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Welcome Back Pastor Rachael!!
• NEW BOOK STUDY BEGINS • DATES TO REMEMBER / EVENTS / • WORSHIP ASSISTANTS • LUTHERHAVEN FALL RETREAT • WOMEN’S MINISTRY • OUTREACH / STEWARDSHIP • FAMILY PROMISE EVENT • ST. TIM’S BOOK CLUB • MUSIC MINISTRY EVENTS • #ZIAATTHEMAZE • 2019 LAM-NM CONFERENCE
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OCTOBER 2019
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ST. TIMOTHY’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
211 JEFFERSON ST. NE ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108
(505) 255-8001
New Book Study!. . . A Provocative Read – Mondays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m. Beginning the Week of October 21! The days are getting darker, the temperatures cooling down, so let’s heat things up with some great conversation on a controversial subject: the devil. Whatever your feelings, opinions or perspectives on the presence of evil in the world, demons and the devil show up quite frequently in the life of Jesus as given to us in the Gospels. All are welcome for a discussion about one perspective offered by Richard Beck in his book, “Reviving Old Scratch: Demons and the Devil for Doubters and the Disenchanted”.
In Reviving Old Scratch, popular blogger and theologian Richard Beck reintroduces the devil to the modern world with a biblical, bold, and urgent vision: we must resist the devil by joining the kingdom of God's subversive campaign to interrupt the world with love. (excerpt taken from book cover)
If you agree with Beck, or completely disagree, come and be a part of the conversation! Books are available in the church office for $16. Scholarships are available as needed. Perhaps, through this read, the Spirit may inspire you to “interrupt the world with love!”
All are welcome!
Theology on Tap @ Nob Hill Bar and Grill! We will meet on October 9th at 6-7:30 p.m. TOT is open discussion of what Theology looks like in the world. Order your food and drink (not required to participate), and prepare to discuss spirituality in our lives. See Anthony Harkness if you have any questions [email protected] Stewardship & Advocacy Team Meeting: Joint meeting on 10/13 after fellowship, 12ish Women’s Refugee Fellowship Gathering: 10/13, 5 pm Learn more @ https://www.umojaabq.com/ New Book Study! “Reviving Old Scratch”: Beginning the week of 10/21 Sounds of Service Music Concert, Blue Tortoise Duo: 10/24, 7 pm Expressions of Joy Halloween Concert: 11/2, 6 pm Save the Date! 2019 LAM-NM Conference, 11/16 Save the Date! St. Tim’s Women’s Ministry Retreat, 11/16
October – Adult Ed: Sundays @ 11 am October – New Book Study! “Reviving Old Scratch” (Mondays 10 am, Thursdays 6 pm) October – Thursday Night Choir Rehearsal (7:15 pm) October 7-11 – Lutherhaven Fall Retreat October 9 – TOT @ Nob Hill Bar & Grill (6 pm) October 11-November 1 – ZiaMaizing Maze October 13 – Stewardship & Advocacy Team Meeting October 13 – Women’s Refugee Fellowship Gathering October 17 – Women’s Ministry Bible Study & Luncheon (11:30 am, St. Tim’s) October 17 – Family Promise Fundraising Event (6 pm) October 19 – Mary Ritter’s Celebration of Life (10 am, St. Tim’s) October 20 – Storehouse Pick-up October 21 – New Book Study Begins October 24 – Sounds of Service Concert, Blue Tortoise Duo (7 pm, St. Tim’s) October 26 – LFS Harvest Open House (1 pm, ST. Tim’s) October 31 – Happy Halloween November 2 – Expressions of Joy Halloween Concert November 16 – Women’s Ministry Retreat (Norbertine Center) November 16 – 2019 LAM-NM Conference
Worship Assistants
Church Events
Dates to Remember
Task October 13 October 20 October 27 November 3 November 10
Asst. Minister Ron Henkel Mary Beth Tidwell Bert Blackwell Barbara Blackwell Ken Sherrell
Children’s Time Marcie Wilson Other Event Pr. Rachael Sue Mather Neal Mather Prayer Leader Sarah Los Lee Wilson To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced Lector Sara Love To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced
Comm. Assistants Mona Sherrell Sam Brandt
Darra Kingsley Michele Benton
Dan Rader Ken Sherrell
Elaine Solimon Phillis Harper-Rispolli
Bob Jacobson Becky Lee
Altar Guild Ron & Grace Bousek Ron & Grace Bousek Ron & Grace Bousek
Robin Harmon & Nancy Brown
Robin Harmon & Nancy Brown
Comm. Bread Sara Love Sara Love Sara Love Robin Harmon Robin Harmon Ushers Gary Miller
Roger Radloff Wilbur Jahn
Jackie Love Terri Christiansen Bob Jacobson
Donna Lisotto Gene Lisotto Bert Blackwell
Rob Evers Dan Rader Lee & Marcie Wilson
Gary Miller Roger Radloff Wilbur Jahn
Greeter Sue Mather Sue Mather Sue Mather To Be Announced To Be Announced Pew Angel Nancy Brown Nancy Brown Nancy Brown Wilbur Jahn Wilbur Jahn Tellers Robin Harmon
Mona Sherrell Terri Christiansen Scott Hardy
Michele Benton Rob Evers
Rob Evers Sharon Kalita
Robin Harmon Mona Sherrell
Projectionist Becky Lee Becky Lee Becky Lee Debby Morrell Debby Morrell
Fall Colors up at Lutherhaven! You are invited to come and spend some time up in the beautiful Jemez Mountains to enjoy the
fall colors!
We have reserved Lutherhaven Monday October 7 - Friday October 11, and can extend it if someone wants to come up on Saturday. Lutherhaven was built in 1973 as a recreational site for New Mexico Lutheran churches. After a forest fire burned it to the ground the current facility was built in 2010. There is a lodge with kitchen, meeting room, bathrooms, showers, and bunkbeds for about 30 people. There is also tent sites and a bathroom and shower down at the tent site area. The lodge is located beside Fenton Lake, about 2 hours from Albuquerque. It is a beautiful place to spend the day, or several days relaxing, fishing, hiking and enjoying God’s world. More information can be found at http://www.nmlutherhaven.com/
Call Judy or Bob Jacobson at 505 765 1406 if you plan to come up. Phone signals are weak in the mountains. If you decide at the last minute to come up call the lodge at 575 829 4465 before you leave cell phone reception areas so we can unlock the gate for you.
Lutherhaven Retreat Judy Jacobson
Women’s Ministry Retreat Michele Benton
Join St. Tim’s Women’s Ministry for their annual retreat on November 16, 2019 at Norbertine Center! Save the date and stay tuned for more details! Please contact Michele Benton, [email protected] to sign-up or for more information.
Monthly Gathering: Thursday, October 17, for High Tea with all the special sweet and savory treats we can bring! We are honoring loved ones who have passed away. We will share stories and readings from Lamentations and the Psalms with a focus on the October Gather magazine lesson, "The Ache of Grief". All are welcome! St. Tim’s Sewing Group has returned every first Wednesday of the month, next gathering November 6. Contact Donna Lisotto, [email protected] for more information.
Outreach / Stewardship Anthony Harkness / Barbara Blackwell
Stewardship/Advocacy Update - Vote Early and Vote Often!! Fourth Quarter Appeal: Good Gifts for World Hunger Relief
Poinsettias will be placed on the tree for donations given this quarter, what tree you ask!?!? There will be a tree...promise.
Third Quarter Appeal: Total raised for Lutheran Family Services $1,190.00!! Thank you for
your generosity! On Going:
Snack Bag Ministry - Needs volunteers! The volunteer opportunity is M-F 11-1 @ the church. Sign-up sheets are in the Community Room. Thank you so much to members of the community that have stepped up to support this ministry. Donations can be given to "Snack Bag". This ministry feeds right around 60 of our neighbors weekly.
Circle of Hope - This is a general donation given to Hope Works to provide services to the least of these in our community. We network with Hope Works Crisis Intervention Team and their Community Outreach Team, who has been coming by the Church to talk to our homeless neighbors and to help collect needles that have been left on the property. There is a group that donates to this ministry monthly, if interested make donation to "Circle of Hope". If you have questions ask Rob Evers or email Anthony at [email protected]
Next Stewardship/Advocacy meeting is on Sunday, 10/13. Show up early to make sure you get a seat! Meeting starts at 12 typically in the Nazareth Room (Adult Study). Questions or Ideas email: Anthony @ [email protected]
*November 16, Saturday* - 2019 Advocacy Conference! 8:30 am - 1:00 pm, St Michael and All angels Episcopal Church
601 Montano NW, Albuquerque Cost: $15.00 per person including lunch, Registration deadline, November 9
Mail registration fee to LAM-NM, 1701 Arroyo Chamiso, Santa Fe, NM, 87505
(see last page for more details.)
Family Promise Event
St. Tim’s Book Club News Becky Lee
Our next book club meeting is Friday, December 6, but we don’t have a book to read yet! In the spring, I received 17 very good suggestions (listed below) after I put out the call for books that people would like to read. Now it’s time to vote. I sent a list with a short description of each of the suggestions to everyone on the Book Club email list. Some of you have already voted – thank you! If you never received the list of books/can’t find it/are not on the Book Club email list – send me an email and let me know what you need ([email protected]). St. Tim’s Book Club meets 4 times per year – the first Fridays of March, June, September and December. We meet in the home of one of the members, share a meal, and then divide into small groups to discuss the book. The person who suggested the book is usually there to help lead the discussion. If you have been curious about Book Club, come check it out. Everyone is truly welcome, even if you have not had time to finish (or maybe start) the book!
Here are the suggested books. Email me your selections ([email protected]) by October 15. You may vote for up to 8:
1) A Song for the River by Philip Connors 2) The Second Mountain by David Brooks 3) The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom 4) Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom 5) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 6) Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson
and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides 7) The Shack by William P. Young 8) The Compassionate Connection: The Healing Power of Empathy & Mindful Listening by David
Rakel, UNM professor & Chair of Community Medicine 9) The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 10) Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 11) The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis 12) The People of the Lie - The Hope for Healing Human Evil by M. Scott Peck 13) The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis 14) Overcoming Life's Disappointments - Learning from Moses how to cope with frustration
by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner 15) The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantu 16) Educated by Tara Westover 17) Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
Greetings from the Music Ministry!
Choir season has begun and we have an exciting assortment of music selected for the upcoming months! If you are
interested in joining us, please come to rehearsal on Thursday nights at 7:15pm. We’d be delighted to have you!
Questions: contact Clara [email protected] Upcoming Music Ministry Events:
October 24th, 7pm - Sounds of Service: Blue Tortoise Duo (Clara Byom, Chris Ogden). Proceeds benefit the Lutheran Family Services’ Refugee and Asylee Programs.
November 8th, 6:30pm - Sounds of Service: Pastor Rachael and Friends (Pastor Rachael
Powell, Clara Byom, Issa Noor, Dan Golden). Proceeds benefit HopeWorks. January 26th, 2020, 3pm - Hallelujah: A Festival of Psalms featuring the combined choirs
of St. Timothy’s Lutheran, St. Luke Lutheran, and Congregation Albert. Proceeds benefit HopeWorks.
March 29, 2020, 4pm - Sounds of Service: Goddess of Arno - Balkan Dance
Music. Benefiting organization TBD. June 14, 2020, 4pm - Sounds of Service: Tara Priolo and Clara Byom. Benefiting
organization TBD.
Check event flyers on the next two pages. “Music can change the world. ” (Beethoven)
Help raise awareness and funds for organizations and programs like HopeWorks and Lutheran Family Services. All are invited!
Music Ministry Events Clara Byom
#ZiaAtTheMaze The Rio Grande Community Farm Presents the 21st Annual Maize Maze
http://riograndefarm.org/maize-maze/ ZiaMaizing Maze is an interactive 8- acre corn maze that showcases our state symbol!
St Timothy’s Lutheran Church 211 Jefferson Street NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
Reconciling in Christ Congregation of the ELCA
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