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INSIDE Page 2 Message from the Bishop Page 3 About, Home-bound members, office notes and VBS recap Page 4 Important dates and upcoming events Page 5 Council Minutes and Treasurer notes The Pathfinder is the monthly newsletter of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America community at : Faith Lutheran Church, 1600 Park Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783 (906) 632-7246 The deadline for the Pathfinder is the 15th of each month. Please send articles, comments, news items c/o Pathfinder Editor, 1600 Park St. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 or e-mail to [email protected] Pastor: Rev. Breanne Kinnunen Church Office Administrator/Editor: Sean Uhrig Congregation Council: Jack Armstrong, Dennis Brindley, Dan Kinnear, Sandy Lawson, Vicki Luoma, Wayne Olsen, Keith Nortch, and Cathy Tibbett At Freighterview: 605 W. Portage Ave. SSM, MI 49783 Ruth Ronquist- (906)253-2331 Walter Pell- (906) 635-6002 At McKinley Manor: 2023 W 4th Ave. SSM, MI 49783 Diane Borrousch- (906) 632 7250 At Home: Beverly Tankersley- 2621 Lake Blvd. SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-3888 Alice Isaacson- Avery Center, Apt. 302 SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-9758 Copper Garrett- 5036 W. Five Mile Rd. SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-8727 Linda Doran- 590 Three 1/2 Mile Rd. SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-6483 John Nobliski– 1316 Park street SSM, MI 49783 (906)635-5613 Gladys Baxter- (need more information) Faith Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Synod website: nglsynod.org; Denomination website: elca.org David &Linda Guisbert 51 years 7/8/67 Diane & John McDonald 48 years 7/25/70 Kevin & Nancy Robinson 24 years 7/18/94 10th Adam Sanderson 13th Roland Kagarise 15th Jeffrey Oja 15th Anna Pfeiffer 15th Aina Piirainen 18th Laura Marken 19th Pamela Markstrom 20th Bert Kinnear III 21st Lee Ann Gurnoe 21st Laura Kempfert 22nd Daniel Kinnear 23rd Joseph Gendreau 23rd William (Liam) Karr 24th Lorna Bricco 25th Keil Kempfert 26th Linda Guisbert 26th Gordon Lake 26th John Roese 27th Eric Uplinger 29th Patricia Keller 29th Marianne Kinnear 29th Daniel Shumbarger 30th Leroy Baatz 30th Jennifer Randall 30th Corey Strickland 31st Carrie Oja 1st Steven Merril 1st Sophie Seward 2nd Diane McDonald 2nd Carl Piippo 4th Bret Jacobson 4th Lauren Suppa 5th Louie Kinnear IV 5th Steven Shumbarger 7th Cheryl Sundstrom 7th Shelli Taylor 8th Kurt Bunker 8th Audrey Dahlman 8th Juleta McFadden 8th Taylor Mills 8th Emily Veler July 1 8 15 22 29 ASSISTING MINISTERS Keith Nortch Ben Deatrick S Lori Strickland TBD LECTORS Kishe Wallace Volunteer H Volunteer Volunteer CHOIR DIRECTOR R.A. Brindley R.A. Brindley E R.A. Brindley R.A. Brindley ORGANIST Lisa Justin Lisa Justin R Lisa Justin Dave Erfourth ALTAR WORKERS Eunice Kinnear Jan Robinson Eunice Kinnear Jan Robinson M Eunice Kinnear Jan Robinson Eunice Kinnear Jan Robinson USHERS Volunteers Volunteers A Volunteers Volunteers OFFERING COUNTERS Dennis Brindley Keith Nortch Dennis Brindley Keith Nortch N Dennis Brindley Keith Nortch Dennis Brind- ley NURSERY Flickingers Flickingers PARK Flickingers Flickingers Message from the Pastor A short time ago Pastor Bre asked me to write the message for the July/August Pathfinder. If Pastor Bre has that much confidence in me as a writer, then I guess it’s an offer that I can’t refuse. Anyhow to refuse the Pastor’s request is not a good thing. During May, Faith Lutheran had the privilege of sponsoring the Soup Kitchen for two consecutive Sunday at the Presbyterian Church. It is one of my favorite church duties, and I highly recommend volunteering at the Soup Kitchen to all church members. Many guests come early and patiently wait for the twelve o’clock serving hour to begin. The dinner opens with prayer and thanksgiving. The spirit of compassion and respect is evident throughout the dining room. The food lines move along quickly, and the guests are hungry! They make several trips through the food line and then attack the dessert station, especially ice cream and cookies. I view the Soup Kitchen as doing God’s work. In Luke 6:37, Jesus says, “Do not judge and you will not be judged, do not condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.” As we serve our guests Luke 6:37 should be foremost in our minds. We all are God’s children. Speaking of food kitchens, an exciting renovation to Faith’s kitchen is underway. Soon we will be a Health Department Licensed Kitchen with newly updated equipment. We also will have a mandated kitchen manager to oversee all kitchen usage. One of our missions at Faith is to provide wholesome meals to the hungry. This has already been started with Pastor Bre’s “come to the table” and campus ministries. Although just beginning our food ministry, with your support and participation we will make positive strides. One of the best ways to attract individuals to out dinner table is to provide the opportunity for them to enjoy a hot meal and share in fellowship with others in God’s house. Social time after meals could include simple games, singing favorite hymns, bingo and playing music. The sky is the limit and I’m thinking, WHY NOT! In closing, one last kitchen thought, the possibility of having a Faith Lutheran food bank. Nothing spectacular, but one that would help supply our ministry food needs when offering meals to the hungry. The shelves could be maintained from donations from the congregation and other groups. From my experience on the Soup Kitchen serving line one thing is evident; there is a segment of the population that needs assistance in obtaining their daily bread both physically and spiritually. With God’s blessing perhaps Faith Lutheran could be a beacon in the night for the hungry. Signing off, Yours in Christ, Jack Armstrong The Pathfinder Faith Lutheran Church* YEAR OF MARK AND JOHN July/August 2018 PENTECOST Phone 632-7246 [email protected] *a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on the web: http://www.faithlutheransaultstemarie.org Special Dates July 4, 2018, Independence Day Office hours for Faith Lutheran Church: Monday through Friday 9AM—1PM Pastors Hours: Pastor Bre is away until Sept. 4th Come worship with us! Worship times For summer Sunday—10:30 a.m. Wednesdays—6:00 p.m. 2 The Pathfinder 4 The Pathfinder 5 The Pathfinder • If you know someone who doesn’t want the digital version of the Pathfinder and hasn't been re- ceiving the hard copy, just let the office know and we’ll get that taken care of right away. • Please make sure that you fill out a “building use request” form before writing any events on the calendar on the office door. Sean may not always be 100% up-to-date on fill- ing out the door calendar and we’d like to avoid any kind of problems that may arise. Thank you! • Just another reminder to please fill out the “Record of Fellowship” pads that can be found in the beige colored books at the end of each pew. It helps tremendously with keeping record of our fellowship and communion numbers. Just an example; June 24th the ushers counted 68 people but I only had about 40 fill in the record of fellow- ship pads. As we are waiting for a few new covers to come in for the pads, some pews may not have a pad. So if you could please ask the pew ahead of or behind you to use theirs, that would be greatly appre- ciated. If you notice someone who is not a member or not a regular at- tendee, maybe take it upon yourself to welcome them and explain our record of fellowship pads and the importance they serve. 1 The Pathfinder Faith Lutheran Church 1600 Park St. Sault Ste. Marie , MI 49783 As with all new programs, there are some kinks to work out. In the few months that we’ve upgraded our database system, when publishing the Pathfinder, it had been brought to my attention that some names were getting left off my Anniversaries and Birthday lists. I am currently working with the mak- ers of our database program to resolve this error. YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN, if you notice you or someone you would like to be on the lists, is not on the list, you can contact the office at (906) 632-7246 and I will make sure to get them in for the following month until the database is fixed Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 10:30am Worship 2 9am Yoga 1pm Monday Quilters 3 4 9am Yoga 1pm Hand Quilters 6pm Worship INDEPENDENCE DAY 5 6 9am Yoga 7 8 10:30am Worship 9 9am Yoga 1pm Monday Quilters 10 11 9am Yoga 1pm Hand Quilters 6pm Worship 12 13 9am Yoga 14 15 10:30am Outdoors Worship at Sherman Park 16 9am Yoga 1pm Monday Quilters 17 7pm Council Meeting 5-9pm Keeping the Piece Quilters 18 9am Yoga 1pm Hand Quilters 6pm Worship 19 20 9pm Yoga 21 22 10:30am Worship 23 9am Yoga 1pm Monday Quilters 24 25 9am Yoga 1pm Hand Quilters 6pm Worship 26 27 9am Yoga 28 29 10:30am Worship 30 9am Yoga 1pm Monday Quilters 31 J l 2 1 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 9am Yoga 1pm Hand Quilters 6pm Worship 2 3 9am Yoga 4 5 10:30am Worship 6 9am Yoga 1pm Monday Quilters 7 7pm Council Meeting 8 9am Yoga 1pm Hand Quilters 6pm Worship 9 10 9am Yoga 11 12 10:30am Worship 13 9am Yoga 1pm Monday Quilters 14 15 9am Yoga 1pm Hand Quilters 6pm Worship 16 17 9pm Yoga 18 19 10:30am Worship 20 9am Yoga 1pm Monday Quilters 21 5-9pm Keeping the Piece Quilters 22 9am Yoga 1pm Hand Quilters 6pm Worship 23 24 9am Yoga 25 26 10:30am Worship 27 9am Yoga 1pm Monday Quilters 28 29 9am Yoga 1pm Hand Quilters 6pm Worship 30 31 9am Yoga **With this Pathfinder covering 2 months, it may be lacking in some information** Rolling River Rampage Vacation Bible School We’d like to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped out with VBS this year. We had a big turnout with around 50 kids. We’ll be posting pictures on our website at http://www.faithlutheransaultstemarie.org so if you’ve got any other pictures you can email them to us at [email protected] Bert & Eunice Kinnear 58 years 8/13/60 John & Sandra Lawson 53 years 8/14/65 Bobbie & Barry Levine 51 years 8/27/67 John & Cynthia Suppa 46 years 8/12/72 Kay & Jim Makela 37 years 8/8/81 Cheryl & Marc Sundstrom 33 years 8/10/85 Marianne & Ken Kinnear 27 years 8/31/91 DJ & Tan-A Hoffman 17 years 8/4/01 Keith & Lynne Nortch 17 years 8/11/01 William Karr & Laura Marken 13 years 8/27/05 Danielle & Rich Martinchek 6 years 8/31/12 10th Beverly Ludwig 10th Gloria McKinney 11th Susan Camp 11th William Pfeiffer Jr. 12th Kristopher Deatrick 14th Corri Darou 15th Todd Brunner 15th Rachael Kinnear 17th Patricia Olsen 18th David Izzard 18th Joel Kale 18th Terrel Selke 19th Kevin Eld 19th Alan Hewitt 20th Kristin Flickinger 21st Ruth Ronquist 22nd Mary Anderson 22nd Anna Lawson 24th Daniel Mills 24th William Pfeiffer III 26th Erika Craven 26th Andrew Markstrom 27th Wayne Olsen 30th Esther Beaulieu 31st Eric Stromback 2nd Elizabeth Bunker 2nd Jonathon Hagelee 2nd Gunnar Moody 2nd James Sumner 3rd Robert Jorgenson 3rd Tawnya Nantelle 5th Luke Sanner 6th Rhonda Carruthers 6th Cody Czlapinski 6th Nancy McClintic 6th Paul Raappana 8th Bobbie Levine 9th Elliana Kagarise July 15th is an Ecumenical Outdoor Worship held at Sherman Park. Worship will be at 10:30am. Bring a dish to pass and a lawn chair. ~ From the Bishop “ Jesus himself came near and went with them, 17 And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” 19 He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the peo- ple, 20 and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” ~Luke 24: 16-21 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Jesus walks alongside Cleopas and his unnamed companion on the road to Emmaus and listens to them. And as they talk and try to make sense of recent events, they share their disappointed hopes, that this man Jesus was the one on whom they had placed some substantial expectation, no less than the redemption of Israel as they hoped Jesus would free the country from oppressive Roman rule, and more than that, hopes for the unmistaka- ble presence and action of God in the world. “We had hoped he was the one to redeem Israel,” they say. We had hoped. I dare say, we know that feeling of heartbreaking disappointment. You can hear that feeling in the words, we had hoped the tumor would be benign. We had hoped the treatment would work. We had hoped the job would pan out. We had hoped… Or perhaps more to the point of who we are as the church…We had hoped that the decline would abate. We had hoped the Sunday school would grow, we had hoped to see a turn around by now, that my church would stay open long enough to see me buried there, that we’d be able to pay the bills. We had hoped that things would get better. To Cleopas and his companion, Jesus exclaims, “Oh how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe!” Jesus has heard their disappointed hopes, and yet, in this exclamation we hear of the dis-connect, the lack of alignment between their hopes and what Jesus knows that God is up to. Cleopas and his companion may have hoped for the defeat of Rome and the restoration of Israel, but Jesus lets them know that God’s hopes are oh so much bigger than that. That there is so much more going on than just their small and limited perspective of what salvation means and how this first Easter afternoon moment is about so much more than their present pain and grief, no matter how acute and heartbreaking it is. I do believe we are in a similar moment, although for us, the moment is spanning years, decades even. Like Cleopas and his friend, in our moment, we cannot see the bigger picture of what God is up to. You know, and I know, that the church is different than it was 500 years ago, and it’s different from what it was 50 years ago. Even 30 years ago. In the everyday work of ministry, things are continuing. Communities are being served. Christ is proclaimed in word and deed. Faith is being formed. But of course, if we look at the trends of the last 30-50 years, we see a marked and steady decline. There are more empty pews, less young people, whole de- mographics that are missing. Our average age is, well, older. More and more of our congregations will close. Beautiful and beloved buildings will be sold or repurposed. It’s already happening. We had hoped. But consider, for what had we hoped? That things would stay the same? And what would that have looked like? When I was growing up in the church, I don’t remember ever hearing the exhortation to invite my neigh- bor to church. Probably because my pastor, and everyone else, simply assumed that my neighbor and everyone else’s neighbor, was already going to church. They were already saved. The only people who needed saving were the godless heathen that lived across some ocean. And so the church faithfully and generously attended to that by placing an offering for mission in the offering plate. The Mission Field was over there, way over there. And our job here was to do church well, and for the most part that meant attending to the education of mem- bers, baptisms, weddings, funerals, and the care and comfort of those who claimed the church as their church. Now, thirty to fifty years later, the mission field has changed. And it is no longer so easily attended to as put- ting an offering in the offering plate. Suddenly, we have to work at it. It takes effort, conversation. It takes building relationships until there’s a level of trust in which you have the courage to extend an invitation to wor- ship or you finally find the words to describe why Jesus matters to you. Such things have not been the focus of our tradition. We have not been taught how to do this. How to consider the mission that sits across your dinner table or next to you at the café. We have not been trained in how to talk about Jesus with the co-worker in the cubicle next to you, or the classmate whose locker is next to yours. This is not your fault. And it’s not your pastor’s fault. And it’s not your Bishop’s fault. The world has shifted, and no one told us to put it on the calendar. But this is our walk to Emmaus moment. This is the moment where we realize that there is more going on than our pre- sent grief and pain, no matter how acute or heartbreaking. Our hopes that our current congregations would maintain the status quo is perhaps not the hope that is in God’s mind. It might well be that God has something bigger, something that is so much more than the longevity of any single beloved congregation. God is up to something. The Holy Spirit is on the move. And we would be blessed to see this present moment, our time in history, as opportunity. This is where we get to learn something new. This is where our hearts will burn with the unmistakable pres- ence of God in Christ Jesus who breaks open the kingdom of God and asks us to consider more than just our present pain and anxiety. It’s not just about keeping the doors open. It’s not just about paying the bills. It’s not about keeping things the way they are, or getting back to the way they were, as if we ever could. It’s about Jesus. It is, and always has been, always and forever, about Jesus. How then, are we to be faithful to this mo- ment, our moment, that is only a part of the decades it will take for the fulcrum of history to turn? How are we to be faithful as our Easter afternoon journey with Jesus continues? It is not an easy thing, to see past the grief and pain of the present moment and trust that God has a bigger plan in mind. Anxiety runs high. We feel the threat of loss. And the present circumstances demand that we be church in a way where we have yet to learn the skill set that is necessary. And it is difficult to align our hopes with God’s plans when we have no idea what that plan is. We may not see it in our lifetime. Yet, as we move around this corner of time, we are being shaken out of our stupor of disappointed hopes to see and understand that the road is before us, our time in history is now, our Emmaus moment is now, and the journey, while it has taken a turn, continues. But you do not walk this road alone. Jesus is with you. Jesus walks alongside you. And you know him. Your hearts burn with a desire to serve him, and they burn with deeper knowledge than this world can provide. You are the church. You are the body of Christ in the world, nourished at his table, fortified in the scriptures, blessed with the presence of Christ in each other. And you are sent, to come alongside those who are in grief and pain, and listen to their disappointed hopes, hear what they have to say, and let them know that you heard them. And then, be the presence of Christ to them. Let them see in you, the one who died and rose. The one in whom our hope rises. Let them hear your story, and hear from you, why it is that Jesus matters. Amen 3 The Pathfinder Faith Lutheran Church Council Meeting May 15, 2018 The meeting was called to order by President Jack Armstrong at 7:05 p.m. Members present: Jack Armstrong, Dennis Brindley, Wayne Olsen, Dan Kinnear, Cathy Tib- bett, Sandy Lawson, Pastor Bre Kinnunen, and Vicki Luoma Members absent: Danny Sarns Guest: Louise Armstrong Devotions: Pastor Bre led us in devotions. Previous Minutes A motion to approve the minutes from April 17, 2018 was made by Cathy Tibbett. Seconded by Sandy Lawson. Motion carried. Next Council meeting is Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Old Business Endowment – The 5% disbursement from the Endowment for 2018 will be $4263.09. Cathy Tibbett made a motion to give $800 for the Youth Fund for the Houston trip and $250 apiece for up to 4 campers to go to Fortune Lake Camp from the Endowment money. Seconded by Dennis Brindley. Motion carried. Youth Fund – A motion was made by Sandy Lawson that $215.70 from Fortune Lake fund be transferred to the Youth Fundraiser for the Confirmands. Seconded by Dan Kinnear. Motion carried. Kitchen Update – Susan Lorenz is the contact person from the Health Department. Sean will get a corkboard. Kitchen Manager pay tabled until June. Thrivent Ultimate Date Night - cancelled Other- La Leche League will not meet at Faith Lutheran. New Business Council vacancy – A new Council member is needed to fill the vacancy of Danny Sarns. The Council will elect this member. Victoria Wolfe - $8018 is the final disbursement from the Victoria Wolfe estate. World Hunger - $511 was raised for World Hunger. Answer the Call – This is the Synod Endowment fund for Seminarians. This item is tabled un- til June. Pastor’s Report- The Pastor’s Report was given. Sean Uhrig is requesting May 21-25 as vacation time. A motion was made to grant vacation time to Sean Uhrig for May 21-25 by Cathy Tibbett. Seconded by Dennis Brindley. Motion car- ried. New members will be Todd, Stephanie, and Eleanor Miller and Ese, Uwaoma, Thelma, and Alex- is Osumili. A motion was made to accept them as members by Wayne Olsen. Seconded by Dennis Brindley. Motion carried. Pastor Bre will take vacation time beginning the week of June 25 and will begin maternity leave on July 2 – September 3. She will return to Faith on September 4. A motion was made to accept Pastor Bre’s schedule for when she is on vacation and maternity leave by Dennis Brindley. Seconded by Wayne Olsen. Motion carried. A Safe Church committee has been formed. The members are Cathy Tibbett, Jack Armstrong, Dan Kinnear, Josh Sanner, Louise Armstrong, Janet Bennett, and Linda Carrick. Committee Reports Education – May 20 will be the last day of Sunday School and the last day of Confirmation. On Pentecost, May 20, there will be a parade. June 3 will be the recognition of Sunday School teachers and graduates. Aurora Kelly is a graduate. Endowment – John McDonald submitted a report from the Endowment Committee. The En- dowment Fund has grown again in 2017 with an end of year balance of $85,261.72 at Edward Jones, which is the amount used to determine the withdrawal for the endowment projects with- in Faith. Using the guidelines established by the Endowment Resolution, 5%of the end-of-year balance is to be earmarked for church projects: $85,261.72 X 5% = $4263.09, which is the amount to be distributed in 2018. The council approved $1000 to go towards fees for those attending Fortune Lake Bible Camp, and if there is anything left of the thousand dollars it was to go towards the general fund of For- tune Lake. The balance of the Endowment Fund distribution was set aside to cover programs and needs within the church and community which are not in the budget. The distribution should fall within the following areas: 25% or more to grants attending ELCA seminaries, youth attending national or local events, or bible camps. 25% or more to ELCA missions throughout the world. 25% or more towards capital improvements or debt reduction within Faith. 25% towards any of the above areas or another area not mentioned. Each area shall have a minimum of $1065.77 allocated for 2018 usage. Fellowship – Pastor Bre’s shower was attended by 91 people. Finance – Wayne presented the Balance sheet budget through April 30, 2018. Membership – New members will be Todd, Stephanie, and Eleanor Miller, and Ese, Uwaoma, Thelma, and Alexis Osumili. Outreach – The soup kitchen will be May 20 and May 27. July 15 is the picnic at Sherman Park. Sept. 16 will be God’s Work Our Hands. They are continuing work on the brochure for Faith. Property – The kitchen project is underway. The pillars will be a temporary fix. The driveway in front of the church will cost $22,000. A line will be put into the boiler room for the computer. Staff Support – An evaluation was done for Jamie Sanderson. WELCA – The rummage sale is May 19. Worship and Music – Worship remains at 10:30 a.m. for the summer. Would we ever get a screen for worship? Next meeting June 4 at 5:30 p.m. Campus Ministry – Food was passed out to students at LSSU. It was very successful. A motion was made to accept all committee reports and the Pastor’s Report by Cathy Tibbett. Seconded by Dennis Brindley. Motion carried. Facility Requests – John McDonald made a request for the Car Club. Lisa Strutz made a request to use the fellowship hall for a funeral on Sunday, May 27 from 1 – 5. A motion was made by Cathy Tibbett to allow Jack and Pastor Bre to discuss this with Lisa Strutz and decide if it is appropriate. Seconded by Sandy Lawson. Motion carried. June counters are Dennis Brindley and Jack Armstrong. A motion to adjourn was made by Cathy Tibbett. Seconded by Sandy Lawson. Motion carried. The meeting ended with the Lord’s Prayer. Respectfully submitted, Vicki Luoma, Council Secretary May 31, 2018 YEAR TO DATE PROJECTED CASH RECEIPTS $ 54,556.67 May 31, 2018 YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL RECEIPTS $ 46,679.74 ACTUAL RECEIPTS UNDERS BUDGET PROJECTIONS $ (7,876.93) May 31, 2018 YEAR TO DATE PROJECTED EXPENSES $ 61,625.85 May 31, 2018 YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL EXPENSES $ 65,733.22 ACTUAL EXPENSES OVER PROJECTED EXPENSES $ (4,107.37) Total Cash Receipts & Expenses Under Budget August 2018 August 2018
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Page 2 Message from the Bishop
Page 3 About, Home-bound members, office notes and VBS recap
Page 4 Important dates and
upcoming events
Page 5 Council Minutes and Treasurer notes
The Pathfinder is the monthly newsletter of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America community at :
Faith Lutheran Church, 1600 Park Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783 (906) 632-7246
The deadline for the Pathfinder is the 15th of each month.
Please send articles, comments, news items c/o Pathfinder Editor, 1600 Park St. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 or e-mail to [email protected]
Pastor: Rev. Breanne Kinnunen Church Office Administrator/Editor: Sean Uhrig
Congregation Council: Jack Armstrong, Dennis Brindley, Dan Kinnear, Sandy Lawson,
Vicki Luoma, Wayne Olsen, Keith Nortch, and Cathy Tibbett
At Freighterview: 605 W. Portage Ave.
SSM, MI 49783
Ruth Ronquist- (906)253-2331
Walter Pell- (906) 635-6002
At McKinley Manor: 2023 W 4th Ave. SSM, MI 49783
Diane Borrousch- (906) 632 7250
At Home:
Beverly Tankersley- 2621 Lake Blvd.
SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-3888
Alice Isaacson- Avery Center, Apt. 302
SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-9758
Copper Garrett- 5036 W. Five Mile Rd.
SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-8727
Linda Doran- 590 Three 1/2 Mile Rd.
SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-6483
John Nobliski– 1316 Park street
SSM, MI 49783 (906)635-5613
Gladys Baxter- (need more information)
Faith Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Synod website: nglsynod.org; Denomination website: elca.org
David &Linda Guisbert
51 years 7/8/67
Diane & John McDonald
48 years 7/25/70
Kevin & Nancy Robinson
24 years 7/18/94
10th Adam Sanderson 13th Roland Kagarise 15th Jeffrey Oja 15th Anna Pfeiffer 15th Aina Piirainen 18th Laura Marken 19th Pamela Markstrom 20th Bert Kinnear III 21st Lee Ann Gurnoe 21st Laura Kempfert 22nd Daniel Kinnear 23rd Joseph Gendreau 23rd William (Liam) Karr
24th Lorna Bricco 25th Keil Kempfert 26th Linda Guisbert 26th Gordon Lake 26th John Roese 27th Eric Uplinger 29th Patricia Keller 29th Marianne Kinnear 29th Daniel Shumbarger 30th Leroy Baatz 30th Jennifer Randall 30th Corey Strickland 31st Carrie Oja
1st Steven Merril 1st Sophie Seward 2nd Diane McDonald 2nd Carl Piippo 4th Bret Jacobson 4th Lauren Suppa 5th Louie Kinnear IV 5th Steven Shumbarger 7th Cheryl Sundstrom 7th Shelli Taylor 8th Kurt Bunker 8th Audrey Dahlman 8th Juleta McFadden
8th Taylor Mills 8th Emily Veler
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Lori Strickland
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R.A. Brindley
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Lisa Justin
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Lisa Justin
Dave Erfourth
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Eunice Kinnear
Jan Robinson
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Eunice Kinnear
Jan Robinson
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Message from the Pastor
A short time ago Pastor Bre asked me to write the
message for the July/August Pathfinder. If Pastor Bre has that much confidence in me as a writer, then I guess it’s an offer that I can’t refuse. Anyhow to refuse the Pastor’s request is not a good thing. During May, Faith Lutheran had the privilege of sponsoring the Soup Kitchen for two consecutive Sunday at the
Presbyterian Church. It is one of my favorite church duties, and I highly recommend volunteering at the Soup Kitchen to all church members. Many guests come early and patiently wait for the twelve o’clock serving hour to begin. The dinner opens with prayer and thanksgiving. The spirit of compassion and respect is evident throughout the dining room. The food lines move
along quickly, and the guests are hungry! They make several trips through the food line and then attack the dessert station, especially ice cream and cookies. I view the Soup Kitchen as doing God’s work. In Luke 6:37, Jesus says, “Do not judge and
you will not be judged, do not condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.” As we serve our
guests Luke 6:37 should be foremost in our minds. We all are God’s children. Speaking of food kitchens, an exciting renovation to Faith’s kitchen is underway. Soon we will be a Health Department Licensed Kitchen with newly updated equipment. We also will have a mandated kitchen manager to oversee all kitchen usage. One of our missions at Faith is to provide
wholesome meals to the hungry. This has already been started with Pastor Bre’s “come to the table” and campus ministries. Although just beginning our food ministry, with your support and participation we will make positive strides. One of the best ways to attract individuals to out dinner table is to provide the opportunity for them to enjoy a hot meal and share in fellowship with others in God’s house. Social time after meals
could include simple games, singing favorite hymns, bingo and playing music. The sky is the limit and I’m thinking, WHY NOT! In closing, one last kitchen thought, the possibility of having a Faith Lutheran food bank. Nothing spectacular, but one that would help supply our ministry food needs when offering meals to the hungry. The shelves could be maintained from donations from the congregation and other groups. From
my experience on the Soup Kitchen serving line one thing is evident; there is a segment of the population that needs assistance in obtaining their daily bread both physically and spiritually. With God’s blessing perhaps Faith Lutheran could be a beacon in the night for the hungry.
Signing off, Yours in Christ, Jack Armstrong
The Pathfinder
Faith Lutheran Church*
YEAR OF MARK AND JOHN
July/August 2018
PENTECOST
Phone 632-7246 [email protected]
*a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
on the web: http://www.faithlutheransaultstemarie.org
Special Dates
July 4, 2018, Independence Day
Office hours for
Faith Lutheran Church:
Monday through
Friday
9AM—1PM
Pastors Hours:
Pastor Bre is away
until Sept. 4th
Come worship with us!
Worship times
For summer
Sunday—10:30 a.m.
Wednesdays—6:00 p.m.
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• If you know someone who doesn’t want the digital version of the Pathfinder and hasn't been re-ceiving the hard copy, just let the office know and we’ll get that taken care of right away. • Please make sure that you fill out a “building use request” form before writing any events on the calendar on the office door. Sean may not always be 100% up-to-date on fill-ing out the door calendar and we’d like to avoid any kind of problems that may arise. Thank you! • Just another reminder to please fill out the “Record of Fellowship” pads that can be found in the beige colored books at the end of each pew. It helps tremendously with keeping record of our fellowship and communion numbers. Just an example; June 24th the ushers counted 68 people but I only had about 40 fill in the record of fellow-ship pads. As we are waiting for a few new covers to come in for the pads, some pews may not have a pad. So if you could please ask the pew ahead of or behind you to use theirs, that would be greatly appre-ciated. If you notice someone who is not a member or not a regular at-tendee, maybe take it upon yourself to welcome them and explain our record of fellowship pads and the importance they serve.
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Faith Lutheran Church
1600 Park St.
Sault Ste. Marie , MI 49783
As with all new programs, there are some kinks to work out. In the few months that we’ve upgraded
our database system, when publishing the Pathfinder, it had been brought to my attention that some names were getting left off my Anniversaries and Birthday lists. I am currently working with the mak-ers of our database program to resolve this error. YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN, if you notice you or someone you would like to be on the lists, is not on the list, you can contact the office at (906)
632-7246 and I will make sure to get them in for the following month until the database is fixed
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Worship at Sherman
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7pm Council
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**With this Pathfinder covering 2 months, it may be lacking in some information**
Rolling River Rampage
Vacation Bible School
We’d like to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped out with VBS this year. We had a big turnout with
around 50 kids. We’ll be posting pictures on our website at http://www.faithlutheransaultstemarie.org so if you’ve got any other pictures you can email them to us at [email protected]
Bert & Eunice Kinnear
58 years 8/13/60
John & Sandra Lawson
53 years 8/14/65
Bobbie & Barry Levine
51 years 8/27/67
John & Cynthia Suppa
46 years 8/12/72
Kay & Jim Makela
37 years 8/8/81
Cheryl & Marc Sundstrom
33 years 8/10/85
Marianne & Ken Kinnear
27 years 8/31/91
DJ & Tan-A Hoffman
17 years 8/4/01
Keith & Lynne Nortch
17 years 8/11/01
William Karr & Laura Marken
13 years 8/27/05
Danielle & Rich Martinchek
6 years 8/31/12
10th Beverly Ludwig 10th Gloria McKinney 11th Susan Camp 11th William Pfeiffer Jr. 12th Kristopher Deatrick 14th Corri Darou 15th Todd Brunner 15th Rachael Kinnear 17th Patricia Olsen 18th David Izzard 18th Joel Kale 18th Terrel Selke 19th Kevin Eld
19th Alan Hewitt 20th Kristin Flickinger 21st Ruth Ronquist 22nd Mary Anderson 22nd Anna Lawson 24th Daniel Mills 24th William Pfeiffer III 26th Erika Craven 26th Andrew Markstrom 27th Wayne Olsen 30th Esther Beaulieu 31st Eric Stromback
2nd Elizabeth Bunker 2nd Jonathon Hagelee 2nd Gunnar Moody 2nd James Sumner 3rd Robert Jorgenson 3rd Tawnya Nantelle 5th Luke Sanner 6th Rhonda Carruthers 6th Cody Czlapinski 6th Nancy McClintic 6th Paul Raappana 8th Bobbie Levine 9th Elliana Kagarise
July 15th is an Ecumenical Outdoor Worship held at Sherman Park. Worship will be at 10:30am. Bring a dish to pass and a lawn chair.
~ From the Bishop “Jesus himself came near and went with them,17And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad. 18Then one of them, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” 19He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the peo-ple,20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. 21But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.”
~Luke 24: 16-21
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Jesus walks alongside Cleopas and his unnamed companion on the road to Emmaus and listens to them. And as they talk and try to make sense of recent events, they share their disappointed hopes, that this man Jesus was the one on whom they had placed some substantial expectation, no less than the redemption of Israel as they hoped Jesus would free the country from oppressive Roman rule, and more than that, hopes for the unmistaka-ble presence and action of God in the world. “We had hoped he was the one to redeem Israel,” they say. We had hoped. I dare say, we know that feeling of heartbreaking disappointment. You can hear that feeling in the words, we had hoped the tumor would be benign. We had hoped the treatment would work. We had hoped the job would pan out. We had hoped… Or perhaps more to the point of who we are as the church…We had hoped that the decline would abate. We had hoped the Sunday school would grow, we had hoped to see a turn around by now, that my church would stay open long enough to see me buried there, that we’d be able to pay the bills. We had hoped that things would get better. To Cleopas and his companion, Jesus exclaims, “Oh how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe!” Jesus has heard their disappointed hopes, and yet, in this exclamation we hear of the dis-connect, the lack of alignment between their hopes and what Jesus knows that God is up to. Cleopas and his companion may have hoped for the defeat of Rome and the restoration of Israel, but Jesus lets them know that God’s hopes are oh so much bigger than that. That there is so much more going on than just their small and limited perspective of what salvation means and how this first Easter afternoon moment is about so much more than their present pain and grief, no matter how acute and heartbreaking it is. I do believe we are in a similar moment, although for us, the moment is spanning years, decades even. Like Cleopas and his friend, in our moment, we cannot see the bigger picture of what God is up to. You know, and I know, that the church is different than it was 500 years ago, and it’s different from what it was 50 years ago. Even 30 years ago. In the everyday work of ministry, things are continuing. Communities are being served. Christ is proclaimed in word and deed. Faith is being formed. But of course, if we look at the trends of the last 30-50 years, we see a marked and steady decline. There are more empty pews, less young people, whole de-mographics that are missing. Our average age is, well, older. More and more of our congregations will close. Beautiful and beloved buildings will be sold or repurposed. It’s already happening. We had hoped. But consider, for what had we hoped? That things would stay the same? And what would that have looked like? When I was growing up in the church, I don’t remember ever hearing the exhortation to invite my neigh-bor to church. Probably because my pastor, and everyone else, simply assumed that my neighbor and everyone else’s neighbor, was already going to church. They were already saved. The only people who needed saving were the godless heathen that lived across some ocean. And so the church faithfully and generously attended to that by placing an offering for mission in the offering plate. The Mission Field was over there, way over there. And our job here was to do church well, and for the most part that meant attending to the education of mem-bers, baptisms, weddings, funerals, and the care and comfort of those who claimed the church as their church. Now, thirty to fifty years later, the mission field has changed. And it is no longer so easily attended to as put-ting an offering in the offering plate. Suddenly, we have to work at it. It takes effort, conversation. It takes building relationships until there’s a level of trust in which you have the courage to extend an invitation to wor-ship or you finally find the words to describe why Jesus matters to you. Such things have not been the focus of our tradition. We have not been taught how to do this. How to consider the mission that sits across your dinner table or next to you at the café. We have not been trained in how to talk about Jesus with the co-worker in the cubicle next to you, or the classmate whose locker is next to yours. This is not your fault. And it’s not your pastor’s fault. And it’s not your Bishop’s fault. The world has shifted, and no one told us to put it on the calendar. But this is our walk to Emmaus moment. This is the moment where we realize that there is more going on than our pre-sent grief and pain, no matter how acute or heartbreaking. Our hopes that our current congregations would maintain the status quo is perhaps not the hope that is in God’s mind. It might well be that God has something bigger, something that is so much more than the longevity of any single beloved congregation. God is up to something. The Holy Spirit is on the move. And we would be blessed to see this present moment, our time in history, as opportunity. This is where we get to learn something new. This is where our hearts will burn with the unmistakable pres-ence of God in Christ Jesus who breaks open the kingdom of God and asks us to consider more than just our present pain and anxiety. It’s not just about keeping the doors open. It’s not just about paying the bills. It’s not about keeping things the way they are, or getting back to the way they were, as if we ever could. It’s about Jesus. It is, and always has been, always and forever, about Jesus. How then, are we to be faithful to this mo-ment, our moment, that is only a part of the decades it will take for the fulcrum of history to turn? How are we to be faithful as our Easter afternoon journey with Jesus continues? It is not an easy thing, to see past the grief and pain of the present moment and trust that God has a bigger plan in mind. Anxiety runs high. We feel the threat of loss. And the present circumstances demand that we be church in a way where we have yet to learn the skill set that is necessary. And it is difficult to align our hopes with God’s plans when we have no idea what that plan is. We may not see it in our lifetime. Yet, as we move around this corner of time, we are being shaken out of our stupor of disappointed hopes to see and understand that the road is before us, our time in history is now, our Emmaus moment is now, and the journey, while it has taken a turn, continues. But you do not walk this road alone. Jesus is with you. Jesus walks alongside you. And you know him. Your hearts burn with a desire to serve him, and they burn with deeper knowledge than this world can provide. You are the church. You are the body of Christ in the world, nourished at his table, fortified in the scriptures, blessed with the presence of Christ in each other. And you are sent, to come alongside those who are in grief and pain, and listen to their disappointed hopes, hear what they have to say, and let them know that you heard them. And then, be the presence of Christ to them. Let them see in you, the one who died and rose. The one in whom our hope rises. Let them hear your story, and hear from you, why it is that Jesus matters. Amen
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Faith Lutheran Church Council Meeting
May 15, 2018
The meeting was called to order by President Jack Armstrong at 7:05 p.m.
Members present: Jack Armstrong, Dennis Brindley, Wayne Olsen, Dan Kinnear, Cathy Tib-bett, Sandy Lawson, Pastor Bre Kinnunen, and Vicki Luoma
Members absent: Danny Sarns
Guest: Louise Armstrong
Devotions: Pastor Bre led us in devotions.
Previous Minutes A motion to approve the minutes from April 17, 2018 was made by Cathy Tibbett. Seconded by Sandy Lawson. Motion carried.
Next Council meeting is Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Old Business Endowment – The 5% disbursement from the Endowment for 2018 will be $4263.09. Cathy Tibbett made a motion to give $800 for the Youth Fund for the Houston trip and $250 apiece for up to 4 campers to go to Fortune Lake Camp from the Endowment money. Seconded by Dennis Brindley. Motion carried.
Youth Fund – A motion was made by Sandy Lawson that $215.70 from Fortune Lake fund be transferred to the Youth Fundraiser for the Confirmands. Seconded by Dan Kinnear. Motion carried.
Kitchen Update – Susan Lorenz is the contact person from the Health Department. Sean will get a corkboard. Kitchen Manager pay tabled until June.
Thrivent Ultimate Date Night - cancelled
Other- La Leche League will not meet at Faith Lutheran.
New Business Council vacancy – A new Council member is needed to fill the vacancy of Danny Sarns. The Council will elect this member.
Victoria Wolfe - $8018 is the final disbursement from the Victoria Wolfe estate.
World Hunger - $511 was raised for World Hunger.
Answer the Call – This is the Synod Endowment fund for Seminarians. This item is tabled un-til June.
Pastor’s Report- The Pastor’s Report was given. Sean Uhrig is requesting May 21-25 as vacation time. A motion was made to grant vacation time to Sean Uhrig for May 21-25 by Cathy Tibbett. Seconded by Dennis Brindley. Motion car-ried. New members will be Todd, Stephanie, and Eleanor Miller and Ese, Uwaoma, Thelma, and Alex-is Osumili. A motion was made to accept them as members by Wayne Olsen. Seconded by Dennis Brindley. Motion carried. Pastor Bre will take vacation time beginning the week of June 25 and will begin maternity leave on July 2 – September 3. She will return to Faith on September 4. A motion was made to accept Pastor Bre’s schedule for when she is on vacation and maternity leave by Dennis Brindley. Seconded by Wayne Olsen. Motion carried. A Safe Church committee has been formed. The members are Cathy Tibbett, Jack Armstrong, Dan Kinnear, Josh Sanner, Louise Armstrong, Janet Bennett, and Linda Carrick.
Committee Reports Education – May 20 will be the last day of Sunday School and the last day of Confirmation. On Pentecost, May 20, there will be a parade. June 3 will be the recognition of Sunday School teachers and graduates. Aurora Kelly is a graduate.
Endowment – John McDonald submitted a report from the Endowment Committee. The En-dowment Fund has grown again in 2017 with an end of year balance of $85,261.72 at Edward Jones, which is the amount used to determine the withdrawal for the endowment projects with-in Faith. Using the guidelines established by the Endowment Resolution, 5%of the end-of-year balance is to be earmarked for church projects: $85,261.72 X 5% = $4263.09, which is the amount to be distributed in 2018. The council approved $1000 to go towards fees for those attending Fortune Lake Bible Camp, and if there is anything left of the thousand dollars it was to go towards the general fund of For-tune Lake. The balance of the Endowment Fund distribution was set aside to cover programs and needs within the church and community which are not in the budget. The distribution should fall within the following areas:
25% or more to grants attending ELCA seminaries, youth attending national or local events, or bible camps.
25% or more to ELCA missions throughout the world. 25% or more towards capital improvements or debt reduction within Faith. 25% towards any of the above areas or another area not mentioned.
Each area shall have a minimum of $1065.77 allocated for 2018 usage.
Fellowship – Pastor Bre’s shower was attended by 91 people.
Finance – Wayne presented the Balance sheet budget through April 30, 2018.
Membership – New members will be Todd, Stephanie, and Eleanor Miller, and Ese, Uwaoma, Thelma, and Alexis Osumili.
Outreach – The soup kitchen will be May 20 and May 27. July 15 is the picnic at Sherman Park. Sept. 16 will be God’s Work Our Hands. They are continuing work on the brochure for Faith.
Property – The kitchen project is underway. The pillars will be a temporary fix. The driveway in front of the church will cost $22,000. A line will be put into the boiler room for the computer.
Staff Support – An evaluation was done for Jamie Sanderson.
WELCA – The rummage sale is May 19.
Worship and Music – Worship remains at 10:30 a.m. for the summer. Would we ever get a screen for worship? Next meeting June 4 at 5:30 p.m.
Campus Ministry – Food was passed out to students at LSSU. It was very successful.
A motion was made to accept all committee reports and the Pastor’s Report by Cathy Tibbett. Seconded by Dennis Brindley. Motion carried.
Facility Requests – John McDonald made a request for the Car Club.
Lisa Strutz made a request to use the fellowship hall for a funeral on Sunday, May 27 from 1 – 5. A motion was made by Cathy Tibbett to allow Jack and Pastor Bre to discuss this with Lisa Strutz and decide if it is appropriate. Seconded by Sandy Lawson. Motion carried.
June counters are Dennis Brindley and Jack Armstrong.
A motion to adjourn was made by Cathy Tibbett. Seconded by Sandy Lawson. Motion carried.
The meeting ended with the Lord’s Prayer.
Respectfully submitted, Vicki Luoma, Council Secretary
May 31, 2018 YEAR TO DATE PROJECTED CASH RECEIPTS $ 54,556.67
May 31, 2018 YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL RECEIPTS $ 46,679.74
ACTUAL RECEIPTS UNDERS BUDGET PROJECTIONS $ (7,876.93)
May 31, 2018 YEAR TO DATE PROJECTED EXPENSES $ 61,625.85
May 31, 2018 YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL EXPENSES $ 65,733.22
ACTUAL EXPENSES OVER PROJECTED EXPENSES $ (4,107.37)
Total Cash Receipts & Expenses Under Budget
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