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First Impressions
“That which we have seen and heardconcerning the Word of Life, we
proclaim to you.”
First Lutheran Church June 2020
Jim EggertIntentional Interim Pastor
Phone 517-703-6529 or 517-543-4360 ext. 222
Mark GawuraSpecific Ministries Pastor
for Care MinistryPhone 517-667-6853
Daniel LongdenSpecific Ministry Vicar,
Director of Youth and Family MinistryPhone 517-543-4360 ext. [email protected]
First Lutheran Church550 E. Shepherd St.,Charlotte, MI 48813Phone 517-543-4360
[email protected]: firstlutherancharlotte.org
Worship Times(Note: all in-person worship suspended through
May 15. Streaming worship available atwww.firstlutherancharlotte.organd our public Facebook page.)
Sundays 8:30 & 11:15 a.m.
Contemporary worship 2 & 4 Sundays at 11:15 a.m. nd th
with live worship teamCommunion 1 , 3 , & 5 Sundaysst rd th
will resume when in-personworship is available again.
JUNE Birthdays
Lisa Stoltzfus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2Monica Jakubos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 5Krystal Rademacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 5Clyde Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 7Patricia Englehart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 8Conner Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 9Mason Huver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 10Mary Crandall-Hundt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 11Chad Frazier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 11Kevin Schalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 12Rachel Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 13Jill Withey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 13Benjamin Withey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 13Marj Huva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 14Matthew Trausch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 14Hannah Luukkonen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 15Jodie Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 15Danielle Danke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 17Laurel Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 19Tristan Timm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 19Jonathan Livingston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 20Austin Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 22Sydney Spotts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 22Klaire Keiffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 22Bryce Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 23Ted Reinbold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 23Sylvia Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 23Ann Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 24Haley Shaull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 24Ned Stoltzfus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 25Godlie Cortright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 26Margaret Dietrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 26Jim Shaull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 26Eric Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 30
If you have a birthday or anniversary this month and you do not see your name listed here - please let the church office know so we can update our records.
Church office: 517-543-4360 ext. 221 and leave a message. Thank you.
PLEASE NOTE:At the time of publishing of this newsletter, the State of Michigan is understay-at-home orders until June 12, 2020. It is unknown at this time if these
orders will be extended further into June. As a result, all events listed in this newsletter and on the calendar are subject to change. Thank you for your understanding.
FLC Statistics for MAY 2020
Confirmed Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369Baptized Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483Child Baptisms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Adult Baptisms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Jr. Confirmands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)New Confirmed Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)New Baptized Members.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Transfers Out (Confirmed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Transfers Out (Baptized only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Releases (Confirmed). . . . . . . . . (3) Jeremy & Lori Quimby,
Brandie Swift
Releases (Baptized only). . . . . . . . (7) Mackenzie Hamilton,
Brantley Hamilton, Savannah Sisco-Hamilton, Jessika
Joseph, Caiden Quimby, Celina Sinclair, Wyatt Sinclair
Deaths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Weddings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)
JUNE Anniversaries
Jeff & Kathi Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 11Ed & Sherry Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 14Michael & Jennifer Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 18Ken & Sheri Trusty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21Barry & Michelle Goff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 25Chad & Beth Frazier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 27Mark & Wendy Jorgensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 28William & Wendy Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 30
Church OfficeDue to State of Michigan regulations, the FLC Staff is working from home
as much as possible and there currently is no standard office hours.(We are having the mail picked up and secured daily, however. Thank you, Becky L.!)
If you need to speak with one of the staff right away, please use the contact numbers below.Please do not leave an urgent message on the church phone.
Until State orders change, this is how you can reach FLC staff members:Intentional Interim Pastor Jim Eggert:
(Cell) 517-703-6529 (Email) [email protected] OR [email protected] Vicar and DYFM Daniel Longden:
(Cell for text) 248-802-2392 (Email) [email protected] Pastor Mark Gawura:
(Cell) 517-667-6853 (Email) [email protected] Office Manager Amy Garnsay:
(Email) [email protected] or Facebook Messenger
If you have an emergency or urgent matter that needs immediate attention,please call Pastor Eggert or SM Pastor Mark Gawura at the Cell numbers listed above.
You may leave non-urgent messages on the church phone 517-543-4360and we will return your call as soon as we are able. Thank you for your understanding.
Congratulations to Our 2020 Graduates!
Alexandry FellJD Shafor
Jake SpottsKatie StonerTyler Vorce
Please join us in praying for a blessed future for our graduates Æ
HAPPY FATHERS DAYto all the men of First Lutheran!
Education News . . .
Sunday School:We plan on resuming Sunday School on September 13, 2020.
Youth Mission Trip:Our trip to Indianapolis has been canceled for this year. However, we have begun planning a localmission that may last about week here in Charlotte. No dates have been selected as of yet, but we areanticipating sometime in late July or early August. Stay tuned for more details.
Vacation Bible School:We are planning on hosting a VIRTUAL VBS online July 20-24. If it becomes possible to organizeand hold an in-person VBS in enough time, and according to state mandates, we will let you know -but at this time VBS will be held online only. Please do not let this discourage you! Vicar Dan isVERY talented and has been working hard at putting together the online VBS. We are confident inVicar Dan’s ability to provide a wonderful, Christ filled, virtual experience for the kids! Please watchyour email, facebook, and Sunday announcements for more information on how to include your kidsin this online opportunity. Registration begins June 1 at https://vbspro.events/p/327ba9
FLC Voters’ MeetingThe FLC Voters’ Meeting which was scheduled for Sunday, May 31,
has been tentatively rescheduled for Sunday, June 28, 9:45 a.m.Please watch your email, Sunday Announcements, and FLC Family Facebook Group
for updated information.
If you have not been receiving email announcements from us that means welikely do not have your current email address. It is now more important than ever
that we have an electronic means to keep you updated if possible.Please submit your email address to [email protected]
Thank you.
If you have access to Facebook but are not a member of our FLC Family Group(this is different than the public First Lutheran Church page)
please email FLC Office Manager, Amy Garnsay, at [email protected] ORcall and leave a message at 517-543-4360 ext. 221 letting us know you wouldlike to join the FLC Family Facebook Group and what name your profile can
be found under on facebook so that we can friend you and invite you to the group.Thank you.
Please note: FLC is unable to accept deliveries other than through the post officeat this time. Please have all UPS, FedEx, etc. deliveries made to your home address.
Thank you.
FLC Counil Meeting and FLC Elders’ MeetingThe FLC Council Meeting and the FLC Board of Elders’ Meeting may be held via computer
during the month of June pending state mandates.Please look for information from the council president and/or your chairman of elders
regarding date, time, and method for your meeting. If you do not receive this information,please be sure to contact either Herm Arends (Council President)
or Dennis Sergent (Elders Chairman).
FLC Community DinnerThere will not be a Community Dinner for the month of June.
Supporting FLC with Tithes and OfferingsWe have a new option available for your giving to FLC called Kindrid.
We have added a "Give" page to our church website (firstlutherancharlotte.org) that is connected to our Kindrid online giving portal.
The Giving option is located:on the homepage below where the sermons are (Kindrid Smart Giving logo)
At the bottom of the homepage (GIVE button)and on the top of the menu dropdown (Give)
We have also created a phone number where anyone with text can send the message "Give" to 517-258-3700...which will take them to Kidrid's giving portal.
Here is the link to give as well,https://www.kindridgiving.com/app/giving/firs0238463 .
You may also continue to mail your giving directly to First Lutheran if you wish. We are checking the mail daily and securing it.
Thank you for your continued support to your church Æ
Use of FLC Tables and ChairsFor sanitation reasons, tables and chairs are not available for use off-site
until further notice per the FLC Facilities Manager and Board of Trustees.Thank you for your understanding.
Use of FLC Building
All use of First Lutheran Church buildings and grounds are subject to State regulations and orders.
At this time, due to state regulations as well as sanitation concerns,we are not accepting reservations for the use of any part of the First Lutheran Church
building, other than for worship services and regularly scheduled church group meetings. This includes groups that may have made a reservation prior to the current situation.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sunday Bulletins and AnnouncementsA copy of each Sunday’s bulletin as well as an announcement page
are available electronically on our FLC Family Facebook pageas well as our public First Lutheran Church Facebook page
and on our website at www.firstlutherancharlotte.org .Please note: prayer requests and FLC financial information are only available
on the private FLC Family Facebook page and not the public sites.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri SynodLCMS Stewardship Ministry Newsletter Article – June 2020
The sin of the world is paid for. God’s Law has been kept perfectly on our behalf. The prophecies have all beenfulfilled. Jesus Christ has finished it all! And that, dear Christians, should fill us with complete confidence in oursalvation. Since Jesus has finished all these things in His self-sacrifice, we can be fully certain our sins are forgiven,and we have everlasting life! St. Paul wrote: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a livingsacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” (Rom. 12:1) We hear the same teaching in 1 Peter. “As you come to him, a living stone, rejected by men but in the sight of Godchosen and precious, you yourselves, like living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood,to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:4-5) It’s the very thing Malachi foretold of the Lord, that He would come and purify His priestly people, that they mayoffer to Him an offering in righteousness. (Mal. 3:3) So, what does this mean? In view of God’s mercies – that is, because Jesus sacrificed Himself to make us pure,giving His entire self into death – Paul said that we are to sacrifice ourselves entirely to God, offering Him our wholelives. For our Savior did not give Himself for us in part. So, we do not give back to Him in part. We don’t offer ourselves to God just on Sunday mornings or Wednesday evenings, for example. Rather, we giveHim our whole selves, all the time. We understand that offering ourselves to God as living sacrifices involves the givingof our time. It requires us to be faithful stewards of the time He has given us. Yes, it means we devote to our Saviorall our time. Otherwise we are not sacrificing our whole lives. You see, God both teaches us, and has graciously qualified us, to present ourselves to Him as living sacrifices –to live as His holy priests, who offer Him acceptable sacrifices through Jesus Christ, all day, every day, in our variouscallings. In the passages from Romans and 1 Peter, we hear several examples of Christian self-sacrifice: serving, teaching,encouraging, giving, leading, showing mercy, living peaceably with others, submitting to governing authorities andthose over us in the workplace, wives submitting to husbands, husbands honoring wives, showing compassion, andsuffering patiently in doing good. In all these things, and in all our other everyday activities, we sacrifice ourselves by using our time, not just for ourown benefit, but also and especially for the well-being of others. Work time, school time, exercise time, study time,mealtime, chore time, recreation and relaxation time, even sleep time – it’s all God’s gift to us to use for purposes thatplease and honor Him. This challenges us to think about the way we spend our time, how we utilize our talents, and the way we spend ourtreasures. Whatever it is I’m doing, am I doing it “for the Lord”? (Col. 3:23) Am I presenting God a living sacrifice?Am I conducting myself as a holy priest, whose sacrifice is acceptable to God? Because our Lord sacrificed Himself wholly for us, we offer ourselves wholly to Him as living sacrifices. This isfollowing Jesus in self-sacrifice. By His saving mercy, yes, our sacrifice is acceptable to God. For the sake of Jesus’finished work, God is pleased with us.