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EVENTS Upcoming

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Book club, 7-8:30pm

Thursday, July 9 in the A

building

Picnic potluck, 4pm-Dark,

Saturday, July 11, Fellowship

Hall.

SafeHaven Training, 10:30am

Sunday, July 19 in the

Fellowship Hall

VBS 9-Noon, Monday, July 27

through Friday, July 31

JULY 2015 The Grannies are collecting school supplies for Penny Creek PG. 6

Donations needed for VBS PG. 4

VOICEOICEOICE Children have been hard at work in the garden Pg. 5

Advent

JULY 2015 A Publication of the Mission of Advent Lutheran Church A Publication of the Mission of Advent Lutheran Church

VOICEVOICEVOICE Advent

Summer Potluck Picnic and Game Night

Saturday July 11

4pm-dark

Bring your favorite

picnic dish to share,

there is no sign-up, so

we’ll see what food

arrives. Bring your

own dishes, too.

We’ll have bocce’ ball,

croquet, ladder ball

and Frisbee golf, but

more is always better.

Does anyone have a Cornhole set? Other favorites?

Invite neighbors, friends, relatives. All are welcome.

For more information, contact Bob or Gail Walters, [email protected]

or 425-338-9588.

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A MESSAGE FROM ChuRCh COunCilA MESSAGE FROM ChuRCh COunCil

Summer is here and a reminder that we offer

electronic giving as a easy way to automate your

regular weekly offering. Electronic giving

offers convenience for individual congregation

members and provides much needed donation

consistency for our congregation.

Go to www.adventlutheran.net or use the QR code

below to set up an automatic donation plan, change

your donation plan, make a one-time donation or

view your online donation history. As you

contemplate future contributions, please consider

electronic giving.

Summer online giving

Summer has started! One of the cool places to be this summer is at church – especially on those hot days!

During this summer there is one worship service that begins at 9 a.m. Attending one service presents an op-

portunity for us all to gather as one to worship and thank God for His grace and the gifts He has given us to

share with others! This is a great opportunity to get to know members who have attended worship service at a

different time! This reminds me of the time when we worshipped as one at Archbishop Murphy’s gymnasium

during our transition to our current location.

The updated Ministry Guide should be available. This guide will let you know of the different Ministry

groups and the points of contact for each Ministry.

Vacation Bible School is not far away. A couple of reminders: volunteers are needed to ensure that the event

is successful for the children. Volunteers need to attend one of the two sessions for the Safe Haven trainings

that will occur prior to VBS. More details and information is available in the bulletin, at Advent’s website and

in the newsletter.

During these summer months as you travel and take time to refresh and renew please remember to give to the

church (time, talents and possessions)!

May God’s grace and peace be with us all!

Give Online

Online giving is a great new way to

support the ministries at Advent.

www.adventlutheran.net

The Classics met on Wednesday, June 10, for their monthly potluck. We had 35 people in attendance. As always, lots of good food. Keith Fresonke gave us some trivia tidbits. Bill Mauge told us of some activities that are available in the area. Bill Steenis and Fred Row passed out information about possible future trips for the Classics—Ride the Duck and Chihuly Garden and Glass. We are having on-going discussions about our kitchen and the purchase of new appliances.

The Classics are taking a summer break. We will meet again on Wednesday, September 9th at 12:30 in the Fellowship Hall. Nancy Fischer will be learning the ropes to take over for me. If you have any questions/comments, please call Cindy at 425-338-5339.

Have a wonderful and safe August! Cindy Steenis 425-338-5339.

The Classics Senior Group

tel:425-338-5339

JULY 2015 3 Making the Love of Christ Known

Advent Voice is the monthly newsletter of Advent Lutheran Church

The deadline for articles is the 15th of each month. Please submit articles, graphics, and photos to

[email protected]

This Month's Contributors: Steve Osher, Pastor Scott Postlewait, Ann Carleton,

Darcel Fogerty, Diane Krause

Advent Lutheran Church

Contact Us: 4306 132nd St. SE Mill Creek, WA 98012

Phone: 425-337-5373

Website: www.adventlutheran.net

E-mail: [email protected]

Sunday Worship Schedule 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Nursery: During both services

Sunday School: 9:40a.m., September-June

(Preschool-High School)

Adult Forum: 9:40am in the Sanctuary

Advent Staff: Pastor: Scott Postlewait,

[email protected]

Associate Pastor: G. Lee Kluth

Office Administrator: Laurie Dunlap,

[email protected]

Volunteer Sunday School Coordinator: Diane Krause

[email protected]

Choir Director: Janet Hitt

Bell Choir Director: Mike Irons

Church Accompanist: Kirsten Lysen

Custodian: Bernice Clements

Church Council: Steve Osher—President/Outreach

Fred Row—Vice President/Columbarium/Worship

Don Tracy—Secretary/Property/Projects

Steve Cleaves—Treasurer

Deb Shaffer—Youth

Jan McWherter—Fellowship

Gail Kautzman—Social Justice

Jen Voss—Education

Jim Bertrand—Stewardship

George Howard– Outreach

PASTORPASTORPASTOR A MESSAGE FROM OuRA MESSAGE FROM OuRA MESSAGE FROM OuR

At the end of each academic year, I would ask UW

students, “What are you looking forward to this summer?”

A common answer was, “Reading what I want to read!”

It brings to mind the phrase, “Passionate Curiosity,”

which seems to make it’s rounds in motivational speeches

and sales manager meetings. Perhaps this phrase fits best,

however, for us as a congregation, for us as people of

faith moving forward in mission in our neighborhood.

As we work our way through the Gospel of Mark this

summer, we can’t avoid Jesus calling the first disciples.

He simply said, “Follow me,” and immediately they put

away their nets, curious to see what Jesus was all about.

Jesus changed their lives into a great missional journey of

teaching, healing, learning, and loving - unlike anything

they might have imagined for themselves. Passionate

curiosity.

What is God imagining for you, for me, for Advent, for

our neighborhood, that we can’t (or won’t) imagine for

ourselves? How do we encourage questions and

passionate curiosity in our midst?

Let’s commit ourselves in the months ahead to becoming

good and curious about what God is doing here in our

community. Let’s commit ourselves to allow our

questions and the questions of those around us to lead us

beyond our sense of comfort and to escort us into

moments of uncertainty, joy, and meaning. Let’s tap into

that genius for mission that God has already blessed us

with through passionate curiosity.

What are you looking forward to this summer? I can’t

wait to hear your questions!

Peace,

The Classics Senior Group

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Thank you for the milk jugs!

Thank you for your generous collection and donation of milk jugs for Vacation Bible School! We should now have plenty to make our ice cave! We could use some help rinsing and cleaning out the jugs. If you can help please let Laurie in the church office know! [email protected]

VBS Sponsor-a-Child

Your sponsorship of $15 or more enables us to provide a life-changing VBS experience for a child in our

community!

Please fill out the following information and return this form to the church office with your check or cash

donation of $15 or more, or donate online at www.adventlutheran.net

Make checks payable to Advent Lutheran Church and write “VBS” in the memo line.

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Are you a member of Advent Lutheran Church? _________

Donation Amount: _________

VBS Craft Donations Needed!

- Battery-operated tea lights

- Scraps of color material (any color/pattern) cut into 6x6 squares

- Scraps of white material (or felt) cut into 4x4 squares

Markers

Place items in the VBS donation bin outside the church office.

Set materials needed:

We also are looking to outfit our VBS set with climbing/camping gear.

We would like to borrow rope, boots, poles, snow shoes, etc for the

week of July 27-31. If you can help, please bring your items, marked

with your name by Sunday, July 26. You will be able to pick them up

immediately following the worship service on August 2.

Contact Laurie in the church office if you have any questions at

425-337-5373 or [email protected]

JUNE 2015 5 We Love Our Sunday School Volunteers!

A big thank you to all of the Sunday School teachers and volunteers for all their hard work and dedication to Sunday School program at Advent!

Sunday School Teachers: Preschool: Diane Krause Kindergarten & 1st Grade: Taryn Kaylor & Suzanne Morgan 2nd & 3rd Grade: Sara Blair & Lori Wendt 4th/5th /6th/Grade: Sandy Barrett Middle & High School: Cari Krippner, Kaye Lysen, & Katie Postlewait Sunday School Opening Leaders: Kaye Lysen, Kirsten Lysen & Katie Postlewait Substitute Teachers: Leianne Flynn, Kim Hall & Mari Riedlinger Classroom Helpers & Check-in Volunteers: Jana Auchterlonie, Ann Carlton, Hope Case, Marilyn Close & Regina Gross And thank you to all the parents, grandparents, family members, friends, and Advent staff who supported our Sunday School programs by bringing your children each week and helping out whenever needed. Have a great summer and we’ll see you at Vacation Bible School this summer and Sunday School in the fall!

Children in the Garden of Giving

Sunday School children

harvest snap peas.

Girl Scout Troop 41342 helps with planting.

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ALL ABOARD!!

PENNY CREEK EXPRESS

The Tuesday Night “Adventure Granny” Bible Study Group invites you to help us, once again, fill the bus with school supplies for the students of Penny Creek Elementary. The bus is currently parked in the narthex of theFellowship Hall.

Help us fill a seat with back packs, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, note cards, scissors, composition books, wide ruled notebooks, 2 inch binders and filler paper, glue sticks, note cards, post-it notes, new or gently used children’s soft sole gym shoes, tissues, hand sanitizer, paper towels and non-chlorine wipes are also needed. Pick up any school supply list at your favorite store for more ideas.

The bus departs for Penny Creek August 17, 2015. Thank you!

Safe Haven Training

If you are planning to volunteer for VBS this year

or help with Sunday School or the nursery you will

need to complete the mandatory SafeHaven

training. Safe Haven is the child safety policy

adopted by Advent. Training only takes about 45

minutes of your time and is essential in keeping the

children in our community safe. There are still

three opportunities to complete the training before

VBS begins:

Sunday, July 19

immediately following the 9am worship

service in the Fellowship Hall.

July 22, 7pm in the Fellowship Hall

7am Monday, July 27 in the Sanctuary

If you have any questions, please contact

Laurie in the church office.

[email protected] or

Book Club

The next book on the list for

Advent’s Book Club is

“Love Does: Discover a

Secretly Incredible Life in

an Ordinary World” by Bob

Goff. Join us Thursday,

July 9th from 7-8:30pm in

the A building to discuss the

book.

Have questions?

Contact Kim Plata

[email protected] or Carla Merisko

[email protected].

National Youth Gathering this Month

The ELCA National Youth Gathering in Detroit is coming up quickly, July 15-19. Please keep our Advent Youth and Adult Sponsors in your prayers as they travel to Detroit to join with High School Youth from congregations across the United States who share a

common commitment and faith in Jesus Christ. Going from Advent are: Hailey Hall, Ryan Kautzman, Emily Morgan, and Aria Openshaw, accompanied by Neil Hoopingarner and Deb Shaffer. During their week in Detroit, they'll focus on Community, Story, and Justice, with amazing worship, service, and fellowship opportunities!

JULY 2015 7 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Food Drive Sunday 4:30am: Korean Bible

Study (C1)

8:30 & 10:30am Worship

9:40am Sunday School

6:00pm: AA (C1)

7pm: Youth Group (C2)

1 4:30am: Korean Bible

Study (C1)

9:30am Bible Chicks

5:30pm: Boy Scouts,

(FH)

7pm: Women’s Support

Group (A1)

7pm AA, (C1)


Study (C1)

6:30pm Korean Bible

Study, (A1)

7:00pm: Bible Study

(offsite, 425-948-7373)

7:30pm AA (C1)


Study (C1)

5:30pm TOPS (C1)

7pm Women’s AA (A1)


Study (C1)

12:30pm Piecemakers

(FH)

6:30pm Lynnwood

Community Band

3 Office Closed 4:30am: Korean Bible

Study (C1)

7pm AA (C1)

7pm Al-Anon (C2)

4 Happy 4th of

July! 4:30am: Korean Bible

Study (C1)

7:30am, AA (C1)

9:00am, AA (C1)

11am: AA Women (C1)

5 Food Drive Sunday 4:30am: Korean Bible

Study (C1)

9:00am Worship

6pm AA (C1)


Study (C1)

9:30am Bible Chicks

(offsite, 425-493-9260)

6:00pm AA Women’s

Group (C2)


Group (A1)

7pm AA, (C1)


Study (C1)

6:30pm Korean Bible

Study, (C2)

7pm AA (C1)


Study (C1)

10am: Bible Study (FH)

5:30pm TOPS (C1)



Study (C1)

6:30pm Lynnwood

Community Band

7pm Book Club (A1)


Study (C1)

7pm AA (C1)

7pm Al-Anon (C2)

7pm: AA Newcomers

(A3)


Study (C1)

7:30am, AA (C1)

9am,.AA (C2)

11am: AA Women (C1)

\4pm Picnic potluck and

game night


Study (C1)

9:00am Worship


Study (C1)

9:30am Bible Chicks

(offsite, 425-493-9260)

11:30pm IRG (FH)

7:30pm, AA (C1)


Group (A1)


Study (C1)

6:30pm Korean Bible

Study (A1)

6:30pm Church Council

(FH)

7:30pm AA (C1)


Study (C1)


5:30pm TOPS (C1)


National Youth

Gathering, Detroit


Study (C1)

12:30pm Piecemakers

(FH)

6:30pm Lynnwood

Community Band

National Youth

Gathering, Detroit


Study (C1)

1:30pm Girl Scouts (FH)

7pm AA (C1)

7pm Al-Anon (C2)

National Youth

Gathering, Detroit


Study (C1)

7:30am, AA (C1)

9am,.AA (C2)

11am: AA Women (C1)

12pm VBS Preparation,

FH

National Youth

Gathering, Detroit

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4:30am: Korean Bible

Study (C1)

9:00am Worship

10:30am SafeHaven

Training, (FH)

6pm AA (C1)


Study (C1)

9:30am Bible Chicks

(offsite, 425-493-9260)


Group (A1)

7:30pm AA (C1)


Study (C1)

6:30pm Korean Bible

Study (A1)

7:00pm: Bible Study

(offsite, 425-948-7313)

7:30pm AA (C1)


Study (C1)


5:30pm TOPS (C1)



Study (C1)

6:30pm Lynnwood

Community Band


Study (C1)

7pm AA (C1)

7pm Al-Anon (C2)


Study (C1)

7:30am, AA (C1)

9am,.AA (C2)

10m VBS preparation (A,

FH)

11am: AA Women (C1)


Study (C1)

9:00am Worship

10:30am VBS set-up

6pm AA (C1)

27 VBS 9am-12pm 4:30am: Korean Bible

Study (C1)

7am SafeHaven Training,

Sanctuary

9:30am Bible Chicks

(offsite, 425-493-9260)


Group (A1)

7:30pm AA (C1)


Study (C1)

6:30pm Korean Bible

Study (A1)

7:00pm: Bible Study

(offsite, 425-948-7313)

7:30pm AA (C1)


Study (C1)

5:30pm TOPS (C1)


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VBS 9am-12pm 4:30am: Korean Bible

Study (C1)

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VBS 9am-12pm

4:30am: Korean Bible

Study (C1)

7pm AA (C1)

7pm Al-Anon


Study (C1)

7:30am, AA (C1)

9am,.AA (C2)

JULY CALENDAR

FH = Fellowship Hall

A = A building

(Preschool bldg.)

SAN = Sanctuary

C1 = Portable C1

C2 = Portable C1

If you would like to add or delete something from the church calendar, or have questions about room availability, please contact Laurie in the

church office 425-337-5373 or [email protected]

4306 132nd Street S.E. Mill Creek, WA 98012

A Publication of the Mission of Advent Lutheran Church


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Potluck Picnic and Game Night

VBS Donations needed

Garden of Giving

SafeHaven Training

National Youth Gathering

Vacation Bible School

July 27-31

If you’d like to volunteer this week please

check out our website


and fill out the volunteer registration form.

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