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PEACEFUL TIDINGS! From Fredsville Evangelical Lutheran Church

Serving in Jesus’ name since March 1871

Blessed with heritage, vision for the future and peace in the present. Monthly Newsletter of Fredsville April 2013

From Pastor Lisa, Psalm 150 is by far my favorite Psalm! It goes like this…. Psalm 150 1Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! 2Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! 3Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! 4Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! 5Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! 6Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

It’s my favorite for so many reasons, not the least of which is that I love music and music is certainly mentioned in this Psalm.

It is my favorite because it talks about the greatness of God, and God is most certainly great!

It is my favorite because it is loud, after all there are loud clanging cymbals and trumpets mentioned!

It is my favorite because it is upbeat and celebratory, after all it begins and ends with Hallelujah!

Perhaps the greatest understatement of the year will be, “It has been a long winter!” And because it has been such a long winter, we are all ready for spring. We are ready to see the daffodils push through the thawing ground. We are ready for the warmth of the sun to finally break through the ice and snow and awake the earth worms below. And because it has been such a long winter, and Lent is tagged with winter, it almost seems as if Easter is extra special this year. How we have longed to sing Hallelujahs.

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How we have longed to be joyful! And because we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, we have every right to be joyful! Christ has won the Final Battle! Christ has triumphed! Christ is Risen and we have been saved! So shout! Sing! Sound the cymbals! Praise the Lord! It is Easter and Christ has risen! He has risen indeed! Hallelujah!

Pastor Lisa

Keep them in your prayers

Jerry Christensen, Claudia Hamilton, Jill Vandehaar-Hansen, Carol & Emmett Watson, Vern Petersen, Sandy Party,

Mildred Sloth, Emly Steege, Alma Heath, Jack Mommer, Steven Anderson, Kelly Smith, Vernon Cordes, Holly Kruger, Ashley Olson, Dennis Craig, Daniel Olson, and Neal Thuesen.

Please let Pastor Lisa at 243-8136, Intern Peter at 989-9049 or the

church office at 989-2065 know if you are going to be in the hospital. This will insure prayer and visitation.

Because of a “Health Information Privacy” rule, hospitals cannot contact the church when members are hospitalized.

Urgent!

Our friends at Bremwood are in need of towel bundles ASAP. They have been caring for more young people for shorter stays, and their supply is completely depleted. Towel bundles are made up of:

• 1 bath towel, • 1 wash cloth, body wash, • shampoo & conditioner, • toothbrush & toothpaste, • solid deodorant.

Other optional ideas are dental floss, chapstick, lipgloss, and a comb or brush.

KID'S WORSHIP The next Kid’s Worship will be on April 21st from 4:00-6:00 P.M.

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WELCA Spring Ingathering The WELCA Spring Ingathering will be hosted by Redeemer Lutheran in Waverly, April 13. Registration is from 8:30-9:30 a.m. The speaker will be Wartburg professor, Dr. Jenny McBride speaking on Deepening Faith Through Action. A free will offering will go to Cedar Valley Friends of the Family in Waverly and Women's Prison Theology. In order to coordinate rides please sign the sheet in the Fellowship Hall.

Tackle Drive for Boys Training School Cleaning out your garage this spring, or going to garage sales? Keep your eyes open for good used fishing tackle, poles, etc. The Social Ministry Committee is sponsoring a Tackle Drive for the State Training School for Boys in Eldora. The gear will be used by the chaplain as he teaches the boys about the patience and self reliance of fishing. Help be a “fisher of men” and give these young men a second chance. New items also welcome. Place your contributions in the blue tub marked “Tackle Drive”.

"The Social Ministry Committee would like to thank the

Fredsville Congregation for their generous response to the additional offering taken the fourth Sunday of the month for the Northeastern Iowa Synod Malaria Campaign. The $542.97 donated will purchase 54 mosquito nets. One net equals one life saved from the bites of mosquitoes which carry the malaria parasitic infection."

World Relief Needs requested by Quilting Ladies For layettes: Full size bars of wrapped bath soap Sleepers, preferably without feet Infant and toddler socks Diaper/safety pins Dark colored hand towels Gently used blankets For quilting: Used sheets, used drapes etc. When you bring your donated items to church please put them on a back table in the Fellowship Hall. Please clearly label World Relief/Quilting so the items are not misdirected. Thank you for your help in this ministry.

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Q & A April 2013

Jacque Bakker Qualifies for the Boston Marathon

I would like to thank LuAnn Jones for giving me the idea of interviewing Jacque for this month’s Q & A. – Sue Green Q: When is the Boston Marathon? A: The Boston Marathon is being held this year on Monday, April 15. It has occurred every year since 1897 to celebrate Patriots’ Day. Q: How do you qualify for the Boston Marathon? A: Qualifying times are based on age and gender. In 2008, the qualifying time was 4 hours and I ran a 3:58:54. The qualifying times have since become more stringent. For this year’s marathon, I needed to run a 3:55 or faster to qualify. I ran a 3:54:19. However, even if you meet the qualifying time, it does not guarantee that you will be a participant. Only 25,000 runners will be accepted. The fastest runners are accepted first. It was a very exciting Sunday afternoon when I saw my name on the Boston Marathon website listed as a participant. Q: Why did you want to run the Boston Marathon? A: I took up running when Mallory was four. Before that, you would not have considered me a “runner”. I ran my first marathon in 2002 (the Marathon to Marathon in western Iowa) and after that, I put “running the Boston Marathon” on my “Bucket List”. It took me six marathons (Chicago Marathon – 3x, Des Moines Marathon – 2x and Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth) to cut 50 minutes off of my first marathon time to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Q: When did you qualify? A: I first qualified and was a listed participant for the 2010 Boston Marathon after running the IMT Des Moines Marathon on October 19, 2008. My opportunity to run it disappeared when I was diagnosed with breast cancer on November 25, 2009 and started my cancer treatments on January 6 of 2010. These treatments lasted for the next 14 months. I was told by my oncologist not to train for the Boston Marathon during

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my treatments. However, he did want me to continue exercising. After my treatments were over, I began my quest to requalifying for the Boston Marathon which I did on October 16, 2011 at the IMT Des Moines Marathon (the same marathon that I qualified at the first time.) Q: What have you gained from qualifying for the Boston Marathon? A: I could not have qualified for the Boston Marathon without my faith, my family and my friends. I have not faced any of these challenges alone: first qualifying for the Boston Marathon, then being diagnosed with breast cancer, then BEATING breast cancer, then running faster to requalifying, to now running the Boston Marathon in 2013. You find that you have strength you never knew you had. You have to Believe to Accomplish. My “mantra” when I run a marathon is “my form is good, my legs are strong, and God is with me all along.” This gives me focus, a great pace and strength. I feel so blessed! I am not crossing the finish line alone. It is with my faith, my family and my friends.

Good luck Jacque! The prayers of the Fredsville Congregation will be with you for your race and also for your family’s safe travels.

April Birthdays Mallary Bakker – 1st Carol Andersen – 3rd Ginny Lindsay – 5th Jack Mommer – 5th Sophia Bennett – 7th Andrew Breuner – 7th Valerie Hanson – 8th Dax Halverson – 10th Marlyn Hulseman – 10th

Meridith Sandlin – 11th Lora Koch – 18th Andrew Barker – 19th Evan Dufel – 20th Jeremy Lotts – 21st Angie Wibben – 23rd Sheamus Lindsay – 28th Jacque Bakker – 29th Rick Dumler – 29th Sawyer Wibben – 29th

If we have missed your birthday or you need to change your phone number or address please call or e-mail the church office, or make changes on the blue

sheet in the overflow and leave the information on the secretary’s desk. Thank you for keeping us current!

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Sunday School Sunday School for 3 year olds through High School students will meet for 20 - 30 minutes immediately after worship. All classes will be in the basement. Classrooms are marked for the appropriate age levels. 3 year old through 4th grade students WILL have Sunday School on holiday weekends as well.

Confirmation Class to resume! Confirmation class will start back up on April 3rd at

6:30. Class will also meet on April 24th at 6:30. (Note this is a change in the schedule from the beginning of the year!) Students will finish their study of the Apostle’s Creed and do an overview of the year and the Small Catechism. Students please remember to bring your Bibles with you to class! Camarata, Smith, and Wibben’s will be serving the supper on the 3rd and Dumler’s and Dietrich’s will take care of dinner on the 24th! Thanks everyone for such a great year!

Arkansas Trip Meeting! High school youth who have signed up and put down your

deposit for the Arkansas trip will meet on April 10th at 6pm in the overflow room! We have 11 youth attending this amazing trip! We will meet on the 11th to finalize all plans, talk about the itinerary, where we are staying, payment, and service project! This is truly an exciting trip and we are thrilled to have so many youth attending! Please bring a parent with you to the meeting! Special thanks to our chaperones Dan and Maureen Crotty and Lisa Dumler for making this trip possible!

Big Day of Serving

On May 3-5th our 13 confirmation youth will once again attend the Big Day of Serving in Dubuque! We will leave Friday right after school and return Sunday afternoon! The highlight of the weekend is spending all day Saturday doing service projects around the city of Dubuque with 500-700 other youth! Saturday concludes with a Christian Rock concert on the street downtown Dubuque. The youth will then attend worship service Sunday morning at one of the Lutheran Churches in Dubuque. Special thanks to our chaperones Trish Weichers, Angie Wibben, and Dena Larsen for making this trip possible!

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WinGS (Walking in God’s Service)

Wednesday, April 3rd 1:45 – 4:00 p.m.

Dike Community Building

We will be visiting our pen pals at the Western Home. The bus will leave from and return to the

Dike Community Building.

PLEASE BE SURE TO BRING THE TRANSPORTATION WAIVER WITH YOU!

Looking Ahead

Mother’s Day Corsages

• WinGS kids will be making netting corsages and selling them on Mother’s Day (May 12th) at Fredsville and the Dike United Methodist Church.

• Cost is $10. Checks payable to Fredsville Church. • Proceeds will provide nets for the Malaria Campaign,

help start Sunday Schools in the United States, provide health & dental care for several children and provide warm meals served at a soup kitchen.

We are on the lookout for more pint-sized fruit jars. (Not the widemouth, please) Please contact LuAnn Jones, Jane Christensen or Maureen Stockdale if you would like to donate any jars for WinGS. Thanks.

VBS

Mark your calendars now for Vacation Bible School! VBS is scheduled for Monday, July 29th – Thursday, August 1st

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The Handbell Choir will rehearse every Wednesday, April 3rd, 10th, 17th

and 24th at 6:30 p.m.

The Senior choir will meet Wednesday

April 6th, 10th and 17th, and 24th. Everyone please come at 7:30 p.m.

New Aldaya will be hosting “Temple Talk”

during the worship service Sunday April 21st

Thursday night Bible Study to begin on April 11th! April 11th come join Pastor Lisa and Intern Peter for a wonderful in

depth look into the scriptures. We will meet Thursday nights from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Our first session we will discuss what the group would like to study and yes, treats will be served! Sign up on the sheet in the fellowship hall so we can have enough resources (and treats) for everyone!

Social Ministry The Social Ministry Committee is in need of empty diaper boxes

for a planned fundraiser to begin the end of June. Please place your diaper boxes by the historical display case in the Fellowship Hall. Contact Nancy Stage with any questions.

Committee Meetings Christian Education/Youth : Sunday, April 7th at 6:30 p.m. Property/Landscape: Sunday, April 7th and 6:30 p.m. Lay Internship: Sunday, April 14th at 11:00 a.m. Worship & Music : Monday, April 15th at 6:30 p.m. Evangelism/Stewardship: Sunday , April 21st at 10:45 a.m.

Church Council meeting Sunday April 21st at 7:00 p.m.

Martha Circle Martha’s Circle will meet Tuesday April 2nd at 9:00 a.m.

at the home of Carol Andersen. The lesson will be Session 7 from the March Issue of “Gather for Faith and Action”

Ruth Circle Ruth Circle will meet at the church on Tuesday,

April 2nd, at 7:00 p.m. Maggie Christensen will serve as hostess for this meeting and Letha Petersen will lead the lesson.

All women are welcome.

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Fredsville Council Minutes February 17, 2013

The Meeting was called to order by President Jeff Schmidt at 7:00 pm Members in attendance: Darla Andersen, Jacque Bakker, Doug Dall, Lance Loger, Bev Lupkes, Ryan Petersen, Audrey Stefan, Steve Veatch, Jennifer Verhulst. Intern Peter Olson, Pastor Lisa Dietrich Absent: Wendall Bergmann, Sheila Elliott A devotional reading and prayer were led by Pastor Lisa The treasurer’s report was presented by Holly Kruger. Motion to approve by Ryan, seconded by Jacque. Motion passed. The minutes of the Jan 13 meeting were read. Motion to approve by Jennifer, seconded by Audrey. Motion passed.

Old Business 1. Phase I and II finances: We continue to receive contributions for the

project. 2. Phase III building project. The consensus is to wait until the cost of

Phase I and II is paid before proceeding with mechanical drawings for Phase III. Until mechanical drawings are made we will not be able to get bids on the cost of Phase III. After we know the projected cost of Phase III, the congregation will vote on whether to proceed with the project. Concerns were expressed that inaccurate rumors are circulating about the cost of Phase III as well as other issues relating to the project. Members with concerns or suggestions are encouraged to talk to members of the building committee or council members to get accurate information.

New Business 1. The following were nominated for office and elected by unanimous

vote: President Jeff Schmidt Vice President Doug Dall Secretary Bev Lupkes

2. Council Representative assignments for Committees were made: Property: Lance Loger and Wendall Bergmann Christian Education: Jennifer Verhulst Stewardship and Evangelism: Ryan Petersen Worship and Music: Darla Andersen and Bev Lupkes Social Ministry: Sheila Elliot and Audrey Stefan Mutual Ministry: Jeff Schmidt Endowment: Jacque Bakker Cemetery: Doug Dall Historical: Steve Veatch

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3. Pastor requested vacation time March 18-21 and time off for continuing education May 12-18. Requests were approved.

4. Intern Peter requested vacation time March 17-22. Request was approved.

5. Sara Koch submitted a request for support from the congregation to help finance a mission trip to the Caribbean Christian Center for the Deaf in Jamaica during spring break The council recommended that copies of her letter be given to the congregation and that a special offering be taken the next two Sundays.

6. Requests were granted for use of the fellowship hall by Dan Crotty on May 11 for graduation, Audrey Stefan Sept. 14 for rehearsal dinner, and Pastor Lisa Sept. 16 for wedding gift-opening.

Pastor’s Report was submitted and accepted.

Intern’s Report was submitted and accepted.

Committee Reports Worship and Music

1. Since attendance has been low at the mid-week Lenton services in the past, it was decided to have Saturday morning “Donuts and Devotions” instead. The first session was fairly well attended.

2. The school scheduled parent/teacher conferences for Maundy Thursday. Therefore that service will be held on Wednesday March 27 instead. The service will incorporate a Seder ritual followed by a catered Seder meal. Invitations have been sent to the congregation and reservations will be required.

3. The choir will be performing a cantata for the Good Friday service. 4. Easter Sunday there will be a service at 7:00 a.m. followed by a

breakfast between services. Christian Education Vacation Bible School is scheduled for July 29-Aug. 1. Endowment Money not used for scholarship requests was given to the building fund.

There were no reports from the Evangelism and Stewardship, Property, Social Ministry, Mutual Ministry, Cemetery, or Historical committees. The next Council meeting will be March 24 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. with the Lord’s Prayer. Respectfully submitted,

Bev Lupkes, Council Secretary

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This spring, join congregations from across the nation by hosting a “Buck- a-Chick” sale. For $1.00 you can purchase and decorate a chick. Your gift of a chick makes a world of difference. It provides a family in need with eggs to eat and sell at the market. With this gift you can help a family escape hunger for good.

Holly will be selling assorted cards for various occasions Sunday April 28th

April Preventing child abuse and neglect Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” – Matthew 19:13-15 Truly, the kingdom of heaven belongs to little children. Unfortunately, children across Iowa are suffering from abuse. In 2011, 11,747 children in Iowa were abused through physical abuse, sexual abuse or though the denial of critical care, such as providing adequate food, shelter or clothing. Over 50% of these victims were under the age of six. The abuse of even one child is too many. Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) works to prevent child abuse and neglect through parent education, intervention and support and helps children of abuse heal and find hope. Through early childhood and family services LSI helps stop abuse before it starts, and our Bremwood and Beloit Residential Treatment Centers empower children of abuse so that they may resolve their past and look forward to a bright future. The support of our partner congregations allows LSI to maintain these important programs for the children of Iowa. Thank you for being an important partner in our mission of service to all.

Monday April 22nd is

REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE REPLENISH RESTORE

Fredsville, the pastor and other leadership consider the newsletter an important communication and evangelism tool. As members and friends of Fredsville, you

receive the monthly newsletter. If you have moved away and no longer desire to have the newsletter mailed to you, please contact us at fredsville@fredsvillelutheran.org or telephone the office at 319-989-2065. If we don’t hear from you, you will continue to receive the hard copy by US Mail. Details from the newsletter can also be found at

www.fredsvillelutheran.org.

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