June 2017
Trinity Lutheran Church
The Ambassador Summer has officially begun at Trinity. Sunday School is out for the summer. WOW (Worship on Wednesday) services will begin at 6:00 p.m. The church office hours continue the same as before—8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (with an hour off at noon) Monday through Thursday. Friday’s hours will be from 8:00 a.m. to noon (closed Friday afternoons.)
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WELCA will once again be having their brunches on the last Sunday of the month during the months of May, June, July and August. The brunches are immediately following the 9:00 service. The first one was May 28th. Free-will offering is taken and the proceeds will go towards the parking lot.
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY— THURSDAY: 8:00 A.M. -- 12:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. -- 5:00 P.M. (OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 12:00 P.M. & 1:00 P.M.) FRIDAY: 8:00—Noon (Closed Friday afternoons)
Trinity’s Confirmation Class of 2017: Top row: Brayden Kunze, Jonah Welter, Mason Lukes, Reese Holmstrom, Samuel Rieger, Zackery Christopherson, Keaten Shelton Middle row: Collin Jensen, Peyton McNea, Jacob Bear, Steven Froemke, Isac Bentten, Hunter Schwab, Tucker Hoenhause, Pastor Norman Anderson Front row: Pastor Tammy Jacobson, Caleb Nielsen, Colton Bergemann, Aubrie Bakken, Jade Bergemann, Kaylee Dickerman, Jacie Baarson, Brody Aberle, Eli Aabrekke
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Page 2 NOTES FROM NORM ~ What a Spring this has been! Sundays have been marked with event after event. These have been times of Celebration and recognitions: Easter -- Celebration -- A full house and a wonderful time of celebrating Representative from Red Willow Bible Camp First Communion for 5th graders Reception of New Members Rite of Confirmation Mother’s Day - Last Sunday of Sunday School - SS lead the worship High School senior recognition Each Sunday marked a ‘milestone’ in our faith walk. These our times that we as a congregation gather together to celebrate our youth moving forward on their faith walks. I am thankful for parents who have been faithful to the promises made at their child’s holy baptism. I rejoice at a congregation that rallies around these youth and encourage them by their presence at Sunday morning worship. As we move into the Summer the ‘things’ around the church building tend to decline. In a way, summer tends to be a time of recharging! We are able to do a few things that our schedules during the other three seasons don’t allow. My hope and prayer is that each of you have a ‘recharging experience’ this summer with your families and friends. May you be able to experience the beauty of God’s world and just bask in that glory. My hope and prayer is that the ‘faith community’ will be a part of your recharging, but if you choose to recharge in a different manner, then may God use that to His glory. A great big thank you to all the teachers that were involved with our Sunday School program and our confirmation program. These individuals faithfully prepare and come to teach our youth on a weekly bases during the school year. They make an impression upon our youth one that they may be realize, but may make a big difference in the life of that child. Thank you all! Also, a THANK YOU to Kristi Odegard for all the time that she put in to help make our confirmation program go so smoothly. She is the one that is confronted when parents think their child has done more work than what they have done. She is a tremendous asset to our youth and our education program. Thank you Kristi for your steady but firm stand - and for keeping such wonderfully correct records and for touching the lives of our youth. I normally don’t write about this situation, but I am going to try this year! The school year has come to an end. We, the parents and grandparents, watch out children as they maneuver through the school years. We often get angry at the teachers and maybe the administration, and maybe even the school board. It is so easy to make angry charges about what they are doing wrong and/or how things should really be done in the school system. I want to publicly thank the school system for what they do with and for our children. The teachers tend to be always the ones who aren’t doing justice to our students, but I believe the teachers are doing a marvelous job of educating our youth. Most of us that are ‘over the hill’ realize that these teachers are doing this educating without the backing that the teachers had in ‘our day’. Rules and guidelines have changed drastically - maybe for the good or for the worse - but our teachers are doing a great job in raising our children. THANK YOU TO
Page 3 YOU TEACHERS!!!!! Just things to remember: During the summer there are 2 VBS sessions for our Lisbon kids: May 30 - June 1 -- Community VBS at the park August 1-3 -- VBS at Trinity Lutheran There is still time to sign up for a Bible Camp experience. Call the office to find out those times as well as financial aide. Early August sometime: A Valley Fair Trip & maybe including a Twins game Things that are upcoming will be placed on our Web page Also, keep in mind that the aluminum can collection is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The proceeds will be used to help defray the cost of work that will be done on the Trinity Parking Lot hopefully this summer. Do you have the interest to share your talents by singing at a worship service this summer? Do you have family coming home who would like to sing at one of our summer worship services? If you wish to make a suggestion for someone to sing at a summer worship service, feel free to contact Charlene Rondestvedt From Pastor Tammy Christian prayer practices are as old as the Christian faith. We see different examples of prayer and prayer practices throughout the Bible. In Proverbs we read how the Lord hears our prayers. Many of the Psalms are songs or prayers. We hear how Jesus gets away to pray on his own. The disciples ask Jesus how to pray and Jesus replies with the words we commonly call the Lord’s prayer. There is no wrong way to pray. We pray in many ways- individually and corporately. Sometimes we pray to ourselves while at others times we pray with others such as during a worship service. Prayer is relationship and two-way communication with God. Often our prayers are making a request of God. Though it is good to ask God for the needs of our heart, it is also good to take time to listen to what God has to say to us. This requires taking the time to stop and quiet ourselves and spend time in the quiet to listen to what God has to say to us. For the last month, a group of us has been meeting to share a simple devotion and pray for the needs of those in our community. We also take a few minutes to learn a prayer practice, many of them in silence that revolve around listening to God. As we develop the inward attentiveness to God’s divine whisper, we begin to experience more of God’s presence and peace throughout the day. Last week one participant shared how reading a short daily devotion and meeting in our group for just one hour a week had really changed her life. I invite you to stop by and check it out. We meet Monday afternoons from 4:30-5:30 and Wednesday mornings 9:30-10:30. If these times don’t work for you, let me know, I have considered adding another and would love input.
*********************************** Looking for more peace in your life? Try a devotion/prayer group Monday’s 4:30-5:30 pm or Wednesday’s 9:30-10:30 am In Fireside Room Come as you are, when you can See Pastor Tammy with questions
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Page 4 President’s Report Welcome to June!!! By the time you read this June will be upon us and we will all be wondering why time does not slow down and let us all catch our breath. Confirmation will be done, Senior recognition at Trinity will be over and so will High School Graduation of our community's young adults. I want to Congratulate all of Trinity's youth who completed Confirmation, and all the Seniors whom have made a huge step in this journey that we all refer to as Life! Pastor Norm gave Trinity's graduating Seniors a wonderful message on Senior Recognition Sunday and Pastor Tammy gave a great message to LHS Graduating Seniors at the Baccalaureate Service held this year at Trinity Lutheran Church under the sponsorship of the Lisbon Ministerial Group. Spring will now give into Summer and we will all continue to be busy. Our community farmers have been struggling with some weather issues this spring but I think most now are very close to having all their crop in the ground. School is out and vacations will be taken. Stop once in a while and give thanks to God for keeping each of us under His care as we all go about our daily duties that we all have to get done. We, as a community, have surely been blessed by Him. I found this while reading an article one day and would like to share it with all as I believe it should have meaning for each one of us!! A blind boys sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by, took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He then put the sign back so everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. Later that same afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were going. The blind boy recognized his voice and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning?" and asked " What did you write?" The man said, "I only wrote the truth, I said what you said but in a different way." What the man had written was "Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it." Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told the people they were so lucky that they were not blind!! Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective? Moral of the story: Be thankful for what you have! Be Creative! Be Innovative! Think differently and Positively! When Life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show Life that you have a thousand reasons to Smile!!! Tim Mairs, President, Trinity Church Council
Wedding Funerals May 22, 2017—Phyllis (Joan) Swanson May 27, 2017—George Anderson (at North Dakota Veterans’ Home)
May 27, 2017—Zachary Muralt and Chloe Schultz
Baptisms May 6, 2017—Zoey Morlock– daughter of Amanda Morlock and Julian Fox May 21, 2017—Hayden and Nolan Newgard—twins of Joshua and Brooke Newgard
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Pictured youth: Back row: Dalton Reinke, Caemon Kelly, Maverick Coleman, Kyle Odegard, Sheldon Feland Middle row: Gannon Johnson, Jordan Saxerud, Rory Waliser, Gunnar Fraase, Kody Ebert, Pastor Norm Anderson Front row: Pastor Tammy Jacobson, Kayci Hanna, Sadi Deplazes, Emma Gamache, McKenzie Metzen, Lily Busche Not pictured: Elazea Broeren, Lawrence Lesmann, Bethany Shearer, Jesse Steffes & Haley Wheeler
Thank you to all of the youth and parents who helped to make May a special month for Trinity. We had people that helped with the catechization meal, people who helped with the Senior Breakfast and we have people who are helping out with the Relay for Life team—either by providing cash, food items or volunteering to walk. Thank you to Trinity’s Church Council and a few others who helped set up the church basement for Baccalaureate, who prepared the refreshments and also who cleaned up afterwards. It was very much appreciated by the seniors, their parents, the guests and the Ransom County Ministerial Association.
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Youth News
Youth Night at the Park Youth in grades 7-12 are invited to play sand volley ball, disc golf, yard games … Monday’s throughout the summer (except July 3)
Starts June 5th at 6:30 pm Sandager Park Meet at volleyball courts, see Pastor Tammy with questions Come celebrate June Dairy Month with Qual Dairy Wednesday, June 7, 5 pm to 8 pm with tours and ice cream.
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH UNAPPROVED MINUTES May 3, 2017
The meeting was called to order by President Tim Mairs, with members Pastor Norm Anderson, Pastor Tammy Jacobson, Wally Radcliffe, Lyle Olson, Marsha Bittner, Connie Radcliffe, Hannah Madsen, and Lorie Finstad in attendance, as well as Julie Cole.
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MINUTES: Lyle Olson moved, seconded by Hannah Madsen, to approve the minutes from the April 5, 2017 council meeting. Motion carried. TREASURER’S REPORT: Connie Radcliffe moved, seconded by Hannah Madsen, to approve the Treasurer’s report. Motion carried. Wally Radcliffe made a motion to transfer funds from the Memorial Account to the General Account for heating expenses. The motion was seconded by Lyle Olson. Motion carried. PROPERTY: Wally reported that the front door lock of the church has been installed. He is still waiting for the frame for the bathroom door. He also reported that a new dishwasher was installed in Parsonage 1. The exterior of Parsonage 1 is also in need of repainting. Lyle Olson made a motion to allow the property committee to look into the cost of materials to repaint Parsonage 1. Marsha Bittner seconded the motion. Motion carried. EDUCATION: Hannah reported that the Sunday school will be in charge of the Mother’s Day service. WORSHIP: Connie shared feedback about the April 30th service and thanked everyone who helped with the service. YOUTH: Kristi reported that Senior Recognition Sunday will be held on May 21. She is still looking for a junior parent to organize the breakfast for the seniors. NEW BUSINESS: The Synod convention will be held June 3-4 in Fargo. Pastors Norm and Tammy, as well as four other delegates from Trinity can attend. Pastor Tammy closed with a short devotion and the Lord’s Prayer. Submitted by Lorie Finstad, Council Secretary
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Page 8 MAY MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS FUEL/HEATING FUND In Memory of: Frank Kunze from David & Phyllis Thompson; Joan Swanson from Elwood & Darline Claus; GENERAL FUND-MEMORIAL/HONORARIUMS In Memory of: Ruth Siegle from Trinity WELCA; Randy Faller from Henry & Anna Mae Henricks; Lawrence Osman from Henry & Anna Mae Henricks In Honor of: Bennett’s baptism from Eric & Katie Mairs and family; Olivia Johnson’s 1st communion from Wally & Connie Radcliffe PARKING LOT In Memory of: Joan Swanson from Wally & Mary Kaczmarski, Edie Reinke, Vivian Hamre, Tamara Greenley PARKSIDE In Honor of: Cash Gentzkow & Bennett Mairs baptisms from Trinity WELCA TLC400 In Memory of: Willis Froemke & Oscar & Elaine Ness from Shirley Froemke, Neil & Anita Ness and family and Gary & Linda Ness and family We were recently informed that we have received $77.03 of donations from Amazon Smile. If you shop on Amazon anyway, please go to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-0228059 and any qualified purchases you make will be credited to Trinity.
Change Makers Bike Rides 2017 Plans are underway for the annual Change Makers Bike Ride in the Eastern ND Synod to raise awareness and receive offerings for the ELCA Hunger program. This year our ride is expanding in a huge way! Bishop Terry suggested we connect the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with our ride, but none of the organizers wanted to bike 500 miles. The solution? EIGHT rides will take place on the same two days - one ride in each of the eight conferences of our synod. Routes of approximately 60 miles in each conference will add up to about 500 miles! The eight rides will take place June 23-24, and a team leader in each conference is planning the most appropriate route. Churches are being invited to host meals, refreshment stops, and an overnight stop. People can bike a segment or the entire two-day ride. The goal is to raise $5000 in each of the eight conferences. Churches are asked to take an offering for ELCA Hunger prior to the ride, and present checks for the offering to the bikers along the route. WELCA groups are also encouraged to present offerings for hunger. Hunger is an international crisis. Many people around the world struggle to find enough food to survive. It is true in our own state of ND that one out of seven are at risk for hunger. The goal of these rides is to raise awareness of this issue, and to raise funds to help alleviate hunger. For information on how to sign up for a ride, or how to contribute to ELCA World Hunger, contact Pastor Ivy Schulz at
[email protected] or go online to www.eandsynod.org
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June 4
LECTOR
Connie Radcliffe
WOW June 21 June 25
WOW June 28
ACOLYTES
Brad Ellingson
Hannah Madsen
Spencer Buchholz
Dave Hegle
WOW June 14 June 18
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
WOW June 7 June 11
SOUND
Alan Qual
Wally Radcliffe
Kay Foss
Gina Kelly
Matt Webb
Rod Qual
Matt Huffman
Jennifer Jordan Ryan Kenyon
Kristi Odegard
Jim Heacox
The old copper range hood from Parsonage #2 has been rehabbed and is now used as a money collection spot for projects. We would like to collect one mile of pennies, one mile of nickels, one mile of dimes and one mile of quarters in order to resurface the parking lot at an estimated cost of $19,000.00 and $10,000 to help replenish our fuel fund. Please feel free to place paper money in there too. It won’t make as much sound, but will help us get to our goal faster.
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PARISH PAPER OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, LISBON, ND Vol. 2017 Issue 6
June 2017
Mission Statement: We welcome all people into the Lord’s house of worship, We spread the word of GOD through prayer, study, and service. We encourage each other to participate in the work of CHRIST. We nurture a deepening growth of love and faith through the HOLY SPIRIT. MINISTERS:
Every Member of Trinity Congregation
CLERGY:
Pastor Norm Anderson
[email protected] Pastor Tammy Jacobson
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SECRETARY/TREASURER: Julie Cole
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Church Phone
701-683-5841
Church Fax
701-683-5843
Church E-Mail
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Church Hours
Mon-Thurs. 8:00a-12:00p—1:00p 5:00p Friday 8:00 a—Noon
Church Website
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The Ambassador is published monthly as a ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church of Lisbon, North Dakota. The congregation is invited to submit articles to the church office. Articles are due end of the third week of the month. Ambassador is mailed the last Wednesday of the month.
