Area Ministry 5 May 2016 MESSENGER Congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Central States Synod Seminarian to Graduate For the past four years, Austin English of Reformation has been studying and experiencing what it means to be a pastor through theology and Bible classes, a congregational internship, and other learning and service opportunities. Through all of these seminary experiences, he has been equipped for a lifetime of ministry. His home congregation, Reformation, has held him in prayer and encouraged him through financial support. Austin will graduate from Trinity Seminary in Ohio on Saturday, May 21 and has been called by the congregations of Grace Lutheran Church and Nazareth Lutheran Church in Oakes and Cogswell, North Dakota. He will be ordained at Reformation in the near future, and will begin his ministry as an ordained pastor in North Dakota shortly! In Austin's words, "To God be all the glory." (posted on Facebook May 2) 2016 Synod Assembly in Wichita This year’s Synod Assembly will be in Wichita June 2 through June 4 at the Hyatt Regency. The theme is Giving in Hope. May 11 is the registration deadline for delegates and hotel reservations. River Festival will begin Friday night so using Kellogg to access the Hyatt on Saturday will help. Grace Duddy Pomroy and the Rev. Len Dale will be our keynote speakers. The assembly will begin on Thursday evening with dinner and worship. Friday's agenda includes presentations and workshops on giving and stewardship, as well as the opportu- nity to enjoy the River Festival activities on Friday night. The Assembly will conclude on Satur- day with business and worship. A local assembly team has been meeting for several month to help with planning. Mision San Juan de Dios (Partners Church) will be one of the recipients of the Synod Assembly Offering. Grace Duddy Pomroy is a lay, steward- ship ministry leader. She graduated from Luther Seminary in 2012 with a Master of Arts degree in Congregational Mission and Leadership. She served as the Assis- tant Director of the Center for Stewardship Leaders at Luther Seminary and the Executive Director of Operations for Kairos and Associates and the Joshua Group. She is the co-author of the recently published stewardship book, Em- bracing Stewardship: How to Put Stewardship at the Heart of Your Congregation’s Life, as well as author of the 2013 ELCA stewardship resource, Stewards of God’s Love. She is currently the Fi- nancial Education Specialist at Portico Benefit Services. 4 Pastor Len Dale who has just retired has served in a wide variety settings including pastoral assis- tant in youth and campus ministry, mission developer, Chaplain in a state C.D/M.I treatment cen- ter, Interim Director of the Lutheran Center in Olongo Po City Philippines, pastor in large and small churches, Mission Director – ELCA, Bishop’s Associate and Director of Evangelical Missions. As Director of Evangelical Missions and Bishop Gustaf- son’s associate, Len worked with new congregational development, transforma- tional ministry, and stewardship. He was staff liaison to the Church and Society Team and oversaw the work of the stewardship and mission tables as well as the grant process for new and renewing congregations through the ELCA. Pastor Ron Glusenkamp will also be a presenter. God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind God of tempest, God of whirl- wind, as on Pentecost de- scend! Drive us out from shel- tered comfort; past these walls your people send! Sweep us into costly service, there with Christ to bear the cross, there with Christ to bear the cross! God of blazing, God of burn- ing, all that blocks your pur- pose, purge! Through your church, Christ’s living Body, let your flaming Spirit surge! Where deceit conceals injus- tice, kindle us to speak your truth, kindle us to speak your truth! God of earthquake, God of thunder, shake us loose from lethargy! Break the chains of sin asunder, for earth’s healing set us free! Crumble walls that still divide us; make us one in Christ our Lord, make us one in Christ our Lord! God of passion, God unsleep- ing, stir in us love’s restless- ness! Where the people cry in anguish, may we share your heart’s distress. Rouse us from content with evil; claim us for your kingdom’s work, claim us for your kingdom’s work! ELW 400 Words: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., 1923- 2007 Text c. 2000 GIA Publications, Inc. Music: John Hughes, 1873-1932 CWM RHONDDA Austin English, wife Lynee and son Owen
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Area Ministry 5 May 2016
MESSENGER Congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Central States Synod
Seminarian to Graduate
For the past four years, Austin English of Reformation has been studying
and experiencing what it means to be a pastor through theology and Bible classes, a congregational
internship, and other learning and service opportunities. Through all
of these seminary experiences, he has been equipped for a lifetime of
ministry. His home congregation, Reformation, has held him in
prayer and encouraged him through financial support. Austin will
graduate from Trinity Seminary in Ohio on Saturday, May 21 and
has been called by the congregations of Grace Lutheran Church and
Nazareth Lutheran Church in Oakes and Cogswell, North Dakota. He
will be ordained at Reformation in the near future, and will begin his
ministry as an ordained pastor in North Dakota shortly! In Austin's
words, "To God be all the glory." (posted on Facebook May 2)
2016 Synod Assembly in Wichita
This year’s Synod Assembly will be in Wichita June 2 through
June 4 at the Hyatt Regency. The theme is Giving in Hope. May 11 is the registration deadline
for delegates and hotel reservations. River Festival will begin Friday night so using Kellogg to
access the Hyatt on Saturday will help. Grace Duddy Pomroy and the Rev. Len Dale will be our
keynote speakers. The assembly will begin on Thursday evening with dinner and worship. Friday's
agenda includes presentations and workshops on giving and stewardship, as well as the opportu-
nity to enjoy the River Festival activities on Friday night. The Assembly will conclude on Satur-
day with business and worship. A local assembly team has
been meeting for several month to help with planning.
Mision San Juan de Dios (Partners Church) will be one of the
recipients of the Synod Assembly Offering.
Grace Duddy Pomroy is a lay, steward-
ship ministry leader. She graduated from
Luther Seminary in 2012 with a Master of
Arts degree in Congregational Mission and Leadership. She served as the Assis-
tant Director of the Center for Stewardship Leaders at Luther Seminary and the
Executive Director of Operations for Kairos and Associates and the Joshua
Group. She is the co-author of the recently published stewardship book, Em-
bracing Stewardship: How to Put Stewardship at the Heart of Your Congregation’s Life, as well as
author of the 2013 ELCA stewardship resource, Stewards of God’s Love. She is currently the Fi-
nancial Education Specialist at Portico Benefit Services. 4 Pastor Len Dale who has just retired has served in a wide variety settings including pastoral assis-
tant in youth and campus ministry, mission developer, Chaplain in a state C.D/M.I treatment cen-
ter, Interim Director of the Lutheran Center in Olongo Po City Philippines, pastor in large and
small churches, Mission Director – ELCA, Bishop’s Associate and Director of
Evangelical Missions. As Director of Evangelical Missions and Bishop Gustaf-
son’s associate, Len worked with new congregational development, transforma-
tional ministry, and stewardship. He was staff liaison to the Church and Society
Team and oversaw the work of the stewardship and mission tables as well as the
grant process for new and renewing congregations through the ELCA.
Pastor Ron Glusenkamp will also be a presenter.
God of Tempest, God of
Whirlwind God of tempest, God of whirl-wind, as on Pentecost de-scend! Drive us out from shel-tered comfort; past these walls your people send! Sweep us into costly service, there with Christ to bear the cross, there with Christ to bear the cross!
God of blazing, God of burn-ing, all that blocks your pur-pose, purge! Through your church, Christ’s living Body, let your flaming Spirit surge! Where deceit conceals injus-tice, kindle us to speak your truth, kindle us to speak your truth!
God of earthquake, God of thunder, shake us loose from lethargy! Break the chains of sin asunder, for earth’s healing set us free! Crumble walls that still divide us; make us one in Christ our Lord, make us one in Christ our Lord!
God of passion, God unsleep-ing, stir in us love’s restless-ness! Where the people cry in anguish, may we share your heart’s distress. Rouse us from content with evil; claim us for your kingdom’s work, claim us for your kingdom’s work!
ELW 400 Words: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., 1923- 2007 Text c. 2000 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: John Hughes, 1873-1932 CWM RHONDDA
Austin English, wife Lynee and
son Owen
Pr. Ron Glusenkamp at Synod Assembly
Pastor Ron Glusenkamp will be at the Synod Assembly in his
capacity of director of Always Being Made New: The Cam-
paign for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and
will lead the workshop on the Always Being Made New Cam-
paign. St. Paul’s-Wichita will welcome the Rev. Ron
Glusenkamp to their pulpit on Sunday June 5. Pastor Glusenk-
amp was an intern and then an Associate Pastor at St. Paul’s in
the 1980s before he was called to serve Immanuel in Westport
and then Gethsemane in St. Louis in the Central States Synod.
“Amigos de Cristo”
During the Children’s Message on May 1 at Cross of Glory
the kids led the congregation in singing
"Amigos de Cristo - We're Friends of the
Lord" and then Pastor Larry Cross dedi-
cated the quilt which they tied during the
Sunday School hour to be sent to Lu-
theran World Relief when the truck
comes through in
October. The mis-
sion statement at
Cross of Glory is
"We serve in
God's world." and
these kids show
they not only understand the statement, but they act on it too.
Shoes for Breakfast Guests
During the month of April, the Youth from Gloria Dei col-
lected tennis shoes from Area 5 as a service project. They are
happy to report that 105 pairs of shoes were donated, and many
of them were even new!! The shoes were cleaned, given new
laces if needed, and then distrib-
uted at the St. Paul’s breakfast
on Saturday, April 30th. All of
the recipients were very grate-
ful! The Youth would like to
thank everyone who donated
and contributed their time for
this project! It would! It would
not have been as successful
without everyone’s help!
End of Activity Year Celebrations
Emanuel will celebrate another completed year of Wednes-
day evening activities on May 11 with special games and ac-
tivities and lots of food! St. Paul’s-Wichita will celebrate
with a “Picnic on the Porch” after worship on May 22. At
Reformation the Christian Education theme has been living
in hope, and they plan a celebration on May 15 during the
Sunday School hour. During the past year they have sup-
ported the Wichita Children’s Home with their Sunday
School offerings, and cele-
brated with the Home as they
moved into their new loca-
tion this year. Gloria Dei
had an “Almost Cinco de
Mayo” party for children and youth musicians on May 4. The
congregation was invited to join in and attend the Mexican
potluck. The children and youth played Mexican bingo
(Loteria) followed by the annual piñata fun.
Senior Recognition
A number of the Area 5 churches are recognizing their high
school graduates in May with several celebrating on May 8.
Reformation’s Senior Celebration included a reception and
recognition at worship for seniors Lily Burgoyne, Nathan
Burgoyne, Jacob Camenzind, Mark Ca-
menzind, Abby Davis and Morgan Win-
ters. Trevor Kemp, Emily Torrey, Jared
Jones and Klanci Wiggins (right) were
honored at Christ-Eureka on May 8.
Christ-Wichita celebrated with their
graduating high school seniors Nathaniel
Becker and Matthew Steinert. They had
their Senior Blessing Ritual at the late
service and they had displays set up be-
tween services sharing some of their accomplishments and
memorabilia and they had special refreshments.
Confirmations
Christ-Wichita will celebrate the Rite of Confirmation on
May 15 with Noah Becker confirming his faith. He will be
sharing his faith statement with the congregation and there
will be the Laying on of Hands. St.
Paul’s-Wichita will also celebrate
Confirmation with Corbin Kallman
affirming his baptism on May 15.
Carol Choir Musical
Emanuel’s Carol Choir presented their
annual Mother’s Day Musical “GPS:
God’s Plan of Salvation”. Attendees
were invited to “Buckle your seat belts
for a fun-filled, inspirational ride on the
Holy Highway with GPS as your guide.” and enjoy the high
energy musical packed with humor, creativity and spiritual
Alice Burnett
with the kids
Youth Share the Gospel
New Testament News - Good News All the Time was the
header on the invitation. After many months of rehearsing and
learning about Jesus, Christ-Eureka’s Christ’s Kids Singers
and the Combined Christian Youth Fellowship of Eureka
shared their talent in a Praise and Worship Service on May 7th
at Christ-Eureka.
Lunches Under Construction
On Saturday, April 23rd,
Resurrection's elementary age
children along with several
adults assembled brown bag
lunches for distribution in
Wichita for the Sandwich Sat-
urday project which provides
200 lunches each Saturday to
people at St. John’s Episcopal
Church in downtown Wichita.
Girl Scouts Run for Fun
Wichita Area Girl Scouts had a “Thin Mint Sprint 5K Run/
Walk & Cookie Relay” fundraiser on Saturday April 16 and
Troop 40107 including
Kayla Edson (St. Paul’s
-Wichita, third from
left, front row) and her
mom Kristin partici-
pated. The troop won
the costume contest and
then donated their
cookie prize to the fire
station next to the Wich-
ita Girl Scout Office!
Area 5 Leaders Attend “Palooza”
About 30 leaders from Area Ministry 5 churches attended the
Area Ministry 5 “Palooza” held Sunday April 24 at Reforma-
tion. The Rev.
Susan Candea,
Bishop Roger
Gustafson and the
Rev. Keith Hohly
of Synod Staff
led 4 workshops
at which those
attending learned
from each other
and the Staff. On
Monday rostered leaders met with the staff again - one of the
things they discussed was adaptive changes they have made.
Pictured here is the Rev. Susan Candea leading those attending
on Sunday in song.
Youth Representatives Needed for Synod Assembly
June 2-3 Know a youth in your congregation who would like to
be more involved? Youth are the future of our church. . .which is
why it is so important that they are included in all aspects of the
church. By electing a youth representative, you will give them a
voice and give your congregation an extra vote. They will partici-
pate in different aspects of the assembly, enjoy fun activities, and
have an opportunity to have lunch with the Bishop. Your youth rep
should be a voting member from age 14–18. Got questions?