President s Greeting

Upcoming…

SUNDAY 11AM SERVICE

The reopening schedule is currently being planned for communion Sundays - aka the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. But are not precluding the reality that we may have to roll back that plan if things change. For the latest in-formation as well as to sign up for an in-person spot on a Sunday Morning, please refer to the latest information on our website. In the meantime our regular Sunday 11am services can be accessed virtually...

There are several ways to access Minnekirken’s online worship services:

• Via Facebook Live: Just go to: https://www.facebook.com/minnekirken/

Via a Zoom Meeting: You can also connect by phone and/or computer using the following information…

Topic: Sunday Worship at Minnekirken

Meeting ID: 834 9323 7212

Password: Minnekirk1

Time: 11:00 AM Central Time

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83493237212?pwd=VnBzNGtkK1l1TVg1enJIWVZjN0lMQT09

Join by one tap mobile: +13126266799,,83493237212#,,1#,590569# US (Chicago) +13017158592,,83493237212#,,1#,590569# US (Germantown)

2020 OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO

Minnekirken will participate in OHC, but it will be all virtual/outdoors and the church will not be open to the public. Pastor has created a virtual tour of the inside of the church which will be on the OHC app. The event is over a two week period of October 16-25. We will have signs in front of the church to advertise our online church services and our GoFundMe webpage.

2020's VIRTUAL . . .

Pick-up Date: Saturday, November 21 We are still offering fresh, hand-made, Norwegian, cookies and breads. But all ordering will be arranged via our website: https://www.minnekirken-chicago.org/ Details are being worked on to ensure efficient ordering and safe pickup. Please refer often to Minnekirken‛s website for updates. Treat your family and friends! Support Minnekirken!

President’s Report Council President Bev Coyveau

Greetings Everyone!

Hope you all are doing well during these difficult times. It’s been a long several months of this pandemic and I know we all have had wishful thinking that by now this should be over. I think about our ancestors and how they coped during the Spanish flu pandemic. We have many more luxuries during this time that I am very grateful for.

The Church Council gathered in the fellowship hall in midAugust for the first time since March. See the attached picture of us all sitting with our masks and social distancing. It was nice to see everyone and go over Church business.

By now, you know that the Church has started service twice a month. Everyone is coming in the backdoor, having their temperature taken, and sitting in designated alternating pews upstairs. Communion is handed out in individual packages and everyone has to wear their masks. Since singing has been proven to spread the

Disposable communion virus, we are refraining from packs ready for service! doing so at the present time. It is certainly different from what we are all used to. Our much beloved coffee hour is also on hold.

On the positive side, we have had a great response from our services presented on Facebook. We will continue to live stream our weekly service. We are thankful to Pastor David for his continued efforts to provide services to the congregation. Our Klokker, Karena Dahl has been instrumental in setting up our Zoom meetings and assisting in our Facebook services. Many thanks to our Music Director, Dr. Yeeseon Kwon who has been providing music during this time. By now we have already met to discuss how we are going to handle the Taste of Norway. The bakers are lined up to make our famous Norwegian cookies. We are hoping to take orders and have a pick-up schedule and perhaps delivery where possible. Please contact our Parish Administrator for up to date details at office.nlmc@gmail.com.

We will be included in the self guided walking tours for both the Logan Square Preservation semi-annual housewalk and for Open House Chicago both taking place in the fall. With the help of Bruce Faland, Matt Nygaard and friends of Minnekirken, we have some great pictures and a wonderful presentation describing our beautiful Church.

Stay tuned for more info on our festivities for Christmas.

I would be remiss not to mention the hard work and diligence of our caretaker, Susan Tokich. Our Church is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized on a regular basis. This has been on-going long before this pandemic started.

Renovation and the restoration of the façade of our building is an on-going project. We hope to start this process in the spring of 2021.

The cost of this major undertaking is in excess of $600,000. At this time we are ready to start getting bids on this project. As you know by now we have been blessed with a grant from the City of Chicago of $250,000. We still need to reach our goal. Thank you to all of you who have helped in this endeavor. Many thanks to Matt Nygaard and our Friends at Logan Square Preservation, specifically Barnaby Waters for their hard work.

I am wishing you all a peaceful fall season and I am looking forward to seeing everyone soon.

Beverly Covyeau