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| Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church E-News May 11, 2010 |
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We welcome Pastor and Mrs. Lyn Hahn who returned from their honeymoon this past Saturday, and wish them well as they begin their new life together as husband and wife. Pastor and Lyn wish to thank everyone for their cards, letters, gifts, prayers and good wishes. |
 One Congregation, One ServiceSunday, May 23rd, 10:00 a.m.
Join us for Worship on May 23rd at One Service to celebrate Pentecost, Affirmation of Baptism for 6 of our youth, and to say goodbye to Pastor Norbert & Lyn Hahn. There will only be one service for the entire congregation held in the main church at 10:00 a.m. followed by a pot luck luncheon hosted by WELCA. You may drop off your pot luck dish in Fellowship Hall either before or after the service.
Michael Habovick (9:55alive), son of John and Linda Habovick; Kacey Howard (9:55alive), daughter of Kathy Howard; Seth McKinnon (8:30 am service), son of Darrell and Lisa McKinnon, Cody and Toby Smith (8:30 am service), sons of Heather and Jimmy Hughes; and Sean Walsh (9:55alive), son of Scott and Bonnie Walsh, will be Affirming their Baptism at this service.
We wish to congratulate all the families and the confirmands on their Confirmation Day. They have spent two years in preparation for this special day. They have been faithful learners and a wonderful representation of Mt Hermon to the larger Lutheran community. |
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1. The Council receives the resignation of the pastor and chair of council contacts the bishop
2. Council chair is given "Call Process Booklets" for guidance in the process
3. Council / Congregation brings about appropriate closure with resigning pastor
4. Council meets with bishop's staff person assigned for congregation call process
5. Council and bishop's office establish an interim ministry
6. Council determines compensation range for new pastor
7. Ministry Site Profile Chairperson and task force appointed
8. Call committee is appointed / elected according to the congregation's constitution
9. Call committee is installed
10. Congregational study and Ministry Site Profile completed
This is the call process-at-a-glance. If you want to read more about the process of calling a new pastor, you may link onto the Synod website (above). You will be hearing more about the process at Mt Hermon in the coming weeks and months.
Pastor Hahn's last official day as our pastor will be July 15. His last day in the office will be June 1st. His last Sunday will be May 30th. Between June 1st and July 15th Pastor will be taking unused vacation and continuing education time to prepare for his and Lyn's transition. Michael Johnson will be presiding at service from June 6 through July 15th, and will be available for member care. We will have a supply pastor for communion twice a month during that time. |
 Please keep in your prayers:
Pastor Hahn as he completes his ministry at Mt Hermon.
Pastor Hahn and Lyn as they prepare to relocate to Athens, Georgia.
Our Congregation Meeting scheduled for June 27th at 11:45 am.
Our Congregation as we work through transition. |
| Congratulations to:
Lisa McKinnon who is graduating with Honors from Hood Theological Seminary on Saturday, May 15th, at 10:30 am in Salisbury. Lisa, we wish you every success. 
Brenda Fink and Randy McCarn who will be married this coming Saturday, May 15th, at 2:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend the wedding at Mt Hermon Lutheran Church. Reception to follow in the Fellowship Hall.
Michael Johnson for completing his second year at Seminary and his field education at Mt Hermon.
In Sympathy with:
Keane & Monica Matthews and family as they grieve the loss of Keane's grandfather, Melvin Foster, who passed away on Wednesday, May 5th.
Jerry & Brenda Cauble on the loss of Jerry's mother, Marie Furr Cauble, who passed away on May 5th.
Kenny & Melissa Robinson who are grieving the loss of Kenny's grandmother, Margaret Robinson, who passed away on May 2.
Please keep these families in your prayers. |
Youth Ministry -
Please place May 21-22 and June 6th on your calendar!
 The Youth are having a lock-in from Friday, May 21st, 8 pm through Saturday, May 22, at 9:30 am.
Saturday morning we will be doing road clean-up, part of youth ministry at Mt Hermon and breakfast. Parents are welcome to join us for road clean-up.
Join us Sunday, June 6th at 11 am for an end-of-the-year Tubing Trip to celebrate our year together. Meet Kristine and Brian in the church back parking lot so we can start on time. RSVP asap to Linda at 704-782-2326 xt 102 or write a note on facebook to let us know if you plan to come. |
 Natural Church Development
Improving "Loving Relationships" at Mt. Hermon
Team Update, May 8, 2010
Thank you to everyone who attended one of our NCD Focus Group sessions at Mt. Hermon. There will be more opportunities available to share your visions.
A total of 80 people attended one of the many Focus Group sessions. Your involvement in this process has assured that our future Action Plan will address strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and weaknesses (SWOT) in our Loving Relationships at Mt Hermon. This will lead us to opportunities of nurturing our relationships. THANKS again - job well done!
Our NCD team is excited to undertake this large task and we are looking forward to sorting, compiling, and summarizing the approximately 950 pieces of information received during the Focus Group sessions. It will take time to facilitate this process and will also require expanding our team. If you are interested in becoming a member of our NCD team please contact Rick Grochoske at 704.995.0059 no later than Sunday May 15. Expanding our NCD team is necessary to meet our various Action Plan deadlines. We will share aur initial draft Action Plan with our congregation on or before the June 27th congregational meeting. As always, our team welcomes additional information that members would like to share regarding Loving Relationships at Mt Hermon. Please feel free to relay comments to any of our team members: Rose Yuckel, Pastor Hahn, Zack Fox, Rick Grochoske, Scott Hutula, Christy Nall, and Jay Perkins.
Your prayers have made this NCD process a success, and they will do so in the future.
"Growing Together in Christ's Love"
Implementation Coming Soon! |
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 Graduation Sunday is June 6th at Mt Hermon. If you are graduating please contact either Linda or Betty at 704-782-2326 or email us with your information and photo at Linda@MtHermonELCA.org, Betty@MtHermonELCA.org . Thank you.
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 Thank you for giving such a generous farewell gift to Michael Johnson. Your gift of $1,245 will be a big help to Michael as he pays for tuition, books and travel. We look forward to his help in June and July, and wish him well in his new Internship beginning in August. |
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Beginning June 6th
A Shared Coffee Half-Hour on Sunday Mornings
In Fellowship Hall 9:30 - 9:55 AM
 All are invited to a shared Coffee-time each Sunday at 9:30 am in Fellowship Hall. Come meet and get to know people from every service on Sunday mornings, as well as enjoying a great cup of coffee and a snack.
We encourage the 8:30 am and the 11 am service to attend one of the four Faith Learning classes at 10 am in the Conference Room (Bible Study), Coffee House (a Study of Ephesians), the Upper Room (Bible Study) in the Children's Building, and the Video Series, studying "The Shack" (just beginning) in the old middle school room in the Children's Building. Make a special effort to get to know one another and learn more about God and God's Word. |
Mt Hermon Lutheran Church 3600 Hwy 601 S
Concord, North Carolina 28025
www.MtHermonELCA.org Join us on Facebook: Mt Hermon Lutheran Church 9-55alive |
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