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Thursday, June 17, 2021

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Glimpses of Glendale
Glendale Lutheran Church Newsletter
June 17, 2021
Certain volunteer roles are large and require a lot of dedication. The Director of Deacons is one of those roles. For the last year, Joel Hempel has created curriculum, recruited candidates, led monthly instruction, encouraged deacons through phone, text and email, coordinated with me and the church office, and run two deacon retreats. That is a lot of work. We thank Joel for his vision, determination and heart for Jesus. We are very blessed to have Joel in this position because he has a wealth of experience. He was the manager of Specialized Pastoral Ministry for synod where he oversaw the development of chaplains, counselors and clinical educators. You may just know him as Joel, the guy who sits in the back with his wife Marcia, but he is a veteran LCMS supervisor and educator. God is using him to grow faith at Glendale Lutheran church.

We also thank the deacons he directs: Cathie Albers, Marcia Hempel, Bob Jacobson and Tony Petzoldt. They have stepped forward and opened themselves up to training, self-reflection, study, application and the work of the Gospel. They have contacted people from our church to see if they need a listening ear. God uses these faithful people to encourage other faithful people in our midst. If you need someone to talk to, contact one of these Deacons or Pastor Scott. We love to help people and show them the love of Jesus.
Daily Bible Reading
Upcoming Voters' Assembly

Please remember we have a Voters’ Assembly scheduled for June 27, 2021, after service. We will have a final reading of the budget for voter approval and will also present a revised Bequest Fund Policy. Additionally, the cost for the electrical box repair our insurance carrier required was higher than projected, meaning we need to ask for voter approval to cover the difference from bequest funds. Finally, we will have a discussion regarding some playground upgrades.
 
We will have paper copies of our proposed final budget and the minutes from the October 18, 2020, Voters’ Assembly in everyone’s mailboxes this weekend. We will also have minutes from the June 6, 2021, Voters’ Assembly and our updated Bequest Fund Policy available as soon as they are prepared.
Financial Update
Next Sunday's Bible Readings
Lamentations 3:22-33; 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43
Worship Leaders
This Sunday - 6/20
Lector: Cathie Albers
Communion: Mike Toney
S/V: Ken Clark
Usher: Mike Toney
Children's Message: Pastor Scott
Next Sunday - 6/27
Lector: Marcia Hempel
Communion: Steve Phelps
S/V: Jerry Nicolaus
Usher: Ron Froesel
Children's Message: Janet Leet
The Word Within the Word