Council Corner 2 Stewardship 3 Interim Pastor 4-5 Health Ministry 6 Stephen Ministries 7-8 Youth Page 9 Notes & Notices 10 Greeters & Readers 11 Prayer Concerns 12 Sponsors 13 Striving to mirror Christ in word and action by reaching out to serve others! Our Mission Statement Journeys Inside this issue: October 2018 Volume 17, Issue 10 is a monthly publication of St. Paul Lutheran Church Like a Child The subject is: “tempo is not the same as rhythm”! The class is Men’s Chorus, many of whom are excelling athletes. The members of Men’s Chorus approach this creative thought as it is presented. There is no filtering accord- ing to intention, logic, or proba- bility! “Truly I tell you, whoev- er does not re- ceive the king- dom of God as a child will never enter it.” (Mark 10:15) These young men know trust is faster and more efficient than doubt! As the experience immerses, the resulting rhythms are not yet completely correct, but joy- fully boisterous. As new paths of understanding are expertly presented, one quarterback takes a leadership role and coaches the team with football motivation, “Lock it in clams!” Aempts continue with gus- to, though still only speculation, a sketch without a complete canvas. Each practiced example adds a spark of illu- mination. Jesus’ words “And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them” (Mark 10:15), become a living picture of fearless joy accepting knowledge and growth. Our faith journey is often intention- al, logical and carefully planned. Proba- bility formulas feel comforta- ble, but Jesus used the exam- ple of young trust. The very trust that allows for mistakes, learns, listens and empathizes beer than any programmed robotic journey. Allowing spir- itual concepts to initially infil- trate our thought process without sifting through precon- ceived knowledge, paints more vibrant pic- tures of grace until the day we die! Soli Deo gloria
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Council Corner 2
Stewardship 3
Interim Pastor 4-5
Health Ministry 6
Stephen Ministries 7-8
Youth Page 9
Notes & Notices 10
Greeters & Readers 11
Prayer Concerns 12
Sponsors 13
Striving to mirror Christ
in word and action by reaching
out to serve others!
Our Mission
Statement
Journeys
Inside this issue:
October 2018 Volume 17, Issue 10
is a monthly publication of St. Paul Lutheran Church
Like a Child The subject is: “tempo is not the
same as rhythm”! The class is Men’s
Chorus, many of whom are excelling
athletes. The members of Men’s Chorus
approach this creative thought as it is
presented. There is no filtering accord-
ing to intention,
logic, or proba-
bility! “Truly I
tell you, whoev-
er does not re-
ceive the king-
dom of God as a
child will never
enter it.” (Mark
10:15)
These young
men know trust
is faster and
more efficient
than doubt! As
the experience
immerses, the
resulting
rhythms are not
yet completely
correct, but joy-
fully boisterous.
As new paths of
understanding
are expertly presented, one quarterback
takes a leadership role and coaches the
team with football motivation, “Lock it
in clams!” Attempts continue with gus-
to, though still only speculation, a
sketch without a complete canvas. Each
practiced example adds a spark of illu-
mination. Jesus’ words “And he took
them up in his arms, laid his hands on
them, and blessed them” (Mark 10:15),
become a living picture of fearless joy
accepting knowledge and growth.
Our faith journey is often intention-
al, logical and
carefully
planned. Proba-
bility formulas
feel comforta-
ble, but Jesus
used the exam-
ple of young
trust. The very
trust that allows
for mistakes,
learns, listens
and empathizes
better than any
programmed
robotic journey.
Allowing spir-
itual concepts to
initially infil-
trate our
thought process
without sifting
through precon-
ceived
knowledge, paints more vibrant pic-
tures of grace until the day we die!
Soli Deo gloria
Page 2
COUNCIL CORNER
2018 Congregational
Council:
President:
Tom Pankow
V. President:
Kathleen Preston
Secretary:
Carole Reiner
Finance: Scott Allen
Elder: Mary Madraki
Rodriguez
Deacon: Lori Davies
Trustee: Frank Tees
Lay Minister:
MacKenzie Nolan
Community Minister:
Blair Giboney
Pastor Bill Wong
Pastor Stephanie Lape
Volume 17, Issue 10
Did you know that nominations for the 2019 Congregational
Council and Synod Assembly voting members are now being
requested. We ask that you prayerfully consider individuals
for nomination to a specific office Persons you nominate
should demonstrate qualities of leadership and be respected
individuals in the St. Paul community. These individuals are
asked to have a sense of vision for the mission of our congregation. Use the
form included in the weekly bulletin to nominate yourself or another
Council is working on the budget for 2019 and expect to become cashflow
positive in the near future. The budget will be presented at the annual congre-
gational meeting in November.
Thank you for your continued stewardship efforts of tithing, special offer-
ings, and contributions of time and talents. Together we rely on everyoneʹs joy-
ful and sacrificial giving. We do all this for the glory of God.
“Treasures New & Old: Sharing
Ministry Ideas & Opportunities”
This fall’s 2018 Bishopʹs Gatherings
are just around the corner. Congrega-
tions are invited to send key lay leaders
along with their pastors and deacons to
a Bishop’s Gathering. Other congrega-
tion members and friends are also wel-
come. You are welcome to attend the
gathering on the date that works best
for your schedule and location.
To assist our host congregations in
planning, we strongly encourage con-
gregations or individuals to register in
advance. To RSVP –you may contact the
church office or at
www.pacificasynod.org/news-events/
bishops-gatherings-2018/
There is NO cost to attend.
Below is the date, time & location
for the Bishopʹs Gatherings for the Re-
joice Conference (which St. Paul is a
member). If you would like to go to a
different event, please go to the synod
website for alternate dates.
Rejoice and Son & Surf Conferences
Saturday, October 20
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
(Rostered Ministers @ 9:30/All @ 10:30)
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
7082 Crescent Avenue, Buena Park
Bishop's Gatherings 2018
Rummage sale Cleaning out those closets-- decluttering that gar-
age?? Start a pile for our 2nd annual Rummage
Sale Saturday Nov. 10 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. You do the
selling and keep all your profits.. Spaces in the park-
ing lot available for $10--more info to come!! Ques-
tions see Leah DeSoucy, Diana Bock or Linda Kelton
8 Aug‐18 AVG
MONTH JULY YTD
2018 JULY YTD
2017
ATTEND‐ANCE 568 682 5456 5901
TOTAL INCOME $36,552 $42,419 $339,355 $328,694
NET ‐$21,511 ‐$6,317 ‐$50,532 ‐$43,720
Page 4 Volume 17, Issue 10
Updates from our Interim Lead Pastor Grace and peace to you from our
crucified, risen, and living Lord and Sav-
ior Jesus Christ.
When you read this article, my inter-
im ministry at St. Paul Lutheran Church
has come to its end and I have packed
my suitcase and exited, on my way to
the next interim ministry.
Appreciations
This is an opportune time to express
my thanksgiving to you all and especial-
ly to God. I thank you for the opportuni-
ty to serve as the interim pastor at St.
Paul Lutheran Church during this time
of change and transition to prepare for
calling this congregation’s next settled
lead pastor. I enjoyed my ministry with
you. I appreciated your affirmations,
hospitality, and patience. Through my
experiences here, I have been blessed
with new insights, learnings, and wis-
dom.
I thank the congregation council for
their leadership and for their willingness
to contract with me to be this congrega-
tion’s interim pastor. I am also grateful
for Pearl Mann and Tom Pankow for
their service as congregation president
during this transition. Leadership during
a transition is time consuming and de-
manding.
Thank you to Karen Allen, Melanie
Bakken, Jack Bedell, Ryan Kuester, Jo-
anne Larson, George Montgomery, Kath-
leen Preston, and Tom Pankow for their
service on the Transition Team. This
team worked diligently to guide and as-
sist this congregation to discern, deter-
mine, and decide future directions for its
mission and ministries. Developing pro-
cesses, listening to St. Paul folks, discern-
ing God’s movement in these processes,
and making sense of all the data is al-
ways a challenge. By the grace of God,
this team rose to the challenge and com-
pleted the Ministry Site Profile (MSP) for
the call process. Also, I recommend that
you use this MSP for planning the new
settled pastor’s first year at St. Paul Lu-
theran Church.
I also want to express my apprecia-
tion to the call committee, composed of
Melanie Bakken, Suzie Beining, Dana
Cabell, Kevin Holden, Sara Jimenez,
Ryan Kuester, and Caitlin Peters; for
their hard work, discernment, and dili-
gence in navigating their way through
this call process so far. I am confident in
their abilities and gifts to discern, decide,
and recommend a pastor who will serve
well as the settled lead pastor of this con-
gregation.
I thank the staff of St. Paul Lutheran
Church for their dedication, faith, hard
work, partnership in ministry, and ser-
vice, which made my ministry possible.
Thank you Chris Winn, Lori Seargeant,
and Pastor Stephanie Lape.
And I thank God for you and for
making this interim ministry possible.
Advice
As an interim pastor, I have the priv-
ilege of offering advice. I offer these
words of advice as you look forward to
welcoming the next called settled lead
pastor.
be intentional in developing your
relationship with the new pastor and
introduce this pastor to your family
and friends
share and make known your expec-
tations of a pastor with the new pas-
tor
SEE PASTOR BILL (Continued on page 5)
Page 5 Journeys
communicate, communicate, com-
municate
listen, listen, listen
converse with the next pastor when
he/she does something wrong or
you disagree with her/him (An aside:
how do you expect a pastor to make ad-
justments and changes if you do not
offer your critique?)
remember that the new pastor does
not read minds, so tell her/him what
is happening with you or what is on
your mind
offer affirmation when the new pas-
tor does something well
pray for the new pastor
remember that the pastor is human,
a fellow beloved child of God, and
not perfect
“To err is human, to forgive, di-
vine.” (Alexander Pope)
remember Jesus’ admonition, “In
everything do to others as you
would have them do to you; for this
is the law and the proph-
ets.” (Matthew 7:12)
Remember, as you gather together
and see each other, you are Christ for
each other. You can also be Christ for
your pastor. Martin Luther reminds us
that each of us can be a “little Christ”
for another person. And together, you
are the body of Christ for the people
you meet, for your neighbors, and for
the neighborhoods around you.
Recall these words from St. Teresa
of Avila:
Christ has
No body now on earth but yours;
No hands but yours;
No feet but yours;
Yours are the eyes
Through which is to look out
Christʹs compassion to the world;
Yours are the feet
With which he is to go about
Doing good;
Yours are the hands
With which he is bless now.
My final word of advice is that
when the going gets tough, which will
happen, I offer you my favorite Bible
verse for these moments, 2 Corinthians
4:1-12.
Next Stop
I continue to trust God and I go
where the Spirit blows. And on the
wind of the Spirit, I am on my way to
Peace Lutheran Church, 828 West Main
Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945,
530.273.9631. My start date is October 1,
2018.
Concluding Comments
Paul wrote, “I can do all things
through him who strengthens
me.” (Philippians 4:13 nrsv)
Every interim ministry comes to an
end, which is in the nature of congrega-
tional transitions. I am moving on to
another congregation in transition to
begin again intentional interim ministry
work.
Intentional interim ministry is my
call at this time. The adventure with Je-
sus continues. Jesus is the solid rock on
which I stand in the midst of transition
and change.
During this time of interviews, pray
for God’s guidance, support, and dis-
cernment for the call committee and for
pastoral candidates being considered
PASTOR BILL (Continued from page 4)
SEE PASTOR BILL (Continued on page 8)
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Let it be known to all of you, and to all the
people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by
the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,* whom you
crucified, whom God raised from the dead. Acts of the Apostles 4.10
Hi everyone! It’s flu season and you
guessed it! Time for flu vaccines. We
will be receiving Flucelvax, a quadriva-
lent flu vaccine from Hoag Health Min-
istries as part of our partnership with
them. We provide the vaccine to per-
sons 9 years and above. Immunizations
will occur on October 13 and 14
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. As usual, we
will have excellent RN’s to give
vaccines.
Here are the latest updates
from CDC (Center for Disease
Control)
Populations at Higher Risk for
Medical Complications Attributa-
ble to Severe Influenza
All persons aged ≥6 months
without contraindications should
be vaccinated annually. However,
vaccination to prevent influenza is
particularly important for persons who
are at increased risk for severe compli-
cations from influenza and for influenza
-related outpatient, emergency depart-
ment, or hospital visits. When vaccine
supply is limited, vaccination efforts
should focus on delivering vaccination
to persons at higher risk for medical
complications attributable to severe in-
fluenza who do not have contraindica-
tions. These persons include (no hierar-
chy is implied by order of listing):
All children aged 6 through 59
months;
All persons aged ≥50 years;
Adults and children who have
chronic pulmonary (including asth-
ma) or cardiovascular (excluding
isolated hypertension), renal, hepat-
ic, neurologic, hematologic, or
metabolic disorders (including
diabetes mellitus);
Persons who are immuno-
compromised due to any cause
(including immunosuppression
caused by medications or by
HIV infection);
Women who are or will be
pregnant during the influenza
season;
Children and adolescents
(aged 6 months through 18
years) who are receiving aspi-
rin- or salicylate-containing medica-
tions and who might be at risk for
experiencing Reye syndrome after
influenza virus infection;
Residents of nursing homes and oth-
er long-term care facilities;
American Indians/Alaska Natives;
and
Persons who are extremely obese
(body mass index ≥40).
Persons caring for high risk patients
It’s Flu Season
Volume 17, Issue 10
BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS
Last Sunday of the month from 9—11 a.m.
in the Parish Hall.
Page 7 Journeys
Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ
Galatians 6:2
Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one
lay caring ministry that takes place in
congregations that use the Stephen
Series system. Stephen Ministry con-
gregations equip and empower lay
caregivers—called Stephen Minis-
ters—to provide high-quality, confi-
dential, Christ-centered care to people
who are hurting. We have been a Ste-
phen Ministry congregation since
2010.
Stephen Ministry meets on the
First and Third Monday each month.
Please contact Sarah Tees 562-665-9214
if you wish to attend.
Stephen Ministry will soon begin
training new Ministers. Stephen Min-
istry benefits many others besides
those who receive the care of their Ste-
phen Ministers. The Stephen Ministers
grow greatly as they learn about help-
ing others—and they learn about
themselves. As the hurting members
of our congregation grow stronger
through this caring ministry, the
whole church is built up and made
stronger. And, of course, we all can
have the knowledge that when the
pains of life come our way, someone
will always be there, ready to care for
us, to bring God’s love to us in a spe-
cial, personal way. Perhaps God is
calling you to be one of these caring,
committed servants who offer Christ’s
love to those who are hurting. Please
call: Sarah Tees at (562) 665-9214 or
George Montgomery at (714) 348-5929
or Mary Madracki at (714)-794-9503
Step
hen
Min
istry
Pag
e This Month’s Minister: Sharon
Huemoller, Stephen Minister since
2014, just completed serving a third
caring relationship. She is married to
Steve Huemoller and they have 3 chil-
dren and 8 grandchildren. They have
been members of St. Paul for 25 years.
When I first heard of Stephen
Ministry – While living in Florida in
the late 1980’s, the Lutheran church we
were attending decided to offer a Ste-
phen Ministry and this was my intro-
duction to this newly developed pro-
gram. .
I knew I wanted to be a Stephen
Minister when – I felt it was some-
thing I wanted to do when I first
learned of this ministry 30 years ago. I
listened to God’s calling, prayed about
it and enrolled. Unfortunately, half
way through my training, my husband
was offered a job transfer and we
moved to Venezuela. Obviously, I
was thrilled when St. Paul offered the
program and I could complete my goal
of becoming a Stephen Minister.
The qualities that make a good
Stephen Minister are – Possessing a
compassionate, listening ear; a willing-
ness to faithfully walk alongside those
that are experiencing a difficulty in
their life; and providing an assurance
of confidentiality, constitutes a good
Stephen Minister.
One of the ways Stephen Ministry
has strengthened my faith is – Know-
ing that God’s love is working through
STEPHEN MINISTRY (Continued on page 8)
Why I Chose to Become a Stephen Minister – and Why it May be Right for You: A newsletter series featuring each of our current Stephen Ministers answering writing prompts about Stephen Ministry.
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