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Lord, I’m standing at the door of this new untarnished year; help me to live it all for thee, use
me in Thy service (McAllaster).
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word (William Thackeray).
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the
moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future
generations (George Bernard Shaw).
[God] puts into my hands gifts to relay to others.
Friends…they cherish each other’s hopes. They are kind to each other’s dreams (Henry David
Thoreau).
A friend is a person who goes around saying nice things about you behind your back.
The noblest revenge is to forgive (Thomas Fuller).
Don’t be troubled if the temptation to give advice is irresistible; the ability to ignore it is
universal.
If we take people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat them as if they were what they
ought to be, we help them to become what they are capable of becoming (Goethe).
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the
aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong because some day
in life you will have been all of these (George Washington Carver).
--May the above words give you a thought. And may you be especially guided by scripture.
Pop your Bible open and discover the treasures between the pages. We will be doing something
new at adult Sunday school/Bible study starting March 5. Don’t miss it!
“All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for
training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3: 16, 17).
Be blessed,
Pastor Holli
Help! We would like to update our directory. We need current contact information on
everybody. You know who you are: those who no longer use a home phone (land line),
have moved and not changed your address, and those who are not hearing their names
prayed for on their birthday week.
Please send your information to [email protected] , call the office 419-898-1058 or write a
legible note and put it into the church secretary’s (Lisa’s) mailbox across from the office.
We also need to update our birthdays and anniversaries. A thought would be to gather
around tables here at the church with coffee in hand and work on it!
Sunday, March 5 at 2 pm, St. John will be responsible for the Sunday afternoon Worship
Service at Riverview. There will not be a sermon but there will be readings, hymns and
prayers that Pastor Holli will guide. You can help by attending and singing, praying and
especially turning pages for residents. This last item is especially helpful as Pastor has
been hopping from resident to resident and trying to help get everyone on the same page
(literally). The residents love getting together in the chapel for worship
Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO)
The LYO will be participating in World Vision’s 30-hour famine
beginning after their lunch time on Friday, February 24 until 6:30 pm
Saturday, February 25. To be prepare for this fast, the youth will be
collecting donations that will be sent to the World Vision to assist their
efforts to create a Hunger Free world.
Everyday almost 8,000 children die from hunger related causes. Just $35
can help feed and care for a child for a month.
Please show your support for our youth as well as for World Vision for
this important event. No matter what the donation, combined with others
we can make a difference.
The Sewing Group
Once upon a time the Sewing Group was called the Quilting Group. The
name was changed since everyone thought you needed to know how to
quilt to participate. Now, it appears that everyone thinks you need to
know how to sew in order to participate. Wrong again. The skills you
need to be a part of the Sewing Group are:
1. Know how to use a pair of scissors.
2. Tie a knot
The Sewing Group is changing their meeting time starting in
February to the second Friday of every month at 9:00 am.
Just a “head’s up”…St. John’s Annual Meeting will be February
5th following the worship service. Church council members will also be
installed on that day.
Women’s Bible Study News
Ladies Tuesday Morning Bible Study News
On Tuesday, February 7th
at 9:30 am the Ladies Bible Study Group will
be watching the movie “War Room”. After the movie there will be a pot
luck lunch to allow for discussion and fellowship. The following is a
synopsis of the movie:
“Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have it all – great jobs, a beautiful
daughter, and their dream
House. But appearances can be deceiving. Tony and Elizabeth
Jordan’s world is actually
Crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. While Tony basks
in his professional
Success and flirts with temptation, Elizabeth resigns herself to
increasing bitterness. But
Their lives take an unexpected turn when Elizabeth meets her newest
client. Miss Clara,
And is challenged to establish a “war room” and a battle plan of
prayer for her family.
As Elizabeth tries to fight for her family, Tony’s hidden struggles
come to light. Tony must
Decide if he will make amends to his family and prove Miss Clara’s
wisdom that victories
don’t come by accident.”
Even if you have not been attending this Bible Study Group, you are
welcome to join us as we explore another way to prayer and why prayer
matters.
On Tuesday, March 7th
at 9:30 am the Ladies Bible Study Group will
begin a seven session study of Max Lucado’s book Grace.
To quote Max:
“We talk as though we know what grace means. But do we really
understand it? Have we
settled for a wimpy grace? It politely occupies a phrase in a hymn,
fits nicely on a church
sign. Never causes trouble or demands a response. When asked: ‘Do
you believe in grace?’
Who could say no?”
“Have you been changed by grace? Shaped by grace? Softened by grace?
Snatched by the nape of your neck and shaken to your senses by grace?
Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to
pull it off. This study will take us on a journey to discover the depth of
God’s grace – more than we deserve, greater than you can imagine, and all
that you need” (from back cover of DVD).
We welcome all women of the church to come and attend either or
both of these new studies.
GIFTS & MEMORIALS
Organ Fund: for memorial of Stanley Beck from Paul & Donna
Ganya
Memorial: for Dorothy Busse from: Phyllis Bensch, Dick & Faye Fastzkie,
Candy & Arlyn Bensch, and Chris Burr, Don & Donna Genzman,
Women of the ELCA, Winnie (Carter) Wohlgamuth,
for Bill Kretz from: Vera & Emery Adams, Dick & Faye
Fastzkie, Bonnie & Dave Stuckey, Dennis & Karen Schiets, Scott
& Ann Schimming, Roy & Connie Rounds, Eric & Diane
Schimming, James & Diane Krieger, Bill & Dawn Seeger &
family, Kevin & MaryBeth Mylander, Richard & Kathy Bast,
Douglas & Sandra Opfer, Don & Marcia Jess, Dorothy Banky,
Don & Donna Genzman, Leona & Tony Behlmer, JD & Pat Jones,
Norris & Paula Schimming, Mel & Elaine Mylander, Melvin &
Elizabeth Zelms, Scott & Lynne McNutt, Walt & Doris Windisch,
Arlyn & Candy Bensch, Todd & Diane Winke, Kim & Kate
Mehlow, Becky Goldstein & family, Merlin & Lois Lieske, Jim &
Sara Ridener & Sons, Bernadine Florio, Phyllis Bensch, Rhonda
Biedlingmaier, Robin & Alan Weickert, Chris Burr, Barry Hall &
Judith A. Meyer-Hall, Bob & Judy Brown, Larry & Donna Elliott,
and Roger & Lois Velliquette, USG Engineerig Dept., Lyle &
Paulette Oberhaus
for Carl Bensch from:
Jerry Miller, Lois Deitzel, Paul & Marilyn Kranitz, Judy (Nehls)
Bear, Gary & Bonnie (Nehls) Guerdat, Charles & Susan Gaskill,
Don & Donna Genzman, James & Diane Krieger, Andy & Helen
Nowak, Norris & Paula Schimming, Scott & Ann Schimming,
Walt &Doris Windisch, Dennis & Karen Schiets, Toni Behlmer,
Kevin & Kathy Fox, Roy & Connie Rounds, Kevin & Marybeth
Mylander, Linda Dehring, John & Linda Hartigan, Jane Whitaker,
Butch & Carolee Schlipf, Terry & Brenda Hetrick, John & Linda
Kohlman, Jim & Sara Ridener & Sons, Milton & Arlene Wilburn,
Michael & Judith Lacer, Lee & Deborah Wehner, Ivadel Nehls,
Merle Sandwisch, Melvin & Elaine Mylander, Troy & Beth
Thorbahn, Richard, Shirley & Scott Lipstraw, Roger Peters,
Evelyn Brunkhorst, Herman & Lois Kohlman, Marsha Kohlman,
Clark & Carol Price, Eileen Perry, Roger & Lois Velliquette, Dick
& Faye Fastzkie, Larry & Pat Dean, Fred & Vicky Geldien,
Grayson Koepke, Galen & Katja Koepke, Barry & Kathy Cochran,
Gary & Linda Apling, James & Marcia Kania, Mark & Amy
Apple, EJ & Suzette Croll, John & Connie Moore, Lyle, Paulette,
& Heidi Oberhous, Eric, Katie, & Hudson Suder, Dorothy
Waterhouse, Robert & Kathleen Booher, Steve & Lauren Martikan
family, Gary Harder, Donald & Violet Kern, Carol Martin, Donald
& Andrea Draper, Norbert & Brenda Goetz, Terry & Carol
Tabbert, Scott & Lynne McNutt, Bill & Dawn Seeger family,
Arnold Seeger, Dale & Sandy Kremer, Vi Gahler, Ken Gahler,
Athalee Starkey, Wesley & Judith Gahler, Dan & Connie Gahler,
Eric, Ashley, & Bennett Gahler, Jayson & Andrea Hayes, Larry &
Donna Elliott, Gerald & Cheryl Whipple, Ed & Karen Davidge,
Rick & Cyndi Walters, Tom & Carolyn Witt, Dave & Mackenzie
Bensch, Doug & Sandra Opfer family, Mike & Sarah Lowe family,
Matt & Erin Biglin family, Mary Coffee, LaVerne Sprague, Bob &
Barb Libben, Paul & Connie Sandwisch, Janell Sandwisch, Lyle &
Sharon Peters, Carol Riznikove, Opal Almendinger, Chriss Burr,
Dorothy Banky, Charles & Phyllis Bryant, Charles & Susan Stolz,
Chuck & Jan Avery, Barry & Lynne Kroeger, Melvin & Norma
Reif, Joe & Mary Morgan, Steve & Earleen Perlaky, Nick & Laura
Young family, Craig & Michelle Harder family, Bernie Florio,
Frank & Pat Mensing, Donna Gyde, Jim & Janet Dehring, Donna
Schell, Peggy Bast, John & Jackie Bast, Steve & Linda Bast, Rick
& Kathy Bast, Jon & Karen Younker, Woodville Mutual, Ag
Credit, Barbara Moungie, Fred & Alice Terrigino, Betty
Lewandowski, Romaine Biedlingmaier, Evelyn Schlipf, Paul &
Kathleen Druckenmiller
CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES December 12, 2016 Council Meeting
Meeting called to order by Jim Krieger. Devotions by Chris Burr.
Chris Burr moved to accept the November minutes / Josh Noble 2nd.
Approved
Dan Hoover moved to accept the Treasurer’s report / Patty Hameister 2nd.
Approved
Pastor Holli’s Report :
February 5 will be installation of Council Members
December 21 will be Youth Program
Worship service at Riverview December 18 @ 2:00 PM
Shaina Grodi, Emily Haar, Emma Martin, Noah Mylander, Nathan
Noble, Marinda Rotruck, Dylan Schiets
Confirmation class serving as acolytes and crucifers along with
helping at church activities.
Judy Jensen moved to accept all hall rentals as follows: Vicky Wahlers
2nd. Approved
Change Portage Valley Federation of Lutheran Men’s & Pastors
Spring Meeting from April 11 to April 18
Ann Schimming – March 5, 2017
Jim Krieger – December 3, 2017
Vicky Wahlers made a motion for the January Noisy Offering go to TNT
Mentoring, April Noisy Offering go to Williston
Luther Home of Mercy, July Noisy Offering go to St. John at the Bay,
October Noisy Offering go to Postage for the Quilts / Ann
Schimming 2nd. Approved
Dan Hoover made a motion to use ‘Payroll Select Services’ as our Payroll
Service Provider, Vicky Wahlers 2nd. / Approved
Arlyn Bensch took Holiday donations from the sock tree to Methodist
Church in Oak Harbor.
Arlyn Bensch volunteered to be Recording Secretary.
January 2nd is the next Committee Meeting – 7:00 PM
Council Members Present: Candy Bensch, Chris Burr, Patty Hameister ,
Dan Hoover, Judy Jensen, Marcia Kania, Jim Krieger, Kevin
Mylander, Josh Noble, Ann Schimming, Vicky Wahlers, Pastor Holli
Judy Jensen
Council Secretary
A thank you was received for sharing our Christmas spirit by
participating in the 2016 Adopt-a-Resident/Client program.
The B.C.S. Food Pantry also sent a card expressing their thanks for
all we do for the pantry.
Thank you to all who prayed for me during my surgery and
recovery. Thanks to you who called, stopped in or sent cards or
food. I greatly appreciate my church family and your continued
support – Vicky Wahlers
A big thank you to our church family for all of your words of
support and prayers for Bill. Thanks to Pastor Holli for her home
and hospital visits and prayers. Thanks to Vicki and the kitchen
helpers for the meal they prepared and cleaned up after. Thanks to
Dick for always having the church clean and ready for an event.
We truly appreciate friends like you. The Family of Charles
Kretz
We would like to express heartfelt thanks to our church family for
all of the prayers, cards, memorials, flowers, food and comforting
words as we celebrated Carl's earthly life. Special thanks to Pastor
Holli and the Visitation Committee for their many visits to
Riverview. Carl Bensch family
24 Kim Bryant
Michelle Christie
Eric Schilling
25 Judy Buhrow
26 Carolyn Renwand
1 Melvin Mylander
28 Trent McKinney
2 Jasmine Aikman
29 Loren Bryant
Zach Ullrich
3 Erin Bryant
4 Katelyn Alexander
Andrea Brooks
7 Rhonda Martin
Emma Forsythe
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO:
Madalyn Forsythe
1 Loren and Kim Bryant
Camdyn Schilling
21 Scott and Ann Schimming
10 Lois Velliquette
SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS IN
11 Christine Burr
FEBRUARY
Katie Leady
80 + YEARS YOUNG
13 Karen Davidge
Remember these special church
Andrew Fox
family members on their
15 Connie Sandwisch
special days!
Ethan Berlin
12 Andy Nowak 96
Ryan Thorbahn
23 Mae Flowers 92
17 Galen DuPrae
21 Roger Velliquette
22 Jill Noble
Nathan Warnke 23 Sarah Lowe
Mae Flowers
FEBRUARY 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
9:00
5 9:00SS
10:15
Worship
Annual
Meeting
6
7
9:30
Bible
Study
Movie
7:30
Dartball
@Genoa
8 7:00 Jr.
Choir
7:30 Sr.
Choir
9
10
9:00
Sewing
Day
11
9:00
12 9:00SS
10:15
Worship
13
14 7:30
Dartball
home
15 7:00 Jr.
Choir
7:30 Sr.
Choir
16 17 18
9:00
19 9:00SS
10:15
Worship
Chicken
Dinner
20 21 7:30
Dartball
home
22 7:00 Jr.
Choir
7:30 Sr.
Choir
23 24 25
9:00
26 9:00SS
10:15
Worship
School
27 28 7:30
Dartball
@Oak
Harbor
St.Paul
March 1
Lent Ash
Wednesday
Begins
soup&salad
dinners
FEBRUARY RESPONSIBILITIES
FEBRUARY 5 FEBRUARY 12
Greeters: Marcia Kania Roy & Connie Rounds
Galen & Vicky Schlipf Kevin & MaryBeth Mylander
Lector: Chris Burr Donna Elliott
Jesus: Trent Mckinney Dylan Schiets
Acolytes: Emma Martin Shaina Grodi
Emily Haar Nathan Noble
Nicholas Fisher Noah Mylander
Altar Guild: Brenda Goetz Candy Bensch
Amy Apple Ella Blay
Altar Flowers: Ella Blay Helen N.
Kaffee Klatsch: OPEN OPEN
FEBRUARY 19 FEBRURY 26
Greeters: John & Vickie Kuli Scott & Lynne McNutt
Ron & Bonnie Schimming Bill & Dawn Seeger
Lector: Phyllis Bryant Elaine Mylander
Jesus: Loren Bryant Andrew Berlin
Peter: Zackery Fisher
Acolytes: Dylan Schiets Emma Martin
Marinda Rotruck Emily Haar
Zackery Fisher Shaina Grodi
Altar Guild: Dawn Seeger Kim Berlin
Judy Jensen Andrea Draper
Altar Flowers: Ann Schimming Lisa Cook
Kaffee Klatsch: OPEN OPEN
Narrative Lectionary Lay Readers
February 5 Psalm / Narrator Chris Burr
Jesus Trent McKinney
February 12 Psalm / Narrator Donna Elliott
Jesus Dylan Schiets
February 19 Psalm / Narrator Phyllis Bryant
Jesus Loren Bryant
February 26 Psalm / Narrator Elaine Mylander
Jesus Andrew Berlin
Peter Zackery Fisher
March 1 (Ash Wednesday) Psalm Christy Noble
March 5 Psalm / Lector Vickie Kuli
Lawyer Justin Warnke
Jesus John Kuli
Martha Emily Haar
March 12 Psalm / Narrator Shaina Grodi
Jesus Kevin Mylander
March 19 Psalm / Narrator Emma Martin
Jesus Lyle Oberhaus
Younger Josh Noble
Older Dan Hoover
Father Bill Seeger
SOCIAL CONCERNS – A CARING CONGREGATION
LHM ADOPT-A-RESIDENT
Many individuals, groups and churches donated hundreds of gifts to our
Adopt-A-Resident program this past year. All 94 of our campus residents
were adopted (4 residents were adopted by families at St. John), as well as
49 of our outreach clients. We had a very blessed Christmas here at
Luther Home! Thank you for your generous donations and making
Christmas very special for the individuals we serve.
NWO SYNOD APPEAL
Congregational contributions to the 2016 Synod Appeal totaled $490.
With matching dollars from the general fund, a check for $980 was sent
to the synod with the following breakdown based on donor specifications:
NWOS Feeding Ministries $ 156
NWOS Undesignated Gifts 356
ELCA World Hunger 254
ELCA Undesignated Gifts 214
Total $ 980
JAKE LIPSTRAW FUNDRAISER
A total of $450 was collected from the congregation after worship services
on January 15. With $250 in matching funds from the Neighbors in Need
fund, a check for $670 was given to the Lipstraw family in conjunction
with the community fundraiser held on January 21.
NOISY OFFERING
A total of $186.96 was collected prior to worship services on January 8 to
benefit the BCS Schools mentoring program Till Next Time (TNT).
PRAYER CONCERNS
We suggest that you include in your personal prayers
those persons listed: Doris Arndt, Vernell Goetz, Don Genzman, Derek
Kennedy, Shay Kennedy, & Jake Lipstraw.
Our condolences in the passing of Bill Kretz.
Remember in your prayers our shut-ins: June Behlmer, Richard Lipstraw,
Barbara Hebner, Doris Arndt, Marvel Brockschmidt, Phyllis Ireland,
Karen Densic, Mae Flowers, and Jerry Miller.
Remember also our members and friends who serve in the active military
and reserves: Austin Schimming, Trent Lacer, Skylor Blay,
Troy Sandwisch, Brent Frondorf, Doug Seeger, Brady Peters, & Shane
Cook.
You may call your prayer requests to the office before Thursday. If you have a prayer request, jot it down and give it to the pastor. Please also jot a note to tell us how God has answered prayers for those you know who are on this list.