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Worship Assistants 5
Birthdays & Anniversaries 5
Activities/Events 6
Calendar 7
Inside this issue:
October 2019
Administrative Office: Monday-Friday 9am-3:30pm
(515) 292-2131
Summer Worship: Worship: 9:30am
Fellowship: 10:30am
[email protected] www.standrewsames.org
Twitter: @AmesStAndrews
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 209 Colorado Ave., Ames IA 50014
(515)292-2131
www.standrewsames.org
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2020 Stewardship: Building Relationships – Know, Show, Grow
It seems like yesterday, but it was over a year ago – July 24, 2018 to be precise. We antici-pated an easy day of riding 62.5 miles with a climb of no more than 1000 feet for the whole day. Then due to flooding, the RAGRBRAI route needed to be changed to go around Ledges State Park, and what was going to be an “easy” day became a “hard” day. Upon rid-ing into Ames the GPS on my phone took be around Jack Trice Stadium through a portion of campus under construction, then a residential area before finally, finally, finally arriving at St. Andrew’s. It appeared to me that we were miles and miles away from FOOD! And then… shortly after taking my first “Uber” ride to a shower at a frat, the community of St. Andrew’s brought us dinner and ate with us, and again early the next morning! It was ob-vious to our RAGBRAI team that relationships were a core value at St. Andrew’s! This year our RAGBRAI team commented on “that great congregation last year in Ames” without at first knowing I was serving as your interim pastor!
Which is all to say it is especially appropriate in this year’s stewardship campaign to ex-pand upon developing relationships – relationships with God, within the community of faith and those outside the Church. This year we will expand the conversation – the need for people of faith to KNOW, SHOW and GROW! Please read inside for the schedule and more information on the campaign.
These are exciting times for St. Andrew’s! Both our Southeastern Iowa Synod and myself are recommending that St. Andrew’s begin the formation of a Call Committee. I know re-cent years have been challenging and there is the memory of more members. For those of us with “new eyes,” however, like Candace and myself and friends from Des Moines, St. Andrew’s has never felt “small” or the sanctuary “uncomfortably empty” due in large part to the excellence of the liturgy, music and singing. I have served much larger congrega-tions but none with a better choir or make better use of the various settings within the hymnal. When Pastor Erika Uthe, Assistant to the Bishop was with us in last month she actually took pictures during the middle of the service of the choir and the congregation singing to post on Facebook and commented on both to the Council! Ask them!
Quite simply, the Call to St. Andrew’s is an excellent one! Not only is St. Andrew’s an out-standing congregation, Ames is a wonderful community in which to live!
This year’s campaign: Building Relationships – Know, Show, Grow isn’t just another fall stewardship emphasis, nor will 2020 be just another year. We are at a critical moment and time and I have every confidence that you will respond in marvelous ways so you may call a terrific new pastor!
It continues to be a joy to serve among you!
Jeffery Alvestad, Interim Pastor
St Andrew’s Lutheran Church Council Meeting
September 19, 2019, 6:15 pm
St. Andrew’s is recognized as a Christian community, celebrating God’s love through serving others, and working for peace and justice.
Attendance: Amanda Ahrens, Al Jergens, Steve Loucks, Kris Parsons, Lori Paulson, Dave Putz, Solveig Rice, Gene Tackle, Alice Thompson, Pastor Jeff Alvestad, Blythe Schultz – guest
Call to order: 6:25 pm by Amanda
Devotions: Alice
Prayers: by Council
Consent agenda (sent out ahead of time, approved in one vote) – Approved
Approval/revision of agenda
Approval of previous minutes
Approval of Treasurer’s report – Dave. Financially ahead of where we were. Increases in giving peaked in spring and expenses are continuing.
Pastor’s Report – Pastor Jeff
Youth Director’s report – Blythe Schultz. Current lessons are based on – Jesus in his least recognizable form (Matthew 25:35-40 - I was hungry, I was thirsty, I was naked, I was in prison, I was sick, I was a stranger).
Committee updates
• EMF – scholarship money was distributed
• Social Concerns – Mary will present Laundry idea.
• Stewardship & Finance – potentially a $100,000 capital campaign for fan and boiler (need to be aware of potential city rebates). Requests for Budgets will be going out soon.
• Outreach – staffed Welcome event at ISU
• Worship & Arts – no update
• Property – reviewed potential upgrades for the church building
• Pine Ridge – St Andrew members will go to Pine Ridge on September 26-29
Old business:
• Breakfast planning – will do some follow-up
• Staffing levels of support
• Where do we need staffing/are we providing the correct amount of support for our staff?
• Support needed by Youth leaders – feeling good with the current program, having meals with the kids is help-ful to get to know high school and middle school students. Kids show up for Wednesday activities, but many are not able to attend Sunday service.
• Stewardship Campaign – will be similar to last year’s approach.
One Star Youth Update
New Business:
• Fundraising request – Request to work at Hilton concessions to be raise funds for Pine Ridge/Tanzania mis-sion projects. Will need 3-4 people or 8–10 people each time, depending on size of stand. Motion made and passed to approve the fundraising request.
• Call committee planning – meeting with Erica from the Synod Addendum: Council voted electronically to ap-prove motion to allow staff at Friendship Ark to meet with their employees as needed at St Andrews, pending certification naming St Andrews as an additional insured supplied by Friendship Ark.
Closing Prayer: by Amanda
Meeting adjourned: 7:50 pm by Amanda
Oct devotions: Kris
We are excited to have kicked off a new semester and school year with the middle and high school youth! We first met on August 28th and have since started our semester programming on Matthew 25 which included hosting guest speakers from Iowa State during September.
In an effort to actively build the community we would like for the youth and confirmands, each Wednesday this semester begins with a home cooked meal prepared by Kaitlyn and Blythe. Through sharing a meal together, we are able to mimic the gatherings of the early Christians, share in community across the two age groups, fill our bellies, wind down from the stresses of the day, and come together as a group for our nightly activities. After the meal, everybody works together to clean up the space and wash all of the dishes.
The middle schoolers and high schoolers celebrated Rally Sunday with donuts and an introduction to the theme for the semester. Our high schoolers have participated in structured Bible studies on Sunday mornings for multi-ple years, and we are excited to give them the opportunity to lead some of these studies in the coming semester. For each Sunday that we have Bible study, two of the high school youth will be responsible for leading the discus-sion with Blythe and Kaitlyn’s support. This will require them to read and think about the lectionary text in the week leading up to the discussion, meet with Blythe and/or Kaitlyn to discuss context/thoughts/etc., and take the lead on Sunday morning for their peers and the confirmands.
September Events:
Youth Out to Lunch - The youth enjoyed a final Youth out to (Brunch) for the summer at Perkins. This is always a relaxing and enjoyable time.
Confirmation Bibles - Each confirmand was presented a Lutheran Study Bible (Augsburg Fortress) with their name in the front that they will be able to use for confirmation, youth, and take with them when they graduate.
Stewardship Campaign 2020
CROP Walk 2019
St. Petri Lutheran 30th Annual Turkey Supper
The annual CROP Walk will again take place at Brookside Park, on Sunday, October 13, and we are hoping for another great response from our St. Andrews' congregation. The CROP Walk is an ecumenical 5K walkathon which raises funds for food - and hunger - related projects around the nation, with 25% of the funds being given to local projects. The following agencies in Ames will be the recipients of these funds this year: Bethesda Food Shelf, Calvary Food Shelf, Food at First, Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance, Loaves & Fishes, MICA and SHOP. The Social Concerns Committee encourages our members to support this worthy cause by walking, sup-porting a walker - or - by pledging a contribution. Please sign up to walk - or donate - at the table in the Narthex after church through Sunday, October 13.
St Petri Lutheran Church in Story City will be hosting their 30th Annual Turkey Supper on Saturday, October 19th from 5-7. The cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. The supper is served family style and in-cludes roast turkey, dressing, potatoes and gravy, sweet corn, coleslaw, cranberry relish, dinner roll and home-made pie. St. Petri is handicap accessible by entering the north door on the parking lot. Carry outs are also avail-able at the north door. All those planning to dine with us please enter through the main Sanctuary doors to the south. Please join us that evening at 804 Grand Ave.
Building Relationships
The next steps- Know, Show, Grow
One of the fundamental ways we grow in faith is through relationships.
Last year’s stewardship campaign focused on whom we develop relationships
-those with God, within communities of faith, and those outside the Church.
This year we will expand the conversation
-the need for us as Christians to know, show and grow.
(Oct. 13) KNOW. Be still, look and listen for God in the world. Be watchful for when the love and hope of God
can bring comfort and where like-minded people can make a difference.
(Oct. 20) SHOW. If we are to be a light to the world, and bring the good news to all, we must be willing to show up.
(Oct. 27) GROW. Growing in relationship with God, with people we do or don’t know, and taking the strengths
and opportunities of those relationships to spread the good news truly is one of our responsibilities as
believers in Christ.
(Nov. 3) Celebration of Faithful Stewardship (Commitment Sunday)
Come celebrate our commitments of time, talents and pledges with lunch after worship.
October 6
Assisting Minister – Jennie LeGates
Greeters - Lisa Downs
Ushers –
Scripture Reader– Pat Thompson
Communion Prep – Paul & Cheryl White
Communion Servers –
Social Time – Fellowship Committee
Counters – Laurie Evans and Glynn Frank
Sound – Kris Parsons
October 13
Assisting Minister – Mary Johnson
Greeters – Pat Thompson
Ushers –
Scripture Reader– Sarah Buck
Communion Prep – Joan Dubberke
Communion Servers – Sarah Buck
Social Time - Social Concerns Committee
Counters - Carol & John Moran
Sound – Don Behning
October Worship Assistants
10/2 - Jamie Blomgren
10/7 – Molly Putz
10/8 - Philip Dixon, Helen Gjerde
10/9 - Harold Dorr, Sheryl Drury, Lori Paulson
10/10 - Dean Janssen
10/13 - Onna Lee Dobson, Solveig Rice
10/14 - Spencer Geisinger
10/17 - Alex Carlson, Jens Hoifeldt
10/18 - Lowell Elwick
10/21 - Daniel Parsons
10/25 - Steve Lowe
10/27 - George Franks
10/28 - Sharon Prochnow
10/30 - Richard Engen
OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
10/3 - Sam & Linda Houk (38years)
10/10 - Jennie LeGates &Frits Wehrenberg (20 years)
10/15 - Don & Monica Behning (36 years)
10/25 - Dan & Kris Parsons (33 years)
10/27 - Philip & Shirley Parsons (62 years)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
October 20
Assisting Minister – David Putz
Greeters – Randy & Carla Sacco
Ushers –
Scripture Reader– Jennie LeGates
Communion Prep – John & Carol Moran
Communion Servers –
Social Time - Worship & Arts Committee
Counters - Sarah Buck and Laurie Evans
Sound – Kris Parsons
October 27
Assisting Minister – Amanda Ahrens
Greeters – Sterling & Ruth Shreve
Ushers –
Scripture Reader– Sarah Buck
Communion Prep – Kris Miles
Communion Servers – Sarah Buck, John & Carol Moran
Social Time - Outreach Committee
Counters - John & Carol Moran
Sound – Bruce Boeke
All Saints Day Remembrances November 3 is All Saints Sunday, a time when we remember those who have passed and those who have been born in the last year. Please submit the names of those you would like remembered who have passed away or been born in the past 12 months to the office before October 27th to be listed in the All Saints Sunday bulletin and have a candle lit for them on All Saints Sunday during worship. You can make submissions via email at [email protected] or to Mary Johnson after worship on Sundays during October. Thank you.
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Small Group Activities This Month
Friday Wine Down meets on the last Friday of the month. They share wine and conver-sation. If you are interested in attending, please contact a current member.
Men’s Theological Book Study meets Thursday mornings before work at West HyVee Market Café from 7am - 8am. We have breakfast & discuss the cur-rent study. All men are wel-come. Studies scheduled for this month are October 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.
Women’s Circle meets at St. Andrew’s on the sec-ond Thursday of each month (September-May) at 9:30am in the Fellow-ship Hall. Next meeting is October 10th. Cheryl White will be hosting.
Questions? Please con-tact Susan Teas at 515-450-9226.
The Edwards School
Backpack Program meets every Thursday, September through May, at 9am to fill backpacks for kids in need.
For more information and how you can help, contact Mary Johnson at 515-292-
6226 or jsmjohn-
B.E.L.T., (Babes Eating Lunch Together) a come-if-you-can-lunch group for all
women at St. Andrew’s. Questions? Contact Martha
Huinker or Betty Beard at (515) 292-1888 or (515) 451-
2286. The next meeting is October 17th at at 11:30am.
60+ Club (for those still young at heart!) meets all year round at 9:30am on the second Tuesday of each month at Hy-Vee West (3800 Lincoln Way).
See you on October 8th at 9:30am!
Questions?
Call Pat Fawcett at (515) 232-4428.
Interim Pastor — Pastor Jeffery Alvestad - (515) 292-2131/(281)451-7861 [email protected] Sunday-Thursday
Office Administrator — Heather Eddy - [email protected] (515) 292-2131 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am -3:30pm
Choir Director— Steve Hoifeldt — [email protected]
Organist — Sarah Buck — [email protected]
Accompanist — Connie Sweeney — [email protected]
Youth Coordinators— Kaitlyn & Blythe Schultz - [email protected]
Custodian— Gary Deal—[email protected]/ 515-203-7018
St. Andrew’s Book Club meets the 4th Thursday of the month at Linda Hansen’s home. Next meeting is
October 24th at 6:30pm. Questions? Contact Mary Johnson (515) 292-6226 or Sharon Prochnow (515-
291-3266).
I am sure some of you are wondering about the Blessings Box on our front lawn. It works much like the book box-es you see around town. If you have extra personal items such as body soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toilet paper etc. Please place in box and if you need something please help yourself. This box is intended for use by members of both the St. Andrew’s community and our neighbors. Thank you for adding items to it.
Blessings Box
9:30am: Sunday School/Adult Forum 10:30am: Worship
11:30am: Fellowship
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St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
209 Colorado Avenue
Ames, IA 50014-3416
515) 292-2131
E-mail: [email protected]
Address Service Requested
St. Andrew’s News Brief October 2019
Council and Committee Meetings
Confirmation and Youth Group have started for fall! Wednesday nights starting at 6:30pm!
If you have questions, talk to Blythe & Kaitlyn Schultz. [email protected]
Pine Ridge Ministry Team - October 14 at 7pm. Youth Committee - October 13 at 11:30am. Council Meeting - October 3 & 17 at 6:15pm. Fellowship Committee - October 14 at 9:30am. Tanzania Ministry Team - October 14 at 7pm.
St. Andrew’s has generously supported the food pantry at MICA and the need is great among the hungry in
Ames and Story County. Just a reminder, the second Sunday of each month we highlight the needs of the
hungry in Ames and Story County. This month the emphasis is on restocking canned goods and dry goods at
the MICA pantry. Please bring donations to church and place them in the shopping carts in the narthex. As
always monetary donations are welcomed. Please bring them to MICA on SE 16th Street across from
Flummerfelt Mobile Home Park.
MICA Food Pantry
Worship & Arts - October 13 at 11:30am. Education Committee – October 6 at 11:30am. Property Committee - October 6 at 11:30am Outreach Committee - October 15 at 3pm Social Concerns Committee - October 20 at 11:30am
Confirmation and High School Youth Group
