Message from Our Pastor

THE LIGHTHOUSE Newsletter for March 2017

Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the LORD's wrath, until he pleads my case and establishes my right. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness. Micah 7:9

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Once again, we are beginning one of my favorite seasons in the church year, Lent and Easter. Some might wonder why Lent? It can seem like such a dark contemplative time. Our midweek service is held at night which has an effect on us because it’s dark out and darkness brings out in us many things which we would rather avoid like fear, sadness and the pain our own sin. It’s a time when we examine and look deeper into all of those things in our lives as we journey with Christ who walked and continues to walk with us, and took on all of those things for us when he went to the cross. Recently I attended a Synod Leader’s theological conference, and the presenter Anna Madsen said something profound to me. Something I believe I have known all along, yet right there in that moment in time hit me and gave me hope. “Death, pain and suffering are real, but life is realer!” I think that is why Lent and Easter are my favorite seasons of the church year, because as a community of faith who through our baptisms are joined together in the body of Christ and are gathered at the cross in our darkness and brokenness, looking to the light that is Christ who shattered the bonds of brokenness and darkness that is death, pain and sin, and gave us life! YES! “Death is real, but life is realer”. It is something I think our world so desperately needs to hear right now. So with that, I want to encourage you… no better yet, invite you to join Pastor Suzie and I to the mid-week Lenten services as we gather around the cross in all our brokenness, anxiety, pain and fear in prayer, and together look to the light, for healing, peace, and most of all LIFE, that only comes through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Peace and Grace to you in this Lenten Season,

Yours in Christ, Pastor David

Ash Wednesday/Lent

The Lenten season will start on March 1st with an Ash Wednesday Worship Service at 7 pm at the United Methodist Church of St. Ignace. There will be worship at 7 pm on March 8th and March 22nd at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. On March 15th and March 29th we will be back at UMC at 7 pm.

Noisy Offering

The noisy offering for March 5th will go to The Food Pantry

Zion Women’s Meeting

We will have the monthly women’s meeting at noon on March 5th.

Sunday School

We will have Sunday School for all children, Preschool – 5th grade, during the 11 am service at Zion (except for the last Sunday of the month).

Daylight Savings

Note: Spring forward on Sunday, March 12th.

Confirmation

There will be Confirmation on March 12th from 5 -7 pm.

Soup Luncheon

We will be hosting a Soup Luncheon on March 14th from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. Mark your calendars and tell your friends to come to Zion Lutheran Church with an empty belly and a giving spirit. We will need people to help set up before and clean up after. People need to be there during, to help serve people and keep things clean and orderly. And of course people to help make the soup itself. If you are willing to help with any or all of these, talk to either Lana Lennington or Lorraine Graham NOIZ

The NOIZ Group will be hosting a

Mac-n-Cheese Cookoff March 19th from 4-6pm Zion Lutheran Church 999 State St. St Ignace $5 suggested donation taken at the door all proceeds go to NOIZ Youth group for their trip to the Youth Assembly Houston TX Drinks and dessert provided

TO ENTER YOUR MAC-N-CHEESE PLEASE CONTACT SARAH DORAN AT: 906-298-0404

Family Fun Night

Family Fun Night will be on March 26th for all Zion members from 4 – 6 pm. Meal and activity provided.

Adult Bible Study

Adult Bible Study at Trinity will be Tuesdays at 6 pm. There will be no Bible Study for Zion until after Easter.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day March 17th

March Birthdays

Brian Rose 2 Lois Movalson 4 Matthew Valletta 6 Kyle Elmblad 12 Adam Therrian 12 Jeremy Winter 15 Morgan Gustafson 16 Alicia Garen 17 Kristine McDonald 18 Christopher Bigger 19 Dave Movalson 19 Cody Swagger 21 Bernard Crouch 25 Michaela Miller 25 Taylor St. Onge 31 Danny Olsen 31

Wedding Anniversaries

Dick & Jean Bentley March 19 Brenda & Jim St. Onge March 21 Baptismal Anniversaries

Eric Elmblad March 1 Steven Campbell March 4 Rebecca Idalski March 21 Matthew Rogers March 23 Amy Dodds March 25 Dylan Shepard March 29 Cody Blair March 31 Lindsey Blair March 31 Cooper Johnston March 31 Saylor Sorenson March 31 Madeline Winberg March 31

Newsletter

The Newsletter was not adopted this month. 

Trinity Worship Families

Mar 5 Chalmers Family Mar 12 Rose Family Mar 19 Kennedy Family Mar 26 Movalson Family

Zion Funeral Committee December-March

Team Leader: Lana Lennington (643-6576) Co-leader: Marlene Olsen (643-9519) Servants for Zion

Ushers & Greeters Mar 5 Craig & Sunshine Kammers Mar 12 Confirmation Youth Mar 19 Paul & Tammy Shepard Mar 26 Merlin & Shannon Doran

Lectors Mar 5 Lynn Evans Mar 12 Sandy Feleppa Mar 19 Cathie Tielbar Mar 26 Fred Feleppa

Acolytes Mar 5 Ellie Tielbar Mar 12 Bailey Ryerse Mar 19 Matthew Valletta Mar 26 Josh Feleppa

Communion Assistants Mar 5 Lorraine Graham Mar 12 Robert Marshall Mar 19 Mary Christiansen

Altar: Judy Ryerse Money Counters:

The Usher duties are: 1. Arrive 30 minutes before church 2. Pass out bulletins and welcome guests 3. Help with the offering and communion 4. Record attendance

We will be providing the Long Term Care Service on March 12th. Please help out if you can. Council Meetings

Zion Council Meeting, March 20th – 6:30 pm Trinity Council Meeting, March 21st –6 pm

Zion’s Council Members President: Steve Christiansen 298-1051 Vice-President Karen Schlehuber 643-0311

Co-Treasurers: Dawn Akers 643-7552 Co-Treasurers: Lana Lennington 643-6576 Secretary: Lorraine Graham 643-8419 Mary Christiansen 235-6123 Robert Marshall 643-8936 Dena Barker 430-1460 Paul Shepard 984-2069

Trinity’s Council Members President: Jerri Rose 292-5570 Vice-President Tracy Movalson 292-5581 Secretary: Sharon Chalmers 292-5440 Treasurer: Pega Kennedy 292-5633 Co-Treasurer: Jim Rose 292-5570 Financial Secretary: Tom Gustafson 292-5460 WELCA: Pega Kennedy 292-5633 John Kennedy 292-5633 Lois Movalson 292-5581 Treasurer's Report for Zion January 1, 2017 through February 18, 2017

Income: Church Use Income $ 50.00 $ General 5,744.00 Fund Raising - Soup Luncheon $ 562.70 $ Trinity Share 2,808.30 TOTAL $ 9,165.00

Expenses: Administration $ 397.06 Benevolence -$ 25.99 $ Church Maintenance 1,388.17 Education $ 164.45 Parsonage Maintenance $ 476.78 $ Pastoral 6,195.90 Worship $ 427.58 --To Building Fund $ 0.00 $ 9,023.95 141.05 *********************************************************** Thrivent Financial Investment Fund $ 288.07 General fund balance: $ 793.20 Kitchen/Building Fund balance $ 2,092.90

General fund owes building fund: $ - General fund owes Mission Endowment fund: $ 7,995.00 Zion Lutheran Annual Meeting January 29, 2016

Lana opened the meeting at 12:05 pm Pastor led us in a prayer. Lorraine volunteered to be Secretary. There were no objections. The agenda was adopted as written. The minutes from last year’s meeting were approved with one correction. Pastor’s Report was accepted. President’s Report was accepted. The Building & Grounds Report and the Maintenance Report was accepted. The Memorial Fund Report was discussed and accepted. The Women of Zion Report was accepted. The NOIZ report was accepted. The Endowment Fund report was discussed. It was stated that dispersments needed to be part of the report. Report was accepted. The Treasurer’s Report was discussed. There was discussion about ways to save money. Someone mentioned using Amazon Smile. Someone suggested getting a rain barrel so the Pastor could save water on his garden. Revamping or eliminating the weekly bulletins was discussed. Thrivent will pay for some program but they need to be planned ahead and for a specific reason. The Treasurer’s Report was accepted. Old Business The elevator is still not ready. Jerry stated we are waiting on the elevator company. Next year’s budget was discussed. Because Catherine took a new job at the Hospital, Pastor will be going onto her insurance and this will save us a lot of money. We switched from ATT to Charter and that will save us some money. The Budget was accepted. New Business It was suggested we move to a smaller room for the next annual meeting. It was suggested that it might be better to have the annual meeting in the summer. Elections Robert Marshall, Dena Barkley and Lorraine Graham were elected to the Church Council; Robert and Dena for 3 years, Lorraine for one year. Lana and Dawn were re-elected as co-Treasurers. Catherine stated she would be going to the Synod Assembly with the Pastor in May. Lana said she would also like to go, if possible. The Synod will be voting on a new Bishop. The meeting closed at 12:56 with as prayer. Respectfully submitted by Lorraine Graham

Zion Lutheran Council Meeting February 15, 2017 Council Members Present: Steve, Mary, Karen, Dena, Robert, Lorraine, Dawn and Pastor Dave Pastor called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Pastor Dave opened with devotions from “Why Are We Here” 1. Pastor's Report: A. Pastor brought us up-to-date on health of some of our members. B. Soup luncheon raised $247 which was less than last month but still worth the effort. C. Mark, Lana and Pastor will soon be having a stewardship meeting. 2. Secretary's Report: Secretary's Report was read and approved. 3. Treasurer's Report: Treasurer's report was discussed and approved. 4. Old Business: A. Robert offered his help in getting the problems resolved. 5. New Business: A. Elections : Steve was elected President and Pastor passed on the operation of the meeting to him. Karen was elected Vice-President and Lorraine was elected Secretary. Pastor stated we would be having an installation of the new council, the time to be announced. B. Pastor mentioned the Parochial Report that’s due. Dawn suggested finding an old one for an example. C. Pastor mentioned the Parochial Report that’s due. Dawn suggested finding an old one for an example. D. Pastor discussed getting a new directory as the 2013 one is very out-of-date E. A meeting of the 2017 Vision Planning Committee was set for Monday, March 13th at 6:30 pm F. The next Council Meeting was set for 6:30 pm on March 20th. G. It was decided to not have Bible Study until after Easter. H. Karen gave a report on the Women of Zion meeting. They are buying new banners and a white altar cloth. Betsy volunteer to purchase new acolyte robes as we’ve never found out what happened to the old ones. Karen suggested keeping them in the Pastor’s Office. I. Pastor suggested we go over the usher lists, etc. next time. Meeting was adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer at 7:30 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Lorraine Graham

Trinity Lutheran Council Meeting December 13, 2016

Present: Pastor Dave, Jim and Jerri Rose, Pega and John Kennedy, Sharon Chalmers, Joe Chalmers, Tracy Movalson Opening Devotion: Prayer at 5:50pm Pastor’s Report: The Synod’s ‘Always be made new’ champagne wants individual parishioners to donate. We will have noisy offering on Christmas Eve and put that towards the campaign. Secretary’s Report was read and approved Treasurer’s Report was read and approved Financial Secretary’s Report not available Old Business: 1. Still need to scan church historical records to computer. 2. More discussion on evangelizing the neighborhood. New Business: 1. Pastor will need input for the Annual Parochial Report 2. Discussion on painting the communion altar railing. 3. Discussion on building a hand rail approaching the communion railing.

Meeting adjourned at 6:12pm

Respectfully submitted Tracey Movalson

Trinity Lutheran Council Meeting December 13, 2016

Council members present were: Pastor David, Tom, Sharon, Jim and Jerri. Meeting was brought to order at 6:30.

Pastor David opened with a devotion from "Beyond our Doors", on mission planning. All reports were read and approved. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: It has been decided that, Sharon and Tracy will Switch jobs on the council until further notice. Other new business is on hold until we have more people present. The meeting adjourned at 6:56 with the Lords prayer. Respectfully submitted, Jerri Rose

Contact Information

Pastor David Tielbar may be reached at 906-984-2051 or at [email protected]. In an emergency, you can reach the Pastor’s cell phone at (563) 880-4512 Church telephone: 906-643-7870 - Answering machine The secretary will usually be in the office on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 – 12 To email the church is: [email protected] The website is at http ://zionstignace.com/home.html Find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/zionstignace

Prayer List

(If you would like someone added to the prayer list, please call or email the church) Mary Belonga, Dave & Lois Movalson, LaTaunya Paquin, Barb Lehto, Charlie Lamoreaux, Bev Kammers, Joe & Sharon Chalmers, Nadine Dandona, Patty Thibault, Jim Rose, Karen Fowler, Delores Marshall, Bill & Sandy Tielbar, Linda Wilkins, Bill Anderson, Karen Kammers Sparks, Joel Morabito, Rick Brown, Eric Rose, Jackie Kallstrom, Ingrid Thompson, Kathy Essary, Russell Winberg, Tom & Taffy Coffey, Charlie Doud, Bishop Skrenes, Richard Galor, Josh Feleppa, Charles Beeck, Sarah Marolf, Mike Herman and Eunice Therrian