St Mark`s Remarks - St. Mark`s Lutheran Church

St Mark’s Remarks
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
1008 Franklin Rd., SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
January, 2016
Faith Formation through Education - Preschool through Adult
Monday Morning Bible Study
The Monday morning Bible Study will resume on Monday, January 3rd. Anyone who is available
on Monday mornings is invited to a bible study beginning at 10:00 a.m. Each week we read and discuss the scripture texts which will be heard in worship on the upcoming Sunday morning. We always come away with a insight or understanding.
Sunday School to Resume
Sunday School classes for children and all adults will resume on Sunday, January 10.
The children will be meeting in their normal rooms. Pastor Armentrout’s book discussion class will be
reading The Signature of Jesus by Brennan Manning. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in
the conversation. The group will be meeting in the Sieber Room at 9:45 a.m.
We hope you will be there.
Donations to the Preschool
Our preschool could benefit from donations of non-latex disposable gloves, baby wipes, paper
towels, disinfecting wipes, large bottles of hand soap, Lysol spray, and laundry detergent and dryer sheets. Please consider picking up one of these items when you shop and placing it in the collection box near the elevator. Your gifts are a way to support our Child Development Ministry as we continue to reach
out to more children in need.
THANKS TO THE DAVID’S KINGDOM SANTA’S!
Thanks to the following individuals for being a “Santa” to one of David’s Kingdom’s Angels this year. The
gifts were greatly appreciated. Loretta Barnard, Howard Barnard, Mary Lou Blevins, McKinley Anders, Emma Pillis, Pat Gibbs, Martha Eddleman, Connie & Lebron Parsell, and Nathan Ugochukwu.
Confirmation Class
The next confirmation module, for youth in grades 6-8, will be Sunday afternoon, January 10 at 2:00
p.m. Please let Pastor Armentrout know if you won’t be present.
Contact the Church
David’s Kingdom Preschool
Phone: 540-344-9051
Phone: 540-344-7144
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.stmarkslutheran-roanoke.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.davidskingdom.com
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F ROM THE F INANCE C OMMITTEE
Monthly Giving Report
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GRACIOUS GENEROSITY
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your generous giving in
November.
Our November Giving Goal: . . . . . . . . . $16,856.28
Our November Generous Giving: . . . . . $19,047.56
Our giving goal for the month of December: $20,470.25
Our year-to-date giving goal:
$167,765.34
Our year-to-date generous giving:
$198,974.19
G ARDEN L OAN U PDATE
Lender
Maturity Date
APR
Monthly Payment
Loan Balance
1st Citizens Bank
September, 2019
3.80%
$1,011.77
$42,068.08
Moving forward in mission as faithful
stewards of God’s good gifts.
Total generous amount pledged toward the loan:
$59,695.00
Total generous amount given in pledges:
$50,128.37
Total generous amount given in one-time & lump-sum gifts:
$81,631.81
Total amount of Guinther House income applied to the loan:
$32,460.00
Total amount in pledges still to be given:
$9,937.19
C ONGREGATIONAL L EADERSHIP
Congratulations to Jean Weber, Loretta Barnard, & Emily McDaniel who wer e elected to church council at the annual meeting on December 6. They were elected to a threeyear term beginning January 1, 2016.
Congratulations to the following people who were elected as congregational of-ficers for
2016 by the church council at their meeting on December 11: Teresa Stowasser, President; Prince Thompson, Vice President; Chuck Leiser, Secretary; and Ralph Anders,
Treasurer.
These men and women will be installed during worship on Sunday, January 3.
G ENERAL R EMINDERS
The Financial Books:
Holiday Closings:
St. Mark’s will close the financial books for the
2015 fiscal year on Dec. 31, 2015. In order to receive credit on your 2015 contribution statement for
any pledges and or donations for the year, your
check must be dated no later than 12/31/2015.
St Mark’s church office & preschool will be closed on
Thursday, December 24th and Friday, December 25th in
observance of the Christmas holiday.
We will continue to receive 2015 pledges and contributions through January 3, 2016.
The church office and preschool will also be closed on
Friday, January 1, 2016.
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Worship & Music Notes
Worship Leaders for January
Date
Acolyte
Crucifer
Communion Assis-
Lector
Greeter
Coffee Hour
Keller Spraker
Triniti House
Steve Gordon
Franci Sifers
Jean & Jim
Weber
Pat Gibbs
January 10
Eric Armentrout
Keith Jensen
Teresa
Stowasser
Wanda Miller
Mary Lou
Blevins & Laura
Jean Weber
January 17
Rilee Rodgers
Nick Rodgers
Lenore Trout
Nan Keenan
George Kegley
& Janet Natt
Barbara
McLelland
January 24
Haley Merrritt
Briana Merritt
Nan Keenan
Kathleen Miko
Sidney Miller &
Alex Adkins
Nan Keenan
January 31
Caleb Anders
McKinley
Anders
Mary Ann
Snider
Eric Mills
Youth
Charlotte Scholz
January 3
Carols by Candlelight Report
For those who were present, you know just how beautiful this year’s
Carols by Candlelight service was. The nave was full of worshippers. (If
you were wondering, well over 350 people were in attendance this year.)
If you missed the service this year, know that the opportunity will come
again in December, 2016.
We are also very happy to report that $2,800 was received at the service
for Lutheran Family Services of Virginia. We hope that this money will
help them continue the extraordinary hard work and ministry they do
throughout Virginia.
January Baptismal Anniversaries
January Birthdays
We give thanks to God for the gift of new
life through the sacrament of Holy Baptism. In January we give thanks and celebrate with:
1/1
1/7
Guy Deel
Shirley Jensen
David Lingerfelt
Maggie Nelson
Gary Nutter
Sue Nutter
Gail Scott
Sid Scott
Mary Sloan
Luke Anders
1/8
1/14
1/18
1/25
1/27
Bryson Spangler
Jaeda Wray
Triniti House
Emily McDaniel
Jason Trout
Members of St. Mark’s family celebrating
birthdays in January are:
1/3
1/5
1/7
1/8
1/10
1/12
1/15
Lisa Altizer
Rob Bryant
Allison Armentrout
Gary Nutter
Brodie Nichols
Robert Scholz
Wanda Miller
Mark Poore
Michelle Rodgers
Sarah Quesinberry
1/16
1/18
1/19
1/21
1/23
1/25
1/28
1/29
1/30
Betty Jones
Amanda Wade
Audrey Belcher
Herb Scholz
Joe Jensen
Mary Ann Snider
Chisom Ugochukwu
Scott Anders
Caleb Anders
Mary Lou Blevins
Steve Gordon
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O UTREACH O UTLOOK
THE FOOD PANTRY
CHRISTMAS FOOD BAGS
During the month of
December, the Food
Pantry distributed
food to feed families
155 individuals, representing 446 family members. Thank you to the December
volunteers:
Caleb, Luke, McKinley, Melissa,
Ralph and Sandy Anders, Clara Chitty, Laura Bolton, Judy Adkins, Sidney
Miller, Mark Heinlein, George Kegley
and Martha Eddleman.
Monday, December 21 was a beautiful day to
deliver Christmas food boxes. 50 boxes of
food were delivered to families across the city
by the following volunteers:
George Kegley, David Johnson, Sidney
Miller, Mark Heinlein, Sandy and Ralph Anders, Joel Ugochukwu, Lynn Gregory, Sissy Kegley, Frank Harrison, Martha
and Wayne Eddleman, Carol Jensen, David and Pearle Thompson, Nathan Ugochukwu, Rachel Scere, Carl Jensen, Keith Jensen, Sydney and Ashley Spangler, Prince Thompson, Mary Lou
and Meredith Blevins. Thank you for volunteer ing!
During the month of December the Clothes Closet provided clothing to a
total of (37) people. Thank you to the December Clothes Closet volunteers:
Sonny & Charlotte Scholz, Laura Bolton, Suzy Bubnell, Shirley Dyer,
Judy Adkins, Melissa Anders, Gail & Sid Scott, Martha Eddleman,
and Wally Coffey.
Clothes Closet Needs: St. Mar k’s Clothing Closet is in need of men’s new/used underwear and socks, infant, toddler,
and school age children’s clothing. Donations may be brought to the church, Monday -Thursday,
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thank you for helping with this important outreach ministry.
I N T HE C ONGREGATIONAL F AMILY
CONGRATULATIONS
We say “congratulations!” to Chi Chi Ugochukwu for receiving the Noel C. Taylor Scholarship Award for Academics, Citizenship, and Athletics at an awards ceremony on December 14th. (The picture to the left is from the awards banquet.)
Chi Chi, who plays soccer and volleyball, has a 4.15 GPA and is ranked 7th in her
class of 329 students. Aside from her academic and athletic achievements, she is a
member of our synod’s Lutheran Youth Organization Board (LYOB).
An interview with Chi Chi following the ceremony can be viewed on the WDBJ
web site.
THANK YOU NOTE:
Dear Congregation of St. Mark’s,
Thank you so much for the scholarship money. This means a great deal to me, and will
help me greatly going into the next semester of school.
Sincerely,
Matthew Jones