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Volume 18 Issue 6

June 2020

what’s inside?

Pastor’s Message

Bethlehem-St. John

Zion, Our Redeemer,

Emanuel, Immanuel

Parish Nurse Insert

Celebrations

Calendar

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The mission of Prairie Faith Shared Ministry is to gather in God’s name, share ideas & concerns, and actively shape the

future of spiritual growth for our member congregations. Empowered by the Holy Spirit and through ordained and lay

leadership, we offer this ministry to serve Christ in our communities.

The City Wide Garage Sales

in WaKeeney will be held

June 13, 2020. To get your

sale on the map and adver-

tised, please send your

name, address, phone

number, list of 3 items

and your hours along with

$10 to cover expenses to:

Karen Flagler

120 S. 10th St.

WaKeeney, KS 67672

Deadline to be on the map

is Wednesday, June 10,

2020.

BACK! Social distancing and masks are encouraged. Some of the following rules may be in effect at the different church locations: (1) Council will wipe down all high-touch areas (2) signs on the pews will designate which ones to use (3) we will try to have masks available for those who aren’t wearing one (4) anyone with health issues and those with compromised health sys-tems, please stay home. Thank you for helping our churches maintain a safe environment.

Bethlehem Lutheran, Zion Lutheran, St. John Lutheran, Immanuel, and Emanuel churches will start in – person services on JUNE 7, 2020, at their normal times.

Prairie Faith Shared Ministry

Pastors, Randy Gibbs,

Jon Anderson & Kim Frederking

Church Office Location:

338 N 7th Street

WaKeeney, KS 67672

Phone—(785) 743-2005

Email - [email protected]

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PRAIRIE FAITH COMPANION

PFSM Council Members and Phone Numbers

Katie Dreiling, St. John,……………………………………737-8140

Robert Schonthaler, St. John, President ......................... 628-1297

Richard Jensen, Bethlehem, Treasurer .......................... 650-7098

Tonya Fenley, Our Redeemer .................................... 798-2706

Curt Fabrizius, Zion ...................................................... 650-1420

Joe Lutters, Our Redeemer ........................................... 798-2710

Margaret Schmitt, Bethlehem ......................................... 769-4778

John Fabrizius, Zion ...................................................... 743-6470

Larry Pearson, Emanuel .................................................. 769-6115

Ray Rumpel, Immanuel ................................................. 743-2773

Donna Deines, Immanuel, Secretary ............................. 743-2322

Kathleen Fabrizius, Emanuel……………………………….731-5536

Pastor Randy:

Address: 338 N 7th Street

WaKeeney, KS 67672

Office Phone: (785) 743-2005

Parsonage Phone: (785) 743-2175

Cell Phone: (785) 769-4919

E-mail: [email protected]

Pastor Jon:

Address: 27005 Hwy 283

WaKeeney, KS 67672

Office Phone: (785) 743-6629— Zion


Cell Phone: (785) 769-3006


Pastor Kim Frederking:

Address: PO Box 385

WaKeeney, KS 67672

Cell Phone: (785) 743-8309



Parish Nurse—Nancy Bollig, BSN,RN:

Address: 338 N 7th Street

WaKeeney, KS 67672

Cell Phone: (785) 769-4731

WELCA will meet on June 3,

2020, at 7:00 p.m.. Ruth

Tinkler will be the lesson

leader and Lynelle Shubert will

be the hostess.

ZION

Prairie Faith Shared Ministry Council Minutes The regular meeting of Prairie Faith Shared Ministry Council was held April 28, 2020 via zoom. The following churches and representatives were in attendance: Bethlehem – Richard Jensen & Margaret Schmit; St. John – Bob Schonthaler & Katie Dreiling; Immanuel – Raymond Rumpel(absent) & Donna Deines; Emanuel – Larry Pearson(absent) & Kathleen Fabrizius; Our Redeemer – Tonya Fenley & Joe Lutters; Zion – John Fabrizius(absent) & Curt Fabrizius Also in attendance was Pastor Randy Gibbs, Pastor Jon Anderson, Pastor Kim Frederking. Devotions were given by Curt Fabrizius The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved The treasurer’s report was approved as printed. Staff Reports Staff reports were given. They shared that they are doing every-thing they can to stay in contact with their congregations, calls, texts, etc…. They are still have services recorded and put onto the FB pages and Website. Parish Nurse Report – Health Ministry Lenten Calendar--several of us worked up a Len-ten calendar with daily suggestions for whole-person wellness. It was available through the PFSM newsletter, each of the PFSM churches, at Wednesday Lenten services, United Methodist Church and Presbyterian Church. AA meetings are on pause right now. The group leader is availa-ble by phone if anyone needs to talk and by email. The plan is to resume regular meetings at BLC when the stay-at-home order is over. The purchase order for the public transportation van was submit-ted to KDOT this past Friday. Parish nurse visits are down to very few home visits, Nancy wears a mask, asks the person the appropriate risk questions. Try-ing to keep in touch with people by phone or mail--regular con-tacts plus anyone who might be a requested contact. If someone requires medical appointment transportation during this time, Nancy would follow this same protocol. Homemade fabric masks can be requested if someone wishes to use one and does not have one. (Mask information is in the May newsletter. Next health ministry advisory board meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 29 at 5:30. Visitors are welcome. Needs for the Parish Nurse Ministry remain the same as listed on March parish nurse report. Communications Thank you from Pastor Jon for the funds he received for his medi-cal expenses Old Business The health insurance is locked in for this year. All pastors must be on the same level. This can be revisited for next year’s budget. Continued on page 4...

ALWAYS BEING MADE NEW… BENEFIT OF CHANGE LORD, IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN! CHANGE

IS TAKING PLACE. IT SEEMS WE JUST GET SETTLED INTO A NEW WAY OF BEING AND WE ARE HIT WITH ANOTHER WAVE OF “NEW NORMAL”. HELP US WITH THE GROWING PAINS OF RE-CREATION. GIVE US COURAGE WITHIN OURSELVES AND PATIENCE WITH OTHERS. THE OLD WAY OF BEING IS GONE

AND WE GRIEVE. MAY THOSE MEMORIES OF THE OLD WAY, OF LAST MONTH OR SIX MONTHS AGO, BECOME NOT A

STUMBLING BLOCK TO YOUR CREATING WORK WITHIN US. OPEN OUR MINDS TO YOUR CREATIVE SPIRIT. OPEN OUR EYES WITH CURIOSITY TO SEE WHAT NEW THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

EVEN IF YOU, O LORD, MUST DRAG US YELLING AND SCREAMING INTO CHANGE, DO SO. BEND OUR EAR TO YOUR

VOICE TO FOLLOW ON A PATH YET UNKNOWN, YET UNTRODDEN. WORK IN US A NEW WORK THAT STRETCHES US AND CHALLENGES OUR PERCEPTIONS. THOUGH WE CRY OUT, “I CAN NOT CHANGE!” “I DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE,” YOU ARE A

CREATING GOD, THE ARCHITECT OF ALL THINGS SEEN AND UNSEEN. YOUR SPIRIT MOVES WITHIN OUR HEARTS AND

MINDS. WE FIND OURSELVES BEING MADE NEW EACH MORNING RISE, RECREATED BEINGS MADE IN YOUR IMAGE.

REMIND US AGAIN, O GOD, THAT WE ARE ALWAYS BEING MADE NEW THROUGH YOUR SON. CHANGE IS OUR HUMAN JOURNEY

THAT WILL FIND US ONE DAY HOME WITH YOU. AMEN.

Written by: Pastor Kim


Volunteers for June

June 7—

Acolyte— Jack Conness

Pianist— Chris Trogstad

June 14—

Acolyte— Mason Yingling

Organist— Mary Cunningham

June 21— Father’s Day

Acolyte— Madelyn Becker

Organist— Cindy Level

June 28— Rotation Sunday

Acolyte— Hudson Deines

Organist— Cindy Level

St. John Lutheran Church

Sunday Worship—10:30 a.m.

Communion every Sunday

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

(during public school year) 2019 Council Members: President - Myron Keller;

Treasurer - Bee McElroy; Financial Secretary - Vonda

Ackerman; Secretary - Rodger Fischer, Lyle Johnston

Volunteers for June

June 7—

Greeters — Sarah Cearley and Ryan Windholz

Lector— Sue Schonthaler

Communion— Jerry and Brenda Lucas

June 14—

Greeters — Rodger Fischer & Bea McElroy

Lector— Vonda Ackerman

Communion— Dennis & Connie Keller

June 21—Father’s Day

Greeters — Tom and Marci McClellan

Lector— Jerry Lucas

Communion— Tim and Aleta Keller


Greeters —Dennis and Connie Keller

Lector— Brenda Lucas

Communion— Jeff and Lacey Keller

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on Facebook!!

Follow Bethlehem

on Facebook!!

Bethlehem



Mid-Week School, Wed @ 6:00 p.m.

(during public school year)

Pastor: Randy Gibbs

Home Phone: 743-2175 Office: 743-2005

Cell: (785) 769-4919

Office Secretary: KyraTurley

Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs 9:00 a.m.-

3:00 p.m., Wed 5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m., Fri

9:00 a.m.-noon

Rotation Sunday June 28, 2020

Pastor Jon — Bethlehem/Immanuel Pastor Kim — Zion/Our Redeemer Pastor Randy — St. John/Emanuel

PFSM Council Meeting, Continued from Page 2... New Business Services continue to be on FaceBook: 9:00 a.m. for Pastor Randy, 10:45 a.m. for Pastor Jon, and 10:30 a.m. for Pastor Kim. Discussed purchasing Zoom which would approximately be $150 per year. To be used by PFSM council and the individual congre-gation councils. PFSM council members will check with the indi-vidual church councils to see if they would find this useful Richard Jensen was able to apply for a PPP loan for PFSM. The loan has been applied for and approved. The loan amount is $34,100. to be used for 11 line items in the budget. The loan will be for 2 years and if we meet all the requirements the loan will be turned into a grant and will not need to be repaid. The PFSM coun-cil decided to participate in the PPP loan program and authorized Richard Jensen to review and sign the loan documents and open a separate checking account to segregate the funds. Discussed the forgiveness of individual church membership dues for 1 month. Decision will hinge on the PPP loan Discussed the governor’s guidelines for reopening. May 31st St John will be having a drive-in service with individual packaged communion. The next PFSM council meeting will be June 17th at 7:30 p.m. at Bethlehem or by Zoom. Margaret Schmitt will have devotions.

St. John will not have Vacation Bible School at the normal time due to COVID-19. We will try to

have a one day, all day, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM on a Saturday. Not sure on a date as yet but Wanda will send letters out later confirming the day.


Our Redeemer Lutheran Church

Pastor Jon Anderson


Communion every 2nd & 4th Sundays

Emanuel Lutheran Church

Pastor Kim Frederking

Sunday Worship — 9:00 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Pastor Randy Gibbs

Sunday Worship — 9:00 a.m.


Mid-Week School, Wednesdays—6:00 p.m. (during public school year @ Bethlehem Lutheran Church)

Sunday Worship—10:45 a.m. Communion every 1st, 3rd, & 5th Sundays

Adult Choir — 11:45 a.m. @ Zion (during public school year) Pastor: Jon Anderson

Home Phone: 743-2096 Office Phone: 743-6629

Cell: (785) 769-3006 E-mail: [email protected]

Volunteers for June

Deacons— Curt Fabrizius & Taylor Schoenthaler

Flowers— Jan Mai

June 7—

Lector— Lynelle Shubert

Organist— Laura Anderson

June 14—

Lector— Adell Fabrizius


June 21— Father’s Day

Lector— Laura Anderson



Lector— Bruce Mai


Zion Lutheran

Will you be a helper? This is June, a time when many are on vacation. The work of the church, however, goes on. It must. God and the Church do not go on hiatus. So what needs to be remembered? Stewardship, for one thing. Reminding everyone that the bills also come in the summer, the church staff members need their salaries, the church utilities need paid, the food pantries need donations, missionaries are still in the field, etc. The church must depend on each member doing his or her part on a regular basis. That is our responsibility and our privilege. We must also carry on our stewardship of service: lining up lectors for Sunday, finding volunteers for mowing, ushers for worship services, recruiting greeters, etc. The bottom line is this: Helpers are always needed. Helpers are always wanted. Helpers are always special and greatly appreciated. Will you please be a helper?

THE POWER OF PENTECOST

Pentecost started as a Jewish festival

commemorating God’s giving the Law to the

Israelites 50 days after they escaped from slavery in

Egypt.

Just days after the risen Jesus ascended to heaven,

his (Jewish) disciples gathered in Jerusalem to

celebrate Pentecost. But God transformed the

occasion by giving them the Holy Spirit, as he’d

promised. The disciples saw something like flames

among and on them, heard a rushing wind and

began speaking in many languages. The pilgrims in

Jerusalem heard about Jesus in their native tongues

(see Acts 2:1-12).

In Christian churches, Pentecost was once as

important as Christmas and Easter. Today,

congregations still observe it in special ways, using

the color red to symbolize the Holy Spirit’s power.

Worship services sometimes include hymns, prayers

and Scriptures in various tongues. To simulate the

original Pentecost experience, congregations may say

the Lord’s Prayer in several languages at once.

1 Brice & Shanon Custer - Bethlehem

1 Dave & Mary Hendricks - Bethlehem

1 Brian & Joan Townley - Bethlehem

1 Gene & Judy Fabrizius - Zion

1 Mark & Kathleen Fabrizius- Emanuel

1 Wade & Gayla Michaelis- Our Redeemer

2 Clayton & Rheta Schmeidler- Zion

4 Don & Bea McElroy – St. John

4 Ed & Rachelle Schwab- Zion

5 Jerot & Tonya Pearson- Emanuel

6 Gary & Claudia Neyer- Zion

8 Kelli & James Morrill- Emanuel


Zion

Baptismal

Anniversaries 1 Del Wiedeman, Jr.

7 Marshall McGinnis

8 Isaiah Fabrizius

10 William F. Deines

11 Jessica McGinnis

15 Elda Dietz

18 Janice Fabrizius

26 Jakob Graham

26 Layton Harrington

As God adds Life to your Years, may He add Years to your

Life. God Bless You as you Celebrate Life and

Our Redeemer

Baptismal

Anniversaries 24 Andrea Romeiser

29 Caitlin Smee

Our Redeemer 19 Gage Kepple

22 Don Reinert

30 Kim Smith

30 Casey Snyder

Bethlehem 1 Travis Armbruster

1 Sherry Cook

2 Casey Menconi

3 LaQuita Graul

3 Sandee Scott

5 Larry Dietz

5 Shirley Gordon

8 Reegan Scott

10 John Dice II

10 Joan Townley

10 Morgan Armbruster

11 Carolyn Schoenthaler

11 Kim Cunningham

12 Jerry Armbruster

13 Floyd Schneider

14 Laura Crook

14 Shanon Custer

15 Lyndell Dykes

17 Marlis Norton

18 Tim Benisch

22 Craig Crossland

27 Colten Kelley

29 Norbert Armbruster

30 Rosetta Deines

30 Tyler Hafliger

St. John

1 Kimberly Desaire

2 Isaac Rogers

8 Mallory Knieling

9 Scott Fuller

10 Amanda Unrein

11 Paige Keller

13 Bea McElroy

21 Tony Fisher

21 Martha Massier

21 Murphy McMahon

26 Erika Mabb

27 Lee Schonthaler

27 Sue Schonthaler

28 Tim Keller

29 Chris Fisher

30 Marilyn Johnston

Immanuel 22 June Schneider

29 Amanda Fabrizius Emanuel 22 Danny Fabrizius

Zion 2 Elda Dietz

5 Christina Lowry

5 Teghan Groff

12 Lynelle Shubert

14 Emily Keen

16 Jon Anderson

24 Verla McGinnis

26 Rich Deines

28 Madison Fabrizius

29 Bonnie Wagner

30 Brent Deines

30 Emily Deines

10 Danny & Chris Fabrizius- Emanuel

11 Nathan & Sara Brown- Zion

13 John & Lynelle Shubert - Zion

13 Ben & Cassie Kelley - Bethlehem

17 William & Marilyn Deines- Zion

19 Alvin & Nancy Folkerts – Our Redeemer

20 Jeff & Dorothy Graham- Zion

21 Raydene & Nancy Dietz – Bethlehem

21 Terence & Shawna Koehn - Bethlehem

24 Mike & Liz Harvey- Zion

26 Terry & Judy Long - Bethlehem

26 Byron & Diana Schonthaler– St. John

30 Kevin & Erin Tucker- Zion

Wedding Anniversaries

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 9:00a Em 9:00a Imm 9:00a OR Worship 10:30a SJ 10:30a BLC 10:45a Zion

8

9 10 11 12 13

14 9:00a Imm 9:00a OR 10:30a SJ 10:30a BLC 10:45a Zion

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 Father’s Day 9:00a Em 9:00a Imm 9:00a OR 10:30a SJ—Confirmation, Graduate Recognition, Reception prior to service 10:30a BLC 10:45a Zion

22

23

24 25

26 27

28 Rotation Sunday 9:00a Em 9:00a Imm 9:00a OR 10:30a SJ 10:30a BLC 10:45a Zion

29 30

Immanuel Meals On Wheels June 29th


338 N 7th Street

WaKeeney, KS 67672

Office Phone: (785) 743-2005


May all your people from all the ends of Earth be gathered into one in you.

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