January - St. Luke Lutheran Church

St. Luke Lutheran Church
900 Maryvale Drive Cheektowaga, NY 14225-2702
716-633-6752-www.stluke-buffalo.org
We are called by God’s grace to enlighten all people in Jesus Christ
From The Pastor
Happy New Year!
Well, 2015 is over and 2016 is here. And all I have to say is God is so good! As I reflect back on 2015 all I have to say is that our Lord and Savior has truly bless us. And I
truly echo the words of Paul in Ephesians 1:16-17: I have not stopped thanking God
for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in
your knowledge of God.
January 2016
As a church we've seen many wonderful things happen this year:
 Over 400 people worship with us on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (23.6%
increase from last year)
 24 children and 1 adult were welcome into our family through baptism!
Pastor Phil Schultz
Pam Maconaghy
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We welcomed 20 new Member into our congregation
6 Young adults confirmed thief faith
Sunday School has grown
Bible Study has grown
The list could go on and on, and while there has been a lot of good, it hasn't been
without challenges. Specifically, we fell short of meeting our budget for this year. Currently, we are $7,742.64 short of our goal for the year. But even there, we find the
faithfulness of God, we took in $13,410.34 a 5.9% increase form 2014!
SERVICES
Saturday
5:00 pm
As we now prepare to begin another year at St. Luke I want you to think about something. Imagine if your home was filled not with windows, but with mirrors. You’d have
no natural light; no awareness of what is going on outside. Instead, you’d spend your
time looking at...yourself. And where would that leave you? The sad truth is that many
church have become churches of mirrors and not of window. Spending their energy,
time, money, and talents looking at themselves.
Sunday
9:00 am
10:00 —10:45
Christian Education
An old pastor friend of mine, once challenged his congregation to become a church of
windows and not of mirrors, and it’s my challenge for us in 2016. The life and mission
of Jesus was to be a window. He was sent as Savior of the entire world, and after His
death and resurrection, His great commission changes His Church to be a window into
the world with the saving power of the Gospel. To be focus on the world around, but
just within.
11:00 am Blended/Contemporary
Inside this issue:
So my pray for 2016 is that God continues to bring blessings to St. Luke, but let’s
share the blessing to the world around us. May we be a church of windows and go
beyond our walls and share the hope that changes every with our community, our region, our state, our nations, the world.
Who’s Who
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Calendar
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Serving Him with You,
Youth News
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Pastor Phil
Birthdays
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Volunteer Schedule
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CHANGING TIMES AT ST. LUKE
The day to day needs at the food pantry continue. Below is a list of the most commonly requested items at the pantry. Please try and help out by picking up a few items to
donate to the pantry when you shop. Wegmans has some bulk packages of vegetables
and other staples that are very economically priced.
kernel corn, cream corn, peaches, cake mixes, cut green beans, French green, pears,
chicken soup, peas, fruit cocktail, tomato soup, spinach, pineapple chunks, baked
beans, beets, pasta sauce (regular), diced tomatoes, canned chicken, canned pasta
(e.g. rings), egg noodles, toilet tissue, tuna, peanut butter , pancake mix, Sunny D juice,
tea, pancake syrup, assorted beans, baked beans, elbow noodles, breakfast cereal
Who to Call…
The Staff of St. Luke Lutheran Church stand ready to assist you in every way we can, and can be
reached at church (716) 633-6752 or (716) 634-5560 weekdays. Our answering machine will take
messages at 633-6752. Our FAX number is (716) 635-0718. Our email address is [email protected]
Pastor
Phil Schultz
276-3949
Organist
Thomas Mudd, Jr.
675-1065
Voice and Bell Choir Director
Thomas Mudd, Jr.
675-1065
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President
Fred Schmitt
686-0642
Vice-President—Personnel
John and Linda Bruso
656-9489
Vice-President—Property
Phil Horn
684-0390
Treasurer
Linda Rowe
684-6236
Financial Secretary
Ken Knoll
683-7242
Recording Secretary
Pam Maconaghy
626-0949
BOARD CHAIRPERSONS
Spiritual Life/Congregational Care
Ron Connor
632-1958
Special Care & Human Services
Nancy Erett
289-4453
Youth and Family
Karrie Frank
908-5437
Resource Development
Dee Grzyb
393-3670
Outreach and Mission Services
Marg Albert
875-9363
Christian Education/Life
Jacquie Albert
812-1374
BOARD OF ELDERS
Walter Grzyb
639-1904
Susanna Garofaro
688-7094
Karen Baglio
686-0670
Manfried Rieger
634-4669
Gene Benson
634-0900
Allan Riemer
771-3542
Craig Maconaghy
626-0949
David Male
634-2456
Ron Connor
632-1958
FOR THE FOLLOWING
Address/phone corrections
Altar Care
Altar Flowers
Bulletin Announcements
“CHIPS” Newsletter
Facility Maintenance
Facility Use (scheduling)
Food Pantry
Fund Raising Committee
LWML
LLL Representative
Men’s Club
Youth Group
Contact
Karen Baglio
Allan Riemer
Kathy Brogan
Karen Baglio
Pam Maconaghy
Phil Horn
Church Office
Ed and Rita Loeffler
Fred Schmitt
Fern Suckow
Scott Zimmerman
633-6752
771-3542
633-6752
633-6752
626-0949
684-0390
633-6752
834-8021
686-0642
832-0420
681-9939
Karrie Frank
908-5437
Son Shine Committee
Gene Benson
634-0900
Special Care and Human Services
Sunday School Information
Nancy Erett
Jacqueline Albert
Bettyann Schmitt
Bud Foster
Ken Knoll
289-4453
875-9363
686-0642
632-4187
683-7242
Thrivent
Weekly Contributions
Did you know that every
time you search on the
internet (and who
doesn’t do that a million
times a day?) you could
be earning a donation to
St. Luke? St. Luke presently has 381 good
searchers, who have
raised over $1,092.85 all
that searching adds up!
Simply go to
GoodSearch.com and
down load their search
tool. You search for St.
Luke, Cheektowaga NY
in their database and
pick that as your cause
to support. Every time
you use that search engine, money is set aside
for St. Luke. You can
also GoodShop and
many sites will make
donations based on a
percentage of your purchase price as well. The
tool bar will also show
you discounts and deals
you can get on those
participating websites,
so you can donate to St.
Luke and save at the
same time. You can
even track how much
you earn by going to the
GoodSearch web site.
So when you have to
search….make it a good
one and support St.
Luke at the same time.
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Christmas
Wednesday Night Bible Study
Christians— Pastor Schultz will be holding a
new bible study on Wednesday evenings in
January (January 6, 13, 20 and 27) in the
Fellowship area from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.
What does it mean to be a Christian? What
if believers today embodied the traits of the
early followers of Jesus? Could we change
the world? In the 4 week study we will answer the questions: What does it mean to
be a Christian? How do we, as followers of
Jesus, treat those who are outside the faith?
How do we as Christians, respond to each
other. Why do people love Jesus, but hate
His followers? Join us as we unpack what it
means to be a Christian. Questions?
Please talk to Pastor Phil. There is a sign
up sheet in the fellowship area.
Theme Tray Auction
It’s hard to believe, but plans are in the
worked for the 2016 Theme tray Auction,
which will be held on Saturday, April 9th.
Kim Spence it the Chair of the event and the
proceeds of the auction will be used to send
our St. Luke Children to Pioneer Camp, this
summer. I plan on this being a success so
those wishing to attend camp this summer,
may do so without cost. There is much to
do, and I need help in many areas. Just a
few of the jobs that are needed are TV raffle
ticket sellers, basket makers, delivering letters to frequently patronized businesses,
sign makers, ticket sales, kitchen help, basket runners and number callers. There will
be a sign up sheet located ont eh Fellowship Desk for these positions. If you have
any questions, please contact Kim Spence
(home phone 681-9939) or
[email protected]
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Phil Garofaro
Brenda Otte-Hill
Christina Nowakowski
Maya Serra
June Hoffman
Sandy Bednarz
Ann Marie (Lottes) Whisner
Tammy Reisch
Sean Henry Bishop
Cassidy Monroe
Glenn Kilger
Nya Ricks
George Teufel
Jean Jaworski
Deborah Rzepka
Jacob Mages
Bill Riedl
Brody Manzella
Diane Wynia
Lorin Gould
Rev. Greg Otte
John Pawlak,
Fred DiPaolo
Norrine Miller
Allyn & Mildred Burgstahle
Anna Martin
Barb Huestis
Rev. Dave Danner
Lynda Merritt (niece of Val
Guardino)
Maria Vero
Paul Knab
Paul Haas
Gle Harper
Freddie Dugan
Robert Dugan
Ed Hertel
Simon Kyrwyn
Carol Dietrick,
Al Lorenzo
Kyler
Skip Rohlogg
Earl Tober
Gofdon Dietrick
Tom Dietrick
Ray Michael
Marge Heim
Lori Pufpaffr
Judi Thompson
Jimmy Ruhland
Gil Munoz
Giving
We would like to
thank everyone
who participated
in our annual
Christmas gift
giving event this year. Through the
generosity of our Church family, we
were able to brighten the Christmas
for 24 children! The Maryvale
MORE program is always thankful
for our assistance as well. Thank you
so much for your continued support!!
Wishing everyone many blessings in
the New Year.
Thank you again,
Mark & Cheryl Bossert
Dorothea Koehler Scholarship
Applications
are available
on the commutation table
in the fellowship hall. The
Scholarship is
for current college students working
towards their first bachelors degree.
They due in the Treasurers (Linda
Rowe's)mail slot by the end of service on Sunday January 24, 2016.
Please make sure you include the
application along with the required
paperwork
Baptisms in December
Benjamin Scott
Wurstner
Adriana Nicole
Cambio
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LUTHERAN CHURCH EXTENSION FUND NEWS
The Young Investors Y.I. Stamp Program provides a fun
way for any young investor to get excited about saving money and helping build God's Kingdom! The program offers
stamps that can be purchased for $1 and can be placed in
an LCEF Stamp Book. Once the book is completed it is
worth $25 and can be sent to LCEF to begin an investment
account in the child's name with the parent as the custodian.
Stamps will be available for sale on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month between services. TJ Mudd serves as the
coordinator for this program and can be reached at 6751065.
SHARED BLESSINGS UPDATE - As of the end of November we are at 14.8% of the threshold just shy of the 15% needed. We have a total 59 investors of which 14 are in the Y.I.
Club. Shared Blessings is a program that we at St. Luke are able to participate in because we refinanced the loan we
have with LCEF. The new loan is now eligible for a rebate of loan interest.
If you have any questions regarding the LCEF Investment Products please contact me at 393-3670 or
[email protected].
Dee E. Grzyb
LCEF Advocate
2nd Sunday after
Sun
10:00am Tole Painting
9:00am Worship
11:00am Worship/Sunday
School
Epiphany
314th Sunday after
9:00am Worship
10:10am 6th gr. Confirmation
1100am Worship/Sunday School
Epiphany
3rd Sunday after
ing
6:00pm Girl Scouts
7:00pm AlAnon
7:30pm Barbershop
10:00am Tole Paint-
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24
Epiphany
Painting
6:00pm Girl Scouts
7:00pm AlAnon
7:30pm Barbershop
10:00am Tole
9:00am Worship
11:00am Worship/Sunday
School
17 2nd Sunday after 18
9:00am Worship
10:10am 6th gr. Confirmation
11:00am Worship/Sunday School
6:00pm 7th gr. Confirmation
Epiphany
Painting
6:00pm Girl Scouts
7:00pm Music Ministry mtg.
7:00pm AlAnon
7:30pm Barbershop
10:00am Tole
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10
1st Sunday after
7:00pm Barbershop
6:00pm Girl Scouts
7:00pm Elder’s mtg.
7:00pm AlAnon
7:30pm Barbershop
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Mon
10-2:00pm Food Pantry
27
7:00pm Bible Study
10-2:00pm Food Pantry
7:00pm Lutheran Chorale
7:30pm Recovery
6:00pm Girl Scouts
7:00pm Bible Study
26
10-2:00pm Food Pantry
7:00pm Lutheran Chorale
7:30pm Recovery
20
7:00pm Bible Study
10-2:00pm Food Pantry
7:00pm Lutheran Chorale
7:30pm Recovery
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13
6:00pm Girl Scouts
7:00pm Bible Study
6
Wed
12
7:00pm Trustee’s/Council
mtg.
7:00pm Lutheran Chorale
7:30pm Recovery
5
Tue
9:00am TOPS
9:00am TOPS
9:00am TOPS
9:00am TOPS
10:00am Bible Study & Paper
Cuts
6:00pm Bell Choir
7:00pm Voice Choir
8:00pm Soul Celebration
28
10:00am Bible Study & Paper
Cuts
6:00pm Bell Choir
7:00pm Voice Choir
7:30pm Arthritis Connect.
8:00pm Soul Celebration
21
10:00am Bible Study & Paper
Cuts
6:00pm Bell Choir
7:00pm Voice Choir
8:00pm Soul Celebration
14
10:00am Bible Study & Paper
Cuts
6:00pm Bell Choir
7:00pm Voice Choir
8:00pm Soul Celebration
7
Thu
29
22
15
8
1
Fri
Worship Saturday 5 p.m.—Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.—Sunday School during 11:00am Worship
9:00am Worship
11:00am Worship/Sunday
School
Christmas
3
JANAURY 2016
5:00pm Worship
30
5:00pm Worship
23
5:00pm Worship
9:00am Fundraising
mtg.
16
5:00pm Worship
9
5:00pm Worship
2
Sat
St. Luke Lutheran Church—900 Maryvale Drive—Cheektowaga NY—Phone 633-6752 or 634-5560—E-mail: [email protected]
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Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things...Psalm 98:1
Happy 2016 everyone! May the year ahead be filled with God's blessings. If you are one to make resolutions, resolve
to pray more...worship more...share more...serve more...praise more...
Thanks to everyone who helped with the Christmas service project- we were able to deliver gifts to many people,
thanks to your generosity and hard work!
Check the bulletin for upcoming Youth and Family events- possible events include a family game night and spaghetti
dinner. We will also be working hard to prepare for the Theme Tray Auction- please see the sign up sheet in the Fellowship Hall- we need help in many areas!
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900 Maryvale Drive
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Non-Profit Org.
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Phone: 716-633-6752
Fax: 716-635-0718
Email: [email protected]
Buffalo, NY
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Rita Loeffler
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Soul Celebration
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Sue Bethin
Marg Albert
Soul Celebration
Fern Suckow
Dee Grzyb
Bill Dahlke
Marg Albert
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Kathy Brogan
Kim Spence
Susan Garofaro
Craig Maconaghy
Wally Grzyb
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David Male
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Soul Celebration
Karen Baglio
Susan Garofaro
Manfred Rieger
Soul Celebration
Susan Garofaro
Wally Grzyb
Ron Connor
Susan Garofaro
Wally Grzyb
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Tom Kuhn
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David Male
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Karen Baglio
1/23
David Male
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Craig Maconaghy
Wally Grzyb
Craig Maconaghy
John & Linda Bruso
Cinde Gross & Dick
Lerch
Susan Garofaro
Linda Rowe
Don Eggert & Nicki
Tober
Wally Grzyb
Pam Maconaghy
Phil & Sherry Horn
Susan Garofaro
Fred Schmitt
Phil & Sherry Horn
Elder
11:00
Trustee
Counter
Altar
Care
Marg Albert
Susan Garofaro
David Male
Craig Maconaghy
Ken Knoll
Rich Taylor & Connie
Williams
Allan Riemer