January 2010 - University Lutheran Church

Serving Greater Gainesville, the University of Florida, & Santa Fe College—January 2010
Nine New
Members
Welcomed
Nine new members were welcomed into the ULC family on
Dec. 6th. Sondra Collins; Dr. Kamran Fakhimzadeh; Rod, Lisa, Trenton and Taylor Gobber; Rachel
Lowes; Marissa Tweed; and Brent
Walbolt all became official members of ULC.
As usual, Pastor Collins stressed
that not only do the new members
join us, but be we pledge to accept
and support them in all our walks
with God.
Sondra is the wife of Pastor
(Photo by Sam Brill)
Rachel Lowes (Left), the Gobber family—Trent, Lisa, Taylor and Rod (not pictured),
Marissa Tweed, Sondra Collins, Kamran Fakhimazdeh, and Brent Walbolt all joined the
ULC family on Sunday, Dec. 6th.
Collins. They were married on
May 30th at the UF Baughman
Center. She has a Bachelor of
Music in Voice Performance from
UF and a Master of Music in
Voice Performance from Georgia
State University. She teaches mu-
(Photo by Sam Brill)
Inside:
All but two members of the 2010 Congregational Council are pictured following the
Dec. 6th election of four members. Pictured are Ray Goldwire, Phil Noss, Emily Robinson, Pastor Collins, Shanti Samuel, Mark Johnson, De Ann Connor and Don Koons. Not
pictured are Eckhard Schadow and Ron Kuehl.
Birthdays ...............................3
Calendar ................................7
Campus Ministry Sunday......2
Cantata (Pictures)..................4
Christmas Tree (Picture) .......6
Deadline................................ 2
IHN Needs More Support ..... 4
LIFT...................................... 5
My Father’s World ............... 6
President’s View ................... 5
sic at Romeo Elementary in Dunnellon, FL. Sondra was an active
campus ministry member while at
UF and is now active with Lutheran CM here at ULC, UF and at
Santa Fe College.
She is the daughter of Roger
and Susan Wenninger. She is
transferring from Grace Lutheran
in Melbourne Beach where Roger
is pastor. Sondra is a lifelong Lutheran who likes pot-lucks, fourpart harmony in hymn singing, and
wearing Martin Luther t-shirts.
Kamran has lived in Finland
for the last 28 years where he
earned his doctorate at the University of Helsinki. He came to
Gainesville last summer to do research on a grant from the UF to
discover which parasite is killing
honey bees world-wide. His Finnish wife, Paivi, and their younger
Thanks for Dinner ................ 2
ULC People ......................... 3
Volunteers ............................ 8
Where in the World is…? .... 2
(See New Members… Page 6.)
Annual
Congregational
Meeting-Jan. 31st
(Photo by Sam Brill)
Becca Clinton, Katie Newman and Nakole Stephens
greet Jackie Klein at the Dec. 13th Campus Ministry
Sunday Service.
(Photo by Sam Brill)
Rikki Schwarz and Marissa Tweed serve as
Assisting Ministers for the CM Sunday Service.
Campus Ministry
Sunday — Dec. 13th
Saying good-bye after the CM Sunday Service.
The Campus Ministry Board and the students want to thank the Hospitality Action
Team for its Survival Dinner, a dinner intended to relieve students of cooking during
finals and recognizing the end of the semester. Dinner included chili, baked potatoes,
lettuce salad, turtle cake, and apple cake.
Campus Ministry wants to thank the
HAT, particularly Caroline Yale, Loretta
Fauerbach, Mary Lou and Dutch Schirmer,
and Jeanne Chamberlin. Food also was provided by Shanti Samuel, DeeAnn Connor,
Lois Wilkowske and Ann Goldwire. The
Schirmers also provided “survival bags”
including such things as food bars.
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(Photo by Sam Brill)
Kate Herzhauser reads lessons
during the CM Sunday Service.
(Photo by Sam Brill)
“Thanks for Dinner”
(Photo by Sam Brill)
UF Senior Sarah Clinton talks
about her experiences and feelings while involved in CM at
ULC.
(Photo by Sam Brill)
ULC CM “Gator Choir” sings during the CM Sunday Service.
Where In the
World is ...?
The ULC Family Bible has been on the road
for nearly two years now,
making its way through
congregation members'
homes. At the moment,
our tracking system has
lost the trail of the ULC
Family Bible, and there
are homes yet to
visit! Do you know
where it is? If so, please
contact Joan Anderson
(jrandfug@aol.com or
331-5657).
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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
Thursday, Jan. 21st is the deadline
for articles and pictures for the
February newsletter. Please send
them to the church office or e-mail
them to ULC at
info@ulcgainesville.com or to Ron
Bauldree at ronbauldree@msn.com.
Please use either Microsoft Word®
format or a text format that Microsoft Word® can open. If you can only
submit hard copy, please submit the
article early so there is time to retype the item.
Use .jpg or .tif format when submitting pictures. Please identify
everyone in the picture. The caption should be submitted in the same
The editor
format as articles.
ULC People
Dedicated to news of our church family.
PRAYERS:
For God’s loving presence to
continue surrounding Adeline
Bauman, Dee Ann Connor, Jim
and Janet Janke, Shari O‘Brien’s
brother Thom Hart, Frank and
Betty Reisner, Al Schilling, Helen
Wiegman, Lois Wilkowske, Betty
and Bob Young, holiday travelers
and all those who face the holidays
missing a loved one…
A NEW GRANDCHILD:
Anne and Ray Goldwire welcomed Ellie Frances Goldwire,
named after Anne’s mom Frances,
to their son Ryan’s family, as
grandchild number eight (fourth
granddaughter). Born during a
Colorado snowstorm on Nov. 14th
weighing six pounds four ounces,
baby Ellie joins three brothers,
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Patricia Simpson
Joy Schmertmann Colley
Benjamin Brandner
George Chappell
Gene Ryerson
Agnes Martinsen
Karl Pagenkopf
Beverly Ryerson
Ronald Bauldree
Benjamin Borgert
Barbara Dalsheimer
Dutch Schirmer
Steven Fourman
Helen Wiegman
Keith Walbolt
Kris Pagenkopf
Lisa Manion
Rikki Schwarz
Scott Simpson
Bill Ezzell
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Please feel free to share news with Pauline in person or via the phone.
(Photo by Sam Brill)
Campus Ministry Students Emily Robinson, Heather Humphrey and Leanna McKenzie
check out the Social Justice Garden in the Kaiser Center patio. The garden, planted in
August, continues to yield fresh vegetables to feed the hungry.
twins Gavin and Travis (7 on Nov.
13th) and Ian (3). She is loved very
much by her brothers, her adoptive
parents Ryan and Cheryl Goldwire
in Castle Rock, CO and all the
Goldwires. Anne and Ray plan to
see her at her baptism in April.
TRIPS, TRAVEL:
Sandy and Ron Bauldree
drove to Asheville, NC for an early
November visit with their granddaughter Zoe (11-mo.) and her
parents Cindy and David Muse.
Cindy and family returned the visit
on Dec. 30th for a celebration of
Zoe’s 1st birthday and the New
Year.
Janete Brito and her husband
Don Dickson will travel to Spring
Hill, TN over the Christmas holidays to visit his extended family
which includes 16 children and 14
adults, including sons, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and spouses.
Jeanne and Bill Chamberlin
spent three weeks in Oregon and
Washington State recently. During
that time they celebrated Thanksgiving with her parents and
brother’s family, enjoyed visits
with his sister’s family, and celebrated Jeanne’s birthday where the
Columbia River and Pacific Ocean
meet.
Dee Ann Connor was with
family during the Christmas holiday season. While at the home of
her daughter Noelle and Al Franco
in Ponte Vedra Beach, she enjoyed
the special activities of grandsons
Kelland (5) and Connor (4).
Christmas was spent in Seattle
with her son, Kevin, his wife,
Erika, grandson, Oliver (5), and
granddaughter, Ida (10 mos.).
John Drake‘s daughter Barbara Drake, her husband Jorge
Vera-Dubois and their 11-year-old
son Samuel, who live in Lima
Peru, came in mid-December for a
month long visit with him. Barbara edits manuscripts, Jorge (a
native of Peru) is working with the
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IHN Needs
More Support
By Martha McInnes
Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Thank you for your work and
support of IHN. Your participation has enabled us to serve families in Alachua County and the
surrounding area for over 11 years.
We are currently working with
nine host congregations taking
four weeks of hosting per
year. This has left a significant
gap in our hosting schedule. For
the year ahead our plan is to do
several weeks of all-church hosting. Highlands Presbyterian
Church, on NE 16th Ave., has
agreed to be our host congregation. We need to provide the volunteers to serve meals, staff the
church in the evening, overnight,
set up the bedrooms, and host
breakfast. I am asking you, and
many others to take part in this effort to serve homeless children and
their families in Gainesville.
Our first week of hosting is Jan.
17th. If you can participate in any
way, please email me directly
(gainesvilleihn@gmail.com) or
call the office, 378-2030.
(Photo by Sam Brill)
Members of ULC’s Choir are joined by members of the High Springs United Methodist
Church Choir for a cantata on Sunday, Dec. 13th. Upon finishing, everyone went to the
Kaiser Student Center for the annual ULC Congregational Advent Dinner.
ULC People...
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Peruvian government on a twoyear grant, and Sammy attends the
American School.
John and Pauline Schmertmann and their Boynton Beach
son Neil enjoyed a Thanksgiving
Day Dinner with their Tallahassee
son Carl and his family. They expect Neil, Carl and family, and
daughter Joy and her husband
Greg Colley from SC for a Christmas visit. Their son Gary and his
family live in Sydney, Australia.
Caroline and Jim Yale enjoyed their Thanksgiving weekend
visit in Clearwater and Dunedin
with her parents, Carl and Emeline
Koch, her brother, Jeff Koch and
his wife Maureen, and nephew,
John Koch, his wife Shannon and
(Photo by Sam Brill)
On Sunday, Dec. 20th, members of ULC’s Choir joined members of the High Springs
United Methodist Church Choir in High Springs for a cantata at their church.
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their three daughters.
VISITORS:
Chase Collins’ friends, Sapp
brothers Caleb and Jacob, and the
McClay brothers
Jesse Jones, with Virginia
“Gina” Lakatos
Brenda Mayvan, here from
West Virginia
Luke Neal’s parents Sue and
George from Morton, IL (Luke
(PhD. Dec ‘09), continuing his UF
research)
Alex Firkov, researcher with
the UF Chemistry Deptpartment,
from Georgia (the country)
MEDIA GLEANING:
—from the Gainesville Sun
Don and Kathy Koons’ son
Jay C. Koons, MD, PhD, an Interventional Cardiologist, in a letterto-the-editor in early December
stated his opposition to the health
care legislation being proposed.
He expressed his concern that the
proposed reduction in Medicare
payments to providers being considered would result in a reduction
of services currently provided to
Medicare patients.
From Mark Johnson
As we bid adieu to Advent Season and 2009, we look forward to
a new year filled with great challenges and great opportunities. A
great milestone for this Church is
coming up soon in the form of our
60th Birthday on April 17th and
April 18th. Talented and passionate volunteers are working tirelessly to pull off a celebration worthy of our heritage and mission. If
you would like to get involved,
please speak with Eckhard
Schadow. He and his planning
team are hard at work crafting recommendations to the Council on a
variety of issues from venues to
food.
Your church leadership needs
your continued support and
prayers in order to effectively and
efficiently manage our limited resources in 2010. The Council will
again work openly and cooperatively with our Ministry Boards
and committees to be good stewards of the resources we have. We
will continue to balance our primary mission with our need to
“live within our means.” Please be
present at worship services on Jan.
10th as we install our 2010 Congregation Council. Also, members of
the congregation are invited to the
Annual Meeting on Jan. 31st to review, discuss, and approve the
2010 Spending Plan.
Stewardship efforts throughout
2010 will be marked by the theme
of “Blessings Abound.” All members, students, and visitors are
asked to reflect on how their giving can renew and replenish our
commitment to this church’s mission. Your Council and Ministry
Board leadership will be monitor-
ing pledges and giving on a
weekly and quarterly basis in
2010. Moreover, we may be coming to you at various times next
year to consider making your
pledges in a manner that is timed
to coincide with the rhythms of our
church’s financial operations. Although at times we may struggle
and have disagreements, we must
always remember that we are truly
blessed to live in the glory of
God’s love and the warm embrace
of our Christian brothers and sisters. Together there is nothing we
cannot accomplish as long as we
place our hopes and fears in the
Lord!
Given our beautiful and successful Advent Season of activities, we are once again in the midst
of composing a letter and calendar
of events for the 2010 Lenten Season. We are asking all Ministry
Boards to send a representative to
a Cabinet meeting in January 2010
to secure firm dates and times for
all Lenten Season services, events,
and activities. We hope to send
out the Lenten Season letter in
early February so that everyone
has plenty of time to circle those
events and activities on their own
calendars at home.
Finally, we ask that you keep
the congregational leadership in
your thoughts and prayers. We are
struggling our way through a difficult year in solid fashion due to the
hard work of Pastor Collins, the
Congregational Council, and the
various Ministry Boards. We need
your continued support, love, and
care. While it may be easy to simply give up and worry about what
the future holds, we should always
remember that when we feel that
our struggles are too much to bear,
we should give up our struggles
and fall into the arms of a loving
God.
LIFT Luncheon News
By Agnes Martinsen
Christmas was the theme for the
Dec. 10th LIFT (Lutherans in Fellowship Together) potluck lunch.
White tablecloths and pink roses
adorned the tables. A Christmas
design table cloth was on the serving tables.
Sixteen people joined hands for
the thanksgiving prayer at the start
of the lunch and a prayer for those
who could not attend.
As usual, the food was delicious
and plentiful—seemed to be a day
for Italian food. Dessert consisted
of some great tasting pies, cakes
and cookies.
Otto Johnston was host and program director. He also put on the
program, talking about ancient
structures—over 5,000 years old—
located a few kilometers west of
Dublin. Otto showed pictures he
took and purchased when he and
Sherrie visited Ireland. Thanks to
all who helped set up and take
down tables and chairs.
We hope all had a blessed and
safe Christmas and new year.
Come and join us on Jan.14th
for our next LIFT luncheon. Ron
Bauldree and Otto Johnston will
serve as hosts.
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(Photo by Sam Brill)
THIS IS MY
FATHER'S
WORLD
The Christmas
tree in the
sanctuary this
year was a gift
from the funds
of ULC’s Campus Ministry. The tree
was decorated
by congregational members
and campus
ministry students including
Leanna
Mackenzie,
Virginia Latakos, Phil Noss,
Kathy Brill,
Shari O’Brien,
Pastor Collins,
and Leah Gidwani. Not pictured are Emily
Robinson and
Sam Brill.
By Joan Anderson
Watch for the rebroadcast of "THE NATIONAL
PARKS: America's Best
Idea", starting on Jan. 27th
on PBS. Also, watch for
announcements about a special four-week study/
discussion ("And God Saw
That It Was Good") at ULC,
based on this acclaimed film
series.
New Members Welcomed...
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daughter, Sofia (15), arrived just
before the New Year to stay in the
US with Kamran. Their oldest
daughter, Sonia (20), will remain
in Finland to finish her university
studies.
Kamran was born in Iran and
lived in Pakistan for five years.
He is an excellent cook and has
shared his culinary talent at Sunday Hospitality Time and at the
recent Iranian Barbeque Benefit
for the campus ministry students’
2010 Spring Mission Trip to Mexico.
The Gobber’s came to Gainesville from near Des Moines in July
after Lisa was transferred by Nationwide Insurance to Florida as
the Associate Vice President of
Underwriting and Product. Rod
and Lisa own farm ground in Nebraska where Rod travels during
the spring and fall to help his
brothers and father. Trent (14) attends Kanapaha Middle School
and Taylor (7) goes to Chiles Ele6
mentary School.
They are transferring from Immanuel Lutheran in Waukee, Iowa,
where Lisa taught Sunday school
the last three years and Trent completed the first year of his confirmation studies. Prior to transferring to Des Moins in 2004, the
Gobber family resided in rural
southeast Nebraska where they
were lifelong members of St.
James Lutheran Church in Humboldt, NB.
Rachel came to Gainesville in
August to attend law school. She
comes from Jackson, MO, where
her parents, younger brother and
grandmother live. She is a graduate of the University of MissouriKansas City where she majored in
Spanish. Rachel wants to work
with children, documented and undocumented, from other countries
and has a concern about human
trafficking. When not concentrating on her law books, she enjoys
her dog “Tucker.” She is transferring from St. Paul Lutheran
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Church in Jackson.
Marissa is currently a sophomore at UF pursuing a psychology
major with a minor in communication studies. She grew up at Joyful
Servants Lutheran Church in
Tampa with her father the Rev. Dr.
Dave Gardner Tweed, her mother
the Rev. Dr. Rita Gardner Tweed,
and siblings Wesley (16) and Marina (13). Marissa enjoys helping
out with the Altar Guild and as an
Assisting Minister. She is active
in CM, serving as treasurer and
planning the annual Spirituality
Beach Retreat this past October.
Brent graduated from UF in
April of 2008 with a bachelor degree in advertising and minor in
business. He was active in CM
while a student and is still participates as he can now that he is
working in Gainesville. Brent is
transferring from Grace Lutheran
in Clearwater, where he was baptized and confirmed.
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SUNDAY SERVICE: 10:25 A.M.
SUNDAY Learning/Fellowship
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Noon- CM Coop
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8 am- UF Crisis Team
4 pm- Executive
Committee Meeting
5:15 pm- Peer Minister
Meeting
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1:30 pm- Staff Meeting
5:30 pm- Wednesday
With The Word
7:15 pm- Choir Practice
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9:30 am- Learning Board
1:30 pm- Staff Meeting
5:30 pm- Wednesday
With The Word
7:15 Choir Practice
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7 pm- Council Meeting
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1:30 pm- Staff Meeting
5:30 pm- Wednesday
With The Word
7:15 pm- Choir Practice
5:15 pm- Peer Minister
Meeting
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1:30 pm- Staff Meeting
5:30 pm- Wednesday
With The Word
7:15 pm- Choir Practice
Noon- CM Coop
Noon- LIFT Luncheon
5:15 pm- Peer Minister
Meeting
4 pm- Executive
Committee Meting
5:15 pm- Peer Minister
Meeting
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9-10 a.m.—Adult Forum
11:30 a.m.—Fellowship and Refreshments
11:45 a.m.—“Come and See” discussion for Adults
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.—Children and Teen Classes
3 Food Sunday
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January Volunteers
ACOLYTE
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Adam MontMarquette
Austin MontMarquette
Anna Grace MontMarquette
Adam MontMarquette
Austin Mont Marquette
COUNTERS
Brandner/Ling
Bev & Ron Gronwall
Dick Dienhart
Bauldree/Chappell
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ALTAR GUILD
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Lois Wilkowske
Mary Lou Schirmer
Kathy Brill
Jackie Klein
Bev Gronwall
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Ron Bauldree/Shari O’Brien
Dick Dienhart/Marissa Tweed
Otto Johnston/Stephanie Babcock
Shari O’Brien/Heather Humphrey
Ron Bauldree/Rachel Lowes
LAY READERS
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DOOR STEP VISITORS
SOUND SYSTEM OPERATOR
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Dutch & Marylou Schirmer
Philip & Cecilia Noss
Joan Anderson/Ruth Fugmann
Jackie Klein/Janete Brito
Gene Brandner/George Chappell
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Dutch & MaryLou Schirmer
Eckhard & Jean Schadow
Ron Gordon
Gilbert & Sara Daniel
Pauline Schmertmann/
DeeAnn Connor
ASSISTING MINISTERS
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Dutch Schirmer
Ron Kuehl
Sam Brill
Ray Goldwire
Chase Collins
USHERS
GREETERS
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Sam & Kathy Brill
Ron & Mary Kuehl
Ron Gordon/Al Schilling
Jacob Sapp/Chase Collins
Rick & Laurie Ezzell
Office (352) 373-6945 • FAX (352) 373-1679
Web Site: www.ULCGainesville.com
Email: Info@ulcgainesville.com
The Rev. Dr. Michael L. Collins, Pastor
Pastor’s email: pastor@ulcgainesville.com
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