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December 2018 Newsletter TheAdventChurch.com
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1700 Irby Lane Murfreesboro, TN 37127
615.893.9705 www.TheAdventChurch.com [email protected]
Pastor Michael Jannett [email protected]
We are a community of faith that expresses itself through the views of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
We strive to live out God’s grace by worshiping God, sharing time together in fellowship, and reaching out to
our neighbors. We have a place for you here in the mis-sion and ministry of Advent Lutheran Church.
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Sunday Worship 8:45 am Contemporary 10:45 am Traditional
Sunday School 9:45am
Wednesday Bible Study – 10:30am – Parlor First Wed of month—
Held at 10am at Broadmoor Sr. Living Ctr ________________________________________________________________________
Facebook.com/TheAdventChurch
December 2018 Schedule
• Sunday December 2nd 1st Sunday in Advent Regular Worship Schedule
• Sunday, December 9th 2nd Sunday in Advent Regular Worship Schedule
Annual Meeting @ 9:45am between services
Rutherford County Christmas Parade @ 2pm,
• Sunday, December 16th 3rd Sunday in Advent
ONE Service @ 9:45am Children’s Christmas program with Cookie sale to follow
• Sunday December 23rd 4th Sunday in Advent—Regular Worship Schedule
• Monday, December 24th
Christmas Eve Worship
5:30pm Encounter Service
7:30pm Traditional Service
10:30pm Traditional Service • Sunday, December 30th
Lessons & Carols—Regular Worship Schedule
Information about
Wednesdays in
Advent on page 3
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Stories of Faith in Action Back in fall when an email went out to the council with a request to help organize
dinners once a month for a woman’s shelter here in Murfreesboro. I felt a very
strong push to step up and offer to help. To see people come together from all
different backgrounds and religious beliefs to offer and provide a part of a meal to
some of the woman in our community is amazing. This has been a gratifying ex-
perience. To be able to offer these woman an opportunity to relax and not worry
about what, where and when they will eat a nutritious warm meal is simply heart-
warming. It’s not much for us but to them it meant a lot. I hope they felt the love that went into every
meal that was provided. -- Jaime Olsen
More information on how you can help with this important ministry on page 8
Won’t “Christmas” hurry up and get here???
November 1. That’s the date. You can buy some Thanksgiving items at the
store after that date, but really…that’s the date to “swap over to Christmas.”
Stores, radio stations, and even the Hallmark channel start shifting their
production to reflect CHRISTMAS!!! And with on-demand music and mov-
ies, we can select items from the Christmas genre ANY TIME WE WANT
THEM!!! (Christmas on-demand, so to speak.)
This all makes me think about one thing: the POWER OF STORY.
(Thought I was going to complain about too much Christmas too soon, did-
n’t you? Nope…not this time.)
Why do we connect to Christmas so eagerly? Why is it that we just can’t wait for it? I think the sto-
ries of faith surrounding the holy day of Christmas (and the season of Advent leading up to it) re-
minds us that we are part of a story that is larger than our own individual story! The story of the
babe in the manger is OUR STORY…the story of the Word made flesh is OUR STORY…for God
enters OUR HUMANITY!
Some folks wish to avoid the Christmas stories, because the loved ones they have shared stories
with for so long have died and the holiday celebration is simply too difficult. For them, we wish
peace. For others, they are still able to cherish and celebrate the season with their loved ones. For
them, we pray they might embrace the moments they still have together and that they might share
stories with one another.
My hope for you this Christmas is to see how God’s Good News is coming into the world to speak
into our bad news…to see how OUR STORY and GOD’s STORY come together for good.
May God bring you healing and hope this month as we recall the story of God entering our story in a very personal way. I wish you a Happy Advent and Merry Christmas!
Peace, Pr. Michael
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UP …developing a closer walk with God …
Scripture Readings
Sunday, December 2 First Sunday of Advent
Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36
Sunday, December 9 Second Sunday of Advent
Malachi 3:1-4 Psalm: Luke 1:68-79
Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6
Sunday, December 16 Third Sunday of Advent
Zephaniah 3:14-20 Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18
Sunday, December 23 Fourth Sunday of Advent
Micah 5:2-5a Psalm: Luke 1:46b-55
Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 [46-55]
Sunday, December 30 First Sunday of Christmas
1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 Psalm 148
Colossians 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52
Sundays 9:45 am Any questions please see Deanna
Mazur ([email protected]). Children (4yo – 5th grade): We will
gather in our classrooms and continue to work with our Sparkhoues materials.
Middle School (6th – 8th grade): We will meet in our assigned class-room and continue to work on our Re:FORM New Testament curricu-lum to discover who God is and who God is calling us to be.
High School (9th – 12th grade): We will gather for our weekly faith talks. Typically, this means a trip to McDonald’s
Adult Sunday School: Animate! Faith is the series we left off with back in May. We will continue to use lessons from this program to guide this forum which focuses on faith formation for adults.
Upcoming Dates for Confirmation
• Confirmation—Sat, Dec 1 @ 9am
• Confirmation—Sat, Jan 26 @ 9am
• Faith Talk—Tues, Feb 5 @ 6:30pm
• Confirmation—Sat, March 2 @ 9am
Wednesdays in Advent, 6:00pm-7:15pm
December 5 (God’s Grace)
December 12 (God’s Grace in Daily Lives)
December 19 (Sharing God’s Grace)
Theme: God’s GRACE Changes Everything
The 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering brought together more
than 31,000 youth, adult leaders and volunteers to learn,
worship and experience God’s grace through the theme
“This Changes Everything.” The scripture focus was Ephe-
sians 2:8 “For by grace you have been saved through faith,
and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”
Each adult, teen, and child gathered for these dinner wor-
ship experiences can learn from one another.
(A word to our adults: listen
closely to what children are say-
ing, don’t interrupt or correct right
away; rather, help them explore
the answers together. Also, we
encourage you adults to
“interpret” the questions for the
ages you are engaging with at
your table or in your small group.)
As a cross-generational gathering on Wednesdays in the season of Advent, we will eat a meal, sing parts of the Hold-en Evening Prayer, and share in Scripture readings and some light activities to help us engage the Good News and the Advent (i.e. the coming) of our Lord. We will have some kind of experience for everyone, young and old.
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Christian Ed News Hello parents!
There will be NO Sunday school classes on December 16-January 5 to coincide with Rutherford County
schools Winter Break. For children, youth, and adults!
Bible Study Group Suspended during Advent
Last Bible Study before Advent will be November 28 and will resume on Wednesday January 8th. 2019. During advent, the Wednesday Bible Study group will not be meeting, but will have the
option of coming to the noon worship on Wednesdays or Dinner Church in the evening.
Prayer Requests Healing & Support: Please pray for All Caregivers as they daily give their time and energy to care for their loved ones.
Members: Victoria Fritz, surgery to remove cyst, Dale Sites, multiple injuries from a fall; Dylan Jannett shoulder injury; Kevin Compton, back surgery; Brian Olsen, shoulder pain; Catherine Burnette, arm surgery; Jack Nelson; Anna Moran
Homebound & Continuing Prayer Needs – Betty Yeager, Carolyn Priuska, Geri Trepczyk, Bonnie McCann, Don Hatcher, Norm & Marilyn Kronsbein.
Friends & Relatives of Members: Angie Jenkins-Smith, Glen Taylor’s cousin, broken hip from a fall; Stephanie Wil-liams & Family, Judy Williams’ stepdaughter evacuated due to the California fires; Windsor, infant son of Judy Wil-liams’ friend, diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome; Autumn Mills, 12 year old daughter of Deb Boland’s cousin, col-larbone injury and surgery after a fall; Norma Greer, Eva Evan’s mother, head injury from a fall; Melissa Turpin, friend of Linda Tewell, kidney transplant recipient and Nick Turpin, Melissa’s husband, kidney donor; Dawn Williams, great-niece of Don Heiney, pregnancy complications; Sue Ellen Williams, Kelly jannett’s step mother, broken ankle surgery; Jessica Warrick, friend of Amy & Jeff Lysyczyn. Helen Williams, grandmother of Kelly Jannett, recovering from stroke. The Tony Lyerly Family, friend of Kevin Compton, lost their home & dog in fire; Martha Maupin, Linda Tewell’s aunt, health issues; Thomas Jannett, brother of Pastor Michael, recovering from knee surgery; Raelynn Vrooman, Judy Williams’ sister-in-law, knee replacement surgery.
Prayer Needs – Cancer: Carl Sodergren, Theresa Molgren’s Brother-in-law, prostate cancer treatment; Dawn Fritz, daughter of Linda Fritz, cancer in the chest wall & shoulder; Father Randy, friend of Judy Williams, Judy, Mark Clark’s sister, colo-rectal cancer, Mary Shaw, neighbor of the Cruea’s, treatment for breast cancer; Jeff, co-worker of Pati Ferrie, non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, chemo treatments; Mary Reneer, Betty Rowzee’s sister-in-law; Connie Mills, moth-er-in-law of Judy Williams’ friend; Cindy, Cathy Lively’s friend; hospice; Vickey Brown, Ness Family friend; ; Linda Jen-kins, Glenn Taylor’s relative; John Maupin, Linda Tewell’s uncle; Gene Maupin, Linda Tewell’s father, treatments; Patsy Maupin, Linda Tewell’s mother, lymph node cancer; Adele Krans, Nicole Stegner’s aunt; Gary Molzen, Jody Anderson’s father; Pam Armentrout, David Anderson’s friend; Mitch, Judy Williams’ colleague; Carmie, sister of a friend of Lori Sultzer; George Jones, Pastor Michael’s relative; Wayne Neu, treatments; Jan Davis, Judy Williams’s friend; Doug Thompson, Alison Ness’ father.
Continuing Prayer Needs: Jeff Harvey, Jaime Olsen;s brother, missing & has an addiction; Aunt of Kevin Compton, anxiety & depression; Julene Ignacio, friend of Carolyn Taylor, lives close to HI volcano; The Ervin Family, neighbors of the Lysyczyn’s, no news regarding daughter, Katelyn’s murder; Fred Perella, Judy Williams’ cousin, health issues; Jim Sellers, Amy Lysyczyn’s friend & co-worker; Trudy Neu; Grandfather of Pati Ferrie’s co-worker; Geoff, brother of Pati Ferrie’s co-worker; Dale, Judy Williams’ friend; Joan Empeon, Linda Tewell’s friend; Robin Odell, Linda Tewell’s cousin; Connor, Pati Ferrie’s nephew; Shelley Tewell, the Tewell’s daughter, chest pains; Ernie Stump & wife, Imo-gene, parents of Linda Tewell’s friend; Melissa’s mother, Linda Tewell’s friend; Christine Yost, Troy Yost’s mother; Trey Johnson, Helen Johnson’s son, seizures; Michael Williams, Judy’s husband.
Pray for Our Military on Active Duty: Kevin Carter, Army Reserve; Cody Collins, TN National Guard; Logan Dunaway, Sean Duncan, tinker AFB in OK; Weston & Ericka Lysyczyn, Altus AFB in OK; Drew Metelka, Mike Orton, Navy; Laura Ann Taylor, Glenn Taylor’s niece, US Navy; Steven Wiser, Glenn Taylor’s nephew, US Army.
Annual Meeting
Sunday, December 9th, 9:45am
We will be reviewing & passing the
2019 Spending Plan (Budget)
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IN …discovering the path God has
chosen for each one of us…
L.Y.F.E L.Y.F.E. (Lutheran Youth for Everyone) High School & Middle School youth & their friends are welcome! • Children’s Christmas Program—Sunday,
December 16th 9:45am • LYFE Christmas Party—Sunday, December 16
@ 3:03pm
Children’s Christmas Program
This year the Christmas program at Advent will have a Star Wars theme! It will be held on December 16 at 9:45am. All children participat-ing in Advent’s Sunday School program (preschool - 5th grade) can participate. Children with no speaking part are not required to attend Sunday afternoon and Saturday morn-ing practices. Speaking parts will be assigned during Sunday School on November 11. The practice schedule is as follows: Sun, Dec 2: 9:45-10:45am & 2:00-4:00pm Sat, Dec 8: 9:00-10:00am Sun, Dec 9: 9:45-10:45am Sat, Dec 15: 10:00am-12:00pm
Safety Planning Meeting
The mass shootings occurring across our country – es-
pecially those occurring in churches – is causing us to
need to be more intentional about our safety as a con-
gregation. We are not alarmed, but we would like to do
our due diligence in caring for all who gather here for
worship and fellowship.
To respond to this need for intentionality, we have
asked one of our members, Lt. Eric Anderson (Training
and Special Projects, Office of the Chief of Police,
Franklin, TN), to lead a workshop to assist us in plan-
ning our care for those gathering under our roof. Eric
has led workshops like this for some time and can lead
a course for us at two different times:
Sunday, January 27, Noon - 1:30pm, and Tuesday,
January 29, 6 - 7:30pm.
The Civilian Response to Active Shooter
Events (CRASE) course, designed and built on the
Avoid, Deny, Defend (ADD) strategy developed
by ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Re-
sponse Training) in 2004, provides strategies, guidance
and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event.
Topics include the history and prevalence of active
shooter events, civilian response options, medical is-
sues, and considerations for conducting drills.
Please consider coming with thoughts and questions to share.
Elizabeth Hawkins—UPDATE
We are happy to announce that seminarian
Elizabeth Hawkins has been approved for
“Entrance” into the candidacy formation pro-
cess. She desires to become a Pastor
(Minister of Word and Sacrament) in the
ELCA, and will work with the candidacy team
of the Southeastern Synod, who will help facil-
itate the process.
Congratulations, Elizabeth!!! We are so proud
of you!!! We are glad you are fulfilling your
particular baptismal calling to lead in our
church body.
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We will meet at the church on Monday, December 10th at 11:00 am in the Parlor. The
books for December are: “Amish Grace” by Donald B.
Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, & David L. Weaver-Zercher AND “Christmas Train”
By David Baldacci
Following our discussion, we gather in the Fel-lowship Hall for lunch, so bring a brown bag
lunch -- dessert is provided! All are welcome, even if you have not read the book! Come and
join us for good conversation and fellowship!
Upcoming books we will discuss:
January, 2019 “Lilac Girls” By Martha Hall Kelly
February 2019 Titanic Love Story By June McCash
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YOUR ORGANIZATION NUMBER HAS CHANGED. NEW NUMBER IS JC045
For our 3rd quarter of 2018 with Kroger Cares, we have received $253.14!
Register with Kroger Cares, part of your spending goes to Advent Lutheran.
Pastoral Care Needs As a church grows, so does the need for pastoral care to the people of the congregation. To honor
that need, the expansive amount of calls and visits amplifies. But there is still only one Pr Michael.
So, how do we fix this problem?
Here’s a proposal: Pr Michael is looking for a team of people to be trained to handle making phone
calls and some visits so that the people connected to our congregation have ample opportunity to re-ceive care. Pr Michael will still be making visits,
but he also needs assistance with keeping track of the growing amount of concerns and care needs.
Pr Gretchen Person has also served this congrega-tion when visits have needed to be made, and
many thanks goes out to her for all she has done.
If you are interested in assisting Pr Michael with these pastoral care efforts, please contact him at
Remember: this will require some training with Pr Michael, making phone calls, keeping track of care needs, and even making an occasional visit with
folks in person.
We are better together!
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Council meeting dates for the remainder of 2018:
December 16, with Executive Committee starting at 5:00pm, and Council starting at 5:30pm.
Preliminary date set for Congregational Meeting for approval of 2019 Ministry Spending Plan (budget) is Sunday, December 9, 2018.
Council Corner
From the October council meeting: Items voted on: • Agreed to new lease for new copier (resulting in a slight
reduction in monthly cost) • Agreed to Platinum level for health coverage for Pastor
Michael and his family.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Rich-ard Bates, council president at 301-466-8495 or at [email protected].
Baptisms in October
Eleanor Cannington & Hen-
ry Cannington, children of
Amanda Nolan were baptized
on Sunday, October 28th.
Sponsors are the Disciples of
Advent Lutheran.
We welcomed to the com-munion table six children
on October 28th,
Ryan Towle, Zoe Evans, Madelynn Mills, Katie Roberts, Eleanor & Henry Cannington
Rusty & Pati Ferrie 12/31/2006
Dorothy & Steven Miller 12/08/1983
Atsuko & Tim Wegmeyer 12/23/2004
Marie Hatcher December 01
Wayne Neu December 02
Brent Callahan December 05
Austin Carter December 05
Heidi Mattson December 07
Jerry Neitzel December 08
Geraldine Trepczyk December 08
Mark Clark December 10
Marion Collins December 11
Robert Fritz December 13
William Ness December 13
Hannah Rodriguez December 13
Jackson Joyce December 15
Sean Duncan December 16
Charlie Ferguson December 18
Rieley Jacob December 19
David Anderson December 20
Weston Lysyczyn December 20
Lucy Lysyczyn December 21
Kimberly Miller December 22
Bradley Bowers December 23
Brian Olsen December 24
Jessica Wilson December 24
Zoe Evans December 26
Eleanor Harrell December 27
Matthew Mills December 30
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OUT …welcoming and accepting all people…
Young Retirees Saturday, December 15 @ 11:30 am
This month’s hosts are Allen & Shirley Cruea and will be held at Bar Louie’s at The Avenue. Please contact them to RSVP or for more information at:
[email protected] or 6615-812-3466
Quilting Ministry
Tuesdays, 9:30 am
The quilting ministry meets on Tuesdays @ 9:30am in
one of the classrooms off the fellowship hall.
They’ve taken 18 quilts to Portico in October/November
bringing their total to 97 so far this year!
Coldest Nights Meals
Advent LC is looking for volunteers to help pro-vide and serve meals once a week for 2-3
months this winter.
Volunteers provide a hot meal, fellowship, and safe sleeping quarters for anyone that is stay-
ing outside in tents, vehicles, and the like.
Coldest Nights is a crisis shelter program for adults when cold temperatures make staying
outdoors a threat to health and safety. It is pro-vided as a collaborative effort of The Journey Home, First Baptist Church, St. Paul's Episco-pal Church, Murfreesboro Rescue Mission, and
the Murfreesboro Cold Patrol.
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Staff
Pr. Michael Jannett, Pastor [email protected]
Pr. Gretchen Person, Organist / Pastoral Assistant
Mrs. Debra Boland, Office Admin [email protected]
Ms. Ali Clark, LYFE Coordinator [email protected]
Mrs. Kelly Jannett, Music Director [email protected]
Mr. Troy Yost, Encounter Band Leader [email protected]
Ms. Nikki Spence, Nursery Attendant [email protected]
Ms. Cameron Oldham, Nursery Attendant [email protected]
Worship Attendance Averages October 2018
MONTH YTD 2018 October 126 138 2017 October 156 128
Financial Report October
Total Revenue $18,529.30 $187,121.39 Total Expenses $21,363.29 $210,603.61
House of God Report Gifts designated to the House of God program
MONTH YTD $985.00 $9,126.06
House of God Loan – as of 10/01/18 Interest paid - 10/1 $ 11.41 Principal paid - 10/1 $ 929.59 Principal Balance: $1,882.00 House of God remaining commitments: Lutheran Disaster Response: $3,000 Advent LC Building Fund: $25,000
Congregational Council Members
Name Officers Terms end June 30th
Richard Bates President 2019 Terry Tewell Vice Pres. 2019 Angie Haston Secretary 2019 (open) Treasurer 2020
At-Large Members Pati Ferrie (2
nd term) Property 2020
Craig Summers 2019 Lynn Andrews 2019 Tim Wegmeyer 2019 Jack Nelson 2019 Karen Diring 2020 Glen Kincheloe Youth 2019
Committee Chairpersons Evangelism Open Property Brian Olsen Worship & Music Jon Evans Christian Ed Deanna Mazur Fellowship Open Stewardship Open Youth Open
Please Note: The calendar and Worship Assistants list are
attached in the same email.
Debra Boland Advent Lutheran Church [email protected]
