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408 Ninth Street NW
Mandan, ND 58554
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
Phone: 701-663-3594
Fax: 701-663-6217
E-mail: [email protected]
Building Faith and
Transforming Lives
in Christ.
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www.firstlutheranofmandan.org
We’re on the web!
Trunk or Treat is returning to First Lutheran!
First Lutheran Church is hosting
a fun and safe place in Mandan
for our area youth to trick or
treat. Trunk or Treat will take
place on Halloween night, October
31st from 5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. in
the church parking lot.
PLEASE LET YOUR FRIENDS &
FAMILY KNOW!
Council E-mail:
October 2019
First Lutheran Church
October Newsletter
Greetings from First Lutheran Church Council. I would like to take
some time to update you on a few things. The call committee at First
Lutheran has been working hard in following the process outlined by
the ELCA and the Western Synod to fill the Administrative Pastor
position here at First Lutheran. The call committee hopes to have the
site profile completed by October 1st. A site profile of a church is read
by any Pastor who may consider a call to First Lutheran. A potential
Pastor can review the site profile and see if their skill set and our
needs would be a good combination for all parties involved. Please
keep the Call Committee in your prayers as they go through this
process reviewing potential candidates for our Administrative Pastor
position. All this is good news. It just takes time to go through this
process.
I would also like to update you on our current budget. Each week, in
the church bulletin, the amount budgeted weekly for both revenue
and expenses is stated. In comparison to August 2018, we are trailing about $10k in revenue. We have also spent about $18k less. Looking at the attendance numbers for the two months in August 2018 we had 939 in attendance, and August 2019 there were 754. The last months of the year are generally our best months for offering. Keep in mind we put together a budget that was about $140,000 above the 2018 budget. I am asking all of us to prayerfully consider First Lutheran and its mission and do what we can to support it. If the trend continues, we will have to make some hard decisions at our annual meeting in January regarding staff and other expenses the church incurs.
In the next few weeks Pastor Gene will be leading us through an
interim process where he will be visiting with many of you to find
information on our history, our leadership, our denominational
linkage and other things. By bringing these topics to the surface we
may help pave the way for a new Pastor coming on board. I am asking
each of you, if Pastor Gene reaches out to you for information, please
sit down and visit with him so he can gather this information and lead
us through this transition.
Yours in Christ
Kevin Fishbeck
First Lutheran
Staff Interim Pastor
Rev. Gene Anderson
663-3594
Associate Pastor
Rev. Christina Martin
663-3594
Parish Administrator
Jackie Schulz
663-3594
Sunday School Ministry
Coordinator
Kama Hoovestol
663-3594
Wednesday Family Ministry
Coordinator
Savannah Miller
663-3594
Custodians
Ron & Mavis Watson
Financial Administration
Jennifer Scheet
First Lutheran Is A Mission
Partner with Camp of the
Cross Ministries
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Lutefisk & Lefse Supper
with Swedish Meatballs
Saturday, October 19th, 2019
3:30 to 6:30 P.M.
Adults $20.00
Children under 13 $5.00 _________________________________________________________________________________________
Would you be interested in attending a
“Healthy Congregations Workshop”? When: November 1st - 2nd
Where: St. John Lutheran Church, Dickinson, ND
Time: Friday ~ 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., Saturday ~ 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
If you are interested please call Pastor Gene at 663-3594 or 507-215-2801.
Lutheran World Relief will be packing up all of their supplies on October 17th at 9:00 A.M. If you are able to help, please stop by the Fellowship Hall that morning.
Pastor Appreciation Month
October is Pastor Appreciation Month! The staff and council at
First Lutheran would like to show appreciation and say ‘thanks’ to
Pastor Gene and Pastor Chris by having everyone submit a card
during the month of October. Baskets will be placed in the church
narthex for your convenience.
Kevin Fishbeck
Church Council President
Call Committee Update:
Members of First Lutheran Church Mandan, North Dakota
Dear Members of First Lutheran Church,
The Call Committee which was appointed by your Church Council continues to move forward in our efforts to find a new administrative pastor. We have completed the Ministry Site Profile for our church, but we need your help in finalizing the Top 5 Ministry Tasks. You will be able to help by completing a survey that you can find on our First Lutheran Church Mandan website or on face book. You will also be receiving a post card by mail that you can fill out as well and mail back to the church or place in a box in the Narthex. However, I encourage you to complete the survey electronically if possible. We are hoping to quicken the process, so we are asking that you complete this survey by October 1st. There is also room for comments. If you have any questions, feel free to call the church.
Sincerely,
Darrell Nitschke
Chairman of the Call Committee _________________________________________________________________
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We will be having a new member
orientation on Sunday, October 6th at
6:00 P.M. If you are interested in
becoming a member here at First
Lutheran please call the church office
at 663-3594 as soon as possible.
Thank you.
BLOOD DRIVE
We are having a BLOOD DRIVE here at First Lutheran Church on Sunday,
October 6th from 9:30 A.M.-Noon in the Fellowship Hall. You can schedule
an appointment by going to this link: www.bloodhero.com, sponsor code:
H1200 . (click on Donate Blood, on the left side type in the code and click
SEARCH) or you may call the church office at 663-3594 to schedule an
appointment. If you are 16 or older and at least 110 pounds you most likely can
give blood. Please help us fill our spots and SAVE LIVES at the same time. We
are looking to get at least 11 people to give blood (hopefully more). Thank you so
much for helping us try to reach our goal!
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Attention All High School Students!!!
LAF (Lunch At First) starts on Thursday, October 3rd. Come over and enjoy a free
lunch. EVERYONE is welcome. Come for good food and fun times. We will be
serving every Thursday (unless there is no school). Bring your friends and join us
for lunch!
Mark Your
Calendar…
3rd: LAF ~ Hot Dogs
10th: LAF ~ Sloppy Joes
17th: No LAF
24th: LAF ~ Sandwiches
31st: LAF ~ Nachos
Upcoming Event
For Those Being Confirmed this October:
DON'T FORGET
The Confirmation Banquet will be held
on Sunday, October 20th at 6:00 P.M.
We ask that you RSVP for this event
with the total number of your immediate
family members who will be attending no
later than October 14th. You will be
emailed a link to RSVP back to us for
the meal.
The Confirmation Service will be held
on Sunday, October 27th at 2:00 P.M.
Please arrive at 12:40 P.M. for
pictures.
Christmas Poinsettias
The youth of our church are selling poinsettias, which will
be used to decorate the sanctuary for the seasons of Advent
and Christmas. The flowers can be picked up after the last
Christmas Eve service. The price for each plant is $13.00.
Please place orders by November 3rd. We cannot
accept late orders. Order forms are available in the
narthex and can be turned in with your offering, to the
church office, or dropped in the mail.
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Worship Schedule
Special Thanks
Thank you to all the greeters, ushers, communion servers,
readers, communion set-up, coffee hour workers, and to all
who have supplied goodies for the last month. Your help is
greatly appreciated!
Baptisms:
September 8 Lilli Jo Miller
September 15 Dexter Edward Wallace
Weddings:
September 21 Kyle Slettan & Alisha Holtan
September 28 Sawyer McDonald & RaVae Bohl
Funerals:
August 28 Eugene Boehm
September 5 Ray Dockter
September 6 Brenda Davis
September 15 Warren Buehler
Memorial Fund
Pastoral Acts
In memory of Grace Mork given by Linda Stastny.
In memory of Arnold Albrecht given by Linda Stastny.
In memory of Paulette Bentz given by Linda Stastny.
In memory of Ray Dockter given by Loretta Quanbeck, Dave &
Lualice Stockert, Greg & Gail Mayer, Norma Lundstrom, Walter
& Leona Keidel, Arden & Pat Hagerott, Leon & Jeanne House,
Gary & Darlene Flaa, Ralph & Naida Feland, Mark & Barb
Evanger, Dave & Eunice Wolf, Linda Stastny, Gary & Claudia
Tomanek, Virginia Hambrick & friends.
In memory of Hilda Ahlers given by Ryan & Kama Hoovestol
family.
In memory of Warren Buehler given by Walter & Leona Keidel,
Arden & Pat Hagerott, Norma Lundstrom, Ralph & Naida
Feland, Gary & Claudia Tomanek & Ella Tomanek.
Deadline for
articles for the
November
Newsletter will be
October 17th.
October ~ Mission of the Month Weekend Meals for Mandan Kids
Items needed are Chap Stick, Canned Tuna, Canned Chicken,
Canned Ham, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Fruit Cups, Canned Fruit,
Granola Bars, Cereal, Pudding Cups, Applesauce, Chef
Boyardee', Mac & Cheese, Soups, Hamburger Helper, Spaghetti
Noodles, Spaghetti Sauce, Pop Tarts, Instant Mashed Potatoes,
Rice A Roni, Pasta Roni, Pork and Beans, Baked Beans, Pancake
Mix-no eggs required such as Krusteaz Brand, Syrup.
NO GLASS JARS PLEASE!
You may put your items in the boxes in the Narthex. Thank
you!
Sunday ~
8:30 am ~ Traditional
10:45 am ~ Contemporary
9:30 am ~ Coffee
9:30 am ~ Church School
Wednesday ~
6:00 pm ~ Contemporary
6:00 pm ~ Church School
7:00 pm ~ Confirmation
6th Annual Trunk or Treat is returning to First Lutheran!
First Lutheran Church is hosting a fun and safe place in Mandan for our area
youth to trick or treat. Trunk or Treat will take place on Halloween night,
October 31st from 5:00-7:00 P.M. in the church parking lot. Please prayerfully
consider all the ways you can help make our sixth annual Trunk or Treat Night a
huge success!
We need trunk sponsors. Please consider sponsoring a “trunk”. You will
decorate a car trunk with your business name or just a fun Halloween
theme, along with staffing someone to hand out candy, provided by you, to
the trick or treaters. If it’s not possible for you to participate in the event,
you can also send a monetary donation to use towards prizes and candy for
the children attending Trunk or Treat.
We need volunteers! This is a great evangelism outreach project for our
church and its success is dependent of volunteers. Would you like to hand
out candy? Would you like to be behind the scenes, hanging flyers up
around town? Do you want to work in the kitchen providing hot dogs to the
children? We will need a lot of helping hands!
We need monetary donations to help defray the expense of food, candy and
prizes. If you’re not able to volunteer and would like to donate funds
instead, thank you!
We need you to spread the WORD! Bring your kids to a safe place on
Halloween night! Let all your friends know who have kids ages 0-12 that we
are hosting a Trunk or Treat in the church parking lot on Halloween night
from 5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. All are welcome!
If you would like to participate, please contact the church office at 663-3594, Ron
Webb at 426-1461 or Mike Hatzenbuhler at 391-5890 for more information.
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OCTOBER 2019 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH PAGE 5
First Lutheran Church Council Minutes Date: August 15, 2019
Members Present: Pastor Gene Anderson, Pastor Christina Martin, President Kevin Fishbeck, Vice President Wayne Friesz, Secretary Jeff Bradford, Cody Miller, Mike Hatzenbuhler, Ron Webb Members Absent: Carol Nitschke, Mike Held, Tony Michlitsch Additional Present: Savannah Miller Devotions Discussion by Pastor Gene: Discussion of ELCA Sanctuary Church Declaration (August 7, 2019): Discussion on Topic: The council decided that while the church will provide help to anyone who walks through the doors, it did not want to promote what it felt is obviously a political agenda and not a humanitarian one. No motion was made to accept the declaration. Approval of the Agenda: Moved: Jeff Bradford Seconded: Wayne Friesz Motion Passed Approval of Secretary’s Minutes: Moved: Ron Webb Seconded: Wayne Friesz Motion Passed: Financial Report: Presented by Kevin Fishbeck No Unfinished Business New Business Vanco Online Giving:
This is a service that allows electronic payments for online giving. Motion made by Cody Miller to Explore this and other services. Seconded by Mike
Hatzenbuhler. Motion passed. Announcement of Savannah on staff.
Introductions made and discussed her role. Contract for Kama for the fall
Contract has been signed. Discussion of contracts for the spring for Kama and Savannah will happen in November.
Church Picnic on Rally Sunday Motion made by Ron Webb that we have the Church Potluck Picnic at Eagles park as we
did last year. The church will get the meat and council will prepare it. Seconded by Wayne Friesz. Motion Passed.
Discussion of Church Space for Kiosks etc Discussion on how the materials, devotionals etc in the back are displayed and if they
should move to a more prominent place. No decision to re-organize the narthex space was made.
LAF Update: Evangelism and Outreach has decided we will have LAF this year. Council asked
Savannah if she would be the staff member helping out with LAF when it starts up in October. She said she could.
Safe Gatherings and Kidcheck Discussion about the Safe Gatherings background checks. Chris started the process and
some teachers have been starting background checks. Kidcheck or some other solution will hopefully be in place for the spring semester. This will
change how parents drop off and pick up their kids, but it will have a lot more accountability and security. Jeff Bradford to Investigate setting this up.
Reports Pastor Gene
Church Credit Card and Sams Card Need to change from Lee to the Church being the credit used to secure the
account. Sams Card to be in the Church’s name Kevin Fishbeck to Investigate both the Bank Card and Sams Card
Storage Space for Engineering Documents Documents can be moved to Mezzanine.
Pastor Chris Leadership for Faithful Innovation Process
Working on creating a guiding group Training to begin on Sept 21 in Bismarck Needs 3 more members
Created a Mind Map of her Roles at the Church Will be very helpful to education team specifically as we cover responsibilities in
her absence Maternity Leave
Potentially starting next week Stewardship
No Report Worship
Conversations have started with other worship team members Parish Ed / Youth
Started preparing for the fall semester with Kama and Savannah. Rally Sunday will be first day of Sunday School. Wednesday after that.
Evangelism and Outreach LAF will happen this year after much discussion. Savannah to help with cooking and
other council members will help with picking up supplies. Property Management
Lillis put in 2 of the 3 fans. 1 was defective and will install at a later date Jeepers Sweepers is behind schedule Adopt a flowerbed to happen in the spring
Correspondence Discussion on email received by Kevin regarding preschool children receiving communion. There
are no rules against this in the ELCA. Will be reviewed in the future, but no motion made to stop the practice.
Motion to Adjourn by Wayne Friesz. Seconded by Jeff Bradford.
Ended with the Lords Prayer
Next meeting will be on September 19 at 7pm
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The Evangelism Team is looking for people to volunteer to visit shut-ins, nursing homes & assisted living parishioners. If you are interested please call the church office at 663-3594. They will have a meeting as soon as they get enough volunteers.
Tax Planning information….
A State Tax Credit for Endowment Gifts is available for individuals if they make a gift to a qualified ND endowment (First Lutheran Church Mission Endowment Fund is a qualified Fund.). Individuals may receive a state tax credit for a contribution of $5,000 or more (lump sum or aggregate in one year) to a qualified ND endowment. The tax credit is 40% of the chartable deduction allowed by the IRS up to a maximum credit of $10,000 per year per taxpayer or $20,000 per year per couple filing jointly. Effective for taxable years starting in 2007.
Businesses (C corporations, S corporations, estates, limited liability companies, trusts, and financial institutions) that pay state income tax may receive a 40% credit up to a maximum credit of $10,000 for contributions to a qualified ND endowment. Effective for taxable years starting in 2007, except for financial institutions effective in 2011.
Please consult your own attorney, accountant or financial advisor for advise on your situation.
For other ways to contribute, please refer to the Leave a Legacy brochure located in the Narthex and complete the “Information Request Form” located in the brochure. Also, find helpful information provided by the First Lutheran Mission Endowment Committee in the weekly bulletins and monthly newsletters. Contact any of the Committee Members: Kristi Entzi (400-6900), Michelle Radke (400-9687), Heather Heinle (226-4956), Terry Bohn (471-7725), or Dave Anderson (400-5081) or call the church office for more information on how you can contribute (663-3594).
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