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We will seek God’s will, share God’s love, and serve as Christ’s people.
Christ Lutheran News April, 2018
Legend of the Sand Dollar Author Unknown
There's a lovely little legend
That I would like to tell Of the birth and death of Jesus
Found in this lovely shell.
If you examine closely You'll see that you find here
Four nail holes and a fifth one Made by a Roman's spear.
On one side the Easter Lily
In its center is the star That appeared unto the shepherds
And led them from afar.
The Christmas Poinsettia Etched on the other side
Reminds us of His Birthday Our Happy Christmastide.
Now break the center open And here you will release
The five while doves awaiting To spread Good Will and Peace.
This simple little symbol
Christ left for you and me To help us spread His Gospel
Through all Eternity
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Executive Council
Mike Stelter, President Lora Hopp-Hansen, Vice President
Kathy Behrends, Secretary Ronda Radke, Treasurer
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Inside this issue:
Pastor’s Column 4
Message from Bishop Eaton 5
Interim Update 6
Financial Information 7
Extending the Table/Prayer Con-cerns
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Calendar 10
WCLC/Donations Needed 12
Worship Assistants/New Members 14
Birthdays/Anniversaries 16
Driver Safety/Canews 18
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Prayer Requests
Call the church office at 507-836-8291, or e-mail with your prayer requests. If you would like a pastoral visit or be included in pastoral prayers during worship, please call the church office.
Address, Phone & Email Corrections
Christ Lutheran maintains a database of all members. If you have had any changes to your address, phone num-ber, marital status, etc. please contact Dawn with your name and the changes that need to be made.
If You Are Ill
Hospitals no longer notify churches when their members are admitted for care. While we feel these laws are im-portant to maintain your privacy, we would like to sup-port you with prayer and a visit. Please call the church office 836-8291 to keep us informed of your situation.
Church Office: 836-8291
Street Address: 2959 Queen Avenue, Slayton, MN 56172 E-mail: [email protected] Website: christinslayton.weebly.com Dawn Mouw, Office Manager Dale Lange, Custodian
Pastor Dawn Quame cell phone: 507-829-7584 E-mail: [email protected]
Pastor Len Halvorson cell phone: 605-359-8344 E-mail: [email protected]
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“Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” This variation of Luke 24:34 is widely accepted as the most ancient of Christian greetings, and it is found in the oldest of Easter liturgies. We generally say that the Church was born on Pentecost with the coming of the Holy Spirit and our first understanding of the Holy Trinity, but certainly there was nothing that could labeled as “Christian” prior to the res-urrection of the Christ.
As individual Christians we often speak of our personal calling in language like that used to call the disciples. We use language like that of the Word taking on human form. We use the language of the season of Epiphany to speak of Jesus of Nazareth walking the earth. We use the language of the cross and Good Friday to speak of the way that God makes himself know in our suffering and shares those dire moments with us. But I think it is safe to say that without the resurrection --- without Easter --- there would be no Christian church today.
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15: “19
If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pit-
ied. 20
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.” But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead! That is a bold claim, but it is the critical Easter claim. In fact! Christ has been raised from the dead!
Easter has taken on a lot of secular characteristics as our culture has broadened. Easter eggs and bunnies, pan-cakes and candies, spring break, the Final Four and Base-ball season opener, lambing and calving, planting and more. All these things are fun and fine, but it incumbent on us as Christians to remember the great miracle: Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed. Pastor Len
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An Easter Message from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
It all started with such promise – the angel announcing to Mary that the child she would bear would be called Son of the Most High; the conviction of Mary that this child would be the embodiment of God’s promised justice, that the hungry would be filled with good things and the rich sent away empty; angels announcing his birth; thousands being fed; the sick healed; the dead raised.
And then, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” It was over. The world hadn’t changed. Might still made right. How ridicu-lously naïve to believe that any reversal of the old order could come about. Hope is for the gullible. Looking at this broken man hanging utterly helpless, naked and broken on a cross, the powers and prin-cipalities, earthly and spiritual, death and the devil must have said, “You fool.”
This, as St. Paul reminds us, is the wisdom of the world. And the world can present plenty of hard evidence that it is right: children kill-ing children in horrific school shootings, 60 million displaced people – all of this supported by our rebellion against God, our idolatrous claim that we are in control and the world is ours. In the face of this and all of the suffering others cause and we cause others, we, too, might cry out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
I believe that the beginning of Psalm 22 expresses the anguish of the psalmist and the anguish of our Lord, but there is more going on here. Citing the first words of a text was, in the tradition of the time, a way of identifying an entire passage. The psalm ends this way: “All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him. … Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord, and pro-claim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, saying that he has done it.” This is the wisdom of God. Jesus’ crucifixion is the death of our death. His innocent suffering has reconciled all of creation to God. He has done it. We stake our lives on this.
This year, Easter falls on April 1. We shall have come through the Lenten desert to the Easter garden. We shall say, “Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia!” And we shall confess this and live this in the face of worldly wisdom that is based on death. Life wins. Love wins. And if the world wants to call us April fools, we are glad to claim that title.
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“The time has come…”
The Christ Lutheran Church Transition Team will be ap-pointed during the first few weeks after Easter. For the next year or so, there are three main (and separate) key groups in the call process for Christ Lutheran.
The first continues to be the Council; they will con-tinue to provide leadership as always. The Council works in partnership with both pastors and all the congregational committees.
The second is the Transition Team; they will help discern the congregation’s priorities and complete the all-important Congregational Profile. The TT works closely with Pastor Len and seeks input from every group in the congregation including commit-tees and other groups (like Sunday School teach-ers etc.)
The third is the Call Committee. The Call Commit-tee works with a representative of the Synod and reports to the council. The Call Committee seeks to match the Congregational Profile as composed by the TT, the Mobility papers (resume) completed by individual pastoral candidates, Pastor Len is not involved in the Call process.
It’s usually a bad idea to think in terms of the calendar, but it would be realistic to ask the TT to work through the sum-mer and fall, and pass the baton to the CC at some point in the fall/winter.
“So, speaking of intentional interims…” By Pastor Len
Confirmation Resumes
After taking a break from class for Lent, our Confirmation classes will resume on Wednesday, April 4 at 6:40 pm.
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Fin
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On this page you will find a brief overview of the month’s offerings. It is our goal to provide you with actual, updated information about Christ Lutheran’s financial status. Following our annual
meeting, the congregation voted on the 2018 budget. The budgeted amount for general offerings breaks down to $24,133.67 each month to cover our anticipated ministry expenses. 3% of your offerings each month will be sent to the Synod office to meet our Synod Mission Support goal.
~Ronda Radke, Treasurer & Dawn Mouw, Office Manager
Here’s a look at where we ended February:
Beginning Balance: $ (5,811.08) Receipts: $ 23,696.55 Expenses: $ 38,481.87 Borrow from Savings: $ 14,000.00 Ending Balance: $ (6,596.40)
The gray bar shows our actual offerings through March 26. The black bar is our budgeted offering total.
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“EXTENDING THE TABLE”
When we celebrate the “Sacrament of the Altar” (Holy Communion) the altar is literally the table of the Lord’s Supper. The meal is hosted by Jesus Christ, presided over by a pastor, and distributed by a number of individu-als, most of whom are members of Christ Lutheran. These members who help distribute are called “assisting ministers.” There is a need/opportunity to establish a team of home assisting ministers who will bring the ele-ments to people in other settings, and thus extend the table beyond the walls of Christ Lutheran.
There will be a training held in the sanctuary on Sun-day, April 8 following worship. Please speak with ei-ther pastor or contact the office with any questions. Home communion kits will be provided, the litany used will be provided, and all questions addressed. One frequently raised question involves the presiding over the sacrament: home assisting ministers are distributing from the altar of Christ Lutheran --- not presiding over a separate service.
Financial Update
Your church leadership needs you to be aware of our finan-cial situation. The weekly offering has not been enough to cover our bills each month and we have no reserves. If you are behind in your planned giving or feel compelled to re-spond generously to your church, please leave your gift in the regular offering plate, the collection in the narthex or give a gift electronically. Next week your church council will be meeting to address our financial needs for the rest of the year.
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Bill Baune, Vera Chmela, Bernice Crompton, Sheldon & Judy Dean, Lori DeGreeff, Robert Domina, Kenley Finke, Elayne Finke, Bob Gass, Allison Grieme, Orv Grieme, Les Hakeneis, Laurie Hardekopf, Scott Heg-stad, Evelyn Herder, Marilyn Hoffman, Iris Idler, Irene Johnson, Julia Johnson, Amie Rowden-Kidd, Saman-tha Kirchner, Lynn Knutson, Randy Koll, Alan Kramer, Tony Krant, Marlene Larson, Bob & Betty Like, Carl Lindberg, Elsie Lindberg, Kristin Martin, Monica Mor-gan, Laurel Nelson, Kim Nesmoe, Avalon Paulson, Lynda Petersen, Floyd Schadt, Carl Schreier, Robert Sellman, Maxine Skouge, Opal Soderholm, Jeff Spartz, Mary Ann Suedbeck, Charles Swan, & Harold Yotter.
Continue to remember in prayer ~ Those dealing with cancer and other long-term illnesses.
Members who are shut-in
Service men and women
Those who mourn the loss of loved ones
Pray
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Deaths~ Dennis Sigurdson—passed away March
Memorial service for Dennis & Barb Sigurdson will be held on April 7 at 11:00 am
Baptism~ Alba MontyLynn H—March 25 Daughter of Kora L & Marshall H
ELCA Scholarship Sunday—April 22
There will be Coffee Fellowship after church to raise funds for the Christ Lutheran ELCA Scholarship Fund.
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Our Mission: To mobilize women to act boldly on
their faith in Jesus Christ.
April Visitation/Bingo: Faith Circle
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Bible Study Leaders Thursday, April 5 at 5:15 pm
Peace Circle
Wednesday, April 11 at 9:30 am
Bible Study Leader: Lorna Bader Hostess: Mary Mesner
Faith Circle Wednesday, April 11 at 1:30 pm
Hostess: Joyce Larson
Love Circle Monday, April 9 at 7:00 pm
Hostess: Kathy Wurpts
Quilting Monday, April 23 and
Tuesday, April 24 at 1:00 pm ______________________________
WECLA Spring Gathering
Saturday, April 14 at Grace Lutheran in Luverne beginning at 8:30 am
Registration is $12 and includes noon lunch. Speakers will be those from Shetek Conference who went to the Oudini Circuit in South Africa last August. Contact Amy Nepp with questions.
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Personal Care Kits
The women are collecting items to make personal care kits for Lutheran World Relief. The following is a list that makes up one kit: 1 light-weight bath towel (between 20” x 40” and 52” x
27”), dark color recommended 2 or 3 bath size bars of soap equaling 8 to 9 oz. 1 adult-size toothbrush in it’s original packaging 1 sturdy comb 1 metal nail clippers (attached file optional)
There is a box in the fellowship hall to collect the items. The kits will be made and taken to the SW MN Synod Convention in June.
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Shoes, Socks and ChapStick
The WCLC is also collecting new, white men’s socks and ChapStick for the VA Hospital in St Cloud and any and all used shoes for Soles 4 Souls. Shoes can be left in the entry way and the socks and ChapStick can be put with the per-sonal care kit items.
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Wanted—Pictures of Christ Lutheran Women (Past or
Present) who have inspired you. WCLC is planning an event to honor the women who have served Christ faithfully through the years, guiding and strengthening their families, the members of our church and the community. Please look through your old photos and submit her picture and name. A digital picture is preferred. Either email to [email protected] or text 507-360-6437. Regular pictures are also accepted. Please place them along with the other information in an envelope and drop off at the church office. Deadline for submission has been extended to April 8th.
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Radio Broadcast Ministry
If you’d like to sponsor the radio broadcast ($65), the next available dates are April 8, 15 and 29.
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Thank you to everyone who is helping during worship services at Christ Lutheran Church this month. If you cannot fulfill your ministry responsibilities, please find your own substitute and let the office know of your replacement. Thank you!!!
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Sunday 4/8 Dylan Doeden Arnie Guild Perry & Stacey Perry Hegstad, Jim Johnson Neal Everson Sara Mathiowetz
10:15 AM Hegstad Donna & Kent Johansen
Saturday 4/14 Marlys Hegstad Tom & Clarice Marlys & Leon Hegstad Morgan Winter
5:15 PM Kappes
Sunday 4/15 Abe Paulzine Carolyn Gillette Gerald & LeAnn Katie Gillette Jim & Carolyn Gillette James Berglund Carter Benda
10:15 AM Giesen Betty Hughes Arnie Guild, Gerald Giesen
Saturday 4/21 Jim Kluis Jan & Burend Jim & Joan Kluis Rossow Family
5:15 PM Cuperus
Sunday 4/22 Drew Wittrock Ruth Hoyme Robin & George Jon Hoyme, Betty Hughes Tim Lange Nysetvold Family
10:15 AM Hemmingsen Leon & Lorie Kruse
Saturday, 4/28 Al Husfeldt Bev Knapp Bob & Sue Gass Kathy Behrends
5:15 PM Marshal Isder
Sunday 4/29 Connor DeGreeff Jem Hamilton Randy & Dawn Dick & Gayle Davidson Greg Moberg Jon Hoyme
10:15 AM Groves Troy DeGreeff, Jim Johnson
Bread Bakers: Alice Beattie, Betty Hughes DVD to City Hall: Carisa Clarke
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Sunday 4/8 Dylan Doeden Arnie Guild Perry & Stacey Perry Hegstad, Jim Johnson Neal Everson Sara Mathiowetz
10:15 AM Hegstad Donna & Kent Johansen
Saturday 4/14 Marlys Hegstad Tom & Clarice Marlys & Leon Hegstad Morgan Winter
5:15 PM Kappes
Sunday 4/15 Abe Paulzine Carolyn Gillette Gerald & LeAnn Katie Gillette Jim & Carolyn Gillette James Berglund Carter Benda
10:15 AM Giesen Betty Hughes Arnie Guild, Gerald Giesen
Saturday 4/21 Jim Kluis Jan & Burend Jim & Joan Kluis Rossow Family
5:15 PM Cuperus
Sunday 4/22 Drew Wittrock Ruth Hoyme Robin & George Jon Hoyme, Betty Hughes Tim Lange Nysetvold Family
10:15 AM Hemmingsen Leon & Lorie Kruse
Saturday, 4/28 Al Husfeldt Bev Knapp Bob & Sue Gass Kathy Behrends
5:15 PM Marshal Isder
Sunday 4/29 Connor DeGreeff Jem Hamilton Randy & Dawn Dick & Gayle Davidson Greg Moberg Jon Hoyme
10:15 AM Groves Troy DeGreeff, Jim Johnson
New Members
Do you want to become a member of Christ Lutheran? Does someone you know want to?
Welcome! You are wanted!
New Member Sunday is scheduled for April 29 during 10:15 worship. New Member Orientation will be held Tuesday, April 24. Adult confirmation is scheduled for either one or two of the preceding Tuesdays (April 10 and 17) depending on how many are attending. Speak to either pastor or call the office with any questions. Please find the “Intent to Join” form in the narthex and turn it in to the office.
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15 Joseph Erickson Marie Paulzine 16 Bobbi Jo Johnson 18 Vicki Hoffmann Vernon Holmes 19 Brad Lindberg Tyler Skindelien 21 Mylan Larson 22 Bruce Freeburg Beth Prahm Jessica Larson Brenda Whitehead Scott Wilkison 23
Allison Grieme
Samantha Larson 24 Floyd Radke Samantha Wynia Gavin Wynia 25 Betty Brake Nancy Olson 26 Melissa Manson Samuel Nysetvold 27 Vera Chmela Joyce Larson 28 Emily Bose Vincent Gillette Graysin Gillette Caleb Telkamp Joshua Bonnstetter 29 Harris Johnson Jon Stokesbary Dylan Doeden 30 Leah Carlson Nancy Sauder
1 Kathy Aanenson Gerald Hubbling 2 Jesse Swanson Mikah Lentsch 3 Jim Berglund Grant Lindberg Pat Nelson 4 Tyler Ash Joshua Larson Devin Landsman Rachel Nysetvold Erica Doeden Charlie Paulzine 5 Cole Bly Carol Rechtzigel Melanie Steinle 6 Samuel Erickson Linda Wilkison 7 Molly Prahm Blake Heronimus 8 Michael Johansen Dylan Nelson 9 Diane Clercx David Rise 10 Margaret Bowman Keith Falk Jon Hoyme Dottie Muecke 11 Nathan Everson Robert Holmes 13 Jason Larson Travis Stoel 14 Jennifer Blackmer Robert Sellman Elvera Nelson
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Please contact the office if you notice a mistake or omission on the Birthday or Anniversary lists. Thanks for your help!
3 Gerald & Leann Giesen (1982) 5 Mike & Chantelle Stelter (2008) 9 Gary & Sue Johnson (1999)
Dustin & Leah Carlson (2005) 10 David & Brooke Swart (2010) 12 Betty & Ivan Brake (1958) 14 Joshua & Amanda Crowley (2012) 20 Lucas & Joyce Radke (2013) 22 Charles & Susan Blackmer (1978) 24 Jason & Nicole Platt (2004) 27 Darrel & Heather Peters (2001)
A Word Of Thanks:
As you know, I had surgery a few weeks ago. It was bad timing, but we don’t always get to choose this stuff. It’s been a nuisance for me, and very humbling to exercise within the limits of human frailty. But it has also been a sig-nificant burden for my wife and any number of people that depend on me. I want to publically thank both of “the Dawns.” Dawn Mouw has brought the wheelchair out to my car countless times. Pastor Dawn has rearranged the preaching and visitation schedule with me almost every week. Both have been wonderful! Jeanne Cochran loaned me a wheelchair (CLC could use a standard size chair), Dale has hauled things around for me, the Altar Guild has been flexible, several folks have brought the wheelchair back from the street at night… In short, “Thanks to all!” ~From Pastor Len
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Minnesota State Driver Safety Program
at Christ Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
2959 Queen Avenue, Slayton, MN
Are you aware if you’re 55 or older, Minnesota drivers are eligible
to receive a 10% auto insurance discount?
If you’ve had a course within the past 3 years, to retain your 10% Minnesota automobile insurance dis-count, you are required to attend a 4-hour refresher course.
Two courses have been scheduled:
Tuesday, April 3 at 12:30 pm Tuesday, April 10 at 5:30 pm
Please contact Office Manager, Dawn Mouw at the church, 836-8291, to pre-register.
Cost is: $20.00 per participant. AARP Members receive a $5.00 discount.
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14 Keeley Island Dr
Slayton, MN 56172
507-763-3567
www.shetek.org
Mark Your Calendar
April 20-21 – Confirmation Retreat
April 21 – Pre-marriage Retreat
April 22 – Spring Toddlers and Trees
April 28 – Spring Clean-Up Day
May 5 – Spring Clean-Up Day
May 6-11 – Road Scholars
June 10 – First day of CAMP!
June 18 - XIX Golf Fundraiser
June 22 – Quilt Auction Preview
June 23 – 32nd
Annual Quilt Auction
June 23 – 5k Pelican Walk/Run
For more information go to Shetek.org or Call 507-763-3567
April 2018
Shetek Lutheran Ministries Where Christ Renews and Empowers
Help send Kids to camp…Become a Pelican/Timber member today. For more information call 763-3567 or www.shetek.org
When: April 28th & May 5th
Where: Shetek Lutheran Ministries
Time: 9:00a.m. Lunch will be served at the SLM Dining Hall
For more information please call 507-763-3567 Please RSVP Thank you!!
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