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2014
You are saved by grace through faith!
Kimball Memorial
2011
Lutheran Church
Kimball News Now
From the Pastor: IN 1914
101 Vance St.
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Phone 704-933-4101
Fax 704-933-2536
E-Mail: [email protected]
In 1914 an average person made a salary of $800 a year, had 4.5 people living in their house,
had a life expectancy of 53 years, was not a High School graduate and had a 50-50 chance of
even having gone to a formal school.
The population of the U.S. was just under 97 million, 90% were of European descent, only
8% of homes had telephones, the average speed limit in cities was 10 mph, there
were about 10,000 cars in the entire country and fewer than 500 miles of paved roads, 9 in
Inside this issue:
10 babies were born at home, and anybody could buy marijuana, morphine and heroin over
Interim Pastor’s article
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the counter at the corner drug store. Only 15% of homes had a bathtub, women washed
Prayer, Preschool, JOY &
Council Communicator 2 their hair once a month using egg yolks or borax as shampoo, the tallest structure in the
100th Anniversary article 3 world was the Eiffel Tower, and the leading cause of death was the flu...
Homebound & Opportunity
And 23 people organized themselves into First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kannapolis,
& Finance
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Calendar, Birthdays
5 NC, within a year to be changed to Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church to honor a pioneer
Worship Assistants
6 home mission developer, Rev. Whitson Kimball...
We’re on the Web!
www.kimballchurch.org
...and, as they say, "the rest is history."
Calendar Highlights Think of what 1914 was like. Compare it to where we are today. Try to imagine what our
way of life might be like in another 100 years. For instance I'm composing this on a machine
that looks like a typewriter. In 2114 that may seem as strange as shampooing with egg yolks!
• Feb. 2
7:15 am Men’s Breakfast,
12:30 pm Council Meeting
• Feb. 3
7:00 pm Worship & Music
Team-Library
• Feb. 8
5:30 pm Valentine’s
Dinner and Dance
• Feb. 12
11:30 JOY Group meet at
China Grove Family
Restaurant for lunch &
devotion
• Feb. 16
9:00 Sunday School
10:00 One Worship
Service (100th
Anniversary) with Bishop
Leonard Bolick –Covered
Dish after service
• Feb. 17
(President’s Day)
Church office is closed
3:00 Exercise will take
place
• Feb. 21-23
LYO Assembly in
Greensboro
• Feb. 22
9:00-2:00 Carolina Value
Vet-KAC
• Feb. 23-4th Sunday
Food Collection for Food
for Friends Pantry
• Feb. 27
5:00 pm Youth Feeding
Salvation Army Night
Shelter
As we conclude the celebration of 100 years as Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, we
continue to write history. As this church family has continued to lift high the cross of our
Savior, Jesus Christ, to proclaim and live his Gospel of love, forgiveness, and salvation, and
to change lives from ordinary to abundant, we have come a long way from what we were in
1914. Pray that our past is only a prelude to what is to come as we move into our second
hundred years of being the Body of Christ in this place.
Live it up! PG
BECAUSE OF YOU...
Have you been watching the board at the turn of the ramp to the sanctuary? Did you attend
the "Ministry Fair?" Have you listened to your fellow members of Kimball witness during
the offering time to what this congregation means in their lives? All of this is to say we are
an active, vibrant and committed church family that is effective in doing Gospel Ministry. It
is to make it very clear BECAUSE OF YOU, your faith, your commitment, your support,
your participation, the work given us by our Lord is carried out. It is to offer evidence our
faith in action brings results.
Kimball is a great church because of you. It will continue to lift high the cross and change
lives because of you.
Recently members received Pledge Cards and Time and Talent Forms to help plan how you
will be a part of this ministry during the coming year. If you haven't yet returned yours,
please do so as soon as possible. Even if you're not sure what kind of financial support
you can provide, please sign and return a Pledge Card to simply say you will respond to
God's gift of his Son to you. If you've misplaced a card or want a form, extras are available
in the office.
And keep watching the board and listening to those witnesses, and BECAUSE OF YOU
Kimball will keep being a thankful, serving and blessed faith-family following Jesus.
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Prayer
Love prayer
God, my Father,
May I love You in all things
and above all things.
May I reach the joy which
You have prepared for me in
Heaven.
Nothing is good that is
against Your Will,
and all that is good comes
from Your Hand.
Place in my heart a desire to
please You
and fill my mind with
thoughts of Your Love,
so that I may grow in Your
Wisdom and enjoy Your
Peace.
Call Committee is
continuing to work
diligently, using the guidelines provided in the
Ministry Site Profile. To
date, they have conducted
22 interviews with 12
candidates and are
continuing to interview.
This team is committed to
take the time needed to find
the candidate who is the
right fit for our
congregation and the one
the God is calling to be our
Pastor. The congregation
also has an important role in
the call process. The
responsibilities of the
congregation are to be
faithful in attendance and
carry on the ministries of
the church, giving of
ourselves and supporting
the church financially, and
to continually pray for
God’s guidance.
♦Treasurer’s
Report – it
was positively noted that all
of the 2013 bills were paid
with no carryovers for 2014.
Excellent news.
♦Trusteeship Report The ‘What Kimball Means
The next gathering for
the JOY group will be
lunch and devotion at
China Grove Family
Restaurant (the former
Captain’s Galley fish
house) at 11:30 am on
Wednesday, February
12th.
Amen.
Council Communicator
♦The
Just Older Youth
to Me’ talks during worship
are going well. The
“Ministry Fair” is shaping
into a significant event. A
mailing is going out on
January 13, 2014, with a
letter from PG, Time and
Talent Forms, and
Commitment Cards. The
“Because of You” board is
up. The team is on fire! I
think we will see tangible
results in offerings and
participation by Lent.
Pledges will be dedicated
on February 2, 2014.
Preschool
Happy Valentine’s Day,
tartar, food coloring, glue,
and washable markers.
We are interested in
scheduling story readers
for March, April, or May.
Please contact Sarah Brick
at [email protected]
or call the church office at
704-933-4101. Thank you
for your prayers and
support each month.
God Bless,
The children enjoyed
learning about winter and
having a visit from the
Kannapolis Fire
Department in January. It
was chilly out but the
children really enjoyed
sitting in the fire truck and
learning about all of the
different items the
firefighters use. In
February, the children will
be exploring dental health, Sarah Brick, Preschool
friendships, community
Director at Kimball
helpers, animals and pets,
Lutheran Church CDC
as well as Valentine’s Day.
♦Wednesday Night Live
We will be exploring stories
begins this Wednesday with
in the Spark Bible that
a four-part “Epiphany”
relate to the themes each
bible study on “The
week. We have a field trip
Introduction of Jesus in the
scheduled for Discovery
Gospels.” Y’all come.
Place Kids in Huntersville
on February 20th and the
♦Finance Team- The
children can’t wait to go!
team is in need of 2-3 new
Wish List: dish soap, Lysol
people to join this year to
wipes, cotton balls,
replace outgoing members
pom-poms, playdough,
in 2015. See Howard
washable paint (blue, green,
Bentley to join. Tim
white, black, etc..)Cheerios
Patterson will stay on this
and Chex Cereal, Glitter,
team as one of the two
Paper Towel Rolls, black
council representatives.
and colored sharpees, latexSam Falls will be the
free gloves, paper towels, a
second council
mop and bucket, cream of
representative.
100th Anniversary Worship
THE REV. DR.
LEONARD BOLICK,
BISHOP – OUR 4TH
100TH ANNIVERSARY
SERVICE PREACHER
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
16, 2014 – 10:00 A.M.
St. Mark’s Lutheran
Church just south of
Blowing Rock on Hwy
321 is one of our NC
Lutheran Synod’s smallest
congregations (80 baptized
members in 2013). Yet
out of this church on the
side of a mountain
comes Pr. Bolick, our next
anniversary speaker. This
native of Blowing Rock
graduated from Happy
Valley High School,
Appalachian State
University and the
Lutheran Theological
Southern Seminary. His
internship was at Holy
Trinity, Hickory where he
met and married his wife,
Rita.
ministry and evangelism. He
served on the synod’s
transition team to help form
the ELCA in 1988.
Following the resignation of
Bishop Mark Menees, Pastor
Bolick was elected and
installed (Feb. 2, 1997) as
Bishop of the N.C. Synod
and has served since with
caring and compassion.
Bishop Bolick holds two
doctorates of ministry, from
McCormick Theological
Seminary and the
Graduate Theological
Foundation in South Bend,
Indiana, as well as a
Doctorate of Divinity
honorary degree from
Lenoir-Rhyne University.
With membership at historic
(organized 1745) St. John’s
Lutheran, Salisbury, he and
Rita are the parents of the
Rev. Joseph Bolick (whose
wife, the Rev. Sarah Lang
Bolick served at Kimball as
youth minister before going
to seminary), and Sarah
Bolick (who is studying at
our Chicago Lutheran
Seminary and University of
Chicago).
at that service in 1989.
Broadcast over radio
station WGTL, Dr. Joe
Glass, congregational son,
preached to the 844 in
attendance under the
anniversary theme “Lift
High The Cross,” and 8
other former and present
pastors participated. Music
Director Gary Shive had a
special anniversary anthem
composed, “Now Let Us
Pray” by Carl Nygaard, Jr.,
and sung by our Kimball
Choir.
Heading up the 75th
anniversary events were
chairs Mabel Brown, Allen
Brantley and Betty Ritchie
with Norris and Mark
Dearmon’s multimedia
presentation at 9:45, Joe
Gribble’s historical booklet
and Songbook, the replicas
of the church by Winfred
Wise and Doris McCarn, a
signature quilt led by Linda
White and helpers, with
Cathy Kiser and Betty
Ritchie heading up the
Homecoming Meal (with
Some of our older
many other helpers for
members will remember
these and other matters).
that Pr. Leonard was
Some will remember that
Kimball’s Vice-Pastor
(now called Interim) after February 16 at 10 a.m. is your we raised over $45,000 in
Pr. Marion Starr resigned opportunity to greet and hear “extra” offerings to give
in 1976 when Leonard was Bishop Bolick, one day past away to others such as our
our actual 100th anniversary mission partner St. Luke’s,
serving at Calvary,
Shallotte, area Bible
date of February 15. Todd
Concord, his first call.
teaching associations,
Haley’s meal committee is
While at Calvary, he
ELCA’s “One In Mission”
planning
a
Covered
Dish
participated in a
Appeal, and the Cabarrus
Dinner (that’s where YOU
confirmation cluster that
Cooperative Christian
can plug in!). This will be
included Kimball. Pastor
Ministry.
Bolick went on to serve St. kind of a dual anniversary
James, Fayetteville, before time since we’re also
In the bulletin that day 25
observing the 75th
joining NC Bishop
years ago (April 30, 1989)
anniversary time and the
Michael McDaniel’s staff
was this prophetic
hymnal in use (the 1978
in 1986 with
Lutheran Book of Worship) announcement: “FINAL
responsibilities in youth
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THOUGHT FOR THE
DAY: Plan to be back with
us here on April 27, 2014 for
our centennial celebration
(preacher to be announced)!”
Now Mike Fisher, 100th
Anniversary Chair, tells us
that preacher will be our
newly elected ELCA
Presiding Bishop
Elizabeth Eaton! Please
put that important April
27 date on your calendars
(as well as Feb. 16) as we
continue to
“REMEMBER,
REJOICE, REACH
OUT!”
Respectfully submitted,
David R. Keck, Sr., Chair
of the Anniversary
Subcommittee on
Worship
Kimball Memorial
Lutheran Church
Mission Statement
To reach out to all
God’s children within
the world, accepting
and teaching them the
unconditional love and
grace of Jesus, so that
they grow as disciples
and experience and
share God’s love.
Finance
One of the primary goals of the Finance Team in 2013 was to consolidate as many of
our various investment accounts into a single investment program as possible. While
each of the account balances would remain separate and designated in use, by combining the assets into a single investment program, working with our Wells Fargo Advisor,
Kimball saw considerable appreciation of our assets during 2013.
In the summer of 2013 the final transfer of assets to our Wells Fargo Advisory account
was made which brought our invested balance to $419,415. At the end of 2013 this balance had grown to $492,685. While the stock market did have a great upswing in 2013,
and as such these results will be hard to duplicate, we as the Finance Team are very exHomebound Members cited about the new investment approach, and the results we have seen.
Morningside of Concord
•Peggy Wilkinson
As always, please see any member of the finance team with questions.
Lutheran Home
•Gladys Litaker
First Assembly-Concord
•Patty Morris
6th Annual Valentine’s
Brian Center-Lincolnton June Hollar Starr, 87, and the Reverend
•Eleanor Foil
Dinner & Dance
Charles Marion Starr, 88 of Weaverville,
NC recently left their earthly home to be
Transitional
Saturday February 8th one
with their Lord-June on December 25,
•Robert Busteed, Sr.
sitting at 5:30pm, with advance
2013 and Marion on January 3, 2014.
Caremoor
ticket purchase. This is our
Their combined memorial service was
•Carrie Walker
annual youth fundraiser to raise
celebrated on January 20th at St. Mark’s
Wilimington Health &
Lutheran Church in Asheville.
funds for our ELCA Youth
Rehabilitation Center
Memorial gifts may be directed to:
Gathering in July of 2015. We
(Wilmington, NC)
need to raise around $10,000
•R.V. Asbury
Asheville-Buncombe Community
for
the youth and adult leaders
Christian Ministries
The Oaks at Town
30 Cumberland Ave.
to go.
Center-Harrisburg, NC
Asheville,
NC
28801
•Elizabeth Gillon
The cost of this event is no
Best of Care-Kannapolis
charge, however we ask that the
Lutheran Services for the Aging
•Margie Barlow
PO Box 947
funds that you would spend on
Salisbury, NC 28145
a night out with your valentine
At their home
•Edna Artz
•Catherine Freeze
(Trinity Oaks)
•Marty Sides
•Joanne Overcash
•Bachman Brown
•Jo Henrickson
•Arlene Bostian
•Cathy Young
•Frank Foil
Please plan to attend the annual
pancake supper on Shrove
Tuesday, March 4, 2014. We will
begin serving pancakes and sausage
at 5:45 pm. A freewill offering will be accepted
with all proceeds to benefit the On Eagle's
Wings ministry..
We look forward to seeing you and serving
you on the 4th.
The Shrove Tuesday Team
be used to help our youth take
a once in a lifetime trip. This
trip helps our youth to hear the
Word of God and share in
faith-filled experience with
other Lutheran youth.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
February
2014
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7:15 AM Men’s Breakfast
8:30 AM Contemp. Worship
9:45 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Traditional Worship
12:30 PM Council Meeting
2:00 PM A.L. Brown JuniorettesCFC
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3
4
5
6
10:00AM Gladys Happer
Circle
2:00 PM Elizabeth Huddle
Circle-CFC & Commons
3:00-4:00 PM Senior Fitness
& Cardio-FH
7:00 PM Eleanor Johnson
Circle
7:00 PM Ruth Dysart Circle
Ridenhour-Cline Circle
7:00 PM Worship & MusicLibrary
9:30 AM History
Rm.
6:00 PM Girl
Scouts
9:45 AM Preschool
Chapel
5:45 PM Kingdom
Kids
5:45 PM Handbells
6:00 PM Wednesday
Night Live meal
7:00 PM Chancel
Choir
9:45 AM Preschool Chapel
10:00-11:00 AM Senior
Fitness & Cardio
12:00 PM Cabarrus County
Youth Ministers NetworkYouth Room
6:00 PM Samaritans TableCommons
6:00 PM Prayer Group
7:00 PM Contemporary
Ensemble
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9:45 AM Preschool
Chapel
11:30 PM JOY @ China
Grove Family Rest.
5:45 PM Kingdom Kids
5:45 PM Handbells
6:00 PM Wednesday
Night Live Meal
7:00 PM Chancel Choir
9:45 AM Preschool Chapel
10:00 AM Campus Visit to
Pheiffer University
10:00-11:00 AM Senior Fitness
& Cardio
6:00 PM Samaritans Table–
Youth Help
6:00 PM Prayer Group
7:00 PM Contemporary
Ensemble rehearsal
Valentine’s Day
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8:30 AM Contemp. Worship
9:45 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Traditional Worship
3:00-4:00 PM Senior
Fitness & Cardio-FH
3:30-4:15 PM Cardio
Exercise
7:30 PM Property
9:30 AM
History Room
6:00 PM Girl Scouts
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100th Anniversary
Service
9:00 AM Sunday School
10:00 AM One Worship
Service with Bishop Leonard
Bolick
Covered Dish Meal after
4:00 PM Shepherd Ministry
6:30 PM Theology on TapAfton Tavern
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4th Sunday
Food Collection
8:30 AM Contemp. Worship
9:45 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Traditional Worship
President’s Day
(Church office
closed)
3:00-4:00 PM Senior
Fitness & Cardio-FH
6:30 PM Preschool
Board Meeting-Library
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3:00-4:00 PM Senior
Fitness & Cardio-FH
6:00 PM Outreach
Team
6:30 PM Quilting
9:30 AM
History Room
6:00 PM Girl Scouts
7:00 PM
Trusteeship TeamLibrary
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9:30 AM
History Room
6:00 PM Girl Scouts
9:45 AM Preschool
Chapel
5:45 PM Kingdom
Kids
5:45 PM Handbells
6:00 PM Wednesday
Night Live Meal
7:00 PM Chancel
Choir
9:45 AM Preschool Trip to
Discovery Place Kids
10:00 AM Campus visit to
NC State
10:00-11:00 AM Senior
Fitness & Cardio
6:00 PM Samaritans Table
6:00 PM Prayer Group
7:00 PM Contemporary
Ensemble rehearsal
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9:45 AM Preschool
Chapel
5:45 PM Kingdom
Kids
5:45 PM Handbells
6:00 PM Wednesday
Night Live Meal
7:00 PM Chancel Choir
9:45 AM Preschool Chapel
10:00-11:00 AM Senior Fitness
& Cardio
5:00 PM Youth Feeding
Salvation Army Night Shelter
6:00 PM Samaritans Table
6:00 PM Prayer Group
7:00 PM Contemporary
Ensemble rehearsal
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6:00 PM
Set up for
Valentine’s
event
5:00 PM HS/MS
Leave for LYO
Assembly in
Greensboro
8
Valentine’s
Dinner &
Dance
5:30 pm
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22
Carolina
Value Vet
9-2 in the
KAC
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February Birthdays
Feb. 1
Feb. 2
Feb. 3
Feb. 4
Feb. 6
Feb. 7
Jeff Matson
Judy Ferguson
Reagan Cauthen
Robin Ballard
Richard Secoolish
Feb. 8
Ed Lawyer, Sr.
Randy Snipes
Feb. 9
Louise Propst
Elijah Johnson
Dale McCombs
Lou Barlow
Timothy Sawyer
Damien Evans
Heather Troutman
Elizabeth Bentley
Aleigha Christy
Nancy Harwood
David George
Lily Fisher
Feb. 10 Michael Butcher
Feb. 11 Bachman Brown
Justin Yount
Feb. 13 Sylvia Graham
Feb. 14 Sudie Foil
Amy Brantley
Feb. 16 Darrin Pascua (V)
Feb. 18 B.J. Dysart
Feb. 20 Ronald Artz
Feb. 21 Herb Rivers
Karan Whitley
Sam Falls
Feb. 22 Matthew Starr
Feb. 27 Carol Busteed
Feb. 23 Marsha Morrison Feb. 28 Randy Cauthen
Sengheng Saycocie
Bobby Allen
Feb. 24 Deborah Johns
Feb. 25 Madison Berry
Olivia Horn
Feb. 26 Melissa Brantley
Sherry Johnson
Michael Gibbs
February Monthly Worship Responsibilities
Communion
Preparation
8:30
Rick & Doris
Teumer
Council
Assistant
Kathy Scott
Sam Falls
Teller
9:00 am
Mondays
Bob Hill
Plant Team
Healing Minister
Peggy Lynch Kathy Scott
filling in for
Cathy Young
Joyce
Mallernee
11:00 Louise Moser
Mike McCombs
Joyce Mallernee
Jim Daugherty
Karan Whitley
Weekly Worship Responsibilities
DATE/
ACOLYTES
TIME
11:00 Helper, if
needed
LECTOR
GREETERS
WORSHIP
PROJECTION
ASSISTANT
CLICKERS & AUDIO
Feb. 2
8:30
Alex/Palmer
Robinson
11:00
Preston Mays
Mike Fisher
Daniel Pennell
Shane & Melissa Little
Bob Hill
Debbie Troutman
Howard Bentley
Garry Mallernee Gladys Happer Circle
Mike McCombs
Ed Dunlow
Garry Mallernee
Eric Jones
Rick & Doris Teumer
Cathy Sell
Mike Abernathy
Lena Gillon
Liz Wise
Gladys Happer Circle
Mike McCombs
Greg Whitcomb
John Glass
Todd Haley
Cathy Kiser
Gladys Happer Circle
Mike Fisher
Rick Teumer
Milton Matheny
Leigh Glass
Conrad & Gail Sloop
Nancy Demeny
Laura Abernathy
Tim Patterson
Mary Dorton
Gladys Happer Circle
Mike McCombs
Preston Mays
Ed Dunlow
Feb. 9
8:30
Sophia/ Noah
Finger
11:00
Dakota Moffitt
William Sloop
Feb. 16
Alex/Palmer
One
Service Robinson
Feb. 23
8:30
Sophia/Noah
Finger
11:00
Dakota Moffitt
William Sloop

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