Grace Lutheran Church

108 W. SOMO AVENUE

TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN 54487

715 453-4066

www.gracelutherantomahawk.org

Regular Weekly Worship Services Saturday 5:00 pm - Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 am

Contemporary Worship—2nd & 4th Sundays at 8:30 am

November 2012

You are invited

to

A Celebration of Pastor Rebecca’s Ministry at Grace

and A Time to Wish Her Well

All are invited to a potluck dinner on Sunday, November 11, at 5:00 p.m.

in the Fellowship Hall.

Following dinner, there will be singing, reminiscing, and an opportunity for you to let Pastor Rebecca know how much you and all of us will miss her. Share a special memory, bring her a card, a letter, even, if

you wish, a small gift.

This is a very special occasion. We hope you can join us.

- hosted by the Fellowship Committee

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Companionship Breakfast Please join us for breakfast in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, November 4, from 9:30 – 10:40 am. The focus of this month’s breakfast will be our relation-ship with Education and More and their work in Gua-temala. Please come and enjoy food and fellowship and see how Education and More is working to help the people of Guatemala. Freewill donations received will be used to help the Panacal School project in the Guatemalan highlands.

Share a Poinsettia

If you wish to share a poinsettia with the church you may purchase one

for $12.00. This is a 5+bloom plant. It may be in memory or in honor of a loved one.

Memory of___________________________

Honor of_____________________________ From:_______________________________

Checks should be made out to: Grace Lutheran Church and can be placed in the offering plate (along with this form), or brought to the church office.

Deadline is December 7th OR until the number of plants that were pre-bought have been purchased.

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Sunday School News • There will be no Sunday School class on Novem-

ber 25. Classes will resume on December 1st.

• The Sunday School would like to thank the

congregation for their support of our pet food and

pet supply drive for Paws 2 Think. If you missed

our drive and would still like to donate, supplies

can be dropped off any time at Tomahawk Pellet

Stove Junction, Family Traditions, or Tomahawk

Warehouse Liquor. The Sunday School would

especially like to recognize Jackie Elliott, who

asked her friends to bring donations for Paws 2

Think to her birthday party instead of gifts for her-

self. Her selflessness is a great example of how to

be a caring steward of God's creation!

Lutheran World Relief Quilts The Tuesday quilters sent 128 quilts to Lutheran World Relief this year. Thank you to everyone who donated fabric and filler materials.

Contemporary Choir The Contemporary Choir is looking for new members to help us lead the Contemporary worship. We sing twice a month on the second and fourth Sundays of each month and practice at 6:30 pm on the Thursday before the Sundays we sing. Come and help us praise the Lord!

A special thank you from Ruth Circle to all who contributed items for the Sewing Kits for Luther-an World Relief. This year, the fabric requirement for each kit was doubled but with your help we were still able to complete 48 kits. The kits are shipped around the world to supply vocational training programs with fabric for teaching sewing and for newly trained tai-lors to launch their sewing business.

Thank you to Jack & Sandy Sonnentag for trans-porting our quilts and sewing kits to Wausau for Lu-theran World Relief distribution.

STAFF (715 area codes) Pastor………………….Rev. Mark Ziemer

453-4066 or (home) 453-0612 pastorziemer@gracetomahawk.org

Pastor ..……….....Rev. Rebecca Iverson 453-4066 or 966-2015

pastoriverson@gracetomahawk.org Youth Facilitator…....…….Erin Story

453-4066 estory@gracetomahawk.org

Secretary…………....…….Debbie Hetzel 453-4066 or (home) 966-0536 dhetzel@gracetomahawk.org

Secretary Support…..…Sarah Mann 453-4066

smann@gracetomahawk.org Treasurer...….………………...Pam Kopp

453-5248 Wedding Coordinator Kay Jensen………..…................453-4701 Custodian Dar Anderson.………………..….453-4066

COUNCIL MEMBERS

President John Kromm………….…..………453-5729

Vice President Patricia Gaedtke…..…..…..……453-5907

Secretary Jean Huntoon……..………..…..453-3890

Sam Bourassa…..…………..……453-5743

Heather Engel……………...…….224-3241

Mindy Gabrich….….……..…….966-4966

Judy Juedes………..………..……453-8257

Margie Welke..……...………..….453-5797

Brian Storm…………………..…..536-7876

Youth Representatives Autumn Frederick …….….…….224-3241 Nathon Tobias…………………….571-5865

Church Office Hours Mon.— Fri. — 8:30 am to 3:30 pm (closed for lunch noon to 1:00 pm) Staff Meetings (Office closed)

Weds. 1:00—2:00 pm Youth Facilitator—Erin Story Tues. & Thurs.—1:00 to 4:00 pm Weds. - 2:00 to 8:00 pm

A WORD FROM PASTOR REBECCA

This is my last article for Grace’s newsletter. I’ve been thinking about it for over a month. I knew the time was coming. I just didn’t realize how quickly it would arrive. I’ve had many ideas, thoughts, and feelings as to where I want to go with it. And, yet, as I sit down to actually write it, the ideas and thoughts flee from my mind. I had hoped to be witty and upbeat – my last printed words to you, my beloved, leaving you with hope, grace, and love. As lofty as that may sound, I will do my best because I believe that hope always vanquishes fear, light over-comes the darkness, grace is more abundant than we are ever capable of understanding, and that love will always triumph. You may be wondering, “What’s next?” I know there is still some anxi-ety as to what will happen at Grace after I leave. Obviously, I don’t know the specifics of that. However, I do know that Grace has been here for over one hundred years. No pastor will be able to change that–past or present. I know that you’ll be fine after I leave. You were a community of faith that did wonderful ministry before I arrived and you will continue to do that same ministry together after I leave. As for what’s next for me, Todd and I hope to be moving soon to his next call. There is a congregation that will vote on October 28, 2012, to call Todd as their next pastor. We will be spending time on the road driving back and forth looking at homes as our schedule allows. In the meantime, we will be packing our house and tying up loose ends. Todd would like to begin his next call on December 1st. I don’t know if that is possible, but we’ll be sure to let you know as soon as we are able. I will take the time away from ministry to set up a new home for Todd and me, rest, and discern where God is calling me next. I look forward to being in the same house day after day with my husband. I look forward to not worrying about his being on the road so much. I look forward to having the luxury of time to discern. I don’t know where I’ll end up or if I’ll continue in ministry, but I do know that God has a plan–I simply don’t know what it is at this point. I am grateful to have been your pastor for the past four and a half years. Perhaps it doesn’t always seem like it, but I have given every-thing I had–and sometimes more than I realized I had to give. I am grateful for the opportunity to walk with you through all the ups and downs. I am honored to have journeyed with loved ones during their transition to Eternal Life. I am grateful for the babies and young adults I have baptized. I have been blessed with four classes of Confirmands who constantly remind me that God can work in greater ways than I ever could, and that they do actually listen to what I have to say. For the statisticians in our midst, I have officiated thirty-eight baptisms, twelve weddings, and thirty-five funerals, made countless home and hospital visits, put thousands of miles on my car doing ministry, sent more emails than I could count, and spent hours on the phone with members, friends of members, and strangers in need of ministry. As your pastor, I have also occasionally dropped the ball, failed, and had some bad days. For that I apologize and ask for your forgiveness.

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AA/ALANON MEETINGS Grace Lutheran • AA and Alanon: Sat. 9:00 am Grace Community House • AA: Sunday 10:10 am • AA: Friday 7:30 pm (open) St. Paul’s (12 E. Wisconsin Ave.) • AA and Alanon: Monday 7:00 pm If you have a problem with alcohol or if someone you know suffers from the disease, AA (for the alco-holic) or Alanon (for family or friend of alcoholic) could be your lifeline. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of both these groups. If you would like to speak with someone personally, the church office, 453-4066, or Pastors Ziemer or Iverson can put you in touch with an AA or Alanon member. All communications will be confidential.

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I have surely not always been perfect. However, I pray that my time here has, at the very least, planted seeds of something that will continue to grow. I pray that I have made a positive impact on your lives and that some of you may be able to say, “You made a difference in my life. My life is better because you were my pastor.” Thank you for walking with me and ministering to me. I hope you can all come to my farewell potluck supper on Sunday, November 11th, at 5:00 p.m. Also, my last weekend to preach will be Saturday and Sunday, November 24th and 25th. I know that weekend is a tough one to get to church due to family obligations and hunting, but please come if you can. My final requests are that you pray for Grace, pray for and support Pastor Mark, Debbie, Sarah, Erin, Dar, and the ministries of Grace; and pray for Todd and me as we move to the next chapter of our lives together. In closing, it is important to me that I am clear of the boundaries that will be put into place after I leave. Since I will no longer be your called pastor as of December 1, 2012, I will no longer be able to perform pastoral care visits (home, hospital, etc.), preach, or worship with you. These boundaries are set because they are the healthiest way to transition for both the congregation and for Pastor Mark as your pastor. This surely does not mean that I don’t still care for you and love you. It is simply because I will no longer be your pastor. Thank you for the last four and a half years. Thank you for your love and support. I pray that God continues to abundantly bless you and the ministries of Grace. Your Sister on the Journey, Pastor Rebecca

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Check it out! www.gracelutherantomahawk.org The Grace website is growing! Keep watching and us-ing it for lots of information, sign-ups, surveys, and downloads. Recently added information:

• After School

• Bible Introduction

• Church Calendar

• Confirmation

• Glacier Trip 2013

• Lekubu Parish

Church Clean Up Day Saturday, November 10th - 8:00 to Noon If you would like to help with keeping our church clean please contact Cindy Storm 536-7876. All are welcome! The more the merrier.

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All Saints Remembrance - November 3 and 4, 2012 During each worship service (Saturday, November 4, at 5:00 pm and Sunday, November 5, at 8:30 am and 10:45 am), we will be remembering all whose funerals were held at Grace, or conducted by the pastors of Grace in the past year.

There will also be time for you to personally remember your loved ones who have died in the past years. Please invite other members of your family to join you for this special worship service! Instead of candles we will ring a bell as we come forward. This bell will sound out the reality of our grief and be our tribute to that person. The death of loved ones is the hardest struggle in life. We have a myriad of feelings and emotions. People often don’t know what to say, and well intentioned comments of others can hurt deeply. But, when no one talks about our loss, it can become an even lonelier and hurtful time. Remembering the person, recognizing the loss, and hon-oring the many emotions are important actions in working through grief. To do this in a community of people with prayer, worship, and Communion is a profound action of healing and hope.

Grace follows a 1,200 year old tradition in the church to remember, on November 1, All Saints Day, or the fol-lowing Sunday, all those who have died during the previous year. Please join us at one of our worship services this Saturday or Sunday as we remember your loved one, recognize your loss, and honor the grief you are feel-ing.

2012 Summer Outdoor Worship Recap

The eighth season of outdoor worship services at Schaefer’s Wharf ended on Labor Day weekend! Many thanks to everyone at Grace who participated in, attended, and supported the Summer Outdoor Worship ministry this year. Each year we have returning members who volunteer at the services and more members join us who haven’t participated or attended before. We appreciate you! The warm weather was a true blessing this summer because we had minimal weather concerns to work around and a lot of sunny, hot mornings at the lake!

The mission of the Summer Outdoor Worship service is to minister to the unchurched residents in the out lying Tomahawk area, summer residents, vacationers, visitors, local residents and Grace members, surrounded by the beauty of God’s nature and creation.

This summer included:

Services: 15 services, 4 baptisms, Memorial Day recognition and presentation of colors by the Honor Guard, Crossways camp-style worship, Pastor Jack Mogale from Lekubu parish, Pastor Harvey Jaeger, and Pastor Todd Iverson as guest pastors, and two services moved indoors due to the big pine tree dam-age and a rainy morning.

Volunteers: approximately 25 Grace members and 2 guest music groups

Attendance: Total for all services – 2,080 (9% increase - 194 more than last summer) Weekly average – 139

Weekly Offerings were designated to the following organizations:

Your support and participation continues to make this ministry successful and a wonderful service for our congregation and the community!

God’s Peace, Lisa Elliott and the Outdoor Worship Committee

Food Pantries-Tomahawk & Nokomis

$ 930.59

Grace House Ministry $ 1147.84 ELCA Disaster Response Fund $ 640.69 Lekubu Parish Madikwe Circuit

$ 1259.25 $ 417.95

Offering Total: $ 4396.32

FINANCIAL NEWS: SEPTEMBER 2012 General Offerings Budgeted Expenses per month ................. $35,517.33 Offerings Received last month .................. $36,018.51 Actual Budget Expenditures .................... $35,408.74 Surplus (Deficit) ............................................ $609.77 Budgeted Expenses YTD (9 months) ...... $319,655.97 Offerings Received YTD ......................... $289,897.74 Actual Budget Expenses YTD ................. $304,181.89 Surplus (Deficit) ..................................... ($14,302.15) Cash Balances (9/30/12) General Fund .............................................. $4,753.35 All Other Funds ........................................ $65,828.90 Total ......................................................... $70,582.25 2012 Regular Principal Payments ............. $22,879.21 2012 Extra Principal Payments……………….$7,506.13 Total 2012 Principal Payments……………..$30,385.34 2012 Interest Payments………………………..$30,921.80 Loan Balance 9/30/2012 ........................ $849,157.17 Special Offering– September Kinship .......................................................... $524.00 Summer Outdoor Worship Loose Offerings……...…………………………………..….$335.50

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November Special Offering Education and More

Education and More is a Christian nonprofit organi-zation working to help alleviate poverty and increase educational opportunities in rural Guatemala. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is what moves us to reach out and help our neighbors in Guatemala in their daily lives as well as in their future. Education and More helps sponsor students so that they are able to attend school. It is a Fair Trade organ-ization that helps artisans market their handcrafts and earn a fair wage for their work. The organization also promotes Christian service by teaching Vacation Bible School and through various building projects with their Guatemalan partners. Al Overhaug serves on the Board of Directors for Edu-cation and More, and he and Debi have traveled with the group on several mission trips to Guatemala. Your offerings will go to a small school in the remote high-lands of Guatemala that is in dire need of help.

From the Stewardship Committee

Showing our Gratitude

Because God is a loving and giving God, He never stops giving to us. God gives us His love, goodness, and mercy daily. He has given us victory over sin and death through His Son. Christ has given us the blessings of forgiveness, justification, a new life, and an eternal hope. Because of His bountiful blessings, we should be compelled to show our gratitude. Do we? Could we, at times, be taking all that we receive for granted? If Christ were to come into our homes in physical form, certainly we would express our thanks in tan-gible ways. We would make Him comfortable, run errands for Him, offer our best food, and give Him our time and attention. However, we don’t have that opportunity, so we show our gratitude in differ-ent ways. One way that we express our gratitude is to give thanks throughout the day in our prayers and thoughts. When we see life and its blessings as gifts, we are prepared to offer our thanks. Our thanksgiv-ing is expressed when we use the faith God has giv-en us to live in obedience to His Word. God hears and sees our gratitude through the lives we live. When we generously share our time and money with others in Christian love, we show our thanksgiving for our gifts. Our giving reflects Christ’s love in us. We extend our thanks to our heavenly Father when we give Him praise and glory in weekly worship and privately throughout each day. As stewards, we find that our gratitude to God opens our hearts to receive more of God’s love which ena-bles us to be more faithful with our time, talents, and treasures. In response to God’s love and grace, we give ourselves and our resources. When we acknowledge God as the creator and owner of all, we will serve the Lord faithfully out of gratitude for all His gifts to us. Our gratefulness to God will enable us to give thanks even during bad times because God promises to comfort and sustain us in all things.

ALL- ABOARD! Toot! Toot! 2013 Trip to Glacier

This trip is for anyone who is reasonably fit for high elevations! The tentative plan is to leave Tomahawk around 6:00 pm on Friday, July 26, 2013, via coach bus, board the Amtrak in St. Paul, travel on a sleeper or passenger area, and arrive at Glacier on Saturday afternoon. Options for housing at Glacier will be Saint Mary’s Lodge, tent camping at a group campsite, or back country hiking and camping. The return trip will be leaving Glacier on Friday morning, August 2, and arrive back at Grace around noon on August 3rd.

For the latest go to the Grace website - www.gracelutherantomahawk.org, watch for bulletin inserts or call the church office. Housing fills up fast at Glacier, so you are encouraged to watch and act soon.

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2012 COOKIE WALK & LEFSE SALE December 8—9:30 am The 2012 Cookie Walk and Lefse Sale will be held on Saturday, De-cember 8th, from 9:30 am until sold

out. We need your help. Without assistance and do-nations from our church congregation, this event could not be held. Back by popular demand will be handmade crafts for sale in the Gathering Area. Please mark your calendars and help us have a spec-tacular Cookie Walk by donating a batch of your favor-ite Christmas cookies, candy, or Scandinavian treat. There will be a form in the Gathering Area on which you may let us know what you plan to donate and another form to indicate if you can help on Satur-day, December 8th. Linda Halverson has graciously agreed to be in charge of the lefse making again this year, and will post a list of supplies they need to have donated for it. Lefse making is scheduled for December 3rd and 4th (Monday & Tuesday) at Grace. A sign-up sheet for all of you eager to help with the lefse making, along with a form for the pre-ordering of lefse, will be available in the Gathering Area soon. As in the past, pre-orders can be made by only our congregation. Any lefse made over our pre-order amount will be sold to the public. Barb Schiltz (715) 453-4970 can answer questions about the craft area. Many ladies have been busy mak-ing their donated items, so there will be much more this year. Don't miss out on this opportunity to pur-chase a hand made item for a loved one or friend! Funds this year will be divided as follows: half of the funds raised will go toward landscaping and debt re-duction, and half will go toward the kitchen refurbish-ing fund. Sign-up sheets for those interested in assisting with set up and packaging/pricing candy on Friday, Dec. 7th, as well as serving and taking down on Saturday, Dec. 8th, will be in the Gathering Area. Please join in this festive event in whatever way you can. Enjoy the fun and help our church as well. Feel free to call if you have any questions. Julie Dentler (715) 453-4970 and Jane Brokaw (715) 453-7394, Coordinators

Wednesday - November 21st 7:00 PM at

United Methodist Church Give thanks to the Lord for all God’s blessings on your life, family, community, nation, Creation, and the world. We have been blessed with ample rains that have replenished the earth and filled the swamps, lakes, streams and rivers. The Northwoods overflows in beauty and wonder. “Thanksgiving” is a gift and an attitude. It is important to develop this spirit within us to realize all the blessings we have been given.

Constitution News A new Constitution of Grace Lutheran received a first vote of approval at the Annual Meeting on January 18,

2012. Two votes are required to adopt this Constitution. The second vote is scheduled to be taken at the Annual Meeting in January, 2013.

Please contact the Church Office or the Constitution Task Force members with any concerns, inconsistencies, or desired changes that you see for the new Constitution, Bylaws, or Continuing Resolutions. Members of the Constitution Task Force are Herb Heyne, Dick Huntoon, Everett Lange, Joe Story, and Pastor Mark.

The Constitution Task Force met on January 30, 2012 in response to concerns, inconsistencies, and desired changes that were raised at the 2012 Annual Meeting and thereafter. Actions that the Constitution Task Force are recommending are listed below. Please contact the members of the Constitution Committee if you have any other issues concerning the Grace Lutheran Constitution, Bylaws, or Continuing Resolutions.

Recommended changes to Bylaws & Continuing Resolutions Actions and decisions taken at the Constitution Committee meeting on January 30, 2012: In attendance were Ev-erett Lange, Joe Story, Dick Huntoon, Herb Heyne (via Skype), and Pastor Ziemer. Continuing Resolutions can be added or amended immediately following approval and adoption of the Constitution. All of the following, ex-cept where indicated. are Continuing Resolutions.

Page 4 C3.03.A13 For clarity the words Churchwide Council, Synod Council, and Congregational Council are used in

reference respectively to the ELCA Churchwide Council, the East Central Synod of Wisconsin Council, and the Congregational Council of Grace Lutheran Church in Tomahawk. However, re-flecting common understanding and wording in the life of the congregation, the Bylaws of Grace uses the wording, Church Council, to refer to Grace Lutheran congregation’s Church Council.

Page 7-8 C8.02.A95 Baptism Policy The entire paragraph is recommended for deletion. C8.02.B11, Baptismal Policy clearly states both the Scriptural Basis and the Theological Basis for baptism by Grace Lutheran Church. Page 12 C12.01.A13 Definition of Youth and Young Adult C12.01.B13 A youth shall be a confirmed member through 18 years of age. A young adult shall be a member 19

through 29 years of age.

Page 14 C12.07 Discontinuation of Membership By Law Change - requires Council approval & 30 day notice This paragraph provides for a self-review of how Grace Lutheran is doing with regard to achieving

its reason for being in terms of our Christian witness, missions, and ministry. The recommenda-tion is to leave C12.07 as it is stated. However, in reviewing paragraph C12.07.01, it was agreed that the negativity expressed in sections b and c did not reflect the welcoming culture of Grace Luther-an Church and should be deleted. Therefore, under C12.07.01, only sections a and d (renumbered to b) should remain.

Page 15 C13.02 Nominating Committee

Committee recommends leaving it as stated. Under the new constitution, there will be six members for the nominating committee: the three outgoing members of the Congregation Council and the three outgoing members from the preceding year.

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Constitution Change - requires Council approval, 30 day notice, 2/3 vote in 2014

Welcome New Members!

Edwin & Karen Becker (815) 385-5859

PO Box 482, Ingleside, IL 60041

Edwin is a retired banker, and works part time at the KK Hamsher Funeral Home in Fox Lake. Karen is retired

from Kemper Insurance as a programmer and tester. They grew up in Chicago and met each other on their first

day of high school. Ed enjoys hunting and fishing. Karen likes being up north, gardening and reading.

Sue Horn (715) 453-3188

322 N. 3rd St.

Sue grew up in Delavan WI. She is an active volunteer with the Salvation Army, Tomahawk

Food Pantry, Relay for Life, and the Soup Kitchen. She likes working outdoors, drawing and

crafts. Sue has a black cat named Sedrikk who weighs in at 19 pounds!

Sandy Redmond (715) 282-7514

N11661 Crystal Lake Rd.

Sandy grew up in the lower peninsula of Michigan. She is a retired nurse. Her hobbies are quilt-

ing, knitting, biking, and cross-county skiing.

Kari, Curt, Maeghan & Matthew Strebig (715) 453-6056

614 E. Park Ave

Curt works at Northland Stainless and Kari is a teacher at Merrill High

School. Maeghan is in band. Some of her hobbies are writing, drawing

and sewing. Matthew collects cards, likes video games and baseball. Curt

enjoys coaching, hunting and fishing. Kari is interested in reading, writing

and gardening. Some of their family’s favorite activities are going to

Brewer games, camping and board games. Matthew is in 6th grade and

Maeghan is in 8th grade.

Sara, Ron, Zach & Katy Volz (715) 453-9252

W5795 Robinson Rd.

Sara works for Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Ron is employed at Tom-

ahawk Log & Country Homes. The Volz family likes boating, sports and

family vacations. Ron and Sara enjoy their children’s participation in

sports and also coach. They have a very active Vizsla with LOTS of ener-

gy. Katy is in 6th grade and Zach is in 8th grade.

Mike, Sandy, Josh & Jacqueline Wick (920) 680-1237

10369 Camp Rice Point Rd.

The Wick family enjoyed vacation time at their cabin on Lake Nokomis so

much, they decided to move here. They are from DePere, WI. Josh is in 8th

grade and Jacqueline is in 6th grade. Their family likes pontoon riding, snow-

mobiling, swimming and watching movies. They have three cats.

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Sandy Wimmer (715) 282-5532 3134 South Shore Drive Harshaw, WI 54529 Sandy grew up in the Wausau area. She enjoys going to garage sales, cooking, playing cards and board games. Sandy has two children and two granddaughters. She has a white Bichon who is very protective and likes to walk and sleep.

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Page 15 C13.04d Duties of Mutual Ministry Committee It was agreed that this sentence is too long, poorly constructed, and unclear in its meaning.

d. The duties of a Mutual Ministry Committee shall be:

(1) To build solid relationships within the congregation and community; (2) To observe life within both the congregation and community within the context of the church's mission; (3) To cite observations and make recommendations to the church council which will assist the council in its efforts to build of vision of ministry that emphasizes the call-ing of all the baptized as the priesthood of all believers to practice mutuality of minis-try by pastor and people together;

(4) To create a mechanism for pastors to confidentially express concerns relative to their ministry; (5) To create a safe mechanism to communicate to the Pastor concerns of the conger gation, or a portion thereof, for the purpose of minimizing discord in the pastor/ congregation relation ship;

(6) to provide a comfortable environment for a free supportive exchange between the pastor and the congregation, while avoiding any disciplinary or punitive efforts.

Page 15-16 C13.07.01 Committees of the Church Council Recommend that the Council form a Task Force to rewrite this Bylaw for the 2014 Annual Meeting.

(Continued from page 9) Constitution News

The October Church Council meeting was postponed for two

weeks. The minutes will be available in the Gathering Area soon.

LITURGICAL ROLES

November 3 & 4 Acolytes 5:00 pm Child of God 8:30 am Emily Zastrow 10:45 am Brett Gerber Greeters 5:00 pm Peggy Price, Deb Tinker 8:30 am Brian & Cindy Storm Jim & Jan VanNorman 10:45 am Harold & Audrey Pedersen Readers 5:00 pm Sharon Lamer 8:30 am Shad Harper 10:45 am Nancy Herbison Ushers 5:00 pm Darwin Kluball Fritz Jach 8:30 am Cathy & Marcie Schmit Kirstin Marcks Jack Lauder 10:45 am Greg & Steve Heikkinen Nursery 8:30 am Margie & Steph Welke 10:45 am Tricia Kubitschek Assisting Minister 5:00 pm Al Overhaug 8:30 am Dave Schmit 10:45 am Mary Wessel Communion Assistants 8:30 am Jan & Larry Hagen Running Projection 5:00 pm Michelle Mielke 8:30 am Destiny Hanke 10:45 am Phyllis Marquardt

Video Taping Tayln Jones Projection Set up Therese Hesse Altar Guild Bernice Mitchell, Leanne Setlak Stephanie Pellitteri Counters Dorothy Kind, Karen Suske Video Delivery Harold & Audrey Pedersen

November 10 & 11 Acolytes 5:00 pm Brandon Biever 8:30 am Zach Volz 10:45 am Emily Decker Greeters 5:00 pm Rose Hoff, Lynn Brown 8:30 am Tom & Donna Stone Paul & Barb Zastrow Family 10:45 am Jody Decker Marilyn Smith Readers 5:00 pm Al Overhaug 8:30 am Tami Olson 10:45 am Carol White Ushers 5:00 pm Kevin & Deb Wickstrom 8:30 am Dar & Sherry Clements Margie Wilke Marie Knipfer 10:45 am Bob & Carol White Nursery 8:30 am Renee Raasch 10:45 am Michael Svacina Assisting Minister 5:00 pm Al Overhaug 8:30 am Jacob Hooper 10:45 am Jane Schuller Communion Assistants 8:30 am Dale & Nona Arthur Running Projection 5:00 pm Don Tinker 8:30 am Alexis Szarkowitz 10:45 am Emma Wurl

Video Taping Autumn Frederick Projection Set up Jackie Leonhard Altar Guild Bernice Mitchell, Leanne Setlak Stephanie Pellitteri Counters Dorothy Kind, Karen Suske Video Delivery Roger & Kathy Cook

November 17 & 18 Acolytes 5:00 pm 8:30 am To Be Announced 10:45 am Greeters 5:00 pm Mary Wilke Mary Ann Clark 8:30 am Terry & Jean Zoellner Paul & Dotti Andersen 10:45 am Lois Langlois Mary Hoglund Readers 5:00 pm Darlene Wurl 8:30 am Chris Raasch 10:45 am Jean Huntoon Ushers 5:00 pm Jim & Audrey Charles 8:30 am Chris & Ed Raasch Renee Raasch Terry Schlinkmann 10:45 am E. William Martinson Jane Brokaw Nursery 8:30 am Marlee Schlegel 10:45 am Emma Wurl Assisting Minister 5:00 pm Nancy Kind 8:30 am Mark Schlegel 10:45 am Autumn Frederick Communion Assistants 8:30 am Brian & Cindy Storm Running Projection 5:00 pm Hannah Beiler 8:30 am Kyle Olson 10:45 am Jared Kiander Projection Set up Keri Kelley Altar Guild Bernice Mitchell, Leanne Setlak Stephanie Pellitteri Counters Dorothy Kind, Karen Suske Video Delivery Jim & Nancy Bronsted

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November 24 & 25 Acolytes 5:00 pm 8:30 am To Be Announced 10:45 am Greeters 5:00 pm Mary Ingman Mary Ann Clark 8:30 am Gary & Judy Calhoun Roger & Kathy Cook 10:45 am Frank & Jackie Benoy Readers 5:00 pm Nancy Kind 8:30 am Shad Harper 10:45 am Jeannie Gudgeon Ushers 5:00 pm Peggy Price, Deb Tinker 8:30 am Cindy & Randy Blair Jim & Audrey Charles 10:45 am Bob & Carol White Nursery 8:30 am Dana Baalke 10:45 am Autumn Frederick Assisting Minister 5:00 pm Ruth Heyne 8:30 am Jacob Hooper 10:45 am Mary Wessel Communion Assistants 8:30 am Margie Welke Mary Wilke Running Projection 5:00 pm Dan Hanke 8:30 am Mitchell Schauer 10:45 am Phyllis Marquardt Projection Set up Chris Raasch Altar Guild Bernice Mitchell, Leanne Setlak Stephanie Pellitteri Counters Dorothy Kind, Karen Suske Video Delivery Stan Torkelson

December 1 & 2 Acolytes 5:00 pm 8:30 am To Be Announced 10:45 am Greeters 5:00 pm Lynn Brown Darwin Kluball 8:30 am John & Kari Krueger Don & Carolyn Halverson 10:45 am Stephanie Pelletteri Emily Decker Readers 5:00 pm Darwin Kluball 8:30 am Jim Nelson 10:45 am Nancy Herbison Ushers 5:00 pm Georgeanne Crass John Kromm 8:30 am Dar & Sherry Clements Marie Knipfer Steve Kahle 10:45 am Greg & Steve Heikkinen Nursery 8:30 am To Be Announced 10:45 am Assisting Minister 5:00 pm Dave Reiff 8:30 am Dave Schmit 10:45 am Jane Schuller Communion Assistants 8:30 am Al & Deb Overhaug Running Projection 5:00 pm Kirk Kind 8:30 am Hannah Schmit 10:45 am Katrina Lombardo Projection Set up Bill/Jen Zorr Altar Guild Mary Ingman, Jane Lueneberg Karen Arnott Counters Julie Dentler & Jack Lauder Video Delivery Harold & Audrey Pedersen

December 8 & 9 Acolytes 5:00 pm 8:30 am Abby Norman 10:45 am Greeters 5:00 pm Bernice Mitchell Peggy Price 8:30 am Paul & Dotti Andersen Tom & Donna Stone 10:45 am Audrey & Harold Pedersen Readers 5:00 pm Sharon Lamer 8:30 am George Derleth 10:45 am Jean Huntoon Ushers 5:00 pm Rod & Marcie Greil 8:30 am Bill Erickson John Krueger George & Lynn Derleth 10:45 am Herb & Ruth Heyne Nursery 8:30 am To Be Announced 10:45 am Assisting Minister 5:00 pm Al Overhaug 8:30 am Jacob Hooper 10:45 am Autumn Frederick Communion Assistants 8:30 am Jan & Larry Hagen Running Projection 5:00 pm Jason Mielke 8:30 am Steven Renn 10:45 am Andrew Harper Projection Set up Therese Hesse Altar Guild Mary Ingman, Jane Lueneberg Karen Arnott Counters Julie Dentler & Jack Lauder Video Delivery Roger & Kathy Cook

LITURGICAL ROLES

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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

1. DEBRA DECKER

ANGELA KOPP

MARLEEN ORADEI

2. MATT GERBER

SARAH COLSTAD

3. LYNN BROWN

BILL DECKER

ROBERT MORRIS

TOM ARNOTT

DAVID RADZINSKI

DALE WANTA

MAGGEE RENN

4. KERRI SVACINA

5. DAN WILSON

KAREN STORM

SAM BOURASSA

AUSTYN BOOTH

6. HEATHER SMITH

DEB SCHULTZ

NATE HILT

7. JODY DECKER

JAMES MILLER

TARA JONES

8. HEIDI IMM

CONRAD LEMMER

MARY FICKENSTEIN

FINNIAN COLBURN

9. TRACY KRUEGER

10. KRISTA HINSA

JOHN WALBECK

SHAD HARPER

11. GERALD KLOPP

JOAN HILGENDORF

HEATHER ENGEL

MARY BATT

12. FLORIAN

RINGWELSKI

RANDY BLAIR

13. BECKY DAIGLE

WILLIS SANDQUIST

JACK SONNENTAG

NICHOLAS BAACKE

NICOLE HARPER

14. TONY CLEMENTS

AARON WANTA

JACQUELINE WICK

16. JASON DOWNING

KIA BOLLIG

17. ROBERT WHITE

BERTHA WURL

MATT FUCHS

18. JACK DERLETH

19. DONNA STONE

HALEY LIEBELT

RICK MILES

CHRIS WITULSKI

20. JOHN TEAL

ARCHIE CROHN

CODY BRIETZKE

AUTUMN

FREDERICK

21. MATT TORMOHLEN

BRITTNEY BEHLING

CHARLEE GAUERKE

GRACE WITULSKI

WILLIAM JONES

22. JANET WALBECK

IRENE STRAUSS

CHAD HERMAN

JACK EVANS

ISAAC OLSON

SCOTT SKEES

BEN BROWN

MYA DAIGLE

23. JACQUILINE KAHLE

KATHRYN DERLETH

WALTER

HALVERSON

MARK GAEDTKE

CHARLEE LUND

SANDRA WICK

24. VICKI SEVERSON

JUSTIN HOOPER

TAYLOR

MC CUMBER

QUINN CALHOUN

25. JACOB NIEMEC

TAMI OLSON

BRANDAN BIEVER

CAROL SOUSEK

26. PAUL BOHNERT

BOB WALLIS, SR.

KAREN SUSKE

JASON FRYAR

BRITTANY WALKER

27. SHERRY CLEMENTS

KELLY KIND

BETTY FRANK

AUSTIN BELLILE

RICHARD

HUNTOON

SANDRA HOBAN

RACHEL ELLIOT

MALACHI

SCHEFFLER

28. DON PAULSON

SHARON

GUSTAFSON

DEBBIE HETZEL

CHRIS HARING

EMILY BOURASSA

JOSHUA WICK

29. MELANIE MOYLE

DAN SCHULLER

JEFF GUNTHER

JOSH JAECKS

RICHARD COLLINS

30. ANDY WIEDEMAN

JASON MIELKE

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Dates to Remember:

November 4, 2012 — Companionship Breakfast be-ginning at 9:30 am

November 11, 2012—Pastor Rebecca’s Farewell Din-ner

November 13, 2012 —Joyful Noise, 11:30 am at the Bridge Restaurant

November 20, 2012—Red Cross Blood Drive at Grace Lutheran

November 21, 2012—Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve worship at United Methodist Church on School Road

December 2, 2012—First Sunday in Advent

December 3-4, 2012—Lefse Making

December 8, 2012—Cookie Walk at 9:30 am

December 8 & 9, 2012—Christmas Cantata at all services

December 16, 2012—Sunday School Christmas pro-gram at 10:45 am worship