EVENTS. May Upcoming. Summer Worship Schedule begins May 27 One worship service at 9:30am. Youth Events Pg. 5

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1 Summer Worship Schedule begins May 27 One worship service at 9:30am May 2018 A Publication of the Mission of Advent Lutheran Church Youth Events Pg. 5 Blood Drive - Saturday, May 7 Pg. 8 Upcoming EVENTS > > > >> Blood Drive - Monday, May 7th, 1:00-7:00pm Eat Out for Youth Fundraiser - Tuesday, May 8th, 4:30pm - Close, The Old Spaghetti Factory, Lynnwood Confirmation Fair - Sunday, May 13th, 9:45am Confirmation Sunday - Sunday, May 20th, 10:30 Service Summer Schedule Begins May 27th, one service at 9:30 THE GREAT FIFTY DAYS The Sundays of Easter The continuing celebration of Jesus resurrection. God s kingdom is dawning. The reign of sin and death is broken. THE FESTIVAL OF PENTECOST Sunday, May 20 The celebration of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the believers and the ongoing ministry of Jesus through their witness to the world. Festival Worship at 8:30 Confirmation Service at 10:30 with our 8th Graders Affirming their Baptism. THE FEAST OF HOLY TRINITY Sunday May 27 Celebrating the majesty and mystery of God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Summer Schedule Begins - One Worship Service at 9:30. AND A THANK YOU Thanks to all in the congregation who served as ushers, readers, cooks and bottle washers, chair and canopy setter-uppers, singers, ringers, greeters, prayers, friendly faces, bulletin folders, musicians, acolytes, decorators, and donators of money, goods, or help of one kind or another for the services of Holy Week. Worship is the work of the community and a gift to the world around us and I know how much people gave to make it happen this year. Thanks.

2 2 ADVENT VOICE A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR For an Easter practice this year, I ve been cleaning up my office a bit - more accurately, going through some of my old files and boxes. I ve found all kinds of interesting things: old retreat notes from the 90 s; souvenirs and maps of travel; pictures that my children drew to decorate a bulletin board. It s an interesting experience going through all this stuff much of it full of nostalgia for a time when our kids were small and still at home, some of it tinged with grief for things lost, some of it a delightful rediscovery of things forgotten. We have an interesting relationship with our past. We want to hold on to the past and we want to get rid of it at the same time. Free from old mistakes. Free from old wounds. Free from the obligations and circumstances that seem sometimes to trap us in lives we didn t intend. But we also want to hold on to the past. This is, after all, who we are. This is our story. This is where we have been, the journey we have followed, the joys and sorrows that make us who we are. Part of me wants to just throw out the boxes unopened if I haven t missed it in almost five years I can live without it. But part of me wants to hold on to it, to let it help me remember. But really what I want to hold on to is the thread of the story, the plot line, how it happened that I got from there to here. This is what we do on Sunday morning. We remember. We remember the story. We remember the plot line of our lives that we are created in the image of God, that we once walked with God through the Garden, that we turned away and hid ourselves, that we lost the garden. But God left that first garden with us. God walked with us on that journey from slavery into freedom and back again into exile. God walked with us through the very depths of life into another garden, where he wept tears and sweat blood, and laid down his life in the supreme act of mercy. This is what we do on Sundays. We remember. We remember the first garden and that second garden and also a third garden where the women found an empty tomb, and the risen Lord called Mary s name. (Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed, alleluia, alleluia!) This is what we do on Sundays. We remember the plot line of our lives. The first grade pictures of ourselves and our children, the ticket stubs and hand made Valentines, the Christmas cards from forgotten friends this is not the sum of our lives. All this is caught up in that greater drama that is about our creation, our fall, and our redemption. This is what gives meaning and hope to the daily grind. This is what sustains us in times of trial and enriches the times of joy. This is what we sing and preach and pray in that early morning, on the first day of the week. Life is not captured by dusty fragments in forgotten boxes, but by a heavenly Creator who runs down the path to claim each lost son and daughter with an eternal embrace. Glad to be on the journey with you,

3 Bethany of the Northwest Sunday On Sunday May 27th we welcome Pastor Ron Vereb from Bethany of the NW for Bethany Sunday. Pastor Vereb will preach that Sunday, and will join us for coffee hour where you can ask him more about Bethany. Bethany of the Northwest is one of the local ministries that we support at Advent. Growing from humble beginnings, Bethany has been a household name in Snohomish County since Today, Bethany is the fourth largest not-for-profit long-term care provider in the State of Washington. In three Everett locations (including one right by Silver Lake), they provide 231 beds for skilled and sub-acute nursing, and 54 apartments for assisted living. With a staff of more than 400, and a dedicated corps of volunteers, people continue to look to Bethany to provide their residents with a life of independence, dignity, and purpose. (Please note, we begin Summer Schedule on May 27th - one Worship service at 9:30) Remember Your Pledge: Did you know you can make your offering online? Making your contribution online is easy with online bill pay through your bank or through our donation page Thank you for your faithfulness. Give Online Online giving is a great new way to support the ministries at Advent. May Making the Love of Christ Known Advent Lutheran Church Contact Us: nd St. SE Mill Creek, WA Phone: Website: churchoffice@adventlutheran.net Worship Schedule 8:30am and 10:30am - Worship 9:45am - Sunday School, A1 9:45am - Adult Forum, Fellowship Hall Advent Staff: Pastor: Scott Postlewait, pastor@adventlutheran.net Visitation Pastor: G. Lee Kluth Office Manager: Jennifer Schroeder churchoffice@adventlutheran.net Choir Director/Accompanist: Kirsten Lysen Bookkeeper: Kathy Wax treasurer@adventlutheran.net Volunteer Pastoral Care Minister: Jill Bossen prayerrequests@adventlutheran.net Lutheran Counseling Network: Merry Long merrylong06@comcast.net Church Council: George Howard President/Admin Kim Hall Vice President Bill Case Secretary Kathy Stamey Fellowship Cari Krippner Worship Sue Taylor Youth Pamela Stubsten Finance JoAnne Purvis Social Justice/Outreach Ken Krause Education Jon Schneidler Facilities/Columbarium Karen Young Treasurer Carolyn Johnson Finance Secretary churchcouncil@adventlutheran.net Volunteer Sunday School Coordinators: Diane Krause peacarrot@aol.com Katie Postlewait katiemiata@hotmail.com Advent Voice is the monthly newsletter of Advent Lutheran Church The deadline for articles is the 15th of each month. Please submit articles, graphics, and photos to churchoffice@adventlutheran.net

4 4 ADVENT VOICE Classics Outing Rescheduled - May 16th The Classics are getting ready for another outing! Join us for a day in Seattle with these three great attractions. Since all 3 are close you can do 1 or all 3. We will also have lunch - place to be determined. 1. Seattle Aquarium - Cost $28 for seniors - Pier Wings Over Washington - Cost $15 for seniors - Pier The Wheel - Cost $12 for seniors - Pier 57 Please RSVP with Bill & Cindy Steenis by May 10th, All are welcome! Mill Creek Food Bank Volunteers were honored at the Volunteers of America Hunger Prevention Services Volunteer Appreciation event held on April 20th. Shoba Varghese and Darla Richards from Mill Creek received Bronze award pins and certificates. The Mill Creek Food bank volunteers donated 2187 hours in Also there were 2545 families, 6587 individuals served with 105,610 pounds of food from the Mill Creek Pop Up food bank for Thank you for such a faithful witness to the community! You can help Advent Lutheran Church earn donations just by shopping with your Fred Meyer Rewards Card! Fred Meyer donates over $2 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based on where their customers tell them to give. Here s how the program works: Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Advent Lutheran Church at You can search for us by our name or by our non-profit number Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping Advent Lutheran earn a donation! You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today. If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store. For more information, please visit Are you good with your hands? Do you enjoy working on building projects? The Facilities Committee Needs Your Help! The Facilities Committee has some big plans in the works for Advent, including creating a multi-use bathroom, moving the front office, creating another office space and adding some storage bump-outs in the Fellowship Hall. If you have experience or interest, please contact MaryAlice Hack for more information , mahack@frontier.com We need a bookcase or two! We are starting a library here at Advent and are looking for one or two (matched set please) nice looking, 5 or 6 foot tall, bookcases. If you have anything please contact Beth Schneidler, bethschneidler@me.com

5 May Confirmation Fair - Sunday, May 13th, Join us for our Confirmation Fair, Sunday, May 13th between services to meet the confirmands and see what they have learned during their spiritual journey through confirmation for the past two years: learning more about faith, the Bible, the Church, and Luther s Small Catechism. They are being creative with the question What is faith? Confirmation Sunday - May 20th Congratulations to our confirmands -- Brynna Farman, Christian Flynn, Kyler Fogerty, Makena Hehn, Lily Krause, Kelsey Lambott, Sam McChesney, Julia Morgan, Ian Skrinde, Ben Stensaa, Kierra Sweeney, and Maura Sweeney -- they have worked hard for the past two years learning more about faith, the Bible, the Church, and Luther s Small Catechism. Please join us on Confirmation Sunday, May 20th at the 10:30 service as they Affirm their Baptism. An ELCA Youth Gathering Houston Pre-Gathering Get-Together is happening on Sunday, May 6th at First Lutheran Church Bothell from 2 4 PM! Open to all youth and adult leaders attending the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston! Join us for group games, music, teambuilding and fellowship as we prepare to travel to Houston. We will be joined by our Bishop, Kirby Unti as well (so now's your chance to ask him all your burning questions!). Bothell First Lutheran Church NE 183rd St, Bothell, WA We will carpool over, leaving Advent at 1:15.

6 6 ADVENT VOICE Signs of the Times By the Rev. Kirby Unti, Bishop, NWWA Synod From the MAY 2018 edition of The Spirit It was not that long ago that the third highest attendance numbers for a Sunday were on Mother s Day. It was a big deal to honor mom s wishes to have all her kids in church. I often met adult children that I didn t know existed. It may have been awkward for them to go to church, but it was one day when you didn t want to disappoint mom. Coffee Hour was always slim because families were off to a Mother s Day brunch following worship. It was the one day when Mom was not expected to do any work. It was a favorite day for restaurant owners as the cash registers were singing. Father s Day, on the other hand, was one of the least attended Sundays. It often fell on the first day of the fishing season. The treat was for dad to take the kids fishing and then return home to a big meal. Fast forward a decade or two - and everything has changed. Not even Hallmark has been able to sustain the power of these special days. I dare say that Mother s Day has fallen off the Church calendar. These are the kinds of changes in the culture which we don t get to vote on. Multiple factors converge to create new perspectives on what is important and what the culture values. We are but one voice in the conversation. I know several people for whom Mother s Day elicits tremendous pain. People who had difficult relationships with their mother, those who have lost their mom, people facing fertility challenges, those who have lost children, and women for whom the expectation of motherhood by the culture is not their personal choice. My comments are not intended to be a critique of Mother s Day but rather a reminder for us all how the church must learn to adapt to an always changing culture. While having this conversation with a congregation s adult forum group, I met a mother who expressed the heart burn she feels trying to navigate her role as mom in the world. She confessed that she has had to forgo her time on Facebook because it made her feel that her parenting skills were lacking given all the postings about how great other people s families are. She spoke about how much she would value a mothers group of mothers willing to share in the real challenges they face. I could see the light come on as she began to imagine how this could happen in her congregation and how valuable it would be. She was clear that it would need to be an outreach for new mothers by new mothers. She received affirmation from others for raising the idea, and I encouraged her to consider giving it a try. Such a gathering isn t going to turn around attendance on Mother s Day but it could very well be the Day that each one of the participating mothers looked forward to. There are so many ways in which the church can discover new ways of being church with mothers and fathers, with ALL PEOPLE, that serves to strengthen the fabric of the whole community. We need to listen, learn, and try. So, for those who celebrate Mother's Day, happy Mother s Day. For those who celebrating Father's Day, happy Father s Day. And for all children of God, may we discover new ways to be in relationship with God and with one another. Lutheran Community Services Northwest Immigration & Refugee Resettlement Many thanks to Sam Altis for his presentation about the ministry of Lutheran Community Services Northwest with Immigrants and Refugees. Here is Sam s contact info if you d like to follow up with him. Sam Altis, Volunteer Coordinator, Lutheran Community Services Northwest Phone: saltis@lcsnw.org

7 1 May SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 2 1 FH = Fellowship Hall 6am Korean Worship (SAN) 9:30am Bible Chicks (offsite, 425 6:30pm Korean Bible 7:30am Sunrise A Service = A building ) 8:30am Worship 4:30pm Girl Scout (A3&4) 7pm Mill Creek Chorale (Preschool 9:45am Easter Brunch 6pm Boy Scouts 10:30am Worship bldg.) 6pm AA Women s Group (A4) 12:30pm New SAN Heaven = Korean Worship (SAN) (A1) Dottie Brewer Sanctuary 7pm Women s Support Group 7pm Bible Study (offsite, 7313) C1 = Portable C1 C2 = Portable C1 2 6pm Girl Scouts (A3) 3 12pm Piece Makers 4:30pm Girl Scouts (A1) 6:30pm Lynnwood Community Band 7pm Choir Practice (SAN) 7pm Confirmation (A4) 4 1:30pm Cub Scouts (A1) 3:30pm Girl Scouts 5 8:30am. OA (A3) 9am AA (C1) 10am AA Women (A1) 2pm Mike Wilson Memorial (SAN, FH) 6 7 6am Korean Worship (SAN) 8:30am Worship 9:45am Sunday School (A1) 10:30am Worship 12:30pm New Heaven Korean Worship (SAN) 1:15pm NYG meet up in Bothell 5pm Private Bridal Shower 13 Mother s Day 6am Korean Worship (SAN) 8:30am Worship 9:45am Sunday School 9:45am Confirmation Fair 10:30am Worship 12:30pm 12:30pm New Heaven Korean Worship (SAN) 9:30am Bible Chicks (offsite, ) 1pm Blood Drive 4pm Girl Scouts (A3&4) 6pm Boy Scouts 6pm AA Women s Group (A4) 7pm Women s Support Group (A1) 14 9:30am Bible Chicks (offsite, ) 4pm Girl Scouts (A3&4) 6pm Boy Scouts (A2) 6pm AA Women s Group (A4) 7pm Women s Support Group (A1) 8 5:00-9:00pm Eat Out for Youth Fundraiser, Old Spaghetti Factory, Lynnwood. 6:30pm Korean Bible 7pm Mill Creek Chorale 15 6:30pm Council 6:30pm Korean Bible 7pm Bible Study (offsite, Dottie Brewer ) 7pm Mill Creek Chorale :30pm Classics 7pm Beyond the Book 16 11am Preschool Spring Sing (SAN) 2:15pm Preschool Spring Sing (SAN) 6pm Girl Scouts, (A3) 5pm Exec Council (Conf) 6:30pm Lynnwood Community Band 7pm Choir (SAN) 7pm Confirmation (A4) 17 12pm PieceMakers 4:30pm Girl Scouts (A1) 6:30pm Lynnwood Community Band 7pm Choir 7pm Confirmation - 8th Grade Rehearsal 11 3pm Girl Scouts (A2) 3:30pm Girl Scouts (A3) 3:30pm Girl Scouts (A1) 3:30pm Girl Scouts 18 3:30pm Girl Scouts 12 8:30am OA (A3) 9am AA (C1) 10am AA Women (A1) 19 8:30am. OA (A3) 9am AA (C1) 10am AA Women (A1) 10am Youth Group Zoo Trip 20 Confirmation 21 Sunday 6am Korean Worship (SAN) 8:30am Worship 9:45am Sunday School 10:30am Worship 12:30pm New Heaven Korean Worship (SAN) 9:30am Bible Chicks (offsite, ) 4:30pm Girl Scouts (A3&4) 6pm Boy Scouts 6pm AA Women s Group (A4) 7pm 3rd Monday Bible Study (offsite katiemiata@hotmail.com) 7pm Women s Support Group (A1) 22 6:30pm Korean Bible :30pm Lynnwood Community Band 25 3pm Girl Scouts (A2) 3:30pm Girl Scouts :30pm Girl Scouts (A3) 3:30pm Girl Scouts (A1) 26 8:30am OA (A3) 9am AA (C1) 10am AA Women (A1) 27 Summer Schedule Bethany of the NW Sunday 6am Korean Worship (SAN) 9:30am Worship 11:30pm New Heaven Korean Worship (SAN) 28 9:30am Bible Chicks (offsite, ) 4pm Girl Scouts (A3&4) 6pm Boy Scouts 6pm AA Women s Group (A4) 7pm Women s Support Group (A1) 29 6:30pm Korean Bible :30pm Lynnwood Community Band 30 Good Friday 31 11am Good If you Friday would Worship something (SAN) from the 9am church AA (C1) calendar, like 8:30am to add OA or (A3) delete 3:30pm Girl or have Scouts questions (FH, 10am about AA Women room (A1) A1, A3) availability, please contact 7pm Good Jennifer Friday Worship (SAN) or in the church office 7pm AA churchoffice@adventlutheran.net (C1)

8 nd Street S.E. Mill Creek, WA Follow us on Facebook E A Publication of the Mission of Advent Lutheran Church Blood Drive Monday, May 7th 1:00-7:00pm Help save a life and donate blood. Monday, May 7, 1-7pm in the Fellowship Hall. Walk-ins welcome! If you have any questions or to preregister, please contact Sandy Jolley, , snjolley@comcast.net. Youth Group Fundraiser at The Old Spaghetti Factory! Tuesday, May 8th 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Let s Eat Out for Advent Youth! Reservations are encouraged. Bring your flyer (to be provided later) or mention Advent Lutheran and a portion of the bill will go to Advent Youth. The Old Spaghetti Factory th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036