The Peace Messenger Peace Lutheran Church 2090 Commerce Drive North Mankato MN 56003

Worship Schedule Sundays 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Family Bible Class – 10:00 a.m. Sunday School summer recess is May 22nd.through Sept. 4th. Serving Peace Pastor Tim Hartwig Office – 507-385-1386 Cell – 507-382-6826 [email protected] Office - Karen Wold [email protected] Church Council President: Jim Holte Vice President: Brad Wosmek Secretary: Matt Riehl Spiritual Leadership: Paul Fries Christian Education: Bob Paulsen Property Management: Jim Howson Stewardship: Brian Koch Gospel Outreach: Greg Vandermause Jesus’ Lambs Preschool Joslyn Moldstad 385-7752 [email protected] Crossed - Youth Group www.peacemankato.org/crossed [email protected]

Special Interest Dates 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Wednesday service 6:30p 7th Council Meeting 6:30p 9th Thank you meal/program for Behmer family 6p 15th- 17th VBS 9a-2p 19th Happy Father’s Day! Outdoor services 8:30 & 10:45 19th – 23rd Synod Convention

Newsletter June 2016

REDEMPTION "In Jesus, we have redemption through His blood, the Forgiveness of sins." Ephesians 1:7 According to the Scriptures, we call the Lord Jesus our Redeemer. Just what do we mean by that? A redeemer is someone who buys back. A redeemer is someone who makes a purchase. Imagine a man gathering merchandise at the Home Improvement store. The cashier rings everything up, and it comes to a thousand dollars. With $500, he has not purchased it. With $750, he has not purchased it. Not even with $999.99. But if he lays out ten one hundred dollar bills, it's finally bought and paid for. That means two things. First, there's nothing left to pay, not by anyone. No one owes a dime for it. Second, the man who bought it gets to take it home with him. That's what we mean by calling Jesus our Redeemer. We belonged to God as His own special creation. But we fell into sin. Sin brought death, and death would have

ended in hell. We could never pay the price of our own redemption - we were impoverished by our sin. We had nothing to give. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified (declared not guilty of sin) freely (not at any price we pay) by His grace (not by what we do), through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Romans 3:23-24. Jesus, with His blood and death on the cross, bought us back! Many people talk about Jesus in terms like this, calling Him Redeemer, or Savior. What do we mean by all that? The words themselves mean that He paid the full price, with nothing more to pay, ever! And, they mean that He wants to take us home to Himself in heaven. We could refuse to go along. But why? This world and everything in it - even our own lives passes away. But in Jesus, there is redemption, and power that changes lives. Come hear more about it!

Board for Home Outreach

Our Mission The purpose of our congregation is to worship God, who gives life through Word and Sacrament; to serve one another in love and fellowship; and to proclaim forgiveness and salvation to all through Jesus Christ alone.

Council Meeting Minutes – May 10, 2016 The Mission & Ministry Coordination Council (MMCC) meeting of Peace Lutheran Church was held on May 10, 2016, at Peace. Council members present were: Pastor Hartwig, Jim Holte – President, Brad Wosmek – Vice President, Paul Fries – Spiritual Leadership, Brian Koch – Stewardship, Bob Paulsen – Christian Education, Jim Howson – Property Management, Matt Riehl – Secretary. Absent and excused: Greg Vandermause – Gospel Outreach, Vicar Behmer

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Announcements - None Agenda – Approved Minutes of Previous Meeting – Approved Pastor’s Report (Pastor Hartwig)  Average attendance in April is 301 (296) YTD 287 (268), Bible study 50, Sunday school 53.  Confirmation is May 22, six confirmands: Renae Donahue, Leah Klammer, Sam Merritt, Sam Neumann, Jade Ohotto, and Job Wosmek.  Wednesday services resume on June 1st.  Wednesday Night services will begin on June 1st, at 6:30 PM. VBS will be June 15-17; Synod Convention is June 19th – 22nd.  Membership Changes: Additions: Michael Oliver by profession of faith.  Spiritual Leadership (Coordinator ~ Paul Fries)  Met last week; looked at how to proceed if we are not assigned a seminary graduate. Several options were discussed.  Gospel Outreach (Coordinator ~ Greg Vandermause)  No Report.  Christian Education (Coordinator ~ Bob Paulsen)  Preschool finished with 48 students, 38 signed up for fall. Cub Foods Brat stand is scheduled. May 2326th.  VBS is on track for June.  Stewardship (Coordinator ~ Brian Koch)  Service offerings: $313,827 ($378,237 budgeted) Building fund $21,127 (none budgeted). Preschool on budget.  Expense: Synod $17,192 ($30,259 budgeted). MVL: $9,666 (14,500). Christian Education Tuition: $68,412 ($88,385) 2016-17 budget:  Need to know about second pastor.  Property Management (Coordinator ~ Jim Howson)  The lot was tilled by Jack Berdan and several members have inquired about the garden plots.  We have been approached regarding LED lighting to save energy. Cost of $3100 after rebates.  Water heater was cleaned and needs to be flushed again.  Security: It will require about two months to get equipment for a security system for the pre-school.  Lights in parking lot $4700 for a single pole; $20,000 for lights along the sidewalk..  MMSP to accept all reports.  Old Business  Nominations Committee: Norman Madson, Eric Woller, Paul Wold; Must have nominees by May 22 to have voters meeting on June 5th. Will meet ASAP.  New Business  Representatives for Synod Convention: Kincaid Smith & Bob Paulson are suggested.  Next council meeting – Tuesday, June 7th @ 6:30 pm.  Motion made to adjourn with the Lord’s Prayer. MMSP. Respectfully Submitted, Matthew Riehl

Peace Luth Church of North Mankato Budget vs. Actuals July 2015 - June 2016 Total Actual

Budget

Over (Under)

% of Budget

Income 40 Offerings 4001 Service Offerings

328,757.11

4002 Debt Reduction

378,237.00

(49,479.89)

8,335.00

8,335.00

4004 VBS Offering

510.00

510.00

4005 Fund Raisers

2,234.24

4006 Flowers

(241.03)

(241.03)

412.00

412.00

25,337.70

25,337.70

4007 Other 4008 Building Fund Total 40 Offerings

365,345.02

3,000.00

381,237.00

(765.76)

(15,891.98)

86.92%

74.47%

95.83%

Please note there are five Sundays remaining to be counted. We will need to average $9,896 per Sunday to meet our service offering budget for the fiscal year ending 06/30/2016.

Peace has space for members to have gardens. We want to hear from members who would like use the garden space and we need someone to organize the use of the garden. If interested in either, please contact the church office at 385-1386.

Hup, 2, 3, 4…

Join us for an armythemed VBS at Peace! Who: Children ages 4 through those going into 6th grade When: Wed-Friday, June 15-17, from 9am to 2pm, bring a sack lunch Where: Peace Lutheran Church, North Mankato, 2090 Commerce Dr. What: SONGS! CRAFTS! GAMES! SNACKS! JESUS!!!

VBS 2016 DECORATIONS - For those of you who have expressed that you have military objects we may use for VBS, please bring them, with your names on them, to church by Sunday, June 12th. Those volunteers who indicated they would be willing to donate snacks, you will be contacted the first part of June regarding what you can purchase to help out our VBS program. Thank you for your willingness! As a culminating VBS event, there will be a campfire/cookout on Friday, June 17, at 6:00pm. Bring your own meat to grill over the fire (and buns), a dish to pass, and some lawn chairs. Peace will provide the drinks, condiments, and s'more fixings. All are welcome. A short program featuring our VBS participants will follow at 7pm. Finally, the VBS children will sing some of the songs they learned at VBS at the 8:30am outdoor service on Sunday, June 19. All VBS participants and their leaders should plan to attend! NEEDED: ANY TYPE OF LIDS from yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. containers…small or large ….as soon as you can get them to the church office for VBS 2016. Thank you!

Here is the schedule for the season:

Softball Schedule

A wonderful opportunity to grow the Building Fund!! A member family has offered to match donations to the Building Fund, given from May 1st through June 15th, up to $10,000. You can double your impact by donating during this time! Write building fund on the memo line of your check or put cash in an envelope marked building fund. There are extra plain envelopes on the desk in the office if you need one. As of May 31st, $7,778 has been raised of the $10,000.

Date Monday, June 6th Monday, June 13th Double-header Monday June 20th Monday June 27th Double-header Monday, July 4th Monday, July 11th

Location C-1 C-2 C-1 C-3 C-4 C-4 NO GAME C-3

Time 7:15pm 6:15pm & 8:15pm 8:15pm 7:15pm 8:15pm 7:15pm

C = Caswell Park, west end of Howard Drive, N. Mankato across Hwy 14 (& a little East) from church

Start planning now to come out and support OUR Peace Lutheran Church team during the games this spring and summer. While cheering on our team, enjoy the wonderful fellowship opportunity of visiting with the other members there.

Come on, it’s a ‘ball’!

Pictured: Pete Kjeer for Emily; Kelci Wold; Hannah Fries. Not pictured: Sarah Holbird, Breigha Kotulski. CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!! Graduates are Hannah Fries, Sarah Holbird, Emily Kjeer, Breigha Kotulski, and Kelci Wold. The graduating high school seniors who wanted one, received a quilt “that they may be covered in God’s peace and love”. Fabric is provided by the graduate family and the batting is provided by Peace, sewn by Amanda Madson and tied, etc, by Amanda and this year’s volunteers: Kay Beinke, Ione Geistfeld, Mary Holbird, Debra Howson, Tammy Kammerer, and Karen Wold. Please keep these graduates in your prayers as they begin the next chapter in their lives. All five of them will be attending Bethany Lutheran College

Congratulations Confirmands! Back row: Vicar Behmer, Samuel Neumann, Job Wosmek, Sanuel Merritt, Pastor Hartwig. Front row: Renae Donahue, Leah Klammer, Jade Ohotto.

Church Yard Clean-up is set for June 11th, 9-11AM. Groups 2 & 5 – please plan to come to church for your turn cleaning.

The following was taken from ‘Martin Luther’s Little Instruction Book’:

LESSONS OF LOVE “Love teaches very readily how to conduct yourself well in all situations; and without it nothing whatever can be satisfactorily taught.” †

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Serving the month of June: Altar/Communion preparation Terri, Jessie & Hannah Fries 12 th Nick/Amanda Hauman & Joni Wiederhoeft 26 Communion Assistants 8:30am 10:45am th Eric Woller Paul Fries 12 Doyle Holbird 26th Paul Wold Ushers 8:30am 10:45am Jason Loe Chris Harstad 5th Caleb Loe Derek Harstad Matt Lukasek Nick Hauman 12th Mark Flygare Ron Lorensberg Corey Olsen Derick Lyngholm 19th Bob Paulsen Ben Moldstad Rob Paulsen John Moldstad 26th Tim Paulsen Rob Pipal Counters 1st Sunday: Brian Koch & Todd Olsen 2nd Sunday: Orrin Ausen & Brad Wosmek 3rd Sunday: Brian Koch & Chris Harstad 4th Sunday: Amanda Hauman & Matt Riehl 5th Sunday: Ernie Geistfeld & Karen Wold th

Anniversaries: Tim & Katie Hartwig Corey & Ashley Olsen Gaylin & Becky Schmeling Tom & Judy Kuster Jeremy & Laura Cole Aaron & Marta Krattiger Jason & Kari Loe Randy & Traci Routier Brian & Valerie Koch Kyle & Kayla Jore Eric & Barbara Halvorson Pete & Julie Kjeer Doyle & Mary Holbird Matt & Kristen Lukasek Robert & Rhonda Geving Brad & Jen Wosmek Adie & Helen Harstad Todd & Ruth Olsen

6/03/00 6/06/09 6/08/73 6/09/67 6/11/05 6/11/11 6/11/94 6/12/10 6/14/08 6/19/04 6/21/97 6/21/86 6/22/86 6/22/02 6/23/90 6/26/99 6/28/75 6/29/91

16 years 7 years 43 years 49 years 11 years 5 years 22 years 6 years 8 years 12 years 19 years 30 years 30 years 14 years 26 years 17 years 41 years 25 years

Congratulations! May the Lord continue to bless you and may your Christian marriage serve as an inspiration to others.

If you would like to be an usher please contact Nick Peters at [email protected]

Happy Birthday! Olivia Woller 6/01 11 years old Charli Ringen 6/02 1 year old Caleb Loe 6/03 18 years old Kiara Riehl 6/05 15 years old Ian Chopp 6/06 4 years old Conner Blaukat 6/07 14 years old Jack Homan 6/08 3 years old Elyse Lyngholm 6/11 3 years old Nate Kammerer 6/14 15 years old Drew Stadler 6/16 7 years old Vera Vandermause 6/16 5 years old Julia Neumann 6/17 13 years old Job Wosmek 6/17 14 years old Sam Halvorson 6/18 12 years old Eivind Jore 6/21 5 years old Kaylee Johnson 6/24 15 years old Emmett Lundsten 6/24 2 years old Norah Bindert 6/25 2 years old Adelyn Harstad 6/25 6 years old Lydia Hartwig 6/28 13 years old Grace Wiechmann 6/30 2 years old Also – Elizabeth Harstad, Dan Tetzloff, John Tetzloff, Steven Henry, Steph Johnston, Ben Moldstad, Pete Schuch, Denise Geistfeld, Meghan Butler, Britleigh Garcia, Aaron Krattiger, Matt Wiechmann, Amanda Hauman, Pete Kjeer, Dean Botten, Traci Routier, Connie Schulz, Martin Larsen, Kincaid Smith, Dani Merritt, Lisa Neumann, Jon Michaletz, Stephanie Howe, Tim Schmeling, Jason Loe, Beka Matthes, Steve Petersen, Matt Riehl, Gabby Miller, Debra Howson May the Lord bless you, today and always.

Jesus’ Lambs at Peace Preschoolers had two main events in the same week! Our Graduation was May 27, 2016. We graduated 31 students, this being our largest class of graduates. Sixteen of these will be going on, God willing, to Mt. Olive Lutheran School and one to Risen Savior. Please keep these young ones in your prayers as they continue their education, that their faith may remain strong in Jesus our Savior. So ends our special year of 13 boys and 4 girls in our M/W/F a.m. class and 13 girls and 4 boys in our p.m. class. (This is how our year began, at any rate.)

The names of the graduates from the morning class: Aleah Liverseed, Asher Hinz, Axel Bornholdt, Braydon Meyers, Christian Lyngholm, Colten Evers, Griffin Lehne, Ian Basel, Jacob Londgren, Judah DeWitt, Kenzie Graham, Noah Merseth, Ruby Byers, Sam Ringen, Tegan Stadtherr, Uriah Black, and Vera Vandermause. Our afternoon graduates are: Alanna Stoffel, Aria Bartell, Ciara McGoy, Caitlyn Sulzle, Gemma Lin, Grace Frederick, Isaac Ahearn, Jack Denny, Jayna Staloch, Maggie Klammer, Marilyn Schletz, Olivia Schletz, Sarah Hartwig, and Tommy Ahearn. If you would like to view our graduation song service, with a special law and gospel address by Pastor Hartwig, please go to peacemankato.com or to our Jesus’ Lambs at Peace Website. We also thank Paul Fries for the DVD’s for the children and for taping our service. Thanks to Karen Wold for overseeing all of our preschool billing. Earlier, on May 23-26, a total of 49 volunteers helped with our Cub Foods Hot Dog and Brat Stand. This year we received generous funds for seed money from Thrivent Financial to purchase all of the food for our stand. We are thankful to God that our event profit totaled about $1,062. Also, a total of 12 preschool families helped with our project. We would like to thank our volunteers for taking so much time out of their busy week to help our preschool! *Pictures on next page* We thank Bob and Marilyn Paulsen, Marc and Kris Flygare, Dani, Abbi and Sam Merritt, Joanna, Marlee and Aria Bartell, Ron and Jeanne Lorensberg, Tara and Braydon Meyers, Dawn Waletski, Vicar Matt Behmer, Norman and Amanda Madson, Paul Madson, Emily and Holly Klammer, Travis Kittleson, Larry Frederick, Tom Schulz, Sophie and Andree Jakovich, Brent and Ruby Byers, Missy, Greg and Vera Vandermause, Keri, Martin and Elijah Langhorst, Lloyd, Jill and Reagan Buckman, Josh, Brittany, Joslyn and John Moldstad, Derick and Dianna Lyngholm, Sara, Ben and Margaret Pawliteschek, Jim Holte and Ione and Ernie Geistfeld. We thank Thrivent for $500 seed money to buy food. We thank Jim Holte for his grill and propane. Many thanks to all who helped our preschool in this wonderful way!

We are thankful to God that our event profit totaled $1,062

Are you unable to care for your feet? Your church home is offering a service to help you care for your feet and toenails. By appointment, a registered nurse, using sanitary equipment, will soak and wash your feet, trim toenails, and finish with a lotion foot massage. If the nurse feels further medical attention is needed, she may suggest an appointment with your health care provider. This service is free; however, donations will be accepted to go to a church cause. For more information, or to set up an appointment, please call Amy Jo Reiner at 507-340-2061.

Offering Counters We are in need of a few offering counters after 2nd service. If you would be willing to count, we have one spot available on each of the following weeks: 1st Sunday 3rd Sunday 5th Sunday Please prayerfully consider if you are able to serve Peace in this way. Thank you!

Group Co-Leaders Groups 2 & 3 need co-leaders. If you are in Group 2 or 3, please prayerfully consider volunteering for this position. Please contact Tammy Kammerer, Social Group Coordinator, Peace Lutheran Church at cell 507-381-7813 or [email protected] with any questions or to volunteer. Thank you!

HELP! We are in need of a few volunteers to record baptisms and the various choirs during the 10:45 service. You won't need to record the entire service - only the baptism and/or special music. If you would like to help, please contact Paul Fries (507-3816807; [email protected])

NAVIGATORS NEEDED! We are starting a program to help new members feel at home at Peace. Only a small time commitment is involved. If you'd like to help with this important activity, we'd love to have you! Contact Paul Fries (507-381-6807; [email protected]) for more information.

Volunteers are the reason that New 2 You Family Thrift is able to make quarterly donations for Christian Education to MVL and New 2 You association churches (we are one of five churches). Volunteers can be anyone high school age and older. Normal Volunteer time slots are 9:00am-1:00pm & 1:00-5:00pm weekdays, 5:00-7:00pm Mondays and Saturdays 10:00am-12:30pm & 12:30-3:00pm (other times can be arranged). You can volunteer once or twice a month or weekly if you wish! If you are able to volunteer, please either stop by the store at 1838 Commerce Drive or call them at 385-1455. The New 2 You Board of Directors and the store staff thank you! Also, remember that donating items to the store and shopping at New 2 You are additional ways that you can help support New 2 You's donations for Christian Education.