Intro to Sunday School | Fall 2021

Dear Parents, We are so excited to be starting Sunday School in person! Yesterday was our first day back. A warm welcome to all! If it is not time yet for your family to join us, we understand and keep you in our prayers. Sunday School will look a bit different this year due to...
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Sunday School Scoop | Nov 2018

Welcome! This summer our family traveled to the Boundary Waters for a week in the woods. We couldn’t have asked for easier camping weather: warm dry days, cool nights, starry skies. But on our last day as we paddled back from a day trip, the sky changed shape from a dome of blue...
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Sunday School Scoop | Feb 2018

Baptism This January at LM we are blessed to witness 5 baptisms! When we baptize at LM, the Sunday School children are invited to gather close to the font. We have been practicing a song as a gift to those being baptized. The words are simple, “Little children, welcome, we the...
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Building for Belonging

Phase 1 renovation work begins!

April 25, 2017 Dear friends and members of Luther Memorial, This past Sunday, the congregation gathered for a special meeting to vote on the proposed renovation projects and approve a mortgage with Oak Bank. I am very pleased to announce that the motion to proceed with the...
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Sunday School Scoop | April 2017

When I started writing out “Sunday School Scoop – Spring” I typed a “t” instead of a “g.” And there is some truth to that. With everything that is going on in our church family—our recent Commitment Sunday, the sorting and boxing of Sunday School items in preparation for our...
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Sunday School Scoop | Dec 2016

“Remembering, therefore, his salutary command, his life-giving Passion and death, his glorious resurrection and ascension, and his promise to come again, we give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, not as we ought, but as we are able…” These words come to us each week as we prepare...
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Building for Belonging

Phase 1 proposed renovation & estimates

Proposed renovations Hospitality improvements include: New interior signage New children’s realm for family ministry events and additional gathering space for pre- and post-event socializing New and larger bathrooms off the nave (near children’s realm) New elevator making the...
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Building for Belonging

Phase 1 proposed renovation Q & A

Below are questions and comments raised since the master plan was approved by the congregation in January 2016, including the congregational Forum on October 2. We will add questions and answers as they are raised this fall and winter, including the November 6 Sunday Forum and...
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Master Plan - Plans

Phase 1 renovation plans

In 2016, the Luther Memorial congregation approved a new master plan for facility and ministry renewal. On November 6, the congregation approved a fee proposal with The Kubala Washatko Architects to finalize our conceptual plans and prepare for construction, ideally starting May...
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Sunday School Scoop | Sep 2016

Meet our Sunday School teachers! Front row, L-R: Laura McGuire, Bill Hunnex, Kristi Schneider, Amy Grunewald-Mattison (Sunday School coordinator) Back row, L-R: Sandra Bertics, Katie Branscomb, Ryan Mattison Not pictured: Shirley Crary, Dorothy Haaland, Angelika Neiztel, Bevi...
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