Page “To know Christ, and have others know Him!” July2017 Messenger July 2017 Messenger Church News 2-3 Mission Appeal 4 Volunteers 5 Church Records 6 GIFT 7 PPC Minutes 8-9 Birthdays insert Calendar insert The Inside this issue: Our Savior’s Shared Journey “I Am God’s Dwelling Place; The Heart of The Apostle Paul for Today” By the time you read this Sunday Morning Worship at Our Savior’s will have already explored a couple weeks of “I Am God’s Dwelling Place; The Heart of The Apostle Paul for Today.” In so many ways, today’s world resonates with the same challenges that faced the first followers of Jesus. The Holy Spirit is present and active but God’s people are easily distracted from Jesus’ instructions about what that Spirit is designed to be accomplishing in and through God’s people. At the very start of the Church, Jesus called out Saul of Tarsus to be a per- sistent worker and advocate for sharing the knowledge of the presence of God in the hearts of all people, all nations; everyone. Last summer we ex- plored a good portion of the story of Saul—now mostly known by his Greek name, the Apostle Paul. We will spend time this summer exploring The Apostle Paul’s life and teaching, especially as it connects with the need for God’s people, the followers of Jesus, to live fully as the presence of God in today’s world. The church needs to be re-rooted in the basic understanding of who Jesus can be in any culture and time. The Apostle Paul took the message of Je- sus deep into a world that had little understanding of love and grace, deep misunderstandings about God and the divine, coarse misappropria- tions of so-called religious practice. Our world is plagued by many of the same struggles and too much of Christianity has lost its way to the peace Jesus constantly delivers. Franciscan writer and teacher Richard Rohr proposed, in a series of de- votional writings this spring, several ways that The Apostle Paul’s message can encourage and empower the followers of Jesus—us—to be the pres- ence of Jesus in this world. Those suggestions form the inspiration for this summer’s series that will be explored by Pastor Karen, Soon-to-be Pastor Christina and myself, along with a deep draw on the Biblical record of the Apostle Paul’s writings. There is powerful encouragement awaiting us each Sunday in this journey with the presence of Jesus, and I am on that journey with you. Pastor Chris “live fully as the presence of God in today’s world”
Transcript
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July 2017
Messenger
Church News 2-3
Mission Appeal 4
Volunteers 5
Church Records 6
GIFT 7
PPC Minutes 8-9
Birthdays insert
Calendar insert
The
Inside this issue:
Our Savior’s Shared Journey
“I Am God’s Dwelling Place;
The Heart of The Apostle Paul for Today”
By the time you read this Sunday Morning Worship at Our Savior’s will
have already explored a couple weeks of “I Am God’s Dwelling Place; The
Heart of The Apostle Paul for Today.”
In so many ways, today’s world resonates with the same challenges
that faced the first followers of Jesus. The Holy Spirit is present and active
but God’s people are easily distracted from Jesus’ instructions about what
that Spirit is designed to be accomplishing in and through God’s people.
At the very start of the Church, Jesus called out Saul of Tarsus to be a per-
sistent worker and advocate for sharing the knowledge of the presence of
God in the hearts of all people, all nations; everyone. Last summer we ex-
plored a good portion of the story of Saul—now mostly known by his Greek
name, the Apostle Paul.
We will spend time this summer exploring The Apostle Paul’s life and
teaching, especially as it connects with the need for God’s people, the
followers of Jesus, to live fully as the presence of God in today’s world. The
church needs to be re-rooted in the basic understanding of who Jesus
can be in any culture and time. The Apostle Paul took the message of Je-
sus deep into a world that had little understanding of love and grace,
deep misunderstandings about God and the divine, coarse misappropria-
tions of so-called religious practice. Our world is plagued by many of the
same struggles and too much of Christianity has lost its way to the peace
Jesus constantly delivers.
Franciscan writer and teacher Richard Rohr proposed, in a series of de-
votional writings this spring, several ways that The Apostle Paul’s message
can encourage and empower the followers of Jesus—us—to be the pres-
ence of Jesus in this world. Those suggestions form the inspiration for this
summer’s series that will be explored by Pastor Karen, Soon-to-be Pastor
Christina and myself, along with a deep draw on the Biblical record of the
Apostle Paul’s writings.
There is powerful encouragement awaiting us each Sunday in this journey
with the presence of Jesus, and I am on that journey with you.
Pastor Chris
“live fully
as the
presence
of God in
today’s
world”
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CHURCH NEWS
FOOD FOR 5 MEALS - $1.00
The first Sunday of the month is designated as Food Shelf Sunday. Just $1.00 can provide food for 5 meals through the program at 2nd Harvest Food Bank in Du-luth. The monetary gifts collected will help both 2nd Har-vest and Cloquet Salvation Army. This is a real bargain that every family can take part in. May we share our blessings with those in need. THANK YOU for your continued support. It's greatly ap-preciated.
Thank you, Katie & Jerry Nisula - Co-chairs June’s Contribution was $435.00
New Tuition Prices and Schedule for NHCP 2017-2018
Half-day options Tuesday and Thursday from 9-12pm; $80/month
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-12pm; $110/month Monday-Friday from 9-12pm; $150/month
Full-day options
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-3pm; $227/month Monday-Friday from 9-3pm; $345/month
OSL Walking Club
Friday’s 8:00 am
Meet At Willard Munger Trail
Parking area in Carlton , MN
The distance walked is typically 3-5 miles
All are welcome!
For more information contact
Christina 879-1535
Bluegrass Festival July 29 at Camp Vermilion Golf Scramble September 16 at Vermilion
Fairways in Cook
Fall Festival October 8 at Camp Hiawatha We are just a few days away from the arrival of our first summer camp-
ers! As we move into the busy summer camp season, please keep the
whole camp community in your prayers. May this summer be filled with joy, friendships, and faith formation. We hope that you, too, will have a
chance to join us soon here in God's great northwoods!
SOUNDS FISHY Seen on a church signboard in northern Minnesota one summer: “Sure, you can worship God with a fishing pole in your hand, but when was the last time a walleye told you, ‘Your sins are forgiven’?
Wednesday July 26th Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 5:30-6:30 picnic and fellowship
(hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, beans) 6:30-7:00 informal worship service
ice cream after the service Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. There will be a free will offering to cover the cost of the food. We will have this event rain or shine. In case of rain, we will gather in the Fel-lowship Hall. Come and join us! Bring the whole family.
Thrivent can help! As a fraternal organization, part of Thrivent’s
business is to help support ministry in a variety
of ways. If you have Thrivent insurance or any
of their financial products you may be able to help
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CHURCH NEWS
GOD’S WORK OUR HANDS – SEPTEMBER 17TH God’s Work Our Hands planning for September 17, 2017 has begun! I hope OSLC will have a large contingent rolling up their sleeves to help in a variety of ways again this year. This community service opportunity is growing! – In addition to OSLC, Zion and Queen of Peace, this year Good Hope and Bethesda will also be participating. We can start collecting items now for the various kits that will be prepared and assembled on September 17
th. Often useful
items can be found at local garage sales. Among the items needed and the kits to be prepared will be: Sundresses and shorts for Haiti Mission
Colorful pillowcases (new or gently used) can be donated and will be sewn into children’s sundresses. New or gently used t-shirts can be donated and will be sewn into children’s shorts.
Backpacks for Lutheran World Relief School Kits: Heavy fabric like denim or upholstery fabric will be made into drawstring style cloth bags approximately 14” x 17” with
shoulder straps. No standard backpacks please Instructions to make a backpack can be found at: http://lwr.org/schoolkits
School Kits: 70 sheet notebooks, wide or college ruled, approximately 8” x 10 ½ “ (no loose leaf paper please) 30 centimeter ruler or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other. Blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well) Black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink please); secure together with a rubber band 2½” eraser Pencil sharpener Unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers Box of 16 or 24 crayons
Lap Blankets for the Teen Shelter and Treatment Centers: Fleece can be donated for making into lap blankets.
Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kits: New light weight bath-sized towels (between 20” x 40” and 27”x 52”), dark colors recommended. Two or three bath size bars of soap equaling up to 8-9 oz., any brand, in original wrapping. One sturdy comb (packaging removed) One adult size toothbrush in its original packaging One metal nail clippers (attached file optional), (packaging removed)
Lutheran World Relief Baby Care Kits (sizes 6 to 24 months )(new or VERY GENTLY used.) Two lightweight cotton T-shirts (onesies can be cut to make t-shirts) Two long or short sleeved gowns or sleepers or pant sets Blankets, medium weight cotton or flannel, or crocheted or knitted with lightweight yarn, up to 52” square One hand towel, dark color recommended One jacket, sweater or sweatshirt Two or three bath size bars of soap equaling up to 8-9 oz., any brand, in original wrapping. Two diaper pins or large safety pins Cloth diapers, or new or gently used flannel sheets to make into diapers
Donated materials may be brought to the church office. In addition, if you or someone you know need some assistance with fall home prep or small projects and would like a work team on September 17th, please let the church office or Mary Krohn (218-879-6966) know. A limited number of our yellow God’s Work Our Hands T-shirts are also still available for $8 each. If interested in a T-shirt, contact the office. If we have enough interest, we may place an order for additional shirts but would need to do so by July 15
th. Wearing the shirt helps to let the wider community know we are Lutherans who support our community.
Thank you to everyone who returned their yellow caution card. After comparing mailing costs, it has been deter-
mined that we would not save any costs by cutting down our mailing list below 200. So it has been decided to
keep mailing out the Messenger to everyone, unless you chose emailed or picked up. You can find copies on the
Welcome table in the Narthex. We have heard from many who are now getting their Messenger emailed!!
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Mission Appeal
REJOICE! RENEW! REACH! Here it is! Your update on our upcoming mission appeal. No doubt you have heard discussions
throughout the past months regarding our capital campaign. As a group of believers, our mission, “to
know Christ and to have others know Him, “reflects the driving purpose behind our existence as a con-
gregation. It speaks clearly to our mission. Remaining true to that mission and as we move forward to-
gether, this fund raising drive will from now on be referred to as our “Mission Appeal”, rather than capi-
tal campaign.
REJOICE, RENEW, REACH! This feels like a wonderful summary of what we hope to accomplish.
Together, we REJOICE in God’s abundant blessings in our community of faith, and His eternal promises..
Therefore, we are empowered to RENEW our individual and collective commitment of faith and trust in
Him. And that is why and how we are able to REACH outside our walls and into our community and our
world.
Your Mission Appeal Leadership Team (fondly referred to as “M.A.L.T.”) has had our first meeting, and is
excited to begin working to support and expand our ministry. Mark your calendars for Sunday, Septem-
ber 17 as we will gather for worship and kick off our Mission Appeal. This is your opportunity to meet
and hear from Pastor Nancy Amacher, who will lead us through the entire process. The Mission Appeal
Consecration is planned for Sunday, October 29. On this day Lutherans around the globe celebrate
the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Here at Our Savior’s, we not only celebrate our history, but
also our future as pledges will be received and consecrated.
Stay tuned for more information, feel free to bring your questions to any of the MALT members, and
most of all, please prayerfully consider your part in our mission, pray also, for your leaders, for your
church, and the entire community of believers.
Together, and by His might we do rejoice, we will renew, and we can reach out!
Pastor Chris, Mary Krohn, Cindy Haglin, Irene Rudnicki, Peggy DeCaigny, Lindsey Weiers , Rick Raun,
Jerry and Katie Nisula
Haiti Mission – Ministry in Medical Missions Update While I was in Haiti last February, I had the pleasure of
working with Dr. Manno and his staff to get a small autoclave
set up so they could properly sterilize the few instruments they
have in the clinic. The clinic has only a few items that use
electricity – a microscope, a small centrifuge, a small suction
machine, a small refrigerator and now the autoclave. The
autoclave cannot function well however due to the inconsis-
tent supply of electricity. Consequently we are currently rais-
ing funds to help provide a generator for the clinic.
In addition, the Ministry in Medical Mission (MMM)
group has a fund to help offset the cost of diabetic supplies for
the many very poor diabetic patients that Dr. Manno provides
care for free of charge. If you would be interested in support-
ing either of these efforts, contributions may be given to
OSLC with a memo line item designating it to the Haiti mis-
sion or MMM.
The Clinic’s Current Electrical Connections and “back Up’ System
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Volunteers for July
Ushers: 2nd Sherri Waller, Bev DeLacey, Bob Fountain 9th Sherri Waller, Joe & Suzette Randall 16th Sherri Waller, Bill & Carol Schlenvogt 23rd Sherri Waller, Keith & Shannon Matzdorf 30th Sherri Waller, Keith & Shannon Matzdorf
Sound Board Operators: 2nd Ethan Matzdorf 9th Dave Templeton 16th Arlin Debele 23rd Chris Robinson 30th Randy Schmidt Communion Servers (Deacons):
2nd Bonnie Vanderpool, Linda Holmstrand, Rob Macaulay 9th Chris Vanderpool, Rich & Shannon Krikava 16th Chris Robinson, Denise Mykkanen, Marty Rye 23rd Jen Robinson, Denny Painter, Irene Rudnicki 30th Curt Nelson, Duane Buytaert, Bruce Spetz Acolytes: 2nd Kaitlin Lattner 9th Connor & Laura Hecht 16th Sam Buytaert 23rd Sam & Joe Bailey 30th Kaitlin Lattner Altar Guild 2nd Rob Macaulay 9th Sherri Waller 16th Sherri Waller 23rd Sherri Waller 30th Sherri Waller Readers: 2nd Ron Stahl 9th Julie Lyytinen 16th Patrice Stevens 23rd Bonnie Christopherson 30th Linda Holmstrand Greeters:
2nd Katie and Jerry Nissula
9th Jen and Al Behrens
16th Liz Brenner and Florence Nelson
23rd Florence and Dennis Nelson
30th Carol Schubert and Ken Lindemood
Coffee Servers: Please sign up on the sheet in Narthex.
Gifts and Memorials:
Joyce Fuller, to Food Shelf Arlin & Emily Debele, in memory of Caroline Roe,
to the Roof Fund Ron & Sue Stahl, in memory of Caroline Roe, to
the General Fund Bonnie Christopherson and Chuck & Sonja Wick, in
memory of Char Franzen and Dan Rice, to the Do-minican Fund
Martin Barr, in memory of Joyce Barr, to: Hymnal, Seminary Fund, Kitchen Fund, Building Fund, NHCP, Choir and Organ Funds
Bob & Peggy DeCaigny, in memory of Tom Hill’s mother, to Gift & Memorials
Mary Krohn and Elvera Roe, in memory of Caroline Roe, to Gift& Memorials
Carol Schubert, in memory of Doris Raun, to Gift & Memorials
Ray & Judy Wiles, in memory of Duane Putikka’s aunt Joyce, to Gift & Memorials
John & Carol Hedquist, in memory of Dan Rice, to Boiler/Roof Fund
Maxine Hennum, in memory of Caroline Roe, to the Boiler/Roof Fund
Mary Krohn, in memory of Tom Hill’s mother, to Gift & Memorials
Joe Peterson, in memory of Janice Stennis Hart-kopf, to Seminary Fund
Dennis & Diane Sorenson, in memory of Doris Raun, to the Quilting Fund
In memory of Doris Raun, to the Roof fund, from: Chuck & Janice Beberg, Duane & Sharon Putikka, Jerry & Katie Nisula, Dave & Pat Meister, Mary Krohn, Bob & Peggy DeCaigny, and Dick & Liz Brenner
Chuck & Sandy Strand, in memory of Doris Raun, to Roof Fund
Ray & Judy Wiles, in memory of Caroline Roe, to Roof Fund
Jim & Linda Boyd, in memory of Jeff Johnson, to Dominican Fund
In memory of Janice Stennes Hartkopf, to Music Ministry from: Ruth Johansen, Donna Larsen, and Bob & Peggy DeCaigny
Ray & Judy Wiles, in memory of Doris Raun, to Gift & Memorials
Bruce & Jan Larson, in memory of Doris Raun, to Roof Fund.
Dennis & Jeanne Morreim, in memory of Janice Stennes Hartkopf, to Music Ministries
Dennis & Jeanne Morreim, in memory of Caroline Roe, Doris Raun, and Trudy Nyholm, to Jeff Ander-son Ministries
Jeanne Morreim, in honor of Dennis’ 75th Birthday, to Jeff Anderson Ministries.
To my Rebecca Circle,
Thank you so much for gifting me with the beautiful hanging
fuchsia. May you all be well and enjoy a blessed summer.
Hugs, Judy Wiles
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May
2017
May
2016
May
YTD
2017
May
YTD
2016
Regular
Offerings
17,574 32,207 107,392 138,248
Other
Income
402 1310 7959 8824
Total
Income
17,976 33,517 115,351 147,072
Expenses 22,186 20,816 121,753 125,970
Church Records
Date Attendance Offering Offering Needed
May 21 100/125 3784 5250
May 28 183 2017 5250
June 4 149 6288 5000
June 11
128
4162
5000
16,251 20,500
DEATHS Janice Stennes Hartkopf
May 29, 2017 Robert Lee Higton
June 2, 2017
BAPTISMS Braydin Jacob Fluck
Son of Jacob Fluck & Desirae Herzuck Finley Parker Gladen
Daughter of Anthony & Whitney Gladen Ayva Jill Thompson
Daughter of Tyler Thompson & Annee Beck Kingston Arthur Tobias Son of Andrea Tobias
Shiny paper recycling Remember to bring in your old magazines to recycle. All the profits go to our New Horizons Christian Pre-school. They are accepting white paper too! There is a bin under the bulletin board in the Narthex. It can also be brought to the Preschool area.
Seminary support for Christina
Some have asked how to financially support Christina in
her studies at the seminary. The church has a designated ac-
count set up for this. A donation can be made to Our Savior’s
with a note on the memo line or on the envelope requesting
that it go to Christina’s seminary expenses. Your support
will be greatly appreciated.
We are in need of a sound board operator for second service. When four people are scheduled,
you only have to run it one Sunday a month. Please contact Dave Templeton.
June Radio Broadcast Sponsors: Karen Edin, in memory of Don Edin Family of Char and Don Franzen, in honor of their
wedding anniversary on June 8th Bob & Ruth Fuller, in memory of Jim Wolf and Char
Franzen Yvonne Bastien, in memory of Tracey Bastien
Thank You, God, my heart is with thee
Blessed be his church and all its members
Because you died for we
Make our hearts clean and pure
A reason to be here
No wrong reason is there to be near
You and your Saints
I feel weak, my Lord, and humble
When I consider what you did
Make my Life full with your body
And blood so that I may-
Better serve thee and live!
I can not ask anything of you
Jesus Christ
You provide me with everything
Good and Perfect.
When & Because I need God’s Peace
I find it at the cross-beneath
It I dwell on the good gifts of
Heaven
So sing, dance, and proclaim
Bible Verse
The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understand-
ing he established the heavens; Proverbs 3:19
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Upcoming Dates Sunday, July 16: Family Game and Adventure night 5:00-7:00. Pizza will be served! Wednesday, July 26: Find Christian Education at the church picnic Sunday, August 20: Family Game and Adventure nigh 5:00-7:00.Pizza will be served!
Don’t Forget Jesus! Flat Jesus that is! We want to see all the fun places you bring Flat Jesus this summer. Find copies of Flat Jesus in the church narthex or on the church website. Send your pictures to [email protected]. We’ll showcase all the pictures we get!
Christian Education Team Do you have ideas or suggestions for Christian Education?
Please feel free to talk to any member of the Christian Education team. Juli Lattner
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PPC Minutes
OSLC Parish Planning Council May 16 at 7:00 pm
Members present: Officers Rich Krikava, Bruce Larson, Cindy Haglin; Ministry Teams Brad Browers, Lindsey Weiers, Roy Ober, Jan
Larson, Mary Krohn.
1. The meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm by President Rich Krikava. Opening Prayer/Devotion: Pastor Chris 2. Approval of last
meetings minutes was postponed as copies were unavailable. 3. Pastor’s Report
Ministry Summary + Baptisms: Braydin Jacob Fluck June 4, 2017 (Jacob Fluck, Desirae Herzuck), Gladen baby (nearly born) June 18, Gangelhoff baby
(yet to be born) August 6. + Pastor Karen and Communion crew doing a lot of visits; crew is back to full strength. + Wednesday Bible
Study will be looking at the Resurrection Story. + Preschool Chapel (Weds. & Thurs) nearly done for the season.
Emerging Opportunities Who wants to advocate for ELCA World Hunger Appeal?
Other Updates + Graduate Recognition, May 21 + Baccalaureate May 24 + Preschool Graduation May 25 630 + Summer Hours May 28 with New
Wine
Ongoing Conversations Ministry Appeal “Congregation Project Information” A clear and compelling vision for ministry communicated repeatedly.
Ministry Appeal “Others” proposal:
- 2% shared with NE MN Synod “Renewing the Promise” Campaign
- 2% shared with ELCA “Always Being Made New” Campaign
- 2% shared with Lutheran Social Services, “Center for Changing Lives” in Duluth; operating funds
- 2% shared with Salvation Army locally
- 2% shared with ____________________ (chosen by congregation)
Pastor’s Gone Schedule (updated) July 5 – 19, Gone West; July 28 – 30, Grand Marias Motor Cruise; August 30 – Sept. 2, Wedding in Stillwater
Prayers Anna & Ronnie Thompson (mother not well), Joe Peterson, Caroline Roe family, Doris Raun family
Thank you Brad for all the extra hours you put in lately to deal with the phone and internet issues in the church office. The office is
exploring different internet options.
4. Team Leader Reports Christian Education (Juli Lattner)
- Kali Kadelbach, Shannon Krikava, and Lindsey Weiers. We met once so far and mainly focused
on ending this year and summer activities. At our next meeting we will begin fall planning.
-11th. We have no registrations so far from OSLC. Spread the word! It is in the Messenger and we are thinking
of sending out a postcard or mailing to families.
one is encour-
aged to take Jesus with you on all your summer adventures (big and small) and send us pictures. In the fall we will see all the places
Jesus was this summer.
Church Properties (Marty Rye) Spring Clean Up: was very successful. We had more church members and Cub Scout members and families show up this year than in
years past. I would like to thank folks very much for their hard work and willingness to share their time and energies to remain good
stewards of the facilities.
Boiler: We had some maintenance performed on the boiler and the thermostats. This should help improve the performance and protect
our investment.
Parking Lot Patch: Thank you to Gene Wiersma for facilitating the parking lot patches. It was very helpful and will allow another couple
of years of service.
Mowing: Thank you to Don Unulock for mowing this year. It is a lot of work and is much appreciated. Looks great. We could use some
additional help trimming this year as well (talk to Marty if interested) The past two years Bruce Larson and Jon Herbert have done the
trimming. Bruce plans to continue this year and he will contact Jon to see if he is willing to do it also.
Water Heater: Apparently an issue with the water heater in New Horizons and replacement is needed. This should be accomplished very
soon.
Non-new Sign: One of the next projects we will look at is brightening up our sign out front – perhaps with some LED lights.
Lights (non-sanctuary): We are looking at possibly replacing some florescent bulbs with LED lights in the halls (to start) to increase the
illumination and decrease the cost.
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PPC Minutes
Carpet Cleaning: Kathy Rye has volunteered to clean the carpet in the Fellowship Hall and hallways on a Sunday afternoon / evening.
She would like to know some dates and is asking for volunteers to help.
Contact List: I have started a contact list and will continue to work on it.
Deacons (Roy Ober)
The Deacons would like to thank Cindy Haglin, Katie Bailey and Shawn Crowser for serving 3 years as Deacons. We also welcome
Chris and Jen Robinson as we look for one more member to complete our roster. We are currently trying to find the best way to get read-
ers for the lessons, any ideas are appreciated and prayers are always welcome.
Welcome Team (Shannon Matzdorf)
The report for the Welcome Team is two new members Scott and Jill Elwood will begin in August. We still need at least two more
members.
Fellowship (Jan Larson)
The Fellowship and Stewardship Teams organized the 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off on April 30th. It was a great succes. We raised $2,
327.54 toward the expense of the fall Ministry Appeal. Our next event will be the picnic on Wed. July 26th. The Christian Ed team of-
fered to provide games for the children at the picnic. At our May meeting went through the” Faith 5” steps. It was well received by the
team.
Stewardship (Mary Krohn)
Carol Forse is a new member of the Stewardship Team. We appreciated working with the Fellowship Team on the successful Chili Cook
-Off.
Youth Ministry (no report)
Worship, Arts and Music (Brad Browers)
There will be one more week of usual music then we break for summer. Summer worship will be one service at 9:30 starting on May
28th. Liz Sinisalo and Brad will alternate playing every other week. The new monitor is up in the back of the church. Lindsey is inter-
ested in doing sign language to music one Sunday a month for the summer. Brad suggested Lindsey try it the 3rd Sunday of the month
as that is when the Praise Team is singing.
WELCA (no report)
NHCP (Lindsey Weiers)
There is no new business to report. We had a successful school year with high enrollment. The NHCP Board will meet later this week.
Old Business: 1. Capital campaign update
2. This team met along with members of CAT and the Stewardship team to get to know each other and lay the ground work over the
summer for a fall Mission and Capital appeal. Dates selected were to have the Kick Off on the weekend of September 16/17th and
the Consecration Sunday on October 29th. Team members are: Pastor- Pastor Chris; General Chair- Mary Krohn, Communications-
Cindy Haglin; Spiritual Emphasis - Peggy DeCaigny; Hospitality - Irene Rudnicki; Advance Personal Contacts - Jerry and Katie
Nisula; Follow-up - Rick Raun; The role of leader for Children and Youth involvement is still open.
Words can be important! “Capital Campaign” vs. “Ministry Appeal” etc. We discussed and the group felt they preferred the “Ministry
Appeal” language for the fall fund raising campaign. Each of the Ministry Appeal team leaders will be working on building a team. Rich
recommended that this Ministry Appeal leadership team be empowered to set goals and priorities for the use of the funds raised.
3. Chili Cook Off Fundraiser results: Chili cook-off netted $1324.54 and the silent auction made $1003 for a total of $2327.54!
3. Team Member Recruitment update and identification of ongoing needs.
New Business: 1. Semi-Annual Meeting Format – a motion was made by Jan and seconded by Mary that on the Sundays of the congregational meetings
in January and April we have only one service at 9:30. Motion passed.
2. School District Rental Agreement Update- a new 2 year contract will the school district will start August 1st and they will pay the
church approximately $900/month for 24 months.
3. “Outward” vs “Inward” in our works. Pastor Chris encouraged all teams and activities whenever possible to have an outward compo-
nent. For example a percentage of the bake sale funds would go out to the community.
4. Next PPC meeting June 20, 2017
Treasurer’s Report: (Bruce Larson)
April was our best month since last fall. Revenues were $700 over budget and expenses were $1600 under budget. YTD we are 3,000 in
the red but the pendulum has swung in our favor now. Bruce is looking into the possibility of a wireless credit card kiosk for the narthex.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 pm with The Lord’s Prayer.
Respectfully submitted,
Jan Larson acting secretary
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Please remember to call the office if you would like to schedule a meeting in the church so we may put it in the church calendar. Thank you.
Radio Broadcast Sponsorship
The calendar for the 2017 radio broadcast sponsorship is up near the Fireside room. When signing up for a date, remem-ber to pay the office. The rate for a sponsorship is $52.50. In order to keep this service, we need more sponsors. Thank you!
*For Church-related cancellations due to bad weather, an-nouncements will be made on WKLK, B105, Mix 108 radio stations, and also on Duluth TV stations Notifications will also be on our website: www.oursaviorscloquet.org. If Clo-quet schools are closed or have a 2 hour late start, New Ho-rizons’ Christian Preschool is closed for the day.
Prayer Chain Please call the Church office with your prayer chain requests.
SIMPLY GIVING
For those of you who use Simply Giving for your offering, there are pink cards available in the pews for you to use. How it works: To show your support of using Simply Giving, place the card in the offering plate. It’s that easy. This gives other members a visual and reminder of the Simply Giving program. If you are not enrolled in Simply Giving, and would like to be, there are forms in the office, in the Narthex, and on our Church website. www.oursaviorscloquet.org
This is our 67th year of radio broadcasts on
WKLK!!
OUR SAVIORS CUPS FOR SALE Cups with the new Our Saviors logo are available for sale for $10 in the Fair Trade Store. Some have told us
that $10 is a bit expensive; however, the cups cost almost $6 to make, and this is a fundraiser.
Thank you to all who purchase cups! The Evangelism Team
Are you interested in receiving the Messenger via email and not the postal service?
Call Connie in the office at 879-1535 and give her your preferred email address. This option saves Our Savior’s
paper, printing, and postage costs!
Please contact the church office when you or a loved one are hospitalized or when a death occurs so we can support and care for you or
your loved one.
If you do not wish to use the regular coffee cups when serving coffee, there are paper cups in
the metal cabinet in the kitchen. Be Kind To The Environment.
Page 11 “To know Christ, and have others know Him!” July2017 Messenger
Deadline for articles for Sunday bulletins is Wednes-
day by 9:00 am. Thank you for your cooperation
and understanding.
Please keep in your thoughts and prayers for our
members of our congregation currently serving in
the military. Please contact the Church office for
any other members we may have missed or if any
of these names should be taken off.
Skylar Scheer Tony Gist Alex Lingren
Jess Roen Dane Kiehn
Tim Schlenvogt Erika Blesner
Chris Vanderpool
Please remember the following members of
our church throughout the year:
Bayshore
Vicki Diver
Diamond Willow
Lawrence Yetka
Edgewood Vista
Pat Meisner
Evergreen Cottages
Becky Eknes
John Manisto
Evergreen Knoll
Joyce Fuller
Grace Caffey
Charlene Hagen
Evelyn Buddish
Larson Commons
Audrine Johnson
Lighthouse
Stella Olson
Inter-Faith Care Center Alice Toone Russ McKibbon Eleanor Jania Ricard Puumala Art Johnson Bruce Gilchrist Mariam Hella Plainview-Esko Donna Redding Plainview-Scanlon Arlene Anderson Maxeen Burns Suncrest Carol M. Maki
Sunnyside Health Care Center
Dennis Sorenson Anita Fountain
The Radio Broadcast is broadcast on WKLK 1230 AM at 11:00 AM on Sundays.
The Cat 7 Broadcast is every Sunday at 3:30pm & Wednesday at 3:30pm https://www.facebook.com/oursaviorscloquet
