The Echo. Carlton Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church Council and Staff

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1 The Echo No June Santee, CA The Monthly Newsletter of: Carlton Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church 9735 Halberns Blvd., Santee, CA Voice/Fax: (619) Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid El Cajon, CA Permit No. 371 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED DATED MATERIAL PLEASE DO NOT DELAY Carlton Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church Council and Staff Laura Vaughan President Pete Callaway Vice President Tammy Halloran Secretary Bethany Timan Financial Secretary Rich Setzer Treasurer Belinda Karge Children and Youth Ministry John Sevcik Pam Meyers Laura Vaughan Lee Strand Steve Schmidtke Mutual Ministry Committee Members Rick Schowalter Pastor Kris Francis Trustee Amanda Botzer Parish Education Steve Schmidtke Worship - Traditional Ellie Timan Coordinator-Stephen Ministry Kim Taylor Stewardship Nathan Wentz Outreach Rick Schowalter Prayer Chain, Lynn Nickel Organist Marvin Hamilton Choir Director

2 more energized than feeling let down Youth group means a lot to me because the memorable moments I spend with the group gives me more passion and happiness in my life. I was baptized by Pastor Rick at Carlton Hills because it made me be more close to God and feeling more alive as a cherished human being. I want to be confirmed because this church makes me feel closer to God and Jesus. Pastor s Page John 15:4-5 Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. It has been an honor for me to work with Garrett, Sheaelle Einfeldt and Robin Paulsen in confirmation. I love these verses! This is what the Christian faith is all about. It is not about how much we can do for God. It is about all that God can do through us! Sheaelle also came to our church through the Youth Ministry and the witness of one of our youth, Bryce Taylor. Sheaelle s brother Cullen was also baptized and confirmed at our church. Her mother Elle is a faithful member. Sheaelle wrote in her faith statement: We must abide in the vine which is Jesus. Apart from the vine we are like a branch of the vine that is cut off from the vine and withers and dies. But being connected to Jesus we are like the vine that bears wonderful and delicious fruit. I was baptized at Carlton Hills when I was 10 years old. My brother and I were baptized together. We were baptized because we wanted to get closer to God. Kim Taylor showed us this church. We went with Stephanie to One Salvation. I loved it because Stephanie was fun and I learned about God at the same time. Where do we bear fruit in our church? We bear fruit in our children and youth. Soon we are starting the 11th year of our Joyful Noise Music and Arts Camp. Over the years hundreds of children have been fed the love of Jesus through the labors of Belinda Karge and our youth staff who are trained and equipped with the love and spirit of Jesus. Robin Paulsen has been an amazing long-time member of our church. Robin has been our most faithful acolyte and has been the youngest youth singing in our choir. We have many youth who have joined the confirmation class because of this ministry. What a precious example of fruit bearing! Her Dad has been through years of severe health problems. Her Mom has been faithful to the choir and a communion assistant. Recently a 16 year old youth named Garrett Williams was baptized with many of his unchurched family and friends in attendance. What a joy!! Garrett will soon be confirmed at the June 7th worship service along with two others. Garrett in large part is also a product of our One Salvation youth led worship on Tuesday evenings. Garrett wanted to be baptized and confirmed because he wanted to be on our youth staff for this summer s Joyful Noise Camp and being confirmed is a requirement for all our youth staff. Here is what Garrett wrote about his faith: Robin writes in her faith statement: My faith came to be clear when my Dad became sick. Our family leaned on faith to get through rough and challenging times. I loved attending camps up at Luther Glen. I met a lot of amazing friends, that I still keep in contact with. I learned so much about God at these wonderful camps, I would come home refreshed after. My favorite Bible verse comes from Phil. 4:13: I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. These camps have given me a good foundation about what faith is all about and also thanks to Pastor Rick for helping me learn about my faith. I would Spiritual stuff that makes me the happiest in my life, makes me motivated enough to feel like a better person to improve my mind with feeling 2

3 like to thank Marvin, Lynn and the choir for accepting me, and welcoming me into the choir. Church Mailings Would you like to be included on the church list? Do you want some bit of news ed to the congregation? An list is being compiled by the church office and you can add yourself to the group list by just dropping a note into the offering plate or calling the church office at If you would like to something please submit the request in writing after checking with Pastor Rick. All s sent will be sent without listing the addresses of the others who are receiving the information. This is called a blind ing and is meant to protect these addresses from reaching someone who is not authorized to send to our church members without permission. These three youth will be confirmed on Sunday June 7th. Come and hear the rest of their faith statements. You will be inspired by their witness. Pastor Rick Finances And Attendance For April Attendance: 9:00a.m. 4/ / / / April Finances: Income Expenses Tue Total Daily Devotions $13,746 $11,254 Would you like to be a part of our church s daily devotions? Just let Pastor Rick or the Church Office know your address and you can received the daily devotions via or stop by the table in the back of the church and pick up last week s list of daily devotions. Most of the devotions are written by Pastor Rick but some are shared by members on the list. If you want to submit a devotion to the list that has now grown to over 120 participants just write to Pastor Rick at SYMCN1@aol.com. What a great way to have Bible study a part of your everyday life a little Scripture at a time. Senior Lunch The second Tuesday of the month when you are invited to the Senior Lunch at a local restaurant beginning at 11:30am on June 9th at the Ranch House in Santee at Woodside Ave. Feed the Homeless Monday, June 1st TACO (Third Ave Charitable Organization) Feeds the Homeless at First Lutheran Church,30 3rd Ave. in San Diego. Flowers Each Sunday Would you like to recognize a special event, such as a birthday or anniversary, or honor a loved one by having flowers placed on the altar of the church on Sundays? There is a sign-up calendar in the back of the church. Pick the Sunday or Sundays on which you would like flowers placed and print your name and phone number on the calendar. Call Jean Setzer at and tell her if you would like to have an arrangement for $20.00 or if you will bring your own arrangement. The bulletin will indicate that you have provided flowers for the occasion. Let Pastor Rick know if you want to help. We will meet in the church parking lot at 2:30p.m. Bible Studies for the Spring We will have Bible study on the book of Acts on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month June 13th and 27th At the Kaffee Meister in Santee At 4:30pm Everyone Welcome!! 3

4 Interfaith Ministry with St. Columba s Episcopal Church Congregational Meeting Sunday, June 21st at 10:15am Agenda: Preschool Update Capital Improvements Office and Children s Ministry Assistant Verizon Update At 9720 Cuyamaca Street south of Mast on Cuyamaca Over the past few months Pastor Rick has been preaching weekly at St. Columba s Episcopal Church at 11:00am Sunday mornings. St. Columba s lost their priest to retirement and the ELCA is a full communion partner with the Episcopal church, which means among many things that they can share pastors. House Building in Mexico We are going back to Mexico to build a house for a needy family on Saturday, October 17th. Please consider going with us! You will need a passport and if you do not have one, now is the time to start the process of getting one. We will start the planning and fund raising in September. Pastor Rick has been spending 75% of his time at Carlton Hills and 25% of his time as Director of Youth Ministry Leadership for the Pacifica Synod. Next year the Pacifica Synod will elect a new bishop and it is possible that Pastor Rick will move that 25% of his work from the Pacifica Synod to St. Columba s. We have a year to prepare for that possibility. Dates to remember in June During the next year both churches are going to experiment with sharing the same pastor and a cooperative ministry. This would be a cooperation of ministry and not a merger. There would be two separate churches and one pastor. Both churches would remain separate, but they would also benefit from a close cooperation with the other. June 7th: Confirmation Sunday June th: Pastor Rick s 10th Anniversary Sunday June 21st: Father s Day Brunch and Cong. Mt. June 28th: Lynn Nickel Sunday Lynn Nickel retires as Organist On Sunday, June 28th Lynn Nickel who has been our organist for the past 7 years will retire. How blessed we have all been by her skill and her dedication to our church and our Lord. We owe her a great deal and we will honor Lynn and show her our gratitude for her service and inspiration. Please come and express your gratitude and best wishes. We experienced the first taste of combined worship opportunities during holy week this year. For Maundy Thursday and Good Friday both churches met at St.Columba s and we had wonderful attendance and meaningful and inspiring worship. There were 60 in attendance at both worship services which nicely filled St. Columba s. Grief Group Norma Borgeson and Pastor Rick are starting a grief group for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The group s first meeting will be Saturday, June 13th at 10:00am at Norma Borgeson s at Hillslake Drive in El Cajon. Norma can be reached at Anyone who has been through the pain of losing a loved one is welcome. Also Charlie Carlson s memorial service was at St. Columba s because the family requested a smaller worship space. The reception was at Carlton Hills but the memorial service was at St. Coumba s which is also air conditioned which gives a needed option in the summer months. Remember Jesus words: Bear one another s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. The only one who can truly understand the grief of losing someone they love is someone who also has gone through the same loss. This could be a great new direction for our church and we have a year to explore the possibilities of sharing ministry and buildings with each other. 4

5 Cursillo Weekend Pastor Ricks' 10th Annivessary! Four members of our congregation Heather Gasner, Erin Kole, Pam Meyers, and Dliedra Zeller experienced a Cursillo weekend at Camp Stevens outside Julian. This spirit filled journey was offered to 31 persons, both men and women. The weekend began on April 23rd in the evening. An inspiring closing ceremony on Sunday April 26th concluded the weekend. Those who attended heard witness to give them tools to bring Christ into all their worldly environments one person at a time. Through prayer some were touched by the Holy Spirit, many new things were experienced, and in addition the journey was filled with music and FUN. In celebration of Pastor Rick's 10 years as pastor of our church, there will be a catered lunch June th after the service. It would be nice if everyone attends to show our appreciation for Pastor Rick and all he has done for us this past decade. Greetings from Dorcas! Listed below is some of our upcoming events as well as our meeting dates. Please join us the 2nd Saturday of each 10:00 for our monthly meeting. As you can see, the only thing missing is you! Talk to the new Cursillista' to hear more about the next weekend in the fall. It is an experience that will stay with you a lifetime and enhance your walk with our Lord Jesus. In Christ's love, Eileen Pierce and Ellie Timan June Birthdays Richard Keehn Jackie Gammon Kate Rocha Lyn Arthurton Kaylee Blagg Kay Walker Jack Youngblood Stephen Gomory Chloe Caya Jessica Blagg Teresa Luft Heather Hustad Robin Paulsen Daniel Crites Randy Greenlee David Francis Neil Johnson Nicole Kern Jennifer Timan Dorcase Spring Luncheon Father's Day BBQ No Meeting No Meeting Meeting Bridal Shower for Alisa Perna Scarves & hats for Taco on Sundays Meeting Taco Bar after 9:00 service Meeting Dorcas Holiday Party June Ministers Coffee Fellowship: Nancy Funick, Lector: 7- Rob Koch -Darrel Timan 21- Rob Koch 28- Owen Brown Greeter: Ruth Schowalter & Kathy Darland Communion Assist.: Steve Schmidtke & Sara Paulsen Communion Care: The Youngblood Family Ushers: Laura Vaughn, Dan & Theresa Luft, Betty Maxa, and the Taylor Family Stephen Minister of the Week: S. M., Communion Prayer Loft 7- Marian Privet Heather Gasner - Carol Davidson Deidra Zeller 21- Ellie Timan Kathy Darland 28- Steve Schmidtke Carol Davidson If anyone was missed, please call the church office, June Anniversaries /13 6/21 July August 9/12 TBD October 10/10 10/11 11/7 11/22 11/ 12/6 12/12 12/13 Rich & Jean Setzer Allen & Marlene Chertkow David & Kris Francis Kimberly & Mark Rones Pamela & Henry Meyers Joan & Kenneth Suess Nathan & Katie Wentz Marian & Royce Privett Curtis & Sherise Stark Belinda & Doug Karge 5

6 One Salvation Confirmation and High School Worship opportunity 11th Annual Joyful Noise Art and Music Camp July 6-31, 2015 One Salvation meets at 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. every Tuesday night. This opportunity is open to high school youth and middle school youth who have been confirmed or are currently participating in confirmation. During this time the youth worship together, fellowship, talk seriously about life s events, play games, pray, and share God s love with one another. After this time of service, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. youth are encouraged to bring their homework and receive support or just hang out and do homework together in a study hall format. Belinda Karge and Selina Weber facilitate along with young adults Daniel Timan and Alissa Perna 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Daily with before and after care from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. If you have children ages 3 to consider sending them to Make a Joyful Noise Art and Music Camp. The counselors are high school and college members of our congregation and St Andrews. This ministry is successful because of many donations and volunteers. Scholarship funds are needed to help send members of the congregation who want to attend camp. Camper applications must be completed prior to beginning camp first come first serve basis. Don t miss out! ***If you want to be a member of camp staff and if you are in junior high or high school you must attend One Salvation regularly*** This is a requirement every summer. We want our camp staff to be growing in Christ and feeding themselves just as they share with the campers. Camp Donations needed Camp fee is $100 for the first week and $25 each week thereafter. If a camper came for the entire time it would cost $200. If you can assist, please make checks to CHELC and mark camp scholarship. Adult volunteers are also needed. Let Selina Weber, Belinda Karge, or Pastor Rick know if you can help. Beach Camp with Lutheran Retreats and Conference Center (LRCC) June 21-26, 2015 Congratulations to Selina and Jason Kaufman married May 24, 2015 High school youth are invited to attend the LRCC beach camp. This is a week of learning about Christ and living at the beach with the staff from LRCC. Camp begins Sunday afternoon June 21st and ends Friday June 26th. The $50 non refundable registration fee is due ASAP. Make checks out to CHELC. Please hand checks to Belinda to ensure registration count. Bridal Shower for Selina Weber was Sunday April 26th thanks to all for coming! Baby Sprinkle for Katie Wentz was Saturday May 9th Thank you to the youth for hosting Mother s Day! Congratulations to our high school seniors Camp staff training Lucas Paulson Thomas Reaney Michael Salley 9:30 to 3:30 June, 2015 June 30, 2015 July 1, 2015 July 2,

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