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May 10, 2010 Lord of Life Lutheran Church |
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This month's Bible verse: "Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: you must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry." James 1:19
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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to all those who
baked, brought or gave donations for our Women's Bake Sale. We reached our goal, $2076.25 made from both
bake sales for this needy family. Thanks
everyone for their help in reaching our goal!
Thank you, Fran Jones
SUNDAY
SCHOOL/CONFIRMATION BENEVOLENCE UPDATE: Thanks to the
generosity of our classes and families, we're able to share $463.63 with
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Trenton. THANK YOU!
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Mission
Trip Car Wash/Bake Sale: Saturday, May 22, 9
AM-1PM. Annual event supporting our upcoming mission trip to West
Virginia. If you'd like to donate baked good(s), please speak with
Donna Yates.
Racism Forum:Sunday, May
23rd at 3:00-5:00 PM - This is the concluding discussion forum on issues concerning
our
church today.
Come to increase your knowledge, ask questions, present
concerns, and hear the
questions and comments of others. Please feel free to submit any questions /
concerns for the
speakers to review in advance to
vicarsue@lordlife.us. Open to all!
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A F R I C A Mission Trip Update - from Tanzania
"OK my one moment at e-mail...and it is slower than one can imagine. So you all know , many Tanzanians are praying
for Lord of Life Church. I will be teaching some art and music
at a Lutheran Evangelical project tomorrow. Today was spent with
infant crisis prevention and many mommies and babies....all in one
church space......40 children at least...Hope all is well - Mary E Whelan"
Please continue to pray for Mary and the people of Tanzania as she spends her last days in mission and returns to us next weekend.
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"Did You Know"
Kyle and Carey Wu will be graduating from college on 5/14. Congratulations to Debbie Wu and also to all of the Parents and Students who graduate this month! Let us know about your student! |
 Grace Place Update
The playground has a new layer of mulch (20 yards). Many thanks to Artistic
Design for the mulch and Christian Nardi of Sod Services for moving the mulch. Some new equipment will be in place shortly thanks to
donations.
The children of Grace Place enjoyed a Trike a Thon to benefit St. Jude's
Children's Hospital. They raised $914. while riding their bikes in our
parking lot. (370 laps)
Friday, May 7th the 3 & 4 year olds had a Caregivers' Tea. The children sang, rang, and let their Moms and Grandmoms know how much they loved them.
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Areas Where You Can Help
Furniture Refinishing: Need someone who can help refinish furniture for a family in need. If you can help, Please Contact Fran Jones at 609-386-9080 or gonepostal0227@yahoo.com
Lawn Mowing: Spring is here! We are seeking volunteers to help mow the church lawn. A sign up sheet is on the church bulletin board. Please help us keep the yards in great shape! Contact Fred Wilfrid, Lee Jennings, or Bill Reich for details.
Audit Team: Tax season is now complete. It is time to audit the church's accounting records. If you can balance a checkbook, then you qualify for this task ! If you can help, please contact Bill Reich at Finance@lordlife.us.
Thank You Notes: Would you like to have your loved one or friend serving overseas in the
military receive a "thank you" note? We would like to send a
thank you note and an accompanying small prayer to him or her for serving our
country. If so, please print the name and mailing address of the
individual and put the information in mailbox 258. Thank you! - - Ginny
Magowan
Clothes for Kids: Looking for clothes for a 5 year old boy - sizes would be 5-6. If
anyone has summer clothes in this size and would like to donate them it
would
really be appreciated. Jackets, shirts, shorts, jeans - he needs them
all. Call Barbara Wagner 859-0404 if you have anything that could be
used. Thank you for your generosity.
Worship Projection: We would like to provide projection for all of our worship services. We are looking for those who would like to be trained and for someone who would be interested in scheduling our volunteers. Please contact Sue Dreisbach if you would like to share your gifts in either of these ways!
Food for CCC: This month we are collecting peanut-butter and jelly for the food pantry at the Christian Caring Center in Browns Mills. If you can help, please place in the 'shopping cart' in the Narthex. Thanks!
Endowment Team: We are seeking interested volunteers to help formulate the strategy and methods for the endowment fund at Lord of Life. If interested, please contact Pastor or Bill Dreisbach.
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Upcoming Events at Lord of Life
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MONDAY (5/10)
9:00 AM - Staff Meeting
1:00 PM - Helping Hands
7:00 PM - Lord of Life Church Council with Presentation of Confirmands
TUESDAY (5/11)
1:45 PM - Bell Choir rehearsal
7:00 PM - Piano
Extravaganza! at America's
Keswick in Whiting
(carpool 5:30pm Leisuretowne)
WEDNESDAY (5/12)
8:00 AM - Men's
Fellowship Breakfast
9:30 AM - Time Out/Time In
10:00 AM - Adult Bible Study-Primetime Moments!
4:30
PM - Dinner at Shamong Diner
6:00 PM - SHYM
6:00 PM - Jr.
High Mission Trip Info. & Training
7:00 PM - Women's
Bible Study
7:30 PM - Asst. Ministers/Lectors' Meeting
THURSDAY
(5/13)
6:00 PM - Scout Bridging Ceremony
7:30 PM - Finance
Team
FRIDAY (5/14)
9:30 AM - Prayer Shawl Ministry
SATURDAY
(5/15) 7 Easter
8:00 AM - Saturday Morning Servants
2:00 PM -
Golden Eagle Band Concert, BCIT, Westampton
6:00 PM -
Service of Holy Communion
SUNDAY (5/16)
8:30 AM - Service of
Holy Communion
10:00 AM - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving with
Kobb Baptism
& Sunday School
12:00 PM - Women's Ministry
Event: Seeds of Friendship Gardening Party
4:30 PM - God
Rods Practice for Confirmation Service
6:00 PM - Confirmation Event: Pizza, Song
& Sacrament (Grades 6-8)
MONDAY
(5/17)
6:00 PM - Men's Ministry Dinner: Meeting at Ott's in Medford with guest
speaker Pastor Gary
Stiegler. Please sign up on board.
TUESDAY
(5/18)
12:00 PM - PEP Luncheon with the YAHS: Prince of Peace in
Marlton. Our hosts are providing a Turkey and
Pot Luck lunch and special music program. Open to all - Signup by May 11th / contact is Sue Dreisbach.
WEDNESDAY
(5/19)
8:00 AM - Men's
Fellowship Breakfast
9:30 AM- Time Out/Time In Bible Study
10:00 AM - Adult Bible Study-Primetime Moments!
6:00 PM - SHYM
6:45 PM-Youth Cholir Rehearsal
7:00 PM - Women's
Bible Study
7:30 PM - New Life Choir
SATURDAY (5/22)
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM : Car Wash/Bake Sale: Saturday, May 22, 9
AM-1PM. Annual event supporting our upcoming mission trip to West
Virginia. If you'd like to donate baked good(s), please speak with
Donna Yates.
6:00 PM - Vigil of Pentecost-Service of
Light and Reflection-wear red!
SUNDAY
(5/23)
Day
of Pentecost-wear red!
8:30 AM - Pentecost Service of
Holy Communion-wear red!
10:00 AM -
Pentecost Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving Service of Holy Communion
3:00 PM - Racism Forum: Sunday, May 23, 3 PM. Open to all! Please see Vicar Sue with any questions or check our
website (www.lordlife.us).
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2010
DEDICATIONS - Please see displays and sign-ups on board for
altar flowers, sanctuary lamp and communion bread & wine
dedications.
A Walk in the Park at Eagle Scout Walk -
Vincentown: Thursday, May 27, 1 PM. Please join us as we explore God's
natural creation-see Sue Dreisbach with any questions.
Adult
Bible Study! - Wednesday
mornings from 10-11:30!
Primetime Moments-Christian messages to be learned from shows
like The Beverly Hillbillies, Mayberry RFD, The Lucy Show, Dick Van Dyke, and Gilligan's Island and
others?
Piano Extravaganza! at America's
Keswick - in Whiting, Tuesday, May 11, 7PM. Can you imagine a
concert
with not one, not two, but five pianos! This amazing evening promises
to be a great one! Tickets are $15, and
we'll be carpooling from the church and Leisuretowne at 5:30pm.
Dinner
at the Diner: Wednesday, May 12, 4:30 PM. This month we're
meeting at the Shamong Diner-open to all! Please see Sue Dreisbach for
more information; sign up on the board
Jr.
High Mission Trip Dinner & Training - Wednesday, May 12, 6
PM. We'll be serving God's people in Baltimore, MD, from 7/11 through
7/14. If you'd like to participate, please plan to attend-see Donna
Yates
with any questions.
Sight and Sound Trip - Celebrate Life! Adult/Senior Ministry Events and
Opportunities! Join
us as we travel with our friends from Prince of Peace to Lancaster,
Thursday, June 10th, for Sight and Sound's new show, "Joseph." Our
first stop will be at Hershey Farms Restaurant, and then it's off to
the show! The price is $98 for both. If
you want to attend please contact Sue Dreisbach asap.
Coffee Collection - The church is still seeking donations of regular and
decaf coffee. Our goal is
to collect 52 cans for the year. Cans may be placed in the church's main
kitchen. To date, 10 cans have been received. Thank you! If you would
like to donate Free Trade Coffee from Lutheran World Relief, please see
Sue Dreisbach.
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 Contact Info
Pastor David Jones 609-268-0262 (office) lordlife@lordlife.us1 Winchester Court 609-268-3470 (fax) Tabernacle, NJ 08088 |
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