THE PARISH NEWS
HAYWARD-TRONDHJEM
LUTHERAN PARISH
BOX 426, HAYWARD, MN 56043
Pastor Katie Fick
373-8479 – Office
605-261-4650– Cell
Church e-mail – hlctlc@msn.com
Pastor’s e-mail- pastorkatiefick@gmail.com
Vol. 14, No.22
October, 2010
December, 2008 Vol.13, No. 12
From Pastor
Katie:
Headline: Sunday Night Live! Begins in Hayward
Well, who knows
how the Holy Spirit moves and works?
Last month, I
announced in the newsletter that we were going to try our children’s
programming in Hayward
on Wednesday evenings. We had a group of people on the children’s ministry team
working on the project. However, when we met, the group decided that Sunday
evenings worked better than Wednesday evenings for families; many children,
even elementary age, have tournaments on weekends with sports and families
travel so they are not at home Sunday mornings. Weeknights are hectic with
practices and homework. Sunday evenings? It would be nice to not have to cook a
meal, bring the kids to have some fun and learn about
God. And I confess, I’m excited that I can be there many times on Sunday
evenings as well, which wouldn’t be possible on Wednesday nights because of
confirmation. So, beginning on October 10, we will have events at the church on
Sunday evenings from 5:30-7pm.
We are calling it Sunday Night Live!
Sunday Night
Live! will not just be for children – it will begin
with an evening meal that is for all who wish to come. We hope to add some
programming for adults in time as well. It is meant to be a time when all of us
can come together, and as such, it will take the efforts of the entire church.
We have had folks sign up to help serve food and we hope the unit folks will
also be helping, and we need people to help with crafts or other activities, to
be there so children and people of all ages know they are loved and valued by
this church.
Our Children’s
Ministry Team members are: Alice and Jeff Englin, Sue Skaar, Carolyn Matson,
Bonnie Felt, Cammie Tennis and Steve Tufte. We would love to have more people
join us as a team, or talk to any of us if you are willing to help on Sunday
evenings. We are currently putting together teams of 3 to coordinate these
nights and we hope to involve many people in the church of all ages. The idea
is that one person isn’t committed to helping every week for several months at
a time, but that if we have several people involved,
folks are helping out every now and again.
This is an
exciting time for Hayward
Lutheran Church
because we are trying something new to serve families and the whole community.
We don’t know what’s going to happen, but we feel led to try something new to
spread the gospel and let people know Hayward Lutheran cares about the
community and welcomes people.
Trondhjem folk, don’t think we’ve forgotten about you! Children from
Trondhjem are of course welcome at Sunday Night Live! And in the coming weeks
we will begin talking about what we can do for adult programming at the church,
what times work and what topics spark people’s interest. I am always excited to
think about times to gather and talk about God and what is happening in our
lives.
Blessings to all of you during this harvest time,
and may the Holy Spirit guide us.
Peace,
Pastor Katie
Hayward Lutheran Church
Council Meeting
September 19,
2010
The meeting was called to order by President Neal
Skaar.
Present: Todd Enderson, Bonnie Felt, Jim Becker,
Neal Skaar, Pastor Katie Fick.
The Secretary’s report was given and Todd Enderson
made a motion to accept. It was seconded by Jim Becker.
Treasurer’s report was given and Jim Becker made a
motion to accept. It was seconded by Todd Enderson.
The parsonage is up for sale and no update on it.
A motion was made by Bonnie Felt to offer the
position of Church Treasurer to Meta Johnson and to give her the authorization
to sign checks. It was seconded by Jim Becker. Thank you Meta.
The council is still looking for a custodian for
the church. We will be putting together a job description and hoping to get a
church member to accept this position.
Motion was made by Jim Becker to accept the
temporary position of custodian to Greg Matson at the current rate of pay and
to be reviewed at a later date. Seconded by Bonnie Felt. Thank you Greg.
We will be starting our youth program on Sunday,
October 10th from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All are welcome.
Bobbi has changed her hours to Tuesday and Thursday
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Motion was made by Bonnie Felt to adjourn. Seconded by Jim Becker.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bonnie Felt
F.Y.I.- Bobbi’s new
office hours are now Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Freeborn County Chapter
of Thrivent tornado assistance fundraiser for Freeborn County
victims. Net funds
raised from our Freeborn County Churches was $5,275.09. Matching funds
(dollar for dollar up to $1,000) from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans thru our
Chapter Care Abounds in Communities $1,000. Regional Funding from Thrivent
for tornado assistance received $1,500., total amount raised was $7,775.09,
funding distributed to American Red Cross, Salvation Army,
and Alden Area Food Shelf. This was an awesome fund raiser and
a BIG THANK YOU to the churches and their members
for participating in this fundraiser.-Freeborn County Chapter of Thrivent Board
Members
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
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOLY COMMUNION
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday Night Live!
at Hayward Lutheran
Church
Sunday evenings
beginning October 10
5:30—7 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Meal for all
Followed by
music, Bible stories and fun activities
for Pre-K thru 6th grade
Join us for an
enjoyable night each week.
Families and
people of all ages are welcome!
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
OCTOBER ASSIGNMENTS
Altar
Guild Coffee Servers Communion Assistants
Elna Severtson October 3-Dick &
Shirley Kraushaar Mark & Debbie Brekke
October 17- Chad & Tisha Wangen
October 31- Roger & Elna Severtson
Acolytes Lectors Ushers
October 3- Emily
Brekke October 3- Ruth Lukes *Reed Thostenson
October 10 – Reed Thostenson October 10- Shirley Kraushaar Anna Severtson
October 17- Anna Severtson October 17- Kiven Lukes Madalyn Wangen
October 24- Ethan
Severtson October 24- Steve Kraushaar Emily
Brekke
October 31- Madalyn Wangen October 31- Linda Kraushaar
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES
October 7- Betty Krause
October 10- Emil & Bev
Prantner
October 7- Don Chapek October 21- Mike &
Cindy Severtson
October 9- Mark
Brekke October 24- Steve &
Eileen Reese
October 28- Steve Kraushaar
October 31- Eileen Reese
MEMORIALS
Missions:
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by WELCA
In memory of Jack Kermes by WELCA
General fund:
In memory of Lucetta Kermes
by: Irene Benesh, Emily Cech, M/M Roger
Krause, M/M Paul Rockers, M/M Steve
Kraushaar, M/M Kiven Lukes, Barb Prantner, Gilma Bothum, M/M Dean Lukes
In memory of Edward Foss by Barb
Prantner
In memory of Edward Foss by M/M
Emil Prantner
In memory of John Draayer by M/M
Emil Prantner
In memory of Jack Kermes by: Irene Benesh, Emily Cech, M/M Roger
Krause, M/M Paul Rockers, M/M Sheldon
Lukes, M/M Steve Kraushaar, M/M Dean Lukes, Barb Prantner
In memory of Frieda Mehus
by: Irene Benesh, Emily Cech
Building Fund:
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by
Donna Greeley, M/M Roger Severtson
Organ Fund:
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by
M/M Emil Prantner
Altar Guild
In memory of Jack Kermes by M/M
Dale Lukes
WELCA Coffee Fund:
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by
M/M Dale Lukes
WELCA NEWS
The Trondhjem ladies will be
meeting on September 23,
2010 at 1:30 p.m.
at Elaine Lukes home for their meeting and plan
the Program Book for 2011.
Coming Events will be quilting,
we will start meeting at 9:00 a.m.
till noon at the church on Thursday October 7th and will meet
each thursday morning in October and November thru the 18th. Anyone
is welcome to come and join the fellowship and
help tie quilts.
WELCA
Secretary,
Elna Mae Severtson
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 Lutheran Church Custodian –
Position Open
Job Description
1.
The custodian
is responsible for the general maintenance and cleaning of the church. Duties
include:
a.
Weekly
i.
Sweep and mop
kitchen floors
ii.
Clean bathrooms
and empty wastebaskets
iii.
Sweep down
steps and vacuum entry carpets
iv.
Clean up
sanctuary after Sunday service – bulletins, etc.
b.
Monthly
i.
Wash and shine
entry doors and windows
ii.
Vacuum under
pews
iii.
Dust all front
pews
c.
As needed
i.
Dust pianos and
furniture
ii.
Wipe out window
sills and check for cobwebs
iii.
Set up and take
down tables as needed for events in social hall
iv.
Arrange for
maintenance on boiler or other building issues
v.
Order supplies
vi.
Check on
parsonage (heat in the winter) until it is sold
vii.
Wash down
elevator area
d.
Coordination of
maintenance outside the church, including mowing and snow removal.
e.
Coordination of
someone to open the church Sunday mornings and check boiler (as needed)
2.
The position is
for 10-15 hours a week.
3.
Salary
negotiable with the church council.
If interested please contact
Pastor Katie or one of the council members: Neal Skaar, Todd Enderson, Jim
Becker, Vern Frydenlund, Mary Anderson, Bonnie Felt
Dear Friends in Christ,
We write from Johannesburg, South Africa,
awaiting our flight back to Tanzania.
We are returning from time in Cape Town, where I
am undertaking some distance learning, and Windhoek, Namibia,
where the triennial African Palliative Care Association conference was just
held. Rebecca was along as well as she was invited to present a paper on
music therapy in palliative care, a work she undertook 2 years ago while
studying music at Makumira, our nearby Lutheran university.
It has been a
full and rich week, with much energy and inspiration coming from such a
meeting. Though it has also meant that we have scarcely had time to
reflect on our full and rich summer! It was wonderful for us, with
blessings beyond counting. Of course, our highlight was the marriage of
our Jenny to Jason Wagner in Harrisonburg,
Virginia. Their commitment
to each other and vocation, and support from a beautiful faith and friend
community was an inspiration to us all.
The attached
picture is of our first real family gathering in memory. There are enough
people to report from left to right: Kirsten (nursing in Alaska), Jason/Jenny, A Couple of Happy Parents, Daniel
(computer work in L.A.), Heidi (teaching in Slovakia), and Nathan (boarding school in Kenya).
One of the
themes of the Namibia
conference was that donor monies for such care are in sharp decline, leaving
many programs and services – such as ours in Tanzania – vulnerable to difficult
changes. Yet the tone was well set by a doctor from Cameroon, who quoted from
Philippians 4:11, exhorting us to focus on the excellent and lovely and
good. Not easily done in environments of tough suffering, or diminishing
services; yet still an attitude to wear whenever we can choose to do so.
In Service with you,
Kristopher and Rebecca
Who’s hungry?
Join us for a Baked Potato Feed
Sunday, October 3 following 10:30 worship in Hayward
Come and have your fill!
A freewill offering will be collected to support
Children and Youth ministry
OCTOBER ASSIGNMENTS
Altar
Guild Coffee Servers Ushers
Jean Skaar/ October 3- Troy & April
Habana/ *Neal & Jean
Skaar
Stephanie
Larson John & Janice Habana Vern Lunde
October
10- LaVonne Williams/ Carol Conley Richard & Judy Olson
October
17- Andrew & Lisa Christenson
Faye Learn
October
24- Gene, Bev & Dawn Jenson
October
31- Kendall & Lila Johnson
Communion
Assistants Lectors Acolyte/Ushers
Mary Anderson & October 3-Pat Frydenlund October 3- Mitchell & Jay Skaar
Neal Skaar October 10-Phil Tennis October 10-Lindsay Nelson &
Shelby Eggum
October 17- Sonja Johnson October 17- Logan & Tate
Tufte
October 24- Volunteer Needed October 24- Kadie & Kasie Habana
October 31-
Volunteer Needed October
31- Anna & Josh Englin
Please join us for a brunch and
bridal shower for Amanda Westland Saturday on October 9th, 9:00 a.m. in the Hayward Lutheran Church Social
Hall, and hosted by the Leah
Circle. Amanda and Colin Wilson will be married on
Novemer 27th.
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
October 6- Kurt
Freitag
October 19- Todd Enderson
October 7- Jean Skaar
October 24- Gwyneth Nelson
October 12- Kaye Tufte
October 26- Zack Jensen
October 16- Eric Westland
October 28- Steve Johnson
October 17- Sally Anderson
October 29- Lou Larson
October 18- Marlene Thompson
October Anniversaries
October 6- Matt & Brie
Tubbs
October 7- Jeff & Alice Englin
October 8- Eugene &
Elaine Flusek
October 22- Dick & Gwen
Hanson
October 27- Tracy & Sue Skaar
MEMORIALS
General Fund
In memory of Jim Frydenlund by
Leland Kycek
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by
M/M Kendall Johnson
In memory of Jim Frydenlund by
M/M Dave Paulson
In memory of Dan Gulbrandson by
M/M Dave Paulson
In memory of Bernhardt Andersen
by M/M Dale Westland
In memory of Jim Frydenlund by
M/M Dale Westland
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by
M/M Dale Westland
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by
M/M Neal Skaar
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by
M/M Fred Ziebell
In memory of Jim Frydenlund by
Beatrice Wacholz
In memory of Ana Ladlie by
Beatrice Wacholz
In memory of Rebecca Gedd by M/M
Paul Westland
In memory of Albert Rost by M/M
Paul Westland
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by
M/M Bob Armon
In memory of Jack Kermes by M/M
Kendall Johnson
In memory of Jack & Lucetta
Kermes by M/M Dan Johnson
In memory of Jack Kermes by Polly
Noland
In memory of Jack Kermes by Sally
Anderson
In memory of Jack Kermes by
Camilla Frydenlund
In memory of Jack Kermes by M/M
Neal Skaar
In memory of Oma Ladlie by M/M
Dave Paulson
In memory of Bruce Noland by M/M
Ray Hemenway
In memory of Bruce Noland by M/M
Neal Skaar
In memory of Oma Ladlie by M/M
Ashle Skaar
In memory of Lucetta Kermes by
M/M Dick Hanson
In memory of Oma Ladlie by M/M
Neal Skaar
In memory of Richard Benesh by
Helen Dockwell
In memory of Jack & Lucetta
Kermes by Helen Dockwell
Cemetery
Fund
In memory of Jack Kermes by
M/M Dale Westland
Altar
Guild
In memory of Lucetta Kermes
by M/M Dave Thompson
In memory of
Oma Ladlie by M/M Wayne Kromminga
In memory of
Oma Ladlie by M/M Dick Hanson
In memory of
Oma Ladlie by M/M Bob Felt
In memory of
Oma Ladlie by M/M Chris Skaar
Building
Fund
In memory of
Lucetta Kermes by Gwyneth Nelson
In memory of
Oma Ladlie by M/M James Skaar
Bible Study in Hayward at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday
mornings starting September 15.
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
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!
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 ASSIGNMENTS
Altar Guild Coffee Servers Communion Assistants
Linda Kraushaar December 2 Sunday School Steve & Linda Kraushaar
December
14 Emil & Bev Prantner
Lectors Acolyte/Ushers
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 BIRTHDAYS 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
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.
DECEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Altar Guild Coffee Servers Ushers
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
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 BIRTHDAYS
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
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
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
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.
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.
PARISH NEWS
DEADLINE
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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!
HAPPY NEW
YEAR!
