October 2016October 2016October 2016

Worship Schedule: Sundays: 9:00 AM

Fellowship: 10:00 AM Adult Bible Study and Sunday School: 10:15 AM

Communion will take place on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month

Summer Office Hours: Monday — Thursday

8:00—2:00 PM Friday

8:00-12:00 PM

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Pastor Prigges Message 2

Event Updates 3/4/5

Volunteer Opportunities 5

Church Information 5/6

Birthdays/Anniversaries/Highlights 7

Sept BOD of Directors Meeting notes 8

Oct Worship Assistants 9

Nov Worship Assistants 10

Oct Calendar 11

A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR PRIGGE

Willing? A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." {41} Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" -Mark 1:40-41 NIV After reading this verse, I’m inclined to spend more time talking about the leper than Je-sus. I’m impressed with his approach. He comes to Jesus with a dire need. Leprosy was a death sentence. He drops to the ground and though the text says he begged, his words sound almost matter of fact. “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” The leper was right. It’s a simple statement of fact. The question? Was Jesus will-ing? Jesus had compassion. Jesus always has compassion on those who suffer, but some-times it’s God’s will to heal and sometimes it isn’t. In this case Jesus was willing, but back to the leper. His request is dripping with both confidence and humility. He knows that Jesus has the ability and he leaves the matter to the Lord’s discretion. When it comes to earthly matters take a lesson from the leper. Be bold and confident in your prayers and leave room for God’s will to be done. We all want God’s will to be done…isn’t that why we’re praying in the first place? In the peace that only Jesus can give, Pastor Prigge Brendan Prigge Pastor Office: 952-934-0956 revbprigge@victorylcms.org www.victorylcms.org

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Event Updates

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Doug Scholz walking in for Victory Work Day last Saturday, September 24th

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Strategic Planning Event — VLC is having a strategic planning event on Sunday, Octo-ber 16th from 11-3 at the Gold Nugget in Minnetonka. Strategic planning is a manage-ment activity that organizations use to set priorities, focus energy and resources, strengthen operations, ensure that employees and other stakeholders (our congregation) are working toward common goals, and assess and adjust the organization's direction in response to a changing environment. Charlie and Aubree Yunker will be leading us through this event and the Board of Directors is asking you to be a part of it. There are multiple ways to get involved. Please consider joining us in one or more of the follow-ing ways. As a church body, we are all invested in Victory and hearing all voices will only make this event stronger.

Ways to get involved:

Attend the event — We have 30 seats available for congregation members to join us at the Gold Nugget Restaurant on October 16th and participate in developing our strategic plan. No experience necessary and lunch will be available at your own cost. Sign up online here or at the back kiosk at church.

Complete the congregational survey — This helps with the pre-work involved in the strategic plan as we work to identify our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The more people we have complete this survey the better, so we encourage everyone to get involved in this. The survey can be done using this link http://tinyurl.com/VLCStategicPlanningSurvey or paper forms are available at the back kiosk and can be put in the Yunker's mailbox.

Join the prayer team — God gives us wisdom and guidance through prayer. We want this strategic plan to be blessed by God and be in line with the plan He has already laid out for VLC. Involvement would be receiving a weekly email of things to indi-vidually pray for regarding the event. There will also be a prayer team meeting the morning of October 16th if you wish to join in to incorporate prayer. Sign up online here or at the back kiosk at church

If you have any questions, please reach out to a Board of Directors member, Aubree or Charlie Yunker or Pastor.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Board Positions — The current board positions are open: Outreach/Assimilation Fellowship Shepherding

Please email the office or contact Ethan Grev if you are interested.

Church Grounds Cleanup — New Tuesday Night grounds work opportunity. Doug and others typically do yard work and other activities Tuesday nights around 4:00-5:00 PM. All are invited to come when available and help with some of the work and tasks.

Worship Assistants — Please consider helping out as a worship assistant. We are currently looking for more help in all areas. It is important to remember that these positions are a vital role to our worship here at Victory Lutheran. We appreciate your assistance!

Woman's Social Event Coming November 19th — VLC is hosting a boutique woman's social and in-viting all demonstrators, consultants, and entrepreneurs to participate! If you sell something (say Mary Kay, Pampered Chief, Tupperware, whatever!) please consider having a table at the boutique to show off your goods! Other ways to get involved? Help with refreshments, set up and take down, and most importantly come and bring your friends!!! If you are interested in participating as a seller or vol-unteering to help, see Aubree Yunker.

LWML Rally — during the October 8th Rally we will be tying lap robes that will be given away to mili-tary veterans of our Minnetonka Zone Circuit churches. About 30 have already been made already, but we need 15 more. If you have any red, white, blue, stars, stripes, or any patriotic fabric or quilt bat-ting laying around your house that you are not using, please let Laurie know. If you would be willing to donate funds to purchase the necessary items, that would also be helpful. If you would be inter-ested in helping to assemble, please let her know too. We need cutters (no sewing experience re-quired), designers and sewers. Contact Laurie Bromenshenkel at Lauriefromvictory@juno.com or 612-963-3462.

Church Information

Flowers for the Altar — The ‘Flowers for the Altar’ sign-up sheet on the kiosk by the office. If there is a special occasion or event or you’d just like to beautify the sanctuary, please sign up and let Kay Peters know your arrangement preference (quantity, color, type, price).

Tote Bags/Bulletins — ‘Tote bags’ for the younger children are available on the rack in back. Please feel free to use one during the worship service and then return it when done. Children’s bulletins are avail-able on the round table by the church entrance. They are directed at ages 3-6. Although children of all ages will enjoy them.

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Please Contact the Church — When you or a loved one are admitted to the hospital If your phone, mailing or email address info has changed If you relocate (so we can keep the church records accurate) REMINDERS: Please remember to check your mailboxes weekly! :-) Bulletin deadlines are on or before 12pm, Thursdays.

Victory ‘Prayer Chain’ — Victory has an email ‘Prayer Chain’ which will lift your specific requests up to God for you. Those who receive the email will prayerfully support you in your need with His comfort, love and strength. If you let Pastor or the church office know, your prayer request will be forwarded. May we cast our cares unto Him whose yoke is easy and whose burden is light.

Office Staff

Pastor:

Rev. Brendan Prigge revbprigge@victorylcms.org (Office) 952.934.0956

Office Administrator:

Jennifer Beuch admin@victorylcms.org (Office) 952.934.0956 Summer Office Hrs: 8-12 pm (Mon-Fri)

Board of Directors

Church Coordinator Ethan Grev

Board of Lay Ministry Garret Grev

Worship Support Ian Newville

Financial Secretary Tim Peters

Treasurer Vernone Feyereisen

Properties Doug Scholz

Education Alice Prigge

Recording Secretary Katie Peters

Fellowship Open

Shepherding Open

Outreach/Assimilation Open

IN OUR PRAYERS - PROTECTING OUR FREEDOM - We pray for those serving in our armed forces: Alex Julian,

Cameron Hamilton, Josh Lewis, Josh London, Thane Baker, Desmond Matthiesen, Jacob Mattern, Dylan Howard,

Scott Gustafson, Andrew Gustafson and Alex Thompson. Thank you, Lord, for their commitment and sacrifice.

Bless their work, protect them from harm, guard their relationships while they are away, bring them safely

home soon & grant them a smooth transition back to civilian life.

Oct 1 Sasha Friede

Oct 5 Daryl Thom

Oct 6 Natalie Steingas

Oct 9 Heather Schumacher

Oct 10 Eric Wadnal

Oct 11 Briana Paulsen

Oct 12 Whitney Jones

Oct 13 Nolan Dusatko, Kaylee Dusatko and

John Dusatko III

Oct 14 Nicole Schwarz

Oct 16 Brooklyn Humphrey

Oct 24 Jim Johnson

Oct 27 Emily Scholz

Oct 29 Jen Spielman

Oct 30 James Krause

Oct 1 Jim & Heidi Johnson

Oct 2 Dan & Erin Haffner

Oct 6 Jerry & Barb Breyer

Oct 9 Jack Jr. & Julie Dusatko

Oct 14 Doug & Nancy Scholz

Oct 20 Ethan & Beth Grev

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Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30

9:00 AM: Worship (communion Sept 9th and 23rd) 10:00 AM: Fellowship 10:15 AM: Adult Bible Study & Sun-day School

Oct 5 Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 26

7:00 PM: Choir Rehearsal

Oct 6 Oct 13 Oct 20 Oct 27

7:00 PM: LifeLight Bible Study

Oct 2 Sunday School Children singing

Oct 6 5:30 PM: Victory Happy Hour @ Tavern 4&5 in Eden Prairie

Oct 16 11-3 PM: Strategic Planning Meeting @ Golden Nugget in Minnetonka

Oct 16 Praise Band

Oct 20 6:30 PM: Board of Directors Meeting

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Board of Director’s Meeting Minutes

September 15, 2016

In attendance: Vernone Feyereisen, Pastor Prigge, Garret Grev, Ethan Grev, and Katie Peters

Absent: Tim Peters, Alice Prigge, Doug Scholz

Guest: Aubree Yunker

Ethan called meeting to order; Pastor opened with a devotion

Board Status Updates:

Financial Secretary: Tim

Need a monthly run rate of $23,567.73 to pay expenses. July offerings came in at $20,166.63, or short by $3,401.10.

Through August 9th the offerings received have totaled $3,985.00. Victory will need to average @ $6,527.58 for each of the re-maining three Sundays to equal run rate.

Treasurer: Vernone

We are under on offerings but also under on expenses which leaves us only under $2,300 for the year

We have worked our mortgage down to $419,454

Found out that our water bills have remained so high due to the storm drain

Church Coordinator: Ethan

ETI GuideStar - conducting a survey

Pastor’s Report: Pastor

Start of confirmation went very well

Looking to get other open board positions filled

Old Business:

Strategic Planning: (October 16th) Aubree Yunker

Discussed the scope of the exercise as outlined by Aubree and Charlie

Identified the timeline for the strategic planning session

New Business:

Appliances/Items for the basement

Discussed ideas for ways to get non-members into Victory (women’s social/sale event, fall farmers market, more social media advertising etc.)

Pastor closed with prayer

Next Meeting: Thursday, October 20th at 6:30PM

Sunday Worship Assistants 9:00 AM

Service Oct 2, 2016 Oct 9, 2016 Oct 16, 2016 Oct 23, 2016 Oct 30, 2016

Altar Yunker K. Stender Breyer Bandy/Lucht Yunker

Acolyte Liesl Paulsen Cody Bromenshen-

kel Tayler Paulsen Alejandra Stender Tricia Manis

Greeter (s) (Please come

around 8:45 am)

Charlie, Aubree and Chloe Yunker

Billy, Allison and Aidan Aamodt

Brenda Boman Jerry and Barb

Breyer Laurie and Cody Bromenshenkel

Reader Kim Stender Chris Mundahl Alice Prigge Lisa Hodne Al Newville

Ushers

Team 1 Tim Peters

Chris Mundahl Bill Johnson

Jeremy Lederle John Erdman

Team 2 Al Newville Dale Lucht

Erik Paulsen Julius Jones

Team 3 Ron Swenson

Charlie Steingas Pam Bandy Andy Knott

Team 4 Doug Scholz

Lyn Thom James Krause

Becky McCathie

Team 4 Doug Scholz

Lyn Thom James Krause

Becky McCathie

Fellowship Bromenshen-

kel/Degner Jones/Bandy/

Scholz Thom/Erdman Hollerud/Mundahl Knott/Peters

On-call Childcare

Alice Prigge Kim stender Susan Newville Alice Prigge Susan Newville

Sunday Worship Assistants 9:00 AM

Service Nov 6, 2016 Nov 13, 2016 Nov 20, 2016 Nov 27, 2016

Altar McCathie K. Stender/Lucht Breyer McCathie/Bandy

Acolyte Liesl Paulsen Cody

Bromenshenkel Tayler Paulsen Tricia Manis

Greeter (s) (Please come

around 8:45 am) Kay Brown

David, Stacy and Alexander Caven

Larry and Jen Degner

Jack Jr., Julie, Nolan, John, Kaylee and Xander Dusatko

Reader John Erdman Al Newville Sue Knott Charlie Steingas

Ushers

Team 1 Tim Peters

Chris Mundahl Bill Johnson

Jeremy Lederle John Erdman

Team 2 Al Newville Dale Lucht

Erik Paulsen Julius Jones

Team 3 Ron Swenson

Charlie Steingas Pam Bandy Andy Knott

Team 4 Doug Scholz

Lyn Thom James Krause

Becky McCathie

Fellowship Johnson-Tesch/

Breyer Stender/Krause Newville/Swenson Frazier/Groskreutz

On-call Child-care

Kim Stender Susan Newville Alice Prigge Kim Stender

Nov 30, 2016

Wed, Advent

Yunker

Tayler Paulsen

Andy, Sue, Maria and Alyssa Knott

Pastor Prigge

Team 3 Ron Swenson

Charlie Steingas Pam Bandy Andy Knott

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