farmer had great expec- tations for his garden! All seems to be going along according to plan, until we read, “he expected it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.” When I was a kid my grand-parents had a huge gar-den. I loved the fruits of their labor (especially the raspberry jam). My folks, on the other hand, did not. I suspect my mother had had more than enough of vegetable gardens by the time she was an adult. While I have always loved planting flowers and caring for them, I, like my folks have not raised vegetables before.

ST. OLAF LUTHERAN CHURCH

601 6th Street NE

Devils Lake, ND 58301

A Family of Believers called to proclaim the good news of

God’s reconcil ing love.

October 2011

“My beloved had a vine-yard on a very fertile hill. 2He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.” (Isaiah 5:1-2 NRS)

One of our texts for use in worship this week is from the book of Isaiah, chap-ter 5. In it the prophet talks about a garden. He picked out the per-fect space for this gar-den. The text says he chose “a very fertile hill” on which to plant it. Ap-parently he really put some time into his gar-den. He not only pre-pared the soil and planted seed, he built himself a watchtower in his garden (imagine the size of this garden). He even hewed out a wine vat in this garden. This

This summer, all that changed. I planted a garden with the help of a friend. Actually, I think he really did all the work. He knew what he was doing. I bought the seed and the seedlings. He had the equipment to make things happen. Unlike the farmer in the passage of Isaiah, I did not plant any grapes and I am thankful not to have raised wild grapes. In the process, I learned a lot of things. I learned that sweet corn is ready when it is ready. If I leave town the day before it is ready, when I do come back to pick my sweet corn it is past being ready and is mealy; definitely not so sweet. I learned that even when you plant only a few cucumber plants they will produce an incredible number of cucumbers! I also

Planting & Sowing

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From

Pastor

Jeff Nicla

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Date September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25

Attendance 181 191 290 221

Building Fund $2,643.00 $370.00 $199.00

$1,500.00

General Fund $5,649.50 $3,480.00 $5,161.00 $4,748.50

Weekly Attendance & Envelope Giving

learned that the leaves of a number of plants make my wife’s skin itchy and cov-ered with a rash. I learned that red potatoes grow pretty well here in North Da-kota. I learned that late in the season one needs to step on the green part of the onion that sticks out above the ground to pro-mote a nice large bulb. I learned that the radishes, I so love, at the supermarket are very, very mild com-pared to the ones that grew in my garden. Those that grew in my garden were able, seemingly effort-lessly, to bring tears to my eyes in one or two bites. Planting, caring for, and then harvesting from my garden was a lot of fun for me. Frankly, I think our en-tire family enjoyed it! But I was not expecting the learning curve to be as high as it was and I had no clue how much work it would re-quire! It’s a lot like ministry. I sus-

pect that is exactly why there are so many refer-ences and allusions to planting and sowing in the Bible. Gardening is hard work and we learn by ex-perience. We make plenty of mistakes along the way and yet, God is truly respon-sible in the end. Like the farmers, we can’t control many of the most important variables, like the weather. We learn to do our own parts and then we get out of the way and let God run with things. So what will be planting at St. Olaf in this coming year? I think we live in a fertile place, so how will we tend to the garden? Are we ready to dig in and roll up our sleeves? What kind of vision do we have for the future here at our church in Devils Lake. Please stop by my office and tell me what you have in mind. I am al-ways available to listen.

Peace, Pastor Jeff

Building Fund Loan

(March 2005= $361,500)

Balance: $28,825.30

(Note due March 2013)

From the Pastor Continued from page 1

August Expenses Adult Ed................................. 19.55 Confirmation ...................... 191.53 Subcriptions ........................ 125.73 Sunday School ................... 613.79 VBS ....................................... 388.46 Church Supplies................... 90.75 Insurance ............................ 790.00 Maintenance ..................... 152.17 Retreat Center Exp............ 156.40 Otter Tail.............................. 508.00 MDU..................................... 626.00 City of Devils Lake ............... 94.36 NDTC ................................... 209.91 Webhosting .......................... 20.00 Dakota Prairie CAA............. 50.00 Lutheran Social Services..... 66.67 EaND Synod .................... 1,200.00 Office Equip. & Maint. ...... 425.19 Office Supplies ..................... 30.23 Miscellaneous .......................... .40 Postage............................... 329.05 Auto Expense ....................... 40.00 Convention Exp. ................ 734.00 Payroll Taxes ....................... 471.96 BC/BS................................... 686.40 FSA Contrib........................-416.66 Housing Allowance ........ 2,283.32 Pension/Insurance.......... 3,457.88 Soc. Sec. Allowance......... 308.32 Pre-Tax Cont......................-130.00 Wages .............................. 8,911.08 Altar Supplies........................ 37.80 Music Exp. ............................. 40.35 Youth Activity ..................... 231.03 Total Expenses ............$22,781.21 Income................16,686.97

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Our Members In The Military

Pvt. 1st Class Jessica Stein SSgt. Sherri Read &

SSgt. Barry Read Cpl. Jeffrey J. Olson Sgt. Jesse S. Olson Grant Thompson

Orville Wang Justin & Jill Johnson

Derrick Owens Jonathan Pearson

Tyler Halvorson Matthew Martin

Sgt. Major Brian Soper Nevon Heisler Ben Halvorson Brian Pederson

Cory Schall Brent Schall Cory Hagen

Amy & Cory Everson

Please let the church office know if you know

of others serving.

The Stewardship Program for St. Olaf started on Septem-ber 25th and is entitled "Make It Simple". The Make It Simple theme will be our focus for worship through November 6th. There will be more arti-cles such as this one in SPIRE, bulletins, letters to each home, temple talks and sermons based on this stewardship theme. These opportunities will sup-port the information needed for the choices we make in our daily lives. When we look at the word stewardship we find it comes from Greek roots and means "to hold in trust". It stems from the un-derstanding of stewards in the gospel that were land-owners, house owners, or rich men who entrusted their property to stewards. Stewards' duties were to keep producing fruit, gen-erate a return on invest-ment, or tend to the up-keep of the house. Built into this concept is the sense that God is the owner of all, and we are simply entrusted with money, spiri-tual gifts, or the numbered days of our lives to invest what we have on behalf of

the kingdom of God. Paul talks in 1 Corinthians 3 about God reviewing the books of our lives and rewarding us for those actions that

were ordained by God for us to accomplish in this world. At the center of this con-cept, for followers of Jesus, is the awareness that we are all accountable for the great gifts we have been given. The wrong question to ask is: how much will I give, do, or dedicate to God? The right question is: how will I steward my gifts of time, treasure, and talent in the ways that God is ask-ing me to invest in God's work in the world? The Stewardship Committee

“Make it Simple” For Fall Stewardship Campaign

New Members Invited To Special Gatherings Starting on Sunday, Oct. 9, anyone interested in becoming a member of the St. Olaf faith family is invited to join Pastor Jeff for a special gathering at 9:45 in the church library. This will be a time to get to know Pastor Jeff and others that are join-ing, as well as, learning more about St. Olaf. These gatherings will continue on Oct. 16, 23 and Nov. 6 at the same time each Sunday. On Sunday, November 13 at the 11:00 worship service, new members will be received and welcomed by the congregation. If you or someone you know would like to join, please inform the church office and join the gathering on October 9th.

Become Part of Our Church Family

Rudy Lommen from Duane & Irma Carter; Marion Dahl; Janice Breakey; Richard & Sandra Lunde Darren Blazer from Myrna Unger Virginia Pederson (Tom Wade’s Mother) from Al & Yvonne Herda; Lloyd & Carole Hintz; Duainne & Paula Bourcy; Edna Vrem; Alta & Carl Bloom-quist; Morgan Walford; Dennis & Judy Thompson; Florene Rogne; Tom & Stacie Wade; Dennis & Jean Aardahl; Vonda Markestad; Marlys Sollin; Jim & Sheryl Moe; Duane & Ann

Johnson; Marlene Young; Wal-ter & Helen Hanson Barry Cox from Judy Aronson; Ray & Connie Sletteland; Duaine & Barb Ash; Chad & Karen Hunt; Marion Anderson; Jerome & Lisa Bachmeier; An-drew & Elyssa Holmen; Yvonne & Curtis Erickstad; John & Kay Gravdahl; Lee Gessner; Cathy Wolfe; John & Marilyn Bur-chard; Duane & Ann Johnson; Al & Peggy Tabor; Rene & Sherri Ouellette; Joe Mayer; Ardys & Glenn Salisbury; Rich-ard & Ruth Budd; Gary Bryn; Vonda Markestad; Ed & Eloise Forde; Michael & Sherry Boeh-mer; Morgan Walford; Dennis & Jean Aardahl; Judy Ovre; Tom & Stacie Wade; Gayle Belmont; Marlene Young; Wal-ter & Helen Hanson Ronald Downs (Dee Lysne’s father) from Richard & Sandra Lunde Karen Zinke from Ken & Linda Hunt Amanda Tufte from Sharon Rance; Duane & Irma Carter; Judy Ovre; Carl & Alta Bloom-quist; Livonia Crane; Tom & Stacie Wade; Walter & Helen Hanson Joan Montaniel from Duane & Irma Carter Clarence Besse from Viola Besse Marilyn Olson from Judy Cox & family Lyda Thompson from Walter & Helen Hanson

In Honor Of: Rev. John Meachen from Judy Cox & family Duainne & Paula Bourcy’s 50th Anniversary from Marlene Young

Radio Fund In Memory Of:

Barry Cox from Tom & Sandra Maloney Verdyne Ziegler from Dennis & Karen Riggin Virginia Pederson from Dennis & Karen Riggin; Lorraine Jorgenson; Gerald & Vivian Gilbertson; Rudy Lommen from Lorraine Jorgenson Amanda Tufte from Marilyn Pe-derson Joan Montaniel from Richard & Sandra Lunde

Choir Fund In Memory Of:

Virginia Pederson from Doug & Darlene Carlson

Pew Bibles Fund In Memory Of:

Gordon Fugle from Stacy & Darin MacDonald

In Honor Of: All Military Veterans from Ste-ven & Evonne Geigle

Child in Our Hands Fund

In Memory Of: Amanda Tufte from Edna Vrem

St. Olaf Foundation In Memory Of:

Amanda Tufte from Gary & Helen Armstrong; Irving & Janice Thompson Joan Montaniel from Irving & Janice Thompson

Memorial s Building Fund

In Memory Of:

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God’s blessings on the marriage of:

Josey Ness & Amber Georgeson

Our prayers for God’s peace and consolation go

out to the families of:

Rudolph Lommen Amanda Tufte

Joan Montaniel Howard S. Johnson

Faith & Care Group #2 - October 2011

Faith & Care Group #3 For November 2011 Tom Ballentine Jerome Bokn Gerald Bryn Douglas & Darlene Carlson Duane & Irma Carter Scott & Gail Cruse, Jamie & Tawny Janice Dahl Mina Eckes Steve & Evonne Geigle, Kade Vicki Heit, Jorey Jim & Candy Helgeson Amber & Jason Hunter, Gabriella Gerald, Jr. & Kristen Johnson, Chase & Morgan Harlan Johnson, Jerry & Kara Johnson, Jeremiah David Johnston Kathy Kraft, Jill David & Janet Magnuson

Evelyn Miller Mable Miller Richard & Dorothy Moen, Isaac & Jessica Norman & Elaine Morken Robert & Deloris Nelson Dan & Bonnie Ness, Danielle, Nikki, Wyatt Darrell Nilep Darlene Pearson, Austin & Brooke Alvin Peyerl Richard & Charlotte Rardon, Kasey, Kodey Kary Rardon, Karlyn Michael & Linda Remmick, Michael & Lisa Rodriguez, Mya Mike & Laurie Rodriguez, Sr. Jon Saastad, Colton & Nathan Karen Saari

Reuben & Marilyn Schnaidt Doreen Schwab Ione Skramstad Deanne Sogge, Michael & Jessica Alyce Soper Douglas & Cheryl Stack, Shawn Jeri Steffan, Carrie, Erin, Nicole, Tyler Steve & Julie Strong, Hayley & Matthew Kristie Tollefson Lynn & Deb Toso, Kaylee Robert & Helen Weed Barbara Wold (will contribute) Winnie Tangen

393-4337 .............. Conrad Adahl 662-3989 .............. Duaine & Barb Ash 351-0585 .............. Carissa Bachmeier, Ryder, Tracen 662-9188 .............. Lisa Bachmeier, Kelsey 662-6339 .............. Roxanne & Mike Barendt, Morgan & Hannah, Tanner 662-5197 .............. Rodney Bennes 662-1840 .............. Nicole & David Bender, Austin 662-6628 .............. Orlinda Bendickson 395-4464 .............. Janice Breakey 398-3396 .............. Jon & Cindy Brown, Drew, Casey, Reagan 662-8563 .............. Gene & Melissa Burkhard, Brady & Toby 662-5453 .............. Dennis & Paulette Clemenson 662-8405 .............. Carlotta Giese 662-8451 .............. Judy Hager 662-8942 .............. Walter & Helen Hanson 662-8911 .............. Jacqueline Hunt, Jesse 662-7292 .............. Leonard Jemtrud 662-1110 .............. Jan Johnson, Brittany & Kayla 662-8435 .............. Josh & Dona Krahler, Jadyn, Amber & Zachary 662-4610 .............. Beverly Lee 662-7133 .............. Bradley Leben 662-4812 .............. Ruby Lohnes, Dani 662-2094 .............. Richard & Sandra Lunde 662-5343 .............. Dale & Nona Martz 395-4304 .............. Kent & Hayley Ness, Ty

766-4514.............. Sigurd Olson (Oberon) 662-3222.............. Derrick & Holly Owens, Alexander 662-8450.............. Stella Papachek 662-4192.............. Tommy & Myrna Peterson 662-2289.............. Mabel Rabadeaux 351-7660.............. Bonnie Rader, James 662-4533.............. Sharon Rance 350-0352.............. Ann & Richard Rasmusson 662-8262.............. David & Cindy Rham, Nathan & Nicole 662-4515.............. Dana Salisbury 662-1186.............. Stacy & Shannon Schmidt 662-3140.............. Valerie Skadsem ............................. Amber Skadsem, Clint, Kasyn 662-3274.............. Glenn & Betty Soper 662-7903.............. Gaylene Tollefson 662-5194.............. Orville & Audrey Wang, Autumn & George 662-3956.............. Valerie Weber 662-5176.............. Mary Jane Zemek, Melissa, Rebecca, Michelle & Mikayla Leaf Robert Anderson Vernon & Agnes Christianson Clarence & Clara Kaeding Hyllis McDaniel

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SOIL

(St. Olaf Is Legit)

“Lord let my heart be good soil.”

Matthew 13:23

Sr. High Youth Ministry

Growing Together St. Olaf’s Youth & Family Ministry

Upcoming events:

October 2-9 3rd Grade Bible Class

October 9 Youth Gather-ing Meeting

October 11 Youth Board & Education Boards

October 12 & 26 FUEL

October 16 Bring a Friend Sunday

October 23 Confirmation Practice

October 30 Confirmation Sunday

October, 2011 VOLUME 15 : ISSUE 10

FUEL

Sr. High Youth Get-togethers 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month,

6:00-7:00 pm

Starting in October

Gathering Kick-off and Celebration

Next summer 13 of our high school youth and 2 adults will be going to New Orleans for a Service Trip and the ELCA Youth Gathering. Sunday, October 9th is the official kick-off day all around the country for this event. On that day churches will be registering for the event and praying for and blessing their members who are attending. At our

Confirmation Sunday

October 30, 11:00 service

Come and join us on this special day for our 10th graders. Please keep them in your prayers this month. We will list their names here next month.

Jr. Disciples Day Camp

Friday, October 14

3rd through 6th graders are invited to a summer Bible Camp experience trans-formed into one day in the fall from 1:00-5:00. There is no cost, but you must sign up by October 13.

11:00 service on Oct. 9th will be introducing who is going from our congregation and praying for them. They want to thank everyone who has supported them so far at the Pizza Ranch and Schwan Food Truck Sale !

Schwan Food Truck Sale

Saturday, Oct. 8

The Schwan Food truck will be at Home of Economy from 12:00-6:00. A portion of what is sold that day goes to the St. Olaf youth. If you pre-ordered items in September they need to be picked up and paid for on that day.

Take Home Gathering

Sunday, October 23

Parents are invited to come to a seminar on “4 keys to sharing faith at home”. It will be held in the Centennial Room during Sunday School at 10:00. This round table time is open to all adults.

Minutes from the September Council Meeting The regular congregational council meeting was called to order by Presi-dent Judy Thompson at 8:00 p.m., September 13, 2011. Present: Judy Thompson, Jim Hel-geson, Joe Hoiberg, Kim Hatten, Stacy MacDonald, Ray Sletteland, Mary Jane Blanchfield, Darci Gilbertson, Cara Mitzel, Helen Armstrong and Chuck Olson. Absent: Jamie Travers, Pastor Nicla and Yvonne Herda August minutes were approved as printed in the September Spire. Treasurer’s report was presented by Jim H; Jim moved to pay bills. Helen seconded. Motion carried. Pastoral Staff Communications: Pastor Nicla reported: This past month I bap-tized three infants, presided over one wedding and two funerals. Kodi Ann Beckedahl was baptized on Sunday, Aug. 14th, Jacob Walford on Sunday, Sept. 4th and Roger DuPlessis on Sun-day, Sept. 11th. Charla & Logan Han-neson were married on Saturday, Sept. 3rd. Barry Cox’s funeral was Wednesday, Aug. 17th and Rudolph Lommen’s was Friday, Sept. 2nd. Guitar services were held on Sunday, Aug. 14th & Sept. 4th. A worship service with Holly Communion was held at Park Place on August 18th and the Odd Fellows Home on August 21st & Sep-tember 11th. The first chapter of the Gospel of Mark Bible study was held for WELCA on Thursday, Sept. 11th. Rev Keith Zeh of the Eastern North Dakota Synod staff was here on August 15. St Olaf is in the process of becoming a host for future synod events. It would be exciting to have events come to the Devils Lake Conference rather than always having to travel. Rev Zeh was impressed with our facility and the possibilities. We may be able to in-crease attendance/participation from churches in this area. I met with the worship/music committee on Mon-day, Aug. 15th and had a conference call with Tricorne Audio. We discussed

possibilities and options related to up-grading the churches sound system and making changes to the sanctu-ary to be able to use screens and pro-jectors. Estimates have arrived and will be discussed further by the worship and music committee. Dan, Nica and I took Sarah back to Luther College on August 24th and returned late on the 28th. It was great to spend a few days in Iowa and connect with a few friends once again. On a sad note, one of those friends died unexpect-edly this past weekend. Christian Education Board: Present: Cara Mitzel, Brenda Langerud, Lori Stubbe, Anne Rasmusson and Kory Boehmer. Absent: Eric Berg and Tammy Riggin. Guest: None. Sunday School: Thank you to Brenda for orga-nizing the supply room. Cara will get supplies & curriculum to each room. Board ok’d $34.88 to Brenda for pur-chase of a table for the supply room. Rally Sunday is September 18th. Volun-teers are organized for registration. Suggested donation is $15.00 per child with a $45.00 maximum per family. Sunday teachers are in place. The Board is still deciding whether or not to combine 5-8 grades for better teacher time. Music will be provided by Sun-day School students @ 11:00 service on Rally Sunday. Oct 9 and Nov 13 will have Sunday School Choirs sing with Cherub Choir one day and Adult Choir the other. Wednesday School – no teachers available – the Board plans to contact families to see if they would like it later in the day. If not, we will not have Wednesday School. Dates to remember: Sept 21st: orienta-tion for 7-9 grade confirmation, Sept

28th: confirmation begins. Oct 9th: 3rd graders will receive their Bibles, Oct 16th: will be “bring a friend” to SS, Oct 23rd: take home gathering for parents. Youth and Family Ministry: Present: Stacy MacDonald and Kris Johnson Absent: Beth MacDonald, Becky Lang, Kim Pederson, Cole Boehmer and Jamie Travers. Rally Day: Chris-tian Ed Board needs some help with Rally Day activities. 7-12 Grades: FUEL will meet two times a month begin-ning October 12 from 6-7 pm for 9th-12th grades. Jr Disciples: 3rd -6th grade activity day will be Thursday, Oct. 20th. 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering: 13 kids have signed up so far and Jamie & Stacy will be attending. Pizza Ranch fund raiser will be Monday, Sept. 26th. Schwan’s food truck fundraiser will be on Saturday, Oct. 8th. Youth will be helping with the lutefisk supper on Oc-tober 15 & 16. The kick-off celebration will be Sunday, Oct. 9th with introduc-tions & blessing at the 11:00 service, pot luck for youth & families, there will be entertainment during the meal and a meeting to follow after lunch. There is currently 1 volunteer and helper for Wednesday school but an-other one is still needed. Church Properties: Present: Chuck Olson, Joe Yager, Roger Knutson and Kirk Sweeney. Absent: Newton Lind-seth, Lloyd Hintz. Guest: Joe Hoiberg. Minutes were approved as printed in the Spire. Old Business: windows have been installed. Thank you to Rodger Haugen, Harris Seale, Newton Lindseth, Gary Armstrong, Ray Slettland and Chuck Olson. Painting: Most of the painting has been done. Thanks to Jamie and Dennis Aardahl. A bid was received from LR Painting for the Centennial Room & entry way due to the height of the area. Dis-cussed why a professional might be better choice for the areas due to insurance concerns. We will get a 2nd bid. New Business: Landscaping:

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September Council Meeting

Concerns were brought to the Board about the landscaping around the building and sign. Plans for new land-scaping will be worked on. Parking Lots: should parking lots be resealed? It would be preventative to stop cracks from becoming a real problem. More information will be gathered from com-panies in the area. Retreat Center: No separate report. Discussed flooding. Congregational Life: Cong. Life met Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. Present were Karen Lindseth, Bud & Kay Mootz and Helen Armstrong. Plans were finalized for the Cong. Picnic to be held Sept. 18th, the Rally Day for Sunday School. Kay made a motion to have a free-will do-nation for the Dakota Prairie Food Pan-try at this event. Karen 2nd. Motion car-ried. We have a request from Heart-land Care Center for 10 pies from our congregation for the Klub Feed fund raiser they are planning October 23rd. We will solicit the congregation mem-bers for these pies. Lefse making will be held Sept. 19 & 21 in the mornings. Karen & Helen will prepare the pota-toes for these work days. Men & women will be helping with this. The lefse will be served at the Lutefisk Sup-per in October. This was Bud & Kay’s last meeting with us, as they are mov-ing to Bismarck. We thank them for their service on our committee over the past 4 years. They will be missed. Our committee is in need of 2-4 new members. Our next meeting will be October 9th between services at 9:45. Meeting adjourned. Lay Ministry: Present: Florene Rogne, Deloris Johanson and Ray Sletteland. Communion was taken to two people from the church and visits were made at the nursing home. Men’s Club: Lute-fisk supper will be Sunday, Oct. 16th. 400 pounds of lutefisk have been or-dered. This is 25 pounds less than last year. WELCA: Miriam Circle met Au-gust 10th and assembled 21 hospice kits and 24 newborn kits for Global Health

Ministries. They have also contributed hand rolled bandages and medical devices. Many members attended the Ladies Night Out at Peace Lu-theran Church. Some of the quilters went to Red Willow Bible Camp for the appreciation supper and brought items for the auction. Kathy Benson, North Dakota Community Support Co-ordinator with the Army One Source, spoke at the September meeting. Quilts and kits for Lutheran World Relief were shown and the fall rummage sale, scheduled for October 8th was discussed. Report submitted by Florene Rogne. Outreach & Evangelism: The board met at the Senior Center at 4:30 pm September 13th. Members present: Loretta Bloomquist, LaMae Bergan and Marlene Young. Old Business: We con-tinued discussion of our duties – under #1 “promote climate of Evangelism” it was decided to see about publishing articles in parish press and website by Pastor Evelyn Carlson addressing this topic, if the church council has no ob-jections. #5 – Re: “new members” – reviewed list of persons who have indi-cated interest in becoming members of St Olaf. New member’s orientation is set for October but no definite date set. We will host a “get acquainted evening” or “Sunday pot luck” for the whole congregation, time and scope still to be decided. We need further direction from Pastor Jeff. New Busi-ness: Joe Hoiberg would like to meet with us but our usual time does not work for him. It was decided to have our October meeting at 7:00pm at St Olaf. Loretta will contact Joe and in-vite him to this meeting. We will be sponsoring the United Blood Drive in November. We will need to solicit help to register and provide goodies. Na-tional Back to Church Sunday is Sep-tember 18th. We’re too late to pro-mote this year but will keep in mind for next year. Stewardship: The Stewardship Com-mittee met on September 8, 2011,

12:00 p.m. at the church. Tom Wade, Mary Jane Stubbe , Yvonne Herda and Pastor Nicla were present. The pur-pose of the meeting was to discuss the Fall Stewardship Program of “Make It Simple.” Sunday, Sept. 25th will be the first Sunday of the program with No-vember 6th to be the concluding Sun-day. Assignments of temple talks, bulle-tin and Spire inserts, sermons and other materials were discussed. There being no further business the meeting ad-journed at 1:15 p.m. Worship & Music: Attending: Russ Pearson, Carol Johnson, Lynda Pearson, MaryJane Blanchfield. Absent: Irving Thompson, Janice Breakey. Focus of the meeting was on the audio and visual proposal from Tricorne Audio. The commit-tee will meet with Pastor Jeff during the upcoming weeks to consider the next step. The information will also be presented to the Council for direction. The pew Bibles, The Message, have arrived. Pastor Jeff will be dedicating them this Fall. Old Business: A. None New Business: A. Joe H. moved to have the Worship & Music committee to continue reviewing the price quotes and options from Tricorne and plan on having a presentation to the congre-gation, Ray S seconded motion car-ried. FYI: Heartland Care Center is planning a Klub Feed for October 23rd. Respectively Submitted by, Kimberly Hatten Congregational Council Secretary

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Current St. Olaf Funds Receiving Donations The following is a list of funds set up to receive donations. A brief description of where the funds are used is in-cluded with each fund. General Fund: all expenses that are in the budget printed in the annual report.

DESIGNATED FUNDS: Altar Guild: seasonal flow-ers, communionware, can-dleholders, etc. Bible Fund: Bibles that are given to 3rd & 7th graders. Child in Our Hands: baby quilts, plastic storage boxes given to infants at baptism Choir Fund: choir expenses Contingency: savings ac-count College Scholarship: use so that students receive matching scholarships at an ELCA college. Cookbook Fund: proceeds from the sale of cookbooks Decorating Fund: decorat-ing expenses Faith & Care Fund: kitchen supplies, coffee and other items needed for hospitality. Library Fund: for use in the church’s library

St. Olaf Men’s Fund: Any in-come that the men of St. Olaf receive from fund-raisers and their related ex-penses are kept here. The Men’s Club decide where to spend the money, often for the building fund and other projects needed around the church. Music Fund: music for the choir or other musical needs of the church. Norway Cemetery Fund: For maintenance of the Nor-way Cemetery Office Equipment: for pur-chase of office equipment Organ Fund: For the mainte-nance or repairs of the or-gan. Parking Lot: For mainte-nance of the parking lots. Pew Bibles: for the purchase of Bibles for each pew in the sanctuary. Radio Fund: to fund the weekly radio broadcast of the 11:00 worship service. Retreat Center: For mainte-nance of the Retreat Cen-ter. Seminary Scholarship: given to students of a seminary.

Stained Glass Windows: for maintenance of all stained glass. Sunday School Building Im-provement Fund: for the im-provement of the 1954 edu-cation building. Website Fund: for develop-ment and maintenance of St. Olaf’s website. WELCA Stewardship Fund: Quilters fund.

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Building Fund: funds used to pay remodeling loan.

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We welcome into the family of God:

Jacob Walford Potgieter

Son of I.W. Potgieter & Jenny Walford

Ian Roger Du Plessis Son of Franz & Brittany

Du Plessis

Fisher Ryan Genre Son of Ryan & Kristie Genre

Julia Helen Rohr

Daughter of Byron & Jessica Rohr

We have accumulated quite a few bowls and

pans in the kitchen. Please stop by the kitchen

(dishwasher room) and pickup your bowl or pan! The remaining items will be sold at the Fall Rummage

Sale, Saturday, Oct. 8

Bowls & Pans

Donated quilt earns top dollar at auction This quilt earned $1,000 for Red Willow Bible Camp at their recent quilt auction. It was designed, sewn and donated by Vonnie Erick-stad. Other items donated by St. Olaf members received about $500.

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October 6: WELCA Bible Study at 1:00 p.m. WELCA meeting at 2:00 p.m. Re-member all ladies are wel-come and needed in our ac-tivities in the church. October 8: Rummage Sale - 8:00 - 1:00 p.m. Workers needed to set up on Friday, Oct. 7 starting at 9:00 a.m. We need both men and women to help. Call and vol-unteer your services or sign-up on sheet in the Centen-nial Room. Help is also needed at 1:00 p.m. Satur-day, to take down and box up after the sale. Having male volunteers there would

be appreciated also. December 3: St. Olaf Bazaar

~ Betty Nygren, WELCA Pres.

St. Olaf WELCA News: Fall

Rummage Sale

Saturday, October 8 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

October 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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-Quilting

-4:30 Executive Committee

-8:00 Al-Anon

-4:00 Thursday Fellowship at Park Place

-7:00 Boy Scouts

8:00 - 1:00 Rummage Sale

12:00-6:00

Schwan Truck Pick-up

-7:00 Compassionate Friends - 8:00 AA

-1:00 WELCA Bible Study -2:00 WELCA Meeting -7:00 Boy Scouts

- 9:00 -11:00 Community Options Group - 3:45 7th & 8th Grades Classes - 7:00 9th Grade Confirmation Class - 7:15 Choir

-9:00 Rumamge Sale Set-up -8:00 AA & Al-Non

-Quilting -7:00 Boards -8:00 Council -8:00 Al-Anon

-Quilting -8:00 Al-Anon

-8:00 AA & Al-Anon

-Spire Deadline -8:00 AA & Al-Non

- 8:00 AA

- 7:30 Prisca Circle

- 8:00 AA

Sunday Schedule:

8:30 Worship Service 9:30 Coffee Fellowship 9:40 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Service at St. Olaf

Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sundays and Special Occasions

-9:45 Men’s Club Breakfast -9:45 Faith & Care Meeting for Group #3 -9:45 Altar Guild -10:00 Pictures -11:00 Worship & Confirmation

-7:00 Boy Scouts - 8:00 AA

-9:40 Bring A

Friend To Sunday School

-9:45 New Members’ Gathering -2:00 Worship at Odd Fellows -3:30 Lutefisk & Meatball Supper

9:40 3rd Grade Bible Class with

parents

8:30 & 11:00 GUITAR WORSHIP SERVICES & 3RD GRADE BIBLES GIVEN -9:40 3rd Grade Bible Class -9:45 New Members’ Gathering (library) -12:00 Youth Gathering Celebration

-9:00 -11:00 Community Options Group

NO CLASSES

7:15 Choir

-8:00 AA & Al-Non

- 9:00-11:00 Community Options Group - 3:45 7th & 8th Grades Classes - 7:00 9th Grade Confirmation Class - 7:15 Choir

9:00 Lutefisk Supper

Preparations

9:00-4:00 YCP

-9:40 Take Home Sunday Gathering -9:45 New Members’ Gathering 2:30 Conference Fall Meeting

- 8:00 AA -Quilting -8:00 Al-Anon

- 9:00-11:00 CO Group - 3:45 7th & 8th Grades Classes - 6:00 FUEL - 7:00 9th Grade Confirmation Class - 7:15 Choir

-9:00 Spire -7:00 Boy Scouts

October 2011

St. Olaf Lutheran Church 

601 6th Street NE 

Devils Lake, ND  58301‐2525 

Phone: 701‐662‐4911 

Fax: 701‐662‐4820 

Email: stolaf@gondtc.com 

www.stolafchurchdevilslake.com 

 

Pastor Jeffrey S. Nicla 

James W. Travers, Family Ministry Coordinator 

Darci Gilbertson, Office & Financial Secretary 

Kirk Sweeney, Custodian 

Lynda Pearson, Organist 

Russ Pearson, Choir Director 

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 17

Devils Lake, North Dakota

Address Service Requested

St. Olaf Lutheran Church’s Annual

Will Be Served By St. Olaf Men

Sunday, October 16, 2011 From 3:00—6:30 p.m.

Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner .........$15.00 Meatball Dinner ........................$10.00