Every three years, 30,000 high school youth and their adult leaders from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America gather for a week of faith formation known as the ELCA Youth Gathering. Through days spent in interactive learning, worship, Bible study, service and fellowship, young people grow in faith and are challenged and inspired to live their faith in their daily lives.
In approximately 58 days Redeemer high school youth will be part of that 30,000-member crowd gathered in Houston, Texas. For many, serving, learning, faith sharing and worshipping with thousands of others is a life changing experience. This year’s theme This Changes Everything has a double-meanings as hearts and souls open in a changed way to the life changing truth of Christ risen and busy in today’s world.
Following our youth’s lead, we too explore a This Changes Everything theme. The promise and the power of the resurrection of Christ have endless possibilities. While many of us think of Christ’s resurrection only in terms of eternal life with God, that’s just half of the story. Resurrection power is for now, right now, in our everyday lives. God delights in making something from nothing, giving life to the dead. God’s investment in us and God’s creative power gives life to situations which appear hopeless. God’s resurrection power surprises and confounds the limited assessments of what we call reality. Pastor Martin Copenhaver puts it this way: “Whatever else the disciples would come to understand about what had happened, they knew from the start that the resurrection was not simply about what happened to Jesus; it is about what happens to all of us who trust in Jesus and about what can happen to all who claim this story as their own.”
Claim God’s story in Christ as God has claimed you. Every day remember your baptism into Christ and encourage each other as God says, “Behold I make all things new.” And don’t forget to pray for our kids June 27-July 1.
Pastor Mary Peters
Red e em e r at
May –July 2018
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CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRY
9 A M — 1 2 : 3 0 P M *Free before care at 8:00 am | After-care available until 6:00 pm for a fee
This year VBS is Shipwrecked and Rescued by Jesus. VBS meets June 4-8, for kids age 3 – rising 6th graders; all are welcome, so spread the word and bring friends and neighbors! Registration is open at vbspro.events/p/redeemeratl For a successful VBS ministry, we’d love your help! Here are some ways the Redeemer congregation can be involved: Volunteer! Crew leaders and station assistants needed for the week of VBS. Volunteers can register here: vbspro.events/
p/redeemeratl Create! Many hands make light work for our work days. Join us May 20 from noon – 3, June 1 from noon – 1, or June 2
from 9-3 as we transform Redeemer into an island oasis. Prep! Grab a take-home kit (available from Jen Fuchs or room 103) to cut and trim materials that we will use in Bible
activities during VBS. Donate! Supplies are needed for many of our VBS activities. For the latest supply updates, check out the registration
website: vbspro.events/p/redeemeratl -20 oz plastic water bottles (empty, with caps) -Greenery/palms -large cardboard tubes (i.e. carpet tubes) -Pasta shells (small and large) -White rice -Old suitcases and small trunks
Items can be dropped off at the VBS corner near the library.
This Changes Everything Pastor Mark will be exploring our summer theme by teaching a class on N. T. Wright’s After You Believe; Why Christian Character Matters. We’ll explore such questions as What am I here for? How do a choose the good over the bad? and Does my faith really matter? Reading the book is not required but may help you get more out of the class. VBS is June 4-8, 2018, 9:45 – 11:30 AM in Rudisill Hall. Everyone is welcome. RSVP’s to [email protected] appreciated but not required.
ADULT VBS
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CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRY
Regular Moms Group meetings are done for the
summer, but don’t miss getting together one more time for the Mom’s Group outing! We will meet at
Redeemer at 6 pm on May 16, and head to Midtown
for dinner out. Please RSVP to
Sunday School
Teacher Appreciation Sunday, May 6
Thank you to our dedicated group of Children’s Sunday School teachers! Teachers
and parents alike should check their inboxes for more details
about this special day.
Bowling Day July 15 | 3-5 pm
Beat the heat this July with an
afternoon of Bowling! Children & Family Ministry is
meeting for bowling fun at The Comet in Decatur.
RSVP to [email protected]
REDEEMER WEEK @ LUTHERIDGE
June 17-23
Redeemer children and youth completing 1st through 12th grade are all welcome to join us for a week on the mountain! Age-grouped programs are available for many levels of camp experience and adventure! Contact Jen Fuchs, [email protected] for scholarship info, and register for camps at www.novusway.com. See you on the mountain!
June 11-15 Registration is now available at
www.redeemer.org.
Rising kindergarteners through 7th
graders will explore music, art, drama
and more! The focus of the week will
be working toward presenting “100%
Chance of Rain,” a short musical about
Noah and the flood. The camp is from
9:00 am-4:00 pm, with free before and
after-care. Tuition for the week is $165,
and includes all activities, a hot lunch,
and a t-shirt. Sibling discounts apply,
and financial need based scholarships are available. Non-members are welcome, so
tell your friends and neighbors. For more information, or to volunteer, please
contact Sarah Hawbecker at 404-874-8664, ext. 206 or [email protected].
Follow the camp and share our posts on Facebook at facebook.com/
RedeemerMusicCamp/
MUSIC & ARTS CAMP
2017 First Camp C3ARE (Bible Study) group
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YOUTH MINISTRY
Graduate Recognition Sunday, May 13
Graduates receive a blessing during 11:00 worship, followed by a reception in Sims Atrium. We congratulate graduates of all degrees and ages – high school, college, even doctoral grads! Graduates should contact Jen Fuchs no later than May 6 to be listed in the bulletin – email [email protected]. Congratulations!
Sunday, May 20
We celebrate our confirmands and give praise for this special milestone
on their faith journey. During 11:00 worships, 8th grade confirmation
students will proclaim their faith and share their faith statements with the
congregation, and we’ll all congratulate them with a reception in Sims
Atrium following the service. Many blessings to the confirmands!
End of the
Year
P a r t y May 6 at 12:30 pm
Bring a friend and join Redeemer
youth for fun, fellowship, and
food! We’ll enjoy games, outdoor
activities, and of course, karaoke!
Please bring $5 for cost of food.
See you on May 6 in the Fireside
parking lot! MISSION CAMP
Afternoons during VBS week, June 4-8
We love it when youth volunteer for Vacation Bible School! It’s a great way to share your faith in a fun and crazy way, and the kids look up to Redeemer youth so much! This year we are excited to offer ‘Mission Camp’ for youth following our volunteer morning in VBS. Each afternoon, youth will join adult leaders for service activities or fellowship outings. For more information about Mission Camp, contact Jen Fuchs at [email protected]. We are still looking for adult leaders to co-chaperone outings – contact Jen Fuchs to talk about volunteering. Thanks!
CONFIRMATION CAMP @
LUTHERIDGE
July 15-21
Confirmation Camp is for those students completing 7th grade confirmation this year. Register for ‘Kairos Camp’ through the Lutheridge summer camp portal at www.novusway.com. When selecting roommates, be sure to specify ‘Redeemer Atlanta’ so your camper can bunk with friends from church. Scholarships are available – contact Jen Fuchs for scholarship information and any camp-related questions. The summer theme for camp is This Changes Everything, and a week on the mountain surely does change everything!
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Over 30,000 youth from across North America are coming together
for the ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston this summer from June 27
to July 1. Pray for the 12 youth and their adult leaders from
Redeemer who will be attending the gathering. They’ll be praying
for you, too. We extend a huge thank you to the congregation for
your generous contributions to the gathering. Remember to mark
your calendars for August 5 for a Thank You Reception for all who
contributed!
YOUTH MINISTRY
Preschool Wraps Up 5 Years! Now enrolling for August! 2017-2018 academic year at Midtown Lutheran Preschool was outstanding as we celebrated our 5th year of operation! We experienced significant growth and now have over 35 students enrolled and five fabulous teachers. This summer during June we will hold three weeks of summer camp. We return for the school year beginning August 8th! Space is still available for 2018-2019 in some of our classes! Please share with friends and family! To learn more visit our website www.mtlps.org and Facebook page (please like us!) www.facebook.com/mtlps. If you’re interested in serving the preschool either with children or on our ministry team, contact Kate Elkins, Director, [email protected].
Midtown Lutheran Preschool
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HABITAT for HUMANITY HOME BUILD PROJECT 2018 Be a part of this exciting and fulfilling outreach opportunity by joining with the members from our three partner Atlanta churches, for Redeemer’s 22nd Atlanta Habitat for Humanity Home Build Project, beginning Saturday, July 14 and concluding Saturday, September 8 - Dedication Day. Visit the Habitat Display and Volunteer Sign-up Table in Sims Atrium, for information about THREE ways you can be a part of this project. You may: 1) Build the house at the job site, on one or more of the eight Saturdays; training and tools are provided, no special skills required and must be age 16 or older, (or)
2) Provide a Housewarming Gift for the new home owner, selected from the Gift Listing, such as cleaning supplies or gardening tools, which will be presented on Dedication Day, (or)
3) Offer a Monetary Offering to help cover the lunch costs of hungry volunteer builders, using a pew envelope, noting your donation as “Habitat Workday Lunches”.
Learn more about this rewarding outreach opportunity and how you can support our 22nd Atlanta Habitat for Humanity Home Build, by visiting the Habitat Display in Sims Atrium or contact Carol and Jim Maxwell at [email protected].
Atlanta’s Professional Firefighters/LCFM CAN FOOD DRIVE On March 17, 2018, Atlanta’s Professional Firefighters, Atlanta City Councilman Amir Farokhi and Redeemer’s Hospitality Coordinator, Maria Welsh, teamed up for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day/LCFM Can Food Drive. We collected over 300 cans of food! At first glance, that might not seem like a lot. But consider these facts and figures: According to the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB), an estimated 1 out of every seven people in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia rely on Food Bank Partner Agencies for food. More than 1 in every four kids in Georgia live in a food insecure household (Feeding America - Map The Meal Gap Study April 2016). Clients visit Food Bank Partner Agencies an average of 8 times a year (Feeding America - Map The Meal Gap Study April 2016).
According to Bill Bolling, former Executive Director of the Atlanta Community Food Bank “An estimated 755,400 people in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia turn to food pantries and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families each year. This includes more than 164,000 children and 64,000 seniors.” Redeemer is blessed in so many ways; one of those ways is that we are a Midtown church serving a richly diverse population. However, it’s also a geographical area in which nearly 19% of its residents are ‘food insecure,’ meaning that they don’t know where their next meal is coming from (ACFB 2018). On March 17th, Atlanta’s firefighters, family members, and neighbors united to help feed the hungry. Then they blew off a little stream with a BBQ bash, corn-hole tournament, and a kid-friendly zone complete with a real-life firetruck! Mark your calendar for next year’s St. Patricks’ Day (Saturday, March 16th, 2019) Can Food Drive with Atlanta’s bravest at Redeemer!
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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LUTHERAN COMMUNITY FOOD MINISTRY UPDATE In his Easter sermon, Pastor Mark invited us to volunteer with the Lutheran Community Food Ministry (LCFM) as part of living out Mark’s Gospel and meeting the Risen Christ in our broken world. Volunteering by Redeemer members with the LCFM is at a 10-year low. The average number of years of service for our small pool of dedicated volunteers is well over five years. We need new (or returning) volunteers to join us in this 36-year-old Midtown ministry that will give more blessings back to you than it ever demands in effort. While a 9:30-11:30 a.m. once-a-month shift can be difficult for those with regular work hours, it is great for retirees, stay-at-home parents of school-age children, and those with flexible school or work schedules. Kitchen volunteers help make the plates and serve our lunch guests, and shifts end reliably at 11:30 a.m. There’s no clean-up or washing dishes required! If you are interested in joining a monthly serving team or being on a substitute list, please contact the LCFM Volunteer Coordinator, Stephanie Hart by email at [email protected] or by telephone at (404) 405-0760 (call or
text). We do ask that you contact Stephanie to volunteer rather than just showing up unannounced so that your service time will be more meaningful and so regular volunteers are not displaced after having made advanced plans to serve.
There are other ways to get involved with the LCFM too. You can arrange to pick up food donations from local grocery
stores or restaurants, which is critical as almost all of the food we serve is donated. This is a great way to volunteer if you have some time each week, but that time is not during our morning serving hours. Perhaps you would like to volunteer to be a weekly Communion server in the dining room. Consider joining our greeting card ministry, which provides greeting cards and postage stamps to our lunch guests once a month and for holidays. While helping our guests select the right cards, you have an easy opportunity to get to know their stories better. We take prayer requests from our guests each Wednesday, and we would love to add you to the prayer distribution list. Please bring your plastic grocery bags, travel-size toiletries, new reading glasses, men’s athletic socks, and winter items and leave these donated items in the coat closet at Redeemer. Of course, checks or online donations directly to the LCFM are always welcome, too. If you would like to volunteer for one of these roles or have any questions about the LCFM, please contact LCFM Board Member Mary Howle by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 678-471-4458 (call or text).
Thanks to Redeemer’s former Interim Associate Pastor Tom Kenny, the LCFM has an exciting new partnership with Pastor Joseph Song and Stepping Stone Mission. Pastor Song grew up in South Korea in the difficult years following the Korean War, and he was grateful for the work of American missionaries in his community. That experience of receiving the Good News as well as food and clothing eventually led Pastor Song to begin a vibrant ministry for people experiencing homelessness here in Atlanta. Volunteers from Stepping Stone Mission provided gifts to our lunch guests at our annual Christmas party this past December and Pastor Song was present be with our guests. Also, Redeemer serves as the location for a weekly Bible study for clients of the Stepping Stone Mission who eat at the LCFM and then study the Word together. We look forward to exploring ways to expand this new relationship. If you would like to learn more about Stepping Stone Mission, please visit their website at www.steppingstonemission.net.
Some have asked how this fall’s final closure of the large shelter known as “Peachtree + Pine” has affected the LCFM
and our lunch guests as many of them stayed there at night. We have had a decrease in the number of guests as the City of Atlanta attempted to relocate people experiencing homelessness to temporary housing outside of Midtown. However, the LCFM still serves approximately 100 guests each weekday, the majority of whom come back for at least “seconds” on soup.
Finally, we are grateful to the Redeemer staff (Maria, Virgil, Murray, and Stacey) who keep the LCFM running each
Monday through Friday. Thank you to the faithful volunteers who serve in the kitchen, pick up weekly food donations, knit winter hats and scarves, and work directly with our lunch guests. In addition, we currently have monthly serving teams from nine metro Lutheran churches and one from SunTrust Bank. We hope YOU will join this ministry soon!
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Dear Friends and Companions in Mission, Easter 2018 I am writing to you from Indonesia in the second week of Easter, when the living Jesus comes to us, his disciples, with words of peace, and lets us see the scars in his hands and side so that we can know how much our God loves us. Your Christian brothers and sisters in Indonesia are celebrating that love and life together with you. I am in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, as the proud former teacher and thesis advisor of Casthelia Kartika, an Indonesian alumna of LTS (the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hong Kong, where I teach) who just completed her DTh (Doctor of Theology) program. Now she teaches Church History at Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Amanat Agung (The Great Commission Theological Seminary), a Presbyterian seminary in Jakarta, and she also serves as the seminary’s new President. Casthelia invited me to come for five days to preach, teach, and lecture on the Devil in Christian tradition. A highlight for me has been the four sessions of teaching in the seminary’s Emmaus program of theological education for local pastors and congregational members. The 48 students in the class and I have spent two days tracing the history of the concept of the Devil from the Old Testament until today as I speak in English and two of the seminary’s faculty members translate into Indonesian. We have been looking at how the earliest references to the Devil in the Old Testament describe the Devil as an angelic member of God’s court, serving God as a tester of the quality of people’s faith and as an accuser of sinners. But by the time of the New Testament, the Devil had become an enemy of God as well as of people; this view of the Devil continued in Church History, with the Devil acting either as an oppressor or as a tempter, seeking to destroy people. Bringing the topic up to the present, the class has examined how in our own time some people find it more helpful to convert the Devil from a personal character to an invisible power of evil in the world. Discussion has been lively and questions thoughtful, ranging from the practical “Is it OK to wear t-shirts depicting the Devil?” to the disquieting “Did God create the Devil to fight against God?”. My bottom line for the students is that destruction never has the last word for God. As one of my seminary professors used to remind us, “God’s final word to God’s people is ‘yes’.” That is what the resurrection of Jesus is about. I am heading back to Hong Kong to finish the semester there, and, much as I have loved teaching the students of LTS, this will be my last semester there. After a summer break in the States I will go to San Miguel de Allende, a small town in central Mexico, to take an intensive six-month course in Spanish, which I will practice daily with a Mexican host family. This will enable me to continue my studies of the Devil in Church History as I explore Mexican church history to see if I can find out why it is that the Devil has a role in Mexican Christmas traditions, showing up to try to keep people away from the baby in Bethlehem. I enjoyed sharing my research plans with the faculty and advanced students at Amanat Agung yesterday, and engaging with them the issue of how our understanding of everything related to God is shaped by our historical realities, not only in Mexico but also in Indonesia and the U.S. and everywhere else. I will write one more time before I go to Mexico, to tell you about LTS’s graduation ceremony and to share some thoughts about how you can continue your support for the church’s global ministry. In the meantime, I thank you profoundly for your prayers and companionship over my four years in Hong Kong. I look forward to seeing some of you this summer to thank you in person.
Associate Professor of Church History The Lutheran Theological Seminary, 50 To Fung Shan Road, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong SAR, China
Dr. Casthelia Kartika and I at Amanat Agung in Jakarta, Indonesia, with Casthelia’s hus-band Robby Indarjono at left and the two professors translating for my class at right: Johan Djuandy (Biblical Studies) and Fandy Tanujaya (Systematic Theology).
MISSION SUPPORT
*Redeemer supports 3 missionaries – Carolyn Schneider and Jenna Bergeson both in Hong Kong and Michael Parker in Egypt.
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PATH TO MINISTRY
The Redeemer Foundation Pastor Jonathan Trapp - Path to Ministry
There is a connection between our Pastor Jonathan Trapp, his path to ordained ministry, and the generosity of Redeemer
Good Shepherds. That connection is House of the Rock – the alternative and creative worship experience held at Redeemer
from 2011 to 2015 and which was funded, in part, by the Baumer-Rudisill-Harris Opportunity Fund. In fact, there are nine
people for whom House of the Rock served as their launching pad to seminary and other avenues of ministry. As is so often the
case, the path to ministry can be a very circuitous one.
Pastor Jonathan grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as a very “high church”
Episcopalian. He graduated from Berry College in Rome, Georgia, with a major in
Political Science and a minor in Religion. He earned a Master in Public
Administration from the University of Georgia. After graduation, he applied for
and was accepted into the Presidential Management Intern Program which
accepts only 400 interns each year. This leadership development opportunity led
him to a position at the Centers for Disease Control in the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health. After the September 11th tragedy, the new office
of Security and Emergency Preparedness was established and Jonathan has
served since 2003 as the CDC’s Emergency Manager for CDC locations worldwide.
Throughout these years, he knew that he had a call to ministry. He explored the
Episcopal denomination but had the chance to worship at Redeemer’s former
Saturday night service. “I realized that I had been a Lutheran all of my life and did
not know it!” Jonathan said. He knew Redeemer’s former pastor Matt Simpkins
who began the Sunday night House of the Rock worship. Jonathan became
involved not only in worship but also the immersion walks into the community
and leading the Synod’s Hunger, Poverty and Justice Task Force. He knew that
seminary was the next step and enrolled in Luther Seminary. He served as chaplain in Emory’s Clinical Pastoral Education
program and two years of internship at Emanuel Lutheran in Atlanta and Christ Our Shepherd in Peachtree City. He was called
to be Redeemer’s Pastor for Faith Formation and was ordained on November 12, 2017. His call to ministry is a strong one
considering that Jonathan continues as the CDC’s Emergency Manager, is husband to Elizabeth Rasmusson (they married in
2005), and father to 5-year-old T.J. whom the couple adopted five years ago and brought him home on the day before Easter
of 2013!
Jonathan credits House of the Rock for fostering leadership and providing opportunities for pastoral care and preaching.
“House of the Rock,” said Jonathan, “provided a place for experimentation and a good environment for learning.” Redeemer is
grateful that the Baumer-Rudisill-Harris Opportunity Fund could play a role in Pastor Jonathan’s path to ministry.
Questions regarding The Redeemer Foundation can be directed to [email protected]
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2017 Goshen Spirit Award presented to
Leslie Paulsen
Leslie Paulsen received the 2017 Goshen Spirit Award for her invaluable contributions
in renovating the houses at Goshen Valley Boys Ranch.
In September 2017, Leslie, along with a crew comprised of many Redeemer members,
took a week off work to serve at Goshen. Leslie raised money to buy the supplies
needed to renovate each of the boys’ bedrooms, providing new headboards, wall art,
and furniture. Special projects also occurred in each of the houses. With Leslie’s help,
Goshen feels even more like an inviting home to the 46 boys in foster care that we
serve.
Goshen Valley thanks the crew that served, the donors who made it possible, and the
efforts of Leslie Paulsen in pulling it all together.
We cannot imagine where we would be without the continued impact of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.
To see some of the work Leslie and her team accomplished, and to hear a word of thanks from one of our house parents, watch the video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOgk3pbWEK8&feature=youtu.be
At the April Volunteer Appreciation Event of Our House (formerly Genesis Shelter), Jeanne Merritt was honored for her 25 years of service managing the Children's Clothing Closet. She sorts and launders usable donated clothing and stocks the shelves for easy access for staff an residents.
Adele Gipson (L) Chair, Board of Directors Jeanne Merritt (R) Volunteer
COMMUNITY APPRECIATION
Presented by Stacy Cooper (L) to Leslie
at the GVBR Christmas Party 2017
Jeanne Merritt honored for
25 years of service
A plaque has been installed just outside the Closet inscribed:
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Have you selected your summer reading? If not, visit Redeemer’s Library!
In addition to a large collection of religious history, theology, books on devotions
and prayer, and biographies of and writings by religious leaders, we have numerous
volumes by contemporary authors .
Here’s a sampling of what’s available!
Barbara Brown Taylor, an Episcopal
priest and college professor, is also a
prolific writer. We have nine of her
books, including An Altar in the World,
in which Taylor examines her
relationship with creation and explains
how she finds “altars” everywhere in
her world, and how these give her life a
deeper sense of purpose. You will also
find several collections of her sermons
(she has been named one of the top
ten preachers in the United States), and
the popular Learning to Walk in the
Dark.
Another contemporary writer,
Mark Ellingsen, has both
preached and taught classes at
Redeemer. His book, Sin Bravely,
demonstrates how and why
“brave sinning” leads to joy. Our
collection includes other titles by
Ellingsen, including Blessed Are
the Cynical: How Original sin Can
Make America a Better Place. In
this book, Ellingsen maintains
that Augustine’s doctrine of
original sin has been eclipsed in
America’s therapeutic, feel-good
culture and shows how a
renewal of the principle of
original sin can help Americans
find fresh ways of addressing our
social ills.
We have nine titles by popular author
Anne LaMott. The publication
Religion News Service describes
LaMott as “the patron saint of
struggling sinners.” In reviewing
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on
Faith, the reviewer states: “Lamott
has developed an entirely new genre
of religious writing. Gritty, stark, and
humorous, she catches the reader by
surprise when she points her pen
heavenward.” Another reviewer
says, “Traveling Mercies is not for the
tender footed. But then, neither is
the Christian life.”
We also have a series of contemporary novels by Emily Thomas, books by NPR commentator, Krista Tippett, and To
Dance with the White Dog, by local author, Terry Kay. The Library also has a collection of DVDs for check-out, including one
on the life of Billy Graham.
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Shirley B. Harris Lutheran Towers
It is my pleasure to share with you the story of my journey through life. I have come from a place which was very dark and hopeless, I was homeless, suicidal, on drugs and backslidden from the Lord. I arrived at Beulah Heights University College in August 2011. It was at that time my life began to change. I arrived there with only a year’s sobriety and I was unsure about my future, if I even wanted to continue to live. It was at Beulah Heights University where I found a purpose and meaning to my life. I have succeeded in obtaining an Associates Degree in Religious Studies and Leadership. I have also pressed my way forward and I now have a Bachelor’s Degree in Leadership and am now graduating on May 5, 2018 with my Master’s
Degree in Leadership. I am pressing forward to obtain my Master of Divinity Degree in the fall. Thank you very much for taking an interest in my life’s journey of success.
Shirley B. Harris
LIFE JOURNEY
WELCOME BOB BOYD, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE Bob served as the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity in DeKalb County. Prior to this, he led the Humane Society in Athens Georgia as the Executive Director. He served in various leadership and program roles with the Boy Scouts of America in Miami Florida, Columbus Georgia and Macon Georgia. In addition to his business management skills, Bob has unique gifts in empowering volunteers to accomplish the mission of the organizations he has led. Bob is a graduate of LaGrange College in LaGrange Georgia. He is married to Elizabeth and they have four children. Contact: [email protected] or 404-874-8664 ext. 232
CONGRATULATIONS TO TAWANDA SEARCY
Tawanda has graciously accepted the position of Wedding Coordinator following Cathy Vogel’s
retirement.
Not to worry, you will still see and hear her Monday—Friday at the reception desk.
STAFF NEWS!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MAY 1 Mary Ann Kuettner
Mahlon Stiles
Phyllis Oblander
Sam Berg
Keith Bruno
Benjamin Street
John Pakkala
Patrick Bello
Matthew Baer
Cindy Holler
2 Douglas Carl
Isabel Benson
Alyce Wise
Shera Taylor
Josephine Durdin
Evan Fowler
Richard Spady
Ken Carrig
Jane Liston
3 Sara Conaway
Rachel Tilley
Ilene Brown
Mallorie Platko
Hilda Holcomb
Nathaniel Pearson
Barbara Dougherty
4 Joyce Sharpe
Karen Cramer
5 Catherine St. John
Allison Englert
Celia O'Shea
Jennifer Cobb
David Sides
6 Elizabeth Currie
Mark Buchanan
Carl Tiegreen
Jonathan Fuller
Samuel Aldridge
Ashley Freudenstein
Wyatt Brune
7 Ezra Hawley
Theodore Mulford
Matthew Wessinger
8 Ryder Keel
9 Ann Otterness
Cathy Ott
Hewan Peterson
Jennifer Meszaros
Morgan Stempler
10 Stacie Kershner
Maureen Hetrick
Hogan Hans
Brendan Jackson
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Alisa Norvelle
Joe Wilkins
Daniel Kershner
Thomas McPherson
Cynthia Wilson
Natalie Chu
Lydia Van Hoosear
Elyse Van Hoosear
12 William Wiederhold
Christopher Heath
13 Chris Spielmann
John Steinmetz
Steven Sween
Daniel Englert
Amy Nowatzki
Anna Love
Shannyn Serfozo
Jerry Johnson
Brendon Keinath
David Miller
Dylan Frost
14
Mason Nieman
Thomas Forsberg
Barbara Liptak
Elise Bansen
Robert Blatecky
Rick Nemeck
Hugh Anderson
15 Kathy Wray
Sue Frierson
Stan Schubert
Amy Hendershot
16 Elijah Thomas
Cole Flournoy
Kelly Schlegel
Hallie Anderson
Ivan Struensee
Krista Baire
Martha Cantrell
Samuel DeKinder
Isabella Bensch
James Bensch
Myrna Kysar
17 Erin Deebel
Colin Moore
Pam Amy-Cupp
Jacob McCloskey
Julie Bitter
Mary Bowers
Michael McIntire
Kristin Murnahan
18
David Yelich
Ilsa West
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Christian Nowatzki
Andrea Emmel
Brannan Moss
19 Sydney Sosebee
Megan Alexander
Robert Palma
Madison Heath
20
Sidney Robinson
Penny Saunders
Gisela Zimmer
Andrew Pearson
Cheryl Jackson
21 Lori Deuben
Carol Maxwell
Sigrid Spitler
Sally Rosser
Dylan Miranda
Jennifer King
Megan Guetter
John Hickman
22
James Maxwell
Sarah Boone
23 Terrell Weitman
Patrick Volan
Chelsea Beimfohr
John Perantoni
Max Weterrings
Ella Kim
24
Brandon Lambert
Zachary Heisler
Katelyn Warren
Hollis Lichtman
25
Jeanne Andersen
(turning 99)
Matthew Barr
Lauren Hull
Leslie Carson
Cindy Noland
William Porter
26 Matt Reynolds
Ken Wayco
Emily Patterson
Carrie Viberg
Noelle Herren
27 Marykay Gilbert
Cliff Burt
Leslie Paulsen
Harrison Weber
Thomas Forsberg
28
Stine Sides
29 Mabrey Pearson
Sandra Williams
Melita Hobby
Jeremy Smith
30 Bruce Lewis
Randy Rekoske
James Robertson
Loren Hunter
31 Kristin Bitter
Todd Larsen
Robert Stinson
Cecelia Tiller
JUNE 1
Lou Simon
Justin Mason
Jordan Mason
Roberta Miller
Oliver Mullen
Katherine Bastin
Theresa McIlraith
Karen Whitehead
2 Mindy Tanzola
3 Lisa Johanson
Michael Thornton
Gina Carter
Chasity Palma
William Gay
4 Heather Gilbert
Ernestine Vogel
Diane Currence
Michael Medford
Lisa Medford
Lydia Medford
Elsie Richards
Diane Shea
James Price
Eric Boye
5 Chris Brueckner
Barbara Howard
Michael Verner
Darrel Peterson
6 Rudi Wooten
Philip Vogel
Wendy Tiegreen
Julie McWilliams
Renae Parent
William Lotz
7
Tracy Roberts
Peyton Morgan
Jim McCloskey
Bruce Miller
Ellie Broad
Ansley Forsberg
8 Lynn Thomay
Jordan Pakula
Megan Patterson
Robert Doan
9 Sharen Kilpatrick
Jacob Thomas
Deborah Morton
10 Ed Kohler
Robert Tanzola
Amy Platter
Lucy Banks
11 Cole McWilliams
Tyler Wells
Jenny Steele
Joseph Kidd
Katherine Hickman
12 Carey Rosser
Judith Featherstone
Sarah Lanham
Michael Williams
Brant King
Beth Gibble
Paul Frendak
13 Kathryn Morris
Ronald Gilbert
Susan Cordell
Jean Iverson
Jack Verner
Milon Biswas
14
Stephen Gundersen
Ana Walker
Jan Abshire
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Walter Roberts
Betty Ginn
Bill Alexander
Emily Ott
Gwendolyn Johnson
Olivia Stephens
Zane Yntema
15 Leif Johanson
Jilda Kettel
Dexter Beck
Robert Trimble
Lauren Englisbe
16 Nathan Gundersen
Kay Sins
Heyward Jones
Janet Baker
Malorie Switzer
Katherine Tanzola
Jason Steele
Marie Cole
Benjamin Pearson
Henry Puckhaber
17
Bill Wise
Sandi Van Gorder
Lily Cooper
18 Helen Tiegreen
Josefina Wernecke
Paul Cortopassi
19
Myles Rowe
Boyd Mayfield
Lisa Burnett
Nathan May
20 LaVerne Nienow
Phillip Zenoni
Cynthia Zettler
Justin Wilde
Kathryn Elkins
Ansley Freudenstein
Anne-Marie May
21 Barry Spurlock
Eric Kuettner
Alan Borchers
Greg Parent
Matthew Kyle
Janet Hedlund
22 Joyce Autrey
Luise Papaik
23 Cheryl Collier
Adam Kimmich
Jeffrey Beimfohr
Meko McCray
Samuel Gore
Graham Harrison
Gene Chapman
24 Cheryl Smith
Sara Horehled
Reilly Tiegreen
Brian Borchers
Mackenzie Boler
Jennifer Dumont
Charlotte Sexton
Savannah Sexton
25 Charlie Hutsell
Linda Lael
26 Aaron McGaffigan
Adam McGaffigan
Bruce Bohannon
Chase Van Gorder
Brandon Worrell
Sharon Colburn
27 Spencer Barnes
Liz Alexander
Meredith Wieland
Dawn Adamson
Scott Anderson
28 Elise Thomas
Ashley Grice
Jude Elkins
Claire Johnson
Isaac Perantoni
Nicholas Perantoni
Will Lewis
Jonathan Stich
Kristen Sheffield
Ethan Deuson
Beverly Frendak
29 April Tilley
Owen Ritger
Monika Giolito
Oscar Garcia-Ide
Barbara Ulven
30
Deirdre Jennings
Phil West
JULY 1 Claire Marie deNeergaard
Annette Forster
Emma Johnson
Elizabeth Kovack
Lori Hickman
Patrick Sickles
2
Millie West (turning 100)
Sue Zellner
Garrett Anderson
3
John Sabine
Karen Fore
Kendrick McWilliams
Lynne Presdorf Moss
Brenda Bondesen
Phillip Grice
4 Peg Wyse
Margaret Bragg
Ethan Jennings
John Cornwell
5 James Kaukula
Kathy Bihl
Graham Wilde
Stephen Powner
6
Gertrud Detweiler
Dennie Jarrard
Nathan Miller
Jason Liebzeit
Jordan Whitaker
7 Bernard Benson
Cynthia DeKinder
Traci Switzer
Charles Lofstrom
Helena Viberg
Cheryl Bansen
8 Margaret Wooten
Caren Warren
Erin Dawson
Justin Bansen
Alicia Bates
9
Andrea Waterhouse
Lillian Steele
Damien Scott
Jane Forstner
10
Austin Bradley
Andrew Bragg
David Ott
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Dennis Kirr
Megan Dawson
Luke Hawley
Joyce Smith
Bryan McLendon
11 Suzanne Sims
Christopher Bowman
Ingrid Neale
Lance Muller
Heidi Couch
Marlee Hattermann
Jennifer William
Brady Grant
12
Amanda Hoomes
Lesley Robertson
Sarah Al-Hussein
Molly Wyse
13 Ed Kleckley
Madison Tiegreen
Susan Wilson
Robert Altmann
Johanna May
14
Victoria Volan
Beatrix Lay
Bradley Sickles
Mary Peterson
15 Jeffrey Williams
Tiffany Rice
Cecelia Sickles
Valerie Sowers
16
Anneliese Hermann
Julianna LeVorse
Alyssa LeVorse
Don Cornwell
Natalie Tanzola
Alison MacDougall
Bradley Ploeger
Katie Moss
Kathryn Durham
17
Bobby Sigmon
Mike Langford
Joshua Sosebee
Steve Morgan
Elisabeth Giolito
Brian Pakkala
Tim Schroer
Isabella Vargo
Gibby Slappey
18
Roy Wise
Amanda Wolfe
Travis Tolar
Jill Williams
Marika Johnson
Amanda Otey
Natallia Akulenka
19 Sherri Mason
Nancy Anderson
John Nieman
Courtney Bohannon
Dorthey Hurst
Meghan Campbell
Hayes Smith
20 Anders Johanson
Erin Hyde
Katherine Wessinger
Yvonne Whitaker
Max Padgett-Hemsley
21 Susan McCart
Jack Gundersen
Julie Freudenstein
Chris Borchers
Henrik Sides
22 Jacqueline Runningen
John Howard
Evan Leeder
23 Susan Shannon
LaDonna Williams
24
Anne Amos
Jeffrey St. John
Marilyn Grant
R. E. Wolfe
Charles Wessinger
Robin Jonas
Lucie Ide
Dawn Weterrings
25 Bailey Keiger
Peter Olsson
John Olsson
Carol Bloomquist
Carolyn Ramsey
April Jones
Seth Brown
Michelle Spady
26
Solomon Ghebreyesus
Nicholas Wooten
William Rawls III
Rod McMurrey
Penelope Scarpucci
Maria Maxwell
Jane Bastin
Emma Bastin
Richard Sanders
Samuel Stancil
27 Allen Gary
Caroline Iverson
William Fike
28 Lloyd Marquardt
Debra Borchers
Josephine Howard
David Buechner
Barbara Berger
Diana Palma
Lisa Carrig
Kris Weterrings
Rowan Street
29 Jo Adams
Harrison Vassar
Benjamin Williams
Kevin Dougherty
Caroline Hickey
Nicholas Miller
Courtney Williams
Allison Stinson
Steven Miles
30 Terry Massar
Audrey Mullen
Heather Chastain
Ryan Zegarelli
31 Beth Sides
Clare Ranney
Mary Roesel
Darrick Wilkins
Carol Bell
Max Rafferty
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