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TRANSFIGURATION LUTHERAN CHURCH
11000 France Ave. S. - Bloomington, MN 55431
Office: (952) 884-2364 (Also 24-hour Pastoral Emergency Service)
Office Open Monday-Thursday, 9:00am to 4:00pm
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In case of inclement weather preventing the outside worship service, you will be notified via email of the change and how TLC will accommodate the service inside. |
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COVID Protocol
Wearing face coverings outside is optional.
Please practice social distancing.
Wearing face coverings inside TLC is now required,
regardless of vaccination status.
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A Service for the
Blessing of the Animals
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A Blessing of Animals witnesses God's and the Church's love, care, and concern for creation. As we recognize our mutual interdependence with God's creatures, our witness of stewardship of creation is strengthened.
The animals of God's creation inhabit the skies, the earth, and the sea. They share in the fortunes of human existence and have a part in human life. God, who confers gifts on all living things, has often used the service of animals or made them reminders of the gifts of salvation. Animals were saved from the flood and afterwards made a part of the covenant with Noah.
The paschal lamb recalls the passover sacrifice
and the deliverance from slavery in Egypt.
A giant fish saved Jonah.
Ravens brought bread to Elijah
Animals were included in the repentance of Nineveh.
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...and animals share in Christ's redemption of all God's creation. We, therefore, invoke God's blessing on these animals. As we do so, let us praise the Creator and thank God for setting us as stewards over all the creatures of the earth.
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Live-Stream Viewers
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In-Person Attendance
Sunday, August 1, 2021
8:30am Service
Live-Stream: 74 (week before: 72)
In-Person: 23 (week before: 38)
10:00am Service
Live-Stream: 192 (week before: 136)
In-Person: 29 (week before: 44)
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If you are in need of prayer or have the name of someone you would like to add, please ask permission from that person first. Then, contact Marilyn Erickson, Care Ministry at 952-884-2364 ext. 10, or merickson@tlcmn.com.
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Dave Merrill
Jane Kinyon
Joel Wigstadt
Barb Halverson
Kevin Erickson
Jerry Hanson
Jean Nyberg
Walt Thomsen
Irene Amon
Dunwiddie Family
Don Jacobson
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Judy Hanson
Ron Schultz
Ron Schroeder
Stephen Nushann
Dave Dickson
Gail Kleven
Deanna Juergen
Sharon McComb
Marilyn Rundberg
Nicole Towns
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This year, with the problems from the COVID Virus and social unrest, the congregation of Transfiguration Lutheran Church decided to have a special benevolence appeal to raise money to help those who have been affected by these conditions.
Ninety members of our church family, including one individual's pledge to match up to $30,000 in fund donations, contributed over $70,000 to this campaign. The donors also expressed their preferences as to which of 17 Mission partners they would like to support.
Please join us at the two Sunday morning worship services this coming August 15 as we see a program showing the mission and outreach programs receive the funds and learn how they'll be used to help so many in distress and need.
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We are having such fun at the playground meet-ups—so good to have time with church friends again! The Bookmobile visits (Pastor Melanie’s Prius full of books) so you can leave with a good book, or two, or three. Join us
- Playground Meetup and Bookmobile: Tuesday August 10th 3:30 p.m. Running Park (9501 12th Ave. S) Meet in the parking lot area
- Playground Meetup and Bookmobile: Wednesday August 25th 6:30 p.m. Westwood Elementary (3701 W. 108th St.) Meet at the park
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COVID PRECAUTIONS– As the event approaches, your family must answer these questions before showing up to the event – if the answer to ANY of these questions is yes, please participate in the next event :
- Have you, or anyone you have been in close contact with in the last 14 days, been diagnosed with COVID-19?
- Have you been asked to self-isolate or quarantine by a medical professional or a local public health official?
- Are you, or is any member of your household who is symptomatic (has symptoms consistent with COVID-19), currently waiting for COVID-19 test results?
- Are you or anyone in your household experiencing the following symptoms: fever, difficulty breathing, loss of smell/taste, excessive fatigue, nausea or headache?
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Will you help us?
Now accepting items into August.
LET'S FILL THE BINS AT TLC
Stop by with your donation
Monday thru Thursday
9:00am to 4:00pm
Thousands of students in the Bloomington, Richfield and Edina school districts need help filling their backpacks this fall. VEAP is currently quite low on supplies and will be taking items past the original July 30 end date. Help support students by making sure they have all the supplies they need for the year. VEAP will be collecting items and distributing to the school districts with the support of local faith communities such as TLC, businesses and partners.
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What supplies are most needed?
Backpacks and calculators (scientific or otherwise) are high-demand items and the most impactful as they’re expensive for families to purchase on their own. If you are able, please consider making these a focus of your donations. Traditional supplies like spiral notebooks, flash drives, head phones, and washable markers are needed as well. Please make sure all items are new. Please, no gift cards at this time.
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Bobby the Boat - By Levi
Levi is 6 years old and this is his first year in the ELC Photo Club. Joining others earlier this summer on a field trip to Lake Harriet and the Band Shell, Levi picked this shot out of his photographs, naming it Bobby the Boat because he thought it was interesting.
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Pete Erickson
Interim Youth & Family Minister
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TLC Summer Ministry Opportunities – Get connected to what’s happening this SUMMER! Open to middle-school through high school youth.
Are you looking for a faithfully fun way to connect with your TLC friends this summer?
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- August 17 Pool Party, 5:30pm at Sandy Stooke’s. Cost: $5 for pizza.
You MUST register to participate – Here is a sign up for the above summer fun! Look forward to seeing you IN-PERSON at Sandy's!
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OPEN TO EVERYONE!
TLC/ELC Community Night – WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11 - 5:00-7:00PM
We HOPE to see the whole ELC/TLC community on August 11th for dinner (PLUS AN ICE CREAM TRUCK), games, stories, music, and to meet your neighbors and our community partners at TLC.
If you have availability, the planning team is looking for help to make these events happen. Here are some areas we’d love your partnership:
- Set Up/Clean Up
- Leading games
- Food support
- Engaging/inviting our neighbors to attend
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Here it's okay to sit in
the back of the church!
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We need, right now...
AV Techs for TLC Services and Programs in the Sanctuary
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO TRY IT OUT!
ANY ONE, ANY AGE, CAN DO THIS!
Seriously, it's pretty darn easy to make a service
sound and look nice.
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Please contact Rob Reid, Director of Music, to look around and see how it works.
Email: Rreid@tlcmn.com Phone: 952-884-2364 Ext. 19
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Sunday, August 15
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Topic: Mission and Outreach
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Please mark your calendar for the remaining opportunities to engage. Young and old, new or long term member, let your voice be heard! The Body of Christ needs you! Don’t hide your light under a bushel!
PDF REPORTS FROM EVENTS TO DATE
Children, Youth and Family
Building and Property
Consolidated Care Ministry
Diversity and Neighbor Engagement
SCHEDULE
- May 23 – Children, Youth and Family (completed)
- June 27 – Building and Property (completed)
- July 11 – Seniors and Care Ministry (completed)
- July 18 – Diversity and Neighbor Engagement (completed)
- Aug 15 – Mission and Outreach
- Aug 22 – Financial Sustainability
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Cool, clear water for all of
God's creatures.
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Last week's column had had just come out in the "Weekly," even showing a nice white squirrel picture. The very next day a beautiful white squirrel posed on our deck railing, and stayed around looking in the nearby window! Wow! Maybe there's more ESP than we realize; we know it didn't read the Weekly... well, maybe just the easy words???
We've also had a lot of birds...large and small. Could be they are enjoying the two birdbaths, especially during our long, hot, rain-less (almost) summer. All wildlife needs water to survive, and we have had other species drinking their share... raccoons, and even several deer that leaped over the neighbors' chain-link fence.
I am wondering what varieties of birds you see lately. We are still seeing lots of goldfinches, especially beautiful this summer, and the red-winged blackbirds with their rather dull-looking spouses. Bluejays are still taking over, being on the top of the pecking order. Chickadees, which are around all year, are still flying back and forth taking one seed at a time, and coming back over and over. They are pretty smart... they should think of a better way to pick up their lunch. One noise we don't like to hear is a flock of crows. They come in and everyone else has to disappear. Look large enough to cook... but who wants to Eat Crow???
This Sunday is our annual "Blessing of the Animals" held out on the north lawn. I am amazed each year at the number of exotic birds people have as pets. We have always gone to this service, enjoying the occasional baying and barking of a pet who sees their owner leading hymns, or something. Last year we even had a special communion "snack" for any doggie that wanted a treat. Let's hope for good weather... not too hot and no rain until we get home.
Blessings on all of you. Thank you for getting your shots. We know it makes a difference and is harmless to the recipient. This new Delta Variant is so easily transmitted.
Please stay well.
-Bloomington Bird Lady
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Thoughts by Pastor Al Dungan
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Who Wrote the Bible?
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Pastor Al is at odds with technology, struggling to win the battle, but needs more time.
Is victory coming soon? We'll find out next week if his regular column appears here.
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Transfiguration Lutheran Church
Addiction Awareness
Team
-Our Mission-
This ministry exists to provide a safe environment for those seeking hope and restoration from addiction and codependency.
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Last week, I heard from a former co-worker who shared the sad news that her husband had died - from alcoholism. He was 63 years old. I was terribly saddened to hear this news as they had recently purchased a home in Florida and were busy making retirement plans – plans they would never enjoy together. But, I was even more saddened to hear that her husband had relapsed during the past year, after enjoying more than 20-years of sobriety. He returned to drinking “a little” after his early retirement and could just never get back on track with his sobriety. In my friend’s words, he “never, ever stopped trying, up to the very last; and now he is finally at peace and free from the alcohol demon that plagued him.” I am sharing this story with my friend’s blessing and encouragement. Sadly, relapse plagues many addicts and alcoholics. Sometimes they are able to return to and maintain sobriety, but many times that isn’t the case and they fall deeper than ever into the despair of their disease.
Relapse is a process and it can be prevented with constant and vigilant self-awareness. There are four main ideas in relapse prevention. First, relapse is a gradual process with distinct stages. The goal of treatment is to help individuals recognize the early stages of relapse, in which the chances of success are greatest. Second, recovery is a process of personal growth with developmental milestones. Each stage of recovery has its own risks of relapse. Third, the main tools of relapse prevention are cognitive therapy and mind-body relaxation, which are used to develop healthy coping skills. Fourth, most relapses can be explained in terms of a few basic rules. Educating alcoholics and addicts in these rules can help them focus on what is important: 1) change your life (recovery involves creating a new life where it is easier to not use); 2) be completely honest; 3) ask for help; 4) practice self-care; and 5) don’t bend the rules. (Excerpts from Relapse Prevention and the Five Rules of Recovery, by Steven M. Melemis) To learn more about the process and prevention of relapse, check out the full article here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553654/
Many refer to the early stage of relapse as “stinking thinking.” If you start to think about drinking or using – please take immediate steps and ask for help: 1) find someone you can trust and honestly confide your thoughts about relapse, and 2) work on a plan to prevent relapse. Our team is here for you if you need someone to talk with about getting sober, staying sober, or preventing relapse.
- Beth Rahn, Addiction Awareness Team Member
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If you are new to recovery or are just interested in finding out what AA or NA meetings are all about, and would like for someone to attend a meeting with you for the first time, please contact our group. We are here to support and guide you!
- Chris Campo
- Dave Dickson
- Al Dungan
- Mary George
- Griffin Myslivecek
- Louise Olson
- Beth Rahn
- Rick Zeidler
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Click button above to experience additional details
about the upcoming October conference.
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More than 300,000 children in Minnesota live with food insecurity. When these children don’t have access to the free and reduced meal programs at school, they don’t have access to reliable food and the risk of hunger is very real. Every Meal works to fight hunger in our community by filling the gaps in food access that children face during weekends, summers, and extended breaks.
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Since March 2020, Every Meal has responded to the skyrocketing increase in food insecurity in our community as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic by adapting our food gap programs to get food to children and families who need it most. To provide more meals to more children in our community, we need to raise more funds to expand our program to 550 schools, which account for 47% of school-age children in the state.
Thanks to community support, Every Meal has provided OVER 4.1 MILLION MEALS. We continue to adapt our work to meet the rising demand and need your continued support.
Every Meal will be there for children through the ongoing disruptions caused by COVID-19 and long after to help stabilize families.
NOTE: Through the generosity of TLC’s 1 + 1 Mission Campaign, a check for $6,900 has been given to Every Meal (formerly The Sheridan Story).
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TLC Memorial Garden
A place of peace and reflection, honoring and remembering those close to our hearts. Please click here to visit our website dedicated to those who have passed on -- from 2012 to the present. Each person -Saint- has a page with their obituary, video photo collage, the funeral service bulletin, homily, photo album, and in more recent years, a video of the entire funeral service that was held at TLC. |
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A Reconciling in Christ Congregation
A Culture of Diversity and Inclusion
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