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June 3, 2014 Volume 14 Issue 23

LINKS OF INTEREST ( CLICK ON LINK )

District Initiatives Networking Classifieds Call Update District Calendar MNS District website

LCMS website MNS LWML website eNews Archives The Lutheran Witness Lutheran Witness- MNS

Mission Prayers Camp Omega Concordia Plans CSP news LCEF news

Minnesota South District Pictorial Leadership Directory Readiness For Marriage POBLO newsletter

Check out NETWORKING, listed above, for other interesting events and opportunities.

CAMP OMEGA 50 YEARS OF MINISTRY CELEBRATION, June 6-7, 2014. RSVP is preferred, but not required. To RSVP, contact the camp office by email or call (507) 685-4266 .

COMING SOON TO THE MINNESOTA SOUTH DISTRICT

Click here for: A Video Introduction To Cancer Companions

Imagine- church volunteers being in the midst of a person’s cancer journey to offer companionship

and hope by meeting one to one at a coffee shop or gathering with others in a Christian support

group. This is the vision of Cancer Companions. Cancer Companion Peer Counselor Training will be

offered October 25, 2014 to train volunteers. This is something our churches can offer to our

families, members, friends, and communities. Interested? Stay tuned!

-The American Cancer Society reports that in 2014 1,665,540 new cancer cases will be diagnosed,

and 585,720 cancer deaths will occur in the US.

-Statistics show that a church with attendance of 200 will have approximately 8 congregants who

have had cancer.

LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission: transforming cities with the Gospel. Check out their website.

LCMS Life Conference, “It’s Your Time To Stand”, January 22-24, 2015, Washington, DC. We do stand

for life.

Welcome New Pastors and Vicars, Minnesota South District!

Tyson Mastin, pastor, St. John Lutheran, Plato, MN

Andrew C. Bayless, Associate Pastor, Woodbury Lutheran Church – Valley Creek, Woodbury, MN

Sol E. Grosskopf, Pastor, Redemption Lutheran Church, Bloomington, MN

Lucas Witt, Pastor, Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Saint Paul, MN

Collin P. Duling, Pastor, Immanuel/St. John’s Lutheran Churches, Racine and Sargeant, MN

Andrew E. Herzberg, Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Farmington, MN

Jonathan D. Kuehne, Vicar, Woodbury Lutheran Church – Valley Creek, Woodbury, MN

Brett A. Satkowiak, Vicar, Trinity Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN

New commissioned ministers coming into the Minnesota South District are regularly published in the call

update.

-Rev. Jacob Swenson (King of Kings, Roseville), and wife, deaconness Faith (Fretham), daughter Rev. David

(Darlene) Fretham, have both received calls to St. John Lutheran, Hillsboro, ND.

Lu Clemmensen is retiring. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Sunday, June 29, 2014, 5 PM at St.

Stephanus Lutheran Church, 739 Lafond Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104. A retirement banquet will follow this

service. Click here to RSVP for the banquet.

LYF Day @ Valleyfair is Monday, June 30, 2014, 10 am -10 pm. Sponsored by the Minnesota South DCE

Association. Download Valleyfair flyer for more information.

Register Now! LCMS Rural and Small Town Mission conference, November 6-8, 2014, Kansas City.

Attention churches and church leaders! Help your members and friends receive news from around the

MNS District. Please send e-mail addresses, & contact information to the Minnesota South District

STEWARDSHIP CORNER (for Bulletins/newsletters) June 8 (Pentecost)

Acts 2:1 “When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.” Pentecost is the Old

Testament harvest festival – it happens around the time when the wheat and oats are ready to be brought in. Of

course, this was a picture and foreshadowing of the great harvest of humankind that God means to bring in

through the preaching of His Word. God gives the seed, and God brings about the harvest. From first to last, in

things temporal and things eternal, we stand only by His grace.

STEWARDSHIP NEWSLETTER ARTICLE for June, 2014.

RESOURCES

Paychex Payroll Services Available. Concordia Plan Services has negotiated with Paychex (a national

company with expertise in clergy payroll and taxes) to provide payroll services at a discounted rate as a way to

help LCMS ministries manage their payroll responsibilities and ensure efficiency and accuracy.

Lectionary Illustration: PENTECOST, June 8, 2014, John 7:37-39

A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five minutes later.... "Da-ad...." "What?" "I’m thirsty. Can you bring

drink of water?" "No. You had your chance. Lights out." Five minutes later: "Da-aaaad....." "WHAT?" "I’m

THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water??" "I told you NO!" If you ask again, I’ll have to spank you!!" Five

minutes later......"Daaaa-aaaad....." "WHAT!"…."When you come in to spank me, can you bring a drink of

water?"

“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams

of living water will flow from within him.” John 7:37

CHURCH LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES: Articles and media from a variety of resources to raise your

awareness and assist you in your leadership.

MINISTERIAL HEALTH RESOURCES JUST ONE THOUGHT on Emotional Health” June 3 & 10

Summer Stress Strategies – Stress has a way of creeping back into your life and making you miserable. The

summer is a great time to integrate stress management strategies that can help you keep stress at bay. Check out

this article for more info.

Need a Christian counselor? Check out the listing of counselors. Ministerial Health resources

Recovery issues? Need support? Fellowship of Recovering Lutheran Clergy. Weekly on-line meetings.

Completely anonymous for clergy only. Every Thursday, noon Central time.

IN OUR PRAYERS:

-Circuit 22, Sherburn, Rev. Russell Reimers, circuit visitor. For map of circuits/regions click here.

-Please pray for the family of Rev. Wilfred Pieper (St. John, Elk River). Bill’s father, Wilfred Sr., passed away

on Sat. The visitation is tentatively set for Sunday, June 8 from 2 - 6 at St. John with a visitation one hour prior

to the funeral at the Church on Monday, June 9 at 11:00 AM.

-Please pray for the family of Dr. Eugene W. Linse, who passed away on May 30, 2014. Funeral plans are

pending.

-Please pray for the family of Max Schaefer whose memorial service is slated for June 27, 2014 at Trinity

Lutheran, Sauk Rapids. Max served as MNS District Assistant to the President for Missions in the 1970’s.

-Please continue to pray for Rev. Klemet Preus, cancer.

-Micah Otte, son of Rev. John Otte, grandson of Rev. Wm. Otte, surgical recovery.

-Please pray for the family of Mach Kuel, licensed deacon, Mt. Olive, Anoka who was killed in a car accident.

Do you have a CONNECTIONS/ministry story to share? A story of how your church is connecting to your

community that could be beneficial to others? Please send to the Minnesota South District.

The Myths of Creativity demystifies the processes that drive innovation. Based on the latest research into

how creative individuals and firms succeed, David Burkus highlights the mistaken ideas that hold us back

and shows us how anyone can embrace a practical approach, grounded in reality, to finding the best new

ideas, projects, processes, and programs.