Jan 8, 2016 Lord of Life Lutheran Church
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From the desk of Pastor Dave
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Church Phone:
609-268-0262
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Worship & Adult/Sr. Ministry Director:
Church Secretary:
Grace Place Director:
Discipleship & Children's Ministry Coordinator
Regular Worship Services:
6pm Saturday
8:30 & 10am Sunday
1 Winchester Ct,
Tabernacle NJ 08088
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Saint Paul writes..."Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing." (2nd Thessalonians 1: 2-3)
Brothers and Sisters...
Frequently we get personal notes from members and friends of our congregation. These epistles often express gratitude for acts of kindness that have been extended by staff and parishioners from Lord of Life. In just the last few days we received...
+ a note (and a generous contribution) from the daughter of one of our more senior members whose parent has received pastoral visits and caring cards while being confined to a local continuing care community.
+ a heart felt "thank you" from a member living in Atco who is so appreciative of our welcome to her and family at a time when they needed to know that God "still loved and cared for them!" She added that the experience she and her husband had on several of our mission trips strengthened their faith and gave them an opportunity to share their God-given talents and abilities with people in need. And now their faith journey has led them to join a loving Methodist congregation in Voorhees where they can be more fully involved. Her message was a clear reminder that the church is a community of faith greater than any one congregation or denomination.
+ a beautiful message from a young mom who was able to join us with her son, husband and parents at one of our early Christmas Eve services. Here's a portion of what Christine shared...
"I would also like to share with you something that happened during the service. We got to the service a little late and we must have missed someone who was passing out the small LED candles for the kids. When it came time for the kids to turn on the candles and hold them up while everyone sings, our 3yr old son Collan, didn't have one. The young girl that was sitting in front of us turned around and gave Collan her candle. We didn't know her, or her family, but she kindly gave it to Collan to use. Then another girl in front of her must have heard what was going on and turned around and gave her candle to the girl that just gave hers to Collan. It touched my heart. It's moments like that, which lets you know that there is still some good left in the world.It was one of the purest kinds of giving. I am glad to be part of this congregation and family."
Sisters and brothers, Lord of Life has always been a place where Hope, Love, Joy and Peace...Light, Love, Grace and Truth (Our themes for Advent and Christmas) are clearly evident. May the notes keep coming and the ministry keep unfolding as we journey together through 2016 and beyond...until the Lord comes again!
Your Brother in Christ, Pastor David Jones
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Annual Meeting Jan 31 - 11am
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The annual meeting will be held on
Sunday Jan 31 - at 11am. Please note there will only be 1 service at 9:30am, then the Annual Meeting following at 11am.
Mark you calendars! It is important that we have a quorum of the congregation for this important meeting.
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Blood Drive - Thu Jan 14, 2016
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Give the Gift of Life!
Thu Jan 14 - 1pm -> 6pm
Please consider a pledge to give the 'gift of life' for 2016. Blood donations are always needed, and we will have a drive at the church on Thursday, Jan 14th in 2016. Please contact Lu Hourihan (lu@lordlife.us) if you are able to help (phone calls, setting up, tearing down) or to donate blood. Thanks to everyone for helping to make this drive a success!
Click on this link to make an appointment today!
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Christmas Eve Thanks!
How many people does it take to "staff" four Christmas Eve services? Would you believe 52 worship servants, 10 children's play voices and puppeteers, 10 New Life Choir members, 9 instrumentalists, 6 Celebration Ringers, and 7 soloists/duets and 2 pastors! That's 106 people! Our thanks to everyone of you for the part you played in welcoming over 800 people to celebrate the birthday of our King!
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Volunteer Spotlight! 
Special thanks go to Santa's elves, Tim and Myra Bell, Ruth Rinck, and Brett Reich, for packing and delivering four carloads of Christmas gifts on Monday, Dec 21; and to all members of Lord of Life who shopped for and provided the wonderful array of 325 gifts! The generous gifts placed under the giving tree enabled families helped by the Christian Caring Center in Browns Mills to provide a joyful Christmas morning and memories for their children. Thank you all for your caring hearts!
========================================= Dear Choir (Christmas Carolers), Thank you so much for blending your beautiful voices and bringing such beautiful Christmas Carols to our Park. I love the gifts the children make. They decorate my little trees year after year. You are so appreciated! Sincerely, The Greens
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Reminder - 2016 EOS inputs needed
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The Estimate of Sharing (EOS) cards for 2016 help your church plan for the year. If you have not already done so, please take a moment to submit your EOS card this weekend. The paper cards are available in the narthex. OR you may submit your card electronically by clicking this link:
Thanks for helping us plan for our 2016 ministries & missions!
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2016 DEDICATION CHARTS
Please see the signups available for weekly flower and monthly communion bread, wine, and sanctuary lamp dedications. This is a way that you can remember or honor your loved ones as well as beautify our sanctuary and provide support for our communion supplies. Please place the designation, "in honor of" or "in memory of", on the special donation envelopes found on the sign up boards in the narthex.
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ADULT BIBLE STUDY  WEDNESDAYS, 10-11:30
Life From the UpSide, by J. Ellsworth Kalas, continues! It's never too late to join in with this very engaging group as we learn, discuss, question, and enjoy lively conversation about our faith journeys.
All are welcome!
OUT TO LUNCH AT RED LION DINER
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 12:00pm
Come for the food and enjoy the fellowship! Please sign up on the bulletin board. All are welcome!
PEP WINTER WONDERLAND BRUNCH
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST, NOON
While it may be cold outside, you'll get warmed up by the great food, the special fellowship, and the fun theme for this afternoon. How about breakfast for lunch! Add in some hot chocolate, mulled cider, and some wintry games! All are welcome to join in. Please sign up on the bulletin board and let Sue know if you need a ride.
...to our Helping Hands brigade which made 310 sandwiches for those in need served by the Christian Caring Center!
...to all of our Lutheran Crossings angels who helped to bring the love and joy of Jesus to our friends in Moorestown!
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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Wow! Are we blessed!
A huge thank you to all of our New Life Choir members, Celebration Ringers, Youth Praise and adult instrumentalists, and youth and adult vocalists for sharing your gifts on Christmas Eve! You all helped to lead our people in song and make our celebrations special!
There are always musical opportunities available!
Be a part of the New Life Choir!
Practice on Wednesdays at 7:30, contact Rick Krause
New singers always welcome!
Be a part of the Praise Team!
Practice on Sundays at 9:30 in the Library, contact Sue Dreisbach
New youth and adult singers and instrumentalists are always welcome!
Worship Assistants Needed 
=> Altar Guild (to 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.
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Cookie Trays
Thank you to everyone who baked and bought cookie trays. We raised over $800 with all of the proceeds going to help the Snodgrass family while their daughter Summer is continuing to receive care at Children's hospital. Our efforts more than doubled what we made last year. Thank you to everyone.
Social Ministry
Our committee met on January 5th to begin planning our efforts for 2016. We looked back and noted what a great success 2015 was and saw that the many outreach efforts benefitted so many people and charities. Everyone in Lord of Life has participated in some way to these efforts and you are to be commended.
We discussed some new opportunities that we will take to council and will report to the congregation our plans for 2016 once they have been approved. Our intent is to maintain and expand upon the efforts that we put forth last year. We encourage everyone to stay involved and consider getting involved in the new outreach opportunities. Stay tuned.
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BUNCO - Jan. 15th 6:45 PM. Please sign up on the sheet and put your $5.00 in the envelope. Also, please bring an appetizer or dessert to share with everyone.
BOP (Bridge of Peace) - Feb.2 - Menu to follow.
WE ARE FAMILY - Covered Dish Dinner- moved to Feb date tbd - An opportunity for everyone to come together and fellowship together!
Meals for Craig continue.
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Well Grace Place is back from Christmas break---and we are ready to learn and have fun!!! A great big thank you to Sue Dreisbach for helping us prepare for the wonderful Christmas Program---we missed you at the event!!!
During the week of Jan 26th-Jan 29th- we are having Community Career week. Parents, family members and friends are coming in to share their interesting careers with the preschoolers. If anyone is interested in presenting, please see Miss Melinda for a possible time slot.
Also, the Grace Place is having a Preschool Visit and Mixer on Friday February 19th at 12 noon. If you know someone that has an upcoming preschool child for September, let them know they can sign up for this event by calling me at 609-268-2756.
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Sleep Mats for the Homeless
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Making sleep mats for the homeless at
Faith Presbyterian Church, 318 Stokes Road in Medford
We will teach you how to:
- Flatten bags and cut bags into strips
- Join the strips into a strand and roll them in a ball
- Crochet the plastic into a six foot mat with a pillow pocket.
You can join us each week to assist our ministry or learn the techniques and start your own project. We donate the mats to the Christian Caring Center in Pemberton
(http://www.christiancaringcenter.net/) for their ministry to the homeless. For people sleeping outside, the mats keep them off of the ground, provide cushioning and are unaffected by moisture. It takes about 900 bags to make one mat. But if you have the bags, all you need are scissors and a large crochet hook.
Detailed instructions are listed at this link: sleep-mats-for-the-homeless
IF you can bring plastic shopping bags to the church & put them in the tub marked for them (in the foyer) it would be greatly appreciated!!
For More Information contact Barbara Wagner - 609-859-0404
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GOFUNDME for Snodgrass Family
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Reminder about Summer Snodgrass, below is a link for a "Go Fund Me" page set up for her and her family:
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Just a reminder - Haiti sewing class graduating. When this class graduates in March, they will be given a portable electric sewing machine. The cost of each machine is less than the treadle by one third. I will be able to ship twelve machines for $300, where twelve treadles would cost $1200. If anyone has a portable electric machine that they would like to donate, please let me know. The machine can be new or old as long as it works.
Once again I ask for your prayers during my upcoming trip and thank you for your continued support. - Penny Miller
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Book club with our 2015-2016 season of books! Join us! 
Tuesdays at 7pm on:
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
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 |
Christine Countess (1/10), Susan Ogilvie (1/10),
Cristine Tindall (1/11), Sonja Adamson (1/11), Heather Cosper (1/11),
Karen Romanchak (1/11), Jake Steinhour (1/12),
Christina Fennimore (1/13), Jeffrey Hughes, Jr. (1/13),
Frank Humphreys (1/14), Paula Chuplis (1/14),
Amy DeAngelis (1/14), Heather Barger (1/14), Pat Rehberger (1/15),
Erik Cummings (1/15), Patrick Reilley (1/15),
Barbara Godfrey (1/16), Jessica Storm (1/16), Ann Heere (1/18),
Jack Miller (1/18), Rachel Schwab (1/18), William Leach (1/20),
Denise Mozitis (1/21), Kelsey Malone (1/21), Christopher Biehn (1/21), John Welling (1/21),
Lynne Larson (1/21), Jeff Patterson (1/22), Kayla Hay (1/22)
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Mike & Sue Mignogna (1/10),
Robert & Gloria Brosious (1/12),
Ed & Susan Kagan (1/14)
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Editor's Note: The LifeLines is normally sent every 2 weeks. Inputs of interest to church members can be submitted to 'lifelines@lordlife.us' anytime, but are normally due the Tuesday before the Friday bi-weekly publication.
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Saturday 1/9-Epiphany
(Note: New Member Orientation postponed until Feb. date tbd)
6:00 pm - Service of Holy Communion
8:15 am - Service of Holy Communion
9:30 am - Praise Team Rehearsal
9:30 am - Faith Formation & Fellowship
9:30 am - Confirmation Learning Session
9:30 am - New Member Orientation
10:30 am - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving with Holy Communion
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Monday 1/11
9:00 am - Staff Meeting
7:00 pm - Council Meeting
Tuesday 1/12
(note: New Member Dinner & Service of Welcome postponed until Feb. date tbd)
Wednesday 1/13
8:00 am - Men's Fellowship Breakfast
10:00 am - Adult Bible Study
12:00 pm - Out to Lunch Group @ Red Lion Diner
6:00 pm - Worship Planning
7:30 pm - New Life Choir
Thursday 1/14
6:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Red Cross Blood Drive
6:30 pm - VBS Planning Meeting
(Pastor Dave's Day Off)
Friday 1/15
6:45 pm - Women's Ministry BUNCO
(Pastor Sue's Day Off)
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Saturday 1/16
8:00 am - South Jersey Sound Chorus (Fellowship Hall & FDC 208)
6:00 pm - Service Celebrating African American Heritage with Holy Communion
8:15 am - Service Celebrating African American Heritage with Holy Communion
9:30 am - Praise Team Rehearsal
9:30 am - Faith Formation & Fellowship
9:30 am - Confirmation Learning Session
10:30 am - Service Celebrating African American Heritage with Holy Communion
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Monday 1/18 - Martin Luther King Day
9:30 am - Confirmation Retreat
Tuesday 1/19
7:00 pm - Book Review & Fellowship
Wednesday 1/20
8:00 am - Men's Fellowship Breakfast
10:00 am - Adult Bible Study
7:30 pm - New Life Choir
Thursday 1/21
12:00 pm - PEP Winter Wonderland Brunch
(Pastor Dave's day off)
Friday 1/22
6:30 pm - Parent's Date Night
(Pastor Sue's day off)
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(Note: We Are Family - Covered Dish Dinner - moved to Feb.)
6:00 pm - Service of Holy Communion Sunday 1/24
8:15 am - Service of Holy Communion 9:30 am - Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am - Faith Formation & Fellowship
9:30 am - Confirmation Learning Session
10:30 am - Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving with Holy Communion
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Monday 1/25
9:00 am - Staff Meeting
12:30 pm - Helping Hands
Tuesday 1/26
7:00 pm - Grace Place Board Meeting
Wednesday 1/27
8:00 am - Men's Fellowship Breakfast
10:00 am - Adult Bible Study
7:30 pm - New Life Choir
Thursday 1/28
7:30 pm - Quilt Ministry
(Pastor Dave's Day Off)
Friday 1/29
(open)
(Pastor Sue's Day Off)
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Saturday 1/30
6:00 pm - Service of Holy Communion
9:30 am - Prayer, Praise, & Thanksgiving with Holy Communion
11:00 am - Annual Meeting - need all members to attend this important annual meeting.
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==> "Save the Date" for these Upcoming Events <==
Jan 14, (Thu) - Blood Drive at Lord of Life from 1pm-6pm
Jan 31 (Sunday) - 11am Annual Meeting - need all members to attend!
ONLINE: "Simply Giving" contribution form - get by click here SG
ONLINE: Stewardship 2016 'Estimate of Sharing' click here EOS
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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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