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, No14
February,
2010
A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR Spande
Out of necessity I am wring this before we leave for Chile. However, I am reasonably sure that I will be
with you for Lent. The call process has
slowed down. Therefore it is appropriate
to tell you what I have in mind.
When I served as an interim at Central Freeborn I worked up
a series of presentations that were well received. I enjoyed preparing them and would also
enjoy “fine tuning” them for you. This is what I would propose. Much is based upon what you have been doing
in recent years.
On Ash Wednesday and Maundy Thursday we would have communion
services in the sanctuary at Hayward. There would be no supper prior to the
meal. On Ash Wednesday we would have the
imposition of ashes as part of the service.
On the following four Wednesdays we will look at major, non
Christian religions. On the fifth
Wednesday I will talk about a topic which will perhaps shock you. I will talk about why Lutherans are not,
technically speaking, Protestants.
Should we need to cancel a Lenten service because of weather this will
be the topic I will leave out. These
discussions will be very informal and there will be the opportunity for
questions and comments.
Each of these discussions will include a very simple Lenten
worship service. There will be a Lenten
supper at 6 p.m.. The informal
service will be at 7 p.m.
in the social hall.
Why talk about non Christian religions during Lent? I think there are two reasons. First, we live in a time when the religions I
will talk about play a big role in our world.
I think it is important to know something about them. Secondly, by looking at these religions we
will hopefully appreciate our own faith more.
While we will probably not have members of these other
religious groups present at our discussions, I will try to be objective in my
presentation. If someone from that
religion were present, I would hope they would say my presentation was fair.
Obviously I will point out how we see things differently but one can do that
and still be fair.
This is our Lenten schedule:
Feb. 17 Ash Wednesday Holy Communion with the Imposition of Ashes
Feb 24 Buddhism
Mar. 3 LDS (Mormons)
Mar. 10
Islam
Mar. 17 Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mar. 24 Why Lutherans aren’t Protestants
April 1 Maundy Thursday
worship with Holy Communion
April 4 Easter with Holy
Communion at both churches.
I have found that doing something a bit different helps us
revive our Lenten tradition. I hope
these topics will do that for you. I
must admit that my age is showing when we come to the Lenten season. I think Lent is very special. I hope it can be so for you.
Pastor Spande
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOLY COMMUNION
Sunday,
February 7, 2010
Wednesday,
February 17, 2010
Minutes of the Hayward Council Meeting
Sunday
January 17th, 2010
Present: Neal Skaar, Wayne Kromminga,
Faye Learn, Jim Becker, Bonnie Felt, Sonja Johnson, and Pastor Spande.
Meeting was called to order by President Neal Skaar.
Motion was made to accept the secretary’s report by
Faye, seconded by Jim.
Motion was made to accept the treasurer’s report by Wayne, seconded by Faye.
Motion was made to leave a church key with Nicks
Grocery with his permission by Bonnie, seconded by Faye.
Will look into getting a
buzzer for the door so Pastor and Church Secretary will know when someone
enters the Church.
Motion made to adjourn by Wayne, seconded by Faye.
Respectfully submitted,
Bonnie Felt
2009-2010
SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEDULE
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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 =)
TRONDHJEM NEWS
FEBRUARY ASSIGNMENTS
Altar Guild Coffee Servers Communion Assistants
Jill Rockers February 7-Kim &
Annette Naatz
Mark & Debbie Brekke
February 21- Steve & Eileen
Reese
Acolytes Lectors Ushers
February
7- Ethan Severtson
February
7- Kiven Lukes *Reed Thostenson
February
14- Reed Thostenson February 14- Linda Kraushaar
Anna Severtson
February
21- Anna Severtson
February 21- Jill
Rockers Madalyn Wangen
February
28- Madalyn Wangen February 28- Steve Kraushaar Emily Brekke
FEBRUARY
BIRTHDAYS FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIES
February
10- Richard Kraushaar February
15- Roger & Elna Severtson
February 11- Alison Wangen
February 16- Irene Benesh
February 26- David
Krause
February 28- Ann Chapek
February 28- Daniel Jax
MEMORIALS
General Fund
Sunday School
Missions
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.
February
Assignments
Altar Guild Coffee Servers Ushers
Elaine Flusek & Gwen
Hanson February 7- Greg & Carolyn
Matson *David
& Paulette Paulson February 14- Dan & Sonja Johnson/Sue Braff Dale
& Millie Westland February 21- Lowell & Dawn
Nelson Steve
& Kaye Tufte February 28- Doran & Shirley Gray Bob & Bonnie Felt
Communion Assistants Lectors Acolyte/Ushers
Todd Enderson & February 7- Steve Tufte February 7- Anna Englin & Bethany Tennis
Jim Becker February 14- Shirley Gray February 14- Logan & Tate Tufte
February
21- Dan Johnson February 21- Mitchell & Jay Skaar
February
28- Volunteer Needed February 28-
Kadie & Kasie Habana
FEBRUARY
BIRTHDAYS
February 2- Bob Armon February 14-
Cheryl Freitag
February 3- Carol
Conley February 18- Edith Tennis
February 4- Paul
Westland February
18- Meta Johnson
February 4- Greg
Matson February 19- Marlene Schroeder
February 5- Dave
Paulson February
21- Steve Tufte
February
8- Paul Ladlie
February 21- Joshua Enderson
February 8- Brett
Frydenlund February 21- Shelby Eggum
February 9- Clayton Peterson February 26- Kendall
Johnson
February 9- Chris Skaar February
26- Scott Nelson
February 10- James Becker February 28- David Westland
February 12- Nichole Hanson
F.Y.I.-
The annual meeting will be held on February 7th following the church
service.
Confirmation will be held at Hayward
Lutheran Church
on February 3rd & February 10th at 6:30p.m.
We would like to thank Bone Builders for their donation of $105.00 to
the General Fund. Thank you so much!!!
A huge thank you goes out to
Paul & Diane Ladlie for helping remove the water
out of the parsonage. Thank you!!!
MEMORIALS
General Fund
In memory of Doris Westland by M/M Nick Schermer
In memory of Doris Westland by M/M David Westland
In memory of Doris Westland by M/M Dan Johnson
In memory of Doris Westland by Camilla Frydenlund
In memory of Doris Westland by M/M Neal Skaar
In memory of Doris Westland by M/M Bruce Olson
In memory of Doris Westland by M/M James Skaar
In memory of M/M Edward Schradle
by Violet Schradle Ringham
In memory of Doris Westland by M/M Dale Westland
In memory of Doris Westland
by Helen Dockwell
Building Fund
In memory of Gladys Olson
by M/M Lemoyne Eggum
WELCA BOOKS- Please make corrections in your books, Pat Frydenlund’s phone number is 373-6580, and Faye Learn’s phone number is 373-1235. Sorry about the mixup.
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
Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of the Good Earth
Village corporation will be held on Sunday, February 21 at Our
Savior's Lutheran
Church in Rochester. There will be
a time for fellowship starting about 1:30
and the meeting will begin at 2:00pm.
Quilting
Retreats
Join us for a
retreat of uninterrupted sewing! We'll do the cooking and cleaning while you do
the creating! It's a chance to do something you love without the distractions
of home!
2010 Spring Dates &
Fees
Weekend Retreats
($150)
February 5-7
March 5-7
Mid-week Retreats
($100)
March 2-3
Scrap Booking Retreat
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Join us for a weekend of fun
and fellowship. We'll provide the space, the meals and devotions, and you
provide the creativity. If you've been looking for time to catch up on your
projects, learn some new ideas, see what others are doing and get away for
some personal renewal, this is the retreat for you!.
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Participants
will need to bring all their own materials for this weekend.
Lodging
and work space will be in the Log Lodge.
Space
is limited so we recommend that you register early.
Cost: $130/person and includes housing,
meals and devotions.
A
$65 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is due with your registration.
On-line
Registration is available for our Scrapbooking Retreats!
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Close Calls
It was a particularly tough football game, and nerves were on edge.
The home team had been the victim of three or four close calls by the
officials, and they were now trailing the visitors by a touchdown and a field
goal.
When the official made yet another close call in the visitors’ favor, the
home quarterback blew his top. “How many times can you do this to us in a
single game?” he screamed. “You were wrong on the out-of-bounds, you were wrong
on that last first down, and you missed a clip in the first quarter.”
The official just stared. The quarterback seethed, but he suppressed the
language that might get him tossed from the game. “What it comes down to,” he
bellowed, “is that YOU STINK!”
The official stared a few more seconds. Then he bent down, picked up the
ball, paced off 15 yards, and put the ball down. He turned to face the steaming
quarterback. “And how do I smell from here?”.
A Redneck Valentine's
Day Poem
Collards is green
my dog's name is Blue
and I'm so lucky
to have a sweet thang like you.
Yore hair is like cornsilk
a-flapping in the breeze
Softer than Blue's
and without all them fleas.
You move like the bass,
which excite me in May.
You ain't got no scales
but I luv you anyway.
Yo're as satisfy'n as okry
jist a-fry'n in the pan.
Yo're as fragrant as "snuff"
right out of the can.
You have som'a yore teeth,
for which I am proud;
I hold my head high
when we're in a crowd.
On special occasions,
when you shave under yore arms,
well, I'm in hawg heaven,
and awed by yore charms.
Still them fellers at work,
they all want to know,
what I did to deserve
such a purdy, young doe.
Like a good roll of duct tape
yo're there fer yore man,
to patch up life's troubles
and fix what you can.
Yo're as cute as a junebug
a-buzzin' overhead.
You ain't mean like those far ants
I found in my bed.
Cut from the best cloth
like a plaid flannel shirt,
you spark up my life
more than a fresh load of dirt.
When you hold me real tight
like a padded gunrack,
my life is complete;
Ain't nuttin' I lack.
Yore complexion, it's perfection,
like the best vinyl sidin'.
despite all the years,
yore age, it keeps hidin'.
Me 'n' you's like a Moon Pie
with a RC cold drank,
we go together
like a skunk goes with stank.
Some men, they buy chocolate
for Valentine's Day;
They git it at Wal-Mart,
it's romantic that way.
Some men git roses
on that special day
from the cooler at Kroger.
"That's impressive," I say.
Some men buy fine diamonds
from a flea market booth.
"Diamonds are forever,"
they explain, suave and couth.
But for this man, honey,
these won't do.
Cause yo're too special,
you sweet thang you.
I got you a gift,
without taste nor odor,
more useful than diamonds...
It's a new trollin' motor!!
A preacher was completing a
temperance sermon; with great expression he said, "If I had all the beer
in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the
world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
And then finally, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd
take it and throw it into the river."
He sat down.
The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a smile,
"For our closing song, let us sing Hymn # 365: "Shall We Gather at
the River."
A couple had two little
boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. They were always getting
into trouble and their parents knew that, if any mischief occurred in their
town, their sons were probably involved.
They boys' mother heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in
disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The
clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her
8-year-old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in
the afternoon.
The clergyman, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and
asked him sternly, "Where is God?”
They boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there with his
mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an
even sterner tone, "Where is God!!?" Again the boy made no attempt to
answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the
boy's face and bellowed, "WHERE IS GOD!?"
The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his
closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the
closet, he asked, "What happened?"
The youngest brother gasped for breath and replied, "We are in BIG trouble
this time dude. God is missing and they think WE did it!"
Billy Bob's pregnant
sister was in a terrible car accident and went into a deep coma. After being in
the coma for nearly six months, she wakes up and sees that she is no longer
pregnant. Frantically, she asks the doctor about her baby.
The doctor replies, "Ma'am, you had twins! A boy and a
girl. The babies are fine and your brother came in and named them."
The woman thinks to herself, "Oh no, not my brother... he's an
idiot!" Expecting the worst, she asks the doctor, "Well, what's the
girl's name?"
"Denise," says the doctor.
The new mother says, "Wow, that's a beautiful name! I guess I was wrong
about my brother. I like Denise." Then she asks, "What's the boy's
name?"
"Denephew."
The Rev. Billy Graham
tells of a time early in his career when he arrived in a small town to preach a
sermon. Wanting to mail a letter, he asked a young boy where the post office
was.
When the boy told him, Rev. Graham thanked him and said, “If you’ll come to the
Baptist church this evening, you can hear me telling everyone how to get to
Heaven.”
“I don’t think I’ll be there,” the boy said. “You don’t even know your way to
the post office.”
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