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First Lutheran Church646 State Street—Albany, NY 12203-1217

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Dorothy JohnsonDirector of Music/Organist

Julie LindParish Administrator

Wendy MooreSexton

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2012 Church CouncilMembers:

Steven B. Carlson, LayPresident; Tim Eskeli,

Treasurer; Victor Rauscher,Finance; Sandra O’Connor,

Secretary; RichardReynders, Worship &

Music; Barbara Shafarzek,Congregational Life;

Elizabeth Peters, SocialMinistry;

Lyle Norton, FinancialSecretary.

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August, 2012August, 2012August, 2012

TheTheThe First WordFirst WordFirst WordMeet and Greet

with pastoral candidateAllie Leitzel

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Many thanks to our ownphotographer Harold Hazzardfor capturing these moments!

Pastor Allie and husband Barry

Pastor Allie accepts FirstLutheran’s call to become our

next pastor!

August 2012

Dear People of First,

I am delighted to be called as your newpastor.

I have known for 9 months now that Iwould be moving. That was a decision madewhen Holy Trinity and Immanuel Jamestownprepared to form a parish. I would remain to help them “start up “ togetherbut then seek a new call so that they would be able to call a new pastortogether. During these nine months my prayer was for God to send me on anew adventure in ministry and mission. That prayer is now answered. I amready, willing, and excited to be joining you in your journey of faith.

Where that journey takes us will unfold as we walk together. Howministry and mission will develop along the way remains to be seen, but as Ihave interviewed your call committee and council and spoken with some ofyou July 21st and 22nd, the purpose was clear. First Lutheran Church wants tostrengthen its mission in the community. We will gather together inworship, prayer, bible study and community to be strengthened in faith.And we will go out, sent by God, in mission. What fun we will havediscerning our first steps in mission together as we follow the light of Christ!

I would like to invite you to join me for the months of August andSeptember in regularly praying one of my favorite prayers. You haveprobably seen it before; it’s from the vespers service in the ELW and LBW. Ifyou receive the newsletter online, you could print out this page and post theprayer somewhere, such as in your kitchen or on your bathroom mirror, orwhere you sit for daily prayer. Prayer is vital for our life together, and thiswould be a good way to begin our ministry together.

Peace & Joy!

Pastor AlliePastor Allie Leitzel

O God,you have called your servants to

venturesof which we cannot see the ending,

by paths as yet untrodden,through perils unknown.

Give us faith to go out with goodcourage,

not knowing where we go,but only that your hand is leading us

and your love supporting us;through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

More Scoop on Pr. AllieLeitzel

Pastor Allie didn’t includeeducational info in her brief bio.Some of you have asked, so here itis.

Pastor Allie grew up in southcentral PA in the very small town ofElizabethville. All of her primaryand secondary schooling was therein the Upper Dauphin schoolsystem. For undergraduateeducation, she studied at theUniversity of Miami in Coral Gables,FL, majoring in biology andchemistry and graduating MagnaCum Laud in 1978. She went toMiami with the clear goal ofbecoming a marine biologist.Apparently God had other plans.

After a one year position as oneof two national staff people for theLutheran Student Movement-USA,she began taking some seminarycourses, thinking she would work asa lay campus minister. Again Godhad other plans. Hooked by thetheology studies, she enrolled fulltime at Christ Seminary – Seminexin St Louis, MO, where shecompleted most of her seminaryeducation.

Marrying while at Seminex, shemoved with her husband to NovaScotia Canada. She then completedseminary at Waterloo LutheranSeminary in Waterloo Ontariowhere she graduated in 1986, andwas ordained February 7, 1987.

The Property Committee presided over three important projectsthis past month including new windows for the Pastor’s office,trimming of our trees and bushes and the cleaning of our carpets.

TREE TRIMMINGOn July 10th, D & R TreeService completed oursemi-annual treemaintenance program.The work crew trimmedbranches from hitting

our neighboring houses on the Cortland Avenue and WesternAvenue parking lots. Also branches hitting the Friendship Houseand our neighbor’s house on State Street (along the alleyway).D & R crews also trimmed the Weeping Linden tree in the circle ofthe Western Avenue parking lot as well as the Rittbergerevergreen tree.

NEW WINDOWS – PASTOR’S OFFICEThe PropertyCommittee hasbeen looking atvarious windowreplacementproducts and localinstallation firms.We settled on theWindow Worldproduct meetingour requirement’sat an affordableprice. We agreed upon their 6000 series with all-weld windows with double

pane glass with grids to match our existing windows sealed between the glass. Also sealed between theEnergy Star glass panes will be argon gas to keep the outside heator cold out. The new windows will also be trimmed with exteriorvinyl wrap to eliminate the need for future painting. The PropertyCommittee is also looking to replace windows in the library/

chapel, Hartwick Loungeand church officesometime in the future.

CARPET CLEANINGOn July 20th, we had theStanley Steamercompany come in tosteam clean carpeting in the pastor’s office, library/chapel,Hartwick Lounge and the church office.

Steve Carlson, acting Property Chair

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international Experience-USA (iE) is a non-profit student exchange organizationand U.S. Department of State designated J-1 Visa Sponsor. We are currentlyseeking loving families in your area to host high school foreign exchange studentswho will arrive in August to study in local high schools for the upcoming school yearfor 5 or 10 months.

In order to qualify, at least one host parent must be over the age of 25, the hostfamily must complete an application and home visit, and each member of thehousehold age 18 or older must complete a criminal background check. The mostimportant thing qualified volunteer host families provide is a loving, compassionateand nurturing home. iE welcomes and has had great success with all traditional andnon-traditional families: families with children, empty nesters, single people,families with very young children, young couples, same-sex couples, retirees, etc.Volunteer host families provide students with meals, their own bed (they mayshare a bedroom with a sibling of the same gender and similar age), and some localtransportation. The students have their own travel, medical and liability insurance,as well as their own personal spending money for eating out, going out withfriends, school and sport supplies, clothing, toiletries, etc. Host families andstudents are assigned a coordinator to assist them throughout the school year.Our student's home countries include Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Italy,Spain, Montenegro, Iceland, Finland, China and Thailand. All students go throughan extensive application process that includes an in-home interview and a pre-arrival orientation, and are also proficient in English.

Please go to our website http://usa.international-experience.net for furtherinformation. Prospective host families can set up an online account and fill out anapplication with no obligations. Upon completion of the vetting process, hostfamilies have full access of our website and can view available student profiles. I'malways happy to answer questions, and anyone interested is encouraged to contactme for more information.

Thank you so much for your interest!Hosting an exchange student could be one of the most rewarding and enrichingexperiences you'll ever have. The relationships exchange students and host familiesbuild between each other often last a lifetime.

Stephanie BuckleyLocal Coordinatorinternational Experience - USAsteffi.mueller1986@gmail.com518-929-4223usa.international-experience.net

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International Experience is designated as a US Department of State J1Visa Sponsor and listed on the CSIET Advisory List for 2012-2013

Capital District

Compeer started in 1973 in Rochester,New York and remains a modelmental health organization with over100 affiliates in the United States,Canada, and Australia. Compeer(companion + peer) is an award-winning volunteer program that usesthe power of friendship to helppeople in mental health recovery livehappier, more satisfying lives byreducing social isolation andincreasing the likelihood ofcommunity integration. The Compeerprogram is a complement totraditional therapy.

The “One to One Match” programmatches community volunteers in one-to-one friendships with adults inmental health treatment. Matchesspend quality time doing community-based activities to encourage positiverecovery. Matches are professionallysupported and monitored to promoteskill and self-esteem growth. Adultmentor/client relationships helpreduce the stigma surrounding mentalillness, and increase awareness ofpeople with mental health challenges.

Currently, the Albany office has over100 consumers waiting for a volunteermatch. The program enables theclients we serve to become moresocially integrated into the communityand to reach greater independence.Friends meet at mutually convenienttimes to share common interest andactivities, such as going to the movies,having coffee, taking walks, etc.

All it takes is a commitment of at leastfour hours each month. Pleaseconsider becoming a One to OneMatch. Contact Joshua at 462-1094x274 for information about how youcan make a difference in someone’slife.

We're looking for a few goodhost families!

Maybe we’re looking for you!

GP Homestay seeks qualified hostfamilies to provide a safe and nurturinghome environment for international highschool students attending high schoolfrom abroad.

The family should speak English athome and provide the student with his/her own room and three nourishing mealsa day. If you live within a 45 minutecommute from Doane Stuart High School,you may be eligible to apply.

Participating families will be offered generous compensation of at least $900 per month (exact amount depending on yourregion) to offset the expenses of housing, feeding and including a student in your family activities. Green Planet Homestay willprovide dedicated support staff, host family training and 24-7 emergency support throughout the school year, as well asregular group activities the students and their host families.

If you would like to take advantage of this unique opportunity to make a difference in a young person’s life by hosting aninternational student, please request an application from: [email protected]

ELCA YouthGatheringBy Rev. Marie C. Jerge,Bishop

Walking Wet is an imagethat describes our lives asbaptized children of God. Ittook on new meaning herein New Orleans when the rains hit and the hordes of youth in colored t-shirts wandered the city streets soaked to the skin.But they did not let it dampen their enthusiasm for learning what it means to be Citizens with the Saints, and practicingdiscipleship, peacemaking and justice.

I have shared some images and stories throughout this week. They are posted on our website... but here are just acouple God moments: Upstate New York Synod groups were housed in a hotel on Bourbon Street. That was a concern, butour youth and adults handled it well and turned it into opportunities for conversation. The surprise came when a homelessman stopped one group and prayed with them and for them!

While working out in the community, one of our young women had some trouble with the heat and needed a trip tothe hospital. After treatment, the doctor offered her (and those with her) a ride back to the hotel.

Each community service group was shepherded by a young adult called a servant leader. One servant leader told usthat he volunteered for the gathering because his friend was coming. After working with the Lutherans for a few days, hesaid that when he returns home, he's going to find an ELCA congregation and get confirmed, because we're a church thatcombines preaching the Word with action.

The program was fabulous, the music astounding, the leaders did an amazing job - but the image that remains in mymind is those groups of colored shirts packing the dome and taking to the streets - rain or shine - learning and living theirfaith in community and service. They are an inspiration! Amazing grace indeed!

Just over 350 youth and adults from the Upstate NY Synod attended the 2012 Youth Gathering

The Big Read is sponsored by the NationalEndowment for the Arts and encourages literacy byproviding opportunities for an entire community toread and discuss a single book. The Big Read providescompetitive grants to support innovative readingprograms in selected communities.

This year the Albany Fund for Education, the CitySchool District, and Albany Public Library workedtogether and won a grant to bring the Big Read toAlbany. The goal is to have most of Albany reading anddiscussing “The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brienduring the month of November.

How can you be part of the BIG READ?

Read the book.

Attend the events and help spread the word! A listof events will be hosted on the NEA (NationalEndowment for the Arts) website in September, aswell as at partnering organizations and through fliersat local establishments.

Volunteer. Volunteers will be needed at all of theevents. Talk to the person that gave you this flier tovolunteer!

Become a sponsor. You can organize a workplaceread or a discussion group for your communityorganization. We’ll supply a great discussion guideand help you find the book.

Invite a friend. Sometimes the biggest difference canbe made one person at a time. Invite someone toread the book or attend an event with you.

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

Tracing the tour of one American platoon this bookis not just a tale of the Vietnam War, although it'sconsidered one of the finest books ever aboutcombat. This award winning book is a brutal,sometimes funny, often profound narrative aboutthe human heart—how it fares under pressure,and what it can endure.

“…but those who wait for the LORD shall renew theirstrength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, theyshall run and not be weary, they shall walk and notfaint.” Isaiah 40:31

As we head into the last part of summer, we hope that duringthese months you have had an opportunity to relax, rest and renewyour mind, body and spirit. July was especially busy at First Lutheranthis year. Let’s recap…

During the first week of the month, Pastor Alison Leitzel wasinterviewed by the Church Council and they unanimouslyrecommended to the congregation that she be considered forbecoming pastor of First Lutheran. A letter to all confirmedmembers was mailed announcing this later that week and invitingfolks to come and meet Pastor Allie at an informal “meet and greet”on Saturday, July 21. There were nearly 80 folks came on that warmSaturday evening to meet Pastor Allie and her husband Barry. Thenext day, a special congregational meeting was held immediatelyfollowing the worship service. A secret ballot vote on the questionof calling Pr. Allie to First Lutheran was taken and of the 83 votesthat were cast, 80 were in favor of calling her. Pastor Allie gratefullyaccepted this call!

Summer always seems to be a good time to get all the littlethings around the building done, and this summer was no exception.New energy efficient windows were installed in the pastor’s office aswell as the cleaning of the draperies. The carpets in the office,Hartwick Lounge, the library/chapel and the pastor’s office weresteam cleaned and the trees on the property were trimmed andgroomed by a professional tree company. Steve Carlson, our LayPresident, was responsible for opening and closing the building onSundays and keeping the trash and recycling from building up whileWendy was on vacation during the month. He even had a cleaningcrew come in and take care of the bathrooms for us. New (andrefurbished) air conditioners were installed in the church office andthe Hartwick Lounge during July. It sure makes a difference visitingwith FLC folks on those steamy, summer Sunday mornings.

We rejoice with great grandfather Ted Beebe, great aunt FaithBeebe and great-great aunt Janet Simons as they celebrate the birthof Gabriel Allister Beebe on July 20th. He was born about sevenweeks early, but is doing well at this point opening his eyes all thetime and breathing on his own for most of the day. We also rejoicewith Cindy and Rich Reynders on the birth of their fourthgranddaughter Mckenna May Reynders on July 17th. Laurel Rikerand her family celebrated her father’s 80th birthday on July 14th inthe Hartwick Lounge. On July 28th, Dottie Johnson will be holding ababy shower in Hartwick Lounge for her daughter Alisa’s first baby.Coming up on July 30th, we will be hosting youth from Rush UnitedMethodist Church who will be leading a sports camp and VBS atEmmaus UMC. Then on August 6th, Kristina Kennedy-Babcock will bebringing her CAPS (Capital Area Productions) Theater Camp to FLCfor a week. The Albany Senior Orchestra will begin their weeklyrehearsals on Tuesday, August 21st. We encourage you to stop bybetween 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to give them a listen.

Stay posted to the weekly bulletins and FirstFlash for more information on what’shappening at FLC including the start datefor Pastor Allie. Deadline for articles forthe September issue of The First Word will be onSunday, August 26th!!

Until then … that’s the scoop!

The ChurchCat

Dear Friends in Christ,

So much has happened since the last EPESUpdate in December 2011. I am excited toshare the work of EPES reflected in thisUpdate --thirty years and we are still going strong! As you will see in the Update, wehad a wonderful Mother´s Day celebration held in Concepción for leaders of thehealth teams and the women from the emergency camps where we have workedsince the earthquake left people homeless over two years ago. We had a verymoving connection between our celebration and the celebration at Prince of PeaceLutheran Church in Clifton Park, NY --a congregation that has supported EPES for 30years! Members of Prince of Peace have visited us in Chile, and members of theEPES staff have worshiped at Prince of Peace --we cherish this and so many otherdeep relationships of love and support that have developed over these years ofshared ministry.

As we look back over these difficult years, our staff in Chile is filled with deepemotion and gratitude for the countless friends who have accompanied us on thisjourney for health, justice, dignity and wholeness. It is an important year for us --inNovember, leaders of the ELCA Global Mission, the Lutheran World Federation,members of Lutheran congregations in the US, and friends and family of EPES staffwill travel to Chile to join hundreds of community health workers and EPES staffand families, members of the emergency camps, public health workers, membersand leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile, local human rightsadvocates and other friends to celebrate EPES´ three decades of work.We hope you can join us either in person or in spirit. We would love to receive agreeting from your congregation to our staff and the health teams on this specialanniversary. (If you would like more information about the celebration please sendme an email).

A book I read this year, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of BoundlessCompassion by the Jesuit priest, Gregory Boyle, made me think so much about ourministry. So many times his reflections on his work with gang members in the statesreminded me of the work we have done with the poor and excluded in Chile. In theintroduction, he says that a fundamental challenge of his stories is simply to changeour lurking suspicion that some lives matter less than others. It reminded meimmediately of our Mother´s Day gathering last year with poor women from fishingcommunities along the coast affected by the earthquake. During the celebration,one of the women turned to Lautaro (the doctor who directs our team in the south)and said, "We have been wanting to ask you all year, why does EPES care about usso much, don´t you know that we are nobodies?" Lautaro, one of the mostcompassionate people I have ever met, wept on the phone telling me that story.Our work, like Gregory Boyle´s, aspires to broaden the parameters of our kinship.Boyle says, "Our common human hospitality longs to find room for those who areleft out. It´s just who we are if allowed to foster something different, somethingmore greatly resembling what God had in mind. Perhaps, together, we can teacheach other how to bear the beams of love, persons becoming persons, right beforeour eyes. Returned to ourselves."

I thank you for walking with us on this journey...for helping broaden theparameters of our kinship and for caring about the lives of the poor in Chile.

Que Dios les Bendiga,Karen Anderson

Report from theCongregational Meeting on

July 22, 2012Steven B. Carlson, Lay President

First Lutheran Church, Albany welcomedReverend Alison L. Leitzel at a meetingcalled to vote on the question of extendinga call to her. 106 people attended theworship service where Rev. Leitzel presidedand preached.

Following the worship service, LayPresident Steven B. Carlson called uponChurch Council Secretary Sandra O’Connorand Peter Christoph to verify that aminimum of forty voting members werepresent as required by our Constitution.They both stated there were many morethan the minimum forty members present.

Reverend Leitzel made a brief statementof her excitement of the possibility of beingcalled to FLC. She answered severalquestions and then excused herself fromthe meeting.

Deacon Samantha Rossi was introducedas Bishop Marie Jerge’s representative tooversee the election process.

Call Committee chairperson ColinMcKnight moved that the FLC congregationvote to call Reverend Leitzel to be our nextpastor. He offered a brief report on theCall Committee’s activities leading up totheir unanimous recommendation to theFLC Council. After many called-outseconds, Steve Carlson added that theChurch Council also had interviewed thecandidate and unanimously decided torecommend to the congregation that weoffer a call to Reverend Leitzel.

Robert Frost and Janice Logan, our twoHead Counters, were asked to distributeprinted ballots to all FLC members presentwho were eligible to vote. Bob and Janicethen collected the ballots and proceededwith the tally. Steve Carlson thenannounced that 83 ballots were cast withthe vote being 80 yes and 3 no. Then heintroduced Reverend Alison L. Leitzel as thenew pastor of First Lutheran Church,Albany.

She received a standing ovation andgratefully accepted our call.

The meeting then adjourned as no otherbusiness could be considered.

Please pray for…·Our Members:· Richard Allyn· Lois Coon· Marcia Coon· Judy Greenwood· Keith Hansen· Jeff Lind· Francis Logan· Ginny McVittie· Melissa (Peters) Mosseau· Jane Rosell· Bill Shufelt· Laura Shufelt· Lois Skuse· Marc Salzer· Elaine Smith· Ed Vining· Mary Virgili· Jim Wilson-Garrison

Our Friends, Neighbors and Family:· Leni Angerstein: former member· Ruth Aroldi: cousin of Marcelle Olsen· Richard Barton: friend of Lois Skuse· Anna Bestenheider: sister of Bernie Shafarzek· Dessie Brady: grandmother of Richard McElreath· Dan Brodax: uncle of the Erling-Colafatis· Luke Brodax: cousin of the Erling-Colafatis· Joy & Warren Bull: friends of the Shafarzeks· Karen, Tim and Pat Burleski: co-worker of Laurel Riker· Donald Butler: a friend· Susan Caltrider: niece of Geri Saulpaugh· Shirley Cohen: friend of Geri Saulpaugh· Chuck Conklin: brother of Bob Conklin· Linda Cross: sister of Deb Aiken· Chris Cymenman: friend of Barbara McGuinness· Mary & Karen Cyran: friends of Wendy Moore· John Denman: cousin of Barb Shafarzek & Nancy Endres· Missy Dupry: dear friend of Rich Klaus

· Lila Dwileski: child of a friend of Al & Marcia Hoyt· Johanna Erling: cousin of the Erling-Colafatis· Marilyn Erling: mother of Anne Erling· Chess Faircloth: father of Sheri Van Orden· Bertha Fiter: niece of Geri Saulpaugh· Alice Freiermuth: friend of Wendy Moore· Jon Gifford: friend of Lois Skuse· Linda Gorski: good friend of Joyce Aiello· Kathryn Hansen: sister of Bob Frost· Sue Heinze: neighbor of the Hazzards· Kathleen Horner: sister of Judy Carlson· Jeannie Johansen: sister-in-law of the Johansens· Michael Kilmade: friend of the O’Connors· Henry Korn: brother of Trudy Fedden· Rev. Kenn Latel: member of Holy Spirit· Marguerite LaVigne: friend of the Johansens· Eileen Lippert: cousin of Joan & Judy Greenwood· B.J. Lornell: friend of the Erling-Colafatis· Mark Mance: cousin of the Vinings & Dan Smith· Andrew McBride: nephew of Clara LeBarron· Rev. Robert Mitman: former intern at FLC· Al & Jean Motta: friends of Lois Skuse· Carlyn Murray: cousin of Karl Manthei· Ashley Noonan: niece of Barbara McGuinness· Pauline Northrup: friend of Lois Skuse· Dan & MaryEllen O’Brien: friends of Nancy Endres· Beverly Olander: sister of Pat Hansen· Philip Paonessa: brother-in-law of Kim Paonessa· Peter Pasternak: brother-in-law of Judy Skuse· Eric Petersen: husband of the niece of Joan & Judy Greenwood· Pamela Petersen: niece of Joan & Judy Greenwood· Ruth Pitts: sister of Joyce Aiello, Karen Moore, Bev Hazzard,

& Charlotte Wolffe· Jim Prehoda: son-in-law of Jim Leonard· Geri Pressley: friend of Sandy O'Connor· Vickie Quay: friend of the Johansens· Kim Raabe: daughter-in-law of Carol Raabe· Lois Randall: cousin of the O’Connor family· Pastor & Sandy Ricci: friend & neighbors of the Hazzards· Robert Schoneman, III: great-nephew of Joan & Judy Greenwood· Madelyn & Kaitlin Tamayo, infant twins: friends of the Johansens· Lou Thonges: cousin of Bernie Shafarzek· Carol & Lonnie Tomlin, friend of Lois Skuse· Julie Tottey: friend of Lois Skuse· Bill Valachovic: friend of Wendy Moore· Joan Van Apeldoorn: friends of the Mantheis· Alyson Ward: daughter of Barbara McGuinness· Josephine Warren: niece of Geri Saulpaugh· Sharon Warner: niece of Richard Allyn· Matthew & Michael Ward: grandsons of Barbara McGuinness· Marvin Woodcock: friend of Paul Hyde· David Young: brother of Jan FrostOur Men and Women in Uniform:· AFC Zachary D. Burnash, injured/Afghanistan, friend of Lois Skuse· Capt. Christian Drennen, Afghanistan: son of Russ & Pam Drennen· Pvt. Taylor Engelhardt, Korea: grandson of Ed & Carol Engelhardt· Cpl. Stephen Woods, US Marine: nephew of Tim & Jean EskeliOur Wider Mission Concerns:· For the people affected by recent natural disasters.· For peace.· For the unemployed.· For Marie Jerge, Bishop of the Upstate New York Synod.· For Mark Hanson, our ELCA Presiding Bishop.· Bishop Stephen Dube, Bishop of the ELCZ· Sr. Pastor Chana of Zambia

The friends and family members named on our prayer list will remainuntil we hear from you to have them removed.

JulyJulyJuly

Memorial FlowersMemorial FlowersMemorial FlowersGiven to the Glory of God and ...Given to the Glory of God and ...Given to the Glory of God and ...

August 5 In loving memory of his parents Hajo and Matilda by Peter R. Christoph; and in lovingmemory of Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Smith and Carolyn Smith by William Stowell and CarolynStowell Harden and Family.

August 12 In loving memory of Mrs. William Strobel and loved ones by Robert McFarland; and inloving memory of the Rev. John and Pearl Melvin by Carol Raabe.

August 19 In loving memory of her parents Fay & Edna Leonard and her grandparents Frederick andElizabeth Miller by Doris Marsh; and in loving memory of his wife, Marilyn, Mr. and Mrs.Clayson Bell and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Allyn by Dick Allyn.

August 26 In loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore by their daughters; and in honor of thebirthdays of Bernie and Barbara Shafarzek and Heather and Michael Dilcher, by Barb andBernie Shafarzek.

Any new requests, questions or changes call Liz Peters, 869-0387Altar vase - $22.50 Sanctuary vase - $27.50

Three of our homebound members will be celebrating birthdays in August- Jane Rosell (August 10), Marcia Coon and Lois Skuse (both on August11). They are unable to attend church now and we thought it would benice to let them know we haven’t forgotten them. Francis Logan hasrecently been able to attend Sunday worship again with his wife Mildredand his daughter Sandy and is celebrating his birthday August 23.Wouldn’t it would be nice to send each one of them a “Happy Birthday”greeting?

Miss Jane RosellDaughters of Sarah Nursing Home, 180 Washington Ave., Ext. Albany, New York 12203

Miss Marcia CoonEvergreen Commons - 1070 Luther Road - E. Greenbush, New York 12061

Mrs. Lois Skuse325 Kings Road, Apt. 218 - Schenectady, New York 12304

Mr. Francis Logan43 VerPlanck Street - Albany, New York 12206

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Rich KlausRich KlausRich Klaus

Barb McGuinnessBarb McGuinnessBarb McGuinness

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Sunday,Sunday,Sunday,April 29thApril 29thApril 29th10:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.

Current Lutheran Cluster Outreach Project

The Cluster Churches are collecting school supplies again. So many children benefit from thisparticular outreach project, that we will probably continue it for years. Noted below are ex-amples of supplies that are in high demand. In years gone by, many of these supplies had tobe provided by the teachers themselves. Now, WE CAN HELP THEM!!! Watch for back toschool sales and thank you for your support.

Black and White Composition Books (big need for these) Loose leaf paper Folders Pencils, crayons, markers Index cards- colored, white and 5x7 size also. Colored Pencils Paint Silver rings (that hold paper together) Glue sticks Hand Soap and Hand Sanitizer Boxes of tissue, napkins, paper plates, small brown

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The Rev. Alison L. Leitzel

Sunday, August 19Sunday, August 19Sunday, August 19 ~~~ Combined Worship ServiceCombined Worship ServiceCombined Worship ServiceFirst Lutheran & St. John'sFirst Lutheran & St. John'sFirst Lutheran & St. John's

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