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THE SEED that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. Lk 8:8

Urland Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Cannon Falls, Minnesota 507-263-5544 November, 2010

Urland Lutheran Church

Special Congregational Meeting

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Following 10:30 a.m. worship

Special Congregational meeting following worship for the purpose of: to vote if Urland Lutheran Church should remain in the ELCA or leave the ELCA. A voting member is a confirmed youth or adult that has attended,

communed or contributed to Urland Lutheran Church in the last

two years.

Keep this meeting in your prayers!

We will be sponsoring our Eighth Annual Lutefisk Dinner at Grandpa’s Event Center on Wednesday, November 3rd. We will be serving from 11:00 – 1 pm. and again at 4:00–7pm.

Please consider working, as it will take many hands to make this day a success. Last year we served 609 people, and are only hoping and praying this one will be bigger and better then last. Sign up sheets are on the bulletin board,

check it out and please sign up!!

(Thanks to everyone for the fantastic response we had for donation of ingredients for the cookie baking.)

Lutefisk Dinner Coming Wednesday, November 3rd

All Saints Sunday is Nov. 7th. During the worship service we will be remembering all parish members who have passed on since last All Saints’ Sunday and time will be allowed to remember deceased loved ones as well. Those having passed on at Urland are: Truman Skaro Gerry Schiell Adelaide Flom Christine Gjemse and non-member Edna Ohnstad All Saints Day is also Confirmation Sunday. We have four Confirmands. They are: Zachary Benson Jacalyn Blastervold Austin Thumann Madison Langdon

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Open House 90th Birthday Party

for Frances Thompson

November 27, 2010 2 – 4 p.m. at Urland Church

Come anytime you can. If you are unable to attend, but would like to send a card her address is:

1108 Park Court, Cannon Falls. We ask for prayer for this day of celebration.

We thank those who have shown their love and support over the years. The Family

Community

Thanksgiving Service

The Community Thanksgiving Worship Service will be held on Sunday, Nov. 21st at the First English Lutheran Church at 4:30 p.m. An offering will be taken for Good Samaritan Fund. A Spaghetti Dinner provided by Twin Rivers and Angel’s Care Center will follow the worship service. There is no charge for the dinner. Each congregation is asked to bring two pans of bars for the fellowship following the service. Please talk to Kathy if you can bring a pan.

November

Special Mission is:

The World Hunger Appeal helps people help themselves

through long-term development. It provides relief and disaster response.

The World Hunger Appeal translates faith into food and strength. Hunger Appeal funds not only fill empty stomachs, but also they make it possible to people to plant and raise food for themselves and others. The funds also make possible self-help development, literacy, health care, housing and care for the environment.

The Pies

the Limit:

Youth Of

Urland Pie

Auction. Sunday, Nov. 21st

This auction is just before Thanksgiving (what great timing, don’t you think?). We are asking anyone who is willing, to bring

in a pie (or pies) for us to put out on Sunday morning in a silent auction. All bakers and bidders go home with some wonderful goodies and/or the knowledge that they helped our youth ministry.

Ukraine Christmas

Shipment on its way

Three boxes of winter clothing, children’s toys and supplies were shipped off in mid October. The

boxes should arrive in the Ukraine right before Christmas.

Thank you to all who contributed

items for this shipment. The church children will be so delighted with

what they receive.

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Pastor’s Page

Challenges for Christians come from all sides Luke 18:9-14 Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded

others with contempt.

One of the toughest parts of the game of golf is putting. There is a saying in golf that goes something like this, “You drive for show, and you putt for dough”. The golfer starts each hole with what is called a “drive”. When golfers hit their drive the golf ball goes farther than on any other hit, at least that's what is suppose to happen. When you hit a drive down the fairway you look really good. With one swing a golfer can hit 200, 300 yards or more. When golfers are putting sometimes it takes them 3 or 4 hits to travel 10 yards. In putting you have to make the ball go in a particular place. Part of the difficulty in putting comes from an uneven ground. You could be putting up hill or down hill and the length of the grass can make the ball go faster or slower, longer or shorter. The really good golf courses have their greens cut really short with the hole in a place that is very difficult to get to. It cannot only be difficult to put the ball in the hole but sometimes it is difficult to keep the ball from rolling off the green. Living a Christian life can be like putting. Sometimes it is difficult

to figure out exactly what you should do. Sometimes it is not only

hard to do the right thing but it can also be easy to get off track

while trying to do the right thing.

As baptized Christians we live in the promises of Christ. In response to Jesus' love and forgiveness we try to live the life Jesus would want us to live. This involves not only religious practices like weekly worship, prayer, reading and studying scripture, receiving the sacraments, tithing but also treating other people as we want to be treated. This is difficult in itself. In this parable Jesus talks about another challenge. As we strive to live the way Jesus wants us to live it seems so easy to compare ourselves to others, to judge others. Maybe on your way to church on Sunday you see your neighbor working in the field, during worship the person you sit next to hardly puts anything in the offering plate and when they do it's only a dollar or maybe in a bible study one of the other people doesn’t understand what Jesus is really saying. It is so easy to see people who apparently aren't living up to Jesus' standards as you are and look down on them. Maybe you aren't perfect but you are certainly a better Christian than them. Christianity has been explained as “one beggar asking another beggar where to get bread”. We might not like to think of ourselves as beggars but we either deserve God's grace or we don't. If we deserve God's grace then we are beggars and it isn't grace. Grace is something you don't deserve. We are called to live as Christ wants us to live but when we judge others we throw it all away. Let us work for Christ, if our neighbor needs some help let us lend a non-judgmental hand, rejoicing and appreciating God's grace.

Pastor Sharot

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WELCA &

Circle Schedules:

PEACE CIRCLE: We will be meeting Mon. Nov. 1st @ 7:00 p.m. to make lefse @ the church. Bring your own lefse making utensils. Men are welcome to help roll or turn the lefse. Everyone welcome - Many hands make light work!!

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will meet on Wed. November 10th at 1 p.m. for Bible study and meeting.

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SEWING CIRCLE

The Sewing Circle will not be meeting until January.

††† THURSDAY BIBLE

STUDY

The Thursday Morning Bible Study will continue to meet at 9:30 each Thursday at Wangen Prairie. All are welcome.

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ADULT FORUM

9:15 a.m. Each Sunday morning. We will be studying, “Know Your Neighbor’s Faith” during October. We will meet in the lower level.

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Current Budget Report September 2010

Previous Balance 53.96 Monthly Deposits 13,014.85 Monthly Checks (13,065.68) Balance 3.13 Unpaid Jan/Sept. Bills 10,226.10

WELCA NEWS:

The Urland WELCA met on Wed. Oct. 13 for Bible Study and a Business Meeting. The following items were discussed: The Lutefisk Dinner at Gandpa's Event Center will be on Wed. Nov. 3rd. There is work for everyone; making lefse, baking

cookies, servers, waiters, cleanup, etc. A suggestion was made that we wear nametags, new members and visitors would know us and we would know them. The fiancé' of Malen Myksval (the foreign exchange student from Norway that stayed with the Sachs) was killed in a car accident. A card and book, A Time to Morn, A Time To Dance,

was sent to Malen. Work on the old Fellowship Hall will resume in January. Many volunteers will be needed. Urland/Wangen Prairie is responsible for serving at the Kenyon Sunset Home in January, every Sunday and the 3rd Monday. WELCA will pay for shipping the donated items to the Ukraine. Urland will not have a Thanksgiving Service this year but we are encouraged to attend the CCIC Service on Sunday Nov. 21 at First English. A spaghetti dinner will be served.

New Mom’s Group

Meeting at Urland

The Cannon Valley Mom’s Group is a

group of mom’s with preschoolers who meet twice a month at Urland. They bring the children giving them an opportunity to play together and mom’s an opportunity to discuss topics from parenting, to being frugal, we share recipes, and pray for each other... We give advice and tips on everything from kitchen gadgets to potty

training. A few of the mothers home school, so it gives the kids a chance to interact. All and all it's an outing for us stay at home moms! New members are welcome –the next meeting is Friday, Nov. 12th 9:30 – Noon.

Mr. Smith was brought to a Catholic hospital and quickly taken in for emergency heart surgery.

The operation went well and, as the groggy man regained consciousness, he was reassured by a sweet nun, who was waiting by his bed.

"Mr. Smith, you're going to be just fine," said the nun, gently patting his hand. "We do need to know, however, how you intend to pay for your stay here. Are you covered by insurance?"

"No, I'm not," the man whispered hoarsely.

"Then can you pay in cash?" the nun asked.

"I'm afraid I cannot, Sister."

"Well, do you have any close relatives?" the nun questioned.

"Just my sister in New Mexico," he volun-teered. "But she's a humble spinster nun."

"Oh, I must correct you, Mr. Smith. Nuns are not spinsters. They are married to God!"

"Really?" said Mr. Smith. "In that case, please send the bill to my brother-in-law."

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Thank you to Ann Romo for all the

time and efforts she put into the

new church directory. Ann has

taken many pictures to include a

large portion of our church life.

Also thanks to Mill ie Ohnstad for

helping with registering members

for pictures.

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A big thank you to Don Moyer and

Tim Langdon for all the time they

spent filling the cracks in the east

parking lot. Don said they were

much worse then he had thought and

hopes this will help extend the life of that parking lot for a bit longer.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY at 9:15

“Know Your Neighbor's Faith”

The Adult Bible Study is looking at how different Christian denomin-ations view and practice the Christian faith. This study will help us understand our neighbor's faith better as well as our own. Each week we will look at another group. No preparation necessary. Lively discussion!

Everyone is welcome. Just show up.

Polka Worship Service Sunday, November 28, 2010

10:30 a.m.

Everyone Welcome

Invi te your friends !

Noon Meal “Free will offering”

All members are asked to help with the dinner

Group 1 – is the work group Group 2 – furnishes vegetables

Group 3 – furnishes potatoes Group 4 – furnishes salad

Group 5 – furnishes dessert

Thank you dear children for your labor of love!

Dear Urland and Spring Garden Lutheran Church VBS students and

adults,

Thank you so much for your recent donation of homemade quilts.

Please know that the items you gave were a blessing to some one in

need. We place high regard on ministering to the whole person.

Your donation helped us to meet the physical needs of someone who

received our services.

Thank you for your continued support of Marie Sandvik Center in

this way.

In Christ, Kristen Hink, Director

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Dear Members of Urland,

Thank you so very much for remembering me during Pastor

Appreciation Month. The gift certificate to Outback Steakhouse

was truly enjoyed. It worked out great, as our son was back from

college at the end of October, so we could all go out and have a nice

meal together. Thanks again for being the special place and people

that you are.

Blessings,

Pastor Dean, Heidi, Erik, Kirsten, and Britta Lundgren

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Sandy and I would like to thank Urland for the generous gift for

Pastor appreciation month.

Pastor Sharot

November

Prayer Calendar

1. Those w/Cancer 2. REMEMBER TO VOTE 3. Lutefisk Supper @ Grandpa's Event Center 4. Shut-ins 5. Pastors Sharot & Dean & families 6. Families dealing

w/Alzheimers 7. CONFIRMATION SUNDAY 8. Our Council 9. Those w/Depression 10. Men's Bible Study 11. Our Veterans 12. Pastors Sharot & Dean &

families 13. Women's Shelters 14. Congregational Meeting 15. Trustees 16. Those who have lost loved ones 17. Kathy J. - Secretary, Janitor, etc... 18. Linda Flom - Spiritual

Director @ ACC 19. Deacons 20. Feed My Starving Children 21. Thanksgiving Service @ 1st English 22. Education Formation Committee 23. Those w/chronic pain 24. Our Youth 25. THANKSGIVING DAY 26. Those w/mental illness 27. College Students 28. Our Worship Service 29. Children w/Disabilities 30. Teachers

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OCTOBER (sorry I forgot this last month)

Conrad Johnson 10-11

Joyce Skaro 10-24

Clifford Hanson 10-13

NOVEMBER

Melvin Flom 11-22 Carol Johnson 11-8

Jesse Otterness 11-25 Josie Swenson 11-9

Frances Thompson 11-28

Does God

even take

text messages?

Less Is More

This is a weight loss program that was started last year by Pastor Dean and a few jumped on the bandwagon with him. It will be picked up again this fall. This is for those interested in loosing a few pounds and raising money for a good cause while doing it. Get people to

sponsor you for each pound lost. The money that is pledged will go ! to the Youth

and ! to ELCA World Hunger. ‘Weigh-ins’ will be the first Sunday of each month (starting in

November) following worship. (One person will be in charge of

weigh-ins and keep the personal chart of individuals, which will be

confidential except Pastor Dean’s)

Participants will choose a goal weight loss, which will be posted. Participants do not have to post their weights, just total pounds lost.

Sign up information on the Youth Board.

New member Sunday

Sunday, November 28th We will be welcoming new members into Urland on Sunday, November 28th. If you are interested in joining Urland or know someone that might be interested, please contact Pastor Sharot soon.

Cannon Valley

Feed My Starving Children Event

Saturday November 20, 2010

@ Cannon Falls High School

UPDATE

Proverbs 22:9 ~ Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.

18,000 children die EACH DAY from starvation but here at Urland Lutheran Church we are making a difference! Our Cannon Valley Feed My Starving

Children Mobile Packing Event is rapidly approaching so don't forget to mark Saturday, November 20th on your calendars. We will be registering volunteers for this fantastic community event of packaging 120,000 meals for starving children. As a community, we have raised our goal of $22,800 ~ PRAISE GOD!

If you haven't had an opportunity to consider donating to this event, there is still time, it will go toward packaging more food….and for more information about WHY this is so important, check out www.fmsc.org or feel free to talk to Karen Barnes, Kim Foss, JeanAnn Hommedahl or Pastor Sharot. Check the bulletin board for the sign up sheet.

Urland representatives: Karen Barnes, Jean Ann Hommedahl, Kim Foss and Pastor Sharot.

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Urland

Lutheran

Church

www.urland.org.

URLAND LUTHERAN

CHURCH

6940 Cty 9 Blvd

Cannon Falls, MN 55009

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Pastors:

Arthur Sharot

507-263-5544 office

PastorSharot@frontiernet.net

Dean Lundgren

507-263-2779 hm

ccyguy@yahoo.com

E-mail announcements to

Kathy Jacobson at:

kwjacobs@frontiernet.net

Council Chrmn: Linda Flom

llflom@frontiernet.net

Fall Worship Schedule

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

Youth Forum

9:15 a.m. Adult Forum

10:30 a.m. Worship

Pastor Sharot’s Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday 9 – noon at the church office

www.frontiernet.net/~PastorSharot

or through the link on the Urland

webpage www.urland.org.

(Mon. Tues. & Thurs. 9 – noon)

Feel free to just stop by or call first if

you wish. You can also visit me on the

web at

www.frontiernet.net/~PastorSharot

or through the link on the Urland

webpage www.urland.org under

“Contacts”. I post my sermons, articles

as well as interesting links. My phone

numbers and email address are also

listed if you need to get in touch. I

always check me email.

Check out our web page!

Special Congregational Meeting

Sunday, November 14th

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