The Good News - May/June '11

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TO GOD BE THE GLORY

MAY/JUNE 2011

1711 Grant StreetHopewell, VA 23860

www.nazluthchurch.com

The Hometown News isa publication of

Nazareth EvangelicalLutheran Church.

Member of theLutheran Church

Missouri Synod.

Inside this issue:

Bulletin Board 2

VBS 3

Child Development Center Update 5

Missions and Outreach 6

Pastors Corner 9

Simple Church 10

The Good News THE NEWSLETTER OF NAZARETH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Vacation Bible SchoolComing July 11

Study and read through the Bible in one year Starting September 11

Youth Servant EventComing July 29


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Page 2 The Good News

Bulletin Board

June 5 Dawn Lineman

June 10 Sue Skalleberg

June 11 Joe Cavin

June 16 Marilyn Antunes

June 16 Becky Burdette

June 20 Annette Dry

June 20 Chris Graham

May 1 John Carroll

May 4 Dawn Burdette Stewart

May 7 Arnie Slimmen

May 17 Joseph Reierson

May 23 Carol Slimmen

May 23 Jenny Graham

May 27 Kay Grocowaskie

May 31 Eddie Hanford

Special Event Older adults, their family members and caregivers are invitedto a free "SMART" forum: Seniors Manag-ing Aging, Resources and Transitionsfrom 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 21 , at

St. Ann's Catholic Church,17111 Jefferson Davis High-way, Colonial Heights. Com-munity service providers willdiscuss how to get the mostfrom your pharmacy, the insand outs of occupational andphysical therapy, how to en-gage an elder law attorney,how hospice care works, Alz-heimer's resources, what geri-atric care management can do

for families, and tips on providing personalcare for your loved one. Audience memberswill be able to ask questions. Sponsored byLutheran Family Services of Virginia andSterling Geriatric Care Management. For

Please Help! We have a family that needshelp to provide for themselves. David Thomas

has been laid off and is willing to do any kindof work to earn some money to help supporthis family. Do you have anything such as yardwork, landscaping, House clean-ing that you could have themdo?? If you would like to talk tome about it at 586 - 3335 or youmay call David at 216 - 1591.Thanks ahead of time for your consideration. - Arnie Slimmen

CHILDCARE

James Eckenrodes mom has achildcare service, and she cur-rently has some openings. If you need this ser-vice or would like more information, please callElke at 530 - 1254 or on her cell at 691 - 8369. Shewill care for newborns on up in age. Hours are6:30am to 6:00pm.

Baby Shower for DawnA Baby Shower for Dawn Appleby Lero is scheduled for Sunday, June 12th, in the ChurchFellowship Hall in the Basement. The times will be 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Any member of thechurch that would like to celebrate the birth of her new baby boy is invited to attend. KaraCanada, Jean Koren and Ann Hanford are the hostesses. We are asking for our guest tohelp out with the food. If you are interested in attending, please contact Kara at 804-265-8846 or 920-4670. RSVP by June 6 th.


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Vacation Bible School

Mark your calendars: A date has been selected of July 11 th through 15 th for VBS this year. Kara Canada has volunteered to

direct this event this year. More information will be posted in theBulletin as we get closer to those dates.

VBS Big Jungle Adventure: Go wild on a faith journey with Jesus!

Grab a vine, brave the rapids, and prepare for a BIG JUNGLE ADVENTURE! Kids (and volun-teers!) won't want to miss a minute of this big adventure where they can go wild for Jesus! Com-plete with interactive and engaging activities, kids will learn about Jesus' amazing love all day,every day.

Upcoming Events in Worship

Sermon Series on the First Epistle of Saint Peter continues until June 12.Outdoor Worship, Sunday, May 22Armed Forces Sunday, May 29Confirmation Sunday, Sunday, June 26

The youth of Nazareth will be serving church and community the weekend of July 29th. This is an excellent opportunity for our members to serve our youth

and support them as they reach out in faith and love of Jesus Christ. Pleasecontact the youth leaders, Tina and Ann, if you are willing to help in any way.

Here are just a few of the terrific possibilities for service they will be involved inthat weekend:

Camp Happy AcresHopewell Humane Society

Boys & Girls Club of HopewellConrad Center

Habitat for HumanityVA Hospital

Good Neighbor Village

With a special Captive Free concert!


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For our Brothers and Sisters in Christ in Nursing Homes -

Velma Fleming, HHCC (227)For our Brothers and Sisters in Christ who are home - bound -

Mary Petik ` Our members and friends serving our country in the military -

Bruce Layne Danny Petik Chris Graham Dustin Petik James Eckenrode David Petik Steve FoxxJeff Crossen Jeffrey Head Brandon Edwards Mike McKinzie Stacey Wells Military Chaplains

For our members and friends away at college Landry Doane Casey Davis

For our members who are sick, hospitalized, in need of spiritual care or recuperating -Evelyn Rayner Rowena Carter Annette Dry Kathy Beahm Marilyn Antunes Joe & Suzie HiltonBob DryJoey Reierson Cindy Fistler Tina & Art Doane Polly Sodat

For our friends who are sick, hospitalized or recuperating Jonathan Weston Rita Joyner Jeff Walter Kay Slade Bernard Carter Carolyn Kennedy Lou EllerPat MacDonald Will McLaughlin Zackrey Gilkey Jes Greeno Jason Bell Phil Justice Julie GentryBob Tisdale Richard Brinkley, Jr Christopher & Deborah James Mason Hassell Jean Koren(Gerald & Wandas daughter - in - law) Jean Dixon

Pray for One Another

Bible Study and Adult ConfirmationSUNDAYS 9:30 AM

Bible Study Adult Bible StudyMeet in the Old Church Room, 9:30 AM. A study of 1 Peter led by Al Schneider.

Adult Bible Study, Basics ClassJoin Cindy Reierson as she leads a Bible study for those new to thefaith or those desiring a more basic explanation of the faith. 9:30 AM downstairs. Adult Con irmation

Interested in joining our church or learning more about our faith? Please contact Arnie Sliimmen forinformation on our Adult Con irmation class.

Youth Con irmation

The final youth confirmation class this year for first year students will be Sunday, May 22. Our secondyear student will continue through Sunday, June 19.

WEDNESDAYS 7:00 PM

Join us as Pastor Voss leads a study on the Lords Supper. A new topic will be presented shortly.

Join us at 6PM on Wednesdays for a meal and fellowship!


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Child Development Center Update

Completed:

5/3/2011Initial meeting with Pastor, committee members to discuss the Market FeasibilityStudy. You may listen to this meeting online via Nazareth Radio at nazluthchurch.com. 5/9/2011First draft of the Potential User Survey to Nazareth Lutheran Church for review andcomment

Upcoming:

5/13/2011Comments on the first draft of Potential User Survey returned to Perspectives Con-sulting

5/17/2011Revised Potential User Survey to Nazareth Lutheran Church

5/19/2011Comments on revised Potential User Survey returned with signed survey approvalletter to Perspectives

5/23/2011 6/9/2011Telephone interviewing

6/10/2011 7/14/2011Statistical analysis of the Potential User Survey data and development

of the report 7/15/2011Market Feasibility Study report completed and delivered to Nazareth LutheranChurch.

7/17/2011Market Feasibility Study report provided to members via our website or via printeddocument that may be read in the Conference Room.

8/4/2011Presentation of Market Feasibility Study to members of Nazareth by PerspectivesConsulting.

Feasibility Study Progress 5% Completed

The feasibility study for a Child Development Center has begun. Thekickoff meeting was held by Perspectives Consulting Group on May 3.

You may listen to the audio of that meeting on our website or via aCD we have available in the church office.The feasibility study will be completed on July 15. It will provide ananswer as to whether or not there is a market in the tri-cities areafor a Lutheran Child Development center. We can then prayerfullydiscuss the results and decide if this will be our mission to the com-munity.

Perspectives consulting has performed over fifty child develop-ment center feasibility studies and is endorsed by our district as

a reliable source for research and an independent opinion.


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Missions and Outreach Easter Faire Event Held on April 16, 2011, Is a Big SuccessBy Kara Canada

As many of you all know, we had a great turn out for the Easter Faire this year despite the rainyweather. We had 59 children register to participate in Egg Hunts this year. And as usual, our Nazarethmembers were more than eager to assist with everything needed to make it a success.

We added a new game this year. The fishing game was a huge success. We want to thank Wil-liam Koren for assisting with building the board we used to set the game up. William Engels, his Grand-son, stated that it was the best game there besides the Egg Hunts. We also had an additional item cook-ing up in the kitchen this year, Funnel Cakes. Jim Morris was wonderful about cooking these for every-one to enjoy. We also created a banner featuring the hand prints of all the children attending our eventthis year.

We have included some pictures from the event for you to enjoy. We look forward to continu-ing to celebrate our Savior Jesus Christ many gifts. One of the greatest gifts we share is the love of ourfamily here at Nazareth Lutheran Church. Evangelical Outreach and Mission Board

At our April meeting the board discussed Ann's idea for an in-house Food Pantry ,because we have so many needy families in the Church. Angie is going to donate shelvingand a place to keep the items. We talked with Arnie and Carol and they suggested the En-trance area of the Older Church/Upstairs Sunday School area. It will not be open to out-siders and is only for families in the church and people connected to members of thechurch. There will be no walk-ins.

Nazareth Radio Now TransmittingWhether you would like to listen to an importantmeeting or a sermon, its online via Nazareth Radio

on our website. Simply to gowww.nazluthchurch.com and click on the icon forour new audio archives and keep up with the latestat your church.


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May 22 nd Service on the Lawnfollowed by a Picnic Lunch

We are planningwith Pastor a Ser-vice out on theLawn at our normalservice time of 11:00 a.m. Its a cas-ual service think

Jesus and Jeans! Weask that you wear

jeans or somethingcomfortable for being outside. We are al-so asking that you bring a picnic lunch toenjoy that can be shared with anotherfamily if needed. Please bring your blanket

or favorite chairs. We will need some as-sistance in setting up that morning fromsome of the men folk. We are requestingthat members let us borrow their cano-pies so we can people out of the directsun. We will keep you posted on otherneeds as we get closer to the eventthrough the Bulletin.

EO&Ms (Evangelicals Outreach and Mission) Event for the Fall will be cen-tered around fun for the kids and selling

crafts this year. We may have a rummagesection, but that is not what we want tofocus on. Please start thinking about ideasfor activities and things you would like tomake to sell. Please begin preparing itemsto be sold. We have not selected the dateyet, but it will be sometime in October orthe beginning of November.

Up and Coming Events to Plan for in 2011

Sponsored and coordinated by the Evangelical Outreach and Missions Board

Did you know?Did you know that if you cannot make a council meeting or Child Development Center meeting that itspossible for you to attend via conference call from home? If you ever are in a situation where you can-not leave your home or you are out of town, please let Pastor Voss know and we will set up our confer-ence bridge for you to attend. Yes, we value your participation that much!


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You are invited to experience God and His Word in a very personal way. Please joinus as we study and read through the Biblein one year.

Starting Sunday, September 11, 2011, we will begin reading The Story. From thepublisher, This is what The Story is allabout---the story of the Bible, God's greatlove affair with humanity. Condensed intothirty-one accessible chapters, The Story sweeps you into the unfolding progressionof Bible characters and events allowingthe stories, poems, and teachings of the Bi-ble to read like a novel.

This will be a church wide experience.Each week, we will read a new chapterand study it via:

Bible Studies

Small Groups

Sermons

Sunday SchoolAnd much more TELL A FRIEND


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The Good News

Pastors Corner

Simple Church

All three discussion groups have agreed that we need to put into place a process by which we build dis-ciples. What does this mean? It means that whether you are a guest or a long-time member of thischurch, you will know where you need to grow in Christ and how you can serve Him using your uniqueand God-given gifts. We will develop a process by which you can clearly see where you are invited togrow and where you are called to serve. It means that our church structure (our boards and commit-

tees) will change to reflect our mission. Each part of the church structure functioning with a purpose to help Gods children along their path of discipleship.

Weve just begun building this process. Why not join a discussion group today? Ask the church officefor a book. Pease read Chapter 4 of Simple Church and we will begin designing our ministry process

together.

The Story

There is no better time to invite someone to engage with our church in worship than right now. Weare on the cusp of doing something really great for ourselves and our community by reading through

the Bible in one year. This will be done via a terrific book called The Story. The Story is the Bible, con-densed into 31 Chapters and by the end of our journey, we will appreciate how God laid our His plan ofsalvation for each of us. This is an journey that will bring us closer together as a church and if we do

this right, our community. Please keep an eye open for how you can help with getting the word outabout this. I will be sharing ways in which we can invite others to join us.

The Story Teachers Planning Meeting. So that we all are on the same page and so that we knowexactly what resources are available to us, I will lead a teachers planning meeting on Saturday, June26 from 8am to noon . Bagels, juice, and drinks will be provided. This is for all teachers of Nazareth.If you will be out of town, I will record this meeting and make it available online via our new Nazareth Ra-dio section of our website.

The Lords Supper

We believe teach and confess that the body and blood of Jesus Christ are truly present in the breadand the wine. Why? Because Scripture tells us this truth.

Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ ? And is

not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ ? - 1 Corinthians 10:16 We have been studying the Lords Supper in our Wednesday evening Bible class. It has been beneficial

to us all. We have agreed, together, that it is our Christian duty to make sure that those who Com-mune at the Lords Table at Nazareth understand why Christians approach the Lords table and what

they are partaking of. We approach this Sacrament in repentance to receive forgiveness, a strongerfaith, and the building up of our church. We are partaking of the body and blood of Jesus Christ in, with,and under the bread and wine. Yes, Christ is truly present in this gift.

Please make sure to speak with me if you believe you or your guest is not aware of the blessings of thisSacrament and the Real Presence of Jesus Christ within it. This is truly a holy and blessed gift.


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Chapter 1 Summary

Chapter 2 Summary

There are two issues that we need to address as a congregation:We tend to be a maintenance minded congregation:Examples: Our focus tends to be on programs instead of mission, councilmeetings are maintenance focused not mission focused.We do not have a Spiritual Growth plan for our membersExamples: We are not providing a specific growth plan for guests or mem-bers who may not know how to start or continue their growth in Christ.

MISSION AND MINISTRY

Many of our existing programs fall short of sharing the Gospel.

We have many willing passionate Christians at Nazareth.We get defensive about justifying the existence of programs and we needto let go of a program or redevelop it if it doesnt serve our Mission.

BOARDS AND OFFICESWe may want to consider reducing the number of people on our boardsso that the board can focus on recruiting volunteers to that all membersare engaged, even if just in one project.There are many in our congregation who do not have a clear understand-ing of the importance of their role in Gods mission. We need to evaluate how many boards we have and how many serve onthose boards.

Chapter 3 Summary

All members should support whatever ministry process we put into place

and all leaders should agree to understand their role in that process.We agree that we will move ahead with developing a process by whichpeople are engaged in discipleship and growing in Christ.We should not eliminate any programs or ideas without either replacingthem with better ideas or adapting them to serve our mission. Who(what group) decides what programs need adapting/replacing is somethingwe need to continue to discuss.


SIMPLECHURCH

DISCUSSIONGROUP

The following summarynotes are the basic ide-as taken away from theinitial Simple Churchmeetings. Chapter 1-3focused primarily onreflecting on who weare. Starting with Chap-ter 4, we will begin tobuild who we desireto become a simplechurch focused on theGreat Commission.

Why not join in? Joinany Simple Church ses-sion:Sunday 8:30 AMSunday after worship

Wednesday 5:30 PM

Or online!


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Your Picture of Jesus by Pastor David Voss

Like most people, my relationship with my fatherwas one that changed over the years. When I was aboy, I thought he was Superman, for he amazed mewith all he could do. When I was a teenager, Ithought he was a policeman, since he always was try-ing to keep me in line. When I became an adult, I

saw him in a new way just as he was a man. Wespent a lot of time together playing Old Time music(he on banjo and I in fiddle) and I got to know him inways I never knew before. I value the time I spentwith him, especially now, since he now rests in GodsBaptismal grace with Christ.As he and I grew older, the relationship changed dra-matically. Im sure the same is true for you in yourrelationship with those in your family. As we change,the nature of our relationship changes.When you were a child or when you were new tothe faith, you had an idea of who Jesus was. As yougrew older or grew in the faith, that idea probablydeveloped into something unique only to you.Look at the pictures above. Those are depictions of

Jesus Christ from various people around the world.While we may change and while our concept of who

Jesus Christ is may change, one thing stands firm andis unchanging, and that is Jesus Christ himself.

No matter what the world thinks of Jesus orsays about Him, He remains victorious and ever-lasting. Regardless of opinion about Him, depic-tion of Him, or denial of Him, Jesus Christ sits atthe right hand of the Father as a victor over sinand death. Unlike champions from this world

who are forgotten about once the next seasonbegins, the Father states that Jesus is and alwayswill be the victor, and thanks be to God! Godgives us the victory through our Lord JesusChrist. - 1 Cor 15:57.You may think of Jesus as a nice and gentle man.He was. You may think of Jesus as one whocould have a temper. He did. You may think of

Jesus as one who suffered and died. That istrue. Jesus was and is all of those things but Hewas not only those things. Jesus Christ is risen.He has defeated death and the devil for you.That is why He came to the world. That is whatyou need to know about Him.No matter what you think of Jesus within thatpicture, always picture this, But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and sawthe glory of God, and Jesus standing at the righthand of God. - Acts 7:55. Victorious!

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TO:

Nazareth Lutheran Church1711 Grant StreetHopewell, VA 23860

Nazareth EvangelicalLutheran Church

Reaching out to allin faith and love,sharing the Good

News of Jesus Christ,and serving joyfully!

The Good News - May/June '11

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