April 2012 FAITH at WORK - iiNetfaithalbany/news/2012_04.pdf · Marc M. Bernie R. Nona S. Nickolas W. Kayla W. John & Donna Z. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Mike Beaumount, son-in-law

Special Events:

• PALM SUNDAY 4/1

• Boy Scout Court of Honor

4/1 – 4pm

• MAUNDY THURSDAY

4/5 - 7pm service

• GOOD FRIDAY

4/6 - 7pm service

• EASTER SUNDAY

4/8 – 10:15am service

• Easter Breakfast

4/8 – 9am

• Council Meeting

Tuesday, 4/10 – 7pm

• Rummage Sale

Fri & Sat 4/13 & 14

• Newsletter Deadline

Monday, 4/16

• SYNOD ASSEMBLY

4/27-29

• Confirmation Class

Sunday, 4/15 - 5pm

email: [email protected] website: www.faithalbany.org

Greetings, Sisters and Brothers in Christ Jesus.

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Thank you, Jesus! Happy Easter. Happy spring. (Finally, for both.)

YES! The days are longer, we’ve seen the sun a few times lately. Daffodils are up and at ‘em, along with the promise of tulips and other green blades rising out of the cold (and SNOW).

And speaking of green blades rising, we are celebrating the resurrection of the Son who gives light to the world. The whole world, if only we’d look and listen—and act.

For weeks I have been asking you to look inward and ponder the question: How is Christ resurrected in YOU, in your very own personal, day to day life? How is the grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit manifested in YOUR life?

And what have you come up with? Maybe the real question is: when others encounter you, do they experience Jesus? Whether you wear a cross or not, do others know you carry within you the very heart of God, who gives life and love so lavishly?

Oh, I know we are not all sweetness and joy all of the time. It’s not an easy task to put aside our worldly wants and desires for wealth, health, prestige, recognition, being in the right, winning, and all the other things that would take us away from our focus on the Kingdom of God in the here and now and live out of the promises we have from God: promises of peace and love and joy and hope for the future, now and, well, in the future. In fact, it’s downright difficult in today’s world of wars, and rumors of war, of increasing financial distress for more and more of us (throughout the world).

But that’s why we meet together regularly (weekly, at least) to be resurrected, restored and renewed to new life so that we can be fed and strengthened and encouraged for our task as God’s people being God’s hands and heart wherever we find ourselves. In our weekly liturgy, we hear that “it is our duty and delight that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, O God . . .” ALL times and ALL places?

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April 2012

at WORK

Pastor Dawn Gregg 541-928-7660 or 541-981-2361

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Pastor’s Message

Yup, ALL times and ALL places. That’s our job as we live out our faith/belief that God is present, today; for us, with us, in us, and that God acts through us to bring in the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.

And so we come to worship, we participate in that worship by standing up and sitting down, singing, responding in prayer, hearing the Good News, accepting the invitation to come to the foretaste of the feast to come and holding out our hands to receive the presence of Christ in, with and under the bread and wine given for all people.

In worship we confess and profess with words. But not words only. In worship we receive blessing and hope, but we also give. Yes, worship is about giving, too. We give our hearts and minds, we give our talents/gifts (don’t know what your gifts/talents are? Don’t worry, we can figure that out!). And we give our money to further the work of the Church in this community and beyond.

I don’t often talk about money, since money and I have a very fleeting relationship, but financial giving is also a part of our worship. And in today’s world it’s very hard to give away even a small part of what we have to live on. It takes a bit of a leap of faith to place our offering in the offering plate. (That’s why I use the automatic giving program. My offering is taken out all at once right after payday. I must do it this way because I know that I would just spend that money on something else. I might spend it responsibly—for heat or electricity or food. I might give to FISH or Helping Hands, but that needs to be in addition to what I give to the Church for its work in this community and around the world.)

Anyway, I’m issuing a challenge to all of you: 1. Determine that you will be even more intentional about coming to worship (it’s empowering to meet with God’s people regularly). 2. With me make a commitment to increase your regular financial giving to the work of Faith Lutheran Church by 1%.

$1.00 + 1%= $1.01. $10.00 + 1%=$11.00. And so on.

I think it’s wonderful that Palm Sunday falls on April Fool’s Day. What a kick! As of April Fool’s Days I will put my foolish mouth where my money is and up my giving by 1%. How about you? Let’s be fools for Jesus every day.

And, let’s celebrate Easter Sunday (April 8) with renewed commitment to actually live out the new life each of us has been given. Come, see, experience our God in action. Invite someone to come to worship (tell them the music will be wonderful!), participate in the life of Faith Lutheran in ways you haven’t before. Make Jesus a more central part of your life. Be intentional about your faith walk. Make it a priority.

Well, I’m the Pastor, it’s my job to encourage you to learn about this Jesus, to experience his love and to pass it on. It’s your duty and delight to take this walk of faith seriously and openly. That’s what we do as God’s people.

So, People, you can start right now. As I write this it’s not quite Easter yet, but we can anticipate the opening of the tomb by practicing the Alleluias we haven’t said since Ash Wednesday, and determining to follow as we are led by the Holy Spirit in all we do.

Praise the Lord! HALLELUJAH! (I don’t care how you spell it.) Thank you, Jesus. Really—THANK you, Jesus!

See you in church.

Your sister in Christ Jesus,

Pr Dawn

Pastor’s Message - cont.

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PASTOR ...................................... The Rev. Dawn Gregg OFFICE MANAGER ........................... Margaret Rowland ORGANIST/PIANIST ................................... Cheryl Blum YOUTH COORDINATOR .............................. Kaitlyn Burt CUSTODIAN ............................................. Noriko Frayne

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PRESIDENT ................................................. Don Brudvig VICE PRESIDENT ...................................... Janice Virnig SECRETARY .................................................. Izzy Covalt TREASURER ........................... Shirley Schoberg-Hebda FINANCIAL SECRETARY ................. Rose Mary Aaberg EVANGEISM & MISSION ........................ Peggy Preston FELLOWSHIP & SOCIAL CONCERNS ....... Diane Collet PARISH EDUCATION .................................. Dixie Duehn PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ......................... Wally Oster STEWARDSHIP & RESOURCES .............. WORSHIP & MUSIC .................................. Judy McPhail YOUTH ............................................................ Sam Collet

MISSION ENDOWMENT FUND .................. Karen Glenn

PRESCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT ........... Susan Raum PRESCHOOL TEACHER ........................... Tara Webster PARISH NURSE .................................... Jeanette Thorpe

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1st Bonnie Hensley 3rd Parker Nicholsen 5th Colin McPhail 6th Lynn Christensen 10th Pat Norby 11th Charlene Christensen 11th Bretton Nicholsen 13th Leonard Taylor 13th Chelsea Olson 14th Tyler McGill 16th Stephanie Wilfong 18th Clintena Wells-Olsen 21st Nathan Mehlhorn 25th Esther Witbeck 27th Kessa Darcey 27th Olivia Mathews 28th John Zolotoff 28th Peyton Kenny 28th Jeanette Thorpe 28th Noah Schaffner

Diane L. David L. Cher M Gus M. Heidi M. Marc M. Bernie R. Nona S. Nickolas W. Kayla W. John & Donna Z.

Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Mike Beaumount,

son-in-law of David & Jan Newman

Coast Guard E-4 Rachel Briese, great niece of Wally and

Alberta Oster

SGT Jeff Collet, son of John & Diane Collet

Army SPC Jeremy Cox, grandson of Albert & Audrey Gonzalez

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John Dayton, son-in-law of Dixie & Dexter Duehn

Major Trace Dotson, son-in-law of Wanda Halvorson and grand-son-in-law of

Shirley Reiger.

Colonel Gregory Gilbreath, son of Steve & Shirley Gilbreath.

Marine Captain Aaron Heisinger, son of Laurie & Scott Witt and grandson of

Lou & Tom Conklin

Marine Captain Ryan Heisinger, son of Laurie & Scott Witt and grandson of

Lou & Tom Conklin

Navy 1st Class Petty Officer, Engineering Dept. Nicholas Herring, son of

Cheryl & Gary Herring and grandson of Shirley Reiger

SPC Alex Hull, nephew of Lyle & Freda Lambert

PFC Sarah Hull, Nona Sabatka’s granddaughter

Captain Jim Jack, Roben Jack Larrison’s brother

CW4 Stanley Jung, nephew of Wally & Alberta Oster

PFC Greg Kendall, grandson of Nancy Goodwin

Airman 1st Class Kendra McAlpin

Naval Lt. J.G. Andrew Metzcus

Airman Aaron Mumma, nephew of Lyle and Freda Lambert

S/SGT Bryan Mumma, nephew of Lyle & Freda Lambert

Army Major Heidi Munro, daughter of Gale & Alice Voet

Army E5 Jennifer Norris, granddaughter of Wally & Alberta Oster

Army Staff Sergeant Scot Noss

Army Staff Sergeant Kurt Nygaard, cousin of Judy McPhail

Army Captain Tamie Oster, daughter of Wally & Alberta Oster

Marine Nick Pierce

PFC Andrew Joseph Schaffner

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Faith Lutheran Church now offers a mobile version of our online giving page to make it easy for you to give anytime from your smart phone. Simply scan the image you see

here using your phone’s Quick Response (QR) code reader!

Doorpost – The image of a doorframe marked with blood comes from the Old Testament Passover account, when the Issraelites prepared to flee slavery in Egypt. God directed them to slaughter lambs for a final meal and paint their doorposts with the blood. God sent the Angel of Death to kill the firstborn sons of Egypt, but the blood on the Israelites’ doorposts served as a signal that the Destroyer should “pass over” those homes. Likewise, the blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God, saves us from eternal death.

Worship Calendar Worship Calendar Worship Calendar Worship Calendar –––– AprilAprilAprilApril 2012201220122012

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Worship

Setting

Palm Sunday Setting 3 (B)

Easter Sunday Setting 3 (B)

2nd Sunday after Easter Setting 3 (B)

3rd Sunday after Easter Setting 3 (B)

4th Sunday after Easter Setting 3 (B)

Altar Care Judy McPhail

Donna Zolotoff

Judy McPhail

Donna Zolotoff

Judy McPhail

Donna Zolotoff

Judy McPhail

Donna Zolotoff

Judy McPhail

Donna Zolotoff

Altar

Flowers Shirley Karstens

Ray and Eleanor Barr

Colin and Judy McPhail

Organist Cheryl Blum Cheryl Blum Cheryl Blum Cheryl Blum Cheryl Blum

Assisting

Minister Shirley Karstens

Jackye Brown Janice Virnig

Judy McPhail John Collet

Diane Collet

Lector Mary Sabatka Vail Palmer Shirley Schoberg-

Hebda Jeff Fleisher

Wally Oster

Ushers Jon Aaberg

Rose Mary Aaberg Dick Olsen Allen Norby

Cindy Harms Jordie Cross

John Daniels John Berg

Don Brudvig Ruth Irwin

Acolyte Abraham Peterson or Cindy Harms

Sound

Technician

Sam Collet

Stan Blum Connor Doe Jennifer Devin

Brandie Melhorn

Lessons

Isa 50: 4-9a Ps 31:9-16 Phil 2: 5-11 Mark 14:1—15:47

Acts 10:34-43 Ps 118: 1-2, 14-24 Rom 6: 3-11 John 20:1-18

Acts 4: 32-35 Ps 133

1 John 1:1—2:2 John 20: 19-31

Acts 3:12-19 Ps 4

1 John 3: 1-7 Luke 24:36b-48

Acts 4: 5-12 Ps 23

1 John 3: 16-24 John 10: 11-18

Seeking Worship assistants for Sunday services.

Share your talents! Volunteers are needed to assist as ushers, acolytes, readers, pastor's assistants and sound technicians.

Contact the church office or Jackye Brown at 541-990-4967.

Seeking Assistants

Christian Symbol

A Circle of Friends began meeting last month and will continue to meet on the second and fourth Monday from 1 to 5 in the afternoon. All are invited to join the Circle. Invite a friend or come alone—either way you are welcome. Tea and coffee will be available.

This is something new! It is an opportunity for those who wish to come together for a few minutes or a few hours to work on a project, visit, have coffee or tea or do whatever it is you would like to do. Just bring along your project and enjoy the fellowship. If you have a project you want help with, please contact Peggy Preston at 541-926-2697 ([email protected]) so arrangements may be made to have needed materials available or to be sure someone knows how to provide the help will be there. There is also the chance that we may be learning together and that is okay too but it helps to know in advance so we can have the needed information available.

Several have requested an opportunity to just get together and spend time together. We will try this out for a while and see what grows from it. Suggestions on what can be done during this time so far are as follows:

• Learn a new skill such as knitting, or crocheting.

• Work on a bead project.

• Work on a project for this year’s Bazaar.

• Paint a picture while listening and visiting with others.

• Make a prayer shawl (will take more than one session).

• Work on a project that has been waiting to get done.

• Just come and see what is going on.

• Make a batch of cookies or try a new recipe.

There will be a sign up sheet available but even if you are not signed up it is okay to drop in.

You have seen the colored pictures of chicks Judy McPhail has decorated the church with. We have collected $50 + in the offering to use to give chicks to poor families. With the chicks the families will be able to be healthier from the eggs they will get when the chicks grow up. These families may even be able to sell the eggs to increase their income. The program is called “a buck a chick”. You, members of the congregation, can help by contributing money but also by coloring a “buck a chick” poster. We are excited to see how many we will be able to give by Easter. Just pick up the sheet and some of the crayons and color away.

We are learning some new songs. Pastor Dawn is teaching us to sing Psalm 19:14, “Create in me a clean heart…” Another song we are learning is the books of the Bible song. Maybe you learned this song as a child. Come, join us at 9am Sunday morning. You can help us learn the songs while we make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

Dixie Duehn, Parish Education

A Circle of Friends

Sunday School happenings

from the Preschool Desk

We have had such a good year so far here at the preschool. Our enrollment continues to grow and we are full now on Wednesdays.

Last month we covered topics like healthy eating, physical fitness and homes. And we had a fire inspection and passed.

Tara went to a 2-day conference in Seaside about bringing nature to children. We will be bringing in some more natural elements into our playground and into our classroom. In these classes Tara learned that American children spend 27% of their day with electronic media, and only about 1% outside on average. Children should be getting 2 hours a day of unstructured outside play. The staff here at Li’l Sprouts have decided to take this to heart and are taking action. We have made a new slogan: rain or

shine we go outside. We are trying to be out for at least 45 minutes in the morning and in the afternoon. We would gladly take any used rain coats and rain boots for children to keep on hand for those mud filled days.

The preschool would also love to take any stumps or logs off your hands. And we are also looking for willow to make willow tunnels and forts. For more information about nature play you can visit www.greenheartsinc.org. If you have any ideas to bring nature into our preschool feel free to email or talk to Tara. We would love to have some feedback.

Thank you all and God Bless!

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RECIPE for the Easter Egg Casserole:

Ingredients 9-12 eggs 1-1/2 lbs cheddar cheese 1-1/2 lbs mild sausage 3 cups milk 3 slices white bread, cubed (no crust)

1 tsp salt (or less)

pepper to taste 1-1/2 tsp dry mustard

Directions:

Brown sausage and drain. Beat eggs. Add milk, salt, pepper and mustard to eggs. Stir in bread cubes, cooled sausage and

cheddar cheese. Pour into 9 x 13 inch dish.

Refrigerate overnight.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Note: Feel free to substitute different sausage,

bacon and cheese.

Faith Lutheran Youth ‘FLY’ meets on Sunday evenings from 6 – 8 PM

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9:00am Christian Education 10:15am WORSHIP SERVICE 4:00pm Boy Scout Court of Honor 6:00pm Youth Group

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7pm Stewardship Mtg 7pm Boy Scouts

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7pm Worship & Music Mtg

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9am Quilting 10am Property Mtg 3:30pm Krafty Kids

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10:15am Bible Study (Quail Run)

Maundy Thursday

7PM Service

7-8pm Music Lessons (upstairs)

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Good Friday

7PM Service

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10am Altar Guild Mtg

8 EEEEasterasterasteraster SSSSundayundayundayunday – white ”He has Risen””He has Risen””He has Risen””He has Risen”

9:00am Easter Breakfast 9:30am Praise Band Practice 10:15am WORSHIP SERVICE

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1–5pm A Circle of Friends 6:30pm Mission Endowment

7pm Boy Scouts

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1pm Mary-Martha Circle

7pm COUNCIL MTG

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9am Quilting

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10:15am Bible Study (Quail Run) 12 noon Hope Circle

7-8pm Music Lessons (upstairs)

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8am-4pm

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8am-2pm

15 2nd Sunday of Easter – white 9:00am Christian Education 10:15am WORSHIP SERVICE 5:00pm Confirmation Class 6:00pm Youth Group

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7pm Boy Scouts

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1:30pm Vol. Caregivers Mtg 7pm Education Mtg

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9am Quilting 12:15pm Bible Study 3:30pm Krafty Kids 6:30pm Bible Study

19 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 10:15am Bible Study (Quail Run) 7pm Evangelism & Mission Mtg 7-8pm Music Lessons (upstairs)

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22 3rd Sunday of Easter – white 9:00am Christian Education 10:15am WORSHIP SERVICE 6:00pm Youth Group

23 1–5pm A Circle of Friends

7pm Boy Scouts

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26 10:15am Bible Study (Quail Run)

7-8pm Music Lessons (upstairs)

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29 4th Sunday of Easter – white

9:00am Christian Education 10:15am WORSHIP SERVICE 6:00pm Youth Group

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SYNOD ASSEMBLY 27-29 (Sunriver)

Faith Lutheran Church

930 Queen Ave SW Albany, Oregon 97321

PHONE:

(541) 928-7660

FAX:

(541) 928-8694

E-MAIL: [email protected]

See us on the Web:

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SUNDAY WORSHIP

10:15 am

Christian Education

9:00 am

LOOKING AHEAD June 25-29 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ages 3-7 July 22 OUTDOOR SERVICE

& BBQ

Lutherwood Day Camp is Coming!!!

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and

Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

Ephesians 4:4-6

“We’ve Got Spirit!”

Games, Singing, Crafts, Outdoor Fun, Friends, and MUCH, much more!

July 23-27th 9am-3pm

For ages entering 1st thru 6th grades

Registration: $40 per child or $80 per family

Sliding Scale: Scholarships Available

Lunch is provided Contact Dixie Duehn if you would like to help