April 2016 Memo`s

Memos
APRIL, 2016
St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church
Worth,
St. MarkIllinois
Evangelical Lutheran Church
708-448-6555
Worth, Illinois
708-488-6555
Pastor
Jay Trygstad
Pastor Jay Trygstad
WORSHIP
WITH US
8:00 A.M.
Classic Grace
(Traditional Worship)
~~~
9:30 A.M.
Prayer & Praise
(Contemporary)
~~~
10:45 A.M.
Joyful Noise
(Contemporary)
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9:30 A.M.
Sunday School
(Koetz Hall)
&
Adult Bible Study
Fellowship Hall
Deadline for May
Memos is the last
week of April.
Please email or
drop off articles
by that date .
Thank you.
I found this reading on faith in the Trinity School of Ministry
Lenten devotions. It was written by John Bryant and based on the
story of the woman with the flow of blood found in Mark 5:21-43. I
hope you find it encouraging.
“The pastor preaching on this story this past Sunday said we
should have more faith…as if you can make more faith inside yourself,
gathering a kind of interior momentum and stock piling faith in your
bad heart, driving away fear. As if you can have more faith by wanting
more faith.
But faith is not an amount. Faith is a direction. Faith is not
what you feel, but rather the one you look towards. The woman in
the story looked toward Christ, she reached for Him. Who knows what
was in her heart and mind? We know only where she looked. What a
relief it is to know that God is not asking for an interior amount. He’s
not asking for your feelings of faith, for your interior exactness or your
fullness of heart. He is only asking for you to turn your head.
Because the one who made you is the one that changes you. You are
not required to have assurance; you are required to look to the one
who gives assurance. You have faith by looking to the one who gives
it. Relax, have doubt, and look.
God doesn’t limit his blessing based on how you feel about Him
today. He’s not impressed with your interior exactness; he just wants
you to look at Him. So he can tell you that you don’t have to feel his
promises to be in his promises. When you turn in faith and pray you
are not hoping, half heartedly for the resurrection, you are in the
resurrection, whether you feel it or not. There is no way out.”
Your brother in Christ,
Pastor Jay
11007 S. 76th Ave., Worth, IL 60482  E-mail: stmarkworth@comcast.net Web: stmarkworth.org (fax) 708-448-6594
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PASTOR’S PAGE
Farewell from Vicar Dan:
Dear Congregation of St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church:
Thank you for all the blessings that you have brought to this church, since
the day I first walked in I was captivated by your spirit and the work that
you were doing in this ministry. It’s more than just the smiling faces but
the movement of the spirit that is in you all. God has and will continue to
grow this church for his ministry and that in itself is beautiful. Thank you
also for all of the wonderful experience you have given me as well as
your intern, it was not only a delight to work with you all and hear your
stories but a blessing to see this church on fire for the Lord.
As this church has a future in the ministry, so do I. Upon graduating from
Trinity I hope to be working in a ministry related field where I can grow
in a way that will better me for God’s work. Whether that be here in
Chicago or in Wisconsin I am not too sure but as for right now it looks
like I will be going back to Camp Manitoqua to work with the kids and
spread the word of God.
April 24th will be my last day with you all, I bid you a farewell and grace
and peace to you all.
Sincerely,
Vicar Dan
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And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer;
and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. Isaiah 65:24
P r a y e r
C o n c e r n s
Let us pray . . .
For Pastor Jay, Vicar Dan
Owen, Debi Doolan, Bruce
Shake, Marty Schallmo, Lari
Jo Meyers, Candy Breen, Bob
& Jackie Haller, Chase Landgren, Miriam Smith, James
Claude, Damien Deist, John
Riddle, Jennifer Armstrong,
Christine Starr, Cindy Tremback, Rich Otto, Mary Martin,
Janet Spencer-Fieme, Regina
Pahr, Jimmy Johnstone,
Maureen O’Meara , Audrey
Meicinsky. President Obama
other world leaders, and our
church leaders.
MISSIONS
For the homebound including:
Erwin Brauer, Ruth Voegele, Dave
Brasel, Mary Smith, Lois Fisher,
Joy Rossner, Agnes Khoury, Joe and
Gloria Melnyk, TheaNelle Kerr,
Mary Zelmer, Maxine Kucala,
Henry and Betty Witte, and Bob
Scott.
For those serving in the
military including : Kirsten
Smock, Dale Smock, Joe
RUGER, LUKE BIALCYK, SETH
KLUGE, ISAAC BARTOSIK, ERIC
CARLSON, MATTHEW STEMOS,
TYLER CRAIG, NATHAN ROGERS, K.C. LABUDA, AND
MATTHEW ALVIS.
To be a Christian without
prayer is no more possible
than to be alive without
breathing. Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
.
SUPPORT
Manuel Alvarez Ramirez (our
St. Mark sponsored child in
Mexico), our Missionaries
(Justin & Kari Eller and Nick
& Becky Lauranzana), PADS
(our volunteers and those who
seek shelter with us), our Prison Ministry, Operation Christmas Child (and the 127 children who received our shoeboxes this year), D'Ante Davis,
the students, staff and families
of Grace Christian Academy,
the Palos United Methodist
Church Food Pantry, Pastor
Saeed Abedini, the ELCA”s
Lutheran Disaster Relief efforts, and our Teddy Bear Ministry
A L T A R F L O W E R S - As of February 1st,
the cost of Altar Flowers (two vases) will be
$30.00 (includes the delivery fee).
Worship Committee
S TEWARDSHIP P RESENTATION
The Thrivent event is postponed until after
April 15th "more info to follow" any questions call me. Thank you, Kristie Oblak
Thanks to the generosity of our congregation
$703.15 was collected on Anita Korensky Bucket
Sunday.
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OTHER ACTIVITIES
D ART B ALL April 12th , Away Chicago
Heights - Play Off’s 8pm. Practice is on Thursdays at 6:30pm in Fellowship Hall during the active season. Call John Hogel 708-403-0957 for
more information.
St. Mar k Rockers
The next scheduled event is April 12th @
1:00pm. Regular Meeting and Bingo. Check the
Rockers Bulletin Board or go to
www.stmarkworth.org and click on the Rockers
tab.
Book Club “ AKA B OOKFINDERS ”
Thursday, April 14th at 10:30am. The book for
April’s discussion is The Doctor’s Lady by Jody
Hedlund. We will meet at the home of Ruth
Voegele, 11004 S Lombard Ave., Chicago Ridge.
For more information please call Marcie
DeChristopher at 312.613.1234. Join us for interesting and stimulating discussion. New members and visitors are always welcome.
Q UILTERS - Super Sew Tuesday
Next meeting will be April 19th 6pm to 9pm in
Fellowship Hall. Sewing experience not required, open to the community. Additional info
contact Peggy George 708.499.2240.
P.A.D.S. Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:00pm in
Heaney Hall. April is the last month for PADS
on Tuesday’s and Fridays. A Thursday night dinner will be offered beginning in May and
throughout the summer. Anyone interested in donating food or helping to serve, please contact
Flo Breitbarth (708) 254-1142 . If you would
like more information about the PADS programs
please contact Flo.
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He is Risen . . .
He is Risen
Indeed!
Serendipity Choir will begin
preparing a cantata, "For the
Sake of the Call" to be presented
on Pentecost, May 15, 2016. Our
first gathering will be Sunday,
April 3rd to listen together to the
15 minute production and to receive listening cd’s. Hope to see
everyone right after the 3rd service.
ATTENTION ALL ST. MARK MEMBERS
The Anita Korensky Scholarship Committee will be accepting applications for this
year’s recipients starting March 1st
through April 30th. All applications must
be submitted no later than May 1st, 2016.
Applications are available on the St. Mark
web site, and hard copies in the Church
Narthex.
Any member who will be attending a post
high school college, university, or trade
school is eligible to apply for the scholarship.
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Happy
Birthday
1. Betty Evans
2. Henry Witte
3. Lupe Johnson, Nichole Atkinson, Matthew Mucha
4. Chase Landgren
5. Nancy Randall. Tom Trauscht
6. Jeannine Sherman
7. Sue Quadrizius, Emery Smith, Jayden Melendez
8. Lauren Quadrizius
9. Deanna Sandei
10. Nicole Wetzig
11. Christine Palhegyi, Adrianne Olejnik, Irene Yuska
12. William Quinn, Debbie Basa
13. Cassie Dixon, Ruth Bouche, Eric Mata, Miriam Smith
15. Bill Neubauer
16. Rich Otto, Trisha Griffin,
17. Wendy Oleksy, Jeffrey O’Boyle, Sabrina Lontka
18. Bob Haller, Kyle Muersch
19. Cheryl Doeden, Amy Gajeski, Samantha Costella
20. Michael George, Angela Rukujzo
21. Bob Young
22. Joe Brown
24. Sharon Berg, Sarah Dixon
26. Jack Mucha
27. Thomas Elder, Bob Hartley
29. Rachel Trygstad
30. Patricia Thompson, Margie Covolo, Kathryn Karaus
Amid the Illinois budget crisis, the state Environmental Protection Agency is no longer sending out emissions
test notices to vehicle owners. The tests are required when drivers try to renew their license plates, but the
EPA stopped sending out the notices back in December. That's the same time the Secretary of State's office
stopped sending out license plate renewals to cut costs. The EPA notice is sent out four months in advance,
which means vehicle owners are only now feeling the effects. "They're probably going to have lines around
the block when people finally realize they didn't get the emissions test when they go to get their license,"
said Sam Clark, who received a notice. The Secretary of State is still sending out electronic notices for both
the plate renewal, which includes information about whether or not a Vehicles Emissions Test is required before the vehicle' registration can be renewed. The Illinois EPA is exploring options for electronic emissions
notifications, including possibly consolidating the notifications with the Secretary of State's Office.
You can sign up to receive plate renewal e-notices by going to this site: https://www.ilsos.gov/greenmail/.
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Our St. Mark PADS ministry workers would like to let you know how grateful we
are for all the people serving in this ministry. This season is drawing to a close as
April 29th is the last Friday of the season to house those who need shelter. The Site
Managers and the Cook Teams will have a short time to regroup and get ready for
start up again in October.
Volunteers will be needed for check ins, donation coordinators, and meal providers.
Also needed are people who would be able to provide a bucket and perhaps a bottle
of pine sol to clean our facility. Please let Flo or myself know.
We hope you had a blessed Easter.
Linda Macak
P.S. If you can help, we will be serving dinner only on Thursday evenings throughout
the summer. If this is something you would like to take part in, please call Flo
Breitbarth (708) 254-1142 or the church office (708) 448-6555.
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DIVINE $
Ten Years - Eight Months - Four Days!!! Yes!
On March 4, 2016 One Million $ in sales was reached; thanks to a $200.00 purchase by Teresa Haseltine of the New Adventures Early Learning and Day Care!
Thanks Teresa for putting us over the top!
THANK YOU to all our loyal shoppers / once in awhile shoppers / holiday shoppers / and business shoppers who have brought us to this milestone.
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YEAR
TOTAL SALES
July - Dec.
2005
$74,622.38
$3,419.45 (4.6%)
2006
$127,816.27
$4.604.58 (3.6%)
2007
$144,420.59
2008
$102,280.88
2009
$87,436.48
2010
$70,251.58
$2,721.09 (3.9%)
2011
$67,274.00
$3,746.33 (5.6%)
2012
$67,382.00
$2,818.26 (4.2%)
2013
$82,302.00
2014
$80,421.00
$3,762.21 (4.7%)
2015
$82,589.00
$3,548.67 (4.3%)
TOTALS:
$986,796.00
$43,874.23 (4.4%)
Jan - Mar
2016
$15,916.00
GRAND
TOTAL:
7/2005
3/2016
$1,002,712.00
MILESTONES
$250,000.00 reached in early 2007!
PROFIT
$6,772.61 (4.7%)
$4,043.14 (4%)
$500,000.00 reached on August
16th!
$775,000.00 reached on June 30,
2013!
$1,000,000.00 reached on March
4th!!!!!
$3,553.21 (4%)
$4,422.63 (5.4%)
$588,92 (3.8%)
$44,001.10 (4.4%)
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Is it I, Lord?
Match the apostles name to information about him.
Matthew 10:2-4, Acts 1:26, Galatians 7:1
James
Judas Iscariot
Philip
Andrew
Matthew
Thomas
James the Less
Simon Peter
I was once a tax collector
I betrayed my Lord
I was seen by Jesus under the fig tree
I was called the apostle Jesus loved
I brought Nathaniel to Jesus
I saw Jesus on the road to Damascus
I am brother to John and son of Zebedee
I was chosen by lot after Judas died
Paul
I am the son of Alphaeus
Nathaniel / Bartholomew
Thaddeus
Matthias
Easter Day
by Evaleen Stein
I was renamed by Jesus to a name that means rock.
John
Simon
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I am brother to Peter
I wanted to see Jesus' scars after he arose
I am a Canaanite
I am also called Lebbaeus
Christ the Lord is risen
today!
Angels rolled the stone
away
From the tomb wherein He lay!
Little children, come
and sing,
"Glory, glory to the
King,
Christ the Lord of everything!"
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CONFERENCE
Hands And Feet United In The Proclamation Of Christ
Dates: April 15 - 16th
April 15th – 7pm to 10pm
April 16th – 9am to 4pm
Location:
St. Mark Lutheran Church,
11007 S 76th Ave., Worth, Illinois
Church Phone: (708) 448-6555
Garth Smith: (708) 408-3384
Statistics are showing we are losing members in many of our churches. As a result, churches are declining in membership and some have even closed around us.
How do we remain consistent to God’s Word yet reach God’s Kingdom?
With many moving into the area that do not know about Christ or are disenfranchised with the church, we can no longer wait for people to come to us. How do
we approach them? What do we say? Who do we reach out to?
We will have many gifted speakers, panels, workshops, time for prayer and discussion, special music and great fellowship and conversations.
Come join us to learn but also contribute your knowledge to help one another
build on our own relationship with Christ and help us share the LOVE of Christ
with others.
Be prepared to leave inspired!
The conference includes lunch on Saturday and refreshments and materials
throughout the day.
Cost at the door – add $10.00.
For more information or to register please call me. (708) 408-3384
Garth Smith
Youth & Family Ministry Director
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To the St. Mark Family
Samantha Marquardt
Sponsored by
Brittany Mirkowitz
Mike Maddox
Sponsored by
Mike George
Samantha
Mike
Anthony
Bob
Anthony Melendez
Sponsored by the
Oberbeck Family
Bob Oberbeck
Sponsored by
Tom Kucala and Stephanie Oberbeck
Jack Prochaska, Jim Prochaska,
Cindy Prochaska, Stephan Prochaska
and Healy Hurst - Jim & Cindy Prochaska
and their sons are sponsored
by the O’Neil / Whalen family.
The Prochaska Family
Georganne
Georganne Sedor
Sponsored by
Linda Macak
The Soto Family
From left – (Samantha Marquardt),
Christina, Olivia, Victoria, Nick and Julie
Christina sponsored by
Tara Rivera
Olivia sponsored by Tracy Oblak
Victoria sponsored by
Emma Miskovic
Nick sponsored by Bruce Shake
Julie sponsored by Amy Gajeski
The Soto Family
Irene Yuska and her son Michael Fioravanti
Sponsored by the Neubauer Family
and Rachel Trygstad
Rob and Jamie Fioravanti
Sponsored by Ivan and Delane Rohac
Irene & Michael
Rob & Jamie
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“FOR THE SAKE OF THE CALL”
Pentecost – May 15, 2016
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Sunday,
Sunday,
Sunday,
Sunday,
Sunday,
Sunday,
Thurs,
Sunday,
April 3
12:00 All Listen &Distribute books/cds
April 10 12:00
Men
April 17 12:00
Women
April 24 12:00
All
May 1
12:00
All
May 8
Mothers Day – No Rehearsal
May 12
7:00
All
May 15 Pentecost
10:00 Worship Service
Wear RED
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