The Trumpeter

In This Issue ArtSplash/C.R.O.P. Walk-

pg. 2

August Benevolence-pg. 4

Blessings-pg. 1

Birthdays, Baptism Birth-

days, Anniversaries-pg. 4

Calendar-pg. 7

From the Pastor-pg. 1

In Memoriam-pg. 5

Mission Team Highlights-

pg. 3

Pictures-pg. 6

Remember in Prayer-pg. 2

Worship Assistants and

other Servers-pg. 5

From the Pastor Really? July is over? What happened to my plans to get a ton of stuff done this summer? Prob-ably what happens every spring: I think things are going to slow down in the summer and I’ll get to

work on the projects I have to set aside during the rest of the year. When will I learn that will never happen?

Enough whining! It was a good, busy so far this summer! Four days of Vacation Bible school was a lot of fun. Thank you to Mar-lene and Robyn Levine, Sheila Schossow, Heidi Sea, and Jane Olivier for your help with this ministry. (Check out our Facebook page—Augustana Lutheran, Sioux City—for pictures and video.)

Taking five God’s Little Sprouts (and five parents) to Lutheran Lakeside Camp on July 13 was a great way to introduce the camp to the kids and parents. They had a great time, especially on the pontoon ride after lunch! We’re planning to go again next year.

After taking one confirmation student to Lutheran Lakeside Camp in June, I got to take five confirmation students on July 19. It was wonderful being at camp three times this summer!. Taking stu-dents to camp is only part of the fun; getting to see pastors from all over Iowa is another plus. 80° weather with low humidity is definite-ly part of a perfect picture as well. Augustana was also represented by two summer staff members and a volunteer.

Be watching for the September newsletter for reminders of our program-year schedule.

Have a blessed rest of the summer.

Augustana Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa August 2015—Volume 23, Issue 8

Blessings of Backpacks, Students, Teach-

ers, and Other School Personnel A blessing of backpacks, students, teachers,

and other school personnel will take place at both the 8:00 and 10:15 services on Sunday, August 23.

Entry into High School Blessing Isaac Plambeck and Dominic Trobaugh will begin their high school education this fall. Isaac at East High School and Dominic at Akron-Westfield. A blessing for them will take place at the 10:15 service on Sunday, August 23.

Blessing of School Supplies We will bless the school sup-plies we have been gathering for Irving School at both services on Sunday, August 16.

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Remember in prayer: Robert

Barger (Kris Whitsel’s grandfather), Emrich Bell (Seaton’s grandson), Oriah Boling-Ellens (Schossows’ niece), Dawn Cannon (Fred Hexom’s cousin), Darrell Elvik (Ollie Nygard’s cousin), Charlene Epis (Elaine Kreutzian’s sister), Jeff Emerson, Ken File (Sheila Schossow’s father), Mike Frohman (Iversens’ friend), Catherine Goertz (Lois Daniels’ mother), Don Grant (Janet Maxwell’s brother), Kris Grunig (Strohbeens’ friend), Jon Han-son (Judy Swanson’s friend), John Hart, Paula Heb-ron, Ron Houske (Jack Ward’s friend), Brian Krusko (Shelley Hexom’s father), Theresa Krusko (Shelley Hexom’s mother), Katy Krznarich (Shelley Hexom’s great aunt), Lauren Larson (Amy Swenson’s niece), Kim Lundgren (Pat Bergstrom’s niece), Kenneth McAlexander (Jon’s grandfather), Sara McAlexan-der, Trevor & Nicholle Mammen and family (Deb Fegenbush’s family), Eleanor Moline, Marion Mo-line, Denise Nurse (Robinsons’ cousin), Ouida Ol-son, Norma Parker, Wendy Pohl (Paige Gray’s sis-ter), Rosalie Richardson, Bert Schelhaas (Oliviers’ brother-in-law), Sharon Schweitzer (Elaine Kreutzi-an’s sister), Alice Sea, Cynthia Seymour (friend of Judy Swanson), Jerry Snodgrass (Amy Swenson’s father), Clayton Swenson (Carla Glass’ grandfa-ther), Leslie Walker (Schossows’ friend), Jane Ward, Cindy Washinowski (Darold & Alice Sea’s daughter), Gary Winters (Nancy Van Meter’s broth-er), and those affected by disasters throughout the world.

Each week we pray for some of the families in the congregation. Following is the list of those for whom we pray in August:

August 2—Margaret Johnson; Linda Kassis; Dean Koeppen; Wesley & Jessie, Lane and Chase Koons; John & Delaine, Devon and Jessica Krager.

August 9—Elaine Kreutzian; Chuck & Barb Lam-phear; Tim Laros; Mike & Connie and Ingrid Larson; Jerry & Sue and Jonathan Levay.

August 16—Jeff & Marlene and Robyn Levine; Chris Levine; Chris & Jenna, Hunter and Quinn Liberto; Dick Lindblom; Dennis & Lisa and Holly Lines.

August 23—Erik Lundin; Steve & Amy, and Greer Macfarlane, Kate and Hillary Rosencrants; Dave & Mary, Michael and Christine Madsen; Tom & Kella, Alex and Sophia Manning; David Mara.

August 30—Judy, Kulia and Bryce Matsuo; Janet Maxwell; Terry & Debbie, Trisha, Sean, and Devin McAllister; William & Tanya McFall; Marty & Julie, Nic and Nicole McGlothlen.

Art Splash and C.R.O.P. Walk Do you love art? Do you love the C.R.O.P. Walk? Then keep reading, because we have a unique opportunity that you could be a part of!

As many of you are aware, over the last several years Augustana has become quite involved with the annual C.R.O.P. Walk . Many of you have either donated to the cause or been a walker!

This year the Sioux City C.R.O.P. Walk or-ganization is hosting one of the Children's Ar-ea Activity Booths at the Sioux City Art Cen-ter's annual ArtSplash and we are looking for volunteers to help run the table and assist the children with their art project. The money raised during the event will go partially to the Art Center and the rest will go to C.R.O.P.!

Have questions? Here are a few answers...

1.“When and where is ArtSplash?” ArtSplash is held on Labor Day weekend (Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th) at Riverside Park in Sioux City.

2.“Will I be out in the sun the whole time?” No, we will be under a tent.

3.“I'm not artistic, I don't think I would be very good at this.” FALSE!! If you worry you aren’t artistic...no worries! The project is simple to do and all you have to do is help give the kids the supplies they’ll need to make it and watch their creativity take shape!

4.“How long will each shift be?” That is de-pendent on you! The hours of ArtSplash are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We would love to have you help us for anywhere from one hour to the whole day on either or both of these days!

5.“This sounds fun! How can I sign up for a shift?” If you are interested in helping or have a few more questions contact Shel-ley Hexom at shelleyk21@yahoo.com or call (712) 239-7156.

Again, we can use as much help as we can get. The Art Center estimates we will have about 300 kids participate over the two day event and they suggest having 3 to 4 people at our table at all times. Thank you in advance for your helping to spread the word about C.R.O.P.!

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Christian Education Mission Team Christian Education at Augustana is in many varied forms. Shelley Hexom is the Christian Education Mission Team Chair.

For our 3-year-olds to our most mature members, education is offered every Sunday morning during the school year. The children are also pro-vided learning through music on Sunday mornings.

Instruction for Holy Communion offers a wonderful growth experience for children. A child may ask a parent to participate in this meal, and if the parents agree, they meet with Pastor for instruction. More formal information is offered in 3rd grade and, if a child hasn’t already communed, they will have First Communion on Maundy Thursday.

"Faith Stepping Stones" is a program that represents special times in the lives of our children as they grow in their Christian faith. The Stepping Stones include: Baptism, Entry into Sunday School, First Bible presentation, First Communion, Entering Confirmation, Confirmation, Entering High School, and High School Graduation.

In the summer, the children have an opportunity for learning more about Bible stories at our Vaca-tion Bible School.

Lutheran Lakeside Camp has different camps that are offered to children and youth during the sum-mer. New last year was a Robotics camp featuring Legos and computers. Also new last year was a special day camp for 3, 4, and 5 year-olds called “God’s Little Sprouts.” Five of our children, a parent from each family, and Pastor attended one morning of that camp this year. We are already planning to attend again next year. Two of our high school youth were camp counselors this year and one youth attended camp as a staff volunteer.

Throughout the year both middle school and high school youth meet for various activities. These could be either a servant activity or a recreational activity. These events offer another medium for Christian growth.

Adults also have several educational opportunities. During the school year, Pastor presents a class on Sunday morning at 9 AM. Topics vary from different religions to books of the Bible to exploration of the church seasons. Choir provides an opportunity for learning through music at 9:15 each Sunday morning.

All women in the church are invited to monthly Bible study on the first Wednesday of each month at 10 AM or the first Thursday at 7 PM. This summer Pastor has done a study in July, and he will do an-other one on August 5 at 10 AM.

Being an Assisting Minister offers an additional learning experience. This opportunity is open to any confirmed member of the congregation. At the present time we have several youth who participate in this role either on Sundays or during the midweek Lenten services.

Christian Education abounds at Augustana! The Christian Education Mission Team would challenge every member—no matter how old—to participate in one of the many faith formation opportunities.

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Birthdays

2 Lynne Rask

3 Mary Kay Richards

Kaylyn Winter

4 Corinne Anderson

5 Ginny Ericson

Dick Sea

6 Jennifer Harry

Terry Turner

7 Lisa Lines

Aaron Peterson

9 Lorene Glant

10 Christopher Bullock

11 Linda Kassis

12 Chase Koons

Marty McGlothlen

14 Josh Midland

Gay Parker

15 William McFall

17 John Krager

18 Mia Hall

Nicole Page

20 Tammy Jennings

Jack Ward

22 Jan Page

25 Spencer Gough

Gloria Hegenbart

27 Steve Trobaugh

28 Marlene Levine

Jane Ward

Kris Whitsel

31 Sophia Manning

Norma Parker

August Celebrations

Wedding Anniversaries

2 Bob & Marge Swanson

3 Terry & Jean Turner

4 Caleb & Kim Christopherson

9 Ryan & Anna Anderson

Brad & Donna Verschoor

22 Skip & Shelia Schossow

24 Darrel & Christi Bullock

Dennis & Lisa Lines

Curt & DeAnn Sales

25 Fred & Shelley Hexom

31 Kevin & Beth Schwaderer

If you see a missing name or in-

correct date, please advise the

office of the correct information.

Baptism Birthdays

1 Brynn Gray

Donna Verschoor

3 Pauline Beales

Sam Sales

11 Beth Schwaderer

22 Elie Iversen

24 Quinn Liberto

25 Pastor David Cox

27 Bob Swanson

28 Brenda Davis

29 Tyler Welp

31 Emily Jennings

August Benevolence The Social Concerns benevo-lence event for August is an in-gathering of school supplies for Irving School. Items needed in-clude: Boxes of crayons (16 or 24 count), thick Crayola markers, large bottles of glue, (no paste, gel, or colored glue), glue sticks, plastic school boxes, 2-pocket folders, spiral notebooks (wide-lined), wide lined note paper (200 count), scissors (Fiskar’s brand), #2 pencils, large erasers, large boxes of Kleenex, Ziploc bags (quart and gallon sizes), package of sticky notes (small and large sizes), and old magazines. (You may also check the listing of items requested at the store for Irving School/Sioux City Elementary schools.)

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Ushers for August Darold Sea (captain), Chris Liberto, Tom Peterson, and Martin Sea.

Altar Guild No one signed up.

Funeral Helpers The following are asked to bake a cake or help in the kitchen for funerals during the month. The Funeral Coordinator will contact you if needed. Angela Iversen, Amy Macfarlane, Mary Madsen, Alicia Trobaugh, and Kris Craighead.

In Memoriam It has please Almighty God to receive unto himself the soul of our sister, Mildred Ruth (Mohan) Peterson on July 13. Her funeral was at Augustana on July 18.

Rest eternal grant her, O Lord.

And let light perpetual shine upon her.

Worship assistants, you are responsible for serving on the day they are scheduled. If you are unable

to serve on a date scheduled, please arrange for a substitute and notify the office so the correct names may be entered in the bulletin.

Sunday, August 2, 2015 Acolyte—Jackson Wynn Greeters—Dick & Alice Sea Assisting Minister—Donna Walsh Communion—Doug Strohbeen and Susie Strohbeen (bread) Technical Assistant—Matt Rixner

Sunday, August 9, 2015 Acolyte—Abby Whitsel Greeters—Ollie & Linda Nygard Assisting Minister—Dick Lindblom Communion Assistants—Abbie Parker and Josh Midland (bread) Eucharistic Ministers—Marian Erickson and Lynne Rask Technical Assistant—Marlene Levine

Sunday, August 16, 2015 Acolyte—Jackson Wynn Greeters—Pauline Beales and Pat Bergstrom Assisting Minister—Dave Madsen Communion Assistants—Deb Fegenbush and Emily Hall (bread) Technical Assistant—Josh Midland

Sunday, August 23, 2015 Acolyte—Nicole McGlothlen Greeters—Judy Swanson and Amy Swenson Assisting Minister—Steve Macfarlane Communion Assistants—Darrel Bullock and Christi Bullock (bread) Eucharistic Ministers—Nancy Van Meter and Phyllis Van Evera Technical Assistant—Zach Plambeck

Sunday, August 30, 2015 Acolyte—Josh Midland Greeters—Skip & Sheila Schossow Assisting Minister—Russ Wooley Communion Assistants—Beth Schwaderer and Marian Erick-son (bread) Technical Assistant—Emily Hall

Sunday September 6, 2015 Acolyte—Abbie Parker Greeters—Marian Ericson and Janice Mohan Assisting Minister—Fred Hexom Communion Assistants—Nicole McGlothlen and Ginny Ericson (bread) Technical Assistant—Spencer Gough

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Confirmation Camp (above) and God’s Little Sprouts (below)

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6 6:00 PM Congregation Council Meeting

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9 11th Sunday after Pentecost

10 Pastor on vacation

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15 Pastor on vacation

16 12th Sunday after Pentecost 2:00 PM Magic Club Pastor on vacation

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30 14th Sunday after Pentecost

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31 9:30 AM Music Staff Meeting

25 10:00 AM Piece Corps 10:30 AM Pastors’ Text Study

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Sunday mornings: 8:00—Holy Communion, 9:00—Adult Education, 10:15—Holy Communion.

August 2015

Augustana Lutheran Church

600 Court St.

Sioux City, IA 51101

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Office hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-1:30 pm The Rev. Del Olivier, Pastor

Phone: 712-255-7694 Diana Wooley, Director of Music

Email: augustana1875@augustanasc.org _____ Organist

Web site: www.augustanasc.org Heidi Graben, Angela Iversen, Shannon Peterson, and Donny Short, Pianists

Facebook: Augustana Lutheran, Sioux City Mark Kochen, Sexton

August 2015 _____ Office Administrator

Summer Schedule:

8:00 Holy Communion Worship

9:00 Adult Education

10:15 Holy Communion Worship

—nursery

—handicap accessible

—free taxi to worship—277-0000

Mission Statements:

Church: A welcoming, caring congre-

gation offering opportunities for wor-

ship, spiritual growth, and fellowship.

We express our faith and love to oth-

ers in the name of Jesus Christ.

Staff: We are called to work together

to enhance the community of Au-

gustana Lutheran Church as we

share our ministry of witnessing to the

living God in Jesus Christ, facilitating

the gifts and talents of people.

Congregation Council:

Deb Fegenbush (2015); Adam

Frisch (2016); Krystal Gough

(2017); Shelley Hexom, Vice Presi-

dent (2016); Jean Huff (2015); Jeff

Levine (2017); Marlene Levine, Sec-

retary; Dick Lindblom, President

(2017); The Rev. Del Olivier, Pastor;

Sheila Schossow (2015); Martin

Sea, (2016); Bob Swanson, Treas-

urer.