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Eden’s Mission: . . . “to love God and all people in Jesus Christ, drawing others into a relationship with him, working together to expand his reign of hope, justice, and
peace in our community, and the world.”
EEDENDEN EE VANGELICALVANGELICAL LL UTHERANUTHERAN CC HURCHURC HH
April 2017
The Messenger A Monthly NonA Monthly NonA Monthly Non---Profit Newsletter forProfit Newsletter forProfit Newsletter for
April’s Features
FROM PASTOR’S PEN page 1
EASTER PANCAKE BREAKFAST & EGG HUNT
page 3
HOLY WEEK CALENDAR page5
HOLY SATURDAY VIGIL page 6
MT. CLARET RETREAT page 16
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F R O M PASTOR’S P E N
“H ere is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners . . .” This
verse was written by the apostle Paul to Timothy his “true son in the faith.”
A couple of days ago after leaving our ELCW women’s meeting where the ‘World’s Saxiest Man’, Dick Boyum, told us
Call Ann Marie if you would like to volunteer for the
Prayer Chain.
Attention ! ! ! Quilt Lovers
Our quilting ladies can still use sheets for backing the quilts, and any material you are not using for quilt top squares. They can also use 2 and 3 ply yarn of any color.
Bring either of these items to the church any day:
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm
Please bring canned or
non-perishable food for
distribution to those less
fortunate.
Please Remember Our
“FOOD INGATHERING”
on Sunday, April 2, 2017
PROPERTY MINISTRY Saturday
April 0, 2017
at 8:00am
Any questions, call: David Grefe
328.9267
B u l l e t i n B o a r d
April 2017 Page 10
Sack Lunch Fillers Eden’s Homeless Lunch Pro-
gram can make use of any fruit you may have, as well as any other food goody that you
would like to donate. Call:
Schera Harner 653.0317
“YOUR AD HERE”
Let me know if you have information
you’d like published every month in this
space. Note my contact info
to the right or call me at:
686.0791 Susan Downer, Editor
Messenger Deadline The deadline for any article/information for the
Messenger is the 10th of every month. If this date
Call Ann Marie if you would like to volunteer for the
Prayer Chain.
Attention ! ! ! Quilt Lovers
Our quilting ladies can still use sheets for backing the quilts, and any material you are not using for quilt top squares. They can also use 2 and 3 ply yarn of any color.
Bring either of these items to the church any day:
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm
PROPERTY MINISTRY Saturday
April 0, 2017
at 8:00am
The Property Ministry cordially invites you to join them one
Saturday a month to work on
necessary maintenance. P leas e come and assist in any capac-ity you can!! Your help is needed and very much appreciated.
Any questions, call: David Grefe
328.9267
B u l l e t i n B o a r d
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the ELCW: a Community for all the
Women of Eden Lutheran Church EDEN LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN
Handiwork
Circle Bible Studies
Rebecca-Rachel Monday,
APRIL 3RD , 10:00AM
in the Bride’s Room
Hostess:
Deborah Wednesday,
APRIL 26TH , 6:30PM
at the home of:
Bonnie Thomason
Ruth-Martha Wednesday,
APRIL 26TH , 7:00PM
at the home of:
Erla Roberts
Straight from the Saxiest Man Alive
A s music was our theme, Bonnie Thomson started
our meeting with a reading from “THEN SINGS MY
SOUL” about Isaac Watts. It related a life spent writing
hymns that touched many hearts, many of which have
been in the Lutheran hymnals for years. She finished with
Galatians 6:14.
A truly interesting morning was spent with Dick
Boyum. A saxophone aficionado, he told us the history
of this relatively new instrument – invented by Adolph
Sax, a Belgian, in 1846. Sax worked in Paris, the center of
musical instrument innovation and production. His adap-
tation to the ophicleicle, a large brass instrument, resulted
in the first saxophone. The ophicleicle was a brass horn
that he changed by making the mouthpiece the same as a
clarinet – with a reed. Over the years Sax worked on and
improved many instruments, and in consequence many of
the manufacturers came to resent him. His changes came
so quickly that the manufacturers could not keep up with
them. And despite his genius he died a pauper.
Then Dick presented part of his collection of saxo-
phones. His first sax was a 1921 B-flat soprano sax, gold
plated, given to him by his father. The second was a 1924
sax given to him by his step-father and is silver and gold
plated. This is a key of C saxophone that he usually uses
in church. Others include a tenor sax, a baritone, and one
owned by Rudy Weidoff – a ragtime musician who it was
said could make the sax laugh and cry.
Thank you to whoever left
the Starbucks coffee in the
coffee drawer. By offering
it as an opportunity draw-
ing we made an extra
$28.00.
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Greeters RUTH-MARTHA CIRCLE
APRIL 2ND:
Carol & Dave McAnern
APRIL 9TH:
Gloria Youngerman
APRIL 16TH:
Norma & Gene Maas
APRIL 23RD:
Liisa Kane
APRIL 30TH:
Nancy Svete & Erla Roberts
Coffee Cart REBECCA-RACHEL CIRCLE
APRIL 2ND:
Jean Zehms
APRIL 9TH:
Sandra Boyum
APRIL 16TH:
Jean Zehms, Sandra Boyum
& Susan Downer
APRIL 23RD:
Jean Zehms &
Sandra Boyum
APRIL 30TH:
Susan Downer
A t midnight, the dogs, cats,
and rats rule Venice. The
Ponte di Ghetto Nuovo, the bridge
that leads to the ghetto, trembles under the weight of sacks of
rotting vegetables, rancid fat, and vermin. Shapeless matter,
perhaps animal, floats to the surface of Rio di San Gi-
rolamo and hovers on its greasy waters. Through the mist
rising from the canal the cries and grunts of foraging pigs
echo. Seeping refuse on the streets renders the pavement slick
and the walking treacherous.
It was on such a night that the men came for Hannah.
Hannah Levi is known throughout sixteenth-century
Venice for her skill in midwifery. When a Christian count
appears at Hannah's door in the Jewish ghetto imploring
her to attend his laboring wife, who is nearing death,
Hannah is forced to make a dangerous decision . . . the en-
tire ghetto population will be in peril.
Meanwhile, far away in Malta, Isaac is worried about
Hannah’s safety . . .
Back in Venice, Hannah packs her “birthing spoons - (Continued on page 16)
The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017
AT THE HOME OF
GLORIA VANDEAARDE
The baritone is special to Dick. It is a 1917 Con silver
plated with gold keys and engravings. It was played at the
Great Lakes Training Center during WWI by the Navy
band. The Navy Band at that time was lead by John Philip
Gift Card Fundraiser USE GIFT CARDS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY PURCHESES AND HELP
EDEN’S HELPING HANDS AT THE SAME TIME.
To purchase see Larry Subriar, James Sansom, or Schera Harner Make your checks out to the Eden Lutheran Church when purchasing Gift Cards.
April Helping Hands Projects with Riverside City Mission
Saturday, April 22 7:30am
Delivery of Food Boxes
Come and help ! ! ! Many hands are needed ! ! !
On-Hand Inventory Number of Cards
Merchant Value Each
2 Amazon $25
2 Kohl’s $25
4 Target $25
4 Walmart $25
1 Walmart $100
2 Olive Garden $25
2 Regal Movies $25
2 Applebee’s $25
4 Stater Bros. $25
3 Stater Bros. $100
2 Vons $25
3 Vons $100
J o i n Yo u r F r i e n d s 1st Sunday of Every Month
April 2, 2017
Eatin ’ with Eden at
Marie Callender ’s Be sure to pick up a flyer and give to the
wait-person when you order.
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Helping Hands Income 2017 Month
Eatin' w/ Eden Scrip
Ralph's Amazon
Other Sources Total Re-ceived Marie Callender's Quarterly Event Amount
Jan-17 for both
January & February 160.60
107.25 $ 107.25
Feb-17 7.20 $ 167.80
Mar-17 64.14 $ 64.14
Apr-17
May-17
Jun-17
$ 160.60 $ 178.59 $ - $ - $ - $ 339.19
2017 TOTALS TO DATE These totals reflect only those amounts received in 2016.
The figure each month is based on deposits made in that month and are as of the final working date of this Messenger.
Those deposits made after the distribution of the Messenger, but in the same month, will be added into the correct month in the next
Messenger.
Because of space constrictions, earlier months may be left off as the year progresses, however the totals to date will always reflect all
months.
Helping Hands Distribution Month Recipient Amount
Total Spent
Jan-17 Scrip: Pastor 150.00 $ 150.00
Feb-17 Scrip: Pastor 150.00 $ 150.00
Mar-17 Scrip: Pastor 100.00 $ 100.00
Apr-17
May-17
Jun-17
2016 TOTAL $
These totals reflect only those amounts paid out in 2016.
Because of space constrictions, earlier months may be left off
as the year progresses, however the totals to date will always
reflect all months.
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Serving Riverside in 2017 April’s Focus: PATH OF LIFE MINISTRIES
Presented by Jay Fiene
F ive hundred years of Grace in Action - amazing.!
In commemoration of our history Jay has selected PATH OF LIFE MINISTRIES for April’s Focus.
Using 500 as the “magic” number, let’s each of us add 500
pennies, 500 nickels, or 500? (or their equivalents), to our offerings during the Month of April. A collection jar will be
placed in the Narthex for the change, bills, or checks (made out to Eden with Path of Life on the memo line).
Path of Life runs three facilities in Riverside.. The first is
the only Emergency Shelter now available, and includes services to help the homeless find jobs and housing. The second facility is a Family Shelter. Several more services are available
at this shelter, including case management, life skills, and laun-dry. The third includes Path of Life Church.
Jay also suggests that in addition to contributions, members
can become mentors for the youth being served there through Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
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I went there primarily to
spend some alone time with
God, to be in silence, to read,
and to prepare my heart and
mind for the season of Lent. All
of which I did.
As you may imagine, when
one has a call/vocation/job
where one is pretty much on call
24/7 there can be times when
retreating for self-care and
refreshment is necessary.
I take these Sabbath times
not only for my own well-being
but I also take them for the well-
being of this congregation.
W h en ev e r I r e tu r n I
endeavor to impart some of
my learning through conversa-
tion with you and through teach-
ing in my sermons.
I pray that, for both you and
I, my time away will result in
enrichment and a yearning to
know more about the God who
loves us beyond measure.
As your pastor, I thank you
for your love and support as I
hope that as I grow in my faith
and knowledge of God you may
be encouraged to grow in yours
as well.
Blessings,
Pastor Linda
T he other day after meeting with my Mutual Ministry team it occurred to me that I might like to write and let
you know what I did on my most recent retreat time while I was at the Mt. Claret Retreat Center in Phoenix.
MT. CLARET RETREAT CENTER
secret rudimentary forceps she invented to help with difficult births
- and sets off with the Conte. Can she save the mother? Can she
save the baby, . . . And can she also save herself, and Isaac . . .
THE MIDWIFE OF VENICE is a gripping historical page-turner,
enthralling readers with its suspenseful action and vivid depiction of
life in sixteenth-century Venice. Roberta Rich has created a
wonderful heroine in Hannah Levi, a lioness who will fight for the
survival of the man she loves, and the women and babies she is duty
-bound to protect, carrying with her the best of humanity’s
compassion and courage.
(Venice: Continued from page 12)
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i or I Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences
i g*G I
32.Those who believe that they can be certain of their salvation because they have indulgence letters will be eternally damned, together with their teachers.
33. Men must especially be on their guard against those who say that the Pope's pardons are that in the inestimable gift of God by which man is reconciled to him.
34. For the graces of indulgences are con-cerned only with the penalties a sacra-mental satisfaction established by man.
35. They who teach that contrition is not necessary on the part of those who in-tend to buy souls out of purgatory or to buy confessional privileges preach unchristian doctrine.
36. Any truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without indulgence letters.
37. Any true Christian, whether living or dead, participates in all the blessings of Christ and the church; and this is granted him by God, even without in-dulgence letters.
38. Nevertheless, papal remission and blessing are by no means to be disre-garded, for they are, as I have said [Thesis 6], the proclamation of the divine remission.
39. It is very difficult, even for the most learned theologians, at one at the and the same time to commend to people the bounty of indulgences and the need of true contrition.
Our Lord has written the
promise of resurrection,
not in books alone, but
in every leaf in spring-
time.
EDEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL: Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6:00pm 2 Years through Pre-K
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The price for 2 arrangements is $45.00. You may also
donate only 1 arrangement for $22.50. Or share the donation
with a friend, each paying for 1 arrangement. You may place
your check in the offering plate or mail it to the office (note
ALTAR FLOWERS in the memo section). Be sure to include your
dedication(s), or call Toni in the office with this important
information.
F L O W E R C H A R T
BE SURE TO SIGN UP ON THE FLOWER CHART IN THE NARTHEX
2016 2017 COUNCIL
PRESIDENT: Joe Ludwig
VICE PRESIDENT: Pat Sinclair
SECRETARY: Nicolette Rohr
TREASURER: Marjorie Steinbrinck
MEMBER AT LARGE James Sansom
Zack Anderson
Don Eissfeldt
Jay Fiene
David Grefe
Pat Sinclair
Olliver Silveira
Paula Smith
Jo Thompson
SUNDAY SCHEDULE SONG & ADULT STUDY ······················· 9:00AM
SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION ··· 10:00AM SUNDAY SCHOOL ··············································· ··························· following Children’s Sermon