Salem Lutheran Church of Montevideo, MN
Phone: 320-269-7624; E-Mail: slcelca@msn.com; Scroll down for more information, news & events!
Salem is a Christian congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
We are dedicated to living out and sharing God's grace and forgiveness made known to all through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Priority Announcements:We are in the season of Lent - Lenten worship at Salem is each Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m.
Lenten suppers will be served before Wednesday night worship from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Please refer below to "Salem's Daily Schedule" to view Wed. evening schedules and meals. If you are interested in donating toward Easter plants or lilies, please contact the Salem office or fill out a plant form found in Salem's worship bulletins. Please click here to open our Salem and Friends Relay for Life team page where you can join our team, donate or dedicate a luminaria (must register by April 1st to receive a team t-shirt). Please help us reach our goal of raising $500 by April 1st! Manage Your Giving Here:Salem has paired with Vanco to make giving easier! Click the button above to open Salem's online giving page. Vanco receives a small fee for providing the service. Thank you for your stewardship!
Salem Contacts & SchedulesSalem's Pastor is Pastor Matt Philaya. Reach him at Salem's number; his cell number is provided on the answering machine for emergencies when no one is available to take your call at Salem.
Worship: Sunday mornings at 9:30am
1st & 2nd Sundays of each month are a traditional service; 3rd & 4th Sundays of each month are a more contemporary service Holy Communion: 1st & 3rd Sun. of Every Month Sunday School: Sept. - May, 8:30am to 9:15am Salem's Weekday Office Hours: Mondays: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; Wednesdays: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. No office hours on Thursdays Fridays: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Salem's Daily ScheduleA monthly calendar can be found in Salem's Newsletter.
FRIDAY MARCH 1
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Below is Salem's latest newsletter.
Scroll down to see more information in the SLC Announcements column!
SLC AnnouncementsWORSHIP & EDUCATION NEWS:
Click here to open our Worship & Education page with more details, and dates/times of Holiday & other special event services. UPCOMING MILESTONES:
LENTEN WORSHIP - WEDNESDAYS AT 6:30PM
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY (9th Gr.) WILL BE APRIL 28 CALLING ALL ACOLYTES: All Salem 4-6 Graders are encouraged to sign-up to Acolyte on Sundays throughout the year. Kids/parents can sign-up on the "worship details" sheet on the Usher stand. SALEM'S DAYS/TIMES ON CABLE ACCESS CHANNEL 180
UPCOMING MEETINGS, REHEARSALS & GATHERINGS:
OTHER NEWS: 2019 RELAY FOR LIFE: Please save the date of Friday, May 17, 2019 for the Chippewa Yellow Medicine Counties Relay for Life in Montevideo's Smith Park. Join the fight against cancer by clicking here to open our Salem and Friends Relay for Life team page where you can join our team (register by April 1st to receive a team t-shirt), donate or dedicate a luminaria. THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS: Thrivent Choice® is a charitable grant program where members can participate at different levels based on their involvement with Thrivent Financial. Eligible members can recommend where Thrivent distributes a portion of its charitable outreach funds each year. They do this by “directing Choice Dollars”® to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations they care about; Salem Lutheran is one of those organizations. Benefit members can direct Choice Dollars in one of two ways: • Online HERE. Select "log in" at the top right of your screen and enter your MyThrivent user ID and password. • Call 800-847-4836 and when prompted, say "Thrivent Choice." Or you can call Thrivent representative Mark Sannerud at 320-269-7211 to help. Important is the deadline of March 31st to direct your current choice dollars. USED TABLES ARE AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM DONATION:The Salem Council has decided to sell all the round brown tables that have now been replaced (thanks to a very generous anonymous donor for designating funds to replace Salem's tables). Salem is asking for a minimum donation of $25 per table. Each of these brown round tables is 60" in diameter with folding legs, and the conditions vary from good to fixable to no legs. One brown rectangular table and two card tables are available as well for the minimum $25 donation each. Of the remaining rectangular brown tables, three have been determined to be useful to keep at the church, and five are being kept for Salem members to borrow for events like garage sales and graduations. The new white tables will not be available for borrowing. All available tables can be viewed in the back corner of the social hall. Contact Ron DeJong, Paul Anderson, or Pr. Matt for more information. CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE 2019 EQUIPPING CONGREGATIONS PAGE FOR SELECT PRESENTATIONS AND HANDOUTS FROM THE EVENT ON FEBRUARY 23 SALEM IS UPDATING ITS MEMBER DIRECTORY! Please send a current family or individual photo to our e-mail address with your name(s) and main phone number. Our goal is to be able to print an updated member directory for Easter 2019. Thank you for your help with this! SALEM IS SELLING BRANDED APPAREL - Please contact Salem or stop into the office for more information about ordering! 'THE TABLE' IS A MINISTRY OF SALEM! The Table is a free community breakfast at Salem on the last Saturday of every month, 8:30 - 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome! The Table is also looking for volunteers to help prepare and serve the meals. Click here to open our "Community" page to see what dates volunteers are needed. Sign-up by contacting Salem's office, or use the sign-up sheet provided at Salem on Sunday mornings. AMAZON SHOPPERS: Many of us do some (or all) of our shopping online, and shopping with Amazon allows you to complete your shopping list AND help Salem (or other non-profits) for no extra cost to you! All you need to do is start at the AmazonSmile homepage (smile.amazon.com) and choose to shop in support of "Salem Lutheran Church of Montevideo" and a portion of your purchase price will be donated to Salem! SALEM PRAYER CHAIN The Salem Prayer Chain is a volunteer group of Salem members who pray by request for the needs of others. Prayer requests may be for yourself or someone else, and may be for healing or other challenges in life. Requests can remain anonymous if you wish, and privacy of individuals is always respected. Please contact Ruby Flickinger at 269-2220 or 226-8591 with any requests you may have. This is different from the Sunday prayers listed in the bulletin. To be included in the Sunday prayers, please call the Salem office (269-7624) or e-mail us (slcelca@msn.com). HOMEBOUND VISITS If you are interested in visiting our homebound, others who would like a visit, or if you yourself would like a visit, please contact Robin Schwaegerl at 269-7576 or Meredith Brown at 269-5676. THANK YOUS: Since the remodeling of the Salem kitchen, attention has been given to freshening the rest of the Social Hall. After many years of service, several of our existing tables are structurally unsound and/or showing wear. They are also very heavy and difficult to maneuver. Last Fall, a task force began investigating the purchase of replacement tables. The existing folding chairs are still in good condition and don’t need to be replaced at this time. Thanks to an anonymous donor and proceeds from last year’s chili supper, Salem has 12 new round and 9 new rectangular tables. MANY THANKS to the very generous donor and to all who support Salem’s chili supper in so many ways. “Thank God we didn’t get more snow!” was the unanimous opinion expressed by the Salem Churchmen on Thursday, February 21 as they prepared for their annual chili supper. The break in the weather apparently stimulated appetites for chili and the opportunity to visit with friends and neighbors. A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered to enjoy the good food. A big ‘Thank You’ goes out to all the Salem members who helped with the cooking, serving, selling tickets, advertising and cleanup. Also, thank you to everyone who provided the delicious bars. The (40th something) Annual Chili Supper was a huge success and raised over $1,800! Thank you to everyone who participated in the congregational vitality survey! We had a presentation and discussion of the survey results on Sunday, February 3, lead by Pr. Larry Strenge, Director of Evangelical Mission of the SWMN Synod-ELCA. Survey results are available at Salem in the office and on the Usher stand in the Sanctuary. Thank you for your cooperation as Salem has adjusted away from bulk mail service. you are still receiving a paper newsletter and you wish to only receive it electronically, please send an e-mail to: slcelca@msn.com Salem News Deadlines
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