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Volume 18, No. 5

GOOD TIDINGS

Lutheran Church o f Our Saviour

On Pentecost, we have to imagine that there were too many people in Jerusalem to count. Other times, Luke reports how many people heard the Good News of Christ and were baptized: three thousand persons (Acts 2:41), about five thousand (Acts 4:4). But when the Holy Spirit shows up with tongues of fire causing the disciples to preach in foreign languages, he must have lost count. Luke lists the people by where they were from, instead of by how many there were. How many believers were added that day? How many saints were in that number? It’s a good question, and one that’s relevant to LCOS. Because every year, we make a count of our official active members, baptized individuals who at one point or another requested to be on the official list—called the “rolls”—of our congregation. We report this number annually to the national office of the ELCA, to the Virginia Synod, and we use it to designate how many people constitute a quorum at our annual meetings. At our annual meeting last November, in 2017, this number of official active members came up. Someone asked, “How many members do we have on the rolls right now?” I said that at the end of 2016, we counted and reported 399 active members. “Well, that seems high to me. I was looking at our Directory the other day, and I saw a lot of people who had moved away, changed churches, or even died.” The person’s comment sparked my and the Church Council’s interest. While we do remove annually the saints who die and those who tell us they move and transfer churches, our leaders agreed that it was time to make a more accurate count of the saints in our number. Why? • Because then we will have an up-to-date list of people who actively want to be and are involved with

LCOS in mission and discipleship. • That more-accurate list will help us better communicate and organize within our congregation, because

we will know whom we’re organizing and communicating with. Now, what are the standards for active membership? Our Bylaws (Article 8) tell us: “A member who has not received communion and has not made a contribution of record for two consecutive calendar years may be classified as inactive by the Congregation Council. An inactive member is ineligible to vote, and may be removed from the roll of membership by the Congregation Council. An inactive member will remain a person for whom the church has a continuing pastoral concern. An inactive member shall be restored to the voting roll by the Congregation Council when that member again communes and makes a contribution of record to the congregation.”

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Pastor Katie’s Corner

May 2018

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As the person constitutionally mandated to keep the congregation’s rolls, I suggested the following to the Church Council, and they agreed. • We work over a two-year phase to update our rolls, pruning them in 2017 and 2018. While our efforts will

cause our official active membership number to go down, taking it down in two steps will help our demo-graphic data reflect the fact that we carefully chose to go through the rolls, instead of making it appear like an outside factor affected membership.

• In 2017, we take off all those whom we know to be actively living and participating elsewhere. • We make a list of all those who have never made themselves known to me or whom I have never met since I

came as pastor in February 2015. This puts us well within the “has not received communion and has not made a contribution of record for two consecutive calendar years” standard.

• In 2018, we release that list of people to the congregation and ask them what they know about these folks, if they are still around, and if they still want to be officially in relationship with LCOS.

That last step would normally be the work of an Evangelism Team, but we don’t have an Evangelism Team. So you, dear congregation, are to be the Evangelism Team for this list of saints. You’ll find the list on page 5. We ask you to: • Read the list and see if you recognize anyone’s names. • Of those whom you know, let us know if they have moved out of the area or are actively worshipping at an-

other church. • Reach out to your friends on the list! This is the most important step. Call them. Email them. Visit them. In-

vite them to church. Ask them if they’re worshipping anywhere. Tell them you miss them. Ask them if they’d like to remain on the rolls as a member of LCOS. If yes, encourage them to come worship with us again. If no, offer your continued prayers and friendship to them.

• Report back to us. Email me ([email protected]) or Council President Walt Strohecker ([email protected]) with any information you gather. Call us at the church (804-276-4271). If the person needs a pastoral call, let me know! We still love and care for these people. We just have not seen them in years.

• Report back by September 2018. Some of you may see your family members’ names on the list. I counted all those whom I’ve never met, and that includes a number of adult children who live out of the area. If you wish to have them remain on the rolls, that is fine. Just let us know. And finally, some of you reading this note may see your own name on the list. If so, hello! You are still wel-come and invited to LCOS. I would love to meet you! We would like to get to know you again and see how we can help you walk faithfully with the Lord Christ. At the end of this process, we hope to know how many saints are in our number. But let us not lose sight of all the saints whom the Spirit has brought and is bringing to us, and all the people who still need the Pentecost message that in Jesus Christ, God loves them. Let us use this project to be evangelists, not just to those on the list, but to all the world.

In peace, Pastor Katie

Pastor Katie’s Corner (cont.’d)

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Greetings LCOS members, In Matthew 22:36, a Pharisee asks Jesus: "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments". The Pharisee asked for one commandment, yet Jesus answered him with two. The fact that Jesus answered in this way tells us that in our Lord’s mind, these two commandments are of equal importance. For us sinful beings, these commandments prove too difficult to obey, for they speak of a love that requires us to deny ourselves and make sacrifices we’re not often willing to do. In the month of May we recognize two holidays that honor personal sacrifice, yet the circumstances that lead to these sacrifices are at opposite ends on the spectrum of human emotion. One holiday invokes memories of love and kindness, while the other can stir up painful memories of death and suffering. On Mother’s Day, we honor our mothers for the love and nurturing they provide to the family. We are forever grateful for the sacrifices they and other women made, and continue to make, in putting a family’s needs over their own. This familial love reminds us that God has given us the capability to achieve the love Jesus asks from us in the two commandments written in Matthew 22. On the other hand, Memorial Day reminds us of how easily mankind is willing to reject the love Jesus commands us to give. Historians estimate that over 1.1 million U.S. soldiers have been killed in combat since America declared its independence. That staggering number is for only one country in less than 250 years! Yet, despite the different emotions these holidays stir up, they are linked by the sacrifices made for a love: Mother’s Day for the love of the family, and Memorial Day for the love of a country or cause. So what can we answer Jesus’ calling to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart”? It starts with worship. Wor-ship is where we, as a Christian community, sing thanks and praise to the Lord, partake in the sacraments, confess our sins, and confirm our beliefs. Through Baptism, the Holy Spirit has put the seed of our Lord’s love in your heart, and I can personally attest that attending worship regularly will cause that seed of love to grow, even a seed that’s been neglected for years. What about the second commandment, to “Love your neighbor as yourself”? You have chosen LCOS as your place of worship. Why did you make that choice? I’d submit that one reason is the sense of community you feel at our church. We have many dedicated people in this congregation who lovingly devote their time and talents in service to your church, but more help is always welcome, and certainly needed. Consider increasing your service to the church as a way of showing your love for your LCOS neighbors. We should, in the words of Eric Clapton, “Plant your love and let it grow. . . . Let it blossom, let it flow”.

God Bless, Walt Strohecker

Church Council President [email protected]

804-383-2693

A Monthly Message

from our Council President:

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Financial Update (through March 31, 2018)

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Phillip Anderson

Tyler Anderson

Colin Anderson

Marit Krista Anderson

Jon Andrae

Peg Andrae

Noelle Faith Atienza

Jeffrey Beall

Brandon Bobbitt

Isabell Bowers

Adam Caudle

Mark Caudle

Ann Cherneski

Matthew Cherneski

Shawn Clouse

Claudia Serna Clouse

Lucas R. Clouse

Isak Tecumseh Clouse

Isabella Christina Clouse

Mattias E. Clouse

Harry Conn

Millicent Conn

Christina Conn

Darcy Contomanolis

Seneca Contomanolis

Stephen Contomanolis

Samantha Contomanolis

Jack E. Dixon

Elizabeth Mary Dixon

Eric Early

Bob Falk

Gail Falk

Nathan Samuel Falk

Mattea Lee Falk

Anna Wood Gordon

Charles Grant

Lewis Grant

Susan Elaine Ham

Jeffrey Edwin Ham

Ethan Edwin Ham

Trenton James Harlow

Joshua Harlow

Nicole Harlow

Samantha Marie Harlow

Scott Irick

Susan Irick

Charlie Irick

Kylie Irick

Sara Anderson Krasneck

Scott Krasneck

Barbara Anne Lattimer

Laura J. Lattimer

Julia R. Lattimer

Nancy E. Lattimer

Robert B. Lattimer

Jay Laughlin

Brian Laughlin

Peter Lineberger

Aaron Lineberger

Robert Lineberger

May Lineberger

Bruce MacDougall

Charles Thomas Maguire

Rebecca Ann Maguire

Ryan Allyn Maguire

LeeAnna Bell Maguire

William McClintock

Ruth McClintock

Kate McClintock

Emily McClintock

Megan McClintock

Angela McCoy

Laura Caudle Miller

Callie Mills

Gordon Lee Moore

Fleta Ellen Moore

Warren Baker Muench

Danielle Muench

Tyler Davis Muench

Kristy Munk

Tammy Montez Murray

Terry J. Nagle

Debbie Nagle

Terry Nagle

Jamie Leigh Nagle

Melissa Ofoia

Joshua Stephen Proffitt

Jim Revere

Pat Revere

Matthew Richard John Schwenk

Paul Smith

Richard Stopf

Linda Stopf

Rick Stopf

Ryan Stopf

Ernest Stopf

Alma Stopf

Karen Stopf

Karl Strohecker

Chuck Tanner

Jeffery Tanner

Donald Turbin

Robert Van Ness

Laura Van Ness

Libbey Van Ness

Kurtis Lee Van Ness

Lars Vik

Laura Kathryn Watkins

Carolyn Marie Welsh

Jerry Wenditz

Patricia “Pat” Wiiki

Christel Williams

Jessica Williams

Carmen Williams

The following people are active members on LCOS’ rolls whom our pastor has never met in her three years

here and about whom the Church Council would like to know more. If we do not hear that they would like to

remain on the rolls of our church, at the end of 2018 we will move these members to inactive status and con-

sider taking them off our rolls. Learn more about this list from Pastor Katie’s note on Pages 1-2.

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(From left) Dan French, Sandy

French, & Mary Lester Ellen Stefaniak (From left) Artie Strunk, Noah

Strunk, Landon Strunk, & Kelly

Strunk

OUTREACH

Thank you again to everyone who generously donat-ed items for the “Cook’s Dream” gift basket for the

RFOH “Party with a Purpose” fundraiser. Our “basket” was so full of beautiful cookware items that

it was placed in the live auction and sold to a lucky bidder for $600!

RFOH was able to raise over $70,000 to continue its mission of alleviating hunger in our community. Many of you also help with this cause through your monthly donations of casseroles for the homeless, in addition

to many other things LCOS does for this charity.

Shawnee Hansen, President/Founder of the organiza-tion said, “Our work would not be possible without the kindness and generosity of patrons like you”.*

*See her thank-you note on page 12.

Party with a Purpose

We Welcome 8 New Members!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE GIVING TREE PRESCHOOL

Our themes this month are “Bugs and Gardens,” “Ocean Life,” and “Water is Fun”. The Two’s and Three’s classes will learn the Bible story of “Jonah and the Whale,” while the Four’s class will

learn about Zacchaeus.

Broken Road Farm Petting Zoo will visit this month. Every adora-ble animal they bring delights the children, from a gentle burro and sheep to baby pigmy goats and the tiniest pygmy pig! The

children will celebrate their mothers with our Mom’s Day event this month, spending fun one-on-one time together with crafts

and games. The school year will close with Graduation/Moving Up on Thursday, the 31st. Another fantastic year is coming to an end

and our four-year-olds are ready for Kindergarten!

Youth Group The combined youth group from LCOS and St. Luke’s UMC are currently conducting a fundraiser to meet travel expenses to the National Youth Gathering in

Houston, Texas in June 2018. 5 youth members and 2 adult chaperones plan to attend this gathering. Envelopes in the narthex are labeled from $10 -

$60. Anyone wishing to contribute can select an envelope and follow the instructions on the enclosed

card. Thank you for your support of our youth!

Interfaith Photography Exhibition

This exhibition portrays the daily experiences and chal-lenges of being a person of faith in Richmond, Virginia. Using a technique called photovoice, a group of twen-ty Muslims and Christians photographed and discussed

what their faith looks like in daily life during the first few months of 2018. Through these meetings, they

built relationships, understanding, and empathy. This exhibition is the result of those conversations.

Opening night reception hosted by the photographers:

Friday, May 4 6:30—9:00 p.m. Richmond Public Library, 2nd Floor Gallery

101 East Franklin Street

MAY: Thursday, 10th: Ascension of Our Lord Sunday, 20th: Pentacost

ADULT EDUCATION IN JUNE: Based on the popularity of our Funer-als class series in 2016, Pastor Katie will be teaching a Weddings series for three Tuesdays in June. 5th: Weddings 101 - Scriptural and His-torical Background

12th: Lutheran Weddings - What makes a wedding Lutheran? 19th: Other Considerations - Interfaith Weddings, Renewals of Vows, and Di-vorce Classes will take place at 1:00pm in the Food Court of the Midlothian Wegmans. Buy your lunch or just come for the class!

Do you read in a foreign language? Pastor Katie is looking for people who read a lan-

guage other than English for Pentecost Sunday. You will read the language aloud very briefly in worship on

May 20. Please contact her if you are interested.

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ANNIVERSARIES

Rachel Doyle 5/1

Richard & Sharon Leininger 5/11

Walter & Gail Kimpfler 5/14

Joe & Nancy Partridge 5/17

John & Rianne Klink 5/21

Jeffrey & Jessica Beall 5/26

Steven & Jessica Contomanolis 5/26

Jake & Debbie Jacobs 5/28

BIRTHDAYS

Cindy Mooney 5/1

Kristina Nilsen 5/2

Danny Mooney 5/5

Doug Anderson 5/6

Charles Grant 5/7

Kent Houlbar 5/10

Angie Seay 5/10

Jeffrey Shaffer 5/11

Megan Shaffer 5/11

Jake Jacobs 5/12

Henry Weaver 5/12

Judy Zehmer 5/13

Wayne Jones 5/18

Lee Krasneck 5/19

Lois Reese 5/19

Sue Jacobs 5/22

Gail Falk 5/24

Adison Mayer 5/26

Bryan Dorton 5/28

Corey Dorton 5/28

Haley Jacobs 5/28

Kathryn (Meeks)Prilenski 5/28

Sari Archer 5/29

Lars Vik 5/29

Jim Burnish 5/31

Naomi Silverman 5/31

SUMMER NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

There will be one newsletter for the entire summer (June - August). Please email or call with your

information by May 28th.

[email protected] or 276-4271.

Did we miss an anniversary or birthday? Please let us know!

Email [email protected] or call 276-4271

CONFIRMATION CLASS SCHEDULE

MAY 2018

6 - Preparing for Confirmation Service 13 - OFF

20 - Confirmation Ceremony in Worship

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MAY 2018 WORSHIP STEWARD DUTIES

10:30AM SERVICE

6-May COORDINATOR Gail Kimpfler

If you can not be here on your assigned week it is

your responsibility to find a replacement. Please

notify the church office at 804-276-4271 or at ad-

[email protected], when you have found a replacement.

- Thank you.

USHERS Earl Shaffer & Paul Dugent

GREETERS Anne & Jack Frost

ASSISTING MINISTER Stacy McCoy

POURING CHALICE Linda Dugent & Jackie Casey

COMMON CUP Cindy Vik & Diane Beall

CRUCIFER Liam James

ACOLYTE Bryce Weaver

13-May COORDINATOR Carmen Strohecker

USHERS Brenda & Chuck Waldridge

GREETERS Sam & Shirley Hawthorne

ASSISTING MINISTER Michael Scheivert

POURING CHALICE Jacquie Evans & Rachel Doyle

COMMON CUP Gail Kimpfler & Sharon Johnson

CRUCIFER Josh Walker

ACOLYTE Abigail Ward

20-May COORDINATOR Walt Strohecker

USHERS Dino Montez & Jim Burnish

GREETERS Marchia Swanson & Bethany Nell

ASSISTING MINISTER Barbara Dowdy

POURING CHALICE Karen Watkins & Jane Avery

COMMON CUP Kaarina Modiri & Jeannette Montez

CRUCIFER Michael Scheivert

ACOLYTE Liam James

27-May COORDINATOR Jules Roinnel

USHERS Brenda & Chuck Waldridge

GREETERS Diane & Maurice Beall

ASSISTING MINISTER Helen Weaver

POURING CHALICE Sharon Leininger & Bill Walker

COMMON CUP Nancy Roinnel & Carmen Strohecker


ACOLYTE Henry Weaver

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JUNE 2018 WORSHIP STEWARD DUTIES

10:30AM SERVICE

3-Jun COORDINATOR Cindy Vik

If you can not be here on your assigned week it is

your responsibility to find a replacement. Please

notify the church office at 804-276-4271 or at [email protected], when

you have found a replace-ment.

- Thank you.

USHERS Don Harmon & Chuck Waldridge

GREETERS Dino & Jeannette Montez

ASSISTING MINISTER Barbara Dowdy

POURING CHALICE Sharon Leininger & Karen Watkins

COMMON CUP Kaarina Modiri & Gail Kimpfler

CRUCIFER Michael Scheivert

ACOLYTE Liam James

10-Jun COORDINATOR Sharon Johnson

USHERS Judy & Richmond Zehmer

GREETERS Carmen Strohecker & Valerie Thorp-Gray

ASSISTING MINISTER Bill Walker

POURING CHALICE Jim Burnish & Jane Avery

COMMON CUP Brenda Waldridge & Jacquie Evans


ACOLYTE Alex Wilson

17-Jun COORDINATOR Walt Strohecker

USHERS Stacy McCoy & Frank Watkins

GREETERS Delores Harris & Bethany Nell

ASSISTING MINISTER Helen Weaver

POURING CHALICE Diane Beall & Jackie Casey

COMMON CUP Jules Roinnel & Earl Shaffer

CRUCIFER Liam James

ACOLYTE Henry Weaver

24-Jun COORDINATOR Paul Dugent

USHERS Anne & Jack Frost

GREETERS Sam & Shirley Hawthorne

ASSISTING MINISTER Karen Watkins

POURING CHALICE Rachel Doyle & Linda Dugent

COMMON CUP Sharon Johnson & Nancy Roinnel


ACOLYTE Abigail Ward

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9601 Hull Street Road

North Chesterfield,

VA 23236

LUTHERAN CHURCH

OF OUR

SAVIOUR

Phone: 804-276-4271

Fax: 804-276-5379

www.lcosva.org

Richmond Friends of the Homeless

The Outreach Ministry served 82 Richmond Friends of the Homeless on April 11, 2018. Those who prepared casseroles were: Margie

Aunins, Jane Avery, Diane Beall, Kayleigh Dumont, Jacquie Evans, Sandy French, Clare Haack, Shirley Hawthorne, Sharon Johnson, Gail

Kimpfler, Kaarina Modiri, Frances Peterson, Jules Roinnel, Robin Scheivert, Rose Talley, and Gloria Ward.

Those who helped serve were: Margie Aunins, Jane Avery, Jacquie Evans, Sandy French, Shirley Hawthorne, Gail Kimpfler, and Jules

Roinnel. Thank you to all who prepare casseroles and serve each month. We

always serve RFOH the second Wednesday of each month and welcome new helpers all the time! We could not provide this ministry

without your support.

Dear Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Thank you so much for the $500 donation towards our Party with a Purpose. With your help we were able to raise over $70,000 to contin-ue our mission of alleviating hunger in our community. These proceeds will feed hungry children, seniors barely existing on Social Security, homeless veterans, the working poor, those battling addictions . . . men, women and children of all ages in need of a nourishing meal. Our work would not be possible without the kindness and generosity of patrons like you. Please know how very grateful we are for your support.

Blessings, Shawnee Hansen

President/Founder

Thanks this month go to . . . Marty and Cindy Vik for organizing our Stewardship Team this year . . . mem-

bers of the Stewardship Team: Bill and Terry Sprinkle, Larry Teal, George

Reynolds, Chris Price, Michael Scheivert, and Walt Kimpfler, who have offered to serve and help our

generosity grow . . . Artie and Kelly Strunk, who created and donated

those lovely planters to the church and mulched the beds outside the doors before Easter Sunday. THANK YOU!

Shopping on Amazon? Here’s a new way to give to LCOS:

When you make eligible purchases on Amazon, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% to the organization of your choice. This is a great option for fulfilling your commitment to LCOS!

Follow these steps to get started:

1.Go to smile.amazon.com (not Ama-zon’s regular website) and sign into your Amazon account.

2.Type “Lutheran Church of Our Sav-iour” into the bottom search bar and carefully look for our organization with the location “N Chesterfield VA” (approx. 3rd page).

3.Click the “Select” button and you’re all set! You will then be able to see that you are supporting LCOS on the homepage (at the top, underneath the search bar within the navy blue/black band.)

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