March 2015 Newsletter

The InnerNet
March 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
9:15 a.m. SS and FF
10:15 a.m.Worship Service
11:30 Blessing of the Hands
11:45 Children’s Choirs
11:45 Jubilate Bells
4:00 p.m. All Youth
10:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. RITI
2
3 6:00 pm Brownies 4 10:00 a.m.
5
6
7
10:00 a.m.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
6:45 p.m.
Cub Scouts Den Mtg
7:00 p.m.
Forward Together
6:30-8:30 Carmel
Village II (Educ.Rm)
Bible Study
1:00 p.m.
Praying with Scripture
6:00p.m. Lenten Service
6:45 - 9:00 p.m.
Choirs
7:00 a.m.
Men’s Bible Study
10:15am
Bridge group
8 Daylight Savings Time Begins
Girl Scout Sunday
9:00 a.m. Jubilate Bells Reh.
9:15 a.m. SS & Faith Forum
10:15 a.m. Worship Service
11:15 -Childrens Choirs
11:30 Lenten Discipline Prayer
4:00 p.m. All Youth
9
10
11 10:00 a.m.
6:45 p.m. Boy Scouts
Parents’ Meeting
7:00 a.m.
13
Men’s Bible Study
Preschool Closed
10:00 a.m.
Quilt workshop
10:15a.m.BridgeGroup
6:00p.m. Lenten Service 7:00 p.m. Lenten
Prayer Discipline
6:45-9:00 p.m. Choirs
14
6:45 p.m.
Cub Scouts
Den Meeting
6:30-8:30 Carmel
Village (F.H.)
Bible Study
1:00 p.m.
Praying with Scripture
11:30 a.m.
Kids in Christ to go
to Bright Blessings
15 9:15 a.m. SS & FF
16
17
18
19 7:00 a.m.
21
First Communion Instruction
10:15 a.m.Worship Service
11:15 Children’s Choirs
11:45 Church Council
4:00 p.m. MS Youth
10:00 a.m.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
6:00-7:00 pm
Brownie Troop
Men’s Bible Study
10:15am Bridge group
6:45 p.m.
Boy Scouts # 165
6:45 Cub Scouts
Den Meeting
10:00 a.m. Bible Study
11:30 Primetimers
Wan Fu Chinese Cuisine
1:00 p.m. PWS
6:00p.m. Lenten Service
6:45-9:00 p.m. Choirs
22 9:00 a,m.Children’s Choirs
23 6:00-8:00 p.m.
24
25 10:00 a.m.
26 7:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m. SS & Faith Forum
First Communion Instruction
Carmel Crossing HOA
6:45 a.m.
Boy Scouts #165
Bible Study
1:00 p.m.
Praying with Scripture
6:00 p.m.
Lenten Service
6:45-9:00 Choirs
Men’s Bible Study
10:15 a.m. Worship Service
6:45 p.m.
Cub Scouts #265
Pack Meeting.
1
6:45 Boy Scouts #165
10:00 a.m.-6:00a.m. RITI
11:30 Lenten Prayer Discipline
4:00 p.m. HS Youth
10:00 a.m.-6:00am Room In The Inn
29 Palm Sunday
9:15 a.m. SS & FF
10:15 a.m. Worship
11:45 a.m. Jubilate Bells
3/1
3/2
3/3
6:45 p.m.
Boy Scouts #165
3/4
3/5
3/6
3/7
3/9
3/9
3/11
3/13
3/14
3/15
3/18
3/18
Elaine Hazen
Roger Kurth
Ann Chriske
Nicky Sample
Joel Patterson
Bailey Biggs
John Farris
Ashlyn Cicuzza-Beach
Linda Lyle
Keith Falls
Cardon Hawley
Madeline Buff
Kenneth Cochran
Michael Frixen
Carolyn Grizer
John Williams
Margorie Sahr
Eric Forster
Emma Cunningham
Joyce Godwin
6:30 p.m. Saturday
Movie Night at the
Church
“The Railway Man”
1:00 p.m. Hope Circle
7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts
Parent/Leader Meeting
10:15am Bridge group
7:00 p.m. Lenten
Prayer Discipline
March 2015
27
28
10:00 a.m. Egg Hunt
All Ages Welcome!
Under 5, accompanied
by an adult.
31
30
March Birthdays
20
L I V I N G
6:00 p.m. Brownie
Troop #1686
6:45 p.m.
Cub Scouts
Den Meeting
3/19 Michael Butterworth
Hanna Miller
Irmgard Schildroth
3/20 Kathy Gaddis
Harry Gibson
3/21 Deb Borley
3/24 Alan Conley
Dominique Greve
3/25 Preston Gist
3/26 Wendi Mayer
3/28 P.J. Krause
3/30 Cindy Bergh
Chad Coltrane
Anthony Kerby
Mark Walker
3/31 Cindy Buff
March Anniversaries
3/7 Bob and Donna Loges
3/11 Marty and Alice Jenkins
3/25 Chad and Tami Coltrane
If you notice any errors or
omissions, please contact the
church office so that our
records can be updated.
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A community of
disciples in
service to the
Living Savior
Lay Care Ministry
Lay Care ministry
touches so many
lives in our church
family and in our
community. So many
people participate in
the Lay Care ministries and we want to
bless you each year,
as you do the work
of being God’s hands
and feet in this
world. A time of
blessing the hands
will be held March 1
following worship in
the Fellowship Hall.
If you participate in
the lay care ministry,
come and have your
hands blessed.
S A V I O U R
L U T H E R A N
C H U R C H
“Living Saviour welcomes people to Jesus Christ,
God’s Work:
Our Hands
equips them to grow in faith,
and sends them to serve others.”
FORWARD TOGETHER, IN CHRIST, IN COMMUNITY
We are going forward
together, in Christ, and in
community. That is the focus
of the team of folks -- Greg
Funk, Corker Carver,
Chad Coltrane, CD
Hathcock, Pastor Angela,
Janet Wagstaff and Steve
Westphal - - moving
forward, not alone, but as a
congregation; not alone, but
anchored in Christ, and not
alone, but in the community
of faith — and in the
community in which we find
ourselves. Community is
the last part of the Forward
Together logo and team’s
mission.
Community is defined as a
group of people in the same
area, or as a group of people
with a common interest or
background or history.
Living Saviour is all of those!
We have a common history,
a shared interest in Christ
and passing on the things of
the faith. We are also in an
area of Charlotte, placed
here 35+ years ago, once
mostly from within a close
proximity, but now more
diversely spread. Our
community is no longer the
Carmel Road/Hwy 51
corridor, but is now from
Union County to South
Carolina, to near South Park
Mall to Huntersville! We
are now a regional church,
one people drive some
distance to reach. But that
doesn’t excuse us from
being part of the community
around the church.
We have houses, condos,
apartments, office buildings,
and stores all within a very
short radius. We are part
of this community, and that
brings some responsibility to
reach out to the people
around us and get to know
them. What are their
needs? What does this
community need that it is
lacking? Senior adult care?
Inexpensive lunch options
for the businesses? After
school care? A community
gathering place? A place
businesses can use for
conference space or office
space on a short term
basis? What is needed in
the community that this
church can provide? What
is God’s dream and how
does Living Saviour fulfill that
dream? What is God calling
us to do and be in the
community around the
church? How are we to be
church to the region and the
people who drive to get
here? So many questions,
which the team is working
to discern.
We know we have a
mission—to be a community
of disciples in service to the
Living Savior. We know we
are a community—brought
together by the power of
the Holy Spirit, for God, to
give glory to God, to serve
God and God’s people. The
Forward Together Team is
seeking to discern what that
looks like in this particular
location. Pray that we
discern what God is calling
us to do and be. Pray that
as God’s dream becomes
apparent, we will be willing,
as a community of disciples,
to step into God’s dream
and live out our calling. We
exist for the sake of the
world, not for our own
sake. We exist because
God called this church into
being, and we have a mission
and a vision and a calling.
Let us boldly step into it.
Love in Christ,
Pastor Angela
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CONTINUING OUR JOURNEY TO EASTER
The season of Lent has been labeled as a “Journey to Easter.” It is a time of preparation for that most joyful day of
days. Each worship experience is not an end to the journey, but rather a “mile marker” on our pilgrimage. Each Sunday morning during Lent our worship concludes in silence, with no Sending Song and no organ postlude. This is done
to symbolically convey the feeling that each time of worship is not ended, we have not reached the end of our journey, but rather, as a congregation, we continue toward our Easter destination each time we gather.
As part of the journey to Easter, Lenten sermons will focus on “Signs of Lent” - such as U-Turn, Stop, One-Way…
LIVING SAVIOUR LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL
The Preschool has openings for the current school year for all ages. We have also begun registration for the
2015-2016 school year. Living Saviour Church members receive free registration ($100.00 value). Registration
forms are available online (www.lslp.webs.com).
We are opening our Summer Camp to children who will be completing Kindergarten or First Grade this
school year. Please tell your friends and we welcome back previous students!! Spots are limited. If you have
Questions, please call Jessica Jordan, Preschool Director, at 704-542-9110.
Wednesday evenings from 6:00-6:30 will be a Lenten worship experience, “Prayer Around the Cross.” It is a
service of singing and prayer.
Palm Sunday, March 29
Maundy Thursday, April 2
Good Friday, April 3
Easter Sunday, April 5
Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.
Maundy Thursday Worship at 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday Worship at 12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m.
Worship Service at 8:30 a.m.
Easter Breakfast from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Worship Service at 11:00 a.m.
There will be no Sunday School on Easter Sunday or on the Sunday after.Easter.
The next meeting of Church Council will be
Sunday, March 15, at 11:45 a.m.
We invite you to come and experience the road and the journey that ends at the tomb. We hope you will invite a
friend to come and experience the journey as well.
2015 CHURCH COUNCIL
Pastor Angela
FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES COMING UP SOON
The Child in Our Hands will celebrate First Communion on Easter Sunday, April 5, with
those children that complete First Communion instruction with Pastor Angela and Shea.
Teaching times will be on Sunday, March 15 and 22 from 9:15 to 10:00 for children with their
parents/guardian. This is designed for any child older than 5. Families make the decision when their child
receives first communion instruction, with a typical child being about 7 years of age; but when a child younger than 5 reaches for a wafer, it indicates a conversation with the child, family, and Pastor might be advisable.
Holy Communion is the meal of the baptized and is available for children at the age their family determines is
best. If you have a child age 5 or older and you think he/she is ready to learn about the sacrament of Holy
Communion, please contact Caren Ballantine 704-552-6412 or [email protected] to
register for the instruction classes.
MOVIE NIGHT AT THE CHURCH
Saturday, March 21, 6:30 p.m.
Join Pastor and Brian as we view a movie about sin and forgiveness.
The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth as a veteran of World War Two who seeks to
overcome the trauma of the Prisoner of War Camp he endured in the Pacific Theater.
Note: This is a “R” rated movie with mature themes, and some graphic violence. It is
108 minutes long.
Bring a snack to share. Pastor will have lemonade, tea, water, coffee.
We will have a time of discussion following the movie.
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President - C.D. Hathcock
Vice President - Caren Ballantine
Secretary - Lillian Stephens
Treasurer - Steve Westphal
Council Members and Area of Responsibility
Caren Ballantine - Stewardship
Russell Bowman - Worship and Music
Russell Hinson - Lay Care/Youth
Laurie Markusen - Samaritan Ministries
Kari Proctor - Christian Education
Sally Ganz - Communication
Chuck Lyle - Property
Bruce Melosh - Personnel
Lillian Stephens - Fellowship
LIVING SAVIOUR CHURCH STAFF
The Reverend Angela K. Powell, Pastor
Mr. Don Huff, Minister of Worship and Music
Mr. Shea Berbaum, Director of Youth and Family Ministries
Ms. Nancy Mersereau, Organist and Music Assistant
Ms. Trudy Haseley, Office Administrator
Ms. Sherry Wooldridge, Office Administrator
Ms. Carla Gearheart, Childcare Provider
6817 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC 28226
Telephone: 704-542-3626
www.livingsaviourlc.org
We’re Living Saviour Lutheran Church on Facebook
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KIDS IN CHRIST
BE JOYFUL IN THE LORD
The people served by Lutheran Services Carolinas have experienced many hardships. The theme
for LSC’s emphasis month, Be Joyful in the Lord, encourages us to recognize and share God’s
joy with all people. During the month of March, the ministries of Lutheran Services Carolinas are
celebrated in congregations across North Carolina. Services offered include Lutheran Disaster
Response, foster care, adoption, refugee resettlement, veterans services, mental health services, counseling, supportive
housing, residential services for adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities, and transitional living for homeless adults with traumatic brain injury and/or severe and persistent mental illness.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to support the work of LSC Child and Family Services, make
checks payable to Lutheran Services Carolinas and write “Child and Family Month” on the memo line.
Contributions may be mailed to P.O. Box 947, Salisbury, NC 28145, or made securely online at www.LSCarolinas.net.
1st - 5th graders
Saturday, March 14
BRIGHT BLESSINGS
Mission To Make Birthday Packages For Homeless Children
Meet at church at 11:30 a.m. –pick up at 1:45 p.m.
Leaving church at 11:40 a.m.
$10.00 donation per child……or $5.00 if you have more than 1 child
Destination: The Giving Village at Bright Blessings
608-A Matthews Mint Hill Road Matthews, NC 28105
Needed: drivers and Youth helpers
SERVING ROOM IN THE INN THIS MONTH AT LIVING SAVIOUR
DATE
GREETER
SAT.
BUS
PICKUP
SUN.
MORNING
BED
SETUP
Feb.28- Bill and
Mar. 2 Corky
Carver
Caren
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
TEAM
Mar. 7-9 Andrew and
Amanda
Alice
Thom
10 A.M.
ADULT
TEAM
MEAL
SERVICE
SUN.
BUS
DRIVER
OVERNIGHT
HOSTS
MONDAY
BUS
DRIVER
DRIVER
PICKUP
FOOD
PROVIDER
M AND F:
J.Sundberg
Brian and
Pastor
Angela
Powell
Bill
Carver
M: Tissie
and Jerry
Littlejohn
Larry
Wagstaff
Corky
Carver
Bill
Carver
Corky
Carver
Sally Ganz
Larry and
Janet
Wagstaff
HIGH
SCHOOL
TEAM
M AND F:
Ellers and
Haseleys
Mike
Michael
Mar. 21- Brian and
23
Pastor
Angela
Nancy
Powell
11:15
ADULT
TEAM
M and F:
Geraldine
and Pastor
Jay H.
Sherry W.
Nancy N.
Brian
Powell
Mar. 28- Ron and
30
Shallen
Gordon
Alice
ALL
M:Sherry & Cathy
AVAILABLE MaryAnn E. Williams
HELP
F:
10 A.M.
New South
Nancy
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Mike and
Laura
Michael
Larry
Wagstaff
Caren
Ballantine
Tissie
Littlejohn
Janet
Wagstaff
W: Alice
Jenkins
Kathy
Sullivan
L: Jean
Dunne
Mike
Michael
Laura
Michael
W: Alice
Jenkins
Elaine
Horack
L: Linda
Honeycutt
Pastor and
Brian
Brian Powell Powell
Alice
Jenkins
W: Nancy
Nein
PROVIDE
BAG
LUNCHES
L.
Margaret
Conrad
F: Jersey
Mike’s
Mar. 14- David and
16
Nancy Nein
MONDAY
WRAP-UP
AND
LAUNDRY
Alice
Jenkins
Pastor
Angela
Caren
Ballantine
W: Nancy
Nein
L:M.A.
Eller/J.
Sundberg
Sandra
Sample
ALL
Margaret
AVAILABLE Krause
TEAM
MEMBERS
There is a 25 child limit, counting the youth!
RSVP or questions: Call the church office (704-542-3626) by Monday, March 2
LSLC EASTER FOOD COLLECTION
FOR
SMITHFIELD BACKPACK STUDENT FAMILIES
LSLC is again planning to provide nutrition support for approximately 10 of the Smithfield Backpack
Program students and their families, this time during the Easter holiday week. The LSLC outpouring of
support for the Thanksgiving food drive was extremely successful, and the need was obviously great. The
goal again is to supply food items for those families that otherwise will have little food for the nine day
holiday week. Below are some suggestions of what could be donated, but any items will be appreciated.
Collection boxes are located in the Fellowship Hall now and through Sunday, March 29th.
Financial contributions are also welcome so we can purchase perishable and/or gift cards just before we
deliver Easter week.
Breakfast items — (cereals, cereal bars, granola bars, instant oatmeal and/or grits packets,
muffins, bagels, jelly, coffee, milk
Lunch items — Macaroni and cheese boxes, Ramen noodles, soups, ravioli/spaghetti/chili,
sandwich thins, cheese
Dinner items — Canned tuna fish, canned chicken, canned vegetables, canned fruits, pasta, pasta
sauce, instant potatoes, bread
Snack foods / beverages / dessert items — Apples and oranges (bags), raisins, dried fruit, fruit/
applesauce cups, microwave popcorn, nuts, trail mix, peanut butter and cheese crackers, dried meat/jerky
sticks, pretzels/chips, boxes of crackers, cookies, cakes, water, sodas
Note: Perishable items show in italics—please donate these during the last week before
Easter.
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Jerry and Tissie Littlejohn at
[email protected]
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THE PIGS ARE HERE! THE PIGS ARE HERE!
EASTER LILIES
It has been our tradition at Living Saviour to have Easter lilies adorn
our worship space on Easter morning. Lilies are again being offered
this year for $9.50 each. These beautiful flowers are provided by
King’s Greenhouse which is owned by Larry & Jean Leonard. Order
blanks will be in the bulletin, and on the board near the flower chart in
the Gathering Area. Checks should be made out to LSLC with a notation on the memo line of
“Easter Lily”. Completed orders can be placed in the offering plate or in the Gathering Area.
The deadline to order is March 16th. This is a great way to remember or honor someone
special, in addition to adding such beauty to our sanctuary.
In 2014 the members of Living Saviour supported the “Buck a Chick” to purchase 500 chickens at $1 each through ELCA
Good Gifts program to help stamp out world hunger. This year we hope you will support an effort to buy PIGS!
Just $30 can provide a piglet to a family in need. When this little piggy grows up, she will give birth to as many as 16 piglets
each year! Pigs help fertilize fields, provide food to eat and can be sold at market for much needed income. What a difference a piglet can make! We are asking each family (or a group of people) to set a goal over the next 10 weeks (that’s just
$3/week) to provide a blessing to these families that have so many needs. We are offering an adorable piggy bank for you to
save your money in. The banks will be collected with our offering on Easter Sunday, April 5. Piggy banks were distributed
February 1. If you need a bank, one is available on the Welcome table in the entrance.
Be CREATIVE! We have members taking them to work to get support from co-workers, hosting pig pickings and asking
guests to bring a donation toward buying a pig; grandparents are sending banks to their grandchildren to encourage them to
join in the fun!
During the season of Lent we are asked to focus on all the blessings God has given us and how we can be
a blessing to others through sacrificial giving. Our goal is to be able to provide a minimum of 100 pigs!
(Just think, next year that would be 1600 pigs!) We hope you will help us fill God’s global barnyard!
Questions? Contact anyone on the Stewardship Team:
Caren Ballantine, Steve Westphal, Marty Jenkins, Pastor Angela
LENTEN PRAYER DISCIPLINE
Pastor Angela invites you to a Lenten discipline of reading a book on prayer written by
an ELCA bishop, Michael Rineheart, titled, Learning to Pray Again: Peace and Joy through
an Ancient Practice. It is available through Amazon as a paperback book or a Kindle book.
The Kindle edition is $2.99 and you don't have to have a kindle to read it electronically, as
a Kindle App is available for computer or other tablet devices. The paperback book is
$8.99. Remember to sign up and use Amazon Smile (http://smile.amazon.com/) benefitting
Living Saviour Lutheran Church, if you do place an order.
This book is designed for 40 days of reading, and Pastor will be reading it, trying the ways of prayer each day,
and will have some opportunities to gather and discuss what you experienced. The ELCA has provided an
opportunity for its leaders to be healthy by having monetary incentives for completing healthy activities. This
year, prayer for 40 days is one of the options. You can help Pastor earn her wellness dollars by reading and
praying with her. Support and encouragement are welcome and appreciated. You can also start the reading
at any time during Lent.
Pastor will gather with any interested persons on Thursday evenings at 7:00 on February 26, March 12, and
March 26; and the same discussion on Sunday mornings following worship on March 8 and 22. Come to one
session, come to them all; each stands alone and will simply be a discussion of how it is going trying something
new or old as a Lenten discipline.
PRAYING FOR POSSIBILITIES
Our Mission is to Grow God’s kingdom through the power of prayer. We pray for the possibilities that
can happen in and of our building; for all the people volunteering, working and participating here, activities
for all, visitors and those that God gathers and the opportunities for witnessing. Ideally, we walk the
property to pray for the possibilities that can happen in each place. If you cannot walk it or be there with
us, we have made booklets with pictures for you to use. So, please join us! For more information,
contact [email protected]
March “Weekly Prayer Teams”
3/1-3/7
3/8-3/14
3/15-3/21
3/22-3/28
3/29-4/4
George Goodman and Greg Baird
Janet Wagstaff and Glenda Kilminster
Corky Carver and Jan Sundberg
Marty Jenkins and Rufus Gregory
Lynn Stephens and Janet Mayer
NOVUSWAY MINISTRIES
2015 Summer Camp
SOUL FEAST
Soul Feast, by Marjorie Thompson has been around for 20+ years
and is a practical book on how and why to do Faith Practices.
Fridays at 9:30 a.m. for about 90 minutes, a group is forming to read and
PRACTICE these faith forming practices. Anyone interested in finding out more
should see Pastor Angela for the details.
We have received 2015 summer camp brochures for programs at Lutheridge and Lutherock.
The brochures can be found on the Youth bulletin board. You are encouraged to look at a brochure or
visit their website (www.novusway.com) to see the many opportunities for children, youth and families to
have a fun, faith-filled experience. Since the camps and this congregation offer scholarship help, finances do
not need to be an obstacle. Early bird discounts are available, if you register by March 15. Join the
middle schoolers, Pastor Angela and Shea the week of June 14 - 20 at Lutheridge.
All who hunger and thirst for a deeper spiritual life are welcome.
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SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY SERVICE PROJECT
Our Middle and High School Youth Groups recently completed a
service project benefiting Smithfield Elementary School. We created
and delivered 80 homemade Valentine boxes filled with Hershey
Kisses for the teachers and staff to enjoy. Thanks go to Thrivent,
Robin LaFollette, Shea Berbaum, Karen Kaufeld, Joy
Forester, and the youth for participating in this outreach
ministry!
. WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY
10:00 a.m.
in the Conference Room
We are studying
"Manna and Mercy" by Daniel Erlander.
He tells the story of God found in the pages of
the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.
For information on study,
Go to the web site mannaandmercy.org
WOMEN OF THE ELCA
Activities for March
Quilt Workshop
Thursday, March 12, at 10:00 am
Cutting batting & backings to size
Assembling quilt layers
Cutting squares for more quilts
Flat sheets needed!
New or gently used…any size
Collection box on counter in Fellowship Hall
Hope Circle
SMITHFIELD OPPORTUNITIES
Thank you to all who supported our Smithfield Elementary partnership in 2014. They are extremely thankful for all the ways
we have supported the staff and students.
So what is next? Wanted to give you a heads up on some projects that are coming up:
*Learning Materials: Leader - Moss Hathcock
*Spring Break Meals for at risk families: Leaders - Jerry and Tissie Littlejohn
*Tennis Ball collection for classrooms: Leader - Caren Ballantine
*Fun Run- There are three ways we can support this:
*providing volunteers for the actual event on April 25
*providing gift items to be used as raffle prizes
*sponsorships to help financially support the event starting at $25
We are building a great team of volunteers. We literally have church members in the school every week, in addition to the
special projects. If you are interested in any of these projects or have an idea of your own of how we can support the staff
and/or students, please let me know! If you want to work directly with the students,
remember you have to register online as a CMS volunteer first.
Caren Ballantine
NC WOMEN OF THE ELCA INVITE YOU TO JOIN US
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF VOLUNTEER DAY
4 Days - September 24-27, 2015
This 4-day tour, arranged by Christian Tours includes 3 buffet breakfasts, 1 lunch and 2 dinners. On September 24, we will
travel to Timonium, Maryland in a deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach (stopping in the DC/Baltimore area for shopping along
the way), for our three-night stay. On September 25, after a breakfast buffet, we will go to New Windsor, MD, home of the
Lutheran World Relief Center, for a day of volunteer activities, breaking for lunch and followed by a tour of the campus. All of
us will have the opportunity to help at each location during the day. In the afternoon, we will go to the gift shop, before leaving
the campus. In the evening we will have dinner in one of the area’s favorite restaurants. On the 26th following breakfast,
we’ll travel into Baltimore to visit Zion Church, a bilingual ELCA congregation; then board a Spirit cruise ship for a tour and
lunch, followed by free time to shop in stores of Inner Harbor….then a dinner feast. September 27 will include breakfast,
morning worship at Washington Nathioal Cathedral and a tour through the capital before our journey home.
Details about the Lutheran World Relief Volunteer Day 4-day trip are posted on the Kiosk in the fellowship area,
including cost per person (and early booking discounts).and information on to whom you mail reservations and payments. To
access this information online, you can first Google Lutheran World Relief Volunteer Day and then click on the section entitled, “Download the Brochure - NC Women of the ELCA.”
If you have questions, you may contact Terri Brown at (704) 213-4202 or [email protected].
Pastor Angela is planning to go on the 4-day tour and will be taking her mother along with her. Please let Pastor know, if
you are interested in participating.
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Books are $8.00 and can be
purchased in the church office.
However, it is not necessary to
have a book to be a part of our
group study.
Please join us.
Everyone is welcome!!
If you have questions
or would like more information, please contact
Janet Mayer at [email protected]
Thursday, March 19, at 1:00 pm
Book discussion: Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Plus, a devotion about the “Bold Life of Katie Luther”
Looking Ahead:
Spring Gathering – April 18 at Morningstar Lutheran
(Look for registration form on kiosk)
WELCA Sunday at LSLC – April 19
Guest preacher – Pastor Ruth Ann Sipe
Thankoffering collection
All women are welcome to join in any of our activities!
Alice Jenkins ([email protected])
“PRIMETIMERS”
EASTER EGG HUNT
Please join us for lunch
March 28
10:00– 12:00
Wednesday, March 18
11:30 a.m.
at
Wan Fu Quality Chinese Cuisine
10719 Kettering Drive
Charlotte, N.C. 28226
Bring a dozen filled eggs by March 22
(place in bin in fellowship hall)
On March 28, bring a dozen boiled eggs
in the shell for the children to dye
Always good food and great fellowship
Ages 50 and above are welcome!!
Suggestions or Questions?
Contact Dawn Gibson at
704-542-1740
[email protected]
Bring a basket to hold your goodies, yourself, your
friends, your family. All ages are welcome! (those
under 5, we ask a parent/grandparent to stay and
help guide them through the activities.
Questions? Please call the church office 704-542-3626.
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MAKE AN IMPACT WITH THRIVENT ACTION TEAMS
LSLC YOUTH
What is your passion? Thrivent Action Teams are a new way for Thrivent members, their friends, family and
church community to get involved to make a difference. The project should bring people together for a onetime fundraiser, service activity or educational event that can be completed within 90 days.
&
FAMILY
Getting Started:
A member identifies an unmet need and completes an online application at Thrivent.com/action team.
Once approved, the member will receive an action kit in the mail, complete with promotional signage, T-shirts
and resources to make the project a success. It comes with a Community Impact Card with $250.00 seed
money to help cover some of the project costs like promotional, material and rental expenses — not intended
to be used as a gift or grant—but to inspire people to take action and together make a bigger impact. We have
used funds at LSLC for: Sub Sandwiches, Spay-ghetti Dinner, Smithfield, Salvation Army Stockings, Prayer Shawl
Ministry and Living Waters in Cherokee.
If you are not a Thrivent member and would like to learn more about membership and all the benefits, visit
Thrivent.com to find a Thrivent Financial representative near you.
BLESSED TO BLESS OTHERS
Yes, what a blessing our Prayer Shawl Ministry received from Caren Ballantine and Kathy Ballantine so that we
might bless others! Caren and Kathy presented our group with a $250.00 Thrivent gift card to spend on yarn to
make our prayer shawls.
Monday, February 2nd, Caren, Kathy, Jean Dunne, Gail Fay, Shallen Gordon, Tissie Littlejohn, Jan Sundberg and I
met at Michaels at Stonecrest and had the best time choosing yarn to make prayer shawls for this year. (They were
having a great sale, so we were able to buy more yarn!)
Thanks to their love and generosity, we were able to purchase yarn for at least 18 prayer
shawls. Our group is well stocked with yarn for this year to provide for the needs of our
church family. Last year we provided 28.
Welcome to the season of Lent. Lent is a time of reflection and contemplation that often gets missed in the
busy day to day operations of family life. When do we have time to add in Lenten disciplines in our lives?
To help answer this question, I hope you will check out the LSLC Youth and Family Blog and Facebook page
this month. Every week there will be a new post on Lenten disciplines that are easy to do with the family at
home.
Our confirmation students are participating in a Mentoring program all throughout Lent. They will be
studying the Lord’s Prayer with adult mentors, outside of the family unit, and learning how Jesus’ famous
prayer teaches us how to pray every day. Please pray for our confirmation students and their mentors as
they journey together through this season.
Youth and Family Dates:
February 18 - April 5: Confirmation Mentoring season.
March 4, 11, 18, 25: Lenten Worship Service “Prayer Around the Cross”
March 1: All youth (grades 6-12) at 4:00 p.m.
March 8: Christian Education Visioning Team Meeting following Worship
All Youth (grades 6-12) at 4:00p.m.
March 14: Kids in Christ and young Kids in Christ at Bright Blessings.
Contact Pastor Angela, Shea Berbaum, or the church office to RSVP
We would love to have new members. We meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at
10:00 a.m. at the church. Please join us!
March 15: 1st communion classes available during SS hour
Middle School Youth Group, 4:00 p.m.
Jeanne Davis ([email protected]
and the Prayer Shawl Ministry
March 22: High School Youth Group, 4:00 p.m.
March 29: Palm Sunday
No Youth
THE ADULT FAITH FORUM CLASS has two more sessions of The Greatest Story: Bible
Peace and Blessings,
Introduction, and then on March 15, we will begin a wonderful Lenten journey using Adam Hamilton’s study series, The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus. Using historical information, archaeological data, and stories of the faith, the study will follow in the footsteps of Jesus from his baptism to the temptations to the heart of his ministry, including the people he loved, the parables he
taught, the enemies he made, and the healing he brought.
Shea Berbaum
The six study sessions include:






Prologue: John the Baptist and Jesus
Baptism and Temptation: The Jordan River and the Wilderness
Proclaiming the Kingdom: The Mountains
Calming the Storm: The Sea of Galilee
Sinners, Outcasts, and the Poor: Samaria
The Final Week: Jerusalem
Please feel free to join the class for any or all of the sessions, as you are able.
The class meets on Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m.
FaIth
O
R
U
m
S
CAMPFIRMATION—Summer Camp at Lutheridge for our Middle School students. All middle school
confirmation students are asked to attend one week of summer camp. This year we will be going with the
other 5 churches in our “cluster” to learn together and have fun together the week of June 14-20. We
will leave the church following worship, and be back on Saturday mid-day. The church pays ½ of the cost
of camp and other scholarship money is available. Questions? See Pastor. Deadline to register is
MARCH 8. Don’t be late!
Trudy Haseley, Coordinator
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MAKE AN IMPACT WITH THRIVENT ACTION TEAMS
LSLC YOUTH
What is your passion? Thrivent Action Teams are a new way for Thrivent members, their friends, family and
church community to get involved to make a difference. The project should bring people together for a onetime fundraiser, service activity or educational event that can be completed within 90 days.
&
FAMILY
Getting Started:
A member identifies an unmet need and completes an online application at Thrivent.com/action team.
Once approved, the member will receive an action kit in the mail, complete with promotional signage, T-shirts
and resources to make the project a success. It comes with a Community Impact Card with $250.00 seed
money to help cover some of the project costs like promotional, material and rental expenses — not intended
to be used as a gift or grant—but to inspire people to take action and together make a bigger impact. We have
used funds at LSLC for: Sub Sandwiches, Spay-ghetti Dinner, Smithfield, Salvation Army Stockings, Prayer Shawl
Ministry and Living Waters in Cherokee.
If you are not a Thrivent member and would like to learn more about membership and all the benefits, visit
Thrivent.com to find a Thrivent Financial representative near you.
BLESSED TO BLESS OTHERS
Yes, what a blessing our Prayer Shawl Ministry received from Caren Ballantine and Kathy Ballantine so that we
might bless others! Caren and Kathy presented our group with a $250.00 Thrivent gift card to spend on yarn to
make our prayer shawls.
Monday, February 2nd, Caren, Kathy, Jean Dunne, Gail Fay, Shallen Gordon, Tissie Littlejohn, Jan Sundberg and I
met at Michaels at Stonecrest and had the best time choosing yarn to make prayer shawls for this year. (They were
having a great sale, so we were able to buy more yarn!)
Thanks to their love and generosity, we were able to purchase yarn for at least 18 prayer
shawls. Our group is well stocked with yarn for this year to provide for the needs of our
church family. Last year we provided 28.
Welcome to the season of Lent. Lent is a time of reflection and contemplation that often gets missed in the
busy day to day operations of family life. When do we have time to add in Lenten disciplines in our lives?
To help answer this question, I hope you will check out the LSLC Youth and Family Blog and Facebook page
this month. Every week there will be a new post on Lenten disciplines that are easy to do with the family at
home.
Our confirmation students are participating in a Mentoring program all throughout Lent. They will be
studying the Lord’s Prayer with adult mentors, outside of the family unit, and learning how Jesus’ famous
prayer teaches us how to pray every day. Please pray for our confirmation students and their mentors as
they journey together through this season.
Youth and Family Dates:
February 18 - April 5: Confirmation Mentoring season.
March 4, 11, 18, 25: Lenten Worship Service “Prayer Around the Cross”
March 1: All youth (grades 6-12) at 4:00 p.m.
March 8: Christian Education Visioning Team Meeting following Worship
All Youth (grades 6-12) at 4:00p.m.
March 14: Kids in Christ and young Kids in Christ at Bright Blessings.
Contact Pastor Angela, Shea Berbaum, or the church office to RSVP
We would love to have new members. We meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at
10:00 a.m. at the church. Please join us!
March 15: 1st communion classes available during SS hour
Middle School Youth Group, 4:00 p.m.
Jeanne Davis ([email protected]
and the Prayer Shawl Ministry
March 22: High School Youth Group, 4:00 p.m.
March 29: Palm Sunday
No Youth
THE ADULT FAITH FORUM CLASS has two more sessions of The Greatest Story: Bible
Peace and Blessings,
Introduction, and then on March 15, we will begin a wonderful Lenten journey using Adam Hamilton’s study series, The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus. Using historical information, archaeological data, and stories of the faith, the study will follow in the footsteps of Jesus from his baptism to the temptations to the heart of his ministry, including the people he loved, the parables he
taught, the enemies he made, and the healing he brought.
Shea Berbaum
The six study sessions include:






Prologue: John the Baptist and Jesus
Baptism and Temptation: The Jordan River and the Wilderness
Proclaiming the Kingdom: The Mountains
Calming the Storm: The Sea of Galilee
Sinners, Outcasts, and the Poor: Samaria
The Final Week: Jerusalem
Please feel free to join the class for any or all of the sessions, as you are able.
The class meets on Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m.
FaIth
O
R
U
m
S
CAMPFIRMATION—Summer Camp at Lutheridge for our Middle School students. All middle school
confirmation students are asked to attend one week of summer camp. This year we will be going with the
other 5 churches in our “cluster” to learn together and have fun together the week of June 14-20. We
will leave the church following worship, and be back on Saturday mid-day. The church pays ½ of the cost
of camp and other scholarship money is available. Questions? See Pastor. Deadline to register is
MARCH 8. Don’t be late!
Trudy Haseley, Coordinator
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SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY SERVICE PROJECT
Our Middle and High School Youth Groups recently completed a
service project benefiting Smithfield Elementary School. We created
and delivered 80 homemade Valentine boxes filled with Hershey
Kisses for the teachers and staff to enjoy. Thanks go to Thrivent,
Robin LaFollette, Shea Berbaum, Karen Kaufeld, Joy
Forester, and the youth for participating in this outreach
ministry!
. WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY
10:00 a.m.
in the Conference Room
We are studying
"Manna and Mercy" by Daniel Erlander.
He tells the story of God found in the pages of
the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.
For information on study,
Go to the web site mannaandmercy.org
WOMEN OF THE ELCA
Activities for March
Quilt Workshop
Thursday, March 12, at 10:00 am
Cutting batting & backings to size
Assembling quilt layers
Cutting squares for more quilts
Flat sheets needed!
New or gently used…any size
Collection box on counter in Fellowship Hall
Hope Circle
SMITHFIELD OPPORTUNITIES
Thank you to all who supported our Smithfield Elementary partnership in 2014. They are extremely thankful for all the ways
we have supported the staff and students.
So what is next? Wanted to give you a heads up on some projects that are coming up:
*Learning Materials: Leader - Moss Hathcock
*Spring Break Meals for at risk families: Leaders - Jerry and Tissie Littlejohn
*Tennis Ball collection for classrooms: Leader - Caren Ballantine
*Fun Run- There are three ways we can support this:
*providing volunteers for the actual event on April 25
*providing gift items to be used as raffle prizes
*sponsorships to help financially support the event starting at $25
We are building a great team of volunteers. We literally have church members in the school every week, in addition to the
special projects. If you are interested in any of these projects or have an idea of your own of how we can support the staff
and/or students, please let me know! If you want to work directly with the students,
remember you have to register online as a CMS volunteer first.
Caren Ballantine
NC WOMEN OF THE ELCA INVITE YOU TO JOIN US
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF VOLUNTEER DAY
4 Days - September 24-27, 2015
This 4-day tour, arranged by Christian Tours includes 3 buffet breakfasts, 1 lunch and 2 dinners. On September 24, we will
travel to Timonium, Maryland in a deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach (stopping in the DC/Baltimore area for shopping along
the way), for our three-night stay. On September 25, after a breakfast buffet, we will go to New Windsor, MD, home of the
Lutheran World Relief Center, for a day of volunteer activities, breaking for lunch and followed by a tour of the campus. All of
us will have the opportunity to help at each location during the day. In the afternoon, we will go to the gift shop, before leaving
the campus. In the evening we will have dinner in one of the area’s favorite restaurants. On the 26th following breakfast,
we’ll travel into Baltimore to visit Zion Church, a bilingual ELCA congregation; then board a Spirit cruise ship for a tour and
lunch, followed by free time to shop in stores of Inner Harbor….then a dinner feast. September 27 will include breakfast,
morning worship at Washington Nathioal Cathedral and a tour through the capital before our journey home.
Details about the Lutheran World Relief Volunteer Day 4-day trip are posted on the Kiosk in the fellowship area,
including cost per person (and early booking discounts).and information on to whom you mail reservations and payments. To
access this information online, you can first Google Lutheran World Relief Volunteer Day and then click on the section entitled, “Download the Brochure - NC Women of the ELCA.”
If you have questions, you may contact Terri Brown at (704) 213-4202 or [email protected].
Pastor Angela is planning to go on the 4-day tour and will be taking her mother along with her. Please let Pastor know, if
you are interested in participating.
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Books are $8.00 and can be
purchased in the church office.
However, it is not necessary to
have a book to be a part of our
group study.
Please join us.
Everyone is welcome!!
If you have questions
or would like more information, please contact
Janet Mayer at [email protected]
Thursday, March 19, at 1:00 pm
Book discussion: Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Plus, a devotion about the “Bold Life of Katie Luther”
Looking Ahead:
Spring Gathering – April 18 at Morningstar Lutheran
(Look for registration form on kiosk)
WELCA Sunday at LSLC – April 19
Guest preacher – Pastor Ruth Ann Sipe
Thankoffering collection
All women are welcome to join in any of our activities!
Alice Jenkins ([email protected])
“PRIMETIMERS”
EASTER EGG HUNT
Please join us for lunch
March 28
10:00– 12:00
Wednesday, March 18
11:30 a.m.
at
Wan Fu Quality Chinese Cuisine
10719 Kettering Drive
Charlotte, N.C. 28226
Bring a dozen filled eggs by March 22
(place in bin in fellowship hall)
On March 28, bring a dozen boiled eggs
in the shell for the children to dye
Always good food and great fellowship
Ages 50 and above are welcome!!
Suggestions or Questions?
Contact Dawn Gibson at
704-542-1740
[email protected]
Bring a basket to hold your goodies, yourself, your
friends, your family. All ages are welcome! (those
under 5, we ask a parent/grandparent to stay and
help guide them through the activities.
Questions? Please call the church office 704-542-3626.
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THE PIGS ARE HERE! THE PIGS ARE HERE!
EASTER LILIES
It has been our tradition at Living Saviour to have Easter lilies adorn
our worship space on Easter morning. Lilies are again being offered
this year for $9.50 each. These beautiful flowers are provided by
King’s Greenhouse which is owned by Larry & Jean Leonard. Order
blanks will be in the bulletin, and on the board near the flower chart in
the Gathering Area. Checks should be made out to LSLC with a notation on the memo line of
“Easter Lily”. Completed orders can be placed in the offering plate or in the Gathering Area.
The deadline to order is March 16th. This is a great way to remember or honor someone
special, in addition to adding such beauty to our sanctuary.
In 2014 the members of Living Saviour supported the “Buck a Chick” to purchase 500 chickens at $1 each through ELCA
Good Gifts program to help stamp out world hunger. This year we hope you will support an effort to buy PIGS!
Just $30 can provide a piglet to a family in need. When this little piggy grows up, she will give birth to as many as 16 piglets
each year! Pigs help fertilize fields, provide food to eat and can be sold at market for much needed income. What a difference a piglet can make! We are asking each family (or a group of people) to set a goal over the next 10 weeks (that’s just
$3/week) to provide a blessing to these families that have so many needs. We are offering an adorable piggy bank for you to
save your money in. The banks will be collected with our offering on Easter Sunday, April 5. Piggy banks were distributed
February 1. If you need a bank, one is available on the Welcome table in the entrance.
Be CREATIVE! We have members taking them to work to get support from co-workers, hosting pig pickings and asking
guests to bring a donation toward buying a pig; grandparents are sending banks to their grandchildren to encourage them to
join in the fun!
During the season of Lent we are asked to focus on all the blessings God has given us and how we can be
a blessing to others through sacrificial giving. Our goal is to be able to provide a minimum of 100 pigs!
(Just think, next year that would be 1600 pigs!) We hope you will help us fill God’s global barnyard!
Questions? Contact anyone on the Stewardship Team:
Caren Ballantine, Steve Westphal, Marty Jenkins, Pastor Angela
LENTEN PRAYER DISCIPLINE
Pastor Angela invites you to a Lenten discipline of reading a book on prayer written by
an ELCA bishop, Michael Rineheart, titled, Learning to Pray Again: Peace and Joy through
an Ancient Practice. It is available through Amazon as a paperback book or a Kindle book.
The Kindle edition is $2.99 and you don't have to have a kindle to read it electronically, as
a Kindle App is available for computer or other tablet devices. The paperback book is
$8.99. Remember to sign up and use Amazon Smile (http://smile.amazon.com/) benefitting
Living Saviour Lutheran Church, if you do place an order.
This book is designed for 40 days of reading, and Pastor will be reading it, trying the ways of prayer each day,
and will have some opportunities to gather and discuss what you experienced. The ELCA has provided an
opportunity for its leaders to be healthy by having monetary incentives for completing healthy activities. This
year, prayer for 40 days is one of the options. You can help Pastor earn her wellness dollars by reading and
praying with her. Support and encouragement are welcome and appreciated. You can also start the reading
at any time during Lent.
Pastor will gather with any interested persons on Thursday evenings at 7:00 on February 26, March 12, and
March 26; and the same discussion on Sunday mornings following worship on March 8 and 22. Come to one
session, come to them all; each stands alone and will simply be a discussion of how it is going trying something
new or old as a Lenten discipline.
PRAYING FOR POSSIBILITIES
Our Mission is to Grow God’s kingdom through the power of prayer. We pray for the possibilities that
can happen in and of our building; for all the people volunteering, working and participating here, activities
for all, visitors and those that God gathers and the opportunities for witnessing. Ideally, we walk the
property to pray for the possibilities that can happen in each place. If you cannot walk it or be there with
us, we have made booklets with pictures for you to use. So, please join us! For more information,
contact [email protected]
March “Weekly Prayer Teams”
3/1-3/7
3/8-3/14
3/15-3/21
3/22-3/28
3/29-4/4
George Goodman and Greg Baird
Janet Wagstaff and Glenda Kilminster
Corky Carver and Jan Sundberg
Marty Jenkins and Rufus Gregory
Lynn Stephens and Janet Mayer
NOVUSWAY MINISTRIES
2015 Summer Camp
SOUL FEAST
Soul Feast, by Marjorie Thompson has been around for 20+ years
and is a practical book on how and why to do Faith Practices.
Fridays at 9:30 a.m. for about 90 minutes, a group is forming to read and
PRACTICE these faith forming practices. Anyone interested in finding out more
should see Pastor Angela for the details.
We have received 2015 summer camp brochures for programs at Lutheridge and Lutherock.
The brochures can be found on the Youth bulletin board. You are encouraged to look at a brochure or
visit their website (www.novusway.com) to see the many opportunities for children, youth and families to
have a fun, faith-filled experience. Since the camps and this congregation offer scholarship help, finances do
not need to be an obstacle. Early bird discounts are available, if you register by March 15. Join the
middle schoolers, Pastor Angela and Shea the week of June 14 - 20 at Lutheridge.
All who hunger and thirst for a deeper spiritual life are welcome.
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KIDS IN CHRIST
BE JOYFUL IN THE LORD
The people served by Lutheran Services Carolinas have experienced many hardships. The theme
for LSC’s emphasis month, Be Joyful in the Lord, encourages us to recognize and share God’s
joy with all people. During the month of March, the ministries of Lutheran Services Carolinas are
celebrated in congregations across North Carolina. Services offered include Lutheran Disaster
Response, foster care, adoption, refugee resettlement, veterans services, mental health services, counseling, supportive
housing, residential services for adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities, and transitional living for homeless adults with traumatic brain injury and/or severe and persistent mental illness.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to support the work of LSC Child and Family Services, make
checks payable to Lutheran Services Carolinas and write “Child and Family Month” on the memo line.
Contributions may be mailed to P.O. Box 947, Salisbury, NC 28145, or made securely online at www.LSCarolinas.net.
1st - 5th graders
Saturday, March 14
BRIGHT BLESSINGS
Mission To Make Birthday Packages For Homeless Children
Meet at church at 11:30 a.m. –pick up at 1:45 p.m.
Leaving church at 11:40 a.m.
$10.00 donation per child……or $5.00 if you have more than 1 child
Destination: The Giving Village at Bright Blessings
608-A Matthews Mint Hill Road Matthews, NC 28105
Needed: drivers and Youth helpers
SERVING ROOM IN THE INN THIS MONTH AT LIVING SAVIOUR
DATE
GREETER
SAT.
BUS
PICKUP
SUN.
MORNING
BED
SETUP
Feb.28- Bill and
Mar. 2 Corky
Carver
Caren
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
TEAM
Mar. 7-9 Andrew and
Amanda
Alice
Thom
10 A.M.
ADULT
TEAM
MEAL
SERVICE
SUN.
BUS
DRIVER
OVERNIGHT
HOSTS
MONDAY
BUS
DRIVER
DRIVER
PICKUP
FOOD
PROVIDER
M AND F:
J.Sundberg
Brian and
Pastor
Angela
Powell
Bill
Carver
M: Tissie
and Jerry
Littlejohn
Larry
Wagstaff
Corky
Carver
Bill
Carver
Corky
Carver
Sally Ganz
Larry and
Janet
Wagstaff
HIGH
SCHOOL
TEAM
M AND F:
Ellers and
Haseleys
Mike
Michael
Mar. 21- Brian and
23
Pastor
Angela
Nancy
Powell
11:15
ADULT
TEAM
M and F:
Geraldine
and Pastor
Jay H.
Sherry W.
Nancy N.
Brian
Powell
Mar. 28- Ron and
30
Shallen
Gordon
Alice
ALL
M:Sherry & Cathy
AVAILABLE MaryAnn E. Williams
HELP
F:
10 A.M.
New South
Nancy
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Mike and
Laura
Michael
Larry
Wagstaff
Caren
Ballantine
Tissie
Littlejohn
Janet
Wagstaff
W: Alice
Jenkins
Kathy
Sullivan
L: Jean
Dunne
Mike
Michael
Laura
Michael
W: Alice
Jenkins
Elaine
Horack
L: Linda
Honeycutt
Pastor and
Brian
Brian Powell Powell
Alice
Jenkins
W: Nancy
Nein
PROVIDE
BAG
LUNCHES
L.
Margaret
Conrad
F: Jersey
Mike’s
Mar. 14- David and
16
Nancy Nein
MONDAY
WRAP-UP
AND
LAUNDRY
Alice
Jenkins
Pastor
Angela
Caren
Ballantine
W: Nancy
Nein
L:M.A.
Eller/J.
Sundberg
Sandra
Sample
ALL
Margaret
AVAILABLE Krause
TEAM
MEMBERS
There is a 25 child limit, counting the youth!
RSVP or questions: Call the church office (704-542-3626) by Monday, March 2
LSLC EASTER FOOD COLLECTION
FOR
SMITHFIELD BACKPACK STUDENT FAMILIES
LSLC is again planning to provide nutrition support for approximately 10 of the Smithfield Backpack
Program students and their families, this time during the Easter holiday week. The LSLC outpouring of
support for the Thanksgiving food drive was extremely successful, and the need was obviously great. The
goal again is to supply food items for those families that otherwise will have little food for the nine day
holiday week. Below are some suggestions of what could be donated, but any items will be appreciated.
Collection boxes are located in the Fellowship Hall now and through Sunday, March 29th.
Financial contributions are also welcome so we can purchase perishable and/or gift cards just before we
deliver Easter week.
Breakfast items — (cereals, cereal bars, granola bars, instant oatmeal and/or grits packets,
muffins, bagels, jelly, coffee, milk
Lunch items — Macaroni and cheese boxes, Ramen noodles, soups, ravioli/spaghetti/chili,
sandwich thins, cheese
Dinner items — Canned tuna fish, canned chicken, canned vegetables, canned fruits, pasta, pasta
sauce, instant potatoes, bread
Snack foods / beverages / dessert items — Apples and oranges (bags), raisins, dried fruit, fruit/
applesauce cups, microwave popcorn, nuts, trail mix, peanut butter and cheese crackers, dried meat/jerky
sticks, pretzels/chips, boxes of crackers, cookies, cakes, water, sodas
Note: Perishable items show in italics—please donate these during the last week before
Easter.
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Jerry and Tissie Littlejohn at
[email protected]
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CONTINUING OUR JOURNEY TO EASTER
The season of Lent has been labeled as a “Journey to Easter.” It is a time of preparation for that most joyful day of
days. Each worship experience is not an end to the journey, but rather a “mile marker” on our pilgrimage. Each Sunday morning during Lent our worship concludes in silence, with no Sending Song and no organ postlude. This is done
to symbolically convey the feeling that each time of worship is not ended, we have not reached the end of our journey, but rather, as a congregation, we continue toward our Easter destination each time we gather.
As part of the journey to Easter, Lenten sermons will focus on “Signs of Lent” - such as U-Turn, Stop, One-Way…
LIVING SAVIOUR LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL
The Preschool has openings for the current school year for all ages. We have also begun registration for the
2015-2016 school year. Living Saviour Church members receive free registration ($100.00 value). Registration
forms are available online (www.lslp.webs.com).
We are opening our Summer Camp to children who will be completing Kindergarten or First Grade this
school year. Please tell your friends and we welcome back previous students!! Spots are limited. If you have
Questions, please call Jessica Jordan, Preschool Director, at 704-542-9110.
Wednesday evenings from 6:00-6:30 will be a Lenten worship experience, “Prayer Around the Cross.” It is a
service of singing and prayer.
Palm Sunday, March 29
Maundy Thursday, April 2
Good Friday, April 3
Easter Sunday, April 5
Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.
Maundy Thursday Worship at 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday Worship at 12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m.
Worship Service at 8:30 a.m.
Easter Breakfast from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Worship Service at 11:00 a.m.
There will be no Sunday School on Easter Sunday or on the Sunday after.Easter.
The next meeting of Church Council will be
Sunday, March 15, at 11:45 a.m.
We invite you to come and experience the road and the journey that ends at the tomb. We hope you will invite a
friend to come and experience the journey as well.
2015 CHURCH COUNCIL
Pastor Angela
FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES COMING UP SOON
The Child in Our Hands will celebrate First Communion on Easter Sunday, April 5, with
those children that complete First Communion instruction with Pastor Angela and Shea.
Teaching times will be on Sunday, March 15 and 22 from 9:15 to 10:00 for children with their
parents/guardian. This is designed for any child older than 5. Families make the decision when their child
receives first communion instruction, with a typical child being about 7 years of age; but when a child younger than 5 reaches for a wafer, it indicates a conversation with the child, family, and Pastor might be advisable.
Holy Communion is the meal of the baptized and is available for children at the age their family determines is
best. If you have a child age 5 or older and you think he/she is ready to learn about the sacrament of Holy
Communion, please contact Caren Ballantine 704-552-6412 or [email protected] to
register for the instruction classes.
MOVIE NIGHT AT THE CHURCH
Saturday, March 21, 6:30 p.m.
Join Pastor and Brian as we view a movie about sin and forgiveness.
The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth as a veteran of World War Two who seeks to
overcome the trauma of the Prisoner of War Camp he endured in the Pacific Theater.
Note: This is a “R” rated movie with mature themes, and some graphic violence. It is
108 minutes long.
Bring a snack to share. Pastor will have lemonade, tea, water, coffee.
We will have a time of discussion following the movie.
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President - C.D. Hathcock
Vice President - Caren Ballantine
Secretary - Lillian Stephens
Treasurer - Steve Westphal
Council Members and Area of Responsibility
Caren Ballantine - Stewardship
Russell Bowman - Worship and Music
Russell Hinson - Lay Care/Youth
Laurie Markusen - Samaritan Ministries
Kari Proctor - Christian Education
Sally Ganz - Communication
Chuck Lyle - Property
Bruce Melosh - Personnel
Lillian Stephens - Fellowship
LIVING SAVIOUR CHURCH STAFF
The Reverend Angela K. Powell, Pastor
Mr. Don Huff, Minister of Worship and Music
Mr. Shea Berbaum, Director of Youth and Family Ministries
Ms. Nancy Mersereau, Organist and Music Assistant
Ms. Trudy Haseley, Office Administrator
Ms. Sherry Wooldridge, Office Administrator
Ms. Carla Gearheart, Childcare Provider
6817 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC 28226
Telephone: 704-542-3626
www.livingsaviourlc.org
We’re Living Saviour Lutheran Church on Facebook
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March 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
9:15 a.m. SS and FF
10:15 a.m.Worship Service
11:30 Blessing of the Hands
11:45 Children’s Choirs
11:45 Jubilate Bells
4:00 p.m. All Youth
10:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. RITI
2
3 6:00 pm Brownies 4 10:00 a.m.
5
6
7
10:00 a.m.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
6:45 p.m.
Cub Scouts Den Mtg
7:00 p.m.
Forward Together
6:30-8:30 Carmel
Village II (Educ.Rm)
Bible Study
1:00 p.m.
Praying with Scripture
6:00p.m. Lenten Service
6:45 - 9:00 p.m.
Choirs
7:00 a.m.
Men’s Bible Study
10:15am
Bridge group
8 Daylight Savings Time Begins
Girl Scout Sunday
9:00 a.m. Jubilate Bells Reh.
9:15 a.m. SS & Faith Forum
10:15 a.m. Worship Service
11:15 -Childrens Choirs
11:30 Lenten Discipline Prayer
4:00 p.m. All Youth
9
10
11 10:00 a.m.
6:45 p.m. Boy Scouts
Parents’ Meeting
7:00 a.m.
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Men’s Bible Study
Preschool Closed
10:00 a.m.
Quilt workshop
10:15a.m.BridgeGroup
6:00p.m. Lenten Service 7:00 p.m. Lenten
Prayer Discipline
6:45-9:00 p.m. Choirs
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6:45 p.m.
Cub Scouts
Den Meeting
6:30-8:30 Carmel
Village (F.H.)
Bible Study
1:00 p.m.
Praying with Scripture
11:30 a.m.
Kids in Christ to go
to Bright Blessings
15 9:15 a.m. SS & FF
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17
18
19 7:00 a.m.
21
First Communion Instruction
10:15 a.m.Worship Service
11:15 Children’s Choirs
11:45 Church Council
4:00 p.m. MS Youth
10:00 a.m.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
6:00-7:00 pm
Brownie Troop
Men’s Bible Study
10:15am Bridge group
6:45 p.m.
Boy Scouts # 165
6:45 Cub Scouts
Den Meeting
10:00 a.m. Bible Study
11:30 Primetimers
Wan Fu Chinese Cuisine
1:00 p.m. PWS
6:00p.m. Lenten Service
6:45-9:00 p.m. Choirs
22 9:00 a,m.Children’s Choirs
23 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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25 10:00 a.m.
26 7:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m. SS & Faith Forum
First Communion Instruction
Carmel Crossing HOA
6:45 a.m.
Boy Scouts #165
Bible Study
1:00 p.m.
Praying with Scripture
6:00 p.m.
Lenten Service
6:45-9:00 Choirs
Men’s Bible Study
10:15 a.m. Worship Service
6:45 p.m.
Cub Scouts #265
Pack Meeting.
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6:45 Boy Scouts #165
10:00 a.m.-6:00a.m. RITI
11:30 Lenten Prayer Discipline
4:00 p.m. HS Youth
10:00 a.m.-6:00am Room In The Inn
29 Palm Sunday
9:15 a.m. SS & FF
10:15 a.m. Worship
11:45 a.m. Jubilate Bells
3/1
3/2
3/3
6:45 p.m.
Boy Scouts #165
3/4
3/5
3/6
3/7
3/9
3/9
3/11
3/13
3/14
3/15
3/18
3/18
Elaine Hazen
Roger Kurth
Ann Chriske
Nicky Sample
Joel Patterson
Bailey Biggs
John Farris
Ashlyn Cicuzza-Beach
Linda Lyle
Keith Falls
Cardon Hawley
Madeline Buff
Kenneth Cochran
Michael Frixen
Carolyn Grizer
John Williams
Margorie Sahr
Eric Forster
Emma Cunningham
Joyce Godwin
6:30 p.m. Saturday
Movie Night at the
Church
“The Railway Man”
1:00 p.m. Hope Circle
7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts
Parent/Leader Meeting
10:15am Bridge group
7:00 p.m. Lenten
Prayer Discipline
March 2015
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10:00 a.m. Egg Hunt
All Ages Welcome!
Under 5, accompanied
by an adult.
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30
March Birthdays
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L I V I N G
6:00 p.m. Brownie
Troop #1686
6:45 p.m.
Cub Scouts
Den Meeting
3/19 Michael Butterworth
Hanna Miller
Irmgard Schildroth
3/20 Kathy Gaddis
Harry Gibson
3/21 Deb Borley
3/24 Alan Conley
Dominique Greve
3/25 Preston Gist
3/26 Wendi Mayer
3/28 P.J. Krause
3/30 Cindy Bergh
Chad Coltrane
Anthony Kerby
Mark Walker
3/31 Cindy Buff
March Anniversaries
3/7 Bob and Donna Loges
3/11 Marty and Alice Jenkins
3/25 Chad and Tami Coltrane
If you notice any errors or
omissions, please contact the
church office so that our
records can be updated.
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A community of
disciples in
service to the
Living Savior
Lay Care Ministry
Lay Care ministry
touches so many
lives in our church
family and in our
community. So many
people participate in
the Lay Care ministries and we want to
bless you each year,
as you do the work
of being God’s hands
and feet in this
world. A time of
blessing the hands
will be held March 1
following worship in
the Fellowship Hall.
If you participate in
the lay care ministry,
come and have your
hands blessed.
S A V I O U R
L U T H E R A N
C H U R C H
“Living Saviour welcomes people to Jesus Christ,
God’s Work:
Our Hands
equips them to grow in faith,
and sends them to serve others.”
FORWARD TOGETHER, IN CHRIST, IN COMMUNITY
We are going forward
together, in Christ, and in
community. That is the focus
of the team of folks -- Greg
Funk, Corker Carver,
Chad Coltrane, CD
Hathcock, Pastor Angela,
Janet Wagstaff and Steve
Westphal - - moving
forward, not alone, but as a
congregation; not alone, but
anchored in Christ, and not
alone, but in the community
of faith — and in the
community in which we find
ourselves. Community is
the last part of the Forward
Together logo and team’s
mission.
Community is defined as a
group of people in the same
area, or as a group of people
with a common interest or
background or history.
Living Saviour is all of those!
We have a common history,
a shared interest in Christ
and passing on the things of
the faith. We are also in an
area of Charlotte, placed
here 35+ years ago, once
mostly from within a close
proximity, but now more
diversely spread. Our
community is no longer the
Carmel Road/Hwy 51
corridor, but is now from
Union County to South
Carolina, to near South Park
Mall to Huntersville! We
are now a regional church,
one people drive some
distance to reach. But that
doesn’t excuse us from
being part of the community
around the church.
We have houses, condos,
apartments, office buildings,
and stores all within a very
short radius. We are part
of this community, and that
brings some responsibility to
reach out to the people
around us and get to know
them. What are their
needs? What does this
community need that it is
lacking? Senior adult care?
Inexpensive lunch options
for the businesses? After
school care? A community
gathering place? A place
businesses can use for
conference space or office
space on a short term
basis? What is needed in
the community that this
church can provide? What
is God’s dream and how
does Living Saviour fulfill that
dream? What is God calling
us to do and be in the
community around the
church? How are we to be
church to the region and the
people who drive to get
here? So many questions,
which the team is working
to discern.
We know we have a
mission—to be a community
of disciples in service to the
Living Savior. We know we
are a community—brought
together by the power of
the Holy Spirit, for God, to
give glory to God, to serve
God and God’s people. The
Forward Together Team is
seeking to discern what that
looks like in this particular
location. Pray that we
discern what God is calling
us to do and be. Pray that
as God’s dream becomes
apparent, we will be willing,
as a community of disciples,
to step into God’s dream
and live out our calling. We
exist for the sake of the
world, not for our own
sake. We exist because
God called this church into
being, and we have a mission
and a vision and a calling.
Let us boldly step into it.
Love in Christ,
Pastor Angela
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