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St. James Lutheran Church
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
November 2014 Newsletter
To the great and gracious people of St. James Lutheran Church and friends around the world,
Shadrach Peter and I were in the office with Pastor Bob Duemig and Eileen Miller at First United Methodist Church of Belle Fourche sharing about how we might help Shadrach and Gladys Peter’s project in
India. Pastor Bob suggested we do a joint Thanksgiving Service on Wednesday, November 26, at St.
James Lutheran Church at 6:30 PM for those who are here. This year Pastor Bob will be preaching at
our church, and all the donations will go to the Nereekshe Fund in India to support Shadrach and Gladys
and their mission. We will be worshipping using Holden Evening Prayer plus serving Holy Communion
at the Thanksgiving Service and having a time of fellowship following the service. Next year the service
will be at the Methodist Church. If you are not traveling to see family, please join us for worship.
If you haven’t heard, I will be going to India to visit Shadrach and Gladys at the end of January and the
first few weeks of February to see how we as a community can facilitate growth among the churches in
Belle Fourche and help in the mission field in India with Shadrach and Gladys. When I purchased my
ticket, I put out a call to friends around the United States who on short notice might be willing to travel
with me. Lo and behold, a friend of mine in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is also going with me to India. She
hasn’t even met Shadrach, but the Lord put a call in her life, and she is going to India as well. Dawn
Brachman is a lawyer in Grand Rapids, and she has a great heart for the Lord. She prayed and sought
after God, and she is now going with me to the state of Karnataka, the city of Bangalore, and the village of
Muranpur. The two of us will be traveling to India, and then I found out that another friend from Michigan will also be in the same state and cities close to where Dawn and I will be traveling. The group continues to grow all at a moment’s notice.
There are many things that I need you to pray for, and here is the list. First, we need to get our visas from
India which we hope won’t take too long to get. Second pray that we don’t react to the inoculations or
other medications we have to take to prevent us from getting malaria or other diseases. Ebola isn’t an issue in India, but many other diseases are, so I am asking you to pray for us to be safe and sickness free.
The third thing I would have you pray is that we will be able to document what we can do in service to our
sisters and brothers in India, whether it is taking a group of missionaries to aid Shadrach and Gladys Peter, or whether we create an appeal to raise a significantly larger portion of money for the mission in India.
There is much to pray for and also much to be thankful for. I have seen the amazing growth in this
church’s ability to step up in times of giving. St. James raised $2,000.00 for Shadrach in one week’s time,
and then our church received two anonymous gifts. One gift to pay for
the basement tiles was for $1,000.00, and another gift to finish the basement was for $10,000.00, and these gifts came all on the same day. What a
blessing all of you are to this church! To those two anonymous givers,
thank you for your generosity. And to those who worked on the parsonage putting in the new windows, another WOW! Amazing service to
God’s Kingdom. In this time of Stewardship, may you know that your
prayers and service are making a difference in Belle Fourche and around
the world. Amen.
Pastor Jeff M. Otterman.
Prayer Ministry
October Baptisms,
Confirmations, and Funeral
Baptisms:
Theran Anderson, Layne Matthew, and Jessica
Matthew were baptized on October 11, 2014.
Confirmations:
Theran Anderson, Griffin Conner, Braydin
Eastman, Dillon Giacometto, JakeLyn Mehrer,
Tate Olson, & Jon Peterson were confirmed on
October 12, 2014.
Funeral:
Alva Shoemaker passed away October 13, 2014.
Her funeral was October 17, 2014.
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Busy Workers at St. James
One project has been completed, and others are
being continued. Here are some of the activities
that have taken place at St. James:
• Work on the parsonage roof and window has
been completed. Thanks go to everyone who
helped with that project for a job well done.
• Work continues on the basement remodel.
Thanks to a couple of generous donations, it
looks as if we have enough money to complete
the whole basement project. Work still needs to
be done in the kitchen area as well as in the
women’s bathroom. The ceiling tiles have been
purchased and are being installed. We could
use more help with some of these projects, so
please give a member of the Basement Committee a call if you can be of help.
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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this
is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. One of the
things this church does well is prayer. Join us for a
new ministry to Pray Without Ceasing. Each
Thursday morning at 11:03 anyone who would like
to participate will be praying in the sanctuary. We
will offer prayers to guide our church and its mission, to thank God for His blessings, and for anyone or anything in need of prayer. These Thursday
morning prayers will be in addition to the intercessory prayers of the Saturday and Sunday worship
prayer list, so please use the pew prayer request
cards for the worship prayer list. However, if you
have a prayer request for Pray Without Ceasing,
please fill out a card at the back of the church and
place it in the box provided there. These prayer
requests may be made anonymously and, if necessary, a simple “Unspoken” may be used. Let’s glorify God and help each other in prayer.
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Commitment Weekend
November 15 & 16 will be Commitment Weekend.
Letters will be mailed shortly to explain this process. Please prayerfully consider your monetary or
time commitment to the work of the Lord in our
church.
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St. James Radio Broadcast
The Sunday worship service of St. James Lutheran
is broadcast every Sunday on our local radio station. You may turn your radio to either KBFS-AM
at 1450 or KYDT-FM at 103.1, to hear our worship
service at 10:15 AM.
Veterans’ Day Program
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You are invited to the 18th Annual Belle Fourche
Middle School Veterans’ Day Program on Tuesday, November 11, at 2 PM in the BFMS Gymnasium. Join the students and staff of the BFMS and
enjoy some patriotic music, poetry, history, and
ceremony.
iPraise Baked
Potato Bar
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The Board of Education is having a
Baked Potato Bar to raise money for
iPraise on Wednesday, November 5,
from 5-6 PM. Come and join them
for some baked potatoes with all the
fixings! A freewill offering will be
taken.
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St. James
Thanksgiving Feast
St. James Lutheran Church will be
holding its 9th annual Thanksgiving Feast on Sunday, November 23,
from 5-8 PM, or as long as the food
lasts. This is a free event, and everyone is welcome to come and eat.
Lynn’s Dakotamart has again graciously agreed to cook and carve
the turkeys needed for this event as
long as we buy the turkeys from
them. We will be running the event
in much the same way we did before, which means
we will be cooking the vegetables, potatoes, gravy,
and stuffing at the church the day of the event.
You may also bake/buy buns or bake pies and
cakes for desserts. Work shifts of 5 people per
hour will begin at noon, and beginning at 4 PM, we
will need about 10 adults per hour. In order to
prepare for this event, please sign up to help with
buying turkeys, cooking or baking items, buying
some necessary items, or helping prepare or serve
at the event. If you have any questions, please
speak to a member of the Thanksgiving Committee: Dallas Conner, Pastor Jeff, or Ann Turbiville.
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Turkeys & Other
Ingredients for the Feast
If you are purchasing a turkey for the feast, please
make sure you buy it by November 18 to give it
time to thaw, and then it will be cooked at Lynn’s
Dakotamart. We have determined that approximately 20 turkeys is our limit. Turkeys will be
available at Lynn’s beginning November 10. You
may notice on the sign-up sheets that we have also
included items for making the stuffing and the yam
hot dish. If you buy potatoes or other ingredients,
please do not buy them too far in advance because
we don’t want any of them to spoil before we use
them.
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Church Phone Number:
605605-723723-3923
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Dinner Belle
Because of the Thanksgiving Feast in November
and the community Christmas Dinner in December, we will not be having Dinner Belle for those
months. Our next Dinner Belle will be January 25,
2015.
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Lefse
During one week in October, the ladies of the
church made two batches of lefse which they
promptly sold on a Saturday afternoon. Thank
you to all of those hard workers! If you were unable to purchase any lefse before it was all sold and
wish there had been more to purchase, then please
consider helping make it next year so more can be
sold.
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Annual Quilt Sale
The St. James Quilters will be holding their Annual
Quilt Sale on November 22 and 23. The quilts will
be on display in the Fellowship Hall. The quilts are
60 by 80 inches and will sell for $40.00. Members
of the quilting group will be available after services
on those days to sell the quilts. They will also be
sold at the Thanksgiving Feast on November 23.
We thank the congregation for the support that
they give us each year. The money from the sale of
the quilts is used to buy batting and other supplies.
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Thanksgiving Eve
Service
This year we will begin a tradition
of having a church service on
Thanksgiving Eve in conjunction
with the Methodist Church of Belle
Fourche. The service will be at our
church on Wednesday, November
26, at 6:30 PM with the Methodist
pastor, Pastor Bob Duemig,
preaching. All offering money collected will be sent to India to help
Shadrach Peter with his ministry.
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N OVEMBER B IRTHDAYS
& A NNIVERSARIES
Names in Italics
are Anniversaries
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Rick Rothermel
2
3
Tiffany
Bierschenk
4
Tammy Clem
Nathan Miller
5
Jason & Karen
McLennan
6
7
Sam Pehl
Payton Baity
Mavis Ude
Mary Shoemaker
8
Nick Miller
Leah Stambaugh
9
Alexa Eberhard
10
11
Rhonda Jakober
12
Kitty Nordstrom
Logan Fowler
Robert Nickels
16
17
18
19
Theodore Jeitz
Jill Keller
Kavin Linch
Gregg Galea
Crystal Sowell
Gladys Voyles
Brian Speidel
Quillan McNeese
13
Shirley Blake
Kermit & Liz
Diers
Tom Cooper
20
24
25
26
Vanesa Kudlock
Taya Keller
Vern Fritz
Dave Olson
Betsy Mackey
Travis
Sorenson, Jr.
Slone Weishaar
John & Brenda
Chayka
30
Liz Diers
Kyrstin
Hayworth
Pat Rische
27
Terry Batterman
Clyde Rische
15
Velda Pehl
Trigg Olson
21
22
JoLene Nelson
Brandon &
Vanesa Kudlock
Dave & Jeri
Olson
Troy & Coral
Mills
23
14
Brain Schultz
Maynard &
Anna Teppo
28
Jim & Darleen
Cobb (50)
29
Theadore Conner
St. James
Lutheran Church
Sun
Mon
N OVEMBER 2014
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Worship 5 PM
2
3
PJ Day Off;
Quilting 9-3
4
Quilting 9-3;
Trustees and
Building &
Grounds 7 PM
5
WELCA
Meeting
9:30 AM;
iPraise 3:35 PM;
Confirmation
5 PM;
Adult Sunday
School 9 AM;
Worship
10:15 AM
6
Common
Sense
Parenting
Class 6-8 PM
7
Lutheran Men in
Mission 7 AM at
Belle Inn
8
Worship 5 PM
iPraise Baked
Potato Bar
5-6 PM;
Bell Choir
6:15 PM;
LYO 6:30 PM;
9
Adult Sunday
School 9 AM;
Worship
10:15 AM
16
Adult Sunday
School 9 AM;
Worship
10:15 AM;
10
PJ Day Off
17
11
Veterans
Day
Esther Circle
9 AM;
Council
7 PM
Confirmation
5 PM;
Bell Choir
6:15 PM;
LYO 6:30 PM;
Choir 7:15 PM
18
PJ Day Off
23
Thanksgiving
Feast 55-8 PM
30
Adult Sunday
School 9 AM;
Worship
10:15 AM
iPraise 3:35 PM;
19
iPraise 3:35 PM;
Confirmation
5 PM;
Bell Choir
6:15 PM;
LYO 6:30 PM;
Choir 7:15 PM
Commitment
Sunday
Adult Sunday
School 9 AM;
Worship
10:15 AM;
12
24
PJ Day Off
25
26
13
Common
Sense
Parenting
Class 6-8 PM
20
Deborah
Circle 7 PM
27
Thanksgiving Happy
Thanksgiving!
Eve
Services
6:30 PM
14
Lutheran Men in
Mission 7 AM at
Belle Inn
21
Lutheran Men in
Mission 7 AM at
Belle Inn
28
Lutheran Men in
Mission 7 AM at
Belle Inn
15
Worship 5 PM
22
Worship 5 PM
29
Worship 5 PM
St. James Lutheran Church
1100 Stanley Street
Belle Fourche, SD 57717
November 2014 Newsletter
Check out our church website at
www.sjlcbellefourche.org to find
out about upcoming church events.
Church Council Members
Pastor Jeff Otterman
President: Paul Turbiville
Vice President: Karin Haxton
Treasurer: Tim Speidel
Secretary: Carolyn Kindsfater
Trustees: Tyler Bickerdyke, Don Nelson, Clyde Rische,
Larry Shoemaker, David Sowell, and Bruce Ude
Deacons: Letitia Fashbaugh, Dean Haxton, Lynn Olson,
Genevieve Skogberg, Linda Stambaugh, and
Ann Turbiville