Schedule

• Sunday, January 21 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; 10:30 a.m. – Choir Practice; 4:30 p.m. – Community Dinner
• Wednesday, January 24 @ 6 p.m. – Pot Luck; 7 p.m. – Annual Meeting
• Sunday, January 28 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; 10:30 a.m. – Choir Practice

Announcements

• Christian Ed is looking for a Sunday School teacher in February.

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Dick A.; Harold Anderson family; mudslides in California; vile racism that seems to be part of national dialogue; people struggling with addictions; homeless (cold temps).
• Joys: Laura B. leaving for a semester in Bulgaria; Karen M. has applied for secretary position; Dick thanks GF UCC; Knowledge Bowl team with Drake L. took 1st place; Becky L. accepted into Carlson School of Business.

Please see attached for January’s Encounter.

JANUARY 2018 ENCOUNTER.pdf

Schedule

• Sunday, January 7 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; 10:30 a.m. – Choir Practice
• Wednesday, January 10 @ 6:30 p.m. – Church Council
• Sunday, January 14 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; 10:30 a.m. – Choir Practice
• Sunday, January 21 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; 10:30 a.m. – Choir Practice
• Wednesday, January 24 @ 6 p.m. – Pot Luck; 7 p.m. – Annual Meeting

Announcements

• Please have annual reports in to the office by January 10th.

Thanks to everyone who helped with our beautiful holiday decorations!

Schedule

• Saturday, December 16 @ 4-9 p.m. – Paul & Dan’s Christmas party
• Sunday, December 17 @ 9 a.m. – Music Sunday/Worship Service
• Thursday, December 21 @ 5:30 p.m. – Community Caroling
• Sunday, December 24 @ 9 a.m. – Christmas Eve Service
• Monday, December 25 @ 11:30 a.m. – Community Christmas Dinner, Granite Falls Lutheran Church

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Healing for Hazel; Harold Anderson; Margaret Johnson; Liz DeBlieck; turmoil in Mideast around Jerusalem; wildfires in southern California.
• Joys: Peggy Kvam’s nephew is back playing hockey after recovery from injuries; Land Stewardship Project was honored for winning frac sand mining ban in SE Minnesota; beautiful sunset last night.

*Please continue to return Pastor Dan’s survey.

Next week’s readings:

• Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
• Psalm 126
• 1 Thess 5:16-24
• John 1:6-8, 19-28

Schedule

• Sunday, December 3 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; 10:15 a.m. – Choir Practice; 10:30 – Memorial, Bequests and Special Gifts Committee
• Wednesday, December 6 @ 4:30-7 p.m. – Hazel Run Oyster Stew
• Saturday, December 9 @ 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Festival of Nativities at Clarkfield Lutheran Church
• Sunday, December 10 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; 10:15 a.m. – Budget Brunch
• Tuesday, December 12 @ 6 p.m. – Circle of Stones at Pearl’s
• Sunday, December 17 @ 9 a.m. – Music Sunday/Worship Service

Schedule

• Sunday, November 26 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; @ 10:15 – Choir practice
• Saturday, December 2 @ 9 a.m. – Decorate church for Advent & Christmas
• Sunday, December 3 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; @ 10:15 a.m. – Choir practice; @ 10:30 a.m. – Memorials, Bequests and Special Gifts Committee
• Sunday, December 10 @ 10:15 a.m. – Budget Brunch

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Family of LaVonne Welter; Peg’s great-nephew Brock in ATV accident; Liz DeBliek; Margaret Johnson; Terry’s friend who is traveling to visit a friend dying of cancer.
• Joys: Laura’s plans to study abroad required a personal visit to Bulgarian consulate in Chicago; LaVonne & DuWayne’s anniversary Saturday.

Please see attached.

November 2017 ENCOUNTER.pdf

Schedule

• Sunday, November 12 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; @ 10:15 a.m. – Choir practice; @3 p.m. Pipe Organ Recital at Clarkfield Lutheran Church
• Wednesday, November 15 @ 5:30 p.m. – Pastoral Relations Committee
• Thursday, November 16 @ 7 p.m. – Circle of Stones at LaVonne K,’s home

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns: Terry’s friend Mary Sue N. broke her neck; Lois B. is dealing with cancer; Steve & Vic’s daughter. Margaret.
• Joys: Pastor Dan’s logger hat; Kvams’ joy of having adult children home; YME musical “Kiss Me Kate” this coming weekend; Koenens’ grandson hunted with DuWayne; Sharon enjoyed helping son Brad at art show in Minneapolis; Prairie Arts Chorale concert in Granite Falls next Saturday.

Next week’s readings

• Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
• Ps 78:1-7
• 1 Thess 4:13-18
• Matt 25:1-13

Schedule

• Sunday, November 5 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; @ 10:15 – Choir practice
• Wednesday, November 8 @ 6:30 p.m. – Youth Food Drive, Council Meeting
• Sunday, November 12 @ 9 a.m. – Worship Service; @10:15 – Choir practice; @ 3 p.m. – Pipe Organ Recital at Clarkfield Lutheran Church

Joys and Concerns

• Concerns – Bea Read’s brother, Harold Anderson, has been in the hospital; family of Jack Masters; family of Sandy Finnes.
• Joys – Two Somali women have joined the St. Cloud Apollo swim team; Terry’s grandnephew is interested in farming; Peggy spent time traveling with Katie and Julia; thanks to Terry & Peggy for stepping up to do today’s service; Helen’s friend Becky is home after surgery for a brain aneurism.

Next week’s readings

• Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
• Ps 78:1-7
• 1 Thess 4:13-18
• Matt 25:1-13