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Granite Falls Lutheran News

June and July 2020

Result of 5/31 Special Congregational Meeting

It was a successful vote (193 yes, 0 no) to extended a call to Pastor Mark Manning for the position of Lead Administrative Pastor.

We look forward to his acceptance of this call!

Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting

The Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, June 7th, at 10:00 am. This will be a virtual meeting via Facebook live. During this meeting we will be voting in new council & committee members.

The live streamed meeting may be accessed via our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/GFLCGFMN at 10:00 am.

You may also access the meeting via conference call by dialing

(312) 757-3119 and entering the code 634-041-221, also at or after 10 am.

Espresso Time

Espresso Time will be resuming on Thursday, June 11th, at 2:30 pm in the fellowship hall, with appropriate social distancing, for those who are comfortable.

Bring your own beverage.

For the safety of all, if you are not feeling well, please stay home.

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Worship in June & July

Come let us worship together as we sing praises to our God and grow in faith together.

Online Worship Services

Worship services will continue to be livestreamed on the GFLC Facebook page.

If you are unable to tune in live, the services will be posted to Facebook and YouTube after being

streamed. Our services also continue to be broadcast on KMDA Radio (93.9 FM & 1460 AM) on

Sunday mornings at 7:40 AM as well as on the local cable channel 8 on Sundays at 7:00 PM.

GFLC Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GFLCGFMN/

GFLC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gflcMNelca/feed

We want to thank you all for your continued support of our

congregation whether you have mailed or dropped off contributions, or signed

up for electronic giving. We truly appreciate everyone!!

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May, much like April before it, has been a rather strange month. My hometown,

Minneapolis, has been racked by protests and violence, both on the part of police and agi-

tators. I’ve been praying for peaceful protests and, that the more violent elements on both

sides, listen to calls for peace and civility. I’ve seen photos from my friends of burned out

stores I used to go to. It has been weighing heavily on my mind. I’ve also seen photos of

friends cleaning graffiti, and heard stories of friends banding together to prevent looters

and agitators from entering their neighborhoods. As Mr. Rodgers would say, it helps to

look for the helpers in a time of crisis. Those are the places the Holy Spirit is breaking in.

We are hoping to resume in person worship sometime soon. We are not close

enough to put a set date, but we will have a better idea after our council meeting on June

9th. There are many safety procedures we have put in place to ensure the well-being of all

participants, as recommended by the CDC, the MDH, and local health officials. We will

continue to post live-streams of our worship to our Facebook account and upload the

completed worship to YouTube. If you feel unsafe or anxious about coming to worship,

we encourage you to stay at home and worship remotely.

Thank you for your collective willingness to follow future safety guidelines. Please join me

in daily prayer for a vaccine to be delivered soon. May God bless you and your family in

this time.

Your brother in Christ,

Pastor Paul Drees

Greetings from Pastor Paul

Share your talents!

Due to concerns of communal singing, we are exploring other options for

worship music. These include instrumental and vocal solos, as well as having

a handbell choir perform. If you are interested in any of these op-

tions, please let us know! This would be a great way for us to share

music without sharing pathogens.

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1 Clark Anderson 11 Lois Henke 20 Dellis Kietzmann

1 Donald Knutson 11 Amy Peterson 20 John O'Connor

2 Vicki Aalderks 12 Johnny Mensink 20 Chad Schuler

2 Baylor Anderson 12 Nick Richter 20 Tyler Syring

2 Donald Finnes 13 Bruce Hildahl 21 Woody Tollefson

2 Mary Paulson 13 Elaine Moe 22 Rachel Hauger

2 Kenneth Timm 13 Gail Rohlik 22 Jon Martinson

3 Mark Anderson 14 Steven Anderson 23 Nevaeh Chaparro

3 Scott Bjorndal 14 William Balfany 23 Amy Richter

3 Jaden Gorres 14 Lisa Olson 23 Orrvin Torke

4 Betty Knutson 14 Aria Peters 24 Julie Buchholz

4 Samantha Halvorson 15 ElDora Pederson 24 Arianna Foy

5 Stacey Balfany 16 Kipton Erickson 24 Elvin Peterson

5 James E. Erickson 16 Evan Fagen 24 Chloe Stubblefield-Roskens

5 Bradley Monson 16 Gustave Linden 25 Heidi Bakkelund

5 Melissa Syring 16 Vernon Olson 25 Amara Foy

6 Todd Gullickson 17 Reese Lecy 25 Tracy Peterson

7 Devin Ladwig 17 Victoria Sandberg 26 Evan Christianson

8 Betty Erickson 18 Maverick Balfany 26 Rita Kessler

8 Gerald Lewison 18 Allan Burthus 27 Ellery Anderson

9 Kari Anderson 18 Madison Hempel 27 Rosina Halverson Studer

9 Merrick Aus 18 Jason Ims 27 Luke Hauger

9 Aaron Fagen 18 Ginny Olson 27 Diane Hofteig

9 Debra Foy 18 Nicole Wilkening 27 Susie Johnson

9 Christopher Martinson 19 Paytan Vonderharr 27 Carrie Knudson

9 Rachel Steenerson 19 Dennis Enstad 29 Joyce Lewison

10 Betty Korthuis 19 William Miller 29 Sheryl Walters

10 Nicolle Kotek 20 Delores Helgeson 29 Jaime Wilkening

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1 Ethan Fagen 12 Harland Hagen 22 Gail Aus

1 Kathryn Knutson 12 Eric Soine 22 Kingsley Richter

1 Luke Sannerud 13 Shaun Bestland 23 Ella DeKam

2 Gavin Torvik 14 Thomas Agre 23 Steven Nordaune

3 Cora Christianson 14 Chase Bjorndal 23 Teresa Stenersen

3 Paul Sheggeby 14 Brock Fromm 24 Donna Alstad

4 John Eckhardt 14 Tabby Niemeyer 24 Marlys Swam

4 Robert Lecy 15 Kiersten Luepke 25 Linnea Balfany

6 Mark Stuhr 15 Ryan Brouwer 25 Gregory Massmann

7 Robert Lecy 16 Paul Enstad 25 Sawyer Nerdahl

7 Nancy West 16 Case Johnson 25 Kalli Sannerud

8 Sherry Hagelstrom 16 Andrew Soine 25 Connie Schuler

8 Shirley Leyse 18 Madelyn Bronson 26 Terry Alstad

8 Richard Olson 18 Linda Hildahl 26 David Hagen

8 Sharon Schuler 18 Gunval Knudson 27 Patrick Hoernemann

8 Karla Slettedahl 19 Cindy Baker 28 Keith Sandberg

9 Joan Taylor 20 Susan Bergquist 29 Kim Kranitz-Savig

10 Diana Foy 20 Andrew Flaten 30 Lori Anderson

10 Deborah Ladner 20 Karen Frahm 30 Marjorie Bottge

10 Nash Richter 20 Hailey Enstad 30 Linda Halvorson

11 Barbara Agre 21 Jack Baker 30 Marjorie Hegna

11 Ashley Parliament 21 Debra Oscarson 31 Sheila Lavoie

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Monthly

Community

Dinner

The monthly community meals are

cancelled until further notice due to Covid-19.

Granite Falls Lutheran Church

350 9th Avenue

Granite Falls, MN 56241

www.granitefallslutheran.com

Phone: 320-564-3746

Fax: 320-564-9301 Joe Rohlik

Custodian

Paul Drees

Associate Pastor

pastorpaul@granitefallslutheran.com

Valerie Santjer

Parish Administrator

office@granitefallslutheran.com

Saraya Burgeson Office Assistant

reception@granitefallslutheran.com

Want to Sign Up for Electronic Giving?

Check out the Granite Falls Lutheran Website.

(www.granitefallslutheran.com) On the home page

you will see a link titled “Give Online” towards the

upper right part of your screen. From there you

will be able to complete the easy sign-up. This is a

simple way to pre-arrange offerings to the church.

Direct link to simply giving sign up: click here

WELCA MEMO

“God is in the business of transforming lives and situations to bring the best to us when we wait on Him, remain faithful, and watch for His hand to move.”

Kathy Weckwerth states in her Bible study The Story of My Life: Joseph, ‘When we think we cannot go on, when we cannot see our way, when we cannot figure it out, when everything is going wrong, that is when we need to listen for God’s voice because He will come into the picture at just the right time, with just the right setting, the right lighting, and exactly the right picture and knows how to make things better! He gives us the desires of our heart at a deeper level than we can ever imagine!’

Just as God was with Joseph through his trials, He will be with us now as we adjust to a new norm of COVID-19. God’s blessing to each of you as we wait for the time for when we can once again come together for fellowship and coffee. Kathy Hendrickson

***Mission Action Quilting dates are set to resume on June 23 & 24, 9:00 am with Group

6 furnishing the snacks. Watch for further announcements.