February 2013 First News

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Pastor Mark Haas

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ!

By the time you receive this month’s Newsletter, an “anniversary” of sorts will have passed

for you and me, January 29, which marks seven years since my installation to be your pas-

tor, and then the next day begins year eight! Eight! That was my basketball uniform number

as a freshman at Concordia College in Oakland…my best year for statistics in basketball as

I led the team in scoring, minutes played and other contributions…pat me on my back!

Anyway, it’s an “anniversary” month, February, for a few reasons!

Thirty-five years ago, February 1978, was the month when Dee and I were blessed with

bringing Melanie home for adoption as our first child…she was baptized 10 days later. We

didn’t know it at the time, but in February 1983, thirty years ago, our youngest child, Mat-

thew was born on Oklahoma…we wouldn’t meet him for nearly 4 ½ years! However, at

around the same time thirty years ago, we made the decision to resign my call as a Lutheran

elementary school principal in order to begin studies at the seminary so that I could become

a pastor. My brother, Craig, will be 60 on February 27, the “anniversary” date we brought

Melanie home, which was four years to the day from when Dee had her first abdominal sur-

gery for an extreme case of endometriosis which led to an eventual hysterectomy. So I

have a lot of memories of February’s past!

So what about February’s present? Well, we have a busy month ahead, if for nothing else,

the church year calendar is upon us! Easter comes earlier this year than the last couple of

years, so Ash Wednesday arrives on February 13. We will be hosting a Dave Anderson con-

cert on February 28. The Regional Outreach Conference, conducted by Lutheran Hour Min-

istries, will be held in Sacramento on February 22-23. I will begin Intentional Interim Min-

istry training by spending a week in Livermore for Phase I (February 4-8). Stephen Minis-

try will begin its twice-a-month Peer Supervision and Continuing Education process, for

which I am still committed along with eleven others. And then, if our application for a DCE

Intern is accepted by Concordia University Chicago, their program director will visit with

us either in late February or March! Indeed, this is a busy month ahead…and don’t forget

Sundays!

So, we’ve taken a brief look at my February’s past and our February present…what about

the future…February a year from now? Your guess is as good as mine! Tomorrow is unsure

for us…we plan, but our plan may not be God’s plan, so we pray for God’s will to be done

among us, based on what we know, and then we live as He permits, guides and produces! A

year from now, our schedule may look familiar to today’s, or we may have moved from the

area for whatever reason, or we may be in a facility where someone else cares for us, or we

may be with loved ones and Jesus in the place He has prepared for us!

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A year can be a long time as it unfolds or seem short if it’s filled with activity. By faith, we

move ahead knowing as children of God, that we will be loved by Him, regardless of what

lays ahead! I already have the dates for my annual beach house vacation on the Mendocino

Coast in late September, early October but that is still a long time off! There is much to do

in the meantime!

The author of Hebrews tells us that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for-

ever.” In my yesterdays, I have loved and lost in death: all of my grandparents; all of Dee’s

and my parents and step-parents, except for my mother; and two aunts as well as a first

cousin. In my today, I have lost Dee and in some ways am losing her family to their retire-

ments and move to a new location that will be more difficult to get to in a Christmas time

vacation. My best friends live even further away. So, very realistically, you are my present

as you have been the past seven years. I am grateful for you as people gifts from God. And

as forever, or for a future, you and I have Jesus and whatever plans He has for us, which ul-

timately are in and with Him. My sister-in-law, Sue, likes to quote to me, “For I know the

plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a fu-

ture and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11) That sounds a lot like Hebrews and the assurances of Je-

sus being with us yesterday, today and forever!

The future is uncertain for our world, our nation, our state, our county, our city or town of

residence, our family whether large or small, and our individual lives. Uncertainty rules as

to what happens in this life. Yet, we have hopes and dreams, goals, objectives and plans and

work to fulfill the Lord’s will and calling in our daily being. And at the same time, our fu-

ture is very certain and secure. St. Paul reminds us that “God is for us!” Jesus tells us, en-

courages us in life, with words of “real presence” in the Sacrament, as well as His “real

presence” with us until the “end of the age.”

We live each day in the caring hands and arms of the Good Shepherd. When months and

anniversaries come and go, memories relived and fond thoughts expressed, we can be as-

sured that this Loving Shepherd wants us to experience without a doubt that “surely good-

ness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the

Lord forever!”

May our Lord bless and keep you this day and month in the mighty hands of our Savior!

Yours in Christ’s service,

Pastor Mark Haas, SDG

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 10a Women’s Bible Study Swifts 7p Templo El Mesias

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3 7:45a BHG Practice 8a Adult Bible Study 9aContemporary Worship 9:15a Adult Bible Study 9:15a Sunday School 10:30aTraditional Worship w/Holy Communion 6p Templo Youth 6:30p A.A FSR

4 8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 5:15p Bells of Praise 6p Property Board 6:35p Jubilate

5 10:30a Crossways 3:30p Angel Choir 6:30p Spiritus

6 8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 9a String Band Practice

7 10a Joy in the Word Bible Study 6p BHG Practice 7p AlAnon

8 8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 9:30a Quilters 7p Templo El Mesias

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10 7:45a BHG Practice 8a Adult Bible Study 9aContemporary Worship w/Holy Communion 9:15a Adult Bible Study 9:15a Sunday School 10:30aTraditional Worship 6p Templo Youth 6:30p A.A FSR

11 8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 5:15p Bells of Praise 6:35p Jubilate


13 Ash Wednesday

8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 9a String Band Practice Noon Ash Wednesday Worship 6p Soup Supper 7p Ash Wednesday Worship

14 10a Joy in the Word Bible Study 3:30p Upper Room 6p BHG Practice 7p AlAnon

15 8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 10a Women’s Bible Study Swifts 7p Templo El Mesias

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17 7:45a BHG Practice 8a Adult Bible Study 9aContemporary Worship 9:15a Adult Bible Study 9:15a Sunday School 10:30aTraditional Worship w/Holy Communion 6p Templo Youth 6:30p A.A FSR

18 8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 5:15p Bells of Praise 6:30p Stephen Ministers 6:35p Jubilate

19 10:30a Crossways 3:30p Angel Choir 5p Board of Trustees 6:30p Spiritus


21 10a Joy in the Word Bible Study 6p BHG Practice 7p AlAnon

22 8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 9:30a Quilters 7p Templo El Mesias

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24 8a BHG Practice 8a Adult Bible Study 9aContemporary Worship w/Holy Communion 9:15a Adult Bible Study 9:15a Sunday School 10:30aTraditional Worship 6p Templo Youth 6:30p A.A FSR

25 8:15a Fit ‘n Fun 5:15p Bells of Praise 6:35p Jubilate



28 10a Joy in the Word Bible Study 6p BHG Practice 7p AlAnon 7p Praise and Worship Dave Anderson & Kelly Patten

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February 3 February 10 February17 February24

9:00

Sound 10:30

Lionel Rogers

Stephen Cass

Lionel Rogers

Stephen Cass

Lionel Rogers

Stephen Cass

Lionel Rogers

Bill Swift

9:00

Elders 10:30

Clay Dawson

Clay Dawson

Larry Adloff

Clay Dawson

Clay Dawson

Phil Dawson

9:00

Acolytes 10:30

9:00

Ushers

10:30

Ken & Francesca Jones

Phil & Doris Corson

Cliff & Frances Thomure,

David Rethwisch,

Richard Gordon


Phil & Doris Corson


David Rethwisch,

Richard Gordon


Dick and Jean Liddell


David Rethwisch,

Richard Gordon


Dick and Jean Liddell


David Rethwisch,

Richard Gordon

9:00

Altar

Guild 10:30

Donna & Steve

Kemppainen

Clydene & Lionel Rogers

Kathy Cass

Cindy Terpe

Liturgist Rich Yanick Pastor Mark Rich Yanick Pastor Mark

Counters R. & M. Durand K. & F. Jones M &M Opsahl P. & D. Corson

9:00

Video 10:30

Cindy Terpe

Jean Haldeman

Cindy Terpe

Jean Haldeman

Cindy Terpe

Jean Haldeman

Cindy Terpe

Jean Haldeman

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Just a Reminder for Altar Guild: Remove the candles into the wooden holder and fill each candle with the liquid wax. Light each candle to make sure they are all burning at

the same height. Please do not cut wicks to adjust flame, simply push down or pull up gently. Return the candles to the holders and

make sure they are secure and straight.

Fill three (3) communion trays, four (4) on the Sundays when communion is held in both services. Fill six (6) center cups in each tray with the white grape juice. This amount is subject to change when we grow in membership!!

Keep the filled trays in the refrigerator.

Straighten and fill in the cards as needed and make sure all the pencils are sharp in each pew.

Fill the coffee and water pots. The directions are on the closet door.

All these functions can be done on Friday or Saturday.

On Sunday set out communion prior to service and clean up and put it away after the service.

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CONTINUING/COMING IN FEBRUARY 2013…

We currently conduct our worship services at 9 AM (Contemporary)

and 10:30 AM (Traditional). Adult Bible Classes on Sunday are of-

fered at 8 AM and 9:15 AM. Sunday School for nursery/preschool

age children through age 12 is conducted during the contemporary

service, beginning with the Lamb’s Sermon, after which they go to

their classes with their teachers!

TEAM LEADER POSITIONS

We continue to seek out persons to serve as leaders of our Chris-

tian Education, Stewardship and Youth teams. If we are missing

you in the conversation, and you’d like to be a part of these neces-

sary ministry teams, please contact pastor at your earliest conven-

ience.

REVITALIZATION

We continue to receive donations to the “Revitalization Fund” established to raise

monies to offset the expenses of calling a DCE/Family Life Minister-Intern, to us

this summer 2013. A ministry description and application has been submitted to

Concordia University Chicago! You may recall that our stewardship program 2011

involved these items…Financial Growth by Three Means: (1) Commitment to tith-

ing, (2) Increased contribution in 2013, and (3) Specific pledge to the Revitalization

fund.

COOKS FOR THE HOMELESS

Ida Brady has a friend, Dee Hook, who helps prepare lunches for distribution to

the homeless camps around town, as identified by Mike Parr with Mercy Rescue

Way Mission. If you would like to assist in the meal preparation, contact Ida or

contact Dee directly at 916-941-9541 or via email … [email protected].

MUSICIANS/SINGERS

“By His Grace,” our contemporary service worship leaders are

seeking out more instrumentalists and singers to accent their

ministry. They would dearly love to have an every-Sunday key-

boardist…thanks Denise for your efforts at Advent/Christmas!

In the meantime, Bill and Jenny on guitar, sometimes Dick on

guitar or harmonica, and occasionally Doug on bass are the core

along with Clydene, Jenny and Bill as vocalists! Know someone, maybe you, who

could join along? Let Bill Rosenberry or pastor know!

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MISCELLANEOUS

“Little Back Packs” for Schnell School, 21, will be filled

again in mid-February…donations of nutritional snacks

and drinks are very much appreciated!

LENT 2013

Ash Wednesday will be observed on February 13, 2013

with a service, including the Imposition of Ashes, at

noon and at 7 PM. There will be a soup supper at 6 PM.

Please sign up for soups, bread or dessert on the sign-up chart in the Nar-

thex. This will be the only soup supper or mid-week Lenten service until

Holy Week when we observe Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and then

Easter. In the meantime, we encourage you to attend the Wednesday evening

Bible study lead by Rich Yanick in the Fireside Room, plan on attending the

Dave Anderson Concert on February 28, and we encourage you to partici-

pate in the weekly collection of toiletries for Lutheran World Relief! Addi-

tionally, please consider attending the “Regional Outreach Conference” con-

ducted by Lutheran Hour Ministries on February 22-23 in Sacramento!

Stephen Ministry

On Sunday, January 27, we celebrated, as a congregation, the

commissioning of nine Stephen Ministers. These wonderful,

committed people are now ready and eager to begin their car-

ing ministry. Your help is needed to help identify and lead

those who are in need to take advantage of this Christian

care. It may be someone who is simply feeling alone and

needs a caring person to listen. If you know of someone who

might benefit from this ministry, explore with them the possibility of having a

Stephen Minister, and then either contact Pastor or Judy Bryld, or obtain a

“Referral Form” from the office, fill it out and return it to Pastor or to the office in

an envelope marked “confidential”. Likewise if you feel that you, yourself, might

benefit from this care, we encourage you to either contact Pastor or Judy Bryld,

or, again, to obtain a “Referral Form” from the office and return it to either Pastor

or to the church office in an envelope marked “confidential”. Remember that

your referral is kept absolutely confidential. Upon receipt of the referral the

Stephen Ministry leaders will make contact with the potential care receiver, ex-

plain the Stephen Ministry, answer any questions and determine if this is the right

program for them. May God bless you for your help.

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JOIN US for an evening of praise and worship with Arizonans, Dave

Anderson and Kelly Patten! The concerts these men present includes

Gospel music, old-time Sunday school songs, contemporary Christian

music and stories of God’s grace and mercy, including “The Rescue

Story,” which has been heard by millions of people around the world!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013 @ 7:00 PM

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

1200 PINECREST COURT

530-622-3022 FOR INFORMATION

FOLLOWED BY REFRESHMENTS

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WINTER NOMADIC SHELTER

(November 2, 2012 – March 31, 2013)

Levels of Support:

1. Prayer

2. Become a host site a night weekly, monthly, or occasionally

3. Send volunteers to help staff the church sites, especially Tuesday,

Thursday, and Saturday

4. Volunteer to work 3-4 hour shift from about 5:30 PM to about 7:30

AM the next morning

5. Volunteer at Mercy Way Rescue for Check-in 5:30 – 6:30 PM and for

Check-out 7:30 – 8:30 AM

6. Provide a light evening meal or breakfast at a shelter

7. Volunteer substitute driver for “Gracie” the bus or van (with

chauffer’s license)

8. Donations for gas, insurance and maintenance of “Gracie” the bus

9. Donations of pillow cases, pillows & sleeping bags (all machine

washable)

If you would like to learn more about the Shelter, and possibly become one

of its many workers, there is an opportunity on January 10, 17, and 24 to

partner with the Nazarene Church! These three dates will be hosted at

Christlike Services at 7500 Green Valley Road. Trainees could serve from

5:30 PM-Midnight. If interested in physically assisting the shelter or

participating in any of the listed items above, # 1-9, please contact Carol

Smith at 644-6018 or Mike Parr at 333-5787, or Pastor Frank Gates at 306-

9192.

FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruary BirthdaysBirthdaysBirthdaysBirthdays

FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruary AnniversariesAnniversariesAnniversariesAnniversaries

2/9/1963 Larry and Patty Adloff 2/14/1965 Ray and Judy Engler 2/16/1985 Dale and Denise Lambert 2/18/1979 Phillip and Iva Yoshimura

1 Marlin Sampson

Russ Salmen

Marcia Swift

3 Carolyn Labahn

Eli Stein

18 Al Raaum

Carol Sachs

19 Iva Yoshimura

21 Pam McElyea

24 Dave Wentworth

25 Denise Lambert

27 Gerry Henkell

Kathy Tong

28 Bill Franklin

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Happy AnniversaryHappy AnniversaryHappy AnniversaryHappy Anniversary

We would like to thank all of the caring people that do-We would like to thank all of the caring people that do-We would like to thank all of the caring people that do-We would like to thank all of the caring people that do-nated to S.H.A.R.E. this past year. With everyone’s nated to S.H.A.R.E. this past year. With everyone’s nated to S.H.A.R.E. this past year. With everyone’s nated to S.H.A.R.E. this past year. With everyone’s help, S.H.A.R.E. served 4,532 families and 17,807 indi-help, S.H.A.R.E. served 4,532 families and 17,807 indi-help, S.H.A.R.E. served 4,532 families and 17,807 indi-help, S.H.A.R.E. served 4,532 families and 17,807 indi-viduals in 2012.viduals in 2012.viduals in 2012.viduals in 2012.

Anyone interested in helping S.H.A.R.E. distribute Anyone interested in helping S.H.A.R.E. distribute Anyone interested in helping S.H.A.R.E. distribute Anyone interested in helping S.H.A.R.E. distribute food, call us and we will be happy to show you how you food, call us and we will be happy to show you how you food, call us and we will be happy to show you how you food, call us and we will be happy to show you how you can help with this ministry.can help with this ministry.can help with this ministry.can help with this ministry.

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��If you are shopping at Raley’s and you haven’t registered your new number yet

then we are not getting scrip money from your purchases!

Don’t give up on us!!! The scrip money has helped us to have the best Sunday School

program ever and we received most of our scrip money from Raley’s!

Many are still having trouble signing up for the Raley’s card so here are STEP BY STEP IN-

STRUCTIONS:

1. First you go to somethingextra.com and register your new card by inputting your email address and a

password. It then brings up all your information.

2. Then you need to go to ‘manage your accounts’ it is located under the box where you sign in, just click

on it.

3. Then click on “Extra credit” which is also located in the yellow box to the right, in blue letters.

4. You will see a box in the middle of the screen that says YOUR ORGANIZATIONS – click on the green bar

that says “Change your selections”

5. To the left there is a box that says “Search Organizations” in the box above it input First Lutheran and hit

the enter key.

6. You will see “First Lutheran Church Child Development Center” – they haven’t changed it to say Sunday

school but this is the one.

7. Select First Lutheran then in the box that say MANAGE YOUR ORGANIZATIONS – use the drop down and

select 100. That means 100% of your purchase points will go to us!

If you still can’t do it then please write your name, email and the number from the back of

the card on the paper that will be on the donut table each Sunday and I’ll do it for you! Or

you can email that information to the church office. We wont get any money for any of your

purchases unless this step is completed so please get your new card and register so the money can continue

coming for our Sunday School program.

The Sunday school staff and children thank you!

PPPPrayer WWWWarriors CCCCorner Kathy Cass, Lay Prayer Minister

The Lord’s peace to youThe Lord’s peace to youThe Lord’s peace to youThe Lord’s peace to you ––––

“JUSTJUSTJUSTJUST THINKTHINKTHINKTHINK, you’re here not by chance, but by God’s choosing.

HISHISHISHIS HandHandHandHand formed you and made you the person you are.

HEHEHEHE compares you to none else – you are one of a kind.

YouYouYouYou lack nothing that His grace can’t give you.

He has allowed you to be here at this time in history to fulfill His spe-He has allowed you to be here at this time in history to fulfill His spe-He has allowed you to be here at this time in history to fulfill His spe-He has allowed you to be here at this time in history to fulfill His spe-

cial purpose for this generation.cial purpose for this generation.cial purpose for this generation.cial purpose for this generation.” Roy Lessin

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

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By: Donna Kemppainen

Our Mission Statement

To cultivate an open caring environment that al-lows everyone to share ideas and input; and to

motivate the entire congregation to participate in programs and activities to connect, build and bind

fellowship with members and others.

Finance News!

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2012 Financial Statement: Income: Income, Operating acct $306,036.54 CDC income (paid in 2012) $ 3,539.25 Total Income : $309,575.79 Total Expenses: $275,066.25 Net $ 34,509.54 We ended the year in the black! But we didn’t have a pre-school, nor a D.C.E., so this money will carry for-ward into 2013 to be used to pay the expenses we will incur with our new D.C.E., God willing! We have paid the license fees for the CDC in order to keep it open, but inactive. Our plan is to meet some-time this year and discuss the possibility of re-opening the pre-school. It all depends on the need and the economy. Thank you all for your support. If you have any questions about the finances please don’t hesitate to ask! Donna Kemppainen Treasurer

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF

“BASKETS OF PROMISE”

PERSONAL CARE KITS

Donate items for Lutheran World relief Kits to help people in need!

This Lenten season, our congregation is taking part in the LWR’s “Baskets of Promise” appeal. Each week in Lent, we’ll collect items to form LWR Personal Care Kits that help impoverished people stay

healthy in life’s most challenging situations.

Check the weekly bulletin, and see the insert in this month’s First News for the collection schedule. If

you have ant questions, please contact Pastor Mark or the church office!

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