Messiah Lutheran Church July ~ 2018

14920 Hutchison Rd. Tampa, Florida (North of Ehrlich) 33625-5507

Mark Adrian, Pastor 444-3147 (C) pastormark@messiahtampa.com

Tammy Nunes, Office Administrator 961-2182 (Office)

tnunes@messiahtampa.com 968-8895 (Office)

Fax 961-0592

Abby Moss, Family Life Minister 789-7143 (C)

www.messiahtampa.com

Joan Brannan, Preschool Director 968-9534

Kim Capsas, Minister of Music/Organist 948-2767

Worship:

8:30 AM (Holy Communion 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays) Christian Education:

9:45 AM Contemporary (Holy Communion 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays) 9:45 AM

11:00 AM (Holy Communion 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays)

Dear Messiah,

As summer is upon us it’s a great time to be outside with your neighbors. What are some of your favorite summer memories with friends? These times outside are great opportunities to build relationships were we can follow Christ’s call to love our neighbor.

Here are a few of my favorite ways to build relationships with neighbors: ● Move to the front yard. Rather than doing all of your Barbecuing or whatever activity you do in the backyard, move to the front yard. Say hi to neighbors as they walk and drive by. ● Have a community 4th of July BBQ. If your neighborhood already does this, simply show up. If they don’t, talk to a few neighbors and see if they would be interested. Have each household bring their own meat to throw on the grill and a side dish to share with the neighborhood. It’s a great way to get to know your neighbors. We do about 4 of these type of community gatherings on my street a year. ● Offer to serve your neighbor if they are traveling on vacation. You could roll their garbage up and down their driveway, bring their mail and packages in, or even mow their lawn so it’s not so tall when they return. ● Drop off a “welcome to the neighborhood” basket to new neighbors. Summer it seems people are always moving into the neighborhood. When you see the truck arrive, bake some cookies or drop off a basket of produce to welcome them. This is something your family can work to get together. It’s a great way to meet them and start building a relationship. ● Go on a prayer walk. Prayer walking is simply walking through your neighbor- hood praying for what you see. You can do this alone or with someone. For example on a walk you might see a basketball hoop and pray “Lord, when I see this hoop it makes me think of the kids that grew up in this home. I pray that you be with them and guide them.” You might see a beautiful garden and pray “Lord be with the gardner who makes this garden full of life.” You might even know your neighbors and as you pass their homes pray for a specific request they might have.

Do you have any other ways you connect with people? There are so many things you can do. I want to charge you to speak to your neighbors this month. Work on build-ing relationships and as you develop those relationships go and love your neighbor.

God’s Peace, Pastor Mark

Messiah Lutheran Church 14920 Hutchison Road Tampa, Florida 33625

Statement of Mission

We, the members of Messiah Lutheran, in grateful thanksgiving for the blessings of forgiveness, life and salvation through

Jesus Christ our Lord:

~ Consecrate ourselves to grow in faith

~ Devote ourselves to grow in service

~ Dedicate ourselves to grow in witness outreach

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

SERVING MESSIAH IN JULY

8:30 AM 11:00 AM ACOLYTES: 1 Laura Vest Ethan Matthews 8 Tristan Clark Kent Daniels 15 Kyra Straily Devin Puigdomenech 22 Payton Davis Sean Rozell 29 Kyra Straily Sean Rozell ALTAR GUILD: Angela Goossen & Sue Powell Allyson Kessler & Bev Petts ELDERS: 1 Phil Mattice & Ed Picillo Dave Irwin & Jack Jensen 8 Brian Owens Paul Riffel 15 Erik Peterson & Bob Robertson Paul Riffel & Vic Riveiro 22 Phil Mattice Dale Laxton 29 Brian Owens & Erik Peterson Jack Jensen & Vic Riveiro GREETERS: 1 Keith & Beverly Bakalyar Janet Donahue 8 Al Knaak & Lois Draper John & Linda Dufresne 15 Dick Erickson Jim & Dianne Gardner 22 Jack & Cheri Jensen Mike & Penny Healey 29 Mark & Johanna Scheimann Beverly Petts LAY READERS 1 8:30…Gayle Carlson 9:45…Tim Hohl 11:00…John Dufresne (Psalm 104:14-30, 1 Timothy 2:1-6, John 6:1-14) 8 8:30…Mike Castro 9:45…Dale Laxton 11:00…Wendy Huss (2 Samuel 12:1-15, 1 John 1:5-10, Matthew 18:15:20) 15 8:30…Erik Peterson 9:45…Mike Juliano 11:00…Cliff Yarosh (Genesis 3:1-8, James 1:12-15, Luke 4:1-13) 22 8:30…Bob Robertson 9:45…Paul Riffel 11:00…Dale Laxton (Psalm 22:1-21, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5, Mark 4:35-41) 29 8:30…Brian Owens 9:45…Tim Hohl 11:00…Vic Riveiro (1 Chronicles 29:10-16, Ephesians 3:14-21, Matthew 28:16-20) COFFEE: 1 Barb & Mike Castro 8 Judy & Gordon VanLoon 15 Volunteer(s) Needed 22 Donna Bartholomew & Pat Greene 29 Thrivent CONTEMPORARY SERVICE 9:45 a.m. USHERS ELDERS ACOLYTES 1 Floyd Skeins Tim Hohl Nicky Nicol 8 Volunteer(s) Needed Mike Mekelburg & Dale Laxton Gracie Skeins 15 Ron Dial & Angelina Dial Mike Juliano Ethan Matthews 22 Steve & Gaylene Gay Mike Mekelburg & Dave Irwin Ethan Thacker 29 Floyd Skeins Tim Hohl & Mike Juliano Ethan Matthews

July Birthday Blessings!

May God Bless each and everyone of you on your special day!

1 Mia Scheidter Tom Shepler Jr. 2 Pat Greene Greg Haney 3 Magda McKay 4 Donna Bartholomew C. J. Budihas Debora Meyer 5 Judy Denger Charlie Mantei David Puigdomenech 6 Kelly Morillo David Pergande 7 Alan Brannan Erin Gabriel Nelson Mane Rev. Elmer Riffel 8 Annabelle Halks Richard Holzheimer 9 Kayla Rebuck 10 Kent Daniels Don Hanto Richard Lewis Gordon VanLoon

11 Johnson Bowen James Gardner 12 Jon Arroyo Frankie Capsas Ron Dial Melissa Kurial Doug Ryan 13 Sarah Parker Danielle Roehrs Bob Wawrzyniak 14 Molly Labart Carole Peters James Tepper 16 China Dial Hawa Kolleh 17 Luke Loechelt 18 Tristan Clark Abby Moss 19 Jeff Mantei Polly Riffel 20 Angela Castro Wendy Huss

21 Michael Bohren Shannon Buckner Dave Denger Kevin Garriott Johanna Scheimann 22 Melissa Eller Darby Owens Lynn Sieroslawski 23 Linda Dufresne Linda Labart Bob Marrs 24 Ethan Thacker 25 Stacey Clark Mason Thacker 26 Julia Bowen

28 Jerry Hansen 30 Donna Pero 31 Julie Hohl Aryn Nester Connie Sikkema Richard Simpson

In observance of 4th of July the church office will be closed. Happy Independence Day!

Newsletter Information ~ All directors, committee members, and anyone else desiring to place announcements in the August Newsletter, please e-mail to Tammy at tnunes@messiahtampa.com by Monday, July 16th.

Senior adults will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 26th at Olive Garden located at 8306 Citrus Park Drive, Tampa. Please have your reser-vations in by Monday, July 16th to Dorothy Biegert at 961-0659 or Lois Dworkin at 727-648-4365 or email at lrdmom@gmail.com. Portals of Prayer for July ~ September are available on the table in the nar-thex. These devotionals are helpful to your spiritual growth. Please take home a copy and read the devotional for each day. Large print editions are also available. Abby Moss will be out of the office ~ July 12-26 on vacation and at a family

reunion. Thanks for the many people covering areas of responsibility while she is out of town.

Happy Birthday

America!

CARROLLWOOD CARE We will not be doing our regular monthly birthday parties during the summer

months of July and August so our volunteers can enjoy the summer

vacation. Look for us to return Wednesday, September 19 at 2:15 PM to

resume our birthday parties for the residents of Carrollwood Care.

Please continue to keep the residents of Carrollwood Care in your prayers

during the summer months and you can place gift donations in the box labeled

Carrollwood Care in the narthex. Suggested gift items (unwrapped) are: slipper socks,

mens collared knit shirts (size M or L), small stuffed animals, small lotions, small

bedside decorations. We thank you for your help for this wonderful ministry.

Ministries & Activities

Adult Bible Study (Sunday 9:45 a.m.)

Mark Lemke - “Books of the Bible” - Ministry Center Room 201

Bible Study - Ministry Center Room 202

Altar Guild - Lois Draper, 961-8287

American Heritage Girls - CLC - Donna Peachey, dpeachey31@gmail.com

Angel Stitches - CLC - Room 1 - Lynn Turke, 960-7289

Assimilation - CLC - Conference Room - Bruce Noyes, 264-0760

Bakalyar’s Neighborhood Bible Study - At her home - Beverly, 300-3085

BAMOMS - CLC - Middle

Boy Scouts - Ministry Center - Room 204 & Gym - Jeff Bohren, jbohren@yahoo.com

Carrollwood Care - CLC/Rm 1 - 3rd Wednesday monthly - Mary Plotkowski, 813-960-9220

Choir - Sanctuary - Monday - Kim Capsas, 598-8160 or Facebook

Christian Education Mtg. - Copier Room - Ernie Munzen, 510-3636

Cub Scouts – Pack 18 - CLC - Middle - Joe Bartolotta, 933-9245

Feed Your Neighbor - Bobbie Packer, 614- 937-4005

Florida Suncoast Decorative Artist - CLC - Middle

Handbells - Sanctuary - Monday - Kim Capsas, 598-8160 or Facebook

LifeLight Bible Study - CLC - Middle - Wednesday @ 10:00 a.m.

LWML - Nancy Lemke, 264-5095

Memorial Garden Committee - Cry Room - Lu Heine, 569-9377

Men’s Bible Study - CLC - Conference Room ~ Wednesday Morning 7:00 a.m.

Messiah’s Followers Forever - Ministry Center ~ Barbara Packer, 428-6204

Narcotics Anonymous - Ministry Center - Youth Room ~ Thursdays @ 8:00 p.m.

Pinochle - contact David West at 817-4446 or westbaysol@hotmail.com; play monthly

Preschool Fellowship - Ministry Center - Gym

Senior Adults - Lois Dworkin, 727-648-4365 or Dorothy Biegert, 961-0659

Social Ministry - CLC - Conference Room ~ Beverly Fisher, 961-6290

Stephen Ministry Support - Ministry Center - Rm. 201- Walt Halfmann, 792-8406

Trail Life - Ministry Center - Joe Gabriel, 765-2196

Wednesday Evening Adult Bible Study ~ 6:45 - 7:45, Ministry Center #201

Youth Choir/Flag Team - Contact Kim Capsas @ 598-8160 or Facebook

Youth Sunday Afternoon - Ministry Center - Gym & Youth Room - Abby Moss, 789-7143

Youth Sunday Afternoon Open Gym & Youth Night For youth grades 5-12 -Sundays from 4pm-6pm

We begin with a short devotion. Parents we need your help as chaperones. We especially need help on the 15th and 22nd of July when Abby is out of town.

Open Gym dates for July are 1, 8, 15, & 22! We will not meet on July 29th, join us for the youth and family beach day instead.

Senior High, join us for the 2nd Sunday of the Month Senior High Only Night

July 8th at 6:30PM in the youth room! This month we will feature dishes from around the world. Bring your favorite dish to share!

Senior High, the 4th Sunday of the Month Senior High Only Night Will meet this month on Sunday July 22nd at 6:30PM at Best NY Pizza (14741 N. Dale Mabry Hwy).

Please RSVP so we can reserve a large enough table. Let us know if you will join us for open gym first or meet us at the restaurant so that we have enough rides.

******************************************************* Special Thanks to those Volunteers who helped with youth activities During

the Month of June. Thanks to…. Open Gym Helpers: Paul Dworkin, Tim Schultz, & Steve Jones

Special Event Helpers: Fran & Brian Owens, Paul Dworkin, Tim Schultz, Marc & Meg Thacker, and Ron Dial

Special thanks to the entire VBS staff! We appreciate you and couldn’t do it without you!

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Wednesday Night Youth Nights Current 4th Graders that will be 5th graders in the fall, you can start joining us. We

will not meet in July due to the 4th and many conflicts falling on Wednesdays. We resume August 1 6:45-8PM.

Confirmation starts up again with orientation on August the 15th.

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging

one another-and all the more as we see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24-25

“Feed Your Neighbor”

School Kids Food Program

School kids Food Program is a partnership between Messiah’s Feed

Your Neighbor (FYN) Ministry and Citrus Park Elementary School.

The goal of this program is to provide school-identified disadvan-

taged families with a breakfast and lunch for their children each

weekend during the school year.

Every Friday during the school year the FYN Ministry will prepare and deliver approxi-

mately thirty sets of weekend meals to the school social worker for distribution to the fami-

lies. There are 36 weeks in the school year. Four meals per student will be prepared each

week. Approximately 4,320 meals will be provided during the school year.

You can help by donating food items. To make this process simple we have created a 3

week cycle menu which will repeat 12 times during the school year. This allows us to know

exactly what items we will need to ensure a proper variety. Just take one of the ‘shopping

lists’ from the Feed our School Kids bulletin board. After you have completed buying your

shopping list return the items with the list in a bag or box and place it in the FYN Food

collection. REMEMBER WE NEED THE SMALL INDIVIDUAL SERVING SIZE FOOD

ITEMS.

We invite you to pick up your shopping lists anytime throughout the school year, along

with a brochure explaining all the details of this program.

Thank you for your continued support of Feed Your Neighbor.

College & Young Adults (twenties)

Trivia Night! We will be having our next group get together, July 1st! Join us from 6-?PM at Messiah Ministry Center for food & trivia! Invite a friend and join us for food and fellowship. Feel free to bring a favorite appetizer, snack, or dessert to share, contributions to share welcome but not required. RSVPS encouraged but not required.

Dinner, drinks, and discussion! Join us at Glory Days Grill 14457 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618, Sunday, July 15th starting at 6:30PM. Please bring $5 cash to contribute to the dinner bill (plus funds for any drinks on you). Join us for a time of fellowship and friendly discussion as

we tackle current events and issues from the day from a theological perspective. Friends welcome. RSVPs STONGLY encouraged in advance so we have enough seats for everyone.

Our goal is to offer a night out every first and third Sunday of the month at a different location as well as trying to offer one other opportunity during the month for service, fellowship, and/or recreation/fun. Please contact Abby Moss for more information or to get involved. RSVPs can be emailed to abbymoss@messiahtampa.com or texted to 813-789-7143.

Christian Mentors Needed

Hernando Correctional Institution (nearby in Springhill) needs Christian women to mentor female inmates. This is a "Faith and Character Based" State prison. If you have a heart for serving in the most important ministry and would like to learn more, please contact Terry Picillo either by email (ttreadwe@tampabay.rr.com) or call 813-920-1226. Terry is a member at Messiah and been a Mentor in this ministry for several years.

YOUTH AND FAMILY BEACH DAY! Sunday July 29th

Teens & Families! Join us for worship at 8:30 or 9:45AM (or worship and then Bible

Class). We will meet in the youth room at 11AM and depart for an afternoon/

evening of fellowship and fun on the beach (weather permitting)! An additional

group can depart with Abby after the late service at noon. Parents, we need some

drivers. We will have a beach side “sunset” devotion and return to Messiah around

8:45PM. This is open to youth and their parents/families. Please sign up to attend

so we can coordinate teens, drivers, and vehicles. Pack a sack lunch and snacks.

We will try to stop for pizza on the way back.

Tuesday July 10 Youth Serve (Grades 5-12)

Meet at Messiah at 10:45AM. We will depart for a day of serving @ Feeding Tampa Bay and spend the day sorting, stocking, and organizing donations. Closed toed shoes are a must. Wear clothes that can get dirty. No tank tops.

Parents may complete a waiver by going to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCicLueXmq4WAFS4nYbre4Ga3FTlKY9YF118OLJLvrjEpThA/viewform

Or getting a paper copy off the youth bulletin board. We will depart by 4:30PM and return to Messiah by 5PM. Sign up to attend. We will need

additional adult /parent drivers. Lunch provided.

From Abby… (Not to be confused with Dear Abby,)

One of my favorite moments from Vacation Bible School didn’t come in the middle of one of Pastor’s exciting Bible Stories or the awesome worship of the Opening/Closing pro-gram (though many great moments did happen at those times). My favorite moment was a much calmer and quieter moment at VBS that most others weren’t aware of, and it was when a 2nd grader that had been a handful on Wednesday arrived on Thursday morning and trembling with mom by his side apologized for not being a good listener and follow-ing instructions. I got to get down at his eye level, thank him for apologizing, and then tell him the best thing about Jesus loving us is that He also forgives us when we are sorry and that because He forgives us, I could forgive him too. This child got a huge smile on his face. He had a great rest of the week. I also later overheard him tell someone else who had wronged him, “it’s ok, everyone makes mistakes, you’re forgiven.” Sometimes I think we lose sight of or take for granted (at least I know I do) the power of forgiveness. Receiving forgiveness can be truly transformative, giving it can be as well for both us and the person receiving it. Colossians 1:9-14 says, “ For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the for-giveness of sins.”

Part of living lives of faith means living as those who know what forgiveness is and extending it the same way we have been given it (more than we deserve). Forgiveness isn’t always easy to practice but it is truly unique to Christianity and what we as Christians can offer the world that they won’t get anywhere else. Our faith comes out of what God through Jesus HAS DONE, for us. He fixed what we couldn’t fix, and gave forgiveness freely though undeserved and unearned. Satan wants us to think that what God has given us isn’t good enough, that we still need more, or he wants us to lose sight of how awesome forgiveness is and expect it as not a big deal, not something needed by us or others. Forgiveness is tied to everything that God gives us. It is proclaimed in His Word, it is a part of the benefits of both Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. It’s the 5th petition in the Lord’s Prayer. We rou-tinely use Confession/Absolution in worship as a way to remind us of wrongs we do, to confess them and then to receive forgiveness from the Pastor as from God himself. It is also part of the Church’s (that’s you and me) calling and mission (Office of the Keys) to proclaim the Gospel and offer forgiveness to others who need it. May we all be reminded of this great gift of forgiveness, rest assured in it, and pass it on to others. Acts 13:38-39 Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is pro-claimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.

Consider Helping with our Sunday School this fall: We are recruiting teachers and assistants for the 2018-2019 school year starting August 12, 2018 and ending May 26, 2019. Please pray about your involvement to volunteer to be a Sunday School teacher or assistant. Why should you get involved? Many teachers, year after year, keep returning to teach our children the Bible. We need some new adult teachers/helpers to commit to teaching for the coming year. We need enthusiastic participation by our adults if we are to remain a Bible based church. How can members know we are growing to touch lives if we are complacent about the Word of God? Being a teacher is partaking in a needed ministry right here in the mission field. Being a teacher allows you to give back of the salvation that you believe. Being a teacher causes an impact on your students to be moved by the lesson and to have fun and fellowship in the classroom. Pray about being a teacher or assistant. Can’t help every week? No problem! While we love consistency, our curriculum is set up with some flexibility so that you can help every week, for a series of weeks, or even one Sunday a month (like every 3rd Sunday). Why would you want to be a Sunday School teacher or helper?

It is our duty and responsibility to teach our children the Word of God.

It is a joy and privilege and it is fun and exciting to minister the Word.

The Word, once administered, will not return void.

Sunday School is a fundamental ministry of the congregation; we would not be a Bible based church without it.

Teachers and assistants become evangelists by proclaiming the Word.

By preparing the lessons, you become knowledgeable of the Bible.

Teachers and assistants leave a lifelong lasting impression on their students.

Teaching Sunday School puts your faith into action.

Plus, it is a lot of fun!

We are especially looking for help with our two year old class, our 1st-4th grade class, and our middle school class. It is required that all teachers and helpers attend a child abuse pre-vention seminar to be announced later (being scheduled for August). It is a rewarding experience to teach the Bible to our children. Can we count on you? Please sign up today on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Please join this ministry: We must be in the Word in order to Grow to Touch Lives. Talk to Ernie Munzen, Abby Moss, or Pastor Mark for more information or with questions. Can’t serve in the ways indicated above? We also need Substi-tute teachers: persons who can teach or help and fill in when others are sick or out of town, often, on short notice.

PRESCHOOL NEWS

Open Registration for the 2018 - 2019 Year continues!

Registration fee is $80.00

5 - day a week 4 year old class - VPK Program No cost to parents

5 - day a week non VPK class - $295.00 per month

3 - day a week 3 year old class - $240.00 per month

2 - day a week 3 year old class - $200.00 per month

3 - day a week 2 year old class - $240.00 per month

2 - day a week 2 year old class - $200.00 per month

Please continue to tell your friends and neighbors about our awesome Preschool.

For a tour of our Preschool or for more information, please call Joan Brannan, Director at (813) 968-9534 or preschooldirector@messiahtampa.com.

Check out our Preschool Website: www.messiahpreschool.org.

MESSIAH SOCIAL MINISTRY’S GRANNY’S ATTIC & YARD SALE 2018 was another great success! The sale was held in the Ministry Center gym which provided a spacious area for our annual event. Many thanks to: members and friends who donated sale items; the shoppers who visited the sale;

and, most importantly, the tireless servants who set up and staffed the event. Thanks and praise to God for this financial blessing which will allow MESSIAH SOCIAL MINISTRY to touch more lives within our church family or through on-going outreach opportunities in the community at large.

Messiah Lutheran Board of Christian Education

This Fall, commit your family to regular worship and Sunday School. Ernie Munzen has

stepped up to become the Director of the Board of Christian Education. Several team

members have come off our board. We are in need of some additional team members to

serve on the Board of Christian Education and to help us prepare for Fall programming,

Sunday School, and special events like Fall Festival, Rally Day, Easter Egg Hunt, and

Christmas programming. If you love children and Christian Education and would like to

learn more about this opportunity for service, please speak to Ernie Munzen, Pastor Mark,

or Abby Moss.

Sundays in July, our Summer Christian Education Hour Schedule at 9:45AM!

Sunday Summer Schedule 8:30AM Traditional Worship

9:45 AM Contemporary Worship Service

Christian Education Hour:

Adult Bible Class : Books of the Bible MC Room 201

Adult Class MC Room 202

Center of the CLC: Children All Ages, Preschool-Grade 5 for Superbook DVD

Study and activity.

• Teens (Grades 6-12) meet in the Ministry Center Youth Room

11AM Traditional Worship

We hope you will make plans to join us as your vacation schedule allows this summer!

** We are still in need of some assistants to help this summer. Sign up on the rolling bulletin board if you can help. **

Music Drama Camp

Week of July 23rd

9 a.m. til 2 p.m. Tuition $75.00

Age 7 and up (2nd through 8

th grade)

Campers will enjoy a variety of music and

acting activities geared to their ages and levels!

Register now by sending form to church office

(or hand to Kim Capsas or Katie Healey.)

Please provide following info:

MUSIC DRAMA CAMP REGISTRATION

Name______________________________________________

Age______ Grade______

Previous music or drama experience ___________________________________________________

Parent’s Name ______________________________________

Phone_______________________

Email__________________________________

$75 Tuition enclosed______ or due by July 16th______

Messiah Lutheran Church

14920 Hutchison Road, Tampa

(813) 961-2182