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OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER February 2017 Pastor’s Letter Epiphany/Lent Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. “I want to walk as a child of the light. I want to follow Jesus” WOV 649 Light is a theme running through this season of Epiphany. It was the light the 3 wisemen followed to find the “king of the Jews”, Jesus who is the light of the world. In Him there is no darkness at all! The lamb is the light of the city of God, shining in my heart, Lord Jesus. In our world there is so much darkness, but into this darkness, God send His son to shine the light of His love , forgiveness, compassion and kindness; in His life teaching, death and resurrection. God shares light to lighten things up. During the Season of Epiphany, Jesus invites us to “Come and See” this light in Jesus in bread broken and wine poured for the forgiveness of sins and we are also called on to invite others to “Come and See” this light in our worship. Churches grow by invitation by people inviting others to come and see. So, I encourage you all to invite others to come and see Jesus in our community. Jesus invites us; calls us to be His disciples and to follow Him, to shine His light. “I want to walk as a child of the light, I want to follow Jesus”. I look forward to greeting you at the Epipitide each and every Sunday. Walk then as a child of the light! The Peace of the Lord be with you always, The Rev. Ronald M. Klose, Pastor INSTALLATION of COUNCIL MEMBERS On Sunday, January 22 nd we installed our *Newly elected Council officers at the 9:30 AM service. Our 2017 officers are: President: Ann Dolega Vice President: Marc Karis Sec/Treasurer: Robin King Christian Growth: Sheryl Palumbo Evangelism: Katherine Baumann Financial Management: Erich Mauer Pastoral Care: Robert Kneer Property: Timothy Baum Stewardship: Elise Heins Youth: _ FIRST COMMUNION _ FIRST HOLY COMMUNION If your child is in the 4 th grade (or older and hasn’t made their First Communion), please sign up on the sheet outside the office door. Classes start in March and First Holy Communion will be on Sunday, April 2 nd at the 11:30 am service. Letters have been mailed.
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OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH
NEWSLETTERFebruary 2017
Pastor’s Letter Epiphany/Lent
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
“I want to walk as a child of the light. I want to follow Jesus” WOV 649
Light is a theme running through this season ofEpiphany. It was the light the 3 wisemen followed tofind the “king of the Jews”, Jesus who is the light ofthe world. In Him there is no darkness at all! Thelamb is the light of the city of God, shining in myheart, Lord Jesus.
In our world there is so much darkness, but into thisdarkness, God send His son to shine the light of Hislove , forgiveness, compassion and kindness; in Hislife teaching, death and resurrection. God shareslight to lighten things up.
During the Season of Epiphany, Jesus invites us to“Come and See” this light in Jesus in bread brokenand wine poured for the forgiveness of sins and weare also called on to invite others to “Come and See”this light in our worship. Churches grow by invitationby people inviting others to come and see. So, Iencourage you all to invite others to come and seeJesus in our community.
Jesus invites us; calls us to be His disciples and tofollow Him, to shine His light.
“I want to walk as a child of the light, I want to followJesus”.
I look forward to greeting you at the Epipitide eachand every Sunday.
Walk then as a child of the light!
The Peace of the Lord be with you always,
The Rev. Ronald M. Klose, Pastor
INSTALLATION of COUNCILMEMBERS
On Sunday, January 22nd we installed our*Newly elected Council officers at the 9:30AM service. Our 2017 officers are:
President: Ann DolegaVice President: Marc KarisSec/Treasurer: Robin KingChristian Growth: Sheryl PalumboEvangelism: Katherine BaumannFinancial Management: Erich MauerPastoral Care: Robert KneerProperty: Timothy BaumStewardship: Elise HeinsYouth:
_ FIRST COMMUNION _
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION If your child is in the 4th grade (or olderand hasn’t made their FirstCommunion), please sign up on thesheet outside the office door. Classesstart in March and First HolyCommunion will be on Sunday, April2nd at the 11:30 am service. Lettershave been mailed.
OUR REDEEMER NURSERY SCHOOL
Registration forms for the 2017/18school year have been steadily coming in,and I would like to remind parishioners thatwe are filling our classes. If you know ofsomeone with a pre-school age child, giveus a call to find out about our EarlyChildhood Program. Our RedeemerNursery School offers classes for childrenages 18 mos. thru pre-school. 781-7637.
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Wednesday, March 1st 7:00 am & 7:30 pmHoly Communion
with Imposition of Ashes
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5is Super Bowl Sunday.
Let’s make it Soup-er Bowl Sunday atOur Redeemer!
Bring in a can(s) of Soup or some otherfood to worship and Sunday School. Thenwe’ll pass the soup to Lutheran CommunityServices New Life Center. Thank you!
CHRISTMAS FAIR 2016
Thank you to all whobaked, made crafts,cooked, set up andcleaned up at ourwonderful ChristmasFair! It was a hugesuccess thanks to allwho helped!!! Wecouldn’t have done itwithout all the help! The Christmas FairCommittee sentgenerous donations to:
Trinity Lower East Side, Angela’sHouse, Koinonia, LutheranCommunity’s New Life Center,Lutheran Counseling Center, and the Marty Lyons Foundation. Thank you!
MEMORIAL FUND
Stained GlassI/m/o Peter FallonGiven by: Thomas Wieland
Music FundI/m/o Stephen HeinsGiven by: The Bell Choir
Kitchen FundI/m/o Marcella ImbroGiven by: The Bell Choir
I/m/o John HegnerGiven by: Kathleen Weeks
I/m/o Kenneth Ulreich Jr.Given by: Charles & Eleanor Schmitt
I/m/o Stephen HeinsGiven by: Margaret Hennessy
Jill & Bob Kneer
I/m/o Henry LavenderGiven by: Marilyn Keating
I/m/o Dr. Marianne BatheGiven by: Roland Merton
BAPTISMS
January 8, 2017
VIOLET ELAINE TAKESKYDaniel & Erin Takesky
(nee Peterson)Godchild Bertrom Peterson and
Michelle Kiernan
FUNERALS
JANUARY 6, 2017Catherine Rushton
LU HI MEAL PACKING April 22–4 pm
LUHI will once again host a meal packingevent. Their goal is to go over a millionmeals!
We will be sending our confirmation class topack as we feel this is a very hands on wayfor them to help those in need. If anyonewould like to sponsor a student at $40.00per person, please See Pastor or call thechurch office.
MONDAY,FEBRUARY 20, 2017OFFICE & SCHOOL
CLOSED
Nursery NewsFebruary 2017
Wow, we are half way through theschool year! Our children are doing so well. At dismissal time, I just love to hear theexcitement in their little voices as they tellabout their day. There is so much for themto experience here at Our Redeemer. During Learning Centers, children get to doa variety of art, math, science and literacyactivities. A great way to explore! Chapelas well as Music, Bible Fun, Science andYoga classes are also an enrichingexperience for the children. The childrenhad “snow” much fun making “snow” in MissChris’ science class last month.
Progress Reports will be distributed toparents on February 2nd, 3rd, or 9th duringparent/teacher conferences. It is importantfor our teachers to communicate to parentsabout their children’s social and academicprogress. February will continue to be busy. Wewill celebrate Valentine’s Day. Parents maypurchase mylar balloons for their littleValentines. It is great to see our little onesleave school with a bunch of balloons! Thechildren will enjoy Valentine’s Day partiesand have Pink Day, as well. School will beclosed for President’s Week, Feb. 20 - 24.
On January 31st and February 1st,Terrific Tuesday and Wiggle WormWednesday featured the story, I Wear aJacket in the Snow. Our little ones love toattend these classes on their off days,especially when winter cabin fever sets in. We will continue to offer these engaging,afternoon enrichment classes.
We opened enrollment to thecommunity for the 2017-2018 school onJanuary 11th. I always enjoy meeting newparents and their children when they cometo tour our school and learn about our earlychildhood programs. I am proud to say that
Our Redeemer Nursery School continues tohave a wonderful reputation in ourcommunity.
Share the good news about us! Wehave programs available for Mommy & Me -11 months - 30 months. Also classes forLearn & Play Group 2 years 6 months,Three year old nursery and Pre-K. Information is available by calling the school781-7637 or at www. ourredeemer.net. Like us onFacebook, Our Redeemer Nursery School.
Caitlin DiLemme, Director
The children will enjoy a visit from theKiddsmiles Pediatric Dental Office staff atthe end of the month. They will learn aboutkeeping their teeth healthy with good dental
care habits.
SCOUT SUNDAY
Sunday, Feb. 5 isScout Sunday atOur Redeemer AllScouts Boy & Girlare asked to weartheir uniforms tochurch that day sowe can honorthem!
DAY CARE NEWS
Happy New Year!
I hope your holidays were enjoyable. Thechildren in our care make holidays andevery day happy! Our Christmas Programwas well received. For children eighteenmonths old through three years to stay infront of a group of adults to sing and justsmile is a feat! Then the Pre-K presenteda wonderful Pageant, like a bunch ofexperts! They are braver than I am! I amvery proud of each and every one of them.
We would like to thank Marc Karis againfor spreading his Christmas cheer throughour school with a luncheon for all of thestaff. Thank you Marc for a delicious treat!
We returned from our break to celebrateEpiphany at Chapel with Pastor. Thechildren love the story of the Three Kingslong trip to Baby Jesus' Birthday Party. Wehad Music Class with Dr. Pinto and Yogawith Miss Chris.
Two of our Infants “graduated” to theToddler Room and two of our toddlers“graduated” to the Pre-K room! I am happyto report everyone has adjusted well totheir new rooms and new friends.
The older children in the Infant Room arebusy dancing to music and playing withtheir musical toys, to the delight of theiryounger classmates. The toddlers areexcited to build with blocks and play withthe kitchens. They will anxiously greet allvisitors with warm smiles. The Pre-Kstudents love to prepare meals and pushtheir babies in the strollers in the family lifearea. Proudly they will show you one oftheir many projects that they have
completed.
Soon we will be talking about groundhogsand whether or not winter will continue forsix more weeks. We have had it pretty mildthus far; however, I heard that is about tochange, so we will see.
Stay warm!Fondly,Melissa Bires-McGee
The Day Care would like to send our condolences to thefamily of our alumnus student, Sarah Heins, on thepassing of her father, Stephen Heins. When I think ofhim, I see his smile and hear his laughter. You are all inmy heart and prayers.
FAMILY BREAKFAST
SUNDAY, FEB.26, 2017
Menu Includes:
Pancakes Sausages Potatoes Eggs
Juice Coffee Tea Milk
Starting after the 9:30 am Service
approx. 10:30 am in the Parish Hall
Please reserve/buy tickets NOWfrom the church office
This breakfast is very popular. Limit 120
Tickets are:
Adults $6.00
(10 & older)
Children $3.00(5-9) Under 5 free
WILD ABOUT JESUS
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and NewYear!!! Our Christmas Pageant was fabulous!! Thechildren were wonderful and THANK YOU to all whoparticipated in this year's Christmas Pageant. They allworked very hard and it showed. A Tremendous Thankyou to ERIC GROEPLER and JOE IMBRO who workedvery hard with the children every Sunday to learn theirsongs. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO LEEANNDIEDRICK & CHARLES DAVIS for their dedicateddirectorship to the pageant. A Big Thank You to all theteachers and parents for their help, Kyung Dlmperio ourorganist. Of course, without saying, Thank You toPastor Klose and Cindy Solliday. A special thank you toeveryone that helped to set up and take down the risersin the church.
January is a quiet month as everyone is settling backinto their schedules. The children went to church tocelebrate Epiphany. In February we will have ourAnnual Buck-A-Chick Mission on the 12th and thePancake breakfast will be held on the 26th. Lentenseason begins in March where activities will pick upagain. First Communion classes for the 4th grade willbegin on Saturday, March 4th and our Pretzel Sales willstart the following week. Listed below are the PretzelSale Dates…notices will be going home a week beforethe pretzels are due.
Pretzel Sale Dates GradeMarch 5, 2017 1st & 4th GradeMarch 12, 2017 KindergartenMarch 19, 2017 3 & 4 Yr Old & 2nd GradeMarch 26, 2017 5th & 6th GradesApril 2, 2017 3rd Grade As always, the funds raised through this program andthe mission envelopes are donated to the Heifer Projectwho provide over 4 million people worldwide withincome producing animals and seeds, and providetraining in farming. We also donate to Lutheran WorldRelief. Let's make this year a huge success.
4th GRADE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN: 1stCommunion classes will be held on Saturday's at10a.m., March 4thth (student and parent), March 11th,18th, 25th and Friday, March 31st is the lock in from7:00 - 10:00 p.m. YOU MUST ATTEND THE 9:30 A.M.CHURCH SERVICES ON March 5th, 12th, 19th and26th. THERE WILL BE A SIGN-IN SHEET IN THENARTHEX THAT YOU MUST SIGN. IF YOU DO NOTSIGN IN YOU WILL BE MARKED ABSENT FROM
SUNDAY SCHOOL. 1ST COMMUNION WILL BEHELD ON SUNDAY - APRIL 2nd AT THE 11:30SERVICE. - Reminder notices will be handed out. SUNDAY SCHOOL RESUMES ON PALM SUNDAY-APRIL 9TH.
DATES TO REMEMBER:FEB 5, 2017 BRING IN A CAN OF SOUP & SCOUT SUNDAYFEB 26, 2017 PANCAKE BREAKFAST - AFTER SERVICEMAR 1, 2017 ASH WEDNESDAYMAR 5 - APR 2 PRETZEL SALESAPR 2, 2017 FIRST COMMUNION - 11:30 AM SERVICEAPR 9, 2017 PALM SUNDAYAPR 14, 2017 GOOD FRIDAY - 5:00 P.M. SERVICEAPR 15, 2107 SATURDAY - EASTER EGG HUNTAPR 16, 2017 EASTER SUNDAY - NO SUNDAY SCHOOLMAY 14, 2017 9:30 AM RECOGNITION, CLASS PARTIES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
Reminder notices will be sent home with your children. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to seeme on Sunday mornings outside of Room 4, [email protected] or call (516) 752-9789.
Yours in Christ,Susan Smith
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
February 2017
1
6:45 PMConfirmation
2 3 4
8:30 am BibleStudy10 AMParkview5:00 PM HolyCommunion
5
EPIPHANY 59:30 AM SundaySchool SouperBowl Sunday9:30 AM HolyCommunion
6
7:30 PMCrafters
7
7:30 PM AllCommitteesMeet
8
6:45 PMConfirmation
9 10
Koinonia
11
8:30 am BibleStudy
5:00 PM HolyCommunionRetreat
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EPIPHANY 69:30 AM SundaySchool9:30 AM HolyCommunion
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7:30 PMCrafters
14 15
6:45 PMConfirmation
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7:30 PMSchoolBoardMeets
17 18
8:30 am BibleStudy
5:00 PM HolyCommunion
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EPIPHANY 7
9:30 AM SundaySchool9:30 AM HolyCommunion
207:30 PMCraftersOFFICE &SCHOOLSCLOSED
President’s Day
21 22
NO PMConfirmation
23 24
10 AMWELCABible Study
258:30 am BibleStudy
5:00 PM HolyCommunion
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9:30 AM SundaySchool9:30 AM HolyCommunionPANCAKEBREAKFASTAFTER WORSHIP
277:30 PMCrafters
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7:30 PMChurchCouncil Meets
Ash Wed. March 1st. 7 am and 7:30pm Ashes andHolyCommunion
