Mailing
Address: 521 N Lincoln Ave, Hershey, NE 69143
Maria
Office/Fellowship Hall Phone: 308-368-5510
Email: marialutheran.hershey@gmail.com https://marialutheran.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MariaLutheranChurch/
Maria Office Hours: Mondays and Tuesdays, 1:30PM - 5:30 PM
Wade Hudson, Maria’s
Parish Assistant
At our Annual Congregational Meeting, we
voted to fund the position of Parish Assistant, starting this month. It is a part-time position to provide
pastoral care to our congregation. Wade will
continue his training as a Parish Assistant under the NALC and Pastor Jeff
Cottingham of Gothenburg. Among his duties would be; working with the
Church Council to coordinate the ministries of the church, assisting in
planning and implementing worship, officiate at weddings, funerals, and
baptisms, visiting members at home, in hospitals, and care homes, oversee
Maria’s Christian Education programs, participate in ecumenical events in the
community, and plan Bible study and other events for the
congregation. We have been blessed by
God for raising Wade up for this important function. He will receive a salary of $400 a week for
his services to Maria.
Words from Wade
“Lord God, You have called Your servants
to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden,
through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing
where we go, but only that Your hand is leading us and Your love supporting us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Amen.
From the Lutheran Book of Worship.
I recently read this prayer in The Lutheran Prayerbook
and thought it was descriptive of where we currently are as a congregation. I
am so excited to see what God has planned for us. As we set out on this path
together in Christ, I am very honored to be a part of this new beginning at Maria.
My office hours will be Monday and Tuesday at the
Fellowship Hall from 1:30-5:30 and by appointment. Getting out to visit those
in nursing homes, hospitals, and the homebound will be a high priority. I am
putting a list together; please let me know of those who would like to have me
visit. I plan to do visitations on Thursdays.
Please add my cell number to your contacts and you can
call or text me any time, day or night, seven days a week. If I am unavailable,
you can call or text Tim Johnson: Wade (308)530-2963, Tim (308)520-7591 God is
Good! Wade
Worship Leaders at Maria in February
February 3: Wade Hudson February
10: Lawrence Wendelin
February 17: Turner Dorr February 24: Lawrence Wendelin
February 17: Turner Dorr February 24: Lawrence Wendelin
Upcoming Events:
Maria’s
Ark for Grades K-8: Wednesdays 4:00 pm (when school is in session)
Rides available from school
Youth Group for
Grades 9-12: Every Wednesday 6:30 pm
(when school is in session)
Maria Council Meeting: Sunday, February 24 following worship service
Maria Women Bible Study: Thursday,
February 21, 6:30 PM at Bette Frels home
We will be starting a study on the Lord’s
Prayer. Each session should last about 1
hour, and only focus on the study, without any business meeting or meal. We invite all women to join us.
February Birthdays and Anniversaries*
Feb 1: Mitch
Moorhead, Jarid Cooper Feb 2: Mike & Jeanie Star*, Britni Brannan
Feb 5:
Kaelyn Klassmeyer Feb 6: Dayna Wasserburger
Feb 7:
Jackie Brown Feb
9: Kaitlin Martin
Feb 10: Mike Star Feb
11: Aksel Wiseman
Feb 12: Nicki Schuster Feb 15: Tracy
Olson
Feb 17: Tim Brannan, Susan Schliep Feb 18: Robert Wiseman
Feb 19: Eric & Jackie Brown* Feb 20: Peggy Moorhead,
Nancy Cooper
Feb 21: Ruth Brown Feb 24:
Chase Moorhead, Olivia Moorhead
Feb 24: Jarid & Lakyn Cooper* Feb 26: David & Lyndy
Fleecs*, Dennis Brown
2019 Volunteers Needed
February
Volunteers: Fecht Family for all Worship positions
Readers, Ushers, Altar Guild, Communion Assistants and Fellowship
Cookie Time volunteers needed. Please
sign up at the church or call Tim Johnson to add your names.
Contact Numbers for Prayer Chain
and Concerns: Tim Johnson (308) 520-0677
Maria Lutheran Church Council January 16
Meeting Minutes
Council Members Present: Gail Martin, Turner Dorr, Kerry Frels, Peggy Brown, Tim Johnson,
Terri Johnson, Ashley Miller, Nick Hudson
Gail Martin, President
called meeting to order. Minutes for 12/5/18 were approved. Ashley Miller made motion; Nick Hudson
seconded motion; motion carried.
Finance/Stewardship:
- Peggy reported on bank
balances, and presented a Profit and Loss statement for 2018.
A Budget proposal for 2019 was presented, modified to include salary
- Tim reported on income from
giving for the year
- Kerry Frels made motion to
accept both reports; Turner Dorr seconded motion; motion carried.
New Business:
- Annual meeting was discussed
and will be on January 20, 2019 after the church service. The
appropriate notices have been given.
- Proposed Agenda of Annual Meeting
was discussed and approved.
- Tim Johnson presented revised
Constitution and By-Laws for review and discussion. A few changes
were made. Both will be presented
at Annual Meeting with changes from council for adoption. Kerry
Frels moved to present Constitution and By-Laws at annual meeting with the
minor changes; Turner Dorr seconded; motion carried.
- Proposal for Pastoral Assistant
position was presented by Wade Hudson, including proposed compensation,
duties, and office hours. Council reviewed and discussed. All members agreed that Wade should
present this proposal at Annual Meeting.
- Other options to fill pastoral
needs were also discussed, including calling a pastor or continuing with
what we are now doing with PA Lawrence Wendelin from Gothenburg and lay
leaders from Maria.
Building and Property:
- Nick Hudson, Turner Dorr, and
Wade Hudson presented a list of repairs that need to be completed on the
property. List will be posted in order to inform all the
congregation what needs completed and to encourage volunteers to assist in
any projects. Contact Nick, Turner, or Wade if interested. The list will be included in Annual
Meeting reports.
- Steeple repair needs to be
completed as soon as possible. Nick Hudson will contact building
contractors to get bids.
Meeting Adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer.
Respectfully Submitted, Kerry
Frels, Maria Lutheran Church Council Secretary
Maria
Lutheran Church Annual Congregational Meeting on January 20, 2019
Gail
Martin, President called meeting to order. 26 voting members signed in with 12 needed for a
quorum.
Wade
Hudson gave devotion to open meeting.
Adoption
of Agenda –Kerry Frels moved to adopt agenda; Jeremy Martin seconded motion;
motion carried.
Minutes
from the 2018 annual meeting were reviewed. No corrections were
made. Wade Hudson made motion to approve
minutes as read; Kerry Frels seconded the motion; motion carried.
New
Constitution was presented by Tim Johnson. After discussion to
clarify some sections, no changes to Constitution were made. Terri
Johnson moved to accept Constitution as presented, Dennis Brown seconded
motion; motion carried.
Revised
By-Laws were presented by Tim Johnson. The Endowment Fund and
Sexual Harassment Policy included in the by-laws were discussed. Jeremy
Martin made motion to accept By-Laws as presented; Terri Johnson seconded
motion; motion carried.
Acceptance of Reports: The
following reports were given:
- Treasurer Report – Peggy Brown
- Financial Secretary Report – Tim Johnson
- Endowment Fund – Kerry Frels
- Christian Education – Wade Hudson
- Women’s Church Group – Terri Johnson
- Beautiful You – Janet Moorhead
- Building and Property – Turner Dorr
Turner
Dorr made motion to accept all reports as presented; Janet Moorhead seconded
motion; motion carried.
Mission
Share Discussion – Jeremy Martin made motion to table until further information
could be obtained; Brian Maassen seconded motion; motion carried.
Pastoral Leadership: Discussed
options for pastoral leadership to include:
- Sharing a Pastor with another Congregation
- Continue with Congregational Leaders and PA Lawrence Wendelin
alternating Sundays
- Pastoral Assistant – Proposal for Wade Hudson to oversee pastoral
needs of our church as he continues to go through the NALC Parish
Assistant Program.
Jeremy
Martin made motion to continue with congregation leaders and Pastor Lawrence
doing Sunday Services, Bill Maassen seconded motion; motion carried
Janet
Moorhead made motion to approve the proposal for Wade Hudson to take over our
daily pastoral duties, including compensation beginning February 1, 2019;
Kerry Frels seconded motion; motion carried.
Nomination of Council
Members: According to new
constitution a minimum of 6 members are required for council, not including
youth members or pastoral leadership. The
following persons were nominated for Council and will have staggered terms of
1,2, and 3 years set by council: Sara
Wiseman, Tim Johnson, Peggy Brown, Hannah Uecker, Reagan Hudson, Chase Martin
(youth), Turner Dorr, Terri Johnson, Brian Dorr, Jeremy Martin.
Kerry
Frels moved to accept all nominated members to council; Brian Maassen seconded
motion; motion carried.
Church
Service time was discussed and will remain the same.
Janet
Moorhead made motion to adjourn; Jeremy Martin seconded motion; motion carried.
Closed
meeting with the Lord’s Prayer.
Respectfully
Submitted, Kerry Frels, Maria Council Secretary
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