The Trumpeter

In This Issue Birthdays, Baptism Birthdays, Anniver-

saries-p. 4 Calendar-p. 7 Congregation Council Corner-p. 6 Bishop Installation Invitation. p.3 Flower Chart. P.2 If You Are Hospitalized-p. 4 Transitions by Council President-p.1 Remember in Prayer-p. 2 Season for Pentecost-p. 3 Piece Corps Sewing Group p. 3 Summer Music-p. 2 Up from the Earth-p.6 Upcoming Sunday Events-p. 4 Thank you-p.2 Volunteers Needed-p. 5 Worship Assistants, Other Servers-p. 5 Alzheimer’s walk p. 4

Transitions Addressed by Council President

Greetings!

Things are starting to happen in the realm of finding an interim

pastor. The Council has an interview board that has interviewed

one candidate, and will be interviewing another within a couple of

weeks. I have spoken with both candidates, and they each would

prove to be very good interims. Also, a lot is happening in the way

of personnel shifts within Augustana. First, our Sexton, Mark, has

decided to leave his post to pursue other opportunities. The

search for a new Sexton is underway. Second, our Church Admin-

istrator, Denene, has also chosen to leave Augustana and pursue

other opportunities. Never fear, however! A new Church Adminis-

trator will join us imminently! Lauren Wainwright, who was with

Augustana some years ago, rejoins the team in the interim, and is

excited to get started helping our Church move forward into a new

era. Welcome back, Lauren!

Finally, I would like to Express gratitude on behalf of the Council

and myself, for your patience and understanding during our transi-

tion period. Routines have been disrupted, and the perception is

that business is not running as usual. However, with the vital func-

tions of the church, particularly worship and music as an example,

we have a strong membership as leaders in those areas, and they

are getting the job done. There are definitely people that can an-

swer questions and address concerns.

God's blessings to you all!

Caleb Christopherson

Augustana Council President

Augustana Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa August 2019—Volume 27 Issue 8

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Remember in prayer. . . Vicky Allington, Oriah Boling-Ellens, Glenna Brockhaus, Chase Broyhill, Shaun Broyhill, Nancy Coacher, Jon Dahl, Kris Dillman, Margaret Dorscheid, Paula Goetz, Kris Grunig, Paula Hebron, Ron Houske, Olivia Kallaos, Mac-kenzie Keith, Ken Kounkel, Brian Krusko, Peter Macfar-lane, Charlie McAllister, Janice Mohan, Becky Moos, Louise Moreland, Carol Morrissette, Jacob Muckey, Hay-den Pippett, Wendy Pohl, Gene Roach, Alice Sea, Gary Sierk, Larry Simons, Dorothy Swenson, Meryl Tieck, Steve Trobaugh, Doug Walker, Karen Wall, Tami Zerr, and those affected by disasters throughout the world.

Each week we pray for some of the families from the

congregation.

August 4—Gloria Hegenbart; Dick & Mary Hettinger; Fred & Shelly, Alex and Madeline Hexom; Jean Huff; Kristi Husted.

August 11—Lois Irwin; Pete & Angela, Eliana, and Evan Iversen; Fran Jackson; Troy & Tammy, Brenna, Emily, Syd-ney, and Max Jennings; Margaret Johnson.

August 18—Bharat & Kulia, and Niko Kakarala; Linda Kas-sis; Dean Koeppen; Jessie, Lane and Chase Koons; John & Delaine, Devon and Jessica Krager.

August 25—Elaine Kreutzian; Tim Laros; Mike & Con-stance, and Ingrid Larson; Jerry & Sue Levay; Jonathon & Lexie Levay.

September 1—Chris Levine; Jeff & Marlene, and Robyn; Chris & Jenna, Hunter, Quinn and Kennedy Liberto; Carl & Emily, Paul and Kathleen Lindblom; Dick Lindblom.

2019 Flower Chart The 2019 flower chart has been posted in the narthex by the north entrance to the nave. Please sign up if and when you are willing to donate bouquets that adorn the reredos. The cost for a beautiful bouquet is $35.

The Social Concerns Benevolence

Event for July and August is an

“Ingathering of School Supplies” for Irving

School. Items needed include: Boxes of

crayons (16 or 24 count), thick Crayola

markers, large bottles of glue, (no paste,

gel, or colored glue), glue sticks, plastic

school boxes, 2 pocket folders, spiral

notebook (wide-lined), wide-lined note

paper 200 count, scissors (Fiskars

brand), #2 pencils, large erasers, large

boxes of Kleenex, Ziploc bags (quart and

gallon sizes), packages of sticky notes

(small and large sizes), and old maga-

zines. (You may check listing of items re-

quested at the

store for Irving

School/Sioux

City Elemen-

tary schools). Summer Music

We have openings for soloists and small groups to pro-vide anthems or voluntaries during the Sunday service.

Is this only for adults? Of course not! Is this only vocal music? Of course not! Would it be nice to have a musical offering every Sunday this summer? Of course!

Please contact Diana Wooley to choose the date/s you want before they are gone.

Thank you Dear friends and family of Augustana Lu-

theran Church, Thank you for 19 years and 4 months of partnership in ministry! Thank you also for the gift of $1550 for my retirement. I am overwhelmed! Whether or not we worship together, we continue to be brothers and sis-ters in Christ.

Thanks be to God

Pastor Del

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Invitation

Supper and Prayer Service

Friday, August 16, 2019

Summer Supper at 6:30 pm Holden Evening Prayer at 8:00 pm

St. Mark Lutheran Church 5200 Glenn Avenue

Sioux City, IA

Installation of the Rev. Lorna H. Halaas as

Bishop of the Western Iowa Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Saturday, August 17,, 2019

1:30 pm First Lutheran Church 3939 Cheyenne Blvd

Sioux City, IA.

Rostered leaders are invited to vest in red. Please be vested by 1:00 PM.

Reception to follow.

RSVP to all events to julie.cook@wisynod.org

Season after Pentecost

August 4 Eight Sunday after Pentecost Today’s texts offer instruction and encourage-ment for all who are occasionally overwhelmed by the “unhappy business” of life. Jesus urges us to take care and be on guard against all kinds of greed. We who have died with Christ in holy baptism have also been raised with him and are encouraged to elevate our thinking, seeking the “things that are above.” To that end we seek the sustenance of the Lord’s supper and the encouragement of God’s word.

August 11 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Jesus says, “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” It is God’s promise from the beginning—to Abraham, to the early church, and to the “little flock” of which we are a part today in assem-bly. Faith, God’s baptismal gift, trusts the promises of God. Have no fear.

August 18 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost The word of God is a refining fire. Jesus is the great divide in human history. He invites our undivid-ed attention and devotion. Today, in the assembly, we are surrounded by “so great a cloud of witnesses.” In the word and in the holy communion we are invited yet again to look to Jesus, “the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.”

August 25: Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Remember the sabbath day. Call the sabbath a delight. This is the Lord’s day, and the Lord will do for us what the Lord does: feed us, forgive us, help and heal us. Rejoice at all the wonderful things God is do-ing.

September 1: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Invited and inviting—that is the nature of the church. By God’s grace in holy baptism we have a place at the banquet table of the Lord. When, by the power of that same Spirit, humility and mutual love continue among us, the church can be more inviting still.

Piece Corps Sewing Group

Piece Corps Quilters is now Piece Corps Sewing Group.

We have designers, cutters, pinners, ironers and, of course, people who use the sewing machines.

Come and join us and bring a sack lunch on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. We meet from 10 AM- 2 PM in Reformation Hall.

We have averaged making 100 quilts a year most of which we donate to the Council on Sexual As-sault and Domestic Violence (CSADV) here in Sioux City and to Lutheran World Relief (LWR). We also give our high school seniors a quilt when they graduate.

Call Marge Swanson (252-1446) for questions.

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Birthdays

2 Lynne Rask 3 Kaylyn Winter 4 Corinne Andersen 5 Ginny Ericson 5 Dick Sea 6 Jennifer Harry 6 Terry Turner 7 Lisa Lines 7 Aaron Peterson 10 Christopher Bullock 11 Linda Kassis 12 Chase Koons 12 Marty McGlothlen 12 Josh Midland 14 Gay Parker 14 William McFall 15 John Krager 17 Mia Hall 18 Nicole Page 18 Tammy Jennings 20 Jack Ward 20 Spencer Gough 25 Gloria Hegenbart 25 Kennedy Liberto 25 Steve Trobaugh 28 Marlene Levine 28 Jane Ward 28 Kris Whitsel 31 Norma Parker

August Celebrations

Wedding Anniversaries 2 Bob & Marge Swanson 3 Terry & Jean Turner 4 Caleb & Kim Christopherson 8 Kim & Carol Rogers 9 Brad & Donna Verschoor 22 Skip & Sheila Schossow 24 Darrel & Christi Bullock 24 Dennis & Lisa Lines 24 Curt & DeeAnn Sales 25 Fred & Shelley Hexom 31 Kevin & Beth Schwaderer

If you see a missing name or incorrect date, please advise the office.

Upcoming Sunday Events

Single worship service on Sundays July 28—September 1. Please see future editions of The Trumpeter for information following that.

Address Changes

Please look at your listing in the membership directory. Is it correct? Do we have a land-line that you no longer use? Willing to share your cell num-ber?

Contact the office at 255-7694 or

churchamin@augustanasc.org to get us the corrections.

Thank you.

If You are Hospitalized... If you are or a family member is hospitalized and you want a Pastor to come visit, please call the office (712-255-7694). Neither hospital is calling the church with names of those admitted, sometimes even when you ask them to!

Baptism Birthdays 1 Donna Verschoor 3 Sam Sales 6 Annie Stewart 11 Beth Schwaderer 20 Ellie Lindgren 22 Ellie Iversen 24 Quinn Liberto 25 Pastor Davis Cox 27 Bob Swanson 28 Brenda Davis 29 Tyler Welp 31 Emily Jennings

Join the fight for Alzheimer’s first survivor

Sioux City– September 15, 2019

Hilton Garden Inn Riverfront

Registration/Check in at 2 pm

Ceremony at 3 pm

Walk at 3:30 pm

Register today 1-800-272-3900

For more information go to alz.org/walk

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Ushers for June Tom Peterson (Captain), Chris Liber-to, Darold Sea, and Martin Sea.

Funeral Helpers The following are asked to bake a cake or help in the kitchen for funerals during the month. The Funeral Coordina-tor will contact you if needed. Kim Christopherson, Judy Swanson, Barb Torticill, Kris Whitsel, Cindy Washi-nowski..

Worship assistants, you are responsible for serving on the day they are scheduled. If you are unable to

serve on a date scheduled, please arrange for a substitute and notify the office so the correct names may be entered in the bulletin.

Sunday August 4—9:30 am Acolyte—Mason Heck Greeters—Marian Erickson and Beth Schwaderer Assisting Minister—Caleb Christopherson Communion Assistants— Ginny Ericson and Abby Whitsel (B) Technical Assistant—Pete Iversen

Sunday, August 11, 2019—9:30 am Acolyte—Dawson Trobaugh Greeters—Jean Midland and Sea Dick Assisting Minister—Fred Hexom Communion Assistants—Beth Schwaderer & Cyd Fleckenstein (B) Technical Assistant—Robyn Levine Eucharistic Ministers—Nancy Van Meter and Judy Swanson

Sunday August 18, 2019—9:30 am Acolyte— Abby Whitsel Greeters—Judy Swanson and Amy Swenson Assisting Minister—Susie Strohbeen Communion Assistants—Jackson Wynn and Trevor Welp (B) Technical Assistant—Blake Lindgren

Sunday, August 25, 2019—9:30 am Acolyte—Trevor Welp and Alex Hexom Greeters—Terry & Debbie McAllister Assisting Minister—Amy Macfarlane Communion Assistants—Ollie Nygard and Dick Lindblom (B) Technical Assistant— Robyn Levine Eucharistic Ministers—Judy Swanson and Marian Erickson

Sunday September 1—9:30 am Acolyte—Kaylyn Winter Greeter—Bob Marge Swanson Assisting Minister—Shelly Hexom Communion Assistants— Darrel Bullock & Christi Bullock (B) Technical Assistant—Fred Hexom

Volunteers Needed Don’t you just love to see all the excited children go forward for the Chil-dren’s Moment? As Pastor Del has said many times, “WE ARE SO BLESSED!” We have to keep our children involved and we don’t want them to miss having their Children’s Moments so are you willing to spend a few moments with them on some Sunday mornings telling them a story or giving them some words of wisdom, etc.? If you are available dur-ing July and August, please let Diana Wooley or Judy Swanson know. This would be at our one service at 9:30 A.M.

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To the congregation of

Augustana Lutheran

Church

Thank you all for your continued

patience and support during this

time of transition . What a beautiful

farewell we had for Pastor Del and Jane on June 30th. Many

thanks to all who contributed to such a beautiful and fitting

farewell celebration. Congregation Council met on July 9th, a

meeting that we generally skip in the summer time, but we felt

there was lots of work that needs to be done and many bases

to cover. One of those bases is our staff members here at

Augustana. The staff members were used to being directed

daily by Pastor Del. We are reaching out to the congregation

to ask for their patience as we go through transition with staff

members as well. We are currently hiring a part-time Sexton

and in search of a office administrator. We wish Mark and

Denene success as they move on to new ventures. If you

know of anyone that is interested in any either of these posi-

tions please reach out to Caleb Christopherson. Also we

would like to welcome back Lauren Wainwright as she will be

helping out in the church office until we hire a new church ad-

ministrator.

The Council is reaching out to anyone that would like to join

us on Tuesday mornings at 9 am for a weekly church clean-

ing.

And reminder from our last month’s message, right now, Au-

gustana needs you and the best thing that you can do is to

stay active in your congregation by attending weekly services,

joining a mission team, helping around the church whenever

you can and giving generously so that our church will be as

strong as ever when our new pastor arrives.

Thank you and God bless,

Lila Plambeck,

Augustana Congregational Council Member.

Up from the Earth Members of Augustana: Do you have a veg-etable garden? Do you have room for an extra row of vegetables? From the abundance God provides us, it would be good to share with those who experience food insecurity. Seeds are available on the hallway table in the lower level. Founded on February 1, 2014, Up From The Earth exists to connect extra produce from home gardens to people in need. Up from the Earth is a voluntary system for connecting excess produce from home gardens to people in need. The program encourages home gardeners to "grow an extra row" and fa-cilitates the gathering and distribution of excess fruits and veggies to those in need through exist-ing food pantries. Produce is taken from the designated col-lection sites to any one of a dozen or so local food pantries who have the storage and capacity to distribute it to their clients. To date, over a dozen Sioux City churches of varying denominations have stepped up to close the gap between garden and table. Each congregation has appointed a Garden Produce Coordinator to be a point person for the project. The Garden Produce Coordinators work with home gardeners within their congregations to collect fresh produce and deliver it to local food pantries for distribution to families in need. Supporting the effort is a group of local vol-unteers who have formed the Up From The Earth core committee.

Up From The Earth is thrilled to report that during its inaugural year, over 6000 pounds of fresh produce was placed into the local food pantry system. You may bring your produce to the church and we will add it to the campaign at St. Mark Lutheran and First Lutheran churches.

Choir singing with the kids of Augustana

Lutheran

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One Sunday morning service on Aug 4 through September 1: 9:30 am.

August 2019

Augustana Lutheran Church

600 Court St.

Sioux City, IA 51101

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Office hours Mon-Fri 9:00 am-2:00 pm Pastor—

Phone: 712-255-7694 Church Administrator—

Email: augustana1875@augustanasc.org Director of Music—Diana Wooley

Web site: www.augustanasc.org Organists—Bob Barry and Shannon Peterson

Facebook: Augustana Lutheran, Sioux City Pianists—Bob Barry, Heidi Graben,

Angela Iversen, and Shannon Peterson

August 2019 Sexton—

Summer Schedule

9:30 Holy Communion Worship

—unstaffed nursery available

—handicap accessible

—free taxi to worship—277-0000

Mission Statements:

Church: A welcoming, caring con-

gregation offering opportunities

for worship, spiritual growth, and

fellowship. We express our faith

and love to others in the name of

Jesus Christ.

Staff: We are called to work to-

gether to enhance the community

of Augustana Lutheran Church as

we share our ministry of witness-

ing to the living God in Jesus

Christ, facilitating the gifts and

talents of people.

Augustana Congregation Council: Christi

Bullock (‘20); Caleb Christopherson, Presi-

dent (‘21); Adam Frisch (‘19); Pete Iversen

(‘20); Jeff Levine (‘20); Marlene Levine, Sec-

retary; Dick Lindblom (‘21); Linda Lindgren

(‘19); Lila Plambeck (‘20); Martin Sea, Vice

President (‘19); Bob Swanson, Treasurer Pro

Tem.

Augustana Foundation Board: Carla Glass

(‘20); Dick Hettinger (‘22); Fred Hexom

(‘21); Steve Macfarlane (‘22); Kurt Peterson

(‘21); Bob Stewart (‘22); Mike Moreland,

Advisor, Judy Swanson, Secretary.