J U L Y 2 0 1 5 All Saints Lutheran Organist, Nisha Coulter with children from SW Community Center Celebrating July 2 Staff & Council Pastor s Message 3 Prayer & 4 Vision Statement Announcements 5 Parish Paper 6-7 Bishop s Message 8 Worship Group 9 Schedule Scripture Reading 10 for July 2015 July Calendar 11 Pastor Alan s Message on Summer Fun Pg. 3 ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH 314 S. Spruce Street Spokane, WA 99201 509-838-4409 allsaintsgather@gmail.com www.allsaintsgather.com Facebook: All Saints Gather SUNDAY WORSHIP 9:00am Bible Study 10:30am Worship 11:45am Fellowship Hour
CELEBRATE JULY!!!!! BIRTHDAYS 1 David McGuire 2 Sherry Hill 3 Laurel Gittings 8 Diane Ogren 11 Brandi Crabtree 18 Angela Holmes Brad Johnson Emmett McLaughlin 24 Erik Hill 25 Kurtis Jelinek 26 Jim Chaffins 29 Mordecai Cochrane No July Anniversaries Church Staff Pastor Alan B. Eschenbacher Visitation Pastor George Taylor Organist Nisha Coulter Substitute Organist Ty Peterson Office Administrator Teresa Freund Custodians Robert Chenault John Holzendorf Council Members President Stacey Winkle Vice President Karen Bryant Secretary Maynard Ross Treasurer Eleanor Olson Verna Bagby Leona Chenault Bryce Eschenbacher John Holzendorf Ryan McKinley Dee Priest Larry Ray Financial Secretary Cora Jelinek ALL SAINTS GATHER NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS Email items to: allsaintsgather@gmail.com OR place articles & submissions on the desk in the office. Deadline for the August Issue: MONDAY, JULY 20TH 2
Summer Fun By Pastor Alan Eschenbacher It s July and that means summer fun at the Southwest Spokane community center! The center is located in All Saints lower level and there are a total of 60 kids enrolled in the summer program. It will be an exciting time at the center and for these children! There will be activities at the center, in Coeur D Alene Park, at the swimming center and several field trips are planned as well. So if you come by the church during the day you should expect to see lots of activity and lots of kids! In addition to the regular leaders, Mark and Brandon and Pam, there will be more volunteers and a group of 10 kids from the Spokane Tribe of Indians will be coming to help as well! The community center and All Saints will again be hosting a group of college age bicyclists that are riding from the east coast to the west coast for cancer care. This group has stopped and spent a couple nights with us each of the last two years and will be here again the last week of July! We usually put on a big barbecue for their last night with us and have a time for them to interact with community center kids. Its good fun and you can come on down if you want to! Look for more information on this as we get closer to the day! Summer is typically filled with vacation time, leisure moments, lots of sun and fun, and many other activities. This year we will be having our summer picnic at the church centered on a stewardship awareness theme. All Saints is growing and things are changing; along with that change are growing pains and problems as we learn to adjust! There is also the ongoing need for volunteers for various programs like Sunday school for the children, for building maintenance projects, for committees such as stewardship, finance, Christian education, worship and music, and several others. We also need to remain vigilant in our financial giving so that we can remain strong as we live into the future that God is creating! In worship we will continue our journey in the gospels of Mark and John learning together what is revealed about the kingdom! I have made a few changes in the worship service and will likely make a few more before fall so don t be surprised if things are a little different! Laurel and I are taking some vacation days in late June and in July so we can rest and re charge for the remainder of the year! It s hard to believe that the year is half over already and Christmas is less than six months away! So go and enjoy your summer and vacations and all the activities that go along with a safe and rest filled time, and may the power of the Holy Spirit be with you as you go! Pastor Alan SW Community Center Computer Room 3
PRAYER AT ALL SAINTS For the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the future of All Saints For Pastor Alan Eschenbacher as he serves All Saints For Bishop Martin Wells and the Synod Staff For ELCA presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton For divine guidance for our country "People of Christ, living in community, working in partnership, doing the stuff of local ministry" Brian Dickerson, Craig Davenport, Judy Shoaf, Dara Evans, Cindy Shepherd, Beau & Robert Chenault, Solveig Shepherd, Roxie Bryant, Shirley Evers, Mark DeRoth, Mark Lane, Roberta MacKay, Pam Wasmund, Laurel Gittings, Arlene and David O Brien, Stan Schaefer Family, Bob Schlotman For our Members in the Military Paul Billings, Ben Coles, Robert Guyton, Aaron Jelinek Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same spirit, and there are varieties of service, but the same LORD, and there are varieties of workings, but it is the same GOD who inspires them all in every thing. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-6 Love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind... love your neighbor as yourself. MATTHEW 22:37-40 Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY SPIRIT, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you, and remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. MATTHEW 28:19-20 4
Diane Ogren's daughter-in-law, Lynne Ogren, has accepted her first pastoral call to Zion Lutheran Church in Lewistown, Montana. Lynne graduated from Luther Seminary this spring and will be ordained at Oak Harbor Lutheran, in Oak Harbor, WA on July 12th. She was raised at Peace Lutheran in Grass Valley, California where she and Diane's son, Eric, met, grew up, and were married. Eric & Lynne moved their family to Oak Harbor in 1995 where Lynne took a church staff position at the church. It was there that her call to ordained ministry grew. She was commissioned as an Associate in Ministry in 2005. In 2010, Lynne began her seminary studies through Luther Seminary's Distributed Learning program that allowed her to stay at home to finish raising their children. Diane is excited for this new path for Lynne and Eric, who has also landed a job in Lewistown. They all give glory to God for his provision and call to ministry! FRIDAY BIBLE STUDY New Day, Same Time All Are welcome to the Bible Study that meets Fridays at 6pm at All Saints Lutheran Church HOUSE CHURCH BIBLE STUDIES Will resume in September. We will be taking the summer months off. Pantry/Soup Kitchen Committee Forming We will be working on the following items: Issuing guidelines Clearly assigned responsibilities Volunteer appreciation Setting up-teams/training Customer service skills Schedule clearly written out for kitchen operations Coordination between garden/soup kitchen Please contact Leona Chenault if you are interested in being on this committee. #723-1566 or leonaeve@gmail.com 5
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July 5, 2015 Greeters/Ushers... Harry & Mavis Michael Altar Guild... Deana Wickert & Sandi Crabtree Coffee Hour... Sandi Crabtree July 12, 2015 Greeters/Ushers... Carla Ross, Evelyn Ross, Maynard Ross & Karl Antonson Altar Guild... Deana Wickert & Sandi Crabtree Coffee Hour... July 19, 2015 Greeters/Ushers... Jim & Shirley Chaffins Altar Guild... Harry & Mavis Michael Coffee Hour... July 26, 2015 Greeters/Ushers... Carla Ross, Evelyn Ross, Maynard Ross & Karl Antonson Altar Guild... Betty Renford & JoAnne Brockway Coffee Hour... Deana Wickert & Sandi Crabtree Worship Group #1 for July consists of: Harry and Mavis Michael, Betty Renford, Joanne Brockway, Evelyn Ross, Carla Ross, Maynard Ross, Karl Antonson, Jim and Shirley Chaffins, Norm Sanborn, Dean and Christina Simnioniw, Sandi Crabtree, Derrick & Brandi Crabtree, Earnest & Deana Wickert, Richard and Carolyn Sola 9
Wednesday July1st: Psalm 18:1-6, 43-50/1 Chronicles 10:1-14/Mark 9:14-29 Thursday July 2nd: Psalm 48/2 Samuel 2:1-11/1 Corinthians 4:8-13 Friday July 3rd: Psalm 48/2 Samuel 3:1-12/2 Corinthians 10:7-11 Saturday July 4th: Psalm 48/2 Samuel 3:31-38/Matthew 8:18-22 Time after Pentecost Lectionary 14 July 5th 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10/Psalm 48/2 Corinthians 12:2-10/Mark 6:1-13 Monday July 6th:Psalm 21/2 Samuel 5:1-10/2 Corinthians 11:16-33 Tuesday July 7th: Psalm 21/2 Samuel 5:11-16/James 5:7-12 Wednesday July 8th: Psalm 21/2 Samuel 5:17-25/John 7:1-9 Thursday July 9th: Psalm 24/Exodus 25:10-22/Colossians 2:1-5 Friday July 10th: Psalm 24/Exodus 37:1-16/Colossians 4:2-18 Saturday July 11th: Psalm 24/Numbers 10:11-36/Luke 1:57-80 Time after Pentecost Lectionary 15 July 12th 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19/Psalm 24/Ephesians 1:3-14/Mark 6:14-29 Monday July 13th: Psalm 68:24-35/2 Samuel 6:6-12a/Acts 21:27-39 Tuesday July 14th: Psalm 68:24-35/2 Samuel 3:12-16/Acts 23:12-35 Wednesday July 15th: Psalm 68:24-35/2 Samuel 6:16-23/Luke 7:31-35 Thursday July 16th: Psalm 89:20-37/1 Chronicles 11:15-19/Colossians 1:15-23 Friday July 17th: Psalm 89:20-37/1 Chronicles 14:1-2/Acts 17:16-31 Saturday July 18th: Psalm 89:20-37/1 Chronicles 15:1-2, 16:4-13/Luke 18:35-43 Time after Pentecost Lectionary 16 July 19th 2 Samuel 7:1-14a/Psalm 89:20-37/Ephesians 2:11-22/Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Monday July 20th: Psalm 61/2 Samuel 7:18-29/Hebrews 13:17-25 Tuesday July 21st: Psalm 61/2 Samuel 8:1-18/Acts 20:17-38 Wednesday July 22nd: Psalm 61/2 Samuel 9:1-13/Luke 15:1-7 Thursday July 23rd: Psalm 14/2 Samuel 10:1-5/Colossians 1:9-14 Friday July 24th: Psalm 14/2 Samuel 10:6-12/Colossians 3:12-17 Saturday July 25th: Psalm 14/2 Samuel 10:13-19/John 4:31-38 Time after Pentecost Lectionary 17 July 26th 2 Samuel 11:1-15/Psalm 14/Ephesians 3:14-21/John 6:1-21 Monday July 27th: Psalm 37:12-22/2 Samuel 11:14-21/Philippians 4:10-20 Tuesday July 28th: Psalm 37:12-22/2 Samuel 11:22-27/Romans 15:22-33 Wednesday July 29th: Psalm 37:12-22/2 Chronicles 9:29-31/Mark 6:35-44 Thursday July 30th: Psalm 51:1-12/Exodus 32:19-26a/1 Corinthians 11:17-22 Friday July 31st: Psalm 51:1-12/Joshua 23:1-16/1 Corinthians 11:27-34 10
Unless otherwise noted, ASLC Office is open 9:00am-3:30pm Monday-Friday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Office Closed Friday, July 3rd 6:30pm Martial Arts 7pm Al West Bible St 1 2 3 Pr. Alan s Day Off Office Closed 6pm Bible Study 9pm AA Meeting Happy Independence Day!!! 4 9am Bible Study 10:30am All Saints Worship w/comm 11:45am Fellowship Hour 5 6:30pm Al West Bible Study 6 7 8 9am NW Harvest Delivery 9 Pr. Alan s Day Off 6pm Bible Study 10 11 8pm Addicts in Action 5pm Community Dinner 6:30pm Martial Arts 7pm Al West Bible St 9am Quilters 9pm AA Meeting 9am Bible Study 10:30am All Saints Worship w/comm 11:45am Fellowship Hour 12 6:30pm Al West Bible Study 8pm Addicts in Action 13 14 6:30pm Council Meeting 5pm Community Dinner 2-4pm New Horizon Staff Meeting Fellowship Hall 6:30pm Martial Arts 7pm Al West Bible St 15 9am Quilters 16 Pr. Alan s Day Off 6pm Bible Study 9pm AA Meeting 17 18 9am Bible Study 10:30am All Saints Worship w/comm 11:45am Fellowship Hour 19 Worship Group 2 Meets Newsletter Submissions Due 6:30pm Al West Bible Study 8pm Addicts in Action 20 5pm Community Dinner 21 6:30pm Martial Arts 7pm Al West Bible St 22 9am Quilters 23 Pr. Alan s Day Off 6pm Bible Study 9pm AA Meeting 24 25 9am Bible Study 10:30am All Saints Worship w/comm 11:45am Fellowship Hour 26 6:30pm Al West Bible Study 8pm Addicts in Action 27 5pm Community Dinner 28 6:30pm Martial Arts 7pm Al West Bible St 29 9am Quilters 30 31 Pastor Alan s Day Off 10am-2pm Synod in conference room 6pm Bible Study