Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Coralville

Preschool Director/Teacher Wanted
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Coralville, is seeking an enthusiastic Christian to serve as director/teacher for its established preschool. Part-time position (25-30 hrs/wk) includes management, supervisory and teaching responsibilities. Other qualifications: degree in education, ECE, and early childhood experience. Send resume to: Preschool Board, POP, 1701 8th St., Coralville, IA, 52241. Questions: (poppreschool@juno.com) or 319-887-3333.

Bethany Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids

Carol Grimminger, a member at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, has a goal. She wants to raise enough funds to buy 1, 507 copies of the book The History of Prayer In America, by Fern Nilson. Why that number? Because that is how many public school libraries there are in Iowa and she wants to give each one of them a copy of this book for their shelves. If you would like more information about this project, please contact Carol at 319-364-2914.

Note: This is a correction of an article that appeared in the May issue of the IDE TODAY.

IDE UP-TO-DATE

Iowa District East –VACANCY UPDATE 5/19/08

Congregations Call Not
City, Congregation Vacant date Calling Issued Vacancy Pastor
Davenport, Immanuel 5.1.05 not calling yet Lester Dumer
Van Horne, St Andrew 1.20.08 not calling yet Dave Rempfer

NON-CALLING VACANCIES:
City, Congregation Vacancy Pastor
Chariton, Trinity Joel Picard (sharing vicar)
Elma, St. Peter Michael Parris
Keosauqua, Our Saviour
Mason City, Messiah Bruce Kaltwasser
Osage, St. John Byron Northwick
Shell Rock, Peace Michael Knox
Sigourney, Hope Richard Meyer
Swisher, King of Glory David Hansen
Wellman, Good Shepherd Wayne Woolery
West Union, Good Shepherd

Pastoral Calls Accepted:
Roger Sterle, Vernal, Utah to Readlyn (June 1)
Greg Williamson, Des Plaines, IL to St Paul’s, Marion (July 13)
Ryan Matthias, Tr. Davenport to Campus Pastor, Concordia, Seward, NE

CANDIDATES RECEIVED:
DeWitt, Grace – Brad (Kimberle) Brown (SL) (June 22)
Melcher/Lacona – Kent (Lori) A. Peck, Wichita, KS (CTS) (June 8)

VICARS RECEIVED:
Clinton, St. John – Daniel (Sallie) Pool (SL)(CNH District)
Knoxville/Chariton – Derrick (Kristine) C. Brown, Galion, OH (CTS)
Hampton, Trinity – Jesse (Christal) Burns, Eureka, MT (CTS)
Iowa City, Our Redeemer – Brent (Kara) Hartwig (SL) (MO District)
Lowden, Trinity – Nicholas -(Joy) Huelsman, Wellington, OH (CTS)
Deaconess Intern: Angela Carriker to St. Paul Chapel, Iowa City (SL)

DCE/SCHOOL/TEACHER CALLS:

Vacancies:
Dubuque School, Dubuque – Principal

Accepted: William Meyer, Christ, Norfolk NE to Trinity, Davenport – Principal (7-08)
Ruth Lavrenz, CR to Kokomo, IN
Vern Piering, IDE to Trinity, Cedar Rapids – Principal (7-08)
Nathan Richter, Little Rock, AR to Valley School, Cedar Falls - Principal (7-08)
Larry Yochum, Farmington Hill, MI to Our Savior, Bettendorf - DCE

Pending:
Declined: Rhonda Reimers, N Judson, IN to Dubuque School, Dubuque as Principal

Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt. Pleasent

On Sunday, May 11th, these 9 young men and women confessed their faith in the Triune God, and confirming the vows made at their Baptisms, became communicant members of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church – Mt. Pleasant.

Confirmation is culmination of 2 years of careful instruction in God’s Holy Word, the Bible, and Luther’s Small Catechism. These young adults received their first year of instruction with Mr. Tim Sammons and the second year with Rev. Michael Scudder.

Pictured from left to right are: front row: Taylor Rodgers – daughter of Rick & Lori Rodgers; Courtney Mabeus – daughter of Todd & Amy Mabeus; Melinda Luecke – daughter of Mark & Audrey Luecke; Joshua Morey – son of Russ & Becky Morey; Caleb Kuster – son of Dana & Lisa Kuster. Back row: Lydia Smith – daughter of Ted Smith & Wanda Wilkens; Allison Dorn – daughter of Mike & Sheryl Dorn; Rev. Michael R. Scudder, Pastor – Faith Ev. Lutheran Church; Matthew Scudder – son of Rev. Michael & Sara Scudder; Lauren Hillman – daughter of Kirk & Anita Hillman.

Camp IO-DIS-E-CA

Summer camp begins at Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca Sunday, June 8th. Some camps are already filled and have waiting lists, but we are now adding additional sections to meet the demand. Please call or visit our website soon for more information or to register while we still have spots available. 319.848.4187 or www.campiodiseca.org.

Camp IO-DIS-E-CA

Help Wanted at Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca

Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca, located on Sandy Beach Rd NE, Solon, is seeking a
cook to work 35-40 hours per week during June and July with the
opportunity for weekend hours year round. Please contact the camp at
848-4187 for more information.

Grace Lutheran Church in DeWitt

Grace Lutheran Camp, DeWitt hosted their annual Ladies Retreat May 1st at the Andrew Retreat Center. The retreat included an afternoon and evening session beginning with a salad meal. Myrna Strasser, former radio announcer at Christian radio station WDLM, author and speaker at many Christian Women's events presented the retreat program "Lavender and Lace." In a mist of nostalgia Myrna took us on a "step back in time" and explained the role of lavender and lace in yesterday's wardrobe and presented a melodrama. Myrna concluded her resentation with encouragement to live as the "Aroma of Christ" in our day to day relationships with each other.

Concordia Seminary in St. Louis

During Call Day services on April 22, at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 134 pastoral calls, 147 vicarages and nine deaconess assignments for students were announced. Those assigned in the Iowa East District, pictured with spouses and the District President, are:
From left, front row,
Angela Carriker (St. Paul's Chapel, Iowa City),
Sally Pool,
Kimberle Brown,
Kara Hartwig,
Rev. Dr. Gary Arp;
back row,
Daniel Pool (St. John Lutheran Church, Clinton),
Brad Brown (Grace Lutheran Church, DeWitt),
and Brent Hartwig (Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Iowa City).

IDE 2008 Spring Professional Church Worker's Conference

The Spring Conference was held May 5-6 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha.







Rev. Dr. Carl Fickenscher, from Concordia Theological Seminary, was the guest speaker. His topic was "Doing the Law and Gospel of the Text."

King of King Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids

KING OF KINGS WELCOMES NEW PASTOR WITH A "DAY OF CELEBRATION"

Sunday, April 13, 2008 was a huge Day of Celebration for King of Kings Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Rev. Mark W. Halvorson was installed at a 2:00 p.m. Service of Installation. Festivities and celebrating began at the 8:00 AM worship service, with King of Kings member and vacancy pastor, Rev. Don Loesch as liturgist, and new pastor, Rev. Mark Halvorson preaching his first sermon at King of Kings. Following the 8;00 worship service, Pastor Mark Halvorson led the adult bible class. Immediately following the second worship service at 10:45, there was a congregational potluck at noon to welcome Pastor Mark Halvorson, his wife, Ann and their family. The potluck included a welcome from the congregational president and his wife, Jeff & Holly McDonald, and the presentation of a "Gift Card Tree".

The Service of Installation was held at 2:00 PM beginning with a processional to the hymn, "Lift High the Cross". Rev. Don Loesch served as liturgist, Rev. Daniel Q. Johnson, previous King of Kings pastor, preached, and IDE President, Rev. Gary Arp did the rite of installation for Rev. Mark Halvorson. Special music was provided by King of Kings, Director of Music, Kari Sicard, "Prays Twice", King of Kings Contemporary Worship Team, the Adult Choir, directed by John Lensch, and a Children's Choir led by Beth Fosse. Hymns included special accompaniment with brass, provided by two adult and two youth King of Kings members. Sixteen area clergy participated in the Service of Installation. The Service of Installation was followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall.

Pastor Mark Halvorson was born in the Great Pacific Northwest in Seattle, Washington in 1956. He grew up in Seattle until moving to Northern California in Junior High school. A few years after graduating from Ukiah High School he married his high school sweetheart, the former Ann Clausen. Ann is an elementary school teacher with a Masters Degree from the University of Minnesota. Their marriage of thirty-one years has blessed them with five children and two grandchildren; Sarah (husband Kevin and children John and Kayla), David, Rachel (husband Josh), Laura and Emilie.

Pastor Halvorson graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in 1985 and served at Peace Lutheran Church in Oelwein, Iowa. From Oelwein he returned to the west coast and for ten years was the Senior Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Oregon City, Oregon. In 1998 he accepted a call as Mission Coordinator for the Minnesota South District and after two years returned to the parish at Lord of Glory Lutheran Church in Elk River, Minnesota where he served for nearly eight years.

In addition to serving three congregations and district work, Pastor Halvorson has also been adjunct faculty briefly at Concordia University, Portland then for five years at Multnomah Biblical Seminary where he taught practical theology. He has also been chairman of the Oregon Pastors Conference and the Board for Missions and Congregational Outreach in the Minnesota North District. He has had the privilege of helping start four mission congregations.

Pastor Halvorson’s personal interests include reading, especially history; sports, outdoor recreation and anything having to do with his children and grandchildren.