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The Voice

LUTHER MEMORIAL CHURCH OF CHICAGO

The Metropolitan Chicago Synod Assembly write up can be found on Page 6

Turn to page 7 to help battle hunger in Chicago at the Burgerfest-volunteers needed this Saturday, July 21st.

Page 8 has information regarding VBS and Rally Day

"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in

that grass, the world is too full to talk about."-Rumi

Church StaffTimothy Brown, Pastor

Karley Berry, Nursery AttendantBonnie Fallen, Secretary

Lyle Harlow, Choir Master/Organist Tim Heverin, Asst. to Sexton

Amy Holmes, Administrative AssistantBrian Myers, Youth Director

Julie Manis Nursery Attendant

Luther Memorial Church of Chicago

2500 W Wilson AvenueChicago, IL 60625-3026

Phone: 773-539-3018Fax: 773-539-3599

[email protected]

Office Hours:Monday

10:00am-5:00 pm

Tuesday & Wednesday8:00am-12:00 pm

Thursday8:00am-5:00 pm

Friday8:00am-12:00 pm

Church Council

Marcia Mawe(President)773-784-5409 [email protected]

Scott Lorraine(Vice President) 773-677-4374 [email protected]

Jill Smith(Secretary) 773-506-9474 [email protected]

Aaron Schoof (Treasurer)773-401-1516 [email protected]

Bruce Bowers 847-830-2829; [email protected]

David Byerly 312-519-1484 [email protected]

Misti Peppler773.469.6390; [email protected]

Lara Prestipino 773-583-3584 [email protected]

To email the office: [email protected] for the weekly email or bulletin: [email protected]

To submit information for the VOICE: [email protected]

STAFF/COUNCIL

Sunday School TeachersVicki Thoms- 3 year oldsLaurie Nelson-4 year olds & KindergartenJenny Araujo-3rd & 4th gradesSusan Barreto-5th thru 8th grades

Helpers/ Floaters: Paula GiovacchiniNancy WallWendy Thompson

Art: Tom JohnsonMusic: Marcia MaweDrama: Joe Jensen

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PASTOR’S PEN

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Greetings Disciples,

Because we’re an urban congregation, summer takes on an interesting role for us. Not only do we feel the heat radiating off of the concrete with more intensity (I swear it’s hotter in the city than in the ‘burbs, even with the help of Lake Michigan), it also means that we get many visitors.

Guests.

People visiting relatives for the summer. Couples newly moved into the neigh-borhood. Grandparents house-sitting for jetsetting kids.

With the influx of visitors, as well as the flux of our own summer schedules that are a bit more lazy, there is actually an increased need for hospitality at the church.

In the family of Christ there is no such thing as a stranger, there are only guests and fam-ily. In the waters of baptism we hear God’s call upon our lives, moving us into a holy way of living. This holiness means that we look at the world through different eyes; eyes that don’t see unfamiliar faces, but rather faces that reflect the radiance of God.

I’m specifically remembering the story of Abraham found early on in Genesis where he welcomes three wayfaring strangers into his tent for dinner, only to find that he was hosting God. This story is echoed in the Gospel of John as post-resurrection Christians are walking the road to Emmaus, meet a wanderer on the road whom they invite back for dinner, and end up hosting Christ at their table.

So, my friends, make coming to worship the God who knows no strangers a priority. And when at church, go out of your way to welcome someone into our community. We must show radical hos-pitality to all who are called through our doors because I don’t believe it’s a mistake they’re there. God has called us together, and continues to call us together. How can you extend that welcome?

See you in church. Bring your Bibles.

Peace,Pt…

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YOUTH NEWS

Brian MyersYouth Director

[email protected]

Well Hello Church,

So I know the original number I reported was something like $2600 raised by the Youth to overcome hunger through the 30 Hour Famine, but I have to admit, I was wrong about that number. We extended the deadline by just a couple weeks

and after all the money was collected, your Youth Group had raised over $4200!! Quite an amazing feat if you as me!

Thank you all for your support, donations and prayers.

What’s next for the Youth you ask? Summer break! Well, from school anyway. Our Confirmation students will be spending a week at Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center from Sunday

June 24th to Friday June 29th. For those in high school, we’re packing up and heading east to Skyview Ranch from Monday July 9th to Saturday July 14th. And we’ll be wrapping up the

summer camping trips with a TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) weekend the first weekend in August. All three trips will of-

fer a unique look into what it means to live and love as Christ demonstrated for us. If you are interested in more informa-tion or sponsoring a Youth Group member for a summer trip

please let me know, I’d love to go over details with you.

Luther Memorial Church Youth Group…A CREED to believe in

A COMMUNITY to belong to

A CALL to live out

A HOPE to hold on to

Youth Group is held on Monday evenings opposite of Confirmation evenings, from 7-8:30pm. June Youth Group will be held on the 4th and the 18th and July

Youth Group will be held on July 2nd and 30th


MUSICAL MUSINGS

Lyle Harlow [email protected]

Briana TravisCelebration Band Director

An Unofficial ResourceYou may or may not have ever run into the predica-ment that I find myself in occasionally. As I plan worship music for Sunday services, or as I come across Scripture that really resonates with me, sometimes I really want to find a song that is based on a particular Scripture directly. Music based on Scripture helps us to remember that Scripture, and that might just help us meditate on it beyond just the readings in Sunday services, right? Right! It is not always easy to think of a song that draws on a particular verse or passage, but I recently found one resource that can help in a pinch. It is not exhaustive, and it cer-tainly doesn't include everything that we use in church, so if you want to know about a particular song, please ask me or Lyle, but I just thought it might be nice to be able to find a song about 1 John 3 if I feel like it (or whatever passage is relevant at the time). Here is the information for one web-site that lists songs specifically by Scripture reference: http://www.hymnary.org/hymnal/NTSONG Maybe no one cares right now. That's okay. Maybe, someday, you'll read a verse that you wish you could remember through song, or you'll want to teach your children Scripture through song. You never know!

What is an Organ?Anyone who has peeked inside the console of an organ might look at all

the knobs and switches and wonder, what IS an organ? The simple answer is that an organ is a synthesizer. Organs are symphonic instruments, mean-

ing that they can play many “instruments” at the same time, and create sounds by combining different types of sounds together. There are four fami-

lies of sound on a typical organ—Flutes, Strings, Reeds and Diapasons. The flute section has a variety of round tones which mimic various

types of flutes, from concert flutes to piccolos, and many other flutes which don’t actually ex-ist in the orchestra. Flutes are generally soft to medium loud, and are the basis for choral accom-

paniments, softer hymn verses, and other music which requires an uncomplicated sound. The Strings might include cellos, viola, gambas, etc. and provide tonal color the the organ’s music. They are al-most always soft to medium loud, much like the flutes. Strings, which add tonal color to the organ’s sound, are

frequently used as the accompaniment to the organ’s softer solo stops (stops on a different keyboard to empha-size a melody). Some strings, such as a Celeste, actually have two sets of pipes attached to them (for the time being, our “pipes” are virtual) that are slightly out of tune with each other, to give the effect that they’re shim-

mering. String stops are rarely a part of the “full organ” sound because they aren’t loud enough to be heard. Reeds are the fiery superstars of the organ sound family. They are also the most recognizably simi-

lar to their orchestral cousins. Reeds come in every volume level from soft and delicate (the Vox Hu-mana, fashioned to sound like the human voice), to mid-range (the Oboe), to bombastic (the Concert

Trumpet, which sounds a little like an air horn). Unlike the other families of sound on the organ, Reeds actually look like horns—they have a reed a the bottom very much like that of an oboe, and a cone

shaped body that makes them look much like the long trumpets that we think of heralds using. Diapasons are the only family on the organ that does not have an orchestral counter-

part. They are the foundation of the organ’s sound, and the basis accompanying hymns and larger works. Like reeds, they come in a full range of sizes, from the soft “stopped” diapa-

son, which sounds like a flute, to the “open” diapason, which has a very large, full sound. Organs also have a variety of other bells and whistles (some of which really sound like bells or whistles).

Next month, we’ll dive into the other features of the organ that help to make it the “King of Instruments.”


NOTEWORTHY NEWS

Guiding Principles

Called into Community by Jesus Christ:

We Believe Prayer is Essential,

Encouragement Fuels Ministry,

Questioning is Healthy, All are Invited to Engage,

God is Speaking, We are Called to Act

This year’s theme for the Metropolitan Chicago Synod Assembly was “for God ALL things are Possible!” The assembly took place over two days, June 1 st and 2nd and was held at the Tinley Park Convention Center.

I had previously never been to a synod assembly so I was not sure what to expect. I am happy to report that I was not thrust into such a situation by myself though, as David Byerly, and Dieter and Diane Schulte also attended to represent LutherMemorial Church.

This year there were only a couple main issues that the synod was voting on. Both the Resolution Supporting the Illinois Reli-gious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act and the Resolution Calling for Banking and Corporate Responsibility passed withvery little opposition. If you would like more information on either act please don’t hesitate to find Pastor Tim or myself and we can get that information to you!

The assembly also elected the voting members for the 2013 church wide assembly and I am excited to say that our very own Dieter Schulte was elected for the Northeast Conference! There are only 19 voting members, aside from the bishopand the vice president, in the synod so this is quite an honor! Congratulations Dieter!

The assembly also offered several breakout sessions and workshops. They did a very good job of providing items of interest for pastors, lay members and visitors alike.

Wrapping up, I wanted to pass along a note that the bishop had passed on to us. You can see it in the accompanying picture. Each attendee was given two of these cards. One was for us; the other was for someone else. This one is for you, andmy encouragement to you is to keep passing this along. Not only is it incredibly encouraging, but also it is a great reminder of Christ’s love and the grace of God. submitted by Brian Myers

THANK YOU to ALL for a wonderful year of learning about God and his wondrous and amaz-ing love and grace for all of us. It’s a pleasure and privilege to be part of this ministry. Hope you have a great Summer Break full of fun, family and friends. Safe travels. A special THANK YOU to Lisa Heverin who was the 1st/2nd grade classroom teacher this school year. (She had worked as an assistant in the 4 year old/ Kindergarten class for several years prior as well) She has decided to discontinue her full-time (every Sunday) teaching to begin her journey in moth-erhood. Thank you Lisa for all your work and dedication. We wish you the best. If you or someone you know might be interested in serving as a Sunday School teach-er/ helper please contact me ASAP. We have several options available. In Christ,Jenny Araujo(773)784-1738 or [email protected]

THANK YOU to ALL for a wonderful year of learning about God and his wondrous and amaz-ing love and grace for all of us. It’s a pleasure and privilege to be part of this ministry. Hope you have a great Summer Break full of fun, family and friends. Safe travels. A special THANK YOU to Lisa Heverin who was the 1st/2nd grade classroom teacher this school year. (She had worked as an assistant in the 4 year old/ Kindergarten class for several years prior as well) She has decided to discontinue her full-time (every Sunday) teaching to begin her journey in moth-erhood. Thank you Lisa for all your work and dedication. We wish you the best. If you or someone you know might be interested in serving as a Sunday School teach-er/ helper please contact me ASAP. We have several options available. In Christ,Jenny Araujo(773)784-1738 or [email protected] The Voice Summer 2012-7

FOOD PANTRY UPDATEWe never imagined ourselves taking on a project of this magnitude and yet here we are, a fewdays from pitching our proposal to a board of directors.

The Lincoln Square Food Pantry Project has been gathering information, stories, guidance, andexperience over the past 4 months. This has helped to shape a proposal which we hope willgain enthusiastic support from the Common Pantry board members. We need their support tomove forward with our current plan. They have years of experience and a desire to expand. Thispartnership is extremely valuable in that we don’t have to reinvent the wheel, we can utilizeexisting resources and support a local pantry.

As we continue this journey we ask that you please keep this project in your thoughts andprayers. We are anxious to move forward and will need all the help and support we can gather.

Ways you can help

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT BURGERFEST!!

Common Pantry is partnering with the Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce for their AnnualBurger Fest to raise funds for the pantry. All we need to do is provide volunteers to staff a gate

during the festival.

Where: Burger Fest, on Belmont BetWeen Damen ave anD Western ave.When: saturDay, July 21st

What: staFFing a gate at Belmont anD hoyne For 2 hours

This is a really fun and easy way to get involved with Common Pantry. Responsibilities arepretty simple – take in donations, put on wristbands, tell people where the bathrooms are, etc.

All volunteers must be 21 years of age or older.Come on out and sample some burgers, enjoy refreshments and make an impact on the

community. We need two (2) people at the gate for each shift.

SHiFT TiMES10:30AM – 12:30PM12:30PM – 2:30PM2:15PM – 4:15PM4:00PM – 6:00PM5:45PM – 8:00PM

7:45PM – 10:00PM

If you are available to work a shift or have questions on this opportunity, please contactCommon Pantry’s Director, Scott Best, at 773.327.0553 or at [email protected]

Our Mission: To provide our neighbors with a community space where nutritional food, personalitems, and social services are available at no cost in a friendly and safe environment.

Email us at [email protected] with questions, comments, or requests.

Look for more info, personal stories, and thoughts from our team at http://chicagofoodpantryproject.wordpress.com/


Vacation Bible School-2012:

Ordinary People/Extraordinary God!

When: August 6th-10th, 9am-1:30pm

Where: Luther Memorial Church of Chicago, 2500 W. Wilson Ave

Who: Youth who are potty-trained through those who have completed 5th grade

Cost: $40 for the first registration, $20 for each ad-ditional registration from each family

Please note this is a reminder for those signed up. Registration closed on June 15th.

This year Luther Memorial is joining up with Ebenezer Lutheran, Holy Trinity Lutheran, and Resurrection Lutheran to offer an amazing Vacation Bible School experience that should not be missed. With the help of the staff at Lutherdale Camp in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, we are proud to present “Flawed and Forgiven: Or-

dinary People/Extraordinary God.” Through the lens of Biblical characters the youth will experience that God’s love is for all, that we are God’s children, that

God is with us in hard times, that God’s love transforms us, and that we are called by God in this world. More details will be provided after registration.

Save the Date for RALLY DAY!!

September 9, 2012

10:00 am

There will be one service on Rally Day. This is the kickoff for the Sun-day School year. Please join us for fellowship and fun. There will be

food after the service. Watch the weekly email for updates.

There will also be blessing the backpacks on this Sunday, games, face painting, ministry opportunities for the community and more!

If you are interested in being part of our Sunday School Volunteer staff, please let Jenny Araujo know.

[email protected]


April Offering: $30,259$26,285/month needed to meet our budget

Avg. Attendance:9am - 185

11am - 101

May 2012Offering: $19,415

Avg. Attendance (2 of each type of service in May):

9am - 13411am - 77

10am - 185

OUR NEW ORGAN is here!! The debut was on Sunday, July 1st. The first hymn played our new organ for the congregation was

A Mighty Fortress is Our God. This was also the last hymn played during the service on our old organ on Sunday June 24th. Lyle treated the congregation to Stars and Stripes Forever for the old organ’s fi-

nal postlude. Watch for photos and future organ updates as we moved forward. LMC has waited a long time for this to become a reality. Thank you to all who have been part of mak-

ing this a reality. The organ was officially blessed and dedicated on Sunday, July 15th

Welcome to our nursery attendents, Julie Manis and Karley Berry. They were installed at the 10am serviceon July 15th, please drop by and say hello to them. We will feature

additional information about them in the next issue of the VOICE. Sincere thanks to Dorothy Tra-cy for her nursery service in the past. Her time and talents were appreciated and enjoyed!

A team to find a Youth and Family Director has been formed. Thanks to our volunteers serv-ing on this team: Ben Meier, Marcia Mawe, Todd Lido, Vicki Thoms, Kurt Drain and Mary

Ann Drain. Some of the things that will be handled by this new staff position include cre-ating a welcoming and creative environment for youth and families to engage

the Scriptures, recruiting and supporting volunteers, teachers, and all instructors in their ministry usinga gifts-based criteria. The director will maintain a cooperative relationship with the Pastor, Jr. and Sr. High Youth

Director, and all ministry teams associated with family. Planning and executing one large family event per season and two large church events with a family focus offsite. The in-

dividual will be expected to concentrate 20-22 hours a week on the aboveduties and responsibilities.

We plan to have a Youth and Family Director in place by Rally Day, which is Septemeber 9th

Are you interested in working getting involved with this publication?? We are look-ing for an individual to create content, organize and edit submissions and layout the

newsletter. The VOICE will be distributed six times per year and this is a paid posi-tion. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Marcia Mawe via email:

[email protected]

COUNCIL UPDATES


JUNEJUN1 ROBERT KLEIN & MARGARET RENASJUN 2 THEODORE & LORRAINE MAJJUN 7 BRENDON & TESSA MITZELJUN 9 GLEN & AMAN-DA METROSJUN 12 JON & PAU-LA GIOVACCHINIJUN 12 MATTHEW&SARAH BRADYJUN 17 PAUL& KATH-INE SNYDERJUN 18 PATRICIO & SONJA MARTINEZJUN 19 BILL & RENATA PHELPSJUN 26 JAY & CARY LISOTAJUN 28 JERRY & LISA BARKER

JULYJUL 3 PAUL & KRISTI GIBBSJUL 11 DIETER & DI-ANE SCHULTEJUL 11 CHARLES & CORDELIA MILLERJUL 12 JAMES &PAM BEAVINJUL13 CHRISTIAN & RACHEL KERNJUL 20 TIM & ANGIE COOPERJUL 22 THOMAS & JULIE HILLJUL 25 JUSTIN & HEIDI BUSHJUL 30 AARON & KELLY WEISS

Anniversaries/Baptisms/Births

AUGUSTAUG 4 DENNIS & EVONNE WAUGHAUG 5 KEVIN & MARTHA CAMMARATAAUG 8 PR. TIM & RHONDA BROWNAUG 12 ANDRES & JEN-NIFER HERNANDEZAUG 15 SEAN & SONYA BENHAMAUG 20 JIM & SUE HENDERSONAUG 23 JOHN & EMILY BEERHALTERAUG 23 CHRIS & JESSE BRANNANAUG 24 JEFFREY & HEATHER SCHULZE

Please let the office know if you have an anniversary/

birth/baptism that you would like to add to our roster.

Email us atoffice.luther@

gmail.com

Congratulations to the Hotary Fam-ily. There was a Baptism July 8thfor Emmett Warren Hotary, born March 12, 2012. Parents: Matthew & Anne-Marie Hotary; Sponsors: Robert Litchy and Stephanie Litchy.

Congratulations to the Martinez FamilyTo Patrick and Sonja on the birth of their son, Sebastian Alfredo Martinez, born June 28th, weighing in at 5 lb. 6 oz. All are doing well. Sonja wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and support

BIRTHDAYS


July 19Rachael Shaw

July 22Adriana FloccoBenjamin Meier

July 23Teagan Heneghan

Irene KruegerArlene Olson

July 24 Richard King

July 26Shane Eagan

Casey McMillinEmily Miller

July 28Briana Travis

July 30Michelle BeuscherJames Henderson

July 31Delaney Kirk

Morgan Roewer

AUGUST BiRTHDAYSAugust 1

Jacqueline CallisterIan SkellyAugust 2

Sean HarveyCheryl Welsh

August 5Kristy Arrington

August 8Joe Jensen

Kathryn LeharAugust 9

Justin BushGuillermo MartinezBenjamin Lingertat

Denise SteeleAugust 10

Austin DoeringAugust 11

Andrew Paschal

Jill SmithLila SurianoAugust 12

Alice LutzerEvita Rudzite

Davide SchulteAugust 13

Misti PepplerJeffrey Schulze

August 17Marc Mac Quarrie

August 18Lucas Horacek

August 19William Masterson

August 20Ian HendersonOwen Russell

August 21Maya Hernandez

August 24John KerryAugust 25

Eleanor HarveyAugust 26

Francesca MetrosAugust 28

Robert Young Jr.Helen Wedhe

August 29Jason JamesAugust 30Lance Hill

If you do not see your birthday or anniversary listed, please contact the church office so that our records are complete. Thank you!

JUNE BIRTHDAYSJune 1

Persphone DrainJune 3

Stuary LlewellynJune 4

Naomi SchnurJune 5

Daniel DueholmPr.Kevin Massey

June 6Scott Lorriane

June 8Charlotte Schubert

June 9Lucas GayeskiLinda Mundt

June 10Beau Wellen

June 13Christine Ebens

John PepplerJune 14

Elizabeth MeadowsJune 15

Sandy BlackJohn Hammergren

June 18Wayne Busch

June 19Colleen Utesch

June 21Susan Meadows

June 22Lily BeerhalterSean BenhamByran Utesch

June 26Christopher Thoms

Amorie WellenJerry Giese

June 28Louise Brady

Erican SchmitzJune 29

Rebecca HeneghanDerek Thoms

June 30Liten Conway

June 31 Kevin Cammarata

JULY BIRTHDAYSJuly 1

Susan RaymerJuly 2

Scott StanczakJuly 3

George CammarataEmilia Harvey

July 4Hugo Ayala

July 5Frieda Kraus

July 6Todd Beeby

July 7Gregory Meltzer

July 9Christopher Brauer

Laken WolfPadraig Harvey

July 10Rev. Ben Dueholm

July 11Charles Miller Sr

July 12 Marilyn Gaguer

July 13Mary Medina

Rebecca NelsonJuly 15

Sarah LorraineTom Johnston

July 16Lillie Gylling

Audrey LIstoaJuly 17

LIsa PucylowskiJuly 18

Sharon ManjackAaron ColemanDiane Schulte

Prayer Chains

Prayer is a powerful tool. if you’d like to be

added to the PrayerChain list please feel free!

There are two groups: one that connects through email and

one over the phone. if you’d like to join ei-ther group or add a

prayer request, please contact the captains.

Via Email: Jenny Araujo

[email protected]

Via Phone:new member

needed. Please contactLinda Miranda

[email protected] / 773-334-8620


PRAYER PAGEMembers/Life StrugglesGeorge CallisterJune HanselmanMichael and Frieda KrausFamily of Olga Lehman Harriet LuehrsKurt MatthesiusEileen MatthesiusCharlie and Sis MillerLois MoorePucylowski FamilyRaack FamilyNaomi SchnurDavid & Mary SchulzRaymond Shores Sr.Lila SurianoGertrude SniderMarian Thompson Kimberly Tracy Helen Zoch

Friends/RelativesLife Struggle Bob AksaintAunt NancyPaul BreneganBrianna, McKenzie, Christian, Rhonda, Tom, Shannon & LoriKent Byerly & Adam ByerlyKatie-Martha Cammarata’s sister Kent ByerlyMcKenzie Colacino

Daly FamilyEricFamily of Nancy Bowers Family of Mary JaeschkeFather of Matt WiemerAgnes FishMarilyn GaugerNancy HickeyMary JaeschkeLarry KleinBarbara LiakakosMaddy & WalterMary & EdwardMait FamilyAbe MatthewMeirwen MorrellMother of Karl RaackMother & Father (Kirk Family)Louise NygardRuth Olson-Jon Peppler’s AuntTressie PaschalDavid Prestipino FamilyJoan RiceWilliams FamilyDonald WoscikCathy WrobllZimmanck Family

Our Deepest SympathyTo Kurt Matthesius and Family. We are saddened by the death, June 24th

of Eileen Matthesius. Eileen joined LMC in 1955 and has been a dedicated member all these years. The funeral was held at Luther Memorial Church

on Friday, June 29th. Blessed are they that die in the name of the Lord.


MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIESOngoingMinistries at LMC

Lunch with PastorFirst Thursday of the month

Beginner’s RoomJoin Pastor Tim in conversation

RavenswoodMobile Pantry

Second Saturday ofthe month

8:30-11:30 am4332 N. Paulina St

Kerry [email protected]

Peace VigilThe 15th of the month

7:30 pmSanctuary

Dieter [email protected]

Night Ministry PrepThird Thursday of the month

Alternating Noon/7pmPlease check with Diane for timing

Gym/Fellowship HallDiane Schulte

[email protected]

Night Ministry Cookie BakeCan be dropped off in

LMC kitchen by Third Wed of the month

400 needed

Night Ministry ServingThird Thursday of

the monthRSVP only

Mark [email protected]

We see the need, and we will respond!

We love our church family, and we choose to act as a family as part of the body of Christ. With that said, we are officially introducing a "Meal Train" ministry into our family. When one of our members has a baby,

has major surgery, etc., it might be hard to get to the grocery store or to find the time to cook every day for a while. In those times, we can dem-

onstrate our love for those families and individuals (even if we don't know them well yet) by helping with meal preparation and deliveries.

We will be using a web service called "Meal Train" at www.mealtrain.com to coordinate meal preferences, dates, times, etc.

When a member of our church family is in need of some meal help, they can reach out to Briana Travis, coordinator, and we will set up a

private link on the website to coordinate meals. When another member of our church family wants to participate, they can reach out to Briana Travis, and she will either coordinate details with them directly or send

them the private internet link to set up a meal drop off on their own.

This will help us to make sure that our church family is tak-en care of and shown the love of Christ in a tought time, and it

will help us make sure that they don't receive 6 lasagnas!If you have questions or are interested in being on an email list to find out when families/individuals need meals, please email Bri-

ana at [email protected]. Thank you in advance!

Join us for Thursdays are Fine with Wine

August 9, 2012 at 7:00pm

If you haven’t been able to attend, do you best to take part in this fun way to get to know our growing congregation!

Hospitality Help!!

We are looking for members who are interested in helping with Coffee Hour. Some Sundays of the summer we have been enjoying our coffee

and treats outdoors. Those tables and chairs don’t magically appear, so if you are interested in helping bring them outside before the 9am service or after the 11am service, that would be much appreciated. We will also

be looking for people who are willing to ‘host’ coffee hour. This would be as simple as making sure visitors are welcomed and know where to go.

Please feel free to talk to me about ideas. Lara Prestipino [email protected]. 773-386-2407


WELCA NEWS

Our First Annual Chili Cook-Off was a huge success. We had 14 entries and many very satisfiedtasters/judges in attendance. There was a tie for third place between Bette Vidina and CarlRaack. Second place went to Misti Peppler. The top prize was awarded to Anneka Anderson.Congratulations to all of our cooks and judges. Many thanks go to the Service Group forcoming up with this idea and implementing it. It seems that there will definitely be a repeatof this event, but look for it to happen in January of 2013. We took in $487.00 that evening.The recipes are available for a donation. Please contact Dixie Downes if you are interested.([email protected] or 847-679-2631)

Our Thank Offering service for the churchwide Women of the ELCA was held on June 3 rd.Our unit at Luther Memorial uses many materials that the churchwide office produces andthey need our support to continue developing new programs and continuing the programs thatare already running. If you would like to write a check, it should be made out to ‘Women ofthe ELCA’ with ‘Thank Offering’ in the memo line. There will be envelopes available that day.Please consider making a gift in honor or in memory of a woman in your life.

Most Sincere Thanks to Frieda Thoroe for her decades of service at the WELCA trea-surer! She loyally served in this position for many years. Thank you Frieda.

Welcome to our new treasurer Ellen Kelley! She was elect-ed treasurer at the general meeting in June.

Please mark your calendars for Saturday, September 8th from 9:30am til noon. We will be learning more about each of our ministries and having some time together!

In Christ, Linda MirandaWELCA President

Bake Sales Proceeds from Plant Sale

Thanks to all who donated baked good items for our garden efforts at the Manor Garden Club Plant Sale in May. We raised $140 and were able to purchase plants for the front/back gardens and some

mulch for the Campbell parkway. I would especially like to thank Dixie Downes, Dorothy Witschonke, Jackie Callister, Linda Miranda, Linda Khoury, and Anneka Anderson for helping out at the sale. We

are always looking for assistance with the gardening at Luther Memorial. If you have an interest in donating some time – please talk to Audrey Downes, Linda Miranda or Dorothy Witschonke.

Thanks again!

community news

Dear member of the ELCA,

It’s been a few days since the close of our challenge for World Malaria Day, and I want to share an update with you.

Even though we’re still counting the generous outpouring of gifts from ELCA mem-bers, we’re very hopeful that our $200,000 goal will be met. So far, we’ve re-ceived more than $120,000 in online donations and we know that many indi-viduals and congregations have placed gifts and offerings in the mail.

It’ll take a few more weeks to total these gifts, but I’ll keep you posted.

Thanks to your generous gifts and support, we believe that the ELCA Malaria Campaign will launch work in Liberia earlier than anticipated. In a country where malaria accounts for 30 percent of deaths in hospitals, this couldn’t come at a more important time.

We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work – thank you for your gifts, your prayers and your partnership.

In Christ,

Jessica Nipp Coordinator, ELCA Malaria Campaign

P.S. Our work in Liberia is just one example of the amazing things our church can ac-complish together through the ELCA Malaria Campaign. Our work is far from over. We have an overall fundraising goal of $15 million by 2015 to support the work of our part-ners in 12 countries in Africa. Your gifts of any size, at any time, make a difference.


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