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1 The Echo No November Santee, CA The Monthly Newsletter of: Carlton Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church 9735 Halberns Blvd., Santee, CA Voice/Fax: (619) RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid El Cajon, CA Permit No. 371 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 Camp. This year Selina acted as director of the camp and I was so impressed with her organizational and leadership skills. We are so blessed to have her take such an important role in Joyful Noise, especially when Belinda Karge started a new job at Concordia College in Irvin. Selina was there every day at camp and the younger staff really looked up to her maturity and spiritual depth. Pastor s Page 1 Thessalonians 5:12 Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. In the next two Pastor s Pages I will be introducing you to our newest staff members. In this issue I will share with you the life and qualifications of our Children and Youth minister, Selina Kaufman and in the next issue I will share with you what Ker Hyles brings to our office among other blessings. Selina is also in the midst of becoming a Recognized Youth Minister of Region 2 of the ELCA. She has completed 2 of the 4 tracks which are offered each summer. I was honored to have Selina complete her second track this summer which is the track I have taught for this training for the past 17 years. Selina impressed everyone at the training and I had several participants tell me how blessed our church must be to have her on staff. Selina Kaufman began her time at Carlton Hills as Selina Weber. She recently married Jason Kaufman and changed her name to Selina Kaufman. Selina came to our church when she was 16 years old through the encouragement and witness of Nicole Davidson, now Nicole Wentz. This was very near to when I first came to Carlton Hills as your pastor 11 years ago. Selina was a part of a high school youth confirmation class and was a part of the youth singing group called CHROSS which was the abbreviation for Carlton Hills Redeemed Outreach Singers. Bethany Timan our Financial Secretary and Katie Wentz who will soon have her second baby baptized at Carlton Hills were also a members of CHROS. Selina is only getting paid for 6 hours per week but she does so much more! With camp over she now is the driving force behind our Sunday School and our Tuesday evening children and youth events. Sunday School is no small effort and she is being mentored by Amanda Botzer who represents the church council in Parish Education and who has been organizing our Sunday School for the past several years. It was not long after Selina came to our church that her entire family started attending. Now her father Mike Weber is our photographer for the new directory, her mother Marie Weber coordinates our acolytes and her sister Emily Weber is active in the youth program. The Tuesday events include 4:30pm God s Gifts for children pre-k to 6th grade, a diner at 5:30pm and One Salvation for our youth at 7:00pm. While I am gone on Tuesdays Selina runs the entire time From the almost the beginning Selina was active in the summer Joyful Noise Music and Arts 2

3 of God s Gifts and when I do the classroom time for God s Gifts, Selina organizes a game time for the second half of the hour each week. The children love the game time and I must admit that game playing is not my strength. What a wonderful complement Selina is to my gifts and what a blessing she is to each of our children and youth. Soon Selina and her father Mike and sister Emily are going to Mexico to help build our third house through Lutheran Border Concerns and Selina is planning to attend another Youth ministry Training Retreat in November along with Bryce Taylor. Selina is in Child and Adolescent studies at Grossmont College and she has been active in the group seeking to bring a preschool to our church. This winter Selina is busy making preparations for a Children s Christmas Program. In both our new staff at Carlton Hills it is clear that the ministry of our church has improves by leaps and bounds. I am thrilled to add these quality leaders to our ministry. Please thank them when you see them!! As 1 Thessalonians instructs us: honor those who are your leaders in the Lord s work. Pastor Rick Attendance For September 9:00a.m. Tue Total 9/ / / / September Finances Income $9,975 Expenses $13,659 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 July 14 th at Jimmy s at 9635 Mission Gorge in Santee. Feed the Homeless Monday, November 2 nd TACO (Third Ave Charitable Organization) Feeds the Homeless at First Lutheran Church,1430 3rd Ave. in San Diego. 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 Fall We will have Bible study on the book of Acts on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month November 7 th and 14 th At Pamela and David Blyth s at 221 Brookview Court in Santee At 4:30pm Everyone Welcome!! 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 e- mail 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. Daily Devotions 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. 3

4 Emma Hustad Baptism Sunday, November 1 st St. Columba s Bible Study with Potluck St. Columba s has invited us to their weekly potluck and Bible Study. The Potluck Dinner is at their church beginning the first Wednesday in September. The Potluck Supper begins at 6:00pm and the Bible Study is at 7:00pm. The study is on the minor prophets. Come and enjoy! Everyone is welcome! Interfaith Ministry with St. Columba s Episcopal Church 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. 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. 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. 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. Thanksgiving Eve Worship Wednesday, November 25th at 7:00pm Grief Support Group A grief support will meet Saturday, November 7 th at 10:00am at Norma Borgeson s at 2149 Hillslake Drive in El Cajon. It is a wonderful group and open to anyone who is suffering a loss. November Ministers Coffee Fellowship: Nancy Funick, Lector: TBA Greeter: TBA Communion Assist.: TBA Communion Care: TBA Ushers: TBA Stephen Minister of the Week: S. M., Communion Prayer Loft 4-Heather Gasner Carol Davidson 11-Marian Privett Ellie Timan 18-Kathy Darland Diedra Zeller 25-Ellie Timan Steve Schmidtke 1 Mavis Rones 3 Noelle Koch 4 Marie Freeman 6 Jeremy Hustad 6 Zaden Cappas 7 Joanne Schneider 8 Noah Lunn 8 Nicole Vaughan 9 Shawn Caya 12 Corinne Reid 12 Tania Valdez 13 Mario Uribe 14 Ruth Schowalter 15 Kendra Schloegel 15 Tom Davidson 15 Richard Maxa 15 Belinda Karge 17 Heather Gasner 17 June Webb 17 Brian Bloeman 18 Joseph Callaway November Birthdays 18 David Callaway 19 Deran Yantis 20 Tim Neuhaus 20 Jason Hernandez 20 Steve Salaz 22 Nicholas Holicky 23 Larry Tilton 24 Ericka Davis 26 Sandi Campbell 26 Devon White 27 Sarah Flores 27 Josh Weber 27 Heather Caya 27 James Schloegel 27 Nancy Ripple 29 Anthony Gore 29 Carla Gore 29 Jonathan Castro 30 David Gulliver 30 Evelyn Koch If anyone was missed, please call the church office, November Anniversaries 20 Jeffery & Sabrina White 21 Bob & Marcy Metz 28 Eric & Annemarie Larsen 4

Armor of God: Bible Boot Camp 2015 was a huge success! We are an intergenerational congregation.

beautiful by the presence and intermingling of both young and old because the church-the body of Christ-transcends age.

Watch for Dudley Bread Sale right before Thanksgiving. Bread is $5 a loaf and pies $15.

5 Armor of God: Bible Boot Camp 2015 was a huge success! We are an intergenerational congregation. Just as every family benefits from the joy and wisdom of every age and stage, likewise our church is richer and more beautiful by the presence and intermingling of both young and old because the church-the body of Christ-transcends age. In the photo above C.J. Reid is the acolyte holding the bible for Pastor Rick to read the gospel. C.J. has grown up at Carlton Hills and is a beautiful example of our youth. Watch for Dudley Bread Sale right before Thanksgiving. Bread is $5 a loaf and pies $15. Preorders are appreciated see any of the high school youth or Selina or Belinda Lauren we are so proud of your faith! 5

6 Tuesday night is Family night at Carlton Hills see below for once a month dinners, youth fellowship, One Salvation, God s Gifts and Confirmation. Join us Tuesday Nights! 4:00 pm Child Cooking Classes Cook a delicious meal with Mr. White from Summer Camp! Each class will be on the 1 st Tuesday of every month 4:30-5:30 pm God s Gifts A 10 week bible study for pre-k to 6 th grade! 5:30-6:00. Dinner prepared by the children Children eat free Adults $7.00 all members welcome 6:00-7:00 pm Confirmation Class Middle School and high school agelearn about and affirm your faith! Retreats, community service, and the history of the church! 7:00-8:00 pm One Salvation High School youth group- worship, bible study, games, service projects and trips! Blue Christmas Stephen Ministers will be hosting a Blue Christmas again this year on December 10th at 7:00 p.m. We realize that many face the season with sadness and pain. If you face the season with difficulty, we offer a service of understanding, love, compassion, and we pray, of healing. We cannot cure or take away those feelings, however, we will stand with you in an attempt to make this time easier to bear. We understand that all of us at one time or another go thru difficult periods of life that can be overwhelming. We hold out arms of love and hope in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Please accept our invitation of an evening of healing and fellowship. Pastor will lead the service, and Stephen Ministers will be available for individual prayer or conversation. As we light our blue candles together, we unite in God's gracious love. Please consider joining us on this special night. Thursday, December 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the Acts Center. May God continue to bless each of us. In His name, Pastor Rick and Stephen Ministers 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. 6

Carlton Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church Council and Staff. Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid El Cajon, CA Permit No. 371

The Echo No. 4-2015 April Santee, CA The Monthly Newsletter of: Carlton Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church 9735 Halberns Blvd., Santee, CA 92071 Voice/Fax: (619) 448-1888 chlc@carltonhillslutheran.org www.carltonhillslutheran.org