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Sacred Books- Dianetics As we continue our series on the sacred books of various religions, this month we will focus on Dianetics. While this book is not as popularly circulated as the Quran, Book of Mormon, and New World Translation, it is the backbone of a religion which gets some attention in the media. The full name for this book is Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Who uses it? Dianetics is one of the main books of Scientology. Scientology is a very mysterious religion which keeps many of their teachings from Dianetics secret. They believe every person is an immortal thetanwho has to confront our engramsin order to make ourselves more powerful. This process is known as auditingand allows some people to be become aliens after they die. Since the process of auditingand becoming more powerful is very expensive, this religion is more popular among celebrities. John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Nancy Cartwright, Kirstie Alley, and Lisa Marie Presley are just a few of the celebrities involved with this religion. However, the teachings of Dianetics and Scientology are present in several other forms. Scientology sponsors and teaches through the Narconon anti-drug program, the Criminon prison rehabilitation program, the Study Tech education methodology, and the organization The Way to Happiness. Scientology even has one of their large meeting places right here in St. Paul! When and how was it written? L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) was an author who primarily wrote science fiction and self-help resources. Hubbard himself admits that he was trying to earn a living and make money off of these books. After first publishing Dianetics as a self-help resource in 1950, he noticed its rising popularity. Hubbard quickly devoted his time to traveling and teaching people about this book. As he started making money from these seminars, Hubbard soon formed the religion of Scientology. Before Hubbard passed away in 1986, he made a net worth of approximately $600 million from Scientology. How do we understand this book as Christians? As Christians, we understand Dianetics to be a false book filled with the teachings of a strange religion. Dianetics and any of the other resources from Scientology are very dangerous to a persons salvation. We are not alien beings who need to unlock our inner power. We are Gods baptized and loved children! God has saved us and called us to a holy life-- not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace” (2 Timothy 1:9). While some of the self-help teachings of Dianetics will sound good to peoples ears, they are incorrect and are based on an unchristian understanding of the world. Anyone who has been deceived by the false teachings of Dianetics needs our prayers and our love as we show them the truth about life. As Jesus says, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me(John 14:6). If you have questions about this or any other sacred book, just let me know! -Pastor Tim <<<< The Pastors Page

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Sacred Books- Dianetics

As we continue our series on the sacred books of various religions, this month we will focus on Dianetics. While this book is not as popularly circulated as the Qu’ran, Book of Mormon, and New World Translation, it is the backbone of a religion which gets some attention in the media. The full name for this book is Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.

Who uses it?

Dianetics is one of the main books of Scientology. Scientology is a very mysterious religion which keeps many of their teachings from Dianetics secret. They believe every person is an immortal “thetan” who has to confront our “engrams” in order to make ourselves more powerful. This process is known as “auditing” and allows some people to be become aliens after they die.

Since the process of “auditing” and becoming more powerful is very expensive, this religion is more popular among celebrities. John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Nancy Cartwright, Kirstie Alley, and Lisa Marie Presley are just a few of the celebrities involved with this religion. However, the teachings of Dianetics and Scientology are present in several other forms. Scientology sponsors and teaches through the Narconon anti-drug program, the Criminon prison rehabilitation program, the Study Tech education methodology, and the organization The Way to Happiness. Scientology even has one of their large meeting places right here in St. Paul!

When and how was it written?

L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) was an author who primarily wrote science fiction and self-help resources. Hubbard himself admits that he was trying to earn a living and make money off of these books. After first publishing Dianetics as a self-help resource in 1950, he noticed its rising popularity. Hubbard quickly devoted his time to traveling and teaching people about this book. As he started making money from these seminars, Hubbard soon formed the religion of Scientology. Before Hubbard passed away in 1986, he made a net worth of approximately $600 million from Scientology.

How do we understand this book as Christians?

As Christians, we understand Dianetics to be a false book filled with the teachings of a strange religion. Dianetics and any of the other resources from Scientology are very dangerous to a person’s salvation. We are not alien beings who need to unlock our inner power. We are God’s baptized and loved children! God “has saved us and called us to a holy life-- not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace” (2 Timothy 1:9). While some of the self-help teachings of Dianetics will sound good to people’s ears, they are incorrect and are based on an unchristian understanding of the world. Anyone who has been deceived by the false teachings of Dianetics needs our prayers and our love as we show them the truth about life. As Jesus says, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

If you have questions about this or any other sacred book, just let me know!

-Pastor Tim

<<<< The Pastor’s Page

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The USED A BIT Sale at will be held at New Life May 9, 10, 11 Hours on Thursday and Friday are 9 am­5 pm and Sat. 9-12 noon. You may begin bringing items after 12:00 on Sunday, May 5th. . All non clothing items should be priced if possible, — nothing less than 25 cents.

Clothing need not be priced but should be marked clearly with the size. There will be a separate selling area for antique or more valuable items.. Large items can brought, but must be taken back if not sold.

Donation receipts will be available.

Set Up Dates May 6-7-8

Workers needed to help with set up and days of sale. Look for the sign up sheet on the bulletin board;

questions see Judy W. or Kathy B. Help will also be needed to pack them up on Saturday at 12:00 pm.

Lots of help will be needed all week.

All remaining items will be donated to a charity. Funds raised from the

sale will be used for Mission Projects.

See the sign up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board to sign up to help .

Start saving items and tell others of the sale.

Used A Bit

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May 5

Greeters: Brent Krause and Jerry Gunderson

Power Point Tech: Anthony Endthoff

Reader: Jerry Gunderson

Acolytes Windows: Elvis Onduko and Brody Schllundt

Acolylte Candles: Anthony Endthoff

Snacks: Dorothy Meilinger, Darlene Sutton, and Judy West

May 12

Greeters: Judy West and Pat Martin

Power Point Tech: Samara Springer

Reader: Kay Walfoort

Acolytes Windows: Amelia Butcher and Lila Heinecke

Acolylte Candles: John Aufderhar

Snacks: Mother’s Day Brunch served by New Life Men

May 19

Greeters: John and Helen Schildwachter

Power Point Tech: John Hageman

Reader: John Hageman

Acolytes Windows: Abigail Broz and Natalie Steensland

Acolylte Candles: Mia Hageman

Snacks: Joan Arndt, Kathy Brevig, and Carole Swiden

May 26

Greeters: Linda Anderson and Linda Wiegert

Power Point Tech: Olivia Pyle

Reader: Wane Gartland

Acolytes Windows: Charity Fitzhugh and Delaney Pyle

Acolylte Candles: Zach Kollos

Snacks: Dorothy Meilinger, Brenda Hudalla and Jane Krause

June 2

Greeters: To Be Determined

Power Point Tech: To be determined Reader: Delaney Pyle

Acolytes Windows: To be determined

Acolytes Candles: To be determined

Snacks: James Kiewel, Lynn Nelson, and Linda Wiegert

Altar Preparation: Kathy Brevig

Audio Visual: David Streitz

Elder on duty: Paul Luecke

Communion Assistants: Jerry Gunderson and Lyle Nelson

Ushers: Eric Grunwald, Cheryl Grunwald, Brent Krause,

Wally Jenson, and Anthony Endthoff

Cleaning:

May 2 Cleaning Authority

May 9-10-11 Jayn Fritsche and Sonja Trombley

May 16– Cleaning Authority

May 23-24-25 Phyllis Trippel and Leah Hageman

May 30 Cleaning Authority

5-2 Kathy Afderhar

5-3 Pastor Tim

5-9 Arianna Sutton

5-10 Adam Hausladen, Jr

5-15 Joshua Udstuen

5-17 Elaine Whalen

5-19 Alexandria Endthoff

5-19 John Schildwachter

5-21 Rick Garmaker

5-21 Brenda Hudalla

5-26 Kate Watkins

May Sunday School Teacher:

Bill Fritsche

April Sunday School Assistants:

Jayn Fritsche, Tim Trombley, Pastor John,

Chris Steensland and James Kiewel

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Check the UPDATE BOX monthly for any change of address or phone numbers of our members.

**NOTE ** If you have any contact information changes please send them to

Phyllis at [email protected] or Pastor Tim.

No updates this month

Church Summer Picnic Sunday, June 9,

at New Life Church.

Potluck @11:45 - Games from 12:30—2:30 pm.

Fellowship Board will provide fried chicken for the potluck and ice cream after the Tug of War finale around 2:30 pm.

What to bring? - A dish to share. Invite your neighbors, friends, and family.

President Lincoln had it right. The time you spend

preparing for your work makes the work so much

easier.

Jesus gave us work to do too. Be salt and light in the

world. Feed the hungry. Care for widows and orphans.

Go and make disciples. Forgive as the Lord forgave

you. Love your enemies. Serve one another. Know

that you are blessed when you are persecuted.

That huge task means we need to make sure we

spend enough time preparing for the task. Hebrews

10:24,25 tells us how: “And let us consider how

we may spur one another on toward love and

good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as

some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging

one another—and all the more as you see the

Day approaching.”

It is so much easier to do the work Jesus has for us

when we first meet together and encourage each

other. That is what keeps us sharp and gives us the

motivation to seek out those who don’t know Jesus—

both the ones who are hurting and the ones who are

hostile. Trying to do this by yourself will only wear

you down and make you dull.

Has one of your fellow Christians missed out on their Christian axe sharpening? Give them a call and invite them to come back.

Sharpen the axe

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree

and I will spend the first four sharpening

the axe”—Abraham Lincoln

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5-4 Joan and Jim Arndt

5-11 Dennis and Linda Garner

5-18 James and Anna Kiewel

5-20 Pastor and Lisa Heinecke

5-24 Michael and Betsy Walcheski

JUNE 3 POTLUCK PICNIC FOR WOMEN AT KATHY B'S HOME @ 6:30 pm.

We will vote on which Missions to donate Used a Bit proceeds to.

Pastor: Tim Heinecke

Assistant to the Pastor: Rev John Schildwachter

Administrative Assistant: Lisa Heinecke

Church Officers

President: Eric Grunwald

Vice President: Dave Wallner

Treasurer: Zach Trippel

Secretary: Carole Swiden

Financial Secretary: Dave Streitz

Church Council & Board Members

Elders: Brent Krause (chair) , Paul Luecke,

Wally Jensen, Michael Walcheski

Board of Education: Linda Wiegert (chair),

Penny Butcher, Leah Hageman, Pat Martin,

Phyllis Trippel

SEM Board (Stewardship, Evangelism, Missions):

Jane Streitz (chair), John Schildwachter,

Ginny Mullin

Fellowship Board: Mary Watkins (chair),

Darlene Sutton, Jayn Fritsche,

Carol Larson, Joan Arndt

Board of Church Properties: Dave Streitz (chair),

Phil Watkins, Brent Krause, Wally Jensen,

Dave Swiden

Committee & Working Group Coordinators

Acolytes/PowerPoint Techs: Dee Winter Altar Care: Judy West Audio & Visual: Elders

Bulletin: Lisa Heinecke Church Cleaning: Phyllis Trippel Church Decorating: Betsy Walcheski

Church Property Use/Rental: BoCP – Dave Streitz Garden Maintenance: Jeanne Woeltge

Greeters: Lynn Nelson Lawn Maintenance: Phil Watkins LifeLine: Phyllis Trippel

New Life Women: Kathy Brevig, Judy West Readers: Phyllis Trippel Snacks: Dorothy Meilinger

Soul Purpose: Cheryl Grunwald Sunday flowers pick up: Kathy Brevig Sunday flowers payment: Judy West

Ushers: Elders Website: Kay Walfoort

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Weekly Bible Readings

In May, we are in the “Easter Season.” Overall, our readings are continuing to celebrate Jesus’ victory over death as we look forward to His Second Coming. Our readings also have a unique focus: we do not read from the Old Testament and we spend a lot of time in Revelation. After Easter, our Old Testament reading is replaced by a reading from Acts. This helps give us a glimpse into what God was doing through His people in the years after the first Easter. Our readings from Revelation help to focus our eyes on God’s promises in difficult times and Jesus’ Second Coming.

As Lutheran Christians, worship is one of the “high points” of the week. To help you prepare for worship, below are the readings for each of the upcoming Sundays. The Gospel reading is oftentimes the main focus. The Old Testament reading is picked out to fit with the Gospel. The Epistle reading may loosely fit with the Gospel, but oftentimes is an opportunity to read our way through some of the highlights of a particular New Testament letter. As you look over the readings, watch for patterns and how the readings may fit together! -Pastor

May

Confirmation Update May 2019 Our update this month has a two-fold focus: welcoming our new students and the Confirmation Retreat. After a time of preparing, three new students took their first Communion on Maundy Thursday: Natalie Steensland, Charity Fitzhugh, and Levi Hageman. They spent over six months working their way through Luther’s Small Catechism at home and a month taking our “This is the Feast” class to prepare for Communion. (We oftentimes call the “This is the Feast” class our “First Communion” class.) They are now fully a part of our Confirmation process and join the rest of the youth on Wednesday nights.

We also enjoyed our annual Confirmation Retreat to Camp Omega. Oftentimes on the first weekend in April, Camp Omega hosts a Confirmation Retreat. This year, six of our youth, Angela Springer (the female chaperone), and myself attended the retreat. We left on a Friday afternoon and returned the following Saturday evening. Three other churches joined us at camp as we enjoyed some Christian fellowship, singing, and time studying Psalm 46. Since the weather cooperated, we also participated in some of the fun activities at camp. Everyone was safe as we played group games, teambuilding exercises, archery, hatchet throwing, and more. We call came back tired and muddy, but it was a wonderful experience at Camp Omega!

If you ever have any questions about or ideas for our confirmation program we are developing at New Life, I would love to hear them! I will keep you posted with many of the new and exciting changes as they happen.

Blessings,

Pastor

Sunday, May 5th

Acts 9:1-22

Revelation 5:8-14

John 21:1-14

Sunday, May 12th

Acts 20:17-35

Revelation 7:9-17

John 10:22-30

Sunday, May 19th

Acts 11:1-18

Revelation 21:1-7

John 16:12-22

Sunday, May 26th

Acts 16:9-15

Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27

John 16:23-33

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Please help us fill the grocery cart with food to support the Good

Neighbor Food Shelf. This year’s list of the 5 Most Wanted Foods: Canned Fruit, Whole Grain Products – (Brown Rice, Pasta, Cold Cereal and Oatmeal), Nut Butters, Cooking Oils, and Canned Meat or Fish. Also needed are personal care products.

Kathy B has some medical equipment available for anyone who may be in need of it. (Commode, shower bench, wheel chair, 4-prong cane, walker)

See her for more information or if you need to borrow an item or have an item to donate. Inquires to Kathy B @ 651 429-3862.

**Mite Box Donations — please remember to fill your mite box and bring it in the first Sunday of the month. Give it to Judy West.

Used A Bit Sale will be May 9-11. Help will be need for set up and break down. Gather together your items to donate.

See article elsewhere in issue for details.

New Life Women’s Pot Luck Picnic at Kathy B’s on June 3 @ 6:30 PM

s Day Brunch May 14

Used A Bit

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Scripture: I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;

no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given

them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my

Father's hand.

John 10:28-29 (NIV)

Theme: Jesus promises eternal life!

Last week I went to the store and bought a new

hammer. Do you know why I bought this particular

hammer? It is because it is guaranteed forever. The

guarantee on this hammer says, "If this tool ever

fails to provide complete satisfaction, return it for

free repair or replacement."

That is great, isn't it? If I ever break this hammer, all

I have to do is take it back to the store and they will

either fix it or give me a new hammer.

Wait a minute! What if I lose my hammer?

This guarantee doesn't say that they will replace

the hammer if I lose it. What if someone steals it?

I guess if I lose my hammer, or someone breaks

into my garage and steals it, I'm out of luck.

Wouldn't it be great if something was guaranteed to last forever — and was

guaranteed that you couldn't lose it and nobody could steal it? Well, there is!

Jesus has promised everlasting life to those who trust and believe in him.

Listen to his guarantee!

"My sheep hear my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life,

and they shall never die!"

Is it guaranteed that no one can steal it? It sure is!

Jesus said, "No one can snatch them out of my hand."

Eternal life that you can't lose and no one can take it away. That's a guarantee that

no one can match!

Dear Father, we thank you for your guarantee of everlasting life through Jesus Christ.

In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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May 12 (Mother’s Day)

“We have been among the living from our first moments inside our mothers. God’s holy

angels and many wonderful people worked very hard to keep it that way. Because they did, we

have fulfilling lives in Jesus Christ. And there is hope for

others through us as we live for Him. We owe a great debt. Let us

pay it forward as guardians of life and hope.”

Jason Nelson, www.timeofgrace.org – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • www.lutheransforlife.org

The men of New Life Church invite you to

a Mother’s Day Brunch after church in the

Fellowship Hall on Sunday May 12th.

If you are a mother,

or if you have a mother,

or ever had a mother,

you are cordially invited.

Help with the Used A Bit Sale

May 6-11

Mother’s Day Brunch May 12

Wear something red on May 20

to celebrate Pentecost

Walk in the Good Neighbor Day

Parade with NLC-L

Thank God for blessings today

and every day

Praise God, from whom all

blessings flow!

To Do List

14th Annual Kicks for Christ Soccer Camp

To be held June 20-22, 2019 Thursday & Friday—5:30-7:30 pm

Saturday—9:00-11:00 am

Hugo Lions Park

5524 146th Street North

Hugo, MN

For Kids of Hugo and the surrounding communities, ages 4-8. The camp is organized and run by former college soccer players who love to teach the game and share the love of

Christ. Registrations forms can be found a www.newlifehugo.org or by calling 651 429-1975.

$10 per child (Scholarship available upon request)

Pentecost Red

On Sunday,

June 9th

we’ll be celebrating

Pentecost.

The colors on the

altar will be red that day, and we invite everyone to

wear red in celebration of

God sending us his Holy Spirit!

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We are in need of:

People to represent New Life by walking/riding along the float; A truck and trailer to use as the float;

A group of artistic people to plan/decorate the float.

Please talk with Jane Streitz or anyone on the SEM Board if you’d like to help in one or more ways!

Camp Omega Scholarships

Did you know we have money set aside to help youth attend Camp

Omega? Currently, we have $1,465.05 available to help offset the

costs of camp.

Camp Omega is an amazing place to get away, grow in your faith, and

make other Christian friends your own age! Camp Omega offers a variety

of different types of camps and fun experiences for all ages. A great way

to see what is available is by checking their website

(www.campomega.org).

If anyone interested in a scholarship, just talk to me.

Are you not interested in attending camp, but you want to

help others go? You can donate to this special

dedicated fund to help others attend camp. You can make

checks out to “New Life” and put “Camp Omega Scholarship”

in the memo.

Camp is a great experience and we are excited to help each other have the

opportunity to go! -Pastor Tim

Quiet charity By Pastor Mark Jeske

It’s not too hard to spot charity phonies—you know, people who

do something for the community and then leverage every media

outlet they and their staff can think of to trumpet that news as far

and wide as possible. How much better it is to be generous and

help people and let that be the end of it!

I have some friends who love to tell me what they contribute to

and how they’ve been recognized. I wish they wouldn’t do that.

The only recognition they need is a receipt from the charity for

IRS purposes and the approval of their generous Father in

heaven who gave them the money in the first place.

Jesus taught his disciples that using generosity to stoke hunger

for fame is cheap and unworthy of citizens of God’s kingdom:

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others

to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your

Father in heaven” (Matthew 6:1). If the recipients of your gifts

want to use your name to encourage generosity by others, that’s

one thing. It’s another entirely to use the neediness of others to

make yourself look big.

Some congregations in the past used to publish the contribution

records of all their members. It gives me the shivers even to think

about that. Shaming won’t help the low givers to be more

generous, and flattering the big givers publicly won’t help them

carry out Jesus’ instructions.

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Water of Life... Looking Over Your Shoulder

In the Word

"Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and

the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all

night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were

divided." Exodus 14:21

Of the Word

Driver’s education instructors are constantly reminding

their students to look in the rear view mirror. In doing so,

the driver is able to see what’s going on behind the car.

While the Israelites were crossing the Red Sea, they were

constantly looking over their shoulders. Whenever they

looked back, they saw Egyptians approaching quickly.

Once they were safely across, there was no need to keep

looking back. When they crossed the Red Sea, they left

behind their old lives as slaves. They were free!

Like the Israelites, we no longer need to keep looking

over our shoulders to see if our sins are following us.

We can be confident that, … as far as the east is from the

west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us

(Psalm 103:12).

Just as the Israelites crossed through waters of the

Red Sea, we have crossed through the waters of Holy

Baptism. This means our old life of sin and death is left

behind, and we need not look back. We are free from

the burden of sin.

Walking with My Lord O Lord, in my Baptism You removed my sins as far as the

east is from the west. Remind me of this so that I no

longer keep looking over my shoulder. In Your holy

name. Amen.

From The Meyer Minute “A person becomes sad in conscience

and grumbles inwardly about the evil in life.” That line from Martin

Luther struck me this morning as I looked at the news and mulled over

the day to come. We preachers don’t have to convince people that sin

exists. It’s present all around us and, if we reflect upon our deepest

thoughts and urges, we realize that it’s within us too. What should I

do about sin?

Psalm 32 is the second of the so-called “penitential psalms.” The

psalmist first stuffed his own sin, but that didn’t work. “When I kept

silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For

day and night your hand was heavy upon me”

(verses 3-4). When you’re “sad in conscience…about the evil in life,”

God’s hand is on you, oppressing you with the weight of sin.

Theologians call this God’s “alien work.” Ever feel it?

Stuffing didn’t work, so “I acknowledged my sin to you and I did not

cover my iniquity; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’

and you forgave the iniquity of my sin’” (verse 5). Here’s God’s “proper

work,” forgiveness through the suffering and death of Jesus Christ.

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that

at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him,

because he cares for you”

(1 Peter 5:6).

Be thankful when God oppresses you, and then lay your sins on

Jesus. “After a person becomes aware of sin and terrified at heart, that

one must watch that sin does not remain in the conscience, for this

would certainly lead to nothing but doubt.

Instead, as soon as sins have flowed out from Christ and are

recognized, so they must be shaken back on him and the conscience

emptied of them.”

“Steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. Be glad in the Lord and re­joice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart” (verses 10-11).

From the Meyer Minute

The “Meyer Minute” is a daily devotional thought

written by the president of Concordia Seminary,

Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer. If you would like to sign up to

receive this daily email message send an email to

[email protected]

Email [email protected]

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Lutheran Church Extension Fund Wayne Gartland 651 257-8790

(1-800-843-5233)

Member Business and Services Directory

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651 248-2601 Mahtomedi, MN 55115

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Page 14: The Pastor s PageDianetics and Scientology are present in several other forms. Scientology sponsors and teaches through the Narconon anti-drug program, the Criminon prison rehabilitation

“Go... Tell the people the full message of this new life.” Acts 5:20b

New Life Church — Lutheran

6000 N 148th St

Hugo, MN 55038

651 429-1975

www.newlifehugo.org

Pastor: Timothy Heinecke

Sunday Services: Worship 9:00 AM

(Holy Communion 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays)

Education Hour for All Ages: 10:30—11:30