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IMPORTANT DATES TO

REMEMBER:

October 31– Halloween

November 4– Turn Clocks Back 1 Hour

November 5– 9am All Saint’s Sunday—

Noisy Offering

10am Bread & Blankets

November 11– 6pm Fall Fun Fest

Help the ACT Kids with their fall

service project .

November 12– 9am Worship—

Name Tag Sunday

10:15am Cookies for College Kids

Packing cookies for shipment.

November 14– 6pm Council Meeting

November 19– 9am Worship—Temple Talk

Food Drive

November 21– 6:30pm Worship & Music

November 22– 7pm Thanksgiving Eve Worship

November 23– Thanksgiving Day;

November 26– 9am Worship—Food Pantry Sunday

December 3– 9am Worship—Noisy Offering 10am Outreach Team Meeting

November 2017

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church N1230 Seven Corners Rd New Holstein, WI 920-898-5333 [email protected]

The Deily News

Inside this issue

A Message from the Bishop ..... 1-2

Thanksgiving Worship ................... 3

Bread & Blankets............................. 3

Cookies for College Kids ............. 4

Stewardship ...................................... 5

Fall Fun Fest ..................................... 6

Advent Candles ............................... 6

Worship Help .................................. 7

Council Meeting Minutes .......... 8-9

November Calendar ................... 10

Worship Helper List ................... 11

November, 2017

Reformation 500 and Beyond

In some respects it is hard to believe that this October 31 will be the 500

th Anniversary of the

Reformation. This has been a year rich in Reformation remembrance. From our synod assembly to congregational activities to public events there has been much celebrating of the 500th. Personally I have read a couple of Luther biographies, watched the PBS movie and read some of Luther’s writings.

I think there is much to be learned from our past. But we often look back and have a rather pristine view of the events of the reformation. As I read Scott Hendrix’ Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer, I realized again how Luther struggled with God, explored questions, studied the Scriptures, prayed fervently, exercised his mind and acted courageously not knowing how things would turn out or where things would lead. There was much uncertainty, enormous ambiguity, huge issues at stake, and lots of political and ecclesiastical intrigue. And Luther himself was a

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A Message from the Bishop continued

mixed bag, a reformer with great intellect and man of faith yet a gigantic personality with words and actions that were over the top even for his own day. Yet God in God’s mercy and by the power and guidance of the Spirit worked good for the Church through those events.

I hope that we can imitate the best of Luther today and that of the other reformers as well – men and women who lived in those days and struggled with the issues of faith and life. They were open to the Holy Spirit moving among them, the Spirit, Luther would say, who called them through Gospel of Jesus Christ. They took risks and made decisions and reshaped the life of church and state.

Bishop Craig Satterlee reminded us at our recent theological conference that for Luther the Word of God was more than a book to be studied. It is also a presence and a grace to be encountered. He encouraged us pastors, deacons, and lay leaders to dwell in the Word richly, so that God might continue to mold, shape and re-form our life together today.

In three years we can celebrate another 500th,

that of Martin Luther’s treatise on the Freedom of the Christian. In many respects this writing sums up the heart of the reformation and has a most direct connection to our lives today. Luther writes how we are perfectly free in Christ, subject to no one while at the same time a dutiful servant, called to love and serve one’s neighbor.

Dr. Alexia Salvatierra, at our theological conference, led us in profound ways to think about our life in Christ and loving our neighbors in need. More than anyone else the Church is called to care for people who are different from them she rightly noted. In this day when there is so much anxiety and fear, Dr. Salvatierra led us to see that in “the other” there is both the possibility of threat and blessing. When the world around us is paralyzed by the polarization, we in the Church are free to build bridges across the many differences that divide.

So my hope and prayer is that Reformation 500 continues, not in just in an academic sort of way or in a way that celebrates the past without

reflecting upon the present and reshaping our lives for the future. I hope the Reformation continues, the kind that exercises all the faculties God has given us. I hope and pray we will act and live and shape our lives by the guidance of the Holy Spirit and be renewed in our life and witness in the world today.

Outreach News

OUTREACH TEAM meets first Sunday of the

month after worship service. Anyone interested is

welcome.

Mike Hetzner, Outreach Team coordinator

Team is meeting on approximately the first Sunday every 3 months, most recently September 17, 2017. We discuss current projects and opportunities for outreach to our

members and to the wider community.

Recent projects:

Rummage Sale, chaired by Rachel Barrett, September 16, was again successful in bringing the community into our doors. $850 was raised, including $100 donation to food pantry. Trivent matching funds yielded an

additional $250.

Bake Sales at Chilton Farmers Market, chaired by Pat Jensen, July 26, August 25, and September 17 drew about 20 helpers and bakers from Gloria Dei and

raised a total of $707.57.

Packer Bash October 1 at Altona: GD members, chaired by Coleen Allee, donated $375 and Trivent Action Team grant of $250 donated $625 to fill a freezer full of beef for auction to

benefit local families.

Members not attending worship report will be presented to Council for action. We had a healthy discussion about this at the congregation

meeting in September.

Next meeting December 3. Please send me your

ideas and projects any time.

Mike Hetzner

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Breads & Blankets Help the ACT Kids with their fall service

project to make Christ known. Please

donate towards our Bread and Blanket

project. We are looking for fleece for

blankets and bread or bread dough.

Anyone who wishes to join

us after church on

Sunday, November

5th to help bake the

bread or make the

blankets is

very

welcome!

Place: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

Date: November 22, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Advent Worship on Wednesdays:

Holden Service December 6th, 13th, 20th

Advent Worship on Sundays,:

December 3rd, 10th, 17th and the 24th

ALL ARE WELCOME

Sunday, December 24th at 6:00 pm.

Celebrate the Birth of Christ with us!

ALL ARE WELCOME!

All Saints Sunday November 5th

Please share the

name/names of

that have passed in

the past 12

months. Pastor will

identify those saints by

name during a special

portion of our service.

We will have an

opportunity to

acknowledge all passed

saints.

There is a signup sheet in the narthex or

email the information (saint’s name, your

name and relationship)

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Cookies for College Kids

It’s that time again…time to start planning the fall

shipment of Cookies for College Kids. First

of all, I NEED NAMES and

ADDRESSES of congregation

college kids. I have my list from

the spring semester, and I've

deleted those that I know are

not in college this semester. I will have my list on the

table in the Narthex. Please check names and addresses to make

sure they are up-to-date and add any names and addresses that

you do not see on there. Next, if you are willing to bake or

contribute other treats like individually wrapped candy, there is a

sign-up sheet in the narthex for that too. For anyone who would

like to help, we will be packing the boxes on Sunday,

November 12th at 10:15am. If you’re not a baker, you can still

help with a monetary donation that would defray the cost of

shipping the packages (about $8.50 each). If you have any other

questions, just ask!

Coleen Allee

[email protected] or 920-889-1187

Pictures and Info for Web Site

We are revamping the Gloria Dei web site

(www.gloriadeilc.com) and adding a lot more

content and pictures. Check out the progress

so far. The goal is display all that Gloria Dei is

and does. It is great way to show prospective

members what Gloria Dei is all about. This in-

cludes the activities that we do such as dinner

theater, empty bowls, rummage sale, highway

clean up, God’s Work Our Hands, etc.) There

will also be more information added regarding

our growing in faith activities such as Sunday

School, confirmation class, Tuesday morning Bi-

ble study, adult education hour, youth group,

etc. Please send me any info or pictures that

you feel would make a great addition. David

Hoban ([email protected])

Piggly Wiggly Receipts

Your receipts from Piggly Wiggly

from both Kiel and New Holstein

can be placed in the basket in the

narthex. Both stores allow us to

turn in receipts to get the same non

-profit donation as purchasing

SCRIP gift cards. So receipts from

purchases using gift cards are not

eligible. Alternatively, there is a

collection box for Gloria Dei at the

New Holstein store located at the

service counter.

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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“Now there are different kinds of gifts, but it is the same Holy Spirit who is the source of them all. There are different kinds of services in the church, but it is the same Lord we are serving. There are different ways God works in our lives, but it is the same God who does the work through all of us. Gifts are given to each of us as a means of helping the entire church.” 1 Corinthians 12: 4-7

God has given each person many gifts, which

make each of us unique in the Lord’s eyes. Through the sacrament of baptism, God calls us to ministry. We carry forth God’s plan for us by using the gifts God so generously bestows. All of these gifts make us who we are: individual and gifted. When we come forward together as individuals, each of us brings our own gifts as an offering. Each is vital to God’s plan. Blended together we create a ministry on earth. If we do not come forward we fall short of the celebration to which they were to be a part. The same can be true of God’s church. When we let our gifts go undiscovered or unshared, we risk letting our part of God’s plan fall.

Our styles are an exciting and interesting part of our identity – a combination of the distinctive ways we express ourselves. Here our gifts of style do not refer to a sense of fashion or flair. Rather, styles are our unique ways of learning about and interacting with the world. Others are often more aware of our styles than we are. Because our styles have been with us so long, we often overlook them or take them for

granted. People with similar talents or common life experiences may have very different styles. What best describes you?

Achievement—Key motivators are goals and outcomes Affiliation—Key motivation is relationships Power and Influence—Key motivation is change God calls us to bring our creativity and healing to

the world in order that all of creation may be as the Creator intended. Listed below are several issues of concern in our world. Each provides arenas in which one’s gifts might apply. Some may especially call out for your unique gifts. They may have a special pull on our heart. If you feel a deep compassion for people in some of these life circumstances or if you are passionate about the need for change in one of these arenas, you may be called to minister there with your gifts.

Desire provides the life energy that fuels both our passions and our dreams. Many of us use the terms desires, passions and dreams nearly interchangeably. Desires tend to be lived out in both passions and dreams. Passions and dreams are often difficult to distinguish from each other. Dreams imply more of a future orientation. Passions often reflect previous experiences in which we once found great meaning, satisfaction, or joy.

Serving through Stewardship

November Food

Drive We will be collecting non-

perishable food items from

now through Nov. 19th. We

will then divide up the proceeds

between New Holstein, Kiel and

Chilton Food Pantries

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Fall Fun Fest Saturday, November 11, 2017

6:00pm

Come single, come as a couple, come with a

date, or come with a friend, but COME to the

Fall Fun fest at Gloria Dei.

Gather together and participate in:

Buffet Supper

Silent Auction

Entertainment

Main dish will be provided. Bring a dish to pass.

If you are willing to share one of the following

items for the silent auction please contact Karen

Ebert, Dave Kohls, or Rachel Barrett. (If you

don’t call us, we may call you—we know where

you live!!)

There will also be a sign up sheet in the narthex.

Art Work Gift Basket

Craft Work Unique Items

Antique Item(s) Wood Work

Gift Certificate of a service offered

Entertainment in the planning stage—come be

surprised!

See you at the Fall Fun Fest!

Capitol Campaign Update

October 2017

A Captial Campaign was kicked off in July to

raise $10,000 by the end of 2017.

Congratulations! As of early October our total

was just over $12,000! This includes $5,000

from Dinner Theater funds. Thank you to

everyone who has donated and continues to

donate. The Capital Campaign will remain

open. Can we reach $15,000!? Again, the

Capital Campaign is raising funds beyond your normal giving. The money is going towards

paying down the mortgage. There will be a

renewed campaign for next year 2018.

Respectfully,

David Hoban

Advent Candle Volunteers Wanted

Youth volunteers to light Advent Candles during Worship the following Sundays; Dec 3rd, Dec 10th, & Dec 17th. No experience necessary. A short in-service/training session before worship will be provided.

Please contact Barb Spiegel or David Kohls.

On behalf of the Worship Committee,

Thank You

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The Worship Committee would like to say

Thank You

to our team of communion bread makers.

A couple months ago, in a Temple Talk, Louie wondered how many knew who the bread makers are…these are those individuals:

Karren Cobble, Dianne Fett, Cheryl Heller, Stephany Jeanty, Jayne Meyer, Julie Schumacher, Barb Spiegel and Becca Zimmerman.

Would you consider joining the team to make communion bread?

Please contact Barb Spiegel or Raeline Springstroh

Can you help? Would you help? The Worship Committee duties are listed below. This is a small committee needing more volunteers. The team would like more members including a

Responsibilities of Worship Team

Worship Helpers: • Altar setup (Sun./Wed.) • Greet (Sunday)

• Communion assist (Sun./Wed.) • Acolyte (Sunday)

• Lector (Sun./Wed.) • Usher (Sunday)

Yearly education/training of worship assistant duties

Worship Service: • Organist plans music • Pastor plans service

Special worship responsibilities: • Candles • Candles for Christmas Eve • Baptism setup (candle, water in font, baptism items are in

church office).

• Order corsages/boutonnieres for confirmation.

• Order Palm branches

• Flowers for Christmas & Easter (coordinate ordering/set up on altar)

• Easter crosses (Worship should coordinate with Property team to set up/take down.

Special Altar responsibilities: Change linens/banners in accordance with church season

Special Communion responsibilities: Keep track of communion needs (bread/wine/cups/grape juice)

Any other duty related to worship

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Looking for volunteers to help keep the church clean. There is a sign up sheet on the table in the narthex. Many hands make light work. Thank you!

HuTerra Rewards This is an EASY and FREE way to raise funds for your favorite nonprofit by just shopping for the things you need, like gas and groceries. For more information please use the link below: www.HuTerra.com/info/rewards/. Your team earns an extra $10 for every new supporter you recruit. The extra $10 is only valid for schools and programs that directly benefit our youth. A purchase at a par-ticipating businesses is required to earn the $10. To download the My HuTerra app on your smart phone, just click on your phone's app store icon.

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Gloria Dei Church Council Meeting Minutes

October 10, 2017 Members Present: Joe Janicek-President, Charlotte Deehr- Secretary, Rachel Barrett, Coleen Allee, Gary Meyer, Sue Erickson

Absent: Mary Jo Muellenbach, Annette Pleshek

Visitors: David Kohls, Craig Heller

Call to Order: President Joe Janicek called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m.

Opening Prayer: Joe

Strategic Planning Committee Presentation: Craig and Jerry The SPC has been working on setting up goals, working with the synod and in conjunction with Mission Investment. They have come up with a plan with five goals:

Evaluate and confirm our mission statement Improve communication between members and church leaders through implementation of regularly scheduled

“Town Hall” meetings Develop the leadership structure of Gloria Dei Develop and implement a plan for annual leadership training Establish leadership team and/or committee to ensure Gloria Dei moves forward toward becoming a financially

sustainable church Discussion was held regarding each of these goals, whether they required short term or long term actions, and the deadlines for the completion of each of the actions toward the goals.

Approval of Agenda: Jerry motioned to approve agenda, Charlotte seconded. Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes (September 12, 2017): Jerry motioned to approve minutes, Rachel seconded. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report:

Monthly expenses look low due to where the due dates for bills fell this month… some were paid late August, and some were not due until early October. The checkbook balance looks high due to the Capital Campaign fund, as well as the loss of paying a pastor’s salary and insurance. We are current on all bills. This information will be forwarded to Mission Investment per their requirements.

Coleen motioned to approve treasurers report, Jerry seconded. Motion carried.

Committee Reports: Mutual Ministry (Annette): No report Worship and Music (Rachel & Dave): Reformation Sunday is October 29, with Pastor Clarence Harms leading the

service. A food drive will be held in November, with donations being divided between Kiel, New Holstein, and Chilton. The lavaliere microphone is working, and was used during the youth-driven service. Worship and Music has a firm schedule of service leaders through mid-November, and a tentative schedule through the end of December.

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Monthly Revenue 2017

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

12593 8232 7655 10371 8351 7735 8980 13251 12945

Monthly Expenses 2017

11484 10929 5480 10460 13805 9127 9500 7632 2435

Checkbook Balance 2017

1900 -378 1797 1708 1713 320 2339 7959 18469

Memorial Fund Balance 2017

7208 7208 10609 10609 10609 10609 1199 1199 1036

In-Kind Giving Balance 2017

18 0 171 487 487 0 676 696 696

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Education (Charlotte): Youth driven service went well, with good youth participation. Sunday School attendance is down in comparison to past years. Charlotte will talk to Ann regarding Confirmation.

Strategic Planning (Jerry): Discussed at beginning of meeting Outreach (Gary): No report Buildings and Grounds (Sue): Water sample taken, still pending results. Stewardship (Jerry): Al Fett is working on the budget that needs to be submitted to Mission Investment by

November 30, and is working with Mary Jo Muellenbach to coordinate numbers. Decided that each committee should have a minimum of three members. New pledge cards have been printed and distributed (included in the quarterly statements). How should the pledge cards be distributed to those who did not receive statements due to not giving this year? Extra pledge cards will be put on the table in the narthex.

Council members should come to next month’s meeting with the list of people on each of their committees.

Old Business:

Church Computer-- Charlotte: Andrew found a HP Pavilion hard drive for $499 which will work with our current monitor. This will be paid for with the

profits from the rummage sale. Charlotte will talk to Mary Jo regarding how best to make this purchase. Jerry motioned to approve the purchase of the computer. Coleen seconded. Motion carried.

Supply Pastor Schedule/Lay ministry—Joe: How do we pay for a supply pastor? There is no set procedure for payment (service cost plus mileage). A check should

be requested from Mary Jo prior to the pastor arriving, so that they can be paid on the day they provide the service. Rachel will contact the pastor to figure out the mileage ahead of time, to be added to the service cost.

We have a list of 10 possible supply pastors, but we have been consistently using two: Pastor Jensen and Pastor Harms.

New Business:

Secretarial Position-- Joe: Our church secretary is needed at church more consistently than is happening now, particularly during the evening when

the church is being used, in order to better meet the needs of the congregation. Joe will contact Stephanie regarding the increased need to work her hours in the church building.

Jerry made a motion to increase the number of hours worked at church to 15 hours a week. Gary seconded. Motion carried.

Church Picnic—Joe: October 28, 10am-2pm, held at the New Holstein Community Center. Council will provide the “main meat” dish…

Rachel will talk to Broderick about pulled pork. Bring your own beverages. Charlotte will create a sign-up sheet for dishes to pass. This will be posted in the narthex, and Joe will post this on the church Facebook page.

Calendar Review – Every Tuesday – Bible Study at 6:30 a.m. at Riverview Restaurant, Kiel Every Wednesday—Confirmation at 5:30pm Every Sunday—Sunday School at 10:00am October 15—Temple Talk October 19—Fall Women’s Gathering at 6:00pm October 22—Food Pantry Sunday October 28—Church picnic at New Holstein Community Center, 10am-2pm October 29—Service led by Pastor Clarence Harms November 5—Noisy Offering November 11—Fall Fun Fest 6:00pm November 12—Name Tag Sunday November 12—Service led by Pastor Jensen November 14 – Council Meeting at 6pm

Temple Talk topic: Defining the mission statement and getting volunteers to assist with this. Joe will do the Sunday, October 15 talk. Sue

will give the Wednesday, October 18 temple talk. Closing prayer.

DATE & TIME FOR NEXT MEETING: November 14, 2017; 6 p.m.

Meeting adjourned at 8:09pm.

Respectfully submitted, Charlotte Deehr

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The Dei ly News November 2017

November 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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8:30-12:30am Stephanie Office Hours

5:30pm Confirmation

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1-5pm Stephanie Office Hours

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4 Turn clocks back 1 hour

5 9am All Saints Sunday Noisy Offering

10am Bread & Blankets

10:15am SS/Adult Ed.

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6:30am Bible Study, Riverview Rest., Kiel

Election Day

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5:25pm Confirmation

7pm Worship

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6:00pm Fall Fun Fest

12 9am Worship Name Tag Sunday

10:15am Cookies for College Kids


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6pm Council Mtg.

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5:25pm Confirmation

7pm Worship

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Temple Talk Food Drive


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21 6:30am Bible Study,

Riverview Rest., Kiel


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7pm Holden Service Thanksgiving Eve

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