October Mark your calendars, plan now to attend these upcoming events: Agnus Dei Lutheran Church Gather in grace Grow in faith Go in service

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1 Agnus Dei Lutheran Church Gather in grace Grow in faith Go in service October 2015 Mark your calendars, plan now to attend these upcoming events: In fresh and surprising ways, the years of our mature adult years are ripe for a season of fruiulness that is unparalleled in the earlier seasons of life," notes Maxine Hancock, professor, author and speaker. This 1 1/2 day conference is a collaboraon between Agnus Dei and St. John's Episcopal, an invitaon to consider the season of fruiulness in the areas of your life. Pick up a brochure in the narthex and consider joining in this conversaon. Register Oct 4 and Oct 11 More Dates For Your Calendars: Oct 4 First day of Cross Generational Sunday School Oct 4, 5:00 PM Animal Blessing Service Oct 16/17 Fruitful Living Elder Conference Oct 22 Peace Lutheran Dinner Oct 24 Women s Retreat Oct 25 Reformation Sunday Oct 26 New member Dinner Oct 30 Food/Fun Night Nov 5 Threads Movie Screening Nov 14/21 Health Ministry Education Events

2 Grace to you and peace! October is a big month for Lutherans. While we warm up our voices to sing A Mighty Fortress on Reformaon Sunday, many Lutheran congregaons are also preparing for confirmaon on that day, as well. Confirmaon is an old tradion, older than the Lutheran Church, and one that is very important to many of us. For us here at Agnus Dei, October will kick off our confirmaon program for the year. Our program will, in many ways, be very similar to the typical confirmaon programs in many congregaons; however, there are a few key differences. One common misconcepon is that confirmaon is for children. It s true that confirmaon students are almost exclusively in middle school or high school, but confirmaon is and always has been an acvity for the whole Church. Confirmaon really called Affirmaon of Bapsm is a part of bapsm. In the earliest days of the Church, most people joined the Church through conversion, being bapzed as older children or adults. Part of the preparaon for bapsm included 40 days of instrucon (later known as Lent ) in the Chrisan faith. A public affirmaon of faith accompanied bapsm on Easter Vigil. Later in the life of the Church, Chrisans began bapzing people as they were born into the faith. Children bapzed as infants would publicly affirm their faith later in life, in a sacrament called Confirmaon. In the 16 th century, Marn Luther pushed to reform some of the pracces of the Roman Catholic Church. The pracce of infant bapsm, however, was one of the things Luther thought should remain, because it shows that we receive God s grace apart from anything we might do (like choosing to be bapzed). He did not think, however, that Confirmaon was a sacrament there is no physical sign (like water or bread) to accompany it, nor is it a way that we receive God s grace. Confirmaon is about us, not God. Here in America, we tend to confirm our children someme around the 8 th grade because in the rural German and Scandinavian farming communies, that was when children finished school and le to work in the fields. Confirmaon came to mark one s graduaon from Sunday School. Luther, however, was always adamant that the public affirmaon of faith that goes along with bapsm is a lifelong, ongoing process. Our sinful self should be drowned through daily repentance, and day aer day, a new self should arise he writes. The instrucon for bapsm learning about God s word, learning to trust in God s promises is a life-long acvity. When young men and women are confirmed into the Church, it is an acvity of the whole community. We prepare these young people for confirmaon together, both formally (e.g. teaching classes) and informally (e.g. having conversaons, building relaonships, being role-models, etc). Confirmaon is not the moment when the confirmands reach a point of readiness in their faith, but when the whole community together reaches a point of readiness in our faith to include them as full members in the life and work of our congregaon and to walk alongside them in faith as equals. Confirmaon is not just for kids; it never was and it never will be. Parents and other adults are invited to walk alongside our confirmands as they begin to learn some of the basics of the Lutheran tradion because these same parents and other adults will be walking alongside them in faith long aer they are confirmed. Confirmaon is the beginning of a much longer, broader, richer faith journey, not the end of preparaon. We look forward to journeying through confirmaon with the youth AND the congregaon in the coming year. Yours in Christ, Pr. Seth & Pr. Stephanie From Our Pastors Please let Pastor Seth and/or Pastor Stephanie know if you are in need of pastoral care. If you would like to be contacted by one of our pastors please call the office at or them at pastorstephanie@agnusdeilutheran.org or pastorseth@agnusdeilutheran.org. In an emergency, you can reach Pastor or Pastor

3 Pastor s Visits We are thoroughly enjoying geng to know you all beer! We connue to work through the directory, seng up mes to meet with each household, either in your home or here at church. So, if your last name starts with A - M, know that we will be contacng you soon to set something up. The sole purpose of the visits is to get to know you beer! What are the greatest joys in your lives? What are your greatest challenges? What do you love about Agnus Dei? What are your dreams for the church? We look forward to vising, Pastor Seth and Pastor Stephanie Adult Small Group Survey The Faith Formaon Commiee would like to offer more opportunies for small group studies and discussion. In order to do our best at this, we would like to get feedback from the congregaon. Please follow the link on the ADLC website (under Faith Formaon) to answer a short survey. If you would prefer, you can fill one out on paper they are available in the church office. Survey will remain open unl October 25 th. From Your Church Council Budget Total income for August was 100% of ancipated, with unrestricted offerings of 99% of ancipated. Year-to-date our income is at 94% of ancipated. Cash Posion Our cash posion as of August 31 was $190,687.69: $81, in the Above and Beyond Fund, $89,664,08 in the building fund, $19, in cash and savings. Church Van We have been approached by Lighthouse Mission asking to use our van a few mes per month. As the van is currently not used much by our congregaon, the council directed John Barelli to discuss selling or giing the van to Lighthouse Mission or some other non-profit organizaon. We will discuss this further at our next council meeng. Sanctuary Modificaon - Lacking complete esmates and bids for the proposed sanctuary modificaon project, flooring replacement, and sound gear enhancement, the council voted to postpone the congregaonal vote scheduled for September 20. The goal is to bring the maer of sanctuary enhancement to a congregaonal vote at a later date. If passed, our goal is to begin construcon in the spring. Organ Purchase The council adopted the following recommendaon to take to the congregaon for a vote on September 20: Recommend accepng the offering price of $114,000 from Fris Organ Company In order to keep monthly payments below $1,000/month in next year s budget, we recommend making a substanal down payment ($40,000 or more) in the following manner: Raise $20,000 (or more) from donaons and pledges ($13,740 is already given or pledged) Match donaons and pledges of up to $20,000 from the Above and Beyond Fund Congregaon Votes to Purchase the Organ: On September 20 our congregaon voted to purchase the organ for $114,000 with the manner of financing to be determined at a later date. The vote was: 64 yes, 12 no and 1 abstenon. Next Council Meeng: Tuesday, October 13 th at 7:00 PM. Among other agenda items, the council will be discussing financing opons for compleng the purchase of the organ. Members of the congregaon are always welcome to aend council meengs. Respecully, Randy Spitzer Council Chair 3

4 Jeanee and Loren Carlander Audrey Clinton Dan Dana Ken Hay and family Dick Lamer Doug and Krisn Page and family as they mourn the death of Doug s father Dave Roberts Hal and Myra Snider Jack Ser Rose VanderKlomp Serving Our Country: Jason Barelli, U.S. Navy Ma Fistler, U.S.A.F.(Carlander s Grandson) Staton West, U.S. Army Blessing of the Animals, October 4, 5:00 PM All creatures are invited to aend a Blessing of the Animals Service on October 4th, Sunday evening at 5:00 PM. If the weather permits we will hold this service outdoors in the fenced play yard. Plush animals are also welcome. Sundays at 9:45 Agnus Dei s adult forum series on Islam connues on October 4 with Professor Turan Kayaoglu from the University of Washington, Tacoma who will describe what typical Muslim worship and faith pracces look like. Are there any similaries with our own worship pracces and tradions? Let's find out. The series will end on October 11 with an opportunity for us to hear from members of the Muslim community on their experiences as Muslims in this area. We hope that this will also be a chance for us to learn how we can be supporve neighbors to these people of faith. 4 On October 18 Professor Don Heinz begins a four week class tled, "From Paul to Luther to Bonhoeffer to Pastors Seth and Stephanie: The course of the Gospel from age to age" It's meant to get Agnus Dei thinking about how each age presents unique challenges to Chrisan thinkers and pastors and how their response to God's call varies over me. October 18 The call of Paul to preach the Gospel to the world, as seen especially in Galaans. A way of understanding what Paul is up to in his missionary journeys is via a Wall Street expression: he "took Chrisanity public." As he worked out his call from Christ on the road to Damascus he came to understand that a worldwide Chrisan movement would not be filtered through Judaism, through specific styes of ethnicity, kosher food, and a certain kind of worship. When his opponents aempted to narrow the Gospel and privaze it, Paul ferociously fought back. What does it feel like to take Chrisanity public? October 25 Marn Luther channels Paul in the 16th century and inadvertently inaugurates the Protestant Reformaon. Like Paul in the 1st century, Luther is agonizing over the best way to preach and to be the Gospel in a late medieval Church that in some ways had lost its moorings. Not everyone would agree that Luther "means" what Paul "meant," but there is no queson that Luther imaginavely dusted Paul off and revoluonized Chrisanity for a new age--changed but also true to the original. Computer Help Offered by Steve Carlson As most of you know Microso is distribung a new operang system, Windows 10. There is always apprehension about upgrading to the next version. They also are changing their markeng strategy for their MS Office product, which has led to some irritaon and confusion. I will offer a Computer 101 discussion session (not really a class) about these opons. My vision is to upgrade the laptop in the Parish Hall, then use that for the session(s). If you are interested in either or both topics, let me know. Also, include your me preference (day or evening). Interested? Quesons? Contact Steve Carlson or or jumpbum@centurytel.net. PS: I already have a short list of interested folks, who don t need to respond again.

5 Book Group The Agnus Dei Book Group is an open group meeng monthly on the third Friday of the month at Agnus Dei. The selecon for October is Fly Boys by James Bradley which is readily available in mulple formats at the Pierce County library. It is a non-ficon book about the allied pilots in the air war in the Pacific. For more informaon about the book group, please call the church office or contact Neal VanDerVoorn. Dining for Women, Gig Harbor Chapter Celebrates Five Years! We envision a world where the lives of women and girls have been transformed and extreme poverty has been reduced because Dining for Women connected people in creave, powerful ways that assure gender equality. Mission Statement: Dining for Women The Gig Harbor Chapter of Dining for Women began it s sixth year on Thursday, September 24. On the fourth Thursday of each month women from Agnus Dei and our surrounding community gather at noon at Agnus Dei to share a meal and learn about the month s featured program. In it s five years, the Gig Harbor Chapter has contributed nearly $28,000 to various programs benefing women and girls in the developing world. All women are welcome to aend the monthly gatherings. The featured program for the October 22nd is DB Peru, whose mission is to provide cervical cancer screening and treatment in the remote seng of the Lower Napo River of the Peruvian Amazon jungle, a project involving educaon and training of local service providers and collaboraon with local health services. 100% of the funds contributed at the lunch will go directly to the program. For more informaon on the Dining For Women organizaon go to 5

6 Stewardship is more than just the money that we give for God s use through our offering. Clarence C. Stoughton wrote Stewardship is what we do aer we say we believe. God has given us our me, our talents, and our treasure to use for both our benefit and the benefit of the Church and others. We are really the administrators of these assets, and through stewardship we should share a poron of our me, talent, and treasure so that Jesus may be shared with those around us. This year s stewardship campaign, the Joys of Generosity, will focus on the ways that we can give back to God from the resources that we have received from Him. One of the resources that God has given us is me. The use of our me should reflect our life as a Chrisan. There should be me for work, rest, play, and prayer in what we do each day. There are many opportunies for service to the Church or our community that we can also fit into our schedule. Volunteering your me to help others is a way to bring joy into your life. For four years I was part of the board of the West Pierce County Chapter of Thrivent and received a great deal of joy from helping distribute over $100,000 to different groups of people in Pierce County. We all have many talents, and part of Chrisan stewardship is to share those talents with others. Finding our talents, improving those talents, and sharing them with others strengthens the Church and helps spread the news of Jesus in our community. The musicians at Agnus Dei help all of us to enjoy our worship on Sunday mornings, and they also receive joy from their talent when they share with others. All that we have, including our money and possessions, are gis from God that we need to care for and to share. Yes, as Chrisans, we really do have a need within us to share (or give back to God) some of our treasure that God has given us to use. Giving of our money to the Church is a way that we worship God. Remember, the offering each Sunday is part of our worship service. The joy of giving to the Church is somemes hidden from us because we do not see the people that we have helped. Agnus Dei sends a significant amount of money to ELCA World Hunger Fund, and we should be joyful that our money is being used to feed families that have very lile. Please be thinking and praying how you can receive more joy through the sharing of your me, talent, and treasure during the month of October and as you listen to and read about the Joys of Generosity. Go bring to the needy Sweet charity s bread. Forgiving is living, The angel said. Must I give again and again? Oh, no! said the angel, Chilling me through, Give only l the Master Stops giving to you! 6 Sharing our Gifts Stewardship Update Thank you to all, good and faithful stewards. September Attendance 9/ / / / General Fund Giving Report General Fund: Goal Actual % of Goal Annual $384,000 September $32,000 $31, % Year to Date $288,000 $275,015 95% 2015 Designated Giving Report September Year to Date Building Fund $277 $4312 FISH (local food bank) $595 $3560 World Hunger $1402 $11,247 Food Backpacks 4 Kids $1040 $6119 Organ Lease $595 $6424 Building Fund and Above and Beyond Balance $171,500.97

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8 Faith Community Nurses Zoe Holmes, Teresa McDonald, and Gwen Daugs The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness Psalm 41:3 (NIV) Although Parkinson s disease has been acknowledged for about two centuries, awareness of the disease has dramacally increased recently in the United States because of its public face in the lives of two personalies, television and movie actor Michael J. Fox and former world boxing great, Muhammed Ali. Research indicates that at least one million people in the United States, and more than five million worldwide, have Parkinson's disease (PD). I believe we need to know more about this baffling disorder that affects so many lives. Here are some current stascs, according to an April, 2015 arcle in Nurse.com. The characteriscs of shaking palsy, first described by James Parkinson in 1817, sll hold true today. While considerable progress has been made in the recognion and treatment of PD, it is the second most common neurodegenerave disorder, aer Alzheimer s disease, in industrialized countries. The cause of this disorder is unknown, but many medical researchers theorize the cause comes or causes come-- from an interacon of genec and environmental factors. Because the greatest risk factor is increasing age, the prevalence of PD is expected to rise as the elderly populaon grows, affecng one in 100 people over age 60. However, 10% of PD cases have a young onset, occurring in people between 20 and 50. Symptoms Our normal movement depends on the neurotransmission of dopamine in the brain. The unnormal motor symptoms of PD are a direct consequence of insufficient dopamine levels. Oen by the me these unnormal motor symptoms appear, as many as 80% of the paent s dopamine neurons have been lost. In the beginning stages of PD, the paent may experience vague symptoms, such as fague or malaise. Since these condions can occur with many health problems aributed to aging, diagnosis is difficult unl the cardinal symptoms surface: resng tremors; rigidity of body movement; and a mobility slowdown. Associated movement disorders that oen also appear include diminished arm swings when walking, a stooped posture, and a shuffling gait or frozen posture. Before the cardinal symptoms appear, there may be some unusual changes that occur such as a person s decreased ability to smell and/or a sudden change in a person s handwring. Oen the leers formed by a person in the inial stages of PD are much smaller than before. Troublesome non-motor symptoms can also occur during these early states of PD such as an unexpected depression or anxiety, unfamiliar sleep disturbances, cognive impairment, unfamiliar pain sensaons, and other sensory deficits. The constellaon of motor and non-motor symptoms is unique to each paent and varies in frequency and severity. Individualized intervenon Once diagnosed, the long-term goal in treang PD is to maintain a paent s independence for as long as possible. The complex, chronic nature of PD requires highly individualized paent intervenons that need to be frequently modified. The paent s healthcare team ideally provides educaon and ongoing support while collaborang with the paent and his or her support family. Early symptoms may not inially interfere with a paent s lifestyle or require medical treatment. Paents can learn measures to lessen symptoms and promote health and well-being. These measures serve as a foundaon for coping that can be built on as the disease progresses and medicaons are added. Exercise can improve a paent s mobility, flexibility, and mood. (Isn t that true for all of us?) An exercise program should consist of stretching and strengthening exercises. Physical therapists can help improve gait, balance and posture. Speech therapists can provide methods to improve voice, arculaon, and swallowing. Occupaonal therapists can suggest exercises to improve fine motor movements that assist in a paent s daily lifestyle acvies. Other nontradional exercise programs such as dance or Tai Chi may also help. 8 (connued on pg.9)

9 While no specific dietary requirements exist for PD paents, a balanced diet with sufficient fiber and fluids is important, as it is for all of us as we age. High protein meals may interfere with the absorpon of medicaons, so it is essenal to balance a pa- ent s protein intake with physical acvies. Educaon about PD is essenal for the paent and family. An understanding of how the disease progresses prepares them for realisc expectaons and for treatment goals. Mulple sources of informaon about PD are available from Parkinson s Organizaons, centers for movement disorders, PD conferences, and numerous books. To maintain hope for improved treatments and an eventual cure, paents need informaon not only on current therapies but also on possible future therapies. New PD medicaons are currently being researched and tested. There is hope. What is it really like to have Parkinson s disease? One of our Agnus Dei congregaon members has Parkinson s disease. I invite you to read my interview with him, which will be published in next month s faith community newsleer. He will tell us what it is like to live with this disorder--and how he manages his care. LITTLE LAMBS YEAR END FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF JUNE 30, 2015 Lile Lambs grew larger, stronger and more financially stable during the school year. Lile Lambs started the year with only 23 students, and a projected loss of ($7,7741). Shannon Moore, our director and the Lile Lambs Board consisng of Debbie Snowden, Ardith Johnson, Krisn Page, Linda Olsen and Pastor Stephanie (our council representaves), and Kimberly Morgan worked relessly through the summer of 2014 to increase awareness of our preschool in the community in order to increase enrollment and to trim expenses. Shannon worked to create a Lile Lambs website, set up and staffed a booth at both the Marime Gig Fesval and the Family Funfest Fesval, created adversing for both Facebook and Craigslist, and was available throughout the summer to give tours to potenal students and parents. All expense categories were reduced, and two staff member who le us were not replaced. Through the year, enrollment increased. The end result, which are detailed below, was a loss of only ($1,400). These efforts are having a significant impact on the budget for the year, with 44 students registered. Our Pre-K and 3 s classes are full and we are back to having a class for 2 ½ year olds! We ancipate the expense budget to return to levels. 9

10 Human Concerns CHANGE OF DATE FOR PEACE DINNER: Due to events beyond our control, the Peace Lutheran lasagna dinner will be served on Oct 22, 2015 at 5:30. Please sign up for donaons of me and food on the poster in the narthex. All food should be at church by 3 pm on the 22 nd, but food can be le aer Oct. 18 th either in the fridge or on the counter, as appropriate. A BIG THANK YOU FROM KEY PENINSULA CHILDREN S HOME SOCIETY for all the school supplies that we delivered at the end of August. To quote their thank you leer: Your thoughul support strengthens our many efforts on behalf of children and their families in our community BLESSING OF QUILTS AND KITS ON Oct. 18 AT BOTH SERVICES Remember all those school supplies that we and VBS kids collected in August and Sept? Now they need to be blessed and boxed and sent to St. Marks by Oct 29 th. We also have quilts and Baby Kits to send. And so, we need boxes: large for quilts and medium for School Kits and Baby Kits. Please bring boxes to the community room aer October 18 th BABIES NEED DIAPERS AND SOAP Many parts of the Baby Kits have been donated already. However, to complete about 20 Baby Kits we need 30 bars of bath soap (no Irish Spring) and 60 more diapers. If you can sew and follow simple direcons, please take a package of 6 tee shirts+ direcons from the donaon staon, and return the finished diapers by Oct 17 th Many thanks FOR NOVEMBER Remember FISH. Thrivent grants are gone, but the need is sll great. Please designate a cash donaon in your offering or bring items to the donaon staon. A volunteer takes food and toiletries to FISH every week. HOLIDAY HELPER at KP Children s Home Society In 2014 our donaons of kids toys and clothing was thankfully received. It seems early to think about Christmas, but donated items are due on December 4 th. This year we want to emphasize kid powered interacve toys (no baeries or electricity needed),such as board games, cards, balls, jump ropes blocks, etc. Also needed are winter socks, hats, miens, vests and jackets and, of course, books. KEEP THOSE COUPONS ROLLING IN The Souper Bowl is hiding in the narthex on the top shelf of the bookcase. If we all add our boxtops and coupons it should be overflowing by the end of January. This might seem like a small thing, but 10 coupons are worth a dollar to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ. Invitaons: Screening of the Award Winning Film Threads November 5, 7:00 PM at Agnus Dei Threads tells the story of Surayia Rahman, an unconvenonal woman in Bangladesh who frees herself and hundreds of other women and families from poverty and social hardships by creang meless works of art. Admission is by donaon. All donaons will fund dubbing the film into the Bangla language so that it can inspire illiterate women in slums and villages around Bangladesh. This film is suitable for general audiences. Looking for a quiet retreat? St Placid Priory, a Benedicne monastery in Olympia, offers day and weekend retreats in the upcoming months. Check out the Faith Formaon bullen board for a list and descripons. Free Senior Exercise Class at St. Johns Episcopal, Gig Harbor, 7701 Skansie Ave. Join seniors of all ages and faiths. All are welcome! Monday through Thursday from 9:00-10:00a.m. This class is held in the parish hall which can be accessed by parking near the Thri Store and following the sidewalk behind the church. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bole. Call with any quesons. 25th Annual Reformaon Day Hymn Fesval, Sunday October 25, 3:00 PM at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 3515 S. 19th St Tacoma. A recepon with refreshments will follow. 10

11 Serving in Worship October 2015 L Ribary G Lorenz P Humlie J Adair S Carlson P Humlie J Barelli Coffee Hour Hospitality for October Coordinator Dianna Carlson Team: S. Carter, Hay-Wiren, Hogeberg, Robinson-Hogeberg, Sapp, Schinkel, Stang, Rivenes Serve in Worship Schedule Coordinators: Altar Guild: Dianna Carlson; Altar Flowers: Dianna Carlson; Assisng Ministers: Shari Shull; Communion Servers and Greeters: Marilyn Hermstad; Lectors: Marilyn Colyar; Offering Counters: Linda Ribary Ushers: Marilyn Hermstad; Sound System: Posion Open Help Wanted: Folks to help with the sound system during services. No age or gender requirements. No strenuous physical abilies required. Ability to tell if buons are lit and ability to push buons required. Ability to detect volume of sound and to turn dials to adjust - required. Ability to count to 2 required. It s not rocket science. Contact Steve Carlson for more informaon (home) or (cell), jumpbum@centurytel.net . 11

12 Agnus Dei Lutheran Church Calendar 12 October 2015

13 Weekly Events Repeang Event Details Wednesdays, 9:30 am--back Packs 4 Kids Volunteers gather in the community room to sort food donaons and fill backpacks with weekend food for students in need in our local schools. Contact Phyllis Brandt or Pat Borgen Wednesdays, 10:30 am Leconary Study with our pastors in the Youth Room. Wednesdays, 1:30-3:00--Prayer Shawl Ministry meets in the ADLC Youth Room. All kniers and crochet enthusiasts are welcome! Contact Gwen Daugs Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal Contact Shari Shull Thursdays, 10:00 AM Church Staff Meeng Fridays, 10:00 am--augsburg Bible Study in the community room. Contact Rose VanderKlomp Sundays, Worship at 8:30 and 11:00 AM, Educaon Hour for all ages at 9:45 AM Adult Forum meets in the Parish Hall, Confirmaon meets in the Youth Room, Cross Gen meets in the Sanctuary Monthly Events: First Saturday, 8:30 am--men s Square at the Sunset Grille, Breakfast and Bible Study. Contact Steve Carlson First Saturday, 8:30 am--women s Circle at the Sunset Grille, Breakfast and Bible study. Kayaking or walking for those who wish. Contact Sonja Miller Third Tuesday, Gather Bible Study in the community room. Social me begins at 1:00 pm followed by the study found in the Gather Magazine. For more informaon contact Marge Olmsted or Barb Deák Third Thursday, Theology on Tap, 5:30 PM discussion group meets at the Marketplace Grille. Contact Lyle Miller Third Friday, 7:00 pm--agnus Dei Book Group in the community room. Contact Neal VanDerVoorn Fourth Tuesday 1:00 Quilng for Lutheran World Relief meet in the Community Room to e quilts. Previous experience not required! Fourth Thursday 12:00, Dining for Women The Gig Harbor Chapter of DFW meets monthly for a program and lunch benefing global projects that empower women and girls. All women welcome! October Celebrations: BIRTHDAYS 2 Margaret Duncan 4 Stardio Wilson 9 Chuck Carlson 10 Linda Zehnder, Jennifer Krump, Dick Werner Michael Deák 11 Corrie Naasz 12 Katy Jones 13 Sherry Stava 17 Emmy Horton, William Gossler 18 Jens Luebeck 19 Mary Marquardt 21 Jeannie Haugen, Zachary Wiren 24 Keyan Gootkin 26 Thomas Leacy, Bre Oliver, Maureen Rivenes 29 Lynnee Brenn, Karen Hoven 30 Carina Coalman ANNIVERSARIES 1 Dave and Sue Horton 2 David Moore and Jill Nealy-Moore 16 Jeff and Beverly Henne 20 Randy and Laurie Spitzer Special thanks to our prayer writers Did you know that each week the Prayers of Intercession that we pray together in worship are wrien by prayer writers in our congregaon? Each Sunday our prayers reflect the wideness of God s mercy for the whole world as we pray for: the church universal, its ministry, and the mission of the gospel; for the well-being of creaon; for peace and jusce in the world, the naons and those in authority, the community; for the poor, oppressed, sick, bereaved, lonely; for all who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; for the congregaon, and for special concerns. Our prayer writers begin with this paern as they reflect on the lessons for the day in order to give voice to these concerns and others that we raise up to God as the Body of Christ. Thank you to Phyllis Brandt, Marilyn Colyar, Dan Dana, Van Hardison, and Peter Liljengren for their good and faithful work. 13

14 The monthly newsletter of Agnus Dei Lutheran Church Peacock Hill Ave NW Gig Harbor, WA Submit newsletter items, subscription requests and address changes to Editor/Administrative Assistant: Cindy Beals Reformation Sunday October 25 Remember to wear RED Church Staff Pastor: Rev. Stephanie McCarthy , Pastor: Rev. Seth Novak , Minister of Music, Shari Shull, A.I.M , Pianist, Susan Luebeck Administrative Assistant, Cindy Beals , Council President, Randy Spitzer Treasurer, Lance Colyar Financial Secretary, Pat Humlie Asst. Fin.Secretary, Rose VanderKlomp Zoe Holmes, Faith Community Nurse Gwen Daugs, Faith Community Nurse Teresa McDonald, Faith Community Nurse Jack Stier, Parish Sexton Council Jim Adair, John Barelli, Lynette Brentin, Marlene Bridgforth, Steve Carlson, Samantha Carter, Lance Colyar, Don Krump, Randy Spitzer, Tim Wilson Little Lambs Preschool Director/Teacher Shannon Moore Board President Debbie Snowden Financial Secretary Kimberly Morgan Secretary Kristin Page, Ardith Johnson 14