May 4 – Affirmation of Baptism

Hosp. Hosts: Gary and Carol Harms

Greeters: Rodger and Lynette Pella

Reader: Myron Dorn

Acolyte: Chris Obbink

Usher:

Communion Assistant: Myron Dorn

Kitchen Help: Jim & Sandi Baehr,

                          Mary & Mandy Brink

 

 

May 11 –Day of Pentecost

Hosp. Hosts: Darrell and Linda Buhr

Greeters: Mike Schuster family

Reader: Sandi Baehr

Acolyte: Anna Dorn                  

Usher: Kelly Fink

Communion Assistants: Sandi Baehr

                                 Preston Thiemann             

Kitchen Help: Dean and Carol Buhr,

                          Leon & Jeanette Dorn

 

 

 

May 18 – Holy Trinity

Hosp. Hosts: Brock & Jenny Kastanek

Greeters: Troy and Diane Otto

Reader: Scott Buhr

Acolyte: Kelly Fink

 Usher: Jason Horstman

Communion Assistants: Scott Buhr

                          James Hestermann                                     

Kitchen Help: Wes and Lisa Dorn

                           Stan & Sharon Floth

 

May 25 – 2^nd Sunday after Pentecost

Hosp. Hosts: Roger & Charlotte G.

Greeters: Chad & Sarah Ideus

Reader: Deb Wolken

Acolyte: Jason Horstman

 Usher: Amber Mason

Communion Assistants: Kathi Saathoff

                                           Deb Wolken 

Kitchen Help: Jeff & Debi H.

             Roger & Charlotte Gronewold

 

 

American Lutheran Church

Adams, Nebraska

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Phone: 402.988.4445

E-mail: Pastor Brink or Church Secretary

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May Birthdays             

May 1 Cassie Veerhusen, Katlyn Beu

May 3 David Dorn, Ty Moss    

May 4 Macy Schiebur

May 5 Tiffany Buhr, Jon Young

May 7 Alvie Bouwens, Dianna Hestermann

May 9 Mike Schuster

May 11 Amanda Tosko, Kyle Otto,  John Brink

May 12 Henry Buss, Andy Buhr             

May 13 Max Gramann

May 16 Willard Buss

May 17 Jerrica Zuhlke

May 18 Mike Klein

May 19 Michelle Horstman

May 20 Darcy Meinke

May 24 Albert Siefkes

May 25 Matt Knipe

May 27 Lisa Schoneweis

May 28 Doug Page, Devin Behrens

May 30 Becky Buhr

May 31 Bernice Hale, Darwin Buss

May Anniversaries

May 4 Roger & Charlotte Gronewold

May 18 Jim & Bonnie Woltemath

May 21 Steve & Dawn Buss

May 27 Wayne & Marge Van Engen

May 30 Melvin & Janet Dissmeyer

If there is an announcement or other information that you would like to have posted in the May Newsletter, please give it to Lisa by 12:00 PM on May 28th. Thanks.

We received a Thank you from the Community Pantry & Emergency Services for our food donation.

We received a Thank you from Church World Service Tools & Blankets for our donation of $149.00.

We received a Thank you from Oaks Indian Mission fro our donation of $94.17. YTD total is $378.63.

We received a Thank you from Ne Synod Campaign for our donation of $401.00 in April.

 

Mother’s Day Brunch-Sjogren Center-Sunday, May 11, 2008* Bring the whole family for a special Mother’s Day brunch at Carol Joy Holling’s new Sjogren Center, “Swanees Fine Dining.” All funds raised will support the campership fund at Carol Joy Holling Camp. The campership fund makes possible the policy that no child will be turned away because they cannot pay the fee. A full gourmet brunch buffet designed by Executive Chef Matt Weber will be served. Limited space is available. Reservations required. Cost: $25/adult; $12 for children age 10 and under; Free for age 3 and under. To make reservations, call Heather at 1-888-656-6254 or go to www.nlom.org and click on Get Involved the Upcoming Events. Reservations cannot be taken without payment.

 

Carol Joy Holling Camp Work Day: Saturday, May 17, 2008* 8:30 AM-1:00 PM* Come to our annual Work Day and help prepare for the 2008 summer campers…we have all types of work for all types of workers! Groups and individuals are welcome. Bring your friends and families. Lunch is provided. Reservations by May 15 are requested by calling 1-888-656-6254.

 

 

Lutheran Men in Mission

Coming of Age . . .

It's a Book,  It's a Conference, It's a Movement in the church to "come of age" and reach out to and connect with younger men August 1-3, 2008, men of all ages will gather in Omaha, NE, under the same theme verse as the founders, “…your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.” (Acts 2:17).

 

On August 1-3, 2008, Lutheran men of all ages will gather in Omaha, Nebraska to celebrate 20 years of ministry and launch the next great step.

 

Sign up now and save up to $75 per person when you sign up as a group of 3 or more men!

 

    Featured speakers include Tom Osborne, athletic director, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Osborne was head football coach of the Cornhuskers for 25 years, helping the school claim three national titles before he was inducted in 1999 to the College Football Hall of Fame. Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District elected him to three terms during 2001-2007 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

 

    The "Coming of Age" theme has a twofold meaning. LMM is marking its 20th anniversary by becoming a financially self-reliant, separately-incorporated ministry of the ELCA.

 

    The theme also refers to a spirituality project LMM undertook to understand what churches can do to engage young men between the ages of 18 and 34. As part of the project, 88 young men from across the United States participated in extensive interviews. Sixteen of those interviewed organized the LMM Young Men's Ministry Council. The results of the project were presented in the book, "Coming of Age: Exploring the Identity and Spirituality of Younger Men." The gathering's purpose is to bring men of all ages into a deeper relationship with God and assist younger and older men in building intergenerational relationships.

 

    "We will serve, we will play, we will learn, we will worship, we will encounter God — and each other – and we will grow" said Doug Haugen, Director, Lutheran Men in Mission, ELCA offices.  

    A 48,000-square-foot interactive center will include room for building Habitat for Humanity sheds, high-ropes courses and other games.

     The gathering will be preceded by the 2008 LMM Assembly July 31- Aug. 1. The organization's triennial business session will elect a president to succeed Heber Rast, Cameron, S.C., and other officers and board members. Rast will complete his second three-year term. The assembly will adopt a budget for LMM and celebrate the organization becoming an incorporated, self-funded ministry of the ELCA with a full-time staff.

 

For more information you can go to www.elca.org/lmm or talk to Pastor Brink

 

Habitat Build Weekends …

 

   The 2008 "Coming of Age" Lutheran Men's Gathering will be Aug. 1-3 at the Hilton Hotel and Qwest Center, in Omaha, Nebraska.  The gathering happens in August but willing workers can start participating now! 

    In April, men from across the country will begin arriving in Omaha for a series of Habitat Build weekends!  They plan to come to work on the Coming of Age Habitat for Humanity house building project which is scheduled to be dedicated the first day of the August gathering. 

    Lutheran Men in Mission in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans combined resources to sponsor this home build. 

Have you ever wondered what the ELCA has to say about …?

The ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) has several Social Statements and Messages available that address many pertinent issues of our day.  Social statements are social policy documents, adopted by the ELCA Churchwide Assembly, addressing significant social issues.  Messages, which are adopted by the ELCA Church Council, are built on the social policy of the church (including social statements), draw attention to current social issues and encourage action.

Social Statements: Abortion, Church in Society, Death Penalty, Economic Life, Environment, Health and Healthcare, Peace, Race, Ethnicity & Culture  

Messages: Aids, Changing Europe, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Community Violence, End of Life Decisions, Homelessness,                  Immigration, Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, Sexuality, Suicide Prevention, Terrorism

 

All of these statements and messages are currently available on the ELCA website at www.elca.org/socialstatements/.  It’s important to know, first of all, that our church does speak out on issues in society and, second, what those statements say.