Falun/Salemsborg Lutheran Parish, ELCA Two congregations united in serving the Lord Jesus Christ for over 30 years Ethan A. Feistner, Pastor 3831 Salemsborg Rd. – Smolan, KS 67456 Phone (785)668-2522 May, 2016 Dear Falun-Salemsborg Parish Members; Summer is here and our days continue to be filled with activities. It is time for us to once again reflect on how much Pastor Ethan, Kellie and Alex do for our parish and our community. We would again like to show them our appreciation. As you may recall, we have been very successful in being able to show appreciation as a group twice a year. At Christmastime we have been able to provide the family with a cash gift and each summer we have provided the “Pastor’s Freezer Pool”. We hope to collect enough donations to fill their freezer with beef and frozen foods. For those who wish to contribute, please mail or hand cash to Doug or Jerrine by Sunday, May 29th. We con- tinue to appreciate the great generosity shown through this effort. We feel fortunate to be a part of such a great Parish family! Very sincerely, Doug Anderson Jerrine Oleen 602 Diamond Dr. 217 Normal Dr. Lindsborg, KS 67456 Lindsborg, KS 67456 Www.fslc.net [email protected]
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Falun/Salemsborg Lutheran Parish, ELCA Two congregations united in serving the Lord Jesus Christ for over 30 years
Ethan A. Feistner, Pastor 3831 Salemsborg Rd. – Smolan, KS 67456
Phone (785)668-2522 May, 2016 Dear Falun-Salemsborg Parish Members; Summer is here and our days continue to be filled with activities. It is time for us to once again reflect on how much Pastor Ethan, Kellie and Alex do for our parish and our community. We would again like to show them our appreciation. As you may recall, we have been very successful in being able to show appreciation as a group twice a year. At Christmastime we have been able to provide the family with a cash gift and each summer we have provided the “Pastor’s Freezer Pool”. We hope to collect enough donations to fill their freezer with beef and frozen foods. For those who wish to contribute, please mail or hand cash to Doug or Jerrine by Sunday, May 29th. We con-tinue to appreciate the great generosity shown through this effort. We feel fortunate to be a part of such a great Parish family! Very sincerely, Doug Anderson Jerrine Oleen 602 Diamond Dr. 217 Normal Dr. Lindsborg, KS 67456 Lindsborg, KS 67456 Www.fslc.net
Once again the Holy Spirit led the youth affirming their baptism on April 17th. Below are the bible verses and paragraphs they wrote and read on April 17th. Please read them, post them on your refrigerator, they are powerful words and great witness. I am very proud of these youth and I know you are too!
Taylor Diane Barnes Baptized August 18, 2002
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm
you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
I chose this verse because this reminds me that God is always with me and is always there for me no matter what. I know through this verse that God has a plan for me and will direct me in the right direction through life. I know that nothing that happens to you is a surprise to God. He has plans for you that were laid out before you ever opened your eyes for the first time on this earth. His plans are to bring good into your life and to guide you through any ob-stacle you encounter. His plans are a promise of hope that will lead you all the way to heaven and a future with him forever. Most importantly trusting him with all of your heart, even through the hard times. He is always there, always hears your prayers, and is always your biggest supporter. Trust him, love him and follow God because in the end he will always be there with you forever.
Parish Mission/Vision. Outreach is the broad focus with specific empha-
sis on Camp Tomah Shinga, Bethany College, Young Adults and following up with our visitors.
Gracelyn Louise Gaskill Baptized December 23, 2001
Psalm 57:7 “My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is
steadfast; I will sing and make music.”
When I started looking for my bible verse, I was looking for something that spoke to me. Something that would in-spire me to be a better Christian and help others. Some-thing that, when I was feeling down, would bring me back up. I picked my verse because it does just that. There are two reasons I picked this verse: first, my ability to make music is my life and my God-given talent. Making music is my passion, and being reminded of that can inspire me to do many things. Second, sometimes I find it hard to trust anyone. When I can’t trust others, this verse will tell me that I can always trust God. This verse can remind me that I should be firm in my faith. Even though my certainty in peo-ple may waver, I can look at this verse and be reminded that my belief in God can help me overcome any obstacle life throws at me.
Gavin John Zimmerman Baptized November 4, 2001
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to
give you a future and a hope.”
What this Bible verse means to me is that God has a plan for everyone, even if you don’t see it yet. The plan that he has for you (or in this case me) is a plan not for evil, but for good. Knowing our God (a God of compassion and mercy), this isn’t surprising. It also means that since you don’t know what’s in store for you, and you don’t know when it will happen, so it gives you hope for the future. Therefore, no matter what happens in life, it is God’s plan. God has his reasons for everything that happens. No mat-ter what happens, God is in control. All we have to do is put our trust in him. How this relates to my life would be that my family and I are moving to Kansas City. The future is uncertain, except for one thing. God. He will always be with me to give me strength in the unsettled future.
Parish Women’s News
Women of Salemsborg The Women of Salemsborg met Thursday April 14, 2016 for their monthly business meeting and sewing day. The meeting was called to order. Minutes from March were read; treasurer's report was pre-sented with balance of $2858.88. Both reports were approved. Diana read a thank you from Wellness Tote project - our donation provided 20 totes but due to matching funds it will be part of providing 40 totes. Thank you from Bethany Home for continued support of all activities following our help at the March birthday celebration. Old Business: Audrey talked about Cluster Meeting which focused on exercise based on scripture. Melanie, Kristin and Mary also attended. Mt. Hope of McPherson gave a presentation related to their organiza-tion. Mt. Hope provides support for women who are victims of abuse as well as support and education to help victims improve their skills and find a better life for their families. Next year Cluster will be at New Gottland. New Business: Mt. Hope does not generate any in-come, it is only through donations. Donations are always wel-come. Meeting adjourned. Mona Tjaden, recorder Lydia Tabitha Group will meet May 27th at the Fellowship Center at 2:00pm. Hostess is Norma Oborg. Esther Group will meet May 23rd at 7:30pm. Hostess and lesson is Melanie Ryding. Memorial Day refreshments will be served on May 30th at the Fel-lowship Center. Calendar Group #3 is in charge.
Falun Lutheran Women
Falun Senior Citizens will meet on Tuesday, May 10th at the church. Time is 1:00pm.
Wedding Congratulations Congratulations to Ashley Pihl and Ben Eppenbach who were married at Salemsborg Saturday, April 23, 2016. May God bless their marriage! Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ep-penbachl.
Baptisms at Salemsborg We congratulate and lift up prayers of thanksgiving for the following people who were baptized at Salemsborg on Friday, April 15th: Ashlyn Bascue, Ryker Bascue, Jayce Stucky and Aerilyn Stucky. Their parents are Broque and Angie Stucky. God bless and keep all!
Many Thanks The Salemsborg Cemetery Association would like to thank everyone who attended and supported the pancake fundraiser on April 10. We had a great turnout and a good time was had by all! And it's never too late to contribute for the care and maintenance of Salemsborg and Smolan cemeteries. Contributions are always welcome and very much appreciated. If you are interested in using the Salemsborg Fellow-ship Center or the church for any reason, please contact Nita Kay Carlson. She can be reached at [email protected], or on her cell phone at 785-227-5363.
Ahnya Hope Stambaugh-Tubbs Baptized June 14, 2002
“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still”
Exodus 14:14
I believe that this verse is God’s way of telling me to cast my anxiety to the side and take a deep breath. See sometimes I think we as humans forget to take a deep breath. The first time I realized that I had purpose was in the middle of an anxiety attack. I don’t know why it hap-pened but in that moment I suddenly realized how I had been cheating myself out of life. I had lived my life thinking I was just average. I got average grades. I was an average athlete. I had an average voice and I was an average girl living in the shadows of my potential. I started to realize that I wasn’t average. I started to realize that I had galaxies in my mind and universes in my veins. I started to realize that if I had just cleaned off my dusty heart every once in a while I was actually capable of loving the things I do. I started to realize that the odd curl of my hair was beautiful. I started to realize that the freckles in my eyes were almost like constellations. But most of all I started to love myself, because God created me just like an artist would paint a picture. I’m not worthless, I am priceless. So please re-member, the Lord will fight for you; you only need to be still.
Pastor Away From Parish Pastor Ethan will be gone over the Memorial Day Week-end, Friday through Memorial Day. In case of an emer-gency, please contact a council member or Donna, they will have the name and number of pastor covering for Pastor Ethan. Please keep the Feistners in your prayers for safe travels, it is appreciated! Pastor Ethan will be attending a Pastor Retreat on Fri-day, May 6th through Saturday morning, May 7th. In case of an emergency, please contact a council president or Donna, they will have the name and number of pastor cov-ering for Pastor Ethan Summer Worship Schedule will be as follows:
June we will meet as a parish at Falun Lutheran Church. Worship begins at 9:30 am. Fellowship following. July we will meet as a parish at Salemsborg Lutheran Church. Worship begins at 9:30 am. Fellowship following.
We Still Need You! We still need you during the summer! We still need your presence at worship to witness and worship our Sav-ior. We still need your financial support. The bills/expenses continue through the summer months! Thanks for your support and great stewardship as you respond to God’s call and blessings!
Mission Committee Members Camp Tomah Shinga: Norman & Donna Dauer, Lisa Newman, Necie Stambaugh, Ben & Angela Dolezal, Gwen Oleen, Kendall & Karla Pihl, Bren Blanner, Mike & Teresa Pihl, Mandy Francisco, Khyle & Amanda Otto, Chris & Tina Dauer, Todd & Christine Deterding, Mary Negus, Ron & Sue Pihl, Jim Smith, Gene Smith, Kevin & Debbie All-ton, Kellie Feistner. Visitor Follow-Up: Lisa Newman, Kristi Kern, Tricia Hartshorn, Kathy Rishel, Karla Pihl, Melanie Ryding, Mary Tillberg. Young Adults: Hayley Morrical, Derek & Amy Pihl, chip & Carrie Ellis, Ky & Kelsey Swisher, Amanda Otto, Jade & Kendall Banning. Bethany College: Gay Carlson, Denise Carson, Glenn & Gwen Oleen, Nick & Melissa Brumbaugh, Clair Oleen, Haley & Jason Sherwood, Hayley Morrical, Josh Anguiaro, Renella Sherwood, Kristin Johnson.
Parish Graduates If you have someone graduating this year from high school or higher places of education, please give their name to Pastor or Donna along with possible future plans.
You’re Invited All are invited to attend a graduation party for Dylan Goodell next Sunday, May 1st from Noon until 2:00pm in the Salemsborg Fellowship Center. Lunch will be served, along with cake and punch. Since the parish is worshiping at Camp Tomah Shinga that day, there will not be services at Salemsborg, but those that attend Tomah Shinga should have plenty of time to get back to the party. For those unable to go to Tomah Shinga, please come on up for lunch. Please join us for a graduation party in honor of Alyssa Carlson. It will be held Saturday, May 7th from 11am—1pm. in the backyard of 103 E. State St., Linds-borg. Serving Alyssa’s Fav Foods! Rain location is 7513 S. Forsee Rd., Falun. Graduation ceremony is May 7th at 7pm in Presser Hall, 335 E. Swensson St., Lindsborg. Contact Donna Swanson with information for the bulletin or newsletter at 668-2600 or email her at [email protected]. Contact her there as well if you’d like to receive our monthly newsletter online.
The deadline for information needed in the June 2016 Newsletter is Friday May 20th
Easter Lilies Given to the Glory of God
and In Memory of Loved Ones
*Fairlene, Gregg, Keli & Madison in memory of Myrl *Fairlene, Gregg, Keli & Madison in memory of loved ones
*Audrey Miller in memory of loved ones *Don & Betty Pihl in memory of loved ones
*The Hay family in memory of son/brother David Joe Hay *Ryding family in honor of Almeda Ryding and in loving
memory of Amos Ryding *Wayne Carlson family in memory of loved ones
*Family in loving memory of Raymond & Lucile Bengtson *Family in loving memory of Maurice Tjaden
*In memory of our big Papa, Dave Anderson, and our cousins, Linnea & Svea Swan with love from
Brynna, Marik, Brik & Soren *Leon & Donna Swanson in memory of
Kari, Josh and other loved ones *Wes Shultis and Karissa Shultis
in memory of Kari and Josh
Lindsborg Meals on Wheels Want to spread a little sunshine to the homebound in Lindsborg, one day a month? You can do this by deliver-ing Meals on Wheels which takes about 40 minutes of your time. For more information, or to volunteer, contact Mary Patrick 227-4306.
Space to Grieve “Space to Grieve”, a kids camp sponsored by Hospice of Reno County, will be held at the Cosmosphere in Hut-chinson on Saturday, July 23, 9am-6:30pm. The camp is free and is open to any child who has experienced loss of a loved one, ages 6-17yrs. Sign up before July 1st at www.hospicerenocounty.com, or call 620-665-2473.
Thanks to everyone who does work “behind the scenes” at
this Parish, your stewardship is appreciated!
Salemsborg Lutheran Mission Statement “We at Salemsborg have so benefited from the
gifts of God’s love, peace, strength and joy through Jesus, that we seek to share these same
gifts with others in grateful response!”
Falun Lutheran Mission Statement “As children of God, we strive to love, care for, and inspire one another as we extend
the grace of Christ to all.”
Congratulations Taylor Barnes, Gracelyn Gaskill, Gavin Zimmerman, and Ahnya Stambaugh-Tubbs on your Confirmation Day! God bless you and keep you as you take a bigger role in the mission of the Church! God has, is and will use you to proclaim the Good News of Jesus the Christ! There was a Worship/Music Committee meeting on April 17th beginning at 5:00 pm. It was held in the Sa-lemsborg church basement. We will be having a joint parish worship service at Camp Tomah Shinga on Sunday, May 1st. It will begin at 10:00 am. As part of this service, we will be dedicating the newly remodeled dining hall. The Junior High Youth Group met on Sunday, April 24 at noon in the Salemsborg church basement. They dis-cussed summer service/Worlds of Fun trip. FLW Salad Supper will be held at Bethany Home Ac-tivities Center on Wednesday, April 27th at 6:00pm. Jer-rine Oleen-program, Nancy Smith-devotions. Harvey and Evelyn Krein, Salina, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, April 24th from 2-4pm at the Fellowship Center. For those unable to attend, cards can reach them at 138 S. B Street, Salina, 67401. Congratulations Harvey and Evelyn! The Parish needs you to get committees together to brainstorm ideas to reach out! If you would like to get the committee together, please talk to Pastor Ethan, he has contact info for the committees. If you have someone graduating from High School or beyond, please write their name down on the insert Please let Pastor Ethan know if you need him to visit, bring Holy Communion, make a hospital visit, etc. He would appreciate your help because there are a lot of members in this parish and he may not realize the need. Pastor Ethan doesn’t want to fall short of the duties you have called him here to do. Your help is appreciated! Those who would like to send a donation directly to the Synod may do so by mailing it to: Central States Synod E.L.C.A; 136 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64105 Contact Donna Swanson with information for the bulle-tin or newsletter at 668-2600 or email her at [email protected]. Contact her there as well if you’d like to receive our monthly newsletter online. The Care Packages for Our Troops program is an on-going ministry. If you have questions you can contact Rick Saunders at 785822-2346 or email him at [email protected]. Items suggested are lo-cated on the donation box by the front door of the church. Thanks to all who have already donated items for this wonderful cause.
Parish Notes Food Bank Sunday
Food Bank Sunday is the 1st Sunday of each month. Small boxes of biscuit mix are needed for the month of May, however, any item you wish to donate will be greatly appreciated. Paper products, flour and small clean con-tainers are always needed. A box is located next to the front door of the church for your convenience.
Please contact Pastor Ethan or Donna Swanson if there are names that can be removed from
our prayer list. Contact them as well if you would like to add someone
We remember in prayer those who have been brought to our attention: Becky Pihl, knee sur-
gery; Chad Stamm, broken leg; Scott Johnson, Einar & Kristin’s son, medical issues; Carol Brown, hospi-talized for A-fib; Dale Saum, broken leg and shoul-der--shoulder has healed, leg needs a lot more time; Saum family also asks for prayers as the trials for
Allie’s murder continues through the summer; Mary Ellen Patrick, sister-in-law of Ray & Deanna Apple-
quist, breast cancer; Pam Pjesky, niece of Ray & Deanna Applequist, Non Hodgkins lymphoma;
Lynda Anderson, breast cancer; Dick Attleson, Karla Pihl’s uncle, esophageal cancer; Ron Anderson,
ALS; John Geiger, CLL; Pat Anderson, breast can-cer and heart problems from the chemo; we also
pray for all members of the armed services and the police officers around the world as well as Chris-
tians who are facing persecution; All our friends at Bethany Home and the cottages as well as those liv-ing at Riverview in Marquette. Special prayers as
well for the new Parish Mission/Vision focusing on Camp Tomah Shinga, Bethany College, Young
adults and our visitors; We pray for peace, healing, strength and courage, that all will feel God's loving
hands. We also pray for many unspoken requests. If we have missed anyone who should have been
listed, please let us know.
At the beginning of each month, the prayer list will be changed. If you have someone that you would like to place on the list, please let Donna or Pastor know. We are doing this to make sure all the needs listed are current. Some needs are continuous or immediately pressing and we
do not want to miss the opportunity to pray for God’s help for all in need. Thank you
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