The Trumpeter - Augustana Lutheran Church

The Trumpeter
Augustana Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa
From the Pastor
I attended the Fall Rostered Leaders’ Convocation at Lutheran Lakeside Camp September 27-29.
It was great to reconnect with colleagues and
friends from across the Synod. The setting was
beautiful and it was fun to see the nearlycompleted Welcome Center and Shalom House Retreat Center.
The Rev. Dr. Craig Nessan was our speaker. Dr. Nessan is Academic Dean and Professor of Contextual Theology at Wartburg
Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa.
In one of his lectures, Dr. Nessan proposed the idea that for
the sake of the church we need to see the death of evangelism. I
admit to being rather shocked at that one! He suggests that evangelizing would take its place.
What’s the difference? Evangelism is a special activity of the
church often done by the pastor or a committee (in our case, mission team). It is primarily about publicity. It tends to be episodic.
Evangelizing is verbal communication about the living Jesus Christ
and the active sharing of that message. Evangelizing is done by
everyone in all kinds of settings. Evangelizing is also a way of living that involves not only talking about Jesus, but acting in a Christian manner. We do this as we live out the two Great Commandments: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and
with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and
first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your
neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the
law and the prophets.” (Matthew 22:37-40) Evangelizing people
live out the Gospel in their everyday lives, not simply by going to
church on a Sunday morning. Dr. Nessan also says that evangelizing is not inviting someone to church; it’s telling and living the story
so that others will ask about where you attend and how they might
visit here. Evangelical speaking and living is are important components of evangelizing, but evangelical listening is also very important to relationship building. Be watchful for more information on
this as the Evangelism Mission Team works on rediscovering its
purpose.
The most important message the Church has to share is
that the Word of Christ is a means of grace for the life of the
world. With so many voices claiming to have the “Christian”
answers to the world’s problems, we need to tell the story of God’s
love, kindness, and mercy.
Blessings to you as you evangelize. Trust that the Holy
Spirit will give you the words to say and the ears to listen.
October 2015—Volume 23, Issue 10
In This Issue
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ALYO-pg. 3
Birthdays, Baptism Birthdays, Anniversaries-pg. 4
Calendar-pg. 7
CROP Walk-pg. 2
Daylight Saving Time
Change-pg. 3
Food Bank News-pg.2
From the Pastor-pg. 1
God’s Work-Our Hands-pg.
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Halloween Party-pg. 5
Interfaith Food Festival-pg.
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Military Bible Sticks-pg. 3
New and Returning Members-p. 3
Orange Bucket-pg. 6
Reformation Sunday-pg. 6
Remember in Prayer-pg. 2
Stewardship Corner-pg. 6
Swedaluaus-pg. 5
Thank You Notes-pg. 6
WISWO Cluster 10-pg. 5
Worship Assistants and
Other Servers-pg. 5
Remember in prayer:
Jordan
Amick, Robert Barger (Kris Whitsel’s
grandfather), Emrich Bell (Seaton’s
grandson), Oriah Boling-Ellens (Schossows’ niece),
Dawn Cannon (Fred Hexom’s cousin), Melissa Ebert
(Drefkes’ granddaughter), Darrell Elvik (Ollie Nygard’s cousin), Charlene Epis (Elaine Kreutzian’s
sister), Jeff Emerson, Ken File (Sheila Schossow’s
father), Mike Frohman (Iversens’ friend), Kris Grunig
(Strohbeens’ friend), Jon Hanson (Judy Swanson’s
friend), John Hart, Paula Hebron, Ron Houske (Jack
Ward’s friend), Keith Howard (Libertos’ friend), Brian
Krusko (Shelley Hexom’s father), Theresa Krusko
(Shelley Hexom’s mother), Katy Krznarich (Shelley
Hexom’s great aunt), Lauren Larson (Amy Swenson’s niece), Ken Lawson (former member), Kim
Lundgren (Pat Bergstrom’s niece), Kenneth McAlexander (former member Jon’s grandfather), Sara
McAlexander (former member), Trevor & Nicholle
Mammen and family (Deb Fegenbush’s family), Eleanor Moline, Marion Moline, Denise Nurse
(Robinsons’ cousin), Ouida Olson, Wendy Pohl
(Paige Gray’s sister), Rosalie Richardson, Bert
Schelhaas (Oliviers’ brother-in-law), Sharon Schweitzer (Elaine Kreutzian’s sister), Alice Sea, Cynthia
Seymour (Judy Swanson’s friend), Mavis Smith
(Rosalie Richardson’s sister), Jerry Snodgrass (Amy
Swenson’s father), Clayton Swenson (Carla Glass’
grandfather), Dennis Van Meter (Nancy’s son), Leslie
Walker (Schossows’ friend), Jane Ward, Cindy
Washinowski, Gary Winters (Nancy Van Meter’s
brother), Tami Zero (Lori Padmore’s sister), and
those affected by disasters throughout the world.
Each week we pray for some of the families in the
congregation. Following is the list of those for whom
we pray in October:
October 4—Jamison & Dawn Painter; Ron & Norma
Parker; Kurt & Shannon, Carl and Ross Peterson;
Aaron Peterson.
October 11—Doug Peterson; Tom Peterson; Scott &
Lila, Zach and Isaac Plambeck; Lynne Rask; Betsy
Reiner-Arce and Kaitlin, Karoline, and Emily Nguyen.
October 18—Jason & Amy, Sophia and Isaiah
Renneke; Mary Kay Richards; Rosalie Richardson;
Matt & Lindsey Rixner.
October 25—Dale & Iva Robins and Nolan McCarville; Clyde & Beverly Robinson; Curt & DeeAnn and
Brogan and Sam Sales; Jason & Mickie and Grant
Saltzgiver; Skip & Sheila Schossow.
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The Augustana CROP Walk Team
is
helping to end hunger one step at a time by
participating in this year's Sioux City CROP
Hunger Walk. The money raised helps fight
hunger both right here in Siouxland and
around the world.
Last year, 15 members of Augustana (and
one dog) had a great time walking in the 2014
Sioux City CROP Walk. In total, the team collected $927! Can we get an even bigger team
this year and raise even more money???
If you are interested in joining the Augustana team you can collect donations both in person, online or both!! Or if you aren’t able to
walk, you can make an online donation as
well! Visit http://hunger.cwsglobal.org/goto/
augustanasiouxcity to donate or to join the
Augustana team! It’s as simple as clicking
“donate now” or “join team.”
This year’s walk is Sunday, October 18th
with registration beginning at 1 p.m. The walk
route is 3 miles and usually takes a little over
an hour, depending how fast you walk.
If you are interested in either walking or
donating contact Shelley Hexom at (712) 2397156 or [email protected] or any of the
other Augustana walkers. Each Sunday between now and the walk, Shelley and her
helpers will be available in the back after
church on Sunday to collect donations and/or
hand out pledge sheets
for
those
walking!
Please support us by
making a donation...and
join us on the Walk!
Food Bank of Siouxland Backpack
Program
This will make the fourth
year we are participating in
the “backpack” program by
assisting at the Food Bank
of Siouxland. Our first time
this year is Wednesday,
October 7. Please check
your calendars to see if you
can help. Each time we need twelve workers.
Our other dates are Wednesday, November
11, Wednesday, January 27, 2016, and
Wednesday, April 6, 2016. This is a great opportunity for confirmands to fulfill a “Service
with a Smile” (SWAS) requirement.
Augustana Lutheran Youth
Organization (ALYO)
Military Bible Sticks
October and November events for ALYO
include:
CROP Walk on Sunday, October 18. Please let
Shelley Hexom know if you are planning to walk.
The annual Syrian/Lebanese Dinner at St. Thomas
Orthodox Church at 1100 Jones Street is on October
25. $12 for adults and $6 for children. They serve from
noon-5:00 PM. It would be fun to go as a group. Let’s
meet there around noon. Fr. Lucas said he will give
tours if we like.
The annual Halloween party will be at 4:00 PM on
October 25. We can start decorating and setting
up right after church, run over to St. Thomas for lunch,
and come back to finish.
The annual Greek Dinner at Holy Trinity Orthodox
Church at 900 6th Street is November 1. We would
walk over right after church. The website says the
adult tickets are $10, but I think they, too, have raised
them to $12. I don’t know about the children’s prices.
Fr. Dimitri gives tours of this church.
New and Returning Members
On September 27, 2015 we welcomed these new
and returning members to Augustana Lutheran
Church:
Bob & Jenny Stewart (and Charlie)
Since 2012 we have donated money
to the Faith Comes by Hearing organization by sponsoring Bible Sticks for military
personnel. This items include the entire
New Testament, are small and easy to
carry, utilize low light for safety in the field,
and easily fit in the soldiers’ pockets. Our
donations also include an offer for the soldiers to give their family at home free Bible
sticks. More than 500,000 have been donated to active-duty military personnel
since the company started making them!
Scott Plambeck has found his Bible Stick
to be very comforting when he has been
deployed to the Middle East.
A donation of $25 sponsors one
solider and his/her family. Last year we
donated $505 to this cause. In
honor of Veterans Day on November 11, we will be collecting money for the Bible Sticks
on Sunday, October 11 and
Sunday, October 18. Thank
you for your participation.
“God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday
Over 30 residents at Century II Apartments attended the potluck dinner we
served at their place on Sunday, September 27. Those of us who were there setting up, serving, eating with the residents,
and cleaning up felt the appreciation and
saw it in the smiles and the enthusiastic
thanks that day.
Thank you to all who volunteered to
make this gift to our neighbors such a blessing.
Fall Back
Daylight Saving Time changes on November 1. We gain an hour of sleep! Don’t
forget to change your clocks back an hour
before going to sleep on Saturday, October 31.
Jeff & Cindy Washinowski
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October Benevolence
October Celebrations
Birthdays
1 Terry McAllister
Arianna Trobaugh
Derek Trobaugh
2 Hillary Rosencrants
4 Alex Manning
5 Jeanne Emmons
7 Dan Graben
9 Barb Lamphear
11 Phyllis Van Evera
Abby Whitsel
12 Christine Madsen
16 Aiden Whitsel
17 David Midland
Ouida Olson
18 Tracy Heck
19 Alyson Heck
Fran Jackson
Sophia Renneke
21 Mallory Sea
22 Mary Hettinger
31 Troy Jennings
Tom Manning
Jarrad Schossow
Baptism Birthdays
1
3
8
9
10
11
12
15
20
22
23
24
25
27
30
31
Troy Jennings
Julie McGlothlen
Ryan Baker
Ollie Nygard
Dick Lindblom
Mia Hall
Karoline Nguyen
Jack Padmore
Christopher Bullock
Allison Ness
Ginny Ericson
Lynne Rask
Robyn Levine
Aaron Peterson
Mackenzie Gough
DJ Wynn
Alex Hexom
Emily Nguyen
Kirsten Wynn
Tracy Heck
Jane Ward
Janice Mohan
Wedding Anniversaries
4 Chris & Jenna Liberto
22 Derek & Alicia Trobaugh
28 Russ & Diana Wooley
If you see a missing name or incorrect date, please advise the
office of the correct information.
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The INTERFAITH FOOD
FESTIVAL will be held Sunday, October 11th at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1112
8th Street from 12 noon until 2
p.m. Augustana Lutheran will
again be selling rye bread. We
are grateful to Jeff Levine for his
generous gift of time and labor to
prepare the bread (if anyone
would like to help him, please
call Jeff at 494-3498 or Linda at
258-5220). The Food Festival is
an annual fund raiser event to
help Siouxlanders who are struggling to feed their families, pay
utility bills, assist with children’s
needs, and prescriptions; it is
also a great event for good food
and fellowship. Each participating church serves their specialty.
We also need participants to buy
tickets, support and enjoy the
festival. Tickets will be available
on Sunday, October 4th from
Nancy or Linda, and also at the
door the day of the festival. Tickets are $6.00 and each have 18
punches, to spend at various
booths.
Interfaith is also collecting empty
pill bottles. There is a box to collect them on the table downstairs. This is for an African Mission.
Worship assistants,
you are responsible for serving on the day they are scheduled. If you are unable
to serve on a date scheduled, please arrange for a substitute and notify the office so the correct
names may be entered in the bulletin.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Acolytes—Nicole McGlothlen and Noah Dickman
Greeters—Ollie & Linda Nygard
Assisting Minister—Lynne Rask
Communion—Judy Swanson and Marlene Levine (bread)
Technical Assistant—Josh Midland
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Acolytes—Josh Midland and Lexy Baier
Greeters—Terry & Debbie McAllister
Assisting Minister—Susie Strohbeen
Communion Assistants—Debbie McAllister and Doug
Strohbeen (bread)
Technical Assistant—Marlene Levine
Funeral Helpers
The following are asked to bake a cake
or help in the kitchen for funerals during
the month. The Funeral Coordinator will
contact you if needed.
Carla Glass, Lois Irwin, Judy Matsuo,
Sheila Schossow, Jean Turner, and Diana
Wooley.
Ushers for October
Bullock family (Darrel, Captain), Gough
family and Ginny Ericson
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Acolytes—Abby Parker and Dominic Trobaugh
Greeters—Skip & Sheila Schossow
Assisting Minister—Shelley Hexom
Eucharistic Ministers—Nancy Van Meter and Marion Erickson
Communion Assistants—Christi Bullock & Darrel Bullock
(bread)
Technical Assistant—Spencer Gough
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Acolytes—Isaac Plambeck, Dominic Trobaugh, Lexy Baier, Noah Dickman, Trevor Welp, Abby Whitsel and Jackson Wynn
Greeters—Dick & Alice Sea
Assisting Minister—Russ Wooley
Communion Assistants—Deb Fegenbush and Donna Walsh
(bread)
Technical Assistant—Emily Hall
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Acolytes—Nicole McGlothlen, Josh Midland, Abbie Parker,
Isaac Plambeck, Dominic Trobaugh.
Greeters—Marian Erickson and Jan Mohan
Assisting Minister—Dick Lindblom
Communion Assistants—Josh Midland and Nicole McGlothlen
(bread)
Technical Assistant—Marlene Levine
Halloween Party
Children of the church are invited to
our annual Halloween Party on Sunday,
October 25 at 4:00 (note the later time
this year). Wear your costume and expect a good time.
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Christi Bullock.
Altar Guild
WISWO—Western
Iowa Synod Women’s
Organization Cluster 10 will be having their
FALL MEETING at Augustana Lutheran
Church, 600 Court Street, Sioux City, IA.
Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 9:30 am.
Our program will include a representative
from Camp High Hopes who will be giving
a slide presentation on the camp and all
the things that happen there. RSVP by October 10, 2015 to 712-255-7694 or to
Marian Erickson 712-258-6672.
Swedaluaus Returns!
After a few year hiatus, our fall luau-type
dinner in a Swedish church is back! Mark
your calendars for October 24. Serving
from 5-7 pm.
Grilled pork loin, cheesy potatoes, fruit
salad, and desserts for $8 for adults, $5 for
kids 6-12, 5 and under are free. (Total per
family not to exceed $25).
There will also be a silent auction and
bake sale. Proceeds go to the Youth Fund.
Stewardship Corner
Reformation Sunday, October 25
“We give thee but thine own,
whate'er the gift may be;
all that we have is thine alone,
a trust, O Lord, from thee.”*
These lyrics to ELW Hymn 686, contain oldfashioned words, but the message is clear: everything we say we have actually comes as a gift from
God. We are put “in trust” of those gifts. Another way
to say that is that we are stewards or caretakers of
those gifts.
The confirmation students learn that stewardship
involves much more than how much money we give
to the church. Stewardship is about taking care of
things that God has given to us to manage. This is a
huge task because it includes taking care of the earth
and sharing with our neighbor in love. All too many
people are more concerned about their own fear of
scarcity, that they fail to realize God has given them
much more than they need. Stewardship also includes the money and time that we give to the church
as we give back to God a portion of what God has
first given us.
God, help us to give with joy from the abundance
of your grace. Amen
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed a list
of 95 items to be debated on the door of the church
at Wittenberg, Germany. His intent was to reform
his church—the Roman Catholic Church. But the
Church was not ready for the reforms Luther had in
mind and the foundations of today’s Lutheran
Church were laid.
We will gather for Holy Communion worship at
8:00 and 10:15. We have two youth who will be confirmed, so we will observe with the Rite of Affirmation of Baptism at the late service on October 25.
Our 2015 Confirmands
Isaac Anthony Plambeck
Born: December 22, 2000
Baptized: April 14, 2001
Parents: Scott & Lila Plambeck
Baptismal Sponsors: Rich & Laurel Moore
Confirmation Mentors: Paul Olson and Fred Hexom
Dominic Steven Trobaugh
Born: September 3, 2000
Baptized: February 18, 2001
Parents: Derek & Alicia Trobaugh
Baptismal Sponsors: Alicia Trobaugh and John
Hopp
Confirmation Mentors: Steve Trobaugh and Kirsten
Wynn
*Text: William W. How, 1823-1897, alt. From Sundays
and Seasons.com. Copyright 2014 Augsburg Fortress. All
rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg
Fortress Liturgies Annual License #40629.
Orange Bucket Campaign
Thank You Notes
Last year we gave $291 for the Loaves and Fishes
fundraiser of the Food Bank of Siouxland. We gave
enough to purchase 3,783 pounds of food!
This year we gave $366.80 to the Orange Bucket
Campaign! That’s enough for the Food Bank to purchase 4,768.4 pounds of food!! Way to go! Thank you
for your generosity!
On behalf of the staff and board of directors of
the Food Bank of Siouxland, we would like to
thank you for your donation of $123.30. Per the
church’s request, we are dedicating your gift to
help our BackPack Program: Food for Kids, designed to help feed Siouxland’s hungry children. It
is so wonderful to have such support for this important work. We couldn’t do this without people
like you. Please accept the gratitude of the Food
Bank for your generosity and support in nourishing
Siouxland’s needy. We appreciate you!
Sincerely, Linda Scheid, Executive Director.
For your support in providing toiletries for our
service men and women. God loves a cheerful giver.
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October 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
Fri
2
5pm-9pm JfK
4
5
19th Sunday
9:15am Music
after Pentecost staff
11
6
10:30am Pastors’ Text
Study
5pm-9pm JfK
5pm-9pm JfK
12
13
20th Sunday
9:15am Music
after Pentecost staff
12pm-2pm
Interfaith
Food Festival
5pm-9pm JfK
2pm Magic
Club
10:30-2:30 pm
Piece Corps
7
10am
Rhoda Circle
8
15
9
10
10am AWE
Rehearsal
16
17
23
24
9:30am
WELCA Fall
Cluster Mtg
5pm-9pm JfK
5pm-9pm JfK
19
20
21
22
4pm-8:30pm
Confirmation
5pm-9pm JfK
5pm-9pm JfK
6pm Confirmation
5pm-9pm JfK
25
26
27
28
29
Reformation
No music staff 10:30am-2:30
Sunday
pm Piece
Affirmation of
Corps
Baptism
5pm-9pm JfK
4pm Hallow5pm-9pm JfK 6:45 pm Woreen Party
ship & Music
9am-1pm
Confirmation
10am-3pm
Volleyball
18
21st Sunday
9:15am Music
after Pentecost staff
3
10am-3pm
Volleyball
5pm-9pm JfK
6pm Council
7pm
Lydia Circle
14
Sat
10am Bickford
Cottage
5pm-7pm
Swedaluaus
30
31
10am-12pm
Volleyball
5pm-9pm JfK
Sunday mornings: 8:00—Holy Communion, 9:00—Adult Education, Music with Mrs. Wooley,
9:15—Celebration Choir Rehearsal, Sunday School, 10:15—Holy Communion.
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Augustana Lutheran Church
600 Court St.
Sioux City, IA 51101
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Sunday Schedule:
8:00 Holy Communion Worship
9:00 Adult Education, Music with
Mrs. Wooley
9:15 Celebration Choir Rehearsal,
Sunday School
10:15 Holy Communion Worship
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Mission Statements:
Congregation Council:
Church: A welcoming, caring congre-
Deb Fegenbush (2015); Adam
gation offering opportunities for wor-
Frisch (2016); Krystal Gough
ship, spiritual growth, and fellowship.
(2017); Shelley Hexom, Vice Presi-
We express our faith and love to oth-
dent (2016); Jean Huff (2015); Jeff
ers in the name of Jesus Christ.
Levine (2017); Marlene Levine, Secretary; Dick Lindblom, President
Staff: We are called to work together
(2017); The Rev. Del Olivier, Pastor;
to enhance the community of Au-
Sheila Schossow (2015); Martin
gustana Lutheran Church as we
Sea, (2016); Bob Swanson, Treas-
share our ministry of witnessing to the
urer.
living God in Jesus Christ, facilitating
the gifts and talents of people.
Office hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-1:30 pm
Phone: 712-255-7694
Email: [email protected]
The Rev. Del Olivier, Pastor
Diana Wooley, Director of Music
_____ Organist
Web site: www.augustanasc.org Heidi Graben, Angela Iversen, Shannon Peterson, and Donny Short, Pianists
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Mark Kochen, Sexton
Ja’Net Sides, Office Administrator