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Volume 11, Issue 02
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Office Information
Pastor’s Perspective
Church Pages
Lake Shetek
Green Lake
Calendar
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Never Stop Learning
February 2015 Newsletter
I once read an interview with a
retired professor. His advice to
anyone about keeping your mind
active was, “Buy big books.”
“Which books?” “It doesn’t matter. Buy big books.”
Even though I wasn’t the one
asking the question, I took the
professor’s advice (as much as I
could) and have surrounded myself with big books.
What should you read for a devotion, which Bible is the best
one, or, which commentaries
should you read?
The answer, I hope, reflects
what the professor said: MANY.
Read as many devotional books
as you can, have several different
translations of the Bible in your
home or at your office, and read
as many pages of commentaries
of the Scriptures as you have
time for—and then borrow time
from something else and read
some more. You may not agree
with everything you read, but
what’s the point in reading someone who simply states what you
already think?
Read big books. Many of them.
Disagree or agree with the author; be challenged by what you
read. Scripture tells us that the
members of the early church “devoted themselves to the apostles
teaching.” We read in Acts 17:11
that the ones in Berea “were
more noble than those in Thessa-
Event Hilights for February
lonica; they received the word
with all eagerness, examining the
Scriptures daily to see if these
things were so.” Read big books.
Be challenged by them, question
them, learn from them. Check
them against the Scriptures.
The Christian Church has a
2,000 year history of writing. Augustine, Athanasius, Origen,
Clement, Chrysostom, Guibert of
Nogent, Aquinas, Anselm,
Luther, Melanchthon, Chemnitz,
Walther, Pieper, Bonhoeffer, and
many other Christian writers are
well worth your time. If you are
so led this Lenten Season to do
something you may not be in the
habit of, let me suggest reading a
Big Book. A Big Book that gives
glory to God and the gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ. If you
don’t have any, the church has
plenty in the library.
~February 7: First annual Tea & Ski at Lake Shetek.
See page 7 for more information.
~Sunday, February 22: Lasagna Dinner at YMLC. See
page 5 for more information.
Proverbs 3: 5-6 "Trust
in the Lord with all
your heart and lean
not unto your own understanding. In all
your ways acknowledge Him and He
shall direct your
paths."
~February 20-22: Men’s “Craft” weekend at Green
Lake Lutheran Ministries. See page 8 for more information.
~Please Note: Lenten Service Schedules are posted
inside. See page 4 for more information.
All events/times listed on the calendar on page 11.
www.healingwatersparish.org
Office & contact information
Contact Information
Pastor Dave Peterson
218-416-0705
[email protected]
Pastor Rena Peterson
701-388-7357
[email protected]
Healing Waters Parish Staff
Angie Thostenson
507-766-0909
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson
507-476-2261
[email protected]
Augustana & Bergen Office
Melinda Rokusek
320-855-2617
[email protected]
St. Lucas Office
Ronda Gregg Herigon
507-872-6535
[email protected]
Yellow Medicine Office
Annette Sharkey
507-768-3417
[email protected]
Please notify us when:
• There is a birth or adoption of a child
• There is a death in your family
• There is a hospitalization in your family
• Someone becomes home bound
• Someone becomes unemployed
• You move or get a new phone number
• A child moves out of the house or attends college or
whenever there is a cause for sorrow or a cause for joy
Healing Waters Parish, the body of Christ, wants to
bring you Christ’s love in all the seasons of your life.
RECEIVE THE NEWSLETTER
ELECTRONICALLY
If you would prefer to read the newsletter online
(and save printing and mailing costs), please email
[email protected].
Page 2 ~ February 2015
Thank you for helping with the January
newsletter assembly:
Angie Thostenson
Worship Schedule
Sunday, February 1
Augustana 9 a.m...................................Pr Dave Peterson
Bergen 10:30 a.m..................................Pr Dave Peterson
Swede Home 9 a.m................................Pr Steve Quist
St Lucas 10:30 a.m.................................Pr Rena Peterson
Yellow Medicine Lutheran 10:30 a.m....Pr Steve Quist
Sunday, February 8
Augustana 9 a.m....................................Pr Dave Peterson
Bergen 10:30 a.m...................................Pr Dave Peterson
Swede Home 9 a.m................................Pr Steve Quist
St Lucas 10:30 a.m.................................Pr Rena Peterson
Yellow Medicine Lutheran 10:30 a.m....Pr Steve Quist
Sunday, February 15
Augustana 9 a.m...................................Pr Dave Peterson
Bergen 10:30 a.m..................................Pr Dave Peterson
Swede Home 9 a.m................................Pr Steve Quist
St Lucas 10:30 a.m.................................Pr Rena Peterson
Yellow Medicine Lutheran 10:30 a.m....Pr Steve Quist
Sunday, February 22
Augustana 9 a.m...................................Pr Dave Peterson
Bergen 10:30 a.m..................................Pr Dave Peterson
Swede Home 9 a.m................................Pr Steve Quist
St Lucas 10:30 a.m.................................Pr Rena Peterson
Yellow Medicine Lutheran 10:30 a.m....Pr Steve Quist
Weather Related Cancellations of Sunday School and Worship Services
Please listen to the following stations for weather related announcements regarding Sunday cancellations:
KMHL – 1400 AM (Marshall)
or
KDMA – 1460 AM (Montevideo)
Pastor Dave Peterson’s Office Hours:
Tuesday: St. Lucas parsonage 8:00 am
– 5:00 pm
Wednesday: Yellow Medicine 1:00 pm
– 8:30 pm, St. Lucas parsonage 9:00
am – 12:00 noon
Thursday: St. Lucas parsonage 8:00 am
– 5:00 pm
Friday: Yellow Medicine 8:00 am –
1:00 pm
*The months Pr. Dave preaching at Augustana and Bergen he will be at the
Bergen office on Thursdays.
Pastor Rena Peterson’s Office Hours:
Thursday – Augustana
Friday - Bergen
Healing Waters Parish News
Pastor Dave’s Perspective
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well
with your soul.” 3 John 2
Dear members of the Healing Waters Parish,
2014 has been a rollercoaster kind of year for this parish. You began the year in the call
process, interviewed candidates and issued a call. This is in addition to celebrating the 10
year anniversary of the parish, installing us as your new pastors, and tending to ministry a
community of God's people, led by the Holy Spirit, is called to be about. Pastor Rena and I
have been among you, serving God in these five congregations, for about four months now.
Looking at this time we have been working together for the sake of the gospel we been trying
to learn the lay of the parish. We are indeed grateful for the prayer support and the ways in
which you have been helping us get to know you. Some of the things we have already learned
about this parish is that these five congregations (Swede Home, St. Lucas, Augustana, Bergen
and Yellow Medicine) have a presence in some way in eleven communities (Montevideo,
Granite Falls, Hanley Falls, Wood Lake, Hazel Run, Clarkfield, Dawson, Boyd, Mineota,
Cottonwood, Marshall, which may change at any time), situated in four counties (Yellow
Medicine, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, and Lyon), and part of two conferences (Prairie and
Lac Qui Parle); all within the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. This is the big
picture of what you as the Healing Waters Parish have been growing into looks like.
The challenge from the outset has been and continues to be, how to be five congregations that work together as one; blending your assets, skills and dependable strengths to mature as the people of God and not be just five separate entities pooling resources to maintain
the way things had always been done. What this implies is that changes will present themselves which we may not always see the benefit of, but which become necessary to embrace.
Our intention as your pastoral team is to help the Healing Waters Parish continue becoming
the community God calls us to be both as congregations and as a parish. As we already have
crossed the threshold into 2015 the verse printed above is our wish for you as we proceed together in ministry.
In Christ's service,
Pastors David and Rena Peterson
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and
that you may be in good health, just as it is well with
your soul.” 3 John 2
Page 3 ~ February 2015
Healing Waters Parish News
Augustana Lutheran Church
921 11th Avenue
Clarkfield, MN 56223
320-669-4645
February work group leaders: Dick &
Elaine Peterson
Rachel circle: Will meet at Karen Kaatz’s
home on February 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Council members will be contacted with
date for next council meeting.
2015 Officers:
President: Todd Johnson
V President: Marlene Berg
Secretary: Vicky Willander
Treasurer: Deb Hubbard
Augustana Church News
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, February 1
9:00 a.m.
Sunday, February 8
9:00 a.m.
Sunday, February 15
9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 18
5:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 22
9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25
5:30 p.m.
Lent service schedule - service time 5:30 PM
February 18 Ash Wednesday
February 25 - Augustana - supper following service
March 4 - Swede Home
March 11 - Augustana - supper following service
March 18 - Swede Home
March 25 - Augustana - supper following service
If you have information you would like to have in newsletter, please
contact Nancy Chasteen at 320-669-7427 or [email protected]
Bergen Church News
Bergen Lutheran Church
4603 310th Ave.
Granite Falls, MN 56241
320-369-7092
Opening the church: .
Richard Christopherson & Roger Sorum
February Work Group Leaders:David
& Marcy Augeson
Colossians 3:23
"And whatsoever ye do, do it
heartily, as to the Lord and
not unto men;"
Lac Qui Parle Conference
Global Missions Events - 2015
Pastor Tim Ehling and Bruce
Bloomquist will speak about the
therapeutic horses at Granite Falls,
Minn. Host Church: MN Valley of
Madison.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, February 1
10:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 8
10:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 15
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 18
7:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 22
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25
7:00 p.m.
Ash Wednesday Services: February 18 and 25 at 7 p.m..
Supper on February 25th at 6 p.m.
St. Lucas Lutheran Church
4232 170th Avenue
Cottonwood, MN 56229
Communion Servers: Cindy Jolstad,
Linda & Terry Dieken
St. Lucas Church News
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, February 1
10:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 8
10:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 15
10:30 a.m.
Wednesay, February 18
5:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 22
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25
5:30 p.m.
Lenten Service information
Ash Wed - Feb. 18 - Group 2
Feb 25. - Group 3
Mar 4 - Group 1
Mar 11 - Group 2
Mar 18 - Group 3
Mar 25 - Group 1
Good Friday April 3 - group 2 or any volunteers noon/soup/sandwich
Page 4 ~ February 2015
February Birthdays
04 Dennis Anderson
Austin Lee Martin
06 Anna Brusven
08 Darrin Kompelien
Leah Brusven
11 Cole Brusven
13 Robert Hoff
14 Jon Gregoire
15 Lila Mauland
Brian Stensrud
Carson Brusven
16 Kerry Thompson
20 Naomi Stensrud
21 Theodora Miller
22 Zach Brusven
Healing Waters Parish News
Swede Home Lutheran Church
3710 190th Avenue
Clarkfield, MN 56223
February Birthdays
26 Marlys Londgren
Swede Home Church News
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, February 1
Sunday, February 8
Sunday, February 15
Sunday, February 22
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Lent service schedule
service time 5:30 PM
Feb 18 Ash Wednesday
Feb 25 - Augustana - supper following service
March 4 - Swede Home
Mar 11 - Augustana - supper following service
March 18 - Swede Home
Mar 25 - Augustana - supper following service
Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church News
Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
101 Main Street, P.O. Box 119
Sunday, February 1
10:30 a.m.
Hanley Falls, MN 56245
Sunday, February 8
10:30 a.m.
[email protected]
Sunday, February 15
10:30 a.m.
www.healingwatersparish.org
FEBRUARY ASSIGNMENTS
Ushers:
1 Milo Brusven
8 Josh Brusven
15 Kevin Eye
22 Robert Ricke
Lay Readers:
1 Rich Hagen
8 Heather Velde
15 Brenda Brusven
22 Kristin Nygaard
Altar Guild:
Angie Thostenson
Terri Thostenson
Communion Assistant:
Rich Hagen
Counters:
1 Elmo Volstad & Julie Volstad
8 Rich Hagen & Linda Hagen
15 Elmo Volstad & Julie Volstad
22 Rich Hagen & Linda Hagen
Acolytes:
1 Nicholas Lindstrom
8 Brianna Oftedahl
15 Jakob Pringle
18 Austin Timm
22 Ethan Stolen
25 Megan Timm
Crossbearers:
18 Will Lecy
22 Madelin Stolen
Funeral Chairs:
Service Group #4
Ardith Grothen (507) 768-3583
Shirley Mock (507) 768-3514
Page 5 ~ February 2015
Wednesday, February 18 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 22
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25 7:00 p.m.
Lent schedule - service time 7:00 PM
Feb 18 Ash Wednesday - supper at 6:00 P.M.
Feb 25 - Worship 7 p.m.
FOOD FELLOWSHIP
FUN
Lasagna Dinner
Sunday Feb. 22nd
After Church service
Menu: Lasagna, Lettuce
Salad, Breadsticks, Bars,
Beverage
February Birthdays
2 Helen Albeck
3 Bruce Lundin
K. D. Segale
4 Brenda Brusven
Wendy Towne
7 Heather Tusberg
Kenneth Rikke
11 Perry Grothen
Matthew Woodruff
12 Holly Oftedahl
Mark Oftedahl
14 Darlene Erickson
15 Mary Jane Harris
Luke Olson
17 Graham Dybsetter
Travis Enger
18 Ashley Goodwin
19 Donna Ricke
20 Allen Enger
Tara Langwierdt
22 Alison Bakkelund
Barb Bresson
Gerry Velde
23 Rick Hewitt
24 Shawn Ellingson
Tom Wolner
27 Mason Sherod
~ Free Will Offering ~
for future narthex remodeling project
Sponsored By:
YMLC Stewardship Committee
Healing Waters Parish News
Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church News
CONFIRMATION for students in Grades 7-9 will continue
and runs from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. every Wednesday evening
except in case of holidays. Confirmation will be at St. Lucas,
until the end of the school year.
GRANITE FALLS COMMUNITY MEAL – This is a free meal that
will be offered to everyone who wants to come and it will be held
the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church,
350 9th Avenue, Granite Falls. They are wondering if anyone from
Yellow Medicine Lutheran would like to participate. Also, they are
looking for monetary donations and volunteers to help serve. Please
contact Pastor Leslie Neist by emailing at [email protected] or by calling 320-564-3746. We hope to see you there!
SUNDAY SCHOOL EVENTS -February
1 - Children sing in church
15 - No Sunday School – President’s Day
Thank Youto the YMLC Council and Congregation for
the gift card and note I received for Christmas this year. It
is very much appreciated. Hopefully I can continue to
serve this congregation for many more years.
~Annette Sharkey
YMLC WELCA--thank you so much for the card and gift
this Christmas. I enjoy working with all of you. I would like
to wish you all the best in 2015. Thanks again!
~Annette Sharkey
Ministerial Acts: Gene Oftedahl passed away Monday, January
19th, 2015, and his funeral was held on Thursday, January 22nd
at 10:30 p.m. at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. He was
buried at the YMLC East Cemetery.
YMLC WELCA News
WELCA & FRIENDS QUILTING FOR 2015 has begun.
It will be on Tuesday mornings at 9:00 a.m. in the church
basement. Everyone is welcome! There is a need for quilting fabric. Clean, good condition sheets size twin and up are
needed. Other fabric can also be used. Everyone is invited
to join us for this wonderful mission project! Full of fellowship and fun! Hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please call Carol Tusberg at 507-768-3593.
RAFFLE ITEMS: Do you have any handiwork that could
be raffled off at our May 9th Mothers Day luncheon raffle
drawing? Connie Velde is taking care of a home-made quilt,
Jean-Nelson-Anderson has a table-runner; we could use another prize or two. We will reimburse for costs. Contact
Carol Tusberg if you can provide an item.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 "But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for
my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is
why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in
persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
Page 6 ~ February 2015
News & Notes:
PLEASE VOLUNTEER! There are three positions that still
need to be filled after the annual meeting. One is a person to
be on the worship committee, and the other two are to be
synod delegates at the Synod Convention in St. Peter on June
12-14. Please let Annette know if you are interested.
PARISH EDUCATION COMMITTEE will meet on
Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the YMLC Care
Center.
THANK YOU! The new altar book was donated by Mabel
Slettedahl. Thank you so much, Mabel!
THE FEBRUARY YMLC COUNCIL MEETING will be
held February 11th at 8:00 p.m.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED? Altar Guild is looking
for more volunteers. Please talk to Connie Velde (507) 7683532 or email her at [email protected].
NEW COOKBOOKS AVAILABLE: Is your church cookbook worn out, splattered with various ingredients, missing a
cover or pages? You are in luck, for the newly reprinted Favorite Recipes of Yellow Medicine Lutheran cookbook is now
available. This is a joint fundraiser between the church and
WELCA. Cookbooks are $10.00. Please contact Cindy Eye
if you would like to purchase one. (507) 768-3547 or
[email protected]
THERE IS A DIGITAL PROJECTOR owned by Healing
Waters Parish, and if your congregation would like to use it,
you can check it out by contacting Angie Thostenson by email
at [email protected].
NOTECARDS FOR SALE: Yellow Medicine Lutheran
notecards are still available in both the anniversary print card
and just of the church. $10.00 for ten cards. Please contact
Cindy Eye if you would like any. (507) 768-3547 or
[email protected]
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN BEING A LAY
READER AT YMLC? Thank you so much to the following
members of Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church who have been
lay readers at each of our worship services for this past year,
and many other years:
Kevin Eye, Heather Velde, Brenda Brusven, Glenn Sharkey,
Kristin Nygaard, Sharon Stevens, Cindy Eye, Jon Thostenson,
Donna Ricke, Barb Torke, Jean Nelson-Anderson, Terri
Thostenson, Shawna Tusberg, Rich Hagen, and Linda Hagen
If we keep our numbers up, then no one has to read too often.
If you are interested in this type of service and would like to
be included on the schedule, please let Annette know. The
schedule will be sent out the first week of February.
2015 OFFERING ENVELOPES are available in the
narthex. Please take yours!
Healing Waters Parish News
Shetek Lutheran Ministries
FEBRUARY
7
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FIRST ANNUAL
WOMEN’S TEA & SKI
Shetek Lutheran Ministries
2:00-5:30pm 02/07/2015
!
come enjoy an afternoon of cross country skiing and a Bible study over hot
tea out at Shetek Lutheran Ministries! gear and instruction provided. spend
some time connecting with yourself and other women as we explore the
outdoors and our faith! $25/person—please bring warm winter clothing!
!
TO REGISTER: [email protected] 507.763.3567
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Healing Waters Parish News
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Medayto Lodge at Green Lake
Bible Camp near Spicer will
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this relaxing and fun weekend.
Join Pastor Reggie Klindworth
and Dave Eliason as they share
the Good News and walk you
through the craft brewing
process. This is a great
opportunity for crafting,
conversation and community.
$130 includes 2 nights lodging (double
occupancy), snacks, four meals, and
supplies.
Healing Waters Parish News
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