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From the Pastor:

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last summer, the St. Petri Council met in retreat to look a bit more in detail at our

main goals for the upcoming year. One of the council members was tasked with talking to

young adults in the congregation and in the area about St. Petri and the church in general, and

that council member did a wonderful, wonderful job. Part of what those young adults told us was this: they’d be more interested in wor-

ship and the church if there were times available in addition to Sunday mornings. As a result,

we started talking about offering worship at another time, both for those young adults and also for members of our own community who would like to worship but aren’t able to join us on

Sunday mornings.

It’s a moment we can use to reflect on the changing world in which we live. At one time in American society, Sundays were exclusively reserved for Christian worship. In a time

when a very large percentage of the population identified itself as Christian, that may have

made sense (one can question how it made sense for those of Jewish or Muslim faith, but that’s

perhaps a discussion for another time). Most of you are aware, however, that this is no longer the case. Recent statistics suggest that 35% of the population works on the weekend, and for

those in the retail field, those numbers are drastically higher. For families, Sunday mornings

represent a number of choices, all of them hard. Sometimes, Sunday morning is the only time families have to rest without rushing to the next activity. Parents are constantly balancing be-

tween sports and other activities, very few of which continue to reserve Sunday morning for

family worship time. The demands of an ever-busier and ever-more-secular society no longer

respect what was once considered the unalienable right for Christians: to have Sunday morn-ings all to themselves.

As the church, we are called to live in the world that is, to look unflinchingly at reality

rather than lament for years gone by. We have a choice: to insist that the world around us bend to how we think things ought to be, or to meet the world humbly where it is, to provide

a word of grace whenever and however we may, to encourage both our own dedicated com-

munity members and folks who aren’t part of “us” to find time, sometime, to lay down our bur-dens and bask in God’s word of promise. I think God is calling us to choose the latter.

I do wish we could structure our lives better. I do wish parents would focus as much

on raising their kids in faith as they do getting their kids to practices and games on Sunday

mornings. I do wish sports leagues wouldn’t force parents to make those choices. I do wish we could give our laborers Sunday mornings off so they could get to worship. But as my friend

Nate’s father always told us, “Wish in one hand, spit in the other, see which one fills up first.”

We can wish or we can work - I think we need to work. We’re trying a new worship service on Wednesday nights this summer. Kristin and I

are attending a conference the day after Synod Assembly in which we’ll be learning more about

moving away from Sunday School being the primary means of educating our young people,

moving toward Family Faith Formation and helping parents follow the baptismal calling as the primary teachers of faith to their children. We’re looking for more ways to engage the Story

City community and meet folks out and about and not only inside the walls of the church.

We’re doing this because this is our calling as your ministry staff. Remember our mission statement: “We are disciples of Jesus Christ; called to grow in Christ and to invite all to fol-

low him.” There’s no limit on when or how that happens. It doesn’t

say “only on Sundays from 9:30-11:30.” We are called to pass on the faith by hook or by crook.

I look forward to our summer together, particularly now

that Kristin and the girls and I are more settled into the parsonage

and the community. I think there are many good things in store for us all as we seek to “grow in Christ and invite all to follow him.” I’m

grateful for the many, many good things the Spirit is doing through all

of us already, and I pray for you daily as you live out your callings in this community. God be with you all!

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Scott

2 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

JUNE CARE GROUP Leaders:

Angie Stover, Shirley Stakey Lorene Anderson

Gene & Audrey Bauer

Duaine & Carolyn Bostwick

Grant & Joni Brown

Gary & Hope Brown

John & Nancy Carlson

Bev Christenson

John & Linda Fevold

Carl & Evelyn Fink

Clark & Betty Grinde

Erik & Lara Gustafson

Seth & Willow Hill

Patty Hoversten

Paul & Karen Jacobson

Lisa Kalamaja

Adam & Jane Lande

Lowell & Becki Lande

Matthew Lande

Robert & Maxine Lekwa

Jody & Roxane McCaskey

Mark & Pat Minnick

Janet Mitchell

Janet Mortvedt

Paul & Ellen Ness

Dennis & Anita Nuetzman

Lois Peterson

James & Connie Phillips

Marvin & Myrtle Post

Brooke Pringle

Howard & Naomi Reisetter

Sheri Severson

Larry Sogard

Shirley Stakey

Rick & Angie Stover

Chuck & Patty Van Patter

Paul & Heidi Vanden Hull

Tim and Judy Watson

Wayne & Mindy Williams

Called by God

JULY CARE GROUP

Leaders:

Karen Munson, Mardell Christian

Sheryl Ammerman

Eric & Vicki Anderson

Martha Arends

Tim & Amy Crouch

Mark & Cindy Doolittle

David & Leanna Finley

Carol Foss

Mike & Ann Healy

Walt & Barb Hermanson

Roger & Nancy Hermanson

Lorna Hoversten

Bob & Thelma Huffer

Sheldon & Mindy Kardell

Kevin & Diana Keech

Darla Millang

Pauline Ness

David Olson

David & Rosemary Osheim

Larry & Cindy Osmundson

Darlene Patterson

Margaret Peter

Steven & Mary Peterson

Rocke & Angie Rahfeldt

Ron & Glenda Rahfeldt

Marty & Connie Rasmusson

Chris & Angie Roling

Lori Schminke

Bob Severson

Shirley Sim

Deloris Stevens

Hubert & Gloria Tussey

Kiele Williams

June 5: Mary Finnestad-Roche, Heath Larson

June 6: Duaine Bostwick, John Satre

June 8: Marilyn Lekwa, Grant Brown II

June 9: Grace Benson, Damian Horness, Pilialoha Kailiawa

June 10: Zachery Anderson

June 11: Barry Muhlenberg

June 13: Zach Healy, Pat Murken, Dan Olson

June 14: Spencer Clarridge

June 15: Kevin Patterson

June 16: Jane Bauman

June 17: Dale Anderson, Roxane McCaskey

June 18: Levi Keech

June 19: Landon Greiner, Pua Kailiawa, Shirley Sim

June 20: Heather Barber, Noah Bartmess

June 21: Christian Chelsvig, Eric Anderson

June 22: Cameron Vize

June 23: Zachary Horness, Jennifer Strohm

June 24: Anthony Horness, Alex Muhlenberg, Scott Schmitz

June 25: Elaine Olson, Tyler Rivers

June 25: Kay Anderson

June 27: Garrett Healy

June 28: Terry Hubby

June 30: Barbara Anderson, Marcia Millang, Owen Patterson

3 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

Gathered by God

Help us to be good stewards and save paper!

The St. Petri Messenger is also posted online each month. You can find the link on our website:

www.stpetrilutheran.weebly.com. If you are able to read the e-version and can be taken off the “paper”

mailing list, please notify the office: stpetri@windstream.net

Inaugural St. Petri Open

Riverbend Golf Course

June 30 at 3:00pm

We have reserved 4 tee slots (16 players). The Club

house is reserved for a supper at 5:30 as people finish

rounds. We can add more tee slots if we get more

folks. If interested, please talk to Pastor Scott or John

Hinz.

Sunday School Teacher & Wednesday Youth

Leaders Appreciation Breakfast

Sunday, June 2nd at 8:30 a.m.

St. Petri Yacht Club

will set sail for Pickles Pub

in Kamrar on Sunday, June

2 at 5:30 p.m. This event is

open to all, so please bring

a friend. If time allows, we

may swing by Sweet Treats

in Jewell for ice cream on

the way back to Story City.

Anyone needing a ride to Kamrar should con-

tact Angie R-H at 733-9250.

Weekly Bible Study

Meets every Tuesday

at Dinners by Dawn,

516 Broad, Story City

11:30 am—12:15 pm

Bring a bible if you have one and join in this pre-

view and discussion of the upcoming Sunday read-

ings while enjoying lunch!

Phone/Address

Changes

Have you recently

moved, changed your

email address or

switched from a land-

line to a cell phone? Remember to share

your new contact information with the

church office to help your church family

keep in touch with you, too.

Lost and Found – Please check the table

in the Fellowship Hall and the coat rack in

the hall near the High School Youth

Room for any items you may have lost.

Items that have not been picked up by

June 15th will be given to Goodwill. One

of the items is a black wool coat, size 18.

4 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

Bible Readings for June

First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel

June

2

1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43 Psalm 96:1-9 (3) Galatians 1:1-12 Luke 7:1-10

June

9

1 Kings 17:17–24 Psalm 30 (2) Galatians 1:11–24 Luke 7:11–17

June

16

2 Samuel 11:26—

12:10; 12:13–15 Psalm 32 (5) Galatians 2:15–21 Luke 7:36—8:3

June

23

Isaiah 65:1–9 Psalm 22:19–28 (22) Galatians 3:23–29 Luke 8:26–39

June

30

1 Kings 19:15–16, 19–

21 Psalm 16 (8) Galatians 5:1, 13–25 Luke 9:51–62

Enlightened by God’s Word

Liturgy in Lawn Chairs

Wednesdays @7pm, May 29 – August 14

In the back yard at St. Petri

Bring your own chair and maybe an extra one to share. You don’t need to dress up.

Pastor Scott’s going to play guitar and wear sandals. We will sing, pray and read

some Scripture. Sometimes we may have a bit of a barbecue beforehand. If it rains,

we’ll go inside to the chapel. Invite your friends and neighbors to join us!

5 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

We Are Sent

WELCA* - All women are invited!

June 3 - 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting

June 8 - Scandinavian Days Bake Sale

June 13 – 2 pm WELCA Circle Bible Study June 15 NE IA SWO Convention, Wartburg College

June 24-26 Quilt making 9:00 am to noon

*Women of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Sunday, June 23

6-8 pm

St. Petri Fellowship Hall

Busy Hands needs a new coordinator! Please contact Pastor Scott if you can share your gifts to help keep

this ministry moving forward. Many thanks to Chris Hobbs for getting it off the ground and offering so many

fun activities that build relationships with one another and our community. Is God calling you to lead this?

Thank you members of St. Petri for taking

time out of your busy schedules to deliver

“Meals on Wheels” for the month of May.

Your dedication to serving others is greatly

appreciated.

Thank you to all who have given their time

and effort to the Backpack Buddies pro-

gram. ~RS Elem. Students

A big thanks to the May Care Group for all

their hard work. You deserve a gold star

and make our job easy. ~Wanda & Cheryl

2013 Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry

Schedule

July 20—September 28—December 7

Volunteers will be needed from 10 am to 12

noon on these dates.

Please contact Betty

Grinde, John Fevold or

Mardell Christian if you

can help. Thanks to

everyone for supporting

this important ministry.

The need continues to

grow each month.

6 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

Program Preview Day

June 6 at 9am at Riverside’s chapel

All are welcome to come & perfect the skits &

studies for our youth this summer. Lunch will

be provided. Please call 733-5271 and let us

know if you will be coming.

Camperships Available A week at camp has a powerful influence on the faith

formation of youth. St. Petri Lutheran encourages

these experiences by offering funding to assist fami-

lies in sending children & youth to summer camps

or other church-related programs.

Talk to Youth & Fam-

ily Ministry Director,

Kristin Johnson for

more information

about opportunities

for youth and families

to grow in faith over

the summer.

To Share God’s Love

SCANDINAVIAN DAYS BAKE SALE

WELCA will be participating in the Scandinavian Days

Bake Sale on June 2nd. We do appreciate your Scandi-

navian goodies (and any baked goods) and would like

them packaged and priced (if possible) according to

the following price list:

Angel Food Cake - $6.00

Berliner Kranse - $3.00 dozen

Bread - $4.00

Cookies - $2.50 dozen

Bars - $2.00 ½ dozen

Cupcakes - $1.50 ½ dozen or .25 each

Dinner Rolls - $3.50 dozen

Fattimand - $3.50 ½ dozen

Fruit Soup - $4.00 pint

Kavring - $3.00 dozen

Krumkake - $3.25 ½ dozen

Lefse - $1.50 each

Pies - $7.00-$8.00

Potato Cakes - $3.25 ½ dozen

Rosettes - $3.25 ½ dozen

Sanbakkles - $3.25 ½ dozen

Spritz - $3.00 dozen

Sweet Breads - $3.00 lg., $2.00 med., $1.50 sm.

Sweet Rolls - .75 each

Tea Rings - $10.00 and up, depending on size

Kringla - $4.00 dozen

Muffins - $3.00 dozen

Jam - $4.00 - $5.00 pint

Story City Community Center

(503 Elm St., Story City) 8:00 a.m. til sold out

Everyone is welcome to bring goods.

Proceeds will go to WELCA missions.

Lois Peterson, Arlene Gere,

Delores Stevens, Leonard Peter

Remember

in Prayer

Here’s how you can help make potato cakes for

the Scandinavian Days Bake Sale:

1. Cook 5 pounds of Russet potatoes and rice them;

while hot, add 1/2 stick margarine, 1 teaspoon salt

and 2 teaspoons sugar. Mix. Refrigerate overnight

and bring to church by 9:00 am on Friday, June 7.

2. Help roll out or cook potato cakes on the griddle

Friday morning.

Sign up sheets will be on the table by the church office.

If you have any questions, call Gloria Severson at 733-

4684.

7 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

Summer HS Youth Group

The HS youth will be meeting from 6-7:30pm

every 1st and 3rd Sundays of June, July and

August in partnership with Immanuel Lutheran.

And YUM, a meal will be provided. :0)

The schedule is as follows:

June 2nd @ Immanuel

June 23rd @ St. Petri

July 7th @ Immanuel

July 21st @ Bergen

August 4th @ Immanuel

Here's to another great summer of food, fun and fellowship!

Summer MS Youth Group

The MS youth will be meeting from

7:45pm-9pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednes-

day's of the month for June and August

for youth group.

The schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, June 5th @ Bergen

Wednesday, June 19th @ Bergen

Wednesday, August 7th @ St. Petri

For the month of July we'll have Summer

Stretch as our primary program.

It will be another great summer of

fun & fellowship!

8 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

This summer we’ll be having VBS that is for the WHOLE Family;

moms, dads, siblings (and even grandparents) will be up to their

elbows in farmin’ fun as they explore one simple Bible truth,

Jesus will always love us!

WHEN:

Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13 from 6-8:15pm

(includes a meal)

Sunday Celebration during worship on July 14th

WHO:

The WHOLE Family (with children up thru 4th grade)—

this includes moms, dads, siblings and even grandparents.

WHERE: At St. Petri

COST: There’s no cost, other than two hours a night for some

FUN with your family.

Please RSVP by July 7 with Kristin

@733-4623, Or stpetriyouthmin@gmail.com

9 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

St. Petri Lutheran Church

Unapproved

Council Meeting Minutes

May 8, 2013

Present: Pastor Scott Johnson, Pres. John Hinz, VP Kevin Ruby, Treas. Verlyn Frohling,

Secretary Karen Munson, Youth & Family Ministry Director Kristin Johnson, Jaye Ander-

son, Erik Gustafson, Sharon Sills, Kevin Patterson, Clarke Grinde, Paul Wierson, Karleen

Uitermark, Dennis Nuetzman

Meeting called to order by Pres. Hinz at 8:00 p.m.

Devotions were given by Pastor Scott.

Secretary minutes from April 10, 2013 council meeting were discussed. Kevin Patterson

moved to approve minutes as corrected. Second by Kevin Ruby. Motion carried.

Committee Reports

Music & Worship: Hymns have been chosen for June. Clayton Hoefs and his wife have

moved to Ankeny.

Outreach/Fellowship: Discussed Wednesday evening services for the summer. Possibly

serving ice cream after one of the July services. A letter for new residents of Story City

has been written and approved and is ready for mailing, inviting new residents to St.

Petri. Senior Luncheon is September 13 with more information to follow.

Property/Trustee: Erik Gustafson discussed the church property insurance forms that

needed to be updated. Erik received renewal form information that included misconduct

coverage, liability coverage and terrorism risk coverage. We are getting ready for the

next phase of the Renew & Restore campaign.

Spiritual Life: No report

Stewardship Committee: Karleen Uitermark reported that she has taken over the Back-

pack Buddies and the committee assembled them for May. Temple Talks will begin this

summer with the first one in July. Suggestion to put the Food Panty calendar in the

newsletter so volunteers can plan ahead.

Youth Ministry: Jaye Anderson reported they have discussed a special event for World

Hunger. Appreciation breakfast for all youth volunteers will be a joint event with Bergen

on June 2nd. Senior breakfast and worship will be May 19th. High school summer youth

will meet 1st & 3rd Sunday in June. Middle school summer youth will meet 1st & 3rd

Wednesday in June. HS Fall Retreat will be at camp EWALU. Distribution of scholarship

10 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

Youth Education: Paul Wierson reported on rejuvenating Sunday School and improving

attendance.

Staff Reports

Pastor Scott and Kristin each presented their written reports. Both remain busy getting

to know this community and residents outside our St Petri family. Kristin continues to

have very active youth groups in both the middle school and high school. Planning is

underway to continue programs for the youth thru the summer.

Executive Committee: Kevin Ruby reported a computer will be order for Kristin. Notes

from the Council Retreat indicate areas of growth but action plans need to be set so the

council will address them one at a time during our meetings. Endowment Committee

report with more information later in the minutes.

Financial Report: Verlyn Frohling reported. A water valve in the restroom off the nar-

thex had stuck for several days and the last water bill was $460 compared to a usual

bill of $50. Verlyn wrote a letter to Mark Jackson to see if we could get some relief from

this bill. Approximately $550 remain from the Deb Witte memorial to be used in kitchen

upgrades. Karen Munson and Ann Healy will discuss needed items in the kitchen and

report back to the council with estimates. Kevin Ruby moved to approve the financial

report. Second by Paul Wierson. Motion carried.

Old Business: Kevin Patterson moved to approve the purchase of Kristin’s computer.

Second by Sharon Sills. Motion carried.

New Business: Endowment Committee members Dennis Nuetzman and Clark Grinde

presented a detailed overview on the history of the Endowment Fund. Areas detailed

were history of accounts, assessment of current investments, endowment components,

possible adjustments for growth and investment strategy for the future. The committee

will continue to evaluate the investment strategy and report back to the council in Sep-

tember.

The meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.

Closed with The Lord’s Prayer.

Submitted,

Karen Munson, Secretary

11 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

Michaella Fevold

She plans to attend ISU to double

major in Animal Science and

Global Resource Systems

2 Corinthians 4:18

Mariah Keech

She will attend the University of

Nebraska – Lincoln and plans to

double major in political science/

international relations and triple

minor in economics, psychology

and women's studies.

Psalm 1:1-2

Tyler Hobbs

He plans to attend DMACC then

transfer to UNI to study Con-

struction Management. He hopes

to own his own Construction

Company some day.

Proverbs 3:1

Megan Gustafson

She will be attending Central Col-

lege in Pella to major in Education.

Psalm 23:1

Maggie Foss

She will be attending Hawkeye Com-

munity College in Waterloo to ma-

jor in Medical Administrative Assis-

tant.

Psalm 146:13

Jacob Dedic

He plans to go to ISU and will major in

pre-med with the plan to go on and

become a Physician's Assistant or Sur-

gical Nurse.

Psalm 55:22

Kelsie Crouch

She plans to attend The Citadel;

The Military College of South

Carolina to major in Civil Engi-

neering and participate in the

AFROTC program.

Romans 8:38-39

Colton Finley

He plans to attend ISU majoring in

agricultural engineering and minor

in AG business.

Mark 4: 3-8

Roland-Story High School

2013

12 We are disciples of Jesus Christ, called to grow in Christ and to invite all to follow him.

A Divine Deluge

“It’s my birthday today and I want a shower, not a sponge bath. A

shower: the real thing, head-to-toe water flowing down over my

head. The doctor said there’s something about a real shower, not a

sponge bath,” the person said as I prepared for the showering event.

As I helped, I celebrated God’s gift of a shower, a birthday and abun-

dant grace for today with him.

Luther reminds us to remember our baptism as we wash our faces

each morning. It’s our daily baptismal reminder of God’s goodness

flowing down. It is not a stingy sponge bath. It is an all out deluge of

God’s goodness flowing down--unimpeded, generous, abundant, over-

flowing and spilling over—more than enough. Oh, how joyous the

flow feels on a hot day washing skin soiled and crusty with sweat and

dirt. Or after a spell of sickness, the water is a refreshing reminder

of God’s wholeness and healing. May we receive with joy God’s gift

of water. May His water bring a healing and refreshing flow of physi-

cal, emotional, and spiritual cleansing. Let us celebrate His good gifts

and share his abundant grace for today. ~Karleen Uitermark

Rebekah Titus is now in Basic Training. You can write to her at the following address

(please do not send packages.)

Front of envelope: Centered on back of envelope:

PVT 2 Rebekah Titus 5133 —1st PLT WOLF PACK—

C-2-10 Inf Regt. 1 Plt

495 Iowa Ave, Unit 32

Ft. Leonard Wood, MO 65473

A Family of Believers

Each of us is born into worldly families, however we are

part of a much larger family—a family of believers. Every

day, thousands of people in our family of believers strug-

gle. Families struggle to find work, battle addiction, be-

come victims of abuse and neglect. During National Family

Month, Lutheran Services in Iowa reminds you that our

Christ-centered family is bringing hope to families across

Iowa.

Through support of congregations like yours, LSI is part of

building stronger, loving families. LSI understands that all

families experience crises, and our programs help families

work through these times and use the experiences to

learn and grow. Through education and crisis management,

our employees bring healing to Iowa families in need. The

help of congregations like yours plays a pivotal role in the

success of these family-centered programs. As a member

of the family of believers, you allow us to do goo.

For more information on ways LSI provides hope to

Iowa’s most vulnerable populations, visit www.LSIowa.org.