•  Please Be Aware! That the locks have been changed on all the outside doors to the church as well as the interior main office doors. Council made this decision at the last meeting in June in order to better control access to the building. If you have need to access the building for a meeting or an upcoming event, please contact Debbie in the church office to sign out a key. If you feel you have a need to access the church on a more regular basis and would like a key assigned to you please contact Scott Glossner, Council President.

• Vision Update - At a special meeting this last Wednesday the 20th, Council met and began the work of moving forward with plans for living into our new Vision. In the very near future we will be organizing leadership teams in several areas. We sincerely thank the members of our Vision and Discernment Teams for giving us such a wonderful launching pad for future ministry together:
  • Vision Team Members: Keith Blair, Bill Dreisbach, Mike Grantner, Ed Hourihan, Linda Jagiela, Chris Kulina, Donna Yates, and the pastors Jones
  • Discernment Team 1: Craig Baechler, Myra Bell, Merle Brown, Scott Glossner, Erin Gordon, Doug Heinhold, Rick Osman
  • Discernment Team 2 (AKA "The Dream Team"): Jim Ebersberger, Peter Edwardsen, Barb Godfrey, Doug Hess, Mary Jo Miserendino, Pat Rehberger, Brigitte Valesey, Julie Vorwerk

• Thank you to Betsy Carpenter and Peter Edwardsen for representing Lord of Life as Voting Members at the NJ Synod Assembly held at the College of NJ in Ewing at the beginning of the month. Information about the business of the assembly can be found on the NJ Synod web site at the following link: http://www.njsynod.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=233&Itemid=253

• Lord of Life Seminarian Update - Member of Lord of Life Gary Woodruff will begin his internship at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glen Rock, NJ on July 1. Ryan Paetzold was officially entranced into the candidacy process in May and is currently serving his Clinical Pastoral Education (hospital chaplaincy) requirement at Holy Redeemer Hospital in Pennsylvania. Please keep both of these young men in your prayers as they continue to discern God's path for their lives in ministry. 
    From Catherine Salender "This is another step on the path to ordination for Gary and I ask for the congregation to continue to pray for him and God's mission in his life. I am happy that Rev. Roger Spencer the pastor working with Gary during his vicarage.  Thanks to Lord of Life for their prayers!" 

  "Summer is finally here!" - Rick Krause 

Summer Sunday School this year will be a one room experience with some really good material. If you are interested in teaching or helping with the program please contact Denise Sunbury or Pastor Sue through the church office for more information.

  Thank you for all of the "goodies" being put into the Lutheran Care box.  The residents and staff are most appreciative.  Are you planning on doing any spring cleaning?  If so, save any knick knacks for the Home.  Items are used on the monthly sale table as well as for a residents' gift shop in December where residents select gifts for family members at no charge.