Pastor Kris Garlick (605)695-4074 2017 Office (605)347-2713

Grace Lutheran Church Newsletter

What to say when we pray?

Pastor Kris Garlick

Wednesday’s New York Times reported: a 3-year-old girl

survived the flood of Hurricane Harvey clinging to her

unresponsive mother, Colette Sulcer, 41, a nurse.

As she was recovering in a hospital in Beaumont, Texas, the little girl, Jordyn,

told a relative, “Mama was saying her prayers,”

Unfortunately, Colette Sulcer died. “It’s a tragedy,” said Antionette Logan,

“but it’s a miracle that Jordyn survived.”

Jordyn’s comment, “Mama was saying her prayers,” struck a chord with me.

I envisioned how horrific this event must have been; and, I pondered the thought of

all the prayers being offered this last week. Yet, how many people, like me, are at a

loss for words? I’m reminded of the song we sing:

“The Spirit intercedes for us with sighs to deep for words to express …”

God knows ... (Romans 8:27) He knows what’s in our hearts.

Last week, a friend of mine was in terrible motorcycle accident. The

experience was traumatic. As I held her dying body, I could not find the words for

prayer. So, I attempted to verbalize scripture. And when that collapsed - I had no

words. All I had was hope that the Spirit would intercede …

Sure enough, out of nowhere, a woman came running up to the accident and said,

“I’m a nurse. How can I help?” She brought Gwen back to life. Thank you, Jesus.

“The Spirit intercedes for us with sighs to deep for words to express …”

One week later, I was still somewhat shaken by the event when I was called

to visit a young lady who had just lost her mom — she died in a motorcycle accident.

We talked for some time. Then, this grieving daughter asked about God’s

presence and prayer. “How do I pray? I don’t even know what to say.”

Her friend jumped up and grabbed a book that she had picked up at a GLC Library

Book Sale. She opened the book to a random passage, yet the perfect passage.

Out of all the scripture printed, she turned right to a special verse that had terrific

meaning to her and her mom.

Struggling to find the words? Reach for the Word and pray scripture.

“Almighty God, (Phil. 4:7) May Your peace which surpasses all understanding, guard

our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.”………………………………………..Amen.

TEXAS AND LOUISIANA FLOODING

The situation: After copious amounts of rainfall and several flash floods throughout the Louisiana-Texas area, thou-sands were left without power. Many families have found themselves displaced from their homes, and for some, multiple times. Our response: Through congregations, synods and disaster affili-ate organizations, Lutheran Disaster Response is assisting those who have been affected by the flooding. Lutheran Disaster Response’s coordinator is pre-sent, working with community leaders and officials planning the proper responses, particularly the long-term recovery efforts. The road to recovery is long, and we will be there to accompany those im-pacted through every phase of this disaster. Your gifts are needed to launch continue recovery efforts. What you can do: Pray: Continue to pray for the people affected by flood-ing. May God’s healing presence give them peace and hope in their time of need. Give: Gifts to Texas and Louisiana Flooding will be used to assist those directly impacted by the flooding until the response is complete. Go to: https://community.elca.org/USHurricaneRelief

First rehearsal: Sept.10

IT’S TIME!!!

Yes, it’s time for you to join the

Grace Lutheran Church Choir!

We are looking for new members

who love to sing and raise their

voices to glorify God and enhance

our worship.

The time commitment is minimal,

but the results are maximal.

You will have so much fun and will

feel so welcomed.

Choir rehearsals are at 10:30 on

Sunday mornings.

Please consider joining.

Isn’t it about time??

PBS FEATURES LUTHER FILM The dramatic story of Martin Luther’s life comes alive in a new feature-length movie that’s in

theaters now and will air nationally on PBS in September. Thrivent Financial is the exclusive sponsor of the film, which was created to recognize the

500th anniversary of the Reformation. The PBS broadcast is set for Tuesday, September 12, at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central.

Please check your local listings.

Connect: To learn more about the situation and the ELCA’s response:Sign up to receive Lutheran Disaster

Response alerts. Like Lutheran Disaster Response on Facebook and follow

@ELCALDR on Twitter.

'Journey with Jesus' September 10, 2017

10:00 a.m.—10:45 a.m. will begin with

a 'Pearl of Great Price' Treasure Hunt!

We will meet in the Rose Room immediately after the worship service.

for the first clue… Goodies and Treasures for everyone!

Our regular Sunday morning

'Journey with Jesus' schedule starts 9/17/17.

Thanks to all who signed up to serve the Wednesday

Night meals! We still have a few slots

that need filling. Find another family or

friend to help and then sign up on the list on the

bulletin board in the church entry.

Meal info: 1. Expenses are reimbursed. Present bills to the

office for reimbursement. 2. Prepare for about 60 people. 3. Team up to prepare the meal and clean up.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help from those that are eating.

4. Meal is served at 5:30 p.m. Kids arrive at 6:00 p.m.

5. Have fun team-building and serving your community of believers.

The ELCA Churches of the Black

Hills Cordially Invite You to A Region-wide Festival of Music, Hymns,

Scripture & Prayers

Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of

Our Lutheran Heritage

Sunday, October 29, 2017 – 4:00pm

Calvary Lutheran Church, 5311 Sheridan Lake

Road, Rapid City

Refreshments in fellowship hall immediately

following the program

Sponsored in part by Thrivent Member

Network, Rocky Mountain Region

For more information, call (605)484-1425

Women of the ELCA, Bear Butte Conference

Fall Women’s Retreat at Outlaw Ranch Hosted by St. James Lutheran Church, Belle Fourche

Registration by Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Spearfish Friday evening & Saturday, September 8—9

Theme: Who Is My Neighbor? Presented by Cari Skogberg-Eastman; we will share conversations about

God’s call to Love and Serve the stranger among us.

To continue with the Second Sunday breakfast, volunteers are needed.

All expenses are reimbursed. We just need leaders who will plan a menu

and organize a team of helpers.

For more information, you can contact Sue Whitford.

Ushers

1st Sunday—Marlowe Kinkade, Larry Schemmel, Ernie Miller and Bob Kaufman 2nd Sunday– Dean Rasmuson, Darlyne Kopren, Arvid and Paulette Meland 3rd Sunday—Rod Heikes, Bonnie Lange, Tim and Tonya Atyeo 4th Sunday—Kent and Heather Kreutz, Dale and Mary Ellen Kreutz

ASSISTING MINISTERS Sept. 3rd—Donna Trigg Sept. 10th—Maddie Kreutz Sept. 17th—Tim Potts Sept. 24th—Kim Webber

1st Sunday: Cindy Milek 2nd Sunday: Deb Haivala 3rd Sunday: Cindy Milek

4th Sunday: Michelle Williams

Projector Operators

Radio Announcer

1st Sunday: Dick Ruby 2nd Sunday: Bob Haivala 3rd Sunday: Carl Erickson 4th Sunday: Dick Ruby

SERVING COMMUNION

Sept. 3rd—Dee Storjohann Sept. 10th—Elmer Preszler Sept. 17th— Sept. 24th—

Sept. 3rd—Ted & Eva Sigman, Mel & Coleen Hanes Sept. 10th— Second Sunday Breakfast Sept. 17th— Sept. 24th—

Sept. 3rd—Barb Haivala & Tim Madagame Sept. 10th— Sept. 17th— Sept. 24th—

Sept. 3rd—Sandy Molitor & Rick Hultman Sept. 17th—

Sept. 3rd—Traeton Monahan & Carson Pankratz Sept. 10th—Jocelyn Nohava & Gage Shoun Sept. 17th—D’Metrie Aga & Makenna Rock Sept. 24th—Elizabeth Aga & Kaidyn Meyers

1st Sunday: Mel Hanes & Sue Whitford 2nd Sunday: Clint & Judy Hall 3rd Sunday: Carl Erickson & Al Smith 4th Sunday: JD, Carter, and Blake

Williams 5th Sunday: Al Smith & Bonnie Lange

TEXTS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

Aug. 6—82 Aug. 13—156 Aug. 20—134 Aug. 27—171

September 3rd Jeremiah 15:15-21

Psalm 26:1-8 Romans 12:9-21

Matthew 16:21-28

September 10th Ezekiel 33:7-11

Psalm 119:33-40 Romans 13:8-14

Matthew 18:15-20

September 17th Genesis 50:15-21 Psalm 103:1-13 Romans 14:1-12

Matthew 18: 21-35

September 24th Jonah 3:10—4:11

Psalm 145:1-8 Philippians 1:21-30

Matthew 20:1-16

SEPTEMBER 10-16

RADIO BROADCAST SPONSORS The radio broadcast calendar for 2017 is posted on the bulletin board in the entryway of the church.

You are invited to place your name on the date you wish to sponsor. You may also call the office (347-2713) to reserve a date. The cost per broadcast is $65.

Partial sponsorships are invited and encouraged.

The red bucket ministry for

SEPTEMBER SHRINERS

Leave a donation in the Red Bucket located in the back of the church and your donation will help

support the chosen ministry for the month.

AUGUST ATTENDANCE

Robert & Janet Haneke (Gloria Weidman’s parents), Deb Enright, Gwen Martin, Sally Neel, Gary Pletan,

Dode Lee, Terry Setera, Larry, Hanna Garlick, Sheila Middleton (Joan Morgan’s sister), Mike Strain, Kurt Lange, David Tesch, Ted Warner, Dennis Fischer,

Donna Johnson, Roxie Chowen, Teena Sigman, Christine Lee (Dode Lee’s daughter), Wyatt Rath

(Sandy Molitor’s great-nephew), Jim Sigman, Joy Conway, Denise Ross (granddaughter of

Arlene Ennis), Sharon Ross, our home-bound members and those serving in the

military, both at home and overseas.

Sept. 3rd—Herb & Connie Cleveland in honor of their 62nd Wedding Anniversary, September 9th Sept. 10th—Neil and Ramona Hultman in honor of their 63rd Wedding Anniversary, Sept. 7th Sept. 17th—Bonnie Lange & Diana Glover in memory of Alvin (Buster) and Linda Bubb Sept. 24th—Dan & Mona Zeiner in memory of Mark

COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 3, 2017

Members Present: Clint Hall, Gloria Weidman, Bonnie Lange, Al Weidenbach. Al Smith., Grant Rush, Rick Hultman, Sandy Molitor, Kent Kreutz, Mel Hanes and Pastor Kris. Members Absent: Carl Erickson and Ethan Dschaak. Pastor Opened with devotions from Psalm 1:3 Minutes from July were approved as read Cameroon Bucket Money: A check will be issued for Red Bucket as requested by John Raforth. Treasurer's Report: Motion made and 2nd to consult 3 professional book keepers to do the books. P A West. Karen Sim-mons and Our Savior's. Motion carried. Old Business: Tree Trimming: A bid of 1820.00 was given by Branch Busters to cut down 8 trees. Church would be responsible for re-moval of trees. Gloria to call for more bids. Rain Gutter Update: It has been completed. A motion was made and 2nd to have Rushmore Company to put up rain gutter on the East side for 995.00. Motion carried. New Business: CD was moved from Wells Fargo to Pioneer Bank is at 19,000 dollars from sale of parsonage. A motion was made and 2nd to leave CD to mature and roll over. Motion carried. Approval of time off as listed in the Pastor's Report. A motion was made and 2nd. Motion Carried. Committee Reports: Worship: Christian Kotab reported about the Minster's ability to monitor the screen projection. He reported that Easy Worship is not compatible with I Pad use. It was decided that we will not pursue this item. The Back to School Service and the Blessing of the Backpacks will be August 27th. Wednesday Night Live will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 13th at 6:30 PM. Next Meet-ing will be August 22nd at 6:00 PM. GLCW: Treasurer's Report shows a balance of 12,200.72 dollars. New Business: Paulette Meland has finished a wall hanging for the church. Maintenance: Down Spouts and Steps are Completed. Pastor's Report: VBS; 60 kids attended. It was a very successful event. Old News: Contract was signed Oct. 15th Thrivent would like to do Servant Event with Action Team. Stewardship Committee to visit with Bryce to talk about giving. Aug. 15th Pie with Bishop will be held in South Canyon Church in Rapid City. Aug. 23rd Kairos Presentation at 5:30PM. Confirmation Parents to meet at 7:00 PM Brody Jorensen: Motion made and 2nd to approve Scholarship for $500 provided that he provides Endowment Application. Motion carried. Christian Motorcycle Association is here through the 12th. 9:00 AM daily worship. Will be making a 400.00 dollar donation for letting them stay. Need to move Church Bus to the lawn for the week. Key Count: Need to know how many keys there are on hand. Will contact Laurie to find out how many. Kent adjourned meeting with prayer. Next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 7th at 6;30 PM Respectfully Submitted; Grant Rush, Council Secretary

A friendly reminder to anyone who has a

church key, please make sure to lock the

doors when you leave.

Grace Lutheran Church Stewardship met Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 5:30 pm.

The following members were present:

Carmen Selting, Bonnie Lange, Grant Rush, Rick Hultman and Pastor Kris. Guest, Brad Scott with Thrivent Financial.

Brad Scott talked about teaching kids how lucky they are and the needs of the homeless. How his son did a project in his class to collect for the homeless and the Cornerstone Rescue Mis-

sion in Rapid City is the closest shelter in the area. We would like to put together a list of needed items for homeless kids to put in the bulletin.

Items would be gathered and then put together in zip lock bags to hand out at the shelter. Pastor Kris will talk to the kids on September 13 about the project. October 15 would be the date to bring all the stuff.

Brad Scott talked about meeting with congregation after some Sunday about people's final wishes. That they should start thinking about this.

Rick Hultman and Grant Rush will talk to the council about doing this on November 12. He has a 5 Wishes pamphlet that he will use to discuss this with the congregation.

KBHB radio broadcast history – Rick Hultman is still working on this. He has talked with Margorite Kleven and Pastor Clevland and is gather information about their

insight on this. Estimate of Giving cards will again go out this year. They were looked over to see if we needed to change any-thing for this year. We will look at adding the automatic withdrawal option.

Bonnie Lange will talk to Laurie about adding an automatic withdrawal option of giving on the web site. Stewardship Sunday Brunch will be October 29 – Carmen Selting will talk to the culinary arts teacher at the high school again

about the class preparing the food for the event. Next meeting September .

Respectfully submitted, Carmen Selting

The Evangelism Committee met August 31 in the Rose

Room with 5 members present. The meeting was called to order with prayer.

Mini-Parish – The new thank you for attending cards were presented.

Committee members will send one to visitors attending services.

Please encourage visitors to sign the pew sheets and to include their address.

Lost Sheep – We believe attendance has been increasing.

Eucharist, Sick & Shut-ins – Communion is delivered to members who request it. Visits have been made to the Aspen Center and to homes.

Fellowship – New member gift ideas were discussed. Coffee mugs, GLCW booklet, church directory, a copy of the newsletter were all suggestions.

God’s Work Our Hands Sunday is September 10. Good’s Work Our Feet will be our theme. We are requesting members to

donate socks (men’s, women’s and children’s) that will be donated to the Corner Stone Mission. Socks are one item that is always needed. Socks may be put in the shopping cart the entire month of

September. A new visitor pamphlet has been made. The ushers will be asked to present one

to visitors as they come in. Sandy and Eileen will help with this. Bus ministry – We need ideas on how to increase the passenger list.

Youth concerns – All is good. The next meeting will be September 28 in the Rose Room at 6:00.

The meeting was adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer.

Worship Committee Minutes

August 22, 2017 The Worship Committee met on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at

6:00 p.m. Members in attendance were Grant Rush, Carl Erick-son, Candy McKay, Marcia Potts, Pastor Kris Garlick, Tim Pat-

more, and Marlene Kotab.

The agenda and minutes were approved as printed.

Old Business: Pastor Kris, Laurie Lorius, and Marlene Kotab met and cre-

ated templates for 3 liturgies. They will meet again to finish the others.

The Back-to-School/Backpack Blessing Sunday plans were reviewed. Tessa Gunderson will speak about the fall programs and gifts will be presented to the children.

Pastor has reviewed the Back-to-School Litany and has made some changes to shorten it and include responses

by the students. The committee is continuing to encourage a representative

from the Altar Guild to be a member of the Worship Committee.

New Business: We will circulate the WNL meal prep signup sheet one more

Sunday. We will start to circulate it earlier so that it makes its way through the congregation before the ser-vice to cut down on any disruption of the worship time.

Christian Kotab suggested that we man the back parking lot before our Sunday services during the rally.

This person could let the cars and worshippers into the lot before church and keep them from having to open the

gate. All agreed that this would be a great service. Tim Patmore will change the endings of the Prayers of Inter-

cession on the Chosen People and Remembering the Promise Liturgies so they differ from other liturgies.

Some members have mentioned having a polka service again. We will investigate possible accordion players.

Pastor Kris showed the committee some short videos that she is planning to use for WNL services.

Pastor and Tessa Gunderson will plan Confirmation and Kids Alive lessons to correspond with these themes.

Settings for September: Sept. 3 – Marie Ritten will play. Setting 10

Sept. 10 – Setting 7 Sept. 17 – Candy/Roxie will play. Service of the Word

Sept. 24 – Remembering the Promise The next meeting is September 19 at 6:00 p.m

GLCW Minutes August 15, 2017

After a delicious dinner served by the Martha circle,

the GLCW gathering was called to order by President Deb Patmore. 16 members were in attendance.

Mary Ann Strochein read opening devotions from Guideposts. Pam Weidenbach led us in the Bible study titled

“All Anew – Ready or not, Session Three.

Minutes of the July meeting were read and approved with one addition.

Correspondence: A note of thanks and a $100 donation from

Bonita Sanchez for serving the Juanita Norton funeral.

Donna Nelson thanked us for getting correspondence to her. A thank you card from the Iverson families.

Treasurer’s report: Several bills were paid leaving a balance of

$12,366.64

Committee Reports: Growth: Coming up – Fall Bible study on the Apostle’s Creed

Retreat at Outlaw Ranch –September 8th and 9th Wednesday night suppers and services start Sept. 13th

which Marlene encouraged everyone to attend. August 27th is the blessing of the backpacks

ACTION: Eileen reported they made bags – Notebooks are on sale for 19 cents a piece – they need pencils or pens Quilting begins on Sept. 6th - - 314 Quilts have been

distributed to different organizations COMMUNITY: Marlene and Pastor Will are on a committee

for a meeting at Calvary Lutheran in RC –Oct. 29th at 4:00. COURTESY: Lynette reported sending out 10 cards.

OLD BUSINESS: Lynette Kvanvig and Sherri Boy will give a

report on their trip to the convention in Minneapols at the Sept. meeting They did say

that everyone should attend one of these. Sue Whitford reported that all went for the Rally Breakfasts

Connie Hurlburt was thanked for doing the Rally Lunches and said they averaged 51 people a day.

NEW BUSINESS: Fall gathering at Outlaw ranch calls for a $5

registration fee due By August 29th. Theme is “ Who is My Neighbor”

CIRCLES meet on the 26th of September Next meeting of the GLCW will be September 12th with the

executive Board hosting We Closed with The Lord’s Prayer

Darlyne Kopren, Secretary

An Education Program meeting was held on Wednesday, August 30th at 6:30pm. Those in attendance were Kent Kreutz, Heather Kreutz, Vicki Monahan, Pastor Kris Garlick, Andria Williams, Dadra Avery, Cindy Milek, Melissa Pankratz and Tessa Gunderson. The group discussed the process and timeline for handing out bibles to the kids in the congregation. It was determined that each September we would like to have a service where 3 year old or new young members would receive a

picture bible, then in 6th grade, kids would receive a second bible to use for confirmation. This September there would be more kids getting bibles as we would need to do some catch up for the kids who are older but who could still use the bibles. Pastor Kris said she would take our suggestion to Council for their approval. Next there was discussion regarding first Communion. It was determined that as a general rule first Communion would be taken by 5th graders or at parents discretion. Pastor Kris plans to hold a session for those kids who are interested in taking first Communion this October. Tessa gave a general overview of the plan for the Wednesday Kids Alive Program and asked for feedback. There was a consensus that Kids Alive would be split into 3 classes (4 year olds-Kindergarten, 1st – 2nd Grade, 3rd – 5th). The groups will all meet for singing/video at 5:00pm and then will break into their separate groups and go to classrooms until dismissal at 6:00. There were a number of people who volunteered to help teach per age group. Wednesday Night Kids Alive will start on September 13th. There was discussion around the necessity for two separate Sunday School classes, one for the Preschool/Kindergarteners as well as one for the older kids. It was determined that due to other Sunday obligations and therefore lack of attendance, the older kids would not have a separate class. Vicki will be holding her normal class along with help from Cindy and any older kids who would like to attend can come to that class as helpers. There was also the idea of having trivia sheets for the older kids to take to coffee fellowship to work on with congregation members. It was suggested that we have parents fill out registration/waiver forms at the start of the program this year. Forms will be printed and provided the first night of Kids Alive as well as posted online. It was also suggested that there be a sign in/out of kids for Wednesday Nights and Sunday School. Each class will work to monitor those kids coming and going to ensure the safety of all kids. Pastor Kris gave an update of the Thrivent project of providing kids hygiene care packages to the shelter in October. She will provide more information once it is available. Cindy brought up the idea of including Caraway Street periodically on Wednesday nights. We will work toward coordinating this as a possible monthly or bimonthly event. Heather said the Youth Group had not met yet, but that they would be doing so in the next week. It was determined that there would be a monthly education committee meeting in which Pastor will provide the theme for the following month and lesson plans can be set. This will also allow a chance for feedback as to what is/isn’t working so that we can continue to improve the kids program. The date for the next meeting will be emailed out to the committee once it is set.

This year's Sunday morning 'Journey with Jesus' will begin with a 'Pearl of Great Price' Treasure Hunt! We will meet in the Rose Room immediately after the worship service, for the first clue… Goodies and Treasures for everyone! Our regular Sunday morning 'Journey with Jesus' schedule starts 9/17/17. Each Sunday's journey will begin immediately after the worship service with 15 minutes of 'Joyful Noise' in the music room, on the basement level of the education wing, after which the group will embark on a weekly 'Journey with Jesus'

through Bible stories, games, trivia scavenger hunts, activities and craft projects. This journey/adventure will be similar to the one room country school concept, were all the kids come together for a Bible story/lesson and the older kids help the younger children with games, activities and projects. The older kids (3rd grade through 6th grade) will also have the opportunity to join the adults during part of the coffee fel-lowship, for fun and assistance with a weekly Bible Trivia scavenger hunt. See you there - Sunday morn-ings! 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Grace Lutheran Church 1061 Sherman Street, PO Box 577

Sturgis, SD 57785 (605-347-2713) Church Website: www.sturgisglc.org

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THE FOLLOWING FORM AND RETURN TO THE OFFICE.

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