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Nathanael Lutheran Church August Panorama Baptisms God's Gifts given through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism On Sunday, July 1, 2007 we welcomed Trevor Jacob Sourasinth into membership at Nathanael Lutheran Church through baptism. Trevor is the son of Stacie (Pilla) and Preda Sourasinth. Trevor's sponsors are Charity and Mitchell Herrity. On Sunday, July 29, 2007 we welcomed Jocelynn Aerianna Bunkoske into membership at Nathanael Lutheran Church through baptism. Jocelynn is the daughter of Samantha Bunkoske. Jocelynn's sponsors are Jason Bunkoske, Racheal Braaten, and Patricia and Randall Bunkoske. Up Coming Events: Sept. 9: Fall Worship Time Begins Sept. 9: Sunday School Rally Day Thank You Dear Friends at Nathanael, Thank you so much for the flowers given to honor our 100th Anniversary. It was a great day! Alcester Baptist Church Marge Eilers, Clerk P P Our Sympathy Our Christian Sympathy Is Extended to….. …..Charles Tiltrum and Karon Thormodsgard and their families on the loss of their mother, Ruth Tiltrum. …..Don Anderson, Robert Anderson, Gordon Anderson, Curt Anderson, and Cindy Knutson and their families on the loss of their mother, Mae Anderson. Thank You Nathanael Lutheran Church, Thank you so much for inviting us to Alcester to spend the week with your kids. We had a wonderful week! Also, thank you for lunch on Thursday, we really enjoyed the hot dogs and root beer floats! Thanks again for everything! God Bless! NeSoDak Staff 2007 Thank You The family of Ruth Tiltrum would like to express our thanks and gratitude to Pastor Renee for her visits, prayers and sincere interest and help with Mom's illness and passing. A special thank you to the church ladies and staff who assisted with the funeral service and meal. And thank you to all the friends, neighbors, relatives and associates for all the love and support, expressions of sympathy and caring, and for those who sent cards and memorials. Many wonderful memories and knowing that she is at peace can help comfort all of us. Thank you. Chuck & Karon Tiltrum Paul & Eilene Thormodsgard Summer Campers Shenia Doering, Skylar McConnell, Sierra McConnell, Maggie Brown and Ivy Pearson attended camp in June and July. Bailey Gustner was also a camper this summer. Thank you for keeping them in your prayers for safe travels and enriching times. Thanks - Pastor Renee Pastor's August 2007 Newsletter Article One exciting event of our church this August is the 10th Churchwide Assembly of our ELCA! Our whole ELCA meets every other year to address the ministry and business of our whole church. There are always ideas and business referred from individual Synods, including our own, and elections of some sort. This year election will be held for presiding Bishop and Secretary of our ELCA. Our present Bishop, Pastor Mark Hanson, is eligible and willing to be re-elected. Our present Secretary, Pastor Lowell Almen, who's served as Bishop of the ELCA since its beginning in 1987, is retiring. P P The second Churchwide Assembly I attended as a clergy voting member was after I returned to good old South Dakota! This one was in 1993 at Kansas City, Missouri. I'll always remember breaking my toe while doing my last minute packing the morning I left! I remember my toe hurting a lot but not knowing I'd broken it until I took my shoes off that night in my hotel room! So, needless to say, I was hobbling around and putting my foot up whenever I could! Kansas City is rather warm in August too! My roommate this time was from North Carolina. This was quite fun, to hear a different accent and learn about a place I'd never been! Again, Herbert Chilstrom was still our Bishop. This time things were more "high-tech" with electronic voting and knowing results almost instantaneously! This time I felt a better handle on issues and voting procedures. Again, the chance to meet and be with the many interesting and diverse people of our church was wonderful and the worship aweinspiring! If you have a computer or access to one (come over to church!) you can already read and see details of this upcoming Assembly, August 6-11. (Women, there's a great article about it in our July Lutheran Women Today. There's also information in The Lutheran.) Once the assembly begins you can see updates several times daily about what's happened or will be happening. The website is www.elca.org. Scroll to the bottom and click on the green box marked "Churchwide Assembly 2007". As a church we also receive printed pre and post assembly reports. If you're interested in seeing them, see me. U U U U HTU UTH This is the 10th Assembly of our ELCA and also its 20th Anniversary! I must be getting old (or older?!) as I remember the formation of our ELCA! I was excited then and continued to be. I'm grateful for our Church and, by God's grace, believe we have an exciting future ahead! P P P P I've also been very privileged to have attended two ELCA Churchwide Assemblies as a clergy voting member. My first assembly was in 1989 when I was serving in North Dakota. This was my first experience of a BIG event like this! It was a bit overwhelming and very exhilarating! The overwhelming part was all the reading to complete before the assembly - I think about 10 pounds worth or more! The days were long and the assembly itself was a week in length! The exhilarating part was being with so many Lutherans from so many different places as well as the inspiring and varied worship services and styles. We worshipped morning, noon and night and some in between! That assembly was held in our Church's headquarters - Chicago, Illinois (this year's assembly is being held in Chicago too). Our Bishop then was our 1st Bishop - Herbert Chilstrom. My roommate was from Medina, North Dakota. We voted with red, green and white cards back then as we do at our South Dakota Synod Assembly. P P This years Assembly's theme sums it all up very well: "Living in God's Amazing Grace: Thanks be to God!" Please pray for our Church as it meets. Pray for our voting members and leaders. Together with you on the Journey of God's Amazing Grace! Pastor Renee Tecklenburg WHAT WILL MATTER By Michael Josephson Designated Giving for June: Missionaries ...........................................$60.00 Augie Pact Scholarships ........................$15.00 Bethany ..................................................$37.00 ELCA World Hunger...............................$57.00 USD Luther Center...............................$200.00 Organ Fund .....................................$15,060.00 Memorials Received in June: In memory of Beverly Opdahl Endowment Fund............$10.00 Organ Fund.......................$5.00 Hymnal Fund ....................$5.00 Round Tables ...................$5.00 In memory of Pat Ball Round Tables ...................$5.00 In memory of Bob Lind Hymnal Fund ..................$17.50 In memory of Mildred Dobberstein Organ Fund.......................$5.00 In memory of Burnell Helgoe Organ Fund.....................$50.00 In memory of Ruth Tiltrum Library.............................$10.00 Organ Fund...................$225.00 In memory of Steve Hansen & Shirley Hansen Organ Fund.....................$20.00 In memory of Mae Anderson Endowment Fund............$45.00 Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours, or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame, and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and todo lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end. It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant $ Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured? What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave. What will matter is not your success, but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone. What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what. Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters. Women of the ELCA June Minutes WELCA Executive Board met Wed. June 2 at 9:30 AM in the church library, Loris Carlson presiding. Lois Sundstrom gave Devotions in which she charged each of us to pray for our country and our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan every evening at 8 PM. The power of mass prayer is very strong. Call to Order was the Purpose Statement. The Secretary and Treasurer’s report were read and approved. The Balance on hand is $302.68. COMMITTEE REPORTS Mission Community Gertrude L reported many requests for the Prayer chain and the e-mail prayer chain is working well. A Thank you was read from Kathy Nelson. The new missionary that we support is Amanda King who is teaching HS English in Cameroon. Loris represented us at Council. Unfinished Business Lois S. and Loris C. attended the SD WELCA Synod Convention in Madison, SD June 7-9. The theme was “Live as Children of the Light.” The 2008 WELCA Convention will be held in Spearfish, SD. All will be able to attend the Passion Play. A marker plate for the quilt rack is needed and will be looked into by Lila-Marie. New Business Our work units have been asked to serve the Wennblom family reunion at Nathanael on Aug. 4th, 2007. Donna Jurgenson and Jean Nelson are in charge of altar flowers for July. Meeting closed with The Lord’s Prayer. Lila M Reinmuth, Secretary P P U U U U P P NATHANAEL NATHANAEL Women of the ELCA June Treasurer’s Report Balance on Hand, May 20, 2007 nd $460.33 $26.50 $178.55 $14.45 $24.00 $150.00 U U INCOME: Circle Offering Sunday Morning Coffee Cards & Napkins Misc. Income-Lily & Buns Ruth Tiltrum Funeral U $393.50 U $853.83 U U EXPENSES: Total Stop - Groceries Kathy Nelson - Travel, etc. SD WELCA Convention Offering Loris Carlson - Delegate Expense Augsburg Fortress-Christ In Our Home Women of the ELCA-2nd Qtr. Dues P P $114.22 $40.00 $25.00 $45.00 $166.93 $160.00 U U $551.15 U U Balance on Hand, June 20, 2007 $302.68 Thank You to those who keep the flowers beautiful outside the church. DATES TO REMEMBER July 11 – Ruth Circle at Arlene’s at 2 PM. Doris C. and Lila-Marie, Hostesses No WELCA Executive Board Meeting in July. Aug. 4 - Wennblom Family Reunion Aug. 15 - Executive Board – 9:30 AM Coffee and Devotions, Mary T. U U Don't forget to check out the Union County Fair! August 3rd - 5th P P P P August Coffee 5: *Marilyn Hagen, Mary Treiber, Gertrude Lapour, Debbie McConnell 12: *Bonnie Hagen, Nancy Johnson, Diane Holt, Wava Homandberg 19: *Robin Haugland, Debbie Hughes, Kersten Johnson, Ellen Johnson 26: *Ruth Lind, Twyla Kroger, Marion Manning, Karin Morey *Denotes chairperson Bethany Lutheran Home Outreach Ministries In the Heat of the Day… August Lectors & Acolytes 5: Debbie McConnell - Sean & Alexis 12: Nancy Johnson - Casey 19: Kersten Johnson - Dustin 26: Diane Holt - Beth August Greeters 5th & 12th ....................... Ron & Marion Manning 19th & 26th .......................Dale & Marilyn Hagen P P P P P P P P August Ushers Beginning 1st Sunday of month *Todd Hakl Curt Anderson Todd Anderson Kelly Skoglund Casey Skoglund Austin Skoglund *Denotes Head Usher 5: (Continuous) Bread-Prep.: Jerome & Mary Erickson Server: Pat, Bob & Randy 19: (Altar) Bread-Prep.: Jerome & Mary Erickson Servers: TBA HTU August Communion Schedule Living in South Dakota, we experience extremes of weather. In these hot days of August, we may pine for an icy winter breeze! It is important to know how to take care of our bodies in times of prolonged heat-waves. Here are some tips on preventing heatrelated illness from the Department of Health and Human Services: • Drink more fluids (non-alcoholic). If you are on a fluid restricted diet, check with your doctor first. • Limit liquids that have caffeine, or large amounts of sugar. These can make you lose more fluids. • Stay indoors and, if possible, in an airconditioned room. If you don’t have airconditioning, go to a public place that is cool. Even a few hours at the mall or the library can help you cool down. • If you don’t have air-conditioning, a cool shower or bath will help. • Wear light, loose fitting clothing. • NEVER leave anyone in a closed, parked vehicle. • Some people are at higher risk for heatrelated illness. Check on these people: o Infants and young children. o People 65 years and older. o People who have mental illness. o Those who are physically ill, especially with heart disease or high blood pressure. (For more information on extreme heat survival: www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat or call the CDC public response hotline at (888) 246-2675.) UTH August Mission Partners 5: Lois Sundstrom-In Memory of Burdette 12: Darlene & Gordon Crawford 12: Randy & Pam Heuer 19: Ron & Marion Manning 19: Randy & Pam Heuer 26: Randy & Pam Heuer Blessings from Bethany Lutheran Home, Katherine Eisele Outreach Ministry Coordinator South Dakota Synod, ELCA - Labor of Love Weekend T T Pastor Tanya Rist, Aberdeen, and her husband, Fred, have asked us to pass along this information about the upcoming Labor of Love Weekend to help with ongoing recovery efforts in Brown County. Please share this information widely. If you have questions, please contact Pastor Tanya at prist@nvc.net or 605/225-6755. T HTU UTH T Labor of Love Weekend - Volunteer Recruitment and Sign Up This message is being widely sent to people across South Dakota who have expressed interest in helping with recovery from the May 4th and 5th flood in Aberdeen and Brown County. The Labor of Love is an effort organized by the four ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) congregations in Aberdeen, Lutheran Social Services of SD, NSU Lutheran Campus Ministry, and Thrivent. The following is from the Bethlehem Lutheran web site: Labor of Love Weekend August 30 - September 3, 2007 Guests Arrive: Friday evening & perhaps Saturday morning Work: Saturday 9-5 & Sunday 1-5 Worship: Sunday 10 a.m. - all four ELCA churches & guests together at NSU Barnett Center Guests Depart: Sunday evening or Monday morning We have a dream of Lutherans from across South Dakota coming to the Aberdeen area for a Labor Day Weekend work blitz to help rebuild hope and homes with people affected by the May flooding. Plans are coming together but the situation is still very fluid. Companion Synods Picnic WHEN: Sunday, July 29 from 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM WHERE: Lake Herman State Park Shelter #2 WHAT: Potluck picnic for all people who have been to Nicaragua or Cameroon or who would like to go or who are just interested in the ELCA Companion Synod Relationship and mission work. If you don't have a park sticker, you can purchase one at the gate for a minimal fee. Here is the breakdown of the day: There is a St. John Lutheran sponsored church service at the Lake Herman Amphitheater at 10:30 and all are welcome. It's fun and contemporary! From 11:45 to 1:00 all members of the Companion Synod Executive Board and Sub-Committee members will meet with Pastor Jeff Sorenson. This will be the summer meeting and your attendance would be appreciated. The picnic for all interested people will start at 1:00 p.m. What to bring: lawn chairs, bug spray, the beverage of your choice and one large side dish and silverware. How about if all guests with the alphabetical listing A-L bring desserts or hot dishes, M-Z bring salads, chips, or bread items. I will provide the shelter rental and paper plates and napkins. PLEASE spread the word that all are welcome. DRESS cool. You know South Dakota in July! There is a nice swimming beach if you're interested. We would like to thank Jeff Sorenson for all of his support and work with the Companion Synods Committee. In Christ, Val Parsley P.O. Box 98 209 Dakota St. Alcester, SD 57001 Change Service Requested Panorama August 2007 Nathanael Lutheran Church 209 Dakota St. P.O. Box 98 Alcester, SD 57001 Church: 934-2351 Parsonage 934-2507 www.nathanaelchurch.com Email: nlc@alliancecom.net HTU UTH HTU UTH August Birthdays! 3 Andy Haeder 5 Larry Anderson 5 Karen Evanson 5 Jamie Liston 5 Brigita Rasmussen 7 Gertrude Lapour 8 Eric Berg 8 Emma Morey 13 Jean Nelson 14 Steve Crawford 14 Shana Doering 14 Josh Yaeger 16 Jayme Nelson 17 Connie Fitch 17 Mary Hendricks-Wilkens 18 Elmer Homandberg Pastor: Renee Tecklenburg Summer Worship Schedule 9:30 AM Worship Service 10:30 AM Coffee Fellowship 19 Angela Wolpensinger 19 Verlyn Lapour 20 Mark Neu 21 Shannon Fickbohm 21 Adam St. Pierre 21 Myrtle Thormodsgaard 21 Abby Walth 23 Natalie Stene 24 Rebecca Schreur 25 Dennis Moller 28 Crystal Koppman 28 Kari Jo Hagen 28 Kely Scott 30 Dolores Mickelson 31 Wade Hartman 31 Chuck Haugland