GROWTH GROUPS at Lord of Life

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1 Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 9700 Neenah Ave, Austin, Texas Phone Fax Volume No God s Work, Our Hands August 2010 Edition Inside this issue: Concert 1 Growth Groups 1 Summer Series 1 Kindred Sisters 2 Library Notes 2 Memorials 2 Birthdays / Anniversaries 2 Angel Food Ministries 3 Remember in Prayer 3 Things I Learned on Vacation (continued) 4 Preparing for Sunday 4 Harvest Festival 5 Worship Leaders 6 Calendar 7 Angel Food Ministries 8 Angel Food Ministries 9 Upcoming Fellowship: Camp Chrysalis Brunch after Summer service through Aug. 22 Concert (Aug. 4) Sing Praises to God Concert Wednesday, August 4 at 7:00 pm, Pastor Dave, along with his cousin, Eric Miller and David Pencil will be giving a concert of Thanksgiving to God. A free will offering will be taken and all proceeds will be divided between Hill Country Ministry and Audubon Society for restoring the wildlife in the Gulf. GROWTH GROUPS at Lord of Life As we move out of Summer and into Fall, our eyes are looking forward to new ways in which our church can grow and mature. No doubt many of you are familiar with the concept of Small Groups, but besides the mid-morning adult bible study held between services in the Fall-Spring, Lord of Life has not adopted a program for helping Small Groups thrive outside of church through the rest of the week. That is about to change. Details of how we would like to proceed will be discussed after service on August 8th. We ve decided to name this program Growth Groups to emphasize that the purpose of these groups is to help facilitate a deepening of our faith and understanding, and also a place where we can grow together in love and service to one another. They will be structured, last for a specific duration, and be targeted to areas that are important to group members. So come share your ideas with us on the 8th! Growth Group planning meeting (Aug. 8) GET INVOLVED! Summer Sermon Series: Work Matters Our Summer Sermon Series continues... How Do I Balance Life and Work? - August 8 How Do I Manage My Money? - August 15 How Do I Show My Work? - August 22 How Do I Deal With Difficult People? - August 29 How Do I Leave a Legacy? - September 5

2 Page 2 Life-Lines KINDRED SISTERS NEWS Jubilee Sunday September 12, 2010 This year s Jubilee Sunday theme is Good Ground, based on the parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20). Please join us at 9:30am as we celebrate the opening of another Sunday school year with fun, games and goodies. All ages welcome! CHOIR REHEARSALS Begin Sept. 1 7:30pm-8:30pm Wednesdays All are welcome to join. See David Pencil if you have any questions. Tuesday, August 3 At 11:15 am, Kindred Sisters will meet at LUBY s Cafeteria (13817 N Hwy 183) We missed each other in July so having a SO- CIAL LUNCH TIME to catch up on each other s Summer activities and to gather suggestions for our next calendar year meetings. Questions: Marge Kretschmar or Glenace Klinker Please feel free to join us, but please let us know if you plan to attend Sign up sheet in Café. Kindred Sisters offers Christian fellowship and support to all ladies and friends of Lord of Life. Please join us whenever you are able to do so. Reminders: Save Stamps Need your suggestions for Meetings Any questions: Contact Marge Kretschmar or Glenace Klinker By: Donna Estes Library Notes: Suggested Reading IN THE COMPANY OF ANGELS by: N. M. Kelby This book is about Marie Claire, a young French Jew, who lives in a small village in France near the border of Belgium during World War II. Her town is destroyed by the Nazi s and she hides in her grandmother s cellar and is rescued by two Belgium nuns, who have been hiding Jews for transport to Switzerland. Miracles begin to happen after they rescue Marie Claire, and the answers to your questions about this wonderful story is not revealed until the last pages of the book! UPON THE HEAD OF THE GOAT by: Aranka Siegal This is a simple and beautifully portrayed true story about the life of a Jewish family in Hungary from during World War II. Aranka, who is portrayed as Piri in the book, tells stories of the war and how anti-semitism crept into their tiny village, finally engulfing their family and sending them to the ghetto and then on to Auschwitz in May They were liberated on 15 Apr 1945 by Field Marshall Montgomery s 1st Army, and then she and her older sister, the only ones to survive, immigrated to the United States in Memorials In memory of Esther Liardon: Harry and Barbara Dailey In memory of Harriet Rohne: Mr. and Mrs. David Christensen Lucas, Jarvis 08/01 Drake, Travis 08/03 Swanson, Jeffrey 08/04 Kattawar, Michelle 08/05 Stewart, Walter 08/05 Schoss, Tinley 08/07 Covington, Blake 08/08 Parr, Matthew 08/08 Baese, Kimberly 08/09 Caldwell, Douglas 08/10 Creswell, Jacob 08/11 Brown, Rachel 08/13 Moreau, Larry 08/15 Renck, Trevor 08/15 Scott, Abigail 08/16 Friedrich, Gloria 08/17 Parr, Angelica 08/18 Riley, Kenneth 08/19 August Birthdays & Anniversaries Neeley, Charles 08/21 Spilo, David 08/21 Covington, Frank 08/22 Olfers, Joline 08/22 Klinker, Theodore 08/24 Norton, Jennifer 08/26 Lopez, Malcolm 08/28 Krizov, Maxine 08/29 Prather, Gilbert 08/30 Mark and Shari Willenborg 08/01/1992 Mr. & Mrs. Jarvis Lucas 08/11/1979 Mr. & Mrs. Ted Wendlandt 08/12/1978 Mr. & Mrs. Chris Grunska 08/18/1979 Mr. & Mrs. Roger Vaughn 08/20/1960 Mr. & Mrs. Harry Dailey 08/28/1954

3 Volume No Page 3 ANGEL FOOD MINISTIRES Angel Food Ministries has a Price Break on August Signature Boxes - $29. August Box samplings are NY Strip Steaks, Chicken Breast, Ground Beef, Fish, Pork Chops, and veggies! SPECIALTY BOXES include Convenience Meals (great for seniors and people living with diabetes) and Just 4 Me (Child Friendly Snacks). A NEW SPE- CIAL: Four Oven Ready Entrees ($24) along with other AFM SPECIALS of Assorted Grill, Steak & Chicken, Gourmet Flavored Chicken Breasts, Fruit & Veggies, and The Bit O Blessing Box. The Bit O Blessing Box ($21) contains family favorites: Stuffed Sandwiches, Beef Entree, CF Steak, Ground Beef, Fish Bites, green beans. Check out click on MENU for colored pictures of all food boxes August Distribution Saturday is August 28, 2010 at LOLLC. Pickup time is between 9:00 10:00 am Please tell your friends and neighbors about this food relief/budget saving program remember, EVERYONE and ANYONE can participate in AFM. Donations to help our church family are always welcome. Order forms and information are on in Life-Lines and at LOLLC s WELCOME CENTER. Are you willing to help take orders on the Last Order Sunday and/or help with Distribution Saturday? We hope so Any questions and willingness to help with this Outreach Ministry Opportunity, please contact Pastor Dave or Glenace Klinker Things I learned on Vacation by Pastor Dave It was a wonderful vacation!! We were blessed to see things we ve wanted to for a very long time. We went to McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, Texas and saw glimpses of the universe. WOW! We went to the cliff dwellings in Gila National Forest in New Mexico and at Mesa Verde, CO. Ingenuity and creativity of God came together in a very interesting and unique way. We rode the steam train from Durango, CO to Silverton and experienced a whole different world of God s creation in the mountains. We experienced them again at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. And we saw how God uses the gifts he gives his people in the beauty of the US Air Force Academy Chapel. So here are some things I learned after all these and more great experiences. 1. I learned that God is even greater than I could have ever thought. Starting out at McDonald Observatory, I caught a glimpse of the vastness of the universe, and God is even greater than the universe. I can t help but ask the question, do we really understand just how great is our God? And as big as he is, that s how big his grace is, and he shows it through the gift of Jesus. So how big is your God? Or, How small is your God? We can never enlarge him enough to be the size he really is. But if we keep him to small, we also have a tendency to keep his grace and love to small. (continued) Food Contributions to Hill Country Community Ministries July collections: 110 pieces Let s keep it going! REMEMBER IN PRAYER THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ILLNESSES: Ruby Ivy, Fran Hendrix, Junette Gowen, Alberta Otto, Dot Harrington, Ella Symank, Lynsey Thurman, Angie Parr, Gladys Soiseth, David Spilo, Joy Warriner Vada Bockhorn, Robert Sopronyi, Diann Sowell, Deb Durling, Cindy Kassel, Nic Shappe, Reileigh Mace, Teresa Plessala, Jeannie Jones, Katelyn Carter, Mary Ann McGuire, Kelli Egan, Laverne Welch, Lauretta Bennett, Clyde Czajkowski, Aaron Wood, Lanae Ortivez

4 Page 4 Life-Lines 2. God is incredibly creative! Debbie and I traveled a circle of 3500 miles. That s only a small part of the United States. Yet the diversity we saw in a small section of the country was never ending. We experienced deserts to mountains, to plateaus called mesas, to cool mountain streams, to 14 ers of Colorado and then back home to the hill country, with its own special beauty. And in each setting we had a taste of a whole new culture, a different way of life. Seeing beautiful scenery after beautiful scenery, and people of so many different cultures made me ask, If God was so creative, and he is a living God, I can only expect that he continues to be creative. I can t believe that God s creativity stopped with the beginning of time. I think he continues to be creative. He calls us into that creativity to work the building up the his kingdom. 3. God moves in six directions. I learned this from the Native Americans, from pre-history as well as their ancestors today. Western culture always talks about four directions, north - south - east - west. Native Americans added two more directions, up and down. Now that makes sense. And that s how I believe God moves. He moves up and down in both realms, earthly and heavenly through the power of his Spirit. Those are very important directions for us to be connected with our incredible God. I could go on, but probably for now that is enough to digest. I hope these words challenge you to think about God more and in expanded ways, just as I was challenged to do on my vacation. Happy vacation to you. Pastor Dave Preparing For Sunday August 1 Ecclesiastes 1:2, Psalm 49:1-12 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 August 8 Genesis 15:1-6 Psalm 33:12-22 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40 August 15 Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 August 22 Isaiah 61:7-11 Psalm 34:1-9 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 1:46-55 August 29 Isaiah 58:9b-14 Psalm 103:1-8 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 LOLLC LADIES KINDRED SISTERS AUGUST MENU Life-Lines pgs. 8 & 9 & Welcome Center Monthly Meeting 1 st Tuesday Morning Upcoming Opportunities: Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Meet and Eat Out Luby s Cafeteria Meet at 11:15 am at Luby s N Hwy 183 Bring your saved cancelled postage stamps For LWP Stamporee Box We filled it up AGAIN!!! Hostess Sign-Up Sheet Please sign Up Questions: Marge Kretschmar or Glenace Klinker AUGUST SCHEDULE Lord of Life Lutheran Church Office Neenah Avenue, Austin, TX At Office: Monday - Friday 9:30 am 1:30 pm Orders Due by: Sunday, August 15, 2010 Cash, Check, Money Order, or Lone Star Card Distribution Day: Saturday, August 28, :00 am 10:00 am at Lord of Life Lutheran Church Boxes NOT picked up by 10:00 am will be donated to a family in need. No credits or refunds can be made.

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6 Page 6 Worship Leaders for August 2010 Life-Lines AUGUST 1, 2010 Summer s Color: Green Presiding Minister: Pastor George Reswick Assisting Minister: Rex Schroeder Lector/Petitioner: Deb Grunska Communion Assistant: Gayle Covington Acolyte: Maddy Penland Media Assistant: Conner Sellers Ushers: David Smith, Joe Petry, Mike Petry, Doug Caldwell, Bill Saegert Inside Greeters: Julia Neeley Outside Greeters: Chuck Neeley Tellers: Katherine Stewart & Aaron Stratton Flowers: Shari & Mark Willenborg in Honor of their 18 th Anniversary AUGUST 8, 2010 Summer s Color: Green Presiding Minister: Pastor Dave Seddelmeyer Assisting Minister: Mindy Penland Lector/Petitioner: Dick Fink Communion Assistant: Nell Pennington Acolyte: Rachel Brown Media Assistant: Doug Searcy Ushers: David Smith, Joe Petry, Mike Petry, Doug Caldwell, Bill Saegert Inside Greeters: Nell Pennington Outside Greeters: Horace Pennington Tellers: Katherine Stewart & Aaron Stratton Flowers: AUGUST 15, 2010 Summer s Color: Green Presiding Minister: Pastor Dave Seddelmeyer Assisting Minister: Aaron Stratton Lector/Petitioner: Mike Petry Communion Assistant: Katherine Stewart Acolyte: Shane Willenborg Media Assistant: Barry Kincart Ushers: Gary Parsons, Matt Parr, Beverly Wendlandt, Ted Wendlandt, Roger Vaughn, Doug Searcy Inside Greeters: Pam Kamensky Outside Greeters: Mike Kamensky Tellers: Katherine Stewart & Aaron Stratton Flowers: The Covingtons in Honor of Frank s & Blake s Birthdays AUGUST 22, 2010 Mary, Mother of Our Lord Color: White Presiding Minister: Pastor Dave Seddelmeyer Assisting Minister: Marilee Parsons Lector/Petitioner: Deb Grunska Communion Assistant: Shari Willenborg Acolyte: Carter Parsons Media Assistant: Jim Tarsi Ushers: Gary Parsons, Matt Parr, Beverly Wendlandt, Ted Wendlandt, Roger Vaughn, Doug Searcy Inside Greeters: Beverly Wendlandt Outside Greeters: Ted Wendlandt Tellers: Katherine Stewart & Aaron Stratton Flowers: AUGUST 29, 2010 Summer s Color: Green Presiding Minister: Pastor Dave Seddelmeyer Assisting Minister: Chuck Neeley Lector/Petitioner: Marge Kretschmar Communion Assistant: Max Kretschmar Acolyte: Connor Sheehan Media Assistant: Chuck Neeley Ushers: Max Kretschmar, Mike Brown, Lee Penland, Gib Prather, Doug Caldwell, Bill Saegert Inside Greeters: Gloria Friedrich Outside Greeters: Dennis Friedrich Tellers: Katherine Stewart & Aaron Stratton Flowers: Walter Krizov in Honor of Maxine s Birthday

7 Volume No Page 7 August 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 *Brunch to follow Camp Chrysalis Family Retreat 2 3 7:00pm Book Study Group (Screwtape Letters) 4 7:00pm Sing Praises to God Concert *Brunch to follow Small Groups Discussion (after service) :00pm Council Meeting *Brunch to follow Angel Food Orders DUE 16 6:00pm MS Youth Game Night & Taco Dinner First Communion *Brunch to follow :00pm All Committee Meetings :00am -10:00am Angel Food Distribution :30pm Choir Rehearsals Start (all are welcome to join) 2 3 4

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