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September 2014 Newsletter
Worship Services:
Aurora: Worship at 9:00 a.m.;
Sunday School at
10:15 a.m.
Trinity: Sunday School at 9:30
a.m.;
Worship at 10:45 a.m.
Special Services:
Aurora ally Sunday! Sun." Sept. #
th
at
9:00 a.m.
$lessing o% the $ac&pac&s! Sun. Sept
14
th

'ommunion: Sept. #
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( )1
st

Young Ault !roup
Summer is almost over, which means it's time to kick
start a new season for our Young Adults group! We will
be meeting at Jared and Alicyn restegard's house
on !ri", Sept" #$
th
at %pm" You can bring a
snack&appeti'er if you'd like and your own beverage"
Watch !( for more details or call&te)t *ichelle Williams
+,-./+-/" 0ope to see everyone there!
" Aebles"ivers #or $rea"#ast%:
*rinity+s Ae,les&i-er .eal will ,e held on
Sun" Sept. )1" %rom 9am to1pm at the
$looming /rairie Ser-icemen0s 'lu,.
.enu to include: ae,les&i-ers" sausage"
toppings" ca&e" co1ee" 2uice" and mil&. A
,a&e sale will also ,e held. We need
e-eryone %rom our congregation to help
us ser-e and we will sincerely
appreciate any additional help .
&ouncil 'eetings:
Aurora: Wednesday, Sept. 17
th-
6:30 p.m.
Trinity: Sunday, September 14
th
4:00 p.m.
(oo Shel# Sunay
*he ne3t %ood shel% is Sunday, Sept.7
th
or both
Aurora and Trinity) /lease gi-e to this worthy
cause" as we 4eed $odies with the 5o-e o%
6esus7
$ishop*s +"
8n $ehal% o% $ishop 9el:er" we in-ite you to
participate in the 1
st
Annual ;$ishop+s
5&:un<Wal& to Alle-iate =unger>. /lease
2oin us on Sept. )0
th
at 9am at Soldier+s
4ield in ochester. Across Southern
.innesota and throughout our state"
thousands o% people wonder when their
ne3t meal will come. ?o to
www.semnsynod.org to register ,y Sept.
1@
th
. Move Together to Finish Hunger!
Suicie Awareness ,vent -.ct) 1
st
/
0:10pm at Aurora
8n Wednesday" 8cto,er 1
st
" at A:30pm"
e-. B. 'orrine 'hilstrom" wi%e o% %ormer
presiding $ishop =er, 'hilstrom" to
come spea& at Aurora a,out Suicide
Awareness and her e3perience with their
son Andrew+s suicide. She plans to
spea& a,out the pre-alence" stigma"
and history o% suicide. She will also
address the %eelings that surround it"
what goes on in the mind o% a person
who is considering suicide" and what
you can do to help. 'orrine has also
written a ,oo& a,out her e3perience"
called Andrew, You Died Too Soon. Ct is a
heart,rea&ing" and yet power%ul read.
*his is an open e-ent %or people o% all
ages.
Youth and Families Corner:
Cradle Roll & Rally Day for Aurora:
Our next Cradle Roll & Rally Day is on Sun.,
Sept. 7
th
at 9am. Cradle Roll is for all baptized
children ages 0 Kindergarten. New Cradle Roll
members will be honored d uring the service and
those entering Kindergarten will graduate.
In addition, third graders will be presented with a
Sparks Bible and there will be a presentation of
confrmation students and their mentors.
Photos will be taken following the service.
Starting at 10 a.m., all the S.S students,
teachers, and parents need to attend an
informative meeting. Following worship, a brunch
will be served.
New Cradle Roll Members:
Foster Williams, Jonah Mueller, Ayden Martin
Bennett Ulland & Adrian Anderson
Graduating Cradle Roll Members:
Brooklyn Boyum, Emma Gillis, Seth Keck, Lily
Prestegard, Jenesis Schrom & Penelope Ulland
3
rd
Grade Bible Recipients:
Owen Thurnau, Carter Ulland & Brandon Ripka
Sunday, September 14
th
Installation of Sunday
School Teachers and Blessing of the Backpacks
During worship on Sunday, September 14
th
, at Aurora and
Trinity, Sunday School teachers will be installed and there will
be a Blessing of the Backpacks! Anyone of any age who is
beginning school this fall is welcome to bring their backpack
to church for a blessing for a good school year
Confrmation Schedule
September 10
th
Parent/Student/Mentor
Confrmation Session at 6:30pm at Aurora
September 24
th
Confrmation Session at
6:30pm at Aurora
Confrmation Students for 2014-2015
Ethan Arett, Payton Terpstra, Dalton Kubista,
Taitelynn Jensen, Cameron Kubista, Evan
Hackerson, Kristian Hamersma, Jace Hendricks,
Victoria Conklin, Alivia Kubista, Hunter Jensen,
Katelynn Korpi & Brynn Hackerson
Annual Youth 2ay at Wartburg
&ollege
All 5th ! 9th graders are encouraged to
attend the Annual Douth 9ay at Wart,urg
'ollege on Sat." Eo-. 1st. *his is a %un Flled
inspirational day with spiritual education"
recreational acti-ities" and dinner with
Wart,urg 'ollege students. *his year0s
theme is ,ased on *he ?ood Samaritan. We
will ,e lea-ing Aurora at 9:00 a.m. and
returning around 9:00 p.m. *he cost o% this
e-ent is G5 per person. A portion o% the
registration %ee will ,e donated to the Water
to *hri-e to ,uild water wells in rural
A%rica. *o sign up" please contact /astor 6on
or Hayla /aape. egistration deadline
is Sun." 8ct. 1)th.
School Kits
Trinity and Aurora will be making School "its this fall They will be
gi#en to $utheran %orld &elief Since the Back'to'School sales
ha#e begun, the (ission Statement )ommittee is pro#iding a list of
items needed *ou can choose to purchase se#eral items or all the
items to complete one kit +ach kit needs,
-our ./'sheet notebooks of wide or college'ruled 011/ 1234 paper
5ne 6/ centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and
inches on the other side
5ne pencil sharpener
5ne pair of blunt scissors
-i#e unsharpened 73 pencils with erasers
-i#e black or blue ballpoint pens
5ne bo8 of 19 or 34 crayons
5ne 3 1234 eraser
5ne sturdy drawstring backpack'style cloth bag 14411.4 with
shoulder straps
%e also need #olunteers to help make the drawstring backpacks,
and fabric of sturdy cotton, can#as, denim, or twill A pattern and
instructions can be found at
lwrorg2schoolkits
Noisy Offering! Bring Your Coins to Church
This September, we are building school kits for children
o#erseas who want to go to school but don:t ha#e the
supplies %e also need to raise some money to mail the
kits; During the month of September, we will take a
noisy offering! during the children:s time, which will go
to the cost of sending these school kits <lease dig in
your couches and sock drawers for any loose change
and bring it to church;
'eat an !reet 3otluc"
8ne o% our mission goals this year has
,een to get to &now one another in a
deeper way. 8n Sunday" Septem,er
)@
th
" the .ission 'ommittee in-ites you
to attend a ;.eat and ?reet> potluc& at
Aurora at 5pm. *his will not ,e 2ust any
old potluc&. We will ,e intentional a,out
meeting people we don+t &now -ery well
and we will ha-e con-ersations that
in-ite us deeper into each other+s li-es.
C% you are interested in meeting new
people in our church" or at least getting
to &now people e-en more than you
already do" please sign up %or this %un"
social e-ent.
Newsletter 2ealine:
lease have all information for the 1ctober newsletter
and calendar to 2isa by September 19
th
" 3nformation
can be sent to auroratrinityoffice4gmail"com or call
+,-.5%+5"
Suicie Awareness ,vent
4riends"
Suicide is not something we li&e to tal& a,out. $ut as we+-e seen recently in the news
with the death o% o,in Williams and as we ha-e seen in our own community o-er the
past couple o% years" it is a pain%ul reality o% this li%e. .ost o% us" i% not all" ha-e ,een
impacted ,y suicide or thoughts o% suicide in some way. Some o% us ha-e lost %riends or
%amily to suicide. Some o% &now people who ha-e attempted it. And some o% us ha-e
considered it oursel-es.
So" let+s tal& a,out it.
As many o% you &now" our mission theme this year is Feeding Minds with the Love of
esus. 8ne o% our goals this year in caring %or people+s minds was to address the topic o%
mental illness and suicide.
C ha-e in-ited e-. B. 'orrine 'hilstrom" wi%e o% %ormer presiding $ishop =er, 'hilstrom"
to come spea& a,out Suicide Awareness and her e3perience with their son Andrew+s
suicide. She plans to spea& a,out the pre-alence" stigma" and history o% suicide. She will
also address the %eelings that surround it" what goes on in the mind o% a person who is
considering suicide" and what you can do to help. 'orrine has also written a ,oo& a,out
her e3perience" called Andrew, You Died Too Soon. Ct is a heart,rea&ing" and yet power%ul
read.
She is scheduled to spea& at Aurora 5utheran on Wednesday" 8cto,er 1st" %rom A:30pm!
#:30pm. *his e-ent will ,e part o% 'onFrmation" ,ut is also open to people o% all ages. C
hope you will consider attending this important e-ent as we continue to li-e out our
mission o% caring %or people+s mental needs with the lo-e o% ?od that we Fnd in 6esus.
Suicide Awareness B-ent
Spea&er: e-. B. 'orrine 'hilstrom
Aurora 5utheran 'hurch
Wednesday" 8cto,er 1
st
" )014
A:30pm
4inally" i% any o% you are e-er considering hurting yoursel% or hear a,out someone
threatening suicide" please reach out and say something. /lease call me or another
person you trust.
With lo-e %or you all"
/astor 6on
Aurora August Council Meeting
*he regular monthly meeting o% the Aurora 5utheran 'hurch 'ouncil was held on Aug )0
th
)014.
.em,ers present were Angie 6ensen" April /restegard" .ichelle Williams" 6ared /restegard" Alicyn
/restegard" 6odi Hech" Sara /ichner" and /aul Hor,el.
*he meeting was called to order ,y /resident Angie Eelson.
Secretary+s report: *he minutes %rom 6uly 9th )014 were read with the corrections o% /aul Hor,el
,eing present %or the meeting" and ) num,ers in the report were switched. *he corrections were
made" and the minutes were appro-ed.
*reasure+s report: *he 6uly Fnancials were re-iewed and appro-ed as %ollows:
6uly Cncome: G3"#00.90 6uly B3penses: G4"9#@.@)
Sara made a motion to pay .el,y+s I o% the ,ill %or the repairs done to the /arsonage in August"
and approach WB5'A to pay the other hal% in Septem,er. *he motion was seconded ,y /aul. *he
motion passed. 9a-e .el,y was on the roo% o% the parsonage when they repaired the %oundation
and reported that the shingles ha-e a good )!3 years le%t on them. A %ollow up with painting this
year" and siding in the %uture will ,e done.
8ne o% the slides on the play eJuipment has a ,rea& in it. Alicyn will chec& on warranty to get it
F3ed.
*here is a gi%t %rom *hri-ent ,eing gi-en to ,oth *rinity and Aurora o% G300.00 each. *he %unds
will ,e split: G100 to Sunday School" G100 Bnergy Cmpro-ements %or the 'hurch" and G100 %or
summer camping trips.
We are still in discussion %or the par&ing lot F3<repair.
*he church will ha-e all the loc&s re&eyed with a cost o% G1#3.00. Kwhich includes 15 num,ered
&eysL. *his will ,e done ,e%ore the Septem,er council meeting on the 1#
th
. *he &eys will ,e
assigned to indi-iduals and ,e on a roster. Bach 6anuary the &eys will ,e turned in and
redistri,uted to the ones reJuiring them. 6odi motioned to appro-e" April seconded. .otion
passed.
*he phone in the ele-ator should ,e a-aila,le" so we will %ollow up with getting it in wor&ing
order.
*he water was tested this summer and it passed.
*here was a reJuest to rent the diner in Septem,er %or ma&ing %ood %or a wedding. *he council
decided to say no due to there ,eing too many Juestions that we would need to get answers %or
in in a short amount o% time.
ally Sunday is Septem,er #
th
. *here will ,e %ood %ollowing church.
/astor 6on as&ed a,out ha-ing a land line at the parsonage. =e said they would pay %or the e3tra
cost. *he council appro-ed this.
*he meeting was ad2ourned. Su,mitted ,y 6odi Hec&. Ee3t .eeting Septem,er 1#
th
M A:30 pm