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May 2011
From The Desk of Pastor Lassman
Staying Rooted in Christ
My Fellow Redeemed in Christ,
The root of a plant is very important. It does two important things for a plant. It functions as a source of absorption, aeration, and food storage. And it serves as a means of anchorage and support. The plant cannot survive without the root. It is no wonder then that the apostle Paul says this in his letter to the Colossians: “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude” (2: 6, 7, ESV).
God has given us the gift of faith in Jesus Christ. Or to use the analogy of a plant, God has planted us. God is the one who has caused us to put our “roots” into Jesus Christ who is our source of spiritual nourishment, anchorage, and support as we go through life. We have been taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In Him, we know God’s love and forgiveness. In Him, we have victory over death in the resurrection to eternal life. In Him, we bear fruit for God in good works. As Jesus says in John 15: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser…..Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me….whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing” (vv. 1,4,5, ESV). Perhaps Paul was thinking of these words from Jesus when he wrote what he did to the Colossians. To “abide” in Christ is the same as to be rooted and built up in Him and established in our faith.
This is so important because we can easily be distracted from Jesus by all the things that we see and experience in this world….even to the point of loosing our faith. Remember what Jesus said in The Parable of the Sower? “Hear then the parable of the sower: when anyone hears the word of the kingdom …as for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful…" (Matt. 13: 18. 20-22, ESV).
Among those who exercise or do physical therapy there is the saying “use it or lose it.” This saying has been expanded and applied to many other parts of life. If we are not using something, that implies that we are neglecting it. And in some cases what we neglect can be diminished or deteriorate. This is especially bad in relationships. A marriage can be destroyed by neglect. Our bodies can deteriorate because of neglect. And so it goes.
And this is also true of our relationship with Jesus Christ. So what does it mean to be “rooted in Christ?” It means not to neglect our relationship with Him but to maintain and even strengthen our relationship with Him. And how do we this? With the very means that Jesus has given us: His Word, our Baptism, and His Supper. By using these Means of Grace we stay rooted in Him. If we neglect these Means of Grace we run risk of falling away from Jesus. For it is through these Means of Grace that we continue to learn what we have been taught: God’s love for us and His will for our lives, now and in eternity. So, wise Christians take good care of their faith in Jesus so that they will be ready for both the day of their death and the day they stand before Him.
So, let’s get practical. To be rooted in Jesus means to faithfully and regularly hear His Word preached, taught, and read. (Are you?) To be rooted in Jesus means to daily remember your baptism and its promises. (Are you?) To be rooted in Jesus means to regularly and faithfully receive His Body and Blood in His Supper for the forgiveness of your sins. (Are you?)
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we usually take great care of those things that we value and love. Think about your family and friends. But we do this even with the things that we own. Think how some people take such good care of their cars or their homes. Think about others who take such good care of their bodies. We all have something we value so that we take good care of it. How do we know? Because we give it our time and energy. We don’t neglect it because, as Paul says, “we are overflowing with gratitude.”
But is there anything more precious, more valuable that our relationship with Jesus Christ? On the day that we die nothing will be more important to us than the comfort of forgiveness and the hope of eternal life that we have in Jesus Christ. And on the day that we stand before Jesus Christ who will judge all mankind, nothing will be more important than our relationship with Him.
“Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude” (2: 6,7, ESV).
In Christ,
Pastor Lassman
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A First Class “Teaching Tour” of the 7 Churches of Revelation
(Nov 21 - Dec 1 2011)
In addition to visiting each of the sites of the Churches of Revelation, the tour also includes Cappadocia, Galatia, Ankara, Troy, and Istanbul. The price is very reasonable at $3320 which includes the International airline flights, all lodging, 2 meals a day, all entrance fees, & guide. Rev Darold Reiner (LCMS & former LWML International Counselor) from Kalispell, MT is leading this tour.
For a full brochure, contact Rev. Reiner at 406-890-1149 or reiner@centurytel.net.
From the Vicar
NEW!
or LUTHERANISM IS BORING!
We've seen it everywhere. It's so pervasive it gets on my nerves. Everything has to be “new” nowadays, as if we have some sort of allergic reaction to that which is old. Truth be told, it's simply human nature. We go after new stuff. A lot of people pick on the American appetite for novelty, but it's a problem the world over. America isn't the cause, humanity is.
There's nothing wrong with wanting something new. In fact, it can lead us to discover some marvelous things. However, our desire for the “new” can have some unintended and perhaps un-thought-of consequences to our Christian faith.
Am I saying that wanting to upgrade your massively overweight, sluggish television to a shiny, light, new flat screen is endangering your Christian faith? Hardly. Here's what I'm saying: Look for the new in your TV’s, your entertainment. Do not look for the new in your theology.
The Christian faith can be summed up very simply in this manner. The Bible identifies a problem and calls that problem sin. The Bible also offers a solution: the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That is the core from which all of Christianity radiates. Despite what marketing departments of various publishing houses might tell you, there is nothing fundamentally new in Christianity. There shouldn't be, because new would involve changing the basic equation I outlined earlier. Our faith flies in the face of our human appetite for all things new. Our faith does not change. It is still problem and solution.
We Lutherans have historically been quite suspicious of innovation in the way we express our faith, I think with good reason. Think about it for a moment. It is normal for us now to associate “new” with “better.” The “new” works better than the old, looks better, takes up less space, etc. Again, for TV’s, that presumption is in no way unfitting for a Christian. The error comes when the next logical step is taken. That is, that we Christians today somehow have acquired a better or more fitting way to articulate Christianity than the Christians of the past.
We could speculate endlessly on the causes for such a conceit, but I'll identify one. America is a country founded on innovation, and thank God for it. However, America suffers from a kind of amnesia, a benign contempt for the testimony of history. For some reason, many Christians today consider the Christians of the past as outdated, outmoded, and having nothing to do with them in their enlightened context. The arrogance of such a strain of thought is breathtaking when one considers that the fundamental problem-and-solution proposed by Christianity has not changed one bit.
Humans will always be sinful. Humans will always need Christ. At heart, that is what Christianity testifies. Until Jesus returns, that will not change. Because that will not change, we have much to learn from our 2000+ years of history about the Bible, about our God, and about our faith. The current idea that we know SO much more than those silly Reformers or Church Fathers and that they just wouldn't understand our situation is hogwash. Our faith is a historical faith founded on a historical fact, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible tells us that man does not improve, and so why is there this disconnect between us and the theologians of the past?
We Lutherans have a stiff challenge with our flesh in this matter, because, quite frankly, the constant nature of our confession gets boring. We have to hear about our sin and Christ's forgiveness all the time, and our sinful flesh screams out for something fresh and new. However, the flesh lies. Our sins are new every day. The depth of human innovation in seeking new and creative ways to offend God and our neighbor is staggering. So too is God's grace new every day as we remember our Baptism. Which is why no matter how often we walk the same ground, the Christian faith is both never new and always new. How's that for a Lutheran paradox?
By His Word,
YOUTH CORNER From Jim Pierce
Coming on May 21 from 9:00 a.m. to around 1:30 p.m. we will be holding a servant event at the Lake City Food Bank. We need a team of 5 to 7 youth (Junior High, Senior High, and College students) to assist the Lake City Food Bank in their duties supporting the community. We will meet at Messiah and promptly depart at 8:30 a.m. and will return to the church at approximately 2:30 p.m. Volunteers please bring your own lunch. The signup sheet for this event is located on the bulletin board outside the youth room. Please sign up early as we need to let the Food Bank know we are coming as soon as possible.
Soon the youth will be putting on several fundraising events for those attending the Higher Things Conference this summer at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. We hope weather permits us to hold a couple car washes and other *fun* events which will assist in covering the cost of the conference trip. Please keep an eye out for bulletin notices of when these events occur.
One such event will be ongoing through the month of May. All donations given at the Sunday morning cookie sales will go towards the Higher Things youth trip to the University of Nevada. Those youth attending the event will be baking cookies, selling them, and cleaning up. Please drop by and show your support to them by buying a cookie on Sunday morning! The youth of Messiah thank you for your support!
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS FOR MAY
From Bob Guthrie
He saved me, He loves me, and my heart is His home. You all know that’s true. It was also the title of the Sunday school students Easter service this year.
Sunday morning, April 24, during the Education Hour, our students were joined with the students from Mekane Jesus (the Ethiopian Mission) to share their love of Jesus with you, in song and His holy word. We are sure you took the message He wanted you to hear home with you. Now it is time for you to share that message with your friends and family.
I am writing this a week before, and you will not read it until at least a week after we do the service, so it is impossible for me to know everyone whose effort made this service a success. We thank all of you for helping our children share the love of Jesus in their own way.
We resume our journey in the Bible during the month of May learning about:
God’s Servant Stephan;
Phillip and the Ethiopian;
The Conversion of Paul;
Peter and Cornelius; and
Peter’s Escape from Prison.
Remember Sunday school is on Sunday starting at 9:20 a.m. See you there.
LITURGICAL
NOTES
The Gloria in Excelsis/This Is The Feast
Last month we discussed the Kyrie, the first prayer in the Divine Service. Immediately after the Kyrie is the Gloria in Excelsis or This is The Feast. Both are known in the liturgy as The Hymn of Praise. Of the two The Gloria in Excelsis is much older, going back (in a briefer form) to the year 128 AD! The Gloria in Excelsis (which means “glory in the highest”) was used in the early church as the opening hymn every Sunday. It seems appropriate that we start our worship singing about the wonders and magnificence of the God we worship. In the Divine Service we come into the presence of God Who comes to us in His Word and Sacraments. What could be a better song for an opening hymn than the one the Angels sang when God become man at that first Christmas: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!" (Luke 2:14, ESV) All four of our Divine Services have the Gloria in Excelsis as a Hymn of Praise.
The other Hymn of Praise, This is the Feast, is a new addition to our liturgy that became a part of our liturgical tradition in 1978. This is the Feast is the optional Hymn of Praise in Divine Service One and Two and reflects the joy of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. It was written by Richard Hillert who was a Distinguished Professor of Music at Concordia University Chicago at River Forest, Ill from 1959 to 1993. He died February 18, 2010 at the age of 86.
Our Hymns of Praise remind of us the two great moments in the life of Christ, His birth and His resurrection.
We will next discuss the Salutation and the Collect of the Day.
DEACONESS DIARY
It's the first day of Holy Week as I write this. This morning, the children at my field work church marched up the aisle carrying palm branches and sang “Hallelujah” in front of the altar. How I love the music and liturgy of Lent and Easter! Messiah will be in my thoughts when I worship on Easter Sunday.
The class on Revelation has enriched my appreciation of Lutheran worship, especially during Holy Week. The worship of the Lamb on the throne confirms that earthly worship reflects the ongoing reality of heavenly worship ("the things that are" Rev. 1:19). We don't have to wait for the Last Day to experience Heaven--we do it every Sunday when the Lamb comes to us in His body and blood in the Sacrament of the Altar. John's vision was meant not only to "comfort the afflicted" but to "afflict the comfortable." In their tribulation, the seven churches were tempted to soil or even give up their baptismal garments by compromising with the world. Like the seven churches, we're also called to repent and become faithful witnesses to Christ.
This quarter we have an interdisciplinary class on the Lord's Supper, Theologia III. As we study the history and Scriptural basis for the sacrament, we have become more and more thankful for the truthful teaching and practice of confessional Lutheranism. Here are a couple of interesting tidbits that came up in class recently: Did you know that the practice of using grape juice began with the temperance movement in the United States in the 19th century? Or that a church can buy pre-packaged Communion "sets," individual plastic containers filled with juice with a wafer wrapped in cellophane on top?
Deaconess internship assignments will be announced on May 2. I have sent applications to both Lutheran World Mission and Lutheran Bible Translators, hoping for placement with one of them. In the face of all this uncertainty, your continued prayers for my future would be very much appreciated.
God willing, I will see you when classes are over.
Your sister in Christ,
Gail Ludvigson
UPCOMING DATES
& EVENTS
June 2011 Messenger Deadline is May 15
Men's Night Out – Men's Night Out, Monday May 2 at 6:00 p.m. at Robb’s 125th St. Grill (12255 Aurora Avenue North). Please RSVP to Brian Danforth.
May Confirmations
On May 29 at the 10:45 service we will have the joy of confirming three young people: Andrew “Trey” Knudsen, Nikolas Linden, and Carter Munsell who will receive the Sacrament of the Altar for the first time. A reception will be held after the service. Please join us and their families on this joyous occasion.
Bible Study Opportunity
What? No More "Peek-a-Boo Jesus:" Christology of the Old Testament. Understanding the Old Testament and its Christological character and foundation means we must first understand the Hebrew people and their covenantal relationship with God. Therefore, the task is not to “find” Jesus in the Old Testament, but rather to recognize that Christ is the Old Testament.
Cost: $150.00
Instructor: Prof. Jeffrey H. Pulse, S.T.M. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort
Wayne, Indiana.
When: August 22–26, 2011.
Where: Messiah Lutheran Church (lunches provided by the Ladies Guild of
Messiah for a free will offering)
Register: Sign-up sheet is on the Bulletin Boards. Call Messiah’s office for registration options.
HANDBELL CONCERT – The Emerald City Ringers, a community based non-profit handbell choir, presents “Over the Rainbow” on Saturday, May 7, at 7:00 p.m. at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 411 156th Ave N.E. in Bellevue. The concert program, featuring the full handbell choir, as well as solos and small ensembles, promises a full spectrum of musical color. All are welcome and refreshments will be served following the concert. Suggested donations at the door are $10/adult, $8/student/senior, $5/children to a maximum of $25.00/family, or donate as able. For more information, please visit www.emeraldcityringers.org or call 425.485.6743.
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- Help Needed!
- Do you like to garden but only “a little” at a time? We need someone to adopt the three planters we have outside. There are two on the patio (water weekly during the summer) and 1 on the back landing (plant in the spring and weekly watering.) Let the office know if you would like to help.
- There are other areas outside for that “a little more than planters” gardener. There are beds in the front of the church that need attention and love. If you would like to share your time with any of the flower beds, please contact Kathee in the church office (206.524.0024). There are funds available for that special gardener to buy much needed flowers, extra dirt or mulch!
- Attention: Thrivent Policy Holders
- From Kathy Lassman
- I attended a Thrivent meeting a couple weeks ago as a representative of Messiah. At the meeting we were told Thrivent has “too much money” due to the change from giving grants to churches (old program) to having policy holders designate where they want a portion of their premiums to go (new program, Thrivent Choice). If you have not done so yet, please call Thrivent at 1-800-847-4836 (1-800-THRIVENT) and when they answer say “Thrivent Choice.”
- You will be asked some questions and then can designate where you want your funds to go. Of course, having them come to Messiah would be great, but there are many other options. Once designated, you can leave the choice forever or you can change your choice just by calling them again. You can also do this online! Let’s help Thrivent send out some of their excess cash!
- Messiah Endowment Committee
- The Messiah Endowment Committee is accepting requests for distribution of funds from the Endowment Fund. The committee expects to fund up to $2,500, although we could go higher if the requests warrant it. According to the congregations by-laws, all requests must come through a recognized committee or board of the congregation. Individuals cannot make direct requests. Please submit requests to the Treasurer, Harry Edmon. The deadline for requests is May 15.
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- Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
(LWML) News
- Ladies’ Guild
- “Wedgwood Broiler” – Annual May Luncheon
- Wednesday, May 11, 2011
- 12:00 noon
- Please RSVP to Margie Longan
- Project Day
- May 25, 2011
- 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Don’t forget your sack lunch
- 2011 34th Biennial Peoria Convention
- June 23-26
- Peoria, Illinois
- Margie Longan will be traveling to Peoria to the convention and will be participating in “Mission In Motion.”
- You can help sponsor Margie AND pledge money designated for missions by signing up on the upstairs main
- bulletin board. Every dollar counts! All pledges need to be received by Sunday, June 5. You can drop your
- pledge at the office, give to Margie, or drop it in the Sunday offering clearly marked for LWML Mission Walk.
- Mary Martha Ministries
- Our monthly Women’s Bible study continues on May 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the choir room. We are studying the Gospel of John. All women are welcome!! The class is being taught by Kathy Lassman.
- Mite Boxes - Don’t forget the last Sunday of the month is the day to bring in your mite boxes. Drop your box in the basket at the back of the Sanctuary and pick up another one. Your change goes a long way in supporting Lutheran mission activities around the world.
- In the month of April we will be collecting toothbrushes, toothpaste, and hand/body lotions for the two shelters we sponsor, Compass Cascade Women's Center and Immanuel Community Services. Please place your donation in the lounge basket. Thank you for all your generosity. These items are always appreciated.
- Social Ministry WE SHARE BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT OTHERS
- News
- Thank you to everyone who donated to our Japan health kit collections! So far we have 35 completed kits, with many to finish up soon.
- Did you know Messiah collects old eyeglasses? We have learned that Children’s Hospital takes old eyeglasses and the large collection that we have collected has been taken there. Remember the next time you replace your eyeglasses to bring your old ones to the church. There is a box in the upstairs lounge for your donation. Please, no eyeglass cases.
- ALERT! DRIVERS NEEDED to provide transportation for members who do not have a way to get to church. It is a service that is very appreciated. It is for the 10:45 service. Please contact Jane Krueger if you are interested or have questions.
Sewing Project From Bev Edmon
Pillowcase Dress Project
The first batch of dresses are on their way to Pastor Ted and Rebecca Krey in the Dominican Republic. Thirty-four darling dresses, in a variety colors and patterns, were put together by our volunteer seamstresses at Messiah. AND there are more in the works! We will continue to collect pillowcases, 1/2 inch double fold seam binding, lace, and ribbon. You can continue to drop off items in the Narthex or give them to Kathy Lassman or me. In addition, I came up with a pattern for ladies aprons made from pillow shams and sent a few of those along. Where will our next dress destination be? If you have a suggestion, pass it along to me. We will be sewing all summer so that we will have dresses to mail in the fall. I don't know who all of our seamstresses are because these cute dresses appear as if by magic. I want to thank each and every person who has donated, cut, ironed, sewn, and supported this project.
God bless you,
Bev Edmon, project coordinator.
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Concordia NEWS:
*CONCORDIA CORRAL AUCTION!*
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE AUCTION LAST SATURDAY! WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL AND LOVING COMMUNITY WHO SUPPORTS GODS GIFT TO US – CONCORDIA.
MEYER MINUTES for MAY
What a week! Our auction that took place on Saturday night and can only be explained as a remarkable showing of God’s love. We were blessed with over 240 people in attendance. Though the final amount has not been tallied yet, we raised over $21,000 in 15 minutes in our “Make a Difference” portion of the auction, a strong example of His love moving through people’s hearts. After floating through the day on Sunday, I returned to school Monday still gliding as we began our whole school devotions for Holy Week devotions. The theme for this year is the wall we build in our lives between God and us along with our sins being the building blocks of that wall. As the students named the sins. Lies, disrespect, “bullying”, being mean - we started building the wall with blocks, I noticed these are the same words, my mom wrote on the blocks last week. What an amazing connection. Finally, as we all focus this week on how much we are truly loved by Him, we understand that we are not deserving of this because of the wall we build. However, He breaks that wall by going to the cross for each of us. This coming Sunday, the resurrection of our Savior Jesus, is a celebration of what He has done for us. He did it for us, not for someone else, but for you and me. I close with a paraphrased piece of the chorus from the Casting Crown song- Glorious Day:
Dying He saved us
Buried He carried our sins away
Rising He justified our lives for ever
What a Glorious Day!
What a week!
Started with an amazing evening ending with an even more amazing gift for us all, Eternal Life.
FYI: The Kaplan SAT course will be offered at Concordia this year. All Association member students may take it without charge and all others at a small fee. Contact the school 206.525.7407 for further information.
CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS OVER SPRING BREAK!
ANNUAL PTL RUMMAGE SALE
SATURDAY MAY 14, 2011
Please bring your donations now to Concordia. Small items can be taken to the school or if you have larger items, please call Liane at 206.406.9828 or email gonzalezliane@hotmail.com to arrange drop-off in the back of the school at the portable. Please check out Concordia’s Rummage Sale flyer located on the upstairs and downstairs bulletin boards for more information.
Important Concordia Dates in May
May 12-13 May 14 May 17
Rummage Sale Set-up RUMMAGE SALE Community Night
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. in the Gym
CURRENT AND UPCOMING BIBLE STUDIES
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- FELLOWSHIP HALL BIBLE CLASS
- WHAT: “Zechariah”
- WHEN: Sunday Mornings 9:20 a.m.
- WHERE: Fellowship Hall
- TEACHER: Pastor Lassman
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- HIGH SCHOOL BIBLE CLASS SUNDAY MORNINGS
WHAT: “Augsburg Confession” - WHEN: Sunday Mornings 9:20 a.m.
- WHERE: Youth Room - Room 202
- TEACHER: Vicar Fremer
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- YOUNG ADULTS
- WHAT: Devotion and Dinner
- WHEN: 1st and 3rd Sundays, 5:30 p.m.
- WHERE: Lounge
- TEACHER: Vicar Fremer
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- HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH NIGHT
- WHAT: Devotion and Fellowship
- WHEN: 2nd and 4th Sundays, 7:00 p.m.
- WHERE: Youth Room
- TEACHER: Vicar Fremer
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- MONDAY EVENING MARY/MARTHA BIBLE STUDY
- WHAT: Women’s Bible Study “Gospel of John”
- WHEN: May 2, 7:00 p.m.
- WHERE: Lounge
- TEACHER: Kathy Lassman
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- MONDAY EVENING STUDY
- WHAT: “Lutheran Confessions”
- WHEN: Every Monday Evening, 7:00 p.m.
- WHERE: Youth Room - Room 202
- TEACHER: Jim Pierce
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- THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY
- WHAT: “1st, 2nd, and 3rd John”
- WHEN: Thursday Mornings, 10:30 a.m.
- WHERE: Fellowship Hall
- TEACHER: Pastor Lassman
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- THURSDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY
- WHAT: “Law and Gospel”
- WHEN: Thursday Evenings, 7:00 p.m.
- WHERE: Youth Room-Room 202
- TEACHER: Jim Grant
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- ADULT INFORMATION CLASS
- WHAT: A 15-week course on basic Christian teachings
- WHEN: Thursday Evenings, 7:00 p.m.
- WHERE: Fellowship Hall
- TEACHER: Pastor Lassman
VBS 2011
June 27-July 1, 2011
It’s that time again to start thinking about how you can help make VBS the Best Ever!
- May schedules
- Altar Guild Workers Children’s Message FLOWER
- 1 Gloria Schy, Jean Mindemann 1 Vicar Fremer
- 8 Gloria Schy, Marie Byarlay 8 Eva Hansen Lee & Jill Cohrs
- 15 Gloria Schy, Marie Byarlay 15 Lee Cohrs
- 22 Gloria Schy, Jean Mindemann 22 Debbie Viets
- 29 Jean Holtz, Marie Byarlay 29 Jenny Lueck
- Transportation Readers
- 8:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
- 1 Doug Hansen 1 Robin Melvin Dan Lassman
- 8 Arnold Swanberg 8 Dave Manion Dave & Barbara Miller
- 15 Joanne Warner 15 Lee Cohrs Sue Hewitson
- 22 Don Dunavant 22 Albert Lirhus Henry Hurley
- 29 Jane Krueger 29 Harry Edmon Curt & Stephanie Colbert
- Acolytes Ushers
- 8:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
- 1 Tristan Pierce Katie Lassman 1 Steve Haverstock Steve Miller
- 8 Elizabeth Cohrs Alex Miller 8 Harry Edmon Jerry Tiersma
- 15 Victoria Peterson Alex Knudson 15 Jim Hewitson Dan Lassman
- 22 Nikolas Linden Carter Munsell 22 Lee Cohrs Curt Colbert
- 29 Zoe Anderson Amanda Adams 29 Leon Holman Dave Paeth
- Elders
- 8:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
- 1 Robin Melvin, Ken Deaver Doug Hansen, Mike Boomhower
- 8 Dick Hillman, Lee Cohrs Randy Martens, Jim Grant
- 15 Jim Mendes, Robin Melvin Ron Pearce, Doug Hansen
- 22 Ken Deaver, Dick Hillmann Mike Boomhower, Randy Martens
- 29 Lee Cohrs, Jim Mendes Jim Grant, Ron Pearce
- Greeters
- Upstairs Downstairs
1 (8 a.m.) Debbie Viets Jim Hewitson
(10:45) Ardis Fisse
8 (8 a.m.) June Scott Jim Hewitson
(10:45) Robin & Ann Melvin
15 (8 a.m.) Sydney Altena & Rich Bloomquist
(10:45) Cora May Gray Lourain Schmidt
22 (8 a.m.) June Scott Jim Hewitson
(10:45) Cora May Gray
29 (10:45) Randy & Carole Martens
Would you like to “meet & greet” people on Sunday as they come through the door? Please contact Cora May Gray. She can add you anytime during the month!
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Have you turned in a recipe yet?
The timer is ready to ding!
The table is all set for the cookbook to be done by June 1, 2011
Email your favorite recipes to hillary@messiahseattle.org
Or
Deliver it to the church office
Or
Call the office and we will write it down for you!
It’s as easy as pie!
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