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St. Peter News February 2019 St. Peter Lutheran Church Deshler Lutheran School 400 E. Hebron Ave. P.O. Box 69 Deshler, NE 68340-0069 509 E. Hebron Ave. Church phone. .402-365-4341 PO Box 340 Pastor e-mail . [email protected] Deshler, NE 68340-0340 Secretary e-mail. [email protected] School phone . 402-365-7858 Pastor home phone . 402-365-4217 School e-mail . [email protected] Pastor cell phone . 402-200-1228 Principal . Mr. Todd Voss (cell) 402-720-5590 Church Website . http://stpeterdeshler.org Now, those of you that remember church is the last place people want the show remember the characters to go, not because of the music or of Sam and Diane, Norm, Cliff, the time of day but because of the Woody, Frasier, Rebecca and others. people that are there. Each of these people had different backgrounds and life experiences. But one of the greatest things about I love the New Living Translation of Romans 12:9-10, “Don't just pretend this show is that it depicts a group of people doing life together. They that you love others. Really love Greetings to you in the name of our them. Hate what is wrong. Stand Savior, Jesus Christ, bring their troubles and their struggles with work and marriage on the side of the good. Love each and relationships and other aspects other with genuine affection, and Recently in our Tuesday Bible study, of life into the bar with them. It was take delight in honoring each we talked about the importance of a place where everyone knew their other.” Jesus is calling us to truly the community of believers in our name. It was a place where they saw love each other with genuine growth as a Christian. As I spent that everyone else had troubles just affection. Jesus said that all people some time reflecting on this whole like they did. They knew they would will know we are His disciples by the topic of community, I was reminded be accepted as they were. way we love. Jesus is calling church to be a place where people feel safe of a popular TV show from the 80’s and that is Cheers. More specifically, to open up and share deeper. What I was reminded of the words to the Imagine if the church was a place like can you do to support and theme song. I listed it below because this. Imagine if it was a place where encourage that? I think it says a lot about what the people knew each other’s names. Lord wants the church to be like. Imagine if it was a place where people felt safe to keep coming back In Jesus – the Healer of the hurting, and sharing their hurts and pains Pastor Brian “Making your way in the world and struggles without anyone today takes everything you've got judging or condemning them. This is Taking a break from all your what the church is supposed to be. It worries, sure would help a lot. is a group of people from different Wouldn't you like to get away? backgrounds and experiences and coming to support and encourage Sometimes you want to go where one another and do life together. everybody knows your name, However, we find ourselves And they're always glad you came. criticizing others. We judge each You wanna be where you can see, other’s parenting styles. We hold our troubles are all the same onto grudges from 20 or 30 years You wanna be where everybody ago. We believe the gossip about knows your name.” someone else. Far too often, the Official Acts RightNow Media Schardt, Dale Endorf, Galen Sasse, Tony Elting, Pastor Francik, Brian Russell Genung Spotlight of the Month - Schardt, Mike Holtzen Date of death .............................. 1-6-2019 “The Gospel Comes Visitors: Rachel Werner Age ................................................................ 80 With a House Key” Agenda Approved Funeral service......................... 1-12-2019 Approval of Minutes: The What did God use to draw a radical, Roy “Red” Windhorst committed unbeliever to himself? November minutes stand approved Date of death .............................. 1-9-2019 Did God take her to an evangelistic as read. Age ................................................................ 97 rally? Or, since she had her doctorate Approval of Treasurer’s Report: Funeral service......................... 1-28-2019 in literature, did he use something in November Balances General: print? No, God used an invitation to $14,418.62, Needs: $26,148.75, Hot The Lutheran Hour Broadcasts dinner in a modest home, from a Lunch: $2,471.45, Chapel: $727.97. humble couple who lived out the Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Sunday mornings: gospel daily, simply, and Report was made by Justus; SENT Radio authentically. seconded by Shannon. Motion https://www.lhm.org/sentradio/ Carried. 7:00am; 9:30am; 12:00pm; 2:30pm With this story of her conversion as a Trustee Report: There is a light 6:30 KFAB Omaha 1110 AM backdrop, Rosaria Butterfield invites outside that needs to be replaced. 7:30 WIBW Topeka 580 AM us into her home to show us how Pastor’s Report: Wanted to thank 8:00 BOTT North Platte 107.9 FM God can use this same "radical, 3rd and 4th grade for singing at Faith 10:00 KRVN Lexington 880 AM ordinary hospitality" to bring the in Hebron. Saturday mornings: gospel to our lost friends and Administrator Report: 1. Cookies Topeka WIBW 580 AM 7:30 a.m. neighbors. Such hospitality sees our with Congregations. 2. DLS Cookie February 4 homes as not our own, but as God's Walk. 3. Steak Raffle Free Will "Lift up your eyes on high and see: tools for the furtherance of his Donation. 4. Advent Singing at Faith. who created these?" kingdom as we welcome those who 5. Advent Meal at Friedensau. 6. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Dale A. Meyer look, think, believe, and act National Lutheran Schools Week. 7. There's much in science that differently from us into our everyday, School Carnival. 8. District Initiative. witnesses to God. Dr. Meyer says sometimes messy lives- helping Payment hasn’t yet been made. 9. telescopes and microscopes can them see what true Christian faith Thank you to Galen, Mike, and further evangelism more than soap really looks like. If you haven’t signed Jeremy for their service on the boxes. (Isaiah 40:21-31) up for Right Now Media, email Todd School Board. February 11 Voss and he will send you the link to Old Business: A. White Boards – "Was Blind, But Now I See" get you started. work date. B. Staging back to DHS. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus C. Facility Treatment. $140 to do a Would you rather be blind or treatment if needed. visioned? That's an easy one. But, Financial Update New Business: A. Housing how does a spiritually blind person allowance approval for 2019. As of January 20, 2019 (3 Sundays) Allowance for Juli Reinke: $8,444. become seeing? (2 Corinthians 4:3) Rachel Werner: $10,000. Pam February 18 General Budget Werner: $0.00. Amy and Todd Voss "Pay Attention to What You Hear Offerings Received 19,135.99 Offerings Budgeted 18,191.25 are at a 70% housing allowance. (Mark 4:24)" Difference + 944.74 Shannon moved to accept these Speaker: Rev. Dr. Dale A. Meyer allowances; Seconded by Galen. Lent calls us to take deep into our Missions-Nebraska District Support Motion Carried. being the life-changing words of Goal 404.00 B. Door Glass/Closure – Fairbury God. The result? Obedience, changes Received 350.00 Glass. To repair the panel and in desires, and blessings. Difference - 54.00 closure would cost $655.58. Galen (James 1:12-18) will look into options to replace the February 25 Deshler Lutheran School closure. C. December "Living and Dying" Congregational Rebate. A motion to Speaker:: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus Board Meeting Minutes rebate the congregations for the Looking at sinful mankind, Jesus 12-17-2018 month of December was made by found what he was willing to die, Mike; Seconded by Jeremy. Motion Attendance: Shannon LeFave, Todd and to live for. Are we willing to do Carried. D. Financial Review Voss, Tyler Harms, Tyler Stengel, the same? Committee. Outgoing members will (Romans 5:1-11) Colby Finke, Justus Harms, Jeremy 2 be responsible for auditing the Joyce reminded everyone that quilt willing to serve lunch at their Open Financial Report. E. Election of tying will begin Thursday, January 10 House. A motion was made by Joyce, Officers: President: Tyler Harms. and go through March. We have seconded by Anita and carried to Vice President: Shannon LeFave. plenty of supplies. Pastor Moll and help serve lunch at their Open Secretary: Justus Harms. Treasurer: Edna will help as much as they are House. Dale Endorf. Head Trustee: Tyler able. Barb Blincow volunteered to Stengel. F. Devotion List 2019. help sew some quilts. Pat Schardt shared with our group Entered Executive session to discuss that she had visited with Candy Staff appreciation. A signup sheet to help with flowers Kirchhoff about helping Pastor Moll Motion to adjourn made by Justus. on the altar was passed around. and Edna. Candy will get back to Pat to let her know if there is any way Pastor closed with a prayer. President Lois reported on the Fall that we can help her parents. Rally which was rescheduled to Submitted by Justus Harms November 4. Todd and Julian Voss Anita brought encouragement cards presented the topic. The ingathering for the ladies in our church. We Lutheran Women’s offering went to Phil’s Friends, an wrote notes in the cards and they organization that provides Christ- will be given to the ladies.