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Tower
February 2015 | Vol. 39 • No. 2
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What Fuels Us?
The woman said to the serpent, “We may
eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; but God said, ‘You shall not eat
of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you
touch it, or you shall die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will
not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened,
and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Genesis 3:2–5 NRSV
What Satan put into the heads of our ancestors was
the idea that they could “be like gods”—could set up
on their own as if they had created themselves—be
their own masters—invent some sort of happiness for
themselves outside God, apart from God. And out of that
hopeless attempt has come nearly all that we call human
history—money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution,
classes, empires, slavery—the long, terrible story of
humankind trying to find something other than God to
make themselves happy.
“Making Sense of Scripture”
• Tuesdays, February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24,
9:30 a.m., Anna Paulson Room
• Thursdays, February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26,
5:30 p.m., Anna Paulson Room
The reason why it can never succeed is this: God made
us—invented us as a designer creates an automobile. A car
is made to run on gasoline (maybe considering the amount
of hybrids on the road we should say fuel), and it would
not run properly on anything else. Now God designed the
human machine to run on him. He himself is the fuel that
our spirits were designed to burn, or the food our spirits
were designed to feed on. There is no other alternative.
That is why it is just no good asking God to make us
happy in our own way without bothering about faith. God
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Augustana Arts 6 | Birthdays 14 | Calendar 15 | Congregation Council 7 | Congregational Learning 5 | Fellowship 13 | Global Mission 11
Green Team 11 | Health Ministry 8–11 | Lent 4 | Outreach 12 | Senior Ministry 12 | Volunteer Ministry 6
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E-mail articles to Lyn Goodrum
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Sunday Schedule
• 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Worship
• 9:15 a.m. Sunday School
(September–May)
Mission Statement
Guided by the Holy Spirit, we gather
in Christian community, reach out
and invite, offer hope and healing
in Jesus Christ, and walk humbly
with God.
Recently lifted up in prayer…
For hope and healing:
• Carole Berson, Arvid
Brekke, John Carnes,
Lorraine Kahler, Bea
Jerke, Maxine Merten,
Lee Reinhart, Francene
Reiter, Riva Rennie,
Ann Scott, Carol
Tamminga, Lloyd
Tokheim, Ann Wilken,
Hank
For comfort and courage:
• Nancy Montagnoli in
the death of her father,
Carl Boatman
• Jean Duncan in the
death of her friend,
Marge Burns
• Family and friends of
Lois Freed in her death
• Family and friends of
Kelli Hopwood in her
death
• Family and friends of
Luverne Jorgensen in
her death
• Margaret Peterson
in the death of her
brother, Jerome
Kochka
• Jenna Milliken in the
death of her cousin,
Ben Kraft
• Wanda McClune in the
death of her husband,
Walter McClune
• Ann Scott in the death
of her mother, Helen
McQuaide
• Ken and Leah Peden
and family in the death
of their son, Brad
Peden
• Family and friends of
Mike Riese in his death
• Family and friends of
Verna Somers in her
death
• Brian Bernhard in the
death of his cousin,
Brenda Vaske
• Babs Quist in the death
of her sister, Trudie
Weist
• Family and friends
of Shirley Will in her
death
Congregation Council
President: Paul Blanchard
Vice President: David Aarestad
Secretary: Lana Farrington
Treasurer: Greg Bickle
Emmett Cruson | Stephen Daniel
Pastor Tim Drom | Kirsten Jensen
Greg Johnson | Kim Kouba
Nick Massie | Noah McCartney
Matt Miller | Linda Tinderholt
Pastor Caitlin Trussell | Barbara Watts
George Willoughby | Jeff Ziebarth
Staff
Tim Drom, Interim Senior Pastor
Caitlin Trussell, Pastor
Malise de Bree, Evangelist
Specializing in Senior Ministry
Yvonne Wilken, Children’s and Family
Minister
Lisa Mikolajczak, Finance
Administrator
Sheryl Stenseth, Faith Community
Nurse
Lyn Goodrum,
Publications Administrator
Julie MacDougall, Volunteer Ministry
and Building Use
LeEtta Choi, Silver Notes Director
Cindy Lindeen-Martin,
Minister of Music and Organist
Dick Larson, Choral Director
Angela Howard, Choristers and
Y Hope Director
Asmir Hodzic, Building and Grounds
Manager
Andrija Malbasa, Allan Brown,
Custodians
Kim Kouba, Cindy Maxwell,
Wedding Coordinators
Christie Baroody, Director, Augustana
Early Learning Center
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Prayers for Healing
Sunday, February 8, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
In his ministry, Jesus
performed many different
acts of healing. At his
command, his disciples
continued a ministry of
healing which included
the laying on of hands
and anointing with oil.
The Church continues
these practices as part
of its ministry in Christ.
They express the Church’s
earnest intercession for
those in need of healing
and wholeness.
Each of us knows that in
our lives there are broken
places that need mending,
empty places that need
filling, hurting places
that need forgiving and
healing.
A special opportunity
for prayers will be added
to worship, Sunday,
February 8. You will be
invited to come forward
for the laying on of hands
and prayers for spirit,
soul, and body wholeness.
A special prayer and
instructions will be
available in the bulletin
that day to guide you
through these moments.
Pray for this dimension
of Augustana’s ministry
that builds on an ancient
tradition and timeless
conviction that God visits
us with healing love.
Staff News
Planning to retire!
Certification in Theology and Ministry from Princeton
Seminary.
Malise de Bree, Augustana’s
Evangelist for Senior
Ministry for the past ten
years, has announced her
retirement effective March
15. As Malise states in her
resignation letter, “I am
deeply grateful and honored
to have served as Evangelist
for Senior Ministry where I
have been richly blessed by
so many.”
Title change
Sheryl Stenseth, Augustana’s Parish Nurse, has changed
her title to Faith Community Nurse. This is the title
that is recognized by the American Nurses Association,
and beginning in 2015, nurses will be able to be certified
as Faith Community Nurses by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC). All Parish Nurses were
asked to change their title to eliminate any confusion with
the position.
We will publically honor Malise for her decade of
ministry here at Augustana on March 15. Stay tuned for
more details about that date as the planning takes shape.
New Volunteer
Ministry
Coordinator
Please join the Augustana
staff in welcoming Julie
MacDougall to the
position of Administrator
of Volunteer Ministry and
Building Use. You will
find her in the front office
Monday through Thursday and around the church on
Sunday mornings. We are grateful for the opportunity to
add Julie to our team in mission and ministry.
Julie MacDougall and her husband Eric have been
members since June 2005. Since joining, she has been an
active volunteer, including Congregation Council, Health
Ministry, Augustana Connects, communion assistance and
preparation, Global Mission and the Community Garden.
Julie grew up on the sunny beaches of Florida and
was raised in the Lutheran Church. She loves cooking,
gardening, traveling and sports.
She earned her MBA from Regis University and a
Thank you for
the gifts!
Thanks,
Augustana!
Augustana Early
Learning Center
Thank you, Augustana,
for the care, concern
and love you showed to
our family after Brad’s
death. Your cards, visits,
phone calls, and presence
at his service helped so
very much. To Pastor
Caitlin, Pastor Swenson,
Lyn, Cindy, Seki, LeEtta,
Farrel and the Funeral
Reception Committee,
and the “Betty Circle,”
special thanks for
sharing your gifts. As we
work our way through
this grieving process,
memories of Brad’s faith
journey at Augustana,
your kindness, and God’s
grace will be our strength.
• In memory of Brad
Peden
Augustana Foundation
• In memory of Carol
Carpenter
Health Ministry
• In memory of Verna
Somers
Special Gifts
• In memory of Carl
Boatman, Curt Gerber,
Frank Gerber, Walter
McClune, Coleen
Morris, Arline Shaw,
Jack Shaw, Verna
Somers, Dorothy
Toscano, Father
World Hunger
• In memory of Marge
Tokheim
Ken & Leah Peden and
Jill Simpson
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Lent
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday,
February 18
Augustana will offer worship with Imposition of Ashes
and Holy Communion at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the
Sanctuary.
New this year:
Augustana’s Senior Luncheon will follow 11 a.m. Ash
Wednesday worship on February 18! Whether you are
a senior or not, you are invited to join us for lunch after
worship. Make your lunch reservation with Augustana’s
office (303-388-4678 or [email protected]) by
Monday, February 16.
What fuels us?
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Pancake Supper to Benefit
Metro CareRing
Come to the pancake supper Ash Wednesday, February
18, 5:30–7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall, featuring hot
pancakes, syrup, sizzling sausage, and orange juice,
coffee or tea. Cost is $5 per adult; $3 per child; or $20
per family, payable at the door. Net proceeds will go to
Metro CareRing, a Denver agency which assists needy
families with food and counseling. Augustana’s group
of Thrivent Financial will serve the supper, featuring
renowned pancake flipper Greg Bickle! A Thrivent
Action Team request will provide $250. Reservations are
recommended; sign on the page below and place in the
offering plate, or call Augustana’s office (303-388-4678).
Questions? Call Katherine Cruson (303-696-7430).
Yes, I/we will attend the
Ash Wednesday Pancake Supper!
Name
Phone or e-mail
Number of adults @ $5
Number of children @ $3
OR
Number in family @ $20 per family
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cannot give us happiness and peace apart from him,
because it is not there. There is no such thing.
Ash Wednesday, February 18, marks the beginning of
the season of Lent. This would seem like the perfect
time to get in touch with the “fuel” that powers our lives.
We are going to try something different at Augustana
this year. We will be offering what we are going to
call “Midweek Lenten Studies.” They will be held
on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
(By the way, the Thursday evening gathering will be
preceded by a simple meal.) During this time we will
be studying a book by Dr. David Lose, Making Sense of
Scripture. Dr. Lose uses a very conversational style in
his writing that gets to the heart of what we as Lutheran
Christians believe about the Bible.
So here is how you can participate: You can call
Augustana’s office (303-388-4678) or e-mail Julie
MacDougall ([email protected]) by
Wednesday, February 11, and let her know you would
like to register for one of the studies. The cost of the
book is $12. You would need to pick up the book no
later than Ash Wednesday and read the first chapter.
Then come, either on Tuesday morning (February 24)
or Thursday evening (February 26). Then repeat for the
next four weeks. Be ready to share your insights as we
together focus on the “fuel” that powers our lives.
Tim Drom,
Interim Senior Pastor
Congregational Learning
40 days to BETTER LIVING—
Optimal Health
You want to feel better, and this book, written by Dr.
Scott Morris, provides clear, manageable steps to get
you there. During Lent, you are invited to be inspired to
improve your faith, work, nutrition, movement, family
and friends, emotions, and medical health and live a life
filled with more joy, more love, and more connection to
God. Sundays, February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29,
Sheryl Stenseth, Augustana’s Faith Community Nurse,
will lead a discussion on this 40-day plan, Sundays, 9:15
a.m., Corner Room. Please sign up with Augustana’s
office (303-388-4678) by February 15 so we have
enough books for everyone. Forty days and numerous
ways to live a healthy life—come and join us on the
journey!
are a congregation who continues to confess the creeds
into the 21st century while other congregations have
chosen to put them on the back burner. Let’s talk about it!
Annual Women’s Retreat
Our annual women’s retreat will be held Friday,
February 20, 4:30 p.m. through Saturday, February
21, 3 p.m. at the Loretto Spirituality Center, located at
Wadsworth and Quincy in southwest Denver. Malise de
Bree will lead us in discussing some of St. Paul’s best
known passages, including 1 Corinthians 13, Philippians
4:8, 9, and Romans 8:28–39. While it is recommended
that you lodge there, you can be a day attendee. The cost
for the retreat, lodging, and three meals is $110. Some
scholarship aid is available. Reservations are accepted
at Augustana’s office (303-388-4678) until Tuesday,
February 17. Hope to see you there!
Adult Forum
Sundays, 9:15 a.m., Anna Paulson Room
• February 1 - Peter Severson, Director for Lutheran
Advocacy, Colorado
• February 8 and 15 – Study of upcoming lectionary
texts, Pastor Tim, presenter
• February 22, March 1, 8, 15 - Making Sense of the
Cross, Pastor Caitlin
Families Inspired Together (FIT)
Sundays, 9:15 a.m., Rooms 2–3
• February 1, 8: Book discussion, No-Drama
Discipline, by Daniel J. Siegel, Debbie Carter,
presenter.
“Creeds: Then and Now,” an offering of
Augustana Connects (short-term small groups), will be
offered at noon in the Ammerman Library, Sundays,
January 25, February 1, 8, 15, and March 1, 8. Come
and be part of the conversation, led by David Aarestad,
about how creeds came to be developed in the early
church. This is a good discussion to take part in since we
Ammerman Library
Curl up with a good book this winter!
Newly purchased and donated books for you to read are
Tip and the Gipper, China Run, Five Stones, Infidel, The
Shack Revisited, and The Open Gate. Books children
will enjoy are Bless this Mouse by Lois Lowry, A
Butterfly is Patient and two others by D. A. Aston, and
You Are a Gift to the World by Laura Daksta.
There is a new bookshelf near the card catalogue
designated for books on grief and death. Check out new
books, First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom,
The Will of God by Weatherhead, and Bringing Bubbe
Home by Debra Zaslow.
The cabinet in Fellowship Hall is featuring books
on winter and quilts. On fourths Sunday, the Library
Committee will continue to offer give-away books
during Coffee Hour, 9–10:15 a.m.
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Choral Elite Festival 2015
Nathan Payant, Sarah Harrison, Adam Cave, Chris
Maunu, Directors
Friday, February 20, 7:30 p.m. at Augustana
a live performance of music inspired by Cavaillé-Coll
organs on Augustana’s four manual, 64 rank, Reuter
organ. Among the performers are notable area organists,
including Frank Perko of Plymouth Congregational
Church and Cindy Lindeen-Martin of Augustana
Lutheran Church.
Tickets ($24/adult, $15/senior/student, $8/children 5–12
years) are available online at www.augustanaarts.org or
by calling 303-388-4962.
The premier voices of three nearby high schools join
together for an evening’s festival of song. Come and
be mesmerized by the abundance of talent of the Bear
Creek High School “Sounds of Bear Creek,” Cherry
Creek High School “Meistersingers” and “Girls 21,” and
Arvada West High School “Varsity Men’s Chorus.”
Special pricing: Tickets ($15/adult, $10/senior/student,
$5/children 5–12 years) are available online at www.
augustanaarts.org or by calling 303-388-4962.
Exploration of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
and the French Romantic period in
organ music
Documentary Film Screening of “The Genius of
Cavaillé-Coll” and Organ Concert
Friday, February 27, 7:30 p.m. at Augustana
In collaboration with the American Guild of Organists,
Denver Chapter and the Alliance Française, Augustana
Arts presents an exploration of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
and the French Romantic period in organ music.
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811–1899) built five-hundred
revolutionary organs in France in the Nineteenth Century
that inspired composers such as Franck and Widor to
write the most famous and popular organ music ever
composed. The Genius of Cavaillé-Coll was filmed
throughout France over nine months between 2011 and
2012. This magnificent movie sums up Cavaillé-Coll’s
extraordinary life and career. Consequently, it received
an award from the BBC Music Magazine as the best
documentary for 2014.
The program includes a screening of the film, a
conversation about the French culture of the time, and
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Volunteer Ministry
Thankful Volunteers
In November, a team of volunteers baked pumpkin bread
and made “thank you” cards for Augustana’s neighbors.
Nancy Vikman, Linda Tinderholt, Julene Campbell,
Cathy Nyhus, Julie MacDougall, and Karen Monson
delivered their bread and cards to homes on Fairfax
Street. The cards included a note thanking the residents
for being such great neighbors, the recipe for the
pumpkin bread, and an invitation to the Thanksgiving
Eve service and Pie Fest. This heartfelt gesture was
appreciated by the neighbors they met. Thanks to Julene
Campbell for organizing this thoughtful project.
Want to meet people?
Augustana is looking for welcoming personalities to
greet members as they arrive on Sundays. If you like to
meet new people and are willing, able, and dependable,
we want you! Contact Julie MacDougall in Augustana’s
office (303-388-4678 or macdougall@augustanadenver.
org) for this or other volunteer opportunity ideas.
Transition Team
news
Congregation Council
Your Transition Team is still
actively seeking your thoughts,
hopes and vision for the future of
Augustana. We have distributed
our initial questionnaires during November and
December worship services. If you have missed receiving
any of the questionnaires or need another copy, please
contact any of the Team members or download copies
from www.augustanadenver.org. Any Transition Team
member will happily accept them, or they can be placed
in the Call Committee mailbox. You may also return
them electronically to [email protected].
If you haven’t already, you will notice that the Mission/
Vision and the Staffing/Personnel sub committees are
also diligently gathering their vital information.
The Transition Team Sub Committees are:
Mission and Vision
• Karen Aarestad
• Steve Castellari
• Sharon Schillereff
Staffing
• Kevin Flesch
• Sue Fox
• Nancy Montagnoli
Self Study
• Rhonda Crossen
• Eric MacDougall
• Brandon Stratton
We will be presenting and available at the Adult Forum
Sunday, March 22, 9:15 a.m., Anna Paulson Room.
Congregational Meeting,
February 22
Augustana will hold a congregational meeting,
Sunday, February 22, 11:45 a.m. in Fellowship
Hall to receive year-end reports and recognize lay
leaders who completed their elected terms.
Prior to the meeting, a light lunch will be served. A
free will offering will be taken to offset the cost.
2014 Annual Reports
Financial reports are due to Finance Administrator
Lisa Mikolajczak (mikolajczak@augustanadenver.
org) by Friday, January 30.
Comments, suggestions or concerns? Feel free to contact
us ([email protected]).
Written reports are due Sunday, February 8
to Publications Administrator Lyn Goodrum
([email protected]).
Thanks, and remember, there is no “I” in Augustana, but
there is an “US.”
Contact Lisa and Lyn for forms and information.
Attention, all Augustana committees, ministries and
groups!
Reports will be available to the congregation by
Sunday, February 15.
The Transition Team’s Mission and Vision sub-committee
is actively seeking to meet with your groups. The team
will be at a table in Fellowship Hall Sundays during
Coffee Hour; or, you can contact Steve Castellari
(478-227-8355) to make arrangements. Your thoughts
and observations are vital in the creation of an accurate
Mission Site Profile for the Augustana Senior Pastor call
process.
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Health Ministry
February 2015 marks the 51st Anniversary of American Heart Month
Stroke
Spot a stroke FAST:
President Obama’s proclamation ushers in the 51st
anniversary of American Heart Month. This designation
is aimed at increasing awareness that heart disease is the
nation’s number 1 killer, claiming more lives than all
forms of cancer combined.
Did you know…
• An estimated 83.6 million American adults have one
or more types of Coronary Vascular Disease.
• Approximately every 34 seconds, one American has a
coronary event, and approximately every 1 minute 23
seconds, an American will die of one.
• Each year, about 795,000 people experience a new or
recurrent stroke.
• On average, every 40 seconds, someone in the United
States has a stroke.
• Each year, about 55,000 more women than men have
a stroke.
• On average, every 4 minutes, someone dies of a stroke.
• Stroke ranks number 4 among all causes of death.
What are the warning signs?
Heart Attack
• Chest discomfort – usually in the center of the chest
that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes
away and comes back. Can feel like uncomfortable
pressure, squeezing, or pain.
• Discomfort in other areas of the upper body—
symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or
both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
• Shortness of breath—with or without chest
discomfort.
• Other signs—may include breaking out in a cold
sweat, nausea or light-headedness.
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• Face Drooping: Does one side of the face droop or is
it numb? Ask the person to smile.
• Arm Weakness: Is one arm weak or numb. Ask
the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift
downward?
• Speech difficulty: Is speech slurred, are they unable
to speak, or are they hard to understand? Ask the
person to repeat a simple sentence, like “the sky is
blue.” Is the sentence repeated correctly?
• Time to call 9-1-1: If the person shows any of these
symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 9-1-1
and get them to the hospital immediately.
If any of the above signs are present CALL 9-1-1!
Heart attack and stroke are life-and-death emergencies—
every second counts. Today heart attack and stroke
victims can benefit from new medications and treatments
unavailable to patients in years past. For example, clotbusting drugs can stop some heart attacks and strokes in
progress, reducing disability and saving lives. But to be
effective, these drugs must be given relatively quickly
after heart attack or stroke symptoms first appear. So
again, don’t delay—get help right away!
So what can you do?
Work with your health care provider and lower your risk
with American Heart Associations’ Life’s Simple 7:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Get active.
Control cholesterol.
Eat better
Manage blood pressure.
Lose weight.
Reduce blood sugar.
Stop smoking.
For this article and for more information go to:
• www.heart.org
• www.strokeassociation.org
Health and Wellness Opportunities
Health and wellness opportunities are open to all
Augustana members and friends. For information on
programs offered (Firm Believers, Yoga, Foot Care
Clinic, and Prayer Shawl Ministry) visit Augustana’s
web site at www.augustanadenver.org or call the Faith
Community Nurse office (303-388-4678 ext. 106).
Sheryl’s office hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30
a.m.–5 p.m. and one other day during the week. She
changes her voice mail every Monday morning with the
hours she will be at the church that week. Please leave a
message with any cares or concerns, and she will return
your call as soon as possible.
Couples Yoga for Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 13, 6–7 p.m., Augustana’s Fellowship
Hall. Cost: $15 per couple. Robyn Lambert, YogaFit
Teacher
Begin your Valentine’s celebration by joining us for an
enjoyable, flexible, and creative class!
Breathe together, guide and support one another, increase
trust and communication, work together, and especially
have fun together!
Yoga means “union,” and couples yoga enhances our
awareness of and sensitivity to others. Couples yoga
strengthens and brings new depth to our relationships.
Through our yoga practice we increase vitality, reduce
stress, develop strength and endurance, and improve
coordination and balance.
Each person will need to bring a yoga mat. If you like,
you can also bring a yoga strap, yoga block, blanket or
towel, and water bottle. Robyn will have a few yoga
blocks/straps to borrow (if needed).
If interested, sign up with Augustana’s office (303-3884678).
9Health Fair: Call for Volunteers
Help save lives by volunteering for the 9Health Fair.
9Health Fair is Colorado’s largest and most trusted nonprofit health fair program, thanks to the contribution
of volunteers. Supporting the 9Health Fair has become
a tradition at Augustana, and last year we served
approximately 1,200 participants!!
Be a part of this tradition by volunteering. The dates for
Augustana this year are Monday, April 20 and Tuesday,
April 21. Medical and nonmedical volunteers are
needed. We need people that can volunteer either one or
both days, 6:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer opportunities include:
• Nonmedical: assist with registration, checking forms,
interior traffic control, check out, and screenings such
as height, weight, and vision. Contact Nancy Vikman
(303-698-0968).
• Medical (requires state licensure): blood pressure
and glucose screening, phlebotomy, talk with
a health professional, and optional screenings
offered by health care professionals. Contact Joyce
Thomson (303-757-4273 or djthomson@earthlink.
net) or Sheryl Stenseth (303-388 4678, ext. 106 or
[email protected]).
Your involvement makes 9Health Fair possible. Thank
you!
Spring seed catalogs are arriving!
Augustana’s Community Gardeners meet Sunday,
February 8, 9:15 a.m. in Room 1 to start planning this
year’s garden. If you are a gardener or just love being
outdoors, please come to the meeting to share your
thoughts and ideas. Contact Sheryl Stenseth (303-3884678 ext. 106 or [email protected]) if you
need more information.
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An Augustana gift promotes the health of villagers in Vietnam
Can you imagine the
following scenario? It
was a thatched-roof,
wood-paneled-wall
dwelling used as a
medical clinic covering a
dozen scattered villages
on a three-square-mile
hilly area located in the
northern region of the
communist country of
Vietnam. The inside of
the building was packed
with frail and sick
looking elderly people
interspersed with a halfdozen crying toddlers
held on the laps of their
mothers. They were
waiting to be checked
by the weekly visit of
the ambulatory city
medical team made up
of two medical doctors,
three nurses, and a social
worker.
All six visitors are
Convent Sisters from
Holy Rosary order,
formed by a local
bishop 25 years earlier,
and their home-base
is the city Bui Chu,
Nam Dinh. They were
authorized by their central
government to deliver
medical care to these
“Confucian-buddhistic”
underprivileged villagers
on a weekly basis but
were not permitted to
stay in place for more
than two days per visit.
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After a three-and-a-half
hour drive by motorbikes
on narrow dirt roads,
the sisters arrived at the
clinic. One by one the
visitors entered the poorly
lit clinic through the only
narrow door. The locals
stood up with the same
in-unison ritual: “In the
name of Jesus Christ, we
welcome you, Sisters.”
carrying a heavy sagging
rucksack backpack they
had never seen before.
Their eyes and mouth
would be wide open with
surprise, as the sisters
take out of the backpacks
then deposit on a table
the two boxes containing
the Echography
portable machine and its
accessories.
But the team’s visit of
today would bring an
unexpected “realizable
hope” for these forgotten
poor and needy. As the
medical team members
take off their outercoat, the locals would
quickly note that two
of the sisters are each
“The purpose of this
sophisticated machine
would be the enhancement
of the diagnostic accuracy
and the increased rapidity
with which we would
be able to tell you why
you are here to see us.
Furthermore, from now
on, many of you will not
have to be transported
to our Convent Mini
Hospital when you
become ill. The majority
of your diseases can be
handled by our team right
here with your relatives’
help,” announces the head
medical doctor sister. The
previous stupefaction
observed on the locals’
faces would be instantly
switched to a noticeable
expression of joy.
Obviously Linda and I
have not witnessed this
heartfelt appreciation
from the villagers, but
this scenario has been
constructed in our
imagination through email messages and Skype
communications Dean has been having with the Sister
General Secretary of the Bui Chu congregation.
Sheryl, we both would like to share this imaginative
joy with you and members of your Health Ministry
Committee as well as with the president and members
of Augustana Foundation. Without the heartfelt support
of you all, this dream would never come through. Once
again we both wish to express our sincere thanks to all
of you on behalf of the overseas medical team and the
people it takes care of half a world away from Denver.
God bless,
Dean and Linda Ducnuigeen
We Christians are very fortunate to benefit from your
compassion in assisting the underprivileged poor and needy
living far away from available health care centers. Soon we will
be able to offer more accurate and quicker diagnoses to these
people while sparing them long and tiring trips to the city. I, as a
spokesperson for our entire congregation, would like to express
our sincere thanks to you and all the members of Augustana
Health Ministry. You have made this possible.
General Secretary
Congregation of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
Global Mission
The suffering of the world thank
you!
In 2014 the people of Augustana contributed $20,978 to
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
World Hunger Appeal. In addition, contributions toward
the ELCA Disaster Relief, Malaria Campaign, and Good
Gifts/Farms amounted to $9,184 for a total of $30,162.
Thank you for your concern for “the least of these” and
for your offerings which reach into our local community
and around the world. These monetary gifts do change
the lives of people, most of whom we will never know
or see. Thankfully, we are part of a larger church body
(the ELCA) that enables our offerings to reach people
and places to which we do not or cannot go. Our lives
and faith impact others for the sake of the Gospel. Thank
you. God bless you.
Green Team
Recycling coffee cups and Inkjet
cartridges
The Green Team wishes to thank the congregation for
supporting our efforts to reduce Augustana’s waste
footprint. At the November congregational meeting, the
church members voted to eliminate the use of Styrofoam
cups in the church. We are already using ceramic coffee
cups at Coffee Hour. We will be contacting other groups
at Augustana to understand their concerns and resolve
any issues. We have tentatively planned to purchase
compostable cups to replace the use of Styrofoam cups.
We plan to collect them and take them to the compost
pile in the community garden. After decomposition they
will provide nutrients for the garden and enhance the
soil.
In addition the Green Team is:
1. Investigating replacing existing CFL light bulbs with
energy efficient LEDs where appropriate. We are
looking at the best way to accomplish this—the cost
as well as what rebates are available—and we will
report back to the congregation when complete details
are known.
2. Collecting used Inkjet printer cartridges (ONLY Inkjet
cartridges—no laser) for recycling. Currently a box is
located at Augustana’s information table across from
the elevator on the Sanctuary level. We have located
a company that will send us money for the recycled
Inkjet cartridges. So please donate your used ones to
our effort.
We hope that the congregation will continue to support
us as well as to contribute to our efforts to be good
stewards of God’s beautiful creation here in Colorado.
Augustana’s Green Team
Global Mission Committee
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Outreach
Senior Ministry
Colorado Faith Advocacy Day is
February 16
February Senior Luncheon
Save the date for Lutheran Advocacy MinistryColorado’s Faith Advocacy Day 2015!
This year’s theme will be “Homelessness and Justice.”
• When: Monday, February 16, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Where: Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden
Ave.
• Why: To live out God’s calling to you as a person of
faith to advocate for justice for all people.
Pre-register by sending your name, congregation/
ministry, and e-mail address to Peter Severson
([email protected]).
Our February luncheon will follow the 11 a.m. Ash
Wednesday service on February 18. Everyone, regardless
of age, is welcome to stay for lunch in Fellowship Hall
following worship, but we need your reservation to help
Judy Nyquist plan a tasty luncheon for you. Please call
Augustana’s office with your reservation (303-388-4678)
by Monday, February 16. We welcome visitors, so invite
a friend to join you for Ash Wednesday worship, food,
and fellowship.
Thrivent Financial Meeting,
February 15
Children’s and Family Ministry
Valentine packages for college
students
Parents of Augustana’s college students will
assemble Valentine’s Day college care packages,
Sunday, February 8, 11:30 a.m., Anna Paulson
Room. Please join us with enough goodies for
25 kids: snacks, small study supplies, candy,
Valentine goodies, microwave popcorn, etc. If you
can’t join us in person, please leave your donation
with Augustana’s office, marked “college care
packages.” You can also send a check to Augustana
to help defray shipping costs. Memo “College Care
Packages.” Contact Joy Hawkins (Joy.Hawkins@
ucdenver.edu or 303-915-7645), Bill or Ellen
Mangione ([email protected] or 303-3942289) or Jan Brown (JTBrown0407@hotmail.
com).
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The Thrivent Financial meeting February 15 will include
1) planning for the Ash Wednesday pancake supper
on February 18 and 2) deciding on disbursements for
Augustana groups, programs, or property. Requests
for funds should include the name of the organization,
amount of money, the purpose of the grant, and a contact
person with telephone number and/or email address.
Send your request by February 10 to KL-cruson@
comcast.net so it can be considered at the February 15
Thrivent Financial meeting.
Thrivent Choice Dollars have been generously
designated by Thrivent members to Augustana Lutheran
Church. Thrivent members may contact thrivent.com or
1-800-THRIVENT to designate your Choice Dollars at
any time, but 2014 Choice Dollars must be designated
by March 31, 2015.
All Augustana members and friends are invited to the
lunch, but only Thrivent members may vote for the
Choice Dollars disbursements. Make reservations for the
February 15 lunch ($5) with Katherine Cruson (303696-7430) by Friday, February 13.
Fellowship
Trailblazers
Snowshoeing at Brainard Lake Recreation Area
Saturday, February 21, leave Augustana’s south parking
lot at 8 a.m.
We will begin at the Red Rock Trailhead west of the
town of Ward and head west on one of several trails.
Location of this outing may change due to snow
conditions.
Rating: Easy to moderate
Distance: As far as we can get in 2 hours, roundtrip
Elevation: 10,000 to 10,200 feet
Guide: Karen Kisch (720-283-9402)
Metro East Rocky Mountain Synod
Women’s Organization Spring
Cluster Gathering
Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m.–noon at Joy Lutheran
Church (7051 E. Parker Hills Ct., Parker, 80138)
Enjoy a morning of fellowship with devotions, brunch,
business meeting, and entertainment including music
by the SO JAzz’D Sweet Adeline Quartet and Bonnie
DeLong in a dramatic presentation of “The Wife of
Peter.”
“The Wife of Peter,” presented by author and storyteller
Bonnie DeLong, is a strong woman of conviction with a
sense of humor who reflects on married life with Peter.
This celebrated disciple was explosive yet devoted, and
despite his flaws was the one whom Christ called to be
the “rock.” He quit his job to follow “Messiah” and hang
out with a bunch of single guys! How his wife must have
reacted!
Bonnie performs nationwide for churches of all
denominations and varied community groups. She is a
featured speaker for special worship services, meetings,
conferences and church wide gatherings, entertaining
and educating audiences of all kinds!
For registration, information, and childcare, contact
Gwen Wilhelm (303-841-2341) or Joy Lutheran Church
(303-841-3739 or joylutheran-parker.org) by March 6.
Dial-a-Care
303-996-2733
Three-minute talks about God, faith,
love, scripture, life, Christianity
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•
Katrina Tamminga Crook
Lyn Goodrum
Bob Johnson
Don Troike
Brad Uyemura
E.L. Van Laningham
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17 Luke Hankins
Diane Van Horn
18 Sandy Barker
Becka Black
Alexandrea Cruz
Betty Richards
Erica Schmitt
Nelouise Stapp
19 Tiana Beazer
James Mattner
Anna Rember
Dorothy Ziebarth
20 Michael Bonicelli
21 David Aarestad
Cole Hankins
Megan Stone
22 Shaney Abbott
1 Craig Tamminga
Todd Engdahl
Merlin Nimrod
Michael Shiveley
Amy Tamminga
2 Gideon Earl, Micah
Levy, Tanner Levy,
Maya Stone, Ogden
Willoughby
3 Linda Crow
Randa Degerness
Alexander Tucker
4 Patsy Miller
Kira Morgenthaler
5 Eddie Kopperud
Julie MacDougall
Jerry Rehkow
Gwen Sterner
6 Herman Ezpeleta
Duane Gall
Anijong Mayek
Jenna Milliken
Carla McConnell
Larry Smeester
7 Andrew Harwell
Malow Mayek
Gayla McBride
Jessie Rember
Marcel Vierow
14
Sheryl Dirks
Harry Esbenshade
Rick Friesen
8 Jeremy Barrett
23 Dianne Nelson
Erin Saboe
9 Arlene Morgan
24
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25 Maia Kauffman
11 Sid Altum
Kathleen Edstrom
Lorna Schillereff
12 Geneva Corace
Kay Madsen
Sigurd Nelson
26 Joseph Alexis
Donald Orendorff
Wilbur Reimers
13 Sharon Heldt
27 Candace Jones
14 Jayden Barrett
28 Marcia Stevens
Bernie Smith
Donald Thomson
15 James Altum
Marianne Bovee
Jennifer Moore
Lise Uhrich
16 Gail Bartels
Kiere Gilbertson
Michael Kouba
Ater Mayek
Bronwen
VanOrdstrand
If your name should
have been on this list
but wasn’t, please call
Augustana’s office (303388-4678).
Lent 1
8am
Worship/Communion
9:15am
Learning/Fellowship
9:15am
New Members Class
10:30am
Worship
11:30am Congregation Meeting
See JASS below
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Transfiguration of Our Lord
8am
Worship/Communion
9:15am
Learning/Fellowship
9:15am
New Members Class
10:30am Worship/Communion
1:30am
Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans
Noon “Creeds: Then and Now”
See JASS below
9:30am
Lenten Study:
“Making Sense of Scripture”
1:30pm
Senior Ministry
Committee
1pm
The Tower Assembly
5:30pm
Yoga
7pm
Prayer Hour
7pm
Rachel Circle
10am
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Foot Care Clinic
Augustana
Firm Believers
Prayer Hour
5:30pm
6pm
7pm
7pm
7:30pm
8:30am
9:45am
Presidents’ Day
Augustana
Firm Believers
Prayer Hour
Book Group
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10am
10am
16
9:45am
15
Annual reports due!
10am
11am
1pm
6pm
Yoga
Augustana Ringers
Prayer Hour
Congregation Council
Chancel Choir
9:30am
Deborah Circle
5:30pm Executive Committee
5:30pm
Yoga
6pm Children’s & Family Ministry
Committee
6:30pm Theater and Theology:
Benediction
7pm
Augustana Foundation
7pm
Prayer Hour
7pm
Property Committee
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Augustana
Firm Believers
Prayer Hour
Prayer Team
Mary Circle
Stewardship Committee
9:45am
Epiphany 5
Prayers for Healing
8am
Worship/Communion
9:15am
Learning/Fellowship
9:15am
New Members Class
10:30am
Worship
Noon “Creeds: Then and Now”
See JASS below
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9:45am
Lutheran Men of
Greater Denver
Augustana
Firm Believers
Augustana Ringers
Chancel Choir
Augustana
Firm Believers
Middle School Drop-In
Augustana Ringers
Chancel Choir
6pm
7:30pm
9:45am
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Augustana
Firm Believers
Augustana Ringers
Chancel Choir
Ash Wednesday
Augustana
Firm Believers
11am
Worship/Communion
Noon
Senior Luncheon
5:30pm
Ash Wednesday
Pancake Supper
7pm
Worship/Communion
9:45am
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6pm
7:30pm
9:45am
7:45am
11
6pm
6pm
7:30pm
4
Library Committee
Yoga
Prayer Hour
9am
5:30pm
7pm
8
9:45am
Wednesday
3
Tuesday
Ground Hog Day
Augustana
Firm Believers
10am
Prayer Hour
7pm Augustana Early Learning
Center Board
2
Monday
Epiphany 4
Health Ministry Sunday
8am
Worship/Communion
9:15am
Learning/Fellowship
9:15am
New Members Class
10:30am Worship/Communion
Noon “Creeds: Then and Now”
Noon
Prayer Shawl Ministry
See JASS below
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Sunday
2015
Yoga
Augustana Arts Board
The Tower deadline
Thursday Morning
Bible Study
Sarah Circle
Yoga
Thursday Morning
Bible Study
Phoebe Circle
Yoga
JAMMIN’ AUGUSTANA SUPER SUNDAYS
5:30pm
Yoga
5:30pm
Lenten Study:
“Making Sense of Scripture”
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5:30pm
6pm
19
9:30am
5:30pm
9:30am
12
9:30am
5:30pm
9:30am
5
Thursday
Silver Notes
Augustana
Firm Believers
Silver Notes
Augustana
Firm Believers
1pm
1:45pm
12:15pm
11:30am
Valentine’s Day
Retreat: Chancel Choir
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8am
Trailblazers:
Snowshoeing at Brainard Lake
9am
Retreat:
Augustana Ringers
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14
9am
7
Saturday
Lunch, Senior High Drop-In
Cherubs, Choristers, GraceNotes,
Augustana Family Ensemble, Parent Groups
Recorders, Y Hope, SONshine Ringers, Parent Groups
BELLievers, Parent Groups
Silver Notes
Augustana
Firm Believers
7:30pm
Augustana Arts:
Film Screening of
“The Genius of Cavaille Coll”
and Organ Concert
9:15am
9:45am
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Silver Notes
Augustana
Firm Believers
7:30pm
Augustana Arts:
Choral Elite Festival 2015
9:15am
9:45am
20
9:15am
9:45am
13
9:15am
9:45am
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Friday
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Inside…
Midweek and Sunday morning studies for Lent .................................................. cover, 5
The medical machine that Augustana helped send to Vietnam ...................................10
Recognize stroke and heart attack symptoms ................................................................8
How Augustana thanked its neighbors ............................................................................6
Staff changes ......................................................................................................................3
February music from around the world and around the corner ....................................6
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