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Gold Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church We are a Stephen Ministry Congregation and 934 Placer Street - Butte, MT 59701 a Congregation of the Montana Synod of the (406) 723-4242 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

From the Pastor’s Study

EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, UNITED TO SERVE

January 2020

Here’s my New Year’s confession:

My first steps down the road to ordained ministry

were probably not take for the right reasons.

The year was 1992.

I was working for my alma mater, St. Olaf College, as an admissions counselor,

and one my employee benefits was that I could take one class a semester for free.

So I took Greek…at 7:00 am…for three semesters.

But I wasn’t really taking it because my heart was set on seminary at that point.

I was taking it because I’d grown up in a denomination that told me that the Bible

had different expectations for men and women, particularly when it came to ministry roles,

and I’d decided that I wasn’t going to believe that until I’d read it for myself,

in the original Greek.

So I slogged through those early morning classes.

I carried flash cards in my pocket during the workday so I could memorize vocabulary.

And at night I sat at my kitchen table working on translations until the wee hours.

But St. Olaf only offered Classical Greek,

not the variation of the language that our New Testament was written in.

So for the first two semesters I did nothing but translate Classical Greek poetry…

not a bit of the scripture that I wondered about.

It wasn’t until the third semester, when, at the prompting of one of the students who

was really seminary-bound, the professor agreed that we could spend some time

translating a bit of the New Testament, that I finally got to see if it really said what I’d been told.

But she didn’t have us translate any of those texts that had been held over my head all those years.

Nothing about the role of women in ministry, or in the congregation, or in the household. Nothing that

would explain my not having been allowed to acolyte as a girl, or ever read the lessons in worship, or

hold a position of leadership in the church.

Nope. She had us turn to the gospel of John, the first chapter.

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Prayer Concerns Please call the Church Office (723-4242)

or email us:

(ChurchOffice@GoldHillLutheran.org) with

your prayer requests. Only prayers given to the

entire congregation will be included here.

Linda Williamson –prayers for health & healing

Rachelle Sando (Susan Stamp’s friend) – diagnosed

with cancer; prayers for health & healing

Claudia Sorvig (Rochelle Kriewald’s sister) – prayers

for health & healing

Dick Fitzpatrick – prayers for healing & recovery

from pneumonia

Herb Nepine – prayers for health & healing

Billy Daggett (Sally Neal’s son-in-law) – prayers for

health & healing following surgery

Amber Baldry (Alan & Lynn Aniksdal’s

granddaughter) – prayers for healing following eye

surgery

Jim Vincent (Mike Vincent’s brother) – prayers for

health & healing following surgery

Family of Retired Pastor Ken Gjerde – following

his death from congestive heart failure December

22

Pastor Jason Asselstine's wife Jen and family – as

they mourn the death of her father, Bill Bramlett

The family of Gail Schroeder from the

Churchwide office – following her death

Retired pastor Mark Taylor, his family, and First

American in Hardin – as he recovers from a

stroke

Pastor Jean Hay's wife Jan & family – as Jan faces

significant health issues

Retired pastor Paul Rowold and family – as they

mourn the death of his wife, Donna Rowold

For Episcopal Bishop of the Montana Diocese,

Marty Stebbins – on the death of her father

Retired pastor Avis Anderson – recovering from

hip surgery

Pastor Presidente German Loayza, our

companions the Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran

Church, and all citizens of Bolivia – as the

country goes through social unrest and political

turmoil + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

January Birthdays/Anniversaries:

Jessica Carr – celebrating her

birthday on January 1

Ann Richter – celebrating her

birthday on January 1

Lee Ann Butt – celebrating her

birthday on January 8

Dave & Taryn Stratton – celebrating their baptismal

birthdays on January 8

Brett Bond – celebrating his birthday on January 9

Otto Thennis – celebrating his baptismal birthday

on January 13

Kohlter Pennell – celebrating his baptismal birthday

on January 15

Chris Ketchum – celebrating her baptismal birthday

on January 16

Drew Carr – celebrating her birthday on January 16

Aisling Schroeder – celebrating his birthday on

January 19

Jack Dotson – celebrating his birthday on January 21

Ann Drew – celebrating her birthday on January 21

Seth Dean – celebrating his birthday on January 23

Holly Dean – celebrating her birthday on January 23

Jean Brothers – celebrating her birthday on January

23

Kaydance McNabb – celebrating her baptismal

birthday on January 26

Jerry & Judy Aaker –

celebrating their 55th

anniversary on January 23

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Pastoral Care Acts

Received into Membership

11/13/2019 Pastor Trina Johnsten

Dennis Trotter _____________________________________________

Memorials & Honorariums

In Memory of Jim Young from Miriam Haley

In Memory of Ted & Shirley Farrow from Rhonda

Jacobson, gift to Scholarship Fund

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55+ Lunch Group News

Our 55+ Lunch Group will

be meeting this month for

lunch at Perkin’s Restaurant

on January 17th at Noon.

For rides, reservations, and

more information please talk to Jeanette Nielsen (490-

7817). Thank you and we hope to see you there!

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We Deliver –

Sack Lunch Ministry

Volunteers for December were: Lynn

Aniksdal, Doug & Ann Drew, JoAnn

Farrow, Bill Hill, Annette Lawson, Kim

Mickelson, and Curt & Jeanette Quist.

Thank you!

Food supplies & donations for food provided by: Doug

& Ann Drew, Bill Hill, and church donations.

A special thank you for all cash donations received. This

ministry is solely supported by our congregation.

We will meet this month on January 20th in the Hall

to put these lunches together. If you have any questions

please feel free to call Kim Mickelson, at 494-1206.

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Thank You Gold Hill!

Thank you so much to the Council for the generous

Christmas bonus, and to all of you who have showered us

with Christmas love in the form of cards, homemade

candy, cookies, and bread, and gift certificates to fun

Butte places.

We are so enjoying our time with you. Thank you for

your many kindnesses. Pastor Trina and Dennis

++++++++++++++++

Dear Gold Hill Members and Staff,

Linda and I would like to thank everyone for their prayers,

gifts in memory of, and funeral luncheon after the death of

Linda’s dad James Young. Your kindness and generosity

are appreciated.

May God bless you.

Jon Williamson

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Thank you to the anonymous donor who treated the Gold

Hill staff to a Christmas lunch. We enjoyed good food

and great fellowship! Pastor Trina and staff

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Please be sure to attend the Annual Meeting &

Potluck on January 26th in the Fellowship Hall

following worship.

There are changes coming to your Church Council and

other agenda matters to discuss and vote on which need

your attention.

Look for the roster of your new Church Council next

month here!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHURCH COUNCIL JANUARY 2020:

Mike Lawson -

President

Curt Quist -

Administration Director

Revonda Stordahl -

Treasurer

Peggy Graving -

Secretary

Julie Corbin -

Spiritual Growth

Ministry, Team Leader

Chris Ketchum -

Worship Ministry, Team Leader

Lynn Aniksdal -

Leadership Ministry, Team Leader

Jerry Aaker -

Outreach Ministry, Team Leader

Interim Pastor Trina Johnsten

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Food Bank Items of the Month

For the month of January we will

be collecting pasta (i.e. spaghetti,

noodles) for the Food Bank.

You can leave your donation(s) in

the Fellowship Hall, one of the

baskets at each sanctuary door, or in

the church office. Thank you for your generosity! _________________________________________________________

Bible Study Groups

We will meet January

14th at 9:30 AM at Big Sky

Senior Living Center on

Waterford Way, in the library.

Winter 2020: We are called!

by Kathryn A. Kleinhans. Reformer Martin Luther

used the word “vocation” or “calling” to refer to all

aspects of human life. We are called to respond to God

not just in our personal relationship with God but in our

relationships with family and friends, in our work, and in

our communities. This four-part Bible study will

explore stories from both the Old and New

Testament. As we reflect on how our biblical forebears

heard and responded to God’s call, we will gain insight

into how God is calling us—and how God may be calling

others through us.

Looking Ahead to Sunday Bible Study

Pastor Trina is offering a weekly Bible Study on

Thursdays at 10:00 am and 7:00 pm. The focus

looks ahead to Sunday's lessons, particularly the Gospel

lesson. No experience necessary and each week is a

stand-alone lesson so come as you are able. Bring your

favorite Bible. There will be coffee and treats. _________________________________________________________

Adult Education after Worship

Beginning Sunday, January 12, Pastor Trina will be

offering an adult education opportunity after worship.

We will meet at 10:45 for seven Sundays and work our

way through the book Reclaiming the “L” Word:

Renewing the Church from Its Lutheran Core by Kelly

A. Fryer. The format of the book is short chapters (10-

12 pages) with discussion questions at the end of each

chapter, which will guide our conversation. You may

order your own copy, or the office will have a dozen

used copies of this book available for $7.00 each

beginning in early January. Pastor Trina also has a

couple copies that can be given away for free if you’ve

blown your book budget over the holidays! Just let her

know your need. Here’s a short review of the book:

Reclaiming the L Word is a book about renewing

congregations by recognizing and living out the core

teachings of the Lutheran faith. In the introduction, the

author states:

I hope that people of every denomination will find

this book helpful as they wrestle with these

important issues within their own traditions. But this little book is primarily written for those who

call themselves Lutheran and, specifically, those who

are members of ELCA congregations, and it is intended

to help us answer central questions: Who are we?

What DOES it mean to be a Lutheran today,

anyway? And, why does it matter? Inspirational,

engaging, and challenging, this book is a must-read for

pastors and congregational leaders!

_____________________________________________

By Revonda Stordahl

Financial Summary

November

2019 Actual Budget

Over/under

budget

Income $13,804.29 $16,621.66 ($2,817.37)

Expenses $13,076.88 $16,499.96 ($3,523.08)

Net Income $727.41 $21.70 $705.71

Year-to-Date Actual Budget

Over/under

budget

Income $167,621.80 $182,838.26 ($15,216.46)

Expenses $148,667.78 $172,699.56 ($24,031.78)

Net Income $18,954.02 $10,138.70 $8,815.32

If anyone has any questions about the budget, please

contact me at 490-8043 or by e-mail,

revondafs@gmail.com.

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Spotlight on: The President’s

Message

Our year rapidly came

to an end. Thanksgiving in

November ended and the

Advent Season, in

December, came on its

heels.

It’s been a wonderful thing to have a Pastor in our

pulpit. Pastor Trina has given some wonderful sermons

and has assumed the pastoral duties that are so important

for our well-being. One thing to consider is attending her

Bible Studies on Thursday morning and evening. Our

attendance is getting better, with some folks returning to

worship with us. This is a joy to see and to be able to

welcome them back. We are also seeing visitors attending

and want to encourage them to come back. We’re a family

and as a family we care for each other, so pray for our

members who are sick, home-bound, disabled, and anyone

who may be in need.

It’s good to see little children worshiping

with us. There’s something about seeing them

going up for the children’s sermon that warms

the heart. They go on to Sunday school,

conducted by Julie Corbin who is assisted by

Heatherlynn Meeks, and are happy to be there.

Hopefully more will come. Learning how to

communicate with the parents is the challenge in bringing

their children as their parents were faithful in bringing

them.

The Church Council members

continue to work well together, both

within their individual committees and the

Council itself. It’s always surprising to me

that our members are willing to

compromise, listen, and then make the decisions that are

important in the functioning of our church. Some of our

council members will be going off the Council, as their

terms are up. The Nominating Committee may call and

ask you if you would consider being a candidate to fill one

of these vacant Council positions. It’s a great way to serve

and give of yourself to God and Gold Hill. If you're

called, please pray and give it some serious

contemplation.

Our famous Annual “Lutefisk

Dinner” we’ve put on the first

Saturday of December for the past

40 plus years, was again a great

success.

This was in spite of both our Montana Universities being

in big playoff football games (they both won). I talked to

folks from Ennis, Deer Lodge, Dillion, Bozeman,

Anaconda, Phillipsburg, and Drummond, who raved about

all the special Norwegian foods we served. Most had

come before and those who came for the first time, said

they would, for sure, be back. The help all of you

provided and the fun we all had working together, was a

sermon in and of itself. “God’s Work Our Hands” really

was shown and experienced. This positive exposure to our

community and those communities around us was

amazing. We made a nice profit which will help to

purchase new tables for the Fellowship Hall.

I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas and happy

holidays. I sign-off with that old adage “Remember the

Reason for the Season”.

In Christ Jesus,

Mike Lawson

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Music Ministry Notes

Happy New Year! Last month the

Gold Hill Lutheran Church choir

participated in the community concert

at Butte Central High School

auditorium and did a

marvelous job. Then the choir joined

in with all the other participants in

singing the Hallelujah Chorus. It was a great night.

Advent had the Wednesday evening soup and bread

suppers followed by the Holden services which were

wonderful and helped set the tone for the Advent season.

As I write this Christmas is about 2 weeks away. The

New Year is upon us and presents tremendous

opportunities for all to serve our Lord Jesus Christ. Choir practice continues every Wednesday night starting

at 6:30 p.m. in the choir loft and ends at 7:30 p.m. This

year will see the choir looking at other ways to further the

music ministry of Gold Hill such as adding additional

instruments and at times changing up the special music by

using duets, trios, and quartets. Please consider joining

us!! You may talk to any choir member or to me about

joining us in our music ministry. My phone number

is (406) 491-5393, or you may email me

at daveinconcert@live.com.

Thank you all for an eventful and interesting 2019.

Here's to 2020 and to a greater clarity in serving our Lord,

our church, and our community.

God bless,

Dave Coleman

Music Minister

Gold Hill ELC Directions

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Worship Team Minutes

The Gold Hill Choir entertained in a

Community event on December 8, 2019 at

Butte Central High School and sang If My

People and Christmas Grace accompanied

by Dave Coleman and Sue Repola.

Thank you to Kevin & Maria Biastoch for getting the

Christmas trees. Debbie Brown for two beautiful Christmas

wreaths. The Volunteers who decorate the Church for the

Advent season.

For those of you who don’t know, the Worship and

Music teams consist of Pastor Trina Johnsten, Dave

Coleman, Dorothy Schultz, Cheryl Neuhart, Dorothy Tallon,

and Christine Ketchum. We find people to assist with the

Sunday services. We decorate the Sanctuary to reflect the

seasons and colors of the Church. We order all the supplies

needed to carry out all the services during the year. We

maintain lists for Communion assistants and those to set up

and make communion bread. We choose appropriate and

familiar music to sing for Sunday service and Choir. We

plan a yearly budget to cover our committees’ costs each

year. We make banners and set out floral arrangements. We

arrange for fill in Pastors/ Lay Ministers to give Sunday

service when necessary. We serve in any capacity needed for

Sunday service. We report to the Gold Hill Council. Pastor

Trina Johnston gives us direction and guidance.

This past year we have worked with a new Council

and two Interim Pastors. We have united to meet the needs

of the Church to fulfill the purpose of our teams. Our goal is

to reach out, welcome, and involve people in worship. We

would like more to join Choir and make known our musical

talents in the congregation. We would like longer volunteer

lists for assisting with Sunday services. We would like to

plan more fun get-togethers. We would like to replace some

of the aged articles that we use for Church services. We are

open to new ideas.

Thank you to the Committee members for their

friendship, work, and support. This service work has made

my year filled with spiritual growth, happiness and gratitude.

God has blessed me indeed!

In service,

Christine Ketchum

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Faith Formation/Spiritual Ministry

By Julie Corbin

With the New Year we are

starting a new Sunday School

rotation based on Apps. Yes, apps,

just like those on a smart phone.

Everyday apps are designed to help us

live our lives. God has already given

us the greatest tool for living a good life, the Bible. For

every need in life, we can find a verse that God has given us

to help us.

This will be a great rotation for all ages! Adults may

want to come learn about what apps do while sharing your

knowledge of the bible with the kids. Come and learn

together!

We will be exploring Facebook, Minecraft, Pokémon

Go, Instagram and all kinds of apps as they relate to

living our lives to honor God. You may know the bible

stories, but the kids know the apps! What a great time for

joint learning! Sundays after the worship service. We get

treats (and coffee) first, then Sunday School.

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Crafts and Conversation continues on the 2nd

Thursday of the month, with our time together for

January on the 9th from 6pm to 9 pm in Room 104. Bring

your own project to work on while we visit and get to know

each other. Snacks are always welcome!

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No Sunday School on January 26th as it will be the

Annual Meeting! _______________________________________________

Gold Hill ELCA Trust Committee

December 5, 2019

Members present: Ron Gruss, Ed Engle, Mike Welker,

Annette Lawson, and Vern Nielsen

Old Business

Annette read the minutes from October 8,2019.

Added to the minutes was a request from the Music

and Worship committee for $167.63 for a pulpit

scarf. Since the request wasn’t read at the meeting,

the vote was taken by e-mail and the request was

accepted. Mike(m) and Vern(s) to accept the minutes

with the addition. The motion passed.

Ron presented a thank you note from the Music and

Worship committee for the 3 piece alter parament

and the pulpit scarf. Annette will post the thank you

note on the bulletin board.

Vern has had some health issues and hasn’t been

able to contact Autumn Keller, the Thrivent

representative in Helena. She doesn’t want to drive

to Butte to meet with our committee. Vern will try to

contact her again.

New Business

Ron went over the Edward Jones written proposal

for financial investments. We still want to check out

other options such as Thrivent.

Mike Welker suggested we check out Vanguard.

They charge lower fees because you self direct the

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investments. Mike will present information on

Vanguard at the next meeting.

We need to work on the annual report. Annette will

gather highlights from this year’s minutes. Ron and

Ed will work on the financial part of the report.

The next meeting will be January 14, 2020 at 6:30pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Annette Lawson

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Gold Hill Lutheran Church Council

Minutes – December 10, 2019

The meeting was called to order by Curt

Quist, Administration Director.

The following were present: Curt Quist,

Administration Director; Revonda Stordahl,

Treasurer; Peggy Graving, Secretary; Jerry Aaker, Outreach

Ministry; Chris Ketchum, Worship Ministry; Lynn Aniksdal,

Leadership Ministry; Julie Corbin, Spiritual Ministry; and

Pastor Trina Johnsten. Mike Lawson, President, was

excused.

Pastor Trina led devotions from a 2007 Council Devotions

titled Living In God’s Amazing Grace (published by the New

England ELCA Church’s Bishop). The passage read was Luke

2:16-19. We discussed “pondering” and what it means for us

at Gold Hill. What dilemma in our congregation can benefit

from our pondering?

A motion made by Revonda, seconded by Chris and passed

by the council approved the November minutes as written.

The treasurer’s report showed that from January to November

we are ahead by $19,000. The receipts have been down, but

because the expenses have been down we are still ahead year

to date. She provided the budget verses actual from January

through November. Julie move, Peggy seconded and the

motion passed to accept the report of the treasurer.

Pastor Trina’s Report: Pastor highlighted the following

from her report: The nominating Committee will meet on

December 19th. We went over all positions that needed to be

filled and Peggy will send a copy of these to Pastor Trina. One

hundred thirty-two letters were sent to members who have not

been attending regarding their membership. Eleven members

have asked to be removed. Seventeen asked to remain on our

rolls and will be kept as Associate Members. Three members

requested transfers. On December 20th anyone who has not

returned a letter will be removed from our membership rolls.

In order to permit Reverend Trina Johnsten to benefit from the

provisions of Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code, the

Council needs to specify that the total compensation paid to

her during the fiscal year 2020 includes a housing allowance.

Rev. Trina Johnsten estimates that she will spend $700 a

month for housing expenses. Since such approval by the

council would permit her to deduct that amount from her

taxable income and has no further effect upon our

congregation or budget, it was:

RESOLVED:

That the total compensation of $7899.25 paid to Rev. Trina

Johnsten for January – March 2020 includes a housing

allowance of $2100, and should her contract be extended past

March 31, 2020, this would be increased by the amount of

$700 a month through the duration of her employment with

Gold Hill Lutheran.

Reports of Council Members:

Mike Lawson, President, email attached.

Curt Quist, Administration Director. Curt has not talked with

Dave yet regarding his contract. An email request for Winter

Solstice Concert on December 19th passed with the charge of

$150 for use of the church and $75 to Tony for janitorial fee.

Curt had a contract for the janitorial fee and will prepare a

contract for the concert. He gave this to Julie.

Lynn – report attached. She added that she and Alan added

light behind the cross in the sanctuary over the front door but

when it is on the first two sanctuary lights must be illuminated

also.

Chris – report attached. Thanks were given to her and her

committee for their outstanding work this fall.

Julie asked for the $250 deposit for FLBC for vacation bible

school. The total that Gold Hill will pay this year is $1200.

Gloria Dei will be splitting the cost with us and will be holding

VBS there. VBS will be the week of June 14th.

Jerry – No report. Pastor Patty Callaghan is heading up the

food drive through Advent for the Food Bank.

New Business: Pastor was asked to leave the room as we

discussed bonuses for her, Mary, and Tony. Revonda moved,

Julie seconded and the motion passed to give bonuses this

year.

Old Business:

Revonda went through the budget that she, Curt and Bruce

Graving have been working on. Revonda thanked everyone

for their input and we walked through the budget. The budget

shows a deficit, but Revonda feels that we will not have any

problem in 2020. Julie’s – Spiritual Growth – category will

need tweaking to cover the cost of VBS. We are to look over

the budget and will vote on it at the next meeting.

Lynn reported that the Call Committee will be meeting with

Jason at 2:00 on January 14th. He has information on a

candidate that he would like to present to the committee.

Lynn encourages to contact people who we have not seen at

church lately and find out if there is a reason they aren’t

coming and ask them if they would come back. Let them know

they are missed and let them know what is going on at Gold

Hill.

The annual meeting was set for January 26, 2020 with a

potluck after church.

It is annual report time. It is so very helpful to Mary to

complete your report and get it to her.

Julie moved, Chris seconded and the motion carried to

adjourn. We adjourned after saying the Lord’s Prayer.

Respectfully Submitted,

Peggy Graving, Secretary

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You know this section; we read it every Christmas Eve:

In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was with God,

and the Word was God.

But she pointed us to verse 14, and said, “Start there.”

And, low and behold, all my suspicions were manifest,

as I began my translation and saw that John 1:14 literally reads:

And the Word became flesh and he tented us.

Not “dwelt among us” as most of our translations read,

but literally, he came and he “tented us” or “pitched his tent among us.”

God in Christ came down here and tented us!

For a Montana girl who has spent a lot of time in tents, this speaks volumes to me.

A tent protects you from the elements.

A tent provides safety and security.

A tent hugs you close and says to the elements and wildlife:

Stay back, this one’s mine.

Oh, how I love this image.

Oh, how I love that God came to earth in the flesh

and decided to be the tent that shelters us from all that would assail us.

It would be another eight years before I actually took the plunge and went to seminary.

There I was able to master the languages and the theology enough to put to rest

all those voices of the past that said that women don’t have the gifts for ministry.

But I am forever grateful for that first taste of truth…

that knowledge that God came to tent us,

to be among us, to protect us, to keep us safe,

to be the barrier between us and all that would harm us.

In this New Year,

may you rest secure under the tent that is our Lord Jesus Christ,

the one who pitched his tent among us,

and better yet, the one who came to save us. Pastor Trina

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Gold Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church, 934 Placer Street, Butte, MT 59701 (406) 723-4242 * Empowered by the Holy Spirit, United to Serve

Food Bank Items: PASTA, i.e. SPAGHETTI & NOODLES

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

January 26th -

Potluck & Annual

Meeting

following worship

in the Hall

1

New Year’s Day

Office is closed

2 6:30 am Bible Study

at Perkin’s 1-4 pm Cloggers

Annual Reports Due

3

5:00 pm O. Anon

4

5 9:30 am Worship HC to Homebound

2nd Offering

10:45 am Sunday

School

10:45 am Coffee

Hour

6

10 am GHELC

Women’s Book

Club at BSSL

Center

7 10 am - 4 pm

Chateau Quilters

5:30 pm Exec.

Comm. mtng

8 9:30 am LWR Quilters

6:15 pm O.A.

6:30 pm GH Choir

7:30 pm Al-Anon

9 6:30 am Bible

Study at Perkin’s;

10 am & 7 pm –

Pastor’s Bible Study

1-4 pm Cloggers; 6-

9 pm Crafts &

Conversation – Rm.

104; 6:00 pm Music

& Worship

10

5:00 pm O. Anon

Financial

Annual

Reports Due

11

12 9:30 am Worship Holy Communion

10:45 am Sunday

School

10:45 am Coffee

Hour

13

6 pm Stephen

Ministry

Leadership

7 pm Stephen

Ministry

Supervision

14

9:30 am Women’s

Gather Bible

Study @ BSSL

Center; 6:00 pm

Council mtng

6:30 pm Trust

Comm. mtng

15 9:30 am LWR Quilters

6:15 pm O.A.

6:30 pm GH Choir

7:30 pm Al-Anon

Nugget Deadline

16 6:30 am Bible

Study at Perkin’s;

10 am & 7 pm –

Pastor’s Bible Study 10 am Knitting

Ministry at

BSSL Center

1-4 pm Cloggers

17 12 pm 55+ Lunch

at Perkin’s

1 pm Communion

Service – BSSL

Center

5:00 pm O. Anon

18

19 9:30 am Worship Holy Communion

10:45 am Sunday

School

10:45 am Coffee

Hour

20

9 am We Deliver

– Sack Lunch

Ministry

21

22 9:30 am LWR Quilters

6:15 pm O.A.

6:30 pm GH Choir

7:30 pm Al-Anon

23 6:30 am Bible

Study – Perkin’s 10 am & 7 pm –

Pastor’s Bible

Study

1-4 pm Cloggers

24 5:00 pm O. Anon

25

26 9:30 am Worship Holy Communion

Potluck & Annual

Meeting

immediately after

Worship

27

7 pm Stephen

Ministry

Supervision

28

29 9:30 am LWR Quilters

6:15 pm O.A.

6:30 pm GH Choir

7:30 pm Al-Anon

30 6:30 am Bible

Study – Perkin’s 10 am & 7 pm –

Pastor’s Bible

Study

1-4 pm Cloggers

31 5:00 pm O. Anon

ACTIVITIES CALENDAR

January Coffee Hour Hosts:

January 5th - Patti Chain

January 12th - Dorothy Tallon, Karen Galpin

January 19th - Curt Quist

January 26th - Potluck & Annual Meeting

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Gold Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church

934 Placer Street

Butte, MT 59701

Phone:

(406) 723-4242

E-Mail:

pastorgoldhill@gmail.com

churchoffice@goldhilllutheran.org

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-12 & 1-4

Interim Pastor Trina Johnsten

Mike Lawson, Council President

Parish Admin. Assistant Mary Johnston

Inside this Issue:

Page: From the Pastor’s Study 1 Announcements 3 Gold Hill ELC Directions 5 Activities Calendar 9

January 26th

Annual Meeting & Potluck

in the Fellowship Hall

immediately following Worship

- don’t miss it!

Gold Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church

934 Placer Street, Butte, MT 59701

(406) 723-4242

Empowered by the Holy Spirit,

United to Serve

Worship Schedule:

Worship 9:30 am, 10:45 am Coffee Hour

10:45 am Christian Education – Sunday School