St. Luke s Lutheran Church Newsletter for the Weekend of the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 16 & 17, 2014

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1 St. Luke s Lutheran Church Newsletter for the Weekend of the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 16 & 17, 2014 Regular Worship Services Saturdays, 5:30 PM Sundays, 8:00 & 10:45 AM Sunday School & Bible Study Sunday 9:30 AM A staffed nursery is provided for children 3 and under during the Sunday morning worship services and Bible Study hour. Welcome to Worship! Members and Visitors Please complete the worship attendance cards in the pews and place them in the offering plates. If you are visiting with us, we welcome you! We hope to meet you at Fellowship time (Sunday, 9-9:25 am). St. Luke s Vision Powered by the Holy Spirit we: Trust God! Live an Extreme Faith! Are Bold in God s Word! Bring People Home to Christ! Fully Commit to the Body of Christ! Pray and Worship with Enthusiasm! Expect Results! Lesson for This Weekend Matthew 15:27 "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." These are the words of faith, for faith means receiving what God gives. And God has given us so much more than just the crumbs that fall from the table He has given us life, salvation, body and soul, eyes and ears, possessions and income. That s where our stewardship starts: with faith in the God who is the greatest Giver. August 17, 10:45 Baptism We welcome into membership through Holy Baptism Annabeth Shea, daughter of Brett & Julia Granholm. AUGUST 2014 Member Directory Available NOW The latest update of Keeping Connected, your St. Luke s member directory is now available at the board by the Narthex desk. Also included in the directory is the updated Staff and Leadership members page. Pick one up and stay connected to your St. Luke s family! TLC group sign-up sheets are now in the Narthex. Sign up to join an adult Bible Study Group. If you don t see a group that meets your needs or interests, fill out a form available on the sign-up table or in this newsletter, indicating the kind of group you would like to be involved in. There may be other people who have the same interest as you. Questions or comments? Contact Barb Cuyler ( or bcuyler@hotmail.com) or Charlotte Odean ( or charodean@sbcglobal.net). This Week at St. Luke s Sunday, August 17 8:00-Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30-Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 10:45-Contemporary Worship (Sanctuary) 4:00-Confirmation 9th (Library) 6:00-Confirmation 6-8th (Sanctuary) Monday, August 18 1st Day of School half day 9:00-Opening Chapel (Sanctuary) 11:00-Autumn Leaves Chapel (Autumn Leaves) 6:30-GO Team Meeting (Library) 6:00-Girl Scouts (Classrooms) Tuesday, August 19 1st Day of Preschool 7:00-PALS Meeting (Boardroom) 7:00-Crossways (Library) 8:00-Men s Basketball (FLC) Wednesday, August 20 6:00-Praise Team (Sanctuary) 6:30-Mission & Ministry Meeting (Library) 6:30-Remembrance Service at Autumn Leaves Thursday, August 21 Friday, August 22 6:00-Neighborhood Family Fun Night & Back-to-School Clinic Volunteer/Guest Celebration (FLC) Saturday, August 23 5:30-Worship Service (Sanctuary) 1

2 They joined with the other believers and devoted themselves to the Apostles teaching and fellowship Acts 3:42 Calling All Kids! Join us for Sunday School! Sundays - 9:30 to 10:30 am Classes for all children and youth from Pre-School through High School Join us for Summer Sunday School!! Don t miss the fun! There will be lots of students helping students. Also games, crafts, movies and more! Adult Bible Studies Sunday Mornings, 9:30 10:30 AM 1. Men s Class Straight Talk: Answers from God s Word (Church Library) We are reading and discussing Pastor Mark Jeske s book written in a Q & A format regarding more than 100 common questions people have about the Bible and Christian life. We will find real answers, guidance and assurance of God s love for us from this popular radio and television personality. 2. Twisting the Truth This highly acclaimed 10-week Bible study will be led by Bob Toepper. The DVD oriented study will examine the various ways Satan cleverly uses societal trends to lull us into complacency regarding the pervasiveness of sin and temptation all around us. At least two classes will be devoted to each lesson in order to facilitate ample discussion of the various topics introduced on the DVD. Choose a study and begin today to strengthen your faith and knowledge!! Want to get together with people who have the same interest you do? Do you like car restoration? Gourmet cooking? Do you want to be with others who share the same life experiences? Young marrieds with children? Young marrieds without children? Singles? Single parents? Parents of teens? Make up your own categories! The possibilities are endless. Interest has been shown in starting up a Christian fiction book club. Want to be part of it? We can help you find a group that fits your needs. Just fill out the form below and put it in mailbox #51 or us. We ll put you in contact with people who have listed a similar interest or life experience, and/or create a sign-up sheet for your group. If yours is unique, we ll advertise your interest in the newsletter to spark an interest in others. Questions or comments? Contact Barb Cuyler ( or bcuyler@hotmail.com) or Charlotte Odean ( or charodean@sbcglobal.net). Name: Phone/ My interests and/or life experiences: The best time(s) for me to meet in a group (Give day of week and time of day morning, afternoon, evening.): I would be willing to host a small group in my home: Yes No or not right now I would be willing to be a discussion facilitator: Yes No or not right now 2

3 LWML September Upcoming Events The summer will shortly be over! Even though some might still have plans for vacationing, very soon new activities will begin again in the fall. We are already planning? Our meetings begin again on September 6 at 8:30 am and will be held the first Saturday of each month thereafter. Our Northern Illinois District Convention Service Event & Worship Service will be held at Timber Creek in Sandwich on Friday, September 26. It will be followed by the LWML NID Convention on Saturday, September 27 at Timber Creek. As you can see we are off to a running start & would love to have you join us! One of our primary targets in LWML is that we are committed to helping every woman find personal opportunities in her daily life and in her congregation to be nurtured in faith in Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to discover her unique gifts and value in God s family. Back-To School Clinic Follow Up Wow. What an amazing day! Thank you doesn't begin to express how grateful we are to so many for so much. Here is a little recap: What an amazing God we serve! One - Unity in Community event: 140 volunteers, 254 guests, 70 haircuts, 136 nails, 38 dental, 29 medical, 5 chiropractor, 43 photos, free school supplies, books, clothing, and hygiene products, and lots of smiles and laughter! St. Luke s Lutheran Church Presents: Neighborhood Family Fun Night The 4 th Friday of every month 63 Fernwood Road, Montgomery / stlcfamily.org Free Snacks & Drinks! Join us this month for: Karaoke & Dance Party Fun for family members of all ages!! Bring the whole family and join us on August 22, 6:00 pm. What s Next? September 26 Arts & Crafts Volunteers still needed for all dates! Please sign up in the Information Desk binder! Bethesda Needs Volunteers Bethesda has recently leased 3 homes for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to move into by the end of August. The homes are located in Montgomery, Aurora and Naperville. They are in need of volunteers to help clean these homes and get them move-in ready. If you are able to volunteer or have questions, please contact Sara Lukasik, or Rachelle Jewison, Drive-thru Prayers! On September 20, the GO Team will be running a Prayer Drive-thru in the church parking lot. Guests are invited to pull into a parking space and 1 or 2 volunteers will go to their window and pray for their needs. We are looking for people who would be willing to join us that day in praying for our neighbors. There will be a brief meeting before this date to discuss details. Please contact Heather Claxton at novemberwolf.claxton@yahoo.com or (630) if you would be interested in helping. Have you Designated Your Thrivent Choice Dollars? Visit to view plan details. Call to designated where you want your Choice Dollars to be deposited! 3

Kardatzke 8:00 Linda Batt 10:45 Debby & Howard Springborn Children s Message 5:30 Fred Treftz 8:00 Ruth Henning Fellowship Bruce & Helen Twedt Finance Assistants Tony Abbattista Friendly Callers

4 Panera Bread Pick Up for August 22 Howard & Debby Springborn Servants for the Weekend of August 23 & 24 Preacher/Liturgist Rev. Peter Hoffman / Ben Harding Acolytes & Cross Bearers 5:30 Jacob Schmalz & Erik Motykowski 8:00 Doug Treftz, Nick Moran & John Franken 10:45 Payton Kiger & Tyler Middendorf Chancel 5:30 Brenda Kardatzke 8:00 Linda Batt 10:45 Debby & Howard Springborn Children s Message 5:30 Fred Treftz 8:00 Ruth Henning Fellowship Bruce & Helen Twedt Finance Assistants Tony Abbattista Friendly Callers Heather Claxton & Sarena Dickinson Greeters 5:30 Pat Freeman & Nancy McNeilly 8:00 Dave & Missy Hester 10:45 Dan & Shirley Anderson Information Desk Attendant Marilyn Bogda Nursery 8:00 Irene Pappa 9:30 Sarena Dickinson 10:45 OPEN Organist/Pianist 5:30 Ralph Gabrielson, Jr. 8:00 Ralph Gabrielson, Jr. Readers 5:30 Bette Seifert 8:00 Ruth Henning 10:45 Eileen Wendorf Sound & Video 5:30 Austin Albright 8:00 Steve Steinwart Ushers 5:30 Bruce Twedt & Brett Granholm 8:00 Dennis & Linda Batt 10:45 Scott Rentz & Sam Izzo Worship Assistants Ben Harding / Paul Steinwart 63 Fernwood Road Montgomery, IL Church School Reverend Peter Hoffman, Senior Pastor Mrs. Robi Flach, Principal stlcfamily.org churchoffice@stlcfamily.org Planning Ahead Aug 24-Confirmation Ministry Blessing Aug 24-SR High Youth Aug 24-Confirmation 6-8th & 9th Aug 28-Leadership Meeting Sept 1-Labor Day, Church office closed Sept 3-Teacher/Staff Meeting Sept 4-Hobby Night Sept 4-Prayer Team Sept 5-Chapel Buddy Event Sept 6-LWML Sept 6-Girl Scout Ice Cream Social Sept 7-Prayer & Healing Service Sept 7-Worship & Picnic at Maple Lane Farm Sept 8-Culver s Night Sept 8-Stewardship Ministry Team Sept 8-WeGo Quiltin Guild Sept 9-Alden Chapel Sept 9-Ladies Night Out Sept 11-OWLS Luncheon Sept 11-School Board Meeting Sept 14-Confirmation 6-8th & 9th Sept 15-Autumn Leaves Chapel Sept 15-Go Team Meeting Sept 16-PALS Meeting Sept 17-5Bs BBQ Sept 20-Market Day Sept 20-Prayer Drive-Thru Sept 20-Pray Thru the School Walk Sept 21-Confirmation 6-8th & 9th Altar flowers are given this weekend by Mickey & Caroline Dusenbury in celebration of their 29th wedding anniversary. DVDs are available! All services are recorded. If you would like a copy, please contact Paula at x-116, or leave a note on the credenza in the Narthex. To Reach the Church During Services If you have an emergency during a scheduled worship service, and need to reach someone at the church, please call (630) ext. 140, and the ushers will take your call. Newsletter Deadline Any new or updated articles and inserts for the weekly newsletter are due to the Church Office by 3:00 pm on the Wednesday before article is to run. Submit via to connie.pittman@stlcamily.org or mailbox #82. Any questions, contact Connie Pittman at , x

5 Wayside Cross Ministries August In August we will collect toiletries of all kinds...toothpaste, DEODORANT, SHAMPOO, RAZORS AND SHAVING CREAM. While Razors and toothpaste are the items always needed they need other ones, also. Please place your donations in the LWML box located outside the secretary's office. Thank you for your generous support for the men in the Master's Touch Ministry at Wayside. Your dedication to helping them is very inspiring to them. LWML and the men are very grateful for your help. Men s Retreat October 3-5 Once again we will be heading to Silver Birch Ranch in Whitelake, Wisconsin. Tom Harmon will be our speaker for the weekend. All men are invited to be a part of this awesome experience. Informational brochures are available on the information desk in the narthex. All registration is done on-line at silverbirchranch.org click on Camp/Retreat at the top and then Fall Men s Retreat on the right column, click under Tom Harmon s picture and follow the instructions to register. Please have your registration complete by Sunday, September 7. Contact Steve Steinwart at with any questions. Save-the-Date for Women s Retreat Mark your calendar for November 7 & 8. We will be at Hoover Outdoor Education Center in Yorkville again this year. More details later! Giving Opportunities Thanks to those members who have taken the opportunity to help your church by paying on specific unpaid invoices! A white binder is located on the Information Desk. In the binder is a list of current accounts payable and several envelopes for each vendor. Please pull an envelope for the vendor you want to help pay (you can pay all or part of an invoice). Complete the information on the envelope. Place the envelope, with your check payable to St. Luke s, in the offering plate. OR, if you are set up for on-line giving, you can designate a payment for Giving Opportunities under Other, and fill in the vender you wish to pay Budget & Income (#s reported are as of 8/10) Monthly Need $96,691 Weekly Need $22,313 July Tithe $4,614 Accounts Payable $3,767 Mortgage owed $52,004 Concordia Plan Services owed $80,668 Current Month s To Date Contributions $22,771 Current Month s To Date Income Received from School $11,000 Current Month To Date Total $33,771 Previous Month s Total $119,060 New budget #s effective 7/1/14: 10.5% Tithe from your offerings includes.5% to LBT, 2% to Mission trip fund,.5% to LCC,.5% to Walcamp,.5% to San Pablo, 6% to NID,.5% to Joe Boway New Life. Accounts Payable includes maintenance, utilities, office supplies, printing, and ministry expenses (communion, worship, advertising, etc.). Concordia Plan Services includes health care, retirement, and disability for church and school staff. Worship Attendance Regular Worship August 9 & Communed 190 Adult Bible Study 28 Sunday School Pre-K thru High School 14 Sunday School Teachers & Support 1 Give Online. It s easy. Stlcfamily.org Download a QR Reader app and scan here to make a contribution to St. Luke s from your mobile device. 5

6 Senior High Youth Scavenger Hunt Sunday, August 24 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm We will meet at church, where youth will be placed in teams to go on a photo scavenger hunt in the community. After the hunt, we'll meet back at church for snacks and a time of devotion, and the scavenger hunt winning team will be announced. Parents, we need your help! We need drivers to drive our teams around the area as they take photos of the items on their scavenger hunt list. Youth and parent drivers should sign up on the youth board. In other youth news... The youth loft clean-up is underway! We have made great progress on the clean-up, and are almost ready to paint. We are in need of monetary donations to contribute to the cost of slipcovers and pillows for the couches, which we will be cleaning and covering once our paint job is complete. If you wish to contribute, you can do so at any time by contacting Stephanie Murray, or you may send in a donation the day of the scavenger hunt. Logan Borden, a former youth group member, is off to military training. To send him well wishes and encouragement, we'd like to ship a box of Power Bars, the only snack he is allowed to receive at this time. Because he has to have enough for his entire company before he can enjoy his snack, we are in need of at least 60. We will be collecting small boxes of Power Bars on the day of the scavenger hunt, but if you'd like to drop off a donation at the church before then, you can leave them in the mailroom with a note, and we will collect them. Annual Family Fall Fest Come join the fun at the Lutheran Home s 117th Annual Family Fall Festival on Sunday, September 7 on the Lutheran Home campus at 800 West Oakton Street in Arlington Heights. The day begins with a worship service in the Chapel of St. John the Beloved at 10:00 am. The festivities follow from 11:30 am to 5:00 pm and admission is free. Enjoy a variety of food, live music, crafter booths, bingo, a children s book sale, a special appearance by Frozen characters and activities for all ages. Free parking is available at St. Peter Lutheran Church with free shuttle throughout the festival. Call for more information. Welcome to AmazonSmile! AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers. When first visiting AmazonSmile, customers are prompted to select a charitable organization. Create your account and start shopping and donating! If you already have an account with Amazon, sign on through smile.amazon.com with the same log-in, and select St. Luke s as your charity. (Heads up! There are several St. Lukes listings so be sure to scroll through to find St. Luke s Montgomery, IL.) There is no charge to participate and no fees are deducted from the donation amount. The shopping experience is identical to Amazon.com with the added benefit that the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate to the charitable organizations selected by the customer. Happy shopping Christmas is just 4 months away! 6

7 St. Luke s Annual Church Picnic Immediately following the 10:45 Service to be held at Maple Lane Farm (RT. 71 Oswego) Service will begin at 11:00 am. Sunday, September 7 from noon to 5 pm Pot Luck Please bring a dish to pass (Coffee, water & lemonade provided) Activities planned for young & old include: Bingo, Bags, Volleyball, Swimming & Fishing (catch & release only) Come join us for a day filled with fun and fellowship! There will be a free will offering to help cover expenses. Please be sure to sign up in the binder at the Information Desk. Additional helpers always welcome! For more information contact Tim or Jeri Moran at Prayer Request Updates We welcome your prayer requests to pray for your needs or the needs of others. Please remember to submit an update after two weeks so that we can pray more effectively, whether it be prayers of thanksgiving or to continue to pray as directed. Without these updates, the prayer request will be removed after two weeks as we will assume that these needs have been met. Pray for all people, asking God for what they need and being thankful to him. 1 Timothy 2:1. New Kitchen Manager We thank Neva Butcher for many, many years of her dedicated service to managing our kitchen and we wish her all the best! Nancy Heaton will now take on these duties. If you have an upcoming event and will need to use the kitchen, please let Nancy know as far in advance as possible so that she can ensure that the supplies you will need are stocked. You can contact Nancy Heaton at Also, Nancy Vargo will be doing the scheduling of the Fellowship Coffee Hour teams. If you are interested in setting up and serving for coffee hour, please contact Nancy Vargo at

St. Luke s School News and Notes Moms in Prayer Ministry A new leader is needed for this prayer

Any interested moms (or grandmas, or aunts.

ATTENTION ALL GIRLS IN KINDERGARDEN THRU 8 TH GRADE IN 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR Come make new friends

The meeting will be on: Date: Monday, August 18, 2013 Time: 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Place: St.

8 St. Luke s School News and Notes Moms in Prayer Ministry A new leader is needed for this prayer group that meets one day a week while the children are in school. Any interested moms (or grandmas, or aunts...) should contact Stephanie Murray at or stephaniemurray@stlcschool.com. ATTENTION ALL GIRLS IN KINDERGARDEN THRU 8 TH GRADE IN SCHOOL YEAR Come make new friends and have fun with the old ones. Please come to an informational meeting for Girl Scouts. The meeting will be on: Date: Monday, August 18, 2013 Time: 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Place: St. Luke s Lutheran School (3/4 th grade classroom) Please enter through the doors by the playground. If you are not able to attend, please call Regina Arnold at or Julie Franken Hope to see you there! 8

St. Luke s Lutheran Church Newsletter for the Weekend of the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 23 & 24, 2014

St. Luke s Lutheran Church Newsletter for the Weekend of the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 23 & 24, 2014 Regular Worship Services Saturdays, 5:30 PM Sundays, 8:00 & 10:45 AM Sunday School & Bible