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May Sunday School Happenings
May 1st: First Communion Sunday (5th Grade)
May 1st: Last Day of Melo Sunday School
Special Music ~ Ice Cream Social
May 8th: Last Day of OSL Sunday School
Sunday School Program for Parents at 9:30 am
Special Children’s Sermon
Northwest Minnesota Synod Assembly
May 20th & 21st at Concordia College Please contact Pastor Janet i f you would like to attend
OSL/Melo Faith Connection
Senior Recognition Sunday is May 15th
Alyssa Bartels Maison Carlson
Hannah Hamrick Rebecca Hamrick
Sarah Kostrzewski Brice Miller
Dakota Miller Sydney Moug
Sadie Scherber Angela Spidahl
Congratulations and May God Bless the Class of 2016
Please note that Pastor Janet & Pastor
Ron will be attending the NW MN
Synod Assembly on May 20 & 21.
The pastors plan to be on vacation from
May 27 through June 3.
Our Sav io r ’s & Me lo Lu theran Chur ches
OSL/Melo Pastor
Rev. Janet T. Warnes [email protected]
Office: 745-4478 Cell: 507-458-1960
Visitation & Adult Ed. Rev. Ron Warnes
Cell: 507-459-0943 Part-Time Youth Director
Heather Goroski [email protected]
Cell: 201-0019 Secretary
Wanda Gubrud Hours: M,W,Th,F 8:30-2:30
Closed Tuesday [email protected]
Office: 745-4478 OSL Custodian
Mike & Leanne Novacek Mike: 201-1065
Leanne: 201-1064
A video of OSL Sunday Worship can be seen on Monday at 3:30 pm on
Warren cable channel 13. Archived services can be
viewed on YouTube; a link is on the church website:
www.oursaviors-melo.org.
2016
Volume 56, Issue 5
May 23rd
SPRING IS HERE!
As I write this article there is a gentle rain which is falling. How thankful we are to the Lord for watering the land. We hope enough has come to make the start of the planting season fruitful. Many of us remember the Sunday School song: “Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors, and see all the people”. For many years the church has been trying to correct that perception. The church is not the building, the land, or a structure. The church is people. We are people in two congregations who have come together through the power of the Holy Spirit and prayer to share God’s loving ministry. Think for a moment of all the ministry that people are active in. Worship: Music, reading lessons, service preparation, service groups, Altar Guild, Dramas, choirs, bell choirs, Youth Leadership Sundays, bulletin prepara-tion and more. Teaching: Sunday School, Confirmation WELCA studies, Bible Studies, youth. Witness: Outreach to communities, quilting, new members invited, suppers and fellowship events. Service: Mission help to scores of ministries – LWR, Ronald McDonald House, home visita-tion, home communions and more. Youth Ministry: Sun-day School events, breakfasts, suppers, congregational dinners, Middle School Gatherings, High School Gather-ings. All this, and the many committees, councils and other groups which oversee the ministries of the Churches. The church is a bunch of kids gathering for a youth event. The church is sisters and brothers in Christ, praying and singing, and serving their Lord together. The church is a lady quilting. The church is men meeting to care for the maintenance of the building. The church is men meet-ing for prayer. In short, you are the church. Praise God for two congregations active in sharing and witnessing to the love of God in the Red River Valley. Take time to thank the many, many members who so ably serve. The mission of Christ is alive and well! God bless each and every one.
Pastor Janet Warnes
WORDS OF SPECIAL THANKS So much ministry took place in the month of April. Many thanks to all who were part of various mission opportunities: *Volunteering at the Food Shelf *Delivering Senior Meals *Helping with the OSL Spring Supper *Planning Sunday School Events *Helping with the preparing & serving of the Spaghetti Feed at OSL.
EDUCATION CORNER: Confirmation Classes Complete the Year in May Will our children have faith? Confirmation is an important Educational Ministry of our Parish. It means that you as parents care enough to place the Holy Scriptures into the hands of your kids. It means that you want your children to know Christ in a deeper way. It means that you love your kids enough to give them the very best.
The 9th Grade will meet on May 1 at 11:45 am at OSL to
begin work on the Faith Statements.
The 7th and 8th Grade meet at their regular times on May 4
and May 11, 2016.
Special thanks to the 8th grade for delivering Senior Meals.
OUTREACH: If you, or someone you know would like to join our church
family, please let the Pastor know so that we can complete
the new member visitation & classes. It doesn’t require a
lot of time, and we are always very welcoming of new
members to our congregations.
PASTORAL ACTS: Baptism:
Aubree Lynn Thompson, April 23, 2016,
daughter of Cortney Kostrzewski and
Jacob Thompson
By Pastor Janet Warnes
Committal:
Jill Marie Anderson, April 9, 2016
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery at Vega,
rural Warren
By Pastor Ron Warnes
From the Pastor:
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Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
April Council Meeting Minutes (unapproved)
The April 19, 2016 OSL meeting was called to order at
8:36 pm by President Council Chair, Sharon Nelson.
Pastor Janet opened with a devotion and prayer. Prior
to the OSL meeting being called to order, the OSL
Council heard a presentation from Thrivent.
Attending: Pastor Janet, Katie Benson, Sharon Nelson,
Brian Wurtzel, Tony Johnson, Ed Gulden (Melo)
Absent: Jim Duckstad, Travis Hanel, Amanda Liebers-
bach
This month’s agenda and last month’s meeting minutes:
Tony made a motion and Brian seconded to approve
this month’s agenda and last month’s meeting minutes,
motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Katie made a motion to approve
the treasurer’s report, Tony seconded, motion carried.
Pastors’ Reports: Pastor Janet made 14 hospital visits
and 8 homebound visits. There are 3 prospective fami-
lies. Confirmation is going well for all grades. There
will be a private baptism on April 23rd. The Funeral of
Jack Walker was held on March 26th and the Commit-
tal of Jill Anderson was held on April 9th.
There are six youth receiving First Communion on
May 1st. The last day of Sunday School will be on May
8th. Senior Recognition for six Seniors and Youth Lead-
ership Sunday will be on May 15th. There will be Pulpit
Supply on May 29th.
Pastor Ron and Pastor Janet have completed all home-
bound visits for March. There are 52 on the home-
bound list now. There are nine on the OSL prayer list.
Brian made a motion to approve the Pastor’s reports,
Katie seconded, motion carried.
Committee Reports:
Stewardship: The congregation has been serv-
ing home delivered meals and have been volun-
teering at the food shelf for the month of
April, which has gone well. The food shelf is
now receiving food from Wal-Mart. The coun-
cil will invite Thrivent to present to the con-
gregation on a future Sunday.
Worship and Evangelism: First Communion will
be on May 1st and Senior Recognition will be
on May 15th. There will be a naming of the
names on June 12th at Melo followed by an egg
bake. There will be a joint lawn chair service
with Melo on June 26th with a potluck to fol-
low. There will be a fair service on July 24th.
Education & Youth: The Education committee
met on April 5th. Heather will be serving as
the VBS chair with the assistance of the Educa-
tion Committee. The VBS program will be
“Pets Unleashed.” There were seven scholarship
applications. The next Education Committee
meeting will be on May 2nd.
The Youth committee meeting minutes were
reviewed. There are several fundraisers being
explored for Belize. Further planning for the
Belize Mission trip continues to be held.
Property and Management: The new doors and
handicap doors have been installed. The shin-
gles that blew off have been replaced. The
Property and Management Committee will ex-
plore further options for the basement floor-
ing. The amplifier for the basement has been
ordered.
Brian made a motion to approve the committee re-
ports, Tony seconded, motion carried.
Old Business: There was no old business to report on.
New Business: The missionaries who are currently serv-
ing in Japan will be invited to OSL at some point this
summer. Jim will be calling Town and Country to in-
stall the A/C in the narthex. Katie made a motion for
a lawnmower to be purchased from Hamm’s Repair for
the parsonage, Tony seconded, motion approved. The
Property and Management Committee will have Dewey
Swanson provide an opinion on the status of the out-
side church windows.
Communion Servers:
May 1st: Sharon, Brian, Katie
May 15th: Travis, Jim, Tony
The next council meeting will be held on May 10th at
7pm. Katie made a motion to adjourn the meeting,
Brian seconded, motion carried. The council meeting
concluded with a prayer led by Pastor Janet. Meeting
was adjourned at 9:53 pm.
Respectfully submitted, Katie Benson
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MAY YOUTH
NEWSLETTER May Acolytes May 1 -Jakob Wurtzel, Madeline Wurtzel
May 8 – Jessica Olson
May 15 – Senior Class
May 22 – Sophia Maruska
May 29 - Kirby Kilen
Confirmation May 1 - 11:45am ~9th Grade
May 4 – 3:30pm ~7th Grade, 4:45pm ~8th Grade
May 11 – 3:30pm ~7th Grade, 4:45pm ~8th Grade
FIRST COMMUNION: The 5th grade class
will receive their First Communion at OSL
on Sunday, May 1st. Students are: Savannah
Bishop, Anna Johnson, Annika Magnusson,
Cami Magnusson, Austin Wittman, & Ethan
Zutz. May God bless you all! Thank you to
the class for providing communion bread,
prayers and artwork for the bulletin.
Last Day of Sunday School **May 1st will be the final day of Melo Sunday
School. The Sunday School children will sing during
the service, and all are welcome to enjoy ice cream
sundaes downstairs following the service.
**May 8th will be the final day of OSL Sunday
School. We will have a Parent’s Day program during
the Sunday School hour at 9:30 am and special Chil-
dren’s Sermon during worship.
Senior Recognition Sunday is May 15, 2016 Congratulations to our Seniors who are graduating this year: Angela, Alyssa, Brice, Dakota, Hannah, Maison, Rebecca, Sadie, Sarah, & Sydney. Recognition Sunday for our Seniors is on May 15th at Melo and OSL. Please provide Heather with a picture of yourself for the bulletin board in your honor. There will be a cake reception at 10 am at Melo & Our Savior’s in honor of the gradu-ates. This year, Melo will be recognizing their graduates during the worship service as well, as there are four Seniors from Melo and six from OSL. The scholarships will be awarded on this day, also. Good luck with your future plans, and may God bless you all!
BELIZE MISSION TEAM: Please be aware that on May 7th we will be meeting at Our Savior’s to earn money towards the trip by doing some cleaning of the church. Heather will be directing us as to what we will be doing. Dress appropriately for the job! ATTENTION YOUTH!! Helpers are needed for Vacation Bi-ble School, June 13—16, 5:30 - 8:15 pm. Please let Heather or Pastor Janet know if you would be able to help with VBS!!
UPCOMING YOUTH (GR. 6-12) EVENTS May 1 at 11:45 am, the Youth Committee
meets to plan Summer events. Watch the bulletin and look for postcards in the mail this
summer with details for upcoming Youth events.
Bible Camp Summer 2016 There are brochures in the OSL Library for Pathways
Bible Camps (Camp Minne-Wa-Kan and Camp Emmaus). You can find the schedule for the many
choices of camps for this coming summer at the website below for the most up-to-date information. If you would like to attend, there are several dates to choose from and funds may be available to help towards the cost;
contact Heather for more info.
Look for these websites to stay informed: www.pathwaysbiblecamps.org
parkriverbiblecamp.org
Like us on FaceBook!
Page 4 OSL/Melo Faith Connection
May Servants
21 Maison Carlson
Cameron DuBore
23 Dawson Kostrzewski
Aubrey Lydeen
24 Clarice Demeyere
Matt Vongroven
A - Mara & Travis Hanel
25 Jason Clark
26 Megan LaTourelle
27 Tami Duckstad
29 A - Hollie & Mike Cheney
30 Don Vansickle
A - Brooke & Brady Olson
31 Fredryce Sundby
2 Rielly Clark
Tim Howard
3 Pat Williams
4 Kaley Boe
Emily Johnson
Robin Johnson
Matthew Owens
5 Destiny Bolton
Sydney Bring
Kyle Kleinvachter
Rick Roley
Wayne Spidahl
A - Cathie & Nate Borud
6 Caylee Bolton
Leanne Novacek
Grace Rosten
Shirley Sinn
7 Jared Jevning
Harriet Kujava
7 Blake Owens
10 Donna Gallagher
Gail Knutson
11 Jaime Woinarowicz
13 Darlene Beck
14 Gabrielle Hamrick
Kelsey Zutz
15 Cathie Borud
Madeline Hamrick
Lori Hanson
16 Curt Anderson
Patty Rolland
17 DeeDee Carlson
Jodi Tescher
18 Betty DuBore
19 Tracy Anderson
Brooklyn Porter
Lisa Zutz
20 Bobbi Mischel
Lector Song Leader: Coffee Hosts/Flowers:
May 1 Bobbi Mischel May 1 Darby Boe May 1 Delores Sedlacek, Liz Yeado
May 8 Delores Sedlacek May 8 Travis Hanel May 8 Tami Duckstad, Fredryce Sundby
May 15 Seniors May 15 Angela Spidahl May 15 Carrie DeLisle, Arlys Trudell
May 22 Sara Hedlund May 22 Wayne Torgerson May 22 Fredryce Sundby
May 29 Tbd May 29 Bobbi Mischel May 29 Carrie DeLisle, Liz Yeado
Ushers:
May 1 Maynard Laymon Nursery:
May 8 Jim Duckstad, Randy Engelstad Please attend your own children
May 15 Randy Engelstad, Seniors
May 22 Sara Hedlund Melo Custodian:
May 29 Fredryce Sundby May 1 Ed Gulden
Communion Bread: May 8-15 John Halsa
May 1 Fifth Grade Class May 22-29 Ben Hamrick
May Birthdays & Anniversaries
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Page 6 OSL/Melo Faith Connection
MAY 2016
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 First Communion
Sunday/Last day Melo SS 9:00 am Melo
9:30 am Adult Bible Study
& OSL Sunday School
10:00 am Melo Ice Cream
Social
10:15 am OSL Coffee
10:45 am OSL
11:45 am 9th Gr Confirm.
2
9:00 am Staff Meeting
5:30 pm
Education
Committee
Meeting
3 9:00 am ODC
Bible Study
4 3:30 pm 7th Gr
Confirmation
4:45 pm 8th Gr
Confirmation
6:00 pm Choir
5
10:00 am
Men's
Bible
Study
6
7 Belize
Mission
Team Youth
to clean at
OSL
8 Mother's Day/
Last Day of OSL SS 9:00 am Melo
9:30 am Adult Bible Study
9:30 am Parent’s Program
10:00 am Melo Coffee
10:15 am OSL Coffee
10:45 am OSL
9
9:00 am
Staff Meeting
10 10:00 am ODC
Bible Study &
Potluck Dinner
11:30 am War-
ren Ministerial
6:00 pm W&E
Meeting
7:00 pm OSL
Council Meeting
11 3:30 pm 7th Gr
Confirmation
4:45 pm 8th Gr
Confirmation
6:30 pm Senior
Sunday Practice
7:00 pm Choir
12
10:00 am
Men's
Bible
Study
13
2:00 pm
Lydia/
Phoebe
Circle at
Good Sam
Apts
14
15 Senior Recognition
Sunday/Holy Communion 9:00 am Melo
9:30 am Adult Bible Study
10:00 am Melo Coffee
10:15 am OSL Coffee
10:45 am OSL
16
9:00 am Staff Meeting
17
18
19
10:00 am
Men's
Bible
Study
20
Northwest
Minnesota
Synod
Assembly -
Concordia
College
21
Northwest
Minnesota
Synod As-
sembly -
Concordia
College
22 9:00 am Melo
9:30 am Adult Bible Study
10:00 am Melo Coffee
10:15 am OSL Coffee
10:45 am OSL
23
9:00 am
Staff Meeting
Newsletter
Deadline
24
25
26
10:00 am
Men's
Bible
Study
27
WAO High
School
Graduation
28
29
9:00 am Melo
9:30 am Adult Bible Study
10:00 am Melo Coffee
10:15 am OSL Coffee
10:45 am OSL
30
Office Closed
31
COMING IN JUNE:
Melo Naming of Names - June 12 at 9:00 am; Egg Bake to follow. OSL & Melo Lawn Chair Service - June 26 at 10:45 am at Holiday Park in Warren.
All are invited! Bring your own Lawn chair and items for a picnic: Plates, utensils, cups and a dish to pass. Provided will be hot dogs, hamburg-ers and beverages.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - June 13—16, 2016, 5:30 - 8:15 pm. Helpers are needed! Our theme is PETS UNLEASHED! VBS is open to children age 3 to Grade 6. All are welcome!
OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Treasurer’s Report March 2016 Receipts Expenditures
General Offering $ 18,569.00 Pastor Exp./Pension $ 4,181.95 Project 2000/Bldg Fund $ 540.00 Salaries $ 9,233.83 Mission $ 20.00 Buildings $ 2,336.04 Endowment $ 40.00 Flowers — $ 228.00 Melo Reimbursement $ 540.41 Lutheran $ 308.78 Total Income $ 19,857.41 Office Supplies/Maint. $ 573.75 Bank Service Chg $ 22.50
Custodial Supplies $ 87.28 Total Expenditures $ 17,306.51 Net Ordinary Income $ 2,550.90
Thrivent Opportunities
On Sunday, May 1, Thrivent Financial Representatives may be present for coffee fellowship at OSL and at the service to share Thrivent opportunities for our congregations at OSL and Melo: ~Thrivent Choice Dollars may be designated by Thrivent members to our congregations and can be used for needs of the churches. Choice dollars can be designated online at Thrivent.com/thriventchoice or by calling 1-800-847-4835. Members have until March 31 of the current year to designate dollars for the previous year, but may do so at any time throughout the year. ~New this year!! Thrivent members can earn $250 per action event. Examples include: youth event, food drive, mis-sion project, cleaning litter from ditches or a local park, etc. This is seed money toward the event. Each member can hold 2 events per year. This is a great opportunity to take advantage of additional funding for various projects of our churches.
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April 2016 Offering Simply Giving 4/3/2016 4/10/2016 4/17/2016 4/24/2016 April Total
General $ 1,285.00 $ 4,961.00 $ 2,141.00 $ 1,669.00 $ 1,999.00 $12,055.00
Utilities $ 250.00 $ 250.00
Thrivent Choice $ 368.00 $ 368.00
Postage $ 350.00 $ 350.00
Easter - Holy Week $ 120.00 $ 120.00
Lutheran $ 100.00 $ 100.00
Proj. 2000/Bldg Fund $ 40.00 $ 2,700.00 $ 875.00 $ 25.00 $ 25.00 $ 3,665.00
Endowment Fund $ 40.00 $ 40.00
Mission Fund $ 20.00 $ 100.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 160.00
Belize Youth Mission $ 100.00 $ 100.00
Portals of Prayer $ 40.00 $ 40.00
Total $ 1,385.00 $ 8,431.00 $ 3,404.00 $ 1,944.00 $ 2,084.00 $17,248.00
Total to General Fund $13,143.00
Other OSL Accounts
General Fund $ 31,801.79
Mission Fund $ 7,152.51
Project 2000/Building Fund $ 24,105.78
Bremer MM Fund $ 57,893.52
Memorial Fund $ 10,069.84
Servant Group $ 5,041.94
Special Needs Fund $ 1,815.24
OSL Bell Ringers $ 688.16
Sunday, May 1st – 6th Sunday of Easter Last Sunday for SS at Melo/ Melo Ice Cream Social OSL First Communion 9:00 am Worship Service with Holy Communion at Melo / Sunday School Sings 9:30 am OSL SS and Adult Bible Study 10:00 am Melo Ice Cream Social 10:15 am OSL Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service with Holy Communion at OSL / First Communion 11:45 am 9th Grade Confirmation Class meets Sunday, May 8th – 7th Sunday of Easter Mother’s Day/Last Day for SS at OSL – Parent’s Day Program – Special Children’s Sermon 9:00 am Worship Service at Melo 9:30 am OSL Sunday School Parent’s Day Program 9:30 am Adult Bible Study 10:00 am Melo Coffee Fellowship 10:15 am OSL Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship at OSL
Sunday, May 15th – Day of Pentecost Senior Recognition at OSL & Melo Holy Communion 9:00 am Worship Service at Melo with Holy Communion ~ Senior Recognition Sunday 9:30 am OSL Adult Bible Study 10:00 am Melo Coffee Fellowship & cake 10:00 am OSL Coffee Fellowship & cake 10:45 am Worship at OSL with Holy Communion ~ Senior Recognition/Special Music - OSL/Melo Choir Sunday, May 22nd – Holy Trinity Sunday 9:00 am Worship Service at Melo 9:30 am OSL Adult Bible Study 10:00 am Melo Coffee Fellowship 10:15 am OSL Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship at OSL Sunday, May 29th – Memorial Day Service 9:00 am Worship Service at Melo 9:30 am OSL Adult Bible Study 10:00 am Melo Coffee Fellowship 10:15 am OSL Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship at OSL
SPECIAL SERVICES in May: Inspirational Services You Won’t Want to Miss
Mission Action We have been busy. There have been appointments to keep which sometimes fall on Tuesdays, so at times,
there hasn’t been a “full house”. We have, however, filled a number of boxes already.
We were delighted to have Karen Pearson back in March. We missed her as she not only works, but we need her
height! She can put our curtain back up and get supplies on the top shelf without bringing over a chair to stand
on! Karen Larson rejoined us in early April. She was also missed, as she hand sews the openings shut on the quilts
as needed, a job most of us do not like to do. So we are grateful to have everyone back together.
Many thanks to Earl Johnson for making repairs to our sewing table; it’s now better than new.
Our five chairs with rollers were all in need of cleaning to remove thread from the rollers, which
Earl did for us as well. Our curtain pole fell down repeatedly, giving black & blue marks, lumps
on heads, and even bent up our eyeglasses at times. These things have all been taken care of;
ask and it will be done! Thank you, Earl and Linda.
Our LWR shipping date is May 7 when we deliver to Thief River Falls. Mission Action
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NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SYNOD ASSEMBLY
May 20-21, 2016 Memorial Auditorium, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
The Synod Assembly theme is Truth and Love at the Crossroads. Our keynote speaker is Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber, an
author and founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver, CO. This year, child care will be offered
during the assembly for birth—5 yrs of age. Please notify Pastor Janet if you are interested in attending.
TRUTH AND LOVE RALLY WITH PASTOR NADIA BOLZ-WEBER
Friday, May 20, 2016, 7 PM Memorial Auditorium, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Synod Assembly Registrants: The Truth and Love Rally is included in your registration fee! Public tickets are
$10 and available online only! Tickets at the door will be $15. All are welcome to attend this event! The evening will
include music, praise and discussion focused on speaking the truth in love with Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber. Music will be
provided by the Good Shepherd Worship Band.
ALT YEAR INVITES YOUNG ADULTS
ALT Year is a “gap-year” opportunity for young adults age 18 to 25 to explore their gifts, passions, and calls through relationships with peers and the support of a host community. ALT Year is currently seeking young adults that are com-mitted to learn and grow through community engagement and self-motivation. More information, including the applica-tion process, can be found at www.ALTyear.org.
NEWS FROM THE ‘’MOTO The Kumamoto region of Japan recently was hit by two earthquakes in Mid-April. We have received the following email on April 18th, 2016 from Jackie Bencke. There are also quarterly newsletters which are posted on the bulletin board at Our Savior’s that we receive by email. If anyone is interested in having emails forwarded to them, contact the church office.
Hello all, Many of you have been checking in to see how we are doing. I sent the last newsletter out before the second, more powerful, earthquake occurred. We have been sleeping under the stars at the park next door, or in the car, or in the house on the first floor. We sleep in our clothes, and with a flashlight and cell in our pocket at all times. This will continue for a couple of more days until those aftershocks settle down. For the time being, we are doing well, considering everything. I will absolutely fill in more details in an-other more formal newsletter, but at this point, we're still just assessing things and trying to make sure our house and family is safe. We have no water or gas, so that is a BIG challenge. Thank you for your continued prayers. It is a blessing to be able to serve here. It is good to be sort of the hands and feet of Jesus as we escort our elderly neighbors down long flights of stairs in the dark, or ride out to fetch water on their behalf, or bring some supplies to people who need stuff like toilet paper or batter-ies. Stores are mostly not open in our area and roads are packed with people heading out of Kumamoto or with emergency vehicles. Fortunately, our cupboards and fridge were stocked recently so we're still good in that realm. And if I happen to lose some weight, that's just gravy. One thing I cannot get used to is the constant sound of emergency vehicles and low-flying helicop-
ters. It's just as unnerving as hearing the house shake during a tremor. OK. That's it for my very quick update. I'll send more information on how we can work together to be helpful to this wonderful, broken, community. I took some pictures today, so maybe I can organize those as well. Peace to all of you. Jackie Bencke
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SYNOD NEWS
May 1
Acts 16:9-15
Psalm 67
Revelations 21:10,22—22:5
John 14:23-29
May 8
Acts 16:16-34
Psalm 97
Revelations 22:12-14,16-17,20-21
John 17:20-26
May 15
Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104:24-34,35b
Romans 8:14-17
John 14:8-17
May 22
Proverbs 8:1-4,22-31
Psalm 8
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
May 29
1 Kings 8:22-23,41-43
Psalm 96:1-9
Galations 1:1-12
Luke 7:1-10
Lessons for May 2016
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