eNews from Lord of Life
5-October-2009
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Update on the Pony Express
 Word is getting around that the exciting PONY EXPRESS is coming to Lord of Life
this November! Have you heard that we are "hiring on" every able-bodied member to
take a turn as a Route Rider in the big Pony Express RUN that gets underway on
the weekend of Nov 1?
Already, we have lined up leaders ("trail bosses") for the unique program that we are using for
this year's Lord of Life Fall Stewardship Emphasis.
The Pony Express Plan has been acclaimed enthusiastically in hundreds of
churches where it has been used. The program involves everyone. It is fun to
participate. The program offers the challenge of a deeper level of commitment
to Christian stewardship.
The Pony Express approach to stewardship invites members to fill in a card on
which they estimate the amount the member family will contribute to the church
during the year 2010.
The Estimate of Sharing Card will be delivered to your home in a
"saddlebag" by a Route Rider (a fellow church member who lives near
you). After you have filled in this card, you will seal it in an envelope,
place it back into the "saddlebag", and then relay the
"saddlebag" to another church member on your neighborhood route. It's
that simple to serve as a Route Rider in the Pony Express Run. Hire on, partner!
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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. See Sue Dreisbach for more info!
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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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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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Thanksgiving Meal Project
Do
you have a heart for our Thanksgiving Meal Project for the clients of
the Christian Caring Center? Do you have about 3 hours to spare over the
next couple of weeks? We are looking for someone to work alongside Sue
Dreisbach on this project. Please check in with her at the church, by
email, or phone. This is a simple project that provides big results in
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Thank You!
Special thanks to Tom and Linda Hall for donating materials and installing outside lights at the shed - this will make working around the church much easier (and safer!)...
Thank
you to all who were involved in our recent Taize' service.
Our thanks to all of our Lutheran Care angels who share with the residents in
the joy of God's love and care.
Thank you Helping Hands for making sandwiches
for the clients of the Christian Caring Center and all those who have been
donating food items for their pantry. All of these items are distributed
in their meal programs, their food bag donations, and their trips into the
woods, shelters, and wherever the homeless can be found. The Center is experiencing a 40% increase in food requests over the last few months, so your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks to those helping with the kickoff of our fall program, and to those who make it so wonderful each year!
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 Walk in the Park!
New
Program! It
was a beautiful morning with wonderful fellowship as we thoroughly enjoyed our
first Walk in the Park at Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge.
The nature center was intriguing, the rescued animal sanctuary fascinating, and
the walk around the lake beautiful. Join us this month as we travel to Smithville
Park in Mount Holly on Monday, Oct. 19th, at 10. Walk just on
the boardwalk through the lake or stretch your legs further on one of the
trails. You're welcome to bring a bag lunch as well if you'd like to top
off the morning with a snack.
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Ask Vicar Sue
Greetings and welcome to the second installment of "Ask
Vicar Sue". Our topic for today is the Clerical Collar. Several of
you have asked me about the significance and origin of the clerical collar worn
by members of the clergy. The tradition of clergy wearing distinctive clothing
goes back to the middle ages. Over the years black became the color of choice
for basic garb because of the contrast with vestments worn to celebrate
worship. The clerical collar itself as a standard for clergy didn't appear in
the form we know it now until the mid 1800's. As you may have noticed there are
a couple of different varieties. Pastor and I generally where a tab collar
(affectionately known in some circles as "the chicklet"). It is
sometimes also called the "Roman collar" because it is the type most often worn
by Catholic Priests. The other common type is a neckband collar (aka "the
dog collar"). To be continued... Blessings - Vicar Sue
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Trip to Haiti
Again a group will be going to Haiti to help the people there with medical and other needs. The trip is $600 plus airfare - please contact Penny Miller if interested. Penny is also coordinating making skirts for women of Haiti (over 100 so far!) 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! |
Grace Place News
Thanks to the Tabernacle Fire Company (John Welling & 3 others) who came to teach Fire Safety to the children. Special thanks to John for taking the time to care.
October 12th kicks off the Grace Place "Greens" sale. Order forms will go home with the children and additional forms will be available in the Narthex. The greens will be delivered December 2-3 and are guaranteed to be fresh and lasting. The sale will continue until Nov. 9th.
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"Green Notes"
Please take advantage of a free Computer/television recycling &
shredding service offered to Burlington County Residents on November 15, 2009
from 10am to 3 pm. at 130 Hancock Lane, Westampton. Bring up to 6 pieces of computer equipment & 1 television (30" or
less, no consoles) per household for recycling. Homeowners can also
bring up to 4 boxes of their confidential files to be shredded.
Do you have any old plastic lawn chairs or other bulky plastic items to
recycle? Then bring them along as well!!
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Upcoming Events at Lord of Life
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Lutheran Care Visit - Mon Oct 5 at 1:30pm - Open to all - please see Sue Dreisbach if you'd like to participate this month.
Book Review & Fellowship - Mon Oct 5 at 7pm - Meeting at the home of Pastor and Renee and discussing Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Please see signup on the bulletin board.
Bell Choir - Tue Oct 6 at 1:45pm
Stewardship Team - Tue Oct 6 at 7:00pm
Men's Fellowship Breakfast - Wed Oct 7 at 8am
Time Out / Time In - Begins Wed Oct 7 at 9:30am - Donna Yates will be leading our study and childcare will be available. Please see Donna for more info.
Adult Bible Study - Wed Oct 7 at 10:00am
Senior High Youth Ministry (SHYM) - Wed Oct 7 at 6:00pm
New Life Choir / Music Team - Wed Oct 7 at 7:30pm
Finance Team - Thu Oct 8 at 7:30pm
Christmas Wreath Sale - Begins Thu Oct 15 - All sales benefit the Grace Place. Please see Jill Glossner for more info.
Harvest Cafe - Thu Oct 15 at noon - Open to all! More information & signup on board. Come join us for good food and fellowship.
Celtic Concert with Charlie Zahm - Fri Oct 16 at 7pm - Featuring Scottish ballads, Irish ditties and songs of the sea. See the flyer on the board - tickets are available through the Medford Recreation Dept. 609-654-2512.
Saturday Morning Servants: Sat Oct 17 at 8am - Gathering to help spruce up the church grounds and work on projects in our (overflowing) 'job jar'! Come when you can, leave when you must.
Crop Walk - Sun Oct 18 at 1pm - Be sure to join team Lord of Life as we walk together in Medford for the CWS walk for hunger. For more info see Marie Lamb.
Installation Service for Pastor Gary Stiegler Sun Oct 18 at 4pm at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Vineland. Open to all - please see invitation on board for more info.
A Walk in the Park at Smithville
- Mon Oct 19 at 10am - Meeting at the church and car-pooling to explore
God's natural creation. Please see Sue Dreisbach with any questions.
Christian Caring Center - Annual Fundraising Dinner - Thu Oct 22 at 6:45pm to 9:00pm. More information on the signup board!
Sunday School Helpers' Training - Sun Oct 25 at noon - If you'd like to help during this year's Sunday School program, please plan to attend. See Donna Yates with any questions.
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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!
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 before Council at 7pm.
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