SEPTEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTER

Christ the Servant Lutheran Church -LCMC

Inside this issue:

Pastor Steve’s Letter 2

Pastor Matt’s letter 3

Calendar 4

Board Mtg. Minutes 5

PATCH Health Fair

Men’s Fraternity

Women’s bible study

Church Bowling

League

Monthly Donations

6

LIVE! Sunday School

FLYTE

Confirmation

Youth News

MOPS/MOMSnext

Pack Away Hunger

7

Financial Statement

Birthdays/Anniversaries

8

Health Ministry 9

Volunteer Schedule 10

Kid’s Page 11

September 2012

Volume 35, Issue 9

8:30 AM

TRADITIONAL

SERVICE

9:35 AM CROSS +

GENERATIONAL

FELLOWSHIP & SUN-

DAY SCHOOL HOUR

10:45 AM

CONTEMPORARY

SERVICE

Fall Worship

Schedule

Starting September 9th,

CTS will be back into

the fall schedule of

events. There is lots

going on during the

week, too. Find class

information and

planned event

information inside.

Sunday mornings will

continue with:

Two Worship

Services:

8:30 am and

10:45 am

Sunday School Hour &

Fellowship

9:35 am –10:35 am

Youth Bible Study

5:00 pm

Have a look at the

calendar on page 4 and

upcoming events/service

project information on

pages 6 & 7 to keep up

to date on the

happenings here at CTS.

examine our Lutheran

beliefs and heritage in a

fresh way. If you are a

l i f e l o n g L u t h e r a n

searching for more

information or new to

Lutheranism looking to

understand what we

believe, this course will

be your guide. We will

explore the basics of

Lutheran theology, dig

into the history of

Lu t heran i sm, make

connections between

what Lutherans believe

and what Lutherans do.

The course comes with a

manual and workbook.

Cost for both is $25

(couples can share).

** If there is enough

interest I am open to

offering this class one

night a week (7:00-8:30

pm) and another one in

the morning (9:30-11:00

am). Watch for bulletin

inserts to sign-up at the

church.

Come join in

the Awesome

Adventure

Sunday September 9th

starting at 9:35 am.

We’ll be flying high on

faith through this year of

Youth Sunday school.

“But those who hope in the

Lord will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like

eagles, they will run and not

grow weary, they will walk

and not be faint.” Isai-

ah 40:31

faith home

taking

Miss a Sunday? There are

two ways to get your Tak-

ing Faith Home inserts.

You can pick on up at the

welcome center as you

enter the church build-

ing.

You can also find them on

our website wherever you

are! Go to:

www.christtheservantnorfolk.com

under the Devotion tab

When we as a

congregat ion w ere

discerning our relationship

with the ELCA, many of

you expressed an interest

in knowing more about

“Lutheranism”.

I am happy to announce

that I have discovered an

excellent resource for this

conversation and discov-

ery. The course is entitled:

“Lutheranism 101: THE

COURSE” and will be

taught on Sunday

mornings by Pastor Steve

during the Sunday school

hour in the fellowship hall.

Lutheranism 101 will

Christ. I was humbled and

honored to be in their

company. In life there are

ordinary men but in God’s

Kingdom there are giants

in faith. They simple

believe in God and His

Kingdom and are willing

to do whatever it takes to

share Jesus to those in

need. I was blessed to

hear Joseph D’Sousa

preach both Sundays at

the O M b a s e i n

Hyderabad. (I have

shared those learning in

my sermons on August 12

and 19). Joseph D’Sousa

is the head of OM India

and the head of the

Council of Christian

Churches in India. Both

his messages talked about

the lordship of Christ (not

just our savior but lord).

His first message reminded

us that Jesus must be Lord

of our community where

we are to “make every

effort to keep the unity of

the Spirit through the

b o n d o f

peace” (Ephesians 4:3).

Without a commitment to

maintain this unity the

community will fall apart.

He warned us that unity

will be destroyed if: (1) we

are jealous of each oth-

er’s gifts, (2) if there is idol-

atry (immoral, impure,

greed), (3) we don’t

control our tongue, and

(4) we don’t protect

guide marriage and

family life. On the next

Sunday, Joseph shared

that the “temple of

God” (church gathering)

is to be place of

“prayer” (Matthew 21:13)

above all else. When we

make church a place of

prayer where we pray

together, expecting God

to answer and heal, our

I recently returned from

my first mission trip abroad

where I accompanied my

daughter, Megan (and 12

others), to India to visit the

school which a group of

150-200 high school and

college students in the

Norfolk area raised funds

in 2003 to build a school to

educate Dalit children.

The Dalit are a group of

people in India who are

considered outside the

Hindu caste system (in

fact, they are considered

s u b - h u m a n a n d

“untouchable”). However,

the government has

declared the caste system

unconstitutional where if

Dalit people are ed-

ucated they can rise out

of their poverty and slav-

ery into the promise of

new opportunities in

society. OM (Operation

Mobilization) is a Christian

organization that is

bui lding educational

centers (schools) to ed-

ucate the Dalit chil-

dren. OM now has 106

schools and 25,000

children in these schools.

Slowly the Dalit are rising

out of hundreds of years

of cultural and societal

bondage. My daughter’s

heart has been captured

by the children in India

and continues to visit the

school she helped build in

Uddamarri as she brings

school supplies to share in

the class room and give

student/teacher resources

every year. Megan has

wanted me to go for years

so th i s summer I

accompanied her with

the Nebraska team

(people from Norfolk and

Lincoln). While I knew I

would enjoy the school

and the children (which I

did with great joy), I also

asked God to show me

what He wanted me to

learn in India. What I

learned came from the

adult Christian leaders in

India. The amount of faith

they have in God, their

absolute trust that God

will answer their prayers,

t h e i r u n f a i l i n g

commitment, and their

positive and contagious

joy is truly amazing. Each

day our Nebraska team

used the daily texts from

the Moravian church to

guide and encourage us.

Each day I wrote in a

journal my thoughts that

God brought to my mind.

My five senses were

heightened in ways I have

n e v e r e x p e r i e n c e d

before. (My brother, who

planned study abroad

programs for college

students for 25 years, told

me whenever you are in a

new environment, your

senses are a lways

heightened because you

are seeing, hearing,

smelling, touching and

tasting new things every

day).

M y g r e a t e s t

“heightenedness” (if that

is a word) came in my

c o n v e r s a t i o n s a n d

messages from the

leaders in OM (David at

Uddamarri , Binu at

Hyderabad, Raj at

Bangalore and Tangaraj

at Dharmapuri). All of

these leaders truly have a

servant’s heart and a gift

of hospitality. Rarely do

th e y co m p l a i n o r

grumble. They are men of

God who pray, live in

God’s Word, and daily

seek to live out the call of

being a disciple of Jesus

Pastor Steve’s Letter— “What a Heightened Spirit Can Do”

Page 2 September 2012 Newsletter

worship will then explode

into praise and cel-

ebration. God re-

vealed to me what I

needed to bring back to

the church in America -

maintain UNITY and

create church where

PRAYER is central to all we

do.

As a result of my trip I

am inviting you to join me

for weekly prayer in the

worship area. We will be

meeting on Wednesdays

at 6:30 pm for prayer. We

will be seeking God with

our whole being, uplifting

our petitions and listening

to what word He brings us

as we gather. Each week

we will be praying the var-

ious names given to God

in the Bible. We will study

the character of God

through these names and

let God reveal to us who

He really is and how He

has acted in the past and

how He has promised to

lead us in every time of

need. We will use

scripture to guide us. We

will listen, pray as God

leads us and pray for any

need that comes before

us. I invite you to join me

and others each week. If

you have never prayed

like this, come and learn.

No one will be required to

pray aloud but as the

weeks pass I believe you

will discover that your

prayer life will change

and mature.

May the unity we have

in prayer “heighten” your

senses in the knowledge

of knowing the living God

in the risen Christ through

the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Matt’s Letter those who are his disciples

and tells us we WILL be his

witnesses at home and

throughout the world. Will

we be disciples? A chal-

lenge was laid before us

to raise funds for assis-

tance and we have

moved 2/3rds of the way

there. From advent we

are sending $230 to work

in support of families

ravaged by AIDs. Through

VBS and the gifts of 3 peo-

ple we are sending 6 chil-

dren to school for a year,

while also making sure

they have shoes, clothes,

and food. I am proud

and honored to be deliv-

ering this care to these

people who are going to

partner with us, but I also

challenge us not to as-

sume we have done a

great thing, but a good

thing, lest we take Jesus’

direction as a minimum.

At Christ the Servant we

have been blessed to be

a blessing. The hardest

part of that blessing is to

really hear what Jesus is

saying, “you will be my

MARTYROS, in Jerusalem,

in all Judea and Samaria,

and the ends of the

earth.” Did you catch

the word – we are to be

martyrs - sacrificial givers,

and those who give their

life to others for the sake

of the spread of the Good

News. We find that

strength when we under-

stand that Jesus has been

martyred for us to show us

the true depth of the King-

dom of God’s grace. It is

an awesome challenge

and blessing to be the

disciples and children of

God.

As I am away school will

start, the summer will be

rolled up and put behind

But you will receive pow-

er when the Holy Spirit

has come upon you; and

you will be my witnesses

in Jerusalem, in all Ju-

dea and Samaria, and to

the ends of the earth."

Acts 1:8

I actually am writing this

letter at 3:15 a.m. the Sun-

day before my depar-

ture to Tanzania. Again I

find this trip intimidating

as I am going to travel

alone, around the world,

to be with the people of

the Msaranga Mandaka

Lutheran Parish and

Mchungaji (Pastor) Dalem

Lyattu to begin to unite

our congregations in min-

istry together. This often is

called a mission trip, but in

reality it is not what most

would call mission; but I

am a man on a mission.

For a very long time God

put these people on my

heart. Finally being

blessed to travel to Tanza-

nia in 2009, I found a land

of wonder and of trage-

dy, joy and sadness; all

that I had expected and

feared. There are so

many things I wish to tell

you and to show you of

the land and the peo-

ple, but more im-

portantly I prayerfully

keep imploring the Lord to

give to this congre-

gation a heart of love for

them as well.

The people of this parish,

nearly 2000 strong, walk

for miles to come and

worship God, for all his

blessings in a land that

most in America would

never even consider trav-

eling to see. They give in

coin, and bills, and even

in bananas and chickens,

offerings to God for His

love of them through the

life, death, and resurrec-

tion of His Son, Jesus. And

they pray for the gift of a

bottle of water before it is

opened, because it may

be their last. They offer to

us in the develop-

ment of this partnership –

the gift of faith, hospitality,

understanding of steward-

ship, and a hand to grasp

to with work through life

together in ministry.

What we have to offer are

resources, ideas, support,

and prayer because we

have been so over abun-

dantly blessed. But yet

when I say that, I know

people will think – but I

don’t have much com-

pared to most. That is be-

cause too often we com-

pare ourselves to others in

the wrong direction; we

look to the Trumps, the

Jordans, the Buffetts and

say I certainly am not rich;

and that is true. But if we

were to look in the right

direction, we would see

that we are the Trumps,

the Jordans, and the Buf-

fetts. Our hearts are more

easily than desired to be

acknowledged hard-

ened and closed to the

real and deep need

around us. If I am poor or

homeless here . . . there is

a place to go and have

(because we have so

much). If I am poor and

homeless there . . . where

can I turn. Think about

such things the next time

you do something as sim-

ple as opening your

refrigerator stocked with

food or turning on the

spigot to get a drink of

clean water.

Jesus doesn’t ask us in

Acts, but rather speaks to

Page 3 September 2012 Newsletter

us, life will tighten up and

we will move once again

to the harvest and hear-

ing of the Kingdom of

God. In that time I pray

that you think of the peo-

ple of Msaranga Manda-

ka Lutheran Parish, and

me, as we work to gener-

ate ideas as to where to

head together in ministry,

but also of all those who

have no harvest this year

because there has been

no rain, and the children

who won’t be able to at-

tend school because they

have not been sent, and

the faith of a people

who look to God as the

source of all help in the

midst of each days chal-

lenges in this world; peo-

ple who have nothing

and yet everything.

Then ask, “Who is richer?”

Mungu akipenda tutuo

nana tena.

Mchungaji Mateo.

Pastor Matt wrote his letter

prior to leaving for

Tanzania. Upon his arrival

there, he learned of Pastor

Dalem Lyattu passing the

Friday preceding his arrival.

Please keep the Msaranga

Mandaka Lutheran Parish

and his family in your pray-

ers as they continue to

grieve this loss. Pastor Matt

arrives back in Norfolk on

August 30th. He will be in

worship on September 2nd.

Monthly Schedule of Events

Sundays

8:30 am Traditional Worship

9:35 am Sunday School &

Fellowship

10:45 am Contemporary Worship

5:00 pm Youth Bible Study

Mondays

6:45 pm Bd of S. Oversight (10th)

6:45 Board of Admin ()

Tuesdays

6:00 pm World Prayer Fellowship(11th)

7:00 pm Men’s Fraternity Year 1 (18th)

Men’s Fraternity Year 3 (25th)

Wednesdays

6:00 am Men’s Fraternity Yr 1 (19th)

Men’s Fraternity Yr 3 (26th)

Thursdays

9:00 am PieceMakers Quilting(6th)

9:00 am Agape Circle at CTS (13th)

6:45 pm MOPS/MOMSnext (20th)

Fridays

Saturdays

TBA My 1st Bible Class (8th)

**Save the Date!**

Holiday Boutique

Saturday October 27th

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Pastor Steve’s Schedule

slund@cableone.net

Office days Monday thru Thursday

Pastor Matt’s Schedule

pastormatt@cableone.net

Office days Tuesday thru Friday

Vibrant Faith Certification School

Sept 26th-Oct 3rd

Office Hours

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:00-3:00

Wed 8:00-2:00

Page 4 September 2012 Newsletter

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

2 3 Labor

Day

OFFICE

CLOSED

4 5

6 Quilting

9:00 am &

6:30 pm

7 1/8

9 Rally Sunday 10 11

World Prayer

Fellowship

12 13

Agape

Circle

14

15

16

17 18

19 20

MOPS/

MOMSnext

21 22

23 24

25 26

27 28 29

30

SEPTEMBER 2012

Mark Your Calendars

Rally Sunday September 9th

between services

Wednesday Nights

FLYTE/Confirmation/Youth

Group will be meeting on

Wednesday nights starting in

September. Times are to be

announced once Pastor Matt

returns from Tanzania.

Pastor Matt to Certification School Sept 26th—Oct 3rd

Board of Spiritual Oversight Mtg. Minutes-August 20, 2012

weekend to MN for

niece’s wedding.

Board of Admin report-

Greg not present. Board

meets after on Aug 27th.

Board Actions:

Fellowship (Mary)-Mary

was not present

W o r s h i p ( B r i a n ) -

Celebration was shared-

Emily Svitak is coming on

as Worship Leader for

10:45 am Sunday

worship. next worship

committee meeting is

set for August 27th @

7pm. Summer worship

update—last outdoor

worship will be on Aug

2 6 t h . E q u i p m e n t

concerns-looking into

getting a wireless pack

for guitar for Emily.

Discipleship (Linnea)-

Blessing of Back Packs

during picnic on Aug

Opening prayer was of-

fered by Margaret to

open the meeting

Using the Taking Faith

Home sheet for August 26,

2012, the meeting started

with devotions and “4-

Keying” the beginning of

the meeting. Future meet-

ings will be using these

Taking Faith Home sheets.

Discussion was had on the

Armor of God and how it

is used in our individual

lives and how we take

that out with us into our

daily lives.

Agenda & July meeting

minutes were accepted

as slated.

Leadership Principle—

#13 “Active Voice” was

shared by P. Steve.

Pastor Matt’s Report—an

email was shared that

came in from Pastor

Matt on Saturday August

18th. Pastor Steve shared

the news of Pastor Dal-

lem Lyattu’s passing. His

return is scheduled for

August 30th at 1:30 pm to

Omaha.

VI. Pastor Steve’s Report-

update on Vibrant Faith.

Weekly Prayer Meeting

to start Aug 22nd @ 6:30

pm. Discussed how

attendance has been up

with having two service

during the summer. Fall

classes are starting soon.

Men’s Fraternity will have

3 groups this year. On

Sundays-Lutheranism 101

possibly other times dur-

ing the week, too. Look-

ing at having Spiritual

Warfare weekends every

other month. P. Steve will

be gone Labor Day

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Board of Administration-Board Meeting

Minutes-August 27, 2012

No Board meeting

minutes are available for

September newsletter as

it was printed &

distributed prior to their

meeting. A copy will be

made available upon

request.

12th. Those who didn’t

receive a tag can get

one on Rally Sunday set

for Sept 9th. Hand out

3rd grade bibles then,

too.

Outreach (Linda)-need

more people for World

Christian Prayer Fellow-

ship.

Service (Nell)- Mercy

Meals packaging is set

for Thursday, Aug 30th at

6pm. Brush Up Norfolk on

Sept 9th any volunteers

are asked to contact

First Baptist.

LCMC Gather ing—

October 7th-10th in

Denver, CO-P. Steve will

be attending.

Next meeting: Monday

September 10th, 6:45

pm.

Donate your

Bud Vases

Our supply of

bud vases is run-

ning low. These

vases are used to

take flowers to

our shut-ins

throughout the year. If

you have any on-hand,

you can drop them off

at the church kitchen or

office.

4th Annual

Trunk-R-Treat

Planning

If you would like to assist

in the planning of this

annual event, please

contact Mary Weich

402-371-0120.

This has been an event

enjoyed by all ages.

Decorate your trunk and

give out treats.

T h i s y e a r P AT C H

(Planned Approach to

Community Health) is

“Celebrating 20 Years of

PATCHwork”. There will

be over 50 vendors

and many free screen-

ings for participants to

take part in such as vi-

sion, dental, hearing,

and many more.

Friday Sept. 14th from

7:00 am-5:30 pm

Saturday Sept 15th from

7:00 am-12:00 pm

See the flyer on the

fellowship hall bulletin

board for more details.

The Men’s Fraternity

class has been a great

gift of encouragement

and understanding for

the men who have

attended these classes

in the past. We are now

introducing Year Three

for those who have

completed Years One

and Two. Beginning in

September all three

Years will be offered on

the same dates and

t ime in d i f fe rent

locations in the church

(starting and ending

times will depend on the

length of each class).

You will have the option

of attending on either

Tuesday evenings at

7:00 pm or Wednesday

mornings at 6:00 am.

(You can rotate days if

your schedule ever

changes.) Each session

will last 75-90 minutes.

The DVD presentations

are EXCELLENT, followed

b y s m a l l g r o u p

discussion.

Year One will begin on

September 18/19

If this is your first year,

sign-up for Year One

( “ T h e Q u e s t f o r

Authentic Manhood)

where this 24-week study

will help you understand

your true identity and

help you learn how to

p u r s u e g e n u i n e

masculinity for a lifetime.

T h o s e w h o s e

participated in the past

were amazed how

practical and helpful this

study is.

Year Two will begin on

October 2/3

Year Two (“Winning at

Work & Home) is a

16-week study where

yo u w i l l r ec e i ve

practical ways to win

both at work and at

home, the two most

critical areas of a man’s

life (your relationship

with your wife and

children will vastly

improve).

Year Three will begin on

September 25/26

Year Three (“The Great

Adventure”) will be

offered for the first time

which is a 20-week study

designed to help men

understand their true

identity and to guide

you to break free from

t he bondag e of

boredom to embark on

the adventure of your

life.

***Watch for more

information on Sundays

during worship or in the

September newsletter.

You may also call the

church office to register.

Please invite your

friends, co-workers and

neighbors to join you.

Cost is $10.

Thank you to all for

y o u r g e n e r o u s

donations!

Items needed:

*Toothbrushes & tooth paste

*Deodorant

*Children’s & Adult Tylenol

*Cough Medicines

*Band-Aids

*Diapers-all the larger sizes

*Disinfectants

*Paper Towels, plates

*Bathroom Tissue

*(Kleenex) Tissue & Napkins

*Shampoo, combs, & brushes

*bar soap

*cleaning products

*Dishwashing Liquid

*Fabric Softener-dryer sheets

*Laundry Detergent

*coffee & creamer

*sugar, chili powder,

*salt, pepper, flour, cornstarch

*ketchup & mustard

***Please place any

items in the donation

box in the Fellowship

Hall.

Monthly Donation Schedule

September—Bright Horizons

Page 6 September 2012 Newsletter

Church

Bowling

League @

King’s Lanes

This is a brand new

mixed, non-sanctioned

league to start

September 9th. The

league bowls once a

month on Sunday

afternoons starting at

1:00 pm.

If you are interested in

joining a team, let the

church office know by

Sept 2nd-or sign up on

the sheet at the back

of the sanctuary.

Women’s Bible Study

CTS is looking to start

up a Women’s bible

study (weekly or

bi-weekly) this fall.

Check your bulletins

s o o n f o r m o r e

information If you are

interested, please

contact the church

office.

2012 PATCH

Health Fair

“Getting kids into the

Bible and the Bible

into Kids”

Rally Sunday is set for September 9th, 2012.

Come join us!

This unique multi-age curriculum combines all

ages from 3 years of age all the way through

6th grade. It is similar to the way we operate our

Vacation Bible School by having the older kids

assist the younger kids with the guidance of

Spirit-filled adults.

Adults of all ages are encouraged to

participate as well in the 45 minutes to 1 hour

time frame between services.

Come check it out, join in!

See you on September 9th!!

2012 Pack Away

Hunger Day

Saturday October 6th

at the Cox Activity

Center on Northeast

Community College

Campus.

Last year CTS

sponsored and manned

one table at two

different shifts to help

package meals for this

event. (These packages

are very similar to those

that are packed a the

Mercy Meal office at 7th

and Madison.)

It would be wonderful

to participate again this

year. Each team is made

up of 10-12 people,

7 years of age or older.

There are 3 shifts

available–

9:00 am

11:00 am

1:00 pm

Each shift is two hours

long. A minimum

donation of $100 per

team is being asked of to

reserve a table.

If you are interested in

participating, there will

be a sign-up sheet

located at the back of

the sanctuary. Please

indicate which shift (s)

you are available to

work. This will help in

planning how many

teams we can submit on

behalf of CTS.

Monetary donations

are also being accepted

to help sponsor a team.

Reservations must be

in by Sept 15th, so please

check your calendars

and sign-up soon!

I would like to offer a

personal thanks to all

who helped so much to

make this weekend a

great hit for the

congregation. The

youth deserve a huge

hand of praise for their

work in making the act-

ing part a success, and

for being the majority of

the wait staff.

But also special thanks

to: Jason and Stacy

Jones, Margaret and

Lonnie Svitak, Emily

Svitak, Sharel Olson,

Linnea and Dave

Caauwe, Don Vietor, Jo

Roberts and Steve

Morton, Korrie Hall,

Brian and Michelle An-

derson, Andy Lutz,

Bob Lutz, Becky Bahn-

fleth, and Lu Carter

without whose help it

never would have

happened.

If I have forgotten

anyone I am sorry but

thank you to you as

well. We will continue

to serve you as we

work together to

share youth and life

together in this place.

Pastor Matt

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Look for updates to

come once Pastor

Matt returns from

Tanzania.

MOPS/MOMSnext

September 20th will be

the next meeting to

kick-off the new year.

Childcare is provided

6:45pm to 9:00pm

3rd Thursday of the

Month.

Youth Group will start

meeting again once

Pastor Matt returns

from Tanzania. Please

check the website

and email for more

updates to come

Youth Group

Calendar of Events

for September

Confirmation

Calendar of Events

for September

FLYTE Events for

September 5th, 6th &

7th Grade Youth

A “real life” curriculum

that brings faith and

life together—

designed just for

preteens.

BRING A FRIEND!

Updates to come soon!

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Updated Member

Directories

14th-Arlynn Boelman

15th-Wendell Hahne

15th-Laura Kowalski

20th-Robyn Dayton

21st-Brynn Headlee

23rd-Allen Henriksen

23rd-Tim Schmitt

24th-Austin Vietor

26th-Braden Eisenhauer

26th-Matt Morton

27th-Ted Longe

30th-Delores Hahne

Birthdays

1st-Arlis Lind

2nd-Emily Bjorklund

2nd-Linda Shaffer

3rd-Lonnie Svitak

5th-Marie Shafer

7th-Dean Hoffart

8th-Gaylen Grunke

10th-Carre Klein

11th-Katelyn Caauwe

11th-Nate Metschke

13th-Doris Hoffart

If you have a college

student, we’d like their

contact information.

You can leave it in the

office, email the office,

or call.

U p d a t e d m e m b e r

directories will be

finished the week of

Sept 2nd. Please check

them for any corrections

and let the church

office know.

July YTD

Offerings & Interest $ 23,409.39 $ 130,602.74

Transfer in from Ministry

Expansion Fund 2,000.00 14,000.00

$ 25,409.39 $ 144,602.74

Expenditures:

Administration $ 14,821.90 $ 102,257.25

Worship $ 264.43 $ 4,294.69

Discipleship $ 74.74 $ 4,022.89

Parsonage $ 712.22 $ 3,498.77

Church Properties $ 1,296.75 $ 14,560.76

Fellowship & Evangelism $ — $ 1,321.52

Outreach $ 1,680.92 $ 12,620.42

Service & Local Mission $ 307.05 $ 2,733.69

$ 19,158.01 $ 145,309.99

Surplus (Shortfall) $ 6,251.38 $ (707.25)

These amounts do not include designated offerings and their related

expenditures.

For more Budget questions, please contact Mike Finkral,

Board of Administration, Finance Member.

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Birthday and

Anniversary wishes to

those celebrating in

September. May God

continue to bless you

in the upcoming year!

September 2012 Newsletter

*If your birthday or wedding anniversary is not listed, please let us know so we can update our records. For accuracy in our church records, please provide full date of birth or anniversary.

Anniversaries

2nd-Duane & Carol Divis

15th-Duane & Shirley Theil

21st-Gary & Janel Eisenhauer

21st-Lionel & Nancy Dayton

Christ the Servant Lutheran Church

Funds Balance

7/312012

Current

YTD

Reconciled Bank Balances

Checking Account $ 5,807.56

Endowment Account (4076) 2,602.03

Improvement Account (2367) 10,502.41

Savings Account (4034) 41,435.61

Good Samaritan Account 546.95

Youth Checking Account 1,214.25

Total Cash In Bank $ 62,109.81

Designations for Restricted Use

Mission Fund - Rystrom $ (40.00)

Mission Fund - A&A Cyboron (25.00)

Mission Fund - Emily Svitak (375.50)

Mission Fund - Marissa Lee (100.00)

Mission Fund - B&A Cyboron (125.00)

Mission Fund - Amanda Cyboron (20.00)

Mission Fund - Weichs (—)

Mission Fund - Lund (1,340.13)

Broder Family Fund (—)

Good Samaritan Fund (546.95)

WOW (LCMC Women) Fund (1,608.62)

Church Property Fund (14,345.40)

Special Projects Fund (4,020.33)

Parsonage Fund (3,867.30)

Youth Fund (1,214.25)

Ministry Expansion Fund (21,300.93)

Tanzania Mission Fund (5,515.00)

Minot Mission Fund (—)

Memorial Fund (1,102.12)

Missions/Growth Fund (4,687.74)

Total Designations $ (59,902.52)

Operating Funds Available @ 07/31/2012 $ 2,207.29

Health Ministry

Why It’s Dangerous: Losing

touch with your body’s nat-

ural hunger and satisfac-

tion signals can lead to

chronic overeating and

unhealthy extra pounds

that can lead to diabetes,

heart disease, and other

serious conditions. If it’s junk

foods you snack on, you’re

also flooding your body

with unhealthy ingredients.

Why You Should Stop: With

determination, anyone can

fix bad eating habits, and

get to a healthier, more

natural weight. By paying

attention to your hunger

signals and switching to

healthy snacks, you can

boost nutrition, control

cravings, lose weight, and

avoid energy slumps. Your

weight will fall to a healthi-

er level, and you’ll replace

unhealthy trans and satu-

rated fat, sugar, refined

carbohydrates, and extra

sodium with more nutritious

fare.

Revers e the Hab i t :

*Reacquaint yourself with

hunger: Wait to eat until

your body is physically

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OUR MISSION

STATEMENT

“I pray that everything

may go well with you,

and that you may be in

good health, as I know

you are well in spirit.” (3

John 2)

Blood Pressure Screening:

After 1st service

2nd Sunday of month

This month:

*September 9th*

REMEMBER TO DONATE

BLOOD

Remember to give the

Gift of Life!

Contact the American

Red Cross every Tuesday

**Health Cabinet**

met on Aug 21st...watch

for more updates!

Bad Habit: Snacking non-stop, even when not hungry.

Fall—a Great Time to make

healthy resolutions:

1-Eat Healthy-remember

fruits & vegetables

2-Watch your weight

3-Start a daily

exercise program

4-take time for Self

5-Daily Devotions

Even if you’re not sure it’s

a heart attack, don’t wait

more than five minutes to

call 9-1-1 or your emer-

gency response number.

Every minute matters! It’s

bes t to cal l EMS

(Emergency Medical

Services) to get to the

emergency room right

away. EMS staff can

begin treatment when the

arrive-up to an hour soon-

er that if someone gets to

the hospital by car. EMS

staff are also trained to

revive someone whose

heart has stopped.

Patients with chest pain

who arrive by ambulance

usually receive faster

treatment at the hospital,

too.

What to do:

Heart Attack

craving food.

*Stop eating before you’re

stuffed: Finish when you feel

just a little bit full, you’ll eat

less this way.

*East for the right reason:

Because you’re hun-

gry—not because you’re

stressed, bored, angry, or

sad.

*Stop mindless eating: If

snacking is an old, bad hab-

it, ban unhealthy food from

your home.

Cardiac arrest is reversible

in most victims if it’s treat-

ed within a few minutes.

First, call 9-1-1 for emer-

gency medical services.

Then get an automated

external defibrillator if

one is available and use

it as soon as it is available.

Begin CPR immediately

and continue unti l

professional EMS arrive. If

two people are available

to help, one should begin

CPR immedieately while

the other calls 9-1-1 and

finds and AED.

What to do:

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

September is

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

As America wrangles daunting issues, no challenge

is more urgent than protecting the health and

wellbeing of our children—now, and as they grow.

Over the past several decades we have witnessed

childhood obesity grow to epidemic proportions.

More that 23 million children and teenagers are

obese or overweight. That’s roughly one child in

every three. Some groups are disproportionately

affected.

These youngsters risk developing serious health

problems in adulthood, such as heart disease, type

2 diabetes, stroke, and several types of cancer. The

financial impact is a sobering $14 billion per year in

direct health care costs alone. The psychosocial

consequences can hinder these kids academically

and socially.

The effort begins at home. Parents have enormous

influence over their children’s lifestyles by the

example they set and the decisions they make. By

modeling healthy eating and physically active

lifestyles, we can set our children on the road to a

lifetime of good habits.

The fight against childhood obesity gains

momentum in September, and the results can last a

lifetime. All children deserve a healthy start in life; it’s

our responsibility to make that possible. Learn more

at www.COAM-month.org.

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