First Edition October 2014

“We are called by God to grow in faith together, sharing Christ’s love with each other and our community”

First Lutheran Church Website: flchinckley.org

301 Lawler Ave. So. / P.O. Box 459 Facebook: First Lutheran Hinckley ELCA

Hinckley, MN 55037 Pastor Brenda Wicklund

320-384-6393 Mindy Johnson-Youth & Family Ministry

“God’s Work, Our Hands” Day was a huge success. Here is a re-cap of the day……..

After our Worship with Holy Communion we shared a meal together. Our Team in the kitchen cooked meals for a

homeless shelter and soup and cookies to be used for shut in’s. A team tied blankets for those who are ill and some of

the kids made cards for future visits. We painted some old benches used for the church stand and cleaned up some

trees and gutters at the church. A team planted trees and cleaned up a memorial stand in town and will be pouring

cement this week. One team cleaned the local park in town that hosted a “rib-fest” the day before. That team also

cleaned up debris and raked at the Lutheran Cemetery. Another team helped elderly members at their homes by

cleaning, mowing, washing and picking up sticks along with cleaning gutters. Three different groups went to nursing

homes to visit some shut-ins and brought those flowers and good company. One gentleman mowed a family’s lawn as

the husband had back surgery and life was getting very tough for them. They will be going back with a professional

tree cutter this week to help them to get rid of some trees in need of disposal. As everyone came back we had some

light discussion and Root Beer Float’s. It was a great day….

What an intentional great day of service! I know that many of you do these activities every day, yet it was such fun

working side by side with the young and the old together. We are so blessed to have a church to hear the Word and live it

out.

Activity is in full swing and this is a good thing. Faith in Action is starting, Sunday School will begin on September 28th,

2014 and Confirmation is in full swing. 25 kids made their First Communion on the 21st of September. Six students of

the Word will make their Affirmation of Faith, Confirmation, on October 25th, 2014. Committees are working hard to do

the duties of the church whether it planning activities for the youth, getting the doors in, picking the music for our

worship, starting a Bible study again, or asking ourselves how we can include and invite people to church.

We begin to look in the next few months at the “Marks of Discipleship.” The Stewardship Committee is working on our

first one, “Giving.” They are planning our “Consecration Sunday” and we are hearing from some of our members why

they give.

This is an important discipleship practice. We get to give, not to earn grace or forgiveness, but to say thank you for the

blessings that we have. When I look around at First Lutheran I see so many.

Giving is an act of Worship as we continue to spread the Good News to all people just like Jesus commanded.

What is the correct question? Is it, “How much money does the church need this year?” or “God has blessed me in so

many ways, how do I feel God calling me to give?” 1

Please plan on celebrating our blessings at First Lutheran on October 12th, 2014 with Worship and Holy Communion at

9:30 and a celebration and dinner following.

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Brenda Wicklund.

All things are yours…..and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

I Corinthians 3:21-23

1 Ask, Thank, Tell by Charles R. Lane, page 19

“Jesus said; Let the children come to me”

Faith in Action:

Reminder that Faith in Action will be every Wednesday night from 5:00 – 7:00

except October 15th

due to MEA Break. It is still not too late to join or volunteer. YOUTH

GROUP will be from 6:15 – 7:00 for 7th

– 9th

graders and 7:30 – 8:15 for 9th

– 12th and will

follow the same schedule as FIA

Youth Leadership Team: Any youth 9

th – 12

th grade interested in being a student leader please see me for application

First Lutheran Night at Kenzie Corn Maze: October 11th

. Donation for FLC that night will be $5 for admission to everything, and includes a pop and

popcorn. See article on next page for all details.

Feed my Starving Children and Valleyfair: Please join us Saturday Oct. 18

th for a family service and fun activity. We will leave at 8am to

serve at FMSC; we will then have lunch and head to Valleyfair. Return time approx. midnight.

Sign -up on youth bulletin board

Sunday school: Sunday school kicked off Sept. 14

th .This year they will use the whirl curriculum which follows

the same lectionary used in worship. Sunday School will be right after Children’s Chat. Sign-

up sheet to volunteer is outside the Sunday School room.

Trick or treating for food shelf: 6:15 Oct. 29th

- during Youth Group Great way to serve on Halloween! Need adults to help volunteer to help walk kids around to

collect food for the local food shelf instead of candy.

Senior High Bible Study (grades 9 – 12) will be starting this month. Watch bulletin for

details!

Fall Fundraiser October 23rd

!!!! Mark your calendars! Donations and

volunteers needed! Please see flyer for details!

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

First Lutheran Night at Kenzie Corn Maze and

Haunted Barn,

5-9 pm Saturday, October 11th!

3 miles West of Hinckley

$ 5.00 donation: includes drink, popcorn and

attractions. Sign-up on Youth Bulletin Board.

Congratulations to Madison Nelson for placing 1

st out of

23 Rabbits in the Northeast Livestock Show Intermediate

Showmanship Class. Great Job!

Alec Ausmus, sports announcer for channel 10 news in Duluth, interviewed Cody Dunkley and

TJ Johnson for a “Beyond the Grid Iron Special” airing on September 23rd

.

Congratulations Guys!

Congratulations to Taylor Jackson, senior hitter for girl’s volleyball, who helped take the Jags

to a win last Thursday. Well done!

Keep all of our youth that work hard in sports, academics and all activities in your prayers and

please support them.

The following students have studied and received their First

Communion on Sunday, September 21st, as they were “Fed and

Forgiven” we welcome them to the table.

Daniel Bonn, Brice Mitchell, Paige Denton, Dana Marks, Corrina

Tvedt, Mykenna Johnson, Libby Pahkala, Jacob Grice, Evelyn

Klein, Rylie Delaney, Payton Lindner, Bella Ziegler, Adam Nelson,

Noah Williams, Alyssa Alexander, Griffin Stiel, Nolan Stiel,

Kieran Tvedt, Ben Strauch, Cody Klein, Landon Leger, Josephine

Kordiak and Emalee Alexander.

Taste and see that the LORD is good.

Psalm 34:8

Middle School Gathering

November 22-23, 2014

Grades 6-9, Cragun's Resort

"FOREVER" Confirmation Theme: The Sacraments

The Middle School Gathering is for youth in grades 6-9 and their adult leaders. This

event gathers young people to grow in their faith by focusing on common confirmation

teachings presented in a unique way. The event includes large group assemblies with

a keynote speaker ( AGAPE-Dave Scherer) and band, learning clusters (small group

learning), family time (time to meet with your church group), hotel life (fun activities

including inflatable games, basketball, swimming pool , Wii, board games and crafts,

prayer room, dance music and more), and worship.

Join nearly 1,000 middle school youth and adults for a weekend of fun, friends,

learning, laughing, play, worship and so much more! The theme for 2014 is "Forever" -

in the Sacraments we are FOREVER given our identity as child of God, and we are

strengthened in that relationship FOREVER!

Wanted - Assorted Crosses! Each year for the Middle School Gathering, we ask congregations to invest in the faith life of our youth by creating a symbol the youth can take home to remember that they

are loved by God, and that we take our baptismal promises seriously! This year we are looking for assorted crosses from key chain size to no bigger than a square foot. Be

creative They might be key chains, magnets, necklaces...made out of wood, crocheted, soldered nails...your imagination is the limit! More information can be found at

www.nemnsynod.org/MSG.

Early registration: $ 40 (posted on or before Oct. 16) Later registration $ 60 (posted on or before Oct. 17)

Sign-Up Sheet and Registration Form on Youth Bulletin Board.

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

October 2014

Lector Assistant Acolyte Element

Presenters

Coffee

Servers

1 Wed.

(Green)

Youth Jenny Richards

5 Sun.

(Green)

Linda Libra Elaine Jensen Cade Thurner

Cayla Gorsegner

Elliott & Dawn

Golly

DJ & Becky

Grote

8Wed.

(Green)

Youth Mason Ferguson

12 Sun.

(Green)

Chuck Mans Ann Mans TJ Johnson Ellie Nelson

15 Wed.

(Green)

Youth Chayne Dunkley

19 Sun.

(Green)

Paul Olson Todd White Allie Miller

Madison Nelson

Gary & Gayle

Hoxmeier

Terry McConnell

22 Wed.

(Green)

Youth Parker Klar

26 Sun.

Reformation

(Red)

Patty Sweeny Pastor Brenda Ashley Golly

Kyle Nicholson

Kevin & Nancy

Stephenson

Jill White

&

Kim Flagstad

29 Wed.

(red)

Youth Bryce Cheese

Weddings: United in holy Matrimony at our altar on Saturday, September 6, were

Hannah La Bau and Zachary Mettling; also on September 20, Chris Bostrom and

Bonnie Olsen were united with Pastor Brenda Wicklund officiating at both

ceremonies. Congratulations to Jeff Mans and Alison DeGuise who were also

married Sept. 20th. We pray for God’s blessing upon their relationships.

May they grow together each day in the love of Christ.

Greeters

October 5- Larry & Gracie

Edin

October 12- Ron & Lana

Jensen

October 19- Gail Wells

October 26- Harry & Evelyn

Remley

Altar Guild

Jill White and Kim Flagstad

All Board Meeting

Devotions and Coffee

Youth & Family

October 27 at 7 pm

Counters

Elaine Jensen

Marlys Mestemacher

Out To Lunch Bunch

Finlayson Café, Finlayson

11:00 am

October 16

Funerals: We express our Christian sympathy to the family of George Vayder; and the family of Darby HagE. While we mourn with them, we also celebrate the resurrection hope that we have through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Baptized at our font on Sunday, September 21 was Evelyn Jean Menk,

daughter of Karl and Carrie Menk. Her sponsors are Ross Menk and

Tammi Olson. We receive her into our family of God at First Lutheran

Prayer Concerns ~Jackie Vezzoli (Kim Flagstad’s mom), Dave Norberg (Gracie’s brother-in-law), Fern Mettling, Sarah Frye (friend of Terry McConnell), Josh Benson, Gerri Kinblom, John Shober Jr., Rev. Arnie Swanson; Nicole & Shanon Thompson, Leona Sewell, Jennifer Lewis (daughter-in-law of Hank & Jan Lewis), Rev. Gerald Allen, Anne Heinz (friend of Virgil & Joyce Seegebarth), Diane Bohn, Rev. Karl Lunder, Sandy Chartrand (Kelle O’Donnell’s Aunt), Lynne Baldridge (friend of Elaine Jensen), Ron Bonn (Jill Bonn’s husband)), Patty Howell, Jack

Saffell (Joe Cappuccino’s brother-in-law), Toni Sweep (daughter of Ed LaVictoire. 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, Tony Stiel, 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.

October Birthdays

10/1 Deanna Cabak 10/9 Colton Blesi 10/24 Danny Hendrix

Debbie Zaudtke 10/10 Stella Merisko* 10/25 Hank Lewis

Gerald Souer 10/14 Jean Bergum 10/26 Brianna Smith

10/2 Christina Bicking Logan Johnson Brittany Blesi

10/3 Blake Chaffee 10/15 Courtney Bloom 10/27 Paul Lindgren

Griffin Stiel Jamie Hendrix Gavyn O’Donnell

10/4 Gerald Allen* 10/16 Corrinia Tvedt Joyce Seegebarth

Lynette Thorvig 10/17 Dorothy Svendsen 10/29 Donn Haugen

10/6 Shelby Mans 10/18 Nicole Smith LaFern Pardun

10/7 Keith Johnson 10/19 Jennifer Stephenson 10/31 Donovan Mitchell

LaDonna Lyon 10/22 Mark Brune Madison Nelson

10/8 Jeffrey Hartl 10/23 Rick Kroschel Kaitlyn O’Donnell

William Ford Patty Sweeny

Don Volk

*Octogenarians

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

We will be starting a Bible Study the 3rd

Sunday in October at 6:30 pm.

Hope to see!

Coming up on Sunday, October 12th

is our congregations “Consecration

Sunday.” This is the Sunday we return our Statement of Giving card that

helps us with our financial commitment to the church.

Pledging our giving helps the church plan the budget for the

upcoming year.

God has blessed this church and its member in many ways and this is our way of

returning to the Lord a portion of all the He has done for us.

Please plan to come to worship on Consecration Sunday. After worship there will be a

Celebration Luncheon and Fellowship. The Statement of Giving Card, the reservation

card for the luncheon, and a letter from the Stewardship Board was sent out to all

members on Sept. 23rd

.

Thank you to Pat Anderson for transposing piano music for the new

Sunday Worship Service.-First Word. Also thank you to Elaine Jensen for

complying the new First Word Worship Booklet.

Thank you to Ashley and Kathy Thompson, Jill Bonn, Candi Nelson and

Mindy Johnson for helping with First Communion Classes.

What a Wonderful Day! Thank you to all the volunteers for the service you

provided throughout the community on “God’s Work. Our Hands” Sunday.

We are surely blessed. Hope you all got to see and enjoy it. Watch the

bulletin board for pictures in the next couple of weeks.

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

members to join us and bring COMBS during the month of OCTOBER

for homeless packets. There will be a basket on the table in the narthex.

KETTLE RIVER CONFERENCE FALL GATHERING

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH

FROM 9 AM – 2 PM

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHUCH-SANDSTONE

THEME: REPAIRER OF BROKEN WALLS

ISAIAH 58:12, “Your ancient ruin shall be rebuilt; you shall rise up the foundation of many

generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.”

Please join us for a day of fellowship, learning, lunch, singing, worship, displays and a bit of

business. For more information check out the bulletin board in the hallway.

Just a reminder that our Soup/Sandwich-Craft-Bake Sale will be Saturday, November 8th. Watch for more details in the November newsletter.

At our Hinckley Community meal on August 27th we served 112 people plus

“A Place for You.” This meal was created and prepared by Amy Tvedt and

Gail Wells, and a wonderful team of volunteers. We received $297.00 in

free-will offerings. Charles Mans will coordinate our next Community Meal

on Tuesday, September 30th

from 5:30-7 p.m. This meal is on a Tuesday

instead of Wednesday. We would appreciate donations of produce for the

Free Farmers Market.

The Stewardship team is having a meeting to decide if we should continue these meals. We

would appreciate your input to help us make the best decision for God, our church, our

congregation and community. Paper and a basket will be in the Narthex for this purpose.

The Hinckley Community Meal has grown from serving 88 to 112 people. If we continue the

meals would anyone be willing to form a team of 3 or 4 people to organize and prepare a meal?

If we have enough teams to do a month each, that would be great. We already have a great

group of volunteers to serve. Please let Amy Tvedt or Gail Wells know if you’re interested in

this opportunity. Thank you, The Stewardship Board.

Picture Directory Page- New Members

Dian Saari-Cappuccino, (Joe)

35084 Hinckley Road

Hinckley, MN 55037

218-390-6885

diansaari@gmail.com

Robert & Gerri Kinblom

418-1st St. N.W.

Hinckley, MN 55037

320-384-9930

Alex & Whitney Weise (Leger)

No Picture Available Children: Samantha, Landon & Easton Leger; Natalie Colton

311 Main St. W.

Hinckley, MN 55037

320-241-7638 Alex 320-292-4336 Whitney

Dan & Allison Wicklund

Children: Jada, Noah & Torrie Williams;

Logan Wicklund

504 Main St. W.

Hinckley, MN 55037

320-828-0240

Picture Directory Page- New Members

Bonnie Olsen

14233 110th Ave.

Finlayson, MN 55735

320-630-0156

Jean Martinson

Golden Horizons Assisted Living

1305 8th Street SW

Pine City, MN 55063

320-629-1233

First Evangelical Lutheran Church Council

Mission Statement:

We are called by God to grow in faith together sharing Christ’s love with each

other and our community.

Minutes from August 13, 2014 I. Call to Order and Attendance: Dennis Volden, Scott Jensen, Carol Goddard, Don Peterson, Robin

Hendrix, Rick Kroschel, Nicole Smith

Also in attendance: Jill Bonn, Mindy Johnson, Pastor Brenda

Absent: Gerald Souers, Tom Lymburner, Wendy Reamer

II. Opening Devotions by: Scott Jensen. A group discussion on Chapters 5 & 6, of The Mission Table.

Next Month: Tom Lymburner {September}

IV. Officer Reports: Secretary: July Council Minutes read for approval. Motion/Rick to accept the secretary’s report.

Second/Carol. Passed

Treasurer: General fund is $6931.66. We have not paid our Benevolence for the past quarter. There was a

discussion on the budget. Dennis will give a Temple Talk on September 7th. Motion/Don to accept the

treasures report. Second/Nicole. Passed.

Financial Secretary: Kathy Thompson

V. Counters: July: Tom Lymburner and Gerald Souers August: Dennis Volden and Rick

Kroschel VI. Board Reports:

A. Education Robin Hendrix minutes attached (see Youth and Family)

B. Property Scott Jensen minutes attached

C. Youth & Family Wendy Reamer minutes attached (see Education)

D. Worship & Music

E. Stewardship Carol Goddard minutes attached

F. Evangelism

G. Cemetery Rick Kroschel

H. Memorial Don Peterson

I. Personnel Dennis Volden

VII. Old Business:

A. God’s Work Our Hands – We will be wearing our church shirts. We can still buy them if needed.

Thrivent will be contacted about money for the projects. We will have a potluck following the service.

Some of the projects are: cemetery, making meals, visiting, memorial north of town, get well baskets and

fleece blankets. There will be a sign up sheet for the pot luck.

B. August 31 Patrick and Jackie Bencke will be in church to talk about their missionary work . There will

be a potluck after church. We will put a sign up in August. There will be a free will offering,

C. Background Checks; Tabled .

D. Next Council Meeting will be September 14th, after the Service.

VIII. New Business:

A. Request from Jill Bonn to leave air conditioning set at 73degrees, to keep carpet dry.

B. Vacation request from Donna. Kathy will work for her when she is gone.

C. Counting; Tabled

D. Having Youth on Boards; Interested youth need to fill out an application – talk to Mindy or Pastor

E. 1st Word Music; Elaine Jensen, has been working on a Contemporary Service. Motion/Carol to accept.

Second/Robin. Passed. Take $500.00 out of the interest, to pay Kettle River Graffix for the booklets.

Thank you to Elaine, for all your hard work on this project.

F. Electronic Sign; The Property Board has been gathering information. Scott gave a presentation.

IX. Director of Youth and Family Ministries Report ~ see attached report

X. Pastor’s Report

XI. Adjournment and Closing Prayer

Respectfully Submitted , Robin Hendrix Questions? 320-279-0961

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