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Volume 41 Issue No. 9 / September 2018
Summer Sunday Worship 9:00
Two Worship Schedule Resumes in September!
Beginning September 9, we will resume worshipping at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
The DreamLeaders Initiative is Coming to All Saints Lutheran September 15 & 16!
All Saints will be hosting a DreamLeaders Initiative weekend, September 15 & 16. Designed to encourage, inspire, and challenge us to pursue God sized dreams for our future, it will allow us to have greater Kingdom impact in our neighborhood and city. Everyone is invited to attend the Initiative workshop on Saturday, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the church. Lunch is included. The Initiative is designed to promote renewal in today’s church and will be led by Pastor Jeff Linman, Pastor of Renewal and Redevelopment at First Lutheran Church in Monmouth, Illinois. Pastor Jeff previously served for 20 years as the founding pastor of Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in Orlando where the Initiative was birthed.
COME ONE, COME ALL! SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY DAY
IS SEPTEMBER 9 at 9:15 am Registration for Sunday School begins on September 9th at 9:15 am. There will be games and activities for the students and a chance to meet the teachers. As a part of Rally Day activities, students entering 3rd grade will receive Bibles during the worship services. If you have a child older than 3rd grade who has not received a Bible, please let the church office know so that we will have Bibles and dedication labels for all.
The All Saints Annual Picnic is on Sunday, September 9 at 12:30 pm
Help make the annual picnic a success! Volunteers needed!
The Annual Church Picnic will be at Church on Rally Day, Sunday September 9th at 12:30 pm. Hamburgers, brats and hot dogs will be featured along with cookies and brownies. The big bounce house will be back with a slide. There will be bingo and prizes, a 50-50 raffle, and lots of games for young and old! This year we will feature a bags tournament, so get a partner and throw some bean bags! The ever-popular cake walk will also be held to win an assortment of cakes and sweets! We’ll need help setting up and tearing down, and with cake, brownie, and cookie donations. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Jones or Mihcal McClelland. Sign-up sheets are on Bulletin Board #2.
Deadline for the October
Saintly News is September 17
Please send articles to
Rebecca Heaslip
Dear Friends, What a busy, interesting summer it’s been! Alan and I enjoyed some time away and are now gearing up for the busy fall schedule. Please look at the enclosed “Education Opportunities” brochure and pray about ways God may be calling you and your family to learn more about God’s word! Sometimes I hear people say they are “afraid” to come to Bible study because they don’t want to look “stupid” because they aren’t very familiar with the Bible. We have people in these adult classes who have widely varying backgrounds in their knowledge of the Bible. How can you increase your knowledge of the Bible if you don’t take the time to learn more about the Bible? Please come and join us – we’d love to have you there! In addition to the startup of our education opportunities, please seriously consider coming to the DreamLeader’s weekend here at All Saints. We are excited to have Pr. Jeff Linman come on Saturday, Sept. 15 for a free workshop from 9-3 here at the church (lunch is included). Pr. Linman will preach and share with us the learnings from the previous day on Sunday, Sept. 16th. God is certainly working here at All Saints – it will be good to get an opportunity to dream about our future and put into action some of those dreams! Please read the article about this elsewhere in this newsletter. As you can see, there are many opportunities to continue to grow in our faith. Learning never stops! In addition, these opportunities are a great way to get to know some more folks from All Saints Lutheran. Please prayerfully consider joining us for one or more of these occasions!
In Christ,
Pastor Janet Wold
Pastoral Acts:
Funeral for LaVon Eytalis on August 9
August Council Meeting Minutes
Learned finances are close to keeping up with monthly budgeted expenses, although Mission Support is still behind
Heard after making some recommended changes to the ASL Constitution, it was approved by the council to send on to the Synod for their review
Heard Church management software LOGOS will be eliminated at the end of the year, and replaced with new software ICON
Heard IDOT will remove the dead ash tree from the front of the church sometime between November and April. All Saints is responsible for removal of two other dead/dying trees on church property.
Heard DreamLeaders Initiative weekend is on schedule for September 15 and 16 Learned we have nearly enough donations to schedule replacement of the
furnace in the church office Learned, with regret, that Audrey Adams is stepping down as Youth Leader
after 11 years of volunteer service in that capacity
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All Saints Lutheran Church • Byron, IL 61010
Council Members
PRESIDENT & WORSHIP
Mike Reibel [email protected] C: 815-978-9832
VICE –PRESIDENT & PROPERTY
Doug Knodle [email protected] C: 815-751-0312
SECRETARY Bill Pirnat [email protected] C: 815-234-5690
EDUCATION
Jodi Girten
C: 224-558-9589
FINANCE & STEWARDSHIP Steve Jones [email protected] C: 779-537-4006
FELLOWSHIP Mihcal McClelland [email protected] C: 608-446-0503
OUTREACH/SOCIAL MINISTRY
Pam Kultgen
C: 815-985-1948
YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRY Audra Miles
H: 815-234-5453
Staff PASTOR Pastor Janet Wold [email protected] C: 815-988-1109
H: 815-406-8264
YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRY LEADER Audrey Adams [email protected] C: 815-509-2682
TREASURER Michel Williams [email protected] 815-262-2963
FINANCIAL SECRETARY Bridget Reibel [email protected] H: 815-234-2403
OFFICE SECRETARIES Cindy Beitel Karen Larson [email protected] 815-234-5277
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Sunday
Scriptures
Sunday September 2 15th Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Psalm 15 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Sunday September 9 16th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 35:4-7a Psalm 146 James 2:1-10, 14-17 Mark 7:24-37 Sunday September 16 17th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 Psalm 116:1-9 Ephesians 3:16-21 John 6:1-14 Sunday September 23 18th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 11:18-20 Psalm 54 James 3:13--4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 Sunday September 24 19th Sunday after Pentecost Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 Psalm 19:7-14 James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50
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Bible Studies (in the main conference room #310)
See the Fall 2018 Education Opportunities at All Saints brochure for details of each Bible Study.
SUNDAY MORNING 9:15 am - This study resumes on Sunday, September 23 and meets in the small conference room (Rm. 209). Steve Jones is the class facilitator. TUESDAY EVENING 7:00 pm - The evening Bible study will resume on Tuesday, September 18th in the Main Conference room (Rm. 310). Steve Reid is the class facilitator. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 1:30 pm - This class resumes on Wednesday, September 19th in the Main Conference room (Rm. 310). Pastor Janet Wold is the class facilitator.
Choir Resumes in September Choir practice will resume on Wednesday, September 5 at 7:30 pm. If you would like to share your vocal talents, please contact Alisha Fortener and/or attend practices on each Wednesday evening.
Praise Band Resumes in September Praise band will resume providing music at the 10:30 am service on the second Sunday of each month beginning in September. If you are interested in joining the Praise Band, contact Dan Danielowski.
Attention Parents of 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders!
Confirmation classes for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students will be starting soon. Information has been mailed to your homes detailing the start date and other pertinent information. If you have not received this mailing, and have a confirmation age student, please contact the church office and information will be sent to you.
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Have a New Neighbor? If someone new moves into your neighborhood, we would like to invite them to worship with us at All Saints. You can help by talking to your new neighbor yourself, or by giving their name, if you know it, and their address to the church office, Pastor Janet, or Pam Kultgen. The Outreach committee is working hard to bring God’s Word and an invitation to join us at All Saints to our neighbors in our community.
All Saints Serves Meals on Wheels in October-Volunteer Drivers Needed In the month of October, All Saints Church will be helping LifeScape deliver Meals on Wheels to our special friends that live in and around the Byron area. Volunteers meet with the LifeScape driver at Generations at Neighbors Rehab Center at approximately 12:15 pm. Volunteers are provided with the meals and a daily roadmap as we set out on our adventure in delivering the meals. It takes approximately a half-hour to deliver an average of three to four meals daily. If you are interested in taking part in this worthwhile activity and can spare an hour of your time, contact Pam Kultgen at [email protected] or call at 815-985-1948.
Support All Saints While You Shop Now you can support All Saints by shopping at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to All Saints Lutheran Church whenever you shop on AmazonSmile. Click the AmazonSmile link on AllSaintsByron.org to go directly to the products - same prices, same service. Thank you!
2019 Budget The Finance Committee will be asking for budget input for 2019 from All Saints committees starting in September. Committees will receive a letter with a copy of the 2018 budget, current 2018 spending to date, and some prior year financial data to review so they can assess and make their input. We have gotten pretty good at budgeting to our needs. We do not have a lot of fluff or extras built into our budgets. We try to be realistic in estimating what we have spent and where we will go in the next year with our mission and ministries. Thanks to all who support this process!
Special THANK YOU!
Thank you to all of our volunteers who watered the flowers and hanging baskets this summer. With the hot and humid weather, your diligence assured the flowers remained bright and beautiful all season!
Thank you to all of our volunteers who took time out of their busy schedules to assure the church lawn is mowed for our Sunday Worship. The property looks so beautiful and inviting each week!
Thank you to ALL who contributed to Gifts for Mission on Generosity Sunday in May. The Synod is thrilled to announce they received approximately $54,000 from all participating churches.
Youth NEWS September 2018
We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose. ~Romans 8:28
Thank You goes out to everyone in the congregation for all their support and help in all the fundraising that we have done to raise monies to go to Houston. Our Goal was to raise $11,000.00 and we went over our goal.
Thank you for joining us at our Thank You Dinner and for listening to our stories about our adventures in Houston. We all had a great experience. ELCA Youth Gathering for 2021 will be in
Minneapolis! June 29-July 3
Thank you again………
I have been so blessed to be the youth leader at
All Saints for 11 years. Together we all have
learned so much from one another. Thank you to all of you: families, congregational members,
pastor and friends for supporting the youth and
for so much encouragement through the years.
Our Mission statement:
Seeking God, Serving Others & Having Fun!
Audrey Adams, All Saints Youth Leader
Students Taking Action Together In Christ
All Women of All Saints! Plan to attend the WELCA (Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) meeting in September at All Saints. Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 22nd at 9:00 am. We will have a breakfast pot luck, so plan to bring something to share and enjoy the fellowship. We will be making plans for the rest of 2018 and look to 2019 and what activities we want to be involved in as a group. We encourage the woman who are able, to attend the DreamLeaders Initiative seminar at All Saints on Saturday, September 15th and come to share your ideas. All women of All Saints are members of WELCA and are invited and encouraged to attend.
The GATHERING Join the GATHERING for great conversation, fun and food on the second Tuesday of each month. We will meet on September 11 at 9:00 am to work on our craft projects or to just enjoy each other’s fellowship. Join us for a great time!
K-5
Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at UCB. This joint venture welcomes Mary Morgan students who have registered for fun activities after school until 5:30 pm. We will walk the kids from school to UCB.
We need some adult help, please. Will Resume in the Fall
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With summer ending and cooler days and evenings arriving, it's a great time of the year to sit in the shade and enjoy a book. These three large print books will be on the cart near the entrance of the church this month.
Hot Flashes and Cold Cream (Large Print) by Diann Hunt is a funny and honest look at a 50ish menopausal woman with "a leaky Chihuahua, a body going south, and a workaholic husband with a gorgeous new colleague" who is pushed over the edge when a good friend doesn't recognize her.
A Reluctant Queen, The Love Story of Esther (Large Print) by Joan Wolf is Biblical fiction - a fictionalization of the romance between Esther and Ahasuerus, not to be confused with the Biblical account in the book of Esther. The author explains on pages 435- 437: "Where the Bible story and the novel come together is in the underlying premise. God has a plan for the world, and He works His plan through the actions of humans. Will we allow God to work through us?"
Critical Care (Large Print) by Candace Calvert - Nurse Claire can't face the ER after her fireman brother dies in a trauma room from fighting a fire. Her plan of a new career in nursing education in a new hospital backfires when she is called to offer stress counseling to the ER staff after a propane explosion at a day care center and her clashes with a doctor who believes touchy-feely counseling is a waste of time.
Also being entered to the library are:
On This Foundation, The Restoration Chronicles by Lynn Austin is the third and concluding novel of the series. When news reaches Nehemiah that the wall of Jerusalem has been broken and its gates burned, he fasts and prays for God's guidance. He is granted a leave from his duties to rebuild the city wall. However, he never anticipated the dangers ahead including an assassination attempt and drought.
Eve's Daughters by Lynn Austin - For five decades Emma Bauer has kept a secret that has haunted her life and the lives of her daughters and granddaughter. When she sees her granddaughter's marriage begin to unravel, she hopes it's not too late to right all the wrongs and let the healing power of truth work in her family.
Worship Attendance
8:00 9:00 10:30 Total
July 29 - 80 - 80
August 5 - 76 - 76
12 - 78 - 78
19 - 73 - 73
Total - 307 - 307
Average - 77 - 77
Quilters
The quilters plan to meet on September 6th from 9:00 to 11:00 am at the church. September is typically our busiest month as the time gets closer to sending quilts off to Lutheran World Relief. We plan to display the quilts in the sanctuary later in the month before they are packed, labeled and taken to Zion Lutheran Church in Rockford. From that point the boxes will be taken to New Jersey where they will be unpacked and the quilts will be put into huge bundles to go to disaster areas where needed all over the world. Our closet is overflowing with lovely quilts waiting to be given to someone in need. Please join us on the first Thursday of any month as we work together and have Christian fellowship.
OUTREACH
As many of you know, our church along with most churches in Byron contribute to the St. Vincent dePaul fund at St. Mary’s church. The fund helps anyone in several northern Illinois counties with financial difficulties whether they are Lutheran, Catholic or no religion at all. If you have a need, they are available to help financially and/or steer you to the right local agency that can help you. We used to raise funds during our yearly picnic to provide our share of this worthy endeavor, but the church council decided last year to find other ways to fund our participation and allow our church picnic to be just that, a picnic for All Saints and the community. To support the St Vincent dePaul fundraising effort, we are encouraging all who are able to participate in their “Walk for the Poor” on Saturday, September 29, at 9 am starting from St. Mary’s church. Registration forms and pledge forms will be available on the table in the narthex if you are interested in participating. We are also going to hold a quilt raffle during the month of September here at All Saints. More information will be forthcoming in the weekly bulletin. Please see Pam Kultgen for additional information.
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Finance Report
Mark your calendars and plan to attend a Coffee with the Bishop at one of several locations this fall. Sunday, September 23 – 2:00-3:30 p.m.
First, Freeport Saturday, October 20 – 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Zion, Belvidere Saturday, October 20 – 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Immanuel, Amboy Sunday, November 4 – 2:00-3:30 p.m.
First, Galesburg Sunday, November 18 – 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Salem, Sandwich
Book Club
September's Book Club selection is The Elevator by Angela Hunt. Three very different women are trapped between floors of an elevator in an office building. Each of them has a secret that unbeknown to them involves the same man. A hurricane is coming, the building has been evacuated, and they have to work together to find a way to safety. Join us September 24 at 1:00 pm as we delve into the lives of these women and their secrets and see if they have the courage and faith to fight for their lives. Everyone is welcome to come to any or all of the book discussions. Some read the book from their Kindle or Nook, but a copy of the book is passed around each month. If you'd like to be added to that list for all or for a particular book, let me know at [email protected] or 815-298-0449.
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Health & Healing Lynn Burrows John Cassens
Phyllis Coffman Carla Combs Mike Eytalis
Jeanine Hayes Phil Houston
Daniel & Julie Niehaus Joyce Niehaus
Al Olsen Leroy Pederson
Sandi Reid Skip Richardson Doris Swedberg Juanita Williams
Laura Egler Marcia Kasmaric Dolores Burton
Arnold Schramm Reggie Wallin
Paul Wood Char Davies
Rose Cassens Cindy Bussey Brad Grossen Pete DeVries
Todd Montgomery Sharon Bayme
Jeanne Greenfield Ed Putnum
Clarence Buskohl Richard Myers Steve Hawkins
Ron & Mane Cooper Bekki Phillips Mike Davis
Estelle & Reese Walker Gordon Green Danette Potter
Pat Brown Kelly O’Hare
Mike Johnson Diane Hawkins Brent Lender
Shut Ins Eileen Carlson Lori Pederson Patricia Mohr Mary Whitmer
Military David Bishop Dylan Bishop Landon Skaar
Staff Sgt. Kyle Reif Matt Vizer
Sympathy Monica Berkeley
Randy Hilliard LaVon Eytalis
Francine Wallery
In Our Prayers
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Office Hours - Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, and Friday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Audrey Adams Appreciation Sunday
Join us on Sunday, September 30 as we honor and thank Audrey Adams for her ministry to the Youth of All Saints. Audrey is stepping down after serving as Volunteer Youth Leader for 11 years. A special reception will be held after both services. Please be sure to attend and thank Audrey for her guidance and leadership for our youth over the years.
September 9 Return to 8:00 am and 10:30 am Worship
Sunday School Rally Day All Saints Picnic September 15-16
DreamLeaders Initiative with Pr. Jeff Linman September 16
Sunday School Begins! September 22
WELCA Breakfast Potluck Meeting September 29
Walk for the Poor September 30
Audrey Adams Appreciation and Thank You Reception