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| | Glendale Lutheran Church Newsletter | July 30, 2017 |
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| Sunday, July 30 9:15am -- Worship 10:30am -- Sunday School/Adult Education | | Monday, July 31
| | Tuesday, August 1 | | Wednesday, August 2 | | Thursday, August 3 1:00pm -- Nifty Knitters/Clever Crocheters 7:00pm -- AA - Mixed - FLC | | Friday, August 4 6:15pm -- AA Women - FLC 8:00pm -- AA Men - FLC | | Saturday, August 5 5:00pm -- Worship | | Sunday, August 6 9:15am -- Worship 10:30am -- Sunday School/Adult Education |
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| | Pastor Biermann's Message This past week I spent a little more time than usual caring for three of our grandchildren as their parents were away for a few days. Certainly, it's work--there are routines to follow, meals to clean up, baths to give, and time to fill with entertaining things. But, as we all know (it's a basic tenet found in the "laws of grandparenting"), taking care of the grandchildren is also a delight. And, it is. It's always a treat to interact with children who are exploring and newly comprehending their world with often unique and sometimes profound insights into the ways of things; but, when those children are your own progeny, it is all so much better. So, I do my grandfather vocation with relish. That work ranks rather high on my vocational hierarchy. You all have one of those, of course. Every single person alive exists in the context of vocations. Vocations are the callings or the appointed responsibilities that come from God, given for the purpose of the smooth functioning of his world. Basically, vocations are just the tasks that each person is to carry out for the sake of all the other creatures in the world. Clearly, vocations are so much more than whatever a person happens to do to gain financial means to support life. Vocations are grounded in the most fundamental relationship that serves the creation: the bond between husband and wife and the children that spring from that union. Families are the vital key. So, the vocations that support and enhance families are the first and most essential, and the hierarchy takes shape accordingly...at least it should.
The sad truth, though, is that people too often establish vocational hierarchies that are not in tune with God's design and plan. These wrongly ordered hierarchies are easy to spot when a person is living only for himself and determining every choice by the criteria of self-interest. But, hierarchies can also be wrongly ordered in ways that may well appear altogether noble and pious. So, a businessman leaves home before his children rise, returns home after they are in bed, and with his textbook work ethic, his career prospers. And a college student becomes engrossed in advocating for wetlands on campus and spends all her hours planning, organizing, persuading and protesting, and has no time left for homework or class. And a pastor with great solemnity informs his family that since God must come first, the priority in his life will be his parish and the work he has to do there. Each of the three is doing something right and would likely receive the praise and admiration of many of their peers. But each is badly out of step with God's plan, and each is guilty of following a vocational hierarchy that is quite wrongly ordered.
As you consider the various vocational responsibilities that define your life, weight each one in the light of God's standards and priorities. Invest in the things that God would have you invest in: the work and the tasks that are given uniquely to you, the things that only you are placed to do. Every vocation matters, of course, but some matter more than others. As for me, I'll keep on spending some of my best hours with my grandchildren--but, even they don't come in first place. My wife gets that spot. And, then behind my family, everything else has its place: students, teaching, friends, preaching, neighbors, strangers and my cat...more or less in that order. Every vocation comes from God, every one has its responsibilities and its joys, and its appropriate place in the hierarchy. Take a fresh look at your vocations, and your hierarchy. |
| Pastor Scott Jonas We announce with great thanksgiving to God that Pastor Jonas has accepted the divine call to serve as Glendale Lutheran Church's Pastor. At this point, we have tentatively planned on him joining our congregation on August 14, 2017, with a potential installation on August 27, 2017, depending on direction the District provides. We look forward with anticipation to this next chapter knowing God has continued to provide for us as a Church family. Thanks be to God!
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| Food Drive Please help fill our food cart during the next three Sundays. The food will be taken to Kirkcare storage for distribution. As a community and country, we have abundant food, yet there are some in our midst who do without. Thanks much!
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| Eagle Scout Project - Pet Rescue Supply Collection Hello, I am Spencer Moore and I am a member of Boy Scout Troup 319. For my Eagle Scout Project, I am collecting supplies for Country Acres Animal Rescue between July 23-August 6. A flyer is posted on the kiosk with more information. Some needed items include: - Dry and wet cat and dog food
- Creamy peanut butter
- Paper towels
A box to receive donations will be located in the main entryway. I appreciate your help. Thank you! - Spencer Moore |
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| 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 Saturday 7/22, 11; Sunday 7/23, 123 = 134 Total |
| Worship Leaders
Worship Leaders
| This Sunday (7/30)
| Next Sunday (8/6)
| Preacher/Celebrant
| Pastor Biermann | Pastor Biermann | | Liturgist | Pastor Biermann | Pastor Biermann | Lector
| Josh Boehme | Tim Cosby | | Pianist (Saturday) | Joy Elowsky | Carol Benninghoff | | Organist (Sunday)
| Joy Elowsky | Bill Lubben | | Acolyte | David Moore | David Moore | Communion Assistant
| Steve Albers | Mike Toney | | Lay Assistants
| Joel Hempel | Andy & Tracey Ortstadt
| Greeters
| Jeanne & Ken Clark | Jules & Mary Bush | Sound/Video
| David Williams | Jerry & Beth Nicolaus | Ushers
| Ken Clark, Jack Hurley, Jeff Wille, Mike Toney | Tony Petzoldt, Frank Moret, Gary Riley, Gerry Lucas | Nursery
| Andy Ortstadt, Grace Ortstadt | Vicki Devenport, Grace Ortstadt | Children's Message
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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: Isaiah 55:1-5; Romans 9:1-5 (6-13); Matthew 14:13-21 |
| August Birthdays & Anniversaries 2 - Ken Kight 3 - Theresa Canania Breanna Ladd 6 - Ben Lee 7 - Alan Schultz 8 - Andy Ortstadt 9 - Mike Grossenheider 10 - Paul Schultz 12 - Ashley Phillips Annemarie Schloeman 14 - Katie Blake 16 - Craig Oberle Devin Sauer 17 - Beth Nicolaus 19 - Jan Cosby Kira Moore 20 - Ed Nelson Josh Nelson 21 - Tyler Buchholz 23 - Jane Keathley 24 - Mary Aufderheide Josh Boehme Terry Buchholz Judy Hartung Patrick Toney | 25 - Pam Bert Jennifer Buchholz 27 - Steve Phelps Anna Rawlings Hank Schlichter 30 - Miriam Reimnitz 31 - Lauren Mistler
6 - Dan & Susan DeFosset 8 - John & Kathy Brugere Lyle & Carol Fisher 12 - Brent & Nora Steele 13 - Ron & Carol Froesel 16 - Kevin & Gail Metzler 19 - Bill & Judy George 21 - Jane & Gerald Keathley 26 - Joel & Marcia Hempel 27 - Robert & Krissa Lubben Jerry & Beth Nicolaus 28 - Bruce & Judy Hartung |
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