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1 Edmonds Lutheran Church th Avenue West Office Edmonds, WA Non-Profit Org US Postage PAID Lynnwood, WA Permit No Change Service Requested Then God said, Let us In the month of April, in honor of Earth Day, we will have a significant focus on caring for mother earth. I invite you to not only make humankind in our participate in the church events we have like image, to be like us. Let One Green Planet recycling and blessing our new solar panels, but to learn one new them be stewards... simple thing you could do daily that would help care for the earth, and do it! Because Genesis 1:26 just like how getting in the habit of My father is a dentist. Growing up he often regularly and simply caring for your teeth stressed the importance of taking good care will keep them around longer, so too will of our teeth, by doing the simple things like our actions keep our great planet healthy brushing and flossing. Growing up I and alive for all those who come after us. ignored this a lot, and because of that I In Peace, ended up with cavities on many a visit. Yet, Pr. Tim now I realize the importance of being a good steward, not just with my teeth, but with my whole self. We will be a sign in the community that Jesus Christ is here. Sunday worship Schedule 9:30 am Adult Forum Hour 10:30 am Celebration worship Office Hours: Phone: Monday-Friday 9am 1pm office@edmondslutheran.org Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julie M. Josund Pastor: Tim Oleson Administrative Assistant: Donna Saltzberg pastorjulie@edmondslutheran.org pastortim@edmondslutheran.org office@edmondslutheran.org Communications/Facilities Coordinator: Suzy Baroud suzy@edmondslutheran.org Music Ministries: Darren Hochstedler darren@edmondslutheran.org Margo Lawrence, Nancy Furness Organists Operations Manager: Patrick Brady patrick@edmondslutheran.org Learning Center: Lauren Leiker, Director lauren@edmondslutheran.org Mary Sheldahl, Program Supervisor Come and celebrate Eleanor Kurtzweg s 100th Birthday with us! Birthday Celebration Luncheon after worship on Sunday, April 24th at 12:00 noon. God calls us to be good stewards and caretakers of all that inhabits this earth. Unfortunately, we have heard over the last many years that the things we have been doing are causing harm to our great planet. And at times it seems overwhelming, like there is no turning back or undoing what humanity has caused. However, I believe we as individuals can do things to begin and continue to be good stewards of what we have. And, like flossing and brushing, there are regular and simple things that we can do, that over the years will make a big difference. Barb and Bill Sunday, April 3rd during 10:30 Worship

2 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!! Church Life News April Worship Schedule April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 2nd Sunday of Easter 10:30 am Celebration Worship and Wedding Ceremony for Barb Elias and Bill Shackelford Wedding Reception after service 3rd Sunday of Easter 10:30 am Celebration Worship 1 Green Planet Recycling Event 4th Sunday of Easter 10:30 am Celebration Worship Community Earth Day Fair and Blessing of Solar Panels 5th Sunday of Easter 10:30 am Celebration Worship Luncheon to celebrate Eleanor Kurtzweg s 100th Birthday! Please join us as we welcome new members Ron and Pat Olson. We are so glad to have you here! More new members will be received in May. If you are interested in more information about membership at ELC, talk to Pastor Julie, Pastor Tim, or you can call the church office at I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake. - Philemon 1:6 Join us with Edmonds Mayor, Dave Earling, in a ribbon cutting ceremony to bless out new solar panels! The ceremony will take place Sunday, April 17th at 12:00 noon. We ll gather outside by the solar panels! Thank you so very much to everyone who helped make ELC s Great Hunt such a success this year. We couldn t have pulled it off without the support of so many! From egg stuffing to greeting our guests at the event, to providing the refreshments - everyone had an important and very much appreciated role. Hundreds of kids descended on ELC s campus scattered with THOUSANDS of eggs! Pastor Tim provided fantastic kids entertainment and each child went home with a cute plush Easter bunny. Special appearances were made by Chuck E Cheese and the Easter Bunny himself! Now, everyone can put their feet up and relax after a job well done! 6 ~ Thu Fri Sat p Parenting Workshop (FS/FH) 15 7p Pinochle (FH) Earth Day a Women s Breakfast Swedish Edmonds Cafe 10a Drum Circle (S) 11:30a Recorder Ensemble (S) 23 12:30p Pedals, Pipes and Pizza (S/ FS) 30 1p Gerlach memorial (S/FH/FS) Birthday Blessings to our Friends at ELC! God danced on the day you were born April 1 Grace Wick April 6 Jill Nelson April 6 Dan Walther April 7 Harold Coon April 10 James Wassall April 13 Carrie Snyder April 16 Judy Nelson April 16 Travis Wills April 17- Dorothy Eckland April 19- Merrillee Bradshaw April 19 James Clark Jr April 21 Eleanor Kurtzweg April 22 Corinne Petterson April 26 Dorothy Beck April 28 Kevin Jewett April 29 Thea Miklasiewicz April 29 Wayne Olson April 30 Hannah Petterson Anniversary Blessings to: Sara and Julius Temba - April 2 Dean and Susan Phillips - April 9 John Bumanglag and Darren Hochstedler - April 21 Maurene and Dick Barnes - April 24 There is no more lovely, friendly or charming relationship, communion or company, than a good marriage. 11 ~ Martin Luther

3 Please keep in mind that the calendar items are subject to change and events change weekly. For the most updated and accurate calendar, visit our website at ~ April 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed March Council News Treasurer's Report - Malcolm shared that giving was down, in February, with general offerings at $23,649 and expenses of $41,368. This leaves a $6,287 deficit for the year. We need about $29,000 in offerings to cover expenses. Malcolm explained detail about the different funds in the checking and investments accounts. 3 11:30a special event reception (FH/K) 10 9a 1 Green Planet recycle event 4 1p Widows/Widowers Groups (FS) 11 1p Prayer Shawl Ministry (FS) 6p Learning Center Staff Mtg (CR) 5 7:30p Book Club(Larson/Soeldner) 12 10a Rebecca Circle 7p ELC Council Mtg (FS) 7p Rachel Circle (Phillips) 6 9a Men's Breakfast (Pancake Haus Edmonds) 4p ACK Board Meeting (CR) 13 5:30p Confirmation 6p Learning Center Bd Mtg (CR) Facilities and Grounds - Ted shared some questions the property group raised. Malcolm McCallum and David Gerlach examined some old paper blueprints of the church, and kept the essential plans and discarded the rest. Pastor Tim pointed out that there is $12,000 in the maintenance budget. The Facilities/Grounds group should price out the items that need to be done. Suzy Baroud suggested that in the future we allocate money for the possible repair of our furnaces. Pastor Tim's Report - From his report, Pastor Tim emphasized his church visits. He believes that we have a good energy at ELC. Pastor Julie's Report - Pastor Tim, on behalf of Pastor Julie, distributed Not Your Parents' Offering Plate book to members, and charged us to read the book in the next two months. He wants us to highlight, write notes and reflect on the content. Council Business - The Council heard a concern displaying the American flag in the church. A guest of Annie's Kitchen donated a flag and wanted to have it displayed in the church. In the 1940's and 1950's flags were hung at the sides of the altar. After that, it went out of favor to display flags in the sanctuary. The Council heard a concerned member who wanted to have the donated flag displayed during Annie's Kitchen. The Council passed allowing a flag to be placed on a stand in the Fellowship Hall. 17 EARTH DAY 8a Chase Lake Goodwill Event (ELC) a Quilters (FH) 20 9a Men's Breakfast (Pancake Haus Edmonds) 5:30p Confirmation 9th Avenue Property - The Executive Committee is going to prepare a handout about our properties, loans and mortgages for the Council to review. This will enable the Council to work this into the strategic plan for the future of ELC. Summer Worship - The Council discussed the summer worship schedule, and decided to allow the Worship Committee to make a determination of the time for our one service. Next Meeting - Tuesday, April :30a 100th Birthday Celebration (FS/K) 25 1 p Prayer Shawl Ministry (FS) 5p Dine Out (125th St Grill) :30p Confirmation A creative food for the soul group having our March dinner at Sandy Eastly's rehab digs Confirmands baking communion bread with instructors Bev Hacker and Sandy Yeigh. Kyra Isaac, Sarah Forslund and Grace Wick 3

4 Learning Center News I am excited to share that we are running a full house! We have two new toddlers joining us this month, and with our baby room booming and toddlers graduating to preschool, we are moving and shaking at capacity! I hope to continue to build a healthy wait list, so keep telling people about our sweet Learning Center. Word of mouth is clearly our most successful form of marketing. The Learning Center is so pleased to have worked with ELC for the first time on the Easter Egg Hunt. What a fun event! We provided some age-appropriate activities in the Fellowship Hall for the children to do. I anticipate many years to come of this collaboration! If you participated in the Easter Egg Hunt at all, you may have noticed the flyer that was distributed to families regarding some upcoming opportunities for parent education. I am excited to be able to bring these workshops to our greater parenting community! Grandparents are welcome, too!! As the spring and summer months are upon us, I am placing some focus on our outdoor play space and on increased opportunities for healthy physical activity. Donations are trickling in for flowers and gardening supplies to liven up our outdoor areas. I am excited to get the children involved with this work. In addition to adding some color to the space, I am exploring some grants that may help us upgrade our outdoor play equipment a bit and add some new elements. And, I am exploring some curriculum ideas specific to nurturing healthy eating and physical activity. I will work with the teachers on choosing and implementing these ideas. If you have interest or expertise in any of these areas, I welcome your suggestions! If you should have questions for me, please do not hesitate to ask. You can stop by any time! Sometimes, I can be found in the infant room, but you may find me in my office which is also known as the room with a view. Or, I can be reached at lauren@edmondslutheran.org. May God bless and keep you. Gratefully, Lauren Leiker Pastor Tim Singing with the Kids Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand. Chinese proverb Parenting Workshop at ELC DISHES TO DOGGIE DUTY Encouraging your kids to help at home Thursday, April 14th at 7:00 pm In the Fireside Room Led by Lauren Leiker, MEd., PCI Certified Parent Coach and Director of ELC s Learning Center Announcements Below is a list of regularly-scheduled opportunities outside of the Sunday worship services at Edmonds Lutheran Church. ACTIVITY/EVENT DATE LOCATION Staff Meeting Tuesdays 10:30 am ELC (CR) Chimes Rehearsal Tuesdays 5:30 pm ELC (S) Recorder Ensemble 3rd Saturdays 11:00 am ELC (S) Drum Circle 3rd Saturday-10:00 am ELC (S) Prayer Shawl Knitters 2nd and 4 th Monday-1:00 pm ELC (FS) Dine Out 4th Monday - 5:00 pm local restaurants Book Club 1st Tuesday - 7:30 pm Held at members homes Quilters 3rd Tuesday - 10:00 am ELC (FH) Men s Breakfast 1st & 3rd Wednesdays - 9am Edmonds Pancake Haus Bible Study Wednesdays - 10:30 am ELC (FS) Annie s Community Kitchen Wednesdays - 5-6:30 pm ELC (FH/K) Clergy Text Study Wednesdays at 11:30 am ELC (FS) Traditions Choir Tuesdays - 6:30 pm ELC (FH) Pinochle Group 3rd Friday - 7:00 pm ELC (FH) Women s Breakfast 3rd Saturday - 8:00 am Swedish Edmonds Cafeteria Rachel Circle 2nd Tuesdays 7:00 pm held at members homes Rebecca Circle 2nd Tuesdays 10:00 am held at members homes NA Mondays at 7-8:30 pm Fellowship Hall NA Tuesdays at 7:30 pm SS NA Women Saturdays at 10:00 am SS NA Sundays at 6:00 pm SS OA Sundays at 6:30 pm Fellowship Hall Widows Social Group 1st Mondays at 1:00 pm Fireside Room MEETINGS Council 2nd Tuesdays -7:00 pm ELC (FS) ACK Board Meeting 1st Wednesdays 4:00 pm ELC (FS) Learning Center Board Mtg 2nd Wednesday- 6:00 pm ELC (CR) Learning Center Staff Mtg 2nd Mondays -6:00 pm ELC (CR) 2016 Council President Dean Phillips H: VP Linda Bloom H: Secretary Paul Witzel C: Treasurer Malcolm C: McCallum Financial Secretary Dorothy Bunstine H: Education Stephanie Wick C: Stewardship David Ruud C: Mike Bloom C: Endowment Property and Grounds Ted Ludgate H: Worship Melanie Hughey C: and Music Care and Compassion Ruth Anderson H: Fellowship and Events HATS OFF TO. Merrilyn Morrison H: Outreach Sandy Yeigh H: To Bonnie Clarke for donating valuable school supplies to Chase Lake, and for always making the tables so lovely at Annie s Kitchen! Eric Halverson for installing doorstops and for repairing the mop buckets! To Al Swackhammer for fixing our broken vacuum! Penny Halverson for designing such a lovely presentation for Eleanor Kurtzweg s birthday celebration. To the Learning Center staff for coming to the rescue when the women s bathroom flooded. To Corey for being the best Easter Bunny ever! To all the hard workers that participated in spring cleaning...thank you all so much. 9

5 Announcements Church Life News DINE OUT Join us at the 125th Street Grill this month on Monday, April 25th at 5:00 pm. Great food, fun conversation. Bring a friend! Questions? Contact Linnae McCanally at linnaemc@msn.com Join us for good discussions and great fellowship! Everyone is invited! Meetings are at 7:30 Here is the information about our next meetings and books. April 4 Ralph Larson and Joyce Soeldner The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion May 3 Linda Bloom - Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan The Widow/Widowers Social Club monthly meeting is Monday, April 4th at 1:00 pm in the Fireside Room. Anyone having a suggestion of a name for the group to add to the previously submitted one, Prime Timers, is encouraged to bring it to the April meeting. The new name will be determined at this meeting. Lutheran World Relief packing day is fast approaching so here are a few of the things that are needed before May 3rd, at 10 am in the Fellowship Hall. PACKING DAY COMING SOON For the Personal Care Kits we need towels 27 x 52 or 20 x 40. If you don't want to purchase new ones, the thrift stores have good used ones at a fair price. Then we always need soap as each kit need two bars of wrapped soap. The baby care kits always need soap, and each kit needs two bars of gentle soap for the babies. Packing day will be May 3rd this year in the Fellowship Hall at 10 am. Questions? Contact Dorothy Holman at dotholman@comcast.net Thank you from the American Guild of Organists June 7 Sandy Eastly & Tom Harris The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline July 5 Ron & Sharon Thomas - The Man in the Window by Joe Cohen Patrick Brady and Pastor Julie say a very big Thank You for all the love, prayer and meal support during Patrick s surgery and recovery. This is a powerful community. Thank you. In March, we had the privilege of hearing Paul Tan from Lutheran Community Services share about their refugee resettlement program. There is a practical way for us as a congregation to respond to the needs he addressed: Lutheran Community Services is always in need of all kinds of household goods to furnish homes for refugees new to our area. They need and accept used furniture for families. They will come to your home and pick it up. If necessary, they will take two trips or more. If you are planning to move, or you know of someone who is moving and needs to liquidate household items, consider contacting Lutheran Community Services to offer an in-kind donation of household items. The contact person is Morgan Christensen at LCS in Tacoma. The phone number is This is a service which would benefit refugees and those of us who have a surplus of furniture! The Seattle Chapter of the American Guild of Organists would like to thank Edmonds Lutheran Church for allowing us to use your sanctuary and organ for our Pedals, Pipes and Pizza event that will be held on April 23, This program is designed to introduce young piano students ages 9-16 to the wonderful world of the pipe organ. We are grateful to churches like yours that have opened up their facility for use in our afternoon sessions. If you know of a young piano student who is at least intermediate level and may be interested in attending this event, you can find more information and a registration form at: agoseattle.com. 5

6 Celebrating a Century! Earth Day News This year, ELC will celebrate Earth Day from Sunday, April 10th through Sunday, April 17th. Many activities and programs will be taking place on our campus to promote creation care during that week. Dave Earling, the Mayor of Edmonds, will come and join us as we participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony and a special blessing of our new solar panels at 12:00 noon on Sunday, April 17th. This will be a very special event so please plan on coming. Check out the rest of this page to see the events we have planned! The Benefits of Solar Energy An informational workshop Conducted by A&R Solar Sunday, April 17th 12:00 noon-2:00 pm Come and Bring a Friend! Earth Day Fair Come and learn about Beekeeping Led by Pete Wolcott Community Gardens Led by Dave Nelson Solar Projects in Africa Led by Carol Swackhammer Let s Raise Money for Chase Lake By Giving Up Stuff We Really Don t Need Anymore For Earth Day, ELC will be hosting a fundraising event in our parking lot for Chase Lake. Goodwill Industries will park a 28-foot truck in our parking lot and if we can fill it with household items, Goodwill will write a check to the Chase Lake s Safety Net Program for $600.00! So clean out your closets and bring all your unwanted treasures to the church and help our community school! Sunday April 17th 8:00 am-12:00 noon We need volunteers for this event to help sort items before they are loaded into the truck. We will have two shifts: One from 8:00-10:00 am and another from 10:00-12:00 noon. If you are able to help, contact Suzy. Thank you! Living Water Ministry at ELC Join us for a Birthday Luncheon after 10: 30 worship on Sunday, April 24th! invited. It was at one of these gatherings that Eleanor Gruhlke met Clifford Kurtzweg...and the rest is history! Eleanor and Clifford were married secretly in 1937, when she was just 21 Eleanor s home in Fairchild Eleanor years old; it was not allowed 1935 at that time for teachers to be married and Eleanor loved teaching too much to give it up so soon. But once the academic year was over, Eleanor quit teaching and she and her husband moved to Montana and resettled there to prepare to have a family. Clifford and Eleanor had three boys. Jerry was born in 1942, and Clifford Jr. was born in They also Eleanor Doris Gruhlke was born in Fairchild, had a little boy named Alan, Wisconsin on April 21, She was born but he passed away in 1940 into a family of two brothers: Julius and when he was only two days Arthur, and three sisters: Eda, Hilda and Ethel. old. Eleanor and Clifford Her father, mother and her siblings all lived in weren t afraid of hard work; Fairchild until Eleanor came of age, graduated Eleanor and they farmed and Clifford Clifford from highschool and enrolled at Eau Claire worked in road construction State college in Wisconsin. Eleanor studied They raised their family and there for two years, earning a certificate in their boys grew up, got their teaching. She was then assigned to her first education and left Montana to teaching job, where she instructed children the Pacific Northwest to chase from Kindergarten to 8th grade, all in a their dreams. Eleanor and Clifford followed one-room schoolhouse. It was a difficult time in them, never wanting to be far from their boys. history, with the depression making it very Clifford died in 1974 from lung cancer and difficult to find employment. The government was laid to rest in Seattle. Eleanor continues to created the Civil Conservation Corp (CCC) to press on, spreading her time between church, provide jobs. friends and with her pen and paper. She Men in the became a published author when The Cat Who Eleanor in her class room with CCC did Came to Dinner was published in December her students 1936 everything Eleanor hasn t put down her pen since. from maintaining forest trails to GOD BLESS providing YOU, assistance to ELEANOR disaster HAPPY victims. These BIRTHDAY! young men were stationed in barracks outside of town would have social gatherings and dances where the young ladies of the town were A TRIBUTE TO Eleanor Kurtzweg