Pastor David`s Message - Grace Lutheran Kelowna

April 2015
Graceline
A Monthly Publication of Grace Lutheran Church
Easter @ Grace
Thursday, April 2nd
Friday, April 3rd
Sunday, April 5th
7:00PM-Maundy
Thursday
10:00AM-Good Friday
Easter Sunday
8:00 AM Sonrise Service
at Bear Creek
10:30AM Service @ Grace
Lutheran
Pastor David’s Message
Is the Resurrection Real?
John 20:29 (NIV)
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have
believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet
have believed.”
Inside this Edition
Pastor David’s Message …………………………………………….
Auf Wiedersehen Gerda, Travel Overlap/Pastoral Care
Pastor Ed’s Message…………………………………………………
Lent/Happiness Group/Compassion Corner……………..
Congregational Life…………………………………………………
CALC President’s Itinerary………………………………………
In Memory……………………………………………………………..
April Calendar……………………………………………………..…
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GRACELINE
A newsletter published by:
Grace Lutheran Church
1162 Hudson Rd. West Kelowna, BC, V1Z 1J3
250.769.5685
Website: www.gracelutherankelowna.com
Email: [email protected]
PASTORS:
Ed Skutshek - 250.801.3860 David Wunderlich – 250.317.6502
GLC CHAIRMAN: Don Johnson
Church Office: Miriam Shopland-Keith
Office Hours: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Monday through Friday
In this world we often want to understand how things
work, and often we want to figure them out for ourselves.
We want to use our logic and intellect to explain the
mystery and awe that surrounds us. Many are given a
faith to see the beauty of this world and the miracles that
are contained in it. Some people find it easy to accept the
gifts that our Lord provides. When it comes to the
understanding of the resurrection of Jesus the only way to
accept this mystery is through the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For those who have not received the gift, they usually
want the cold hard facts. So what are the cold hard facts
to show that Jesus truly had the resurrection experience?
Here is a question and answer exercise to follow.
Question:
Most people believe in a historical Jesus and consider him
to be a good man. They also believe that Jesus said some
pretty amazing and wise things, but did he really rise from
the dead?
Answer:
In the Bible there are a few aspects we need to know. First
we are told that the tomb was empty and many would like
to say that his body was stolen. Yet, that would be hard
to believe. The tomb door was a stone of about 2 tons; it
was sealed with clay and affixed with a rope. It had a
Roman seal that was pressed into its clay; to break the seal
would mean to break Roman law and to break the law
could mean a punishment of death. On top of that, the
tomb door was guarded by roman soldiers who would be
executed, if they did not do their duty.
Auf Wiedersehen Gerda!
Question:
Isn’t it possible that Jesus’ closest friends and disciples just
made up the story about his resurrection?
Answer:
Yes they could have, but why would they? Jesus just did
not only appear to them, however, over a six week period
he appeared to over 500 people. He even appeared to St.
Paul who hated and was known to kill Jesus’ followers at
the time. People who witnessed what they saw, left their
livelihoods and were even prepared to die for what they
had experienced. No one in his or her right mind would
die over something that was a lie.
With sadness we say auf wiedersehen to Gerda
Pagenkopf. She is moving to Alberta mid-April to be close
to her family. For more than 20 years Gerda has made a
great musical contribution to Grace Lutheran
congregation. She has been a faithful member of the
Grace Choir for as many years as she has been a member
of our congregation, often singing solos. The 10:30 service
on the third Sunday of each month will be different, as she
sang the Kyrie faithfully Sunday after Sunday. We will miss
her contribution to Special Music during worship,
especially Christmas Eve, Easter and other services. She
has sung solos and duets for our cantatas and musicals.
Gerda loved to sing whenever we put on a congregational
talent show. You can always count on Gerda to sing with
joy and devotion. Gerda loves to serve the Lord with her
voice.
After this small exercise, even with all of the evidence and
logic you received, you may still not be convinced. Truly,
if you want to believe in the resurrected Jesus it is only the
Holy Spirit who can help you to believe in its power for
your life. For many who still struggle I suggest you say
this prayer to help you believe. You may say a prayer like
this: Dear heavenly Father, I am having a hard time to
believe in your Bible and Word, yet I would like to believe.
Forgive me of my sins and my doubts and help me to
believe in what Jesus has done for me on the cross and on
Easter Sunday. Let me live for you Lord and help me to
release myself to the Holy Spirit who may dwell in me.
Amen.
Auf wiedersehen can be translated: “until we see one
another again.” We look forward to visits from Gerda in
the future and we can count on her willingness to sing for
us “one more time.” We will miss you Gerda.
May the resurrected Christ be with you this coming Easter!
Travel Overlap/Pastoral Care
In Christ,
Pastor David Wunderlich
From April 14th -17th Pastor Ed is scheduled to represent
CALC at the annual Canadian Rockies Theological
Conference in Canmore Alberta. On April 18th Pastor Ed
will lead the 4th CALC 10-Year Plan Cluster Meeting at
Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Stoney Plain, Alberta. He
will return home on the 19th.
When Pastor David came to Grace in the fall of last year,
St. Peter’s congregation in Sullivan, ON, became vacant.
CALC facilitated Vicar John Graham’s internship to fill the
vacancy. Pastor David agreed to supervise Vicar John and
serve as St. Peter’s mission developer by four weeklong
visits. He will leave for his second visit on Thursday April
9th and return on Thursday April 16th. Pastor David has
used vacation time for these visits.
Pastor Ed and Pastor David will both be gone April 14 th,
15th and 16th. Pastor Jim Statham has agreed to provide
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emergency pastoral care during these dates. He can be
reached at (250) 767-0153.
draws nectar from the blossom through its proboscis.
Pollen from the blossom cling to the butterfly and is
deposited on the blossom of another plant, thereby
ensuring fruit and seeds will be produced, thereby
ensuring people will be fed and a new generation of
plants will be produced.
Pastor Ed’s Message
Written On the Wings of a Butterfly
Published in the Peachland View March 27, 2015
Through the butterfly, God made a promise to us. He
promised that he would transform wretched, gluttonous,
selfish and destructive people into butterflies. This
transformation became a reality and a possibility for us on
the first Easter weekend. God’s mercy is seen in Jesus’
incarnation. He became one of us. Truly human, bound by
gravity and mortality. However, Jesus was free of our
wretchedness and destructiveness. Within Jesus dwelt
divinity, thus making Jesus God’s one and only Son. God
had mercy on us caterpillars by placing all of our sin, our
destructive, gluttonous, and vile behavior on Jesus. Jesus
suffered and died for our sin on the first Good Friday. He
was placed in a tomb, his chrysalis, that very day. On the
third day, the first Easter Sunday, he emerged from his
chrysalis transformed. His divinity shone through. He was
no longer bound by gravity, time, death, and the physical
world. Jesus rose to eternal life. Jesus bound humanity to
perfection and eternity by his birth, life, innocent
suffering, death and resurrection. Jesus promised: “I am
For what can be known about God is plain to them,
because God has shown it to them. For his invisible
attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature,
have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the
world, in the things that have been made. (Romans 1:1920)
The Apostle Paul promised that God’s existence, His
power, His Grace, and His most passionate desire for us
are revealed in the world around us. Look at the butterfly.
It begins life as a caterpillar, a wormlike creature that is
not praised for its beauty. It is destructive in nature, eating,
weakening and sometimes destroying the very plant that
gives it shelter and protection. It has a voracious appetite.
Growing in leaps and bounds. It must shed its skin in order
to match its growth. The caterpillar has no redeeming
qualities, however, God has mercy on the caterpillar.
the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me,
though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives
and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
(John 11:25-26)
Christians believe that when we are baptized our sins are
forgiven. We are joined to the death and the resurrection
of Jesus and we are anointed with the Holy Spirit. As we
are fed with God’s word, a transformation occurs within
us. We come to believe in and develop an intimate
relationship with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
When our last hour comes and we go into our chrysalis,
this transformation becomes complete. We emerge as
butterflies. Our humanity is bound to eternity and we live
with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in perfection.
Celebrate and enter into this miracle at a church near you
Easter weekend.
When it is fully grown, it weaves a button of silk by which
it fastens its body to a leaf or a twig. Then the caterpillar's
skin comes off for the final time. Under this old skin is a
hard skin called a chrysalis. While encased in its chrysalis,
an amazing transformations occur. The caterpillar’s long
wormlike body divides into three distinct parts. A distinct
head emerges complete with antennae. A chest and
abdomen emerge. Wings sprout from the chest. Dozens
of stubby little legs, that allowed the caterpillar to cling to
the plants it devoured, give way to six long slender legs
with joints. The mouth that once tore leaves apart
becomes a proboscis, a tube. At just the right time, the
butterfly emerges from the chrysalis. It knows exactly what
to do. It pumps its wings until they take shape and reveal
the extraordinary colors and patterns hidden within. The
butterfly instinctively takes flight. Rather than attack the
plants that sheltered it, the butterfly is drawn to a plants
blossoms. It lands on the blossom and clings to it with its
slender legs. Rather than devour the plant, the butterfly
In Christ,
Pastor Ed Skutshek.
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comes down to us at the edge of the lake. He calls us to
follow him. He calls us to cast the Gospel net for his sake.
Jesus called St. Patrick, a Roman citizen living in Scotland,
to go to Ireland and cast the Gospel net. Before his call,
Patrick had been kidnapped and enslaved by Irish pirates.
Patrick was called to use the Gospel to free the people
that had enslaved him from their slavery to false gods and
idols.
Lent 2015
began with our annual Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper on February 17th. About 50 came out to
feast on pancakes, sausage, fruit and beverages. Thanks
to the men and youth who cooked and served our dinner.
We observed Ash Wednesday the following evening.
About 30 came out. The service included confession, the
imposition of ashes, and Holy Communion.
Thanks to Wilma Lechner for her efforts in organizing the
luncheon and the efforts of her core group, Gerda Broz,
Victoria Napora, Nora Steffenhagen, Stella Stefan, and
Doreen Terry. A sincere thanks to all who made the
luncheon possible. Three more Happiness Luncheons are
planned for 2015: Tuesday June 16th, September 15th and
December 15th.
Beginning Wednesday February 25th and for the three
Wednesdays thereafter, (through March 18th), Pastor
David led a Lenten series entitled “Lutheranism.” His
series touched on the essentials of Lutheranism: the
importance of Scripture and how the Bible came to be, our
confessions, the Ten Commandments, Baptism, and Holy
Communion. On March 25th Pastor Jim Statham gave a
presentation on the rise of denominations and the future
of the Church. Thank you to Pastor David and Pastor Jim
for these excellent presentations. Each presentation was
preceded at 5:30 PM with a supper including soup, chili,
buns and fruit. Thanks to those who provided supper.
Over 30 participants attended each session.
Happiness Group
Luncheon
& Hymn sing
Tuesday June 16, 2015
11:30 AM
Come celebrate
the True Vine with us!
Happiness Group March Event
“I am the vine and you are the branches”
John 15:5
Tuesday March 17th more than 90 people came out for
first Happiness Group Luncheon for 2015. Those
attending enjoyed a catered meal of Irish stew, (featuring
roast beef), and mashed potatoes. Our caterer, Reanne,
and her friend prepared the meal.
We enjoyed
Bienenstich and poppy seed cake for dessert, (supplied by
Master Bakery of Rutland).
A ministry of
Grace Lutheran Church
1162 Hudson Road,
West Kelowna, BC, V1Z 1J3
Please RSVP with: Church Office: (250) 769-5685 or
Wilma Lechner (250) 765-5649
Website: www.gracelutherankelowna.com
St. Patrick’s Day was the theme for
our luncheon. Before lunch our
guests were treated to a short
concert by Karen & Julia Emmond,
Leah Green and Deni Skutshek.
Garry Jespersen sang and played the
saxophone after lunch. Janet Scholz provided a prelude to
the luncheon and accompanied our hymn singing. Gerda
Pagenkopf sang the Lord’s Prayer and a benediction at the
close of our program. Pastor David’s mother, Erika
Wunderlich,
from
Hanover,
Ontario, was our honored guest.
We had the privilege celebrating
her birthday.
COMPASSION CORNER
Remembering: We remember in our prayers the families
of those who have gone on to be with the Lord including,
the Peters/Baumer families, the Scholz family, the
Madsen family and Ernie & Karen Arend.
Interceding: Pray for those who are in hospital, receiving
treatment, convalescing or shut in: Walter Semeniuk,
Norma Hertel (Paul’s mother), Mel Pfahl, Kurt Tartsch
and Diane Hamilton, Cindy Cressman, Annemarie Mayer,
Arline Nikolaj, Paul Skutshek, Tema Fenson, Charlene
Klingbeil-Anderson, Lily Matzigkeit, George Osness,
Lawrence Slind and Mary Toth. LORD, you know the
hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and
comfort them. Psalm 10:17
Pastor David gave the devotion.
He and Wilma Lechner sang a duet as part of the devotion.
They sang “You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore.” This
beautiful hymn out of WOV reminded all of us that Jesus
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Congregational Life
Attention All Ladies
Opportunities to serve and study this
Spring season:
Wednesdays 9:30-11:00 AM – Fireside Room
Eight Week Study ~ “Lessons for
Today from Women of the Bible”
Saturday
April 11th
Week 1: Sarah
Biblical References: Genesis 12:10-13:2; 15:1-6, 16:1ff; 17:1-6, 1522; 18:1-15, 21:1-13, Hebrews 11:11-13; 1 Peter 3:6.
Study Leader: Lilias Statham (250) 767-0153
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Mid-week Bible Study
Revelation
Pizza Lunch!
Fellowship!
Spring Clean
Wednesdays 11:00 AM to Noon.
Inside & Outside
April Classes: 8, 22 & 29. No Class on April 14th.
This year we are studying the Book of Revelation. We are using
William Hendriksen’s book entitled “More Than Conquerors:
An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation.”
Our goal is to spring clean our kitchen, wash our
windows inside and outside, clean our Narthex and
Fireside Room, trim landscaping, and tidy up the sheds
and garage. A sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex.
You don’t have to stay for the day. You can come for as
many hours as you can work.
Bring a bag lunch with you. Around noon, we begin “Table
Talk.” We enjoy our bag lunches and discuss what we have
learned in the Bible Study, other topics of interest and just
enjoy fellowship with one another.
Youth at Risk
Grace Lutheran congregation has committed to preparing a
meal for 50 youth on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. You can
help in many ways:
CPR “A” Course at Grace Lutheran Church
Saturday May 23, 2015
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cost $39.00
The course is now FULL. If you are interested, please
put your name on the waiting list at (250) 769-5685.
We may offer another course if enough interest is
shown.
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Make a special donation for the cost of the food used to
make the meal.
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Come out to the church the 2nd Tuesday of the month at
noon and help prepare the meal.
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Transport the meal from our church to the Boys and Girls
Club facility on Main Street. The meal is served at 4:30 PM.
Make a dessert or other item for the meal at your home and
bring it to the church on the 2nd Tuesday at noon.
If you want to help call Iris MacKinlay at 778-754-1541.
GLW Meeting
Grace Lutheran Women will meet Thursday
April 9th in the Fireside Room at 9:30 AM.
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission
251 Leon Ave, Kelowna, BC
The 4th Tuesday of every month a team from Grace
Lutheran goes to the Gospel Mission. They help in
the kitchen with lunch and dinner preparation.
ladies’ BreaKfast
No Ladies Breakfast for April due to it being
on the Easter Weekend.
Next Ladies Breakfast is Saturday May 2nd
at the Gatekeeper Restaurant at 9:00 AM.
If you are called to help contact Penny Pfahl @
250.707.0418 or email her at:
[email protected]
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service of healing
CALC President’s Itinerary
Wednesday, April 29 at 6:30PM there will be
a Service of Healing at Grace Lutheran
Church in the Sanctuary.
April 14-17. Pastor Ed will represent CALC at the Canadian
Rockies Theological Conference in Canmore, Alberta.
April 17-19. Pastor Ed will lead the fourth cluster meeting in
the development of CALC’s 10-year Plan at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, in Stoney Plain, Alberta.
April 24-26. Pastor Ed will lead the fifth cluster meeting in
the development of CALC’s 10-year Plan in Saskatchewan.
May 2-3. Pastor Ed will lead the sixth cluster meeting in the
development of CALC’s 10-year Plan at Mount Calvary Lutheran
Church in Mission, BC.
May 15-17. Pastor Ed will lead the seventh cluster meeting in
the development of CALC’s 10-year Plan at Christ Lutheran
Church in Morden, Manitoba.
youth event w/pastor david
Sunday, April 26th after the 10:30
service – Keep your calendar free for
this event. Talk to Pastor David for
more information.
In Memory
Special Music
We love to include Special Music at our 10:30 AM service
on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday of each month. If you would
be interested in singing a hymn for special music or
playing an instrumental piece during the offering please
put your name on the special music sign-up sheet on the
bulletin board and Pastor Ed will be in touch with you.
PETERS, Esther Marjorie (Bakstad)
March 3, 1925-March 12, 2015
It is with sadness that we announce
that Esther passed away peacefully
in her sleep on March 12th at
Kelowna General Hospital at the
age of 90.
PRAISE BAND
She is survived by her daughter
Yvonne (John) Baumer, and her
grandchildren Jason (Sarah), Ryan
(Mya) and Georgia her three great-grandchildren Mateya, Devyn
and Treian will miss their “G.G.” Brother Clifford (Helen) and
numerous nieces and nephews in B.C., Alberta and
Saskatchewan. She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years,
Frank in 2000, daughter Karen in 1971, her parents Mathias and
Hilda Bakstad, brother Lyle, sister Elvina, niece Linda.
Praise Band practices on Friday afternoons at 4:00 p.m.
They lead the congregation in song at the 9:00 AM service. We
welcome anyone who has a voice and wants to sing to the
Lord! Please speak to Deni Skutshek 250.862.9098 or the
Church Office 250.769.5685 for information.
Grace Choir
Esther was the 1st baby born in the hamlet of La Glace, Alta on
March 3, 1925. She was schooled and worked in this Norwegian
community until 1945 when she went to teach school in the
Dawson Creek, BC area. This is where she met her husband Frank
and they were married in 1947. In the spring of 1949 they started
their long career on the Alaska Hwy. raising their two daughters
in Dawson Creek, Prophet River, Muncho Lake and then moving
to Watson Lake, Y.T., in 1963. She made many lifelong friends
during these years and was known to many as their “extra
grandma”. It was in Watson where she started working for CIBC
and she continued with them until she and Frank retired back to
La Glace in 1981 to care for her mom and be near many relatives.
Grace Choir practices on Thursdays at 7:00PM. Deni Skutshek
is our choir director, and Melodie Belkie is our accompanist.
Our Grace Choir performs a musical offering on the 1st & 3rd
Sundays of each month, and during the Christmas and Easter
seasons. We welcome anyone who has a voice and wants to
sing to the Lord!
Please speak to Deni Skutshek 250.862.9098 or the Church
Office 250.769.5685 for information.
We hope to see you on Thursday!
Esther enjoyed activities with the Calvary Lutheran Church, the
Twilite Club and the Community of La Glace. She loved working
on family history, cooking ,curling, playing cards, knitting and
quilting( many of us have one of her handmade treasures) and
5th wheeling especially when her grandchildren were with them.
After Frank’s passing in 2000 Esther moved into Grande Prairie
and then in 2006 moved to West Kelowna to live with her
daughter and son-in-law. She loved being able to spend more
time visiting with her grandchildren and her 3 great
grandchildren brought her such joy. She loved seeing the
Men’s BreaKfast
No Men’s Breakfast for April due to it being
on the Church Clean-up Weekend.
Next Men’s Breakfast Saturday May 9th at
the Gatekeeper Restaurant at 8:30 AM.
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blossoms and fruit growing on the trees, the harvesting of the
wine grapes and enjoying lunches with the Happiness Group at
Grace Lutheran Church. Sadly in the last years Esther suffered
from neuralgia (from Shingles) and dementia. We will miss her
loving smile, her easy way, and her humour and laughter that
touched all who knew her.
baseball. These times and memories were cherished by him.
Reynold was an avid curler. He and Lucy often watched his
granddaughters Regan and Rachel curl, traveling all over
Saskatchewan and even to Calgary to enjoy their competitions.
Reynold in later years also loved to watch his grandsons play
hockey, especially the games of Brock, Michael and Jory.
Reynold always supported and enjoyed Kelsey's singing, even
attending her events in his wheelchair. Reynold's heartfelt
support was always there for Erica and Tessa's school and life
activities.
A special thank you to Pastor Ed Skutshek, Pastor Dave
Wunderlich for their visits and prayers, Dr. A Hugo and the staff
of 4East at KGH for her care. A memorial will be announced at a
later date at which time her ashes will be laid to rest beside her
husband and daughter in the Alaska Hwy Cemetery in Dawson
Creek, B.C. In Remembrance donations may be made to the
Calvary Lutheran Church (La Glace, Alta), Cancer Society or the
Alzheimer Society.
Reynold grew up on his parents' mixed farm nine miles south of
Shellbrook. He attended school at Yankee Valley and in 1949
Reynold completed a Diesel, Automotive and Welding Course in
Edmonton.
Reynold owned and operated Sommerfeld
Construction, a land clearing business from 1953 until 1966. This
business took him to several communities in the Prince Albert
area, doing brush and land clearing for road construction.
Reynold farmed from 1953 until 2007 in the Shellbrook area
together with his wife Lucy and son Perry. Reynold was
passionate about everything he did and took great pride in
being a good farmer. Reynold especially loved running the
combine as the fall and harvest season was his favorite time of
year. Green was his favorite colour.
SOMMERFELD,
Reynold Bernard
December 7, 1928-March 5, 2015
With sadness in their hearts, the
family
of
Reynold
Bernard
Sommerfeld, late of Shellbrook,
announce his passing on Thursday,
March 5, 2015. Reynold passed
away peacefully with his family at
his side at the Parkland Integrated Health Center (Long Term
Care) at the age of 86 years.
In 2003 Reynold was awarded his 50 year pin and presented with
a life time membership of The Elks of Canada. He enjoyed doing
volunteer work in the community and for St. John's Lutheran
Church in Shellbrook. Reynold and Lucy enjoyed many tropical
vacations especially trips to Hawaii with family and friends.
Reynold was born on December 7, 1928 in Shellbrook
Saskatchewan, the eldest child of Adam and Olga Sommerfeld.
He was baptized and confirmed in St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Brightholme. Reynold was married to Lucy Lehna Schmalz on
August 4, 1952 at Brightholme and together they had three
children, Janet, Rhonda and Perry.
Reynold's concern was for everyone in his family, their health
and their happiness. Whatever life presented or whatever the
situation was, Reynold wanted to help. Reynold's grandchildren
loved their time with Gramps. There were wonderful family times
spent visiting and baby-sitting. The children enjoyed play time
on the beautiful yard, riding in the machinery with Grandpa and
of course, the bountiful meals that were shared. These precious
memories we will never forget.
Reynold is lovingly survived by his wife of 62 years Lucy; his
daughters Janet (Jamie) Scholz and Rhonda Sommerfeld (Jim
Lennard); his grandchildren Regan (Todd) Birr, Rachel (Ben)
Maize and children, Blake, Brendan and Logan, Brock (Crystal)
Fitch and son Rory, Kelsey (Jory) Segberg, Erica Sommerfeld,
Michael Sommerfeld and Tessa Sommerfeld Riel; his sister Edith
Radcliffe; his brother William (JoAnn) Sommerfeld; and his uncle
Gustav (Dora) Sommerfeld.
Reynold's funeral service was held at St. John's Lutheran Church,
Shellbrook on Tuesday March 10, 2015 at 11:00 am with Pastor
Chris Dean and Pastor Trent Felstrom as officiants. The “Shared
Memories” was given by Regan Birr and Jamie Scholz. The
pianist was Janet Scholz and special music “Just a Closer Walk
With Thee” was sung by Regan Birr, Rachel Maize and Kelsey
Segberg. During the service Reynold's two favorite hymns “Just
As I Am” and “What a Friend We Have In Jesus” were sung by
the congregation. The pallbearers were Reynold's grandchildren
Regan, Rachel, Brock, Kelsey, Erica, Michael and Tessa.
Reynold was predeceased by his son Perry Sommerfeld; his
parents Adam and Olga Sommerfeld; his sister Hildegard
(William) Mayer; his brothers Herbert Sommerfeld and an infant
brother Arnold; and his father and mother-in-law Karl and Emilie
Schmalz.
The interment was at the Brightholme Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made in memory of Reynold to
either the Brightholme Lutheran Cemetery Fund or to the
Shellbrook and Districts Health Services Foundation (Long Term
Care).
Reynold was blessed with distinctive red hair so naturally his life
long nickname was “Red”. He had a terrific sense of humor and
enjoyed giving loving nicknames to each of his grandchildren.
As a young man, Reynold was very good at track and field,
particularly at running and high jump. Church was also a big
part of Reynold's life. Picnics, playing ball and social activities
centered around the St. John's Lutheran Church in Brightholme.
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who
believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives
by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Reynold loved baseball and hockey. He and Lucy took wonderful
bus trips to watch Perry play hockey in the winter and then in
the summer time there were lots of road trips to watch Perry play
John 11:25-26
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