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“We bring the hope we share in Christ to all!” JUNE 2014 VOLUME 58—I SSUE 6 June 4 - VBS Leaders Meeting @ 7PM June 6 - Men’s Square @ 6:30AM June 8 - Pentecost Sunday June 10 - Education Committee @ 7PM June 11 - Friendship Club @ 11:00AM June 14 - 50th Anniversary Concert Heaven at Seven - The fun starts @ 6PM June 15 - Father’s Day June 16-20 - Vacation Bible School @ 9AM-12PM June 17 - Council Meeting @ 7PM June 20 - Newsletter Deadline June 22 - VBS Showcase @ 9:15AM worship June 22 - VBS Barbeque @ 12PM June 25 - Prayer Shawl Meeting @ 1PM June 22-28 - Hosting Interfaith Hospitality Important Dates in June HEAVEN AT SEVEN OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT COMING JUNE 14!!!! Our Atonement community has the opportunity to help support our church groups that are selling food to make money at the concert. We have four food booths (our own vendors): BBQ, ice cream, baked goods, and popcorn. SIGN UP TO BE PART OF THE FUN!!! Sign up sheets are outside the sanctuary. Please consider being a part of this fun summer event that shows off our new facility and Atonement hospitality. ROADIES NEEDED! We are in need of roadies to set up some chairs, sound system, and the booth tents and tables. Helpers are also needed to tear down after the event that evening. We’ll start the set up Saturday, June 14, by 2PM before the concert. Thanks for being a roadie! HEAVEN AT SEVEN CONCERT! CELEBRATE OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY! Atonement will be hosting this historic outdoor summer event here in the Heights! Our neighborhood and Heights community will be attending to see what we are all about. Invite your friends and neighbors to come and visit. This may be their first Atonement experience and we want it to be a great one! Saturday, June 14th, food and fun begin at 6PM and the music starts at 7PM with our very own teen praise band. Other guests will perform and Servant 28 will cap off the concert. The concert and fun will wrap up at 9PM.
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“We bring the hope we share in Christ to all!”
JUNE 2014 VOLUME 58—ISSUE 6
June 4 - VBS Leaders Meeting @ 7PM
June 6 - Men’s Square @ 6:30AM
June 8 - Pentecost Sunday
June 10 - Education Committee @ 7PM
June 11 - Friendship Club @ 11:00AM
June 14 - 50th Anniversary Concert Heaven at Seven - The fun starts @ 6PM
June 15 - Father’s Day
June 16-20 - Vacation Bible School @ 9AM-12PM
June 17 - Council Meeting @ 7PM
June 20 - Newsletter Deadline
June 22 - VBS Showcase @ 9:15AM worship
June 22 - VBS Barbeque @ 12PM
June 25 - Prayer Shawl Meeting @ 1PM
June 22-28 - Hosting Interfaith Hospitality
Important Dates in June
HEAVEN AT SEVEN OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT COMING JUNE 14!!!!
Our Atonement community has the opportunity to help support our church groups that are selling food to make money at the concert. We have four food booths (our own vendors): BBQ, ice cream, baked goods, and popcorn. SIGN
UP TO BE PART OF THE FUN!!! Sign up sheets are outside the sanctuary. Please consider being a part of this fun summer event that shows off our new
facility and Atonement hospitality.
ROADIES NEEDED!
We are in need of roadies to set up some
chairs, sound system, and the booth tents
and tables. Helpers are also needed to tear
down after the event that evening. We’ll
start the set up Saturday, June 14, by 2PM
before the concert.
Thanks for being a roadie!
HEAVEN AT SEVEN CONCERT! CELEBRATE OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
Atonement will be hosting this historic outdoor summer event
here in the Heights! Our neighborhood and Heights
community will be attending to see what we are all about. Invite your friends and neighbors to come and visit. This may be
their first Atonement experience and we want it to be
a great one! Saturday, June 14th, food and fun begin at 6PM
and the music starts at 7PM with our very own teen praise
band. Other guests will perform and Servant 28 will cap off the concert. The concert
and fun will wrap up at 9PM.
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ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHT … 1,208 QUILTS
AND 36 PILLOWS MADE AND GIVEN AWAY
Made and given this past year … MAY 15, 2013 through MAY 15, 2014
706 Quilts to Lutheran World Relief.
156 Quilts to Family Services to those in need.
129 Quilts to St. John’s to brighten rooms.
94 Quilts sold at our Bazaar.
40 Quilts and 36 pillows as Christmas gifts to kids at Angela’s Piazza and
Friendship House.
17 Quilts to Aspen Meadows.
19 Quilts to Women & Children’s Shelter.
15 Quilts to Food Bank for those in need.
20 Quilts to children in the hospital.
2 Quilts for the Christikon Church Camp Auction.
2 Quilts for the Relay for Life (cancer) Silent Auction.
8 Quilts given to various places.
AND THAT TOTALS 1,208!!!!
THANKS a million to everyone who gave us fabrics, sheets and supplies to make all this happen. We certainly
could not do this without your wonderful support. THANKS to our fantastic quilting team who meet each
Tuesday to work, have fun, good conversation, great desserts. Because of our work, 1,208 people are a bit
warmer. Awesome!!! THANK YOU LORD, for all that You provide.
- Eleanor Andersen
And THANKS to all that brought items for the school kits - 209 school kits were completed!
- Julie Leno
Atonement Lutheran VBS
June 16- June 20
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PreK – Completed 4th grade
New Friends ~ Amazing experiments ~ Untamed games ~ Lip-smacking snacks ~ Surprising adventures ~ Incredible music
Register now to join the adventure of a lifetime! Go online to register www.atonementbillings.org.
We are still looking for Youth Crew Leaders and Adults for Station Leaders, please contact Sara
via email: [email protected] or phone or text: 406-860-7664. Thank you!
Looking for ways to help with VBS?
Please look for the snack donation list at Atonement.
Weird Animals VBS Set Up Friday, June 13th @ 1:30 PM; Saturday, June 14th at 1:30 PM; & Sunday, June 15th @ 3:30 PM.
Help at the registration table on Monday, June 16th @ 8:30 AM.
Weird Animals VBS Showcase Sunday, June 22nd @ 9:15 AM
Potluck BBQ Sunday, June 22nd @ 12:00 PM.
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Words on Worship SUMMER Edition!
ONE service at 9:15 through Labor Day!
Mark your calendars: June 14th – Heaven at Seven – Summer CONCERT at Atonement – 6:00 pm! July 6th – Heavenly Harp – service with Karin Gunderson, and afternoon concert. August 24th – celebrate Atonement’s 50 years by dressing as we would have in the 1960s – music, too!
This summer we will celebrate many events, and have amazing music to go with these events and liturgical days. Did you know there are special colors to go with these days? In case you never stopped to ask why our paraments changed color over the year, here is a brief explanation of the liturgical colors and when they are used:
BLUE: Blue is associated with Advent, suggesting hope.
WHITE: White, calling to mind the purity of the newborn Christ, and to our light and joy in him. Christmas, Epiphany of our Lord, Baptism of our Lord, Transfiguration of our Lord, Maundy Thursday, Sundays of Easter, Christ the King
GOLD: Gold suggests our joy in the Resurrection. Vigil of Easter, Easter
SCARLET: Scarlet is the preferred color of Holy Week, as it suggests the deep color of blood. Sunday of the Passion, Monday-Wednesday of Holy Week
GREEN: Green is used for its symbolism of our growth in Christ. Green is used, to indicate our growth in faith as we follow the teachings and ministry of Christ. Sundays after Epiphany, Sundays after Pentecost
RED: Red as the color of fire is used on this day when we remember the tongues of fire descended on the crowd in Jerusalem. Day of Pentecost
PURPLE: Purple is typically associated with Lent, suggesting repentance and solemnity.
BLACK: Black is the preferred color for Ash Wednesday, since it is the color of the ashes to which we will all return.
Other changes for this summer? Seasons of MUSIC, to being with SPIRITUALS!! Do you know the history of spirituals? Did you know many originated in Africa and were brought to America with the accompanying dances and rhythms, but many were sung as code about the Underground Railroad?! “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” is one such spiritual – sung about Ripley, a station on the Ohio River which was difficult to cross – so when fugitives arrived, they had to wait for help to cross. Thus the lyrics, “I looked over Jordan and what did I see/ Coming for to carry me home/ A band of angels coming after me”.
Our summer worship will begin with Spirituals, and then change to the Country Gospel liturgy in July. Come
join us – we have something for everyone!! See you at 9:15!
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Giving Our Time & Talents to God - Page 1
Communion Preparers June 1: Mark & Shirley Jennings
June 8: Julie Andersen June 15: Betty Jo Furstenberg June 22: Bill & Judy Belden
June 29: Donna Slater
Communion Bread June ~ Janelle Berry
July ~ Betty Jo Furstenberg
Acolytes
9:15 AM
June 1: Tailey Leatherberry
June 8: Danara Tulimaiau
June 15: Joe LaVe’
June 22: Zach Mangels
June 29: Aidan Morgan
Sharing Flowers for Worship June 1: Open
June 8: Sandi & Jess Gonzalez
June 15: Dave & Ann Bakke
June 22: Schacht Family
June 29: Mike & Janet Rubich
The 2014 Flower Chart is on the table outside the office at the back of the sanctuary. Cost is $25.00 per Sunday for two bouquets given in honor or memory of a loved one.
Van Drivers
June 1: Johnston June 8: Koepp June 15: Jennings June 22: Leno June 29: Johnston
Drivers:
Mark & Shirley Jennings 248-8044 Marlon & Julie Leno 248-5359 Kyle Johnston 325-1235 Todd Koepp 256-1569
Lectors
9:15 AM June 1: Vivian Beals
June 8: Gary Dunmeyer
June 15: Vicki Evans
June 22: Tina Williams
June 29: Betty Jo Furstenberg
Hospital Visitation
June ~ Betty Jo Furstenberg
July ~ Erin Koepp
Coffee Hour
Joy Circle
Contact Person: Donna Slater
June:
Peanut Butter and Jelly
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9:15 AM Ushers
June 1: Kelly & Linda Michaelis; John & Bertha Olsen; Debbie Goodheart
June 8: Todd & Erin Koepp; Karen Underwood; Bob Holloway; Vicki Leatherberry
June 15: George & Shirley DeMars; Betty Jo Furstenberg; Jo Bott
June 22: Mike & Janet Rubich; Ed & Rita Reeve; Dale Molyneax
June 29: Tina Williams; Del & Rose Steiner; Bette Wolff
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Giving Our Time & Talents to God - Page 2
2014 Atonement Lutheran Church Council
Vivian Beals, President 248-7930
Sara Hull, Vice President 245-6414
Kim Plaggemeyer, Secretary 860-0365
Lance King, Treasurer 656-1183
Mike Klein 860-3063
Rane Paulson 248-4080
Donna Christensen 245-9127
Jesse Gonzalez 698-7709
Gary Dunmeyer 752-552-6693
Debbie Rensvold 861-4651
Shellie Ehrmantraut 255-5259
Doug Harper 670-6281
Lane Severson (Youth Representative) 647-5655
Cantors
June 1: Gary Dummeyer
June 8: Becky Lujan
Debbie Heyd
June 15: Terri Porisch
June 22: Marilyn Franklin
June 29: Kelly Michaelis
Linda Michaelis
The Love Offering for June~ Atonement Crisis Fund
Love Offering envelopes can
now be found on the two tables
in the common area.
Please join the 5th grade Sunday School class for Second Sunday sandwiches! We will be making sandwiches for the Salvation Army during the
coffee hour on the second Sunday of every month.
Everyone is welcome to stop by the kitchen to help out!
Worship Assistants
June 1: Sandi Gonzalez
June 8: Janie Meszaros
June 15: Terri Porisch
June 22: Staci Arneson
June 29: John Olsen
If you have requested that someone be added to the prayer chain, please keep us up-to-date with their progress so that we
can update the mailing accordingly!
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Don’t miss this wonderful 50th Anniversary Event!
Mark your calendars now!
Karin Mars Gunderson, daughter of Pastor Howard Mars who served Atonement from
1969-1979, will be back in Billings. Karin will conduct a very special harp ministry service at
the 9:15 service on July 6.
At 7PM on July 6, there will be an indoor Heavenly Harps concert. Heavenly Harps’
uniquely beautiful concerts have the power to touch hearts and change lives! Karin shares
amazing stories of her experience with Hospice that are woven together with beautiful harp,
vocal, and flute arrangements. Karin’s daughter, Joy, and her fiancé join her in sharing their
amazing talents. Invite your family and friends to attend! There were rave reviews after the last
concert here a few years ago.
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JOY Bible Study
Joy Bible Study group meets at Sweet Café
on Main Street. We will be starting a new
book SOON!! For more
information, contact Tina Williams at
at work at 259—692.
Prayers for Members of our Congregation Pray for blessings, health, safety and general well-being of these members of Atonement. Give thanks for all who are workers with us in the mission we share.
June 1: Bill & Judy Belden; Maggie & Brooks Beler; Vonnie Bell; Russell &
Suzanne Bender; Jay, Janelle, Jared, Jacob & Jessica Berry
June 8: James & Delores Bice; Carol, Hannah & Bryson Blair; Kay Bollinger; Lynn &
Mildred Boothe
June 15: Charles & Jo Bott; Gordon, Brigitte, Jay & Sarah Brown; Stephen, Deborah,
Brock, Brea & Paige Brownlee
June 22: Conrad & Phyllis Burns; Craig & June Canfield; Trudy Chester; Donna
Christensen
June 29: Tory, Scott, Mark & Brian Cichosz; John & Sonja Clayton; Yvonne Clayton;
Tom, Susann, Mikal, Jackie & Quinn Clemo
There will be no Wonderful
Wednesday
and
Marvelous Monday during the summer
months! We will resume in
September!
Financial Report
February 2014 Offerings & Income
May 4, 2014 $5,243.50 May 11, 2014 $3,458.47 May 18, 2014 $6,801.82 May 25, 2014 $2,560.00 Simply Giving through 05/28/14 $5,683.00
Hope Circle
Hope Circle does not meet during the summer
months! Meetings will resume in the fall.
Hope Circle is a bible study that meets once a
month.
For more information, call Bette Wolff at
245-5054.
Friendship Club
June 11
Business Meeting starting @ 11AM
Followed by a Salad Luncheon
Then a there will be a tour of
the Library!
Church Directories
New Church Directories are available in the church office by request. If you would like one, stop by the office or give
us a call and we’ll get one ready for you! A donation of $2 would help cover the cost.
ChurchDirectory
Atonement Staff
Office Manager . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Joann Estal Organist . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Gwynn Pederson Chapel Choir Director . . . . . . . . . . Emily Prouty Music Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin La Ve’ Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Clemo
Atonement Lutheran Church
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