Living Faith Weekly News (Week of October 26, 2025)

Kay Michaelson
Oct 27
5 min read

**Jordan Kopperud was confirmed in the faith on Sunday, October 26th!**

Pastor Paige McGrath led Living Faith in worship on Reformation Sunday! Thank you to Pastor Paige and all who helped with Sunday's worship service: Gail Kass, Dave Grosenheider, Tim Kass, Jordan Kopperud, Angela Catton, Sharon Utesch, Sandy Heeren and Kay and Brian Michaelson.

During our worship service, Jordan Lloyd Kopperud participated in the Rite of Affirmation of Baptism. Jordan's family and his baptismal sponsors, Steve and Molly, joined him with Pastor Paige.

Accompanied by his family and his baptismal sponsors, Jordan received a blessing from Pastor Paige.

Living Faith presented Jordan with a journal which contained entries contributed by Living Faith members. They shared favorite hymns, prayers, faith stories and words of wisdom for Jordan.

**The Kopperud Family: Judd, Kortney, Jordan, Jess and Kari**

Prior to worship, the Kopperud Family hosted a reception in Jordan's honor. A centerpiece for the table was a cross that Jordan made which contained meaningful elements to him.

**Jordan's mentor during his Confirmation years was his grandfather, Wayne Beitelspacher.**

1 Thessalonians 5: 12-13: "Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other."

Living Faith expressed their appreciation for Pastor Paige on Sunday by presenting her with a gift certificate for her to purchase an item on her wish list from a clergy clothing website.

Thank you, Pastor Paige, for all you do for Living Faith!

Living Faith capped a big day with their annual S'mores and Ashes event!

Living Faith-ers gathered at the Municipal Park Sunday afternoon to burn the palm branches from Palm Sunday to make ashes for 2026 Ash Wednesday. S'mores were enjoyed along with a fellowship time of visiting together! Thank you to Pastor Paige for creating a reading and a prayer for this event, to Dell and June Ferguson for building and tending our bonfire, to Cheryl Juhl for providing the s'more fixings, and to the Michaelsons for providing the fire pit to burn the ashes.

**Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy this event on a lovely fall afternoon!**

Next Sunday

On Sunday, November 2nd, Living Faith will observe All Saints' Sunday. Pastor Paige will preside over worship. Dawn Richards will accompany us on the piano, Nathan Summerside will read scripture, Mark Catton will assist with Holy Communion and usher for us. Angela Catton will live stream our service.

Living Faith will remember those saints who have passed away during the past year as well as those new saints who have been baptized during this past year. If you have a loved one you would like us to recognize, please email or text their picture to Kay.

Bible Study will resume on Sunday, November 2 at 9:30 in Room 105 led by Pastor Paige. At 10:30 we will adjourn to the Fellowship Hall for refreshments and conversation with PUCC members!

Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour on Saturday evening! Living Faith will hold their services at 11:00 AM on Sunday in the sanctuary of the Presbyterian United Church of Christ (858 7th Ave. SE).

This Week at Living Faith

Confirmation students in grades 6 - 8 will meet at 7:00 on Wednesday in the Fellowship Hall of the PUCC.

**The Church Council will meet Monday, November 3 at 6:30 in Room 105.**

On Sunday, November 16th, Dalton from Lutheran Lakeside Bible Camp in Spirit Lake will visit Living Faith to talk about the Bible Camp and its programming! He will give a temple talk and the children's sermon that day!

Pastor David Halaas, who served Living Faith and championed our start, will be honored at a Retirement Open House at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Sioux City (5200 Glenn Avenue) on Sunday, November 23 from Noon - 2:00 PM. There will be a special program at 12:30. All are invited and there will be a sign up sheet for car pooling on the Living Faith table in the narthex to indicate if you would like to drive or would like to ride along. The Church Council encourages you to write him a note of congratulations and best wishes and if you can't attend, someone going will be happy to deliver it for you!

Advent season is fast approaching and will begin on Sunday, November 30. Living Faith will travel through the season of Advent by hosting Wednesday evening meals at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall followed by a brief worship service featuring Holden Evening Prayer at 7:00. Mark your calendars for these special Wednesdays: December 3, 10 and 17! Soon there will be sign up sheets on the Living Faith table in the narthex for volunteers to bring supper items.

Would you like to form a Christmas Choir this year? Travis Balt is willing to lead a choir that would have a one time rehearsal on Wednesday, December 17 following the Advent service and providing a Christmas anthem at the 11:00 service on December 21. If you would like to be a part of this choir, please let Kay know via email or text!

Additionally, here is information about a community choir that is organizing to provide music at an Advent service at Christ Lutheran (Grant Township) on the first Sunday of Advent, November 30 at 7:00 PM. You do not need any special talent or have been in choir in the past. Here is a list of practice times but please know that you do not need to attend each one if you have a conflict:

Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00

Wednesday, November 5 at 7:00

Thursday, November 13 at 7:30

Sunday, November 23 at 2:00

All rehearsals will take place at Christ Lutheran Church.

October Mission Project

Thank you to everyone who donated items to be sent overseas to our service men and women! These items have been sorted and thanks goes out to Anniston Van Otterloo for her help with this!

This is just one portion of the sorting project!

Kim Lang and Kay Michaelson will be meeting this week to divide up the donations and box them up to be sent to Mitch Lang and his fellows soldiers and Maddie Keunen and her fellow soldiers.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Pastor Paige who was proposed to by Bailey Quanbeck this past weekend! Bailey, who had never quilted before, learned how to quilt to gift Pastor Paige with a quilt on this occasion!