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Table of Contents2 | Contacts and Information

3 | Pastor’s Pen

4 | Holy Week at LMC

6 | Senior/Junior High Youth News

8 | Youth and Family News

9 | Music News

10 | Faith and Justice

12 | Lincoln Square Friendship Center

13 | WELCA News

14 | Voices of Luther

15 | Celebrations and Prayers

LUTHER MEMORIAL CHURCH OF CHICAGO

May/June 2014

Ascension|Pentacost

Unless the eye catch fire, God will not be seen.

Unless the ear catch fire, God will not be heard.

Unless the tongue catch fire, God will not be named.

Unless the Heart catch fire, God will not be loved.

Unless the mind catch fire, God will not be known.

William Blake

VOICEthe

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StaffTimothy Brown, PastorDeaconess Claire Schoepp, Youth & Family MinisterBrian Myers, Youth DirectorBriana Travis, Music Director Sarah Schubert, Organist & Handbell DirectorBonnie Fallen, SecretaryAmy Karp, Administrative Assistant Steve Wimpffen, SextonTim Heverin, Assistant to the Sexton Karley Berry, Nursery AttendantJulie Manis, Nursery AttendantMindi McCreless, Wedding Coordinator

2500 West Wilson Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625-3026 Phone: 773-539-3018 | Fax: 773-539-3599 E-mail: info@luthermemorialchicago.org Web: www.luthermemorialchicago.org

Luther Memorial Church of Chicago

Sunday School TeachersElise Abbott, 3 Year Olds

Laurie Nelson, 4 & 5 Year Olds

Vicki Thoms, 1st & 2nd Grades

Megan Roddy, 3rd & 4th Grades Natalie Eagan, 5th & 6th Grades Shane Eagan, 7th & 8th Grades

Nancy Wall, Assistant

Heidi Bush, Jeff & Suzanne Bensch, Wendy Thompson, Substitutes

Soledad Erickson, Art Marcia Mawe, Music Joe Jensen, Drama

Total OfferingsMarch | $28,902April | $27,153

Church Council

David Byerly, President312-519-1484 | djbyerly@comcast.net

Christian Kern, Vice President312-857-6802 | christian.kern@gmail.com

Bruce Bowers, Secretary 847-830-2829 | brucebowers1@gmail.com

Diane Betten773-728-0308 | diane.betten@newedge.com

Pastor Tim Brown773-458-6411 | pastortimbrown@gmail.com

Angie Cooper 847-347-0752 | adcooper13@gmail.com

Ben Dietrich, Treasurer 312-618-3332 | dietrich.ben@gmail.com

Jay Kapp 773-405-5707 | jkapp@mwe.com

Linda Khoury 773-929-7525 | lindasamia@hotmail.com

Misti Peppler773-469-6390 | mistikay@earthlink.com

Average AttendenceMarch 9AM | 19211AM | 94

April 9AM | 20311AM | 107

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Greetings Disciples,

(The disciples) saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.-Acts 2:3-4

On June 8th another step in the baptismal promises is taken, a process (baptism is a one-time event, but a life-time of working it out) that won’t be completed until death.

But another story, an important story to share, is one that I encountered when I first came to LMC. It used to be that Confirmation was, for many of the students, when they disengaged from the church community. I looked at the Confirmation rolls of years past when I first came, and I didn’t recognize any of the names on the list except one. Sure, I knew the last names. But the names of the youth…only one.

That’s drastically changed. We have so many of our youth participating in all areas of the church now, and our youth group has even gotten the attention of youth outside of our church community who participate in their home congregations for worship, but who come to our One Stop Wednesdays for youth group. That is no small thing. That is a reversal of a trend. And it’s one we’re looking to expand and grow upon as we not only have more and more youth confirming their faith, but also heading into college…and eventually becoming involved in other faith communities elsewhere.

One thing I’m convinced of: our involvement in summer camping has helped to change this tide. When I first came we sent our youth to Lutheran Outdoor Ministry Centers in Oregon, Illinois. And from that first year, the youth have been excited to go back and expand their camping horizons. Camp, that time spent with God in nature and inten-tional community, helps to anchor a faith in a way that so many other experiences try to but fail.

Brian, Deaconess Claire, and I want to weave camping into the DNA of our congrega-tion. For children, for adults, for families, we want to be able to offer this wonderful connection to God and the world God has made for everyone. In fact, as our congre-gation continues to grow, we see our camping ministry growing along with it. Who knows, perhaps LMC will offer a summer camp alternative for kids in the city one day at our facility!

Please consider helping to send a child to camp this summer. A $200 donation will do just that, and influence a child’s life in the name of Christ.

I no longer worry about the youth not participating post-Confirmation at LMC. In-stead I wonder and plan around how we’ll continue to grow with them and be a tool to guide them in faith. This is one of those ways.

See you in church; bring your Bibles,

Pt… ◉

Pastor’s Pen

Tim Brown is Pastor of LMC

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Summer 2014 at Luther Memorial

All-Church Service and BBQ | Sunday, 10AM, LMCJoin us for one 10am service with a BBQ immediately following. Hot dogs, burgers and veggie dogs provide. Please bring a side dish to share. We will also be presenting some history of LMC and conducting building tours.

Annual Kickball Game| Sunday, 12:30PM - 2:30PM, Welles ParkThis year join one of three teams, Pastor Tim’s, Deaconess Claire’s or Youth Director Brian Myers’ as they battle it out for bragging rights and spectacular trophies!This year’s game will be in conjunction with our summer camp fund raiser.

One Stop Wednesday Cookout | Wednesday, 6:15PM, LMCJoin us for our final One Stop Wednesday of the spring. Everyone is invited for dinner.

Habitat for Humanity Trip | MichiganJoin our ELCA Urban Missionary Dan Beirne and Urban Acacia for a Habitat trip to south west Michigan. We will travel to Glenn, Michigan on Friday night, June 6 and build all day on June 7. Hang out at the beach Sunday morning, and return to Chicago by dinner time. Trip cost is $75. RSVP soon, only 10 spots available. Contact: dan-beirne@urbanacacia.com to reserve a spot or for more information.

Summer Saturday Art | Saturdays, 10AM - 12PM, LMCThis Summer in June & July, we’re going to reprise the “Kids, Faith, & Artful Sat-urdays” with “Summer Saturday Art” for kids going into 1st-going into 5th grade. Sign up your kid with Deaconess Claire & let her know if you can be the extra adult presence.

Pentecost and Confirmation Service | Sunday, 10AM, LMCOne service at 10am. Michael Martinez, Daniel Nelson, and Thomas Shaw will be confirming their faith.

Sunday School Recognition | Sunday, 9AM and 11AM, LMCCome help us honor all of our Sunday School teachers and give thanks for a great year learning about Christ.

Vacation Bible School | Monday - Friday, LMCVacation Bible School for kids aged 4 through going into 5th grade will be August 4-8 right here at LMC. PreK 4-5 is half day 9am-12pm (no lunch). K-5th grade (completed spring 2014) is full day from 9am-4pm except Friday which is a half day. For more details and to sign up for this amazingly fun program, visit: http://docs.htchicago.org/vbs/ or talk to DeaconessClaire@gmail.com

May 25

June 1

June 4

June 6-8

June 7, 21, 28 & July 12, 19, 26

June 8

June 22

Aug 4-8

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MindfulnessThe other day I was walking along the street

And suddenly, I realized I was in the shade.

Shade hadn’t been there before. It just all of a sudden

Appeared.

I looked up, and saw the small green canopy spreading out above me.

Yesterday it was just branches against a blue background.

Today it was green and gold and

Alive

Suddenly alive.

The other day I was walking along the street,

And suddenly, I realized that was breathing.

I hadn’t been aware of it before then, lost in my own mind

Some would say depression. I hadn’t noticed myself before…

And all of a sudden I appeared again.

Yesterday my life was dry, branches against the backdrop of

A city that seemed as cold to me as it was outside

A life but not living.

Today, though, I was breathing.

Happy in the shade.

Alive

Suddenly alive.

Like a person risen from a tomb, a leaf risen from winter’s grave.

Alive…like God had promised. ◉ Tim Brown

Voices of Luther

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The following is the full version of an abridged announcement that was made in Sunday ser-vices on May 18th.

Last week, my Facebook friends (and just like Pastor Tim, if we’re not friends on Facebook, we should be. Look up Brian LMC is my name) got a chance to read a status I posted about preparing to serve communion on Sunday. I stood up at the alter next to five-year-old Teagan Heneghen. She stood there silently, respectfully as we went through the communion liturgy, but broke her silence to join the church in reciting the Lord’s Prayer. I heard Teagan’s voice pierce through all of the other voices.

There’s something uniquely special about hearing a 5-year-old voice speak such impactful words, and it brought something to my attention. I am truly blessed being in a position to introduce faith, wonder and mystery into the lives of young people. I am thankful that I am able to do that.

It’s these moments that I consider to be the most important moments I’ve wit-nessed at Luther. And there is no short list of them either. Last summer at the end of Confirmation camp, the jr. highers and I were gathered around a fire when we made a realization. We realized in the time we had spent together at camp, our group of 9 had cemented into a family. And this isn’t to be taken lightly, because a lot of difficult things happened once we returned from camp. Two of those family members immediately moved away. Another became more open with sharing stories of bullying and another started to speak about anxieties that were formerly hidden, but now had a safe place to be shared.

This family was no passive thing. It was a group of young people that had com-mitted themselves to each other. Bonds like this, bonds that are formed before our eyes, only happen in special circumstances. Experiences like this only hap-pen in places like camp.In August I took the high schoolers to a tributary and the shores of Lake Superi-or. On our last night there, we camped out under the stars on the beaches of the lake. We watched the sunset rise again. But in the time between we all experi-enced genuine moments of love and togetherness. We went around the camp-fire and took turns affirming one another and sharing what we meant to each other. We blessed each other with our words, our tears and with our laughs.

As the sun was coming up, I was the first to rise. I coaxed up the fire, walked away from our little camp and stared back east. In the foreground of the rising sun I saw the lake, wooded areas, the beaches and my Youth Group all huddled up and still sleeping by the fire. I couldn’t help but think, “I wonder if this is what the shores of Galilee looked like”. A group of people, bonded in Christ, experiencing God in a truly unique and amazing way. These experiences only happen in places like camp. They happen only when we are given opportuni-ties to See God Anew.

Junior and Senior High Youth News

Brian Myers is the Jr. and Sr. High Youth

Director at LMC

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I’m here speaking to you for a purpose. We are looking to raise money for our kids to go to camp and I want to invite you into this. Over the past weeks, you’ve been hearing our camp stories and now I want to hear about your camp stories. I want to hear about you Seeing God Anew. I also want to invite you to sponsor one of our Youth because we want every kid that wants to go to camp to have an opportunity to do so.

There are some things that we work for and then, like Christians know, there is grace. Grace is something you can’t earn. It is a free gift of God. At LMC, we strive for an economy of grace. Certainly there are things we must work for and earn in this life, but camp is one of those places where the grace of God is communicated to youth in a very special way. So we, as a church, partner with families to make it possible to send as many young people to camp as we can.

So here we are, in the middle of a camp fundraiser and we haven’t even directly asked you to donate yet. Well don’t worry, that’s going to change today. Don’t get me wrong, I am I going to invite you to give to this, absolutely I am, but before I do, I want to make sure that you know what you’re getting yourself into if you choose to give.

You see, Jesus talks about tithes and offerings and giving back to the Lord, but he leaves an interesting part out. God doesn’t need our offerings. So if we’re called to give but God isn’t in need of our gifts, then why is giving important, why does Jesus even mention it? Sure, the easy answer is that the actual recip-ients of the gifts are the ones that benefit, and though they are part of the total beneficiary, they aren’t the only ones benefitting from giving.

In Matthew 6 Jesus says, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”. Another translation phrases it like this, “The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.”

Think about it for a second. Is this true in your life?

Now asking people for money isn’t an easy thing to go. It’s something that I would have had a real problem with doing before I read this and prayed over it. When Deaconess Claire, a member of the Youth Group or I come around and invite you to give to this, we’re not asking for handouts. We’re inviting you to more fully join into this community and what’s going on here. We’re inviting you to be apart of this economy of grace.

You see, this faith community possess an amazing potential to do the work of Christ, and some of what it will take to release that potential is for us to be more invested. If I can ensure you’ll be more invested by placing your treasure here, then you better believe not only will I ask you for your treasure, but also I’ll be excited about asking you.

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Make no mistake about it; you’re going to be changed through your offerings. And my hope is that you’re wanting and willing to make this investment not only in this community, but also in your own faith life. When we use the tag-line “Seeing God Anew”, that’s not just for those going to camp, that’s for all of us involved in this. Challenging your giving and how to change your personal investment in this faith community is certainly a way to See God Anew.

If your heart follows your treasure, and I want your heart in the Youth Min-istries of this church, then consider this an official asking for your treasure. We are looking to raising $10,000 for summer camps this year and to kick off next year’s camps; camps for young children, jr. high, high school and adult camps…ways to See God Anew.

In your bulletin insert you see a giving chart. Take out the insert, review it, prayer over it and decide where you fall on that chart. Let’s say you don’t fall on that chart, that’s ok too. We have a number of options and ways for you to give, and both Deaconess Claire and I will be at the back of the church after services to discuss those options in further detail with you. (If you’re reading this in the VOICE, please contact me at youth.lmc@gmail.com to discuss giv-ing options.)

After church I’m going to come up to you and ask you about your camping ex-perience, and I’m also going to ask you for a donation. And if I don’t come up to you, I want you to come up to me and tell me your stories. We’re not asking that every Youth go on a full scholarship to camp, but we do want to help ev-eryone to have an opportunity to See God Anew.

Thank you. ◉

Junior and Senior High Youth News cont’d

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AdorationBy Richard Le Gallienne

Ah, if you worship anything, In deepest hush of silence bend The lone adoring knee, And only silence bring Into the sanctuary. Trust not the fairest word Your soul to wrong: Even the Rose’s bird Hath not a song Sweet as the silence Round about the Rose. Ah, something goes, Fails, and is lost in speech That silence knows. How should I speak The hush about my heart That holds your name Shrined in a burning core Of central flame,

Like names of seraphim Mystically writ on cloud? To speak your name aloud Were to unhallow Such a holy thing; Therefore I bring To your white feet And your immortal eyes Silence forever, But in such a wise Am silent as the quiet waters are, Hiding some holy star Amid hushed lilies In a secret lake. Ah, if a ripple break The stillness halcyon - The star is gone!

Reflection from the Music Director:

There is often a lot of activity in a church service- especially on festival days or days when we bring our two services to worship together. There is move-ment, lots of music, life... And silence. Even though it is my job to make music, to tie the music of the service in with the words from scripture for the day or season, to fill the space with sound, it is also important to honor the silence that comes in the service. For me, it’s in both the quiet times during the day and when I am making music that I find peace. I hope to honor the sacred time and space we share during service with both music and silence, and I encourage you to find silence in between the verses of the song your whole life sings. ◉

Music News

Briana Travis is the Music Director at LMC

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For me, the Ascension of Jesus strains my theological imagination more than any other story in the Bible. As a child, I was warm to it, but as an analytical adult, I sometimes find it hard in these days after the celebration Easter to have any room left for more majestic works of God. But they come in our yearly church calendar anyway. And the only way I know how to deal with majesty is to be in awe as a child again, to warm up to the story, to snuggle into the lap of my grandma read-ing the story again (Luke 24). Either that, or I disengage. And while disengaging is an option, it is not fulfilling, doesn’t stretch me, and certainly doesn’t encourage my faith to grow.

Below is an excerpt from the forward to Walter Wangerin, Jr’s “Swallowing the Golden Stone” (2001). This collection of stories and essays is for the very young and the very adult who all need help to engage sometimes when the awesomeness of God’s majestic works can be a bit much.

Children have the capacity to animate any inanimate thing. They give face and character to the clouds. They hold earnest conversations with stones and fish and teddy bears. Wallpaper can make them giggle endlessly. A bug on the tip of a finger waves her feels in solitary sorrow because her house is on fire and her children are all gone. And all this is their lively, immediate response to the world: nothing is less alive than they are themselves.

When our son Joseph was two years old, he cried, “Look!” kneeling in the back of our traveling car, pointing out the window: “Look! The sun is following us in an Indian boat!” I looked. The sun, behind us, was half hidden by a long white cloud which, yes, was shaped exactly like a canoe.

When he was five and six and punished for some misdeed—told by his mother to “sit in the corner till you’ve decided to behave”—we marveled at how long and how patiently the child could endure the discipline. Then one day, while rear-ranging the living room furniture, we noticed that the walls were strangely dark behind the chairs, as if their shadows—precisely the shape of the chairs—had stayed stuck to the wall. Closer inspection, a most careful inspection, revealed that Joseph had pencil-drawn ten thousand, thousand tiny faces around every chip, dot, crack, and ripple on the wall.

Youth and Family Ministries

Deaconess Claire Schoepp is Minister of Youth and

Family Ministries

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The child’s lively, immediate response to the world: in these cases no adult intervenes between children and the objects of their attention, the stuff quickened by their imaginations.

But when the time comes that we can and should intervene, to direct their fantasies, to teach them and lead them, to train up their souls in the ways they should go; but yet when we want neither to destroy these swift imag-inations nor to break their lively relationship with the world around them, what is the best tool we have at hand?!

Why, words.Language.And, thereby, stories.

We parents, grandparents, teachers, every adult who loves children and who has their ears have the remarkable opportunity (and, I believe, the gen-erational responsibility) to present the stuff of our worlds (moral, cultural, scientific, spiritual, historical, humorous) to their imaginations also for rich relationships. But that “stuff,” as well as the relationship that draws their rapt attentions, causing them in wonder to follow, is mediated by words. And pictures. Stories.

This summer, we’re diving deep into these stories in Vacation Bible School, Summer Saturday Art, and other summer camping ministries. And this is important diving deep we’re doing as we help to guide the imaginations of children. They’ll play, they’ll read, they’ll be read to, they’ll share their own faith stories, and their hear the faith stories of peers and adults. And because these stories are from the people of God, they’re God’s stories too. This summer, we’re snuggling up to the story God is telling in our lives by spend-ing time at camp where stories just seem to flow out of us who are no longer bound by the regular patterns of the school year.

Thank you for supporting the young people of LMC go to camp. It does in-calculable good when they’re out there #seeinggodanew in our world. Who knows, they might just help us see better too. ◉

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WELCA News

We have much to be thankful for as the days grow longer and the sun warms our city. Summer is almost upon us and most of our groups take a break for a few months. If you have been meaning to get involved or are curious about what WELCA does consider joining in a group activity. As I have said before, I am thankful for the women of LMC who inspire me to act boldly and live out my faith.

The biggest WELCA event of the summer is the WOMEN OF THE ELCA TRIEN-NIAL CONVENTION, July 24-26, in Charlotte, NC at the Charlotte Convention Center. This is a great time to find rest and renewal, to be inspired and motivated, to dance and sing and praise God with thousands of women of many generations. Some will participate in a daily Run, Walk & Roll pledge effort to support WELCA’s health initiatives. Some will participate in a quilt-making challenge or in the Young Women’s Chocolate Lounge, in learning opportunities, tours and so much more. Our own WELCA unit has some funds set aside as scholarships for up to three attendees from LMC. Contact Laura Barkenquast, the Convention Promoter, at laurabarkenquast@yahoo.com or go on line to welcatg.org for more information about the event and suggested hotels. Contact Heidi Bush at heidigrace211@gmail.com ASAP to apply for scholarship funds. Linda Miranda, a delegate, will repre-sent the Metropolitan Chicago Synodical Women’s Organization at this conven-tion. Triennial brochures are in the book rack in the narthex.

Thank you to everyone at LMC for their continued help with the Dongh family. The eldest son has started a job at a hotel downtown and the parents continue to look for work. Both the younger girls have settled into school and there are tutors and mentors visiting them weekly. If you are interested in helping or want a more detailed list of needs please contact Dixie Downes or Bill Masterson. ◉

Important Dates

7/24 - 27 | Triennial Con-ventionIn Charlotte, NC. This is open to anyone and WELCA has set aside some funding to help those who may be interested in going. See article at right for more informa-tion.

*Save the date*10/4 | Women’s Health and Wellness Day at LMCIf you have any ideas for pro-gramming or would like to present please contact Heidi and Becky at info@proactivechi.com

Find more info on WELCA at http://womenofth-eelca.org

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Women of Luther Social Group | monthly, date/time variesLeader: Ashley Usher-Coleman | readyforlife21@gmail.com This ministry’s sole purpose is to allow opportunities for new friendships to form and old friendships to grow. Activities will hosted once a month and stretch across a wide range of interest. Past activities have included brunch, painting, and drinks. *next event will be in June TBA

Spirituality Group | 3rd Thursday of the month @ LMC, 7:30pm Leader: Linda Miranda | lbak525@sbcglobal.net Meditation and discussion of the book When ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ is Not Enough by Lillian Daniel. (Upcoming date: May 22 in the lounge)

Women’s Bible Study | Every 4 weeks on Thursday @ LMC, 7:00pm Leader: Jenny Araujo | incagirl2@gmail.com Read 15 short assignments per month and gather to pray together, share sto- ries and wrestle with questions. Blog: htpp://incagirl2wordpress.com (Up coming date June 5)

Service Group | 3rd Sunday of the month @ LMC, 10am Leaders: Dixie Downes | dixiedownes402@gmail.com and Heidi Bush | heidigrace211@gmail.com Continued work with RefugeeOne

Women’s Small Group | every other Thursday eveningLeaders: Linda Khoury | lindasamia@hotmail.com and Deb Porter | debporter65@yahoo.com Meet to discuss various topics and texts. This group is limited to 8 people and is seeking women who want to meet on a regular basis.

Knitting/Quilting/Crafting Group | various times/places If you are interested in working on a project or have ideas please contact Diane Schulte dianelaine45@gmail.com

WELCA News cont’d

Heidi Bush is theLMC WELCA President

WELCA News

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Get Involved!Volunteer at LSFC on Thursdays 11:30-1pm, 2:30-5pm, 5-7:15pm. (NPFC is not currently in need of volunteers for distribution.)

Provide a snack, coffee, and tea for the Community Area at LSFC or coffee and creamer to NPFC. Both locations are in need of sponsors for June.

The Friendship Center Pet Food Pantry occurs the 3rd Friday of every month from 3-5pm at LSFC. The Repair Cafe occurs the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-2pm. Contact Dara Salk at dara@chicago47.org for more info on ways to get involved with these two programs.

A little over two years ago I got involved with a project to research the needs of our community related to hunger and poverty. About 18 months ago we started fundraising to open The Lincoln Square Friendship Center, an extension of the North Park Friendship Center. This past month over 150 people came togeth-er at our 2nd annual Jam for Bread and once again they took a stand against hunger in a big way. A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped with the event whether it was planning, attending, entertaining or donating. All these people helped raise over $11,000! I am proud to be a part of this organization and neighborhood where we believe it is possible to end hunger.

Have you been looking for a way to involved with The Friendship Center? Want to learn more about our mission and vision? Do you have a skill you’d like to put to use for our neighbors in need? There are many upcoming events and opportunities this summer. Don’t delay! Sign up for one of these today and

connect with your neighbors and make new friends. ◉

Upcoming Events:

Volunteering | Saturday, June 14, Greater Chicago Food Depository Come 9-11:45pm to benefit LSFC or 1-3:45pm to benefit NPFC. Sign upon Volunteer Spot (link at left). Carpooling will be coordinated as needed.

Hunger Walk | Saturday, June 21, Soldier FieldThis is our single most important event to raise funds for food orders. You do NOThave to walk if you are not able. All you have to do it show up and turn in your registration! Plan to join us at Soldier Field. Registration begins at 7am. Step off at 8:30am. Look for our tent the morning of the event and stop by to receive our agency registration form and a treat.

Square Roots Festival | Friday, July 11, late shiftBy volunteering for a few hours you receive free entry to the event, a t-shirt, and ticketsgood for food & drink plus you help LSFC receive a grant! Email us for a registration form. Sign up ASAP to get your preferred spot.

Music Nourishes | Saturday, July 12, 9am-Noon, LSFCVolunteer to help with this special event for our neighbors: a continental breakfast complete with music by musicians from the Oistrach Symphony Orchestra.

Lincoln Square Friendship Center

Heidi Bush is theLSFC President

For more information con-tact LSFC at lincolnsquarefc@gmail.com or call 773-907-6388. If you are interested in volunteering, use this site to sign up for a shift: http://vols.pt/MwfvmD or email us to be signed up manually.

Ongoing Needs: See Sunday bulletin or Weekly News and Notes

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May/June Celebrations5/1 BON DURANT, JUSTINE5/1 CONWAY, JEFFREY5/2 HERNANDEZ, JENNIFER5/4 MARTINEZ, JUSTIN5/5 DRAIN, DAVIDSON SCOTT5/6 *O’CONNELL, WILLIAM5/8 WAUGH, DENNIS5/9 WEISS, AARON5/10 GOSS, LORI ANNE5/10 HENDERSON, ANDREW5/10 THOMS, ALLISON5/11 MEDINA, JOSEPH5/12 DOWNES, DIXIE5/13 GRAY, LAUREN5/13 SHAW, CHRISTINE5/15 GAYESKI, NATHAN5/16 MAWE, MARCIA5/20 FOCCO, LUIS5/20 SMITH, JACKIE5/21 HARVEY, DONOVAN5/21 POPPY SUZANNE MINTON

6/15 MASSEY, PR. KEVIN A.6/17 COOPER, ADDISON QUINN 6/18 BUSCH, WAYNE6/19 UTESCH, COLLEEN6/21 HAITE, MICHAEL6/21 MEADOWS, SUSAN6/22 BEERHALTER, LILY CATHERINE6/22 BENHAM, SEAN6/22 UTESCH, BRYAN6/24 GOSS, SHELBY6/26 THOMS, CHRISTOPER6/26 WELLEN, AMORIE6/27 GIESE, JERRY6/27 WARREN, LINDA6/28 WILL NATSURS6/28 SCHMITZ, ERICA6/29 HENEGHAN, REBECCA6/29 MARTINEZ, SEBASTIAN6/29 THOMS, DEREK6/30 CONWAY, LITEN6/31 CAMMARATA, KEVIN

Birthdays

Anniversaries5/1 VAL & JENNIFER KOLOVOS5/2 NICHOLAS & MARY MEDINA5/3 PETER & LARA PRESTIPINO5/16 MASSEY, PR. KEVIN & SHARI5/18 RICHARD & AMY CURRENT5/20 JERRY & ELIZABETH GIESE5/21 HILLIARD, JAMES & MARJORIE5/28 DAVID & MARY SCHULZ6/1 ROBERT KLEIN & MARGARET RENAS6/2 THEODORE & LORRAINE MAJ6/9 GLEN & AMANDA METROS6/12 CHRIS & LAURA BAKER6/12 JON & PAULA GIOVACCHINI6/18 PATRICIO & SONJA MARTINEZ6/19 BILL & RENATA PHELPS6/21 DANIEL & JESSICA DYE6/25 COLLINS, ADAM & KIMBERLY6/26 JAY & CARY LISOTA

5/23 KLEIN, TIMOTHY5/24 PUCYLOWSKI, OLIV5/26 EVAN RAY SIMMONS5/28 COLLINS, ADAM5/29 SOFIA MARIE KERN5/31 PONCE, BENICIO6/1 DRAIN, PERSEPHONE6/3 LLEWELLYN, STUART JOHN6/4 MAJ, HAILEY6/6 DYER, MCKENNA GRACE6/6 LORRAINE, SCOTT6/9 GAYESKI, LUCAS6/9 HANDZLIK, ANN MARIE6/9 MUNDT, LINDA6/10 WELLEN, BEAU ROBERT6/13 EBENS, CHRISTINE6/13 PEPPLER, JON6/14 MEADOWS, ELIZABETH6/15 BLACK, SANDY6/15 DAVEY, OLIVER6/15 HAMMERGREN, JOHN

PrayersMembers/Life Struggles Elise AbbottAnthonyFlorence Baker & Family George Callister Tim Cooper & FamilyConnie Kawell & FamilyJoe Kenny & Family Michael and Frieda Kraus Kathy LeharHarriet LuehrsAlice LutzerMindi McCreless FamilyCharlie and Sis MillerLois MooreRebecca NelsonArlene OlsonKarl Raack & FamilyDavid & Mary SchulzJackie SmithMarian Thompson Kimberly Tracy & DanRose UrestiDorothty WitschonkeHelen Zoch

Amanda,Dillon,Gizmo,Jerry & Andreea & Husband MichaelAndria Anna

Friends/Family Life StrugglesSargon AzzoJudy BeekmanViolet BohrBrown FamilyMeredith BurringtonLorna ColletteJean DaltonDaly FamilyPeter Giambone/Gina BergmanGretchen DelaPenaLucy DePerro, Mary Ann Smaldon, Gina & Amanda BergmanCheryl DrostCousin AnnSoledad EricksonFamily of Lucy DePerroFamily of Laken CardenFamily of Maureen Downes

Family of John KorthFamily of Maggie ReedFamily of Jenifer SiscoFamily of Tassa & JuneFamily of Judith ThorntonFriends, Jim & EchoGrandma Judy/Luke LottRyan Handzlik, Gina BergmanMary Ann SmadoneHeather & SieraDeborah HenglDee HillFamily of KelshaKenzie HollowayEsperanza HuertasCaleb JacksonJaimeeCarolyn & Dale KelleyLondonGeres MarriagaEdward MaslunkaMelinda & Family Melissa & PeggyMichael,Amanda,Jerry,Lois,Becky, Toni, Gail, Catherine

Nancy, Bill &GuptaMrs. O’ConnellAnna PenningtonMary RaackRefugee FamilySallyLinda & Mike SeegertSherbinske FamilyKate,Matt & Ivy SpindlerStuart, Mary & SamuelEllie TackeTeddy, Mike, Jack, Michael, Victor & NicoleUncle CliffordMaria Uresti, motherAlex VanNortwickVenus & AndyLee Yu, & Lillia KelloggRichard & Diane Wagner, Andy Wood,Nicolle & GeneVanKykeWalker FamilyWillieUncle Joe Wray

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