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WITNESS
Fall Festival
Sunday, October 12 from 4-6pm
Kim & Kevin Hanson’s home, 1198 30th Ave NW
(across the highway from Eagle’s Landing)
+Hayride +Bonfire +Food +Games +Prizes +Fun!
In case of inclement weather, event will be held at Vinje
What to bring??? Chairs, prizes or treats to share with the kids, Free
will donation for supper meal. Students 6th grade and older are invited
to help with games for the younger kids 
Please sign up in the church office or RSVP via e-mail to Amy by
October 8th!
OCTOBER 2014
OCTOBER Weekly Sunday Schedule
8:30 a.m. – Worship with Communion
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School
10:45 a.m.- Worship with Communion
Music & Worship Ministries—by John Jahr
October 26 is Reformation Sunday!
On this day we celebrate the heart of our faith: the gospel of Christ – the good news – that makes us
free! We pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to unite the church today in its proclamation and
witness to the world. In the waters of baptism we are made one body; we pray for the day that all
Christians will also be one at the Lord’s table.
Gracious Father, we pray for your holy catholic church. Fill it with all truth and peace. Where it is
corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in anything it is amiss, reform it; where it is
right, strengthen it; where it is in need, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of
our Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and forever. Amen.
West Central Singers
Fall Concerts
“Through the Church the Song Goes On: Prayers for Those who Make Music”
Saturday, November 15 – 7:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church
312 – 6th Street SW
Willmar, MN
Sunday, November 16 – 4:00 PM
St. Aloysius Church
301 S 10th Street
Oliva, MN
Tickets are $10 ($5 students) and are available at the door
For more information, visit us at www.WestCentralSingers.com
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
November 4th
3 - 8 PM
Vinje’s 97th
ANNUAL
Lutefisk and Meatball Supper
&
QUILT RAFFLE / BAKE SALE
Reserve Tuesday, Nov. 4 for helping with the
Lutefisk Dinner. Men, youth and families are encouraged to help. Call the church office at 235-1441 to
volunteer.
Bake Sale—Please consider making some baked
goods for the “Bake Sale”. Please bring baked goods
to church marked and packaged for sale by 2pm on
Nov. 4. Any questions call Bobbi Gates 222-8464.
Raffle tickets—for the quilt are on sale between
services on Sundays through October or in the church
office during the week.
STEWARDSHIP
SUNDAY
October 19, 2014
Confirmation
Sunday
Oct 26, 2014
10:45am
Faith Formation Ministries—Amy Juel-Palmer
10th GRADE CONFIRMATION
RETREAT
+Complete your faith statement
+Reflect on your faith journey
+Get adventurous on the ropes courses
+Celebrate your friendships and your faith!
Thursday, October 16 @ Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
Leave Vinje at 8:30am – back to Vinje by 4pm
Registration form and payment option are available on-line at
www.vinjechurch.com
Sunday, October 19 – 4 to 6pm
5th Quarter Party!
Friday, October 10th – After the
home football game
Grades 6-8 and FRIENDS!
Cost - $2.00 per person
Snacks, Games, Movie, Pizza and
GA GA BALL!!!!!!!!!
No need to sign up, just come and
bring your friends 
Parents are always welcome, too!
Reading of Faith Statements / Baptism Remembrance Service
+Confirmands share their faith statements with their families
+Baptismal Remembrance Service
+Parent Choir rehearsal
+Confirmation pictures will be taken
+Light refreshments will be served
Confirmation Sunday, October 26
10:45 Worship with Holy Communion
Reception at Coffee Fellowship – 9:45am
Worship preparation in Room 102 – 10:15am
FIESTA TIME! Progressive Dinner
Who:
What:
Middle School Students (friends welcome!)
Progressive Dinner – Fiesta Style
4pm Drop Off & Appetizers at Bethel
Main Course at Vinje
Desserts at St. Mary’s
7pm Pick Up at St. Mary’s
How: Bus transportation is provided between churches
+adults are needed to join us for the fun!
When: Sunday, October 5, 2014
Cost:
$10.00 per person
Register and pay on-line or at the church office BY October 1st
Loving Arms Childcare Center
October 2014…
Loving Arms is always a very busy place, and this month especially, there are kudos by the bundle to share: First to Beckie
Brynjulfson (Asst. Dr.) who stepped up for the last two weeks of August, above and beyond the usual, handling every issue
and supporting the staff (and me) in every way. THANK YOU! To the staff at Loving Arms: When the lead “goose” dropped
back, you all leaned forward, taking on whatever came your way. Your kindness and dedication are truly appreciated! THANK
YOU! To the families at Loving Arms: Leadership came in many different faces this fall and we are all grateful for your understanding, kindness, and patience. THANK YOU! To the Vinje Church Staff: It is at times like this that we clearly see and
appreciate the connection between our two entities. There’s support there that is often unseen, and maybe somewhat uncelebrated, but this was support of the finest kind. THANK YOU!
The staff spent two in-service days at the end of August readying their rooms for the new school year. We are super excited for
a new school year! If you get a chance stop by – they painted, organized, cleaned and planned – and it’s awesome!
The new system of Authentic Assessments for Childhood Development called TS Gold is officially “in the building”. All of
the teachers started training for it on Monday, September 8. Twelve hours will complete their orientation to this amazing assessment program. Our heartfelt thanks to Jenn Hager, who has used this system before and has been instrumental in helping
us all learn how to use it effectively. THANK YOU!
A HUGE THANK YOU goes to the Loving Arms Parent Advisory Board for their tireless attention to the revisions in the
LACCC Personnel Manual. We’ve been working on it for nearly a year and will be sending it on to the Vinje Church Personnel Committee for review next. The new manual is a bit shorter and includes a new policy for earning and using Personal Paid
Time Off.
Our thanks also to all of you for your continued support of this important ministry.
Mark 10:13-16 People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw
this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to
such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.
Donna Brau, Director of Loving Arms Child Care Center, [email protected]
Women's Tuesday Morning Bible Study
Making Sense of Scripture by David Lose
Begins Tuesday October 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
Vinje Gathering Space
Weekly Dates:
Oct. 14, 21, 28, Nov 11, 18, Dec 2, 9
Books will be available for purchase in the church office
Announcements & Misc.
Book Club
October 28
3:30—4:45pm
Deidra’s
Call Diane Rasmussen with questions! 235-0418
The October book selection is:
The Goldfinch by Donna Tart
“Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel”
Have you remembered
Vinje Lutheran in your
Estate Planning? When you make
or revise your will or
trust, or review your
life insurance contracts
or retirement funds, please consider naming
Vinje Lutheran Church among the beneficiaries. It’s a very simple way to continue participating in our “Reaching Out, Reaching In,
and Reaching Deeper”
Volunteer Hospital Visitors
needed for 2015 Please
volunteer for one or two
weeks a year to visit members
of Vinje who are in the
hospital. For more details call
Mary Jo Patton (796-2826) or
Carol Schmiesing
Vinje GENERAL FUND Financial Facts
August YTD income was $421,921 (including
$21,150 transfers in from other funds)
compared to YTD budget of $415,771
and 2013 YTD income of $415,962.
August YTD expenses were $434,653 compared to YTD
budget of $447,274 and 2013 YTD expenses of
$458,103.
Mission Support to the Synod, Lakeland Conference,
GLLM, and Paz Y Esperanza was paid as budgeted in
the amount of $22,533.
Vinje BUILDING FUND Financial Facts
The building mortgage as of 8/31/14 was $607,692.
Donations received in August were $6,701 and $46,392
YTD.
$4,045 was paid in August and $23,650 YTD on the principal balance of the loan.
$2,656 was paid in August and $21,292 YTD interest on the
loan.
There is $30,000 in Mortgage Reserves.
Vinje Library – Check It Out!
Please stop by to Check It Out!
Does what you do matter? YES is the message
from The Boy Who Changed the World by Andy
Andrews. Based the best selling Andy Andrews
book The Butterfly Effect, this book for all ages
opens with a Minnesota boy, Norman Borlaug,
playing in the family cornfields. His love and
knowledge of agriculture would help him save the
lives of 2 billion people and become
a Nobel Laureate. Both historical
and spiritual this is a gift for all and
reminds us that what we do matters!
Yesterday, today and tomorrow!
Stop by to Check It Out!
Announcements & Misc.
September Circle
Thursday, October 2
●Elizabeth, 6:45am at Deidra’s
●Esther, 9:30am Vinje Gathering Space
Thank you to the following Thrivent
Financial members that have directed
Choice Dollars to Vinje.
We received $14 in donations for September!
Benjamin Wilson
Tuesday, October 7
●Naomi/Sarah, 2:00pm Room .
Vinje Congregational Advocate Team: Nancy
Hafner, Pastor Mary Hovland, Al Juhnke, Dianne
Peterson, Dee Rosenbrook
Men’s Bible Study
Tuesday’s @ 9am
Vinje Quilters
Oct 9 & 23
9:00am
Donate from your smart phone
Vinje Lutheran Church now offers a mobile version of our online giving page to make it easy for you to
give anytime from your smart phone. Simply scan the image you see here using your phone’s QR code
reader or go to www.vinjechurch.com to donate online.
Community Meals
The Community Meal is an effort to bring people together in the Willmar community through food and fellowship.
These events are free for everyone. All ages are welcome.!
1st Sunday @ 6 p.m.
First Baptist Church
1000 SE 6th St
320-235-2326
3rd Saturday @ Noon
Vinje Lutheran Church
1101 Willmar Ave SW
320-235-1441
2nd Sunday @ 6 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
605 Litchfield Ave. SW
320-235-1263
3rd Sunday @ 6 p.m.
Calvary Lutheran Church
302 Olena Ave SE
320-235-2508
4th Sunday @ 6 p.m.
United Methodist Church
19th Ave and 9th St SW
320-235-5403
5th Sunday @6 p.m.
Bethel Lutheran Church
411 Becker Avenue SW
320-235-5450
Remember in Prayer
Recently Ill or Hospitalized: Larry Gates, Kathy Hund,
Lavonne Bishop, Corby Newman, Mark Sward, Phyllis
Thunstedt, Evy Bredeson, Dianne Christenson,
In Loving Memory of:
Lois Christensen for Undesignated from Rod & Gretta
Kray
In the Military: Brett Nelson, Chase Swanson, Tim Kray
Robert Brau for Music from Dave & Deb Habbena, for
Loving Arms from Jeff & Susan Krogstad
Bereaved: Family and friends of Elnore Kostad following her
death on August 23.
Orville Johnson for Radio Broadcasts from Beverly Falk
Leo Gruber and Family following the death of Marjorie Carlson
-Gruber on August 27.
Brian & Dawn Gauer and family following the death of Evelyn
Gauer on August 31.
Rolf & Jessica Figenskau and family following the death of
Rolf’s father, Jerry Figenskau on September 7.
Steve & Linda Myhre and family following the death of Doris
Myhre on September 13.
Irene Quam & family following the death of John Quam on
Sept. 16.
Marvella Isaacson and family following the death of Calvin
Isaacson on Sept. 18.
Family and Friends following the death of Gerald Olson on
Sept. 19.
New Arrival: Ashlynn Daly daughter of Rebecca
(Braness) & Joe Daly on August 25.
Marv Michelson for Building Fund from Jim & Wilma
Buisman
Mary Lou Olson for Radio Broadcasts from Dave &
Phyllis Stageberg, John & Kathy Longman, Bill & Marie
Welker, for Community Meals from Bob & Dee Rosenbrook, for Building Fund & Pastor’s Discretionary Fund
from Larry & Bobbi Gates, Rod & Gretta Kray, LeRoy &
Ruth Sanders, Chuck & Michele Nefstead, Paul & Susan
Bredeson, Louise Gislason, Wally & Arlene Nelson, Ray &
Nancy Groff, Glen & Peggy Wilson, Merle & Barb Berkeland, Family & Friends, for Pastor’s Discretionary Fund
from Don & Phyllis Coleman, for Undesignated from Bob
& Karla Tinklenberg, for Building Fund from Leonard
Olson
Ardell Redetzke for Building Fund from Judy Erpenbach, Mike & Karen Hanson, LeRoy & Ruth Sanders, Rod
& Gretta Kray, Shirley Brandt, Lynn & Dianne Peterson,
for Parish Care from Sharon Deitschman, for Radio
Broadcasts from Larry & Bobbi Gates, Dave & Phyllis
Stageberg
Marjorie Carlson-Gruber for Building Fund from Bill &
Marie Welker, for Undesignated from Fran Green
Baptism: Callie Emma Carlson daughter of Samantha &
Nathan Carlson.
Warren Gauer for Music from Dave & Phyllis Stageberg,
for Undesignated from Bob & Joan Glaesman
Gavin Michael Schunk son of Tanya & Randy Schunk.
Evelyn Gauer for Music from Kris Gulbrandsen, for
Building Fund from Lillian Fossum, Florence Dufty, Bill
& Marie Welker, for Radio Broadcasts from Audrey
Thiele, for Undesignated from Bob & Joan Glaesman,
David & Karen Rosenquist
Elnore Kostad for Library from Curt & Carolyn Olson,
for Undesignated from Larry & Bobbi Gates
Carol Loehr for Community Meals from Lois Guldbrandsen
Gifts Received For:
Safe Avenues from Naomi/Sarah Circle
Women’s Circles from Elizabeth Circle, Esther Circle,
Pastor’s Discretionary Fund from Naomi/Sarah Circle
Community Meals from Adrian & Joanne Jimenez
Doris Myhre for Pastor’s Discretionary Fund from
Lowell & Betty Melbye, for Library from Karen Rousseau,
for Undesignated from Grayson & Karen Swalin, Hans &
Jan Dahl, for Building Fund from Bill & Marie Welker,
Helen Langager, Esther Circle
CREATION CARE
CORNER
Next Committee
Meeting
Oct 7th 6:00pm
Bible Verse Psalm 148 v 7 & 8
“Praise the lord from the earth, your great sea creatures and all ocean depth,
lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding.”
Vinje Lutheran Church
1101 Willmar Avenue SW
Willmar MN 56201
Non Profit Org.
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit #333
Willmar MN 56201
Address Service Requested
OCTOBER 2014 Vinje Witness
Pastor—Jeffrey M. Engholm
[email protected]
Pastor—Chad Peterson
[email protected]
Pastor—Mary Hovland
[email protected]
Visitation Minister - Gretta Kray
[email protected]
Director of Music and Worship Ministries – John Jahr
[email protected]
Director of Faith Formation Ministries—Amy Juel-Palmer
[email protected]
Loving Arms Child Care Center
Donna Brau, Director (320-235-7271)
[email protected]
Beckie Brynjulfson, Assistant Director
[email protected]
Parish Nurses – Susan Krogstad, R.N.
Administrative Secretary – Janet White
[email protected]
Financial Secretary – Sherri Nelson
[email protected]
Communication Secretary—Melissa Hansen
[email protected]
Custodians – Bill Wogan
[email protected]
Ron Nordby
Church Office Phone – 320-235-1441 Fax – 320-235-1125
Vinje Church Website – www.vinjechurch.com
A Radio Broadcast of Vinje’s 8:30 a.m. worship service will be broadcast at 9:30am each
Sunday on radio station KWLM, 1340 AM in Willmar.
A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America