p. 1 “From Pastor Melinda”

Dates at a glance

“Notes from the Council”

p. 2 “About Faith Lutheran”

Homebound members

From the Treasurer

p. 3 Important dates

And reminders

Office Notice

p. 4 Pastor Rita Chirala’s

Ordination photos

p. 5 & 6 Council Minutes

p. 7 30-day cleaning challenge

Daily Bible Devotions

Dates at a Glance

April 5, 2020

Palm Sunday

April 9, 2020

Maundy Thursday

April 10, 2020

Good Friday

April 12, 2020

Easter Day

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INSIDE

Notes from the Council

The Council was not able to meet in February because of a snowstorm. They have now elected their officers for this year: Catherine Tibbett President

Will Karr Vice President

Vicki Luoma Secretary

Wayne Olsen Treasurer We take our responsibilities very seriously and will do our best to guide the congregation in this trying time. It is difficult for all of us not having a full time pastor, but Pastor Melinda has stepped up as our Administrative Interim Pastor. She is guiding us through the conflicting rules and information concerning COVID-19 as all of us try to remain safe and healthy. The church now has a calling tree. Every member should be receiving a phone call once a week from a member of the committee. They will be sharing information and offering prayers. You will also receive email or mail with information from the church and a copy of Pastor Melinda's sermon. As president of Faith Lutheran's Church Council I want to assure you that church is more than a building. Church is all of us together in Christ caring for each other and for our neighbors. Pray, read the Bible, meditate on the scriptures, and find ways in your life that you can be an example of Christian life to others.

g Catherine Tibbett

From Pastor Melinda Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I want to offer a brief greeting to you! You undoubtedly have received a lot of correspondence from myself and the Church over the past couple of weeks. Rather than repeating everything that was already sent to you, I offer this: a) Pastor Rita Chirala was Ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Saturday, March 21st, at 11:00am CST-12:00pm our time . She was ordained at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. We rejoice with Pastor Rita and we await her arrival with anticipation. b) Sharing words from a Facebook post: In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to. (written by Dave Hollis) As we prepare to celebrate Easter apart from one another, let us rejoice that, no matter what, Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Peace to you and your family ╬ Pastor Melinda

Faith Lutheran Church

is a member congregation of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Synod website: nglsynod.org

Denomination website: elca.org

Beverly Tankersley– Medilodge– Rm B15

1011 Meridian St. SSM, MI 49783

Alice Isaacson– PO Box 1858

SSM, MI 49783 (906)259-0402

Copper Garrett- 5036 W. Five Mile Rd.

SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-8727

Linda Doran- 590 Three 1/2 Mile Rd.

SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-6483

Eva Mohr– E 5040 State Highway M35

Escanaba 49829 (906)789-0423

Ruth Ronquist- Merlin Home– 1703 Hyde St.

SSM, MI 49783 (906)253-2331

Walter Pell- 605 W. Portage Ave.

SSM, MI 49783 (906) 635-6002

Diane Borrousch- 2023 W 4th Ave. SSM, MI 49783 (906) 635-9606

Our homebound and nursing home members are often so isolated that your phone call, visit, even a card can mean the difference between

lonely existence and continued life in our faith community. What can you do? Please reach out to those who have been such a vital part of our congregation and give back.

The Pathfinder is the monthly

newsletter of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America community at :

Faith Lutheran Church, 1600 Park Street,

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (906) 632-7246

The deadline for the Pathfinder is

the 15th of each month.

Please send articles, comments, news items

c/o Pathfinder Editor, 1600 Park St. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 or e-mail to faithlc1966@att.net

Interim Pastor: Rev. Melinda VanderSys

Church Office Administrator/Editor: Sean Uhrig

Congregation Council: Will Karr,

Sandy Lawson, Vicki Luoma, Wayne Olsen,

Stephanie Miller, Ese Osumili, Catherine Tibbett,

and Steve Sanderson

Faith Lutheran

February 29, 2020 Year to Date

Income Statement

Revenue

Offering Revenue $ 12,994.75

Miscellaneous Revenue $ 59.00

Total Revenue $ 13,053.75

Church Grounds & Building $ 1,508.12

Education Expense- Adult $ 208.91

Insurance $ 913.75

Office Expense $ 845.76

Other Expense (Fellowship, Campus) $ 317.90

Professional Fees $ 5,368.98

Staff Salaries $ 4,232.00

Staff Benefits $ 323.74

Utilities $ 2,560.07

Worship Expenses $ 1,290.34

Benevolence $ 1,700.34

Total Expenditures $ 19,269.91

Expenses more than Revenue $ (6,216.16)

FIGHTING WORLD HUNGER

If you still have a World Hunger coin box, we

recommend you keep it and

continue to collect for such a great cause. Further down the road we will instruct you on

how you can return it to us. Page 2 Please continue to send in your contributions.

Church Office Notice:

The office at Faith Lutheran Church is closed except to the Office Staff, Church Council, Church Treasurer, CCR (as requested) and Janitorial Staff. Sean is available only by telephone at (906) 632-7246 during normal business hours. If you have something for the church, please mail it to: Faith Lutheran Church 1600 Park Street Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Though Pastor Melinda will still be at Faith on Wednesdays, she will not be holding regular office hours. She may be reached at (906) 291-0897 or at orlcrev@att.net Thank you for your patience. We will advise when this restriction is lifted. Stay Safe, Stay Home Peace+

1st Eva Mohr

3rd Ryan Morley

4th Ken Kinnear

5th Loretta Hallsey

8th Ruth Ann Brindley

9th Andrew Skidmore

9th Crandel Wiertalla

12th Kyle Fickinger

14th Bill Markstrom

15th Mike Lawson

18th Kristina Benoit

19th Shelley Peterman

20th Lakeisha Richards

21st Margaret Laursen

24th Linda Sumner

25th Steven Markstrom

26th Aiden Lawson

28th Daniel White

30th David Deatrick

30th Darren Keller

Corri & Jim Darou

04/28/1981 39 years

Tony & Lorna Bricco

04/20/1985 35 years

Jeff & Kristina Benoit

04/28/2001 19 years

Lori & Corey Strickland

04/24/2004 16 years

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Faith Lutheran Church Council Meeting

January 21, 2020

The meeting was called to order by President Will Karr at 7:02 p.m. Members present: Will Karr, Dennis Brindley, Stephanie Miller, Wayne Olsen, Dan Kinne-ar, Pastor Melinda VanderSys, Vicki Luoma

Members absent: Sandy Lawson, Ese Osumili Devotions: Stephanie gave devotions. Devotions for February – Dan Kinnear Previous Minutes: Wayne Olsen made a motion to accept the minutes of November 19,

2019. Seconded by Stephanie Miller. Motion carried. Future meetings:

Congregational Annual Meeting – Sunday, February 9, 2020 after the service. Council meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Counters: January – Wayne Olsen, Vicki Luoma February – Sandy Lawson, Ese Osumili Old Business

Boilers – The new boilers are in. Some work needs to be done still. Alberts did the work.

The holiday dinner was not revisited. Will’s email is fixed. It is WKarr@NGLsupply.com New Business

Annual Meeting – Sunday, February 9, 2020 after the church service. Dennis Brindley and Dan Kinnear will be going off the Council. They are not seeking reelection. Possible candidates are Steve Sanderson, Cathy Tibbett, and Ken Randall. We will need to elect two

Synod delegates and 2 alternates.

New Business Annual Meeting – Sunday, February 9, 2020 after the church service. Dennis Brindley

and Dan Kinnear will be going off the Council. They are not seeking reelection. Possible candidates are Steve Sanderson, Cathy Tibbett, and Ken Randall. We will need to elect two

Synod delegates and 2 alternates. Call Committee Update – Pastoral Candidate Rita Chirala and her son will be visiting Faith Lutheran. They will arrive on Thursday, February 6, 2020. Martha Cowan and

Linda Stoezer Carrick will pick them up at the airport and show them around Sault Ste. Marie. On Friday, Pastoral Candidate Rita will meet with the Call Committee. There will be a Reception from 1 – 3 on Saturday, February 8. On Sunday Pastoral Candidate Rita

will preach and lead worship. After the Annual meeting, the Call Committee will meet. If the Call Committee votes to

call Pastoral Candidate Rita to Faith, there will be a congregational meeting on February 23 after the worship service to vote on calling her and her compensation package. New Members - A motion was made by Dennis Brindley to accept Ron and Karen

McCallum as new members of Faith Lutheran. Seconded by Dan Kinnear. Motion carried. Wednesday Night Service – A motion was made by Dennis Brindley to

cancel Wednesday night services until Ash Wednesday, February 26 and revisit it at the April meeting. Seconded by Wayne Olsen. Motion

carried.

(Continued on the next page)

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(Council Minutes continued)

Pastors Report – Pastor Melinda gave her report. Committee Reports

Endowment – A motion was made by Wayne Olsen to give $1236.00 to the Synod for seminarians. Seconded by Dan Kinnear. Motion carried. The Endowment amount for 2020 is $4348.96.

Fellowship – The fellowship committee will provide refreshments for the visit of our pastoral candidate on Saturday, February 8. February 16 will be sloppy joes and bingo after

worship. Worship and Music – Hymns have been selected Finance – Wayne Olsen presented the Financial Report for the end of the year 2019.

Property – The new boilers have been installed. The total cost of the new boilers was $46,683. The organ is paid in full. Dan Kinnear will talk to the Fire Chief about the

appropriate Knox Box. A motion was made by Stephanie Miller to spend up to $500. For a Knox Box. Seconded by Dennis Brindley. Motion carried. WELCA – WELCA made donations of $300 to Road to Recovery, $300 to Chippewa Family

Home Project, $300 to Fortune Lake, and $150 to the Synod Women’s organization. Staff Support – The office manager’s evaluation was done. A motion was made by Dennis Brindley to accept all committee reports including the

Pastor’s Report. Seconded by Dan Kinnear. Motion carried. Facility Requests – There were facility request from UP Kids and 2 from Soo Theater

Project. A motion was made to grant these requests by Dan Kinnear. Seconded by Wayne Olsen. Motion carried. A Lake Superior Student is requesting to pass out surveys to our congregation. This is

optional for any member to participate. Will Karr will get more information on this item.

Sandy Lawson and Cathy Tibbett will work on the project of Quarters for World Hunger. A motion was made by Dennis Brindley to accept the committee reports including the pastor’s report. Seconded by Wayne Olsen. Motion carried.

Motion to adjourn: Dennis Brindley made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Stephanie Miller. Motion carried.

The meeting adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Vicki Luoma, Council Secretary

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