FEBRUARY COUNCIL CONNECTIONS
The 2022 King of Glory Annual Meeting is history; it is “His-Story”! It was a sacred time on Sunday, January 30 as this community of faith gathered in the sanctuary and in homes (as a “hybrid” congregation) to review, affirm, and approve the business of this congregation.
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Congregational meetings for 2021—the Annual Meeting, January 24, 2021, and a special congregation meeting, August 29, 2021, were approved without changes.
- Carolyn Jean Smith, Treasurer, presented the year-end financial status as of December 31, 2021. The 2021 financial report, included in the 2021 Annual Report, was accepted and approved by a unanimous vote.
- The 2022 budget proposal, prepared by the Finance Committee, and approved by the Council, was presented for congregation approval by Dan Price. The 2022 Budget was approved by a unanimous vote with no proposed changes or alteration of the budget.
- Election of offices, as required by the Constitution, was the final order of business. Mark Drew, reporting for the Nominating Committee presented a slate of candidates for two 3-year Council positions; a 1-year Youth Council representative; and two 3-year terms on the Columbarium Memorial Board. Elected by acclamation of the voting members: Katie Vaage and Dwayne Gjorass, Council representatives; Aurelie Beyam, youth representative; Gary Derr and Lyman Larson, Columbarium Memorial Board. Mark explained that the Mission Endowment Committee representatives will continue their terms for an additional year, as determined by the Council. No Synod Assembly delegates were elected because there will not be an official Synod Assembly. Three regional synod gatherings will be held later in the spring with no official business requiring congregational delegates.
There was no old/continuing or new business brought to the congregation for review or approval.
Following the “official” congregational business, Mary Rickerd, Council President, reviewed the blessings and the challenges of 2021. On behalf of the Council, she thanked this community of faith for adhering to the strict pandemic protocols that provided a safe place for all. She also offered a challenge: how will this congregation embrace the new technology that has been long dreamed about and is in the process of being installed. Members were encouraged to volunteer to be part of a Hybrid Task Force to dream and plan new ways of ministry with the new equipment.
An honorarium gift and a standing ovation of gratitude for the digital ministry of Wes and Dawn Lewis who have produced the on-line worship service since March 2020. King of Glory has been able to worship together when being together was only on-line; now being together is virtual and in-person.
A special thank you to all who made this Annual Meeting a hybrid event: Matt Lee, Council member who brought in the equipment to set up and make the Zoom link work in the sanctuary; Steve Eulberg who was the Zoom host on-line and made the Zoom link work for those who attended virtually; Council members who monitored the Zoom link on-line; Council members who hosted the meeting in-person in the Sanctuary.
King of Glory: we are a hybrid congregation!
THANK YOU
To these faithful who served on the Council:
Harold Nesbett. Harold has been the liaison to the Property Committee as well as a member of the Property Committee. Harold could usually be found on Friday or Saturday mowing the lawn and assisting with other property needs.
Katie Vaage. Katie has been the liaison to the Youth-Family Ministry/Christian Education Committee. Katie has also organized Youth activities for our Youth and has been instrumental in encouraging young people to attending the ELCA Youth Gathering. We are happy that Katie, who had filled an unexpired term, was willing to continue her leadership skills in her election to a full three-year term.
Jasmine Mendez-Jorgensen. Jasmine has been the youth representative and was a liaison to the Youth-Family Ministry. Jasmine was able to juggle her many school activities and studies, council activities and with a smile.
To these faithful who served on the Columbarium Memorial Board:
Lisa Kraft. Lisa has served two three-year terms and was not eligible to be re-elected. Lisa was the financial secretary of the Columbarium, and assisted with inurnments and the normal maintenance of the Columbarium.
Nancy Severson served a three-year term. Nancy has assumed co-responsibilities for the Altar Guild and declined re-nomination. Nancy also assisted with inurnments and the routine maintenance of the Columbarium.
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February & March Greeter & Usher Schedule
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We have had to edit a few of the scheduled time slots due to availability. Please see the new schedule for up-to-date names and times. Thank you!
We thank you all for volunteering your time to help us keep our Sunday Services running smoothly! Your Service is GREATLY APPRECIATED!
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2022 ELCA Youth Gathering Canceled
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has announced that the 2022 ELCA Youth Gathering has been canceled due to the ongoing pandemic, the recent COVID-19 surge and public health considerations. The Gathering pre-events — the Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (MYLE) and the tAble, the ELCA gathering for youth with disabilities — have also been canceled.
An announcement today from the ELCA Youth Gathering states: "We know there are thousands of young people who will not get to experience the Gathering, and our hearts break for them. This was not an easy decision, and we ask for your prayers and your grace. We understand the impact this decision will have on our youth, volunteers and planning teams, and we hope to return to Minneapolis for a future Gathering."
The 2024 Gathering will take place July 16-20, 2024, with the Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (MYLE) and the tAble taking place July 13-16, 2024.
The location will be announced this summer.
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Book Club
Book Club will be meeting this Saturday, Feb. 5th, at 9 AM on Zoom to discuss The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher. Lisa Kraft will be leading the discussion about family, inheritance, and asking questions about a life well lived!
Zoom info: Time: Feb 5, 2022 09:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 819 918 8860
Passcode: 570967
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Samson, Isabelle, and Their Children’s Faith Journey
The Social Justice Committee’s project for 2021 has been completed. A professional videographer, Stephanie Cullen, recorded and edited Samson Madjitoloum, Isabelle Datoloum, and their children’s faith journey. The DVD will be presented to the congregation the three first Sundays in February, in between the services.
This will be an opportunity for you to know Samson and his family in a better and deeper way. The parents, Samson and Isabelle, were born in Central Africa Republic. They moved to Cameroun when the war made it impossible for them to stay in their native country. A few years later, they were given a chance to move to America, and landed in Boise, Idaho. They chose King of Glory as their church.
They will speak of their struggles and their joys, as well as the importance of their faith and King of Glory in their life.
February 6: Samson’s Story
February 13: The family’s Story
February 20: Isabelle’s Story
There will be time at the end of each session to ask questions and make comments.
We are also inviting the youth to attend the presentation and participate in the conversation.
For the members who are not attending the church in person, there will be 2 DVDs available for check up at the church library.
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Prayers for God’s Healing:
Bev Siefkes
Mary Groth- Donna Groth's daughter-in-law
Jim Cambron
Tim Pfankuch, Son of Paul & Bonita Pfankuch.
Louise Moore
Marge Holmquist
Bob Applequist
David Fredrich, nephew of Mark Drew
Prayers for Marty Palmer
Prayers for Juliet Petersen
Prayers for Augustine Taigam
Prayers for the Severson Family.
Prayers for Justin Boinde and Family.
Prayers for Unspoken Needs and requests, those whose hurts are too deep to be spoken.
Prayers for Discernment for the Council as they form goals for the new year.
Prayers for all Healthcare Workers, Military, and the family that surrounds them.
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Luther Heights Women's Winter Retreat
Luther Heights Women's Winter Retreat will be held at the nearby Presbyterian Camp Perkins. February 11-13th. Snowshoeing, cross country skiing, sledding, bible studies and games. Perkins has snowshoes and skis to use.
If you would like to attend and would like to carpool with a few of the KOG Women that are going, please contact the office. We will put you in contact with the driver.
Please click the link below for more information!
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February Birthday's & Anniversaries
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February Anniversaries
02/08 Yun & Bill Amos
02/20 Susan & Steve Holm
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February Birthday’s
02/04 James Smith
02/05 Rosie Fulk
02/05 Nancy Perry-Dale
02/06 Steve Eulberg
02/07 Richard Lindquist
02/07 Gordon Swenson
02/07 Marisha Twiss
02/14 Ruth Thompson
02/15 Stan Fornander
02/18 Jim Stumpf
02/19 Jack Newberry
02/21 Genevieve Boguslawski
02/21 Molly Vaughn
02/22 Jorgen Vaage, Jr
02/25 Jerry Hendershot
02/25 Scott Thompson
02/26 Charles Green
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Book Club News
We will be picking books for our next list on Sunday, Feb. 20th, at 4 PM via zoom.
Everyone and anyone is invited to join in the fun. Feel free to have an appetizer and beverage during our time together while books are being picked.
It would be very helpful to have your book selections before Feb. 20th. Please email me your 2-3 books that you will offer as your selections, by Feb. 19th.
Please call (208-861-5642) or email Lisa Kraft if you have any questions.
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Adult Education News
The Christian Education Committee is planning to begin a series of Adult Education offerings in February. The group will meet 9:45-10:30 in the Bethlehem Rm beginning February 6th.
The Social Justice will be presenting the video telling the story of Sampson and his family’s journey to the United States. A portion of the video will be presented each Sunday for 3 weeks followed by a time for questions and discussion.
Todd Kraft will be our presenter in March. He will be going through the book “You Gotta Ask” by Jon and Pam Strain. This book discusses ways to start meaningful conversations about your faith with others. Books will be available at the first meeting on March 6th.
The last Sundays in February and March members of local non-profit organizations will be presenting on what they are doing in the community. There are a lot of good organizations in the community that are working to help the members of the Treasure Valley through some of the challenges they are facing. This will be a good opportunity to learn more about these groups and find out more about how we can support their efforts.
We are excited to resume adult education session with the same COVID precautions that are being observed during the service. Stay tuned for more information and information about upcoming sessions.
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Owls Meeting 2/15/22
Owls Meeting 11:30 AM Louise's on Fairview & Meridian. Hope to see you there!
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Free Meal Update
Our February Free Meal 26th. Since we have a bunch of leftover ham, we will be making something yummy with that. It will be from 12:00 – 1:30 PM.
If you would like to help cook, please show up around 10:00 AM, to serve and clean up, arrive around 11:30.
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Invitation to the Gather Magazine Study
Women of King of Glory, you are all invited to our monthly Bible study published in the Women of the ELCA magazine called “Gather.” We just finished an engaging 3-month study of the Holy Spirit. And now beginning in January we will have a four-part series on the Kingdom of God written by foremost ELCA Biblical scholar, Rev. Mark Allen Powell. The lessons bringing new insights to the scriptures promise surprises along the way.
You do not need a magazine to join us. The church library has a few copies, or you can subscribe to the material copy, or you can subscribe to an online copy. Or we can get you the lesson some other way—let us know if you need it. Or you can join us just by listening and sharing. A good word for the magazine—it has good articles in it related to the topic of the lesson. The magazine now comes out six time a year and each magazine has two lessons.
We meet once a month, on the second Wednesday of the month from 1:00 to 2:30. For now we are meeting on Zoom. If you would like to join us, please email Phyllis Bradburn at pabradburn@Outlook.com, so that I can email you a Zoom link.
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Good Gifts Update
What a great gift for Tom and Sharyn Christensen. We collected enough money to purchase a whole herd of goats plus three individual goats. Thank you to all who donated to this gift. Tom and Sharyn have arrived at their new destination through some ugly weather issues. We are grateful to God for keeping them safe.
Hurray!!! We received enough funds to purchase a whole fish farm. This will help a community feed themselves for a lifetime. Keeping on the feeding theme, in January and February, we will be collecting funds for food for orphans and vulnerable children. Nutrition for a child for one month costs $30 and nutrition for a child for one year costs $300. It would be great if we could buy food for a year.
Thank you to all who donate to this Social Ministry cause!
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Mission Endowment Fund News
2022 marks the 15th year that the King of Glory Mission Endowment Fund (MEF) has been able to use the fund’s earnings to make distributions supporting various ministries locally, regionally, and throughout the world. This fund is support by contributions from the congregation and offers our members a good consideration to include in their estate planning. Specially, distributions are made annually to support the following ministries:
20% is allocated for outreach in the community and Synod. This includes social service agencies, institutions, and other special programs catering to the needs of people in Southwest Idaho who are in spiritual or economic need.
20% is allocated for missions of the ELCA outreach in North America and/or worldwide. This could include grants to the ELCA for new congregations, leadership, training, education, global missions, ecumenism, evangelism, social ministries, and capital financing.
20% is allocated to capital improvements for King of Glory.
The remaining 40% may be divided among any or all the above areas.
The MEF Committee determines the allocation for causes and programs consistent with the Endowment Fund’s purpose. Distributions to be made in 2022, from 2021 earnings, is $4600. We would like to get feedback from the congregation on ideas for this year’s distribution. Please send your feedback to Joel Tompkins by mid-February and he will consolidate the feedback for our consideration. Joel can be reached at jlt6015@gmail.com
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King of Glory Lutheran Church
3430 N. Maple Grove Rd., Boise, ID 83704
208-377-0220
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