NEW HOPE NEWS
Published for members and friends of
messiah new hope Lutheran church
OCTOBER 2014
You Are Invited!
Worship With Us!
Worship on Sundays
8:15 AM Traditional Worship
9:30 AM Education Hour
10:30 AM Contemporary
Worship
Wednesday Evenings
4:00 PM
5:45 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
7:30 PM
Open Gym
Community Supper
Musical Gathering
Small Groups/Classes
Sr High Youth Group
CAPTIVE
FREE
October 26, 10:30 a.m.
All are invited to a worship service led
by Captive Free at MNH. Captive Free, a
relational music ministry team sponsored
by Youth Encounter, ministers in
churches, schools, assisted living homes,
detention centers, and Christian youth
conferences across the country. We are privileged to have the Central Plains team
lead a youth event on Saturday, October 25—and then lead our contemporary
worship on Sunday October 26. Please join us!
Inside this issue:
Pg 2 Pastor’s Letter
August Giving Report
Pg 3 Governing Board
highlights
Mission Team
Spring Bazaar
Community Prayers
Pg 4 Serving Schedule
Attitude of Gratitude
Milestone Ministry
Menu Changes
Pg 5 October Calendar
Pg 6 Community Life
Bread Break
Sunday/Wednesday
Curriculum
2nd Half
Pg 7 Youth & Family Update
Pg 8 Looking Ahead
“Do not fear,
or be afraid There is no
other rock;
I know not one.”
Isaiah 44:8
Consecration Sunday
November 16, 2014
In a world that seems to get more crazy, less predictable, more fearful every day,
we ask, “Where do we find a center that holds in all of this?” For our families, for
our family of faith, and for ourselves when we’re really honest about our deepest
wonderings and fears — where do we find “a rock in the weary land?”
Please join us for weekly conversations in search of hope, and a home, and help,
beginning October 19 and culminating with Consecration Sunday on November 16.
www.messiahnewhope.com
5001 E Madison St • Sioux Falls, SD 57110
MESSIAH NEW HOPE STAFF
Jeff Sorenson, Senior Pastor
Home 605-594-3789 Cell 605-359-8728
[email protected]
Matt Miller, Youth Ministry Director
605-268-2166 [email protected]
Jessica Anderson, Family Ministry Director
605-929-9763 [email protected]
Mark Ferri, Contemporary Worship Director
605-977-0887 [email protected]
Del Hubers, Organist, Choir Director & Traditional Music
605-789-1524 [email protected]
Susie Oberg, Wednesday Supper Coordinator
605-940-1287 [email protected]
Church Office, 605-333-0971
email: [email protected]
Messiah New Hope Governing Board
Ken Cunningham, President
Jon Moeller, President-elect
Doug Dreke, Past President
Jeff Eidenshink, Treasurer/Finance
Pat Tuley, Secretary
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October Pastor’s Letter
Last week @ worship, I asked that we begin
regularly to ask two questions of our everyday
experiences, that will help us to see God at work in
the world, in our lives:
1. WIGIAT? “Where is God in all of this?” and
2. HIGUATAB? “How is God using all this as
blessing?
The next couple days at our SD Synod Fall
Theological Retreat, I had the privilege of hearing
Dr. David Lose, President of Philadelphia
Lutheran Seminary, say similar things about how
we may be a community of faith that is genuinely
helpful for people in a changing time. Here are
some notes from Dr. Lose give credence to us asking
these kinds of questions, and that give us
something to think about:
In today’s world, we make constant decisions,
asking, “What’s worth our time, and what isn’t?”
We are overwhelmed by choices and time is
scarce. So we ask of everything, “Is it worth it?”
People are asking of the church, “Does it help us
make sense of a complicated life?”
♦ A performative model of preaching, where only
the pastor is the interpreter of scripture, the one
who makes (for others) connections between
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Al Hallstrom, Building & Grounds
Jesse Goebel, Communications
Layne Nelson, Youth, Y/A & Family
John Nordlie, Worship
Rodney Holm, Discipleship
Carol Dreke, Service & Mission
Julie Ferri, Community Life
366-6600
941-8854
201-6656
334-0088
210-557-6578
582-5545
977-0887
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August Giving Report
$20,000.00
$18,000.00
♦
$16,833.51
$16,000.00
$14,000.00
$12,249.01
♦
$12,000.00
August
$10,000.00
$8,000.00
Budget
$4,808.38
$4,069.31
$6,000.00
$4,000.00
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$2,000.00
$558.31
$0.00
General
Capital
Free to Serve
faith and life, creates a culture where others
(because the pastor is doing this on their behalf)
can’t imagine themselves talking or thinking
about faith intelligibly.
Sunday has become the big game, the big day of
our Christian lives, with most of what happens
on that day. We lift up what happens at church
on Sunday, but not what happens elsewhere,
every day. The result is the devaluing of
everyday life, and the inability to see God at
work in all the rest of life. For many people, God
is no longer a primary actor in the daily story of
their lives.
But Sunday morning isn’t the big game! It
should be practice—for life, which is the big
game.
Historically, the purpose of preaching has been
“to create faith.” But it also needs to help people
ask, “Where do we see God?” so that we are
practiced and prepared to ask everyday, “Where
do we see God, out here?”
The mark of competent leadership is not how
good the leader is perceived to be, but how much
better our people are—for of our leadership.
Dr. Lose certainly has given us more to think
about! Let’s talk!
In Christ, Pastor
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Jeff Sorenson
Messiah New Hope Lutheran Church
Governing Board Highlights
September 18, 2014
Pastor’s Report: Pastor Jeff is real pleased with new
staff, they are capable and caring. Things are going
well.
Team Reports
Building & Grounds: Al Hallstrom asked that
communication be kept open; let him know of things
needing done. Planning ahead, he will research snow
removal for winter, and check furnaces and filters. He
see how a defibrillator can be obtained and its cost.
An inspector for our insurance company reported an
issue of not having a current Certificate of Insurance
from the day care on file, and we need to get a fire
extinguisher in the garage.
Discipleship: Themes for the upcoming Stewardship
Appeal were presented. Rodney Holm discussed the
time frame, which includes the “Can You” cards and
the Annual Appeal. A letter will be sent to all
members. Volunteers will telephone members between
November 2 and 8, to invite everyone to the
Consecration Sunday dinner on November 16.
Finance: Kerry Larson completed a Youth Account
audit. No discrepancies were found, but she does have
specific recommendations and will bring them to Jeff
Healing Prayers for …
PLEASE PRAY
Thanksgiving for …
Paysen Henry Munneke, baptized September 26
Healing for …
Jon Moeller
Paulette Heigh (Pam Cunningham’s sister)
Paul DeBoer
Kathy Wilcox
Lisa Norgaard
Patty Olwell
Pam Eastman (dtr of Kay Nordlie)
God’s peace for…
The family of Bonnie Ageton (Dick Ageton’s sister-in-law)
MISSION TEAM
MNH will be sponsoring
the February Necessities for
Neighbors distribution on
Sunday February 1.
To have some fun with our
collection of toilet paper for
the distribution, there will be a TP challenge during
January between the 1st and 2nd services
☺ Start looking for bargains on double rolls!
Eidenshink and Layne Nelson. Pat Tuley is now
handling the Youth Account.
Youth & Family: Twenty youth and four adults will
attend the National Youth Gathering. Patti Torbert
reported the team is mapping out plans for the year.
Mission: Carol Dreke reported the Salvation Army has
again requested “Night Watch” volunteers.
Worship: Captive Free will lead the 10:30 service
October 26. Jessica Anderson will preach that day.
New Business: Wednesday Evening Meals With the
intent of providing nutritious, home-style meals to
MNH members and friends on Wednesday evenings,
the Executive Committee presented information on
their research of midweek meal service at other
area churches. Using First Lutheran Church as a
model; meals are catered consisting of an entrée and
side dish for $4.00 per person. The vegetable is
supplemented, with desserts provided by volunteer
members of a “Dessert Club”. It was decided to
change the Wednesday food policy to prepare and
present meals similar to those of First Lutheran for a
one month to six week trial, at a donation of $4.00 per
adult meal and less for children. The Wednesday Supper Coordinator’s principle role will be to coordinate
volunteers, vegetables, desserts, and drinks.
MNH sponsors the October 9
Food To You distribution.
Please sign up to help on the
clipboard in the narthex.
There is also a basket for
contributions to help cover the $350 distribution
costs, and we will need 250 boxes of cereal for the
Food of the Month.
Spring Bazaar
Planning
Come to our first
planning meeting
Wednesday October 8
@ 7:30 PM.
Contact Cindy
Johnson at 335-6195
or [email protected]
Respectfully Submitted, Patricia Tuley, Secretary
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October Serving Schedule
Greeters
Wednesday Community Supper
changes
Sunday 8:15 Service
10/05
10/12
10/19
10/26
Bev Heitman, Joyce Lunstra
The Aaron Moen Family
Katie & Corey Meyer
Kay Nordlie, Amber Clements
Sunday 10:30 Service
10/05 Deb Callahan, Bonnie Steen
10/12 Char Johnson, Jennifer Nelson
10/19 Curt & Shirley Headrick
10/26 The Brian Tolk Family
Servers
Coffee Set Up & Clean Up
3 Dozen Treats
10/05 Patti Torbert
Scott & Jenny Getting
Patti Torbert
Fern Getting
Jen Ohlenkamp
10/12 Liz Hubbell
Bonnie & Alan Steen
Liz Hubbell
Bev Heitman
Char Johnson
Pat Fritz
Joyce Lunstra
Cindy Lipponen
10/19 Harlan & Pat Fritz
Jennifer Callahan
10/26 Scott & Jenny Getting
Jenny Getting
Beginning Wednesday, October 1, we will see some
important and helpful changes to our Wednesday night
Community Suppers. Our goal in these changes is to make
the meal one that more people, of all ages, will want to
come together to enjoy. Our hope is that everyone will want
to gather together as Christian community, have fun
together, eat a good meal together, learn and build
relationships together each midweek @ MNH.
♦
Each week the meal will be larger and more complete,
with an entrée, side, vegetable, bread and dessert.
Menus selected will be more ‘home-style’ – meals that
you would enjoy at home as a family.
♦
We intend to have each week’s meals catered in at a
reasonable price, following the pattern of another
congregation in Sioux Falls that does this very successfully. But first we’re going to prepare the meals ourselves using similar menus, to learn how many of you
will come for such a meal before expending the cost.
Brian/Amy Mitchell Family Amy Mitchell
Kay Nordlie
OUR ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
MNH Gives Thanks to:
Char Johnson for assisting with counting during the
summer and volunteering to be a substitute for the
Counters during the year.
Jon Moeller for shampooing more of the carpets.
Roger Lunstra for spraying our church lawn, and
Harlan Fritz for providing the spray.
Jon Moeller, Roger Lunstra, Stan Albrecht, Ken
Cunningham, Dallas Bratton, Tim Gjoraas, Doug
Dreke, Steve Gage, Todd Madsen and Dean
Mikkelson for mowing the lawn in August.
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The suggested donation for meals will increase slightly,
to $4.00 for youth and adults, $3.00 for kids age 7-12,
and free for children 6 and under. Each week a
volunteer will collect payment, being gracious with
kids who forget (but keeping track to remind parents).
♦
The cost of meals will be kept low by providing
desserts ourselves (by volunteers), and by utilizing
some donated foods (breads and vegetables) for
everyone. This will also enable us to continue to offer
free meals to our neighborhood guest children.
Susie Oberg will continue as our Wednesday Supper
Coordinator, but will need volunteers to help with serving,
clean-up etc. A sign-up will be out each week for you to
indicate how you would like to help.
The menus for October are:
October 1 Roast beef and mashed potatoes
October 8 Ham and sweet potatoes
October 14 Lasagna, tossed salad, fresh fruit
October 22 Ham and squash
October 29 Meat balls and rice
(vegetable, bread, dessert, drinks and coffee w/ each meal)
We hope this is an improvement that you will respond,
“Sounds good, we want to be there!”
OCTOBER 2014
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7:00 PM
Area strategy
@ Hope
Lutheran
4:00 PM Open Gym
5:45 PM Community Meal
6:15 PM Musical Gathering
6:30 PM Small Groups Meet:
Children's School, Route 67,
Confirmation, MNH Choir,
Adults
7:30 PM Sr High Youth,
MS Open Gym
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8:15 AM Traditional Worship
9:30 AM Education Hour all ages
10:30 AM Contemporary Worship
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8:15 AM Traditional Worship
9:30 AM Education Hour all ages
3rd Grade Bible Class
10:30 AM Contemporary Worship
4:00 PM Open Gym
5:45 PM Community Meal
6:15 PM Musical Gathering
6:30 PM Small Groups Meet:
Children's School, Route 67,
Confirmation, MNH Choir,
Adults
7:30 PM Sr High Youth,
MS Open Gym
7:30 PM Bazaar Meeting
7:00 PM
Lutheran
Women Today
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Wednesday
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Saturday
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6:00 PM MNH
sponsors Food to You
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8:15 AM Traditional Worship
9:30 AM Education Hour all ages
9:30 AM 3rd Grade Bible Class
10:30 AM Contemporary Worship
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Washington HS testing in MPR
6:00 PM 2nd Half
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Bibles Presented @ Worship
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NEWSLETTER
DEADLINE
8:15 AM Traditional Worship
9:30 AM Education Hour all ages
10:30 AM Contemporary Worship
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4:00 PM
Washington HS
sets up in MPR
4:00 PM Open Gym
5:45 PM Community Meal
6:15 PM Musical Gathering
6:30 PM Small Groups Meet:
Children's School, Route 67,
Confirmation, MNH Choir,
Adults
7:30 PM Sr High Youth,
MS Open Gym
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8:15 AM Traditional Worship
9:30 AM Education Hour all ages
10:30 AM Contemporary Worship
led by CAPTIVE FREE
7:00 PM Altar
Guild
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4:00 PM Open Gym
5:45 PM Community Meal
6:15 PM Musical Gathering
6:30 PM Small Groups Meet:
Children's School, Route 67,
Confirmation, MNH Choir,
Adults
7:30 PM Sr High Youth,
MS Open Gym
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6:00 PM Team
Meetings/Supper
7:00 PM Governing
Board
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2:00 PM
MPR Rental
Setup
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5:00 PM
CAPTIVE FREE
HS youth & MS
activities
4:30 PM Staff Mtg
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1:00—6:00 PM
MPR and
Sanctuary Rental
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4:00 PM Open Gym
5:45 PM Community Meal
6:15 PM Musical Gathering
6:30 PM Small Groups Meet:
Children's School, Route 67,
Confirmation, MNH Choir,
Adults
7:30 PM Sr High Youth,
MS Open Gym
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SUNDAY CLASSES
Upcoming
Events
Soup and
Pie Supper
Sunday,
November 2
4—7:00 pm
Adults: $6.00, children 6-12: $3.00,
kids 5 and under free (kids meal available)
Please see sign-up sheet in the Narthex for
volunteers to bring soup, pie and for set-up and
clean up.
For more information contact a member of the
Community Life Team or Julie Ferri at 977-0887
or [email protected]
Our SUNDAY
CURRICULUM this year, for
all ages PreK—Adults, is
Living the Word, a new
series based on the
Narrative Lectionary.
Sunday classes at 9:30 am
are:
PreK
Grades 4-5
Grades K-2
Grades 6-9
Grade 3
Adults (Library)
WEDNESDAY CLASSES
Our WEDNESDAY NIGHT this year also has
classes for all ages. Classes at 6:30 pm are:
PreK-Gr 2
Grades 3-5
Route 67 (6-7)
Confirmation (8-9)
Adult Study - Animate Faith (Library)
Adult coffee/conversation in the narthex
All ages have classes/groups together at the
same 6:30 pm hour Wednesdays. The whole family
can come at the same time, eat together, gather together, then learn together in age-appropriate groups.
Everyone except Sr High Youth (which begins at 7:30
pm) will be done by 7:30 pm, so that young children
can be home for early bedtimes (and older kids will
Volume shot up in August
with the peak produce
season at Falls Park
Farmers Market. We
brought 15 coolers and filled
all the last two Saturdays in
August. We also had
tomatoes which we took in
flat pans so they would not
get crushed. Sweet corn
filled several but that is now just about done for the
season. The last two weeks we have had over 200
pounds of tomatoes which are very popular at The
Union Gospel Mission and St. Francis House.
On September 6, KELO did a segment on our
efforts and also interviewed one of the vendors. The
school system has started back up with fruit and
produce.
A total of 13,963 pounds of food was provided in
August with 2,370 of that being protein. This brings
our total since the beginning to 163,906 pounds (over
81 tons of food!) Our ytd total is 81,219 pounds so
we are now on target to hit our goal of 120,000
pounds in 2014.
To add your hands to this effort, please contact
Mike Bauman@ cell (605-496-9358) or email:
[email protected].
still have time for homework).
Come as a family, please join us!
2nd Half
We will meet again Sunday
October 12 at 6:00 PM for a
Potluck followed by games
and fellowship. Oktoberfest is
the theme for our potluck.
This group for those of us over
the half century mark meets
the second Sunday of every
month at 6:00 PM.
Contact Jean Bauman
(605-743-0039) for more info.
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Youth and Family
A Bible Milestone for
EVERYONE!
Our upcoming Milestone Event
in October is a time when
3 year-olds receive their
Storybook Bible and 3rd Graders
are presented with their very
own Spark Bibles.
However, our Milestone Learning Events are open
to everyone! Grab your Bible and loved ones of all
ages as we learn about our Bibles and discover
simple, new ways in which to experience the Word
of God with one another.
Please put the following dates on your calendar. The
Learning Events will take place in the multi-purpose
room during the Sunday School Hour. NOTE: These
dates are different than previously printed.
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♦ Sunday, October 5 – Bible Learning Event
(3rd Graders & All)
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123-Fall Into Camp
Oct. 12-13 @ NeSoDak
NeSoDak Bible Camp will be
hosting a 123 camp on
Sunday, Oct. 12 at around 4pm until Monday,
Oct. 14 at around 2pm! 123 camp is a chance
for 1st-3rd grade kids and their favorite adult
(parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc.) to
experience an evening, night and day at camp
together. There will be all sorts of fun fall
activities including epic outdoor games,
delicious meals, a trip to the Waubay National
Wildlife Refuge, a cozy campfire worship,
songs and bible studies and choice time and
all sorts of other camp shenanigans! To
register one can go to www.losd.org, call
NeSoDak @ 605-947-4440, or talk to Matt.
Sunday, October 12 – Bible Learning Event
(3rd Graders & All)
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♦ Sunday, October 19 – Bible Presented in
Worship & 3 year-old Learning Event
(All are welcome)
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♦ Sunday, November 9 – Bible Follow-up
Learning Event (3rd Graders & All)
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If for some reason you are not able to attend, but
would like to participate, or if you have questions,
please contact Jessica Anderson. Also, please think
about another child and/or family you know who
would be blessed from receiving a Bible. Invite them
to participate in this event with us. All are welcome!
Wednesday Adult Study
Join us as we explore seven big conversations
about Faith, Religion, Jesus, the Cross and more. It’s
never to late to start! Even if Wednesdays are not
currently a part of your weekly schedule, I encourage
to come and check us out!
All are welcome Wednesday. If you have
questions, please reach out to Jessica.
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“WHAT?! THERE’S A YOUTH AND
FAMILY EVENT AT MESSIAH NEW
HOPE ON OCTOBER 25 AT
AROUND 5PM??!!”
Yes! There is! Join us for a night with
Captive Free, a Christian rock band formed by
members of the mission group Youth Encounter. Come at around 5pm and be ready to get
your hands dirty because we will be making
some deeeeelicious pizzas along with whatever
else you decide to bring for a potluck supper
before the show. After that, be ready to rock
out to some great music played by wonderful
people! A fun, righteous and delicious time will
be had by all. So join us!
Also, we are looking for awesome volunteers
who would have room for the Captive Free
crew to stay in their home for the night after
the show. If you are able, please talk to Matt!
Messiah New Hope Lutheran Church
5001 E. Madison Street
Sioux Falls SD 57110
Sunday morning class
Children’s Song
Bread Break’s harvest from Panera’s
Children’s message
Looking Ahead @ Messiah New Hope
October 9
October 12
October 16
October 19
MNH sponsors Food To You
2nd Half
Team Meetings & Governing Board
Children’s Bibles Milestone
November 2
November 16
November 26
November 29
Soup & Pie Supper
Consecration Sunday
Thanksgiving Eve Worship & Pie Social
Altar Guild decorating church for Christmas