eNews from Lord of Life
21-September-2009
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"Blessed to Be a Blessing" at Lord of Life!
Lord of Life has
been holding worship services on Saturday nights for close to 15 years. In that time span, hundreds of people have
been able to be drawn closer to God and one another through a variety of
liturgies (like this Saturday's Taize service of chant, meditation, prayer and
reflection) and have been blessed by the gifts of members and friends of LOL
(like the musical witness of the Gospel Choir of Prince of Peace LC in Marlton
two Saturdays ago).
Saturday night
worship is still a relatively new phenomenom among Lutheran Christians,
although 4 other ELCA congregations in Burlington County (Saint Paul's in
Hainesport, Prince of Peace in Marlton, Bethany in Palmyra and Zion in
Riverside) also hold services of worship on the eve of the sabbath. As we gather around word, witness and meal,
on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings, we celebrate the richness of worship in
faithful and gracious ways. And because
we are free to give God the praise and thanksgiving that the Lord so richly
deserves, worship on the weekend becomes the perfect,opportunity to express the
abundant life we have in Jesus Christ by inviting friends and neighbors to join
us. And when we do,we are once again
reminded that we are "blessed to be a blessing!"
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Ministry Quicklinks
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Trip to Ellis Island- Thur, Oct 29th We'll be traveling with our friends from Prince of Peace. Tour Ellis Island with a stop at the Statue of Liberty. $45 includes bus & ferry tickets. Bring a bag lunch or eat at the concessions with dinner stop at Mastori's Diner on the way home. Sign up and please pay by Sun Sept 13th to reserve a spot. See Sue Dreisbach for more info!
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"Green Note"
Do you walk? Need more exercise? Consider taking a plastic bag along and doing some bending and stretching to pick up trash along the way!
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Thank You!
To everyone who made our September Picnic a success!
To all those who are working "behind the scenes" to make the ministries and mission of our Church meaningful and effective.
Thanks to Jan Fierick for her service to our church in the Counseling and Care Partners Ministries and the hard work she put in to launch the Lord of Life "Common Grounds" Coffee House.
To all of our faithful servants who join us at Lutheran Care the first Monday of each month.
"You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can
do something about its width and depth." - Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)
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SHYM Road Rally!
On Sept.
27th, we will be holding a road rally as a Fall kick-off for SHYM!
We will be starting and finishing at the church. It is set to begin at
12pm and end by 5pm. Each team must consist of an adult driver (23 or
older) and 3 SHYM-age youth. It will be an awesome event... contact: Leslie Schmauder
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Survey for Financial Information
We would like to know how many would be interested in a free workshop to discuss various types of personal financial information. If you have interest please take this quick survey at the link HERE. Thanks for letting us know!
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Skirts for Haiti
Penny Miller is coordinating making skirts for women of Haiti and looking for help sewing or donations of 2.5 yards of washable fabric. Also interested in anyone who sells material wholesale. Haitian women never get anything new so this gift will not only help them materially but spiritually also. Please help Penny with this wonderful effort to help the Christian women of Haiti! |
Volunteers for dinners needed
- looking
for volunteers to help make dinners for our weekly SHYM gatherings, starting
Sept. 30... this will help defray 'out of pocket' costs and is a fantastic way
for people to get involved with our ministry!
Also, we will
have our first Midweek Dinner and Discussion on Sept. 30 from 6pm-8pm. For more info, contact - Leslie Schmauder.
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ACME Receipts
Please remember those Acme receipts - the monies raised are used for our social ministry projects. Just circle the total and drop them in the entryway bucket. We were able to make 230 sandwiches for the Christian Caring Center partially from the monies collected from these receipts this month. Thanks to all supporting this project!
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Upcoming Events at Lord of Life
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A Walk in the Park - <New Program> Mon Sep 21st at 10am- Explore the trails and wildlife of the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
Sweet Life Cafe: Mon Sep 21st at 7:00 pm - Our kick-off event for Women's Ministry.
Praise Choir Rehearsal - Mon Sep 21 at 8pm
Bell Choir - Tue Sep 22 at 1:45 pm
Men's Fellowship Breakfast - Wed Sep 23 at 8:00 am
Adult Bible Study - Wed Sep 23 at 10:00 am
New Life Choir - Wed Sep 23 at 7:30pm - Our fall season is starting - come join us if you like to sing.
Women's Bible Study - Thu Sep 24 at 7:00 PM
Taize Service with New Life Choir - Sep 26 at 6:00 pm - come experience this different form of worship at Lord of Life.
MISSION TRIP BRUNCH - Postphoned from Sep 27 to the spring - stay tuned for new date!
SHYM Road Rally - Sun Sep 27 @ noon to 5pm at the Church - come enjoy this kickoff SHYM event!
Helping Hands - Mon Sep 28th at 1pm at the Church. Open to all - come help make sandwiches for the Christian Caring Center. Donations of lunch meat and cheese are needed (or monetary donations) Please see Sue Dreisbach for more info.
Men's Ministry Dinner - Mon Sep 28 at 6pm - Meeting at Ott's in Medford with guest speaker Crissy Lydon - please signup at the bulletin board.
Confirmation Yom Kippur Retreat - Mon Sep 28 8:30am - Meeting here and traveling to Camp Ockanickon for service project, lunch and a day of fun. Please sign-up on Youth Ministry Board or see Marie Lamb for more info.
Senior High Youth Ministry - Wed Sep 30 @ 6pm - Our first dinner and discussion of the program year - open to all high school students and their friends. Please see Leslie Schmauder for details.
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Keswick Hymm Sing - Thu Oct 1 at 9am - This month's theme is "Songs of Ira Stanphill" - please see Sue Dreisbach if you'd like to attend.
Confirmation Event - Jersey Devil Hunt
- Fri Oct 2 @ 6pm - Limited to 20 participants - more info and signup
on Youth Ministry Board or see Marie Lamb for more information.
Pony Express 'Trailboss' Kickoff - Sunday Oct 4 at 6pm - please try to attend if you can help with the fall 'pony express' activity!
Senior High Youth Ministry - Mt. Misery - Sun Oct 4 - noon to 4:30pm - Don't miss the fun - more info on board or see Leslie Schmauder with any questions.
Time Out / Time In - Will now begin on Wed Oct 7 at 9:30am. Donna Yates will be leading the group with childcare available.
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Announcements & Time/Talent/Treasure Opportunities
Mutual Ministry - The mutual ministry team supports our church employees and helps to put together practices and guidance. If you have experience in personnel or human resources we'd like to consider you for our team. Please contact Pastor Jones or Chuck Bubeck if interested.
LOL Mission Endowment Team -
Our Council approved creation of the 'Lord of Life Mission Endowment
Fund'. More
info will be available this year, and we need help to form a team to
work details. If you have gifts of finance, sales, marketing or
communications, and a few hours to be part of
this team, please let us know at the office.
PRAYER BROCHURE by EMAIL - Contact the church if you would like to be part of our email Prayer Ministry. Send in your email for this separate mailing list.
Ushers needed-both 6PM & 8:30 AM - please call or email the church if you'd like to help!
Like to mow the lawn? Well, neither do we, but God makes it grow anyhow! If you can help for a week or two, please contact the church office lordlife@lordlife.us or just call. Thanks!
Audio / Visual System - We are also looking for people at the Saturday 6pm and Sunday 8:30 services to help with the audio/video system. If you'd like to learn and help, please email or call the church office or email lordlife.news@gmail.com. Brief training course required.
The Stewardship team is always looking for a few people to help with time & talent and our 2009 stewardship plan. Contact Bill Dreisbach dreisbac@gmail.com or the church office or attend next meeting, the TUESDAY (new date!) before Council at 7pm.
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