10 Ways to Pray Pg 2

Confirmation News Pg 4

Sunday School News Pg 4

Youth News Pg 5

Circle News Pg 6

Casa de Ninos Pg 8

Feed My Starving Children Pg 10

Operation Shoebox Pg 10

Calendar Pg 11

What’s Inside?

November 2019

Church Events

• 11-3 — Scavenger Hunt

• 11.3 – SS Kids Sing in

Worship

• 11-6 — Rebekah Circle

• 11.10 — Community

Prayer Service

• 11.12 — Martha Circle

• 11.13 — Counsel meeting

• 11.17 — potluck & WOW

annual meeting

• 11.24 — Casa de Ninos

speaker. Coffee

after church

Aurdal News Aurdal News

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. (Psalm

68:19)

There is a pattern to our lives that is so deeply established in our beings that we don’t often

even think about it. Each day our planet turns once on its axis exposing us to a period of

daylight and a period of night. Throughout our lives we are formed by that simple reality.

We live life one day at a time.

Many of life’s routines are also shaped by the daily rhythm of our lives. We wake from sleep.

We prepare for the day. We use the day for its various activities. Meals sort themselves out

through the day. We prepare for and then enter into the sleep that brings us around the

cycle to the new day. A day seems like a manageable portion of time. It is a useful unit for

living life.

For Christians, each day also presents the opportunity to spend time in prayer with God.

And over time Christians have developed the practice of daily devotions. Taking a small

amount of time each day to turn our attention to God is a valuable discipline for Christians.

Here are some reasons why the practice of daily devotion is so useful for Christians.

1. It establishes time with God in our daily pattern helping us to remember the

priority of faith.

2. It gives us a chance to connect the challenges of this day with God’s daily support.

3. It helps us to be in Scriptures each day.

4. It exposes us to the thoughts of other Christians the may link to our daily concerns.

5. It gives us an opportunity to turn to God in prayer with the issues that face us

today.

We know that faith in God is a crucial part of our lives. But, it is easy to build this up into a

huge task that we put off for another day. Through the daily devotion we make the actions of

faith into little manageable chunks that can be handled quickly day after day. It is important

to not try to make this up each day. That soon becomes an overwhelming challenge that will

end in failure. Instead, use a devotional guide that has been prepared to lead Christians

quickly and easily through their daily devotion. Our congregation provides “Portals of

Prayer” as a devotional guide for our members. But there are many devotional guides that

can be purchased in bookstores or found on the Internet.

Normally a daily devotion includes reading a few verses of Scripture. Then the author of the

guide will share a reflection on those verses. Finally the devotional will give some guidance

for prayers. We are all different and our needs for guidance in our devotional prayer life is

different. Everyone should feel free to try different guides.

Let Us Pray

Dear Lord, We ask for healing and comfort for our friends and family:

Briggs Thykeson, Arlie Strand, Sandy Braaten, Ed Hoyt,

Jim Flaten, Merideth Sorensen, Alice L. Strand,

Roxanne Ludwig, Alice Strand, David Walker and Dennis Groven.

Into your hands O Lord we commend all those for who we pray, in the name of

your Son Jesus Christ, Amen

Only guides that encourage one’s devotional life should be used regularly. And be aware

that at different seasons of life different devotional guides may be more helpful and timely.

For instance in a time of stress and worry a guide that emphasizes God’s supporting love

may be just the thing. Whereas when facing important decisions guides that help us to

consider God’s leading may work better. We should expect and treasure the way daily

devotions tend to speak to our lives both with God’s support and his challenges. Each

person needs to find the daily guide and devotional method that works best for them.

But I, O Lord, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you. (Psalm

88:13)

Sign up to usher or read

during worship

Learn to run the slide show

for worship

Help with folding the

newsletter

Pray for those on the

prayer list

Ways to Serve in Church

In November our students will be studying:

• Integrity — 8th Commandment (Numbers 13:25– 14:10)

• Contentment — 9th Commandment (Numbers 12:1-16)

• Consequences — 10th Commandment (Deuteronomy 32:48-52 34:1-12)

In November our Sunday school and worship focus will be on:

• November 3 — King Saul's Big Mistake: I Samuel 28: 3-19

• November 10 — David enters Jerusalem: 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5; 16-22

• November 17 — The Kingdom Divides: I Kings 12: 1-17

• November 24 — Esther Becomes Queen: Esther 2: 5-17a

Sunday School Children sing in Church on

November 3rd, 10:00 A.M.

Sunday School Linked with Worship

Sunday worship themes and sermon texts will follow the

weekly focus of the Seed Sunday school material. This will

better integrate our parish’s Biblical learning for all ages.

Confirmation News

Sunday School News

It may have been a stormy weekend,

the youth still had a fun time carving

pumpkins.

November Youth Event—Scavenger

Hunt

Calling all Aurdal Youth! A scavenger hunt is

planned for Sunday, November 3rd, at 1:00pm.

Meet at the church. This event is for 7th through

12th grade youth.

Youth News:

Community Prayer Service

During this difficult harvest season we want to encourage each other and look to the

LORD for our help and strength. Please join us for an evening of encouragement

and prayer presented by the MayPort Ministerium. Sunday November 10th at the

Mayville Lutheran Church at 6 pm.

NOTE CHANGE OF DATE ANNUAL ‘WOW’ MEETING

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH

FOLLOWING POTLUCK DINNER AFTER CHURCH

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

NEW CHAIRPERSONS/COMMITTEE NEEDED TO KEEP TURKEY

DINNER

OTHER OPTIONS FOR FUNDRASING

PLEASE!! CONSIDER SERVING GOD IN THIS WAY, EVEN IF YOU CAN-

NOT ATTEND THE CIRCLE MEETINGS.

WE NEED YOU!!

QUESTIONS?? CALL PEGGY FYRE 701-430-8990 OR GAIL STRAND 701-371-0183

Remember to check out the new

online product that enables mem-

bers to manage their congregation-

al giving using their computers

and/or cell phones. It is an additional option to the other ways members

have always given monetary gifts to Aurdal.

The Give Plus application allows users to directly give

money from their bank accounts on a one time basis

or as a reoccurring scheduled gift. Representatives of

the council have worked with the makers of Give Plus

to set up a system that is tailored specifically for

Aurdal’s needs. This will permit givers to designate

the funds where they want their gift to go.

Dear Aurdal Congregation,

Thank you so much for the generous gift I received

for Pastor Appreciation. I am so blessed that God

has called me to be here at Aurdal! You all have

truly become a family for us. May God bless you as

we continue to move forward together!

Thank you again!

In His Grip,

Pastor Karen Seifert

CASA DE NINOS

Our mission is to provide a loving family atmosphere. God has giv-

en us countless opportunities to be a help to families, lives of chil-

dren, and teens that are in their time of adjusting to life in this cha-

otic world. Our goal is to have an impact on their lives from the

moment they enter our gates. There are more and more persons in

society that do not know love; have never experienced tender lov-

ing care. We have been providing love to our kids long enough now

that many children have returned to visit the home they remember with fondness, and to thank us

for the love they received while here. They often portray their time with us as the sole bright spot, or

a changed focus of an otherwise troubled childhood. We are "a refuge in times of great need" to many

lives. Supporting our wonderful work financially is a great way to be involved working with

us! We can only continue to provide for all the needs (physical, academic, emotional, and spiritual) of

these precious lives because of your willingness to support financially. God has blessed and sustained

us for many years, but always through people like you who come alongside our work and provide the

nuts and bolts (a bed, toothpaste, medicines, nutritious hot meals, etc.) of daily living so we can con-

tinue to give many lives a safe place full of God’s peace and love.

Casa De Ninos is a mission that was visited by members of

our congregation several years ago. Sunday, November 24th

Russ and Irma Krube will be hear to give us an update about

the mission during worship. We will also have an opportuni-

ty to visit with them after worship during a time of coffee and

treats.

"A refuge in their time

of great need"

Things needed for donation:

There is a box in the narthex for donations to Casa de Ninos. Things needed include:

Legos, Educational games, Shoes for teens and children, tennis shoes, bath shoes, chil-

dren and teen underwear, socks, camping tents, umbrellas, staplers, colored pencils, col-

oring books, craft projects, electric hand power tools, extension cords, surge protectors,

old sim cards, phone or tablet useful for Casa workers or older teens, school backpacks

filled with school supplies for children, gift bags for teens with personal care supplies,

gifts for workers. Please, only non freezing items.

Support us at the Casa: Make your checks payable to Mission Support Team and send it to:

Mission Support Team

PO Box 277

Waxahachie, Texas 75168

The sole support of Casa de Niño's is through financial gifts and monthly contributions coming from

individuals, businesses, organizations, and churches. Our expenses are many and varied, principally

because from the time a child enters our home all their needs are met by the Casa directly. Those needs

can and have extended to cover not only basic necessities such as food or clothing, but visits to places of

therapy and hospitalization for children with more dire needs. We do not have a golden parachute, but

we actually have something better – you as a donor under God’s direction. As the Holy Spirit leads you,

please consider if and how you may help us. We thank you in advance. May you be richly blessed by

your participation with us at the Casa in supporting God’s children in Tepic, Mexico.

While ministering in the prison in

Tepic in 1968, the late Dr. Frank Gonzales saw several little

boys among the inmates. Upon questioning the warden, he

was told that the boys were homeless street children. Since

there was no children's home in the entire state of Nayarit,

they had no choice but to put the boys in with the adult

prisoners. Right there the Lord placed the burden on

Frank's heart to open a home for orphaned and abandoned

children. In 1970 because of God's faithfulness and many

caring people, ground was broken for the Casa de Niños.

Frank traveled throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico

with his singing group, spreading the "good news" of the

gospel of Jesus Christ and raising support for the orphan-

age. On April 6, 1994, Frank was called to his eternal re-

ward, but the vision God gave him for the children lives on

at Casa de Niños Frank Gonzales.

History:

Samaritan’s Purse /Operation Shoebox

Since 1993. Samaritan’s Purse has collected more

than 168 million shoeboxes packed with toys and

ther fun items by people like you, and delivered to

boys and girls in need around the world in

partnership with local churches. Shoeboxes are

available at the church. Please return shoeboxes

and $9.00 by November 17th to the church office.

Feed My Starving Children: MayPort Mobile Pack

November 22nd and 23rd

Sign up for helping with the food distribution is now taking place at the Armory in Mayville. If you would like to volunteer for this event, you can contact Sindy Riedmaat sassysin106@gmail.com. For this years event, we need to raise $22,239 by January,

2020. You can check out Feed My Starving Children’s website to learn more about what they are doing to combat obal hunger. www.fmsc.org

Become a Monthly Sustainer

With a monthly financial commit-

ment, you can make a huge im-

pact on hunger. Your dependable

monthly support provides HOPE

through food to kids every day!

Support a MobilePack

Through FMSC MobilePack

events, you can engage in an

impactful meal-packing ex-

perience just about any-

where in the United States.

November 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3

9 am Sunday School

10 am Worship

SS Sings

1:00 Youth event

4 5

6

3:20 Confirmation

2 PM Rebekah Circle

7

5:30

Worship

meeting

8 9

10

9 am Sunday School

10 am Worship

6 pm Community

prayer service,

Mayville Lutheran

11 12

1 PM

Martha

Circle at

Church

13

3:20 pm Confirma-

tion

7:00 Council

14 15 16

17

9 am Sunday School

10 am Worship

11 am Potluck Din-ner & WOW annual mtg.

18 19 20

3:20 pm Confirma-

tion

21

22 23

24

9 am Sunday School

10 am Worship

Casa De Ninos

speaker, Russel

Krube

11 am Coffee time

25 26 27

NO Confirmation

28

HAPPY

Thanksgiving!!

29 30

Aurdal Lutheran Church

300 Broadway St.

PO Box 363

Portland ND, 58274

Aurdal News - October 2019

Every branch in me that does

not bear fruit he takes away, and every

branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that

it may bear more fruit. - John 15:2

Pastor Karen Seifert

Cell: 701-430-7035

President Corey McGillis

Phone: 701-430-0573

Church Office Hours:

Tuesday 8:30am-4:30pm

Wednesday 8:30am-4:30pm

Thursday 8:30am-12:30pm

Church Phone: 701-788-3618

Church Webpage: aurdallutheran.com

Church Email: aurdalchurch@gmail.com

Sunday School: 9:00am

Sunday Worship:10:00am