408 Ninth Street NW

Mandan, ND 58554

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

Phone: 701-663-3594

Fax: 701-663-6217

E-mail: jackie@firstlutheranofmandan.org

Building Faith and

Transforming Lives

in Christ.

ADDRESS LABEL

Tammy-Lapp Harris

701-220-4908 – C

701-751-6377 – W

www.firstlutheranofmandan.org

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Sponsor for this month:

Happy Valentine’s

Day from the staff

at First Lutheran

Church!

Lent—2016

In this month of February, we will come again to the journey and discipline of Lent. We will ‘return to Lord, your God’ for sustenance and strength. We will be reminded again that God is in control of this creation and will bring it to it’s fulfillment. We will be brought again to the foot of the cross to see a loving God who in Christ has redeemed us and given us new life. This new life for all of us is to be the freshness of spring, no matter what the season. Spring will come, seeds will be planted, we will be warm again.

We invite you to participate in our Lenten services! We will begin with the Ash Wednesday service on February 10th at 7:00P.M. We will be having a meal together this year prior to the Ash Wednesday service beginning at 5:30P.M. in the Fellowship Hall. Pastor Christina and I will again be participating with other ELCA pastors in our area in a ‘round robin’ format.

There are some changes this year compared to past Lenten seasons. This year we will only have a meal prior to the Ash Wednesday service on February 10th. This meal will be a “ German Supper” , featuring made from scratch cheese buttons, knoephla and kraut. We will not be serving meals for the mid-week Lenten services this year on February 17th and 24th, March 2nd, 9th and 16th. Over the last couple of years the attendance at the Lenten meals has dropped significantly; in 2014 the youth barely broke even on the suppers, and in 2015, the cost to prepare the meals was more than what they took in. In that these Lenten suppers are a fund raiser for our youth, it does not make sense for the youth to lose money on this project. We will still have Little Ceasar’s pizza available for the Wednesday School youth during the season of Lent.

This year the ‘round robin’ is gathered around the theme of “Open My Life, Lord”. We have another participating congregation in our round robin this year, Trinity Lutheran of Bismarck. We are excited to have another congregation participating this year! As we gather for our mid-week Lenten services this year, Pastor Wes Aardahl from Faith Lutheran will be here on February 17th; Pastor Renee Splical-Larson from Heart River Lutheran will be here on February 24th; Pastor Ray Anderson from Living Water Lutheran will be here on March 2nd; Pastor Steve Sathre from Trinity Lutheran will be here on March 9th and Pastor Jon Splical-Larson from Faith Lutheran will be here on March 16th.

“Go into the world with eyes open to the transforming light of Christ, hands open to serve those you meet, ears open to the call of the Spirit, mouths open in praise of your grace, minds open to your leading, hearts open to the bountiful love of God, spirits open to the freshness of your word, and lives open to follow Christ to the cross.”

Until next time,

Pastor Lee

February 2016

Administrative Pastor

Rev. Lee Herberg

663-3594

Associate Pastor

Rev. Christina Martin

663-3594

Administrative Assistant &

Coordinator of Lay

Ministries

Jackie Schulz

663-3594 (o)

663-3082 (h)

Custodians

Ron & Mavis Watson

Financial Administration

Jennifer Scheet

First Lutheran Is A Mission

Partner with Camp of the

Cross Ministries

First Lutheran

Staff

First Lutheran Church

February Newsletter

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Thank you to this month’s sponsor - Tammy Lapp-Harris of

Integra Realty Group for sponsoring this newsletter.

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LAF will be sponsored by Thrivent on February 4th. Thank you so

much!

The youth will be serving a German supper on Ash Wednesday.

The meal will start at 5:30 p.m. and the cost is a suggested

minimum donation of $10.00 per person. All the proceeds

from this meal will go towards the mission trip this summer.

Come and join us for good food and fellowship as we journey

together through Lent.

Wednesday, February 10th: Homemade Cheese Buttons & Knoephla & Sauerkraut

with Sausage

Ash Wednesday is on February 10th. Service times

on Wednesdays during Lent will change to 7:00

P.M.

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Any youth who are planning on attending Bible Camp this

summer and want to raise some money, please let Pastor

Chris know by Sunday, March 13th. Her email is

christina@firstlutheranofmandan.org or call her at 663-3594.

Thank you!

Don’t forget to buy flowers for your sweetheart!

The youth will be selling Valentine Bouquets for $30.00 (which will consist

of 12 wrapped roses and baby's breath - assorted colors will be available), single

red roses (sleeved) for $6.00 a rose and Mylar balloons for $6.50 per balloon on

Sunday, February 14th before and after each service. Please purchase these

AWESOME deals from our youth going on the mission trip this summer.

Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center’s (MSLCC) M-Club Announces First Donation Requests

of 2016

The MSLCC M-Club met on Tuesday, January 12th to award funds for enhancement projects

at the facility. Three proposals were funded including two exercise cycles and a Cricut arts

and crafts cutting machine for the activities department. An omnicycle exercise bike will

be purchased for MSLCC and a nustep exercise bike will be purchased for use at Valley

View Heights.

The M-Club was organized in 1968 to assist MSLCC in attaining its mission. Funds contributed

to the M-Club are for equipment or projects which enhance the lives of our resident and

tenants. Joining the M-Club is easy! For more information contact our Foundation Director,

Jessica Gilbertson at 701-221-9349 or jgilbertson@mslcc.com. Thank you to our generous

congregations and donors for making the work of the M-Club possible.

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Mark Your

Calendar…

3rd: 7pm - Confirmation -

Large Group

4th: LAF-Hot Dogs

10th: 7pm - Ash Wednesday

Worship

11th: LAF-Sloppy Joes

16th: 7pm - First

Communion Class

17th: 7pm - Lenten

Worship

18th: LAF-Sandwiches

23rd: 7pm - First

Communion Class

24th: 7pm - Lenten

Worship

28th: 2pm - First

Communion Class

Upcoming Events

All 5th graders are invited to come and learn about the

Sacrament of Holy Communion!!

Classes will be held on Tuesday, February 16th and Tuesday,

February 23rd at 7 P.M., as well as Sunday, February 28th at 2

P.M. First Communion to take place on Maundy Thursday, March

24th at 7 P.M. with a group picture before hand.

All classes will be held at First Lutheran Church in Mandan. Parents

or guardians should attend with their youth. There is a cost of

$10.

If you plan to attend the classes, please call or email Pastor Christina

(christina@firstlutheranofmandan.org) by Wednesday, February 10th.

Caramel Roll Sale

The youth will be selling homemade caramel rolls on Sunday, February 21st for coffee hour and also to go!

We are taking preorders as well as selling them the day of. We will PRESELL a dozen for $20.00. The day of,

we will be selling a dozen for $25.00, 2 for $5.00 or 1 for $3.00. There is a sign up sheet in the narthex. Please

include your name, phone number & the amount you will want to buy.

(we will call you the morning of Saturday, February 20th to pick up your pre-orders)

Make sure to pick up some extra ones and take them home to share with family and friends!

All proceeds will go to the Mission Trip this summer.

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Sunday ~

8:30 am ~ Traditional

10:45 am ~ Contemporary

9:30 am ~ Coffee

9:30 am ~ Church School

Wednesday ~

6:00 pm ~ Transitional ~ February 3rd

Only

6:00 pm ~ Church School

7:00 pm ~ Confirmation ~ February 3rd

Only

Lenten Schedule beginning February 10th

5:30 pm ~ Lenten Supper ~

Ash Wednesday Only

6:00 pm ~ Church School

7:00 pm ~ Lenten Services

Worship Schedule

Special Thanks

Thank you to all the greeters, ushers, communion servers,

readers, communion set-up, coffee hour workers, and to all

who have supplied goodies for the last month. Your help is

greatly appreciated!

Baptisms:

January 3 William Steven Martin

January 3 Logan Andrew Basaraba

January 3 Briella Kay Lynn Wagner

Weddings:

Funerals:

Memorial Fund

Pastoral Acts

In memory of Erna Wagner given by Norma

Lundstrom, Lloyd & Virginia Keidel, Walter &

Leona Keidel, Ralph & Naida Feland, Mark & Barb

Evanger, Loretta White.

In memory of Harry Renken given by Hilda Renken.

Deadline for

articles for the

March Newsletter

will be February

19th.

February ~ Mission of the Month

HIT Inc. – West River Head Start

Items needed are non-perishable food items, tissues, napkins, paper towels, toilet paper, diapers, new toys and books for pre-school kids. Please put the items in the boxes in the Narthex. Thank you.

Easter Garden

Easter is right around the corner. As we prepare to celebrate the

resurrection of our Lord Jesus, it is also a wonderful time to beautify

our church and honor our loved ones. The youth of our church are

selling Easter Garden Flowers. They will purchase a mix of Lilies and

Mums to decorate the Sanctuary for Easter. Flowers may be picked up

after the 11:00 A.M. Easter service. Order forms will be available in

the narthex starting January 31st. Orders can be placed in the offering

plate or the church office. The price for each plant is $13.00.

Orders must be placed by Sunday, February 28th. (We can’t

place late orders!)

MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO, the Souper Bowl of Caring began with a simple prayer from a single youth group:

“Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be

mindful of those without a bowl of soup to eat.”

Since that day, more than $98 million has been raised for local charities across the country through Souper Bowl of Caring. It has become a powerful movement that is transforming the time around Super Bowl weekend into the nation’s largest celebration of giving and serving. Through this mission, young people learn what it’s like to make a positive difference in the world – as they collect food, raise money and volunteer to work in charities that provide shelter to the homeless, food to the hungry and compassion to those in need. Be part of this movement that is sharing God’s love with those in need. Please give generously on Super Bowl Sunday. The money we collect from First Lutheran will go to Community Action’s Backpack for Kids program, our 2016 Souper Bowl of Caring

charity of choice. We will take donations on February 7th at both services.

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First Lutheran Church Council Minutes

Date: Thursday, December 17, 2016 Time: 7:00 pm

Members Present: Pastor Lee Herberg, President Den Na Lee Fewson, Vice-President Jill

Miller, Secretary Jessie Hilfer, Jeff Bradford, Dot Frank, and Brock Schmeling

Absent: Pastor Christina Martin, John Pake, Rynell Rusch, and Tim Faller

Devotions: Pastor Lee led devotions.

Den Na Lee called the meeting to order.

Approval of Agenda: Moved by Jill, seconded by Jeff to approve the agenda. Motion passed.

Secretary’s Report/Review and Approval of the minutes:

Moved by Dot, 2nd by Jeff to approve the November 19, 2015 minutes. Motion passed.

Financial Report/Review:

Expenses were over income by $7,000. $15,000 is from the windows. Elevator repairs $12,353.

Maintenance contract for the elevator will be $55 per month, $660 per year for 2016.

Building fund balance is $19,000

Unfinished Business:

Same Sex Marriage – Questionnaires returned 98-no, 97-yes, 37–undecided (or let Pastor’s

decide). Bishop Mark said with no clear majority, we have to table the issue. Council cannot

decide because the congregation is divided. No changes will be made to our existing wedding

polices which do not address this issue.

Newsletter mailings - Tammy Lapp-Harris has committed to sponsoring the cost of postage for

6 months.

Windows - will be installed after Christmas. The donations for the windows was put into the

renovation account so that the expense will be shown as part of fiscal 2015 even though the

window bill will not be paid until January of 2016. Flooring – Dot spoke with Josh at carpet

store. Confirmed pricing and they can itemize the bill with product, labor for removal and

install. Suggested having volunteers to remove carpet. $1,000 deposit to hold the product. Den

Na Lee moved to pay deposit to hold. Jeff 2nd. Motion passed.

Railings – Hold off until spring

Retaining wall – Will be done in the spring

NEW BUSINESS:

Boiler – Submersible sump pump on the boiler is shot. Must be replaced. Parts cost $916.50.

Den Na Lee motioned to fix the pump, Jeff 2nd. Motion passed.

Review staff salaries - Brock moved for 4% increase for staff salaries. Den Na Lee 2nd. Motion

passed.

Annual meeting is Sunday, January 31st at 9:30 a.m.

REPORTS:

Pastor Lee’s report – 4 baptisms, 1 funeral, 0 weddings, still mentoring Bill Dodd with

weekly meetings.

Pastor Chris’s report – Out on maternity leave

Special Events – Christmas programs went very well. Senior Christmas had 86 attend

worship and 103 were served for the meal. AID Thanksgiving served 607!

Stewardship – No report

Worship—No report

Parish Education/Youth Treat bags were handed out at kids programs. 2nd grade Bible

distribution is coming up.

Evangelism and Outreach – Last LAF of the year was 12-17-2015

Property and Management – Replacing boiler pump

CORRESPONDENCE:

Pastor Lee Thank you for gift card during clergy appreciation.

Golden Age Thank you for $118.55 and $89.33 for Home Delivered Meals.

Camp of the Cross Thank you for $1,406.37.

Missouri Slope Thank you for $150.75 and $200.06 for the M Club.

Welcome House Thank you for shoes donation.

Motion to Adjourn/Lord’s Prayer:

Moved by Brock, seconded by Den Na Lee to adjourn the council meeting. Motion passed. The

meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Submitted by: Jessie Hilfer

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