Official Acts - December

The St. Andrews NET - Volume XXXVIII, No 2February 2018

ST. ANDREWS LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOLThe Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod260 North Northwest HighwayPark Ridge, Illinois 60068(847)823-6656 (church phone) (847)823-9308 (school phone)standrewsparkridge.org

Matthew J. Hoffmann - PastorDavid Christiansen - Minister of MusicLaura Boggs - PrincipalGreg Lendy - Director, Contemporary WorshipKatie Otto - Director, Christian Education Serving, supporting and

sending families in Christ

Baptized: Caleb Robert CutlerSon of Luke and Beth (nee Mertes) CutlerBorn: August 13, 2017Baptized: December 31, 2017

FEBRUARY2018

BIRTHDAYS

1 Jason BarneyAl Ellsworth

2 Christa Grabske 5 Corrine Antemann

Ruth HarkerWilliam Hoshizaki

6 George Harker 7 Augusta Paulik10 Earlyne Carter

David Christiansen12 Larry Centracchio13 Patrick Riordan17 Ben Tobias22 Tiffany Steffen24 Abby Christiansen

Elvira Geist27 Marilyn Bergmann28 Shawn Swagler

BAPTISMAL BIRTHDAYS

Eric HauerCarlo KwonRichard MoelleringNelly SomermanDan Suwinski

1 Nick Antemann 3 Carol Zygowicz 9 Pastor Lee Joesten12 Joan Groff15 Jenna Warren18 Peter Muresan19 Laura Muresan20 Erin Bauer22 Peter Knapp

Camille Grau23 Christa Grabske24 Julia Anderson

Elvira Geist28 Melissa Ellsworth

If your special dayis not listed,

please email or call Nicholein the church office at

nswandel77@gmail.com847-823-6656, X-100.

OUR MISSION STATEMENTTo encourage the women of

St. Andrews Lutheran Church of ParkRidge

to take an active, lively interest in theKingdom of God and to grow in

Women OfSt. Andrews

WOSA members will gather every Tuesday inFebruary for Bible Class and quilting forLutheran World Relief. We meet in the socialroom at 10 a.m., with quilting immediatelyfollowing (until around noon). Everyone iswelcome to join the group as we study theBible with Pastor Matt as our guide. And onceagain, you DO NOT need to be an expertseamstress to help with the quilts. Pleaseconsider coming on Tuesdays whenever youcan!

St. AndrewsRetiredGentlemen

Got cabin fever? Got that “cooped in”feeling? Well ... a group of retired and/orsemi-retired men from St. Andrews meet oncea month for lively conversation and lunch atvarious restaurants in the area. It’s a greatway to have fellowship! Why not join in onthe second Thursday of the month? Socialhour is at 11:30 a.m. – lunch around noon. For more information, call or Chuck Reiner(847-825-4650).

BRICKS FOR KIDZ - SPRING BREAK CAMP

Join us this spring for a fun-filled Bricks 4Kidz Camp! Inspire your child to dive intotheir own imaginations and demonstrate theircreativity with awesome, educational buildsand activities. We'll take a thrilling journeythrough building models, free play withfriends, games and building challenges.

Bricks 4 Kidz provides your children with thetools they need to discover their innerarchitecture and engineering skills in anexciting learning environment. Don't miss outon this Camp opportunity!

Camp Location:

St Luke's Lutheran Church, 205 N Prospect,Park Ridge, IL

DATEMarch 28

COST$45

TIME9am - 12pm

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

It’s hard to believe that February is already upon us. Usually February is known for being the month ofVALENTINE’S DAY! This year, it just so happens that February 14 is also ASH WEDNESDAY. This marks thestart of the Season of Lent (which starts early this year as Easter is April 1st). Lent is a season of repentanceand preparation for Christians. Some people will give up something they enjoy to help them remember thesacrifices of Christ. Others may choose to “give to” rather than “give up,” and use this season to give specialsacrificial gifts to the church or other charitable groups. Whatever your practice, Lent is an important time inthe church year to get our hearts ready to receive the Good News of the Resurrection of Christ from theTomb.

This year during Lent we will be doing great activities:

- During the evening Ash Wednesday Service this year, we will be celebrating 1st Communion for 14 ofour young people.

- During the Wednesday Evenings of February 21 through March 21, we will be restarting our Word onWednesday (WOW) series with a study of the Early Church Fathers and all they have to teach us aboutliving out our faith.

- On February 24, we will be having our annual St. Andrews Dinner Dance fund raiser. Please come andjoin in the fun, even if you don’t have kids in the school. This is a great chance to support our biggestministry, our wonderful Day School

Blessings to you as we prepare our hearts together during Lent!

Pastor Matt Hoffmann

ANNUAL HYMNFEST FEBRUARY 11 AT 4:00

St. Andrews sings the good news, and the main way we do this is with hymns.

Come and be inspired by an afternoon of hymns arranged for congregation, school and church choirs, organ,piano, and flute. The variety of hymns and arrangements will show the diversity of this great musical traditionof the church. Short, inspirational readings, drawn from Christian writers of various times, will be read betweenthe singing of hymns.

THE PRELUDE BEGINS AT 3:30 – arrive at that time to hear hymns arranged in different styles and for differentsoloists and groups.

Bring a friend to this festive afternoon! A Bake sale, hosted by our school’s 7th and 8th grades, will take place afterHymnfest.

Soli deo gloria!

David Christiansen, Minister of Music

SCHOOL NEWS

Educating Students to Seek, Serve and Soar February 2018

Our school celebrated Lutheran Schools Week during the January 22-26. We have had so much fun this weekwith all the activities and dressing up. I am so proud of our students and all the accomplishments that theyhave made this year. Thank you for letting us be a part of your child’s life every day. We are truly blessed byour students and parents in our St. Andrews Family.

Registration for the upcoming school year is now taking place, and we have had our Open House. If you knowof a family interested in an excellent Christian Education, this would be a wonderful opportunity to acquaintthem with St. Andrews. Please continue to pray God’s blessings for our ministries here.

St. Andrews Lutheran School 2018 Spelling Bee Champions

School champion: Breanna WilliamsRunner-up: Lucy McNallyClassroom Champions:Third Grade: Marvin Bonnstetter, Tristan Lee, Elizabeth Penny (runner-up)Fourth Grade: John Grimm, Bridget Ward, Sydney Lee (runner-up)Fifth Grade: Victoria Arriazola, Lucy McNally, Alexandra Lee (runner-up)Sixth Grade: Ryder Butterfield, Daniel Tobias, Makayla Olar (runner-up)Seventh Grade: Naomi Kim, Ciena Metzger, Kevin Hock (runner-up)Eighth Grade: Breanna Williams, Vasiliki Ziabaras, Colum McNally (runner-up)

As always, we ask that you keep St. Andrews Lutheran School in your prayers and we look forward to sharingwith you the talents of our students this coming year.

Working together for Christ,

Ms. Laura Boggs

YOUTH NEWS

Katie Otto - Director, Christian Education

Middle School Youth: “Night of the Ninjas”

On Sunday, February 18, the middle school youth will have their annual “late night” event, 8:00-11:00pm.

This year’s event will be ninja themed, so youth should start brushing up on their ninja skills.

Northern Illinois District Youth Gathering

Middle school and high school youth are invited to attend the NID Youth Gathering at Trinity in Roselle,

April 6-7, 2018. The Gathering is a two day, overnight event that includes worship sessions, breakout classes,

a service project, a late night youth party, and a closing concert with the worship band and this year’s

featured act, The Skit Guys. The cost per person is $50. Checks can be written to St. Andrews Youth, and

can be given to Katie. The sign up deadline is Friday, March 16.