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The Communicator

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR

The Communicator

May 2015

Newsletter of the

Lutheran Church of Our Saviour

2415 Chili Avenue

Rochester, NY 14624

585/247-7824

E-mail:[email protected]

The Rev. Joachim Wilck, Pastor

Mrs. Mary Pleten, Editor

A member congregation of the

Upstate New York Synod

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

SUNDAY, May 24, 2015—-Service 8:00 AM , 9:30 AM , 11:15 AM

Mailed April 30, 2014

As the Easter season comes to a close and we anticipate Pentecost in the month of May let me share a reflection with you that speaks about both seasons:

In the Gospels we read about the disciples locking themselves in a room (upper room) following the death and resurrection of Jesus. They were afraid. John explained They were locked in their room “for fear of the Jews” (John 20:19). Fear had made them prisoners.

But now, suddenly, Jesus came. He simply appeared in their midst, and said, “Peace be with you.” (John 20:19).

If you have ever been afraid, lost, confused, Jesus comes to us, as he came to the disci-ples, and says very quietly. “Peace be with you” –as though to say “It’s okay”

Then Jesus said, “As the father has sent me, so I send you (John 20:21). John tells us that Jesus breathed on them and said, ”Receive the Holy Spirit” (John 20:22). Jesus in-spired them (literally, “breathed”), reviving them and boosting their spirits. Jesus gave them a “second wind” and sent them out to be his disciples

With this second wind, which Jesus named the Holy Spirit, the disciples are given power to act in spite of their fears. With new courage, they unlocked their doors, went out, and preached of Christ to the whole world. The worldwide community of Christians today stands as evidence of the fact that they did this successfully.

This “second wind” is also given to us by our Lord as a wonderful gift. Paul talked

about it when he said, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens

me” (Philippians 4:13). The history of Christianity is filled with the stories of people

who, in the power of Christ, overcame their fears, opened their locked doors and went

out into the world to be witnesses.

CHURCH & COMMUNITY ADOPT THE HIGHWAY The spring Adopt the highway will be Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 9:00 am. Please help clean-up the 2.6 mile section of Chili Ave., from Route 204 to Chili Center. Children 12 to 18 year old must have parent permission. Please check the “Adopt the highway” on tan response sheet in the bulletin or sign up on the sign-up sheet that will be on the Narthex. We will meet at Dell Hall Saturday and start the highway pickup at 9:00 am. For more formation, contact Jerry Stich.

MAY 2015 THE COMMUNICATOR

WORSHIP NEWS

May 11 - First Communion at 11:15 service for 5 of our young people. Mothers Day June 14- Church Picnic following the 10:00 AM Service We will recognize Sunday School teachers and helpers, students, youth and graduates. June 16 - Fathers day - We will honor fathers. July 2 – The first of our Thursday evening Services. July 5 – We begin our summer schedule with one service at 9:30. September 13 – Rally Sunday and a special celebration of Grandparents day and the blessing of the children’s book bags.

THRIVENT FOR LUTHERAN ROCHESTER RED WINGS/PICNIC EVENT

Thrivent Financial will again be sponsoring a Rochester Red Wings picnic/baseball game on Friday, June 5th at Frontier Stadium. Unfortunately, this will be the last time the Rochester Thrivent Chapter Board will be able to sponsor this fun event for its members and friends, the Board will be no

longer after July 1st, 2015. So make this your your big family fun day at a Rochester RedWings baseball game, ticket prices are the same as last year, $10.00 for an adult, $6.00 for a Youth 4-12 years, $4.00 for just the game.

A signup sheet is on the Narthex table with additional information, last day to order the tickets is May 10, money has be in by this date.

Those who are homebound or reside in nursing homes... Audrey Citro (St. John’s

Home), Hans Strasser (Jewish Home, Winton Road) Betty Tesch (Edna Tina Wilson Home) Helen

Pleten (Emeritus Home on Long Pond Road) Edith Pharmakis (Ridgedge Apt. 535 Mt. Hope

Ave—part of the Episcopal Home)

WATCH FOR A NEW FORMAT IN YOUR SUNDAY BULLETINS FOR OUR PRAYER

CONCERNS.

Please check out the Faith in Action board to see if there is something you would be will-ing to volunteer to do. All activities are one time commitments and usually can be done at your convenience. Let God’s light shine through you by putting your faith in action. The church picnic is June 14th this year. We are looking for people to donate a basket or if you know any local business owners to contact them for a donation. The money raised from this event will be used for Alpha Course which will begin in September.

There is only one Service 10:00 AM.

THE EVANGELISM COMMITTEE


PRAYER SHAWL

I want to thank all who have been busy making shawls and blankets. We have made good use of them. To those who com-mitted to making red shawls for confirmation time is getting close for Pentecost. You may bring them to the church office or be in touch with me and I will pick them up. Thanks for the commitment to this ministry.

As we head into summer we are in good shape for blankets but shawls are getting low so of you can find a cool place please think about beginning a shawl.

When we began this ministry, Women of the ELCA purchased a prayer shawl book. This had patterns and other infor-mation. Someone borrowed it, I can’t remember who, so, if you have it could you please return it to church. Thanks very much it is a purple book with WELCA inside the front cover. You can put it on the Women of the ELCA table which is right below the banner. Thanks.

If you or someone you know would like a shawl let me or church office know.

Barbara King

JUBLIEES

Plans are in the thought process for the Jubilee's 3rd progressive picnic

this Summer, if you would like to help or have ideas please contact Ed or

Daryl Jarvis. As in the past years, many of our Jubilees have enjoyed

attending the annual Thrivent Financial picnic/baseball game at Frontier

Stadium with their families. This has always been a fun event for a great

price, see the Narthex table for signing up for this June 5th event.

6—Michelle and John Coval

7—Allen and Rosemary Peters

7—Michael and Deborah Ciccone

10—Richard and Carol Ransom

13—Larry and Jennifer Guiles

Happy 15th Anniversary 15—Loretta and Glenn Kramer

20—Pastor Joe and Debbie Wilck

Happy 43rd Anniversary 21—Thomas and Denise Hiebler

21—Jeff and Cynthia Blank

MAY ANNIVERSARIES . . . Congratulations and Best Wishes to these members of Our Saviour who celebrate Wedding anniversaries during the month of May. May God continue to bless you and increase your love for one another!

MAY BIRTHDAYS . . . HAPPY BIRTHDAY and BEST WISHES to all these members of Our Saviour who celebrate birthdays during the month of May. We pray for your continued growth in God's grace. 1-Donna Evenson 1-Chloe Osterling 2-Simone Harter 2-Miakoda McEathron 3-Michael O'Connor 3-Brenda Miska 3-Kelley Gates 4-Ronald King 5-Robyn Griffin 7-Gretchen Breon 7-James Hartfiel 7-Austin Maas 8-Bettie Curry 8-Susan Yackel 8-Emily Wyszomirski 8-John David Coval 8-Jackson Bromley 10-Dillon Griffin 10-Loretta Kramer 11-Jeffrey Blank 11-Richard Forsey 12-Jennifer Forsey

12-Lucas Noll 13-Christopher Cuyler 14-Daryl Jarvis 14-William Breon 14-Victor Harter 14-Shayna Uhl 15-Daniel Breon 15-Benjamin Morningstar 15-Sarah Henry 16-Farress Crombe 16-Donna Miller 18-Anton Suk 18-Markus Pharmakis-Keegan

20-Daniel Ford 20-Nicholas Gatto 21-Holly Swick 22-Jessica Zillioux 23-Dale Urschel 23-James Richardson 23-Vincenzio Loughlin 24-Douglas McDonough 25-Stefanie Pharmakis 25-Savanna Sovereign 27-William Breon 27-Ann Morningstar 27-Annabelle Guiles 28-Alice Popen 29-Donald Voorhies 29-Carolyn Hane 29-Samantha Bromley 30-Vera Suk 30-John Clark 31-Mary Tillack

May Anniversaries

May Birthdays


24—Mark and Jill Evans

25—Joseph and Cori Rapone

26—David and Cheryl Stone

28—Paul and Peggy Hamblin

29—Robert and Norma Snyder

Happy 55th Anniversary

29—Laura and John Bugajski

31—James and Linda Palmer

Happy 35th Anniversary

OOPS….Missed 2 anniversaries in April

Donna and Gerald Miller, Jr. 46th on April 19

Larry and Janie Hopkins 40th on April 12

THE COMMUNICATOR MAY 2015

CONFIRMATION PROJECTS PRESENTED Sunday, June 1, 10:30 AM

The Rite of Confirmation

is Sunday, May 31

at the 10:00 AM Service.

Only One Service that Sunday ��

The youth of the 8th Grade Confirmation Class–Alex McDonough, Gabriel Foltz, Kayla Lewis, Brittany Short, Sarah Denz and Danielle Gatto conclude their Confirma-tion Program during the month of May. On Sunday, May 17, at 10:30 AM the youth present their Confirma-tion Projects. Confirmation families and members of the congregation are invited to attend this session. A reception follows this event.

BINGO PRIZES FOR WESTGATE NURSING HOME

The Women of the ELCA here at Our Saviour continue to collect items to be used as bingo prizes at Westgate Nursing Home. Members of the congregation are invited (and encouraged) to participate in this activity. A plastic box for donations is located on the large table in the narthex. The suggestions that follow were provided by the Recreation Leader at Westgate Nursing Home.

Women Men

Stuffed animals Stuffed animals

Jewelry* After-shave lotion or cologne

Cologne Shaving cream

Lotion (small bottles) Playing cards, large print

Non-slip stocking slippers

Large Print Word Search Books Non-slip stocking slippers

* clip-on earrings only, necklaces must be long enough to fit over the head, and bracelets large enough to fit over the hand. Jewelry with clasps is difficult to handle.

Thank you for your support of this activity and to Donna Evenson who delivers our donations.

REDWINGS BALL GAME/PICNIC

FRIDAY, JUNE 5

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10:00 AM TUESDAY MORNING

BIBLE STUDY

Will end

Wednesday, June 10

We, the members of the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, as baptized fol-lowers of Jesus Christ will foster a living, expressive relationship with our Lord and our neighbors.

We will do this in a way that seeks to serve all segments of our congrega-tion and community by:

♦ Providing a welcoming environment for youth and young adults.

♦ Strengthening the family unit.

♦ Involving the elderly and recognizing their special needs.

♦ Making Christ visible through worship.

Recommended by the Long Range Planning committee on October 27, 2010


MISSION STATEMENT

MAY 10

to be held June 14 beginning at 11:30 AM. The morning worship will be one service at 10:00 AM. During the worship we will recog-nize graduating seniors, Sunday school staff, Sunday school stu-

dents, youth and the various youth groups in the congrega-tion. It is a day to celebrate our commitment to youth min-istry and our young people as well as enjoy a picnic (yes deep fried turkey is on the menu). Make sure to mark your calen-dars for one service at 10:00 AM and the picnic to follow.

We rejoice at the increasing

number of young people in our

congregation. This has also

provide a need to be fulfilled.

Increasingly we need to develop

a Nursery during our worship

services. We are looking for

mothers, grand parents or others

to organize nursery care for the 9:30 and 11:15 worship ser-

vices. We would especially want to get one group for the

10:00 worship on May 31 (Confirmation Sunday). If you can

help please sign up on the tan response sheet or speak to Pas-

tor. Our hope is to have a schedule in place by September.

NURSERY

CARE

CHURCH PICNIC

∗ Thanks to the Women of the ELCA for providing the funds for the Easter Egg Hunt.

∗ Christine Kipybida, Ed Jarvis, Joan Plowe, Heather, Kayla and Ella Lewis helping during the Maunday Thursday and Good Friday Services. Special thanks to Johannes and Jakob Witt for lighting the candles at the Good Friday Service.

∗ Brayden Spencer, Ethan Oliver; Connor Large, Chloe Evans and Ella Lewis for our Banner bearers and Crucifiers.

∗ Linda Loughlin for proofing the Newsletter.

The commitment and dedication of all members of Our Saviour are important to the congregation's mis-sion and ministry. We want to recognize the tasks done by members. Committee/Board Chairs and others are asked to share these names with Office Manager, Mary Pleten for inclusion in future issues of the Communica-tor.


THANK YOU

∗ Alexandra Pond, Carol Werth, Ann Seppa, Mary Ellen Saur and Ed and Daryl Jarvis for collat-ing, stapling, address-ing and mailing the April newsletter. ∗ Marielies Renke

for continuing to care and water the plants in the narthex. Marielies also purchased new plants for the planter by the door going into the sanctuary.

∗ To the Altar Guild members for all the additional work during the Easter season and the Spring Cleaning.

∗ Richard and Sharon Yackel and Mary Ellen Saur for assembling the Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter bulletins.

∗ John Tesch for continuing to recruit ushers for the 8:00 AM traditional service.

∗ Ayden Plowe for filling the oil candles. ∗ Mary Ellen Saur for continuing to update the sign in the

front yard of the Church. ∗ Thank you to the Adult Choir, Chime Choir and Bell

Choir for their special music during the Easter Services. Also, thank you to Johannes Witt for playing the trum-pet and Amy Hahn on Flute

EVANGELISM COMMITTEE MEETING

Thursday, May 14, 7:00 PM

STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING

Thursday, May 21, 7:00 PM

ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY

SATURDAY, AYY 30 AT 9:00 AM

CHURCH COUNCIL

TUESDAY, May 5, 6:30 PM

ELDERS Sunday, May 3, meet at 12:30 PM

CONFIRMATION PROJECTS

Sunday, May 17, 10:30 AM

PRESCHOOL GRADUATION Friday, May 29 at 7:00 PM

WOMEN OF THE E.L.C.A. Women of the E.L.C.A. meet Tuesday,

May 12 at 6:30 PM. The meeting is open to all.

CHURCH PICNIC

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

FOLLOWING THE

10:00 AM SERVICE

One Service

Graduation for the four-year-old children in Our Saviour Pre-school is Friday, May 29 at 7:00 PM in the church. We anticipate a full sanctuary as parents, grandparents, friends and relatives gather for this special program.

After the program there will be a cookie and punch reception in the narthex. Please join us.

PRESCHOOL GRADUATION

We had a busy April. We reviewed the Easter story in Jesus time and heard about creation, Noah’s ark, and other Old Testa-ment Bible stories. We also learned about our 5 senses and made little books on seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touch-ing. This month we also did some planting. We finished our letter sounds and now we are reviewing the sounds and learn-ing how to write our letters and numbers.

The month of May will be just as exciting as April. We are going to continue hearing the Bible stories from the Old Testa-

ment in our Jesus time. On May 1, we are going to celebrate May Day with a parade and a special project. We also invited

Mr. Austin to come to our Preschool and show us some of his baby animals. Mr. Austin always brings us some cute little

farm animals to see. We are looking forward to our Mother’s Day party on Friday, May 8 and our Father’s Day party on Fri-

day, May 15. On May 27, we will have a special lunch for the Preschoolers in our classroom. The Preschool class will have

their Graduation in Church and a reception following the ceremony on Friday Evening, May 29. What a great year this has

been for all of us. God Bless everyone! Have a wonderful and safe summer.


To the congregation of The Church Of Our Saviour: I want to thank you for hiring me as the Preschool teacher for the last 3 years. It has been a wonderful experience for me and you have all been very supportive of the Preschool. I have worked with Preschool and Kindergarten children for the last 40 years and I feel that it is time for me to retire and enjoy the next phase of my life with my husband. I wish you all the best and God Bless You Always!

Mrs. Marty Stefaniak

A NOTE

FROM THE

PRESCHOOL

TEACHER

ATTENTION GRADUATES


Are you graduating from college or high school? Have you received an advanced de-gree or professional certificate during this past year?

We would like to acknowledge and celebrate your accom-plishment. In the next Communicator, we plan to include a short piece on our “graduates”. Please call the office 247-7824, or drop us a note [email protected].

Let us know where, when, what field, where you are headed—things like that, and then, we can celebrate your milestone and give thanks to God!�

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

JULY 12 to 16

Sunday evening to

Thursday evening

6 to 8 PM

The Vacation Bible School Committee is working on the Vacation Bible School Pro-gram. Watch for more details in the June Communicator.�

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE BEGINS

THURSDAY, July 2, AT 7:00 PM

SUNDAY SERVICES BEGIN JULY 5 One service

9:30 AM Worship Through Labor Day

THE CHURCH SERVICES ARE RECORDED AND ARE ON YOUTUBE

GO TO WWW.OURSAVIOURROCHESTER.ORG AND

CLICK ON WATCH AND LISTEN

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION May 10, 11:15 AM Service

The First Communion Class prepares youth of the congregation to begin receiving Holy Commun-ion. The classes study passages in Scripture that help build an understanding of what Holy Com-munion is. There are activities that help the youth grow in appreciation for the gifts God gives in Holy Communion. And, time is devoted to the “how-to” of receiving Holy Communion. This years first communion candidates are Ethan Oliver, Morgan Reese, Grace Reese, Brayden Spencer, Chloe Evans and Sydney Emerson .�

WOMEN OF ELCA

Our April meeting was a dinner out at Rick's Prime Rib House in Gates. Thirteen women attended and the food, as well as the fellowship, was enjoyed by all.

Our next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 12 at 6: 30 pm. We are fortunate to have Judy DeRooy, Gates His-torian, as our guest speaker. Everyone, including husbands, are invited to attend this very special and interesting meeting. A special thank you to AnnMarie MacBride for arranging for our guest speaker. If interested in attending, please sign-up on the sheet on the table in the Narthex so that we make sure that we have enough refreshments for all!

On Tuesday, June 9th at 6:30 pm, we will hold our annual end of the year potluck dinner at the home of Ann Seppa. It is really hard to believe that this will be our last meeting before we adjourn for the summer. If you would like to attend this meeting, a sign-up sheet will be on the table in the Narthex.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Mother's Day!

Ann Seppa, Secretary


EQUAL EXCHANGE COFFEE, TEA AND CHOCOLATE SALES

Equal Exchange Products: Orders will be taken for the Equal Exchange products between services on Sunday, May 17. In addition to the numerous coffee and tea flavors and the hot cocoa and baking cocoa, there are a number of new products available. There are a number of nuts and dried fruits available, as well as snacks and spreads and syrups. Remember that we do need to order in case lots, with the exception of syrups which are or-dered by the bottle. Individuals can join together to order a case.

The members of Our Saviour extend Christian love and sympa-thy to the family of Richard Mitchell and Jean Cumming.

Dick was a long time member of Our Saviour and he died on March 21, 2015. His funeral service was held at Our Saviour on Thursday, March 26.

Jean was also a long time member of Our Saviour and she died on March 23, 2015. The family requests no cards or calls, just please keep the family in your prayers.

Rest eternal grant them, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon them.

Our heartfelt thank you to our church family for all the prayers, support and caring extended to Dick and I throughout his long illness and final

journey. It is the prayers and support and Dick’s unwavering strength and peace that will help me through the days ahead. God bless

you all. Peace, Helga and Family.

THE COMMUNICATOR

MAY 2015

Spring has sprung! We have had some very nice days so far and I am much appreciative that the cold and snow have stopped. The snow shovels and salt have been put away for another year and now we are busy preparing for the sum-mer season. Our mowing equipment is getting its preseason maintenance and we are looking for a fourth person to help with the lawn mowing on a rotating schedule. If you could help us by mowing the lawn once every four weeks then contact me to get on the list. We have a ZTR (zero turn mower) and it makes mowing the lawn more of a fun experience than a chore. It takes a couple of hours to mow the lawn and can be done evenings or weekends depend-ing on your schedule. We had to replace one of the parking lot lights and we took the opportunity to try a LED light; they cost less to run (42W vs 100W) and they last a long time, meaning we do not have to buy expensive replacement bulbs every year or two. The project brought up the old joke of "how many Trustees does it take to change a light bulb?". Why? The light is 20' up in the air and the only way to reach it is with a power lift, enter Skip Kipybida who provided the lift saving us the usual Home Depot rental fee, I borrowed a vehicle to tow the lift to the church, Ed Jarvis manned the lift to actually do the work in the sky and Rick Chapin suggested the fixture we used and took a picture of ED up in the air lest anyone doubt. Have you noticed our new bright green Waste Management dumpster in the parking lot? Our contract was due for renewal and we took the opportunity to downsize the bucket size to reduce cost. Reduced programs at the church led to the reduced size bucket being more than adequate and saves us money in the monthly fee. The remaining old freezer from the kitchen is gone. We were able to restore enough function to it so that it quali-fied for a RG&E energy rebate. They picked it up and the church will receive a check for $50. Jim Flick - Trustees Chairperson

TRUSTEES NEWS FOR MAY

RECENT BAPTISM

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADRIANNA PEACOCK—APRIL 19

KIRA PEACOCK—APRIL 19

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NG’sUs & LYO Happenings

NG’sUs will continue our Wednesday night meetings through June 10th. The meeting time is Wednesday from 6:45pm to 8pm. We look forward to seeing you there. Our annual Garage Sale will be on May 16th from 9:00am to 3pm. We need all youth hands on deck as we prepare for the sale as well as on the day of the sale.

The nerf-o-rama date with SGM Oliver will be held in June due to his National Guard schedule and our church life schedule(first communion, garage sale and confirmation).

LYO’s Our annual Garage Sale will be held on May 16th from 9am-3pm. Please mark the date in your calendar. We need all hands on deck that day!!! Also we will need help setting up Dell Hall in preparation. We will meet May 3rd after Sunday school to begin set up—11:30 to 1pm. Following set up dates will be announced. Please let Mrs. Janeen know what time/days during the week may work best for you.

Please mark May 30th in your calendar. The LYO will be partnering with the Church and Community team for our Random

Act of Kindness. We will be helping them with their adopt-a-highway project. We will meet at the church at 9am. The Church’s adopted section goes from Westside Drive to Chili Center. Parents are welcome to join us. All young people from ages 12 to 18 must have a signed parent permission slip. Please contact Mrs. Janeen if you have any questions or concerns.

THE LUTHERAN CHURCH

OF OUR SAVIOUR

2415 CHILI AVENUE

ROCHESTER, NY 14624

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Pastor Wilck is normally in his church study Mon-day thru Thursday 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. He is available to meet you at church or at other mutu-ally arranged times. You may also contact him or leave a message on 269-9086. On Friday Pastor’s day off, he is available for pastoral emergencies. When calling the church after hours, and wishing to leave a message for Pastor Wilck, when prompted dial Extension 311 for his personal voice mail.

Please inform Pastor Wilck whenever there is an illness or hospitalization in your family. He appre-ciates your help. When you are admitted to a hos-pital, please list your religious preference as “Lutheran Church of Our Saviour” and contact Pastor or the church office.�

2415 Chili Avenue Rochester, NY 14624


Phone: 585-247-7824 Fax: 585-247-7849

Email: [email protected] Www:OurSaviourRochester.org

Church Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00AM to 1:00 PM

Second Year

Confirmation Projects

Sunday, May 17, 10:30 AM

During the Sunday School hour

Reception to follow.

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10:00 AM service10:00 AM service10:00 AM service10:00 AM service

Worship as a family on this special day Traditional 8:00 and 11:15 AM

Contemporary Worship 9:30 AM As we give thanks to God

MOTHER’S DAY, MAY 10

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