Peace Council

Tom Gardner
P. O. Box 5
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-6278
tgardgmc@runestone.net

Jan Vipond
Po Box 188
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-2421
djvipers@runestone.net

Leon Johnson
19330 150th Ave
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-2304
fruidnits@runestone.net

Brenda Long
19594 120th St
Herman, MN 56248
320-246-3237
long@runestone.net

Jennifer McLaughlin
107 6th St. South
Hoffman, MN 56339
320-986-2139
mikejen@runestone.net

Charles Johnson
16357 County Road 2
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-2289
cjfarmv1@runestone.net

Gwen Rollofson
311 Hawkins Ave E
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-2524
rollofson@runestone.net

Marilyn Frykman
21398 140th Ave
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-2359
dfrykman@runestone.net

Peace Lutheran Church

JULY 2015

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Open House
50th Wedding
Anniversary
Jim & Bev Nisja
2-4pm
Everyone Welcome!!

Peace Lutheran Church Council Meeting Minutes May 13th, 2015 6:00p.m.
Meeting called to order by Chairman Tom Gardner

Jen McLaughlin absent

Devotional lead by Pastor with scripture and verse from the book of Matthew
Secretaries, Treasurers and Pastors Reports reviewed with the following recommendations:
Advised Sandy K (Treasurer) to set up separate checking account for Youth Gathering trip.
Advised Pastor to direct Sandy P. (Administrative Assistant) to attach note from the congregation
to any recipient of our local mission contributions.
Motion made by Jan V. with second by Brenda to accept administrative reports: Motion carried.
Sunday School Report tabled until the close of current year. Report is pending for June Council meeting.
Old Business
Noted crack in the floor by Baptismal font has previously been discussed was tabled until a later
meeting.
Wish List: Marilyn will put in church fellow ship area.
Wednesday night church night: Pastor Matthew outlined the progress so far on the expanded
ministry with a target date of September 2015. Details will be available as program develops.
Carpet Cleaning: Bids obtained from three vendors. Jan V will contact vendors for onsite bids and
action will be taken re: the cleaning at the June council meeting.
Leon Johnson gave the council an update re: the parking lot resurfacing project. Project committee
members will keep the council and congregation informed as the bids and funds materialize.
Discussion re: reflection of funds as a line item on the churchs balance sheet.

New Business
Pew repair: Discussed, contractor options discussed, tabled as general maintenance and will be
reevaluated at a later date.
Summer worship schedule: Suggestion by Charles J. to begin the 9:30 worship schedule on May 31st.
Agreed
2015 Confirmation Class: Three students have completed the course as defined: Kore Seifert, Carter
Overson and Alliah Johnson. All three students received an individual unanimous approval from
the council.
Luther Crest Campership: Discussion re: information available and timelines needed. Motion made
by Marilyn F with second by Jan V. to support camper scholarships from Thrivent funds with the
families contributing the required spring deposits. MC
Pastors vacation: Motion made by Gwen, second by Brenda for approval of vacation request for
Pastor Matthew for August 9th through the 21st, 2015. MC
Motion for adjournment by Gwen with second by Charles J. MC
Closing with Lords Prayer
M. Frykman, recording

Council Notes for the Spotlight at Peace

YOUth News

The May meeting minutes are available within the body

of the newsletter. If you should have any questions
regarding these meetings, do not hesitate to call Pastor
Matthew or any of the council members. Contact information on the front page of the newsletter.

OUR 7th-12th grade will be adventuring into service

work 5 hours north of Barrett, in Winnipeg Canada, as
they work at a warehouse sized food Shelf that serves
our northern neighbors for 3 days, and then return
right here to Barrett, to paint our local food establishThe council is your voice.
ment, the Barrett Inn. We have 3 adults and 10 youth
The Peace Wish List will be posted on the bulletin attending, and hope you can keep us all in prayer 6/29boards in the fellowship area. Add anything you would 7/2!
like the council to consider.
OUR ELCA Youth Gathering Team is in its final
The response to the Peace Parking Lot Project has been prayers and preparations, as they leave late evening July
th
enlightening. Thanks to the diligent work of the 13 to head to Detroit, and will be returning the night
th
committee, the project is on target for 2015. Updates of July 20 .
will be given by the committee on a regular basis so all Both groups will be excited to share their experiences
within the church family are informed of the progress. upon their return!
Various maintenance tasks are being considered by your
council at the present time. They include: a thorough
cleaning of the carpet in the fellowship area, follow
through on the insulation of the new addition of the
fellowship hall which was approved last year and connecting with the vendor(s) over the contracting of LP
fuel for our winter heating seasons. All these are
necessary tasks for keeping up the church property.

Save the Date

Please mark Wednesday evening, August 19th on
your summer calendars. The annual Immanuel
Church Sing Along will be held at Peace Church.
Planned is a great evening of music, worship and fellowship. Contact Marilyn Frykman if you are available
to volunteer for the fellowship hour.

Church Bus Driver Volunteers Needed

Discussions are ongoing for the fall worship schedule
and educational plans. Watch the newsletter for details Volunteers are still needed to drive our church bus so
that some of our shut in church members can get to
later this summer.
services on Sunday morning. In order to be a driver, a
Mid-year assessment of the approved 2015 budget was medical card from the MN Department of Public safety
done at the June meeting. The financial secretary must be completed by your family physician. This is a
reports at each meeting of the monthly offering and fairly simple and generic form very similar to ones our
expenses. An updated budget was discussed and school bus drivers must complete. These forms are
approved at the beginning of the year, which more available often times at your medical clinics or from the
appropriately budgeted for our congregations half of MN D.O.T. web site.
Pr. Matthews insurance contribution, but did result in a
total negative budget for the year of $8,748. This
increase may reflect/impact our end of the year financial status if the monthly offerings remain status quo.
A three to five dollar difference per week collectively
makes a huge difference. Mjf

Serving in July
Servers

July 5

Ushers

Mike and Marlys Kniss

July 5

Bob and Irene Shervey

July 12

July 19

Mike and Marlys Kniss

Bob and Irene Shervey

Marilyn Leraas

July 12

Marilyn Leraas

Roger Knapp

Roger Knapp

Jan Vipond

Jan Vipond

John and Ardis Paulson

July 19

John and Ardis Paulson

Joel and Anita Volker

Joel and Anita Volker

July 26 Dennis and Sandy Kashmark

July 26 Dennis and Sandy Kashmark

Kent and Colleen Marshall

Readers
7/5 Kathy Dahl

7/12 Warren Dahlen

7/19 Tom Gardner

7/26 Jennifer McLaughlin

Kent and Colleen Marshall

Work Group #1

Altar Guild

Doug & Marilyn Frykman

Bob & Irene Shervey

Karen Ellis
Colleen Spittle

MAY FINANCIAL REPORT

Needed so far this year $51,428
Received so far this year $44,169

OPEN HOUSE
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Jim & Bev Nisja
July 25th 2-4pm.
Peace Church

If you are unable to be a

Everyone Welcome!!!

helper on your Sunday,

please call one of your work
group leaders and he or she
will help you find a
replacement.
Thank you.

Mark are calendar: Grant County Bloodmobile will be

in Hoffman at Messiah Church on July 9th call Sandy
at 320-528-2342 to make an appointment.

Stewardship of the Good News

Recently a seminary friend of mine was
humming an unfamiliar to me but obviously childrens tune, so I asked her what the
words were she said:
Oh be careful little eyes what you see,
oh be careful little eyes what you see!
For the Father up above
is looking down with love;
so be careful little eyes what you see.
It continues with little ears what you
hear, little mouth what you say, little hands
what you do. Since then it has gotten stuck
on repeat in my brain. Problem is, I think
the song is wrong or at least the
motivation behind it is wrong.
God indeed is watching us with love, but
thats not the reason we are careful of what
we see, hear, say, and do. We dont
behave because were afraid of the
consequences of getting caught. We dont
live moral lives because it makes God happy
(though it does.) We are careful of what we
see, hear, say, and do because the world is
watching.
We say it at every baptism as we light a
candle, Matthew 5:16, Let your light shine
before others, so that they may see your

judgmental, what does that say of the God

we follow? If we are selfish and
close-minded, how can we talk about a God
who loves all?
The world watches when tragedy
strikes, both in natural disasters and in human-driven disasters like the church
shooting in Charleston. The world looks for
hope, and its the ones who bear Christs
name who embody that hope to a hurting
and broken world. How we respond in
times of crisis speaks to the way God is
present as well.
Were definitely not perfect in
representing God and yet, God chooses to
use us as his messengers. God chooses us
to carry his love into the world. And God
keeps washing us clean for the times when
we see, hear, say, and do hurtful things to
those around us (or when we sit by in
silence as they happen to others).
So, in Pauls words from Ephesians 4
and 5, Put away from you all bitterness
and wrath and anger and wrangling and
slander, together with all malice, and be
kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgood works and give glory to your Father in given you. Therefore be imitators of God,
as beloved children, and live in love, as
heaven.
Christ loved us
Its the reason for some of the Psalms,
and gave himself
May God be gracious to us and bless us
up for us.
and make his face to shine upon us, that
Thoughtfully,
your way may be known upon earth, your
~Pastor Matthew
saving power among all nations. (Psalm
67)
Because we hold on to the name of
Christ, we are Christs ambassadors in this
world. We may be the only Bible anyone
ever reads. So if we are hateful and

PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

PO Box 206
Barrett MN 56311

2015

Rev. Matthew Rose, Pastor RevMatthew@Peace Barrett.org cell phone: 218-770-8470

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

Church: www.peacebarrett.org

Remember LWR Kits

We will be collecting until end of
September!!!!!!!