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Sacred Books- Dianetics

As we continue our series on the sacred books of various religions, this month we will focus on Dianetics. While this book is not as popularly circulated as the Qu’ran, Book of Mormon, and New World Translation, it is the backbone of a religion which gets some attention in the media. The full name for this book is Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.

Who uses it?

Dianetics is one of the main books of Scientology. Scientology is a very mysterious religion which keeps many of their teachings from Dianetics secret. They believe every person is an immortal “thetan” who has to confront our “engrams” in order to make ourselves more powerful. This process is known as “auditing” and allows some people to be become aliens after they die.

Since the process of “auditing” and becoming more powerful is very expensive, this religion is more popular among celebrities. John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Nancy Cartwright, Kirstie Alley, and Lisa Marie Presley are just a few of the celebrities involved with this religion. However, the teachings of Dianetics and Scientology are present in several other forms. Scientology sponsors and teaches through the Narconon anti-drug program, the Criminon prison rehabilitation program, the Study Tech education methodology, and the organization The Way to Happiness. Scientology even has one of their large meeting places right here in St. Paul!

When and how was it written?

L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) was an author who primarily wrote science fiction and self-help resources. Hubbard himself admits that he was trying to earn a living and make money off of these books. After first publishing Dianetics as a self-help resource in 1950, he noticed its rising popularity. Hubbard quickly devoted his time to traveling and teaching people about this book. As he started making money from these seminars, Hubbard soon formed the religion of Scientology. Before Hubbard passed away in 1986, he made a net worth of approximately $600 million from Scientology.

How do we understand this book as Christians?

As Christians, we understand Dianetics to be a false book filled with the teachings of a strange religion. Dianetics and any of the other resources from Scientology are very dangerous to a person’s salvation. We are not alien beings who need to unlock our inner power. We are God’s baptized and loved children! God “has saved us and called us to a holy life-- not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace” (2 Timothy 1:9). While some of the self-help teachings of Dianetics will sound good to people’s ears, they are incorrect and are based on an unchristian understanding of the world. Anyone who has been deceived by the false teachings of Dianetics needs our prayers and our love as we show them the truth about life. As Jesus says, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

If you have questions about this or any other sacred book, just let me know!

-Pastor Tim

The USED A BIT Sale at will be held at New Life May 9, 10, 11 Hours on Thursday and Friday are 9 am­5 pm and Sat. 9-12 noon. You may begin bringing items after 12:00 on Sunday, May 5th. . All non

Used A Bit clothing items should be priced if possible, — nothing less than 25 cents. Clothing need not be priced but should be marked clearly with the size. There will be a separate selling area for antique or more valuable items.. Large items can brought, but must be taken back if not sold.

Donation receipts will be available.

Set Up Dates May 6-7-8

Workers needed to help with set up and days of sale. Look for the sign up sheet on the bulletin board; questions see Judy W. or Kathy B. Help will also be needed to pack them up on Saturday at 12:00 pm.

Lots of help will be needed all week.

All remaining items will be donated to a charity. Funds raised from the sale will be used for Mission Projects.

See the sign up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board to sign up to help . Start saving items and tell others of the sale. Altar Preparation: Kathy Brevig Cleaning: Audio Visual: David Streitz May 2 Cleaning Authority Elder on duty: Paul Luecke May 9-10-11 Jayn Fritsche and Sonja Trombley Communion Assistants: Jerry Gunderson and Lyle Nelson May 16– Cleaning Authority

Ushers: Eric Grunwald, Cheryl Grunwald, Brent Krause, May 23-24-25 Phyllis Trippel and Leah Hageman Wally Jenson, and Anthony Endthoff May 30 Cleaning Authority

May Sunday School Teacher: April Sunday School Assistants:

Bill Fritsche Jayn Fritsche, Tim Trombley, Pastor John, Chris Steensland and James Kiewel

May 26 May 5 Greeters: Linda Anderson and Linda Wiegert Greeters: Brent Krause and Jerry Gunderson Power Point Tech: Olivia Pyle Power Point Tech: Anthony Endthoff Reader: Wane Gartland Reader: Jerry Gunderson Acolytes Windows: Charity Fitzhugh and Delaney Pyle Acolytes Windows: Elvis Onduko and Brody Schllundt Acolylte Candles: Zach Kollos Acolylte Candles: Anthony Endthoff Snacks: Dorothy Meilinger, Brenda Hudalla and Jane Krause Snacks: Dorothy Meilinger, Darlene Sutton, and Judy West June 2 May 12 Greeters: To Be Determined Greeters: Judy West and Pat Martin Power Point Tech: To be determined Power Point Tech: Samara Springer Reader: Delaney Pyle Reader: Kay Walfoort Acolytes Windows: To be determined Acolytes Windows: Amelia Butcher and Lila Heinecke Acolytes Candles: To be determined Acolylte Candles: John Aufderhar Snacks: James Kiewel, Lynn Nelson, and Linda Wiegert Snacks: Mother’s Day Brunch served by New Life Men May 19 Greeters: John and Helen Schildwachter Power Point Tech: John Hageman Reader: John Hageman Acolytes Windows: Abigail Broz and Natalie Steensland Acolylte Candles: Mia Hageman Snacks: Joan Arndt, Kathy Brevig, and Carole Swiden

5-2 Kathy Afderhar 5-19 Alexandria Endthoff 5-3 Pastor Tim 5-19 John Schildwachter 5-9 Arianna Sutton 5-21 Rick Garmaker 5-10 Adam Hausladen, Jr 5-21 Brenda Hudalla 5-15 Joshua Udstuen 5-26 Kate Watkins 5-17 Elaine Whalen

Church Summer Picnic Sunday, June 9, at New Life Church. Potluck @11:45 - Games from 12:30—2:30 pm. Fellowship Board will provide fried chicken for the potluck and ice cream after the Tug of War finale around 2:30 pm. What to bring? - A dish to share. Invite your neighbors, friends, and family.

Sharpen the axe Go and make disciples. Forgive as the Lord forgave

you. Love your enemies. Serve one another. Know “Give me six hours to chop down a tree that you are blessed when you are persecuted. and I will spend the first four sharpening

the axe”—Abraham Lincoln That huge task means we need to make sure we spend enough time preparing for the task. Hebrews 10:24,25 tells us how: “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

It is so much easier to do the work Jesus has for us when we first meet together and encourage each other. That is what keeps us sharp and gives us the motivation to seek out those who don’t know Jesus— both the ones who are hurting and the ones who are President Lincoln had it right. The time you spend hostile. Trying to do this by yourself will only wear preparing for your work makes the work so much

you down and make you dull. easier. Has one of your fellow Christians missed out on their Jesus gave us work to do too. Be salt and light in the Christian axe sharpening? Give them a call and invite world. Feed the hungry. Care for widows and orphans. them to come back.

Check the UPDATE BOX monthly for any change of address or phone numbers of our members. **NOTE ** If you have any contact information changes please send them to Phyllis at [email protected] or Pastor Tim.

No updates this month

5-4 Joan and Jim Arndt 5-11 Dennis and Linda Garner 5-18 James and Anna Kiewel 5-20 Pastor and Lisa Heinecke 5-24 Michael and Betsy Walcheski

JUNE 3 POTLUCK PICNIC FOR WOMEN AT KATHY B'S HOME @ 6:30 pm. We will vote on which Missions to donate Used a Bit proceeds to.

Pastor: Tim Heinecke Assistant to the Pastor: Rev John Schildwachter Administrative Assistant: Lisa Heinecke

Church Officers Committee & Working Group Coordinators President: Eric Grunwald Acolytes/PowerPoint Techs: Dee Winter Vice President: Dave Wallner Altar Care: Judy West Audio & Visual: Elders Treasurer: Zach Trippel Bulletin: Lisa Heinecke Secretary: Carole Swiden Church Cleaning: Phyllis Trippel Financial Secretary: Dave Streitz Church Decorating: Betsy Walcheski

Church Property Use/Rental: BoCP – Dave Streitz Church Council & Board Members Garden Maintenance: Jeanne Woeltge Elders: Brent Krause (chair) , Paul Luecke, Greeters: Lynn Nelson Wally Jensen, Michael Walcheski Lawn Maintenance: Phil Watkins Board of Education: Linda Wiegert (chair), LifeLine: Phyllis Trippel Penny Butcher, Leah Hageman, Pat Martin, New Life Women: Kathy Brevig, Judy West Phyllis Trippel Readers: Phyllis Trippel SEM Board (Stewardship, Evangelism, Missions): Snacks: Dorothy Meilinger Jane Streitz (chair), John Schildwachter, Soul Purpose: Cheryl Grunwald Ginny Mullin Sunday flowers pick up: Kathy Brevig Sunday flowers payment: Judy West Fellowship Board: Mary Watkins (chair), Ushers: Elders Darlene Sutton, Jayn Fritsche, Website: Kay Walfoort Carol Larson, Joan Arndt Board of Church Properties: Dave Streitz (chair), Phil Watkins, Brent Krause, Wally Jensen, Dave Swiden Weekly Bible Readings In May, we are in the “Easter Season.” Overall, our readings are continuing to celebrate Jesus’ victory over death as we look forward to His Second Coming. Our readings also have a unique focus: we do not read from the Old Testament and we spend a lot of time in Revelation. After Easter, our Old Testament reading is replaced by a reading from Acts. This helps give us a glimpse into what God was doing through His people in the years after the first Easter. Our readings from Revelation help to focus our eyes on God’s promises in difficult times and Jesus’ Second Coming. As Lutheran Christians, worship is one of the “high points” of the week. To help you prepare for worship, below are the readings for each of the upcoming Sundays. The Gospel reading is oftentimes the main focus. The Old Testament reading is picked out to fit with the Gospel. The Epistle reading may loosely fit with the Gospel, but oftentimes is an opportunity to read our way through some of the highlights of a particular New Testament letter. As you look over the readings, watch for patterns and how the readings may fit together! -Pastor

May

Sunday, May 5 th Sunday, May 19th

Acts 9:1-22 Acts 11:1-18

Revelation 5:8-14 Revelation 21:1-7 John 21:1-14 John 16:12-22 Sunday, May 12th Sunday, May 26th Acts 20:17-35 Acts 16:9-15 Revelation 7:9-17 Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 John 10:22-30 John 16:23-33

Confirmation Update May 2019

Our update this month has a two-fold focus: welcoming our new students and the Confirmation Retreat. After a time of preparing, three new students took their first Communion on Maundy Thursday: Natalie Steensland, Charity Fitzhugh, and Levi Hageman. They spent over six months working their way through Luther’s Small Catechism at home and a month taking our “This is the Feast” class to prepare for Communion. (We oftentimes call the “This is the Feast” class our “First Communion” class.) They are now fully a part of our Confirmation process and join the rest of the youth on Wednesday nights. We also enjoyed our annual Confirmation Retreat to Camp Omega. Oftentimes on the first weekend in April, Camp Omega hosts a Confirmation Retreat. This year, six of our youth, Angela Springer (the female chaperone), and myself attended the retreat. We left on a Friday afternoon and returned the following Saturday evening. Three other churches joined us at camp as we enjoyed some Christian fellowship, singing, and time studying Psalm 46. Since the weather cooperated, we also participated in some of the fun activities at camp. Everyone was safe as we played group games, teambuilding exercises, archery, hatchet throwing, and more. We call came back tired and muddy, but it was a wonderful experience at Camp Omega! If you ever have any questions about or ideas for our confirmation program we are developing at New Life, I would love to hear them! I will keep you posted with many of the new and exciting changes as they happen. Blessings, Pastor

 Please help us fill the grocery cart with food to support the Good Neighbor Food Shelf. This year’s list of the 5 Most Wanted Foods: Canned Fruit, Whole Grain Products – (Brown Rice, Pasta, Cold Cereal and Oatmeal), Nut Butters, Cooking Oils, and Canned Meat or Fish. Also needed are personal care products.  Kathy B has some medical equipment available for anyone who may be in need of it. (Commode, shower bench, wheel chair, 4-prong cane, walker) See her for more information or if you need to borrow an item or have an item to donate. Inquires to Kathy B @ 651 429-3862.

**Mite Box Donations — please remember to fill your mite box and bring it in the first Sunday of the month. Give it to Judy West. s Day Brunch May 14  Used A Bit Sale will be May 9-11. Help will be need for set Used A Bit up and break down. Gather together your items to donate. See article elsewhere in issue for details.  New Life Women’s Pot Luck Picnic at Kathy B’s on June 3 @ 6:30 PM

Theme: Jesus promises eternal life!

Scripture: I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. John 10:28-29 (NIV)

Last week I went to the store and bought a new hammer. Do you know why I bought this particular hammer? It is because it is guaranteed forever. The guarantee on this hammer says, "If this tool ever fails to provide complete satisfaction, return it for free repair or replacement." That is great, isn't it? If I ever break this hammer, all I have to do is take it back to the store and they will either fix it or give me a new hammer. Wait a minute! What if I lose my hammer? This guarantee doesn't say that they will replace the hammer if I lose it. What if someone steals it? I guess if I lose my hammer, or someone breaks into my garage and steals it, I'm out of luck. Wouldn't it be great if something was guaranteed to last forever — and was guaranteed that you couldn't lose it and nobody could steal it? Well, there is! Jesus has promised everlasting life to those who trust and believe in him. Listen to his guarantee! "My sheep hear my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never die!" Is it guaranteed that no one can steal it? It sure is! Jesus said, "No one can snatch them out of my hand." Eternal life that you can't lose and no one can take it away. That's a guarantee that no one can match! Dear Father, we thank you for your guarantee of everlasting life through Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;

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To Do List Help with the Used A Bit Sale May 6-11 14th Annual Mother’s Day Brunch May 12

Kicks for Christ Soccer Camp Wear something red on May 20 to celebrate Pentecost To be held June 20-22, 2019 Thursday & Friday—5:30-7:30 pm Walk in the Good Neighbor Day Parade with NLC-L Saturday—9:00-11:00 am Thank God for blessings today Hugo Lions Park and every day

5524 146th Street North Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Hugo, MN

For Kids of Hugo and the surrounding communities, ages 4-8. Pentecost Red The camp is organized and run by former college soccer On Sunday, players who love to teach the game and share the love of June 9th we’ll be celebrating Christ. Registrations forms can be found a Pentecost. www.newlifehugo.org or by calling 651 429-1975. The colors on the $10 per child (Scholarship available upon request) altar will be red that day, and we invite everyone to wear red in celebration of God sending us his Holy Spirit!

May 12 (Mother’s Day) “We have been among the living from our first moments inside our mothers. God’s holy angels and many wonderful The men of New Life Church invite you to people worked very hard to keep a Mother’s Day Brunch after church in the it that way. Because they did, we have fulfilling lives in Jesus Fellowship Hall on Sunday May 12th. Christ. And there is hope for If you are a mother, others through us as we live for Him. We owe a great debt. Let us or if you have a mother, pay it forward as guardians of life and hope.” or ever had a mother, Jason Nelson, www.timeofgrace.org – you are cordially invited. A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • www.lutheransforlife.org Jesus taught his disciples that using generosity to stoke hunger

for fame is cheap and unworthy of citizens of God’s kingdom: Quiet charity By Pastor Mark Jeske “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others

to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your It’s not too hard to spot charity phonies—you know, people who Father in heaven” (Matthew 6:1). If the recipients of your gifts do something for the community and then leverage every media want to use your name to encourage generosity by others, that’s outlet they and their staff can think of to trumpet that news as far one thing. It’s another entirely to use the neediness of others to and wide as possible. How much better it is to be generous and make yourself look big. help people and let that be the end of it! Some congregations in the past used to publish the contribution I have some friends who love to tell me what they contribute to records of all their members. It gives me the shivers even to think and how they’ve been recognized. I wish they wouldn’t do that. about that. Shaming won’t help the low givers to be more The only recognition they need is a receipt from the charity for generous, and flattering the big givers publicly won’t help them IRS purposes and the approval of their generous Father in carry out Jesus’ instructions. heaven who gave them the money in the first place.

Camp Omega Scholarships If anyone interested in a scholarship, just talk to me. Did you know we have money set aside to help youth attend Camp Are you not interested in attending camp, but you want to Omega? Currently, we have $1,465.05 available to help offset the help others go? You can donate to this special costs of camp. dedicated fund to help others attend camp. You can make checks out to “New Life” and put “Camp Omega Scholarship” Camp Omega is an amazing place to get away, grow in your faith, and in the memo. make other Christian friends your own age! Camp Omega offers a variety of different types of camps and fun experiences for all ages. A great way Camp is a great experience and we are excited to help each other have the to see what is available is by checking their website opportunity to go! -Pastor Tim (www.campomega.org).

We are in need of: People to represent New Life by walking/riding along the float; A truck and trailer to use as the float; A group of artistic people to plan/decorate the float. Please talk with Jane Streitz or anyone on the SEM Board if you’d like to help in one or more ways!

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From The Meyer Minute “A person becomes sad in conscience Water of Life... Looking Over Your Shoulder and grumbles inwardly about the evil in life.” That line from Martin In the Word Luther struck me this morning as I looked at the news and mulled over "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the day to come. We preachers don’t have to convince people that sin the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all exists. It’s present all around us and, if we reflect upon our deepest thoughts and urges, we realize that it’s within us too. What should I night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were do about sin? divided." Exodus 14:21

Psalm 32 is the second of the so-called “penitential psalms.” The Of the Word psalmist first stuffed his own sin, but that didn’t work. “When I kept Driver’s education instructors are constantly reminding silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For their students to look in the rear view mirror. In doing so, day and night your hand was heavy upon me” the driver is able to see what’s going on behind the car. (verses 3-4). When you’re “sad in conscience…about the evil in life,” God’s hand is on you, oppressing you with the weight of sin. While the Israelites were crossing the Red Sea, they were Theologians call this God’s “alien work.” Ever feel it? constantly looking over their shoulders. Whenever they Stuffing didn’t work, so “I acknowledged my sin to you and I did not looked back, they saw Egyptians approaching quickly. cover my iniquity; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ Once they were safely across, there was no need to keep and you forgave the iniquity of my sin’” (verse 5). Here’s God’s “proper looking back. When they crossed the Red Sea, they left work,” forgiveness through the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. behind their old lives as slaves. They were free! “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, Like the Israelites, we no longer need to keep looking because he cares for you” over our shoulders to see if our sins are following us. (1 Peter 5:6). We can be confident that, … as far as the east is from the Be thankful when God oppresses you, and then lay your sins on west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us Jesus. “After a person becomes aware of sin and terrified at heart, that (Psalm 103:12). one must watch that sin does not remain in the conscience, for this Just as the Israelites crossed through waters of the would certainly lead to nothing but doubt. Red Sea, we have crossed through the waters of Holy Instead, as soon as sins have flowed out from Christ and are Baptism. This means our old life of sin and death is left recognized, so they must be shaken back on him and the conscience behind, and we need not look back. We are free from emptied of them.” the burden of sin. From the Meyer Minute “Steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. The “Meyer Minute” is a daily devotional thought Walking with My Lord Be glad in the Lord and re­ written by the president of Concordia Seminary, O Lord, in my Baptism You removed my sins as far as the joice, O righteous, and shout Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer. If you would like to sign up to east is from the west. Remind me of this so that I no for joy, all you upright in receive this daily email message send an email to longer keep looking over my shoulder. In Your holy heart” (verses 10-11). [email protected] name. Amen. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Confirmation 6:00 PM Bible Study 10:00 AM

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Sunday School for All Confirmation 6:00 PM Used A Bit Sale BoEd Meeting 3:00 PM Used A Bit Ages 10:30AM Bible Study 10:00 AM 9 AM-Noon Sale 9 AM-5 PM Narcotics Anonymous Soul Purpose 7:30 PM Sale Clean UP Fare For All 2-4 PM 7:00 PM Crossways Bible Study 12:00 PM Used A Community of Grace WBL 6:30 PM 12 Worship 9:00 AM 13 14 HBA Mtg 12:00 PM 15 16 17 18

Coffee Fellowship Fellowship Meeting 1 PM

@Dunn Bros 10:00 AM Bible Study 10:00 AM BoCP Meeting 10:30 AM Men’s Group 7:00 PM 1:00 PM

Sunday School for All Narcotics Anonymous Confirmation 6:00 PM Crossways Bible Study Ages 10:30 AM 7:00 PM 6:30 PM 9 AM to Noon

19 20 21 22 Fare For All 4-6 PM 23 24 25 Worship 9AM Forest Lake VFW 500 Card Club at Dee’s Elder’s Meeting 6:00 PM Worship at Bickford Twin Cities Bicycling (Holy Communion) (556 SW 12th Street) Party Room Memory Care Bible Study 10:00 AM Club (parking lot) Sunday School for SEM Board 7:00 PM Confirmation 6:00 PM (Pastor Tim) All Ages 10:30 AM Crossways Bible Study Narcotics Anonymous National Youth Gathering 6:30 PM Crossways Bible Study 7:00 PM Meeting 11:30 AM in Soul Purpose 7:30 PM 6:30 PM Fellowship Hall

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Sunday School for All Narcotics Anonymous Ages 10:30 AM 7:00 PM Service @ Hugo Crossways Bible Study Cemetery 11:50AM 6:30 PM

“Go... Tell the people the full message of this new life.” Acts 5:20b

New Life Church — Lutheran 6000 N 148th St Hugo, MN 55038 651 429-1975

www.newlifehugo.org

Pastor: Timothy Heinecke Sunday Services: Worship 9:00 AM (Holy Communion 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays) Education Hour for All Ages: 10:30—11:30