The Holly Leaf LOVE GROW SERVE March 2017 Welcome to Holly Grove Lutheran Church! Mission Statement of Holly Grove Lutheran Church “As united people of God under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, our purpose is to provide worship and Christian education, and respond in a loving action to a needy world.” Daily Prayers, links, to ELCA , sermons, The Holly Leaf, events & more on our website: www.hollygrovelutheranchurch.org Find us on Facebook! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHICKS @ 7:00 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Council @ 7:00 14 15 Seniors @ Mt Tabor 10:30 am 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 AGAPE @ 6:30 26 27 LMiM @ 7:00 March 2017 Altar Guild- Janna Waitman Mother’s Rose Garden- Kim & Bob- in honor of Minnie Conrad & memory of Helen Troutman 1st Ash Wednesday Holy Communion Assisting Minister: Chip Blower Communion Assistant: Bob Troutman Ushers: Max Carrick, Johnny Fritts 5th Holy Communion Basket Offering: Helping Hands Fund Assisting Minister: Janna Waitman Communion Assistant: Lori Cecil Children’s Church: Jane DiBonaventura Ushers: Keith Cecil, Eddie Heitman, Ty Heitman, Gary Hedrick Altar Flowers: Nursery Attendant: Kara Feeney Children’s Chat: Tina Heitman 12th Holy Communion Assisting Minister: Toni Chapman Communion Assistant: Janna Waitman Ushers: Greg Kepley, Robin Beck, Max Carrick, Bob Troutman Altar Flowers: Mason and Ashton Chapman in honor of Alex’s 30th birthday Nursery Attendant: Jordan Chapman Children’s Chat: Pastor 19th Holy Communion Assisting Minister: Norris Feeney Communion Assistant: Eddie Heitman Ushers: Johnny Fritts, Frank Hamilton, Herbert Frank, Scott Black Altar Flowers: Andy and Kristal Ferguson in honor of Drew’s 24th and Gavin’s 5th birthdays Nursery Attendant: Jane DiBonaventura Children’s Chat: Pastor 26th Holy Communion Assisting Minister: Chip Blower Communion Assistant: Kristal Ferguson Ushers: Michael Willson, Andy Ferguson, Keith Cecil, Eddie Heitman Altar Flowers: Robert, Mandy, and Brody Fritts in honor of Taylor’s 14th birthday Nursery Attendant: Carol Conrad Children’s Chat: Pastor HGLC JANUARY 2017 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTEES Call of Order – Chip Blower Devotions – Neil Clark Approval of Reports: Minutes – Neil Clark moves to approve the minutes with one correction. Herbert Frank Seconded. Motion Passed. Financial Secretary – Herbert Frank moves to approve. Michael Wilson Seconded. Motion Passed. Treasurer – Dean Chapman moves to approve. Karen Beck Seconded. Motion Passed. Building Fund – Sandra Vaughn made one correction to the Helping Hands balance. Michael Wilson moves to approve. Herbert Frank Seconded. Motion Passed. Pastor’s Report – December was a busy time in the church. I made an extra push to see our homebound and hospitalized folks in the lead up to Christmas. In addition to normal worship services, this year had three Wednesday night Advent services, the children’s program, and Christmas Eve service. Advent services averaged about 40 people and Christmas program was 65. Monies collected during Advent services and designated gifts raised over $1,600 for World Hunger. The ELCA begins requesting year end reports regarding the congregation for 2016. Here are a few numbers I had a chance to look at so far: Baptisms: 4 Weddings: 2 Funerals: None Attendance: Average of 96 (slightly down from 98 in 2014 and 99 in 2015) A quick look at 2016 Financials, it looks like we are under budget in terms of expenditures and slightly ahead in terms of giving. A special thanks to everyone involved in the special events during Christmas, the leadership with the Children’s Program and Judy and the choir for their work on the Cantata. See Pastor’s report for detail on Helping Hands and upcoming calendar. Correspondence: Letters of thanks were received from: World Hunger, The Life Center, and Crisis Ministry of Davidson County. Committee Reports: Cemetery – Looking for additional members Evangelism – No Report Fellowship - No Report Finance – No Report Parish Education – No Report Property – John Lohr fixed the heat in the classrooms. Recreation – No Report Scholarship – No Report Committee Reports: Scouts – HGLC troop re-chartered for 2017 but needs more boys to join. Troop needs a minimum of five members. The current group has 3 members that will age out. Michael said the leader will continue to recruit. Stewardship – No Report Worship & Music – Group to meet next Wednesday at 6:00pm Social Ministry – No Report Youth – Will have a bowling event on January 29th sponsored by SILLY- Everyone is invited Old Business: Endowment – working on By-Laws Assignments were made for: Basket offering in 2017, Committee council members, and Monthly Devotions – See Attached Congregational Meeting set for February 26th. Treasurer’s Audits will be on Sunday, January 29th starting at 1:30pm. Herbert Frank, Janna Waitman, Libby Carrick, Kim Troutman and Sandra Vaughn will be our auditors. Currently, we will not hold a Council Retreat. Google Group Access will be approved by Pastor Matt and Chip Blower prior to being sent out to the group. Unfinished Business: Garbage dumpster concern. Tabled this month. New Business: None LORD’S PRAYER 2017 Herbert Frank Kristal Rose Michael Willson Chip Blower – President 2018 Kara Feeney – Secretary Kim Troutman Wendy Lohr Neil Clark – Vice President 2019 Karen Beck Dean Chapman Carey Fritts Sandra Vaughn NC Synod assembly June 2-3: We need one male and one female to represent Holly Grove as voting members at the 2017 synod assembly in Greensboro, and we can send additional young adult voting members too. Synod assembly is a great opportunity to get a glimpse into the exciting ways we partner with other congregations across the state and the country. Please speak with Pastor Matt if you would be willing to serve! Summer Camp Early Bird deadline March 15: Thinking about sending a young person to camp? You should be! Outdoor ministry is one of the most effective (and most fun!) ways of instilling faith in young people! You can often register up through the beginning of summer, but to get the lowest price, register by March 15th. The church will contribute $200 toward costs at Lutheridge, Lutherock, or Agape for congregation members too! Just register and pay on your own, print off the confirmations, and get it to pastor Matt so the church can reimburse the $200! Flowers Schedules: There are still spots left to sponsor the Mother's Rose garden or provide altar flowers in the next year, including several dates in April. If you would like to sign up, please contact the church office. A highlighted schedule of open dates is available in the hallway outside of the parlor. New Members March 26th: Plan to be with us in worship to welcome new members officially joining Holly Grove! Holly Grove Lutheran Church Evangelism: The Back Pack Program Every week, we are sending 50 small backpacks (gallon size) for children to eat during the weekend. Listed below are the items that can be donated to help with this project: Mac & Cheese Fruit Cups Small boxes of Seedless Raisins Toaster Tarts Ramen Noodles Fruit & Grain Cereal Bars Instant Oatmeal or Grits Small Juice Boxes Small Jars of Peanut Butter Gallon Ziploc Bags Any donation of money or food are welcome and appreciated! Thanks to the Senior High Sunday School Class for helping out with this project! Please prayerfully consider being a part of this exciting ministry! Conflict in the Holy Land: Plan to join us Wednesday nights in Lent (3/8 through 4/5) as we sing evening prayer, pray for peace, and seek better understanding of the conflict in the Holy Land. We'll look at what we can learn about the situation from the Bible, Pastor Matt will share some photos from his trip last year, and we'll ask how our Christian faith informs our perspective on the conflict. Meal served at 5:45, devotions begin at 6:30. Nolan Ryan is the oldest pitcher in major league history to pitch a no-hitter. When opossums are playing ‘possum’, they are not “playing.” They actually pass out from sheer terror. An animal epidemic is called an epizootic. Murphy’s Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants. The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used. Telephone Trivia: Jane Barbie was the woman who did the voice recordings for the Bell System. The first telephone exchange opened on January 28, 1878, in New Haven, Connecticut. Month after month, the little Bell Company lived from hand to mouth. No salaries were paid in full. Often, for weeks, they were not paid at all. In Watson’s notebook there are such entries during this period as “Lent Bell fifty cents,” “Lent Hubbard twenty cents,” “Bought one bottle beer–too bad can’t have beer every day.” When Bell’s patent was sixteen months old, there were 778 telephones in use. The first “Hello” badge used to identify guests and hosts at conventions, parties, etc. was traced back to September 1880. It was on that date that the first Telephone Operators Convention was held at Niagra Falls and the “Hello” badge was created for that event. Western Electric invented the loudspeaker which was initially called “loud-speaking telephone.” Western Electric successfully brought sound to motion pictures and introduced systems of mobile communications which culminated in the cellular telephone. During the depths of the Depression, telephones in use fell from 16 to 13 per 100 population and by the late 1970’s the number had surpassed 75 per 100 population. Western Electric mass-produced color telephones for the first time in 1954. In Japan, Western Electric first sold equipment in 1890, then in 1899 helped form the Nippon Electric Company (NEC). This was Japan’s first joint venture with an American firm. The use of telephone answering machines became popular in 1974. In the first month of the Bell Telephone Company’s existence in 1877, only six telephones were sold! Phone service was established at the White House one year after its invention. President Rutherford B. Hayes was the first to have phone service (1877-81). Two days before Alexander Graham Bell married Mabel Hubbard in 1877, he gave her 99 percent of his company shares as a wedding gift. He kept a mere ten shares for himself. March Birthday & Anniversaries Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Harold Beck Chance & Lia Brockmeier Steve Garner 2 3 4 Archie/ JoAnn Turner 5 6 Walter Blower Denny Dietrich 7 Betty Roberts 8 Jessica McCullum 9 Drew Parks Stephanie Parks 10 Chloe Gabriel 11 Lindsay Black Keith Watkins Michael Willson 12 Alex Chapman Carson Rose Karl Fulbright 13 Kendra Willson 14 Terri Clark 15 Ty Heitman 16 Gaven Ferguson 17 Dee Watkins 18 Barbara Black 19 Andy Lawrence Lydia Rose Gary/Judy McLain 20 Carl Conrad Taylor Fritts 21 Walt Anderson Rebecca Kepley 22 Scott Parks 23 29 30 Kim Troutman Ben/Angela Palmer 26 27 28 Debbie Frank Chris/Emily Beck Barbara Gualtney Whitney Lohr Aidan Walser Rusty/Sheila Blower 24 Brent/Keeli McLamb 31 Katherine Varner 25 Teresa Fritts February Senior News Minnie Conrad Holly Grove Senior Citizens met Wednesday, February 15th at Mt. Tabor’s Events Center. Virginia is doing very well after her surgery and is recuperating at home. Sarah Leonard read from 1st Corinthians and Carolyn Grubb had 2 poems. Carolyn Grubb introduced Linda Hunt who told us about her journey with her husband, Rev. Dr. Brooks Hunt‘s illness. She had handouts with information for relatives and caregivers of someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. She told how she helped him to feel in control and to keep his dignity during this scary time. Her e-mail is [email protected]. This was a very heart-warming and informative presentation. Thank you to Sarah and both Carolyn Grubbs for arranging this program. Pastor Matt blessed our food and we enjoyed one of Daisy’s delicious meals. Our next meeting will be on March 15th at 10:30 and all seniors in the community are invited to join us. Holly Grove Lutheran Church 212 Holly Grove Lutheran Church Rd Lexington, NC 27292 336-249-2807 www.hollygrovelutheranchurch.org email: [email protected] office: [email protected] Sundays 915AM Sunday School 1030AM Worship
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