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Hebron News . . . .

Jesus taught that the spirit of the old laws was love. When we follow

his one command to love, God’s light shines in us.

Good Neighbor Parish Newsletter St. Paul Lutheran and Hebron Lutheran

Churches

Website: stpaulheringtonkansas.com

Contact Information for Pastor Bill Neuman

Church Office: 785-258-3430 Office Hours: 9:30am – Noon (Tuesday- Friday)

Email: church0720@att.net

2020 February Events:

Hebron WELCA Thurs. Feb. 20, 2:00 pm

Ash Wednesday, Wed. Feb. 26, 6:30 pm at St

Paul

Hebron Church Council:

Andy Carlson-President 983-4897

Katie Carlson-Secretary 466-6362

Tom Remy-Financial Secretary 983-4828

Carol Riffel-Treasurer 983-4363

Phil Peterson 983-4888

Delores Fisher 983-4456

Denice Hageberg 983-4440

Hebron Women of the ELCA met on Monday

evening, Oct. 23, in the church basement with Betty

Hebron Church Council

Phil Peterson – President - 983-4888

Delores Fisher – Secretary - 983-4456

Gloria Martin – Finance Sec - 983-4482

Carol Riffel – Treasurer - 983-4363

Denice Hageberg – 366-0315

Jim Peterson – 983-4844

Tom Remy - -983-4828

Prayer Concerns:

Willis Peterson, Lisa Beye, Sue

Gutsch, Jeff Miller, Linda Peterson,

Maureen Peterson, Debbie Martin,

Linda Helsper, Pam Ackley

Homebound: Naomi Nelson, Elinor

Remy, Roger Peterson

Service Men & Women: Joe Towey,

Brett Talkington

We pray for all men & women in the

armed forces serving our country

throughout the world.

We pray for all men & women in the armed

forces serving our country throughout the

world.

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Hebron Church Council

Hebron Church Council met on Wed. Jan. 22, in the church basement. Those present were Phil,

Gloria, Carol, Delores, Jim, Denice, and Pastor Bill Neuman.

Phil opened the meeting with prayer.

Delores read the minutes of the last meeting.

Carol presented the treasurer report. She has renewed our CD at the bank for 12 month to get a

better interest rate.

Pastor presented his report. He conducted three funerals/graveside and one baptism at St Paul. He

will begin confirmation class for 7th & 8th graders. He will have a New Member Class on Feb. 5. He

gave an update on the youth organization.

Several maintenance issues have been resolved: Chimney cap has been installed on the church,

siding is nearly complete, bathroom stools have been fixed, propane tank at parsonage has been

hooked up.

St Paul offered to sell us their old copy machine. We will decline the offer and get one that will suit

our needs. Fire extinguishers were not serviced in the fall. Carol will call to make sure we still have a

contract.

Annual meeting will be Sunday after worship. Council approved the budget to be presented to the

congregation. Council members volunteered to provide soup for the meal.

There was discussion about Lent. It will be on the agenda at the annual meeting.

The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Hebron WELCA

Hebron WELCA met on Thursday afternoon Jan. 16, at the home of Jewell Swinney. Those attending were Betty Bevan,

Delores Fisher, Nancy Hanson, Gloria Martin, Dollye Novak, Carol Riffel, and Jewell Swinney.

Gloria led the bible study “We Are Called! Hearing God’s Voice”. We learned how our ancestors in faith heard and

responded to God’s call and we talked about our own lives and our callings. Everything we do to respond to the needs of

our neighbor in any way is a calling from God.

Carol read the minutes of the last meeting. Thank you letters were read from Kailyn Riffel, Austin Peterson, Naomi

Nelson, and Roger Peterson for their Christmas gifts and visits. We received a thank you for our donation to Mosaic.

Jewell presented the treasurer report. Our Thankoffering totaled $146.95.

Gloria thanked those that helped with the church decorating for Christmas and to Jewell for taking the Christmas gifts to

the nursing home.

Plans were made for the new year: We will meet monthly on the 3rd Thurs. at 2:00 pm. There will be no meeting in

August or December. We talked about a project but did not make a decision. We will plan a Father’s Day Brunch on

June 21 before church. We will continue collecting our loose change each month and add $100 to be sent to Mosaic. We

talked about cleaning church and decided to just clean specific areas that need attention. We will decorate the church for

Advent/Christmas after worship on Nov. 29. We will continue our remittance of $20 per month to the Synod WELCA. We

will continue our Prayer Chain. We will have a special day out on July 16. No specific place or plans was decided.

Gloria announced the new Altar Guild and the duties they volunteered for.

The Lenten schedule was announced: Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26, 6:30 pm at St. Paul. Maundy Thursday Apr. 9, 7:00 pm

at St Paul and Good Friday Apr. 10, 7:00 pm at Hebron.

The Smokey Valley cluster meeting will be Apr. 18 at Salemsborg. WELCA Synod convention will be Aug. 7-9, in Kansas

City, MO.

The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer. Next meeting will be Feb. 20, 2:00 pm at the home of Delores Fisher and

Carol Riffel will lead the bible study.

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Happy Birthday to:

NO Anniversaries this month

Birthdays 3 Kassidy Smith

5 Raymond Martin

11 Warren Peterson

14 Austin Peterson

16 Ethan Forsberg

20 Willard Olson

20 Tanner Peterson

11 Willis Peterson

21 Sandy Carlson

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Pastor Neuman had a busy first Sunday

with us. We celebrated in the baptism of Brooks Lucas Hicks. We welcomed

Brooks to our St. Paul family. He is the son of Katelyn Sly Hicks and the late

Lucas Hicks.

St Paul 2019 Council Members and Officers

NAME PHONE TERM OF OFFICE TITLE

Cary Granzow

466-1159 C

466-2803 H

Jan 2016-Dec 2018

Jan 2019-Dec 2021

President 2020

Dan Nelson 913-909-0503

Jan 2018-Dec 2020

VP 2020

Denise

Anderson

(appointed)

785-210-

5520

Jan 2018-Dec 2020

Member

Jason Becker

(appointed)

258-0468 Jan 2017-Dec 2019

Jan 2020- Dec2022

Member

Megan Mein

Jan 2019-Dec 2021 Secretary

Clarendene

Deatrick

258-9095 Jan 2018-Dec 2020 Member

Vanessa

Lawrenz

366-6280 Jan 2020-Dec 2022

Secretary

Dede Patterson

466-2810-h treasurer

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Our Misssion Statement:

It is our mission to be a caring fellowship of Christian believers who

are empowered by God through Word and Sacrament to share our faith in the Herington area and beyond.

Our offering envelopes are here. Please

be sure to pick them up if you haven’t

done so- you will have the same number

this year as you did last year. Our

computer system tracks offering by the

number on your envelope. To be assured

you get proper credit, please use your

envelopes or write your number on your

check.

Thank you to Julie Albrecht for organizing and all who

helped with and all who attended the welcome lunch for

Pastor Bill.

We are so happy to have him here!!!

Thank you to our out going council member, Tim Utech.

Your hard work and endless hours you have given to the church are so appreciated . We will

welcome our new council member after it is approved at our annual meeting.

And thank you to all council members remaining. Your service to the church is selfless and a

great benefit to us all.

MEALS ON WHEELS

It is a very important ministry out in our community- won't you consider helping? It just takes one hour every 4 weeks. Please call Marcia Mathias at 785-258-0218

or the church office at 258-3430. St. Paul delivers on Feb 3-7, 2020. VOLUNTEERS

Vance & Karen Donahue Peggy & Terry Hilliard Jami Monnington

Kelly Donovan Audrey Alvarez Merlene Lane

Rita Gehrke Tina Wildman Denise Wilson

Shannon Walters Mike & Debbie Wendt Cindy & JimRoberts

Kristy Mueller Kathy Castleberry Marcia Mathias

Vanessa Lawrenz Frank & Shirley Meyer Tonya Utech

Kay’sPharmacy Carl Urbanek

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St. Paul February Birthdays Ruth Smith 1

Roger Engle 1 Birthdays Continues

John Herpich 1 Dory Olsen 19

Bud Hinkle 3 Clint Haws 19

Todd Martin 4 Chelsea Barnes 4

Alice Peterson 6 Mark Wilcox 24

Stephanie Haws 7 Mike Wendt 26

George Schlesener 8 Roger Boelling 27

Gentry Hicks 9 Jocelyn Lawrenz 27

Gerald Rindt 13 Laken Weber 28

Silas Barnes 15 Mike Herbel 18

Anniversaries

Bud & Gertie Hinkle 4

Jim & Cindy Roberts 13

Keith & Julie Albrecht 17

Robert & Conne Gentz 18

Jason & Angie Becker 27

Kevin & Julie Koch 28

Prayer Concerns:

The family of Joyce Roever, Cindy Roberts, Debbie Wendt, Leon Mills, Bev Riffel, Scott Lang,

Delores Granzow, Margaret Clark, Jason Moore, Roger Boelling, Margo Ditto, Steve Walker, C.J.

Cross, Art Schlesener, Pat Schneider, Hazel Wendt, Aleda Koepke, Donna Beneke, George

Schlesener, Judy Muhlig, Naomi Snyder, Pam Rickard, Alice Fehr, Christine Brunner Valaika,

Virginia Brunner, Clifton Boyd, Ellen Elliott.

Greeters are asked to shut off all the lights in the church and foyer, turn off the fans in

church,turn the thermostats to “run”, pick up used bulletins and trash from pews, tear top page from the Blue Friendship books if they have been written on, see that all doors are locked or

have someone lock them for you before you leave. Don’t forget the lights in the nursery, basement, and elevator. Thanks for your help.

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PLEASE JOIN US

Wednesday Evening,

February 5th

, 2020

6:30 pm at St Paul

Lutheran Church

What is a “Lutheran “

Christian?

Our new pastor, Reverend Bill Neuman will lead us in a class detailing what Lutherans

believe, how we differ or is there any difference between denominations? This will last

about an hour to an hour and a half.

This informational class is for all new members, all thinking about

joining the Lutheran church, all who are

attending but never joined, anyone who

wants a refresher course or anyone who is

just interested in what we believe.

A light supper will be provided.

Call the church office at 258-3430 if you would like

more information about this laid back, informal class.

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BETA SOUP DINNER

Nashville Bound

Youth Group Mission Trip

July 6th-12th, 2020

Open to all 8th graders -seniors.

The Betas will have their Annual Soup

Dinner Sunday , February 9 from

11:30 to 1:30 at the Tri County Free

Fair Building. Chili and chicken noodle

soup will be served. Free will offering.

All proceeds go to Beta Scholarship

fund.

What is Ash Wednesday?

Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day

of prayer and fasting…. Ash Wednesday

derives its name from the placing of

repentance ashes on the foreheads of

participants to either the words “

Repent, and believe in the Gospel” or

the dictum “Remember that you are

dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of

Lent and is always 46 days before

Easter Sunday. It begins the focus of

Christian

hearts on

repentance

and prayer,

usually

through

personal and

communal

confession.

What is Lent?

Lent is a 40 day season( not counting

Sundays) marked by repentance,

fasting, reflection and ultimately

celebration. The 40 days represents

Christ’s time of temptation in the

wilderness, where he fasted and where

Satan tempted him. Lent asks believers

to set aside a time each year for similar

reflection, marking an intentional

season of focus on Christ’s life, ministry,

sacrifice and resurrection.

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January 2020 Council Meeting

January 21, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes

I. Meeting called to order @ 1910. Dede read devotion. Members present are Cary, Clarendene,

Denise, Megan, Dede, Pastor Bill, and Vanessa.

II. Officer elections:

a.) President - Clarendene nominated Cary for President of the Council. Megan seconded.

Motion carried

b.) Vice President - Megan nominated Dan for Vice President of the Council. Clarendene

seconded. Motion carried.

c.) Secretary - Cary nominated Vanessa for secretary. Clarendene seconded. Motion

carried.

III. Megan reviewed the meeting minutes from the November 2019 Council meeting.

IV. Dede presented to the committee the proposed budget for 2020. Notable changes include:

reduction in postal and postage fees, purchase of new copier, reduction in pastor

salary,reduction in health and building insurance expenses, reduction in VBS expense, reduction

in LYO expense for no longer needing to provide sitter during sermon, addition of fellowship

expense, and an increase in parsonage utility expenses.

V. Committee Reports: Tim Utech presented two bids to replace our current copier on behalf of

the property committee. One from CBS out of Salina and one from Ricoh out of Abilene.

Our current copier and maintenance contract is with Ricoh. The price for the Ricoh printer is

$5,625 and the CBS printer is $6,610. The recommendation from the property committee is that

we move forward with the Ricoh printer quote/contract. Megan made the motion that we move

foward and present the Ricoh printer option to the congregation. Clarendene seconded. Motion

carried.

VI. New Business:

a.) Chancy Smith, Director of Emergency Management for Dickinson County, presented to

the council a video on active shooter preparedness. He also discussed with the council tips on

how we could potentially improve our security and situational awareness. Pastor to discuss with

congregation during our annual meeting on 2-2-20.

b.) Council discussed process for approving/funding those who would like to attend camps

and other mission activities. The church will provide $100 towards camp fees per camper. The

camper and their family will be responsible for paying the remaining balance. Special

circumstances can be presented to the council for consideration. Clarendene made the motion to

approve this process for funding camp activities. Megan seconded. Motion carried.

c.) Pastor Bill presented his moving expenses to the council for reimbursement approval.

Clarendene made the motion to approve we reimburse pastor $2,975 to cover his moving

expenses. Megan seconded. Motion carried.

d.) Iserve was asked to provide the church a quote for cleaning and waxing our tile floors.

Update will be provided at a later time.

e.) Clarendene brought to the council the suggestion for acquiring cushioned seats for our

Fellowship Hall. Cary has already done some research on this. We will follow-up at our next

council meeting in February.

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VII. Pastor Report: Pastor informed the council on his progress for getting organized and

identifying the resources he has available to him for teaching, creating his sermons, etc.

VIII. President Report: Cary provided the council with information related to the nominating

committee, Mutual Ministry committee, and informed the council that we are in need of one to

two volunteers to serve as Synod delegates.

X. Our next meeting will be on 2/18/20 @1900. Dan Nelson will provide the devotion.

XII. We adjourned with the Lord's Prayer at 2131.

Voting members are confirmed members. Such confirmed members, during the current or

preceding calendar year, shall have communed in this congregation and shall have made a

contribution of record to this congregation. Members of this congregation who have satisfied these

basic standards shall have the privilege of voice and vote at every regular and special meeting of

the congregation as well as the other rights and privileges ascribed to voting members by the

provisions of this constitution and its bylaws.

This paragraph comes from St. Paul’s Constitution page 12

Join us for Movie Night on February 23rd

at 6:00 pm. More information on the movie will be in the bulletins as it becomes available.

The Family Resource Exchange and Food Pantry are located at:

5 South Broadway (P. O. Box 58), Herington, KS 67449

Thrift Store: 785-258-2960 FRE Office: 785-258-3303

Email: freinc@tctelco.net

The Thrift Store Hours: FRE Office hours:

Wed. – Fri. 1:00 –4:00 pm Wed. and Fri. 1:00 –4:00 pm

Sat. – 11:00 – 3:00 pm

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February 2020

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Hebron Lutheran worship = 9:30 am St. Paul adult class 9:30 am St Paul Sunday School 10:00 am St. Paul Lutheran worship = 11:00 am

St. Paul Fellowship following worship

1 9:-12:00pm Recycle Day

2 St Paul annual meeting immediately

following worship

3 Meals on Wheels

4 Meals on Wheels 1:30 pm

Quilts & More

5 Meals on Wheels 6:30 choir 6:30 “What is

a Lutheran Christian?“ Informational meeting for anyone

6 Meals on Wheels

7 Meals on Wheels

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9 Service to Welcome New Members

Beta Soup Lunch 11:30-1:30

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11 1:30 pm Quilts & More

12 6:30 choir

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14 Valentine’s

Day

15 9:00-12:00 Recycle Day

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17 7:00 pm Hebron Council

meets President’s Day

18 1:30 pm Quilts & More 7:00 St Paul

Council meets

19 6:30pm Choir

20 2:00 Hebron WELCA

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11:00 am Baptism of

Brixxon Barnes during worship

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25 1:30 pm

Quilts & More

Fold Newsletters 1:30

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6:30 pm Ash

Wednesday service at St Paul

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February Servant Schedule

2020

Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 March 1 March 8

Communion

Asst.

Corkie

Dunlap

Mark Wilcox Dale

Kleinschmidt

Lisa Beye Mike Carlson Vanessa

Lawrenz

Basket

Holder

Ella and

Mae Nelson

Jacob

Herpich

Hayden Mein

Alice and

Brianna Hill

Hayden Mein

Maddox

Gentz

Kasen and

Kenzlie

Donovan

Mae and Ella

Nelson

Acolyte

Morgan

Magnett

Amelia

Friedli

Henry

Nelson

Raquel

Lawrenz

Kyla Haws Morgan

Magnett

Cross

Bearer

Greeters Will

Bernhardt

Mike Carlson

Charles

Kremeier

Corkie

Dunlap

Larry and

Dallas Friedli

Cary &

Maryanna

Granzow

Verl and

Karolyn

Schlesener

Shannon

Granzow

Shannon

Walters

Rodney and

Dawn Wilson

Craig Wendt

Marcia

Mathias

Cary and

Mary Anna

Granzow

Charles

Kremeier

Mike Carlson

Mike and

Debbie

Wendt

Mark and

Annette

Wilcox

Reader Mike Carlson Vance

Donahue

Dede

Patterson

Marcia

Mathias

Lisa Beye Kyre Nistler

Counters

Frank and

Shirley

Meyer

Rodney and

Dawn Wilson

Larry and

Dallas Friedli

Cary and

Mary Anna

Granzow

Keith and

Julie

Albrecht

Verl and

Karolyn

Schlesener

Dave and

Rita Gehrke

Mike and

Debbie

Wendt

Leo and

Tiffani

Schlesener

Roger &

Jayne Engle

Ben and

Kristi Meyer

Frank and

Shirley

Meyer

Altar Guild

Carol and

Gary

Schubert

Carol and

Gary

Schubert

Carol and

Gary

Schubert

Carol and

Gary

Schubert

Ben & Kristi

Meyer

Ben & Kristi

Meyer

Sound Crew Leo and Tiff

Schlesener

Dale

Diepenbrock

Angie Becker Rodney

Wilson

Leo and Tiff

Schlesener

Dale

Diepenbrock

Notice for Lay Servants: If you can’t serve as scheduled please find someone on the schedule that

would trade with you. Then, please call the church office to let Marcia know you have changed and

withhom. If you know you are going to be gone a month or more in advance, let Marcia know and she will

not schedule you for that time period you are gone. Thanks for keeping me informed.

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February 26th- April 12th

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Good Neighbor Parish Non-Profit Organization

114 North 8th Street

Herington, KS 67449 February 2020

(785-258-3430)

church0720@att.net

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Hebron 9:30 am Worship

St. Paul = 9:30 am Adult Ed.

10:00 am Children’s Sunday School

11:00 am Worship

12:00 pm Snacks / Fellowship