From Christmas to Lent. · And everywhere – pictures of children from all these different places, children that God loves, and that Jesus died for. How wonderful, especially when

Church of the Savior—Lutheran Church of the Savior Nursery School

The Rev. Susan Nagle, Pastor

643 Forest Ave. Paramus, NJ 07652

201-261-0420 Fax: 201-261-9453 F e b r u a r y , 2 0 1 5

From Christmas to Lent.

This is the journey we are now in. February leads us from Epiphany (the visit of the three wise men) to Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. Here it is:

Feb 1 The fourth Sunday after Epiphany.

Feb 8 The fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Feb 15 Transfiguration. The season all about Jesus being made known in the world ends with the vision of his glory that Peter, James and John saw. This Sunday ends the season of Epiphany. Next comes …

Feb 18 ASH WEDNESDAY, service of Holy Communion and the Imposition of Ashes at 1 pm and 7:30 pm. Please join in the devotion of Lent as preparation for Holy Week & Easter.

Feb 22 Lent I.. A devotional booklet on the theme of “The Parables Of Lent” will be distributed and will also be the source for our midweek service focus … (See article, page 5) Feb 25 Lenten Midweek worship at 7:30 pm

Feb 29 There is no 2/29. It’s March 1st. - Lent 2 March 4 Lenten Midweek worship. Say it out loud: March forth!

March 8 Lent 3. You should write this on your calendar now. It’s Daylight Savings Time and you set your clocks forward an hour. In other words, lose an hour’s sleep.

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From the pastor...

Listen-Comfort-Share-Gripe-Complain

We do them all!

But do we do them in the right order?

Let’s use a timely example.

A person wrote: “I stepped out the door this morn-

ing and slipped on the ice on the first step, twisted

my leg badly, fell off the steps and into the cold

puddle on the wet deck. I crawled up the steps,

dragging my leg, yelling in pain while getting

poured on. Nothing broken but I pulled either a

muscle or a ligament. It hurts when I turn it or

walk up stairs. Of course it’s my right leg because

I already have a bad left foot. Not the way I

planned on starting the day.”

Oh no! I hope you feel better tomorrow.

Oh no! I hope your day gets better and your aches

mend.

Friend, I hope you feel better soon. Frank fell on

the ice on the deck this morning, too. He is a little

sore but he managed to work on the upstairs to-

day. The carpeting is being installed Friday so he

has to finish it up quickly. Your cabinets are won-

derful. Hope you get your countertops by Christ-

mas.

Heal quickly. I slipped on ice in my driveway

years ago and spent 22 weeks in a cast. I’m glad

you didn’t break anything.

So sorry, friend. Not the best way to start the day.

Can I help you in any way?

Wow, your morning kept going from bad to

worse. Rest up. Be well fast.

These are actual responses to the accident a

friend of mine had. And I think you can choose

the helpful ones. The best ones are the ones

that focus only on the suffering person, not the

ones that remind them of other pains.

A very good rule for listening, comforting,

sharing, griping and complaining is the model

of concentric

circles.

When

someone

shares

their distress

with you, they become the center circle. Fo-

cus only on them; avoid stories about your

own pain and about the pain of others, unless

the same thing has happened to you as well.

The arrows mean telling and comforting.

If you want to gripe about something, or

complain, or look for understanding and

sympathy, that arrow goes OUT, never in to

the person who has just told you they are

hurting. And in the midst of their pain, don’t

start a conversation about some other topic

that you both share.

One of those conversations to the left sounds

like “I fell and I hurt”. “How’s the kitchen

renovation going.”

Oh, my!

Can you choose the best and the worst in this

left column?

This one is likely the best one

But this one’s good, too.

But you can say this to someone else: My

friend fell on the ice this morning and is in a

lot of pain. It reminded me of a time I fell on

the ice, and I could sympathize. I was so out

of control, and boy, did I hurt.

TRY IT. OTHER PEOPLE WILL LIKE IT!

-Pastor Nagle Walk safely, friends, and comfort with care.

Friend

YOU

NURSERY LOVE CIRCLE

The Greatest Is Love … "This is my commandment, that you love one another

as I have loved you" - Jesus

We like to ask the children, "What makes love grow?" to the tune of an old nursery

school song. The answer - "A smiling face, a helping hand, a listening ear, kindness,

sharing, or perhaps simply a word of encouragement. These are the

things that make love grow. We will talk about God's unconditional

love for all of us, then we will celebrated Valentine's Day with

parties and cards. We will be dining together at"Around the World"

class dinners on February 4, 5 and 6. We won't forget about

Groundhog Day or the President's birthdays. As always, it will be a

busy month. Happy Valentine's Day!

Thanks – to the Congregation - from the Nursery School staff

Dear friends in our Lord –

The Nursery School staff would like to say “thank you very much”

to the congregation for treating us to our delicious Christmas din-

ners at the Nursery School staff party. The dinner was delicious!

Your thoughtfulness, kindness and generosity are all very much appreciated by us all.

Thank you, also, for the personalized thank you notes, which were so very meaningful. We

are grateful for your kind words and loving support. Thank you! God bless you! –

The Nursery School staff

Thanks for your help with Operation Christmas Child!

We are so thankful to EVERYONE who helped us shop for, wrap, pack and deliver over 75

shoeboxes this year! We give our very sincere thanks to the many, many people who gave so

generously of their time and energy and resources to make it all happen. And as we packed

each box, stuffing it as full as we could with toys, clothing, crayons, coloring books, combs,

toothbrushes, toothpaste, candy, and anything else we could think of – we also prayed that the

boxes would be filled to overflowing with the love of Jesus Christ. We pray that each boy

and girl who received a box will have a sense of how special they are to God, and how much

HE loves them and wants to care for them.

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Nursery school children take a trip around the world!

In the midst of winter storms, snow, ice and blizzards – our

Nursery School children had a very special week – with a trip

around the world! They visited the seven continents: Africa,

South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Antarctica. (The

North American visit started in the classrooms.)

Their around the world journey took place in the multi-purpose room, where the walls were filled with giant,

colorful, hand-painted murals depicting scenes from African villages, mountain waterfalls, underwater coral

reefs, the Swiss Alps, the Sidney Opera House, elephants, whales, and more! Our dedicated nursery staff

worked very hard to create this magical environment for our children to visit and learn and enjoy.

Children visited an African hut, where they cooked paper “fish” over an open “fire”, and where they made a

colorful necklace to bring home to Mom. Overhead, jungle vines were filled with exotic birds and monkeys,

and toy jungle animals decorated the scene … Next stop: South America, where the little world travelers

walked through a gold tinsel “waterfall” to visit the Copacabana cafe, listened to salsa music, sat at tiny ta-

bles and sampled South American treats, and then decorated their Carnivale masks with feathers and glitter

… Then – Asia! Paper fans and Chinese lanterns decorated this beautiful and serene part of the multi-

purpose room. Children dressed up in Chinese costumes, played in the rice table, and decorated their own

paper Chinese lanterns to bring home with them. And a favorite ride: Mountain scooters of Asia! Next –

Australia and their own little piece of paper “coral reef” to decorate, a little water table to play in, and for fun

– the boomerang game!

Then it’s on to Europe, with all the variety Europe has to offer, from a gondola ride to a Paris café, to a visit

to a bear cave – with a giant bear hibernating inside! Little travelers took donkey rides, and had the opportu-

nity to have a photo op picture of two bear cubs, with cut outs for their own faces, with the majestic Alps in

the background. For a craft, they made their own paper “pizza” with delicious cut-out toppings of pepperoni,

olives, mushrooms, green peppers and a variety of cheeses! Mouthwatering! Final stop – Antarctica, with

large styrofoam blocks, perfect for building igloos, and lots of play (but cold) “snow” - great for little hands

to shape and squeeze and drive their little cars through!

And everywhere – pictures of children from all these different places, children that God

loves, and that Jesus died for. How wonderful, especially when world events seem threaten-

ing, to know that our dear Lord holds the “whole wide world” in His strong and loving hands!

Our “Around the World Week” at Nursery School coincides with the worldwide celebration

of The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - a week that invites Christians of all nations and

denominations to join together to pray the prayer first prayed by our Lord Jesus at the Last

Supper, the night before He died: “I ask not only on behalf of these,

but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their

word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in

you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you

have sent me.” – John 17:20-21

Materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian unity are jointly prepared and published by The

Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the

World Council of Churches.

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“Fifteen Minutes of Fame” - Music at Savior concert Sunday, February 8, 2015 @ 7 PM

“Music at Savior” presents baritone Andrew White in

“Fifteen Minutes of Fame,” the featured part of an exciting

full-length concert of contemporary art music on Sunday

evening, February 8 at 7PM, accompanied by pianist/

composer David Wolfson. Mr. White will be singing a unique set of one-minute pieces

by 15 different composers, unaccompanied except for clapping, snapping, stomping, a

hand chime, a Tibetan singing bowl, a crystal wine class and a drone. In addition he will

be performing Wolfson’s “Escape/Delete/Space/Enter/Home” and “Cityscapes”, “The

Hippocampus’ Monologue” by John Billotta, “Blue Mountain Ballads” by Paul Bowles,

Benjamin Britten’s arrangements of Henry Purcell’s “Harmonia Sacra” and “Stalin and

the Little Girl” the story of a propaganda photo widely used even after her parents were

both executed, composed by Bill Vollinger. A free will offering will be taken and a re-

ception follows. Please call 201-391-3519 for further information.

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Bring a can of food and a contribution -

Souper Bowl of Caring, Sunday, Feb. 1st

Prayer: “Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football

game, help us to be mindful of those who are without a bowl

of soup to eat.”

Church of the Savior participates in the annual Souper Bowl of

Caring by joining congregations across America in taking up a

special collection to help fight hunger. In 2014, over 7,000 churches participated, and

over $8.4 million was collected! Food and money are directed to Center for Food Ac-

tion to help feed the hungry in Bergen County and to Lutheran World Relief to help feed

the hungry overseas. Every dollar helps share God’s love.

New Devotional booklet - ”The Parables of Lent”

The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th. and we are offering a new

devotional booklet, “The Parables of Lent”. … “He spoke to them in parables,” the Bi-

ble tells us of Jesus, and in this daily devotional for Lent, these very parables of our

Lord speak to us of core components of this sacred season as we reflect on His suffer-

ing, death and resurrection for us. We’ll explore line by line through some of the most

well-known and beloved parables of Scripture, as we apply the divine messages of these

stories to the story of our life in Christ.

Copies of “The Parables of Lent” will be available in church on the back ushers’ table.

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Open Your Heart To God In Prayer

Pray for our members: Cody Bain, Arnold Berzins, David Carlson, Marge Duffy, Herb

Feely, Leah Feingold, Rudy Heydt, Erna Hused, Marie Kashammer, Minda Larsen, Art

Minck, Brenda & Ed Moderacki, Paul and Mary Nordeen, Marge Schaeffer, Audrey and

Bud Schuermann, Roger Williams, Art Wilson, Ed & Mary Wuensch.

Your prayers have been requested by many of our members, for friends: Baby Ava-

Rose, Sofia Bodin, Katy Starenko, Ted Lane, Sue Lutjens, Heidi Lutjens, Emily Borstel-

man Sei, Gunther Fox, Michael Bull, Bob Natusch, Pastor Kent Klophaus, and Pastor

Roger Spencer and his family.

Megan Blackman for her daughter Jessica, and her best friend Terra Harris;

Bill Cangialosi for friends Ellen Kummer, Noreen Laughlin, Jimmy Patterson, Lou Majors, and Chriss Osenbrock; The Carlson family for Bruce and Lynn Carlson and baby John David Pena;

The Conrad family for friends Marcus Daniels, Walter Starke, Erin Kelly, Marge Lembke, Sheila Castroagudin, and Heather;

Vicki Coyle for her friend Anne Krautheim;

Joan Duryea for her friends Linda Brown and Frank Kukol;

Marge Duffy for her sister Mary;

Sabrina Edwards for her mother-in-law, Ruth Storer;

Leah Feingold for her friends Valerie and Ray and their family, and former member Emily Borstelman Sei;

Laurie Feingold for her friend Jim O’Rourke;

Jay and Dorothy Ferreira for friend Victoria Sandberg;

Selwyn Fung for his friend Linda Landi;

Silvia Hagmaier for her daughter Candice, and friends MaryEllen Stiehl, Sean Cox, Paul Gargiulo, and Norm Stafford;

Gail Hayman for friend Nancy Compton, and for nursery school dad Frank Rao;

Rick and Maggie Henly for Rick’s brother-in-law Bob Clyde, his aunt, Mim Henly, for their neighbor’s son, Gary Witte,

and for friend, Ben Ballam;

Brenda Heydt for her son Rudy, and for her brother Edward Koennemann;

Erna Hused for her brother Willi Wild, and for her friends Brigitte Gerney, Therese and Diana;

Margie Jackson in the school office for sister Barbara Starrett, cousin Peggy Devenish, neighbor’s son, Tim McVeigh,

friends Joe McCabe, Carl Bindel and Donna Boesch, and son Robert’s friend Tracey Taylor;

the Johnsrud family for Betsy’s uncle Al Acker;

Marie Kashammer for her son Robert; her brother Edward Lauer; her friends Roy and Lavonne Klemm; her great-niece

Ericka Spinner; and for family members Charlotte May and Nancy Newton;

Sally & John Leara for sister Darlene and family, Sally’s aunt Joy Lane; John’s brother Anthony; and friend Jackie Santalla;

Michael Manalio for his friend, Jonathan LaVezzi;

Dennis and Wendy McFarland for their friends Frank Manning and Pat Goddard;

Marie Millner in the school office for her grandson Thomas Brennan and her nephew Teagan Baralo;

Art Minck for his niece, Jean;

Ed and Brenda Moderacki for Ed’s mother Helen;

the Nagles, for Pastor’s sister Jan; and friends Eva Hamden, Lydia Lehmbeck, and Verla Gabrielson;

Bob Natusch for his friend Beatrice (Cherry) Mizerak;

Marilyn Picher for her daughter Sherry, and her friend Joyce Miller;

The Reese and Mason families for Barbara Radomski, Al Reese, Trish Blohm and Erin Chack;

Stella Rosenzweig, nursery school teacher, for her son, Sean;

Marge Schaeffer for Linda Forster; Mike Tirpak; Ann Calanan Shawn McPartland; and niece Pat Schaeffer;

Karen Shinevar, for her son, Tom, her mother Marilyn Coats; her friend Dianne Danielle; and for her cousin Carolyn Ken-

nett; and a friend’s mother Carolyn Kosinski;

Pat Smith, for her niece Kerry Kolan and husband Matt; and for her friend Barbara Franke;

the Sokas for a dear family friend Julia Reynold;

Dorothy Syme for her son David; and for her sister Evelyn Schramm;

Chalagne Vollinger for daughter, Sara, step-brother Brian Bagnall; and friends Irene Genin, Alma McDer-

mott, Claire Willoughby, and Maenelle Thompson;

Roger Williams for his nephew, George Williams;

Gloria Wilson for her granddaughter Jill McDougall;

Adelaide Woods for her mother Ann Lembo, and her niece Nicole Woods.

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Called in Jesus Christ, to live by the power of the Holy Spirit,

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