Bulletin – December 13
UPCOMING EVENTS (God-willing)
Today 10:00 Bible Class (Daniel 9/12)
5:00 Information Class
6:30-8:00 Open Gym
Tuesday 3:30 Women of Faith
Wednesday 3:10 Faculty Meeting
3:45 Confirmation Class
7:00 Mid-week Advent Service
Friday 7:30 ILC Christmas Concert
Next Sunday 9:00 Worship Service
10:00 Christmas Eve Practice/Bible Class
2:00 Christmas Caroling (meet at church)
6:30-8:00 Open gym
Christmas Caroling is set for next Sunday. Those interested should meet at the church at 2:00.
Church Council Meeting Notes
∙ 6 members and the pastor were present
∙ General Fund Treasurer:
∙ Missions Treasurer: NA
∙ Building Fund Treasurer: November Receipts: $6275 Disbursements: $8130 Balances: General Building: $3419 Parsonage Windows: $100 Teacherage Windows: $1460 Parsonage Carpet/Flooring: $2500
∙ Special Funds Treasurer: NA
∙ Membership matters: Matt McElroy was released per his request… Jay and Rachel Heise along with children Savannah and McKenzie were accepted as members via transfer from Holy Cross, Phoenix, AZ
∙ Three adult instruction classes are currently underway
∙ The carpet should go into the parsonage this week. It should be move-in ready in the next week to ten days. Pastor indicated that he would wait until after Christmas for the main move.
∙ It was resolved to purchase a refrigerator and stove for the parsonage. The bulk of the money for the refrigerator has been offered. Stove to be purchased from the Building Fund.
∙ Still waiting on Centurylink to process the transfer of the parsonage phone number in order to facilitate porting it to a cell phone.
∙ Christmas Bags will be assembled Dec. 20. The Property Trustees will also do a property walk that day.
∙ There was discussion concerning a proposal from Luther Memorial, FDL in sharing addtional pastoral help. No action was taken.
Board of Education Meeting Notes
∙ 7 members, the principal and pastor were in attendance
∙ Treasurer’s report: November receipts: $1091 Disbursements: $1211 Balance: <$211> Faith Student Aid Fund: $50 Faith Teacher Aid Fund: $273 Special Project Fund: $2543
∙ The kinks seem to be worked out with our new internet provider. The teacherage and parsonage will get their own internet because the distance is too great too pick up the school signal reliably. There is also a limit on data.
∙ Recommendation to voters: Call the equivalent of a full-time teacher for the upper grade classroom for the 2016-17 school year (for the duration of one year).
Nominees
On Wednesday night, the voters ratified the following as nominees for offices at Faith:
Council: Russell Brown, Todd Cotterill, Paul Eserhut, Greg Jones, Bob Kirst, Mitch Newton
Board of Education: Troy Cotterill, Mike Dumke, Jim Hannemann, Bill Herbst, Jake Kearns, Joe Minnema, Dan Quade
Envelope Committee: Dean Bremer, Joe Brown, Tyler Denson, Darren Dillie, Lynn Dumke, Bill Jenkins, Dennis Jones, Jeff Jones, Steve Meilahn, Robert Schmidt, Scott Stellmacher, Roger Stellmacher
Candidates for Immanuel Professor Call
The Board of Regents for Immanuel Lutheran High School, College, and Seminary invites “all pastors, professors, male teachers, and voting members of member congregations of the Church of the Lutheran Confession” (CLC Constitution) to nominate an individual or individuals to fill the vacancy which will be created on the Immanuel faculty by the retirement of Professor John Pfeiffer at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. The individual would teach at the high school (potentially), college, and seminary levels with an emphasis on courses in Hebrew (college) and Old Testament theology (seminary) and also in other theological disciplines. With the duties including teaching God’s Word to adult males, the person is to be a male (1 Tim. 2:12). The position would, God-willing, commence with the 2016-17 academic year. Those submitting nominations are encouraged to include information regarding their nominee’s educational background and teaching and/or professional experience, also indicating how the person might help our school in supervising extracurricular activities or serving in administrative positions. Please send your nominations postmarked or e-mailed no later than January 20, 2016, to: Mr. Craig Ryan, Secretary; ILC Board of Regents; 499 Country Lane; Fulda, MN 56131 (email: cryan@page1printers.com).
New ILC Tour Choir CD Available
A newly produced recording of choral music, sung by Tour Choirs of Immanuel Lutheran College, is scheduled to be available the week of December 14. It is a 2-CD set, featuring pieces sung by various choirs from 1991 to 2015. The first CD primarily reflects the themes of Advent and Christmas, the second the themes of Lent and Easter. The cost per 2-CD set is $16 (or two sets for $30). The sets will be available through the ILC Bookhouse or at the Christmas concert (December 18 at Messiah, Eau Claire).
Nominations for ILC President
The Board of Regents invites nominations for the office of President of Immanuel Lutheran College. The current term of Professor Steve Sippert expires June 30, 2016. All pastors, professors, male teachers, and voting members of the CLC are entitled to nominate a man from the faculty of Immanuel Lutheran College to serve a two-year term beginning July 1, 2016. Nominations must be written or E-mailed no later than midnight January 5, 2016 to: Mr. Craig Ryan; 499 Country Lane; Fulda, MN 56131; E-Mail: cryan@page1printers.com.
Maintenance Position at ILC
With the retirement of Ron Porath at the end of March, Immanuel Lutheran College will have a vacancy in the position of a full-time maintenance man. Interested applicants may direct inquiries about the position, applications, and resumes to ILC president, Prof. Steve Sippert (steve.sippert@ilc.edu or 715-836-6620). The deadline for applications is January 10.
Doctrinal Discussions Continue between the CLC, the ELS, and WELS
Representatives from the Church of the Lutheran Confession, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod met in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on November 13 to continue formal doctrinal discussions. The group made final edits on a joint statement on the biblical doctrine of fellowship. This statement had been adopted by the group as a draft in an earlier meeting and had been shared with the doctrinal committees of all three synods. Comments from those committees were considered in the writing of the latest draft. The revised statement will be shared again with the doctrinal committees for additional input.
The group also spent a portion of the meeting addressing how the biblical doctrine of fellowship is applied in various situations. One significant area of discussion is how the biblical fellowship principle impact participation in various organizations that may have religious elements in their governing documents or in how the organizations function. Another subject for discussion was the biblical doctrine of the role of men and women in the church, in marriage, and in society. Discussion of these matters will continue at the next meeting, planned for early in 2016.
The talks have been constructive and positive, with all involved fully committed to a faithful understanding and application of God’s Word.