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JUNE, JULY, & AUGUST 2017

The Season of

Pentecost at GA

DON’T FORGET...WORSHIP TIMES CHANGE DURING SUMMER MONTHS !

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE BEGINS JUNE 4

9:00 AM & 10:30 AM

REGULAR WORSHIP SCHEDULE RESUMES SEPTEMBER 10

9:00 AM & 11:15 AM

SINGLE WORSHIP SERVICE AT 9:30 AM ON SELECTED HOLIDAY WEEKENDS

MAY 28 (MEMORIAL DAY), JULY 2 (INDEPENDENCE DAY), AND SEPTEMBER 2 (LABOR DAY)

SUNDAY MORNINGS AT GA:

9:00 am —Traditional Worship

10:30 am —New Life Worship

WEDNESDAY FAITH NIGHTS

CONTINUE THIS SUMMER!

Our weekly schedule of Family Faith

Night activities is on summer vacation

but we are planning monthly family

nights that we hope you can join! Faith

Night activities begin at 6:00 pm at GA.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

& WEDNESDAY, JULY 19

BBQ POTLUCK & CAMPFIRE WORSHIP

Bring a dish to share. We will provide

burgers & hotdogs, lawn chairs, lawn

games, etc. Watch for the potluck

sign-up at The Welcome Desk.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16

VBS Songs followed by an old-fashioned

ice cream social...just bring yourselves!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AUGUST 14-18 AT GA

Calling all kids Age 3 through Grade 5! This

year’s VBS at GA is gonna be awesome! We

get creative with gears, robots, and rockets as

the children learn they are created by God

and built for a purpose. VBS is open to all

kids, member and non-member. VBS hours

are 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, and family and

friends are invited for the ice cream social at

GA that Wednesday evening, where kids will

show off some of what they’ve learned! Register at gachurch.org or call the office!

A $20 VBS Contribution Per Child Is Suggested, But NOT Required.

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Thoughts from Pastor John Grace and peace be to you from our Lord and Savior

Jesus Christ!

It doesn’t seem like a year ago that I sat down with

Pastor Amanda and Jean Schwartz to discuss GA’s

next Ambassador trip to Tanzania, but it was. I

remember the meeting quite well, feeling a bit like a

deer in the headlights, trying to take in all the

information Amanda and Jean were sharing about

Tanzania, the commitment GA had made with our

brothers and sisters of Iringa and the upcoming trip I

WAS supposed to lead. As they spent time

explaining what Bega Kwa Bega was, a program of

partnership between the St. Paul Area Synod and the

Iringa Diocese, they explained that it had been since

2013 that people had traveled from our church to visit

our partners in Tanzania. It was in that meeting that

we agreed that our next trip would take place 2017

and I would be going. I left feeling incredibly excited

that I could go on behalf of our entire congregation,

but overwhelmed with what just this meant.

As I write to you, we are just weeks away and I am

thrilled to share that my feeling of nerves have been

replaced with excitement and anticipation of all that

awaits the four of us ambassadors who will go as rep-

resentatives of our beloved church. My travel compan-

ions will be Carol Sandberg, Nancy Johnson and Catie

Madison, all three who have been on this trip

previously. I will freely admit my nerves have been

reduced knowing I am traveling with a group of pros.

There is much to celebrate already and we haven’t

even left yet. One of the items we are bringing for our

two partner congregations is banners they will be able

to hang in their worship spaces. The best part about

these banners is they have many of your handprints

on them. You see...these banners aren’t

simply from the 4 of us, but from all of us. This part-

nership with our sisters and brothers in

Tanzania isn’t simply about those of us who are

going, but about our partnership as a church

community with the Lutherans of Tanzania. Thank

you being a part of this gift.

On the first Saturday of May, we hosted a dinner and

silent auction that turned out to be a fantastic event

and very successful! We exceeded our goal of raising

$3,000 by over a thousand dollars and we had a great

night of fellowship at the same time. There are many

who worked very hard to make the dinner a success

and many that donated items for our silent auction.

Thank you will never encompass our appreciation for

your generous support!

When we return we will look forward to sharing with

you information about our trip and the many ways

we experienced God in our adventures. If you are

wondering how you can support us between now and

when we return, please find some suggestions. We

invite you to join us in worship on Sunday, June 11th,

when the four of us will be ready to receive your pray-

ers and blessings for the journey ahead. Additionally

we would ask you to keep us in your prayers while we

are gone.

Finally, join us on Sunday, July 9th, during our

worship services and hear about all the amazing

things that took place and give thanks to God for this

ever growing partnership.

Your Partner on the Journey.

Pastor John Hierlinger

Newsletter Submission Deadlines GA Newsletter submission deadline is the 2nd Monday of the month for the upcoming month newsletter: 2nd Monday in August for September’s newsletter. If you are responsible for a monthly article, please put these dates in your personal calendar. Send your article to info@gachurch.org.

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Thoughts from Pastor Amanda Grace and peace to you from God our Father and Our

Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

On the occasion of my ordination four summers, ago I

received a book of blessings from a pastor friend to

accompany me in my early years of ministry. This

book, “To Bless the Space Between Us” by John

O’Donohue, has been a source of prayer and

meditation for me, a place to turn in the joys, concerns

and griefs of ministering with our congregation and to

one another.

This summer as I turn to another birthday celebration,

this blessing seems very appropriate for this season of

my life with Gustavus Adolphus and for me personally.

I invite you to hear the words of this blessing and to

invite the words into your own heart as you celebrate

and transition within the seasons of your life. And for

those who have had a birthday this year (that’s you!),

Happy Birthday and may the God of peace be with

you this year and always.

Thank you all for your kind words of support in the

times of learning and heartache of my life. Thank you

all for the joyfulness of your gracious presence and

compassionate hearts and willingness to be gospel-

centered Christians passionate for God’s love for all

people everywhere. Thank you for the gifts that may

go unnoticed by me, by others in our congregation, by

your friends, but never unnoticed by our God. And

thank you for the ways in which we as Gustavus

Adolphus Lutheran Church minister together in God’s

world and for God’s people.

It is my joy to share with you the good news that my

husband and I anticipate the birth of our child this

fall. Many of you have held us in prayer as we have

encountered the heartache of pregnancy loss, and so, at

this time, we simply ask that you hold us in prayer as

we tenderly hope that this pregnancy will bring us the

joy of parenthood. Thank you.

God’s peace be with you,

Pastor Amanda Simons

Blessed be the mind that dreamed the day

The blueprint of your life

Would begin to glow on earth,

Illuminating all the faces and voices

That would arrive to invite

Your soul to growth.

Praised be your father and mother,

Who loved you before you were,

And trusted to call you here

With no idea who you would be.

Blessed be those who have loved you

Into becoming who you were meant to be,

Blessed be those who have crossed your life

With dark gifts of hurts and loss

That have helped school your mind

In the art of disappointment.

When desolation surrounded you,

Blessed be those who looked for you

Urgent to open a blue window

In the gray wall formed around you.

Blessed be the gifts you never notice,

Your health, eyes to behold the world,

Thoughts to countenance the unknown,

Memory to harvest vanished days,

Your heart to feel the world’s waves,

Your breath to breathe the nourishment

Of distance made intimate by earth.

On this echoing-day of your birth,

May you open the gift of solitude

In order to receive your soul;

Enter the generosity of silence

To hear your hidden heart;

Know the serenity of stillness

To be enfolded anew

By the miracle of your being.

Amen.

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COME PLAY IN OUR CHURCH NURSERY! Loving care by a professional educator and

experienced caregiver – Cindy Crayne is offered for

infants through 4 years each Sunday morning from

9:00 am through 11:30 am in our church nursery in

Room 121.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 · 11:45 am After New Life Worship we invite families with

children to join us for a park-fun pot-luck at

Wakefield Park, 1590 Frost Avenue, Maplewood

Bring a dish to share and enjoy the day!

LET’S GO TO CAMP ONOMIA THIS SUMMER! There is a camping experience for GA kids of all ages

and their families at Camp Onomia this summer!

Bible Camp continues to be a proven and significant

experience in the social development and faith

formation of children and youth. Carefully trained

summer staff is equipped to be great role models as

they share faith stories, lead cabin activities, and

interact on many interpersonal levels. Give your

child a meaningful experience this summer…an

experience that will last a lifetime!

June 18-23: Beginners, Pioneers, & Explorers for

grades K-6 (shortened weeks for grades K-3 and

overnight for beginners with a parent).

June 18-23: LEAD (Gr. 9-12) or CIT: Counselor in

Training (Gr. 10-12)

July 9-14: (Fish Camp (Gr. 5-7), Adventure Camp or

Night Owls for grades 6-8

July 28-30: Family Weekend Escape

July 30-Aug. 4: Family Camp

Aug. 6-11: Pioneers (shortened weeks for grades K-3)

& Explorers for grades K-6

Check out the descriptions for these and more exciting

camping opportunities for youth and families listed in

the FEAR NOT Camp Brochure

Mail your registration along with $100 deposit to

Camp Onomia or register online at CampOnomia.org

GA Youth Ministry Team will pay for $200 of the cost

of a full week of camp (or 50% of the cost of shorter

weeks) for GA kids attending, if registered by June

1st. Pick up a Camp Brochure and a GA discount

request form at the Welcome desk!

CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILY MINISTRY

AUGUST 14-18 IS VBS WEEK AT GA!

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CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILY MINISTRY

SUMMER STRETCH

A special summer

program for youth

completing grades

6-12 Summer Stretch is back again! Have you or your youth registered? Youth who have completed 6th through 12th grade are invited to participate. For a series of Thursdays this summer, we’ll be having fun with community service projects in the morning and adventurous outings in the afternoon. This summer we’ll be meeting on Thursdays from 9 am to 5 pm beginning June 15th and concluding August 3rd. Cost is $30 for 1-3 Thursdays and $60 for 4-6 Thursdays. ValleyFair Day on August 3rd is free for every GA youth who attends at least 4 days; otherwise the cost is $30.

Come and join us for the fun! Here’s the sneak peek at our Summer Stretch Schedule:

June 15 - St. Paul Day Habitat for Humanity Build & Como Zoo/Conservatory

June 22 - Water Day Shobi’s Table service & Cascade Bay Waterpark

June 29 - Minneapolis Day LSS Center for Changing Lives & Walker Sculpture Garden

July 13 - Stillwater Day Meals from the Heart & Explore downtown Stillwater

July 20 - Metro Transit Light Rail Day Surprise stops along the Green Line light rail

July 29 - Camp Day Full day at Camp Onomia for a project & play time

August 3 - Valley Fair Day Full day of play & fellowship at the amusement park

Pastor John, Pastor Amanda and Sherrie are looking forward to Summer Stretch with you! Remember to bring the sunshine and your own lunch (BYOL).

WEDNESDAY FAITH NIGHTS Wednesday Faith Night activities continue each month during the summer! Check the schedule on page one and don’t miss out on the family fun!

GA AT LYNGBLOMSTEN GA member Andy Lowther was elected Chair of the Lyngblomsten Board organizational annual meeting in May. Andy has served on the board since 2012 and has been Vice Chair for the past 2 years. As Chair, Andy will work to engage the Board as they strive to fulfill Lyngblomsten's commitment to provide a ministry of compassionate care and innovative services to older adults to preserve and enhance quality of life. Andy also serves on the Lyngblomsten Governance Committee, making sure the board has the tools it needs to allow it to continue to be an effective steward of Lyngblomsten's mission. If you have questions about Lyngblomsten or it's programs for older adults at GA and greater St. Paul, feel free to pull him aside next time you see him at Church!

YOUTH LEADERS NEEDED FOR

MAKER FUN FACTORY VBS, August 14-18 here at GA!

Guide a small group of children to various stations OR help lead Crafts, Games, Bible Story, Snack Station OR help prepare and decorate areas around the church for VBS. Contact Sherrie Nordquist at the church office for more information and watch for the sign-up at the Gathering Space Welcome Desk!

For more information about Sunday School and Confirmation programs, contact Sherrie Nordquist by

calling the Church office 651.289.9882 (direct line) or sherrie@gachurch.org

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OUR LIFE TOGETHER

Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church is financed entirely by the generous, direct financial gifts of its members and friends. There are several ways you can bless this mission of Jesus with your gifts: 1. Place your check or cash in the offering plate

during the service. Envelopes are in the pews. 2. Electronic Funds Transfer from our website,

gachurch.org (upper right corner). It gives you options to have your weekly, bimonthly or monthly offerings deducted from your checking or savings account and deposited directly to the GA Church bank account.

3. Bill Pay. Follow the directions for your bank or credit union to create GA as a Payee at 1669 Arcade St. N, St. Paul, MN 55106, and choose to make a regular weekly or monthly offering.

4. Stock Transfer to the church. For more information, contact Maggie Kidnie in the business office, 651.289.9885.

PENTECOST IS SUNDAY,

JUNE 4

This festival derives its name from

the Jewish festival of Pentecost,

observed fifty days after Passover.

On the fiftieth day of Easter, we

celebrate the Holy Spirit as the power of God among

us that heals, forgives, inspires, and unites. In the

reading from Acts, images of wind and fire describe

the Spirit poured out on disciples of all nations. In

John’s gospel, the risen Christ breathes the Spirit on

his followers on Easter evening. In the one Spirit we

are baptized into one body, and at the Lord’s table

the Spirit unites us for witness in the world.

HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY IS

SUNDAY, JUNE 11

Jesus sends his disciples forth to baptize in the name

of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. More

than a doctrine, the Trinity expresses the heart of our

faith: we have experienced the God of creation made

known in Jesus Christ and with us always through

the Holy Spirit. We celebrate the mystery of the Holy

Trinity in word and sacrament, as we profess the

creed, and as we are sent into the world to bear

witness to our faith.

SUMMER TRADITION AT GA! Join our summer pick-up choir the

Second Sunday of the month in June,

July, and August! We rehearse in the

sanctuary at 8:15 am, and then we sing

during the 9:00 am worship service.

BUY A TOOL,

SUPPORT HABITAT

This June our congregation will participate in a

Habitat for Humanity build on the East Side to

assist low-income families in their dream of home

ownership. You can support Habitat for

Humanity in a variety of ways this month: Sign

up to participate in the construction crew during

the build week of June 12-16. Give to the

monthly special concerns offering to support this

Habitat build. And participate in our Habitat

fundraiser "Buy A Tool" to raise the funds to

support our costs for this build...a box of nails for

$5...a tape measure for $10...a hammer for $20...a

handsaw for $30...an electric drill for $50...a

chainsaw for $100. List “Buy A Tool” on your

check or Simply Giving donation. Thank you!

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OUR LIFE TOGETHER

GA COMMUNITY GARDEN

This spring we entered into our third summer of

partnership with the Farm-Faith Project through

the Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul and

Hmong-American Partnership (HAP) to provide

gardening space to recent immigrants. The Farm-

Faith Project connects inner city congregations who

have some land space with local immigrants who are

in need of land for growing produce to support their

families. Many of the immigrants who garden at our

GA Community Garden come from the Karen

community, an ethnic group from Myanmar that

has faced persecution in their home nation and

sought refuge at camps along the border with

Thailand until resettling in Western nations as

refugees. Our community garden offers over a dozen

raised beds for our Karen brothers and sisters

enrolled in the Farm-Faith Project as they adjust to

life in the United States. Coming from a mostly

agricultural-focused society, the gardens provide a

source of familiarity, serenity and growth, in

addition to the tending and harvesting of produce.

In May a group of Farm-Faith gardeners and GA

members gathered on Sunday, May 21, to clean the

garden and prepare it for the coming season. Thank

you to all of those who assisted in preparing the

garden for another year of growth.

SAVE THE DATE: FALL MEN’S RETREAT Men of GA, save the date for a retreat coming in

mid-late September. Although the details are still

being worked out, there are tentative plans for a

Boundary Waters trip this fall. We will be sure to

keep you informed as the date gets closer and more

information becomes available. Contact Pastor

John if you are willing to help him plan for the trip.

The Ronald C. Peterson Library is open between services from 10:00 am -10:30 a.m. on

Sunday mornings.

Large print selections are also available. Thank you

for returning materials within two weeks.

SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE HOUR

Many thanks to Sharen Dahm and Claudia Ryan

for organizing and serving the goodies

for the Sunday morning coffee hours. We

appreciate their service. THANK YOU VERY

MUCH! They will be taking off the month of July.

Many thanks also to the many people who drop off

goodies — we appreciate your contributions.

-The Sunday Morning Team

GA WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB

New members are always welcome! The book

club takes a summer vacation, but will meet

again at their regular time in September. The

club meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at

1:00 pm in the GA Church Library.

GA DAY AT CHS FIELD “TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!!” JOIN US FOR SOME OUTDOOR BASEBALL FUN WITH THE ST PAUL SAINTS FOR THE ANNUAL ON A ROLL

GAME ON THURSDAY, JUNE 22ND, AT 7PM! NOT ONLY DO YOU GET TO WATCH OUTDOOR

BASEBALL, BUT YOU GET TO CONTRIBUTE TO A GREAT CAUSE BY DONATING ROLLS OF TOILET PAPER TO SECOND HARVEST FOOD SHELF!!! TICKETS ARE ONLY $14 FOR ADULTS AND $13

FOR KIDS AND SENIORS. PLEASE PAY BY CHECK MADE OUT TO GA CHURCH. IF YOU WOULD

LIKE TO JOIN US FOR THIS FUN TIME, PLEASE EMAIL AARON BAYER AT AA-

RON_BAYER@YAHOO.COM TO HAVE TICKETS SET ASIDE.

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Community Caring WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY

Learn more about the Bible readings for the

coming Sunday

SPECIAL CONCERNS

AT GA THIS SUMMER

JUNE — Habitat for Humanity

JULY — LSS Refugee Services

AUGUST — Gateway of Faith

SYNOD

ASSEMBLY

Annually delegates from the 115 congregations of

our St. Paul Area Synod gather together every

May for two days to conduct the business of our

synod and gather in fellowship to build intra-

congregational relationships. This year Council

President Dan Shogren, former Council President

Nancy Nelson, former Council President Deb

Hogen, and Treasurer Brett Bowman represented

Gustavus Adolphus at the Synod Assembly as our

delegates togehter with Pastor John and Pastor

Amanda. The main business of our assembly was

the election of the vice-president of the synod and

the passing of the 2018 synodical budget. We also

participated in breakout workshop sessions for

various ministry engagements and listened to a

moderated conversation about the relationship

between the ELCA and the Roman Catholic

Church with Bishop Patricia Lull and Archbishop

Bernard Hebda. GA member Teresa Hermandson-

Olson was nominated and elected to serve as the

young adult representative to the Saint Paul

Area Synod Council for a four-year term .

A HUGE THANK YOU, GENEROUS GA Members, for

both your financial support and the helpful hands

that packed The Sheridan Project grocery bags into

backpacks at Farnsworth Elementary School this

past school year!! Because of your generosity, we were

able to give weekend food to 100 children on the

Eastside of St. Paul. Those volunteers with the

“Happy Helpful Hands” include Marge & Perry Ball,

Bonnie & Roger Carle, Dick Carle, Diane Fitzel, Janet

Haiden, Pr. John Hierlinger and his father, Greg

Hierlinger, Jean Muehlenthaler, Len Peterson, Nancy

Johnson, Suzy Johnson, Elaine Rhode, Barb Surine,

Maggie & Kevin Kidnie and Bev Challgren. What a

blessing you have all been as God’s hands and feet to

the children of Farnsworth!

I recently had an opportunity to visit The Sheridan

Story site on Patton Road in Roseville. As of May,

2017, The Sheridan Story provided food bags in 143

schools across the Metro, that is 5,000 students per

week who received weekend food. There are 650 indi-

viduals and 117 supporting churches and companies

who donate funds to purchase groceries. GA is in good

company! Sheridan’s goal for the 2017-18 school year

is to expand their program into 205 schools.

YOU have changed the story of child hunger in MN!!!

-Bev Challgren

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JUNE BIRTHDAYS 1 Andrew Damico Alan Hamm 2 Kyle Zenk 3 Robert Sanft II 4 Rachel Fischer Karen Thompson 5 Kevin Kidnie 6 Katie Chapdelaine Tammy King-Strong 7 Janette Capeder Jacoby LaMotte James Sipple 8 Gavin Cowdin Nicole Garnjobst Carol Lundgren Mary Youngren 9 Caitlyn Domagall Rick Howard Mark Schmidt 10 Paul Cocoanto Joe Howard Mark Schmidt 11 Larry Kahler 12 Gwendolyn Michaelson 14 Anne Mader 16 Dylan Koska Janice Sanft 17 Jill Bewley 18 Lindsay Resitad 19 Barbara Haag Carrie Josephson 20 Ray Hitchcock, Jr. 21 Chelsea Bertsch Ed Palmer 22 Maria Josephson Olivia Travis 23 Tessa Beaulieu Peter Gawtry 24 George Knutson 25 Michael Moline III 26 Phillip Estes Joshua Holes Spencer Jost Alex Kroska Marilyn Norquist 27 Ashley James MaryLou Cromey Dustin Selander 28 Ryan Billings Jay Harrison Jenny Hierlinger Elliot Weiblen

29 Alexis Madison Cyndi Blume Harlan Johnson Annette Peterson 30 Roxanne Stachowiak Jill Swanson

JULY BIRTHDAYS 1 Dawn Semlak 2 Stephen Bordson Douglas Ryan 3 Paul Berglund Maddy Hierlinger Noah Howard Teri St. Martin 4 Judy Hitchcock Debra Hogen Erin Michaelson-Richie Casey Monette Jan Pierson 5 Sadie Clausen Joann Ellefson Kaitlyn Gaeu 6 Greta Krueger Cullen Olson 7 Laura Ottinger 8 Isabella Villarreal 9 Douglas Johnson Robert Johnson 10 Debbie Hoffman Rev. Roger Schwartz 11 Kyle Anderson Betty Bakkethun 12 Anna Gustafson Audrey Moua Jill Youngren 14 Galen Fitzel Kristen Lynch Beth West 15 Anita Aguirre 17 Jenny Croucher Randy Gawtry Rev. Arland Hultgren 19 Breanne Foster Charlotte Krispin David (DW) Surine Jacob Troska 20 Gary Johnson 21 Kevin Berglund 22 Lily McCann 23 Nathan Blume Bryn Relay James Swanson

24 Kelly Bidon Mari Drake Louise Feske 25 Diane Fitzel Thomas Himmer 26 Alice Dahlblom Karen Landkamer Billy Lundgren Jeff Troska Jean Vaughan Carrie Westman 27 Audrey Barrette 28 Cyndi L:attimore 29 Sharon Miller Sophia Nelson Debra Ottinger 30 Alec Pfalz 31 Jeanne Heitkamp Lori Howard Jacqueline Jones Brittney Luchsinger Tammy Ottinger Mark Wegscheider AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 1 Curt Bergman Sandra Durand Kaitlyn Dvorak Courtney Otto 2 Austin Bayer Elise Beaulieu Dorinne Foster Joshua Weber Chuck Woods 3 Roger Josephson Colton Robbins Stephen Treanor 4 John Doiron Anthony Farinella 5 Ryan Carlson Carly Farinella Elijah Richie 8 Eric Albrect Julia Bjorkland Nancy Jones 9 Mike Lipetzky Nancy Nelson Andrea Simmer 10 Doreen Johnson 11 Willis Dugan Liam Mader Rose Madison Jak Simpson Katherine Stachowiak

12 Rich Engelstad Brian Hanson Raebern Hitchcock Tyler James 13 Barbara Raaen Michael Richie 14 Ericka Coffelt Marco Reistad 15 Mark Borglum Riley Estes Joseph Mathisen Marlys Siverson Sandra Prohofsky Lorelei Schlick 17 Danielle Carlson Carl Elmquist Theodore Drake Logan Moline 18 Jackson Bjorklund Alyssa Downwind Andrew Stachowiak 19 Claudia Ryan Steven Stachowiak 20 Sharen Dahm 21 Maddex Nielsen 22 Charles Cashion Rick McMillen 23 George Carlson Barbara Gawtry Erik Hassenstab 24 Joyce Cairnes Mary Donnelly Steven Hayne 26 Mia Carlson Diana Williams 27 Amanda Olson Elaine Rhode 28 Sarah Nevin Kirsten Gustafson Gayle Herr 29 Madeline Jagerson Matthew O’Brien Isaiah Ronning Joan Sigmendik 30 Lucas Burton Phyllis Kendig Ginger Spiel 31 Lucille Asp Kyleigh Eide Anna Himmer Kylie Jones Carter Krueger Anthony Rees

Parochial Calendar

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OUR NEXT NEWSLETTER WILL BE

THE SEPTEMBER 2017 ISSUE

A HELLO AND A GOODBYE AT GA This past month, we received notification from Minnesota Lisu

Church of Jesus Christ, one of our tenant congregations, that

they are leaving Gustavus Adolphus. With excitement they

explained that their church had grown large enough to put

them in a place where they could purchase their own church

building. A quote from Pastor La Wu, "From 2013, your church

welcomed us, embracing into your bosom and provided us the

activity room to worship, later choir room and Chapel, one

lev el after another. We have been taken care of like a feeble

baby under the nursing care of the mother. For this we are

always thankful to you and will never be forgotten in our hearts and our history." We as a church, thank God

for the growth they have experienced and the new places they are going. Join us in celebrating this partnership

on Sunday, July 9th. Between the services we will have cake and coffee as well as time for fellowship. At the

same time the Lisu church will be leaving, we will welcome a new congregation into our GA building. This is a

new church being started by leaders from local Hmong congregations. We are still working on the details, but

we expect Church of The Way to begin worshiping with us on Sunday, July 16th. We ask you to give them a

warm welcome as they begin their work here.

-Pastor John Hierlinger

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Gustavus Adolphus (GA) Lutheran Church 1669 Arcade St St. Paul, MN 55106 651.774.5954 - www.gachurch.org

Church Staff & Contact Information The Rev. John Hierlinger, johnh@gachurch.org

Senior Pastor 651.289.9880

The Rev. Amanda Simons, a.simons@gachurch.org

Associate Pastor 651.289.9881

Maggie Novak, visitation@gachurch.org

Interim Visitation Minister

Dr. Jerry Brakke, jerry@gachurch.org

Director of Music 651.289.9886

Sherrie Nordquist, sherrie@gachurch.org

Director of Christian Education 651.289.9882

Maggie Kidnie, maggie@gachurch.org

Business Manager 651.289.9885

Rob Sebo Lubke, rob@gachurch.org

Office Administrator/Communication Specialist 651.289.9884

Judy Hitchcock, judy@gachurch.org

Administrative Assistant 651.289.9883

Kevin Berglund, Jerry Martin, custodians@gachurch.org

Custodians 651.289.9889

128 YEARS...and forward

We are inspired by the Spirit to:

GROW in spiritual vitality

WORSHIP creatively and faithfully together

EMBRACE our wonder

BUILD authentic Christian relationships