02 Broadcaster Press September 24, 2013 www.broadcasteronline.com 1000 Auctions - Public Sales Annual Antique Show and Sale, DeVent Center at Divots, Norfolk, NE, October 5-6, 2013. Saturday, 9am-5pm, Sunday, 10am-3pm.50-plus dealers. Outside dealers welcome. (402)368-5910. Big screen for Nebraska game! 1101 Meet Andy Nelson By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net Families planning to attend the Dakota Days Parade in Vermillion often bring an empty grocery sack or two with them to store the candy and other trinkets offered by floats and other parade entrants. Pastor Andy Nelson of the Luther Center hopes everyone who attends the parade, scheduled for Saturday morning, Oct. 5, brings non-perishable food items with them in their grocery sacks. The Luther Center, in partnership with several other student organizations on the University of South Dakota campus, is planning a unique parade entry. With the theme “Yotes Tackle Hunger,” the Luther Center’s entry will consist of a number of individuals pushing a fleet of grocery carts down Main Street, with the goal of collecting food items from paradegoers to be donated to the Vermillion Food Pantry. The Luther Center’s entry has received the blessings of the parade organizers and the food pantry, as well as the support of a number of local congregations, Andy said. He will busy in the next couple weeks spreading an open invitation throughout the community, urging people to bring food items to the parade to help the food pantry. “There are a couple student ministries that are heading this up, but we’re welcoming the participation of any students who would like to walk in the float, and most importantly, we’re asking the community to respond by making donations,” Andy said. Andy shares information he’s received from Mary Berglin, director of the Vermillion Food Pantry. The Trinity Lutheran Board of Deacons began the food pantry, located in Trinity Lutheran Church, 30 years ago. In its first year of existence, the food pantry fed 34 people. In 2012, the pantry fed 4,603 people, and so far in 2013, it has fed 3,800 people. The busiest month on record for the Vermillion Food Pantry was July 2013, when it helped feed 575 people. Approximately 80 volunteers keep the food pantry running. Its hours are Monday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, 5 to 7 p.m.; Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Donations of any indate non-perishable food items are welcomed. The start of classes this fall at USD also marks the beginning of Andy’s second year as pastor at the Luther Center. “This is my second academic BroadcasterOnline.com “Get Connected!” year; I came in right around this time last year. I started in August of 2012.” Andy grew up in and attended high school in Red Wing, MN. He then attended Luther College in Decorah, IA, where he studied political science and religion, graduating in 2003. He received his master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. While attending seminary, he and his wife, Jessica, were married. She holds a Ph.D. in child psychology from the University of Minnesota, and is employed as a professor at Morningside College in Sioux City, IA, where the couple makes their home. Andy said he’s gotten to know some “incredible people” in Vermillion and on the USD campus while at the Luther Center. “There’s just an incredibly dedicated and faithful group of people in the community here that support this ministry, as well as the congregations and clergy around this part of the state that are supportive of the work we get to do with students,” he said. Much of his work at the Luther Center involves simply talking with people, particularly students, “whether it’s informally or formally in giving them a message in worship. The highlights of my work is when Announcements Events BERGEN LUTHERAN Church: “The little white church on Timber Road.” Worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Pastor Ralph Egbert Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 995 N. Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SD. Weekend Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. BRULE Creek Lutheran Church, Elk Point, SD: Worship Service 11:00am, Sunday School 9:45am to 10:45am. CHRIST OUR SAVIOR Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod: Worship Sunday 6:00 p.m., Bible Study Tuesday, 9:00 p.m., Neuharth Center, 624-5398 or 1-800-998-1234 CHURCH OF CHRIST, 102 Prosp: Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.; Bible Study 9:00 a.m.; Bible Study 12:00 noon; Wednesday Night Classes, 7:00 p.m. something that I’ve said, or something that students have heard in the context of a conversation, or a sermon, or music actually hits home with them – they’ve heard something that they needed to hear in that moment, in that day. “Maybe it was some word of comfort that they needed to hear in that day,” Andy said. “It’s a highlight for me when something meaningful hits home with the students, and they walk away from an encounter with worship or an Hartington Tree Service Tree Trimming • Removals/Transplanting Evergreen Shade & Ornamental Trees For Sale Serving SE South Dakota & NE Nebraska for 17 years w w w .h a rtin gto n tree.co m K yle & K en t H o ch stein • (4 02)25 4 -6710 encounter with other people having heard something that they needed to hear.” Worship services are held at the Luther Center at 7 p.m. each Wednesday. “We always begin with a meal together; the students and I make a meal and serve it to whoever is there.” Bible study is held at the center Thursday nights, and various events are hosted there throughout the year. For more information, check out the center’s web page at http://luthercenter.org/ Have a Great Day Concordia Lutheran Church (LC-MS) 7 South University Street, Vermillion. Divine Service – Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School – Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Pastor Samuel Needham. Contact us at (605) 624-3459 or at lcmsvermillion.org CORNERSTONE CHURCH: A Place To Grow: Located at the corner of Crawford & Cherry St. Celebration Service: Sunday during the School year 9:00am and 10:30am (subject to change during holidays) in the summer Sunday 10 AM. Check us out at cornerstonesd.org or call (624-8809) for further information. DALESBURG BAPTIST Church 30503 466th Ave., Beresford, Pastor Darren Regehr. 9:45am, Sunday School; 11:00am, Morning Worship; Mid-week Services Wednesdays, 7:00pm. (605)253-2622. Dalesburg Lutheran Church: 12 miles North of Vermillion on University Road. Worship Services 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Website: www.dalesburglutheran.org Elk Point Baptist Church. Sunday worship at 11:00am, Tuesday evening Bible study at 7:00pm. 101 North Green St., Elk Point, SD 57069. (605)222-1981 FAITH FELLOWSHIP of the Open Bible on Bypass 50 and Highway 19: Sunday Celebration 10:30 a.m. Pastor Tony Armbrust, 624-2921. FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH: 401 Main Street, Makell, NE. Sunday School 9am. Worship: 10am. Communion: 1st and 3rd Sundays. (605)658-0240 (home) (402)-692-3323 (church). IMMEDIATE OPENINGS OAKWOOD APARTMENTS •AFFORDABLE RENT ADJUSTMENT FOR YOUR INCOME •LARGE 2 AND 3 BEDROOM RENTAL UNITS •STOVE, REFRIGERATOR & AIR CONDITIONING •OFF-STREET PARKING AND PLUG-INS •UTILITIES INCLUDED •ON-SITE COIN LAUNDRY •PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT & SAND BOX •3 BLOCKS FROM CAMPUS Diversified Agronomy • Crop Consulting • Custom StripTill (605) 624-9557 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Morse’s Market Advertise your job openings in the Broadcaster. 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