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408 Ninth Street NW Mandan, ND 58554 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Phone: 701-663-3594 Fax: 701-663-6217 E-mail: [email protected] Building Faith and Transforming Lives in Christ. ADDRESS LABEL www.firstlutheranofmandan.org We’re on the web! NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 419 Bismarck, ND Vacation Bible School June 9 th - 13 th 9:00 A.M.– 3:00 P.M. Monday-Thursday 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Friday Return Service Requested Read: Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 The writer of this psalm speaks to God. The words express a deep trust. They are also familiar in that we hear them from Jesus and from Stephen in their grief and suffering. May we always have that deep trust in our God, especially when we’re not grieving or suffering. It may be a bit premature, but by the time this is printed and distributed Grace Lutheran in Ada, MN will have voted to call me and I will have accepted their call. Of course if that doesn’t happen, then you’ll be stuck with me for a while longer. Change is difficult for most of us, and I don’t do very well with good-byes or farewells. As always it’s a bitter-sweet thing. It always has been and always will be—excitement and anticipation at greeting the new and the unknown, and sadness at leaving the old and familiar. But we do it and with God’s help we manage very well. One person wrote better than I can, “The spirit of trust and dependence on God is expressed by God’s people down through the centuries. Whenever we as God’s people embark on a new enterprise, we commit ourselves to God’s providence and nurture … " This is most certainly true! As the church, we also most certainly seek to employ the wisdom that we have and we try not to be foolish in our decision making. But from the beginning we know we can’t see or know the ending. And we make mistakes and sin along the way because—well, we’re imperfect and sinful people, often times failing to hear God’s voice. That is to say, we are human. Yet, we go forward boldly as did our ancestors before us, trusting God, knowing God will not disappoint us. Yes, changes and new plans—for you and for me. For our family, changes and new plans include Jerry graduating at the end of May and entering the collegiate world at UND. Monica and I will experience the “empty nest.” We will live in two places for some weeks as we prepare our house for sale. You will have your own. Again, we can’t see or know the ending. But we go forward boldly in faith as God’s people, as sisters and brothers in Christ. Thank you for the past 5+ yrs! God be with you ‘till we meet again! And God will be! Pastor Jack June & July 2014 Administrative Pastor Rev. Lee Herberg 663-3594 Associate Pastor Rev. Jack Carlson 663-3594 Associate Pastor Rev. Christina Martin 663-3594 Administrative Assistant & Coordinator of Lay Ministries Jackie Schulz 663-3594 (o) 663-3082 (h) Custodians Ron & Mavis Watson Financial Administration Jennifer Scheet First Lutheran Is A Mission Partner with Camp of the Cross Ministries First Lutheran Staff First Lutheran Church June & July Newsletter

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408 Ninth Street NW

Mandan, ND 58554

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

Phone: 701-663-3594

Fax: 701-663-6217

E-mail: [email protected]

Building Faith and

Transforming Lives

in Christ.

ADDRESS LABEL

www.firstlutheranofmandan.org

We’re on the web!

NON-PROFIT ORG.

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT NO. 419

Bismarck, ND

Vacation Bible School

June 9th - 13th

9:00 A.M.– 3:00 P.M. Monday-Thursday

9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Friday

Return Service Requested

Read: Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16

The writer of this psalm speaks to God. The words express a deep trust. They are also familiar in that we hear them from Jesus and from Stephen in their grief and suffering. May we always have that deep trust in our God, especially when we’re not grieving or suffering.

It may be a bit premature, but by the time this is printed and distributed Grace Lutheran in Ada, MN will have voted to call me and I will have accepted their call. Of course if that doesn’t happen, then you’ll be stuck with me for a while longer.

Change is difficult for most of us, and I don’t do very well with good-byes or farewells. As always it’s a bitter-sweet thing. It always has been and always will be—excitement and anticipation at greeting the new and the unknown, and sadness at leaving the old and familiar. But we do it and with God’s help we manage very well.

One person wrote better than I can, “The spirit of trust and dependence on God is expressed by God’s people down through the centuries. Whenever we as God’s people embark on a new enterprise, we commit ourselves to God’s providence and nurture … " This is most certainly true!

As the church, we also most certainly seek to employ the wisdom that we have and we try not to be foolish in our decision making. But from the beginning we know we can’t see or know the ending. And we make mistakes and sin along the way because—well, we’re imperfect and sinful people, often times failing to hear God’s voice. That is to say, we are human. Yet, we go forward boldly as did our ancestors before us, trusting God, knowing God will not disappoint us.

Yes, changes and new plans—for you and for me. For our family, changes and new plans include Jerry graduating at the end of May and entering the collegiate world at UND. Monica and I will experience the “empty nest.” We will live in two places for some weeks as we prepare our house for sale. You will have your own. Again, we can’t see or know the ending. But we go forward boldly in faith as God’s people, as sisters and brothers in Christ.

Thank you for the past 5+ yrs! God be with you ‘till we meet again! And God will be!

Pastor Jack

June & July 2014

Administrative Pastor

Rev. Lee Herberg

663-3594

Associate Pastor

Rev. Jack Carlson

663-3594

Associate Pastor

Rev. Christina Martin

663-3594

Administrative Assistant &

Coordinator of Lay

Ministries

Jackie Schulz

663-3594 (o)

663-3082 (h)

Custodians

Ron & Mavis Watson

Financial Administration

Jennifer Scheet

First Lutheran Is A Mission

Partner with Camp of the

Cross Ministries

First Lutheran

Staff

First Lutheran Church

June & July Newsletter

PAGE 2 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH JUNE & JULY 2014

Sunday ~

9:30 am ~ Traditional

Wednesday ~

6:00 pm ~ Contemporary

Worship Schedule

Special Thanks

Thank you to all the greeters, ushers, communion servers,

readers, communion set-up, coffee hour workers, and to all

who have supplied goodies for the last month. Your help is

greatly appreciated!

Baptisms:

May 4 Kade Randy Bilstad

May 11 Jace Robert Sprenger

May 18 Nolan Roy Janz

Weddings:

May 10 Dayne Anderson & Kim Nolan

May 31 Nathan Speten & Hayley Myers

Funerals:

May 7 Vernon Tschider

Memorial Fund

Pastoral Acts

In memory of Gwyneth Jensen given by Mark & Barb

Evanger, Walter & Leona Keidel.

In memory of Eldo Johnson given by Arden & Pat Hagerott.

In memory of Eunice Keller given by Edna Gartner, Dale &

Deb Charvat, Michael & Helen Risan, Ernie & Anita Seeman,

Dave & Eunice Wolf, Walter & Leona Keidel, Cheryllynn

Schmidt.

In memory of Vernon Tschider given by Celista Bahm, Bernice

Meyer, Loretta Quanbeck, John Lundstrom, Jan Dykshoorn,

Darleen Cairns, Don Tanaka.

Deadline for

articles for the

August Newsletter

will be July 25th.

June~ Mission of the Month

Camp of the Cross Ministries

Items needed are Food, Crafts, Paper Goods, Office

Supplies, & Miscellaneous Items. You may put your

items in the boxes in the Narthex. Thanks!

July ~ Mission of the Month

Lutheran World Relief

See page 9 for full details!

THANK YOU to everyone who helped out with "The Banquet" at Trinity on Thursday, May 8th. Whether it was donating food & money, transporting the food, setting up, serving, or cleaning up...it was all appreciated! We had 32 volunteers serve 356 meals & 34 meals for guests to take home. We also provided the left-over food to two local charities in need. GREAT JOB FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH!!

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Saturday, June 28th at the Garrison High School Gymnasium.

Saturday, June 28nd viewing from 9:00-11:30 A.M.

Auction begins at noon.

Food

Entertainment

Fellowship

Fun

Please plan to join us!

Saturday, June 28 - Annual Prairie Lake Festival

Mark Your

Calendar…

9th: 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - VBS

10th: 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - VBS

11th: 9 a.m. -3:00 p.m. - VBS

12th: 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - VBS

7p.m. - VBS program in

sanctuary

13th: 9 a.m.-12:00pm - VBS

25th: Youth depart for

Minnesota/Wisconsin

30th: Youth arrive home

from Minnesota/Wisconsin

Upcoming Events

VBS at First Lutheran Church

Come join First Lutheran Church and Camp of the

Cross Ministries for a fun week!

When: Monday, June 9th - Friday, June 13th

Who: K-6th Graders

Time: 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Monday-Thursday, 9:00 A.M.-

12:00 P.M. Friday

Cost: $10.00 per child

We are asking each child to bring their own sack lunch

with their name on it Monday-Thursday.

Please register your child/children as soon as

possible! There are registration forms in the narthex

or you may go onto our website and register your

child. Click on YOUTH tab.

We are still looking for 3 volunteers! If you are interested in

helping out please let us know. If you would like to spend a

fun week with the kids here at church, please call Christina

at 663-3594 or email her at:

[email protected]

JUNE & JULY 2014 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH PAGE 4

First Lutheran Church Council Minutes

Thursday, April 24, 2014 7:00PM

Present: Pastor Jack Carlson, Pastor Christina Martin, President Tammy Lapp-Harris, Vice-

President Brock Schmeling, Secretary Jill Miller, Dot Frank, Janet Reineke, Den Na Lee

Fewson, Kris Elijah

Guest: Steve Sathre, Trinity Lutheran Church

Absent: Pastor Lee Herberg, John Pake, Hope Swank

Building on the Shores of Faith Campaign: Pastor Steve Sathre presented the council with

a short video on Camp of the Cross and a new multi-use facility which is being constructed and

proposals are being brought to surrounding church communities to help with raising money for

construction. The project is slated to be around $2.5 million and project completion is scheduled

for 2015.

Devotions: President Tammy Lapp-Harris called the meeting to order. Pastor Jack led

devotions.

Approval of Agenda: Moved by Kris, seconded by Janet to approve the agenda as presented.

Motion passed.

Secretary’s Report/Review and Approval of the minutes: Moved by Den Na Lee,

seconded by Kris to approve the minutes from March 20, 2014. Motion passed.

Financial Report/Review: Pastor Jack reviewed the March financials. There were some bills

that were not paid in March that will carry over to April, so April expenses will look larger than

normal.

Unfinished Business:

Moving forward in faith: L & H Manufacturing finished the candle sticks in time for

Easter. There are a few minor touch ups that need to be taken care of.

Air Handling Unit: On hold until all bills received for chancel renovation.

Procedure Manual: Pastor Lee is continuing on the progress of the manual.

Mission Trip to El Salvador: No update.

Leona Keidel would like to thank everyone who helped with the packing and delivery of Quilts and Health Kits for Lutheran World Relief. 50 Health Kits and 135 quilts. God Bless Everyone!

Those who helped:

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Leona Keidel

Walter Keidel

Anna Marie Oppegard

Justin Belohlavek

Ryan Schnell

Friendship Circle is collecting school supplies for Lutheran World Relief.

Items needed: - for one complete school kit is as follows:

Four 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper approximately 8” X 10½”; no loose-leaf paper

One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other

One pencil sharpener

One blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)

Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band

Five black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink); secure together with a rubber band

One box of 16 or 24 crayons

One 2½” eraser

One sturdy drawstring backpack-style cloth or nylon bag approximately 14” X 17” with shoulder straps (no standard

backpacks)

You may drop off these items in the Narthex in the box provided.

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Summer worship time were discussed and was decided to continue as in prior years and

have one Sunday service at 9:30 with only one social hour per month. Moved by Dot,

seconded by Kris to approve summer Sunday worship times. Motion passed.

Also discussed in conjunction with summer services were the summer ice cream socials on

Sundays. It was decided June 8 service will have sundaes, July 13 will have root beer

floats and August 10 will have Dilly bars served. The outdoor community worship was

also discussed and the end of August was discussed as a tentative date. Further

discussion will be held with other churches to host, as First Lutheran hosted last year.

The Banquet at Trinity Lutheran in Bismarck is on for May 8 and volunteers are still

needed. Pastor Jack will email an update for how many more volunteers are needed.

Pastor Jack will check to see if Cloverdale will slice ham if we buy from them for the

banquet. Dan Kraft will also be called for ham.

Discussion regarding discontinuing funeral ushers. The funeral homes all provide ushers

for this service and so we are duplicating what their staff are here to do. Motion to

discontinue funeral ushers was made by Brock, seconded by Den Na Lee. Motion

passed.

REPORTS:

Pastor Lee’s report – 3 baptisms, 1 wedding and is continuing to meet with William

Dodd. He attended the WND Synod Council meeting on April 23rd and met the new

presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Rev. Elizabeth Eaton.

Pastor Jack’s report – 3 funerals. Pastor Jack attended the Bishop’s reception.

Pastor Chris’s report – 1 funeral.

Special Events – May 8th “The Banquet” at Trinity Lutheran, Vacation Bible School

second week of June.

Stewardship – No report.

Worship – No report.

Parish Education/Youth – Pastors Jack and Chris met with the new Education

Committee members. Many topics were discussed, and more meetings will be held to

determine what will be decided. The education policy is still being worked on as well.

Evangelism and Outreach – LAF will be done in May

Property and Management – None.

CORRESPONDENCE:

None to review.

Motion to Adjourn/Lord’s Prayer:

Moved by Kris Elijah, seconded by Janet Reineke to adjourn the council meeting. Motion

passed. The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Submitted by: Jill Miller

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New Worship Time:

For June, July & August our worship

times will be Sundays at 9:30 A.M. &

Wednesday’s at 6:00 P.M. We will not

have coffee hour during the summer

months on Sundays.

HOSPITAL VISITATION-Members of First Lutheran Church are welcome to list their preferred church upon entering Sanford Health - Bismarck to receive care. If you would like a visit from a hospital visitation minister or pastor during your stay, you must let the church office know directly. Due to new privacy policies adopted by Sanford Health - Bismarck, First Lutheran will not be notified if you would like visitors, or even if you are hospitalized, unless you contact us directly. St. Alexius Hospital is not affected by this change.

Happy Father’s Day to all

our dads at First Lutheran

Church!