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Faith On the rise Faith Lutheran Church . 309 Fourth Street Northeast . Valley City . North Dakota . 58072 Volume XXVII Issue X Monthly October 2020 IN THIS ISSUE: Pages 2 & 3 A Word from our Pastor Page 4 Message from Council President Book Study Page 5 Cemetery Update Video Engineer Posion Page 6 WELCA News Thanksgiving Baskets Page 7 Mens Group News Mission Team News Page 8 October Birthdays & Anniversaries October Service & Care September Transions Page 9 Pumpkin BINGO Squash Distribuon Influenza Flu Shot Clinic September Memorials Team Meengs Page 10 Sunday School News Faith Kids Club Page 11 Confirmaon News Jr/Sr High Youth Project Jr/Sr High Breakfast Club Page 12 Staff Info Inserts Calendar/ WELCA Leer Come and Celebrate God’s Faithfulness! We invite you to worship in person or online. Sunday worship is at 9:30am. We have much to celebrate this month! Our theme is “God’s Promises” as we share important Old Testament readings. October 4: The Promise of Passover and Celebration of Addison Gerhardt, Madison Mikkelsen, Kassidy Schulz and Wade Sorensen who received communion instruction in March. We welcome them to Jesus’ table. October 11: Golden Calf and Moses. Pastor Appreciation Sunday. October 18: God Answers Hannah and God answers our prayers: We will celebrate the Completion of our Capital Campaign, sharing reflections of God’s actions in our congregation as we responded to the loss of our church facility and were strengthened by Christ to RISE UP for renewal and rebuilding. October 25: God’s Promise to David and Affirmation of Baptism: Nurtured by faithful parents, encouraged by small group guides and Sunday school teachers, welcomed by many of you, 8 students will be making promises to God and our congregation at our 9:30am worship service. We give thanks to God for these 10th graders who have open hearts to what God has in store. They have grown in their relationship with Jesus and we celebrate with them! Join Haidyn Becker, Wyatt Friestad, Gavin Gerhardt, Tyson Hovland, Joesi Klein, Nick LeMier, Kelsey Schulz and Abbey Thornton in worship and praise. Faith Lutheran Is Live-Streaming Worship We are so thankful to have the capability to live-stream our worship services each Sunday! We would like people to view our worship service live if possible, to make better connections between our in person worship and the viewed worship. We open the “live event” on Facebook at 9:20am. Please type in a “hello!” in the comments to let us know you are watching. Share a prayer concern or joy. Most Sundays we will have a “host” responding to your comments in real time, offering virtual hospitality.

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Faith On the rise Faith Lutheran Church . 309 Fourth Street Northeast . Valley City . North Dakota . 58072

Volume XXVII Issue X Monthly October 2020

IN THIS ISSUE:

Pages 2 & 3

A Word from our Pastor

Page 4

Message from

Council President

Book Study

Page 5

Cemetery Update

Video Engineer Position

Page 6

WELCA News

Thanksgiving Baskets

Page 7

Men’s Group News

Mission Team News

Page 8

October Birthdays

& Anniversaries

October Service & Care

September Transitions

Page 9

Pumpkin BINGO

Squash Distribution

Influenza Flu Shot Clinic

September Memorials

Team Meetings

Page 10

Sunday School News

Faith Kids Club

Page 11

Confirmation News

Jr/Sr High Youth Project

Jr/Sr High Breakfast Club

Page 12

Staff Info

Inserts

Calendar/ WELCA Letter

Come and Celebrate God’s Faithfulness!

We invite you to worship in person or online. Sunday worship is at 9:30am.

We have much to celebrate this month! Our theme is “God’s Promises” as we

share important Old Testament readings.

October 4: The Promise of Passover and Celebration of

Addison Gerhardt, Madison Mikkelsen, Kassidy Schulz and

Wade Sorensen who received communion instruction in March.

We welcome them to Jesus’ table.

October 11: Golden Calf and Moses. Pastor Appreciation Sunday.

October 18: God Answers Hannah and God answers our

prayers: We will celebrate the Completion of our Capital

Campaign, sharing reflections of God’s actions in our

congregation as we responded to the loss of our church facility

and were strengthened by Christ to RISE UP for renewal and

rebuilding.

October 25: God’s Promise to David and Affirmation of Baptism: Nurtured

by faithful parents, encouraged by small group guides and Sunday school

teachers, welcomed by many of you, 8 students will be making promises to God

and our congregation at our 9:30am worship service. We give thanks to God

for these 10th graders who have open hearts to what God has in store.

They have grown in their relationship with Jesus and we

celebrate with them! Join Haidyn Becker, Wyatt Friestad,

Gavin Gerhardt, Tyson Hovland, Joesi Klein, Nick LeMier,

Kelsey Schulz and Abbey Thornton in worship and praise.

Faith Lutheran Is Live-Streaming Worship We are so thankful to have the capability to live-stream our worship services

each Sunday! We would like people to view our worship service live if

possible, to make better connections between our in person worship and the

viewed worship. We open the “live event” on Facebook at 9:20am. Please type

in a “hello!” in the comments to let us know you are watching. Share a prayer

concern or joy. Most Sundays we will have a “host” responding to your

comments in real time, offering virtual hospitality.

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“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and

admonish one another in all wisdom”. Colossians 3:16 (NRSV)

“Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other,

in step with one another. None of this going off and doing your own thing.

Cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ - the Message - have the run

of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives...Let every detail of your lives -

words, actions, whatever - be done in the name of the Master, Jesus,

thanking God the Father every step of the way.”

Colossians 3:15, 17 (the Message)

In several phone conversations this past week with members that I haven’t seen in person

for several months, I have been asked: “What’s new with Church?” I gush about seeing our

students again and the fun and challenge of new confirmation materials. We have such great

teenagers in our church and so many caring parents, it has been excellent to see them again

and work together. A confirmation ministry is a “team sport”, meaning it is only as strong as

the surrounding community. By being a member of Faith Lutheran you are committed by

baptism to engage others in Christian life through words and actions.

I am thankful for parents who are invested in strengthening the relationship they have with

their teen. As Pastor Natalie Gessert Hall (the author of our Confirmation materials) writes:

“A faithful person cannot be “created” according to a specific program. Church isn’t a place to

“make” Christians, it is a place to practice Christianity together, building one another up in

faith and life. When confirmands practice faith together with you, you are more likely to see

how faith impacts daily life now and into the future.”

All members of FLC are welcome to take part in our confirmation sessions on Wednesdays

from 6:30-7:30 pm. With COVID-19 present in our area, we are taking precautions of

physical distancing and wearing face coverings when within 8 feet of each other. I am

thankful for those who have agreed to serve as mentors and guides. While we can’t

accommodate more than 150 people in our sanctuary/fellowship hall right now, we could

easily have more people safely take part in the Wednesday sessions (when feeling well!)

The more people our youth see practicing their Christian faith, the more likely they can see

that they too belong and have gifts to share in God’s kingdom.

On each person’s baptism day, God’s people gather to add their “yes!” to God’s “yes!”

This means that if you are a baptized Christian and part of a congregation, you have

promised to receive other baptized people as wanted, loved, forgiven, and chosen people.

Furthermore, you have made promises to be in relationship together with God’s people as

they develop in Christian faith and life.

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These are among the promises of baptism made by parents, sponsors, and the

congregation:

Do you intend to continue in the covenant God made with you in

Holy Baptism: …to live with them among God’s faithful people,

This is your call to be at worship and to participate in education, fellowship, and service with your

church. Young people need to see how a great diversity of people engage the world around them in

faith, and you are part of that plan.

…to bring them to the word of God and the holy supper,

All baptized people need to regularly hear God’s Word (see the Third Commandment!) and receive

God’s promises in Holy Communion. It is both for you and so that those you are with can see what

God’s gifts mean for you.

…teach them the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments, place in their

hands the holy scriptures, and nurture them in faith and prayer,

These are the tools of the church that help us put our faith into context and action. …

...so that your children may learn to trust God, proclaim Christ through word and deed,

God calls us to talk about faith and why it matters using both our words and actions.

By speaking about and acting on your faith, you help others learn how they can do

likewise.

...care for others and the world God made,

You serve God at home with the people you call family, at work with your colleagues,

at school with your peers, while having fun with friends, and beyond. By wondering

aloud about and sharing examples of the way you seek to serve others because of faith

in Jesus Christ, you give others a broader imagination about ways they can care for

God’s people.

...and work for justice and peace.

Sometimes striving for justice and peace is as simple as offering words of comfort or a meal.

Other times it is developing a larger project and action plan. No matter what, you are called to

show up and thereby help others recognize their part in bringing God’s justice and peace to bear

right in your own community.

Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Augsberg Fortress, p. 229

Used by permission from the Rev. Natalie Gessert Hall

Thank you for living out your hope in Christ and encouraging the next generation to live with God

and God’s people.

In Christ,

Pastor Jolene

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A Message from Our Council President

I love the fall season. The beautiful colors, the crisp air, and, of course, pumpkin. As I sat down to

write this article, I recalled the story of the pumpkin and how it reminds us of what it is like to be a

Christian.

What is it like to be a Christian?

It is like being a pumpkin that is carved into a jack-o-lantern.

God picks us from the pumpkin patch and brings us in from the

field. The Bible says He selects us out of the world. We are in the

world but no longer of the world. Jesus said, "As it is, you do not

belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world."

(John 15:19)

God washes all the "dirt" off the outside that we received from being around all the other pumpkins.

All the outside influences of our former life must be cleaned up.

God carefully removes all the "yucky stuff" called "sin" from the inside. He then changes us from the

inside out by the Power of His Word.

He carves a new smiling face. Our countenance is changed by the power of His presence in our life.

We then become so grateful. It can even show on our face!

Finally, God puts His light inside of us to shine for all the world to see.

Thank you for shining your light at Faith Lutheran and in our community.

Also, during this month we will celebrate Pastor Appreciation. We are

thankful for her leadership, insight and compassion. Please take a

moment to send a card or personally thank Pastor Jolene for her ministry

with us.

God Bless!

Val Moritz, Council President

Book Study Opportunity Thursdays 7-8pm Starting on October 22

I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

Reading about race in America is hard and talking about what we are reading can be tricky. But it is

important that we practice being brave together. Austin Channing Brown’s book is very accessible

and offers great insight. A discussion guide will be provided. It is a great resource to foster good

conversation.

You may order the book on your own (available online, on Kindle, in bookstores) or ask the Church

to order it for you. Email or call the Church office to let us know you would like to be part of a good

conversation about a timely book. We will meet 7-8pm via Zoom from the comfort of our own homes.

Dates will be October 22 & 29, November 5,12 & 19, December 3. Lead by Pastor Jolene for

both men and women.

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Video Engineer Position Available

Do you enjoy technology? Do you have good attention to detail?

Faith Lutheran Church is seeking a videographer to record worship services 2 Sundays a month.

Thanking will be provided. We have a Huddlecam HD 1080 HDMI Camera that is remotely

controlled by a joystick and a computer keyboard. We use OBS software for recording. A Mac-Mini

is the computer interface. The camera is connected to our Behringer sound board.

Hours of work are 9am-11am. We would like a 2 Sunday per month commitment, but more Sundays

can be added if mutually agreed upon. Wage is $15 per hour. (Time training will be paid).

Faith Lutheran Church’s mission is to Worship Christ, Welcome All and

Serve Others. We are thankful for the technology to reach many people

with the hope of Jesus Christ in this pandemic.

Please send a letter of interest to Pastor Jolene.

Email: [email protected].

Cemetery Update

This summer has been busy out at the Faith Lutheran Cemetery! Two big projects that have been

in the works for a few years have been completed. The first was changing the slope of the ditch to

make it safer for our caretakers while mowing. There was also a second approach added to the west

side that will allow for a road to be constructed around the property. The addition of the road will

allow for more parking, reducing the need to park on the highway, and make exiting the cemetery

safer and easier for ceremonies. The Cemetery Board thanks Tim Logan, Jarrod Lindemann, and

Alan Skogen for donating the materials for the projects.

We would also like to thank Gowan Construction for

taking the time to work us into their busy schedule to

complete this project.

God Bless,

Faith Lutheran Cemetery Board

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WELCA News

Faith WELCA met Wednesday, September 9 at the church. Plans for the Quilt Sale,

which will replace the Fall Festival this year were finalized. We will be selling

the quilts Sundays, October 4 and October 11, 10:30am-12:00pm; Wednesday,

October 7, 1:00pm-6:00pm; and Saturday, October 10, 10:00am-2:00pm. Please

note that you may purchase a quilt anytime during the year if you would like a quilt.

We are asking the members of Faith to seriously consider donating a monetary

amount to WELCA to make it possible for us to continue to support the nonprofits

we have supported in the past with the money raised at the Fall Festival. In this

newsletter you will find an addressed envelope you can mail or leave at the church

with your donation enclosed. Please make checks payable to WELCA.

Amy Johnson has set up a button for online donations to WELCA on the Faith Lutheran website:

www.faithlutheranvc.org. Thank you to those of you who have already donated. Hopefully,

next year we will be able to hold the Fall Festival.

We are happy to share the news that the old church dishes are being repurposed at the “old, new”

Nome School which will be a multipurpose venue once its restoration and remodeling is completed.

The new recipients were as ecstatic to receive the dishes as we were that they were going to be put to

good use.

The next Lutheran World Relief Drive will be October 12-16. We will be

donating quilts and the personal care kits we were unable to deliver this

spring to Lutheran World Relief. Lutheran World Relief, with your

support, is able to bring the much-needed quilts, personal care kits, school

kits and baby care kits to countries all over the world as well as the

United States.

We also decided to change our regular meeting dates to the second Wednesday of the month at

3:30pm. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 14.

Happy Fall,

Cheryl Foell, WELCA President

Community Thanksgiving Baskets

The 2020 Community Thanksgiving Basket event committee is in the process of deciding

how to make it happen and be socially responsible to keep everyone as safe as possible. The

Thanksgiving Baskets would be filled Friday, November 19 and picked up/delivered Saturday,

November 20.

If you are interested in helping with this event please contact the office. If

you would like to give a monetary donation toward the Thanksgiving project,

you can either send your donation to Faith Lutheran—PO Box 606, drop it

off at Faith or enclose it in one of the donation envelopes and mark it Faith

Lutheran Thanksgiving Baskets and put it in the offering place.

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Men’s Group News—Pancake Brunch

Faith Lutheran Men’s Group is back in action. Like most of us, we have been sidelined by the

Covid-19 virus with limited to no activities since March. We did manage to have a summer

get-together in July at the lake, thanks to Mark Brandvold. Now in September, we finally were able

to have our monthly Breakfast meeting. The major business at our meeting was to decide if

we should have our Fall Pancake Brunch and if we do, how should we do it. After much

discussion, both pro and con, we decided to have our Brunch on October 18th. This year we will do

it differently with all ‘to go’ orders, served from 8-11am and have a free will offering so that no

money is passed back and forth. We decided it is better to try something different rather than do

nothing at all. It will be interesting to see how it turns out, but we know that GOD will guide us and

hopefully members and the community will support us once again.

We invite more Men of Faith Lutheran to join our Group as we

have Fun and share good Fellowship in GOD’s name.

We close by asking GOD’s Blessing on all of our Family of Faith.

Duane Larson

Mission Team Project News

Thank you for your donations of socks for the Abused Persons Outreach Center. The socks will keep

the feet of young and old dry and warm. They are greatly appreciated.

October and November we will be collecting new hats, mittens and

gloves for donation to our local schools and community. Please note

that warm, thick, water-proof gloves are best for our schools since

students are playing in the snow at recess.

In mid-November the Mission Team will set up the Christmas tree with names of boys and girls and

the gifts they would like in support of the Angel Tree Prison Ministry Program.

Remember our “Mission Christmas” Fund. All Sundays, loose change in the

offering is given towards Mission Christmas (for those in need) Fund. The 1st &

3rd Sundays of each month are designated dollar Sundays, and all loose dollars

go into this fund. Our account is at $468.19 as of September 25. This mission is

a quiet, but powerful impact but we need your help to continue this mission.

Please consider supporting this mission with your pocket change and dollars. Donations may also be

given using the pew envelopes.

The Mission Team will meet Tuesday, October 6 at 5:30pm.

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OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS: 1. Addalynn

Auka, Brooklynn Auka, Dean Pederson,

Lincoln Pilgrim; Blake Shape, Owen Tichy;

3. Bruce Moritz; 4. Jocey Haugen, Ashley

Nelson; 5. Zoey Bopp, Mary Rausch,

Alexandria Rohde; 6. Christina Sayler; 7. Mike Nix;

8. Summer Burchill, Scott Tichy; 9. Sammy Beaudry,

Jean Reitan; 10. Brody Tompt; 12. Jonah Harstad,

Erik Johnson; 14. LaVerne Bjornson, Lorraine Nitschke,

Cheryl Peterson; 15. Brian Klevgaard, Jennifer Kohler,

Tonya Samuelson; 17. Cindy Knudson; 18. Roger

Mulvaney, Kaylyn Nadeau, Carol Oppegard; 19. Sara

Gilbertson, Nathan Rausch; 20. Haley Dalgliesh, Trierre

Smith; 21. Martee Lunde, Wes Peterson; 22. Steven

Horner, Anna Metcalf, Julie Moritz; 23. Clint Meyer,

Joey Sayler; 24. Brayden Klevgaard, Carol Moritz, Brenda

Ventsch; 25. Brody Lindgren, Elise Miller; 26. Lyndsay

Burns, Dylan Lunn, Dalton Ness, Jan Oppegaard, Peyton

Pederson, Brenda Stearns; 28. Tara Nelson, Elizabeth

Oppegaard, Olivia Pederson; 29. Melissa Pedersen;

30. Ashley Kellogg, Larry Pederson, Arlene Rasmussen,

Eleanor Stearns; 31. Gloria Glandt.

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES: 1. Mikkal & Wanda

Auka; 3. Corey & Debby Neseth; 4. Al & Nancy Sorensen;

7. Gary & Diane Sommerfeld; 8. Rob & Amanda Boock;

9. Lance & Elaine Jenision; 13. Bob & Ilene Hetler;

17. Merl & Tiffany Greenley, Steve & Karen Nitschke;

18. Brian & Georgia Welken; 19. Nick & Ashley Horner,

Howard & Carol Oppegard; 20. Duane & Diana Larson,

Shawn & Karla Ranisate; 21. Randy & Kay Bostrom;

28. Chuck & Deb Shape.

September Service & Care

**needs chairs

Jeff & Jennifer Bergner

Gloria Glandt

Kent & Patty Gronlie

Dallas & Linda Gruebele

Ray & Wanda Haugen

Mark & Cyndi Hill

Ralph & JoAnn Hooper

Dennis Hoye & Linda Lane

Mark & Krista Johnson

Ryan & Jessica Johnson

Randy & Teri McClaflin

Ryan & Erin Metcalf

Brandon & Nikki Moen

Sue Olson & Verlynn Christianson

Cory & Alison Rodin

Greg & Kellie Schulz

Al & Nancy Sorensen

James & Janet Thornton

Gary & Bonnie Wieck

Scott & Wendi Wilmes

*Thank you for serving!

September Attendance

September 6 29 & 149 online views

September 13 37 & 151 online views

September 20 63 & 122 online views

September 27 46 & 83 online views

*online views are households watching

Offering

January $18,110.48

February $21,585.00

March $17,027.00

April $15,633.00

May $17,979.00

June $12,133.00

July $16,062.00

August $18,554.00

September $15,158.00

Needed monthly to meet Mission Plan:

$20,585.61

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September Transitions in Our Parish

BAPTISMS: We celebrated God’s promise in Holy Baptism

for Lincoln Rhett Johnson, born August 11, 2020 and

baptized Sunday, September 27, 2020. His parents are

Ryan & Jessica Johnson and big sister is Oakleigh. God

bless Lincoln and his family.

DEATHS: Our sympathies to the family & friends of

Irene Haugen. Irene died Sunday, September 6, 2020.

Her funeral was held Friday, September 11 at Faith with

Pastor Jolene officiating.

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October Family Fun—PUMPKIN BINGO! Friday, October 2nd, at 7pm, enjoy Pumpkin Bingo at the church. Please plan on being outside in the church parking lot! If the weather isn’t nice, we will be distanced inside the church!

September Memorials

In memory of Torrey Berge given by Margie Lima (Foundation).

In memory of Scott Hansen given by Dean & Amy Pederson (Building

Fund).

In memory of Irene Haugen given by Marlys Freadhoff (Building Maintenance); by Illa Glandt

(Undesignated); by Mary Johnson (Building Maintenance); by Jan Legler (Undesignated) by Julie

Moritz (Building Maintenance); by Roger & Sandy Mulvaney (Undesignated); by Cindy Waagen

(Building Maintenance).

In memory of Eileen Maresh given by Elaine Walls (Altar Guild); by Gary & Bonnie Wieck (Sound

System).

In memory of Dave Vareberg given by Elaine Walls (Altar Guild).

OCTOBER TEAM MEETINGS

Council—Meets Thur, Oct 15

at 7:00pm

FLC Staff—Meets Wed, Oct 7

at 1:30pm & Wed, Oct 21

at 1:30pm

Men’s Group—Meets Sat, Oct 17 at 8am

Mission Team—Meets Tue, Oct 6 at 5:30pm

November Service & Care— Meets through

emails/texts/ phone

WELCA—Meets Wed, Oct 14 at 3:30pm

Influenza Flu Shot Clinic Flu immunizations for children 6 months-adults will be offered by City-County Health District

on Sunday, October 11th, 10:30-11am here at Faith. High-dose and conventional vaccine will be

available. Please bring your health insurance card(s) to receive immunization.

Medicare Part B recipients do not pay at time of clinic. Billable Insurance: BCBS,

SanfordHealth, Humana, Medica, HealthPartners, Medicaid. Please pre-register

with Julie Moritz in the office, 845-4390 or on the sign up sheet in the gathering

area. For more information you may call City-County Health, 845-8518 or go to

their website: www.citycountyhealth.org.

Squash Distribution—October 4th Dan Faust wants to bless his neighbors with freshly harvested squash. His

pickup truck with 600 pounds of squash will be parked in front of Faith Lutheran

on Sunday, October 4th from 9am-12:30pm. Each household may take up to

8 squash. Spread the word!

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Sunday School News

We had Rally Sunday on Sunday, September 20th! It was so nice and fun to meet together again to celebrate Jesus! We are starting a new curriculum this year, “Kids Own Worship” that allows us to all meet together socially distanced in the sanctuary, outside, or in the gathering space. We won’t be using the Sunday School rooms this year, so we can keep kids at a distance!

Thank you so much to Angela Van Bruggen, Amy Tichy, Erin Metcalf, and Jenna Mairs for volunteering to teach this year! Also, thank you to our confirmation students, Taylor Yanish, Madison Trzpuc, Deegan Kirschenmann, Kaleb McClaflin,Brenna Storly, Abby Wilmes and Alyssa Wilmes who have volunteered to help lead a skit for the preschoolers and help with the preschoolers each Sunday!

Faith Kids Club Schedule We welcome all 4th-6th graders to come to our Wednesday afterschool program! Kids Club meets Wednesdays from 3:15-5pm here at Faith or once a month we go do a service project around the community. This year we might not be able to do service projects as frequently due to the health guidelines we will be following. The children are picked up with the church van from Washington School and parents pick them up from Faith. Wendi Wilmes leads Faith Kids Club.

If there is no school at Valley City Public Schools, there will be no Kids Club.

*October 7—we will be at Faith *October 14—we will be at Faith *October 21—NO KIDS CLUB due to no school on Thursday and Friday * October 28—we will be at Faith

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Confirmation sessions will be offered in person and online this school

year. We will meet in the sanctuary and it is easy to physical distance.

Masks will be worn when you are talking with someone or when you

cannot observe 6 feet apart. Those that are needing to be isolating

or have health conditions that make them uneasy about coming to

gatherings will be able to participate online. A parent or mentor is asked

to attend with each student.

Confirmation students be sure to read the scripture for each lesson and

be ready to answer the questions. Take the time to do the Relate to Church sheet and

the Faith5 each week also. With your parents and mentors accompaniment we are

making daily connections to our Christian Faith.

Regular Wednesday Schedule:

6-6:25pm - Gathering Time w/healthy snacks served

6:30-7:30pm - Large Group Learning and Worship Time

October 7: Small Group

October 14: Give us this day our daily bread

October 21: No Church Activities

October 28: Forgive us our sins as we forgive

November 4: Small Group

October 25: Affirmation of Christian Faith

Jr/Sr High Breakfast Drive Thru Club Breakfast Drive Thru Club is on Wednesday mornings starting at 8am! This will be available for all Faith 7th-12th graders! Come to Faith to receive a breakfast treat, juice box, fruit and a blessing in a sack that you can take with you on your way to school!

Hey Jr/Sr High Youth! On Sunday, October 11th come to the church for pizza and games at 5:30pm. Hopefully, the weather will be nice and we can play some fun outside games, but if not we will play games inside. We will then head to Our Savior’s to help set up supplies for the Community Closet opening on Monday, October 12th. (All the supplies are down in the church basement, and they need help bringing all the supplies upstairs to be ready to put outside on that Monday). This is a wonderful opportunity to help people in our community. Please bring a mask to wear while we are in the church. Thank you! I hope to see you there!

Wendi

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Dear Members of Faith,

As you probably have heard, WELCA will not be holding the annual Fall Festival.

Instead we will be selling quilts during the week of Oct 4-11. The hours we will be

at the church to sell are:

Sundays Oct. 4 and 11: 10:30-12:00

Wednesday Oct. 7: 1:00-6:00

Saturday Oct. 10: 10:00-2:00

What we are asking of our members is to carefully consider donating an amount

to WELCA in lieu of donating baked items and crafts. An envelope for your

donation has been included in this month’s newsletter. This can be mailed or

dropped off at the church. Make checks payable to WELCA. You also have the

option of designating an amount on Faith’s online giving site.

Thank you for your part in raising funds for the non-profits which WELCA annually

contributes to. These non-profits will be struggling this year because of the

pandemic and we want to do as much as we can to “keep them in business as

usual”. Thank you again in advance for your generosity and a special thank you to

those who have already donated. We truly belong to a Faith family of love and

giving.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Foell, WELCA Pres.

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Church Staff

Pastor: Rev. Jolene Knudson-Hanse

Administrative Assistant: Julie Moritz

Treasurer: Amy Johnson

Coordinator of Youth Ministry and

Sunday School: Wendi Wilmes

Accompanist/ Worship Coordinator: Cyndi Hill

Custodians: Mark & Sandy Brandvold

Council President: Val Moritz

Council: Sandy Brandvold, Paulette Everson,

Brandon Nadeau, Mike Nix, Karla Ranisate,

Tyler Van Bruggen, Cindy Waagen, Jeremy

Wiebe

E-Mail Address: [email protected]

Pr. Jolene’s E-Mail: [email protected]

Cyndi’s E-Mail: [email protected]

Amy’s E-Mail: [email protected]

Wendi’s E-Mail: [email protected]

Mark’s E-Mail:

[email protected]

Church Office: (701) 845-4390

Fax Number: (701) 845-5887

Website: www.faithlutheranvc.org

“Rejoice! The Lord is near.” Philippians 4:5