March 2015 Backup.pub - First Evangelical Lutheran Church

F IRST E DITION
MARCH 2015
God is our strength and shield.
Proclaiming Jesus Christ, God’s Word, is our life and mission.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
est. 1765
Welcome, Pastor Lorenz!
On Sunday, February 22, Congregation Council voted to contract with the Rev. Richard
Lorenz to serve as our part-time visitation pastor (up to 50 hours/month), starting March 1.
Pastor Lorenz retired last spring as senior pastor of Trindle Spring Lutheran, Mechanicsburg.
Prior to being called there in 2000, Pastor Lorenz served congregations in New Cumberland
and southeastern Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Marsha, joined First Lutheran in December.
The decision to create a part-time visitation pastor position occurred during recent Council
discussions about our congregation’s staff structure. As many of you are aware, the congregation voted in 2011 to call a second full-time (associate) pastor. That call process ended
when Pastor Brophy announced his intention to retire in August 2013. However, the need for
additional pastoral capacity continued to exist!
Adding a part-time visitation pastor at this time will enable us to expand our ministry and
outreach to our homebound members. In addition, Pastor Lorenz will preach once every 4-6
weeks (a little less in 2015, due to a number of guest preachers for our anniversary) and will
provide pastoral coverage during Pastor Leber’s vacations and continuing education time.
Please welcome Pastor Lorenz to
his new role at First Lutheran!
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WORSHIP SCHEDULE
LENT MID-WEEK WORSHIP
Sunday
We continue to gather for evening prayer at 7
p.m. on Wednesdays during Lent (March 11,
18, and 25), preceded by a light soup supper at
6:15 p.m. Please join us!
8:00 a.m. – Holy Communion
9:15 a.m. – Sunday Church School
10:30 a.m. – Holy Communion
1st Saturday of month
5 p.m. – quiet service of Holy Communion (chapel)
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FL Golf Outing................................... 8-9
Worship Assistants Schedule ............... 3
Special First Lutheran History Insert
(please pull out and save!) ........ 12-13
Youth Page ........................................ 21
Up
coming Events at First:
Perry & West Cumberland Conference Meeting — Wednesday, March 11 — 8 a.m.–2
p.m.
Fair Trade Coffee/Tea/Chocolate Orders Due — Sunday, March 15 — Please see page
7 for more details.
Spring Posey Visitation — Saturday, March 21 — 9:45 a.m.-12 noon — Please see page 22 for
more details.
A Lenten Organ Event — Sunday, March 29 — 4 p.m. — Please see page 10 for more details.
Easter Egg Hunt — Saturday, April 4 — 10-11:30 a.m. — Please see page 22 for more details.
Dickinson Orchestra & Collegium — Fine Arts Benefit Concert — Sunday, April 12 — Please see
page 11 for more details.
FL Golf Outing — Friday, May 1 — 1 p.m. — Please see pages 8 & 9 for more details.
Carlisle Town Band — Sunday, May 3 — 7 p.m.
Mother/Daughter Banquet — Wednesday, May 6, time TBD — Please see the April issue of the
First Edition for more details.
Lutheran Night at the Senators — Friday, May 8 — 7 p.m. — Please
see the April issue of the First Edition for more details.
Spring Rummage Sale — May 15 & 16 — See page 19 for more details.
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Additional volunteers, please see page 4.
ACOLYTES (10:30 A.M.):
03/01
03/08
03/15
03/22
03/29
Elise Erickson
Sarah Raphael
Tanner Eshenour
Josh Staley
Ben Galbraith
NURSERY (10:30 A.M.):
03/01 Kathleen Hall, Robin Orner,
Joanna Cannone
03/08 Cindy Allgyer, Jeri Fitzsimons,
Tanner Eshenour
03/15 Kathleen Hall, Alecia Staley, Sarah Raphael
03/22 Kim Fickel, Robin Orner,
Madelynne Staley
03/29 Cheryl Henderson, Alecia Staley,
Josh Staley
ASSISTING MINISTERS:
(8 A.M.)
(10:30 A.M.)
03/01
03/08
03/15
03/22
03/29
03/01
03/08
03/15
03/22
03/29
Rich Wood
Sandy Kohler
Rich Bigelow
Robin Orner
Sam Orner
Hope Miller
David Erickson
Roger Williams
Taylor Miller
Robin Orner
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS
(10:30 A.M.):
03/01
03/08
03/15
03/22
03/29
Lois Quigley and Kathleen Hall
Caryn Carr and Patty Gillingham
Karen Hollen and Pam Doney
Sandy Kohler and Sandy Jumper
Josh Staley and Madelynne Staley
GREETERS (10:30 A.M.):
03/01
03/08
03/15
03/22
03/29
Ann Jordan and Ethel Simmons
Taylor and Hope Miller
Ann Roeder and Jane Ewing
Donald Grell and Alecia Staley
Sterlen and Evelyn Sheaffer
FLOWER DISTRIBUTION
(10:30 A.M.):
03/01
03/08
03/15
03/22
03/29
LECTORS:
(8 A.M.)
03/01
03/08
03/15
03/22
03/29
(10:30 A.M.)
Sam Orner
Sandy Jumper
Jan Bigelow
Amy Baish
Jim Brantner
03/01
03/08
03/15
03/22
03/29
Sandy Jumper
Sarah Raphael
David Erickson
Ann Roeder
Dilys Schuettler
Lenten Vespers (7 P.M.):
Sam and Robin Orner
Robert and Annette Nickey
Ann Roeder
Nancy Baish
Cindy Jones
03/04
03/11
03/18
03/25
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Sandy Kohler
Sam Orner
Kathleen Hall
Bill Schirmer
WITH OUR MEMBERS
DEATH
Robert K. Reitzel
birth — January 17, 1944
death — February 20, 2015
USHERS (10:30 A.M.):
03/01 Blanche Drumheiser, head,
Matthew Drumheiser
03/08 John Kauffman, head, Cindy Allgyer,
Roxanna Houtz
03/15 Sandy Jumper, head, Steve Hogg, David Stum,
Josh Staley
03/22 Donald Osborne, head, Yvonne Karper,
Ruth Osborne
03/29 James Brantner, head, William Burkholder,
Cindy Jones
Rest eternal grant him, O Lord,
and let light perpetual shine upon him.
Dear First Lutherans,
Your kindness over the holiday season was
wonderful, especially since I’m homebound.
Pastor Leber came the week before
Christmas to give me communion. A day later
came Brenda and David bearing a beautiful
package of homemade cookies. I enjoyed the little
prayer attached as well as the cookies.
I felt badly missing all of the Christmas
services, but Nancy cheered me with her package
of fudge! A day later Ann delivered a lovely
poinsettia and another plate of cookies! Last
Sunday (Jan. 25) Robin and Sam visited with
flowers from the altar.
It is with deep appreciation and thanks that
I write for all these kindnesses. Also thanks for all
the cards and phone calls.
YOUTH USHERS (10:30 A.M.):
03/01 Tanner Eshenour, A.J. Cannone,
Luke Erickson
03/08 Ian Stum
03/15 None
03/22 Elise Erickson
03/29 Jeremy Guadalupe and Callie Culbertson
May God bless you all,
Sandy Tomassone
COMMUNION SETUP
(8 A.M.):
Dear Pastor Leber,
Monica Frederick and Sue Simmons
Thank you for the scholarship awarded to me in
the fall. I have used the money to assist with my
tuition at Susquehanna University where I am
now in my second semester.
(10:30A.M.):
03/01
03/08
03/15
03/22
03/29
Annette Nickey and Kathleen Hall
Norma Greider and Ginny Brennan
Roxanna Houtz and Ann Roeder
Judith Kauffman and Norma Greider
Debbie Reitzel and Kathleen Hall
I am grateful to the First Lutheran family for its
support and generosity.
Warmest regards,
Steven E. Jumper
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Hall, Kathleen
3/17
Eshenour, Beverly
3/1
Keller, Patricia
3/17
Ferguson, Carole
3/1
Shank, Todd
3/17
Erickson, Elise
3/2
Hockley, Landin
3/19
Shank, Susan
3/2
Blair, Michelle
3/20
Tichnell, Joyel
3/4
Nickey, Annette
3/20
Carr, Caryn
3/5
Coulson, Rebecca
3/21
Chamberlain, Richard
3/5
Lorah, Nathaniel
3/21
Metz, Martha
3/7
Raphael, David
3/21
Galbraith, Karen
3/8
Caldwell, Bernadine
3/23
Rahal, Virginia
3/8
Hoch, Jeffrey
3/23
Shank, Layton
3/8
Beil, Jena
3/25
Kreiser, Colby
3/10
Demnicki, Kayley
3/25
Morrison, Roma
3/11
Shambaugh, Robert
3/25
Rynk, Marjorie
3/11
Morelock, Samantha
3/26
Eberly, Allison
3/13
Sharp, Ronald
3/26
Houtz, Logan
3/13
Brenneman, Linda
3/28
Weigel, Dolores
3/16
Theres, Megan
3/30
Bloser, Jamie
3/17
Loose, Stacy
3/31
If you are a member of First Lutheran, have a
birthday this month, and do not see your name
listed above, please contact Robin in the
church office so we can update our records.
Thanks!
Reminder:
Deadline for the April
newsletter is
Sunday, March 15.
Monday — Friday
UPDATED MEMBERSHIP
DIRECTORIES AVAILABLE!
8:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Look for updated copies of the First
Lutheran Church Membership Directory in the
narthex and the church office.
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JANUARY WORSHIP ATTENDANCE
Week Of
Dec. 29 — Jan. 4
Sunday
Total Weekly
8:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Attendance
24
111
135
Quiet Spoken Holy Communion
Offering
$8,523
Cancelled due to weather
Jan. 5 — 11
22
116
138
$7,920
Jan. 12 — 18
34
107
141
$5,544
Jan. 19 — 25
24
120
144
$3,740
Offerings reported in the above totals represent the following funds: Benevolence, Current, Plate,
Sunday School, Initial Offerings, and The Lutheran.
CONGREGATION COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Listed below are highlights from the Congregation Council meeting held in February.
1. Rich Wood was appointed by council to fill a vacancy through the remainder of 2015 in accordance with
the First Lutheran Constitution.
2. A three member Audit Committee, consisting of Nancy George, John Ward and Hope Miller, was elected
by council.
3. Pastor Sharron Blezard, Assistant to Bishop Dunlop, met with the council to help with the initial steps
of discernment regarding Pastor Leber’s call at FLC (Pastor Leber’s two-year term call ends on August 4.).
4. A facility use request to approve use of Festal Hall for Zumba classes was approved. The start date will
be determined with the provider.
5. The approved Staffing Reconfiguration Plan is in place and early work has commenced with volunteer
help from Hope Miller, Rich Wood, and Roger Williams. Since Thursday, February 12, 2015, was Tate’s last
work day, Hope Miller is serving as a volunteer financial assistant to help ensure all critical tasks are
completed.
6. The council acted on a recommendation from the Property Committee to evaluate the continued
feasibility of maintaining and renting the church’s property on High Street (adjacent to the parking lot).
Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee for consideration and action.
Roger Williams
Council President
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LWR FAIR TRADE MAKES A DIFFERENCE
EASTER ORDER COMING SOON
For years, Lutherans have been the leaders in purchases through the inter-faith fair trade associaon. Members and friends of First Lutheran are at the forefront, supporng the project with over $3,000 in purchases
annually.
Orders for Easter will be taken through Sunday, March 15. Our next order a&er this will close in early June.
Through Fair Trade, policies liming child labor and forced labor are followed, assuring children the opportunity to pursue educaon for a stronger future. Farmer associaons reinvest social premiums from Fair
Trade products in their communies, developing clean water systems, health clinics, and schools.
Our Easter selecons are as follows.
Chocolate Bars in Several Varie'es:
Organic Very Dark Chocolate (71% cacao), 3.5 oz., $2.50 each
For Springme, Organic Mint Chocolate with Delicate Crunch (67% cacao), 3.5 oz., $2.50 each
Organic Dark Chocolate with Almonds (55% cacao), 3.5 oz., $2.50 each
Organic Milk Chocolate Caramel Crunch with Sea Salt (41% cacao), 3.5 oz., $2.50 each
Divine milk chocolate bars, 1.5 oz., $1.50 each
Teas, all 20 bags per box for $2.75:
Organic English Breakfast, Organic Rooibos (Naturally caffeine free), Organic Chai, and Organic Green Tea
Coffee, 10-12. oz bags (Numbers indicate strength from # 1, mildest, to # 4, strongest):
Organic Mind, Body, Soul (#1 + #3 blend), whole bean only, $6.40
Organic Breakfast Blend (#1 + # 4 blend), both drip grind and whole bean, $6.40
Organic Love Buzz (# 2 + # 4 blend), both drip grind and whole bean, $6.40
Organic Decaf (# 2), both drip grind and whole bean, $7.40
You may order full cartons of any other coffee, tea, or chocolate on the LWR Fair Trade website. Contact
Jered and Elaine Hock at 717-243-071 or [email protected].
Even in underdeveloped countries with growing economies, poor rural families o&en do not share the improving prosperity. As Lutherans, we can stand with these brothers and sisters by parcipang in the LWR
Fair Trade program.
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GOLF OUTING TO BENEFIT
SAFE HARBOUR OF CARLISLE
Who:
You, your friends, your relatives, members of your congregations
What:
Eighth Annual First Lutheran 18 Hole Shotgun Scramble Golf Outing
When:
Friday, May 1, 1:00 p.m. tee off, rain or shine
Where:
Eagles Crossing Golf Course, Carlisle
www.eaglescrossing.com, phone 960-0500
Why:
To promote fellowship and to benefit Safe Harbour of Carlisle
First Lutheran is hosting this outing. The scramble format (all players play the best ball of their foursome) allows golfers of all skill levels to contribute and have fun.
The cost is $70.00 per person, which includes cart, unlimited range balls, prizes, a silent auction, and a steak
dinner with beverages after the round. If you don’t play golf, no problem. You can still join us for the meal
after the round of golf for just $20.00. Proceeds from the outing will go toward our fundraising efforts for
Safe Harbour of Carlisle. Checks should be made out to “First Lutheran Church” with “Golf Outing” on
the memo line. Again this year, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will be augmenting our donation to this
worthy organization.
Registration forms are available on page 9 of this newsletter, in First Lutheran’s church office and First Lutheran’s website: www.firstlutherancarlisle.org. Completed registration forms and payment should be returned to the office or mailed/given to Dave Haag, P.O. Box 265, Carlisle, PA 17013. Deadline for registration is Wednesday, April 29. Golfers can register as a group and play together, or register individually
and foursomes will be organized at the course.
Even if you are not able to join us on the 1st, you can still participate. We need donations for the silent auction. 100% of the proceeds from the silent auction go to Safe Harbour. Also hole sponsorships are available
for $35. A sign will be placed on a hole acknowledging your support. You may use your company name and
logo or sponsor a hole “in memory of” or “to honor” loved ones, friends or children. We also need help in doing various jobs prior to the outing, i.e. making ditty bags and collecting items to put in them, and we need
golf related/themed items for prizes (these items should be new with tags attached).
We had a great time and very successful outings the past seven years and we’re hoping for an even better
turnout this year, but we need your help. If you have any questions, please call Dave or Elaine at 241-2619.
We hope to see you on May 1st.
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EIGHTH ANNUAL FIRST LUTHERAN GOLF OUTING
TO BENEFIT SAFE HARBOUR OF CARLISLE
EAGLES CROSSING GOLF COURSE
www.eaglescrossing.com, phone 960-0500
FRIDAY MAY 1, 2015 (Rain or shine)
1:00 PM SHOTGUN
PLAYERS
1._______________________________________________________
2._______________________________________________________
3._______________________________________________________
4._______________________________________________________
Registration:
$70.00 per player
Checks payable to:
First Lutheran Church (Memo line: Golf Outing)
Mail to:
David Haag
PO Box 265
Carlisle, PA 17013
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FROM OUR MINISTER OF MUSIC
Reincken’s seGng conveys the drama of this
psalm in music: the sound of running water, of organs
and harps, and the feeling of exile.
A Lenten Organ Event
Dear All at First Lutheran,
Two centuries a&er Reincken, the composer
Max Reger revived the genre of the chorale fantasia.
A Roman Catholic himself, Reger was fascinated by
Lutheran chorales and felt that Protestants did not
understand the greatness of their own hymns. I will
play Reger’s seGng of the chorale Alle Menschen
müssen sterben (All Men Must Die). While this tune is
familiar to us with a number of texts including the
Epiphany text Songs of Thankfulness and Praise, the
text that Reger sets is appropriate for Lent, juxtaposing the limits of our earthly existence
with “God’s beauful heaven” which
awaits believers.
On Sunday, March 29, at 4 p.m. I will present a
Lenten organ program highlighng a special and disncvely Lutheran type of organ piece. As you regular
churchgoers already know, Lutheran and other composers have wriEen organ versions of Lutheran chorale (hymn) tunes for centuries. An organ version of a
German hymn is called an organ chorale. While J.S.
Bach is jusfiably the most famous composer of this
type of piece, many other composers long before and
long a&er Bach have also composed organ chorales.
One of the most interesng
types of organ chorale is the chorale
fantasia. In this type of piece, composers set several verses of a chorale, illustrang the text of each verse
through a variety of musical means
and using all of the resources of a great pipe organ
such as our Aeolian-Skinner organ at First Lutheran.
I hope that many of you will make
this program part of your Holy Week devoon and experience these outstanding
and disncvely Lutheran organ pieces.
Yours in His Service,
In my program I will try to draw you into the
musical world of two great chorale fantasias, and
show you how the composers of these pieces depict
the hymn texts in their music. The first of these pieces
is a seGng of the tune An Wasserflüssen Babylon (By
the Waters of Babylon) by Johann Adam Reincken.
Today we sing this tune with the wonderful Paul Gerhardt text A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth (LBW
105), but the tune was originally associated with a
versificaon of Psalm 137, By the Waters of Babylon.
The Orthodox writer Anna Vander Wall characterizes
this psalm, so appropriate for Lent, in the following
way*:
Aaron Sunstein
*VanderWall’s characterizaon is excerpted from her arcle “Zion in Babylon: Reflec'ons on Psalm 137” in Wonder, a journal published by Young Adult Ministries of the
Orthodox Church in America.
Thanks to all of you who organized and
attended our baby shower on February 15. We
are overwhelmed by your beautiful and generous
gifts and are eternally grateful. It feels so good
to bring our baby into a community which is so
supportive, friendly, and generous.
Thank you!!!
[Psalm 137 is]…first and foremost a lament. It is a lament
for the disobedience that led to Israel’s capvity in Babylon, the city of sin. It is a lament that the city of Zion, once
so glorious and beauful, has been taken away from the
Israelites because they rejected God to pursue sinful passions. It is a lament for our sin and a plea for God’s help. It
is, on a grand scale, an epic hymn for every Chrisan who
longs for their true home. It is our song of sin, repentance,
and salvaon.
~ Aaron & Malin ~
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FINE ARTS AT FIRST NEWS
THANK YOU
SAFE HARBOUR BENEFIT CONCERT
Many thanks from Fine Arts at First to all the
folks who volunteered through the “Count
Me In” forms to usher at our concerts and
to make baked goods for our receptions.
Here is a photo taken of the dessert table at
the reception in the Martin Luther Room
following the Eaken Piano Trio Concert on
Sunday, February 8. Sixteen volunteer bakers made their own favorite recipes for bar
cookies which resulted in a very delicious
array of treats. The Fine Arts Committee
was especially thankful to have this added
help since the desserts were also used for
the Rev. Jean Kuebler’s reception which followed the 10:30 a.m. worship service that
day.
A Benefit Concert for Safe Harbour sponsored by
Fine Arts at First will be presented by the Dickinson College
Collegium and Orchestra on Sunday, April 12, at 4 P.M. at
First Lutheran Church. The Collegium will sing musical settings of texts from Virgil’s Aeneid, and the Orchestra will perform works by Bartok, Vaughan Williams, and Bach. Also featured will be Mahler’s Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 under
the baton of guest conductor Cheung Chau, director of orchestral studies at Utah Valley University and director of Sinfonietta Polonia in Poland. Admission to the concert is free. A
freewill offering will be received to benefit the work of Carlisle’s Safe Harbour whose mission is to provide shelter for the
homeless. Additional funding for the concert will be provided
by Thrivent Financial. Join us for a reception following the
performance.
{NOTE: The benefit for Safe Harbour was originally
to be held on March 22; however, due to tendonitis in her
hand, organist Karen Electra Christianson is unable to play the
organ. We hope to be able to reschedule her recital in a future
concert series.}
From Our Archives
LOOK BUT DON'T
TOUCH
(and other things)
First Lutheran's council
took care of a number
of organ related issues
during its meeting on
July 2, 1878. The women's Mite Society had
just purchased a new
instrument and given it
to the church. Here's
the text.
Bro[ther] Beetem was instructed to fasten [the] lever of the church organ so that it cannot be
pumped unless unlocked--thus avoiding every body to pump at pleasure. On motion a suitable
screen was to be prepared to hide the organ pumper. Com[mittee] on same: Bro[ther]s Duke and
Wetzel. On motion resolved that we have a suitable railing erected in front of [the] organ so as to
prevent exposure of the choir. On motion Bro[ther] Beetem was instructed to have [the] organ
stool covered for similar reasons.
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Part Two
First Lutheran Church History
This article is the second in a series written by Rich Wood and celebrating First Lutheran' history and our
250th anniversary as a congregation. Articles will continue to appear throughout our anniversary year of
2015.
THE EARLY YEARS
Pastor Jacob Goering’s service to First Lutheran Church lasted four years; he returned to York in 1780. Succeeding him were a number of relatively short term pastors, the first of whom was John George Butler, who
served from 1780 to 1786. Insofar as we know, Butler’s actual pastorate was not particularly controversial
within First Lutheran itself, but his personality and background certainly were. His contact with the Pennsylvania Ministerium began on February 5, 1779, when according to Henry Melchior Muhlenberg “Afterward
there came a man named Butler [who] brought with him a letter, signed with a great many names, and requested that he be ordained to preach. I declined to have anything to do with him because I am not the president [of
the Ministerium]...”
Muhlenberg’s involvement with Butler did not end there. One month later he noted the appearance of a man
named Wolf [from a congregation in Robison township, Berks County] “who told me that the Joh. Georg Butler whom I mentioned under February 5, had later shown the congregation a communication from me and pretended that I had given him permission to preach and administer the sacraments which was not true and was
fabricated by him. Later the said Butler....gave me a letter in which he begs my pardon because he gave offense to me by his conduct etc.” Mr. Wolf subsequently requested that Muhlenberg write a letter to his congregation, “which I did, stating that it was my advice that Joh. Georg Butler should remain with the school because he was not yet fit to serve in the preaching office.”
Whatever Muhlenberg felt unofficially, the Ministerium felt officially--at least in part. At the 35th Ministerium
convention in 1782 a “Mr. Butler” brought a recommendation from a congregation on the Octorara and asked
for admission to the Ministerium. That body decided “That by lack of sufficient acquaintance and on account
of offense given [the Muhlenberg controversy?] he would not be received. However they also decided “That
he should not be forbidden to preach and baptize children in cases of necessity, so long as he led an orderly
Christian life [and] that he should entirely refrain from the distribution of Holy Communion and confirmation
of those instructed.”
Undaunted, Butler appeared at the Ministerium’s next convention in 1783 and once again “begged earnestly
for admission...” This time the final verdict was considerably harsher than it had been in1782. “As his
[Butler’s] character before his assumption of the ministerial office [he apparently deserted from the Continental Army] was very poor, indifferent and furthermore no signs of a true improvement were noticed, it was
unanimously RESOLVED That he must forever be regarded incapable of serving in the ministerial office.
That he be advised to serve as a school teacher.” In 1786 Butler, in addition to his ministerial duties at Carlisle, did in fact advertise his services as a German teacher at a school he intended to open on West Pomfret
Street in town.
Having failed to establish himself through the Ministerium, and while still serving at Carlisle, Butler helped
set up a competitor to that body. The Carlisle Gazette and the Western Depository’s issue of February 15,
1786, carried a notice from John George Buttler, declaring that “on Wednesday the 30th of November last,
several of the German Lutheran Ministers met at Shippensburgh in order to form themselves into a society and
compose a form of discipline for the Ministers, Preachers, and other Members of the Evangelical Lutheran
Congregations under their care, and after forming themselves into a society, the reverend Mr. John George
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Buttler of Carlisle was unanimously elected to preside as Principal....” The new society’s name was the Out of
Love United Evangelical Lutheran Ministers.
Henry Muhlenberg was furious, confessing in his diary “...that a fanatic, John George Butler, is setting up an
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium in Carlisle, beyond the Susquehanna.” Muhlenberg referenced scripture in
what he clearly thought was a betrayal (notably Matthew 8:16-17’s admonition about bad trees and bad fruit),
and afterward referred to correspondence on Butler’s questionable Revolutionary War record.
Butler ordained several individuals during his association with the Out of Love ministry. The 40th Ministerium
convention in 1787 examined two candidates having “a certificate of ordination by a certain Butler...” One
was rejected “because of his impudence” but John George Hehl was approved to preach and baptize (though
not to administer communion and to confirm) “...if he publicly renounce his connection with Butler.”
Whatever hopes Butler himself may have had for the Out of Love Lutheran United Lutheran Ministers, they do
not seem to have been fulfilled, for he and the Ministerium eventually made their peace with one another. In
1802 the Ministerium licensed him to preach, and in 1805, despite the 1783 verdict that he should be considered forever incapable of serving, he was ordained. But for the entire period of his pastorate at First Lutheran
John George Butler was not an ordained minister — certainly not in the view of the Pennsylvania Ministerium.
Pastor Frederick Schaeffer succeeded Butler as pastor at First Lutheran about 1786 and remained in the Carlisle area until about 1790. There was no question about his standing with the Ministerium; he was listed as a
licentiate in 1787 (baptizing 127, confirming 5, administering communion to 148 and burying 6) and congregations in Cumberland County “petitioned for his ordination and spoke well of his conduct among them to the
present.” The 41st Ministerium convention in 1788 approved his ordination “in one of the congregations in
which he serves”. Subsequent complaints “that he held prayer meetings in the homes where he stayed and
thereby offended many” were dismissed as “insignificant and trifling, and that the Ministerium approves the
manner in which Mr. Shafer conducts his office.” Pastor Schaefffer was also the first pastor for which we have
records unique to First Lutheran Church. Beginning in 1788, the very scattered entries document some 19 baptisms for Carlisle and vicinity. More systematic church records would be a decade or more in the future.
Two other pastors at First Lutheran brought the church up to the beginning of the 19th century, which was to be
its formative period. Adam Henry Meyer left little in the way of documentation, though his tenure from about
1790 to 1793 saw the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issue a 1791 charter to the “German Lutheran Church
of the Boro of Carlisle and Vicinity”.
More is known of John [or Johannes] Herbst. who succeeded Meyer about 1793. A Ministerium licentiate and
candidate for ordination through his entire service at First Lutheran, our congregation in 1797 petitioned “that
they might be served more frequently by Mr. Herbst,” an indication of the problems encountered by a “circuit
riding” minister. By 1801 several churches had requested him as their own pastor. The Ministerium gave him
leave to leave Carlisle if he wished, and he did.
When Herbst left our pastorate, Thomas Jefferson was President of the (sixteen) United States, George III still
sat on the throne of England (he was however descending into madness), and Napoleon Bonaparte was First
Counsel of France (he would not become Emperor until 1804). And First Lutheran was to have a new minister
— Frederick Sanno (or DeSanno).
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The Mite Society
In August of 1868 in order to “stimulate further interest in the welfare of our church and promote sociability
among its members”, a group was created which became known as the Mite Society.
A Constitution establishing the roles of a president, three vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer and a board of
28 members was adopted. These members were charged with soliciting contributions and attending to the general interest of the church society. Meetings were to be held weekly in the homes of members.
All members of the Mite Society paid an initiation fee of 25 cents. Additionally, ladies paid weekly dues of 5
cents, while gents paid 25 cents a month, or 5 cents a week. At the second meeting, twenty-one ladies and five
gentlemen became members. $6.00 in dues was collected.
The very first project undertaken by the Mite Society was to replace the dilapidated old Venetian shades with
stained glass windows. In order to raise the $800 needed for this project, the idea of an oyster supper was developed. The first oyster supper was such a huge success that it quickly became a tradition of the Society.
$101.55 (a sum equal to $1,654.55 in today’s dollars) was added to their treasury.
(Please note that dollar amounts listed are as recorded and reflect the actual sums at that time. Dollar
amounts in parenthesis reflect historical amounts in today’s dollars.)
A list of donations typically received by the Society for one oyster supper consisted of
cash contributions and
23 cakes
45 lbs sugar
19 lbs butter
11 lbs coffee
6 dozen rolls
9 chickens
3 hams
5 lbs taffy
5 lbs candy
24 dozen biscuits
15 dozen eggs
20 lbs lard
50 qts cream
1 lb chocolate
56 lbs crackers
3 vanilla beans
pickles, chow-chow
When the Council learned of the Mite Society’s plans to improve their place of worship, they thought it might
be prudent to repair the church. A committee, consisting of two councilmen, was chosen to confer with the Society to ascertain their views regarding the repairs to the church.
On November 25, 1869, a resolution was passed stating “…that the Mite Society’s money be appropriated to
the purchasing of stained glass for the church.” This resolution was reconsidered and rewritten as follows on
December 16: “Resolved that the Mite Society’s money be appropriated to aid in the purchasing of stained
glass for the church” (emphasis added). Shortly thereafter, on January 6, 1870, Messer Saxton and Beetem
were appointed to obtain samples of stained glass for the church. The expenditures incurred by the cleaning,
fitting and installing of the stained glass amounted to $828.80. ($14,213.92) Happily, the Society had already
collected $937.81 ($16,083.44) toward this payment; therefore they realized a gain of $109.01 ($1,869.52)
which was added to the treasury.
With the successful purchase and installation of the stained glass project having been completed, the Mite Society, in 1871, then directed their efforts towards the purchase of a pipe organ. More than a few naysayers
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laughed at the idea that a few ladies could buy an organ, especially a $2500 organ (which in today’s dollars
would cost $45,257.50). However, within eight years, these few ladies did just that!
The Mite Society, as a means to help raise funds for this purchase, had appointed a committee to meet with the
leader of the Philharmonic Orchestra in the hopes of holding a concert at the church. However, the Council, in
its infinite wisdom, refused to allow the church to be used for a concert “by strangers” and the event had to be
cancelled. Yet, the diligent and hardworking ladies of the Mite Society found other avenues of fund raising and
were able to purchase that handsome new organ, (one so fine that it was rebuilt into the new church in 1900
and was still in use in 1940) by raising money through holding oyster suppers, strawberry festivals, birthday
socials, food exchanges, and chicken and waffle suppers!
In the minutes of the Mite Society taken on February 7, 1889, it was stated that “We regret that so many of the
members of the congregation know so little about the work of the Society, except, to enjoy the comforts of the
church.”
More than $6,000 ($144,822) was collected and spent for the church by the Mite Society. But that is only a
small example of the contributions made by the Mite Society over the years. Some additional gifts include:
1895 – Paid $732.63 ($19,098.20) for improvements to new parsonage
1895 – Instituted a ”dish fund” by adding a penny to the weekly dues
1896 – purchased 100 plates, 6 dozen cups and saucers, 4 dozen ice cream plates
1898 – paid $500 ($13,034) towards new parsonage
1899 – subscription of $3000 ($78,204) to furnish the new church + purchased a chandelier
1901 – $735 ($19,159.98) for equipment for the basement and Festal Hall including stove and several
useful articles stored in the kitchen
$1000 ($26,068) for the Nativity stained glass memorial window
It should be noted that on May 16, 1901, the Society asked Council to give them credit for the $700 presented
in June to be applied to the Memorial Window. Council voted “NO”. Yet, when the treasurer of the church
badly needed money, the Mite Society voted to give him $150 ($3,910.20) IF Council would give credit for
that amount for the organ. And, on October 17, 1901, when Pastor “very kindly” asked the Mite Society to
subscribe to $3000 ($78,204) toward the debt of the church, it was decided by vote to accept this obligation.
By 1915 a total of $35,000 had been contributed by the Mite Society. Please keep in mind that between 1868
and 1915, the dollar’s value in today’s funds was $16.29 to $1.00 at its lowest and $26.068 to $1.00 at its peak.
Subsequently, additional gifts were made and included payments and purchases and included:
1915-1921 – constant contributions toward payment of new church debt
1923 – assumed maintenance of the First Lutheran Room of Carlisle which was created in 1894 in the
Theological Seminary at Gettysburg by our Young Peoples Society
1931 – $3200 ($45,734.40) for art stone wall, chancel, columns and dome donations
1932 – served dinners for one week to undernourished children of the town
1937-1938 – planting evergreens on the church lawn and a new kitchen sink and large cupboard for
recently purchased monogrammed dishes
1939 – second chest of drawers for alter antependia pulpit, lectern falls and fair linen
1940 – renovation of Pastor’s study $140 ($2,172.38) and $50 ($775.85) contribution towards purchase
of acoustic system
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The Mite Society continued:
From purchasing spoons and rugs to paying a share of the telephone costs, to repairing the stove to serving
meals both to the underprivileged and for raising funds for our church, the ladies of the Mite Society worked
tirelessly and continually to improve all aspects of our church community. Unfortunately, in my humble opinion, they never received the accolades or appreciation or support they deserved.
William Ogilby, in the 175th Anniversary Memorial Booklet recognized the Mite Society and said “....We wish
to pay proper tribute…especially to that very loyal and always ready adjunct of our church, namely, the Ladies
Mite Society. Time does not permit us to mention any of the numerous good works accomplished by this fine
organization. Sufficient to say…during the past 25 years when special efforts were being directed at considerable expenditure, towards some worthy object, our Ladies Mite Society never failed to assume a very large
share of the burden and all done in a fine Christian spirit.”
EPILOGUE
In 1958 Lenore E. Flower wrote a play about the Mite Society where she noted that “it was called the Mite Society because the gifts we give are small.” Nevertheless, the closing lines of the play are very poignant:
“In every union there is strength. Women gathered together generate a feeling of kinliness and create a bulwark for the Kingdom of Christ. Women were last at the Cross and first at the Tomb. From them in church
work as everywhere, one should expect a greater tenderness; a richer devotion.
The Mite Society has always given unstintingly of its priceless gifts, of service, of labor and skill, of time and
of devotion. Literally thousands of dollars have been poured from its treasury in every decade since its founding in 1868 for the good of the Church.”
Kudos to Ms. Flower for her lovely tribute to the amazing women of the Mite Society. It took 90 years and a
young woman to finally give the members of the Mite Society the respect and recognition they so richly deserve.
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
MONTAGE
9 Feb 2015
Dear Pastor Leber and members of First Lutheran,
Crystal Hunt, a well-known local landscape photographer who has done many local montages, has created a montage for First Lutheran in recognition of
our 250th Anniversary. Samples of this commemorative piece are available for viewing in the Martin
Luther Room. Order forms are also available there
as well as in the church office.
PRICES AND SIZES:
Matted 8 X 10
$ 15.00
Framed 8 X 10
$ 30.00
Framed 16 X 20 $ 75.00
Canvas 16 X 20
$ 65.00
Canvas 24 X 30
$ 97.50
If you have any questions
please contact,
Darlene Ramond - phone
717-440-3218 or email
[email protected].
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It was a great joy and an honor to be part of
your 250th anniversary celebrations. Thank you
again for the invitation. And thank you for the
utterly unexpected “swag bag” of FLC items! The
photo montage will grace my office, and I will
make good use of the notecards and Panera’s card.
We have already tasted the benevolence fudge, and
I have already wrapped myself in the beautiful
prayer shawl. It was lovely to worship with you all,
to see familiar faces, and to meet many new folks.
May God bless you richly as your
celebrations continue and in all the years to come.
Christ’s Peace,
Pastor Jean Kuebler
250th Anniversary News
250th Community Outreach
250th COMMUNITY OUTREACH
MARCH PROJECT
January Project Report
In January 2015, First Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Carlisle initiated its Community Outreach Program in celebration of its 250th Anniversary. The goal was to collect and deliver a minimum of 250 requested items to Carlisle C.A.R.E.S.
It is with great pride that we can report that our
contributions exceeded our expectations. Items
presented to Carlisle C.A.R.E.S. included 79 pairs
of socks, 68 containers of macaroni & cheese, 64
snack packs, coffees and creamers, various personal care products, 31 boxes of food storage bags,
garbage bags, gloves, t-shirts plus additional items
too numerous to mention. And, happily, we also
collected $265 in cash, which was presented to
Sharon Fahnestock, Executive Administrative Assistant of Carlisle C.A.R.E.S and Carol Vozor, a
volunteer, by Kathleen Hall and Karen Hollen, two
members of the 250th Anniversary Committee (see
photo below).
The goal for February was to collect at least 250
gas and food $10 gift cards for our servicemen and
women, which will be presented to Pennsylvania
Wounded Warriors.
Our goal in March is to collect 250 1-pound canned
hams (or more) for Project SHARE. You can purchase these at Aldi, Family Dollar, Dollar General,
Deals or Dollar Tree at a cost of $2.99 to $3.29. You
can place the hams in the collection box in the narthex or outside the church office. If you wish to give
a monetary gift, please designate it for the “March
250th Outreach Project.” If you have any questions,
please, call Karen Hollen at 245-0600 or email her at
[email protected].
250th Community Outreach
Thank You
I am writing this with joy, pride, and love for the
congregation of First Lutheran Church. Your generosity
with the January Project – Carlisle C.A.R.E.S. – was
overwhelming! We received 352 items of various things
such as food, socks, and bags for various needs. When
Karen [Hollen] and I delivered the items the office staff
was amazed at all the things. One lady told me they can
go through a box of food bags in a day and we gave
them over 30 boxes. They were so very appreciative of
our generosity to them. As the teens of today would say
“WE ROCKED” with our first project. Thank you,
thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart for
making this so successful.
I will give you an early thank you for the monetary donations and the food gift cards that have come in
during February. I noticed that there were a couple cards
for Wal-Mart – that was one food place I had forgotten
to mention as well as Target.
From left to right: Kathleen Hall, Carol Vozor, Sharon
Fahnestock, Karen Hollen
~ Kathy [Hall] ~
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Lutheran Camping
Corporation
Adult Forum
Taylor Miller is currently leading us in a study of the
book Forgiveness: A Lenten Study. This series will conclude on March 29.
Summer camp brochures are available in the
church ofice and on the kiosk located in the
narthex for any youth wishing to spend a
week at camp. First Lutheran is offering
scholarships in the amount of $80 per child
toward a week at camp. Interested campers
are also eligible
for the $10
CampPerson
discount.
Please join us in the lounge on Sunday mornings at
9:15 a.m. All adults are welcome! The class will not meet
on Easter Sunday, April 5.
BROWN BAGS AND BIBLES WITH
PASTOR LEBER
Thursdays from 12:15-1 p.m. in
room 16 (across from the office)
Bring your lunch (or not!) and join us as
we study the scripture readings for the
upcoming Sunday.
FLC Finance Update –
December 31, 2014
Invite a friend to join you for
Sunday school (adults too!).
With the help of our trust income, 2014 income
exceeded expenses by almost $7,000. Weekly
offerings were strong in November and December; total offerings for the year (not including
trust income) were approximately 3% under the
2014 budget projection. With your giving, First
Lutheran Church members were able to serve
dinner four times at My Brother’s Table at the
Salvation Army. Our church building was available to provide space throughout the year for the
Head Start preschool program for the community, in addition to hosting the Carlisle C.A.R.E.S.
by offering shelter for the entire month of March
and a week in September for the community’s
homeless. Lives are being blessed by our building and resources here at First, and with your
continued financial support, more opportunities
are possible.
Sunday,
March 22,
9:15 a.m.
Thank you for [the] altar flowers, poinsettia and
lovely calendar.
~ Betty Pope ~
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Bible Study — Lenten bible studies will continue through March on Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. in
Room 16. All women are welcome to join us on our Lenten journey. The source of our bible study is Walking
with Jesus by Hubert F. Beck. Our April meeting originally scheduled for April 1 has been moved to
Wednesday, April 8, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 16.
The Women of the ELCA evening circle will meet on Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the lounge.
Spring Rummage and Bake Sale — Friday & Saturday, May 15 & 16 — We are asking that
that you donate only spring and summer clothing and decorations at this time. All electrical items must be in
clean, working condition. No electronics, wire hangers, or baby items such as cribs, strollers or swings will
be accepted. Donations for the sale may be brought to the church on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. — 3 p.m.
Donations of furniture will not be accepted until May 1 at which time all donations will be accepted daily.
Mother/Daughter Banquet — May 6 — Save the date for our annual
Mother/Daughter Banquet, which will be held on Wednesday, May 6, time TBD, in
the Martin Luther Room. Look for more information about the banquet in the April
issue of the First Edition.
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PROJECT SHARE
Empty Bowls Supper
Join SHARE for its annual Empty Bowls Supper at the Dickinson HUB at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 16.
Those who attend choose their own hand-crafted bowl, created by students of the Carlisle Arts Learning Center, and enjoy a modest meal of soup and bread, provided by Dickinson, in an effort to raise hunger awareness. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at www.CarlisleArts.org. Tickets can also be purchased in
person at SHARE or at the Carlisle Arts Learning Center. Hurry, tickets sell fast!
“The fruit of silence is prayer. The fruit of prayer is faith. The fruit
of faith is love. The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is
peace.”
— Mother Teresa
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NEWS FROM OUR SISTER PARISH IN ELSALVADOR
The following letter was received via e-mail from our Sister Parish by Patty Gillingham, our Sister
Parish contact.
01/10/2015 Pastor Fernandez wrote:
“Dear brothers and sisters,
Greetings and blessings of our God in this new year 2015. I
send you some pictures of our latest activities before Christmas. Hugs to everyone in First Lutheran Church.
Your sister in Christ,
Belinda Fernandez
The Divine Redeemer Church
San Miguel, El Salvador”
01/20/2015 Pastor Fernandez wrote:
“DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
FRATERNAL GREETINGS WITH LOVE. WE HAD JUST LOST ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, THE BROTHER
CARLOS COTO, ASK YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND OUR CHURCH IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.
FRATERNAL HUGS,
BELINDA FERNANDEZ
PASTORA, THE DIVINE REDEEMER CHURCH
SAN MIGUEL, EL SALVADOR”
01/22/2015 Patty wrote in response:
Dear Pastor Fernandez,
I am very sorry to hear of brother Carlos Coto. It is very difficult to lose a loved one. We send our sincere sympathies and many hugs to his family, friends and Divine Redeemer and will keep all of you in our prayers. I will
include your email in our newsletter and send your email to many members at First Lutheran so they know of
the sad time our sister parish and the Coto family are going through. They are very concerned about Divine
Redeemer and all the difficulties you have experienced.
Thank you for sharing this with us. May God comfort all of you and help you through your sadness and grief.
Sincerely,
Patty Gillingham
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
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FIRST LUTHERAN YOUTH PAGE
Susquehanna University
Lutheran Youth Day
Saturday, April 18, 2015
9 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.
$10/person
Theme:
“Keep Calm for You Are Redeemed”
March 15, 4-6 p.m.
(Grades 3-12)
Hey everybody. Please plan to aEend the March Youth Group meeng on Sunday March 15, 2015, at 4 pm. We will be doing a variety of acvies including
Featuring musical duo
making 250 mosquitoes (remember last year??) to help our congregaon with
Swen and Dean
its 250th anniversary celebraon, making cookie dough for a YWCA event and
If you are interested in attending,
more. We’ll meet in Festal Hall and will finish up at 5:30 with a light family dinplease contact Robin in the church
ner. This event is for both age groups. Hope to see you there, and, as always,
office at 249-3310.
we invite you to bring a friend or two.
Looking ahead to next month: Mark your calendars for
April 19 — 4-6 p.m. Activity to be announced!!!
Souper Bowl of Caring Thank You
A heartfelt thanks to all who participated in the
Souper Bowl of Caring on Sunday, February 1, by
donating canned goods or by making a monetary
donation. Thanks to your generosity, we collected 123 canned goods and $276.50 for Project
SHARE!
CONGRATULATIONS TO
JOANNA CANNONE!
Joanna's art will be displayed in New Orleans
the weekend of March 21st! Her piece,
“Steam Portrait,” was entered into consideration by her art teacher at Lamberton Middle
School and chosen by a committee of art professionals from all over the state. Steam Portrait, a Victorian era steam punk piece, is one
of only 60 nationally chosen art works. Joanna would like to mention that she has been
able to grow her love and skill for art at CALC
the Carlisle Art and Learning Center. Great
job, Joanna!
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First Lutheran Fellowshi p
Sixth Annual
Shut-In Posey Visitation
Saturday, April 4
10:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.
Festal Hall
Saturday, March 21
Please join First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fellowship members and the children of our
church for a trip to distribute spring posies to our
First Evangelical Lutheran Church shut-ins.
Transportation will be furnished, and we will
depart from the church at 9:45 a.m. After a brief
visit with our shut-ins, a time of fellowship and
pizza will follow.
All children, ages 1 through grade 6, are invited
to attend the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Activities
will include story time, crafts, bunnies, an egg
hunt (for 3 to 4 age groups), refreshments, and
Easter treats! Mark your calendar now and join
us for a special morning. Please bring a friend
and remember to bring a basket for gathering
eggs. Please sign up below or at the church office (249-3310). We also appreciate the FLY
(grades 7-12) for their help.
Date – Saturday, March 21, 2015
Time – 9:45 a.m. – 12 noon
Cost – Free (Including lunch and laughs)
Mandatory – WARM HEARTS WITH GIGANTIC
SMILES ATTACHED
Experience – PRICELESS!!
To register please contact either Robin in the
church
office
at
249-3310
or
[email protected] or Annette
Nickey
at
571-1960
or
[email protected].
* Mission to be accomplished
*
Easter Egg Hunt
MELTING ONE’S OWN HEART
BY WARMING OTHERS
Names _________________
# of Kids ______
will bring ____ dozen eggs
‘Round-the-Tree Carol Sing Thank You!
Youth Helper:
A most sincere THANK YOU to all who baked,
bought, produced, assisted, arranged, supported,
attended, played or sang at the ‘Round-the-Tree
Carol sing in December. Indeed, once again the
Martin Luther Room was alive with priceless
fellowship, heavenly music, yummy food, happy
bellies, warm hearts and joy! Thanks also for the
record breaking attendance!
Name _________________
Phone# __________
will help with
__food __story __craft __egg hunt
~ Annette Nickey ~
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Easter Lilies
Lilies will be purchased to decorate the nave for Easter. As in the past, donations of the cost of the
flowers will be received in memory or in honor of loved ones. From these donations, sixty flowers will be
purchased. Twenty-two of them, plus or minus a few, will be given to the homebound. The remaining
thirty-eight will be available to those who want to take their flower with them. If there are more requests
to take flowers than the thirty-eight remaining, the order of sixty will be increased. After the flowers
have been purchased, the balance of the money received will go to World Hunger. Those who contribute
will have their names and the names of their loved ones printed in the bulletin. This procedure
should limit the number of lilies, while at the same time they beautifully decorate the nave and contribute to
World Hunger.
The cost for lilies is $9.00 each. If you are interested in purchasing lilies, please fill out the form below and
return it to the church office or put it in the offering plate with your check made payable to First Lutheran
Church and marked Lily. Orders must be received by Sunday, March 29.
Quantity ________
lilies @ $9.00
Total Amount $_________
Please check one: ______ I will pick up after the service on Easter Day, April 5, or on Tuesday,
April 7. (Note: the church office will be closed Easter Monday, April 6.)
______ Distribute to shut-ins
In loving memory:
In honor of:
In thanksgiving for:
Donor:
Envelope # ___________
If you wish to contribute to the World Hunger appeal, please check your desire below and make your
check payable to First Lutheran Church marked World Hunger.
WORLD HUNGER
Amount ____________________
In loving memory:
In honor of:
In thanksgiving for:
Donor:
Envelope # ___________
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