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All Saints'
Sunday, November 3rd
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When Janna and I were living in Bratislava, Slovakia, we would often take the bus across the Danube River, to the first Austrian village named Hainburg where we would do our grocery shopping. The bus stop on the way into town was located directly in front of the statue of the composer Franz Joseph Haydn, and for the return ride, we entered the bus directly in front of the Catholic church where Haydn performed as a young alto in the church’s boys choir. His talents were eventually discovered and he was invited to sing in the Vienna Boys Choir in the imperial court chapel in Vienna. When his voice changed, Haydn studied composition. His talents were soon recognized by the noble, Esterházy family and was selected as the court musician for their place in Eisenstadt. The family’s grand banquet hall was reconstructed to become the Haydn Concert Hall.
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As Haydn’s esteem rose in the eyes of the Esterházy family, so did his popularity as the Father of the String Quartet spread throughout Europe. In 1790, after 40 years of service to the family, the aging patriarch who adored music, died. His heir, who didn’t care much for music, dismissed the majority of court musicians, and no longer required any concerts from Haydn. He soon accepted an invitation to England, as well as Germany where he was inspired by the music of Georg Fredrich Handel and the young Ludwig van Beethoven. He also became reunited with his friend Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These new influences gave an energy and freshness to elder Haydn’s works.
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In 1774, while under the patronage of the Esterházy family, Haydn was commissioned to write a mass for the religious order called the Brothers of Mercy, who ran a hospital in Eisenstadt. Haydn played the organ in the first performance, in the hospital chapel. The title "Kleine" or “little” may refer to the organ as well as the composition. Apparently, the organ in the chapel had only six stops and was without a foot pedal.
| On Sunday, November 3rd, the Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church Choir and the Lake String Quartet will perform Haydn’s Little Organ Mass. The central movement of the mass the Benedictus, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of Lord,” features both an organ solo performed by our organist Dr. Kristina Rizzotto and soprano soloist Debra Gilroy. As we remember those who have died since last All Saints Day, and hear their names read and candles in their honor lit, we will be gently comforted by Haydn’s glorious music and the reassuring promise of God’s word that the one who comes in the name of the Lord proclaims the good news of everlasting life. | |  |
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Inspired by Christ, living and growing in faith, Lake of the Isles is a loving and open community of worship, witness, & service in God's world
In-Person,
Livestream Worship,
& Sunday School
Sundays – 9:30 AM
Coffee Hour – 10:30 AM
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Upcoming Events
November 2nd – 9:30 AM
Priscilla Circle
Christy Room
November 3rd– 2:00 AM
Day Light Saving Time Ends
November 3rd– 9:30 AM
All Saints' Sunday
Sanctuary
November 7th – 7:00 PM
Women's Bible Study
Christy Room
November 9th
Our Saviour's Shelter Meal
November 9th – 5:00 PM
Saint Martinsfest
Fellowship Hall
November 10th– 9:30 AM
Remembrance Sunday
Sanctuary
November 17th – 2:00 PM
Isles Ensemble Concert
Sanctuary
November 14th – 7:00 PM
Growlers & Theology
Parsonage
November 20th – 7:00 PM
Church Council Meeting
Christy Room/Zoom
November 22nd– 5:00 PM
Women's Book Club
Home of Deb Gilroy
November 24th – 9:30 AM
Thanksgiving Sunday
Sanctuary
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Affirmation of Baptism
Sunday, October 27th, 2024
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Ella Nyhusmoen Sarles ✠ Archer Benson Hammitt ✠ Travis John Haverty | |
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Successful!
Cloister ~ FUN ~ Fundraiser
| A big thank you to all for a successful fundraise. It was a fun-filled evening resulting in raising approximately $23,000. Work will begin on the Cloister in Spring 2025. | |
Thank you to all who donated silent auction items, bid on the items and/or gave cash donations. If you would like to contribute to the fundraiser, you may still do so. A special thank you to Bernie and Michelle Reisberg for opening their home for this event; Michelle McCreery for the delicious meal; Susanne Haas and Dale Thomas for orchestrating the silent auction; and barback, Brad Anderson with bartender, Mark Duff. | |
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Children's Ministry November 2024 | | |
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Sunday School Calendar Notes
November 10th
~ Winter gear donations due
November 17th
~ College care donations due
November 24th
~ Assemble college care packages during Sunday School
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Winter Gear Drive Wrap Up
November 10th
Please consider donating your gently used or new winter gear to help those less fortunate stay warm this winter. We need winter coats, boots, snow pants, hats, gloves, scarves and socks for ALL AGES. There will be collection bins in the Narthex (back of Sanctuary) and Fellowship Hall. Donations will go to Project for Pride in Living.
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College Care Packages
Donations Needed by
November 17th
Our Sunday School children will be assembling the college care packages on November 24th for our college age members. The Care Packages will contain a letter of encouragement from Pastor Haug, snacks and other fun items. If you would like to donate items for the care packages, please contact Diane LaMere for a list of items needed. The packages will be mailed out after Thanksgiving so that they arrive in time for finals weeks.
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Foodshelf Donations Needed | This fall we will begin highlighting opportunities to provide donations to the Joyce Uptown Foodshelf. They accept non-expired, shelf stable foods and household items. | |
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This month’s most needed items include oil, peanut butter, tinned meats like tuna, spam, and chicken; Thanksgiving items: gravy, instant potatoes. gravy, stuffing, cranberry, and cornbread. Donations are being collected on the wooden cart in Fellowship Hall.
Donations can be brought to the cart in Fellowship Hall. We will have volunteers bring them to the food shelf on Friday mornings. If you are interested in helping with transporting donations, please contact the church office.
joyceuptownfoodshelf.org
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Our Saviour's Housing Meals 2024-25 | |
Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church provides a meal on the second Saturday of each month.
Our monthly meals are provided by donation. The shelter orders & serves the meal.
Thank you to Richard & Kristie Eklund for October. | |
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NOV 9
DEC 14
JAN 11
FEB 8
MAR 8
APR 12
MAY 10
JUN 14
JUL 12
AUG 9
SEP 13
OCT 11
NOV 8
DEC 13
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Mary Sabatke, in memory of Bruce Sabatke
Mary Flynn, Twyla Hobbs, Mary Jubenville, Linda Nelson & Denise Wilkens
David & Mary Goplen
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Mary Sabatke, in memory of Bruce Sabatke
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If you would like to sign up to host a month in 2025, please contact the church office. The months available are listed above. Cost per meal is $250. You may contribute online at myvanco or send a check made out to Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church with "Our Saviour's Meal" in the memo line to the church office.
oscs-mn.org
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Join us
Saturday, November 2nd
9:30 AM in the
Christy Room
for a time of camaraderie
There is no membership requirement or time commitment.
Just come to enjoy the fellowship, for a few minutes, or a couple of hours!
(No knitting skills required)
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Daylight Saving Time Ends
Sunday, November 3rd
2:00 AM
Get ready for an extra hour of sleep! .
Daylight Saving Time 2024 ends at 2:00 AM CDT, Sunday November 3, 2024. That's when we'll move our clocks backward by one hour to 1:00 AM CST.
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All Saints Sunday
November 3rd
9:30 AM
Sanctuary
All Saints Sunday is a time in the church year to remember those we have loved who have become a part of the church triumphant. It is an occasion to reflect on the shining promise of Christ’s everlasting life against the background of nearing winter darkness.
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Women's Bible Study
Thursday, November 7th
7:00 PM
Christy Room
We are continuing our study of
Esther: It's Tough Being a Woman! by Beth Moore.
Join us!
LOTI Groups
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Saint Martinsfest Dinner
Saturday, November 9th
5:00 pm
Fellowship Hall
Please join us for this special Oktoberfest style, family friendly German festival. Don Holzschuh will prepare roasted pork loin, spaetzle, mushroom-brown sauce, green beans, & dessert. Music will be provided by accordionist Mike Opitz. All are invited to participate in the annual Saint Martin’s parade of lanterns. Saint Martinsfest is the culmination of our winter clothes drive for Project for Pride for Living
RSVP by Wednesday, November 6th
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~Suggested donation ~
$20/Adult, $5/Child, OR $35/Family
Donate by credit/debit card online
OR
cash/check at the door.
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Remembrance Sunday
Sunday, November 10th
9:30AM
Sanctuary
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent on the Western Front, to bring to an end the First World War. Our nation has recalled that moment on this day through the decades. And now over 100 years later, we remember lives sacrificed in the service of our country, and those traumatized and injured in battle.
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Remembrance Sunday is one of the liturgical services for honoring veterans. It allows for a brief time of music, silence, wreath laying and a call to remember the fallen. Our service will feature the Norwegian Glee Club and the music of trumpeter Dr. Ben Alle in memory of Bruce Kuehn. | |
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Growlers and Theology
Thursday, November 14th
7:00 PM
Parsonage
Growlers and Theology is an informal study of theology and adult beverages following the model of Luther in his home in Wittenberg, Germany. Pastor Haug will lead this monthly gathering at the Parsonage.
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Welcome Guest Pastor Rob Ruff
Sunday, November 17th
Pastor Rob Ruff, Director of Spiritual Care at Regions Hospital, will lead us in worship on this day,
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Isles Ensemble Concert
Facing the Music:
Music, Life & Death
Sunday, November 17th
2:00 PM
Sanctuary
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Featuring guest artist,
Tori Tedeschi Adams, soprano
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Jon Deak
Dimitri Shostakovich
Ludwig von Beethoven
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The Jury
Viola Sonata
String Quartet No.16 in F major Op. 135
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Nothing clarifies mind and heart like the specter of death. A final ending, a passage to the great beyond? Looking unsparingly back upon a life, like observing from afar the earth and its inhabitants, is at once an act of reflection, judgment, and learning. One we can all take to heart. Perhaps hope for the future, perhaps not.
Shostakovich and Beethoven musically summarize their own lives and struggles in the face of death, while Jon Deak and poet Rhina Espaillat give voice to the judgment of a quartet of birds who marvel at our hubris and cruelty.
islesensemble.org
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Women's Book Club
Friday, November 22nd
5:00 PM
Home of Deb Gilroy
Mr. Ives Christmas, by Oscar Hijuelos
A moving work from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author concerns the loss of faith endured by Mr. Ives, a businessman.
Join us & bring a snack to share if you like.
LOTI Groups
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Thanksgiving
Sunday, November 24th
9:30 AM
Sanctuary
We will celebrate Thanksgiving at Lake of the Isles with members of the congregation offering their reflections on what they are thankful for this year. Special musicians for this service will include trumpeters Dr. Ben Alle and Dr. Jonathan Brandt plus Mike Weiser, bagpipes.
Thanksgiving Sunday is also Stewardship Sunday when we submit our pledges for 2025.
Following the service we will celebrate with a buffet of pies as a foretaste of the feast to come on Thanksgiving Day.
Please notify the church office, by November 20th, if you plan to bring a pie: sweet or savory.
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First Sunday of Advent
December 1st
9:30 AM
~ Lake String Quartet, trumpeter Ben Alle, & vocal soloists
Second Sunday of Advent ~ Saint Nicholas
December 8th
9:30 AM
~ cellist Audrey Snyder
Third Sunday of Advent ~ Sancta Lucia & Christmas Tea
December 15th
9:30 AM
~ American Swedish Institute Nyckelharpalag
Fourth Sunday of Advent ~ Lessons & Carols & SS Pageant
December 22nd
9:30 AM
~ Sunday School children's portrayal of the Nativity along with with chimes, harp, Irish instruments & trumpet
Christmas Eve ~ Family Worship & Candlelight Worship
Tuesday, December 24th
4:30 PM & 10:00 PM
~ flautist Rachel Haug & Paul Mackenzie, chimes and strings
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All are welcome to join!
We meet on Mondays at 7:00 PM via Zoom.
Janna Haug, Debra Gilroy, Linda Nelson, Diane Stensrud & Carolyn Hagford
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All are welcome to come and join our Wednesday morning Bible study!
Pastor Haug leads the morning Bible study group in the Christy Room & via Zoom on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM.
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To view, go to our YouTube channel, or to find the livestream link & worship service bulletin go to loti.org. | | |
Coffee Hour is hosted in Fellowship Hall or on the Patio each Sunday following worship. | | |
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Happy Birthday!
David Ackerman
Justin Kappel
Jennifer Nelson
Valerie Janni
Rich Labas
Lauren Rondestvedt Eddelbuettel
Arden Haug
Ben Mechels
Vitali Haug
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Worship Technical Assistant
Jim Olson
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Altar Servers
03 Mary Flynn & Linda Nelson
10 David & Mary Goplen
17 David & Carolyn Hagford
24 Cathy Carlson & Kathy Hering
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Ushers
03 Mary Flynn
10 Hans Stadem-Ward
17 Bill Fredell
24 Don Holzschuh
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Worship Assistants
03 Steve Hoyt
10 Mary Sabatke
17 Kathy Hering
24 Michelle McCreery
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Readers
03 Eric Amann, Kathy Fredell
10 David Ackerman, Tom Connors & Mike Huttner
17 Nicole Olson
24 Mary Jubenville
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Communion Assistants
03 Kathy Fredell
10 David Ackerman
17 Steve Hoyt
24 Mark Duff
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Coffee Hour Hosts
03 Anita Duder, Ellie Holmquist, Ruth Lee
10 Chanda & Lars Olson
17 Frahm/Gallop families
24 Casey & Andrea Reno-Christy
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Staff Members
Rev. Dr. Arden D. Haug – Pastor
Dr Kristina Rizzotto – Director of Music
Diane LaMere – Office Manager & Children's Ministry
Joseph LaMere – Worship Technical Director
Michelle McCreery – Design & Communication Director
Sandy Swan – Wedding Manager
Vitali Haug – Custodian
Molly Dengler & Anthony Ramirez – Caretakers
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Council Members
Pamela Aagaard
Ross Bartels – Treasurer
Catherine Carlson
Martin Carlson – President
Casey Christy
Steve Hoyt – Vice President
Eric Mechels
Katie Messerli
Ryne Nelson
Charlie O'Brien, Secretary
Michelle Reisberg
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Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church
2020 W Lake of the Isles Pkwy
Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 377-5095
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