Keeping you informed and sharing our experience, strength & hope in the love of Christ Volume 7 No. 3

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1 The TLC Trumpet Keeping you informed and sharing our experience, strength & hope in the love of Christ Volume 7 No. 3 March 2010 I f you have a little curiosity about why the date on which we celebrate Christ s resurrection changes every year, beware the knowledge abyss of the internet. You can get some knowledge, but I m not so sure you will gain wisdom. After splashing around in Google TM for a few minutes and three websites, my brain was reeling from the phenomenal sorts of months that we have come up with by marking time by the moon (see Genesis 1:14, even though it doesn t mention months). To name a few, there s: Anomalistic, Astronomic, Draconic, Ecclesiastic, Nodal, Sidereal, Synodic, Tropical. Holy Moly! The synodic month is a good one. According to this scale, one month is precisely 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 3 seconds. Goodness! To use the standard Western church explanation: the day falls on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon (March 30 this year) that follows the Vernal Equinox (March 21), using the Gregorian calendar that the church adopted, which differed from Caesar s Julian calendar. Oy vey! In This Issue Pastor s page...page 1 March Worship Highlights...Page 2 Progressive Dinner...Page 3 Mail Call...Page 3 Prayer Ventures...Page 4-5 Treasurer s Report...Page 6 March Calendar...Page 7 TLC Group News...Page 8 Committee Activites...Page 9 Worship Schedule and Stewards...Page 10 HOLY WEEK AT TLC Get On Bored No matter how you calculate it, it comes down to a day to worship, to just blatantly flaunt the hope and assurance that is ours in the victory of Christ s resurrection, which does indeed take away the sting of death. It s intriguing that this most holy of days floats around. It s like the very nature of it cannot be grounded here. Awesome. No matter how you calculate it, it comes down to a day to worship, to just blatantly flaunt the hope and assurance that is ours in the victory of Christ s resurrection, which does indeed take away the sting of death. Just as we have managed to pack a lot of baggage around marking time, we pack a lot into this celebration. It s a time for families and feasts, parades and egg hunts. It s time off from school, so some jam one more ski trip in or some Spring getaway. And of course you can spend a lot of money buying cards and plastic grass and bonnets and hot cross buns and food dye and icon-shaped chocolates. There are probably Wii egg hunts and Nintendo bunny blasting blue-ray 3-D games out there --- not my world, so I don t even have the right vocabulary. If your observance of this event makes sitting in your sanctuary with your faith community, hearing sacred scriptures read (egad, you mean there isn t even a dvd show? Sorry, nope.), observing the ritual of spiritual unity through Holy Communion, praying, etc. seem b-o-r-i-n-g, then Get On Bored!!!!

2 Next Trumpet Deadline! The next TLC Trumpet deadline will be Tuesday, February 23. Editor requests articles be no longer than 500 words. Please submissions to: If you do not have , place submissions (along with your name in case any clarification is needed) in Dorothy s inbox. Pastor Jean Lebbert: Church office: Worship: Sunday morning at 9:30 with Holy Communion Thanksgiving Lutheran Church 1225 Fulton Road Santa Rosa, CA tlcsantarosa@sbcglobal.net On the web: Birthday Blessings to these TLC Members: Laura Koppen 3/15 Pam Mahan 3/16 Natalie Koppen 3/19 Kim Santiago-Flanagan 3/20 Ray Zuest 3/22 Roger Larson 3/30 Kathy Flanagan 3/31 March Worship Highlights Stewardship: Our Committees are something to G.A.B. about Over the next few months, the Gift of G.A.B. time during worship on the third Sunday of each month, will feature one of our Committees, to communicate and affirm what they are doing. The Rwanda Mission School project also continues, with special offerings also being taken on the third Sundays of the month. Mark May 15 on your calendar so that you will be able to come to the special African dinner and program this committee is planning. Thursdays in Lent Soup supper at 6 followed by a chapel service. Come and open your heart and mind to global hunger issues. Lenten Fun for Kids Deb Ferronato and Jean Harrison will be leading special activities for the kids following fellowship time. Make plans to stay after church for the fun. Easter Brunch Watch this month for Betty s artistic poster board sign up for our annual Easter Brunch. What are you going to bring? Special Dates in March World Day of Prayer, March 5, 2010 Third Sunday in Lent, March 7, 2010 Girl Scout Sunday, March 7, 2010 Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 14, 2010 Daylight-Saving Time begins, March 14, 2010 First Day of Spring, March 20, 2010 Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 21, 2010 Passion/Palm Sunday, March 28,

3 Joint Ministry Progressive Dinner: New Year, New Friends T LC s traditional winter Progressive Dinner was carried to its logical extreme in January with a Progressive Dinner including Bethlehem and Faith Lutheran Churches. At $10 each, 110 tickets were sold and 97 people attended. Bethlehem sold the most tickets, 40, closely followed by TLC with 37. The evening began at 4:30 with hors d oeuvres at TLC. Betty Hiebel supervised the seating layout and the food creations. It was nice to see people mixing with members of other churches. Then 97 people descended upon Bethlehem for dinner. Many arrived in the middle of a hail storm what luck! Elaine Adams had all the tables and seating prepared for our arrival. Table assignments were carefully planned so we would become acquainted with people from other churches. The catered dinner featured turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, and gravy. From the Mail Hi Ladies, We wanted to send a card to say Thank you! for inviting us, including us, and welcoming us into your women s retreat this past weekend. What a wonderful and enriching time we all had! We were inspired and blessed by not only the sessions, but even more by the connections we made with all of you. We felt so welcomed and each of you shared and witnessed Christ s love to us. We look forward to more joint adventures in the future. In Christ, The Bethlehem Women (Dorothy Wagner, Judy Flowers, Bev Schaap, Janet Bergman, Carolyn Cole-Schweizer, Lorie Moser, Charlene Shaw, Phyllis Hoover) Dear Thanksgiving Lutheran Church, Thank you for your gift on January 22, 2010 of $ to ELCA Disaster Response designated for relief and recovery work in Haiti following the devastating earthquake. Through the ELCA, 100% of your gift will go directly to the relief and ongoing recovery efforts in Haiti. This is possible because of the support we 3 Then 97 people descended on Faith Lutheran Church for dessert. There, we were overwhelmed with multiple tables loaded down with pie. All kinds of pie each slice resting on a plate with a fork, waiting for consumption. Our thanks to Janet Hammond for recruiting all the pie bakers at Faith. And what happened to the left-over pies? The tables were left up in the sanctuary, and after the next morning s service everyone dove in! Our great thanks to Betty Hiebel for knocking herself out on the Planning Committee. At TLC, she supervised the set-up and hors d oeuvres preparation, plus the dinner planning with the caterer. Also, thanks to the entire CCC Committee for the set-up operation. Our thanks also to Lisa and Greg Bartlett for their job of cleaning up the mess we made. And to Mary Dawson for her decorations and her forethought of knowing when it was time to leave. George Land receive through the weekly offerings of members shared by congregations. The facilities of the Lutheran World Federation in Haiti were not harmed by the quake and the team there was able to launch an immediate response. Your gift provides food, clean water, medical care, and emergency supplies to people affected by this disaster. As recovery progresses, we will help the Haitian people piece their lives and livelihoods back together and continue our efforts to help families overcome extreme poverty. For years, ELCA World Hunger has helped communities in Haiti to increase production of crops and livestock, protect soil and water resources, develop sustainable livelihoods, and promote peace and human rights. Despite political strife, natural disaster, and the ongoing crisis of extreme poverty, faithful ministry continues in Haiti. Your gift makes this possible. Please continue to hold our sisters and brothers in Haiti in your prayers. Thank you for your generous gift of help and hope. In Christ s service, The Rev. Daniel Rift, Director ELCA World Hunger and Disaster Appeal

4 Prayer Ventures March During Women s History Month, give thanks for all the women and girls who heed God s call to leadership in this church, as rostered and lay leaders in many vocations, that God sustain them in their calls. 2 Pray for God to heal our resistance to addressing all forms of oppression. 3 Thank God for Pastors Claudia Bergmann and Scott Moore, serving in Germany. May Claudia and Scott s ministry help strengthen the church as it seeks to engage Germany s secular culture. 4 Take a moment to reflect what it means to work together as women and men, girls and boys, to address sexism in church and society. 5 Pray for Dorcas Wang as she teaches leadership development and capacity building of both the ELCA and its companions in China. She ministers to Chinese returnees and expatriates. 6 We pray for ELCA congregations behind prison walls: Church of the Damascas Road, Ft. Dodge, Iowa; Followers of Christ, Firth, Neb.; Living Stones, Shelton, Wash.; New Beginnings, Aurora, Colo.; Prisoners of Hope, Appleton, Minn.; St. Dysmas, Jefferson, Md.; and St. Dysmas, Sioux Falls and Springfield, S.D. 7 3 rd Sunday in Lent Holy God, we give you thanks for the witness of Christians in Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Andorra, Monaco, and San Marino. Grant renewal and strength to the churches in these countries, that the gospel might reach those who have not yet heard the words of our Lord. 8 Praise God for the continued growth of churches in China, Hong Kong and Macao, as these countries journey through a long period of adjustment. 9 Thank God for the companion relationships between the ELCA Southeastern Synod, the Lutheran Church in Singapore, and the Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore. 10 Harriet Tubman; Sojourner Truth; renewers of society Remember in prayer Elaina Styblo, a seminary intern from Trinity Lutheran Seminary. Elaina is serving her internship at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Mexico City. 11 Ask the Holy Spirit to surround the people God is calling to be a part of Rivers of Life Community Church, Colora, Md., a new ELCA ministry in Cecil County, Md. Pray that God will strengthen the faith of these new Christians. 12 Gregory the Great, bishop of Rome Remember in prayer Candise Heinlein, a volunteer at the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church headquarters. Candise serves as a communication assistant and uses her expertise to provide various media services. 13 Please pray for Redeemer Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minn., and Pastor Kelly 4 Chatman. Ask God to bless their continued efforts to be a vital presence for healing and transformation in their community th Sunday in Lent We lift up to you, merciful God, the members of the emerging Christian communities in Myanmar and Thailand, that they may expand their holistic ministries in their countries. 15 Praise God for Pastor Benjamin and Margit Coltvet, serving at the American Church in Berlin. The congregation capitalizes on its diverse membership to reach out to the changing population of the German capital. 16 Pray for candidacy committee members and candidates as they work together to discern God s calling to the next generation of pastors, deaconesses, diaconal ministers and associates in ministry. 17 Patrick, bishop, missionary to Ireland Pray for the staff and volunteers who are already busy planning for the next ELCA Youth Gathering to be held in Pray for confirmation students as they prepare to affirm their baptism in ELCA congregations and for the pastors and mentors who are walking with them at this important time in their lives. 19 Joseph, Guardian of Jesus Remember in prayer Pastor Wayne Nieminen and Pastor Christa von Zychlin, seminary professors at the Lutheran

5 Theological Seminary in Hong Kong. Praise God for the dedication of the students, many of whom go forth to serve in countries including Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand and Hong Kong. 20 Thank God for the energy and commitment of young people to God s work. Our hands. Thirty-eight youth and 12 adults from four Pittsburgh area congregations worked on the homes and yards of struggling families. 21 5th Sunday in Lent We give you thanks, O God, for the vitality of the churches in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Build up these dynamic communities, that they may encourage other churches within the Lutheran communion. 22 Jonathan Edwards, teacher, missionary to American Indians Pray for Carol Anderson, Jennifer Christen and Stephanie Olson, volunteer teachers at Evangelické Gymnazium Juraja Tranoveskeho in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia. The Gymnazium is one of several churchrelated schools to which the ELCA sends teachers. 23 Pray for Dale Goodman, executive director of Ewalu Camp and Retreat Center, Strawberry Point, Iowa, and for all outdoor ministry staff as they prepare for another summer of activity. Pray for the children, youth and adults who will take part in outdoor ministry experiences in the months ahead. 24 Thank God for Patrick and Jacqueline Bencke, who serve at Kyushu Lutheran College, a college of the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kumamoto, Japan. Patrick teaches English and Jacqueline directs a college choir. 25 Annunciation of Our Lord Pray for college, university and seminary students and especially for those who are experiencing financial difficulties that could make it difficult to continue in school. Pray for generous and encouraging partners to help them follow their callings. 26 Thank God for the newly ordained Asian pastors: Betty Chen, Nengyia Her, and Frank Wang; for those received through the candidacy process from other traditions: Inba Inbasarasu, Seok Hwan Jeong, Stephen Kung, and Omega Varma. 27 Thank God for the faithful service of Barbara Robertson in the area of the Morogoro Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania. Ask God to bless her work as she develops and implements a program to deal with HIV and AIDS for the surrounding communities. 28 Palm Sunday Lord, you entered Jerusalem with a peaceful heart. Be our example that we too can live as people of peace in this world. 29 Monday in Holy Week Please pray for William Okweari, a Sudanese lay minister (Anyuak tribe) whom God is using to gather Sudanese immigrants for worship in Minneapolis and Austin, Minn. 30 Tuesday in Holy Week Renton Lutheran Church., Renton, Wash., gifted its community upon its closure. Their generosity is creating apartments for homeless veterans and a new ministry called Luther s Table. Please pray for the former members of Renton Lutheran and for those who will be served by these new ministries. 31 Wednesday in Holy Week Give thanks for Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, and its century of partnership with the ELCA and its predecessors. Pray for Waldorf in the next phase of its life, now under private ownership, as it continues to educate young people. Pray for the Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation and its ongoing work along side the college to offer campus ministry, scholarships and other support. Prayer petitions for Sundays follow the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Prayer Cycle and can be incorporated into the prayers at weekly worship. Weekday entries are offered as guides to prayer for the global, social and outreach ministries of the church. Thank you for your continued prayers for the life and mission of this church. 5

6 Treasurer s Report Financial News There's good news and bad news in the Financial Department as we begin January had a deficit of $4, The bad news is that we continue to run at a deficit. The good news is that there is over $3,000 coming from Samsung because of the rebate for the copier contract. That should be reflected in February's figures. An increase in income is greatly to be desired but this is indeed a blessed congregation. Thank you all for your faithful and generous giving. Special Fund Totals As of 2/8/10 Stained Glass Window $3, Memorial Gardens $ Sanctuary Chairs $ Landscaping $ Fair Trade Coffee Pour Justice to the Brim Micah 6:8 calls to us as Christians to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly. The LWR Coffee Project helps Lutherans answer that call by righting the injustices faces by small-scale farmers around the world. The LWR Coffee Project, a partnership with Equal Exchange, bridges the gap between your church and the communities in which LWR works. By using Fair Trade coffee in your churches and homes, Lutherans guarantees that farmers will earn the income they need to feed their families, educate their children, seek medical care and improve their communities. The LWR Coffee Project ensures that more of the money you spend on coffee reaches the farmers who actually grow it. Fair Trade coffee is a simple solution that means the difference quite literally between surviving and not surviving for small-scale coffee farmers. 6

7 March 2010 at Thanksgiving Lutheran 28 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM Choir Rehearsal 1:00 PM Casa Alfarero 1 Mutual Ministry 2 9:30 AM T.O.P.S. Meeting Worship Committee 8:00 PM Narcotics Anon. 3 Casa Alfarero 4 6:00 PM Midweek Lenten Gathering 5 Casa Alfarero 6 10:00 AM 10:00 AM CCC Committee 7 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM Choir Rehearsal 12:00 PM 7:15 PM Sanctuary Task Force TLC Book Group 1:00 PM Casa Alfarero 8 9 9:30 AM T.O.P.S. Meeting 1:00 PM Quilters Meeting 6:30 PM Property Committee 8:00 PM Narcotics Anon. 10 8:30 AM 3pm Thrivent Meeting Casa Alfarero 11 6:00 PM Midweek Lenten Gathering 12 Casa Alfarero 13 10:00 AM 10:00 AM Finance Committee Meeting :30 AM T.O.P.S. Meeting 8:00 PM Narcotics Anon. 17 Casa Alfarero Casa Alfarero 20 10:00 AM 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship 1:00 PM Casa Alfarero 6:00 PM Midweek Lenten Gathering 21 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship 11:30 AM Stewardship 1:00 PM Casa Alfarero 1:00 PM Heavenly Hell Raisers :30 AM T.O.P.S. Meeting 8:00 PM Narcotics Anon. 24 Casa Alfarero 25 6:00 PM Midweek Lenten Gathering 26 Casa Alfarero 27 10:00 AM 10:00 AM Church Council Meeting 1:00 PM Altar Guild Set Up Casa Alfarero 28 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship 1:00 PM Casa Alfarero :30 AM T.O.P.S. Meeting 8:00 PM Narcotics Anon. 31 Casa Alfarero 1 Maundy Thursday 2 Good Friday 3 10:00 AM 10:00 AM CCC Committee 1:00 PM Altar Set Up 7

8 TLC Book Group TLC Book Group: Our next meeting will be Monday, March 8, 7:15 pm at Mary Weber's home. We're reading Walking the Bible: A Journey By Land Through the Five Books of Moses, by Bruce Feiler, and for this meeting we'll read and discuss through Book III (the third section-through p.273 in most editions.) New readers Heavenly Hell Raisers Heavenly Hell Raisers are going to the SRJC Planetarium on Sunday, March 21 to see Mars to Saturn, Cancer to Virgo. Location is Lark Hall, Rm Arrive at 1p.m. to purchase your tickets ($3 for Seniors) and a parking permit to put in your car. Show time is 1:30 p.m. And, if you desire, we might even go for some pie afterwards. Landscape Task Force Now that you have seen the exciting plans for landscaping around the patio, feel free to join this task force to see our dream become a reality. Contact Jean Harrison at or ecosave@sonic.net if you are interested. The first meeting will be scheduled soon. TLC Group News Sanctuary Task Force The first meeting of the Sanctuary Task Force is set for Sunday, March 7 at noon in the Sanctuary. All are welcome to attend. TLC Men's Group For the month of March the TLC Men's Group will join others for the mid week Lenten soup supper and service. They will return to their regular formats in April. Adult Forums If you are interested in presenting an Adult Forum after Church one Sunday, please contact Jean Harrison at or ecosave@sonic.net. Our goal is to present a monthly Forum for high school students and adults with different people doing the presentations on a variety of different subjects. Prayers & Squares Prayers & Squares is an interfaith outreach ministry that combines the gift of a hand-tied quilt with the gift of prayer for someone in need. The essence of this ministry is in the prayers offered for the recipient; it is not about the quilts. Very simply, a prayer quilt is a quilt that is made with love and tied with prayers. Each knot tied into the quilt represents a prayer that is offered specifically for someone in need of those prayers. As the congregations or other groups, family, and friends gather, knots are tied onto the quilt representing prayers, love, and concern for the recipient. The Church Quilt Group would like to reach out to the Congregation and offer members opportunities to participate in this ministry. If you or one of your loved ones needs to be lifted up in prayer, please let us know by completing one of the Prayer Request Forms, found in the Narthex. Please put it in Diane Land s box. The Quilt Group will then contact you. If you have any questions, contact one of the Quilt Group members. Ask the Becker Family about the power of being wrapped in prayer. 8

9 Goal Goings On and Committee Activities T he goals that were presented at the Congregational meeting are in progress in our Committees. Here are the highlights: CCC: School Kits, Midweek Soup Suppers, Easter Brunch May is the month we are shooting for to complete the School kits we will be sending to Lutheran World Relief, where they will be distributed to children who experienced displacement by violence. We are still short. Check out the poster in the narthex to remind yourself of the items, watch for school specials on sale, and pick up: Construction paper (assorted colors). We need at least sheet bundles. Erasers. We need 20. Notebooks (70 or 120 pages). We need about 75. Pencil Sharpeners, about 25. Rulers, about 60. Scissors (blunt-end), 25. Our Quilters will be devoting their March meeting to cutting bags for the supplies. If you can help with this part of the project (have sewing scissors and have sewing machine), talk to Lorraine or Betty. They ll love to hear from you. There will be a box in the narthex during the month of March in which you may put your supplies when you bring them to church. Please give your receipts to Betty so that we can apply to Thrivent for matching funds. If you would like to contribute to the Thursday Midweek Lenten Soup Suppers, see the sign up sheet in the narthex. Education: Confirmation to Conclude It has been a bit of a struggle for Pastor to meet with our Confirmands recently. The goal is for them to complete the curriculum and set a date to affirm their baptisms. Finance: All For Vigor and Vigilance Our Finance folks are working hard on a goal to encourage every member to increase their giving. This takes accurate and understandable communication, scripture-centered education, and immense love for TLC. We are thankful that we have a small cushion to see us through these hard economic times with our increased mortgage payment, but the cushion is dwindling. 9 Mutual Ministry: Care and Prayer We received a commendation recently from Bishop Holmerud for having a Mutual Ministry Committee! This group meets monthly to give support to Pastor Jean, consider concerns of the congregation, and have a time of prayer for each other. Outreach and Evangelism: Recovery Worship and Website We are in the early stages of investigating the possibility of starting a worship service for people who are in recovery from addiction. Anyone who would like to be in on the beginning stages of a new ministry here at TLC is invited to contribute. Our website is one of our strongest outreach tools. In April, Jim will offer a forum for leaders and anyone interested that will offer instruction for how to get around the website and how to post information. Jim is also looking into setting up a blog on our website so that we can develop interaction and relationships with our web audience. Property: Ever Improving Many thanks go to former TLC member Mike Dungan and his able assistant Paul Feiertag. They donated the grueling work of rewiring so that we can install a garbage disposal in the church kitchen. If anyone would like to donate a garbage disposal, please contact Jan Loewen or Deb Ferronato. With all the wonderful rains, the weeds will be rampant. Thanks go to Bill Reed (maybe we should call him Bill Weed!) who has been working hard to gain control. Any time anyone has a hankering to weed, feel free Worship: Getting Ever Stronger In January, we held a Worship Assistants Training with Pastor Jean. You may have noticed that the Worship Assistants are taking a stronger role in leading worship. Last summer s theme From Fear To Hope To Faith was received well, so we are working once again on leaving the dictates of the Revised Common Lectionary and exploring scripture through theme for our summer worship services. This year, we are working with the Stewardship Committee to lift up vocations.

10 SCRIPTURES FOR WORSHIP THROUGH HOLY WEEK 2010 Mar. 7 THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT Scriptures: Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 Mar. 14 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT Scriptures: Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Mar. 21 FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 Mar. 28 PALM/PASSION SUNDAY Liturgy of Palms: Luke 19:28-40; Psalm 118:1-2, Liturgy of Passion: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 Apr. 1 HOLY THURSDAY Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 116: 1-2, 12-19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17; 31b-35 Apr. 2 GOOD FRIDAY Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25 or 4:14-16, 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 Apr. 4 EASTER Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12 March Stewards Date March 7 March 14 March 21 March 28 Preaching Jean Lebbert Jean Lebbert Jean Lebbert Jean Lebbert Event Lent 3 Lent 4 Lent 5 Palm Sunday Music Band Solo Piano Solo Piano Band Paraments Color Worship Assistant Purple Purple Purple Scarlet or white Paul Feiertag Sharon Boschen Jean Flak Mary Thompson Readers Kim Lehman Mark Koppen Keith Becker Mary Dawson Acolytes Casey Becker Griffin Becker Natalie Koppen Nathan McPherson Greeters Lisa Bartlett Marilyn and Stan Schuler Ushers Mary Dawson and Ray Zuest Diane and George Land Jan Thomas and Flak Dave and Kathy Flanagan Linda Holzworth Luci Arpi and Bill Reed Offering Tellers Sandy Koppen and Paul Feiertag Betty Hiebel and Lisa Bartlett Keith Becker and Gloria Feiertag Jim Lehman and Paul Feiertag 10

11 TLC Council: Sharon Boschen, President Jean Harrison, Treasurer Jean Flak Joan Hax Alanna Krinard Karen Lehman Pastor Jean Lebbert TLC Committee Chairs CCC: Without Chair Education: Without Chair Evangelism and Outreach: Finance: Property: Stewardship: Worship: Sharon Boschen Jean Harrison Jan Loewen Jean Flak Mark Koppen Savor the Flavors of Rwanda Mark your calendars! Come experience a real Rwandan meal at TLC on Saturday, May 15 th. It is an opportunity for fellowship and we ll learn more about our Rwanda school mission project too. Adventurous cooks will be able to share in meal preparations with easy recipes provided. So, mark your calendars and reserve the date. Watch for sign-up sheets and more information to come! Presented by TLC s Stewardship, Outreach and Congregation & Community Care committees. 11 Who s Who In Worship Acolytes Coordinator: Keith Becker Altar Guild: Mary Dawson, Deb Ferronato, Kathy Flanagan, Diane Land (chair), Lorraine Larson, Pam Mahan, Christine Willsey Greeters Coordinator: Jan Thomas Asst. Ministers Coordinator: Mark Koppen Musicians Coordinator: Mark Koppen Offering Tellers: Lisa Bartlett, Keith Becker, Gloria Feiertag, Paul Feiertag, Betty Hiebel, Jim Lehman, Sandy Koppen Readers Coordinator: Mary Thompson Ushers Coordinator: George Land Who s Who In Special Taskforces Blessing of the Pets Coordinator: Pastor Jean Lebbert Chair Replacement Coordinator: Joan Hax Community Garden Coordinator: Karen Lehman Landscaping Coordinator: Jean Harrison Quilters Coordinator: Lorraine Larson Sanctuary Task Force Coordinators: Deb Ferronato and Jean Harrison Women s Groups Coordinator: Karen Lehman

12 Thanksgiving Lutheran Church* 1225 Fulton Road Santa Rosa, CA MARCH by Emily Dickinson Dear March, come in! How glad I am! I looked for you before. Put down your hat- You must have walked- How out of breath you are! Dear March, how are you? And the rest? Did you leave Nature well? Oh, March, come right upstairs with me, I have so much to tell. 12