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TRI POINT LUTHERAN PARISH

CARELETTER

APRIL2016

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PASTOR JAMES SELLS & PASTOR BECKY SELLSPO BOX 343

GENEVA, NE 68361402.759.3822

[email protected]

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

1026 O StreetGeneva, NE 68361

402.759.3822St. John’s Lutheran Church

PO Box 188Ohiowa, NE 68416

402.295.2324

First Evangelical Lutheran Church

105 South Third StreetPO Box 248

McCool Junction, NE 68401402.724.2441

CARELETTER

APRIL2016

From the Pastors’ Desk

What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? 2By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? 3Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

Paul’s Letter to the Romans, Ch. 6:1-4

Greetings in the name of our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ.

I am writing this letter for the post-Easter season from just before the events of Holy Week and I find that it is a weird juxtaposition. I’m trying to think of the new life that we have through Christ’s resurrection but still face the ugly reality of his betrayal, and death. It is a heavy time not only in the lives of the faithful but also in terms of preparation. For those with active faith lives this is about as busy a time as it gets. Our Lenten services are freshly done but there is still Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunrise to go (from my pre-resurrection perspective). We have just finished the Spring Confirmation Retreat at Camp Kateri as well as a few other events and activities and I, at least, feel the need to sit down in a dark quiet place and simply be for a little while because things right now are moving very quickly and there’s a lot to get done. The stress is mounting.

These feelings, I know, do not belong to pastors and church workers alone. Everyone now is in the midst of their Easter celebrations, this means you have added stress of family and all the preparations they entail, from opening up rooms for guests to feeding them to putting up with them. Maybe you are a student who is looking at finals coming up finding it hard to find new life in Christ when academics are pressing. Regardless of who you are, it is a stressful time of the year and while stress can lead to great creativity and work, if it goes on for long periods of time, it can really kill us.

In a recent survey I saw that only 3% of Americans are living out a “healthy lifestyle.” 3%! That means that 97% of us are overworked, overstressed, and heading down a path of self-destruction. I can relate to this now as I write this letter from the shadow of death pre-Easter but what about to those reading it in light of the Resurrection? Did Christ die so that only 3% could live? As St. Paul would say, by no means!

Those of us who stand on this side of the Resurrection must walk in newness of life. Jesus lived so that we may live also. Continuing to live out the death of stress and worry denies the very victory through which Christ won our salvation. Part of the new life offered to us by Christ is freedom that comes when we cast off those things that are burying us, even if they are good things. Maybe you can’t say no and volunteer too much. Maybe you are taking on work that really should belong to someone else because you can do it better. Maybe you are just spread so thin that a healthy lifestyle is nothing more than a fond dream. Do we need to hold on to these things quite so tightly?

It is time for us to check our priorities. It is time for us let the past stay in the past. It is time for us to cast off those things that draw us from God. It is time to live. He Has Risen! Amen.

Peace in Christ,

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Pr. James

April 2016 – Prince of PeaceSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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PASTORS ON VACATION – MAR. 28TH to APR. 12TH

3 4 5 6 7 8 98:30am Worship w/ Holy Communion9:30am Fellowship & Sunday School

7pm NA Meeting 7am Men’s B. Study1:30pm WELCA Bible Study @ St. John’s

5pm Parish Ed Mtg.


10 11 12 13 14 15 168:30am WorshipSenior Blessings9:30am Fellowship &Sunday School

7pm NA Meeting 7am Men’s B. Study 1pm Ministerial mtg.6:45pm Confirmation@ St. John’s7pm Council Meeting

9am-Noon Office Hrs. 9am-Noon Office Hrs.


17 18 19 20 21 22 238:30am Worship w/ Holy Communion9:30am Fellowship & Sunday School11:30am Women’s Bible Study @ First

Pastors’ Sabbath7pm NA Meeting

7am Men’s B. Study10:30am Text Study2-5:30pm Office Hrs.7pm Women’s Bible Study @ First

Planning Day for Pastors6:45pm Confirmation @ St. John’sCareletter Deadline

9am-Noon Office Hrs.Noon 60+ Meal at Senior Center7pm TPLP Board mtg.

9am-Noon Office Hrs.

24 25 26 27 28 29 308:30am Worship9:30am Fellowship &Sunday School

Pastors’ Sabbath7pm TPLP Mother’s Group @ St. John’s7pm NA Meeting

7am Men’s B. Study10:30am Text Study2-5:30pm Office Hrs.7pm Women’s Bible Study @ First

11am WELL Outing6:30pm Confirmation & Graduation Dinner

9am-Noon Office Hrs. 9am-Noon Office Hrs.

Regular Parish Office Hours

8:30-11:30am 8:30-11:30am 8:30-11:30am 8:30-11:30am

Servers for April 2016Counters for April: LaDonna Pendleton & Clark Poppert

Bread Baker for April: Jan HogueWorship Date April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24Greeters Dan Nun Family Nate Meyer Family Darin Lichti Family Nelson FamilyUshers Pendleton Family Spencer Hafer Family Koenig Family Darin Lichti FamilyReader Stan Meyer Russ Coash Glen Loontjer Nate MeyerAcolytes Travis Meyer &

Halle TheisDawson Coon &Lexi Theis

KayLynn Sieber &Aidan Trowbridge

Sadie Birky &Hannah Miller

Video Ryan Poppert Lydia Birky Sydney Jividen Parker TrowbridgeCommunion Prep. Idonna Kuhns Sandy LichtiCommunion Asst. Clark Poppert Jodi FintelSound Board Jim Donovan Roxann Hafer Elmer Hessheimer John SteiderFellowship Donovan Family Fangmeyer Family Gaston Family Gibson FamilySunday School Snack Birky Family Dittmer/Julich Family Fintel Family Darin Lichti Family

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April 2016 – First EvangelicalSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

27 28 29 30 31 1 2


3 4 5 6 7 8 910:30am Worship w/ Holy Communion

7pm Men’s B. Study


10 11 12 13 14 15 1610:30am Worship 3-5pm Office Hrs. 3-5pm Office Hrs.

7pm Men’s B. Study9am Spring Cleaning @ FLC


17 18 19 20 21 22 2310:30am Worship w/ Holy CommunionFamily Sunday School @ Women’s Bible Study following service

Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study7pm Women’s Bible Study

Planning Day for Pastors7pm Council MeetingCareletter Deadline

3-5pm Office Hrs.7pm Men’s B. Study7pm TPLP Board mtg.

24 25 26 27 28 29 3010:30am Worship Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study

7pm Women’s Bible Study

3-5pm Office Hrs. 3-5pm Office hrs.7pm Men’s B. Study


8:30-11:30am 8:30-11:30am 8:30-11:30am 8:30-11:30am

Servers for April 2016Worship Date April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24Reader Bernace Norquest Jim Norquest Carol Brozovsky Kathy BarnesOrganist Joan Suddarth Deb Tonniges Joan Suddarth Denise PfeiferUshers Jim Kaliff &

Kyle BaileyJim Kaliff &Kyle Bailey

Jack Bellis &Dan Aude

Jack Bellis &Dan Aude

Communion Asst. Marv Weber Jim Green

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April 2016 – St. John’sSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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3 4 5 6 7 8 99am Worship w/ Holy Communion10am Sunday School

1:30pm WELCA BibleStudy @ St. John’s


10 11 12 13 14 15 169am Worship10am Fellowship Coffee

9-11am Office Hrs.1pm Ministerial mtg.6:45pm Confirmation @ St. John’s

7pm Worship & Music Meeting

9-11am Office Hrs.


17 18 19 20 21 22 239am Worship w/ Holy Communion10am Sunday School & Council Meeting11:30am Women’s Bible Study @ First

Pastors’ Sabbath 10:30am Text Study7pm Women’s Bible Study @ First

Planning Day for Pastors6:45pm Confirmation @ St. John’sCareletter Deadline

9:30am Birthday Coffee @ the Café7pm TPLP Board mtg.

9-11am Office Hrs.

24 25 26 27 28 29 309am Worship Pastors’ Sabbath

7pm TPLP Mothers’ Group @ St. John’s

10:30am Text Study7pm Women’s Bible Study @ First

9-11am Office Hrs.6:30pm Confirmation & Graduation Dinner @ Prince of Peace

9-11am Office Hrs.


8:30-11:30am 8:30-11:30am 8:30-11:30am 8:30-11:30am

Servers for April 2016Organist: Nancy Cradduck

Ushers for April: Bob & Louise Wulf, Gaylord CradduckFlowers for April: Darlene Most

Worship Date April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24Acolyte Conner Nun KayLynn Sieber Kala Most Kimberly SchropferLay Reader Tanner Nun Barb Dunse Lynn Mussman Krissy Ozenbaugh

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St. John’s News

Women of the ELCA Information: Upcoming EventsCarol Joy Holling Camp, May 13-15Help make the camp ready for summer campers! Tangible offerings include fleece for projects (2 yard coordinating lengths sent together), embroidery floss, white socks (sizes small, medium, and large), colored Sharpie pens, and WalMart or Target gift cards for other program supplies.

MOSAIC Home in Minden, August 5-7Interact with the residents to help make their dreams come true! Tangible offerings include dishcloths or towels, bath towels, washcloths, and WalMart, JCPenney, or Target gift cards for socks, underwear, and other necessities. To register, send $39 with your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, church, and special needs to: NSWO Treasurer Sandy Terry, 1461 2nd Avenue Ct., Fremont, NE 68025-5317. Phone: 402-957-4480

SAVE THE DATE: Women of the ELCA Tenth Triennial Gathering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 13-16, 2017. For more information, visit welcatg.org or call 1-800-638-3522 ext. 2730. A brochure with more information is available on the bulletin board.

RESOURCES: Keep up with the latest WELCA events and information at:NSWO website: www.nebraskasynod.org/welcaFACEBOOK page: Nebraska Women of the ELCA

CHURCHWIDE website: www.womenoftheelca.org

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http://www.womenoftheelca.org/

http://www.nebraskasynod.org/welca

CelebrationsBirthdays Anniversaries

Parish-wideApr 25 Pastor James Sells

Prince of PeaceApr 08 John Brower

Jeanette DolphDaphne KoenigJames White

09 Isabella Lichti10 Sophia Simpson

David Steider11 John Lentfer14 Toodie Biegert15 Sandy Gergen

17 Alex Meyer19 Alex Donovan20 Cole Jividen21 Larry Loseke24 Kevin Trowbridge25 Sandra Coon

Abe EberhardtLaDonna PendletonJim Whitehead

28 Roger Coon

Apr 08 Joe & Peggy BirkyAaron & Jodi Fintel

27 Tom & Toodie Biegert

First EvangelicalApr 02 Kathy Barnes

05 Karley ChristianKelly Smith

09 J.T. Scheerer-Hamm11 Morgan Limbach12 Vance Kaliff14 Bryan Christian

Coleman Cogswell

16 Janine Scheerer-Hamm17 Michele Norquest19 Tim Stacy20 Bernace Norquest21 Cash Neville24 Steven Barnes25 Jesse Reed30 Julie Rea

Apr 06 Bryan & Abbie Christian29 Mike & Glenda Vorderstrasse

St. John’sApr 06 Kari Jo Alfs

14 Kala Most18 Donna Meyer20 Brian Nadherny

22 Bob Sanders24 Hazel Bornschlegl29 Darlene Most30 Ruth Drake

Apr 12 Chris & Julie Dunker

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Tri Point Lutheran Parish News

Beth Moore’s “Children of the Day” Bible Study, based on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, will be starting on Tuesday evenings at 7pm in McCool Junction for nine weeks. There is a $16 workbook associated with this study, which provides five individual study days to be done at home before each weekly meeting. If you are interested in attending, please sign up at First Lutheran, or email ([email protected]) or call (402-740-1985) Pastor Becky. Let her know you are attending by Tuesday, April 12th so that a workbook can be ordered for you. You are sure to find yourself more connected to the Word and energized by Beth Moore’s study and depth into God’s Word! The first meeting will be held on Sunday, April 17th.

April Humor

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CONFIRMATION INFORMATION AND QUIZZESAND MUCH MORE!

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