Elim Lutheran Church The Messenger · Greeters: July 1, 15, and 22 Coffee Hostess: July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 (all month) Riverview Singalong: July 15 Summer Lawn Mowing: July through

Elim Lutheran Church

The Messenger

July 2018

Pastor Katherine Kolodziejczyk Gayle Nelson, Church Secretary

Cell Phone: (419) 467-5391 Church Phone: (785) 546-2244

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Pastor’s Ponderings . . .

There is a subject on my mind that I hesitate to write about but as your pastor I can do no

other. If you are like me, you are getting weary of hearing the stories regarding the separation

of children from their parents. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum I would hope

that the injury of even one child would bother you. That is true whether that child is an

American citizen, or an alien living in this country, or a child in some other country. There are

continual stories coming from radio, television stations, newspapers, and other forms of public

media. It is difficult to tell what is true and what is false. It is a difficult subject and I refuse to

play some sort of blame game. What I will do is to support the ELCA and its writings and the

biblical reference. Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and other religious leaders have issued this

statement:

Recently, the Administration announced that it will begin separating families and criminally

prosecuting all people who enter the U.S. without previous authorization. As religious leaders representing diverse faith perspectives, united in our concern for the wellbeing of

vulnerable migrants who cross our borders fleeing from danger and threats to their lives, we are deeply disappointed and pained to hear this news.

We affirm the family as a foundational societal structure to support human community and

understand the household as an estate blessed by God. The security of the family provides critical mental, physical and emotional support to the development and wellbeing of

children. Our congregations and agencies serve many migrant families that have recently arrived in the United States. Leaving their communities is often the only option they have

to provide safety for their children and protect them from harm. Tearing children away from parents who have made a dangerous journey to provide a safe and sufficient life for them is unnecessarily cruel and detrimental to the well-being of parents and children.

As we continue to serve and love our neighbor, we pray for the children and families that will suffer due to this policy and urge the Administration to stop their policy of separating

families.

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs." We find this verse in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. My heart

aches for any child that is in some way harmed whether at home, at school, or by government practices. We pray for all children in God’s created order. Prayer is the very least we can do for

these children of God. For everything and everyone always belongs to God. Christ’s blessings

Pr. Katherine

Prayers

Please keep in prayer: Don Lundquist, Ronnie Larson, Sarah Jane Smith, Diane Deckard, Carol Dugan, Connie Dugan, Mary Olson, Ike Bauer (friend of Dawson Feil), Tim Thatcher (nephew of Pr. Katherine), Helen Weber, Janet Lampe, WELCA President Alice Barnett, and Pastor Rick Raymer of the Zion Lutheran Church in Beloit, KS.

Elim strives to extend the power of prayer to those who feel they would benefit from it. New prayer requests will be taken at any time. Contact Pastor Katherine at (419) 467-5391 or the church office: leave a note on the bulletin board, call (785) 546-2244 (do not leave voice mail message), or email [email protected].

~ CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES ~

Church Council – Met June 4. Discussed tentative plans for Wednesday night adult Bible Study, formation of media committee to videotape church services, and update of banking account authorizations. Worship & Music – No meeting. Finance & Stewardship – Met May 23. Evangelism –No meeting. End of School Year Party & Movie on the Lawn was held May 23 with good turnout. Planning to sponsor similar events throughout the year. Social Ministry –No meeting. Christian Education –No meeting. VBS was held June 4-8. Property – Met June 4 to discuss upcoming repairs to parsonage. Memorial – No meeting. Elim Cookbook Committee: Met June 13. Next meeting to be held on July 2, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

FAITH, FOOD, AND FUN: Calling all adults, young and old! We are interested in starting up an informal

adult fellowship time on Wednesday evenings, starting at 7:00 PM. Bring a snack and meet at Elim Parish

Hall. If you need a sitter, please let us know beforehand and we will arrange for childcare in the church

basement. It is tentatively scheduled to begin in July. Contact Kelly French at (785) 643-0964 or Tammy

Feil at (620) 242-4764 if you are interested in participating. Please let us know if you have ideas for

topics of discussion, Bible study, and related activities. This would be a great opportunity to share your

beliefs, your concerns, and your blessings with others.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Please notify the Elim Church secretary at [email protected] with the date

and time of upcoming meetings so it can be posted in the bulletin and/or Messenger. THANK YOU!

June 3: Given in loving memory of Bruce Amos and his June

birthday by Betty Amos and family.

June 17: Given to the glory of God by Merle and Sandy Larson.

WELCA NEWS

I hope that summer time has brought your families together for

picnics, trips, reunions and celebrations. Sunday mornings

seem to come fast and 10:00 church too. Please don’t take

vacation from Elim, we need you here.

The cookbook committee is putting final touches together for

the new Elim Cookbook to be available soon.

July 22 at 8:30 am WELCA officers will meet for our quarterly meeting. If you have something

that we need to discuss, please contact one of our officers. You are also welcome to join us

for the meeting.

It is time to collect items for LWR Kits. These kits will go around the world helping people in

need provide for their families. For July we are asking for donations of children’s sizes 9

months to 24 months T-shirts (solid colored, no wording) and sleepers (long or short

sleeved, no footies) Donations will be collected in a box located in the Parish Hall. We hope

to put together 12 Baby Care Kits and 12 Personal Care Kits.

LeAnn, WELCA President

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SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM The Summer Food Service Program sponsored and funded by KSDE provides FREE lunch to all children

in the community under the age of 18, and all meals are served at Elim Lutheran Church. The Marquette

Methodist Church and Elim work together to provide staffing on alternate weeks. We need volunteers

to prepare, serve and clean up Monday through Friday from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM during the weeks

Elim is responsible. A sign-up sheet will be available on the main bulletin board. Please consider

volunteering for the church and the children of our community. Call Linda Johnson @ (785) 826-5544 or

Lana Rock @ (785) 546 2501 for more information.

REMINDER: No Sunday School during the summer starting June 3 through September 2. Classes

will resume on Rally Sunday, September 9.

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2018 Summer Music Schedule

June 3 – Elim Men’s Ensemble August 19 – Darren Able and Tammy Feil

June 10 – Allan Lindfors August 26 – Madison and Michelle Loder

June 17 – Brooke Olson September 2 –

June 24 –Garrett and Kaydee McMahan September 9 – Kayley and Layla Fleming

July 1 – JoAn Lindfors September 16 – Kiera Mullen, Kasyn and

July 8 – Chris and Rachel Johnson Kanin French

July 15 – Deb McGinty’s grandchildren September 23 – Matthew Larson

July 22 – Darren and Ethan Able September 30 – Pierce Hamma

July 29 – Matthew Everhart

August 5 – Emily Forssberg THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR

August 12 – Kendal Brueggen, Noah Lindfors MUSICAL TALENTS!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

June 4-8, 2018

VBS at “Maker Fun Factory: Created by God, Built for a Purpose” was a success! 45-50 children, ages 4-11,

participated in a week of fun and learning. Pastor Jeff Graber led the children in the opening session each day,

with songs, skits, and questions to introduce each day’s Bible point: DAY 1: God made you, DAY 2: God is for

you, DAY 3: God is always with you, DAY 4: God made you for a reason, and DAY 5: God will always love

you. Each time the Bible point was mentioned throughout the course of the morning, the children responded

with “Wow God!” All age groups were divided into 4 crews and rotated through four different stations to learn

more about the Bible point through Bible Discovery (led by Janet Manor), KidVid Cinema (led by Tammy

Feil), Snack Factory/Imagination Station (led by Janis Larson and Gayle Nelson), and Game Makers (led by

Kayley Fleming). The children spent the week sharing how God can be seen in everyday things (called God

sightings), even an enjoyable swim in the pool, or helping your sister or brother learn to play ball. They learned

that God will always be with them because He loves us unconditionally, and that He made all of us uniquely

complex and special. God is our #1 fan and will never leave us or forsake us. A HUGE thank you to Pastor

Jeff Graber for leading us every day and for the volunteers who helped throughout the week. God is good!

“Wow God!”

An additional thanks to Tammy Feil and Kelly French for organizing this year’s VBS.

SERVING THE LORD

IN JULY

ACOLYTES: July 1: ________________________________

July 8: Abbie Hudson, Lily Boughfman

July 15: Abbie Hudson, Lily Boughfman

July22: _______________________________

July 29: Braden Young

GREETERS:

4 – _____________________________________

8– Dana and Julie Olson

15– ____________________________________

22 – ___________________________________

29 – SJOGREN FAMILY

LECTORS:

1 – Linda Johnson

8– Wally Bunk

15 – Lois Johnson

22 – Ethan Able

29 – Darren Able

CHILDREN’S SERMONS:

8 – Pastor Katherine

22 –JoAn Lindfors

ALTAR FLOWERS:

1– Wally and Cindy Bunk

15 – SJOGREN FAMILY

COMMUNION SETUP/CLEANUP (July 1):

Setup: Mike and Cynthia Hulse

COMMUNION ASSISTANT:

1 – Wally Bunk

15 – Patty Kolling

COFFEE HOSTESS:

1 – _____________________________________

8 – _____________________________________

15 – ____________________________________

22 – ____________________________________

29 - ____________________________________

2018 USHER SCHEDULE

JULY: Wally Bunk– Captain, Matt Hedberg, Will Hedberg,

Gail Lindstedt, Barry Nelson,

Morris Nelson, Darryl Talbott,

Jeremy Snapp, Brady Jones,

Shayne Fox

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

(see signup sheets on bulletin board)

Greeters: July 1, 15, and 22

Coffee Hostess: July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 (all month)

Riverview Singalong: July 15

Summer Lawn Mowing: July through September, 1

day/week, church and parsonage lawns

Summer Lunch Program: Monday-Friday, 11:00

AM-1:00 PM, alternate weeks until August 15

Acolytes: July 1 & 22 (notify Pastor Katherine if you

are able to assist)

THANK YOU!

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MEDIA COMMITTEE

Volunteers are needed to record the weekly worship service and other special occasions for viewing on the MTC public broadcast station. The committee will be responsible for scheduling the videographer each week. Please contact Jeremy Snapp at (785) 820-005 or [email protected] if you are interesting in helping with this project. Thank you.

Monthly Financial Report June 2018

Beginning Balance as of 05/01/18: $-2,380.66

Revenue: $12,681.52

Expenses: $-9,400.38

Ending Balance as of 05/31/18: $ 800.48

JULY BIRTHDAYS

1 Marah Kaufman

1 Marco Perez

1 Mary Olson

3 Kerry Lindh

3 Luke Hedberg

4 Kayla Fox

6 Linn Nelson

6 Peggy Wickstrom

6 Brady Jones

7 Ron Larson

7 Ebba Nelson

7 Tonya Kaufman

7 Sandy Larson

9 Anna Caesar

10 Dixon Johnson

10 Maybelle Jones

12 Carson Windholz

13 Matt Sellhorn

14 Kristen Larson

14 Julie Olson

15 Meta Ellwood

16 Leland Brown

18 Larry Montgomery

18 Sofia Allen

19 Linda Johnson

20 Matthew Everhart

20 Dean Alstatt

22 Doris Schultz

22 Elizabeth Crump

22 Jolie Myers

23 Kelly Montgomery

24 Diane Hedberg

24 Gail Quested

25 Karen Simmons

27 Jamie Ketchum

28 Maria Gaspar

28 Pam Morel

28 Crystal Hawkinson

29 Chelsi Mannebach

29 Heidi Caesar

29 Flora Malm

30 Sandy Edwards

JULY ANNIVERSARIES 8 Mr. and Mrs. Wally Bunk 52 years

14 Mr. and Mrs. Barry Nelson 44 years

14 Mr. and Mrs. Dana Olson 34 years

15 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Bauer 12 years

18 Mr. and Mrs. Matt Wickstrom 3 years 23 Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hamilton 56 years 24 Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Patrick 14 years 30 Mr. and Mrs. Brodie Seely 7 years 31 Mr. and Mrs. John Myers 48 years

CONGRATULATIONS

Matthew Everhart and Cassidy Cook will be united

in marriage on July 14 at the Trinity United

Methodist Church in Salina. Parents are Jay and

LeAnn Everhart of Marquette, KS, and Greg and

Kim Cook of Beloit, KS. We pray your lives

together will be filled with God’s many blessings,

and that the joy you share on your wedding day will

continue for years to come as you continue your

faith in the Lord. _____________________________________________

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Adam and Hannah Jones welcomed a baby boy, Augustus Carl, into the world on June 11, 2018. He weighed 6 lb. 6 oz., and was 19-3/4” long. His big sisters are Maebelle Ann and Josephine Carol. Paternal grandparents are Bob and Carol Jones of Marquette, KS; maternal grandparents are Greg and Shelly Lutes of Alta Vista, KS. CONGRATULATIONS!

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SECURITY COMMITTEE

Elim Church Council is asking for volunteers to serve on a security committee to discuss options for enhancing safety and security at Elim Lutheran Church. If you are interested in participating, please contact Scott Feil (620) 242-4891 or Matt Everhart (785)-643-0835.

END OF SCHOOL YEAR PARTY AND MOVIE ON THE LAWN

May 23, 2018

The Evangelism Committee hosted the End of School Year/Movie on the Lawn

party on May 23, the last day of school for area students. Everyone, young and

old, were welcome to attend. It was a great way to celebrate the end of school

for the summer, and to provide good food, fun and fellowship for members of

the community. The parking lot behind the church was used for yard games prior

to the start of the movie. Those attending were asked to bring a favorite snack,

yard games, and blankets or lawn chairs. The movie “Ferdinand” started at dark,

and the popcorn machine churned on throughout the movie. Thanks to the

Memorial Committee for purchasing the popcorn machine, as requested by the

Bruce Amos family.

The Evangelism Committee would like to hold more community-based events in

the near future. Contact Kelly French or the Evangelism Committee if you have

ideas to share.

The new popcorn machine was a big hit!

Kelly French and Jeremy Snapp kept it popping.

Lemonade, tea, water, and popcorn were provided. Everyone was

asked to bring their favorite snacks to share. Hot dogs left over from

the Senior Recognition BBQ were also available for all to enjoy.

PATRIOTIC SUNDAY BREAKFAST

May 27, 2018

Our youth help serve the breakfast: Jake Feil, Ethan Able, Dawson Feil, Lily Boughfman, and Christine Weber.

The Christian Education Committee

hosted a breakfast prior to the Patriotic

Sunday Service on May 27, 2018. The

Youth Group, Sunday school teachers

and children all chipped in to help

prepare and serve biscuits and gravy,

sausages, scrambled eggs, and pancakes.

Young and old alike enjoyed the event.

Sunday school children helped clear tables.

ELIM LUTHERAN CHURCH CALENDAR FOR JULY 2018

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Sixth Sunday

After Pentecost

Coffee Hour 9:30

Worship 10:00 with HC

Children’s Message

2

Church Council Mtg.

7:00 PM

3 4

5

6 Pastor’s Sabbath

7

8 Seventh Sunday

After Pentecost

Coffee Hour 9:30

Worship 10:00

9

10

11

Bulletin Deadline

12

Bulletin Printed

13 Pastor’s Sabbath

14

15 Eighth Sunday

After Pentecost Coffee Hour 9:30

Worship 10:00 with HC

Children’s Message

Riverview Sing-along 4:00

16

17 18 Bulletin Deadline

19 Bulletin Printed

20 Pastor’s Sabbath

21

22 Ninth Sunday

After Pentecost WELCA Quarterly

Meeting 8:30

Coffee Hour 9:30

Worship 10:00

23 Messenger Deadline

24

25 1:30 PM – Quilting Bulletin Deadline

26

Bulletin Printed

27 Pastor’s Sabbath

28

KEY:

HC = Holy Communion

HS = High School

29 Tenth Sunday

After Pentecost Coffee Hour 9:30

Worship 10:00

30 31