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Aurora-Trinity Newsletter Aug13
Aurora-Trinity Newsletter Aug13
Aurora-Trinity Newsletter Aug13
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No Monday Night Service on August 19th There will be no Monday night worship on August 19th due to cleaning of the diner following the fair. The last
Baptism and Holy Communion. More information will be coming soon. Save the date!
Worship times will be changing in September. Starting on Sunday, September 1st, Aurora will have worship at 9:00 a.m. Trinitys worship service will be at 10:45 a.m.
+BLESS - Make sign of the cross and say, Beloved, you are more valuable than you know. Week of August 25th +SHARE Share highs and lows with one another
+READ - Luke 13:10-17 +TALK - Talk about the Scripture reading and what you liked or didnt like, or how it relates to the highs and lows. +PRAY Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow human beings throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands this day their daily bread, and by our understanding love, give peace and joy. Amen. +BLESS - Make sign of the cross and say,May God watch over you all of your day
Aurora Lutheran Church Council Meeting July 17, 2013 The regular monthly meeting of the Aurora Lutheran Church Council was held on July 17, 2013. The members present were Jeanne Pichner, Mark Prestegard, Jodi Keck, Brett Paape, Paul Korbel, Michelle Williams, Pastor Jon, and Nathele Beadell. The meeting was called to order by President Jeanne Pichner and Pastor Jon lead us in devotions. We are still waiting for the full insurance policy documentation to be sent to complete the review of our coverage. Secretarys report: The minutes from the June 9, 2013 meeting were approved as read. Treasures report: The reported financials are as follows: June Income: $ 5,591.85 June Expenses: $ 6,673.70 Year To Date Income: $40,868.18 Year To Date Expenses $39,282.82 Pastors report: There will be a retirement gathering for Bishop Usgaard. He has requested that donations are made to a relief fund set up for first time call Pastors to assist in reducing their debt instead of presents. Aurora will donate $240 on the Bishops name. ($20 for every year he served as a Bishop.) Old Business: Work on the speaker system continues. The windows for the parsonage and the playground equipment have been ordered. The installation date has not been set. The review of the constitution continues. There will be a special meeting of the council on August 28th at 6:30 to make suggested changes to the constitution.
New Business: The lease for the farm land rent needs to be amended. We will be looking into a water softener system for the church to address the iron in the water. It has been requested that we have donation envelopes at the funeral home.
The meeting was adjourned. The next council meeting will be held on September 18 th, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Nathele Beadell
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MONTHLY MEETING Sunday June 30, 2013 Meeting was brought to order by Pres. Rich Paulson. Pastor Jon led us in prayer. Sec. report presented by Shari, approved as read. Copies handed out. Treas. report presented by Lorna, approved as read. Copies handed out. Total revenue brought in so far for second quarter of 2013 was $3186.00. This does not included offering from Sunday, June 30th. Total expenses so far were $4958.56. There are some outstanding bills for this quarter that are pending, including the payment for joint expenses, and conference dues. Balances include: $12,948.64 in Checking, $12,652.23 in Memorial fund, and $1,684.02 in Mainstay.
OLD BUSINESS:
Cement pad at church entrance: Gary received a quote from Mr. Melby of $1280.00. We will be responsible for preparing the ground. Mr. Melby will set the forms, do the cement work, and do repair on the face of the church wall. This will be a 19 X 10 slab across the entire front of the church, 4 in. thick. This will be paid for out of the memorial fund. Motion was made by Shari, and seconded by Lorna to go ahead with this project. Synod Assembly: Rich attended from Trinity. It went much better than in the past. More laid back with excellent speakers, and a well organized election. The new Bishop is Pastor Steve Delzer from Faribault. Pastor Jon will be attending the National Assembly in August. Council/Member meetings: At the last meeting on Sunday, May 5th, it was voted on to have monthly meetings instead of quarterly. These would be held on the second Sunday of the month, including all church members. Due to the change in the summer schedule, we also had to change these meetings for the summer. The next meeting will be held on August 4 th following the church service. Regular monthly meetings will begin the second Sunday of September 2013. Food shelf: This will be coordinated with the monthly meeting on the second Sunday of the month. It was decided to give our donations to the Ellendale food shelf, while Aurora gives to the Owatonna food shelf. Ellendale takes items on Thursday mornings. Roger and Shari have agreed to deliver the items collected, along with anyone else who would be available at the time. Bible study: Pastor Jon is looking into having a few bible studies after church service later in July or August. Some topics brought up include Ghosts in Christianity, and near death experiences. Mission Statement Group: There is a good group of members from both Trinity and Aurora that meet once a month at HyVee in Owatonna.
NEW BUSINESS:
Bibles in the church pews: ELCA Book of Faith is giving out grants to put bibles in the pews at church. This is in hopes of getting more people to use bibles. The bibles would be provided, and anyone would be able to take one. The church would then be responsible for replacing any that are taken. We would have to make shelving on the bottom of the pews to accommodate the bibles. Pastor Jon will look into this further. Banners: Aurora has new banners that are very appealing. Trinity members are asked to look at websites and come up with ideas for banners in our church. Think about season and color. Websites are: Christian book distributors.com, and www.praisebanners.com Member phone #s: Everyone is asked to update their home phone, cell phone, and e-mail. A master list will be put together and distributed to all members. Same sex marriage: Now that the law has been passed for same sex marriage, the synod is asking each church to have an informal discussion to get informed and educated on what this means for their individual congregation. There will be NO voting, this is just discussion. Joint congregation events: Judy Thimsen would like to see more events put together to bring Trinity and Aurora closer. She suggested pizza, or brunch. Any ideas are welcomed.
Aurora playground equipment: Pastor Jon thinks that enough funds have been raised, but manpower may be needed to install the equipment. Trinity will help where they can. Items of discussion at meetings: Pastor Jon would like a heads up, either to him or to Rich, on items that any member might want to discuss at an upcoming meeting. This would give him time to get information, so that a better discussion can take place. With this being said, new items are always welcome, but may have to be tabled until more information can be obtained. They will try to have an agenda at the upcoming meetings to help stay on track of items. With no further business to discuss, motion to adjourn was made by Gary, and seconded by Abbey. Respectfully submitted, Shari Manges, Trinity secretary