Peace Council

Tom Gardner Peace Lutheran Church

P. O. Box 5
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-6278
tgardgmc@runestone.net NOVEMBER 2017
Gaylene Hanson
PO Box 198
Elbow Lake, MN 56531 NOVEMBER SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
gaylenehanson@aol,com
Joyce Hanson November will be a busy month for Peace Sunday
PO Box 164 School!
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-2354 We wrap up our David rotation on November 5 th and present
baskets@runestone.net Spark Bible Storybooks to our Preschool and Kindergarteners
and Spark Bibles to 3rd graders and older students. Parents will
Charles Johnson be placing these Bibles in their childrens hands at this special
16357 County Road 2 service to be held at 8:30 am on the 5th.
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-2289
cjfarmv1@runestone.net On November 12 th we will be honoring our service persons with
cake and coffee beginning at 9:30 am, after our 8:30 am service.
Following our coffee hour, around 10:00 am, our Sunday School
Jim Johnson
students will be going around the neighborhoods collecting food
18643 193rd 150th Ave
for our area Food Shelves. If youd like us to stop, please let us
Barrett, MN 23.00
know. If you wont be around, just leave a bag or box on your
320-528-2393
door step and well swing by and grab it! Thank you!
papajim@runestone.net

Practice for our Christmas Program begins November 19th,

Marilyn Frykman from9:30-10:30 am, and will continue through December 17 th
21398 140th Ave
Barrett, MN 56311 when we present our program at 10:00 am. Invite your friends
320-528-2359 and relatives!
dfrykman@runestone.net

Our Sunday School attendance has varied from 2 to 7 students.

Lois Scherer Well need to know for sure if your child/children are planning to
26873 Grand View Road #1
be in the program so we can select an appropriate program.
Elbow Lake, MN 56531
218-685-446 Please let Joyce know as soon as possible by calling or texting her
loisscherer@gmail.com at 320-424-9726 or emailing her at baskets@runestone.net.
Remember, it is imperative to attend as many practices as possi-
Alexis Danner ble!
PO Box 152
Hoffman, MN There will be no Sunday School on Sundays, December 25th and
320-986-2222
January 2nd.
alexis.danner@hotmail.com

Joyce Hanson, Director

Sunday, November 12th we will taking additional pictures for the directory.
We will start right after church. It only takes a few minutes. Please let
Brenda Long know (218.731.4700) or the office know if you are interested.

Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service will be at 5:30pm on Wednesday, November

22nd, here at Peace Church.

Mens Breakfast will be starting on Thursday, November 30th at 6:30am.

Peace Church will be taking orders for Poinsettias through -Simpli-Flowers

Gaylene Hanson prices to follow.

WELCA November 8th at 1pm-Thank Offering. Annabelle Olson server.

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Daylight Savings ends Sunday November 5th. Be sure and set your clocks
back.

Sunday, November 5th Spark Bible Storybooks will be presented to our Preschool and
Kindergarteners and Spark Bibles to 3rd graders and older students. Parents will be placing
these Bibles in their childrens hands at this special service to be held at 8:30 am on the
5th.

On November 12th we will be honoring our service persons with cake and coffee beginning
at 9:30 am, after our 8:30 am service. Following our coffee hour, around 10:00 am, our
Sunday School students will be going around the neighborhoods collecting food for our
area Food Shelves. If youd like us to stop, please let us know. If you wont be around, just
leave a bag or box on your door step and well swing by and grab it! Thank you

Practice for our Christmas Program begins November 19th, from9:30-10:30 am, and will
continue through December 17th when we present our program at 10:00 am. Invite your
friends and relatives!

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Lutheran World Relief Kits and t0 Wendy
Steffen for deliviering them to Osakis. We are done collecting until after Easter.
 Peace Church Council Meeting Minutes September 13 th, 2017
Present: Lois Scherer, Jim Johnson, Marilyn Frykman, Tom Gardner, Gaylene Hanson, Lexi Danner, Charles Johnson, Joyce Hanson,
Pastor Evenson, Sandy Kashmark, Treasurer Visitor: Youth Director, Heather Danner.
Meeting called to order by Chairman Tom at 6:10 p.m. Additional agenda items placed under new business by Joyce.
Devotions: Commentary and discussion from the devotional book, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young was presented by Pastor Sarah. This
devotional addressed how we as followers are often quick to judge others. Council sharing and discussion continued regarding Pastors
comments.
Printed administrative reports available for all council members:
Motion to accept the printed secretarys report made by Gaylene, with a second by Lexi, report accepted.
Motion to approve the August financial transaction list made by Marilyn with a second by Lois, MC. Transaction list accepted.
Motion to accept the balance of the financial data made by Jim Johnson, with a second by Joyce, treasurers reports accepted.
Pastors report: Visitations and shut in communion have been given. Pastor has been working with Joyce, Heather and Lexi on the
final plans for September 23rd community event sponsored by the youth. Pastor will have a planned vacation day on October
22nd. Pastor Arnquist will lead worship. She will be continuing with the Ten Commandments sermon series and working on
pending fall worship plans. Pastor Sarah will work with Admin Sandy, and Tom to coordinate a connection to potential new
member families.
Old Business
Back to the Fifties Dance and Community Gathering: Reports given by committee. Silent Auction items are needed. The council
was encouraged to spread the word to all regarding auction donations. Joyce is the contact person for this part of the event.
Release time: Youth Director, Heather, has been in contact with WCA principal to coordinate schedules. Tentative start date will be
October 4th over the noon lunch hour. Heather expressed a desire for a longer time with the students but also recognizing the
primary barrier is school schedule coordination. Church bus and driver will be used. Chairman Tom will contact the Peace
driver, Mike Woods regarding potential schedule and review the current job description with him. Heather will keep Pastor and
council updated.
Sunday school: Joyce gave a brief summary of the first Sunday classes on 9/10/2017. The parent letter which was sent to Sunday
school families is on file with these minutes. Volunteer teachers are in place. Joyce has been planning for field trips for the stu-
dents with the first outing to Betty DeClercqs for a visit with a Potter.
August 20th outdoor service feedback: Attendance was down but cool weather was noted also. General consensus was to schedule
this event again for 2018 in either August or September.
Church Directory: thirty four families participated. Pictures of the active group ministries are encouraged. Chairman Tom will dis-
cuss with directory liaison, Brenda Long and will offer help if she needs it to communicate and coordinate with church families.
New Business:
Pastor Sarahs residence: The Moe Parsonage building has recently been returned back to the Moe parish. After a Moe parish vote
in October, Pastor maybe residing there. All three church councils will be meeting on September 25 th at 7 p.m. to determine
potential edits re: housing allowance.
Bus Use: Council member, Joyce has been approached by WCA Dean of Students and AD, Jacob Foslien, for the use of our church
bus for a Homecoming Event planned for WCA Schools on September 30th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The consensus of the coun-
cil is to decline this request due to liability issues. Mr. Foslien has also requested the use of our parking lot for the same time
frame on September 30th. This request was approved pending any scheduled church function requiring the parking lot; it then
would not be available.
Peace Church family is invited to a hayride after the West Moe 9:45 a.m. worship service and pot luck on September 24 th.
Youth Director, Heather, is planning an October Youth activity. The cost of the field trip is $28.25 per student. Cost sharing will be
offered for the students. $18.25 per student will be drawn from the Thrivent funds, and each student will be responsible for
$10.00 of the cost.
Motion to adjourn meeting made by Joyce, with a second by Gaylene. MC
Adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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8:30am Worship 11:22am 6:30am
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 Serving & Ushering November

November 5th

Bill & Barb Little

Derek & Sara Getz

November 12th
Veterans Day

Sunday School

Eugene & Kathleen Anderson

November 19th

Mike & Jennifer McLaughlin

Joel & Melody Fjestad

November 26th

Bob & Irene Shervey

Altar Guild
Marlene Dreier
Work Group # 2 Leaders
Gaylene Hanson
Ron & Kay Johnson
Kay Johnson
Jim Johnson
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
PO Box 206
Barrett MN 56311

November 2017

Office: 320-528-2536 email: Office@PeaceBarrett.org

218 Church Street PO Box 206 Barrett, MN 56311