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By Pastor Gayle Pope
Jesus says in John 15:5, “I am the vine, you are the
branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear
much fruit, because apart from me you can do
nothing.” I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
I’d like to think that I “abide in Jesus” and “bear
much fruit” all the time – continuously. But I don’t. I
get distracted, busy, anxious and pre-occupied. And
yet, there are those beautiful moments when my heart
is open and the Spirit whispers and I hear it and sense
the Divine Love moving in and through me, bearing
the good fruit of God’s kingdom in the world.
Prayer, meditation, journaling, worship, Holy
Communion, reading devotionals, listening to
Christian music, fellowship with others … all these
things help me “abide.” Here’s a poem about abiding
the Spirit put into my heart this week.
Abide in me, I will not die.
Believe in me and you will rise
above the fray, above the pain,
yet still within the deathly game.
My peace I give. Can you believe?
Reach out your hand, my love receive.
You try so hard to do my will.
Don’t overdo – sometimes, be still
Then I will come and fill your cup.
Look here to me, with me to sup.
Come and be fed – my life I give
that you may love and in me live.
BLESSING BUDDIES HELP OUT
Several of our Blessing Buddy pairs got together
Sunday, April 26, and assembled 21 Personal Care
Kits for Lutheran World Relief. Way to go! And
thanks to all who contributed items for the kits! After
that, the Buddies did some kite flying and enjoyed ice
cream sundaes. Thanks to Donna Parke and Patty
Kruse for
organizing
the event!
Left: Blake Parke and Sam Lathrop assemble a Personal Care Kit.
HIGH, DEEP, AND WIDE RETREAT
By: Matt Futhey
Brent Bigley and I
had the opportunity to
attend a men’s only
retreat at Lutherdale
Bible Camp in
Elkhorn, WI April 17-
18. It included a
pentathlon,
inspiration and bible
study. I can only
speak for myself, but
it was an awesome
experience and I
would recommend any men to go to this retreat.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
Christ Lutheran Church, Quincy, IL May 2015
Wall climbing and zip lines added to the fun of the retreat.
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Christ Lutheran Church Congregational Council
April 14, 2015 Meeting Minutes
Members Present: Sam Lathrop, Alan Steigelman, Stuart
Peters, Joe Brinkman, Conny Bakker, Sue Reeder, Kaye
Marshall, Crystal Bliven, Kara Wingerter, Bonnie
Scranton, Kathy Wolters and Pastor Gayle Pope. Absent:
Brent Bigley.
Opening Prayer was provided by Pastor Gayle. Sue
Reeder led devotions. Bonnie Scranton will lead
devotions in May. Meeting was called to order at 6:37 p.m.
by President Steigelman. Two additions were made to the
agenda. Motion to approve minutes of the March 10, 2015
meeting carried.
President’s Report: President Steigelman congratulated
all on the phenomenal Easter service held at Christ
Lutheran Church. He acknowledged how wonderful it was
to have a full house.
Pastor’s Report: Pastor Gayle distributed a printed report
for her activities for the month of March.
Treasurer’s and Financial Secretary’s Reports: Bonnie
Scranton distributed financial reports. She indicated our
financial situation was solid at this time. Bonnie asked all
ministry teams to monitor their budgets throughout the
year. She reported that the required annual financial report
was submitted to the Mission Investment Fund.
The non-budgeted revenue items on the back sheet were
reviewed by Bonnie.
Motion to transfer the amount in the Lathrop-Walker
fund to capital improvements carried.
Motion carried to transfer money in the following non-
budgeted funds to the memorial fund: church
directory, Holderbaum crosses, and Dave Ramsey.
Motion carried to accept reports and place the financial
report on file for audit.
Ministry Team and Committee Reports:
Communications – No Report
Fellowship – Conny Bakker requested bake sale
donations for the garage sale. She asked them to be
delivered on Friday or early Saturday a.m.
Learning – Kara Wingerter reported 30 children
attended the Easter Egg Hunt. She announced
Blessing buddies will putting together Personal Care
Kits on Sunday, April 26. The learning ministry is
asking for specific donations of personal care items
from church members prior to the 26.
Mutual Ministry – Crystal Bliven reported the
Shepherd Group met in February and have added all
new members to shepherd groups. On Good Shepherd
Sunday shepherd groups will sit together during coffee
hour after church. The mutual ministry team discussed
how the Helping Hands Committee was meeting the
needs of members of the congregation and how the
church was doing at fulfilling our mission.
Property – Joe Brinkman reported the Property team
has worked 109 hours on property projects thus far in
the year. They will be undertaking the HVAC
twinning and resurfacing of the back parking lot this
year. Both projects have been budgeted for this year.
Service – Kaye Marshall reported their next project is
the April 25th Garage Sale. Volunteers are needed to
set up, man the sale, and clean up.
Stewardship – No Report
Worship – Sue Reeder reported that the worship
committee was extremely busy during Lent and Easter
week. The worship team will meet April 15.
Risk Management – Sam Lathrop reported changes in
the US Government insurance coverage of terrorist
acts. Their coverage impacts our Church Mutual
insurance policy positively.
Finance & Investment – No Report
Endowment – Bonnie Scranton reported that Steven
Phelps from ELCA met with the endowment
committee on April 13. The endowment committee is
working on governance issues and plans to present an
endowment governance document to the church
council at the May 12, 2015 council meeting. Bonnie
Scranton will be meeting with our financial secretary
(Robin Lentz) to rearrange the financial reports.
Those reports need to clearly note that the funds on
deposit with the MIF are endowment restricted funds
and not available for general use.
Motion to approve all ministry team reports carried.
Old Business
a. LUGNuts update – Bonnie Scranton reported 97% of
the congregation responded favorably to the
Columbarium. The location for the columbarium will
be moved a few feet to the east to create more
separation between it & the playground. The layout
itself is not changing. The committee plans to
personally visit with the neighbors adjacent to the
columbarium to seek their support and answer their
questions. Dick Klusmeyer, committee member, will
make the required presentation to the city zoning and
planning commission the end of May. If the project is
approved by the zoning and planning commission it
will be taken to the city council for approval. Only
after all of these requirements are fulfilled will the
project be undertaken.
b. Strategic Planning – President Alan Steigelman
reported the majority of council members can attend a
Saturday retreat to discuss strategic planning on May
16. The council will review the current strategic plan,
recommend adjustments to the plan, develop a process
to gather information from the congregation, and
determine what questions need to be asked.
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c. Decal For Fellowship Hall Wall – The Lathrops have
the final design and will soon be ready to apply it to
the back wall.
d. Review Election Day Procedures – President
Steigelman asked Bonnie Scranton to write up the
election day procedures and timeline for the council’s
future reference.
New Business
a. Appointment of delegates for assemblies – Motion
to approve Joan Kammerlohr as a delegate to the May
6 conference assembly, and Ron and Joan Larner as
delegates to the Synod assembly in June carried.
b. Confirmation Camp Support – Motion made and
carried to pay the full registration fee for three young
men from our congregation to attend confirmation
camp at Augustana College this summer. The Youth
Fund will pay their camp registration.
c. Appeals – Pastor asked for council’s advice on
financial appeals to the congregation. The council
affirmed the way she has handled requests. The
following are upcoming all Lutheran appeals: LSSI
Sunday, April 26; LWR Personal Care Kits for
Blessing Buddies, Sunday, April 26, and the ELCA
Malaria Campaign in May.
d. By-Laws and Continuing Resolutions Committee–
Bonnie Scranton indicated the need to appoint and
activate the By-Laws and Continuing Resolutions
Committee. Bonnie Scranton, Kathy Wolters, and
Conny Bakker volunteered to serve on this committee
and to complete the task of having proposed
Continuing Resolutions written up by the August 2015
council meeting.
e. Council Membership – It is with regret that the
council accepted Brent Bigley’s resignation. The
position that Brent held is now declared as vacant. A
possible replacement was suggested to fill Brent’s
unexpired term until the next congregational meeting
in January 2016. It was suggested that the council
could be polled via email to approve the appointment.
Meeting adjourned and closed with the Lord’s Prayer.
Respectfully Submitted by Kathy Wolters, Secretary
Christ Lutheran Church, Quincy:
Minutes of Electronic Meeting – April 19-21, 2015
On April 19, 2015, the council was asked by President
Alan Steigelman, via email, to reply with their email vote
on the appointment of Mathew Futhey to fill the unexpired
term of Brent Bigley on the church council, and that, if
approved, Matthew could begin his service with the May
12 council meeting. On April 21, 2015, President
Steigelman notified the council that a majority had voted
by email to approve Mathew Futhey to fill the council
vacancy.
Respectfully Submitted, Kathy Wolters, Secretary
COLUMBARIUM PROPOSAL TO GO
BEFORE CITY MEETINGS IN MAY
By Bonnie Scranton, LUGNut Chair
The LUGNuts (Land Use Group) met twice in April
in preparation for taking our proposal to the Quincy
Planning & Zoning Commission for approval.
At our first meeting we discussed the feedback from
the congregation, which focused primarily on the
proximity of the proposed columbarium to the
existing playground. It was agreed that the
columbarium and memorial garden, if approved by
the city, will be moved farther to the east.
Additionally, an aesthetically appropriate divider will
be placed between the playground and the
columbarium and garden.
The second meeting was spent preparing our
paperwork for the Commission. The application must
be filed by May 1 to be placed on the May 27 agenda.
We then need to notify 19 specific neighbors of this
project and inform them of their right to attend the
commission meeting to speak for or against it.
Dick Klusmeyer and Amy Lannerd are taking care of
the required application paperwork and preparation of
the letters. Dick and Bill Wolters will personally
deliver the letters to our four neighbors to the east and
the remaining letters will be sent via registered mail.
Dick will make the presentation at the Planning &
Zoning Commission meeting on May 27
The next LUGNut meeting will be scheduled for early
June. Date is yet to be determined.
MATT FUTHEY NAMED TO COUNCIL
Matthew Futhey has been appointed to
fill the unexpired church council term of
Brent Bigley, who resigned in April due
to increased work and family demands.
Matthew will serve until the
congregational meeting in January 2016,
when an election will be held to fill the
remaining two years of the term.
MAY 16: COUNCIL RETREAT
The church council will gather from about 9 to Noon on
Saturday, May 16, to review our three-year strategic
plan and make any needed adjustments. We will also
plan a process of gathering input from all members
through a series of interviews over the summer, in order
to guide future planning efforts. Another retreat will be
held this fall to consider all the input received.
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Just a sampling of the many items available for purchase!!
2015 GARAGE
SALE SETS A
RECORD!
By Kathy Wolters
and Debbie
Hemmerle, Co-
Chairs
THANK YOU!!!!!
Because of you, we
unofficially raised
$3,763 – a record amount – at this year’s Super Duper
Garage Sale April 25. Each church member
contributed something to our cause, whether it was
donating a gently used item, baked goods, or simply
giving of time. We were able to raise over $3,763 to
be used toward needed property improvements and
this summer’s ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit.
This was truly a congregational wide effort. We could
not have done it without all of YOU! We had very
good attendance and lots of volunteer helpers. Our
committee plans to meet Monday, May 11 at 1 p.m. to
wrap up this year’s sale. Anyone is welcome to attend
and to give us feedback.
Thank you to our committee members: Judy
Wegehenkel, Pat Bell, Connie Hornsey, Judy Bach,
Bonnie Conover, Bonnie Cox, Joan Kammerlohr,
Joan Larner, Mary Reeve, Bonnie Scranton, and Char
Tooke. Thank you to Stu Bell and our Property Team
for their assistance with the heavy lifting and pick-up
and delivery.
We are blessed this year to receive a match of up to
$500 from Thrivent. Again we appreciate all of your
efforts and thank you to those of you who spent most
of last week at church on this project.
PLOTS WAITING FOR ADOPTION
By Mary Reeve
We need TWO MORE persons or families to “Adopt-
A-Plot” on our church grounds – all the rest have
been spoken for. Many thanks to all for your help!
Those who “adopt” are responsible for weeding and,
if necessary, watering your spot. Some go “above and
beyond” by purchasing plants,
flowers and/or mulch, trimming
bushes, redesigning beds, etc.
ANYTHING you can do is
appreciated. This is a great
opportunity for some good
exercise, enjoying the outdoors
and making our church home
inviting to all! If you would like to
adopt, contact Mary Reeve at 217-223-6925
CHANGES IN CONFERENCE PASTORS
Several of the ELCA churches in our area have
gained or lost pastors lately:
Pastor Brian “Pete” Hagglund began serving both
Christ Lutheran in Nauvoo and St. Paul Lutheran,
Fort Madison in February. This is a new two-point
arrangement that crosses state and Synod lines.
Pastor Colleen Winkler is serving Grace Lutheran,
Virginia, and St. John’s, Bluff Springs. She is a
newly ordained, second-career pastor who
previously was an engineer.
Pastor Mauricio Vieira has resigned from Trinity
Lutheran, Carthage. Pastor Rick Hertenstein of
Immanuel Lutheran, Basco, is the supervising
interim pastor for now, and the congregation is
finding supply preachers for Sundays.
St. Peter’s Coatsburg is being served on Sundays
by Brian Days, a Synodically Authorized Minister
(SAM) from First Lutheran, Beardstown, with
Rev. Linda Murray, of Immuel, Golden, as the
supervising interim pastor.
WITH GRATITUDE
From Linda Lewis & Family
Thank you for the prayers for
my broken arm and the passing
of my dad, George Gerdes. Our family thanks
you for the prayers of comfort and strength
through this difficult time.
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HELP MAKE MALARIA HISTORY
During the month of May,
we will be lifting up the
ELCA’s Malaria Campaign.
Your help is needed.
Five years ago the ELCA joined
worldwide efforts to fight
malaria by launching the ELCA
Malaria Campaign. Our goal:
$15 million by 2015 to support
malaria programs of our
Lutheran companions and
partners. Today, we’re 90
percent of the way there. With
your gift now, you can be a part
of making malaria history.
Together, we have seen great
success, but we have more work
to do. More than 2 million
people have been impacted
through the ELCA Malaria
Campaign – their lives changed
for the better. Together, our
work has stretched into 13
countries throughout Africa. We have fully funded
our commitments to eight country programs with
positive results underway, but communities in five
countries still are depending on your support. Now is
the time to join with our Lutheran companion
churches and partners to fully fund the rest of these
programs and help stop deaths from this preventable,
treatable disease. We are almost there, but we can’t
do it without you.
There are FOUR ways you can give:
1. We will have a special offering basket in the
sanctuary for the Malaria Campaign on Sundays,
May 10, 17 and 24. Cash or checks to Christ
Lutheran with “Malaria Campaign” on the memo
line will be sent to the ELCA.
If you’d prefer to donate directly to the ELCA:
2. Donate online at www.ELCA.org/malaria/donate
3. Call 800-638-3522 during business hours.
4. Make your check out to ELCA Malaria Campaign
and send it to Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America, ELCA Gifts Processing Center, P.O.
Box 1809, Merrifield, VA 22116-8009.
SUPPORT OUR
CONFERENCE
CYCLISTS AS THEY
PEDAL FOR A
PURPOSE!
Pastor Scott Egbers (left) from
First Lutheran, Beardstown,
and Dave Poland, a lay
minister from Nauvoo, will be
among a group of bicyclists
riding from Nauvoo to Springfield June 1-4, ending up
at the Central/Southern Illinois Synod Assembly just
as it opens on June 4.
This year’s ride, the fourth, will focus on supporting
the ministry of our two companion synods in
Madagascar. The cyclists hope to raise $30,000 that
will help fund a five-year plan to support the ministry
in Madagascar through training leaders,
building churches, and more. Along
the roughly 300-mile route, the
cyclists will stop at eight different
Lutheran Churches for meals,
presentations and nightly worship.
If you would like to sponsor Pastor Scott and Dave,
write a check to Christ Lutheran Church with
“Pedal for a Purpose” on the memo line and put it in
the offering or mail it to the church by Sunday, May
31, and Pastor Gayle will bring our congregation’s
donation along to the Synod Assembly on June 4!
VIRGENE GILKERSON MEMORIAL
BLOOD DRIVE JUNE 6
Judy Wegehenkel
Plan on this date, Saturday, June 6, 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ Lutheran
Church. Since we are honoring our
dear Virgene who was a Red Cross
volunteer for 65+ years we are hoping to do a super
duper job of blood donations. We also are looking
forward to seeing new faces of those who are not able
to help on week days. As you know, our garage sale
was a big success and we would like to follow that
with a fantastic blood drive. We will need some help
with setting up, lite refreshments, and taking down
after the drive. We will have sign-up sheets in
narthex soon. We look forward to a good turn out
and know Virgene would love to be here, she was a
real trooper. We have had less than 20 donors in the
past, it would be awesome to get at least 25.
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COMING EVENTS
MAY 5 & 19: PRAYER SHAWL
By Bonnie Cox
Prayer Shawl will meet on Tuesdays, May 5 and 19 at
11 a.m. in the Bride’s room. We are meeting every
other week, or the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of
each month. Thank you to Mary Trutwin for
volunteering to sew some of the quilted lap robes. My
excess stash of material is getting depleted! Thank
you to all our volunteers for their time and donations.
We blessed another 7-plus shawls/lap robes on
Sunday April 26.. Since our beginning we have given
about 105 shawls/lap robes away.
MAY 9: MAIL CARRIER’S
FOOD DRIVE
Place a bag of non-
perishable food items next
to your mailbox on May 9
for your letter carrier to
pick up. Food items will be
donated to the food pantries
at the 12 different churches
and agencies in Quincy.
Last year, our local letter
carriers collected 22,000 pounds of food to help
Stamp out Hunger right here at home.
MAY 10: HONORING GRADUATES
We will have special recognition of our graduates
during worship on Sunday, May 10, and during
Fellowship Hour afterwards. This year’s grads are:
Lauren Conover, Phil and Bonnie Conover’s
granddaughter Lauren Conover (Eric's daughter)
graduates from Unity High School, Mendon, May
17. She plans to attend the University of Missouri,
Columbia, this fall.
Elisabeth Soto-Jones, daughter of Conny Bakker,
has earned a master's in clinical child and school
psychology from SIU, Edwardsville. In addition,
she has passed the national boards to earn the
designations of S.S.P. (Specialist in School
Psychology) and N.C.S.P. (Nationally Certified
School Psychologist) – quite an accomplishment!
Elisabeth has now completed seven years of
schooling at SIU, where she initially majored in
psychology and German. She will be working for
Midwest Central Community Unit School District
#191 in Manito, IL near Peoria starting in August.
Jerry Spurgeon will graduate in June with a
Master’s of Social Work degree from the
University of Missouri, Columbia. Jerry has been
working at Mark Twain Behavioral Health in
Hannibal and will either stay there or explore other
job opportunities. Jerry earned his bachelor’s in
psychology from Culver Stockton in 2012.
SPEAKING OF GRADUATIONS …
Here’s a rundown all the area graduations:
John Wood – Friday, May 15, 6:30 p.m.
Quincy University – May 17, 10:30 a.m.
Quincy Notre Dame – Sunday, May 17, 1 p.m.
Unity High (Mendon) – Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m.
Quincy Sr High School – Friday, May 29, 7 p.m.
Liberty High School – Friday, June 5, 7 p.m.
MAY 11: CREATE-A-CARD CLASS
By Bonnie Cox
Class will meet May 11 at 1p.m. at my house, 1620
Windermere Court, Quincy. If you would like to start
in May please see me so I have enough kits available.
Or you could also email me at [email protected]
or call 217 222-6882. Class cost is $6 for 4 cards.
You only need to purchase a snail ($3) and refill ($2)
from me to start the class. I do not sell any products
just love creating cards and sharing the fun and
fellowship together. Our class is getting to the point
of dividing into two tables where each group works
on two different cards then switch tables.
MAY 12: LADIES BIRTHDAY LUNCH
This month’s Ladies Birthday Lunch is at Noon on
Tuesday, May 12, at Tiramisu. If you can come, sign
up on the sheet in the church narthex or call the office
and we’ll add your name to the list. Ladies with May
birthdays are treated by the rest of the group!
MAY 26: BOOKS N’ BREW
By Pat Bell
Our last meeting before taking a
summer break will be 6 p.m.
Tuesday, May 26, at Lakeview. We
usually go to Lakeview in May so
we can sit on the patio and enjoy
the evening outdoors. The selection this month is
“China Dolls” by Lisa See. This is a story about the
Japanese and Chinese community before and during
World War II. We’d love to see you there.
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PLEASE HELP FILL THE CART AGAIN!
By Sue Hobbins
I was once again reminded why we give our food
gifts each month. Every month we put food in the
grocery cart at church and the first Sunday of every
month it is empty. That is what I see as we deliver
food to a pantry at the end of each month. None of us
alone can keep the shelves filled, but
together as a community we
are helping others be fed.
The shelves empty as fast as
we can fill them.
Thank you for your help and
for sharing your gifts with
others. You are doing a great job
of bringing an assortment of food and household and
personal products for distribution.
This month our food gifts will benefit the clients of
Luther Memorial Food Pantry. Please continue your
generosity to help those in our community who need
gifts of food. They especially need the gifts listed
below. If you would prefer to give cash, I would be
happy to do the shopping for you.
1. Protein items (includes baked beans, canned beans
for chili)
2. Canned meats (chicken, tuna)
3. Canned meals or boxed meals (chili, stew,
macaroni and cheese, any meals that have all the
ingredients in them)
4. Macaroni & cheese, spaghetti & spaghetti sauce
5. Soups, especially chicken noodle & vegetable
6. Canned vegetables, peas, potatoes
7. Canned fruit
8. Nuts (especially English walnuts, dry roasted
almonds, peanuts)
9. Bisquick (or similar mixes that make a variety of
dishes with little or no additional ingredients)
10. Fresh apples, potatoes
11. Small boxes of powdered milk & canned,
evaporated milk
12. Dry cereals
13. Paper products (toilet tissue, facial tissue, diapers)
14. Laundry detergent
15. Deodorant, shampoo, toilet soap
16. Cleaning products
17. Hotel size soaps, shampoos, lotions, etc.
18. Baby care products and baby food
BRIEFLY …
Congratulations to Phil Conover, who has been
named the recipient of the Quincy Exchange
Club’s Golden Deeds Award! He will receive
the award at the Club’s 63rd Annual Golden
Deeds Awards Banquet on May 8. The National
Exchange Club’s longest running project dating
back to 1919, the Book of Golden Deeds Award,
recognizes dedicated volunteers who give endless
hours of their time and talents toward making
their communities better places to live.
Congratulations to Carly Collison for passing
the Missouri Bar Exam! She just accepted a
position as a contract administrator in the legal
department with Ascension Health in St. Louis, a
Catholic healthcare system directed by the Church
to care for those most in need. Ascension provides
care at nearly 1,900 locations in 23 states and the
District of Columbia.
Sunshine Santos and Marc Amarillas will be
married Saturday, May 23, at the Hyatt
Regency, St. Louis, with Pastor Gayle officiating.
We collected $312.90 for World Hunger during
our Fellowship Hours after church throughout
Lent. (This was previously reported as $563 by
mistake.) Thank you so much for your generosity!
Joshua Schenk is a new
Thrivent Financial
representative in Quincy. He
grew up in Quincy and
graduated from Cedarville (OH)
University in finance and
management, and previously
was a branch manager for US
Bank in Chicago. His office is at 428 N. 6th
St.
You can reach him at 217-257-0232.
Avenue Beat (the group Savana Santos is in)
will be with several other bands at the Adams
County fairgrounds May 30 to raise money to
keep music in schools. On June 2, 4:30-6, they
will be inside of the old Washington Theater on
the square. This is a beautiful building that they
are trying to restore. They plan to head back to
Nashville for a few days beginning May 10 for
more song writing and meetings. They are
currently negotiating an official contract with
their management company and have some larger
shows that we will be announcing soon.
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?? …DID YOU KNOW THAT… ??
Ed. Note: As a means of improving
communications throughout the
Central/Southern Illinois
Synod, the Synod office has
provided these facts for our
information.
The Lutheran World Federation
is an association of 144 Lutheran
church bodies with a combined membership of 72
million members in 79 countries.
Within the Central/Southern Illinois Synod, 36 out
of 130 congregations (27.69%) are part of a
parish. There are 14 two-point parishes, 1 three-
point parish, and 1 five-point parish.
The synod is sub-divided into 6 geographical
areas know as “conferences.” The names of the
conferences are: East Central; Northeast;
Northern; Northeast; Southern; and West Central.
The chief executive officer of a conference is
called a “dean.” The conference dean is a pastor
who is elected for a 3-year term and can serve for
two consecutive terms. Ours is Pastor Mike
Thomas from Trinity Lutheran, Macomb.
St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Champaign and The
Movement, Normal are the two Lutheran campus
ministry sites affiliated with the Central/Southern
Illinois Synod.
CELEBRATING THIS MONTH
BIRTHDAYS 1 Rita Tayyab 18 Sunshine Santos
4 Kris Peters 20 Andrew Clark
6 Omer Legreid 24 Beth Katenin
Daune McCulloch 27 Karen Koehn
7 Larry Akers 29 Amy Lannerd
9 Blake Parke 31 Dennis Mathes
10 Tony Rhinberger Scott McLennan
13 Donna Parke
Sue Reeder
ANNIVERSARIES 7 Jim & Kara Wingerter
17 Nancy Moore & Alan Steigelman
18 Donna & John Parke
23 Char & Dave Tooke
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
Month 2014 2015
January 73 82
February 80 71
March 74 77
April 120 108
YTD Average 87 85
OPERATING BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015
By: Bonnie Scranton
I am happy to report that we are in solid
financial shape at the end of the 1st quarter of
2015. Offerings are consistent with budget
expectations when we take into consideration
that $11,500 of 2015 pledges were pre-paid
in 2014. Expenses are slightly over budget,
but this is due to federal payroll taxes and
insurance payments that were made in
March.
On a related note, the last two 2014 capital
improvement projects (fellowship hall door
replacements and roof repairs) have been
completed and paid for out of the 2014 funds
set aside for those projects.
On behalf of all church council members, I
want to thank you for your continued
generosity in sharing your financial gifts as
we work together to fulfill God's mission for
this congregation!
Category Actual
Through 3/31/15
Budgeted Through 3/31/15
Actual As
Pct. of Budget
Year-to-Date Budgeted Income
Pledged Offerings $37,856.00 $39,127.50 96.8%
Non-Pledged Offerings $4,586.00 $5,050.02 90.8%
Other Budgeted Offerings $930.33 $1,135.02 82.0%
Total YTD Budgeted Income $43,372.33 $45,312.54 95.7%
YTD Budgeted Expenses $46,200.29 $45,312.50 102.0%
YTD Income (Deficit) ($2,827.96) $0.04
Total Balance of All Funds $122,913.71
Checking $37,248.33
Savings $85,665.38
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MAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
3
9:30 am Worship,
Communion,
Sunday School
10:30 Coffee Hour
(Group 2)
3 pm Community
Worship, Clat
Adams Park
4
6:45 am Prayer
Warriors pray in
unity
5
10 am Coffee &
Devotions
11-1 Prayer Shawl
6 pm NW Conference
Assembly, Trinity
Golden
6
9 am Property Party
2:30 pm Confirm. Luther
Memorial
7:15 Choir Practice
7 6:30 Women’s Small
Group
6:30 Tai Chi
8 9
Mail Carrier’s
Food Drive
10 – Mother’s Day!
9:30 am Worship,
Communion,
Sunday School
10:30 am Coffee Hour
(Group 3)
11
6:45 am Prayer
Warriors pray in
unity
1 pm Garage Sale
wrap-up meeting
12
10 Coffee & Dev
12 pm Birthday
Lunch
(Tiramisu)
6:30 Church Council
13
9 am Property Party
9 Pastor leads devotions
at Good Sam
2:30 pm Confirm. LM
7:15 Choir Practice
14
6:30 Women’s Small
Study
10 Pastor’s chaplain
shift at Blessing
15 16
8:30 am – noon
Council
Planning Retreat
17
9:30 am Worship,
Communion,
Sunday School
10:30 Coffee Hour
(Group 4)
18
6:45 am Prayer
Warriors pray in
unity
19
10 am Coffee &
Devotions
11-1 Prayer Shawl
20
9 am Property Party
5 Worship Team Meeting
7:15 Choir Practice
21
1:30 pm Fellowship
Team Meeting
6:30 Women’s Small
Study
22 23
5:30 pm Santos
– Amarillas
Wedding, St.
Louis
24
9:30 am Worship,
Communion,
Sunday School
10:30 Coffee Hour
(Group 5)
25 – Memorial Day
6:45 am Prayer
Warriors pray in
unity
26
10 am Coffee &
Devotions
6 pm Books n’Brew,
Lakeview
27
9 am Property Party
7:15 Choir Practice
28
6:30 pm Tai Chi
6:30 Women’s Small
Study
29 30
31
9:30 am Worship,
Communion,
Sunday School
10:30 Coffee Hour
(Group 6)
1
6:45 am Prayer
Warriors pray in
unity
2
10 am Coffee &
Devotions
3
9 am Property Party 4
6:30 pm Tai Chi
6:30 Women’s Small
Study
Synod Assembly,
Crowne Plaza,
Springfield
5 6
9 am – 2pm
Virgene
Memorial Blood
Drive
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WORSHIP LEADERS FOR MAY 2015
POSITION May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31
Assisting Minister
Jim Bailey Bonnie Scranton Matt Futhey Jerri Klusmeyer Crystal Bliven
Deacon Jennifer Stollberg Sue Hobbins Ron Larner Barb Rhinberger Joan Larner
Greeters Dick & Sue Tabb Kathy Collison Carly Collison
Jack & Carol Gustison
Kaye Marshall Norma Tofall
Ron & Joan Larner
Reader Jim Hobbins Jerry Spurgeon Haley Katenin Amy Lannerd Bill Shuler
Sound Tech Brian Cox Matt Futhey Bill Wolters Brian Cox Stuart Peters
Usher Dave Tooke Cheryl Brinkman Paul Johnson Reth Stollberg Joe Brinkman
Acolyte Payten Cornelius Taylor Kruse Braelyn Johnson Aiden Spurgeon Blake Parke
Sunday School Joan Kammerlohr Josie Johnson TBD TBD TBD
Altar Guild Bonnie Scranton Bonnie Scranton TBD TBD Marcia Johnson
Verger Bonnie Scranton Brian & Bonnie
Cox Dave Tooke Judy Wegehenkel Sue Reeder
Coffee Hour Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH 333 South 36th Street
Quincy, IL 62305-5833
Our Church Staff Pastor: Gayle Pope
President: Alan Steigelman Secretary: Bree Roberts
Choir Director: Amy Stollberg Organist: Lana Anderson
Sunday Worship – 9:30 a.m.
Office Hours Tues. & Wed. 9-5, Fri. 9:30-2:30 Office Phone: (217) 224-1624 Pastor’s Cell: (217) 357-1280
E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.clcq.org