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Northern Lights Lutheran Parish—January 2019 Northern Lights Lutheran Parish - September 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse

Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101

St. Paul’s 10:30 am

First Lutheran 6pm

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3 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm St. Paul’s 9-Noon St. Paul’s Council Meeting 7pm

4 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-3

Quilting 10am @ St. Paul’s

5 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-Noon

Siloa Women’s Group 7pm North Country Quilters @ Siloa 9:30 a.m.

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8 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse

Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101

St. Paul’s 10:30 am

First Lutheran 6pm

9 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm Bible Study@ Siloa House–11am

Siloa Council Meeting 4pm

10 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm St. Paul’s 9-Noon

11 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-3

Quilting 10am @ St. Paul’s

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Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-Noon

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15 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse

Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101

St. Paul’s 10:30 am MALARIA NET FELLOWSHIP

First Lutheran 6pm

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Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm

Bible Study 11am Prayer Shawl Knitters 1pm @ Siloa House

COMMUNITY MEAL @St. Paul’s 3-6pm

17 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm St. Paul’s 9-Noon

18 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-3

Quilting 10am

Wednesday Bible Adventures 4:00-5:00 pm @ St. Paul’s

19 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-Noon

North Country Quilters @ Siloa 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study @ St. Paul’s 7pm

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22 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse

Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101

St. Paul’s 10:30 am

First Lutheran 6pm

23 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm

Bible Study@ Siloa House–11am

24 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm St. Paul’s 9-Noon

25 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-3

Quilting 10am

Wednesday Bible Adventures 4:00-5:00 pm @ St. Paul’s

26 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-Noon

Bible Study @ St. Paul’s 7pm

27 28 WELCA NGLS Cluster 2 Gathering @ Mission United in Pelkie 9am Registration & Coffee Hour 10am Program & Mtg, Communion Service, Luncheon

29 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse

Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101

St. Paul’s 10:30 am Pet Blessing @ Siloa 2pm

First Lutheran 6pm

30 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm

Bible Study@ Siloa House - 11 AM

Northern Lights Lutheran Parish

Member of the Congregations of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Synod Web Address: www.nglsynod.org or ELCA Website: www.elca.org

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Mondays & Tuesdays: Church Office Hours:

12:00 to 4:00 pm

Mondays: Bible Study 11:00 am

Siloa House ******************************

Prayer Shawl Knitters

will resume meeting on Monday, September 16

th at 1:00 in Siloa House.

Anyone who likes to knit or wants to learn how—both women and men—is welcome to join us. Our ministry is open to all, beginner or expert.

If you know of someone who is in need of comfort from illness, loneliness, who is grieving, or of someone who is, or will be, celebrating a new life or any other wonderful event, please contact Lori at 884-2513. You can also sign up for a prayer shawl on the register found in the rear pew of church; be sure to date your request and provide the reason/occasion for the shawl.

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The North Country Quilters

meet every 1st and third Thursday of each month in the church basement.

Siloa Lutheran Church Council Officers

President - Bruce Johanson Vice President - Bill Miller

Secretary - Lori Hartzell

Council Members

Vikki James Gunnard Kyllonen

Lynn Sorenson Frank Wardynski

Treasurer - Karen Flink

Financial Secretary - Jeanette Bedford

Parish Representatives

Bruce Johanson & Bob Lind

Radio Broadcast Y101.1 Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

Would you like to sponsor a Sunday

radio broadcast? If so, the cost is $30 and

you can mail your check to:

Siloa Lutheran Church

218 E. River Street

Ontonagon, MI 49953

Please include the date on which you would like to

sponsor the broadcast and indicate one of the following:

In Memory of (name), In Honor of (name), or any other

appropriate request.

If you have any questions, please call the Siloa office

at 906-884-2655.

Recent sponsors have included:

8/4—Eino &Kris Miilu in memory of Mikey’s 42nd birthday on 8/5 8/11—Lee & Verna Johnson in memory of Edna Trasti 8/18—Lee & Verna Johnson in memory of Phyllis Dahl 8/25—Eileen Holmstrom to the Glory of God!

SILOA ANNOUNCEMENTS SILOA LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN

The Siloa Women will meet again on Thursday evening, September 5

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7:00 p.m. We will have an election of officers, and begin planning for our upcoming year.

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Coins for Outreach Each Sunday Siloa collects the loose change and donates it to a designated recipient. Blessings in a Backpack will receive money collected from now through September. ************************************************

Monday Bible Study at 11:00 a.m. at Siloa House

Join us for a lively discussion of God’s Word. We are wrapping up our study of Deuteronomy and will continue with a reading of Judges, including the

accounts of Deborah and Samson.

Siloa’s Church Council will meet

on Monday, September 9th at 4pm

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Help WOAS - FM 88.5 turn Green by donating used cartridges (Inkjet & Laser jet) for RECYCLING Items can be dropped off at the OASD office or the Ontonagon Township Library.

Contact Ken to arrange for pickup at 813-0614, Ext 113 or e-mail at

ken@oasd.k12.mi.us

JOIN THE GREEN WAVE TODAY

Funds raised benefit the Ontonagon Area Schools and WOAS-FM 88.5,

Your Sound Choice in

Ontonagon Country.

We no longer have an outlet to recycle cell phones, but we are working on it!

COMMUNITY MEAL AT ST . PAUL’S IN MASS CITY

will meet on the 3rd Monday– September 16

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Serving: 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Please join us for a delicious meal of a main

entrée, wonderful sides and mouth-watering desserts. We served 133 meals in August and

received $129 in donations!

THE MEAL IS ALWAYS FREE & ALL ARE WELCOME

Take out is available; deliveries can be arranged for those who are ill or housebound. Call 883-3602 for deliveries.

Helping hands are WELCOME!

Preparations usually require the weekend prior to the meal. We carry in the groceries on the Friday before, and on the weekend we do food preparation. The day of the

meal we finish up food prep, set the tables, serve the food, and clean up.

If you are interested in helping—for a whole day, or for an hour—please call Jim Michie at 883-3612 or stop in the day of the meal. We generally begin working at 10:00 a.m.

Simple Gifts Loose coins placed in St. Paul’s offering plates are set aside to help those in our community who may need a little extra support to meet their expenses of daily living—including food, clothes and utilities. When donations reach $100 a check gets sent to St. Vincent DePaul—Ontonagon.

Quilters at St. Paul’s will resume their weekly Wednesday gatherings on September 4th at 10am in the basement. You need not be an expert; we can show you how to get started!

We take a break for lunch, so you are invited to bring a bag lunch or a dish to share.

Watch this space for an announcement about the Monday evening

Knitters & Crocheters group.

St. Paul’s Council will meet

on September 3rd at 7pm

MALARIA NET MINISTRY Thank you for your generous support at our fellowship fundraisers. In August we raised $80 which brings our total since Fall 2008 to $24,757 for malaria nets and health care in eastern and coastal Tanzania! This month’s fellowship is on Sunday, September 15

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St. Paul’s Bible Study Resumes Thursday, September 19

th at 7:00 p.m. in

the Council Room. We’ll be embarking on a study of Isaiah, considered by many as the “Shakespeare of Hebrew literature,” quoted more in the

New Testament than all the other prophets combined!

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Council

Officers

Ken Raisanen—President Pastor Jay Welshonse—Vice President

Fern Malila—Secretary

Council Members

Bill Anttila Pat Blair

Mel Carlson Wendy Claus

Al Kaikko Darlene Marczak

Rick Saari

Treasurer—Janice Lukkari Financial Secretary—Sandy Uotila

Parish Representatives

Pat Blair and Wendy Claus

St. Paul’s & First Announcements

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Submit prayer requests to prayers@northernlights-up.org or phone Pastor Jay or the Church office

Please Remember in Your Prayers:

Ashley Huotari Yaklyvich, Esther Kieranen, Mary Hokkanen, Laurie Hiltunen, Michael Olson, Ed Hulkonen, Bruce Williams, Vonda Lukkari, Terry

Bagazin, Bernice Huotari, Michael LaFoille, Carmel McCarthy, Connie Roberts, Ed Fugenschuh, Trisha Cleary, David Lee Saari, Tara Nance,, Donna Niemi, Kimberly Ferreria, Terri Ferreria, Daniel Claus, Richard McKay, Dan Rellis, Jackie Dobbins, Nicholas Derenzo, Bonnie Buchanan, Isak Platzke, John Buzzo, Sharon Nies, Ellen Smith, Rodney Flink, Randy Trasti, Jean Lind, John Statler, Joshua Sullivan, Lori Wardynski, Elaine Laity, Janice Ambrose, Nathan Thomas and Sheryne Manning

Please Remember the Families of: Davis Ahola, Michael Miilu, Peggy Tarnowski, June Tredeau, Michael Laurich, Robert Anderson, Joyce Winberg, Marilyn Hokkanen, Beatrice Miilu, Karen Plutchak, Dale Koski, Rita Saari, Joyce Leppanen, Ron Store, Sr., Irving Olson, Reuben Gonzales, Irene Raisanen, Jim Molaski, Arthur Neuman, Marie Broemer, David Alapert, Doug Filppula, Ted Raisanen, Elvie Mannikko, Einard Mannikko, Gerald Platzke, Virginia Taeger, Dave Distel, John Townsend, Donna Kuehn, Mary Kay Masters, Waino Niva, Margaret Martin, Victoria Beck, Edna Trasti, Phyllis Dahl and Sophia Larson

Ontonagon Aspirus Long Term Care: Jerry Hokkanen and Robert & Donna Store Long-term Care Facility-Wausau, WI: Dean Store Bayside Village-L’Anse: William Rantala Northern Stars - Bruce Crossing: Shirley Lescelius Houghton County Medical Care: Pauline Wesander Westgate Living Community-Ironwood: Marcia Pietila Home Bound: Jim Ninefeldt, Alvin Kaurala, John Maloney, Walt Lukkarila and Bertha Peterson

In the Service: Jonathan Kangas, Brandon Store, Matt Strauch, Colton Allen, James Negro, Nate Hardin, Troy Ceballos, Michael Beatty, Danielle LaBine, Jeri Pihlaja, Eric Leib, Lacey Mannikko Pipolo, Jared Kemppainen, Stephanie Hirvela, Dennis Karttunen, Garrett Hartzell, J.J. McCraw, Stephanie Patterson, Dustin Brand, Anthony Miller, Lane Taylor and their families.

The Eastern and Coastal Diocese of Tanzania. For our outreach and ministry to the area’s youth.

We hate to overlook anyone! If we’ve missed anyone ’s b ir thday or anniversary, please contact Mary Ellen in St. Paul’s office and get it added to our list!

Please Let Us Know…if you or a loved one is sick, in the hospital, homebound, or in need of pastoral care; do not assume that someone else has already told us. Also alert us when someone can be removed from the list.

Call the Siloa or St. Paul church office (Leave a message if there is no answer), contact a church member or Pastor Jay, send an email, or just leave a note in the offering plate.

SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER

Birthdays & Anniversaries*

1. Joan Johnson 2. Ron & Kayln Store * 3. Edward Manninen III 4. Jack & Sandy Sipola * 11. Bertha Peterson 12. Sandy Uotila 13. Noah Kaarto Katie White 14. Debera Kaikko 17. John & Lisa Kin * David Saari 18. Linda Johanson 22. Colleen Saari 24. Erica Corey 25. Denise Laakko 27. Ken Raisanen Michelle LaBine 28. Greg & Nancy Adams * 30. Betty Kratt

Have a wonderful day!

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A View from the Pew:

We rely on your submissions for this regular feature!

Cluster 2 Fall Gathering

Northern Great Lakes Synod

Cluster 2 Fall Gathering

Saturday, September 28th at Mission United in Pelkie Registration & Coffee at 9:00 a.m. $5 for Gathering plus Luncheon ~ $3 for Gathering only

Program begins at 10:00 a.m. Closing with Communion Service Luncheon follows the Service

Women of the ELCA include all women who are member of an ELCA church; you need not be a

member of a formal women’s group to participate fully in the Gathering.

Let’s turn out to represent all congregations in the Northern Lights Lutheran Parish!

For more information, see Mary Ellen Perkins or Ellie Burgess, or call the parish office at 883-3602.

On Sunday, September 29th at

2:00 p.m. Siloa will host a

Pet Blessing Members of the Northern Lights Lutheran Parish, as

well as everyone in the community, are invited to bring

their beloved pets to celebrate a service of blessing. We

hope to make this an annual parish-wide event which

commemorates the Christian saint, Francis of Assisi.

A View from the Pew is a forum for all our

congregational members. We invite you to

submit your essays, memories, opinions,

concerns, suggestions, poetry—anything.

You can mail them in to the Parish Office at

P.O. Box 9, Mass City, MI 49948, or send

them via email to nllp@jamadots.com.

The Silver Trumpet also welcomes

submissions of favorite recipes,

photographs, drawings, jokes—whatever

you’d like to share with your fellow

parishioners.

Program Theme:

Love Your Neighbor

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St Paul’s received the following letter from the

Northern Great Lakes Synod:

July 29, 2019

Dear Partners in Ministry,

Thank you so much for you generosity! For the past two years, the theme and focus for our Synod has been

“Equipping the Saints for Ministry.” Your Mission Support and special gifts to and through our Synod make

this possible. Thank you for your designated gifts in 2019:

Your mission support gifts make an impact nationally and globally, as our synod sends 47% to support the

broader and deeper ministries of the ELCA

Our impact in the world, as we seek to make a difference in Jesus’ name,

is greater together.

Thank you for your very practical and important support of what God is doing

in and through us all. I am grateful for your partnership!

Yours in Christ,

Bishop Katherine Finegan

Conference 2 Event — Sunday,

September 22nd

from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

at Holy Trinity in Chassell

This event will be like a mini-assembly with a meal, brief business meeting

and mini-workshops. Like last year, Pastor Jay is challenging each

congregation to send ten representatives; unlike last year, we’re hoping the

earlier date will avoid inclement weather! Join us to visit Pastor Soren’s

church.

1/31/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $141

2/27/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $168

3/14/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $122

4/30/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $317

5/22/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $122

6/19/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $105

5/16/19 — Synod Assembly World Hunger — $250

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~ From the Assistant to the Bishop~

What of the Bible? Shall it be read?

“All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for

teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for

training in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16

“Comfort yourself with the Word of

God, the pre-eminent consolation.”

(Tappert, Luther: Letters of Spiritual

Counsel, p. 63)

Professor Dick Jensen, a former

speaker on Lutheran Vespers,

once quipped in a seminary class, “Read the

Bible. It sheds excellent light on the

commentaries.”

Horace Greeley said: “It is impossible to

enslave mentally or socially a Bible-reading

people. The principles of the Bible are the

ground-work of human freedom.”

A recent Pew Research found that 35% of

Americans say they read the Bible at least once

a week. I wonder what the statistic would be in

the Northern Great Lakes Synod? About 42% of

Christians say that reading the Bible or other

religious materials is an essential part of what

being Christian means to them personally.

How does the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran

Church in America—our national denominational

affiliation) view the Bible? According to our

constitution (based on the ELCA model

constitution) section C2.02:

“The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments

are the written Word of God. Inspired by God’s Spirit

speaking through their authors, they record and announce

God’s revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them

God’s Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian

faith and fellowship for service in the world.”

If we believe what our constitution says—that the

Old and New Testaments are the written Word of

God—we would do

well to read that Bible

and reflect upon the

ways we can approach

that reading and

interpretation task.

I encourage you to read the Bible for yourselves.

I encourage you to read biblical commentaries.

I encourage you to join a Bible study group.

I encourage you to humbly pray for discernment

as the Christian community will continue to use

biblical materials to make sense of life.

If the Bible is to

have any

relevance for

the Christian

community, then

Christians need

to familiarize

themselves with the “first language” of the faith.

Six of our synod’s congregations have

committed to the Faithful Innovations process for

personal and community spiritual growth. A

major part of this process is reading and

prayerfully reflecting on the Bible as individuals

and with each other. We call it, “Dwelling in the

Word”.

Please pray for:

Bethany, Mohawk

Trinity, Ishpeming

Faith, Ishpeming

First, Iron River

Trinity, Trout Creek

First, Ewen

Please pray for these congregations walking

through the “Faithful Innovations” process and

their reading and reflecting on God’s Word. Also,

consider your own Bible reading habits. God is

still speaking!

~ Pastor Jim Duehring

Note: The Northern Lights Lutheran Parish

offers two Bible study groups—one at Siloa that

meets Mondays at 11am at Siloa House and the

other at St. Paul’s that meets Thursday evenings at 7pm. Join us for a journey of spiritual growth!

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Mission Quilts

on the Move The St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Quilters have received an update

from Lutheran World Relief: concerning the 47 quilts sent to LWR:

Greetings from Lutheran World Relief! We’re so thankful for your

partnership, and for your energy and enthusiasm for this ministry.

I’m excited to be able to share some details about where some of

your items traveled in the last year. You may already have

spotted in your online Tracker record that your Mission Quilts

went to Georgia. Your donations departed our warehouse on

June 7, 2019.

LWR’s partner in this project is The Union of Assistance to

Refugees and Lost Breadwinners, which is dedicated to assisting

internally-displaced persons, refugees, orphans, people

experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, and other

socially vulnerable groups in the Republic of Georgia. This

shipment of Mission Quilts and Kits will serve 20,000 people living

in communities where resources are scarce—so you can be sure

that your gifts are much needed. and greatly appreciated.

Continued blessings on your ministry!

Melanie W. Gibbons

Quilt & Kit Ministry Manager

Mac & Cheese Cups (Not Boxes) Granola Bars Chef Boyardee Products Popcorn Apple Sauce or Fruit Cups Ramen Noodles Peanut Butter Individual Cereal Portions (Oatmeal Packets/Cold Cereal Cups) Snack Sandwich Crackers (Cheese/Peanut Butter)

Capital and largest city

Tbilisi

41°43′N 44°47′E

Official languages

Georgian (nationwide) Abkhazian (Abkhazian AR)

Ethnic groups

(2014[a])

86.8% Georgians 6.2% Azerbaijanis 4.5% Armenians 2.8% other

Religion Georgian Orthodox Church

• Area 69,700 km (26,900 sq mi) (119th)

Population

• 2019 esti-mate

3,723,500 (130th)

• Density 53.5/km2 (138.6/sq mi) (137th)

GDP (PPP) (2019 estimate)

• Total $46.055 billion (112th)

• Per capita $12,409] (101st)

Blessings in a BackpackBlessings in a BackpackBlessings in a Backpack Siloa and St. Paul’s support the Backpack Food Program, donating money and food to needy students in the Ontonagon Area School District. To assist, please donate non-perishable food items, or cash donations to purchase them. Suggested Items

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WEDNESDAY BIBLE ADVENTURES IS BACK! Classes resume on Wednesday,

September 18th at 4:00-5:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Wednesday Bible Adventures is designed for all kids ages 4 through 6th grade. Any children who attend school in Ontonagon will need to provide a note to the school to alert them that they will be riding a different bus, or getting off at a different stop on Wednesday afternoons. Letters and registration forms have been mailed to prior years’ participants. If you know of other interested children please contact the church office at 883-3602 / nllp@jamadots.com or contact Christine Raisanen at 884-2990 / craisanen@hotmail.com .

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