St Peter’s Newsletter 19747 County Hwy 6 Audubon, MN 56511 (218) 439-6553 e-mail: stpeters1@loretel.net Website: st-peters.us

Facebook: www.facebook.com/SaintPetersAudubon

Sunday Worship Schedule St Peter's Lutheran 9:00 am Family Worship

(Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday) (Quiet Communion 2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday) 10:00 am Coffee Fellowship 10:15 am Sunday School pre K - 6th Grade (September-May) 10:15 am Confirmation

7th - 10th Grade (September-May)

Sunday ~ September 11 9:00 am Worship 10:15 Christian Ed

Sunday ~ September 18

Volunteering is a great way to get to

know one another at

St Peter's

DATE September 4

Labor Day

September 11

Rally Sunday

September 18

God’s Work, Our Hands

September 25 October 2

GREETERS Dianne

Trautman

Jack Cole Phyllis Beyer Lucas & Isaac

Jones

Wyatt Simon

HEAD USHER Brad Hanson Tom Trautman Mike Marquardt Mick Holm Brad Hanson

USHERS Gene & Phyllis

Beyer

Travis & Wendy

Cole

Joe & Sara

Klingfus

Wayne & JoAnn

McDunn

Jon Kohler

Jeff Kohler

ACOLYTES Christian Hanson

Chloe Leno

Jadyn Cole

Zack Cole

____________ Grace Bowers

Jace Rosing

Hailey Ballard

Owen Peterson

READER Chloe Leno Jack Cole Bette Wammer Lowell Grubb Kevin Johnson

COMMUNION Mike & Bette

Wammer

___________ Dale & Sue

Twedt

___________ Kevin & Wendy

Johnson

**COFFEE

Phyllis Grossman

439-6356

Steve & Connie

Schroeder

Gerald & Mary

Sletmoe

Sunday School

Serving

Dale & Sue

Twedt

David Tweten

Allen Somdahl

Gene & Phyllis

Beyer

Luan Schuman

Elaine Torgerson

Gary & Maxine

Van Hunnik

Mike & Betty

Wammer

ORGANIST Arlyce

Johnson

Arlyce

Johnson

Arlyce

Johnson

Arlyce

Johnson

Arlyce

Johnson

PARENTS

ASSISTING

CONFIRMATION

2 people

NEEDED!

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Travis Ballard

Jana Bowers

Matt Rosing

Leah Hanson

REMINDER**

Carefully check the schedule YOU are responsible to find your replacement !

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THANK YOU to ALL St Peter’s Volunteers whatever the task - big or small it is greatly appreciated!!

St Peter’s Lutheran Church

19747 County Hwy 6

Audubon, MN 56511

218-439-6553

This Newsletter is published once a

month to inform members and friends of

St Peter’s activities.

Articles and information for the news-

letter must be submitted by the 20th

of each month

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E-mail: stpeters1@loretel.net

Website: st-peters.us

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SaintPetersAudubon

**Audio recordings of Sunday morning services now available

on our church web page The Reverend Dr

Ruth E. Hetland, Pastor

Phone: 254-265-5349

E-mail: ruthehetland@gmail.com

Office Administrator: Dawn Moore

218-234-5311 (cell)

Hours: 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Monday - Thursday

Custodian: Mike Marquardt

218-439-3469

Organist: Arlyce Johnson

Volume 22 Issue 9

Coming in October

October 5: ALL Youth Activity

Progressive Pokemon Go

Party Bus

October 22: St Peter’s

Winter & Christmas Sale

October 30: Confirmation Day

October 30: (Tentative date)

Beer & Hymns

Dates TBD:

3rd graders receive Bibles

September 2016

September 18, 2016 - 11:00

Detroit Lakes City Park Band Shell

Theme: “God’s work. Our hands”

Purpose: To serve our community in ways that share the

Love of God with all of God’s people. There will be a

worship service in the park followed by a send off meal.

Good idea to bring chairs and/or blankets to sit on.

Several area churches will participate.

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“The ministry of St Peters appreciates all the consistent contributions

of time, talent and money you are making, as well as the occasional

large gifts to our church. Everyone's efforts and support allows us

to successfully meet our mission spreading the love and joy of Christ.”

When you are unable to attend worship, Electronic giving is a great

opportunity for you to continue your financial support to St Peter’s,

your contributions can continue to support the missions and ministry

of St Peter's. An authorization form can be picked up at the church

You may drop your form off at the church office or mail it to:

St Peter’s Lutheran Church,

Attention: Doreen Mickelson

19747 County Hwy 6,

Audubon, MN 56511

Rally Sunday September 11, 2016

After worship, the youth will be

serving an Egg Bake brunch and

will have some fun games and

activities. Invite your family and friends to join us on this

special day, so we may enjoy sharing God’s love,

his word and his works!

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PLEASE JOIN US!

NURSING HOME MINISTRY Don’t forget our members in Nursing Homes and Care Facilities.

Emmanuel Nursing Home (1415 Madison Ave, DL MN 56501)

Phil Johnson # 132 Assisted Living (1405 Madison Ave, DL MN 56501)

Keith & Marge Hellie # 115

Clayco Care Center

(600 Fifth St SE , Box 129 Barnesville, MN 56514)

Ordell Grant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you know of any one else who is in the nursing home, please let Dawn or Pastor know at 439-6553.

Keep these people in your thoughts and prayers:

Eric Bach, Gordon Brekken, Howard Ellingson, Sharon Fagerlie, Ordell Grant, Keith Hellie, Charles Henrikson, Jack Lekang, Dawn & Dale Moore, Rolland Morton, David Rosing, Bette Wammer Kurt Bird (friend of Lowell & Barb Grubb), Mary Busby (sister-in-law of Connie Schroeder), Becky Frank (sister of Barb Grubb), Tammy Halverson (niece of Connie & Steve Schroeder), Dana Heidelberger (sister of Darren Leno), Vernon Holland (father of Sara Klingfus), Arlene Jacobson (sister of Gilbert Hein), Bob Jundt (brother-in-law of Wanda Monroe), Connie Klopka (friend of Mary Slet-moe), Bob & Donna Krejce, Carole Lathrop (friend of Wendy Nordaune), Richard Lehfeldt (brother-in-law of Mike & Janice Marquardt), Kim Lucken (niece of Gene & Phyllis Beyer), Karen Nolte (sister of Lowell Grubb), Richard & Marsha Olson (brother and sister-in-law of Linda Rippy), Carol Patching (sister of Jane Leno), Irene Patching (mother of Jane Leno), Benny & Iola Peterson (father & mother of Patty Heisler/Hovde),Tom Peterson (brother of Mike Marquardt), Connie Schmidt (sister of Wendy Nordaune), Ron Scholtz (brother of Betty Hein), Barret Sletmoe (great grandson of Gerald & Mary Sletmoe), George Thompson (friend of Gerald & Mary Sletmoe,

Allen & Shirley Thronson (parents of Dawn Moore), Jerrod Wamre, Multiple Pub friends of Trish & Brian Maloney

Becker County Food Pantry

There is a plastic tote in the entry for food for Becker County Food Pantry

REMEMBER: They do take garden produce! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!

THANK YOU to everyone who participated in having their photo taken for the new St Peter’s directory. Now it is time to get the activity pages set up. Dawn has only received a couple pictures for the activity pages. PLEASE take pictures with your smart

phones and/or cameras and get them to Dawn ASAP. If you have any food items you need to drop off for the food pantry please get them in soon so we can get deliver them to the Becker County Food Pantry.

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF PROJECT In September St Peter’s women will be collecting items for Lutheran World Relief Baby Kits and Personal Care

Kits. These kits will be sent off to the needy of the world in October.

BABY KITS PERSONAL CARE KITS

2 - lightweight cotton T-shirts (NO Onesies) 2 or 3 - bath size bars of soap

2 - long or short sleeve gowns or sleepers (w/out feet) (any brand/original packaging)

2 - receiving blankets - Medium weight (cotton or flannel) 1 - adult size toothbrush in original packaging

4 - cloth diapers with 2 diaper pins 1 - sturdy comb, remove packaging

1 - hooded jacket, sweater or sweatshirt 1 - metal nail clipper, remove packaging

(or include a baby cap) 1 - lightweight bath size towel, dark color

2 - pair socks (20” x 40” to “52 x 27” )

1 - hand towel, dark color

2 or 3 - bath size bar of gentle soap

(any brand/original packaging)

There is a green tote in the front entry for donations. Please feel free to purchase one or more of these items

for the kits. If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Eilertson at 439-6472

Dear People of Saint Peter’s –

“With thanks to God for the work accomplished in this place, I declare this sanctuary to be vacated for the purposes of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit….”

Last month I attended the final service in the sanctuary where I went to church the whole time I was growing up. Now that sanctuary is being torn down and a new one is being built in its’ place.

I was happy to be invited back to participate in the service along with other pastors who had been raised there and served there. It was important for me to go for many reasons – partly just because I love that place and I am very glad to be a daughter of that congregation, but for many other reasons: I wanted my kids to have another memory in that place aside from their memories of the funerals of their grandparents. I wanted to one more time look out into the sanctuary from up front and picture my mother there, where she always sat. I wanted to see the pastors who meant so much to me and my family.

I’ve never been a part of a service like that before. To imagine that never again would we gather there – no more church bulletins would be assembled in the secretary’s office where my mom once worked, no more sermons written in the pastor’s office, no more children would run up to the balcony to peer down at the happenings below, not another hymn or scripture or prayer would be uttered there again – it was as strange a feeling as I imagined it would be. The pastor’s voice cracked as he did the closing rite. I was glad, because that’s how we all felt: trusting that in the end, all would be well, but for now – our hearts overflowing with retrospection and melancholy.

That afternoon, my boys and I picked up my mom’s friend, Norma, and we went out to the place where I grew up. Years ago, after my parents died, my brother and I sold that property to Norma’s son and his wife. Ever since, they have been busy tearing down the old, shabby buildings and building a beautiful new home and landscaping and gorgeous trails throughout the woods. They had invited us to come out long ago and finally we went. Before, it was too painful to go out there and think of all that had been lost from our childhood and how we miss our parents. However, now, I can look at how beautiful the new owners have made the place and I think, “Mom and Dad would have thought this was pretty great.” It is so good to see new life there and new memories being made. Only one of the old apple trees behind our house remains, but new ones have sprung up all around the property. The lilac bush mom planted from clippings from Grandma’s lilac bush still blooms. They have planted lovely wildflowers in the fields and oodles of new trees, but the evergreens mom and I planted still tower over the lawn, healthy and strong. So much is new there, but traces of me and my family remain.

A pastor friend told me a story about a burial service she presided at where at the end, the family released balloons into the air. They were white balloons with white strings. As they floated up, up, up, in one large group, bending and twisting with the wind, she said, “they looked like a large group of sperm heading toward the sky.” We laughed hard, and then only half-jokingly I said, “But it’s totally symbolic, isn’t it? New life happens all the time! Right there, at the end of the graveside service, little swimmers still making their way.” We laughed some more.

But new life happens all the time. God makes it so. Most of the time it just has to happen through endings first, that’s the hard part.

Autumn, like all the other seasons, is a season of both beginnings and endings: Kids starting a new year of school and bigger kids leaving home for college; warm weather dissipating while cooler weather moves in. I am excited about the new season beginning at Saint Peter’s with a new year of Christian Education beginning and some of our other programs resuming. All is well. Thanks be to God.

And many thanks to each of you for all you do to serve God in this place and in our community. Blessings to you and yours in this season and always…

In Christ - Pastor Ruth

St Peter’s - OFFERING

July $ 11,735.50 with dedicated (5 Sundays) July Budget: $ 11,500.00 July over budget: $ 235.50 YTD Income: $ 71,676.88 YTD Budget: $ 80,500.00 YTD under budget: ($ 8,832.12) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

August Benevolence:

$ 250.00 NWMN Synod

$ 324.00 St Mary’s Foundation

$ 300.00 Dorothy Day House

$ 300.00 World Vision for clean water ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Schedule changes for September September 6: Women’s Monday Evening Bible Study

September 6: Music & Worship (Tuesday) September 7: Quilting resumes September 11: Christian Ed resumes September 12 & 19: NO Women’s Bible Study September 14: Choir resumes October 5: Wednesday morning Bible Study resumes

Confirmation September 4: No class

September 11: Rally Sunday

September 18: God’s Work, Our Hands

September 25: 10:15 am class October 2 : 10:15 am class ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

ATTENTION Parents, Confirmands, 5th & 6th Graders: PLEASE check the worship schedule and if you are unable, it is YOUR responsibility to find a replacement! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sunday School September 4: No class

September 11: Rally Sunday

September 18: God’s Work, Our Hands

September 25: 10:15 am class October 2: 10:15 am class ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sunday School Happenings

from Jane Leno

Welcome Back to Sunday School! We have a wonderful team of teachers and volunteers ready to make this a great year.

Join us on Sunday, September 11th for Rally Sunday and help us kick off our Sunday School education program.

We will be serving yummy egg bake brunch after church and have fun activities for the kiddos (hopefully outdoor wacky races if the weather allows).

Sunday, September 18th is “God Work, Our Hands” Sunday. We will meet at the Detroit Lakes Park (wearing our Gods Work Our Hands t-shirts) for a combined church service with Trinity Lutheran Church. (starts at 11:00 am) Following lunch in the park, the Sunday School and youth will be participating in local service projects. The younger kids and their families will be visit-ing St Peters members that are "shut in", the 5th and 6th graders along with confirmation kids are looking for a service project to help a church member in need.

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Women’s Monday Evening Bible Study

with Pastor Ruth

Pastor Ruth’s Women’s Bible Study of “Exploring the Fruit

of the Spirit” will continue through September:

Tuesday - September 6 at 6:30 pm (Monday is Labor Day)

Monday - September 26 at 6:30 pm

We will learn more about what the Bible says about the vital

traits that the Holy Spirit produces in those who believe, and

move beyond reflection to application. Do you value and long

for more Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness,

Gentleness, Faithfulness, and Self-control?

You may join in on any evening! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The next Beer and Hymns date has tentatively

been set for October 30. Please keep checking

the Sunday Bulletin Website Calendar and/or

Church Facebook for updates.

Choir will be resuming at St Peter’s

Wednesday, September 14: 6:30 pm.

Anyone who likes to sing we would

LOVE to have join us.

Feel free to come and check us out!

ST PETER’S MEETINGS

COUNCIL 6:30 pm - September 12 (2nd Monday)

President: Darren Leno

President Elect: Jay Elshaug

Secretary: Connie Schroeder

Treasurer: Doreen Mickelson

Deacons: Rita Rislund, Steve Schroeder

Trustees: Stuart Bjorgan, Kevin Johnson

Education: Trish Maloney, Andrew (Andy) Mekalson

MUSIC & WORSHIP COMMITTEE

at St Peter’s: 10:00 am - September 6 (Tuesday)

BIBLE STUDY

Wednesday mornings will resume October 5

Monday Evenings: 6:30 pm with Pastor Ruth

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY 1:30 pm - September 13 (2nd Tuesday) at St Peter’s

QUILTING

St Peter’s: 9:00 am Wednesday mornings

resuming September 7

WOMEN’S GROUP

10:00 am Hope Circle September 28

Hostess: Wanda Holm

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MEMORIALS

St. Peter’s acknowledges with great appreciation

memorials & gifts received in August 2016

In memory of : Given by:

General

Lynn Restad Roberta & Sonja Loucks

Kelly Thronson Bob & Carolyn Eilertson

Kelly Thronson Nora Putney

Parsonage

Kelly Thronson Mike & Janice Marquardt

Kelly Thronson Bob & Joyce Jamison

Kelly Thronson Linda Rippy

Kelly Thronson Mike & Bette Wammer

Kelly Thronson Gary & Wendy Nordaune

Kelly Thronson Gene & Phyllis Beyer

Kelly Thronson Brian & Trish Maloney

Cemetery

Larry Mitberg Mitberg Family

Marly Rislund

Elevator Fund

Kelly Thronson Dick & Bonnie Meyer

Altar Guild

Irene Torgerson Duane Torgerson family

Hope Circle - August Minutes

Hope Circle met on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at

St Peter’s Lutheran Church at 9:00 am.

Hostess: Carolyn Eilertson

Carolyn opened the meeting.

Secretary’s report: Read and approved

Treasurers report: Read and approved.

Working balance: $ 5,602.98

Old Business: None

New Business: There is a green tote in the entry way with

listings of items needed for the Lutheran World Relief

Personal and Baby Care Kits.

Emmanuel Nursing Home Birthday Party will be on Monday

August 29. Music will be provided by Bob & Tracy Eilertson

Ladies will be serving cake, anyone is welcome to help.

September 28th will be the next meeting, with Wanda Holm

as hostess. Offering was taken.

Bible study was led by all. We closed with the prayer in the

Gather magazine and a prayer by Linda Rippy.

Repectfully submitted by Phyllis Grossman

EVENTS OF ST PETER’S

Baptism

Harper Belle Bach - July 31, 2016

Parents: Eric & Shanna Bach

Sponsors: Tanner & Amanda Rix

If you have any material you would like to get rid

of, the quilters of St Peter’s would love to take it off

your hands. Questions: contact Nora Putney.

Calling all motorcycle riders!!! Saturday, September 10th

St Peter's and Cormorant Lutheran motorcycle riders and friends are invited on a ride together around the countryside. Fill those cycles up with gas, dust them off and come along. St Peter's riders can meet at the church at 12:30 pm and we will connect with Cormorant riders and ride, ride, ride. We will stop some place for a little ice-cream and visit with the other riders (and brag about our bikes!) Share the word with other other motorcycle riders and come join the fun. If you have questions call Gary Van Hunnik at 612-597-0940.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank You to the members of St Peter’s for your cards, memorials, hugs, thoughts and prayers for our family as we mourn the death of Kelly. We also want to thank you for the concern and kind words as we struggle with the house issue. We are so blessed to have St Peter’s as our church family! Dale, Dawn, Amanda & Justin Moore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St Peter’s Lutheran Church Thank You to all your amazing volunteers who took the time out of their busy lives to help teach my kids about Jesus and love on them as if they were their own. My kids really enjoyed all the Better Together Kids Camps. Would love to come back next year! Bless you all! Denman family ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear St Peter’s Church Thank You for your generous donation of chamber bucks. These will be used to help our needy families. Thank You! Becker County Community Health Staff

Community Events

============================================== MN Steam Threshers Reunion · 701-212-2034 Friday, September 2 · Monday, September 4

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grace Lutheran Salad Luncheon · DL · $ 8.00/person

Friday, September 9 · 11:00 am - 1:30 pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dick Beardsley 1/2 Marathon · DL Pavillion Saturday, September 10 · 8:00 am · 218-844-4221

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Richwood’s Roast Pork Supper · Prices: TBD Saturday, September 10 · 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noon Rotary Club Blood Screening Event

Monday, September 12 - 16 · 7:00 - 10:00 am Hosted at Essentia Health, St. Mary’s · Detroit Lakes

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St Mary’s Fire & Ice Fundraiser · Fireside DL

Friday, Sept 30 · 6:00 pm - midnight · 218-847-0867 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bakke’s Roast Beef Supper

Saturday, October 8: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm · Prices: TBD

Our Deepest Sympathy

We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Kelly Thronson.

Kelly is the brother of Dawn Moore. Kelly passed away Wednesday

August 3 at North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale, MN, from

injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Brainerd MN.

His funeral was held Wednesday, August 10 at Grace Lutheran

Church, Ada MN.

Please keep Kelly’s family in your thoughts and prayers!

Fall is around the corner and there are craft and holiday sales coming up that we

would love to be able to sell our St Peter’s cookbooks at.

Saturday · September 24: LPA Pumpkin Fest

9:00 am - 2:00 pm (can set up at 7:30 am)

Friday & Saturday · November 11 & 12: Moorhead Center Mall 25th Annual Church Bazaar

Friday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm · Saturday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm (set up Friday 7:30 - 9:30 am)

Saturday · November 19: LPA Holiday Vendor Blender and Craft Bazaar

9:00 am - 2:00 pm (can set up at 7:00 am )

If you are able help sell our Cookbooks at any of these events

Please let Peggy Dunham or Dawn (office) know. It would be greatly appreciated!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

to everyone who helped in anyway with the

Cormorant Daze Pie Social.

Over $ 1,000.00 was raised.

The monies are going to the youth to brighten up

the youth rooms down stairs and to a local charity.

A very SPECIAL THANK YOU to Trish Maloney and

Pastor Ruth for organizing the event. We are so

blessed at St Peter’s to have such wonderful people

as members!

Youth Pie Social at Cormorant Daze Saturday, August 20

Owen Peterson, Lily Bach, Jesse Peterson

Hope Circle 8/24/2016

Dave Rosing serving coffee after worship at social hour

Trish, Macey and Kendra setting up extra pies to sell after worship on Sunday

WOW!! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped! We couldn’t do it without you!!

Andy has his crew ready to work

St. Peters Lutheran Church Council - August 8, 2016

UNAPPROVED MINUTES

Members present: Darren Leno, Steve Schroeder, Kevin Johnson, Rita Rislund, Steve Schroeder, Doreen Mickelson

Trish Maloney, Andy Mekalson, Pastor Ruth

Member not present: Jay Elshaug

CALL TO ORDER: The regular monthly council meeting was called to order by President Darren Leno

at 6:30 pm

DEVOTIONS: Pastor Ruth led devotions with prayer

AGENDA: Agenda approved as presented m/s/c by (Johnson/ Rislund)

MINUTES: Minutes approved from June 13, 2016 m/s/c

REPORTS:

1. TREASURERS REPORT:

a. Visiting artist fund added to budget

b. Balance sheet discussed. Profit & Loss compared to Actual. 5 Sundays in July was a plus for us.

YTD - Actual - $4,500. $ 235.00 + in July - YTD - $ 8,000 plus in offering only.

c. Electronic fiving has increased slightly with about 20 members signed up so far.

2. DEACONS REPORT:

a. 2 Thank You's - Becker County Community Health and Churches United for the Homeless, thanking

us for the generous donation.

b. July Benevolence:

$ 300.00 NWMN Synod, $ 332.00 Special Olympics, $ 300.00 Becker Co Community Health

August Benevolence:

$ 250.00 NWMN Synod, $ 324.00 St Mary's Foundation, $ 300.00 Dorothy Day House, $ 300.00

World Vision for clean water

3. EDUCATION REPORT:

a. Cormorant Daze Pie Social will be free will on August 20, 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Pies are needed from

congregation and the Youth will serve. Half the funds will go to the Youth Group (which will be used

to paint their areas downstairs), and half the funds will go to a charity (to be decided at a later date).

b. Lock-In planned August 11

4. TRUSTEES REPORT:

a. No painter contract estimate - has not shown up twice. Kevin will look for another name to

give estimate.

b. Tree that was down has been cleaned up members, Allie Tree Service will grind stumps and trim trees.

c. Gas lines will be roughed in if we decide to use it, it will be ready.

d. Big doors leak when have hard rain, discussed solutions - possible canopy for front door discussed, or

change grade/slope away from door. Will try changing door seal again and see if that helps for awhile.

5. PASTORS REPORT: Church Council – August 2016 – Pastor Ruth E. Hetland

1. A representative from Luther Seminary will be coming in October to share with us a bit about seminary

education. We will take a special offering that day for our Synod’s fund which helps defray the cost of

seminary for students in our synod.

2. Jane Leno has agreed to step in as Sunday School Director after the resignation of Bonnie Erickson earlier this summer. 3. We will participate again in “God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday on September 18

th along with other

churches. We will have regular worship here at 9:00 a.m. and then a service in the park at 11:00 a.m. and service projects after that. 4. Kids’ camp has ended for the summer after six weeks in a row of events for kids in pre-k through 5

th

grades in the area. Seventy-six youth participated and there were over thirty adults who came together in leading it as the weeks went by. 5. The women’s Bible study on the Fruit of the Spirit has been well-attended. The weekly Wednesday morning study will start up again at the end of September. 6. The Book group continues with a small but faithful group gathering to discuss a wide variety of books. 7. We are having a lock-in along with other Lutheran churches in the area on Wednesday night. 8. The youth will be helping serve pie at Cormorant Daze. We are collecting pies from any and all in the congregation who will donate pies. The funds the youth earn will in equal parts go toward sprucing up the youth room and benefitting a local charity. 9. There is a stewardship seminar for our synod on August 23. Others from the congregation are encouraged to attend. 10. Visitations continue as a priority. If you know of someone desiring a pastoral visit, encourage them to contact the church office. 11. For continuing education this fall I will be doing some continued work with MICAH in Crookston. 12. I will be presiding at the wedding of my eldest nephew on Saturday, August 27

th – so I will not be able to

help with the Pork Supper this year. I will plan to work double shifts at it next year. Motion to approve all reports as submitted m/s/c (Bjorgan/Rislund)

6. OLD BUSINESS:

a. Defibrillator: Darren will see where we are at with it.

b. Recording of sermons continues, still working out the kinks.

7. NEW BUSINESS:

a. PORK FEED: Remember to sign up for assisting with preparing, serving and clean-up.

F. Next Meeting: 6:30 pm Monday September 12th, 2016

Motion to adjourn m/s/c (Rislund/Maloney)

G. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm and council

members closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Respectfully submitted

Connie Schroeder, Church Council Secretary

The ladies of St. Peter’s is having a Winter/Christmas Rummage Sale on

Saturday, October 22 if you have any Winter and/or Christmas items you would like to donate for this

sale that would be GREAT… Questions, contact Nora Putney

218-439-6206

5 Reasons to bring your child to Sunday School

1. The benefits of making Sunday School and Worship attendance a priority in your family last a lifetime.

2. Making it a priority shows your child that God’s Work and how they live for Him matters….A LOT.

3. Regular participation in children’s ministry opportunities becomes a nourishing health habit as they grow in life and faith.

4. Your child will build positive friendships with their peers as they grow in faith together.

5. Relationship building with the best friend they'll ever have…. Jesus!

10 Reasons to attend Church

1. To have fellowship with the crucified and risen Christ.

2. To Worship.

3. To be forgiven.

4. To hear the voice of God.

5. To grow in the knowledge of the Bible, God’s Word.

6. To feed your soul.

7. To be prayed for.

8. To be loved and encouraged.

9. To love and encourage your fellow Christians.

10. To promote the Gospel Dr Richard P Bucher

Good teachers like you

Aren’t always the ones who have

Fancy degrees and qualifications

They are the ones

Who have a big heart

And a burning desire to make

The world a better place

One kid at a time…..

Thank You!!

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When we get tangled up in our problems God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot