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Messenger Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
November 2013
Vo lume XXV, I s sue 11
Pam Carlson 1
Music & Worship 2
Youth 4
Education 5
Worship Assistants 7
Calendar 8
Africa Sunday 9
Fellowship 10
Prayers 14 Meet the Congregation 15
Thrivent Event 13
In s ide th i s i s sue :
Upcoming Event s
November 3 All Saints Sunday November 9 Smooth Jazz &
Other Razzmatazz November 10 Africa Sunday November 12 C o n g r eg a t i o n a l
Conversation November 22 Sr. High Lock-in November 27 T h a n k s g i v i n g
Worship & Pie Social
Pam Car l son
God Speaks to Us in Scripture, Preaching and Song
A s your Cantor, my job is to tend to the “song” in our life together as a community of worshippers. Even though I direct several choirs, the
song I spend the most time on is congregational song. This involves the musical parts of the liturgy, the Psalms and the hymns. A few weeks ago, Pastor Tom asked some of the staff what brought them joy in daily life and in the life of Mount Calvary. What brings me great joy at Mount Calvary is hearing all of your voices lifted in song. (I especially love when we have one service, like Thanksgiving Eve or Lessons and Carols, and we are all together in one place at the same time.) Your singing carries me to another place. A soloist can be amazing to listen to, but that is not the same as having everyone inhaling and exhaling together, setting their vocal chords in vibration together and producing a sound that we believe is lifted somewhere in the spheres. And amazingly, we believe God hears us! I always think we are like the “Whos” in “Whoville,” and God is listening for us like Horton the Elephant in the Dr. Seuss book, “Horton Hears a Who”. I also love to imagine the link we have with the angels. Pythagoras (570 BC –495 BC) first started talking about the celestial spheres producing sounds in numerical proportions to show us there is cosmic harmony. Eventually Christian theology adapted these ideas and transferred them to the Christian heaven. God has a rapport with humans in song. The angels are part of the celestial spheres proclaiming at Jesus’ birth, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace among people with whom God is pleased!” Luke 2:14. Today, we are still singing this song with countless churches around the world on a weekly basis. There is such a great variety of music to enjoy and love which moves us deeply. There is music that is great to dance to, to listen to someone else perform, to belt out when we want to be crazy, to hum along with, etc. But every time I consider which hymns we should sing on a Sunday morning, I think, “Will this work well as a congregation singing together? Is this a hymn that reaches into our memory bank of hymns from the past? Is this a hymn that just might be in our young people’s memory bank in another 20 years?” It is arrogant to throw away the past and think poets and musicians have nothing to teach us about God and faith from the Middle Ages, Early America, the 1900s, etc. We also have witnesses from all over the world giving us new song and life. We need to include those voices in our memory bank. There are new poets and musicians giving us relevant language for
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Give
Thanks
Pam Car l son Con ’ t
Dei in St. Paul on a Sunday morning. On the other hand, I love using a variety of instruments to enhance worship. I dreamt about synthesizers last night! Piano is very useful for Black Gospel. Guitars and other percussion add to Hispanic and African music, etc. Let's use it all to add to the music of the spheres! My greatest joy would be for everyone to experience the feeling of abandon when you come into worship in song. Sing with your whole heart, and don’t feel like you are alone. Let the sound carry your voice along with your neighbor and with the heavenly hosts, praising God and saying, “Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory!” Pam Carlson [email protected]
today. It is hard to know which hymns and liturgy will be around in 20 or 100 years, but we do our best in selecting texts and music that we hope will have lasting power.
W hat is involved with singing? When we sing,
we inhale, filling our chest. Our diaphragm raises, and we set our vocal chords in motion so they vibrate in varying lengths according to the different pitches we want to produce! Similarly, a pipe organ can be described as a big box of whistles. Each pipe sits on top of a hollow wind chest that is filled with compressed air provided by a bellows or blower. (Smithsonian Magazine) One of the reasons the pipe organ has been the principal i ns t rumen t f o r l ead ing congregational song since 900 A.D. is because the organ produces sound closer to the human body than any other instrument. An 8-foot length of pipe shaped to become a
(Continued from page 1) “principal” matches the human voice when singing middle C. When an organ is designed for a w o r s h i p p i n g s p a c e , dimensions, angles, wood, brick and carpet surfaces all are taken into consideration. Once an organ is installed in the space, the pipes are again tweaked to give it the best sound quality. This cannot be done ahead of time in the shop. It happens with ears responding to the sound. Sometimes this takes months of listening to figure out. There are other instruments that use wind and tubing (pipes) that are lovely to sing with —trumpets, flutes, oboes, strings — but it would get quite expensive hiring an orchestra every Sunday to accompany hymns! The pipe organ has all of those sounds, plus the unique “principals” at the fingertips of one person. It is too hard to describe what an organ can do to encourage your voice. You really need to experience it l ive. Visit Augustana Lutheran in West St. Paul, Bethlehem Lutheran in south Minneapolis, or Gloria
Smooth Jazz and Other Razzmatazz Saturday, November 9
7:00 p.m. Sit back and enjoy the smooth sounds of the Seven Half Trio. Interspersed throughout the evening will be various musicians from Mount Calvary performing a variety of music. The concert is a time for the Mount Calvary community to enjoy some music together and to raise funds for our future pipe organ through a freewill offering. The evening will be emceed by Sam Gerth with commentary by Debbie Nickell and Melissa Arbuckle. Family, friends, neighbors are all invited for an enjoyable evening!
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Mus i c & Worsh ip
November Music Schedule
8:15 9:30 10:45 Nov. 3 Sanctuary Sanctuary Alleluia
Nov. 10 CC Bells CC Bells/ROL ROL
Nov. 17 Solo Sanctuary Youth
Nov.24 Solo Sanctuary Joy
Nov. 27 7:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Eve
Joy, Alleluia, Youth, Alumni, Sanctuary, Brass
(Pie Social following service)
Special Worship Services Sunday, November 3 All Saints Sunday. Votive candles will be lit in remembrance
of loved ones who have died in the past year.
Sunday, November 10 Africa Sunday. In worship we will be singing African hymns, playing instruments, and adding elements from our travels to Tanzania and the Cameroon.
Wednesday, November 27 Thanksgiving Eve worship will be at 7:00 p.m. with a pie social following. We will be helping our local food shelf, the Eagan/Lakeville Resource Center, by collecting cans of TUNA. Tuna is an excellent source of protein and an item that the food shelf is always in need of. Let’s see how many tuna cans we can collect that evening!
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Youth
Sunday, November 3 Senior High Mentor Event - Service Project at the Lewis House 11:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. This event is for senior high youth and their mentor. Please meet in the
Fireside Room and bring $5 for lunch. Wear clothes suitable for playing outside with the children who live at the Lewis House.
Sunday, November 10 Junior and Senior High Summer Adventure Trip Meeting 11:45 a.m. This meeting is for all current 6th – 12th graders interested in going on the
trips next summer and their parents. Both group trips will be at Green Lake Bible Camp during the week of July 20-25. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall for more information on this fun week!
Sunday, November 17 11th Grade Milestone - Managing your Money Faithfully 9:30-10:30 a.m. 11th graders and their parents will meet in the Fireside Room at 9:30 for
the class which will be taught by Pastor Rome and Cindy Drahos. Then everyone will attend the 10:45 worship service where the students will receive a blessing and a gift of a flash drive with money management tools.
Sunday, November 17 7th-8th Grade Service Event 11:45 a.m. We will be participating in a service project. We will return to church at
2:30 p.m. Please bring $5 for pizza. Friday, November 22 - Senior High Lock-In at Church Saturday, November 23 This event is for all 9th-12th graders. Look for more information on the Youth and Family board. Wednesday, November 27 Young Adults at Thanksgiving Eve Pie Social Gather after 7 p.m. worship to connect and reconnect over pie in the Fellowship Hall Tuesday, December 3 Young Adult Night 7 p.m. Meet at Old Chicago in Eagan Sunday, December 15 Caroling for Mount Calvary Shut-ins All Youth in 4th-12th grades mark your calendars! Following the 10:45 a.m. worship service we will be caroling for the Mount
Calvary shut ins. Look for more information on the Youth and Family board. Parents and siblings welcome!
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Educa t ion
Sunday School begins at 9:25 a.m. November 3 - Sunday school children will finish their rotation on the 10 Commandments. November 10 - Worship Young service November 17 - The children will be learning more about Mary. Bible Memory verse: I am
God’s Servant. Luke 1:38
Worship Young - Africa November 10 9:30 a.m.
Sunday school children attend this service with their families. Sunday school for the day is attending the Worship Young service in the Sanctuary! The most important part of raising a child in the faith is the family worshiping together. A family that worships together is the highest determinant of children attending church as adults. Worshiping together teaches children how to participate in worship, demonstrates that it is important to the whole family, and gives the family a shared experience of God.
Special Worship Young experiences are planned for the following dates: December 8, February 2, March 9
Birth to Age 3 Sunday School November 3 9:30 a.m.
A parent/child Sunday school class designed for children from birth – age 3. Expecting parents and grandparents are welcome, too! The class begins as a large group and then parents separate for a special talk time (in same room with kids, but another area) while kids are busy being entertained. Join this lively class at 9:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room on the following Sundays:
December 1, January 12, February 16, March 2, April 6 and May 4
Education Hour 9:30 a.m. Fireside Room
November 3: Birth – age 3 Sunday School November 10: Africa Sunday Celebration November 17: 11th Grade Milestone Class – Money Matters November 24: 3rd Grade Milestone Class – Bibles
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Educa t ion Con . t
F3: Friends, Faith and Fun (6th graders) November 3: Help with Birth – age 3 Sunday school class November 10: Worship Young worship assistants November 17: Speaker: Beth Moran, Mount Calvary member; Ministry to Special Needs Children November 24: Bowling Trip We will be leaving church at 9:30 a.m. and go to Cedarvale Lanes in
Eagan and bowl two games. We will return to church at 11:30 a.m. Cost for the event is $7.00. If you haven’t already completed a trip permission form this year, a form will need to be filled out and returned before you can participate in this event. Forms are located on the Education/Youth and Family bulletin board.
11th Grade Money Matters Milestone Class Sunday, November 17
9:30 a.m.
Youth and their parents will learn and experience together how we follow Jesus by developing healthy money management habits through setting goals, making a plan, developing a habit and sharing their success. This class will equip youth and parents with real-life lessons in money management. Led by Pastor Rome and Mount Calvary member, Cindy Drahos. At the 10:45 a.m. worship service, the youth will receive a blessing and a gift of a flash drive with money management tools.
3rd Grade Bible Milestone Ministry Class Sunday, November 24
9:30 a.m.
Children and parents together will learn how to read and study the Bible. The class will be led by Ryan Jerome, Luther Seminary Intern for Children, Youth and Family Ministry. During the 10:45 a.m. worship service, the children will receive a blessing and their own Bible.
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November Worship Assistants
USHERS 8:15 9:30 10:45
Terry Lackas (3,17,24) Tom Jordan Ron Hobot Betty Lackas (3,17,24) Cathy Severson Ann Hobot Matt Priebe Denny Severson Ray Hobot
GREETERS 8:15 9:30 10:45
Farolyn Gehring (3,17) Morrie Henjum (3,17,24) Wegener Family (3,17) Jane Swenson (10,24) Brenda Tollefson (10) Stephanie & Ryan Hobot (10) Le & Roxane Carson (24)
READERS 8:15 9:30 10:45
Tamara Anderson (3) Tamara Anderson (3) Grace Pitzl (3) Bonnie Tranby (10) Theo Tollefson (10) Emma Buddecke (10) Bruce Olson (17,24) Christine Codner (17,24) Nick Schatz (17) Shelly Meinhardt (24)
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS 8:15 9:30 10:45
Tamara Anderson (3) Tamara Anderson (3) Stephanie Hobot (3,10) Karen Abrahamson (3) Karen Abrahamson (3) Ryan Hobot (3,10) Becky Swanson (10) Theo Tollefson (10) Nick Schatz (17) Jane Tveite (10) Ryan Codner (10) Adam Arbuckle (17) Elwood Ochsner (17,24) Christine Codner (17,24) Le Carson (24) Terri Ochsner (17,24) Janine Hudson (17,24) Roxane Carson (24) ALTAR SERVICE
Christine Codner, Marie Kvistero, Charlotte & Dennis Wolfgram
RECORDING THE SERVICE
Nov. 3 Jeff Schuette Nov. 10 Dan Gilbertson Nov. 17 Tim Wegener Nov. 24 Elwood Ochsner
WELCOME DESK
Nov. 3 Marianne Adelmann Nov. 10 Stephanie Hansen Nov. 17 Marlys Peterson Nov. 24 Shirlee Klang
ASSISTING MINISTER
Nov. 3 Rebecca Gierok Nov. 10 Janet Thompson Nov. 17 Lexie Sorensen Nov. 24 Alanna Teragawa
BREAD MAKER
Nov. 3 Jennifer Crowder Nov. 10 Darcy Schatz Nov. 17 Helen Joy Hilsen Nov. 24 Jessica Stone
COFFEE CLEAN UP
Nov. 3 Wolfgram Family Nov. 10 Bohm Family Nov. 17 Pedersen Family Nov. 24 Ruth Gempler
COUNTERS
Nov. 3 Codner/Jerzak Nov. 10 Borrowman/Struble Nov. 17 Dahn/Severson Nov. 24 Augdahl/Felt
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Globa l Soc i a l
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305 31 1 10:00 AM Yoga
2 9:00 AM Craft Sale
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Blood Pressure Check 8:15 AM Worship 9:25 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Birth - age 3 SS 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 AM Worship 11:45 AM Sr. High Mentor Event
4 10:00 AM God's Children Sing 11:30 AM Yoga 6:00 PM TOPS 6:30 PM Yoga 7:15 PM Calvary Carillons
5 9:30 AM Staff Planning Meeting 6:00 PM Property Team 7:00 PM Eve Circle
6 5:00 PM RING 5:00 PM Youth Choir 5:15 PM Fellow-ship Supper 6:00 PM Confirmation 6:00 PM Parent Share 6:00 PM Praise/Joy/ Alleluia Choirs 7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir 7:15 PM ROL
7 8:30 AM Quilters 9:00 AM Crafters 9:00 AM Sharing & Caring 10:15 AM Yoga 5:30 PM Community Meals 6:30 PM Yoga
8 9 7:00 PM Smooth Jazz & Other Razzmatazz
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Africa Sunday 8:15 AM Worship 9:30 AM Worship Young 10:45 AM Worship 11:45 AM Jr & Sr High Trip Meeting 4:30 PM Thrivent Event
11 Messenger Articles Due 10:00 AM God's Children Sing 11:30 AM Yoga 6:00 PM TOPS 6:30 PM Yoga 7:00 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry 7:00 PM Warm Up America 7:15 PM Calvary Carillons
12 9:30 AM Hannah Circle 11:00 AM Staff Meeting 6:00 PM Congregational Conversation
13 5:00 PM RING 5:00 PM Youth Choir 5:15 PM Fellow-ship Supper 6:00 PM Confirmation Stu-dents & Parents 6:00 PM Praise/Joy/ Alleluia Choirs 7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir 7:15 PM ROL
14 8:30 AM Quilters 9:00 AM Crafters 9:00 AM Sharing & Caring 10:15 AM Yoga 5:30 PM Community Meals 6:30 PM Yoga 7:00 PM Calvary's Cameras
15 16 7:30 AM Men's Breakfast
17 8:15 AM Worship 9:25 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM 11th Grade Milestone 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 AM Worship 11:45 AM 7th & 8th Grade Service Event
18 10:00 AM God's Children Sing 11:30 AM Yoga 6:00 PM TOPS 6:00 PM Vermillion Townhome 6:30 PM Yoga 7:00 PM Mount Calvary Reads 7:15 PM Calvary Carillons
19 11:00 AM Staff Meeting 6:30 PM Council Meeting
20 5:00 PM RING 5:00 PM Youth Choir 5:15 PM Fellow-ship Supper 6:00 PM Confirmation 6:00 PM Parent Share 6:00 PM Praise/Joy/ Alleluia Choirs 7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir 7:15 PM ROL
21 8:30 AM Quilters 9:00 AM Sharing & Caring 10:15 AM Yoga 11:00 AM Keystone 5:30 PM Community Meals 6:30 PM Yoga
22 Sr. High Lock-In
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24 Christ the King 8:15 AM Worship 9:25 AM 6th Grade Trip 9:25 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Third Grade Bibles 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 AM Worship
25 10:00 AM God's Children Sing 11:30 AM Yoga 6:00 PM TOPS 6:30 PM Yoga
26 11:00 AM Staff Meeting
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7:00 PM Thanks-giving Worship & Pie Social
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Afr i c a Sunday
Africa Sunday November 10
Join us in worship on November 10 for Africa Sunday. During all services there will be African music and presentations by the Global Social Team on African Ministries in Tanzania and Cameroon. In addition, during the 9:30 Worship Young service there will be hands on activities for the children. In the Fireside Room there will be displays of African artwork and items that Mount Calvary members have acquired during visits to Tanzania and Cameroon. Several Mount Calvary members who have traveled to Tanzania will be there to talk about their experiences and answer any questions you might have about the people, customs or about traveling to Tanzania. We will highlight the many different ways Mount Calvary grows in community and service with our companion congregation in Tanzania. Please join us in celebrating and learning more about how your mission dollars make a difference in the lives of others half a world away. November 10 is also the last day to contribute to the ELCA Malaria Campaign. Thank you for your gifts to purchase mosquito nets to help prevent malaria. So far we have received enough donations to purchase over 250 nets. Check the display in the Narthex to either buy a colored mosquito for $1 or write a check to the ELCA Malaria Campaign. You can also give online at http://www.elca.org/Our-Faith-In-Action/Responding-to-the-World/ELCA-Malaria-Campaign.aspx More details are by the display . Global Social Ministries Committee
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Minnesota Marriage Legislation and Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
Minnesota Council of Churches’ Respectful Conversation
Tuesday, November 12
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Fireside Room
Please join the Minnesota Council of Churches, the Mount Calvary Church Council, and fellow members for an evening of respectful conversation concerning the Freedom to Marry Legislation. This will be a moderated conversation which provides members of our congregation the opportunity to discuss the ramifications of the State’s recent legislation on our life together. All are welcome and invited.
Fe l lowsh ip
Thanksgiving Eve Worship and Pie Social
Wednesday, November 27
7 p.m.
W e gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing and to give thanks for all the gifts we share. Our God is a generous God! Please join us for festive worship at 7 p.m.
Following worship we will move to the Fellowship Hall for pie! As our blessings are in great abundance, so is the variety of pies! Please sign up at the Welcome Desk if you would be willing to bring a pie. (Please cut your pie before bringing it to church.) We also need helpers to serve and clean up. You can sign up to help by bringing a pie or helping to serve that evening by:
1. Going to this link and signing up on-line www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080445A5AB2AA57-20131
2. Sign up on a Sunday morning at church 3. Contact Wendy Lane at [email protected] or 651-454-2344.
Everyone is welcome! Bring friends and family! And don’t forget your can of tuna for the Eagan/Lakeville Resource Center.
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Calvary's Cameras
Thursday, November 14
7:00 p.m. Did you know that Mount Calvary has a photography group? We meet monthly at church and are totally non-competitive, we just like to encourage and inspire each other to use our cameras and improve our picture taking abilities. We bring our photos in digitally on a flash drive and share them with each other. We will be meeting next on: Our themes are: Uncomfortable situations. This can mean uncomfortable for you, the photographer, uncomfortable
for your subject(s), uncomfortable for your viewing audience, etc. Product placement. Have fun exploring ways to put "products" in a photo (a can of coke, a vehicle symbol, a clothing brand, etc) either obviously or subtly.
As always, bring in any photos you'd like to share! or just come to observe. Any questions or want to hear more about this group, contact Wendy Lane at [email protected] or 651-454-2344 (ext 14).
Fe l lowsh ip Con ’ t
November 6 (Beyer) Pizza Tot Casserole Orange Fluff Salad
Veggie Tray Dessert
November 13 (Severson) Southwest Chicken & Rice
Chips & Salsa Romaine Salad with Avocado Dressing
Dessert
November 20 (Moss) Cheeseburger Soup Spinach Apple Salad
French Bread Dessert
November 27 NO Meal ‐ Thanksgiving
Serving Hours 5:15 ‐ 6:30 p.m.
Prices Adults: $5.50 Children: $3.00
Family Maximum ‐ $17
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Fe l lowsh ip Con ’ t
Mount Calvary Reads November 18
7 p.m.
“The Lemon Tree” by Sandy Tolan Everyone is welcome to join us. For more information, contact Marianne Adelmann.
Eve Circle Tuesday, November 5
7:00 p.m. Fireside Room
1 Kings 17:12 The widow of Zarephath, a poor woman, is called to aid the prophet, Elijah, with her last bit of food and is surprised by a miracle. She reminds us that what little we have is sometimes all that we need. Contact Marianne Adelmann (651-452-1007) for more information.
Hannah Circle Tuesday, November 19
9:30 a.m. Fellowship Hall
Hostesses: Betty Lackas & Karen Noss
Bible Study Leader: Vonnie Zeller
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Join either group as they meet new & interesting women of the Bible.
Mount Calvary Women One Day Craft Sale Annual Fundraiser
Saturday, November 2 9:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Ascension Lutheran Church
1801 E. Cliff Road, Burnsville
Unique hand-crafted items made by congregation members and the Mount Calvary Crafters group will be featured. All proceeds will benefit local and global missions and special projects at Mount Calvary.
Crafts from many local vendors
Lunch is served
Contact Karen Flood with questions
Start a new Thanksgiving tradition— TUNA!
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More Oppor tun i t i e s
THRIVENT MEMBERS
Help Support Mount Calvary through their THRIVENT CHOICE program. Thrivent Choice is a charitable grant program that allows eligible members to recommend where Thrivent Financial will distribute a portion of its charitable grant funds (Choice Dollars). Mount Calvary has been a recipient of these dollars for the past 3 years and has received over $8000 because our members have directed their Choice Dollars to Mount Calvary. If you direct your Choice Dollars to Mount Calvary between October 1 and November 30, 2013, Thrivent Choice will DOUBLE those choice dollars (up to $15 million for churches across the country). To direct your dollars to Mount Calvary, go to Thrivent.com/thriventchoice, or call 1-800-Thrivent (1-800-847-4836) and say, “Thrivent Choice.”
Thrivent Choice Event Sunday, November 10
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Mount Calvary Fellowship Hall
Join us for this informational event. We’ll discuss: What is Thrivent Choice? Who is eligible to participate and how? How Choice Dollars grant funds can benefit
organizations that matter most to you. A complimentary dinner will be served following the event thanks to the event sponsorship by the Northern Dakota County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. To reserve your spot, contact Audrey Gilman at 651-738-1767 or [email protected] by November 6.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE November 10, 17 and 24
Benefitting our local community via: Eagan Resource Center and Lincoln Place. “The Holiday Shoppe” is a program started by an individual from our community which benefits the Eagan Resource Center clients. Items collected range from household items to personal items. This is a once a year program where clients can pick out an item for themselves and family members to help celebrate the holidays.
The Lincoln Place, located just down the street on the corner on Cedar Grove Parkway and Gold Trail, offers a permanent supportive housing program for young adults ages 18 to 24 that are homeless and/or disabled, and is designed to increase self-sufficiency and decrease the risk of future homelessness. Items collected for these young adults range from personal items to household items. The Giving Tree will work the same as in previous years. On it, you will find tags that you can choose from with specific items listed. Choose the tags, shop for those items, and return your UNWRAPPED items, with the tags attached, to the box by the tree. The Giving Tree will be ready on Sunday, November 10th and will be available throughout November. Please return your unwrapped gifts to church by December 3rd. Questions? Contact Wendy Lane at 651-454-2344 (ext 14) or [email protected].
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STAFF:
Tom Jenkins Lead Pastor Jen Rome Pastor for Children Youth & Family Pam Carlson Cantor NaDyne Glidden Administrator Wendy Lane Ministry Coordinator Jane Mollman Education Coordinator Margaret Stachour Secretary
Dave Beyer Maintenance Service Technician Denise Beyer Bookkeeper Carroll Bakkene JH Industry Custodian Camille Buddecke Accompanist Renae Draper Nursery Attendant Judy Forde Praise Choir Jenny Grundman We Serve Coordinator Dana Hanson Nursery Attendant Jim Hanson JH Industry Custodian Wade Hanson Community Night Building Supervisor Ryan Jerome Seminary Intern Beth Jerzak Youth & Family Asst Brian Jerzak Community Night Building Supervisor Shirlee Klang Office Assistant Wendy Lane Joy Choir Liz Lindner RING, ROL Mary Jane Pedersen Accompanist Marlys Peterson Office Assistant Alanna Teragawa Calvary Carillons Kay Wandersee Office Assistant Lisa Wolf WNS Cook
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Dan Tollefson, President Butch Raymond, Vice-President Kate Wegener, Secretary Dave Jaede, Treasurer Amy Commers, Council Jodie Henjum, Council Dan Sjolseth, Council Kent Therkelsen, Council MINISTRY TEAM CHAIRS: Wade Hanson, CYF Brenda Higgins, CYF Brenda Tollefson, Reaching Out Dave Beyer, Property Cindy Drahos, Global Social Jan Anderson, Worship/Music Jane Swenson, Worship/Music
Pray For….
THOSE WHO LOST LOVED ONES:
Paul Simonson - brother
THOSE BAPTIZED:
Ayla Beth daughter of
Logan & Kari
Wyatt Russell son of
Chris & Sarah
THOSE CONFIRMED:
Adam Christian Arbuckle Matthew Robert Baisch
Ana Rose Brakke Emma Noelle Buddecke
Jack Charles Burrill- Bowen Adam John Gernandt
Tyler Alan Hanson Luke Samuel Larson
Hailey Elizabeth Malone Jarrett James Nolan
Blake Allen Orth Jenna Reith Peterson
Jack Henry Pitzl Morgan Brooke Reddekopp
Zachary Wayne Schuette Allyson Christine Sharbo
Theodore Darrell Tollefson
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W: Are there any groups or activities you’re involved with outside of church?
K: I enjoy volunteering in the community. I am on the board of the Eagan Lakeville Resource Center, the Eagan Funfest Ambassadors, the Lincoln Place Advisory Board, the Northern Dakota County Chapter of Thrivent Financial, and the Eagan Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Campaign.
W: What are some of your favorite things about Mount Calvary?
K: My church family has been an amazing support system for me by holding me up in prayer and thoughts and actions.
W: What are some ways you have been involved at church?
K: I have served on the Board of Worship, Reach Out Committee, Global Social, Altar Services, Wedding Coordinator and Thursday Night Community Meals.
W: What's your favorite part of worship?
K: I look forward to hearing the gospel and the Pastors message each week. I try to re-read the gospel the beginning of the week and reflect on the words and message.
W: Who influenced you in your faith the most?
K: My father. He was deaf and he didn’t let his handicap define him. He trusted in the Lord always.
W: Which service time do you generally attend?
K: I generally attend the 9:30 service.
This month we will get to know a little bit more about Mount Calvary member...Karen Dare W: (Wendy) What is your favorite
thing to do in the summer? winter?
K: (Karen): In the summer I like to go on long walks, garden and go to local festivals. In the winter I hibernate and read books.
W: If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
K: There are so many places I haven’t been in the United States yet. New York, Washington D.C., Chicago to name a few. I get very antsy on a 4 hour plane trip so hard to think about a “world” destination.
W: Are you a "morning person", a "night person", or a little of each?
K: I guess I am a little of each. I am one of those people who are very cheerful in the morning.
W: What are your favorite hobbies? or things to do in your free time?
K: I love to cook and try new recipes. I enjoy volunteering in the community. I am in 2 book clubs. I enjoy floral arranging and I just started doing some scrapbooking.
W: Use only three words and describe yourself.
K: Upbeat, Creative, Passionate
W: What is your favorite TV show? (or name a few, if that's easier)
K: Blue Bloods, Downton Abbey, Army Wives, Dancing with the Stars (and no I don’t dance)
W Where were you born? K: Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: What are two or three of your favorite foods?
K: Any kind of squash, beef stew and chocolate. Chocolate is a food, right? (Wendy adds a resounding “Yes, it is!!”)
W: Do you have any pets? K: Mickey, a yellow lab.
W: What are your favorite type(s) of music?
K: I really enjoy all styles of music. On my car radio right now I have the country rock and Christian stations programmed in. I am a Big fan of Switchfoot right now.
W: What is something most people don’t know about you?
K: I went to Junior High with the singer/artist knows as Prince. I tutored him in math and he walked me home from school and protected me from bullies.
W: What are you looking forward to in this next year?
K: I was able to do a little traveling this year and hope to do more next year.
Meet the Congrega t ion
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WORSHIP TIMES 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School
9:25 a.m.
Adult Education 9:30 a.m.
Address Service Requested
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. - NOON
PHONE FAX (651) 454-2344 (651) 454-5505
E-Mail: [email protected] Website: mtcalvary.com
Non Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE
PAID TWIN CITIES MN Permit No. 2611
