September 19, 2011 Lord of Life Lutheran Church
L i f e L i n e s
Everyone had a great time at the LOL Summer Picnic at Camp Ockanickon!
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Ministry Quicklinks
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From the Desk of Pastor Dave...
Brothers and Sisters... By the time you receive this message from me, many of you will have participated in one of our five Congregational Visioning Meetings (last one Sept 25th!). While I enjoyed the process of sharing some personal stories and interests (Kayaking is still high on the list!)...drawing my impression of what LOL would look like if we do what we believe God wants us to do (Coloring isn't my strong suit!)...and filling in some of the gaps on our congregational time line (Who remembers when we held our first Vacation Bible School ? - yes, July 1990 at the Indian Mills School!), I was most intrigued by the "Post-it" exercize. We were asked by the Visioning Team to use 4 different color Post-its to identify activities, items or ministries at LOL that each one of us believe should reflect where we are presently or where we need to go in the future. Then all of us were invited to place our responses on a huge cardboard tree. A few of my own responses might prove interesting and provocative. (1) Areas to grow and mature because they root us in ministry include...expand senior high youth ministry programs...add more options for small groups...continue to provide a variety of worship styles and services (2) Areas to nurture or fertilize something new or just budding...create a fourth service of worship that is more informal and conversational...reach out to 3rd through 5th graders and their friends with a new fellowship group...add consistent projection to our Saturday night services (3) Areas to fix or prune...strengthen training and guidance for assisting ministers and lectors...clean, refurbish or replace pew pads and / or pews...increase participation in music ministry for children, youth and adults (4) Areas to eliminate or uproot...remove "Lutheran Book of Worship" and "With One Voice" hymnals from the pews...cease using temporary signs to provide ministry information on the front of our property...address the fear of some members in our congregation of working with and welcoming people who are not like the majority of us, i.e. inner-city folks, immigrants and people of differing sexual orientation For over 25 years, Lord of Life has been a marvelous community of hope and healing. God's spirit continues to lead and guide us. Please be "in prayer" for our church as we move beyond the 25th year of our mission together. It is clear to me that "God isn't finished with us yet...and praise the Lord never will be!" Let us continue to...remember the past thankfully...look to the future hopefully...and live into the present boldy! Your brother in CHRIST, - Pastor David Jones - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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Mark your Calendars!! SAVE THESE DATES!!
Lord of Life 25th Anniversary Celebration will be held Nov 6th at 10am at the Shawnee High School auditorium. Please plan to attend this 'largest gathering' in our history, and bring a neighbor or friend, too! We will have snacks and refreshments after.
Congregational Vision Gatherings (LAST CHANCE!! 1 MORE SESSION!!) - WE NEED YOU to attend one of our visioning sessions, as we continue to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future of our congregation. Every member is needed to attend one of these sessions at the church! Child care will be available, and the 2 hour meetings will be fun and informative! Please call the office to let us know you are coming! Thanks for helping!
=>Sunday Sep 25: 4-6pm
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CALLING ALL MEN OF FAITH AT LORD OF LIFE AND FRIENDS !
Please join us this Monday, September 19, 2011 (6 PM - 7:30 PM) at LB Daniels on Stokes Road in Medford for our first Men's Fellowship Dinner of the new program year! We gather in the front room of LBD and order off the menu (salad, sandwich or entree...it's your choice!). This gathering is informal and conversational and will give us the opportunity to hear from one of our own members, Phyllis Worrell. Phyllis spent almost two weeks at ground zero immediately following the events of 9/11 as a member of the NJ Task Force One Urban Search and Rescue Team. Her story is both informational and inspirational! Please feel free to reply to this E-mail or simply show up at dinner. Hope to see you this Monday!
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CELEBRATE LIFE !
CELEBRATION RINGERS!
Tuesday, September 20 and 27, 1:45
Come and try your hand at handbell ringing! We're starting a new learning and playing session for experienced ringers and newcomers. We play about 4 times a year at Lutheran Care, monthly for regular and holdiay worship services, and once at Medford Leas. We are always looking for more hands to ring so that all of our bells are covered. You don't have to read music but simply have a desire to bring an extra special sound in praise to God through some of our hymns and special music. Please check in with Sue Dreisbach if you would like to know more or just join us on the 20th!
ADULT BIBLE STUDY 
Wednesdays, 10-11:30 am
Join us for 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 are once again appreciating his perspective.
AMERICA'S KESWICK ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON AND 5 PIANO CONCERT
Wednesday, Sept. 21st, 11:00
We're trekking to Whiting for a special anniversary celebration of America's Keswick Addiction Recovery and Retreat Center. The afternoon starts with a special lunch followed by a concert featuring up to 5 pianists playing together! It promises to be a wonderful afternoon of great music, fellowship, and reflection. The cost is $20. Monday, Sept. 19th is the deadline to sign up.
 HELPING HANDS
Monday, September 26th, 1:00
All hands on deck as we prepare our monthly sandwich donation to the Christian Caring Center. We seek to reach out to our brothers and sisters in Christ who are in need during difficult times. You can be a part of this ministry by supplying meats and cheese, making a financial donation, delivering the sandwiches to the CCC in Browns Mills, or becoming part of the sandwich brigade that puts the sandwiches all together!
DINNER AT THE DINER
Diamond Diner, Rt. 38, Hainesport - Thursday, September 28th, 4:30
We're trying out a new place but our goal is the same-great food, fellowship, and fun and poignant devotions. Please call the office if you need a ride because we would love to have you join us!
ST. ANTHONY COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FESTIVAL
267 Hartford Rd, Medford - Saturday, Oct. 1st, 11:00
Come and experience the culture, taste, and history of Egypt! Slideshows and Q&A segments! http://www.saintanthonynj.org/
Nefertiti's Kitchen: Taste Delicious Egyptian Cuisine - stuffed Grape Leaves, Shish Kabobs, Gyros, Kofta, Falafel, Baklava, and many more foods and pastries!
Isis Grocery Store: Middle Eastern groceries, packaged pastries, kitchen supplies, and cookbooks.
Ramses Bazaar: From the bazaars of Cairo, Papyrus pictures, handcrafts, jewelry boxes, clothing, gifts, and other unique items.
King Tut Kids Corner: Moon bounce and games, Print name in Hieroglyphics, face painting, digital pictures, Henna Tattoos, and other fun activities.
Saint Anthony's Book Store: Icons, pictures, books and religious handcrafts made in Egypt
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Sign up now! PLAID TIDINGS AT THE SURFLIGHT THEATRE
Saturday, Dec. 3rd
Surflight Theatre is back, and we're headed there for our annual Christmas outing. We'll be dining at the Bayberry Inn, always a special treat, then heading down the road to the theatre for a Special Holiday Edition of the hit musical Forever Plaid. PLAID TIDINGS continues the story of the singing group whose lives were lost in an accident involving a busload of teens en route to see "The Ed Sullivan Show." Encouraged by a heavenly phone call from Rosemary Clooney, the high-spirited boys of Forever Plaid - Frankie, Sparky, Jinx and Smudge - are transported from the ethereal cosmos to stage a nostalgic holiday extravaganza for world-weary mortals on Earth. Stuffed with such "Plaid-erized" Christmas standards as "Mr. Santa," "Let It Snow" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," this PLAID TIDINGS is one holiday treat that is truly Heaven-sent.
The cost is $54, and we'll be carpooling from the church and Leisuretowne. To reserve your seat, please sign up on the bulletin board by Sunday, Oct. 9th, and place a $20 deposit or the entire amount in Sue's box. The balance will be due on November 11th.
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Wednesday Morning Mom's Bible Study
...begins September 21st. Meet from 9:30-11:30. Childcare is available. A Confident Heart gives voice to the questions, doubts, struggles, and hopes so many women have. Author Renee Swope shows us how to identify, overcome, and learn from our self-doubts so that we can live confidently in God's assurance, truth, and grace. Contact Lisa Spector at Teachjodi97@yahoo.com or 268-2842 to sign up or if you have any questions. Flyers are available on the bulletin board.
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Thanks!
To all of our Lutheran Care angels for transporting and sharing the love of Jesus with our friends at the Lutheran Care in Moorestown!
To all who participated in our Looking Back to School PEP afternoon by bringing such delicious "school lunch" items and by sharing such wonderful memorabilia and stories about our school days. What a joy it was to see elementary and high school pictures, yearbooks, varsity letters, report cards, and graduation programs. What stories we discovered about Michael Landon being a classmate, playing "hose ball," getting put in the coat closet for chatting too much, playing baseball in a farmer's field with cowpies for bases, walking 4 miles to school, putting a teacher's VW Beetle between a couple of trees, cross country skiing or boating to school, paying 5 cents for a box of crayons, and lots more!
To all who worked to make our Church Picnic such a great afternoon-for all of the food purchasing, for all who brought salads, desserts, and drinks, and for all who came out to share some wonderful fellowship! A special thank you to Michael Masley for bringing his music, his grill, and his great grilling skills!
The yearly LOL Audit occurred in mid-September. Special thanks goes out to Ed Harding, Beth Blair, John Welling, and team leader Rick Osman for getting this task completed. Also a big thank-you to Debbie Chromeck for gathering all of the papers that needed to be reviewed.
To all who have shared their time and ideas in the Visioning Meetings!
To all of those involved in all of our education endeavors from kids through adults! We're off to a great start!
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GRACE PLACE OPENINGS! 
Limited openings available for children ages 2 1/2 thru 5. Please call 268-2756 for more info-applications & brochures are available in entryway.
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 Help Wanted! Where is God calling you to be and do? Your church is looking for volunteers in several areas.
Please contact the office if you can help to spend a little time to: (1) mow church lawn; (2) act as greeters; (3) act as lectors;
(4) run projection for Saturday evening worship.
Please give the office a call if you'd like to help with any one of these. Thank you! 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) in 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! Praise Team Music Books - If you have a couple of hours, we need help in preparing more music binders to cover all of Praise Team musicians and singers! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Marriage Anniversaries! Phil & Eleanor Brockington (9/19), Jennifer & Dave Prouse (9/20), Kris & Jack Gordon (9/21), Lauren & Richard Blum (9/24), Steve & Kathy Edgerton (9/24), Anita & Paul Rickershauser (9/24), Christian & Lindsey Nardi (9/25), Christopher & Kristen Sarlo (9/25), Leslie & Michael Romanuski (9/27), Bob & Denise Sunbury (9/27), Dan & Donna Favilla (9/28), Al & Carol Flood (9/29), Seth & Melinda Kagan (9/29), Barbara & Bob Urban (9/29), John & Jeanne Storm (9/30), Melinda & Jason Hanley (10/1),
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 Olivia Favilla (9/19), Cassidy Tallant (9/19), Chelsea Chromeck (9/20), Dan Chromeck (9/20), Nicholas Molnar (9/21), Joanne Rogers (9/21), Erin Smith (9/24), Linda Hall (9/25), Angela Lee (9/25), Timothy Bell (9/26), Nancy Johnson (9/26), Christina Sunbury (9/26), Matthew Lario (9/27), Daniel Leonetti, II (9/27), Julie Horner (9/28), Jean Audus (9/29), Morgan Hanley (9/30), Madison Groeller (10/1), Christopher Willitts (10/1), Madison Willitts (10/1), Nicholas Minnick (10/2), Robin Spector (10/2), Anthony Venturi (10/2) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wishing a Happy Birthday to:
Cheryl Larson (9/19), Matthew Mottershead (9/19), Todd Evans (9/19), Danielle Romanuski (9/21), George Stroup (9/21), Mary Reighn (9/21),
Donna Roemer (9/23), Emily Rudderow (9/24), Billy Rudderow (9/24),
Bruce (Jr.) Kirschbaum (9/24), Leslie Wright (9/25), Alison Roemer (9/25), Brittany Lawyer (9/26), Jesse Kagan (9/26), Gloria Brosious (9/27),
Allyson Beckett (9/27), Jack Welling (9/27), Linda Schultheis (9/27), Merlana Mottershead (9/29), Doug Heinold (9/29), Melissa Evans (9/30), Brian Roemer (10/1), Christopher Sarlo (10/1), Kaylynn Schwab (10/1), Vivian Hollenbeck (10/2)
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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Pictures Needed!
Pictures - Pictures - Pictures Still Needed! ... 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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 = = = = Prayers of the Congregation = = = =PRAYERS FOR HEALING & STRENGTH: George Aalbregtse, Sharon Bricker, Marian Chance, Kate & Mike Collins, Nancy Cottingham, Peg Heal, Diane Hoffman, Maria & Walt Hultz, Heather Mackintosh, James Mullarkey, Billy O'Connell, Frank Oberski, Jim Organte, Pastor Bob Petersen, Cheryl Pribus, Debbie Smith-Clarke, Christine Weiss, Barbara Wence, Nancy Wence, Christine Wiston, Caroline Wolfe & Betty Young;
SYMPATHY & PRAYERS are extended to the Faucett family on the death of Walt's cousin, John; to the Voltz family on the death of Kim; and to the Zeplin family on the death of Eric.
JOYFUL EVENTS: Service of Ordinations of George Dietrich, Laura Esposito, Christopher Halverson and Beau Nelson on Sunday, September 18, at 4 PM at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Trenton.
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 those who are physically or mentally challenged (courage to
live a full life).
MISSION PARTNERS:Bridge of Peace Lutheran Church, Camden, and Samaritan Ministries of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Upcoming Events at Lord of Life
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Monday (9/19)
6:00 pm - Men's Ministry Dinner @ L.B. Daniels with guest speaker Phyllis Worrell
Tuesday (9/20)
1:45 pm - Celebration Ringers Wednesday (9/21) 8:00 AM - Men's Fellowship Breakfast
9:30 AM - Mom's Study-A Confident Heart
10:00 AM - Adult Bible Study-Old Testament Stories from the Back Side
11:30 AM - Keswick Anniversary Concert & Luncheon
6:00 PM - SHYM
7:30 PM - New Life Choir
7:30 PM - Women's Study
Thursday (9/22)
open
Friday (9/23) 7:00 PM - Troop 23953 (FDC 208)
Saturday (9/24)
6:00 PM - Service of Word & Prayer
6:30 PM - Dakota Road Concert @ St.
Michael's Lutheran Church, Cherry Hill
Sunday (9/25)
8:30 AM - Service of Holy Communion
10:00 AM - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving with Holy Communion & Sunday School
11:30 AM - Advent Planning Meeting
4:00 PM - Congregational Vision Meeting
Monday (9/26)
1:00 PM - Helping Hands
4:00 PM - Staff Meeting Tuesday (9/27)
1:45 pm - Celebration Ringers
Wednesday (9/28)
8:00 am - Men's Fellowship Breakfast
9:30 am - Mom's Bible Study-A Confident Heart
10:00 am - Adult Bible Study-Old Testament Stories from the Back Side
7:30 pm - New Life Choir - new choir members welcome!
Thursday (9/29)
open
Friday (9/30)
11:59 pm - LifeLines inputs due to "lordlife.news@gmail.com"
Saturday (10/1)
11:00 am - St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church Festival, Medford
6:00 pm - Special Holy CommunionService celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Sunday (10/2)
8:30 am - Service of Holy Communion
10:00 am - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving and Sunday School
Monday (10/3)
Look for your next LifeLines!
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Monday, Oct. 3rd, 1:30 pm, Sounds of Joy at Lutheran Care in Moorestown
Tuesday, Oct. 4th, 7:00 pm, Loss Support Group
Thursday, Oct. 6, 9:00 am, America's Keswick Community Hymn Sing
ANYTIME: "Simply Giving" contribution form can be obtained by clicking here
GRACE PLACE Preschool is now accepting applications. Click here for more information
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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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