Faith Lutheran Church Messenger 1000 Tates Creek Road, Lexington, KY 40502

(859) 266-7621 or (859) 266-9600 e-mail: office@faithlutheranchurch.com

website: http://www.faithlutheranchurch.com March 2015

Mission Statement: As followers of Jesus Christ, we embrace, reflect and proclaim God’s unconditional love.

As I sit down to write this last note to all of you, I listen to snowmelt running off the church roof, with s ll thick blankets of white all around. Forecast for tonight and most of this week is single digits again. This the me of winter when one gets to thinking it will never end. Spring is actually a myth. It never really existed. It has always been cold, and always will be. Especially at this point in the congrega on’s history, one gets to thinking that tran-si on mes will never end. Call commi ee is s ll working with Synod to find a new pastor. Personnel commi ee is s ll discerning regarding a new music director. By the me you receive this, I will be leaving in less than a week. Please believe me, these mes seem long. We said that they would seem long when we started. But they will end. You will find a new pastor who fits the congre-ga on. You will find a music director to be here for the long term. You will make discernments regarding youth and discipleship ministry and other staffing. Things will become more stable and secure. Really. In the mean me, the congrega on con nues to pursue its goals: diversity; com-munity; liturgical worship; jus ce and compassion; youth, children, young families, elderly and campus ministry; sharing God’s work in our lives. We con nue to com-municate directly, going to people with our concerns rather than talking about people to others. We remain calm in the face of anxiety. We s ck with the plan, because no ma er how long it takes, Christ is with us. No ma er how long it takes, God s ll works here, right now, today. Perhaps one thing that can be learned from all this—we knew it already but it ech-oes even more deeply now—the witness at Faith Lutheran Church does not de-pend upon any one person or set of people. It depends upon the Holy Spirit work-ing in all of us. It’s not about me or you. It’s about Jesus, crucified and risen, on the move today. I am sad to leave. I grieve, even as I am excited to start a new adventure. You have blessed me deeply. As I go, please know that I am thankful for the privilege of hav-ing served Christ with you. God Bless Always, Pr. Andy

A Note from Pastor Andy

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The following is the list of persons who have said they would like to be listed. Please keep them in your prayers. In the future, when pu ng people on the prayer list, please inform the church office if you would like their names and concerns to be shared in this way. Bonnie Harstad's family. Steve Carter, complica ons with his transplant. Sydney and Adeline Taber, daughters of Leslie Taber, con nued growth as premature infants. Randy Will, son of Eileen Will, spinal cord injury. Henning Egner, has undergone cancer treatments and is scheduled for addi onal evalua ons. Sydney Bachman’s friend’s teenage daughter di-agnosed with thyroid cancer.

Each of our Lenten Services (below) this year will contain a special topic on prayer and involve many different Taizé songs. The hallmarks of Taize services are simplicity, peaceful spirituality, and music based upon the chant styles of the Taize monastery in France. Founded in the a ermath of the second World War by Brother Roger, who died in a prayer service in the midst of the community in August 2005, Taize is dedi-cated to peace and ecumenical ac on. Taize music is both simple and sophis cated. Brother Roger, founder of Taize, seeks to add a prayerful element to music, and a musical element to prayer, believing firmly in the old dictum, ‘those who sing, pray twice’. The songs of Taize are designed to be sung by those who have difficulty carrying a tune, as well as those whose training and background in music extends to high levels. The way Taize chants ‘work’ is that they are simple phrases and simple tunes that gradually reveal depth and sophis ca on by being repeated over and over. According to Brother Roger, all who follow this journey of the spirit remain alongside other people, adding their prayers and voices together. ‘They do not separate prayer and commitment.’

Please Join Us For Our

2015 Midweek Lenten Taizé Services

6:15 P.M. Soup Supper 7:00 P.M. Worship

At Our Four Different ELCA Ministries In Lexington.

Each Service will contain a special topic on prayer

and involve many different Taizé songs.

Date Host Site Topic

March 4: Faith Lutheran Church Peniten al Prayer

1000 Tates Creek Road

(859) 266-7621

(Parish Life responsible for soup supper)

March 11 Gethsemane Lutheran Church Intercessory Prayer

2185 Garden Springs Drive

(859) 277-6096

Date Host Site Topic

March 18: Faith Lutheran Church Centering Prayer

1000 Tates Creek Road

(859) 266-7621

(Worship responsible for soup supper)

March 25: Word of Hope Lutheran Church Guided Medita on

1870 Armstrong Mill Road

(859) 272-8515

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3/1 - 6:00-8:15 - pizza and movie (Back to the Future II - rated PG). Back to the Future II takes place in 2015. Come welcome yourself to the future with this second film in the trilogy. Special prize to the most futuris cally-dressed kid! No money needed.

3/6-3/7 (7:00 p.m. Friday—9:00 a.m. Saturday) High school "stayca on" retreat / lock in - all NYG par cipants should a end; other high schoolers are welcome. We have a few ac vi es from the ELCA, and will otherwise have food, games, and a movie. Please bring $5 toward cost of food.

Faith is responsible for providing Sunday even-ing meals at St. Au-gus ne's chapel in March. Those who bring the meal are in-vited to stay for supper and worship with the students and staff. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Jennifer Bar-ricklow at barrick-

The Call Com-mi ee is happy to report that we have just received an-other candi-date from the bishop’s office. We ask for your prayers as we begin the discernment process with this candidate. Jimmy Lee, Jim Larson, Stuart Lar-son, Miriam Brown, Diann Terry, Judy Page, Marianne Kehres.

Gree ngs from the Personnel Commi ee. We wanted to update you on the progress of our search for a Director of Music. We have been so blessed by the coopera on of our interim, Clif, during this pro-cess. We have interviewed four candidates, includ-ing Clif, and are making our way towards our deci-sion. The support from the congrega on has been tremendous! During our interviews, we had repre-senta ves from Worship Commi ee, Cantors, Hand-bells, Adult Choir, Youth, and Children; this im-pressed the candidates! We are so very fortunate to have a community that values music and the minis-try it offers. Thank you for your pa ence as we dis-cern the best candidate for Faith and, thank you for your con nued prayers.

Many Thanks to everyone who par cipated in “Table D’ Hote.” The re-sponse from the congrega on was outstanding, with 43 a ending and $1,496.00 donated to Pastor’s Discre onary fund. The decora ons, food & service made possible by many dedicated volunteers were enjoyed by all who a ended. Thanks also to Nancy George who introduced this wonderful idea to our commi ee!

Parish Life Commi ee

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On February 15, the congrega on blessed two dozen prayer shawls during worship. Each was kni ed or crocheted by some-one here at Faith, with prayers for whoever would receive the shawl. As we laid our hands on the shawls and prayed over them, we included our own prayers for those who will receive them. These shawls also represent the prayers of the Church everywhere for people in need of comfort, care, and healing.

Who are these shawls for? They have been given to members and friends who are bedridden or wheel chair bound, who are ill or in the hospital, who are undergoing medical treatment, who have lost loved ones, who are experiencing difficulty with family or work. If you know someone who might need to be wrapped in prayer, speak to the office staff about ge ng a prayer shawl to them. If you would like to be a part of this ministry, see Debbie Ander-son or Linda McDaniel.

Members of Faith,

In January we were pleased to share the news that we had paid off our loan from the church in one year instead of three. Over the past year we have been blessed through the power of prayer with a boost in

enrollment and a wait-list in both programs. Currently the sum-mer programs and 2015-2016 school year programs are full with a wait-list of 10 students for the a er-school program and 14 students for the preschool.

I would like to extend an invita on to families with preschool-ers to join me for an informa onal parent mee ng on Monday, March 23 from 6-7 pm in Bay 1 of the Fellowship Hall (across from the kitchen). We will be discussing the Brigance screening tool used statewide to assess students as they enter Kindergar-ten. FREE CHILDCARE will be provided for all ages during the mee ng.

We have parent mee ngs once a month covering a variety of topics. I would love to hear your interests and to see you at our mee ngs. Please check our FB page, the bulle n, and faith notes for reminders each month.

Please stop by our table in the Narthex a er the 11:00 service on Sunday March 22 for our quarterly Scholarship Fundraiser Lunch. Take a sack lunch to go or sit with friends and enjoy lunch before heading home. Your dona ons will benefit the 4-6 families receiving tui on scholarships for the 2nd quarter of this year. We are looking for someone to donate money for the food

or the food itself for our lunches on Mar 22 and Jun 21. This way all dona ons on the day go to the scholarships. If you would like to help; please call Charla at 859-268-0108 or email child-care@faithlutheranchurch.com.

Do you like reading to children? Do you have an interes ng skill or talent you’d like to share with our students? Do you like to cook? Do you enjoy planning fundraisers? Do you have me or monetary resources you’d like to share with our ministry? If you answered yes to any of the above ques ons we’d love to hear from you. At FLLC we love volunteers!

One last specific request: We are ge ng ready to construct some raised beds for the kids to garden in throughout the year. We need some people who are knowledgeable and interested in helping us get started and/or talking to the kids about gar-dening.

Please contact Charla for more informa on on volunteering or come by the learning center any me M-F between 6:30 am and 6:00 pm and ask to speak with Charla or Lindsay.

Respec ully,

Charla Heersche, FLLC Director

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Featured Ar sts for 2015

Sta ons of the Cross Sta ons of the Light March 22-April 3 April 5-April 18 Ann Dahman: Logansport, IN Beth Crawford: Denver, CO Teresa Mar n: Julian, PA Elias Garza: Frankfort, IN Brenda Buckingham Ehrmann Trish Williams: Peoria, IL He Qi: Minneapolis, MN Daniel Driggs: Frankfort, IN Barb Kinsler: Frankfort, IN Stephanie Robertson: Indianapolis, IN Von Biggs: Indianapolis, IN Brenda Buckingham Ehrmann, Frankfort, IN Thea Wilder: Frankfort, IN Laura Fox-Wallis: Rock Hill, SC Kerry Jackson: Indianapolis, IN Dwayne Dahler: Lafaye e, IN Bridgid Manning Hamilton: Lafaye e, IN Cheryl Kaldahl: Lafaye e, IN Daniel Driggs: Frankfort, IN * * Wayne Schedler: Lexington, KY Ann Lahr: Corvalis, OR Marge Burkholder: Plymouth, IN Ed Selvidge: Camden, IN Von Biggs: Indianapolis, IN Mirvia Eckert: Indianapolis, IN Moises Garcia: North Manchester, IN

VENUE St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 2029 S State Road 39 Frankfort, IN 46041 DATES AND TIMES March 22-April 18, 2015 Monday-Friday: 4-8 Saturday: 10-4 Sunday: 12-3

CONTACT INFORMATION Pastor Joshua Burkholder pastor@stpauls39.org 765.654.5933 Carol Rodibaugh carolrodibaugh@yahoo.com 765.586.5172

GroupT ours: Mondays – Fridays by appointment only. Contact: Marshall Smith mpsmith900@sbcglobal.net 765.659.1615

Pain ng for Art of the Passion 2015 Ar st: He Qi, Mpls. MN Title: Abandoned

**NOTE: One of our

own.

“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them.” Isaiah 41:17. For 27 years, the ELCA has

been commi ed to serving with compassion people who are most vulnerable. One such way that the ELCA serves is via sup-port for ini a ves like "World Water Day," which this year will take place on March 22nd. Water access is a priority to all people and “World Water Day” is a day to raise awareness of those in our world who lack clean and safe drinking water and sanita on. Water is the most abundant resource on the planet-- 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered in it. In fact, only about 0.3% of the earth’s water is usa-ble by humans. Over 783 million people do not have access to clean water, and almost 2.5 billion people do not have adequate sanita on. Millions of women around the world spend several hours a day collec ng water-- walking an average of three-miles round-trip to get this water to their homes. Combined, unclean

water and poor sanita on are the world’s second largest killer of children. Six to eight million people die every year from water-related diseases. In comparison, here in America the average ci zen uses 152 gallons of water every day, for things like cooking, cleaning and sanita on purposes. All most Americans need to do to access clean and fresh water is to turn on the nearest faucet in their homes. Thanks to the work of ELCA World Hunger and its part-ners around the world, work is underway to bring clean water to people in nearly 60 countries. To take part and learn how you can help make access to clean water a reality for the en re world, visit the ELCA World Hunger page: h p://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Relief-and-Development/ELCA-World-Hunger You can also learn about and contribute to World Water Day in the Narthex on March 22nd. Bring your spare change and join Lutherans around the world helping to support those who may not have access to clean water and proper sanita on.

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“Silent Ministers — Behind the Scenes”

I’m sure all of us have come across things that “need doing” here at Faith. Well, some of those people actually take the me and energy to do the task at hand. Most of the me these “silent ministers” remain unknown. This me, however, we GOTCHA! Next me you’re in church, check out the kneelers all sparkling and clean. Thank you to Miriam David and Ned Brown for being our “Silent Minis-ters” of the month. We can all be “Silent Ministers.” Just keep your eyes open.

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH Financial Secretary's Report

January 1-31, 2015 INCOME TOWARD BUDGET Offering Envelopes $ 27,330.00 Loose Offering 401.00 27,731.00 Total Income Toward Budget 27,731.00 RESTRICTED MONEY Reimbursements FLLC Reimb - Workman's Comp 125.00 FLLC Reimb - Custodial 370.00 FLLC Loan Payment 400.00 Postage Reimbursement 346.06 Initial Envelopes 118.00 Property Committee 75.00 The Lutheran 447.70 1,881.76 Special Funds Annual Meeting 205.00 Pastor's Discretionary Fund 320.00 Sunday School Offering 29.00 Staff Celebrations 50.00 Youth Fund 173.83 777.83 Pass Thru Monies LWR-Fair Trade Sale Proceeds 148.00 World Hunger 20.00 Lutheran World Relief 25.00 Credit to Previous Year 500.00 Mission Endowment Fund 526.61 1,219.61 Total Restricted Money 3,879.20 TOTAL JANUARY RECEIPTS 31,610.20 Comparison to Budget January Year-to-Date Contributions 27,731.00 27,731.00 Budget 35,207.67 35,207.67 Percent of Budget 78.76% 78.76% Mary S. Hemken, Financial Secretary, 859-272-5053, hemken1@windstream.net

A REPORT FROM FAITH’S JUSTICE MINISTRY

A coali on of 52 non-profit and 37 faith-based organiza ons (including Faith Lutheran Church and our Indi-ana-Kentucky Synod of the ELCA) have been working over the past 5 years to convince our legislature to cap the interest on payday loans at 36% apr. The current legal rate for a payday loan is 391%. This is , quite frankly, legalized loan-sharking, and it drains from the personal resources and the public resources of all Ken-tuckians. In fact, Kentuckians paid $121,000,000 to payday lenders in 2013. This is not money that helps the Kentucky economy since no lender is actually headquartered in Kentucky. The two largest lenders are in Tennessee and Mexico. Through the coali on’s efforts, Sena-tor Alice Forgy-Kerr has filed legisla-

on capping interest rates at 36% apr. This has been filed as Senate Bill 32. On February 19 the coali on secured a commitment that the bill will be heard in the State and Local Governments Commi ee on Wednesday (02/ 25/15) at noon in the Capitol annex. It is expected that it will pass through the commi ee and go to the Senate floor for a vote on February 27. Our greatest hope is that in the April Messenger we will be able to report to you that Senate Bill 32 was passed and that the economic injus ce of predatory lending has ended in Ken-tucky. Shane Hadden, Jim Larson, Jim McGrath, Bryna Reed, Gail Swanson and Joe Swanson.

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NEWSLETTER ARTICLES ARE DUE THE 20TH OF EACH MONTH.ARTICLES MAY BE EDITED AS TO SIZE, CONTENT AND TIMELINESS. Marian Lundborg, Messenger Editor, mclundborg@gmail.com

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES 2 Jack & Do e Cassel Jack & Carole Seibert 8 Jimmy & Jeb Emmons 19 Mike & Julie Keller

Narthex Cleanup for March will be:

Worship Commi ee

The OWLs will meet on

March 19 12:30 p.m. at

Su on’s Restaurant

110 N. Locust Hill Rd., in the Richmond Road

Kroger parking lot.

The Older, Wiser Lutherans meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month for lunch and

fellowship.

MARCH BIRTHDAYS 1 Gisela Atkerson Debbie Augsburg 3 Dale Aus n Parker Teasdale 5 Aeris Hammonds Helen Keller 7 Lucy Bergen Jacob Wilson 8 Susan Harper 9 Benji Blake Michael Keller Steve Knudsen 10 Brianna Augsburg Jim Burnside Karen Iorio 11 Art Kurz JoEllen McComb Payton Sword 12 Jan Isenhour Linda McDaniel 13 Judy Templar Rebecca Lockhart 15 William Kelley Avalee Konkle Lin Whitley 16 Charles Hamilton 17 Hailey Shannon 18 Kevin Lentz 19 Gene Harper Thomas Iorio Troy Peasley Josephine Wendroth 21 Alann Karow Olivia McKinney Aidan St. Peter Carson Veil 22 Karl Krause Julie Miller 23 Walt Keinath 24 Kathy Egner Chris Fugmann 27 Joe Swanson Tara Sword 28 Betsy Filchak 29 Carly Fugmann Ray Hughes Parveen Majumder 30 Gretchen Shearer Madeline Tudor 31 Tim Sorenson

Evening Sophia will meet on Monday, March 30 (please note different day!), 7:00 p.m. at the home of Ellie Burnside, 4165 Weber Way, Lexington. The group will discuss the book, The Orphan Train, by Chris na Baker Kline. Please feel free to join us even if you haven’t read the book. Please RSVP to Ellie at 223-4916 or email Ellie@teambim.com.

Stewardship of Your Time and Talents

-Called to Serve-

During Lent we will learn about Why, How, and the Joys of serving Christ at Faith Lutheran Church with our many Talents and Time. Each of us will be given a renewed opportunity to make our commitment of service to the Lord for 2015 and beyond during this me.

Bap sm: Michael Price Miller, son of Guy and Megan Miller, was bap zed February 22nd. Michael is the grandson of Kara Stacy, great grand-son of Jane Pe bone.

Death Richard Benner, father of Gayle McGrath, died February 1st, in Lancaster, OH.

A endance Worship January 25 215 February 1 222 February 8 198 February 15 166 February 18 9 February 22 151

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Service Schedule

Sunday Worship 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM (Nursery provided during the 8:30 and 11:00 AM services) Sunday School (Sept. through May) 9:45 AM

Staff Andy Rutrough, Interim Pastor 266-7621 or 859-314-1945 pastorandy@faithlutheranchurch.com Day off-Friday Ruth Lundborg, Parish Administrator 266-7621 office@faithlutheranchurch.com Monday—Thursday 8:00—4:00, Friday 8:00—1:00 Clif Cason, Interim Director of Music Ministries 273-0125 clif.cason@gmail.com Charla Heersche, Child Care Director 268-0108 childcare@faithlutheranchurch.com Bryna Reed, Coordinator of Educa onal Ministries 489-8128 blreed@twc.com Kevin Lentz, Coordinator of Youth Ministries 948-5159 lentz.kevin@gmail.com Brian Lundborg, Sexton 388-4022 H. Gene Templar, Pastor Emeritus Marian Lundborg, Messenger Editor mclundborg@gmail.com 559-3784

(859) 266-7621 or (859) 266-9600 e-mail: office@faithlutheranchurch.com website: http://www.faithlutheranchurch.com

Faith Lutheran Church Council—2015 Tim Sorenson, President David Templar, Vice President Debbie Rosenberg, Treasurer Sandra Palmer, Secretary Elaine Billington Charlie Hamilton Jeremy Mar nez Adrienne Matson Jim McGrath Pat Mundt Diane Nicely Mary Ann Patrick Wayne Schedler

(Commi ee Liaisons yet to be assigned.)