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November 2018 Newsletter TheAdventChurch.com

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1700 Irby Lane Murfreesboro, TN 37127

615.893.9705 www.TheAdventChurch.com [email protected]

Pastor Michael Jannett [email protected]

We are a community of faith that expresses itself through the views of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

We strive to live out God’s grace by worshiping God, sharing time together in fellowship, and reaching out to

our neighbors. We have a place for you here in the mis-sion and ministry of Advent Lutheran Church.

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Sunday Worship 8:45 am Contemporary 10:45 am Traditional

Sunday School 9:45am

Wednesday Bible Study – 10:30am – Parlor First Wed of month—

Held at 10am at Broadmoor Sr. Living Ctr ________________________________________________________________________

Facebook.com/TheAdventChurch

I give thanks and praise to God to Pastor Michael, the church council, the deacon intern advisory team, and the congregation for welcoming me into the ministry and mission of Ad-vent Lutheran Church. I look forward to working with you—and getting to know you better—in the coming year.

According to the official language, “Deacons serve in congregations and other ELCA ministries including family ministries, youth, administration, volunteer minis-try, social services, music, or parish nursing. Deacons connect the church with the needs of the world and work to equip others to lead a living, active and caring Christian life.” Some deacons serve at the intersection of the church and the world, possibly working with non-profit organizations focused on hunger, homelessness, imprisonment, disabilities, hospice care, mental illness, addiction and other areas.

The parable of the Good Samaritan inspires my calling. The powerful, memorable story defines Christians. We are people who respond to the needs of others, whoev-er they may be. I also appreciate how the parable rede-fines the understanding of “Who is our neighbor?” In conjunction with the parable, Jesus teaches that our neighbors are all people. Jesus asserts that our great-est commandment is to “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neigh-bor as yourself.’

” --Lori Ward, Deacon Intern

Commitment Sunday

November 18th

“Learning how our faith

informs our generosity.”

We will receive your 2019

Pledge Commitments and

Time and Talents


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From the ELCA Stories of Faith in Action

How Mission Support works

Your congregation Your congregation stewards your offering to support your congregation’s vital presence in your community. When your congregation votes to designate a portion of your offering to be shared with your synod and the churchwide organization, your congregation is sharing Mission Support for the ministries stewarded by the wider church on your behalf.

Your synod Your congregation’s Mission Support dollars are stewarded by your synod leaders to nurture and equip ELCA congregations and rostered ministers. Synods support area ministry partners (camps, colleges, seminaries and more) as well as build relationships with companion churches around the world. Synods designate a por-tion of the Mission Support funds they receive from congregations to be shared with your churchwide organi-zation for ministries across our church.

Your churchwide organization Your churchwide organization stewards Mission Support dollars to lead and support ministry on behalf of the whole church. This includes accompanying ELCA congregations as growing centers for evangelical mission, equipping leaders and building the capacity of this church for witness and service in the world.

Everything I Need to Know about Evangelism I Learned from a Brewery Tour Guide

Ok, I know. Sounds silly…but let me explain.

I was on a pastor’s retreat in the Asheville, NC, area and I attended a tour of the New Belgium Brewery. The brewery is quite the engineer-ing triumph (as are most of them, I’m sure…this is my first brewery tour). What was even more fascinating was the tour guide! (Let’s call her Amy.)

Amy was excited and happy to host us, to pour us some samples, and to tell the story of the brewery, which was – in a way – her own story. She knows the founder’s story. She knows the story of the land and the area in which this brewery resides. She knows the com-pany’s core values. Amy told us that after 5 years of employment, the employee becomes a part-owner. So, at the end of the tour, Amy says: “Thank you for coming to my brewery, and for sampling my beer. Have a great day!”

Wow! Amy was fantastic. As I reflected on the tour, and Amy’s story, I got to thinking: Do we, as Christians, know how to share the story of being a follower of Christ? Can we be as excited about being a Christ-follower as Amy is about being an employee of the brewery?

Too often, we think that we must tell people what we believe to tell our story. People come up to you and – if they know you are a Christian – say, “Well, what do you believe?” We feel pressured to recall all the things we learned in Confirmation or what Pastor Michael said last week or whatever litany of creedal statements. Well, I think we turn the question around. Instead of responding with what “I believe…” I say respond with this:

“Being a Christian is not so much about what I believe as much as it is about who I am. Who I am is a follower of Jesus who I know loves me and challenges me every day.” That’s it! That is the beginning of my story as a follower of Christ. We all have our own Gospel story to share, but sharing our faith is about an identity as one claimed by God in the waters of baptism, and not just a list of beliefs.

What is your story? How do you share your excitement about being a Christian in the world?

Peace, Pr. Michael


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UP …developing a closer walk with God …

Scripture Readings

Sunday, November 4 All Saints Sunday

GenDeuteronomy 6:1-9 Psalm 119:1-8

Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34

Sunday, November 11 25

th Sunday after Pentecost

A1 Kings 17:8-16 Psalm 146

Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44

Sunday, November 18 26

th Sunday after Pentecost

Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm 16

Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25 Mark 13:1-8

Sunday, November 25 Christ the King Sunday

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 Psalm 93

Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37

For children, youth, and adults! Sundays 9:45 am

Any questions please see Deanna Mazur ([email protected]).

Children (4yo – 5th grade): We will gather in our classrooms and continue to work with our Sparkhoues materials.

Middle School (6th – 8th grade): We will meet in our as-signed classroom and continue to work on our Re:FORM New Testament curriculum to discover who God is and who God is calling us to be.

High School (9th – 12th grade): We will gather for our weekly faith talks. Typically, this means a trip to McDonald’s

Adult Sunday School: Animate! Faith is the series we left off with back in May. We will continue to use lessons from this program to guide this forum which focuses on faith for-mation for adults.

Upcoming Dates for Confirmation

• Confirmation—Sat, Nov 3 @ 9am

• Confirmation—Sat, Dec 1 @ 9am

• Confirmation—Sat, Jan 26 @ 9am

• Faith Talk—Tues, Feb 5 @ 6:30pm

October 28th is

Reformation Sunday. You may choose to wear red for this

Lutheran celebration.

November 4th is All Saints Sunday Holy Communion is celebrated along with the lighting

of candles in the Rite of Remembrance of All Saints.

Stories of Faith in Action

“Learning how our faith informs our generosity.”

In the next few weeks, you will receive a letter explaining our focus for our annual stewardship

campaign: “Stories of Faith in Action.” We started by sharing these stories in the newsletter, and we

will hear from members about how their faith informs their generosity. We pray for your discernment in how you will make new commitments to Advent

Lutheran Church in the year 2019. You will have 3 ways to inform us of your intent to financial giving to Advent: on Sunday, November 18, at the altar; via an online form; or you can mail in your pledge card.

May you be blessed in your discernment.

mailto:[email protected]


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Bible Study Group Suspended during Advent

Starting December 5th and will resume on Wednesday January 8th. 2019. During advent, the Wednesday Bible Study group will not be meeting, but will have the option of

coming to the noon worship on Wednesdays or Dinner Church in the evening.

Prayer Requests Healing & Support: Please pray for All Caregivers as they daily give their time and energy to care for their loved ones.

Members: Theresa Molgren recent hospitalization; Dale Sites, multiple injuries from a fall; Dylan Jannett shoulder injury; Kevin Compton, back surgery; Jon Evans, ATV acci-dent; Ronnie Stapleton, multiple injuries from a mowing accident; Brian Olsen, shoulder pain; Catherine Burnette, arm surgery; Jack Nelson; Anna Moran

Homebound & Continuing Prayer Needs – Betty Yeager, Carolyn Priuska, Geri Trepczyk, Bonnie McCann, Don Hatcher, Norm & Marilyn Kronsbein.

Friends & Relatives of Members: Connor, 17 y/o nephew of Lori Sultzer awaiting surgery results; Baby Dwayne Dan-iel Williams III & parents, great nephew of Don Heiney who was born premature; Norma Greer, Eva Evan’s mother, head injury from a fall; Dwayne Daniel Williams III, Don Heiney’s great nephew, born prematurely; George McQuigg, friend of Lee Stapleton, brain surgery; Melissa Turpin, firend of Linda Tewell, kidney transplant recipient and Nick Turpin, Melissa’s husband, kidney doner; Dawn Williams, great-niece of Don Heiney, pregnancy complications; Sue Ellen Williams, Kelly jannett’s step mother, broken ankle surgery; Jessica Warrick, friend of Amy & Jeff Lysyczyn. Hel-en Williams, grandmother of Kelly Jannett, recovering from stroke. Jimmy VanDervort, Carol Hawkins’ brother, se-vere headaches & neurological issues. The Tony Lyerly Family, friend of Kevin Compton, lost their home & dog in fire; Martha Maupin, Linda Tewell’s aunt, health issues; Thomas Jannett, brother of Pastor Michael, recovering from knee surgery; Raelynn Vrooman, Judy Williams’ sister-in-law, knee replacement surgery.

Prayer Needs – Cancer: Dawn Fritz, daughter of Linda Fritz, cancer in the chest wall & shoulder; Father Randy, friend of Judy Williams, Judy, Mark Clark’s sister, colo-rectal cancer, Mary Shaw, neighbor of the Cruea’s, treatment for breast cancer; Jeff, co-worker of Pati Ferrie, non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, chemo treatments; Mary Reneer, Betty Rowzee’s sister-in-law; Connie Mills, mother-in-law of Judy Williams’ friend; Cindy, Cathy Lively’s friend; hospice; Vickey Brown, Ness Family friend; ; Linda Jenkins, Glenn Taylor’s relative; John Maupin, Linda Tewell’s uncle; Gene Maupin, Linda Tewell’s father, treatments; Patsy Maupin, Linda Tewell’s mother, lymph node cancer; Adele Krans, Nicole Stegner’s aunt; Gary Molzen, Jody Anderson’s father; Pam Armentrout, David Anderson’s friend; Mitch, Judy Williams’ colleague; Carmie, sister of a friend of Lori Sultzer; George Jones, Pastor Michael’s relative; Wayne Neu, treatments; Jan Davis, Judy Williams’s friend; Doug Thompson, Alison Ness’ father.

Continuing Prayer Needs: Jeff Harvey, Jaime Olsen;s brother, missing & has an addiction; Aunt of Kevin Compton, anxiety & depression; Julene Ignacio, friend of Carolyn Taylor, lives close to HI volcano; The Ervin Family, neighbors of the Lysyczyn’s, no news regarding daughter, Katelyn’s murder; Fred Perella, Judy Williams’ cousin, health issues; Jim Sellers, Amy Lysyczyn’s friend & co-worker; Trudy Neu; Grandfather of Pati Ferrie’s co-worker; Geoff, brother of Pati Ferrie’s co-worker; Dale, Judy Williams’ friend; Joan Empeon, Linda Tewell’s friend; Robin Odell, Linda Tewell’s cousin; Connor, Pati Ferrie’s nephew; Shelley Tewell, the Tewell’s daughter, chest pains; Ernie Stump & wife, Imo-gene, parents of Linda Tewell’s friend; Melissa’s mother, Linda Tewell’s friend; Christine Yost, Troy Yost’s mother; Trey Johnson, Helen Johnson’s son, seizures; Michael Williams, Judy’s husband.

Prayer for Family & Friends on Loss of Loved one: Marguerite Wiele, Grandmother of Tim Wegmeyer; Richard John-son, husband of Helen Johnson; Joyce Jenkins Merritt, Glenn Taylor’s cousin.

Pray for Our Military on Active Duty: Kevin Carter, Army Reserve; Cody Collins, TN National Guard; Logan Dunaway, Sean Duncan, tinker AFB in OK; Weston & Ericka Lysyczyn, Altus AFB in OK; Drew Metelka, Mike Orton, Navy.


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IN …discovering the path God has

chosen for each one of us…

L.Y.F.E L.Y.F.E. (Lutheran Youth for Everyone) High School & Middle School youth & their friends are welcome! • Bonfire at the Bush Home—Saturday October

27th @ 6pm, Address: 7771 Lowe Christiana Rd

Christiana, TN 37037 • Casserole Fundraiser—Sunday, October 28th • All Tennessee Youth Gathering—November

10-11, 2018, This gathering is for all youth 6th-

12th graders, the theme is “GODISNOWHERE”

Cost is $35 per person which includes meals,

programming and a t-shirt. It will be held at Trini-

ty Lutheran in Hixson, TN • Children’s Christmas Program—Sunday,

December 16th 9:45am

New Disciples received in September: Bill, Deb & Molly Boland and Kyle, Heidi & Elsa Mattson.

We will be receiving new Disciples, Curt Towles, Elissa Schmitt & their children Na-talie, Ryan & Henry Towles and Barbara Simpson on Sunday November 4th at the 10:45 am Worship service with a reception following.

Sunday, December 16th

Children’s Christmas Program

ONE SERVICE @ 9:45am

with Cookie Sale to follow

Baptisms in September:

Benjamin Angelo Jones, son of Abby &

Tim Jones was baptized on Sunday,

September 23rd. Sponsors are Taylor

Jones and Eric Seay.

Lorraine Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of

Jack & Jessica Wilson was baptized on

Friday, September 14th. Sponsor is

Joshua John Plansky.

We welcome these children into the

family of Advent Lutheran.

Advent’s Thanksgiving Meal Sunday, November 18 5pm

Bring your favorite side dish and an empty belly! If you would like to help or coordinate this event, please call the church office. You

may also donate a cooked turkey or ham.


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We will meet at the church on Mon-day, November 12th at 11:00 am

in the Parlor. The book for November is: “Lillian Boxfish Takes

a Walk” by Kathleen Rooney

Following our discussion, we gather in the

Fellowship Hall for lunch, so bring a brown bag lunch -- dessert is provided! All are welcome,

even if you have not read the book! Come and join us for good conversation and fellowship!

Upcoming books we will discuss:

December Amish Grace BY: Donald B. Kraybill, Steven

M. Nolt & David L. Weaver-Zercher & David Balducci

AND Christmas Train BY: David Baldacci

January, 2019 “Lilac Girls” By Martha Hall Kelly

February 2019 (2 books)

The Silent Corner By: Dean Koontz The Darkest Time of Night By: Jeremy Finley

YOUR ORGANIZATION NUMBER HAS CHANGED. NEW NUMBER IS JC045

For our 2nd quarter of 2018 with Kroger Cares, we have received $253.14!

Register with Kroger Cares, part of your spending goes to Advent Lutheran.

From Oct 29 - Nov 2, AmazonSmile will increase the donation rate on all eligible smile.amazon.com

purchases. This will be our largest bonus donation promotion to date, and is a great opportunity for

Advent Lutheran Church to increase its AmazonSmile donations.

Quilting Ministry

Tuesdays, 9:30 am

The quilting ministry meets on Tuesdays @ 9:30am in

one of the classrooms off the fellowship hall.

They’ve taken 11 quilts to Portico in September bringing

their total to 79 so far this year!

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Council meeting dates for the remainder of 2018:

November 25, December 16, with Executive Committee starting at 5:00pm, and Council starting at 5:30pm.

Preliminary date set for Congregational Meeting for approval of 2019 Ministry Spending Plan (budget) is Sunday, December 9, 2018.

Council Corner From the September council meeting:

Items voted on: • Accept Jaime Olsen’s resignation from council; extend

open position to Craig Summers • Move council time up to 6:00-6:30pm for Executive

Comm and 6:30pm for council.

From the October council meeting: Items voted on: • Agreed to new lease for new copier (resulting in a slight

reduction in monthly cost) • Agreed to Platinum level for health coverage for Pastor

Michael and his family.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Rich-ard Bates, council president at 301-466-8495 or at [email protected].

Carolyn & Glenn Taylor 11/01/1997

Lee & Ronnie Stapleton 11/07/1960

Janette & Joseph Walker 11/10/2000

Angie & Bob Haston 11/11/2005

Brian & Lynn Andrews 11/14/1992

Allen & Shirley Cruea 11/16/1975

Dale & Linda Magnuson 11/20/1982

Hank & Pat Kajetzke 11/22/1964

Ernie & Pauline Perefege 11/27/2004

Name Birthdate

Piete Ferguson 11/29

Todd Point 11/1

Janette Walker 11/2

Sydney Lively 11/3

Sue Joyce 11/4

Jo Hood 11/5

Blake Boldin 11/5

Eric Anderson 11/6

Jared Vaupel 11/7

Regan Jacob 11/16

Ray Eddy 11/19

Lynn Andrews 11/20

Kenneth Heiney 11/20

Michael Tewell 11/20

Penny Walker 11/23

Makayla Bryson 11/24

Brian Smotherman 11/24

Katie Roberts 11/28

Caleb Bastyr 11/29

Catherine Burnette 11/30

Children’s Christmas Program This year the Christmas program at Advent will have a Star Wars theme! It will be held on December 16 at 9:45am. All children participating in Advent’s Sunday School program (preschool - 5th grade) can participate.

Children with no speaking part are not required to attend Sunday afternoon and Saturday morning practices. Speaking parts will be assigned during Sunday School on November 11. The practice schedule is as follows: Sun, Nov 11: 9:45-10:45am and 2:00-4:00pm Sun, Nov 18: 9:45-10:45am and 2:00-4:00pm Sun, Dec 2: 9:45-10:45am and 2:00-4:00pm Sun, Dec 9: 9:45-10:45am and 2:00-4:00pm Sat, Dec 15: 10:00am-12:00pm



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Advent Welcomes All ….

Respite Care to be offered on December 1

On Saturday, December 1 Advent Lutheran Church will offer respite care to the caregivers of children with disabilities from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Disciples from the Disabilities Care Team met again on Oct 21 to contin-ue the planning of this event. You can find the link to the online form on our website or print out the form and mail it to Advent Lutheran, 1700 Irby Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37127.

Volunteers are needed in a wide variety of areas to help with advance planning and to be present on December 1. Please contact Pastor Michael ([email protected]) or Lori Ward ([email protected]) for more information or to volunteer.

The seeds of offering respite care sprang from meetings at Advent last year which were attended by people who recognize the need for ministry with and among people with disabilities. Called to ministry of word and service, with an emphasis on community outreach, I was struck by depth and breadth of Advent’s outreach and inclusiveness as I began to explore possibilities with Pastor Michael for a deacon internship here. This congregation’s welcome statement is a beautiful, powerful, and inspirational response to how Jesus has called all of us to serve the world:

We welcome all who are seeking God’s love and grace.

We welcome all because God welcomes us all, regardless of race or culture.

We welcome all because God welcomes all, regardless of physical or mental health, or ability.

We welcome all because God welcomes all, regardless of faith or religious background, agnosti-

cism, atheism, or independence of belief.

We welcome all because God welcomes all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity,

gender expression, or relationship status.

We welcome all without regard to addictions, imprisonment, socioeconomic circumstances, or

anything that may divide us. Our unity is in Christ.

We thus affirm that this welcome includes all people. We pledge ourselves and to all others that

we will strive to live as a reconciling and embracing people, in our life together and in our out-

reach to the world.

We welcome you without demand, presumption, or anything but invitation to be a part of our

community.

OUT …welcoming and

accepting all people…

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR ANNIVERSARY

On 10-28-2017 our community took a stand for love. We stood together as one community reject-ing hate and proclaiming our community as a lov-ing and welcoming community to all.

A year later, we want to commemorate that date.

On Sunday 10-28 starting at 4 pm, we will hold the Love Your Neighbor picnic at the square with many educational and fun activities along with amazing food.

Sunday, October 28th

4 pm on The Square

http://www.theadventchurch.com




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Staff

Pr. Michael Jannett, Pastor [email protected]

Pr. Gretchen Person, Organist / Pastoral Assistant

[email protected]

Mrs. Debra Boland, Office Admin [email protected]

Ms. Ali Clark, LYFE Coordinator [email protected]

Mrs. Kelly Jannett, Music Director [email protected]

Mr. Troy Yost, Encounter Band Leader [email protected]

Ms. Nikki Spence, Nursery Attendant [email protected]

Ms. Cameron Oldham, Nursery Attendant [email protected]

Worship Attendance Averages August 2018

MONTH YTD 2018 September 122 131 2017 September 120 128

Financial Report September

Total Revenue $19,144.89 $168,592.09 Total Expenses $22,203.19 $189,240.32

House of God Report Gifts designated to the House of God program

MONTH YTD $985.00 $9,126.06

House of God Loan – as of 10/01/18 Interest paid - 10/1 $ 11.41 Principal paid - 10/1 $ 929.59 Principal Balance: $1,882.00 House of God remaining commitments: Lutheran Disaster Response: $3,000 Advent LC Building Fund: $25,000

Congregational Council Members

Name Officers Terms end June 30th

Richard Bates President 2019 Terry Tewell Vice Pres. 2019 Angie Haston Secretary 2019 (open) Treasurer 2020

At-Large Members Pati Ferrie (2

nd term) Property 2020

Craig Summers 2019 Lynn Andrews 2019 Tim Wegmeyer 2019 Jack Nelson 2019 Karen Diring 2020 Glen Kincheloe Youth 2019

Committee Chairpersons Evangelism Open Property Brian Olsen Worship & Music Jon Evans Christian Ed Deanna Mazur Fellowship Open Stewardship Open Youth Open

Please Note: The calendar and Worship Assistants list are

attached in the same email.

Debra Boland Advent Lutheran Church [email protected]










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