Solomon Lutheran Church and School 305 West Main Street Woodville, Ohio 43469 Phone: (419)-849-3600 Fax: (419)-849-2260 www.solomon-lutheran-school.com www.solomonchurch.com

Month of DECEMBER Published once a month Issue no. 12-17 Periodical

Solomon Members and Community Members in

need of comforting and healing prayers

Ed Wyborski, Lee Pfouts, Byron Gilbert, Corrie

Albright, Wayne Karchner, Tom Obermyer, Lexi

Evarts, Missy Bitkowski, Ron Schnitker, Bruce

Sibbersen, Roger Freeborn, Paul Hammer, Dan and

Bobbie Mauntler, Ryan Chambers and Stacy Benner.

Advent & Christmas Worship

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 @ 7pm Acolyte: Luke Perry Reader: Pat Scheid

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 @7pm Acolyte: Sophie Blausey

Reader: Barb Terrell

Wednesday, December 20th, 2017 @7pm Acolyte: Tristan Haas

Reader: Volunteer Needed

Sunday, December 24th, 2017 Christmas Eve

7pm & 10:30pm

We remember our homebound, nursing home members and friend through-out the winter months and holidays and any

other time of the year!

Bernice Saam Bethesda Care Center 600 N. Brush St. Fremont, OH 43420

Phil Farris Windsor Lane Health Care 355 Windsor Lane, Gibsonburg, OH 43431

Mary Meyer Otterbein Portage Valley #123 20311 Pemberville Rd., Pemberville, OH 43450

Lyla Bringman Otterbein Portage Valley #710 20311 Pemberville Rd. Pemberville, OH 43450

Hilda Burkett Genoa Care Center #207 300 Cherry St, Genoa, OH, 43430

Kathy Radeloff Genoa Care Center 300 Cherry St, Genoa, OH, 43430

Jackie Frazier 403 Water St. Woodville, OH 43469

Marjorie Schulte 7310 W. Camper Rd. Woodville, OH 43469

Virginia Andrews 102 Lavine St., Woodville, OH 43469

Wayne Karchner 1107 Erie St., Woodville, OH 43469

Betty Meder 723 College Ave, Woodville, OH 43469 Dan Maunlter 746 Riverside Drive, Woodville, OH 43469

Solomon Lutheran Church Council Meeting October 24, 2017

Present – Mary Schroeder, Bob Schroeder, Gary LaMunyon, Terri Kruse, Mary Lou Busdiecker, Barb Terrell, Cher Heisler, Andy Jacobson, Pastor Kristina Ahlman, Sandy Bringman, John Ransom, Emily Hemminger, Natalie Schiets, Christy Blechinger Guests: Sarah Ransom & Mary Smathers

Meeting called to order by President Mary Schroeder. Devotions/Prayer led by Pastor.

Communications - Next Council meeting Tuesday, November 28 at 7:00. Many various thank you notes received.

Nominating Committee - Jennifer Orcelletto. She presented a proposed ballot with a few open spots. Notice of open committee positions will go in bulletin and newsletter. Not everybody can be reached because of home numbers going away. Some questions about a couple people - are they running again or finished with their 4 years? Note on Christian Day School - if all positions are not filled by church members, then a non-member parent can be appointed. Motion made by Gary to accept as presented, 2nd by John Ransom. Terri Kruse is not running again for CDS - removed. Approved with that change.

Approval of the council meeting minutes - approved as submitted.

Executive Committee - Pastor Kristina submitted her letter of resignation to the executive committee on Monday, October 16. Job descriptions have been updated and reformatted, and asking approval for all of them except for Finance (not yet received) and Christian Ed. Motion made by Gary LaMunyon, second John Ransom, approved.

Treasurer Report - Mary Lou Busdiecker, report submitted. Major Improvement drive is up to $42198 out of $100,000 goal. All looks normal for this time of year. Took in $1080 at organ recital for that fund. Motion to approve made by Bob Schroeder, second Gary LaMunyon, approved Pastors Report - Kristina Ahlman, report submitted. Our synod has 10 congregations without pastors. Some of them are small that are tied to another church and cannot afford their own pastor. Motion made by Andy Jacobson to accept the pastor's resignation effective November 12, 2017, second Terri Kruse, approved.

Youth and Family Directors Report - Emily Hemminger, report submitted. Thanksgiving pies will be offered again. Houston trip monetary goal is approximately $1000 per person. Many people commented positively about being able to watch Dan during the organ recital.

Solomon School Principal Report - Natalie Schiets, report submitted. Average daily membership for Ohio for school has been done: 61 students. Federal numbers are more complicated - more demographic information needed. Need substitute custodian desperately, otherwise she will have to do it herself, starting 11/10 for 6-12 weeks, pay $10.50/hr. Property and Maintenance - report submitted. Received bill for sofit repair and bee removal, and rental of lift, $1600. Bob Schroeder moved to approve payment from Major Improvement fund, Gary LaMunyon second, approved. Roof scheduled for replacement soon, damages to deck undetermined until the old one is removed. We've received one quote for $3000 to replace 3 air handlers in chimneys in classrooms, Damschroders will be also be giving us quote and could do the work when they replace the roof. Bob Schroeder made motion to spend up to $3000 to fix, Andy Jacobson second, approved.

Christian Ed - Andy Jacobson, report submitted. Confirmation is on October 29.

Finance - Bob Schroeder, report submitted. Stewardship - Sandy Bringman, report submitted. Mission/Outreach - Christy Blechinger, report submitted. Collecting for Susie's coats until mid-November. Ham/Turkey for food pantry will be sold in November. Christy made motion for the Thankoffering to be divided 1/4 to Salem food pantry, 1/4 to Luther Home of Mercy, half to Solomon Major Improvement fund, John Ransom second, approved Membership - John Ransom, report submitted. Thank you to all the cookie donators for Dan's recital. Worship Life - Barb Terrell, no report submitted. Christian Day School - Terri Kruse, report submitted. Open house November 12. A parent survey was sent out regarding school uniforms, 60% were not in favor. Terri made motion to approve renewal of advertising on Woodmore's scoreboard

in High School gym for three years, for a total of $2992 from Crusader funds, Bob second, approved Old Business - none New Business - none The meeting was adjourned with the Lord's Prayer.

A LETTER FROM HANNAH …….

Hello everyone! Some of you have requested a more thorough detailed explanation of what I do here. So I

thought I might write a "Day in the Life" type newsletter. This particular day was Tuesday, October 24th. 6:00 am. My alarm goes off. I groan and snooze it for another ten minutes (I am not a morning person).

Finally, I get up and start getting ready for work. I manage to leave the apartment at 6:50, but because I’m still a little sleepy, I walk slowly so a normally 20-minute walk takes me about 30. I walk into the office and greet everyone there with a cheerful “Good morning!” in Japanese. A chorus of “Good morning” is the response, some in English, some in Japanese. Interestingly enough, it is the non-English teachers who greet me in English. I make myself a cup of coffee and settle down to grade some high school presentations. At 8:15, the teachers assemble for the morning meeting. Announcements and sports results are given. Today is a short meeting, so I have time to sit down and finish my coffee before morning chapel at 8:30. Since it’s Tuesday, the high school juniors are in the chapel. Everyone "else" listens through the broadcast system. The school’s chaplain, Pastor Che, preaches on Mark 4:8. I try to listen, but he uses really complicated Japanese, and I am quickly lost. Tuesday is my busy day of the week, but luckily, I have first hour to finish the last-minute preparations. I prepare lesson plans for the high school first year curriculum, as the teachers for that curriculum will have a meeting third hour and we’ll discuss it. Normally, I don’t lead that curriculum, but as the teacher who does is on maternity leave, I’ve taken over. The bell to end first hour ends. How did that hour go so fast? Time to teach! We are in the middle of a Show and Tell project. One of my students tries to use the hook/topic sentence of “Do you have a body?” After talking about it with him, he changes it to “Do you like to dance?” His Show and Tell topic is his dance club uniform. The rest of the class is uneventful. Third hour comes. Time for the meeting! I open it and we talk about scheduling, lesson plans, things we want to change, students who are chronically late or absent. We finish with twenty minutes to go in the hour. I am pleased. Another successful meeting. Since we finished early, I have time for another cup of coffee. This pleases me more than the successful meeting, to be honest. Then it’s time for junior high! Today, class is in the library. Students are researching famous people from history. Each student, in a class of 25, has a different person. There are people from all over the world. Some students work diligently at their research, while others disappear into the stacks “looking for books”. I remind them that the librarian has already pulled all of the books they need, and to please return to their desks. They do so with an air of defeat. The bell rings. Lunchtime! I go to the cafeteria with one of my teacher friends and order curry. We chat with some of the graduated students who attend the college on campus. Their confidence in English has soared. I enjoy talking with them. All too quickly, lunchtime is over and it’s time for class. This class is high school, and the same lesson plan as second hour. These students work much faster. I make a note to plan something extra for next class since they won’t need the full two classes to write their rough drafts. In fact, some students actually finish before the one class is over. Then, it’s sixth hour, and I have the hour free. I use it to finish grading speeches for my junior high first years. They have just finished a speech where they interviewed a teacher and introduced the teacher to the class. All of them did an excellent job. At 3:15, it’s time for cleaning. I supervise a group of girls who clean the 3rd floor and 2nd floor main staircase of the school. They come late, and work slowly, but they do finish on time. Everyone goes back to their homerooms, and the teachers go back to the office and we have closing worship over the broadcast system. At 4:00, I head over to the junior high. One of the students will take an English proficiency test in a week, so I help her to practice for the interview section. She stumbles over the pronunciation of a few words, but overall is very good. She is a good student who studies hard. At 5:00, we have an extra English department meeting. We’re writing the English portion of the entrance exam. It ends up being an hour of teachers arguing over two different questions, and the grammar. We finally finish at 6:15, but I have one more task to do before I go home. One of the high school seniors, is going to take her college entrance exam soon, and she wants to practice for the English interview. I work with her for another 45 minutes. She wants to go to Nagasaki University and be a junior high English teacher. She is passionate about it, and it shows. Finally, we finish and I can go home. I decide to order pizza for dinner, because I’m too tired to cook and then I can have leftover pizza for lunch on Wednesday. I go to bed that night tired, but satisfied with the day. So, there you have it! That is a typical day, though I don’t always end up staying so late. Sometimes it happens, but I try not to do it every day. Of course, the Japanese teachers are almost always there that late, or later. It’s part of their culture to stay later than the people who have worked there longer. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of delicious food! Thank you again for all of your prayers and support!

SOLOMON LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN

Thankoffering Sunday was on Nov. 12th. Thank you everyone for your generous donations of $560.47, which will help support all the ministries of Women of the ELCA from advocacy and education to discipleship and outreach.

As another year comes a close, it is time to thank a lot of people who were involved in the events that took place in 2017. Thank you to those who helped plan, decorate, prepare and serve food for the Good Cheer luncheon and to Emily Hemminger, teachers and students who provided the entertainment. To the chairwomen and their teams who worked and/or provided food for the funeral luncheons To Kay Nickelsen for leading the Ruth Bible study and the women who attended. To all the ladies who cut, sew, knot and tie all the quilts that are sent to Lutheran World Relief and those who assembled the kits, packed everything and to Jan Busdeker for delivering all of it to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in New Rochester. Thank you to the men who so willingly take the time to set up and take down the tables and chairs for funeral luncheons and other events. A special thank you to Sarah and Pat for their help from the office. On behalf of the SLCW, a special thank you to all of our Solomon family for your generous donations and support. ==========================================================================================

Good Samaritan Food pantry

We will be collecting the

following items:

December: Donors choice

January: Laundry Soap &

Toilet Paper

February: Any Food Item or

Personal Hygiene Products

Fabric Needed!

Knot & Tie ladies are in need of fabric for

the quilts. If you have some fabric you would like to

donate any color or pattern will do! Please let Barb

Terrell know or bring it to the church

office. Thank you in advance for your

donation.

Pat Caris ~ for her volunteer time in the church office maintaining current records and helping whenever called. You are a Blessing!! Eunice Kruse~for folding & stapling the bulletins every week. All those paper cuts are worth it! Your work is so much appreciated! Janet Ribbeck~ for being the office runner to the post office etc.., changing pariments though out the year and folding newsletters every month. We are grateful for your help!

AGAPE PRAYER MINISTRY Our children are vulnerable and are being exploited in many ways in our society. There is often little protection for them. How can we, the church, cover our children in protection and blessing? One of the components of a national Lutheran ministry, Cherish All Children, gives us a simple

and easy solution: prayer.

The prayer component of this program focuses on connecting with the youth in our congregation specifically by lifting them up in prayer. One of the ways we have for telling our kids we care

deeply about them is through intentional prayer. Consider what it would be like if every young person in our congregation was prayed for daily, intentionally, and by name by an adult member of

our congregation. What transformation might be possible? What would the children think? Of what value would this be to the adults? How might it impact leadership?

The beauty of this effort is that as we surround our children with prayer, we too deepen our relationship not only with our young people, but with our God as well.

Over the next few months, you are going to be hearing more about the Agape Prayer Ministry at Solomon. This ministry will rely on you and the way you can become an important part in

connecting with our youth by lifting them up in prayer, asking God to be with them to protect them, and helping them feel loved and supported. We can't wait to begin!

Contact Sandy Bringman or Emily Hemminger with comments or questions.

The set of Journeying Through Grief booklets

will no longer be placed in the Narthex of

the church. If you would like a set for

yourself or a friend please ask a Stephen

Minister for the set of four booklets.

Solomon’s Stephen Ministers are Beth

Nieman-Adams, Alice Fork, Phyllis Herman,

Barbara Schnitker, Theresa Stone, Marcia

Strong, Barbara Terrell, and Linda Wyse.

BLOOD DRIVE ………….

Solomon Lutheran Church & School 305 W. Main Street

Woodville, OH 43469

When: December 28, 2017 Time: Noon~5pm Where: Gym (Cherry Street side doors will be open)

To pre-register go to…

www.americanredcross.org

2018 Offering Envelopes

Please pick-up your 2018 Offering

Envelopes. They are located in the

rear of the church the entire month of

December. If you do not have

envelopes and would like them, please

contact Sarah in the church office and

she will see that you receive them.

Thank you!

Church Committee Positions Available! Looking for ways to give back to your church community? We encourage you to join a committee! There are committees available for all time commitment levels. From families juggling multiple schedules to empty nesters and snow birds – we have a committee for you! See below for a brief description of some of the committees with vacancies:

Christian Education - Provide resources and support for the Sunday School program and teachers.

Christian Day School - Provide input and support for the growth and operations of the Solomon Lutheran Elementary School.

Finance - Insure, along with the Treasurer, that disbursements of all congregation budgetary items shall comply with the current approved budget or shall have been previously approved pursuant to this constitution and by-laws.

Mission/Outreach - Review and make recommendations for any and all mission appeals to the Congregation Council whether it be individual or group appeal.

Nominating - Provide qualified and responsible nominations for officers and committee members for positions specified by the Congregation Council

Personnel/Staff Support - Provide a listening ear to the staff and congregation by communicating joys, successes, accomplishments, growth areas, concerns and frustrations with the appropriate persons involved.

Executive Committee – President, Vice President and Treasurer Please see the church office if you are interested in joining and/or learning more about these committees or executive positions.

Sunday School Christmas Program & Dinner

WHEN: Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 in the Gym

TIME: Dinner ~5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Program begins ~6:30 pm

Dinner Menu: Ham, Cheesy Hashbrown Potatoes, Green Beans,

Salad & Rolls Please come join us for a wonderful

program& fellowship!

2018 Offering Envelopes

Please pick-up your 2018 Offering Envelopes. They are located in the rear of the church the

entire month of December. If you do not have envelopes and would like them, please contact Sarah in the church office and she will see that

you receive them. Thank you!

Woodmore Drama Club presents:

“A NIGHT OF MUSIC”

Dinner and Music

December 8, 2017

7:00pm

Solomon Lutheran Gym

305 W. Main St.

$30 single/$50 couple

All tickets must be paid for in advance and will be Picked up at the door on the evening of the Performance!

Send checks made payable to: Woodmore Drama Club 611 W. First Street, Woodville, Ohio 43469

Please include the following information: Date attending Number of tickets needed Phone Number Questions may be directed to: Connie: 419-704-7807 Loraine: 419-559-8491 Marcia: 419-559-3514

Drama Students will perform old favorite songs, new tunes and

lots of dances!

Sun. December 3 8:00am service 10:30am service

Pastor Giese Communion Set-up/Clean up: Barb Terrell Sandy Bringman & Pat Caris

Reader: Bruce Stone Sandy Bringman

Communion Servers/Ushers: Bruce & Terri Stone Sandy Bringman & Pat Caris

Ushers: Ruth McMaster & Barb Terrell Scott & Jo Sevits

Acolyte: Landon Emch Kalyn Johnson

Sun. December 10 8:00am service 10:30am service

Pastor Giese Communion Set-up/Clean up: Barb Terrell John & Brenda Ransom

Reader: Dan Boyle Dan Boyle

Communion Servers/Ushers: Dave & Michelle Sotak John & Brenda Ransom

Ushers: John & Pam Hoesman Matt & April Hammer

Acolyte: Macey Bauder Lilly Strong

Sun. December 17 8:00am service 10:30am service

Pastor Dumke Communion Set-up/Clean up: Beth & Troy Thorbahn LaMunyon Family

Reader: Kenny Kruse Pat Scheid

Communion Servers/Ushers: Bill & Amy Blausey Gary & Missy LaMunyon

Ushers: Holly & Tom Miller Nate & Holly Henn

Acolyte: Kristen Davis Sarah Smathers

Sun. December 24 CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE

Pastor Weitlemann 7pm service 10:30pm service

Communion Set-up/Clean up: Barb Terrell

Reader: Connie Davis Kenny Kruse

Communion Servers/Ushers: Connie Davis & Family Bill & Amy Blausey & Family

Ushers: Connie Davis & Family Bill & Amy Blausey & Family

Acolyte: Landon Emch & Kalyn Johnson Luke Perry & Macey Bauder

Sun. December 31

Assistant: Kaleb Perez 9:00am service Reader: Taylor Adams Ushers: Beth Nieman~Adams & Taylor Adams

Acolyte: Lilly Strong

d e c E M B E R 2 0 1 7

Have a SAFE Holiday Season! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! From all the Staff and Teachers here at Solomon Lutheran School

D E C e m b e r 2 0 1 7 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

5:30pm ~ School Christmas Talent Show

2

10am Basketball Game @ Home vs St. John Freedom

3 8am & 10:30 am~ Worship 9:20am~Sunday School ~ All Ages

Sunday School Program Dinner

4

6:30pm ~ Worship Life 7pm ~ Stephen Ministries

5

7 pm~ Christian Ed

6

8:30am ~ Chapel 7pm ~ Advent Service 7:30pm ~ Choir

7

6:30pm~ Recovery Worship

8

Woodmore Drama Club

Fundraiser (Gym) 3pm -10pm

9

10 8am & 10:30am~ Worship 9:20am~Sunday School ~ All Ages

11

6:30pm ~ Christian Day School

12

8am & 1pm ~ Knot & Tie

5pm~ Basketball Game Away vs Trinity 7pm~Prop & Maint.

13

8:30am ~ Chapel 7pm ~ Advent Service 7:30 ~ Choir

14

6:30pm ~ Recovery Worship 7:30pm~ Family Recovers Too!

15

16

10am ~ Basketball Game Away vs St. Paul Napoleon Boy Scout Lock-In (Saturday Night- Sunday am)

17 8am~ Worship 9:20am~Sunday School ~All Ages 10:30am~ Praise & Worship

18 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES DUE

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

19

1 pm~ Ruth Circle

5pm ~ Basketball Game Home vs Monclova Christian

20

8:30am ~ Chapel 2 Hr. Early Release~1 pm 7pm ~ Advent Service 7:30pm ~ Choir

21 NO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS BREAK

6:30pm ~ Recovery Worship

22 NO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS BREAK

23

24

Christmas Eve Worship 7pm & 10:30pm ____________________ 31 9am ~ Worship

25 No School

26

7pm ~ Council Mtg. Church/School Office Closed

27

7pm ~ Choir

28

Bloodmobile~ 12pm – 5pm 6:30pm ~ Recovery Worship

29

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If you have items that you would like inserted

on the calendar or put in the newsletter,

please email them to Sarah at

srewoldt@solomon.pvt.k12.oh.us by

December 18th, 2017.

************NO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS BREAK******NO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS BREAK**********

PAJAMA JAM ~ LOCK~IN