THE PARISH NEWS
HAYWARD-TRONDHJEM
LUTHERAN PARISH
BOX 426, HAYWARD, MN 56043
Interim Pastor
Dick Spande
373-8479 – Office
377-8214 – Home
Church e-mail – hlctlc@msn.com
Pastor’s e-mail
dbspande@deskmedia.com
Vol. 14, No11
November, 2009
December, 2008 Vol.13, No. 12
GOOD NEWS!!
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, as we focus on the Gospel of Mark, along
with other lessons from both the Old and New Testaments. Mark is the condensed version of the story of
Jesus; it comes at us quickly, ever using that word “immediately.” Mark 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
time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in
the good news.”
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. 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.
Today, we who claim Jesus as the Christ,
our Lord and Savior, as we hear those words 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 surprising 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 season, this good news continues to be
surprising. Suddenly, out of the blue, a
young girl in Nazareth gets the news from 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?
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 receiving
good, yet unsettling, news – that shock is also something that WE share with
Mary. For this message of Jesus is not
just glad tidings of hope for a weary, war-torn, terrorized world; it also is a
calling, an invitation to turn from all our worldly preoccupations and REPENT,
open our hearts and change our minds.
Something FROM us, then, is required.
And the ADVENT scripture lessons go on to tell us what that is: we need
to step it up, get to work, prepare, watch, wait, turn, open, and change.
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 come once again. This ADVENT season 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 deliver 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 Kingdom of God is among us, with us,
embracing us. That is GOOD NEWS, and it
reminds us that we, the faithful, have a way at looking at this troubled world
in a GOOD NEWS way that, to the
non-believing world, looks rather odd and
senseless. 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’s all a big mess! Where’s the
good news in any of this?”
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 of the Lord comes
to that young girl, Mary and proclaims “Do not be afraid!” A nervous mother 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, like 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 hope of the gospel,
and dare to share it with others. As we
have just heard from our Lord on the Day of Christ the King, continue to bring
that good news of salvation and 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 and 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.
Pastor Malm
A NEW LUTHERAN STUDY BIBLE IS
AVAILABLE
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 for you to experience the Bible and its message through solid
background material, unique Lutheran insights, and opportunities for faith
reflection. This is a Bible that is
reader-friendly, inviting, and engaging; a study Bible for both youth and
adults who want to encounter Scripture in a fresh, new way.
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 version 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
A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR Spande
Having been with you less than a
month, I certainly don’t have any
profound observations. However, I do
have a few things that I would like to share.
First, it is with great joy that
we celebrate having a complete staff.
Before I arrived the council had hired Bobbi Hemenway as
secretary/bookkeeper. She is doing a
great job. In my 39 years as a pastor I
have had only one bad secretary. That was in my first parish where I was the
secretary as well as pastor. I wasn’t
very good. Perhaps this explains why I
appreciate a good secretary.
Filling the organist position has
come more slowly but the job is done.
For half the month we will have Diana Kokoschke who is from Blooming
Prairie. For the second half of the
month we will have Alex Knoll who is from Austin. This arrangement will work out well. Thank you to Linda Kraushaar for working so
hard to get these people.
Obviously filling these positions
makes life easier for all of us.
However, I want to focus on another perspective. When the paperwork has been submitted to the
synod office, they will match this parish with candidates. It is extremely important that we have our
household in order as candidates start investigating the parish.. Having open staff
positions would send a red flag even though in this case there is good
explanation.
What we are talking about is
creating a good impression for that time when a prospective pastor comes around
looking and listening. I want to put
finances in that same perspective. I
realize that economy has dealt a blow to many households. The crop is still in the fields and the
weather is not cooperating. However,
this is not a good time to cut back on your giving to the church.
Most pastors realize that
churches often have financial problems.
However, it certainly makes sense to go into the call process without
major financial issues. I am encouraged
that this will go well. This morning
(10/18) we had good attendance at both churches. Good attendance goes along with good
stewardship.
Most of the negative things I
have to report are on my end. I have
not been able to get to as many shut ins as I had
planned. I know from past experience that the first shut in visit with a person
is the most difficult as it involves things like finding the right house, the right person, and the right time of the day. Some of the start up issues
have taken more time than I anticipated.
Many of these things are now behind me and I expect the future to go
better.
I wrote a note to the synod
office this evening and I concluded by saying I think this will be a good call
for someone. I truly mean that. You are a gracious, enthusiastic parish.
This is my update for this
month.
Your interim pastor, Richard Spande
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOLY COMMUNION
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Holiday Hours:
Thanksgiving
Eve: Trondhjem 7 p.m.
Christmas Eve: Hayward 4 p.m.
Christmas Day:
Trondhjem 9 a.m.
THE PARSONAGE
COMMITTEE
The parsonage committee walked
through the parsonage on September 20th, the Malms
repaired and cared for it exceptionally well. The carpets will need to be
cleaned before a new pastor moves in and possibly the living room rug be
restretched. The deck could use a coat of paint in the spring.
We thanked the Malms for caring for it so well.
Minutes of the Hayward Council
Meeting
Sunday October
18, 2009 11:45 a.m.
Present at the meeting were Neil Skaar, Todd
Enderson, Wayne Kromminga, Sonja Johnson, Faye Learn, Bonnie Felt, and Pastor
Dick Spande.
The meeting was called to order by President Neil
Skaar.
Motion was made to accept the secretary’s report by
Wayne Kromminga, seconded by Sonja Johnson.
Motion was made to accept the treasurer’s report by
Bonnie Felt, seconded by Faye Learn.
The council wants to thank all who worked so hard
to get our new organist Diane and our new pianist Alex, which are doing a great
job.
Council will talk to WELCA about updating our
rental fees for the use of the social hall, and give the information to the
church secretary.
Motion was made by Sonja Johnson to have Todd
Enderson authorized to sign checks in Sonja’s absence, and was seconded by Faye
Learn.
Motion was made by Wayne Kromminga to authorize a $2,000.00 a month housing allowance for Pastor Dick
Spande, seconded by Sonja Johnson.
Pastor Spande will be gone the weeknd of Dec. 11th.
Motion was made to adjourn by Wayne Kromminga,
seconded by Todd Enderson.
Respectfully submitted,
Bonnie Felt.
Call Process Update
The congregational profiles from both congregations
have been completed. The synod staff has forwarded the congregational profiles
to prospective candidates who would be appropriate for this call. The hope is
that sometime during the week of Oct. 25th, the call committee
will receive names of candidates who would like to be considered.
It is important for members of the congregation to
realize that personnel matters such as this are confidential. The pastors being
interviewed may well not want the congregation(s) they are presently serving to
know they are actively seeking call. You will not know the names of
the prospective candidates. You will not know the name of the
selected candidate until it is time to formally vote on a letter of call.
Keep the call committee in your prayers that they
might find the pastor who is right for this parish.
2009-2010
SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Sept 13 9:15
Sunday School
Sept 27
9:15 Sunday School
Oct 11
9:15 Sunday School
Oct 25 9:15 Sunday School
Nov 8
9:15 Sunday School
Nov 22 9:15 Sunday School (Practice for
Christmas Program)
Nov 29 9:15 Sunday School (Practice for
Christmas Program)
Dec 6 9:15 Sunday School (Practice for
Christmas Program)
Dec 13 9:15 Sunday School
(CRISTMAS PROGRAM TODAY during Worship)
Jan 10 9:15 Sunday School
Jan 24
9:15 Sunday School
Feb 14
9:15 Sunday School
Feb 28 9:15 Sunday School
Mar 14
9:15 Sunday School
Mar 28
9:15 Sunday School
Apr 11 9:15 Sunday School
Apr 25
9:15 Sunday School
May 9
9:15 Sunday School
May 23
9:15 Sunday School ( Last Day of Sunday School)
I would like to let everyone know that if you need
anything you can contact me via email either through the church email: hlctlc@msn.com or my personal email : bobbi.hemenway@yahoo.com,
or you can reach me at home at 402-5398. Don’t be shy, stop and see me at the
office or drop me a line in an email. My office hours are Tues & Thurs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m…….Bobbi Hemenway Parish
Secretary =)
December
7th – Advent II
December
24th – Christmas Eve
December
25th – Christmas Day
December
28th – Christmas I
“CANDLES
AND CAROLS” TO BE PRESENTED
Come and join us On Christmas
Eve, December 24th 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 anthems. The congregation will join the choir singing familiar
Christmas carols.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES
Confirmation
classes in December 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 New Orleans! 9th through 12th graders are invited, but you must sign up ASAP, because there is
only room in the van for 9 students and 2 adults. The cost for the convention, transportation and housing will be about $600, BUT as other youth trips, the students pay only half. So, your cost will be $300
plus money for meals and souvenirs.
Confirmation
Christmas Caroling for the home bound
Imax and
Science Museum in St. Paul
PARISH TO HAVE MEN’S
ADVENT BREAKFASTS
You
are invited to parish Men’s Advent
Breakfasts held on Tuesday mornings at 7 a.m. from December 2nd
through December 23rd.
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 for the day.
Come and join the fellowship!! Bring a friend or neighbor!!
TRONDHJEM NEWS
DECEMBER NOVEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Altar Guild Coffee Servers Communion Assistants
Linda Kraushaar November 1 – Dale &
Elaine Lukes Kiven &
Cheryl Lukes
November 8 – Kiven &
Cheryl Lukes
November
15- Mike & Cindy Severtson
November 22- Roger & Elna Severtson
November 25- WELCA
November 29- Altar Guild
Linda Kraushaar December 2 Sunday School Steve
& Linda Kraushaar
December
14 Emil & Bev Prantner
Lectors
Acolyte/Ushers
Lectors
November 1 – Madalyn Wangen November 1– Ruth Lukes
November 8 – Emily Brekke November 8 – Linda Kraushaar
November 15 – Reed Thostenson November 15 – Elaine Lukes
November 22– Anna Severtson November 22 – Elaine Lukes
November 29- Ethan
Severtson November
29- Shirley Kraushaar
December 7 Linda Kraushaar December
7 Madalyn Wangen
December 14 Steve Kraushaar December
14 Cortney Thostenson & Allison
Wangen
December 21 Jill Krause December
21 Anna Severtson
December 25 Elaine Lukes December
25 Ethan Severtson
December 28 Pastor Malm December
28 Reed Thostenson
DECEMBER NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS NOVEMBER
ANNIVERSARIES
November 6- Kiven Lukes November 29- Don & Arlene
Chapek
November 8- Debra Brekke
November 13- Mark Severtson
November 14- Emily Cech
November 17- Arlyn Krause
November 18- Steven Reese
November 21- John
Lukes
November 26- Cheryl
Lukes
November 27- Clifford
Kermes
November 28- Brian
Kraushaar
November 30- Dale Lukes
The TLC ladies have been busy
this fall quilting. We quilt every Thursday morning at 9:00 till 12:00p.m.
We started on October 1st and will
continue through November 12th. As of October
15th, we have completed 45 quilts. We are
in need of material to make more tops and also need flannel or cotton sheets to
use as backs or middles. More thread is also needed. Anyone wishing to donate
any of these items can bring them to the church. It will be
greatly appreciated.
We are also collecting Health Kits and bar soap, information about these
items are posted on the church bulletin board. These
items will be packed and sent to Lutheran World Relief in May.
There will also be a food collection for the Salvation Army. You may
bring non perishable items to the church from now until Christmas.
Thank you for your continued support.
WELCA Secretary,
Elna Severtson DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
December 19 Cindy Severtson December 5 Dean & Charlotte Lukes
December
20 Andrew Reese December 13 Dick & Shirley Kraushaar
December
20 Tracy Jahnke
MEMORIALS
General Fund
In memory of Ethel Branum by
Barb Prantner, M/M Emil Prantner
PLEASE WELCOME DIANA KOKOSCHKE!! Diana is our new
parish organist. Diana and her husband Jerry are from Blooming
Prairie. She teaches at Blooming Prairie schools and is also an organist for
her church, Trinity Lutheran, Waltham.
WELCOME!!!
Please welcome
Alex Knoll from Austin. He will be our
accompanist on piano on the Sundays that Diana is not
with us. He is a member of Our Savior’s in Austin and has played
piano for them and Marshall Lutheran in Adams. He is a junior
in high school. WELCOME ALEX!!
MEMORIALS
GENERAL FUND
In memory of
CAROL MORGAN by Sue Ball
In memory 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 Flatness,
M/M Jerry Schewe, M/M Tim Struck, Lila Esse, M/M Douglas Riskedahl, M/M Vernon
Nordaune, M/M David Prantner, Mr. Julius Hansen, Ronald Burkhow, David Hernes,
M/M Clayton Kearns
In memory of
KENNETH MUDRO by M/M Roger Krause, Barb Prantner, M/M Emil Prantner
ALTAR GUILD
In memory of
OBERT HALDORSON by M/M Richard Kraushaar
ORGAN FUND
In memory of OBERT HALDORSON by Barb Prantner
TRONDHJEM WELCA MAKES MANY QUILTS
The Trondhjem WELCA met every Thursday morning at 9
a.m. for nine weeks to tie quilts. They
tied 84 quilts and 10 baby quilts in that time.
Some of the women work all year round 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.
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS …..
FOR THE TRONDHJEM
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 pot
luck meal!!!
Christmas Program to follow the meal
The Trondhjem Christmas Program is always a “HIT”
Directed by Linda Kraushaar
Always fun for young and “not-so-young”
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.
F.Y.I HAYWARD
LUTHERAN CHURCH WILL HAVE NEW HOURS!!! THE CHURCH WILL
BE OPEN MONDAYS 7 A.M TO 12 P.M.,
TUES & THURS. 7 A.M TO 4 P.M. WED & FRI CONTACT THE CUSTODIAN
IF YOU NEED TO GET INTO THE CHURCH 373-8466.
DECEMBER NOVEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Altar Guild Coffee Servers Ushers
Carole Eggum & Janet Kromminga November 1 – Frank &
Faye Learn *Darrell & Vicki Storlie Michelle Learn Jerry & Bev Noland Bob & Cindy Armon Gary & Paula Broitzman
November 8 – Dean &
Kellie Anderson
Sally Anderson
November 15- LeMoyne,
Carole, & Ted Eggum
November
22- Paul & Diane Ladlie
November 29- Kendall & Lila Johnson
Red
& Ruth Larson
Marlene
Thompson December 7 Gary
& Paula Broitzman *Dave & Marlene Thompson
Stephanie
Larson December
14 Dave & Marlene Thompson Keith Iverson December
21 Steve & Kaye Tufte Vern & Pat Frydenlund
December
28 Nick & Jeanne Schermer Steve Johnson
Communion
Assistants Lectors Acolyte/Ushers
Faye Learn
& November 1 – Sonja Johnson November 1 – Kadie &
Kasie Habana
Wayne Kromminga November 8 – Shirley Gray November 8 – Anna Englin
& Shelby Eggum
November 15 – Pat Frydenlund November 15– Hannah &
Lindsay Nelson
November 22 – Steve Tufte November 22– Bethany Tennis
November 29- Volunteer needed November 29- Logan & Tate Tufte
Vickie Storlie & Todd Enderson
Acolyte/Ushers Lectors
December 7 Shelby Eggum & Bryce Skaar December 7 Shirley Gray
December 14 Caylee Tennis & Anna Englin December 14 Dan Johnson
December 21 Mitchell & Jay Skaar December
21 Volunteer
Needed
December 24 Logan & Tate Tufte December
28 Volunteer
Needed
December 28 Kadie & Kasie Habana
“A MOUSE’S TALE “……..
Is the title of
the Sunday School Christmas
Program to be presented on Sunday, December 7th at Hayward
Lutheran.
The program is about the Christmas story told through the eyes of stable
animals on Christmas night.
DECEMBER NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
November 1- Dawn Nelson November 18-
Tate Tufte
November 5- Heather
VandeKamp November 19- Brie
(Matson) Davis
November 6- Kasie Habana November 21- Kadie Habana
November 7- Eugene Flusek November 26- Bruce Jensen
November 7- Rebecca Skaar November 26- Karin Shelton
November 15- Doran Gray November 28- Nancy Skaar
November 16- Faye Learn
NOVEMBER
ANNIVERSARIES
November 24- Keith
& Janet Iverson
November 24-
Lowell & Dawn Nelson
December 3 Linda Johnson December 20 Patricia Frydenlund
December 4 Eugene Jenson December 22 Paula
Broitzman
December 6 Vernon Lunde December 23 Brie-Ann (Woitas) Tubbs
December 10 Erwin (Red) Larson December 24 Jill
Erickson
December 12 Shirley Gray December 26 John Habana
December 14 Bernhardt Anderson December 28 Isabella
Nelson
December 14 Dawn Jenson December
29 Wayne Kromminga
December
29 Travis Jacobson
DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
A.
December
9 Vernon
& Bev Lunde
1.
December
27 Kendall
& Lila Johnson
1.
December
30 Paul
& Min Westland
1.
MEMORIALS
General Fund
In memory of
Shirley Bendickson by Beatrice Wacholz, Helen Bena
In memory of Jerry Schewe by
M/M LeMoyne Eggum
In memory of Marlys Harig by
Beatrice Wacholz
Cemetary
Fund
In memory of Herbert C.
Schewe by M/M Dale Westland
MEMORIALS
GENERAL FUND
In memory of
OBERT HALDORSON by M/M Neal Skaar, Camilla Frydenlund
In memory of
WILFORD QUAM by M/M David Paulson
BUILDING FUND
In memory of
OBERT HALDORSON by LaVonne Williams
In memory of
WILFORD QUAM by M/M Curtis Larson
CEMETERY FUND
In memory of
ANDREW & INDIANA SANDERSON, MIKAEL & DORA CHRISOPHERSON, IRENE REYNOLDS
by M/M Harry Dunn
ALTAR GUILD
In memory of
ANDREW & INDIANA SANDERSON, MIKAEL & DORA CHRISTOPHERSON, IRENE
REYNOLDS by M/M Harry Dunn
WELCA
NEWS
WELCA
will be having the Christmas Cookie Bake Sale and Raffle on December 5th. They will be
raffling off a quilt, the drawing will be at 12:00p.m. Just talk to LaVonne
Williams or Stephanie Larson about buying some raffle tickets. A suggested
donation of $1.00 is asked, thank you for your support!
PURPOSE STATEMENT
As a
community of women created in the image of God, called to discipleship in Jesus
Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to grow in faith,
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
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 $20. Your generosity and support
are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
GOOD EARTH VILLAGE OPPORTUNITIES
YOUTH BLAST – November 6-7
These retreats include 24
hours of learning, games, hikes and lots of fun! These retreats are from 7:00 p.m. on Friday until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Cost: $40/person (chaperones free)
QUILTING RETREATS – November 3-4, 6-8, December 4-6
A retreat of uninterrupted sewing! Good Earth does the cooking and cleaning and
you do the creating! This is a chance
for you to do something you love without the distractions of home!
Cost includes devotions, lodging,
linens and meals. A
non-refundable $75 deposit is due with your registration. Cost for weekend retreats: $150/person; Cost for midweek retreats:
$100/person.
To register for these retreats,
contact Good Earth Village
at info@GoodEarthVillag.org
or (507) 346-1494
WELCA
TO HAVE CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE
The Hayward
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 chest are displayed in
the social hall at HLC
HAYWARD
WELCA DONATES QUILTS TO GOOD EARTH VILLAGE QUILT AUCTION
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 that sold for $210. Kay Noland Smith donated some quilts and
runners and they sold for a total of $415.
The total credited to Hayward WELCA came to $1,170. Thank you to the women who made these
donations to help the work of Good Earth Village.
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 $20. Your generosity and support are greatly
appreciated. Thank you.
On moving day for the Malms, Faye
Learn made some outrageous bars that everyone has been talking about. Faye has
decided to share the recipe so we can make them at home whenever we like. Thanks Faye!!
Caramel Bars
32 caramels, unwrapped
2/3 evaporated milk
1 cup flour
¾ cup oatmeal
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ tsp soda
1/3 tsp salt
¾ cup butter, melted
1 cup chocolate chips
Melt caramels with the evaporated
milk. ( I do this in the microwave, in a 4 cup glass measuring bowl, 2 minutes
then stir, then additional minutes going by 1-2 minutes at a time, till
thoroughly blended).
Combine dry ingredients, mix in
butter. Reserve 1 cup for topping. Press the rest in bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 for
12 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over baked crust, let sit a few minutes
til chips are melted, spread over crust. Drizzle caramel mixture over chocolate
chips then lightly spread with knife. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture
ovet the top ( I take a small piece and pat it out in my fingers and place on
top, continue dropping over the entire top). Bake 20 minutes at 350. Cool for 2
hours.
Enjoy!!!!!!
Many, many THANKS to Linda Kraushaar!!! Linda
spent a lot of time and energy finding us an organist and a person to play the
piano. We welcome Diana and Alex in their respective jobs to Hayward and Trondhjem.
THANKS to Linda for all the work! You are appreciated!!!
While
driving in Pennsylvania,
a family caught up to an Amish carriage. The owner of the carriage obviously
had a sense of humor, because attached to the back of the carriage was a hand
printed sign………’ Energy efficient vehicle: Runs on oats and
grass CAUTION: Do not step in exhast’!
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GOLD, COMMON SENSE AND FUR
My husband and I had been happily
(most of the time) married for five years, but hadn’t been blessed with a
baby. I decided to do some serious
praying and promised God that if He would 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 year, He
blessed us with yet another son. The
year after that we were blessed with a daughter.
My husband thought we’d been blessed
right into poverty. We now had four
children, and the oldest was only four years old. I learned 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.”
I began reading a few verses of the
Bible to the children each day as they lay in their cribs. I was off to a good start. God had entrusted me with four children and I
didn’t want to disappoint Him.
I tried to be patient the day the
children smashed two dozen eggs on the kitchen floor searching for baby
chicks. I tried to be understanding when
they started a hotel for homeless frogs in the spare bedroom, although it took
me nearly two hours to catch all twenty-three frogs.
When my daughter poured ketchup all
over herself and rolled up in a blanket to see how it felt to be a hot dog, I
tried to see the humor rather than the mess.
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.
While I couldn’t keep my promise to
be a perfect mother, I didn’t even come close.
I did keep my promise to raise them in the Word of God.
I knew I was missing the mark just a
little when I told my daughter we were going to church to worship God, and she
wanted to bring a bar of soap along to “wash up” Jesus too.
Something was lost in the
translation when I explained that God gave us everlasting life, and my son
thougth it was generous of God to give us his “last wife.”
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
practiced his line, “We found the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes.” But he was nervous and said, “The baby was
wrapped in wrinkled clothes.”
My four-year-old, ‘Mary’ said,
“That’s not ‘wrinkled clothes,’ silly.
That’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.
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 wearing 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.”
The congregation dissolved into
laughter, and the pageant got a standing ovation. “I’ve never enjoyed a Christmas program as
much as this one,” Pastor Brian laughed, 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.”
“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
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.
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.
If I work at the soup kitchen, carol
in the nursing home and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love
to my family, it profits me nothing.
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.
Love stops the cooking to hug the
child. Love sets aside the decorating to
kiss the spouse. Love is kind, though
harried and tired. Love doesn’t envy
another’s home that has coordinated Christmas China and table linens. Love doesn’t yell at the kids to get out of
the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way. Love doesn’t give only to those who are able
to give in return, but rejoices in giving to those who can’t. Love bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails. Video games
will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but giving the
gift of love will endure.
1.
WHO STARTED CHRISTMAS?
A woman was out Christmas shopping with her two
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.
She was feeling what so many of us
feel during the holiday season time of the year – overwhelming pressure to go
to every party, every housewarming, taste 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.
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’t take it anymore and stated, “Whoever started this whole
Christmas thing should be found, strung up and shot.”
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.
Don’t forget this year to keep the
One who started this whole Christmas thing in your every thought, deed,
purchase, and word. If we all did it,
just think of how different this whole world would be.
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HAPPY NEW
YEAR!