WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS!

LENTEN AND HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE MARCH 2016

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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS!

March 2: Soup supper at 5:30 p.m., Worship at 7 p.m.



March 20: Palm Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. with Choir Cantata,

Sunday School sings, Coat Collection for families in need ends

March 24: Maundy Thursday Worship at 7 p.m. First Communion served

March 25: Good Friday Worship at 7 p.m.

March 27: Easter Sunday

Worship at 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

JOSH, KALLYNE &

MC KENNA HARREN

TONY, CARLA &

TOMMI GRIFFIN

JARID &

ASHLEY

ENGDAHL

RUSS, HANNA, CARSON,

MAXTON, THEO KLIMMEK

GLEN

KAAS

NOT PICTURED:

SANDY COX

KRYSTIL IVERSLIE,

DALLAS & DELYLIAH

PATTERSON

RICK, PAULINE,

MADISEN, ERIC TEMPLE

CARY, DEB, DYLAN,

COLTON RAUCH

MATT, DESIREE, PEYTON,

BROOKE MURPHY

TIM, TANYA, COLE GILBERTS

Page 2 The Messenger

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO

SHOULD BE ADDED TO OUR PRAYER LIST

OR PRAYER CHAIN,

PLEASE CONTACT PASTOR MIKE.

PRAYER REQUESTS

PRAYER REQUESTS: Stephanie Mueller (Sheri Haus’ friend), Margie Bragelman (Donna Pozorski’s cousin),

Doryce Kooiman (Cheryl Ellingson’s sister), Ginny Lysdal, Esther Gunderson, Christie Thomas (friend of Joyce

Hauge), John Mezera (Don Erickson’s friend), Robert Hollinder, Bob Munsterman (Walt Munsterman’s brother),

Roger Page (Sarah Hales Dad), Cinnamon Stanley (Melanie Mielke’s friend), Clifford Timm (Cheri Hendricks’ Dad),

Marco Martinez (friend of Pastor Mike), Julie Jarvi, Laura Hamacher (friend of Jenn Bluhm), Barb Kydd,

Jerry Nitske (friend of Kaas’), Craig Dahlberg, Marilyn Ruhoff (Donna Pozorski’s sister-in law), Mary Anderson

(Kaas’ friend), John O’Reilly (Dawn Drayna and Kristie Cencer’s uncle), Brian Minger (Amy Lear’s uncle),

Gladys Hoff (Elwood Orton’s sister), Annette Bistodeau (Mark Bistodeau’s sister-in-law), Wanda Gilyard

(Daughter of Ron and Lavonne Gilyard), Ben Hales, Clinton Cox, Rosemary Mortrud (Greg Hurd’s Mom),

Margaret Heinen (Marianne Lindsey’s Mom).

MILITARY PRAYERS: Gordy Heinen, Logan Gallus, Richard Buckalew, Blake Sandeen, Luke Nierengarten,

Matthew Peabody, Adam Thom, Meghan Raygor, Zach Hurd, Ted Freese, Zac Heinen, Michael Jacobs,

Jeremy Schuch, Brady Marxen, Daniel Kydd, Derek Brown, Logan Draack, Brandon Wiltsey, Derek Schleif,

Lindsey Donelson, Ryan Munsterman, Larry Hoffmann, Gidget Borst.

WELCOME NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS!

Dani Priebe

Scott Bursch Jim Kocherer

Todd Drayna Carey Bowles Joy Hurd

Bert Robb Barb Marsh

Luke Bluhm


CHURCH NEWS

BREAKFAST AND THE BIBLE

Book of Acts

Formerly our Saturday morning men's breakfast,

Breakfast and the Bible is open to anyone of any age

looking to grow in knowledge, devotion, and fellowship.

We begin at 8 AM sharp and our conversation ends at

9 AM, leaving you nourished in body, mind, and spirit

and with a full day to get things done. Breakfast is

usually donuts, rolls, or coffee cake provided by

volunteer participants. Pastor Mike occasionally cooks

breakfast too.

For more information, contact Pastor Mike; look for the

study guide in our Information Center in the entry way

of the church; or go to our webpage at

www.sslcmn.org/breakfast--the-bible.html.

Hearts and Hands

Ministry Team

This is a group dedicated to looking

for ways to serve in our local

community for youth, adults, and to get involved in

building a better community for our children. This group

has taken on events like the “God’s Work; Our Hands”

Sunday. They will also be finding ways to serve in

simple ways.

If you would like to connect with this group and build

service into your family or faith journey please contact

Jeremy. We are also looking for projects that we could

take on throughout the year. If you have a neighbor that

could use a blessing, or know of something that could

be done feel free to contact Jeremy.

COBORNS HAM CARDS

We will be collecting ham cards (full or partially

full) for this Easter season to

donate to the C.R.O.S.S. Center in

Foley for families in need. You can

place them in the offering basket or

in the office by March 27.

FIRST COMMUNION

CLASSES will be held on

March 6 and 13

at 9:15 am, and also on

March 9 and 16 at 5:30 pm.

You will need to attend both classes on

either Sundays or Wednesdays. Students/Parents

interested in taking a class to further

understand the communion practices of South

Santiago Lutheran Church and the Lutheran

Church are encouraged to attend. If you have

already taken communion, please know that you

can always learn about why we do what we do in

our church. This is open to students and families

in 4th grade and up. (If your family has already

taken communion at a younger age at

another church and you believe your child is ready

but want instruction please plan to attend.)

First Communion blessing will be March 24,

Maundy Thursday. Please contact Pastor

Mike if you have any questions about the

communion process.

PLACE OF HOPE MINISTRIES

HATS, MITTENS, JACKETS,

SNOWPANTS DRIVE

Will be continuing through Sunday, March 20!

You may bring new or gently used items to be

donated to Place of Hope Ministries.

All sizes of items are accepted.

Thank you!

http://www.sslcmn.org/breakfast--the-bible.html

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

800-273-8255

SUICIDE HOTLINE

Did You Know?

We have a Meals Ministry

program at SSLC! There have been a

group of women who have been making

and providing meals for members of our congregation

when there is an illness, a health

concern, or a need. If you would like to find out more

and get connected contact Roberta Bistodeau or Dee

Punton. You can either provide meals, storage dishes

or cooking dishes for them to use for those families.

You may bring gently used or new cookware to the

church office. Please contact either Roberta or Dee if

you would like to help make meals for families.

BIBLICAL BREW Come join us for

fellowship; getting to know each other better;

and growing together in practice and

understanding as Biblical Brew resumes on

the second and fourth Thursday evening of each

month at 6:30 pm. Locations TBA.

Refreshments of all kinds will be provided. Feel free to

bring a snack of some kind to share. If you are in need

of childcare, please contact the church office (763-

662-2048 or [email protected]) and we’ll make

sure that is provided.


ALL MILITARY FAMILIES

AND FRIENDS

We have a bulletin board to

recognize those members and friends in their

service for our country.

We would like to include all active and retired

personnel from all branches of service, all law

enforcement, and all firefighters.

The information we are gathering: Name, Rank, Dates

of Service, Branch of Service, Where stationed or

area. We would like to place a 4 inch by 6 inch photo

with the description of each person. If you have

photos and bios to be added to this board, please

bring them to the church office.

CHURCH NEWS

Labels for Education is a fun

and easy program where

families and members of the

community work together to

“Earn Free Stuff” for their school!

By collecting UPCs and beverage/sauce caps from our

many participating products and supplementing your

earnings with our bonus offers, your school earns

points that can be redeemed for Arts, Athletics,

and Academics merchandise.

We have a designated area to use for trimming and

collecting Labels for Education in the narthex in front

of the church mailboxes.

Whenever you have some free time, whether in

between services, or on Wednesday evenings, please

feel free to help trim coupons for redemption

to the program.

Thank you for your help!

HELP NEEDED!!! Are you

interested in learning to run the wor-

ship slide presentation?

We are looking for volunteers (age

16 and up) that would be able to be here for worship

on Sundays. Training will be provided. Please contact

Shelly or Jeremy in the church office.

IT’S HERE AGAIN!!!!

FLOWER FUNDRAISER

Mission trip youth will be taking

orders for potted and bedding

plants until March 23.

Get your list ready!

Delivery will be in May.

*Donna Pozorski for donating

paper cups and plates;

*Sandy Cox for donating prayer

shawl yarn;

*All youth who helped label

water bottles for the Becker Expo;

*Gary Hammer for repairing the

light fixture on the nursery wing;

*Jeff Bluhm, Richard Harshman,

and Lester Krei for snow

removal;

*Mark Swanson and Kelly

Bergman for their service on

Church Council;

*Patty Simmons and Debbie

Goenner for making pillow

stuffing;

*Walt and Adele Munsterman for

donating candy, kids toys and

copier paper;

*Ralph Johnson for donating

building maintenance items;

*Ron and Lavonne Gilyard for

donating altar flowers;

*Altar Guild members for serving

soup supper on Ash Wednesday;

*All youth and mentors for

helping with Lenten worship;

*Dennis and Lucille Schuette

for donating communion wine;

*Youth group families for serving

Lenten soup supper.

THANK YOU TO:


•Joy Hurd called the meeting to order @ 7:04 p.m.

•Members present Joy, Bert, Barb, Scott, Jeremy, Dani, Jim, Luke.

•Jeremy read devotions from Micah 6-8 and led us in prayer.

•Recited our mission/values statement.

•We spent the majority of devotion time getting to know each other.

•Jeremy did a run down on how the council agenda works.

•No minutes to approve from last meeting (due to not being submitted).

•Motion to accept the treasurers report by Dani, seconded by Bert. Discussion on

the Frandsen Bank account being split into 3 areas: Youth/Building/General.

•Motion to accept Pastoral reports by Luke, seconded by Scott.

•Council installation date set for February 21st.

•There was discussion on the annual meeting, building and grounds stucco carpet

quotes, vague presentation on what time frame and terms for the oncoming council

members. It was suggested to put them on the screen next time for clarity.

30 day goals

•Good explanation on what treasurer involves for Dani and a sit down with Shelly to

go over it.

•Council retreat date? Time? Location?

•Installation of the new council members (February 21st).

•Full list of committees and identifying council contacts.

60 day goals

•Internal audit.

90 day goals

•Personnel committee reorganization.

•Aluminum cans, graphs on financials, possibility of a plaque for large donations,

noisy offering ideas.

•Date and time of next meeting: Sunday, March 13th, 11:30 a.m. possibly switching

to Sunday, March 20th, 11:30 a.m. To be determined.

•Motion to Adjourn by Scott, seconded by Jim. •Meeting Adjourned.

Thank you to all for attending. See you next month. Also a reminder that if you have

ideas and suggestions for the next meeting or from meetings in the past, please try

to ponder or come up with a way to implement them. This helps us keep the

meeting on schedule and allows us to implement the ideas and get them going in-

stead of tabling them for the next meeting. Let’s be a council that gets the job of

Church done while enjoying time together and fellowship.

God Bless , Luke Bluhm

COUNCIL MINUTES, FEBRUARY 2015


MESSAGE FROM PASTOR MIKE

Keep putting into practice all you learned and received. …And the God of peace will be

present—the apostle Paul, Philippians 4:9

In her book Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People, the controversial mission

pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber writes these words: “If our lives were a long piece of fabric with our

baptism on one end and our funeral on another, and we don’t know the distance between

the two, then Ash Wednesday is a time when that fabric is pinched in the middle and the

ends are held up so that our baptism in the past and our funeral in the future meet. The

water and words from our baptism plus the earth and words from our funerals have come

from the past and future to meet us in the present. And in that meeting we are reminded of

the promises of God: That we are God’s, that there is no sin, no darkness, and yes, no grave

that God will not come to find us in and love us back to life. That where two or more are

gathered, Christ is with us. These promises outlast our earthly bodies and the limits of time.”

I like that—the thought that Ash Wednesday is the time when our baptism in the past and our

funeral in the future meet.

It is a startling though, to be reminded that there isn’t a single one of us who gets out of this

thing called “life” alive. We tend to have a “whistling past the graveyard, pretending that a

cheery tune will stave off that reality.” Perhaps we just try to cram in to our schedules as much as is inhumanly

possible, hoping that something… anything will stick and give meaning and purpose and hope or… or… at least distract

us from the reality of our mortality.

In reality, every single one of us works with deadlines (so to speak) at some point or another, right? Kids, how many of

you know that you have something due coming up in the next couple of weeks? Adults, how many of you know that you

have a bill due, a payment, a mortgage, a tax deadline coming up?

Of course, it’s what happens between now and then that matters most of all. Kids, what you do with your time and how

you do it will impact greatly the result of whatever it is you have to turn in the next couple of weeks, right? Adults—what

you do with your money… will impact the result of that bill, that payment, that deadline, right? What we do between

Point A and Point B matters, and that can either be fruitful and meaningful and purposeful. Or, it can be something

else.

What we do between Baptism and our Funerals matters and can either be fruitful and meaningful and purposeful,

filled with a knowledge, a realization, a sense and communion with the very presence of God… since God has promised

to be with us between Point A and Point B, never to leave us abandoned. Never to leave us, period. Or, it can be

something else.

The trouble is that there is so much other stuff between Point A and Point B that sometimes…maybe even often…we

can have a hard time sniffing out exactly where this God is, who promises that there is no sin, no darkness, no grave

that God will not come to find us in and love us back to life. We can have a difficult time encountering the Risen Christ

who promises to be where 2 or more are gathered in his name. The deadline looms.

That’s the point of our Ash Wednesday service and our weekly Wednesday gatherings. The ashen crosses you were

invited to receive are both a reminder of the deadline (so to speak) AND an invitation to use well this time of Lent.

Practice Makes Present our theme declares, which is to say that the 5 activities, the 5 practices are not merely

something to check off your list. Or to be duty-bound or guilt-burdened by. Or to be shamed into doing. But what exactly

do we mean when we say, “God has promised to be with us between Point A and Point B…”? Here’s what I hope we

come to mean: there are moments and places where WE can be and expect God to meet us. God has not simply made

God’s presence known like an inkling in our heads or a bubble in our tummies.

Pastor Mike’s Weekly Schedule

Mondays: Day Off

Tuesdays: 9 AM – 3 PM

Wednesdays: 9 AM – 4 PM

Note: We meet as a staff from around 10 -11:30 AM.

Thursdays: 9 AM – 3 PM

Fridays: All day—Visitation Day. Pastor Mike is not in the office at all.

Saturdays: As needed.

Please note:

These hours just reflect posted office hours. They do not reflect evening meetings, hospital visits, confidential

pastoral care, etc.

These hours will flex with personal family needs (i.e., school programs, etc.); conference, synod, or other outside board

meetings (i.e., Lutheran Campus Ministry at St. Cloud); and other as-needed daily and weekly interruptions where

ministry happens.

If you call or come to the office looking for Pastor Mike, and he’s not available, please leave word with the staff that you are

looking for him. He will get in touch with you and return your message ASAP.

You can also contact him any time by cell (763-333-4499, call or text); by email ([email protected]); or by

Facebook private message (Mike Pancoast).

Time and again, the Bible describes consistent moments and activities where the people of God has epiphanies…

where they catch a clue… where they have Eureka! Moments… where the very presence of God is experienced and

realized. God has revealed his heart and mind in the specific person of Jesus of Nazareth. And God has continued to

reveal his heart and mind in the specific practices of the followers of this same Jesus, whom the Scriptures declare to

be crucified and raised from the dead.

So we mark ourselves with a reminder of the deadline, as it were. To remember that we are on a clock, of sorts, that

our mortality is a very component to being “alive.” And in the meantime, between Point A and Point B… we don’t

obsess or twiddle or thumbs or fill our time with fluff. At least, we’re not supposed to. Instead, put ourselves into

practice.

Now I know how uncomfortable that can be. WHAT do we practice? HOW do we do that? HOW FREQUENTLY are we

talking about here?

The response to those questions has been an invitation to consider a football team… or a band and musicality called

for to mold that together… or a single dancer working in coordination with a dance team. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET

FROM “POINT A” AS A BEGINNER TO “POINT B” AND ACCOMPLISHMENT? Athletes and musicians and people with

motor skills of all kinds speak of “muscle memory.” That is, they practice their skill(s) again and again AND AGAIN until

their bodies respond in an almost “automatic” sort of way. Win or lose as a team, the target for the individual is

“transcendence,”—that is, to be in the zone, or almost “losing oneself” in the flow of the action. THAT CAN HAPPEN

WITH OUR PRACTICE OF FAITH, AS WELL.

God’s richest blessing as you grow in faith and practice this Lent. The “play books” for each skill—Bible reading, prayer,

etc.—can be found in the entry way to the church, as well as on our website: www.sslcmn.org/lent-at-sslc. Let me know

how I can help support you in this…how I can help “coach you up.”

“Keep putting into practice all you learned and received...And the God of peace will be present”—the apostle Paul,

Philippians 4:9

—Pastor Mike


mailto:[email protected]


IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD……..

We’ve all heard this adage at some point in our lives. It has been used so often that in

many ways it is a cliché thought for us to think about. This month I wanted to challenge you

to think about the thought through a different lens.

It takes a village to raise a child.

Somewhere along the way we became afraid of the child.

Now, before we take the youth leader out back, hear me out. At some point in our lives we have had to face the unfortunate

reality that we aren’t youth anymore. As adults we encounter a world that is incredibly unfamiliar to us. We are forced to face

the reality that we don’t know how to use things like “apps” because we have never been exposed to those things with

regularity. The fact that teens are talking about things that I didn’t have a clue about until I was 25 scares me. It is hard to

keep up with the latest trends, the new hype, the attitudes and ways of thinking. These things are unfamiliar to me and it is a

scary place to be.

The most common conversations I have with adults are…

1. I’ve done my time.

2. What do young people want to know from me? I don’t have anything to offer.

3. Youth today don’t care about adults like me.

4. I’m too old to offer anything to them.

Here’s the thing. Your gifts are vital. Students are hungering to know that you can, in the worst of circumstances, survive the

world. Students want to know that someone cares about them. Not because they have to, like Mom or Dad. They want to

know that someone is willing to invest in them personally and loves them, quirks and all. Not because they have to, but

because they want to. This is where you come in. You have something vitally important to offer a young person and they

have something incredible to offer you.

The recent events have again thrust to the forefront the need to remind our community the vital role you play as leaders, and

village members. It breaks my heart to know that another student is struggling, another student lost their life, and we as a

community play it off as if nothing happened.

Vast majorities of young people today, like you, are looking for someone who genuinely cares about their future. They are

searching for someone who is authentic, available, and affirms his or her gifts and calling in this world. I am asking for all of

us to get a little uncomfortable in our own skin. Find a way to remind a young person just how vital they are in this world, and

invest in their faith, their growth, and their roles in this world.

Some ideas to try this month:

1. Come to worship on a Wednesday night and ask a youth about who they are.

2. Consider praying fervently for our young people and remind them of your prayer through notes or words of encouragement.

3. Consider a way to bless a young person. Yes, I really mean a blessing. Those are powerful words and something to move

mountains.

4. Write a note of encouragement and send it.

My hope is that we become less afraid of our young people and more open to hearing how they, and you, can grow together in

faith and community. Maybe we will all grow and learn something.

MARCH FAMILY SERVICE GROUP

March 6 March 6 March 13 March 13 March 20 March 27 March 27

8 AM 10:30 AM 8 AM 10:30 AM 9:30 AM 8 AM 10:30 am

READERS Sandy Empting

HEAD USHER Ryan Johnson Dani Priebe Ryan Johnson Dani Priebe Ryan Johnson Ryan Johnson Dani Priebe

USHERS

GREETERS Empting Bistodeau Hochsprung Bistodeau

KITCHEN HELP Bistodeau Bistodeau

GOODIES Martin Empting, Bistodeau Martin Bistodeau

BASKET HOLDER

COMMUNION SRVS Bill Empting Bill Empting

ACOLYTE

MONEY COUNTERS Klinker Klinker Klinker Klinker

PROJECTION

ALTAR GUILD Empting, Harshman

Empting, Harshman

Empting, Harshman

Empting, Harshman

Empting, Harshman

Empting, Harshman

Empting, Harshman

Is March YOUR family’s

month to help for

worship? We have 27

families in our group

and 7 worship services

in March. If every family helps out just

once, every job should be filled with ease.

It would be awesome to come to church

every Sunday in March and see every spot

filled in. Please consider making this small

commitment to help our church run

smoothly on Sundays. We understand

everyone is busy, so if you can’t help out

this month please consider filling in a spot

during another month that works better for

your schedule. You can email the church,

sign in on the schedule in the narthex, or

sign up on our website: www.sslcmn.org

under the stewardship tab. Thanks!


SUNDAY

SCHOOL

NEWS

SUNDAY

SCHOOL

STUDENTS

SING AT WORSHIP

SUNDAY, MARCH 20

PALM SUNDAY

AT 9:30 AM

WORSHIP

VACATION

BIBLE

SCHOOL

Planning

ahead for summer? We will be

having Vacation Bible School

this year at the end of July/

beginning of August.

Watch for more details!


YOUTH NEWS

A Note About Lent:

Each year parents ask us about their

student’s role during the season of Lent.

Are they required to attend?

Is there any expectation of them participating etc.

How will you know they are there?

The answer to all of those questions is yes. Lent is a great time to learn,

and grow together in faith and community. We do that by

engaging the mission and ministry of the church by “being” the church

during this season. You are invited to be a part of that.

Students are asked to step out of their comfort zones and help to lead

worship during this time. We ask them to be brave, be uncomfortable,

and walk a path with us all during Lent. If your child is deeply

uncomfortable with a task, consider asking them to give it a try. Maybe

you, as a parent, would be willing to aid in the process of doing

something new. Who knows, we all might step into new places and

roles in ministry. We ask that students check in with their mentors each

week, and share something about their week. They are

invited to share a high and low, or a blessing in their week. Maybe this

is a chance for you to get to know their mentor! Consider Lent a journey

together, and take an opportunity to be stretched.

You are all welcome here!

MISSION TRIP FAMILIES:

A reminder to please check the

Mission Trip Fundraisers link

at http://www.sslcmn.org/youth-

fundraisers.html for all the

fundraisers. They are listed there for

you to view/sign up. If you have

questions please contact Jeremy.

Also, deposits not paid as of today's

date have been cancelled for the

2016 trip. Due to the large number

of spaces we will not be able to hold

spots not claimed. If you haven't

paid a deposit and still wish to go

please contact Jeremy ASAP to

re-reserve the spaces. Next mission

trip payment will be due March

15th, for $100.

April:

April 3rd: Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser: 8:30 am arrival

April 6th: Worship 6:30 pm- Youth Program Follows



April 27th: End of Year Party

March:

March 2nd: 7 pm Lenten worship-Youth required to attend

March 9: 7 pm Lenten worship-Youth required to attend

March 6th: Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser: 8:30 am arrival

March 16th: 7 pm Lenten worship-Youth required to attend

March 23rd: No Wednesday worship or youth

March 30th: Worship 6:30 pm- Youth Program Follows

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

SENIOR GRADUATE

QUILTS WILL BE

BLESSED AND GIFTED

TO THOSE STUDENTS ON

SUNDAY, MAY 22, AT THE 10:30 A.M.

WORSHIP SERVICE.

PLEASE PLAN TO BE THERE FOR

WORSHIP. PARENTS, BAPTISMAL

SPONSORS AND MENTORS ARE

WELCOME TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE

THIS MILESTONE!

Niagara Falls – 2016

http://www.sslcmn.org/youth-fundraisers.html

http://www.sslcmn.org/youth-fundraisers.html

PATHFINDERS 2.0 HAS STARTED!

INTERESTED IN JOINING SSLC? NOT SURE BUT WANT TO FIND OUT MORE? ALREADY A MEMBER AND WANT TO LEARN

MORE ABOUT THE BIBLE, CHRISTIANITY, AND ITS LUTHERAN EXPRESSION?

Pathfinders is our renewal and preparation learning,

growth, and discipleship ministry.

It is for anyone preparing for baptism, membership, and/or marriage at SSLC.

But it is also for anyone who wants to learn more, to be renewed both in knowledge and practice.

If this describes you, a friend, or a family member in any way, please be in touch with Pastor Mike. Or, check out our webpage on Pathfinders at

www.sslcmn.org/pathfinders.html. THIS YEAR, WE WILL BE ADDING A

COMPONENT OF “SPONSORSHIP” FOR OUR NEW MEMBER PATHFINDERS. This means we will need current members to be those shepherds. This might include attending Pathfinders with your

new members; connecting with them socially apart from church;

holding them in prayer; and just generally being a familiar face to them at the church. If this could be you, please contact Pastor Mike. This could be a really, really rewarding mission and ministry for you!


DID YOU KNOW…..?

**Our group’s new booklet is

updated for 2016.

Please pick up a copy in the church entry.

**We also have a separate email group for all

women. If you are not receiving emails from

this group, please contact the church office to

add your address.

Our next meeting will be

Sunday, April 3, at 9:15 am

in the library.

All are welcome!

WOMEN OF SSLC

SAVE THE DATE!

On Sunday, May 1, at 3 pm, our

group will be attending the play

“Late Night Catechism,

Las Vegas” at the Paramount

Theatre in St. Cloud.

Ticket prices are $26 per person.

Please contact Roberta Bistodeau or Tammy

Alickson for more information on ticket purchases.

They will be meeting for lunch at 12:30 pm prior to

the show time, at a location TBA.

http://www.sslcmn.org/pathfinders.html

CHURCH COUNCIL &

COMMITTEE INFORMATION

Church Council Members President ● Joy Hurd ● [email protected]

Vice President ● Luke Bluhm● [email protected]

Treasurer ●

Secretary● Carey Bowles ● [email protected]

Member● Todd Drayna● [email protected]

Member● Scott Bursch● [email protected]

Member ● Dani Priebe ● [email protected]

Member ● Barb Marsh ● [email protected]

Member ● Jim Kocherer ● [email protected]

Member ● Bert Robb ● [email protected]

Member ● Frannie Bowles ● [email protected]

Member ● Melody Swanson

Committee Chairs Board of Education ● Karla Zerwas 763-262-8077

Building & Grounds ● Rich Alickson 763-856-2511

Cemetery Board ● Bill Rogers 320-743-3031

Family Service Group ● needed

Head Ushers ● needed

Historian ● Holly Klinker 320-345-0040

Librarian ● Rosalie Klinker 763-263-2540

Money Counters ● needed

Nominating Committee ● needed

Pig Roast Committee ● needed

Stewardship Committee ● needed

Worship & Music ● Holly Klinker 320-345-0040

Long Range Planning ● needed

Youth Ministry ● Jeremy Hallquist 612-201-6382

Active Groups Altar Guild ● Sandy Empting 320-743-2626

Befrienders Ministry ● Marlene Olson 320-743-2524

Funeral Coordinator ● Church Office

Graduate Quilters ● Shelly Bluhm 763-662-2468

Men’s Bible Study ● Mark Swanson 763-262-2734

Mission Quilters ● Shelly Bluhm 763-662-2468

Nursery Contact ● needed

Prayer Chain ● Carol Michaletz 320-743-5199

Prayer Shawl Ministry ● Tammy Alickson 763-856-3320

Relay for Life ● Donna Pozorski 763-856-8474

Sharing Meals ● Dee Punton 320-743-3438

Sunshine Committee ● Sandy Empting 320-743-2626

Women of SSLC ● Cheryl Ellingson 763-662-2224

Faith Chests ● needed

Backpack Buddies● Sara Gallus 763-262-1240

Staff Pastor ● Mike Pancoast ● [email protected]

Director of Youth & Family Ministries ● Jeremy Hallquist ●

[email protected]

Office Administrator ● Shelly Bluhm ● [email protected]

Choir Director ● Heidi Hansen ● [email protected]

Musician● Heidi Hansen ● [email protected]

Bookkeeper ● Shelly Bluhm ● [email protected]

Custodian ● Sandy Empting ● [email protected]


Please complete a

Unified

Communication Form

to submit to the

church office. It will help us to

publicize your event in the

bulletin, newsletter, website,

etc. You can find this

form on our website in the

column below the weekly

bulletin and newsletters, and

blank forms in the church

office. Thank you!

PLANNING AN EVENT AT SSLC?

April 24 Noisy Offering:

Lutheran Social Services

of Minnesota

LSS helps Minnesotans by

providing a wide range of human

support services related to the

basic necessities of life - food and

shelter, physical health and

safety, and emotional and

spiritual well being.

March 27 Noisy Offering:

PLACE OF HOPE

Many people and families lives

have been broken and

fragmented. Drug and Alcohol

addiction, abuse, homelessness,

and life controlling problems have

taken their toll. Jesus Christ can

bring hope to rebuild, repair, and

restore lives.

Isaiah 58 "Isn't this the fast...to

feed those who are hungry, clothe

those who are naked, and shelter

the wanderer...those from among

you shall rebuild the old waste

places; You shall raise up the

foundations of many generations;

and you shall be called the repair-

er of the breach, the restorer of

streets to dwell in."

Our vision is RESTORATION.

Our mission is BRINGING HOPE.

NOISY

OFFERINGS

COMING UP


FACTS AND FIGURES

Fund January Y-T-D

Total Income* $24,975 $24,975

Total Expenses $24,094 $24,094

Difference $881 $881

ATTEN

DANCE

1st/2nd

service

1/3 86 / 47

1/6 90

1/10 93 / 52

1/13 95

1/17 58 / 51

1/24 75 / 70

1/27 105

1/31 115 / 37

General Fund $18,057

Youth $70

Building Fund $4,638

Coffee $62

Backpack Buddies $10

Sunday School $59

Noisy Offering $179

Women’s Ministry $45

Other Income $905

TOTAL OFFERINGS $23,756

MARCH BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

BIRTHDAYS 3/01 Dennis Schuette 3/01 Melanie Gedde 3/01 Olivia Stone 3/02 Pauline Temple 3/02 Kim Longley 3/02 Ciera Hickman 3/04 Brandon Lear 3/05 Kristin McCollum 3/05 Bridger Ament 3/06 Shelby Zoller 3/07 Brad Thom 3/07 Marty Haessly 3/07 Tom Gilyard 3/07 Ali Christopherson 3/08 Blake Sandeen 3/10 Heather Gilyard 3/12 Kathy Hochsprung 3/12 Logan Gallus 3/13 Van Zoller 3/14 Walt Munsterman 3/14 Madison Doucette 3/16 Adam Ewald 3/16 Hannah Klapak 3/16 Grace Klapak 3/16 Sophia Stone 3/16 Benson Stang 3/17 Adele Munsterman 3/17 Marie Selin 3/17 Kirk Christopherson 3/18 Sandy Empting

ANNIVERSARIES

3/06 Jason & Kim Graaf

3/09 Gary & Darla Hansen

3/17 Ron & Melanie Gedde

3/20 Jeff & Cinda Louden

3/20 Mark & Helen Swanson

3/20 Jeff & Kris Mateyka

3/22 Steve & Shelly Gilmore

3/27 Walt & Adele Munsterman

3/27 Scott & Tonia Ulsby

3/31 Al & Bonnie Fish

3/18 Logan Fassler 3/18 Grace Kampa 3/18 Isabelle Swanson 3/19 Jared Bistodeau 3/20 Ashley Engdahl 3/19 Carrie Gorman 3/21 Morgan Puhl 3/22 Wayne Bachler 3/23 Carla Suckert 3/23 Melody Swanson 3/23 Colton Rauch 3/24 Bonnie Fish 3/24 Nicole James 3/24 Emily Brovold 3/24 Ellie Lawrence 3/24 Mason Doucette 3/25 Steven Tople 3/26 Brandon Eid 3/27 Lonnie Halvorson 3/27 Jennine Conard 3/28 Travis Eid 3/28 Devon Hanzlik 3/28 Paige Tomczik 3/31 Mary Gustin 3/31 Brett Baldry 3/31 Lance Wipper

SIMPLY GIVING

ENROLLMENT

Churches have obligations

just like families and

businesses. When church

members agree to an

automatic payment

arrangement, we can better

budget our income because

we know how much is

coming and when. And if you

leave town and miss worship,

your giving and promised

contributions are taken care

of for you automatically

so you don’t have to worry

about it.

Visit the website:

www.sslcmn.com or email

[email protected],

or the church office if you are

interested in

Simply Giving.

JANUARY OFFERINGS

*Total Income combines all Offerings PLUS any

other income we have received for the month.

MARCH 2016

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

Men’s Bible

Study 10 am

Altar Guild

meets 6:30 pm

Education Board

7 pm

2

Lenten Worship 5:30 Soup Supper

7 pm Worship

3

4

OFFICE

CLOSED

5

Breakfast &

the Bible 8 am

Graduate

Quilting 9 am

6

Worship at 8 am & 10:30 AM

FOOD SHELF SUNDAY

Sunday School 9:15 am

Choir 9:15 am

Youth Pancake Breakfast

9:15 am

Pathfinders 9:15 am

First Communion Class 9:15 am

7

8

Men’s Bible

Study 10 am

Youth Board

6 pm

All Committees

6:30 pm

9

First Communion

Class 5:30 pm

Lenten Worship

5:30 Soup Supper

7 pm Worship

10

Biblical Brew

6:30 pm

Esther Bible

Study

7 pm

11

OFFICE

CLOSED

12

Breakfast &

the Bible 8 am

13



Choir 9:15 am

First Communion Class 9:15 am

Pathfinders 5 pm

14 15

Men’s Bible

Study 10 am

Mission Trip

Deposit Due

$100

16

Priscilla Bible

Study 9 am

First Communion

Class 5:30 pm

Lenten Worship

5:30 Soup Supper

7 pm Worship

17

18

OFFICE

CLOSED

19

Breakfast &

the Bible 8 am

Mission

Quilting 9 am

20 PALM SUNDAY

Worship at 9:30 AM

Sunday School sings

Clothing Drive Ends

Council 10:30 am

21

Friendship

Bible Study

7 pm

22

Men’s Bible

Study 10 am

23

24

MAUNDY

THURSDAY

WORSHIP

7 PM

25

GOOD

FRIDAY

WORSHIP

7 PM

26

27 EASTER SUNDAY


NOISY OFFERING

28

OFFICE

CLOSED

29

Men’s Bible

Study 10 am

30

Worship 6:30 pm

Youth to follow

31

Biblical Brew

6:30 pm

APRIL 2016

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

OFFICE

CLOSED

2

Breakfast &

the Bible 8 am

Graduate

Quilting 9 am

3


FOOD SHELF SUNDAY


Choir 9:15 am

Youth Pancake Breakfast

9:15 am

Women of SSLC 9:15 am

4 5

Men’s Bible

Study 10 am

Education Board

7 pm

6

Worship 6:30 pm

Youth to follow

7

8

OFFICE

CLOSED

9

Breakfast &

the Bible 8 am

10



Choir 9:15 am

Undy Sunday drive ends

11 12

Men’s Bible

Study 10 am

Youth Board

6 pm

All Committees

6:30 pm

13

Priscilla Bible

Study 9 am

Worship 6:30 pm

Youth to follow

14

Biblical Brew

6:30 pm

Esther Bible

Study

7 pm

15

OFFICE

CLOSED

16

Breakfast &

the Bible 8 am

Mission

Quilting 9 am

17



Choir 9:15 am

18

Friendship

Bible Study

7 pm

19

Men’s Bible

Study 10 am

20

Worship 6:30 pm

Youth to follow

21

22

23

Breakfast &

the Bible 8 am

24


NOISY OFFERING


Choir 9:15 am

25

26

Men’s Bible

Study 10 am

27

Youth end of year

party 6:30 pm

28

Biblical Brew

6:30 pm

29 30

Breakfast &

the Bible 8 am

South Santiago Lutheran Church 14675 - 37th Street Clear Lake, MN 55319

Pastor Mike Pancoast

Phone: 763-662-2048 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sslcmn.org

“Teaching the Word, Reaching the World”

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Worship Sundays at 8 am & 10:30 am

Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Holy Communion offered every Sunday/Wednesday

Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

We are a congregation whose core values seek changed lives

through the power of the Holy Spirit by forming

and sustaining life-long personal faith in God through Christ

Jesus. We practice this by engaging in cross-

generational ministry and radical hospitality as it is

revealed by God’s Word. We do this by connecting with our

congregation, the community and the world.

Undy Sunday!

Yep, it is as weird as it sounds!

While in recent conversations with local food and clothing organizations we have been

made aware of an odd, often overlooked, need within the homeless population.

Imagine living on the streets for just a second. Typically a person can wear shirts,

pants, and outerwear several days without thinking much of it. However, underwear

and socks are not something a person wants to wear with any longevity. The reality is

that most people wear them for a period, and toss them. Carry around dirty skivvies is not a desirable thing.

People living on the streets often find themselves in rather odd predicaments.

Underwear, and socks are not really items that people think to donate to local shelters.

That being said SSLC has been asked to do our part. We will be collecting NEW underwear, and socks throughout

March and culminating on our delivery to local shelters on Sunday, April 10th. Please consider bringing

the following:

Young Boys and Girls: Boxers, Briefs, Panties, socks. All sizes.

Adult Male and Female: Boxers, Briefs, Panties, socks. All sizes.

Please leave all tags on underwear, and packing on all products. If you wish to donate cash, please leave in an

envelope with Jeremy and we will purchase ahead of the event.

Documents

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS!