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News from Advent Lutheran Church June & July 2018

StaffStaff

PastorsPastors

Jason PetersonJason Peterson

Andrea WindsorAndrea Windsor--PetersonPeterson

Director of Music/OrganistDirector of Music/Organist

Melinda EastMelinda East

SecretarySecretary

Tara SprayTara Spray

Nursery AttendantNursery Attendant

Brandi PateBrandi Pate

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Church CouncilChurch Council

PresidentPresident

Angie HubbleAngie Hubble

Vice PresidentVice President

Erin TaylorErin Taylor

SecretarySecretary

Marcy JimenezMarcy Jimenez

TreasurerTreasurer

Steve MerzlakSteve Merzlak

At Large Council MembersAt Large Council Members

Diana PerryDiana Perry

Zach TeffetellerZach Teffeteller

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Ministry Ministry

Chairpersons Chairpersons

Christian Education Christian Education

Heather HerrmannHeather Herrmann

FellowshipFellowship

Linda JaathLinda Jaath

ServiceService

Jackie VossJackie Voss

YouthYouth

Marcy JimenezMarcy Jimenez

A Word from the pastor’sA Word from the pastor’s

“But Jesus would withdraw to deserted places and pray.” Luke 5:16

Many times throughout Jesus’ ministry, Jesus would take time out of the busyness of life to withdraw and pray.

As summer has arrived, we know that many of you will be taking some time to withdraw as well. We hope that

in your travels you will continue to find time to pray. We truly hope you will be renewed and refreshed in the

Spirit. We hope you will also remember your Advent family as you continue to be good stewards We thank

you all at Advent for your hard work and dedication throughout this past year. We have truly accomplished

great things together in Jesus’ name.

We will continue to the tradition at Advent where most ministries will take a break for the month of July. This

has been extremely helpful to allow for our faithful servants to recharge, renew, and relax. After this time of

reprieve, we are able to come back excited and ready to serve this fall and winter seasons. Because of this, we

will only have one newsletter for June and July. Continue to look at your weekly “This Week at Advent” for

updates, changes, and other ministry opportunities.

However, before we get to July, we still have wonderful ministry opportunities in June.

Synod Assembly is June 1-3 where Pastor Andrea, Pastor Jason, Zack Teffeteller, and Diana

Perry will gather together with hundreds of others across our synod to gather in worship, prayer,

workshops, and so much more while exploring the topic: “Reformation 500…Now What?”

VBS this year is June 4th

-8th

. It will be an evening VBS from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Dinner will be

included during this event. There are activities for Pre-K through 5th

grade. Middle school and

High school youth are here to help lead and guide groups from one activity to the next. This year

there will be an Adult Bible Study led by Pastor Andrea. We hope that both children and adults

will come and join us this year for this amazing time together in God’s Word.

June 10th

will be VBS Sunday. The children, youth, and adults from VBS will share with us all,

the themes, music, and biblical knowledge they learned during the week during our worship time

together. Please plan to join us for this exciting worship opportunity.

June 24th

we will install Advent’s newest church council, Angie Hubble, President; Erin Taylor,

Vice-President; Marcy Jimenez, Secretary; Steve Merzlak, Treasurer, and Diana Perry and Zack

Teffeteller as Council Members at Large. We thank them for their leadership and service in

God’s name.

June 24th

we will have a special blessing for our youth heading to camp. We have two youth

going to Affirm, 5 youth and two adults going to the National Youth Gathering, and three youth

going to Lutheridge. We pray that the Holy Spirit will fill them with God’s love and strengthen

their faith in the Lord.

Wherever your travels take you this summer, may God bless you on your journey. May you do something

different and unique. May you grow in faith as you take some much needed time of rest and renewal. And while

you are enjoying your time away, please remember your church family in your prayers, but also in your

continued generosity. Your continued stewardship during these summer months even though you may be away,

continues to allow us to fund the ministry

Pray for Healing & Provision: Marge Rahn, Edgar Bollinger, Tania Hayes, Mary &

Art Suprek, Irmgard Crowder, Maggie Heaney, Ken Voss, Daisy Morgan, Ted DeVilbiss,

Alice Glisson, Hilda Sullivan, Patty Williams, Mike Teffeteller, Suzanne Fouche, Shirley

Chipman, Liza Fincher, Lee Hoops, Ramona Galloway, David & Betty Kadlewicz, Mable

Plueger, Kathie Roper, Erika Larson, Virginia Reedstrom, Randy Lester, Otis Smith, Raquel,

Diana Walker (friend of Hilda Sullivan), Bruce Carlton (brother of Melinda East’s

neighbor), Lily Tung, Judy Younce (Debbie Merzlaks sister), Charles Tanner (Marcy

Jimenez's uncle), Richard Carey & Ann, his mother (Art & Mary Suprek' nephew), Gerry

& Patti Meehan (Ken Voss' brother-in-law.)

Pray for Our Deployed Military: Dale Tupper, Peggy Martin, Aaron Hanes-Dodd,

Rob Gulbrandson, Rayland Dawood, Jared Fischer.

that God has called each of us to here in this place. We truly thank our Lord for all the wonderful things God is

doing here at Advent Lutheran Church.

Let us pray,

O God, whose glory fills the whole creation, and whose presence we find wherever we go: Preserve those who

travel: surround them with your loving care; protect them from every danger; and bring them in safety to their

journey’s end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[Adapted from the prayer for travelers in Prayers and Thanksgivings, The Book of Common Prayer (1979

edition).]

In Christ’s love,

Pastor Jason and Pastor Andrea

The Following Ministries will be on hiatus over the summer:

Service Ministry

Lydia Project

Book Club

Ministry Night

Bible Study for July

June 3, 2018, 2nd Sunday after Pentecost

Service of the Word Worship 9:30am

Collecting for Special Needs for the congregation

Congregational Breakfast Potluck 10:45am

June 10, 2018, 3rd Sunday after Pentecost

VBS Sunday Worship & Holy Communion 9:30am

Coffee & Treats 10:45am

June 17, 2018, 4th Sunday after Pentecost


Collecting for Columbia County Cares


June 24 2018, 5th Sunday after Pentecost

Worship & Holy Communion 9:30am

Installation of new Church Council Members


June Worship Schedule

VBS June 4-8, 2018

VBS WORKDAY: Saturday, June 2nd - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

VBS SETUP: Sunday, June 3rd after church

Advents VBS will be held from 5:30pm – 7:30pm with dinner included.

Pre-School - 5th Grade, Teenage Crew Leaders &

the Adult Bible Study will meet during the week of VBS

from 6:10pm - 7:10pm

If you would like to help, please contact Heather Herrmann 706-306-6009 or

[email protected]

Vacation Bible School

Expanding the Community Garden

We had our first harvest from the Community Garden on Sunday, May 27! During

the service, we blessed them and added them to the Little Free Pantry. If you

haven’t been out to see the garden you will be amazed at how much it has grown.

Now we are getting ready to expand the garden. We are having a planning

meeting on Sunday, June 3 after the service and everyone is welcome! We need to

discuss and brainstorm what to do next. We could put in elevated and raised

gardens, fruit bushes and trees, rain barrels, composters, sheds. We need advice

from our experts and ideas from everyone.

On June 16th, we will work on the expansion. We will meet from 9:00am -

12:00pm with lunch included. As we did for Earth day, we need adults and kids.

No experience is necessary. We will be building some more beds so some car-

penters would be great. We will also have some inside service projects also if you

are interested.

Advocacy Ministry

Service Ministry

No Vacation from Hunger!

GAP Ministries Food Pantry Needs YOU!

When everyone is on vacation, food contributions drop dramatically, but the

folks who come to GAP are just as hungry as in the winter.

This year, Advent is holding a Food Drive to help sponsor the Food Pantry

for one week this summer.

Instead of monthly donations, we are asking for donations to help stock the

Food Pantry for one week in July.

What do we need?

Canned Fruit

Pasta and Rice

Cans of Vegetables

Canned Meats

All items may be placed in the Food Pantry Donation Box by

Sign-Up Central.

Deadline for Donation is July 1st.

How many pounds of food can we collect?

50 pounds? 75 pounds? 100 pounds?

Look for report in August Newsletter!

Service Ministry Continued

2nd Annual Advent Yard Sale

Saturday, September 29th

7 AM – 1 PM Rain or Shine

Will be held in the comfort of the Fellowship Hall

All proceeds donated to Service Ministry Mission Fund

Last year proceeds donated to Youth Group and Hurricane Relief

Sponsored by Service Ministry

Mark Your Calendar!

How Can You Help?

Donate your unwanted stuff

Sign up to help set up yard sale, take down after and transport unsold items. Pick-up trucks needed!

Thursday, September 27th and Friday, September 28th Sign Up Sheets will be on Sign-Up Central! See Nancy Tokarska for any questions!

Service Ministry Continued

Welcome New Church Council Members

Installation of Council will be

Sunday, June 24th:

President: Angie Hubble

Vice President: Erin Taylor

Secretary: Marcy Jimenez

Treasurer: Steve Merzlak

At-Large Members: Diana Perry & Zack Teffeteller

Bible Study for the month of June will meet

Monday - Friday 6:10pm - 7:10pm, June 4th - 8th during VBS.

We will not meet in July. We will resume the normal schedule in August.

June Birthday’s & Anniversaries

HAPPY

6-1 Darla Summers

6-2 Janice Richardson

6-5 Dieter Beck

6-6 Pastor Jason Peterson

6-6 Zachary Hubble

6-9 Ramona Galloway

6-10 Elizabeth Ostendorff

6-12 Dylan Anderson

6-15 Donna Meisner

6-16 Helen Schuneman

6-17 Frank Easton

BIRTHDAY

6-18 Kim Aiello

6-19 Donna Carlson

6-19 Emma Fischer

6-19 Robert Rankin

6-20 Mary Suprek

6-21 Sam Taylor

6-22 Tania Hayes

6-22 Pastor Andrea Peterson

6-25 Dawn Bowers

6-26 Amy Boeke

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY:

6-6 Scott & Amy Boeke

6-26 Art & Mary Suprek

6-26 Jim & Barbara Williams

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 AA 8am-9am

2 Property

Meeting 9:00am

VBS

WORKDAY

1PM - 3PM

3 9:30am

Service of the

Word Worship

10:45am

Congregational

Potluck Breakfast

ADVOCACY

Community

Garden Meeting

VBS SETUP

After Church

4 AA 8am-9am

5 AA 8am-9am

**Bible Study

will meet at

6:10pm during

VBS Week**

6 AA 8am-9am

7 AA 8am-9am

Toastmaster’s

6:30pm

8 AA 8am-9am

9 Chronic Pain

Ministry

10:00am

10 9:30am

VBS SUNDAY

Worship &

Holy Communion

10:45am

Coffee & Treats

11 AA 8am-9am

12 AA 8am-9am

Service Ministry

2:30pm

13

AA 8am-9am

14 AA 8am-9am

Stephen

Ministry 6:30pm

Toastmaster’s

6:30pm

15 AA 8am-9am

16 Advocacy

Ministry

Community

Garden

9am – 12pm

Aug Chinese

Church

6pm - 9pm

17

9:30am

Service of the

Word Worship

10:45am

Congregational

Potluck Breakfast

18 AA 8am-9am

19 AA 8am-9am

20 AA 8am-9am

21 AA 8am-9am

Toastmaster’s

6:30pm

22 AA 8am-9am

23

24

9:30am

Worship &

Holy Communion

New Council

Members

10:45am

Coffee & Treats

25 AA 8am-9am

26 AA 8am-9am

27 AA 8am-9am

28 AA 8am-9am

Toastmaster’s

6:30pm

29 AA 8am-9am

Coffee Club

9:30am

30

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Assisting

Ministers

Service of the

Word Heather Herrmann

Service of the

Word Jamie Sadenwasser

Lectors Mary Filpus-Luyckx VBS Group Lynn Reed Diana Perry

Communion

Assistants No Communion

VBS Group No Communion Ingrid Zamecnik

Acolytes /Crucifiers

Violet Herrmann/

Stormi Hubble/

VBS Group

Max Van Bladel/

Zach Hubble

Wyatt Tokarska/

Holly Sadenwasser

Ushers Bob Holm/

Linda Lawrence

Jim Williams/

Tom Alderson

Dieter & Ulrike

Beck

Steve Merzlak/

Timmy Peterson

Greeters

Renee Blanchette/

Pamela Tipler

Kids from VBS Lisa Cheek/

Erin Taylor

Linda Lawrence/

Donna Meisner

Missionary

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Flowers Given By *Sign up in

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In Memory of

Al Hope

By Carole Hope

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Hospital/Shut In

Ministers Martha Ostendorff Gayle Ricklefs Martha Ostendorff Gayle Ricklefs

Visitor of Visitors Linda Lawrence Lisa Cheek Linda Lawrence Lisa Cheek

Fellowship

Coffee Hour

Congregational

Potluck Breakfast

Coffee & Treats Congregational

Potluck Breakfast Coffee & Treats

Altar Guild Sat. Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette

Altar Guild Late: Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette Renee Blanchette

Collecting For: Special Needs of

the congregation No Collection

Columbia County

Cares No Collection

F A I T H F U L S E R V A N T S

July 1, 2018, 6th Sunday after Pentecost


Collecting for Special Needs for the congregation







Collecting for Columbia County Cares








July Worship Schedule

GAP Ministries Food Pantry

Last Day to donate is July 1st

School Supplies

Last Day to donate is July 8th

(School supplies will be taken to True Vine Church on July 10th)

SAVE THE DATE

The week of July 15th, Advent will be hosting Family Promise. This will be your final

chance to help in 2018. We will once again have smiling little faces and small feet all

around the church. The sign up board will be in the narthex in June and I hope everyone can

experience this remarkable mission.

Yours in Christ,

Nancy Tokarska,

Co-coordinator Family Promise

Service Ministry

Camp Kinard

6053 Two Notch Road

Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina 29070

October 5—7, 2018

Sponsored by:

The South Carolina Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church and assisted in funding by friends and

participants of A New Road 35 Seminars

The first thirty registrants will stay in the lodge with linens furnished. Other registrants will be

housed in cottages, and must provide their own linens.

The dress is casual (slacks, skirts, walking shoes, etc.). Lovely walking paths are available.

A registered nurse will be available. Please advise us if you need any medical assistance.

Registration fee of $50 due by September 1. Early registration assures a place. Space is limited.

Balance of $125 should be paid on October 6. Please make checks payable to A New Road.

Scholarships are available.

We can arrange to meet flights into the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

Chaplains

The Reverend Michael R. Sherman

The Reverend Dwight C. Wessinger

The Reverend Randy S. Derrick

The Reverend Lisa W. Isenhower

The Reverend Andrew W. Isenhower

The Reverend Tim Wrenn

Advent Welcome Statement

We believe that God loves people of every age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual

orientation, economic situation, and physical or mental ability. Whether you are single,

married, divorced, separated, or partnered, we welcome you to join us in worship, communion,

love, and service. We celebrate God’s diversity in creating us, and by his Grace, we are free to

love and serve one another, the church, our community, and the world.

Check out our Website & Facebook Page for the most updated

information and pictures of activities for the summer: https://www.adventaugusta.org

https://www.facebook.com/adventaugusta/

https://www.adventaugusta.org

https://www.facebook.com/adventaugusta/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

7-15 Aaron Zamecnik

7-17 Vanessa Miller

7-20 Bob Perry

7-22 Teresa Holm

7-23 Patrick Hoops

7-26 Karleen Fillgrove

7-30 Robert Bisbee

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

7-5 Tim & Jamie Sadenwasser

7-8 Dieter & Ulrike Beck

7-10 Rick & Lynn Reed

July Birthday’s and Anniversaries

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 9:30am

Worship &

Holy Communion

10:45am

Congregational

Potluck Breakfast

5 AA 8am-9am

Toastmaster’s

6:30pm

6 AA 8am-9am

7 Property

Meeting 9:00am

2 AA 8am-9am

3 AA 8am-9am

4 AA 8am-9am

8 9:30am

Worship &

Holy Communion

10:45am

Coffee & Treats

9 AA 8am-9am

10 AA 8am-9am

11 AA 8am-9am

12 AA 8am-9am

Stephen

Ministry 6:30pm

Toastmaster’s

6:30pm

13 AA 8am-9am

14

15 9:30am

Service of the

Word Worship

10:45am

Congregational

Potluck Breakfast

16 AA 8am-9am

17 AA 8am-9am

18

AA 8am-9am

19 AA 8am-9am

Toastmaster’s

6:30pm

20 AA 8am-9am

21 Advocacy

Ministry

12pm – 2pm

Aug Chinese

Church

6pm - 9pm

22

9:30am

Worship &

Holy Communion

10:45am

Coffee & Treats

23 AA 8am-9am

24 AA 8am-9am

25 AA 8am-9am

26 AA 8am-9am

Toastmaster’s

6:30pm

NEWSLETTER

DEADLINE

27 AA 8am-9am

28

29

9:30am

Worship &

Holy Communion

10:45am

Coffee & Treats

30 AA 8am-9am

31 AA 8am-9am


7/1/18 7/8/18 7/15/18 7/22/18 7/29/18

Assisting

Ministers Tom Alderson Bobby Bisbee

Mary

Filpus-Luyckx Heather Herrmann Ingrid Zamecnik

Lectors Paul

Filpus-Luyckx Bob Holm Vicki Kohler Diana Perry Lynn Reed

Communion

Assistants Carol Billings Carole Hope Marcy Jimenez Maria Pravato Mary Suprek

Acolytes /

Crucifiers

Emma Fischer/

Brian Sadenwasser

Wyatt Tokarska/

Timmy Peterson

Violet Herrmann/

Zach Hubble

Sophie Van Bladel/

Kate Peterson

Stormi Hubble/

Timmy Peterson

Ushers

Sam Jimenez/

Tim Sadenwasser

Maria Pravato/

Pamela Tipler

Steve Merzlak/

Linda Lawrence

Bob & Diana

Perry

Peter & Vicki

Kohler

Greeters Renee Blanchette/

Julie Fillgrove

Don & Mable

Plueger

Erin Taylor/

Maggie Heaney

Lisa Cheek/

Shirley Chipman

Carol Billings/

Carole Hope

Missionary

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Flowers

Given By

In Memory of

George Janson

By Lynn Reed

In Honor of

Peter & Vicki

Kohler’s Wedding

Anniversary

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Hospital/Shut In

Ministers Martha Ostendorff Gayle Ricklefs Martha Ostendorff Gayle Ricklefs Gayle Ricklefs

Visitor of Visitors Linda Lawrence Lisa Cheek Linda Lawrence Lisa Cheek Lisa Cheek

Fellowship

Coffee Hour

Congregational

Potluck Breakfast Coffee & Treats

Congregational

Potluck Breakfast Coffee & Treats Coffee & Treats

Altar Guild Sat. Martha

Ostendorff

Martha

Ostendorff

Martha

Ostendorff

Martha

Ostendorff

Martha

Ostendorff

Altar Guild Late: Mary Suprek Mary Suprek Mary Suprek Mary Suprek Mary Suprek

Collecting For: Special Needs of

the congregation No Collection

Columbia County

Cares No Collection No Collection


3232 Washington Road

Augusta, GA 30907

Phone: 706-860-0439

Web: adventaugusta.org

Email: [email protected]

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