Pastor Holt-Woehl will begin tenure at SSLC in JulyWe are celebrating Pastor Hollie Holt-Woehl, who will be joining our
staff here at SSLC in July. Her work here is scheduled to last about 14 months. Holt-Woehl comes to us with a wealth of talent and experience: She has her PhD in Pastoral Care, regularly teaches at Luther Seminary, vocationally specialized in transition leadership, is a published author and has great Lutheran roots right here in central Minnesota. In other words, she already knows us. "There's something going on in the Spirit here," Senior Pastor Daryl Thul said. "There is a crazy shortage of pastors throughout the ELCA and one of the most competent and caring veteran pastors I know was willing and available to serve. That's kind of a big deal." Holt-Woehl's mother, Dee Holt, is one of our sweet songbirds now in Heaven’s choir. Returning to the area with her husband, Randall, Holt-Woehl continues to share an important message captured in her recently published book, “They Don’t Come with Instructions: Cries, Wisdom and Hope for Parenting Children with Developmental Challenges.” Using the experience of raising a child with autism – and interviewing and using the information received from 40 more families, as well – she was able to create a book that, more than just about anything else, can help others deal with similar issues find solace and connection. This really isn’t a self-help book though: It is a Spirit-of-God help book. Pastor Hollie will work 2/3rd time, filling the slot currently occupied by Pastor Angela LaMoore. LaMoore will slide from her Associate Pastor position into the full time Lead Pastor slot at the end of July. Thul is excited to see her work taken to the next level. "We've seen a lot of good things happening since Pastor Angela arrived last summer," Thul said. "God gets the credit for them - although is ought to be noted that God was utilizing this incredible leader to help us in these successes." Thul will be deploying with his Minnesota Army National Guard unit. He will be available for most of July and participate in the Youth Mission Trip, but will not have any significant office time after August 1. |
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Pastor Angela and Women of South Santiago Women's Group Treasurer Nancy Alickson celebrate the organization's 2019 Scholarship winners, Hailey Uecker and Amanda Bergsten. God Bless these young women as they complete High School and begin College.
Celebrating the Bursch's 31 years - and Erik & Mark's Birthdays. Good times.
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Our 4th Sunday Noisy Offerings, something that you would have to experience to truly appreciate. Try to imagine, though, what a hundred dollars or more in change might SOUND like hitting the bottom of a metal paint can!! It is music to generous ears, and we believe it is music to God's ears too!!
Our Noisy Offerings are applied to other missions and ministries apart from South Santiago locally (within the Sherburne-Wright-Benton-Stearns County area), state- or nation-wide, and globally. Past recipients have included Minnesota Food Share, Lutheran Disaster Relief, and Becker Backpack Buddies. Join us in constructing your own Noisy Offering box in whatever creative way you can dream up. Use it to collect your daily change. And because of God's overwhelming love revealed in the resurrection of Jesus, help us be CHANGE in our world! | ||||||
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"ROAR" Vacation Bible School: August 4 - 8 Make your VBS the mane event! This epic African adventure engages the whole herd. At Roar, kids explore God’s goodness and celebrate a ferocious faith that powers them through his wild life. We will be having Vacation Bible School from August 4 through August 8, 2019 featuring the “ROAR” program with crafts, activities, songs, snacks and fun! Each evening will begin at 6 pm and run until 8:30 pm. It is open to kids AGE 4 to 4th grade for a fee of $15 per child. All families are welcome! |
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Pastor Hollie Holt-Woehl, who will be joining the staff and taking one of the leadership pastor roles at SSLC for the next 18 months, wrote an important book on Parenting of Children with Developmental Challenges. We mentioned it in the article on the top of the page. You can check it out by clicking on the image and following the link to Amazon.