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Vol. 8 Feb. 21, 2024

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Bible Study: 

Mark 10:32-52

32They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was to happen to him, 33saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death; then they will hand him over to the Gentiles; 34they will mock him, and spit upon him, and flog him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise again.”

35James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 36And he said to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” 37And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” 38But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” 39They replied, “We are able.” Then Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; 40but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

41When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. 42So Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. 43But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. 45For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” 46They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” 50So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” 52Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.


+What catches your attention in this text & why?


+What’s your reaction to Jesus telling of all that he’ll have to endure? 


+What’s your reaction to the responses/ requests of James and John?


+Do you think James and John were able to comprehend what was really going to happen? What do you think James and John might have thought about Jesus’s foreshadowing of what was to come?


+What do you think of Jesus’ response to James and John?


+Look at verses 42-45How do you think James and John reacted to Jesus’ teaching/ response?


+Why do you think people wanted Bartimaeus to be quiet?


+Look at verse 52. What is the response of Bartimaeus being healed?


+How might this text relate to us today?


Blessings, Pastor Ann.

LENT BULLETIN


We will be using the same folded bulletin each week for lent. For this reason, we have left out specifics for songs, readings, and prayers. These things will be available on screen during Lent.


Click on the picture for the bulletin.

February is Black History Month   

As we continue with Black History month, we need to be reminded that we don't know all of the experiences that our siblings of color face. Whether you agree with Colin Kaepernick kneeling at a football game or not, coming to know more about his experiences as a person of color can add some insight into our predominantly white existence. I suggest checking out the documentary "Colin in Black and White." It can be found on Netflix. 

Some other movie suggestions:

"13th"

"Selma"

"Harriet"

"The Help"

"Self Made"

"Hidden Figures"

"The Woman King"

Upcoming Celebration: May 5, 2024

We'll be celebrating New Day Lutheran becoming an authorized ELCA congregation in 2019. We'll do this in conjunction with a youth fundraiser. We'll have a time to reminisce about the history of New Day followed by a meal. We need your help to make this a success.

What's needed:

  • Photos & stories... your memories! 🙂 
  • A Thrivent Grant to purchase food
  • "Baskets" or other fundraising items to raffle off
  • Volunteers to assist with set-up, cooking, & clean-up   

**Contact church@newdaylutheran.org or Pastor Ann by email or cell phone

Fellowship Supplies and Signup


Vicki works hard each week to provide us with everything needed for fellowship. She needs people to sign up to bring treats or snacks for fellowship on Sundays. She also needs people to pick up some supplies continuously used for fellowship. Vicki will put out a list when items are needed.

Some supplies needed now include:

  • quart, gallon sized ziplocks
  • Coffee
  • Crackers and cheese
  • Oreos or other nut free cookies


Please contact Vicki if you can help.










Sunday Worship Schedule (9:15AM) UNFAILING LIGHT LITURGY

February 18 First Sunday of Lent

February 25 Second Sunday of Lent

March 3 Third Sunday of Lent

March 10 Fourth Sunday of Lent

March 17 Fifth Sunday of Lent


Monday Lent Videos

Several people from New Day have taken time to talk a bit about their faith. Look for them on Mondays during Lent on Facebook.



Holy Week Worship Schedule

March 24 Palm Sunday 9:15AM NDLC

March 28 Maundy Thursday St. Luke's 7:00pm

March 29 Good Friday Joint with St. Luke's 1:00pm & 7:00pm

March 30 Holy Saturday NDLC 6:00PM

March 31 Easter Sunday NDLC 9;15AM


Mid-week Lenten Soup Suppers & Compline Prayer Worship Service

6:00 Themed Supper (free will donation to support youth attending the National ELCA Youth Gathering) followed by worship at 7pm. There is a food sign-up available for main dish, salad, and bread, NO DESSERT. Please make sure to sign up to bring a dish. The clipboard is passed around on Sunday, or you can contact Pastor Ann or Theresa.

2/21- Italian (pastas)

2/28 – Mexican (tacos, nachos, etc.)

3/6 – Pizza (homemade or bought)

3/13 – Picnic (burgers, hotdogs, etc.)

3/20 – Soup Supper


Community Mid-week Noon Lenten Services

The Regional Council of Christian Ministries(RCCM) will be offering rotating mid-week (Wednesday) Lenten services as well as a soup & bread lunch both before and after the service to accommodate those with varying lunch schedules. Lunch will be at 11:30 and 12:30 with services held at 12 noon. Preachers and hosts will rotate.


Host Location & Preacher:

February 21st

Facility – at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Pastor – Reverend Phil Hagen


February 28th

Facility – at St John Lutheran

Pastor – Reverend Stephen Weems


March 6th

Facility – at First Presbyterian

Pastor – Reverend Lea Colvill


March 13th

Facility – at St. Paul’s UMC

Pastor – Reverend Mike Knauff


March 20th

Facility – at First Evangelical Lutheran

Pastor – Reverend Ann Bjorklund

MARCH 1st will be our first outing (weather permitting)! We will meet on the 1st Friday each month at

4pm at Idaho Falls Dog Park!

Calling all dog lovers! It's time to put your paws in the air and get ready for a tail-wagging good time! Our upcoming Dog Gone Fun Day is the perfect opportunity to bring your furry best friend and let them socialize with other pups while you enjoy some human company. So get ready to unleash the fun! Don't miss out on this opportunity to bond with your dog and other dog owners in the community. It's going to be a barking good time! Dog Park will start when it is 50+ degrees and not raining. Dogs must be vaccinated per dog park rules.

You don't need to be a dog owner to join in!

3000 Lindsay Blvd, Idaho Falls, ID 83402

2024 ELCA Youth Gathering

Robert and Anora are excited to have the opportunity to attend the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering held in New Orleans this coming summer! Aside from the monthly noisy offering they will be doing some bigger fundraisers as they will need to raise $4500 total for the trip.

  • You can use the button below to give online! Just put Youth Gathering where appropriate!
  • You can also mail a check made out to New Day Lutheran to:

New Day Lutheran Church

2184 Channing Way #474

Idaho Falls, ID 83404

GIVE NOW for YOUTH GATHERING

Robert and Anora would like to thank everyone who came to, donated, or volunteered at the Shrove Tuesday pancake benefit. We raised $415.25 at the benefit, add in joyful noise offerings and that brings our new total raised to $2000! Thank you so much! There is also a fundraiser that will be in Boise Friday March 8th at 7pm. See the below picture. Ask our parents for more info or contact Casey Cross at 408-761-6673. The funds are used for travel, food, housing, and chaperone expenses.

The group of Luther Height's sponsored Idaho youth headed to the National Youth Gathering (24 youth at last count - Anora and Robert from our congregation) are holding a fundraiser event "A Night in New Orleans" at Shepherd of the Valley in Boise on March 8. It includes dinner, live music and a silent auction. Tickets are $20 for anyone that might be looking for an excuse to visit the Boise area. 


If you are unable to attend but would still like to support the youth, Kortney Klinkel is collecting donations of money, or donations of items for the silent auction (i.e. a themed basket movie night, art, weekend getaway, wine and cheese party, other). Please contact Kortney Klinkel for more information klinkel@gmail.com 303-818-9350.

Noisy Offering

We will have a noisy offering the first Sunday of the month through July to assist the youth attending the National ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans. Bring your loose pocket change, or the entire change jar!

Meetings/Updates

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Council

  • Sunday February 18 at 10:30am upstairs conference room.
  • All congregants are welcome to attend council meetings.
  • If you would like to request time to address the council please contact Merlene Brockway at (208) 317-3757 or email president@newdaylutheran.org


Thrivent Choice Dollars & Action Grants

  • Do you have Thrivent Choice Dollars that need to be allocated? This is your friendly reminder that New Day would appreciate your generosity if you choose us as your recipient.
  • Are you able to help New Day fund projects through an Action Grant? Pastor Ann can help you with ideas or assist you in applying. 


Health and Safety Committee

  • If you would like to be CPR/first aid/AED trained please contact us at church@newdaylutheran.org


Pride Committee

  • We are forming a pride committee to work through the logistics of pride in both Rexburg and Idaho Falls this year!
  • If you are interested in being on the committee contact Theresa. Don't want to be on the committee, but want to help? Also let Theresa know!
  • We are meeting Sunday March 3rd at 10:30am

March 9 & 10

Small Groups

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Women's Coffee

Mondays 10am Church Parish Hall

Bible Study

Mondays 6pm Church Columbarium Narthex

Beer Group

Tuesdays 3pm Idaho Brewery Idaho Brewing Company

Book Club

1st Wednesday each month 4pm Church Parish Hall

Men's Coffee

Thursdays 10am Greenhouse Coffee

Dog Gone Fun Day

1st Friday each month 4pm Idaho Falls Dog Park

Luther Heights Bible Camp

We are an owner of Luther Heights Bible Camp - so it is important we are invested in the things they are up to! If you need more info on them, call 208-886-7657 or email them at info@lutherheights.org

NWIMS

NORTHWEST INTERMOUNTAIN SYNOD 

REGIONAL GATHERINGS 2024

FUNDING FORWARD: 

STEWARDSHIP FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

Ezra 3:10-13

In this passage, we meet the Israelites as they are trying to find their ‘new normal’ after the destruction of the first temple and the rebuilding of the second. There is a mix of both grief and hope in the air as the foundation is being laid. This passage reminds us to tend to the variety of emotions present as we tend to the work of innovation in the church today.


We are excited to invite you to one of Regional Gatherings this coming spring. This will be an opportunity to learn together, to reconnect with friends and build relationships with people from neighboring congregations.


April 27, 2024 - Advent Lutheran Church - Spokane Valley, WA

May 4 - Our Savior Lutheran Church - Twin Falls, ID

May 18 - First Lutheran Church - Ellensburg, WA

  9:30 am Registration 10:00 am Gathering


Congregation Registration will be sent out to congregations in February. Each congregation is asked to register for the day-long event closest to you. The registration fee is $300 per congregation. Bring as many people as you would like. In March, information will be sent to register participants. There will be $15 fee per person to cover lunch expenses. The Gathering will conclude at 4:00 pm.


Our presenter is Grace Pomroy who is the Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. She’s a lay, millennial stewardship leader, speaker, and financial educator based in Allyn, WA. She is the co-author of the stewardship book, Embracing Stewardship: How to Put Stewardship at the Heart of Your Congregation’s Life, as well as author of the 2013 ELCA stewardship resource, “Stewards of God’s Love.” She is currently working on a book about alternative financial models for ministry with Fortress Press, an imprint of 1517 Media. 


A Message from Bishop Manlove

Regional Gatherings - What, Why, and Who?

 

I have been reading instructor Grace Pomroy’s Stewardship Leaders Newsletter for at least five years. I know the word stewardship does not excite everyone as much as it does me, so let me state clearly that there has always been something unique about Pomroy’s approach to generosity and stewardship. It is holistic, includes both data and stories, creative (but not trendy), and it is always grounded in scripture and prayer. Last summer, when I read the draft of her forthcoming book, I loved the way she started with the Ezra 3:10-13 passage and also began each chapter with Dwelling in the Word (similar to Lectio Divina). Over the years, I learned that Pomroy’s seminary students do case studies on the various ways churches are finding or creating funding streams beyond the Sunday offering. So, when she said she was available to present at our three regional gatherings this spring, I was elated.

 

The regional gatherings are something I have been excited about since the idea first arose. Full-disclosure, I was one of the original three authors of the resolution that moved us into this experiment. I wonder sometimes if people think we wrote the resolution because we disliked synod assemblies. Nothing could be further from the truth. I love synod assemblies! I also love long retreats and full weeks at our outdoor ministry sites. I love the ELCA Youth Gathering. I am a product of so many of our Lutheran gathering events and spaces. My faith in the Triune God has been nourished, my soul has been fed, my conscience prodded, my sense of belonging and belovedness nurtured, and my imagination opened by gathering with other Christians.

 

I helped write the original resolution about regional gatherings because I wanted more people in our synod to have access to those spaces. Generally, only two lay voting members can attend from each church. Who can take off work and who can be away from home for two nights limits who is available to be voting members. We knew, back in 2018, that when we gathered people, as we did for the Treasure Valley Cluster church council leadership retreats, that they all enjoyed being together and learning from one another. That was pre-global-pandemic, so consider our desire now for companionship and knowing we are not following Jesus on our own. Finally, we original authors recognized the financial burden of annual synod assemblies on many congregations. The regional gatherings are less than one-third the cost for food and lodging. There are even more savings when calculating travel costs. Yes, some things are lost in not having synod assembly annually, but I still believe the gains can and will outweigh those losses.


There were around 250 of us in the Tri-cities for Synod Assembly 2023. What if 150-200 people attended each of the regional gatherings in 2024? We would double the number of people who have an experience learning, praying, worshiping, and eating with other Lutheran Christians across our synod! Who in your congregation would like a day with other ELCA Lutheran Christians? Who is ready to be inspired by Grace Pomroy, who cares deeply about congregational life and grounds her work in rich scriptural interpretation and wonderful questions? Who wants to get to know other people in your congregation with a mini-road trip to Twin Falls, Spokane Valley, or Ellensburg? Get ready to register and we will see you this spring.

Idaho Falls Rescue Mission

Idaho Falls Rescue Mission 5K fundraiser


Get ready for the ultimate entertainment experience with our Walk in the Cold 5K fundraiser entertainment bundle! Purchase a ticket for the event, and you’ll automatically be entered into a raffle for a chance to win an ultimate Entertainment Bundle for the Walk in the Cold 5K Fundraiser!

This bundle includes a 75″ Smart TV, a Soundbar, PlayStation 5, and more! Elevate your entertainment setup while supporting a great cause. Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in the Walk in the Cold 5K and enter the raffle for a chance to bring home this incredible bundle!

Want an extra chance at winning this entertainment bundle? Purchase additional raffle tickets for $5.00 each. There is no ticket limit per purchase.

News From St. Luke's

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Acton Academy is officially up and running as of Feb 1st! Some notes:

Due to fire code ages are Kindergarten through 14 with about 15 kids right now, with a max potential of 50, and 3 teachers. Acton is a religious Montessori micro school that goes year round. It is student centered, liberal, with projects the kids will showcase about every 6 weeks at the end of the term. On Mondays they will park somewhere other than the alley, to accommodate Monday group activities in the parish hall. The hours are roughly 8am-4pm with lunch around 11:30am in the parish hall. Any questions contact Mother Lea.

Contact Us
  • You can use the button below to give online!
  • You can also mail a check made out to New Day Lutheran to:

New Day Lutheran Church

2184 Channing Way #474

Idaho Falls, ID 83404


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