Immanuel Lutheran Church
303 N Church St.
Silverton, OR 97381-1432
February 22, 2017
Immanuel Lutheran Church
February 22, 2017
303 N. Church Street Silverton, Oregon 97381
Phone: (503) 873-8656
Fax: (503) 873-2580
Website: immanuelsilverton.org
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: M – Th 8:30 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 3 pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church Staff
Leah Stolte-Doerfler - Pastor
[email protected] Phone: 503-302-7712
Keith Amano - Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
[email protected]
Patty MacInnes - Director of Visitation Ministry
Darlene Bass & Lisa Anderson - Keyboardists
Donna Smith - Choir Director Traci Mosher - Youth Choir Director
Janet Murphy & Ashleigh Duda - Nursery Attendants
Bill Howell - Custodian
Tria Brockamp & Courtney Goode - Office Managers
Ministry Contacts
Non-Profit Organization
U S Postage Paid
Permit #69
Silverton, OR 97381-1432
Adult Education: Jim Bornzin
President: Jim Brueckner
Altar Guild: Barb Richter
Readers/Greeters: Nora Schliske
ARK: Sue Rivers
SACA: Eric Stroup
ASAP: Josh Burgeson 503-580-1794 Stephen Ministry: Brenda Wilson
Deacons: Neil MacInnes
Sunday School: Marsa Terrell
Faith & Wisdom: Traci Mosher
Technicians: Keith Amano
Foster Kid Care: Courtney Goode
Trustees: Debbie Eder
FRB: Jill Brueckner & Debbie Eder
Ushers: Jack Conner
Hospitality: Norma Stroup
Van Rides: Luann Dahl 503-881-3958
Nursery: Chris Conner
Weddings: Nora Schliske
Parish Nurses: Mary Miller & Donna Rue WELCA: Debbie Johnson
Prayer Chain: Earlyn Moore
Worship Planning: Mark Dickman
503-428-1211 (call or text)
Our mission is to welcome, accept and encourage
all people as we follow Jesus.
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Just Pondering…
March 8th {from Genesis 1-3} Adam, Eve and the Serpent
On March 1st , we step into Lent with our 7 pm Ash Wednesday Worship
Service.
March 15th {from the book of Job} Job and one of his ‘friends’
Lent is the journey to the cross with Jesus, followed by the joyful
celebration of the Easter morning empty tomb. Because it is Jesus’
journey toward betrayal, denial, forsakenness and death, it is a season
that the church encourages the community to be more introspective and
more intentional in faith practices. What might that mean for you this
year? For your family?
March 22nd {from the book of Ruth} Ruth and her mother-in-law, Naomi
March 29th {from Genesis 37-48} brothers, Joseph and Reuben
April 5th {from Genesis 12-18; 21-22} father and son, Abraham and Isaac
How about 40 days of…
I pray that you enter in and that your Lenten Journey is blessed with
spiritual ‘ahas’ as well as the peace that passes all understanding.
Sharing. Consider the blessing of sharing your life and/or your stories. As
you look around, who has God placed on your path for this opportunity?
Or perhaps you will be given the chance to listen to a story!
Pastor Leah
Living. Are there ways that God might be calling you to better steward
this precious gift of life?
Giving. How might you make this a season of generosity? Where could you
give your time, talent or treasure as an act of faithfulness?
Being. As in being present. As in noticing. What Word does God have for
you? How/where is God showing up in your world? Are you watching?
Participating. In prayer. In biblical study. In your faith community. What if
you committed to be in worship each Sunday throughout Lent? How about
Wednesdays, with dinner included?
Wednesdays this Lent will begin with Soup Supper at 6:15 pm. At 7:00
pm we will gather for Evening Vespers. Also, on Wednesdays during Lent,
we will be ‘meeting’ some very interesting Old Testament characters. If you
got the chance, what would you ask Job? Ever wonder if Isaac and
Abraham’s relationship ever recovered from that near-sacrifice? What are
you curious about Ruth or Joseph or Adam? Or even the Serpent for that
matter?
This will be your opportunity to enter into the conversation, thinking about
the people, who they were, what they may have been thinking and what
sort of understanding of God guided their paths. Mark these dates on
your calendar:
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9...8...7...6...5...4... Muck-Out Countdown!
When we entered into our muck-out-attack, the vision was to address the church
top-to-bottom, peeking into closets, corners and classrooms everywhere, removing
what was no longer used and creating space for ministries present and next.
Much has been accomplished; additionally, here are many, many spaces that are
'nearly' complete. With the goal of 'end of winter' our March 19th date is quickly
approaching.
Don't stop. Don't give up. Let's finish up.
What a blessing it is, when spring-cleaning is
complete! ...3...2...1...
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ON THE ROAD...
WITH Patty MacInnes (DoVM) and Lissie (Dog)...
It was over 30 years ago that I took Stephen Ministry training. I was very shy and saw
"Assertiveness Training" as a way to be a more effective teacher. Much to my dismay,
I had to take the entire course to get the part that I wanted. BUT- I am so glad that I
did.
Stephen Ministry is not small bits of one skill and bits of another. The training focuses
on the whole person: caregiver and care receiver. Topics include:
'Feelings:
Yours, Mine, and Ours', 'The Art of Listening', dealing with grief, depression, crisis, and
of course confidentially.
I am refreshing my skills with the current Stephen Ministry group meeting on alternating
Saturdays from 8:30 to 3:30.
Caring ministry is a blessing for all involved. The training for this ministry is
straightforward and opens our hearts to the needs of suffering people. This newest
group in training is a unique combination of gifts, personality, and character.
Please pray for our training that we will learn the skills needed to become dedicated and
consecrated caregivers.
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February is America Heart Awareness Month,
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women.
You can make healthy changes to lower your risk of developing heart disease.
Controlling and preventing risk factors is also important for people who already
have heart disease. To lower your risk:
Watch your weight.
Quit smoking and stay away from secondhand smoke.
Control your cholesterol and blood pressure.
If you drink alcohol, drink only in moderation.
Get active and eat healthy.
For more information, visit: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/
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Well, my mom turns 92 this month and she's doing pretty well,
considering. She has been having circulation issues with her legs, but
she is still able to walk around (with a cane). She's still alert and
funny and wise, so I am grateful. She was a preschool teacher, choir
member (soprano)/director, youth leader, Sunday School teacher, and more. A
soft-spoken dynamo in a tiny Japanese body. Our house was like a second home
for many of the youth and young adults. Mom and dad opened their hearts (and
home) to everyone. Mom loved to cook as much as she loved to sing, so there were
always reasons to play music and eat!! With Sunday School, Worship service,
choir, Bible study group, youth activities - It seemed like we lived and breathed
church week after week.
I love that I am now living and breathing church again. I am doing so many
things that cause me to reflect back on mom and dad, and the things they did that
mirrored the face of God. Sure, mom was a preschool teacher and dad was a civil
service accountant - yet, as far as I'm concerned, the work I am doing now means
I am, in fact, carrying on the "family business." Happy birthday, mom!
Aloha ke Akua! God is Love! -Keith
Upcoming Ministry Events
MLK jr Potluck/
Day of Service
Sunday,
February 26
Noon - 3pm
New Members will be received
during worship on March 5th. If you
are ready to formally become
Immanuel Lutheran members and
celebrate being in community
together, contact Pastor Leah
503.302.7712.
Orange, the Color of Glory
Women Under Construction
7th Annual Women's Retreat
We are glad to see so many women
interested in attending one of our
women's retreats this year.
~ March 24-26 in Lincoln City: a few openings,
friends are welcome
~ April 21-23 at Eagle Crest: full (However, we
have a short waiting list if you'd like to add your
name.)
~ May 21 Staytreat at Immanuel 3-7:30 pm:
several openings
For more information talk to one of
the planners (Traci Mosher, Jill
Brueckner, Grace Allen, Debbie Eder),
the church office or any of the 80+
women who have attended in the
past 6 years.
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Mission Ministry Opportunities
Spiritual Care Volunteer
Opportunities at Salem
Health.
1. Advance Directives
2. Conversation Project
3. Visitation Volunteer
4. Compassionate Companion
team
The next SACA Sunday
will be March 12th.
Are you interested
in joining the
prayer chain? We
are a group of prayer warriors who
are always ready to pray
immediately for you or a loved one
in need. If you would like to join us
or if you have a prayer request,
please call or text Earlyn Moore at
503-873-2621 or 503-428-1211.
Teams of 2-3 are needed
to serve dinner first
Wednesdays from 4:45 6:30 pm at the Union Gospel
Mission in Salem. Please sign up on
the bulletin board. Contact Shirley
Smith at
503-873-6781 with
questions.
The newsletter will now
be
available
electronically. It currently
can be linked from the Immanuel
website. We would like to collect
email addresses to create a list of
people interested in receiving the
newsletter via email.
MISSION TRIP OPPORTUNITIES
How would you like to
help? All Mission trips
are staffed and
organized for you.
See May Bakke for more info on
where you can serve.
The 2017 coffee server list.
This is your last chance to
choose your dates and who
you work with on the poster on the
bulletin board. If you did not serve
last year and are willing to help,
please write your name on the
master list. In order to have coffee
hour every Sunday we must have
more volunteers.
At Immanuel, we are
stepping into our second
'Season of Listening.'
What is that, you ask…
The very core of the season will be
to listen such that people will be
heard, and in the listening and the
hearing, that relationships will be
built and deepened.
When the phone call comes,
inviting you into a conversation,
please say yes.
~Pastor Leah
Sunday Morning
Van Ministry
If you would be
interested in driving the
van on Sunday mornings, please
contact Luann Dahl at
503-881-3958. Drivers serve two
Sundays in a row every 2-3
months.
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Ongoing Ministries
Men's Ministry at Immanuel
All men over 18 are
welcome. If you would
like to join, or simply
attend a meeting to get more
information, contact Scott Hamblin
at [email protected] or
971-304-9855.
Reader/Greeter sign-ups for
Sunday services are on the
bulletin board in the
multipurpose room.
Consider volunteering for this
ministry.
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The Odd Man Challenge
"You all know that I am an odd
little man. How about being odd
with me? For the next month or
next year let's make our offerings
odd; instead of offering $20 let's
do $21. Instead of $50 let's do $51
or $55. You get the idea. You too
can then officially say you are odd.
Small numbers add up."
~Carl Sullivan
Choir practice is on
Sundays at 11:50 am. All
are welcome.
Pick up a pocket prayer
shawl for someone in need.
Prayer Shawl Meetings are
Tuesdays from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Pick
up a pocket prayer shawl for
someone in need. Calling all pocket
prayer shawl makers: We need
new pps for the basket. Knit or
crochet a 2x3 inch pps and turn in
to church office.
Thirsty Thursday
6 pm dinner and fellowship
1st/3rd Thursdays at Gallon
House
2nd/4th Thursdays at Mac’s
5th Thursdays at Wine Bar
Invite a friend; see you there!
Please check the lost and
found near the coat rack
by the gym.
Offerings can be made via
credit card after Sunday
services in the narthex
sitting area.
If you need communion
brought to you in the pew
on Sunday mornings,
please alert an usher.
Are you interested in
providing Sunday
morning flowers? The flower signup chart is available in the gym.
Please bring your used ink
cartridges and place them in
the labeled box in the
Narthex. Funds raised will support
Immanuel.
A Women’s Bible Study
will meet on the last
Tuesday of the month at
7:00 pm in the Fireside Room. All
ladies are welcome to attend.
Christ In Our Home
Devotionals are available in
the narthex.
Offering Envelopes are
ready to pick up in the
gym. If you do not have a
box and would like one,
please sign up on the list.
Please pick up your
coffee server schedule
in the gym. If you switch
dates, please note it on
the master list on the
bulletin board. Many dates are still
available.
Parish Nurse Information:
AART is the definition for the Parish Nursing Program
A ~ Available to you
A ~ Advocate for you
R ~ Resource in our community
T ~ Teacher when needed
Mary Miller 503.873.8036 and Donna Rue 503.873.4333
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The following groups and/or individuals have brand new mailboxes in
the church office. If you are a leader in any of these ministries, please
regularly check your box. See the church office for further details.
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Altar
Archives
ARK/Sue Rivers
ASAP
A/V
Cemetery Board
Children’s Choir
Choir
Council/President
Deacons
Faith & Wisdom
F&W: Youth
Financial Secretary
Hospitality
Library
16. Men’s Ministry
17. Mission Investment Fund
18. Musical
19. Parish Nurses
20. Preschool
21. Stephen Ministry
22. Sunday School
23. Treasurer
24. Trustees
25. Women’s Ministry
26. Women’s Retreat
27. Worship & Music
*More may be added
Prayer Ministry
The hungry. Foster kids.
Those who battle with
addiction.
All who serve our country:
Gabriel Manning, serving in the US Army.
Bradleigh Ronning, Naval Officer.
Kenneth Adams, Phyllis Adams, Bill Bain, Kristie Bernabo,
Jessica Bradley, Antoinette Brekas, Misty Clark, Russ Clark, Lula
Dahl, Wayne Donovan, Alexis Durbin, Dorothy Duval, Jamie
Eby, Audrey Fredrickson, Jerry Haberlach, Dan Henderson,
Lorraine Herr, Lloyd Howell, Rose Marie Howell, Alta Johnson, Dee Dee
Johnson, Helen Johnson, William Kaufman, Jane Knorr, Maxine Langkabel,
Amy Langeland, Tanya Lawton, Pattie Loe, Loretta Luciano, LouAnn Maass,
Shirley McHorse, Able Meyers, Mark Morin, Dick Palmquist, Emilia Panes,
Maxine Parr, Joanne Rasmussen, Lynette Rounds, Shirley Russell, Heidi
Schindler, Mary Scott, Holly Shifman, George Smith, Howard Smith, Lisa
Smith, Clarice Smoot, L.R. Smoot, Nola Stark, Irene Steffen, Bonnie
Thompson, Becky Tomlin, Elmer Valkenaar, Ben Versus, Ione Vigeland, Dick
Wagner, Dorothy Wagner, Terry William, Erica Winn, Haley Woods and
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Charlotte Yarber.
Reformation Quotes:
“The Protestant Reformation had a lot to do
with the printing press, where Martin
Luther’s theses were reproduced about
250,000 times, and so you had widespread
dissemination of ideas that hadn’t circulated
in the mainstream before.”
-Nate Silver, author and statistician
“The now almost universally acknowledged principles of religious
freedom, liberty of conscience, the rule or law, separation of powers
and constitutionally limited republics were unthinkable before the
Reformation.”
-The Reformation Society, Cape Town, South Africa
3rd Annual Chili Cook-off ASAP Benefit:
Celebrate Fat Tuesday, February 28th at
Silverton United Methodist Church (203 W
Main) from 5-7 pm. Come for chili & fixings,
baked potato, beverage & dessert. Taste and
vote for “Best of Show Chili.” Stay to play
BINGO. Suggested min. donation: $10, $5
child. All proceeds benefit ASAP.
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Teal Event Communication Forms are now available in the narthex.
Please fill one out and place in the inbox for each upcoming event or
announcement.
Welcoming the Stranger
Sunday School, February 2017
The Sunday School offerings for January and February go to SACA. The
children will be doing work for/with SACA during the Service Day on
Feb 26.
Thanks to all the volunteers who have made our Sunday School a fun
place to learn about Jonah. The workshop leaders during this rotation
were Jen Capener, Jesse and Leah Rue, Norma Pritchard, Jim and Jill
Brueckner, Elaine Wilson, and Katie and Andrew Sprauer.
Genuine, heart felt thanks to you for the opportunity that you give us to
feed our alternative ed classroom in the high school. For Thanksgiving
we were able to be part of a pair of siblings able to have a holiday turkey
dinner together. For Valentines, we were told by the Vice Principal that
"We could not have shown up at a better time, so many kids were
hurting and that was just what the school needed." We fed lasagna to
60 folk that day. This glorious opportunity could not happen without you.
We are grateful for your forever providing healthy snacks, personal
goods, school supplies and cash to help us to care for them.
Sue and your ARK team.
ARK Help Needed
Hungry high school kids count on nutritious snacks that you
provide. Ideas include cheese, power bars that have protein,
jerky and nuts.
Thanks for being there for us!
~Sue and Your ARK team
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Jen's class made a mural of sea creatures and talked about God giving
Jonah time to think about his choices and decisions while he was safe
inside a large fish. God is always with us even when we are sad, lonely,
or needing some time to think. Children talked about where and when
they think/pray. The mural hangs in the art room for all to see. In Katie
and Andrew's cooking class the students made cookies with a surprise
ingredient of potato chips, and the younger students made cupcakes
with a special surprise to remind them of God's surprising ways. In Jim
and Jill's science class they learned about the digestive system. Pliers
were the teeth, spray bottles represented saliva and the acid in the
stomach as this was related to Jonah inside the big fish.
Our next rotation will explore the story of the four friends who go to
the extremes to make sure their friend can see Jesus and be healed
(Luke 5:17-26). Our classes will focus on ways in which we can serve
others before ourselves.
If you are interested in more information about the program or
becoming a volunteer, please contact Marsa at [email protected]
or 503-983-371.
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Ministry Celebrations
j 130 prayer shawls since September.
j Get well cards and prayers.
j 42 Welcome Boxes for children in foster care are ready for
delivery! They are filled with items you donated. Thank you to
Heather Bielemeier for helping assemble the boxes, Martina
Bielemeier for donating most of the missing items, and cash
donations that filled in the rest. Please be in prayer for the
recipients of these boxes.
j Neil MacInnes for making & installing the new mailboxes in the
office.
j The baptisms of Patrick Dalton Smith & Lucy Leigh Hupp
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j The narthex make-over, in progress.
j The youth room make-over, in progress.
j Hospitality for being the February Reformation Box-Builders.
Attention all high school seniors
and college students!
High school seniors and college students: ILC
Scholarship applications for the 2017-2018
school year can be picked up from the office or printed
from our website. Please return it by April 13. An
official, sealed transcript from your high school or
university must accompany your application.
Hoot n' Kanikapila @ Amano's (817 Bartlett St) on
Friday, February 24th at 6 pm. Hootenanny kanikapila
shindig jam singalong. Bring your voice, instrument,
favorite song(s) and potluck item (optional).
Our condolences to the family of Carole Joy
Byberg Kennedy who passed away on Saturday,
February 4, 2017. Her parents were Jonas and
Marie Byberg, members of ILC for many years.
Know a reason to celebrate, call 503-873-8656 to report ‘who’ and ‘what’
Date
January 29
February 5
February 12
February 19
Service Attendance
8:30 am
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8
6
9
14
10:30 am
168
108
169
183
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Pies for a Cause
We know you love pies! April 8 you will have the
opportunity to buy a pie (or 2 or 3) and support Tiffany
& Larry Enderle's family. Because of medical issues
their family is struggling financially. We are so
thankful to belong to a very caring, generous
community at Immanuel. Please be thinking about your support.
A little blurb about our life: by Tiffany Enderle
I always knew there was something special about Sadie but could never figure it out.
Doctor appointment after doctor appointment, she was finally diagnosed at 7 with
Epilepsy. She has petite mal seizures which are very small, mostly eye fluttering, but
sometimes had over 400 in an hour. It caused her to be diagnosed as intellectually
disabled. As the year went on and we were getting her treatment we started to notice
what we thought was Spencer copying his sister, but soon realized he was doing it when
she was not around. As he turned 7 years old he too was diagnosed with Epilepsy.
Spencer's started with the little ones but quickly changed into extremely violent,
convulsive ones.
Fast forward 7 years we have Sadie's Epilepsy under control, but Spencer's is not at all.
He is declining rapidly. We have tried 2nd/3rd opinions in and out of state, every
generalized medication, Keto diet, VNS implant, medical Marijuana, and most recently
brain surgery with still no control. There is no genetic Epilepsy on either side of family,
no known reason for it and there is no cure - only control - for Epilepsy. Spencer has
had thousands of horrific seizures. Due to the unknown he is in a wheelchair outside of
home, has days where he can't remember how to hold a fork or put his clothes on and
has to wear diapers at night.
To keep the perfect set up for him, we have a ranch style house, no stairs, his own room
with a suction machine, oxygen concentrator (he wears oxygen at night), mattress on
the floor with his seizure pad that sets off an alarm when he has one at night. Average
nights he has 4 and I am up with him every time.
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