IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 20 Monterey Circle, Lakewood NJ 08701 ~ 732.363.1599 visit us at: www.ilutheran.net & ind us on Facebook The Lantern I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of the life. John 8:12 Volume 5 2016 Pastor ~ Rev. James McKinley Phone: 732.608.7063 (home) 201.281.6989 (cell) Pastor s Email: jem.mckinley@gmail.com Church Secretary ~ Roxanne Rossano Phone: 732.363.1599 or 732.363.3555 secretary@ilutheran.net Servers, & Celebrations... p. 2 90th Anniversary date.. p. 2 Article from ELCA... p. 3 BUNCO Night is Back..... p. 3 Book Presentation.... p. 4 Summer Tips p. 4 Proud Moment.. p. 5 Confirmation Info.. p. 5 Flower Order Form p. 6 May Calendar p. 7 Food Pantry... p. 8 Greetings from the Pastor..... THE DAY OF PENTECOST The Easter Season comes to an end as recorded in the book of Acts, the second chapter fifty days after Jesus resurrection and ten days after His ascension. Its focus is on the gift of the Holy Spirit. Before this time the disciples were meeting behind closed doors, had gone back to their former occupation as fishermen, in other words returned to their former lives. On Pentecost they were empowered to go forth into the world filled with the power of God to carry out His mission in the world. We too need to be reminded that ours is not a private faith meant to simply provide us, our tribe, our nation with salvation, but the mission is to transform the world, all of creation, every people. Like Samuel or Moses, Aaron or Saul we protest our weakness only to be confronted by a God who tells us, His strength is sufficient. His Spirit is strong enough for us to move mountains. On May 15 th as we celebrate Pentecost we will see our young people confirm their faith as together with them we affirm our baptismal promises and God renews his promise to empower us for his work in the world. Join us for worship on Pentecost Sunday as we celebrate what has been called the Birthday of the Church, share in the gifts. Wear something red! Pastor McKinley OFFICE HOUR CHANGE! New hours will be: Tuesday ~ Thursday 8:00AM to 12 Noon CLOSED: Mondays & Fridays PENTECOST ~ MAY 15, 2016 & CONFIRMATION
Volume 5 2016 M A Y S E R V I N G S C H E D U L E Page 2 MAY 1 Lay Assistant... Roberta McGilvery Acolyte... Carly Cooke Lector... Roberta McGilvery Ushers... Lana Hyer &... Eva LaBrozzi MAY 8 Lay Assistant... Karin Holldorf Acolyte... Fallon McNicols Lector... Millie Martin Ushers... Donna Reigle &... Carole Hepp MAY 22 Lay Assistant... Todd Engle Acolyte... Chase Hudson Lector... Todd Engle Ushers... Scott & Kim Brown... MAY 29 Lay Assistant... Terry Stahlhut Acolyte... Cole McCaleb Lector... Heather Bulin Ushers... Kris Calabro &... Brian Malley MAY 15 Lay Assistant... Kris Calabro Acolyte... Emily Patterson & Hannah Werosta Lector... Kris Calabro Ushers... Roberta McGilvery &... Millie Martin BIRTHDAYS 6th ~ Marth Bonner 7th ~ Todd Engle 8th ~ Eva LaBrozzi 10th ~ Clayton Engle 12th ~ Shannon Brown 17th ~ Marion Fossum 19th ~ Markus Calabro 19th ~ Mildred Martin 21st ~ Shane Werosta 22nd ~ Bailey Manion 29th ~ Ava Engle ANNIVERSARIES Wayne & Jennifer Olejarz ~ 18th Robert & Marion Fossum ~ 28th NOW! THEN & Upcoming Event: On October 16, 2016 we will be celebrating our 90th Anniversary! Bishop Tracie Bartholomew will be presiding over the service. More details will follow next month!
Volume 5 Page 3 From: Seeds for the Parish Spring 2016 Newsletter ELCA Bunco Night is Back! Cindy Camp is starting Bunco night back up on June 24th starting at 7:30 PM It will be on the 4th Friday of the month, providing there are enough people attending. Don t let not knowing how to play STOP you, they will be more than happy to teach you! Please let Cindy know if you are attending: Cell # 732-961-7643
Volume 5 LOCAL AUTHOR ~ Pastor Frank Watson Page 4 Pastor Frank Watson, author of The Nazi Spy Pastor is having a presentation of his book on Tuesday May 24th at 1:00 PM at Christ Lutheran Church. There will be dessert fellowship afterwards. Anyone interested in attending are welcome. Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com "Frank Watson's intriguing book about the mysterious Carl Krepper who came to America ostensibly as a Lutheran minister, but who was, in reality, a Nazi operative reads like a detective novel while offering insights into how to confront espionage in a post 9/11 world. During World War II, Krepper took part in one of the most wide-ranging terrorist attempts on American soil. Well-educated, with a gift for dissimulation, Krepper was able to keep three mistresses at the same time. True spy story aficionados and World War II buffs will find much to engross them in this well-written and researched work." (Warren Grover, Author of Nazis in Newark) "This meticulously researched and illuminating book could find a home on the shelves alongside the best spy novels, with the exception being this story is true. Told here for the first time is the incredible story of an American citizen and Lutheran pastor who served as the contact for Nazi saboteurs intent on blowing up war plants in the United States; and the FBI's two-year quest to bring him to justice. Watson is to be congratulated for revealing this virtually unknown dark underbelly of Nazi Germany's attempt to bring the war to America and for telling it in such an exciting way. Had Carl Krepper succeeded, his efforts could have resulted in the worst terrorist attack in the United States prior to 9/11. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of World War II." (James P. Duffy, Author of Target America: Hitler's Plan to Attack the United States) Summer tips: Donation Please do not forget your donations during the summer months. An easy way to do that, if you bank on line, is register the church as a bill and use your envelope number as an account number. Indicate when you would like it mailed, whether weekly or monthly include 20 Monterey Circle Lakewood NJ as the address and the bank will mail the donations accordingly. You never have to worry about envelopes and writing out checks again. If you do not bank on line make the donations for the month that you will be away and send it to the church. Remember the church goes on and needs your donations whether you are here or not. We need every "church family" member. to allow Immanuel to continue. This year we will be celebrating our 90th anniversary. With the Good Lord's help and our membership we hope to spread the "good news" for 90 more. Attendance: You attendance in church is important not only to the church but to you and the family. Summer is especially hard for some, the kids are out of school, nobody wants to get up early, and Sunday may be the perfect beach Day. If Sunday is hard in the summer, try our Saturday Evening at 5:30p.m It is only 30minutes and you can share the service experience with the kids.
Volume 5 Page 5 Kailie Paige Suanno - Pint-Size Archery Champ. Kailie entered her first State Archery Tournament a couple of months ago. It was a two-day tournament held in Miami. Her age group is 12-14 year old girls (Kailie is 12 1/2) shooting a Youth Freestyle Bow Hunter Compound Bow. During the two days she hit the bulls-eye 21 times. A few weeks ago she received her results. Not only did she rank #1 in the state of Florida but she ranked #1 in the entire South East States of Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennesee, Kentucky and Alabama. We are so proud of her!!!! Submitted by: Karin Holldorf proud grandmother WOW! YAY KAILIE! We are so proud of you as well! Keep up the great work! Your friends from Immanuel Lutheran Church FLOWERS FOR THE CONFIRMANDS ~ May 15th We would like to continue the tradition of handing the confirmands a flower as you greet each of them after service. They can be any kind and any color. There are 6 students being confirmed. Skyler & Jaden Hudson, Rachel & Mitchell Engle, Jenna Browne & Erin Gerhard
Volume 5 Page 6 CELEBRATE PENTECOST ~ MAY 15, 2016 RED GERANIUMS PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE Your Name Your Phone Number # of geraniums pots: # of geranium baskets: I will / will not be taking home IN MEMORY OF: IN MEMORY OF: IN HONOR OF: IN HONOR OF: ALL GERANIUM MEMORIALS ARE DUE BACK IN THE OFFICE BY SUNDAY, May 8, 2016 IF THEY ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PENTECOST BULLETIN COST PER PLANT - $3.00 COST PER HANGING BASKET - $10.00
Volume 5 Page 7 MAY 2016 Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 10:00AM~Immanuel 2 3 4 5 10AM ~ 12 Noon Food Pantry 6 7 5:30PM ~ Immanuel 8 10:00AM~Immanuel Mother s Day 9 10 11 7:30 PM Council Meeting 12 10AM ~ 12 Noon Food Pantry 13 14 5:30PM ~ Immanuel 15 10:00AM~Immanuel PENTECOST CONFIRMATION 16 17 18 19 10AM ~ 12 Noon Food Pantry 20 21 5:30PM ~ Immanuel 22 10:00AM~Immanuel 23 24 25 26 10AM ~ 12 noon Food Pantry 27 28 5:30PM ~ Immanuel With Communion 29 10:00AM~ Immanuel 30 31
Food Pantry UPDATE: I just want to thank everyone again for your continued gifts to the food pantry. Your faithfulness is greatly appreciated. We continue to serve our community with food from the FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean County along with Wawa of Lakewood & Shop-rite of Jackson s weekly donations. Janice Henry IMMANUEL EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH 20 Monterey Circle Lakewood, NJ 08701 Phone: 732.363.1599 www.ilutheran.net FIRST STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID CITY, ST PERMIT NO. 000