Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church
The
Wyoming
District
Church: (308) 247-2432
Mobile: 308-631-8431
Rev.
Kenneth L. Humphrey,
Pastor
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Life & Repentance
Dear friends in Christ: may our gracious Lord bless you as we approach the
Lenten season. It seems appropriate that this penitential season is coming up,
for we as a people and as a nation have much for which we need to repent. As
you’re probably aware, the state legislatures of New York and Illinois
have passed laws which make abortion legal up to the moment of birth. Further,
these new laws remove legal protections for unborn babies: if a pregnant woman
is attacked and miscarries, the perpetrator can be charged with assault, but
cannot be charged for killing the child. This is something that Planned
Parenthood has been pushing for a long time—they do not want anybody thinking
that an unborn baby is a human being. Similar laws are being considered in
Rhode Island and Virginia as well. Oh yes, and now a euthanasia bill is working
its way through the New York legislature.
But what seems most remarkable to me is the change in attitude of those who
advocate for abortion. For many years, the “pro-choice” crowd’s mantra was
“Safe, Legal, and Rare.” Not anymore; in fact, abortion is seen as a positive
good—why else would the New York state assembly loudly applaud the passage of
the removal of any restrictions on abortion? Some feminists have started a
“Shout Your Abortion” campaign, where women tell stories about how much better
their lives are now that they’ve killed their children. One commentator
sarcastically offered the suggestion that the Statue of Liberty be replaced with
one of Molech, the god to whom Canaanites would sacrifice their children. And
why not? Frankly, abortion has taken on religious overtones amongst many
Americans. Progressivism is the secular religion, the state is their god, and
sexual libertinism is the sacrament. May our Lord be patient and grant us
repentance!
Please notice I wrote “us,” not “them.” The problem is not limited to
non-Christians; we ought not have a “those sinners out there” attitude. We have
much to repent of, too. The fact of the matter is that many professing
Christians have had or encouraged women to have abortions. Further, we have not
shown the love of Christ when we ostracized women who had gotten pregnant
outside of marriage. There is much that we can do on a practical level, and
indeed Christians offer a great many alternatives to abortion in crisis
pregnancy centers, adoption help, and providing for necessities after the baby
is born. We can pray, we can offer help directly, we can support policies which
value life from conception to natural death, we can fund those organizations
which help women in need. Most of all, we can ask God for forgiveness for
failing to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Of course, these Christian
organizations which help in crisis pregnancy situations are being pressured to
conform to the new national ethic or face being shut down. California passed a
law which required abortion alternative centers to advocate for abortion.
Fortunately, their state supreme court struck down the law as unconstitutional.
I always thought it was ironic that those who claim that Christians don’t care
about women and child after the baby is born are doing their utmost to shut
down Christians organizations that do just that. Perhaps it’s not ironic, but
deliberate. The LCMS released a statement the day after New York passed its law
allowing unrestricted abortion.
Synod President Rev. Matthew
Harrison writes: “In him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John
1:4). On Jan. 22, 2019, the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court
decision legalizing abortion on demand, the governors of both New York and
Illinois signed laws to extend and promote abortion. “This is the evolution of
humankind in America,” said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he signed the
Reproductive Health Act into law. In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an
executive order to ensure taxpayer funding of abortions, saying that it would
make his state “the most progressive … in terms of women’s reproductive
rights.”
Life, not death, is the goal of
humanity. History testifies that death is never the means through which justice
and human rights prevail. We do not advance on the graves of our children.
Germany, which sought eugenics as the solution to problems, now has strict
abortion laws. To defend and support life is the goal of every just government,
and the right to life is the hallmark of a good society.
Yet abortion laws have allowed
the abortion of more than 61,000,000 children since Roe v. Wade. That’s nearly
50 times the number of American soldiers killed in all wars. The abortion
industry and its proponents take great lengths to avoid facing the fact that
abortion dismembers a living child in a horrid pool of its own blood. This is
barbaric. Abortion is a lie. Science is on the side of life. We shall stand
against the barbarism of abortion until our dying breath. Abortion is
illogical, as we slaughter babies in the womb while developing ever-better care
for other unborn children. Abortion contradicts the natural law written on
human hearts that teaches us it is wrong to kill.
Lawmakers and bureaucrats in our
country have become emboldened to force citizens to go against their
conscience. People publicly celebrate laws that lead to the deaths of children.
How long, O Lord, how long? Our Christian faith teaches us to value life and to
love each and every person as our neighbor. Love is life, and life is the great
gift of love. Death is our natural enemy. This can be seen in our lives and in
our world each day. Even the birds that seek food in winter testify that life
is the goal of their movements and their work. The flowers that grow toward the
sun seek the light that enlivens them. We all live under God, who grants life
to His whole creation.
And in the giving of His Son to
be the Savior, God shows that He is the Lord of life. Jesus came to love. He
taught us to love all people, including those whom we consider our enemies. He
taught us to unconditionally love every person, even those whom this world
considers unworthy of love. Jesus not only taught us to love. He brought
healing and wholeness to the broken. He proclaimed peace to those who were
troubled. He sat with those who were excluded. He lifted up those who were
beaten down. But most of all, He loved through the sacrifice of His own life on
the cross. He died to forgive the sins of all humanity. His forgiveness is a
free gift for all who trust in Him, including those who suffer from guilt for
aborting their child. He rose on the third day.
The resurrection of Jesus is
God’s grand statement that life is the goal of this creation. The resurrection
of Jesus proclaims that all creatures find the goal of their existence in life.
Just as God raised Jesus from the dead, so we learn that God treasures life
over death. We live as citizens in this world, and we seek to be obedient to
our nation’s laws. We thank God for our leaders and for this great land He has
given to us and for its precious freedoms and opportunities. The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod advocates strong citizenship and active participation in
government. We obey the laws of our land and encourage those around us to do
so.
We are, however, bound by our
conscience to speak against those laws that are unjust and, especially, those
laws that violate God’s law and the natural law that binds all mankind.
Abortion and other means through which humans kill humans violate these natural
and moral laws that form the foundation of society. Therefore, we stand against
these actions and against all laws that sanction abortion or the taking of
innocent life. We cannot stand silent when people elected to positions in which
they are to protect citizens continue to pass laws and advocate for legislation
that undermines the sanctity of human life. Our conscience is bound by both the
Word of God and reason to speak for life as a precious gift of God and to speak
against any and all who promote the killing of unborn children. We cannot hide
the evil of these laws under the banner of “rights” or “privilege.” Children’s
lives are at stake. They cannot speak for themselves. We will speak for them,
and we will work to protect their lives.
And we will continue to work to
love and support the women who face difficult choices or suffer from the
consequences of abortion. We support young mothers who have chosen life for
their children. We work to provide adoption and other opportunities to care for
children in need. And we continue to show God’s mercy to all, just as He, in
Jesus, has mercy on all. We will work, love and pray that all might know the
love of Jesus and trust in Him for salvation. “In him was life, and the life
was the light of men” (John 1:4).
Rev. Kenneth L. Humphrey, Pastor
God’s Design of Family
By Christopher I. Thoma
When I was asked to write an
article on gender roles and their effects on families, at first I thought I’d
just take a trip through the Bible’s friendly countryside, being sure to stop
here and there for visits with the familiar texts.
Next I thought I’d stroll into
the easy fields of research which prove that children growing up in families
where the gender roles are undefined or unfilled are more likely to be
depressed, use drugs, do poorly in school, and succumb to a host of other
unfortunates.
But then I changed my mind.
Well, actually Baltasar
Gracián, a Jesuit priest, changed my mind. He penned the notion that a man is
wise if he gives careful attention not only to his friends but also to his
enemies. Had I written as I’d planned, I would have shared friendly
information, things that so many of us already know.
But we need to examine the enemy.
Take a look around. None of us
needs to squint to see the adversaries of family and traditional gender roles
assembling on the horizon. A steady barrage of enemy fire against these targets
has been lighting up the cultural sky for some time, and an armistice is
nowhere in the future. The battle continues as the enemy seeks to take more of
the field. Consider that we’re actually beginning 2019 in an unprecedented way.
For the first time in history, major U.S. cities are allowing parents to choose
a third gender—gender “X”— on all newborn birth certificates.
The devil knows how we got
here, and he has stamina for the long game. And still, his playbook holds
strategies we’ve yet to behold, all aimed at particular fronts we’ve yet to
consider.
We do know that one of his unchanging aims is to attack the Gospel by
tearing down its transmission lines. What I mean is that he sends troops after
the institutions of stability, and the two most foundational in this regard are
marriage (gender roles) and family.
The devil knows that
marriage—the union of one man and one woman—and the family that results from
the institution are primary underpinnings for society. They are interconnected
conduits for transmitting cultural identity, tradition, and so much more.
Martin Luther tipped his hat to this in the Large Catechism when he wrote
regarding the Sixth Commandment: “… [God] established [marriage] as the first
of all institutions, and he created man and woman differently (as is evident)
not for lewdness but to be true to each other, be fruitful, beget children, and
support and bring them up to the glory of God … it is a glorious institution
and an object of God’s serious concern. For it is of the highest importance to
him that persons be brought up to serve the world; promote knowledge of God,
godly living, and all virtues; and fight against wickedness and the devil.”
When the structures of marriage
and family come undone, bad things happen and entire societies are affected. But again, we must examine the
enemy. Here we are in 2019, and the sociological experts, folks like L. S.
Oláh, have settled on the fact that “the family can no longer be described
simply as a set of well-defined roles; it is negotiated on a daily basis,
constructed by interactions between partners at the micro-level, and influenced
by macro structures of the political and economic spheres.”
It is now accepted that the average postmodern family is a free-floating
organism with little definable contour. Its center of gravity changes from day
to day. It spins on an axis of subjectivism and provides no stability for
passing along objective truths to anyone beyond its own orbit. It has traded
“husband” and “wife,” “father” and “mother” for partnerships, no matter the
gender combination. It has exchanged the influence of long-standing moral and
spiritual communities for the promises of the sinful flesh.
Would it then surprise you that
attendance is in steep decline in most churches? Would it shock you that more
and more families choose Sunday morning sporting activities over time together
in worship? And as the pews continue to thin, the dwindling faithful are left
to fight for financial survival, and perhaps worse, are now finding themselves
in court fighting for the right to preach and teach the truths most postmodern
families have no interest in defending anyway. In the wake of this, the enemy’s
campaign gains momentum. The Word of
God is labeled as hate speech and sermons are subpoenaed by local authorities
to prevent offending the LGBTQ community. Christian teachers are suspended for
accidentally using the wrong gender pronouns. Last year, I helped write a
document that ultimately landed before the British Parliament. It was in
defense of Gordon Larmour, a pastor in Ayrshire, England, who was charged with
“aggravated prejudice related to sexual orientation” and jailed for sharing the
account of Adam and Eve with a 19-year-old gay man who asked him about God’s
view of homosexuality.
These are just a few scenes depicting the enemy, and yet they all reveal
his plan to confuse genders and dissolve traditional family.
So what do we do?
First, go to church. Be immersed in God’s
Word and its preaching. Receive the gifts of forgiveness given by Christ for
repairing your own wrecked families and for re-establishing an acceptance of
God’s holy will even as the world implies its disagreeability.
Next, acknowledge friends but also get serious about the enemy. Learn never to say, “That’ll never happen.” Become familiar with
current events. Keep attuned to current legislation. Know what’s going on
around you.
Third, pray for the Holy Spirit to grant you the courage to speak
up when the challenges come—because they will.
And perhaps lastly—trusting Christ’s promise that the gates of
hell will never prevail against the Gospel—don’t feel as though you need to
lead the charge into anything. Jesus is always out
in front on this. If you’re not feeling up to carrying the banner before the
troops, He’ll surely raise up men and women who will. In the meantime, be
faithful. Get in the trenches and fight where and when you can. Lend your
voice. Write letters to your representatives. Be present and speak at the local
school board meetings. Call into the local radio station and weigh in on these
things. Run for office!
In the end, no matter where you find yourself in
all of this, seize the opportunity to speak the truth in love. God will bless
your efforts to His glory and the benefit of His world. That’s His promise.
Reverend Christopher I. Thoma
is pastor at Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church and
School, Hartland, Michigan.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
LCMS Stewardship Ministry
Newsletter Article – February 2019
“I am
not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing
it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so
that you through his poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:8-9).
Without
commands or even arm-twisting, St. Paul encourages, even challenges, the Church
in Corinth to demonstrate the sincerity of their faith by their generosity in
giving. He does this because giving generously is a gift of the Spirit given to
us through the Gospel.
St.
Paul wrote: “But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in
knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us—see that you also
excel in this grace of giving” (2 Corinthians 8:7). In other words, just as we
grow in faith and speech and knowledge of eternal things by the Holy Spirit
through the Word of God, so also do we grow in giving from the same Spirit
through the same Word.
The
problem is that the grace of generosity often grows cold in us. It’s not so
much that we stop giving, but we don’t put it first. We treat it like all the
other bills that must be paid. It becomes a chore, just one more thing to check
off a list of things to do. That empties it of its spiritual power and robs us
of the joy that Christ and the Scriptures assign to it.
On top of that, since this generosity is
linked to faith and knowledge of divine things, a lack of excelling in giving
is a sure sign that our faith and knowledge of God are under attack as well.
Thus
St. Paul points to the foundation of generosity: the generosity of Christ
Himself. Even though He was rich, He became poor so that we who are poor might
become rich. Thus, the incarnation, suffering, and death of our Lord on the
cross is the reason, source, and driving force for our generosity in giving to
the church.
And
since Christ who was rich became poor so that we might be rich in His grace—of
which generous giving is part—so we also who are rich in His grace can excel in
pressing His grace into service toward the gracious work of the church.
Pay
attention to what you give to the church so that you may excel at it. And if
you find that your heart has grown cold or indifferent toward it, immerse
yourself in God’s Word. Read it at home. Attend Bible Class. Hear and listen to
it preached in the Divine Service.
Be reminded of what Christ has done for you in
His incarnation, suffering, and death. For this will strengthen your faith and
knowledge. And where that excels, so will the grace of giving excel also.
Wyoming
District
Round-Up
February
2019
District Website: www.wylcms.org
“Here
I Stand” on the Word in the Church
“..
.REMEMBERING
YOU IN MY PRAYERS...” (Eph. 1:16)
For
Rev. Duane Simonson and family at the death of his wife, Nelda. The
funeral is scheduled for February 1, 10:00 AM, at Immanuel Lutheran Church,
Sheridan.
For
Rev. Vernon Boehlke, who is receiving treatments for cancer.
For
Rev. Richard Boche, as he heals and regains strength after heart
surgery.
For
Rev. Ralph Jaeger (emeritus, Laramie), who is recovering after a heart
attack in early December.
For
Rev. Jeff Grams (St. John’s, Scottsbluff), who has suffered a tear in
the retina of both eyes, the most recent at Christmas. The tears are healing
after reattachment, but will require time to heal. Rev. Richard Neugebauer
(Faith, Gering), assisted by Rev. Phil Found, will serve St. John’s
during Pastor Grams’ medical leave.
PASTORS
AND CONGREGATIONS
The
parish of Zion, Grover and Grace, Pine Bluffs is being served in
a vacancy arrangement by Rev. Lincoln Winters (Trinity, Wheatland).
Trinity,
Cheyenne called
Rev. Paul Cain (Immanuel, Sheridan) on December 17. He announced January
20 that he is returning the call. Trinity is being served by Rev. Marcus
Baikie (Our Savior’s, Cheyenne) during its vacancy.
St.
Paul’s, Sidney is
studying the doctrine of the Divine Call and the Holy Ministry as part of its
pre-call process. Rev. Allen Strawn (St. Paul’s, Bridgeport) is serving
St. Paul’s during the vacancy.
Rev.
Travis Sherman (Grace, Gordon, NE) is serving Grace, Merriman, NE (Nebraska
District) while it considers its future.
Here I Stand
The Lutheran Church is a
confessional Church. This simply means that that we Lutherans state clearly and
publicly the doctrine that we believe and teach. We declare that we intend to
stand upon this doctrine both in this life and before the judgment seat of
Christ. But our doctrine is not the opinions or ideas of men, but the very
teaching of God Himself. The doctrine we confess is from God alone. It is His doctrine,
because it is given to us by God in His Word, the Scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments. And because the one Triune God teaches us this one, true doctrine
from His own Word, by that same Word He gathers us into one holy Church in the
one true faith which we believe and confess.
We confess in the Nicene Creed
that the Holy Spirit speaks to us by the prophets, that is, by the human
authors of the Old and New Testaments. Thus we acknowledge that the Holy
Scriptures alone (sola Scriptura) are the origin and source of Christian
doctrine. In our public confessions, found in The Book of Concord of
1580, we state it this way: “First, we confess our adherence to the prophetic
and apostolic writings of the Old and New Testaments, as to the pure, clear
fountain of Israel, which alone is the one true guiding principle, according to
which all teachers and teachings are to be judged and evaluated” (FC SD
R&N.3). The Bible is the pure and clear fountain or spring, from which
flows only pure doctrine, the doctrine which we believe, teach, and confess.
All our teaching is “based upon God’s Word” (4), “is drawn from and in accord
with the Word of God” (5, 7, 9), and is “not only expounded and defended but
also supported with clear, irrefutable testimonies from Holy Scripture.” (6)
When Martin Luther took his
stand before Emperor Charles V in Worms on April 19, 1521, he confessed that
his teaching was taken only from the Word, and that his conscience and reason
were bound by the Word of God. In his later writings, Luther “expressly made
the distinction that God’s Word alone ought to be and remain the only guiding
principle and rule
[rule and
norm] of all teaching and that no man’s writing can be put on a par with it,
but that everything must be totally subject to God’s Word” (9). The Confessions
of the Lutheran Church, as we have them in The Book of Concord, are our
clear statement to the world of the doctrine of Holy Scriptures. “Speaking of
this summary of our Christian teaching in this way only indicates that there is
a unanimously and commonly held, reliable form for teaching to which all our
churches commonly pledge themselves. The extent to which all other writings are
to be approved and accepted shall be judged and evaluated on the basis of and
according to this form, because it is taken from God’s Word” (10).
The
Bible is the source (in Latin, principium cognoscendi) of all that we
teach and confess in the Church. The Book of Concord is the summary and
public statement of our teaching. It does not include every point of doctrine
taught in the Scriptures. The Book of Concord does not directly address
evolution, the ordination of women, abortion, same-sex marriage, and the like,
because these were not pressing issues for the Lutheran Church in 1580. A basic
foundation for combatting these and other vicious errors may be found in our
confessions, which address these areas of doctrine in general. But the true
source and standard of our teaching on these and all other doctrines is found
in full in Holy Scriptures. Therefore, we search the clear text of the Bible to
condemn every error and to teach every doctrine which God the Holy Spirit
reveals in the Bible. This is our confession of Holy Scripture as the source of
our doctrine.
REFORMATION 500: 1519 in
Review
In the midst of his reformatory
studies and writing and the demands of his duties at the university, Luther
also preached frequently and served as a pastor to the members of his
congregation. Although we can’t look directly into his pastoral care to
individuals, we do have some of the sermons preached at this time. His sermon
on the “Two Kinds of Righteousness” (AE 31.297–306) demonstrates how simply,
clearly, and directly he applied his Reformation discoveries in his
congregation. This sermon was preached sometime in late 1518 or early 1519, or
perhaps on Palm Sunday, since the text (Philippians 2:5–6) is the Epistle for
that day.
Luther’s congregation had been
taught under the papacy that they must make things right with
God—righteousness, or justification—by the performance of good works. Luther’s
task was to overcome centuries of this false teaching by preaching the clear
and beautiful doctrine of Holy Scriptures. In the brief selections quoted
below, Luther distinguishes between the righteousness which is received by
faith (justification for Christ’s sake, by grace, through faith) and the righteousness
of the good works which God has commanded to all people, especially Christians.
“The first is alien
righteousness, that is the righteousness of another, instilled from without.
This is the righteousness of Christ by which he justifies through faith. . .
This righteousness, then, is given to men in baptism and whenever they are
truly repentant. . . Therefore everything which Christ has is ours, graciously
bestowed on us unworthy men out of God’s sheer mercy, although we have rather
deserved wrath and condemnation, and hell also. . . Through faith in Christ,
therefore, Christ’s righteousness becomes our righteousness and all that he has
becomes ours; rather, he himself becomes ours. . . This is infinite
righteousness, and one that swallows up all sins in a moment, for it is
impossible that sin should exist in Christ. . . This righteousness is primary;
it is the basis, cause, the source of all our own actual righteousness. For
this is the righteousness given in place of the original righteousness lost in Adam.
It accomplishes the same as that original righteousness would have
accomplished; rather, it accomplishes more.” (pp. 297–299)
“The second kind of
righteousness is our proper righteousness, not because we alone work it, but
because we work with that first and alien righteousness. This is that manner of
life spent profitably in good works, in the first place, in slaying the flesh
and crucifying the desires with respect to the self. . . In the second place,
this righteousness consists in love to one’s neighbor, and in the third place,
in meekness and fear toward God. . . This righteousness is the product of the
righteousness of the first type, actually its fruit and consequence. . .” (pp.
299 –300)
THE
NEXT ROUNDUP
The
next Roundup will be delivered to congregations around February 20 (March 2019
issue).
Voters Meeting
January 17, 2019
The January Voter’s Meeting
was called to order by Chairman Don Bowlin, with Pastor Humphrey leading an
opening devotion. The minutes from the October Voter’s Meeting were read and
approved. The Treasure’s Report was read
by Julie Alkire. A motion by Virgil Ritz and seconded by Karen Ritz was made to
approve the Treasure’s Report showing the following 2018 year-end
balances: GENERAL FUND:
$7,496.90 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR: $5,172.34
LCEF: $3,554.89. The motion carried.
Pastors Report: Pastor
Humphrey reports that there is an upcoming youth game night at St. John’s on
Sunday the 20th from 4-6pm. The youth group will be meeting in
Crawford/Bethlehem on 1/27 at 2pm. The
Tell the Good News About Jesus Convocation will be Friday and Saturday
1/26-1/27 in Casper, registration deadline is 1/20/19. Pastor stated that he
will be traveling to Casper on multiple occasions this week. He will be in Casper from Sunday afternoon
(1/20/19) Tuesday the 22nd around noon for Commission meeting and
District Board of Directors reports. He
will return Thursday through Saturday (1/24-26) for the Tell the Good News
About Jesus Convocation. Pastor has
received a jury duty summns and is required to report on February 4, 2019.
Pastor reports that Reverend Jeff Grams will be on a 5-month sabbatical to
allow for healing of his eyes, Reverends Neugebauer and Found will be acting as
vacancy pastors. Lastly Pastor reports
he received a letter from Denise Koster reporting that she has found a home for
Charlotte’s organ in Fontana, California. She is asking for volunteers to help
load it when the time comes, though no date is set yet.
Elder’s Report: Elmer Wohl
reports that we have received a request to accept Aimee, Katie, Courtney, and
Justin Haskins as members via transfer from Faith Lutheran Church in Craig,
Colorado. It was moved by Elmer Wohl and
Seconded by Levi Bowlin that we accept the aforementioned individuals as
members, motion carried;
Trustee Report: Virgil Ritz
reports that the furnace in the office had to be fixed as it had a back-up of
water. He also states he has visited with the Hopkins and they will be fixing
the drywall in fellowship area when they get an opening in their schedule.
Virgil reports that Melvina Dillman spoke with the trustees about doing some
landscaping around the church building and that the trustees are planning to
meet with her more for planning. Virgil
reported that the cement work has been completed for the parking on the east
side of the church by Reisig Construction. He notes that a couple of shingles
have blown off of the South west side of the Church building and he has told
Castro roofing about this.
There was no Sunday School
report;
Chairman Don Bowlin read a
letter from Susan Williams stating she had reviewed Trinity’s Bank
Accounts/books and they were found to have no discrepancies with treasurer’s
reporting.
New Business: Pastor Humphrey
reports that Trinity needs to elect or appoint a Lay Voter for the upcoming
LCMS elections in June. It was moved by Susan Williams and seconded by Virgil
Ritz to appoint John “Wes” Bowlin as the lay voter. Motion carried. Pastor and Julie report that the outside
mailbox at the church is beginning to have issues with the lid staying closed.
Keith Kaufman volunteered to look at it.
Gerald Ritz reports that the book that contains the minutes for council
and voters meetings needs replaced as it has few pages left. He states that new
secretary Wes Bowlin would rather type notes. It was moved by Virgil Ritz and
seconded by Levi Bowlin that we allow for the secretary to type minutes of
meetings and keep them in a binder. Motion carried.
There being no other new
business, it was moved by Virgil Ritz and seconded by Levi Bowlin to adjourn
the voters meeting with the Lord’s Prayer.
Called to order: 8:07pm
Adjourned: 9:05pm
John Bowlin
DATES TO REMEMBER FOR FEBRUARY
February 2 Virginia Engebretsen
Birthday
February 2 Kylie
Wilson Birthday
February 3 Elmer
Wohl Birthday
February 4 Gary
Williams Birthday
February 5 Jon
Warnke Birthday
February 5 Keith & Lisa Kaufman Anniversary
February 7 Betty Batt Birthday
February 15 Joanne Kurtz Birthday
February 20 Jon & Joyce Warnke Anniversary
February 21 Brayden Schneider Birthday
February 24 Wayne Batt Birthday
Usher Schedule for February
February 3 R Landreth, D Bowlin, W Bowlin, E Wohl
February 10: Rudy and theElders
February 17 D Klingsporn, E Wohl, G Ross, J Swenson
February 24 Rudy and Elders
March 3 Rudy and the Elders
Please note: if you cannot make your scheduled turn, please find
someone to fill in for you or contact Rudy Landreth. Thank you very much for your willingness to
serve!
