408 Ninth Street NW

Mandan, ND 58554

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

Phone: 701-663-3594

Fax: 701-663-6217

E-mail: jackie@firstlutheranofmandan.org

Building Faith and

Transforming Lives

in Christ.

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Happy

Thanksgiving

from the staff

at First

Lutheran

Church!

The month of October is one of my favorite months of the year. October

usually has many sunny days with the wonderful smell of the fallen leaves in the

air. I suppose the real reason I like October is that the bugs are gone…no more

scrubbing insects off the windshield or dodging the wasps and bees that somehow

seek me out. This October has been especially memorable…warm days, not

much wind, incredible colors all around. October so far, has been a great month

to celebrate the gift of life!

This October has also been a great month to celebrate life a family of

faith gathered and scattered here at First Lutheran. On Sunday afternoon,

October 12th, walkers from our congregation again joined other passionate

people who took time out of busy lives to lift up the needs of other children of God

in far away places who must travel great distances on food to acquire a basic of

life, water to drink. Thank you to all who participated! Faith Lutheran in

Bismarck was the lead congregation this year. I’m sure it will be our turn again

soon as we last led the walk in October of 2010.

The following Saturday, I was again gratified to see so many here to

‘pitch-in’ for our annual Lutefisk and Lefse Extravaganza. It is one of those

“Paula Deen” of Food Network fame kind of meals, lots of butter, covered in gravy

goodness. Thanks to Lori Meyers for heading up this event again this year…we

appreciate your dedication and organization in pulling everything together! Here

was another example of the body of Christ gathering to help out for our largest

fund raiser of the year but also having hopefully fun with your fellow brother and

sister in Christ while doing so. Thank you! It is important to note though that it

is getting more difficult every year to secure volunteers for this event; please

consider the opportunity for fun and fellowship if you haven’t yet.

As I write this, the annual Western North Dakota Synod LYO Youth

Gathering has concluded, this year the event was held in Bismarck. Over 200

youth from our synod gathered for worship, learning, fun and service.

October also has ushered in the return of LAF for a new school year.

This month so far has seen a increase in attendance each week with about 450

served on Thursday, October 2nd and Thursday, October 9th. Here again,

willing volunteers gather to share Christ’s love in food and fellowship. Thank

you to all our great volunteers who faithfully gather here on Thursdays and to

everyone who has given donations specifically for LAF. Your support is so

appreciated!

You may notice a theme in my message this month...its THANK YOU!

As this is the November Newsletter, we focus on Thanksgiving. I would also

commend to you to focus on “Thanks living.” God gives us gifts to share with one

another, and your congregation exists for us to live in “thanks living” with one

another. On Wednesday, November 5th and Sunday, November 9th, we will

gather as Christ’s body to commit to Christ our commitment both financially and

through the sharing of our time our desire to continue to engage in “thanks

living’ for the coming year! Enjoy the rest of these glorious fall days!

Until next time, Pastor Lee

November 2014

Administrative Pastor

Rev. Lee Herberg

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

November Newsletter

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Be sure to set your clocks back

1 hour before you go to bed on

Saturday, November 1st.

November is Stewardship Month!

As we gather for Thanksgiving this year in homes across community,

we also give thanks to God for our faith home. Wednesday, November

5th and Sunday, November 9th will be our stewardship ingathering

services as we pledge our commitment to Christ and his church for

2015.

Thank you to everyone who helped out for our lutefisk

supper. It was greatly appreciated!! This is a

congregational event that takes many people to accomplish

great things.

Special thanks to Lori Meyers & Richard

Gaasland for again faithfully acting as

Coordinators.

The Saints who have departed from our congregation since our last All Saints observance on

November 3, 2013:

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Eldo Johnson

Gwyneth Jensen

Joshua Sailer

Eunice Keller

Vernon Tschider

Virginia Schwartz

Jeffrey Longtine

Elmer Munsch

Bernice Achtenberg

Joseph Rader

Bette Buehler

Alice Lundstrom

Katherine Clark

Kerry Sneed

Whitley Sharff

Jason Nelson

Donald Bentz

Ann Popelka

Carrie Thorson

Terry Piper

Tom Joblinski

Gary Oberlander

Janna Stein

Henry Serr

Holly & Ivy Nadeau

Mark Your

Calendar…

5th: 7pm - Confirmation -

Large Group

6th: LAF ~ Hot Dogs

12th: 7pm - Confirmation -

Large Group

13th: LAF ~ Sloppy Joes

19th: 7pm - Confirmation -

Small Group

20th: LAF ~ Sandwiches

26th: No Confirmation

Upcoming Events

Remember there is NO church school or confirmation on

Wednesday November 26 and NO church school on Sunday

November 30!!!!

Dear Parents & Other Caregivers of 2nd Graders,

2nd graders will be receiving their own Bible on Wednesday,

November 12th at the 6:00 P.M. worship or Sunday, November

16th at the 10:45 A.M. worship. Here at First Lutheran we are

pleased and excited to join with you for this Bible Milestone.

Please come with your child to place the Scriptures in his/her

hands during the worship service. Please contact Pastor

Christina at 663-3594 or email her at:

christina@firstlutheranofmandan.org and let her know

which day you will be attending.

Please contact Christina no later than Sunday,

November 2nd.

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Sunday ~

8:30 am ~ Traditional

10:45 am ~ Contemporary

9:30 am ~ Coffee

9:30 am ~ Church School

Wednesday ~

6:00 pm ~ Transitional

6:00 pm ~ Church School

7:00 pm ~ Confirmation

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:

October 5 Zayden Uriah Leyton Lindley

October 12 Hartley Jaedde Kunrath

October 19 Nora Wren Glarum

October 26 Jordin Emma Braun

October 26 Penelope Jo Leno

Weddings:

Funerals:

October 6 Pamela Boehm

October 16 Katherine Clark

Memorial Fund

Pastoral Acts

Given by John & Ellen Welk.

In memory of Bette Buehler given by Lorraine

Moos, Ralph & Naida Feland, Glen & Loretta

White, Walter & Leona Keidel, Norma Lundstrom,

Russ & Jan Grabinger.

In memory of Kay Clark given by Gary & Claudia

Tomanek.

Deadline for

articles for the

December

Newsletter will be

November 19th.

November ~ Mission of the Month

Salvation Army Items needed are non-perishable food items,

diapers, toiletries, & paper products. You may put

your items in the boxes in the Narthex. Thank

you

We have lefse available to buy. The cost for lefse is $1.50 per sheet. Please stop in the office or call 663-3594. Thank you!

First Lutheran Mission Endowment Fund A report from the Mission Endowment Fund Committee - What is a Mission Endowment Fund?

A Mission Endowment Fund is created in a church for the purpose to fund mission work at home and

around the world above and beyond programs supported through regular offerings. The fund

supports current and future ministry of the church. Distributions from an endowment fund come from

a distribution amount established by the mission endowment fund leadership. Additional gifts and

sound distribution strategy help maintain the endowment; it produces a steady stream of income

from which the congregation can strengthen mission and ministry for years to come.

A Mission Endowment Fund can attract current giving through cash and planned and future gifts, as

people are inspired to leave a legacy for ministry. The fund can also provide an option should our

congregation receive a large gift.

A congregation Mission Endowment Fund has the flexibility to be created for general purposes, or

for special uses, like funding seminary scholarships, outreach efforts, sponsoring missionaries,

youth programs, building maintenance and Christian education ministries.

The Committee would also like to inform you that ND offers an income tax credit for making one or

more charitable contributions totaling at least $5,000 to a qualified endowment fund. Talk to your

professional tax advisor about making a gift to First Lutheran's Mission Endowment Fund for 2014.

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First Lutheran Church Council Minutes

Thursday, September 25, 2014 7:00PM

Present: Pastor Lee Herberg, Pastor Christina Martin, President Tammy Lapp-Harris,

Secretary Jill Miller, Janet Reineke, Den Na Lee Fewson, Terryl Gaebe, John Pake, Kris Elijah

Absent: Vice-President Brock Schmeling, Dot Frank.

Special Guest: Mr. Robert Sanderson, CEO of Lutheran Social Services of ND had a video

presentation to show what kind of programs contributions to LSS help with. LSS of ND is

asking First Lutheran for a donation of $5,000 for their capital campaign contribution. In all of

Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota’s history, congregations have never been asked to

contribute to an LSS Capital Campaign. All ELCA congregations in North Dakota are being

asked for a gift based on their size. Pastor Lee thanked Mr. Sanderson for his presentation and

council will discuss the contribution.

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

devotions.

Approval of Agenda: Moved by Den Na Lee, 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 council minutes of August 21, 2014 as presented.

Financial Report/Review: August expenses exceeded income. Additional expenses related to

boiler repair are adding negative pressure to the budget. Other ELCA churches in Bismarck –

Mandan have reported their giving is also down this year.

Unfinished Business:

Moving Forward in Faith Projects: L & H Manufacturing has almost completed all

projects, the final bill is yet to be determined

Air Handling Unit: Lindtech has replaced the electronic controller for the boiler and in

completing their checklist on the performance of the boiler.

Policy and Procedure Manual: A rough draft of the revision for the Policy and Procedure

Manual up to the Administrative Section was given to council members for review.

Retaining Walls: The retaining walls in the east side parking lot are starting to lean and

will need to have someone look to be redone.

NEW BUSINESS:

Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota has asked First Lutheran of Mandan for a

contribution of $5,000 for their capital campaign contribution. Discussion was held

regarding the amount and where the money should come from. There is a balance of

$30,305.10 in the churches unrestricted general savings account. A pledge could also be

made and have half taken for the 2015 year and the remaining balance taken from the

following year.

Moved by Den Na Lee, seconded by John to take the $5,000 for ND LSS from the unrestricted

general savings account. Motion passed.

Steve Sathre was at the May council meeting and spoke about the Capital Campaign for the

Camp of the Cross. First Lutheran need to either elect or appoint a church member for

the Congregation Campaign Leader. Discussion was held. More information will be

needed before contacts are made.

REPORTS:

Pastor Lee’s report – 2 baptisms, 1 wedding, 3 funerals, and is continuing to mentor with

William Dodd.

Pastor Chris’s report – 1 baptism, 2 weddings, 1 funeral.

Special Events – Annual Lutefisk and Lefse dinner will be held October 18, 2014 beginning

at 3:30 P.M. LAF will begin for the year on Thursday, October 2nd.

Stewardship – No report.

Worship – No report.

Parish Education/Youth – C-Squad is very large on Wednesdays, that will be continued to

be monitored to see what to do, LYO is the weekend of Oct 17th, Pastor Chris will have

youth training to attend in November, 8th grade confirmation will have a trip to Camp of

the Cross.

Evangelism and Outreach – The “Freezer Meal” night has been set for Tuesday, October 7

at 7 P.M. to prepare 7 different recipes for take home meals. A sign-up sheet will be in

the narthex. A Trunk-or-Treat event will be held on Halloween. The hope is to have 25

cars available to hand out candy in the parking lot. In the basement of the church, food

will be served and games and crafts will be set up. New member supper will be Sunday,

October 12 at 6 P.M. in the basement. Council members are asked to be present and

bring a dish for the potluck dinner.

Property and Management – The snow contract for winter has been signed, Jason

Tomanek has finished the meditation garden and fall cleanup is underway. Ron Watson

still needs to have the sprinklers blown out for the season, and ice melt has been ordered.

CORRESPONDENCE:

A thank you was send from Golden Age Services on behalf of the Mandan Senior Citizens for

the $96.78 donation for the “Home Delivered Meals” program.

Motion to Adjourn/Lord’s Prayer:

Moved by Terryl, seconded by John to adjourn the council meeting. Motion passed. The

meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Submitted by: Jill Miller

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