LATEST NEWS [AUGUST 13, 2017]

THANK YOU. . . Paula Stewart for filling in for worship service while our pianist/organist Kevin Anderson is on vacation.

SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Scheduled Sunday, August 20, 11am, Family Life Center Agenda: 1)Project authorizations on projects from the Remodeling Project Team (Sanctuary bathrooms, Choir Loft and Ambo, Lighting/Sound) and the Campus Visibility Team (Tree and shrubbery thinning and clearing) using a total of $15,000 from Millen Estate Gift to SPLC. 2) Parish Hall roof replacement update. 3) Report on Neuman Memorial Fund Gift $10,000 and Sanctuary & Family Life Center video projectors plans.

VISITATION MINISTRY TRAINING/SUPPORT SESSION – TODAY! August 13, 11:15am-12:15pm in Parish Hall Who: Both Long Term Care Ministers (LTCM) and Hospital Visitation Ministers (HVM) AND any new persons interested in seeing if this volunteer ministry of St. Philip is something for them! Check it out! What: One of 4 training/support sessions for 2017. For further info please call the church office. Also, for details on the Visitation Ministry see the “VM Policies and Procedures” booklet on Info Table in Family Life Center.

LUNCH BUNCH Thursday, August 24th – 12:00 noon. JB Boondocks (704 S. Lakeshore Blvd, Howey-in-the-Hills). Join us. Everyone is welcome. Please RSVP by August 20th so we can notify the restaurant on a count. Contact Pat Habbach for questions and/or to make a reservation at 352-729-2708. You can also sign up in the Family Life Center.

HELPING HANDS NICKELS FOR COWS $500.00 in nickels is needed to purchase a cow for a needy family thru the ELCA “Good Gifts” program. Place your nickels in the container on the Helping Hands table in the Family Life Center. Free barn banks are also available.

COMING SOON IN SEPTEMBER……

THE STORY OF ST. PHILIP Come and See…..Who Jesus Is/Who we Are…..What Jesus Does/What We Do

“He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’” (John 1:43)

2017 STEWARDSHIP DAYS

September 17 – Oct. 8, 2017….all church members/friends photo project,

“Stew and Brew” 2.0, ministry goals for 2018 and pledging for 2018 and more!

FALL WORSHIP SCHEDULE – USHERS NEEDED New worship schedules are being prepared for September through November. If you would like to begin participating in a worship ministry – Altar Guild, Assisting Ministers, Communion Ministers, Greeters, Healing Ministers, Processional Team, Sound Techs, Ushers, Welcome Table, or Choir – please see Kevin Anderson or write this on your “Yellow Card” and we’ll be in touch with you soon. Especially, we could use a few more ushers so we only need to schedule everyone only once a month.

ST. PHILIP LUTHERAN CHURCH Service Week September 5-10, 2017

…..In the Community for Good!

Sign Up Today Family Life Center to participate in one or more of the many service and fellowship opportunities in our 2017 Service Week! Other projects may be forthcoming! If you want more info on each Project or Possible Project, contact the person whose name is in parentheses or contact Service Week Coordinator Richard Guckenberger (thru Church Office if need contact info).

Tues-Saturday Sept. 5-9 (Confirmed Program/Partners as of 8-6-17) -Adopt-A-Road Clean Up (Sat. Sept. 9, 8:30am-11:30am) (2 Car Drivers, 8-10 Walkers) (Leader: Cheryl Tiefert) -Lake Cares Food Pantry (Sat. Sept. 9 (Exact Time, Volunteers # TBD) -Possible Project: St. Luke’s Free Medical and Dental Clinic, Eustis Community Health Center). Still being organized. -Possible Project: Container Garden Experience, Two events: Off campus in community and On church campus. Still being organized -Possible Gathering Saturday Sept. 9 Service Week Breakfast for volunteers before heading off to volunteer. Still being organized. Sunday Sept. 10, 9:30am Service Days Worship Celebration in our Sanctuary

EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LADIES WITH CREATIVE IDEAS…JOIN HELPING HANDS! We meet Tuesday mornings in the Parish Hall at 9:00am. New projects every week. Bring your own brown bag lunch to eat at 11:30. Dessert is provided. Please call Pat Habbach at 352-729-2708 with any questions.

WHERE DOES THE “MISSION BASKET” OFFERING GO?

Agape Ministries, a local community ministry that distributes food, clothing, financial and children’s support

Lake Cares, another local community ministry that distributes food

SPLC Triangle Kids

Lutheran Counseling Services

Gamboa Union Ministries – Debbie Ward, Missionary

ST. PHILIP COUNSELING CENTER RECEIVES SYNOD TOGETHER IN MISSION GRANT FOR 2017! For the third year (and last year of the grant request) in a row our St. Philip Lutheran Church Counseling Center has received a grant from the Florida-Bahamas Synod fund called “Together in Mission.” $1,500 for 2017! Thank you brothers and sisters in Christ across our Florida-Bahamas Synod for supporting Together in Mission! We use this grant money (total for the 3

years is $5,500) for assistance to help pay for counseling service fees for clients unable to pay or for whom insurance coverage does not pay. Note: the portion of our St. Philip Mission Basket monthly offering that goes to Lutheran Counseling Services, Inc. (LCS) goes to fund our annual congregational partnership with LCS, something separate from this client assistance.

ST. PHILIP SERVICE WEEK

Join our Evangelical Lutheran Church in America across the country observing God’s work/Our hands Service Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. Thousands of congregations serving in our communities! ST. PHILIP ENDOWMENT FUND ISSUES 2017 GRANTS TO ST. PHILIP AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACTS!! In 2017 there is $13,231 2016 income to the Fund from 2016 that was available to be used for Grants. As of July 18, 2017 the Council approved the following disbursements of grants from this $13,231

-Lake Hills School for special needs children: $1000

- St Philip Lutheran Church Counseling Center: $1,500

-Help Agency of the Forest, Inc.: $1,500

- ELCA fund for leaders studying at ELCA seminaries: $1,500

-3 scholarships for Higher Education (College) Expenses: $1,000 (total of all 3)

-2 exterior video security systems with 4 cameras each for St. Philip campus: $1,000

-SPLC Family Life Center Kitchen Equipment and Facility Upgrade: $2,000

-Lake Cares Food Pantry: $1,500 Annual Process for Determining Use of Income to the Fund Each year the Endowment Team, based on criteria directed by the Fund, make recommendations to the Council for disbursement of monies (Grants) that are income to the Fund itself. As of December 31, 2016 the Fund balance was $264,630. In 2017 the Endowment Team accepted applications for Grants from the Fund for use of actual income to the Fund from 2016 and made recommendations to Council for action.

Remember the St. Philip Endowment Fund in Your Giving The Saint Philip Endowment Fund was established to support the work and mission of Saint Philip Lutheran Church in and beyond our community. It is an opportunity to leave a legacy. Contribution to this Endowment Fund can occur in a number of ways and will have a tax advantage. Gifts can be made through:

Bequests in Wills or Living Trusts Beneficiaries of Retirement or Pension Plans Assignments of Life Insurance Charitable Gift Annuities Charitable Remainder Trusts Assignments of Certificates of Deposits Transfers of Property such as cash, stocks, bonds and real estate

For more information on how you can give to the St. Philip Lutheran Church Endowment Fund, contact the Church Office, office@stphiliplc.com, 352-383-5402. 2017 ENDOWMENT TEAM -Sandra Guckenberger, Team Leader -Harry Wendel -Bonnie Jones -Lloyd Oelke -Johan Bergh, Pastor If you are interested in serving on the Endowment Team now or in the future, please contact Sandra Guckenberger, Endowment Team Leader, through the Church Office. PARISH HALL ROOF REPLACEMENT APPROVED AT JULY 9 SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Thanks for all who attended the Special Congregational Meeting on July 9! The following actions were taken (if you would like further information contact President Don Martin through the Church Office).

1. Approved decision to replace and not repair the Parish Hall Roof.

2. Approved replacing the Parish Hall Roof with contract with Eustis Roofing for

$31,850.

3. Approved use of the following funds for payment: $25,000 from the Building

Maintenance Designated Fund account and the remainder of the expense (up to

$7,000) from a designated fund account at the discretion of the Congregational

Council.

4. Authorization for this project only to the Congregational Council to transfer or use

designated funds.