The Church Bell
Salem Lutheran Church
PO Box 136, Longville, MN 56655
Volume 36, Issue 9
Pastor Trisha Jorgenson
September 2016
Message from Pastor
This summer has seen a rash (pun intended) of run-ins with a certain plant of the ‘Yicks! Don’t touch that-family’ also
known as Poison Ivy. Three of my family members have suffered from the itchy stuff and all three have sworn they never
want to go through it again. As I did not want to become another of Poison Ivy’s victims, I went on an internet quest to
learn how to identify the trouble maker.
What I discovered from various websites, was that learning to stay away from this plant was going to be more challenging
than I thought, and I began to wonder with as much time as I had spent traipsing around the woods, how I hadn’t become
one of its victims already. I also began to wonder about other things in my life that I needed to be more aware of that were
‘poison’ to myself or to others in relationship with me.
Sometimes we don’t recognize that something is poisonous until we experience some sort of physical distress or symptom.
If we ingest a true poison we might feel nauseated as our body tries to rid itself of the poison. In the case of a rash caused
by poison ivy, the oil from the poison ivy plant causes an allergic reaction. But, if the poison we come into contact with is
caused by emotional or spiritual toxins, it can be a bit trickier to identify.
Emotional poisons tend to affect our self-worth and make us feel as if we will never measure up or we may be made to feel
that our efforts are pointless or unappreciated. Spiritual poison affects hope and creates fear; fear that there is no hope,
fear that God has lost control, fear that God doesn’t care, doesn’t listen, or doesn’t exist. Fr. John Bartunek (google his
name to find out more about him...he is kind of a big deal) describes the loss of hope as discouragement and writes;
To become discouraged is to lose the energy necessary to continue fighting. To
become discouraged is to play with the temptation to give up and give in, to stop trying.
Someone who is discouraged no longer strives after the worthy goal he or she used to
believe in, because that person no longer has any hope that goal is attainable. And that
is precisely why discouragement can never come from the Holy Spirit—in Christ, with
the help of God’s grace, every worthy goal is always attainable. As the angel said to the
Blessed Virgin Mary during the Annunciation: “For nothing will be impossible with
God” (Luke 1:37). And Jesus himself said the same thing: “For human beings this is
impossible, but for God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). That’s why
discouragement always hides some kind of lie. (“Exorcising the Specter of
Discouragement,” August 1, 2016)
“Do not fear” is a major theme in scripture and depending on the version of the Bible you are reading is one of Jesus’ major themes as well…actually, right up there with “love others…” Jesus understands fear but also knew that fear can poison
not only our attitudes, actions and lives, but our world as well. God tells us in Isaiah 41:10, “do not fear, for I am with you,
do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.”
The danger of spiritual poison is not only loss of hope and fear, but that we begin to feel indifferent. Indifference means
that we no longer care nor have sympathy toward someone or something. Indifference and fear are poisons that want
nothing more than to divide and destroy the hope we have in Jesus.
In Christ’s love and grace, Pastor Trish
September 2016
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SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH 2016 ANNUAL MEETING
September 11th, 2016, immediately following worship.
This year the members of Salem will vote for:
One Financial Secretary,
One - 3 year term Council member
One - 3 year term Snowbird Council member
Two Alternate Delegates to the 2017 NEMN Synod Assembly
and Two Nominating Team members.
We will also ratify our 2017 Budget,
Address Property Team Proposal to fix our Fellowship Hall Roof ,and
Introduce the proposed Salem Lutheran Church Constitution and Bylaws.
Church Annual Meetings are about much more than church business but is
about the ministry and work God is doing through congregations. Please
join us as we celebrate what God has done and look forward to what is
doing through us. All confirmed members are voting members and
encouraged to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting.
ALL...regardless of membership...are welcome to a delicious BBQ Picnic
following the Annual Meeting in lieu of our regular fellowship.
Clarence Sjodin will once again be offering-up his great BBQ sandwiches and
Barb McCuskey and her crew will have all the other fixings for a tremendous picnic!
E
THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP
very faculty you have, your power of thinking or of moving your limbs from
moment to moment, is given you by God. If you devoted every moment of
your whole life exclusively to (God’s) service you could not give (God) anything that
was not in a sense (God’s) already. C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Servant Leadership Council (SLC)
Proposed August Meeting Highlights
Sunday September 11 will be Salem’s Annual Meeting. We will also be welcoming new
members who will receive the right to vote that day.
The proposed 2017 budget, the proposed constitution for Salem and a proposal for a new roof
for the fellowship hall will all be presented to the congregation at the annual meeting.
Starting in January 2017 every fifth Sunday will be an “unplugged” service with no video and an
alternative format.
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“CHRIST IN OUR HOME”
DEVOTIONALS
Pick up your July,
August and September 2016
devotionals from the stand by
the entrance. Take one for
yourself and one for a friend.
For more information about
becoming a full member,
associate member or “friend” of
Salem, please contact the
church office or
talk with Pastor Trish.
All are welcome here!
New Member Sunday
September 11, 2016
ADULT BIBLE STUDY
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Conference Room
Led by
Pastor Trish
We also have Our Daily Bread
devotionals.
HELP NEEDED!
All are welcome!
SALEM’S CHURCH
BBQ PICNIC
Sunday, September 11
Contact Clarence Sjodin
or
Barb McCuskey
or
Church Office
to volunteer...you may also
get to help sample the pork.
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR!
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Begin Again!
Wednesday, Sept. 28
6:30pm
7th - 9th grade students
All are welcome
2016 Salem Vacation Bible School!
Sunday School begins!
Sunday, October 2nd
11am - 1pm
3 yrs old - 6th grade
Lunch provided
and
Helpers Needed
Please contact church office
for more information.
All are welcome
We give thanks to God for all who helped make
this another wonderful week!
September 2016
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2016 GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL REPORT
July 31, 2016
General Fund Beg Balance 7/1/16
Receipts 7/1/16 - 7/31/16
Disbursements 7/1/16 - 7/31/16
General Fund Balance 7/31/16
$ (266)
$ 25,111
$(21,886)
$ 2,959
We are still two months behind with our $1100 monthly commitment to the NEMN Synod .
The Finance Team is asking for expenditures to be held to only necessary expenditures
(i.e. Payroll, utilities, etc.).
REMINDER: $4640 is needed weekly to support the 2016 budget approved at the
2015 Annual Congregational Meeting.
With God’s Blessing,
Ardis Aagard, Church Treasurer
I CAN PREVENT DIABETES CLASS
An educational class for people at risk for developing diabetes will be held weekly beginning
Wednesday, September 7th through December 28th from 10:30am to 11:30am
at the Longville Area Food Shelf.
The class will be taught by 2 certified instructors and participants will learn how to modify style
choices in order to prevent this chronic, often debilitating disease.
To signup, please contact Toni Sausman at 218-363-3949.
Salem Columbarium Dedication Service
Sunday, September 4th
9am Worship
Our Sunday worship will begin at our beautiful columbarium as we dedicate and bless our
new columbarium. Our service will continue as we process to our church sanctuary singing
“When the Saints Go Marching In”
A columbarium is a wall of niches to hold the ashes of the deceased. Christians have a long
history of burying their dead close to their places of worship. It is a way to remember that
we are part of the communion of the saints. Death does not end love or community for by
his death Jesus overcame death, not just for himself but for all people.
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Dave Trampe
Arlan Schires
Grady Ratz
Chuck Waterhouse
Ella Wheeler
Joan Sifford
Wyatt Semmler
Karen Osmundson
Craig Johnson
Doug Jass
Pam Klosner
Susan Baldwin
Gary Ginder
Lorin Neuenfeldt
Doug Johnson
Jan Marr
Evan Daudt
Tyler Daudt
Joe Nordstrom
Ken Ploetz
John Semmler
Mark Lange
Connor Daudt
Jack Daudt
Gile Bixby
Carol Raines
Bob Muller
Laura Wheeler
Tom Jansen
Carol Neuenfeldt
Margaret Davies
Rusty Lilyquist
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Noel and Joyce Mills
Todd and Sandy Elison
Jim and Diana Hager
Craig and Barb Anderson
Roger and Dianne Schnebly
Jeff and Sue Hol
Darold & Ilean Moore
Adam & Dawn Hicok
Doug and Darlene Sandstrom
Rod and Rita Fedalen
Hospitality Team
Captain for September
Jan Marr - 682-3007
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September
Eileen Higgins, Chair
Idelle Eide
Elsie Hagen
Norma Jansen
Cheryl Lindberg
Doris Schmidt
Ruth Circle
Women’s Bible Study
Thursday, September 8th
1:00 pm at Salem
Hostess: Eileen Higgins
All are welcome
SOMETHING NEW JUST FOR YOU!!!
The Hospitality captains, Doris Schmidt, Karen Nelson and Jan Marr
are happy to introduce H2SU (HAPPY TO SERVE YOU),
a lovely new kiosk designed for YOU.
You will find it in the back of the church waiting for you to sign up to
serve for one of the weekly duties.
In the past, we called you and asked for help. NOW you can choose
your job and the date that works for you. Just use the
erasable markers and choose a way to serve:
Greeter
Usher
Coffee server
Communion Server.
If you have never served before, be assured that all of these jobs are
easy and we are here to explain them to you.
There will be directions for each job near H2SU or directions can be
emailed / sent to you. You will be reminded by one of us early in the
week of your job. Also each Sunday morning, directions or special
instructions and a lovely chocolate treat will be in the Church office.
Please sign up each month and be of service to the Lord.
Thank you to Tim Marr, Kris Nelson and Jim Workman,
for helping us with this project.
Thank you for serving - The Hospitality Action Team
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SALEM WOMEN’S FALL FESTIVAL AND BAZAAR
Saturday, September 17th
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
We will be serving coffee, rolls and lunch.
There will be a bake sale, many new gift items, a Farmer’s Market,
collectables and antiques, books and much more.
We could use your help on Friday, September 16th
to set up — please bring your items already priced.
Don’t forget your fresh vegetables, fruit & plants,
donated books can be put in container in Fellowship Hall.
Questions?? - Call Ilean Moore - 682-2424 or
Joan Falls - 363-2480
Organist Jim Hockin Presents “A World of Sound” Concert on Sept. 4th
Twin Cities area professional organist and education specialist with the Rodgers Organ
Studio Jim Hockin will present “A World of Sound” concert on Salem’s newly acquired
digital computer orchestral organ, Sunday, September 4th. The time is 3 to 5pm. Free
admission and open to he public.
Jim has played the organ since age 7, coached by his organist father. He has studied
keyboard performance at the University of Minnesota and served as organist at churches
in the Twin Cities area for more than 40 years. Jim was a piano instructor for the Schmitt
Music Company of Minneapolis and joined with the Minnesota and Lake Harriet
Orchestras to perform piano concertos by classical composers. In recent years, he has
devoted most of his time to the organ and has performed on Rodgers organs since 1972.
Jim would like his audience to know that Salem’s organ is a sampled pipe organ. All
sounds are actual organ pipes from a diverse palette of pipe sounds from famous organs
around the world. The organ has 36 stops, two keyboards and a 32-note pedal board. The
PR-300 orchestral sound module contains 354 orchestral and ethnic sounds producing
live orchestra instrumentation including trumpets, violins, bass drums and piano.
Jim promises the audience “a thrilling musical experience”. He delights in displaying how
the organ is an inspirational instrument for singing and listening. For Salem’s concert,
Jim’s playlist includes theatre organ selections from a by-gone era, a special motion
picture theme, a self piano and organ duet and works by classical composers.
SALEM WOMEN’S FALL FESTIVAL AND BAZAAR
Saturday, September 24th 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Thursday
9:00am Worship Columbarium Dedication
Communion
10:15am Coffee and
Fellowship
3:00pm MITP Organ
Concert
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Worship Welcome of New Members
10:15am Annual Meeting
Church BBQ Picnic
18 Newsletter Deadline
9:00am Communion
Worship
10:15am Coffee and
Fellowship
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Pr. Trish
Vacation Day
8:45am
Staff Meeting
9:00am
Bone Builders
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9:00am (co-ed)
Bone Builders
9:00am
Music in the
Park Meeting
3:00pm
Pastor’s
Text Study
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Busy
Needles
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Busy
Needles
9:00am
Bone Builders
9:30am
SMT Meeting
3:00pm
Pastor’s
Text Study
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9:00am (co-ed)
Bone Builders
10:00am Altar
Guild Meeting
3:00pm Pastor’s
Text Study
8:30am-12:30pm
Senior Defensive
Driving Class
4:00pm
Adult Bible Study
5:00-6:00pm
WATW Meal
6:30pm
Choir Rehearsal
9:30am
WMT Meeting
4:00pm
Adult Bible Study
5:00-6:00pm
WATW Meal
6:30pm
Choir Rehearsal
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4:00pm
Adult Bible Study
5:00-6:00pm
WATW Meal
6:30pm
Choir Rehearsal
9:30am
Fall Festival
Workshop
1:00pm
Ruth Circle
6:30pm
New Member
Orientation
9:15am
Child/Teen
Checkup
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Staff Meeting
9:00am
Bone Builders
9:00am Hunger
Action Team
9:30am
LMT Meeting
8:45am
Staff Meeting
9:00am
Bone Builders
1:30pm
Fancy Dancer
Cultural
Performance
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Staff Meeting
9:00am
Bone Builders
Pastor Trish on vacation September 17 - September 23
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9:00am Worship
10:15am Coffee and
Fellowship
Saturday
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Property Team
Meeting
9:30am
Longville
Community
Choir Board
Meeting
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Busy
Needles
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9:00am (co-ed)
Bone Builders
3:00pm Pastor’s
Text Study
Pastor Trish at NEMN Synod Fall Theological Conference
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Adult Bible Study
5:00-6:00pm
WATW Meal
6:30pm
Choir Rehearsal
6:30pm
Confirmation
Class
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Staff Meeting
9:00am
Bone Builders
10:00am
Long Lake
Property
Owners
Association
Meeting
Women’s
Fall Festival
Bazaar
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Salem Lutheran Church Staff
Rev. Trisha Jorgenson, Pastor
Cell Number: 320-248-9479
Email: [email protected]
Carol Raines, Secretary / Bookkeeper
Office Phone: 218-363-2011
Office Email: [email protected]
Jan Elliott & Eunice Benson, Organists
Charlene Olson, Choir Director
Joan Kickhafer, Custodian
Salem Lutheran Church Website
www.salemlongville.org
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm
Salem Lutheran Church
1340 County Road 5
PO Box 136
Longville, MN 56655
Rooted in Christ
to Love, Grow & Serve
Salem Lutheran Church Ministry Teams
Servant Leadership Council (SLC)
Barb Anderson, President
Dave Trampe
Don Falls, Vice President
Beth Tobiason
Sara Felton, Secretary
Jan Stadtherr
Ardis Aagard, Treasurer
Karen Osmundson
Executive Management Team (EMT)
SLC President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
Learning Ministry Team (LMT)
Beth Tobiason, Facilitator & Council Liaison
Resource Ministry Team (RMT)
Ardis Aagard, Facilitator
Dave Trampe, Council Liaison
Serving Ministry Team (SMT)
Terry Daudt, Facilitator
Don Falls & Karen Osmundson, Council Liaison
Worship Ministry Team (WMT)
Jan Stadtherr, Facilitator & Council Liaison
ALL are welcome to join any of our
ministry teams. If you are interested in any of the areas
listed above or have questions about how each teams
serves, please contact one of the team leaders listed
above or call the church office.
Join us for
Worship
Sundays at 9am
All are welcome here!