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408 Ninth Street NW

Mandan, ND 58554

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

Phone: 701-663-3594

Fax: 701-663-6217

E-mail: jackie@firstlutheranofmandan.org

Building Faith and

Transforming Lives

in Christ.

ADDRESS LABEL

www.firstlutheranofmandan.org

We’re on the web!

Trunk or Treat is returning to First Lutheran!

First Lutheran Church is hosting

a fun and safe place in Mandan

for our area youth to trick or

treat. Trunk or Treat will take

place on Halloween night, October

31st from 5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. in

the church parking lot.

PLEASE LET YOUR FRIENDS &

FAMILY KNOW!

Council E-mail:

cc@firstlutheranofmandan.org

October 2019

First Lutheran Church

October Newsletter

Greetings from First Lutheran Church Council. I would like to take

some time to update you on a few things. The call committee at First

Lutheran has been working hard in following the process outlined by

the ELCA and the Western Synod to fill the Administrative Pastor

position here at First Lutheran. The call committee hopes to have the

site profile completed by October 1st. A site profile of a church is read

by any Pastor who may consider a call to First Lutheran. A potential

Pastor can review the site profile and see if their skill set and our

needs would be a good combination for all parties involved. Please

keep the Call Committee in your prayers as they go through this

process reviewing potential candidates for our Administrative Pastor

position. All this is good news. It just takes time to go through this

process.

I would also like to update you on our current budget. Each week, in

the church bulletin, the amount budgeted weekly for both revenue

and expenses is stated. In comparison to August 2018, we are trailing about $10k in revenue. We have also spent about $18k less. Looking at the attendance numbers for the two months in August 2018 we had 939 in attendance, and August 2019 there were 754. The last months of the year are generally our best months for offering. Keep in mind we put together a budget that was about $140,000 above the 2018 budget. I am asking all of us to prayerfully consider First Lutheran and its mission and do what we can to support it. If the trend continues, we will have to make some hard decisions at our annual meeting in January regarding staff and other expenses the church incurs.

In the next few weeks Pastor Gene will be leading us through an

interim process where he will be visiting with many of you to find

information on our history, our leadership, our denominational

linkage and other things. By bringing these topics to the surface we

may help pave the way for a new Pastor coming on board. I am asking

each of you, if Pastor Gene reaches out to you for information, please

sit down and visit with him so he can gather this information and lead

us through this transition.

Yours in Christ

Kevin Fishbeck

First Lutheran

Staff Interim Pastor

Rev. Gene Anderson

663-3594

Associate Pastor

Rev. Christina Martin

663-3594

Parish Administrator

Jackie Schulz

663-3594

Sunday School Ministry

Coordinator

Kama Hoovestol

663-3594

Wednesday Family Ministry

Coordinator

Savannah Miller

663-3594

Custodians

Ron & Mavis Watson

Financial Administration

Jennifer Scheet

First Lutheran Is A Mission

Partner with Camp of the

Cross Ministries

mailto:cc@firstlutheranofmandan.org

PAGE 2 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH October 2019

Lutefisk & Lefse Supper

with Swedish Meatballs

Saturday, October 19th, 2019

3:30 to 6:30 P.M.

Adults $20.00

Children under 13 $5.00 _________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you be interested in attending a

“Healthy Congregations Workshop”? When: November 1st - 2nd

Where: St. John Lutheran Church, Dickinson, ND

Time: Friday ~ 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., Saturday ~ 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

If you are interested please call Pastor Gene at 663-3594 or 507-215-2801.

Lutheran World Relief will be packing up all of their supplies on October 17th at 9:00 A.M. If you are able to help, please stop by the Fellowship Hall that morning.

Pastor Appreciation Month

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! The staff and council at

First Lutheran would like to show appreciation and say ‘thanks’ to

Pastor Gene and Pastor Chris by having everyone submit a card

during the month of October. Baskets will be placed in the church

narthex for your convenience.

Kevin Fishbeck

Church Council President

Call Committee Update:

Members of First Lutheran Church Mandan, North Dakota

Dear Members of First Lutheran Church,

The Call Committee which was appointed by your Church Council continues to move forward in our efforts to find a new administrative pastor. We have completed the Ministry Site Profile for our church, but we need your help in finalizing the Top 5 Ministry Tasks. You will be able to help by completing a survey that you can find on our First Lutheran Church Mandan website or on face book. You will also be receiving a post card by mail that you can fill out as well and mail back to the church or place in a box in the Narthex. However, I encourage you to complete the survey electronically if possible. We are hoping to quicken the process, so we are asking that you complete this survey by October 1st. There is also room for comments. If you have any questions, feel free to call the church.

Sincerely,

Darrell Nitschke

Chairman of the Call Committee _________________________________________________________________

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We will be having a new member

orientation on Sunday, October 6th at

6:00 P.M. If you are interested in

becoming a member here at First

Lutheran please call the church office

at 663-3594 as soon as possible.

Thank you.

BLOOD DRIVE

We are having a BLOOD DRIVE here at First Lutheran Church on Sunday,

October 6th from 9:30 A.M.-Noon in the Fellowship Hall. You can schedule

an appointment by going to this link: www.bloodhero.com, sponsor code:

H1200 . (click on Donate Blood, on the left side type in the code and click

SEARCH) or you may call the church office at 663-3594 to schedule an

appointment. If you are 16 or older and at least 110 pounds you most likely can

give blood. Please help us fill our spots and SAVE LIVES at the same time. We

are looking to get at least 11 people to give blood (hopefully more). Thank you so

much for helping us try to reach our goal!

PAGE 10 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OCTOBER 2019

Attention All High School Students!!!

LAF (Lunch At First) starts on Thursday, October 3rd. Come over and enjoy a free

lunch. EVERYONE is welcome. Come for good food and fun times. We will be

serving every Thursday (unless there is no school). Bring your friends and join us

for lunch!

Mark Your

Calendar…

3rd: LAF ~ Hot Dogs

10th: LAF ~ Sloppy Joes

17th: No LAF

24th: LAF ~ Sandwiches

31st: LAF ~ Nachos

Upcoming Event

For Those Being Confirmed this October:

DON'T FORGET

The Confirmation Banquet will be held

on Sunday, October 20th at 6:00 P.M.

We ask that you RSVP for this event

with the total number of your immediate

family members who will be attending no

later than October 14th. You will be

emailed a link to RSVP back to us for

the meal.

The Confirmation Service will be held

on Sunday, October 27th at 2:00 P.M.

Please arrive at 12:40 P.M. for

pictures.

Christmas Poinsettias

The youth of our church are selling poinsettias, which will

be used to decorate the sanctuary for the seasons of Advent

and Christmas. The flowers can be picked up after the last

Christmas Eve service. The price for each plant is $13.00.

Please place orders by November 3rd. We cannot

accept late orders. Order forms are available in the

narthex and can be turned in with your offering, to the

church office, or dropped in the mail.

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