St. Andrew Messenger March 2018 Newsletter MARCH FEATURES

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1 St. Andrew Messenger March 2018 Newsletter Monthly Publication of St. Andrew Lutheran Church Volume 23 Issue 3 MARCH FEATURES PASTOR CLAIRE CASSELL PAGE 2, 3 ST. ANDREW NEWS PAGE 4, 6 ST. ANDREW HAPPENINGS PAGE 5, 7, 8 IN OUR PRAYERS PAGE 11 MARCH BIRTHDAYS PAGE 9 FINANCIAL PAGE PAGE 10 WORSHIP ASSISTANT SCHEDULE AND CALENDAR CENTER COLORED PAGE 1

2 Pastor Claire Cassell Lenten Disciplines Last Wednesday night at Holden Evening Prayer, I handed out a sheet with several prayer practices printed on it and suggested that people try one or more of these during the Lenten season. Lent is a good time to focus on prayer and other spiritual disciplines that help us feel more connected to God and to our faith. I invite you to ask yourself, what is getting in the way of my spiritual connection to God? A bad attitude, not having enough time to spend with God or my church family? A conflict or resentment? Fill in the blank. Then ask yourself, What can I do differently or what do I need to let go of in order to remove that barrier between me and God. This may lead you to decide what your Lenten discipline needs to be this season. There are more Prayer Practices sheets on the table outside the church office if you didn t get one yet. All of these practices will help you to slow down and listen to how God is leading you this Lenten season. Here are some more Lenten disciplines from Pope Francis to reflect on: (See next page!) Blessings and peace, 2

3 Pastor Claire Cassell 3

4 PASTOR CLAIRE S SCHEDULE St. Andrew News St. Andrew has been blessed with Pastor Claire s ministry since she accepted our call just over a year and a half ago, but is has been a challenge for her to carry out that ministry as a part-time pastor. We are paying her 60% of what we would pay a fulltime pastor, but when we look at the time that Pastor Claire has been giving, we find that she has been working closer to full time. She has never worked just 60%. Your Congregational Council and Mutual Ministry Team have been making a concerted effort to bring the time that Pastor devotes to St. Andrew more in line with the 60% for which she is being compensated. Beginning this week, February 26 to March 4, Pastor Claire will be off every seventh week. While this does not bring her down to 60%, it will get her closer to what is called for by her contract. Council and Mutual Ministry will continue to work with Pastor to get her schedule to the 60%. Any pastoral needs that may arise during the weeks that she is not here will be facilitated by Gloria Lopatofsky at If Gloria is not available, Lynn Kimbrough can be reached at SYNOD ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED We are looking for a man and a woman, from St. Andrew, to accompany Pastor Claire to the Synod Assembly on May 3-5. This year s assembly will be held at the Westin in Westminster. Please let Pastor Claire know if you are interested! Welcome Kathy Interim Choir Director THANK YOU to Kathy Eichenberger for stepping in to lead the choir through May. We really appreciate you sharing your time and talent with us, Kathy! Donations Being Accepted for Severe Weather Shelter Network! Through Lent, we will be collecting financial and material donations for shelter guests. Items needed include: Travel size: foot powder, body wash, toothpaste, sunscreen, wipes and deodorant plus cold weather lip balm and individually wrapped toothbrushes. Snack packs also appreciated: lunch size chips, peel top fruit cups, soft cereal bars, tuna or chicken salad lunch kits, peanut butter or cheese crackers plus plastic silverware. All items can be placed in the Marked Bin in the Narthex. 4

5 St. Andrew Happenings ALMOST LIKE HOME MINISTRY FOR MARCH 12 TH Debby Hartke and Barb King Bill and Laura Heagle These are the Bible readings that we will hear during our worship services this month. They are provided that you might use them for personal devotion and meditation. MARCH 4, 2018 MARCH 11, 2018 Exodus 20:1-17 Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 19 Psalm 107:1-3, Corinthians 1:18-25 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 2:13-22 John 3:14-21 MARCH 18, 2018 MARCH 25, Palm Sunday Jeremiah 31:31-34 Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16 Psalm 51:1-12 Psalm 31:9-16 Hebrews 5:5-10 Isaiah 50:4-9 or Philippians 2:5-11 John 12:20-33 Mark 14:1-15, 47 or Mark 15:1-39 [40-47] MARCH 29, Maundy Thursday MARCH 30, Good Friday Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 116:1-2, Psalm 22 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Hebrews 10:16-25 or 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 John 18:1-19:42 5

6 St. Andrew News Endowment Fund Update Thank you to Erin and Emily Knight for the very generous donation given in Loving Memory of Kathryn Knight. This amount will allow us to invest more with Mission Investment Fund and significantly increase the outreach ministry of our St Andrew Endowment Fund. The Committee approved a donation of $150 to Severe Weather Shelter Network. This was given in conjunction with the travel size items being collected in the narthex for the Shelter Network. Transitions Cindy Kastella continues volunteering in the office Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. until a permanent Office Manager begins working for us. Thank you to all members who are filling in to provide office and bookkeeping support! Phone and messages will be picked up at least once per day. If you need to contact Pastor Claire, please call her at or her at ccassell123@gmail.com. Interviewing Update We have started phone and face-to-face interviews for the Part Time Office Manager position. Please be patient and offer up prayers that we find applicants with the right spirit and fit to join our church team. Worship Assistants, Bulletins & Newsletter Information Please changes or information to staff@standrewarvada.org so we are able to include changes in our worship bulletins and newsletters. Thank you, Worship Assistants, for finding replacements when you have a change of schedule. Your efforts are appreciated! King Soopers Card Reminder This is just a little reminder to use your King Soopers reloadable gift cards. St. Andrew receives 5% of what goes onto the cards when the cards are loaded, and it can add up quickly! Your King Soopers card can be used for groceries, gas and prescriptions Contact Gloria Lopatofsky if you need a card, or two! 6

7 St. Andrew Happenings Looking for Something to Do on Sunday Afternoon? Try yoga with Ruth! Sundays at 2pm in the fellowship hall. Nothing too difficult. Ruth will meet each of us where we are at and offer each of us what we need to improve our flexibility, strength and overall health. A $5 - $10 donation is requested. See you there! The Lutheran Chorale: FREE CONCERTS Come and See concert contains pieces by J.S. Bach, with outstanding hymn texts by Paul Gerhardt, Philip Nicolai and Johanna Hermann. The Lutheran Chorale will perform on Sunday, March 18, 2018, 3:00 p.m. at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Arvada, and the second concert on March 18, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. will be held at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Denver. For more information or to make a donation online, please check out the website at Secrest Pen Pal Project Meeting Tues., March 13, 10:00 a.m. in Obert Hall We will host an information session with Jason Roberts, Secrest Elementary Community Liaison, on our pen pal project with 40 second graders at Secrest. A response letter from each of us can be written across 2 to 3 weeks while students are on spring break during the latter half of March. For those interested but unable to attend, please see Mary Ann or Jenny for an information handout. We hope ALL members, family & friends, will join in to write a letter. 7

8 St. Andrew Happenings PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY We will meet on March 11 th and 25 th Need Help with Automatic Giving? If you would like some help to sign up for Simply Giving, our automatic giving program that is on the last page of our website, please contact Lynn Kimbrough or Erin Knight to assist you. This helps you avoid the need to catch up on your giving when you re not in worship and it helps us with our cash flow. Thank you for considering this option! Sunday Announcements Just a reminder to try and your announcements to the church office for the bulletin by the end of day each Wednesday. This way it can be printed in the bulletin insert for the coming Sunday. If you have last minute announcements, please give them to Pastor Claire or a council member before worship on Sunday and they will try and include them in the verbal announcements if time allows. THANK YOU! Scheduling Space This building is busy. Please schedule the events that you are planning to have here as EARLY as possible with Barb Brown. Building Maintenance If you notice a building maintenance need, please let Lynn Kimbrough and the church office know of the need. Flower and Cookie Sign Up There remain many opportunities available on the flower chart and the cookie sign up in the narthex. Please consider signing up. If you have questions about the flower chart, please contact Liz Shinn. Lenten Soup Suppers and Holden Evening Prayer Wednesdays through March 21 st Join us on Wednesday evenings between 6:00-6:30 p.m. for a potluck soup supper through March 21 st. Supper will be followed by Holden Evening Prayer Lenten worship at 7:00 p.m. Holy Week Sign up to be Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship assistants. Join us for worship services on Thursday, 3/29 and Friday, 3/30 at 7:00 p.m. 8

9 MARCH BIRTHDAYS 6 th Barb Brown 18 th Jacque Will 20 th Bob Coppin 30 th Rosemary Russell Mission Statement The family of St. Andrew gathers in Christ to worship and praise God, to serve and witness to others. 9

10 Financial Page We ask for your patience as we hire and on board a new Office Manager, a Bookkeeper and transition from our 2017 Treasurer to our 2018 Treasurer. Connie Moodie, Thank You, for training in an interim bookkeeping team along with ensuring our staff and church bills get paid during this transition. We will provide year end and year-to-date Financial Statements as soon as we are able to do so. Our year end audit will be completed just as soon as possible. Please Contact St. Andrew When: a family member passes away a new baby arrives in your family your group plans to have a meeting your address, phone or changes you would like for Pastor to call or visit a member of your family is in the hospital a member leaves for college/military or establishes a new residence you have a joy or concern to share, or feel the church can assist you in any We have new brochures to help invite and welcome new guests to St. Andrew. Please pick them up in the Narthex and share as you are able! Vision Statement St. Andrew will be known as a welcoming place to explore faith in the Triune God, and seek healing and growth in body, mind and spirit. 10

11 In Our Prayers For Healing: Danielle, Erin, Joanne Beisel, Molly Brown, Annelore Fecht, Nancy Harrison, Karen Kelemen, Art Moeller, Tim Nau, Jason Robert, Joan Zeise, Johanna Stephenson For Comfort: The Harrison Family The Knight Family The victims of the Florida high school shooting and their families ST. ANDREW LUTHERAN CHURCH CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL President - Gloria Lopatofsky (cell) Vice President - Lynn Kimbrough Secretary - Erin Knight Treasurer - Tom Hartke Joe Cunningham or (cell) Mari Hackbarth Emily Knight Trudy Pardee or (cell) Pastor Claire Cassell

12 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SYNOD OFFICE CHURCH STAFF CHURCH OFFICE NUMBERS Office: Office: Web Site: Web Site: PASTOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT Pastor Claire Cassell Gloria Lopatofsky Office Manager MGR. OF HEALING ARTS CENTER OPEN Barb Brown ORGANIST Dr. Mandy Bomar-Townend OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, 9:30 A.M. TO 2:30 P.M. AND BY APPOINTMENT WITH PASTOR St. Andrew Lutheran Church 6774 W. 66th Avenue Arvada, CO