Volume XX Issue 11 Monthly Buckley, Illinois November 2014

Church Attendance Saturday & Sunday Services

2014 2013 September 28 239 259 October 5 244 265 October 12 253 280 October 19 279 322

Average for the Month: 254 282

(Average does not include mid-week services.)

Gratitude and Thanksgiving

Traditionally November has become a month

of gratitude and thanksgiving. We date the

beginning of thanksgiving back to the Pilgrims in

1621. On October 3, 1863, expressing gratitude

for a pivotal Union Army victory at Gettysburg,

President Abraham Lincoln announces that the

nation will celebrate an official Thanksgiving

holiday on November 26, 1863. Later it was

settled that the 4th Thursday of November as

Thanksgiving Day.

American Thanksgiving started by freedom

that was blood shed by others for others. For all

Christians there is gratitude and thanksgiving to

our heavenly Father for the blood shed by Jesus

Christ, His Son, for our freedom and

salvation. Faith in Jesus as our Savior gives to us

by the Holy Spirit to respond in gratitude and

thanksgiving.

Because God is a loving and giving God, He

never stops giving to us. God gives us His love,

goodness, and mercy daily. He has given us

victory over sin and death through His Son. Christ

has given us the blessings of forgiveness,

justification, a new life, and an eternal

hope. Because of His bountiful blessings, we

should be compelled to show our gratitude. Do

we? Could we, at times, be taking all that we

receive for granted?

If Christ were to come into our homes in

physical form, certainly we would express our

thanks in tangible ways. We would make Him

comfortable, run errands for Him, offer our best

food, and give Him our time and

attention. However, we don’t have that

opportunity, so we show our gratitude in different

ways.

One way that we express our gratitude is to

give thanks throughout the day in our prayers and

thoughts. When we see life and its blessings as

gifts, we are prepared to offer our thanks. Our

thanksgiving is expressed when we use the faith

God has given us to live in obedience to His

Word. God hears and sees our gratitude through

the lives we live. When we generously share our

time and money with others in Christian love, we

show our thanksgiving for our gifts. Our giving

reflects Christ’s love in us. We extend our thanks

to our heavenly Father when we give Him praise

and glory in weekly worship and privately

throughout each day.

As stewards, we find that our gratitude to God

opens our hearts to receive more of God’s love

which enables us to be more faithful with our time,

talents, and treasures. In response to God’s love

and grace, we give ourselves and our

resources. When we acknowledge God as the

creator and owner of all, we will serve the Lord

faithfully out of gratitude for all His gifts to

us. Our gratefulness to God will enable us to give

thanks even during bad times because God

promises to comfort and sustain us in all things.

I wish you all a blessed Thanksgiving as we

during this special time express our gratitude for

Who God is and what He does for us.

Gratitude and Thanksgiving I give to our

Triune God for giving me the opportunity to share

the Gospel of Jesus Christ with you.

Pastor Wesley Reimnitz

Vacancy Pastor

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

Voter’s Meeting

October 16, 2014

Chairman Gary Teske called the regular quarterly meeting of St. John’s voters to order on October 16, 2014.

Pastor Reimnitz opened with prayer.

The minutes of the previous meeting on July 17, 2014, were read. Hearing no corrections or additions, the

minutes were approved.

The following membership changes were approved:

Release: Matthew Warrens

Transfer out: Douglas Schultze to St. Paul Lutheran, Bourbonnais, Illinois

Larry & Peggy Rascher to Holy Cross Lutheran, South Dayton, Florida

Transfer in: Michael & Nichole Martinez, Isabella and Andrew from Peace Lutheran, Thomasboro,

Illinois.

Jeff Teske, Mission Treasurer, presented the mission report for the third quarter stating $5,203.00 was received

for General Missions and that CLHS mission received $4,523.00. Motion was made and seconded; the mission

report was approved.

Wayne Wagner gave the financial report for the congregation. Went over what is in the savings accounts

through September 30, 2014. The school renovation fund updates as of September 30, 2014. Total borrowed

to date $541,409.40 and the amount owed to date is $532,598.95 to the Buckley State Bank. There should be

one outstanding bill for $28,000. Motion was made, seconded, and approved.

Approved Finance Committee ballot and voted for ten. Motion was made, seconded with motion carried to

accept the ballot. The top ten for the finance committee were elected: Nancy Elliott, Nikki Grohler, Amy

Jones, Marcia Lane, Dustin Luhrsen, Dena Reynolds, Jeanie Teske, Susan Vance, Becky Weisenbarn, and

Rhonda Wooten.

The following Joint Council recommendations were approved:

Set mission budget for general at $30,000 and CLHS at $15,000.

Craig Luhrsen as delegate to circuit, district, and synodical conventions with Larry Derby as alternate.

Rev. Benjamin Meyer as circuit visitor nomination.

Incorporation of congregation was discussed. The resolution states the congregation is incorporated

pursuant to the provisions of the Religious Corporation Act.

Evangelism Committee reported that Advent meals will be served between advent services.

St. John’s Lutheran School report was given by Mrs. Teske. There are 76 students in Kindergarten through 8th

grade; new bus is appreciated by all; county speech contest will be held at St. John’s on October 17; Veterans’

Day assembly will be held on November 11 at 11:00 a.m.; Scott Garrelts will be talking to students on October

29; accepting names for a full-time principal.

Christ Lutheran High School report was given by Julie Schuldt. Flu shots will be given on October 17;

Oktoberfest will be October 26; Deck the Halls on November 8; food drive pickup is on November 26; and

Christmas Concert on December 8.

Carol Liston was accepted as a new voting member.

Being no further business, motion was made to adjourn the meeting.

Meeting was closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Debra Ecker, Secretary

We benefit a great deal from discipline. Just as

discipline benefits us when we eat right, exercise

regularly, and save often, as stewards we benefit

from our disciplined giving. God promises to bless

us through our giving. When we sow generously,

we will reap generously. (2 Corinthians 9:6) Jesus

said, “For with the measure you use, it will be

measured to you.” (Luke 6:38) When we honor God

with our tithes and offerings, God said that He will

“pour out so much blessing that you will not have

room enough for it.” (Malachi 3:10)

The greatest discipline starts at the cross of

Christ. Here we see our Savior shed His blood for

our forgiveness and salvation. Our discipline of

giving begins with the generous Savior, Jesus

Christ. (2 Corinthians 8, 9) Our goal in the discipline

of giving is centered in Jesus.

The Apostle Paul tells us clearly how we are to

give. “On the first day of every week, each one of

you should set aside a sum of money in keeping

with his income, saving it up, so that when I come

no collections will have to be made.” (1 Corinthians

16:2) God wants us to be disciplined in both the

regularity of our giving and the proportionate

amounts that we give. Our giving is not to be

haphazard, but, on the first day of each week, we

are to give in the proportion to what God entrusts

to us.

We can see that discipline is essential in order

for us to receive many of life’s blessings. When

we discipline ourselves to give faithfully to God

our first and best, we will receive God’s blessings,

which are the greatest blessings of all.

RESOLUTION

BE IT RESOLVED by the Voters Assembly of St.

John’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation,

Unaltered Augsburg Confession, that this

Congregation be incorporated pursuant to the

provisions of the Religious Corporation Act; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this

Congregation adopt as its corporate name St.

John’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation,

Unaltered Augsburg Confession, at Buckley,

Iroquois County, Illinois, as it has heretofore been

named; and,

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that Gary Teske,

Chairman of this Congregation, make and file in

the office of the recorder of Iroquois County, the

affidavit as required by Section 36 of said Act.

Adopted October 16, 2014

DISCIPLINED GIVING

Webster’s Dictionary defines discipline as

“training that develops self-control,

efficiency.” An essential ingredient for success in

many of life’s endeavors is discipline. God’s

Word considers discipline to be as important as

wisdom and understanding. Proverbs 23:23 reads,

“Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom,

discipline and understanding.” Good discipline

contributes to our personal success, whereas poor

discipline squanders missed opportunities.

Solomon wrote, “… fools despise wisdom and

discipline.” (Proverbs 1:7)

Discipline affects all areas of life:

If your goal is to lose or control your

weight, you need discipline to eat

properly.

If your goal is to exercise, you need

discipline to commit regularly the time

to exercise.

If your goal is to save money for

traveling, kids’ education, or retirement,

you need discipline to set aside the

money.

Addresses The church has no current address for the

following members. If you can provide an

address, please contact the church office.

Philip Chandler

Kascee Coffey

Velerie Coleman Helm

Dennis & Bradley Houser

Dee Link

Leigh Ann Noe

Brad & Katrina Rascher

Garrett Scharp

Amy & Kennedy Withheft

The St. John’s Ladies Aid will be having a bake

sale on November 8 at Deck the Halls at Christ

Lutheran High School. Anyone donating baked

goods should bring them by 8:30 a.m. Shopping

will start at 9:00 a.m.

The three religious one-act comedies under the

general title “Laughing with the Lord” are

scheduled to be performed at the Rantoul Theater

Group’s Studio Theater November 7, 8, 14, and

15 (Fridays and Saturdays) at 7:30 p.m. and on

November 9 and 15 (Sundays) at 2:00 p.m. Since

the theater is very small (35 seats), it is

ESSENTIAL that you make reservations at 217-

892-1121 after October 26. The individual plays

are, in order of appearance, “Forgive Us Our

Chicken Coops,” a satire in one act by Jean M.

Matson, “It Should Happen to a Dog,” a “serio-

comic strip” retelling of the biblical Jonah story

by Wolf Mankowitz, and “The Complete History

of the Old Testament in Twenty Minutes” by Tom

S. Long. Each play runs about 30 minutes. The

theater is located at the east end of Grissom Hall

in Rantoul at 914 Arends Blvd. There is parking

right across the street. Admission is $10.00 for

adults and $7.00 for seniors and students.

Jr. High LYF will meet on Sunday, November

23 from 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. at the school. Bring

some snacks to share while we watch a movie!

Drinks will be provided. Please RSVP to Miss

Meyer by Friday, November 21, via email:

rmeyer@stjohnsbuckley.com or call/text: (217)

840-0660.

Harvest Food Drive - The Life Committee,

Ladies Aid, and St. John’s School are again

sponsoring a food collection for the PBL Food

Pantry in Paxton, which serves residents in Ford

and Iroquois counties, during October and

November. Special needs are stove top meals

such as tuna and hamburger helper, peanut butter,

canned soups, and canned fruits. There is always

a need for food donations, so your generosity is

greatly appreciated. Place food items in the

church basement or in the box provided at the

school.

Audio Recordings - Does anyone have a portable cassette player that can be used for shut-ins who get the Sunday recordings? There is a need for a

couple more at this time. If you have one to donate, please bring it to church. Here Is Your Chance to Volunteer! Could you push a few buttons on Sunday morning (on the sound system)? The church is in need of more hands to assist with turning on the microphones and to push a couple of buttons to record the service for shut-ins and for the website. The more that can assist with this, the fewer times everyone would be responsible. Please contact the church office or John Mingee. Cemetery Repairs - The following families have had repair work done on cemetery markers/stones. The costs have been paid for from the Cemetery Fund. However if you wish to help cover expenses for the repairs, contact the church office or make a donation to the Cemetery Fund (This can be done through your contribution envelope.)

Lili B. Kaufmann

Catherine Bosberg

Raymond Jones

George & Bertha Weisenbarn

George & Alma Luhrsen

Dennis & Pamela Knuth

Henry & Bertha Niemann

Clarence & Gilbert Luhrsen

Minna Ecker

Henry Krumwiede

Wilhelm & Erma Hecht

Walter & Emma Krumwiede

Wilbur & Sophia King

Harry & Thelma Strauss

Larry Theesfeld

Do you like to sing? The adult choir (high school

and older) would love to have more voices. If

climbing steps has deterred you from joining, the

choir will meet in the church sanctuary on

Wednesday evenings beginning at 7:00 p.m. The

elevator will be open. If you have any questions,

please contact Rebekah Meyer 217-840-0660.

Immanuel Danville (1930 N. Bowman Avenue)

Lutheran Women present “The Drummer Boy”

Bazaar and Luncheon on Tuesday, November 11,

from 10:00-2:00. In addition to the pulled pork

lunch, there is a silent auction, crafts, sweet

shoppe, country store, and attic treasures.

Volunteers Needed for the After School Program The after school program has been averaging 15-

23 students per day for at least that first hour after

school which means we could use an extra hand!

We are looking for a volunteer for approximately 1

hour starting at 2:45 p.m. to help hand out snacks,

take the students outside, or to help with homework.

If you are interested or have any questions, please

contact the school office for more details.

Mentors Needed

St. John’s school will again be having a

mentoring program for students. Generally

mentoring takes place on Tuesday’s at 2:00 p.m., but

is extremely flexible and can be set for different

times based on the students and mentor’s schedules.

This program really does make a difference in the

lives of the students who utilize the program in so

many different ways and makes a difference in the

lives of the mentors as well. If so, contact the school

office at 217-394-2422 and be a mentor!

First Quarter Honor Roll Congratulations to those students whose hard

work earned them a spot on the A and B honor roll

for the first quarter of 2014-2015 school year. We

are all very proud of your accomplishment and keep

up the hard work!

A Honor Roll B Honor Roll

Mikayla Jones Ashley Thomas

Abbie Schmidt Katelyn Crabb

Lizzy Reutter Anna Wesslund

Luke Cowan Isabella Shields

Austin Jones Jake Lykins

Christina DeBella Jaxson Freeman

Bryce Bruens

Abigail Teske

County Speech Contest

Congratulations to the 7 & 8 graders for their

outstanding performance at county speech

contest! The contest was held on October 17 at St.

John’s with students from all over Iroquois County.

St. John’s School News 217-394-2422 www.stjohnsbuckley.com

St. John’s Lutheran School exists to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to assist families

in following our Lord’s commands by providing sound Christian training for children.

Philosophy We, at St. John’s Lutheran School in Buckley, Illinois, believe that each child is a child of GOD; created by the Father, redeemed by the Son, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, empowered by the congregation and supported by the children’s parents, we teach using developmentally appropriate methods and practices. Our goal is to fulfill each child’s potential by teaching excellence in character, education, and leadership throughout the integrated curriculum using sound Lutheran doctrinal principles based upon scriptural truth.

All of the speeches performed by St. John’s students

were given a first place rating, which included the

chorale reading and duet performances by Katelyn

Crabb and Mikayla Jones, Braedon Arnett and

Caden Shields, and Kylie Sleigh and Ashley

Thomas. The small group consisting of Luke

Cowan, Lizzy Reutter, and Abbie Schmidt also

received a first place rating. All of the students will

be performing again at the state contest on

November 1 in Crescent City. The students will

also be performing on Wednesday, November 5, at

the PTL meeting, which will be held in the church

basement beginning at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is

encouraged to come and see our students perform.

They all do a fantastic job!

The students were not the only ones working

hard to prepare for contest. Thank you to all of the

volunteers who helped with the county speech

contest. Hosting a county contest is not an easy job;

but with the help of all the volunteers, we were able

to have a well organized event. Words cannot

express how much we appreciate all the help.

Thank you!

Congratulations to Mrs. Teske and

to the 7th and 8th graders

on their outstanding performances!

Veteran’s Day Assembly

The students of St. John’s will be hosting a

Veteran’s Day celebration on Tuesday, November

11, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the gym. Everyone is

welcome and encouraged to attend as we honor

those men and women who have served our country

in the armed forces. The celebration will last

approximately thirty minutes.

Thank You

The staff and students of St. John’s would like

to thank the St. John’s Ladies Aid for their generous

donation to our school technology fund. Your

donation has allowed us to make upgrades to our

technology that will provide greater safety and

security, which is a benefit to all. Again, we thank

you for supporting our students.

American Red Cross Pint-Size Hero Blood Drive

On Wednesday, October 1, St. John’s hosted

the American Red Cross Pint-Size Hero Blood

Drive. Once again the students were asked to

recruit blood donors for the drive and once again

the students were very successful. There was a

total of 26 pints of blood collected, which will help

to save as many as 78 lives. We also had three first

time donors! Thank you to everyone who came to

donate. Mark you calendars for early October of

2015, as we have made plans to host another drive.

From the Eagles Nest The lady eagles have worked extremely hard

this season to come together as a team. The ladies

are bringing together athletes that have not played

basketball before and seasoned veterans.

The inexperienced ladies have been brought under

the wings of those who have been around the

game longer. The varsity team has earned a record

of three wins to seven losses. The junior varsity

team has a record of zero wins and five losses.

Looking at these records you cannot understand the

determination of these twelve young ladies. They

work extremely hard to play each game to the last

second. The Eagles continue to work hard and

never get discouraged despite what the score board

may say. The fight of these twelve eagles cannot

be measured by any of the normal basketball

statistics.

Leaf Raking Day The students will be raking leaves on Friday,

November 7. Students are asked to bring their

rakes in on Wednesday or Thursday so that

everyone will have a rake here on the day of the

event. If you are in need of having your leaves

raked and live in Buckley, please contact the office

and we will add you to the list. This is a done free

of charge and is a long standing tradition at St.

John’s.

Pre-Kindergarten

October has been a fun and exciting time for

Preschool! The 4’s loved going to Curtis

Orchard. They enjoyed exploring through the

apple orchard and pumpkin patch. They got to

talk about what they learned in class by

discussing and identifying the different stages

pumpkins go through before they are ready to be

picked. I think they enjoyed the inflatable slide

and feeding the goats most of all! A special thank

you to Amber Conn for driving the school bus;

the kids loved it. The 3’s and 4’s continue to meet

the Letter People and learn about that letter. We

are currently working on Mr. I. They are all

enjoying the Bible story curriculum each

week. We are looking forward to playing games,

crafts, and, of course, candy at our Halloween

Party!

Kindergarten

It’s hard to believe that November is almost

here. This school year is really flying by

quickly. We’ve already had Bible lessons about

Jacob and Joseph and now are learning about

Moses. We’ve learned that God has a plan for

our good even when things seem to be bad to

us. We’ve learned that He can use us to be a

blessing to others. We’ve been reminded, again,

that God is always with us and hears our prayers.

In math we’ve been doing lots of patterning,

putting numerals in order and finding missing

numerals, and graphing favorite types of apples

and pizza ingredients. Now we are starting to

work with money. Since fall is here, we’ve also

talked about trees and their changes, have had an

art lesson using chalk to draw trees, and have

written about what we’d do if we were

trees. We’ve even used our 5 senses in order to

be “Nature Spies” that notice little details in

God’s creation.

Just last week we talked about Christopher

Columbus and his adventures and wrote about

adventures we’d like to take. Soon we will be

talking about another important person, Martin

Luther. We thank God for people He uses as

blessings to us.

College Students

The Ladies Aid is seeking the

addresses of our college members so that

they may send them things during the

school year. Please contact the church

office with this information.

Grade 1

Fall is flying by so quickly! The first graders

had a great October. In science we learned about

magnets, simple machines, and how things move.

In social studies we wrapped up a unit on families.

All of the first graders have mastered their doubles

facts up to 20, and now we are working on plus 1

addition facts. We’ve also been working with

graphs, patterns, and measurement in math. In

reading we are working on reading words with

short vowels. We are also learning about fiction

vs. nonfiction, characters, putting story events in

order, and comparing & contrasting.

Throughout October we also learned about

Christopher Columbus, fire safety, Martin Luther,

and the Reformation. We enjoyed two field trips

in October. First we were able to go to Curtis

Orchard to learn about bees, pollination, apples,

how cider is made, pumpkins, and much more. It

is neat to see the machines they use to clean and

sort the apples, and also the machines they use to

make the apple cider! We also enjoyed a trip to

the Krannert Center to see “Cirque Peking.” It

was fascinating to watch the Chinese acrobats who

have perfected graceful maneuvers and spine-

tingling contortions! Students were amazed

watching the performance. What a wonderful

opportunity! Have a great November!

Grades 3 & 4

The third and fourth grade class enjoyed their

first field trip of the year to the Krannert Center

for the Performing Arts. They viewed a

spectacular extravaganza of acts performed by the

troupe from China called Cirque Peking. Some of

the classes’ favorite selections were the Russian

Bar, Diabolo, Drum Juggling, and Kicking Bowls

on Unicycles. The students were all amazed at the

talents these acrobats possessed.

Our class finished a unit on Moses, discovering

how God’s plan of delivering the Israelites began

by saving Moses when he was just a baby. God

knows the plans He has for us as well, and

continues to guide and use us to carry out those

plans. In other subject areas, the third graders are

reviewing their cursive letters so that they can

become master writers, while our fourth graders

are mastering their multiplication facts. The class

made beautiful scenic pictures in art, using only

fabric.

Grades 5 & 6

Each month in our class, the students are

reading a different genre of book, and then doing

an interactive book report presented to the class.

Septembers book report genre was biography, and

the interactive report was to dress up like the

person they read about. Each student came to

school dressed up as their person, and gave a 5

minute speech on his/her life. They were also able

to go over to the Ladies Aid meeting to present to

them that same week. This month they are reading

realistic fiction, and their report will be in the form

of creating a cereal based on their book and

presenting a commercial to the class for their new

cereal.

In science we are focusing on the ecosystem.

We have leaned about the different biomes and

what affects the living and non-living portion of

each ecosystem.

In history we have been studying about any of

the very important Rivers in India, and Egypt.

This month, we also had the opportunity to hear

about one of our students mission trips to Ecuador,

and the life that many people live there. Jaxson

Freeman and his mother went on a week-long

mission trip with their church and had the

opportunity to meet two of the children that their

family sponsor through Compassion International.

Grades 7 & 8

It should come as no surprise that the 7 & 8

grade students are busy. In the month of October,

speech alone keeps the students on their toes, but

in addition to speech we continue with as normal a

routine as possible. In English, this month our

focus started with nouns, and has now shifted to

verbs. Our science lessons have included taking a

close look at the scientific method. We have

learned the difference between single and double

blind experiments, as well as the difference

between objective and subjective testing. In social

studies, we are learning about the explorers that

first discovered America. A new twist this month

was to add some geography lessons to our

schedule. The plan is to study all of the continents

of the world throughout the year and we have

started with Africa. In literature, we are

continuing in the unit focusing on mythology,

legends, and folk tales.

No School - Thanksgiving Break

Christ Lutheran High School News

November 2014

Use Scrip for Tuition Assistance Christmas is coming! Our Scrip program can be one-stop shopping for all your gift card purchases. Give

the cards as gifts, or use gift cards to purchase gifts for everyone on your shopping list. This is also an easy

way to do your regular shopping and help CLHS at the same time! You can designate the percentages from

your purchase to be directed to a specific student, the CLHS general account or to the general tuition

assistance fund. Orders are placed in the school office on Mondays and are ready for pick up on Fridays.

Class Fundraisers The CLHS sophomore class is selling wall calendars ($8 each) and magnet-backed note pads ($4 each).

Contact a sophomore student to see samples – no ordering necessary, cash and carry for these items!

The Class of 2018 is selling Pashmina Scarves. Cost is $10. There is a beautiful selection in the school

office for sale. Cash and Carry.

Deck the Halls Event Date: Saturday, November 8, 2014

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Place: CLHS School Gymnasium

Get a head start on your Christmas shopping when you come to our annual craft and vendor event. A

variety of companies will be represented: Thirty One, Party Lite, Pampered Chef, Origami Owl, Usborne

Books, and many more. The St. John’s Ladies Aid will be back for their annual bake sale. Also, each of our

school classes will have their fundraising items available for purchase. Come for the sales and stay for lunch

– the PSO will be preparing yummy porkburgers for lunch and will have a concession stand for snacking.

October 31 4-5pm – Trunks of Treats @ CLHS parking lot

November 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9am-2pm “Deck the Halls” Craft and Vendor Event – school gym

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 7pm – Board of Directors’ Mtg.

18 19 20 21 6pm – GBB @ Donovan HS

22

23 24 25 6pm – BBB v. PBL @ Home

26 11:24am – Early Dismissal

27

28 29

30 December 1 2 3 4 6pm – GBB v. Judah @ Bement

5 5pm – GBB v. Shelbyville @ Bement

6 TBA – GBB v. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond @ Bement

St. John’s Ladies Aid

October 2, 2014

St. John’s Ladies Aid held its regular meeting

on October 2, 2014, in the church basement.

Before the meeting, Mrs. Birge brought her 5th

and 6th graders to share the results of their recent

biography studies. They came dressed as

historical characters and did a wonderful job

presenting a brief outline of their character’s life.

Norma Niemann led devotions and Bible study

based on “Matters of the Heart,” discussing how

God’s Word gives us what we need. “How

Precious is the Book Divine” was sung.

President Ruth Jones welcomed members and

guests and called the meeting to order.

Mrs. Teske gave a brief principal’s report

about activities at St. John’s. St. John’s is hosting

the county speech contest on October 17 from

4:00-7:00 and she asked for help with cookies and

brownies from the Ladies Aid. President Jones

also presented her with a check for the technology

fund from the recent garage sale.

Roll call was taken with 18 members and 2

guests present. Minutes were approved as read,

and correspondence was read from Christ

Lutheran High School, Julian LaMie, the

Concordia Fort Wayne food bank, and the St.

Louis Seminary.

The treasurer’s report was given and filed for

audit. Treasurer Rena Wagner also presented a

spreadsheet showing the profits made by various

fund raising events over the past several years.

A report was given by the fall work committee

about the ice cream social. Over 200 people were

served. Ways to change scheduling to ease the

workload were discussed.

A report was also given by the new work

committee about the fall garage sale, which was

the largest sale yet, and was very successful in

raising money for the school’s technology fund.

Lois Krumwiede reported that we are still

quilting on Tuesdays for Lutheran World Relief.

Quilts will be shipped out on October 25. It was

moved and accepted that we make a monetary

donation to help pay for shipping the quilts.

Betty Plath reported that 29 people played

bingo at Prairieview Nursing Home last month.

Apple cake with caramel sauce and cool whip was

served.

The Prairieview Fall Festival was a success.

Thanks to all who helped get the potatoes baked

for the festival.

Four members attended the recent Danville

Zone Rally, where the keynote speaker spoke

about the comfort dog program.

Thanks was extended to the fall work

committee. Ice cream is still for sale after the

meeting and after church on Sunday.

Elaine Schmidt will take cookies to Watseka

for their Harvest Daze Festival on October 3.

The LWML will display quilts in church and

will also dedicate the bulletins for LWML Sunday

on October 5.

The upcoming barn tour was discussed. The

date had to be changed to October 15. We will

leave the church parking lot at 8:00, pick up the

guide in Chebanse, and eat at the Homestead

Restaurant. Each person going will pay a fee for

the guide and the gas to Rena Wagner by October

12. Each person is also responsible for paying for

their own lunch and any entrance fees to the

museum.

Under new business, the nominating

committee reported that Ruth Cluver has agreed to

run for President, and Ruth Jones has agreed to

run for secretary. The election will be in the

November meeting.

A motion was made and approved to purchase

catechisms for all students in confirmation class

who may still need one.

The Ladies Aid will again have a bake sale at

CLHS for their “Deck the Halls” event on

November 8. Baked goods should be at the school

by 8:30.

A membership committee was formed to

encourage more people to join the Ladies Aid.

Rena Wagner and Ruth Biggs will serve on the

committee.

Norma Niemann discussed a grant that the

school had applied for from the John and Harriet

Wiebe Foundation and clarified that it had nothing

to do with the Ladies Aid.

Members were asked to sign up to donate

cookies for the first Advent service.

The next meeting will be held at 12:30 on

November 6. The PTL will serve a lunch.

Carol Liston was accepted as a new member.

The October Flower Committee is Donna

Steiner. The October Visiting Committee is Linda

Kottke and Arliss Dettmering.

The Birthday Song was sung for Marie Stroup.

The meeting was closed with the Lord’s Prayer,

and the common table prayer.

Ruth Biggs, Secretary

Triss & Andy Henderson 11/1/2003 Jerry & Patty Koschnick 11/1/1990 Russ & Betty Plath 11/3/1956 Corey & Nikki Grohler 11/6/2004 Mark & Karen Lessman 11/7/1981 Carl & Kelly Hasselbring 11/11/1978 Bill & Eileen Luttrell 11/11/2011 Lisa & Richard Miller 11/11/1995 Scott & Kristine Weber 11/14/1981 Thomas & Sharon Berkshire 11/15/1975 Kraig & Kathy Kaufmann 11/15/2005 Tyler & Angela Ecker 11/18/2000 Stan & Alice Nelson 11/18/1950 Eric & Jill Steiner 11/20/1999 Larry & Sandra Knuth 11/21/1964 Don & Julie Knuth 11/22/1974 PeeWee & Ruth Cluver 11/23/1958 Bruce & Gail Krumwiede 11/24/1973 Duane & Norma Hofer 11/28/1953 Duane & Linda Janssen 11/29/1969 Molly & Robert Steiger 11/29/1990 Ron & Sharon Rieches 11/30/1969

Collections The following are being collected in

the church basement as well as in the west

hall at the school.

Stamps for Missions

Campbell’s Soup Labels

Box Tops for Education

IGA Receipts

Toner & Ink Cartridges

These are being collected in the church

basement.

Unwanted Shoes

Devotion Books

Bibles & Magazines

Eyeglasses

Graciela Rosales 11/13 Kim Rydell 11/13 Dwight Shedd 11/13 Arthur Froehling 11/14 Evelyn Luhrsen 11/14 Steve Teske 11/14 Bryan Breymeyer 11/15 Mark Rust 11/15 Denise Mason 11/16 Glenda Weisenbarn 11/16 Kelli Breymeyer 11/17 Drew Goatz 11/18 Jane Wagner 11/18 Mason Weber 11/18 Troy Genzel 11/19 Rhonda Weisenbarn 11/19 Erica Jones 11/20 Daniel Gronewold 11/21 Ava Norder 11/21 Sandra Knuth 11/22 Zackary Timm 11/22 Cory Uden Jr. 11/22 Tiffany Henrichs 11/24 Tim Tholen 11/24 Thomas Baillie 11/25 Kelly Greenburg 11/25 Marlynn Luhrsen 11/25 Elizabeth Reutter 11/26 Arn Schuldt 11/26 Andrea DeBella 11/27 Stanley Sheetz 11/27 Megan Hanford 11/28 Tammy Weber 11/29 Nicole Fuoss 11/30 Keyan Kirkley 11/30 Stan Nelson 11/30 Alice Wille 11/30 Cecil Zeck 11/30

Shayne Glithero 11/1 Baylee Hector 11/1 Lannie Koschnick 11/1 Maggie Ramme 11/1 Amanda Avery 11/2 Kathy Donnelly 11/2 Kalvin Kaufmann 11/2 Peggy Kuester 11/2 Jami Roberts 11/2 Eric Teske 11/2 Emily Theesfeld 11/2 Carol Ann Spielman 11/3 Kenny Fuoss 11/4 Jaxson Glad 11/4 Ava Masco 11/4 Slater Scheurich 11/4 Gerry Schuldt 11/4 Clark Behrens 11/5 Sadie Koschnick 11/5 Ruth Biggs 11/6 Jesse Kaufmann 11/6 Karlie Wise 11/6 Kent Kottke 11/7 Duane Lane 11/7 Mark Lessman 11/7 Dennis Janssen 11/8 Stan Koschnick 11/8 Catherine Wesslund 11/8 Mikayla Jones 11/9 Rita Warrens 11/9 Wilbert Gieseler 11/11 Carl Hasselbring 11/11 Ashley McNeeley 11/11 Luke Niemann 11/11 Kimberly Burcham 11/12 Henry Wesslund 11/12 Jacob Bender 11/13 Rebekah Meyer 11/13

Happy Birthday

Thank you for the cards, flowers, visits, prayers, and other acts of kindness shown to me and my family while I was in the hospital and nursing home. Norma Hofer

Thank You

Savings Account Balances

As of 9/30/2014

Account Last Month’s

Balance

Current

Income

Monthly

Disbursements

Current

Balance

Building 10,656.94 750.00 11,406.94

Bus 636.81 636.81

Cemetery 8,188.10 200.68 8,388.78

CLHS Scholarship 351.21 391.00 742.21

Concert 970.38 970.38

Gross-Winterstein 3,164.63 3,164.63

Historical 482.47 482.47

Office Equipment (4,972.95) (4,972.95)

Organ 1,891.21 1,891.21

Recorder 1,805.10 1,805.10

Reserve 58.21 196.75 254.96

School Renovation 10.00 156,753.14 156,763.68 (.54)

TOTALS 23,242.11 158,291.57 156,763.68 24,770.00

*A total of $10,000 was borrowed from the Reserve Fund in July & August to meet general expenses.

School Renovation Fund Update Bank Loan as of September 1 $395,595.26 Borrowed September 18 145,814.14

Total Owed $541,409.40 Interest paid September 30 1,622.40

Principal paid September 30 8,810.45

Amount Owed September 30 $532,598.95

MISSION GOAL FOR 2014 $28,000.00

MISSION YEAR TO DATE 21,172.00

CLHS MISSION GOAL 2014 $15,000.00

CLHS YEAR TO DATE 14,497.00

MEMORIALS

In Memory of Violet Kirk School Renovation $ 40.00

Building Fund 25.00

In Memory of Len Klonowski

School Renovation $25.00

In Memory of Mary Schumacher

St. John’s Church $ 5.00

In Memory of Warren ‘Snap’ Ronna

School Renovation $60.00

September 2014 Comparison Report

Beginning Balance 9/1/2014

($5,716.08) Current Month YTD

9/1/2014 - 9/30/2014

7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015

INCOME

After School Program Income 27.50 576.00

Bulletin 25.00 75.00

DivInc 0.00 0.00

Envelope 29,156.00 75,543.15

Gifts 40.19 1,092.19

Interest Income 0.00 5.00

Loose Plate 2,108.10 5,713.13

Lunch Salary 1,293.02 3,879.06

Memorials 5.00 1,535.00

Reimbursements 50.90 (48.20)

Transfer 0.00 11,000.00

Tuition 15,838.05 36,559.25

TOTAL INCOME 48,543.76 135,929.58

EXPENSES

After School Program 693.22 753.22

Bldg Maint Ch 0.00 0.00

Bldg Maint Parsonage 50.00 100.00

Bldg Maint Sch 265.00 612.61

Church Exp 14.65 518.27

Concordia Plan Services-Ch 140.93 3,110.75

Concordia Plan Services-Sch 5,211.71 14,821.03

Conference Exp 0.00 0.00

Insurance 2,677.50 2,677.50

Janitor Spls 716.01 2,595.39

Mileage 0.00 379.12

Mileage - Guest 674.13 1,865.25

Office Exp 495.90 1,099.90

Organist 450.00 1,669.00

Paper Shipment 0.00 188.72

Payroll Taxes 908.34 2,489.97

Postage 157.16 345.54

Salaries-Ch 2,182.16 11,502.56

Salaries-Guest 1,916.47 4,386.47

Salaries-Sch 27,983.24 82,361.93

Sub. Teachers 0.00 0.00

Substitute Help 0.00 0.00

Sunday School (73.20) 233.94

Utilities-Ch 428.04 1,267.37

Utilities-Parsonage 248.28 857.83

Utilities-Sch 1,303.64 2,684.73

VBS 0.00 (130.08)

TOTAL EXPENSES 46,443.18 136,391.02

OVERALL TOTAL 2,100.58 (461.44)

Ending Balance 9/30/2014

(3,865.50)

$5,000 was transferred from the Reserve Fund to meet expenses on July 15.

$5,000 was transferred from the Reserve Fund to meet expenses on August 19.

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