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Vol. 7, Issue 5
8867 Kent Street
Portland, MI 48875
E-mail: portlandstandrew@
sbcglobal.net
anything. I’m a nerv-ous wreck.” Another mother replied, “My daughter tells me eve-rything. I’m a nervous wreck.”
Wouldn’t you love to stop worrying? Could you use a strong shel-ter from life’s harsh ele-ments?” God offers you just the possibility of a worry-free life. Not just less worry either,
but no worry,
I encourage you as we walk through the hot but quiet days of August and head to-ward the rush of Sep-tember to boldly unload your cares, worries, and burdens and place all of them at the foot of the Cross. Purpose to leave them there. With a renewed focus on Jesus alone, let us commit this day to Je-sus, as we live one day at a time, walking in faith and trusting God with the rest.
Remember these words of Paul, “Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need” (Philippians 4:6).
FROM THE
PASTOR’S
DESK
Dear Friends and Mem-bers of St. Andrew,
I found a quote from Benjamin Franklin that struck me this week and I want to apply it to the way life seems to be going right now. He said, “Work, plan, save, and play as if you were to live 100 years; pray and walk with Jesus as if you were to die tomor-row. Living this way produces a worry-free life.” Franklin must have been very familiar with the following words of the apostle James: “ Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomor-row. What is your life? You are a mist that ap-pears for a little while and then vanishes. In-stead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.’ As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Any-one, then, who knows
the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.” (James 4:13-17, NIV)
Life offers so many special blessings and exciting opportunities to experience happiness and joy, especially when we have an attitude that sees each day as a new adventure. But, too of-ten we allow worry to rob us of these amazing blessings in life. In his book Come Thirsty, Max Lucado wrote: “Look around you. You have reason to worry. The sun blasts cancer-causing rays. Air vents blow lung-clotting molds. Potato chips have too many carbs. Vegetables have too many toxins. And do they have to call an air-port a terminal?...”
Some of us have post-graduate degrees from the University of Anxie-ty. We go to sleep wor-ried that we won’t wake up; we wake up worried that we didn’t sleep. We worry that someone will discover that lettuce was fattening all along. The mother of one teen-ager bemoaned, “My daughter doesn’t tell me
Inside this issue:
Birthdays,
Anniversaries
2
Community News 9
Jesus Company 6
Ministry Schedules 7
Prayer Requests 3
SAYG 5
Stewardship Corner 4
Wee Grow Preschool 6
St. Andrew Lutheran
Church
August/September 2011
Home of WEE GROW
Christian Preschool
Consider joining us here at St. Andrew as we begin reading through the Bible to-gether in September. And we wait, turn over all your worries to the one who is capable of handling them, the one who created you and the one who cared enough to buy you back through the perfect life, death and his resurrec-tion of His one and only Son, Jesus. Join me in placing your life in the hands of the Father. Your life will be much better if you do!
In His Service,
Pastor Filter
Church Website: www.portlandstandrew.com
Our Sincere Sympathy:
Our condolences go out to:
Family of Henry Bergmann; The family of Dee Bashore; Becky Ruehs and family at the death of her grandfather.
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Birthday Wishes go to...
Anniversary Wishes go to...
PRAYER SUPPORT FOR OUR
TROOPS
It is now more important than ever to keep our men and women who are serving our country in our prayers.
These men and women deserve our ut-most respect and a place of honor in our daily prayers.
Dan Miller, Pfc. Lucas Terpstra, LTC. Judy Fryover, PFC Nicholas Hartwick, Dustin Rhodes, Brain Howard, Steve Divish, Scott Divish, Ross Fuller, Major Gary Beard II, Kim Bates, Benjamin Gyger, Thomas Debler, Christopher Simon, Mike Tiemann, Randy Bebee Jr., Michael Bebee, Gale Ju-govich, Danny Lathers, Joe Webster, Corey Culy (Afganistan), Casey Culy, Daniel Rich-ards , Eric Ritchie and Chris Roof.
We would like to keep this section current and include as much information as possi-ble. If you suggested someone’s name for this list, please let us know if they are still serving or have been dis-charged. If they are still serving we’d like to include where they are. If you can let us know so that we may include it in the next newsletter.
If you would like your loved one or friend listed here, please contact the church of-fice.
August
08/03 Allison Peabody (16)
08/05 Trissa Sandborn (14)
08/08 Christine Heindel
Tracy Kleitch
08/10 Ricky Simon (17)
08/11 Kenny Heindel (16)
Michelle Perry
08/12 Jeff Dole
08/13 Catherine Pline
David Peters
08/14 Shelly Heindel
Cooper Ruehs (3)
08/16 Dan Bekins
Judy Bodak
08/18 Joyce Petrie
08/19 Nick Scheurer
08/20 Dorothy Vollen
Paige Arbour (17)
08/22 Paige Platte (19)
08/24 Sandy Fyan
Abigail Pennington (5)
08/25 Angie Brown
08/26 Caleb Felzke (15)
08/28 Dave Frick
08/29 Hannah Huhn (13)
08/30 Fred Koeppen
Julie Lefke
08/31 Chris Huhn
September
09/01 Megan Kleitch (12)
09/04 Becky Ruehs
09/10 Emily Felzke (14)
Ray Bodak
Sam Beavers
09/12 Steve Bashore
Joshua Rutkowski
09/14 Ed Sprague
Elaine Hartman
Shane Scheurer
09/16 Mindy Nowak
09/17 Becky Ward
Kathy Wright
09/18 Bruce Kenyon
Justin Hammond (11)
09/21 Beau Scheurer (17)
Jarrod Huhn (11)
09/24 Kayla Peabody (19)
09/25 Tanya Marcum
09/27 Lauren Manzini (16)
09/28 John Simon
Liberty Pennington (10)
09/30 Elena Brooks
Mike Hartman
August
08/07 Bruce & Kathy Kenyon (19)
08/10 Duane & Simone Margraf
08/12 Nathan & Diane Sprague (16)
Mark & Cathy Haworth (22)
08/17 Sam & Karlyn Beavers (22)
08/20 Jon & Susan Snellenberger
Corey & Erin Otis (3)
08/28 Pastor Charles & Ruth Burhop
September
09/02 Jim & Molly Guidi (11)
09/14 Dave & Kathy Peters (32)
09/16 Dave & Sue Ruehs (39)
09/17 Kris & Kendra Spitzley (17)
09/18 Jim & Kathy Wright (30)
Bill & Mindy Nowak (13)
Chris & Terri Huhn (18)
09/20 Dan & Darlene Bekins (42)
09/24 Nick & Julie Lefke (18)
09/29 John & Jeannie Bauer (32)
Prayer Requests
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Please remember the following in
your daily prayers:
Suzette Atwood, Cole Barlett, Bob Baker, Baby Natalie, Trent Bengel, Linda Bindle, Su-san Brown, Linda Buskirk, Kara Calley, Shan-non Connell, Country of Japan, Darlene Dahlem, Eileen Dewberry, Marjorie Ding-man, Marylou Duncan, Frank Eisenhauer, Frank Eisenhauer’s step-grand niece & family, Ron Eisenhauer, Judy Fryover, Tom Fryover, John & Kelly-new parents adoption final, Bill Galinitis, Gina struggling with cancer, Tom Green, Paul & Shannon Hardway, Elaine Hart-man, Jenn Hartner, John Hengesbach, Dan Ingue, Country of Haiti, Richard Jones, Johny-wounded soldier, Kate-friend of Faye Stephans, Phil & Janice Keefer, Robert Kipp, Oleta Koeppen’s daughter-May, Cory Lanz, Mary Lee, Sue Lincoln, Pastor Dave Maier, Marcia Lewis’ co-worker-Shelley, Connie Manshum, Kate Mason, Joanne Manzini’s mother Betty Hincher, Josh Markham, Leon-
ard Nelson,
Mindy Nowak’s sister-in-law Lorna, Mindy Nowak’s Uncle and Grandmother (Ava Bur-gess), Brandee Novara, Marjorie Pate, Paul & Kaci & pre-mature baby, Joyce Petrie, Bev Platte, Jill Platte, Cody Pline, Mary Lou Pot-ter, Preston and Lauen, Cheryl Pugsley, Joe Pugsley, Shaun Pugsley, Alex Pung, Bobby Quintos father-co worker of Judy Fryover, Debbie Reed, Ashely Reynolds, Sandy Reister, Jason Rheams, Jennifer Royston’s dad, Chris Roof’s cousin Ben & new daugh-ter, Carl Ruhl, Baby Lillian Grace Russell, Dan Sandborn, Penny Sandborn-co-worker’s son, Bina Schray, Tina Sharp’s dad, Tim Scott, Tim Scott’s mom. Jim Simon, Brody Smith, Kris Spitzley’s mom, Faye Stephens, Dot Stringer, Neva Swagart, Terry Tahvonen, Pastor David and Patty Thiele, Chris Thom-as, Josh Thompson, Pastor Fred Traugott, Gary Van Vleck Jr., Kathy Walker, Cindy
West, and Chip Wolfe.
As well as the many others we know in our hearts.
Stewardship Corner Showing our Devotion
Webster’s Dictionary defines devotion as “loyalty, deep affection, or religious worship.” We can be devoted to jobs, to families, to hobbies, to attaining success, wealth, or status. We can be devoted to a political party or a sports team. A Christian’s highest devotion should be to His Lord and the Lord’s Church.
We show our devotion to Christ in different ways, but much of our devotion is expressed in what we say or do. To the Ephesians Paul wrote, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). Our good works show our devotion to God for Who He is and what He has done for us. As Christians, we show our devotion to Jesus through the faithful stewardship of our time, talents, and money.
As devoted stewards . . .
we give generously. Giving puts our devotion into action. Because of our devotion to Jesus, we generously give
Him our best. Jesus said, “Freely you have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:8 NIV). He also said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).
we follow Jesus’ example of serving. Jesus said, “…the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve . .
.” (Matthew 20:28). Filled with Christ’s love and grace, we become new people who are prompted to follow His lead by helping and serving others. “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and He died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for Him Who for their sake died and was raised” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15).
we love others. We are to love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 19:19). We are equipped by Christ to be
loving people because He changes us into loving people. Paul wrote, “So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith” (Galatians 6:10). Peter wrote, “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8).
we are in this world but not of the world (John 15:19). We acknowledge that God is the owner and the source of all good things. We are devoted to Jesus, so we hold things of this world loosely. We love people rather than things.
May God keep our hearts devoted to Him and, through our devotion, may He be glorified.
Prayers for those battling Can-
cer:
Single mom with cancer, Jerry Adams, Kelly Arens, Rev. Jack Bartholomew, Alice Bengel, Marsha Battley, Amy Bekkering, Jeff Burns, Sue Caulkins, Heather Chunko, Lois Duff, Alvena Evans, Nick Falsetta, Angela Garza, Dave Gardella, Ted Haworth, Elijah Kenyon, Cindy Knoop, Mary Leik, Adam Livingston, Rev. David Maier, Joel Maier, Kathy Naseman, Dan Partell, Tim Perry, Leon Reister, Pau-la Ritz, Sue Simmons, Mike Stegenga, Henry Wagoner, Mary Williams, and Sue
Ward.
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JESUS COMPANY
Becky Ruehs has been very busy lately get-
ting ready for the inspection for her Daycare.
Once that is completed, she will begin plan-
ning for the next meeting of Jesus Company,
most likely in September. Thanks to those
who attended the July bonfire at Becky's
house. Keep her in your prayers and stay
tuned for more info on the next meeting.
Dear Portland Area Church Members,
You are Cordially Invited to Attend the
Portland Fire Department’s 10 Year
Anniversary Memorial Celebration of
September 11th, 2001
To be held at the Two Rivers Band Shell at the
9-11 Memorial site.
On September 11, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
We are hoping for a great response to this
important event.
We expect the program to last approximately
one hour. Please bring a bag chair for seating,
shuttle will be provided for elderly and disabled.
VBS - A big thank you to all who volun-teered at “Shake it Up Cafe'“. What a great week we had. I know the kids must have en-joyed it, since they all had perfect attend-ance . Wow can you believe that we collect
over 200 items for the food banks. Awe-some!!!
Ladies Guild News
As a reminder, any child that did attend or will at-tend Camp Concordia this summer is eligible for a scholarship from the Ladies Guild. Simply see one of the ladies (Nita, Nancy, Tracy, Elena, etc.) to re-ceive your scholarship.
Sunday School News!
Sunday School - Rally day Sunday Sep-tember 11th. Join us for our first week of Sunday School. Bring a friend or two. Sunday school will start at 9:00am. We will also have a potluck following church.
Rally Day Potluck - Following service on September 11th, we will be having a pot-luck. Meat will be provided, please bring a dish to pass.
The Men will continue to meet for breakfast
on the fourth Sunday of the month at 9:00 a.m. at
Looking Grand Café. Come and be a part of the en-
couragement and fellowship. Hope to see you at the
next breakfast. See Pastor with any questions.
Men’s Group News
Altar Guild News
Ladies of the Altar Guild, please be sure to make note of your scheduled month to serve. If you are unable to serve, it is your responsibility to get some-one to fill in for you and to notify your A.G. partner of your replacement. Also, be sure to fill the candles regularly with the liquid paraffin; they will only burn for two services.
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SAYG News
The Ladies Walk/Bible Study finished for the sum-mer Wednesday night, July 27th. The Walk/Bible Study will return next June 2012.
Wednesday night Bible Study will take a break until after school starts. It will return on Wednesday, Sep-tember 14th at 7 p.m. We will most likely be using the LIFELIGHT format again and it has been sug-gested that we study the book of Joshua. Talk to Pastor to express your opinion on this choice.
On Sunday, September 11th we will begin our fall session of our Sunday Morning Adult Bible Study at 9 a.m. Right now, Pastor is thinking that we may use this time to discuss in depth what we have been reading that week in our Read through the Bible pro-ject. Pastor is seeking opinions on whether that would be the best way to go. Talk to him soon about that possibility.
ADULT BIBLE STUDY
SAYG (St. Andrew Youth Group) There is one month left in Amanda’s summer schedule with the Youth. The every other Wednesday will continue through August and then we will return to the once a month meetings on the 4th Sunday of the month in September. In addition, Amanda is still trying to schedule a float trip on the Muskegon River at Big Rapids. It looks like the 2nd week of August is now the best possibility. The 3 best dates are August 8, 9 or 10. Contact Amanda on Facebook or call her at (517) 526-3445 to share your preference. The next four dates for regular activities are as follows:
Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday Evening Drop-in night. Plans are to go to the Sandborn’s pond for Hot Dogs, swimming and fun. We will leave the church at 6 p.m. and return at 8 p.m. or parents can drop off and pick up at the pond. Bring your bathing suit and towel and plan for a good time.
Wednesday, August 17th from 6 to 8 p.m. will be Amanda’s last drop in night of the summer. She is planning to stay at church for food, a Bible Study and some fun activities, possibly the last Mafia game of the summer. Parents, we need one family to provide the food. Talk to Amanda if you can do that. Thanks to all who have provided food through the summer.
Friday, August 19th- Riverfest, Tug of Wqr is back! The Riverfest is back and so is the Tug of War be-tween churches and especially Youth Groups. It will be Friday evening and there is some talk of doing it across the Grand River. A great time was had by all last time and we’d like a big turn out again, so con-tact Amanda soon and let her know if you can make it.
Sunday, September 25th- Regular monthly Youth meeting after church. Amanda will be home from school and plans will be made for this meeting during the Wednesday meetings in August. Please put the date on your calendar now though so you don’t forget!
CONFIRMATION CLASS
On Sunday, September 18th, Pastor
will hold an informational meeting for
Confirmation classes for this year's 7th
and 8th graders. We will decide on a
meeting time for the classes, explain
about how parents participate in clas-
ses, and generally get ready for this
school year. Children are not required
to attend. Pastor will send a letter out
the last week in August to all the par-
ents of eligible students. If you have
not received a letter by September 1st,
please contact Pastor.
Wee Grow Christian Preschool will have a Reading Hour on Wednesday, August 17th from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. We will read a few books, explore the outdoor playground and talk about what preschool is all about. On Wednesday, August 24th there will be a Wee Grow Christian Preschool Open House from 4:30-7:00 p.m. It will be a night of getting familiar with the classroom and meeting the teacher, Sandy Peabody and teacher-aide Julie Pung. There are still openings in the three year old
class.
The first day of preschool will be Monday, September 12th. If you have any questions you may contact Sandy Peabody,
Preschool Director, or the church office.
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A Note from Wee-Grow
PRAYERS FOR THE LITTLEFIELD’S AND
MORE...
On Sunday, July 24th St. Andrew was blessed
to have Mike and Tippy Littlefield and their four
daughters with us for our Sunday service and
fellowship time. Mike and Tippy are full-time
missionaries for the Wycliffe Bible Translators,
who we supported through Vacation Bible
School last summer and a Silent Auction, spon-
sored by Becky Ruehs and Jesus Company.
Mike and Tippy shared with us how God has
been working in their lives, as they are prepar-
ing to leave in January for a three year stint in
Papua New Guinea. Mike will be a fixed wing
pilot supporting the missionaries, who are trans-
lating the Bible into many of the languages na-
tive only to New Guinea. We were blessed to
take a free will offering for their support, espe-
cially for their plane flights to New Guinea. It
was great to put faces on these missionaries.
We ask that you would continue to keep Mike,
Tippy and their four daughters in your prayers.
FLASH MOB
The following article is presented by Sherry Miller who has this wonderful idea for the faith community in Port-land. We would like St. Andrew to participate. There will be a Dance training for our church August 20th and all those participating from St. Andrew have been asked to wear orange shirts. Pastor will be speaking about this in church starting on July 31st. Amanda Filter was go-ing to be in charge for St. Andrew but will be at college so we need a volunteer to fire us up for this project.
Talk to Pastor asap if you are interested.
Flash mob coming to Portland Faith Community
A flash mob/music video will be filmed in Portland this fall. We are especially blessed to have all of the churches in our Portland community participating in this fun and exciting event. Young people in grade 4 through 'young' people in their 90's are in-vited and encouraged to participate. There will be 2 main rehearsals at the United Methodist Church parking lot on Sat., Sept. 17 and 24 from 9 - 11 am. Dress rehearsal will take place on Oct. 1 from 9-11 am and the final film shoot will take place on Sat. Oct. 8 beginning at 9 am. A representative from each church has already been involved in the plan-ning and will be involved in learning the move-ments to the music. Each church will schedule it's own rehearsal for their congregation to learn the choreography before we come together for our Sept. rehearsals. You are encouraged to invite fam-ily, friends and neighbors to participate in this Christian event. It is not required to be at the indi-vidual church rehearsals to participate in the event but we are asking that everyone participate in at least one of the rehearsals. Please contact director Sherry Miller at 647-7030 or sher-
[email protected] for more information.
Acolyte
08/07 Jacob Veale
08/14 Evie Beavers
08/21 Hunter Sandborn
08/28 Charlotte Kleitch
09/04 Dree Novara
09/11 Karlie Sprague
09/18 Brock McCrumb
09/25 Hannah Huhn
Fellowship Host
08/07 Jeff & Elena Brooks
08/14 Dave & Sue Ruehs
08/21 Jack & Mary Sandborn
09/04 Tracy Kleitch
09/11 Frank & Mary Eisenhauer
09/18 Pastor & Nancy Filter
09/25 Nita Massey
Greeters
08/07 Brooks Family
08/14 Huhn Family
08/21 Haworth Family
08/28 Jack & Mary Sandborn
09/04 Tom Fryover
09/11 Filter Family
09/18 Perry Family
09/25 Tim & Becky Ruehs
Nursery
08/07 Mary Brooks
08/14 Karlie Sprague
08/21 Emily Huhn
08/28 Mary Brooks
09/04 Karlie Sprague
09/11 Emily Huhn
09/18 Mary Brooks
09/25 Karlie Sprauge
Worship Readers
08/07 Mary Eisenhauer
08/14 Elena Brooks
08/21 Tim & Michelle Perry
08/28 Nancy Filter
09/04 Nita Massey
09/11 Jeannie Bauer
09/18 Tom Fryover
09/25 Mary Sandborn
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Ministry Schedules for June/July
PRAYER/GROWTH GROUP
The Prayer Growth continues to meet each month. The size of
the group changes each month but God's blessing on it's mis-
sion does not. In September we will begin the next big project of
this group as we initiate our Read Through the Bible in two
Years project. The next meeting of the Group is Monday, Au-
gust 8th at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at the church. Plan
now to attend as we need your input.
We will continue to meet the 2nd Monday of the month for the
foreseeable future. Keep us in your prayers as well.
Family Movie Day
Look for new information coming regarding the Fall Family Movie Schedule. There will be no Family Movie Scheduled for Sep-tember because the month is so busy with everyone get-ting back to school.
Watch for future infor-mation in the Sunday Bulle-tins and the next newsletter!
The fall Family Movie Night plans to be an exciting one!
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE
Sign-up for Materials for the two year “Read Through the Bible” project,
sponsored by the Prayer Growth Groups, continues through the 1st week-
end in August. Individual sign-up sheets are available on the table in the Nar-
thex. You may purchase the Today's Light Bible; signup for the Today's Light
bi-monthly magazine and use your own Bible; or sign-up to purchase CD's of
the Bible to listen to and purchase the magazine. We will order all materials
after August 7th and the kick off to begin reading will be Christian Education
Sunday, September 11th. There are posters in the Narthex with more infor-
mation on the materials.
DAYCARE TASK FORCE Mark will sort through the information
and put together a suggested way to
verify the information and Pastor will
contact the District Education exec.,
Bruce Braun, to find out if there are ex-
perts available to help answer ques-
tions about staffing and number of chil-
dren needed to break even.
When that is complete, we will sched-
ule another meeting. Keep the whole
process in your prayers as we attempt
to discern whether offering this ministry
is in God’s will for our congregation.
As many of you know, ENRICH is a non-profit that operates in Ionia County and is dedicated to
helping families who are struggling to keep their families together. They facilitate donations of furni-
ture, appliances and other items to their warehouse and then distribute these items to those who
need them through the recommendations of service agencies and Church pastors. Think about do-
nating gently used items by calling 616-260-0698 or by dropping the items off at the ENRICH build-
ing on Main St. in Ionia.
ENRICH of Ionia County currently has over 317 families on our waiting list. If you have any of these that are in good condition and working order, we can get them to the less fortunate.
As you can imagine, ENRICH has many expenses and operates completely on donations
and fundraisers. Talk to Pastor about donating to ENRICH. If you frequent the Ionia Pizza Hut,
look for coupons just before the 4th Monday of each month that will allow 20 % of your purchase on
that day to be donated to ENRICH. You must have the coupon and they will be available on the
table in the Narthex each month on the Sunday before the 3rd
Monday of the month!
Pregnancy Services of Ionia County
P.O. Box 233, 208 W. Main Street, Ionia, MI 48846
Phone: (616) - 527-4626 e-mail: [email protected]
Pregnancy Services of Ionia County is always looking for volunteers to help. If you can give them some of your time, please give them a call at the above number. Below are listed some of the many items that they are always in need of. If you can help them with any of these items, please give them a call or call the church office to make arrangements to get items to them.
Diapers Sizes 1-5 Pull Ups Onesies Newborn Tee Shirts
Wipes (Lots of) Formula (Soy & Reg.) Bottles Quilts
Baby Food Crib Sheets Receiving Blankets Winter Coats
Baby Furniture New Baby Toys Diaper Cream Teething Aides
For the Center:
Office Furniture-Chairs, Room Dividers Ironing Board & Iron
Computer Desks, Refrigerator & Microwave
Volunteer Opportunities:
Counseling, Clothes Sorting, Office Help, Launder Clothes at home, Make Quilts, Repair
Furniture. Join a Ministry where success is measured one cuddle at a time!
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Dorothy Vollen
10893 Deerwood Dr.
Lowell, MI 49331
LEADERSHIP TEAM PROFILES Congregational Chair- Nathan Sprague
Congregational Treasurer- Dave Frick
Education Chair– Elena Brooks/Ruth Helmreich
Properties Chair- Becky Ward
Board of Elders:
Tom Fryover Mark Haworth Dave Ruehs
Altar Guild-Tracy Kleitch
Preschool Board:
Mary Eisenhauer, Ruth Helmreich, Cheryl Pugsley, Teri Huhn,
Nancy Filter-treasurer
Pray for these people regularly and let them know how much you appreciate their service to the Lord as they represent you in this special way! In future newsletters we will highlight these individuals, who they are and just what it is they do as they serve.
Community News
Church Extension Fund
Saving for the future can be more than a good idea. It can be a good deed, too. Transfer or rollover any ex-isting IRA or qualified retirement plan now, and you can do some real good-for you and others. You get added security from wise investments, competitive interest rates and tax advantages. Your Missouri Synod Luther-an churches and schools across Michigan get financial support for their future growth. Contact one of the friendly and knowledgeable CEF staff and find out how we make the rollover process fast and easy. You can visit CEF online at www.mi-cef.org or call 300-242-3944.
Marilyn Baldwin
Heartland Health Care Center
814 E. Lincoln Ave. Room #32
Ionia, MI 48846
Oleta Koeppen
329 East Isham St. P.O. Box 223 Lyons, MI 48851
THRIVENT OPPORTUNITY
THRIVENT FOR LUTHERANS has changed the
way they allocate their dollars to congregations and other
non-profit organizations. Each congregation is allowed 4
Congregational Advocates who vote at different times of
the year to allocate those dollars to these groups, includ-
ing our church and preschool. Pastor and Nancy have
volunteered to do this but we are still looking for 2 more
Thrivent members who would be willing to volunteer to
do this. It’s all done on the computer and should not take
much time but it is important as it may get us more dol-
lars.
Thrivent is looking for a representative to work full
time in our area. If you know anyone looking for a job
with background in investments, insurance, or finance,
please talk to Pastor and he will get you in touch the
trainer for our area.
Portland Relay for Life
Portland will be holding their annual Relay for Life on
Friday, August 26th and Saturday, August 27th. The
churches have not traditionally been involved but this
year all Faith community members who are not part of a
team are invited to walk together for an hour on Satur-
day morning from 9 to 10 a.m. More details are still be-
ing arranged but talk to Pastor Filter if you are interest-
ed in supporting this activity, even if you don’t get
pledges but just come and walk in honor and a friend or
family member who has or is dealing with cancer!
Our Home Bound
Pray for those who are homebound:
American Red Cross Blood Drive
There is a desperate call for blood donors! The blood supplies are at a all time low. There will be a blood drive at:
Portland Knights of Columbus
690 Maynard Road
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 from 12:00 pm-5:45 pm
For more information or questions, call
Susan at 1-800 Red Cross, Ext. 434.
Joyce Petrie
The Healing & Recovery Center
530 Beech St., Room #615
Charlotte, MI 48813
(517) 541-5051
Saint Andrew Lutheran
Church
& WEE GROW Christian
Preschool
8867 Kent Street
Portland, MI 48875
Phone: (517) 647-4473
Fax: (517) 647-5153
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: portlandstandrew.com
Rev. Ed Filter, Pastor
Sandy Peabody, Preschool Director
Sue Platte, Secretary
Oct./Nov. 2011 Newsletter
deadline is
September 18, 2011
Church E-Mail
The e-mail addresses
Pastor Ed Filter:
Church Office:
If you would like to be added to the e-mail prayer chain list please call the church office.
Read Through The Bible in Two Years! The Next Congregational Project starts in September!
Three different ways you can participate:
1. Purchase the Today's Light Bible
2. Sign-up for the Today's Light bi-monthly magazine and use
your own Bible
OR
3. Sign-up to purchase CD's of the Bible to listen to and pur-
chase the magazine.
Review the sign-up sheet in the church narthex!
