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June 2017

Peace Lutheran

Church

A congregation of Lutheran

Congregations in Mission for Christ

www.peace2you.org 203 N. Jackrabbit Lane

Belgrade, MT 59714 406-388-1358

The Words Inside

Upcoming Events 1 Pastor Bob 2 Pastor Jeff 3 June Ministry Teams 4 Calendar 5 Thank You 6 June Baptisms LWR Truck Birthdays & Anniversaries 7 July Ministry Team Graduates 8 Peace Gardens Financials 9

______________________ Pastor Bob Coughlin BobCoughlin74@gmail.com Pastor Jeff Redlin Jeff.Redin@gmail.com Mike Hansen Council President Karlene Swenson Church Office PeaceLutheran@live.com

SUMMER OUTDOOR WORSHIP SERVICES

June 11 July 9 August 13

9:00 a.m.

Please join us as we worship outdoors this summer in

our beautiful Peace Gardens.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

July 24-27

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

Camp counselors from Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp will be leading the program for children in 1st-6th grade. We need someone to plan and lead the mid-morning snacks. Please prayerfully consider being a VBS volunteer to help make this a great time for the kids! Contact Pastor Jeff, Pastor Bob or Karlene if you would like to be a youth helper or an adult leader.

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Dear Family at Peace,

May has been a month of rehabilitation for me. Once again, I underwent

surgery to replace a hip that had been painfully arthritic. It amazes me at what

surgeons can do! I don’t want to see a video of the procedure, I hear it’s pretty

brutal, but when I think about how God-given parts can be replaced by something made by humans,

well, it’s simply amazing. Even more incredible is how the God-given parts are able to attach themselves to

these new foreign bodies. And, it all works! We are indeed “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Ps. 139).

As I recover, I find myself thinking of things and people I am thankful for: Pastor Jeff and other leaders in

the church have readily taken on my responsibilities, giving me time for my recovery. Members of the

Congregational Life Committee that took care of activities during the busy month of May. Those who have

shown their support through their prayers, visits, phone calls and meals. It is humbling to be served so

selflessly.

My wife, Dianne, has taken on all of the responsibilities of our home that comes with springtime in Montana

(as she did in taking on winter duties). She gives me shots every day and makes sure I do my physical

therapy!

Although I am absent in body, you all have been very much on my mind. Even though I was not able to be in

attendance the Sundays in May that we celebrated and blessed the work of the quilters, High School

Graduates, Mothers and Sunday School Teachers, I lift up my prayers of thanksgiving for the way their

efforts have blessed others and brought joy to many. I am so proud of these groups and their hard work.

They should be celebrated!

Maybe it is just my perspective, but this recovery seems like it is taking longer than the last one did. For

some reason, I was expecting it would be just the opposite! So, I am learning to be patient… and creative

with activities from my recliner.

I look forward to be back in the midst of the congregation soon - hopefully by May 28th

. I look forward to the

summer months that provide more relaxed rhythm to ministry of the church. I hope to use this time for us to

celebrate what God has done in our midst and to expectantly look for ways he will continue to work among

us as we witness to the love of God that is graciously and abundantly ours.

I am so grateful for the ways you have shared this love.

Pastor Bob

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No doubt about it, spring is moving into summer- finally! The trees and bushes have sprouted their leaves.

Area pastures and lawns are a beautiful sea of green. The sun is high above our heads; consequently the

weather has warmed. On our June calendars a shift in season occurs; summer begins on June 21. This year,

June is also the month when a shift occurs in the Christian liturgical calendar.

Pentecost Sunday is June 4.

After Holy Trinity Sunday on June 11, and through Reformation Sunday on

October 26, the Sundays are all given the designation “after Pentecost.” The

liturgical color for the season after Pentecost is green, emphasizing a sustained

time of growth in our Christian faith and life. But without the events of the first Pentecost there

would be little spiritual growth possible. Martin Luther said that the primary work of the Holy Spirit is to

make faith in Jesus Christ possible. The sanctification of our lives then follows from that.

As a major Festival Sunday, Pentecost Sunday is relatively overlooked- at least in comparison to the festivals

of Christmas and Easter. Pentecost ("the fiftieth [day]") is the Greek name for the Feast of Weeks, a

prominent feast in the calendar of ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Mt. Sinai. This feast is

still celebrated in Judaism as Shavuot (meaning 7 weeks). Later, in the Christian liturgical year, it became a

feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ

(120 in all), as described in Acts 2:1–31. For this reason, Pentecost is called by some Christians today the

"Birthday of the Church".

According to Christian tradition, Pentecost is always seven weeks after Easter Sunday; that is to say, 50 days

after Easter (inclusive of Easter Day). In other words, it falls on the eighth Sunday, counting Easter Day. In

the Western Church, the earliest possible date is May 10 and the latest possible date June 13.

The liturgical color of Pentecost is red symbolizing joy and the fire of the Holy Spirit. Clergy wear red

vestments and in modern times the custom has extended to the lay people of the congregation wearing red

clothing in celebration as well. Red banners, even balloons, are often hung from walls or ceilings to

symbolize the blowing of the "mighty wind” and the free movement of the Spirit. Symbols of the Holy Spirit

such as the dove or flames are prominently displayed. Red paraments hung at the altar and pulpit and red

flowering plants such as geraniums placed around the chancel are customary decorations for Pentecost

services. These symbolize the renewal of life, the coming of the warmth of summer, and the growth of the

church at and from the first Pentecost.

Pentecost Sunday reminds us first of all that it is the Holy Spirit that builds and sustains Christ’s church. Peter

preached to the crowds on the first Pentecost, “This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.

Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promised Holy

Spirit, he has poured out this that you both see and hear.” (Acts 2:32-33) Secondly, that we are united by the

work of the Holy Spirit with Christ’s whole church on earth- “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you

were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of all who

is above all and through all in all.” (Eph. 4: 4-6) Thirdly, that Pentecost is also a local event. The outpouring

of the Holy Spirit can occur wherever believers are gathered for worship. We may not have tongues of fire on

our heads but through the Holy Spirit our hearts “burn within us” whenever we hear God’s Word “being

opened to us”! (Luke 24:32) I look forward to our Pentecost Sunday celebration and I also look forward to

growing in Christian faith, hope and love with you in the summer weeks that follow.

Love in Christ,

Pastor Jeff

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MINISTRY

TEAMS

June 4

Pentecost

ELW #10

Pr. Bob Coughlin

Piano

Connie Holton

Acolyte

Usher/Lector/Refreshments

Wayne & Lynn Johnson

Vern & Carol Albertson

June 11 – Outdoor Service

Holy Trinity Sunday

Country Gospel

Pr. Jeff Redlin

Musician

Lorrie Hansen

Acolyte

Usher/Lector/Refreshments Carl & Candice Donaldson

Dave & Lori Lanzendorf

June 18

2nd

Sunday after Pentecost

Rhythm & Blues

Pr. Bob Coughlin

Piano

Jackie Currey

Acolyte

Usher/Lector/Refreshments

Bill & Linda Miller

Fred & Kari Haas

June 25

3rd

Sunday after Pentecost

ELW #3

Pr. Jeff Redlin

Piano

Nancy Murdock

Acolyte

Usher/Lector/Refreshments

Jim Moss

Tiina Smith

Council for June

Bill Miller, Kari Haas & Megan

Paulson

Altar Guild for June

Julie Hanson

Heahter Geiger

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2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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7:00 p.m. Mission & Outreach

2 Pr. Jeff’s day off

3 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 7th Day Adventist Belgrade High Graduation

4 Pentecost 9:00 a.m. Worship – ELW #10 10:00 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship

5 Pr. Bob’s day off

5-6 p.m. Food Bank 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts

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7:00 p.m. Ed. & Youth Committee Mtg.

7:00 p.m. Prayer Group

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6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 10:00 a.m. Re-Piecers Last Day of School in Manhattan

8 7:00 p.m. Council 9:30 a.m. Worship Comm. Mtg. Last day of School in Bozeman

9 Pr. Jeff’s day off

Last day of School in Belgrade

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9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

7th Day Adventist

11 Holy Trinity Sunday Outdoor Worship 9:00 a.m. Worship – Country Gospel 10:00 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship Pr. Bob @ Soldiers Chapel

12 Pr. Bob’s day off

5-6 p.m. Food Bank 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts

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7:00 p.m. Prayer Group

14 Flag Day 6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 10:00 a.m. Re-Piecers

15 Pr. Jeff out of office

16 Pr. Jeff’s day off

17 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

7th Day Adventist

18 2nd Sunday after Pentecost 9:00 a.m. Worship – Rhythm & Blues 10:30 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship

19 Pr. Bob’s day off

12-4 p.m. Clothes Closet

5-6 p.m. Food Bank 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts

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7:00 p.m. Prayer Group

21 Newsletter Due 6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 10:00 a.m. Re-Piecers

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23 Pr. Jeff’s day off

24 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

7th Day Adventist

25 3rd Sunday after Pentecost 9:00 a.m. Worship- ELW #3 10:00 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship 4:30 p.m. Community Café

26 Pr. Bob’s day off

5-6 p.m. Food Bank

7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts

27 7:00 p.m. Prayer Group

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6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 10:00 a.m. Re-Piecers Pr Jeff on Vacation

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12-6 – Blood Drive @ Belgrade Community Church

30 Pr. Jeff’s day off

July 1 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 7th Day Adventist

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If you would like to show your thanks for

something in the next newsletter, please

contact the office…..call, email or scribble

a note.

To everyone that helped load the LWR truck May13 th.

To Jerry & Karl Swenson for cleaning up the fence

posts and filling the holes out by the Community

Gardens.

To all our Sunday School Teachers and Musicians who

made this education year so special. We couldn’t do it

without you!

Thanks to Jinx Sorensen for taking care of our

recycling items.

To Bruce Sorensen for dirt for the Community

Gardens.

To Paul Flanagan to pulling the grass that had grown

up around our sign.

To Larry Oddy and Dan Madison for mowing our

lawns!

To the Men’s Breakfast group for their financial

support for the Pentecost geraniums.

To everyone who has helped beautify our Peace

Gardens!

The LWR truck has come and gone once again. It never ceases to amaze us how God works with the people of Southwestern Montana. The semi started its journey in Missoula collecting donations from the Missoula area churches. Several congregations dropped off their contributions with the final loading point being our parking lot.

With the expert repacking of our volunteers that semi could not hold one more box. May these quilts, etc. spread the love of God to areas near and far. We are blessed with the time, talent and resources to make this project a success. 2017 PLC Totals: 85 quilts, 57 school kits, 9 layettes and

3 fabric kits.

BAPTISMS FOR JUNE Remember your Baptism – whether walking in the rain or in the shower. Members that have been baptized in June are:

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Stevie Andrews

4 Roy Finkbeiner

7 Autumn Weathers

10 Tom Gruss

Dalton Koosman

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Trish Baker

Stacey Larson

14 Chase Bell

Udo Akukwe

15 Jim Moss

17 Melissa Finkbeiner

19 Jason Weathers

24 Ryan Rieger

Karl Schievelbein

Paul Flanagan

25 Cohan Taylor

26 David Lanzendorf

Part of the Quilt Loading Crew…..thanks to all! (Bob White….where are you??? Hopefully not on

your way to Minneapolis amongst the boxes! )

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Birthdays and Anniversaries for June If your birthday or anniversary isn’t listed or has the wrong date, please contact the church office so that it can be corrected on the church records. Office email is PeaceLutheran@Live.com

1 Derek & Nicky Swenson

Jason & Tracy Weathers

Jennifer Miller

3 Doug & Paula Johnson

4 Levi Simonson

5 Ty Sando

6 Mark & Mary Rathbun

Carl & Candice Donaldson

7 Autumn Weathers

8 Michael Erikson

10 Lisa Duffey

11 Maria Pipinich

Remmy Swenson

12 Andrew & Tracey Bolich

John & Jennifer Handsaker

Fawn Wyman

13 Jimmy Murdock

Lisa Sutton

Tara & Jack Bachofer

14 Phil & Kate Davis

15 Gary & Debbie Porter

Ashlyn Lee

Bryleigh Larson

16 Pr. Bob & Dianne Coughlin

John & Wynne Gillis

Dylan Bell

Jim & Julie Hanson

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Kevin & Julie Mattson

Stevie & Rachel Andrews

Alicia Gilman

Madelyn Fettig

Eli Love

Taylin Wyman

19 Stan & Doreen Olean

20 Peggy & Mark Hall

Matthew & Molly Fettig

21 Craig & Kristi Parker

Kyle Campbell

Rachel Andrews

22 Jerry & Karlene Swenson

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Josh & Corie Love

Reed & Tracy Simonson

Lewis & Diana Murphy

Rhys Tex

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Rollin Rieger

SharlaRae Kuka

De’Anne Smith

Kelsey Stevens

26 Joe & Lisa Sutton

27 Dean & Tara (Fisher) DeCock

29 Cameron Handsaker

30 Thomas & SharlaRae Kuka

Brandon & Kristen Steadman

July Ministry Team

In June a council member will be

calling the following

July Ministry Team Members:

Dan & Anthony Madison

Rollin & Kristy Rieger

Reed & Tracy Simonson

Ross & Claudia Leake

Dennis & Cheryl Bechtold

Nancy Avery

Doug & Paula Johnson

Terry & Nancy Schievelbein

Derek & Nicky Swenson

Tom & SharlaRae Kuka

Joe & Shannon Malone

Jimmy & Nancy Murdock

Phil & Kate Davis

Darin & Jayme Swenson

Jim & Pam Cook

Cindy Sherman

Al & Judy Arensmeyer

Rachel & Stevie Andrews

Peggy Hall

Eric & Stacey Larson

MARK YOUR CALENDARS…..

Worship in the Peace Gardens

June 11, July 9 & August 13

Come worship under the Big Sky!

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2017 High School Graduates Shelby Lee Dylan Bell Abigail Ross

(not pictured: Emma Adams & Laura Leininger)

IT'S PEACE GARDEN SEASON

Once again we are enjoying the tulips and daffodils in the Peace Garden. The weeds and unwanted grass are growing well also. This season Julie Mattson, Cindy Gee and I (Diane Oddy) are planning to work in the garden on Friday mornings starting at 9AM. We would love help at any time during the summer. The soil is wonderful to work in (by Belgrade standards) and Julie and Cindy are a wealth of gardening knowledge. Please join us for some sun, fun and dirt.

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Peace Lutheran Church 203 Jackrabbit Lane

Belgrade, MT 59714

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Peace Lutheran Church 203 Jackrabbit Lane

Belgrade, MT 59714

Phone: (406) 388-1358

Web Site: www.peace2you.org

LCMC: www.lcmc.net

Office Hours

Monday - Friday

9:00 a.m . – 1:00 p.m.

Peace Lutheran Staff

Bob Coughlin, Pastor

Email: bobcoughlin74@gmail.com

Jeff Redlin, Pastor

Email: jeff.redlin@gmail.com

Karlene Swenson, Office

Email: PeaceLutheran@Live.com

Mike Hansen, Council President

Scriptures for June

June 4 – Pentecost

Numbers 11:24-30 Psalm 25:1-15

Acts 2:1-21 John 7:37-39

June 11 – Holy Trinity Sunday

Genesis 1:1-2:4 Psalm 8

Acts 2:14a, 22-36 Matthew 28:16-20

June 18 – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost

Exodus 19:2-8a Psalm 100

Romans 5:6-15 Matt. 9:35-10:8

June 25 – 3rd

Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 20:7-13 Psalm 91:1-10

Romans 6:12-23 Matt.10:5a,21-33