We will seek God’s will, share God’s love, and serve as Christ’s people.

Christ Lutheran News May 2020

A Mother’s Love Helen Steiner Rice

A Mother’s love is something That no one can explain,

It is made of deep devotion And of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish

And enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it Or take that love away . . . It is patient and forgiving

When all others are forsaking, And it never fails or falters

Even though the heart is breaking . . . It believes beyond believing

When the world around condemns, And it glows with all the beauty Of the rarest, brightest gems . . .

It is far beyond defining, It defies all explanation,

And it still remains a secret Like the mysteries of creation . . .

A many splendored miracle Man cannot understand

And another wondrous evidence Of God’s tender guiding hand.

Christ Lutheran Church Building remains closed until further notice.

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Saturday: 5:15 pm Saturday Evening Worship with Holy Communion Sunday: 9:00 am Sunday School (September —May) 10:00 am Worship Broadcasts: Sunday, 11:30 am Worship broadcast on Radio KJOE FM 106.1

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Executive Council

Travis Stoel, President Brenda Whitehead, Vice President

Kathy Behrends, Secretary Karen Frisk, Treasurer

Remember to check out our Mobile Friendly

Website: christinslayton.weebly.com

“Slayton Christ Lutheran Church”

Would you prefer to read your newsletter online or by

e-mail? Please e-mail us: slaytonchrist

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Inside this issue:

From the Pastor 4

From the Lay Minister 6

Council Minutes—April 8

Financial / Giving 12

Faith Stories/Closure/Liturgical Notes

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Sunday School/Youth 16

WCLC / Prayers / ShopWithScrip 18

Birthdays / Anniversaries 22

Camperships / Canews 24

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Prayer Requests

Call the church office at 507-836-8291, or e-mail with your prayer requests. If you would like a pastoral visit or be included in pastoral prayers during worship, please call the church office.

Address, Phone & Email Corrections

Christ Lutheran maintains a database of all members. If you have had any changes to your address, phone num-ber, marital status, etc. please contact Dawn with your name and the changes that need to be made.

If You Are Ill

Hospitals no longer notify churches when their members are admitted for care. While we feel these laws are im-portant to maintain your privacy, we would like to sup-port you with prayer and a visit. Please call the church office 836-8291 to keep us informed of your situation.

Church Office: 836-8291 Street Address: 2959 Queen Avenue, Slayton, MN 56172 E-mail: slaytonchristlutheran@gmail.com Website: christinslayton.weebly.com Dawn Mouw, Office Manager Dale Lange, Custodian

Pastor Dale Degner Cell Phone: 701-261-8437 Email: prdale.clcslayton@gmail.com

Gwen Degner, Lay Minister Email: gwen.clcslayton@gmail.com

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Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

I am writing this newsletter article right before Good Shepherd Sunday (The fourth Sunday of Easter), and so the following words are on my mind: “I am the gate. Who-ever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.” (John 10:9) These words bring amazing peace to me at this time, because they are pure, one-hundred percent, grace. I have not become one of Jesus flock by anything I have done: it’s all Jesus’ doing. Jesus is the Good Shepherd who has led me to the open gate. Thankfully, we learn that Jesus is also the gatekeeper and the gate itself. And from here, I am free, one-hundred percent free to come in and go out and find pasture. This is grace. We don’t deserve it.

I know that many of us are looking forward to the day when we can be free to come in and go out as we please. Many of you are asking when we will be able to do this again at church. I wish I had some answers for you, but I don’t know the future. I can tell you a few things. First, the church doors will not just simply open and be “business as usual.” Not even church services will be as they were. We will be find-ing new ways to do the offering and communion. The jobs of the ushers, greeters, and door keepers will all be done differently. Secondly, we have to ask the question, “Who can come to church services in the beginning?” This is not a question of deserving: it’s a question of how can we be the church that “does no harm?”

We have guidelines to follow about people with certain con-ditions and who are over 60. One of the problems is that even your pastor is even over 60. How will we deal with this age issue? We don’t know yet. These aren’t issues any one of us can answer at this time. These are questions that can only be answered by doctors, insurance agencies, and oth-ers in authority, at a later time. Just know that we will come together again as the church, but there will be a process to follow instead of just turning the light switch to “ON.”

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In the meantime, keep on running the race. Keep calling each other. Pray for each other. Keep yourself updated about what is happening in our church by reading your newsletter, looking on Facebook or the website for updates. Watch the worship services. There are children’s messages there too. I post daily (except Sundays) meditations on Fa-cebook, and on our website too. Keep the faith. Take care of those around you.

Lastly, be kind. I know there are frustrations and we wish things were different. Griping and criticizing others or the system does not help. Judging never does help…in fact, it usually aggravates the whole situation. Just take care of yourself and be kind to others.

God is doing a new thing. I know that, and I know God loves us very much. He has already sent us the Gate and the Good Shepherd. We are going to be fine, and we are going to be fine together as the Good Shepherd’s flock. Keep the faith. Be hope for each other. This is not the time to fear failure for things we tried: the worst thing to fear now is regret. The worst thing we can say after this is all over is, “We regret that…” Jesus is the gate, the gatekeeper and our Shepherd. The pasture is ours. Let’s do church…without regrets.

Peace be with you! Pastor Dale

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Dear Friends in Christ,

This is tough. These times test our patience and charac-ter, and a whole lot of other things.

We grieve for many people and things. Among them:

The loss of corporate worship and fellowship. We re-member that the empty church is a sign of our love and respect for each other. Still, we are sad that East-er Sunday wasn’t the huge celebration we’d eagerly anticipated, and we really miss each other.

Our faith formation programs. Nothing has been nor-mal for Sunday School, confirmation, or our adult Bi-ble studies.

Our high school and college seniors. Your losses are real, and it’s okay to grieve. We probably can’t say anything that will make you feel better, but please know that we care about you. We hope to celebrate your accomplishments together soon.

All students and their families. So much has been tak-en from you this year. We know that, and we are sor-ry.

All who are ill, especially those who have been hospi-talized without loved ones at their sides.

Small business who have suffered tremendous loss.

Livestock producers facing grim decisions.

For all of us. Life is not normal. We miss being to-gether. We are concerned about our health and that of our families and friends.

Nevertheless, this I know to be true: Our grief and fears can be eased if we shift our focus to gratitude. What are you grateful for? Here’s a start:

We give thanks for:

The family of Christ Lutheran Church. Even though we’re not physically together, we are bound together as children of God.

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Bishops, pastors, and other spiritual leaders who care for our spiritual and emotional well-being.

Worship leaders including musicians and tech volun-teers who have made worship possible during this time of physical distancing, and for the technology to keep us connected.

Dawn, our long-suffering office manager, who holds everything together with great patience and exper-tise.

Family members who look out for each other.

Health care workers who sacrifice so much as they care for others, especially during this time of pan-demic.

Teachers and other school staff who have had to re-invent how to do education.

Small businesses and farmers who carry on as best they can to serve our needs.

Friends who check on us and pray for us.

Spring! It’s getting green outside. New life and growth abound.

It’s okay to grieve. It’s a healthy response to loss. It helps us work through difficult situations. Spend some time in grief. But then find something for which you are grateful. At your meals and before you go to bed each night, think of at least one thing for which you can give thanks.

Also remember this: If you need someone to talk to, don’t hesitate to call us at the parsonage.

Yours in Christ, Gwen

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The meeting was called to order by President elect, Brenda Whitehead. Those in attendance online were: Nancy Moberg, Karen Onken, Gwen and Pastor Dale Degner, Amy VanEck, Jeff Grieme, Dawn Mouw, Tim Lange and Kathy Behrends. Pastor Dale led us with devotions.

The Agenda was approved as pre-sented. M/S/P Pastor Dale/Karen The secretary’s report for the March 11, 2020 council meeting was present-ed. M/S/P to accept as presented. Tim/Karen The March treasurer’s report was re-viewed. The balance is listed as $5,195.33. A motion was made to approve the treasurer’s report for au-dit. M/S/P Pastor Dale/Karen Pastor Dale shared with the members his month’s accomplishments: There have been many challenges and new learning experiences encountered this past month, which was accomplished with aid from several valuable congre-gational members and their tremen-dous support. He is grateful for input. The Health ministry team has been

working with him to call our over 65 aged members. Zoom meetings have been a great tool he has been using for meetings. Easter services went well, making the best of the challenge of keeping socially connected while being physically distant. Plans are being worked on for continuing the Confirmation and Sunday school pro-grams, worship services, committee involvement, etc. Gwen reported that she has been in-volved with many zoom meetings, calls and conducting much ministry resource ministry. Communications with the Health Ministry team, SW MN Synod Youth Ministers, researched plans for children’s and youth ministry that can be shared online, assisting with our online Lenten/Easter services and the continued process of plan-ning, making those plans and then having to re-plan many of those pro-jects. Old Business: Synod Assembly Delegates: It is

uncertain at this time if the Assem-bly will be held at Gustavus Adol-phus on June 12 – 13. An an-nouncement will be made next week.

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Carpet: Jeff has information to share with his board report

Pastor and Gwen’s vacation dates: On hold

Constitution Committee: On hold Safe Haven Policies: On hold Bequests – Floyd Schadt: It has

been suggested to place these funds in our flooring fund. No action taken at this time

$1,000 gift from non-member: M/S/P Karen/Jeff to deposit this into our flooring account

Doors: Property and Management will continue with this project

New Business: Next meeting: May 13, 7:30 p.m. A

meeting may be held prior to this date, if needed

Building Access – New Key Code: The office staff will be the only ones with this code for now.

Building Use request: Moline shower, scheduled for May 3rd to be held at a different location and/or date

Servant Keeper program: add tex-ting and email package to have abil-ity to send 600 texts/emails per month for a cost of $20. 1200 tests/emails would cost $50.00 M/S/P Karen/Tim to go with the $20 pack-age and re-evaluate if this program is not adequate to meet our needs.

CARES Act Application: Travis and Randi Stoel completed this and mailed the application on April 9th. This is a loan program which has a

good chance of turning into a grant. The interest rate is .05%, and would cover employee salaries.

Daily Bell Ringing: Our Church bell will be rung at noon each day up until July 4, 2020, by Dale Lange.

Zoom: Discussion was held in regard to the Zoom meeting program. It appears to be working well and we will continue this tool for meetings.

The wedding scheduled to be held at C.L.C. on May 30, 2020 will be held with Pastor Dale’s discretion.

Board Reports: Briefly mentioned here but can also be found on our website Fellowship and Service: One funer-al and one special event was served. Balance on hand $3,579.96 Mission Outreach: Church directory photos will be taken in September. Food shelf contributions have been extended to April 30th Parish Ed: No report Property and Management: Will get an updated bid for handicap doors. There is a possible donation available from a family memorial for some of this expense. Flooring bids range from $16,000 to $24,000. All bids for the removal of old carpet and preparation are an estimate, due to any potential asbestos abatement. A lawn mower is needed and estimated costs for a slightly used mower, with the bagger attachment will be up to $2,500. Hir-ing a lawn service would not be eco-nomical. A conversation took place

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as to where the funds for this could be generated. Fellowship and Ser-vice will work on a donation amount. An appeal to congregational dona-tions will take place. There are funds in the Building renewal fund which could be used and possible some memorial money. If an adequate mower is found now, it might not re-main in the marketplace if it takes extra time for board approval. Therefore, M/S/P Tim/Pastor Dale, to allow this purchase now, when a mower is found. Russ Winter and Jeff have offered to mow if it is need-ed prior to this purchase. The par-sonage fireplace repair is ongoing. Parsonage walk through will take place when the weather improves. Stewardship: They have been con-ducting email meetings. May Day cards with an enclosed package of seed will be mailed out Worship and Evangelism: They have been conducting email meet-

ings. Have been planning proper procedures to be used during wor-ship service for COVID protection. Readers will be asked to record their scriptures for online services and two door keepers will be used along with one usher/host when services contin-ue. When a senior recognition is held, they will be in charge of the reception. WCLC: No board meeting, kitchen cleaning, quilting or circle meetings have been held. The Shetek Confer-ence Spring gathering and Synod Conference have been canceled. Youth: No report A motion was made to adjourn. M/S/P Tim/Pastor Dale The meeting was adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer. Respectfully Submitted Kathy Behrends

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ELCA Scholarship Fund

This is the time of year we ask for your financial gift to the ELCA college scholarship fund. This fund was established to financially support current students and to encourage fu-ture students to consider attending a college of the ELCA. Currently, Christ Lutheran members Camryn Boerboom and Mallory Loosbrock are students at Augustana Universi-ty. Augustana will match our church donation up to $500 per student! Please consider sending a check made out to "Christ Lutheran " and designate ELCA scholarship fund or give online. Thank you!

Worship services can be found on the church website: christinslayton.weebly.com

Or on the church Facebook page:

Slayton Christ Lutheran

Congratulations to Logan Steinle who has been appointed to our synod council and also to the synod Lutheran Youth Organiza-tion board!

Synod Assembly that was to be held in June has been cancelled.

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On this page you will find a brief overview of Christ Lutheran’s finances. At the annual meeting, the congregation voted on the 2020 budget. The budg-eted amount for general offerings breaks down to

$27,048.33 each month to cover our anticipated ministry expenses. 4% of your offerings each month will be sent to the Synod office to meet our Synod Mission Support goal.

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Balance 2/29/20: $ 6,614.96 March Receipts: $ 28,324.76 March Expenses: $ (27,691.55) Net Savings Transfers (designated): $ (2,062.84) Ending Balance 3/31/20: $ 5,195.33

Christ Lutheran Family, As a congregation, community, country and world we are in an unprecedented time. Pastor Dale, Gwen, Dawn, Dale L., council and volunteers continue to work and serve. Our expenses at Christ Lutheran, SW MN Synod, and ELCA church wide continue. Our stew-ardship is more important than ever. We know that some of you are experiencing a tough time and we want you to know we are there for you. For the rest of us, we need to continue to give and maybe give a little extra to get us through this difficult time. Your offering can be slid under the office door, mailed (2959 Queen Avenue, Slayton), or you can take this opportunity to check out the online giving options. Thank you for being a part of our Christ Lutheran family. The church office number is 507-836-8291 if you have any questions. ~Christ Lutheran Stewardship Committee

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Additional Ways to Give to Christ Lutheran Church

GivePlus Text—507-481-1314

GivePlus Church App

You can find videos on our website to help with texting or the app. You will also find a link to give online or a form if you pre-fer to give through a monthly bank draft. Contact one of the Stewardship Committee or the office with questions.

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Faith Stories

Would you be willing to share your faith story in the church newsletter? It doesn’t have to be long or fancy. It doesn’t have to be dramatic. It can be as simple as telling how God has been at work in your life. Call Gwen at the parsonage or contact her at gwen.clcslayton@gmail.com for more in-formation.

Website Information:

• Helpline

• Worship services

• New pages for kids and confirmation

• Online giving Resources on FB:

• Worship services

• Videos for children, confirmation students...

• 10:30 meditations - (also on website later)

• Shetek videos

Christ Lutheran Church Building re-mains closed until further notice.

Pastor Dale, Gwen and Dawn continue to work from home. We continue to explore ways to bring the church to your home and we encourage you to reach out to oth-ers and be the church.

Travis & Brenda have been meeting with the Synod staff and will consider the bishop’s recommendation when it comes to a gradual re-opening.

We’ll continue to keep you updated by Facebook, the website and email.

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Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! These words of tri-umph are appropriate throughout the Easter sea-son. Easter is not just one day. It lasts for 50 days, with each Sunday being a Sunday of Easter. White and gold are the colors of the paraments for Easter.

On the 40th day of Easter, we celebrate the Ascension of

Our Lord. The day of Ascension falls on a Thursday. For Roman Catholics, it is a Holy Day of Obligation. Most Lutheran churches no longer have worship services on Ascension, but they may observe it on the 7

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Easter instead. You can read the Ascension story in Luke 24:44-53.

Finally, at the very end of May, we will celebrate Pente-cost. The color is red. The Pentecost story in Acts 2 tells of the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of wind and tongues of fire. The Holy Spirit comes to us too, and chal-lenges us to spread the love of God through Christ Jesus to all the world.

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Need Help or Want to Help? As the physical building is closed, we need to find other ways to come together as a congregation. Do you need help with something but don’t know who to ask? Do you want to help in some way, but don’t know who needs help? We have a new website set up for people to re-quest help, and for people to offer to help out. Check it out and fill out the appropriate form.

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Even though Sunday School is done for the year, parents might want to read these stories to their children from Spark or from another story Bible. These lessons are closely re-lated to the lessons for each Sunday and Ascension.

May 3 was supposed to be the last day of Sunday School. We would like to thank the following teachers and helpers who worked with our students this past school year:

Superintendent: Brittany Schneider

Chantelle Stelter Emily Rohrer

Savanah Boerboom Kris Rohrer

Brooke Swart Megan Schryvers Emily Rosenbrook

Tim Bobeldyk Tom Whitehead

Heidi Winter Rylan Behnke

Brittany Schneider Cassidy Paulzine

Vanessa Dahlgren Alyssa Groves Heidi Winter Randi Stoel

Brenda Whitehead

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Confirmation

Continues to be a work in progress. We’ll keep you informed by text, Facebook, and the website.

VBS 2020 VBS has been postponed indefinitely.

Watch for more information.

Congratulations Graduates!

We wish God’s Blessings to the following young people who are graduating this spring:

Lexy Ackerman Trey Ackerman Naomi Berglund Justin Clarke Drew Coulter Vanessa Dahlgren Torrence Domeyer Brooke Engbarth McKenzie Granum, Alyssa Groves Samantha Larson Thomas Murphy Koyer Wendorff Tyler Winter

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Our Mission: To mobilize women to act boldly on

their faith in Jesus Christ.

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There will be no Women’s Bible Studies or Quilting during May

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SW MN Women’s Convention - May 2, in Redwood Falls - Cancelled

We thank you for the love of the mothers you have given us, whose love is so precious that it can never be measured, whose patience seems to have no end. Bless these amazing women, that they may be strengthened as Christian mothers. Let the example of their faith and love shine forth. When they are down, give them comfort; when they are discour-aged, give them hope; and when they are tired, give them strength. May they feel Your love in their hearts, Your peace in their minds, and Your joy in their spirits. Please bless our Mothers with the gift of Your love this Mother's Day. May we honor them in word and deed, and teach our chil-dren to do the same. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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Prayer Concerns

Phyllis Bruns, Gary Busse, Roger Busswitz, Bernice Crompton, Sawyer Frovarp, John Henning, Jon Hoyme, John Kepler, Harry Kirlin, Dave & Judy LaBoda, Donna Lee, Lyla Nelson, Carol Nepp, David Petersen, Marilyn Robillard, Clarine Schaeffer, Linda Schmalz, Carl Schreier, Judy Schreier, Chris Van Meveren.

Continue to remember in prayer ~ Those dealing with cancer and other long-term illnesses.

Members who are shut-in

Service men and women

Those who mourn the loss of loved ones

Those dealing with mental issues

Please continue to pray for our leaders, medical

personnel and anyone personally affected by the COVID-19

pandemic.

Radio Broadcast Ministry

Radio Broadcast sponsors are needed for May 31, June 1 and 14. Cost is $65. Thank you to all of those who are making these broadcasts possible! Your radio sponsorship is greatly appreciated, maybe by more people now than ever.

Devotionals

If you’d like a copy of Living Lutheran, or the devotion-als—Christ in Our Home or The Word in Season, there are some on the table in the church entry way on 29th Street. Please help yourself.

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Local Businesses are being added! You can now pur-chase gift cards from The Hut Almich’s Grocery Store Left Bank Christ Lutheran is providing you a new way raise money for the church through your everyday shopping!! All it takes is purchasing gift cards, then using those gift cards to pay for your everyday purchases like fuel, groceries, dining out, etc. With over 750 chains participating, there are sure to be gift cards that will fit your life style. And you earn anywhere from 2%-16% on every purchase for the church, simply by planning ahead! How much easier can a fundraiser be? So how does it work you ask? You sign up with Shop-WithScrip under the church. You purchase a card at full price, the retailer sells it at a discounted price and the differ-ence is given to the church. Orders will be placed weekly on Monday mornings, and be ready for pickup the following Weekend during worship services. To sign up and get started, contact Randi Stoel at slaytonclcscrip@gmail.com to get more information on sign-ing up and getting started. The funds raised will be used for primarily Youth and Local Mission Outreach purposes.

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16 Kendall Gass Judy LaBoda John Moline 17 Shar Anderson Thomas Murphy 18 Michelle Carlson Sharie Hoefker 19 Adam Bergerson Darrell Hungerford Terry Larson Roya Wurpts 20 Marv Arneson Kyle Johnson Sarah Wasberg 21 Brittany Schneider Nicole Thovson Daylen Brown Jack Pierson 22 Robert Anderson Tayler Streff 23 Bob Gass Koyer Wendorff Carter Sell 24 Craig Christensen Karen Tommeraasen 25 Katrina Gillette 26 Rick Clercx Kyle DeLong Travis DeLong Thomas Nelson Alayna Lewis 27 Linda Wing Daniel Larson Nancy Lee Pierson 28 Drew Wittrock Jeff Grieme Alix Carlson 29 Kurtis Richardson Ryan Ash Desirae Chalmers 30 Robin Hemmingsen Madilyn Stelter 31 Dennis Opdahl Ella Wolner MaKenna Berglund

2 Debra Knapp Judy Lickness Mark Staples Cain Carlson Peyton DeGreeff 3 Gerald Giesen Travis Lickness Barb Sandhurst Jim Jens 4 Stacey Hegstad Lori Scarset Ella Woitaszewski Nicholas Knutson 5 Carly Ackerman Mike Stelter 6 Emma Richardson Douglas Van Dam Creek Johnson Travis Pierson 7 Chase Reese Eric Sundahl Tyler Winter 8 Erynn Rohrer Billie Gervais 9 Kelli Bergerson Madison Hanson Pastor Dale Degner Gwen Degner 10 Leona Ragan Randy Wynia Heidi Rachuy Sophie Bonnstetter 11 Abram Paulzine Chris Van Meveren Ashley Opdahl 12 Mary Baune Alice Beattie Andrew Kleven 13 Lacey Johnson 14 Leon Kruse 15 Anthony Staples Hailey VanEck Doreen Jens 16 Michael Loosbrock Dannette Mahon Julian Petersen 23

Please contact the office if you notice a mistake or omission on the Birthday or Anniversary lists. Thanks for your help!

8 Troy & Kim DeGreeff (2004) 10 Josh & Britta Malchow (2014) 12 Keith & Linda Rossow (1990) 14 Jason & Dareth Ross (2016) 18 Jeff & Nikki Cheskie (2002) Jim & Dorene Jens (1973) 22 Matthew & Bridget Prahm (2004) Mike & Lacey Johnson (2010) 23 Jerry & Irene Moline (1970) 24 Mark & Robin Hemmingsen (1975) Pastor Dale & Gwen Degner (1980) 25 Russell & Elonne Winter (1968) 27 Alson & Arlys Husfeldt (1961) Jerome & Cari Schreier (1989) 28 Al & Ruth Bier (1977) 29 Mike & Deb Schreier (1971)

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Camperships Available

Again this year, the Endowment & Fellowship & Service Committees will be offering Camperships for Christ Luther-an members that attend Shetek Lutheran Ministries. Camp-erships are $200 for weeklong or specialty camps and $50 for mini-camps. Forms are on the church website under Youth/Bible Camp or on the Shetek Lutheran Ministries bul-letin board at church across from the Chapel Lounge. Is this your child’s first time to summer camp? The Memori-al Committee has scholarships available for first time camp-ers from Christ Lutheran who attend a program at Shetek Lutheran Ministries. These scholarships are in addition to the scholarships given by the Endowment and Fellowship and Service Committees. For a first time camper to attend a week of camp, the Memorial Committee will provide an ad-ditional $100 scholarship and for a mini-week at camp, an additional $40 scholarship. These scholarships are provid-ed by the Grieme family in memory of Shar and we are grateful for their gift.

Dear God our Father, You bring peace to our hearts through Our Lord Jesus Christ, and call some of us to defend and preserve Your peace at home and abroad. Thank You for the men and women who have laid down their lives so that we can continue to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-ness. They and their families are true heroes. Let Your perpetual light shine upon them and grant them eternal rest. Dear Lord, their example spurs us on to be peacemak-ers as well, by surrendering to Your Will and serving others, beginning in our own homes. Please protect all who serve in our Armed Forces, and keep us one na-tion, under You, with liberty and justice for all. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen.

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Hello,

My name is Dalton Kalina and I am the Meals Community De-velopment Manager at Lutheran Social Services. I wanted to pass along some information to you about our meals pro-grams. Our services support older adults to live healthier, more active, and independent lives, making eating fun and easy. We also serve individuals experiencing food insecurities or who need assistance with nutrition or dietary needs. Our meals are designed by a licensed, registered dietitian to en-sure that they are healthy and nutritious. Adjusted meals are available for individuals with special dietary needs, such as those who are diabetic or require a controlled sodium, low fat or low cholesterol diet.

Due to the COVID-19 virus, we are able to offer 14 day emer-gency meals supply in addition to daily delivered meals per week to seniors. COVID-19 has made it difficult for older adults to access food on a consistent basis, and we are hop-ing to reach out to our neighbors to fill this need with the Lu-theran Social Services meals programs. These meals are par-tially funded by the Families First and CARES act fund-ing. Clients will be asked to make a donation for the meals but there is no requirement of a donation if a client isn’t able to pay. I am hoping to spread the word of the home-delivered meals across Southwest Minnesota to help people impacted the most by the virus.

If someone is interested in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition As-sistance Program) benefits they can contact LSS meals at 800-488-4146. to see if they qualify. If you know of anyone who may be interested in the meals program the best person to reach is Lisa Gillund Regional Manager of Lyon, Lincoln, Mur-ray, Renville, and Redwood county. Her contact information is Lisa.Gillund@lssmn.org and 507-829-1422. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to get into contact with Lisa or me.

Here is a link to our LSS meals website: https://www.lssmn.org/services/older-adults/lss-meals

Thank you

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Mark Your Calendar

Since we highlight events and programs here at camp in this section, we will be updating this in fu-ture CANEWS when we are again able to host groups and programs onsite. For now, we appreci-ate your prayers and also your financial support, if you are able, during this difficult time.

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Shetek Lutheran Ministries Where Christ Renews and Empowers

Well, things look much different now than when the last

CANEWS went out! Shetek’s staff are busy planning for several

different scenarios for what camp may look like this season. Our

staff and board are still hopeful that we can do some onsite pro-

gramming this summer but there are a lot of unknowns. Shetek is

still hiring male staff for this summer’s programming. See below

for more details.

A reminder for us all at this time – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and

courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be

discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you

wherever you go.” ~Joshua 1:9

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Help send kids to Camp…Become a Pelican Club or Timber So-ciety member today. Pelican Club members support the min-

istry with a gift of $100 - $499 a year and Timber Society mem-bers give $500 or more a year. Thanks for your support!

Can you help Shetek out? Here’s our Wish List!

Vehicles in good condition (Mini-vans) 17 foot aluminum canoes

Flatscreen TV’s 4 Drawer dressers

Office supplies – reams of paper, dry erase markers Box fans

Here’s an update on our “Building on the

Foundation” capital campaign. We’ve

raised over $994,000 in gifts/pledges to-

wards our $1,500,000 goal! Check our

website for more info.

Shetek is seeking summer staff

Shetek is seeking male summer ministry team members.

A great opportunity to develop the following lifelong skills that em-ployers want to see on resumes!

Creativity Oral communication skills Critical thinking and problem solving skills Interpersonal and Leadership skills Collaborative skills

To find out more and apply online – https://shetek.org/work-at-shetek/

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