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Worship God, Walk in the Spirit, & Witness to Christ

Of interest this month…

• Worship times (pg 3)

• Youth Events (pg 6)

• Social Ministry Opportunities (pg 7)

• Church night at the Indians games (pg 8)

• Thank you for LCSNW (pg 9)

Volume 50, Issue 7 is published monthly by: St. Luke Lutheran Church P.O. Box 28948 Spokane WA 99228-8948

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Staff/Service Information

2

Worship & Music 3

Simply Giving 5

Youth Ministries

Mission

Fellowship & Events

Worship Volunteers

Hospitality Volunteers

Calendar

6

7

8

9

10

11

July 2019 Volume 50, Issue 7

VBS Recap! Wow, God is GOOD! Every year we have seen God’s hand in our VBS program and the growth He has bless us with. St. Luke served 172 kids during our 4-day Vacation Bible School! Our hallways were noisy, our floors were covered with feet, and our hearts were full! Our rooms were filled to the max and we truly could not have done Vacation Bible School without each of our 65 volunteers! We again, had many teen & adult volunteers coming from outside of our congregation & it was so neat to see new friendships & relationships forming within our walls & joining together to serve our Spokane community.

Our theme this year was Life is Wild. GOD IS GOOD! Every day, kids heard a new message; When life is unfair…. When life changes… When life is scary… When life is good… GOD IS GOOD!

Each day the crews of kids took turns rotating between 6 different sta-tions. In Bible Discovery, Pam Ames led an interactive bible story lesson complete with props, sound effects & actors to really make the bible lesson come alive! In Imagination Station, the kids were led by Mike Apele as they reflected on all the wonderful ways God is always good, tying in hands-on science creations! Julie Terry came in each day and led Kid Vid Cinema, a time for kids to watch a short video about inspiring ways real kids in Africa go about their days and how God works in their lives. The Game Station, led by Cassey Buchmann & Kendra Juarez, was the big exciting station every day as kids played a new game & enjoyed a different Jumpy Castle, Water Slide & giant blow-up obstacle course. Before heading home, kids made African artwork with Rachel Scott and enjoyed some hands-on crafting time. Karen Stall served kids a big smile & a tasty snack as they were quickly on their way to their next lesson. To end the week on a high note, Debi Kaufman & Nikki Cerenzia served up an ice cream buffet letting kids & volunteers serve up their own creation of toppings. Such a great treat to end our week of fun!

Vacation Bible School is an important opportunity to reach many kids and families with the ministries of St. Luke. More than half the kids attending VBS are not members of St. Luke & many of those kids don’t have a “home” church they attend. VBS is another great way to continue to grow St. Luke’s presence in our area schools and neighborhoods and attracting more young families to worship at St. Luke. VBS is a week for kids to make friends, find a safe place to explore & create, ask questions about God without feeling judged, build a relationship with God & each other, and also learn that being at church can be FUN! It really takes a small army to pull off a successful VBS, so a giant THANK YOU to our volun-teers & our congregation for your support in creating this ability for our program to grow and reach so many children this summer. What a bless-ing to be a part of!

I’m always humbled by the amazing people St. Luke attracts to help serve in our Kids’ Ministry events.

Stefanie Reinke

Kids’ Ministries Coordinator

St. Luke Lutheran Church

A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

9704 N. Division P.O. Box 28948 (mailing address)

Spokane WA 99228-8948 509-467-5256/467-5257

FAX: 509-464-1333

E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Website: www.sllcspokane.org

Pastor: Jim Johnson

Visitation Pastors: Bob Chenault Laura Olsen

Church Administrator: Sandy Randolph

Kids’ Ministries Coordinator: Stefanie Reinke

Youth Ministries Coordinator: Taran Denning

Youth Mentors: Angelina Engelson Leif Erickson Anna McKinney

Worship Coordinator: Sally Fullmer

Congregational Care Coordinator: Nikki Cerenzia

Administrative Assistant: Suzie Buell Chancel Choir Director: Sally Strauch

Bell Choir Director: Sally Strauch

Modern Worship Leader: April Thompson

Worship Pianist: Sally Fullmer

Worship with us each Sunday 8:30 & 10:00

An attended nursery is available for children up to age 4.

For Prayer requests call: Nikki Cerenzia, 467-5256

Summer Office Hours Monday through Thursday

8:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Friday Closed

MISSION At St. Luke we --

Worship God, Walk in the Spirit and Witness to Christ.

VISION We are --

Revitalizing the Lutheran Church and

Celebrating our Lutheran faith in Christ in the community.

PURPOSE To accomplish this we -- Build Community

by Being passionate about the message of grace,

Bringing Jesus to all ages, Connecting people to God

and one another.


St. Luke Church Council: Pastor: Jim Johnson

President: Heidi Bollum

Vice-President: Tim Engh

Treasurer: Tom Kuhn

Secretary: Allison Brier

Congregational Representatives: Lori Fritz Paul Buchmann Tammi Peterson Rod Minarik

Voice, but no vote:

Church Administrator: Sandy Randolph


Worship & Music Ministry

Our Chancel Choir, Bell Choir (Heavenly Metal), and Modern Worship Team are taking a break this summer but will resume practices in September. However, contact Sally Fullmer, our Worship Coordinator, if you wish to be involved in special music for the two services over the summer or with any other questions at 467-5256 or [email protected].

To be involved in worship as a liturgist, reader, communion assistant, usher, altar guild member, greeter or fellowship contributor (coffee & cookies), please contact Nikki Cerenzia at [email protected] or 467-5256.

Sunday Readings

July 7 Isaiah 66:10-14; Galatians 6:1-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

July 14 Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Colossians1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37

July 21 Genesis 18:1-10a; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42

July 28 Genesis 18:20-32; Colossians 2:6-19; Luke 11:1-13

August 4 Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21

Worship & Music

St. Luke Summer Worship Schedule Sundays

8:30 & 10:00 am Blended Worship

We will resume our 11:05 am service and Sunday School

in September after Labor Day weekend.

We are in need of ushers for Sunday worship services, especially the 10:00 service. If you are able to help, please contact Nikki Cerenzia at the church office so we can fill in the blank spots!

Thank you!


ST. LUKE FINANCES

SEMINARY STUDENT SUPPORT FUND

Our Seminary Student Support Fund at St. Luke has been reactivated with your generosity and we thank you for your ongoing contributions to this fund. We have been able to support Taran Denning, our Youth Ministries Coordinator in his seminary studies through Luther Seminary.

If you would like to contribute to this fund, please indicate on your check or offering envelope “Seminary Fund”. Thank you.

Summertime is here!…..

During those vacation times and weekends “at the lake”, please remember that church expenses continue in your absence!

When you are not here to give your offerings during worship, you can still contribute your offering by:

Personal check placed in the offering plate or mailed to the church.

Cash placed in the offering plate.

Direct Deposit through your bank’s bill pay system.

Text dollar amount (e.g. “$10”) to 1-509-822-2207. If this is your first time giving this way, you will be asked to fill out a short form with your billing information. After this initial set-up, giving is as easy as sending a text message.

Online giving through the St. Luke website at www.sllcspokane.org. Select the “Donate Now” link and follow the prompts.

Simply Giving ACH deposits.

Thank you for your generous support to St. Luke ministry!

http://www.sllcspokane.org

St. Luke Youth Ministries

Sunday, July 7th – 7:00 pm – It’s our final DR Mission Trip meet-ing! Parents and youth are invited to this meeting. Youth will need to pack into a carry-on suitcase for the trip! I will unpack and pack my suit-case in front of you, to help make sure we don’t forget anything. We will be checking a couple suitcases (one or two – depending on weight) with your large liquid toiletries (Sun Screen, Bug Repellent, Soap/Shampoo, etc.). If you are able to bring these large toiletries to the meeting in a large gallon zip lock (labeled with your first and last name) – that would be very helpful! We will need another large suitcase that will either be left in the DR or if you want it back, you’re ok if it comes back to you very dusty. Send me an email if you are able to donate a large piece of luggage.

SILVERWOOD!!! Our annual summer trip to Silverwood will be July 27th. We will leave from the church parking lot at 10:00 am and carpool over to the park, meaning we will need parent drivers. Parent drivers get into the park for free and this is first come first gets to come along. Our group will spend the day at the park and return to the church at ~8:30pm. Please RSVP for this event by July 21st so that we can coordinate drivers. The cost for this trip is $20 and please bring money for your meals at the park. Also, our admission will get us access to both the theme park and water park sides of Silverwood. So if you would like to swim/waterslide please add a swimsuit and towel to your sunscreen, water bottle and food money. Thank you and see you then! If your youth would benefit from a scholarship! Don’t hesitate to ask!



Our Crosswalk Mission….

Crosswalk is a shelter for homeless teens located in downtown Spokane. The congregation of St. Luke faithfully and generously

supplies and delivers the ingredients for a complete meal for these kids on the fourth Sunday of every month.

The Crosswalk menu for July 28 will be Cheeseburgers! We will include a variety of toppings plus chips, watermelon, fudgesicles, and lemonade. The sign up sheet is located on the bulletin board on the west wall in the Fellowship hall and includes a complete list of items needed for the July dinner, plus a space to sign up to de-liver the food to Crosswalk.

The requested items for the month of July are hair care products: shampoo, conditioner, combs & hair brushes.

Food and other items for Crosswalk are taken to the kitchen in the Multi-Purpose Room, where perishable items need to be placed in the refrigerator or freezer labeled “Crosswalk”. Nonperishable food items are put on the shelving unit just inside the pantry, labeled “Crosswalk”.

Share Sunday—Breakfast items! Bags for the donations of food for the Mead Food Bank will be handed out on Sunday, July 7th. The Social Ministry Committee is collecting breakfast items for the Mead Food Bank during the summer months. Please place items in the red Mead Food Bank barrel, located at the back entrance. Thank you!

Meal Ministry at All Saints Pastor Alan Eschenbacher and members of All Saints Lutheran Church (314 S. Spruce Street, 838-4409) have embraced the opportunity to provide ministry and meals to the homeless people in need in the Browne’s Addition area of southwest Spokane. Hot meals are provided throughout the month. St. Luke sends volun-teers on the second, third and fifth Tuesdays of the month. From 1:00 to 2:00 pm, two people are needed to cut up ingredients for the coming dinner. Then, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, about ten St. Luke people are needed to help serve dinner. Clean-up happens toward the end of this time period. The dates for this month: Tuesdays, July 9, 16 & 30; but you are welcome to help any Tuesday.

Pr. Alan has given us a large amount of yarn that can be used to make scarves for folks next winter. If you would like to make a scarf or two this summer, give me a call. Thanks! Judy Senf 315-8755

Help Keep St. Luke Looking it’s Best this summer!

We need help with keeping our flowerbeds beautiful and weed-free and our lawns mowed for the summer. Please consider a week or two during the summer when you can help with the flowerbeds and/or our lawns. The sign-up is on the wall in the Fellowship Hall or you can call the church office to see what is still needed. We have a speedy riding mower. Thank you!

Lutherhaven News—Camp Corner

Lutherhaven Family Camp :: July 3-7 • NEW...4 night event this year! More time for fun & family memories. • Weekend includes 4th of July festivities, parade & a special BBQ.

• Take Me Out to the Ball Game night, Live Action Clue, Lutherhaven style decathlon & more!

Cabernet & Canvas up the Creek :: July 26-28 • A weekend for adventurous women at Shoshone Mountain Retreat. • A little art, a little wine, a little Dutch oven cooking in a beautiful mountain

setting. • Add huckleberry picking, horseback riding, floating the river, zip-lining &

more for a weekend you won't forget!

Kindercamp at Lutherhaven :: August 2-4 • Bring a big person to camp! • A chance for Lutherhaven's youngest campers to experience camp life for

a weekend. • 4 & 5 year-olds bring a parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle or other signifi-

cant adult to share in the fun of camp.


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Date Time Ushers Liturgist Readers Acolytes Communion Altar Guild

July 7

8:30

Scott Diettert

Debbie Harvey

Rod & Fran Decker

Judy McMillian

Pat Tregellas Melia Cerenzia Marty & Sandi Friedman

Beth Barnes Sandra Orvik

10:00

Rod Minarik

Judy Ottoson

Richard & Nancy Bunker

Judy McMillian

Duane Ulleland

Ryder Secrest Bob & Cathy Chenault

Judy LaMont Gay Baker

July 14

8:30 Roger & Beth Barnes

Jody Holmes

Tony Burke

Beverly Schoen

Patty McCarty

Rafe Carlson Skip & Diane Blodnick

Fern Roark Genia Denholm

10:00 Carolyn Poirier

David & Jeanne

Ekenberg

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Beverly Schoen

Becky Moser Kalize Gil Edward Hiler Melody Gartrell

Heidi Bollum Denise Banich

July 21

8:30 Bill & Joyce Sonnabend

Trudy Rux

Cal Emerson

Randy Senf Judy Senf Shawn McManigal Don & Debi Kaufman

Jane Bonogofski Mary Ziegler

10:00 Judy Ottoson

Steve LaMont

Bill Baker

Randy Senf Jan Buell Zae Apele Steve & Judy LaMont

Jan Franz Lori Fritz

July 28

8:30 Rod & Fran Decker

Byron Brownlee

Debbie Harvey

Phyllis Adams

Holly Fernalld

Hadley Henrickson

Loren & Nancy Pemberton

Sandra Orvik Phyllis Brownlee

10:00 Mike & Denise Apele

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Phyllis Adams

Kathy Perry Brayden Apele Gretchen Weiss Janis Smith

Jan Franz Jeanne Ekenberg

August

4

8:30 Brent & Heather Klinke

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Bob Chenault Mike Gentry Jillian Buchmann

Byron & Lois Hildahl

Allison Brier Fern Roark

10:00 Terry & Heidi Bollum

Ellen Imsland

???????

Bob Chenault Maclynn Gentry

Hannah Engh Maren Engh Sherry Burgess

Lori Fritz Gay Baker

Thank you for Answering the Call Spokane! In February we reached out to our supporters and the community at large with a big problem- our shelves were empty. We needed help gathering new items from our wish list to bring to victims leaving the hospital after a forensic medical exam (victims are asked to turn over their clothes and undergar-ments for evidence). Thanks to our amazing supporters and advocates for victims everywhere, we collected approximately $1500 dollars worth of clothing, undergarments, hygiene supplies, and Amazon gift cards to care for victims during this most traumatic and vulnerable moment!

A special note of thanks to St. Luke Lutheran Church who contributed around $600 from their community alone!

With Gratitude, Erin, LCSNW


Date Time Greeters Welcome Center Counters Fellowship

Coffee/Cookies

July 7

8:30 Debbie Diettert Bill Wenke Skip & Diane Blodnick

Pat Tregellas

Make Coffee Nancy Burke

Clean Up Gay Baker

10:00 Nancy Wolf Jody Holmes Cookies (5 doz. each)

Joyce Sonnabend Judy Senf

July 14

8:30 Nancy Burke Linda Stime Don & Debi Kaufman

Patty McCarty

Make Coffee Bev & Gordy Morse

Clean Up Diane Blodnick

10:00 Justin & Beth Gil Susan Minarik Cookies (5 doz. each)

Phyllis Brownlee Holly Fernalld

July 21

8:00 Dick & Fern Roark Mary Erickson Kevin Lake

Joleen Gillin

Yvonne Midtlyng

Make Coffee Dale Fitch

Clean Up Janice Lahde

10:00

Diana Lindstrom Diane Kurth Cookies (5 doz. each) Tami Lockie

Karen Ovnicek

July 28

8:30 Debbie Matson Nikki Cerenzia Brent & Heather Klinke

Phyllis Brownlee

Make Coffee Rod & Fran Decker

Clean Up Rebecca Prince

10:00 Sandy Heupel Vicki Daffe Cookies (5 doz. each)

Barb Twiggs Stu & Leah Wagnild

August

4

8:30

BJ Baldwin Mary Erickson Byron & Phyllis Brownlee

Colleen Thingelstad

Make Coffee Emily Bisset

Clean Up Sandy Heupel

10:00

Maren Engh Desmond Kurth Cookies (5 doz. each) Joyce Skovran Cathy Chenault

Church Librarian Needed!

St. Luke is in desperate need of a librarian! Patty Harrison will need to step down, but she is willing to train someone new. She has worked hard to get a system in place for shelving books efficiently. We thank you Patty for your years of organiza-tion! If you are interested in this volunteer position, please contact the church office.


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3:00 pm Grief Support

3 10:00 am Staff Meeting

4 Office Closed

Independence

Day

5 Office Closed

6

Pr. Jim/Sandy Off

7

8:30 am Worship 10:00 am Worship 7:00 pm DR Mission Trip Meeting

8

9 1:00 pm Meal Ministry at All Saints

4:30 pm Meal Ministry at All Saints

10

10:00 am Staff Meeting

11

12 Office Closed

13 Pr. Jim/Sandy Off

14

8:30 am Worship 10:00 am Worship

15

The Youth leave for the

Dominican Republic

16


3:00 pm Grief Support


17

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

18

19

Office Closed

20 Pr. Jim/Sandy Off

21

8:30 am Worship 10:00 am Worship

22

23

The Youth return from the Dominican

Republic.

24

10:00 am Staff Meeting

25

26 Office Closed

27 Pr. Jim/Sandy Off 10:00 am Youth leave for Silverwood

28 8:30 am Worship 10:00 am Worship

29

30



31 10:00 am Staff Meeting

Newsletter Deadline The deadline to get information into August’s newsletter is July 17.

St. Luke Lutheran Church P.O. Box 28948 Spokane WA 99228-8948

St. Luke Summer Reminders

We offer 2 Sunday worship services until after Labor Day: 8:30 & 10:00 am

The church office is closed on Fridays through August. The church office is also closed on July 4th.

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