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| | Glendale Lutheran Church Newsletter | April 9, 2017 |
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| Sunday, April 9 9:15am -- Worship 10:30am -- Palm Sunday Family Fair | | Monday, April 10 6:30am-6:00pm -- CCLS Preschool 5:30pm-6:30pm -- CCLS Basketball 6:00pm -- Lightroom Fundamentals
| | Tuesday, April 11 6:30am-6:00pm -- CCLS Preschool 9:15am -- Women's Bible Study 12:00pm-8:00pm -- LFCS Counselor 6:30pm-7:30pm -- Basketball (L. Little) 6:30pm-9:00pm -- L'Arche Community Night - FLC | | Wednesday, April 12 6:30am-6:00pm -- CCLS Preschool 9:00am-8:00pm -- LFCS Counselor 7:30pm -- Choir | | Thursday, April 13 6:30am-6:00pm -- CCLS Preschool 8:00am-4:00pm -- LFCS Counselor 1:00pm -- Knoble Knotters 7:00pm -- AA Mixed - FLC 7:00pm -- Maundy Thursday Worship | | Friday, April 14 8:00am-3:00pm -- Tech Electronics Inspection 6:15pm -- AA Women - FLC 7:00pm -- Good Friday Worship 8:00pm -- AA Men - FLC | | Saturday, April 15 8:00am-4:00pm -- LFCS Counselor | | Sunday, April 16 9:15am -- Easter Worship 10:30am -- Easter Breakfast |
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| | Pastor Biermann's Message The days are upon us. Holy Week begins on Sunday, and each of the services of this remarkable week are laden with significance and a distinctive emphasis and mood that must be experienced. This is the week when we remember our Lord's passion, death, and resurrection, and no part of that story can be left out or skipped. Palm Sunday is perhaps the most conflicted Sunday of the year: is it a day of triumph and celebration with waving palms and shouts of "Hosanna!" or is it a muted and melancholy event as we anticipate the coming suffering and sorrow that have driven Jesus into the city? It is, of course both. Come and see the palms, and taste the pathos. Thursday is another day of mixed thoughts and emotions. This is the day when our Lord gave us the Sacrament of the Altar, and the day when our confirmands declare their faith and first receive that great gift of Christ's body and blood. But, it is also the day before Jesus' death. This service concludes with the somber stripping of the altar in anticipation of the ordeal of Good Friday. Friday stands as the fulcrum of history. This is the day when God died. This is the day when creation was redeemed. This is the day that marks the center of the universe's existence. These are superlatives, indeed, but no hyperbole: each one is profoundly true. Come and share in the service of darkness, or Tenebrae, as the sanctuary slowly descends into the depth of darkness and death and ends with the silence of the sealed tomb. And then, at last...Easter. The day of resurrection. What more needs to be said than that death is destroyed and hope is alive. A case for celebrating Easter hardly needs to be made-this is the wonderful goal of the entire season, indeed of the entire Christian life. Certainly, be present for Easter worship, but be present for the entire week and Easter will be all the sweeter--one cannot arrive at Easter except by way of the upper room and Calvary. I look forward to seeing each of you throughout Holy Week.
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Stewardship Sentence  Matthew 21:3 - "If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once." Did Jesus really need the donkey? If the man had refused to give the donkey would the work of salvation have been derailed? Of course not. But what an honor for the man who owned this donkey and foal! Likewise with us - the Lord needs none of us, but what an honor for God to choose to use our generosity in the work of His Church.
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| Easter Breakfast Our annual Easter Breakfast will be held Easter Sunday, April 16! This is a joyous occasion for our church and a wonderful meal together. Please see the sign-up poster on the kiosk to volunteer breakfast items. We appreciate your help!
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| Easter Lilies Easter lily orders are now being taken. Call or email the church office, or use the bright green order form in your mailbox. As in the past, the price per lily is $7.50. Orders must be received by Monday, April 10.
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| Community Living Lord's Supper You are invited to the annual Living Lord's Supper at historic Trinity, 8th and Soulard Streets, on Maundy Thursday, April 13, at the 7:00pm communion service. The entire drama will be presented by Trinity's Music and Drama ministries. Tickets and reservations are not required. An offering for Trinity's ministries will be taken. Farewell to the Millers John and Ellen Miller have been teaching and conducting young musicians in the Lutheran South Instrumental Music Program and the LHSS Elementary Band Program since 1998. As the Millers retire at the close of the 2016-2017 school year, we invite you to join them at their last concerts, acknowledging their service, dedication, and commitment to excellence. - Jazz Band Concert - Friday, April 28, at 7:30pm at LHSS
- Final Farewell Spring Band Concert - Friday, May 5, at 7:30pm at Concordia Kirkwood (featuring Wind Symphony, Concert Band, and Junior Winds)
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| The Word Within The Word 
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| Funnies (used with permission)  |
| Pastoral Care If you need pastoral care for any reason, don't hesitate to contact the church office or one of the vacancy pastors directly. Pastor Biermann will be at the church on Monday and Thursday mornings most weeks, and Pastor Erkkinen is available on campus on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. |
| Worship Attendance Sunday 4/2 = 122 |
| Worship Leaders
Worship Leaders
| This Sunday (4/9)
| Next Sunday (4/16)
| Preacher/Celebrant
| Pastor Biermann | Pastor Biermann | | Liturgist | Pastor Biermann | Pastor Biermann | Lector
| Theresa Canania | ---
| | Pianist (Saturday) | Joy Elowsky | --- | | Organist (Sunday)
| Joy Elowsky
| Joy Elowsky
| | Acolyte | David Moore | Spencer Moore | Communion Assistant
| Nate McCarty | Nate McCarty | | Lay Assistants
| Jack & Norma Bentzinger | Andy & Tracey Ortstadt | Greeters
| Terry & Jennifer Buchholz | Mike & Lisa Grossenheider | Sound/Video
| David Williams | Ken Clark, Layton Wille | Ushers
| Tony Petzoldt, Frank Moret, Gary Riley, Gerry Lucas | Mike Toney, Terry Buchholz, Steve Phelps, Rodger Lubben | Nursery
| Nickie Boehme | --- | Children's Message
| Janet Leet | Pastor Biermann |
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| Maundy Thursday & Good Friday Worship Leaders
Worship Leaders
| Maundy Thurs. (4/13)
| Good Friday (4/14)
| Preacher/Celebrant
| Pastor Biermann | Pastor Biermann | | Liturgist | Pastor Biermann | Pastor Biermann | | Organist
| Joy Elowsky
| Joy Elowsky
| | Acolyte | --- | Anna Rawlings | Communion Assistant
| Nate McCarty | --- | | Lay Assistants
| NEEDED | --- | Sound/Video
| NEEDED | NEEDED | | Ushers | Tony Petzoldt, Frank Moret, Gary Riley, Gerry Lucas | NEEDED |
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| Next Sunday's Bible Readings PREPARE FOR NEXT WEEK'S WORSHIP through a careful, prayerful reading of the appointed lessons for the day: Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10 |
April Birthdays & Anniversaries 1 - Justin Eads 4 - Abbie Schultz 6 - Carol Dowell Ellie Steele 8 - Gail Metzler Ryan Lane 9 - Cathie Albers 11 - John Brugere Marcia Hempel Debbie Toney 12 - Dan Eads 13 - Carol Fisher Sarah Skouby Brian Skouby 15 - Jeanne Lipinski 16 - Vicki Devenport 17 - Lucille Massie 19 - David Bentzinger 21 - Natalie Davis
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22 - Andrea Anderson 23 - Katia Sittmann 24 - Zach Filkins 26 - Al Grimm 27 - Klaus Kattentidt Lesley Eads 28 - Steve Albers 29 - Kelly Schultz 30 - Cindy Sittmann
10 -Ken & Rosemary Orloff 11 -Ken & Jeanne Clark 23 -Jeanne & David Lipinski 24 -John & Valerie Wehmueller 25 -Paul & Sandy Barbercheck 30 -Paul & Glee Schultz
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