Aug 22, 2011 Lord of Life Lutheran Church
L i f e L i n e s
Please help your church with the 'Visioning' efforts as we march towards our 25th anniversary!
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Thoughts in Print - by Pastor Sue
To start a new congregation in Tabernacle (of all places) 25 years ago took VISION and particularly the vision of a gifted and determined pastor willing to take on the challenge. To be able to see a gymnasium as church and to then build a new church in the woods took VISION. To start a pre-school and to build the FDC took VISION. To grow a congregation by developing disciples and serving and celebrating in so many wonderful ways took VISION.
There are so many wonderful things to celebrate and so many wonderful things to look forward to in the future. But that future will also take VISION and especially YOURS as we once again seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in making plans for our future together as the people of God here at Lord of Life.
In the text from the book of Romans for this weekend St. Paul calls all of us to be the body of Christ. And he makes it clear that it takes all of us to really make that work because everyone is important if the body is to function the way that God intends. EVERYONE! For each and every one of us are gifted with something that helps us to be who we are called to be as Lord of Life. Every one of us has something to offer even if we're not sure exactly what that might be.
So come and be part of the VISION! Take advantage of one of the five opportunities throughout the month of September that you will be hearing about to have some fun with your fellow "Lifers" and share the special and uniquely gifted person that you are as we  look toward our future together. Consider this your personal invitation from Pastor Sue and know that your participation is not only desired it is necessary. For without it - without YOU - we are less than we could be!
Blessings - Pastor Sue
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Thank You!
Dear Friends of Lutheran Care,
On behalf of the residents of Lutheran Care, I just want to take this opportunity to personality thank you for donating the wonderful books or audio materials for our library! Your thoughtfulness and community outreach is greatly appreciated and certainly a blessing to our seniors. We all have the power to make th world a better place, one act of kindness at a time, and your act of generosity and sharing is certainly appreciated. Again, thank you for thinking of us. I know these delightful books will bring some extra special smiles to our seniors as they enjoy the hours of reading!
Sincerely - Saralynne McDowell, Activity Director - Lutheran Care at Morrestown
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Thank You!
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Grace and Peace to you,
We here at Bridge of Peace Community Church, ELCA have been truly blessed by your support this year. Thank you for coming last Monday with your VBS program and for making a big difference in people's lives here in Camden. It was really an amazing opportunity to see how we can work together in God's Kingdom and our joint ministry to Lutheran Care in Moorestown was very special. I want to thank you for allowing us to praise God and witness to Jesus Christ together. It has become clear to me that we can continue to learn many new things from each other, and we are strengthened by our mutual goal to be partners for the sake of the gospel.
We continue to lift you in our prayers especially as you celebrate 25 years in ministry on this territory... Thank you for everything...
Yours in Christ, Pastor Giselle
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Letters!
Just to keep Gary Woodruff's congregation aware that Gary is continuing on his path toward ordained ministry in the ELCA. He graduated from the seminary with his Master of Divinity degree in May and is continuing further studies beginning this fall while he moves forward in the candidacy process. He is currently serving his chaplaincy requirement at Thomas Jefferson and is hopeful to begin serving as an Intern in January of 2012. I would appreciate that the congregation be made aware of his accomplishments and would appreciate continued prayers for him as he moves closer to becoming an ordained minister.
- Prayers for everyone at LOL always, Peace,Catherine Salender
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CELEBRATE LIFE !
Helping Hands, Monday, August 22nd, 1:00 Come and help us reach out to our brothers and sisters in Christ who are served by the Christian Caring Center in Browns Mills. You can offer your hands in making sandwiches, your resources of meat, cheese, or a monetary donation, and always your heart as we pray for God's grace and generosity to be seen through this outreach ministry.
Dinner at the Diner, Wednesday, August 24th, 4:30, at the Red Lion Diner All Are Welcome! Join us as we share a time of good food, special devotions, and always warm and engaging fellowship!
America's Keswick Community Hymn Sing-"Choruses Old and New" Thursday, Sept. 1st, 9 am. Great singing, powerful message and testimony, good food, and friendly fellowship-what could make for a better morning? Join us for this first of the program year event. The cost is $10.
Adult Bible Study Returns! Wednesday, Sept. 7, 10am We're beginning our Fall study by returning to one of our favorite guides from last year, Dr. J Ellsworth Kalas, as he looks at Old Testament Stories from the Back Side. Dr. Kalas brings a new perspective to selected Old Testament stories by approaching them from the back side through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new lens, or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. We enjoyed exploring his perspective on the parables last year and look forward to where we will find ourselves with this new study.
SPECIAL EVENT FOR ALL!
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
"Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus"
Thursday, September 8th, 9am, $34 guided tour
This exhibition reunites, for the first time since 1656, seven paintings of Jesus by Rembrandt. Abandoning traditional sources, Rembrandt created these exceedingly rare portraits of Christ with the use of a human model--a step which was totally unprecedented at the time. In viewing them today, visitors are presented with a number of religious, historic, and artistic questions to ponder. Our group will be led on a personal tour at 10:30am. We'll carpool from the church and Leisuretowne at 9am. Please plan to bring a lunch with you, or you can buy lunch in the café at the museum. Depending on the desires of those who sign up, we will have a 1:30 departure time and/or a 3:30 departure time. As we need to reserve tickets for this event, we are asking you to please sign up and pay by Wednesday, August 31st. For more information, please check in with Sue Dreisbach.
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 Help Wanted! Where is God calling you to be? Grace Place is looking for a certified teacher for Monday and Wednesday morning for this year. Any inquires see Jill Glossner. LoL needs YOU! Looking for some volunteers to assit with planning/executition of the 25th anniversary celebration scheduled for 11/6. Need volunteers to assist in planning decorations, food, communications, etc. Expect to meet bi-weekly (1 hour evening meetings) in Aug and Sept, then weekly (1 hour meetings) in Oct. Please contact Ed Hourihan 856-988-2089, Kim Grantner 856-334-8201 or Cindy Lee 609-953-9522. Thank you! Volunteers Church Picnic: We are asking for volunteers to help with the church picnic (buying food, etc.), as well as a reminder to sign up & bring a friend!! The picnic will be held Sep 11 from 1-4pm at Camp Ockanickon. If you are interested in helping, or have questions please contact me: Erin Gordon - jc_cornerstone@yahoo.com Thanks!! Winter Coffee House: We're looking for music lovers who would like to see our Coffee House return for two Fridays in each of the months of January, February, and March. Please talk to Pastor David. Haiti Sewing Project: Donations of fabric (minimum 1 yard), threads, sewing needles, scissors, various notions, and patterns (men's, women's and children's clothing, all sizes) are needed. Deadline to submit donations is November 20th. All items received will be shipped to Haiti in time for the next mission trip in March. If you'd like to help but have questions, please give Penny Miller a call (609-726-1698). Thank you for your support! Baptismal Banners: We are looking for a few additional volunteers to help make baptismal banners. If interested, please give the office a call. Thank you! WORSHIP ASSISTANTS NEEDED! - If you'd like to serve as a Greeter or Lector (or both!) at any of our weekend services, please give the office a call. Thank you! Lawn Mowing - We're looking for volunteers to help with mowing the church lawn. Please see sign-up sheet on bulletin board for available weeks. Thank you! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Marriage Anniversaries! Yvette & Brad Parker (8/26), Stefanie & Wallace Pickard (8/26), Christine & Robert Countess (8/28), Lu & Ed Hourihan (8/29), Anne-Marie & Jeremy Pifer (8/29), Kathleen & Dave Parsons (8/30), Stacey & Steve Varano (9/3)
May God's presence in your marriage continue to foster many more years of your shared love together. Have a wonderful anniversary!
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 Baptism Anniversaries!
"There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." Ephesians 4:4-5 Spencer Hess (8/22), Jeffrey Horner (8/22), Michael Romanchak (8/22), Preston Sarlo (8/22), Vanessa Blum (8/24), Ryan Varano (8/24), Jennifer Magrann (8/25), Elizabeth Bruner (8/27), Victoria Bruner (8/27), Julia Bruner (8/27), Justin Jones (8/27), Bettie Lohman (8/27), Ashley Masly (8/27), Connor Vandegrift (8/27), Debbie Chromeck (8/29), Benjamin DiYenno (8/29), Melissa Storm (8/29), Rowen Christianson (9/2), Julie Oakley (9/3) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wishing a Happy Birthday to:
Devon Jervis (8/22), Liam Reilley (8/22), Kirsten Donahue (8/22), Jake Miller (8/22), Meghan Safier (8/23), Jamie Baron (8/23), Daniel Millere (8/23), Steven Varano (8/24), Keirstan Smith (8/24), David Harding (8/26), Christopher Torres (8/26), Charles Markelwith (8/26), Wendy Wojtaszek (8/26), Ting Cosper (8/27), Amy Nardi (8/28), Karen Lupnacca (8/28), Jeanne Storm (8/28), Kari Troyano (8/28), Jean Audus (8/28), Karen Nixon (8/29), Patricia Andrews (8/29), Tina Steinhour (8/29), Gene Ingrao (8/31), Jack Wright (8/31), Lucas Wojtaszek (9/1), Kim Grantner (9/1), Amy Jervis (9/2), Angela Lee (9/2), Owen Jones (9/2), John Borkowski (9/3), Jeff Hughes (9/3), Janet Bruner (9/4), Leslie Baechler (9/4), Bonnie Horner (9/4)
You were born a child of God - celebrate this day and all days in the life God has given to you!
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Notice - Pictures Available... and Pictures Needed!
If your picture was taken for the upcoming directory, your free 8 x 10 photo is now available for pick up! Please see display in Narthex.
AND speaking of pictures... in preparation of our 25th anniversary we are looking for pictures of our church history that you'd like to share - anything that we may have missed - some significant milestone, some important moment in the life of our congregation. Please send (or loan original print) to lordlife.news@gmail.com and thanks!
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Notice - Former and Present Scouts
Did you reach the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts or First Class or the Gold Award in the Girls Scouts? We'd would also appreciate hearing from you if you received a religious award as a scout. We know there are many of you in our congregation and would love to have your name. Please call the church office to let us know.
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If you're planning to miss services this summer due to travel or other family commitments, Lord of Life would like you to consider committing to a recurring giving schedule. Your consistent support is very much appreciated, especially during the summer months.
Contact the church office for more details, or obtain the registration form
from our web site: www.lordlife.us
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PRAYERS FOR HEALING & STRENGTH: Carmel Bane, Phyllis Bergbauer, Ron Bonpagna, the Buchler family, Nancy Cottingham, the Curl family, Walt Faucett, Carl Flipping, Catherine Glass, the Godfrey/Meurer families, Peg Heal, the Johnson/Stevens families, Trudy Klinedinst, Irene Kwasnik, Douglas Magowan, Virginia Magowan, Jim Molnar, Linda Molnar, Beth & Mike Nyhus, Doug Ogilvie, Marcy Parker, Pastor Bob Petersen, Dina Riehl, Donna Torres & Betty Young;
SYMPATHY & PRAYERS are extended to the Barton family on the death of Glen; to the Brown family on the death of Shiela; and to the Glossner family on the death of Scott's mother, Peg.
THOSE SERVING OUR COUNTRY: CJ Albrecht, Tommy Cksekellich, Matthew Cuviello, Joe Delgado, Joshua Dowsey, Matthew Guilfoy, Dan Humbert, Rob Jones, Joey Miller, Rick Molchan, Kevin Overcash, Tommy Riches, Joseph Schlesinger, Kenny Shugars, Brian Smith, Rich Stull, Ethan Wade, Dustin White & Daniel Wilson; as well as people in all areas of conflict around the world.
SPECIAL NEEDS:All persons discerning their call to serve in Christian ministry, including Peter Edwardsen, Ryan Paetzold, Melissa Riches, Bob Sunbury and Gary
Woodruff.
MISSION PARTNERS:Living Waters Lutheran Church in Ringoes, NJ, and St. Vincent DePaul of Medford and Tabernacle.
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Upcoming Events at Lord of Life
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Monday (8/22)
1:00 pm - Helping Hands - Open to all-making sandwiches for clients of Christian Caring
Center-donations of lunch meat and cheese are needed (or monetary donations!).
Please see Sue Dreisbach for more information.
7:00 pm - Lord of Life Church Council Meeting
Tuesday (8/23)
open Wednesday (8/24)
8:00 am - Men's Fellowship Breakfast at Red Lion Diner
4:30 pm - Dinner at Red Lion Diner - come as you are!
7:00 pm - Vision Team Meeting
Thursday (8/25)
open
Friday (8/26) noon - Wilfrid 70th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Saturday (8/27)
6:00 pm - Hymn Sing Service
Sunday (8/28) - 11 Pentecost
8:30 am - Hymn Sing Service with Holy Communion
10:00 am - Prayer Praise & Thanksgiving with Holy Communion & Summer Sunday School
Monday (8/29)
open
Tuesday (8/30)
7:30 pm - Grace Place Board Meeting
Wednesday (8/31)
8:00 am - Men's Fellowship Breakfast
Thursday (9/1)
9:00 am - Keswick Hymn Sing: Please contact Sue Dreisbach if you'd like to attend!
Friday (9/2)
6:00 pm - Mignogna/Kunkel Rehearsal
11:59 pm - LifeLines inputs due to "lordlife.news@gmail.com"
Saturday (9/3)
3:00 pm - Mignogna / Kunkel Wedding
6:00 pm - Service
Sunday (9/4) - 12 Pentecost
8:30 am - Service of Holy Communion
10:00 am - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving - and Summer Sunday School
Monday 9/5 - Labor Day
Office Closed - Drive Safely!
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Sep 6 - Tue - Loss Support Group - Open to all - offering encouragement for those suffering any type of loss.
Sep 7 - Wed - Adult Bible Study Begins! Open to all, our 12 week study is based on J. Ellsworth Kalas' Old Testament Stories from the Back Side.
Sep 7 - Salad, Song and Sacrement: Wed - 11:30am - Open to all!
Sep 8 - 7pm - "Town Hall Meeting" - Members of the community (churches, government, etc.) will be invited to discuss the 'external' vision for the future, and how we can work together. All welcome to attend.
Sep 8 - 9am - Philadelphia Museum of Art Trip - Meeting here to carpool over, please see Sue Dreisbach for more info, or if you'd like to attend!
Sep 11 - 1-4pm - Church 'end of summer' Picnic! We will be gathering at the Camp Ockanickon Swim Center - sign up on the bulletin board!
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Thanks to those who signed up for "Dropbox" at this special link: http://db.tt/auqVPFl - for each new member of this free service who 'signs up', the church gets 250mb of storage to use for our ministries. Plus you get 2GB of secure 'cloud' storage for FREE. Protect your data securely online and help the church protect its too! Only your email is required. Check it out!
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Thanks to Thrivent for Sponsoring this Newsletter!
Thanks to Thrivent and Bob Sunbury for sponsoring this year's subscription for the LifeLines! Bob at Thrivent can be reached at this link if you would like more information on financial products and services from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or at Phone: 609-678-0668 or bob.sunbury@thrivent.com
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Holy Humor:
"Stewardship is more than setting up soup kitchens and overnight shelters. It is good and right that we reach into the river of despair and rescue people who are drowning. But it is time to move upstream and see who's throwing them in!"
- Bishop Edmond Browning, Episcopal Diocese of Montana
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