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May
Order Deadline:
Sunday 5/15
8:59pm
Distribution Date:
Saturday 5/21
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TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY
Tuesdays at 1pm in the Lakeside Room. Everyone welcome! |
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STUDY LEAVE
Pastor Brent will be on study leave starting May 17th, and returning to the office on May 31st. He will be at Louisville Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky during this time. |
GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Do you have a family member that is graduating from high school, college or graduate school that we can congratulate in the News You Can Use? If so, please contact Barbara in the church office by May 24th (253-839-1210 or
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Saturday, May 14
VOICE RECITAL INVITATION
You are invited to the voice recital of Jeshua Franklin and Wendy Moy, Saturday, May 14, 4:30 pm, at University of Washington's School of Music, Brechemin Auditorium. Wendy is a colleague of Jeshua's at UW and has shared her musical voice at Steel Lake on several occasions. This solo voice recital, in partial fulfillment of their doctoral degrees, will feature the music of Haydn, Handel, Monteverdi, Schubert, and even a little Irving Berlin. The recital will also highlight a few of Jeshua and Wendy's colleagues, with duets and chamber music. Free admission with a reception following! |
FEDERAL WAY CHORALE
Federal Way Chorale presents Come Hear the People Sing!under the direction of Laird Thornton. Highlights of the critically-acclaimed musical, Les Misérables! will be performed in the second half of the concert. Performances are Saturday, June 4 at 8pm or Sunday, June 5 at 2:30pm at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Tickets are $15-$18; children 12 and under are free. For tickets call 253-250-3326 or purchase online at www.brownpapertickets.com or www.fwchorale.com or through Mark Krupp or Carolyn Perrone. |
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News You Can Use - May 12, 2011 |
Saturday, May 14
HABITAT WORKDAY
Our first Habitat for Humanity work day is Saturday, May 14th from 9am to 4:30pm. The address of the work site is: 33313 & 33311 26th Avenue Southwest in Federal Way.
Lunch will be provided. Please e-mail or call Bud Reinick if you will be coming to the workday as he needs a head count for the day: jlreinick@comcast.net
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Sunday, May 22
Merry Christmas...er, Christ Is Risen!...uh, I mean happy Pentecost
 Sunday, May 22, is Music Sunday. This is the music ministries' annual event where we "pull out all the stops" to celebrate the end of our choirs' music season before the summer break. This year's music Sunday will feature the Chancel and Chamber choirs, Jubilee Ringers, Psalters, Peggy on the organ, lots of congregational singing, and a brass ensemble as well. It will be quite a musical morning.
Music Sunday will also take us on a whirlwind trip of the Christian liturgical year. Our church calendar that we celebrate is anchored by Christmas and Easter but also includes the seasons of Advent and Lent, and special days like Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday, Palm Sunday, Pentecost, and Christ the King Sunday. Elements of the church calendar we observe can be traced back to the early church, and even the Jews of the Old Testament had special annually reoccurring festivals. Just as God created a rhythm to our week with six days of work and a seventh day of rest, so believers throughout the centuries have found benefit to having a particular religious rhythm to the year.
However, a year spans a long time, and perhaps it is sometimes difficult to feel that rhythm consistently. So this year for music Sunday, we want to give you the opportunity to experience the entire church calendar in a single service. The service will begin in Advent, eagerly waiting for the arrival of our promised Messiah, and it will conclude at Christ the King or Reign of Christ Sunday, celebrating Christ's eternal presence at God's right hand. Come enjoy this special experience and be prepared to sing Christmas carols, Easter anthems, and some of your other favorite hymns as we travel through the year together.
JESHUA FRANKLIN
Director of Music
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Congregational Survey
Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to complete the Steel Lake congregational survey. If you haven't yet completed the questionnaire, please take a few minutes to do so (but not before you finish reading this email!). Find the user-friendly online version by clicking the link below. If you would like a paper copy, they are available in the brochure rack by the elevator in the church narthex.
Take the survey now. |
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Steel Lake Christian Preschool
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At Steel Lake Christian Preschool, May is our last month of the school year. There are a lot of activities going on this month so it will be over before we know it. We try to make every minute count at the preschool and often our minutes seem to go by quicker than anywhere else.
Though the spring has been cold and rainy this year, we at the preschool, parents and teachers alike, are hopeful and prayerful for dry weather on May 12. That is the day the preschool will venture out to Springbrook Trout Farm to go fishing. This will most likely be an exciting event as many of our preschoolers have never fished before - or even knew they wanted to. In the past when we have gone fishing, we discovered that even some of our preschool parents had never fished before. The best part about going to the Trout Farm is not only that everyone catches a fish, but also the fishing stories that are told afterwards. We have heard of fishing lines getting tangled, the challenge of mothers baiting fish hooks who have never done it before, and parents (and teachers alike) chasing fish down the pathway as they try to escape.
On Thursday May 26, at 10:30am, the preschool will celebrate our end of the year. All of the preschool students will wear graduation crowns and receive a diploma signifying the completion of their year at preschool. The preschoolers will sing songs and recite a memory verse for their proud parents and grandparents. After the program we will have a joyous celebration in Starkey Friendship Center with cake, punch and balloons. The congregation of Steel Lake is always welcome to join us in our celebration.
There are still openings in the preschool for this fall. We appreciate you passing on the word to your friends and family and if they are interested please contact the preschool.
KAREN DICK
Director |
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Saturday, May 21
GREATER PUGET SOUND
HANDBELL CONCERT
Announcing the Greater Puget Sound Handbell Concert, May 21, 7:00 pm, at Green River Communiy College's gymnasium. Hundreds of ringers playing on thousands of bells from around Puget Sound will join together to present a concert after a full day of rehearsals, workshops, and classes. This year's guest clinician and conductor is Debbie Rice, a prominent bell director from Winston-Salem, NC. Steel Lake's own Jubilee Ringers will be a part of the festival. Admission is free with donations accepted. |
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