The Visitor - Immanuel Lutheran Church

April 2015
The Visitor
From the Pastor
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen
the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
[John 20:18]
Do not hold on to me, was one of the things he said to her. Go, was
another; and my God and your God still another. That Sunday early
morning started with a lack of recognition; Mary mistook the risen
Lord Jesus for the gardener. But then he called her by name: Mary!
And her eyes were opened, her confusion swept away. This month
at Immanuel, we will share some moments aimed at helping us have
something of the same experience.
April’s first Sunday ushers in Easter with the joy and celebration of
the Resurrection. Christ is risen; he is risen indeed! When you read
John’s account of that first Easter, you notice that the one thing he
doesn’t say is Rejoice! But rejoice we do! From Mary Magdalene to
this very day, the good news of Easter is the very heart of our faith,
the source of our hope, and the font of all Christian love.
Our rejoicing continues the following Sunday, as three of our young
people, Jainna Marcinczyk, Avry Marcinczyk, and Brandon Fletter
come to the altar to receive the body and blood of Christ at their first
Holy Communion during the 10:30 service. A special reception for
the new communicants follows in Borchert Hall. A similar reception
will follow the 10:30 Holy Communion on Sunday, April 19, when
we will recognize and thank our devoted office administrator,
Mauree Ward. Please make a point to support these members and
friends with your presence and prayers!
Sunday, April 26 finds us led in worship (a single service at 10:30)
by our Youth Group, as we observe World Water Sunday, and again
urge your offerings for our Sunday School water project, for which
the goal is a $600 family water system. ILYG (find and “like” them
on Facebook!) have agreed to provide this leadership, as Pr.
Steinway will be in Honduras with the Synod mission team that
week.
So you see, there is much to celebrate this month at Immanuel. And
it all begins with the good news that Christ is Risen! Alleluia!
Bruce A. Steinway, Pastor
Palm Sunday
March 29th
8:15 Holy Communion
9:20 Sunday School
10:30 Holy Communion
Maundy Thursday
April 2nd
6:15p Simple Supper
7:00p Holy Communion
Good Friday
April 3rd
7:00p Special Tenebrae (see pg 3)
Easter Sunday
April 5th
7:30 Holy Communion
8:30 Breakfast by the Youth Group
10:30 Holy Communion
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 4th
11:00 am
Cookies Cause We Care
Membership & Outreach Ministry would
like to send cookies to our college
students and military. If you know
someone who would like to receive a care
package, please give Jeanmarie Mullen
the address by April 5th. (Cont’d pg. 2)
First Holy Communion
Sunday, April 12 10:30
WELCA Spring Gathering will
be hosted by Immanuel this year on
May 16th. 9am to 2pm. Please save the
date. More info to follow soon.
Contact: Arleen Flach 203.735.4309 or
awflach@gmail.com
Immanuel’s Blessings!
Cassidy, Avry and Jainna Marcinczyk all completed the Apostle's Creed
and the Lord's Prayer. Cassidy also recited "Jesus Loves Me".
The Seymour Animal Shelter wishes to thank everyone at Immanuel for the
contributions. The letter is on the Bulletin board in Brochert Hall.
Canned meat: chicken, tuna, salmon etc.
Mr. LoRicco thanks everyone for the prayer shawl and blessing he
received during his recent illness.
Thanks go to John Enquist, Russ Errickson Randy Cormack & Rick
Steckert (a new member of the RMC) for cleaning, painting and
organizing the Janitor’s closet.
Cookies…Cause we Care (Cont’d)
The Lutheran Home of Southbury is also looking for Cookies for 2 events.
* Staff Appreciation Luncheon - April 23rd (where the cookies can have nuts), and
* May Fest, May 7th, where the guild provides the musical entertainment and
goodies (no nuts!) for the residents of the Lutheran Home.
New baby?
Let Karin
Schidat know so a rose can be
placed on the font in their
honor. 203.888.5946
Thanks to Kim & Lee Burton
for the April Meal!
Kitchen helpers should meet at 2:30p
Kitchen helpers are needed when the
meal is prepared in the church kitchen.
Contact Ellen Fritz 203.888.5756
Happy Anniversaries
2
7
19
20
27
28
Robert & Jeanmarie Mullen
Maritza & Tim Richmond
Dorothy & Charles Rippel
Pat & Lee Olson
Janet & Warren Austin
Regina & Peter Arcoma
Prayers: Deb Steckert (203.888.1218)
Helena Anderson Rotzal
Joan Austin
Alicia Belinsky
Evelyn & Howard Belinsky
Evelyn Brobst
Faye Brown
Gerald Cassin, Sr.
Andrea Clark
Milt Cochran
Richard D’Amico
Chrissy Daust
Dave
Ruth Edgren
Barbara Fisher
Donna Figoras
Michael Flach
Sarah Fradkin
Dorothy Fritz
Summer Gladney
Millie Grele
Gladys Harrison
Ann & Steve Hricko
Helen Hull
Spooner House Meal
Jenny
Ernie Isberg
Tonya Kellogg
Hilda Lange
Norbert Lorenzen
Sue Lorenzen
Wilma Luft
Richard LoRicco Jr.
Florence Masiak
Adeline Mazza
Greg Miller
Mirabella Modina
Nancy Olmid
Chuck O’Neil
Jakelynn Orfiss
Charlie Parsons
Florence Pawlak
Walter Pawlak
Dorothy Prillip
Alaina, Amanda &
Chloe Richards
Angie Rinaldi
Florence Ross
Joyce Sauer
Lea Seabury
Darlene Sprinkel
Margo Steckert
Dorothy Stockman
Fred Stockman
Alexa Terrell
Lillian Thompson
Tom
Jim Tompkins
Joseph Virag
Dee & Jim Voccola
Anita Ward
Carolyn & John Ward
Sgt. Patrick Wagner
Chelsea Wheeler
Family & friends of
Helen Whiteley
Alex Wilde
Richard Wilde
Michelle Williamson
Sylvia Wismar
Bob Winters
Happy Birthdays
3
4
6
8
Gerry Cassin
Laura Cripps
Regina Arcoma
Ellen Fritz
Stephanie Vargas
9 Diane Waggner
Phyllis Tortorello
11 Julio Cesar Rosario Cardenas
13 Pat Olson
14 Sabrina Fletter
15 Linda Kraigenow
Jason Otis
Tyler Otis
16 Patricia Rice
Tom Solomon
18 Eric Meady
19 Jaimee Betts
David Cegelka
Anne Dow
Christy E. Opusczynski
Lee Olson
Bailey Wright
Diane Peters
21 Ellen O'Neil
23 Amanda Richards
29 Meadow Cassin-Brown
New Website address!!!
http:// www.immanuel-oxford.org
Lenten Water Project
Family Water System
$600.00 – Our Goal
Water is life's essential element. We need it to survive and to stay healthy. Give a family a
head start out of poverty by providing access to water for drinking, sanitation and hygiene.
Furnace Fund
Good Friday Worship
Our Good Friday Tenebrae (always an especially
moving experience) this year features an extensive
choir who will offer a number of high quality anthems
woven throughout the scriptures which tell what are
called the seven last words of our Savior.
To help raise
the mercury
100%
- Use the
Furnace Fund
envelopes in
the pews. Even
your spare
change will
help.
50%
0%
Honest Conversations with Muslim Neighbors
Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m.
First Church of Chirst, (Porter Hall 75 Main St. Farmington
What do they believe? What has been their experience as a result of extremist actions in the world?
Four Muslim neighbors from the Hartford area will share their experiences and respond to our questions such as:
Why don’t we hear moderate Muslims speaking out against extremism? Why do some girls and women wear
Muslim dress and other do not? What does the Qur’an really say about Christians, Jew and memberos of other
faiths? American Muslims don’t have all the answers but they will respond about issues that concern them as
well as us. Together we can think about promoting a more peaceful world.
Ministry Schedule
April
Ushers
Assisting
Minister
Charlene
Pederson
NA
Lector
Acolyte
Coffee Hour
John Miller
Anella Porto
Maundy Thursday
NA
Katelyn Mullen
Good Friday
Sharon Scinto
Lynn Nesshoever
Breakfast 9:30a
Mitch Wright
Beth Alves
Gabby Mentgen
Tori Alves &
Sean Skehan
2
3
5
Easter
7:00p
MaryAnn & Ken Robinson
7:00p
Al Meyer & Eric Figoras
7:30
Bailey & Peter Wright
Rick Kaeser &
Eric Figoras
12
8:15
Charlene Pederson &
Charlotte Tottenham
Hunter Cripps
Sharon Scinto
Anella Porto
10:30
Ellen & Charles O’Neil
Wade Gibbs
Wendy Cegelka
Alexa Terrell
8:15
Diane & Dale Peters
Julie Cormack
Sean Ruggerio
Lydia O’Connell
10:30
Kim & Austin Tupper
Wade Gibbs
Tori Alves
The Mullen family
Sharon Scinto
Janet Edgren
Sierra Cripps
Bonnie Kaeser
Mitch Wright
Gabby Mentgen
The Wright family
Sue Borchert &
Beth Alves
19
26
10:30
8:15
Erica & John P. Ruggerio
Renie Steinway &
10:30
Wade Gibbs
Altar Guild
Jeananne
Urbanowicz
Ellen Fritz
Judy Adcox & MaryAnn Robinson
Youth Group
Julie Cormack,
Lisa Popieslaz &
Melanie Orfiss
Kim Tupper &
family
April
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
5 Easter Day 6
7
8
7:30 Holy Communion
8:30 Breakfast
10:30 Holy Communion
9:30a RMC
6:30p
Worship &
Music
Ministry
6:30 Scouts
7:00 Choir
Rehearsal
14
15
12
13
8:15 Holy Communion
9:20 Church School
10:30 Holy Communion
With First Holy
Communion
7p Property 7p Finance
Ministry
Ministry
6:30 Scouts
7:00 Choir
Rehearsal
19
20
22
8:15 Holy Communion
9:20 Church School
10:30 Holy Communion
21
Thu
3
4
Maundy
Thursday
Good
Friday
6:15p Lenten
Simple Supper
7:00 Holy
Commmunion
7:00p
Tenebrae
9:00a Hand
Chime Reh
10a Altar prep
10:30
Children’s
Choir Pracitce
11:00a Easter
Egg Hunt
9
10
11
10a - Noon
Borchert Hall
in Use
16
Sunday
10:30 Youth led Service
2-6:30 Borchert Hall in
Use
29
6:30 Scouts
7:00 Choir
Rehearsal
17
18
7-9 Scouts
23
Honduras
Mission Trip
28
Sat
2
7-9 Scouts
6:30 Scouts
7:00p
7:00 Choir
Congregation Rehearsal
Council Mtg.
26 World Water 27
Fri
30
24
25