Schedule

• Sept. 20 @ 9 a.m. – Rally Sunday/Pack the Pews
• Sept. 21 – Deadline for the Encounter articles
• Sept. 23 @ 7:30 p.m. – Stewardship Committee meeting
• Sept. 27 @ 9 a.m. – Worship

Announcements

• Readers are wanted for liturgy/reading each Sunday. Contact Pastor Dan or the church office.
• Granite Area Arts Council Tour of Homes—Sunday, September 27, 1-4 p.m. Tickets available at K.K. Berge building.
• St. Paul Lutheran Church Bake Sale—Saturday, October 3, 8-11 a.m. Have a cup of coffee and a freshly baked caramel or cinnamon roll before going on the Meander.

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Buesing family; Marv Nordang; Syrian refugees—open hearts of America and Europe; Kim Olson; Tammy Vetter; Davey Peterson; Kelly VanKlompenburg; Scott Hegna; Wayne Ripley; Dwayne Koenen; Kimmy Johnson.
• Joys: Beautiful day; apple harvest; happy to see Dwayne here; choir is back; welcome to our guests.

Schedule

• Sept. 13 @ 9 a.m. – Worship
• Sept. 16 @ 6:30 p.m. – Choir
• Sept. 20 @ 9 a.m. – Rally Sunday/Pack the Pews
• Sept. 21 – Deadline for the Encounter articles
• Sept. 27 @ 9 a.m. – Worship

Announcements

• Readers are wanted for liturgy/reading each Sunday. Contact Pastor Dan or the church office.
• St. Paul Lutheran Church Bake Sale—Saturday, October 3, 8-11 a.m. Have a cup of coffee and a freshly baked caramel or cinnamon roll before going on the Meander.

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Refugee crisis; ruby’s sister having heart surgery Tuesday; Marv Nordang in Granite Falls hospital; people who struggle with personality disorders; Karen Schmidt-Dill’s mom’s been diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s and moving to assisted living; Wayne Ripley’s in the Manor; Betty Buesing; Scott Hegna.
• Joys: Karen S-D is here; entering a new season—fall migration’s begun and leaves turning; happy birthday to Karen H. (made it to 75), Pearl and Curt today; Hazel & Darrell’s anniversary.

Please see attached.

SEPTEMBER ENCOUNTER.doc

Schedule

• Sept. 6 @ 9 a.m. – Worship
• Sept. 9 @ 6:30 p.m. – Building & Maintenance meeting, 6:30 p.m. – Choir, 7:30 p.m. – Council
• Sept. 10 @ 7 p.m. – Pastor Parish meeting
• Sept. 20 @ 9 a.m. – Rally Sunday/Pack the Pews

Announcements

• Women’s Retreat at Pilgrim Point Sept. 25-27. Information on back tables.
• Readers are wanted for liturgy/reading each Sunday. Contact Pastor Dan or the church office.

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Wayne Ripley is in Rice Hospital; families of Gary Monson & Tracy Leenerts; Tami Vetter; Scott Hegna; Marv Nordang and those dealing with cancer.
• Joys: Mae is here; Dinner At Your Door helpers; Andersons’ German AFS student visiting; Sue Rollins’ granddaughter Caitlyn’s baptism.

Schedule

• Aug. 30 @ 9 a.m. – Worship
• Sept. 3 @ 7 p.m. – Circle of Stones at Sharon Anderson’s
• Sept. 6 @ 9 a.m. – Worship
• Sept. 9 @ 6:30 p.m. – Building & Maintenance meeting
• Sept. 20 @ 9 a.m. – Rally Sunday/Pack the Pews

Announcements

• Women’s Retreat at Pilgrim Point Sept. 25-27. Information on back tables.

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Marv Nordang; Scott Hempl family; family of Dylan Kaiser; family of Darlene Knutson.
• Joys: Young people leaving for college; bountiful crops; produce.

Schedule

• Aug. 9 @ 9 a.m. – Worship
• Aug. 12 @ 7 a.m. – Council Mtg.
• Aug. 16 @ 9 a.m. – Worship

Announcements

• August 16 – GF Lutheran Church will be serving a free 5:00 supper to the Community. Music begins at 4:30. Free will offering.

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Pearl’s daughter (JoAnn who is going in for more testing this week), family of Jerry Tilden who passed away this week, and bad weather in northern Minnesota this morning.
• Joys: Sue Selden had great trip to Nova Scotia and also glad to be home, the play “Aladdin” presented by GF Community Theater, Butterbrodts have new puppy (Marnie), Laura Butterbrodt is enjoying her role as Western Fest Princess, Kling’s daughter (Sue is almost done with chemo/no cancer on latest scan), Pastor Dan appreciated having Pearl as a guide this week, and all the bad weather has been missing us.

Schedule

• Aug. 2 @ 9 a.m. – Worship/Communion
• Aug. 9 @ 9 a.m. – Worship
• Aug. 12 @ 7 p.m. – Council Meeting

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Terry’s friends (Arner), Audrey and Curt (mother passing).
• Joys: Mission trip (Hazel and Darrell Carter, and Jeff Iverson), thanks for all your work and the experiences you brought to organizing deeply meaningful trip to Mexico. New friend (Donnie) in church this am, Kathy has done so much for Wayne, gentle rain we had, Ali Ator is 16 years old today, Heidi is the new president of Brackport College in New York, friend of Dan’s (Dottie) as she travels to Florida alone from Cape Cod (she is over 80).

Please see attached.

AUGUST ENCOUNTER 2015.doc

Schedule

• July 26 @ 9 a.m. – Worship
• Aug. 2 @ 9 a.m. – Worship/Communion

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: John Barron (former member) is in the St. Cloud Veteran’s Hospital, continued recovery for Sherry Hermanson, and storm victims and their clean-up work.
• Joys: Wahoo –two inches of rain on cornfields, Rollins had a lovely weekend with all the grandchildren last weekend, and John Halling’s aunt will celebrate her 100th birthday.

Safe travels to those participating in the mission trip!