June/July 2011 GraceVine New research shows that: Golf can cause balding. Fishing can cause ulcers. Barbecuing can cause migraines. What if these headlines were true? Chances are some people would give up golf, fishing and barbecuing in order to stay healthy but then what fun would summer be? Well, we ve got some good news for you. No ulcers, no balding, no margarines guaranteed! One of the best ways to stay healthy this summer, and have some fun too, is to join us for worship Sundays at 9:30 a.m. We guarantee that you will go away different than when you came, as you open yourself to experience the presence of God in music, word, sacrament and fellowship. Published by Grace Lutheran Church E.L.C.A. 501 Valley Park Drive Libertyville, Illinois (847)367-7050 Fax (847)367-7062 Email: gracelutheranil@att.net Website: www.gracelutheranlibertyville. org Golfers, fisherman, those who are into barbecuing, in fact, all of God s children are invited! Hear the music! Join the singing! Hope to see you as we gather for worship.
Staff Gordon Cavers..................... Pastor Cheryl Horgan........ Administrative Assistant Phyllis Cavers..................... Director of Contemporary Worship Ministries Jeff McClurg...................... Director of Family Life and Children s Ministries LuAnn Schon......Director of Communications Wendy Smetters...... Choir Director, Organist Choir Accompanist Beth Zupkus............ Director, Terrific Twos gwg-terrific2@att.net Sarah McAuliffe... Director, Tremendous Threes and Fabulous Fours gwg-trem3fab4@att.net 847/254-5820 Eva Balogh............Maintenance Engineer Council Brynn Schander (549-6605) President, Worship Life Gary Ringham (367-8917) Vice President, Building & Property Ted Bleck (362-2678) Secretary, Congregational Life Judy Bridges (231-6515) Treasurer, Financial Management Renee Denault (680-8238) Outreach Sue Dolan (989-6007) Social Ministry Mike Quist (367-4910) Growth in Faith Staff Email Church Office & Cheryl Horgan: gracelutheranil@att.net Pastor Gordon: pastorgordoncavers@att.net Phyllis Cavers: phylliscavers@att.net Jeff McClurg: jeffamcclurg@att.net LuAnn Schon: ooguiebell@yahoo.com Website/Newsletter Jo Hansen........................ Website LuAnn Schon....................Newsletter Jeri Traub, LuAnn Schon and Jeff McClurg............... Photography Kay & Bill Kietzer................. Mailing Do you have articles to share with the congregation? Please drop the GraceVine staff a line! Articles for the next issue are due on/before the 15th of each month. You can place your submissions for the Grace- Vine in LuAnn Schon s mail box in the church office, fax it to church at 367-7062, or email items to the church office at gracelutheranil@att.net. Photographs are most welcome. Questions? For the newsletter, call LuAnn Schon at 847/606-2314, and for the web site, call Jo Hansen at 847/816-6204. Please remember, not everything submitted may make it into the newsletter. Thanks for helping make the GraceVine and Web Site informative and interesting! 2 Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children s Books, Cookbooks, Crafts, Hard Covers, Paper Backs, Music CD s, Movies, Video Movies, DVD s, Cookies, Cakes & Brownies. Everything you need for a great summer afternoon! Used Book & Bake Sale Thurs. 7/21 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Fri. 7/22 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sat. 7/23 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Book donations may be brought in beginning June 21! We are in need of people who would be willing to bring books already collected and stored at Bill and Kay Kietzer s home to Grace for the sale. If you would be willing to donate your time bringing books to Grace or to help sort books and work the Book Sale, please contact Kay at 847/362-8710. If you would like to donate baked goods, contact Nancy Bruick at 224/475-0494. Baked good donations need to be at church by Wednesday, July 20.
Join the Women of Grace for our first Perennial Plant Exchange Luncheon Sunday June 5 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Bring your favorite salad for our salad potluck. (see sign-up sheet on church bulletin board) Choose your favorite perennial plant to exchange. They can be dug up from your garden or purchased. Include the name of the perennial and the planting conditions (sun, shade, etc) with your plant. Be creative and wrap the pot (foil, fabric, paper, etc.) Our own Renee Denault will show us how to make a container garden. The completed container will be raffled off. Libertyville Days Parade The Grace Lutheran float planning is well underway! Come help construct and decorate the float. Work days are scheduled for: Saturday, June 4 ~ 10 am to 1 pm and Saturday, June 11 ~ 10 am to 1 pm at the home of Don Peterson, 1970 Cranbrook Road in Green Oaks. Also needed are walkers for the day of the parade, June 18. A sign-up sheet is posted on the church bulletin board. Please contact Renee Denault at (847) 680-8238 or ripdeno@comcast.net for more information. BookMarks are holding their PotLuck Dinner in Café Grace on Wednesday, June 8th, 7:00 p.m. OWLS for the month of June is can- celled. They will meet in July on their normal day. Ignite Fest is coming to Fielders Stadium County Fielders are excited to announce that we will be teaming up with Edan Concerts to bring you Ignite Fest 2011 "A Music Fest to Spark a Revolution". The three day Christian music festival is set to kick off on Friday July 29 and is expected to draw 25,000 people to the Zion area. Ignite Fest will be held at the new Fielders stadium located at Rte. 173 and Green Bay Rd. A total of 30 bands will be featured over the course of the festival including headliners Switchfoot, as well as Skillet and Newboys. Tickets, including three day passes, group packages, and early bird specials are on sale now through all Ticketmaster outlets. Visit www.ignitefest.org for all additional information. NO MARKET DAY! Growing with Grace Preschool will not hold Market Day this Year! Upcoming Events and What s new at Grace... What s new at Grace... Our First Habitat Workday was May 21. Our crew was Cal Callison, Bob Carter and myself. We worked in the Habitat Warehouse framing walls and building a paint supply storage shelf unit. Grace Lutheran will be part of the Thrivent Builds program again. Ground breaking for the Thrivent Builds home will be the end of June. The Grace Lutheran Benevolence Committee is making an initial donation of $250 to the Thrivent Builds program. Thanks much to our Habitat work crew and to our Benevolence Committee. Art Struss Future Habitat Workdays 8/20, 9/17 and 10/29 3 4
Upcoming Events and What s new at Grace... 4 Annual Grace Improvement Day Our annual Grace Improvement Day was held on Saturday, May 14, with a good turnout despite (or because of?) the cool, rainy weather. The church should appear much brighter now, with windows washed and burnedout bulbs replaced. Painting projects were completed, as were other projects necessary to keep us in compliance with fire or other safety regulations. It was also a great opportunity to enjoy the fellowship and get to know each other better. Many thanks to all of you who participated in this effort to keep Grace looking good and working well. Grace s Kitchen Has A New Look! You may know that one of the two refrigerators in the downstairs kitchen died a few months ago. Our dilemma was whether to wait for the other frig to stop working and replace them both or to replace the single unit with something that did not match the old, existing frig. Fortunately for Grace, our dilemma was solved when Dave and Audrey Johnson provided the funding for two new refrigerators so we could have two working, matching units. The two new refrigerators with stainless-steel finish look like they were built-in and help to modernize the kitchen. Stop by and check them out, and many thanks to Dave and Audrey Johnson. Mama s and Papa s Softball Schedule 6/3 ~ 8:15 p.m. vs. SAI 7/8 ~ 6:15 p.m. vs. American 6/10 ~ 6:15 p.m. vs. Slammers Outfitters 6/17 ~ 9:15 p.m. vs. Kaisers 7/15 ~ 8:15 p.m. vs. SAI 6/24 ~ 9:15 p.m. vs. Slammers 7/22 ~ 6:15 p.m. vs. Applebees 7/29 ~ 8/19 Rain Dates/ Tournament All games at Libertyville Sports Complex Field! Come support the team! The Grace Library has added the following new books to its shelves: Children s: Non-Fiction: Devotionals: Daniel s Diary by Allia Zobel Nolan What Will I Be When I Grow Up? by Susan Snyder Amish Peace by Suzanne Woods Fisher Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado Growing in Faith, 100-Day Journal through Psalms for Women 100 Days of Trusting for Men Family Guidance: Leading Your Kids to Christ Parenting the Way God Parents by Katherine Koonce When Your Child is Hurting by Glynnis Whitwer From your Treasurer YEAR TO DATE As Of April 30, 2011 ACTUAL BUDGET DIFFERENCE LAST YEAR Cash Income $128,193 $142,832 -$14,639 $121,713 Expenses 137,732 $141,748 -$4,016 $135,298 Net Income -$9,539 -$13,585 Income is ahead of last year-to-date by $6,480; Expenses are $2,434 over last year-to-date and are continuously monitored. We are approaching the time of year where contributions traditionally slow down. Please remember that Grace Lutheran Church has expenses throughout the entire year and consider enrolling in the Simply Giving program which lets you contribute automatically whether you are on vacation or not. Timing and amount is your decision. Please call the Church Office for a registration form and further information. God Bless you all, YOUR FINANCE TEAM 3 4
We welcome the following new members into the Grace Family of Faith Scott and Leigh Beisner (Landon) 920 N. Lakeshore Drive, Apt. 3B Vernon Hills, IL 60061 224/612-0957 Keith and Venessa Flamank (Tyler and Nicole) 517 Carter, Libertyville, IL 60048 847/549-0862 JC and Michelle Holmes (Aidan, Dylan and Carson) 121 N. Second Street, Libertyville, IL 60048 847/549-0636 Gregory and Christine Neddenriep (Maggie) 312 Evergreen Court, Libertyville, IL 60048 847/680-0607 Barbara and Joyce Ronner Michael Schultz 711 S. Milwaukee Ave. #106, Libertyville, IL 60048 847/549-8281 Derek and Jen Smith (Dylan, Charlotte and Isabelle) 16 Cherokee Road, Vernon Hills IL 60061 847/680-1835 Betty Svendsen 201 Amendola Way, Grayslake, IL 60030 847/548-0251 Paul and Lindsey White (Mollie, John and Andrew) 615 Meadow Lane, Libertyville, IL 60048 847/680-3754 Webmaster Needed! Attention all you tech savvy people out there! The Grace Lutheran Outreach Ministry is in need of a webmaster for our church website. If you have the expertise and desire to share your talent, or know someone who may be interested, please contact Renee Denault at ripdeno@comcast.net. Congratulations to Amy and Corey Weaver on the birth of their daughter Mya Jane. Born Thursday, May 26. We welcome to the Grace Family of Faith Emma Grace Schuett, daughter of Rick and Carleen Schuett, granddaughter of Bill and Beverly Schuett. Baptismal Sponsors are Jim and Irma Scharp. Baptism took place June 5. Grace member Mike Logunetz and his cousin Jim Boge will be riding their bikes from San Francisco to Boston to raise $20,000 Habitat for Humanity BIKE FOR HOMES this summer. They began this 3600 mile journey May 9 and hope to finish July 4 Weekend. If you would like to donate to this worthy cause, go to the Habitat website for this event at: www.bikeforhomes.com. You will also be able to track their location, see daily photos, read journal entries and make credit card donations. See the church bulletin board for more information. Just got a note from SWALCO on the total number of shoes collected this year for ReUse A Shoe. There were over 41,000 shoes collected in Lake County. That's approximately 8.5 tons! Also, gently used shoes were donated to an organization called "Share Your Soles". These shoes will most likely be sent to help tornado relief efforts in Joplin, MO. Thanks to all at Grace Lutheran who participated. Help!! All crocheters and knitters Fran Bates and Condell Hospice need all the prayer shawls they can get. We are the only ones now supplying their needs. So please take some time this summer to make some and when they are done please bring them to the church office and I will take care of the rest. Thank you for helping with this important ministry. If you have any questions, call me at 847/367-0361. Thank you for helping with this important ministry. Carole Rasmussen Our Grace Family... Family... 5
Exciting Ministry Opportuni- 6 Aimee Rick Memorial Fund Donation A donation was made to the Lasch family to purchase a special stroller for their 5-year old daughter, DJ. DJ has faced many medical struggles in her short life, including Down Syndrome, multiple heart and intestinal surgeries and a stroke. Despite her challenges, DJ enriches the lives of her family and the Early Childhood program she attends in Wood Dale as you can see by her bright smile! DJ s needs came to our attention through Renee Denault. Because DJ does not walk it is difficult for the family to go places together. DJ s dad lost his job last fall, and medical bills have strapped the family finances. An adapted stroller was not an item they could afford to purchase. This donation from the Aimee Rick Memorial Fund has given them the freedom to easily take DJ anywhere the family needs to go. A portion of the proceeds from the church Rummage Sale go into the Aimee Rick Memorial Fund, which is established to benefit children with disabilities. If you are aware of someone who might be considered as a beneficiary of this fund, please contact Julie Rick. Reach Out & Share the Harvest Help provide healthy, nutritious food to those in need. Be part of the Grace Gleaning Team! The community garden at CLC in Grayslake is in need of volunteers to glean the garden one Sunday per month, mid-june through October. Garden plot owners allow any ripe fruits or vegetables to be harvested between the hours of 4 pm and 6 pm on Sundays. The gleaning team will also wash the produce and pack it. On Monday mornings, the produce is delivered to Avon Township Food Pantry. If you are interested in participating, please see the church bulletin board for more information or contact Renee Denault, 847/680-8238, or ripdeno@comcast.net. Campbell Soup Bar Codes and General Mills Box Tops for Education. Please continue to save Campbell Soup bar codes and General Mills Box Tops for Education. Grace recently sent 404 Box Tops and 971 Campbell bar codes to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Port, AZ. They receive 10 cents for every Box Top from General Mills! They receive educational supplies, etc. from the Campbell Corp. It is a small thing that each of us can do and it does help NELM. For information about the mission go to: www.nelm.org. Thank you for your support! The Social Ministry Team The C.O.O.L. FOOD Panty Item for June BABY ITEMS C.O.O.L. Food Pantry C.O.O.L. has been providing food and housing assistance to families in our community for 29 years! The faithful support of our member churches have carried us through the years. Recent high unemployment rates have taken a toll on families. During 2010 our two pantries served over 37,000 individuals (14,000 families)! Our eight family housing units provide safe living space while families get back on their feet. We encourage you to view our newly updated web site for a more comprehensive look at our programs and services: www.coolministries.org High demands on our services and increasing competition for grant monies has also stressed the resources of C.O.O.L. Although we have had generous contributions of food and money, during the past few months we have exceeded our budget for food purchases. During the summer months our contributions historically are low, yet the demand stays high. We ask that you pray for our ministry and consider a contribution to meet our present needs. The Board of Directors is appealing to our member churches for help at this time. Any amount is appreciated, please note Board Appeal on the check memo. You can also give by credit card through our web site. Please note on the designation that it is for the Board Appeal. The Board is aware of the multitude of appeals that have recently been presented to our congregations and as always we are truly thankful for the prayers, food, and money which is so generously given to C.O.O.L. Sue Dolan C.O.O.L. Board Member A Gentle Reminder The C.O.O.L. Food Pantry is in desperate need of food donations. If you see some good bargains while shopping, please consider picking up some extra cans or jars of non-perishable foods. If C.O.O.L. does not receive enough donations, they have to buy items. So far this year they have had to purchase 32,651 pounds of food to supplement their needs. YTD the combined pantries have served 4,218 families. Food donations can be placed in the baskets in Cafe Grace. Thanks for your generous support. The C.O.O.L. FOOD Panty Food Item for July CANNED FRUIT 5
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF SCHOOL KITS. Service Workshop will be collecting items for LWR School Kits starting in August. Kits include the following items and a cloth bag sewn by church members to hold these supplies. Last year we shipped 173 school kits to LWR - an all time record!! Please keep your eyes open for good sales this summer for: 70 sheet spiral notebooks of ruled paper - 3 needed for each bag - NO LOOSE LEAF PAPER please! Blunt safety scissors Boxes fo 16 or 24 crayons Pencil sharpener Erasers - approx. 2 l/2" long 30 centimeter rulers #2 pencils, unsharpened with erasers Ball point pens (no gel ink) *** new this year! Thank you in advance for your contributions to this project. A school kit may provide the only supplies for children returning to school after disruption of war or other recent disasters! Please contact Nancy Bruick 224/475-0494 if you have any questions. Worship Volunteers for June and July 2011 Worship Volunteers: If you are unable to serve on your specified date, please contact the church office at 847/367-7050 with your replacement. Reminder: Lectors and Communion Assistants: Please be sure to check in with the Pastor 15 minutes before worship time for any special instructions. Ushers Greeters Nursery Lectors Communion Assistants Welcome Team 6/5 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship with Communion Don & Pauline Peterson, Loren Selmer Sr. and Loren Jr. and Karen Kobeck Sue & Mike Dolan Karen Semler Jo Hansen Diane Phillips Gail Mack LuAnn Schon 6/12 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Communion Jim Kemp, Ken & Carol Kulas, Don Petz & Mike Mirabella Wendy & Jim Kemp Jeanne Conte Barry Brunner Jim & Pam Heidner Jeanne Conte 6/19 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Don & Pauline Peterson, Loren Semler Sr. and Loren Jr. and Karen Kobeck Kathy Brunner Carole Karlenig Kathryn McClurg Jeanne Conte 6/26 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Gathering Jim Kemp, Ken & Carol Kulas, Don Petz & Mike Mirabella Suzanne & Ray Erdmann Karen Semler Karen Kobeck Brynn Schander 7/3 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship with Holy Communion Ken Pinter, Art Struss, Mike Matthies & Ed Fischer Mary Ann Genovese Carole Karlenig Nancy Hopma John Bruick Nancy Bruick Steve Hacker Brynn Schander 7/10 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion Barry Brunner, Carmen Rogers, Bob Schon & Gary Ringham Sue & Mike Dolan Lori Mirabella Verna Odom Carman Rogers Steve Wirt LuAnn Schon 7/17 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Ken Pinter, Art Struss, Mike Matthies & Ed Fischer Suzanne & Ray Erdmann Jen Smith Pauline Peterson LuAnn Schon 7/24 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Gathering Barry Brunner, Carmen Rogers, Bob Schon & Gary Ringham Wendy & Jim Kemp Chris Scholz Bernice Eskridge Don Peterson 7/31 9:30 a.m. Blended Worship Ken Pinter, Art Struss, Mike Matthies & Ed Fischer Carol & Ken Kulas Jeanne Conte Kim Nunez Don Peterson 5 7
June 2011 at Grace Lutheran SUNSUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 1 2 CHATT 3 Synod Assembly 4 Synod Assembly 10:00 am Libertyville Days Parade Float Workday at Don Peterson s home 5 NAME TAG SUNDAY Traditional Worship with Holy Communion Summer Children s Ministries - 1:00 pm Women of Grace Perennial Luncheon 6 4:00 pm Girl Scout Troop 1999 Women of Grace Mtg. In Café Grace 7 6:30 pm Winchester Bingo 8 Bookmarks Potluck Dinner in Café Grace 9 7:15 pm Outreach 10 11 8:30 am Men s Breakfast at Lamb s Farm 10:00 am Libertyville Days Parade Float Workday at Don Peterson s home 12 PENTACOST Contemporary Worship Gathering with Holy Communion Installation of Church Council Summer Children s Ministries 13 12:45 pm VBS 14 12:50 pm VBS 1:30 pm Afternoon Bible Discussion 15 12:50 pm VBS 16 12:50 pm VBS CHATT 7:30 pm GABBRS 17 12:50 pm VBS Patricia Hacker Wedding Rehearsal 18 10:00 am Libertyville Days Parade Patricia Hacker Wedding Church Council 19 FATHER S DAY VBS Celebration 20 21 9:00 am - Noon Collection of items for Used Book / Bake Sale begins 22 23 24 25 26 Contemporary Worship Gathering Summer Children s Ministries 27 28 1:30 pm Afternoon Bible Discussion 29 30 68 Grace Lutheran Church 501 Valley Park Drive, Libertyville IL, 847/367-7050 E-Mail: gracelutheranil@att.net Web-site: www.gracelutheranlibertyville.org
July 2011 at Grace Lutheran SUNSUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 1 2 4:00 pm McCormick Pinter Wedding Rehearsal 3 NAME TAG SUNDAY Traditional Worship with Holy Communion 4 OFFICE CLOSED 5 6:30 pm Winchester Bingo 6 7 CHATT 8 9 8:30 am Men s Breakfast at Lamb s Farm Summer Children s Ministries 3:00 pm McCormick/ Pinter Wedding 10 Contemporary Worship Gathering with Holy Communion Summer Children s Ministries 11 12 1:30 pm Afternoon Bible Discussion 13 Bookmarks 14 15 16 17 Traditional Worship Summer Children s Ministries 18 19 Church Council 20 21 9:00 am Used Book / Bake Sale (until 5:00 pm) CHATT 7:30 pm GABBRS 22 9:00 am Used Book / Bake Sale (until 5:00 pm) 1/2 Price Day 23 9:00 am Used Book / Bake Sale (until 2:00 pm) $5.00 Bag Sale 24 Contemporary Worship Gathering Summer Children s Ministries 25 26 1:30 pm Afternoon Bible Discussion 27 28 29 30 31 Blended Worship Summer Children s Ministries Grace Lutheran Church 501 Valley Park Drive, Libertyville IL, 847/367-7050 E-Mail: gracelutheranil@att.net Web-site: www.gracelutheranlibertyville.org 9
501 Valley Park Drive, Libertyville, IL 60048 847/367-7050 gracelutheranil@att.net www.gracelutheranlibertyville.org Worship Schedule for June and July 2011 JUNE JULY 6/5 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship with Holy Communion, Nursery and Summer Children s Ministries 6/12 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion, Nursery and Summer Children s Ministries 6/19 9:30 a.m. VBS Celebration Service with Nursery 6/26 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Nursery and Summer Children s Ministries 7/3 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship with Holy Communion, Nursery and Summer Children s Ministries 7/10 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion, Nursery and Summer Children s Ministries 7/17 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship with Nursery and Summer Children s Ministries 7/24 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Nursery and Summer Children s Ministries 7/31 9:30 a.m. Blended Worship Service with Nursery and Summer Children s Ministries Join us for worship at Grace Lutheran Church