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SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH

JUNE 2019

Depending on when you read this we will soon have, or already have, a new Bishop of the South Da-kota Synod. On Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 the South Dakota Synod Assembly is meeting and the agenda items included the vote for a new Bishop. The term of a Bishop is six years with a two-term limit. David Zellmer has been our Bishop since 2007 and has been instrumental in the contin-ued success of many types of ministries here in our state. Six years ago we voted to see if Bishop Dave would have his second term. The process of voting that year marked a change in how we elect bishops. It is called an ecclesiastical ballot. The following information is from a letter sent out by the South Dakota Synod Council.

What is an Ecclesiastical ballot? Also known as a nominating ballot, an Ecclesiastical ballot is a means by which nominations for the office of bishop are made by casting a vote. On the first ballot, any minister of Word and Sacrament on the roster of the Evangelical Luther-an Church in America is eligible (except, according to bylaws, the sitting bishop of the South Dakota Synod who is in his/her second term). Individuals lifted-up during conference assemblies are not automatically nominated. They must be nominated (names written) on the first ballot. On the nominating (first) ballot, three-fourths of legal votes cast is needed for election. If no election occurs, the second ballot consists of all of those nominated, minus pastors who remove their names from consideration. On the second ballot, three-fourths of votes cast are needed for election. On the third ballot the names of seven nominees (plus ties) who received the greatest number of votes cast on the second ballot and 2/3 of legal votes cast (66.7%) is needed for election. If it comes to the fourth ballot three nominees (plus ties) who received the greatest number of votes will be listed on the ballot. 60% legal votes cast is needed for election. If there has not been an election a fifth ballot consists of two nominees (plus ties) who received the greatest number of votes cast. A majority of le-gal votes cast (50% +1) wins the election.

Perhaps you have seen a list of names in regards to the election. They were names that were lifted up at each of the conferences spring assemblies. These people are not officially nominated un-less they are nominated at the Synod Assembly, but because of the timely matter of the election pro-cess during the Assembly this allows time for ministers to seriously consider the call as well as allow the committee to complete the necessary biographical information, sign a disclosure form, and a form authorizing a background check. Voting members who will represent Salem Lutheran Church at the election include Ron (planting permitted) and Renea Schoenfelder as well as myself. It will be a Spirit-filled process with time taken for prayer and listening for the Spirit’s direction. This is a time of transition for our South Dakota Synod. Please keep Bishop Dave Zellmer and his staff in your prayers as they move on to new callings. Also pray for the new Bishop as he or she begins the task of choosing a new staff and discerning how the Spirit will be leading them in their time as Bishop. As a closing I want to share with you a prayer from Kathy McHenry, Executive Director of Lu-theran Planned Giving of South Dakota, who spoke to us a while back. There have been a series of devotions on the election of the Bishop by many different people of the Synod and I thought Kathy’s prayer was worth sharing as we approach the beginning of our new Bishop’s term of office.

Gracious God, anticipating a new adventure, we come to you today without words or confi-dence of our own. Thank you for the reassurance that your hand is on the shoulder of the person who will be called to the office of Bishop, and on each of us. May your hand-delivered words be evident in each of our conversations throughout this process as a witness to the life-changing power of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. Blessings on our new Bishop,

Pastor Tammy

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FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK . . .

If you, or a member of your family is moving, please let us know the new addresses so that Salem can stay in touch . Also anyone else that’s moved!

If you, or someone you care about, are in need of pastoral care, call Pastor Tammy at the church office at 928-3752 (please leave a message if there is no one here to take your call), parsonage 928-6800, or cell 605-765-4043, church president Thom-as Semmler at 928-7667 or 505-0195, or church sec-retary Marlene Wuertzer at 928-3577 or 505-1027, and they will get you the help that you need. If you’d like to receive your PATHFINDER via e-mail, please let the office know; and make sure that we have your e-mail address.

Marlene Wuertzer Secretary

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If you’d like to read Pastor Tammy’s sermon from

last Sunday, you can go to the Salem Lutheran Church website (www.salemlutherannet.com); on the home page you will see a link of a Bible verse. Click on it, and Pastor Tammy’s sermon will come up. While you are there, make sure to check out the lat-est news. You will find the acolyte schedule and a copy of the latest newsletter. If you have any sug-gestions on how to improve the website, or if you have the gifts to be the editor of the web page, please talk to Pastor Tammy.

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LIVING LUTHERAN If you currently have a subscription to Living Lu-theran (formerly The Lutheran) magazine, do you enjoy it? Would you recommend it to others? Salem Lutheran is currently up-dating their subscription list. If you don’t get the magazine, and would like to subscribe, please call the church office so we can sign you up. If you do get the magazine, but, for one reason or another, don’t use the publication, please let us know that as well, so that we can remove your name from the list.

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Friends in Christ, I hope this letter finds you all in good health and your head above water!! Late April and early May were found to be busy at Salem with the carpeting pro-ject started and completed in a little more than 24 hours! We started by moving all the pews to the north side of the sanctuary on Sunday at 1:00 pm ~ this was done in a couple of hours! Monday morning they started laying carpet on the south side; and by 1:00 pm on Monday we moved all the pews back to the south side. They finished carpet-ing the north side, and by 5:00 pm that same day we started fastening pews down and were done by 7:30 pm, all on Monday. I do want to thank the following individuals for helping to make this happen ~ Paul Baumiller, Dan, Patty & Miles Mogck, Willard & Linda Maas, Jason & Julie Semmler, Ron Schoenfelder, Mary Alberts, Joe & Amy Reiser, Bart & Maggie Lorenz, Matt Gunnare, Kerm Gehring, Tom, Jesse & Nick Wudel, Pastor Tammy, Mark Morehouse and Paul Thury. A special thanks to Bart Lorenz, Matt Gun-nare, Dan Mogck, Tom, Jesse & Nick Wudel, and Paul Baumiller, as they were there up to four times to help in a 24-hour period. Many hands truly made the task easy and fun. Hope everyone en-joys the new look - and more spacious leg room between pews, as well as the handicapped acces-sible area in back of the sanctuary. The Synod Assembly is in Sioux Falls May 31 - June 1. Please keep Ron & Renea Schoen-felder and Pastor Tammy in your prayers as they consider and vote on the new bishop for Salem and the ELCA in South Dakota. Please keep the farming community and everyone affected by the terribly wet spring in your prayers. Hopefully , working together, we can get through this tough time in our lives as it will affect everyone down the road ~ including Salem Luther-an and Main Street Parkston, SD! Please also keep in your prayers all those affected by the tornadoes and flooding in all areas of our country. In Christ,

Thomas Semmler President of Salem

~ ~ * ~ ~ * ~ ~ Too many of us have a Christian vocabulary

rather than a Christian experience. We think we are doing our duty when we’re only talking about it.

~ Charles F. Banning

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Dial-A-Prayer Dial 605-724-2444 and listen to a message by Pastor Nabil S. Nohr, who served Redeemer Lutheran Church in Armour, SD from 1994 until he retired in 2015. Starting at 7:00 am; the same message re-peats all day, with a different message every day; and it only takes a few minutes of your time. ~ shared with you by “a member of Salem”

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LTAR GUILD

Salem Lutheran Altar Guild

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NEWS FROM THE WOMEN OF SALEM Denise Weber Coordinator of the Salem W/ELCA ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~

PARISH EDUCATION Renea Schoenfelder

Parish Education Coordinator

ALTAR GUILD The Altar will not be meeting during the summer. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 4th.

Altar duties: June: Barb Semmler July: Patty Mogck August: Nancy Lorenz Thanks to those who have helped in any way, especially those who help prepare the communion and clean up after church. Also, a big thanks to Deb Bigge for making the communion bread!

Enjoy your summer!

Patty Mogck

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Salem Lutheran Church will again help to serve the Love Feast at the United Methodist Church in Mitchell on Thursday, June 27. There will be sign-up sheets in the narthex for helping to work and bringing food items. Please put this on your calendar. Everyone (men, women, and children) is encouraged to help. We will need about 15 or more workers ~ first shift to go and cook food starting at 2:30-3:00 pm; main workers shift starts at 5:00, and we are out the door by 7:00! This would be a great family project to help serve and visit with the guests. Watch the bulletin for more news and updates.

Wishing for favorable weather for our crops,

Denise Weber Coordinator of the W/ELCA

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GOD IS GOOD! ALL THE TIME! ALL THE TIME! GOD IS GOOD!

I hope you start to hear this saying a lot around church in the next few months.

We first heard it at the Hope in the Heartland event in February when they used it to gather the attention of those present. But we liked the message and the energy it gave so much that the Worship and Evange-lism Committee has decided to incorporate it into the fabric of our lives together here at Salem Lutheran Church.

So when you hear someone say, “God is good!” You respond with “All the time!” They will say back, “All the time!” and you say “God is good!”

It will help us to remember

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” Philippians 4:4

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LOVE FEAST, June 27, 2019 Salem Lutheran will be serving at the Love feast again this year on Thursday, June 27th. (The Love

feast is a local non-profit ministry, located at the Methodist Church, that is made up of a team of stewards

from many different faith backgrounds and volunteers from many churches, businesses, and organizations

who come together to serve the Mitchell community. Love feast not only serves a free hot meal to anyone

who comes twice a month, but also donates hundreds of backpacks to youth in need every year.) Salem

Lutheran will need to provide at least 10 workers, 16 salads, and 18 dozen cookies/bars. We also bring

prizes for the guests served and pay for much of the food served. We partner with Dakota Kids 4-H. We

will be serving 400 meals. We serve in their church hall, and deliver to shut-ins. We are thankful for the

support of Thrivent and W/ELCA to help us pay for the meat, milk, prizes, etc. Please sign up to help serve

or make food for this worthy cause in the narthex. Contact Nancy Lorenz with questions. 505-0217.

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SALEM LUTHERAN SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS ~ JUNE 2019

School is finally out! I hope everyone has a great summer, and that it starts drying up soon!

Sunday School ended on May 5th with the Awards Presentation and the Annual Carnival. Thank you to TNT Inflatables for providing an awesome bouncy for the kids to play on. Thank you to Julie and the 7th - 12th grade classes for making root beer floats.

VBS – will be held Friday, June 7th from 5 pm to 7:30 pm (supper provided), Saturday, June 8th from 9 am to 1:30 pm ~ please note time change! (lunch provided), with a joint service on Sunday, June 9th at 9:30 am (note time change for the Sunday service).

Good luck to all the baseball & softball players, 4H & rodeo members, music contestants, etc. this summer. Remember that I would like to put the kids’ accomplishments in this newsletter so that oth-ers can see what they are up to.

Important Dates ~ 6/7/19 – 6/9/19 – VBS

September – Sunday School starts (watch for definite date)

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NEW BIBLE STUDY coming soon

There is a new opportunity for a Bible Study. It will be held every other Wednesday morning at 9 am, starting June 5th. We will be looking at a book entitled “Discerning the Voice of God” by Priscilla Shirer. Books can be ordered on Amazon:

Discerning the Voice of God - Bible Study Book - Revised: How to Recognize When God Speaks

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1462774040/ ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jbB3CbR3NVJ2N

Child care is available if you need it. All are welcome, so tell a friend. Make plans now to come join us upstairs in the Education Unit. If you have any questions, please contact Laci Baumiller at 605-999-1737.

5 May 2019 Dear Donor,

We gratefully acknowledge your kind support of our program. Your contribution of 7,500+ Used Stamps (5 April 2019) will help cheer hospitalized or out-patient Veterans. We thank you on behalf of those who will benefit from your generosity. Thank you for your support of our veterans. No goods or services were provided by Stamps For The Wounded for this contribution.

Sincerely,

Bruce Unkel Acting Secretary Stamps For The Wounded (est. 1942)

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Unapproved Salem Lutheran Church Council Meeting Minutes from May 1, 2019

The Salem Lutheran Church Council met in the church on Wednesday May 1st. President Tom Semmler called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Present: Matt Gunnare, Tom Semmler, Pastor Tammy Craker, Linda Maas, Tom Wudel, Joe Reiser, Bart Lorenz, Paul Thury, and Jason Titze. Not Present: Stacy Weber, Laci Baumiller, Walt Schoenfish, and Matt Semmler. Devotions: Bible Study devotions were led by Tom Semmler, and at the next council meeting scheduled for June 5th at 7:00 PM at the church, the devotions will be led by Paul Thury. Council Minutes: Salem Council received the minutes by email from the April meeting, and made a motion to approve April’s minutes. A motion to approve the minutes as read was made by Tom Wudel and second by Paul Thury. The motion carried. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Walt Schoenfish was unable to attend the meeting so Tom Semmler shared the financial reports and outstanding bills with the coun- cil. A motion to approve the reports as read and payment of the bills was made by Linda Maas and seconded by Jason Titze. The motion carried. Pastor’s Report: 1. Synod assembly is May 31st to vote for a new Bishop. 2. Pastor tried reaching out to the 2 graduates to have a service for them on May 12th. President’s Reports: as printed in agenda – see below under the Old and New Business sec- tions for more information. Committee Reports: Stewardship – Jason Titze, Joe Reiser, &Tom Wudel Will meet in a few months to designate the endowment funds. Worship & Evangelism –Stacy Weber, Laci Baumiller, and Linda Maas The congregational survey has been sent out and was in the PATHFINDER. Parish Education – Paul Thury Last day of Sunday School is May 5th. Salem Church council would like to thank the teachers, staff, music, and parents for a great year. Faithful attendance pins will be awarded that day. Vacation Bible School will be June 7th,5-7:30pm, June 8th, 9am-2:30pm, and the program will be at Salem Lutheran at 9:30am June 9th. Property & Management – Bart Lorenz, Matt Semmler & Matt Gunnare Carpet has been installed, and pews have been anchored. Church Council would like to thank all the people who helped out with moving the pews and getting stuff ready for this new improvement. At some point we will have to caulk the church foundation. Old Business: Cemetery brush hauling has gotten delayed due to the weather, will reschedule

at a later date. New Bible study in the works. New Business: Church Council discussed only having one acolyte during the summer months, and decided that Salem would only have one acolyte. Council also discussed not having a July meeting like in years past and decid- ed to continue without having a July Council Meeting. At 7:53 PM Jason Titze motioned and Matt Gunnare seconded the motion that the meeting be ad-journed. The motion passed and the meeting was ended with the Lord’s Prayer. Respectfully submitted,

Jason Titze Church Council Secretary

Do You Remember When . . . ?

30 years ago (June, 1989) ~ An announcement made recently by the “COOKBOOK” Committee

indicated that a publisher has been chosen and all is now ready for the collection of recipes for the

All-Church Cookbook. Pinehill Printery of Freeman will publish the book . The forms on which you

may write your recipes will be available in the narthex beginning June 10. The committee asks that

these forms be returned by September 1. More information will be available later.

25 years ago (June, 1994) ~ We are grateful for the approximately 50 responses we have so far

received in our recent “Hymn Survey” of Salem Lutheran Congregation. Many excellent hymns and

songs have been brought forward as favorites ~ hymns from LBW and other sources as well! In the

communion-practice portion of the survey, most preferred the standing procedure. All of these re-

sponses will be listened to carefully by the Worship Committee as we go about planning the worship

of the Salem Community.

20 years ago (June, 1999) ~ “That’s about as exciting as watching grass grow!” Maybe you’ve

heard this before, a way of saying that something is really boing. But is growing grass something we

should treat so lightly? After all, we’d never hear a farmer saying that watching corn grow was bor-

ing, lackluster, or a waste of time. There is something to be learned from watching the natural

growth process; that’s one of the very best things about summer. ~ Pastor Randy Koeller’s letter

15 years ago (June, 2004) ~ The “HIGH NOONERS” will meet every Wednesday at 12:00 noon in

the church parking lot. What is “HIGH NOONERS”? “HIGH” stands for high schoolers, but all Lu-

ther Leaguers, beginning with the 7th graders, are invited. And “NOONERS” stands for the time of

the day that we will meet, at 12 o’clock noon. The meeting should last about an hour. We will decide

together what to do in that hour ~ order pizza and go to the park (weather permitting, of course!),

go to Boom’s for ice cream, or just hang out and talk about . . . whatever is on your mind at the time.

10 years ago (June, 2009) ~ The kids in Kids’ Talk weren’t too sure about trusting this new pastor

~ and some did not believe that I had something in my hand that they would never see again. But the

next week they were doing ministry handing out flowers on Mother’s Day. ~ from Interim Dan Brandt

5 years ago (June, 2014) ~ One of the legacies that my mother left for me and my siblings was a

simple mantra: be a person who is sharing and caring. In all of the world’s philosophies, and reli-

gions, that may not seem very profound. But, as 1 John 4:8 ways, “God is love”. If, at the center of

the universe, and all of life, there is God, then there is love. Sharing and caring are, simply, ways

that we participate in who God is; and, in doing so, we bring in the Kingdom. In the end, it is not the

applause of the crowds that will be the measure of our lives, but the applause of God. ~ from Pastor

Kwen Sanderson’s letter

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The Bible repeatedly “encourages” Christians to “encourage one another”. How can you tell when someone needs encouragement? The answer is easy, said Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy: if they’re breathing! He quipped, “I get a lot of encouragement, but I never got an overdose.” Offering encouragement is an easy way to have a big impact. In fact, two esteemed Christian writers call encouragers angelic and godly. George MacDonald said, “If, instead of a gem or even a flower, we could cast the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.” And G.K. Chesterton said, “If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.” Who, in your life, might need an encouraging word today?

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Q: Why do people go to church in the summer? A: It’s prayer-conditioned!

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PLEASE HELP!!! The Salem Quilters are in

DIRE NEED of fabric . . .

They are in need of ANY type of fabric

that is suitable for quilt tops and will work for cutting squares ~

any extra fabric, even leftovers from some of your own projects, or

gently-used clothing that you no longer wear.

They are also in need of bed (flat) sheets that will work

for quilt backs ~ either new, or gently-used.

If you are able to share some

of your fabric with them, please bring it to the sewing room

at the bottom of the stairs in the Education Unit.

And, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

According to Salem Lutheran’s Constitution, a voting member of the congregation is classified as a confirmed member who “has communed and made a contribution of record during the current or preceding year”. In an effort to save time, energy, and trees, the council has decided members need only fill out one communion card within the year. We encourage you to commune often, but you need only fill out one card in the year. Be sure to fill out a card when you think of it.

SALEM LUTHERAN EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Some of you may remember, a number of years ago, when we had sent out papers for all members of Salem to fill out their Emergency Con-tact information, to be used only in the case of emergency when no one else is able to help. A large number of those information sheets have become obsolete, as older contact members may have passed away, other contacts may have moved from the area, and/or you may have changed the names of those you want to be con-tacted. Copies of this contact sheet may be found in the narthex, or stop by the church office to pick one up at your convenience.

THANK YOU!

Salem Lutheran Church, Thank you for your $50 donation to the

Luther Center at USD! Your donation is put to great use

for the students of USD. ~ The Luther Center

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and Walter Schoenfish

for loading the quilts in the van, and to

Donald & Vernetta Schulz for taking them to Sioux Falls.

~ The Salem Quilters

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU Thank you very much

for the prayers you said, on my behalf,

in the past 10 months. I finished chemotherapy

on April 2. I praise God for

His Goodness and Guidance. He is our Great Physician.

I thank Him for the good family of Salem Lutheran.

Also, thank you for the birthday wishes

sent for my 80th birthday. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Marie Weisz

CHRISTIAN SYMBOL

Triangle & Circle ~

Dating back to an-

cient Christianity, a

circle symbolizes

eternity, and a triangle, with its

three equal sides and three

equal angles, symbolizes the

Holy Trinity. Placed together,

they represent the eternal

Three-in-One and One-in-

Three: God the Father, Son

and Holy Spirit.

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JUNE BIRTHDAYS JUNE

6 ~ 4 Denise Beiswanger Owen Burbach 6 ~ 7 Bernice Semmler Denise Weber Jesse Wudel MacKenzie Moos 6 ~ 8 Michael Mueller 6 ~ 10 Jadee Mattheis 6 ~ 11 Wesley Bigge 6 ~ 14 T.J. Johnson Judy Boddicker

6 ~ 16 Sadie Schoenfelder 6 ~ 17 Dawson Semmler 6 ~ 21 Shirley Baltzer 6 ~ 22 Betty Marshall 6 ~ 25 Ryan Thury 6 ~ 26 Ronald Schoenfelder 6 ~ 27 Matthew Gunnare 6 ~ 29 Ray Doering Maggie Lorenz Hilary Polreis

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ~

A child's description of a thunderstorm....... When you read this, you will never think of thunderstorms the same way again.

This should make you smile!!

A Child's View of Thunderstorms

A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was ques-

tionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to school. As the

afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with lightning.

The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would

be frightened as she walked home from school. She also feared the electrical

storm might harm her child. Full of concern, the mother got into her car and

quickly drove along the route to her child's school. As she did, she saw her

little girl walking along.

At each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up, and smile. More lightning fol-

lowed quickly and with each, the little girl would look at the streak of light and smile .

When the mother drew up beside the child, she lowered the window and called, "What

are you doing?"

The child answered, "I am trying to look pretty because God keeps taking my pic-

ture."

May God Bless You Today and every day

as you face the storms that come your way !!

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.

When it rains on your parade, look up rather than down.

Without the rain there would be no rainbow.

“Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cher-ish it.” – Unknown

“Three things you cannot recover in life: the WORD after it’s said, the MOMENT after it’s missed

and the TIME after it’s gone. Be Careful!” – Unknown ~ shared with us by “A friend of Salem”

6 ~ 3 Bennett McIntosh Gavin Braun 6 ~ 13 Emersyn Morehouse 6 ~ 16 Thomas Wear Adelaide Slater 6 ~ 17 Kennedy Morehouse

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BITS & PIECES

THE JUNE NOISY OFFERING on Sunday, June 16, will benefit St. Dysmas Ministries in South Dakota. Members of Salem have attended worship services with the prisoners at Mike Dur-fee State Prison in Springfield and the South Dakota State Prison in Sioux Falls, SD, both ELCA congregations. Talk to some of the persons who have been there to worship. The next time the opportunity is available, please prayerfully consider going there to worship ~ those are experiences you will never forget.

“We can do more together than we can alone.” ~ Pastor Tammy Craker

IF YOU’D PREFER to get your PATHFINDER by e-mail, let Marlene know your e-mail address, and we

can do that. Also, please let us know any new addresses of your college students, or other family members that may have moved recently.

JUST A REMINDER that we have Adult Bible Study on Sunday mornings at 10:10 am, or immediate-ly following worship. Adult Bible Study (usually) meets after church in the Fellowship Hall around 10:15 am on Sunday mornings, where we will have an Adult faithlens Discussion. Please join us whenever you can. Just bring yourself and your willingness to participate.

AND ANOTHER Bible Study, every other Wednesday morning, beginning at 9 am on Wednesday,

June 5 in the upstairs of the Education Unit. Interested? Then, please come ~ and bring a friend!!! If you have any questions, please call Laci Baumiller at 999-1737.

UNLESS YOU”RE A PLUVIOPHILE (someone who loves rain), a stretch of sunshine-free days can seem drab and dreary. To make South Korea’s long monsoon season more col-orful, art students created murals on some Seoul sidewalks with hydrochromic paint. It’s invisi-ble on dry surfaces, but as soon as water hits, vibrant images appear. Rain transforms gray pavement into bright scenes of fish, whales and turtles. Life’s storms, whether literal or figurative, can dampen our enthusiasm and even chal-lenge our faith. Yet adversity often reveals God’s true colors - and ours. No matter what clouds pass overhead, God remains perfect, loving and steadfast. And by praising God “rain or shine”, we, as his artwork, reveal that our Creator and his every brush-stroke are trustworthy.

SALEM QUILTERS are in need of fabrics (such as gently-used sheets for quilt backs, and anything that

will work for quilt blocks. It’s time to clean, so check your closets and see what you can find!! The Quilters thank you; the quilt recipients will thank you, too!!! The help of MORE QUILTERS would be greatly appreciat-

ed, as well!!! If you enjoy quilt-type crafts, and fellowship, come on down ~ every Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 pm. Interested in using Thrivent Action $$$ to help the quilters? Pastor Tammy will help you apply.

AGAINST THE BACKDROP of people who avoid work, cut corners and do half-hearted jobs, a diligent

[person] stand out. Practicing diligence is an excellent way to stand out for Christ at home, in the workplace and even at church. Today, complete each one of your tasks, however gib or small, with diligence. ~ David Jer-emiah

THE WORSHIP & EVANGELISM COMMITTEE has approved the suggestion of the W/ELCA to limit

the time names are on Salem’s published prayer list UNLESS that person needs to remain on the list for a long-er time. Names will be removed after being published four (4) times; but, they can be put on again, as neces-sary. Notifying the church office that the name needs to be on the prayer list again will be the responsibility of the person who had put the name on the list, or of anyone else (including the person being prayed for) who feels the name should be there. If the person is to be removed from the list before the end of the four (4) week period, we must hear from the person who had requested the name be put on, or that person him/herself.

IT IS NOT THE TASK of Christianity to provide easy answers to every question, but to make us pro-

gressively aware of a mstery. God is not so much the object of our knowledge as the cause of our wonder. ~ Kallistos Ware

IF YOU NEED A RIDE to one of our worship services here at Salem, or to one of our church events, please call the church office at 928-3752.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION ~ SD SYNOD web-page: http://www.augie.edu/sdsynod

ELCA web-page: ELCA.org

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1 2 2:00 ~ Altar Guild 6:00 ~ Confirmation 7:30 ~

Lenten Worship Maurice Bueber

8:30 ~ Church Council

3 8:30 ~

Pastor Kwen in the office

until

10:00 am

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10:45 ~ Meals

On Wheels

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6 9:00 ~

Worship Holy Communion

10:10 ~ Sunday School

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9 1:30 ~ Joy Circle

6:00 ~ Confirmation

7:30 ~ Lenten Worship

Maurice Bueber

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10:45 ~ Meals

On Wheels

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13 9:00 ~

Worship Holy Communion

10:10 ~ Sunday School

W/ELCA Bible Study

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7:30 ~ Alpha Circle

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16 6:00 ~

Confirmation 7:30 ~ W&E

17

7:30 ~ Maundy Thurs Holy Comm

Rev. L. Jerke

18

10:45 ~ Meals

On Wheels

19

20 9:00 ~

Worship Noisy Offering

Holy Communion 10:10 ~

Sunday School

21

22

23 6:00 ~

Confirmation 7:30 ~ Lenten Worship Maurice Bueber

24

25

10:45 ~ Meals

On Wheels

26

27 9:00 ~

Worship Holy Communion

10:10 ~ Sunday School

28

29

30 6:00 ~

Confirmation 7:30 ~ Lenten Worship Maurice Bueber

JUNE 2019

LECTOR LEADER ~ Margaret Kiunke GREETERS ~

USHERS ~ 2, 23, 30 ~ Jason Titze Family ACOLYTES ~ 2 = Kacy Goehring, Sydney Wear 9 = VBS Program—no acolytes 16 = Hilary Polreis, Emma Poore 23 = Amedea Luikens, Landon Thury

30 = Wes Bigge, Kacy Goehring ALTAR FLOWERS ~

BROADCAST MINISTRY ~ Roland & LaValle Winter MEALS-ON-WHEELS ~ Margaret Kiunke, Linda Schoenfish

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH 301 South First Street ~ PO Box 695

Parkston, SD 57366-0695 605-928-3752 ~ salemluth@santel.net

PATHFINDER

deadline

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

F r i

Sa t

1

2

1:00 ~ Sew Day

3

2:00 ~ Altar Guild

6:00 ~ Confirmation

7:00 ~

Church Council

4

4:00 ~

Bible Study

Leaders

5

10:45~ Meals

On Wheels

6

7 9:00 ~

Worship Holy Communion 10:10 ~

Sunday School

8

7:00 ~ Alpha Cir

9

1:00 ~Sew Day 2:00 ~ Pastors’ Text Study in Chamberlain

10

1:30 ~ Joy Circle

6:00 ~ Confirmation

11

12

10:45 ~ Meals

On Wheels

13

14 9:00 ~ Worship / Noisy Off

Holy Communion 10:10 ~ SS / AH 2:00 ~ ABM HC/Alp

15

Pastor Tammy at

Candidacy Mtg.

in Sioux Falls

16

1:00 ~ Sew Day

17 11:45 ~ Parkston

Ministerial

6:00 ~ Confirmation

18 3:30 ~

ABM Bible Study

19

10:45 ~ Meals

On Wheels

20

21 9:00 ~

Worship / HC 10:10 ~ SS / AH

22

23 9:30 ~ PRC

Pastors’ Mtg at New Home

in Mitchell

1:00 ~Sew Day

24

25

3:30 ~

AMB

Bible Study

26

10:45 ~ Meals

On Wheels

27

28 9:00 ~

29 30 31

PATHFINDER deadline

< ~ ~ Pastor Tammy on Vacation~ ~ >

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs F r i Sa t

2 9:00 ~ Worship

Holy Communion 10:10 ~ Adult faithlens Dis.

Gau Baptism

3 4

1:00 ~Sew Day

5 9:00 ~

Bible Study 7:00 ~

Church Council

6

3:30 ~

Sing-A-Long

Avera Asst.Living

7 10:45 ~

Meals On Wheels

5:00 - 7:30 ~

VBS (supper)

1 PT @ Synod Assembly

~ ~ * ~ ~ * ~ ~

8

9:00 - 1:30 ~ VBS (lunch)

9 9:30 ~ VBS

Program here at Salem

10

7:00 ~ Alpha Bible Study

11 1:00 ~ Sew Day

2:00 ~ Pastors’ Text Study in Chamberlain

12

13

14 10:45 ~ MOW

15

16 9:00 ~ Worship

Noisy Offering Holy Communion

10:10 ~ Adult faithlens Discussion

2:00 ~ A B Manor

Holy Comm Worship

17 18 1:00 ~ Sew Day

19 9:00 ~

Bible Study

20

21

10:45 ~ Meals

On Wheels

22

23 9:00 ~ Worship

Holy Communion 10:10 ~ Adult faithlens Discussion

24 25 1:00 ~ Sew Day

26 27

W/ELCA Serves

Love Feast In Mitchell

28

10:45 ~ Meals

On Wheels

29

30 9:00 ~ Worship

Holy Communion 10:10 ~ Adult faithlens Discussion

PATHFINDER deadline

Salem Lutheran Church (ELCA) 301 South First Street P.O. Box 695 Parkston SD 57366-0695 Address Service Requested

WORSHIP SCHEDULE ~ Sunday ~ 9:00 am Worship Service (with Holy Communion as shown on calendar inside) 10:10 am Adult Bible Study

Non-Profit Org US Postage

Paid Parkston, SD Permit No. 4

FATHERS DAY QUOTE

4 years: My Daddy can do anything!

7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot.

8 years: My father does not know quite everything.

12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.

14 years: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned.

21 years: Oh, that man-he is out of date!

25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.

30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.

35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first.

50 years: What would Dad have thought about that?

60 years: My Dad knew literally everything!

65 years: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.

~ Author Unknown