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July 2014

“I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” Psalm 122:1

Gathering together to worship God is a joy and a blessing! David writes these words as he continued in his life loving,

praising and worshiping God. In Psalm 122 he appreciates and welcomes the times he can worship God and sing his

praises. In his life of turmoil and strife he had times when he couldn’t or was unable to worship God as he wanted. That

happens sometimes. He speaks of rejoicing as we do when we come to worship as a community of believers.

Here we are almost in July and I wanted to update you on some activities to be thinking about for this fall. I was

approached by some members to consider offering First Communion, or the Sacrament of the Altar, to children younger

than the age of Fifth Grade. This is the practice of many churches. In the past I have offered it to children whose parents

and I both agree that they are ready to participate and to come to the table of Holy Communion. This was approved by the

Church Council. This would require classes and the approval of parents beginning with the First graders and up. Please

talk to me if you are interested in your child having these classes. That will happen in September.

This summer we will be in the process of a New Member classes and welcoming them into the church. When we worship

together as the body of Jesus Christ we strengthen and build each other up as we go through life. Please be in prayer

about those who are in discernment to join or worship with us. This will happen in August.

On August 31st, 2014 our missionaries Patrick and Jacqueline Bencke who serve the church in Kumamoto, Japan on the

island of Kyushu will be visiting and sharing experiences on Sunday morning at worship with a pot luck dinner. Only

one percent of the people are Christian, so witnessing to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ is a HUGE challenge. First

Lutheran helps support the witness of the Bencke's in Japan through our gifts and offerings. Please plan on attending as

we share time together and hear where our mission dollars are going.

Last September we celebrated 25 years in the ELCA by participating in “God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday. We

worshiped together and broke bread, we shared a meal together, and after that we went out into the community to be the

hands and feet of Jesus Christ. This was such a fun day! The plus is that we served. We are planning on making this an

annual activity. It will be our kick-off to the fall activities on September 7th, 2014. Do you see a need in the community

or church you would like us to help with? Please let us know where help is needed and what you would like to do! Then

sign up and plan to attend.

Are you on Facebook? First Lutheran is too! Go to First Lutheran Hinckley ELCA and like us! Also our new Web Page

is up so take a look and browse around at www.flchinckley.org There are pictures, the newsletter is attached and we

hope to have much information for you and all those looking for insight to who we are and what we do here at First

Lutheran Church.

Our Second Community Meal will be served on July 30th! Come and enjoy fellowship and good food. Invite your

friends!

I pray blessings to you on this summer in your work and relaxation!

Your servant in Christ,

Peace,

Pastor Brenda Wicklund

“Jesus said; Let the children come to me”

Mission Trip: Mission Trip plans are being finalized and we are excited for a great trip! Please see full

schedule and keep the youth in your prayers!

Youth will meet after worship on July 13th

to go over last minute details of trip and work on a

few service projects.

Mission Trip Breakfast and Bake Sale: Sunday July 13

th at 8 am

Please come in for a great breakfast of pancakes and egg bakes and support the youth as they

get ready for their mission trip. Everything will be free will offering and used to help cover

costs of trip.

Vacation Bible School: Thank You to all of the volunteers and for everyone who donated for our dinners. We had over

50 kids registered and about 25 volunteers including all of our wonderful teenage helpers. The

week was full of fun songs, bible lessons, games crafts and great food. The theme focused on

Paul and we traveled to Athens to learn about Paul’s Journey with Silas. We had a great turn out

for the closing program so thank you to those who attended.

Valley fair and Feed My Starving Children: August 23

rd -Leave church at 8:00 return approximately around midnight.

Cost is $30, we will be bringing food for lunch and dinner. Sign up in Narthex.

Still need volunteers to help drive and chaperone

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. Set an example for the believers in what you say, how you live, how you love and what you believe” Timothy 4: 12

2014 Mission Trip – YOUTH WORKS CHICAGO

July 18th -25th

July 18th

– pack vans and prayers 8:30 am

Arrive in Wisconsin Dells for day of fellowship and fun

July 19th – Chicago – sight seeing

July 20th

– attend worship in Chicago, sightseeing – Head to youth works site

July 24th

– 29th

Follow Youth works schedule –

7:30 am Breakfast-meet in breakfast area dressed and ready

8:15-8:30 am Personal Devotions/Quiet Time to Prepare for the Day

8:30-9:30 am Entire Group Gathers for Prayer, music and message

9:30 am Depart for Work Ministry Sites

Noon Lunch at Site

1:00 pm Work at Ministry Sites

3:34 pm Cleanup the Work Ministry Sites

4:00-4:30 pm Debrief

4:30 pm Adult Leaders` Meet

5:00-6:00 pm Dinner and Cleanup

6:00-10:00 pm Evening Activity (as a whole group)

10:00-11:00 pm Church Group Time

11:00-11:30 pm Free Time/Prepare for Bed

11:30 pm Lights Out

Youth participants Nicole Smith Courtney Bloom TJ Johnson Kyle Nicholson

Nikki Mans Abby Engelstad Cayla Gorsegner Chayne Dunkley

Erika Winter Bridget Reamer Ty Knudson Kally Ferguson

Cody Dunkley Mason Ferguson Jenny Richards

Gavyn O’Donnell Cade Thurner Trevor Johnson

Leaders Mindy Johnson, Shawn O’Donovan and Matt Bloom

Congratulations to Courtney Bloom who took 2nd (overall in the Girls

Section 7A golf tournament and is going to state!! Isaac Engelstad and Laken

Lymburner (Ace) all had a good meet as well.

Congratulations to the Jaguar baseball team individuals who were honored

for various achievements. All Conference Selections: Cody Dunkley;

Team Awards; Versatility Award: T.J. Johnson, Rookie of the Year:

Trevor Johnson, and Batting Average Leader: Cody Dunkley

Congratulations to Gavyn O’Donnell for being selected

“Athlete of the Week.” Good Job!

First Lutheran Church Graduates

Cody Baran, Isaac Engelstad, Nicole Smith, Nikki Mans, Courtney Conway and Pastor Brenda

Cody with Betty Reiter who made Courtney with Elaine Jensen who made

and present his quilt. and presented her quilt.

Ann Mans who made and presented quilts Isaac Engelstad (not pictured is his quilt

To Nicole Smith and Nikki Mans. maker and presenter Diane Ausmus)

Vacation Bible School

Athens

Crafts Music

Games Youth in their togas

Lesson time Crafts

Youth End of Year Party

Remember if you cannot serve, to please find your own substitute. Thank You!

July 2014

Lector Assistant Acolyte Element

Presenters

Coffee

Servers

2 Wed.

(Green)

Youth Madison Nelson

6 Sun.

(Green)

Diane Ausmus Todd White Trevor Johnson

Elijah Currie

Dennis & Colleen

Volden

Linda Libra

9Wed.

(Green)

Youth Kally Ferguson

13 Sun.

(Green)

Christie Dunkley Diane Ausmus Ashley Golly Youth

16 Wed.

(Green)

Youth Jada Williams

20 Sun.

(Green)

Linda Libra Elliott Golly Cayla Gorsegner

Allie Miller

Jim & Diane

Ausmus

Koch’s

23 Wed.

(Green)

Youth Bryce Cheese

27 Sun.

(Green)

Chuck Mans Robin Hendrix Ashley Golly Peggy Smith

30 Wed.

(Green)

Youth Ty Knudson/Klar

Weddings: Unity in holy Matrimony on Saturday, June 28th were Peggy Jerry and Wayne Cessna

with Pastor Brenda officiating. We pray for God’s blessing upon these relationships. May they grow

together each day in the love of Christ.

We express our Christian sympathy to the family of Audrey Ellstrom.

While we mourn with them, we also celebrate the resurrection hope that we

have through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Greeters

July 6-Christy & Jack Koch

July 13-Evelyn & Harry

Remley

July 20-

July 27-Sharol & Dennis

Huggett

Altar Guild

Deby Volk Gracie Edin

All Board Meeting

Devotions and Coffee

Stewardship

July 28

7 pm

Counters

Tom Lymburner

Gerald Souer

Hinckley Food Shelf

Please remember that

the food shelf really needs our help

during the summer months, when the

children are home for the summer.

.

Prayer Concerns ~ Jean Lyon, Justin McConnell & Lindsey (his fiancée, Terry

McConnell and Walter Lundberg’s grandson) and a family of 5 who lost everything in

a fire in Oak Grove, Cole Hudson and his family (Scott & Sarah Mitchell’s nephew),

Diane Bohn, Carol Goddard, Rev. Karl Lunder, Dorothy Rosberg (LaDonna Lyon’s

mother), Sandy Chartrand (Kelle O’Donnell’s Aunt),Tim Johnson (Jeannie Kester’s niece’s

husband), Lynne Baldridge (friend of Elaine Jensen), Ron Bonn (Jill Bonn’s husband)), Patty

Howell, LaVerne Wahl (Patty Sweeny’s uncle), Leona Sewall, Bill Loomis, Dorothy Svendsen, Jack Saffell (Joe

Cappuccino’s brother-in-law), Dick Larson; Gail Golleberg (friend of Terry McConnell and Walter Lundberg), Kennedy

Allen, David Zehms (brother of Joyce Seegebarth),Toni Sweep (daughter of Ed LaVictoire), Steve Dazenski (brother of

Kathy Thompson), Amber Rose Kordiak, Harry Remley, Mark Brune, Diane Erickson, Paige Denton, Spencer Schwartz,

Scott Mitchell Bencke. For our members in care facilities ~Ed and Gloria LaVictoire, Jean Martinson, Stella Merisko,

Faye Nelson, Leona Sewall, and Luella Willert. For firefighters, EMT’s, those who serve to protect Policemen and

women and military ~ Elliott Golly, Bryan Gorsegner, Greg Pardun ,Kevin Ausmus, Scott Grice, Patrick Ellstrom, Matt

Ausmus, Charlene Hebert, Steve Jensen, Brian Lewis, Steven Lewis, Matthew Lyseth, David Remley, Michael Schultz,

Jerry Seegebarth, and Daniel Witta. For all of God’s people, especially the homeless, hungry and un-employed. For

world peace. For our missionaries Jacqueline and Patrick Bencke.

July

7/1 Ashley Golly 7/16 Barbara Palmer 7/23 Kathy Kuusisto

Sharol Huggett Samantha Palmer Donald Peterson

Pastor Karl Lunder 7/19 Brody Bork Ashley Thompson

7/2 Julie Thom Justin Zaudtke Shelly Thurner

Elliott Golly 7/20 Jim Ausmus Josh Zaudtke

7/3 Scott Jindra Dwaine Palmer 7/27 Alex Hagman

Lindsey Hatch Michael Schultz Malachi Sill

Jean Martinson Kyle Thomas 7/28 Chayne Dunkley

Sarah Sill Shadel Nelson 7/29 Marina Vork

7/5 Amanda Stephenson 7/22 Liz Kroschel 7/30 Haley Erickson

7/7 Jesse Mans Harry Remley* Shannon Kreger

7/11 Carol Goddard Jerry Shoberg 7/31 Avery Degerstrom

7/12 Cassidy Dunkley Zachery Hatch Gail Wells

7/13 Jackson Klopf

*Octogenarians

Please let us know if there are any corrections or additions. Thank

You!

Out to Lunch Bunch at Hong Kong Restaurant in Cloquet.

Freida, Pastor, Ethel, Arnie, Carol, Gail, Fern, Mariana and Doris.

Out To Lunch Bunch

Pease Café, Pease

10:30

July 17th This is a new place for us but I know

you’ll enjoy . The cook is Fern

Mettling’s daughter and Pastor Brenda’s

sister.

Faith Circle stated an ongoing mission project for each month. We ask

members to join us and bring Granola Bars during the month of July for homeless packets. There will be a basket on the table in the narthex. Thank You.

Thank you for the donations for the food stand: Joe Cappuccino for a fridge; Chuck and Loretta Sprado for a grill; Jim and Diane Ausmus for a fridge for the church; and to Jim Ausmus and Dennis Volden for picking up and delivering these items.

Thank you especially to Kathy Thompson, who has worked so hard on the new website and to Donna Martin for her help.

Our Congregation through their generous spirit raised a total of $325 for the Food Shelf “Summer Lunch Program”. Thank you so much from the Stewardship Board

and the Food Shelf.

A great big thank you to Pastor Brenda and all the people who prayed for me and the visits, phone calls, cards, food, and gifts. It was very much appreciated. God Bless you. Love, Ellie

2014 Southern Gospel Music Concerts June 7-August 30

6:30 pm

First Presbyterian Church, Hinckley See bulletin board in hallway for schedule

A freewill offering will be received

Thank you to everyone who donated items for VBS, helped with teaching, helpers and kitchen staff. Without you we could not spread God’s word to the youth of our community. The Holy Spirit is truly at work at First Lutheran. Thank you again.

Thank you to all who donated items for the Garage Sale and those who help organize and worked at the sale. It was greatly appreciated.

“Every day they continue to meet together in the temple courts.

They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and

sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.”

Acts 2:46-47

With this in mind, the Stewardship Board is in

the process of planning a Free Community Meal

and Farmer Market, which will take place on the

last Wednesday of the month in July and August

from 5:30 until 7 pm. for all of you gardeners out

there, we are asking you plant a few extra plants in your garden so you are able to

donate to our meal and the farmers market. We will also be collecting favorite

recipes using these vegetables from the garden. If you have a recipe to share, please

contact Amy Tvedt at amytvedt@yahoo.com or 320-384-7967. Thank you!

Corn and Clover Carnival

July 11th & 12th

Please help our youth by signing up for a shift at the food

stand during carnival. They can not do

this all alone. The money will help the

youth for the this year’s Mission Trip to Chicago and next

year’s National Mission Trip to Detroit. The sign up board is

on the bulletin board next to the office. You can also help by

using your designated envelope for the carnival in your

offering box. Thank you!

Mission Statement:

We are called by God to grow in faith together,

sharing Christ’s love with each other and our community.

First Lutheran Church Council Minutes- May14, 2014 I. Meeting called to order by Chair Dennis Volden.

Present: Rick Kroschel, Dennis Volden, Carol Goddard, Scott Jensen, Wendy Reamer and Don

Peterson.

Absent: Tom Lymburner, Gerald Souers, Nicole Smith, Robin Hendrix

Also Present: Pastor Brenda. Mindy arrived at the end of the meeting

II. Open Devotions: Rick Kroschel June: Robin Hendrix

III. Officer Reports:

A. Secretary’s Minutes of the April Meeting were not approved as read. Corrections to Secretary’s report

are as follows: Nicole Smith and Jill had attended the meeting. Scott Jensen was absent. Motioned by

Rick/seconded by Carol.

B. Treasurer’s report was approved by Scott/seconded by Don. There was much discussion regarding this report

as the council has been seeing a drop in the last two years which is concerning. Expenses are over budget as of

right now yet Jill stated it is only 1% over budget and that is because we paid off items in the first quarter that will

last all year long so it will catch up. Examples are the Audit review and Service Contracts which were paid in

January for the whole year. Financial Secretary was given 20 hours to update the web page. Discussions on

Furnace fund raising as the chart has not been updated. Dennis stated the council has failed this task and Jill will

assume the responsibility to update the chart. General fund is in the red. Council discussed what we can do and

how we need to watch this fund and people may have to wait to be paid until there is money in there. The

delegate meeting was increased as it was moved from the Grand Rapids church to Breezy Point which put us way

over budget. Jill has fixed the maturity dates and the interest fund is almost to $500.00 slowly increasing.

IV. Counters: June: Elliott Golly and Dennis Volden July: Tom Lymburner and Gerald Souer.

Still concerns with the counting as we have been off yet the bank is calling Dennis Volden right away to discuss

what they found to be incorrect. All is being reconciled and this last time was in our favor.

V. Board Reports: See reports There was a motion by Rich to do a community Dinner and seconded by Carol. The

Stewardship board will do their own fundraising.

VI. Old Business:

A. Personal committee: Happy to hear Brenda has weekly staff meetings with all employees and Dennis has met

with all except Diane.

B. Property board – 4 new chairs for the office were donated by Wendy Reamer and her work. See attached

notes that lay out the details of the updates that are wished for. Using the parsonage money to do the

updates. Came to $53,000.00. Need to hold a church meeting. Scott will speak at church to bring people up to

speed and the need to for them to attend the meeting to discuss the updates presented. Piano has been

asked to be purchased. Vacuums – only one working and could not fix the other one. Motioned by

Don/seconded by Scott to purchase a new vacuum for up to $200.00 and to take the money out of the interest

fund.

VII. New Business:

A. Carnival Stand will be housed by the Youth this year as a fundraising event for the Mission Trip. Fee’s have

already been paid and Colleen will be assisting with the set up.

B. Left over lumber – do we wait until fall and then set out and say free will donation to take? This was tabled

until next month.

C. God’s work our hands – Boards need to think about what to do for outreach and bring back to the council

ideas.

VIII. Director of Youth and Family Report: VBS June 9th – 13

th – Theme is Athens Need helpers

IX. Pastor’s report: God’s work our hands – she would like to see the boards to think what to do for outreach and

bring ideas back to council.

X. Motion to adjourn by Scott seconded by Rick.

Respectfully submitted by Wendy Reamer

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