March 2016 - ZLCStockton.org
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March 2016 - ZLCStockton.org
March 2016 Mark your Calendars…. Clocks Spring Forward!!! March 13 Zion Lutheran Church Monthly Newsletter The Spirit of Zion Walking through Lent … into Holy Week & Easter! Holy Week starts Sunday, March 20 Palm Sunday Holy Week Worship Schedule March 20, Palm/Passion Sunday 10:00 am March 24, Maundy Thursday 7:00pm March 25, Good Friday 7:00 pm March 27, Easter Sunday 10:00 am Easter Sunday Breakfast ...All are welcome to enjoy a delicious Easter Sunday Breakfast before Easter Worship Service. On the menu is Breakfast Egg Casseroles, Muffins, Fruit, Coffee and Teas. Invite all your friends and neighbors to join us in celebrating the fact that Jesus has risen and lives on! Pastor Rick Alpers From Pastor Kirsten The Assurance of the Resurrection Many people believe that the resurrection of Jesus from the dead is just a fairy tale. But this belief in itself is based on a myth.. This myth is that the Bible records just a few appearances to a very small band of men. But the reality is that Jesus made a number of appearances to a number of people over a forty day period. He appeared to the twelve disciples Several times. He also appeared to Mary Magdalene, to Peter and to his brother James. In First Corinthians 15 we learn that he once appeared to five-hundred people at a single event. He appeared to the two less famous disciples walking on the road to Emmaus. There were appearances in Jerusalem and also in Galilee. Jesus knew the importance of convincing his followers that he was the risen Lord. Without their firm conviction of his Lordship the faith would be lost. What is perhaps most poignant is that these followers who saw Jesus were so convinced of having seen the risen Lord after the crucifixion that they were willing to die for their belief. Hundreds died attesting to having seen something divine and truly extraordinary. They testified to Christ's lordship. It is this testimony that encourages our faith. It is not a faith based on myth, legends, or fairy tales. It is faith that is based on the credible witness of intelligent and faithful men and women, the very first followers of The Way, that gave their lives so that we might know the truth. OMG Strings Music historians refer to the influx of bands such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in the 1960's as the 'British Invasion.' Well, we here at Zion are experiencing a 'Banjo invasion.' The OMG Strings hit it big with their debut performance at the Shrove Tuesday pancake meal on Tuesday, Feb. 9th. This picture is the infamous cast of eight musicians who deliberately played after people ate so as not to ruin anyone's appetite. (There are two more in the group who were unable to make the performance.) Look closely and see if you can compare the faces with mug shots from America's Most Wanted. If so, contact the authorities, you may get a reward. From The Music Director Rhondda Nunes From the desk of the Music director: Hello everyone, I’m very pleased to tell you all about an upcoming concert here at Zion Lutheran that will be happening in April for you all to put on your calendar. I'm forming a Zion Lutheran Composer club that will be tentatively putting on concerts in the spring and Fall. Our first concert will be on April 17th at 4 pm and will feature works by Pacific's Eric Waldon, Jeff Crawford, Zion Lutheran's Pastor Rick Alpers, Stockton's own Max Simoncic ( my first composition professor); and myself. The repertoire will be incredibly varied ranging from classical, film score music. electronica gospel and also genres and new sounds that may still need to be defined. Who knows...maybe at this concert we may see the birth of a new musical genre in and of itself! The composers are all hard at work on their pieces now and the compositions are still being newly written even as I type this. One thing that will also be unique about this concert is that many of the wonderful musicians participating audiences have seen from the Zion Chamber Orchestra concerts and also in Sunday morning service here at Zion. We'll be pleased to welcome Celtic musicians Elizabeth and Abraham McCarty, soprano Kitty Taisho, baritone Eric Waldon singing his own composition "Bright Light.s" We'll also be featuring cellist Eric Urbina, violinist Geremie Rebustillo, violinist and electric guitarist Chris Hunefield, French horn and conductor of the Zion Chamber Paul Kimball, drummer Steve Douville, pianist Kay Nicholas and many others still to be added. You won't want to miss this special treat and we look forward to seeing you here at Zion one of your special destinations for the arts and music here in Stockton. Rhondda Nunes Music Director Thanks to RB/X for playing at our Sunday Worships! Fellowship Every Wednesday during Len it has been Zion’s tradition to hold Soup Suppers for Congregation and Neighborhood Fellowship. Thanks to the following people that have offered to provide soups. February 17 Jan Stuber Cynthia Guest Lynn Terry Doreen Spohn February 24 Esther Reusche Shirley Montgomery Margaret Colin Barb Whitney March 2 Women's Bible Study Group Vaness Kuhlmann Judi Renburg JoAnne Steele Stephanie Hensley March 9 Choir Member's Jane Rasmussen Sharyn Carr Nancy Turnrose Jan Stuber March 16 Sallie McKnight Peggy Schultz Lorine Sanford Dee Pulver Thank you everyone... Easter Baskets-It is nearly time for Easter Baskets. We have the baskets but need candy. If you can help, please donate candy and leave it in the church office by March 13. If you have questions, call Vaness Kuhlman at 473-3001. Sweet Valentine Bake Sale was a SUCCESS! We made $271.00! Thanks to those that love to bake, and everyone that purchased a sweet treat for a sweeter Valentines Day! I was amazed at all the baked goods that were brought in that Valentine's Sunday morning. The Fireside Room looked like a bakery after worship, a bakery sold out in less than half an hour! MAY 7- Mother Daughter, Sister's in Christ TEA PARTY… (more info next month.) MARK YOUR CALENDARS! APRIL 1st BINGO NIGHT. More info to be announced soon… Doreen Spohn Fellowship Explorer’s Club No Explorers Club on the following date: March 23 March 30 Save the Date-Women’s Retreat October 14-16 Lent Soup Suppers During Lent we will once again have a chance to share a meal before our Wednesday night Lenten Services. Soup Suppers will begin at 5:30 in Grace Hall. EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Three Weeks left to join us! March 2 March 9 March 16 Buildings and Grounds: The 2nd Saturday of each month, from about 8:30 to 10:30 or so, will be a work day around the church premises. Just like at home things need to be attended to. Bring some tools for whatever you would like to do. Coffee, pastries, and good fellowship, etc. will be provided. Jerry Hooton Easter Lily Order Form If you would like to share a Easter Lily plant with the congregation for the Easter season, you may do so by filling out the form below and placing it in the offering plate during Sunday Worship Service or by dropping it off at the church office. To cover the cost of purchasing each plant you order, the suggested donation is $10.00. Your donation may be paid by cash or check. Please place your donation in an offering envelope and, mark the outside of the envelope “Easter Lily ”. The plant may be given in memory of your deceased loved ones or in honor of someone living. You may pick up your plant at the conclusion of Easter Worship Service. DEADLINE: Sunday, March 20, 2016 —————–Easter Lily Order Form————————— Name In Memory of Honoring _______ Mission & Outreach "We Care" Ministry. The Explorer's club made 14 Valentines, and Shirley baked cookies, so Joyce, Esther, Shirley and I delivered them to 12 different homes. Did a short visit to the ones that we found at home, and hung the Valentines on their door if they were not at home. I hope they enjoyed our visit as much as we did, visiting them. God Bless. To our Zion Family: Thank you for all of your support. We can’t explain how grateful we truly are for all your love and prayers. Your participation in our Fathers memorial service and reception and everything you have done is greatly appreciated…. We love you so much! God bless Mandy & Justine Dear Friends at Zion, We want to add a special note of love and thanks to that from the girls. We too are so grateful for all of you prayers and support during this time of transition. We knew from where we get our strength, and we continuously feel His presence through the love of all of you. Sharing His Love, Bob & Sharyn Carr Prayer list Please take a minute and look over the prayer list in Sunday Bulletin. Some names have been on for quite some time and I am reluctant to take them off, but unless instructed how long to leave them on the names come off in three weeks. Email me the names of the ones need to come off or need to stay. Thank you…….. Genevieve For The Sake of Art FOR THE SAKE OF ART Adult art class scheduled for March March’s topic for the adult art class was awaiting confirmation from a potential guest artist. Coordinator Patti Kennedy said the class will either focus on figure drawing using a live model or still life. The class will be held March 5 from 10 a.m. to noon in Grace Hall. The class is open to all adult and teens. All materials are supplied by the For the Sake of Art program. Adult art classes will continue on the first Saturday morning of each month through May. March art classes for children Children in grades 1 to 6 will have three art classes in March on each of the first three Mondays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The class will take March 28 off for Lincoln Unified spring break. Classes will resume through May before the program takes the summer off. Art Camp set for July Parent, grandparents, uncles and aunts need to mark the date July 18 on their calendars now for this year Summer Art Camp. The camp will continue for four days through July 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. Art created by the students will be displayed at National Night Out on Aug. 2. Last Years Art Camp Ministry Minutes MINISTRY PROFILE Communications involved in many tasks (This is the first of a continuing series on various ministries active at Zion.) The Sunday worship slides; the projected announcements; the website; Facebook. These are just some of the tasks that keeps members of the Communications Ministry Team busy each month. Team leader is Frank Whitney, but he is quick to stress that Communications is a team effort at Zion. Here is how! WORSHIP SLIDES: Frank and Ana Landa alternate months “building” the worship slides used each Sunday in worship. Most of the hymns and readings are already filed in the electronic database used by the projection program. Occasionally a new song needs to be inputted in the database. Operation of the sound/projection booth alternates each month between Ana and Traci Carr. Chris DeRoos serves as a backup for both operating and creating the worship slides. SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS: The weekly slide show that greets worshipers entering the sanctuary provide information on programs and event dates at Zion. All ministries are encouraged to provide Frank information to be projected. He asks for a minimum of two to three weeks lead time so the announcement can run for two or three weeks. WEBSITE: The church’s website—zlcstockton.org—was created by Kristen Dyke and is maintained by the Communications Ministry Team. Stephanie Hensley has joined the team and is now in the process of reworking some of the existing pages as well as creating new ones. These changes should start showing up sometime this month once team members review and sign off. One indication that Zion website is being visited in the January Chamber Orchestra Festival series. Half of the tickets sold for the three concerts were purchased through the website this year. FACEBOOK: Having a website is one thing, driving traffic to the site is another matter. Facebook helps with that by posting announcements or news on Zion’s Facebook page—facebook.com/zlcstockton. A link to the website is included in each Facebook posting. EMAIL: Recently added to the communications arsenal is Constant Contact, an online service that allows group emailing. Members and friends of Zion who have provided the church an email address will now receive regular mailings from the church with reminders on program dates and times. Again, all ministries who want to get information out to the congregation are encouraged to submit messages to Frank for emailing. NEWSLETTER: While the newsletter is compiled, printed and mailed by Genevieve in the church office, much of the information is collected and written by the Communications Ministry. Several members contribute photographs, as well. One project the ministry team will undertake in coming months is a redesign of the newsletter. The goals is to make the newsletter friendly for emailing as well as posting on the website. ADVERTISING: Zion at certain times during the year purchases advertising space in The Record. The ads primarily announce worship hours for holydays such as Easter and Christmas. News releases also are generated by Communications to promote programs such as For the Sake of Art or special musical offerings that draw from the larger community. There are other tasks handled by Communications. Photography, brochures, and even the redesign of Zion’s logo are just a few. Any member wanting to join this ministry team should contact Frank Whitney (477-3515 or [email protected]). Banjo Group Calendar Office Hours Monday through Thursday 8-1 pm Sunday Worship 10:am *CHURCH COUNCIL Serving This Month Bill Crawford President 649-2524 [email protected] March 6 Tom Rasmussen Treasurer 477-3265 [email protected] March 13 Vaness Kuhlmann Vice President 473-3001 [email protected] Jan Stuber Secretary 292-7750 [email protected] Jerry Hooton At-Large 476-9022 [email protected] Gary McKnight At-Large 594-1280 Norm Randolph At-Large 474-0899 [email protected] *The Executive Committee of the Church Council consists of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. BOARD OF MINISTRIES Jerry Hooton Buildings & Grounds [email protected] Doreen Spohn Fellowship [email protected] Ana Landa Youth [email protected] Barbara Whitney Mission & Outreach [email protected] Jim Dyke Stewardship [email protected] Jodi Landa Education [email protected] Traudi King Music & Worship [email protected] Frank Whitney Communications & Ministry Board Team Leader [email protected] Assisting Minister…….……..…..Dianne Hooton Communion Assistant……...............Jerry Hooton Communion Assistant…………….…...Bob Carr Communion Assistant………...……Sharyn Carr Ushers………………….…Shirley Montgomery Ushers……………………….LaVerne Gondry Assisting Minister…….……….....…Chris DeRoos Communion Assistant…….............Brenda DeRoos Communion Assistant…………..LaVerne Gondry Ushers……………………...……Esther Reusche Ushers……………………...........Margaret Colin March Palm Sunday 3/1 Chance Brooks 3/3 Jim Harris 3/4 chuck Beck 3/7 Steve Steele 3/16 Sharyn Carr 3/16 Judi Renberg 3/19 Robert Carr Jr. 3/24 Eitha Williams 3/24 Mary Whipley Miller 3/27 Jadine Evans 3/29 Jeffrey Carr 20 Assisting Minister…….……….....Frank Whitney Communion Assistant……............Barbara Whitney Communion Assistant…………...Susan Barry Communion Assistant…………..Judi Renberg Ushers…………………………Gary McKnight Ushers……………………………... March Maundy Thursday 24 Assisting Minister…….………....Joyce Morken Communion Assistant……….....Vaness Kuhlmann Ushers……………………….… Ushers…………………..…. March 25 Good Friday 25 March 25 Easter Sunday 27 Assisting Minister…….………....Brenda DeRoos Ushers…………………………. Ushers………………………….. Assisting Minister…….………....Chris DeRoos Communion Assistant……............Brenda DeRoos Communion Assistant………....…Dee Pulver Communion Assistant………........ Ushers………………………….…Gary McKnight Ush- 3/9 Frank & Barbara Whitney Ministries of Zion Leaders Altar Guild- Traudi King Celebrate Ministry- Lani Leberman Ushers– Lorine Sanford Prime Timers- Tom Rasmussen Esther Circle– Lorine Sanford Communications - Frank Whitney Women’s Bible Study- Vaness Kuhlmann Men’s Fellowship- Frank Whitney Explorer’s Club– Vaness Kuhlmann We Care - LaVerne Gondry Prayer Group - Judi Renberg Grief Ministry - Nancy Turnrose For the Sake of Art— Barb Whitney Choir—Rhonnda Nunes NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION 808 W. Porter Ave. Stockton, CA 95207 209-477-0259 Fax 209-477-0407 [email protected] Office Hours: Mon– Thurs 8am-1pm www.zlcstockton.org U.S. POSTAGE PAID STOCKTON, CA PERMIT #174 March 2016 ZION’S STAFF Interim Pastor-Rick Alpers [email protected] Music Director Rhondda Nunes [email protected] Office Administrator Genevieve Galli [email protected] Custodian-Mandy Bolt W E’ RE ON THE WEB! Stay Connected! Become a Facebook fan! Updates, daily discussions, photos & fun!