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St Mark Lutheran
Church and Preschool
2565 N Miller Rd
Pastor:
Edward A Meyer 751-1504
Preschool Director:
Kim Hearth, 860-9077
Music Director:
Leo Feith, 297-1090
Organist:
Carlene Grasso-Ostrom
Office: 781-3205
hours: 8a-2p, M-F
Email:
Web:
www.stmarksaginaw.com
May 2014 “To God Be the Glory”
Worship/Christian Ed
Sunday
8a-Traditional Worship
9:15-Christian Ed/all ages
10:30a-Contemporary Svc
4:30p-Confirmation
Classes (Sept-May)
Wednesday 10a– Bible
Study
Wednesday- 7p– Worship
Saturday (2nd & 4th)
Men’s Bible Study
Small Group Bible Studies
–times/locations page 4
Youth Group
Inside this issue:
Pastor 1
Member Info 2
Bible Readings 3
Small Group Studies
Library News
4
5
Financial Report 8,9
Puzzle 11
Service Help
Calendar
11
10,13
from the Pastor Dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus,
Christ Is Risen! Alleluia! He Is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!
As we live in this victory of Christ for us over sin, death, and the power of the
devil, we are being encouraged to Join Jesus on His Mission. The one word that
keeps coming to me again and again is "love". God tells us in His word that He
loves us and we are to love Him and one another. God does His part, but we are
not so good at this love thing as we would like to be. We have people in our lives
everyday that we don't love. It is not that we hate them or do something
against them, it is just that we don't take the time - or make the time to love
them. In his book, "Joining Jesus on His Mission", Pastor Greg Finke writes,
"U.S. Christians have become good at loving our neighbors "technically" without "actually" loving our neighbors. For instance, we feel confident in saying that we "love our neighbor," yet we often do not even know our neighbor's name." pg.
61
What would be different in our church if everyone of us took the time to "love
our neighbor"? What would you talk about with your neighbor if you took time
to love them? What would they learn about you and your faith if you loved
them? What is God trying to have you pay attention to in your neighborhood?
How is God at work in your place of work, school, or the gym where you work
out? What if our acts of kindness were not so random? What if we actually love
our neighbor?
I invite you to Join Jesus on His Mission as we look to see how God is messing
with us right now? When God calls you to serve as a missionary in your neigh-
borhood will you be ready to answer; "Here I am, Send me"? I pray that we all
grow in the faith God has given to us as we Teach the Faithful, Reach the Lost,
and Care for All.
Serving Our King and His people,
Pastor Meyer
Nick & Connie Makl
May 6, 1997 ~ 37 yrs
Rob & Samantha Warner
May 7, 2007 ~ 7 yrs
Mike & Cheryl Thompson
May 8, 1976 ~ 38 yrs
Curt & Yvonne Rogers
May 10, 1986 ~ 28 yrs
Roland & Mary Lemmer
May 12, 1962 ~ 52 yrs
Leonard & Mary Jane Martin
May 17 1997 ~ 17 yrs
Kim & Tammy Walter
May 17, 2003 ~ 11 yrs
Kevin & Barb Gibbon
May 2, 1987 ~ 27 yrs
Marvin & Thana Harms
May 2, 1980 ~ 34 yrs
John & Stacy Jurek
May 2, 1992 ~ 22 yrs
Karl & Joyce Roth
May 2, 1953 ~ 61 yrs
Jon & Jen Grasso
May 3, 1997 ~ 17 yrs
Ed & Sandy Urban II
May 3, 1975 ~ 39 yrs
Gary & Rachel Nelson Jr
May 4, 2013 ~ 1 yr
Steve & Deb Witt
May 5, 1979 ~ 35 yrs
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2- Arlene Cholcher
Jared Herhold
3– Peggy Cramer
Cody Walderzak
4– Jen Fuller
Hadley Latoski
Paul Radka
Mel Stacy
David Wagner Jr
5– Chase Oldenburg
Trent Oldenburg
Christopher Wegner
7– Mary Bruce
Karen Butler
Sue Datte
Keith Moore
8– Caleb Cline
Sophia Koepf
Sandra Leonhardt
9– Holly Light
10– Justin Boshans
Randy Davis
11– Amanda Hatheway
Lindsay Shemanski
12– Jeff Doutre
13– Kevin Datte
David May
Bob Townsend
15– Roger Neuenfeldt
16– Alex Barris
17– Norma Hoeppner
Michelle Wozniak
18– Jody Bandlow
19– Gary Fitzmaurice
20– Barb Gibbon
Virginia Stack
21– Branden Duletzke
Sean Waterman
24– Nicholas Ferguson
26– Gail Pretzer
Samantha Wizner
27– Shawna Schumacher
28– Olivia Brouwer
Wendy Gave
Rosemary Lapprich
29– Tammy Huber
Shirley Oatten
Brendy Reed
31– Ashleigh Hamilton
May
Birthdays
Membership
Updates
“To God Be the Glory”
May
Anniversaries
Tom & Crystal Krupnek
May 18, 1996 ~ 18 yrs
Keith & Jonna Scharf
May 19, 1990 ~ 24 yrs
Larry & Hilda Preston
May 20, 1961 ~ 53 yrs
Tom & Karen Bell
May 21, 1988 ~ 26 yrs
Jim & Dawn Boshans
May 25, 1985 ~ 29 yrs
Andrew & Amber Wiktorowski
May 26, 2007 ~ 7 yrs
Adam & Elsie Sherman
May 29, 1948 ~ 66 yrs
Kevin & Sue Datte
May 31, 1980 ~ 34 yrs
Baptism
Traverse Clark Navarre
Born: Sept 27, 2010
Baptized: April 27, 2014
Parents: Ian Navarre &
Angie Clark
Sponsors: Kimberly Whalen
Brian Mondeau
Membership 325Families
653 Baptized
516 Communicants
New Members
Ben Burnison
transfer from Trinity, Reese
Adult Confirmation:
Rob & Heather Ruckman
children: Kennedy Wale
& Brayden Ruckman
Affirmation of Faith:
Josh & Tiffany Feldkamp
Child: Olivia
Pauline Tallon
Children: Rachel, Darby,
Gabriel, Gavin
Transferred to the
Church Triumphant:
Mildred Glowacki
Born: March 17, 1921
Died: March 28, 2014
Deacon Emeritus Roy Luplow
Born: Feb 27, 1927
Died: April 1, 2014
Released by Request
Bob & Vicki Pett
Woodbridge, VA
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This year we will follow the
Daily Lectionary from the
Lutheran Worship Hymnal.
This includes a psalm and daily
reading.
May 1– 1 Samuel 2:1-10
Titus, Philemon
May 2– Ps 121; Hebrews 1-4
May 3– Ps 122; Hebrews 5-
7
May 4– Ps 123: Heb. 8-10
May 5– Ps 124; Heb. 11-13
May 6– Ps 125; James 1-3
May 7– Ps 126; James 4-5
May 8– Ps 127; 1 Peter 1-2
May 9– Ps 128; 1 Peter 3-5
May 10–Ps 129; 2 Peter
May 11– Ps 130; 1 John 1-3
May 12–Ps 131; 1 John 4-5
May 13–Ps 132; 2 John,
3 John, Jude
May 14–Ps 133; John 1-2
May 15– Ps 134; John 3-4
May 16– Ps 135; John 5-6
May 17– Ps 136; John 7-8
May 18– Ps 137; John 9-10
May 19– Ps 138; John 11-12
May 20– Ps 139; John 13-14
May 21– Ps 140; John 15-16
May 22– Ps 141; John 17-18
May 23– Ps 142; John 19
May 24– Ps 143; John 20-21
May 25- Ps 144; Acts 1-2
May 26– Ps 145; Acts 3-4
May 27– Ps 146; Acts 5-6
May 28– Ps 147; Acts 7-8
May 29– Ps 148; Acts 9-10
May 30– Ps 149; Acts 11-12
May 31-1 Samuel 2:1-20
Acts 13-14
Bible
Readings
Our Heartfelt thanks to all for the prayers, cards, visits and flowers for Roy during his illness and at the funeral. A special Thank you to Cindy Ankoviak for organizing the many volunteers that provided Luella rides during this time. A special thank you to each and every volunteer driver. Thanks also to the many vol-
unteers who worked during, behind the scenes and the to all who donated food for the wonderful dinner. Please contin-ue to pray for Luella during her recov-
ery from her fall.
God Bless– Luella Luplow and family.
Thank you Lord, and Thank you so very much to everyone for the cards, food and well-wishes dur-ing my recent hospital stay and
recuperation.
~ Peggy Cramer
Thanks to everyone that helped make this
year’s Teen Challenge a success on Sunday,
March 30 and Wednesday, April 2. Again
this year you opened your arms and hearts to
9 women and 7 men by supporting them as
follows: greeting them at church services
plus the potluck and soup supper; contrib-
uting to Social Ministry’s collection (this
year was the most ever given); and your
very generous monetary donations. A
special thank you to the Quilting Group
for their donation of 14 quilts. We look
forward to hosting them again in 2015.
"I would like to thank everyone that
helped cook, serve, and donate food and their time to help make Easter Breakfast
successful. I also would like to say a special thanks to the Denton's for the many
years of service of prior Easter breakfasts, thank you! -- Jamey Ross"
The little words “Thank You” just can’t convey the depth of our gratitude for the love our mother, Mildred Glowacki, experienced here at St. Mark over the last 30+ years. Your smiles, hand shakes, hugs and support you showed in so many ways gave her so much happiness. Her memorial service was everything we envisioned and Mildred would have been proud to serve the delicious luncheon to which so many of her friends contributed. She also enjoyed the many greeting cards her friends continued to send. A special thanks to Pastor Meyer and Rev. Dr. Schultz who ministered to Mildred while she was at SwanHaven and Tecumseh Place. Not only did it mean a lot to Mildred but her family as well. The family of Mildred Glowacki
It is with deep appreciation we send our gratitude for sending our wonderful Easter dinner by Bob Evans Farms. In my wife’s shut-in condition, it really helps to know this gift fulfilled God’s promise to be al-ways helpful to Christians in need!
With love and thanks,
M/M Wm Link
On behalf of Adeda E. Lutz Veteran's
Affairs Medical Center’s patients and
staff, I would like to extend our sin-
cere appreciation to you and the pa-
rishioners of St Mark Lutheran
Church for the donation of wheelchair
bags on April 2, 2014. Your thought-
fulness reflects the concern that you
feel for the Veterans and for the ser-
vice they provided to all of us while in
service to our country. Without your
support, we could not provide for the
smaller niceties that bring joy to the
Veterans. Thank you for your support.
Jason Christianson
Gifts Gifts Gifts and and and
MemorialsMemorialsMemorials
In Memory of: Roy Luplow To: Building Fund From: Carol Hoeppner Carol Reitler John & Barb Fahrenbruch Al & Judy Cramer Karl & Joyce Roth Eugene & Yoko Mossner Betty Jo Cherry Brian & Lisa Bowns Ross & Patricia Thor Meier Hector & Shari Geddes Don Jasinski Donna Reichard Chris & Cindy Townley Robert & Carol Prenzler Tom & Mary Lou Denton Don & Joan Powers Harold & Deb Blehm To: General Fund: From: Robert & Carol George Richard Gensmer Caroline Fisher Dale & Janet Young RF & JF Seelye Tony & Gerry Roth Renay Sting Dan & Carlene Ostrom Mark & Marcia Kowalski
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Saginaw - 1st/3rd Sun. at 2-3:30p/Topic: Daniel
Contact Al or Joy Walter (792-0553) Email: [email protected]
St. Charles area - women's study
Every other Thursday at 6:30pm Topic: Luther’s Small Catechism
Contact: Red Coleman (585-3643)
or Gloria Luplow (245-3264) Email: [email protected],
“For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be
also” Matthew 6:21
Hemlock area 2nd & 4th Sun. at 3pm
Topic: Incredible People of the Bible Contact: Anita Beyersdorf (642-2466) Email: [email protected]
Freeland Area- Day and time varies/Topic: Philippians
Contact: Eric or Sue Hill (295-1558) Email: [email protected],
Freeland Area- Tues evenings 6:30pm/Topic: 1 Samuel
Contact: Larry or Cindy Clark (832-8076)
Email: [email protected]
Men's Saturday Morning Bible Study 8am, 2nd and 4th Saturday Contact: Chris Townley (695-6310) Email: [email protected]
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study 10 am Wednesdays Contact: Anita Beyersdorf (642-2466) Email: [email protected]
In Home
At Church
During
Week
Small Group
Bible Studies
In Memory of: Roy Luplow To: General Fund: From: John & Nancy Tinney Catherine Ostrowski Carol Wilhem Stacy Rev Dr Robert & Joyce Schultz Warren & Donna Schallhorn Tim & Shari Dupuis John & Sally Tinney To Kitchen Fund: John & Darlene Hubsky Arlene Cholcher Linda Hill To: Meditation Garden Gerald & Sue Weber In Memory of: Mildred Glowacki To: Building Fund From: Darrell & Laure Zolton Karl & Joyce Roth To: Preschool from: Dave & Nadine Hunt John & Barb Fahrenbruch Jeanne Krugielki To General Fund from: Mike & Rose Powell Tim & Shari Dupuis Brenda Warren Scott & Nancy Arnold Edwin & Jean Bowser
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Library
News The boy who came back from heaven
by Kevin & Alex Malarkey
An accident. A miracle. And a super-
natural encounter that will
give you new insights on
Heaven, angels, and hearing
the voice of God.
A true story.
Christy Miller Collection
by Robin Jones Gunn.
Written for ages 12 and up, and
grounded in Christian beliefs.
The three books in volume one explore
the need for Christ’s for-
giveness; intimacy with God
and the influence of
friends; and becoming who
God wants us to be and how
He never gives up on us.
Great books in the Library! These and more books are available to check out for 1-2
week periods. Many new titles are hitting the shelves at St Mark! Stop by the dis-
play/check out areas throughout the building or at the library shelves by the office.
There is also a display/check out area in the new addition near the classrooms.
Youth
Group
Fundraiser
My Pop-Up Bible Stories
Young children will love opening each
page to see five best
loved Bible Stories
spring to life with
bright, vibrant pop-up
scenes.
All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner Sponsored by St Mark Youth Group
May 4 ~ 12:00-2:30p
Advance Ticket Prices: Adults: $7 ~ Ages 5-12:$5 ~ Under 5: Free Tickets go on sale Sun, April 6
At the Door: Adults: $8 ~ Ages 5-12: $6 ~ Under 5: Free
Spaghetti, Salad, Breadsticks & Dessert ~ Take outs Available
All Proceeds go to Youth Group
Redemption
by Karen Kingsbury
The five-book Redemption
series focuses on the Baxter
family– their fears & desires,
their strengths & weaknesses,
their losses & victories. Book one is a
story of love at all costs. Each book in-
cludes a “teaser” chapter of the next
book in the series. Highly recommended
by Gloria Luplow and Sharon Isbister
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Memorial Day was set aside to Remember and Honor those who
gave their lives for our country. We would also like to honor those
who served, and risked the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
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Church
Extension
Fund
How to Climb Higher
with CEF
By entrusting your savings to
Church Extension Fund (CEF)
and helping to finance the
growth of Michigan churches,
schools and ministries, your
investment dollars will go a
long way – taking the future
to the next level by extend-
ing God’s kingdom and provid-
ing you with an attractive
rate of return. Open an IRA,
or transfer an existing one,
or roll over your 401(k) to a
CEF IRA. You can count on
CEF to arrange the transfer
of funds from your existing
provider. Find out more by
calling your CEF representa-
tive at 989-832-8076 or
visit www.mi-cef.org.
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Balance
Sheet as of M
arch 3
1, 20
14
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Save the
Date
in
2014
January 2015
February 2015
March 2015
June 2014
Sun, Jun 8, Justified
Quartet at both services
Sat, Jun 14, Flag Day
Sun, Jun 15, Father’s Day
Sat, Jun 21, Summer Begins
May 2014
Thurs, May 1, National Day
of Prayer
Sun, May 4, Spaghetti Dinner
Sun, May 11 Confirmation
Questioning, 10:30a
Sun, May 11, Mother’s Day
Wed, May 14, Preschool Grad.
Sun, May 18, Confirmation
10:30a
Sun, May 26, Memorial Day
April 2014
September 2014
Mon, Sep 1, Labor Day
Sunday School Kick Off
Thurs, Sep 11, Patriot Day
Tues, Sep 23, Fall Begins
August 2014
Enjoy the warmth of summer!
Aug 11-17, Family of God
Mission Trip to Detroit
Camping Event
July 2014
Fri, Jul 4, Independence Day
Mon-Thur, July 7-10 VBS
Sun, July 13, VBS/Church
Picnic @ the park
Tues, July 15-Sun, July 20
Church Rummage Sale
December 2014
Sun, Dec 21, Christmas Prg
Wed, Dec 24, Christmas Eve
Thurs, Dec 25, Christmas
Wed, Dec 31, New Year’s Eve
November 2014
Sat, Nov 1, All Saint’s Day
Sat, Nov 1, Bazaar
Sun, Nov 2, Daylight Savings
Time Ends (Fall Back)
Tues, Nov 4, Election Day
Tues, Nov 11, Veteran’s Day
Thurs, Nov 27, Thanksgiving
Sat, Nov 29, Church Decoration
Sun, Nov 30, Advent Begins
October 2014
Fri, Oct 31, Reformation Day
Fri, Oct 31, Bazaar Set up
Fri, Oct 31, Halloween
Monthly Meetings:
Confirmation: Varies
Council: 3rd Tuesday
Discipleship: 2nd Tuesday
Education: 2nd Sunday
Elders: 1st Tuesday
Men’s Bible Study:
2nd/4th Saturday
Outreach: 2nd Sunday
Quilters: 2nd Tuesday
Stampers: 3rd Tuesday
Weekly:
Sunday: Bible Study
Sunday: Sunday School*
Sunday:Pre-Confirmation*
Sunday: Moved by Grace
Monday: Praise Team
Monday: Choir*
Wednesday: Bible Study
Thurs: Daniel Plan
Thurs: Yoga
Saturday: Daniel Plan
*Sept-May
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Others Paul Peace Philippians Pleasure Praiseworthy Prayer Preach Presence Received Remembrance Reputation Riches Righteousness Saints Salvation Same Send Sincere Soldier Sorrow Spirit Strife Tedious Tribe True Trust Works Worship Write Zeal
Word Search Affection Aid Beware Blameless Body Bondservants Bow Chain Character Consolation Deacons Desire Distress Envy Esteem Father Fear Glory Gospel Grace Granted Heart Heaven Knee Lacking Law Learned Likeness Live Love Macedonia Mercy Ministered
May Service Helpers Date Elders Ushers Reader Greeters Altar/Counter
May 4-8a Kim Walter Bill & Cindy Ankoviak Evelyn Dotson Joyce Bonnell A) Marcia S, Karen
10:30a Walt Cramer Don Meyer, Eric Hill Anita Beyersdorf Tim & Sue Unger C) Joyce B, Carol R
May 7 -7p Randy Davis Mel Stacy Janet Young Betty Ette
May 11-8a Al Walter Ron Petre, Mary Jane M Eugene O Dave & Laurann Kutch A) Anita & Carol R
10:30a Dave Beyersdorf Caroline G, Gerda Jones Red Coleman Paul & Andrea Wagner C) C Makl, Mary I
May 14–7p Dale Young Trent O Annette O Neil & Jan Frick
May 18-8a Lee Hubbell Dave Kutch, Kim Walter Lee Hubbell Mary Jane Martin A) Darlene H, Jodi
10:30a Chris Townley Carol R, Marcia S Joy Walter Joy Walter C) Iris H, Deb B
May 21-7p Tom Krupnek Dale Young Dale Young Jim & Maureen Haas
May 25–8a Jon Grasso Bob Townsend, Paul Dotson Andrea O Keith & Darlene Moore A) Shari C, Wendy G
10:30a Dave Mocny Amy Mocny, Marcia K Len Ferguson Lee & Dolly Winterstein C) Eugene O, Andrea O
May 28– 7p Tom Bell Trent O Jan Reinig Dave & Carol Miller
This month’s puzzle brings us people, places and things which you will find in the
Book of Philippians. All words are listed vertical or horizontally. After you have
found all of the words, the leftover letters (in order) will spell out a message of
the Book of Philippians. Answers to puzzles can be requested thru the church of-
fice. Last Months answer from Ephesians: The Spiritual armor of the be-
liever.
W O B L A M E L E S S C H M T R U S T M G
O T E I S T R I F E S H E I V T S O L E E
R H W R I T E V E N M A A N D E N R A E L
S E A V Y C R E M D E I V I E D O R C T I
H R R I G H T E O U S N E S S I C O K S K
I S E R E P U T A T I O N T R O A W I E E
P R A I S E W O R T H Y Y E D U E A N N N
S E A C P R E S E N C E T R E S D L G V E
N M I H I H I S T N A V R E S D N O B Y S
A E N E R F A T H E R N A D I S T R E S S
I M O S I N C E R E E G F L R G F E A R A
P B D P T Y R O L G T S F E E R T C T E L
P R E A C H T R U E C A E P R A Y E R I V
I A C U O H L A E Z A I C S I N D I I D A
L N A L G R A C E M R N T O I T O V B L T
I C M N L O V E N P A T I G R E B E E O I
H E A R T W O R K S H S O A I D A D Y S O
P L E A S U R E E R C O N S O L A T I O N
May 2014
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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8a-Men’s Bible Study
10a– Ladies meet
@ Bob Evans
6p– Elders
6p- Praise Team
6:50p– Choir
10a– Stampers
6p– Council
Ascension of
our Lord
8a- Traditional Svc
9:15 Christian Ed
9:15a–Blood Pressure
12n– Spaghetti Dinner
10:30a-Contemporary
9a- Quilters
6p– Discipleship
6p- Praise Team
6:50p– Choir
6p- Praise Team
web: www.stmarksaginaw.com ~ St Mark Lutheran Church and Preschool ~ email: [email protected]
8a- Traditional
9:15 Christian Ed
10:30a-Contemporary
12n– Ed/Outreach
Office
Closed
8a- Traditional Svc
9:15a-Christian Ed
10:30a–Contemporary
9:30a- Yoga
6:30p-Daniel Plan
10a– Bible Study
7p– Worship
Preschool
Graduation
10a– Bible Study
7p– Worship
8a-Men’s Bible Study
10:30a– Daniel Plan
10:30a– Daniel Plan
10:30a– Daniel Plan
9:30a– Yoga
6:30p-Daniel Plan
9:30a– Yoga
6:30p- Daniel Plan
Confirmation 10:30a
9:30a– Yoga
6:30p-Daniel Plan
10a– Bible Study
7p– Worship
10a– Bible Study
7p-Worship
Aguilar- Castanon
Wedding
5:30p-Moved by
Grace Party @ Hill’s
4p--Moved by Grace
8a- Traditional Svc
9:15a-Christian Ed
10:30a–Contemporary
Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
to benefit Youth Group
Sunday, May 4th,
12n-2:30p
National Day
of Prayer
Mother’s
Day
Confirmation Questioning
10:30a
Memorial
Day
9:30a– Yoga
6:30p-Daniel Plan