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Northern Lights Lutheran Parish—January 2019 Northern Lights Lutheran Parish - September 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse
Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101
St. Paul’s 10:30 am
First Lutheran 6pm
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3 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm St. Paul’s 9-Noon St. Paul’s Council Meeting 7pm
4 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-3
Quilting 10am @ St. Paul’s
5 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-Noon
Siloa Women’s Group 7pm North Country Quilters @ Siloa 9:30 a.m.
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8 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse
Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101
St. Paul’s 10:30 am
First Lutheran 6pm
9 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm Bible Study@ Siloa House–11am
Siloa Council Meeting 4pm
10 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm St. Paul’s 9-Noon
11 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-3
Quilting 10am @ St. Paul’s
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Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-Noon
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15 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse
Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101
St. Paul’s 10:30 am MALARIA NET FELLOWSHIP
First Lutheran 6pm
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Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm
Bible Study 11am Prayer Shawl Knitters 1pm @ Siloa House
COMMUNITY MEAL @St. Paul’s 3-6pm
17 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm St. Paul’s 9-Noon
18 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-3
Quilting 10am
Wednesday Bible Adventures 4:00-5:00 pm @ St. Paul’s
19 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-Noon
North Country Quilters @ Siloa 9:30 a.m.
Bible Study @ St. Paul’s 7pm
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22 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse
Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101
St. Paul’s 10:30 am
First Lutheran 6pm
23 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm
Bible Study@ Siloa House–11am
24 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm St. Paul’s 9-Noon
25 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-3
Quilting 10am
Wednesday Bible Adventures 4:00-5:00 pm @ St. Paul’s
26 Church Office Hours St. Paul’s 9-Noon
Bible Study @ St. Paul’s 7pm
27 28 WELCA NGLS Cluster 2 Gathering @ Mission United in Pelkie 9am Registration & Coffee Hour 10am Program & Mtg, Communion Service, Luncheon
29 Worship with Communion Pastor Jay Welshonse
Siloa—9am Radio Broadcast Y101
St. Paul’s 10:30 am Pet Blessing @ Siloa 2pm
First Lutheran 6pm
30 Church Office Hours Siloa Noon-4pm
Bible Study@ Siloa House - 11 AM
Northern Lights Lutheran Parish
Member of the Congregations of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Synod Web Address: www.nglsynod.org or ELCA Website: www.elca.org
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Mondays & Tuesdays: Church Office Hours:
12:00 to 4:00 pm
Mondays: Bible Study 11:00 am
Siloa House ******************************
Prayer Shawl Knitters
will resume meeting on Monday, September 16
th at 1:00 in Siloa House.
Anyone who likes to knit or wants to learn how—both women and men—is welcome to join us. Our ministry is open to all, beginner or expert.
If you know of someone who is in need of comfort from illness, loneliness, who is grieving, or of someone who is, or will be, celebrating a new life or any other wonderful event, please contact Lori at 884-2513. You can also sign up for a prayer shawl on the register found in the rear pew of church; be sure to date your request and provide the reason/occasion for the shawl.
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The North Country Quilters
meet every 1st and third Thursday of each month in the church basement.
Siloa Lutheran Church Council Officers
President - Bruce Johanson Vice President - Bill Miller
Secretary - Lori Hartzell
Council Members
Vikki James Gunnard Kyllonen
Lynn Sorenson Frank Wardynski
Treasurer - Karen Flink
Financial Secretary - Jeanette Bedford
Parish Representatives
Bruce Johanson & Bob Lind
Radio Broadcast Y101.1 Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
Would you like to sponsor a Sunday
radio broadcast? If so, the cost is $30 and
you can mail your check to:
Siloa Lutheran Church
218 E. River Street
Ontonagon, MI 49953
Please include the date on which you would like to
sponsor the broadcast and indicate one of the following:
In Memory of (name), In Honor of (name), or any other
appropriate request.
If you have any questions, please call the Siloa office
at 906-884-2655.
Recent sponsors have included:
8/4—Eino &Kris Miilu in memory of Mikey’s 42nd birthday on 8/5 8/11—Lee & Verna Johnson in memory of Edna Trasti 8/18—Lee & Verna Johnson in memory of Phyllis Dahl 8/25—Eileen Holmstrom to the Glory of God!
SILOA ANNOUNCEMENTS SILOA LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN
The Siloa Women will meet again on Thursday evening, September 5
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7:00 p.m. We will have an election of officers, and begin planning for our upcoming year.
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Coins for Outreach Each Sunday Siloa collects the loose change and donates it to a designated recipient. Blessings in a Backpack will receive money collected from now through September. ************************************************
Monday Bible Study at 11:00 a.m. at Siloa House
Join us for a lively discussion of God’s Word. We are wrapping up our study of Deuteronomy and will continue with a reading of Judges, including the
accounts of Deborah and Samson.
Siloa’s Church Council will meet
on Monday, September 9th at 4pm
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Help WOAS - FM 88.5 turn Green by donating used cartridges (Inkjet & Laser jet) for RECYCLING Items can be dropped off at the OASD office or the Ontonagon Township Library.
Contact Ken to arrange for pickup at 813-0614, Ext 113 or e-mail at
JOIN THE GREEN WAVE TODAY
Funds raised benefit the Ontonagon Area Schools and WOAS-FM 88.5,
Your Sound Choice in
Ontonagon Country.
We no longer have an outlet to recycle cell phones, but we are working on it!
COMMUNITY MEAL AT ST . PAUL’S IN MASS CITY
will meet on the 3rd Monday– September 16
16th
Serving: 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Please join us for a delicious meal of a main
entrée, wonderful sides and mouth-watering desserts. We served 133 meals in August and
received $129 in donations!
THE MEAL IS ALWAYS FREE & ALL ARE WELCOME
Take out is available; deliveries can be arranged for those who are ill or housebound. Call 883-3602 for deliveries.
Helping hands are WELCOME!
Preparations usually require the weekend prior to the meal. We carry in the groceries on the Friday before, and on the weekend we do food preparation. The day of the
meal we finish up food prep, set the tables, serve the food, and clean up.
If you are interested in helping—for a whole day, or for an hour—please call Jim Michie at 883-3612 or stop in the day of the meal. We generally begin working at 10:00 a.m.
Simple Gifts Loose coins placed in St. Paul’s offering plates are set aside to help those in our community who may need a little extra support to meet their expenses of daily living—including food, clothes and utilities. When donations reach $100 a check gets sent to St. Vincent DePaul—Ontonagon.
Quilters at St. Paul’s will resume their weekly Wednesday gatherings on September 4th at 10am in the basement. You need not be an expert; we can show you how to get started!
We take a break for lunch, so you are invited to bring a bag lunch or a dish to share.
Watch this space for an announcement about the Monday evening
Knitters & Crocheters group.
St. Paul’s Council will meet
on September 3rd at 7pm
MALARIA NET MINISTRY Thank you for your generous support at our fellowship fundraisers. In August we raised $80 which brings our total since Fall 2008 to $24,757 for malaria nets and health care in eastern and coastal Tanzania! This month’s fellowship is on Sunday, September 15
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St. Paul’s Bible Study Resumes Thursday, September 19
th at 7:00 p.m. in
the Council Room. We’ll be embarking on a study of Isaiah, considered by many as the “Shakespeare of Hebrew literature,” quoted more in the
New Testament than all the other prophets combined!
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Council
Officers
Ken Raisanen—President Pastor Jay Welshonse—Vice President
Fern Malila—Secretary
Council Members
Bill Anttila Pat Blair
Mel Carlson Wendy Claus
Al Kaikko Darlene Marczak
Rick Saari
Treasurer—Janice Lukkari Financial Secretary—Sandy Uotila
Parish Representatives
Pat Blair and Wendy Claus
St. Paul’s & First Announcements
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Submit prayer requests to [email protected] or phone Pastor Jay or the Church office
Please Remember in Your Prayers:
Ashley Huotari Yaklyvich, Esther Kieranen, Mary Hokkanen, Laurie Hiltunen, Michael Olson, Ed Hulkonen, Bruce Williams, Vonda Lukkari, Terry
Bagazin, Bernice Huotari, Michael LaFoille, Carmel McCarthy, Connie Roberts, Ed Fugenschuh, Trisha Cleary, David Lee Saari, Tara Nance,, Donna Niemi, Kimberly Ferreria, Terri Ferreria, Daniel Claus, Richard McKay, Dan Rellis, Jackie Dobbins, Nicholas Derenzo, Bonnie Buchanan, Isak Platzke, John Buzzo, Sharon Nies, Ellen Smith, Rodney Flink, Randy Trasti, Jean Lind, John Statler, Joshua Sullivan, Lori Wardynski, Elaine Laity, Janice Ambrose, Nathan Thomas and Sheryne Manning
Please Remember the Families of: Davis Ahola, Michael Miilu, Peggy Tarnowski, June Tredeau, Michael Laurich, Robert Anderson, Joyce Winberg, Marilyn Hokkanen, Beatrice Miilu, Karen Plutchak, Dale Koski, Rita Saari, Joyce Leppanen, Ron Store, Sr., Irving Olson, Reuben Gonzales, Irene Raisanen, Jim Molaski, Arthur Neuman, Marie Broemer, David Alapert, Doug Filppula, Ted Raisanen, Elvie Mannikko, Einard Mannikko, Gerald Platzke, Virginia Taeger, Dave Distel, John Townsend, Donna Kuehn, Mary Kay Masters, Waino Niva, Margaret Martin, Victoria Beck, Edna Trasti, Phyllis Dahl and Sophia Larson
Ontonagon Aspirus Long Term Care: Jerry Hokkanen and Robert & Donna Store Long-term Care Facility-Wausau, WI: Dean Store Bayside Village-L’Anse: William Rantala Northern Stars - Bruce Crossing: Shirley Lescelius Houghton County Medical Care: Pauline Wesander Westgate Living Community-Ironwood: Marcia Pietila Home Bound: Jim Ninefeldt, Alvin Kaurala, John Maloney, Walt Lukkarila and Bertha Peterson
In the Service: Jonathan Kangas, Brandon Store, Matt Strauch, Colton Allen, James Negro, Nate Hardin, Troy Ceballos, Michael Beatty, Danielle LaBine, Jeri Pihlaja, Eric Leib, Lacey Mannikko Pipolo, Jared Kemppainen, Stephanie Hirvela, Dennis Karttunen, Garrett Hartzell, J.J. McCraw, Stephanie Patterson, Dustin Brand, Anthony Miller, Lane Taylor and their families.
The Eastern and Coastal Diocese of Tanzania. For our outreach and ministry to the area’s youth.
We hate to overlook anyone! If we’ve missed anyone ’s b ir thday or anniversary, please contact Mary Ellen in St. Paul’s office and get it added to our list!
Please Let Us Know…if you or a loved one is sick, in the hospital, homebound, or in need of pastoral care; do not assume that someone else has already told us. Also alert us when someone can be removed from the list.
Call the Siloa or St. Paul church office (Leave a message if there is no answer), contact a church member or Pastor Jay, send an email, or just leave a note in the offering plate.
SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER
Birthdays & Anniversaries*
1. Joan Johnson 2. Ron & Kayln Store * 3. Edward Manninen III 4. Jack & Sandy Sipola * 11. Bertha Peterson 12. Sandy Uotila 13. Noah Kaarto Katie White 14. Debera Kaikko 17. John & Lisa Kin * David Saari 18. Linda Johanson 22. Colleen Saari 24. Erica Corey 25. Denise Laakko 27. Ken Raisanen Michelle LaBine 28. Greg & Nancy Adams * 30. Betty Kratt
Have a wonderful day!
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A View from the Pew:
We rely on your submissions for this regular feature!
Cluster 2 Fall Gathering
Northern Great Lakes Synod
Cluster 2 Fall Gathering
Saturday, September 28th at Mission United in Pelkie Registration & Coffee at 9:00 a.m. $5 for Gathering plus Luncheon ~ $3 for Gathering only
Program begins at 10:00 a.m. Closing with Communion Service Luncheon follows the Service
Women of the ELCA include all women who are member of an ELCA church; you need not be a
member of a formal women’s group to participate fully in the Gathering.
Let’s turn out to represent all congregations in the Northern Lights Lutheran Parish!
For more information, see Mary Ellen Perkins or Ellie Burgess, or call the parish office at 883-3602.
On Sunday, September 29th at
2:00 p.m. Siloa will host a
Pet Blessing Members of the Northern Lights Lutheran Parish, as
well as everyone in the community, are invited to bring
their beloved pets to celebrate a service of blessing. We
hope to make this an annual parish-wide event which
commemorates the Christian saint, Francis of Assisi.
A View from the Pew is a forum for all our
congregational members. We invite you to
submit your essays, memories, opinions,
concerns, suggestions, poetry—anything.
You can mail them in to the Parish Office at
P.O. Box 9, Mass City, MI 49948, or send
them via email to [email protected].
The Silver Trumpet also welcomes
submissions of favorite recipes,
photographs, drawings, jokes—whatever
you’d like to share with your fellow
parishioners.
Program Theme:
Love Your Neighbor
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St Paul’s received the following letter from the
Northern Great Lakes Synod:
July 29, 2019
Dear Partners in Ministry,
Thank you so much for you generosity! For the past two years, the theme and focus for our Synod has been
“Equipping the Saints for Ministry.” Your Mission Support and special gifts to and through our Synod make
this possible. Thank you for your designated gifts in 2019:
Your mission support gifts make an impact nationally and globally, as our synod sends 47% to support the
broader and deeper ministries of the ELCA
Our impact in the world, as we seek to make a difference in Jesus’ name,
is greater together.
Thank you for your very practical and important support of what God is doing
in and through us all. I am grateful for your partnership!
Yours in Christ,
Bishop Katherine Finegan
Conference 2 Event — Sunday,
September 22nd
from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
at Holy Trinity in Chassell
This event will be like a mini-assembly with a meal, brief business meeting
and mini-workshops. Like last year, Pastor Jay is challenging each
congregation to send ten representatives; unlike last year, we’re hoping the
earlier date will avoid inclement weather! Join us to visit Pastor Soren’s
church.
1/31/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $141
2/27/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $168
3/14/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $122
4/30/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $317
5/22/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $122
6/19/19 Anti-malaria bed nets — $105
5/16/19 — Synod Assembly World Hunger — $250
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~ From the Assistant to the Bishop~
What of the Bible? Shall it be read?
“All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for
teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for
training in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16
“Comfort yourself with the Word of
God, the pre-eminent consolation.”
(Tappert, Luther: Letters of Spiritual
Counsel, p. 63)
Professor Dick Jensen, a former
speaker on Lutheran Vespers,
once quipped in a seminary class, “Read the
Bible. It sheds excellent light on the
commentaries.”
Horace Greeley said: “It is impossible to
enslave mentally or socially a Bible-reading
people. The principles of the Bible are the
ground-work of human freedom.”
A recent Pew Research found that 35% of
Americans say they read the Bible at least once
a week. I wonder what the statistic would be in
the Northern Great Lakes Synod? About 42% of
Christians say that reading the Bible or other
religious materials is an essential part of what
being Christian means to them personally.
How does the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America—our national denominational
affiliation) view the Bible? According to our
constitution (based on the ELCA model
constitution) section C2.02:
“The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments
are the written Word of God. Inspired by God’s Spirit
speaking through their authors, they record and announce
God’s revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them
God’s Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian
faith and fellowship for service in the world.”
If we believe what our constitution says—that the
Old and New Testaments are the written Word of
God—we would do
well to read that Bible
and reflect upon the
ways we can approach
that reading and
interpretation task.
I encourage you to read the Bible for yourselves.
I encourage you to read biblical commentaries.
I encourage you to join a Bible study group.
I encourage you to humbly pray for discernment
as the Christian community will continue to use
biblical materials to make sense of life.
If the Bible is to
have any
relevance for
the Christian
community, then
Christians need
to familiarize
themselves with the “first language” of the faith.
Six of our synod’s congregations have
committed to the Faithful Innovations process for
personal and community spiritual growth. A
major part of this process is reading and
prayerfully reflecting on the Bible as individuals
and with each other. We call it, “Dwelling in the
Word”.
Please pray for:
Bethany, Mohawk
Trinity, Ishpeming
Faith, Ishpeming
First, Iron River
Trinity, Trout Creek
First, Ewen
Please pray for these congregations walking
through the “Faithful Innovations” process and
their reading and reflecting on God’s Word. Also,
consider your own Bible reading habits. God is
still speaking!
~ Pastor Jim Duehring
Note: The Northern Lights Lutheran Parish
offers two Bible study groups—one at Siloa that
meets Mondays at 11am at Siloa House and the
other at St. Paul’s that meets Thursday evenings at 7pm. Join us for a journey of spiritual growth!
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Mission Quilts
on the Move The St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Quilters have received an update
from Lutheran World Relief: concerning the 47 quilts sent to LWR:
Greetings from Lutheran World Relief! We’re so thankful for your
partnership, and for your energy and enthusiasm for this ministry.
I’m excited to be able to share some details about where some of
your items traveled in the last year. You may already have
spotted in your online Tracker record that your Mission Quilts
went to Georgia. Your donations departed our warehouse on
June 7, 2019.
LWR’s partner in this project is The Union of Assistance to
Refugees and Lost Breadwinners, which is dedicated to assisting
internally-displaced persons, refugees, orphans, people
experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, and other
socially vulnerable groups in the Republic of Georgia. This
shipment of Mission Quilts and Kits will serve 20,000 people living
in communities where resources are scarce—so you can be sure
that your gifts are much needed. and greatly appreciated.
Continued blessings on your ministry!
Melanie W. Gibbons
Quilt & Kit Ministry Manager
Mac & Cheese Cups (Not Boxes) Granola Bars Chef Boyardee Products Popcorn Apple Sauce or Fruit Cups Ramen Noodles Peanut Butter Individual Cereal Portions (Oatmeal Packets/Cold Cereal Cups) Snack Sandwich Crackers (Cheese/Peanut Butter)
Capital and largest city
Tbilisi
41°43′N 44°47′E
Official languages
Georgian (nationwide) Abkhazian (Abkhazian AR)
Ethnic groups
(2014[a])
86.8% Georgians 6.2% Azerbaijanis 4.5% Armenians 2.8% other
Religion Georgian Orthodox Church
• Area 69,700 km (26,900 sq mi) (119th)
Population
• 2019 esti-mate
3,723,500 (130th)
• Density 53.5/km2 (138.6/sq mi) (137th)
GDP (PPP) (2019 estimate)
• Total $46.055 billion (112th)
• Per capita $12,409] (101st)
Blessings in a BackpackBlessings in a BackpackBlessings in a Backpack Siloa and St. Paul’s support the Backpack Food Program, donating money and food to needy students in the Ontonagon Area School District. To assist, please donate non-perishable food items, or cash donations to purchase them. Suggested Items
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WEDNESDAY BIBLE ADVENTURES IS BACK! Classes resume on Wednesday,
September 18th at 4:00-5:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Wednesday Bible Adventures is designed for all kids ages 4 through 6th grade. Any children who attend school in Ontonagon will need to provide a note to the school to alert them that they will be riding a different bus, or getting off at a different stop on Wednesday afternoons. Letters and registration forms have been mailed to prior years’ participants. If you know of other interested children please contact the church office at 883-3602 / [email protected] or contact Christine Raisanen at 884-2990 / [email protected] .
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Paul Sends Onesimus Home
Kid’s Activity Corner