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The Fjeldberg Outreach

Pastor David Cline-Interim Brittney Swanson, Youth Director

Cell Ph: 515-984-0210 Cell Ph: 515-520-3493

[email protected] [email protected]

Fjeldberg Lutheran Church

Phone: 515-597-2831

[email protected]

www.fjeldberglutheran.org

In This Issue

Pastor’s Thoughts ..................... 2-3

A Special Invitation ...................... 3

Council Meeting Summary ........ 4-5

Joy Seekers ................................. 5

April Outreach Due Date .............. 5

Call Committee Update................ 6

Faith Sisters ................................ 6

First Communion Classes ............ 6

Thank You .................................. 7

Financials .................................... 7

Calendar ................................... 8-9

Youth .................................... 10-11

In Need of Prayers ..................... 12

Holy Week Schedule ................. 12

Worship Volunteers ................... 13

Special Folks ............................. 14

Anniversaries ............................. 14

Birthdays ................................... 15

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A Praying People…

I would guess there are many ways people understand who we

are as a church, as a people of God. For some it comes down to

being on a membership list but that is not what it means to be the

Church. For others it might come down to knowing the Creed, the

Lord’s prayer, and Scriptures but dare I say that faith is much more

than knowing, or reciting particular words or even retelling founda-

tional stories. For others being the people of God means we gath-

er weekly to give thanks and praise to God but again if this is the

total sum of what it means to be God’s people then perhaps we

have overlooked an incredible gift that comes from being God’s

people.

We are a praying people. We are people who both individually

and as a community of faith stand before God in a Holy conversa-

tion. So many times this involves a deep stillness and silence, and

sighs too deep for words. Often we speak of our hopes, our

dreams, our desires, our needs, and yes, our wants. We are a

praying people who in our daily life speak the names of others to

the One who can do all things, who brings life from death, who

challenges the comfortable and who comforts the challenged. In

the silence of prayer, in the words and the spaces between those

words, in the naming of those loved ones and especially in the

naming of those we don’t always understand it is there that we are

more fully the church.

When we pray out of faith we see others and ourselves in new

ways. It is because of this that we encourage you to renew your

prayer life. Consider coming to the Holy Week worship services

with a prayerful presence, in stillness, and in touching deeply your

own life, the life of the community of faith, and in an awareness of

the deep needs of others.

We have so much to be thankful for, and yes, we have so many

needs to bring before God’s presence: Needs for our own lives, for

our country, for the call process, for our congregation and the 15

MARCH

B i r t h d a y s

03/01 Katie LeMaster

03/01 Ainsley Upah

03/01 Katie Wilkening

03/02 Kelanie Greimann

03/02 Tamara Manfull

03/02 Caleigh Rosenbalm

03/03 Valerie Allen

03/03 Kristyn Nobiling

03/04 Matthew Thompson

03/05 Matthew Bickelhaupt

03/05 Allen Lovig

03/05 Declan O'Brien

03/06 Pamela Kluender

03/07 Monte Lantz

03/07 Emily O'Brien

03/07 Jacob Smith

03/08 Allison Rigler

03/08 Beverly Wierson

03/09 Elizabeth Fulk

03/10 Alex Bangs

03/10 Allison Cory

03/10 Dianne Hotchkiss

03/12 Cathy Penton

03/12 Sharon Shaeffer

03/13 Jacalyn Fjelland

03/13 Nicole Kling

03/14 Stacey Stover

03/15 Kenneth Angell

03/15 Twyla Shay

03/15 Megan Thompson

03/16 Andrew Volkmann

03/17 Garrett Fagen

03/17 Patricia Hokel

03/18 Drew Boyko

03/18 Shawn Morgan

03/18 Erica Thorson

03/19 Robyn Engstrom

03/20 David Accola

03/20 Jaxon Hermann

03/21 Brenda Blomgren

03/21 Mark Schill

03/22 Anna Blomgren

03/23 Abigail Penton

03/25 Kashden Baker

03/25 Brant Spaid

03/25 Braxley Swanson

03/27 Stephanie Kalvig

03/27 Lisa Kling

03/28 Tracey Roberts

03/29 Mark Erickson

03/29 John Okland

03/30 Heather Bristow

03/30 Kya Hermann

03/30 Randall Jutting

03/31 Charles Helland

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Special Folks 80 years old or older and couples

who have been married for 50 years or more

03/04 T. J & Sandy Flemmer

03/07 Alex & Stacy Polewik

03/16 David & Denise Accola

03/16 Bill & Sheila Norris

03/17 Galen & Gen Huston

03/17 Ronald & Rhonda Smith

03/27 Scott & Rhiannon Hermann

03/29 Ron & Virginia Stensland

03/29 Matt & Nikowah Okland

03/31 Al & Margo Lovig

Bev Wierson celebrates her 85th

Birthday on March 8th

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greater community. We have in our lives the names and faces of

many who seek hope and new life, who long for healing and com-

fort. We also come with ears buzzing from the noise of our society

from television to streaming video as well as the “noise” of internet

searches, smart phone apps, and Google answers.

I want to invite you to the kind of prayer that in the stillness not on-

ly begins to form words regarding our needs but begins to tune our

ears to the voice of the living God who seeks us at such a great

cost. This God is always with us and in prayer we listen, in prayer

we are guided and formed into new people, in prayer we are given

words to speak and deeds of mercy that without prayer we would

never consider.

It is one of the most important parts of being the Church: Being a

PRAYER FULL people!

Therefore, “Let us pray for the church, the whole world and for all

people according to their need…”

See you in worship!

Pastor Cline

A Special Invitation:

We invite all of you to join us for services during

Holy Week. The schedule of services can be

found on page 12 in this newsletter. Invite your

friends to come with you to worship. Come ex-

perience God’s greatest gift, our Lord Jesus

Christ.

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January Approved Council Meeting Summary

Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:25 pm am by President,

Doug Allen.

Opening Devotions

Approval of Agenda-A motion to approve the agenda was made by Lorraine

Hoffman. Seconded by Bill Norris. Motion carried.

Reports:

Pastor’s Report—He would also like to thank those involved with the

Christmastime programs and services.

Secretary’s Report—A motion to accept the secretaries report was made

by Mark Hokel. Seconded by Blane Thompson. Motion carried.

Treasurers Report— A motion to accept the treasurer’s report was

made by Lorraine Hoffman. Seconded by Mark Hokel. Motion car-

ried.

Other Committee Reports

Evangelism/Stewardship—They suggested having different church

groups sign up to help with after church fellowship. Each group

would sign up for one month. Council said they could proceed

with this plan.

Parish Ed—Brainstorming for VBS has started.

Youth—Suggested having the High School group help with the Christ-

mas program next year and having younger youth help with this

mime this year.

Old Business:

Constitution—Preparation for the vote on January 24th was made.

Facility Taskforce—Discussion was made to have discussions about

starting a facility and cemetery task force.

Database Proposal—Kathy and Jan are leaning toward selecting Servant

Keeper. They will speak with some users and comeback with a final

decision.

Wedding Policy Preliminary—Mark handed it out for review. Discussion

will take place at a future meeting

Tree Removal—Bill went over estimates for the tree removal. Consen-

sous of council was to let the property committee to authorize the

tree removal.

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March 2016 Worship Volunteers

ALTAR GUILD: Tami Manfull &

Sheila Norris

HOSTS;

Coordinator: Rachel Bangs

Mar 06 Wade & Terri Anderson

Mar 13 Joel & Krisi Preston

Mar 20 Janet Stoll & Tim Linn

Mar 24 Harold & Sue Lande

Mar 27 __________________

LECTORS:

Mar 06 Blane Thompson

Mar 13 Sharyn Erickson

Mar 20 Tim Erickson

Mar 24 Anne Quick

Mar 27 Preston Poots

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS:

Mar 06 Tami Manfull, Marta

Poots & Mandi DeMaris

Mar 20 Anne Quick, Dawn

Mather & ___________

Mar 24 Mandi DeMaris,

_________&________

Mar 27 Marta Poots, Preston

Poots, & Matthew Poots

NURSERY CAREGIVERS:

Mar 06 _________& ________

Mar 13 Caleigh Rosenbalm

&_________________

Mar 20 Cadynce Mather

& _________________

Mar 27 _________&_________

POWER POINT:

Mar 06 ___________________

Mar 13 Jan Nyhus

Mar 20 Sue Erickson

Mar 27 Lynne Bickelhaupt

ACOLYTES:

Mar 06 _______ & __________

Mar 13 Alex Bangs & ________

Mar 20 _______ & __________

Mar 24 _______ & __________

Mar 25 _______ & __________

Mar 27 _______ & __________

If you are willing to serve as a Worship Volunteer, please call or email the

church office OR sign up on the clipboard as it is passed on Sunday

morning.

2Worship the LORD with gladness;

come into his presence with singing.

Psalm 100:2

For those who need comfort & healing: Pauline

Stensland, Malinda Boyko, Daisy Fjelland,

Harold Sharpnack

Missionaries: Tim & Paula Tjernagel—MaKayla,

Nathaniel and Hannah

Assisted Care Residents:

Ballard Creek: Edna Hellekson, Arnold & Vivian Larson

Madrid Home: Marge Blair, Margie Quick, Edna Heggen, Daisy

Fjelland

Bethany Manor: Freda DeWitt

Mill-Pond in Ankeny: Clarice Knutson

Call Committee: Sue Lande (Chair), Don Rimathe (Co Chair), Dawn

Mather, Heather Bristow, John Wilson, Thelma Ness and Clayton Poots

If you have a prayer concern to add, please contact the church office

@ 597-2831.

Holy Week Schedule of Services

Sunday, March 20th

9:00 AM — Palm/Passion Sunday with Communion

Thursday, March 24th

7:00 PM — Maundy Thursday Service with First Communion

Friday, March 25th

7:00 PM — Good Friday Tenebrae Service of Darkness

Sunday, March 27th

6:30 AM — Easter Son-Rise Service (MIME)

7:30 AM — Easter Breakfast

9:00 AM —Easter Worship

HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED! ALLELUIA!! 5

January Approved Council Meeting Summary

MINUTES—continued

New Business:

Snow Removal Concerns—There have been cars in the way when Mr.

Murphy attempts to plow. Blane volunteered to speak with each of

the owners of the cars to ask them to move to another location if

over an inch of snow is predicted and return after the lot has been

plowed.

A thank you to Lorraine and Chad for their service to council.

Adjournment: Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mark Hokel.

Seconded by Blane Thompson. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at

9:41 pm.

Closing Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer

JOY (Just Older Youth) Seekers

will meet at

Wig and Pen in Ankeny

on Thursday, March 17 at 5:30 PM.

We will sign up for 2016 activities at that time.

Please contact [email protected]

by Monday, March 14th if you plan to attend.

Items for the April Outreach are due to the Church

Office by Noon, Wednesday, March 23rd.

mailto:[email protected]

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Call Committee update

In late February, we received a candidate name and had an initial

interview. The committee was interested in a second interview.

After several days of prayer and consideration, the candidate de-

clined for personal reasons.

We have received a new candidate and we are in the considera-

tion process as we review all their paperwork. We will keep you

updated as we make progress.

Please continue to pray for Fjeldberg’s next pastor, the synod as

they search, the call committee as they consider and interview

candidates, and our church as a whole.

In his service,

The Call Committee

Dawn Mather, Heather Bristow, Sue Lande, Thelma Ness, Clay-

ton Poots, Don Rimathe, John Wilson

FAITH SISTERS

Will NOT meet during the Month of March.

First Communion Classes

For baptized youth 5th grade and older who have not yet

received their First Communion.

Wednesday evenings from 6:00—7:00 PM

March 9, 16 & 23rd.

First Communion will be received at the

Maundy Thursday Service, March 24th.

Please call or email the church office if your child is planning to

attend these classes.

Upcoming Youth Activities 4-5-6 GRADE YOUTH

20th — 11:15 AM — Event @ the church

CONFIRMATION AGE YOUTH

Every Sunday through March 20th (except March 13th) at 10:15 AM

is MIME practice.

2nd— 6:00 PM — Confirmation & Lenten Worship

2nd— 7:30 PM — Game Night

9th — 6:00 PM — Confirmation & Lenten Worship

11th — NOON — Junior High Youth Mission Trip Departure

13th — Confirmation class meets during the Sunday School time

14th— Junior High Youth Mission Trip Return

16th — 6:00 PM — Confirmation & Lenten Worship

23rd & 30th -- NO Confirmation

HS YOUTH

Every Sunday through March 20th at 10:15 AM is MIME practice.

23rd — 7:00 PM — Fun, FAITH, Fellowship @ church

FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES

9th, 16th, and 23rd—First Communion Class for baptized youth 5th

grade or older who have not yet received their First Communion.

Those who complete the class will receive their First Communion at

the Maundy Thursday Service on March 24th at 7:00 pm.

FAMILIES

13th— 9:00 AM — SECOND SUNDAY WORSHIP —

Children’s Choir sings

27th— 6:45 AM — SON-rise Service & MIME

27th — 7:30 AM — Easter Breakfast

LENTEN SOUP SUPPERS

Everyone is welcome to come share a bowl of soup, sandwich &

conversation each Wednesday, March 2, 9 & 16 , and stay for our

Lenten Worship Service at 7:00 pm.

February was an exciting month for the

Youth at Fjeldberg. We started practicing

for the Mime which has over 20 kids in it!

Even though we have a large group, eve-

rything is going smoothly we stay an ex-

tra hour after Sunday school, eat lunch,

and learn the story of Easter together.

Our junior high and high school kids went on a ski trip to Boone and had an

incredible time. We had several kids learn how to snowboard and ski for the

first time and they all did a great job. Even the first timers went down the

ramps and did jumps, thankfully no one was injured and we are already talk-

ing about going again next year. Our youth attendance at Wednesday Len-

ten services has been remarkable! February 17th there were actually more

youth in church than there were adults.

March will be just as fun and busy. We will continue to practice the mime

and put many more hours into making it perfect. We hope everyone will

come to sunrise service and witness the Easter Story through a mime per-

formance. Don’t forget the delicious breakfast that will follow in the fellow-

ship hall. The youth will also be serving this meal. It is one of the main

fundraisers of the year. Our junior high kids are taking their mission trip to

Minneapolis over spring break. Please keep them in your prayers as they

travel, do service, and try to be examples of God’s love away from home.

The Youth Outreach is out with dates from March to May. Be sure to take a

look so you don’t miss anything.

The youth committee is dedicated to creating safe, quality, and faith based

events for the youth at Fjedlberg. If you are an adult who would like to at-

tend, provide baked goods or food, or lead a bible study or faith based dis-

cussion please let Brittney Swanson know. The more spiritual adults who

interact with the youth the better. I appreciate all the volunteers and parents

who are constantly helping, giving, and giving some more so that the youth

can continue to thrive.

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Dear Members of Fjeldberg Luther Church,

On behalf of the SEIAS Commission for Evangelical Mission, I

am writing to thank you for your generous support through your

mission offering. Because of Congregations like yours the Church

is able to be public in Jesus name. Through word and deed the

Gospel is being shared in Iowa and throughout the world!

With gratitude in Jesus name —

Pastor Shannon Witt

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

1 1:00 pm Sewing

Circle

7:00 pm Huxley

Bible Study

2 5:30 pm Lenten Soup Supper

6:00 pm Confirmation

6:00 pm Joyful Bells

7:00 pm Lenten Worship

7:30 pm Senior Choir

7:30 pm JH Game Night

6 4th Sunday in Lent 9:00 am Worship /

Communion

10:00 am Coffee/Fellowship

10:15 am Sunday School

& Adult Forum

10:15 am MIME Practice

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8 1:00 pm Sewing

Circle

7:00 pm Ballard

Creek Quilters

7:00 pm Huxley

Bible Study



6:00 pm First Communion

Class




13 5th Sunday in Lent

9:00 am Worship



& Adult Forum

10:15 am Confirmation


14 JR High Mission

Trip Return

15 1:00 pm Sewing

Circle

7:00 pm Huxley

Bible Study




Class




20 Passion/Palm Sunday 9:00 am Worship/

Communion




11:15 am YOUTH Committee

11:15 am 4-5-6 Event

3:30 pm Cub Scout Pack #163

21 6:30 pm All Comm.

Meet

7:15 pm Council

22 1:00 pm Sewing

Circle

7:00 pm Huxley

Bible Study

23 6:00 pm First Communion

Class


7:00 pm HS Youth

FAITH & Fellowship


27 EASTER -He is risen! 6:30 am SON-Rise MIME

7:30 am Easter Breakfast

9:00 am Worship &

Communion

NO Sunday School

28 29 1:00 pm Sewing

Circle

7:00 pm Huxley

Bible Study

30 NO KIS MEAL

NO Confirmation



March 2016

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Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

5:30 pm Lenten Soup Supper





7:30 pm JH Game Night

3 1:30pm Bible Study

@ Ballard Creek

4 Pastor Out-of-Office

5 7:00 am Women’s

Bible Study —

Church Library




Class





@ Ballard Creek


12:00 PM—JH Mis-

sion Trip Departure

12 7:00 am Women’s

Bible Study —

Church Library




Class





@ Ballard Creek


19 7:00 am Women’s

Bible Study —

Church Library


Class


7:00 pm HS Youth—Fun,

FAITH & Fellowship



@ Ballard Creek

7:00pm Maundy

Thursday Service &

First Communion

25 7:00pm Good Friday

Tenebrae Service of

Darkness

26 7:00 am NO Wom-

en’s Bible Study

NO KIS MEAL

NO Confirmation



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1:30pm Bible Study

@ Ballard Creek


2 7:00 am Women’s

Bible Study —

Church Library

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