October - The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer

October, 2014
Our Redeemer’s Voice
Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer
November 8, 2014 Food Packaging
Thank you to everybody that signed up
for the November 8,
2014 Food Packaging Event. So far, 95
people have volunteered so we’ll have
many hands pitching
in. If you’d like to
p a r ti ci pa t e
and
haven’t yet signed
up, just fill in one of
the forms at the End
Hunger display in
the Narthex and
leave it in the basket.
Event
Social Ministry is
working on the “shift
schedule” and will
let everybody know
the details once finalized.
Thank You and Stay
Tuned!
Photo Buffs
With the milder days of
autumn here, Worship
and Music again asks
that you get into those
old files stowed away in
the attic.
We’re not
necessarily looking for
a professional photograph of your Confirmation Day here at Lutheran Church of Our
Redeemer, but a group
photograph taken of
the class with the Pastor would help complete
a historical, pictorial
display for the conclusion of the 50th Anniversary
Celebratory
Year and the Worship
Service on Sunday, November 2nd.
Please send any group
photos---either black &
white or color---you
may have of your milestone Confirmation Day
to the office or give it to
a member of the Worship & Music Committee. We’ll either copy it
and return it to you, or
give us a copy to keep
that you have had
made. What would also
be helpful is jotting
down the date and your
classmates’ names on a
separate piece of paper
since those youthful
faces and hair colors
have
un do u bte dl y
changed through a possible span of 49 years.
Neither Pastor, the office secretary, nor committee members may be
able to readily identify
who is who. And yes,
we want as many from
the old days on South
Street as we can muster.
Inside this issue:
Remember in Your Prayers
2
October Birthdays & Anniver- 2
saries
From the Pastor’s Desk
3
50th Anniversary Worship &
Pot Luck Nov. 2nd Part I
4
50th Anniversary Worship &
Pot Luck Nov. 2nd Part II
4
Help Support Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission
5
Spotlight on Child Care
Center
5
Have You Noticed the
Changes
6
LCOR Promotes Earth
6
Going Green
6
My Adventure in Alaska
7
Worship & Music Survey Part
II
8
Apple Picking Time
9
Card Making
9
October Server schedule &
Calendar
10-11
Remember in Your Prayers
Those homebound, in nursing
homes, recovering and/or taking treatments, who face difficult situations or problems,
those who are hurting or
struggling or have lost loved
ones, those serving our country both home and abroad.
Prayer request cards are
available on the ushers’
stand. Place the completed
card in the Prayer Box. Your
request will be forwarded to
the LCOR Prayer Chain by
Dot Whiting. Please pray for
the following:
Andrea, Connie, Ed, Gail,
J.T., Joyce, KC, Maggie,
Mary, Molly, Sophia, Torey,
William Barnett, Justin Bayoug, Marilyn Benaski, Ron
Benaski, David Boette, Lou
Boette, Halina Brys', Judy
Champagne, Margaret Conlon, Lynne Fraatz, Susan
Franklin, David Frongillo,
Don Hallee, Toini Hallsten,
Gerry Hannon, Joe Hillstrom,
Thelma
Jason,
Michael
Jeffers,
Martha,
Jensky,
Linda Knott, Norma Larson,
Lois Mansen, Richard Mansen, Greg Maze, Trudy
McCoy,
Lori
McInerney,
Linda Olsen, Myrna Pearson,
Christian Randall, Jaime
Rodrigues, Mike Sheppard,
Pauline Sheppard, Cheryl
Suess, June Swierk, Jeff
Thompson, Troche Family,
Rick Tula, Pat VanDyke, Ray
VanDyke, Roger Wheeler,
Judy Whiting, Dave Whitty,
Pat Zimmerman, David Zink.
October Birthdays and Anniversaries
Alexander Behling
Rick Biedermann
Diana Bjork
Michael Blanchard
Bob Bowman
Carolyn Colella
David DeVore
Brandi Dumas
Eden Dumas
Sarah Dumas
Dale Forget
Karen Giovanoni
Loni Ivanovskis
Dan Kronenwetter
Linda McCoy
Victoria McKay
Cullen Murphy
Bruce Potter
Diane Smith
Dot Whiting
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Kristen Williams
Justin Willson
Annika Yanoshak
Richard & Sandra Amoling
Jim & Karen DiCanzio
Chris & Satu Donahoe
Tim & Colleen Fairchild
Anthony & Susan Franceschelli
Michael & Nancy Hopkins
Mike & Julie Mansen
Jon & Martha Pierce
Jeff & Dawn Schweitzer
Rusty & Diane Smith
Rich & Marion Wuschke
If you do not see your name listed, then your
information is missing from our database.
Please contact the church secretary with the
information so we can update our records. We
don’t want to leave anyone out.
Our Redeemer’s Voice
From the Pastor’s Desk
Starting early in October, we look forward to a whole month of wonderful activities that will be taking place!
On Saturday, October 4 the LCOR Men's Group will be hosting a campus clean-up day starting at 9:00 in the morning. All of
our guys are invited to come and lend a helping hand. Our work list includes: cleaning inside/outside windows, prune shrubs,
weed whacking, blow/clean parking lot, vacuum church pews, varnish picnic tables, clear brush around pad mounted electrical
box behind Sunday School rooms, clear brush around storage shed, and pick weeds at daycare and church entrances. Wow! It's
quite a list but I know we can do it when we work together. Following a morning of hard work, my wife, Marie and I will serve
a hearty cook-out lunch for all to enjoy! (I'm sure there will be even a couple of pies for dessert!) Guys are reminded to bring
along the necessary tools so that we can accomplish our goals! And, don't forget to bring a big appetite as well!
On Sunday, October 5th, the Community Life Committee is sponsoring an apple picking event starting at 1:30 at the C. N.
Smith Farm located at 325 South St. in East Bridgewater, MA. The cost is only $5.00 per person which will allow you to take
home some of the apples that you will be picking! What a wonderful fall activity to start October with!
Monday, October 13 is Columbus Day. Consequently, both the daycare and the church office will be closed.
On Sunday, October 19th we will be celebrating not one but two baptisms! Olivia Spinale, newborn daughter of Nick and Jill
Spinale; and Nolan Kelley, newborn son of Jeffrey and Denise Kelley, will both be baptized at the 11:00 traditional worship
service on the 19th. Two baptisms on the same Sunday does not usually happen at LCOR but it has become less infrequent in
the last year. We give thanks to God for Olivia and Nolan and pray that the fruits of the Holy Spirit will always be evident
throughout their lives.
On Friday, October 24th, I will once again be leading worship at the Doolittle Home here in Foxboro. I have been periodically
visiting and leading worship at the Doolittle throughout my ten year ministry here in Foxboro. They are a delightful group of
people to work with and they always show me such wonderful hospitality.
I can't help but conclude the October newsletter article without also looking toward the beginning of November! I say this
because on Sunday, November 2 we will conclude our 50th anniversary celebrations. On Sunday, December 1, 2013 we hosted a
big 50th anniversary bash which included the presence of our bishop, the Rev. James Hazelwood, and all of our former LCOR
pastors. We conclude the 50th year with our gathering on November 2, 2014 which marks 50 years since the congregation was
officially organized and incorporated. The December 1, 2013 celebration marked the 50th year since the congregation gathered
for their first worship service.
Our gathering on November 2nd will, please note, include a joint worship service that will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will be a
blended service of both contemporary and traditional worship styles. At 11:00 a.m. we will gather for a covered dish dinner for
all to enjoy. Joining us for the morning's activities will be the mission congregation we support in Providence: Iglesia
Evangelica Luterana. Members from this congregation will also provide some special music for us. Finally, we look forward to
receiving into membership approximately a dozen new members who will officially join LCOR on November 2. It looks like it is
going to be a wonderful morning together! See you there!
God Bless,
Pr. Rick Schlak
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50th Anniversary Celebration Worship & Pot Luck—November 2nd Part I
We will soon be wrapping up our
50th Anniversary year and
although we’ve enjoyed looking
back at our history, we continue
to look around and look ahead
when it comes to mission and
ministry. When LCOR was a
mission congregation, many
area Lutheran congregations
sent us financial support until
we were able to become selfsufficient.
Once we became
established and doing well we
realized the importance for us to
support
new
mission
congregations as we were once
supported.
Our special guests will be
members of Iglesia Evangelica
Luterana congregation. Iglesia
Evangelica Luterana is a
Hispanic mission congregation
within the New England Synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America. They rent
worship space at All Saints'
Episcopal Church in Providence,
RI and we have been financially
supporting Iglesia Evangelica
Luterana for the past 6 years
with half their monthly rent.
They are a growing congregation
averaging about 70 people at
weekly worship. Baptisms and
c omm u ni o n s e r vi ce s are
presided over by retired pastor
Ramon Mendez. Regular weekly
worship is led by lay-leader
Victor Cabrera.
We will worship together – our
Sunday School children will
offer a special song, part of
which is in Spanish, and we’ve
asked Iglesia Luterana’s vocal
group to offer a song or two as
well. It will surely be a Spirit
filled worship experience.
They will join us for a pot-luck
bruncheon/luncheon (see details
in next article) immediately
following worship (around
11:00).
Please mark your calendars now
and plan to join in this
celebration of our history – and
encouragement of our brothers
and sisters in the faith on
November 2nd!
50th Anniversary Celebration Worship & Pot Luck—November 2nd Part II
We will soon be wrapping up
our 50th Anniversary year and
although we’ve enjoyed looking
back at our history, we
continue to look around and
look ahead when it comes to
mission and ministry.
The
next event that’s planned is a
celebratory worship service on
November 2nd
– the 50th
anniversary of the signing of
the congregation’s charter—
making us an official
congregation. As mentioned in
the previous article, our special
guests will be members of
Iglesia Evangelica Luterana
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congregation.
With the lunch/brunch being a
‘pot luck’ we will need your
help to pull it off. There are
some signup sheets – for the
usual help with setting up –
and cleaning up and for food.
We’ve added some ‘suggested
items’ folks might consider
bringing. This will help the
planners get a better idea of
what will be coming. (I know
when faced with What will you
bring?
I
am
often
stumped…and just saying
“something good” – is not
helpful for planning purposes)
So as you sign up – please be
as specific as you can.
We are planning to have a
number tables for sitting
….some hi-top tables for those
who want to just nosh and
mingle … We really want to
encourage fellowship among
the members of both our
congregations!
For more
information, you can contact
Carol Boette, Marian JohnsonTrolle or Alice Wuschke.
Our Redeemer’s Voice
Help Support the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission
It’s that time of year again –
SOUP season…it’s when I think
of asking members to help support this mission in Rock Point
Arizona. I don’t even remember
how long we’ve been sending the
Campbell’s (and other brands)
labels and now UPC codes out
to them, but it’s been a long,
long time. (Over 30 years)
The mission is an outreach of
the ELCA Grand Canyon Synod.
They serve Navajo families in
the area. Information about the
mission can be found on-line at:
http: // www . nelm. org/ about us.php
I would also direct you to the
Campbell’s Labels for Education
website for details on the UPC
labels and extensive brands that
earn points, because there are a
lot more products other than
SOUP that carry the LABELS
for EDUCATION labels!
Earn-Points/ParticipatingProducts
This program has come a long
way over the years. We only
need the UPC (barcode) part of
the labels now. You can deposit
any you collect in the marked
envelope hanging on the bulletin
board at church. Thanks for
your help!
www.labelsforeducation.com/
Spotlight on Child Care Center
Board of Directors’ Meeting, September 2, 2014
The following statistics were
reported at the September 2nd
Board of Directors’ meeting:
The childcare center is currently at 89% capacity which
is high for the beginning of
the school year. The Infant
room has 15 babies—43% of
capacity; Yearling room has
30 children –86% capacity;
Toddler 1 has 34 children—
76%; Toddler 2 has 42 children—93%; Pre-school has
81 children—101% capacity;
and Pre-K has 95 children at
100% of capacity.
Five new babies have reserved spaces which means
Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. and
March will each bring a new
infant to the center. If all
other capacities remain the
same, the daycare will be at
94% capacity.
New tuition rates and staff
rates went into effect following this meeting.
entation was held on September 4th.
The stripping of the floors
will take place over the Columbus Day weekend.
The new lease rate to LCOR
goes into effect this month at
the rental rate of $9,750 per
month.
A fundraiser will be held at
the end of October. The details will be announced later,
however, it will not be the
sale of Yankee Candles.
Open House and Parent OriPage 5
LCOR GOING GREEN
Have You Noticed the Changes
CHANGES! Noticed the change at Sunday Fellowship? Community Life and Social Ministry have
teamed together to try to some “Green” changes at LCOR. Thank you to the Confirmands and their
parents and June for making ceramic coffee cups happen at LCOR. Have a few “green” ideas of your
own?
Please see Loni Ivanovskis or Karen Geromini with your ideas and feedback.
LCOR Promotes Earth
LCOR promotes Earth stewardship and you can help!
The Community Life Committee is selling capacious reusable shopping bags for
$2.00. See the table in the Narthex.
You can help the environment and spread the word about LCOR as you shop!
Going Green
Did you notice during the
summer and early fall all of the
boxes, buckets and assorted
fixtures in the Narthex? This
temporary mess was the result
of an energy audit which was
completed this summer. New
lighting fixtures were ordered,
and brighter and more energyefficient fluorescent lighting was
installed in all of the classrooms
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and hallways. The lighting in
the Sanctuary and parking lot
were upgraded as well.
getting better lighting at a lower
cost. It is estimated that we will
save approximately $2,780.40
annually on our electric bills.
The total cost of all of the
upgrades was $13,553.27, of
which National Grid paid
$10,097.19, leaving us with a
payment of only $3,456.08! As a
result of these upgrades, we are
Our Redeemer’s Voice
My Adventures in Alaska—By Camden Schweitzer
As a Student Ambassador, I was
able to travel with about thirty other 5th
and 6th graders from Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Indiana, to Alaska with
the People to People Program. We spent
11 days sightseeing, touring and
learning this past July.
When I boarded the plane in
Boston, I was so excited to travel to
Alaska! Once we got off the plane in
Anchorage, I couldn’t believe it was real
and that this opportunity of a lifetime
was finally happening!
Just sitting on the bus didn’t
seem like Alaska, but then came the
scenery. The mountains, the buildings,
the little cafes, it was all just so
beautiful.
I learned a lot about Native
Alaskan culture. We listened to
different cultural songs and chants, got
to go inside tribal houses, and tried
many different foods such as native
Alaskan salmon, caribou, and reindeer!
I got to visit two different
places involving puppies: The Iditarod
Headquarters and The Happy Trails
Dog Kennels. At the Iditarod, I got to
ride in a sled pulled by dogs that have
raced in the race! At Happy Trails, we
met four time Iditarod winner Martin
Buser and his dogs. What an
accomplishment!
When we visited Denali
National Park, I saw a lot of different
species of animals such as doll sheep,
arctic ground squirrel, red squirrel,
caribou, golden eagle, and huskies.
Also, I saw Denali, or Mt. McKinley,
whichever you want to call it. Since I
am one of only 30% of people who
actually see the entire mountain when
they go to Denali National Park, I am
part of the 30% club. The mountain is
usually behind fog or cloud cover.
We then went to Crow Creek
Mine. There we learned to pan for gold.
I found a little bit, but it’s not worth a
whole lot.
The group and I visited Alaska
Wildlife Conservation Center, which is
a fancy name for an Alaskan zoo. I got to
see reindeer, American bald eagle,
moose, bear, musk ox, and lynx up close.
Once I found out we were staying
in yurts, I was pretty excited! A yurt is a
type of tent that has an opening at the
top for fire to come through when
natives used them. We could actually see
the constellations while lying in our
beds.
We went tide pooling at
Peterson Bay and I discovered sea
cucumbers, starfish, crab, and sea
anemone. On our hike, I got to try many
different berries. There were
blueberries, “skunk berries”, watermelon
berries, and lots more (I didn’t like any
of them). We had a pretty big campfire,
and we sang silly campfire songs.
Another activity I enjoyed was
hiking up to Exit Glacier. It was pretty
cool to see a glacier up close. I was a
little disappointed that we weren’t able
to touch it, though. For some reason, it
was roped off during our visit. Better
luck next time.
Instead of riding in the coach
bus, our transportation to the little town
of Talkeetna was a dome train called the
Wilderness Express. It was easier to see
the views than in a normal train because
of the glass dome roof.
We visited a museum located in
Seward, Alaska to learn about Seward’s
history. I learned a lot of interesting
information like the humongous
earthquake in 1964, Alaska Nellie who
operated a roadhouse, and an owner of a
daycare who had to move
her school.
I had an amazing
time in Alaska with
People to People. I made
great friends, met some
amazing people, and
learned so much about
Alaskan people and their
culture. Thank you to
everyone who made my
Alaska
adventure
happen. It truly was an
experience of a lifetime.
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Worship and Music Survey, Part II
As previously reported, by the
end of July there were 62
responses to the Worship and
Music survey. Forty-five came
from the Contemporary service,
16 from the Traditional, and one
person checked off attending
both services. Thirty-six people
attend the Contemporary Service
because of the time of morning,
32 also preferred the style of
music, 24 cited the unstructured
liturgy as a reason for their
service choice, and one individual
identified the Contemporary
Service as a draw as a structured
liturgy. Among other reasons
written in for favoring the early
Service were the involvement of
younger families and the difficulty
in following the traditional
setting. Only 4 from the
Traditional setting checked the
time of morning as their reason
for attending, but 10 of the 16
from the Traditional Service
preferred this style of music. No
one saw the Traditional Service as
unstructured, but 14 liked the
structured liturgy as a draw.
Forty of the 45 responders to the
Contemporary Service wished to
keep the time at 8:30, and 9 of
the 16 from the Traditional
Service wanted their time to stay
at 11 am. Only 5 from the
Contemporary Service and 3 from
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the Traditional Service wished to
switch the times of the two
services. A few folks left it blank.
For the worship-enhancing items
that
would
involve
some
investment,
the
numbers
dropped off substantially. For
ease of identifying and limiting
space, those responding as a
Contemporary Service worshipper
will forthwith be tagged as a
“Contemporary”,
and
those
responding as a Traditional
Service worshipper will be listed
as a Traditionalist.
Six
Contemporaries
and
one
Traditionalist favored a second
projection screen.
Almost as
many wrote that they did not
want another screen. Printing
out the entire service as a weekly
booklet with no loose pages was
equally favored by three votes
from each service.
Kneeling
occasionally for prayer/penitence
had the fullest support: 18
Contemporaries
and
7
Traditionalists.
Portable
communion railings to be used
during occasions like Advent and
Lent saw 7 Contemporary votes
and 5 Traditionalists. Dramatic
works in lieu of sermons on
occasion received approval from
15 Contemporaries and 7
Traditionalists.
Theme-ing
liturgies to honor a festival, saint,
or a lesser commemoration saw
11 Contemporaries and 3
Traditionalists.
Ten
Contemporaries
favored
a
children’s choir but only 2 knew
of participants.
Likewise, 5
Traditionalists wanted a children’s
choir but only one individual
knew of participants.
Having
Bibles readily available in the
pews was wanted by 7
Contemporaries
and
2
Traditionalists. And finally, the
Healing Service saw support from
9
Contemporaries
and
4
Traditionalists. There were some
other Comments made in this
numbered question, but those
are still being discussed at our
monthly committee meetings.
As Chair of Worship & Music, I am
still re-reading and digesting the
many thoughts and ideas
presented in the final comments
section of the survey. Discussions
with the committee are ongoing.
So, if you’ve additional input
that’s struck you since completing
the survey, please see Sallie
Barton during Fellowship time
between services on a Sunday
morning or e-mail her.
Again, a big thank-you to all who
participated!
Our Redeemer’s Voice
Apple Picking Time
Time for Apple Picking!
water.
We will meet at CN Smith
farm at 1:30 PM on October
5th for an afternoon of apple
picking a seasonal fun. CN
Smith has hayrides, cider,
donuts, and a farm stand, as
well as a great orchard.
The cost will be $5.00 per person and everyone will receive
a 1/4 pick of apples.
The farm is located at 325
South Street, in East Bridge-
the bulletin board in the narthex hallway.
Please see Loni Ivanovskis,
Carol Boette, Marian Trolle,
or Brenda Redmond for questions. Sign-up sheets are on
Card Making for College Age Members
The Social ministry group
sends greetings from LCOR
to our college age members
several times a year. And for
at least a couple of those
times, several of us have been
gathering and making greeting cards. We’ll be getting
together on Wednesday, October 15th, at 7:00 p.m. in
the Narthex and hope some of
you will come as well. You
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don’t have to be particularly
crafty – if you can follow directions – we can put you to
work. It’s fun – there’s laughing – and at the end, we have
a couple dozen cards made to
be sent out…and most times
participants get to make one
for themselves. For more information you can contact Alice Wuschke.
[email protected]
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You can find updated Server Schedules as well as the monthly calendar on the church’s website at
www.LCOR.ORG—The Calendar and Server Schedule are updated on regular basis.
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Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer
212 Main Street
Foxboro, MA 02035
Phone: 508-543-4071
E-mail: [email protected]
www.LCOR.ORG
Flowers for the Altar
If you’d like to put flowers on the altar, simply
sign up on the large flower chart on the
bulletin board in the hallway leading to the
education wing.
They may be given in honor of someone, in
memory of someone, an event (anniversary
birthday etc.), or simply to the glory of God! If
the flowers are being given in honor or
memory of someone, please write that on the
flower chart. If no reason is stated on the
chart then flowers will be given to the “Glory
of God.”
You must sign up a minimum of 7 days in
advance. Flower arrangements are $35 each.
Please place your payment in the offering
plate and be sure you designate the payment
as “altar flowers.”
These flowers belong to you, after the flowers
adorn the altar area for both services, please
take your flowers home.
Receiving E-Mail Newsletter
If you are interested in receiving the newsletter
by e-mail rather than the regular mail, please
sign up on the E-Mail signup sheet on the
bulletin board, or leave a note on the
secretary’s desk (providing your name and email address). You can also send an e-mail to
[email protected] with your request to be added.
Each month the e-mail version of the newsletter
will be e-mailed out generally 3 days prior to
when the printed copy comes out. The e-mail
version is in color. You can print out only what
you want printed. The format of the e-mail
bulletin is normal sized paper.
For those of you concerned with computer
viruses, the church computer is updated and
checked weekly and all e-mail addresses are
kept confidential. The e-mail bulletin is sent
out to all as a blind copy so if it is forwarded the
only email address that is seen is the church’s.