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Compassion Weekend is May 9/10 (details on pg 3)
Please join us on Sunday, June 14th at Tamarack Golf Course. Cost is $95 per player. Fee includes golf, cart, prizes, awards, and dinner. 1:30pm start. Watch for registration information coming soon at www.alleluialutheran.org.
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News & Notes from Pastor Tim
Dear Friends, EASTER THANKS! A special thanks to every volunteer who made this year’s Holy Week and Easter Weekend worship services happen! Over 3,400 people experienced the 8 days of Palm Weekend through Easter Weekend, and it could never happen without the hundreds of volunteers! Way to go, Alleluia!
CAN’T WORSHIP ON SUNDAY MORNINGS? You want to worship on Sundays, but work, travel, youth sports, scouts, dance, etc. etc. are competing with this time? Saturday Evening worship at 5:00 p.m. is a great option to make weekly worship a priority in your life! Conor Hughes leads the worship, the pastor preaching Sunday preaches the same sermon on Saturday, and it’s a “come as you are” contemporary service. Don’t like contemporary worship? Remember our Core Value that says we worship God and not the style of worship. Come and See! RESPONSE TO “OUR ALLELUIA!” In March, we ran a three-weekend video series called, “Our Alleluia!” If you missed the series, click HERE to watch the three videos.
The goal of this series was to inform the congregation about our 2015 Budget, financial disposition, biblical principles for faithful giving, and encourage the congregation to increase giving to support our mission. I’m humbled to see the congregation respond in so many amazing ways. Here are a few ways you could respond:
Increase weekly/monthly offerings. Once couple increased their monthly giving by $100…that’s $1,200 annually for our mission.
Make a one-time “above and beyond” gift that is in addition to your annual giving. One household gave an above and beyond gift that totals 50% of their annual giving! Amazing generosity.
Pray about how God wants to use you. One individual spoke to me after worship and said that if every household gave even $50 more annually, that would generate $30,000 for our mission!
Thank you for the ways you are responding to “Our Alleluia!”
In Christ, Pastor Tim
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What’s involved in becoming a Compassion sponsor?
Choose a child to sponsor during Compassion Weekend
Commit $38/month (provides for their participation in the local Compassion program)
Write to your sponsored child to encourage them
Receive letters from your child at least 3x/year
You may choose to give additional gifts throughout the year (B-day/Christmas/etc.)
Pray for your sponsored child
40 Sponsorship Packets will be available!
Participate in the Peru Vision Trip Without actually going to Peru!
On Compassion Weekend you will have the opportunity to donate financially toward gift bags for the Compassion children at the site our Alleluia! Vision Trip visits this November These bags will : Contain school supplies, hygiene items, etc. Be personalized from Alleluia! Be put together in Peru by the Alleluia! Vision
Trip Group together with Peruvian volunteers. Be a tangible expression of your support for
Compassion children in Peru. Compassion children draw pictures at one of Alleluia!’s
Compassion partner sites near Huanuco, Peru.
Compassion Weekend May 9/10
Learn more about Compassion
Begin sponsoring a child
Gather ideas for writing your sponsored child
Donate to an outreach project that will be carried out by the Alleluia! Vision Team headed to Peru in November
Learn more about Compassion at www.compassion.com
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BE A PART OF THE CLIMBING CREW!
Before VBS:
· Set building
· Preparing Supplies
· Setting up Rooms
· Sorting and labeling t-shirts
June 15-19:
· Station Leaders and Helpers
· Crew Leaders and assistants
Contact Valerie at [email protected] to find out how to get involved.
Click on the following links for information:
VBS Information Sheet Session 1 (June 15-19: 9am-12 noon) Online Registration Session 2 (June 15-19:1pm-4pm) Online Registration VBS Downloadable Registration Volunteer Registration Session 1 Volunteer Registration Session 2
VBS (Vacation Bible School)
June 15-19
Session I: 9am - 12noon
Session II: 1pm - 4pm
Registration deadline is May 10th to guarantee your session & all supplies.
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The 64st annual National Day of Prayer (established by
Congress in 1952) will be Thursday, May 7th. This year’s
theme is “Lord, Hear Our Cry” based on I Kings 8:28.
The 21st annual DuPage County Observance will be from
12 noon until 1 pm at the Naperville Municipal Center,
400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville. Various pastors and
community leaders will lead us in prayer for our
Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Marriages and Family, Churches, and America.
Special music will be provided by Ms. Megan Hassinger. Attendance and parking are free. School-age
children are welcome. Please come and join your neighbors in lifting up our country to Almighty God.
To learn more, please visit www.nationaldayofprayer.org, or call 815-436-7088.
T h u r s d a y , M a y 7 t h
1 2 n o o n - 1 p m
SPECIAL THANKS to all musicians (and their families who have supported them throughout this year!) for their dedication and VERY HARD WORK!
9am Choir Handbell Choir Ladies’ Ensemble
Contemporary Praise Teams Brass Choir Men’s Ensemble
Special Music Musicians Instrumental Ensemble Good Friday Ensemble
J.C. Choir Flute Choir Christmas/Easter Ensembles
Faith Choir Jr. Flute Choir
*Please see Michele to receive a token of appreciation from her!!!
5. YOU HAVE AN EXCELLENT SEAT AND ARE ASSURED A RESERVED SEAT FOR CHRISTMAS AND EASTER.
4. FROM YOUR “SEAT,” YOU CAN SMILE, GAWK, AND ENJOY THE PEOPLE IN THE CONGREGATION!
3. ONLY ONE REHEARSAL A WEEK (OR TWICE A MONTH, ETC.)
2. YOU’RE IN A WONDERFUL SPOT TO SEE NEW MEMBERS.
1. OH, YES, THE BEST REASON...YOU’RE A LEADER IN THE WORSHIP EXPERIENCE!
5 Great Reasons to “Check Out” Alleluia! Music...at ANYTIME of the year!
~ Anonymous
Music ‘N Me (for ages 0-5) is ongoing through June! Please contact Michele Nelson at [email protected] with any questions!
Our Private Lessons will resume on June 8th! Ms. Michele would love to talk to you about any questions you might have about this 7-week session.
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Come on out and join us for some softball! The Hammers (Alleluia!’s softball team) is
still taking recruits for the Wheatland Church Softball League. The Hammers love to compete but our primary reason for playing is to enjoy the game and our time with one another. Register through the bulletin or send an email to Pastor Mark.
Registration fees are due by the first game (May). Practices have begun and are on Thursday evenings.
Wheatland Church Softball League (Season: May thru mid-Aug) Cost: $25/player; plus another $25 for jersey Description: 12” slow pitch; open to men & women, ages 14 & over (men 16 & over must use wooden bats) Play a 7 inning game once per week Games played Wednesday or Thursday evenings (games start @ 7pm and 8:30pm) Field: Corner of Heggs and 119th in Plainfield (“Field of Dreams”)
High School Seniors and College Students
The Alleluia! Rufus V-Mony Scholarship Awards Program is set!
To apply for a $500 college scholarship to be awarded August 12th, 2015, please click HERE.
One male and one female will each receive a $500 scholarship in honor and memory of our friend and AYhigh leader, Rufus. The funds for this scholarship have been collected from the
Rimshot Classic Gaga Ball Tournament.
Applications are due by June 15th!
For more information click the link above or email [email protected]
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Please click HERE to view worship volunteer needs and to sign up. If you are able to serve in May, please sign up as soon as possible. We still have some openings!
We are in great need of someone to “click through” the 5pm PowerPoint service slides. If you attend 5pm, please consider volunteering on a part-time basis.
All Summer Month Sign-Ups are currently online. Once you know your summer plans, you are encouraged to sign up. What a blessing it would be if all of you could serve at some point this summer!
We hope that all those who attend the 11:30am worship during the school year, will now join us for the 5pm, 9am or 10:15am worship service this summer. You are welcome to volunteer as well!
Please prayerfully consider serving. Hospitality areas are great opportunities to serve as a family! You can sign up for specific dates you will be there for the Lector or Hospitality spots. Communion Serving and Ushering are
scheduled by the month, but we can get coverage for you if you need to be gone.
Questions? Contact Lori Juliot at [email protected]
5:00pm Worship
Usher: Alan Cook
Welcome Center: Kellie Kunz
Greeters: 5/2 Dawn and Kathryn DeSart, 5/9 Teresa and Kevin Zahora, 5/16 Jan Anderson/Kathy Urbanowski,
5/23 Teresa and Kevin Zahora, 5/30 ________/________
Communion Server: Kellie Kunz
Lectors: 5/2 Andrea Jacob, 5/9 Kathy Urbanowski, 5/16 Kathy Urbanowski, 5/23 Brian Soczka, 5/30 Joe Biela
PowerPoint: Need volunteer on 5/02__________, 5/09 __________, 5/16 __________, 5/23 __________, 5/30 __________.
9:00am Worship
Ushers: Kevin Unterborn, Dale Goetz, Benji Derrick, Dale Henderson
Welcome Center: 5/3 Kellie Kunz, 5/10 Diane O’Connor, 5/17 Jan Hammersley, 5/24 Vione Morton, 5/31 Vione Morton
Greeters: 5/3 Debbie Weber/Jan Hammersley, 5/10 Julie Loy/Michele Haas, 5/17 Gail Sacranie/Diane O’Connor,
5/24 Suzanne Storoe/Debbie Weber, 5/31 Lori Yuccas/Diane O’Connor
Communion Servers: Peter Vethanayagamony, Suzanne Derrick, Diane O’Connor (sub on 5/3 Armandina Goetz & sub on 5/24
Suzanne Storoe), Jennifer Madson, Roy Bynum, Elaine Bynum,
Altar: 5/3 Judy Belva, 5/10 Shari Helms, 5/17 Laurie Cottrill, 5/24 Sue Haupt, 5/31 Judy Belva
Lectors: 5/3 Kathy Grippo, 5/10 Gary Gramm, 5/17 Kathy Grippo, 5/24 Dan Stolle, 5/31 John Wheeler
10:15 Worship
Ushers: Roger Russell, Adrian Knowles, Kelly Cunningham, Dan Margosian
Lectors: 5/3 Kelly Cunningham, 5/10 Rod Larson, 5/17 Bonnie McNeil, 5/24 Adrian Knowles, 5/31 Rod Larson
Greeters: 5/3 Lynn and Hank Gilbert/Dawn Rawson, 5/10 Patty Malek/Dawn Rawson, 5/17 Peggy Johnson/Dawn Rawson,
5/24 Kim Gathman/Dawn Rawson, 5/31 Sheryl and Chris Bernth/Dawn Rawson
Welcome Center: 5/3 Cathy Fulgham, 5/10 Liz Vesta, 5/17 Cathy Fulgham, 5/24 Liz Vesta, 5/31 Cathy Fulgham
Communion Servers: Beth Duesing, Joel Fulgham, Deb Bostjancic, Sarah Goldman, Bonnie McNeil,
Annette Osuch (sub on 5/31 Darcy Jasien)
Altar: Deb Bostjanic on May 3rd, 10th and 17th, Carolyn Hays on May 24th and May 31st
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From Plainfield
Take Route 59 North. Turn right on 103rd St.
Church is on the right at Book Rd.
From Bolingbrook
Take Boughton Rd. West. Turn right on
Plainfield-Naperville. Turn left on 104th St.
104th ends in church parking lot.
From North Naperville
Take Route 59 South.
Turn left on 103rd St.
Church is on the right at
Book Rd.
Directions to Alleluia!
Saturday Contemporary Worship– 5pm
Sunday Spirited Traditional Worship– 9am
Sunday Contemporary Worship– 10:15am
Sunday Experiential Worship– 11:30am
Andrea Jacob (Term Exp 2/17)
Chuck Schaefer (Term Exp 2/17)
Mike Raczak (Council Communicator, non-voting)
Gail Wheeler (Term Exp 2/18)
David Stis (Term Exp 2/18)
Dan Stolle (Treasurer, non-voting)
Your Alleluia! Church Council members may be contacted via [email protected]
Janice Zoet (Term Exp 2/16)
Kelly Cunningham (Term Exp 2/16)
Pastor Tim Housholder (Senior Pastor)
POWER STRENGTH LUNCH
Tuesday/Thursday May 12 - July 2, 2015 from 10-11:00am
Designed to teach proper lifting form to participants ages 18 and up and of all abilities. The understanding of muscular balance, lifting technique, and importance of sports nutrition are emphasized.
YOUTH FITNESS
Monday/Wednesday May 11 - July 1, 2015 from 4-5:00pm
All encompassing fitness program from ages 8 to 18. Class formats include: speed, agility, strength, endurance, core, nutrition and confidence building.
For more information click HERE.
