October 2019 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

2702 Hwy 29 North

Alexandria, MN 56308 1-320-762-5152

www.goodshepherd-lcms.org

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As I start this month’s Flock Talk, we are in a Bed and Breakfast, southwest of Dickson, TN. We are in a nice cabin-like home with our daughter, Naomi. Our other two sons will arrive in the next few days. My mom and dad arrived earlier today in their RV, and all locked in for the night.

When I travel, sometimes I think about how people traveled long ago. Depending on the trip, I imagine what it would be like to travel on the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon, or go down the Mississippi River on a steamboat, or drive a Model T Ford. I then compare all these ways with how we travel these days.

For instance, this morning, we left at 5:15 AM and arrived at our destination at 9:20 PM. Even with – “ALL THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONES!!!” - We still arrived A LOT SOONER than by covered wagon, steamboat, or Model T Ford. In our car today we traveled 998 miles in 16 hours. We stopped 3 times for gas and food.

How long do you think it would take to travel this distance by covered wagon, steamboat, or Model T Ford!? My guess is we probably wouldn’t arrive until after we turn around and head back and arrive at home! Compared to how people used to travel, we sure do travel a lot further and faster!

As a kid, I remember we did travel for many of the same reasons people do today. Many people travel for family celebrations such as weddings and anniversaries, new births and birthdays, as well as holidays and vaca-tions. Yes, there are other reasons people travel. One such reason is to move. This makes me think about the Israelites leaving Egypt. It took them 40 years to finally reach their destination!! And yet, while traveling there, they walked through both the Red Sea and the Jordan River. WOW! Now that would be cool!!

I also think about the Apostle Paul. He walked on foot and traveled by boat, thousands and thousands of miles. That’s a lot of days, weeks, months, and even years he gained in just experiences related to travel. In fur-ther thinking, I do think there is something to gain in just the travel itself. For instance, what experiences did we miss by traveling 998 miles in just 16 hours? How many more experiences would we have gone through if we traveled by foot or horse? It would have taken us a lot longer, yet, at the same time, what experiences would we have missed? Until this last trip, I never really thought about it this way. I only focused on being grateful and thankful for NOT having to travel in the way people had to years ago.

So, how much do we miss because in our life’s journey, we are passing by as fast as we can? How many miss out because we are racing off to go here and there and do this and that, as well as to work, yet we struggle to do so with others and with God? How many are caught in a Gerbil-like wheel going around and around, not really making or taking any action to get off?

Said a different way, how many of us are walking with God in our life’s journey on a daily basis? How many of us know how to do so and do it? How many “miss out” on all GOD gives in spending time with Him in His Word? How many spend time in God’s Word letting “it” BE a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path?

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TRAVEL

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This is what the “Red Letter Challenge” is about. It’s about learning to let go and let God’s Word lead and teach us. It’s about getting comfortable with letting God’s Word have a say-so in our daily lives. It’s about gathering together with others and learning what it’s like to be real about one’s life-challenges and struggles and being open and honest about one’s up’s and down’s in following and failing to follow God. It’s about

learning to let Jesus’ Red Words lead and teach us to grow in the faith, hope, and love that HE gives us. So, come on! Go ahead! Take the challenge! See if GOD can’t or won’t help make a difference in your life and in your life’s travels!

We will start the “Red Letter Challenge” - the week of Sunday, October 6th and end on the week of Sunday, No-vember 10th. Get your book out in the entrance and check out a small group to join. If one of the times doesn’t work, volunteer to host and/or facilitate a new one for a time that does work. You will be instructed in how simple it is to do. Face the challenge and join in on the fun and fellowship!

A Blessed Fall to you and yours!

Pastor Tim

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Yahoo it’s Sunday School!

Another year is under way and boy are we starting the year of strong!

52 Children of God are signed up with 42 attending Rally Day! Thank you to all the parents for getting

your child(ren) signed up. If you haven’t signed them up, please feel free to start Sunday School any

time .We would love to have them.

God has blessed us with a great group of caring believers to assist with Sunday School this year:

Kathy Betterman and Loren Boysen – 3yrs to Kindergarten

Geri Luedeke and Maria Haug- 1st Grade

Denise Norheim and Lori Johnson- 2nd and 3rd

Deb Hull- 4th Grade

Kari Kremer- 5th Grade

Tracy Boysen and Laura Schiller- 6th-8th

Jeff Fassett- 9th and up

Superintendent Squad- Deb Hull, Kari Kraemer, Denise Norheim and Wanda Swenson

Wanda and Denise have worked hard on our offering projects to get them up and ready to go. We

have used part of our offering $ to make BIRTHDAY BAGS! The bags will go to help families that

may not have the means to make their children’s birthday a success. They include-balloons, cake mix,

frosting, plates, napkins, candles etc.

Good Shepherd Caring Believer Kids sharing their love with all of us every week. Want to be a part?

We would love to have you!!!! We have a spot for everyone, just let us know how you want to be a

part of our family.

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LWML

Halloween Howls

Submitted by: Elaine Beulke

The LWML ladies met on Monday Sept. 23rd. Our Bible Study was from the LWML Quarterly entitled, “What is Enough?”

LWML Sunday is scheduled for October 6th

The LWML Fall Event "Follow My Lead" will be held on October 5th at Zion beginning with registration at 9:00 am, singing at 9:15 am and Welcome at 9:30 am.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday Oct. 28th at 7p.m.

We invite all ladies to come and join us!

Zion School News Submitted by: Karen Nolz

2019-2020? Can’t believe it is the start of another school year. . . where did the summer go? September has come and gone and the kids are all hopefully getting back into their routines by now. The end of September they had their “Walk for Non-public Education”.

A little more is happening for the month of October.

October 4th is mid quarter already. On October 12th, for the first time, Zion will be hosting the MN North District Spelling Bee. This has al-ways been in Perham in the past. This is for students in 5th-8th grades. Good luck to all stu-dents!

There will be no school on October 17th and 18th for MEA.

October 26th is the annual “Dad’s Belgian Waf-fles and Bake Sale”. This is from 8-11 in the gymnasium. The price is $7 for adults and chil-dren 5 and younger are free. Stop by and enjoy some mouth watering Waffles and take home some great baked goods too.

Happy Fall to ALL!!!

Circuit Reformation Service

Sunday October 27th

6:30p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Parkers Prairie

Two monsters went to a Halloween party.

Suddenly one said to the other, “A lady just

rolled her eyes at me. What should I do?”

“Be a gentleman and roll them back to her.”

Tim: What would you get if you crossed a vampire and a

teacher?

Tom: What?

Tim: Lots of blood tests!

Eddie: What do you call a vampire that lives in a kitchen?

Red: What?

Eddie: Count Spatula.

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Submitted by: Tracy Boysen

Sr LYF ( High school youth in grades 9-12)

We will be starting our activities for the year on Sunday, October 6th in the youth room from 5-7pm.

We will be roasting hot dogs and making s'mores over the bonfire (weather per-mitting), talking about what activities/fundraisers we want to do for the year, discussing our options for our mission trip next summer, doing some fun activi-ties that night and starting the Red Letter Challenge Bible study.

There is a sign up sheet on the youth bul-letin board, please let us know if you will be there so that we have enough food and books for everyone!

We hope to see you

there!

Laura and Tracy

Hot Dog FUN

Halloween Howls

Joe: What do you call wood when it’s scared? Bob: I don’t know.

Joe: Petrified!

Michael: What treat do eye doctors give out on Halloween? Matthew: I don’t know. What?

Michael: Candy corneas.

Brett: What do mummies like listening to on Halloween? Brent: I don’t know.

Brett: Wrap music!

Spencer: What plants like Halloween the most? Tanner: Which ones? Spencer: Bam-BOO!

Bill: Why did the policeman ticket the ghost on Halloween? McKenzie: Why?

Bill: It didn’t have a haunting license.

Join us on Monday’s from 5:00- 6:00p.m. at the church. This is a low

impact FUN workout!! f you are inter-ested or want more information please

contact Shirley at the church office 762-5152 or just stop by

and see what it is all about!

ZUMBA

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Submitted by: Amory Anderson

We are now officially in the time of fall. I mentioned in last months article that in most Lutheran congregations today only women serve on the altar guild and that in earlier times in the Church the services were done by what we today call the altar guild were done by men. There are no rea-sons that men and women of various ages can’t serve together. The work of the guild should not be considered as “women’s work.” The work of the guild in assisting the worship of the congregation is appro-priate for any of the baptized, male or fe-male.

Duties of the altar guild requires simple knowledge. We as an Altar Guild Commit-tee have gone over and simplified the de-tails on caring for the altar, one only has to read through them and then follow them. Shirley graciously places this infor-mation in your mailboxes when it is your month to serve. This is not a complicated task. Please prayerfully consider joining our altar team . We will have new sign-up sheets out soon for 2020, this will be a by the month sheet. A BIG THANK YOU to those who participated this year; we would love for you to serve again. You are neces-sary and valuable servants of this congrega-tion.

Altar News

Communion Services

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October 6th & 13th

Submitted by: Kathy Zimmerman

A woman was asked by a friend, “What is

it like to be a Christian?” The friend

replied, “It’s like being a pumpkin. God

picks you from the patch, brings you in,

and washes all the dirt off of you. Then

He cuts the top off and scoops out all the

yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of

doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves

you a new smiling face and puts His light

inside of you to shine for all the

world to see!

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What Is Your Gift???

Submitted by: Deb Hull

Stewardship or Caring Believers Empowering Others:

We are meeting every 2nd Tuesday evening @ 5- 6:20pm

Come Join us for fellowship, think tank discussion and

supporting our Good Shepherd Family in putting their

gifts to use for God’s work.

In our discussion we discovered that maybe our Stew-

ardship part is using our Time/Talent and Treasures to

Empower other(s) by supporting their mission and help-

ing them succeed in it. Stay Tuned as we ask God to

lead us to the area our team is supposed to be working

in His church! Fellowship/Organizing/Supporting/

Relationship building- God’s plan is at work….

What is your gift?

Fellowship Work Day

Saturday October 12th 9am-3pm

God’s Work Our Hands

Come for an hour or two or all day. ALL help will be greatly appreciated. Painting in the

education wing, washing windows and cutting and cleaning up wood by the creek are some of the projects we need to do to

beautify our church. Bring your own supplies for the task you would like to help with-

LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED!

Fellowship Lunch Submitted by: Marian Brelje

We gather each month to just relax, catch-up,

meet new people and have a delicious meal

together! Last month we met at D Michael B’s.

Just Look at those SMILES!

The next Fellowship Luncheon will be held on

Monday October 14th at 11:30a.m.

The place is yet to be determined SOOOOO…

watch your bulletin or call the church office-

762-5152 for location.

See You in October!

Oct. 2… Luann Bullock

Christa Wysoski

Oct. 3… Howard Breitkreutz

Kelsey Olson Mason Bundy

Rachael Buchholz

Oct. 4… Ross Colton

Oct. 5… Damon Bullock

Ed Buchholz

Oct. 6… Shaina Hieb

Henry Huhnerkoch

Tanner Runge

Wrenna Anderson

Shannon Chan Cooper Chan

Oct. 7…Blaine Graff

Oct. 8… Amy Thimmesh

Marline Henrikson Jodi Barten

Oct. 9… Kevin Setterstrom

Tony Wendlandt Jeff Reed

Oct. 11…Andy Rassat

Denise Norheim

Oct. 12...Gregg Raisanen

Oct. 13...Karen Nolz

Dan Williamson

Sawyer Rumohr

Oct. 14...Megan McQueen

Oct. 15…Mackenzie Goodwin

Oct. 16...Chad Kohls

Oct. 17...Tyler Bettermann

Greg Armbruster

Oct. 20...Kathy Betterman

Mark Medenwald Bryan Ziegler

Marian Brelje Maya Murray

October Birthdays

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May God Bless You

On Your Special Day

And Always!

Wedding Anniversaries

Anniversary Prayer

Lord, we thank you for this couple and for all of the years that they have had together.

As they celebrate their anniversary, our prayer is that you will continue to bless them.

Let their testimony of love and forgiveness be a help to other couples as they start on their own journeys into married life. Lord, we

pray that You will honor their commitment to each other and to You by granting them many more years of happiness together.

Amen

October 5th-Jeff & Deb Callaghan

October 14th-Ben & Brenda Schoenrock

Corey & Megan Schmidt

October 15th-Nate & Holly Tahtinen

October 17th..Erling & Theresa Berger

October 18th...Bruce & Wanda Swenson

October 21st...Randy & Lavonne Bruun

October 23rd...Dave & Carla Setterstrom

October 27th...Clarence & Carol Rasmussen

Jon & Gloria Venzke

October 30th...Henry & Linda Huhnerkoch

Oct. 21...Ryker Colton

Piper Chan

Oct. 23…Drew Fearing

Oct. 25...Al Bettermann

Linda Huhnerkoch Judy Peterson

Kaci Short Ryder Schad

Oct. 28...Gail Buss

Carter Duncan Randy Maher

Rachel Peterson

Oct. 29...Deb Bohn

Corey Schmidt

Oct. 30...Mitchel Block

Katie Bullock Jaden Norheim

Oct. 31… Randy Roos

Rod Sward Brad Beste

May God Bless You

On Your Special Day

And Always!

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The Season For Soup

Creamy Sausage and Tortellini Soup

Ingredients 1 lb. Italian Sausage

1 small yellow onion, diced

1 small shallot, diced

2 large carrots, peeled and diced

4 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

5 cups chicken broth

14 oz. refrigerated cheese tortellini

1 tsp. kosher sea salt

1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning

6 ounces chopped fresh spinach

2 cups half & half (or heavy cream)

Directions

1. In a large stockpot set over medium-high heat, cook the sausage until browned, using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked sausage to a paper towel lined plate; set aside.

2. Add onion, shallot and carrot, saute for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are soft. Add the garlic and saute for an additional 2 minutes, or until fragrant, stirring occa-sionally to prevent it from burning.

3. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually add in the chicken broth, whisk to combine. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 6 minutes.

4. Pat as much grease as possible off of the sausage, then add it along wit the tortelli-ni, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, spin-ach, and half & half. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the tortellini is fully cooked. Serve immediately with freshly grated parmesan, if desired.

Brownie

Spiders

Ingredients 1 package (15.8 ounces) brownie mix

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 cups crispy Chow Mein noodles 18 candy eyeballs

Directions 1. Prepare and bake brownies according to package directions using an 8-in. square baking pan lined with parchment paper. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. 2. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Remove 1 tablespoon melted chocolate to a small bowl; reserve for attaching eyes. Add noodles to re-maining chocolate; stir gently to coat. Spread onto a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, separating noodles slightly. Freeze until set. 3. Cut nine brownies with a 2-1/4-in. round cutter for spider bodies. Attach eye-balls using reserved melted chocolate. With a bamboo skewer or toothpick, poke eight holes in top of each spider for insert-ing legs. Insert a coated noodle into each hole. Store in an airtight container.

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Family Fun In October

Boo your Neighbors! Package up some of

your favorite fall treats, put them in a cute container and then share with your neighbors. It’s a secret though so just leave it on their porch with instruc-tions to Boo another family in the neighborhood.

Find a Corn Maze! A corn maze is the ultimate

fun fall activity. Check your local farms for fall festi-vals and corn mazes. They are so much fun and many farms have several…one for kids that are easy and a lot shorter and one for adults. Spending 20-30 minutes “lost” in the corn is fun and the kids think it’s a blast.

Send a box of Halloween Cookies to far away

loved ones. One thing that kids love is getting a package of goodies from their grandparents. Even if you can’t be with your family, send a little love with delicious cookies. They are perfect to surprise college kids that are away from home!

Take A Hike! Watch the leaves changing and

take a picnic lunch. Fall brings cooler temperatures so it’s the perfect time to get out with the family and enjoy nature. Pack a picnic and spend some time unplugged with your family. The kids will really ap-preciate it. Pull out your picnic basket…you know the one you got ten years ago and haven’t used. Now’s the time!

Pumpkin Patch! Enjoy going out to pick your

families special pumpkins. Take them home, carve their faces and enjoy the smiles you will have when being together for the day!

Carve a Pumpkin! And save the seeds!

It’s a cliche to say this, but so many people just let their kids color or paint a pumpkin. Come on now, y’all. Let’s get our hands dirty and get those kids involved in this fun activity. You don’t have to carve a face. You can use a Silhouette or Cricut to cut out a fun design! Then roast up those seeds for a tasty treat.

Watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Ok, this isn’t food, but it involves a

pumpkin. Besides, what fall list is complete without watching those loveable characters?

Have a Bon Fire! Dig out the fire pits,

s’more fixin’s and coffee drinks. Let the kids have a blast making s’mores while the adults sit around drinking all those yummy fall cof-fees!

Bobbing for Apples! Apples are pret-

ty synonymous with fall. It’s the perfect activity for kids and adults. It’s fun, but challenging. When was the last time you bobbed for apples?

Contact Information Pastor Tim Schiller

ptschiller@gmail.com

Shirley Johnson

secretary@goodshepherd-lcms.org

Evelyn Beulke

treasurer@goodshepherd-lcms.org

WebSite

www.goodshepherd-lcms.org

The Flock Talk and Monthly Calendar are available on the site!

If you have information about your ministry and you would

like it put on our website, let me know! Shirley

Service Cancellation Information To check for service cancellations listen to KXRA radio

station or go to www.voiceofalexandria.com

Kooltv

go to: www.kooltv-mn.com

Our Elders are here

for YOU!

Contact us for any

spiritual needs, prayer

or visitation needs.

Gary Christianson

320-491-0258

Mike Doehling

320-808-4250

Jeff Fassett

846-1128

Brandon Luedeke

320-304-4237

Paul Luedeke

320-760-6937

Keith Ramsay

886-5574

Pastor Tim Schiller

712-898-1658

Who Is My Elder?

What Do I Do?

The Elder Flock Lists are

posted on the bulletin

board in the Hallway to the

Fellowship Hall, or

Call the Church Office.

We Are Here For YOU!

Executive Council Members

2019

Chairman– Blaine Elbert

Vice Chairman—Paul Gesell

Secretary-Erin Johnson

Treasurer-Evelyn Beulke

Executive Board

Tracy Boysen

Rich Duncan

Chad Kohls

Dale Nibbe

Kristi Stevens

Council Minutes are posted on the bulletin

board in the hallway to the Fellowship Hall!

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You are WELCOME to join

us for Bible Study!

Wednesday Mornings

10:00a.m.

Ed Wing

Led by Pastor Schiller