Oct 9, 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..
As Jesus was proclaiming his Sermon on the Mount he cited what has come to be known in Christianity and other major world religions as "The Golden Rule"..."In everything do to others, as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:12 - NRSV)
Pope Francis spoke these words recently before a session of the Congress in Washington with senators, members of the House of Representatives and Supreme Court Justices in attendance. In slow and deliberate English he spoke biblical truth to power...with the whole world watching and listening. For me, it was a gracious and inspiring moment. Throughout the Pontiff's visit to our nation, Roman Catholics and non-Roman Catholics alike were blessed by his humble and compassionate witness. He seemed to continually be encouraging people to "see Christ in their neighbor and be Christ to their neighbor"; a catchphrase coined by our very own Martin Luther in the 16th century.
The six days Pope Francis spent in our country included numerous memorable moments for me. While in our nation's capitol, he met with President Obama and spent time in prayer with U.S. bishops at Saint Matthew's Cathedral...but I'll remember his visit to a homeless-assistance center in downtown Washington where he conversed with and comforted the poor. When he was in New York City he addressed the United Nations General Assembly and said mass in Madison Square Garden...but I'll remember his gracious participation in an interfaith worship service at the 9/11 Memorial and his visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem where he affirmed and interacted with students and immigrant families. During his stay in Philadelphia he spoke to those gathered in front of Independence Hall and said mass before close to one million people on JFK Parkway in front of the Art Museum...but I'll remember his private visit with victims of clerical abuse where he personally apologized for the pain caused by the church and the time he took with inmates at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility speaking words of encouragement and reminding them and us that "confinement does not mean exclusion" when it comes to God's grace. In all of his scheduled and unscheduled encounters the Pope pointed us to Jesus by words and deeds.
As someone who treasures the life and witness of those who have gone before us, I was truly blessed by Pope Francis' reminder to all of us Americans to pursue the dream of liberty, equality, justice, mercy and love. In his speech before congress he invited us to celebrate the gift of four great Americans; two who shared his faith tradition and two who did not. He described their witness in this way, "Three sons and a daughter of this land, four individuals and four dreams: Lincoln, liberty; Martin Luther King, liberty in plurality and non-exclusion; Dorothy Day, social justice and the rights of persons; and Thomas Merton, the capacity for dialogue and openness to God". In spite of their "saintly and sinful nature" each one of these people was inspired by the Spirit of God to rise above their foibles and weaknesses. The Pope celebrated these persons because in their own uniquely gifted and flawed way they were willing to let God use their lives for good!
What a joy it is to see this Christ-centered church leader, through his own example, encourage us to focus more on "inclusion than exclusion", "welcome than rejection", "compassion than insensitivity", "salvation than condemnation" and "life than death"! I pray the memory of Pope Francis' visit will continue to inspire and challenge us to live our own faithful lives as we continue to point others to Jesus Christ who is the true hope for us and our world.
Autumn Blessings from your Brother in Christ,
- Pastor David Jones
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Be On the Look Out!
October is here and Advent is right around the corner. We have been brain storming about Family Advent Night and have decided to return to a fun filled craft night. We will have the crafts on display starting the weekend of Oct 31-Nov. 1. Advent Family Night will be on Nov. 29 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Sign-up sheets will be available. If you have any questions or would like to help with the evening, please contact Julie Vorwerk at awwvorwerk@aol.com .
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2016 Estimate of Sharing
The 2016 Estimate of Sharing (EOS) forms are now 'online' - please go to this link to submit your 2016 estimate. Or the old paper forms will be available from the church. Thanks for supporting our Mission & Ministries!
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Attention:
All Confirmation Age Youth and Their Families Grades 6 thru 8 : RefCon V - Sunday Evening October 25th from 5 to 7:30PM
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 910 Marne Hwy,
Hainesport, NJ 08036
Who'd a thunk it... A Reformation Celebration especially for you that combines food, worship, fun, and oh yeah, just a hint or two of learning about who we are as Lutheran Christians along the way.
You, YES YOU and your entire family... are invited to this one of a kind event!
- Praise Team Rehearsal - 4:30
- Potluck Dinner at 5:00PM - Please bring a salad or side dish to share.
- Worship with Holy Communion at 6:00PM
This event will serve as our Confirmation Kick-Off for the 2015-2016 program year and will include our LOL Confirmation Orientation from 7:00 to 7:30. Please make every effort to attend.This is a combined event celebrating with Confirmation Youth from several different congregations. Don't miss the fun!
Please contact Pastor Sue if you are interested in service opportunities during worship. We need folks for the Praise Team as well as assistance with Reading lessons and serving Communion (servers and ushers).
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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 started rolling out this year's Campaign with a learning session & Fellowship time on Sunday, October 4th between the worship services.
The learning session discussion was 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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What a great month it's been at The Grace Place. The children are learning the classroom routines while making great friends. The teachers are excited to embark upon a new year filled with fun learning experiences.
We took a pumpkin picking trip to Russo's Farm last week to celebrate the Fall season! That was awesome!!!
We are going to learn about Fire Safety with the Tabernacle Fire Department visiting on October 9th. What a great start to the school year!!!
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ADULT BIBLE STUDY  WEDNESDAYS, 10-11:30
Our fall study, "Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Can Imagine" by Max Lucado has been awesome. 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!
 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!
HELPING HANDS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 12:30
Many hands and joyful hearts make our sandwich making a breeze! You can join in the making, donate meat and/or cheese, or make a donation to help this Social Ministry event happen for our neighbors in need served by the Christian Caring Center in Browns Mills.
Sign up now to reserve a seat for these special holiday events!
AMERICA'S KESWICK COMMUNITY HYMN SINGS
November 5th-Thanksgiving Hymns of Praise and Worship
sign up and pay by Oct. 11th
December 3rd-Christmas Spectacular with special guest pianist, Michael Faircloth, and the Festival of Christian Christmas Trees sign up and pay by Nov. 1st
These are wonderful events that include a light breakfast, wonderful program of devotion and music, and a scrumptious lunch, all for $12!
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
Tuesday, November 17th, Broad Street United Methodist Church, Burlington sign up and pay by Oct. 18th, $12 Gerald Dickens,
great-great grandson of author Charles Dickens, performs a one-man show taking the part of twenty-six different characters in turn. The performance is unforgettable, as he brings to life all of the meaning of the original story.
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!
October practices 14th, 20th, 27th at 1:45, 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
Meeting at my house (Betty Mastrillo) at 4:30pm (and let me know if you are coming please).
 Oct 18th - Sunday - Breast Cancer Walk
'Walking for a Cause'
Breast Cancer Walk- Ocean City. Anyone can join us. We will car pool from the church TBD. Please help us reach our goal if $1000.00. If you would like to donate to this cause, please place an envelope with your donation in Mailbox #195 at the church. Mark the envelope "Walking for a Cause".
Dec 6th- 530 PM -A CHRISTMAS STORY - McCarter Theatre in Princeton.
The price is $40.00 per ticket. We have only 20 tickets. We will car pool from the church. There is a sign up sheet on the board. Money must be given to Julie Vorwerk by Oct. 31st.
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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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- Wednesday Morning breakfast group - 8am Red Lion Dinner - weekly!
- Fall mission project: Helping Cumberland County Long Term Recovery group build Handicap ramp and deck in Fortescue NJ. Helping communities affected by Super Storm Sandy. Going down Wed and Thu weekly. Contact Jack Gordon if you'd like to participate.
- Men's Ministry hosting Sunday Morning Fellowship time on Oct 11. Come out and see what we are doing.
- Work day opportunities around the church this fall.
Come and see what the Men are up to! Contact Rick Osman or Bob Sunbury.
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Thank you to everyone who made our road clean up a success.
We will have another in the spring!
Save the date: November 1. God's Work Our Hands event--Rake and Run.
We will meet after the 10:30 service for a meal then head across the stree to clean up leaves at Allenwood. This is a family friendly event. BYOR--Bring your own rake or blower or whatever else you may need. See you there!
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 Lutheran Crossings: Cleaning out closets? Basement? Garage? The Auxiliary will take your "treasures" off of your hands for our Holiday Gift Shop. This is where the residents come in and "shop" for gifts for their family at no charge. We're looking for jewelry, wallets, toiletries, scarves, purses, knick-knacks, vases, toddler and infant items, etc.
If it's in good condition and would make a nice little something for a son, daughter, niece, nephew, grand child, or great grand child, we'll take it. We also need, tape, holiday paper, boxes, and tissue as each gift also gets wrapped, free of charge.
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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 |
William, Rudderow Jr. (10/11), Matthew Romanuski (10/11),
Ann Merillat (10/12), Robert Barnes (10/12), Joan Roberts (10/13),
Ella Doel (10/13), Ryan Brown (10/14), Tammy Miller (10/14),
Jennifer Strobl (10/14), Barbara Schwing (10/15),
Emily Grosser (10/16), Rita Bergerson (10/17),
Andrew Cosper (10/17), Edmund Vernier (10/17),
Colleen McDowell (10/18), Mary Roppoli (10/18),
Fred Wilfrid (10/19), Leo Michaleski (10/19), Allison Safier (10/20),
Quinlyn Moll (10/20), Lucia Hourihan (10/20),
Luke Godfrey (10/20), Frances Fenton (10/20),
Courtney Michaleski (10/21), Kyle Ogilvie (10/21), James Schultz (10/22),
Craig Kennedy (10/22), Burt Gill (10/22), Gail Sibert (10/23), Katarina Humphreys (10/23)
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Upcoming Wedding Anniversaries
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Marcy & Gregg Parker (10/10), David & Debra Vacca (10/10),
Carl & Kim Mattson (10/11), Chris & Joe Flasser (10/13),
Raymond & Ella Rathjen (10/13), Nancy & Lib DeAngelis (10/14),
Dennis & Donna Smith (10/14), Julie & Steven Vorwerk (10/15),
Bill & Bettie Lohman (10/17), Denise & Martin Mozitis (10/18),
Joyce & Bill Schwab (10/20), Joan & Paul Molnar (10/21),
Renee & Joseph Thomas (10/21),
Elizabeth & Michael Mottershead (10/22)
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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 5 issues remaining in 2015!)
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C A L E N D A R
Oct 10 - Nov 1, 2015
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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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Monday 10/19
9:00 am - Staff Meeting
Tuesday 10/20
1:30 pm - Celebration Ringers
7:00 pm - Book Review & Fellowship
Wednesday 10/21
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 10/22
10:00 am - Quilt Ministry
(Pastor Dave's day off)
Friday 10/23
(open)
(Pastor Sue's day off)
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Saturday 10/24
6:00 pm - Service of Holy Communion Sunday 10/25 ** REFORMATION **
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
4:30 pm - RefCon Praise Team Rehearsal
5:00 pm - RefCon Dinner
6:00 pm - RefCon Service at St. Paul's
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Monday 10/26
12:30 am - Helping Hands
Tuesday 10/27
1:30 pm - Celebration Ringers 7:00 pm - Grace Place Board Meeting
Wednesday 10/28
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 10/29
7:30 pm - Quilt Ministry
(Pastor Dave's day off)
Friday 10/30
(open)
(Pastor Sue's day off)
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Saturday 10/31
6:00 pm - All Saint's Service with Holy Communion
Sunday 11/1 **Daylight Savings Time - set clocks back 1 hour! **
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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OUR Purpose: Lord of Life is a welcoming community of forgiven people proclaiming the perfect love of Jesus Christ!
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