Messenger - Ashburn Lutheran Church

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Ashburn
2012 May
rd
3345 W. 83 Street
Chicago, IL 60652
www.ashburnlutheran.org
Messenger
The newsletter of Ashburn Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois
1st Annual “BIG BUCKS” Raffle
GRAND PRIZE $5,000.00
2nd Prize..………$2,000.00
2-Prizes of ………$500.00
3rd Prize…….…$1,000.00
4-Prizes of………$250.00
ONLY 250 Tickets Will Be Sold
COST $100.00
Tickets Will Be Available For Sale Through June 10, 2012.
Winners will be drawn on SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012
at the Ashburn Lutheran Church ‘PIG’nic
Winners need not be present. GRAND PRIZE drawn 1st.
In the event all tickets are not sold 40% of the money will be awarded for prizes.
Ticket Sales
Church Office 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sunday-before or after church
service.
If you wish to pay by mail,
please make the payment
payable to Ashburn Lutheran
School Fund and send it to the
address listed below. Your
ticket(s) will be mailed to you
on the date payment is
received.
Payment Address
Ashburn Lutheran Church
3345 W. 83rd Street
Chicago, IL 60652
Questions? Contact us at
773.737.2620 or by email at
ashburnlutheran@yahoo.com
The sanctuary all dressed up for Easter!
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From The Pastor’s Desk…
1 John 4:19-21
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We love because he first
loved us. 20Those who say, "I
love God," and hate their
brothers or sisters, are liars;
for those who do not love a
brother or sister whom they
have seen, cannot love God
whom they have not
seen. 21The commandment
we have from him is this:
those who love God must
love their brothers and
sisters also.
On a Mission, in Eight Words or Less
If you’ve worked in the corporate world, you may have seen an endless
stream of mission statements, purpose statements or value statements. They
were the rage for years, and many a consultant financed their retirement by
helping others write them.
When used well, a mission statement guides the actions of the organization.
It spells out its overall goal, provides a path, and directs decision-making. A
recent article shared a commonality in successful mission statements.
Mission statements that truly orient organizations have eight words or less.
There are no long paragraphs or flowery phrases. Instead, successful mission
statements get to the heart of the matter. Walt Disney Company’s is one:
Make people happy. This multibillion dollar company has an incredibly
complex organization to live out three simple words and it does it well, one
smiling kid in mouse ears at a time.
This spring, I have been teaching the 3rd grade religion class at our Day School. Every lesson begins with a song
to help bring Scripture alive. With clapping and stomping as punctuation, the boys and girls recently
memorized 1 John 4:19, “We love because God first loved us.” If Christians needed an eight words or less
mission statement for our lives, this might be it. The facts are clear and the message to the point in this
Scripture. God first loved us and a life well-lived is spent loving others.
These facts are simple, but like Disney’s giant and complex organization to help make people happy, our lives
are complex. Knowing how to love others is not always straightforward and at times it is difficult to want to
love at all. How we love certainly changes over time and in the different seasons of our lives. During this
season of my life, I am spending far longer changing diapers than I ever imagined. Yet is a gift to love in this
way. After all, I have first been loved by God.
My prayer for all of us is that we grow in our faith together as we learn what it looks like to love, because God
first loved us.
God’s blessings,
Pastor Hiller
P.S. Incidentally, Ashburn’s congregational mission statement to “Follow Christ and Serve Christ’s World” says it
well and in less than eight words!
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Confirmation 2012
On May 6, eight youth confirmed
their faith in God in the Rite of
Confirmation.
As a church we prayed: “Father in
heaven, for Jesus’ sake, stir up in
our youth the gift of your Holy
Spirit; confirm their faith, guide
their life, empower their serving,
give them patience in suffering,
and bring them to everlasting
life. Amen.” We pray God’s
blessings on them as they
mature in their journeys of
faith!
The following youth confirmed
their faith:
Narsis Jarel Whigham
Lordina Asabea Odei
Alicia Morgan Jackson
Ashli Renee Hudson
Wayne Dennis Collins II
Jordan William London
Kinyai Javis Broom
Xavier Alan Crawford
Thank you! Special thankyou’s to Mrs. Nunn and Ms.
Sharon Mason for their hard
work in preparing the Mother’s
Day Spring Tribute Concert. This
lovely event showcased the
Ashburn Adult Choir, Ashburn’s
Day School Choir, and Youth in
Unity, a choir led by Luther South
alum Sidney Buckner.
Blessings and Godspeed
On Sunday, May 13, Ashburn
bid adieu to Student Pastors
Sara Suginaka and Yvette
Newberry White. This year,
Sara led the 4th grade religion
class at our day school,
preached, and led adult Bible
study. Yvette, along with
Steve Bendas, led the Lenten series on “Lutheran Questions, Lutheran
Answers,” preached and led adult Bible study. We were enlivened by
their presence, kindness and love. We wish them God’s blessings and
godspeed in their future ministries!
Our sending for Student Pastor Miles Hopgood will take place during
worship on Sunday, June 3, followed by a festive coffee hour. Please
be a part of blessing Miles and wishing him godspeed!
LSTC Rare Books Field Trip
On Sunday, June 3,
Ashburn people are
invited to head to Hyde
Park after worship for a
guided tour of The
Lutheran Seminary in
Chicago’s Rare Book
Collection. Prof. Ralph
Klein will fascinate us with insight into the collection’s books and their
relevance for our lives and theology. Do not miss this interesting and
thought-provoking opportunity. More information is available at
http://collections.lstc.edu/
Principal Search
The Principal Search Team is currently interviewing candidates for the
principal position at Ashburn Lutheran School. Please keep this process
and our day school ministry in your prayers.
Annual Meeting
Ashburn’s Annual Meeting will take place after worship on Sunday, June
24. Please be in attendance as we recount Ashburn’s ministries this past
year, elect new leaders for our various ministries, and plan for the future.
Pastor Hiller and the 2012 Confirmands
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MINISTRY
May 6
ALTAR
GUILD
Marilyn
Honkisz
GREETERS
READERS
Mike &
Bobbie
Maty
Confir.
Youth
ASSISTING
MINISTERS
Confir.
Youth
May 13
Ruth
Enderle
Bennie
Bullock
Yvette
Newberry
White
Harry
Meyer
May 20
Jean
Friend
Alice
Kiepke
Judy
Goebel
Miles
Hopgood
May 27
Mary Jo &
Abby
Meyer
Marilyn
Honkisz
Linda
Bond
Miles
Hopgood
Sue
Ryan
Dorothy
Jernberg
Jeff
Kueltzo
Mike
Maty
June 10
Ruth
Enderle
The
Marquez
Family
Steve
Bendas
Harry
Meyer
June 17
Sue
Ryan
Erika
Wickart
Charese
Lake
Lordina
Odei
June 24
Mary Jo &
Abby
Meyer
Jobey
Hendel
Taina
Collins
Wayne
Collins, II
June 3
COMMUNION
ASSISTANTS
Confir.
Youth
USHERS
Charlie Ryan, Larry
Symanski, Kris Symanski,
Reggie Hampton, Greg
Harris
Sara
Bob McKinney, John
Suginaka
Schabold, Tom Daley,
Adell Patton, Tyreek
Cowan
Carl
Bob McKinney, John
Lake
Schabold, Tom Daley, Adell
Patton, Tyreek Cowan
Harry
Warren Bloom, Steve
Meyer
Bendas, Jeff Kueltzo, Kyle
Symanski, Henry Thomas
John
Warren Bloom, Steve
Schabold
Bendas, Jeff Kueltzo, Kyle
Symanski, Henry Thomas
Mike
Charlie Ryan, Larry
Maty
Symanski, Kris Symanski,
Reggie Hampton, Greg
Harris
Bennie Bullock Charlie Ryan, Larry
Symanski, Kris Symanski,
Reggie Hampton, Greg
Harris
Larry
Bob McKinney, John
Symanski
Schabold, Tom Daley, Adell
Patton, Tyreek Cowan
Kendall and Natasha Edmond and John Hiller enjoy the beauty of Easter
morning. Christ is Risen!
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MINISTRY
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EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
May—John Schabold and Carl Lake
June—Kim McManus and Alice Kiepke
THOSE IN OUR PRAYERS
Lisa Corriere, Kimberly (Kim) Green, Cynthia Layton,
Jack Paha and Gretchen, daughter of Mrs. Cheryl Morg.
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REMEMBERING THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND
CHURCH
For a variety of reasons, it is difficult for all members
of the Ashburn family to attend worship each
Sunday. Every month, we will highlight one person
who is unable to worship on Sunday mornings.
Please pray for this person, and if you feel moved,
drop a card in the mail as a reminder that they are
prayed for and missed.
please remember in the month of May:
Howard Eggert
Illinois Veteran Administration Home
1 Veterans Drive
Mantino, IL 60950
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May 1
May 4
May 12
May 13
May 15
May 16
May 18
May 19
May 20
May 26
May 6
May 25
May 28
May 30
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Lordina Odei
Juan Marquez
Taina Collins
Malik Battle
Shaun Bonen
Kendall Edmond
Brendon Anderson
Warren Bloom
Karen Zehnder
Tyler Cummins
Larwou Togba
Wanda Lewis Patrick
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Larry & Donna Symanski
John & Susan Bonen
Bill & Ida Maki
Glen & Elizabeth Carlson
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Brandon Belle, Lauren McKenzie, Kristopher Symanski, and Brendan
Anderson were part of the group of youth who received their First
Communion on Maundy Thursday.
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Mark your Calendar
May 29
8th Grade Banquet
Pentecost
Ministry Recognition of Marilyn Honkisz
Kindergarten Graduation
May 30, 6:30 p.m.
May 31
June 1
June 1 and 2
June 10
June 24
Church Council
8th Grade Graduation
Last Day of School
Synod Assembly
Pig‘Fest’ and Raffle Drawing
Annual Meeting of the Congregation
May 24
May 27
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1 Annual “BIG BUCKS” Raffle
GRAND PRIZE $5,000.00
2nd Prize..………$2,000.00
2-Prizes of ………$500.00
3rd Prize…….…$1,000.00
4-Prizes of………$250.00
ONLY 250 Tickets Will Be Sold
COST $100.00
Tickets Will Be Available For Sale Through June 10, 2012.
Winners will be drawn on SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012
at the Ashburn Lutheran Church ‘PIG’nic