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Call Service for Teachers, May 2007

Worship Service for Calling Teachers

Meeting Called to Order @ 1:40pm by Pastor Stiemke

Ed Schallhorn led music on the piano.

Luke Schmelzle discussed the teacher vacancies and the current status of those positions.
Ä¢¬¬¬ 8th Grade
o¬¬¬ 42 initial candidates reduced to the top two
Ä¢¬¬¬ Ms. Cynthia Butt withdrew
Ä¢¬¬¬ Mr. Tim Hansen withdrew
o¬¬¬ There will not be a call for the 8th grade at this time.¬
Ä¢¬¬¬ 3rd Grade
o¬¬¬ A contract will probably be extended to Carol Vitale.¬ She is the fianc?©e of our DCE intern.
o¬¬¬ More information will be forthcoming
Ä¢¬¬¬ 4th Grade
o¬¬¬ Miss Laura Landfried
Ä¢¬¬¬ The school ministry team, led by Byron Gleason, along with Principal Luke Schmelzle recommend issuing a call to Laura to serve our congregation and school as the 4th grade teacher.
Ä¢¬¬¬ The motion was properly made and seconded to issue the call to Miss Landfried.
Ä¢¬¬¬ There was a unanimous vote; thus, the motion carried.

Pastor Stiemke closed the meeting with the doxology @ 1:58pm.

Submitted by Dave Meyer for the BoD.

Greensburg, KS Letter

AN EMAIL TO PASTOR STIEMKE FROM OUR SISTER CONGREGATION
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, GREENSBURG, KANSAS

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Thank you for all your e-mails from around the country and overseas, concerning Greensburg, Kansas. The town of Greensburg was devastated by an F5 tornado with winds of more than 200 miles per hour. Literally, nothing is left. Peace Lutheran Church is located just west of the BIG WELL (water tower). It was shown on the news, (CNN), in a 360 degree look of Greensburg. The rescue people and emergency personnel are doing a tremendous job making the town ready for its people to return to see what is left.

I think that today, we will first get to go into Greensburg. PeaceÄôs members are staying with family and friends and I have heard from or about most of our members. Red Cross and FEMA are hard at work. The people of Greensburg are resolute people, they have courage, they are anxious and emotional, but most of all, I heard time and again at the shelters, ÄúWe are thankful to be alive.Äù

The clean-up effort will take weeks and months, but we will survive with Our LordÄôs help! All of you have inquired on how you and your congregation can help. Here are some ways.

1. Pray - one of my members, Richard Senst and his family, told me with tears as we hugged at the shelter, ÄúKeep us in your prayers!Äù

2. LCMS World Relief and Human Care will be here Monday evening and Tuesday meeting with our District President and Staff, Circuit Pastors and laity to put a plan into action on how to serve the people of Peace Lutheran and Greensburg.

3. Of course donations can be sent to LCMS World Relief, earmarked for Greensburg Tornado.

4. Locally, Our SaviorÄôs Lutheran Church in Pratt, (Dual Parish with Peace, Greensburg), has set up a ÄòPeace Lutheran Disaster FundÄô to help the members of Peace Lutheran Church. Donations can be sent to: Our SaviorÄôs Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 192, Pratt, Kansas 67124, with checks made out to ÄòPeace Lutheran Disaster FundÄô. Also, we are getting a collection together of clothing, hygiene items, towels, even furniture for our members who have lost everything.

5. Help Äì the time will come when I am sure that help will be needed to help clear debris and rubble. We will pass on the word to all of you Äì your helping hands are greatly appreciated.

Most of you have asked about the church, it of course is also gone. Some of you have asked if we need hymnals, Bibles, church furniture, there of course is a need for that. We will let you know.

Any questions, please call:
(620)-672-6203 Our SaviorÄôs
(620)-388-0518 PastorÄôs Cell Phone

Emmanuel Lutheran Church Announcements

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CURRENT REGULAR WEEKLY/MONTHLY ACTIVITIES:

> SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES - 8:30am (TraditionalWorship) & 11:00am (Blended Worship)

> SUNDAY Adult and Children's Sunday Classes - 9:45am (b/w services)

> MID-WEEK CHURCH SERVICE - Every Wednesday 12 -12:30pm.

> Grab & Go FOOD PANTRY - Open the 2nd & 4th Sunday of every month. Located in the modular, far back church/school parking lot . Just drive on up to recieve your free boxes of food! Interested in volunteering? Call the church office today to find out how you can help! It's a wonderful, fulfilling experience!

> FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON - 3rd Wednesday of every month, after the Noon Church Service in the Narthex.

> WOMEN'S WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY GROUP - 1st & 3rd Wednesday of very month @ 1:30pm in the Narthex. For more info, please contact the Kay Thorp (828) 230-4225.

> LINUS BLANKET GROUP - 3rd Tuesday /Month @ 9:30 in the Narthex. Make easy, no-sew blankets for children in crisis. For more info, please contact the church office.

> MEN'S PRAYER BREAKFAST - 1st Saturday/Month @ 7:30am at First Watch on Long Schoals Rd. Bring a friend, relative, co-worker or neighbor. All ages are invited. For more info, please contact [email protected].

> WOMEN'S PRAYER GROUP- 3rd Saturday/Month @ 10am in Narthex. For more information, please contact Christi Lorenz, Susan Roby, or the church office.

> VIRTUAL PRAYER SERVICE - 3rd Sunday/Month @ 7:00pm- Led by Scott Hausman and Rev. Art Gillespie. (Click here to join at meeting time)

> PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM- Directly after each 11am Sunday service - This is an "Altar call" service - providing hands on, personalized prayers for the church congregation. Reach out to Pastor Arthur Gillespie and Kathy if interested in joining this team of "praying warriors!"

MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS!

BIRTHDAYS

2/1 Patti Pioch

2/3 Jon Tron

2/4 Jim Reaves

2/4 Shari Reaves

2/5 Robert Peterson

2/7 Colby Rabon

2/8 Wendy Hines

2/8 Chris Smith

2/9 Scott Hausman

2/9 Douglas Keller

2/11 Stephen Hollar

2/14 Barbara Clark

2/9 Rich & Amy Bair

2/15 Vaugh Stinson

2/15 John Tyson

2/16 JoEllen McIntire

2/17 Cody King

2/21 Hannah Tron

2/24 Isabelle Hempel

2/25 Melissa Edmiston

2/25 Heather Hodges

2/25 Barbara Sullivan

2/25 Suzy Whitt

2/27 Cleta McCall

2/29 Abe Allen

ANNIVERSARIES

2/9 Rich & Amy Bair

State of the Church Mtg-1-25-09

Emmanuel Lutheran Church
State of the Church
January 25, 2009

The Meeting was called to order and opened with devotion.

The following items were discussed during the meeting.
Note: all items from the state of the church meeting can be located on the church website.

Changes of personnel on the board were given. Mr. Peter Causer and Mr. Larry Tharp were added to the board to replace Adam Bennett and Marvin Bagwell.

Pastor McFarland noted key achievements that have occurred during the past year. These included:

Adding Cantors to all services.

Sports Ministry

Broadcast of the Christmas Eve Service over the website

Purchase of new service books

Established a Praise and Worship service

Continuation of the service event

New Projection equipment added to the services

Started an MP3 player use for the homebound

The donation and building of a new picnic pavilion

Reduced the CEC loan by $42,000

Fixing the roof

1995 loan retired 20 months early

Small Bible study groups expanded

Future items to occur are:

ECE expansion study to continue

Study of adding an elevator to the building

Expansion of small group studies

Continuation of sports ministry

A focus on Family ministry

Continuation of assisting with Habitat for Humanity

Hosting of the 28^th service event

Addition of new doors to the entrance of the Church

Live internet feed of church services

Opening of the church Nursery

Renewed emphasis of the Stephens Ministry

Debt reduction

Budget Discussion:

As of this date, there is a budget shortfall of $34,000.
We will not fill the positions of youth leader or business manager.
We will work with ministry teams to minimize expenses without impacting goals.

Worship Ministry Team discussion:

Music (See power point)
School choirs are taking a bigger part in worship
Altar guild now has 20+ members.
Acolytes have been trained

Mission and Outreach ministry discussion:

More ways of advertising have been occurring
We will be involved with the Easter celebration week
Support of the Dominican Republic mission trip
Started the MP3 homebound ministry
Looking at expanding the In-active ministry outreach
Outreach singers are still active in prison ministries
Visitor ministry has been taking place each week
Starting college outreach ministry
Greeters
Literacy council
Member assimilation
Expansion of small group Bible study
Support of the Greene ministry

Youth Discussion:

Chattanooga Mission trip
Served at Food Bank and other areas.
September had 37+ involved at Camp Earthshine
October was the corn maze
Nov. was the service project of raking leaves for members of the church
2009 activities are being planned
A special thanks was given to all who have helped with the youth groups
Three goals were given. Spiritual Growth, Practice being servants and to Provide opportunities in the church to be involved.

School ministry discussion:

There will be a 2.5% increase in the tuition rates for the coming year.
The board approved tuition payments base on 12 months.
The board is involved with discussions with the ECE expansion ad hoc committee concerning what would be involved with expansion.
Monthly meetings are held with the administration of the school.
They are making and reviewing recommendations for budget and priorities of budget material.

Report from Luke Schmelzle:

Enrollment has hit a new high at 220.
The 50^th anniversary has been celebrated throughout the year.
Digital projectors have been installed in rooms.
New Literacy Curriculum has been purchased
School expansion discussions continue
Accreditation and self study are on the last steps
A look at how the economy might affect the growth of the school is being studied.

Ad Hoc Committee on the Expansion of ECE:

A look at the expansion drawings was given. (can be seen on the power point which is on line)
A cost analysis was given based on 52 pre-school children.
See the power point that is on line for the full details of the committees findings.

The meeting closed with prayer.