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210 – 10th Avenue N.E.
Calgary, T2E 0W9
June 2021 - August 2021
Inside:
-Pastor’s Corner pg. 2
-President’s Message pg. 3
-Notice of AGM pg. 3
-Financial Update pg. 4
-Church Anniversaries pg. 4
-Confirmations pg. 5
90th and 10th Anniversaries for our Church!
Pastor's Corner:
In the Danish hymnbook, #725, we find one of our new
hymns written by the now deceased Bishop, Johannes
Johansen, called “Det dufter lysegrønt af græs”. Actually,
the hymn is originally Swedish, written in 1889 by Carl
David of Wirsén, but translated into Danish between 1985
-1996. From there it has been translated into English by
Edward Broadbridge in 2009 as, “The scent of grass per-
vades the air.” The hymn has a fantastic melody which
makes it easy to learn. In its 5 verses the hymn lets the
the book of Revelation, this hymn ends with the same
beauty of Spring and Summer preach to us about God’s
prayer: Come again, Jesus! When He returns, Earth and
glory and power in creation. The renewal and multitude
Heaven will be reborn and brought back to its original
kinds of life in Spring are seen as a picture of the renewal
state as a Paradise where summer is unending.
of Heaven and Earth, that we Christians expect, and that
ties into preaching about the resurrection of the dead. As already said, this hymn has been translated into at
least 2 different languages from the language it originally
Yes, summer comes by Your good grace,
was written in. If something is considered very good, or
All things on earth restoring;
tells the truth about our human lives in a way that goes to
But brightest shines Your Word 's embrace,
our hearts right away, in an uplifting way, then it is re-
Love's mystery outpouring.
membered -- and as people are seized by it, quite under-
All flesh is grass, all things must pass,
standably, it is soon translated into more languages.
But when flow'rs dead are lying,
Your Word lives on undying. We know of many examples of this: the fairy tales of Hans
Christian Andersen; the books of Soren Kierkegaard and
Though we love to rejoice in the fresh colours and fra-
C.S. Lewis, and the best known example of them all is the
grances of Spring and early Summer, they are nothing in
Bible. At the Day of Pentecost the Spirit of God, the Holy
comparison to the clarity and light we encounter when
Spirit, came through a locked door to the scared disciples
God speaks to us, because these words are shining with
and seized them. They were then burning to bear witness
the mystery of love. And why is that? Well, because we
to what they had seen, heard, and learned from Jesus!
all know that one day all the things we know, including
And thanks to the Holy Spirit, they were enabled to do so
ourselves, shall die. Over and over again we experience
in such a way that more people, from many different plac-
how people we have cared for have died. In the same
es on earth, were seized by their hearts. So that, already
way, after Summer comes Fall and the withering of all the
that day, 3000 people were baptized in the name of Jesus
beauty of Spring and Summer.
Christ and were gifted with the Holy Spirit!
But even when everything around us is withering and
From that day on, the testimony of Jesus Christ has
dying, one thing still stands in fullest bloom — God’s
spread over the entire world so that today there is hardly
Word. In it there is so much energy and life that we can
a place on Earth that is beyond The Word of God. And
draw comfort, life, and inspiration from it. In the last verse
that is why we, as well, are able to celebrate Pentecost!
of the hymn this undying Word of God is finally named —
The pandemic has in many ways succeeded in keeping
it is Jesus Christ.
us apart, but the Holy Spirit overpowers any pandemic, so
Yes, Jesus Christ the Word is true, we will never be kept apart from Gods Word (and each
New life through death bestowing- other), no matter what! The Holy Spirit has helped us
An earth reborn, a heav'n made new, figure out how to make use of all the technology available
A world all green and growing. to us! So, pandemic or not, now it is the season of Trinity
Come, Lord, again, and make it plain: until the 1st Sunday in Advent. During this time the Holy
The day of Your descending Spirit will keep on teaching us more about what impact
Will summer bring unending. God, through Jesus Christ, wants to make in our lives, so
we grow in faith! To remind us of this growth the colour
Jesus Christ, as the Word of God, will bestow on us new
for the time of Trinity is green!
life after we, and nature itself, have gone through death.
Enjoy the Summer!
It will be a repeat of what Jesus did, according to the Gos-
Charlotte Berg
pel of John, in the first days of creation. And, just like in
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Message from The President we decided to replace it with an “Online Spring Market”
featuring various donated items and some baking by our
Unfortunately we are still being kept apart by COVID-19
ladies. We were also able to auction off “The Shovel” htat
restrictions, but hopefully for only a shorter time with the
we display in the cabinet downstairs. This ,together with
extra restrictions. It has been a long time and everybody
“The Market”, has brought in almost $4,000 so far --
is looking forward to things getting back to normal — or at
thank you to all for your support through donations of
least getting closer to what we remember as normal.
items and money, and for purchasing items on the web-
We have for the most part been able to cope with the
site. The market continues, so on keep shopping!
limitations on our usual activities and been able to replace
some of them with new ones to help us deal with the feel-
ings of being locked in.
Maybe we need to start looking at what we can do to
adapt to new “norms”, because we should expect it to
take time to get back to the “old”. It has been tough;
some people still working but others maybe being laid off,
or working reduced hours, or for less compensation, or
having to work from home. For the younger generation
still in school, or others furthering their education, they
may be missing direct contact with teachers and friends.
Today we are lucky as we have “tools” available to us to
help us stay in touch with family and friends. For many of
us that came to Canada, or moved away from home Online Market Items on Display
years ago, communication was limited to letter writing and
a very rare trip back to “the old country”. When Bente and On behalf of the Board I would like to wish everyone a
I came to Canada 40 years ago it was months between safe and enjoyable summer (but with social distancing
times when we spoke to our families back home. Today unfortunately).
we talk to them in various ways: on our phones almost on Karsten Dalberg
a weekly basis or we can follow them via Facebook.
Annual General Meeting 2021 postponed to June 20
The restrictions have not prevented us from completing
the new parsonage beside the Church. Landscaping is The Church’s Annual General Meeting was previously
the last item in progress and this should be completed in scheduled for Sunday, May 23rd, 2021. Due to the pan-
June. Charlotte and Peter completed their move into the demic our financial statements have been delayed. Also,
new parsonage in March, and have settled into their new only allowed 15 people are allowed in the Church at pre-
home. Thank you to the contractor and building commit- sent, which is not quorum for our AGMs.
tee for completing a great looking house. The new AGM date is Sunday, June 20, after the 10 am
The “old house” east of the church has been renovated. morning service. As was done last year, please register
Over 6 weeks a group of volunteers worked many hours before the meeting by calling or emailing Karsten at 403-
on painting, cleaning, repairing and modifying the house 818-6730 or kdalberg@mac.com. At this time we do not
to prepare it for the new renters. Thank you to this volun- know if the pandemic restrictions will be eased to allow us
teer group for putting in your time in order to get this to have the meeting with more than 15 people. If not, we
done. This house is now rented out . will set the meeting up on Zoom in order to avoid further
delays. We will inform you ahead of the meeting.
As soon as Charlotte and Peter had moved out of the
former parsonage on 3309 Center B Street, we prepared Please watch for final instructions in our emails, “What is
that house for sale. It was put on the market as soon as happening at the Church”, or check the Church website.
we could and we got a good offer right away, which we (Please give us a call if you do not have access to email
accepted. The offer was for $686,000 with possession or our website so that we can make other arrangements.)
June 11th. Thank you to all the people involved in making On behalf of the Board,
this happening.
Karsten Dalberg
As our “Annual Dinner and Auction” was cancelled again
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Financial Update:
Please continue your support of our Church by:
1. Mailing a cheque to the church.
2. Sending an e-transfer to
danishchurchcalgary@gmail.com
3. Using your credit card by mailing in the form in
the newsletter or by calling Karsten at 403-818-
6730.
Thank you for your continued support !!!
Meet our New Renters:
Annie and Peter, a young
couple from the Hosanna
Congregation are renting
the house east of the
Church. Peter is originally
The operating deficit for the 1st quarter of 2021 was from near Beijing, and
$20,910 versus $5,577 for the first quarter of 2020. The Annie is from southern
primary reason was that revenue from all sources was China. They are pictured
here with their daughter
down $14,179 compared to last year. This is mostly
Stella, and puppy, Momo.
COVID related. There were also some timing differences Peter is a part-time cook
on expenses which will equalize over time. at a restaurant in Lethbridge, and Annie is a part-time
Jamie Pendergast recreational therapist at the Wing-Kei Chinese nursing
home. Peter and Annie are expecting another child in
October.
Financial Support of our Church.
Without support from the congregation, in the shape of
volunteer work and monetary gifts, we would not have our Anniversaries for our Church:
beautiful, historic building or the support of our Pastor
This year, 2011, marks two significant anniversaries for
Charlotte. We can count ourselves blessed that we have
our Church building and for our congregation. The first is
such a large pool of volunteers who come and help out a 90th Anniversary: Four lots were bought by the con-
with tasks big and small. And we are grateful for those gregation in 1929. A Danish-born architect, Anton Chris-
who support the Church financially with donations and tian Hon Moller drew up two plans for a church building,
giving to the collections at our services. one of which was in the style of a traditional Danish vil-
lage church. Estimated cost to build this was $8000. In
As the pandemic restrictions have put a stop to our regu- order to keep costs down the congregation helped with
lar fundraising activities, we have been happy that the labour. Funds were raised by building desks and selling
congregation has found other innovative ways to support them. Church groups contributed as well; the Young
Girl’s association held a bazaar and raised $179.65. In
the Church. The “Online Spring Market” plus the sale of July of 1931 the sanctuary of our Church building was
“The Shovel" has, to date, brought in almost $4,000. And complete enough to begin holding worship services in it.
since the previous newsletter we have received almost (The basement hall was finished a bit later.) Our Church
$5,000 in donations from people who used the small en- was one of the few church buildings erected in Calgary
velopes included with the newsletter, or by calling in with during the Great Depression — a significant achievement
indeed!
a credit card number.
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Services in Danish
This summer there will be worship services in Danish on
June 13th; July 11th, and August 8th. All of these ser-
vices will be at 10:00 am. As usual the service will be
written out in English and put on the big screen, so every-
one in our congregation can follow along!
Bible Study Group!
Despite the rise in Covid 19 numbers we are still allowed
to meet in our study group and, until now, nobody has felt
unsafe. Our Study group is called, “About Jesus”; and we
are reading different New Testament texts in a meditative
way. We then see if the texts open up for us in a different
way than when they are presented during a service. Eve-
ry time we meet we work with a new text, so newcomers
won’t find it hard to join in. Anyone is welcome. We meet
Church and Parsonage (ca.1942 - 1952)
every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 10:00 am till
Also, on May 29, 2011 it was the 10th anniversary of the noon. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, we probably won’t
official merger of Sharon Lutheran Church and the Danish be able to travel much this summer either, so the study
Lutheran Church congregations. This was a big adjust- group will keep on meeting during the summer.
ment for all congregation members involved but has
been a very positive thing! Of course, due to the pan- Our Facebook Page
demic we have not been able to celebrate these signifi- In order to keep on reaching out to you, now that we can’t
cant anniversaries. But, as soon as it is possible for all of meet face-to-face for different events in the Church, the
us to gather together again, a big party will be planned to Sunday services are being recorded and uploaded every
mark the anniversaries of these two important events. Sunday afternoon. Also, every morning at 8:00 am,
Ellen Basboll posts a short morning devotional reading.
SERVICES: And, every Wednesday, at noon, I post on Facebook
different inputs that have been emailed or texted to me.
These are about how everyday life is for you during the
CONFIRMATIONS pandemic . This we have chosen to call “Plus-stop” be-
cause it is meant to be a spot to visit that doesn’t talk
about numbers of people infected or hospitalized, but is a
spot that brings some joy and positivity into our everyday
lives. Keeping Plus Stop up and running though depends
on your input. So when you maybe start a new project in
the house, or garden, or work on a hobby, take some
pictures from start to end, and send them to me, with a
June 27th, at 10:00 am short description of what you have done, where and why.
Our confirmands are: Others might be inspired by what you do or just enjoy the
Kayden Erik Baker outcome of it. Charlotte
Søren Allan Baker
CHURCH EVENTS:
August 15th at 10:00 am
Our confirmands are:
Malena Marie Kristensen Basboll Picnic Service and Housewarming
Anna Rebekka Hoyem For good reasons a date can’t be written in stone yet, as it
all depends on the restrictions this summer, but if the re-
Tillykke! Congratulations! strictions are lifted, the weather is fine, and the landscap-
May God’s peace be with you! ing around the new parsonage has been finished, we are
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hoping to be able to have an outdoor service and picnic for the Plus Stop at danishchurchcalgary@gmail.com and
lunch as it past years. And, if that happens, we will com- let us also be friends on Facebook under The Danish
bine that with a housewarming party so you can see the Lutheran Church in Calgary.
beautiful new parsonage the Church now owns. Please
keep yourselves updated about a date for this by going to Maintenance Projects/Spring Cleanup
our Church website or our Church Facebook site.
Our traditional Spring Cleaning Saturday had to be can-
celled due to the pandemic restrictions in place. Instead
we have compiled a list of many small jobs we hope to
get done throughout the summer months. These can be
done by having volunteers inside “one bubble” work on a
task and at different times from other work groups. If you
are able to help with any of these jobs please let us know
via an email to Karen at falken@agt.net or Karsten at
kdalberg@mac.com.
Sunday School Notes:
We are still not allowed to run Sunday School classes,
Hopefully, by the time September comes we might.
The New Parsonage (Peter and Charlotte's New Home)
Missions Moments:
Registration for Confirmation Classes for 2021/22
Lutheran Hospital Ministries Walk for Love:
After the service on August 22, there will be enrolment for
Though this fundraising walk
the next confirmation class with confirmation to take place
was cancelled last year due
in the Spring of 2022. If you are not able to attend this
to the pandemic, LHM was
service please send me an email and I’ll send you an
given permission by the
enrolment form. The classes are planned to start early in
Province to hold this event
October and will take place in the Church Hall. (Hopefully
this year, with some modifi-
the restrictions will be lifted by then). The day of the week,
cations. This took place on
and the time of day for the classes we will decide on to-
the morning of Saturday,
gether.
May 1, and there were 18
Pastor Charlotte
people who participated. Though the number of partici-
pants was down from previous years, 6 of the 18 walkers
Summer Bible Day-Camp
were from our Danish Lutheran Church. Well done! And,
We are tentatively planning to hold a Summer Bible Day the organizers of the event were very pleased and opti-
Camp in August, pandemic restrictions permitting. (We mistic about the financial outcome of this event.
weren’t able to have it last year.) Please see the back
page for details. Himalayan Church Building Project:
On the other side of the world, on a hilltop in the Himala-
CHURCH GROUPS
yan foothills, there is a small Lutheran congregation made
up of subsistence farmers. However, their small church
D.L.C. Coffee Chat building was in very poor condition. So about 2 years
ago our little Sunday School took on the task of raising
Every Thursday afternoon at 3:00 pm
funds to help them build a bigger and sturdier church
we meet for an hour for an “open” chat on
building. The pastor who serves this congregation, Pas-
Messenger. “Open” in quotation marks
tor Philip, has been in contact with Karen for more than
means that we have to be friends on Fa-
30 years, and this small congregation is one of 10 church-
cebook in order for me to add you onto
es (!) that he serves. Before the pandemic we had vari-
the list of people who want to meet and
ous fundraising events, but though these could not contin-
talk with each other about everything and
ue, people are still donating funds towards this project.
nothing. So, please send me your input
Thank you! The estimated cost for the new church build
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carried uphill to the site on people’s backs. All of the la-
bour is being done by congregation members. But due to
pandemic restrictions, they have to work in small groups,
which has slowed the work a bit. More donations towards
this project are very welcome! Karen
Old Church
building Missions Prayer Group:
This group is made up of members from at least 3 Luther-
an congregations. Each month there is a country of focus
We pray for Christian work there and for other needs in
that country. The meetings are usually on the 4th Friday
of the month at 2:00 pm. If you are interested in joining
the group contact Karen at falken@agt.net. She can let
you know meeting details and also provide you with infor-
mation and materials.
OTHER
Dancing for
The Prayer Chain
joy on the
new floor The prayer line is available for those who request prayer
support. All requests are confidential. Please call Krista
Taldorf at 403-681-0870 or email her at
ktaldorf@yahoo.com.
Finding Joy in the Middle of a Pandemic
In these days of weariness, after having spent more than
ing was $9000 and, to date, a year with the world focused on almost nothing but
we have collected just over Covid 19: numbers of people infected, hospitalizations,
$7000 for this project. and many restrictions, it might be a good idea to lend an
ear to what the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard
Meanwhile, the people of says about feeling joy:
this congregation have
been able to begin putting
up a new building. First the
old rickety church building
was taken down. Then a
new concrete foundation
and floor were poured.
Then concrete pillars were
erected and now brick walls Other living beings take joy in their nature, while we feel
are being added. Most of anxious and dissatisfied - and yet we share the same gift
the materials have be as the lily and the bird, and much more besides. That you
bought in places far from came into existence, that you exist, that “today” you re-
this hilltop site. Then a ceive the necessities of existence, that you became a
small truck is hired to bring human being, that you can see—consider this: that you
materials fairly close by, but can see, that you can hear, that you have a sense of
then the bags of concrete, smell, that you have a sense of taste, that you can feel;
gravel, planks, bag of mor- that the sun shines for you and for your sake, that when it
tar mix, bricks, etc., have be becomes weary, the moon begins to shine and the stars
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are lit; that it becomes winter, that all of nature disguises
itself, pretends to be a stranger—and does so in order to
delight you; that spring comes, that birds come in large
flocks—and do so in order to bring you joy; that green
plants spring forth, that the forest grows into beauty, has
its nuptials—and does so in order to bring you joy; that
autumn comes, that the birds fly away, not to make them-
selves precious and hard to get, oh, no, but so that you
will not become bored with them; that the forest puts away
its finery for the sake of the next time, that is, so it can
New Suite For Rent:
give you joy the next time: Is this supposed to be nothing
to rejoice over! Over the garage of the new parsonage there is a brand
new one bedroom suite that is available for rent. (You
Excerpt from, “The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air:
can see some photos from inside the suite on the back
Three Godly Discourses”.
page of this newsletter) Rent includes utilities and an
outdoor parking spot between the garage and the Church
building. For more information and/or to arrange to view
the suite contact Jens Lehmann at 403-540-0201 or
Karsten Dalberg at 403-818-6730.
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Sunday Bible Texts
June 6th Is 58: 5-12; 1st John 4: 16b-21; Luke 16: 19-31
1st Sunday after Trinity
June 13th Is 25: 6-9; 1st John 3: 13-18; Luke 14: 16-24
Danish 2nd Sunday after Trinity
June 20th Is 57: 15-19; 1st Pet 5: 6-11; Luke 15: 1-10
3rd Sunday after Trinity
June 27th 2nd Sam 11: 26-12,7a; Rom 8: 18-23; Luke 6: 36-42
4th Sunday after Trinity
July 4th Is 6: 1-8; 1st Pet 3: 8-9[10-15a]; Luke 5: 1-11
5th Sunday after Trinity
July 11th Deut 30: 11-14; Rom 6: 3-11; Matt 5: 20-26
Danish 6th Sunday after Trinity
July 18th Psalm 126: Rom 6: 19-23; Luke 19: 1-10
7th Sunday after Trinity
July 25th Jer 23: 16-24; Rom 8: 14-17; Matt 7: 15-21
8th Sunday after Trinity
August 1st Prov 3: 27-35; 1st John 1: 5-2, 2; Luke 16: 1-9
9th Sunday after Trinity
August 8th Deut 6: 4-9; 1st Cor 12: 1-7[8-11]; Luke 19: 41-48
Danish 10th Sunday after Trinity
August 15th Job 5: 8-16; 1st Cor 15: 1-10a; Luke 18: 9-14
11th Sunday after Trinity
August 22nd Psalm 115: 1-9; 2nd Cor. 3: 4-9; Mark 7: 31-37
th
12 Sunday after Trinity
August 29th Lev. 19: 1-2, 9-18; Gal. 2: 16-21; Luke 10: 23-37
13th Sunday after Trinity
Pastor: Charlotte Berg
Pastor’s Office: (403) 719-3832 (Monday is the pastor’s day off)
Church Office: (403) 277-5804
Church Website: www.danishlutheranchurch.ca
Email: danishchurchcalgary@gmail.com
The Board:
President: Karsten Dalberg, (403) 818-6730, kdalberg@mac.com
Vice President: Karen Falkenberg-Andersen, (403) 208-2717
Secretary: Krista Taldorf (403) 681-0870
Treasurer: Jamie Pendergast (403) 993-3307
Other Board Members:
Bente Dalberg, (403) 991-9711
Marilyn Dybhavn (403) 262-0346
Ron Propp, (403) 280-3944
Deadline for the Next Newsletter is August 2nd.
Address change & Donation form.
Cheques, Money order, Visa or Master Card . Please do not mail Cash.
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Address (If Changed):___________________________________________________________________
I hereby authorize the Danish Lutheran Church to charge my: Visa Master Card
Card Number _________________________________________________ Exp: M: ________ Y:_________
I donate: $10 $25 $50 $100 $500 or $__________
Every: _______ Month ________Every Year _________One time
Signed:_________________________________________ Date:____________________ Income Tax receipt is issued
after year end. Please use enclosed envelope.Summer Bible Day Camp at the Danish Lutheran Church
210 –10th Ave., NE
“Truly Terrific Trees”
Stories, songs, crafts, science, games, snacks
(bring your own lunch).
8:30 – 5:00 pm daily, August 16-20, 2021.
For children ages 4 –12 years.
Cost: $25 for the whole week for first child in a family
and $15 for any other child from the same family.
For single days or drop-in, $10 per day for each child,
and $5 for another child in the same family.
Contact Pastor Charlotte at 403-719-3832 or by
email at charlotteberg1@gmail.com, by August 9.You can also read
