The HERALD

St . John Lutheran Church

Volume 112, Issue 7 “Growing Community in Christ” September 2012

From the Pastor: I just wanted to take a moment to share with this com-munity of faith an update in our call process. As many of you know, we did not have a congregational meeting on Sunday, August 12. The candidate we were hoping to call accepted a different position.

The vision committee, church council, and call commit-tee worked alongside the Eastern North Dakota synod staff to create a position between St. John Lutheran and the University Lutheran Center at NDSU. St. John and the University Lutheran Center were excited about this possible shared call and worked together to put two job descriptions together that would support and enhance both ministries.

Once again, St. John is in conversation with the synod with the same possible future partnership. As intriguing as that call could have been, we recognize that God may provide a candidate who only wants a part time position, in which case St. John would be open to such a call.

As your pastor, I can’t thank enough those who were involved in the many conversations that have led us to

this point today. I am truly excited to see St. John staffed for the growth needed to continue to see our ministries flourish and grow through the grace and love of Christ. I invite you to pray daily for your congregation as we con-tinue together in faith and ask God to supply two new staff members for the positions of an Associate Pastor and our Finance Director.

On the ministry side, your ministry staff has been meeting to plan a wonderful fall experience. We have been meeting and praying for all the ways that you will be impacted by God’s grace this fall through all the programs that we offer. We have also been praying for our lay leaders as we start putting in place dozens and dozens of volunteers who will lead these various ministries.

I am so excited for all the ways we will grow in faith this fall. Soon we will grow in faith with new staff members, but we will also grow in faith together through all our small group ministries. So, may God challenge you to serve in a way you have never served before and may God challenge you to join a small group to grow closer to your neighbor. May all of us reach out to our communities to offer them a word of mercy and acceptance.

In Christ’s love, Pastor Nathan Keith

Sunday, September 9 Please join us as we kickoff a new fall with

Worship @ 8:45 & 11:00 a.m.

‘Blessing of the Back Packs!’ Kids-bring your back packs!

Sunday School @ 10:00 a.m. (meet in the Sanctuary)

Followed by Rally Day Sundaes for everyone in the Fellowship Hall!

Confirmation Orientation

7 & 8 grade & parents, Wednesday, September 12, 6:30 pm

9 grade, parents & mentors: Wednesday, September 19, 6:30 pm

see page 3 for more details

St. John’s Milestone Ministry -Faith Steps

-Blessing of the Backpacks -The Gift of God’s Word: Presentation of Bibles

-Welcome to Worship and Sanctuary Crawl The Milestone Ministry engages the whole family in celebrat-ing milestones in your child’s life. Check out page 3 for more details and dates of these events.

PARISH HEALTH MINISTRY!

Healthy Feet Are "Happy Feet" Christ washed the feet of his disciples and instructed us to follow his example. Our Foot Care Clinic provides foot care performed by volunteers and trained health personnel. It is particularly helpful to those with foot health issues. It's also a social time to visit with friends and enjoy a cup of coffee. Next clinic is Tuesday, Sept. 18. Call Cathy Chatelain at 293-6772 or 261-2707 to schedule an appointment. Cost is $16 paid to Sanford Home Health Care-Fargo. Donations are appreciated and go to support this ministry.

For the "Young At Heart", join us for coffee and refresh-ments on Thurs. Sept. 13 at 10 am in the parlor. We want to share Christian fellowship, conversation, and activi-ties. All are welcome. Contact Marlene Ames, 235-0241, or Cathy Chatelain, 261-2707, if you have questions. Other-wise just come and join the fun.

St. John Nursery- Providing a supervised nursery for young children during Sunday services is an important need for young parents. Is there a member who would be inter-ested in coordinating this ministry of our church? Contact the office, 232-8521 or Cathy Chatelain, 261-2707.

MUSIC NOTES! Questions: call or text 388-4200 (Dawn) or email:

dawn@stjohnfargo.com or ldpapenfuss@gmail.com

September 9: Rally Sunday 8:45 & 11:00 St. John Choir Ensemble

September 16: Bible Day! 8:45 Handbells 11:00 St. John Choir

September 23: 8:45 St. John Choir; 11:00 Children’s Choir

September 30: Service led by New Orleans Youth & Trax of Faith Worship Band (plus all choirs at the service you attend)

Oct. 7: 8:45 St. John Choir; 11:00 SS children at the beginning

THANK YOU to everyone who helped make the St. John CornFeed a success! Our musicians and church staff worked hard and long to make this event happen. They are awesome! We grossed $1,800!

CHOIRS begin September 5th! 5:30-6:15 pm: Children’s Choir (ages 4 years –5th grade) Parents of 4 year olds are welcome to stay. 5:30-6:30 pm: Adult Handbell Choir 7:00-8:00 pm: St. John Choir (high school-adults) Questions? Email Dawn, Director of Music, address listed above.

Sunday School News Sunday School Leadership Team: Lanelle Vasichek,

Heather Enderle, Bethany Grahn, Becca Sandell stjohnfargosundayschool@gmail.com

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER ORIENTATION, Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 7:00 p.m.

RALLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9! Come and kick off a new year with us! Meet in the sanctuary at 10:00 a.m. for Large Group opening, followed by time in your classrooms to meet your teacher and classmates, and close with Rally Sundaes in the Fellowship Hall!

INVITE, ENGAGE, ACTIVATE! Invite, Engage, Activate! That’s the theme you’ll hear and see from us this year with Sunday School. We invite everyone to be a part of Sunday School, engage in God’s word, and activate faith to live out in daily life! We have a fantastic group of teach-ers who are excited to spend time with our children to help them learn about their faith. Please take time to introduce yourselves to them and other families you meet.

You’ll also find some fun changes this year to our Sunday School! We’ve painted and freshened up our learning space. Our Milestone Ministry will be interwoven with our Sunday School, so look to be invited, engaged and activated in your faith through that ministry!

Our 6th Grade will now be part of “hands & feet”, for 6-8 grade-meets in the youth room on Sunday mornings from 10-10:45.

If you’d like to be involved with Sunday School, there are vol-unteer opportunities for everyone. Contact our Leadership team with ways you’d like to be involved! Some special projects are helping with the bulletin boards, and being a Sunday School assistant.

September Mission of the Month: Homeless and Hungry Event:

October 13 & 14, 2012

Homeless & Hungry is a community-wide move-ment for participants of all ages! The mission of Homeless & Hungry is to empower people to raise aware-ness for homelessness, to financially assist shelters and their partnering entities, and to change the hearts of partici-pants and sponsors to serve as God’s hands and feet. Make checks out to ‘St. John Lutheran Church’, memo line, ‘Homeless & Hungry’.

USHERS! The new fall usher schedule will be put together soon. Please call the office with dates that you cannot usher, 232-8521 or email at office@stjohnfargo.com.

This schedule will cover September 23 ‘12-January 13 ‘13!

USHERS URGENTLY NEEDED!

Our usher numbers are going down and we need volunteers to fill those empty spots! If you are interested in supporting St. John in this way, please call the office, 232-8521, and volunteer! Ushers are needed for both the 8:45 & 11:00 am services.

Sunday Morning Coffee/Fellowship Hour! Please consider serving coffee during our Fellowship Cof-fee Hour in the parlor on Sunday mornings! Sign up on the sheet located on the east wall of the parlor. A family can even sign up for both serving and bringing treats! Our Coffee/Fellowship hour cannot happen without

our members providing the food and service. Please support this crucial ministry!

Jeff & Kathy Botnen 2615 25th St S Fargo, ND 58103

Karen & Doug Dufty 26670 Iris Dr

Park Rapids, MN 56470

Dorothy Estenson 1125 Oak View Dr

Dilworth, MN 56529

2012 Financial Status: (January 1-August 16, 2012)

$ 9,615 Weekly amount needed for 500,000 Annual budget

9,684 Average weekly receipts

319,596 Income-to-Date (through 8-16)

328,910 Budget-to-Date (through 8-16)

Ministerial Acts: Baptism-August 12: Weston McClellan Stangler, son of Justin & Kaylah Stangler

Confirmation Ministry Confirmation Orientation for Gr. 7 & 8 and families

will be Wednesday, September 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Confirmation Orientation for Gr. 9, families and mentors

will be Wednesday, September 19 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your calendars to sign up for service in your church commu-

nity in these ways: nursery, usher, serving Wed. meals, Sunday

morning fellowship, communion assistants.

Weekly Youth Ministries hands & feet for our 6-8th grade youth

meets on Sundays, 10-10:45 in the youth room.

Youth-led High School Bible Study

meets on Sundays, 10-10:45, in The Nook, near the Parlor.

Crossroads for youth in Grades 9-12

meets on Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the youth room.

For more information on these weekly ministries, please see the

Youth Board, website, or Youth and Family Ministry brochure.

FREEDOM Eastern ND Synod

MIDDLE SCHOOL RETREAT “for you were called to freedom…” Galatians 5:13-15

Castaway Club, Detroit Lakes, MN

September 21-23

A full weekend of fun for youth Gr. 6-8! At Castaway Club, expect

fantastic worship, dynamic speakers, and tons of fun with 650 ft. of

beach, dorm style housing, 2 giant hot tubs which hold 50 people,

pool, ping-pong, foosball, frisbee golf, soccer, basketball, tennis,

volleyball, a climbing wall, and LOTS MORE!!! CO$T – $125

covers the cost of the retreat, activities, T-shirt, all meals, program,

linens, towels, and heated rooms! To sign up, you must turn in

the $125 non-refundable payment to Jessica Miller or the

church office by Wednesday, Sept. 5!

HOMELESS & HUNGRY, October 13 & 14

Register NOW and plan to be part of this amazing, life-changing

weekend. Walk in another’s shoes for the weekend: fast for 30

hours, sleep outside in a cardboard box, participate in community

service, and raise funds to help meet the needs of our brothers and

sisters in the FM area. We’re excited to announce Shane Claiborne,

author and ordinary radical, will be our keynote speaker for the

weekend. Register on the youth board or for more information, see

www.homelessandhungry.org.

Address Changes

Milestone Ministry Milestone Ministry engages the whole family in celebrating

milestones in your child’s life. For each milestone, we will

hold a Family Gathering to learn how God is at work in your

life, ways that you can practice faith at home, then we cele-

brate the milestone during worship, so our whole community

can pray for and support you in your faith journey. Please see

our Milestone Ministry brochure or our website for a full out-

line of Milestones celebrated here at St. John. Look forward to

joining us for your milestones, and celebrating them this year!

Coming up soon, are these Milestones:

Faith Steps

for our 3 year olds, entering into Sunday School,

Wednesday, September 5, 5:30 p.m.

Please sign up in the church office, 232-8521.

Blessing of the Backpacks: for EVERYONE

Sunday, September 9

Students of ALL ages, Bring your backpacks, work bags, etc

as we ask for God’s Blessing upon us in our work and school

lives this year!

Bible Adventures: The Gift of God’s Word

for 3 year olds and 5th grade,

Sunday, September 16

3 yr olds & families will receive Bibles at the 8:45 am service.

5th grd & families will receive Bibles at the 11:00 am service.

Family Gatherings for this Milestone will be

September 16, 23, & 30 at 10-10:45 a.m.

Welcome to Worship and Sanctuary Crawl

for our 4 & 5 year olds, Sunday, October 7

Family Gathering will be October 7, 10-10:45 a.m., and

Milestone Celebration during the 11:00 a.m. worship service.

Youth and Family Ministry Jessica Miller, Director of Youth and Family Ministry

701.232.8521, ext. 107 jmiller@stjohnfargo.com facebook group: St. John Youth Headquarters

Winnefred & Ferde Fenfield 3540 University Dr S Fargo, ND 58104

Eric S. Nelson 10409 Zion St NW Coon Rapids, MN 55433

Carl & Rhonda Watkins 1153 Santa Fe Ave Bismarck, ND 58501

‘YOGA on Mondays’ Schedule: 10:00 am: Sept. 10 & 17; Oct. 8, 15 & 22; Nov. 19 & 26; Dec. 10 5:30 pm: Sept. 17; Oct. 15 & 29

All Board Night

On August 21, the Church Council voted to begin an All Board Night

at St. John. The first All Board night will be Tuesday, Oct. 2 beginning

with devotions at 6:30 pm. At 6:45 pm, all the boards will meet for an

hour to conduct their ministry. At 7:45 pm, the council liaisons and/or

the board chairperson will check in and share if there are any further

needs that need to be addressed. It is our hope that having a board night

will strengthen the vision and mission of St. John as we sit together to

work on the different goals for each board and area of ministry. If you

are a council liaison to a board or if you are a board chairperson, please

share this with your team as you meet this September. We will see all of

you on Oct 2nd starting at 6:30 pm. (Remember that this was a goal that

came out of the visioning process!)

St. John Lutheran Church

1710 South 5th Street

Fargo, ND 58103

‘THE HERALD’ September 2012

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The Ministry Team of St. John: All the People of God,

along with-Rev. Nathan Keith, Pastor

Dawn Papenfuss, Director of Music/Organ

Jessica Miller, Director of Youth & Family Ministries

Rikki Fugleberg, Finance

Judy Haugo, Secretary Richard Henderson, Custodian

Jana Bruhschwein, Preschool Director

Connie Tranby, Kellie Knodel, Cheryl Dietz, Preschool Teachers

Jeri Ekstrom, Wedding Coordinator

Peggy Hammerling, Recorders Jessica Westgard, Handbells

Robert & Bonnie Ames, Gospel Group

Dean Froslie, Web site manager Editor: Judy Haugo

Articles accepted before 1 pm on Friday, September 14 ‘12

for the October ‘12 ‘Herald’.

St. John Office Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 9 am-4:30 pm

Friday: 9 am-2 pm

To receive this St. John monthly newsletter by email, go to www.stjohnlutheran.com, click on ‘View latest newsletter’ and follow the links to sign up.

Café is a small group for young adult women who want to build Community, participate in Advocacy, strengthen

Faith, and strive toward Enlightenment (CAFE!). Check out our monthly conversation topics at www.boldcafe.org and join us at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17 at Granite City (West Acres)! Questions: Jessica Miller at 232-8521.

2012-2013 Executive Committee Members Rachel Asleson, President;

Frayne Olson, Vice President of Ministry

Stephanie Christeson, Vice President of Support

Rikki Fugleberg, Secretary

2012-2013 Church Council Committee Assignments Community Life:

Education/Youth: Skip Bye

Mission/Social Ministry: Scott Pryor

New Members: Lanelle Vasichek, Carol Stevens

Parish Health: Cheryl Urbach

Preschool: Stephanie Christeson

Property: Steven Edwardson

Stewardship: James Botnen

Worship and Music: Marcia Stubstad