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The Journal, May 2019
Dear Friends,
Did you know that this past April 18th marked the 124th Anniversary of our Church? Amazing to think about really!
April 18th, 1895 is a long time ago and of course a lot has changed since then; the building, the people, the community, and the ways we present the Gospel.
And while so much has changed, one constant has remained – OUR FOUNDATION; our rock solid foundation in Christ Jesus!
Thanks be to God for our heritage! And thanks be to God for our Jesus– our Rock Solid foundation who never changes, but who has sustained us in the past, who blesses us in the present, and who remains with us as he leads us into the future!
Since we are beginning our 125th year I would like to start thinking about ways we might celebrate and welcome in this HUGE milestone in the life of our church. It is a great reason for celebration!!
But, I cant do it alone! I need some help!!! So……..I am looking for a few people who might be interested in being a part of a “125th Anniversary Celebration team.” if you are interested in being a part of this team, please let me know!!! I look forward to hearing from you!
Thanks– Pastor Galen
The Official Publication of St. John ’s Lutheran Church—Depew New York
The Mission of St. John’s is grounded in the presence of Christ in God’s Word and in the Sacraments. We are called by the Holy Spirit to spread the Kingdom of God through ministering to all of our members and sharing the love of Christ with all people by preaching the true Word of God, providing ongo-ing Biblical education for spiritual growth and reaching others with God’s love in all we say or do.
Weekly Worship
Saturday Evening Blended 4:30pm
Sunday Morning Traditional
8:30am
Sunday Morning Contemporary
11:15am
Sunday School 10:00am
Worship Broadcast WXRL– 1300
11:00am
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Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with
whatever gift each of you has received. 1 Peter 4:10
Thank you to all who donated to our April Stewardship serving supporting Summit Life Outreach Center in Niagara Falls. This is a Christian based, non-profit, organization that offers free ultrasounds under the direction & supervision of a licensed medical doctor and volunteer medical staff to pregnant women. They also offer infant classes, pregnancy tests, adoption option counseling, baby supplies and referrals. At their center they have available baby clothes, diapers and baby equipment available through a pro-gram where the mother attends infant classes in order to receive baby items at no cost. A special thanks goes out to Kim & Makenzie Castiglione who made out “Tree of Life” in the Narthex! For those interested, there is a very good movie entitled “Unplanned” which is a very good Christian move dealing with the issue of choosing life. “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he creat-
ed them.” Genesis 1:27
Respectfully, Laura Tirone
Mission & Ministry
Each month we highlight a specific mission and ministry of St. John’s. These groups will be prayed for in the prayers of the church throughout the Sundays of that month.
Samaritan Pastoral Counseling Center … The Samaritan Pastoral Counseling Center provides pro-fessional counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, children and families in a spiritual, faith-oriented context. In addition, the center provides consultation, training, workshops and educational programs for physicians, clergy, congregations and groups. The Samaritan Pastoral Counseling Center, as part of God’s Church, is a healing ministry which works toward wholeness in the spiritual, relational, emotional, mental and physical dimensions of lives through pastoral counseling, education and consul-tation. Family Ministry Evangelism begins in the family. Parents are the primary faith mentors for their children and all of the gen-erations of the congregation have a role in helping parents lead their children to be disciples. Family Ministry is organized into four sub-groups: Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, Adult Ministry and Family of Faith. Children’s Ministry is pri-marily for families with children aged 1—10 and includes Nursery Ministry as well as “Young Hearts” events throughout the year such as Breakfast with St. Nick, Easter Egg Hunt, etc. Youth Ministry is focused on reaching our youth in grades 4 through 12 by meeting with them on a reg-ular basis to share their faith and plan group outings & activities. Adult Ministry includes the Men’s Group and Café. Family of Faith focuses on Manna (food activities) and Relaxing in the Son (fellowship activities). Annual activities offered by the Family of Faith group include the Taste of St. John’s, Chili Cook-Off, Spaghetti Dinner, Dinner & a Movie and Summer Picnic.
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ST JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES / April 8, 2019
NEW BUSINESS-TechNet contract is all set. Paperwork has been sent to the Lutheran Extension Society Grant. An announcement will be made telling everyone where exits are. Safety Team should be available at all services. Generic email addresses have been setup for all church posi-tions.
ELDERS– Butterflies were hung in the church for Easter. Contemporary Worship Music Director Job Review: Have in place before Summer Break. In the process of reviewing member needs. Bring a Friend to Church will take place at the Chicken BBQ, Sunday, May 19. Sunday School provided Easter Cards to Shut-ins and Terrace View. First Communion was April 14. There were 5 recipients. Holy Week and Easter postcards were mailed. Youth will be plant sale proceed recipients . Memorial Day 5/27 for Fire Department will be discussed in May. Discussion took place on which doors to lock. A floor plan will be posted in the podium showing which doors are to be locked. Plant Sale plants to be picked up on 5/18. Confirmation interview will be 6/2. 7 will be confirmed. Confirmation will be 6/9.
TRUSTEES– Roof repair planned for September. Sump pumps install planned for summer. Looking for work groups to help with small tasks around the church that need to be completed. Looking into specialty cars on display during chicken BBQ, also God’s Rods. Need different mats in kitchen or remove completely.
STEWARDSHIP –Serving opportunity for April was celebrating life while supporting Summit Life Outreach Center. Kim Castiglione and Makenzie created a Tree of Life in the Narthex, complete with butterflies. Items were collected to donate to Summit Life Outreach at the April.
FAMILY MINISTRIES -Easter Egg Hunt was Palm Sunday. Youth Convention money raised is just under $12,000. The goal is $15,000. Café will resume on May 16. Small Group Bible Study meets the first and third Saturdays of the month at 7pm. May’s meetings will be May 4 & 18. Mystery Theater Dinner to benefit Plym-outh Crossroads was on April 11. 17 tickets were sold. Family Ministry covered a total of $50 for tickets and sold $250 for a sponsorship. 5 themed baskets were donated from the congregation. Save the Date for July 18th Bison’s Game. May include special treat for Mother’s Day.
BOARD OF ED– Sunday School Staff Meeting will be held on May 5. This is a mandatory meeting for all teach-ers so that decisions can be made regarding Sunday School closing and next year’s staffing and curriculum. Mission Project: Tree of Life 4/1-5/1/19. Tree was put up in Narthex to support Summit Life Outreach Center. Sunday School kids and staff made Easter Cards on 4/7 to give to the people at the Erie County Home and for St. John’s shut-ins. Cards were given to Betty Cavaleri.
Next Council Meeting: May 13th at 7:00pm
Financial Director’s Report Fiscal Year 2019, Period 1 , March (YTD)
YTD Budget
Revenue $62,711.00 $64,204.44
Expenditures $61,391.38 $64,174.08
Net Revenue over Expense $1,319.62 $30.36
Office: [email protected] Pastor: [email protected]
See the back of the Journal for all other email address!
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May Worship Assistants
Acolytes
Date 4:30pm (Saturday) 8:30am (Sunday) 11:15am (Sunday)
4th & 5th Open Open
11th & 12th Open Open
18th & 19th Open Paige Coffed
25th & 26th Open Open
Elders
4th & 5th Bob Chapman Ken Schabert Bryan Mayback
11th & 12th Harold Deutschlander Barb Perry John Fragale
18th & 19th Rod Lorenz Barb Perry Bryan Mayback
25th & 26th Derek Robinson Barb Perry Bryan Mayback
Lectors
4th & 5th Bob Chapman Cantor Bryan Mayback
11th & 12th Derek Robinson Barb Perry John Fragale
18th & 19th Rod Lorenz Karen Shafer Bob Chapman
25th & 26th Derek Robinson Jamie Bluhm Bryan Mayback
4:30 Saturday Accompanist Radio Broadcasters
4th & 5th Brad Lynch Karen Dowdall
11th & 12th Carol Adragna Karen Dowdall
18th & 19th Carol Adragna Debra Wisniewski
25th & 26th Tichy Family Beth Lynch
Altar Guild
Tom & Sue Bluhm and Dawn Smith
Rite of Confirmation
Important Dates:
Sunday, May 28th 10am, Pastor Interviews
Sunday, June 2nd 10am—Elder Interviews
Saturday, June 8th 10am, Confirmation Rehearsal
Sunday, June 9th 8:30am— Rite of Confirmation
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Baptism Funeral
Mia Lynn Barber 4-28-19 June Horn 4-24-19
Carol L. Weiss 4-27-19
Diana M. Wahl 4-27-19
Official Acts
Worship services from St. John’s have been heard on WXRL 1300 AM for over 50 years. This has been a won-derful ministry opportunity and partnership with our friends at WXRL and numerous people have been touched by the Gospel through it. 2019 Sign Up Charts for Radio Broadcasts and Altar Flowers are posted on the bulletin board in the office hallway. Please fill in available spaces and then take a moment to fill out a sheet for the office for your dedication for anniversaries, birthdays, memories or other messages. Thank you to all who are willing to sponsor radio broadcasts and/or place flowers on the altar and so enrich our ministry here at St. John’s.
Radio & Flower Sponsors
Date Radio Broadcast Altar Flowers
4/7/19 Kim & Tony Martino
In thankfulness for their 2nd Wedding Anniversary
Darlene Schwenk In memory of her husband, George
4/14/19
Rose & Ross Contella In honor of their 19th Wedding
Anniversary and God’s blessings!
Sue Hillman In honor of Gary Hillman’s 70th
Birthday
Rose & Ross Contella In honor of their 19th Wedding Anni-
versary and God’s blessings!
4/21/19
Michael & Grace Stever In celebration of 26 years of mar-
riage and in remembrance of the an-niversaries of Glenn & Patricia Stever
and Edward & Lorraine Friedrich
4/28/19
Sandi Carlson In memory of my mom
Jerry & Marsha Barber
In honor our granddaughter, Mia Lynn Barber, as she receives the
“Seal of the Cross” and becomes a member of The Kingdom in Holy
Baptism.
Jim & Chris Sugg In memory of our beloved daughter,
Robynne Forbes
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Easter Flowers on the Altar are sponsored by:
Bob & Karen Zielen In memory of our parents
Sue Hillman In honor of our family
Barb & Gary Geitter In memory of Jean Smith & Robert Geitter
Marsha McKinney In memory of parents Maree & Alan Cady
Mary Beth & Derek Robinson In memory of Grandmama & Pa Swingle and
Douglas Robinson (Derek’s dad)
Schabert In memory of Marc Seeger
Darlene Schwenk In memory of husband,
parents and sister.
Terry & Gary Frier In memory of our parents
Hughey Happy Easter to our St. John’s family
Ted & June Goga In memory of Tom, Mom & Dad Goga and
Mom & Dad Alles
Pat Schlebus In memory of husband, Lee
Cathy Hajt & Lori Lesanti In memory of the Lesanti/McFarland Family
Kerry Lesanti In memory of my loved ones
in heaven!
Arber Family In memory of Norbert & Helen Arber
Lidia & Art Benson Rick Thurnherr Shelly Wirth
Jan & Mike Brown Karen Shafer Kim Lorenz
Dawn Varga Susie Bluhm Barbara Perry
Jillian Pirinelli Carol Coffed Mickey Gabriel
H. Deutschlander
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Held every 3 years since 1980, the LCMS Youth Gathering provides thousands of youth and adults the op-portunity to come together as a community of God’s people to spend time together in God’s word, wor-
ship, service, and fellowship with others from across the synod.
Goal: $15,000 | Amount Raised: $12,718 (as of 4/23/19)
Youth Attending: Marissa Best, Nick Krupa. Corinne Lorenz Elaina Lorenz.
Ariana Lysiak, Hailey Richardson, Noah Shaw
June 22, 2019
Help support St. John’s Screaming Eagles team as they ride for a cure.
Current Riders include John Preston, Mike, Grace
& Glenn Stever, Jim Kless, Laura & Kyle Tirone.
To ride, you must register on the Ride for Roswell website & raise a minimum of $200 (ages 15 +up). Space is limited for riding, so please don't delay.
Each rider has a goal of $200.00 to earn
in order to ride.
Donations can be made by cash or check (made payable to The Ride for Roswell). Donations can
also be made on-line by visiting RideForRo-swell.org. Just click on the donate tab then type in
the rider’s name.
Thank you for your support of our goal to find cancer cures and save lives!
St. John’s Lutheran Church /
BW’S
67 Litchfield Ave. Depew, NY 14043
Sunday May 19, 2019 - 12noon
Tickets: $10, Dine-In or Take Out or buy at the door (until sold out).
Tickets Available Now!
Beneficiary—St. John’s LCMS Youth Gathering
Includes: ½ chicken, baked potato, sour
cream, roll /butter, coleslaw, dessert.
Cupcake Bakers Needed!
Sign up sheet on Narthex Bulletin Board.
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Help Needed! Help is needed on Friday, May 17th, at 4pm to move the plants from the delivery truck to the basement. Plants can be picked up Saturday, May 18th, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Lois would appreciate help getting the plants to people’s cars on Pick-Up Day. Left over plants will be sold on Sunday, May 19th at the Chicken BBQ. (Help is also appreci-ated that day too!) Please see Lois Will if you can help on May 17, 18 and/or 19!
Information, Happenings and Community Events
Thank You … to all who helped in hang-ing the Butterflies on Holy Saturday!
We will again need your help on May 26th when the Butterflies will return to “hibernation” for the year. Please let Lois Will know if you can help.
Memorial Day St. John’s members who have served in our armed forces—please inform the office of any additions or changes to our military list for the upcoming Memorial Day. You can place information in the office or in the “My Concerns” Box in the Narthex.
Concordia Seminary’s 28th Annual Golf Day
Monday June 3rd, 3019
at Sawmill Golf Course Fenwick, ON A fun day for golfers at all levels
(Best Ball Format)
$110 Registration Fee includes BBQ lunch, green fees, power cart, steak dinner w/dessert
& prizes.
To register: www.Concordia-
seminary.ca/events Register by May 24th
Café resumes on Thursday, May 16 at 6pm
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Information, Happenings and Community Events
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Upcoming Events at
Men’s Retreat May 31st to June 2nd
Guest Speaker: Joel Biermann
Event Costs:
$150 for the whole weekend $50 for Saturday Only
___________________________________
First Responders Family Weekend
Friday, June 7th to Sunday June 9th
$75per family for the weekend
$30 per family to attend just on Sunday (An immediate family member must be a First Responder.)
_______________________________________
See bulletin board for more info or contact: Pioneer Camp & Retreat Center
(716) 549-1420 | [email protected]
The Cheektowaga Chorale Presents
A Night at the Movies Friday, May 17, 2019, 7PM
Infant of Prague Church 921 Cleveland Drive, Cheektowaga
General Admission $10 Children 12 & under free
(716) 395-0101 [email protected]
The Lutheran Chorale of the Niagara Frontier Presents:
Joy in the Morning Featuring “Mass in the time of War”
by Haydn Sunday, May 19, 2019 4:30PM
St. Luke Lutheran Church 900 Maryvale Drive, Cheektowaga
$15/adults (716) 649-2662
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary Presents:
A Dinner with Music and Friends:
“Merlot and Melodies” Sunday, June 16, 2019
Hernder Estate Wines, St. Catherine’s, ON
$50/dinner or $15/concert only
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary +1 (905) 688-2362
Concordia-Seminary.ca/events
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2 Kaitlynn Delano
Rachel Delano
Charlotte Cocco
Kimberly Goldyn
3 Leigh Cwiklinski
6 Cheryl McNatty
Brian Possinger
Loren Ratajczak
Jennifer Cuttitta
7 Don Loney
Kaitlin Gorski
8 John Hughey
Kelsea Milam
9 Rick Mayback
Addalyn Bauer
Logan Welch
10 Matthew Schunk
11 Gordon Hutchinson
Gaige Hughey
12 Jonathan Lasky
14 George Meyer, Sr.
15 Douglas Dyke
16 Gaeton Buczynski
Leslie Maciejewski
17 Ed Lorenz
Emma Kabel
19 Richard Harrington
Ken Schottke
Sarah Kabel
20 Carolyn Nosky
Brayden Bauer
Joseph Munzel
21 Kristin Roll
Isaiah Hojnacki
Mason Putnam
22 Jerry Bernfeld, Jr.
Corli Roldan
Marcia Goodrich
23 Jesse Moret III
24 Jeff Sowinski
Larry Rindfuss
Camden Smith
Karly Kostusiak
25 Ruth Kloss
Pat McGloin
28 Adrianna Best
29 Ruth Dowd
Makenzie Castiglione
30 Lauren Payne
2 John & Claire Durso
Craig & Nicole Shields
3 Guy & Linnette Ramey
11 Bob & Linda Plewik
13 Tom & Sue Bluhm
15 Mike & Grace Stever
17 Dave & Laura Tirone
18 Daniel & Diane Szczepanowski
20 George & Stephanie Meyer
24 Ken & Rochelle Menard
29 Tim & Jamie Silakowski
31 Jeff & Debora Sowinski
May Birthdays Anniversaries
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1
530p– Praise Band 7p– Choir 8p– A.A.
2
9:30a– ECH Group
3 Office Closed
4
8a– Men’s Group 4:30p Worship w/ Holy Communion
8p– A.A.
5
3rd Sunday of Easter
8:30a– Worship w/ Holy Communion
10a– Sunday School
11:15a—Worship w/ Holy Communion
11:15a-Teacher Meeting
6 7:15p– Elders
7 7p-Confirma-tion
8
530p– Praise Band 7p– Choir 8p– A.A.
9 9:30a– ECH Group
10 Office Closed
11 4:30p Worship Hetzel Baptism
8p– A.A.
12
4th Sunday of Easter
8:30a– Worship Beardi Baptism
11:15a—Worship
Mother’s Day
13 7p– Council
14
15
Journal Materi-als Due 530p– Praise Band 7p– Choir 8p– A.A.
16
9:30a– ECH Group 6p– Café
17
Office Closed
18 8a– Men’s Group
4:30p Worship w/ Holy Communion
8p– A.A.
19
5th Sunday of Easter
8:30a– Worship
w/ Holy Communion
11:15a—Worship w/ Holy Communion
12p– Chicken BBQ
20
21 7p-Confirma-tion
22 530p– Praise Band 7p– Choir 8p– A.A.
23 9:30 ECH Group
24 Office Closed 4:30p-Kyle Wed-ding
25 4:30p Worship 8p– A.A.
26
6th Sunday of Easter
8:30a– Worship
11:15a—Worship
27 Memorial Day
28 7p-Confirma-tion
29 530p– Praise Band 7p– Choir 8p– A.A.
30
Ascension of Our Lord
9:30 ECH Group
31
Office Closed
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St. John’s Officers:
President: Tony Martino
Elders: ([email protected])
Rod Lorenz (Chair) Paul Pijacki (Recording Secretary)
Jamie Bluhm Betty Cavaleri Bob Chapman
Harold Deutschlander John Fragale, Jr.
John Hughey Jim Kless
Bryan Mayback Barb Perry
Ken Schabert Derek Robinson
Board of Trustees: ([email protected])
Edwin Lorenz Larry Rindfuss
Guy Ramey
Secretary of the Council: Susan Vriesen
Financial Director: Mike Brown
Board of Education Chair: Kim Castiglione
Youth & Family Ministry Chair: Kim Lorenz
Stewardship Chair: Laura Tirone
Shepherds Staff Chair:
Sharon Weigel ([email protected])
Sunday School Superintendent: Chandra Jagielo
Altar Guild Chair: Betty Cavaleri
Communion Assistants: Tom Bluhm
John Sweeney Jim Kless
Erie County Home Fellowship:
Karen Shafer
Prayer Chain: Beth Lynch
Radio Announcers:
Beth Lynch Art Benson Jim Kless
Debra Wisniewski Karen Dowdall
Saturday Musicians: Carol Adragna
Brad Lynch Rudy & Sue Tichy
Communion Deacons: Betty Cavaleri Deann Lorenz
Brad & Beth Lynch Jane Marone Karen Shafer
Jim & Chris Sugg Lois Will
St. John’s Lutheran Church 67 Litchfield Ave. Depew, New York 14043
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Phone: (716) 683-3947 E-mail: [email protected]
Pastor’s e-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.sjlcdepew.com
Pastor Rev. Galen M. Purpura Jr.
Organist and Music Director Mrs. Lois Will
Contemporary Music Leader Mr. Brad Lynch