St. Andrew Messenger April 2018 Newsletter. April FEATURES

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1 St. Andrew Messenger April 2018 Newsletter Monthly Publication of St. Andrew Lutheran Church Volume 23 Issue 4 April 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 APRIL BIRTHDAYS PAGE 9 FINANCIAL PAGE PAGE 10 WORSHIP ASSISTANT SCHEDULE AND CALENDAR CENTER COLORED PAGE 1

2 Pastor Claire Cassell Acceptance Happy Easter! We have made the long journey to the cross together during these past six weeks of Lent and Holy Week and have arrived at Easter day. He is Risen! He is risen indeed! It is good to arrive at Easter day and celebrate the resurrection, but we also need to remember the journey that brought us here. During Lent, we reflected on Jesus' humanity, as he wrestled with his anger and fear about his impending crucifixion, but in the end, he chose acceptance. He chose to accept the path his father had chosen for him even if he didn t fully understand it. He chose to place his trust in God, and because he made that choice, we are now able to experience the gift of new life through his resurrection. When we are troubled and facing a difficult situation, God knows that we too are very human and will probably react at first with all kinds of emotions and reactions. God also invites us to follow the example of his Son, Jesus, who chose acceptance and trust. Acceptance is not submission; it s not the same as giving up or giving in. It is acknowledgment of the facts and the reality of a situation, and then, deciding what you're going to do about it, trusting that God is walking through it with you every step of the way. 2

3 Pastor Claire Cassell I d like to share with you one of my favorite quotes about Acceptance: Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, It is because I find some person, place, thing, situation -- Some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, And I can find no serenity until I accept That person, place, thing, or situation As being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake. Unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in my situation as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition p. 417 Jesus chose to accept the difficult path of the cross that his Father had laid out for him. He chose trust and acceptance. He chose to die so that we might have new life. As we live into this gift of new life that we have been freely given, may we all be granted the courage and the strength to choose acceptance and trust every step of the way. Grace and peace to you all! 3

4 Welcome Michelle Office Manager St. Andrew News Michelle was born and raised in Arvada and graduated from Arvada Senior in She has a degree in Sociology and minor in Information and Management Systems. She and her husband Dan (also born and raised in Arvada) have been married for almost 19 years. He is a software development engineer for Amazon Web Services. They have two daughters. Jenna is 14 and Kayla is 12. The girls attend schools in Westminster and love to golf, swim and go to the archery range. Three dogs, all rescues, complete the family. Michelle and her family will be in worship Sunday, April 15 th to meet everyone with a Welcome Reception following in the Narthex. Outreach Ministry The Outreach Ministry team will be meeting this spring to plan for the rest of If you are interested in either Social Outreach (such as the Severe Weather Shelter Network) or Evangelism/Community Outreach (such as welcome packets for the neighborhood), please call or Mari Hackbarth to join the team. Let me know your continued interested even if you indicated it on the time and talent forms, knowing that things do change! Also include days/ times that you can meet on a recurring basis (may be monthly or quarterly, depending on the needs). Peace, Mari / mhackbarth@hotmail.com Pastor Claire s Schedule Just a reminder that Pastor Claire is off every 7 th week to try and get closer to her 60% schedule. Her next week off is April 16 th through 22 nd. 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

5 St. Andrew Happenings ALMOST LIKE HOME MINISTRY FOR April 9th Joe and Julie Cunningham Jenny Carpenter and Trudy Pardee 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. April 1, 2018 April 8, 2018 John 20:1-18 John 20:19-31 Psalm 118:1-2,4-24 Psalm 133 Acts 10:34-43 Ephesians 2: Corinthians 15: John1:1-2,2 April 15, 2018 April 22, 2018 Luke 24:36B-48 John10: John 3:1-7 Acts 4: John 3:16-24 April 29, 2018 John 15:1-8 Acts 8: John 4:7-21 5

6 St. Andrew News Regular Office Hours Tues./Wed./ Thurs. from 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Please ring doorbell for entrance to the building. To insure our security, we will be keeping our front doors and office door locked during office hours. If you need to contact Pastor Claire, please call her at or her at Bulletins & Newsletter Information Please changes or information to so we are able to include changes in our worship bulletins and newsletters. Worship Assistants Please Remember: All Worship Assistants are responsible for finding their own replacement if unable to assist at your scheduled time. Thank you 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! Church Building Security Thank you to the Arvada Police Department for providing a recent safety/security assessment for St. Andrew. They noted several things that we already do well we have multiple exits in case of emergency, our landscaping near the building is not overgrown, and we have closed-circuit monitors in the office. They also had a few recommendations, which include: locking the west door and possibly the office door when working alone in the church, consider purchasing a secure mailbox, and put a buzzer at the east door to provide an alert when someone has entered or left the building. There was also a suggestion to empower our ushers to watch for anything unusual or suspicious on Sunday mornings. We are working to implement these recommendations and appreciate the time of the police department. Secrest Pen Pal Project Secrest Pen Pals If you are helping with the Secrest pen pal project your letters should be in your mail boxes. If you need help or have questions please contact Jenny Carpenter or Mary Ann John. 7

8 St. Andrew Happenings PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY We will meet on April 8 th and 22 nd 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.. 8

9 APRIL BIRTHDAYS 3rd Elaine Prolow 16th Jean Lascot 4th Jack Carlson 19th Jeff Snyder 5th Paula Simenson 23rd Jenny Carpenter 9th Dick Will 25th Bill Heagle 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 train and on board a new Office Manager / 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, Paul Kalkwarf, Ted Kalkwarf, Wes Broderius, Myrta Anderson, Tim Welnitz, Hermina Puck, George Meneghini For Comfort: The Harrison Family 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 Michelle Udy Barb Brown ORGANIST Dr. Mandy Bomar-Townend OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY 9:30 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. AND BY APPOINTMENT WITH PASTOR St. Andrew Lutheran Church 6774 W. 66th Avenue Arvada, CO