Living God Newsletter

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1 Living God Newsletter Sunday Worship 8 & 10:30 AM 3200 Horseshoe Pike & 6:30 PM Honey Brook, PA building a church for people who have no church. Phone: Volume 19, Number 10 October 2008 Church Staff Pastor Richard Moore Office Manager Donna Lewis Music Director Christian Tagoe Evening Musicians Howard Moore & Ramona Wilt Treasurer Patti DeLong LGLC Council Members President- Robert Broody Jan Rudolph Vice President George Bradford Jerilynne Santors Secretary-Janet Krackov Douglas Thompson Daniel Cox Bob Williams Chris Mauchline The Monthly Monday M&M s of LGLC The Ladies of the Mary and Martha Fellowship Group (M&M s) are planning to make quilts to send to Lutheran World Relief. LWR s previous supply has been distributed around the world due to all the natural disasters. People of LGLC have a wonderful opportunity of being the hands and feet of Jesus by donation new or gently used sheets and blankets at least 60 x 80. For detailed information, please pick up an information sheet at the back of the church. A box will be there for the donation. Please contact Chris Lamos or Deanna Arndt for more information. If you are interested in attending a Mary & Martha meeting the group meets at LGLC the second Monday of each month at 1:00pm.

2 Building & Grounds Team News We have a new freezer!! LGLC would like to thank Link & Pam Latham, and Bob & Lin Williams Lilac Bushes Planted in Memory of Mildred Boyce The children of Mildred Boyce have purchased 5 lilac bushes to be planted at LGLC. The number of lilac s planted represents Mildred s five children and the planting location next to the playground represents Mildred s deep love of all children. LGLC would like to thank the Boyce family for this wonderful gift in memory of their mother. Worship Team News Worship Team Meeting The Worship team invites everyone to come to the monthly pot luck and meeting on October 19th after the 10:30 am service. Bring something for lunch to share with the group; usually 12 people. At the meeting, we will discuss worship arrangements including altar guild, communion set up, ushering, readers and prayer leaders and other areas of Worship responsibilities. Meeting Topic for Sunday 10/19; discuss the up coming Greenwood singers concert November, 29th at 7:00pm. Lin Williams, Team Leader Congratulations Kurt Schneidmiller and Suzanne Tucker exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, September, 6th at LGLC. Best wishes to the happy couple. LGLC Hope List 2008/2009 Many times we are asked the question What does the church need? This question was then directed to our Church Council and they worked on putting together a list of suggested items. This list will be continually updated by the church office throughout the year. If you have any suggestions for additional items or questions regarding the list please call the church office at Carpet $5, long tables w/storage rack $1, card tables $ Basketball hoop $ 1, Crushed stones for shed driveway +20 Chairs (Adult Sunday schoolroom) $2, Altar Vase Liners $59.00 (pair) +Baby Grand piano +Monetary gifts for kitchen supply needs +Monetary gifts for Nature walkway/path +Concrete pad (for trash cans) +Fence (around concrete pad)

3 LIVING GOD LUTHERAN CHURCH A picture is worth a thousand words. We re all very familiar with this secular proverb. Wikipedia says the modern use of the phrase stems from an article in the advertising trade journal Printers' Ink, promoting the use of images in advertisements that appeared on the sides of streetcars. The December 8, 1921 issue carries an ad entitled, "One Look is Worth A Thousand Words." But, today I wonder if this cliché isn t a huge understatement. Since 1921 our world has seen advances in technology that have more than shaped our culture, they have shaped the way we think and process information. The TV and the computer have brought us into an age where a steady flow of images communicate much more than a thousand words, they convey entire thoughts, experiences, and even feelings. Consider the following image, for example. You re stopped at a red light, and in front of you is a well used, moderately scratched and dinged pickup truck. A man of relatively small stature wearing a ball cap is in the driver s seat and flicks a cigarette butt out the window. On one side of the tailgate is one of those magnetic yellow ribbons. On the other is a sticker that displays a picture of the crashing Twin Towers in NYC, the caption reads Never Forget. This image does so much more than communicate information. This image conveys various things that evoke in all of us a story on its own, one that is different for all of us. And, this experience is not unique to this image. We are no longer people who merely read words, we are now people who experience stories in and through what we read. Images are metaphors for real life. Metaphors don t just help to explain the details any more. Metaphors now are capable of carrying the truth itself. Today, I wonder if it wouldn t be more accurate to say that a picture is worth a bazillion, quadrillion, million words. The gospel according to John opens with a statement that people of today s image-rich culture can relate to, possibly better than ever before. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. John 1:14 What once was the word of God s promise for life and hope; now lived, moved and breathed among us. The word became a real experience embedded within human history. Today, he is kept alive among us by the re-telling and the remembering of the story of his saving action on our behalf. This story is made real, and given flesh and bone in today s culture by the use of images; pictures that tell the story in and for our contemporary world. It s no wonder, then, that churches everywhere have installed projectors and sound systems into their worship space. Thanks to a generous gift, we have installed this tool in our worship space. It will take some time and some trial and error for us to adjust to using it as an enhancement to worship. It will also take the addition of a specific ministry team who are devoted to using this equipment on a weekly basis if we wish to make the most of it. But, it will help us to convey the gospel more effectively by helping us to put contemporary flesh on the Word which is among us. It was in the Renaissance period when congregations recognized the necessity to begin installing organs into their churches. Music became an acceptable vehicle, arguably for the first time in the common era, for conveying the gospel and giving glory to God in worship. Churches began investing in pipe organs, musicians and choirmasters. Most assuredly there were many who scoffed at the use of the organ during this time of change. But, obviously tradition has panned out in favor of the organ. We are now in a new era of worship, one in which churches are recognizing the necessity to invest in audio and video systems as well as in the people who are trained to use them. We are in a time when the choirs practice time is just as important as the A/V team s use of practice time to provide a flow of images that enhance the music and the message of the worship service. Who among us knows for sure what this generation will give to the next, or whether or not a hundred years from now churches will still be investing in pipe organs, or if today s A/V systems are here to stay. One thing is for certain, our worship gives glory to God when the Word becomes flesh and dwells among us. So, as we learn how to best make use of the gift of new technology and as we continue to search for music leadership let us move forward gently but not timidly keeping John 1:14 as our goal. Blessings, +Pastor Rich PS. Please keep our music director search team in your prayers. 3

4 LGLC IS LOOKING FOR CRAFTY PEOPLE If you, or a friend, would like to book a table to sell crafts at the Christmas Bazaar, please contact Lin Williams. This will be our 5 th annual Christmas Craft Bazaar and the attendance gets higher every year. We will have beautiful hand made cards; knitted or crocheted items, jewelry, wooden Christmas items, as well as other items for shoppers to choose from. Please spread the word that table space for rent by craft makers is limited and will be on a first come basis. The LGLC ladies will be making home made soup and there will be hot dogs, hamburgers, and snacks available to eat in or take home. We will be requesting home made baked items to sell. Money collected from the renting of tables, baked table sales, and money raised by a raffle will be used for our church s general fund. Please plan now to attend this fun event; enjoy the Christmas music and support this way of raising money for the benefit of all. Lin Williams, (before 9 pm, please) Lin Williams, Worship Committee Team Leader GREENWOOD SINGERS TO RETURN! We are pleased to announce that the popular singing group, The Greenwood Singers, will be returning to LGLC on Saturday, November 29 th. This concert was a well attended and well received concert last year and we were able to book a date again for this Christmas season. Please reserve the date and come enjoy an evening of excellent singing.

5 Equal Exchange Program Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa LGLC has received an order of tea s and coffee s from the Equal Exchange program. If you are looking for your favorite coffee or tea check out the new products on the display stand at the back of the church. Stewardship Team News Highway Clean-up Sat. November am The Stewardship Team is looking for volunteers to help with LGLC s quarterly highway clean up. All volunteers will meet at the church building to pick up supplies for the clean up. Contact Lana Wolfe if you have any questions Outreach Team News AID FOR FRIENDS REFERRAL FORMS Do you know someone that could benefit from our AFF program? Our freezer is full of meals and the outreach program is ready to begin receiving names of individuals. If you know someone that is elderly, homebound, disabled, or have no family willing or able to help them please complete a referral form (located on the rack at the back of the church) and place in the black bin attached to the resource room door. 1st Anniversary of LGLC S 6:30pm Worship Service On September 7th LGLC celebrated the first anniversary of the 6:30pm Bluegrass worship service. The attendance for the service was 101 and we served 104 spaghetti dinners. The Produce Junction store in Exton donated all of the produce for the salads and spaghetti sauce, and the Giant grocery stores in Exton and Thorndale each gave a $25 gift card. At the end of the First Anniversary service the Outreach Team presented Pastor Rich with a shirt bearing the logo of Sweet Water Sabbath on it. Pastor Rich asked everyone in attendance to sign the shirt before leaving to go home. The Outreach Team would like to thank everyone for their help and support in organizing this very special celebration. Best wishes for 2009!

6 FALL & WINTER OUTREACH PROJECTS This year is quickly passing by. With summer coming to an end and the school year beginning, we will soon find ourselves in the middle of collecting items for the holiday season. Take advantage of those back to school sales as many of those items would be great in a shoebox for underprivileged children. Operation Christmas Child (which some refer to as the Shoebox ministry) will be coordinated by Dana Kegerreis again this year. You may participate by filling your own shoebox or donate $25 to have items purchased by a Outreach Team member (this would include the $7 shipping charge). All Donations will be needed by Oct 15. Anyone interested in assisting with this rewarding project please contact Dana Kegerreis at We will also be collecting school supplies for the 2008 Synod Sponsored Ingathering Project which takes place in November. This program benefits children being resettled in our area as well as children whose lives have been disrupted by war or some other disaster. Pam Latham is the coordinator for the project. All Donations will be collected on Sunday, November 16 & 23 during all worship services. Anyone interested in assisting with the project please contact Pam at Items we will be collecting are: Monetary donations toward the purchase of 50 Tote bags. ($125) Boxes of crayons Pads of construction paper Rulers in centimeters and inches Spiral notebooks Safety scissors 2 ½ Eraser Packets of Pencils with erasers Pencil sharpener Ruled paper in pack Join us on November 25th, 6:00pm at LGLC if you would like to help with the assembly of these 50 tote bags for shipping. Mark your calendar! During the month of November LGLC will be collecting bars of soap for the Seaman s Church Institute of Philadelphia. A collections box has been placed in the vestibule for your donations. Thank you for your support, The Outreach Team

7 Education Team News Education & Sunday School A Great Rally Day for SS Rally Day was held on September 7 th with many children and adults getting registered, learning about the Akaloo program and enjoying fellowship. Since then, classes have started and everyone involved is eagerly looking forward to following Jesus (akalooing). Please join us each Sunday from 9:15-10:15 so you can Akaloo, too! Please contact Mary Wallett ( ) The Lantern a Mid Week Bible Study program Trunk or Treat Sunday, October 26 th at 12:00 p.m. LGLC children are invited To TRICK OR TREAT from trunks following the second service. **Parents are needed to decorate the trunks of their car or truck and to bring treats to share with the children. **Children dressed in costumes, are needed to trick or treat in the parking lot. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm At 10:00 am The Lantern bible study program led by Pastor Moore is held at Retirement Community located next door to LGLC. The evening class held at LGLC begins at 7:00 pm (nursery room coverage during the evening program). For more information pamphlets are available on the information stand located at the back of the church. Are you akalooing?

8 October 5th October 19th SPECIAL 3RD WEEKEND EVENTS IT ALL BEGINS WITH J.A.M. EVERY OTHER SUNDAY 12:30PM 2PM November 2nd November 16th November 30th December 14th December 28th January 11th January 25th February 8th February 22nd March 8th March 22nd April 5th April 19th May 3rd May 17th May 31st June 14th June 28th Every other Sunday, youth from grades 5-12 are invited to come to the JAM SESSION. Here we will have fun and make friends. Most importantly, we will grow closer to Jesus in faith through weekly devotions. And, active J.A.M.mers get to participate in special monthly events for free. Grades 5-8 will be among our Jr. Hi Youth. They will get the opportunity to participate in activities that are age appropriate and assist them with the topics they need to know for their confirmation of faith at the end These events are open for anyone between grades 5 and 12. Bring your friends. The ones with the JAM next to them are free to all active J.A.M.mers. More details about each event will be distributed as the dates draw near. October 18th Admission: $30.99 We will leave from church at 10:00am. Jr. Hi Youth will return at 9:00pm. Sr. Hi Youth will have the option of staying til the park closes at Midnight. We will gather together as a group for lunch and dinner. November 15th Rake Brigade: We will start the day with a service project that will help to raise money for the youth program. For the church members who need help clearing leaves we will do it for them. Movie Night: Pizza and Movies on the church s new 10 ft. wide screen. Jr. Hi Youth: 1 movie, 7pm until 10pm. Sr. Hi Youth: All night, 7pm A late addition to the evening of November 15th, is a group trip to see one of our JAMmers perform in The Nutcracker. Details are YTBD. We will return to the church for movies afterward. of 8th grade. Grades 9-12 will be among our Sr. Hi Youth. They will get the opportunity to participate in activities and discussions that help them to bring their faith to action in love and service. How do I become a J.A.M.mer? 1. There are flyers and registration forms available at the church. 2. There is a donation request of $30 for each registration. This is per year, and helps to provide a fund from which a variety of program expenses can be drawn. We also ask that each J.A.M.mer practice good financial stewardship by setting aside a small donation for each week. 3. Come as often as you can. Abide by the behavior covenant. HAVE FUN!

9 Rich Moore Pastor Bob Broody President George Bradford V.P Janet Krackov Secretary Patty Delong Treasurer Jan Rudolph Worship Chair Doug Thompson Education Chair Dan Cox Outreach Chair Chris Mauchline Fellowship Chair Bob Williams Support Chair Jerilynne Santors Stewardship Chair No Photo Available Leadership Transition Leadership Transition Lin Williams Worship Team Mary Wallett Education Team Pam Latham Outreach Team Fellowship Team Jay Arndt Support Team Stewardship Team Worship Lay Readers Comm. Assistants Intercessors Greeters Ushers Music Marr. Aff. Flower Ministry Advent Devotion Lenten Devotion Euch. Ministry Nursery Sunday School Confirmation Adult Ed. V.B.S. St. Nick Party Christmas Pageant Trunk or Treat Easter Egg Hunt First Communion Youth Ministry New mem. Orient. Relay For Life Aid For Friends Shoebox Ministry Advertizing Daffodil Days Steeple to People Baby Manna Ingathering Ice Cream Social Fall Festival Spring Fling Christmas Bazaar Winter Concert Women s Retreat Sarah s Sisters Prayer Team Greeting Cards Victorian tea Men s BBQ Widows/ Widowers Club Women s Fell. Prayer Shawls Baptism Blankets Men s BBQ Fun Activities Property Communication Finance Mutual Ministry Visioneering Columbarium Pledge Drive Highway Cleanup Recycling Equal Exchange Coffee

10 OCTOBER 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday :00AM 10:00AM Mi 10:00AM Bible Collection of d Week Bible Study at Study at Tel Hai Flea Market Items 28 8:00 AM Worship 9:15 AM Sunday School for Children and Adults 10:30 AM Baptism of Maximus Santise 10:30 AM Worship 6:30 PM Worship 7:00PM Music Meeting 12:30 PM Prayer Shawl Meeting 7:30 PM Columbarium Meeting 7:30 PM Council Meeting 7:30 PM AA Meeting 9:00AM 12th Annual Fall Festival 5 8:00 AM Worship 9:15 AM Sunday School for Children and Adults 10:30 AM Worship 6:30 PM Worship :00AM Mid Week Bible Study at 9 10:00 AM Bible Study at Tel Hai :00PM Outreach Meeting 7:00 PM Mid Week Bible Study at LGLC 7:30 PM AA Meeting 12 8:00 AM Worship 9:15 AM Sunday School for Children and Adults 10:30 AM Worship 6:30 PM Worship 13 1:00PM Women's Fellowship 14 3:00 PM Prayer Chain Meeting 15 10:00AM Mid Week Bible Study at 7:00 PM Mid Week Bible Study at LGLC 16 10:00 AM Bible Study at Tel Hai :30 PM AA Meeting 19 8:00 AM Worship 9:15 AM Sunday School for Children and Adults 10:30 AM Worship 12:30 PM Worship Meeting Pot Luck Lunch 6:30 PM Worship & Pot Luck Dinner :30 PM Building & Grounds Meeting 22 10:00AM Mid Week Bible Study at 7:00 PM Mid Week Bible Study at LGLC 23 10:00 AM Bible Study at Tel Hai 24 7:30 PM AA Meeting 25 5:00PM New Member's Dinner 26 8:00 AM Worship 9:15 AM Sunday School for Children and Adults 10:30 AM Worship 6:30 PM Worship :00AM Mid Week Bible Study at 30 10:00 AM Bible Study at Tel Hai :00 PM Mid Week Bible Study at LGLC 7:30 PM AA Meeting 8:00AM Highway Clean Up

11 Living God Lutheran Church 3200 Horseshoe Pike Honey Brook, Pennsylvania Office Hours Tues., Wed., Thu., 9 AM to 4 PM Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Honey Brook, PA Permit #4