February 2015 - First Lutheran Church

Volume 45, Issue 02
Important
Dates:
Pastors Notes
February 2015
MIDWEEK LENTEN SCHEDULE
 Monday evenings First
Place 4 Health 5:45 pm
 Wednesdays at 2:10
Confirmation classes
 M-W-F Fit Crew at
5:45am
 Feb 1st: Camp Sign up
 Feb 5th: Rebecca Circle
WEDNESDAYS
February 18, 6:30 p.m. – The Word Creates
February 25, 6:30 p.m. – The Word Calls
March 4, 6:30 p.m. – The Word Commands
March 11, 6:30 p.m. – The Word Saves
March 18, 6:30 p.m. – The Word Sustains
March 25, 6:30 p.m. – The Word Shapes
 Feb 8th: Camp Sign up, 3
year old prayer pillow
class, Feeding the Flock
and HS Youth Group
April 2, 6:30 p.m. – Maundy Thursday, Holy Communion, The
Word Sends
 Feb 2nd: 5:45 First Place
Meeting
 Feb 3rd: Dorcas Circle,
Elizabeth Circle
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 Feb 4th 6pm Love & Logic
class, 7pm boards, 8pm
council
The mission of First Lutheran Church is Inviting people to know
Jesus Christ, connecting a living faith, and growing in ministry.
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Thought for the day…
Sound travels slowly.
Sometimes the
things you say when
your kids are
teenagers don’t reach
them till they’re in
their 30’s.
Didyouknowthat
dolphinsareso
intelligentthat
withinonlyafew
weeksof
captivity,theycan
trainhumansto
standatthevery
edgeofthepooland
throwthem ish?
“The Seven Wonders of the Word.”
 Feb 9th: 6:165pm Lit Wits
April 3, 6:30 p.m. – Good Friday
 Feb 11th: 6pm Love &
Logic class
 Feb 13th –14th: FLC @
FLC
 Feb 15th: Kids sing at
10:45 and MS Youth
Group
 Feb 18th: 6:30pm Ash
Wednesday worship
 Feb 22nd: 9:30 Bible
Study
 Feb 23rd: 6:30pm Men’s
Soup Supper
 Feb 24th: Quilting
 Feb 25th: 6:30pm Lent
Worship
Have you experienced any of the Seven Wonders of the Word?
That was not a typo, and we’re not referring to the pyramids or the
hanging gardens. We’re talking about the 40 Day Lenten Journey
that you are invited to join.
Let’s walk through God’s Word and see the wonders of how the
Word:
creates, calls, commands, saves, sustains, shapes, and sends us.
Our 40-day Lenten journey into Seven Wonders of the Word will
challenge us to experience the power of God's Word in all aspects
of our lives and in our world. It will also encourage us to deepen
our prayer lives as we relate the power of God's Word to our
personal experience.
-Pastor Dan and Pastor Laura
February 2015
WELCA
Welcome into the month of
February. We started the new
year with cold an stormy
weather, not all circles were
able to meet. Take time to study
both lessons in our Gather magazine, on Transforming Life and
Faith.
Believe it or not, it is time to
start preparing for our
journey through Lent. Ash
Wednesday is on February
18th , it’s time for the
renewal of our faith.
Looking ahead to March we will
be hosting World Day of Prayer
on Saturday March 7th. The
Prayer Service will start at 9:00
am with refreshments following.
Start now to make plans to
attend and watch for flyers with
more information. Our Pastor
Laura will be our speaker.
The executive board is
meeting to make final
arrangements.
The Prayer Chain, what a
wonderful way to hear when
prayer is needed. We have both
the telephone and e-mail chains.
It has come time to renew our
list. We need to know if you
want to continue to be on the list
and we need to know if you
would like to be added. I will be
updating it soon.
Dates to remember:
Feb. 18th Ash Wednesday
Service
Feb. 24th Quilting and blocking
Feb. 24th at 10:45am Bible
Study Briefing with Pastor
Laura
Feb. 26th Dorcas Circle to visit
Dakota Sun.
Thought for the month:
Do more than exist -- Live.
Do more than touch – Feel
Do more than look – Observe.
Do more than read - - Absorb.
Don more than hear – Listen.
Do more than listen –
Understand. --John Rhodes
Shalom;
Dorothy Weisser, President
Sunday School and Family Milestones
February 8th: 3 year old Prayer Pillow Class at 9:30am
February 15th: 9:30am Faithbooking, 10:45am Sunday School Kids Sing during worship
1
2
8:30 Worship
5:45pm First Place Dorcas Circle
Organizational
Elizabeth Circle
meeting
N-Z serves
9:30 Sunday
School
3
4
5
2:10 confirmation
Class
Rebecca Circle
6
7
13
14
2pm FLC @ FLC
5pm FLC @ FLC
ends
6pm Love & Logic
7 Boards
10:45 Worship
8 Council
8
9
8:30 Worship
5:45pm First Place
9:30 Sunday
School/ 3year old
Prayer Pillow
Class
6:15pm Lit Wits
10
11
12
2:10pm
Confirmation kids
meet for
faithbooking
Over night until
5pm on the 14th
6pm Love & Logic
10:45 Worship
12-1:30 HS Youth
Group
1pm Feeding The
Flock
15
16
8:30 Worship
5:45pm First Place
17
18
19
20
21
26
27
28
2:10pm
Confirmation kids
meet at Dakota
Sun
9:30 Sunday
School
10:45 Worship
/Sunday School
Kids Sing
6:30pm Worship
Ash Wednesday
12-1:30 MS Youth
Group
2nd Sunday HS Youth Group 12:00-1:30
3rd Sunday MS Youth Group 12:00-1:30
Lutheran Outdoor Camp Sign up at FLC February 1st and 8th between services or a er.
22
23
8:30 Worship
5:45pm First Place Quilting
9:30 Sunday
School
6:30pm Men’s
Soup Supper
9:30 Bible Study
10:45 Worship
24
Leaders Bible
Study
25
2:10pm
Confirmation Kids
meet for
faithbooking
6:30pm Lent
Worship
Deposit of $125 required at sign up.
Contact Meagen Lembcke for more informa on 605‐627‐9381
www.losd.org
March 4th 2:10
Faithbooking Not
on March 15th.
Cemetery news We have installed new signs at the cemeteries with guidelines for the cemetery lots. Please follow these rules when
working in the cemetery. Your help on this is greatly appreciated by the cemetery board and the
mowing service. Listed below are the guidelines posted at each cemetery. Thank you in advance for your help in
keeping the cemetery in an orderly fashion.
First Lutheran Church Cemetery Board
Worship Helpers
Date
February 1st 8:30
Greeters
Ushers
Coffee/Goodies
Don & Brenda Swartos
Dale & Wanda Swartos/ Jim &
Wendi Peterson
Doris Knutson, Cheryl Granum, Mary Post,
Kathy Heylens
10:45 Marty & Michelle Stasburg Family
First Lutheran Cemetery and Bergh Cemetery Rules:
All live or permanent decora ons not contained within the monument need to be removed by June 10th.
Solar lights to be a ached to monument.
No permanent plan ngs of any kind are allowed.
No metal rods for ornamental purposes are allowed.
Annual cleanup will be performed by October 1st.
Ques ons may be directed to any First Lutheran Cemetery Board member.
February 8th 8:30 Eric & Karie Benson
Bob & JoAnn Orcutt/ Bill & Kathy
Heylens
10:45 Kevin & Deanna Wilson
Doug Stuefen & Carol Fowles/ Eric &
Karen Barsness
10:45 Margie Schade Family
February 18th 6:30pm Kevin & Kelly Jo Swartos Family
February 22nd 8:30 Dustin & Lindsey Heylens
These are funds that you can request up to twice a year per member that can be used towards any fundraising events.
Go to Thriven inancial.com/Ac onTeams to designate up to $250 for a ministry or ac vity of your choice.
Look into the extra benefits that your Thrivent Membership has to offer you.
February 25th 6:30pm Need Volunteers
Dan Howell/ Need Volunteers
Acolyte
10:45 Kashas VanderWal/ Gabe Hanson
February 8th 8:30 McKayla Mooney/ Faith Lembcke
10:45 Madeline & Natalie Jacobson
February 15th 8:30 Kodiak McClure
FLC CLASSES: Sign up on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall
10:45 Bailey Riedel/ Katerina Pruett
February 18th 6:30pm Kamryn Schwartz / Julia
Stephensen
Classes February 22nd, March 1st and March
8th at 9:30am
Week 1: The Missing Ingredient: A Beautiful
Word, a Powerful Concept
Week 2: Letting Grace Soak in: God’s Love
for the Undeserving
Week 3: An Unnatural Act: Extending Grace
When You’ve Been Wronged
Prayer Bead Class
March 4th & 11th at
7:15pm
Karen Vostad/ Amy Schlimmer/ Wendi Peterson/ Need a volunteer
Michelle & Howard Beito/ Amanda &
John Larson
February 1st 8:30 Parker Loban/ Lauren Steege
Thrivent Ac on Team
Amy & Erik Schlimmer/ Keith &
Candice King Family
Erik & Amy Schlimmer/ Need
Volunteers
10:45 Carri Papke & Tiffani Lebert
Date
Jan Matson/ Tammy Loban/ Kathy Heylens/
Need a volunteer
Carri Papka & Tiffani Lebert/ Need
Volunteers
Thrivent Choice Dollars
Great news! If you have Thrivent Investments, you have Choice Dollars® available to direct. You can also call a
Customer Care Professional at 800‐847‐4836 and when prompted, say, "Thrivent Choice." Be sure to have your
nine‐digit Member Iden fica on number available.
Carri Papka & Tiffani Lebert/ Deanna Wilson/
Trish Sterud/ Brenda Swartos
Julie King/ Keith & Candice King
Family
February 15th 8:30 Need volunteers
During this season of gra tude, we are encouraging you to direct your Choice Dollars to First Lutheran. Doing so is
vital to con nue the important ministry of strengthening rela onships and changing lives!
Matt Wagner Family, Kevin &
Deanna Wilson
February 22nd 8:30 Parker Loban/ McKayla Mooney
10:45 Madeline & Natalie Jacobson
February 25th 6:30pm Bailey Riedel & Kamryn Schwartz
Reading
Power Point
Communion Blessings
Hudson Wagner
Cassandra Rawden
Kyan Overbo
Trevor Olson
Trevor Hanson
Natashia King
Hudson Wagner
Dani Seibel
Trevor Hanson
Mikey Richarz
Nikole Ziegler
Hudson Wagner
McKenzee McClure
Steven R
Trevor Olson
Haven B/ Jazon S
Tyler Schwartz
Tanner W
Need two volunteers
Hudson Wagner
Dani Seibel
Trevor Hanson
Tanner W
Tyler Schwartz
Teagen Moser
1st Class: Make Chaplet
2nd Class: History and ways
to use
FLC Events
Class fee $10
January Baptisms:
**Open for kids
and adults!
Kennedy Grace Pudwill
daughter of Ashley Peterson
and Lance Pudwill
FLC Preschool: The preschool is still taking Hy-Vee receipts.
You can leave them in the bin right outside the preschool door.
First Place for Health / Feeding The Flock
First Place for Health
will be doing a little detour
this spring. They will be
doing the bible study and
video series titled Made To
Crave by Lysa
Terkeurst. This study will
still be weight loss focused
and geared for women that
desire to develop a
healthier life style by
finding balance in their
lives. A brief
organizational meeting will
be held on Monday Feb 2 at
5:45 to order material for
the approximate 7 week
session. The cost will be
$15 for the participant
guide , the book and
devotional are an
additional charge if you
desire to order
them. Anyone interested
in joining should be present
Feb 2 or contact Cindy
Benson at
[email protected]
Mowing Bids
Notice: First Lutheran
Cemetery is seeking lawn
mowing bids for 2015.
All bids to include a per
time value of mowing and
trimming the First
Lutheran Cemetery and
the Bergh Cemetery.
Bids are to be written and
submitted to the First
Lutheran Church office
no later than
April 1st 2015.
All Volga Area Women
Are invited to
World Day of Prayer
In the new game Hunger Crunch, players not only
fight hunger in a game, they also get the chance to
fight it in the real world. Rice Bowls, a nonprofit
that works to feed orphaned children where the
need is greatest, developed the game. Players can
purchase in-game power-ups with real money,
which is used to provide much-needed food to kids.
March 7, 2015
Hungercrunch.com
Written by the women of the
Bahamas
So, what happens when you put the hurt on hunger?
Theme ~ ~ JESUS SAID,
Any board
member may be contacted
with any questions.
“DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT
Craig Leite,
I HAVE DONE FOR YOU?”
President
(John 13:1-17)
A lot of love, learning, and laughter. That’s what.
Hunger Crunch is privileged to partner with some
incredible children’s homes around the world. By
providing all of their food, we free them up to make
sure the kids in their care grow up to be strong
leaders with bright futures. Learn more at
RiceBowls.org.
www.LOSD.org
800-888-1464
First Lutheran Church
Hostess
Prayer Service at 9:00 a.m.
(note time & order change)
For Feeding the Flock
February 8th at 1 pm is the
next chance to do Feeding
the flock. The cost is still
$50 for 5 take home freezer
meals for a family of
four. Sign up is in the
church office and payment
must be made by Wed. February 4th.
Hunger Game
Offering - - Option 1
(Women’s Health Center)
Adult:
Outlaw Ranch-Passionate Quilters,
February 5-8, Women’s Retreat,
April 17-19, Scrapbooking March 20-22.
Joy Ranch Crafty Chicks April 7-9,
Horsemanship for Women April 7,14,21
and May 2.
NeSoDak Winter Quilting Feb 12-16
and Work Day May 1-2.
Family:
Outlaw Ranch-K-5 and
Parent/Grandparent June 19-20
Youth:
Refreshments following
Prayer Service
Outlaw Ranch Middle School Retreat,
Mar 6-7, and Elementary Adventure Day
April 26
NeSoDak Service Overnight May 1-2
Register online or contact the retreat site to register.
And, remember you can book a retreat of your own
design at your favorite Lutheran Outdoors site.