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“We bring the hope we share in Christ to all!”

DECEMBER 2014 VOLUME 58—ISSUE 12

Dec 1 - WELCA Christmas Dessert @ 7PM Property Committee @ 7PM

Dec 3 - Youth @ Atonement @ 6:30PM Advent Service @ 7PM @ LWC

Dec 5 - Men’s Square @ 6:30AM

Dec 7 - Worship Committee after 10:30AM worship Confirmation @ 5PM

Dec 9 - Evangelism Committee @ 6:30PM

Dec 10 - Friendship Club @ 11:30AM Wonderful Wednesday @ 6PM

Youth @ Peace @ 6:30PM Advent Service @ 7PM @ LWC

Dec 12 - Preschool Christmas Program @ 10:30AM

Dec 13 - Sunday School Christmas Program: Practice @ 10:00AM; Program @ 6PM

Dec 14 - Confirmation @ 4PM

Dec 16 - Council Meeting @ 7PM

Dec 17 - Youth @ Atonement @ 6:30PM Advent Service @ 7PM @ LWC

Dec 18 - Hope Circle @ 6:30AM

Dec 19 - Family Movie Night @ 6PM

Dec 21 - Confirmation @ 5PM

Dec 24 - Christmas Eve Worship @ 4PM and @ 8PM

Dec 25 & 26 - Church Office Closed. Merry Christmas!

Dec 28 - No Adult Education No Confirmation

Dec 31 - Youth @ Peace @ 6:30PM

Christmas Eve

Services:

4PM

8PM

Advent Mid-Week services:

Held at the Little White Church at 7PM

December 3, 10 & 17.

We will be using the Holden Evening Prayer worship

service. Important Dates in December

New Members will be received on Sunday, December 7th! Come help

welcome them into their new church home!

IHN/Family Promise will

be here the week of

December 7 - 13.

Keep an eye out for the

pink clipboards during

worship! Sign up and

help if you can!

The Commentator — Atonement Lutheran Church

“And a child will lead them…” Isaiah 11:6

It happened one night at confirmation. We were considering

the 3rd Commandment – “Remember the Sabbath day and to

keep it holy.” Seems we can’t get away from that one without

taking into consideration our church participation.

In the small group, the leader invited the students to dream a

bit… “What would your ideal church look like?” You could guess

the answers. Lively music. Funky, colorful paintings. Pop

dispensers rather than coffee pots. Recliner chairs for pews.

Fondue instead of wafers and wine at communion. Music videos

and more entertaining speakers. The list went on in a

predictable manner.

But in a moment of silence, one insightful student asked, “But,

wouldn’t that make it all about us – and not about God?”

As we journey through Advent and prepare for Christmas, this

is a good question for us to consider. Is it about us – or is it about

God? That question might help us as we set our priorities in our

daily schedule. It might help us wade through the temptations

towards consumerism. It might help us think more clearly about

where the divine is revealed in surprising ways.

As we near the celebration of the birth of Christ, we are

reminded how the honesty and innocence of a child among us

can awaken us to God’s presence in our lives. In these coming

days of Advent, keep awake, prepare, open yourself to God’s

love breaking into the predictable moments of your life. “For

unto us a child is born…”

Peace in Christ, Pastor Darren

~ Pastor’s Page ~~ Pastor’s Page ~~ Pastor’s Page ~


In November, Blessed Beginnings had much to be Thankful for! We made ice cream cones out of the letter "I," jellyfish out of the letter "J," and kings out of the letter

"K." So far, we have worked on numbers 1 - 11 and have learned about and discussed circles, triangles, and squares as well as the colors red, orange, and

brown. We discussed the many things God has given us that we are thankful for and even made a "Thankful Turkey." He is on display in the preschool hallway - come

check him out! During the week of Thanksgiving, we had a Friendship Feast - each preschooler brought one ingredient of our delicious egg-noodle soup. As we added

each ingredient, we found out just how well we all work together as a TEAM!

In December, we will continue to work on letters, numbers, shapes, and etc. We will also have a few special days to look forward to including our Christmas Program

(12-12-14 at 10:30am - all are welcome!), an ornament & decoration-making day, a birthday party for Jesus, and a Polar Express party (in our jammies). On December 19th, preschool will also be hosting a Family Movie Night which will be open to the community - please see the special flyer on the next page for more information!

Preschool will be doing a Lefse presale. If you are in need of more Lefse for

the holidays, please stop by the Lefse table that will be in the commons area before, in between, and right after Sunday services on December 7th and 14th.

Thank you for all your prayers, well-wishes, and donations!

Mark your calendar to attend Atonement’s Annual Meeting on Sunday,

January 25. We will have a Potluck Brunch at 11:30AM, followed by the Annual Meeting at 12:15PM.

All committees are asked to have their yearly report turned in to Jackie at

the office by January 5 so that they can be included in the Annual Report!


THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! To everyone who helped make this year's Bazaar a huge

success, we can't thank you enough! After expenses, we hope to c lear $14,000 which will go toward the purchase of a

new outside sign for the church!

WELCA Christmas Dessert

Monday, December 1 from 7:00-9:00PM

Yummy desserts

Music by “Checkpoint” and “Women at the Well”

Hear about the plans from Atonement’s

“Youth to Detroit”

Installation of the WELCA 2015 board

Christmas carols, always a good ending!

Grab a friend and join the celebration!!

Sunday School Christmas Program

There’s nothing like a little Christmas Magic to

brighten anyone’s day!

The Sunday School will be bringing a little magic to

the stage on December 13, 2014, at 6PM.

Come one, come all, we hope to see you there!

Snacks to follow and

the youth will be

having their

Annual Christmas

Goodies Bake Sale

(I can’t wait)!

Christmas Program Practice

will be on December 13th at

10AM. It will last for around 2

hours. Thanks!


Giving Our Time & Talents to God - Page 1

Communion Preparers December 7 - Julie Andersen

December 14 - Bill & Judy Belden December 21 - Mark & Shirley Jennings

December 24 - Bill & Judy Belden December 28 - Jay & Janelle Berry

Communion Bread December ~ Tammy Johnston

January 2015 ~ Julie Leno

Acolytes

8:00AM 10:30AM

Dec. 7: Tailey Leatherberry Amanda King Dec. 14: Erika Severson Deyon Dixon Dec. 21: Ben Johnston Noah Paulson Dec. 24: Joe LaVe’ Zach Mangels Dec. 28: Brayden Mikkelson Zach Schacht

Sharing Flowers for Worship

Dec. 7: Donna Christensen

Dec. 14: Open

Dec. 21: Kim & Louis Plaggemeyer Janie Fitch Meszaros

Dec. 28: Open

The 2014 Flower Chart is on the table outside the office at the back of the sanctuary. Cost is $25.00 per Sunday for two bouquets given in honor or memory of a loved one.

Van Drivers

Dec. 7: Marlon & Julie Leno

Dec. 14: Kyle Johnston

Dec. 21: Todd Koepp

Dec. 28: Mark & Shirley Jennings

Drivers:

Mark & Shirley Jennings 248-8044 Marlon & Julie Leno 248-5359 Kyle Johnston 325-1235 Todd Koepp 256-1569

Lectors

Dec. 7: 8:00 AM - Janet Rubich 10:30 AM - Gary Dunmeyer

Dec. 14: 8:00AM - Tina Williams 10:30 AM - Vivian Beals

Dec. 21: 8:00 AM - Lora Pederson 10:30 AM - Vicki Evans

Dec. 28: 8:00 AM - Marva Drain 10:30 AM - Marilyn Franklin

Hospital Visitation

December ~ Betty Jo Furstenberg

January ~ Erin Koepp

Coffee Hour

Choir

Contact person: N/A

December:

Canned yams & cranberry sauce


**8:00 AM Ushers**

Dec. 7: Mike & Janet Rubich; Bob Holloway; Francesca Lees

Dec. 14: Mike & Janet Rubich; John & Bertha Olsen

Dec. 21: Mike & Janet Rubich; Ed & Rita Reeve

Dec. 28: George & Shirley DeMars; Del & Rose Steiner

**10:30 AM Ushers**

Dec. 7: Betty Jo Furstenberg; Shellie Ehrmantraut; Linda Lange; Francesca Lees

Dec. 14: Todd & Erin Koepp; Jesse & Sandi Gonzalez

Dec. 21: Kyle, Hailey & Ben

Johnston; Marlon Leno

Dec. 28: Kelly & Linda Michaelis; Dave Mangels; Donna Newell

- Bolded names indicate Head Usher(s)

The Commentator — Atonement Lutheran Church Page 7

Giving Our Time & Talents to God - Page 2

2014 Atonement Lutheran Church Council

Vivian Beals, President 248-7930

Sara Hull, Vice President 245-6414

Kim Plaggemeyer, Secretary 860-0365

Lance King, Treasurer 656-1183

Mike Klein 860-3063

Rane Paulson 248-4080

Donna Christensen 245-9127

Jesse Gonzalez 698-7709

Gary Dunmeyer 724-552-6693

Debbie Rensvold 861-4651

Shellie Ehrmantraut 255-5259

Doug Harper 670-6281

Lane Severson (Youth Representative) 647-5655

Cantors

Dec. 7: Becky Lujan

Debbie Heyd

Dec. 14: Terri Porisch

Dec. 21: Marilyn Franklin

Dec. 28: Kelly Michaelis

Linda Michaelis

The Love Offering for December~ Lutheran Center

Love Offering envelopes can

now be found on the two tables

in the common area.

Worship Assistants Dec. 7: 8:00AM - Bill Belden 10:30AM - Linda Michaelis

Dec. 14: 8:00AM - Lora Pederson 10:30AM - KayDel Shelton

Dec. 21: 8:00AM - Clarence Robinson 10:30AM - Gene Arneson

Dec. 28: 8:00AM - Tina Williams

10:30AM - Betty Jo Furstenberg

Volunteers for various activities (lector, etc.) are needed for the Christmas Eve

services! If you are available to help out, please call the church office at 245-7004

and let us know! Thanks!


Sunday Adult Education meet at 9:15 am in the large classroom

Date: Topic: Presenter: Dec. 7 Gospel of Mark Pastor Darren Dec. 14 Gospel of Mark Pastor Darren Dec. 21 Gospel of Mark Pastor Darren Dec. 28 No class ------------

We are seeking brass players for worship services and for

Christmas and Advent special music. Please contact Kristin

LaVe’ or Pastor Darren if you are interested!!

Support the local arts by attending one of

Skyview High School’s Holiday concerts!

December 12th & 13th - Holiday Music Fest (Concert, Chamber & Chorale) Tickets on sale Monday, December 1st - 281-5292 (Choir office)

December 15th - Holiday Concert I (Chantralles, Cantus, Concert) 7 PM in the Theatre

December 16th - Holiday Concert II (Chamber, Chorale) 7PM in the Theatre

Just a note to thank the congregation of

Atonement for all their prayers, cards,

and concern during my recent surgery.

You are truly special.

In Jesus’ Love,

Cindy Dunmeyer


Family Promise/IHN Holiday Party

December 13, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00PM

at American Lutheran Church

Help is needed from our Family Promise/IHN Congregations!

We need teens to help with the IHN kids with various holiday activities (cookie decorating, making

Christmas decorations, “shopping” and wrapping for kids to choose a gift for their parent, etc.)

We need donations of items for the Shopping Station: lotions, jewelry, slippers, knickknacks, etc.

(no candles please!)

We need wrapping paper, bows, tags, small boxes for gifts; plain Christmas sugar cookies and frosting/sprinkles for decorating. And we also need adult

volunteers to help in the shopping and gift areas, as well as with crafts.

Thank you for all that you do for Family Promise!

If you have any questions, please call Janie Fitch Meszaros at 861-9349 or at 237-8539.

If you have requested that someone be added to the prayer chain, please

keep us up-to-date with their progress so that we can update the mailing

accordingly!

The Commentator — Atonement Lutheran Church Page 9

Thursday Morning Bible Study Our Thursday Morning Bible Study will resume on January 8 at 9:30 am in the large classroom in the education wing, led by Pastor Darren. No registration required – but I do welcome your suggestions for topics, themes or books of the Bible! Bring a Bible... and bring a friend!

Name Tags:

Please wear your name tags during worship to help Pastor Darren and his family acquainted with their new church family! Also, if you do not

have a name tag, or you have misplaced yours, please stop by the church office and let us know! We’ll be happy to make one for you.


Mission Moments-Celebrating 50 Years of Ministry

at Atonement Lutheran Church

Submitted by Kim Plaggemeyer, Atonement Council Secretary

The following article is reprinted from the 1994 Annual Report written by Pastor Jack Shannon

“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation, and will say that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name and make known His deeds among nations, proclaim that His name is exalted.” (Isaiah 12:3-4)

The wisdom of the prophet comes shining through in this twelfth chapter of Isaiah. Isaiah reminds us that as God’s people, drawing from the well of salvation, we should respond in joy and thanks. But Isaiah goes one step further when he instructs us that as joyful and grateful children of God, we should respond to His love by proclaiming His name and His glorious deeds to all the world.

It is with joy and gratitude that I reflect upon the power of God’s spirit working through the members of Atonement Lutheran Church. I continue to be heartened and encouraged by the devoted volunteers who have helped to make our youth programs and Sunday School programs such wonderful successes.

Visitors continue to bless us with their presence and many of them are choosing to make Atonement Lutheran their new church home. We are already being blessed by their gifts and their sharing in a wide variety of ways.

I also rejoice with many of you as together we are beginning to experience a more determined focus on the family here at Atonement. It has been a wonderful experience for me to see so many families coming together to laugh, play and share their Christian faith at the Inter-generational Vacation Bible School, sledding party and Christmas tree hunt, Advent fair and Christmas caroling.

As we begin a new year, Isaiah’s words resound all around us, “make known his deeds among nations.” I look forward to the challenge in the year to come to join with all of you as we put new emphasis on our Christian mission. Evangelism will need to be our number one priority in the year to come if we are going to seriously live out our mission statement of “bringing the hope we share in Christ to others.”

This will be a year of “reaching out” to others and I hope that each of us will spend time in prayer, reflecting on our time, talents, and resources so that together we will use the tremendous blessings we have received from God in order that in the coming year the name of Christ will be exalted.

God’s peace and blessings;

Pastor Jack


JOY Bible Study

Joy Bible Study group meets Wednesday

mornings @ 6:30AM at Sweet Café on

Main Street. We will be starting a new book

SOON!! For more information, contact Tina

Williams at [email protected] or

at work at 259—692.

Prayers for Members of our Congregation Pray for blessings, health, safety and general well-being of these members of Atonement. Give thanks for all who are workers with us in the mission we share.

December 7: Kyle, Tammy, Alexis, Hailey & Ben Johnston; Brent,

Stormie, Ryan & Kyle Jokela; Helen Jonasen; Linda & Raelynn Karlstrom

December 14: Raymond & Donna Kembel; James & Pam Kern; Jake &

Shirley Ketterling; Lance, Nancy, Angela & Amanda King

December 21: Mike, Tania & Addilyn Klein; Kim & LaNette Klostermeier;

Anna Knapp; Alan & Sandra Knudson; Todd & Erin Koepp

December 28: Paula Kratochvil; Franklin, Dallas & Joel Kucera; Myrtle Lane;

Casey, Raegan & Kendal Lange; Don & Linda Lange

All are welcome to Marvelous Monday and

Wonderful Wednesday! We meet for fellowship and the

evening meal at a Heights restaurant on the 2nd Wednesday and

the 4th Monday of each month.

Wonderful Wednesday - December 10th @ Applebee’s @ 6PM

Marvelous Monday - There will be no MM in December!

Financial Report November 2014 Offerings & Income

November 2, 2014 $5,347.36 November 9, 2014 $4,592.47 November 16, 2014 $5,827.50 November 23, 2014 $n/a November 30, 2014 $n/a

Simply Giving through November 2014 $n/a

Hope Circle

Hope Circle will meet on December 18 at

9:30AM at Atonement Lutheran.

Hope Circle is a bible study that meets once a

month.

For more information, call Bette Wolff at

245-5054.

Friendship Club - December 10, 2014

@ 11:30AM

Atonement Staff

Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darren Paulson Office Manager . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Joann Estal Organist . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Gwynn Pederson Music Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin La Ve’ Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Clemo

Atonement Lutheran Church

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