Volume 32 Number 11

The Monthly Newsletter of Pilgrim

Lutheran Church 3901 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409 (612) 825-5375

From the Desk of Pastor Pete Thankful

Philippians 4:6 is a Bible passage beloved by many Christians: ―Do not be anxious about

anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to

God.‖

The words teach the beautiful truth that we can take all of our worries and anxieties to the Lord.

Instead of ―spinning our wheels‖ with worry over the things that cause stress, we can pour out

our hearts to God. He hears and has compassion on us.

There are a couple of important words to think about in that Bible verse. ―By prayer and

petition,‖ it reads. What’s the difference between a prayer and a petition? Prayer is a general

term for talking to God—in a prayer we might thank God, or praise his name, or confess to him

a sin that troubles our consciences. ―Petition‖ is more specific and refers to asking God for help.

I believe there’s a valuable truth for us in the way that this verse uses two words to speak about

prayer. We usually think of prayer as asking for things, but as Paul writes these words he wants

to teach us that prayer isn’t just about asking. In all situations and seasons, we Christians have

reason to come before God in thanksgiving.

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November 2010

Contents

Birthdays/Anniversaries………………………………Page 3 High School News………… …………….. Page 10-12

Mark Your Calendar…………………………………..Page 4 Children’s Fun Time……………………… Page 13

Announcements/Thank You ………………………….Page 5-6 Family Fun Time…………………………...Page 14

Scrip Order Forms …………………………………....Page 7-9 Church Calendar

The reason is Jesus. Because of him our sins are forgiven, our relationship with God is restored and our

prayers are heard. We pray in the name of Jesus because he’s the one who brings us into the family of

God.

Another important word in the verse: ―thanksgiving.‖ Whatever we’re praying about we want to do it

with an attitude of thanksgiving. Even the hard things, the things that seem to have no solution and

problems that seem to have no end, we bring to God with thanksgiving. Could we even be so bold in

our faith as to thank God for the hard times? That might seem like a ridiculous idea, but if we think

back on our lives of faith we often find that it was the hard times that brought us closer to God and

more aware of his power in our lives.

This Thanksgiving holiday some of us are in hard times. Some of us are in good times. Most of us

would say that life is a mixture of both. In all times, we have reason to thank God. Jesus is the reason.

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Stewardship Verse of the Month for November

This month we will look back to St. Paul, this time his second letter to the Corinthians,

Chapter 9 verse 7;

―Each man should give what he had decided to give in his heart to give, not reluctantly,

or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. "

Here St. Paul reminds us of what our attitude should be. "Cheerful givers" delight our Lord!! Whether

we give time, talent, or treasure, or all three, we are to do it gladly. We should feel no pressure to give

except from the love of Christ as we discussed in July. This giving should be done quietly, humbly

and with a genuine smile on our face. Notice that Paul says "give what each has decided in his heart.''

Love is in the heart, and as Christ's love touches our heart, how can we respond any other way but

cheerfully? Cheerful givers.... that's

us here at Pilgrim!!!

Barry G

November Birthdays

Bob Florin 1

Bill Brust 3

Floyd Rodmyre 4

Dorotha Dorschner 5

Oliver McAghon 5

Les Swanson 5

Andrea Neumann 6

Heather Herzig 7

Violet Eichers 8

Linda Petroske 11

Jasmin Brown 12

Donovan Cambrice 14

Chaisjon Combs 14

Dennis Jensen 14

Elisa Sorensen 14

Ardelle Bloedel 15

Alaris Russell 20

Heiress Russell 20

Corey Puterbaugh 22

Shirley Jensen 24

Jodi Nelson 27

Eunice Johnson 30

Caroline Odegard 30

November Wedding Anniversary

Leslie & Arleen Swanson 14

William & Sondra Brust 23

Harlan & Margaret Johnson 23

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Mark Your Calendar…

Important Dates for November

Blood Drive November 6th

8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Marathon Basketball November 5th

,

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Come and support your Girl Pioneer

Program

Girl Pioneer will be selling Wreaths and swags

again this year. Jodi Nelson will be in the

fellowship hall in between service starting Nov

7th, so come and signup for Christmas wreath or

swags.

Ladies Guild Craft & Bake Sale

Sunday, November 14th

8:30 - 11:30 am

Important Dates for December

Girl Pioneer Make N Bake Sale

Make N Bake on Dec 5th, if you have items or

bake goodies to donate we will take those on

Sunday morning December 5th. Any questions

please call Jodi at 612-861-1260

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Announcements/Thank You…

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PLEASE HELP RESTOCK FOOD SHELF

The food shelf is in need of cereal and fruit.

Any other food items that are useful to families

are greatly appreciated! Thank you for your

kindness and generosity! A generous man will

himself be blessed, for he shares his food with

the poor. Proverbs 22:9

ALL WOMEN ARE WELCOME . . . .

to come to a Saturday morning Bible Study on

the gospel of John. We meet the 2nd

and 4th

Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30

a.m. in the fireside room at church. We use the

Bible, a Wisconsin Synod study guide and the

People’s Bible Commentary. You are welcome

to come on a trial basis to see if it fits your

needs. It’s informal and informational but there

are no forms to fill out to attend! Fellowship,

prayer, coffee and sometimes treats are always

on the agenda.

Choral Fest from November 11-14, 2010.

Pilgrim will be hosting 20 students from

Northland Lutheran High School for the West

Regional Choral Fest from November 11-14,

2010.

Choir students will need to be housed Thursday

night, Friday night, and Saturday night. The

students will need breakfast each morning.

Students will need to be returned to Pilgrim each

morning and picked up from Pilgrim each

evening. (They will have transportation to and

from St. Croix.)

Northland Lutheran High School will sing at

Pilgrim Sunday morning. Pilgrim will provide a

lunch for the choir.

Watch for more details. Please communicate

with Tam Bandelin in the church office as soon

as possible if you are willing to participate in

this exciting event.

Coffee hour servers

All individuals and/or small groups interested in

participating in Sunday coffee hours, please

contact Shannon Gostchock at 612-825-5375

ext. 115. Thank you for your willingness to

serve!

Announcements/Prayers

Networking/Job Transition Group

If you have been recently laid off or are in search

of a new position, please join the St. Michael’s

Job Transition Group. This is a very supportive

group that meets at St. Michael's Lutheran

Church in Bloomington (address: 9201

Normandale Blvd; 952-831-5276).

Meeting are held 2x a month on the 2nd

and 4th

Thursdays

Meeting times are 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

November and December meetings will

be on the 2nd

Thursdays only due to the

Holidays.

Contacts: St. Michael’s - Ruth Arves at

612-869-0393 / ranna630@gmail.com or

Pilgrim - Geri Geiselhart at 612-822-2318

/ geiselhart27@msn.com

We welcome all interested parties, you

don’t have to be a member of either St.

Michael’s or Pilgrim churches to be a

member

Also, if you are currently employed and your

company has job openings, in the areas of

Administrative Assistant, Human Resources,

Accounting, Dental Assistants, Cabinet Maker,

Sales Management, Sales Operations, Data

Entry, Customer Service, Marketing, or Graphic

Artists, please let us know and we can post them

on the LinkedIn group site.

*COMPUTER LAB DONATIONS*

Dear fellow members and friends of Pilgrim:

You can help by donating your old Laptop and

Desktop computers (please remember to include

the power cord). I accept them in any condition

or age, whether they work or not. The keyboard,

mouse, and LCD monitors are accepted but not

necessary (only LCD monitors are accepted at

this time). Please attach your name and address

to your donations. Just leave the laptops or

desktops in the church office and I will pick

them up. Thanks for your help.

Joe Sorensen

PRAYERS

Please pray for the United States military and the

following enlisted and/or deployed service men

and women: Paul Bandelin, Jacob and Errol

Belanger, Thomas Bonde, Justin Brandt, Samuel

Hass, Brent Hassler, Jennifer James, Andrew

Leyrer, Andrew Rolston, Cory Williams, Isaac

Wold, and John Wolter.

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Scrip Cards

Running low on Script Cards? Just email Shannon Gostchock at mrsg531@juno.com or fill out an

order form and place in her mailbox with payment. What an easy way to help earn money for our

Church and school buy purchasing gift cards for places we normally shop at.

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Join Us for Events at West Lutheran High School!

November 11th

, Veteran’s day program

8:45 breakfast followed by mini concert at 9:20 in Chapel.

November 11-14 Choral Fest @ St. Croix

December 17 Christmas Concert

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Out of this World, the St. Croix Lutheran High School auction will be held on Saturday April 2, 2011.

The auction committee is seeking volunteers for chair and co-chair for this event. Do you love St.

Croix? Are you interested in working with a dedicated, experienced, fun-loving group of volunteers

and a diligent staff who will help direct the effort and recruit volunteer help? Then please contact Greg

Schuyler at 651-455-1521 or gschuyler@stcroixschools.org to discuss this opportunity to take our

auction Out of this World.

Crafts Boutique Has Openings

The annual Festival of Seasons Crafts Boutique will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2010, 9am-

4pm, in the Commons and Gym. Hand-made crafts of all kinds and baked goods are available for

purchase. The Boutique is open to the public at no admission charge.

Crafters interested in participating can click here for registration information.

This annual event is sponsored by Crusader Volunteers, and proceeds of booth rentals benefit the

athletic department at St. Croix.

Veteran's Day Program November 11

The students and staff of St. Croix Lutheran Schools Invite you to join us in celebrating America and

honoring all who have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces on Thursday

November 11.

9:00 a.m. – registration, coffee social

9:45 a.m. – Chapel - guests are invited

10:15 a.m. – ceremony in gymnasium

including Color Guard

Crusader Band and Choirs

Guest Speaker

Jason Meszaros, former Army Intelligence Officer. Captain Meszaros served in Afghanistan in support

of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2004.

All are welcome. Veterans and families, please register by calling 651.455.1524, x101, so we may

recognize you appropriately.

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Join Us for Events at St. Croix Lutheran High School!

Saturday, November 6 Twin Cities Elementary Fine Arts Festival at SCL Thursday, November 11 Annual Veterans’ Day Program 9:00 - 11:00am Friday, November 12 WELS Regional Choral Festival at SCLHS - Pops Concert 7:00pm Sunday, November 14 WELS Regional Choral Festival at SCLHS - Sacred Concert 2:00pm Friday, November 19 Children’s Theatre Production Sleeping Beauty: The Hundred Year Adventure 7:00pm Saturday, November 20 Festival of Seasons Boutique 9:00am - 4:00pm Children’s Theatre Production Sleeping Beauty: The Hundred Year Adventure 7:00pm Sunday, November 21 Children’s Theatre Production Sleeping Beauty: The Hundred Year Adventure 7:00pm You won’t want to miss these events! Over 200 WELS area Lutheran high school students - including the Croixaliers, St.

Croix’s select music ambassadors - perform a wide range of choral music in two concerts.

1200 Oakdale Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55118 www.StCroixSchools.org

P 651.455.1521

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Family Fun Time

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CHILDRENS FUN TIME

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NOVEMBER 2010 PILGRIM LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

Men’s Bible

Study

6:30-7:30 a.m.

3 Ladies Guild

Bible Study

6 p.m.

Girl Pioneers

6:30

4 5

Marathon

Basketball

6:00 p.m. to 9:00

a.m.

6

Blood Drive

8:00 a.m. to 1:00

p.m.

7 Worship Services:

8:30 Traditional

9:00-10:00 Sunday School

9:45 Fellowship/Bible Study

10:30 Contemporary

All Grades Sing—10:30

8 9

Men’s Bible

Study

6:30-7:30 a.m.

10

Bible Study

6 p.m.

11 12 13

Women’s Bible

Study

9 a.m.

14 Communion Services: 8:30

Traditional

9:00-10:00 Sunday School

9:45 Fellowship/Bible Study

10:30 Contemporary

15 16

Men’s Bible

Study

6:30-7:30 a.m.

17

Bible Study

6 p.m.

Girl Pioneers

6:30

18 19 20

21 Worship Services:

8:30 Traditional

9:00-10:00 Sunday School

9:45 Fellowship/Bible Study

10:30 Contemporary

22 23

Men’s Bible

Study

6:30-7:30 a.m.

24

Thanksgiving

Eve Worship

@ Pilgrim

7 p.m.

NO SCHOOL

25

Thanksgiving

Day Worship

@ St. Johns

10 a.m.

NO SCHOOL

26

NO SCHOOL

27

Women’s Bible

Study

9 a.m.

28 Communion Services: 8:30

Traditional

9:00-10:00 Sunday School

9:45 Fellowship/Bible Study

10:30 Contemporary

29 30

Men’s Bible

Study

6:30-7:30 a.m.