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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church201 Maple Street • Lowry, MN 56349

FEBRUARYMessenger

2020

FEBRUARY 2020 at a glance

Ushers2: Steve & Coleen Gullickson9: Steve & Coleen Gullickson16: Steve & Coleen Gullickson23: Steve & Coleen Gullickson

Readers2: Judy Pederson9: Deb Dahlseng16: Terry Duhn23: Ken Weisel

Acolytes2: Alexis Shea & Haley Shea9: Thomas Poegel & Hayden Kalina16: Kylie Erickson & Makenna Swalla23: Jackson Holmes & Colten Schroeder

Deacons2: Allen Dahlseng9: Allen Dahlseng16: Katerri Fish23: Michalene Martin

Coffee Servers2: Angela Gulbranson, JoLee Boysen, Katerri Fish

9: Lori Mork, Carla Beecher, Ann Drewes

16: Chris Gulbranson, Stephanie Swalla, Iris Scott

23: Coleen Gullickson, Julie Malacek, Tracy Peabody

Pastor: Joe SkogmoOffice: 320.283.5413Cell: 320.424.3755Email: [email protected]

Secretary: Lori MorkOffice: 320.283.5413

Cell: 320.760.8649Email: [email protected]

Office hours: Mon, Wed: 9 a.m.-noon; Tues, Thurs: 10 a.m.-noon

Noisy OfferingJanuary/February: Hearts and Hands Food Shelf

January/February Work CommitteeAmy Schroeder, Chair; Stephanie Swalla, Bette Paulzine, Judi Femrite, Christina Tauber, Ann Kramer, Myra Femrite, JoLee Boysen, Marge Nelsen, Jennifer Erickson.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 7 a.m.

Breakfast & Bible Study

2 EPIPHANY 4

9:30 a.m. Worship. Fellowship to follow

Baptism of Lainey McIver

10:45 a.m. SS music 11:00 a.m. Sunday School

3 4 6 p.m. Ed

Team meeting

5

3:30 p.m. Confirmation

6 7 8

9 EPIPHANY 5

9:30 a.m. Worship. Fellowship to follow

Church Council and WELCA following worship

10:45 a.m. SS music 11:00 a.m. Sunday School

10 1:30 p.m.

Area pastors meeting

7 p.m. Martha

Circle

11 12


13 14 15

16 EPIPHANY 6

9:30 a.m. Worship. Fellowship to follow Gideon Temple Talk

NO SUNDAY SCHOOL

17 PRESIDENTS

DAY OFFICES CLOSED

18 19


20 2 p.m. Esther Circle

21 22

23 TRANSFIGURATION

OF OUR LORD 9:30 a.m. Worship.

Fellowship to follow 10:45 a.m. SS music

11:00 a.m. Sunday School 3:30 p.m. Bingo Fellowship

24 25 26 6 p.m.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE

NO CONFIRMATION Students must go

to Ash Wednesday service

27 28 29

February 2020 ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN • CHURCH LOWRY, MN

FEBRUARY 2020“God’s Work, Our Hands”

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Don’t forget about our monthly Breakfast and Bible Study, held the first Saturday of each month during the school year at 7 a.m.

Join us for good fellowship and good food.

If you want your name added to the Breakfast & Bible Study mailing list, email Lori at [email protected].

BREAKFAST& BIBLE STUDY

FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH, 7 A.M.March 7, 2020

Donations to Marie Sandvik Center, Heartland Girls Ranch in Benson and Safe Avenues Women's Shelter in Benson will be taken at the Glacial Ridge Conference spring gathering on April 20 at Our Redeemers Lutheran in Benson.

Donation list for Marie Sandvik Center:ClothingHousewaresPots and pansSilverwareDishesGlassesCupsCan openersCooking utensilsVisit mariesandvikcenter.org for more information on items that can be donated.

Heartland Girls Ranch in Benson:Hygiene productsHair dryers

ShampooSocksUnderwearHair brushesPlaying cardsGamesVisit heartlandgirlsranch.org/ for more information on items that can be donated.

Safe Avenues Women's Shelter in Benson:Kitchen hand towelsDish cloths and towelsUnderwear (all sizes)Shampoo/conditionerToothbrush/toothpasteBand-aidsBody WashDeodorantLotionsSlippersSocksCell phonesVisit willmarshelter.com/loca-tions for more information on items that are needed.

Donations requested byGlacial Ridge Conference

Bingo afternoon February 23The Fellowship Committee will be hosting a Bingo af-ternoon on Sunday February 23 at 3:30. Taco’s in a bag will be served with a free will offering. All ages welcome.

Just a reminder that Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, February 26.

Service will be held at 6 p.m. at St. Paul's.

Lenten meals will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1, and worship will follow at 6:30 p.m.

A sign-up sheet for Lenten meals will be in the back of the church on the table.

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The meeting was called to order by president Pam Jones with 13 members present.

Devotion was given by Martha Circle.

The secretary’s report was read. A motion to ap-prove the report was seconded and approved.

The treasurer’s report was read with the following balances on hand: general - $1,443.19, kitchen - $3,966.75, mission - $1,816.55, altar - $897.91.

A motion to place the report on file was approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:Sunshine – Card was sent to Pat Thompson. A re-quest was made to send a card to Jason and Kahla Weber on the death of Jason’s mother.

ALTAR: Lori looked into new altar cloths but report-ed that Deb Dahlseng had seen some made for Glen-wood Lutheran and thought WELCA could look into it. Once a decision is made, the green ones will be the first replaced. Discussion was held on what to do with the old. It was suggested they could be donated to a new church if they are still usable, or maybe to the Pope County Museum. It was also suggested that the altar cloth could be revamped for the pulpit and lectern.

MISSION GROWTH & ACTION: Nail clippers are needed for kits if there are some found on sale, as well as hand and bath towels in darker colors.

GRV AUXILIARY: Approximately $1,600 was made on the cookie walk. Leftovers were given to the police and hospital. The GRV annual meeting is in March. St. Paul’s will need two desserts and will be serving with Shepherd of the Hills. The meeting is usually the first Sunday in March.

CORRESPONDENCE: Thank yous were received from Pastor Joe, Jennifer Erickson and the yarn lady from WCCO.

OLD BUSINESS:$431 was raised from the Thankoffering, so the amount was rounded up to $450 to be sent in.

Any changes to the WELCA directory need to be in by Monday, January 12.

A decision on whether to continue the Fall Supper Craft Sale was tabled. A new freezer is needed for use during the fall supper. Put request in the newslet-ter. WELCA could use one large or two smaller ones.

There is less than $7,000 remaining for our $100,000 in Tom’s receipts. The criteria for using the money received will have to be checked in to. Decisions on its use was tabled for future discussion.

NEW BUSINESS:The January/February work committee will be in charge of serving the potluck during the annual meeting. Thank you to Myra for calling for servers.

Planning needs to get underway if WELCA is going to hold another Spring Ladies’ event for the commu-nity. It was suggested that Kori Gullickson be asked if she’s interested in continuing the health theme.

The Glacial Ridge Conference spring gathering is April 20 at Our Redeemers in Benson. Wayne and Donna Kopischke will be giving the presentation on angels. Items will be collected for the Girls Ranch and Women’s Shelter in Benson. List of items needed is on the bulletin board in church and will be posted in the newsletter. Lundblads will be picking up items for Lutheran World Relief and Marie Sandvik. They may pick our donations up before heading to Ben-son.

A question was raised on getting congregation members to volunteer or help out when we need ex-tra hands. Discussion was held on creating Time and Talent and/or Helping Hands sheets for congregation members willing to be called for help.

A bill for the repair of the dishwasher was sent to WELCA but was forwarded on to the council.

Mission Quilting—January 27, 1-4 p.m. and January 28, 9 a.m. to noon.

Meeting closed with The Lord’s Prayer.

Lori Mork, secretary

January 12, 2020 WELCA meeting minutes


Called meeting to order: Sam Poegel at 10:50am

Members Present: Jonathan McIver, Katerri Fish, Mike Schroeder, Michalene Martin, Judi Femrite, Ron Nel-son, Sam Poegel, Bob Mork

Member Absent: Kahla Weber, Randy Elenberger

Set the Agenda: Additions in new business: Dead Tree Limbs on North Parking Boulevard & Thank you letters to be read.

Secretary’s Report – December: A motion by Bob to approve, Jonathan Seconded. Motion Passed.

Treasurer’s Report – December: As of 12.31.2019

Beginning Balance: $4,453.42 Monthly Income: $29,426.08 Expenses: $15,518.35 Transfers In: $800.50 Transfers Out: $16,456.18 End of Month Balance: $2,705.47 Building Fund Balance: $4,090.07 Building Loan Balance: $105,258.85

*Building Loan Balance discussed. A motion by Bob to move $7,500 from the Money Market to the Building Loan Balance, seconded by Ron. MOTION PASSED.

A motion by Michalene to approve the treasurer’s report, seconded by Mike.

OLD BUSINESS:

Fundraiser for the Youth programs on HOLD until Sam does more research on the best program.

Restroom Flooring Project – COMPLETE. There is a remaining balance of roughly $250 from that work. The council recommends that money be used to re-place the door handles in the two south bathrooms.

Bell Tower Painting – Research continues from Mike & Sam for onsite sandblasting.

Parsonage Updates – Windows – Jonathan did some sanding and attempted cleaning up the mildew – Jon reported that despite the sanding and cleaning, the windows are in rough shape and suggest that the windows/casing/trim be replaced; further discussion in this spring.

Insurance Reimbursement from Break-in - $374.06 was given to the Sunday School Checking Account for the value of the TV.

Christmas Eve candle holders purchased & used – positive reviews!

Two Christmas Eve Services went over well – 89 attendees for early service & 208 for late service. Worked well!

CGC – Faith Share Box – Bob will work on this proj-ect.

Capital Campaign Reboot – Balance of the loan will be under 100k after the previously discussed depos-it. Another fundraising project will be in the works come spring/summer.

Facebook Ad Spending – with $35 spent, the reach was approximately 3000 people for the Christmas Eve services advertising. This method of invitation to our church events and worship is proving to be more cost-effective than newspaper ads.

2020 Annual Mission Plan and Budget – discussion at November meeting. Everything completed and ready for review and passage at the January Annual Meeting.

January 19th – Annual Meeting – Sam is unavailable for the meeting – Jonathan will head it up. Progress in submitting reports is looking great!

NEW BUSINESS:

Amended Policy for Harold Anderson Fund: As rec-ommended by Luther Crest Bible Camp and in order to practically sustain this fund amid rising costs of camp and significant growth in youth at SPLC. The council amended the language of the previous pol-icy regarding the fund to include language for VBS day camp (100% coverage, deposit and fee) and to supplement overnight camp for all ages (deposit covered, then 50% of remaining fee covered). This is a change from 100% coverage for confirmation age children and 100% coverage for elementary age chil-dren after deposit for overnight camp fees. – Motion to approve by Jonathan, seconded by Katerri. MO-TION PASSED

Bathroom Wishlist of a partition, yes or no? No Need with the upgrade of the handles to the doors previ-ously discussed above.

County Line Liquor (Chris Johnson/Kelly Kraemer) – Donating Communion Wine for 2020. The Deacons will coordinate picking up.

Door Installation – Scheduled for Jan 20th, 2020.

December 8, 2019 Church Council meeting minutes

LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL


Council minutes continued on page 4

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Annual Reports & Meeting – Reports and notes are in – All good to go.

Farewell departing members of the church council – Kahla Weber (Sec-retary), Sam Poegel (President), Bob Mork (Deacon [*but back as President for 2020]), Judi Femrite (Treasurer), Mike Schroeder (Trustee). Thank you for the devoted years of growth.

Dead Tree Limbs on North Parking Lot (addition) – Jonathan & Mike will look into clearing up the dead limbs. Also work on getting quotes to do the trim-ming work.

Thank you from staff - Jennifer Erick-son, Judy Dahlseng, Carol Wiesel for Christmas bonuses.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Next Church Council Meeting is Sunday, February 9th after worship.

Mike made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Ron.

CLOSE WITH PRAYER: By Pastor Joe

MEETING ADJOURNED: 11:45 AM. Meeting Minutes Submitted by: Micha-lene Martin.

Council meeting minutes continued from page 3

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Just email Lori Mork at [email protected] with your information and you will be added.

Be sure to let her know if you are interested in receiving the newsletter, all-congregation information, Sunday School, confirmation, acolyte and/or any other notices.

Get on our mailing lists!

Pope County Mobile Food DropGlenwood United ParishTuesday, March 13, 12:00 p.m.

The Pope County monthly food distribution is coordinated by the United Way of Pope and Douglas Counties and is free of charge.

If you were unable to attend St. Paul's annual meeting, there are extra annu-al reports available in the secretary's office.

Annual meeting reports availableJoin us and St. Paul’s mixed choir would love to have you be a part of its group.

All men and women who enjoy singing are invited to join them for rehearsals on Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.

The mixed choir will sing once a month at a Sunday worship service.

Something you’d like to see in the Messenger? Get in touch with Lori at [email protected].

The Messenger mails out the last week of every month.

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We did it, St. Paul's! Our collection of receipts from Tom's Market reached our goal of $100,000.

WELCA received $1,000 from this endeavor and will put that money toward something needed by St. Paul's Church.

But we're not done! Keep the slips coming - it's not a one-time project and for each $100,000 in receipts that we collect, we will receive $1,000.

KEEP THE RECEIPTS COMING!

We reached out goal!

Winter Mission QuiltingWinter hours for quilting will be as follows:

February 24 Monday 1:00-4:00February 25 Tuesday 9:00-12:00March 30 Monday 1:00-4:00March 31 Tuesday 9:00-12:00April 27 Monday 6:30-8:30 pmApril 28 Tuesday 9:00-12:00

Blocks are cut and quilts are assembled for Lutheran World Relief as well as local organizations such as Veterans’ hospitals and Pope County Families in Need.

Donations of old drapery, bedding, crochet thread and other materials are welcome.


PRAYERS OF THE Church•Anne Snider

•Megan Wagner

•Jacqueline Bauman

•Marge Nelsen

•Patrick Bursau

•Debbie Chan

•Melissa Fierro

•Margaret Vosberg

•Jim Kalina

•Laurie Bennett

•Kristy Anderson

•Christy Dorris

•Pat Thompson

•Family of Harold Guderian

Wondering about a project or ministry to designate a gift or memorial? Consider some of these wish list items for a designated offering:

•Building addition loan•Signage for west lawn•Harold Anderson Fund replenishment

•Electronic bell

•New sanctuary carpet•Paved parking lots•Changing table - men’s bath-room ($200-$250)

•Other?

Questions? Comments? Something to add to this wish list? Contact Pastor Joe Skog-mo, president Sam Poegel or secretary Lori Mork.

There’s been progress on St. Paul’s Wish List! A sincere thank you to those who have made several wish list items a reality.

The generosity of your gifts is greatly ap-preciated!

Thank you!

Parking Lot crushed granite

One dozen chairs for the multipur-pose room

Communion rail kneeling pads

Smart TV

Bathroom flooring for Sunday School wing

St. Paul’s ChurchONGOINGONGOING

St. Paul’s asks for a suggested donation of $50 annually from each family unit to sustain the cleaning fund for our church. This is an increase from years past. Donations may be placed in the offering

plate (Labeled “Clean-ing Fund”) or mailed to the church. Please contact our church treasurer, Scott Gullick-son, with any questions or clarifications.

Cleaning donations requested

Cemetery Donations Requested| St. Paul’s Cemetery Board asks for a donation of $30 per family unit for cem-etery maintenance. Do-nations may be placed

in the offering plate (labeled “Cemetery Fund”) or mailed to the church. Please contact Dennis Jones with any questions.

Donate to cemetery maintenance fund


Birthdays3: Reid Haberer4: Jaden Anderson Mason Anderson5: Thomas Poegel8: Ellie Moen10: Jessie Quinn Theresa Henderson Dean Reichmann13: Karla Jermy Adam Larson15: Carla Beecher Bob Paulzine16: Talon Hoiland

17: Dale Pederson Jeremy Guhlke Kierra Olness Harper Piekarski Greg Lyngen18: Beckett Olson20: Carrie Ahern Claira Frey21: Amy Schroeder22: Heather Kalina24: Anne Snider Alicia Boysen Paige Boysen25: Matthew Schuett Kathy DuVall Zach Vosberg Landon Hoiland

26: Danni Lyngen27: Jennifer Erickson Andrew Guhlke Deanna Haberer Kori Gullickson28: Judi Dahlseng

Anniversaries14- Steve & Hope Schuett

(If your birthday or anniversary has been missed, please let Lori know so that it can be added to the lists.)

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Sunday Morning Coffee serversIf you are serving coffee on a Sunday morning, please arrive 1/2 hour prior to church. Each server is requested to bring 5 dozen goodies. Coffee will have already been made, but you will need to make up juice.

If you are the first name on the list, please call the other fami-lies as a reminder to serve.

If you are unable to serve during your assigned Sunday, please switch with someone else and make the changes on the list in the kitchen.

See the schedule in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Direc-tory and in the Messenger. It is also on a list in the kitchen.

In the event of inclement weather, church activity related up-dates will be posted on Facebook (www.facebook.com/st-paulslowry), St. Paul’s Lutheran Church webpage (stpaulslowry.org) as well as through local radio stations. An effort will also be made to reach members through text, emails and phone calls.

Inclement weather notices

St. Paul’s February birthdays and anniversaries

UPCOMING . . .MARCH 2020 ACOLYTES

2: Alexis Shea & Haley Shea9: Thomas Poegel & Hayden Kalina16: Kylie Erickson & Makenna Swalla23: Jackson Holmes & Colten Schroeder

MARCH/APRIL 2020 WORK COMMITTEEJennifer Hayes, Chair; Tammy Smedstad, Deanna Haberer, Pam Jones, Donna Schuett, Katie Elenberg-er, Michelle Shea, Jean Pischke, Joyce Kvam, Jennifer Gullickson, Hayley Hoiland.

MARCH 2020 COFFEE SERVERS1: Jana McIver, Kierra Olsness, Alyssa Gullickson8: Kaley Poegel, Nicole Folger, Lisa Anderson15: Becky McIver, Kori Gullickson, Brittany Anderson22: Pam Jones, Sheila Larson, Judi Dahlseng29: Myra Femrite, Amy Schroeder, Patti Erickson


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