CHURCH Matters

Glory Lutheran Church Newsletter - 09.19 Edition

BAPTISMS August

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Message from Pastor Markus

Treaty 6 You may have noticed the colorful posters in our narthex above the information table depicting the treaty 6 territory. We live on this territory and are part of this treaty with the indigenous population (originally with the Cree first nation, now including also Dene, Nakota Sioux, and Metis).

Here is a bit of history from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Treaty 6 is the sixth of seven numbered treaties that were signed by the Canadian Crown and various First Nations between 1871 and 1877. Specifically, Treaty 6 is an agreement between the Crown and the Plains and Woods Cree, Assiniboine, and other band governments at Fort Carlton and Fort Pitt. Key figures, representing the Crown, involved in the negotiations were Alexander Morris, Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories; James McKay, The Minister of Agriculture for Manitoba; and W.J. Christie, the Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. Chief Mistawasis and Chief Ahtahkakoop represented the Carlton Cree.[1]

Treaty 6 included terms that had not been incorporated into Treaties 1 to 5, including a medicine chest at the house of the Indian agent on the reserve, protection from famine and pestilence, more agricultural implements, and on-reserve education. The area agreed upon by the Plains and Woods Cree represents most of the central area of the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta.

The treaty signings began on 18 August 1876 and ran until 9 September 1876. Additional adhesions, when bands within the Treaty area signed on, were signed later, including a Manitoba band in 1898, and, later that year, the last was signed in the Montreal Lake area.

Since Treaty 6 has been signed, there have been many claims over miscommunication of the treaty terms from the Indigenous and the Crown's perspective. This misunderstanding has led to disagreements between the Indigenous peoples and the government over the different interpretations of the treaty terms.[2]

Treaty 6 is still active today, and a Treaty 6 Recognition Day has been celebrated in Edmonton each August since 2013 to remember the signing in 1876.

...For as long as the Sun shines, the Rivers flow and the Grass grows...

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beginnings

in the beginning of the school year teachers returning children turning into students giving answers, asking questions becoming dancers to the rhythm of society learned propriety

where have all the children gone turned to adults everyone when will we ever learn to be children of God

in the beginning is an ending life returning leaves descending to the earth to the lap of the mother where they die never asking how or why letting go of faithful living in their death new promise giving that the frost gives way to spring resurrection songs to sing

where have all the living gone gone to ashes everyone when will we ever learn to die to live

in the beginning God created earth and heaven in six days or was it seven billion years and years of light all we know is day and night in the chaos and the dark spirit speaking breath to spark faith and hope and selfless love Christ the savior heaven’s dove

where have all the baptized gone gone to churches everyone when will we ever learn to return to God

(With echoes of a song by Pete Seeger. Markus Wilhelm, fall 2019)

Check out this photo of our council retreat lunch! Thank you to Ellen Sitler for catering lunch for council & thank you to Aroon for hosting a bbq supper for council.

Thank you to everyone that sent items for this newsletter, I sincerely apologize if your submission did not make it into the newsletter this month. With the Telus email outage, some submissions may not have made it through in time, or at all. If your submission was missed, and you would like to see it in next month’s newsletter, please resend. Thank you! ~Heidi

Thank you to those who have mowed our church lawns this summer. This has been

a challenging lawn mowing season.

They look stunning!

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Thank you to all who have prepared We Care kits.

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Council Highlights

Council Highlights

As you know, the agreement with the national church regarding the back piece of land comes to an end in May of 2020. At the special meeting on August 11 the congregation approved the resolution to settle the land matter with the Na-tional Church for $300,000. Our position has been formally submitted to the Na-tional Church. Please contact either Aroon Sequeira or myself if you have any questions.

On August 17, Glory’s church council spent the day in a planning retreat. We discussed short, medium, and long term plans for our church. We would like to thank Neil Querengesser for facilitating this meeting! Please keep us in your prayers that we may faithfully follow the path the Lord has laid out for Glory.

On Sunday, September 8, Kids Church will resume and backpacks and students returning to school will be blessed.

There will have been many small and large tasks completed to prepare for this service: flowers prepared for the altar; appropriate banners on the wall; planning of the service; selection and rehearsal of the music; many people volunteering for various roles during the service - to provide music leadership, look after the soundboard, coffee and snacks to set up and clean up, usher, greeters, readers, Kids Church teachers and helpers; garbage, materials for recycle and compost taken home; paper towels and toilet paper replenished; preparation of lessons for Kids Church; maintenance of parking lot – especially critical in the winter; and many other tasks!

We are thankful that we all have a unique set of gifts that we can use in service for our Lord.

There are have been many other exciting and fulfilling events happening at Glo-ry over the summer – including Vacation Bible School, the completion of the cross tower renovations, landscape and memorial garden design, Fireside Wednesdays, bee keeping and gardening, and the collection of We Care Kits. We are truly blessed with a Glory family committed to doing God’s work.

Pat Becker

Council Opportunities Our church council has a few outgoing members whose positions will need to be filled in 2020. Over the next few months, please consider whether you may be called to volunteer your gifts.

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PrayerWorks Common provides a unique outreach opportunity for Christians who are excited about the possibilities of ecumenism and community. As people of faith, this program allows us to connect with each other, St. Faith’s Anglican Church, and those with great need in the Alberta Avenue community area.

Since many in the community of St. Faith’s are indigenous, we have also been given the gift of time to build relationships with our Treaty 6 brothers and sisters through the serving and sharing of a hot breakfast.

Funding Not Required

Led by Rev. Travis Enright and Rev. Maddie Urion, this invaluable volunteer outreach requires only your time. Time, I know, is precious but if you can give four hours of your time once a month you might find the fellowship we share quite enriching.

The rewards of seeing a marginalized or homeless and hungry human being leaving the dining hall with a full belly and a smile on their face is priceless! All it takes is someone taking the time to treat them with dignity and respect by sharing their time and a little conversation (maybe even a laugh or two) over a meal.

PrayerWorks Common serves cold and hot breakfasts as well as hot suppers and the occasional BBQ for the hungry and homeless. Surviving off the generosity of donations from the community turned into Food Bank pick ups and other food purchases to fill their pantry, this amazing program often feeds more than 100 hungry people in a sitting.

Please consider donating your time to St. Faith’s PrayerWorks program. Everything we do to help in some small way makes a greater impact than you can imagine. Our Glory volunteer crew has seen it for themselves. The humble, grateful ‘thank you’ from so many of these wonderful people that we are making connections with as they leave after breakfast.

I am so proud that we, as children of God, and Glory Lutheran Church are making this part of our outreach – thanks to Pastor Markus’, Rev. Travis’ and Intern Pastor Seth’s calling, direction, and encouragement of, this important way to serve others. Our PrayerWorks volunteer crew and I are passionate about continuing this project…with your help and prayers.

If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering with us, please don’t hesitate to contact me (Caitlin Havens) at lovnmylife@shaw.ca or on my cell at 780-221-5346 (call or text).

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Dear Beloved of God

I have been in a reflective mood as of late. Perhaps it is because I am preparing this article at the beginning of August with some holiday time behind me and fall just over the horizon of my computer screen. Perhaps it is because on July 9 I celebrated thirty years of ordained ministry.

Time has flown by. I was ordained in my home congregation. Valhalla Lutheran Church, Valhalla Centre, Alberta. Yes, a Norwegian settlement with a handful of Germans sprinkled in this farming community.

Following ordination I have been blessed to serve, together with my wife, Cathy, with and among the people of Bethany Lutheran Church, Dickson (1989-1993), Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Lethbridge (1993-2002), Ascension Lutheran Church, Edmonton (2002-2010), as Assistant to the Bishop (beginning August 2010), and as Bishop (since January 26, 2013).

Within my time as Bishop, and certainly over the thirty years, there has been significant change, however, I continue to live by three core values which I first named while at College: servant-leadership, affirmation and involvement while seeking to engage, empower and equip the people of God.

Each year I seek to take time to reflect on this calling. Over these summer months I have been pondering, reflecting and writing about these thirty years, both the joys and the challenges.

Since 2013 I continue to return to a writing Cathy and I commissioned from Deacon Dr. Faith Nostbakken for my ordination as Bishop.

In shaping the poem, which Faith read during the Ordination, she considered the texts for the worship, the hymns selected for congregational song and ensemble singing, as well as a handful of images, metaphors and pastoral themes which are deeply meaningful to me.

The poem is titled: Ordination

Nobody asks for drowning, certainly not the infant gently tilted head towards the font, arms and legs splayed suddenly with fear, maybe a whimper or a shrill cry as the robed one sifts through the sparkling water and touches the tiny brow, barely downy with hair, the rhythm of “The Father. . . and of the Son . . . and of the Holy Spirit” incanted before a finely woven linen cloth dabs away the drops. Everyone so easily forgets that dying can begin like this, the cross fingered again on the forehead at the dawn of each new day.

Bishop’s Message

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Nobody asks to have her feet washed either, not on Maundy Thursday even, unless her shoes are polished, her stockings free of runs and easily removed, her toenails trimmed and filed that very morning. Maybe then she offers but can’t quite face the eyes of the one who silently lifts her foot from the basin, wraps it awkwardly in a freshly laundered towel, drying the creases between each toe. Most would rather forget how almost embarrassing it is to be served this way by a neighbor or a friend much less the One incarnated in this sacred, tender act.

Nobody asks to be called into paradox either when the people proclaim, “You lead!” and in the same voice add, “You serve!” our meanings translated into as many tongues as join in song and blessing on this day. Wash my feet, but don’t embarrass me. Splash my head with the font’s damp cross but don’t let me stay in the drowning. As you shepherd, walk beside us; notice how cracked our feet really are, how chapped our hands, and whenever we meet eye-to-eye, (especially try to meet us there) call us brother, sister, as we are yours, and remind us, so we don’t forget, of the wondrous ache and splendor of love made whole first by being broken, made new first by dying, made perfect by the One whose body here and now we are, heads, hands, feet, eyes, tongues and all.

Blessings as you enter the fall season… see you at Area Gatherings.

In Christ Jesus – Shalom, +Bishop Larry Kochendorfer “The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)

Another year of Kids Church gets under way soon We are looking forward to spending time with your children and grandchildren as together we learn and grow in Gods’ word!

What’s happening this month:

September 8th

Kids Church startup! Blessing of backpacks; please

bring your pack/tote up during kids talk for a special blessing!

Registration; come visit Karri and I at the Kids Church table in the Narthex after the service.

Also, for the month of September and a little into October we will be learning about God’s World. We will explore the 7 days of Creation and all the “very good” things God created!

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Lorraine & Emil Senft Lorraine has made photo displays of their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. As we sit to chat, Emil and Lorraine tell me their grandson is being married today in Kelowna. They speak proudly of their three children, their spouses, and growing families.

Senfts apartment in Bedford Village has been home for the past five years where they eat dinner in the dining room, attend regular worship services, and, when able, take part in activities and monthly dinners which include entertainment.

Lorraine was raised on the farm with her 5 siblings. She went to Sprucedale School and to Heimthal Lutheran Church with her family. After attending King Edward School in Edmonton, Lorraine began working for AGT as a phone operator. Later, she worked part-time for the Edmonton Journal as a distributor making a 90 mile round trip daily to deliver papers to the carriers. When she worked for Caya Fabrics, as office Manager for eight years, she dealt with interior decorators who provided drapery samples to their clients. When fabric samples were being discarded, Lorraine collected them, took up quilting to use some, and donated many other fabric pieces to local churches and their quilting groups.

After marrying at Trinity Lutheran Church, Edmonton, in 1953, (they will celebrate 66 years of marriage in October), they were busy raising their adopted two sons and one daughter. They moved to their Sherwood Park acreage in ’68, becoming members of Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church.

Emil smiles as he tells me he was born in the parsonage behind Heimtal Lutheran Church, the eldest of five children. (Parsonage was vacant at the time). He attended Willow Creek School and Calmar High School. After attending the U of A for six months, Emil received a Certificate enabling him to teach school in Barrymore and Strawberry Schools with classes from Grades I to IX. He is proud that one student’s marks put her in the “Honors” category. They laugh as they tell me his salary was $85 a month – including an extra $5 for lighting the furnace each school day.

Living in the heart of oil country, Emil became employed by Imperial Oil as a laborer on a Drilling Rig. He moved with the rig to Looma, Redwater, Two Hills, Athabasca, Grimshaw, Wabasca, and Norman Wells. He returned home to the farm when his father had a stroke. In 1953 he started a truck delivery service, hauling freight for Trans-Canada Highway Express. As the company grew, the contractor, who could not pronounce their surname, referred to them as ‘Seven Trucks.” So the business was incorporated as Seven Trucks Ltd., even though the fleet grew to 11 trucks. In order to keep his trucks in good condition, Emil went to NAIT to get his mechanics’ licence. He continued to do mechanical work until 2004.

Always a leader, Emil served as Council Member or Chair at Trinity Lutheran (conducting an Annual Meeting in both English and German coached by three German women in the front row), Mount Olivet, and Glory Lutheran initially called Sherwood Park Lutheran Mission Church.

Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2007, Emil demonstrates his precise skill in manoeuvring his motorized wheelchair despite limited vision. At 93 years, he is pleased that his heart and lungs remain strong. I know his mind and sense of humor remain strong too when he tells me, “After 66 years of marriage, Lorraine and I never argue, we just raise our voices.”

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Irmgard Lindquist

There is no doubt family is of utmost importance to Irmgard. Her hallway wall is covered with family photos of her three children, eleven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. In her kitchen is a framed handprint with big letters ‘NANNY’ – a coveted gift.

When Irmgard sold her acreage home, rather than investing the funds in stocks, she decided to invest in creating special memories for her grandchildren by taking them on trips. So one grandchild traveled with her to Maui (where another

grandchild lives), another to Hawaii, then15 together on a Disney cruise. When she takes her three grandsons to Porta Vallarta in November 2019, her plan will be done – and laughingly she adds, “And so will the money!”

Growing up with a Pastor father meant moving several times while Irmgard was growing up. Pastor Karl Freitag served as German pastor at Trinity Lutheran, Edmonton, then Saskatoon, followed by Golden Spike. Her brother Walter was a professor at the Lutheran Seminary, while her great-uncle Jürgen Goos was credited with writing the Lutheran Catechism in German.

Irmgard shares snippets of memories for her early years:

• Walking a mile to school when they lived in Golden Spike • Following the bunny tracks to the barn to find their Easter eggs • Sitting on the doorsteps waiting for the gifts to arrive

from Santa • Crowding into one bedroom – three kids and her parents so

the other two rooms could be rented out to local doctors (pastor’s salary in those days did not support a family of five)

• Making ice cream with a friend, eating it all, forever losing her appetite for ice cream

• At a country school in Golden Spike, the 20 kids were instructed to bring their sleds to school. The principal linked all the sleds together and pulled them behind his car up and down the hills on a country road (Today, we gasp in horror…)

• In Spruce Grove, their house had a stove on the main floor which attempted to heat the upstairs through registers in the ceiling; the house shook when the train passed by; the well was their refrigerator; and they hauled water from the church as the water from their well was filled with “creepy things.”

• Irmgard studied with her feet in the oven. It must have worked as she graduated from Grade XII in Bashaw.

• Their family played cards. Her Dad drank the occasional beer. When someone knocked on the door all evidence was hidden avoiding parishioner judgement.

While attending the U of A, Irmgard worked at Oliver Mental Hospital. She was tempted to consider psychiatric nursing, but completed her BEd, and BA degrees followed by a Diploma in Education Administration. She ended her teaching career as principal of Ardrossan Elementary School from which she retired in ’89. Then for 13 years she was the Home Education Supervisor for EIPS, followed by a sessional lecturer at the U of A and at Grande Prairie College.

Her original artwork (one above) graces the walls of her home. A serious Duplicate Bridge player, she meets weekly with three different bridge groups. A voracious reader and a cruise traveller, leaves little time for boredom. She currently serves as Glory’s Church Council Secretary and member of the Memorial Committee. ~ written by Marjorie Zelent

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What’s Your Role?

1 Peter 4:10-11 God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and pow-er to him forever and ever! Amen.

Glory Lutheran Church is blessed by volunteers who un-dertake a great variety of roles in service for the Lord. These volunteer jobs vary in both time commitment and description. There is something for everyone!

As the proverb says – “Many hands make light work”. Please give prayerful thought over the next few weeks as to how you can use your gifts/strengths in service for the Lord.

What’s Your “Roll”? Sunday: September 8, 2019

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The 30th Annual

ECUMENICAL MISSION

OF STRATHCONA COUNTY

OCTOBER 6-9

Animator for Ecumenical & Interfaith Relations

(Anglican Church of Canada)

and Ecumenical Officer/Canon Theologian

(Anglican Diocese of Edmonton)

October 7 - Evening Worship at Glory - 7:00pm

Babel: The Gift of Diversity (Genesis 11:1-9)

Look for the brochure in your mail folder and the posters in

the church for more information and details, such as

other service times and locations.

Interfaith Intersections

Led by the Rev. Canon Dr. Scott Sharman

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The Memorial Garden Committee met for the first time at the beginning of April 2019. The members are myself, Tim Kihn, Irmgard Lindquist, Nick Ronsko, Gaylene Sitler, Pastor Markus Wilhelm and Brett Woodrow. We have a twofold mandate, the first of which is to develop a

master plan for the entire 44.7 acres. A master plan will provide the big picture of where structures and features are placed on the property. The plan will include existing features, such as the community

garden, the orchard, the shed, and future structures and features such as the memorial garden. A graphic of the master plan is presently being developed.

The second part of our mandate is to develop the memorial garden. The committee is considering the location of the

memorial garden and is gathering information regarding components such as columbaria, inurnment of ashes, memorial plaques, overall size, access and pathways. A landscape designer will be hired to help with planning of the memorial garden.

There is much to consider. The Memorial Garden project requires significant planning and at this point there is no definitive date for when development of the garden will actually begin. As the project proceeds we will continue to update church council and keep the congregation informed.

Rita Spain

Confirmation

Confirmation is the Lutheran Church 2-year ministry with students in grade 7 and 8 (or thereabouts). It leads to the day of confirmation also known as Affirmation of Baptism. New students can join in September. Please inform the Pastor of any incoming students so that we can make preparations for the next term.

1st Confirmation class is September 26th.

There will be a Confirmation Parent and Student Orientation meeting September 12 at 7:00 pm.

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"Make music to the Lord with the sound of singing!"

Do you love the ministry of the choir and are you looking for a way to serve at Glory? You are invited to join our choir, make new

friends with a great group of people!

“Sing to Him, sing praises to Him, tell of all His wonderful works!”

Choir Begins September 12th

Rehearsals are Thursdays 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Come and experience friendship and fellowship as we join our voices

in prayer and in praise!

Please call if you have any questions. Pat (780) 998-5345.

Thank God for Choir Members! Sweet sounds fill the air as God’s gift you gladly share.

What joy you bring as you praise God and Sing! Sing to the Lord a new song: Sing to the Lord all the Earth (Psalm 96:1)

You can sign up for the Work Bee on Saturday, September 21st, at 10:00 am where we will be washing and chopping carrots, celery, broccoli, and cauliflower. Cookies and squares will be assembled and 100 loaves of sandwiches will be made with egg salad, tuna, and ham & cheese.

You can bake cookies or squares.

Thirdly, you can join members of our Community Outreach Committee on Sunday, Sept. 22nd, to attend church with the Emmanuel congregation at the Bissell Centre. Following service, Pastor Rick and his staff will instruct the team in serving lunch to the homeless and working poor.

Sign-up sheets with all the details will be on the table near the entrance door. If you have questions, please contact Marjorie Zelent.

Our congregation is making plans to serve lunch once again with Inner City Pastoral Ministry (ICPM) on Sunday, September 22nd.

In preparation to serve lunch to more than 300 individuals and families, we need your help. There are three ways you can participate:

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7 Weeks — 7 Days

September 1 to October 13

A Series of sermons on the first

chapter of the Bible

7 Weeks — 7 Days September 1 to October 13

A Series of sermons on the first

chapter of the Bible

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Sept 1-Oct 13 7 Weeks - 7 Days Sermon Series

September 8 What’s Your “Roll”? Sunday

Blessing of the Back Packs during worship Service

Kids Church Resume

September 4 Fireside Wrap-Up 6:00PM

September 12 Confirmation Parent & Student Orientation Meeting 7:00PM

September 12 Choir Rehearsals resume 7:30PM

September 13-15 Retreat of Our Own at Kuriakos on Sylvan Lake

September 20 Glory 50 Plus Event - Lunch & Zoo 11:00AM

September 21 ICPM Lunch Preparation Work Bee 9:00AM to 12:30PM

September 22 ICPM Service & Luncheon @ Bissell Centre

September 26 Confirmation Classes begin 7:00PM

September 28 PrayerWORKS Breakfast at St. Faith’s Anglican 7:00am

October 6-10 30th Ecumenical Mission of Strathcona County

(various venues)

October 7 Ecumenical Mission Evening Worship Service at Glory 7:00pm

FACILITY BOOKING

Our church is a busy place with activities from within and without of our congregation. It is important to book space and time so there are no conflicts. Check the website (glorylutheran.ca) on the drop down menu under Contact Us. Click on Facility Rental and fill out the ONLINE APPLICATION to book your space and time. Or call the church office and speak with Heidi. If you want to confirm that a space is free, call the church office or check the Calendar on the website on the drop down menu.

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22577 Hwy 16, Sherwood Park, Alberta,

T8A 4T7

Phone 780.416.9594 E-mail: glorylc@telus.net Pastor Markus Wilhelm E-mail: pastormarkus@glorylutheran.ca Check out our Website: www.glorylutheran.ca

Tuesday - Friday, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Mondays - CLOSED

Please note that the door to the church will usually be locked and you’ll need to ring the doorbell by the front door.

Paige Chelsea Ashton August 25, 2019 Parents: Kurtis & Chelsea Ashton Sponsors: Lacey Dales and Amber Klima BAPTISMS

August

August 18, 2018

Logan Alvin Duma Parents: Lloyd & Noelle Duma Sponsors: Ross Barber and

Alana Jansen

Mylo May Pysyk Parents: Mark & Oakley Pysyk Sponsors: Rylan Gaudet, Brodie Dale, Hannah Adam, and Nicole Cosgrove