Sep 25, 2015 Lord of Life Lutheran Church
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From the Desk of Pastor Dave
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609-268-0262
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Discipleship & Children's Ministry Coordinator
Regular Worship Services:
6pm Saturday
8:30 & 10am Sunday
1 Winchester Ct,
Tabernacle NJ 08088
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Brothers and Sisters...
In his "sermon on the mount" Jesus taught..."Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God (Matthew 5:9)." These words come as both challenge and opportunity to people of faith who seek to engage in efforts that unite and not divide the global community. For Lutheran Christians, they are words to live by! So it was a privilege and responsibility this past Sunday, September 20th to observe the International Day of Peace (established by the United Nations in 1981) with sisters and brothers at Lord of Life and beyond.
In our congregation, during the adult forum, we spent time with Sue Dietz who is an active member of the Religious Society of Friends. She is engaged with the Quaker community at Medford Meeting and actively committed to confronting issues of homelessness and racism. Her conversation with us highlighted the values of Quakerism and she used the acrostic SPICES to make her point. She said Quakers are committed to simplicity - peace - integrity - community - equality - stewardship. Sue focused particularly on the peace witness of her Friends-flavored faith. In addition, she extended an invitation to our congregation to be partners in their third Summer Peace Camp to be held in 2016 at the Meeting House in Medford. If you are interested in helping us partner with our Quaker sisters and brothers, please let Pastor Sue or me know!
Following our second Sunday morning worship service, many of us traveled over to the Protestant Community Church (Cathedral in the Woods) in Medford Lakes to join 9 other Christian communities and several members of the Muslim American Community Association to "seek and find" peace. As we marched in solidarity for understanding and reconciliation, signs expressing peaceful sentiments were displayed with provocative and encouraging words.
"GOD is LOVE!"..."Pray and Act for Peace!"..."Love One Another!"..."We need Peace like a River!"...
"Peace in our Time and All the Time!"..."Love GOD - Love Neighbor! - Now Repeat!"...
"There are no Others - Just Sisters and Brothers!"
Following the Peace March, there was time set aside for worship with opportunities to hear scripture, sing songs of praise, pray for peace, experience the "laying on of hands" and "anointing with oil" and spend quiet time in meditation. Numerous workshops provided experiences that drew us closer to God and each other. Children, youth and adults took time to have their animals blessed, write peace poems, create works of art, discover the value of yoga and tai-chi or learn how to crochet plastic bags into sleep mats for homeless neighbors who have to sleep outdoors in the woods of Burlington County.
This marvelous community event concluded with members of our Praise Team leading us in singing several peace songs in front of the entrance to the PCC and not far from the 9/11 Memorial beam located in a small park by Stokes Road. The words of Saint Francis of Assisi continue to echo in my ears..."Lord make me an instrument of your peace..." I trust that this call to peace will not go unheeded by people of faith. Let us find creative, humble and welcoming ways of being the peacemakers that our Lord calls us to be...day by day!
Your Brother in Christ, Pastor Jones
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REMINDER - SCHEDULE CHANGES BEGAN 9/13!
Saturday 6:00 PM - Worship (No Change)
Sunday 8:15 AM - Worship (Traditional Service of Holy Communion)
Sunday 9:30 AM - Fellowship and Study for All Ages
Sunday 10:30 AM - Worship (Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving)
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Please plan to join us for a God's Work Our Hands road clean up event this Sunday.
We will have breakfast following the 10:30 am service and then head out to clean up the road. Last time we spent about an hour and a half cleaning the road.
This is a family friendly event. To make it more fun, we will have a scavenger hunt along with clean up. No need to sign up. Just show up! Thanks!
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Stewardship at Lord of Life
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"Thank You!"
"We Are Lord of Life!"
"What is Happening?"
What does all of the above have to do with Stewardship and this Fall? The Stewardship Team will start rolling out this year's Campaign with a learning session & Fellowship time on on Sunday, October 4th between the worship services.
The learning session will be discussion based around the Mutual Ministry questionnaire from this past spring.
This year's Stewardship Program will be one of "Personal Contact" using group meetings with all of the families of Lord of Life. These will be a one hour session around refreshments, two way conversation and discussion.
We are asking for families/members to sign up for one of many sessions that will be held between now and the end of November. We are trying to accommodate all parishioners and their time schedules so we have come up with the following sessions:
- Thursday - October 15 at 7 PM
- Sunday - October 18 at 7 PM
- Wednesday - October 21 at 1 PM and 7 PM
- Sunday - November 8 at 7 PM
- Tuesday - November 10 at 7 PM
- Wednesday - November 18 at 1 PM and 7 PM
- Sunday - November 22 at 12 PM and 7 PM
Presently all sessions will be held at the Lord of Life Fellowship Hall.
Please sign up for the session that you want to attend. Sign up sheets on the Narthex.
If there are any questions please contact Doug Hess or Rick Osman
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 If you missed the picnic on September 13th you missed a great time with lots of great food, swimming, kayaking, and paddle boating with over 100 people in attendance. Even the rain didn't chase us away. Thanks goes out to Barbara Wagner for securing the camp, to Barbara and Sheri Perkins for purchasing the necessary burgers, hot dogs, etc., to Jamie and Dan Millere together with Brian Miller for lugging the tables and coolers over to the camp (and back) and setting everything up, to everyone who brought wonderful salads and desserts to share and especially to Mike Masley for doing ALL the cooking. Couldn't have done it without him. If you missed it this year we hope to see you there next year!
{Note - Picnic photos available at www.lordlife.us}
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If you have a love of children and desire to serve this is the opportunity for you! With our new Sunday morning schedule we are in need of dedicated folks to help with the Nursery. There are two opportunities.
The first is during the Faith Formation time beginning at 9:30 and ending at 10:15. The second is for the period of time during the sermon at the 10:30 service which lasts approximately 15 minutes. This opportunity is also open to Senior High age youth.
All volunteers will need to have taken Child Protection Training. A class will be arranged for any volunteers who have not yet had the chance to participate in the training.
If you can help, please contact Bettyjane Watkins at b.j.watkins@comcast.net or Lu Hourihan at luciah13@verizon.net. Thank you for your support!
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 The yearly church audit occurred on September 17.
A big THANK YOU to Brigitte Watson for leading the effort this year.
We could not have completed the job without the help of Ed Harding, Debbie Chromeck, Denise Mozitis, Dan Rinck, Lu & Ed Hourihan, Donna & Bob Donohue, Tina Leach, Paul Molnar, Jim Cuviello, Jim Moll, and Nancy DeAngelis.
Thanks !
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 The Auxiliary has resumed their meetings for the 2015-16 year. First on their busy agenda is planning for October Fest on Sat., 10/17 from 4-6 P.M. in the home's Social Hall. The menu consists of Bratwurst, sliced pork, hot dogs, string beans, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, rolls, and assorted desserts, Tickets are $14 for adults and $7 for children 12 and under. This is a fundraising event and all benefits go directly to benefit the residents at Lutheran Crossings. Call Carol at 609-654-4077 for additional information and/or tickets.
The Activities Department is in need of some items. Candy bars (used as prizes), small knick knacks (for Bingo prizes), small baby food jars, word search books and, as usual, nail polish remover are being collected.
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ADULT BIBLE STUDY  WEDNESDAYS, 10-11:30
Our first fall study continues, "Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Can Imagine" by Max Lucado. So far, sooo good! We can't get enough or talk enough about grace, so freely given by our loving God. Join in with this very engaging group as we learn, discuss, question, and enjoy lively conversation about our faith journeys. All are welcome!
SOUNDS OF JOY AT LUTHERAN CROSSINGS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 1:30
Want to warm your own heart? Join us as we reach out to our friends at Lutheran Crossings in Moorestown with the love, joy, and music of our faith! This is such a special afternoon of making all of our hearts sing and our faces smile. Please let Sue know if you need a ride.
OUT TO LUNCH AT THE RED LION DINER
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, NOON
Nothing could be finer than to meet up at the diner in the af-ter-noon! All are welcome to join in for the food and the fellowship! Please sign up on the bulletin board
 PEP MYSTERY LUNCHEON
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, NOON
So what's this? We're going to have some fun as we have no idea what our luncheon menu will include, other than the ham and turkey that will be provided. Everyone is asked to sign up to bring a food item that begins with the letters in MYSTERY. Use your creativity! We'll also need some people to do some internet surfing looking for little known facts that we may not know about famous people that we will try to guess. Please sign up on the bulletin board. Everyone is welcome!THANK YOU! ...to all of those who brought food, old items to jog our memories, and their wonderful sense of fellowship as we gather for our PEP "Do You Remember This?" Luncheon!
Boy did we enjoy remembering!
...to our dozen Helping Hands angels who lovingly assembled 274 sandwiches for our neighbors in need served by the Christian Caring Center!
Check out pictures of some of our events on the link to the website!
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Music & Worship Ministries
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Let the Music Begin...or Continue!
We would love to have you share your musical gifts, whatever your age or ability! If you've got the desire, we'll provide the support!
Be a part of the New Life Choir!
Practice on Wednesdays at 7:30, contact Rick Krause
Be a part of the Praise Team! Practice on Sundays at 9:30 in the Library, contact Sue Dreisbach
Be a part of the Celebration Ringers!
Practice begins in October, contact Sue Dreisbach
Worship Assistants Needed 
Altar Guild (set up communion and altar and clean up after service - scheduled rotationally) Communion Assistants
Qualifications required: Love for the Lord and a grateful heart.
Prior experience not necessary as training will be provided.
Sue Dreisbach, sued@lordlife.us Rick Krause, rick@lordlife.us |
Oct. 6th - Tuesday - Bridge of Peace
If you would like to join us, pls meet at my house at 4:30 and let me know.
 Oct 18th - Sunday - 'Walking for a Cause'
The women will be walking again in Ocean City to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. If you would like to us, applications are on the board. We will be leaving from the church. A time will be announced. If you would like to make a donation, pls make your check out to the American Cancer Society and put it in Box 195. Our goal is $1000.00.
For more info on any of these please contact Betty Mastrillo (mastrillo@verizon.net)
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Meals for Craig - The sign up sheet still up on the board. If you can help with a meal it would be greatly appreciated. You can leave the meal in the refrigerator, then let me know so I can make sure Craig receives it. Craig eats everything and has no food allergies.
For more info on any of these please contact Betty Mastrillo (mastrillo@verizon.net)
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Lord of Life's Men's Ministry is on the go again this fall!
First the Wednesday Morning breakfast group is meeting at the Red Lion Dinner at 8 AM for good discussion and food. There has been between 10 to 15 people showing up each Wednesday.
Second the fall mission project is helping the Cumberland County Long Term Recovery group build a Handicap ramp and deck for the historic Charlesworth Inn in Fortescue NJ. This is ongoing work helping out the communities affected by Super Storm Sandy. Groups are going down during the middle of the week (Wed and Thursday) with two Saturday opportunities coming up in Oct.
Third is Men's Ministry will be hosting the Sunday Morning Fellowship time on October 11th. Come out and see what we are doing.
There will also be work day opportunities for doing some work around the church coming up this fall also.
Come and see what the Men are up to! Contact Rick Osman or Bob Sunbury.
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Lord of Life Men's Ministry is trying to get a few men together to attend a "Lutheran Men in Mission" one day workshop that that is being held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Somerville NJ on Saturday, October 3rd.
Lutheran Men in Mission's Building Men for Christ Workshop is an all-day event designed to help congregations increase the participation of men by creating an intentional ministry for men. The workshop describes the types of relationships that men enter into, outlines the different types of men that exist in a church community, and provides useful ways to connect to these guys. Almost 500 people from across the USA have participated in one of these workshops and found their time to be very well spent.
LMM will be conducting this workshop at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Somerville, NJ on Saturday, October 3rd from 9 am to 4:30 pm. The early registration cost is only $49 and includes a copy of the book No Man Left Behind, a deck of ManTalk cards, and a workshop notebook. Registeration is $69 (after 19-Sep).
If interested please contact Rick Osman @ ossie3rick@aol.com or (609) 268-0336. We will be arranging a car pool to drive up.
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Future events
We have a number of Sunday after services volunteer events planned this fall including
planning to work at the Habitat restore in Maple Shade unloading trucks. We are planning a work day/clean up at the YMCA Camp. Please watch your bulletin for dates and times. These events are family friendly for all ages so we hope that you and your family members will participate as a group.
** See our announcement at the top about road clean up this Sunday! **
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A whole new season of book club and a new batch of books! Join us!
Tuesday - 7pm on:
Oct. 20 Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- historical fiction set in pre-colonial Nigeria
Nov. 17 Food: a love story by Jim Gaffigan
- food and humor
Dec. 15 No Future without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu
- memoir of healing and faith in South Africa
2016
Jan. 19 The Road to Character by David Brooks
- morality and ethics
Feb. 16 Evensong by Gail Godwin
- novel about faith & family
Mar. 15 Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small Town Obituary
by Heather Lende
- life lessons in Alaska
Apr. 19 Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
- historical fiction Depression Era
May 17 World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne
- memoir, health and faith
June 21 The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
- historical fiction slavery in Charleston |
Jesse Kagan (9/26), Collan Countess (9/26), Jack Welling (9/27), Gloria Brosious (9/27), Allyson Beckett (9/27),
Merlana Mottershead (9/29), Kelton Gray (9/29),
Doug Heinold (9/29), Melissa Evans (9/30), Brian Roemer (10/1), Kaylynn Schwab (10/1), Christopher Sarlo (10/1), Karl Russ (10/2), Vivian Hollenbeck (10/2), Isabel Hankins (10/2),
Elizabeth Blair (10/4), Julia (Judy) Bencivengo (10/4),
Anja Strobl (10/4), Grant Christianson (10/4),
Alexandra Miller (10/5), Robbie Sunbury (10/6),
Wallace Pickard (10/6), Kira Albinson (10/6), Carl Mattson (10/6), Dylan Parker (10/6), Ralph Schwab (10/7), Cindy Dauria (10/7), Amanda Kucklinca (10/7),
Tracy DeCristofaro (10/7), Michele Ingrao (10/8), Joseph Daly (10/9), William Reich (10/9), Claudia Levin (10/9)
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Upcoming Wedding Anniversaries
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Rob & Monica Hollenbeck (9/26),
Leslie & Michael Romanuski (9/27),
Bob & Denise Sunbury (9/27),
Donna & Dan Favilla (9/28), Al & Carol Flood (9/29),
Barbara & Robert Urban (9/29), John & Jeanne Storm (9/30), Rich & Laurie Jennings (10/3), David & Jean Audus (10/4), Tristan & Lindsay Michaleski (10/4),
Dennis & Donna Yates (10/4), Colleen & Jeff Dayton (10/5), Tina & Bill Leach (10/8), Melissa & David Ciliberti (10/9), Sarah & Michael Ditzel (10/9)
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LifeLines Editor(s) needed!
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 Still need an editor for the Lifelines for 2016. There is still time to get acquainted with the process this year. The newsletter is edited online with only a web browser - very easy to do. If you can type and use a mouse, and have internet - you are all set!
Or if 2 or more people are interested it could be a co-editor position which makes it even easier! About 4-5 hours are needed every 2 weeks (with current schedule of 26 issues / year). If you'd like to explore what is involved please email lifelines@lordlife.us and we will give you a demo, or you can ask Bill or Sue Dreisbach for more information. Thanks for considering this ministry opportunity! (Only 6 issues remaining in 2015!)
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C A L E N D A R
Sep 26 - Oct 18, 2015
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NOTICE: Pastor Sue will be away from the church in September
during the following dates: Sep 26 thru 30th (Continuing Education & Vacation)
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Saturday 9/26
6:00 pm - Service of Holy Communion
8:15 am - Service of Holy Communion
9:30 am - Faith Formation & Fellowship
9:30 am - Praise Team Rehearsal (library)
10:30 am - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving with Holy Communion
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Monday 9/28
9:00 am - Staff Meeting
Tuesday 9/29
7:00 pm - Grace Place Board Meeting
7:30 pm - Quilt Ministry (see Penny Miller - evening, Gloria Brosious - morning)
Wednesday 9/30
8:00 am - Men's Fellowship Breakfast
10:00 am - Adult Bible Study
7:00 pm - Women's Study
7:30 pm - New Life Choir
Thursday 10/1
7:30 pm - Quilt Ministry
(Pastor Dave's day off)
Friday 10/2
(Pastor Sue's day off)
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Saturday 10/3
9:00 am - Building Men for Christ Workshop - Somerville
2:00 pm - Knoble/Patterson Wedding
6:00 pm - Service of Holy Communion Sunday 10/4 8:15 am - Service of Holy Communion 9:30 am - Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am - Faith Formation & Fellowship 10:30 am - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving
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Monday 10/5
1:30 pm - Lutheran Crossings 6:00 pm - VBS Leaders Meeting
Tuesday 10/6
4:45 pm - Women's Ministry Dinner to Bridge of Peace
Wednesday 10/7
8:00 am - Men's Fellowship Breakfast
10:00 am - Adult Bible Study
12:00 pm - Out to Lunch Group at Red Lion Diner
7:00 pm - Women's Study
7:30 pm - New Life Choir
(Pastor Sue's day off)
Thursday 10/8
10:00 am - Quilt Ministry
7:30 pm - Finance Team
(Pastor Dave's day off)
Friday 10/9
10:00 am - God Created...
(Pastor Sue's day off)
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Saturday 10/10
6:00 pm - Service of Holy Communion
8:15 am - Service of Holy Communion
9:30 am - Praise Team Rehearsal (library)
9:30 am - Faith Formation & Fellowship
9:30 am - Senior High Gathering (Basement)
10:30 am - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving with Holy Communion
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Monday 10/12
7:00 pm - Council Meeting
Tuesday 10/13
(open)
Wednesday 10/14
8:00 am - Men's Fellowship Breakfast
10:00 am - Adult Bible Study
1:30 pm - Celebration Ringers
6:00 pm - Worship Planning
7:00 pm - Women's Study
7:30 pm - New Life Choir
Thursday 10/15
12:00 pm - Celebrate Life / PEP Mystery Luncheon!
7:30 pm - Quilt Ministry
(Pastor Dave's day off)
Friday 10/16
(open)
(Pastor Sue's day off)
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Saturday 10/17
6:00 pm - Service of Holy Communion
7:30 am - Women's Ministry South Jersey Making Strides Walk
8:15 am - Service of Holy Communion
9:30 am - Praise Team Rehearsal
9:30 am - Faith Formation & Fellowship
10:30 am - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving
1:00 pm - American Power Boat Association Meeting (FDC 212)
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- - - - - "Save the Date" for these Upcoming Events - - -
Oct 5 - 1:30 pm - Lutheran Crossings Visit - see Sue Dreisbach
Oct 6 - 4:45 pm - Dinner at Bridge of Peace (Women's Ministry)
Oct 9 - 10am - "God Created..." - open to all!
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OUR Purpose: Lord of Life is a welcoming community of forgiven people proclaiming the perfect love of Jesus Christ!
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