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Page 20 October 2016 Vol. 20 Issue 10 DEI BY DAY

As long as we are on earth, the love that unites us will bring us suffering by our very contact with one another, because this love is the resetting of a Body of broken bones. - Thomas Merton, New Seeds for Contemplation, 72 From the Pastor Dear Friends in Christ, The “resetting of a Body of broken bones” may be the way to healing, but it can be painful. The body to which Merton refers is not simply an individual but the Body of Christ – the church, God’s people in the community. When I shared this passage last month at our Men in Mission breakfast, I asked how many had ever had a broken bone. Some hands rose in the air. I then reflected on three instances and their possible relevance for us. First was my own experience breaking my thumb in a college lacrosse game, and having to spend the whole night before it could be reset in the morning. How long that night was! In the wake of a tragedy like our fire, we too have known a feeling of brokenness, long nights, and waiting: for answers, for next steps, for returning to normalcy. Yet God, who is no stranger to suffering, is with us. Second was a friend whose shoulder was reset in surgery. When I visited him to see how he was, he said he still had pain but it had a different shape. We talked about how maybe it was no longer a destructive pain but a pain one feels when a wound starts to mend, a pain that is more bearable when there is hope for recovery. So also, God helps us bear the pain of losing our sanctuary partly by giving realistic hope for its renewal. How thankful we are for the Moving Forward Committee that has been working diligently and will help us all envision the rebuilding of Gloria Dei’s structure and ministry. Third was another friend whose arm was also broken. When I visited her shortly after it was reset, she was moving her fingers on that arm. When a family member said she should just let it rest, she said, “Activity helps the healing.” Indeed, activity is what has been instrumental to our healing after the fire – continuing to put faith into action through ongoing service, worship, witness, fellowship, and study. In so doing, God is enabling us to put into practice the affirmation that the church is first of all God’s people, the Body of Christ that is alive and is given new life by the power of the Holy Spirit. Like an arm in a cast, our church body is experiencing stability and even new growth at Faith’s building. How blessed we are by former members of Faith and regular visitors, some who are attending new member lunches! Together we gather as a Body still recovering, entering the process of healing in one location that life may resume in another. And together, God empowers us to participate in ministry that continues.

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This month, the “resetting of a Body of broken bones” could also describe our ministry:

+ Healing – after 25 years of Parish Nursing in this region, which Gloria Dei initiated, we give thanks for all who lift up holistic nature of healing, in-cluding Patti our chaplain, our Health Cabinet, and our Visitation ministers, and we incorporate the laying on of hands and prayers for healing in all its dimensions during worship October 9.

+ Reformation – as we enter a year of observing the 500th anniversary of

the Reformation, adult forums October 9 and 16 will remind us that that historical and ongoing process has caused pain but also great healing in the whole church.

+ Race Relations – in a time of racial disparities in society, we begin host-ing a 6-session conversation October 5 called “Cracking the Shell of White-ness,” whose purpose is to deepen our understanding of white privilege and the experience of African Americans in order to become better neigh-bors and advocates for racial equality. Adult forums October 23 and 30 on historical and current experience of Native Americans will also add an im-portant dimension to our reflection and committed actions toward justice.

+ Ecumenical Cooperation – having benefited from the generous hospi-tality of St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church that has been hosting our free monthly breakfast, we are helping them put serve their German dinner on October 30 after worship. We also give thanks for our partnership with them and with St. Mark A.M.E. Church in the Parish Nurse Program, and with about 40 congregations through CHUM, which reminds us that we can do more together than we can do separately to address societal needs. In all these and other ways, we have the privilege of participating with God in the healing of the world, even as we are recipients of God’s saving grace. The prophet Isaiah articulated it well:

If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered gar-den, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restor-er of streets to live in. – Isaiah 58:9b-12 May such a vision continue to inspire us, for our renewal and the renewing of the whole community. See you in worship! + Pastor David Carlson

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2016 NUTS FOR YOU We are planning our annual nut sale at Gloria Dei. As with many other food products, prices have increased this year. Please indicate, next to the item, the amount that you would like to order.

ITEM # ORDERED

Pecan halves $12.00 ____________

Pecan pieces $11.50 ____________

Walnut halves & pieces $11.50 ____________

Trail Mix $7.00 ____________

Berry Nut Mix $ 10.00 ____________

Mixed Nuts (no peanuts) $11.50 ____________

Melt Aways (candy) $8.00 ____________

Cranberry Almond Granola $7.00 ____________

Dark Chocolate Mint Patties $8.00 ____________

Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels $8.00 ____________

Chocolate Covered Pecans $10.50 ____________

Harvest Medley Mix $11.50 ____________

(pecans, pistachios, cranberries & cherries)

Pistachios $11.00 ____________

Roasted & Salted Almonds $9.00 ____________

Apricots $7.00 ____________

Mixed Chocolate Cranberries $7.00 ____________

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Melts $8.00 ___________

Total Price ____________

Keep in mind that these products are far superior to those purchased in the grocery store. They make great snacks, gifts and stocking stuffers. They also make your holiday baking super yummy. Available the beginning of November.

Name ___________________________________

Phone number ____________________________

***The last day to place your order will be October 2, 2016.*** Return your completed order blank to Barb Renick. No orders will be taken after Oct. 2, 2016. Unsold product will be available at the WELCA Fall Fair on Saturday November 12, 2016.

Orders will be ready to pick up on November 6.

Payment required at time of pick up. Thank You!

1 ~ Logan Baker 1 ~ Rod DeVogel

2 ~ Ryan Velez-Crane 5 ~ James Crane

6 ~ Thomas Leight 7 ~ Laura Hoelter 7 ~ Scott Ruzich 8 ~ Lexi Baker

8 ~ Kayla Olson 9 ~ Steven Baker

10 ~ Susan Anderson 10 ~ Cheryl Fleckenstein

11 ~ Lisa Smith 13 ~ Alyvia Baker

13 ~ Jackie DeVogel

14 ~ Tracy Pearson 15 ~ Linda Kalweit Steklenski

15 ~ Helen Wikblad 16 ~ Bob Lufholm 18 ~ Bob Forbort 18 ~ Myrna Fuhr

18 ~ Morgan Wimer 26 ~ Roger Oman 26 ~ Ellsbeth Stark

27 ~ Deborah Adele Paulson 27 ~ Judy Oman

28 ~ Theodore Lew 29 ~ Laura Cieluch

29 ~ Alice Lahti

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

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EARTH STEWARDSHIP TIPS— OCTOBER + Caring for the earth is not only a biblical idea, it is also the goal of environmental science, an interdisciplinary study of all the ways humans interact with the earth. It uses knowledge from the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, geology ...); the social sciences (geography, economics, political science ...); and the humanities (philosophy, ethics).

+ These monthly earth stewardship tips have a number of goals, three of them are also the core concerns of environmental science: to learn how nature works, to understand how we interact with nature, and to find ways to deal with environmental problems in order to live more sustainably.

+ An important question environmental scientists ask is, how has the in-credible variety of life on earth been sustained for billions of years in the face of catastrophic changes in environmental conditions, due to gigantic meteorites impacting the earth, and ice ages and warming periods during which sea levels varied by hundreds of feet?

+ In order for us to live more sustainably in the face of mounting environ-mental problems, environmental scientists say that we need to learn how nature usually works and how it has dealt with past problems and then try to mimic nature's solutions.

+ Environmental scientists believe there are three fundamental phenomena that have sustained life on earth for billions of years: solar energy, biologi-cal diversity, and chemical or nutrient cycling. In other words, rely on the sun, promote multiple options for all living things, and reduce/eliminate waste.

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Sunday, October 02, 2016 20th Sunday after Pentecost A little faith goes a long way is our Lord’s point in the gospel. A mustard seed’s-worth has miraculous potential. The patience, tenacity, and endur-ance required for the life of faith are the blessings received in water and the word (holy baptism), bread and wine (holy communion), the word read and proclaimed in this assembly. Anticipate them. Receive them with thanksgiving. Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Psalm 37:1-9, 2 Timothy 1:1-14, Luke 17:5-10, Sunday, October 09, 2016 21

st Sunday after Pentecost

It’s a miracle! Multiple miracles! The waters of holy baptism have healed us. The body and blood of Jesus in holy communion have made us clean. We have died with Christ and been raised with him. For all this we have returned to offer thanks. From this place we are sent on our way rejoicing to share the good news. 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c, Psalm 111, 2 Timothy 2:8-15, Luke 17:11-19 Sunday, October 16, 2016 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Pray always. Do not lose heart. This is the encouragement of the Christ of the gospel today. Persistence in our every encounter with the divine will be blessed. Wrestle with the word. Remember your baptism again and again. Come regularly to Christ’s table. Persistence in our every en-counter with the divine will be blessed. Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 121, 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5, Luke 18:1-8 Sunday, October 23, 2016 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Genuine repentance and pretentious piety stand in stark contrast in the gospel and all around us. All creation stands in need of God’s for-giveness. Keep the faith. God’s people—“all who have longed for his ap-pearing”—shall be accounted righteous for Jesus’ sake. Our God is mer-ciful to sinners. For all this the assembly glorifies God forever. Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22, Psalm 84:1-7, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, Luke 18:9-14 Sunday, October 30, 2016 Reformation Sunday “God loves us all, both big and small,” a child’s verse declares. The sins of the world are covered. We are able to stand tall before God our right-eous judge because in the person of Jesus “salvation has come to this house”—to our house today. In Christ Jesus God seeks us out to save us. Isaiah 1:10-18, Psalm 32:1-7, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, Luke 19:1-10

OCTOBER LESSONS

+LIFE’S LANDMARKS+ Marriage

Rebecca Hinds & Casey Guet, September 4 Kristin Wold & Joshua Salgy, September 17

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MINISTRY OF WORSHIP Worship God in proclamation of the Word and administration of the sacraments and through lives of prayer, praise, thanksgiving, witness, and service.

DEDICATION OF NEW ELW HYMNALS – Thanks to all who helped underwrite the purchase of new ELW hym-nals as memorials or honorari-ums, and to Karen Bockelman and Myrna Matheson, Carol Kelley, Barba-ra Erickson and Munda Forbort who added labels. We dedicated them on September 11 during worship: We give you thanks, O God, creator of the universe, for you have enriched our lives with every good and perfect gift; you have commanded us to show your splendor to our children; and you have invited us to praise you with lives of love, justice, and joy. Send your blessing upon these hymnals, which we set apart today; may our hearts be filled with your Spirit to join all creation in your song of salvation and wor-ship you with our whole lives. To you, O God, be all honor and glory through your Son, Jesus Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen. ACOLYTES RECOGNIZED - A coffee hour on September 25 was giv-en in honor of the acolytes by the Altar Guild, which treated the congrega-tion to a sandwich and cake lunch. Thanks to all who serve in both of these important ministries! Thanks also to Karen Bockleman who offered a training for new acolytes earlier in the month. PIANO PURCHASE - At its September meeting, the council approved the purchase of a 9’ Baldwin concert grand piano to replace the one lost in Gloria Dei’s fire. Many thanks to Stan Wold, Barb Erickson, Mary Garmer, and Doug Maguire for their leadership in locating a comparable piano and having it moved to the Faith building, where it will be used during worship and, in time, brought to Gloria Dei’s rebuilt sanctuary. SAMARITAN SUNDAY, October 2 – Thanks for remembering: 1) canned food items to help replenish the CHUM Food Shelf, which are brought forward as part of our offering. 2) Our loose cash offering on the first Sunday has for several years gone to the Gabriel Fund, a ministry started by Gloria Dei and other Central Hillside parishes and managed through CHUM, for direct assistance to the needy. BLESSING OF ANIMALS, OCT 2 - St. Francis (d. 1226) is remembered as an important renewer of the church. Founder of the Order of Friars Mi-nor (Franciscans), he led others in ministry to the poor and among lepers, the most despised people of society. St. Francis also had an understand-

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THE GREAT GLORIA DEI CLEAN OUT, Oct 8 – Members of Gloria Dei are invited to spend part of the day Saturday, Oct. 8th cleaning out our congregational items left after the fire. From 10am-3pm, we will be sorting, saving and/or disposing of the inventory left in the kitchen, nar-thex and the education/office addition in anticipation of rebuilding. With direction from church committees, staff and church leaders we will re-duce our piles down to those items needed for our ministry. Our goal is to properly dispose of as much as reasonably possible and to focus our efforts and resources on cleaning, restoring and saving only those items that are irreplaceable or too expensive to replace. This will be a dirty job, please dress for this kind of work (solid shoes, gloves, face-mask, etc...). It will be a difficult walk down memory lane but a great step forward as we look to rebuild! FIRE RECOVERY BENEFIT CON-CERT FOR GLORIA DEI, Nov 20 - One Voice Mixed Chorus, a GLBTA choir based in St. Paul, is returning to northern MN. This time, they are bringing another choir with which they are collaborating, the Imuka Singers from Tanzania. Sunday, Nov 20, they will be in Duluth performing at Duluth Congre-gational Church at 2:30 p.m. Part of the responsibilities of the host organizations - Duluth Congregational Church and Gloria Dei - is to provide a potluck meal for the choir, serve as greeters, etc. Prior to the concert, they plan to arrive shortly after worship ends at DCC at 11:30. They hope to have a rehearsal at 11:45 with other interested singers from Duluth churches for a mass choir number, then the potluck meal at maybe 12:30. Following the potluck, the One Voice choir would have some time to rehearse itself before the performance at 2:30. There is no cost for the performance, and a freewill offering would go to support Gloria Dei's rebuilding fund. After the concert, there may be some coffee/bars so people could visit afterward. Save the date and invite a friend! To help with any of the host responsibilities, please contact Sue Anderson 624-0171.

FINANCE REPORT THRU AUG 2016 Needed per month $17,833; per week $4,115 Envelope Offerings: Budget, 8 months $142,667 Actual, 8 months $151,478 106.2% Difference, ahead $8,811 Our regular offering is a sign of worship and thanksgiving for all that God has done and continues to do. In our offering, we return to God a portion of what God has so graciously entrusted to us. THANK YOU for remembering your offering as a regular part of your worship!

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MOVING FORWARD LOOKING FOR STAINED GLASS AND MORE With the Congregation Council’s decision to remain in the Faith build-ing through this program year, the Worship and Music Committee, Altar Guild, and others are hoping to gather and inventory items that were damaged and/or survived the February 18 fire. This information will help us all restore a sense of our life together now and move toward the deci-sions that will need to be made for the future. We are aware that a large number of items remain in our old building and that others were salvaged by members who wanted to make sure they were kept safe. We are especially interested in pieces of stained glass from our windows, but also in items such as books, music, robes, paraments, banners, candles, etc. We are compiling of list of “who has what where.” We need to make sure that all items have been included in the insurance evaluation. We also need to know what has been cleaned, aired out, or simply set aside for safe keeping. We’re hoping that some things might be used while we are “living in exile” and that some things might be repurposed or used when we return to our Central Hillside build-ing. If you have pieces of stained glass or any other items, please notify either Donna at the church office or Karen Bockelman (kgbockelman@gmail.com or 218-349-5863.) A special word about the stained glass: A small group has been asked by the council to explore what can be done with the glass pieces from our original windows. The size and condition of that glass will help determine what possible uses there might be. Thus, gathering and sorting those pieces will be especially important.

We do not grieve as those who have no hope, Paul reminds us. For Christ meets us where we are and equips us to be people of the resurrection.

Pastor Dan Bowman of sent this reply the following weekend: How can we say thanks for Hope - your precious gift to Hawk Creek. She came just in time to encourage us as we voted today - unanimously - to begin the process of rebuilding. Our children will take turns, each one taking a Sunday, to help Hope through the service. You can find some pictures of this joyous day at our Facebook page - search for Hawk Valle Lutheran Churches. Words cannot express my joy at Hope’s arrival on Saturday. The congregation was very touched not only by her presence, but also by your extremely generous donation. Knowing that the money you sent could easily have been used for your own rebuilding efforts made it that much more appreciated. Gloria Dei has in the past brought great blessing to my family. You ministered to my daughter Miriam (Bowman) Bornhorst and Samuel as they were students at St. Scholastica around 2000. They did a puppet ministry there for a short time. They brought their newborn son Vincent to your font for baptism in August of 2003. Today, you have brought us hope. God bless you.

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ing of the unity of all creation and treated everything with reverence as his Brother and Sister. The hymn he composed, "Canticle of the Sun," is adapted in our hymnal as "All Creatures Worship God Most High" (ELW 835). We honor God's creatures St. Francis called brothers and sisters on Sunday, October 2. Feel free to bring your pets (or a picture) for a blessing dur-ing the worship opening. EUCHARIST AT EDGEWOOD VISTA, Oct 5 - Each month, Gloria Dei conducts a service and fellowship time at a senior residential home. This month the Holy Communion service is at Edgewood Vista in the chapel on Wednesday, October 5, at 1:00 p.m. with fellowship following. All are welcome. CHOIR REHEARSAL 7:00 pm on Wed., October 5 and regular re-hearsals on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. For more information, please con-tact Director of Music Stan Wold, 728-5925. HEALING SERVICE, OCT 9 - During worship Sunday, October 9, we will incorporate the Order of Healing (ELW pp. 276-78) into the service, which includes the Prayers of Intercession, the Laying On of Hands, and a Blessing. A traditional time of the church year to incorporate these prayers of healing is on a Sunday close to the day commemorat-ing St. Luke the Evangelist and Physician. Gathered by the Holy Spirit around Jesus Christ, the Word of salvation, we pray for all medical workers and caregivers and for God’s healing in all its dimensions. MANY THANKS to the Rev. Karen Bockelman for leading worship October 16, while Pastor Carlson is on vacation. A longtime member of Gloria Dei, Karen had served as Assistant to the Bishop of the North-eastern MN Synod, and is active in Gloria Dei’s Worship and Heritage committees. ONE BREAD, Oct 23 - Thanks to One Bread, our worship band, for accompanying worship once a month. Other Sundays, the liturgy will be accompanied with organ, piano, and choir. We thank God for the gifts of all musicians at Gloria Dei! REFORMATION SUNDAY, WEAR RED! Oct 30 - When we celebrate Reformation Sunday, we not only remember the 16th century Reformation but also the continuing work of the Holy Spirit reforming us as peo-ple of God. Red is the liturgical color of the day, sym-bolic of the fire of the Holy Spirit alive in our hearts through faith.

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MINISTRY OF DISCIPLESHIP Nurture members in the Word of God so as to grow in faith and hope and love, to see daily life as the primary setting for the exercise of our Christian calling, and to use our gifts of the spirit for our life together and for our calling in the world.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LEADERS INSTALLED Sep 11 - We give thanks to God for all leaders in our Discipleship Ministry and pray for both children and teachers as they embark on a new Sunday School year: Daphne Amundson, Cassie Borges, Stephanie Carlson, Sherry & Steve Dalager, Tanner Hall, Shari Olson, and Barb Renick. INTERGENERATIOINAL SUNDAY SCHOOL, Oct 2 - “Families in the Bible” From the very beginning faith has been nurtured in families of many shapes and sizes! Across generations and cultures, God’s promis-es through faith have blessed all the families of the earth, and we are part of God’s family through baptism, each with unique gifts. Join us once a month for singing, bible dramas, crafts and conversations across the gen-erations that will focus on God’s creatures, great and small. See you there! YOUTH CONFIRMATION CLASS, Oct 8 & 22 - In addition to regular worship, our confirmation class will be focusing on Luther’s Small Cate-chism and the Marks of Discipleship. We meet every other Saturday from 9:00-10:30 a.m.—this month October 8 and 22. All families with students in grades 7 & up are welcome—please speak to Pastor Dave. CONFIRMATION SUNDAY, Oct 30 - We pray for two youth who will be confirmed this year on Reformation Sunday, affirming their baptism and assuming greater responsibility in the life of the church: Deonta Lew and Noah Winesett. A reception is being planned for them during coffee hour. ADULT FAITH FORUM – all are welcome to join us at 8:45 downstairs before worship. Oct 2 - Intergenerational Sunday School, “Families in the Bible” Oct 9 - “Martin Luther’s Life and Lessons” with Pr. Curt Peters (Pastor David’s father-in-law). Pastor Peters has recently co-authored a book on Luther that contains a de-tailed biography along with twenty essays analyzing and exploring key themes in Luther’s writings. The book is ti-tled, Martin Luther: The Life and Lessons and was written for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Pastor Pe-ters will talk at the forum about some of the new things he has learned in the five-year project working on the book. Bring any ques-tions or curiosities you might have about Luther. Further information on

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HOPE THE BEAR - Thanks to Alison Stucke for writing the article about Hope that appeared in Sep-tember’s Living Lutheran magazine. The Council ap-proved a gift of $1,000 to accompany Hope the Bear to Hawk Creek Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart, MN to help with their rebuilding after their sanctuary burned in July. Pastor David included the following account in the card with our congregation picture.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Duluth, Minnesota suffered a devastating fire in the early morning of February 18, 2016. The fire, which began in the electrical wiring, destroyed the church’s pipe organ, altar structure, which framed a painting of the Ascension, and most of the stained glass windows. Smoke and water damaged the 110-year-old Gothic-style sanctuary, pews, and contents, as well as the lower-level kitchen and fellowship hall and at-tached office and education building. Despite extensive losses, engineers determined nearly four months later that the structure could be reused, and the congregation voted to rebuild at the same downtown location, incorpo-rating the original building in its discernment process. Meanwhile, God has accompanied us “in the wilderness” and enabled our ministry to continue beyond those walls. Since that first week, the congregation has worshiped at Faith Lutheran Church on the city’s east end, a small congregation that was in the process of closing, and the Synod has provided office space. Nine days after the fire, Gloria Dei’s free monthly breakfast was held at a Catholic church two blocks away, which has continued to host it. A month later, over 100 community members and area clergy attended a service of prayer and singing as we reaffirmed our commitment to the neighborhood and encircled the building following a processional cross. Throughout this journey, it is relationships with God, one another, and the community that have mattered most, and we have experienced incredible generosity from individuals and congregations across our area and beyond.

We received Hope the bear during Holy Week. Like the risen Christ meeting Mary Magdalene at the tomb, this bear has been a tangible sign that hope lives in the body of Christ, the church, today. It is an expression of Christ’s love and solidarity the people of God are able to share, because they also have been on the receiving end. Hearing of the fire at Hawk Creek Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart, Minnesota, and the determination of its members to continue in ministry, we were newly inspired. As part of God’s Work Our Hands Sunday September 11, we gathered to send Hope, along with our prayers, for the renewal of its building and ministry. The liv-ing body of Christ is real, as the congregations visited by this bear attest. Like all resurrection stories, their stories begin in the dark. They plumb the depths of grief but know they can’t stay in the tomb. Neither can we. Now is an opportunity for growing in ministry and planning for the generations who will come after us, who will continue to hear the gospel proclaimed, who will come to the waters of baptism and the Lord’s Table, whose faith will be planted and tended to participate in God’s mission for the life of the world.

EVANGELISM - WITNESS 1) Proclaim God’s saving Gospel of justification by grace for Christ’s sake through faith alone, according to the apostolic witness in the Holy Scripture, preserving and transmitting the Gospel faithfully to future generations. 2) Carry out Christ’s Great Commission by reaching out to all people to bring them to faith in Christ and by doing all ministry with a global awareness consistent with the understanding of God as Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier of all.

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RUBY’S PANTRY, October 20 - Volunteers Needed At Ruby’s Pantry—Coppertop, 3rd Thursday of Every Month, 3:30-5:30pm: Set up for food distribution, 5:30-6:45pm: As-sist with food distribution, 6:45-7:30pm: Assist with clean-up. For a $20.00 donation, people receive approximately two boxes of food. Cash only, no income guidelines. If you are interested in volunteering at Ruby’s Pantry-Coppertop, please contact First United Methodist Church at 727-5021, located at 230 E. Skyline Parkway, Duluth. NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKFAST, October 22 - All are welcome to join us for our free fourth Saturday Neighborhood Breakfast from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Star of the Sea.

THANK YOU RADIO BROADCAST SPONSORS It takes $1000 per month to fund our ongoing Radio Ministry. As of Au-gust 31, Radio Ministry has received $6,572 which is below our budget needs. Thanks to all who sponsor broadcasts and give regularly throughout the year. Gifts of $230 to sponsor a Sunday or in any amount continue to make this an important outreach. EARTHQUAKE IN BUKOBA, TANZANIA - On September 10, 2016, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in northern Tanzania, killing 13 people and injuring over 200 people, according to the BBC. The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria, and tremors were felt as far away as western Kenya. Images posted on social media showed significant damage to buildings in Bukoba, a city of more than 70,000 people where most casualties were reported. Gloria Dei prays every week for the Ibura Parish of Bukoba during worship, and that Sunday's prayers included the special petition for all people there in the aftermath of the disaster: families of victims, rescue workers, and our companion parish for God's presence and strength as they reach out to all who have been affected. To make a contribution, checks can be made out to Gloria Dei with “Bukoba Earthquake Relief” in the memo.

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the book may be found at www.martin-luther-book.com. Pastor Peters will be happy to sign copies of the book which will be sold at a discounted price of $35 with $5 going to Gloria Dei. Oct 16 - “Reformation 500: It’s All About Martin—NOT!” with Pr. Karen Bockelman. While observances about the Reformation usually focus on the date when Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the Castle Church door in Witten-berg on October 31, 1517, the movement of reformation didn’t start with Luther—and it didn’t end with him either. Oct 23 & 30 - “Native and Non-Native Relations” with UMD Prof. and Gloria Dei member Joseph Bauerkemper. Two sessions: one on the contexts and fundamentals of general U.S. interaction with Native Americans, including treaty rights, displacement, and marginalization; and one looking deeper into the “doctrine of discovery.” The conversations are intended to enhance our understanding of the past in order to foster more just relationships in the present and future.

CLASS FOR SEEKERS AND NEW MEMBERS Sundays beginning September 25, from 11:30-12:30 in the Teaching House. This is for anyone interested in learning more about Christianity and the Lutheran Church, being baptized or confirmed as an adult, or joining our parish. Lunch and materials will be provided. We will be using the helpful booklet, Baptized We Live: Lutheranism as a Way of Life, by Dan Erlander, to guide our discussions. Our class will meet for five consecutive Sundays, and new members will be received at the All Saints Sunday service on November 6. If interested, please contact Pastor David so we can plan accordingly, 722-3381

CRACKING THE SHELL OF WHITENESS, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (six Wednesday sessions). Sandy Moore and Sheryl Boman will co-facilitate this series hosted by Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and held at the former Faith Lutheran Church building at 1814 North 51st Avenue East. It is an experience to build capacity for white people to understand white identity individually and collectively and so be able to stand in solidarity to address systemic injustice. There is no cost, but an RSVP is requested before the first meeting to Gloria Dei, 722-3381.

TESTIMONY FOR “CRACKING THE SHELL” SERIES - I am sorry that I am not in town these next few weeks to personally encourage others to par-ticipate in the "Cracking the Shell of Whiteness" class that will be offered this fall at Gloria Dei. You may remember that our bulletin announced a similar class at Peace Church in January. I was able to be part of that six-week class and found it even more helpful than I'd anticipated. I may have been oblivious to the inequities faced by blacks in my early years, but I thought I'd learned a lot about that in the past sixty. What I hadn't known

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FELLOWSHIP— “KOINONIA” Manifest the unity given to the people of God by living together in the love of Christ and by joining with other Christians in prayer and action to express and preserve the unity which the Spirit gives.

was how much my being white gave me advantages over my black classmates and neighbors, often from government regulations that as-sisted settlers and white farmers and white veterans. Our readings were informative and our discussions honest as we learned and became more aware of the privileges being white has given us. I urge you to seriously consider joining the class this fall. - Judy Bailey RELIGION AND SCIENCE IN DIALOGUE, Oct 19 8 a.m. at Valentini’s (London Rd). Through the College of St. Scholasti-ca, Pastor Carlson facilitates a monthly discussion group in the community on the topic of Religion and Science. The group is lively and engaging and connects our readings with current events and daily life. This month, we are reading the first third of Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel. Newcomers are welcome! TRAVELING TEXT STUDY, Oct 25 - Most “First Word” bible studies on Tuesdays at 12 noon are in the conference room in the lower level of the Synod Building. But once a month, we are invited to the home of Mari-anne Kjolhaug - either meet us there, or arrive at the church office by 11:45 to carpool. The Word is on the move! PASTOR’S THESIS IN PRINT - Earth Stewardship and the Missio Dei: Participating in the Care and Redemption of All God Has Made is the title of Pastor David’s Doctor of Ministry dissertation, which he defended in March and is making available to more readers. In it, he explores earth stewardship through biblical, theological, and conceptual lenses and re-ports findings from a synod survey and four congregational interviews. The church in general and Lutherans in particular are well-suited to help society address ecological needs and the problems of climate change, and congregations are ideal settings for modeling the kind of earth stew-ardship needed for a more sustainable world. Signed copies are availa-ble in paperback for $10 from the author.

ONLINE PICTURE DIRECTORY UPDATE Gloria Dei's Evangelism committee has been working on an updated picture directory that is online on a secure church directory website with password protection. The directory is up and running! Our directory is only available to view by our members whose emails have already been entered into the system. Many of our members have

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OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Watch for the Pink Ribbons Although men can also get breast cancer, the greatest risk for breast cancer is the fact of being a woman! Any woman can get breast can-cer even if there is not a family history. Risk increases with age too. Check your breasts monthly and get a yearly mammogram after age 40. Early detection and improved treatments lead to more survivors. Questions? The Cancer Hotline is answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 1-800-227-2345. FAIR TRADE: Fair Trade items for sale will be available after wor-ship each Sunday during coffee hour. CHUM FOOD SHELF AT FAITH - We are still open at 51st and Glenwood. This is a emergency food distribution that is in connection with the downtown CHUM site. Distribution is held on Mondays from 11-1. We are in need of volunteers from the seven cooperating church-es of the Lakeside-Lester Park community. On occasion a volunteer will be asked to go to the downtown site to pick up food. You can train the day you serve with someone who is already volunteering as we try for 3 people each week. To volunteer please contact Betty Wolter-storff at 728-2600 or Ruth Wittmers at 525-6273. For the month of Au-gust we were happy to serve 6 households. Four of the households were new clients. There is a new system with the number of boxes given a family so now with this in place we gave away 9 boxes. From the garden we gave out 22 3/4 pounds of food. There were miscellane-ous food item that totaled 4 pounds as well as 5 1/2 pounds of pota-toes. Thanks for all you do. Blessings, Glenita CHUM Church gathers Sunday October 9 at Peace UCC, 1111 11

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Ave. E. CHUM Church is an inclusive community, welcoming all to wor-ship God. We celebrate and acknowledge the goodness of God and all of creation and intentionally include people of all abilities. Join us for worship at 4:30pm with a light supper following. Host congregations for October are Kenwood Lutheran and Concordia Lutheran. For more in-formation contact Sue Anderson, CHUM Church Coordinator, 740-2498 or sanderson@chumduluth.org. GLORIA DEI SERVES DINNER AT CHUM, Oct 26 - Join us to serve din-ner at the Chum Drop-In Center on Wednesday, October 26, at 5:00 p.m. (set up 4:15). Meatballs, pota-toes, salads, desserts and rolls – if you can provide any of these and/or spare some time to serve, please contact Elaine Wickstrom 728-2563 or Carol Kelley 525-6098.

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hospital and/or rehab. We thank God for their good medical care and continue to hold them and their families in prayer. Please let the church know if you or a loved one is in a medical facility. The Care Team sees folks who can’t always get to church by providing fellow-ship, visits, calls and communion to members of Gloria Dei's family. If you’d like to be part of the Care Team, please let me or Pastor know. The Central Hillside Community Health & Wellness Series begins this month. All sessions are in St Mary's 2nd floor Auditorium and FREE of charge. Refreshments will be served.

Thursday, September 29th Back to School Nutrition., 4:30pm and 7:00 pm Quick and nutritious ideas for meals and snacks to help our children be their best at school and home. Kids are welcome to attend.

Thursday, October 27th Fall Free! 10:30am Falls can be disastrous - especially for older adults. Learn what you can do for yourself or a loved one to avoid falls indoors or outside.

Upcoming Education and Training Opportunities: October 4-5 - Mental Health Conference sponsored by Miller Dwan Foundation, in partnership with NAMI and the Arrowhead Parish Nurse Assn. "De-Escalation" Tuesday evening FREE 6:30-8, "Suicide Pre-vention & Post-vention", Wednesday morning $10 October 6-7 - St Louis County Health & Human Services conference at the DECC October 27-28 - Responsive Health Care at St Scholastica November 10 - Essential Grief Support "Transforming Shame", 8-4 in the Auditorium at St Mary's November 16 - FREE Spiritual Companions "Keep Your Headlights On" 8-12, St Mary's Auditorium Upcoming Community Events: October 1- 7:30pm, Encounters of the Musical Kind, Mitchell Audi-torium, A benefit for Duluth Sister Cities International October 2 - "In Plain Sight" Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Benefit, An evening of poetry & music. Music by Charlie Parr and Sara Thomsen. November 18 - Composer David Haas 7 PM at St Scholastica November 20 - One Voice concert 2 PM at the Duluth Congregational Church

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had their picture taken at church, and some have submitted their own digital picture by email to Linda Kalweit - thanks to everyone who has been a part of this process. Already, Linda has heard how helpful the online direc-tory has been for matching faces and names, including by smartphone. If you are in need of a lesson on how to set up the directory on your smart phone or tablet device that has cellular (Kindle, Android and Ap-ple only) Linda will be giving lessons on Oct 9th during coffee hour to get you set up. To prep for that Oct 9th lesson, be sure to download the Instantchurchdirectory APP from home while you are on WIFI. For those of you who don't have a picture in the directory, you will be sent a gentle email reminder by Laura H, who is our council rep from our Evangelism group. The opportunity to have pictures taken for the directory will be of-fered after church during coffee hour by Munda on Sept 25th, and on Oct 16th and Nov 6th with Linda. A print directory will be made avail-able in November or December for members who do not use email. We want to get more pictures in the directory before we do a print. Questions? Have a digital picture you would like for your spot in the directory? Email to Linda at lmkalweit@gmail.com. Have a hard copy picture you would like scanned and put in your spot in the directory? Please mail the picture to Linda Kalweit (she will mail back to you), or bring your picture to church on a picture taking Sunday. Thank you! BLUE VIOLA, Oct 2-4 - Lyric Opera of the North opens its season with Blue Viola, by Peter Hilliard & Matt Boresi. Set in Chicago, infused with the blues, this opera tells the story of a priceless instrument and the people who find it. One hour long at Clyde Iron Works. Oct 2 and 4:00 p.m., Oct 3 & 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and information at www.loonopera.org or 464.0922. “We think the story, aside from a darkly comic thriller, provides a jumping off point for a discussion about class and classical music. We explore the impressions people without easy ac-cess to the classical world have about high art.” – Matt Boresi, librettist for Blue Viola. GLORIA DEI QUILTERS - will meet on Tuesday October 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Faith Lutheran. New comers are welcome. No sewing experience necessary. For questions, call Marianne Kjolhaug at 722-1493. BOOK CLUB, Oct 17 - The book for October is THE INVENTION OF WINGS by Sue Monk Kidd. Join us Monday, October 17th at 10 a.m. at Sara's Table for sharing. The book is available at the Duluth Public Library. All are welcome, please join us. More info: Carol 525-6098.

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PHOTO MAGNETS If you are a fan of Will Stenberg's greeting cards, then this is the next step for you. Will's photo images are now on magnets (about 2x3 inches). There are several images that sell for $3.00 each at the coffee kiosk. Proceeds from these will go to the Re-building Fund. WELCA NEWS Fall Gathering, Oct 22 - Elim Lutheran will host our NE Minnesota WELCA Fall Gathering October 22, 2016. 9:00am - 2:00pm. The program will be "Welcome Them Home, Help Them Heal", present-ed by Pastor John Sippola. As our family, friends and loved ones return from service in the Middle East, how best can we help them heal? This presentation can help to answer that question. We will have posters up with further details. Please consider attending this very informative Gathering. Fall Fair, Nov 12 - Our Fall Fair will be held November 12, 2016, at St. Mary Star of the Sea. Our current Neighborhood Breakfast partner has very graciously agreed to host our Fall Fair and it is exciting to know we can offer this event in "our" neighborhood! We will be looking for lots of donations as many things were lost in the fire. Items for both the Country Store and the Boutique are needed, baked goods (including special Scandinavian treats!), and hand crafted items would all be great-ly appreciated! Your support of this event allows WELCA to continue to support local ministries. Thanks in advance for all your support! WELCA is also going to be passing out information on the upcom-ing national WELCA Triennial Convention being held in the Twin Cities next summer., 2017. This exciting opportunity to learn and worship to-gether as a community of Lutheran women is right in our own backyard and we look forward to offering participation opportunities to all the women of Gloria Dei! Mona Wold has offered to help explain details and be a contact person regarding this, so watch for your chance to learn more! EVE GATHERING will meet Tuesday, October 18 at 5:30 P.M. at Faith Lutheran in the area in back of the Sanctuary. TERRY LYNN NUTS FOR SALE—once again WELCA will be selling Terry Lynn nuts as part of their fundraising efforts. See page 19 in this is-sue for your nut order form, or see Barb Renick after church on Sunday Oct. 2. No orders will be taken after this date. The unsold nuts will be sold as a first come first served basis. Thank you.

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MINISTRY OF SERVICE Purpose: Serve in response to God’s love to meet human needs, caring for the sick and the aged, advocating dignity and justice for all people, working for peace and reconciliation among the nations, and standing with the poor and the powerless and committing to their needs.

LGBT ELDERS - meets the 4th Saturday each month at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church (The Coppertop). For more information, please contact Kathleen Gates gatespea@centurylink.net or 624-4589. HIV SUPPORT - The HIV Support Group meets once a month on the 2nd Monday at 6pm and is located at the office of Rural AIDS Action Network (RAAN) at 114 North First Avenue West GERMAN DINNER, OCTOBER 30 - CAN YOU HELP? We have been so fortunate for the past seven months to be able to hold our Fourth Saturday Neighborhood Breakfast at St. Mary's Star of the Sea, our neighbor congregation. They have graciously received us and offered all the benefits of their facilities. We have a great opportunity to forward this giving spirit by working with them on a fall project which they tradition-ally host. They would appreciate some help with their German dinner which will be held on Sunday, October 30th. We can help by working with them on Sat-urday, Oct. 29 in preparation and on Sunday, the 30th with serving and clean up. On Saturday from 9:00 to noon it would be cutting up veggies and helping make apple dessert. On Sunday it would be serving and clean up from 11:30 to 2:00-- this is right after our Sunday service. Any help that you can offer for any period of time on either of these dates would be great-ly appreciated.

Saturday, October 29 from 9:00 to noon

Sunday, October 30 from 11:30 to 2:00, plus perhaps some clean-up time

Contact Carol Kelley to offer your help, 525-6098. Keep the 30th in mind for a great German lunch. More ticket information coming soon.

CHAPLAIN'S REPORT - Patti Maguire In September we jump back into our busy post-summer lives. Sunday School started and committees are meeting again. We are thankful that the Central Hillside Parish Nurse Programgrant was approved to carry us through the rest of the year. We thank God for their support. In September, the Health Cabinet provided a fellowship time for our friends at St Ann's. On October 5th, we will worship at Edgewood Vista at 1pm in their chapel; please join us. There will be a Healing Service during worship on October 9th. During the month, some of our congregation members have been in the