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Living Savior Lutheran Church and Preschool February 2019 Newsletter

Inside on page: 2 Vicars Voice/Bridges/Sun. Bible Sty 3 Music Notes/Education 4 Sunday Serve/Altar Guild/ Cong. Mtg. 5 Youth/Bible Studies/Women’s Retreat 6 Hypothermia /LFL-NOVA/Seder 7 Preschool/Registration/Fellowship 8 February Calendar

For Member information check the bulletin board outside Pastor’s office

or in the hallway.

Board of Servant Leaders President: Chuck Froemke Vice President: Steve Galing Secretary: John Mitros Treasurer: Paul Gross Assist Treasurer: Sidney Heetland Financial Secretary: Patty Myers

At Large — Two year term Pat Lyons (2020) Steve Thomas (2019) Frank Reyes (2019) Cathi Willuweit (2020

Ministry Leads Pastor: Andy Lissy Communication: David Huxsoll Education: Shari Hernandez (Interim) Ellena Pollock (Assistant) Elders: Donna Dietz, Catherine Gangsaas, Jim Neuburger Fellowship: Jennifer Minor Music: Dr. Wallace Horton (Interim) Outreach: Ric Weyrick Preschool: Anne Reynolds Property: Marc Morgan Social: Miki Kolton, Steve Thomas Stewardship: Larry & Terri Beam Youth: Jonathon & Sarah Loesch

Ad Hoc Groups Young Family: TBD GMU Outreach: Ken & Lori Hults, Miki Kolton Mission Vicar Care: Steve Galing, William Lunsford

One day last month, I had breakfast at IHOP. I had a mushroom/spinach omelet, with two pancakes and a side of scrapple! It was delicious! But a few hours later I ate a small, but adequate lunch. Still later that night, I had dinner. And guess what? When I got up they next morning I was hungry and had to start all over again with breakfast. There are some needs that must be met on a daily basis. We simply can't eat and drink enough in one day to last us for a lifetime. If we want to go on living in a reasonably healthy manner, we have to eat and drink something every day. Now, this rather obvious information is simply a lead in to what may be one of the greatest challenges we have: to trust God, to count on him, to depend on him, on a day to day and hour to hour and minute to minute and second to second basis. We are glad to trust him with eternity, but we are not so sure about this afternoon. We know that he will support us and guide us through all of our tomorrows, but we are not so confident about today. We don't want to be put in the insecure position of having to trust God to provide for our needs on a day-to-day basis. We are like the rich fool in the story that Jesus told in Luke 12:13-21. We'd like to store up enough today to last us for the next several years. Then, if God should forget about us for a while or, what is far more likely, if we should forget about him for a while, we would still be in pretty good shape. In teaching us the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus said: “Give us each day our daily bread.” (Luke 11:3) Or, as we pray it each Sunday morning: “Our Father, who art in heaven ... Give us this day our daily bread.” We are like the children of Israel who were making their way through the wilderness. They got so hungry that they wished they were back in their old Egyptian captivity: at least Pharaoh had given them enough to eat. They called on Moses and he called on God and God produced a nectar from the shrubs and trees. It was called Manna and it was easily transformed into a substance that tasted like sweet bread. But there was a funny thing about this manna; it was good for only one day at a time. If you tried to collect enough for two days, It became foul and infested with worms. It was a test of faith. God gave them only enough bread to last them one day at a time. They had to trust him to take care of tomorrow when it came. But when they trusted him, God never let them down. May we always hold on to His promises, and trust His love for us! God’s peace this month, Pastor Andrew C. Lissy

A Day’s Bread

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Vicar’s Voice “but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you

for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect…” (1 Peter 3:15)

Brothers and Sisters in Christ!

This month, Living Savior will be hosting a day-long work-shop on outreach to our Muslim neighbors on February 16. I’m rather looking forward to it because in my time working on campus at George Mason, I’ve come to find that the num-ber of Muslims living in our area has greatly increased in the last couple of years. About a quarter of the female students I’ve seen on campus in the Johnson Center are wearing hijabs and burqas, and there’s a now a large prayer room on the third floor where Muslim students can pray toward Mecca. 2010 census data demonstrate that between 2000 and 2010, the number of adherents of Islam living in Fairfax County grew by 45%, with the 2010 population of Muslims in the county being roughly 50,100. No doubt that that number is much higher now, but what this all ultimately means is that there’s a greater chance now that our neighbors may be Muslims than there was before, and with that chance come opportunities to have conversations with them about our Christian faith.

One thing you may not know is that Islam, while holding up the Qur’an as the final and ultimate revelation of God’s will for man, also holds up the Bible as one of their scriptures. Specifically, Islam considers the New Testament (which they call the Injeel in Arabic) to be one of their holy texts. The problem is that they consider the Injeel to have somehow become corrupted, and many Muslims have been discouraged from reading the New Testament even though their faith con-siders it scripture. What they often know about the Gospel comes either through hearsay or the filter of the Qur’an. Did you know the Qur’an mentions Jesus more than ninety times? Some of the things the Qur’an says about Jesus agree with statements about Him that are found in the Injeel, but other statements in the Qur’an contradict them: for example, the Qur’an agrees with Christian claims when it calls Jesus the Messiah (Surah 3:40, 45) and says He was born of the Virgin Mary (Surah 19:19-21), but it disagrees when it says that He is not the Son of God (Surah 19:34-35) and that He was not crucified (Surah 4:157). In many cases, some Muslims do not even know what the Qur’an itself says because they cannot read Arabic, and translations of the Qur’an are thought to be untrustworthy.

The fact that our Muslim neighbors have an idea about who Jesus is (albeit an incorrect one) puts us in a great position to talk to them about our faith in Christ. As our workshop lead-er, Yvette Moy, says, we Christians are the “Christ experts.” We know that because of Jesus’ life, ministry, death, and resurrection, we can trust what our Scriptures tell us about Him, and we can share our faith with them. By sharing the Jesus that we know, the Christ of the Gospels, of the Injeel that so many Muslims should hear, we can help them know the One who saves us from our sins and gives us everlasting life, the One who is the reason for the hope that is in us. So please, join us on February 16th to learn about your Muslim

neighbors and how to engage them with respect and love. Your witness may introduce Christ to them, and lead them to realize that He can be the reason for their hope, too.

In Christ, Vicar Nils Niemeier

Bridges International Dinner and Bible Study The Bridges International dinners and Bible studies will continue once classes resume in February. More details regarding meal sign-up will follow.

Christians Connecting with Muslims February 16, 2019 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Klein Hall This study equips believers to share their Christian beliefs with their Muslim neighbors, with compassion and understanding. Sessions lead participants to learn to bridge the gospel, understand the New Testament's credibility, understand Jesus' sacrifice, and more. It demystifies Islam for Christians who have no knowledge of basic Islamic belief. The cost for the student book is $15.00. Lunch provided. For more information, please contact Vicar Nils Niemeier(vicar@livingsaviorlutheran.org ) or Betty Cook (nacegc@gmail.com).

The Breath - Lutheran Campus Ministry Campus ministry activities resumed in late January

with an orientation table with the Campus Ministry Associa-

tion. We are going to kick into high gear in February! If you

are interested in volunteering with this ministry, or if you

know a George Mason student who would like to be involved,

contact Vicar Nils (vicar@livingsaviorluthran.org) for more

information.

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Adult Sunday School Series

Back to the Basics 9:50am in Klein Hall

Our Adult Sunday School Series, "Back to the Basics” will be doing a deeper dive and compare views from other denominations regarding some of those foundational, basic Christian teachings. Our next few interactive discussions will focus on the Sacrament of Baptism. Do all denominations believe that Baptism is a sacrament? Is Baptism a work of obedience that we do? How is it that babies can be baptized while unable to demonstrate true faith? We will explore these and many other questions. We welcome anyone to come study with us! No worries if you miss a lesson. You can always jump in! Facilitated by Jason Tolbert.

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WORSHIP AND MUSIC MINISTRY “WALKING IN THE LIGHT . . . WALKING AS A CHILD” One of my favorite hymns is “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” (LSB # 411). It is a relatively “new” hymn with both the text and the tune written by Kathleen Thomerson (b. 1934) in 1966. I did not become acquainted with it until we came to Virginia in 1989. While the hymn is included in the “Epiphany section” of Lutheran Service Book, it is a work that is appropriate at anytime during the Church Year. The flowing and melodious tune could stand by itself. It truly is a beautiful melody. However, when the text is wedded with the tune, a powerful “musical sermon” is created for each of us to meditate upon and celebrate. As this hymn is sung during worship, I am reminded of several Biblical texts. In Matthew 18:3, Jesus says, “ . . . unless you are converted and become like children . . .” There is something about a child-like faith that removes any doubts we might possess. I John 1:7 tells us, “if we walk in the Light . . .the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.” Light, especially the Light of Jesus has a way of giving each of us direction for focusing on things of an eternal nature. This hymn not only speaks of us walking in the Light, it gives us the opportunity to sing of our willingness “to see the brightness of God,” “to follow Jesus,” “to look at Jesus,” “and to be with Jesus.” The reason that we should desire all of those things is summarized in the refrain, “In Him (Jesus) there is no darkness at all.” Jesus gives us a light that never goes out. His light is never eclipsed in our souls. Sure, each of us have times when our natures try to keep us in the darkness. But the Light of Jesus is ALWAYS there to bring us back into His presence. The Light of Jesus NEVER fails. It al-ways outshines the darkness each of us possess. It’s Jesus nature and desire to shine in us and through us each day of our lives. As we sing this wonderful hymn, not only in Epiphany, but throughout the year, let us always have the prayer, “Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus,” on our lips and in our hearts. God bless you as you Walk as a Child in the Light of Jesus. Dr. Wallace Horton Interim Minister of Worship/Organist celloorgan@verizon.net

MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES CHANCEL CHOIR The Chancel Choir is open to adults (HS age and older) who have a love for singing. This group helps support and lead various 8:30 & 11:00 worship services from Sept. through June. Rehearsals are on Wednesday nights from 7:30 to 8:45.

MODERN WORSHIP ENSEMBLE This group includes vocalists, guitarists, keyboardists, percussionists, and other instrumentalists that assist in leading Modern Worship at various 11:00 AM services throughout the year September to June. Rehearsals are on Tuesday nights from 7:30 until 8:45. Modern worship will take place on Feb.10, March 3, March 17, and March 31. INSTRUMENTALISTS A variety of opportunities exist throughout the year for instrumentalists who play traditional band and orchestra instruments to support worship and other festival occasions. For further information contact Dr. Horton or Meghan Benson mabenson2@gmail.com.

Sunday Morning Education Shari Dropik-Hernandez Superintendent

Sunday School meets every Sunday at 9:50am in the education wing.

Adult Sunday School meets in Klein Hall. Confirmation Instruction This class is open to all youth in the 6th and 7th grades on Sunday morning at 9:50am in the Confirmation Room. Schedule: February 03— Chap. 31 God Gives New Life 10 — Chap. 32 Blessing & Power For Growth 17 — Chap. 33 Power To Live As God’s Child 24 — Chap. 34 Invited to the Feast March 03— Chap. 35 For You! 10 — Chap. 36 Ready for the Feast? 17 — Chap. 37 Here Are the Keys 24 — Chap. 38 I’m Sorry 31 — Chap. 39 Our Life of Worship Sunday AM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Women’s Bible Study A Women’s Bible Study meets in the Preschool Office at 9:50am on Sunday Morning. Jenny Minor leads Becoming a Woman of Excellance, a study by Cynthia Heald. All women of LSLC are invited to attend this study!

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Those Who Serve In February 8:30am 11:00am

February 3 Acolytes: Alison Pollock Kirsten Lunsford Ushers: Avriett Gray Readers: Jeff Redmann Lori Hults Flowers: To the Glory of God February 10 Acolytes: Julia Dean Patrick Shearn Ushers: Gross/Scimecca Randall/Myers Readers: Bob Osgood Deb Malone Flowers: To the Glory of God February 17 Acolytes: Natalie Selchert Isabelle Meader Ushers: Hancq Meins Readers: Andrew Hartlage Leon DeBolt Flowers: To the Glory of God February 24 Acolytes: Ryan Klein Katherine Stafford Ushers: Hernandez Meins Readers: Jason Tolbert Shari Hernandez Flowers: In Honor of Lois Finnern’s Birthday by Choir February Security Ushers: Bod Osgood/Deb Malone

The 2019 Flower Chart is in the walkway! Sign-up for a Sunday to honor or to remember a loved one.

The cost is $45 for each Sunday.

Sunday Morning Nursery Living Savior provides nursery care from 8:15am to 12:15 pm for children ages 4 and younger in room #2 of the Educational wing. Susana Honeycutt is the attendant.

Altar Guild Are you interested in serving the Lord as part of the Altar Guild? New teams will rotate on a monthly basis. Adults and Senior High Youth are

invited to help prepare the altar for worship services. If you are interested, please contact the church office. Thanks!

Remember to wear your name tag.

If you need a nametag, contact the church office and Steve Galing will make you one. Let’s all make a commitment to get to know

each other better this year.

Altar Guild Volunteers! The Altar Guild is in need of volunteers,

especially for the Purple Team which serves during the months of April, August, and December.

No experience necessary, and both men and women are welcome!

Team leads train each volunteer in this vital support of our worship services. Please prayerfully consider

joining the Altar Guild.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Preschool Office 703-352-4208 Preschool website: www.preschool@livingsaviorlutheran.org Administrative Secretary Teresa Goff Church Office 703-352-1421/ secretary@livingsaviorlutheran.org Church website: www.livingsaviorlutheran.org Newsletter: www.livingsaviornews@cox.net Facebook: https://facebook.com/lslcps Twitter: https://twitter.com/LSLCPS or @LSLCPS

Winter Voters’ Assembly Sunday, February 24, 2019

9:45am Klein Hall

The agenda will be distributed two weeks before the meeting.

Information Session: New Child Protection Policy February 17, 2019/9:50am /Klein Hall Come and learn and give your input!

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The Youth Group — CIA

LSLC “Christians In Action” CIA Calendar Sun —Feb/TBA Bowling (watch announcements) Ash Wednesday — March 6th/5pm Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser (4pm prep) Sign up now for the National Youth Gathering (NYG) which will be held in Minneapolis, MN in July 2019. The theme is “Real. Present. God.” Our activities through-out 2018-2019 will build toward this trip. We hope to take at least 15 kids and 4 counselors. For more Info: Sarah Loesch 703.919.5546 Jonathan Loesch 571.641.7249 or Jonathan.loesch@fairfaxcounty.gov Victoria Pierce at vkolt1158@gmail.com Vicar Nils Neimeier (703.352.1421 Ch. office) at vicar@livingsaviorlutheran.org.

Women’s Retreat May 3 — 5, 2019

Roslyn Retreat Center, Richmond, VA

“Connect Through Christ” Facilitator Connie Denninger All women are invited to participate!

Connie Denninger will lead us through visual faith activities with a special celebration on Sunday at the retreat’s worship

center. (We will be making paper-bag prayer books and Connie has suggested each of us begin to collect items we might want to include in our books. She suggests using Greeting cards,

whether for the artwork or message. You might consider look-ing through your Christmas cards to see if there are any you

would like to keep to possibly use.

A few spots are still available until April 1, 2019 when the final numbers need to be turned into the retreat center. For more information contact Wendy McGraw at

teachandmentor@usa.com

Care Cards~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LSLC Care Cards are located in the Narthex magazine rack and provide a valuable list of community support organizations with phone numbers and operating hours in order to help individuals and families in their time of need. All are welcome to take and share with those re-quiring support.

Weekly Bible Studies

Lifelight

Wednesday, 1:00pm to 2:30pm LifeLight is an in-depth bible study which meets on Wednesdays from 1:00-2:30pm in the Narthex and is led by Donna Dietz. We are just beginning our study of Wilderness Wanderings (covering Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). All are welcome! Please contact Terri Beam with any questions at 703-239-0782 or terribeam@gmail.com

Men’s Christian Fellowship Dinner LSLC men meet the last Thursday of every month at 7:00pm for dinner, fellowship and followed by a short study. The next dinner is February 28, 2019. For more info contact Jim Neuburger at neuburger@cox.net.

Men’s Christian Fellowship Breakfast 2nd & 4th Saturday, 7:00am — 8:30am

All men of the church are cordially invited to attend the MCF Breakfast at LSLC followed by a Bible study on Martin Luther: Gospel and Law. For more information contact Paul Gross at paul.grossjr@verizon.net.

Home Bible Study Come for food, fellowship, and a new Bible study called BE HEROIC Demonstrating Bravery By Your Walk, OT Commentary Minor Prophets by Warren W. Wiersbe. Order on Amazon or check with the Lifeway Bookstore: ISBN 978-0-7814-0335-1 or visit www.DavidCCook.com for more details. No book — read Haggai and Zachariah! February 3 —1pm—3pm @ the Kolton’s March 17 —1pm—3pm @ the Froemke’s Hosts provide the main dish; bring a side dish or dessert to share and don’t forget your Bibles! Please contact Henni Froemke with questions at 703-635-2131.

Concordia Lutheran Church Food Ministry

The food ministry provides food, clothing, and spiritual blessings for 80+ families every Wed. from 5 -- 8pm at Concordia Lutheran Church in Triangle, VA. In addition to food and non-perishables, Concordia is in need of gently used shoes, coats, and Bibles. They also appreciate used gro-cery bags. Send monetary donations to: Concordia Food Ministry P.O. Box 336, Triangle, VA 22172-0336 For more info contact Betty Cook, Tim or Mary Heetland, or the social ministry leads or concordialutheranva.org. food ministry page and/or facebook.

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Seder It was at the Passover meal, the last supper, that Jesus said to his disciples “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” Luke 22:2 Have you ever wondered what it might have been like in the Upper Room when our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus, instituted Holy Communion? If you have, please join us for this worship service on Maundy Thursday.

Maundy Thursday April 18, 2019 at 7pm in Klein Hall! Learn about the significance of the Passover meal and how it was used by Jesus to explain his life and death on the cross for our salvation. Although we will be celebrating with the Passover meal, this is part of a worship service. The meal will consist of roast lamb, potatoes and a vegetable. Beverages will be red wine, grape juice and water. We could use help in preparing, serving the meal and clean up after the service. Watch the bulletin for a signup sheet.

Hypothermia Shelter

When the temps drop, the homeless

feel it the most.

LSLC is supporting Lord of Life by providing meals on Feb. 10 & 11at

the Hypothermia Shelter. Sign up for one or more Teams and if

you want to be a Team Leader. Feb 10 /Team #1 Lead: Laurie MacPherson Dinner prep & serve at Lord of Life Feb 10 /Team #2 Lead: Lunch prep at LSLC for Monday delivery at Lord of Life Feb 11 /Team #3 Lead: Breakfast prep & serve at Lord of Life

Contact Social Ministry Leads Miki Kolton at eakolton@gmail.com

or Steve Thomas at bandsthomas@verizon.net.

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Lutherans for Life Northern Virginia

(LFL-NOVA) Saturday, March 9, 2019

Noon to 2pm LSLC Klein Hall

Please join us for a planning meeting and the election of officers on Saturday, March 9 at LSLC.

All are welcome!

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Thank you for Volunteering! Xmas Tree Report 2018

Many thanks to all who supported the Christmas Tree Sales. Through your support LSLC has raised $6000.00 to

distribute to charity.

Charities supported will include NOVACO, Concordia Food Ministry,

Lutheran Social Services, LSLC Youth Education, and Missionaries

and Seminarians.

Dinner with Chef Chaz Saturday, February 9, 2019

6pm in Klein Hall

MENU An Appealing Class About Apples

Apple Walnut Salad Fall Roasted Apples and Veggies

Pork Chops with Apples Apple Fritters

Please join us for a fun evening with friends and Chef Chaz!

Cost is $30 per person. Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, February 5, 2019

at minorkj98@gmail.com

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February This month at Living Savior Preschool we will learn about Valentine’s Day. As part of that lesson we will talk about the special people in our lives and will make valentines for some of those people. We will discuss

how the postal service helps deliver some of those cards. Our Turtle class just toured the Fair Lakes UPS store to see another form of postal service. At the UPS store they received a tour of the facility and witnessed the process for mailing a package. This field trip enhances our February curriculum about community workers. Ground Hog Day will aid in our lessons about the weather and spring. We will talk about the groundhog and whether or not he can really predict the end of winter. To celebrate Chinese New Year, the Year of the Pig, the children will make noisemakers and parade through the halls of LSP. We will cover President’s Day, talking about some of the important contributions made by Presidents Washington and Lincoln.

Towards the end of the month Dr. Bunin, a pediatric dentist from Dr. Kramer’s office, will visit to demon-strate how to take care of your teeth and keep a healthy smile. Last but not least, we will end February and begin March celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The children will wear pajamas to school, bring a favor-ite book from home and have pancakes for a special snack. This is a favorite day for all!

Registration for 2019-2020

Registration for the next school year will begin February 6th for members of Living Savior and currently enrolled families and February 7

th for the general public. LSP offers a warm, Christian learning environ-

ment for young children. We are licensed by the state of Virginia and are accredited by the National Asso-ciation for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). We believe that LSP offers young children one of the best opportunities to achieve the goals of a Christian education outside of the home as they grow and develop physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually. LSP enrolls children from 2 ½ through 5 years of age. We offer two, three, four and five day classes with after school care four days a week. If you or your friends and neighbors have preschool-aged children, please call the office at (703) 352-4208 or stop by for a brochure or tour of the preschool. Thank you! Come join us at Living Savior Preschool!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Fellowship

Progressive Dinner

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Seder Meal Maundy Thursday Service Thursday, April 18, 2019

Chili Cook-off And Monica Rizzo Concert

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Dinner with Chef Chaz Saturday, February 9, 2019

6pm in Klein Hall An Appealing Class About Apples

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