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Newsletter of Spirit of Life Lutheran Church
2636 New Berlin Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32226
904-757-9114
Email: [email protected]
Spiritoflifejacksonville.org
The
Dove
March
2016
Worship & Music Ministry of the Sacristans
Dawn Martin
(904)518-6903
Who are they? They are members of the congre-
gation. They have been called “The Alter
Guild”. A “Sacristan” can be a man or a
woman. They do the ministry of preparing the
alter, making sure the wine and wafers are
placed appropriately, arranging flowers, chang-
ing banner and seasonal colors. After Commun-
ion, they make sure the wine, wafers, and Com-
munion ware are properly cleaned and stored.
Sacristans
Many thanks to all who helped decorate the church for Lent. Purple is typically associated with Lent, suggesting repentance and solemnity.
All are welcome to join us during our next meeting.
This Month’s Birthdays and Anniversaries Are we missing your important event? Please let us know! Send us an email
[email protected] or call the church office at (904) 757-9114.
BIRTHDAYS
03 Karen Westbrook
04 Frances Bock
04 Jim Hirsh
06 Keira Madison Hood
08 Joni Taylor
08 Margaret Spruill
15 Tristin Ochoa
16 Carol Payne
17 Jesse Alford
17 Ann Doolittle
17 Ellen Coppen
19 Lauren Higginbotham
21 Will Spellman
25 Nolen Gullett
27 Barbara Kirkwood
28 Donna Verbridge
30 Herbert Roziers
ANNIVERSARIES
05 Gene & L.K. Robertson
06 Joshua & Griselda Halleland
08 Dave & Amy Roberts
15 Al & Debby Speicher
16 Gene & Vonda Miller
17 Edward & Penny Roehrig
20 Michael & Musu Jusu
22 Kim Hendry & Kristin
Spivey
25 Fred & Kara Wenk
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Financial Management
Counter's
Many thanks to Edith Sisson and Carol Payne who have graciously volun-teered to be trained to assist with the counting duties. But even bigger shout out to June and Charlie Berry; who continue to fulfill the counter duties and make the weekly bank deposits.
Financial Corner
Being a disciple of Jesus Christ means giving of one’s self faithfully and regularly. Our charitable donations help Spirit of Life carry out our mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, by feeding the needy and strength-ening our faith and commitment to Jesus Christ. If you embrace technology you can easily make your offering electronically. Through your banking institute, you can set up a one time or reoccurring bill payment to Spirit of Life Lutheran Church. Our routing and account information is available in the Narthex. If you’re worried about when the offering plate is passed around and that you don't have anything to place in it. Don't fret; we have electronic "giving cards" that can be placed in the offering plate. If you have any questions or need assistance please don't hesitate to call or text: Vonda Miller, Treasurer @ 904-483-7948.
Ministry Support
Property
Please notice the “Sign Up” sheet in the Nartex for the different areas of the property that need your “adoption” and care. Everyone that would like to help/volunteer throughout the year to please email their contact information to Bob @ [email protected] . Suggestions and ideas to maintain and improve the facilities are welcome.
Thank you!
Property
Bob Hoyle [email protected]
Financial Management
Vonda Miller—Treasurer
(904)483-7948
Samantha Gullett—Financial
Secretary
Communications
Kristina Aldred
Communications
Do you know we have a Face Book page? Come on over ….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/105941653218/
Our website is continually changing with new pictures and events:
http://spiritoflifejacksonville.org/
Newsletter of Spirit of Life Lutheran Church Page 3
Fellowship of Prayer (Requests for Prayer)
Our Members: Dody Hicken, Gene Robertson, Robin Blackburn, and
Frances Bock.
Our Military Service Members: Amelia, Austin, Brenda, Brian, Eric,
Jacobye, James, Jared, Jeff, Josh, and.Tate.
Our Friends and Family: Joanne Atkins, Leanne Bahler, Ronnie
Barnes, Jackie Cordero, Thelma Cummins, Christine Davis, Margaret
Ethridge, Billy Howell, Robyn Hayden, Mary, Spencer, “Eric” & Albert
Mason, Ann Morris, Donna Noe, Carol Nordisek Bonnie Stone, Linda
Stuck, Karl “Buster” Zink, Kathy White and those who have not heard
the Gospel.
Congregational Life Bible Study
Thursdays from 10:30am until 12 pm
Pastor Ellen [email protected]
Fellowship of Prayer
[email protected] To join us in giving prayers for
those in need, or need a special
prayer contact Michele.
Ruth Circle
Women of the ELCA
(WELCA)
Dawn Martin
(904)518-6903
Our monthly gatherings are
designed for fellowship, Bibli-
cal instruction, life application,
and small group interaction -
so the women of our church
may use our God given gifts to
build relationships upward, in-
ward, and outward for His
glory.
Ruth Circle
Our next monthly meeting will be March 4th from 10-12
God’s Global Barnyard
Remember “Buck A Chick” last year where we collected money to buy
chicks? This year we will be buying pigs. One pig is $30 so we will be
doing “Sharing A Pig” for $1 or feel free to buy a whole pig.
A pig in the pen is money in the bank! A piglet is a perfect financial
investment for many people around the world. That’s because within
months this little piglet can grow to nearly 200 pounds and grab a great
price at the market. Should a family have a failed harvest, medical
expense or other unexpected need, this gift can be cashed in to make all
the difference.
Easter Baskets
Easter baskets are starting to appear in the Narthex. Check them out so
you know which one(s) you are going to bid on.
All are welcome to join us.
Bible Study
Please note that the Bible Study group will resume meeting after Easter.
Education / Youth Boy Scouts
Tuesdays from 7:00pm until 8:00 pm
Gary Miner
Confirmation Class
Pastor Ellen [email protected]
Confirmation ministry is a pastoral and education minis-try of the church that helps the baptized through Word and Sacrament to identify more deeply with the Chris-tian community and partici-pate more fully in its mission. - 1993 ELCA Task Force on Confirmation Ministry.
It’s Elementary
Bob Verbridge
A children’s bible
study/activity that is held be-
tween services.
“That” church
Youth Group
Curtis Haugen
“That” church Youth Group
It’s Elementary
Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts will be painting the Food Bank trailers in the near future.
Also, there is a young gentleman working towards becoming an Eagle
Scout. He will be building a fire pit out back of the church.
We meet every Sunday between services (unless other wise announced) in the
church kitchen. Come join in the fun.
Confirmation Class
Thursday evenings at 6:00
March 3 and 10
April 7,14,21 May 5
Feb. 28th (Sun.) – Youth Group meeting 6:00 pm (middle school and up)
March 6th (Sun.) - Youth Group meeting 6:00 pm (middle school and up)
March 13th (Sun.) - Youth Group meeting 6:00 pm (middle school and up)
March 19th (Sat.) – Spring Fling
April 1st – April 3rd – River Rat Ramble
First of all I would like to thank everyone for buying and donating
to our Meatball Sub sale. We made and sold enough to collect $465 to al-
low our kids to go to River Rat Ramble and maybe have some left over for
other activities. Thank you to everyone that donated cheese, bread, meat-
balls and sauce and of course your time. And of course our Youth did a
wonderful job of making and serving the subs, you’re a GREAT bunch of
kids!!
Speaking of our kids, the middle/high school Youth group has a
new name! They will be called the “That” church Youth Group. The
name comes from our youth’s previous experiences at the River Rat Ram-
ble and was unanimously voted on by the youth. We are currently meeting
on Sundays at 6:00 pm and have had 9 -12 meet with us for the first few
meetings. We start of our meeting with a short bible lesson, then a short
activity and lastly will be working on the upcoming Spring Fling. The
Youth will be in charge of coming up with the games, setting them up and
running them. They will also set up and run the Easter Egg hunt and will
be selling raffle tickets for our raffle prizes. We are also going to have Gary Minar’s Boy Scout group to
help us set-up and run the games. So if you are in middle or high school, please join us on Sunday’s and
also on Sat. March 19th for the Spring Fling, we can sure use the help!!
Also for the Younger ones, please continue to stay between services for “It’s Elementary” with Bob.
We’ve had some really good groups of kids join him and they seem to have a ball!! Please pay attention to
our bulletins and announcements for the days that we don’t have them, because Bob and Donna have been
really busy with their new grandchildren!!
Thank you for your support and God bless,
Curtis Haugen
Education / Youth (continued)
Newsletter of Spirit of Life Lutheran Church Page 5
Faith Into Action
Faith Into Action
Caroline Rademacher
and
Maggie Spruill
Our next meeting will be March. 14th at 6:30pm.
Double-Stuff Day
Double-Stuff Day will be Sunday March 13th after the late service. We will “STUFF” you with great food, then “STUFF” the eggs! Please sign up for desserts and salads on the sheet in Narthex. Join us for a fun time and fel-
lowship.
Spring Fling is March 19th
Baskets are in the Narthex for Plastic Eggs and wrapped candy (no Choco-late please).
Food Panty Needs Can veggies, peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti sauce and noodles.
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Food Pantry
February has been another milestone month for the Food Pantry. Our numbers continue to increase. Due to the changes in the SNAP (Supplemental Nutri-tion Assistance Program), many of our clients are experiencing severe food stress. Fortunately, we are able to step in and help them stretch their food budget by providing some necessities for their families. Our friends at LSS (Lutheran Social Services) donated to us several thousand dollars in paper goods; from bags to toilet tissue and everything in between. This has enabled us to cascade these paper goods to our clients, which is a blessing because they can spend more of their budget on food. LSS has also been very creative in finding sources of produce and other differ-ent food items. Did you notice the big yellow bin of red potatoes or the 1,200 pumpkin rolls? They were donated to us by LSS, and we in turn gave them to our clients. Nothing went to waste! This month we were able to use some of our grant money to purchase a used freezer and a used refrigerator/freezer. This enables us to purchase deeply dis-counted meat at Feeding Northeast Florida and have the ability to store it in be-tween distributions. As we grow the Food Pantry, we have several opportunities ahead. We have been asked to sit for an interview with Feeding Northeast Florida. We are also in the process of applying for a grant from “Together in Mission”. We are look-ing into some public service grants as well, and are working on slightly restruc-turing how we report to Leadership. Finally, we plan to have periodic “Town Hall” meetings to keep the congregation up to date on our efforts. As always, I want to thank the crew that works at the distributions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and well as everyone who drops everything at a minute’s no-tice to unload a truck or help stack items away. The Food Pantry would not be possible without your efforts. We are always looking for new faces to help on distribution days! It's a lot of work but you get to meet our clients and see firsthand how important our out-reach is in our community! Please keep your food donations coming! We do get some food from the USDA and purchase some food from “Feeding North-East Florida”, but the reality of the situation is that we will always depend on the congregation to help fill in the gaps. Weekly needs are printed in the Pink Sheet. Monetary donations are always welcomed too. A little money goes a long way purchasing from Feeding Northeast Florida.
Yours in Christ. PAX Steve Carlson
Faith Into Action Food Pantry
Steve Carlson [email protected]
904-654-6462 Spirit of Life Food Pantry’s mission is dedicated to elimi-nating hunger by providing food to individuals and fami-lies in need. We strive to alle-viate the physical and emo-tional hunger of those in need in a dignified and supportive manner.
So far in this quarter we
have served the following: Families Served: 342 Number in Household: 1,039 Seniors 60+: 189 Children under 18: 282 Disabled: 163 Veterans: 67
Spirit of Life Lutheran Church
2636 New Berlin Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32226
Community, Faith and Service
Pastor Ellen Cross
2636 New Berlin Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32226
Phone: 904-757-9114
E-mail:
Community, Faith and Service
This is Christ’s Church.
There is a place for you here. We are the church that shares a
living, daring confidence in God’s grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace
you as a whole person— questions, complexities and all.
Join us as we do God’s work in Christ’s name for the life of the World!
Spirit of Life
Lutheran Church
Www.SpiritofLifeJacksonville.org
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