Pastor John
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR HOLY COMMUNION
June 6 Holy Trinity
June 13 Second Sunday after Pentecost
PARENTS OF COLLEGE GRADUATES
If you have students who are graduating
from a Technical School or College, please inform the church office. Thank you.
TRONDHJEM NEWS
JUNE
ASSIGNMENTS
Altar
Guild
Elaine
Lukes
Coffee
Servers
June
6 Jim & Irene Benesh
June
20 Sunday School
Communion
Assistant
Steve Kraushaar
JUNE ACOLYTE/USHER
ASSIGNMENTS
June 6
Sean Kraushaar &
Daniel Jax
June 13
Zach Kestner &
Andrew Reese
June 20
Matt Reese &
Cameron Kolbe
June 27
Brad Thompson &
Scott Kraushaar
TRONDHJEM
MEMORIALS
GENERAL
FUND
In memory of John Register
Sr. by M/M Roger Krause
In memory of Marcia Neilon by
Emily Cech
In memory of Marcia Neilon by
M/M Jim Benesh, Sr.
In memory of Marcia Neilon by
Mary Cox
BUILDING
FUND
In memory of Marcia Neilon by
M/M Emil Prantner
In memory of Marcia Neilon by
Barb Prantner
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
June 3 Charlotte Lukes
June 7 Art Fann
June 9 Sheldon Lukes
June 10 Brenda Krause
June 12 Gilma Bothum
June 13 Adam Brekke
June 15 Doris Benesh
June 18 Randy Lukes
JUNE ANNIVERSARIES
June 15 Randy & Mona Lukes
June 23 Ken &
Doris Benesh
June 29 Kim and
Annette Naatz
DANIEL
JAX CONFIRMED
Congratulations to Daniel Jax who was confirmed on April 25th
at Trondhjem Lutheran. Daniel was
baptized April 2, 1989. He is the son of
John Jax and Debbie & Mark Brekke.
HAYWARD NEWS
MISSION
STATEMENT
We the people of Hayward Lutheran Church
confess the Triune God, and strive to follow the words and deeds of Jesus Christ.
VISION STATEMENT
As a community of faith in Jesus Christ, we
will demonstrate care and compassion for one another and also to a world in
much need. God’s Word and the Holy
Sacraments are central to our life of faith.
As we grow and are nourished by these, we will bring the good news of
God’s forgiveness, life and salvation to those around us.
HAYWARD CHURCH COUNCIL
Sunday, May 16,
2004 – 11:45 a.m.
Present: Sonja Johnson, Keith Iverson, Randy Eggum,
Pat Frydenlund, Pastor Malm, Sharon Malm.
Absent: Bob Armon and Vickie
Storlie
President, Randy Eggum,
called the meeting to order.
Sonja Johnson made a motion
to approve the Agenda as amended. Keith
Iverson seconded the motion.
Keith Iverson made a motion
to approve the Minutes as read. Randy
Eggum seconded the motion.
Keith Iverson made a motion
to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Pat
Frydenlund seconded the motion.
Calendar Events were
discussed.
New programmable thermostats
have been purchased.
Larson Contracting has
examined the Social Hall roof. There are
no immediate problems but in 2 – 5 years, replacement may need to be
considered.
The cost for garbage disposal
was discussed. Sonja Johnson made a
motion to discontinue our contract with Waste Management beginning as soon as
possible. Randy Eggum seconded the
motion. At that time we will contract
with Thompson Sanitation, which will be less expensive.
Shrubs need to be planted on
the East side of the new addition. Lou
Larson and Dick Hanson will take care of it.
Thank you.
Discussion was held regarding
resurfacing the parsonage driveway. The
matter was deferred until the June Joint Council meeting.
A Stewardship Program, “We
Say Yes”, put out by ELCA, was discussed.
Pat Frydenlund made a motion to purchase this program. Keith Iverson seconded the motion.
The cost of the bulletins
that we purchase from Augsburg Fortress Publishing was discussed. Sonja Johnson made a motion to discontinue
the use of bulletins from Augsburg Fortress Publishing. Beginning in September 2004, we will begin
using bulletins of our own design, as a cost saving measure. Keith Iverson seconded the motion
Discussion was held regarding
the necessity for Terrorist Risk Insurance.
Sonja Johnson made a motion that the insurance policy be reviewed and
that the Executive Committee make a decision on whether the coverage is
necessary. Randy Eggum seconded the
motion.
Keith Iverson made a motion
to adjourn the meeting at 1:45 p.m.
Sonja Johnson seconded the motion.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Malm, Acting Secretary
HAYWARD LUTHERAN
OUR STEWARDSHIP FOR 2004
Month Where we Actual
Should be
January $8,358 $7,291.42
February $16,716 $16,032.34
March $25,074 $22.806.34
April $33,432 $30,555.34
May $41,790 $36,333.34
As
of May 23
A
NOTE FROM YOUR TREASURER
Please remember that your
congregation’s need for financial support does not decrease during these coming
summer months. For these first five
months, our income has not been able to keep ahead of our expenses, which
includes our congregational goal to pay our synod benevolence obligations on a
monthly basis, as well as return funds that we have borrowed from the
Congregation Building Fund.
Because of a lack of income,
we have needed to continue to borrow funds from the Building Fund into the
General Fund. If our income does not
increase, we will need to continue that borrowing. As of right now, the General Fund owes the
Building Fund over $5,800, leaving a balance in the Building Fund of about
$3,500.
Please consider the budgeted
needs of our congregation during these coming weeks.
Thank you,
Sonja Johnson
Congregation Vice-President and Treasurer
JUNE
ASSIGNMENTS
Altar
Guild
Noona Barnick & LaVonne
Williams
Coffee
Servers
June 6 Randy & Tammy Eggum
June 13 Ken & Barb Schroeder
June 20 Jim & Judy Becker
June 27 Brian & Nancy Berhow
Ushers
*Nick & Jeanne Schermer
Paul & Diane Ladlie
Troy & April Habana
Ken & Barb Schroeder
Communion
and Offering Duty
Sonja Johnson & Bob Armon
JUNE ACOLYTE/USHER SCHEDULE
June 6 Louis
Tufte & Hunter Gilby
June 13 Chelsea
Hill & Caylee Tennis
June 20 Michelle
Learn & Dahna Wright
June 27 Zoe
Hill & Samantha Anderson
JUNE
ANNIVERSARIES
June 8 Greg
& Carolyn Matson
June 14 Kurt
& Cheryl Freitag
June 15 Paul
& Edith Samuelson
June 18 Helmer
& Helen Brandt
June 19 Galen
& Carmen Johnson
June 20 Dean
& Kellie Anderson
June 21 Gary
& Paula Broitzman
June 22 John
& Sharon Malm
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
June 5 Janice Habana
June 6 Justin Erickson
June 7 David Thompson
June 9 Shirley Olson
Benjamin
Berhow
June 11 Judy Olson
June 12 Neal Skaar
June 13 Floyd Matson
June 16 Janet Kromminga
June 20 Brandi Wriedt
June 21 Jeanne Schermer
June 22 Tracy Skaar
June 28 Beverly Jenson
Mayra
Hill
June 29 Elaine Flusek
KNOWN
TO HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED
Barb Miller and Bev Jenson in Albert Lea
Beatrice Wacholz in St. Mary’s, Rochester
Lois Schroeder in Mason City
BRIDAL SHOWER
Everyone is invited to an OPEN HOUSE BRIDAL SHOWER for Sarah
Iverson on Saturday, June 12, 2004 beginning at
2:00 p.m. Sarah and Troy Wangler will be
married on July 3 at Hayward Lutheran.
THANK YOU
THANK YOU to Clayton Peterson and Dan
Johnson for the time they spent putting in the
new bases for the flags at the cemetery.
The flag bases were damaged in the wind last summer. Money for buying the bases was donated by the
Hayward Fire Department
CONGRATULATIONS
COLLEGE GRADUATES
We congratulate the following
young people who have graduated from institutions of higher learning: Holland Matson from Concordia College, Moorhead and Ben Storlie from the University of Minnesota College of Agriculture, Food, and
Environmental Sciences.
TWO
CONFIRMED AT HAYWARD
Chelsea Elizabeth Hill and
Michelle Ann Learn were confirmed on Sunday, May 2, 2004 at Hayward
Lutheran. Chelsea was baptized March 23,
1997 and is the daughter of Robert & Virginia Hill. Michelle was baptized June 19, 1989 and is
the daughter of Frank & Faye Learn.
ALTAR
GUILD NEWS
WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE FRESH
FLOWERS?
Fresh flowers for the altar are a beautiful
addition to our worship service. If you
wish to furnish flowers, all you need to do is call the Altar Guild president,
Marlene Thompson (373-3895). The Guild
will purchase and display the flowers for you, and if you wish, will put an
acknowledgement in the Sunday bulletin.
Cost of the flowers is usually about $15. Your generosity and support are greatly
appreciated. Thank you.
WELCA NEWS
WELCA
QUILTS DISTRIBUTED
The Women of Hayward WELCA
made a total of 75 quilts in 2004. Those
who have been recipients of these quilts are as follows:
Graduating Seniors (4)
Lutheran World Relief
Fire Victims (2 given
recently to family on Cty. Rd. 19)
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Good Earth Village
Victim’s Crisis Center
Community Action Agency
New Horizons Women’s Shelter
Faribault School for Deaf
& Blind
THANK YOU to all who
contributed time, fabric and money to making these quilts.
YOUTH NEWS
THANK YOU to all who brought their car to the LYO Car Wash on Saturday, May
22. Funds raised will help cover
expenses for their trip this summer.
SUNDAY
SCHOOL NEWS
THANK YOU FROM
ELCA
A “Thank You” was received from the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America for the gift of $157.12 given by the Sunday School (The Stop
Light) and other members of Hayward Lutheran for World Hunger. Keep up the good work!
KIDS!
SIGN UP FOR DAY CAMP!
Please mark your calendars
for DAY CAMP, which will be held JULY 12 –
16, 2004 here at Hayward Lutheran Church.
It is open to children Kindergarten up through 6th
grade. Youth in 7th grade on
up are encouraged to be helpers.
There is sign-up sheet in the Narthex where
children may sign up for Day Camp.
Please sign up so that we know how many to plan for.
There also is a sheet in the narthex
listing the various items that will be needed for Day Camp. If you can contribute in this way, it would
be greatly appreciated. The Sunday School
Board would like to thank everyone who participates in this wonderful event.
THANK YOU to all who came
to the Pork Dinner that was sponsored by the Sunday School Board of Education
on Sunday, May 23. The funds raised will
help cover the expenses for the students who sign up for Day Camp this summer.
REMEMBER THE
“STOP AND GO”
LIGHT
The World Hunger
“Stop & Go” Light in the hallway by the Sunday School rooms was filled to
the top. A total of $157.12 was sent to
the ELCA for World Hunger. THANK
YOU! Please continue to bring your
pennies and coins every Sunday for children who are hungry.
The loose coins
in the offering each Sunday will also be added to the “Stop & Go” Light for
ELCA World Hunger.
YOUNG PEOPLE HELP
AT
ST. JOHN’S HOME
On Sunday, May 16th,
the 7th, 8th, and 9th grade Sunday School
students – Cecilia & Zoe Hill, Samantha Anderson, Michelle Learn, Louis
Tufte and Julie Erickson – went to St. John’s Home with their teacher, Pat Frydenlund. They assisted the residents in getting to the
worship service and also helped them
back to their rooms. They also helped
with the worship service. Zoe Hill and
Louis Tufte read the scripture lessons and Michelle Learn & Julie Erickson
helped in receiving the offering.
GOOD EARTH VILLAGE NEWS
COME TO FAMILY DAY CAMP!
Join us for a weekend of fun,
fellowship and faith on a family camp weekend.
They will be held July 306, July 7-10 and July 30-August 1. For more information, contact Good Earth
Village – 507-346-2494 or goodearth@deskmedia.com.
A
FATHER’S WISDOM
A young boy had just gotten
his driving permit. He asked his father,
who was a minister, if they could discuss his use of the car.
His father said to him, “I’ll
make a deal with you. You bring your
grades up, study your Bible a little and get your hair cut, then we will talk
about it.”
A month later the boy came
back and again asked his father if they could discuss his use of the car.
His father said, “Son, I’m real
proud of you. You have brought your
grades up, you’ve studied your Bible diligently, but you didn’t get your hair
cut!”
The young man waited a moment
and replied, “You know, Dad, I’ve been thinking about that. I’ve read in the Bible that Samson had long
hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Jesus had long hair.”
His father replied, “Yes,
Son, and if you read on further you’ll find out that they walked everywhere
they went!”
DO
YOU CARE WHAT MOVIES YOUR CHILDREN SEE?
If you would like to know
more about the movies that your children want to see, there is a website that
reviews movies for sex/nudity, violence and profanity. It is remarkably detailed in its information. It would be especially useful for parents who
are wondering what exactly their children might be seeing in a movie and
whether or not you should let them see it.
The website is http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
HOW
OLD IS GRANDPA?
One evening a grandson was talking
to his grandfather about current events.
The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings
at schools, the computer age and just things in general.
The grandfather replied,
“Well, let me think a minute. I was born
before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact
lenses, Frisbees and the pill.
There were no credit cards,
laser beams or ballpoint pens. Man had
not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes dryers and the
clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and man had yet to walk on the
moon.
Your grandmother and I got
married first and then lived together.
Every family had a father and a mother.
Until I was 25 I called every
man older than I, “Sir” and after I turned 25, I still called policemen and
every man with a title, “Sir”.
We were before gay rights,
computer dating, dual careers, day care centers and group therapy.
The Ten Commandments, good
judgment and common sense governed our lives.
We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to
stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a
privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.
We thought fast food was what
people ate during Lent.
Having a meaningful
relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were people who
closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the
family spent together in the evenings and weekends – not purchasing
condominiums.
We never heard of FM radios,
tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt or guys wearing earrings.
We listened to the Big Bands,
Jack Benny, and the President’s speeches on our radios. And I don’t remember any kid blowing his
brains out from listening to Tommy Dorsey.
If you saw anything with ‘Made
in Japan’ on it, it was junk.
The term ‘making out’ referred
to how you did on your school exam.
Pizza Hut, McDonald’s and
instant coffee were unheard of.
We had 5 & 10-cent stores
where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
Ice Cream Cones, phone calls,
rides on a streetcar and a Pepsi were all a nickel. If you wanted to splurge, you could spend
your nickel on enough stamps to mail one letter and two postcards.
You could buy a new Chevy
Coupe for $500 but who could afford one?
Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
In my day ‘grass’ was mowed,
‘coke’ was a cold drink, ‘pot’ was something your mother cooked in and ‘rock
music’ was your grandmother’s lullaby.
‘Aids’ were helpers in the
Principal’s office, ‘chip’ meant a piece of wood, ‘hardware’ was found in a
hardware store, and ‘software’ wasn’t even a word.
And we were the last
generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
No wonder people call us ‘old
and confused’ and say there is a generation gap. How old do you think I am?
GRANDPA IS ONLY 58 YEARS
OLD!!
THE
PERFECT PASTOR
The Perfect Pastor preaches
exactly ten minutes, firmly condemning sin, but never hurting anyone’s
feelings. The Pastor works from 8 a.m.
to midnight and is also the church custodian.
The Perfect Pastor makes $40
a week, wears good clothes, drives a good car, buys good books and donates $30
a week to the church. The Pastor is 29
years old and has 40 years worth of experience and, above all, is good looking.
The Perfect Pastor has a
burning desire to work with teenagers, and spends a great deal of time with
senior citizens. The Pastor smiles all
the time with a straight face but has a sense of humor that reflects a serious
dedication to the parish. The Pastor
makes fifteen home visits a day but is always in the office and handy for
anyone who has need.
The Perfect Pastor always has
time for the Congregation Council and any and all committees and never misses
any congregational meetings and is always busy evangelizing the unchurched, not
only in the local community, but throughout the whole county area.
If your Pastor is not
measuring up to the above, simply send this article to six other congregations
that may also be tired of their Pastor.
Then bundle up your Pastor to send to the congregation at the top of the
list. If everyone cooperates, in one
week you will receive 1,643 Pastors in return.
Surely, one of them should be perfect for you.
But you MUST have faith in
this process. One congregation broke the
chain and got its old Pastor back in less than three months.
IS
GOD IN OUR CHURCH?
One Sunday morning an old
cowboy entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were
spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were very worn
and ragged. In his hand he carried a
worn out old hat and an equally worn out Bible.
The church he entered was in
a very upscale and exclusive part of the city.
It was the largest and most beautiful church the old cowboy had ever
seen. The people of the congregation
were all dressed with expensive clothes and accessories.
As the cowboy took a seat,
the others moved away from him. No one
greeted, spoke to, or welcomed him. They
were all appalled at his appearance and did not attempt to hide it.
The preacher gave a long
sermon about hellfire and brimstone and a stern lecture on how much money the
church needed to do God’s work.
As the old cowboy was leaving
the church, the preacher approached him and asked the cowboy to do him a
favor. “Before you come back in here
again, have a talk with God and ask him what He thinks would be appropriate
attire for worship.” The old cowboy
assured the preacher he would.
The next Sunday, he showed
back up for the services wearing the same ragged jeans, shirt, boots and
hat. Once again he was completely
shunned and ignored.
The preacher approached the
man and said, “I thought I asked you to speak to God before you came back to
our church.” “I did,” replied the old
cowboy. “If you spoke to God, what did
he tell you the proper attire should be for worshiping in here? Asked the
preacher.
“Well, sir, God told me that
He didn’t have a clue what I should wear.
He said He’d never been in this church before.”
PARISH NEWS DEADLINE
The
deadline for turning in articles and calendar information for the Parish News
is the 20th of each month.
Thank you for your cooperation.
ADDRESS CHANGE?
If
you or someone you know has had a change of address or phone number within this
past year, please inform the Church Office as soon as possible. Thank you for your help!