News from Advent Lutheran Church June & July 2018

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1 News from Advent Lutheran Church June & July 2018 Staff Pastors Jason Peterson Andrea Windsor-Peterson Director of Music/Organist Melinda East Secretary Tara Spray Nursery Attendant Brandi Pate Church Council President Angie Hubble Vice President Erin Taylor Secretary Marcy Jimenez Treasurer Steve Merzlak At Large Council Members Diana Perry Zach Teffeteller Ministry Chairpersons Christian Education Heather Herrmann Fellowship Linda Jaath Service Jackie Voss Youth Marcy Jimenez

2 A Word from the pastor s But Jesus would withdraw to deserted places and pray. Luke 5:16 Many times throughout Jesus ministry, Jesus would take time out of the busyness of life to withdraw and pray. As summer has arrived, we know that many of you will be taking some time to withdraw as well. We hope that in your travels you will continue to find time to pray. We truly hope you will be renewed and refreshed in the Spirit. We hope you will also remember your Advent family as you continue to be good stewards We thank you all at Advent for your hard work and dedication throughout this past year. We have truly accomplished great things together in Jesus name. We will continue to the tradition at Advent where most ministries will take a break for the month of July. This has been extremely helpful to allow for our faithful servants to recharge, renew, and relax. After this time of reprieve, we are able to come back excited and ready to serve this fall and winter seasons. Because of this, we will only have one newsletter for June and July. Continue to look at your weekly This Week at Advent for updates, changes, and other ministry opportunities. However, before we get to July, we still have wonderful ministry opportunities in June. Synod Assembly is June 1-3 where Pastor Andrea, Pastor Jason, Zack Teffeteller, and Diana Perry will gather together with hundreds of others across our synod to gather in worship, prayer, workshops, and so much more while exploring the topic: Reformation 500 Now What? VBS this year is June 4 th -8 th. It will be an evening VBS from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Dinner will be included during this event. There are activities for Pre-K through 5 th grade. Middle school and High school youth are here to help lead and guide groups from one activity to the next. This year there will be an Adult Bible Study led by Pastor Andrea. We hope that both children and adults will come and join us this year for this amazing time together in God s Word. June 10 th will be VBS Sunday. The children, youth, and adults from VBS will share with us all, the themes, music, and biblical knowledge they learned during the week during our worship time together. Please plan to join us for this exciting worship opportunity. June 24 th we will install Advent s newest church council, Angie Hubble, President; Erin Taylor, Vice-President; Marcy Jimenez, Secretary; Steve Merzlak, Treasurer, and Diana Perry and Zack Teffeteller as Council Members at Large. We thank them for their leadership and service in God s name. June 24 th we will have a special blessing for our youth heading to camp. We have two youth going to Affirm, 5 youth and two adults going to the National Youth Gathering, and three youth going to Lutheridge. We pray that the Holy Spirit will fill them with God s love and strengthen their faith in the Lord. Wherever your travels take you this summer, may God bless you on your journey. May you do something different and unique. May you grow in faith as you take some much needed time of rest and renewal. And while you are enjoying your time away, please remember your church family in your prayers, but also in your continued generosity. Your continued stewardship during these summer months even though you may be away, continues to allow us to fund the ministry

3 that God has called each of us to here in this place. We truly thank our Lord for all the wonderful things God is doing here at Advent Lutheran Church. Let us pray, O God, whose glory fills the whole creation, and whose presence we find wherever we go: Preserve those who travel: surround them with your loving care; protect them from every danger; and bring them in safety to their journey s end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [Adapted from the prayer for travelers in Prayers and Thanksgivings, The Book of Common Prayer (1979 edition).] In Christ s love, Pastor Jason and Pastor Andrea Pray for Healing & Provision: Marge Rahn, Edgar Bollinger, Tania Hayes, Mary & Art Suprek, Irmgard Crowder, Maggie Heaney, Ken Voss, Daisy Morgan, Ted DeVilbiss, Alice Glisson, Hilda Sullivan, Patty Williams, Mike Teffeteller, Suzanne Fouche, Shirley Chipman, Liza Fincher, Lee Hoops, Ramona Galloway, David & Betty Kadlewicz, Mable Plueger, Kathie Roper, Erika Larson, Virginia Reedstrom, Randy Lester, Otis Smith, Raquel, Diana Walker (friend of Hilda Sullivan), Bruce Carlton (brother of Melinda East s neighbor), Lily Tung, Judy Younce (Debbie Merzlaks sister), Charles Tanner (Marcy Jimenez's uncle), Richard Carey & Ann, his mother (Art & Mary Suprek' nephew), Gerry & Patti Meehan (Ken Voss' brother-in-law.) Pray for Our Deployed Military: Dale Tupper, Peggy Martin, Aaron Hanes-Dodd, Rob Gulbrandson, Rayland Dawood, Jared Fischer.

4 June Worship Schedule June 3, 2018, 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Service of the Word Worship 9:30am Collecting for Special Needs for the congregation Congregational Breakfast Potluck 10:45am June 17, 2018, 4th Sunday after Pentecost Service of the Word Worship 9:30am Collecting for Columbia County Cares Congregational Breakfast Potluck 10:45am June 10, 2018, 3rd Sunday after Pentecost VBS Sunday Worship & Holy Communion 9:30am Coffee & Treats 10:45am June , 5th Sunday after Pentecost Worship & Holy Communion 9:30am Installation of new Church Council Members Coffee & Treats 10:45am The Following Ministries will be on hiatus over the summer: Service Ministry Lydia Project Book Club Ministry Night Bible Study for July

5 Vacation Bible School VBS June 4-8, 2018 VBS WORKDAY: Saturday, June 2nd - 1:00pm - 3:00pm VBS SETUP: Sunday, June 3rd after church Advents VBS will be held from 5:30pm 7:30pm with dinner included. Pre-School - 5th Grade, Teenage Crew Leaders & the Adult Bible Study will meet during the week of VBS from 6:10pm - 7:10pm If you would like to help, please contact Heather Herrmann or heaherrmann@gmail.com

6 Advocacy Ministry Expanding the Community Garden We had our first harvest from the Community Garden on Sunday, May 27! During the service, we blessed them and added them to the Little Free Pantry. If you haven t been out to see the garden you will be amazed at how much it has grown. Now we are getting ready to expand the garden. We are having a planning meeting on Sunday, June 3 after the service and everyone is welcome! We need to discuss and brainstorm what to do next. We could put in elevated and raised gardens, fruit bushes and trees, rain barrels, composters, sheds. We need advice from our experts and ideas from everyone. On June 16th, we will work on the expansion. We will meet from 9:00am 12:00pm with lunch included. As we did for Earth day, we need adults and kids. No experience is necessary. We will be building some more beds so some carpenters would be great. We will also have some inside service projects also if you are interested.

7 Service Ministry No Vacation from Hunger! GAP Ministries Food Pantry Needs YOU! When everyone is on vacation, food contributions drop dramatically, but the folks who come to GAP are just as hungry as in the winter. This year, Advent is holding a Food Drive to help sponsor the Food Pantry for one week this summer. Instead of monthly donations, we are asking for donations to help stock the Food Pantry for one week in July. What do we need? Canned Fruit Pasta and Rice Cans of Vegetables Canned Meats All items may be placed in the Food Pantry Donation Box by Sign-Up Central. Deadline for Donation is July 1 st. How many pounds of food can we collect? 50 pounds? 75 pounds? 100 pounds? Look for report in August Newsletter!

8 Service Ministry Continued

9 Service Ministry Continued 2 nd Annual Advent Yard Sale Saturday, September 29th 7 AM 1 PM Rain or Shine Will be held in the comfort of the Fellowship Hall All proceeds donated to Service Ministry Mission Fund Last year proceeds donated to Youth Group and Hurricane Relief Sponsored by Service Ministry Mark Your Calendar! How Can You Help? Donate your unwanted stuff Sign up to help set up yard sale, take down after and transport unsold items. Pick-up trucks needed! Thursday, September 27 th and Friday, September 28 th Sign Up Sheets will be on Sign-Up Central! See Nancy Tokarska for any questions!

10 Welcome New Church Council Members Installation of Council will be Sunday, June 24th: President: Angie Hubble Vice President: Erin Taylor Secretary: Marcy Jimenez Treasurer: Steve Merzlak At-Large Members: Diana Perry & Zack Teffeteller Bible Study for the month of June will meet Monday - Friday 6:10pm - 7:10pm, June 4th - 8th during VBS. We will not meet in July. We will resume the normal schedule in August.

11 June Birthday s & Anniversaries HAPPY 6-1 Darla Summers 6-2 Janice Richardson 6-5 Dieter Beck 6-6 Pastor Jason Peterson 6-6 Zachary Hubble 6-9 Ramona Galloway 6-10 Elizabeth Ostendorff 6-12 Dylan Anderson 6-15 Donna Meisner 6-16 Helen Schuneman 6-17 Frank Easton BIRTHDAY 6-18 Kim Aiello 6-19 Donna Carlson 6-19 Emma Fischer 6-19 Robert Rankin 6-20 Mary Suprek 6-21 Sam Taylor 6-22 Tania Hayes 6-22 Pastor Andrea Peterson 6-25 Dawn Bowers 6-26 Amy Boeke HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: 6-6 Scott & Amy Boeke 6-26 Art & Mary Suprek 6-26 Jim & Barbara Williams

12 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Property Meeting 9:00am VBS WORKDAY 1PM - 3PM 3 9:30am Service of the Word Worship 10:45am Congregational Potluck Breakfast ADVOCACY Community Garden Meeting VBS SETUP After Church Toastmaster s 6:30pm 8 9 Chronic Pain Ministry 10:00am 10 9:30am VBS SUNDAY Worship & Holy Communion 10:45am Coffee & Treats Bible Study 10:00am Stephen Ministry 6:30pm Toastmaster s 6:30pm Advocacy Ministry Community Garden 9am 12pm Aug Chinese Church 17 9:30am Service of the Word Worship Toastmaster s 6:30pm pm - 9pm 10:45am Congregational Potluck Breakfast 24 9:30am Worship & Holy Communion New Council Coffee Club 9:30am 30 Members 10:45am Coffee & Treats

13 F A I T H F U L S E R V A N T S 6/3/18 6/10/18 6/17/18 6/24/18 Assisting Ministers Service of the Word Heather Herrmann Service of the Word Jamie Sadenwasser Lectors Mary Filpus-Luyckx VBS Group Lynn Reed Diana Perry Communion Assistants No Communion VBS Group No Communion Ingrid Zamecnik Acolytes /Crucifiers Violet Herrmann/ Stormi Hubble/ VBS Group Max Van Bladel/ Zach Hubble Wyatt Tokarska/ Holly Sadenwasser Ushers Bob Holm/ Linda Lawrence Jim Williams/ Tom Alderson Dieter & Ulrike Beck Steve Merzlak/ Timmy Peterson Greeters Renee Blanchette/ Pamela Tipler Kids from VBS Lisa Cheek/ Erin Taylor Linda Lawrence/ Donna Meisner Missionary Support Given by Flowers Given By In Memory of Al Hope By Carole Hope Hospital/Shut In Ministers Martha Ostendorff Gayle Ricklefs Martha Ostendorff Gayle Ricklefs Visitor of Visitors Linda Lawrence Lisa Cheek Linda Lawrence Lisa Cheek Fellowship Coffee Hour Congregational Potluck Breakfast Coffee & Treats Congregational Potluck Breakfast Coffee & Treats Altar Guild Sat. Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Altar Guild Late: Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Collecting For: Special Needs of the congregation No Collection Columbia County Cares No Collection

14 July Worship Schedule July 1, 2018, 6th Sunday after Pentecost Worship & Holy Communion 9:30am Collecting for Special Needs for the congregation July 22, 2018, 9th Sunday after Pentecost Worship & Holy Communion 9:30am Coffee & Treats 10:45am Congregational Breakfast Potluck 10:45am July 8, 2018, 7th Sunday after Pentecost Worship & Holy Communion 9:30am Coffee & Treats 10:45am July 29, 2018, 10th Sunday after Pentecost Worship & Holy Communion 9:30am Coffee & Treats 10:45am July 15, 2018, 8th Sunday after Pentecost Service of the Word Worship 9:30am Collecting for Columbia County Cares Congregational Breakfast Potluck 10:45am

15 Service Ministry GAP Ministries Food Pantry Last Day to donate is July 1st School Supplies Last Day to donate is July 8th (School supplies will be taken to True Vine Church on July 10th) SAVE THE DATE The week of July 15th, Advent will be hosting Family Promise. This will be your final chance to help in We will once again have smiling little faces and small feet all around the church. The sign up board will be in the narthex in June and I hope everyone can experience this remarkable mission. Yours in Christ, Nancy Tokarska, Co-coordinator Family Promise

16 Advent Welcome Statement We believe that God loves people of every age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, economic situation, and physical or mental ability. Whether you are single, married, divorced, separated, or partnered, we welcome you to join us in worship, communion, love, and service. We celebrate God s diversity in creating us, and by his Grace, we are free to love and serve one another, the church, our community, and the world. Check out our Website & Facebook Page for the most updated information and pictures of activities for the summer:

17 July Birthday s and Anniversaries HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 7-15 Aaron Zamecnik 7-5 Tim & Jamie Sadenwasser 7-17 Vanessa Miller 7-8 Dieter & Ulrike Beck 7-20 Bob Perry 7-10 Rick & Lynn Reed 7-22 Teresa Holm 7-23 Patrick Hoops 7-26 Karleen Fillgrove 7-30 Robert Bisbee

18 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday :30am Worship & Holy Communion 10:45am Congregational Potluck Breakfast Property Meeting 9:00am :30am Worship & Holy Communion Stephen Ministry 6:30pm :45am Coffee & Treats Toastmaster s 6:30pm 15 9:30am Service of the Word Worship 10:45am Toastmaster s 6:30pm Advocacy Ministry 12pm 2pm Congregational Potluck Breakfast 22 9:30am Service of the Word Worship Toastmaster s 6:30pm 27 Aug Chinese Church 28 6pm - 9pm 10:45am Coffee & Treats NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 29 9:30am Worship & Holy Communion 10:45am Coffee & Treats

19 F A I T H F U L S E R V A N T S 7/1/18 7/8/18 7/15/18 7/22/18 7/29/18 Assisting Ministers Tom Alderson Bobby Bisbee Mary Filpus-Luyckx Heather Herrmann Ingrid Zamecnik Lectors Paul Filpus-Luyckx Bob Holm Vicki Kohler Diana Perry Lynn Reed Communion Assistants Carol Billings Carole Hope Marcy Jimenez Maria Pravato Mary Suprek Acolytes / Crucifiers Emma Fischer/ Holly Sadenwasser Wyatt Tokarska/ Timmy Peterson Violet Herrmann/ Zach Hubble Sophie Van Bladel/ Kate Peterson Stormi Hubble/ Timmy Peterson Ushers Sam Jimenez/ Tim Sadenwasser Maria Pravato/ Pamela Tipler Steve Merzlak/ Linda Lawrence Bob & Diana Perry Peter & Vicki Kohler Greeters Renee Blanchette/ Julie Fillgrove Don & Mable Plueger Erin Taylor/ Maggie Heaney Lisa Cheek/ Shirley Chipman Carol Billings/ Carole Hope Missionary Support Given by Flowers Given By In Memory of George Janson By Lynn Reed In Honor of Peter & Vicki Kohler s Wedding Anniversary Hospital/Shut In Ministers Martha Ostendorff Gayle Ricklefs Martha Ostendorff Gayle Ricklefs Gayle Ricklefs Visitor of Visitors Linda Lawrence Lisa Cheek Linda Lawrence Lisa Cheek Lisa Cheek Fellowship Coffee Hour Congregational Potluck Breakfast Coffee & Treats Congregational Potluck Breakfast Coffee & Treats Coffee & Treats Altar Guild Sat. Martha Ostendorff Martha Ostendorff Martha Ostendorff Martha Ostendorff Martha Ostendorff Altar Guild Late: Mary Suprek Mary Suprek Mary Suprek Mary Suprek Mary Suprek Collecting For: Special Needs of the congregation No Collection Columbia County Cares No Collection No Collection

20 3232 Washington Road Augusta, GA Phone: Web: adventaugusta.org DATED MATERIAL ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Final Deadline for August Newsletter Entries is July 26th