Pray… Faithfully

Breath Prayer for the Week

“The Lord is good and his love endures forever.”

Psalm 100:5

Emanuel Lutheran Church, ELCA

P O Box 160

Skandia, MI 49885

Emanuel Lutheran Church is a people centered in Christ, rich in

heritage and beauty, living out Christ’s openness to all. Our min-

istry is to spread the word of God in our community through ser-

vice, education and fellowship, creating a sense of family as we

break bread together in the company of Christ.

Emanuel Lutheran Church

of Skandia

November 2017 Edition

The Enlightener

Sunday Service 9:00am

Office hours Tuesday, Thursday 10am-2:30pm (Fridays as needed)

Interim Pastor Warren Geier

(906) 485-4218 or (906) 362-4217

pastor@bethanyishpeming.org

Church Phone: 906-942-7245

Email: emanuel@tds.net

Pulpit Supply

Pastor Chrys Levesque

Hendrick

Mrs. Virginia Paulson

Pastor Leon Jarvis

Council Members

Sandi Ruotsi ~ President

Mary Lou Behrens ~ Vice

President

Donna Oliver ~ Treasurer

Laurie Beauchamp ~

Secretary

Betsy Koski

Jane Sims

Jesse Kainulainen

Grounds

Roger Kimball ~ Grounds Keeper/

Custodian

Sunday School/Adult Forum

Betsy Koski ~ Confirmation

Leah Kainulainen ~ Sunday School

Sandi Ruotsi ~ Adult Forum

Karen Maki ~ Sunday School

Office

Amy Ayotte ~ Administrative

Assistant

Interim Pastor Warren Geier

(906) 485-4218

Email: Pastor@bethanyishpeming.org

Committee Leaders

Barb Bach ~ Stewardship

Sarah Kimball ~ Outreach

Betsy Koski ~ Christian

Education

Betsy Koski ~ 125th Anni-

versary Committee

Sandi Ruotsi -- Council

President

Leah Kainulainen ~ Youth

Mission

Jane Sims ~ Worship &

Music

Roger Kimball ~ Property

Patti Bergdahl ~ Cemetery

Board

The deadline for getting

things to Amy for the

December Enlightener is

November 21st.

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Most years, my wife Kathy and I take

a vacation in early November. It has nothing to

do with hunting season! I think it started back

in the late 90’s when I served on the Board of

Directors of the Lutheran School of Theology at

Chicago. There was always a meeting in No-

vember so we would drive to Chicago and then

following the days of the meeting we would

extend the time with some additional travel.

Most years, pleasant weather has lingered into

November helping to make it a nice time to get

a break before Thanksgiving and the “Holiday

Season” that follows. The one year we didn’t

go anywhere in November was three years ago.

That was the year we got three feet of snow

during the time we normally would have been

gone. For your sake, I think it’s important that

we go so that doesn’t happen again!

I have to confess though that I like

November. I like the cooler days, I find beauty

in the branches of the bare trees; I like the

crisp, sunny days but even more I like the gray,

cloudy days. Maybe having been born in No-

vember I have November in my bones.

To be sure, November is a time of

endings, most notably in the natural world as

the growing season comes to an end and the

cycle of plant life goes dormant until spring. In

church there are also endings to consider. For

one thing, at the end of the month there’s

Christ the King Sunday that marks the end of

the church year. In addition to that, on the first

Sunday of the month, this year on November

5th, there’s another reminder of endings with

the celebration of All Saints’ Day. For many, it’s

one of the more moving moments of the

church year as the names of those who died

during the past year are read, sometimes ac-

companied by the lighting of candles and the

toll of a bell. It does represent a reminder of

endings, but it’s a hopeful reminder as we cele-

brate the communion of saints that includes

the living along with those no longer physically

present.

As a chaplain for UP Home Health

and Hospice, during the year I’m involved with

other events that serve as similar reminders.

Like All Saints Day, such events are important

because death doesn’t end our relationship

with loved ones. They continue to be part of

who we are and it’s helpful to have rituals that

intentionally bring them to mind and honor

their memory. One result might be tears, but

they shouldn’t just be tears of sadness, but

tears of joy and thanksgiving too. At some of

the hospice events, people are invited to share

a memory of their loved one and it never takes

long for the mood to shift as one person’s good

memory triggers that of another. Especially in

community, even as people are at various stag-

es of grief, they know that they’re not alone,

that there is much for which to give thanks.

With our national day of Thanksgiv-

ing having become increasingly co-opted by

commercialism ( i.e., Black Friday which now

starts on Thanksgiving Thursday), it may be that

we come closest to understanding what giving

thanks is about on All Saints’ Sunday. So…give

thanks, and find joy in the beauty of November!

~Pastor Warren Geier

Quilting Group

Toni’s quilters group will continue

making quilts for Lutheran World

Relief and for the Annual

Holiday Bazaar and Quilt sale in

November, however they will be at

Sherry Robinson’s home. Also keep in

mind that the quilters could always use

supplies: cotton or cotton/polyester

sheets that are at least full size, fabric,

and poly-cotton blend thread.

Bulletins for the month of

November are sponsored by Mary Lou

Behrens in honor of Clayton Jr., Deb-

bie, Eric, Bambi & Kim’s birthdays.

Happy Birthday Everyone!

In 2019, Emanuel will celebrate 125

years of ministry! We invite all cur-

rent and former members to be a part

of the celebration.

If you have moved from the area or

are out of touch with Emanuel, please

send us your mailing address via

Facebook or e-mail

(emanuel@tds.net) so that we can

send more information on what will

happen during our

anniversary year. If your children

were baptized, confirmed or married

at Emanuel, send their addresses, too!

We are now putting together a cook-

book/biography and invite all former

and current members to submit

recipes, a picture, and a short

remembrance of your time at Emanu-

el. Send via e-mail or hard copy to

Emanuel Lutheran Church

P.O, Box 160, Skandia, MI 49885.

Thank you to all who helped

make our pie social a success.

We appreciate your time and

effort making these delicious

pies. We raised $407.50

Please Note:

Pastor Geier will be on vacation from

November 6-17th. He will have Pas-

tors Dave Van Kley and Allan Johnson

providing emergency take his place in

case of pastoral emergencies.

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Sign up sheets will be available soon for

the Bazaar, setting up on Friday and

working the Bazaar on Saturday. Also,

sign up sheets for bake sale items and

soup & sandwich and kitchen

items. Friday morning early, Laurie

Beauchamp will be heading up the Carda-

mom bread making, work bee, many

hands make light work.

Our next Outreach meeting will

be on Thursday,

November 16 at 10:00am.

Raffle tickets are now on sale and

tickets available to check out to help

sell. Please see Roger Kimball to get

tickets. The raffle is for the beautiful

quilt that Connie has made and donated

again this year plus 5 other wonderful

items.

Wreath Pre-Sales will be done this year

for a 24" mixed green wreath with red

bow and pinecones, call Sherri Robin-

son, 942-7339 or the church to place

your order. Pick up the day of the Ba-

zaar, Nov. 18, no later than noon.

Thanksgiving food baskets will

again be donated this year to Skandia community families in need for a

holiday meal. Shopping for the food will be on Monday, Nov.

20. Distribution will be made that day at noon. If you know of anyone in need please contact Sarah Kimball,

942-7492 or Sandi Ruotsi. We will be having a special offering

during Sunday worship on November

12th to help with the cost.

LOVE Inc. is in need of volunteers that would be willing to drive a client to Marquette for doctors appointments/tests. Please let Sarah Kimball, 942-7492 know if you can do this and any questions. Thanks

COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS –

OCTOBER MEETING

Building and Property Com-

mittee reported that no

bids were received on the

roofing project. The sign

lighting issue was dis-

cussed – new bulbs did

not remedy the problem

and it is now believed to

be a ballast problem. A

motion was made to have

Cook Sign make the nec-

essary repairs so the sign

can be lit as intended.

Call Process Ministry Site Pro-

file was worked on and

will be submitted to Synod

Office by November 1.

Major changes included

adding Ministry with Sen-

iors to our five main goals

and we will be including

other “Roster” options for our

call – indicating we would

be open to interviewing

candidates looking for a

solo “part-time” call, lay

ministers, shared calls,

etc.

Local Benevolence for the

month of November will

be sent to the Free Store

in Marquette. (REF:

www.thenewfreestore-

org.webs.com)

125th Anniversary Committee

reported that the pie so-

cial went well and they

earned over $300.

No Council Meeting will be

held in November – next

meeting: Sunday, Decem-

ber 10 at 1 pm.

SIGN UP SHEETS ARE IN THE

FELLOWSHIP HALL WINDOW

TO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE

COFFEE and TO TAKE THE

TRASH EACH WEEK

— PLEASE

CONSIDER HELPING AND

THANK YOU!

Calling All Thrivent Members

Want to do something positive to strengthen your community? Think you can

organize a team to help bring it to life in 90 days or less? If you said “yes” to both,

simply gather your team, submit an application to Thrivent and—once your idea is

approved—you’ll receive up to $250 in “seed money” to help cover promotional,

production and material expenses. Yes, you as an individual can apply for two,

$250 grants per year. There is no limit to the kinds of activities that can be done.

Check out the poster on the bulletin board and let the office know if you are a

Thrivent member so we can take advantage of this

program.

Thank you to all who attended the installation service

of our new Bishop, Katherine Finegan.

We are truly blessed.

Alger-Marquette Community

Action is now accepting applications for their FREE Head Start pro-

grams and in home visiting program. They offer a full day preschool

and half day preschool for children ages 3-5, an early head start home

visiting program for ages pre-natal to age 3, and a great start readiness

program for children age 4. All programs serve children of all abilities,

including those with special needs. Please call 228-6522 for more infor-

mation or to enroll.

For help please call (906) 486-8287

or (906) 486-TheCUP

The Feeding America

Mobile Food Pantry will be at:

November 2, 2017

10:00 AM - Marquette County, St

Joseph Church, 1889 Prairie Ave,

Ishpeming, MI 49849

November 7, 2017

5:00 PM - Marquette County,

Northern Michigan University - Sal-

vation Army Marquette, 1009 W.

Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855

Bring a basket or wagon to put

food in and maybe an

extra set of hands as the food

gets pretty heavy.

ALL CHURCH FALL BAZAAR

SOUP LUNCHEON, BAKE SALE & CRAFTS

MITCHELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

207 TEAL LAKE AVENUE, NEGAUNEE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (craft sale until 2 p.m.)Luncheon tickets are $5/adults, children 5-12/$3

BETHANY – EMANUEL

JOINT COUNCIL MEETING

HIGHLIGHTS

– Meeting was held on October 12,

2017 and the highlights are out-

lined below:

Pulpit Supply for each church’s

annual meeting will be

handled as in the past,

with each church obtaining

their own pulpit supply for

the date of the other’s an-

nual meeting: Bethany’s

Annual Meeting is sched-

uled for Sunday, February

4, 2018 and Emanuel’s An-

nual Meeting is scheduled

for Sunday, January 21,

2018.

Church Calendar for 2018 was

set – Emanuel will be hav-

ing a Sunday Morning ser-

vice on

December 24, 2018 as well

as our traditional Christ-

mas Eve Worship at 7:30

p.m. Bethany will only be

having an evening service

that year. All other special

services remain as in other

years.

Joint Call Committee includes:

Bill Hartman, Kevin Hem-

mila, and Jeanne Sand-

strom representing Betha-

ny; and Sandi Ruotsi, Betsy

Koski, and Laurie Beau-

champ will be representing

Emanuel.

Worship Time for 2018 & 2019

will continue on the cur-

rent 4 month rotation, with

the early service at 9 am at

one church and the late

service at 11:15 am at the

other.

Note:

Amy will be out of the office from

December 25th – January 8th due to

her son having surgery in Ann Arbor.

Please be sure you get anything you

need in the January Enlightener to her

no later than December 15th. Jolene

will be taking care of the office during

her absence.

Did you know …

• Herb Anderson and Lee Ber-

glund are living at the Jacobetti

Home for Veterans in Mar-

quette now. Stop in and say

hello when you are in town.

• We have a joint website with

Bethany. The address is be-

lutheran.org. Check it out when

you get a chance. We also have

a Face Book Page.

• There are donation boxes in the

Fellowship Hall for used ink

cartridges, Econo Foods re-

ceipts, batteries, toilet paper

rolls, candles and eyeglasses.

Saturday, November

18th we will be hav-

ing our Annual Holi-

day Bazaar from

9am-2pm. We hope

to see you all there!

Trunk or Treating

Thank you Jolene, Toni, Sarah, Roger, Freddy, and Fred for all your help with set-

up/clean-up and working at Trunk or Treating. Thanks too to those who came and

hosted a trunk ... Skandia Firemen, Lions Club, Lioness Club, Bergdahls, Kimballs,

Beauchamps, and Kevin Downs. Thank you Thrivent for the grant that helped us

host this event. We sure could not have had this fun-filled event for our communi-

ty youth without all of you! Every year we get more Trunk or Treaters - we had

about 100 children this year. Sure would be nice if we could get more "trunks" to

treat the children next year. You really should think about coming up and setting

up a trunk next year. It is really a lot of fun to see those kids smiling and having fun

-- as you can see from these pictures.

If being outside doesn't do it for you with our UP Halloween weather ... you can

always hand out your treats in the decorated fellowship hall.

Date Acolyte Ushers Lector Childcare

11/05 T. Ridolphi Needed BarbBach Susan Ridolphi

11/12 M. Foster Dale Weingartner Patti Bergdahl Sandi Ruotsi

11/19 L. Kainulainen Donna Oliver & Sandi Ruotsi Sarah Kimball Laurie Beauchamp

11/26 H. Ridolphi Tom & Barb Bach Sandi Ruotsi Karen Maki

11/09 Roger Kimball 11/11 Nicole Mackey

11/11 Jane Sims 11/13 Tom Bach

11/15 Laurie Beauchamp 11/18 Michelle Howard

11/19 Dave Pelto 11/22 Mary Alice Smith

11/24 Bambi Swetich 11/29 James Bellows

11/29 Lois Kokko

11/19 Dave & Bonnie Pelto

Remember in Prayer … Our members, family, and friends who are ill, have health concerns, or are grieving …

Mark Wessman. Our members who are absent from worship and unable to attend

… Herb Anderson, and Bettie Ahola Our Thanks and Praise to God.

If someone has a prayer chain request, they should call Amy in the office at (906) 942-7245 or after hours at (906) 373-6772.

Amy will then activate the e-mail contact list and when Sarah receives the e-mail she will activate the phone list.