Pastor Kent Krumwiede

Phone #’s

Church (507) 426-7540

Cell (507) 380-8284

pastorkentkrumwiede@gmail.com

CHURCH E-MAIL

fxluth@gmail.net

Church webpage:

Www.fairfaxlutheranparish.com

Our Savior’s Lutheran

Worship 9:00 am

Sunday School 10:00 am

Central Lutheran

Worship 10:30am

The Messenger is a monthly

publication of the

Fairfax Lutheran Parish

Central & Our Savior’s

Lutheran Churches,

Franklin & Fairfax, MN

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The Sunday School Christmas Program for

Our Savior’s is Sunday, December 16, 2018, at

9:00 am

(Practice is Saturday, December 15, 2018, 9-

11 am)

Come and hear the children tell the story of

the Birth of Jesus.

Christmas Eve:

5:00 pm Worship at Our Savior’s

Christmas Day:

10:00 am Worship at Central

Don’t forget to sign up for poinsettias in memory of loved

ones. There is a sign-up sheet at each church.

You can bring your Poinsettia or other flowers starting on

December 2nd.

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CentralThoughts for December 2018

1 The advent of our God

Shall be our theme for prayer; Come, let us meet him on the road

And place for him prepare. [The Advent of Our God, Lutheran Book of Worship, #22]

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am Pastor Kent Krumwiede, your Interim pastor, You can call me Pastor Kent or Pastor K, or P.K. What a wonderful time to be starting a new ministry…the beginning of a new church year…the season of Advent. As you might be aware, Advent comes from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming” or “visit," Synonyms for Advent are arrival, appearance, emergence, materialization, occur-rence, dawn, birth, rise and development. This might actually be a very appropriate word and theme for our ministry together. With my arrival here, as interim, there will be a development, a rising up and perhaps a new birth of mission and ministry together along with the history and traditions of what is Our Savior and Central Lutheran Churches. If you have stories to share, please do not hesitate to stop by and share them. But let me share a little gloss of Lisa’s and my stories to shed a little light on us. I was raised on the family farm directly south of here about an hour. After high school, I spent a year at the University of South Dakota before enlisting in the Marine Corp. I attended Con-cordia College-St. Paul for my B.A. During that time Lisa and I married and had 4 sons. I spent a year and a half at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO. When we returned, I even-tually worked my way into retail management while Lisa received her LPN license. I also spent time in Nashville, TN, trying to break into writing and performing. Eventually, I found my way back into the seminary, this time at Luther in St. Paul. I spent six years in study for the ministry while I was interim at numerous congregations primarily up and down Hwy. 19. The last two years I had a call to the two-point parish of Peace-Grue at Ashby, MN. The last 34 years of Lisa’s history is wrapped up in mine. So briefly, Lisa was born in Glen-coe and then lived in Minneapolis and Robbinsdale. Her family is predominantly in the Green Isle/Arlington/Gaylord area. We are excited to be back in the area and I am looking forward to working and living among all of you. Please do not be shy about paying a visit to my office. My office hours* [that is, when I will definitely be in my office], beginning November 26

th, are

as follows: Mondays, 9-12 and 1-4; Tuesdays, 8-1; Wednesdays, 1-6 with Confirmation from 7-8:30; Thursdays, 9-1. Of course, if you want to see me at other hours, please, please call me and we will arrange a time more convenient for your schedule. * These hours are subject to change as Conference and Synod meetings require.

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I have had some great visits with members at the Community Home last week. I look forward to visiting with others. I will be paying home visits as time allows with all the members [yes, I will call first]. These are for the purpose of getting to know the mem-bers and have conversation. I hope to attend as many of the GFW (by the way, we have two grandsons in 6

th and 2

nd grades in GFW) and Cedar Mountain school events

[concerts and sports] as time allows. Beyond that, see you all around town and at worship. Now, as the hymn says it,

“All glory to the Son, Who comes to set us free,

With Father, Spirit, ever one Through all eternity.” [The Advent of Our God, Lutheran Book of Worship, #22]

God’s blessings of joy, hope, love and peace, be yours this Advent and Christmas season.

In Christ,

Pastor Kent

Our Savior’s Central

Dec 2: Billy Hunter

Dec 9: Brandon Nikita

Dec 16: Anthony Hunter

Dec 23: Abigail Nikita

Dec 24: Halle

Dec 25: Hunter

Dec 30: Spencer Nikita

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Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Council

Minutes November 12, 2018

Members present: Tom Runck, Brett Bleick, Dolly Albrecht, Sharon Weber , Ryan Lee, Ir is Runck, Diane Dreier ,

Val Rieke, Jane Steinbach and Carol Johnson.

President Brett Bleick called the meeting to order .

Secretary’s Report Tom Runck made a motion to accept the repor t as pr inted. Dolly Albrecht seconded the mo-

tion. Motion passed

Treasurer’s Report – printed version was available to review. Motion was made by Ryan Lee and seconded by Tom

Runck to accept the report as printed and presented. We currently have $11,000 borrowed on the line of credit at the

bank and $4,000 from the building fund.

Old Business:

RS Fiber – willing to do bundling of internet and phone. One option may be to end the land line at the par -

sonage. We could have the calls forwarded from the church office to the Pastor’s mobile phone. We would need to

have Central approve ending of the land phone line at the parsonage.

New Business:

Pastor Kent Krumwiede has been hired as an Interim Pastor at 30 hours a week. Pastor will be coming tomorrow to

start his service with Fairfax Lutheran Parish.

Letter of agreement; we will exclude language regarding interim pastor not being able to be considered for perma-

nent call.

Concerns for the Interim would be reengaging people to attend church again on a regular basis. Visitation of mem-

bers and work in the community.

Banquet table – we would like to purchase another banquet table with funds from the memorial fund. Carol will go

ahead and order one.

Upcoming Events

Thanksgiving eve services at Central, 7:00 pm, Wednesday, November 21st.

November 28th Community meal will be served by St. Andrews

Sunday School Christmas Program – December 16 2018 during worship

Items to think about for Joint Council and upcoming year

Budget

Parish members who will be willing to serve on the council will be needed.

Next meeting is set for December 10th at 7:00 pm.

Suggested date for Joint Council meeting is November 26th. Carol will send out an email to see if this date will

work.

Motion made by Diane Dreier to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Dolly Albrecht. Motion passed.

We closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Minutes submitted,

Iris Runck

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Central Lutheran Church Council Meeting

November 18, 2018 Minutes

Members present: Lar ry Hanson, Kathy Olson, Rick Nesburg, Paul Bengtson, Pat Hanson, Pastor Kent, Lisa Krumwiede

Members absent: Dale Hanson, Carol Case, Jaime Case, Angela Evenson, Kevin Kokesch

Treasurer, Larry Hanson called the meeting to order .

Secretary’s Report – Secretary’s Report was read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report – Report was printed for council review. Reports were approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

Paul Bengston will finish custodial duties for November; Rick Nesburg will do custodial duties for the month of December.

RS Fiber - installation of fiber optic to the parsonage will be done next spring and then the dish will be removed from the roof of the

parsonage.

NEW BUSINESS:

Heat & Sidewalks: Larry will take the first two weeks in December; and Rick will take the last two weeks in December.

Moving expenses for Pastor Kent – it was approved to reimburse moving expenses of $200

It was requested and agreed to by Pastor Kent for a $500 security deposit for the parsonage

Walk through of the Parsonage and return of security deposit – walk through was done, and it was agreed to return the $500

security deposit to Pastor Vicki

A motion was made by Kathy Olson to have a cleaning person has been hired to clean the parsonage and seconded by Paul

Bengston. The parsonage will be cleaned on November 24; Pastor Kent can store his furniture/personal belongings in the garage

until then, if necessary.

It was agreed that Pastor Kent would pay to Central a $500 security deposit

Upcoming vacancies on the council will be looked at discussed at the next meeting.

Paul Bengston will contact Mike Kiecker and have service the furnace at Central and at the parsonage

Rick Nesburg and Russ Danielson will get the Christmas Tree and have it at the church for December 2, 2018 Hanging of the

Greens

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thanksgiving Eve Service on November 21, 2018, 7:00 pm

Joint Council Meeting on November 26, 2018,7:00 pm at Central

Christmas Morning Services, 10:00 am

Next meeting will be held on December 16, 2018, following potluck

Motion made to adjourn meeting.

We closed with the Lord‘s Prayer.

Submitted by,

Larry Hanson and Kathy Olson

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Fairfax Lutheran Parish

Joint Council Meeting - November 26, 2018

Central members present – Angela Evenson, Kevin Kokesch, Carol Case, Pat Hanson, Larry Hanson, and Jaime Case

Our Saviors members present – Iris Runck, Sharon Weber, Ryan Lee, Tom Runck, Val Rieke and Brett Bleick.

Angela Evenson called the meeting to order.

Secretary’s Report – Jamie Case read the minutes from the August 23, 2018 meeting. Motion made by Kevin Kokesch to

accept the minutes as printed and read. Motion seconded by Pat Hanson. Motion passed.

Pastor Krumwiede led devotions for the joint council. Philippians 4:19…We can look to the world, or ourselves, to fill our

needs_or_to God. God who completely fills every need.

Old Business:

Call Process – Pastor Steve Koch from the Synod will be working with us on the process. He will plan to come out in

January to preach at each church and visit with each church, following services to find out where we are at.

New Business:

It was suggested to have Pastor Steve preach on January 13th at both congregations. Brett will work with him on this.

Review of congregational constitutions is recommended for the call process. The constitution once reviewed will have

to be sent to the Synod for approval. We will need a team of people from each congregation to work on this.

Renew KNUJ “Grace Matters” Cost is $398 per year to be split between the 2 churches. Discussion about having it

sponsored by members of the parish. It is an opportunity to do mission work. Motion made and seconded to continue

to pay for this cost. Motion passed.

Motion made by Tom R. and seconded by Val Rieke to cancel the Parsonage Land Line. Motion passed.

Annual meeting dates are set for January 20th at Central and Our Saviors on February 3rd, 2019.

Community meal. Do we want to continue it? It was decided to cancel the December meal, since it is the day follow-

ing Christmas and plan for January and then bring it before the membership at the annual meeting to see if we want to

continue it.

Employee Review for Carol Johnson will be taken care of by President Bleick and Angela Evenson.

It was voted to keep the organists salary at $55 per Sunday per church

Secretary Carol Johnson’s salary will stay at $13 hour. Motion made by Kevin K. and seconded by Carol Case to keep

the hourly pay at $13. Motion passed.

Motion made by Brett Bleick and seconded by Tom Runck to accept the Letter of Agreement contract terms as signed

in early November.

Pastor furnishings allowance is estimated to be about $6,000 annually. This form will be filled out and signed by

Church council reps.

Next Joint Council is set for March 11th at 7:00 am at Our Saviors.

Motion made by Kevin and seconded by Brett to adjourn. Motion passed.

Upcoming Events

Christmas Eve Service at Our Savior’s, at 5:00 pm.

Christmas Day Service at Central, 10:00 am.

Next Joint Council Meeting scheduled for March 11th at 7:00 pm at Our Saviors. OS Council Meeting for fol-

low joint meeting.

Meeting was adjourned and we closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Minutes submitted,

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OUR SAVIOR’S WILL ONCE AGAIN BE COLLECTING SHOE BOXES AND ITEMS

FOR THE MARIE SANDVIK CENTER.

General needs for ages infants and up: health kits, school supplies, small toys, Chris-

tian toys, books or music, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, socks, underwear, combs, brush-

es, tooth paste, tooth brushes, beauty aids, baby boy mittens, small fleece blankets, chil-

dren’s tooth brushes, baby soap, sippy-cups, small baby hand-held toys (rattles, squeaky

toys…) and Beanie Babies or Beanie Boos.

Women’s needs: small dish washing & cleaning articles, small towels, gloves

Men’s needs: gloves, socks, hats, personal care products.

Please purchase items that are non-violent, no guns, do not promote magic or

immodest attire (dolls in particular).

We also do not distribute Santa Clause, Disney, Harry Potter, High-School Musi-

cal, Sponge Bob, Monster High, Pokémon/anime or occult/monster toys, coloring

books or trading cards.

We prefer to distribute Veggie-Tales, Bible Man, Hot Wheels, play-dough, jump

ropes, Bible-based and Christian coloring and picture books.

We usually are in great need for baby boy items, teen and men’s gifts, please re-

member them.

Please use only regular size shoe boxes, no boot boxes, no food,

no clothing and no over-sized plastic bins.

Let us remember the following in our prayers:

Alpha Evenson, Mark Isaacson, Cindy LaFrambroise, Don Lee,

Kevin and Deb Johnson, Corinne Danielson, Ellsworth Sather, Earl Peterson, Phyllis Iverson, Duane Nesburg, Dale Hanson, Dan Berntson, Geneva Loverude, Tom Nesburg, Scot Hagen.

Lord hold them in Your loving hands.

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HERE ARE YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS:

Council Members for Our Savior’s: Council Members for Central:

President: Brett Bleick Dale Hanson Vice President: Ryan Lee Angela Evenson

Secretary: Iris Runck Jaime Case Treasurer: Diane Dreier Larry Hanson

Deacons: Sharon Weber Kathy Olson Dolly Albrecht Pat Hanson Iris Runck Carol Case

Trustees: Tom Runck Kevin Kokesch Jane Steinbach Rick Nesburg

Paul Bengston

Safe Avenues provides the basic necessities for men, women

and children. They provide clothing, food, transportation,

safety planning, and a listening ear. They help families enroll

their children in school and provide the resources they need to

be successful in an environment free of violence.

Their primary service area consists of 8 counties, including: Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker,

Renville, Swift, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine.

In 2018 Safe Avenues assisted 1391 women, children and men!

Safe Avenues is always looking for donations. Renville County’s Outreach for Safe Avenues

is located at the Courthouse in Olivia, their phone number is 5320-523-1015. Donations are

tax deductible.

Suggested donation amounts:

$25—basic needs (soap, food, hygiene items)

$30—Safety planning with an advocate

$40—Gas to get to work

$50—Support Group with an advocate

$60—Clothes for a new job

$150– Safe Shelter for 2 nights

$300– Safe Shelter for 5 nights

$$ - other amount of your choosing

Winter coats, hats, mittens; bedding, blankets are also needed, call Olivia before dropping

off these items.

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2nd Burton & Carol Case

6th Tom & Becky Olson Vern & Sharon Weber

18th Larry & Karen Severts

2nd Brenden Lee

4th Duane Danielson Russel Weikle II

9th Vernon Weber 13th Karen Nesburg Bleick Carrie Danielson

14th Jennifer Victor 15th Brady Schroeder

16th Nancy Distad 17th Chris Lee 18th Ellen Weikle

19th Kim Pomplun 20th Katelynn Sandmann

21st Gary Lee Ryan Weikle 23rd Brianna Strain

24th Thomas Weikle 25th Janet Hagen

26th Matthew Martin 27th Deb Kokesch

28th Sonja Runck 29th Tammy Canfield Jocylen Jaus

30th Isabel Bergman

Thank you to everyone at Our

Savior’s who donated to the

Renville County Food Shelf

Drive. Because of your generos-

ity we were able to give 64 lbs of

food and $682 to help out needy

families in our county!

BACK-THE-PACK IS BACK! Did you know that more than

220 children in our area may go to bed hungry? Renville

County Back-the-Pack is a non-profit group providing meals

to children throughout Renville County. The “Pack Shack” is

located in Olivia, this is the base of the operation where food

is stored and packed in bags to deliver to school districts.

School districts in our area include Cedar Mountain, GFW,

BOLD, BLH and RCW receive these bags. The meals provid-

ed include two breakfasts, two lunches and two snacks. The

cost per bag is $4 and weights 3.5 lbs or less. Food for the

bags are obtained from Second Harvest Heartland, local gro-

cery stores, and donations throughout the County. Funding

for the program comes from grants, individual donations,

businesses and churches.

Fairfax Lutheran Parish has committed to help pack the bags

on Tuesday mornings for the month of December 2018 and

again in the spring (more information will be posted). This is

a neat, easy assembly line packing already made bags.

Anyone interested? All you need to do is be at Our Savior’s

no later than 9:45 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, to car

pool to Olivia. No need to sign-up or call. Everyone is back

in Fairfax by noon, unless everyone stays for a tasty lunch at

the restaurant around the corner, then we would be back about

1:15. The other Tuesdays in December would be the 11 and

18 that we would also be packing the bags.

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Central

Communion Servers:

December: Kathy Olson

January: Pat Hanson

Ushers:

December: Tom Olson*

Russ Danielson

Sean & Aaron Distad

January: David Distad*

Nathaniel Distad

(* denotes Head Usher)

Altar & Flower Committee:

December: Sharylyn Pioske,

Becky Olson &

Carol Case

January: Sylvia Sather and

Pat Hanson

Our Savior’s

Communion Servers:

Dec 2: Sharon Weber Jan 6: Val Reike

Dec 16: Dolly Albrecht Jan 20: Sharon Weber

Dec 24: Val Reike

Dolly Albrecht

Sharon Weber

Ushers:

Dec: Wally Runck* Jan: Paul Weikle

Iris Runck Jim Schroeder Family

Ryan Lee Family Alternate: Neal Albrecht Family

Alternate: Jane Steinbach Counter:

Counter: Tom Runck

(* denotes Head Usher)

If you are unable to serve, please ask someone to fill in for you.

CENTRAL FINANCIAL

January-October 2018

Benevolence: $47,762.00

Other Income: $ 1,895.00

Expenses: - $51,824.72

-$ 2,167.72

STATISTICS

Date Attend Offering

11/4/18 19 $695

11/11/18 31 $2125

11/18/18 18 $940

11/21/18 18 $80

11/25/18 26 $505

Our Savior’s Financials

January – October 2018

Benevolence: $59.639.68

Other Income: $ 509.30

Reimb. From Central: $17,137.65

Total Receipts $77,286.63

Expenses: -$99,355.97

-$22,069.34

Borrowed Funds: $15,000.00

Statistics

Date Attendance Offering

11/4/18 58 $1852

11/11/18 53 $822

Noisy Offering: $78.11

11/18/18 55 $648

11/21/18 - - $110

11/25/18 39 $6165.02

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Fairfax Lutheran Parish

PO Box 595

Fairfax, MN 55332

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Pastor Kent’s Office Hours; Carol’s Office Hours:

Mon. 9-12 - 1-4

Tue. 8-1 Tue. 9-3

Wed. 1-6 - 7-8:30 pm Confirmation Wed. 8-12

Thurs. 9-1 Fri. 8-12

If you want to see Pastor Kent at other hours, please call him and arrange a time more convenient with your

schedule. Please don’t hesitate to call Pastor’s cell (507-380-8284)

Pastor’s hours are subject to change as Conference and Synod meetings require.