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408 Ninth Street NW
Mandan, ND 58554
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
Phone: 701-663-3594
Fax: 701-663-6217
E-mail: [email protected]
Building Faith and
Transforming Lives
in Christ.
ADDRESS LABEL
www.firstlutheranofmandan.org
We’re on the web!
Christmas Eve
Services
2:00 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
11:00 P.M.
Merry Christmas!
December marks the beginning of Advent, a church season that counts us down to Christmas. Yet, Advent is more than just a countdown, it is a season of expectation. The word Advent means "coming." During the season of Advent, many families spend these four weeks waiting for people to come. Waiting for children to come home from college, or for grandparents to come for Christmas dinner. For young children, these days of waiting can seem like a thousand years. Others are amazed at how quickly time is flying.
The “coming” scripture speaks of is both profound and magnificent. It is the coming end of brokenness and desperation. It is salvation from all that has torn us and our world apart. As we wait alongside people of every time and place, we too hear voices from the past in the prophetic words of the prophet Isaiah and the Gospel writers that prepare us to receive the one who is coming into the world: Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The promise of Advent is that God is always at work in the world, bringing new beginnings and reconciliation to people and powers long torn apart and broken. Yet, we live in the time that exists between the "already" of Christ's resurrection and the "not yet" of God's full reconciliation. As with any long period of waiting, we know that the final days are the hardest to bear. Instead of becoming preoccupied with the waiting, we are counseled to live our lives in a state of preparedness. So how will you wait this Advent season?
Peace of Christ be with you,
Pastor Chris
December 2014
Administrative Pastor
Rev. Lee Herberg
663-3594
Associate Pastor
Rev. Christina Martin
663-3594
Administrative Assistant &
Coordinator of Lay
Ministries
Jackie Schulz
663-3594 (o)
663-3082 (h)
Custodians
Ron & Mavis Watson
Financial Administration
Jennifer Scheet
First Lutheran Is A Mission
Partner with Camp of the
Cross Ministries
First Lutheran
Staff
First Lutheran Church
December Newsletter
PAGE 2 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH December 2014
German Advent Service in Mandan ND on December 14th
This service will be held here on December 14, 2014 at 2:30 P.M. and will be led by Pastor Clayton Schafer. Come to hear the message in both German and English, join in group singing, and hear special music. Please stay and enjoy the maistub (fellowship) after the service.
Church School
Christmas Program
Sunday School Schedule
Practice - Sunday, December 7th & 14th
9:30-10:30 A.M.
Program - Sunday, December 21st
at 10:45 A.M.
Wednesday School Schedule
Practice - Wednesday, December 3rd & 10th
7:00-7:40 P.M.
Program - Wednesday, December 17th at
6:00 P.M.
Camp of the Cross Ministries Summer 2015 Schedule
Mark your calendars!
Registration opens in December!
May 31st-June 5th Off Site Day Camps
June 7th-12th Off Site Day Camps
June 14th-18th "Specialty Camps Week" (ends on Thursday)
Guitar, Sports, Art, Whittling, Fishing and "new" this year Sailing camp
June 21st-28th (ends on Thursday)
Homesteaders, Prairie Dwellers and Pathfinders week (Sunday to Friday)
Voyagers (21st-23rd)
June 28th-30th
Celebration! Camp (Sunday to Tuesday)
July 5th-10th Nigh Pathfinders and In-Tents Week (Sunday to Friday)
July 9th-12th Senior High Camp and Discipleship Training (Thursday to Sunday)
July 12th-17th Trekkers (Sunday to Friday)
July 12th-14th Grandparent & Me and Parent & Me (Sunday to Tuesday)
July 12th-14th Voyagers (Sunday to Tuesday)
July 19th-23rd- United Church of Christ Camp (Sunday to Thursday)
July 24th-26th Family Camp Weekend (Friday to Sunday)
July 26th-31st "Christmas in July" (Sunday to Friday)
Homesteaders, Prairie Dwellers, Pathfinders and In-Tents
August 2nd-7th Buttes, Buffaloes and Badlands (Sunday to Friday)
August 9th-11th Voyagers and Mini-Homesteaders (Sunday to Tuesday)
PAGE 10 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH DECEMBER 2014
Mark Your
Calendar…
3rd: 7pm - Confirmation -
Large Group
4th: LAF-Nachos
10th: 7pm - Confirmation -
Large Group
11th: LAF-Hot Dogs
17th: 7pm - Confirmation -
Small Group - Christmas
Party
18th: LAF –Sloppy Joes
24th: No Confirmation
Upcoming Events
Next youth gathering meeting will be
held sometime in January. Please
watch for more details.
All 6th –12th graders you are invited to attend
W.I.N.G.S.!!!
What is W.I.N.G.S ? Is the coming together of four local Lutheran
churches and our youth for a night of fun and fellowship along the lines
of traditional youth group.
This month W.I.N.G.S will be meeting on December 21st from 6 P.M. to
8 P.M. For our activity we will be Christmas Caroling!! Please come
for a time of fellowship, singing, and maybe some hot chocolate too!!
If you would like to come please contact Pastor Chris.
Rev Christina Martin
701-663-3594
Cell: 219-512-5517
Spring Registration is now open for Wednesday
School!!! If you were signed up for Wednesday School in the Fall we ask that you
please sign up for ONLY ONE semester. Please note, that if you were signed
up for the Fall semester of Wednesday school and would like to sign up for
Sunday School for part of the church school year that is alright. In that case
please contact Pastor Chris directly.
PAGE 4 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH DECEMBER 2014
Sunday ~
8:30 am ~ Traditional
10:45 am ~ Contemporary
9:30 am ~ Coffee
9:30 am ~ Church School
Wednesday ~
6:00 pm ~ Transitional
6:00 pm ~ Church School
7:00 pm ~ Confirmation
Worship Schedule
Special Thanks
Thank you to all the greeters, ushers, communion servers,
readers, communion set-up, coffee hour workers, and to all
who have supplied goodies for the last month. Your help is
greatly appreciated!
Baptisms:
November 9 Bryar Scott Lunneborg
November 9 Cruz Jaxon Auch
November 23 Briar Elizabeth Bold
November 30 Jack Stanley Wolf
November 30 Danica Jean Monzelowsky
Weddings:
Funerals:
November 1 Hollis Nappen
November 21 Linda Mund
Memorial Fund
Pastoral Acts
In memory of Hollis Nappen given by Walter & Leona
Keidel, Dennis & Bernice Meyer, Loretta Quanbeck,
John & Diane Rieke, Ralph & Naida Feland, Arden &
Pat Hagerott, Don & Betty Maland, Betty Winkler.
In memory of Kay Clark given by Suzanne Volk,
Christine Demars, Russ & Jan Grabinger, Barb Dove,
Arlene & Thorval Mack, Jay & Cindy Frohlich, Adele
Johnson, Steve & Kathleen Vogelpohl, Ida Halweg, Ruth
Gray, Tim & Karen Fobar, Helen Harper, Belinda
Gustin, Erickson Enterprises.
Deadline for
articles for the
January
Newsletter will be
December 18th.
December ~ Mission of the Month Abused Adult Resource Center
Items needed are non-perishable food items, bedding,
cleaning & housekeeping supplies, baby & children’s
items, medicine cabinet supplies. You may put your
items in the boxes in the Narthex. Thank you.
Senior Christmas Gathering
Senior Service and Meal
December 9th, 2014
Service at 11:00 A.M.
Dinner at 12:00 P.M.
Roast Pork Dinner with Trimmings to follow.
RSVP the church office 663-3594 ASAP!!!
Come join us for Food, Fellowship, and Fun.
Do you need a Christmas gift for someone who is hard to buy for?
We still have New Escape CD’s for sale in the office. The songs are: Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing), Make A Difference, He Reigns, How Great Thou Art, How Great Is Our God, Grace Like Rain, Wade In The Water, Mighty To Save, Day By Day, I’ll Fly Away, We Were Made For You, Forever, Sing, Sing, Sing. The
suggested donation is $10.00. Thank you for your consideration.
PAGE 9 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH DECEMBER 2014
Thanks to all the workers listed below for all the help with the packing of
Lutheran World Relief on October 23rd. Through all of your help, we can help
others. We packed 174 School Kits and 67 Quilts. Also thanks to Rod Skytland
and Andrew Unruh for pickup and delivery of boxes. God’s love —Leona Keidel.
Walter & Leona Keidel Les & Darlene Sayler
Lloyd Keidel Ralph & Naida Feland
Anna Marie Oppegard Sheila Christianson
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First Lutheran Church Council Minutes
Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:00PM
Present: Pastor Christina Martin, President Tammy Lapp-Harris, Vice-President Brock
Schmeling, Secretary Jill Miller, Janet Reineke, Den Na Lee Fewson, and Dot Frank.
Absent: Pastor Lee Herberg, John Pake, Terryl Gaebe, and Kris Elijah.
Devotions: President Tammy Lapp-Harris called the meeting to order. Pastor Chris led
devotions.
Approval of Agenda: Moved by Brock, seconded by Den Na Lee to approve the agenda as
presented. Motion passed.
Secretary’s Report/Review and Approval of the minutes: Moved by Den Na Lee,
seconded by Dot to approve the September minutes.
Financial Report/Review: September income was over the expenses by $8,557.05.
Unfinished Business:
Moving forward in faith: Nothing to report at this time.
Air Handling Unit: Nothing to report at this time.
Policy and Procedure Manual: Council should review and check for errors and be ready
at the next meeting with any changes.
Retaining Walls: Nothing to report at this time.
Camp of the Cross Capital Campaign: Pastor Lee is still trying to find a Campaign
Leader.
NEW BUSINESS:
All committee teams need to provide budget information at the November 20th council
meeting.
Stewardship dates will be November 5th for Wednesday services and November 9th.
Leingang Home Center provided a quote for eight doors in the Education Wing. The doors
will be stained, lacquered, and installed. The quote is for $7,324. This does not include
hardware prices, but does include the installation of the hardware.
REPORTS:
Pastor Lee’s report – 2 baptisms, 1 wedding, 1 funeral, communion services at Library
Square II, the two Sanford Care Centers in Mandan and is continuing to mentor with
William Dodd.
Pastor Chris’s report – 3 baptisms, 1 wedding, 2 funerals.
Special Events – The Annual Lutefisk and Lefse dinner was held October 18, 2014.
Stewardship – No report.
Worship – Meeting Thursday, October 23rd at 7 p.m. in the Friendship Room to discuss
summer worship.
Parish Education/Youth – Pastor Chris was at the confirmation retreat for the freshman.
13 student showed up, a decision will be made if a make up for the rest will be in the
spring. The confirmation banquet for sophomores to be confirmed will be Sunday, Octo-
ber 19th, with confirmation service to be held Sunday, October 26th.
Evangelism and Outreach – The “Freezer Meal” night had attendance of 10 and seemed
to go over well for the ones that showed up. There is talk for another possible night in
January. A Trunk-or-Treat event will be held on Halloween. So far there have been 5
cars to sign up. The hope is to have 25 cars available to hand out candy in the parking
lot. In the basement of the church, food will be served and games and crafts will be set
up.
Property and Management – No report.
CORRESPONDENCE:
None
Motion to Adjourn/Lord’s Prayer:
Moved by Brock, seconded by Janet to adjourn the council meeting. Motion passed. The
meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.
Submitted by: Jill Miller
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