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Lord of Life Lutheran Church—ELCA
L i fe l i n e s
January 2024
Lord of Life
Council Meeting Minutes
December 10th, 2023
In attendance: Candy Wehrle, Nancy Hellekson, Norm Lyon,
Stacey Biberdorf, Ben Hegel, Janyce Luebke, Vicar Amber,
Brenda Johnson, Joe Hauge, Dean Hedrick.
Meeting called to order by Candy and started with a devotion ready
by Nancy.
Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed, Nancy made a motion to
accept the minutes, Stacey seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s report provided by Joe, we are paying bills and watching
the checking accounts as we go through the Christmas season.
Ben made a motion to approve the report , Norm seconded.
Motion carried.
Presidents report: Al checked with Joe, the reason the financial
statement did not show any payroll taxes in 2022 was there was
a housing agreement with Pastor Bruce.
The I-pad was bought with Dennis Green memorial money.
Looking at the financial report, the bottom sentence explaining
the income shows the over $5000 received for the repair of the
bell tower, thus as the weekly income shows we are not meeting
our financial needs to meet LOL obligations. I would urge all
church members to pray about their gifts to the church.
Vicar’s report: Amber has a baptism scheduled for Saturday Dec. 16
& 24th. Laurie Lepel’s funeral is scheduled for Dec.16. End of
semester is Dec. 15th. Amber is continuing to work on her
internship goals.
Committee reports:
Education: The Christmas Puppet program today was great. There
will be no Sunday school Dec. 24th or 31st.
Property: Dean H has offered his services to side the Bell Tower,
LOL will cover material with his company covering labor.
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Norm made a motion to grant Dean permission to re-side the
Bell Tower, Ben seconded. Motion carried. Men’s urinal needs
attention, Jeff G ordered parts to fix.
Family Fellowship & Social Outreach: Next meeting planned for
January 28th to discuss super bowl activities.
Finance & Stewardship: Discussed $5000 donation for Bell tower.
An additional $10,000 donation for visual updates in the
sanctuary. Discussed asking the church to match the donation
amount for building maintenance.
Music & Worship/Altar Guild: Christmas music planning is done.
Amber asked to have someone look into tightening screws on
the advent candle stand.
Ministry Site Committee: All good.
Old Business: Amber found a company that will do free photos and
church directories, families who want photo packages pay for
their own. Will plan on scheduling possibly in April.
New Business: Start planning for LOL 40th anniversary in 2024,
Brenda will put an announcement in the bulletin looking for
members to be on a planning committee.
Brenda will see who is on the nominating committee, Brad and
Candy’s terms are ending. Jen S has volunteered to join the
council. Janyce and Norm have agreed to stay on.
Next meeting will be January 14th. Brad will lead devotions.
Meeting adjourned with the Lord’s prayer.
Submitted by,
Janyce Luebke
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From Vicar Amber
Happy New Calendar Year!
I have a few bits of calendar items, of which I’d like you to be aware.
While I will be taking a J-term (January term), I will study from home and
church. Our annual meeting will be in January. Please make plans to
attend! After church service on Jan 28th, I’ll be leaving for my prolog week
at Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque, IA. I’ll return on Feb 2nd.
As my seminary education moves along, I will also be starting my
internship in either January or February. During internship, I’ll set some
goals of learning with my site committee and church council.
I will continue in the same role – as student and Vicar. During my
internship, it is a time for us to explore new ideas and learn together.
With some very generous donations, our bell tower will be resided and
repaired. Also, we are entertaining the idea of adding some additional
audio-visual components to the sanctuary. Thank you for the generous
donors!
Our church council has started to have discussions about how to
celebrate Lord of Life’s 40th anniversary! If you have any ideas to consider,
please let me or someone on the church council know. We also would like
to update our pictorial directory. Please stay tuned for the dates set aside
for pictures.
Please find these Scriptures passages for you to consider during this new
year. As we turn the calendar to 2024, you may be looking forward to
some meaningful times that can occur during a year. Consider these verses
and how they resonate in your heart, even if milestone dates are not yet
penciled into your calendars.
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Praise God: 1 Peter 1:3
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great
mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
As we embark on a new year, we are encouraged to start it with a spirit
of praise.
Give Control To God – Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Entering a new year, we are encouraged to let go and let God. When we
let God be God, good things happen.
May God's everlasting love and protection will be with you every year!
Hopefully these Bible verses remind you of His providence
and grace.
Let us all move forward with good faith and courage that God holds our
tomorrows that will turn into weeks, months and then into another brand-
new year!
Go in peace! Thanks be to God!
Vicar Amber Wichmann
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Financial Report for
Lord of Life
Lutheran Church
2023
Income Expenses
Jan-23 $7,518.00 $6,069.81
Feb-23 $7,199.00 $6,573.92
Mar-23 $10,125.00 $8,396.62
Apr-23 $14,334.60 $7,946.29
May-23 $11,841.50 $11,090.73
Jun-23 $7,591.00 $10,003.55
Jul-23 $8,598.00 $8,771.70
Aug-23 $5,953.82 $7,266.84
Sept-23 $6,189.50 $8,994.80
Oct-23 $14,538.13 $14,690.78
Nov-23 $11,642.50 $8,050.22
Dec-23 $29,988.53 $8,773.77
Total $135,519.58 $111,520.15
Amount Behind 2023 $23,999.43
*Keep in mind this includes the $20,000+ for the bell tower/church facility.
December 2023
CHECKING ACCOUNT $43,303.95
SAVINGS ACCOUNT - 0.01% $20,423.67
MEMORIAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT - 0.01% $2,145.87
MEMORIAL ACCOUNT CD (12-month) - 0.15% $3,437.14
TOTAL FIRST INTERSTATE BANK $69,310.63
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Thank you to everyone who brought Poinsettias
to the church to help decorate for the Christmas
season. The sanctuary was so beautiful with all
the flowers.
Mission of the Month
For the month of January, we will donate to
Church Response Food Pantry.
Please bring the following items to
church by January 28th. Thank you.
• Peanut butter
• Rice
• Powdered Milk
• Applesauce ( not in glass)
• Canned beans, chicken, tuna,
veggies and fruit
• Boxed pasta
• Crackers
• Granola Bars
• Canned Ravoli/Spagettios
If you have someone in your life
who needs some extra comfort
and prayers, please take a
Prayer Shawl from the display in
the narthex to give to them.
Everyone is welcome to do
so at anytime.
We are looking for people who would like to be
on the Lord of Life 40th Anniversary committee.
We will be planning a celebration this summer.
Please let Brenda or Vicar Amber know if you
are interested in helping plan the celebration.
Thank you!
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“Personal Care Kits” Ministry
REVISED LIST
Please remember to donate the following items for this
ongoing ministry sponsored by Lutheran World Relief.
• Dark Colored Bath Towel
• Large Wide-toothed Comb
• Nail Clipper
All these items are rolled up in the towel and sent to a
Lutheran World Relief warehouse to then be delivered to people who are
survivors of disasters all over the world. Please help keep this ministry going.
Thank you!
Lord of Life Coffee House
When we have a “Praise and Worship Sunday”, we have our
LOL Coffeehouse set up so you can get a
yummy cup of gourmet coffee to go along with
your worship experience. We use the money
that we receive from coffee sales to fund
various projects at church such as: shipping costs
for LWR Personal Care Kits, supplies for
coffeehouse, food for various picnics/dinners
and printing of business cards. Thank you for
supporting the LOL Coffeehouse!!
Taking Off Pounds Sensibly meets Saturday mornings
at 8:00 to 8:15 for weigh in and 8:15 to 8:45 for
meetings. All meetings take place at Lord of Life
Church. Low cost and high support!
The first meeting is free. For more information,
please contact Shelly Labine @ 484-0354.
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There Will Be a Church Council
meeting on Sunday, January 14 th
right after church.
Everyone is invited to come and sit in.
Lord of Life Church’s Annual Meeting
will be held on Sunday, January 21st
after the Worship Service.
Reports for the meeting are due to the
office by Monday, January 8th.
Please plan on attending this important
meeting of the church.
The Church Fellowship Committee will be
holding a meeting Sunday, January 28th
after the church service. The meeting will
take place in the Sunday school room off
the narthex. Anyone is invited to help us
plan fun things for our church family.
Our sympathies go out to the Laurie Lepel Family.
She passed away on December 2nd.
A Celebration of Life Service was held at Lord of Life Church on
December 16th.
Please keep her family in your prayers. Thank you!
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Congratulations
& God’s
Blessings to...
Nick & Lisa Krokel
on the baptism of
their daughter,
Emberly Nida
on Saturday,
December 16th.
Emberly’s sponsors
are Ricky & Jamie
Krokel.
On December 17th, we welcomed
Nick & Lisa Krokel and their daughters, Zella and Emberly,
to Lord of Life Church.
We warmly welcome you to our church family!
10Congratulations & God’s Blessings
to...
Andrew & Kaycee Johnson on the baptism of their daughter,
Kolbie Kayd on Sunday, December 24th.
Kolbie’s sponsors are Bryce Johnson and Bailey Johnson.
Thank you to our Christmas Eve musicians. They were Chris Speirs, Jill Surrell,
Candy Wehrle, Cade Wichmann, Gary Young, and Brad & Brenda Johnson.
11Some pictures from our
Ugly Christmas Sweater
Sunday on
December 10th.
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Pictures from the Children’s Christmas
Puppet Program
On Sunday, December 10th, the kids of Lord of Life presented
the Christmas Story Puppet Show. Thank you to Nancy
Hellekson, Betty Woodden, and Nicole Hegel for being the
directors of this great and wonderful story of Jesus’ birth.
Sunday School meets each Sunday at 9:15 am.
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1 Sharon Bieber 25 Terry Biberdorf
2 Kaycee Johnson 28 Braxtyn Steiger
12 Gladys Osterloh 30 Brad Johnson
15 Larry Stoltenberg 31 Blake Hellekson
13 Tom & Sandy Jones
24 Ray & Barb Jung
16Our Military,
Pastor Bruce Baum,
Chris Speirs,
Nikki Moir and Family (friends of Joe & Shirley Hauge),
Samantha (Cousin of Roger Soucy),
Glenyce (Friend of Bruce & Terri Hegel)
Sarah Bolton (Friend of Brenda Johnson)
Liz Willis (Sister of Larry Willis)
Kim Curl (Daughter of Edna Hedrick)
Check us out online at www.lordoflifelutheranrc.org
We are also on Facebook at
Rapid City Lord of Life Lutheran Church. We are
now streaming our 10:00am Worship Services live
here on Sundays.
17Calendar of Events
for
January 2024
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
8:00 am
TOPS
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
9:15 am Sunday School 8:00 am
10:00 am Worship Service TOPS
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
9:15 am Sunday School 8:00 am 8:00 am
10:00 am Worship Service January TOPS
11:00 am Council Meeting Newsletter
Deadline
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
9:15 am Sunday School 8:00 am
10:00 am Worship Service TOPS
11:00 am Annual Meeting
28 29 30 31
9:15 am Sunday School
10:00 am Worship Service
11:00 am Family Fellowship
Meeting
18Serving in January
Date Usher and Greeter Acolyte Reader Comm
Assts
10:00 a.m. Worship
Jan Norm & Sue Lyon Emma Allen Olson Betty Woodden
7 Hellekson
Jan Terry & Stacey Biberdorf Nevaeh Sam Biberdorf
14 Hunzeker
Jan Matt & Janyce Luebke Kurt Shirley Hauge Emily Luebke
21 Luebke
Jan Allen & Karen Olson Wilson Greta Howe
28 Hunzeker
If you are unable to make your assignment, please call someone
to trade dates and let the office know. Thank you!
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
2000 Lancer Drive
Rapid City SD 57703
Amber Wichmann - Vicar
Brenda Johnson - Secretary
Church Office 393-0700
Office Hours: M-Th 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Church Email: lordofliferc@gmail.com
Website: www.lordoflifelutheranrc.org
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