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TOWER
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St. Paul Lutheran Church, Treynor, Iowa 51575
APRIL 2016
Spy Annual Garage Sale is this Friday,
April 1st from 7am to 6pm and Saturday, April
2nd, from 7am to Noon—coffee, donuts, and
lunch items will be available for purchase while
you shop—we hope to see you there!
Installation Service’s for Pastor Chuck
Meyer!
Monthly Church Clean-Up Day:
The St. Paul Maintenance team is
seeking all help with their monthly church clean-up day Thursday,
April 7th. We will begin at
8:30am! Come for an hour or as
long as your time allows. We
appreciate all your help!
St. Paul Lutheran Preschool
Applications for 2016-2017
Saturday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 10 at 10:30 a.m.
*There will be only ONE worship service on
Sunday, April 10th, 2016 at 10:30am! Bishop
Rodger Prois from the Western Iowa Synod will
be our guest.
*A dinner will be provided following the 10:30
am service at 11:30am.
Preschool enrollment regristration
for next year will begin April 1st for current students.
On May 7th, regristration will be available for new students
and the public. We will send home enrollment packets at
that time. Priority will be given to presently contracted
Extended Preschool students as well as those from the
general public that need Extended Preschool.
4th Grade Holy Communion Classes
Dates for Holy Communion Classes are:
 April 26th at 6:30pm, parents and students
 May 3rd at 6:30pm, parents and students
May 10th at 4pm for students only (baking bread)
Please join us as we share this celebration
with Pastor Chuck!
2016 Vacation Bible School
Mark your calendars for VBS
June 13th-17th! Regristration
forms and volunteer sign ups
will be coming soon in April!
We are in need of some items for
our crafts and decorations: newspapers, 2
liter bottles, cardboard wrapping paper
tubes, paper towel cardboard tubes & glass
baby food jars.

Please mark your calendars!! 4th grade students will
be celebrating their First Communion at the 10:30am
worship service Sunday, May 15th!
“Knowing Jesus, Telling about Jesus, Loving as Jesus Loves”
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St. Paul Lutheran Church information…
12 Park St, Box O, Treynor, Iowa 51575
Tel: 712-487-3880
Mission:
Fax: 712-487-3879
“Knowing Jesus,
Telling about Jesus,
Loving as Jesus Loves”
Email: [email protected]
Website: stpaultreynor.org
Office hours: 8:30 am - 12:30pm Monday thru Friday
Preschool Tel: 712-487-3960
STAFF
Pastor Chuck Meyer
[email protected]
Tammy Ticer, Admn. Assistant
[email protected]
Joni Molde, Bookkeeper
[email protected]
Denise Wilson, Youth Minister
[email protected]
Heidi Lunn, Preschool Director
[email protected]
Staff Support Team
Alice Falk, Sandy Mass, Trent Casey, Jerry
Lustgraaf, Shane Schaaf, and
Kristi Kenny
MINISTRY TEAMS
The following is a list of contact persons that you can ask
questions or get involved:
Praise Team - Deb Schmidt
Prayer Chain - Joy Young/Church Office
Stewardship Team - LaJean Wehring
Hospitality Team - Diana Andersen
Maintenance Team - Roger Andersen
Library - Adrienne Karr
SPY (Cell group, Impact, Outreach, VBS Team) - Denise Wilson
Confirmation - Helga Calkins
Sunday School Team - Deb Schmidt and Linda Eitmann
Preschool (Volunteers, Governing Board) - Heidi Lunn
Holy Communion - Lynell Vorthmann
Weddings - Shirley Chambers
Funerals - Ann Vorthmann & Lynell Vorthmann
Health Ministry - Joy Young
CHURCH COUNCIL
Companion Congregation Team - Roger Andersen
Roger Vorthmann, President
Technology Team - Church Office
Craig Rath, Vice President
WOW - Tracy Flathers
Sonja Morton, Secretary
Jr. Lutherans - Stacey Burmeister and Karen Swalwell
Treasurer, Mark Sornson
Cemetery Committee – Nathan Mass, Brandon Vorthmann,
Derek Floerchinger, Dennis White
Bob Meier
Susan Goos
Diana Andersen
Saturday Night Light Worship Praise Team — Rodney Tague,
Vince Baker
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2016 Flower Chart
The new 2016 flower
chart is now posted in
the church entryway,
please consider providing altar flowers for the
church for a weekend in 2016 in
honor of a loved one, a birthday, a
celebration of a wedding or birth of
a child or a special anniversary.
What a great way to beautify our
church. Sign up on the flower chart
or by calling the church office.
Tellers Needed for June and August
We are looking for two volunteers to help with our
offering teller team. Each month two volunteers work
together to record the offerings from the weekends
worship services. If you would like to help in June or August please
call the church office!
**The Wedded Band says Thank You! Thank you to everyone who attended Wedded
Band’s annual Spaghetti Dinner on March 13th. The turnout was outstanding! The food
was awesome! The fellowship was divine! The staff (members of Wedded Band, the youth
group, and everyone else who pitched in) was at the top of their game! AND , $1300 was
raised that Wedded Band will use to support a variety of ministries to glorify our living
God. Again, thank you!
**Thank you to the Maintenance team for your dedication of time to all the church and
parsonage projects that are many. It doesn’t go unnoticed, thank you!
** Thank you to the men of St. Paul for providing us with the delicious breakfast Easter morning and to all the
volunteers that provided a fruit salad, thank you! We enjoyed the food and fellowship!
**Thank you to Bob Schmidt and Megan Dreyer for providing the special music on Easter Sunday! Thank you for
sharing your beautiful voices , we are blessed to have you both move us with your gift of song as we celebrated
on Easter Sunday!
**Thank you to everyone who helped in anyway with the SPY garage sale April 1st and 2nd for our mission trip
this summer! You have been a great blessing to us!
PRESCHOOL OUTSIDE AREA
The Preschool is very blessed to provide
our students with a variety of materials in the
outdoor classroom. We ask that everyone
please be respectful of our materials & equipment that belong to the Preschool. We have
had a couple of instances where some items
have been damaged. We ask that if you go to
the Preschool outdoor classroom to please
make sure that you leave things the way you
found them.
Thank you,
The St. Paul Lutheran Preschool Staff
Attention Music Lovers! The April 24th Wedded Band meeting
promises to be special. After our 6pm light dinner and brief meeting,
Dr. J. Gordon Christensen, Organist Extraordinaire and Music Director at St. Paul Lutheran, in Council Bluffs, is going to play our organ
and lead us in the singing of favorite hymns. If you remember enjoying
organ music during worship, long to hear our organ played again, or
have been meaning to attend a Wedded Band event, this is one you
won’t want to miss. Additionally, Dr. C. is going to tell us some history
of our church organ. If you are a musician or just enjoy music, you will
enjoy Dr. C. and this special presentation. All are welcome at Wedded
Band!
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Congratulations to Nolan & Trista
Pitt on the birth of their son Turner
Rod Patrick Pitt born February 26th! Proud
grandparents are Sheryl and Rod Hendersen.
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In our Christian liturgical calendar we celebrate seven Sundays of Easter after the Resurrection of Jesus. These 50 days of celebration lead to our next holiday, Pentecost, which is on
May 15. During Easter, however, we get to celebrate the forgiveness of our sins and the defeat of death. It is a season of joy and remembrance of what Jesus did for us in His death and resurrection. What good
news! So, what then? Everybody be happy and joyful, right? Isn’t that what good Christians are like? For seven whole
weeks!? Right!?
Well… kind of. Despite the good news—and it is the best news—life still goes on for us. It is hard to be completely
happy and joyful for 50 straight days when the trials and tribulations of life continue. There’s sickness, pain, tests, bullies,
disappointments… for goodness sakes, taxes are almost due! Yikes! How can we be happy and joyful when the world
seems to be against us? And aren’t Christians supposed to be smiley and happy and never worry about life?
Well… kind of. I think the key is that the world may be against us, but GOD IS FOR US. The bad things happen, and
they will affect us greatly from time to time, especially when we’re dealing with death. However, we know that God is
stronger than these things. He has showed us death cannot stop Him, and as time continues we will see Him being victorious over all the things that bring us down in the world. When God is ruler of our lives he’s able to take the pressure and
stress and give us ease that we wouldn’t be able to have without Him helping us.
Philippians 4:4-7 says, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.” (NRSV) What good news this is! It isn’t always easy! Even when we’re in the midst of
things that should bring us down, though, if we can find a reason to rejoice God blesses us. Not with the erasure of those
things, to be sure. He will guard us, though, like a soldier watching to protect us from the evils that try to affect our minds.
I’m not going to tell you that nothing bad will happen to you if you’re a Christian. I don’t think the Bible says that
and I don’t think life tells us that. You’ll have things happen that make you sad or angry or depressed. But with God’s help
you can find a peace that is beyond anything we can understand. It doesn’t make sense to us because God is beyond anything we can wrap our minds around, and yet He can do it. So give your problems to God; pray to Him about what is bothering you, what is weighing on your mind, what is giving you trouble. You’ll have the protection of God for your heart and
mind. Thanks be to God!
Peace,
Pastor Chuck Meyer
Maricopa Lutheran Capital Campaign
Dear members of St. Paul,
We are writing to tell you about our church, Maricopa Lutheran, here in Maricopa, Arizona. At first, we were disappointed
that because this city is so new (incorporated in 2003), there is not much church presence. Most churches meet in a school.
We ae the only Lutheran church in the city. The growth we have seen since joining the church here, is so exciting! When we
first stated attending services here, there was one traditional service with maybe 35 people in attendance. As summer turned
to fall, then winter, the snowbirds started to arrive. Our best guess, was maybe 140 in attendance for one service. We are
always packed on Christmas Eve and Easter, though, not sure what the counts have been.
We now have a full time Pastor and two services! Both a traditional service and a praise worship every Sunday. We also have
a good size choir, bell choir and several talented musicians. Within the last year, Maricopa Lutheran has raised over $105,000
to put towards land and a new building. It would be great not to have to put signs out around town pointing people towards
the schools for worship services, and to not have to store and then transport hymnals, communion and worship items every
week for services.
Please see the bulletin board outside the church office with the letter for the capital campaign for Maricopa Lutheran Church.
Your prayerful considerations in supporting this campaign is much appreciated.
Cheerfully in Christ,
Roger and Dianna Smith
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ST PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES
Monday, February 8, 2016
Present: Roger Vorthmann, Gene Young, Pastor Jorde, Susan Goos, Diana Andersen, Bob
Meier, and Jolene Lammert. Absent: Sonja Morton
St Paul Lutheran Church Council met Monday, February 8, 2016 with Pastor Jorde leading
devotions from Psalms 32 and Luke 15. The meeting was called to order by R Vorthmann
at 6:35 p.m. There were no Public Comments.
The agenda was reviewed with no changes. Pastor Jorde thanked the council and congregation for his time with St
Paul and appreciated the past 18 months of ministry at St Paul. The consent items were approved with S Goos making motion and G Young second. Motion carried.
Unfinished Business: B Meier reported on the insurance package that was presented from Brother Mutual Insurance Company. It was decided to review all information and make a final decision at meeting in March.
New Business: G Young reported an update from the Nominating Team. The Annual meeting for St Paul is scheduled for March 6, 2016 at 9:15 a.m. R Vorthmann will be in contact with a member to add to the Audit Team. The
Council Appreciation for outgoing members is set for March 19, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at Silo's. There was some communication about a Sanctuary uplift with some needed painting. It was decided to contact the Building Team and let
them get a couple bids and return information to the church council.
Pastor Chuck Meyer is planning to arrive the afternoon of February 12. Council members were going to plan to be
around to assist and welcome when he arrives. The Installation Service for Pastor Chuck was discussed. A date will
be set later.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. with S Goos making motion and J Lammert second. Motion carried. The
next council meeting date is set for March 7, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer.
Respectfully submitted,
Diana Andersen, acting secretary
Next Council Meeting
Monday, April 4th
at 6:30pm
Ministry Team Council Written Report Schedule
January - Health Ministry
February – Preschool
March – Worship Planning/ Praise
April – Confirmation
May – SPY
June – Companion Congregation
July – Hospitality and Farm
August – VBS
September – Maintenance
October – Cemetery
November – Sunday School
December - Stewardship
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Stewardship News
“Give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.” Psalm 136:1
April and spring is on its way! What a glorious time of the year. An awaking of the Earth
and our souls are we continuing celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Let us continue
our stewardship of the many gifts God has given us.
Lutheran Campus Ministry is the emphasis for April. Campus ministry is for students, faculty, staff and others on campuses throughout the nation. There are 180 state and private colleges and universities with cooperating congregations and an additional 400 campuses nationwide. Campus ministry bears witness to God’s amazing grace through intellectual discourse of the university and
strives to communicate the gospel in fresh ways. In Iowa there is the University Lutheran Center in Ames at Iowa
State, The Lutheran Student Center at the University of Northern Iowa, Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City,
and Lutheran Campus Ministry in Iowa City, Iowa.
“I am freed from church walls and freed for service in community.” Said Monica Villarreal, pastor developer of Salem Lutheran Church in Flint, Michigan.
Answering the questions, “What are you freed from? What are you freed for?” was Villarreal’s introduction to the Global Young Reformers Network. Launched by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the
network is one component of the Protestant Reformation in 2017. The LWF is a global communion of
Christian churches in the Lutheran tradition. The ELCA is the only U.S. member church of the communion.
Villarreal and other under-30 pastors and lay leaders on the Global Young Reformers Network steering
committee—from Namibia, Sweden, Ethiopia, Germany, Latvia and Singapore—are inviting young Lutherans into this new network to celebrate their roots,
Under the theme “Freed by God’s Love to Change the World,” young leaders from many countries are
gathering through online platforms and face-to-face events. In the U. S., discussions about freedom and
faith animated participants at the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit.
Eventually the network will include representative from every member church of the LWF. Drawing on
their gifts, voice and passion, the young reformers will create and lead “Living Reformation” projects
that demonstrate ecclesia simper reformanda-the church in ongoing reformation.
“Our vision is to grown communion in the community of young people grounded in the Lutheran tradition,” Villarreal said. “Our church may have started in Germany, but it is a global expression today.”
As Villarreal has watched her Flint congregation open up to newcomers and welcome change, she has
seen the connection between reformation and renewal.
“Seeking the work of the Spirit does mean change,” she said. “I think the LWF is open to challenging itself around the Reformation, and this is a chance for young people to shape that on a worldwide level.”
In other stewardship news, the Pennies for Pavement and the house capital campaign are ongoing. Your donations are
needed to complete these campaigns.
We also are in need of a teller for the month of August. Please see a stewardship member or Tammy at the church office if you could be of help. Thank you.
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April 2016
Volunteer and Spiritual Life Tea- “Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” –
Margaret Mead. We are proud of our Volunteers, Sponsoring Congregations,
Pastors and Secretaries. We want to say thank you to you. Whether you’ve
served as a Key Lady; led worship; helped out with Bingo, a Birthday Party or
the Auxiliary; baked a pie, cake or have helped out at the Ice Cream Social;
whether you’ve contributed or helped at the Salad Luncheon; whether you have provided volunteer time visiting
Residents and Tenants or helping with an Activity; or whether you have supported us through contributions or
prayers or anything else; we want to recognize and thank you. Please join us as we recognize our volunteers on
Sunday, April 10th at 2:00 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Home, 7 Elliott Street. Join us for an afternoon of
fun, fellowship and entertainment as we say thank you for what you have done for Bethany Lutheran Home and
Bethany Heights. We look forward to seeing you on April 10th.
Auxiliary Meeting and Bake Sale -Please note that the April meeting of the Bethany Auxiliary will be held on
April 11th at 2:00 p.m. This will be the quarterly meeting and bake sale. This year the bake sale will be held at
both Bethany Lutheran Home and Bethany Heights. Individuals are encouraged to donate baked good items for
the sale. (Items packaged in smaller quantities are always appreciated by the Residents and Tenants). Please do
not price your items. Thank you for your support of this fundraiser. Supplemental funds are being provided by
Thrivent Financial Pottawattamie County Chapter.
Bethany Heights Apartments Available- Bethany Heights Senior Living Community has several apartments
available for seniors. Do you know someone or perhaps even you, who would enjoy the benefits of living in a senior
community? Maybe someone interested in living independently or having the benefits of an assisted living community? Bethany Heights offers both independent and assisted living services in apartments ranging in sizes from
a Studio to Two Bedroom/Two bathroom. As an individual’s needs increase, services are delivered directly to your
apartment. Something unique to the area. We’d love for you to schedule a visit and enjoy lunch on us. Small pets
are welcome. Some Long Term Care Insurance Policies are eligible for use at Bethany Heights. For more information or to set up a visit please contact Paula Fandry at Bethany Heights 712-328-8228.
Employment Opportunities at Bethany- Bethany currently has several positions available. For more information, please visit our website at www.bethanylutheranhome.org or contact our HR Coordinator, Cindy
Schechinger at 712-328-9500.
Welcome Pastor Creek-Bethany would like to welcome Pastor Richard Creek who has joined the Bethany family on an interim basis. Pastor Creek will be providing Wednesday Vesper Services, Communion, Bible Study and
Devotions as well as visiting with our residents, tenants, families and staff.
Wanted: Cooks for Bethany Lutheran Home
The Health Ministry
Team will be doing
blood pressure checks
Sunday, April 3rd in
between
worship services at
9:15am10:15am.
First, a big thank you to Lorraine Christensen for her years of service as “Key Lady” - serving as a liaison between our church and
Bethany Lutheran Home. I have accepted that position. Second, I
am asking for volunteers to provide food for various events at the
home. The next event is their Bake Sale, Monday, April 11th, at
2pm. We are asked to furnish a minimum of 5 items, but they will
gladly accept more. One item is classified as a cake, a pie, two dozen cookies, two small loves of bread, one large loaf of bread or
sweet rolls, etc. These baked goods are to be packaged in small
quantities such as 4 cookies, 2 sweet rolls, 2 brownies, etc. These
items should be left at St. Paul in the morning of April 11th as
Berni Bichel has volunteered to deliver them to Bethany for us. If
you can provide food for this event and/or for the other events this
year, please phone me at 712-487-3301. Thank you for your response to this need!
Norma Vorthmann
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Prayer Board-Prayer List
We Pray for You!
Request the Prayer Chain
Contact: Joy Young (402)651-0566
or the church office at 487-3880
PRAYER LIST OR PRAYER CHAIN?
The prayer chain is activated when a situation arises in which immediate prayer
support is requested. A request made to
the prayer chain is kept in absolute confidentiality and is not published. Individuals may be on both the prayer chain and
(The following members are on our prayer list and
also posted on our new prayer board in the church
entryway. Please stop by the prayer board to read
the updates, say a prayer for them and/or to write
them an encouraging note or card. You may place
the completed cards and or notes in the basket and
the church will be glad to deliver them for you.)
John Sealock, Roger Schmidt, Elaine Jensen,
Jodi Jacobson, Luetta Vorthmann,
Marilyn VonWeihe, Palmer Vorthmann,
Lucille Casson, Roger Saylor, Dawn Olsen,
Thirza Hartje, Elmer Voss, Bill Bonar,
Geri Vorthmann, Vernelle Bonar, Wayne Parker,
Lisa Dunbar, Wilma Bothe, Berniece Moss,
Martha Hansen, Ron Limburg, and Rick Vierck.
Matthew White April 2
Sharon Clausen April 3
Rick Vierck April 4
Emory Juelsgaard April 6
Esten Patrick April 6
PJ Peatrowsky April 7
Reagan Darrah April 8
Elaina Phillips April 8
Keith Husz April 9
Rhylee Casey April 10
Bob Meier April 12
Gretchen Swalwell April 12
Wade Vorthmann April 12
Craig Buckingham April 13
Alice Falk April 13
Preston Vorthmann April 13
Patrick Vorthmann April 13
Dexter Andersen April 15
Jan Meis April 15
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Kim Gravett April 16
Martha Hansen April 16
Jordan Keysor April 16
Scott Molde April 17
Tina Penney April 20
Kris Eitmann April 21
Diane Clausen April 22
Norma Voss April 24
Rowen Juelsgaard April 25
Marilyn Lustgraaf April 25
Burnel Bruning April 26
Eric Hendrix April 27
Micah Martin April 27
Larry Santage April 27
Sarah Duysen April 28
Sherri Gunderson April 28
Wayne Parker April 28
Derek Floerchinger April 29
JoAnn Santage April 29
Heidi Lunn April 30
Kathy Vorthmann April 30
SPY ACTIVITIES
The SPY Mission Trip
Youth say THANK YOU!!!!
For blessing them with the
Lent worship offerings to
help with our mission trip
expenses!! Renting vans, filling them with gas for a two
day trip, and eating on the
road are all costly and we
thank you so much for your
help with these expenses!
Cell Groups Schedule for
March
A great time of fellowship, discussion & God’s Word for us! Bring
your friends!
 Weds., April 6th-meet in host
homes 7-8:30pm
 Wed., April 13th-meet in host
homes 7-8:30pm
 Wed., April 20th-meet in host
homes 7-8:30pm
See the youth bulletin board
or contact Denise for host
home info !
Cell Groups Cookout &
Scavenger Hunt
April 27th
7pm at St Paul Youth
Center
We hope you will come and bring
others too! Note if there is inclement weather—plans may change
some.
Come and Celebrate with our graduating
seniors! We will have a coffee/treat fellowship
in their honor on Sunday, May 1st from 9:15am10:15am and will present them with a gift at our
10:30am worship service—we hope you will come
to congratulate them, hear about their future plans, and pray
for them!
Mark your calendars –
Vacation Bible School is
coming
June 13th through 17th!
The theme is Cave Quest, Following Jesus—the Light of the
World! Where children will
learn that Jesus is our light and
that he gives us the hope,
courage, direction, love and
power to share His light in the
world! The team is excited as
we are planning for this exciting week for the children of
our church and community!
Regristration forms and volunteer sign ups will be coming
soon in April!
Go. Serve. Love. We
had a group of 13 high
school youth and adults
who went on an overnight to North Omaha to
love one another as Jesus
loves us! We left on Good Friday afternoon thru Saturday afternoon and
served at Open Door Mission and
Mohm’s Place, and we had Matthew
Davidson come as our guest and
speak with the kids about his struggles in life that led him to be homeless for 7 years. It was an eye opening and amazing weekend as we
served in love and compassion to our
“neighbors” and had fun too! We
hope you can join us next time!
Okoboji Recharge weekend for
Confirmation youth—April 15, 16 & 17 at Okoboji Bible Camp!
Recharges are weekend youth retreats packed with fun games, sweet worship, fellowship, great food, and growing in faith! Come discover the great
God we serve, learn more about the Bible, and have a blast with others! Information is going home with confirmation youth Wednesday, February 24th
with details, cost, and how to sign up. Let Denise know soon if you are planning to come with us! Parents—please contact Denise if you can help drive
the kids there Friday night or drive them home on Sunday at noon.
Check out the youth bulletin board: *Middle School youth had a sedar meal * High school youth had prayer stations
*Go. Serve. Love, pics of our Easter serving activities!
SPY (St. Paul Youth) is the high school youth ministry of St. Paul Lutheran Church where all high
school youth are welcome to attend! To sign up to attend or help at any of these activities, please contact Denise Wilson by email at [email protected] , text or call 402-680-8172.
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 12 Park St., P.O. Box O, Treynor, IA 51575
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Overview of St. Paul Lutheran Church Accounts
2/29/2016
General Op Balance Sheet
General Op Previous Year Comparison
2/29/2016
ASSETS
1000 - General Op Checking
12,948.08
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Other Current Liabilities
2000 - Payroll Liabilities
2040 - Women of St. Paul
2044 - Health Ministry Team
2045 - Renew al Fund
2046 - Team Ministry
2048 - ELW Books
2050 - St. Paul Benevolence
2052 - Children's Offering
2070 - Camp Funds
2075 - Building Fund
2080 - Evangelism/Outreach Fund
2082 - Cemetery Fund
2085 - Kidugala/Tanzania
2086 - Kidugala Communication Proj.
2090 - Youth Mission Experience
2095 - Library Fund
Total Liabilities
1,885.83
1,304.39
4,139.29
1,265.39
202.20
0.00
2,007.00
128.07
10.00
4,310.00
1,053.91
36.00
160.74
1,721.69
523.00
2/29/2016
19,965.00
20,081.85
4110 - Sunday School Offerings
4120- Thrivent Choice Dollars
4140 - Basement Rental
4150 - Miscellaneous Income
Total Income
78.57
0.00
0.00
0.00
20,043.57
55.81
96.00
0.00
0.00
20,233.66
Expense
5000 - Worship & Music Ministries
5400 - Education Ministries
5500 - Youth & Children Ministries
5600 - Outreach & Mission Ministries
5900 - Building & Grounds Care
6000 - Salaries/Staff Related
6100 - Administrative/Misc Related
Total Expense
758.79
223.58
66.83
2,588.40
4,197.64
15,517.17
296.22
23,648.63
0.00
187.24
1,295.91
1,957.90
3,154.15
16,182.78
157.96
22,935.94
Net Income
-3,605.06
-2,702.28
127.16
18,874.67
Memorial Account Balance Sheet
Farm Account Balance Sheet
2/29/2016
ASSETS
1100 - Farm Account Checking
Accounts Receivable
1200 - Student Loans Receivable
1203 - Parsonage Fund Receivable
1204 - Parking Lot Receivable
TOTAL ASSETS
70,784.92
2/29/2016
ASSETS
Memorial Fund Checking
Memorial Fund Savings
TOTAL ASSETS
7,096.24
3,256.09
10,352.33
6,820.00
84,323.68
22,094.20
184,022.80
Building Account Balance Sheet
2/29/2016
Cemetery Account Balance Sheet
2/29/2016
ASSETS
Cemetery Checking Account
30 Month CD
TOTAL ASSETS
12,839.06
7,844.00
20,683.06
ASSETS
1100 - Building Account Checking
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
2104 · Preschool Fund
2100 · General
2110 Parking Lot Paving Fund
2111 Parsonage
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Health Ministry Account
Thrivent Grant
Fundraisers
Donations
Health Ministry Team Expenses
Joy Young - Tai Chi Classes
ACCOUNT BALANCE
Feb-15
Income
4100 - Regular Church Offerings
2/29/2016
4,159.00
2,518.77
300.00
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APRIL 2016 Volunteer Schedule
DATE
TIME
READERS
PIANO
4/2/16
5:30pm
4/3/16
8:00am
Ken Andersen
Vince Baker
4/3/16
10:30am
Praise Team
Megan
Dreyer
4/9/16
5:30pm
4/10/16
10:30am
4/16/16
5:30pm
4/17/16
8:00am
TBD
Vince Baker
4/17/16
10:30am
Praise Team
Megan
Dreyer
4/23/16
5:30pm
4/24/16
8:00am
TBD
Ruby Bentley
4/24/16
10:30am
Praise Team
Megan
Dreyer
4/30/16
5:30pm
ALTAR
FLOWERS
ACOLYTES
Lilies
Hailee Poland
Jadie
Burhenne
Deb Schmidt
Megan
Dreyer
Welcome
Team
Ron & Joy
Young
Vince Baker
Praise Team
Fellowship
Treats
Roger & Ann
Vorthmann
Max Hayes
Megan Dreyer
Ken & Coretta
Andersen
Ed & Helga
Calkins
Rick & Sonja
Morton
Ed & Helga
Calkins
Jane Duysen
Doug & LaJean Wehring
Faith Juelsgaard
Patty Walter
Jacob Keay
Ed & Helga
Calkins
Shirley
Chambers
Vince Baker
Wayne Parker
Sydnie Melby
Doug & LaJean
Wehring
Nolan Miller
Ed & Helga
Calkins
Shirley
Chambers
Vince Baker
Welcome Team Volunteers Needed for the 5:30pm Saturday night worship in
May as well as the 8am Sunday worship in May. Call the church office, Shirley
Chambers or Diana Andersen if you would be willing to volunteer for a week at a
time or for the whole month of May.
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April 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2 7am-Noon SPY
7am-6pm
SPY Garage
Sale
9am-11am PS Community Event
Garage Sale
5:30pm Worship
3
8am Worship
9:15am SS/Fellowship/
BP checks
10:30am Worship
4
5
6
9am Staff
meeting
5:45pm Confirmation
6-7pm Jr. Lutherans
7pm Cell group
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9am Staff
meeting
5:45pm Confirmation
6-7pm WOW
7pm Cell group
7pm PS Governing
Board meeting
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8am Worship
9:15am SS/Fellowship
10:30am Worship
4pm Silver Creek 4-H
Conf. youth return from
Okoboji
8am Worship
9:15am SS/Fellowship
10:30am Worship
8:30am Church
clean up
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Noon-4pm Basement rental
5:30pm Worship/
Pastor Chuck Installation
9:15am SS/Fellowship
10:30am Worship/
Pastor Chuck Installation
11:30am Dinner
celebr8am Worship
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6:30pm Council
Meeting
10No 8am Worship 11
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7
19
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20
15
16 11m-2pm
Basement rental
Confir. Youth in
Confirmation
youth leave for Okoboji
5:30pm Worship
Recharge Retreat in Okoboji
21
22
9am Staff
meeting
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11am-3pm Basement Rental
5:45pm Confirmation
7pm Cell group
5:30pm Worship
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26
9am Staff
meeting
6:30pm 4th
gr. youth/
parent 1st
comm. class
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5:45pm Confirmation
7pm Cell group cookout/scavenger hunt
April Mission: Lutheran Campus Ministry
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30
5:30pm Worship
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN
PRESCHOOL
Theme: Plants, Trees, Seeds, Insects
Books: Spring / Plants / Insects / Snack books
blue, diamond
Bible Verse: The Lord is my strength & my shield.
Psalm 28:7
Bible Truth: Trust in God to protect us.
Character Trait: Independent
Concepts: Self Portraits / hand eye coordination
Color: Blue
Shape: Diamond
Number: 12
Letters: Uu, Rr, Zz
Gross Motor: Bean bag toss / Scarf dance-0 get
up & go cd
Fine Motor: Digging / Planting
Service Project: Preschool Spring Health & Safety
Event
Resources/Field Trip: Kindernature – Fireflies /
Elementary visit / PEAK Fitness /
Special Event: Preschool Spring Health & Safety
Event -Celebrate Week of The Young Child
Clifford Mag: Plants, Trees, & Seeds / Insects
The PINWHEEL
April 2016
MARCH ACTIVITES: The students have been
learning about life cycles & are enjoying watching
our caterpillar to butterfly transformations. We
exercised with Peak Fitness, and learned the
importance of keeping healthy and exercising.
The students enjoyed Chapel time with Pastor
Meyer, Denise, Pastor Adam, & Pastor Jordan.
This month we talked about the greatest
holiday, and the gift of God’s son Jesus. We
learned how he died on the cross to save us
from sin.
If anyone has some means of supporting the
themes, subjects, or various concepts, please tell
one of the Preschool Governing Board or a
Preschool Staff member.
For our service project we collected toilet paper
for the Open Door Mission. We also made
Easter cards for the church staff, the prayer list
& people in the community.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: The Preschool has
four families needing financial assistance, this year.
If you would like to sponsor a child by assisting with
the preschool tuition for a week, month or school
year, please contact Heidi Lunn at the Preschool
(487-3960). Any amount would be appreciated.
VOLUNTEERING: The Governing Board, the
Preschool staff and the Extended Preschool staff
thank you for your continued support of the early
childhood ministries. No matter how small or how
big your participation—it does make a difference to
the students attending St. Paul Lutheran Preschool.
Governing Board—Jacob Young, Jamie Poland,
Breanne Chambers, Lindsay Anderson, Denise
Keay, Kristi Kenny, Norma Vorthmann.
ACTIVITIES: The Preschool Staff has spent time
creating an outline curriculum area as a focus for
each month. The April classroom activities that
have been planned were designed to support the
following curriculum areas.
Preschool & Extended Preschool Staff
Heidi Lunn, Angie Carberry, Christina Schmidt,
Carol Miller, Karen Swalwell, Amanda Hohneke,
Rachael Baber, Carrie Radford, Doris Quick,
Kalee Cross, and Isaiah Lagassie.
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TOWER TALK
St Paul Lutheran Church
Box O 12 Park St
Treynor, IA 51575
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
DATED MATERIAL
Apriil 1 , 2016
WE ARE BLESSED AT ST PAUL!
5:30 p.m. Saturday Night Light Worship
Sunday Morning
8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:15 a.m. Fellowship hour
10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship
WE HAVE AN AWESOME GOD!
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