March/April - Cross of Christ Utah

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Pastor’s message
March/April
2016
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,
people celebrated the Passover they would recall how God
“This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It
had provided a safe place for them. At the original Passover,
shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell all the con-
lambs were slaughtered and the blood was painted on the
gregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every door posts of their homes. God promised that the plague He
man shall take a lamb according to their fathers' houses, a
was bringing would not harm any family gathered in a house
lamb for a household. And if the household is too small for a which had the lamb's blood spread on their doorposts and
lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take according lintel. God promised a safe place for them in the household
to the number of persons; according to what each can eat
you shall make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be
that was living under His blood.
Here at Cross of Christ, we are also a household living
without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from
under the blood of Christ. His blood was painted on the
the sheep or from the goats, and you shall keep it until the
doorposts and lintel of the Church—that is the cross. We
fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of
entered into this household under that cross through bap-
the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.
tism, where we were crucified with Him and raised to new
“Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two life (Romans 6). We entered under Christ's blood and came
doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.
under His protection. Jesus was THE Passover lamb. That
They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with
first passover and all the celebrations of it point forward to
unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat
Jesus whose blood was shed for us so that God's wrath would
it.” (Exodus 12:1-8 ESV)
pass over us.
Our life, then, is lived under the blood of Christ, under
As a kid, perhaps you played the game of tag or hide-and the cross. Here is one reason we sometimes use a crucifix,
-seek. I recall many occasions of playing this as a kid and
which depicts Jesus on the cross. It reminds us of His sacri-
also of playing it with my kids. In either game, the goal of
fice—that He really did bleed and die on the cross, spreading
the one hiding or the one whose's not “it”, is to not be caught His blood over the lintel and doorposts of the Church. We
by the person who is “it.” Can you find a safe place to hide
live under His protection. We are in the safest place possi-
where you will not be caught? Can you evade the tagger and
ble. In His household under His blood at His table eating
avoid becoming “it”? Sometimes, when we played these
His meal for us.
games there might be a safe zone or a “base” or “time-outs”
And this meal is special, too, for it His body and blood.
would be allowed. In those places or times, you had protec-
His sacrifice comes to us in this meal. As the lamb's body
tion. You could not be tagged there and become “it.” In one
and blood were sacrificed for the Israelites so Christ was sac-
version of hide-and-seek we had the goal be to get to the base rificed and His Living body and blood were given to you and
before the seeker found and caught you. In that case you
me so that we might have life in His house and live under His
were safe. You wouldn't have to be the seeker. It was all
everlasting protection. His sacrifice assures us that salvation
about getting to that safe space or place.
is ours and we have nothing to fear or worry. God's wrath
The Israelites understood the importance of a safe place, has passed over us; your sins are forgiven and you are safe
and not only in the sense of military might. Every time the
under His blood.
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Communion of Saints
By Rev. John M. Dreyer
While serving in the parish and talking with fellow pastors, it became obvious that we are experiencing
a growing breakdown of some of the most integral units of society, namely, marriage and family. We also see
an American society that is driven by gratification more than values and beliefs. Since Americans are known
for compartmentalizing their lives, frequently it is hard for them to apply Christian beliefs or values to every
aspect of their day because their day is so segregated. To keep a distinction between Church and State, it is
drilled into us not to confuse Christianity and the secular society.
We can look at the American culture as a mosaic, starting with one piece of the mosaic at a time. One
piece represents our vocation, another our home life, another our time at school and another our social life. In
our culture, it is sometimes difficult to step back from the little pieces of the mosaic and see life as a big
picture, to see everything in life from a Christian world view, seeing Christ in everything we do. To magnify
the problems we see in today's society even more is the growing number of Christians who are no longer going
to church, former Christians adopting other religious practices mixed in with their Christian beliefs and seeing
a growing amount of cults and world religions that are making their way into the mainstream of American
culture.
What a way to begin my article. It appears that, thus far, this article is a bit of a downer. However I say,
au contraire, we live in exciting times. It is a time where I see many Lutherans, especially young Lutherans,
thinking through why we believe the way we do and learning to appreciate the faith and confession of the
Lutheran Church. I know of a number young people, who have atheist or
unchurched parents, who search the internet to find a belief system. Many of them tell me that when they read
part of the Lutheran Confessions they thought, “Yes, this is what I believe because it is based upon the Holy
Scriptures.”
These are exciting times as we Lutherans have the opportunity to proclaim the clear Gospel to a broken
and sinful world that needs to hear and receive Christ through Word and Sacrament. But also, we who have
been baptized know that we are not alone to deal with life’s struggles. God is with us in Christ. We have one
another, united in Holy Baptism, in one faith and in one hope. (Ephesians 4:5; I Corinthians 12:12-13)
Christianity is not about individualism, but that we are brought into a proper relationship with God and
thus with one another in Christ Jesus in baptism, under the forgiveness of sins. (Acts 2:38) That is why the Ten
Commandments, which are the summary of the Law, don’t just speak about ourselves but our proper
relationship with God and thus with one another. This is why every meaning of the commandment in Luther's
catechism begins with “We should fear and love God…”
Sin is not merely a moral problem. It is the fact that we do not love God above all things; thus we do
not have true love for one another. In sin we say we are the authors of life, we are the ones who give meaning
to life and not God. In the temptation in Genesis 3, the devil says to Adam and Eve that you can be like God or
your own god. So Eve begins to play God as she determines what is good, pleasurable and wise and not what
God considers good and wise.
In the same way, the devil wishes to divide us and cause us to trust in ourselves. But God wishes to
unite us in His Son Jesus Christ and have our faith in Him. This is what forgiveness in Christ is all about. It
unites us together as blood brothers and sisters in Christ, for we all share the same blood that takes away the
sins of the world. Christianity is about community and family in view of a broken world and family (Ephesians
3:14-21). That is why we confess, “The Holy Christian Church, the communion of saints.” At Concordia
Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, community is very important to us. This is why the chapel life is center in
all that we do. It centers upon the gifts received through Word and Sacrament that shape how we view
theological education and seminary life.
[Printed by permission from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. Originally printed in "Thy Kingdom Come,” Winter
2012. Rev. John M. Dreyer serves as an Admission Counselor at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.]
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A New Walk
By Rev. Scott Murray
Years ago, upon reading Paul Ricouer's Symbolism of Evil, I was stunned by the idea that a great deal of
the language we use to describe sin has its source in the words that describe external filth or dirt. I just simply
never thought about it that way. I suppose I had soaked up the thing to which the symbolism of uncleanness
and defilement pointed without thinking about the fact that those terms came from the business of outward dirt
and its removal. I suppose that there is a little Gnostic in all of us that can only think in purely spiritual ways
about the Christian faith. We have "the spiritual is about religion and flesh is about reality" dichotomy stuck
pretty firmly in our chests.
This division is a consequence of our fallenness; that we cannot see flesh and spirit united. We are
incapable of walking with God in the afternoon (Gn 3:8). This shows itself in our foolish opinion that what we
do with our body will not affect our spiritual life. What we do with our body we do with our spirit. This is why
the Apostle Paul reminds us, "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you,
whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your
body" (1Co 6:19-20). All prohibitions of sexual impurity have behind them the presupposition that physical
acts have spiritual meaning.
The life of the body is the life of the spirit. The next time you plan to go to church, you should try to send
your spirit to the house of the Lord without its being connected to your body. It doesn't work out very well,
does it? We are left only to walk with God again where He deigns to offer Himself to us. Here we have
glimpses of our ultimate goal that we might share with God the Garden of His heaven and in it stroll with Him
in perfect harmony and fellowship. The patriarchs Enoch and Noah were said to walk with God when they
passed from this world: "Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him" (Gn 5:24). God has
walked with us on the dusty roads of Palestine leading on toward Jerusalem and His passion and death (Mk
10:32). This was to be a very real and bodily death, not the airy-fairy thing of "pure spirituality" No, sin and
death affect us; every bit of us: body and soul, mind and heart. In His enfleshment of Mary and His bodily and
fleshly death and the giving up of His spirit (Jn 19:30) there is a complete salvation for us poor sinners affected
in our totality, as we are, by the plague and filth of sin. He walks with us even now, in the gift of baptism, that
we might walk with Him in newness of life (Rm 6:4).
[Reprinted with permission from Memorial Moments July 30, 2014: http://mlchouston.org/filerequest/1604.htm. Rev. Scott Murray
is one of the pastors at Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas. If you want to sign-up to receive his Memorial Moments by email you can find the link to sign up here: http://mlchouston.org/about-us/memorial-moment]
Disputed Truth
Is the Bible infallible? Or is it just a dusty old book?
By Christian Tiews
Remember the old telephone game? You line up a bunch of friends and whisper something into the first
person’s ear. And what happens? The last version of the message is often hilariously different from the first.
How come this didn’t happen with the Bible? How could so many people over such a long period of time
contribute to one book and still write about one topic, getting the details to match? After all, Holy Scripture was
written over a span of some 1,600 years and has about forty different writers! The reason is that Holy Scripture
has only one author—God the Holy Spirit—who miraculously “dictated” a single and coherent theme to its
writers (2 Sam. 23:2; Luke 16:17; John 17:17): Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. It is a unified message
that cannot be broken (John 10:35), with the Old Testament pointing forward to the New Testament and Jesus
confirming the Old Testament. The Bible is not a human book. It has no equal. As Luther says, “The Holy
Scriptures did not grow on earth.” Rather, the Bible is the divine Word of God, without error, “living and
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ASK THE PASTOR
Q: What does the Missouri Synod teach regarding the sacrament of communion and who can partake
in this sacrament?
A: The LCMS believes Scripture teaches the Lord's Supper is a precious gift of God in which Christ gives us
His true body and blood (in a miraculous way), together with the bread and wine, for the forgiveness of our
sins and the strengthening of our faith. Because the Bible teaches that this Sacrament may also be spiritually
harmful if misused, and that participation in the Lord's Supper is an act of confession of faith, the LCMS
ordinarily communes only those who have been instructed in the teachings of our church and who have
confessed their faith in these teachings.
For more information, see the following links: Admission to the Lord's Supper, and Theology and Practice of
the Lord's Supper.
Reprinted from the LCMS Web site FAQs at http://
www.lcms.org/faqs/doctrine#commune. Used with
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Membership Updates
Baptized:
Tai Davis
Affirmation of Faith:
Kip Maxwell
Maundy Thursday Divine Service, March 24 at 7 pm
Good Friday Tenebrae Service, March 25 at 7 pm
Easter Breakfast, March 27 at 9:15 am.
Easter Sunday Divine Service at 10:30 am.
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active” (Heb. 4:12).
Christians believe in the divine authority of the Bible and do not require any rational proof (1 Cor. 2:4-5, 1
Thess. 2:13). Our security is based on the character of its Author—God.
Nevertheless, there are hundreds of historical facts that beautifully support the authenticity of the Bible—
things that would make the “holy books” of most other religions green with envy. After all, God directs
history to fulfill His purpose of salvation (Is. 46:10; Apology to the Augsburg Confession IV, 51). But can
Biblical facts be confirmed by archeology, history and geography? So glad you asked!
Archaeologists have confirmed scores of people and places that are recorded in Scripture, such as the Tel
Dan Stele, an upright stone monument from 900-850 B.C., in which are carved the words “House of David” (1
Sam. 20:16, 2 Sam. 3:1, etc.), or the Pilate Dedication Stone, inscribed with the name of—you guessed it—
Pontius Pilate, the infamous Roman governor (Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 3:1, etc.). Not to mention, even
today, you can visit scores of places mentioned throughout the Bible, such as Jericho, Megiddo, Jerusalem,
Bethlehem or Nazareth.
Many of Holy Scripture’s writers were eyewitnesses to the events they took down (Luke 1:2; 2 Peter 1:18).
They went to great lengths to research diligently the sources they had received from others (Num. 21:14; 1
Kings 11:41; Luke 1:3). Some skeptics today might ask, “But weren’t Bible writers just dumb shepherds and
fishermen?” Actually, a number of the Bible’s writers were highly educated: Moses was raised in the royal
Egyptian court (Ex. 2:10), Luke was a trained physician (Col. 4:14) and Paul (who wrote about two-thirds of
the New Testament) had the equivalent of a Ph.D. (Acts 26:24).
For many people, the most astounding confirmations of the authenticity of Scripture are the countless
Messianic Old Testament prophecies (written hundreds of years before the fact!), fulfilled in the New
Testament in our Savior, Jesus Christ. For instance, that the Messiah would be born of a virgin (Is. 7:14; Matt.
1:18) and in the town of Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; Matt. 2:1). And there are many other fulfilled prophecies.
The most amazing proof of Scripture’s perhaps biggest claim is that the resurrected Jesus was seen by scores
of people, including five hundred people at the same time (Luke 24:33; John 20:19; Acts 1:6-11; 1 Cor. 15:6).
Another compelling reason to believe in the supernatural power of the Bible is its life-changing power,
which transformed the lives of Saul/Paul (Acts 8, 9), but also of
many extra-biblical figures like St. Augustine, John Bunyan,
Jonathan Edwards, John Newton, C. S. Lewis, Norma McCorvey
(also known as “Jane Roe” of Roe v. Wade infamy) and even pop
stars like Bob Marley or Bob Dylan. There are also extra-biblical
attestations to the ministry of Jesus by contemporaries or nearcontemporaries, such as Tacitus, Josephus, Irenaeus and
Polycarp. Historians believe that a number of New Testament
books were written less that thirty years after Christ’s earthly
ministry, at a time when many eyewitnesses of those events
would still have been alive. There is also the miracle that almost
6,000 copies of the New Testament have been preserved. For
comparison, for most classical works—say, of Homer or Julius
Caesar—often less than 20 copies have survived.
So, let us go joyfully forth in the Spirit, with gentleness and
respect, and prepare to “make a defense” regarding Holy
Scripture (1 Peter 3:15) to anyone who asks us for a reason for
the hope that is in us!
THANK YOU!
[Reprinted from The Lutheran Witness, vol. 133, no. 4 (April 2014). Copyright
(c) 2014 by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Used by permission. Rev.
Christian Tiews is associate pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Tulsa, OK.]
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Have You Got a Minute?
By Rev. Dave Fischer
“What do you expect?” The question can mean many things. When people complain how another person has
treated them, we might mumble, “What do you expect? He’s always been that way!” When we already have a poor
opinion of someone and that person fails us once again, “What do you expect!” is our cry of exasperation.
Asked in a cynical way, “What do you expect?” becomes quite a negative put-down. But that’s NOT how we’re
asking the question here. What do you expect… of God? What do you look for when you teach or read His Word? What
will God do? What should we expect?
Well, let’s look at His promises. What has He said He will do? Here’s a familiar one: “For as the rain and the
snow come down from heaven, and return not thither but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving
seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to
me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:1011).
Make no mistake about it, God’s Word is going to do what God wants it to do. But it will be on God’s timetable,
not ours.
Here’s another: “The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that is, the word of faith we preach);
because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved… For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:8,9,13)
Everyone. This also means you! And everyone who confesses Christ as a result of your witness to Christ.
Now for one that even the disciples found hard to believe. Jesus said, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat
the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.” (John 6:53). Where do you expect to find that
flesh and blood today? Where does Jesus give life today?
He promised: “Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven… For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew
18:18,20) And again, “Take eat, this is my body… this is my blood of the new testament, which is poured out for many
for the forgiveness of sins.” (Matthew 26:26,28) And once more, the Bible promises, “We were buried therefore with
Christ by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk
in newness of life.” (Romans 6:4).
Here it is! When we bring one another the word of Christ’s forgiveness, it is Christ Himself speaking that
word! When we were baptized, God united us with Christ. When we receive Christ’s body and blood, He forgives,
renews, restores, gives life!
Check out this promise: “You have been born anew, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the
living and abiding Word of God; for ‘All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers,
and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord abides forever.’ That word is the good news which was preached
to you.” (1 Peter 1:23-25).
What abides forever is the Word, which includes the whole thing that God does in Jesus Christ to save you, the
whole thing that now comes to you in this Word.
What are you expecting God’s Word to do through your witness for Christ? “Oh, pastor, we’ve tried that
before…” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that… Could it be that our witness is weak because we doubt that God
is really going to do anything anyway? Or because we become discouraged when God does not work on our timetable?
God does have His own timetable, as we say in the Augsburg Confession, “through these, as through means, he
gives the Holy Spirit, when and where he pleases.” (Tappert, p. 31). But what God calls US to do is simply to speak His
Word of Law and Promise fully expecting God to back it up and bring results on His timetable. So do look for results
from your witness! Do look for the fruits. Do expect God to be faithful to His promises! Do spread the seed of His Word
liberally (i.e., all over the place!), for the Word of God will do what God wants it to do.
Peace,
Pastor Fischer
[Reprinted with permission from the Redeemer Reporter, August 2011. Rev. Fischer is the pastor of Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Salt Lake City, Utah]
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Prayers for the People of God
I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; (1 Timothy 2:8 ESV)
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL:
*For those with cancer:
-Rodger Foil (Lisamarie's brother-in-law;
precancerous cells in esophagus),
-Ray Johnson (Lisamarie's uncle),
-Ted Tonn (uncle of Pastor Krause; stage 4
cancer),
-Patrick Fox (7 year old son of Terry Fox,
Rusty and Vickie’s nephew, going through
chemo for leukemia),
-Anna Erickson (friend of Jon Pantke;
breast cancer),
-Shirley Hickman (Christy Poole's aunt;
breast cancer; completed chemotherapy;
surgery in the future),
-Carrie Wilson (recovery from chemotherapy and radiation), and
-Betty Hammes (Jane Snyder's mom; skin
cancer; surgery on March 10; and for clarity
and wisdom in related decisions).
*For Michelle Foil, Lisamarie Morse's sister,
suffering from unexplained migraines.
*For Sadie, Dustin Nordquist's sister, and her
medical needs.
*For Alexa Hering, Rev. Hering's granddaughter, whose is having problems although a MRI revealed the spots on her brain
haven't changed.
*For Cherry, Dustin Nordquist's aunt, who
has an undiagnosed growth on her eye.
*For Arlene Jones, Barbara Kamaski's
mother, whose kidney's are failing but stable.
*For finding the proper regimen to get lupus
under control for Donna Hering, mother
of Kevin and Luke Hering.
*For Ruby Krause, Pastor Krause's grandmother, who appears near death.
*For Sarah Krause dealing with inflammation in her joints.
FOR PROTECTION: *For those in the
armed forces.
FOR OUR SHUT-INS: *Merle Hager and
*Stacey Mayer.
FOR COMFORT:
*For the family of Gary Mciff, father of
Angie Metzger, who died February 7, 2016.
*For Susan (wife) and the rest of the
family of Bob Robison, friend of Gail
Cheever, who died in February.
*For the family of Vera Novak, friend of
Jon Pantke, who died in February.
FOR THOSE RECOVERING:
*Sadie (Dustin Nordquist's sister; nearly recovered),
*Travis Metzger (grandson of Doreen Metzger; healing from a pressure sore),
*Betty McIlrath (grandmother of Racheal
Major; recovery from stroke),
*Sherrie Bratke (recovery from hand surgery; in lots of pain),
*Lesa (Amy Green's friend; recovery from a
stroke),
*Tami Myers (Amy Myer's mother; heel recovering),
*Jan Wagner (Rev. Wagner's wife; recovery
from back surgery and pain and heart attack),
*Isaac Pantke (recovery from ankle surgery),
*Tom and Mary Koehler (parents of a good
friend of Julia Bell; recovering at home with
24/7 care after a car accident; for peace for
their family), *Sue Hansen (healing from
a fall),
*Margié Weiss (recovering from knee surgery),
*Bonnie Hill (Racheal Major's mom; recovering from knee surgery, also deals with MS
and rheumatoid arthritis), and
*Linda Davis (Tai Davis's mother; healing
for shoulder injury after a fall).
FOR PROTECTION: *For those in the
armed forces.
FOR OUR SHUT-INS: *Merle Hager and
*Stacey Mayer.
FOR COMFORT:
*For the family of Gary Mciff, father of
Angie Metzger, who died February 7, 2016.
*For Susan (wife) and the rest of the
family of Bob Robison, friend of Gail
Cheever, who died in February.
*For the family of Vera Novak, friend of
Jon Pantke, who died in February.
WE COMMEND THE FOLLOWING TO
GOD'S CARE AS WE NO LONGER KNOW
THEIR SITUATION:
*For Heather (called requesting prayers) in
dealing with life-problems.
FOR OTHER NEEDS:
*For the needs of Amberlee, friend of Brandon Huff (a visitor).
*For Isabel Lang and Shirley Kerr in finding relief from back pain and any illness.
*For Mabel Hickey, Julia Bell's grandmother, dealing with dementia and delusions.
*For Lisamarie Morse to find a new job and
*for Byron Major, a stable job.
*For Eva Major, Jason Major's grandmother,
who fractured her leg and needs help.
*For Elaine Krause, Pastor's aunt, facing
wet macular degeneration.
*For a home away from discord for Elizabeth
King, Angie Metzger's cousin.
*For Sandi Long's knees to get stronger.
*For peace and strength in families, especially
for Jon and Isaac Pantke.
*For strength and guidance for Jon Pantke.
*For wisdom and guidance in life for Dustin
Nordquist.
*For Jan Meyer, Angie Metzger's mother,
and her needs.
*For Tiana, the child of Sue, a friend of Lester
Sims (a visitor), who is lost and hurt, that
she may find grace and peace in Christ and
be protected while in this struggle.
*For those with large hospital bills: Alex
Suarez, father of Jaxon and Jaden Major's
school friend, and for his family; and
Alexa Hering and her family.
*For peace and strength in the life of Christopher Oswald, Janice Oswald's son.
*For the members of Dustin Nordquist's
family that have been led astray, that they
would embrace God's Word and forsake any
lies.
*For Rev. Tyrel Bramwell at Christ Lutheran in Murray,and Rev. Mark Schlamann
at First Lutheran in Tooele in their service to
God in their churches.
IN THANKS FOR GOD'S MERCY:
*For Lynn Christensen, Cheryll's husband,
recovered from surgery and fall.
*For successful surgery for Larry McNeill,
friend of Marley Green and Greg Gohlinghorst.
*For helping Rev. Kurt Hering in Kansas
and Rev. Anthony Masinelli at Grace
Lutheran in Sandy in serving the congregations they were called to serve.
*For the healing and quick recovery of Dick
Bingman, brother-in-law to Karen.
*For Ruby Krause, Pastor Krause's grandmother; recovered from pneumonia.
If you have any prayer updates or have more information about one of these needs, please call or e-mail pastor.
...pray without ceasing... (1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV)
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Pat and Sherry McBride 3/17
Jared and Lisamarie Morse 3/21
Lynn and Cheryll Christensen 3/27
Greg and Kim Gohlinghorst 3/28
Lane and Kathy Adams 4/4
Jim and Margé Weiss 4/28
Luke Hering 3/2
McKay Barton 3/10
Isabel Lang 3/25
Did we miss your birthday
or
anniversary?
Please let Angela know!
Who Is Your Elder?
Lisamarie Morse 4/1
Greg Gohlinghorst 4/2
Lane Adams 4/4
Angela Krause 4/21
Sue Hansen 4/22
Marley Green 4/23
Every member is to be assigned an elder in the church. Elders serve as assistants to the pastor in caring for the people. Each elder is charged with
caring for specific individuals and is available for you to contact, especially if you cannot get a hold of the pastor. Your elder will check up on you
and may come and visit you to see how you are doing (In fact, we are currently in the process of having pastor-elder visits). So look below the
elder’s to find out who your elder is. The list does not contain every name of every member but members are listed by the head of the household
(unless the head of household is not a member) and then spouse, if applicable. Also, those who are over 18 (whether they live with their parents or
not) are listed separately from their parents and should expect separate pastor-elders visits. If your name is not on here, do not worry. Speak to
pastor as not all members have been assigned an elder yet.
Greg
Otto
Zach
Adams, Dallas
Bell, Julia
Barton, Monica
Adams, Lane and Kathy
Christensen, Cheryll
Baxter, Robert and Bridgette
Ahrens, Andra
Christensen, Jason
Bohn, Brian
Allred, Holly
Christensen, Karen
Bohn, Joan
Allred, Nancy
Clay, Ryan
Cheever, Gail
Dalton, Nick and Alissa
Hansen, Dean and Sue
Davis, Tai
Gerber, David and Annabelle
Hansen, Griffin
Dufresne Thomas
Gohlinghorst, Greg
Hansen, Josh
Green, Mike and Amy
Gray, Jana
Hansen, Taylor
Fox, Linda
Gray, Leo
Kirgis, Doug and Karen
Hansen, Zach
Gray, Mark
(Oppenheimer)
Hager, Merle
Gray, Alan
Krause, Jason and Angela
Hering, Kevin
Green, Marley and Mary
Major, Jason and Racheal
Hering, Luke
Harrison, Dayna
McBride, Pat and Sherry
Kerr, Shirley
Kamanski, Barbara
Metzger, Darvin
Lang, Isabel
Lind, Paul
Myers, Gene and Margaret
Long, Sandi
Major, Byron and Melonie
Poole, Christy
Maxwell, Kip
Mayer, Stacey
Ratz, Otto and Marsha
Morse, Lisamarie
Myers, Amy
Riedmann, Annetta
Nordquist, Dustin
Metzger, Darrel and Angie
Riedmann, Stephanie
Oswald, Janice
Metzger, Doreen
Ruiz, Melissa
Pantke, Jon
Peterson, Brad and Linda
Stewart, Ray and Claudia
Phister, David
Peterson, Demi
Stewart, Tyrone
Phister, Brian
Peterson, Justin
Thorup, Rhiannon
Stewart, Lindsey
Snyder, Dave and Jane
Wenisch, Helen
Weiss, Jim and Margé
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March 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
Wed
2
Thu
3
Fri
4
Soup Supper 6 pm
Mid-week service
7pm
6
7
Bible Study 9:15
Worship
Service 10:30
13
14
Bible Study 9:15
Worship
Service 10:30
20
21
9
10
Board of Elders 7pm
Soup Supper 6 pm
Mid-week service
7pm
Board of Directors
7pm
15
16
17
Board of Elders 7pm
Soup Supper 6 pm
Mid-week service
7pm
22
23
28
29
30
11
12
First Church
Clean-up Day
9 am
18
19
Second Church
Clean-up Day
9 am
Manna Bible Study
10 am
24
25
26
Maundy Thursday
7pm
Good Friday 7pm
Easter Vigil @
Redeemer Lutheran
Church at 8 pm in
Salt Lake City
Palm Sunday
Worship
Service 10:30
27
5
Manna Bible Study
10 am
8
Bible Study 9:15
Sat
31
Easter Breakfast 9:15
Easter Sunday
Worship
Service 10:30
THOSE WHO SERVE IN MARCH
Elder
Ushers
Counters
For Snow Removal
Snow
Cleaning
Music
The day listed is the day Altar
on which your snow removing duties begin.
Greg Gohlinghorst
Hansens
3/6 Snyders, 3/13 Bohn/Metzger, 3/20 Christensen/Gohlinghorst,
3/27 Pantke/Ratz
3/6 Hansen, 3/13 Ratz, 3/20 Major, 3/27 Green
3/5 Christensen, 3/12 Oswald, 3/19 Hansen, 3/26 Gohlinghorst/Huff
3/2 Otto, 3/6 Mike, 3/9 Otto, 3/13 Jane, 3/16 Otto, 3/20 Bruce, 3/24 Mike,
3/25 Jane, 3/27 Jane
3/6, 13 Green, 3/20, 27 Bell
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April 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Sat
2
Manna Bible Study
10 am
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
Bible Study 9:15
Worship
Service 10:30
10
Bible Study 9:15
Worship
Service 10:30
17
Board of Directors
7pm
Manna Bible Study
10 am
18
19
20
21
22
23
25
26
27
28
29
30
Bible Study 9:15
Worship
Service 10:30
24
Bible Study 9:15
Worship
Service 10:30
Manna Bible Study
10 am
THOSE WHO SERVE IN APRIL
= communion
For Cleaners
The day listed on the calendar is the day by which the
church needs to have been
cleaned.
Elder
Ushers
Counters
Cleaning
Music
Altar
Otto Ratz
Jon Pantke and Dave Snyder
4/3 Snyders, 4/10 Bohn/Metzger,
4/17 Christensen/Gohlinghorst, 4/24 Pantke/Dufresne
4/2 Major, 4/9 Christensen, 4/16 Green, 4/23 Oswald
4/10 Bruce
4/3, 10 Cheever, 4/17, 24 Metzger
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Cross of Christ Lutheran Church
1840 S. 75 E.
Bountiful, UT 84010
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