HAYWARD-TRONDHJEM LUTHER= AN PARISH
3,
No. 212
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TH=
E POWER OF
THE KEYS
<=
/span>Our
daughter, Sarah, recently called one morning and said, <=
/span>“I locked myself ou=
t of the
house. I went to take the dog=
out
to do his thing and the door locked behind me. <=
/i> So, I’m standing here on the =
porch
in my pajamas, robe and slippers
waiting for Paul to come with his key to let me back in.” =
Ah, yes, where is that all
important KEY when you need it
– that KEY that=
has the
power to let us into the warmth and comfort of home, or the place of one̵=
7;s
business, etc.?
&=
nbsp; Many
a teenager has come to understand the power of the KEYS when they are learning to drive or
when they get their driver’s license. Mom and Dad control those car keys=
as to
when and how they are used. A=
nd, if
those keys, or the car, are not used correctly, then they get taken away for
awhile. That particular power=
of
the keys is one which parents need to have, and may even enjoy having. It’s amazing what you can ge=
t your
teenager to do because of that power of the keys.
&=
nbsp; So,
what if we talk about the power of=
the
keys as we understand it in the church? Here we are not talking
about those keys that literally lock or unlock the doors of the church. Although I do remember how, in my
wife’s home church, there was once an elderly man who was church
custodian who thought that he had the power of the church keys, literally.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> He was very proud of his custodial=
work
and in getting the floors and all nice and clean and orderly. He worked very hard at it. And when he had everything all
ship-shape, he locked the doors. No one was going to
&=
nbsp; From
our confirmation and catechism days, we read and hopefully learned about th=
is
matter of “The Office of the Keys.” This “Office” is that
authority which Christ gave to His church to forgive the sins of those who<=
/span> repent=
and
to declare to those who do not repent that their sins are not forgiven.” This authority is granted us t=
hrough
the words of Jesus to His disciples in John, chapter 20: “=
Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of<=
/span>
any, they are forgiven; if you retain t=
he
sins of any, they are retained.” Also from Matthew 18: “=
Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on
earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be lo=
osed
in heaven=
.” With God’s gift of =
the Holy
Spirit upon all believers there comes this authority to proclaim the gospel=
of
God’s forgiveness of sins to one another and to the whole world; to
proclaim to the confessing, truly repentant person that his/her sins are fu=
lly
forgiven by God, as a gift, through faith.=
To the person who could trust the proclamation and accept that this
forgiveness was given in the very name of Jesus, it was accomplished =
̵=
1; comp=
leted. Sins were dismissed, gone, cast out
forever.
&=
nbsp; But,
to the unrepentant, unbelieving person also comes an equally strong and cle=
ar
declaration. To you, the
unrepentant one, your sins are held against you, fixed upon you so that you
cannot escape from them until you DO repent – until you DO believe in
God’s forgiveness through Jesus Christ and His death for you upon that
cross. Your sins continue to =
accuse
you, judge you and trap you. As soon as that sin is committed, it
adheres to you with all of its guilt and shame, and no personal effort can
possibly free you. You may th=
ink
that you can free yourself in some way, but it is not so. You are bound, chained, held by it=
. And only one person is able to rem=
ove
that sin – remove it so completely that it is as if it never
existed. Jesus Christ Himself,
through that declaration of the Christian believer upon you, saying to
you: ̶=
0;In the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, your sins are
forgiven you.”
&=
nbsp; For
any Christian believer to retain the sins of another is simply to acknowled=
ge
and declare that there can be no forgiveness of sins without that contrite =
act
of confession and repentance on the part of that sinful person. One must have a heart that is set =
FOR it
and not AGAINST it.
&=
nbsp; In this month of FEBRUARY, when w=
e have
that focus on VALENTINE’S DA=
Y and
on matters of the HEART, it mi=
ght be
good for us to focus on such things as God’s
great LOVE for us and that God truly has a HEART-FELT desire for a=
living
relationship with you and me. God
has a HEART for us, and do WE have a HEART for GOD?
&=
nbsp; Martin Luther was the one who rem=
inded
the church that this =
power=
of the
keys is a power bestowed upon all her faith=
ful membe=
rs by our
Lord Jesus Christ. Luther
writes: “This power now is here given to all Christians, i=
.e.,
to each person who is a Christian.
But who is a Christian? The
one who believes has the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, every Christian has the power, as do the Pope and the
Bishops, etc., to retain or to remit sins.=
Do I hear then that even I may hear one=
’s confession, and =
baptize
and preach and give the Sacrament?
NO! St. Paul says,
<=
/span>The power of the keys is so=
mething to
be declared as gospel to others. It is also something to be believe=
d, to
be trusted, in faith. It is
something that should be very heart-felt and heart-cent=
ered, for i=
t is one
of the most loving things we can do for another. As John writes in his letter, and =
as we
hear in our own liturgy of confession: “=
I=
f we sa=
y that we have fellowship=
with =
H=
im (God) while we are wal=
king in
darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; but if we walk in the light as He Himsel=
f is in
the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His =
Son
cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we d=
eceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.&nbs=
p;
If we confess our sins, He who is f
&n=
bsp; =
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bsp; =
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bsp; =
; &n=
bsp; Pastor
Malm=
MI=
DWEEK
LENTEN WORSHIP SERIES – 2009
̶=
0;BY HIS
STRIPES” – Healing Wounded Relationships
DEAR FRIENDS IN CHRIST:
&=
nbsp; This
year our Midweek Lenten Worship begins the end of the month on Ash Wednesda=
y,
February 25th. For those Lenten Wednesdays leadin=
g up
to Holy Week, we will follow this theme – “By His Stripes”
– Healing Wounded Relationships.
&=
nbsp; Christianity
is all about relationships – our relationship with God and our
relationship with other human beings and with all of creation. This year we will follow Christ dur=
ing
the week of the Passion, from the time of His arrest to His death on the cr=
oss,
and along the way we will seek to discover how Jesus reclaims us and all our
relationships. We will hear t=
he
Gospel message of God’s death-defying love brought directly into our
family, church and community relationships. It is =
a love
that heals, forgives and transforms.
&=
nbsp; We
gather together on Wednesday evenings at
Febru=
ary 25 =
<=
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style=3D'mso-prop-change:" " 20090122T1508'>Ash Wednesday &=
nbsp; The dest=
ructive
pattern of escalation is seen as troops over-
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p; take Jesu=
s in
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p; High Priest Caiaphas.=
Worship will include the service of
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p; Ashes and Holy Communion in the worship sanctuary. &=
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sday &=
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invalidation is seen in the &=
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seen
in &n=
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nbsp; how t=
he High
Priest reacts to the claims of the Christ.
March=
18 &=
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p; Wednesday &=
nbsp; The destructive pattern of withdrawal is se=
en in
Peter’s
denial of hi=
s Lord.
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25 &=
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p; Wednesday &=
nbsp; The secret of not having unrealistic expectations is s=
een
in Jesu=
s’ will=
ing
sacrifice upon the cross.
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nbsp;
April=
1 &=
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p; Wednesday &=
nbsp; The secret of forgiveness and absolution is seen in
Jesus’=
open=
ing of pa=
radise to
the thief on the cross.
&=
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p; &=
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p;
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9 &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Maundy
Thursday =
; The relationship of Jesus to His disciples on the eve =
of His deat=
h
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p; &=
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p; upon
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p; Sanctuary.
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p; &=
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p;
April=
12 &=
nbsp; &=
nbsp; Easte=
r Sunday <=
/span>Sunrise
worship with Holy Communion at HLC at
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Easter Breakfast at HLC at
Easter Worship with Holy<=
/ins> Commu=
nion at
TLC at
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p;
GOOD NEWS!!
<=
/span>December
is our chance, as the church, to get the jump on the rest of the world, for
this is when we begin our NEW YEAR.
As we begin this New Year, we focus on some new scripture lessons, a=
s we
focus on the Gospel of Mark, along with other lessons from both the Old and=
New
Testaments. Mark is the conde=
nsed
version of the story of Jesus; it comes at us quickly, ever using that word
“immediately.” Ma=
rk
does not even bother to give us the birth stories of Jesus, leaving that to
Matthew and Luke. He starts his story of Jesus with the ADVENT, the coming,=
of
John the Baptist, who will announce “the way of the Lord.” In quick fashion, Jesus is suddenly
there, along the Jordan River, being baptized by John and blessed by God the
Father, and then moving on into His public ministry, where He proclaims His
preaching theme: “The t=
ime is
fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the
good news.”
<=
/span>For
the people of Jesus’ day, this TIME that has come is the fulfillment =
of
Jewish dreams, the TIME when God will show His special love for the Jews by
breaking the bonds of their servitude and exalting them among the nations.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> It is the TIME that they have been
waiting for – waiting so long that they had almost ceased to believe =
that
it could ever come to pass.
Suddenly, God comes near to them, among them, in the person of Jesus=
of
Nazareth, God’s Son, Savior, and invites His people to REPENT, to open
their hearts and change their minds, and believe that God’s promises =
are
now being fulfilled right before their eyes. Truly this IS the good news.
<=
/span>Today,
we who claim Jesus as the Christ, our Lord and Savior, as we hear those wor=
ds
of Jesus, we understand that He is speaking not just to His fellow Jewish
people then, but to us now, we who are willing to listen to this good news =
here
and now. Yet, it is a surpris=
ing
and extraordinary thing to say – that the Kingdom of God has come near
you and that you must believe it.
As this Advent season moves on to the Christmas – Epiphany sea=
son,
this good news continues to be surprising.=
Suddenly, out of the blue, a young girl in Nazareth gets the news fr=
om
one of God’s own messengers that SHE has been chosen by God to become
pregnant and deliver into this world the very Son of God, the Messiah. Who me? Pregnant? Really?
<=
/span>Mary
quickly recovers and humbly agrees to her new and chosen role as God’s
own servant, and goes on to rejoice in it all. But that shock – that of rec=
eiving
good, yet unsettling, news – that shock is also something that WE sha=
re
with Mary. For this message of
Jesus is not just glad tidings of hope for a weary, war-torn, terrorized wo=
rld;
it also is a calling, an invitation to turn from all our worldly preoccupat=
ions
and REPENT, open our hearts and change our minds. Something FROM us, then, is requir=
ed. And the ADVENT scripture lessons g=
o on
to tell us what that is: we need to step it up, get to work, prepare, watch,
wait, turn, open, and change.
<=
/span>The
NEW YEAR begins once again with these words and urgings for our new and
continuing journey through the coming months; that TIME, that ADVENT has co=
me
once again. This ADVENT seaso=
n is a
time of joy and expectation. =
It is
a time of HOPE amid our various world crises, it is LIGHT come into our
self-created darkness, it is a time
of EXPECTATION for One who will, once again, come among us and deliv=
er
us, and it is a time of TRUST in the sure and certain promises of God. God IS among us and God has NOT
abandoned us. Yes, the Kingdo=
m of
God is among us, with us, embracing us.&nb=
sp;
That is GOOD NEWS, and it reminds us that we, the faithful, have a w=
ay
at looking at this troubled world in a GOOD NEWS way that, to the non-belie=
ving
world, looks rather odd and senseless.&nbs=
p;
These days the world can only say, “Look around you. Look at this mess we’re in, =
the
economic mess, the natural disasters mess, the war, violence and terrorist =
mess,
the global-warming mess. It&#=
8217;s
all a big mess! Where’s=
the
good news in any of this?”
<=
/span>But
into this human, self-centered, greed-induced mess, comes Jesus Christ,
God’s Son, Savior, and announces to this whole, messed up world,
“The Kingdom of God has come near to you; REPENT, and believe in this
good news.” The angel o=
f the
Lord comes to that young girl, Mary and proclaims “Do not be
afraid!” A nervous moth=
er
listens to God’s Word and to the hopes that it engenders in her heart=
. A prophet stirs people to action,
encouraging their expectation of a coming age of justice and peace. WAKE UP PEOPLE! The NEWS will be good, even if, li=
ke the
people of Jesus’ day, we have almost ceased to believe that it could =
ever
come to pass. Take heart; be of good courage, for the Lord has come near to
us. Dare to believe in this h=
ope of
the gospel, and dare to share it with others. As we have just heard from our Lor=
d on
the Day of Christ the King, continue to bring that good news of salvation a=
nd
hope to others by feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing=
the
naked, visiting the lonely, imprisoned and oppressed, caring for the sick a=
nd
lame, and welcoming the stranger.
Joy
to the world, the Lord is come!
Let
earth receive its King;
Let
ev’ry heart prepare Him room
And
heav’n and nature sing.
No
more let sin and sorrow grow
Nor
thorns infest the ground;
He
comes to make His blessings flow
Far
as the curse is found.
He
rules the world with truth and grace
And
makes the nations prove
The
glories of His righteousness
And
wonders of His love.
<=
/span>
<=
/span>
Pastor
Malm
A NEW LUTHERAN STUDY BIBLE IS AVAILABLE
<=
/span>Early
in 2009, Augsburg Fortress will be publishing a Lutheran Study Bible. This is timed to coincide with our=
ELCA
emphasis on Bible Book of Faith. The
biblical text will be the New Revised Standard Version, and will feature
introductions, notes and articles on the biblical books and texts that are
written by over sixty Lutheran pastors and teaching theologians. This can be a valuable resource fo=
r you to
experience the Bible and its message through solid background material, uni=
que
Lutheran insights, and opportunities for faith reflection. This is a Bible that is reader-fri=
endly,
inviting, and engaging; a study Bible for both youth and adults who want to
encounter Scripture in a fresh, new way.
<=
/span>During
December, we have an opportunity to order this new Study Bible for a
significant discount if we can order ten or more copies. At the discount, a hard cover vers=
ion of
this Bible will sell for $22.75 each (10 copies or more). A paperback version will sell for =
$17.50
(ten copies or more). If you =
are
interested, please let Pastor Malm know, or contact the church office (373-=
8479)
on or before Christmas Day, December 25th.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
HOLY COMMUNION
Sunday, February 1 &n=
bsp; Epiphany
IV
Ash Wednesday, February
Decem=
ber 7th
– Advent II
Decem=
ber 24th
– Christmas Eve
Decem=
ber 25th
– Christmas Day
Decem=
ber 28th
– Christmas I
̶=
0;CANDLES
AND CAROLS” TO BE PRESENTED
Come and join us On Christmas Eve, December 2=
4th
for a service of hope, peace, joy, and love, entitled “Candles &
Carols”. It will be presented by the joint HLC/TLC Choir.
This is a cantata with narration and choir an=
thems.
The congregation will join the choir singing familiar Christmas carols.
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CONFIRMATION CLASSES
&=
nbsp; Confirmation
classes in February Decem=
ber and =
January will be at Oakland Lutheran and =
February at Trondhjem Lutheran. In March
there will be no classes
since it is Lent. In April the classes will be =
at Oakland Lutheran.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The
“Big Trip”! The ELCA
Youth Gathering next July. Where else than historical
Confi=
rmation
Christmas Caroling for the home bound
Imax
and
PARISH TO HAVE MEN’=
S ADVENT
BREAKFASTS
<=
/span>You
are invited to parish Men’s Advent&n=
bsp;
Breakfasts held on Tuesday mornings at 7 a.m. from December 2nd=
through December 23rd.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> A breakfast of pancakes or French =
toast
or some other warm and tasty goodies will be served. Following the breakfast there will=
be a
short devotional before you head off to work or whatever you have planned f=
or
the day. Come =
and join
the fellowship!! Bring a frie=
nd or
neighbor!!
TRONDHJEM NEWS
DECEMBER
&nb=
sp;
&=
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nbsp; February
15 – Steve & Eileen Reese &n=
bsp; =
;
Linda Kraushaar &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; December 2 Sunday School&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Steve
& Linda Kraushaar
&n=
bsp; =
; &n=
bsp; =
; Decemb=
er
14 Emil & Bev Prantn=
er
&n=
bsp; =
; &n=
bsp;
&=
nbsp; Lecto=
rs <=
/span> &n=
bsp; =
; &n=
bsp; <=
/span>Acolyte/Ushers &=
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p; &=
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p; &=
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p; Le=
ctors
&=
nbsp; <=
/span>February 1 Allison Wangen &n=
bsp; =
; &n=
bsp; February
1 =
Steve
Kraushaar
&=
nbsp; February
8 =
Reed & Cortney Thoste=
nson &n=
bsp; =
; February
8 =
Linda
Kraushaar
&=
nbsp; February
15 Anna Severtson &n=
bsp; =
; &n=
bsp; February
15 Kiv=
en
Lukes
&=
nbsp; February
22 Ethan Severtson &n=
bsp; =
; &n=
bsp; February
22 Jill
Krause
&=
nbsp; December
7 Linda
Kraushaar &nbs=
p; December
7 Madalyn
Wangen
&=
nbsp; December
14 Steve Kra=
ushaar &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; December
14 Cortney
Thostenson & Allison Wangen
&=
nbsp; December
21 Jill Krau=
se &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; December
21 Anna Seve=
rtson
&=
nbsp; December
25 Elaine Lu=
kes &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; December
25 Ethan Sev=
ertson
&=
nbsp; December
28 Pastor Ma=
lm &=
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p; December
28 Reed Thos=
tenson
&=
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/span>DECEM=
BER FE=
BRUARY <=
/u>BIRTHDAYS &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; FEBRUARY
ANNIVERSARIES
&n=
bsp; DECEMBER&nbs=
p;
ANNIVERSARIES
&=
nbsp; February 9&nb=
sp; Richard
Kraushaar &=
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p; &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; February 15 Roger &=
Elna
Severtson
December
19 =
; Cindy
Severtson &nbs=
p; December
5 =
D=
ean
& Charlotte Lukes
&=
nbsp; December
20 =
; Andrew
Reese &n=
bsp; =
; December
13 =
; Dick
& Shirley Kraushaar
&=
nbsp; December
20 =
; Tracy
Jahnke
<=
/span> &=
nbsp;
MEMORIALS
GENERAL FUND
In
memory of MICHAEL TURNER by M/M Donald Chapek, M/M Sheldon Lukes, M/M Emil
Prantner, M/M Dean
Lukes
In
memory of LILLIAN DOLAN by M/M Donald Chapek, M/M Richard Kraushaar, M/M
Sheldon Lukes, M/M
Dean Lukes
In me=
mory of
CAROL MORGAN by Sue Ball
In me=
mory of
OBERT HALDORSON by M/M Don Chapek, M/M Sheldon Lukes, M/M Nordune Haldorson,
M/M Keith Eastman, M/M Emerson J. Yess, M/M B. E. Haldorson, M/M Don Flatne=
ss,
M/M Jerry Schewe, M/M Tim Struck, Lila Esse, M/M Douglas Riskedahl, M/M Ver=
non
Nordaune, M/M David Prantner, Mr. Julius Hansen, Ronald Burkhow, David Hern=
es,
M/M Clayton Kearns
In me=
mory of
KENNETH MUDRO by M/M Roger Krause, Barb Prantner, M/M Emil Prantner
ALTAR=
GUILD
In me=
mory of
OBERT HALDORSON by M/M Richard Kraushaar
=
ORGAN FUND <=
/span>
In memory of OBERT HALDORSON by Barb Prantner=
TRONDHJEM WELCA MAKES MAN=
Y QUILTS
The Trondhjem WELCA met every Thursday mornin=
g at 9
a.m. for nine weeks to tie quilts. &n=
bsp;
They tied 84 quilts and 10 baby quilts in that time. Some of the women work all year ro=
und
making the tops for the quilts.
Some of the quilts are given to Nursery Crisis Center in Albert Lea
& Austin, Salvation Army in Albert Lea & Austin, Red Cross, Albert =
Lea
& Austin, Blind and Deaf in Faribault, and some are saved for needs that
may arise in the area, and the rest are sent to World Relief.<=
/span>
MARK =
YOUR
CALENDARS …..
FOR T=
HE TROND=
HJEM
FAMILY CHRISTMAS DINNER AND SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM!!=
On Saturday, December 13th
12 Noon – Pot Luck Meal
Those Trondhjem Ladies know how to put on a p=
ot
luck meal!!!
Christmas Program to follow the meal
The Trondhjem Christmas Program is always a
“HIT”
Directed by Linda Kraushaar<=
/span>
Always fun for young and “not-so-young&=
#8221;
We the people of
VISION STATEMENT
As a community of
faith in Jesus Christ, we will demonstrate care and compassion for one anot=
her
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 nou=
rished
by these, we will bring the good news of God’s forgiveness, life and
salvation to those around us.
DECEMBER
Altar
Guild =
&nb=
sp; =
&=
nbsp; Coffee
Servers &n=
bsp; =
; &n=
bsp; &=
nbsp; Ushers
Cammie
Tennis &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; February
1 =
Greg
& Carolyn Matson &=
nbsp; *D=
avid
& Paulette Paulson
Stephanie
Larson
Marlene
Thompson =
; &n=
bsp; &=
nbsp; December
7 Gary
& Paula Broitzman &=
nbsp; *Dave
& Marlene Thompson &nb=
sp;
Stephanie
Larson &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; December
14 Dave &
Marlene Thompson &nb=
sp; Keith
Iverson =
<=
span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &=
nbsp; &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; December
21 Steve &am=
p;
Kaye Tufte &nb=
sp; =
Vern
& Pat Frydenlund
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; &=
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p; &=
nbsp; December
28 Nick &
Jeanne Schermer &nbs=
p; Steve
Johnson
&=
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p; Febru=
ary 8 =
Dan
& Sonja Johnson &=
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p; Dale
& Millie Westland
&=
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p; &=
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p; &=
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p; Sue
Braff &=
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p; &=
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& Kaye Tufte
&=
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p; &=
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p; February
15 Lowell
& Dawn Nelson &=
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p; Bob
& Bonnie Felt
&=
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p; &=
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p; February
22 &nb=
sp; Doran
& Shirley Gray
&nb=
sp; =
Communion Assistants
Todd =
Enderson
& Jim Becker
&=
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p; &=
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p; &=
nbsp; &=
nbsp; Vickie
Storlie & Todd Enderson
&=
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yte/Ushers &nb=
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p; &=
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ctors &nb=
sp; &=
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rs
February
1 =
Caylee
Tennis & Shelby Eggum &=
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p; &=
nbsp; February
1 =
Steve
Tufte
February
8 =
Logan=
&
Tate Tufte &=
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p; &=
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p; &=
nbsp; February
8 =
Shirley
Gray
February
15 Mit=
chell
& Jay Skaar &=
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p; &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; February
15 Pat
Frydenlund
Febru=
ary 22 Kadie &=
Kasie
Habana &=
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span
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p; &=
nbsp; February
22 VOL=
UNTEER
NEEDEDDecember 7&nb=
sp; Shel=
by
Eggum & Bryce Skaar &n=
bsp; =
; December
7 Shirley
Gray
<=
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14 Caylee Te=
nnis
& Anna Englin &n=
bsp; =
; December
14 Dan Johns=
on
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21 Mitchell =
&
Jay Skaar &nbs=
p; &=
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21 Volun=
teer
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24 Logan &am=
p;
Tate Tufte &nb=
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28 Volun=
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28 Kadie &am=
p;
Kasie Habana
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0;A
MOUSE’S TALE “……..
Is the title of the Sunday School Christmas P=
rogram
to be presented on Sunday, Dece=
mber 7th
at Hayward Lutheran. The prog=
ram is
about the Christmas story told through the eyes of stable animals on Christ=
mas
night.
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BER FE=
BRUARY <=
/u>BIRTHDAYS
&n=
bsp; Febru=
ary 2 Bob
Armon &=
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p; &=
nbsp; February
12 Nic=
hole
Hanson
&=
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p; Febru=
ary 3 Carol
Conley &=
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p; February
14 Che=
ryl
Freitag
&=
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p; Febru=
ary 4 Paul
Westland &=
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p; Febru=
ary 18 Edith Tenni=
s
&=
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p; Febru=
ary 4 Greg
Matson &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; February
18
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Febru=
ary 5 Dave
Paulson &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Febru=
ary
19 Mar=
lene
Schroeder
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Febru=
ary 8 Paul
Ladlie &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; February
21 Ste=
ve
Tufte
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Febru=
ary 8 Brett
Frydenlund &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; February
21 Jos=
hua
Enderson
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Febru=
ary 9 Clayton
Peterson &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; February
21 She=
lby
Eggum
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Febru=
ary 9 Chris
Skaar &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; February
26 Ken=
dall
Johnson
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Febru=
ary 9 Kellie
Anderson &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; February
26 Sco=
tt
Nelson
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Febru=
ary 10 James Becke=
r &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; February
28 Dav=
id
Westland
FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIES=
February
2 =
Dan
& Sonja Johnson
February 15&n=
bsp; David
& Marlene Thompson
February
26 Todd
& Cheryl Enderson
February 28 Ruth & =
Erwin
Larson &n=
bsp; Decem=
ber 3 Linda
Johnson =
&nb=
sp; December
20 Patricia
Frydenlund
DECEM=
BER ANNIV=
ERSARIES
December 9&nb=
sp; Vernon
& Bev Lunde
December 27&n=
bsp; Kendall
& Lila Johnson
December 30&n=
bsp; Paul
& Min Westland
MEMORIALS
General Fund
&=
nbsp; <=
span
class=3DmsoIns>In me=
mory of
ELSIE PACOVSKY by Helen Dockwell, M/M Jim Becker & Lucille Larson=
Building Fund
In memory of LEONARD BOSACKER by M/M LeMoyne =
Eggum
&=
nbsp; In
memory of LEONA RHIGER by M/M LeMoyne Eggum
&=
nbsp; In
memory of MIKE DECKARD by M/M LeMoyne Eggum
&=
nbsp; In
memory of DARLENE JUVALAND by M/M LeMoyne Eggum
&=
nbsp; In
memory of MARIE BRAUN by M/M LeMoyne Eggum
MEMORIALS
GENER=
AL FUND
In me=
mory of
OBERT HALDORSON by M/M Neal Skaar, Camilla Frydenlund
In me=
mory of
WILFORD QUAM by M/M David Paulson
BUILD=
ING FUND
In me=
mory of
OBERT HALDORSON by LaVonne Williams
In me=
mory of
WILFORD QUAM by M/M Curtis Larson
CEMET=
ERY FUND
In me=
mory of
ANDREW & INDIANA SANDERSON, MIKAEL & DORA CHRISOPHERSON, IRENE REYN=
OLDS
by M/M Harry Dunn
ALTAR=
GUILD
In me=
mory of
ANDREW & INDIANA SANDERSON, MIKAEL & DORA CHRISTOPHERSON, IRENE
REYNOLDS by M/M Harry Dunn
WELCA NEWS
PURPOSE STATEMENT
As a
community of women created in the image of God, called to discipleship in J=
esus
Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to grow in fa=
ith,
affirm our gifts, support one another in =
our
callings, engage in ministry and action, and promote healing and wholeness in the church,
the society and the world
WE=
LCA HAVING
QUILTING BRUNCH
The Hayward WELCA women w=
ill hold
their Quilting Brunch on Wednesday, February 4th a<=
/span>t
YO=
U HAVE
&=
nbsp; If
you would like to contribute to the WELCA quilt=
ing
projects, you may purchase a quilt top =
at the
Calico Hutch for $10. If
you are not a “sewer”, someone else=
will do
the sewing for you.
&=
nbsp; This
year the WELCA will be assembling Health Kits and School Kits for Lutheran
World Relief. You ha=
ve the
opportunity to contribute to this worthwhile project. =
You will find information=
and instructions
on Page 13 of your Lutheran Church Women Booklet as to what these kits need=
to
contain and how to assemble them. THANK YOU!! ALTAR GUILD &=
nbsp; The
Altar Guild met Tuesday, January 27 at WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONT=
RIBUTE
FRESH FLOWERS? THIS
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7;s people
should plan for a voyage of a thousand years=
, but be
prepared to abandon ship tonight. <=
/ins>–Joseph Bayly There=
are four
things you can do with the hurts that com=
e into y=
our
life: Nurse them, curse them,
rehearse them, or rev=
erse them.
– Patrick Shaughnessy=
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DEADLINE The
deadline for turning in articles and calendar information for the Parish Ne=
ws
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! =
WELCA
TO HAVE CHRISTMAS BAKE SALEThe H=
ayward
WELCA will have their Christmas Bake Sale and morning coffee on Saturday,
December 6th beginning at 8 a.m. There will be a drawing at 11 a.m.=
for a
Quilt Chest donated by Louie Larson and a Quilt donated by Greg and Carolyn
Matson. The quilt and quilt c=
hest
are displayed in the social hall at HLCHAYWARD
WELCA DONATES QUILTS TO GOOD EARTH VILLAGE QUILT AUCTION &=
nbsp; On
August 17, 2008 Good Earth Village held a Quilt Auction. The Hayward WELCA donated several =
quilts
for the auction and they sold for a total of $545. Diane Ladlie donated a quilt and t=
hat
sold for $210. Kay Noland Smi=
th
donated some quilts and runners and they sold for a total of $415. The total credited to Hayward WELC=
A came
to $1,170. Thank you to the w=
omen
who made these donations to help the work of Good Earth Village.WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE FRESH FLOWERS?ALTAR GUILD =
HA=
S PROJECTS
THEY WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE <=
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Go=
thic";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> =
Fresh
flowers for the altar are a beautiful addition to our worship service. If you wish to furnish flowers, al=
l you
need to do is call the Altar Guild president, Marlene Thompson (373-3895).<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The Guild will purchase and displa=
y the
flowers for you, and if you wish, will put an acknowledgement in the Sunday
bulletin. Cost of the flowers=
is
usually about $20. Your gener=
osity
and support are greatly appreciated.
Thank you.GOLD, COMMON SENSE AND FU=
R &=
nbsp; My
husband and I had been happily (most of the time) married for five years, b=
ut
hadn’t been blessed with a baby.&nbs=
p;
I decided to do some serious praying and promised God that if He wou=
ld
give us a child, I would be a perfect mother, love it with all my heart and
raise it with His word as my guide.
God answered my prayers and blessed us with a son. The next year God blessed us with
another son. The following ye=
ar, He
blessed us with yet another son.
The year after that we were blessed with a daughter. &=
nbsp; My
husband thought we’d been blessed right into poverty. We now had four children, and the =
oldest
was only four years old. I le=
arned
never to ask God for anything unless I meant it. As a minister once told me, “=
;If
you pray for rain, make sure you carry an umbrella.”=
&=
nbsp; I
began reading a few verses of the Bible to the children each day as they la=
y in
their cribs. I was off to a g=
ood
start. God had entrusted me w=
ith
four children and I didn’t want to disappoint Him. &=
nbsp; I
tried to be patient the day the children smashed two dozen eggs on the kitc=
hen
floor searching for baby chicks. I
tried to be understanding when they started a hotel for homeless frogs in t=
he
spare bedroom, although it took me nearly two hours to catch all twenty-thr=
ee
frogs. &=
nbsp; When
my daughter poured ketchup all over herself and rolled up in a blanket to s=
ee
how it felt to be a hot dog, I tried to see the humor rather than the mess.=
&=
nbsp; In
spite of changing over twenty-five thousand diapers, never eating a hot meal
and never sleeping for more than thirty minutes at a time, I still thank God
daily for my children. &=
nbsp; While
I couldn’t keep my promise to be a perfect mother, I didn’t even
come close. I did keep my pro=
mise
to raise them in the Word of God. &=
nbsp; I
knew I was missing the mark just a little when I told my daughter we were g=
oing
to church to worship God, and she wanted to bring a bar of soap along to
“wash up” Jesus too. &=
nbsp; Something
was lost in the translation when I explained that God gave us everlasting l=
ife,
and my son thougth it was generous of God to give us his “last
wife.” &=
nbsp; My
proudest moment came during the children’s Christmas pageant. My daughter was playing Mary, two =
of my
sons were shepherds and my youngest son was a wise man. This was their moment to shine.My five-year-old shepherd had prac=
ticed
his line, “We found the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes.” But he was nervous and said, ̶=
0;The
baby was wrapped in wrinkled clothes.” &=
nbsp; My
four-year-old, ‘Mary’ said, “That’s not ‘wrin=
kled
clothes,’ silly. That&#=
8217;s
dirty, rotten clothes.” A
wrestling match broke out between Mary and the shepherd and was stopped by =
an
angel, who bent her halo and lost her left wing. &=
nbsp; I
slouched a little lower in my seat when Mary dropped the doll representing =
Baby
Jesus, and it bounced down the aisle crying, “Mama, Mama.” Mary grabbed the doll, wrapped it =
back
up and held it tightly as the wise men arrived. My other son stepped forward weari=
ng a
bathrobe and a paper crown, knelt at the manger and announced, “We are
the three wise men, and we are bringing gifts of gold, common sense and
fur.” &=
nbsp; The
congregation dissolved into laughter, and the pageant got a standing
ovation. “I’ve ne=
ver
enjoyed a Christmas program as much as this one,” Pastor Brian laughe=
d,
wiping tears from his eyes.
“For the rest of my life, I’ll never hear the Christmas
story without thinking of gold, common sense and fur.” &=
nbsp; “My
children are my pride and my joy and my greatest blessing,” I said as=
I
dug through my purse for an aspirin.I Corinthians 13 – A
Christmas Version &=
nbsp; If
I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights =
and
shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another
decorator. &=
nbsp; If
I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing
gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do=
not
show love to my family, I’m just another cook. &=
nbsp; If
I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home and give all that I h=
ave
to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing. &=
nbsp; If
I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a
myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir’s cantata but do not
focus on Christ, I have missed the point. &=
nbsp; Love
stops the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the spouse. Love is kind, though harried and t=
ired. Love doesn’t envy another=
217;s
home that has coordinated Christmas China and table linens. Love doesn’t yell at the kid=
s to
get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way. Love doesn’t give only to th=
ose
who are able to give in return, but rejoices in giving to those who
can’t. Love bears all t=
hings,
believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. Video games will break, pearl neck=
laces
will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but giving the gift of love will endure=
.1. =
WHO STARTED CHRISTMAS? &=
nbsp; A woman was out Christmas shopping with her t=
wo
children. After many hours of
looking at row after row of toys, and everything else imaginable, and after
hours of hearing both her children asking for everything they saw on those =
many
shelves, she finally made it to the elevator with her two kids. &=
nbsp; She
was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season time of the y=
ear
– overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every housewarming, tas=
te
all the holiday food and treats, getting that perfect gift for every single
person on our shopping list, making sure we don’t forget anyone on our
card list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone who sent =
us a
card. &=
nbsp; Finally
the elevator doors opened and there was already a crowd in the car. She pushed her way into the car and
dragged her two kids in with her and all the bags of stuff. When the doors closed she couldn&#=
8217;t
take it anymore and stated, “Whoever started this whole Christmas thi=
ng
should be found, strung up and shot.”<=
/p>
&=
nbsp; From
the back of the car everyone heard a quiet calm voice respond,
“Don’t worry; we already crucified Him.” For the rest of the trip down the
elevator it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.<=
/span> &=
nbsp; Don’t
forget this year to keep the One who started this whole Christmas thing in =
your
every thought, deed, purchase, and word.&n=
bsp;
If we all did it, just think of how different this whole world would=
be.HAPPY=
NEWYEAR!=