Pastor’s Letter 1

Council Minutes 2

Worship Assistants 6

Birthdays & Anniversaries 7

Activities/Events 8

Calendar 9

Inside this issue:

Pastor’s Message Pastor Beth Bachman Caulfield

February 2017

Administrative Office:

Mon-Fri 9am-3pm

(515) 292-2131 Pastor Beth’s cell:

(515) 708-2840

Winter Sunday School: 9:30am

Adult Forum: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 10:30am

Fellowship 11:30am

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Twitter: @AmesStAndrews

St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 209 Colorado Ave., Ames IA 50014

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Sometimes People Ask, “What Does the Pastor Do?”

Here’s a glimpse of Pastor Beth’s ministry over this past month:

St Andrew’s Meetings/Events

Quarterly meeting with music staff: Christmas debrief, Lent/Easter planning

Monthly meeting with Worship & Arts committee

Monthly meeting with Stewardship committee

Several Madrigal rehearsals and performed in two performances

Colleague Meetings

Met with two pastors, both new to Ames

Bi-weekly ecumenical sermon study group

Monthly Ames/Ankeny/Des Moines ELCA Mission Pastors Group

She is the new co-convener of the Ames Area Religious Leaders Association. At the monthly meeting in January, Sean Carlton and Ruth Carlton-Appleton shared their plans to start a Black Lives Matter chapter in Ames. They need 100 signatures. They are planning a march in February.

Met with two mentor pastors

Met with Liz Hall, Lead Organizer of AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy)

Staff

Working with Heather Eddy, office administrator, on expanding our social media presence

Working with Heather Eddy, office administrator, on plans for a new church picture direc-tory

Weekly meetings with Michelle Rowe, youth coordinator, on youth program plans

Pastoral Care

First meeting with a couple planning for an April wedding (typically 4-6 pre-marital meet-ings)

2 nursing home visits Continued next page

Council Minutes

2 hospital visits

3 sessions pastoral care/direction/guidance

First meeting with an individual interested in baptism

Upcoming:

She has a goal of attending one leadership event each quarter. She plans to attend two leadership events in February.

- Tuesday, February 2: Fred Pryor Communication and Leadership Seminar in Des Moines

- Monday/Tuesday, February 27-28: “Rebuilding our Institutions: 2 Day Organizing Training for Clergy” in Newton, Iowa. A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy (AMOS Institute of Public Life)

She is working on worship plans for Sunday, February 26 with worship leader/musician Hans Peterson. He and his son, Nel-son, will lead worship that day.

She is working on plans for a “Pulpit Swap” with Pastor Eileen Gebbe, United Church of Christ (and hopefully one other pas-tor) tentative dates April 23, 30, and May 7.

That’s a glimpse of some of the things she’s been working on…

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St. Andrews Lutheran Church Council Minutes 1-19- 2017*

*Includes final 2016 SALC Council Minutes and initial 2017 SALC Council Minutes

2016 Meeting

President Lokken called the meeting to order at 6:31 pm.

Mary Lokken gave devotions.

Attending: Mary Lokken, Al Jergens, Sarah Birkestrand, Andrew Sage, Pastor Beth, Linda Seaverson.

Approval/revision of agenda – Pastor Beth requested that 2 items be added to Pastor’s report – see below.

Last minutes (December 2016) accepted.

Pastor’s Report

1. See Pastor’s report.

o New item 1 – there will be some modification in custodial staffing from February 14-23; Don Boyle will be per-forming custodial activities during this period.

o New item 2 – heating concerns in sanctuary are currently being addressed.

Old Business

Four applications to carry over remaining committee funds from 2016 into restricted lines were received and reviewed. Motion to approve made by Linda and seconded by Sarah. Motion approved.

Linda reviewed the 2017 SALC proposed budget. The Stewardship & Finance committee had asked com-mittees and ministries for further reductions to mitigate an anticipated budget shortfall. S & F selected the remaining reductions. Motion made to approve the 2017 budget as proposed by the S&F committee – motion

carries. The S&F committee also cautioned Council to not continue to practice budget deficit spending in future years as this model is not sustainable in the long-term. Motion made, seconded and approved to accept the S&F committee recommendation to discontinue deficit spending practices in the future.

New Business

1. Council officer positions were reviewed and discussed. Several open positions will require replacement person-nel for 2017. These include Vice President and Treasurer Positions. Additionally, term limits for new Council members were discussed. Linda was recognized for her sustained and exemplary service to the Church while serving for the last 2 years as Treasurer.

2. Suggestions for the 2017 Council from Past President Daryle Vegge were discussed.

Final 2016 Council Meeting adjourned at 6:58 pm.

2017 Meeting

President Lokken called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

Attending: Mary Lokken, Al Jergens, Sarah Birkestrand, Andrew Sage, Pastor Beth, Sarah Runyan, Amanda Ahrens, Gene Takle.

New Business

1. Council positions and terms were determined for new members: Executive committee = Mary (President), Amanda (VP), Al (Secretary), and Sarah Runyan (Treasurer). Sarah R, Gene T, and Amanda A will serve for 3 years and Jim will serve a 2 year Council term.

2. Pastor’s Goals/Expectations for 2017 – Pastor Beth had requested that Council respond to 2 questions with re-sponses emphasizing that SALC is a “Christian Community”. Discussion ensued on how we can work together in the future to build the SALC Christian Community and its numerous ministries. To prepare for this topic, Council will be reading 2 recommended texts as background for future discussion at the February Council meeting. Pas-tor Beth provided a closing prayer.

Our Next Meeting is February 16, 2017. Al Jergens will give devotions.

Meeting adjourned at 8:14 pm.

Madrigal 2017 Photos

Hans Peterson Worship February 26, 2017 Hans Peterson will be coming to lead worship at St. Andrew’s on February 26, 2017!

Last year, everyone had such a great time, we decided to do it again!

He will also be the guest speaker at Adult Forum that morning, so it is a day you don’t want to miss!

Join us for an amazing morning of singing and worship with this great wor-ship leader and his son.

Bring your friends and fill up a joyful heart with Hans Peterson and St. An-drew’s. Born and raised in an Alaskan village only accessible by barge or airplane, Hans Peterson has been performing since he got a hold of his grandpa’s uku-lele at age 6. With a soothing voice like John Denver, driving acoustic guitar, and creative piano playing, Hans draws audiences in with honest story telling in his songs.

Hans Peterson now lives halfway between Mankato and Minneapolis, Minne-sota on his Mother-in-law’s former dairy farm. Located in Belle Plaine Town-ship, Hans and Heidi are feeding and watering their two boys and over 10,000 trees they have planted there. When he is not weeding the garden or chasing sheep, he teaches music and continues to tour and record.

We raised $2300 for

the Youth Trip this

Summer! ! Much fun

was had by all!

St. Andrew’s Youth February Update

Youth Ski Trip (Date Change)

Sunday February 19th, 2017

11:30-6:30 pm We will meet after church to heard to Seven Oaks in Boone to ski for the

afternoon. Please RSVP by February 9th. Students pay for their lift ticket

($38.00 and we will cover rentals).

Homework and Hang-Out (Date Change)

Sunday February 5th 3:30-5:00 at Café Milo Come bring your homework, drink warm beverages,

and spend time together.

Regular Events

Community Time

Wednesdays at 6:30 pm

Homework Party

Wednesdays at 6:00 pm

Youth Group/Confirmation

Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 pm

Sunday School

Sundays at 9:30

February 5th

Assisting Minister – Daryle Vegge

Greeters - Kris & Rita Peterson

Ushers – John & Carol Moran, Jim & Jackie Butenhoff

Scripture Storytellers – Bonnie Smelser, Philip Dixon,

Sheryl Drury

Communion Prep – John & Cindy Russell, Victoria

McMullen, Madeline McMullen

Communion Servers – Lisa Nowers, John & Cindy Russell

Social Time – Property Committee

Counters – Sarah Buck and Glynn Frank

Sound – Kris Parsons

February 12th

Assisting Minister – Laurie Evans

Greeters – Don & Monica Behning

Ushers – Les Carlsborg, Forrest Dubberke, Kaija Rice,

Annika Rice

Scripture Storytellers - Daryle Vegge, Pauline Miller,

Andrew Sage

Communion Prep – Cheryl & Paul White, Abby Frescoln,

Emma Frescoln

Communion Servers – Mary Johnson, Judy Keeling, Al

Jergens

Social Time – Pine Ridge Ministry Team (PRMT)

Counters – John & Carol Moran

Sound – Don Behning

February Worship Assistants

Luther College Symphony Orchestra to Perform in West Des Moines

2017 Committees

February 19th

Assisting Minister – Mary Johnson

Greeters - Sam & Linda Houk

Ushers – Ben Buck, Al Jergens, Emily Frescoln, Abby

Frescoln

Scripture Storytellers - John Kovar, Masie Lewis, Andrew

Sage

Communion Prep – Kris Miles & Al Jergens, Sonja

Paulson

Communion Servers –

Social Time - Social Concerns Committee

Counters - Laurie Evans and Mary Ullestad-Heneke

Sound – Bruce Boeke

February 26th

Assisting Minister – Laurie Evans

Greeters – Daryle & Joyce Vegge

Ushers – Phil Parsons, John Kovar, Alex Kovar, Andrew

Kovar

Scripture Storytellers– Sarah Buck, Andrew Sage, Masie

Lewis

Communion Prep – Joan & Forrest Dubberke, Kendra

Caulfield

Communion Servers –

Social Time - Stewardship & Finance Committee

Counters - Miriam Takle and John Russell

Sound – Chris Caulfield

The Luther College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Daniel Baldwin, will perform at 7 p.m. Monday,

Jan. 30, at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa. The concert is part of the

Symphony Orchestra's 2017 Midwest Tour.

The concert is open to the public with a freewill donation taken at the door. There is no charge for students. A re-

ception will follow the performance.

The program begins with a suite of dances from Aaron Copland's 1938 ballet "Billy the Kid," then features the

strings and harp alone in "Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'" by Ralph Vaughan Williams. After an intermission,

the concert concludes with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" Op. 35, a symphonic suite based on the

folk tales "Arabian Nights."

A list of 2017 committee members has been posted on the bulletin board. If your name has been inadvertently left off or if you feel that you would like to join one of the committees, just write your name on the big sheet or let the church office know. Without the committees, the work of St. Andrew’s does NOT get done. Please give considera-tion as to where you think you could do God’s work thru St. Andrew’s.

FEBRUARY CELEBRATIONS HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

February 13 Sterling & Ruth Shreve

February 20 Richard & Lynn Engen

February 23 Chris & Aimee Lunde

February 25 Kris & Rita Peterson

February 26 Trent & Solveig Rice

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

February 3 Matt Erickson

Pat Fawcett

February 4 Don Behning

February 5 Phil Meraz

Dave Putz

February 6 Etsuro Uemura

February 8 Ardith Pollmann

February 9 Grover Haggas

Bernice Koenig

February 11 Ann Anderson

Stephanie Larson

February 12 Alex Boeke

February 19 Judy Casperson

February 21 George Christensen

Jackie Butenhoff

February 22 Kathy McMullen

February 23 Anne O’Bryan

Arla Randol

February 26 Sterling Shreve

February 28 Dagmar Frank

Judy Keeling

Giving Voice for Iowa Children and Families – Lutheran Day on the Hill

Families living in poverty. Iowa children who go hungry. Former refugees building new lives. These kinds of is-sues are rarely the center of attention at the Iowa State Capitol. Let’s change that!

Please consider joining Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) and the three Iowa synods of the ELCA for Lutheran Day on the Hill, an annual day of advocacy in Des Moines to uplift the needs of our neighbors. The event will be held on Tuesday, February 21. Visit www.LSIowa.org/advocacy for event details, online registration and an online toolkit for your congregation, including how to participate in this year’s congregational letter-writing campaign.

If you are new to advocacy, come learn more about the legislative process and your role as a citizen. If you’ve at-tended before, join us again. We hope this year’s schedule will also allow you more opportunities to connect with legislators.

Our Mission: Lutheran Services in Iowa responds to the love of Jesus Christ through compassionate service. LSI is an affiliated social ministry partner of the Iowa congregations of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and a member of LSA (Lutheran Services in America). We proudly serve people of all ages, abilities, religions, sexes, gender identities, national origins, ethnicities, races, and sexual orientations. Learn more at www.LSIowa.org and www.facebook.com/LSI.iowa.

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9:30am: Sunday School (Pre-school - 5th grade, 6th-12th grade) classes meet in classrooms

9:30am: Adult Forum meets in the Fellowship Hall

10:30am: Worship Service

Questions about Sunday School? Talk to Pastor Beth, Sharon Anderson, or Laura Frescoln.

Questions about Adult Forum? Talk to Pastor Beth, John Kovar, Pauline Miller, Daryle Vegge or Sharon Prochnow.

Questions about worship? Talk to Pastor Beth, Mary Johnson, Sharon Anderson, or Sharon Mott.

WinteR Schedule - Sundays

Small Group Activities This Month

Friday Wine Down meets on the last Friday of the month. This month they are not meet-ing. Next meeting is Febru-ary 24, 2017 at 7pm, place

to be determined.

Please bring a snack.

Questions? Call Daryle Vegge at

(515) 520-1530.

Men’s Bible Study meets

Thursday mornings before

work at Frederiksen Court

Café (13th & Stange, ISU

campus) from 7am - 8am.

We have breakfast & discuss

the current study. All men

are welcome. Studies sched-

uled for this month are Feb-

ruary 2, 9, 16, & 23.

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 February 9th at 9:30am. Hostesses are Pat Thompson & Ruth Larson

Questions?

Please contact Ardith Pollmann at (515) 232-

7532.

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-

son36@msn.com

B.E.L.T., (Babes Eating Lunch Together) a come-if-you-can-lunch group for all

women at St. Andrew’s. Next meeting is at The Iowa Stater at the Gateway Hotel on February 16 at 11:30am. Questions? Contact Martha

Huinker or Betty Beard at (515) 292-1888 or (515) 232-

2677.

60+ Club (for those still

young at heart!) meets

all year round at 9:00am

on the second Tuesday

of each month at Hy-

Vee West (3800 Lincoln

Way).

See you on February

14th at 9:00am!

Questions?

Call Pat Fawcett at (515)

232-4428.

Pastor Beth Bachman Caulfield— pastorbeth@standrewsames.org cell (515) 708-2840

Office Administrator — Heather Eddy - office@standrewsames.org (515) 292-2131 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am -3pm

Choir Director— Steve Hoifeldt — shoifeldt@standrewsames.org

Organist — Sarah Buck — sarahbbuck@yahoo.com

Accompanist — Connie Sweeney — cmsweeney@mchsi.com

Youth Coordinator— Michelle Rowe— michelle@standrewsames.org, cell: 515-418-8345

Nursery Assistants— Madison Lee and Karissa Adams

Custodian— Gary Deal—gwdeal60@gmail.com/ 515-203-7018

St. Andrew’s Book Club meets the 4th Tuesday of the month. Next meeting is February 28th at Edith

Wessel’s home. Questions? Contact Mary Ullestad-Heneke (515) 290-4573, Mary Johnson (515) 292-

6226 or Sharon Prochnow (515-291-3266).

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St. Andrew’s News Brief

February 2017

Council and Committee Meetings

Confirmation class & high school youth group meet on Wednesdays at 6:30pm-8pm at St. Andrew’s.

If you have questions, talk to Pastor Beth Bachman Caulfield or Michelle Rowe.

Pine Ridge Ministry Team - February 13 at 7pm. Youth Committee - February 5 at 11:30am. Council Meeting - February 16 at 6:30pm. Fellowship Committee - February 13 at 9:30am

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 paper products, toothpaste, etc.

at the MICA pantry. Please bring donations to church and place them in the shopping carts in the narthex. As

always donations of non-perishable food items are welcomed.

MICA Food Pantry

Worship & Arts - February 23 at 6:30pm. Education Committee – February 12 at 11:30am. Property Committee - February 12 at 11:30am Tanzania Ministry Team - February 12 at 11:30am

Confirmation and High School Youth Group