What’s in Your January Pilgrim:
Pastoral Musings from Carol Tomer ......................................... 3
Pastoral Musings from Joel Benbow .........................................4
The Pilgrim
January Forums at Pilgrim ........................................................6
Faith Goes to the Movies ............................................................ 7 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF PILGRIM LUTHERAN CHURCH
Saint Clair Sunday Evenings...................................................................... 8
Announcing an Exciting Evening in February ......................................... 8
Congregational Meeting ............................................................................. 8
Music Notes................................................................................9
Music Schedule for January....................................................................... 9
Hymn of the Season – Epiphany ...............................................................9
Remember to Pick Up Your 2010 Offering Envelopes ............................9
M@P… Midweek @ Pilgrim........................................................... 10
Vestry ........................................................................................11
Treasurer’s Report.....................................................................................11
January Calendar ..................................................................... 12
Education, Service & Fellowship .............................................. 14
Daytime Text Study ...................................................................................14
Mission of the Month ................................................................................14
Pilgrim Men’s Breakfast ............................................................................15
Invitation to Join January Meeting of Pilgrims for Just Peace, PJP .....15
Sundays at the Saint Clair Broiler ............................................................15
Pilgrim DayHikers .....................................................................................15
A “Film on Friday” Coming Soon to Pilgrim!..........................................16
“Tasting the Spirit” ....................................................................................16
Fellowship and Spiritual Growth..............................................................17
Thank You, Larry!......................................................................................17
Salt Shaker Dinners Salt Shaker Dinners in Early 2010 .........................18
Pilgrim Photo Cards ..................................................................................18
Aluminum Can Recycling is Back On!.....................................................19
Only Three Mini-Pews Left!......................................................................19
Buy Your Blue Sky Guide Now .................................................................19
Children & Youth......................................................................20
Pilgrim’s Annual Winter Carnival Returns on January 30, 2-4 PM..... 20
CAMP! Let’s Go! ........................................................................................21
New Congregational Photo Directory.......................................................21
Sunday School News ................................................................22
Special Notes.............................................................................................22
Pilgrim’s Sunday School STILL Needs YOU (Yes, YOU)! ..................... 22
New Member Bios .................................................................... 23
Beyond Pilgrim......................................................................... 25
Pilgrim Poets Reading .............................................................................. 25
Prayer Corner .......................................................................... 26
Parochial Report ...................................................................... 27
VOLUME 110, ISSUE 1 January 2010
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Pilgrim Lutheran Church Parochial Report
An ELCA Congregation
A “Reconciling in Christ” Congregation
A Home for Hungry Minds and Souls
A “Caring for Creation” Congregation
January Birthdays January Birthdays
25 Paul Ormseth
1 Becky Girvan
Church Office: 1935 St. Clair Ave. Phone: 651-699-6886
25 Linda Scott Halverson
3 Cameron Swenson
Saint Paul, MN 55105-1646 Fax: 651-699-7425
28 Erica Kragerud-Smith
4 Inga Nelson
Office Open: Mon-Th, 9 AM-4:30 PM Email: pilgrim@pilgrimstpaul.org 28 Todd Meyer
6 Scott Holman
Friday, 9 AM – 12 PM Website: www.pilgrimstpaul.org 29 Eric Christensen
6 Elsie Newburg
30 Jenny Heinecke
7 Jack Schuessler
Staff Officers of the Congregation 30 Kianna Meyer
8 Steve Haley
Pastor Carol Tomer Sheila Hoffman, President 31 Bret Dryden
8 Lee Huenecke
Lead Pastor Kurt Schultz, Co-Vice President 31 Richard Johnson
9 Debra Briggs
cjtomer@comcast.net Natalie Hokanson, Co-Vice President
10 Robert Lindberg
ctomer@pilgrimstpaul.org Craig Eliason, Recording Secretary
Pastor Joel Benbow Art Carlson, Interim Treasurer
10 Logan Henry Pederson
11 Jaina Elizabeth Conklin
Interim Associate Pastor
joelbenbow@yahoo.com Deacons 11 Tim Leach January Anniversaries
Pastor Daphne Hoff Reva Rasmussen, Evangelism 11 Ivory Ruud
1 Lorin & Rachel Hatch
Coordinator of Children’s Bree Lloyd, Congregational Life and Care 12 Todd Dunn
3 Craig & Lois Eliason
and Youth Ministries Paul Hardt, Missions and Social Concerns 13 Scott Swanson
5 Mr. & Mrs. Seth McCauley
daphne@pilgrimstpaul.org Paul Ormseth, Properties 13 Todd Wilke
8 Rodney & Kala Cina
Ralph Johnson Cheryl Hodges-Savola, Stewardship 14 Trudith Gustafson
14 Tony & Cassie Nault
Music & Choir Director Marsha Foss, Worship and Music 15 Donna Holman
16 Karen Bjorkman & Duane Kelling
rjohnson@pilgrimstpaul.org 15 Leah Thomas
Dr. Larry Wilson Other Officers
18 Charlie & Kathie Marks
16 Anya Carlson
Organist Jon Chapman, Financial Secretary
27 Donald & Marlys Kinney
17 Peter Cole
lawils6@msn.com Meredith Samuelson & Joanne Schneider, 17 Rosie Doege Dryden
Meredith Olson Co-Chairs of Worship & Music 17 John Moore
Office Administrator Chris Campbell, Chair of Evangelism 17 Elizabeth Ozmon Births
pilgrim@pilgrimstpaul.org Barbara McCauley, 17 Micah Whetstone
Dan Hanson Chair of Congregational Life On Friday morning, December 11,
18 Lee Gunsten
Office Assistant David Thompson, Adult Education and Miri Raye Noelle Douma was born
20 Alexander Ellis
dan@pilgrimstpaul.org Spiritual Growth at just under 8 lbs and 21 inches. Mom
20 Stephanie Halverson-Boyd
Serena Asta Jenny Heinecke, Children’s Education and Miri and well and Dad and the big
20 Melissa Johnson
Office Assistant and Spiritual Growth sisters, Ella and Tess, are loving getting
serena@pilgrimstpaul.org Jeanne Adelmann, Children’s Fellowship 22 Benjamin Gusdal
to know their new little sis.
Chuck Regal and Service 22 Cheryl Hodges-Savola
Custodian Brian Towne, Chair of Stewardship 22 Duane Kelling
Everett Irvin Smith was born early
coregal@comcast.net Kent Miller, Youth Fellowship and Service 22 Luda Tychinina
on December 6 at 3:09 am, to Erica
Dick Hensold 23 Isabel Drexler Booth
Kragerud-Smith and Eric Smith, and
Composer-in-Residence Judy Boehm, Wedding Coordinator 23 Chester Gordon
sister Amelia. Everett weighed in at
hensold@world.oberlin.edu Danielle Carlson, 23 Kevin Leach
9 lbs, 4 oz and 21.75 inches. Thanks
Kelsang Dolma Asst. Wedding Coordinator 25 Catherine Christensen
be to God!
Lindy Hintzen
Abigail Bollman
Nursery Attendants
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Prayer Corner Pastoral Musings
from Carol Tomer
We pray for God’s loving presence for these
E
Pilgrims who need healing, hope, comfort, and care: ach season of the year has its gifts. January sits squarely in the midst
of our Minnesota winter. For some of us, this is a time of year for
Concerns: Larry Wilke, recovering from a fall, Lloyd Christjaener, deepening of a sort – deepening of indoor life and deepening of
recovering from a stroke; Leona Gordon, recovering from hip surgery; and reflective moments, as some of life slows down, with snow days, and other
the ministry and people of Luganga Lutheran Church in Tanzania activities that get cancelled in deference to difficult travels. It’s also a month
when the light slowly begins to return, as the days lengthen ever so slightly.
Continued health concerns: Serena Asta, Elizabeth Ozmon, Ron In the church, it is the season of Epiphany and the light of Christ spreading
Landt, Owen Christenson, Dorothy and Margaret Sjostrand, Ed Boehm, wide to all the world.
Carole Wilke, Helen Louise Cyptar In these movements of deepening and widening, our Pilgrim life
together invites us into Epiphany life and the gifts of January in Minnesota.
We pray that the power of the Gospel will comfort those who are grieving We embark on our third Epiphany “Faith Goes to the Movies” sermon
the death of Pilgrim members who have died within the past 12 months: series. Our first one was in 2000, with “The Green Mile of Epiphany.” Like
Jim Holisky, March 17, 2009; Laurie Garfield, April 22, 2009; Joan Regal, last year’s series, this Epiphany’s sermon series will feature some movies
August 31, 2009. currently in the theaters, as well as some older ones. What’s new this year is
that the three older ones will be shown at Pilgrim, two of them on Friday
You are encouraged to send greetings to those you are moved to nights, one on a Tuesday afternoon, offering times for us to join in
communicate with. We also invite prayer requests for loved ones, either discussion following each film. Please know that the sermons will not
in this Prayer Corner or through our Prayer Chain. Let us know if you assume that you’ve seen the movie, nor will they spoil the plot, for those yet
are expecting or adopting a child. If you wish to add or remove a prayer to see a film. These movies have been chosen to invite us into dialogue in a
request, please call the church office regarding the Prayer Corner and special way with each week’s scripture texts and the themes of Epiphany.
Judy Boehm, 651-690-3568, regarding the Prayer Chain. For prayers One of my hopes with this series is to help us enter into the riches of
during worship, please contact a pastor. scripture and the stories of our culture with the eyes of faith, faith seeking
understanding. I hope it will also provide a welcoming way to invite your
friends and neighbors to join us on this biblical, liturgical, and cinematic
journey, in this winter season when many love to stay inside and watch a
good movie!
This is a great season for deepening of relationships. I invite you to
consider participating in the salt shakers dinners upcoming, a great way to
get to know more Pilgrims. And the fellowship and spiritual growth groups
will be a way of going a bit deeper with one another, gathering for three
times around topics of study and faith reflection.
And in this month, we also consider how we can participate in spreading
Christ’s liberating light ever more widely. It’s the month when Reconciling
in Christ congregations observe RIC Sunday. Don’t miss Dr. Mary Lowe, our
Please support our advertisers. RIC preacher and forum presenter this year. Also this month, our own Carl
To advertise, Samuelson and members of Pilgrims Caring for Creation will invite us to
call deepen our environmental commitments. We’ve been surrounded by news
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about the Copenhagen Summit. Think of our Jan. 10 forum as a Pilgrim
Delivery: 9 am – 3 pm M-F Summit of sorts, a time to consider our creation care with the eyes of faith.
And on Wednesday nights, at our Midweek at Pilgrim gatherings, we will
begin a series on non-violent communication, as we continue to seek to be
makers of peace, following the way of Jesus, in our homes, communities,
and world.
I invite you into this season of deepening and widening our lives of faith
and learning, witness and action, community and caring. Our Pilgrim
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worship theme during Epiphany is “Growth and Liberation: Widening
Circles of Love.” How will you be carried and beckoned by the widening Michael Jacobsen
circles of Christ’s love during this month so deep in winter? Wherever you Michael lives just up the street on St. Clair, and
move among those circles in these days, Jesus will already be there – and that’s how he found Pilgrim. He is happy to find
there will be some Pilgrims there too! here a home for spiritual growth through consistent
Pastor Carol worship. Michael would like to contribute to the
community by volunteering and putting his artistic
Pastoral Musings skills to good use.
Michael is both a self-employed illustrator and
from Joel Benbow an employee of Regional Elite Airline Services, a
My Favorite Methodist wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. He enjoys spending time with
his family, Randy and Jayne (parents) and Dan and Julio (siblings), all of
T
his past summer our church adopted a statement on Human
Sexuality, and we dropped restrictions on GLBT people in committed whom live in Milwaukee. Michael is also an avid Packers fan.
relationships. Many of us rejoiced. Another source of joy for me was
the passing of Full Communion with the United Methodist Church. As it Kathryn, David, Benjamin, and Mae Berglund
happened I couldn’t help but think of my favorite Methodist – Guy Whitney. The Berglunds are another family that lives in the
Guy was the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Bentonville, neighborhood and found Pilgrim in that way.
Arkansas when I was starting a mission there. When I attended my first Pilgrim offers both the community and youth
Ministerial Alliance meeting, I introduced myself and told the others that I activities that they are looking for.
would be calling door to door in town, but did not intend to “steal” their Dave, who was born in Davenport, Iowa, works
members. I would be encouraging their members to grow where God had downtown Minneapolis in advertising sales, while
planted them. Katy was born a couple of years later and a little
Guy was sitting down at the other end of the room. He didn’t know I north in Northfield. She is a full-time mom and also
heard him whisper to his Associate, “We’re going to help him.” A day later works one day each week as a school counselor.
he invited me to lunch, and afterward he introduced me to his staff. “If Joel Ben and Mae are full-time children. Ben, at 2 ½ years old, loves
needs anything,” he said, “do it for him. If he needs something copied, or trucks, trains, and baseball. Mae, who will be one in April, is simply “so
anything else, just put it on my account.” happy.”
First Methodist was a half block from the school where we started Katy and Dave enjoy outdoor activities, including camping, biking, and
holding services. One Saturday night we got so much rain that our meeting snow boarding. Katy also likes yoga. And the whole family just enjoys
place was six inches under water. I called Guy. “Our Fellowship Hall is spending time together doing family activities.
yours,” he said. “We’ll move what we had planned for that space.”
That very Sunday there was a new couple in town looking for the
Assembly of God. They couldn’t find it, and it was getting late. They knew
where the Methodist Church was. They came in through the Fellowship Hall
Beyond Pilgrim
and sat down. Then they saw the cover of the service folder, but stayed
seated because they were embarrassed to leave. They’d never been in a Pilgrim Poets Reading
Lutheran service before. Afterward Chuck said to Linda, “Shall we come On January 24 at noon, two Pilgrim members, Lisa Berg and Suzanne
back here next week?” Chuck eventually became a Council member. Swanson will read with other members of the Laurel Poetry Collective for
Anyway, Guy and I became fast friends. We studied texts together, did the Literary Witness program sponsored by Plymouth Congregational
Morning Prayer (just the two of us) during Lent, and gave each other Church, 1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis MN. The reading follows
suggestions about worship. It was good to see our churches reach for the publication of the new Laurel anthology The Quiet Eye: Thirteen Ways of
closeness that Guy and I had already discovered. Looking at Nature.
The ELCA is now in Full Communion with six other denominations.
When ecumenical things happen in the U.S. these days, we are right in the
middle of it – where we should be. Sadly, many within the ELCA do not
sense the unity God gives his people. Happily, we have discovered unity far
beyond our Lutheran borders.
– Pastor Joel
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volunteers for St. Mary’s Health Clinics, Women Against Military Madness,
and Friends for a Non-Violent World.
Judy and Mark Tande You are Invited to Pastor Carol’s
The Tandes were first introduced to Pilgrim through
the Nordic and Celtic services, and now, as Annual Christmas Open House!
members, are looking to Pilgrim for opportunities
for spiritual growth, education, and fellowship. Both WHEN? Toward the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas –
Mark and Judy are drawn to missions and social Sunday, January 3
justice issues and activities. WHERE? The home of Pastor Carol Tomer – 630 Brimhall in St. Paul
Out in the work world, Judy is a social worker TIME? From 3 to 8 pm (some daylight hours, some evening hours)
for Hennepin County and Mark is a software analyst – come when you can, leave when you must
for Local Government Information Systems (LOGIS), a consortium of 31
Minnesota cities. BRING? Christmas snacks or sweets or festive drinks to share – or
The couple have two sons, Matthew, who lives in St. Paul with his wife multiple copies of a song you want us to sing around the
Andrea and their twin sons, and Aaron who lives in Boston. piano! Or a joke to tell – and we’ll pretend we’re sitting on a
Mark and Judy like gardening, reading, traveling, their New England lodge porch at Holden Village, where Pilgrim joke-telling was
cabin, and spending time with their grandchildren. a special highlight.
Carl Samuelson
After testing the waters for the past few years and attending Pilgrim off
and on with his sister, Anne (who recently departed for grad school) and January Worship at Pilgrim
his wife, Meredith (who has been a Pilgrim member for over a year), Carl
Samuelson took the plunge this fall and became a member himself.
Sunday Worship at 8:30 & 11
Welcome. January 3 – Second Sunday of Christmas, Point for Pilgrims, Holy
Carl has been married to the aforementioned Meredith for about a year Communion, Pastor Joel Benbow preaching
and a half, and together they call Saint Paul home. Carl is a Community ╬ No Sunday School
Organizer at the Green Institute in Minneapolis and works with Clean
Energy Resource Teams (CERTS). He’s passionate about clean energy and January 10 – Epiphany of our Lord/Baptism of our Lord, Global Liturgy
the environment. of Morning Prayer, Point for Pilgrims, baptism of Solvei Marie
Carl likes Pilgrim because it is an open-minded, supportive, and Anderson-Stembridge (at 11:00 am), Pastor Carol Tomer preaching;
friendly community where he can be challenged intellectually. He sings in ╬ Sunday School and Forums Resume at 9:45 AM
the choir, which he loves. Interests include cooking, camping, traveling
abroad, reading, and playing games. January 17 – Second Sunday after Epiphany, Chorale Service of Holy
Communion, Point for Pilgrims, Beginning of “Faith Goes to the
Margherite Steffes and Daniel, Charlotte, and Jonathan Lane Movies” Epiphany Sermon Series, Pastor Joel Benbow preaching
Margherite and Dan, and their children, Charlotte (Featured movie: Babette’s Feast)
and Jonathan live in the neighborhood and that’s
how they discovered Pilgrim. They are excited to January 24 – Third Sunday in Epiphany, Reconciling in Christ Sunday,
find a place for their family to worship which also Nordic Morning Prayer, Point for Pilgrims, “Faith Goes to the Movies”
has programs for the kids. Epiphany Sermon Series continues, with RIC guest preacher Dr. Mary
Both Dan and Margherite are auditors; Dan for Lowe (Featured movie: For The Bible Tells Me So) (Details about Dr.
GMAC and Margherite for United Health Group. He Lowe can be found in the January 24 Pilgrim forum description.)
was born in San Francisco and likes art, drawing,
and gardening. She was born in Milwaukee and enjoys biking, baking, and January 31 – Fourth Sunday in Epiphany, Holy Communion, “Faith Goes
crafts. Charlotte, at six, like her dad, loves to draw and has a “million dollar to the Movies” Epiphany Sermon Series continues, Pastor Carol Tomer
smile.” Her younger brother, Jonathan, will turn five in January. He loves preaching (Featured movie: Invictus)
to explore and make his sister laugh.
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New Member Bios
January Forums at Pilgrim There were twenty-two people in our November new member group. Most
Our Sunday morning forums meet in the Upstairs Community Room (UCR). of them are introduced here. The rest will appear in the February Pilgrim.
Welcome to all!
Learning Hour at 9:45 AM (between worship services)
Lisa Thalacker and David Joyslin
January 3 – No learning hour. Instead, enjoy extended fellowship time Lisa and David are engaged to be married at Pilgrim
with your Pilgrim family! on May 30, 2010. They both live in the Pilgrim
╬ No Sunday School neighborhood and learned about this Home for
Hungry Minds and Souls from our website.
January 10 – “Learning to Speak My Faith in Terms of the David, born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, will
Environment” – Carl Samuelson, organizer for the Clean Energy soon graduate from William Mitchell School of Law.
Resource Teams at the Green Institute, and Pilgrim member, will He doesn’t know quite yet where his first job as an
share how his passion for the earth has reinvented his faith and attorney will be. Lisa, born right here in Minnesota,
defined his vocation. He’ll give you the inside scoop on some upcoming in Bloomington, works in Non-profit Management for Community Thread,
energy saving opportunities, and with the help of some pros from the which impacts issues of poverty, volunteer management, and senior
Pilgrims Caring for Creation group, talk about what's being done at involvement and isolation.
Pilgrim. When not planning their wedding, preparing for the bar exam, or
attending Pilgrim worship services, Lisa and David enjoy rock climbing at
January 17 – “My Life Experience in the Missouri Synod, the Vertical Endeavors, walking the dog, and watching the Minnesota Twins.
AELC, and the ELCA” – Pastor Joel Benbow will discuss the recent
history of America’s Lutheran churches. Michele Roberts-Bauer
Michele is a volunteer coordinator at ABC, which
January 24 – “Gay/Lesbian Theology and Lutheran Theology?” may be a skill she can bring to Pilgrim. She is also
What is gay/lesbian theology, what does it have in common with interested in reading scripture at Sunday services
Lutheran theology, and where are the points of creative tension? On and perhaps serving on a committee.
this annual Reconciling in Christ Sunday, our forum presenter is Dr. Outside of Pilgrim, Michele has volunteered
Mary Lowe, Assistant Professor of Religion at Augsburg College, whose teaching English as a second language and
areas of scholarly expertise are contemporary theology and Luther participated in pet rescue.
studies. She received her M.Div. from Luther Seminary, her Ph.D. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Michele has
from the Graduate Theological Union in California, and is known as an been married to Scott Bauer for almost two years. She likes animals, travel,
engaging teacher, as well as a respected Lutheran theologian. outdoor activities, and politics.
January 31 – “The View of Scripture in the Lutheran Church” – Patricia and Diane Rollie
Pastor Joel Benbow will deal with Martin Luther, the Confessions, the Patricia and Diane make up this mother and
ELCA Constitution, “literalness or inerrancy,” and the nature of the daughter team and are two of Pilgrim’s newest
Word of God. He’ll be eager to hear your views on these subjects, too. members. Patricia is mother of four, Mark, Paul,
Please join us. Dean, and Diane, and enjoys gardening. She is a
native of Minneapolis and worked at Ridges
Hospital for Fairview.
Our Pilgrim themes for the upcoming liturgical seasons, shaped by our Diane is a native of Valley City, North Dakota,
seasonal worship planning group are: and today lives in Apple Valley with her mom. Diane
Christmas – Songs of Incarnation: Receiving God Among Us is pursuing a theology degree at St. Catherine University with a certificate
Epiphany – Growth and Liberation: Widening Circles of Love in Pastoral Ministry. After St. Kate’s, she hopes to go onto United
Theological Seminary for a Masters of Divinity.
Diane works in Provider Services for Medica. Beyond school and work,
she enjoys reading, movies, concerts, and other live performances. She also
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Sunday School News Faith Goes to the Movies
Special Notes An Epiphany Sermon Series
Each Sunday morning sermon will be based on both the appointed
Sunday School resumes after our Holiday Hiatus on January 10. There
scripture texts for the day, listed here, and the movie indicated here. Here’s
will be no class on January 3, but take the time to worship as a
a suggestion: read the scripture texts for the day before you view the
family and enjoy fellowship with other Pilgrims after worship!
movie. It’s a version of integrating “text and context,” as is the task of all
Thank you, Pilgrim, for encouraging our Sunday Schoolers at their preachers, also spoken of as “holding the Bible in one hand and the
Christmas Program! We had 100+ in attendance, which was a great newspaper in the other.” Two of these films are current films in the
show of support for our young Pilgrims. Your active encouragement of theaters. Three of them are available on video; those three will be shown at
them in the life of the congregation makes a big impact, so thank you Pilgrim during January and February. Two of the films are animated and
and please – keep it up! great for all ages.
January 17 – Second Sunday after Epiphany (Babette’s Feast)
Pilgrim’s Sunday School STILL Isaiah 62:1-5; Ps. 36:5-10; I Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2: 1-11
Needs YOU (Yes, YOU)! (Babette’s Feast is a classic 1987 Danish film and is available with
subtitles or in translation. We will have a showing of it at Pilgrim on
We are blessed not only with unique and enthusiastic young Pilgrims, but
Tuesday, January 12, at 1 PM, as part of the Tuesday text study.
also creative and energetic adult Pilgrims to lead them in Sunday School.
We’ll read the scripture texts, view the film (no subtitles), and have
We also have some needs that arise as our program year continues, and we
time for discussion. The movie lasts 1 hr, 43 minutes, so we’ll gather at
lift them up in case YOU might feel the call to help meet a need. A few of
1 PM.)
our current needs include:
Co-teachers for the 3rd/4th and 5th/6th grade classes. January 24 – Reconciling in Christ Sunday (For The Bible Tells Me So)
Co-teachers share the responsibility of preparing for and leading Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Ps. 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21
the class with another adult, and each team of co-teacher works (ForThe Bible Tells Me So is a 2007 documentary, and will be shown at
out their own schedule. Pilgrim for a “Films on Friday” gathering on Friday, January 22, at 7
Costumes! Our Kindergarten curriculum calls for some simple PM. The 90-minute film will be followed by discussion; child care will
biblical costumes (i.e., tunics and cloaks) in the lessons. Do you be provided with advance sign-up.)
have fabric that might be suitable? Could you sew a few
Kindergarten-sized tunics? We’d like to keep the costumes for the January 31 – Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Invictus)
Christmas program in excellent shape, so these would be Jeremiah 1:4-10; Ps. 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30
additional costumes.
Please talk to Daphne Hoff if you are interested in any of these February 7 – Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
opportunities or if you’d like further information. Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13); Ps. 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11
February 14 – Transfiguration of our Lord Sunday (Up)
Exodus 34:29-35; Ps. 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)
(Up will be shown at Pilgrim for “Films on Friday” gathering on
Friday, February 12, at 7 PM. The 96-minute film will be followed
by discussion; child care will be provided with advance sign-up. This
film is regarded as appropriate for ages 6-7 and up.)
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Saint Clair Sunday Evenings Youth to volunteer in leading the games (sign-ups on the bulletin
boards)
Worship, Music, and Arts ~ 6:51 PM Sundays
Volunteers to set up and clean up (sign-ups on the bulletin boards)
2009-2010 theme:
God’s Ancient Etudes: This Canticum Novum If you’d like to assist with planning the carnival, please come to a
planning meeting on Wednesday, January 6 at 7:15. Nursery care
Celtic Contemplative Worship is provided!
January 10: Thy hand revolves my circling hours
February 14: Above Earth’s Lamentations
March 14: Christ plays in ten thousand places CAMP! Let’s Go!
April 11: the talk that rain makes by itself Pilgrim has a tradition of summer pilgrimages, and
we’re looking into the possibility of a Pilgrim week at
Nordic Contemplative Evening Prayer either Camp Hiawatha (just north of Grand Rapids) or
January 24: Enough Foolishness Camp Vermilion (outside of Cook, MN, and on the west
February 28: My Flesh Will Dwell in Hope side of Lake Vermilion). These two sites are both
March 28: bestow ourselves to silence operated by Voyageurs Lutheran Ministry, and
April 25: They Sing among the Branches programming is largely the same at both sites. The
options are either “Family Fourth” (July 1-4) at Camp Vermilion, or
Family Camp, August 1-4 at both sites. More information is located on
the narthex bulletin board. Also, please note that the traditional name of
“Family Camp” includes families of all kinds, all makeups.
Announcing an Are you interested in these options? Need more information? Please
let either Pastor Tomer or Daphne Hoff know. We will be choosing the
Exciting Evening in February dates in the near future and hope that time spent “up north” will be one
J. Philip Newell, Celtic theologian and scholar from Scotland, will be back more pilgrimage experience we can offer!
with us on Thursday, February 25, for an evening event that will
include a presentation by J. Philip on “A New Harmony: The Spirit, the Future Dates to Have in Mind:
Earth, and the Human Soul,” followed by the Celtic contemplative
worship service, in which he will share a reflection. Sunday, February 7: SOUPER Bowl Sunday!
Saturday, March 6: Friendship Dinner & Arts/Crafts Fair
Join us at Pilgrim for the presentation and worship, 6:30 PM –8:30
PM, followed by reception and book signing. The cost for the evening will
be $20. The evening is co- sponsored by Wisdom Ways and Pilgrim
Lutheran Church. To register, contact Wisdom Ways at 651-696-2788 or at New Congregational Photo Directory
www.wisdomwayscenter.org.
A new congregational photo directory is in the works! Photos will be taken
at Pilgrim of all members on Thursday, February 18, 2-8 PM, Friday,
February 19, 2-8 PM, and Saturday, February 20, 10 AM – 5 PM.
If you can’t make those dates, there will be alternative options offered.
Congregational Meeting
Sunday, February 14 at 9:45 AM More information will be forthcoming; but mark your calendars
now!
Please join us for fellowship and reflection on our shared ministry and
mission. This is also our annual financial meeting, so it’s very important to
attend and make sure your voice is heard. There will be an informational
forum on February 7 to help us prepare for this important time together!
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Children & Youth Music Notes
Faith in the Home Music Schedule for January
by Daphne Hoff, Coordinator of Children’s and Youth Ministries 1/3 8:30 & 11:00 Benta LeMunyon, violin
I’m thinking about decorating while I sit here, and not just because, at 1/10 8:30 Senior Choir
mid-December, I have yet to pull out my box of Christmas decorations! I’m 11:00 Junior Choir/Global Singers
thinking how sometimes our homes can look a little plain or even bare 1/17 8:30 Solo/Ensemble
when the lights and trees come down. It’s easy, even when Christmas has 11:00 Senior Choir
been commercialized, to mark our homes as Christian households during 1/24 8:30 Junior Choir
the Christmas season (however you define that). Advent calendars and 11:00 Senior Choir
nativity sets are a couple things that come to my mind, and perhaps you 1/31 8:30 Senior Choir
have other items that you pull out in December to remind you about the 11:00 Cherub Choir/Vocal Ensemble
real meaning of Christmas.
But what about the rest of the year? What are some visible signs and Hymn of the Season – Epiphany
symbols that your home is one where Christians dwell? I'm not suggesting There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy (ELW 587)
that we need to plaster Bible verses on our walls or put certain pieces of art Our theme for the season of Epiphany (“Growth and Liberation: Widening
on our walls, but consider our common spaces as Pilgrims: our sanctuary Circles of God’s Love”) is beautifully reflected in this famous hymn-text by
is full of rich symbols that tell God's story and our story. Take a look Frederick William Faber (1814-1863), and elegantly set to music by
around your home: what stories do your walls tell? Don’t go out and buy a contemporary composer Calvin Hampton. Epiphany runs from January 6
cross or reproduction of the Last Supper... ask someone in the family to through February 16 this year, and so we are lifting up one hymn for the
draw or make one. Maybe make some Christian symbols together! We hear whole season (we will do the same in the season of Lent, which follows).
what a visual world we live in these days. Bring visual reminders of Jesus English hymn-writer and theologian Frederick William Faber was the
and God's great love for us into your home. grandson of an Anglican vicar. In his mid-30’s he joined the Roman
P.S. Check out the bulletin board in the narthex for a great ritual that Catholic Church, and wrote the texts for a number of well-known and
families (families of any size, shape and makeup) can do on Epiphany to cherished hymns, including Faith of Our Fathers and My God, How
give their home a Christian symbol! Wonderful Thou Art—both to be found in ELW.
Calvin Hampton (1938-1984) was born in Pennsylvania and educated
at Oberlin Conservatory and Syracuse University. He was Organist and
Pilgrim’s Annual Winter Carnival Choirmaster of Calvary Episcopal Church in New York City, and was a
noted composer of music both for worship and the concert hall. Eric
Returns on January 30, 2-4 PM Routly, a noted and respected writer of church music, called Hampton “the
Highlights at this year’s carnival: Face painting ◊ Tattoo greatest living composer of hymn tunes”. He died of AIDS-related illness at
parlor (new this year!) ◊ Balloon animals ◊ Games ◊ the age of 46.
Photo booth ◊ Popcorn ◊ Bake sale ◊ AND special
entertainment!
YOU can help make this year’s carnival a success! We are Remember to Pick Up
looking for... Your 2010 Offering Envelopes
Donations of gently used toys for prizes (look for They are now available for you to pick up in
the box outside the office door) the back of the sanctuary.
Donations of baked goods for the bake sale (look
for the sign-up sheets on the bulletin boards at
church)
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M@P… Midweek @ Pilgrim Aluminum Can Recycling is Back On!
Ron Landt and Bert Bast are back to collecting aluminum
5:00 Junior Choir cans. Please bring your cans to Pilgrim as soon as is
5:45 Meal convenient.
6:15 Learning & Activity Hour
7:15 Senior Choir
* 5:30-8:30 Nursery available Only Three Mini-Pews Left!
Have you been thinking about purchasing a Pilgrim mini-pew? They were
made from unused parts of our old pews. You can find them on display in
Need a “M@P” for Your Wednesdays? the church. They are for sale for $375 each ($100 of that charge is tax-
Midweek at Pilgrim is Here! deductible). If you are interested, please talk to Pastor Carol or the church
office – first come, first served.
Supper is served at 5:45 PM, and our learning & activity hour follows at
6:15. With Junior Choir before the meal and Senior Choir following the
learning & activity hour (and free nursery care offered!), it’s an evening for Buy Your Blue Sky Guide Now
everyone. The suggested donation for the meal is just $3 per person, and
with Pilgrim’s own David Thompson making the meals, you know that The 2010 Blue Sky Guides are now available. The Blue
you’re getting a terrific deal (and a satisfied stomach)! All are welcome! Sky Guide is a one-of-a-kind resource – a coupon book,
a directory, a source of ideas and inspiration. The new
Remember, we need YOUR help for M@P’s success! Please sign up to edition of Blue Sky Guide has over 300 coupons and
help set up and/or “tear down” the M@P meal each week. The sign-up resources for exploring our community and supporting
sheet is always available in the Fireside Room on Sundays, as well as the local, sustainable businesses.
Fellowship Hall on Wednesdays. M@P depends on your helping hands to
run smoothly: Come early or stay late, but please lend a hand when you Find hundreds of dollars in everyday savings with offers for Metro
can! THANK YOU for your service! Transit, Lunds & Byerly’s, Bachman’s, REI, Mississippi Market,
Whole Foods, Linder’s, Gingko Coffeehouse, Pizza Luce, and
January 6: Blue Moon (owned by Pilgrim’s own, Lisa Berg) plus many, many
Adults: EPIPHANY – More than a visit from the Wise Men more! To see a complete list please visit: www.ecometro.com. The
January sixth is the actual date for Epiphany every year, but the season books are sold for $20 and Pilgrim keeps 50%!
continues for four to nine weeks (depending on the date of Easter). You can buy your Blue Sky Guide from Kurt Schultz most Sunday
There is a common theme to the season. We’ll highlight some of the mornings between services in the Fireside Room, or you can call him at
more familiar Gospel lessons. It’s a good way to prepare for the coming 651-774-7359.
Sunday sermons if you can’t make Text Study on Tuesday afternoons.
Youth & Children: Epipha-what? What makes this day different
anyway? Come see how different parts of the world celebrate
Epiphany!
January 13:
Adults: A Seasonal Worship Planning Conversation
about Lent, Easter, and Pentecost – Bring your creative minds
and souls, as we consider the scripture texts for these upcoming
seasons, and the themes that will shape our worship and our newly
renovated worship space. Reading materials will be available outside
the office ahead of time. For those at senior choir rehearsal that night,
we welcome you for the first hour, although the conversation may go
longer.
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Youth & Children: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Salt Shaker Dinners Before we observe his birthday the following week, let’s take this time
Salt Shaker Dinners in Early 2010 to remember what Dr. King said and did. How can we honor his
memory?
Want an easy way to become acquainted (or better
acquainted) with your fellow Pilgrims? Want a fun January 20:
diversion in the middle of our long, cold winter? Want to hear Adults: Seasonal Worship Planning Conversation continued
good stories and share laughter with others? Salt Shaker meals are the from the previous week!
answer! We use the imagery of salt, not only to imply mixing, but also as a
sign of hospitality and good will among us. Since New Testament days, Youth & Children: Souper Bowl Prep Time! In February, we
having meals together has been important for creating community and take part in the Souper Bowl of Caring, where we take a special
mutuality of purpose. donation for hunger causes. How can we get the word out to everyone
at Pilgrim? Bring your creativity, and we’ll make posters and maybe
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Pilgrim’s Salt Shaker meals, write a skit!
this is how it works:
January 27:
1) you sign up for two meals as either a host or participant; Adults: Non-Violent Communication: What Does This Mean?
2) you are arbitrarily placed in a different group of seven or eight We welcome Karn Anderson to this 3-week course on the basics of
people to share in a potluck meal at one of the host’s houses; Non-Violent Communication. Karn will lead discussions on principles
of Non-Violent Communication, such as making peace with conflict,
3) the host will schedule the meal and provide the main dish; the art of compassionate listening, deeper understanding of empathy,
4) others will be asked to bring vegetable, salad or dessert; and and how Non-Violent Communication can sustain relationships
through life's challenges. We strongly encourage interested individuals
5) you will have a different group of people at each dinner. to attend all 3 sessions, as the material will build on previous weeks.
Watch the Sunday bulletins in early January for more information and We would also be helped in our planning in knowing how many people
sign up forms. The two meals will be scheduled sometime in February, to expect. Look for the sign-up sheet at M@P meals and also in the
March and April. Please join us! If you have questions, contact Bree Fireside Room.
Lloyd at 651-895-3354 or bree_lloyd@hotmail.com.
Youth & Children: Game Night! Yes, the running-around kind!
Will it be Steal the Bacon, Red Light Green Light, or that new Hula
Pilgrim Photo Cards Hoop game we learned last fall? If you’ve learned new games lately,
bring those ideas this night!
Original photo cards depicting several of Pilgrim’s beautiful stained glass
windows are available for purchase in the Fireside Room, near the Fair
Trade Coffee. These cards are created by Kurt Schultz and Karen
Hedenstrom. The card stock and envelopes are made from 100% post- Vestry
consumer recycled content. The cards sell for $4.00 each and all profits
come back to Pilgrim. Treasurer’s Report
By Art Carlson, Interim Treasurer
As of the end of November, giving to Pilgrim for the 11 months of 2009 was
$ 7,400 ahead of 2008 at this time of year. On average, 14% of our
revenue for a year is received in December. As we conclude our 2009 fiscal
year, you can still give toward Pilgrim’s ministry and mission, if your gifts
of checks, cash, stocks, etc., are postmarked or dated by December 31,
2009. Thanks be to God for another year of God's good grace!
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January Calendar Fellowship and Spiritual Growth
Week of January 1 Pilgrim small groups for fellowship and spiritual growth
Friday, 1/1 12:00 am NEW YEAR'S DAY - OFFICE CLOSED are forming! At the Pilgrim Advent Brunch and Tea on
9:30 am ’Round Again December 6, four ideas for groups were developed and
4:00 pm Julie Seidenstricher wedding rehearsal gathered momentum:
Saturday, 1/2 5:00 pm Julie Seidenstricker wedding
Theology of Nonviolence will include viewing three films and
Week of January 3 follow-up discussions.
Sunday, 1/3 8:30 am Worship
11:00 am Worship The Speaking of Faith group will listen to selected broadcasts
3:00 pm Pastor Carol’s Open House and discuss them.
Monday, 1/4 7:00 am Men’s Breakfast The third group will focus on job searching and vocation.
10:00 am Women’s Sobriety
7:00 pm OA Finally, Pastor Carol will lead a book discussion group focusing on
7:00 pm Earthtones Samir Selmanovic’s It’s Really All About God: Reflections of
Tuesday, 1/5 COMMITTEE NIGHT a Muslim Atheist Jewish Christian.
1:30 pm Text Study
3:00 pm Pilgrim Staff Meeting There is still the possibility for other small groups to form, so send in your
6:45 pm Troop 91 ideas. The suggested format is 8-10 people meeting three times between
Wednesday, 1/6 Midweek @ Pilgrim now and the end of March, in homes if possible.
5:00 pm Jr. Choir
Please email pilgrim@pilgrimstpaul.org or call the church to let
5:45 pm Meal
6:15 pm Learning/Activity Hour us know which group you want to be a part of, or if you have
7:15 pm Sr. Choir questions or additional suggestions. By mid-January, we’ll decide
7:15 pm Winter Carnival Planning Meeting which topics have enough people to be a group.
6:30 pm ’Round Again
Thursday, 1/7 7:00 pm Pilgrims for Just Peace
Friday, 1/8 9:30 am ’Round Again Thank You, Larry!
Pilgrim’s Organ Committee gives our heartfelt thanks to
Week of January 10
Larry Wilson for a delightful evening of piano music by
Sunday, 1/10 8:30 am Worship
9:45 am Learning Hour
Louis Moreau Gottschalk on November 15. Given as a
11:00 am Worship benefit for Pilgrim’s organ fund, Larry’s recital was
12:30 pm Sundays at St. Clair Broiler attended by well over one hundred people of all ages. In
6:51 pm Celtic Worship addition to those of us who get to listen to his music every Sunday, we
Monday, 1/11 10:00 am Women’s Sobriety discovered Larry has quite a following of music lovers beyond Pilgrim. We
7:00 pm OA were all treated to a wonderful evening of music and education.
7:00 pm Earthtones
7:00 pm Worship Committee Including his own generous “seed” gift, Larry’s recital raised over
$4000 for the organ fund, raising our total organ fund balance to more
Tuesday, 1/12 1:00 pm Text Study & Movie: Babette’s Feast
(Note early start time due to movie!) than $125,000. As the Organ Committee is now actively searching for a
3:00 pm Pilgrim Staff Meeting replacement for our aging pipe organ, new donations to the fund are
6:45 pm Troop 91 greatly appreciated.
7:00 pm Vestry Meeting
6:30 pm Children’s Ed. Meeting We thank Larry for his performance and his own generous donation to
Wednesday, 1/13 Midweek @ Pilgrim
the organ fund.
5:00 pm Jr. Choir – Jane Toeniskoetter
5:45 pm Meal
6:15 pm Learning/Activity Hour
7:15 pm Sr. Choir
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6:30 pm ’Round Again
A “Film on Friday” Thursday, 1/14 7:00 pm Organ Committee
Coming Soon to Pilgrim! Friday, 1/15 Dayhikers - Bayfield, WI (January 15-18)
On Friday, January 22, at 7 PM, we will gather to watch 9:30 am ’Round Again
5:00 pm Newsletter Deadline
For the Bible Tells Me So, a 90-minute award-winning
documentary, as part of our annual observance of Reconciling in Christ Week of January 17
Sunday (on January 24 this year), and as part of “Faith Goes to the Sunday, 1/17 8:30 am Worship
9:45 am Learning Hour
Movies” Epiphany Sermon Series. A time of discussion will follow the film;
11:00 am Worship
child care will be provided for the evening, with advance sign-up.)
This film tells the stories of five Christian families, including those of Monday, 1/18 12:00 am OFFICE CLOSED
12:00 am Martin Luther King, Jr Day
former U.S. House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, Episcopal Bishop 10:00 am Women’s Sobriety
Gene Robinson, and Jake Reitan, who grew up as a Lutheran in the Twin 7:00 pm OA
Cities. Through these stories we discover how people of faith handle, or 7:00 pm Earthtones
sometimes tragically fail to handle, having a gay child. Informed by such Tuesday, 1/19 1:30 pm Text Study
respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard’s Peter Gomes, 3:00 pm Pilgrim Staff Meeting
Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, the movie 6:45 pm Troop 91
offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the Wednesday, 1/20 Midweek @ Pilgrim
crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity. 5:00 pm Jr. Choir
A few months ago, 90 people gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church in 5:45 pm Meal
Moorhead, Minnesota, to watch this film. Following the movie, the 6:15 pm Learning/Activity Hour
audience was polled as to how many knew an LGBT individual. More than 7:15 pm Sr. Choir
6:30 pm ’Round Again
80% present responded “yes.” Even so, many commented that, as a result
of seeing the movie, they had learned new things about LGBT people and Friday, 1/22 9:30 am ’Round Again
had come to a new understanding of some of the scriptural issues. 7:00 pm Movie: Up
Week of January 24
Sunday, 1/24 8:30 am Worship
“Tasting the Spirit” 9:45 am Learning Hour
9:45 am Expect the Unexpected
Evening gathering of healing and reflection, featuring 11:00 am Worship
drumming and meditation 6:51 pm Nordic Worship
Sunday night, January 31 at 6:51 pm Monday, 1/25 10:00 am Women’s Sobriety
7:00 pm OA
Marc Anderson will offer another gathering, grounded in three ancient 7:00 pm Earthtones
spiritual practices that are found in Christianity and other religions as well Tuesday, 1/26 1:30 pm Text Study
– silent meditation, drumming and chanting. This gathering will be held in 3:00 pm Pilgrim Staff Meeting
the intimacy and beauty of the new chancel area of Pilgrim’s sanctuary. A 6:45 pm Troop 91
free-will offering will be invited for Marc, who is donating his time to lead Wednesday, 1/27 Midweek @ Pilgrim
this gathering. 5:00 pm Jr. Choir
Marc Anderson is known to many Pilgrims as the percussionist in the 5:45 pm Meal
6:15 pm Learning/Activity Hour
musical ensemble that leads these Celtic services here at Pilgrim. He is a 7:15 pm Sr. Choir
professional musician, composer and music educator. He has studied 6:30 pm ’Round Again
percussion traditions from around the world. He has appeared on more
Friday, 1/29 9:30 am ’Round Again
than 250 recordings with artists like Greg Brown, Robert Fripp, Peter
Ostroushko and Steve Tibbetts. He has been meditating for over 20 years. Saturday, 1/30 2:00 pm Winter Carnival
Marc is an adjunct professor at Hamline University, he leads drum Week of January 31
ensembles in schools in the Twin Cities area, he is a widely sought after Sunday, 1/31 8:30 am Worship
clinician and lecturer, and he offers talks and retreats on Zen, creativity 9:45 am Learning Hour
and the spiritual life. 11:00 am Worship
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Pilgrim Men’s Breakfast
Education, Service & Fellowship The Pilgrim Men’s Breakfast group meets at 7 AM on
the first Monday of the month. The next meeting is on
Daytime Text Study Monday, January 4th, at the Highland Café and Bakery,
Pilgrim’s Tuesday afternoon text study meets every Tuesday 2012 Ford Parkway. For more information, contact Dave Toeniskoetter
at 1:30 PM, led by Pastor Benbow. (651-690-5743) or Jim Jahnke (651-699-8053).
On Tuesday, January 12, at 1 PM, as part of the Tuesday text
study, we will have a showing of Babette’s Feast, which is part of our “Faith
Goes to the Movies” Sermon Series. Babette’s Feast is a classic 1987 Invitation to Join January Meeting of
Danish film and is available with subtitles or in translation. It is the story Pilgrims for Just Peace, PJP
of two sisters who turn down a chance to leave their Danish town, instead
staying to care for their pastor father and his small church. Thirty-five Are you looking for a way to explore your faith in the context of peace and
years later, a French woman seeks refuge, and the sisters take her in. The justice? Concerned about peace and justice locally and globally? Want to
feast the French woman prepares in gratitude is eclipsed only by her take some steps in living, acting and promoting peacemaking at and
secret. The movie lasts 1 hr, 43 minutes, so we’ll gather at 1 PM. We’ll read beyond Pilgrim? Looking for a passionate, compassionate and fun group of
the scripture texts, view the film (no subtitles), and have time for mixed age and gender Pilgrims? Please join the next meeting of PJP,
discussion. Pilgrims for Just Peace as a welcomed guest: Thursday, January 7,
7-8:30 PM, Fireside Room.
Mission of the Month Questions or for more information contact Joan Haan at
joan@pleromacoaching.com or Rod Olsen at (651) 228-7224
Listening House
Listening House is a St. Paul shelter for homeless people. Listening House
provides a place where homeless people can get mail, do their laundry, and Sundays at the Saint Clair Broiler
other services that we might take for granted.
Our second Saint Clair Broiler Sunday Dinner was a complete success last
For the past several years, Pilgrim has sponsored two fun Missions for month – lots of great food and great conversation! Please join us at 12:30
January — Undie Sunday and Sock it To ’em Sunday. PM after the late service on January 10th. This informal gathering
This year, Undie Sundays will be January 6 and January 13. for fellowship and food happens on the second Sunday of each month.
Sock it To ’em Sundays will be January 20 and 27. Questions? Call Mary Lundberg at 651-698-3961.
On Undie Sundays, bring in new underwear for men or women.
Listening House does laundry for its guests, but because of the laundering
process, underwear tends to not last long. So, underwear for men and Pilgrim DayHikers
women is needed.
On January 15-16-17-18 the DayHikers will venture to
On Sock it To ’em Sundays, bring in socks for men and women. Bayfield, WI for a great weekend of hiking, cross country skiing
Homeless people tend to spend a lot of time walking and socks wear out and snowshoeing. For further information, please contact Jim or Mary
quickly. They need warm socks, particularly in the cold months. Jahnke 651-699-8053.
A container will be provided near the elevator in the narthex, so you
can deposit your donations there. Donations will be delivered to Listening
House in late January.
Contact Paul Hardt, Deacon for Mission and Social Concerns, with any
questions. 651-332-9268; paul_hardt@yahoo.com.
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