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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

420 1st Street SE Gwinner, ND 701.678.2401 www.ziongwinner.org

Divine Service 10:00 am Every Sunday

October 2015 Newsletter

October Happenings…

Greeting Baptized Saints!

This October we are having a “Reformation Party!” Yes, a “Reformation Party!” On October 28th at 4:00 PM we will be showing the movie “Luther” in the fellowship hall. This movie covers the events of the 16th Century Reformation. The movie is well acted, historically based, and very moving. This is for the whole church family (Note: the movie has a PG-13 rating, two intense scenes depicting the effects of war).

After the movie, the plan is to have some good ol’ Reformation Food at 6:00 PM. What is Reformation Food? It is brats, sauerkraut, knoephla soup, etc… More details to come on this.

Then following our meal, we would like to encourage everyone to stick around for our quarterly voter’s meeting. The voter’s meetings are very important to our congregation, for they help guide our decisions and the direction of our church body.

Beside the Reformation Party, I would like to make mention of the Registration Deadline for the 2016 Higher Things Convention in Fort Collins, Colorado. Indeed, we are planning another Higher Things Trip, which means that it is essential for the youth to get registered for the trip by October 23rd. Talk to Tana or myself if you have any questions, concerns, or thoughts.

One final note, please take time to examine this month’s newsletter. It is always full of great information, schedules, happenings, and so forth.

May the Lord bless and keep you,

-Pastor Richard

Pastor’s Note

Youth Events

October Birthdays

LWML news

Mission of the Month

Reformation Party

Service Lists

Calendar

Pastor’s Article

Solas of the Reformation

Operation Shoe Box

In This Issue…

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October Birthdays

1 – Brady McKenna

2 – Lonnie Hoechst

3 – Taylor Grenier LaVonne Nelson

7 – Brady Anderson

8 – Dakotah Stroh

14– Kayla Brockman

16 – NaKayla Halmrast

20 – Jacie Enderson

21 – Phillip Enderson

22 – Kendall Johnson

23– Randal Brockman

24– Jason Asche

28– Dennis Hickman

29 – Mike Mlnarik

30 – Maggie Rasmussen

31 – AJ Enderson

Registration Deadline: October 23

Details are in your mailbox, or talk to Tana in the office

LWML Sunday is October 4

LWML encourages all women to find joy in Bible study, mite giving, mission service, and

reaching the lost and hurting for Christ. Check out our website at www.lwml.org.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever

comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever

believes in me shall never thirst."

Jesus is the Bread of Life. He is the bread that came

down from heaven. Our fathers ate manna in the

wilderness and they all died. Jesus is the bread that a

man may eat and never die. Believing in His Words and

promises, receiving His Body and Blood, we live forever.

We are very excited to announce that the 2016 Higher

Things conferences will rejoice in Jesus being the "Bread

of Life." We will receive His Words. We will eat His Body

and drink His Blood. We will live forever.

2016 Bread of Life

LWML Fall Rally Great is Thy Faithfulness

Saturday, October 3

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Lidgerwood 9:00-2:30

Rev. Jonathan Fisk, St. John Oakes, will be the guest speaker. Please plan to attend

this inspirational event!


Parish Assistant Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Friday Off

Email: [email protected]

Please call or email either Pastor or the Church Office if you need spiritual care,

know of somebody in the hospital needing a visit, have prayer submissions for the

divine service, or for any other church related circumstance.

Mission of the Month –

Mission Central LCMS World Mission

Make note of these:

Pastor’s Office & Study Hours

Monday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Tuesday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Wednesday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Thursday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Friday Pastor’s Day Off

If Pastor is out for visitations, meetings, etc…

during the scheduled times above, he will

generally have a ‘be back soon’ sign on the

church’s front door informing you of

his estimated time of return.

Need to Contact Pastor?

Email: [email protected]

Cell: 701-680-2658

Office: 701-678-2401

Blog: www.pastormattrichard.com

Mission Central, located in the cornfields of Western Iowa, is the largest mission supporting agency in the United States. Through your support, this organization helps to send and keep LCMS missionaries in the field.

Learn more about Mission Central and the exciting work they are doing at www.missioncentral.us

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4:00 pm “Luther” Movie

6:00 pm Good ol’ German Food

Topics include reports from Pastor, boards, and officers, plus 2016 mission goal, holiday worship times, Pastor's 2016 salary, and election of officers. Offices up for election are worship elder, education board member, and trustee. Please plan to attend and participate in the congregation's business. All members, 18 years and older, are eligible to vote.

Quarterly Voters Meeting Wed. October 28 at 7pm

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Ushers

October 4

th LWML Sunday

11th

Derek & Jenny Wangler

18th

Kevin & Dami Rasmusson

25th

Scott & Teresa Illies

November 1

st Rodney & Sandy Asche

8th

Jordan & Heather Swanson

15th

Tim & Jess Peterson

22nd

Rick & Dawn Gaden

29th

Jay & Karen Enderson

CHIP Families (Christians Held in Prayer) October 4

Bob Orn 8194 127th Ave SE Gwinner, ND 58040

October 11

Duane & Sharon Orth 120 Maplewood Drive Gwinner, ND 58040

Acolytes

November

1st Schuyler Utecht

8th Allie Bopp

15th Howie Neustel

22nd Annika Nelson

29th NaKayla Halmrast

Cleaners List 27th to 3rd

Duane Bergemann

Rick & Dawn Gaden

Sy & Jen Hansana

Tim & Jess Peterson

4th to 10th

Darlene Buchholz

Jim & Marge Asche

Mike & Corrine Mlnarik

Corey & Lauri TImmerman

Note: If you are unable to usher or acolyte on your scheduled date, we ask that you please contact another member to switch with.

11th to 17th

Grover & Jan Riebe

Ron & Chelie Greenmyer

Scott & Christine Bopp

Terri Grenier

Carmen Cavett

18th to 24th

Chris & Marsha Mathias

Jesse & Michele Utecht

Rodney & Sandy Mathias

Steve & Celeste Metzen

Bob Orn

October 18

Phyllis Osier 4Season’s Manor Forman, ND 58032

October 25 Tim & Jess Peterson Tristen, Skylar 308 4th Ave SE Gwinner, ND 58040

*Please remember to sign your name

on the chart on the bulletin board

by the kitchen noting which area of

the church you have cleaned*

October

4th Carissa Stroh

11th Bladen Wangler

18th KyAnna Halmrast

25th Christina Mathias

25th to 31st

Corey & Patty Essig

Naomi Vincent

Heather Swanson

Derek & Jennifer Wangler

Kevin & Dami Rasmussen


October 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Pastor’s Day Off

LWML Fall Rally in Lidgerwood

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 am Sunday School for adults and children

10 am Divine Service

*Communion

NO Pastor’s Study

4pm Confirmation

10 am Staff Mtg

Pastor’s Day Off

11 9 am Sunday School for adults and children


12 10 am Staff Mtg

13

14 9am Pastor’s Study

2 pm LWML

4pm Confirmation

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16 Pastor’s Day Off

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*Communion

10 am Staff Mtg

9 am Pastor’s Study

10:30 am 4Season’s Chapel

4pm Confirmation

Pastor’s Day Off

Higher Things Registration Deadline



10 am Staff Mtg

7:15 pm LWML

*Newsletter Material Due

9am Pastor’s Study

Reformation Party

4pm Luther Movie

6pm Reformation Dinner

7 pm Quarterly Voters Meeting

Pastor’s Day Off

Solas of the Reformation in Grand Forks

Pastor’s Conference in Fargo


Joy, Not Happiness

Rev. Dr. Matt Richard

The following article written by Pastor was published

in the Sargent County Teller on September 17

Joy must be distinguished from our culture's

understanding of happiness and pleasure. Happiness

and pleasure tend to be seen within an individuals’

power—something that people can attempt to force

and manipulate and conjure up. Joy though is not.

Like a dog chasing his tail, mankind chases happiness

and pleasure only to find

out that nothing is

really ever obtained.

The reason why?

Happiness and

pleasures quickly

vanish; they are

nothing more than emotions

and feelings. Happiness pursuing happiness and

pleasure seeking pleasure: circular pointlessness at

best.

Things are further complicated when happiness and

pleasure are demanded as a legitimate right. “I have

the right to be happy!” People will push, shove, fight,

and demand to obtain happiness and pleasure at all

costs, but in the end, these emotions and feelings will

disappear, for they are nothing more than sentiments

and passions that are often anchored in the changing

fantasy-winds of culture.

None of this is true for joy though. None of this is

true for you as blood-bought-baptized-saints.

Surely joy is similar to happiness and pleasure, but at

the same time it is vastly different. While happiness

and pleasure turn to themselves, joy does not. That

is to say, joy does not point you or anchor you in joy

itself, but rather, biblical joy is a mental state or

emotional gratitude for ‘good things received.’

That’s right, joy points to something else, something

outside of you; it points and longs for something

grand that is given. In a word, joy is not fixated to an

artificial feeling or an emotion; it does not chase after

itself. Joy desires, anticipates, and receives ‘gifts.’

Keep in mind though that gifts are not things that are

obtained by force, coercion, manipulation, popular

vote, or legislative laws. Gifts are that which are

given by another. Thus, joy anticipates gifts, longs

for gifts, looks to gifts, receives gifts, and rests in

gifts.

But what are these gifts and who is the giver of these

gifts? The Gift-Giver is none other than the Lord

Himself. And the gifts He gives are: Himself; His

name upon your head and heart in baptism; His Word

in the Bible and Sacraments; authority such as

parents and police; physical life from the sacred

womb to hospice; marriage for a husband and wife;

possessions; a good reputation; contentment;

forgiveness of sins; everlasting righteousness; the

Christian church; and the promised resurrection. All

gift; all for you!

Whereas the world’s happiness and pleasure make us

homesick in our own home (always seeking and never

obtaining), biblical joy is Christ Jesus for sinners—for

you and for me. That being the case, if the objective,

eternal, true, absolute, real Christ is denied, then joy

is reduced to nothing more than an illusion and we

are left with short-lived happiness and pleasure.

However, in Christ Jesus and these good, right, and

salutary gifts: there is joy.

Most surely, joy anticipates these

gifts, looks to these gifts, receives

these gifts, and rests in these gifts.

No chasing the tail; no carrot on a

stick; no dashing after the wind,

but rather, joy created in you and

anchored in our gift-giving Lord.


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IT’S TIME to gear up for an exciting time of packing shoeboxes

for children around the world!

“Operation Christmas Child”

The Shoe Box Gift sponsored by Zion Evening LWML

Sharing Christ’s love in a tangible way has been the heartbeat of Operation Christmas Child for 20 years. When Samaritan’s Purse first adopted the project in 1993, we never imagined that such simple gifts could help inspire generations of people to be givers. If there is one thing we have learned in the years since, it is that these gifts can be filled with great power when they are packed with love, covered in prayer, and sent in the Name of Jesus.

That power is evident in the lives of the millions of children around the world who have received a shoebox gift, heard the Good News of Jesus Christ, and graduated from The Greatest Journey follow-up discipleship classes. But it also is shown in the generations of families who have grown up packing shoeboxes and are now teaching their own children to give through Operation Christmas Child

How can I help?

Pray: Pray that God will touch the heart of every child who receives a shoe box gift.

Pack a Gift: A shoe box filled with small toys and other gifts can open hurting hearts to God’s love.

Donate: Donate items for Shoe Box Gifts. Donate $7 for shipping costs.

We will be collecting items for the shoe boxes until November 8th.

All filled shoe boxes must be at the church by November 15th. They will be delivered to a collection site during Collection week November 16-20.

Watch for more information coming on how to fill a shoe box and a list of Gift Ideas.

Empty shoe boxes will be available in the fellowship hall.

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17


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Zion Lutheran Church A Church of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

THE MISSION OF ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH IS TO

CONTINUE THE MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST BY

BEING ROOTED IN THE WORD,

BY GROWING IN FAITH,

AND BY BRANCHING OUT

WITH THE GOSPEL

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