[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Itinerary of Pastor Alexander Scheiermann

gpvjem gpvjem at sasktel.net
Thu May 8 07:41:03 PDT 2003


    A week or two ago Jerry Frank posted to this Listserve, the Montana schedule of visiting Pastor Scheiermann.
    Pastor Horst Gutsche has asked that the following schedule also be posted to the SGGEE Listserve.  This schedule is for the Wyoming, Washington and Oregon.

John Marsch

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This is the Presentation Schedule for Pastor/Dean Alexander Scheiermann
of the Middle Volga (Old German Volga) Region of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church - European Russia.  He is responsible for 11 congregations in the
conference/circuit of which he is the head.

The presentation, which includes slides, will be in German with
simultaneous translation by Pastor Horst W. Gutsche who is accompanying
Pastor Scheiermann on this trip.  It should be noted that Pastor
Scheiermann also speaks a bit of English which is getting better as the
trip progresses.  Of course he also speaks fluent Russian.

Wyoming

1. Lovell - Friday, May 9th, 2003, at St. John Lutheran Church, 70 East
5th St., beginning with a pot luck meal at 12 noon, presentation at 1:00
p.m..  Tel. 307 548 7127

2. Worden - Friday, May 9th, 2003, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
(please check the phone book for the address) The telephone number of the
church is: 307 347 2293.   beginning with a pot luck meal at 6:00 p.m.
with the presentation at 7:00 p.m.. (note: There are Scheuermans from
Yagodnaya Polyana who live in Worden.)

3. Thermopolis - Saturday, May 10th, 2003, at St. Paul Lutheran Church,
288 US Hwy 205 at 10:00 a.m.  Tel. 307 864 2205.

4. Riverton - Sunday, May 11th, 2003, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 419 E.
Park Ave., Tel. 307 856 9340.  Please phone the church as information on
the time of the presentation will be given by the church secretary.  The
presentation will be on Sunday morning.

5. Sheridan - Monday, May 12th, 2003, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1300
W. 5th St., at 7:00 p.m.. Tel. 307 674 6434

Eastern Washington

1. Colfax - Wednesday, May 14th, 2003, at Hillray (sp.?) Plaza at 12 noon
(there will be a lunch and then a presentation).  Tel. for more
information: 509 657 3534

Oregon

1. Portland - Thursday, May 15th, 2003, at Rivercrest Community Church,
3201 N.E. 148th, beginning with a pot luck meal at 12 noon with the
presentation at 1:00 p.m..

2. Portland - Thursday, May 15th, 2003, at Zion Lutheran Church, 1015 SW
18th Ave. at 7:00 p.m..  Tel. 503 221 1343 - There is free parking at the
kitty corner parking lot at SW 18th and Salmon from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00
p.m..

Western Washington

1. Seattle - Lynnwood - Saturday, May 17th, at Trinity Lutheran Church,
6215 - 196th St. SW - Pastor Scheiermann will be at a display booth re:
the Evangelical Lutheran Church - European Russia at the synod
convention.  I believe that no presentation is scheduled but please
contact the church re: details at 425 778 2159 or Pastor M. Funk-Pihl at
206 546 4153.  Pastor Scheiermann will be available  to speak to people
personally regarding the work of the Lutheran Church in the old Volga
German region as well as some other cities in his conference (ie. Tambov,
Volsk, Belakovo).

2. Seattle - Shoreline - Sunday, May 18th, at First Lutheran Church of
Richmond Beach, 18354 - 8th Ave. N.W..  Tel. 206 546 4153. Right now, it
is planned to have a presentation from 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.. (between
worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m..) He will either be bringing
a greeting during the two worship services or preaching in them.  Please
phone the church for more information.


Right now we are staying at Mr. and Mrs. Howard Guenthner's home in
Laurel, Montana.
We will be staying here until this coming Friday morning when we drive to
Lovell, Wyoming.  The telephone number is: 406 628 6795.  As Pastor
Scheiermann is leaving on May 21st there may still be some other
congregations where he will be speaking and I will post these later on.

We have had a very fine response from the congregations.  Yesterday
evening there were 76 people who attended the presentation at Trinity
Lutheran in Billings.  Over 1/2 of the people present indicated a Volga
German heritage.

Best wishes,

Horst W. Gutsche



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