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Rev.  Jeffrey  E.  Koth

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Laura  Swanson

Youth  &  Family  Ministry 224-619-7758

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Eric  Aho

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Jill  Shepherd

Stephen  Ministry 847-989-1919

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May 2015 Vol. 18 No 5

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Time  Tax Hebrews  4:9-11 9So  then,  a  Sabbath  rest  s ll  remains  for  the  people  of  God; 10for  those  who  enter  God's  rest  also  cease  from  their  labors  as  God  did  from  his. 11Let  us  therefore  make  every  effort  to  enter  that  rest In  1970  the  average  person  received  1000  "outside"  communica ons  in  a  year.  In  1970  that  meant  phone  calls  and  "snail  mail,  "actual  le ers.  In  2014  the  average  person  received  30,000  outside  communica ons  in  a  year.  These,  of  course,  were  emails,  tweets,  texts,  instagrams  and  other  forms  of  electronic  informa on  sharing.  Obviously  this  "average  number"  doesn’t  begin  to  record  the  number  of  "outside  communica ons"  re-­‐ceived  by  15--­‐35  year  olds.  Their  numbers  are  much  higher.   It  is  good  to  "be  in  touch."  But  this  "in  touch-ness"  is  a  huge  " me  tax."  If  our  federal  taxes  keep  us  "working  for  the  government"  un l  April  17,  how  long  are  we  working,  how  much  of  our  personal   me,  our  personal  power,  energy  and  mission,  are  we  giving  up  to  the  " me  tax?" The  Sabbath  is  God’s  gi  of  “ me  out”.    Time  for  silence…for  regrouping…for  reflec on…for  hearing  the  Word  of  God.    Schedule  next  Sunday  as  “ me  out”  for  Sabbath  rest.    If  you  don’t,  someone/something  will  take  that   me  from  you  and  your  rest…your  regrouping…your   me  for  inspira-­‐on  will  be  lost.    See  you  this  Sunday!

I've  only  just  a  minute,   only  sixty  seconds  in  it.

Forced  upon  me,  can't  refuse  it, Didn't  see  it,  didn't  choose  it, But  it's  up  to  me  to  use  it. I  must  suffer  if  I  lose  it, Give  an  account  if  I  abuse  it, Just  a   ny  li le  minute, But  eternity  is  in  it.

     ---Benjamin  E.  Mays

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May Anniversaries

Jason  &  Rebecca  Falkinham    -  May  3rd Ken  &  Jan  Smith—May  14th Michael  &  Rhonda  Sybrandy—May  15th Phillip  &  Rosemary  Tentes—May  18th John  &  Carolyn  Poole—May  25th Ken  &  Laura  Swanson—May  25th Glenn  &  Mae  Smith—May  29th Bob  &  Julie  Harmon—May  31st

05/06  Bridgette  Otterbacher   05/07  Mario  Garza   05/07  Caitlyn  Maennena   05/07  James  McFadden   05/07  Brian  Sybrandy   05/08  Ted  Wells 05/09  Karen  Yocius   05/13  Garrett  Voss 05/14  Leslie  DeTogne   05/14  Paul  Durand   05/14  Janet  Smith   05/14  Payton  Soling   05/14  Hunter  Solita 05/15  James  Vander  Vere   05/17  Fred  Plinke   05/20  Riley  Soling   05/21  Alfred  Wienke   05/22  Brooke  Vander  Vere 05/23  Amy  Fontana   05/23  Joe  Fontana   05/23  Mary  Lechelt   05/23  Tristan  Schmidt 05/24  Kristen  Trukova   05/25  Brianna  Harmon   05/27  Alson  Winter 05/28  Connor  Rutherford 05/31  Alexa  DeTogne  

If  your  name/s  have  not  appeared  in  recognition  of  your  birthday,  wedding  anniversary  

or  a  memorial  gift,  please  contact  the  church  office.    We  want  to  include  all  celebrations  

and    memorials.       847-623-5135    

Marlin H. Meyer Educational Scholarship Fund

A  $500.00  scholarship  named   in  memory  of  +Dr.  Marlin  H.  Meyer+   is  available  to  students  pursing  a  college  degree  who  are  members  of  St.  Mark’s  or  active  in  Testify  or  any  other  Organization  affiliated  with  St.  Mark’s.

Applications  must  be  returned  to  St.  Mark’s  by  June  1st.  Applications  for  the  scholarship  may  be  picked  up  in  the  church  office.

Thank You Dear  Friends, It  is  with  sincere  appreciation  that  we  acknowledge  your  generous  check  in  the  amount  of  $549.00  to  COOL.    We  are  blessed  by  your  kind-­‐ness  and  would  like  to  thank  all  who  made  this  donation  possible.

Your  faithful  generosity  helps  us  to  reach  out  to  our  neighbors  in  need  and  to  provide  a  helping  hand.    Your  donation  will  help  us  to  help  more  of  them.

Thank  you  for  your  faithfulness  and  partnership  in  our  ministry  and  helping  COOL  to  Feed  the  Hungry  and  House  the  Homeless.

Warmest  Regards, Diane  Thackston,  Executive  Director

Mission of the Month— ELCA Church Wide Appeal   Your  donation  today  is  needed  now   more   than   ever.  Please   help   continue   fulfilling   our   call   to   do   God’s  work  with  our  hands.  

Your  gift  today  will  be  used  where  it  is  needed  most  through  our  Vision  for  Mission  church  wide  offering. Other  Ways  to  Give Check  or  money  orders  sent  to: Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in  America ELCA  Gi  Processing  Center P.O.  Box  1809 Merrifield,  VA  22116-8009

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Easter Flowers Thank  you  to  all  who  ordered  Easter  Flowers  to  adorn  the  altar  on  Easter  morning.    The  display  this  year  was  breathtaking.    Thank  you  also  to  Kathy  Haapanen,  Arnold  Aho,  Eric  Aho,  Carol  Bonnes,  Nancy  Inskeep,  Bridge e  O erbacher  and  Jill  Shepherd  for  se ng  it  up.

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STEPHEN MINISTRY Bu erflies  and  New  Life!    

Con nuing  Our  Easter  Celebra on

It  is  you  who  lights  my  lamp;  the  Lord,  my  God,  lights  up  my  darkness.

Psalm  18:28  

Even  the  saddest  things  can  become,  once  we  have  made  peace  with  them,  a  source  of  wisdom  and  

strength.      Frederick  Buechner  

Recently   Stephen  Ministries   sent   the   following   story   to  share  with   other   Stephen  Ministers   or   those  who  may  need  its  message  of  hope  and  reassurance.      The  author,  Bethel  Crocke ,  wrote  this  Easter  devo on  about  a  year  a er   her   mother   passed   away.     It   was   originally  published  in  The  Lutheran.     Frequently   I   reach  out   to  others   suffering   the   loss  of   a  loved   one   by   providing   them   with   the   Journeying  Through   Grief   books   from   Stephen   Ministries.     These  books   focus   on   the   four   crucial   mes   during   the   first  year  a er  one’s  loss  of  a  loved  one. An   excerpt   from   Bethel’s   story   is   found   in   Book   4,  Rebuilding   and   Remembering,   the   last   book   of   the  series,  Journeying  Through  Grief.  

Pooky’s  Triumph Like  a  struggling  bu erfly,  my  grief  will  emerge  into  

something  beau ful  and  new By  Bethel  Bretscher  Crocke

My  mother,  Marguerite  Bretscher,  died  suddenly  on  July  4,   1998,   at   an   airport   as   she   and   my   father   were  returning   home   from   vaca on.     Just   16   hours   earlier  she’d   called   to   tell   me   of   my   niece’s   birth—her   22nd  grandchild.     When   our   conversa on   ended,   I   didn’t  know   that   I   had   told  my  mother   good-bye   for   the   last  me.  

The   months   following   her   death   were   filled   with  disbelief,   emp ness   and   u er   despair.   Despite   my  upbringing   in   a   Lutheran   parsonage,   I   found   that   I  desperately  needed  repeated  reassurances  of  God’s  love  and   promises.     As   the   Easter   following   my   mother’s  death   approached,   I   yearned   for   a   visible  metaphor   of  resurrec on.  

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During   Lent,   our   Sunday   school   youth   raise   mail-order  caterpillars  that  are   med  to  enter  into  the  chrysalis  stage  and  emerge  as  bu erflies   for   an  Easter  morning   release.    Maybe   I   should   join   them?     Our   family   had   released  bu erflies   at   my   mother’s   burial   service.     So   I   brought  home  three  caterpillars  and  named  two  of  them  Dot  and  Mildred   in   memory   of   my   great-aunts.     The   third   one   I  called  by  my  mother’s  nickname,  “Pooky.”   On   Holy   Saturday   morning,   my   children   discovered  Mildred,   now   a   bu erfly,   hanging   beside   her   chrysalis.    Later  that  day  we  watched  in  awe  as  a  newly  created  Dot  appeared.     By   Easter   morning   we   could   see   Pooky’s  orange   and   black  wings  within   a   transparent  membrane  breaking   through   her   chrysalis.     We   hoped   she   would  emerge   soon   so   we   could   release   her   with   Dot   and  Mildred  in  the  Sunday  school  bu erfly  ceremony.   But   on   the   long   ride   to   church,   trauma zed   perhaps   by  the  moving  car,  Pooky  violently  trembled  and  struggled  to  break   free.    During   Sunday   school   she   became   very   s ll,  and   the   chrysalis   that   entombed   her   blackened.     She  remained   mo onless   as   we   drove   home   a er   church,  quite   in  contrast   to   the  way   she  had  writhed  on   the   trip  earlier   that   morning.     It   weighed   on   me   that   the  reassurance  I  so  desperately  sought  was  not  forthcoming.   That   a ernoon,   as   we   drove   our   two   children   back   to  college,   I   couldn’t   stop   thinking   about   the   dark,  mo onless   chrysalis.     “It’s   only   a   caterpillar.     It   doesn’t  ma er  that  its  name  is  Pooky,”  I  told  myself.    “There  will  always   be   other   caterpillars   that   you   can   name   Pooky.    Just  pretend  Dot  or  Mildred  was  Pooky.  What  difference  does  it  make?    It  doesn’t  change  anything.”   S ll,  despair  overwhelmed  me  on  the  ride  home.    “I  killed  this  bu erfly,”  I  thought.    “Why  did  I  take  it  to  church  and  upset   it   with   the   car   ride?    Whatever  made  me   think   it  was  a  good  idea  to  name  it  Pooky  anyway?”   And  then,  “Why  did  God  have  to  do  this  to  me  this  Easter?    Doesn’t   God   understand   what   I’m   going   through   right  now?     Couldn’t   God   take   care   of   one   stupid   li le  bu erfly?”   I   decided   that   in   the  morning   I   would   take   the   chrysalis  into  the  woods  and  leave  it.    Perhaps  the  bu erfly  was  s ll  alive  and  would  emerge?    I  would  never  know,  but  I  could  always  cling  to  that  hope.  

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17th Annual Seder Dinner

Dana Lundtveit Silver Award Update! I  received  my  Silver  Award  for  Girl  Scouts   in  March!  Ge ng  my  Silver  Award  is  a  big  accomplishment.  The  Girl  Scout  Silver  Award  is  the  highest  award  a  Girl  Scout  Cade e  can  earn  which  gives  you  the  chance  to  show  that  you  are  a  leader  who  is  organized,  determined,  and  dedicated  to  improving  the  community.  The  Girl  Scout  Silver  Award  is  a  pres gious  award  earned  by  Girl  Scouts  in  grades  6  –  8.  I  am  the  only  girl  in  my  troop  to  have  go en  the  Silver  Award.    Very  few  girls  in  Girl  Scouts  achieve  the  Silver  Award.  I  would  like  to  give  a  big  thank  you  to  everyone  that  donated  pet  supplies.  The  staff  at  Save-A-Pet  were  very  happy  to  receive  the  cleaning  supplies,  pet  food,  toys,  and  money  donated  by  our  congrega on  and  others.    Save-A-Pet  and  I  appreciate  everyone  who  donated.  

Thanks  again, Dana  Lundtveit                                

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COOL FOOD PANTRY— FOOD OF THE MONTH:    

Canned  Fruit

WSM Bible Study

The  final  session  of  this  study  will  be  on  Friday,  May  8th  at  10  a.m.  or  5:30  p.m.  in  the  home  of  Ida  Dudleston.   If  you  have  any  ques ons  or  would  like  more  informa on  call  Ida.  (847-336-5096)  

Download the St. Mark’s App The  St.  Mark’s  app  is  now  available  for [free]  download  both  for  Android  and  ISI   devices.    You  can  use  the  “quickread”  icons   OR  search  yourself  at  Google  Play  or  iTunes  @   “St.  Mark’s  Lutheran”.      Please  share  this   app  with  all  your  family  and  friends!    

Thank You To  Pastor  Koth  and  Members  of  St.  Mark’s: Thank  you  for  the  cards  and  Pastor  Jeff  for  your  visits.    They  make  me  feel  better  while  I  rehab  at  Rolling  Hills.    I  have  been  a  member  of  St.  Mark’s  for  over  60  years  and  truly  appreciate  my  church  family.

Sincerely, Mattias  Maki

Thank  you  for  all  your  prayers  during  my  recent  surgery  and  for  the  many  cards,  and  visits  form  so  many  friends  during  my  rehab  stay  at  Rolling  Hills.    Thank  you,  Pastor  Koth  for  your  visit,  prayers  and  phone  calls.    Thank  you,  Carol  Bonnes  for  the  “Little  Red  Wagon”  taxi  service  for  the  time  I  was  unable  to  drive.    Thank  you,  Amy  Fontana  for  all  your  help  with  the  coffee  hour,  Seder  dinner,  and  everything  you  did  to  cover  for  me  during  my  recovery  period. Thank  you  to  a  wonderful  church  family.    God  Bless  you  all.

Lucille  Tolonen

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Spare Change Sundays Do  you  have  spare  change  weighing  down  your  pockets   or   purse?   How   about   your   couch  cushions   or   the   seat   of   your   car?   The   St.  Mark's   Youth   is   looking   for   your   loose  change!!!  We  have  declared  the  final  Sunday  of   each   month   as   "Spare   Change   Sun-­‐day!!"  please  bring  your  spare  change   in  and  deposit   it   in   our   bucket   outside   the   Sanctu-­‐ary.  We  will  be  using  that  spare  change  to  help  cover  the  costs  of  our  upcoming  trip  to  Detroit  for  the  ELCA  Youth  Gathering.  THANKS!!

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That   evening   I   was   reluctant   to   look   in   the   bu erfly  cage,  but  some  movement  caught  my  eye.    There  sat  a  bu erfly,  triumphantly  fanning  her  wings.   Instantly   I   was   struck   by  more   than   just   the   bu erfly.    Pooky  was  perched  over  her  empty  chrysalis,  which  was  split  open  and  withering.    Under  the  chrysalis  were  red  bloodlike   stains   of   waste   material   from   the   hatching.    Yet   above   these   signs   of   death   and   struggle—a   living  bu erfly!   That   image   remains   a   powerful  metaphor,   reassuring   and  resurrec ng   in   its  own   right:     the  suffering,   the   pain,   the  hopelessness,   the   empty   tomb,  the   exhilara ng   joy,   the   new  and  glorious   life.     I   began   to   see   my  grief  as  the  trauma zed  struggling  bu erfly   in   the  hands  of  a   loving,  merciful  Father.    I  learned  to  trust  that   through   God’s   grace  something   beau ful   and   new  would  emerge  even   in   the   face  of  my  weakness,   tears,  pain  and  hopelessness.    I,  too,  would  live  again,  now  and  forever.   The   Lord   is   risen!     He   is   risen   indeed!     (And   so   has  Pooky.)  

PS    Bethel  has  recently  completed  Stephen  Ministry  training  and  will  soon  be  commissioned  as  a  Stephen  Minister  at  her  church  in  Colorado!

May  You  feel  God’s  Peace  throughout  Easter  Season,

Jill  Shepherd Stephen  Leader

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Happy Birthday—Este Carlson About   fourteen  members  were   present   to   help   Este   Carlson   celebrate   her   91st   Birthday   on  Saturday,   March   21,   2015.    Three   of   her   guests   were  members   of   St.   Mark’s,   who  are   at   Rolling   Hills,   at   the  present   me   for   rehab.     Jill  Shepherd   began   the   cele-  bra on  with  a  word  of  prayer.    Pastor  Koth  gave  his  blessings  for  Este  and  led  the  singing  of  Happy   Birthday.     Coffee   and  many   goodies   were   enjoyed  by  all.    Thank  you  for  making  Este’s  Birthday  a  special  day  for  her.

The Coolest Week of the Summer! Location: St. Mark’‛s Youth Wing VBS will last from: June 22nd—26th Each day’‛s fun begins at: 6 p.m. The VBS day ends at: 8 p.m. For more information, call: Laura Swanson—224-619-7758

¡� New Friends ¡� Amazing Experiments ¡� Glacier Games ¡� Lip-smacking snacks ¡� Surprising Adventures ¡� Incredible Music

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Mission Interpreter Mission  Interpreter: ELCA   responds   in   a ermath   of  tornado   damage   (ELCA   News)       The  Evangelical   Lutheran   Church   in  America  (ELCA)  will  provide  assistance  for   survivors   of   the   tornadoes   and  storms   that   devastated   por ons   of  northern  Illinois  April  9.  In  partnership  with  Lutheran  Disaster  Response,  Lutheran  Social  Services  of  Illinois  and  the  ELCA  Northern   Illinois  Synod,  the  group  has  created  a   “Tornado  Relief   Fund”   to  be  administered  through  Lutheran  Social  Services  of  Illinois.   The   areas   affected   include   Lee,   Ogle,   DeKalb,  Winnebago,  Boone  and  McHenry  coun es  in  Illinois.   Three  ELCA  congrega ons  close  to  the  tornado’s  path  were  not  directly   impacted  but   there  are   reports  of  members  who  were   affected,   according   to   the   Rev.  Joseph   Chu,   associate   program   director,   Lutheran  Disaster  Response.   The   congrega ons   –   St.   John’s   Lutheran   in   Ashton,  Ill.,   St.   John’s   Lutheran   in   Creston,   Ill.,   and   Faith  Lutheran   in   Rochelle,   Ill.   –   will   each   receive   $2,000  from  the  ELCA  Northern  Illinois  Synod  to  help  in  their  relief  efforts.   Lutheran   World   Relief   Receives   $350,000   from  Starbucks  Founda on  Apr  2,  2015   -  LWR  is  proud  to  announce   that   they   have   received   a   Starbucks  Founda on   grant   of   $350,000   toward   a   two-year  project  that  contributes  to  the  protec on  of  the  local  ecosystem,   provides   sustainable   livelihoods,   and  fosters  community  in  Colombia:  Pro-Café:  Protec ng  Ecosystem   Services   for   Sustainable   Coffee  Livelihoods.   Coffee   growers’   livelihoods   and   quality   of   life   in  central   Colombia   are   at   risk   due   to   deteriora ng  environmental  condi ons  caused  by  both  a  changing  climate  and  poor  community  hygiene  and  sanita on  prac ces.   As   profitability   of   tradi onal   coffee  produc on   and   agricultural   ac vi es   decreases,  farmers   o en   adopt   unsustainable   prac ces   that  further  deteriorate   the  natural   environment.   As   the  nega ve   spiral   con nues,   migra on   away   from   the  

coffee-producing   communi es   increases,   and   conflict  erupts  over  use  and  control  of  natural  resources  —  in  par cular   over   water   and   land   —   threatening   to  reignite  forced  displacement  in  the  region.   Over  the  past  40  years,  Starbucks  has  been  dedicated  to   helping   improve   the   lives   of   farmers   and   their  families   around   the   world   who   grow   their   coffee.  Through   a   comprehensive   approach   to   ethical  sourcing   Starbucks   is   paying   equitable   prices,  providing   access   to   farmer   loans   and   technical  assistance   to   help   farmers   to   navigate   the  complexi es  of  agriculture  –  a   long   term  process.    In  total,  Starbucks  has  invested  more  than  $70  million  in  collabora ve  farmer  programs  and  ac vi es  over  the  past  40  years.  In  2015,  Starbucks  will  achieve  the  goal  of   99   percent   of   its   coffee  being   verified   as   ethically  sourced.  Addi onal  details  about  Starbucks  ini a ves  in  coffee  and  tea  communi es  are  available  at   Starbucks.com/Responsibility/sourcing.  

Erv  Uhlman,  Mission  Interpreter

1st Communion Maundy  Thursday,  April  2nd,  Saula  Chromy  had  her  1st  Communion.

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St. Mark's Lutheran Church 3350  North  Delany  Rd.

Waukegan,  IL.  60087 Phone  847-623-5135  

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Lectors Sundays 05/03 Ken Swanson 05/10 Tom Wendorf 05/17 Kristen Trukova 05/24 Jill Shepherd 05/31 Julie Wendorf Assisting Minister Ted Wells (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion Assistant Genie Durand (2nd, 4th, & 5th Sundays) Altar Guild   Carol Bonnes, Elise Diaz, Nancy Inskeep, Helen Ostman Mae Smith, Lise Myllymaki Ushers Ida & Al Dudleston Offering Counters 05/03 TBD 05/10 Paul Durand & Kimberly Neas 05/17 Wayne Voss & TBD 05/24 Jensea Chromy & Cindy Keister 05/31 Erin Lundtveit & TBD

Acolyte s 05/03 Annika Swanson & Saula Chromy 05/10 Arielle Jones 05/17 Emily Hanratty & Bayleigh Tienhaara 05/24 Evelyn Fontana & Evan Lundtveit 05/31 Sophia Diaz & David Sparesus

Projectionists 05/03 Magnus Swanson 05/10 Abigail Oye 05/17 Zachary Ammons 05/24 Monique Brikha 05/31 Danyel Sparesus

Sound Technicians 05/03 Cassidy Smith 05/10 Matthew Oye 05/17 Ryan Hopkins 05/24 Nick Fontana 05/31 Giovanni Diaz

Sunday School Teachers 05/03 Senia Sparesus, Sophia Diaz, Rebecca

Rutherford, Elise Diaz 05/10 Amy Fontana & Laura Swanson 05/17 Last Day of Sunday School