United Lutheran Church September 2019 · resume in September on Sunday, September 29 at 12:30 in...

United VoiceUnited Lutheran Church September 2019A Reconciling in Christ Congregation

2230 Washington Street, Eugene, OR 97405 (541) 342-5808

www.unitedlutheran.org [email protected]

Worship Services: Sundays, 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Education Hour: 9:45 a.m., School Year Only

Contact Information for Pastor Stan541-632-2417

[email protected]

Dear Friends: Some words

of introduction:

It my pleasure to be your

interim pastor at this time in

our history as a congregation.

My beginnings were on a farm in southwestern

Minnesota, outside the small town of Storden.

After graduating from high school I attended

college and taught in a secondary school in central

Minnesota. I also spent some time logging and

trucking wood. During this time I was married

and three children came into the

world…..Benjamin, Andrew, and Molly.

In 1984, I went to Luther Seminary in St. Paul

Minnesota. I accepted a call to First Lutheran

Church in Ketchikan, Alaska in the fall of 1989. I

served there until 2007. During that time my first

marriage died, and I married Sharon Geldaker.

Sharon had two daughters….Katie and Marta.

Sharon and I accepted a call to the ministry of the

Motor Vessel Christian. The Christian was owned

by Lutheran Indian Ministries also known as

Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots

(LAMP). LIM’s mission was cross cultural, with a

strong emphasis on training native leaders.

We spent most of our time visiting Tlingit and

Haida villages. We also spent time in non- native

villages that were part of the past ministry of the

Christian.

In the fall 0f 2013, Sharon began a position as a labor

and delivery nurse at Riverbend Hospital in

Springfield. On January 1, 2014 I began an

intentional interim at Central Lutheran in Eugene. I

ended that call on July 31, 2016 and retired.

I began my work as your interim pastor on August 9

and I am committed to remaining in that call until

you our new pastor is installed.

Sharon and I are happy to be part of United. We feel

very grateful to be among you at this time of our

lives and at this time in the life of our congregation.

We live close by on Storey Boulevard where the deer

and wild turkeys rule. We have a female German

Shorthair Pointer named Zoey.

I look forward to continuing the transitional work

that will help the congregation move forward into a

new future.

Mark your calendars! On

September 1st we will have

just one service at 10:00 a.m.

On September 8, we will

return to two Sunday

services, at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m,

and Sunday School classes for

all ages at 9:45 a.m.

United Voice September 2019 -

mailto:[email protected]


Q. In militaryspeak, what is an aerodynamic

personnel decelerator? A. Pg 4

United Book Group

(Anyone can join!)

- Jean Frantz

United’s book group will

resume in September on

Sunday, September 29 at 12:30

in the community room. The book chosen for the

September discussion is Shoedog, a memoir by

cofounder of Nike, Phil Knight. My friend, who

never stays up late, read until 1:00 a.m. to finish it,

and Bill Gates said it was one of his favorites.

We have also chosen our October book, The

Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthony, an

animal conservationist. He was asked to accept a

herd of troubled wild elephants on his South

African reserve and hesitated, but he did.

Anthony became, through time, one of the

pachyderms. If you enjoy books about animals,

this sounds like a great one. A friend of Eunice

Kjaer recommended it.

Mary Magdalene Circle

will hold their next Bible study at 5:30

p.m. on September 10 at Susan

Lunas’s home. Shoran Adair will be

leading the discussion

THE MEN’S BIBLE STUDY

will have their first meeting

of the fall on Friday,

September 13 at 7:30 a.m. in

the community room

THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY TO

START SOON!

Thursdays at 10:30 am: this group is open to all who

are interested in looking at the readings for the coming

Sunday. It meets in the community room.

High school youth group meets

every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 6

p.m.

3rd Wednesdays will be a family

night starting with the meal and

moving into an activity at 6 p.m.

Sunday school will start with Rally Day on Sept. 8th

A note from the Finance Committee:

As often happens during the summer months, with

lots of vacations and travel, envelope giving has

fallen off. As of the end of July, we were about

$14,000 behind where we were at the same time last

year, so meeting our planned annual budget is

starting to look iffy. If you missed out on some

giving over the summer, now would be a great time

to catch up! Thanks for all you do to support

United’s efforts, both locally and beyond.

Monthly Budget $20,577.00

Given in July $16,611.00


70th Birthday Celebration

For: Kathy Mains

Sunday - September 15th

1-4 PM

Camas Country School

House

91948 Purkerson Rd

Junction City, OR 97448

No Gifts Please .... Donations of Non Perishable Food

For the Local Food Bank Are Welcome

MIDWEEK MEALS RETURN

United’s Wednesday

evening meal resumes on

September 11th at 5:30 p.m.

Diane Masson will be

serving all who gather with

tasty and bountiful meals.

On the menu for the first meal in September are

chicken and garden burgers. The price is staying

the same at $4.00 per person. (Such a deal!)

Choir also begins on the 11th at 7:00 p.m.

Fifth Sunday Potluck

September 29th is the fifth Sunday of the month.

This means we will have a single service at

10:00 a.m. followed by an all church potluck.

Please join us and bring a dish to share

COLLECT SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR LWR

SCHOOL KITS

We are now collecting supplies for the Lutheran

World Relief School Kits. Please bring any

donations to the church. We need the following

supplies:

70-sheet notebooks of wide or college-ruled paper

30 centimeter rulers, or a ruler with centimeters on

one side and inches on

the other, Blunt-ended

scissors, 16-24 count

crayons, Blue & black ball

point pens, Pencil sharpeners’ 2 ½" eraser

Please contact Crystal if you have any

questions.

Harvest Festival

Sunday,

September 29,

2019

Again this year,

we need your help

making the sixth

annual event the best one yet! Here are a few ways

your congregation can support this great event:

Silent Auction Basket: Themes can

include: Travel, Gardening, Sports,

Chocolate Lovers , etc. Get creative and build

a unique basket! (Approximate retail value of

$30-$250)

Live Auction Items: Does someone in your

congregation have tickets to the Blazers,

Beavers or Ducks? Own a house on the Coast

or in Central Oregon? Experiences are

favorites at our Live Auction!

Sponsor a Table: Attend the event and bring

friends! Sponsor a table (8 seats) and your

church will be listed in the event program!

(Cost is $500 per table, $300 tax deductible).

Donate a dessert to the Dessert Dash:

Provide a tasty dessert for this fun and

exciting part of our evening. (First choice of

dessert goes to the highest bidding table!)

Please call Charlotte Bowman at 503-896-0735 if you

would like to contribute items for a basket or make a

monetary donation


A. A parachute

FISH

Friends in Service

of Humanity

For the month of SEPTEMBER bring your

donations of canned beans and pet food. Personal

toiletry items such as soap, deodorant, toothpaste,

etc are always needed also

Thank you for your continued support of FISH

The Dining Room - 270 W. 8th, at the corner

of Lincoln and 8th

Here is the schedule for the Food For Lane Count

Dining Room:

Tuesday, September 24th 9:15-11:15 - Food Prep

Tuesday, October 22nd 9:15-11:15 - Food Prep

Tuesday, October 29th 11:30-1:30 - Serve Food

LUNCHES FOR

COMMUNITY COURT

Lunch Preparation for

Community Court.

United will be providing

lunches for the Community

Court on October 25th - we

will meet on Thursday,

October 24th at 5:30 p.m. in

United’s kitchen to prep lunches. Homemade

cookies, brownies, or bars are most welcome! If

anyone is interested in baking the day we prep the

lunches we would love to include a home baked

goodie! Please contact Cara Haakanson if you are

interested.


Use of Roundup Eunice Kjaer

September - the start of a

new school year and the

beginning of fall weather.

Maybe you’ve cleaned out

your closet and/or that of

your children in preparation for cooler weather or

the need for new and larger sizes of clothes for

school. So, what can you do with those bags of

discarded clothes?

“The fashion industry is now being counted as one

of the world’s biggest polluters, right behind Big

Oil, so making sure you dispose of old clothing

properly is an important step toward mitigating its

environmental effects.”

Here are some ideas for what to do with your

discarded clothes

“1. Divide and Conquer. Sort your clothes

into three piles: Great condition, good condition,

and poor condition.

2. Clothing Swaps and Consignment

Stores. Great condition clothing and accessories

are excellent candidates for clothing swaps or

consignment stores.

3. Thrift Stores/Charity Donations. Good

condition (and great condition) clothing can be

donated to a thrift store like Goodwill, St. Vincent

de Paul or Assistance League. The proceeds from

the sale of these items are often used to support

charity initiatives.

4. Clothing Recycling. You really

shouldn’t donate your poor condition clothing to a

thrift store - you’ll waste their time when it comes

time to sort, and if you’re getting rid of it because

of its condition, you can bet no one else will want

to wear it either.

For those stained, torn or otherwise unwearable

items. Clothing recycling is the answer. Find a

drop-off spot near you using the earth911.com

Recycling Locator. Some companies like Patagonia

accept their own clothing items back for recycling.

Fashion retailers like H&M and American Eagle

Outfitters offer in-store clothing recycling bins to

collect textiles and accessories of any brand.”

These companies then make sure the textiles get

used to make things such as padding for rugs,

cleaning cloths or insulating materials for the auto

industry. H&M also offers you a discount coupon

when you drop off textiles at their store.

For more information, check out the websites of

earth911, H&M, Patagonia, and other companies.

And, enjoy those “new clothes, bought new at a local

retailer or gently used at a thrift store.

*Material in quotes is from the earth911 website.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has a

program to assist immigrants from countries such

as Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, because

of issues of chronic violence, poverty, environmental

displacement through Lutheran Disaster Response

supporting AMMPARO: (Accompanying Migrant

Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation,

and Opportunities). If you wish to help, make a

check payable to Lutheran Disaster Response, ELCA

- Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield,

VA 22116-8009. Write AMMPARO in the check

memo line. To give by credit card - 800-638-3522.


United Voiceis published monthly by

United Lutheran Church

Editor: Linda Anderson

Publication Deadline: 2nd Monday of the month

email [email protected]

Interim Pastor: Stan Berntson

Director of Music: Philip Bayles

Congregational Ministry Assistant: Crystal Miller

Secretary: Linda Anderson

Mid-Week Meal Cook: Diane Masson

Child Care: Jessica Graham

Council: Bob Johnson, Pres., Carolee Horning, V. P., Becci

Buenau, Sec., Sue Bowers, Treas., Melyssa Baxter, Paul

Greene, Damion Kasper, Wendy Stoner, Marc Spence, Thea

Petersen, and Rebekah Whittaker.

September 1 Proverbs 25:6-7 ; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8,15-16; Luke 14:1,7-14

September 8 Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-38

September 15 Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10

Sep tember 22 Amos 8:4-74; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13

September 29 Amos 6:1a,4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31



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