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EVENTS Upcoming

October 2018

Paddle Pilgrim

Pg. 4

All Saints Sunday

Pg. 8

Sunday School News

Pg. 3

Confirmation - Oct 4th,

7:00pm

Going Deeper - Oct 7th & 14th,

5:00pm

Everybody’s Closet Clothing

Event - Oct 20th

Reformation Sunday - Oct

28th, 8:30 & 10:30am Worship

Ministry Fair and Receive New

Members - Oct 28th

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Reformation Sunday

October 28th

8:30 and 10:30am Worship

Ministry Fair

Advent Lutheran will be holding our

annual Ministry Fair on Sunday, October

28th. This is Reformation Sunday and

we will be welcoming new members

during both services. The Ministry Fair

will be held between services in the Fellowship Hall. Please join

us to learn of the many ministries we have at Advent. This is an

opportunity to learn of the many ways we make the love of Christ

known and how you might participate. We look forward to seeing

you!

2 ADVENT VOICE

PASTOR A MESSAGE FROM OUR

The river of God is full of water This little fragment is tucked nicely into Psalm 65. I don’t know what the Psalmist has in mind with the expression “the river of God.” Do they imagine the River Jordan at its height at the end of the rainy season? Do they imagine the underground waters that feed the springs of Jerusalem? Is it something more mythic, like the rivers that flow from Eden or the primordial waters that surround the created world? I suspect it’s all of this. Life is surrounded by water. There are the seas that encompass the earth, the rains that fall, the rivers that flow, the aquifers hidden beneath the ground. We are surrounded by water. Without it we perish. But it is present in majestic abundance. And that abundance reflects the abundance of God. The vast sweeps of wildflowers in the local mountain meadows. The rich abundance of the earth beneath our feet. The power of a single grain to bring forth many. The flow of the Snohomish River. The vast swaths of forest. The flights of geese overhead. The brilliant flash of hummingbirds. All testify to the rich bounty of the world.

Psalm 65:9-13

9You visit the earth and water it,

you greatly enrich it;

the river of God is full of water;

you provide the people with grain,

for so you have prepared it.

10You water its furrows

abundantly,

settling its ridges,

softening it with showers,

and blessing its growth.

11You crown the year with your

bounty;

your wagon tracks overflow with

richness.

12The pastures of the wilderness

overflow,

the hills gird themselves with joy,

13the meadows clothe themselves

with flocks,

the valleys deck themselves with

grain,

they shout and sing together for

joy.

The river of God is full of water So what does that mean for the measly possessions to which we cling? Do we understand nothing of God’s open hands? Do we understand nothing of the rainbow and its promise that tomorrow the sun will rise? Do we understand nothing of the rain that falls on the just and the unjust? The river of God is full of water We are surrounded by riches un-told. And would we make God into a miser like us? Would we imagine that blessings are parceled out only to the deserving? That only a few are truly beloved? Would we make God in our miserly image, where people are allowed to hunger and perish because we counted them insufficiently resourceful and diligent? The river of God is full of water – and we are called to be splashing God’s bounty of grace as freely as the gift and gifts we have received!

Glad to be on the journey with you,

October 2018 3

Making the Love of Christ Known

Advent Voice

is the monthly newsletter of Advent Lutheran Church

The deadline for articles is the 15th of each month. Please submit articles, graphics, and photos to

[email protected]

Advent Lutheran Church

Contact Us: 4306 132nd St. SE Mill Creek, WA 98012

Phone: 425-337-5373

Website: www.adventlutheran.net

E-mail: [email protected]

Worship Schedule 8:30am and 10:30am - Worship

9:45am - Sunday School, A1

9:45am - Adult Forum, Fellowship Hall

Advent Staff: Pastor: Scott Postlewait,

[email protected]

Visitation Pastor: G. Lee Kluth

Office Manager: Jennifer Schroeder

[email protected]

Choir Director/Accompanist: Kirsten Lysen

Bookkeeper: Kathy Wax

[email protected]

Volunteer Pastoral Care Minister: Jill Bossen

[email protected]

Lutheran Counseling Network: Merry Long

[email protected]

Church Council: George Howard—President/Admin

Kim Hall—Vice President

Bill Case—Secretary

Kathy Stamey—Fellowship

Cari Krippner—Worship

Sue Taylor—Youth

Pamela Stubsten—Finance

JoAnne Purvis—Social Justice/Outreach

Ken Krause—Education

Jon Schneidler—Facilities/Columbarium

Karen Young—Treasurer

Carolyn Johnson—Finance Secretary

[email protected]

Volunteer Sunday School Coordinator: Diane Krause [email protected]

Come Join the Fun!

Advent Sunday School Sundays - 9:45-10:15 a.m. in the A

Building

Calling all kids! Come join the fun and learn about God’s

love through fun stories, activities, crafts and games.

For more information, contact Diane Krause at

[email protected].

Presentation of Bibles!

On October 28th (Reformation Sunday!)

during worship we will celebrate the Bi-

ble Milestone for our children in 4th

grade and their families. We ask that all

parents/guardians put these dates on their

calendars:

Worship and Blessing (presentation of Bibles) - Oct. 28

Follow Up Gathering - Nov. 14, 6pm, Bring your Bibles!

This milestone provides an opportunity to introduce the

Bible to our children and demonstrate how to use it in the

home. Please pray for these children and their families

as they approach this important milestone.

Adult Forum

Join us between worship services in the Fellowship Hall

as we take an in depth look at Daniel Erlander’s “Manna

and Mercy: A Brief History of God’s Unfolding Prom-

ise to Mend the Entire Universe.” Manna and Mercy is a

100-page hand-printed paraphrase of the bible, from

Genesis to Revelation -- a graphic novel of sorts, writ-

ten with imagination, clarity, humor, and cartoons. Built

around the twin themes of food sharing and forgiveness,

it helps us to look at scripture with new eyes and redis-

cover how it can become a means of life and grace rather

than destruction and death.

Contact the church office for more information.

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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EVERYBODY’S CLOSET

Everybody’s Closet will be hosting a clothing event at Advent on Saturday, October

20th. We will continue to collect clothes for this amazing community service.

Thanks Nancy Fischer for all you do!

Paddle Pilgrim: Kayaking the Fjords of Norway - November 4, Adult Forum

Dave Ellingson, whose Mississippi River, Erie Canal and Hudson River expeditions are chronicled in his popular Paddle Pilgrim books, enjoyed a

month paddling last summer on his ancestral Sogne and Hardanger Fjords. Dave will share spell-binding stories and award-winning photographs from his recent adventure in Norway. His latest book, hot off the press, will be

available for purchase!

Prayer Shawl Ministry

We have had an informal group making shawls and I would like

to provide a formal Prayer Shawl Ministry to be used by the pas-

tors, in addition to the Longest Night Service in December. The joy of a prayer shawl is to be able to wrap

someone in prayer, to be comforted and held in God’s loving embrace and be safe and warm in God’s pres-

ence.

You do not have to know how to crochet or knit because we have people willing to teach you and the patterns

are very simple. We will discuss what patterns we want to use; please bring needles, crochet hooks and yarn

that you might want to use.

We will have two different opportunities to meet and work together on the third Wednesday of the month at

11:30 am and 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall. For questions contact Jill Bossen [email protected]

The Garden of Giving is finishing up producing veggies for the

summer. There are still pumpkins, winter squash, gourds, onions,

radishes (2nd crop) and tomatoes to be harvested this fall. The total

pounds harvested as of the end of September is close to 2,400

pounds. Donations from church member’s gardens brings us to

3,200 pounds. This all is done by the hard work of 18 volunteers,

giving a total of close to 600 hours. All the produce is brought to

Maltby and Snohomish’s Food Banks. Advent Lutheran Church

has a excellent reputation for having the best organic veggies in this surrounding area.


October 2018

You can help Advent Lutheran Church earn donations just

by shopping with your Fred Meyer Rewards Card!

Fred Meyer donates over $2 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based

on where their customers tell them to give. Here’s how the program works:

• Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Advent

Lutheran Church at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.

• You can search for us by our name or by our non-profit number HF923.

• Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping Ad-

vent Lutheran earn a donation!

• You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do

today.

• If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are available at the Customer Ser-

vice desk of any Fred Meyer store.

• For more information, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.

Donate to Advent with each Amazon Purchase

Simply go to smile.amazon.com on your desktop, tablet or mobile phone browser.

From your desktop, go to Your Account, then select the option to add or Change

your Charity. Or, from your mobile browser, select Change your Charity from

the options at the bottom of the page, type in Advent Lutheran Church. Remember

each time you place an order to do so by going to Amazon Smile. An easy way to

assure its use is to bookmark it in your favorites. You can also use this QR code to

go right to the sign in page.

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The PieceMakers Quilters invite you to come and quilt with them!

The PieceMakers meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 12:30 - 2:00 and enjoy

coffee and treats after quilting. Knowing how to sew is not necessary!

If you are interested, please contact Cora Evans, [email protected].

2018 Stewardship Drive Pledge Cards are coming! Our Finance Team wants to remind you that Advent supports an electronic giving

program called Vanco. If you want to learn more about the electronic giving program, there is a link to

Vanco on the church’s website or you can use the QR

code here. There are a number of ways to give electron-

ically, however, when you use a debit or credit card

through Vanco, there are transaction fees that are

charged to Advent. If you donate directly from your

bank account or set up an Electronic Funds Transfer

(EFT) through your bank there are no extra fees.

www.adventlutheran.net

Give Online

Online giving is a great new way to

support the ministries at Advent.

http://smile.amazon.com/

ADVENT VOICE

Come one, come all. . . ODM’s November Gala

. . . to Open Door Ministries’ November gala, our primary fundraising event for the year. You should

be getting your invitations soon. Please be sure to reply as promptly as possible so we can get a good head

count for dinner. As always, there is a reply card included with the invitation.

This year there are a few twists added to some old favorites; we like to keep you interested and on your

toes! You’ll notice a Christmas tree in the middle of the silent auction. On the tree will be paper ornaments

representing different causes that ODM supports and holds in prayer: Cookies for Kids, Camp Rise and Shine,

Lambert House sock drive, Links and Alliances conference, Pink Prom, Monroe Prison Ministry, Trevor Pro-

ject in memory of Noah, and Worlds AIDS Day breakfast.

With all of these excellent ministry opportunities to support, it may be a difficult decision, but once you decide

on one (or more) you are invited to take down an ornament representing the cause to which you’d like to do-

nate, write your bid number and amount where indicated on the ornament, and be a decorated gift box to drop

their ornament in.

Yes, there still will be a silent auction albeit a bit scaled back from previous years, and yes there will be

beads to buy for Best of Live for a quick tax-deductible donation to ODM, and yes there will be a live auction,

hosted again by auctioneer Troy McVicker who makes the live auction fun and productive.

Lots of old friends, new friends, and new surprises await you at ODM’s November gala; please be sure

to mark your calendars for Saturday, 3 November, for ODM’s primary fundraising event, The Gala. (Yes, we

also gave it a new name!) Bring your appetite and wallet!

Registration: Until October 24, 2018 tickets are $75 per person or Table of 10 $750 After October 24, 2018 tickets are $85 per person or Table of 10 $850 To purchase tickets, you may do one of the following:

Email: [email protected] Call: Kim Hall at 360-668-4128 (leave message)

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October 2018 7 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

2 6am Korean Worship (SAN)

9:30am Worship

11:30pm New Heaven Kore-

an Worship (SAN)

5:30pm AA (C1)

1

4pm, Girl Scouts (A3)

4:30pm Girl Scouts (A2)

6pm AA Women’s Group (A4)

6pm Boy Scouts (FH)

6:30pm AA, (C1)

7pm Women’s Support Group

(A1)

7pm Centering Prayer (SAN)

2 6:30pm Korean Bible

Study (A1)

6:30pm AA (C1)

7pm Bible Study (A2,

Jill Bossen 425-218-

6696)

7pm Mill Creek Cho-

rale (FH)

3 10am Bible Study (FH)

11an Fellowship Comm

(FH)

5:45pm TOPS (C1)

6pm Girl Scouts (A3)

6:30pm Women’s AA (A1)

4

12pm PieceMakers Quilters

(FH)

6:30pm Lynnwood (FH)

Community Band

6:30pm Men’s AA (C1)

6:30pm Bell Choir (A1)

7pm Choir (SAN)

7pm Confirmation (A4)

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3:30pm, Girl Scouts (FH)


7pm Al-Anon (A4)

6 6:30am AA (C1)

8:30am. OA (A3)

9am AA (C1)

10am AA Women (A1)


8:30am Worship

9:45am Adult Forum (FH)

9:45am Sunday School (A1)

10:30am Worship


an Worship (SAN)

5pm Going Deeper, FH

5:30pm AA (C1)

8

8am Community Health Screen-

ing (FH)


6pm Boy Scouts (FH)

6:30pm AA, (C1)


(A1)


9 6:30pm Korean Bible

Study (A1)

6:30pm AA (C1)

7pm Mill Creek Cho-

rale (FH)


12:30pm Classics (FH)

5:45pm TOPS (C1)


7pm Beyond the Book (FH)

11

5pm Exec Council (FH)

6:30pm Lynnwood

Community Band (FH)



7pm Choir (SAN)


12




7pm Al-Anon (A4)

13 6:30am AA (C1)

8am Mill Creek Cho-

rale Retreat (FH)

8:30am OA (A3)

9am AA (C1)

10am AA Women (A1)

11am AA (C1)


8:30am Worship

9:45am Adult Forum, FH

9:45am Sunday School, A1

10:30am Worship


an Worship (SAN)

5pm Going Deeper, FH

5:30pm AA (C1)

15



6pm Boy Scouts (FH)


6:30pm AA, (C1)


(A1)

7pm 3rd Monday Bible Study

(offsite Katie P

[email protected])


16

6:30pm Church Council

(FH)

6:30pm Korean Bible

Study (A1)

6:30pm AA (C1)

7pm Mill Creek Cho-

rale (SAN)

7pm Bible Study (A4,

Jill Bossen 425-218-

6696)

17

10am Bible Study (FH)

11:30am Prayer Shawl

Ministry (FH)

5:45pm TOPS (C1)



7pm Prayer Shawl Ministry

(FH)

18

12pm PieceMakers Quilters

(FH)

5:30pm Facilities Comm

(B Bldg)

6:30pm Lynnwood

Community Band (FH)



7pm Choir (SAN)


19 3pm Girl Scouts (A2)

3:30pm Girl Scouts (FH)

3:30pm Everybody’s

Closet Setup (FH)


7pm Al-Anon (A4)

20

6:30am AA (C1)

8:30am. OA (A3)

9am AA (C1)

9am Everybody’s

Closet Event (FH)

10am AA Women (A1)


8:30am Worship

9:45am Adult Forum, FH

9:45am Sunday School, A1

10:30am Worship


an Worship (SAN)

5:30pm AA (C1)

22


6pm Boy Scouts (FH)

6:30pm AA, (C1)


(A1)


23

6:30pm Korean Bible

Study (A1)

6:30pm AA (C1)

7pm Mill Creek Cho-

rale (FH)


5:45pm TOPS (C1)


7pm 40th Anniv Committee

(FH)

25

6:30pm Lynnwood

Community Band (FH)



7pm Choir (SAN)


26




7pm Al-Anon (A4)

27 6:30am AA (C1)

8:30am OA (A3)

9am AA (C1)

10am AA Women (A1)

28 Reformation

Sunday 6am Korean Worship (SAN)

8:30am Worship

Receive New Members

9:45am Ministry Fair (FH)

9:45am Adult Forum (FH)

9:45am Sunday School (A)1

10:30am Worship

Receive New Members


an Worship (SAN)

5:30pm AA (C1)

29

6pm Boy Scouts (FH)


6:30pm AA, (C1)


(A1)


30

6:30pm Korean Bible

Study, (A1)

6:30pm AA (C1)

7pm Mill Creek Cho-

rale


5:45pm TOPS (C1)


30

6:30pm Lynnwood

Community Band (FH)


7pm Choir (SAN)

31 6:30pm AA (C1)

7pm Al-Anon (A4)

30 7am AA (C1)

8:30am OA (A3)

9am AA (C1)

10am AA Women (A1)

C1 = Portable C1

C2 = Portable C1

If you would like to add or

delete

something from the church

calendar,

or have questions about room

availability, please contact

Jennifer in the church office

425-337-5373 or

[email protected]

FH = Fellowship Hall

A = A building

(Preschool

bldg.)

SAN = Sanctuary

4306 132nd Street S.E. Mill Creek, WA 98012

www.adventlutheran.net 425-337-5373

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All Saints Sunday

Nov. 1 is All Saints Day. We

will be honoring those who have

passed away during this year. If

you would like your loved one’s

name included please add their

name to the All Saints Day list

located at the front desk in the

Fellowship Hall or e-mail Jen-

nifer in the church office at

[email protected] We will need

all names by Sunday, Oct. 28. Names will be

part of our prayers on Nov. 4 at worship.

Centering Prayer Opportunity

For the last year, a small group of people

have met every Monday evening in the

sanctuary here at Advent to continue the

practice of centering prayer. It is a time

of sharing scripture, 20 minutes of silence

and concluding with the Lord’s Prayer. If you are interest-

ed in this practice and would like to know more about it,

please join me at 10:10 in the sanctuary on Sunday Octo-

ber 7 for a brief introduction with time for questions. For

more information, I can be reached at

[email protected].


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