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Epiphany Lutheran Church – St. Louis, MO

October 2015

Epiphany Lutheran Church October 2015

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Sign up for a 1 hour time block as a greeter, usher, or guide. Or, help downstairs with food

prep, serving and clean up. Email [email protected] or

call 752-7065 to volunteer.

Volunteer

to help at our

Open

House Sat, Oct 24th

3 – 5 p.m.

Here’s the invite we’re sending to the community:

Open House at Epiphany Lutheran. Transcend the busy

world for a moment by resting inside our majestic,

modern Gothic sanctuary. Reflect on the intricate stained

glass windows depicting biblical scenes in vivid and living

detail. Be immersed in classic melodies rising from our

22-rank Reuter pipe organ with more than 1,200

individual pipes. Then meet us in the lower level

community hall to enjoy some complimentary, freshly

baked Gus’ Pretzels and ice cold beverages.

Join us for a special service to celebrate the Church’s re-discovery of the Good News of Jesus Christ in the Lutheran Reformation almost 500 years ago. After the service we will have our annual congregational meeting to approve our 2016 Budget, followed by our 4th Sunday Fellowship Potluck.

The purpose of this

event is to offer an

experience of our

sanctuary and

hospitality to people

who wouldn’t normally

think of passing

through our doors.

celebrate

the

Refor-

mation Sun, Oct 25th

9:30 a.m.

Luther’s Rose, stained glass installed at

St. Trinity Lutheran Church, St Louis

Hallow’s Eve

Hospitality Hut Sat, Oct 31st, 5 – 9 p.m.

We will offer a simple “rest stop” for the

1,200 trick-or-treaters that pass by. Are you

able to help us provide this service? Contact the church office to volunteer.

porta-potties hand-washing station

lost-and-found first aid

public safety

mailto:[email protected]


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Last month I started volunteering at Woerner to read for Ms. Sue’s class of 4th Grade boys on Tuesday afternoons. When you volunteer to be a reading buddy, you don’t have to read to an entire class—normally they will assign you to just one student. But since I’ve had some experience in reading aloud to larger groups, I asked if I could read to the whole class for 30 minutes each week. This appointment has become a highlight of my week.

I Need a Hero Last year Rich (one of our church’s elders) and I went to visit Woerner Elementary, the pre-K through 5th grade school a few hundred feet north of our church building. We were met by Peggy Meyer, the principal. You can tell right away that Mrs. Meyer loves her job. She greeted us with a beaming smile and told us all about her school. Whenever we passed students on our tour, she would greet them by name. More often than not, the student would dart across the hall to give her a hug or high-five.

Six months ago Epiphany formally adopted Woerner Elementary through the faith partner program managed by St. Louis Public School District. The terms of the “adoption” are open-ended. The District leaves it to the school and the church to work out the details. So far it has meant welcoming Mrs. Meyer to speak to us at the end of one of our services, followed by a presentation during our Bible study hour. We learned that Woerner is a diverse, multi-ethnic, neighborhood school. All of her 400+ students and families live within about 2 miles of our church building.

Since meeting Mrs. Meyer, our congregation has donated about $200 to provide school uniforms for under-privileged students and to support her perfect attendance incentive program. Along with donating money and material goods, Mrs. Meyer encouraged us to volunteer as reading buddies. For those with smarts in a particular subject, she recommended becoming a tutor. She said this is a much-appreciated service because her students always need more positive adult role models.

A few of the boys mentioned professional wrestlers. One said his dad was his hero. Another said, “Aldin.” Curious, I said, “Who is Aldin?” He pointed to the boy sitting next to him. Then I got to Gabriel. “Who is your hero?” I asked. “Jesus,” he said. I replied, “He’s mine too.” If you’d like to volunteer as a reading buddy or tutor at Woerner, email or call the church office and we can help you out with the next steps.

In Jesus, Pastor Z

[Ms. Sue] teaches 17 boys. I’ve started learning their names and they know me as “Pastor Z.” My son Titus has been coming along, so they know his name too. When I first met the class, I asked them to tell me their name and say who their hero was. Many of the boys said they did not have a hero.

Ms. Sue’s class (plus Titus)

Principal Meyer & Students

Before Epiphany had a building, we worshiped at

Woerner Elementary for about 5 years in the 1940s


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Christian Fellowship & Formation

Sunday School - Children are invited to meet in the

upstairs parlor (by the church office) at 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School Snapshot

DATE LESSON ACTIVITY

Oct 4 Ephesians 6:17a

Helmet of Salvation

Oct 11 Ephesians 6:17b

Sword of the Spirit

Oct 18 Ephesians 6:18 Power of Prayer

Oct 25 4th Sunday Fellowship Potluck

Men’s Tuesday Morning Bible Study and Fellowship at Panera on Loughborough & I-55 6:30 a.m., every Tuesday Join us on your way to work.

Women’s Bible Study Wednesday’s, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Hear real-life stories about the tension between chasing comfort and pursuing a life centered on the crucified and risen Jesus. Through study of Scripture, we will seek a biblical vision for action in our homes, communities, and across the globe.

Contact Amy Zeigler or Desiree Stout to learn more.

New Directory Photos: Nov 6 – 7 Schedule your appointment today at

www.epiphany-stl.org Click on the icon that looks like this

Epiphany 101 Class Starting Soon Refresh your understanding of the Faith. Contact Pastor Zeigler at [email protected] for details.

Need assistance? Don’t have internet? See Lynn Goetz or Paula Gaertner on Sundays and

they will help you schedule your appointment.

Thurs Morning Bible Study & Fellowship 10:00 a.m. at Epiphany

We’re studying the Scriptures to learn how God opens doors throughout our lives to lead us into

a closer relationship with Him.

Thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Gastler for leading our children’s choir!

http://www.epiphany-stl.org/





October 2015

Please notify the

church office of

any errors or

omissions.

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October

Friday,

October 16th

Call church office or e-mail [email protected]

Coming Up:

Oct. 7 – 6:30 p.m., Elders’ Meeting

Oct. 12 – 7 p.m., Church Council Meeting

Oct. 16–18 – Youth Retreat, Lake of the Ozarks

Oct. 24 – 3–5 p.m., Open House at Epiphany

Oct. 25 – 9:30 a.m., Reformation Celebration Service, Potluck, Voters’ Meeting, and Blessing Bags

Oct. 25 – 3:30 p.m., “Ephesians Live” at Concordia Lutheran Church, 505 S. Kirkwood Rd, 63122 (see details on page 8)

Oct. 31 – 5–9 p.m., Hallows Eve Hospitality Hut at Epiphany

Nov. 1 – Guest Speaker, Paul Schult, Senior Pastor at Messiah Lutheran, Weldon Spring, author of the book, Getting to Know Jesus

Nov. 6 – 7 – New Church Directory pictures taken

Nov. 8 – First Communion for Confirmation Students

June 2016 – Epiphany begins partnering with Concordia University Wisconsin to offer college classes in our building (see more info on page 5).

Throughout September, Epiphany is collecting supplies to create blessing bags, one gallon ziplocks filled with food and personal care items, kept in the passenger seat, and given to those in need. There are two ways that you can help make a difference:

1. donate items (see wish list) and/or

2. join us on Oct. 25th in the fellowship hall, after the potluck, for a bag making party. We will work together to show Christ’s love and put our faith into action.

Blessing Bag Scripture calls us to action: “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words … but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:17-18).

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Soap

Deodorant

Shampoo

Combs

Tampons/pads

Sunscreen

Chapstick

New Socks

New Underwear

Inexpensive

gloves

Hand-Warmers

Band-Aids

Baby Wipes

Hand Sanitizer

Bag of Quarters

(for laundromat)

Granola Bars

Energy Bars

Tuna/cracker packs

Trail mix

Raisins

Peanuts

Fruit cup

Applesauce cup

Gum/hard candy

Hot Cocoa Mix

Spiced Cider Mix

Coffee mixes

Bottles of Water

(mini size)

Wish List (travel size)

October

2nd Hanna Hawk 4th Lynn Dancha 7th Trinity Langdon 8th Jim Womack 9th Lynn Blattner 18th Nicholas Lee Angela Lluka 19th Michael Williams 20th Alexander Hodge 22nd Kierra Murray 23rd Anna Horton 24th John Bernthal 25th Brunilda Lluka 27th Kevin Driskell Robert Dehn 28th Doug Rapley 29th Carlin Langdon 30th Joseph Kirkpatrick Castle Langdon

November

1st Nicki Vitale Addelynn Stout Michael Zeigler

5th Timothy & Dawn Walters 13 years 9th Kevin & Christine Laughlin 22 years 12th John & Lorene Tate Sr. 13 years 17th Richard & Lynn Blattner 17 years 19th Anthony & Desiree Stout 13 years 25th Cheryl & Ronald LaJeuness 29 years


October 2015

Check out the daily devotional materials in the church entryway

(narthex)

Attendance

Week

of Sunday

Growth

in the

Word

9/6 60 24

9/13 87 32

9/20 89 43

9/27 82 45 (Potluck)

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Offerings

Our Stewardship

Week

of Sunday

Dedicated

Gifts

Other

Income

9/6 $1,843 $395 --

9/13 $1,954 $40 --

9/20 $2,592 $2,071 --

9/27 $1,244.96 $57 $50

Anyone interested in joining

our choir please join us

Sunday mornings, we’ll be

happy to have you.

May God warm your heart

to help us praise Him.

Talk to Greg Gastler for

more information.

Concordia University, in

partnership with the

Epiphany Church Council,

has plans to open a satellite

university campus at

Epiphany’s church building

in June 2016.

The Board of Social Ministry will be meeting on Sat., Oct. 10th at 9 a.m.,

at the church, in the downstairs meeting room.

If you’re interested in serving on the board or

have suggestions for board sponsored events,

please plan on attending.

If you have any questions or concerns, or would

like to serve on the board & cannot attend the

meeting, please contact Britney at

[email protected].

I look forward to meeting with all of you!

- Britney Hawk, Board of Social Ministry

Halloween treat bags will be

available in the narthex in packs of

20 (there are some loose ones also

in case you only need a few.)

They include our name and an

invitation to visit.

Pick some up & spread the Word.

The Altar Guild will meet on

Tues., October 6th, 6:00 p.m.

The Guild takes care of and

prepares the altar for communion.

It’s not hard and you work with a

partner. New members are

needed. Contact Shirley Frederich.

T.I.M. Report Together In Mission ~ October is one of the designated

months we encourage you to give a little something extra for

our missionary family, The Petersen's. Our commitment is

$3,000 for the year and we are on the road to meet that

goal. Be sure to mark your donation for T.I.M. or use the

special envelopes in the narthex and include your name or

envelope number. Thanks for your continued support.

-T.I.M. Committee


October 2015

The LWML Mite Box will be in the narthex

Sun., Oct. 4th & 11th.

Homebound: Bonnie Crites Emilee Sutherlin Donna Reek Kurt & Kathy Zickler Dorothy Zickler

Epiphany Members - for God’s Grace, Health, & Healing: Carolyn Gluesenkamp Ron Diederichs Bonny Lang Rod Schury Kathy Zickler

Serving as Police Officers: Jonathan Baublitz (Desiree Stout’s brother) Andrew Kleffner Mark McMurry Adrian Patton Don Reynolds (Andrea’s husband)

Serving in the Military: Patrick Coil Paul Frederich (Shirley Frederich’s grandson) Jinming Lam Tyson Patton James Welch (Michele’s husband) David Wheeler (Judy Langdon’s son-in-law)

Date Time Elder Greeter(s) Acolyte

10/4 9:30 a.m. Bill Dorsam Kay Poppen Jayme Gallo

10/11 9:30 a.m. Rod Horton Bonny & Jim Lang Hanna Hawk

10/18 9:30 a.m. Mike Meyer Algerta Kuzhilla Brianna Meyer

10/25 9:30 a.m. Chris Pfeuffer Patti & Joe Krick Alex Pfeuffer

Altar Guild Duty – Julia Blevins & Barb Schrader

Serving in October

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(Information as of Fri., Oct.. 2nd.

Please notify the office of any additions or removals.)

Prayer Chain: Contact Karen Slama (314) 353.2396.

Thank you to Bob Johnson for volunteering to

be a member of the Prayer Chain.

Bookmark Epiphany at

www.epiphany-stl.org

New Look for our Website

Check out our re-designed website at epiphany-stl.org.

Stay tuned for more user-friendly improvements. Many

thanks to Jack Hawk, Lisa Birkman, Don Fassold, Patti

Krick, & Jill Pfeuffer for serving on our re-design team!


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A Word with our Seminary Fieldworkers

Eric, what was your “vicarage” (internship) year like? My previous vicarage year was spent in Buffalo, NY, and it was overall a wonderful experience for my entire family. Besides a lot of snow, my family also received a lot of love, encouragement, and support from the people of St. John’s …

What did you learn last year? I was given great direction and guidance from the ministerial staff that helped to bolster my confidence and love for God’s people and His Church … God’s Kingdom is employed through the relationships of people … Who we are, and how we choose to interact with our community, is God’s means to expand His Kingdom.

What did you do as vicar? I got to experience many healthy relationships inside and outside of the church through teaching, preaching, and other discipleship opportunities. Not only do we glorify God’s Kingdom by building each other up, but we also become friends who support each other in the lives God has given to us … I learned the importance of taking time to develop and build up those relationships, and to let God use them according to His purposes.

What do you look forward to when you become a pastor? I hope to land in with my family … a church of God’s disciples who work hard, play hard, and are a part of each other’s lives. Lives that are built up to glorify God’s Kingdom through challenging each other to continue learning, loving, and living God’s Great Command … to make and baptize disciples.

What are you looking forward to this year at Epiphany? Church should be fun, challenging, and genuine. I hope to experience that with you all this year, through worshiping together, learning together, and building up our relationships. I hope to experience this personally with you all on Sunday, as well as opportunities during the other 6 ½ days of the week. Pastor Mike and I have been throwing around the idea of starting a Men’s Group. If, and when, that comes to fruition I hope to meet and grow with you there as well. I look forward to growing together with you all, and my family and I are thankful to be a part of your story within God’s greater story.

Paul, in adapting to life as a seminary student, what has been a struggle for your family? Our hardest struggle has been adjusting to our new schedule. For the last five years we have had the same routines and schedules. Now Jamie is working, we have two kids in school full-time, and we continue to search for a place for our three year old to play while we are working each morning. Some of the changes have come easy and some are hard to except and we are still trying to discern the best way to move in some of these areas.

What has your family enjoyed most about seminary life so far? We enjoy the neighborhood very much. Lots of families, lots of kids. For the first time kids are knocking on the door to see if our girls can come out an play. It’s pretty great!! And it is very evident how the Lord is providing for us in this setting. It is very humbling and inspiring. We are very thankful to be here.

As a fieldworker, what do you want to learn? I have not had any experience with organizing and leading a worship service for a congregation and so I am most excited (and nervous) to learn about leading our Sunday morning worship. What is an alb and why do we wear it? Why does the pastor face us then face the altar? How do all the pieces fit together to make the worship experience happen and what does all this communicate? Lots to learn in that area.

Eric & Jill

Hauan

with Julia,

Cal,

and Hazel (4th & Final Year)

Paul & Jamie

Terral

with Madelyn,

Lillian, and

Samuel (1st Year)


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The Star is the monthly publication of Epiphany Lutheran Church

4045 Holly Hills Blvd. St. Louis, M O 63116

CONTACT US

Pastor Zeigler: [email protected] Church Office: [email protected] On the Web: www.epiphany-stl.org Mail: 4045 Holly Hills Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri 63116 Phone: (314) 752.7065 Fax: (314) 752.7065

Manna March 2016

Epiphany members participated in the 2015 Manna March to support “Feed my People,” which operates a local food pantry, thrift store, and provides services to people in need. Many

thanks to Andrea Barnett for

organizing this and to all the walkers, virtual walkers, and sponsors. We look forward to marching again next year!







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