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www.faithlutheranspencer.com | @flcspencer | www.facebook.com/faithlutheranspencer Faith Lutheran Church - Volume 3, Issue 1 - January, 2019 2019 - The Adventure Year Happy New Year! We look forward to a new year and the adventure it brings. Our church prays for and wants to be a light for God. To accomplish this, 2019 is the year we will move forward on a few fronts. The first step on our adventure is to join LCMC with 3 Days of Prayer. Let’s remember from whom we receive our blessings and gifts. Then, let’s pray for God’s guidance for people and projects. LCMC provides suggestions for prayer each day. Bookmarks are available with LCMC topics on one side – Faith Lutheran topics on the other side. Find these Bookmarks on Fellowship tables and the Welcome Center. Take them home to use in prayer. WoW! Resumes on January 9. Meals will again be provided at 5:30pm to 6:20pm and worship begins at 6:30pm. This upbeat service is a great opportunity to worship during the week. One of our adventures includes a strategic plan initiative - LifeKids as a 5-day per week after school program. The LifeKids Task Force is meeting in early January. If you are interested in working with this team, please contact Matt Essick. It is the desire of Faith that children and families of Spencer will be blessed by this program. The Call Committee is working diligently to find the new Discipleship Pastor for Faith and St. John’s churches. This pastor will also lead our LifeKids program in to the future. Please pray that God will send the person He knows will be the best fit for this unique opportunity. Our Capital Campaign projects – the new offices and new sound system will be part of our adventure this year. Thanks to the Building & Properties team the new offices are taking shape. Stop by to see the handiwork of our talented men and women! The next project, the sound system, will be installed this spring or summer. Our Adventure Year will be full of fun, challenges, and surprises. Let’s pray and confidently move forward with God’s guidance and blessing. Here we go!!! Pastor Lee 2 Birthdays/Anniversaries 3 Council Minutes 6 Discipleship 7 Eric Patten 10 Friends & Family 5 Stewardship 9 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Faith Life Together

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Page 1: Faith Life Together...We seek to follow everywhere He leads and do all that He calls us to do. He will continually move us toward receiving His promises. In this year of living the

January 2019 - Page

www.faithlutheranspencer.com | @flcspencer | www.facebook.com/faithlutheranspencer

Faith Lutheran Church - Volume 3, Issue 1 - January, 2019 2019 - The Adventure Year

Happy New Year! We look forward to a new year and

the adventure it brings.

Our church prays for and wants to be a light for God.

To accomplish this, 2019 is the year we will move

forward on a few fronts.

The first step on our adventure is to join LCMC with

3 Days of Prayer. Let’s remember from whom we

receive our blessings and gifts. Then, let’s pray for

God’s guidance for people and projects. LCMC

provides suggestions for prayer each day. Bookmarks

are available with LCMC topics on one side – Faith

Lutheran topics on the other side. Find these

Bookmarks on Fellowship tables and the Welcome

Center. Take them home to use in prayer.

WoW! Resumes on January 9. Meals will again be

provided at 5:30pm to 6:20pm and worship begins at

6:30pm. This upbeat service is a great opportunity to

worship during the week.

One of our adventures includes a strategic plan

initiative - LifeKids as a 5-day per week after school

program. The LifeKids Task Force is meeting in early

January. If you are interested in working with this

team, please contact Matt Essick. It is the desire of

Faith that children and families of Spencer will be

blessed by this program.

The Call Committee is working diligently to find the

new Discipleship Pastor for Faith and St. John’s

churches. This pastor will also lead our LifeKids

program in to the future. Please pray that God will

send the person He knows will be the best fit for this

unique opportunity.

Our Capital Campaign projects – the new offices and

new sound system will be part of our adventure this

year. Thanks to the Building & Properties team the

new offices are taking shape. Stop by to see the

handiwork of our talented men and women! The next

project, the sound system, will be installed this spring

or summer.

Our Adventure Year

will be full of fun,

challenges, and

surprises. Let’s pray

and confidently move

forward with God’s

guidance and blessing.

Here we go!!!

Pastor Lee 2

Birthdays/Anniversaries 3

Council Minutes 6

Discipleship 7

Eric Patten 10

Friends & Family 5

Stewardship 9

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Faith Life Together

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January 2019 ~ Page 2

An Adventure of Faith As this New Year begins, we reaffirm our

mutual devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ.

We seek to be children of light in a dark

world; children of love in a world filled with

hatred.

For our congregation, this will be a year of

adventure. We have dreamed, discussed,

and prayed for a number of years about

the goals we have set for this calendar

year. We are proposing many new

developments, the calling of another

pastor, the launch of expanded programs

to serve the children and families of

Spencer, and mission travels. May our Lord

give us the power and the will to

accomplish them!

What lies before us reminds me of God’s

people immediately after they crossed the

Red Sea. God had given them a great

victory over Pharoah and freed them from

slavery. Now they journeyed in the

wilderness, totally dependent upon the

LORD God.

Yet, in the wilderness, they were never lost.

God’s presence was a visible pillar of

cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night,

constantly reassuring them that the Lord

was with them. God Himself was in their

midst.

Also, despite the barren

desert through which

they walked, God

provided for them each

day. He sent manna

from heaven to feed

them, and water from

the rock to quench their

thirst.

God’s power always worked for them.

God protected them from their enemies,

enabling them to defeat them in battle.

God is always active and on the move. In

our journey of faith, we must keep our eyes

on Him. We seek to follow everywhere He

leads and do all that He calls us to do. He

will continually move us toward receiving

His promises.

In this year of living the adventure of faith,

we will support each other in prayer and

trust our Father in heaven deeply. He is

perfectly faithful. Remember, with God all

things are possible.

Together with you on this adventure of

faith,

From the Pastor’s Desk

Pastor Lee Laaveg

Returns!

Wednesdays at

6:30 p.m.

5:30 - 6:20 p.m. - Meal | 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Worship

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January 2019 - Page 3

Birthdays January 1 Darold Jamtgaard

January 4 Gil Scribner

January 5 Dick Allen

Kim McKenney

January 7 Kristine Christianson

January 8 Sam Brockshus

Katie Eilts

January 9 Levi Simington

January 10 Jada Piercy

January 12 Joy Kelsch

January 13 Bob Erdman

Chase Hummel

Connor Tigges

January 14 Brad Krei

Troy McKenney

Tom Willey

January 16 Lori Christians

January 17 Julie Fisher

January 18 Lisa Becker

January 19 Jonny Hernandez

Courtney Thompson

Deb Zitterich

January 20 Pam Hanson

Norm Nielsen

January 21 Colton Doran

Zach Kooker

Denise Laaveg

January 23 Gerald Hanson

Isaac McKenney

January 24 Mark Hopkins

January 26 Becky Simons

January 27 Nickie Hansen

Jim Unrau

January 31 Abe Ortiz

Anniversaries January 3 Jim & Linda Conlon

January 19 Paul & Kris Behrens

Security at Faith Lutheran This topic is very relevant these days. Many churches around the country have had incidents they never expected. Faith Lutheran Church is finalizing a security plan for the safety of all. Two church members, Eric Tigges and Karen Brandt, provided the leadership for this plan. They organized training meetings and worked together to get all the security pieces in place. Those pieces include:

A security guide – This guide is in the final stages of review. Once it is complete, the plans in the guide will be fully implemented.

Panic buttons – We have wireless panic buttons that can be used anywhere in the building. These buttons, when pushed, will contact law enforcement for us.

Trained members – We have identified and visited with church members who are current or retired law enforcement officers. These people have agreed to assist in a situation should it arise. In addition, other members who attended the trainings are willing to assist as needed.

Doorways – The west doors are unlocked. The south door near the kitchen is to be locked after the worship service begins. This helps us control the number of entryways available for those who may wish to do us harm.

Faith Lutheran is among many other churches in Spencer with a security plan. While we never want security problems at our church, we need to be prepared just in case. As 2019 unfolds, we hope to add more training dates for those who are interested. If there are questions or concerns about our security plan, please contact the church office.

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January 2019 ~ Page 4

2019 Faith Lutheran’s

Mission Partners General Council of

Assembly of God

ATLAS of Spencer

China Service Ventures

Faith Mission Trips

Grand Avenue

Community Outreach

Ingham Chapel in

Wallingford

Laborers with Christ

LCMC

Lutheran Asian Ministries

Operation Serve

International

Reaching the Unreached

West Africa

World Mission Prayer

League

Wycliffe Bible Translators

Faith’s Missions

Mission Partner:

ATLAS of Spencer

Properties: We ARE Faith Lutheran

The Properties Team is continuing to work on the storage and new offices. The

storage area is almost ready to be sheet rocked and once sheet rocking is done

the furnace can be installed for both areas along with the sprinkler system. Also

wiring will be getting started soon and SMU already has their cables pulled.

We are always looking for help to work on projects, so if you have a free hour or

two please feel free to contact anyone on the Properties Team or Paul Behrens,

team leader, at 712-240-6000, to find out when we will be working on projects

next.

Thanks to all who have already donated time to make this project a success!

Everyone needs someone to be a friend when they are in need. Our mentors go through an intensive training program and then are linked with a person to mentor supervised by the executive director.

"ATLAS is here to be your friend and walk with you through the tough times of your life"

Step 1: Receive your INVITATION EMAIL to register for

RightNow Media. (Please contact the church office

if you do not receive an invitation email.)

Step 2: Click the GET STARTED button on the email.

Step 3: Create your profile then EXPLORE!

Annual Meeting

January 27 - 10:30 a.m.

Annual Reports available January 13.

Attend this important meeting to learn

more about our 2019 Adventure and

vote on the new budget.

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January 2019 - Page 5

Clip ‘N Save Shopping List

Wide or college ruled,

70-sheet notebooks

30 centimeter ruler,

can have inches on as well

Pencil sharpener

BLUNT scissors

2-1/2” eraser

16 or 24 ct. crayons

Any fabric, mattress pads or

blankets for quilts

Bath-size towel, dark colored

between 20”x40” & 52”x27”

Bath-size bars of soap

Adult-size toothbrush

Metal nail clippers

Hand towel, dark colored

The following can be from

6 to 24 months size and

must be new or like new:

Diaper pins

Cotton t-shirts

Receiving blankets

Cloth diapers

Socks

Long or short-sleeved gowns

or any variety of sleeper

Jacket, sweater or sweatshirt

with a hood or include a

baby cap

Adult toothbrushes are used

in the personal care kits.

Thank you for your generosity!

Please place the toothbrushes in the yellow

Mission box by the front door.

Mission Work Day | Tuesday, January 29 We invite you to join us from 10: 00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. as we

work on quilts, baby care kits and other items. At noon, we have

a potluck lunch with the main dish provided. Please join us!

Faith Friends and Family

Jesus, you promise to hear our prayers

and answer us in our time of need.

Touch the lives of those who are sick,

hospitalized, battling a long-term

illness, or grieving the loss of a loved

one.

Bless Jim Sembach, Lair Paulsen, Chris

Susie, Patrick and Katie Morrow and

their boys, Ann Viedenkamp, Keith

Dannatt, Kathy Petersen, Todd Kooker,

Betty Ricklefs, Drew Campbell, Pastor Tom Van Tassel, Chris Kyle,

Digger and Marcia Cheevers, Greg Gilley, Peggy Olson, Jack Greene,

LaVonne Weisbrod and Pat Swancutt.

Also, bless those who are battling addictions and depression. With

your power, restore them to wholeness and give them your joy.

Our bake sale at Southpark Mall on Saturday,

Dec. 8, made $812.00. This money will be

used for one of Faith Lutheran's Mission

projects, Wrapped In Love weighted

blankets. So far, we have given 36 blankets

to Faith Lutheran members and the

Department of Human Services. Our success in the bake sale and

Wrapped In Love comes from Faith Lutheran's generous people.

Thanks! Alice Nielsen

We would

like to

express a

very warm

and heart-

felt “thank

you” to

Dave, Jan and Mark Hopkins

for donating the three

Christmas trees. They were

very beautiful!

God bless all of you!

Cherie Banks and the

Decorating Team

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January 2019 ~ Page 6

Church Council Meeting

December 12, 2018 | 7:00 p.m.

Members present: Courtney Schwartz, Paul Behrens, Ann Lear,

Larry Wigen, Jim Unrau, Stu Christians, Dennis Larson, Joy Kelsch,

Lois and Del Christman, Matt Essick, Pastor Lee and Barb Enge

Matt Essick called the meeting to order. Stu Christians opened the meeting with a meaningful

devotion and prayer.

Minutes from the November meeting were reviewed. Ann Lear motioned to approve the minutes.

Motion was seconded by Courtney Schwartz and carried unanimously.

Financial reports for November were presented by Larry Wigen. A motion to approve the reports

was made by Dennis Larson and a second from Courtney Schwartz. Motion was carried

unanimously.

Pastor Lee briefly summarized his report which is attached.

NEW BUSINESS:

Pastor Lee presented a revised job description for Eric Patten. This is necessary due to the hiring of

another Pastor in 2019. A copy of this revision is attached. A motion from Stu Christians to approve

the job description for Eric Patten’s primary responsibilities as Director of Youth, Evangelism and

Stephen Ministry. Courtney Schwartz seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS:

A motion to elect Pete Crew as Vice President for 2019 was made by Lois Christman, seconded by

Joy Kelsch and passed unanimously.

Larry Wigen presented a proposed budget to the council for 2019. Following a question and

answer period a motion to approve the budget for 2019 as presented by Larry Wigen was made by

Lois Christman and seconded by Ann Lear. Council voted unanimously and thanked Larry for his

efforts.

Matt Essick reported on the status of the Call Committee. Letters and emails to prospective Pastors

informing them of our search for an additional Pastor will be mailed soon. St. John’s has agreed to

contribute $2,000 along with our contribution of $2,000 to be used for expenses in the call process.

Team Reports that were turned in are attached. All are encouraged to meet regularly and make

some brief notes or summation of their meetings each month.

Meeting was adjourned, and Pastor led the Council in prayer.

Respectfully Submitted,

Barb Enge, Council Secretary

Devotion Schedule: January 2019, Kyle Rouse (A new schedule will be available following the

January meeting).

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January 2019 - Page 7

As of December 23, 2018

Year To Date: $ 76,101.00 Total Giving: $312,702.50 Pledged Remaining: $ 87,297.50

CAPITAL

CAMPAIGN

GENERAL OFFERING AND ATTENDANCE

2018 BUDGET $352,455

January 1 - December 23, 2018

Year to Date $308,096.91 Balance Remaining $ 44,358.09 Avg. Attendance

THANK YOU FOR GENEROUSLY

GIVING IN 2018!

Faith Lutheran Church

Council Meeting

Wednesday, January 9,

at 7:00 p.m.

Discipleship Room

All church members are

welcome to attend the council

meeting. Topics may also be

shared with any council

member for discussion at the

council meeting.

Please find a list of your

Council Members

on the bulletin board near

Pastor Lee's office.

A Note To

Council Members!

Please submit all team reports

to the Church Office by

Monday, January 7.

Please submit your

annual reports to the Church

Office by Friday, January 4.

Discipleship:

What’s your

next step?

Calling our Discipleship Pastor

Please pray daily for our Call Committee and for the

candidate God knows will accept the call to serve at

Faith Lutheran and St. John’s Lutheran.

If you have the name of a pastor you’d like to be considered,

please share his/her name with the Call Committee.

Committee members are: Karen Brandt, Bill Nitzel, Kris Behrens,

Jolynne Eilts, Greg Lear, Darrel Heckathorn, Beth Brockshus,

Laura Heikens, Ashley Vreeman, Sophie Behrens, and

Kyle Rouse - Chairperson.

Greetings from your Faith Lutheran Discipleship Team.

We celebrated Christmas. We celebrated Immanuel. Now the New

Year is with us and what do we do? Is the celebration past tense?

‘Bethlehem and Golgatha, the Manger and the Cross, the Birth

and the Death must always be seen together’. (J. Sidlow Baxter).

Fellow Disciples at Faith, what do we do next? What do ‘you’ do

next?

Last month, we challenged more of you to become involved in

any of the various means at Faith. Your involvement will enhance

your personal discipleship. The New Year is the perfect time to

make involvement a resolution and make a commitment about

growing your ‘discipleship’.

Recently, I heard a radio program that spoke of the importance of

‘Connectedness’ of fellow Christians. We need each other more

than we often want to admit. Ask someone that has regular

participation in a Bible Study, Journey Team or Adult Sunday

School and they will most probably share with you how it helps

them grow in their personal relationship with Jesus.

We should continue to meet and continue to encourage each

other! See Hebrews 10:23-25.

Different people can bring different perspective and different

strengths to gatherings. People ‘sharpen’ each other through

these meetings. A true friend ‘sharpens’ and inspires his or her

friends. See Proverbs 27:13.

Fellow Disciples at Faith, it is up to each of you to commit to

‘Connectedness’. Jesus was capable to do everything on his own,

He did not need anyone to complete what He came to do. Yet,

he chose disciples to be with him in His life. Brothers and sisters at

Faith, we are brothers and sisters in God’s Church and let us

continue to grow personally by growing together.

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January 2019 ~ Page 8

Bookmarks with prayer ideas for LCMC and Faith Lutheran are available on the

Welcome Center desk and the Fellowship tables. Take one home with you today!

Three Days of Prayer You're invited to join together with other

congregations January 1-3 for LCMC’s 7th Annual

Three Days of Prayer! Starting January 1, LCMC is

asking members of Faith Lutheran Church to set

aside some time during each of the three days to pray. The themes for each of the three days are as

follows:

Tuesday, January 1: This is a day focused on confession. We have made our lives, our relationships,

and even the church in our own image. We confess that the church belongs to Jesus and not to

us. We gather to lay down our pride, our sin and our agenda and ask the Lord of the church for

forgiveness, which He gives freely and with mercy.

Wednesday, January 2: This is a day of petition. Pray for your congregation, for the pastor, for the

leaders, for those who carry out ministries, for the Sunday School teachers, for the Confirmation

leaders, for those leading adult Bible studies and for those leading small groups. Pray for those in

hospital and nursing home ministries. Pray for all those connected to your church that they might

know God’s redeeming love for all in Christ.

Thursday, January 3: This is a day for vision. Pray that the Holy Spirit will again move through the

hearts and minds of leaders and pastors that God’s vision for His church might be revealed and

fulfilled. This is a time of prayer for renewal, revival and encouragement. Pray for God’s vision.

If you would like to receive a notification reflecting on the themes during each of the three days,

download LCMC’s app and opt-in for "Three Days of Prayer" notifications. Let's come together as

members of the body of Christ to lift one another up in prayer.

Get Mobile Updates! - By Kristy Thomas - LCMC Did you know that the LCMC App lets you sign up to receive news updates on your mobile device

based entirely on your interests? If you do sign up for our notification system, we won’t spam you with

constant daily messages. Here's a breakdown of what's available:

GENERAL NOTIFICATIONS: Select this option if you’d like to be notified of only the basics, such as major

announcements that aren’t related to attending a specific event. (Examples: New videos,

podcasts, service projects, contests, and any big news updates from the LCMC staff and boards.)

EVENT SPECIFIC NOTIFICATIONS: We use this feature to notify you when registration opens for your

favorite events, when a deadline related to an event you’ve selected is approaching, and when

any major new details get announced for that event. (For Three Days of Prayer, you’ll receive a

message reflecting on the themes during each of the three days.) App users who sign up for

these types of notifications will only receive announcements for the specific events they’ve opted

in for.

ON SITE NOTIFICATIONS: While attending a larger LCMC event such as the Annual Gathering, opting-

in for on site notifications will allow you to receive any announcements or updates that are made

during the event, such as meeting room assignments and service project information. You will only

receive these types of messages for the duration of the event you’re attending.

Here’s How: If you haven't already, download our app on your phone or tablet.

1. Open the app, click on the icon in the top left corner to access your inbox, notes, and app

settings.

2. Select "Settings", then "Notifications".

3. On the Notifications page, simply toggle on anything you'd like to get updates about.

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Your Stewardship Team is requesting your assistance in submitting names of individuals to be

highlighted in the upcoming editions of Faith Life Together. Please be thinking of individuals

whom you would like to see recognized in our monthly Faith Life Together newsletters. Submit

their name(s) and way(s) of giving on the Steward Recognition Form below. Your submission is

confidential.

Please submit forms in the Servant Recognition box in the church office.

Stewardship at Faith

Steward Recognition Form

Name(s) _____________________________________________________________________________

Way(s) of giving ______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

Your Signature ____________________________

STEWARD OF THE MONTH! KIRBY FUESTON!!

Kirby Fueston has a heart for the

children and youth of Faith

Lutheran. She has helped with

Children’s Ministry, Youth

Ministry and the Worship Team.

Kirby has taught Pre-school

Sunday School, helped with

Christmas programs, helps with

the high school youth program

(as a pie display-er, as a dancer or whatever!) and

goes on mission trips!

Kirby is now putting her name on the ballot for

Evangelism Team leader.

Well done,

Good and Faithful Servant!

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January 2019 ~ Page 10

The New Year has come! You may be at

home setting goals for 2019, heading to the

gym to lose a few pounds gained from

Christmas sweets, or on a vacation with the

kids while they are on Christmas break from

school. Wherever you are, may you find new

hope, new adventures, new goals, new

opportunities, and risks, new horizons, and a

fresh start to 2019. With the Children and Youth Programs, we have

a few new adventures on the horizon! Let’s take a look.

LifeKids is expanding! Faith has been gearing up to launch a five-

day a week Afterschool Program in the Fall of 2019. There is a high

need in Spencer for this kind of programming, so we are excited to

minister to the community through the program and be God’s

hands and feet!

We look to hire another staff member to oversee the programming

of LifeKids and the Children’s Ministry at Faith Lutheran! This person

will work in conjunction with Saint John’s Lutheran Church near

Cylinder, IA, serving as their primary Pastor. This is an exciting

adventure for us as we walk by faith with Saint John’s, praying for

the right person to join our ministries.

The Confirmation Mentorship Program looks to have a fresh start at

the beginning of 2019! The program looks to extend the mentorship

process through high school, and give fresh thought and energy to

mentors.

We hope to bring more intergenerational events to Faith! Let’s mix

people of all ages through fun fellowship events. Some events that

have been discussed are: skiing at Mount Kato in February, a

Minnesota Twins game early summer, weekend camping at

Ingham in early August (along with a Sunday Worship Service and

Lake Day at Ingham), and an outdoor movie night held in Faith’s

parking lot. We hope multiple teams will work together to see this

endeavor materialize. More details to come!

With new hopes and goals on the horizon, I ask: what is God saying

to you for the year 2019? What eternal impact for the Kingdom of

God will you give over the course of this year? How can you and I

spiritually grow in 2019? How can we further God’s Kingdom in our

workplace and the people we interact with, our neighbors and

friends, our families, and our own hearts and lives?

May God give you courage and strength in the Spirit, tenacity and

perseverance, joy in praise to God, and power through the

fellowship of the saints, and grace through our Lord Jesus, to press

on into the New Year’s opportunities for the Kingdom of God!

In Christ.

Eric Patten

From the Desk

of

Eric Patten

Ingham Okoboji Lutheran Bible

Camp offers the following

recharges, retreats, and Outreach

night in November:

Youth Recharges: There are no

recharges scheduled for January.

Outreach Night: Sundays

6th-8th Grades - Cost is $3

(covers pizza meal)

4:15 p.m. meet at Faith, carpool

to Camp

8:30 p.m. Parent pick-up at Faith

Faith Youth are encouraged to

RSVP Eric Patten (712-229-1340)

by 2:00 p.m. We are in need of a

few more drivers. If you can

drive any Sunday, please contact

Eric by cell phone.

January 6 - Gargoyles

January 27 - Winter Games

For more information on any

event, please call IOLBC at

1-800-656-2654 or email them at

[email protected]

Check out their website at

www.okoboji.org

LifeKids Task Force

will meet Thursday,

January 10 at

1:15 p.m.

Members of

the Task

Force are:

Matt Essick,

Eric Patten,

Ann Lear, Doug &

Courtney Schwartz and

Kyle and Jamie Rouse.

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