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Letter from the President
|  Eye on Ball
Some of my enjoyable private moments are
spent on some underused park land in Queens shagging a few nine irons
from baseball diamond to baseball diamond. There I am a legend in my
own mind as the shots soar majestically toward the dirt infield at
second base, and I WIN THE US OPEN!!! These fantasies are stopped cold
whenever I take my eye off the ball, because then the shot weaves off
into the deep grass like a wounded duck.
June is a month of keeping the eye on the
ball for many of us - the overwhelming amount of activities and the
good weather conspire to bring about near-constant motion -
graduations, weddings, ordinations, installations, baptisms, Father's
Day, end-of-school, start of summer school, baccalaureates, Little
League - you name it, we're going to or coming from it.
In the Church's season of
Trinity/Pentecost, we're plunged into the life and ministry of Jesus
and the discerning leading of the Holy Spirit all at once.
Click here to read full article.
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Changes in Atlantic District Leadership
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APPOINTMENTS
AND RATIFICATIONS:
Recently
the Second Vice-President of the Atlantic District, Rev. Deric A.
Taylor, accepted a Divine Call to serve as Pastor of Our Savior
Lutheran Church, Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Since the congregation
is in the New Jersey District, Pastor Taylor resigned as Atlantic
District Vice-President.
Subsequently,
I have made the following appointments. Most of these have been
ratified by the Praesidium of the Atlantic District and the Board of
Directors of the District.
I. I
have appointed Rev. Paul Sauer, Pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church
and School, Bronx, NY, to be the Fourth Vice-President of the
Atlantic District, representing District Circuits 5, 6 and 7 and
including most of the five New York City boroughs (with the
exception of far southeastern Queens) as well as Westchester
County.
II. I
have appointed Rev. Derek Lecakes, Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran
Church, Niskayuna, NY, to be the Secretary of the Atlantic District,
replacing Pr. Sauer.
III. I
have appointed Rev. Victor Nelson, Pastor of Resurrection Lutheran
Church, Cairo, NY, to the position of regional (region one)
pastoral representative to the Board of Directors, Atlantic
District.
IV. I
have appointed Rev. James T. Gajadhar, Pastor of the Queens
Tri-Parish, to be Counselor of District Circuit 7 (Queens),
replacing Rev. Arthur Gillespie, who is retiring as Pastor of St.
John's Lutheran Church, College Point.
V. In
consultation with the Praesidium of the Atlantic District, the
Pastor/Teacher/DCE Interview Committee for the Atlantic District
will be convened regionally by the respective vice-president, with
additional committee members selected from the region involved by
the vice-president in consultation with the District President.
May
the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, rest upon those who have accepted
these appointments, and may prayers of thanksgiving rise from our
altars at the ministry of Pastors Taylor and Gillespie among us! Both have served their entire ordained ministry in the Atlantic
District, with combined years of dedication numbering close to 60!
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2010 Witness in the Public Square
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Save
The Date!
A Luncheon Honoring Regional and National Leaders
For
their Contribution to Missions
The
New York Athletic Club
Tuesday,
October 19, 2010, 11:30 a.m.
For
additional information about the Witness in the Public Square
luncheon, please contact Carol Mittelstaedt, Mission Society
Coordinator, at carol.mittelstaedt@ad-lcms.orgor 914-337-5700, ext. 6
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2010 Engage Newsletter Available!
| The latest issue of Engage, the
Mission
Society's annual newsletter, is now available on the District website here (large pdf file). Read
stories from our missionaries who are at work throughout the
District, and moving testimonies from those who they have inspired to
know Jesus.
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Diaconate Graduation Invitation
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All are invited to attend the graduation of the 2010 Class of the Atlantic District Diaconate on Saturday, June 5th at Village Lutheran Church in Bronxville.
Click here for a printable pdf flier and more details.
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Stop, Drop & Pray
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The Atlantic
District Mission Society is committed to prayer. We have a weekly
prayer
email that goes out listing outreach/mission prayer requests. If you
would like to email a prayer request or sign up to receive the prayer
email,
please contact Carol Mittelstaedt at carolmittel@aol.com
(you can unsubscribe
yourself at any time).
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ATLANTIC
DISTRICT LUTHERAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY LEAGUE
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What's New in the LWML?
We are now on our way, with the help of God, to fulfilling our new mission goal of $75,000 which was adopted for the 2010-2012 biennium. The list of grants is as follows: 1. Blessed Are You Among Women .............................................................$1,500.00"Blessed Are You Among Women" will provide mentoring and training for young mothers who need to learn how to care for their children. Classes on the spirituality of motherhood, basic mothering, child care options, career choices and budgeting would be offered. LWML women would care for young Bronx mothers, many of whom are single parents. 2. Building Young Women of the Faith ....................................................$4,000.00 3. Christian Children's Books for Marshallese Children .......................$6,000.00 4. SonRise - Mill Neck Outdoor Mission to Special Needs Children......$4,800.00 5. Bilingual VBS at the Life Church............................................................$3,000.00 6. Art and Music Enrichment Classes (LCCNH).......................................$1,000.00 7. Open The Doors and See All the People .................................................$1,250.00 8. Let the Children Come - Let the Children Sing................................... $4,000.00 9. Seminary Student Tuition Assistance Matching Grant ....................$5,000.00 10. MOST Ministries Water Outreach Project...........................................$2,870.00 11. Lord, Make Me A Missionary: Answering the Call For Workers in the Harvest Field .................................................................................................$5,000.00 12. Scholarship for Atlantic District Missionary Frank Hwang............ $2,000.00 13. Outreach to Concordia College from Village Lutheran....................$4,580.00Please continue to send your mites in to:
Mrs. Virginia Wirsing
4 Garden Lane
Yaphank, NY 11980
SAVE THE DATE*******SAVE THE
DATE*********SAVE THE DATE
October 15th -17th,
2010 AD LWML Retreat at Tuscarora! The speaker this year is Dr.
LuJuana Butts. Mark your calendars now and plan on joining us for a
spirit filled weekend. More information to come! |
Ordinations and Installations
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The
ordination and installation of Justin Vetrano as Associate Pastor of
The Lutheran Church of the Resurrection and THE LIFE will take place
at 2:30pm on Sunday, June 6th.
The Rev. Dr. David H. Benke is officiating.
The
installation of Rev. Neil Mittelstaedt as Pastor of St. James
Lutheran Church, 195 Woodlawn Avenue, St. James NY, will take place
on Saturday, June 12, at 5:30 PM. The Rev. Dr. David H. Benke
is officiating.
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District Holds Spring Pastor's Conference
| On Tuesday, May 4, the Atlantic
District held its daylong Spring Pastor's Conference at Concordia
College, NY. About 80 pastors from throughout the District were in
attendance. A great turnout!
The day began with
the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in the Ralph C. Schultz Chapel
on the campus. At the end of the service, Rev. Charles Froehlich,
1st Vice President, led the assembly in a warm tribute to
Pastor Deric Taylor and his wife Julie for their years of service to
the District. Pastor Taylor is leaving the District to accept a call
as sole pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Fair Lawn, New
Jersey.
Rev. Taylor has
been Vice President for Region 2 since being elected at the District
convention in June 2009-he has served as a District Vice President
before. He has also been serving as Associate Pastor of Village
Lutheran Church in Bronxville.
The District holds
pastoral conferences twice each year, in the spring and fall, in
accordance with Missouri Synod bylaws. The next conference will be in
October, but the exact date has not been decided.
Those in attendance pay tribute
to Rev. Deric Taylor,
who has accepted a call outside of the District
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District Congregation News & Events
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Click to view congregational news from Atlantic District congregations, including:
- St. Luke's, Dix Hills - Coffeehouse on June 19th
- THE LIFE, Old Westbury - Grant Received
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Concordia College Offers Greece Trip
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GREECE AND THE GREEK
ISLES
Travel in the footsteps
of Saint Paul
October 19-29, 2010
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Items Available from Resurrection - Garden City
| Nineteen royal blue adult choir robes
and three white choir robes available on Long Island. There is
no charge for these robes. Pick-up preferred. If shipping
is required, please contact to discuss. Please call Laura
Bauer at THE LIFE, Old Westbury, NY at 516-333-3355 ext. 15 for
additional information.
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Join the Atlantic District Facebook Page
| Are you a member of Facebook? Become a fan of the Atlantic District by subscribing to the AD page at facebook.com/adlcms. Even if you don't have a profile on Facebook, you are welcome to view the Atlantic District Page.
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Lutheran Schools Association Upcoming Fundraisers
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Join
us for great family events that support the work of LSA as it assists
our Lutheran schools, preschools, and early childhood centers!
- LSA
Spirit Day at the SI Yankees (Richmond County Stadium) against the
Brooklyn Cyclones on Sunday, June 20 at 4pm (all-you-can-eat)
Tickets are $20/ea.
- One-day
passes to Six
Flags Great Adventure-Wild Safari in
Jackson NJ - good all
summer long (tickets are $30).
LSA Annual Golf Outing
Date: Monday, August 9 is the day
Location: Towers Country Club of North Shore Towers, Floral Park NY
All
proceeds support the Lutheran Schools Association.
For
information on any of these events, please contact Debbie Cook at:
914-395-4787
or dcook@lutheranschoolsassociation.org
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Alpha - Equip & Refresh Day
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Concordia Seminary Calls Issued
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CALLS AND VICARAGES ISSUED, 5 DEACONESS ASSIGNMENTS CELEBRATED AT
CONCORDIA SEMINARY
ST.
LOUIS-On April 27, calls to serve as pastors in The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) were issued to 111 students at
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, during a worship service in The Chapel
of St. Timothy and St. Titus. These students join more than 12,000
who have been prepared to serve as pastors, missionaries and
chaplains during the 171 years of Concordia Seminary's existence.
In
a separate service held earlier that day, 88 students received
assignments to serve as vicars. Vicarage is a one-year internship
that M.Div. and Alternate Route students preparing to serve in the
pastoral ministry must complete.
Concordia
Seminary also celebrated one deaconess student who was assigned an
internship, and four deaconess candidates who were assigned calls.
The
Atlantic District received
the following new pastors from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis:
Pastors
- Carstensen,
George - Assistant
Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Schenectady, New York
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Vetrano,
Justin (DELTO) -
Associate Pastor, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Garden City,
New York
A
complete listing of the calls and vicarages issued is available on
the Seminary's Web site at www.csl.edu.
Assigned in
the Atlantic District is left, George Carstensen, pictured with Rev.
James Jaekel (vice president of the Atlantic District).
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64th Regular Convention of the LCMS
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Want
to keep up with the 64th
Regular Convention of the LCMS?
- Quick
facts
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Adopted
resolutions
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Schedules
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Bible
studies
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Official
election results
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Videos
and photos
Also,
gavel-to-gavel coverage-including the opening worship to the
closing devotion-will be available for viewing beginning July 10.
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convention information also will be available at: |
MUSLIM OUTREACH LAY BIBLE
INSTITUTE
RESCHEDULED
| Concordia Seminary has rescheduled its Lay
Bible Institute for Saturday, August 7, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on
the topic
of Muslim outreach. This workshop will be led by Dr. John Loum, director
of the
Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT), who has worked among
Muslims in
Europe, Africa, and the United States for more than 20 years.
Participants will be provided with a unique
perspective
on one of the fastest growing religions in America. One year ago, the
Pope
publicly recognized Islam and the Muslims by stating, "There are more
Muslims in
the world than Roman Catholics." This public acknowledgment has
reinvigorated
the Muslim community in its outreach efforts. Consequently, Muslims in
America
have been approaching Christians of all backgrounds with the full intent
of
conversion. Countless Christians are embracing Islam each year in
America. This
has serious implications for the Christian faith and the proclamation of
the
Gospel. The sessions will include various topics on Islam and what you
need to
know about your Muslim neighbors, co-workers, or even the Muslim your
child may
date in the future. All denominations are welcome to this
workshop.
The cost for the Lay Bible Institute is $20,
plus $6.50
for an optional lunch ticket in the Seminary's dining hall. The deadline
to
register is July 25. To register or for more information, contact
Continuing
Education and Parish Services at 314-505-7486 or ce@csl.edu.
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"Downtown" is Not Just for Those in the Downtown
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A free bi-monthly
electronic newsletter, "Downtown" is being enjoyed by those
across the country involved in all shapes, sizes and locations of
mission and ministry. Geared to be practical and down-to-earth,
"Downtown" spotlights different downtown ministries across
the country that carry on ministry in creative ways, in ways that may
be imitated by others. This newsletter is for pastors, ministry
leaders and lay people alike. Published by the Association of
Downtown Lutheran Churches and edited by Pastor Christopher Schaar of
Historic First Lutheran, Pasadena, all issues of "Downtown"
can be viewed at www.downtownlutheranchurches.org
Free subscription is possible by sending an email request to
downtownchurches@aol.com
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This is an e-mail from the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
If you would like to submit an article for publication in the E-Communique, please send it via email to Kristen Schulz @
Thank you and God's Blessings!
Atlantic District LCMS
171 White Plains Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
www.ad-lcms.org
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