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Volume 21, Issue 9 October 2018
Faith Lutheran
Church
PO Box 175
Wolverton, MN 56594
(218) 995-2556
www.faithwolverton.org
Devlyn Brooks, Interim SAM
(701) 412-8733
Follow Faith
Lutheran Church
Wolverton on
It is the mission of
Faith Lutheran Church:
To gather prayerfully as the
Body of Christ;
To grow in faith, love, and
service;
To go into the world joyfully
as disciples.
Sunday School,
Confirmation
9:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship
10:00 a.m.
Holy Communion on the first
and third Sunday of the
month.
Coffee Fellowship
11:00 a.m.
Message from our Minister — Devlyn Brooks, S.A.M.
October Food Pantry Item:
SOUP
It’s been said that excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. … And I can’t
think of a quote that better describes what I am feeling after our sensational Rally Sunday to
kick off our program year here at Faith Lutheran!
For those who have been attending Faith for years, this may come as a surprise, but not every
church functions as well, or as vibrantly, as we do here at FLC! What are you talking about,
you may ask?
Well, for instance, on Sunday we installed 13 people who have volunteered to teach Sunday
School, confirmation or our adult forum. Thirteen people! … There are congregations much
larger than Faith who struggle to find more than a dozen people willing to give their time to
ensure that they have an active and joyous faith formation program, but finding 13 people
here at Faith to do so is no struggle. … That, my friends, is extraordinary!
In addition, on Sunday, we witnessed five children come forth and either receive a new
Spark Storybook Bible or a Spark Bible. Those gifts are a tradition here at Faith, and they are
made possible by your generosity and steadfast belief in a solid faith formation program.
And, again, this is not something that every congregation has. … That, my friends, is ex-
traordinary!
After church, there were a handful of people who stayed to practice choir with Mike Nelson.
And that is absolutely wonderful! … But what’s so remarkable about that, you may ask? …
What’s remarkable is that even with fewer numbers, there is still a desire to continue on with
our church choir program, and that we aren’t just going to abandon the effort. Sure, the num-
bers may be down now, but we can’t know what the future holds! So let’s be vigilant! Bravo
to those willing to volunteer in the choir and bring a joyful noise into our sanctuary! … That,
my friends, is extraordinary!
And you may not have seen her because she was tucked in behind our organ, but our acolyte
for the day -- Tia Schroeder -- was there and served out her duties with a joyous spirit! And
that is awesome! … And you may ask again, but what is so special about that? … Well, be-
lieve it or not, there are not that many congregations left who still have the acolyte service.
It’s just not a “thing” in some congregations. And so the fact that we keep our acolyte service
alive and well is very special! … That, my friends, is extraordinary!
Also, did you hear Janelle Krump perform the readings on Sunday? She was marvelous! Al-
most as if she were auditioning for her high school speech coach! But, seriously, think about
it: Each Sunday, we have a rotating group of people willing to step forward and handle the
readings, a very important part of our service which helps set the table for the Gospel read-
ing. So, imagine what it would be like to have to drag volunteers into doing the readings each
week? Or worse yet, imagine if you had to listen to me do the readings in addition to the
Gospel! … So, yes, the fact that that we have people willing to take on this task each week is
noteworthy! …. That, my friends, is extraordinary!
And did you happen to pay attention to the service itself? Well, what do you mean, you
might ask? … I mean, did you notice that the bulle-
tins contained a properly prepared liturgy, music that
had symbolic and spiritual ties to the readings and
the sermon, and that each of the other pieces of the
service flowed together seamlessly? Well, likely you
didn’t, and that is just the point! … In a setting such
as Sunday service, we tend to only notice the infra-
The October Newsletter is
sponsored in memory of
Steve Blilie
by Wally and Bev Nord.
structure and preparation when something goes wrong. But the
only things that generally go wrong in our worship is because I
am out of sync, and that’s on me! … Otherwise, our services
are flawlessly scripted! And that is because we have more than
a handful of people willingly to serve on our Music & Worship
Committee, and gather to plan out the services months in ad-
vance. And we have Lisa Miller who graciously puts together
the service on paper each week, and prepares all of the other
thankless tasks needed to make a service function. And we
have musicians who graciously give of their time and help
make hymn selections based on the service of the day. And so I
do believe it is miraculous that all of this comes together in a
weekly practice to shine the light on God’s glory. And it
wouldn’t happen without all of these people doing ordinary
things, which you, got it … are extraordinary!
And I could go on. I didn’t even talk about the ushers and the
communion assistants and all of those who brought food or
helped serve at the post-service potluck, or even those who help
take care of the altar after service. And on and on. ... There is
are an endless number of ordinary contributions that you all
make on a daily and weekly basis to help keep Faith Lutheran
as vibrant as it is. And I certainly can promise you that that
isn’t the case in every congregation. … And that, my friends, is
EXTRAORDINARY!
So in these days following Rally Sunday, I bow my head and
thank God for the endless contributions of the people in this
church. There is something special going on here at Faith, and I
hope that you all can feel it too! … Thank you to each and eve-
ryone of you who gives in whatever way you do. It is appreciat-
ed! … Blessings to you all!
Devlyn Brooks
S.A.M.
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL
Meeting Minutes—not approved
September 5, 2018
Opening Prayer: RC Stein
Opening Devotions: Brad Nelson
Members Present: RC Stein, Kylie Hendrickson, Debi Byars,
Michael Aigner, Mark Miller, Brad Nelson, Ross Aigner, Chad
Erickson and LaDawn Turner
Others Present: Devlyn Brooks, Pastor Jill Steichen & Jeff
Nord
Devotions for October: Ross Aigner
Communion Assistants: Sept. 9th Ross Aigner, Sept. 16th Brad
Nelson & Oct. 7th Ross Aigner
Offering Counter: All of Council
Food Pantry Item for October: Soup
Secretary’s Report: Approved
Treasurer’s Report: Approved
SAM report: Devlyn sends weekly reports to council. His 16
hours per week CPE has started on Tuesday afternoon, Satur-
day and Sundays at Sanford hospital through December.
Council Conversation: Ross and RC attended a workshop in
D.L. on Practicing Resurrection Experiencing Vitality on Au-
gust 30th.
Jeff Nord met with us to discuss a donation he would like to
make. He has gotten prices and information on a new 90% effi-
ciency furnace from Terry Schritz Plumbing & Heating. This
will include new furnace, bladder tank and on call pumps. We
had discussion on things not included such as electrician, 1,000
gallon propane tank, removal of old boiler and fuel tank. Prop-
erty and maintenance committee will meet with Terry and fol-
low up with other questions we had.
Committee Reports:
Education: Kylie reported Rally Sunday is Sept 16th.
Faith Women: LaDawn reported we will meet Sept 8th at the
church to go to Jill Rogers. Debi reported Book club will be on
Oct. 2nd and we will be reading Sister Secrets by Matt Valan.
Discussion about new carpet in the sanctuary.
Men’s Group: Ross reported they are working on a project for
Gods work our hands cutting and splitting wood for Doug Ness.
They are in the process of opening a checking account.
Music & Worship: Debi Byars reported all Sundays are sched-
uled through November and the next meeting is Nov 13th.
Devlyn will be starting a child segment during Sunday services.
Stewardship: Ross will be attending a conference in November.
Youth: Michael reported new officers have been elected. Presi-
dent is Austin Erickson, V.P. is Carter Erickson, Secretary is
Kaden Schroeder and Treasure is Ava Aigner. They will be
sharing about their National Gathering trip on Sunday Sept. 23rd
during church service.
Old Business:
Seminary Scholarship special offering on September 16th and
October 7th.
Discussion on audio visual recording equipment for internship.
Discussion on old stained glass windows and baptismal font
placement.
Confirmation presentation of gifts and serving cake in Austin,
Ben and Kaden’s honor Sept. 9th.
New Business:
Discussion on starting the budget process.
Discussion on making change for next year’s ushers to assign
by family.
Discussion on project management committee for timeline of
work to be done with new organ, electrician, alter repairs,
changes needed under the steps, carpet etc.
Adjourn
The Lord’s Prayer
Submitted by
LaDawn Turner
Faith Happenings
October Birthdays 1 Ethan Tucker 2 MaryAnn Olthoff 2 Ivy Rorup 5 Krista Hanneman 7 Cass Edwards 15 LeRoy Turner 17 Tom Poppel 17 Tammy Annett 21 Wayne Krump 22 Quinn Affield 22 Christie Erickson 25 Alisha Nord 31 Curt Carlson
October Anniversaries
3 Stephanie & Brad Beyer 14 Dennis & Kris Bohner 25 Andrew & Stacey Rohan 26 Matthew & Melanie Johnson 27 Kerry & George King 28 Lowell & Deanna Picotte
THE FUNERAl for Ayven Grace Peeters,
infant daughter of Nicole and CJ Peeters, was
held September 7 in Fergus Falls. Ayven was
the granddaughter of Jay and Cindy Nord and
Great Granddaughter of Wally and Bev Nord.
MEN’S GROUP
The men’s group meets the first and third
Tuesday’s.
CHOIR
The choir rehearsals are after worship. While
we may be few in number, we are mighty in
spirit. Accept the call to give back with the
gifts and talents you are given, so that others
might experience the glory of God through
your singing!
ADULT FORUM
The Adult Forum, lead by Dave and Gayle
Matz, will meet on Sunday mornings at 9 am.
Everyone is welcome!
FITNESS AT FAITH
Fitness at Faith will resume its schedule of
Thursday evenings (7pm) workouts beginning
October 4. All fitness levels are encouraged to
come. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle equips
Special Offering to be Taken
October 7 A special offering will again be taken on October 7 to provide Devlyn Brooks with a scholarship for this semester’s seminary tuition. Please have all dona-tions to this fund to the church by Oc-tober 7. Thank you to all who prayerful-ly considered a contribution to this fund.
Lutefisk (and Meatball) Dinner will be
served on Friday, October 5 from 4:30—
7pm at First Lutheran Church Celebra-
tion Hall located at 619 Broadway in Far-
go.
Richland Lutheran’s Annual Luncheon
and Bake Sale is Sunday, October 7 be-
ginning at 10:30.
Community News
us to be ready to be God’s servants
and helps us in our daily living.
POINSETTIA ORDERS are due
to church office by November 4.
September happenings...
Ben Krump, Austin Erickson, Kaden Schroeder, Devlyn Brooks
Rally Sunday—September 16
Confirmation Sunday—September 9
Faith Women Minutes—Executive Meeting
August 28, 2018
President Maryann called the meeting to order at 9:30. Discussion was held on the upcoming Northwestern Minnesota Synodical WELCA
Convention held at Trinity Lutheran in Detroit Lakes, MN on September 14 and 15, 2018. Diane Nord is our convention delegate.
Faith Lutheran council asked if we would do our Thankoffering Service on November 11. Our November meeting will be held after church
that day and we start mission quilting in the afternoon through Tuesday, November 13.
The auction date is November 7, 2018 at 7:00 with Loren Seifert our auctioneer.
The first Book Club is scheduled for October 2. Election of officers will be held during the October 14 meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30.
Diane Nord, Secretary
Faith Women Minutes
September 8, 2018
President Maryann opened the meeting at 9:00 and devotions were given by Lois Picotte. After coffee and muffins, members drove to Jill
Rogers, Barnesville, to tour her gardens. After the tour there was a short business meeting. Lisa Miller moved to give Diane Nord, delegate
to the convention on September 14, $50 to purchase travel size items to be put into welcome bags for students who attend events at Lutheran
Campus Ministry in University of Minnesota, Moorhead and Bemidji. It was seconded by Lois Picotte and carried.
Diane Nord, Secretary
Our first meeting was held on
Wednesday, August 29th. We wel-
comed new member Ava Heitman.
The group elected Austin Erickson
as their new president, Kaden
Schroeder as secretary, and Ava
Aigner as Treasurer. We look for-
ward to continuing our traditional
activities this year. Our numbers might be
small but we will make our presence known
by doing our best to serve the congregation
and the community. Our next meeting will be
held October 7th. Please keep our members in
your prayers throughout the year.
NEXT MEETING: Faith Women will meet on Sunday, October 14 after worship.
Book Club will meet on October 2 at 9am. We will discuss Sister Secrets: A Brother’s Reveal by Matt Valan. Anyone is
welcome!
Conference 5 Gathering is Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Dilworth Lutheran Church. Schedule: 8:30 a.m. Registration| 9:00 a.m.
Business meeting in Sanctuary | 10:00 a.m. Brunch | 10:30 a.m. Program | 11:30 a.m. Conclude. Speaker/Program: “Working and
Worshiping – How We Serve God in Daily Life” with Dr. Timothy Hiller, Coordinator of Community Engagement, Academic Affairs,
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. All members of Faith Lutheran are members of WELCA and are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
See Maryann to sign up by October 1.
Church Auction is Wednesday, November 7 at 7pm. Time to get your items ready! Raffle tickets will be on sale Sunday’s.
Group 1 clean up dining and kitchen after auction
Group 2 plan & serve lunch
Set up will be done by volunteers
Quilting Dates: Faith Women will be quilting on October 14-16 and November 11-13. Come when you are able!
Faith
WOMEN NEWS
Prayer Requests
Jane Buchholz—Sheyenne Crossing Long Term Care West
Fargo
Doris Dibley—at home Wolverton
Barney Edwards—Eventide,
Moorhead
Louie Gruenberg—River Pointe
Moorhead
Rose Hanson—Bethany Grace Pointe Fargo
Elaine Johnson—Bethany on 42nd Ave Fargo
Linda Lucke—at home
Arlene Nelson—Eventide Senior Living Moor-
head
Keith Nelson—at home in Wolverton
Barb Wise—at home in Wolverton
Please keep these
people who are
under medical care
in your prayers.
Let Devlyn Brooks
know if you would
like your name or
that of a loved one
added to this list.
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Important Dates in October and Preaching Schedule
October 7—Devlyn Brooks, S.A.M.—communion
October 14—Renata Smeby
October 21—Devlyn Brooks, S.A.M.—communion
No Sunday School or Confirmation
October 28—Guest Minister—Pr. Helen Beth Kuhens
Reformation Sunday