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The Fjeldberg Outreach

Pastor David Cline-Interim Fjeldberg Lutheran Church

Cell Ph: 515-984-0210 Phone: 515-597-2831

[email protected] www.fjeldberglutheran.org

Brent Stanek, Youth Director

Cell Ph: 712-320-5252

[email protected]

Web Page: www.fjeldberglutheran.org

In This Issue

Pastor’s Thoughts ..............................2 Council Meeting Summary ................3 Help Wanted!.....................................4 Small Group Schedule .......................5 President’s Corner .............................6 WELCA Events .................................7 From Stanek.......................................8 Worship Volunteers ...........................9 Calendar ...........................................10 Special Folks/Joy Seekers ...............12 Financial Summary ..........................13 Sunday School Teachers ..................16 Trunk or Treat..................................17 Birthdays..........................................18 In Need of Prayers ...........................19

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Vol. XXXII No. 10 October 2014

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October, a time for conversation, learning, and celebration

During October members of Fjeldberg will be gathering into small groups for the purpose of conversation regarding our shared ministry and in thinking about what qualities are important in the next Pastor. Based upon these conversations, we expect to elect a call committee later in November to begin the search for a new Pastor. Continue to keep the congregation in your prayers as we join in these conversations! In the meantime, in October, we hope you will join in a time of coffee and

informal conversation immediately following worship from 10:00-10:15.

For those who desire to stay after coffee (and yes, you can keep drinking

coffee and having goodies) I will be offering a “Pastor’s class” in the fel-

lowship hall for the first three Sundays of the month. For the first Sunday

we will talk about how we, as Lutherans, read the Scriptures. You might

be surprised to learn that we do read Scriptures in a particular way. The

next two weeks I will be teaching and leading a discussion regarding how

we come up with Social Statements. And, in particular, how we came to

the Human Sexuality statement of the Church. Given our congregational

past and my own experience regarding some misunderstanding about

how that issue developed, you might be interested in hearing a first per-

son account regarding how we got to where we are. I would encourage

you for all sessions to bring your Bible.

Finally, on October 26th our young people will be affirming their baptism.

In the Lutheran church we call this “Confirmation.” This is a wonderful

celebration in the church and therefore after worship we will have a spe-

cial reception in the fellowship hall in celebration of this event. We hope

many of you come and give your blessing on the confirmands on October

26th after worship. And of course, we also hope many of you might invite

a friend to worship and the Pastor’s calls during October.

See you in Church! Pastor Cline, Interim

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LIVING IN HOMES OF ASSISTED CARE:

Ballard Creek Assisted Living: Edna Heggen, Daisy Fjelland, Margie Quick, Edna Hellekson, Arnold & Vivian Larson Madrid Home: Marge Blair , Helen Stensland, Eunita Stensland, Arlene Lande Story County Long Term Care: Irvin Allen The Waterford of Ames: Freda DeWitt

Prayers of healing for: Marge Blair , Helen Stensland Condolences and Prayers of Sympathy to:...the family and fr iends

of Darrel Baumgardner as they mourn his passing on 9/5/14 in

Madrid. Our Missionaries: Tim & Paula Tjernagel, MaKayla, Nathaniel and Hannah. Our Youth with the upcoming school year & activities star ting. All our Members who are hospitalized or recuperating at home. If you or a loved one would like to be added to our prayer list, please contact the church office at 597-2831.

Need Something at the Church Office?

Please be patient while we work at getting a new

Church Office Secretary hired.

Please contact a council member or leave a message

at the church office. 597-2831

Thanks!

Dan Eklund Cell (515) 971-5907

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1 - Carter Lovig, Taylor Roberts

2 - Rajean Birkestrad, Clyde Hill*

3 - De Betts*

4 - Mark Greimann, Nels Nord

5 - Elyse Erickson, Nathan Jensen, Marta Poots

6 - Carol Kersey

7 - Tristan Preston, Janet Stoll, Wendy Willets

8 - Landon Manfull

9 - Paula Sunday, Zaiden Swanson

10 - Herman Maxey IV

13 - Izabella Berkland, Molly Eklund,

Stephanie Thompson

15 - Sam Engle, Marjorie Sellers*, Wayne Twedt

16 - Stephen Birkestrand, Jerri Skelton,

Johnny Vaughn

17 - Edna Hellekson*, Molly Ihle, Sherman Thompson*

18 - Alexandria Kersey, Denise Lynam, Kristi Upah

20 - Tim Okland, Amanda Wilson

21 - Eric Atkinson, Abigail Dalton

22 - Vera Colvin, Ken Hermann, Elijah Preston

24 - Abby Blomgren, Tyler Nyhus-Nelson

26 - Tonya Atkinson, Steve Quick, T.J. Sharpnack

27 - Stacie O’Brien, Mel Vetter, Ernie Wilkening

28 - Don Aanonson, Paige Eddy Rhi Hermann

29 - Bethany Kluender

30 - Teresa Dalton

*Special Birthdays

October Birthdays

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August Approved Council Meeting Summary

Present: Dan Eklund, Pres; Bill Norris, VP; Kathy Wilson, Sec; Blane Thompson, Treas; Pastor Cline; Brent Stanek; Lorraine Hoffman; Doug Allen; Jan Nyhus; Lynne Bickelhaupt. Not Present: Tim Erickson & Chad Lovig. Reports:

1. Secretary—July Council Minutes. For the Worship Committee it

should read: “They recommended” not “They recommendation”.

A motion to approve the July 2014 Council Minutes with correc-

tions was made by Jan Nyhus. Second by Lorraine Hoffman. Mo-

tion carried. 2. Treasurer – July financial update. A motion to approve July 2014

financials was made Lorraine Hoffman. Second by Bill Norris. Mo-tion carried.

Old Business

1. PowerPoint—Lynn is looking for a volunteer to be point person for

the Power Point creation and template updating. 2. 150th Celebration Task Force—Status update was given. New Business

1. Fjeldberg Constitution—This needs to be updated and revised. 2. Discernment Update—History Day is September 28th. Small group

meetings in October. Discernment Committee will then give a final report to the council.

Staff & Committee Reports

1. Director of Youth Ministry a. Discussed the upcoming fundraisers for the 2015 National

Youth Gathering. There are five fundraisers planned along with

a monthly fellowship after service. b. Rally Sunday Stanek is going to build a human foosball table.

This will be a service activity to get non-perishable food dona-

tions for the food pantry. 2. Pastor Cline

a. Worship team has started conversation about music going for-

ward. What we are hoping to do is have Ruth & Tricia each

Cont’d on pg. 4

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August Approved Council Meeting Summary

play two services and share the 5th (or Ruth will just play). A mo-

tion to allow the worship to go over budget to pay our accompanist

to continue services made by Jan Nyhus. Second by Kathleen Wil-

son. Motion carried. Adjournment: Lorraine Hoffman makes a motion to adjourn. The mo-tion was seconded by Doug Allen. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:22 pm.

The Lord’s Prayer Next All Committee Meeting: Monday, September 15, 2014

Church Council: 7:15 p.m.

Refreshments & Devotions: Lorraine Hoffman

Help Wanted:

Church Secretary

Regular Part-time hours—12-16 hours per week M-F

Skills: Microsoft Office software suite

Good Communicator

Patient

“Can do” Attitude

Send resume to: [email protected]

Contact : Dan Eklund 515-971-5907 for more details

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Trunk or Treat Thursday, October 30th 6:00 to 9:00

Sign-up with Stanek to:

Reserve your parking spot

Play games

Hand out candy

Collect Candy (Kids of all Ages Of Course!)

Drink hot beverages

Jam to music!

ALL ARE WELCOME!

JOIN THE FUN!

Come Support Fjeldberg Youth

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Here is the list of teachers by grade for the 2014-2015

Sunday School year.

3 Year Olds: Carolyn Campbell, Alisha Berkland, Stacy Polewik

Pre-K: Erica Thorson, Jennifer Quick

1st/2nd Grade: Rhiannon Hermann, Krisi Preston, Kristyn Nobling

3rd/4th Grade: Chad Lovig, Valerie Allen

5th/6th Grade: Roberta Kling, Terri Anderson

7th/8th Grade: Garrett Fagen

High School: Brent Stanek

Large Group Leader: Brittney Swanson

Small Group Leader: Rachel Bangs, Gene Rouse

Adult Sunday School: Bill Hotchkiss/Pastor Cline

Adult Small Group: Marita Rouse, Sue Erickson

Please keep them and the children in your prayers for a

successful year that’s filled with the Holy Spirit!

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Small Group Conversation Schedule:

GROUP ONE, 1:00-3:00pm Sunday 10/5 and 10/26

HOSTS: Rhi Hermann 318 N. Main Ave., Huxley

GROUP TWO, 4:00-6:00pm Sunday 10/5 and 10/26

HOSTS: Rachel Bangs 108 Cedar Lane, Huxley

GROUP THREE, 10:00am-12:00pm Monday 10/6 and

10/27

HOSTS: Harold and Sue Lande 15171 NE 22nd St., Huxley

GROUP FOUR, 6:30-8:30pm Monday 10/6 and 10/27

HOSTS: Gene and Marita Rouse 53966 290th St., Huxley

GROUP FIVE, 10:00am-12:00pm Tuesday 10/7 and 10/28

HOSTS: Jerold and Thelma Ness 211 Cypress Dr., Huxley

GROUP SIX, 6:00-8:00pm Wednesday 10/8 and 10/29

HOSTS: Terri and Wade Anderson 515 Larson Dr., Huxley

GROUP SEVEN, 10:00am-12:00pm Saturday 10/11 and 11/1

HOSTS: Shirley Snyder 16120 NE 29th St., Cambridge

Volunteers Needed:

To answer Church telephone

Monday through Friday 9:00AM to 1:00PM

October 1 through October 17

Sign up at back of Sanctuary

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Greetings:

October is upon us and many exciting meetings and small

group discussions will be happening in the next few weeks.

Get engaged with your small groups and be part of the Future

of Fjeldberg. Many volunteer hours have been put in by the

History Committee and Discernment Committee. These up

coming meetings will be critical in setting forth the Mission

and direction for Fjeldberg Lutheran Church..

I would like to thank all the volunteers that have put in such

great quality time plus energy to help make Fjeldberg a fun

place to worship. Thank your leaders and staff for the great

job they have done! Especially the Sunday School leaders and

teachers...What a great day we had Rally Sunday!

Remember why we come together on Sunday. It is not just a

“thing that we do” on Sunday morning, but a gathering of like

minded people coming together in prayer and support for each

other.

Remember the leadership and staff in your prayers, lift them

up for guidance and support.

Thanks again for Volunteering at Fjeldberg. We Need YOU

to carry out our mission for Christ at Fjeldberg Lutheran.

Please remember Brent Stanek and his family in your prayers

as his father battles cancer.

President’s Corner by Dan Eklund

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OCTOBER FJELDBERG WELCA NEWS

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Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014-Fall Cluster I

Meeting at Bethlehem Lutheran

Church in Slater a 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, Oct 9, 2014-9:30 a.m.

Naomi Group meets in the Fireside

Room

1:30 p.m. Mary Group meets at

Ballard Creek Community

Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014-10:15 a.m.

Rebekah Group meets in the home of

Marilyn Greene during Sunday School

Hour.

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014

Lutheran World Relief shipment

Transforming Life and Faith

Always Changing

Theme Verse for the Year

Romans 12:2b "...be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that

you may discern what is the will of

God--what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Session 2: We Are Called

Theme Verse: Isaiah 6:8

"Then I heard the voice of the Lord say-

ing, 'Whom shall I send, and who will

go for us?' And I said, "Here am I; send me!"

Main Texts: Isaiah 6:1-13;Luke 5:1-

11; Galatians 1:1, 11-24

This month we will study the calls of

Isaiah, Simon Peter & the other fisher-

men, and revisit Paul. We will also

focus on our call through Baptism.

There is real power & majesty in the

call of Isaiah. Isaiah does not think

that he is worthy, but he answers the

call after God reassures him. Simon

Peter initially reacts in the same way

until he sees the nets breaking with the

weight of the fish & realizes Jesus'

power. Isaiah & Simon Peter were

transformed after their encounters with

God & Jesus. Simon Peter & his fish-

ermen friends were called to "catch

people".

Through our baptism, we are called.

Do you know how old you were, what

church, the date, the sponsors? I was

47 days old. I was baptized on my par-

ents wedding anniversary. I was born

on my mother's birthday so was named

after her and my middle name is Mae.

Come ready to share about your Bap-

tism Day.

We are transformed and made a child

of God through baptism. We are

called. We may be called in little ways

or big ways, but we are called into that

large community of faith. Our author

reminds us, "Sent forth in so many

varied callings in daily life to love and

serve the neighbor, to care for family

and friends....and to strive for justice

and peace and to share the good news

of Jesus Christ."

Whether called in little ways or big

ways, can we answer "Here I am! Use

me!"?

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National Youth Gathering Registration Deadline!

October 14 is the absolute last day to register for the National Youth Gathering!

Please make sure you get your registration to Stanek ASAP so that he can make

all the necessary preparations and arrangements for this awesome trip!

The National Youth Gathering is in Detroit on July 14-19, 2015.

Fjeldberg Rally Sunday Rocks!

Thanks to all the teachers, builders, cooks, cleaners, decorators, human foosball

players, yard game loaners, and all around special folks who helped make Rally

Sunday AWESOME! We had a blast playing carnival games, bean bag toss,

ladder ball, and human foosball! We raised a great collection of goods for the

Human Foosball for the Food Pantry and the whole event was a great success.

Lunch was amazing and we had a great showing of support from everyone,

thank you!

Fall Youth Service Auction

Getting ready to tackle all those autumn chores and tasks? Need a dog walker,

leaf raker, garden helper, farm hand, or babysitter? Come get your number and

start the bidding at the Fall Youth Service Auction in the church sanctuary at

11am on Sunday, October 12! Each student donates 4 hours of their time to the

winning bidder and will assist with any of the aforementioned tasks. All

proceeds raised go towards the students upcoming National Youth Gathering

expenses.

Fjeldberg’s 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off!

We are currently taking registrations for chili making competitors in our annual

chili cook-off. The cost is $25 to enter a pot of chili and the prize is half of all

chili entry fees! Wilson’s PC Repair will be back to defend his crown and

Stanek is still fuming at his loss… The event date will be Saturday, November

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Special Folks 80 years old or older and couples

who have been married for 50 years or more

Edna Hellekson will celebrate her 92nd birthday on October 17th.

Sherman Thompson will celebrate his 91st birthday on October 17th.

Marjorie Sellers will celebrate her 91st birthday on October 15th.

Dolores Betts will celebrate her 85th birthday on October 3rd.

Clyde Hill will celebrate his 86th birthday on October 2nd.

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October 2014 Worship Volunteers

Altar Guild: Rowena Nord

Hosts Oct 5 Henry & Jan Rumbaugh Oct 12 Lorraine & Pete Hoffman Oct 19 Tim & Jane Linn Oct 26 Poots Family Coordinators Oct 5 Heather Bristow Oct 12 Tim Erickson Oct 19 Heather Bristow Oct 26 Jan Nyhus Liturgists:

Oct 5 Heather Bristow

Oct 19 Tim Erickson Communion Assistant:

Oct 5 a.) Tami Manful b.) Marta Poots c.) Todd Poots Oct 19 a.) Mandi DeMaris b.) Jan Rumbaugh c.) Teri Anderson Lectors (read scripture): Oct 5 Anne Quick Oct 12 Lorraine Hoffman Oct 19 Marilyn Greene Oct 26 Doug Allen Power Point Oct 5 Dan Eklund Oct 12 Lynne Bickelhaupt Oct 19 Oct 26 Acolytes

Oct 5 Blaine Hermann Oct 12 Blaine Hermann Oct 19 Oct 26 Blaine Hermann Nursery Volunteers: Oct 5 Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 26 Sound

Mel Vetter / Bill Hotchkiss

October 2014Sun Mon Tue Wed

5:30 KIS Meals

6:15 Joyful Bells6:30 Confirmation7:30 Sr. Choir

5 9 am Worship/ Communion 10 Coffee/Fellowship 10:15 Pastor’s Class 1-3pm Group 1-Rhi Hermann 4-6pm Group 2-Rachel Bangs

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10-12 Group 3 H./Sue Lande 6:30-8:30 Group 4 Rouse

7 1 pm Sewing Cir. 10-12 Group 5 Ness

5:30 KIS Meals6-8 Group 6

Terri/Wade

Anderson


12 9 am Worship 10 Coffee/Fellowship 10:15 Rebekah Bible Study @ Marilyn Greene’s 10:15 Pastor’s Class 11:00 Youth Service Auction

13 14 1 pm Sewing Cir.

158:00 School Testing5:30 KIS Meals6:15 Joyful Bells6:30 Confirmation7:30 Sr. Choir

19 9 am Worship/ Communion 10 Coffee/Fellowship 10:15 Pastor’s Class

20 6:30 All Comm. 7:15 Council

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1 pm Sewing Cir.

225:30 KIS Meals6:15 Joyful Bells6:15 9th gr Conf. rehearsal6:30 Confirmation7:30 Sr. Choir

26 9 am Worship- Confirmation 10 Coffee/Fellowship 10:15 Confirmation Pictures 10:15 Pastor’s Class 1-3pm Group 1-Rhi Hermann 4-6pm Group 2-Rachel Bangs 6pm Faith Sisters

27 10-12 Group 3 H./Sue Lande 6:30-8:30 Group 4 Rouse

28 1 pm Sewing Cir. 10-12 Group 5 Ness

295:30 KIS Meals6-8 Group 6

Terri/Wade

Anderson


October 2014 Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 KIS Meals

Joyful Bells Confirmation Sr. Choir

2 1:30 Bible Study @ Ballard Creek

3 Stanek/Pastor Out-of-Office

4 7 am Women’s Bible Study H.S. Lock-In

8 KIS Meals

Group 6

Terri/Wade

Anderson


9 9:30 Naomi Bible Study 1:30 Bible Study @ Ballard Creek


11 7 am Women’s Bible Study 10-12 Group 7 Shirley Snyder

15 School Testing KIS Meals Joyful Bells Confirmation Sr. Choir



18 7 am Women’s Bible Study

22 KIS Meals Joyful Bells 9th gr Conf.

rehearsal Confirmation Sr. Choir



25 7 am Women’s Bible Study

29 KIS Meals

Group 6

Terri/Wade

Anderson


30 1:30 Bible Study @ Ballard Creek 6:30 Trunk or Treat


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10-12 Group 7 Shirley Snyder Special Council Mtg Thursday Nov 6

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