating plan is known as the Dietary
Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet.
4. Reduce sodium in your diet - Even a small sodium reduction in your diet can
reduce blood pressure by 2 to 8 mm Hg.
5. Limit the amount of alcohol you drink - In small amounts (1xday for all women
and men older than age 65 and 2xday for men younger than 65). If you drink more
than moderate amounts, alcohol can actually raise blood pressure. It can also reduce
the effectiveness of high blood pressure medications.
6. Avoid tobacco products and secondhand smoke - The nicotine in tobacco
products can raise your blood pressure by 10 mm Hg or more for up to an hour after
your smoke. Smoking throughout the day means your blood pressure may remain
constantly high. Inhaling smoke from others also puts you at risk of health problems.
7. Cut back on caffeine - The role caffeine plays in blood pressure is still debatable.
To see if caffeine raises your blood pressure, check your pressure within 30 minutes
of drinking a cup of coffee or another caffeinated beverage you regularly drink. If your
blood pressure increases by 5 to 10 points, you may be sensitive to the effects of
caffeine.
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Parish Nurse Page
April 2015
8. Reduce your stress - Take some time to think about what causes you to feel
stressed, such as work, family, finances or illness. Once you know what’s
causing your stress, consider how you can eliminate or reduce stress. If you
can’t eliminate all of your stressors, you can at lease cope with them in a
healthier way. Take breaks for deep-breathing exercises. Get a massage or
spend time in a stretch and relaxation class.
9. Monitor your blood pressure at home - make regular doctors visits—
Learning to self-monitor your blood pressure with an arm monitor can help
motivate you. Regular visits to your doctor are also likely to become a part of
your normal routine. These visits will help keep tabs on your blood pressure. If
your blood pressure isn’t well controlled, or if you have other medical problems,
you might need to visit your doctor every month to review your treatment and
make adjustments. If your blood pressure is under control, you might need to
visit your doctor only every 6 to 12 months, depending on other conditions you
might have.
10. Get support from family and friends - Supportive family and friends can
help improve your health. They may encourage you to take care of yourself,
drive you to the doctor’s office or embark on an exercise program with you to
keep your blood pressure low. Talk to your family and friends about the dangers
of high blood pressure.
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Youth Leaders’ Page
April 2015
Like Him
5th & 6th Grade Gathering
April 24th, 2015
What is your image? What is your identity?
In other words, who or what are you like? As
we look at ourselves, we don’t have to look
very far to see that we are unlike God. As
we sin and experience the pain of sin in our
lives, being Like Him might just be the last
thing on our minds. That is why we need
Jesus. Now that we identify with Jesus, what
is life like? Join us in answering these
questions as we explore life in Christ under
our theme Like Him.
Lutheran Day at
Adventure Land
June 24, 2015
Registration for the 2015 Higher Things Conferences opens Nov. 1st!
Te Deum, Te Deum Laudamus, “We Praise You, O God.” All praise,
all glory, all honor, all everything goes to you, O Lord, for You sent
Your Son who died on the cross for us. He rose again. He saves. He
is the sacrifice that makes us — and our praise — acceptable to You.
In the Te Deum, we confess all that God the Father did for us in the
sending of His Son. And by faith, we join our voices with those
apostles, prophets, martyrs, and of the whole Church of all times and
places, in praise and worship of the Holy Trinity…giving us a glimpse
right into the divine Throne Room of heaven itself!
This summer’s 2015 Higher Things Conferences will rejoice in the gift of the Te Deum, a hymn of
praise that gives us a foretaste of what’s happening in worship in heaven and on earth.
Download the Registration Packet and register at tedeum2015.org. Call or email Crysten
Sanchez (319-389-0105, registrar@higherthings.org) with any questions! See you at Te Deum!
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NE - July 14-17, 2015
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI - July 21-24, 2015
Concordia University, Seward, NE - July 27-31, 2015
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Camp Scholarship Funds Needed
Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca has several camp scholarship requests, but needs more
funds to be able to cover each of them. You can make a Christ-centered camping experience for a child possible by making a donation to the Camp Scholarship fund. This fund goes to support both Family’s First Camper scholarships,
as well as camp scholarships for children who need financial assistance to
make their week of camp a reality.
We anticipate needing up to $2,500 more that we currently have available to
be able to fund every camper who qualifies or requests assistance. To donate,
write “scholarship” in the memo line of your check or online contribution.
Your donation directly supports our primary mission of providing young people with outdoor recreation and Lutheran outdoor education!
Growing in Wisdom and Stature: Your Post-Confirmation Life
A new spring retreat from Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca for grades 7+
Confirmation. All you have to do is pass the class, say the words, and boom, you’re graduated right? There’s a great temptation to
think that being Confirmed in the church means being done with having to learn the Catechism and go to Sunday School. But what
is life after your confirmation supposed to look like? Join us as we explore what your Confirmation really means (HINT: It's really
about your Baptism), and what gifts Jesus still has for you as you continue to grow in His grace and knowledge your whole life long!
We'll even have some Good News for navigating the craziness that is High School as a Christian.
Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca is hosting this retreat on April 10-11 in conjunction with Higher Things, a Lutheran youth organization. Pastor Mark Beutow, from Bethel Lutheran Church in DuQuoin, IL, will be the
retreat’s presenter. For registration, you can download the registration packet
( http://cdn.higherthings.org.s3.amazonaws.com/imgs/uploads/retreats/2015-iodiseca-packet.pdf ) or
register online ( https://higherthings.org/retreats/registrations ). The retreat will go from 7PM on Friday, April 10 to 4PM on Saturday, April 11.
3271 Sandy Beach Road NE, Solon, IA 52333
phone 319.848.4187
web www.campiodiseca.org
email camp@campiodiseca.org
Camp Presentations
THRIVENT CHOICE
Would you like to know more about Camp
Io-Dis-E-Ca? Camp Director Daniel
Sanchez is available to speak to congregations and groups about Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca’s
mission, facilities, and programs. Call 319848-4187 to schedule a speaker!
Our total Thrivent Choice for 2014 contributions was $17,199! Thank you,
donors, for making this program a success for Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca. Will
you help make 2015 another excellent year in Thrivent Choice giving?
Go to https://www.thrivent.com/thriventchoice/ or call 800-THRIVENT
(800-847-4836) and state "Thrivent Choice" to designate your choice dollars for Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca today.
Thank you for making Thrivent
Choice a valuable stream of revenue for Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca!
Needs List
Convection Oven; Ping Pong Paddles; First Class Postage
Stamps; Toilet Paper; Trash Bags (18 and 33 Gallon); Smoke
Detectors; Carbon Monoxide Detectors; Clorox Bleach; Disinfectant Spray; Popsicle Sticks. Please see our web site for
a complete list: www.campiodiseca.org.
2015 Summer Staff
Important Dates
Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca is looking for college-aged young adults to
make a difference in the lives of children. The opportunity to
serve children and families at camp awaits! Go to www.nloma.org
and click on the employment tab at the top of the page to submit
your application today!
April 10-11
Higher Things Retreat: Grades 7+
April 25 & May 2
Spring Workday
Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca also needs Junior Counselors (JC’s) to assist the
summer program. Applicants should be at least 15 years old. JCs
spend the week with a cabin group enjoying the many camp activities and serving as a positive role model and motivator for younger campers while helping the cabin counselors supervise younger campers. It’s a great experience for only $95 per week. Please
contact Camp Director, Daniel Sanchez by emailing daniel@campiodiseca.org for more information or to receive an application.
May 2
Early Bird Registration
Discount Deadline #2
May 8-9
Mother/Child Retreat
June 10
First Day of Summer Camp
August 1
Summerfest Auction Fundraiser
Become a fan of Camp
Io-Dis-E-Ca by clicking
the ‘Like’ button on
our Facebook page.
3271 Sandy Beach Road NE, Solon, IA 52333
phone 319.848.4187
web www.campiodiseca.org
email camp@campiodiseca.org
U of I Hosptial Chaplaincy
April 2015
Greeting to my Brothers and Sister in Christ in Iowa
District East,
The University of Iowa Hospitals is a very large and
busy hospital. The building of the Children’s Hospital
continues. When it is finished it will be the largest
building in Iowa City.
It will provide the opportunity to treat well over a
thousand children in ways that were unthought-of just
ten years ago. Currently in our Neo-Natal Intensive
Care Unit we have 98 beds. When they first told me
that, I thought, “That’s crazy. They’ll never fill them all.”
Since 2008 when I first went to the University Hospital,
they haven’t had an empty bed. The number of children
we turn away every day because we don’t have a bed
for them is heart breaking for the family and staff both.
When the new hospital is finished we will have more than double the space and will be able to
treat hundreds more children.
I also want to remind you that if you are a patient at the University of Iowa Hospital to be sure to
tell them that your religious preference is Lutheran – Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. That
way you will turn up on the list that I am given and I can make sure that I visit you and I can make
sure your Pastor knows you are a patient in the hospital. It is very difficult for your Pastor to visit
you if he doesn’t know you are in the hospital.
May you all have a blessed Holy Week and Joyous celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ.
Rev. Michael Musick
Pastor—St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Luzerne, Iowa
Chaplain—University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa
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information on LCEF
loans, investments,
and services, please
contact:
Carole L. White LCEF
V.P. Iowa East & West
1150 Home Park Blvd #7
Waterloo, IA 50702
Toll Free Phone:
1-877-439-5233
carole.white@lcef.org
Loans with a Partner You Know: LCEF
If you’re a rostered church worker in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), you
don’t need to spend hours researching financial institutions to help you with a loan.
Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) provides loans for mortgages, both new and
refinance, home equity and debt consolidation. Our rates are competitive and our
knowledgeable staff is here to help you every step of the way. Plus, you’re working with a
partner who is empowering LCMS ministries in Kingdom work, sharing your commitment to
serve God’s people.
One click or phone call gets you started. Learn more at lcef.org or call 800-843-5233.
LCEF is a nonprofit religious organization; therefore, LCEF investments are not FDIC-insured
bank deposit accounts. This is not an offer to sell investments, nor a solicitation to buy. LCEF
will offer and sell its securities only in states where authorized. The offer is made solely by
LCEF's Offering Circular. Investors should carefully read the Offering Circular, which more
fully describes associated risks. Lutheran Church Extension Fund-Missouri Synod (NMLS#
3444). 10733 Sunset Office Drive, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63127, lcef.org, 800-843-5233.
For more information on LCEF’s lending license, go to lcef.org/loans/state_disclosure.cfm.
Illinois Residential Mortgage Licensee.
Rev. Bob Riggert
Director of Customer
Services
bob.riggert@ialcef.org
Ruth Gerken
Promotions Director
Iowa East & West
ruth.gerken@ialcef.org
For current rates go to
lcef.org
Carole White presented a stewardship lesson to 17/18 year olds at
Valley Lutheran High School this month. Contact White if you are
interested in a similar presentation to your youth. LCEF supports you
in fulfilling your mission with loans and services.
The mission of Lutheran Church Extension Fund is to support the Church in fulfilling its mission
of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ by being a Christ-centered servant partner of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), ensuring that funds and services are available now and in the
future.
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Small Stewards - Big Blessing
Biblical Stewardship Lessons for and with Children
(You are invited to share this lesson with children in Sunday school openings,
classroom devotions, children’s worship messages, or other congregational settings. The lesson can also be used by the family. “Notes to Family” provides
home applications and explorations. May the “small” Biblical stewardship mentors provide “big blessings” for children growing and sharing as God’s stewards.)
I Samuel 16:14-16, 19-23
David, the youngest son of Jesse, and the one anointed (I Samuel 16:12-13) to be the future king of
Israel is asked to share his musical gifts with the tormented present king, Saul. David’s love and gift of
music is evident in the Book of Psalms, the hymnbook of the Old Testament, where half of the Psalms
are the inspired words of David. Some of the Psalms were sung accompanied by musical instruments.
David’s gift of music provided spiritual relief to King Saul. Hymns today bring the words of Scripture
to fight temptation and drive the devil away. In Psalm 101 David directs his gift to the Lord, “To you,
O Lord, I will make music.” (vs. 1) David, the ancestor of the Savior, directs his praise to the One who
would save him and the world.
God gifts His children of all ages today. Evident in Lutheran schools, Sunday school rooms, church
preschool classrooms and other contexts are the musical gifts of children. Some may be as spontaneous
as a preschool “band” with noise makers. The Sunday school children’s choir blesses the worship of
the congregation on Christmas Eve or at other times. The gifted youth pianist offers a service prelude.
The high school band trumpeter joins the Easter Sunday brass team. God gifts His children and invites
them to be stewards of their talents.
Lutheran Church Extension celebrates stewardship of time, treasure, and talent. The churches and
schools built with the dollars invested in ministry become places where musical talents are identified,
developed, and celebrated. LCEF invites children to not only be stewards of their talents but to invest
their treasures in a Young Investors Club account. An investment of only $25 opens an account.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, thank You for the ways that you gift Your children. We thank you especially for
their musical gifts. May all their gifts be used to Your glory. Amen.
Lutheran
Church
Extension
Fund
Small Stewards Bring Big Blessings Home—Notes to Family
Today’s lesson celebrates the music gift of David, the shepherd boy, future king, and lyre player. How
is the gift of music enjoyed by your family? What musical gifts has God given to the children in your
family? How can those musical gifts be a blessing to the family, to the church, and to others?
Some families invest in the musical gifts of their children (instrument or voice lessons, dance lessons).
Lutheran Church Extension Fund invites parents, grandparents, and others to enroll children in the
Young Investors Club so that resources are available to support the future explorations of children in a
variety of endeavors. See your congregation’s Y.I. Club coordinator or visit www.lcef.org for more
information.
Carole White, District Vice-President (carole.white@lcef.org)
Rev. Bob Riggert, Director of Customer Services (bob.riggert@ialcef.org)
Ruth Gerken, Promotions Director (ruth.gerken@lcef.org
LCEF is a nonprofit religious organization; therefore, LCEF investments are not FDIC-insured bank deposit accounts. This is not
an offer to sell investments, nor a solicitation to buy. The offer is made solely by LCEF’s Offering Circular. Investors should carefully read the Offering Circular, which more fully describes associated risks.
5th & 6th Grade Gathering
Like Him
April 24, 2015
Presenter: Daniel Sanchez - Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca
What is your image? What is your identity? In other words, who or
what are you like? As we look at ourselves, we don’t have to look very
far to see that we are unlike God. As we sin and experience the pain of
sin in our lives, being Like Him might just be the last thing on our
minds. That is why we need Jesus. Now that we identify with Jesus,
what is life like? Join us in answering these questions as we explore
life in Christ under our theme Like Him.
Who:
5th & 6th Grade Youth
When:
April 24, 2015
Where:
LIS—Williamsburg
Time:
5:30—11:30pm
Cost:
$25.00
Contact the Iowa District East office at
(319) 373-2112 or email jon@lcmside.org
for more information.
Like Him
IDE 5th & 6th Grade Gathering
April 24, 2015
LIS - Williamsburg
804 Court Street
Williamsburg, IA 52361
What is your image? What is your identity? IN other words, who or what are you like? As we look at
ourselves, we don’t have to look very far to see that we are unlike God. As we sin and experience the pain
of sin in our lives, being Like Him might just be the last thing on our minds. That is why we need Jesus.
Now that we identify with Jesus, what is life like? Join us in answering these questions as we explore life
in Christ under our theme Like Him.
Daniel Sanchez, Camp Director of Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca in Solon, will be teaching the youth about the 2014
Camp Theme Like Him during the 2015 IDE 5th & 6th Grade Gathering.
The retreat will take place on Friday, April 24th at 5:30pm and going until 11:30pm. This retreat includes
pizza on Friday.
This year we are offering online registration for all youth events. Visit http://lcmside.org/2015-5th-6thgathering for more information and to register online. For your convenience an Online Registration
Planning sheet is included in this packet. You may use this to gather information before you register
online.
The registration deadline for this event is Friday April 17th.
The cost of the 5th & 6th Grade Gathering is $25. Please fill out the online registration form. If paying by
check, make checks payable to “Iowa District East.” On the memo line write “5th & 6th Gathering.” And
mail to the District office at: 1100 Blairs Ferry Rd, Marion, IA 52302.
Things to Bring
 Bible
 Appropriate clothing and shoes for
activities (swimwear for swimming)
If you have any questions or would like more
information please contact the District Office at
319-373-2112 or email jon@lcmside.org.
In Christ,
Jon Kohlmeier
jon@lcmside.org
Communications/Technology Coordinator
Iowa Distirct East – LCMS
Things Not to Bring:
 Irreplaceable or valuable items
 iPods, mP3 players, etc.
 Extra money
Like Him
IDE 5th & 6th Grade Gathering
Iowa District East Youth Event Health Form/Release
First Name
Gender
Address
Parent Names
Last Name
Age
Birthday
City
Grade
Zip
Phone
Email
If not available in an emergency, notify:
Name
Doctor
Dentist
Pharmacy
Relationship
Phone
Phone
Phone
Phone
Cell
Name of Family Medical/Hospital Insurance:
Insurance Carrier
Policy #
Insurance Phone # (if applicable)
Primary Insured’s Name
Activity Restrictions by parent’s/physician’s advice:
Other information:
Allergies:
Hay
Fever
Peanut
Butter
Poison
Ivy
Insect
Stings
Nuts
Penicillin
Medications brought to
event
Asthma
Other
Drugs
Foods
Notes on giving
Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, antacids, anti-diarrhea medication and first aid MAY / MAY NOT (circle one)
be administered to my child, as needed, by designated chaperones.
Special Considerations?
Authorizations / Release:
This health history is correct so far as I know and the person herein described has permission to engage
in all prescribed event activities except as noted above. I also give permission to the event coordinator
or chaperone to order x-rays, routine tests and treatment. In the event I cannot be reached in an
emergency, I give permission to the physician selected by the event coordinator to transport, hospitalize
and secure proper treatment, order injection and/or anesthesia and/or surgery.
Signature of Parent/Guardian
Date
IDE Youth Event
Online Registration Planning Sheet
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Email
Home Phone
Cell Phone
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Age
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For current events visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/o/iowa-district-east-lcms-6137224941.
If you have questions please contact Jon Kohlmeier at jon@lcmside.org or 319-373-2112.
Featured
Speakers
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F a m i l y L if e
Co nf er e n ce
Dr. Stephen Saunders is
Director of Clinical Training
(DCT) of the Doctoral Program
in Clinical Psychology at
Marquette University
SATURDAY
APRIL 25, 2015
Nelly Hill, Program
Coordinator for Waypoint's
Domestic Violence Victim
Services Program, is an
Advanced Certified Domestic
Abuse Advocate through the
Iowa Coalition Against
Domestic Violence with 6 years
of experience in direct victim
services, program
administration, and training
development and facilitation.
ZION
LUTHERAN
HIAWATHA, IA
Toni Larson, LISW, is a
counselor with Lutheran
Family Service and also works
part-time as a social worker
supporting residents, families
and staff at Perry Lutheran
Home.
Sponsored by:
1100 Blairs Ferry Rd
Marion, IA 52302
(319) 373-2112
(319) 373-9827 fax
http://lcmside.org
Iowa
District
East
and
Thrivent
Family Life Conference
Who
Should
Attend?
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Pastors
DCEs
Human Care
Committees
Preschool
Teachers
Anyone interested learning more
and receiving resources to address
domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence
Psychological state of
Abusers
Elder Abuse
Iowa Resources
LCMS resources
9:00-9:15 am
Welcome and Opening Devotion
9:15-10:00 am
Keynote—Dr. Stephen Saunders
The cost is $35 per church or school
which will enroll up to a maximum of
five participants each. Lunch will be
provided. Space is limited to the first 250
registered participants so register early to
secure your spot!
10:00-10:15 am
Break
10:15-11:00 am
Keynote—Dr. Stephen Saunders
11:00-11:15 am
Break
11:15-12:00 pm
Breakout Session #1
Complete the registration form and
return with payment by April 03, 2015 .
12:00—12:45 pm
Lunch
12:50-1:35 pm
Breakout Session #2
Call Rev. Dr. Dean Rothchild at
319-373-2112 or email him at
deanrothchild@lcmside.org
City:
Tentative Schedule
Registration
Questions?
Church/School:
INCOME
AALYSIS
Email:
8:30-9:00am
What does it cost?
Family Life
Conference
Registration
Form
Topics
IDE Family Life Conference
The Family Life Conference will address topics
surrounding Domestic Violence. The Conference will be
held on April 25, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church, 201 1st
Ave, Hiawatha, IA 52233.
Phone:
Participant Names:
Lunch will be provided.
Return Registration
Form
and $35 fee no later than April 03, 2015.
Iowa District East—LCMS
1100 Blairs Ferry Road
Marion, IA 52302
Make check payable to:
Iowa District East
Camp Okoboji in Milford, Iowa May 18–20, 2015
Dr. John Nordling
Dr. Nordling joined the CTS–FW faculty in 2006. He is a graduate of Concordia
University, Portland (A.A., 1977), Valparaiso University (B.A., 1980) and Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div., 1985). Dr. Nordling has completed two academic degrees
in Classics—the first, at Washington University in St. Louis (M.A., 1985), and the
second, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D. dissertation: “Indirect
Discourse and Rhetorical Strategies in Caesar’s Bellum Gallicum and Bellum Civile,”
1991).
From 1990-1994 he served as pastor of Grace English Ev. Lutheran Church and
School in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Nordling taught in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at
Valparaiso University (1994-1999) and in the Department of Classics at Baylor University, Waco, Texas (19992006).
Dr. Nordling has developed “Lutheranism & the Classics,” a biennial conference wherein pastors, classicists
and educators consider how the classical languages have influenced Lutheranism in the past, and how Greek
and Latin are poised to enrich church, academy and culture in the future.
He has written Philemon for the Concordia Commentary Series (CPH 2004) and Religion and Resistance in Early
Judaism: Greek Readings in 1 Maccabees and Josephus (CPH 2010) for the Concordia Peer Reviewed Series.
The Gospel in Philippians
Readings: See other side.
Location:
Camp Okoboji
1531 Edgewood Dr.
Milford, IA 51351
Coordinators:
Lori Gamble – Camp Okoboji
Lorigamble02@gmail.com
1531 Edgewood Dr.
Milford, IA 51351
Phone: 712-337-3325
Housing:
Lodging and meals for Camp Okoboji
need to be reserved by calling
712-337-3325. (The cost for meals and
lodging is $190.)
(1.5 CEU)
Written to thank Christians at Philippi for their generous gift to him, Paul gives hearty utterance in the letter
to the Gospel of Christ Jesus: his thanksgiving to God for the
Philippians’ partnership in his ministry (1:5), his being torn
For more information about opportunities
between going on and living in the body or departing to be with
for Continuing Education and/or registration,
Christ (1:21-24), his joy amid the imprisonment (throughout),
you may contact Kara Mertz.
the Christ hymn (2:5-11) and the nature of their gift itself and its
Phone: 260-452-2103
implications for their life together (4:14-19). The present course
6600 North Clinton Street
Email: CE@ctsfw.edu
covers all these themes, and then some, and relates them to
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
practical considerations in the parish and ministry.
Web: www.ctsfw.edu
Forming servants in Jesus Christ who teach the faithful, reach the lost, and care for all.
Camp Okoboji in Milford, Iowa
May 18–20, 2015
Dr. John G. Nordling: The Gospel in Philippians
Please return this completed form with your check or credit card information to Concordia Theological Seminary, Continuing Education, 6600 N. Clinton
Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. Please contact Kara Mertz at (260) 452-2103 or CE@ctsfw.edu with your questions or concerns. You may fax your registration
to (260) 452-2121.
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Required Readings:
Acts 16 (all-English)
Bo Reicke, Re-examining Paul’s Letters. The History of the Pauline Correspondence (Trinity Press International, 2001) 91-102, 131-140.
Thompson, Michael B.,“The Holy Internet: Communication between Churches in the First Christian Generation.” Pages 49-70 in The Gospels for All Christians:
Rethinking the Gospel Audiences. Edited by Richard Bauckham. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998).
J. G. Nordling,“A More Positive View of Slavery: Establishing Servile Identity in the Christian Assemblies.” Bulletin for Biblical Research 19.1 (2009) 63-84.
Available here: http://www.ctsfw.edu/Document.Doc?id=214.
Suggested Readings:
Either Donald Guthrie, New Testament Introduction, 3d ed., 522-544 or M.H. Franzmann, The Word of the Lord Grows, 119-148 or F.F. Bruce, Paul: Apostle of the
Heart Set Free (Paternoster Press, Ltd., 1977) 212-224.
J. G. Nordling,“The Gospel in Philemon.” Concordia Theological Quarterly 71.1 (2007) 71-83. Available here:
http://www.ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/nordlinggospelinphilemon.pdf.
Finally, if you’re up to the challenge, please translate the text selections in Philippians from the original Greek (about 55 verses).
IDE GOLF OUTING
FAWN CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
ANAMOSA, IA
WHO:
All Professional Church Workers, Pastors, Staff, and Spouses
WHAT:
Annual Two-Person Best Shot Golf Tournament
9 Holes – Bring Your Own Partner, or We Will Pair You Up
WHEN:
Monday, June 29, 2015
Arrive by 8:30 a.m.; Tee-Off @ 9:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Fawn Creek Country Club
1601 130th Street (right along US Hwy 151)
Anamosa, IA 52205
HOW MUCH: $15.00 Green Fees & Cart Rental (payable to Fawn Creek at golf outing)
PRIZES
PRIZES
PRIZES
Sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Lunch and Prizes provided courtesy of Thrivent.
In case of inclement weather, call Fawn Creek @ 319-462-4115 or Rev. Rothchild @ 319-350-9564.
Look for registration information on our website by February 1, 2015!