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March 2014 Newsletter

Special Worship Services:
Food Shelf Sunday Sunday, March 2nd - Aurora Sunday, March 9th - Trinity Please give to this worthy cause, as we Feed Bodies with the Love of Jesus Guest Preacher- Bishop Steve Del er Sunday, March 16th (both churches !o""union #orship Services$ Sunday, March !nd and 16th
Bishop Steve Delzer Visits Aurora and Trinity! Our newly elected bishop for our Southeastern MN synod, Steve Delzer, will be visiting and preaching at both Aurora and Trinity on Sunday, March 1 th! "ollowing Aurora#s late service, the Aurora $%&'A have graciously agreed to host a luncheon for (ishop Delzer! During this ti)e, (ishop Delzer will ta*e the opportunity to spend ti)e in conversation with us as a group! All are invited to attend the luncheon+ ,t is a rare opportunity to have a bishop co)e and visit! &et us give hi) a war) welco)e with our presence and words of gratitude for his hard wor* in serving our synod!

March Lenten Worship Schedule:

Wednesday, March 5th - Ash Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Joint Service and Soup Supper @ Aurora Wednesday, March 12th 5:30 p.m. Service @ Trinity 6:00 p.m. Soup Supper @ Aurora 6:45 p.m. Service @ Aurora Wednesday, March 19th 5:30 p.m. Service @ Trinity 6:00 p.m. Soup Supper @ Aurora 6:45 p.m. Service @ Aurora Wednesday, March 26th Joint Worship Service at Trinity 6:00 p.m. Soup Supper 6:45p.m. Service

Council Meetings:
Aurora !ouncil- "hurs#, March !$th % 6&'$ (#)# Trinity !ouncil Sunday, March !'rd % *(#)# %oint !ouncil- +ed#, March !6th %after worshi(

Lauren #as)e *avis Calle" to Serve Our Savior+s Lutheran

Lenten Quarter O ering !ol"ers to #ene it the #o$s an" %irls Clu& o #loo'ing (rairie Last year, we raised close to ,-$$ for the .os(itality .ouse in /watonna, as we wor0ed to feed bodies with the love of Jesus# "his year, our Lenten folders will hel( raise )oney for the Boys and 1irls 2lub of Bloo)ing Prairie# /ur )ission the)e this year is feeding minds with the love of Jesus, and one of our goals is to su((ort local 3)ind4related5 )inistries# "he Boys and 1irls 2lub feeds the )inds of youth through (rogra)s centered around develo(ing acade)ic success, character and leadershi( s0ills, health and life s0ills, and creativity and artistic s0ills# "he Boys and 1irls club youth are children of 1od and our brothers and sisters in 2hrist# Let us hel( to feed their )inds with the love of Jesus through su((orting the Boys and 1irls 2lub# Lenten Folders are available at church or by contacting Pastor Jon#

6t is with great 7oy and e8cite)ent that Pastor Jon and Lauren announce that Lauren has been called as a (art4ti)e (astor to /ur Savior9s Lutheran 2hurch in /watonna# Lauren was 7ust a((roved for ordination in the :22 (:nited 2hurch of 2hrist and began serving /ur Savior9s in February# Lauren will be ordained in the ne8t )onth or so# ;s soon as a date is set, you will be invited to attend this (ivotal )o)ent in Lauren9s life# Pastor Jon, Lauren, and <lliot are grateful for your su((ort of Lauren9s hard wor0 towards beco)ing a (astor in the (ast cou(le of years#

Youth and Families Corner:

There wi !e no con"irmation or #outh $roup meetin%s durin% the month o" &arch. ' ease p an to attend the Wednesday (enten Services.

Singers Wanted! Aurora and Trinity are going to use a new liturgy called Holden Evening Prayer by Marty Haugen during Wednesday night Lent services this year. In order to re are !or these services" Pastor #on would li$e so%e eo le to stic$ around a!ter worshi at Aurora on March &nd and 'th in order to learn the %usic" so that there will be so%e !a%iliarity with it on the Wed. night services. Please consider stic$ing around a!ter worshi to learn this new liturgy.
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Young Adults Night

Ryan & Michelle Williams will be hosting the March Young Adults Night. It will be on Friday, March 2 st, !which is a wee" later then it normally is.# It$s been awhile since we$%e gotten together as a grou&, so we ho&e that e%eryone can ma"e it' (ome on o%er at )*+, and -eel -ree to bring a snac" and your own be%erage i- you want.

Newsletter Information Deadline

Please have all information for the APRIL newsletter and calendar to Lisa no later than MARCH 21ST. Send your info to: auroratrinityoffice@gmail.com

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING Sunday, January 19, 2014 Meeting called to order by Pastor Jon with opening prayer. Pres. Rich is absent. irectory has been co!piled o" church !e!bers. # copy was passed around so that corrections could be !ade. 201$ the!e o" %eeding &odies' (rinity donated to the !en)s shelter, ga*e away tic+ets to the #ebles+i*er supper, gi*es to the ,llendale "ood shel" e*ery 2nd Sunday o" the !onth, and donated -2.0.00 that was gi*en to (rinity by !ista+e. 2014 the!e o" %eeding Minds' (he Mission /o!!ittee has co!e up with three goals. 01 ,1pand education in our parish, 02 support !ind based organi2ations such as the &oys and 3irls club, 0$ !e!bers beco!e closer together in our parish. Joint 4orship co!!ittee is loo+ing ahead at new the!es o" worship. Pastor Jon passed on a 5(han+ 6ou "or this past year7. 8e is *ery great "ull "or the support he has recei*ed in good and bad ti!es. 8e states,79 lo*e you all, and a! glad to be here7. Sec. report presented by Shari, and appro*ed as read. Treas. Report : Papers were con"using. 4th :uarter e1penses were not presented. (he council will loo+ into !a+ing this !ore user "riendly. &alances "or 201$ include' Me!orial account -12,;.$.<2, Mainstay account -1,;<4.02, and /hec+ing account -1$,.2=.29. #"ter !uch discussion, 201$ "inancials were appro*ed. 2014 budget was also appro*ed. !nod "ene#olen$e: 9nstead o" trying to do all the !ath o" 2> each !onth, a "lat "ee o" -$00.00 per year will be donated to the Synod. (his does cause an increase "ro! -2.9.<< gi*en in 201$. C%&r$% i'n: # printed sa!ple was presented, and loo+s *ery nice. /ost is -2$0. Motion was !ade by Jan, and seconded by /arolyn to go ahead and get it ordered. 4e will use plastic posts to hang it on. 9t will go between the church and the "lag pole. (his will co!e out o" the Me!orial account. (r'anist: ebbie will continue until a replace!ent can be "ound. Pastor Jon will in:uire at 1st ?utheran to see i" they +now o" anyone that !ight be a*ailable. (fferin': 9t was suggested, and tried, to @ust ha*e a collection plate in the bac+ o" the church. 4e will discontinue this, and +eep the o""ering as part o" the ser*ice. Ae)les*i#er s&pper: 4e cannot use the 1st &aptist church. Ather options were discussed, such as the ele!entary school, the #urora diner, or see i" 1st ?utheran could acco!!odate a di""erent date. Roo! "or the griddles with outside access to the ?P tan+, and good *entilation are a !ust. +rairie Manor &pdate: 3ary states that e*erything is in good shape. (he new ad!inistrator is doing the "inancials di""erently. (he Bursing ho!e and 8eather house both showed pro"its. Raises were gi*en to the e!ployees, which had not been done "or a long ti!e. (he annual !eeting is (ues. Jan 21st at ='00. "anners: Jan has so!e catalogues to loo+ at. She and /rystal will narrow it down to a "ew options, and present this to the congregation. Comm&nion: Since going twice a !onth, we ha*e !issed !any due to scheduling and other acti*ities.Most o" the !e!bers still li+e to ha*e co!!union !ore o"ten, so we will try i!pro*ing on this. Ele$tions of (ffi$ers' Rich declines as president, and ?orna agreed to be treasurer "or one !ore year only. President C Jan Belson Secretary C Shari Manges Head Usher Roland 8anson Sunday School Rich and ?orna Paulson Treasurer ?orna /raig Paulson Deacons 3ary 8anson, Paul 8aubenschild, and Roger Manges Trustees /raig Belson, arrell Jacobson, and Robert 8anson

Be1t /ouncil !eeting is scheduled "or Sunday, %ebruary 1;, 2014 at 4'00 at church. Mondays do not wor+ "or ?orna. Potluc+ lunch was en@oyed by all. 4ith nothing "urther to be discussed, !otion to ad@ourn was !ade by 3ary, and seconded by Paul. Respect"ully sub!itted, Shari Manges, (rinity Secretary

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH M(NTHLY C(UNCIL MEETING &nda!, -e)r&ar! ./, 01.2 Meeting called to order by Pres. Jan. Apening prayer gi*en by Pastor Jon. Sec. report presented by Shari, appro*ed as read. (reas. report presented by ?orna, copies handed out. #"ter so!e discussion and clari"ication by ?orna, this was appro*ed as read. &alances include' -1.,;0;.9< in chec+ing, -11,2=..41 in Me!orial account, and -1,;<4.02 in Mainstay account. January collections total -=02.00, with e1penses totaling -1$49.;$. (LD "U INE : Ae)les*i#er: (here is no other place to hold the supper e1cept the Ser*ice!an)s club. /lub board !e!bers ha*e approached Pastor Jon about the proble!s in the past, and want to !eet to see i" this can be resol*ed. (here are new people doing the scheduling. Jan, Roger, Shari, and Pastor Jon will !eet with the! to see what can be done. (r'anist: Pastor Jon in:uired at 1st ?utheran, but had no luc+ in "inding so!eone. 4e will loo+ into the a*ailability o" a D E/ series that could be used. Trees: Roger and /raig will bring in so!e prices on new trees *ersus !o*ing e1isting trees in. "anners: Jan and /rystal will bring in ideas "or the congregation to loo+ at. NE3 "U INE : Mar$% 4, 01.2: ?earning session "or council !e!bers will be held at Fu!bro ?utheran /hurch in Rochester. (he the!e "or this year is 5"inding 3od in a bag o" groceries7. ?et Pastor Jon +now i" you are interested. Mar$% ./, 01.2: (he &ishop will be preaching at both (rinity and #urora. #urora will ha*e a luncheon a"ter the ser*ice. #ll are in*ited to attend. Ma! 0 5 6, 01.2: the Synod #sse!bly will ta+e place at the /i*ic /enter in Rochester. (rinity can ha*e two !e!bers attend. ?et Pastor Jon +now i" you are interested. ".+. Ministeri&m' (his group !eets !onthly. March is "ood shel" !onth. (here will be a challenge "or all area churches to gi*e to the "ood shel" throughout the !onth. (rinity will participate in this. Lenten -olders: (o continue our the!e o" "eeding !inds, the proceeds "ro! the ?enten "olders will go to the &oys and 3irls club o" &.P. where they help children with ho!ewor+ and other acti*ities. Lenten er#i$e' 4e are in need o" a (D and D player. Roger has a stand and D player to use, and /raig has a (D. Mar$% 0/, 01.2: Joint ?enten ser*ice and soup supper at (rinity. (his will be "ollowed by a @oint council !eeting. +lants: (he arti"icial "lowers used on the altar are getting in tough shape. Jan would li+e to purchase green plants to ha*e instead. Motion was !ade by 3ary, and seconded by Roger to get plants. Jan will ta+e care o" this. &mmer er#i$es: 9t will be put to a *ote as to whether we want it @oint e*ery other Sunday li+e we did last year, or change it bac+ to e*ery Sunday at (rinity. Me!bers will be noti"ied about this. Confirmation: #urora has students who will be con"ir!ed to "irst Sunday o" May. (hey would li+e to ha*e late ser*ice that day. (his was appro*ed. &mmer "&ildin' +ro7e$t: (he well house "ro2e up and needed repair this winter. (he house is in need o" ce!ent wor+ to +eep this "ro! happening in the "uture. (he well is out dated and *ery hard to "ind parts "or. #lso there is too !uch cold air entering the church. %i1ing the "ront o" the church did help, but there is a need "or !ore insulation on the plate to +eep the wind "ro! blowing into the base!ent through the cupboards etc. (his will be done o*er the su!!er. (he ne1t !onthly council !eeting is set "or Sunday, March 2$, 2014 at 4'00, at the church. 4ith nothing "urther to be discussed, !otion to ad@ourn was !ade by /raig, and seconded by Roger. Respect"ully sub!itted, Shari Manges, (rinity Secretary

<d9s Story& ; Lenten Series

6t9s that ti)e of year again& Lent# +hile this season before <aster is often viewed as a ti)e when we are si)(ly obligated to go to church )ore than once a wee0, the (ur(ose of this church season is )uch dee(er than that# =uring this *$4day season, in which Jesus 7ourneys towards death on the cross, we are invited to consider our own )ortality# Lent begins on ;sh +ednesday, a ti)e when all of us will be )ar0ed with a cross of ashes and the (ainful truth % we are dust and to dust we shall return# +hen faced with our own fragile reality, we are invited to as0 one very i)(ortant >uestion& how do 6 want to s(end the ti)e that 6 have? +hat does it )ean to be a follower of Jesus, who will die so)e day? 6t isn9t a very ha((y to(ic# 6n fact, it is a hard one# But it is also crucial, because by facing the truth about our lives, we can discover 1od9s (ur(ose for our lives# ;nd that can lead us to great ho(e and 7oy# By revealing our truth and discovering 1od9s truth, the )ove)ent of Lent to <aster can feel li0e life co)ing out of death@ ho(e co)ing out of suffering# Lent is 3a season of sadness before the season of 7oy, a song of sorrow that (recedes <aster9s shouts of (raise# Lent is the dance of des(air and de7ection, before <aster9s lively re7oicing#51 +e will enter into this season of Lent through the story of <d =obson# <d is a (astor who was diagnosed with ;LS (Lou 1ehrig9s =isease # ;ccording to <d, this disease forced hi) into a situation where he grew in understanding in what it )eant to follow Jesus# 6n a A4(art fil) series, <d wrestles with issues of suffering and death, and how, as 2hristians, we can discover new life and ho(e with the ti)e we have left# Following ;sh +ednesday, each +ednesday Bight Lenten +orshi( service will include a 1$4)inute video of <d9s story# "ogether, we will wal0 with <d on his 7ourney fro) inevitable death to a life of ho(e, fro) the suffering of the cross to resurrected life# .o(e to see you there# 6n (eace and love,

Pastor Jon

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