St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Northfield, MN

Bulletin, June 29, 2008

By webmaster | June 27, 2008

Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
St. Peter & St. Paul, Apostles
June 29, 2008 – 10:45am
People of St. Peter’s Ministers
Rev. Craig Ellingboe, Senior Pastor
Rev. Paul Graham, Associate Pastor

Contemporary Worship Mission Statement
Bringing people to a closer relationship with Jesus Christ
through praise, music, prayer and scripture.

To sing or not to sing: The words to songs to be sung by all are projected on the screen.
You are encouraged and invited to sing along.

GATHERING

GATHERING Special Music ~Pam Baker

WELCOME

OPENING Step by Step (Richard Mullins & David baker)

CONFESSION SONG Above All
(Paul Baloche & Lenny LeBlanc)

PRAYER OF THE DAY
Almighty God, we praise you that your blessed apostles Peter and Paul glorified you by their martyrdoms. Grant that your church throughout the world may always be instructed by their teaching and example, be knit together in unity by your Spirit, and ever stand firm upon the one foundation who is Jesus Christ our Lord, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

TEMPLE TALK ~ Pastor Paul Graham

CHILDREN’S SERMON

WORD .
FIRST LESSON Acts 12:1–11
King Herod had James killed and had Peter put in prison, under heavy guard. In what Peter first believes is only a vision, an angel leads him past unseeing guards, out of the prison, and to freedom.

About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. 2He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword. 3After he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This was during the festival of Unleavened Bread.) 4When he had seized him, he put him in prison and handed him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. 5While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him. 6The very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison. 7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. 8The angel said to him, “Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.” He did so. Then he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening with the angel’s help was real; he thought he was seeing a vision. 10After they had passed the first and the second guard, they came before the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went outside and walked along a lane, when suddenly the angel left him. 11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hands of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”

SECOND LESSON 2 Timothy 4:6–8, 17–18
Paul has faithfully persevered in the mission the Lord had given to him. Near life’s end he rests in the promise of eternal life, confident that the Lord who has rescued him in the past will bring him into the heavenly kingdom.

6As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come. 7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
17But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. 18The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

GOSPEL John 21:15–19
Jesus invites Simon Peter to declare his love for him three times, in a manner reminiscent of the three times that Peter earlier denied Christ. Jesus commissions him to feed his sheep and predicts that he will die as a martyr for God.

15When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. 18Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.” 19(He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, “Follow me.”

MESSAGE OF THE DAY - Pastor Paul Graham
“Forgiven, Healed, and Called to Serve: Peter’s Story”

SONG Humble Thyself (Bob Hudson)
Awesome God (Keith Hampton)

OFFERING/SONG Light the Fire Again (Brian Doerksen)

OFFERTORY PRAYER
Creator of all that is and all that will be, we offer the gifts of our labors in daring response to your blessings. We are yours, and all we have belongs to you. Use these offerings in ministry and mission in your world. Amen.

PRAYERS FOR THE CHURCH

LORD’S PRAYER

HEALING SERVICE

SENDING MESSAGE

RINGING OF THE BELL

BENEDICTION
Peace be to you, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love undying. Amen

SENDING SONG Soon & Very Soon (Andrae Crouch)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE THIS MORNING
ACOLYTES Jarred Lienke & Angela Nassif
READER Dale Ness

Announcements
There will be a meeting regarding the Guatemala trip today at 9:30am in the Fireside Lounge.

Sunday School families

If your child will be attending VBS this summer; please complete the registration forms as soon as possible and return them to church. Thank you!

Your help is needed – For ‘On the Road’, housing and meals for the counselors from Good Earth Village are needed. For Vacation Bible School, we are still looking for people to help out in various areas, including; Clubhouse leaders/assistants, station leaders/assistants, decorating, help with registration and nursery care. If you would like to serve in this way, please contact Laura Gilligan at 645-8252, ext. 19 or email at lauragilligan@charter.net. Thanks!

Youth Announcements
MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH:
The next two Magical Mystery Tours are scheduled for July 8th and Aug 21st. If you would like more information regarding these events or would like to sign up contact Matt.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH:
Drive In Movie Overnight!! July 10th-11th. Meet at Trinity at 6pm. Cost is $15.00

All youth who have finished grades 8-12
VALLEY FAIR!!!
We will be going to Valley Fair on July 25th. We will leave from St. Peter’s at 3:45 and return around 11pm. Cost for this event is $20 (plus money for supper) If you’d like to sign up Contact Matt by July 20th.

ALL 6-12 Youth
MEET PASTOR PAUL!!
Help us welcome Pastor Paul and his family by joining us on July 2nd from 6-9 for pizza, pop, and some crazy games.

Reminders
Newsletter Deadline is the 17th of each month. Please have all
information in to Bernadette Johnson. Please sign all articles
submitted in case any questions come up. Thank you. *Emotions Anonymous Group meets Monday evenings @ 7:00pm in the Sunday school wing, room 9 or 15. Contact Pastor Neale Thompson with any questions.

Events
Extended Ministries would like to invite you to go out for a nice Sunday meal (lunch or dinner) at Beef O’Brady’s. 10% of your bill will be donated to St. Peter’s. All you have to do is write St. Peter’s on the back of your bill.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
Jody Anderson (SueAnn Lepinski’s sister), Luther & Doris Barsness, Amy Behrens (John & Penny Carr’s sister-in-law), Darlene Canedy, Don Detlie, Martha Drentlaw, Barbara Everson (mother of Krin Finger), Charlene Hagen (Sheila Hagen’s mother), Gloria Hagen (Nancy McGregor’s mother), Kevin Johnson (Deb Schad’s brother), Jim Koehler, Karl Koppelman (friend of Neale Thompson), John Lau (Jim & Kathy Plante’s brother-in-law), Ed Little, Grace Lundberg, Anne McCombeskey (Michelle Clifford’s mother), Rori McKee (friend of Jeannie Machacek), Ruth Meliza, Sherry Meliza, Dean Paulson, Jim Penning (student at NHS), Karen Rheinschmitt (cousin of Hazel Peterson), John Schad, Dale Scharber (Dan & Dottie Scharber’s sister-in-law), Jinny Schrader (Eric & Rolf’s mother), Loretta Schwartz (Bernadette Johnson’s Aunt), Ed Sorenson, Mary Stein, Ardys Swanson (Bob Anderson’s sister), Liz Triplett, Randa Vogen (a friend of Ramona Pumper), Martha Whitehead, and Ordell Witte are ill. Please remember their families in prayer also.

This week we remember the following in prayer: El Tuerto in Guatemala, St. Dominic Catholic - Northfield, Looney Valley Lutheran – Houston, Red Oak Grove Lutheran - Austin, Mansfield Lutheran - Alden, St. Ansgar Lutheran – Cannon Falls, Mrumba Lutheran in Tanzania,La Graica Mission in Colombia.

With Sympathy the family & friends of Rosella Grant. She is the mother of Gene and Stacy Grant. Rosella passed away this week.

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Amanda Olson de Castillo, June Newsletter from Guatamala

By webmaster | June 18, 2008

Amanda Olson de Castillo, June Newsletter from Guatamala:

People ask me frequently, what a typical week looks like in Guatemala. There is no typical week but below are some snapshots from the beginning of June.

The rain has started. Just in time for two rural community visits with two delegations. The first delegation traveled through two tropical storms to our church in the village Cimiento la Esperanza. They got stuck four or five times on the way their first day of travel outside of Guatemala City, but managed to arrive the following day… muddy and unshowered but they arrived. The community welcomed them into their church and homes as honored guests, giving their guests their best. The delegation slept in the kitchen, converted into a bunkhouse, together and the community had Padre Horacio sleep in the church with several men sleeping inside the church and on the ground by every entrance to the church to protect Padre. While Cimiento is a new ILAG church, Padre has walked with them for a long time. During the war when Padre was on the death lists, the communities would arrange themselves in a similar way at the entrances to whatever building he was in to protect him. Even though we now live peacefully and the protection is not needed, they still give him that respect.

Sunday morning in El Tuerto, Horacio and I normally have to compete with neighbors trying to drown out the worship with some music selection, we are used to that challenge. Last Sunday, the neighbor down the ravine decided to remodel their house during our worship hour. The two tropical storms that had come through that week, and unfinished drainage pipes from the new steps had left their home flooded. They needed to take down the back wall of rusty, recycled sheet metal and make their home smaller.

As we were leaving after worship, Sunday school and confirmation, we slowly climbed out of the ravine up the irregular steps, which are getting harder to navigate as my pregnant belly grows and especially now that it is raining. When we were to the last push to the top, Marcelina, the leader of the church in El Tuerto, called to us. A member of the neighborhood, not of the church, was requesting prayers. Their mother had died the day before and no one had come to pray before the burial since they did not attend a church. We turned around and headed back down the ravine, this time via a slippery, slimy ramp down to a dirt path and finally into the home. The home resembled what I would imagine a wolves den looks like from the inside. It had two rooms under walls and a roof of scrap boards, metal and cardboard. The floor was carved out of the dirt just level enough for a cabinet, a few chairs and a refrigerator before emptying down into a hovel where plastic chairs filled with mourning family lined the wall and an extremely small lacquered casket came out of the corner of dirt. The family had found some candles and a cross to place around the casket as they held vigil. A simple wallet size black and white photo of the deceased was the only picture in the home.

Knowing that the family would bury their mother and grandmother without the presence of clergy, Horacio and I prayed and gave the promise of Christ’s mercy and grace to a family we found out later was thought to be intertwined in gang activity. As we finished, a granddaughter had us sit down in the kitchen and gave us a cup of coffee and a piece of bread. We are a church of the widows and orphans… of the forgotten, of outcasts, and of the broken. The harvest is plentiful.

We left El Tuerto climbing once again out of the ravine with two worship services awaiting us still that day, one in El Porvenir and the other in El Mirador. The next day, 12 women arrived in Guatemala City from their villages for the first women’s leadership retreat of the year in the ILAG. Along with the women came 6 children who had traveled with their mothers up to two days to arrive… one as young as 4 months old. Other villages had planned to send women as well but out of fear of coming to Guatemala City had called over the weekend to decline the invitation. The delegation from Southeastern Synod, who had arrived that same day, were getting settled into their rooms as we installed the women in the guest house, we took time to teach the women how to use the sheets, toilet and how to respect the facilities.

The women of the office, except for Esther who was in Georgia with Padre Horacio for the Southeastern Synod Assembly, held classes on Tuesday and Wednesday. I was in charge of six hours of classes the first day. The women were forthcoming with sharing their life experiences and challenges and how they impacted their faith and roles as mothers. During my class we talked about Mark 14-15 and the cross. None of the women could explain what forgiveness was, they simply knew it was important. As we wrapped up the day, I handed a piece of paper to everyone—the women and the delegation—and had them either write down or if they couldn’t write simply think of a sin they had committed. We went outside under a canopy that shielded us from the rain and I lead the brief order of confession and absolution after which had everyone burn their sin with a small candle on the ground in the middle of all of us. In many of the indigenous cultures, they use incense to send their prayers to God and as they saw the smoke go up and their papers with their sins written on them consumed, you could see in their faces that they understood what forgiveness was.

As they returned to their homes… some left for the buses at 7pm on Wednesday and the remainder were brought to their buses at 3am by Horacio… they left charged with teaching others what they had learned in their days together. We pray that God gives them the strength and courage to share and encourage others.

Guatemala with Horacio and Beatriz, I stayed home to cover the Guatemala City churches since I cannot travel to the rural areas for a few months now. The delegation left not knowing if the roads would be good enough for them to enter but knowing that it was important to try because there were many waiting eagerly for the delegation visit and for the worship service. We see windows into the lives of our brothers and sisters in Christ, but thankfully it is the Holy Spirit, who intimately knows our brothers and sisters here in Guatemala and those who visit us from the ELCA, that is guiding us in our proclamation and ministry.

Snap shots from less than a week of our life here in. Thank you for your prayers, thank you for your love, thank you for remembering us. We may be a church of widows, orphans, outcasts and the broken… but isn’t every church in its own way. The love of Christ for us is what keeps us going and puts us all to work in service to our neighbor.

Blessings,
Amanda Olson de Castillo
Missionary and Pastor
Iglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala

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ELCA disaster response, SE MN Synod News

By webmaster | June 16, 2008

Following the storms and continued rain in the Midwest this last week, the flood waters in most places are starting to recede, leaving residents to deal with the damage.

As the damage from the most recent flooding in our synod and neighboring synods is assessed, please remember our brothers and sisters in prayer.

The support offered to those in our synod affected by last August’s floods was incredible. Knowing that there is such compassion within our synod, we would like to direct you to ELCA Disaster Response for financial gifts at this time. We will keep you updated on other needs as they are assessed.

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Bulletin, June 14, 2008

By webmaster | June 16, 2008

Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
June 15, 2008 – 10:45am
People of St. Peter’s Ministers
Rev. Craig Ellingboe, Senior Pastor

Contemporary Worship Mission Statement
Bringing people to a closer relationship with Jesus Christ
through praise, music, prayer and scripture.

To sing or not to sing: The words to songs to be sung by all are projected on the screen.
You are encouraged and invited to sing along.

GATHERING

GATHERING Special Music ~Brett Knutson

WELCOME

OPENING Just a Closer Walk

CONFESSION SONG Jesus, Lover of My Soul
(John Ezzy, Dan Grul, Steve McPherson)

PRAYER OF THE DAY
God of compassion, you have opened the way for us and brought us to yourself. Pour your love into our hearts, that, overflowing with joy, we may freely share the blessings of your realm and faithfully proclaim the good news of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

TEMPLE TALK ~ Rob Anderson

SACREMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM ~ Angela Smisek

WORD .
FIRST LESSON Exodus 19:2–8a
At Sinai God assured Israel, “You shall be my treasured possession,” and commissioned them to serve as mediating priests for the nations. The people commit themselves completely to God’s will.

2They had journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there in front of the mountain. 3Then Moses went up to God; the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites: 4You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, 6but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites.”
7So Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him. 8The people all answered as one: “Everything that the LORD has spoken we will do.”

SECOND LESSON Romans 5:1–8
We are no longer God’s enemies but have peace with God, because we were brought into a right relationship with God through Christ’s death. A tested character has been forged for us which empowers endurance in the midst of suffering and hope for final salvation.

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
6For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person — though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. 8But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.

GOSPEL Matthew 9:35—10:8 [10:9–23]
The mission of Jesus’ followers is to continue the mission of Jesus himself. Here, he instructs his first disciples how they might proclaim the gospel through their words and deeds.

Chapter 9
35Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. 36When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Chapter 10
Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him. 5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. 9Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, 10no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food. 11Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave. 12As you enter the house, greet it. 13If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. 15Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
16See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; 18and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. 19When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; 20for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; 22and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

MESSAGE OF THE DAY “What Would Jesus Say?”
- Pastor Craig Ellingboe

SONG Blessed Be Your Name (Matt Redman)

OFFERING/SONG Wade in the Water (African American Spiritual)

OFFERTORY PRAYER
Creator of all that is and all that will be, we offer the gifts of our labors in daring response to your blessings. We are yours, and all we have belongs to you. Use these offerings in ministry and mission in your world. Amen.

PRAYERS FOR THE CHURCH

LORD’S PRAYER

SENDING MESSAGE

RINGING OF THE BELL

BENEDICTION
Peace be to you, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love undying. Amen

SENDING SONG Days of Elijah (Robin Mark)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE THIS MORNING
ACOLYTES Adam Simser & Annika Johnson
READER Ron Pieri

A very special Thank You to Brett Knutson for sharing his musical talents with us over the past year.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
Jody Anderson (SueAnn Lepinski’s sister), Luther & Doris Barsness, Amy Behrens (John & Penny Carr’s sister-in-law), Darlene Canedy, Don Detlie, Martha Drentlaw, Barbara Everson (mother of Krin Finger), Charlene Hagen (Sheila Hagen’s mother), Gloria Hagen (Nancy McGregor’s mother), Kevin Johnson (Deb Schad’s brother), Jim Koehler, Karl Koppelman (friend of Neale Thompson), John Lau (Jim & Kathy Plante’s brother-in-law), Ed Little, Grace Lundberg, Anne McCombeskey (Michelle Clifford’s mother), Rori McKee (friend of Jeannie Machacek), Ruth Meliza, Sherry Meliza, Dean Paulson, Jim Penning (student at NHS), Karen Rheinschmitt (cousin of Hazel Peterson), John Schad, Dale Scharber (Dan & Dottie Scharber’s sister-in-law), Jinny Schrader (Eric & Rolf’s mother), Loretta Schwartz (Bernadette Johnson’s Aunt), Ed Sorenson, Mary Stein, Ardys Swanson (Bob Anderson’s sister), Liz Triplett, Martha Whitehead, and Ordell Witte are ill. Please remember their families in prayer also.

This week we remember the following churches in prayer: El Tuerto in Guatemala, Cannon Valley Friends in Northfield, Jackson Lake Lutheran –Amboy, Msange Lutheran in Tanzania (partnered with Jackson Lake, Amboy), Solor Lutheran - Webster, St. Paul Lutheran –Le Center, Immanuel Lutheran - Wykoff, Ikhanoda Lutheran in Tanzania.

Congratulations Brett Berry and Jessica Niebeling were united in Holy Matrimony yesterday, June 14.

Angela Smisek is being baptized this morning. Angela’s sponsor is Brian Amundson. In honor of Angela’s baptism, we are presenting her with a baptismal blanket that reads, “God loves you, made by your St. Peter’s family”.

This Week
Monday, 16
7:00pm-Emotions Anonymous @ Admin Building
Tuesday, June 17
9:00am-5:00pm- Turning Point Counseling Center
TODAY Wednesday, June 18
8:30am- Worship with Communion 9:00am-5:00pm- Turning Point Counseling Center
10:45am- Contemporary Service 6:00pm- Cornerstone practice
5:00pm- Softball @ Sechler 2 Thursday, June 19
vs. Bethel 7:00am- Table Talk @ The Tavern
9:00am-5:00pm- Turning Point Counseling Center
Friday, June 20
Saturday, June 21
Amundson/Smisek Wedding
Sunday, June 22
8:30am- Worship
10:45am- Contemporary Worship w/ Communion
5:00pm- Softball @ Sechler 2 vs. Emmaus

Help Needed
Movers needed! Pastor Paul and his family are moving in
on June 21 (Saturday), and we are looking for help moving them
into their new home. If you are able to help, please contact
Bernadette at: bernadettejohnson@charter.net.

Announcements
There will be a meeting regarding the Guatemala trip on June 29th at 9:30am in the Fireside Lounge.

Carleton College is having their annual garage sale June 19, 20, & 21 in the gymnasium

Sunday School families
If your child will be attending VBS this summer; please complete the registration forms as soon as possible and return them to church. Thank you!

Youth Announcements
Middle School Parents and Youth – Our summer “Magical Mystery Tours” are back in full swing! Our first Magical Mystery Tour is on June 25th and the second will be on July 8th. For more information please contact Matt.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH interested in going on this summers youth
trip to Sugar Creek Bible Camp during the week of July 13th to July18th
can get a brochure and registration form at the Welcome Center.
If you have any questions regarding the trip, please contact Matt at:
mattiverson@charter.net .

Reminders
Newsletter Deadline is going to be the 17th of each month. Please have all information in to Bernadette Johnson by 12:00 noon on this day. Thank you.

Emotions Anonymous Group meets Monday evenings @ 7:00pm in the Sunday school wing, room 9 or 15. Contact Pastor Neale Thompson with any questions.

Events
Extended Ministries would like to invite you to go out for a nice Sunday meal (lunch or dinner) at Beef O’Brady’s. 10% of your bill will be donated to St. Peter’s. All you have to do is write St. Peter’s on the back of you bill.

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Bishop Hanson’s joint statement on Sudan

By webmaster | June 6, 2008

6/6/08

Dear Colleagues in Ministry:

Please note that on Thursday, June 5, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts
Schori of the Episcopal Church and I released a joint statement on
continuing violence in Sudan. We both asked for prayers for peace in Sudan
and action by international community to restore stability there.

The full text of the statement is on the ELCA Web site at:
http://archive.elca.org/bishop/messages/m_080604.html

Blessings to you in your ministry!

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson
Presiding Bishop
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

God’s work. Our Hands.

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Bulletin June 8, 2008

By webmaster | June 5, 2008

Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
June 8, 2008 – 10:45am
People of St. Peter’s Ministers
Rev. Craig Ellingboe, Senior Pastor

Contemporary Worship Mission Statement
Bringing people to a closer relationship with Jesus Christ
through praise, music, prayer and scripture.

To sing or not to sing: The words to songs to be sung by all are projected on the screen.
You are encouraged and invited to sing along.

GATHERING

GATHERING Special Music (Brett Knutson)

WELCOME

OPENING SONG Mercy is Falling (David Ruis)
CONFESSION SONG Pass Me Not (Francis Crosby)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

O God, you are the source of life and the ground of our being. By the power of your Spirit bring healing to this wounded world, and raise us to the new life of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

TEMPLE TALK

SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM ~Cullen James Trotman
~ Maximus LeRoy Pumper

WORD .

FIRST LESSON Hosea 5:15—6:6
Because God’s people have trusted in military powers and not God, today’s reading begins with the surprising declaration that God will withdraw from Israel and Judah. Perhaps then, the people will recognize their sin and repent. God does not desire pious prayers, but a life of committed action that results in the living out of the covenant.

Chapter 5
15I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face. In their distress they will beg my favor:
Chapter 6
Come, let us return to the LORD; for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us up. 2After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. 3Let us know, let us press on to know the LORD; his appearing is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.” 4What
shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early. 5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light. 6For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

SECOND LESSON Romans 4:13–25

In his letter to the Romans, Paul develops the idea that people are made right with God through faith rather than obedience to the law. To illustrate, he uses here the example of Abraham, whose trust in God’s promise is what marks him as righteous.

13For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.
16For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, 17as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”) — in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So numerous shall your descendants be.” 19He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. 20No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22Therefore his faith “was reckoned to him as righteousness.” 23Now the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone, 24but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

GOSPEL Matthew 9:9–13, 18–26

Matthew’s gospel presents Jesus as a healer of the sick and sinful. Through him, God’s mercy overcomes exclusivism, prejudice, disease, and even death.

9As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.
10And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.”
18While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” 19And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples. 20Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, 21for she said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well.” 22Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well. 23When Jesus came to the leader’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24he said, “Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. 26And the report of this spread throughout that district.

MESSAGE OF THE DAY “Who’s at the Table?”
- Pastor Craig Ellingboe

SONG Blessed Be Your Name (Matt Redman)

PRAYERS

SHARING OF THE PEACE

MEAL .

OFFERING/SONG Traveling Light (Joel Hanson & Sarah Groves)

PRE-COMMUNION SONG Remember Me (Jerry Hamblien)
~ Dottie Scharber

COMMUNION LITANY

All: In response to the call of God, the command of Christ, and the
bond of our
common faith, we come to the table.
Leader: On the night when he was betrayed, Jesus took unleavened bread, broke it, and gave it to his friends saying, “Take this bread and eat it. This is my body”.
All: In response to the love of our Creator, and remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus, our Savior, we come to the table.
Leader: In a similar manner, Jesus took a cup, and after blessing it and giving thanks he said, “Drink this, because this is the new covenant I am establishing to bind us together now and throughout eternity. Do this to remember me”.
All: Gracious God, we are thankful for these gifts of love and sacrifice, and we are reminded of you and your love for us. May your love fill us with the power to become more like you and may your love enable us to make a difference in the coming week. Amen.

DISTRIBUTION WITH MUSIC Amazing Grace (John Newton)

SENDING .

BENEDICTION
RINGING OF THE BELL

SENDING MESSAGE

SENDING SONG Sing For Joy (Lamont Hiebert)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE THIS MORNING

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
Jody Anderson (SueAnn Lepinski’s sister), Luther & Doris Barsness, Amy Behrens (John & Penny Carr’s sister-in-law), Dorothy Brown (Charles Fratzke’s sister), Darlene Canedy, Don Detlie, Martha Drentlaw, Barbara Evenson (mother of Krin Finger), Charlene Hagen (Sheila Hagen’s mother), Gloria Hagen (Nancy McGregor’s mother),Dawn Ingham, Kevin Johnson (Deb Schad’s brother), Jim Koehler, Karl Koppelman (friend of Neale Thompson), John Lau (Jim & Kathy Plante’s brother-in-law), Ed Little, Grace Lundberg, Anne McCombeskey (Michelle Clifford’s mother), Rori McKee (friend of Jeannie Machacek), Ruth Meliza, Sherry Meliza, Dean Paulson, Jim Penning (student at NHS), Karen Rheinschmitt (cousin of Hazel Peterson), John Schad, Dale Scharber (Dan & Dottie Scharber’s sister-in-law), Jinny Schrader (Eric & Rolf’s mother), Ed Sorenson, Mary Stein, Ardys Swanson (Bob Anderson’s sister), Liz Triplett, Martha Whitehead, and Ordell Witte are ill. Please remember their families in prayer also.

This week we remember the following in prayer: Emmaus Baptist, Saint Paul Lutheran – Pine Island, San Lucas Lutheran in Colombia (partnered with Saint Paul, Pine Island), St. John’s Lutheran - Waseca, Highland Prairie Lutheran – Peterson, Peace Lutheran - Eyota, Ulemo Lutheran in Tanzania.

With Sympathy the family and friends of Myrtle Rolstad. Myrtle passed away this week.

Congratulations Pam Baker and Kevin Parker were united in Holy Matrimony yesterday, June 7.

Cullen James Trotman is being baptized this morning. Cullen James is
the son of Ellen & Lance Trotman. Sponsors for Cullen are Shawn
Brooks, Tammy Groth, and Bonnie & Ryan Trotman. In honor of Cullen’s
baptism, we are presenting him with a baptismal blanket that reads, “God
loves you, made by your St. Peter’s family”.

Maximus LeRoy Pumper is being baptized this morning. Maximus is the
son of Trevor & Lisa Pumper. Sponsors for Maximus are Shannon Caton
and Tracy Pumper. In honor of Maximus’s baptism, we are presenting
him with a baptismal blanket that reads, “God loves you, made by your St.
Peter’s family”.

This Week
Monday, June 9
7:00pm- Emotions Anonymous
Tuesday, June 10
8:30am- Evangelism Board
TODAY Wednesday, June 11
8:30am- Worship 8:00am- Contemporary Task Force
10:45am- Contemporary Worship w/ Communion 12 noon- Noon Bible Study
5:00pm- Softball @ Sechler 1 6:00pm-Cornerstone practice
Vs. Rejoice Disciples Thursday, June 12
7:00am- Table Talk @ The Tavern
Friday, June 13
7:00am- High School Bible Study Saturday, June 14
12:30pm–4:30pm- Youth Paintball party
Sunday, June 15
8:30am- Worship with Communion
10:45am- Contemporary Worship
7:20pm- Softball @ Sechler 2
vs. Bethel

Announcements
Fair Trade coffee and chocolate will be sold today, June 8, between services, and again after the second service. Thank you for supporting the Fair Trade.

Sunday School families
If your child will be attending VBS this summer; please complete the registration forms as soon as possible and return them to church. Thank you!

Youth Announcements
*MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH interested in going on this summers youth trip to Sugar Creek Bible Camp during the week of July 13th to July 18th can get a brochure and registration form at the Welcome Center. If you have any questions regarding the trip, please contact Matt at: mattiverson@charter.net .

Middle School and High School Paintball Party will be on June 14.
If you have any questions, please contact Matt.

Church Council
Meeting will be taking place at the Community Resource Bank on
Tuesday, June 10 at 7:00pm.

Reminders
Newsletter Deadline is going to be the 17th of each month. Please have all information in to Bernadette Johnson by 12:00 noon on this day. Thank you.

The last week of pictures is coming up for the directory. June 10, 11 & 12, for those who have scheduled. These are the last days the photographers will be here.

Lost & Found There is a table set up in the Narthex for any lost and found items that have been found throughout the church. Please stop by and see if any of it may belong to you. This table will be set up until June 9th. After that, any items remaining will be donated to the Clothes Closet.

*Emotions Anonymous Group meets Monday evenings @ 7:00pm in the Sunday school wing, room 9 or 15. Contact Pastor Neale Thompson with any questions.

Events
Extended Ministries would like to invite you to go out for a nice Sunday meal (lunch or dinner) at Beef O’Brady’s. 10% of your bill will be donated to St. Peter’s. All you have to do is write St. Peter’s on the back of you bill.

”Day on the Farm” – The Rice County American Dairy Association is
sponsoring a “Day on the Farm” on Saturday, June 14 from 10:00am –
2:00pm at the Liebenstein Farm (Wolf Creek Dairy). There will be
cheeseburgers, and malts, as well as tours, and answering any questions.

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Bulletin May 25 08

By webmaster | June 2, 2008

People of St. Peter’s Ministers
Rev. Craig Ellingboe, Senior Pastor
June 1, 2008 - 10:45am

Contemporary Worship Mission Statement
Bringing people to a closer relationship with Jesus Christ through praise, music, prayer and scripture.

To sing or not to sing: The words to songs to be sung by all are projected on the screen. You are encouraged and invited to sing along.

GATHERING Special Music

WELCOME

TEMPLE TALK

OPENING Better is One Day (Matt Redman)

CONFESSION SONG A Living Prayer (Allison Krauss)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

O God our rock, you offer us a covenant of mercy, and you provide the foundation of our lives. Ground us in your word, and strengthen our resolve to be your disciples, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

TEMPLE TALK ~ Gary Van Erp

SACREMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM ~ Sonja Lee Smith
~ Caden Elly Hildahl
READINGS

MESSAGE OF THE DAY “Rain Barrel Theology” - Pastor Craig Ellingboe

SONG Open the Eyes of My Heart (Paul Baloche)

OFFERING/SONG Here I am, Lord (Dan Schutte)

OFFERTORY PRAYER
Creator of all that is and all that will be, we offer the gifts of our labors in daring response to your blessings. We are yours, and all we have belongs to you. Use these offerings in ministry and mission in your world. Amen.

PRAYERS FOR THE CHURCH

LORD’S PRAYER

SENDING MESSAGE

RINGING OF THE BELL

BENEDICTION
Peace be to you, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love undying. Amen

SENDING SONG Such joy (Don Harris)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE THIS MORNING

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
Jody Anderson (SueAnn Lepinski’s sister), Luther & Doris Barsness, Amy Behrens (John & Penny Carr’s sister-in-law), Don Detlie, Martha Drentlaw, Charlene Hagen (Sheila Hagen’s mother), Gloria Hagen (Nancy McGregor’s mother), Kevin Johnson (Deb Schad’s brother),Ardy & Jim Koehler, Karl Koppelman (friend of Neale Thompson), John Lau (Jim & Kathy Plante’s brother-in-law), Ed Little, Grace Lundberg, Anne McCombeskey (Michelle Clifford’s mother), Rori McKee (friend of Jeannie Machacek), Ruth Meliza, Sherry Meliza, Dean Paulson, Jim Penning (student at NHS), Karen Rheinschmitt (cousin of Hazel Peterson), John Schad, Dale Scharber (Dan & Dottie Scharber’s sister-in-law), Jinny Schrader (Eric & Rolf’s mother), Ed Sorenson, Mary Stein, Ardys Swanson (Bob Anderson’s sister), Liz Triplett, Martha Whitehead, and Ordell Witte are ill. Please remember their families in prayer also.

This week we remember the following churches in prayer: El Tuerto in Guatemala, Northfield Community Hospital & LTC in Northfield, Garness Trinity Lutheran –Mabel, Le Roy Lutheran – Le Roy, Espiritu de Vida Lutheran in Colombia (partnered with Le Roy), Faith Lutheran –Delevan, Msange Lutheran in Tanzania (partnered with Faith), Hegre Lutheran in Kenya.

Sonja Lee Smith is being baptized this morning. Sonja Lee is the daughter of Neil & Janet Smith. Sponsors for Sonja are Brenda Anderson and Bob Brownawell. In honor of Sonja’s baptism, we are presenting her with a baptismal blanket that reads, “God loves you, made by your St. Peter’s family”.

Caden Elly Hildahl is being baptized this morning. Caden Elly is the daughter of Brian Hildahl and Christine Hurlbert. Sponsors for Caden are Nathan Hildahl, Adam Ward, and Regan Ward. In honor of Caden’s baptism, we are presenting her with a baptismal blanket that reads, “God loves you, made by your St. Peter’s family”.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

* Sunday School families – you should have received a mailing this week regarding VBS and “On the Road” this summer. Registration forms were included with the information. If you child will be attending VBS this summer; please complete the registration forms as soon as possible and return them to church. Thank you!

*MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH interested in going on this summers youth trip to Sugar Creek Bible Camp during the week of July 13th to July 18th can get a brochure and registration form at the Welcome Center. If you have any questions regarding the trip, please contact Matt at: mattiverson@charter.net .

*Middle School and High School Paintball Party will be on June 14. Watch the mail for more information! If you have any questions, please contact Matt.

*Newsletter Deadline is going to be the 17th of each month. Please have all information in to Bernadette Johnson by 12:00 noon on this day. Thank you

* Hardanger Stitchery show-n-tell. Several members of the congregation have learned from Solveig Baily and will be displaying their beautiful pieces today, in the Narthex.

*Any High school graduate who did not receive their cross from the Baccalaureate Service can stop by the Church office (from 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday - Friday), to pick them up.

*Emotions Anonymous Group meets Monday evenings @ 7:00pm in the Sunday school wing, room 9 or 15. Contact Pastor Neale Thompson with any questions.
*Lost & Found There is a table set up in the Narthex for any lost and found items that have been found throughout the church. Please stop by and see if any of it may belong to you. This table will be set up until June 9th. After that, any items remaining will be donated to the Clothes Closet.

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Parish Visitor May 08

By webmaster | June 2, 2008

Parish Visitor
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
418 Sumner Street East
Northfield, MN 55057
507-645-8252
www.northfieldstp.org
May 2008

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Rev. Craig Ellingboe
Senior Pastor
craigellingboe@charter.net

Dottie Scharber
Business Manager
dottiescharber@charter.net

Matt Iverson
Youth Director
mattiverson@charter.net

Laura Gilligan
Children’s Ministries
lauragilligan@charter.net

Bernadette Johnson
Secretary
bernadettejohnson@charter.net

Neale Thompson
Pastoral Counselor
nealethompson@charter.net
Dan & Dottie Scharber
Maintenance Coordinators

Donna Paulson
Director of Music/Organist

Gary Heil
Contemporary Worship
Music Leader

Todd Thompson
Sunday School Music Director

Marilyn Wing
Jubilee Bells Director

June Acolyte Schedule
Please call the Church with any changes. Thank You

Sunday
June 1 ~ 8:30am Luke Heuer, Joe Erickson

10:45am Hayden Johnson, Chad Dougherty

June 8 ~ 8:30am Jarred Lienke Bethany Jewison

10:45am Nate Picha, Jon Jensen

June 15 ~ 8:30am Stephanie Riley, Alana Lieske

10:45am Adam Simser, Annika Johnson

June 22 ~ 8:30am Thomas Streitz, Paul Martinson

10:45am Maxine Trebelhorn, Kaitlyn Kuyper

       June 29 ~ 8:30am John Erickson, Shane Peterson

                        10:45am Jordan Grant, Angela Nassif
Circle Meetings this Month

Esther (formerly New Circle)
Thursday, June 12
9:30am—St. Peter’s lounge

Eve      Monday, June 23
7:00pm—St. Peter’s Lounge

New Spirit   Monday, June 9
9:30am St Peter’s ~Fireside Lounge
    Leader: Group Study
    Hostess: Peg Ahlstrom
                   Nancy Snesrud

Hannah    Tuesday, June 10
9:30am—St. Peter’s Lounge
    Hostess: Maxine Halverson

Rachel Tuesday, June 24
7:00pm—St. Peter’s Lounge

Family Album Time! Things are really humming around here. Pictures are being taken for the new directory. A special thanks to all who have volunteered to make this project a reality. Why is a pictorial directory important?

It gives us a lasting snapshot caught in time of who we are as the people of God. It helps us update our addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses. It helps with
communication. It shows how we are active as the people of God by showing the many people who are actively involved in this family through Worship, Witness, Learning,
Service, Support, and Youth ministries. It gives us an idea of our outreach and mission teams. Someone once said, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” And, it is.

One of the projects I always ask of our ninth grade confirmation classes is to write and deliver a 3-5 minute sermon. I find this a highly rewarding project, and if push-came-to-shove, I think the students do, too. I ask each student to find a few verses that
summarize their feelings about life and faith. How does God impact their life?
Sometimes memories come forward of how God has been active in blessing or offering comfort or presence. To say in a public way that God has made a difference in your life, and God is willing to be active in the life of your family and friends starts to become a verbal snapshot of the lives we lead.

So, in this article I would like to ask you, “What sermon would you preach with the life you lead?”
One of the men in a men’s group recently said, “Craig, do you remember when you asked us about a year ago if we’re leading the life God created us for?” I said that I
remembered. And, he said, “I haven’t been able to get that question out of my mind.”

I believe that we are called to live our lives on purpose. In God’s purpose. The church, any church or all churches, become part of a living pictorial directory — worth a
thousand words, a million words. As I write this, I am thinking of tomorrow’s
Baccalaureate Service and our young people here at St. Peter’s. Peter Marshall once wrote words I still believe to be true:
   “Today we must send young people into a changing world
         where old concepts are being discarded,
             old theories exploded,
               where standards are constantly changing—
                 into this unknown they must go, whether they like it or not.”

But then is everything so uncertain, you ask?
Is there nothing on which I can rely?
Yes, there is an assurance that can help you to …face the unknown vistas of all the
tomorrows.
       “But I trusted in Thee, O Lord:
          I said, Thou art my God.
         My times are in Thy hand.”(Psalm 31:14-15). This is our promise.

Peace, Pastor Craig
June Birthdays
1
Janie Alice Anderson

8
Anne Lamppa

16
Lindsay Becker

24
Robert Anderson

Christopher Blomberg
Holly Nordahl
Jan Dillon
Carol Fossum

Arlene Kluver
Keriana Rasmussen
Matthew Hagen-Stowe

Siarra Law

Sydney Larson
Pamela Sholtz
Josh Lee
Megan Peterson

Mark Mokoff
Phyllis Swanson

Alex Trebelhorn
17
Elisabeth Peterson

25
Julie Ling
9
Wayne Erickson
Elizabeth Triplett
Jacob Morse
2
Merlin Bauer
Kristi Lien
John Olson

Grace Frank
18
Julie Cochlin
Nicholas Paulson

10
Loren Day
Josephine Dockstader

26
Debra Boyum

Sarah Perrott
Marilyn Dewar
Audra Eisenhuth
Daniel Loesch

John Rowan
Rachel Frank
Clark Johnson
Jennifer Riley
Scott Hallcock
Lisa Machacek
Kate Skluzacek
3
Nisa Bakken
Alexandra Lane
Breckan Zimmer
James Topp

Tanner Kimber
Tricia Little
Beau Murphy
Pam Reynolds

19
Nicole Hallcock

27
Elizabeth Boyum

Ella Palmquist
Dennis Kenison
Jodi Grundhoefer

Ben Papke

11
Nicholas Eschen
Tal Lauseng
Bonnie Horejsi

Eric Schrader
Terry Johnson
Brian Lemke
Cassandra Ingham

Patricia Shaw
Jane Nelson
Amber Loesch
Garrett Remes

Josh Underdahl
Roger Odegard
Steven Picha
Neil Smith
Dannielle Purcell

28
Maren Sevcik
4
Bruce Jensen

Corrine Stille

Chessa Swedin

12
Joseph Dillon

20
Jim Lamb
Tawnie Steitz
Angela Nassif
Michael Paulson
Brian Trebelhorn
5
Renee Rirchie
Laura Ness
Nicole Schultz

21
Heather Hoffman

29
Virginia Gill
6
Malley Chapman
Heidi Weiser
Hayley Pilon
Phyllis Knutson

Shane Christensen
Ruth Schroeder

Bryce Ekeren

13
Edward Lundstrom

22
Joseph Gilligan
Jerald Topp

Adam Harrington
Eva Ness
Albertina Knudsen

Dan Johnson
Andrew Schmitz

30
Rebecca Closson

Nancy Johnson

14
Lorraine Gunderson
Haley Taylor
Anne Sholtz

Phyllis Maring
Sarah Taubman
Courtney Thompson
Bruce Martinson
Paul Wegner

Dottie Scharber

15
David Ehresmann
Nara Topp
Conner Jensen

23
Vicki Behr
Thomas Westlund
Jenny Schoenbauer
Mary Johnson
Brent Kasel
7
Donna Beaver
Matthew Stonestrom
Jeremy Swanson

Turning Point Counseling Center

The mission statement of the Turning Point Counseling Center:
This Christ-centered ministry has but one mission – To equip all God’s people to make
spiritually mature decisions for their lives and accept the responsibility for those decisions.

Have you ever gotten shoes that were too small? I once made that mistake. When I finally took them off, I discovered I had lost almost all feeling in one toe, and that has never returned! I immediately turned them over to GoodWill with the resolution that I would not make that
mistake again. Being a bit Scotch, I was really embarrassed with that costly mistake!

Some times I have found my life something like being pinched by an ill fitting shoe. I make faith boundaries so tight, that God’s saving grace, through Jesus Christ, has a hard time
getting through. One of the great dangers in this is that the nerve of compassion could have the feeling squeezed right out of it. One of the concerns for those who feel Christ’s call, to be involved in the various ministries of the church, is that the responsibilities not only hold us to a higher standard, but also limit the amount of God’s free gift of grace that is offered to us. The result is that we have created a driven person rather than a Spirit filled person. Because I have fallen into this narrow view of grace, at times (too many times), I have learned to check, on a regular basis, the size of God’s love for me.

Let me give you twelve, simple, evaluative steps:

My need to control is pinching my freedom to be who I am, and my life has become
unmanageable.
I am convinced that my Heavenly Father can restore me to Spiritual sanity.
I will make the decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God, in Jesus’ name.
I will make a regular inventory of my strengths and weaknesses so I do not try to live a lie.
I will hold these strengths and weaknesses up to God’s mirror of reality, and I will ask for His strength to be fully the child He created me to be.
I will ask God to inspire me, through His Holy Spirit, that I might live in my strengths, and grow into His image day by day.
I will ask God to heal the broken relationship that I have with Him, which my weaknesses have caused and restore our confident walk together, through the blood stained cross and empty tomb of His Son, my Savior and Lord, Jesus the Christ.
I will take responsibility for my life and correct any harm I have caused to others.
I will make amends to these people, except where it would cause greater injury.
Where my weaknesses seem to dominate, I will promptly admit it.
Through the tools if faith, I will daily grow in my walk with Jesus, knowing that He alone can direct my life.

Through this Spiritual renewal, I will share my joy!

Does your faith life pinch? Call me at this secure number: 507-645-8252 x 13. your
confidence is appreciated, and your confidentiality will be respected and honored.

Neale C. Thompson – Spiritual Pastoral Counselor
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Council Meeting, May 13, 2008

Council & Staff Present:     Chapman, Clay, Croone, Pastor Ellingboe, Ehersmann, Gilligan, Jacobson, Johnson, Lemke,
                                            Machacek, Scharber, Scheffert, Snesrud, Thompson, Topp,
Absent:     Iverson, Paulsen, Reese, Vivant, Weselmann
Meeting was called to order by President Chapman. Pastor Craig Ellingboe led devotions.
Business Manager/Treasurer’s Report – Written report submitted. Report presented by Dottie Scharber. April ended with $3782 in the General Checking account. Income for April was down $8930 from budget, and down $8168 from last year. However. Last year we were given a $10,000 stock transfer. So considering that stock option, we are running quite comparably. Our year to date, actual budgeted income is down from last year by $18,177 from our total year-to-date budget which is $172,928.
Discussed printing financial summary in the Sunday Bulletin.
Motion to accept report as presented. Motion seconded and carried.
Secretary’s Report – printed in the Newsletter. Motion to accept minutes as presented. Motion seconded and carried.
STAFF REPORTS:
Senior Pastor, Craig Ellingboe– Written report submitted.
Coordinator of Music/Organist, Donna Paulsen- Written report was submitted.
Children’s Ministries, Laura Gilligan – Written report was submitted.
Business Manager, Dottie Scharber– Written report submitted.
Tunring Point Counselor, Neale Thompson – Written report submitted.
It has been requested that he renew his Canadian License so he could fly mission trips.
He received an award for 40 years of ordained ministry.
Youth Director, Matt Iverson - Absent, no report submitted
Secretary, Bernadette Johnson – Newsletter articles are due April 17, and will be due the 17th of each month.
TEAM REPORTS INCLUDED:
Business Management – John Ehresmann
Created a compensation plan for our new Associate Pastor
Met with the Synod guidelines
$1500 moving expenses
Worship – Eleanor Croone
Peter Schleif has been hired as the new Senior Choir Director.
Donna is looking for Cantors for this summer.
Planning for the fall.
Evangelism – Mavis Jacobson & Evonne Clay
Working on the directory
    Every slot is filled – Great turn out!
    They are working on deciding the activities pages
There were 10 new families to participate in the New member Sunday.
Properties– Rein Lemke
Outdoor cleanup day had a great turn out, but not such great weather. So instead of working out in the snow, the parsonage was cleaned out.
The Parsonage is coming along well. There has been lot’s of help! There is a little left to be done in the main floor
bathroom, and the floors are still needing to be done. It should be done by June 21 with no problems
Not known what is going to be done about the garage yet. Talked about a garage door opener
$4000 total cost – $6000 less then expected, but no new furnace was needed at this time.
Congregational Life – Dottie unofficially reported
Thoughts of expanding a softball game into a tailgating party.
Coming up: New Associate Pastor’s installation party.
Extended Ministries – Jeannie Machacek & Nancy Topp
Kids on Division donated clothes, and it was given to a recent widow and her young children.
$175 was raised at the cookie bake sale
A bread bake sale is being planned
Planning the Guatemala trip
       Please keep the people of Guatemala in your prayers. It is a very dangerous time right now.
       This trip they are looking into going into more outlining communities.
LUV Ladies made a quilt for a little baby who has recently come out of a coma
July 12th will be a golf tournament to raise money for the Guatemala trip.
We will be honoring the Vets on Memorial Day weekend
Discussed going to Rushford on May 23rd and 24th to help cleanup and rebuilding.
Youth – Peter Scheffert
Confirm mission statement
Working on a team ministry approach, and identifying where teams are needed.
There have been some great events taking place, such as: Youth Service, Senior Retreat, Plant sale
The following events are coming up: Baccalaureate Sunday, Paintball event
Stewardship – Dale Snesrud
Discussed additional expenses with associate pastor. $1000 a week, but not all due to salary.
There will be a Giving Statement going out at the end of May, asking for people to give $5 more a week
12 additional families signed up for Simply Giving.
There will be a stewardship drive this fall, and it may be impacted by Transforming Church
Consensus of council to send out the Giving Statement
Education – Laura Gilligan reported for Mona Weselmann
GIGGLE Open House will be on Sunday, May 18
Planning for next year
Looking for help painting the educational wing hallway over the summer
Along with St. John’s – vacation Bible School in July
OTHER ORDER OF BUSINESS:
People are questioning if “Transforming Church” is going to replace “Training & Equipping”?
           “Transforming Church” will help us develop the “Training & Equipping”
            Pastor Craig handed out a sheet explaining how we will use “Transforming Church” to develop our Training& Equipping.
The new Associate Pastor will also be working a great deal with Equipping ministries.
Out of “Transforming Church” will come a long range plan for St. Peter’s.
The staff will become a resource.
Deciding each individuals dreams, and callings and how to implement those into ministries
OLD BUSINESS:
Review constitution – Every board should review their description
Report on Transforming Church Project
                   *Survey needs to be complete by June 2
                   *Entire project will be complete by September
                   *Focus group will be the next step, but we need to identify the focus groups, first.
Thursdays Table – St. Peter’s is in August
NEW BUSINESS:
Move to accept call of Pastor Paul Graham. Motion carried.
Move to accept Peter Schleif for Senior Choir Director. Motion carried.
Eleanor Croone spoke of her trip to the Middle East
Meeting adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer.
Respectfully submitted,
Bernadette Johnson
Women’s Day

What: Women’s Day
When: Saturday, June 21, 2008
9:30am ~ 3:00pm
Where: Good Earth Village
Pastor Linda Gunderson will be introducing the 2008 — 2009 “Lutheran Woman Today” Bible study. The study is entitled, “The Hidden Hand of God; Wisdom Stories of Ruth, Daniel and Esther”.
Joyce Abernathy, from La Crosse Wisconsin, will present her faith story. She will include how her health issues and love of quilting have shaped her faith and who she is.

Cost is $25 per person, and this includes morning snack, program, and lunch. This event is limited to 150 participants and fills quickly.
Send your registration to:   Good Earth Village
                                            25303 Old Fawn Drive
                Spring Valley, MN 55975
Please include your name, address, phone number and name of your church. If you are interested in car pooling, call Celena Witt at 645-2201.

Our musicians finished another “school year” in May. We thank them and their directors for their generous time spent with Jubilee Bells (Marilyn Wing, director), Sunday School Singers (Todd Thompson, director) , and Senior Choir (Donna Paulsen, director). They have provided leadership and inspirational music
whenever they have performed. We hope that more people will join these groups in the fall. Cornerstone (Gary Heil, director) rehearses and leads the contemporary service all year long. This is also a very
committed group and we thank them for their continuing leadership.

We have entered the Time after Pentecost, the season which continues until Advent. This is a season of abundance. It is a growing time; the earth is our teacher. The abundance of the season “is created when we choose to come together to celebrate, remember, and share all that we have been given.” (Sundays and Seasons, p. 190). It is a time of witnessing and sharing. May this season give you joy!

It is with bittersweet feelings that I am leaving the position as Senior Choir Director. I have felt such wonderful support from each of the choir members and the congregation! We have made great music together and I thank you all!

Donna Paulsen
Director of Music
June 2008
PETER SCHLEIF, SENIOR CHOIR DIRECTOR

It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you, Peter Schleif, who has accepted the position Senior Choir Director!

Peter is currently in his thirteenth year of teaching vocal music in the public schools. He has directed school, church and community choirs in North Dakota, Colorado and Minnesota. Schleif received his B.A. in Music Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, where he studied with Rene Clausen and Christopher Cock. He has studied Choral Conducting at the University of Minnesota, and is enrolled in the Master of Education program at St. Mary’s University. He served as Repertoire and Standards Chair for Ethnic and Multicultural
Perspectives for ACDA of Minnesota from 2003-2007. Choirs under Mr. Schleif’s direction have performed in Helsinki, Krakow, Prague, Vienna, as well as all over North America. Schleif is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the International
Federation of Choral Musicians and the Minnesota Music Educators Association. He is
beginning a new position as the Director of the Kenyon-Wanamingo Choirs.

Peter and his wife Lori are the proud new parents of Isaac, who is seven months old. They love back country camping or pretty much anything outdoors. Peter says that he “plays too much golf”, and that “they share their house with two cats”. Lori is a math teacher for an online high school. They are hoping to find housing in Northfield.

I know that you will all give Peter, Lori, Isaac and their two cats a warm St. Peter’s welcome!

To God be the Glory!

Welcome to our Newest Members:
Neal & Cindy Wilson; Shelby & Aidan
57 376th Street
P.O. Box 144
Dennison, MN 55018
507-645-1676

Neil is a military planner. He enjoys remodeling,
antiquing, art, camping, exploring, reading, and Boy
Scouts.
Cindy is on the Presentation Team at Target . She was
involved in their previous church in many different ways.
Youth and committee leader, Sunday School teacher,
and serving on the building committee.
They were drawn to St. Peter’s by the friendly people, good
youth ministry, effervescent pastors, and engaging worship.
Their hopes upon joining St. Peter’s is for invigorated spiritual
health and guidance for their family regarding belief.

Tammy Boe & Austin Northfield Mn 55057507-664-9365 Tammy is a stay-at-home mom. She enjoys “art” jewelry, gardening, swimming, camping, yard work, and singing. In joining St. Peter’s, Tammy hopes to achieve religious structure for her family. She appreciates the welcoming atmosphere of St. Peter’s

Shelly Jandro
14343 Cannon City Blvd
Northfield MN 55057
507-663-0521

Shelly is a registered nurse. When she is not at work, caring
for her patients, you may find her involved in gardening,
reading or hiking. One of the deciding factors for Shelly to
become a member of St. Peter’s was “the warm, friendly welcome I received the first day I visited”.

Lucille ( Dolly) Roush
408 Archibald Lane
Dundas, MN 55019
507-663-0557

Dolly, as she is most often called by those who
know her, is employed part time at Menards. She is
the mother of five children and has 11 grandchildren,
and 11 great-grandchildren. She enjoys old time
dancing, scrap-booking, camping, sewing, and serving
on the Altar Guild. She was attracted to St. Peter’s by
the friendly and welcoming people.

Ashley Evans & Charles Terpstra
915 1st Street West
Northfield MN 55057
507-581-2173 or 507-581-6920
Ashley is a receptionist at Furlong Motors. She enjoys scrap-booking, knitting, training animals, she sees Peter’s as a very welcoming church and especially enjoy visits with Pastor Craig.

Jim & Mavis McKennon
400 Poplar Street
Northfield MN 55057
507-645-8560

Both Jim and Mavis are retired. Mavis enjoys
reading, cooking, baking and watching sports.
At one time she sang in the church choir. Jim
also enjoys watching sports as a favorite way to
pass time. They previously lived in Waseca before
relocating to Northfield. They enjoy the warmth
of St. Peter’s members and Pastor Craig.

Larry DeFrang and Miah
1502 Independence Drive
Northfield MN 55057

Larry grew up in Northfield. He is a cement finisher. In his spare time he enjoys the outdoors. His aquariums are particular interest to him. Larry is the grandson of Ruth Johnson-Wirth.

Shari Burnham, Rebecca & Megan Mark Carpenter & Steven
504 Cannon Way
Dundas, MN 55019
507-664-9053

Shari is the mother of two daughters in High School.
Shari’s previous involvement in her church in North
Mankato included teaching Sunday School and
singing in the choir. She is an office worker and school
bus driver. When she is not working she enjoys
gardening, baking, and music.
Mark is employed as a net technician for Qwest. His
hobbies and interests lie in music and movies.

Clark & Paulette Johnson; Clark & Emma
1913 Michigan Drive
Northfield MN 55057
507-664-0408

Clark is a production worker at Malt-O-Meal. He also manages the Northfield Knights baseball team. He enjoys history, fishing, and listening to music.
Paulette is a warehouse assistant at Malt-O-Meal. She enjoys cooking, reading, salt water marine life, and piano.
They are attracted to St. Peter’s by the youth program,kindness of the members, the size of the congregation, andthe location of the church. By becoming members they hope to grow spiritually, see their children get the proper education in religion, and have their lives enriched by faith.

Heather McClennan & Elijah Justin Prokes & Gracie
316 Woodley Street East
Northfield MN 55057
507-581-0345

Heather is a licensed day care provider. She enjoys spending her time with children. She also enjoys the Zoo,
going to parks, bicycle riding, and visiting Underwater
World. She was born and raised in Northfield and is the
granddaughter of Ruth Johnson-Wirth.
Heather and Justin were married in May.
Cornerstone

A Time and a Place
If you’re going to evangelize, you sometimes need a bit more knowledge to back yourself up when you encounter the non-believers. I’ve been stumped by questions and responses from people that I simply can’t answer. I know that that’s where faith comes in, but that isn’t always the best answer to someone who says, “I just don’t believe someone can get up from death and walk away.” Or they might say, “there is no real proof what the bible says”, then they go into long dissertations on something they watched or heard in “The Davinci Code” movie.
I’ve been challenged by both strangers and my own children. I do know that
sometimes the sharing of faith itself can be catalyst enough to get people thinking. Talking to atheists can also be very interesting. Some are just taking the easy way out and don’t have much to back up what they say. It sort of proves the scientific fact that light travels faster than sound.   That’s why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
My wife and I have rented some movies that were well worth watching and I’d like to recommend them. Their titles are:   “Paul”, “Peter” and “A Case for Christ”. There are other very good ones, but the last one is done by a non-believer who researched for years,
interviewing scholars, comments from people on the street and he makes some very
life-changing discoveries.
The Bible directs us to set apart a time for worship. Some would say they worship God in all they do, which is fine, but we still need a time of concentrated worship sharing with others. Paul says, in Romans 14, “One man considers one day more sacred than another. He who regards one day as special does so to the Lord. For none of us lives to himself alone. Whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”   The early church gathered together on the first day of the week. That was because Jesus rose from the dead on that day, which became the official Sabbath.
A place of worship has long been a tradition among people of God. When God brought the Israelites out of Egypt he directed them in establishing their patterns of worship. This
included the building of the Tabernacle, written in Exodus 25-31. Hundreds of years later David intended to build a temple to the Lord, but God chose his son Solomon to build the great temple. The first contingency of Jews returning from Babylonian captivity, made
building a temple their first priority. However, the first meetings took place in peoples homes, where they broke bread and ate together, praising God and enjoying the company of others. At St. Peters, gathering in the fellowship hall before or after the service is one of those
communal joys of being a member.
God’s handiwork is all around us. If you’re a believer, you know the beauty of a
sunrise or the sounds in nature aren’t accidental. Who would ever think that the colors
purple and orange go well together. Elvis Presley did because he had his kitchen done in those colors. But, when you see a sunset in purple and orange and you simply stare in
wonder, you know Who is involved. And you know life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Peace through Christ
Gary Heil

Youth Page
Children’s Ministries
CAT and Confirmation Classes
CAT and Confirmation Classes met for the last time this school year on Wednesday, May 21st. As the school year comes to a close; I just wanted to let each of you know - I enjoyed working with all of you.
Heartfelt thanks to Barb Liebenstein, Troy Nystuen, Mary Peterson, Beth Vivant for all the help and support with the 8th graders, and to Pat Picha for her help with the 7th grade class. You have each been a special blessing to me this year. Thanks again.

Happy Summer – I look forward to working with you again in the fall.

GIGGLE News

GIGGLE met for the last time this school year on May 18th. It was great to see so many of you at our Open House!

GIGGLE will resume in the fall, but we would like to encourage you to complete the Education
Registration Forms and Church Opportunities (volunteer) Forms for your children as soon as possible. Completion of these forms will help us greatly as we plan for the coming year.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call. Wishing you a wonderful summer
Ideas and Input Welcome

It’s hard to believe summer is almost here! One of the things I plan to do this summer is take a good look at some of the Education programs; including JAM, CAT and 7th and 8th grade Confirmation. Some of the items I plan to consider include scheduling, curriculum and enabling.

I would encourage anyone who is interested and or who has questions and comments, to contact me. As I take a look at these various things, I sincerely welcome any ideas and input.

Looking forward to hearing from you,
Laura
Are you willing to share
Your Time and Talents?

Included in this month’s Parish Visitor is an insert, “St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Opportunities to Help Nurture the Faith in Our Children.” The form lists various ways in which you are welcomed to share your time and talents with our children and youth.

Please know that you do NOT have to have children in the programs in order to
participate; we encourage and welcome anyone who would like to participate to do so.

If you would like to help, please complete the form and return it to me as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to call.

Many thanks,
Laura
Vacation Bible School 2008
“God’s Big Backyard”

VBS this year is again a joint venture with St. Peter’s, St. John’s and Bethel. VBS for
preschoolers and kindergarteners (if they choose) will meet at St. John’s the same week that the older kids participate in “On the Road” with Good Earth Village at St. Olaf. Registration information will be mailed out soon and forms will also be available at the Welcome Center. Following are some of the specifics:
What: God’s Big Backyard – VBS 2008
When: August 11 – 14, from 9:00-11:30am
Where: St. John’s Lutheran Church

Cost: $10.00 per child,
with a $20.00 family limit

There are also many opportunities to help; please let us know if you would like to work with the kids this summer. We look forward to
working with your children. If you have any
further questions, please feel free to call.
Peace,
Laura
Who: All 6 -12 Youth and Parents
When: Saturday, June 14th 12:30 – 4:30
Where: Xphere Paintball in Faribault
Cost: $35.00
(Includes admission, Paintball marker, 500 Paintballs,
mask, hopper, tank, and all day air)
To Sign Up for this event get your payment, Waiver AND Medical Release form to Matt by Wednesday, June 11th.   We will be leaving from the church parking lot at 12:30 and will be
returning at 4:30. For this event you will need to wear pants, long sleeves and tennis shoes.
Children’s Ministries
Facts and Figures for April
                                        2008          2007
April offerings:                $34,579         $56,594
Year to date offerings:     $143,181       $150,655
April’s offerings we well behind last year’s offerings. Besides Easter falling in April last year, we also received, last April, a large gift of common stock for the General Fund.
We are $7,000 behind last year’s pace of giving, and $16,000 behind our needed offerings for the year. Each week we need to receive almost $10,000 in General Fund offerings at St Peter’s. This is needed to support all of our ministries, including providing for our new Associate Pastor. Please be faithful and generous in your giving in the coming months.
Thank You for All You Give!

Guatemala Trip Meeting

There will be a meeting on June 1, and again on June 29th at 9:30am in the Fireside lounge for anyone interested in
learning more about the trip to
Guatemala coming up in
November. The trip is a
wonderful opportunity for
personal growth and
outreach. We encourage
all members of
St. Peter’s to consider
going. If you have any
questions, please call Janet Hahn at 645-8917 or
Nancy Solberg at 645-4658.
Meals on Wheels
Volunteers are needed!
        Watch for a sign-up sheet
Sunday, June 22 and June 29 at the
    Welcome Center in the Narthex.
      We deliver meals July 13—26.
        New drivers are welcome!
Did you know…
That we have a local group of volunteers who pitch in to help people -LOCALLY– if they have a need. These folks help out those who find that they can no longer complete tasks around their yard or house because of the circumstances of life that they are dealing with. In order to get the volunteers, each person who has a need is invited to contact Larry Odegard by the first weekend of the month at 645-4576. He, in turn, will find volunteers to go out by the third weekend of the month. This arrangement has worked pretty well over the last two years. Pass the word around, so more people can say yes to the question: “Did you know?”
The Northfield Ecumenical Women’s Gathering, which was on Saturday, May 3, was a huge success! It was hosted by St. Peter’s Church women. 120 Northfield ecumenical women attended, and 40 girls sang in the “Con Brio” girls choir. Speaker, Donna Rae Scheffert, encouraged and inspired us to recognize generous spirits in our midst. A
special thanks goes out to Donna Rae, for being our speaker!
We would like to say a special “Thank You” to all of the women who helped make this event such a great success! The offering of the “Least Coin” was $582.93. It was sent to the national office of the Church Women United, and is used to help women and
children in need around the world.
On A Positive Note

As I was praying about what my topic might be for this Visitor article I was tossing around a number of ideas
related to all of the wonderful things that are going on at our church. My purpose is not to detail them here. My purpose is to give thanks for the fact that we have so many people of faith here at St. Peter’s! Pastor Craig spoke about faith and described it as a combination of believing and
working. All one needs to do is read the Visitor and do a little observing to be aware of so many members of our congregation practicing their faith in the way Pastor Craig described it. It is truly a joyful experience to be a
member of this congregation and to be surrounded by all of you faithful people! Let’s continue believing,
belonging and becoming….. and working.

Council President
Mike Chapman
Serve The Lord with
Gladness
“Serving others is an act of love for and devotion to
serving Christ” Matthew 25:31

A special thanks to all of those serving Christ when reading the scriptures,
setting up, and serving communion at
Sunday services. With the changing seasons, and summer vacations ahead, family routines will be changing. To continue our service to Christ we
encourage more members to sign up on the sheet in the narthex at a time most convenient for you, or you may call: Mavis Bell @ 645-6770 or Bernice Christensen @ 645-5135.
In Christ’s name we thank you,
Mavis & Bernice
Kitchen Helpers

June 1 – Eleanor & Al Croone and Patty Baker

June 8 – Janie & Bob Anderson and Mary Boyum

June 15 – Ramona & Elmer Pumper and Diane Boyum

June 22 – Kris & Bruce Dennison and Connie & Mark Albers

June 29 – Linda & Dale Ness and Janet Jaeger
Fair Trade Chocolate & Coffee

Will be for sale after both services Sunday, June 8th. Chocolate bars will be $1.25 each, due to the
increased cost of ordering them. This will probably be the last sale of chocolate until
September. Coffee is always available at the Welcome Center. $7 for a 12oz. bag, and $8 for a 16oz bag. Thanks for your support of Fair Trade!
Usher and Greeter Team Summer Sign-Up

Greetings Usher and Greeter Team Members!
The summer holidays are soon upon us so it becomes even more imperative that our team members proactively sign up and commit to Sunday services. Based upon our team
numbers and the service opportunities available, serving on one Sunday per month should allow us all a chance to serve regularly. Please take time to study the sign-up sheet in the narthex whenever you are at the church. If you see an
opening, please consider it as your opportunity to provide an important part of our church ministry here at St. Peter’s - welcoming both members and non-members for worship and communion. If you are not already a member of our Usher and Greeter Team but would like to be, please consider it. Should you have questions or ideas, contact Mike Lane at 507-645-8544 or email at telemarklane@gmail.com.
Your Gifts Make a Difference
Love is Attitude; Love is a Prayer For Someone in Sorrow; a Heart in Despair.Love is Good Will for the Gain of Another,
Love Long Endures, for the Fault of a Brother.

God’s plan; to reconcile us sinners into himself. What Great News! Currently at St. Peter’s, there are so many activities going with that one overall goal to proclaim the “Good News”.

We will shortly be blessed with a new Associate Pastor, Paul graham. There will also be a new 5 year plan for St. Peter’s, starting with a
survey of all our members trying to figure out who and what we really are. “Transforming Church” is a program that will help us determine how to better serve our members and our community. It is also very important that everyone participate with the survey. Your gifts and support of our congregation are greatly appreciated. But it is also an opportunity for each of us to grow in our faith. As we grow in our faith, we will be able to meet our responsibility to our new Associate Pastor and our community.

Love is a debt we owe each other.

“For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain
conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without spot: 20who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest these last times for you”
1 Peter 1: 18—20
~Dale Snesrud

Women of St. Peter’s
Bandage Rolling
Global Health Ministries in
their 2007 Annual Report of June 2008 now request a change in their policy of WHITE (50—100%) BANDAGES ONLY.
Therefore we cannot use pastel colored sheet or bandages.
However, we can still use gently used
colored sheets for the LUV Ladies
quilting projects.
Thank you again for all of your
contributions to our mission work at
St. Peter’s Church.
Welcome
Pastor Paul Graham

We would like to send a special Welcome to
Pastor Paul , Kellie, Zoe & Isaiah.

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June Calendar

By webmaster | June 2, 2008

1
8:30 Worship w/ Communion
9:30 Guatemala meeting in Lounge
10:45 Contemporary Service
7:20pm Softball @ SE1 vs. New Covenant

2
7:00pm Emotions Anonymous

3
4
6:00pm Cornerstone Practice
5
7:00 am Table Talk @ the Tavern

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7

8
8:30 Worship Service
10:45 Contemporary Service w/communion
5:00pm Softball @ SE1 vs.Rejoice

9
9:30am New Spirit CircleLounge
7:00pm Emotions Anonymous

10
9:30am Hannah Circle
6:00pm Worship Board -Lounge
7:00pm Church
Council ~Fellowship

11
6:00pm Cornerstone Practice

12
7:00 am Table Talk @ the Tavern
9:30am Esther Circle Lounge

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14

15
Father’s Day
8:30 Worship Service w/communion
10:45 Contemporary Service
6:10pm Softball @SE2 vs. Bethel

16
7:00pm Emotions Anonymous

17
9:30am-Hannah Circle
Newsletter articles due

18
6:00pm Cornerstone Practice

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7:00 am Table Talk @ the Tavern

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21

22
8:30am Worship Service
10:45am Contemporary. Worship w/communion
5:00pm Softball @ SE2 vs. Emmaus

23
7:00pm Eve CircleLounge
7:00pm Emotions Anonymous

24
8:30am Evangelism Board
7:00pm Rachel Circle Lounge

25
8:00am Contemporary Task Force
6:00pm Cornerstone Practice

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7:00 am Table Talk @ the Tavern

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29
8:30am Worship Service w/communion
9:30 Guatemala meeting in Lounge
10:45am Contemporary
5:00pm Softball @ Babcock Vs. Trondhjem

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7:00pm Emotions Anonymous

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Bulletin, May 25, 2008

By webmaster | May 23, 2008

People of St. Peter’s Ministers
Rev. Craig Ellingboe, Senior Pastor
May 25, 2008 - 10:45am

To sing or not to sing: The words to songs to be sung by all are projected
on the screen. You are encouraged and invited to sing along.

GATHERING

WELCOME

OPENING SONG In the Secret (Andy Park)
CONFESSION SONG Heart of Worship (Matt Redman)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

God of tender care, like a mother, like a father, you never forget your children, and you know already what we need. In all our anxiety give us trusting and faithful hearts, that in confidence we may embody the peace and justice of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

TEMPLE TALK

READINGS

MESSAGE OF THE DAY “Ever Faithful” - Pastor Craig Ellingboe

SONG I know the Lord is Here (Gary Heil; Craig Ellingboe)

PRAYERS

SHARING OF THE PEACE

OFFERING/SONG Take My Life (Scott Underwood)

COMMUNION LITANY

Leader: We declare Jesus is the Messiah and we come to his banquet of victory over death.
All: Jesus is the true gift of new life from God.
Leader: We come to the table wondering about this mystery of forgiveness and trusting our chain of guilt can be broken.
All: Jesus is the true gift of new life from God.
Leader: In the night in which Jesus was betrayed he took bread, and after giving thanks broke it and shared it with his friends saying: ”Take this, and eat it. This is my body.” Also, he took the wine and gave thanks saying: “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant. It is poured out for the forgiveness of sins. Do this to remember me.”
All: Jesus is the true gift of love from God. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

DISTRIBUTION WITH MUSIC Children of the Heavenly Father
You Are My All in All (Dennis Jernigan)
BENEDICTION
RINGING OF THE BELL

SENDING MESSAGE

SENDING SONG Victory Chant (Joseph Vogels)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE THIS MORNING

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
Jody Anderson (SueAnn Lepinski’s sister), Luther & Doris Barsness, Amy Behrens (John & Penny Carr’s sister-in-law), Don Detlie, Martha Drentlaw, Charlene Hagen (Sheila Hagen’s mother), Gloria Hagen (Nancy McGregor’s mother), Evangeline Johnson (Barb Johnson’s mother-in-law), Kevin Johnson (Deb Schad’s brother),Ardy & Jim Koehler, Karl Koppelman (friend of Neale Thompson), John Lau (Jim & Kathy Plante’s brother-in-law), Ed Little, Grace Lundberg, Anne McCombeskey (Michelle Clifford’s mother), Rori McKee (friend of Jeannie Machacek), Ruth Meliza, Sherry Meliza, Dean Paulson, Jim Penning (student at NHS), Karen Rheinschmitt (cousin of Hazel Peterson), John Schad, Dale Scharber (Dan & Dottie Scharber’s sister-in-law), Jinny Schrader (Eric & Rolf’s mother), Ed Sorenson, Mary Stein, Ardys Swanson (Bob Anderson’s sister), Liz Triplett, Martha Whitehead, and Ordell Witte are ill. Please remember their families in prayer also.

This week we remember the following in prayer: Unitarian Univeralist, Our Saviors Lutheran - Lyle, Grace Lutheran - Fairmont, Katesch Lutheran in Tanzania (partnered with Grace, Fairmont), Our Savior’s Lutheran – Faribault, Manyoni Lutheran in Tanzania (partnered with Our Savior’s, Faribault), St John’s Lutheran - Montgomery.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
*Noon Bible Study will meet for the last time before summer this coming Wednesday, May 28 in the Fireside lounge.

*MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH interested in going on this summers youth trip to Sugar Creek Bible Camp during the week of July 13th to July 18th can get a brochure and registration form at the Welcome Center. If you have any questions regarding the trip, please contact Matt at: mattiverson@charter.net .

*Middle School and High School Paintball Party will be on June 14. Watch the mail for more information! If you have any questions, please contact Matt.

*Newsletter Deadline is going to be the 17th of each month. Please have all information in to Bernadette Johnson by 12:00 noon on this day. Thank you

*There will be photographers taking candid shots at different meetings, rehearsals, and other gatherings that may take place over the next few weeks. So have your most beautiful smiles ready.

* Hardanger Stitchery show-n-tell. Several members of the congregation have learned from Solveig Baily and will be displaying their beautiful pieces on June 1st in the Narthex.

*Any Service men/women? We are looking to compile a list of service men and women that belong to St Peter’s. Whether they are serving here in the states, or over seas. Please call the church office if you know a name that could be added to our list.

*Any High school graduate who did not receive their cross from the Baccalaureate Service can stop by the Church office (from 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday - Friday), to pick them up.

*VFW Auxilary Pancake Breakfast is today from 9:00am to 12:30pm. Proceeds go to the Veterans. All are welcome!

*Emotions Anonymous Group meets Monday evenings @ 7:00pm in the Sunday school wing, room 9 or 15. Contact Pastor Neale Thompson with any questions.

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