February 2020

Lord of Life Lutheran Church—ELCA

Lifelines

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“A Valentine’s Devotion”

What is love? The apostle Paul tells us that “Love is patient; love

is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does

not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not

rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things,

believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (I Corinthians 13)

Last year I attended a reunion of my seminary classmates.

We came together to reminisce about our time together as students

and to learn about what each of our 47 years of ministry have been

like. And then, too, we shared stories about our families etc. At first

I wasn’t sure I wanted to attend, but with my wife’s encouragement I

made the trip. And I must tell you it was fantastic. It was more than

I expected and I’m glad I went.

But my goodness, how everyone has aged. The physical

appearance of all of us has changed since the last time we saw each

other at our graduation. My classmate’s facial appearance had

changed. Now we all have wrinkles on our faces, some of us guys

had or are losing the hair on our head, some had suffered from serious

illness, some had gained significant weight, etc. In short, we all have

aged and look different to some degree physically. But our basic

faces are still the same so we were recognizable to each other.

In Proverbs 27:19 (NIV) Solomon, says, “As water reflects the

face, so one’s life reflects the heart.” Definitely there is much truth to

that statement. Water, like a mirror, does not lie; our face is our

unique feature. Likewise our behavior is like a mirror that does not

lie; our behavior reflects the condition of our hearts.

If you want to know where another person’s heart is or what it is

like, observe how that person lives. Are they self-centered, boastful

and greedy? Or do they show love to their fellow citizens with hands

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that are ready to help when needed? A person whose heart is

focused only on themselves will be obvious, even to the least

observant among us. On the one hand when I think of someone

whose heart was in the right place, I think of Mother Teresa. On the

other hand, when I think of someone whose lives reflect unloving

hearts that are concerned only about themselves, some of our

greedy politicians come to mind.

If you want to know what kind of a heart someone has, observe

how they live. Our hearts are not physically visible. They are hidden

within our bodies. But how is your heart revealed in the way you

treat other people and in the way you live? If someone were to

write about where your heart is, what would they say? Do people

see the love of Jesus reflected in your life? Amen.

Pastor Bruce Baum

2020 Church Council

L-R: Vicky Williams, Chris Pranger, Candy Wehrle—Vice President,

Stacey Biberdorf—Secretary, Brad Johnson, Dennis Green,

Laurie Lepel and Max Morse—President

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Lord of Life Council Meeting Minutes Sunday, January 12

th, 2020

Minutes to be approved at the next Council Meeting.

Present: Laurie Lepel, Candy Wehrle, Max Morse, Dennis Green, Brad Johnson, Joe Hauge, Chris Pranger, Vicky Radke-Williams, Stacey Biberdorf

Absent: Pastor Bruce

Before we started the meeting we had nominations for positions on the Council. It was decided that Max Morse will be President, Candy Wehrle will be Vice President and Stacey Biberdorf will be secretary.

Meeting was called to order by President Max Morse at 11:19 am.

Treasurers Report: 2019 was a phenomenal year finishing with $50 000 with $10,000 in rainy day fund/ memorials. As of right now the new carpet in church should be paid for. We are going into 2020 well.

Secretary's Report: The minutes for the December 15th meeting was reviewed Vicky moved to accept the minutes and Chris seconded the motion. The minutes were approved.

Pastor’s Report: Not available.

President’s Report: Max Morse had nothing to report.

Committee Reports Altar Guild: We talked about putting this together with Worship and Music. Candy will talk to Betty to see if they can make that work.

Fellowship: Annual Valentine’s Dinner on Sunday February 9th: lasagna for dinner, Luebkes will decorate, Brenda and Candy doing games and encouraging people to bring pies for dessert. Lorraine will check into another bowling afternoon.

Property: Nothing to Report

Education/Youth: Janice would like to step back and not be in charge. We discussed having a committee to plan education/youth instead of a superintendent. Chris, Vicky and Laurie will help with this. We would like to see our church have VBS again too.

Old Business: Carla Jakeway’s 1-year term will be filled by Stacey Biberdorf.

New Business: There was a question about painting in the church. The main high traffic areas have been painted, do we want a quote for painting Sunday school rooms and office? Chris knows someone we can get a bid from. We will check with Betty to make sure we don't miss anything.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 following a motion by Vicki and seconded by Laurie.

The next Council Meeting will be held Sunday, February 9th following the service.

Respectfully Submitted by: Stacey Biberdorf, Secretary

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“Personal Care Kits” Ministry Please remember to donate the following items for this ongoing ministry sponsored by Lutheran World Relief.

Dark Colored Bath Towel 2 Bars of Soap (4-5 ounce bars) Toothbrush (in original packaging) Large Wide-toothed Comb Nail Clipper

All these items are rolled up in the towel and sent to a Lutheran World Relief warehouse to then be delivered to people who are survivors of disasters all

over the world. Please help keep this ministry going. Thank you!

Once our receipts total $150,000, we will receive a check for $1,000 from Family Fare.

There is a wooden box in the narthex where you can put your receipts. Thank you!

For the month of February we will be

donating to the Working Against Violence

Shelter. Please bring the following items to

church by Sunday, March 1st.

• Clorox Wipes

• Glass Plus Window Cleaner

• Paper Towels

• Toilet Bowl Cleaner

• Toilet Paper

If you have someone in your life who needs some extra comfort and prayers, please take

a Prayer Shawl from the display in the narthex to give to them. Everyone is

welcome to do so at anytime.

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Lord of Life Coffee House

When we have a “Praise and Worship Sunday”, we have our LOL Coffeehouse set up so you can get a yummy cup of

gourmet coffee to go along with your worship experience. We use the money that we receive from coffee sales to fund various projects at church such as: shipping costs for LWR Personal Care Kits, supplies for coffeehouse, purchasing postcards for Birthdays, food for various picnics/dinners

and printing of business cards. Thank you for supporting the LOL Coffeehouse!!

There Will Be a Church Council meeting

on Sunday, February 9th right after

church in the Sunday school room.

Anyone is invited to come and sit in.

The Church Fellowship Committee will be holding a short meeting on Sunday, February 2nd after the

church service. They will be discussing the upcoming February Fellowship Dinner on February 9th.

There will be another meeting on February 23rd after the church service.

The meetings will take place in the class rooms by the church entry way. Everyone is invited to come and help plan fun things for our church to do!

“Come and See” There will be a youth educational meeting after the worship

service on Sunday, February 16th. Please meet in the Youth Building. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Main topics will be Sunday School, Youth Group, and VBS.

Chris Pranger, Vicky Williams, and Laurie Lepel — Education Committee

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by Dennis Green

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Congratulations & God’s Blessings to... John & Kara Cooke on the baptism of their daughter,

Kayley Morgan on Sunday, January 26th. Kayley’s sponsors are Kevin Brockel and Phyllis Geier

February Fellowship Dinner

Sunday February 9th at 4:30 pm.

It is Valentine themed but keep in mind it's not just for couples.... it is very family-friendly. Singles, couples and families are all welcome!

Please come and enjoy a lasagna dinner with salad and breadsticks with pie and ice cream for dessert! There will be lots of fun,

door prizes and games!

There will be a free will offering to help support fellowship gatherings throughout the year. You don’t want to miss out so please sign-up

on the board in the church entrance. If you don’t drive at night, we can arrange to have you picked up too. Please call 393-0700.

Thanks and see you on February 9th. We our church family!

Please join us for the start of our Lenten season on

Wednesday, February 26th at Lord of Life Church

for our Ash Wednesday Service which begins

at 6:00 p.m.

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S C H E D U L E

Friday, June 26th

5:30 p.m. Doors Open

to Attendees

7:00 p.m. Event Begins

9:30 p.m. Dismiss

Saturday, June 27th

7:30 a.m. Doors Open

8:30 a.m. Event Begins

10:00 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Event

Resumes

12:15 p.m. Event

If you are interested in attending, please let the office or Candy Wehrle know so we can get a group rate of $65 per ticket. This is a general

admission event.

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Lord of Life Lutheran Church 2000 Lancer Drive

Rapid City SD 57703

Bruce Baum - Pastor Brenda Johnson - Secretary

Church Office 393-0700

Office Hours: M-Th 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Church Email: lordofliferc@gmail.com

Website: www.lordoflifelutheranrc.org

This is a monthly publication of Lord of Life Lutheran Church.

If you are unable to make your assignment, please call someone to trade dates. Thank you!

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Assistants Reader

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