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Worship God, Walk in the Spirit, & Witness to Christ

Of interest this month…

• Worship times (pg 3)

• Youth & Kids Events (pgs 6 & 7)

• Congregation Dinner (pg 9)

• Events (pgs 9 & 10)

• 4th-6th grade girls’ Bible Study (pg 11)

• Volunteer Schedule (pgs 13-14)

Volume 51, Issue 2 is published monthly by: St. Luke Lutheran Church P.O. Box 28948 Spokane WA 99228-8948

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Staff/Service Information

2

Worship & Music

Finance

3

4

Simply Giving Form 5

Kids’ Ministry

Youth Ministry

Mission

Fellowship & Events

Discipleship

Thank you

Worship Volunteers

Hospitality Volunteers

Church Calendar

6

7

8

9

11

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15

February 2020 Volume 51, Issue 2

On Our Way Rejoicing “On our way rejoicing” is the theme for this year’s annual congregational banquet. By February 23rd (the date of our banquet) we should have a final cost for the building project, scope of the project, time-line, and financing determined for the congregation’s approval. It has been quite a lengthy and arduous process, and you have been incredibly patient (more so than me). I am looking forward to the day when this building project is no longer the topic of newsletter articles and periodic updates. Our ministry is so much more than a building project. But until it is completed it requires attention and communication. It is not the focus of our ministry, but it will be an important tool for our mission. Please sign up to join us for this very important meeting and celebration of our ministry together (a fabulous dinner will be served). In the meantime, the ministry continues on. Bible studies are meeting, people are serving others in need, the serving opportunities and outreach ministries have increased, fellowship events and participation has grown, all the while worshipping our Lord continues. I am grateful for all of your generous support of the mission and ministry at St Luke, and for all of your participation. I am grateful to be in ministry with you and to you. May God bless us this year that we may be a blessing to others. Let us go on our way rejoicing. Your brother in Christ,

Pastor Jim

St. Luke Lutheran Church

A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

9704 N. Division P.O. Box 28948 (mailing address)

Spokane WA 99228-8948 509-467-5256/467-5257

FAX: 509-464-1333

E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Website: www.sllcspokane.org

Pastor: Jim Johnson

Visitation Pastors: Bob Chenault Laura Olsen

Church Administrator: Sandy Randolph

Kids’ Ministry Coordinator: Stefanie Reinke

Youth & Young Adult Ministries Coordinator: Jacque Larson

Youth Mentors: Leif Ericksen Anna McKinney Annika Johnson

Worship Coordinator: Sally Fullmer

Congregational Care Coordinator: Nikki Cerenzia

Administrative Assistant: Suzie Buell Chancel Choir Director: Sally Strauch

Bell Choir Director: Sally Strauch

Modern Worship Leader: April Thompson

Worship Pianist: Sally Fullmer

Worship with us each Sunday 8:30, 10:00 & 11:05 am

An attended nursery is available for children up to age 4.

For Prayer requests call: Nikki Cerenzia, 467-5256

Office Hours Monday through Thursday

8:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Friday

8:00 a.m. ~ 12:00 p.m.

MISSION At St. Luke we --

Worship God, Walk in the Spirit and Witness to Christ.

VISION We are --

Revitalizing the Lutheran Church and

Celebrating our Lutheran faith in Christ in the community.

PURPOSE To accomplish this we -- Build Community

by Being passionate about the message of grace,

Bringing Jesus to all ages, Connecting people to God

and one another.


St. Luke Church Council: Pastor: Jim Johnson

President: Heidi Bollum

Vice-President: Tim Engh

Treasurer: Tom Kuhn

Secretary: Allison Brier

Congregational Representatives: Lori Fritz Paul Buchmann Tammi Peterson Rod Minarik

Voice, but no vote:

Church Administrator: Sandy Randolph


Worship & Music Ministry

• Chancel Choir All who love to sing are welcome to join the St. Luke choir, directed by Sally Strauch. Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings at 7:15 pm. For more information, contact Sally: [email protected].

• If you are interested in joining the Modern Worship Team, please contact Sally Fullmer at [email protected]. They rehearse on Wednesday nights at 6:00 pm, and play each Sunday for the Modern Worship Service at 11:05 am. Guitarists, vocalists, drummers, sound techs, and keyboardists who are skilled, have a heart for worship, and are willing to make a commitment are encour-aged to apply!

• Our five-octave Bell Choir - Heavenly Metal, adds to our worship in the traditional services once a month and on festival Sundays. They practice weekly on Thursdays at 6:00 pm. Contact director Sally Strauch if you have questions or want to join.

To be involved in worship as a liturgist, reader, communion assistant, usher, altar guild member, greeter or fellowship contributor (coffee & cookies), please contact Nikki Cerenzia at [email protected] or 467-5256.

Sunday Readings

February 2 Micah 6:1-8; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12

February 9 Isaiah 58:1-12; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20

February 16 Deuteronomy 30:15-20; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37

February 23 Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9

Worship & Music

St. Luke Sunday Worship Schedule 8:30 & 10:00 am Traditional Worship

11:05 am Modern Worship

Sunday, March 8, 8:30 & 10:00 am —Whitworth Orchestra joins us for

worship in the MPR —11:05 worship in the Sanctuary

Palm Sunday, April 5

8:30, 10:00 & 11:05 am - Worship

Easter Sunday, April 12 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am - Worship Breakfast served 7:00–11:00 am

Lent through Holy Week Schedule

Ash Wednesday, February 26

12:00 pm - Worship 7:00 pm - Worship

Wednesdays, March 4—April 1 6:00 pm - Soup Supper

7:00 pm - Lenten Worship

Maundy Thursday, April 9 6:00 pm - Soup Supper

7:00 pm - Worship

Good Friday, April 10 4:00 pm - Worship 7:00 pm - Worship


ST. LUKE FINANCES

Your offering can be contributed in the following ways

(in addition to Simply giving with form on right, check & cash)... Direct Deposit through your bank’s bill pay system.

Text dollar amount (e.g. “$10”) to 1-509-822-2207 (omit the dashes). If this is your first time giving this way, you will be asked to fill out a short form with your billing information. After this initial set-up, giving is as easy as sending a text message.

Online giving through the St. Luke website at sllcspokane.org. Select the “Donate Now” link and follow the prompts.

Thank you for your generous support to St. Luke ministry!

January thru December 2019 OPERATING FUND

Income December was 99% of what is needed to cover our expenses.

At the end of December, the balance in the Operating Fund was $61,201. We began 2019 with $37,981.

By the end of December this year, income to the Operating Fund was ahead of the same period in 2018 by 5.1%. Expenses thru December were 9.0% above the same period in 2018.

LIFT HIGH THE CROSS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN • From 8/1/2018 through the end of December 2019, $1,052,381 has been given to our campaign. This is 62.5% of the total funds pledged, although note that some of these contributions have been given by individ-uals who have not made a pledge, or were given before our formal pledge process was in place. Thank you for your generosity!!

• As you are able, contributing to the campaign “ahead of the pledge schedule” will prolong our need for obtaining a loan, saving us interest.

• Pledges can be made at any time. If you have not made a pledge and would like to do so, or if you have questions about pledging or our campaign, please contact Sandy Randolph, our Church Administrator.

SEMINARY STUDENT SUPPORT FUND

Thanks to your wonderful generosity, our Seminarian Support Fund has been a great support to Taran Denning throughout his seminary studies and now as he is close to graduating.

Additionally, we are looking forward to providing support to our newest seminarian, Shane Heideman. Shane, his wife, Leah, and their two daughters are members of St. Luke. Shane has been our liturgist on Sunday morning, he and Leah are in charge of our Baby Kits for LWR, Leah is one of our new ushers and their daughters went on the mission trip to the Dominican Republic last summer and are involved with our youth group. Shane is currently a high school science teacher, but will begin his seminary studies at Luther Seminary in the Fall. As did Taran, he will continue to work while attend-ing seminary through their distance learning program.

As God has called Taran and now Shane into ministry, He has also gifted this congrega-tion with caring and supportive members such that we can extend a helping hand to our seminarians. Thank you again for your generosity!

http://www.sllcspokane.org

St. Luke Youth Ministry

February 2nd, 10:00 AM – For this morning’s Sunday School we will be leading games with the Sunday School children downstairs. We would appreciate if you would be able to bring a bag of chips, pretzels, or a package of juice boxes to help round out the snacks for the kids and youth! Feel free to wear your favorite team’s jersey! February 2nd – We will NOT have our monthly Café Night this evening due to the Super Bowl. See below for rescheduled date/time. February 9th, 7:00-9:00 pm – Rescheduled High School Café Night! Come enjoy this in-tentionally plan-free evening with peers. From painting nails and playing basketball, to homework or watching that evening’s sporting event – high school youth are welcome to come and enjoy this evening. Café Night is normally the first Sunday of every month! February 23rd, 5:00 pm – Our High School Youth annually serve at the Congregational Dinner. We also ask that middle schoolers be available and ready to help. Please come in black pants/skirts and a white dress-shirt. We will arrive at 5:00 pm and the dinner officially kicks off at 5:30 pm. This is one of our opportunities for our youth to contribute and connect with our whole congregation. All youth should plan to participate!

February 26th, 7:00 pm – This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, we will not have our regular small groups following worship. Worship begins at 7:00 pm this week, and we will be wor-shiping in the sanctuary. TBD – February – Watch for an email! Following the third service on a Sunday in February, we will have our first mission trip meeting for the 2020 and 2021 Mission Trips! This is a mandatory informational meeting that will begin our journey for the upcoming mission trips! Please plan to attend if at all interested! Youth must be in high school to go on mission trips. This includes upcoming freshman. For the 2021 mission trip, current seventh graders are eli-gible to go! If you have questions please email me: [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]


Our Crosswalk Mission….

Crosswalk is a shelter for homeless teens located in downtown Spokane. The congregation of St. Luke faithfully and generously

supplies and delivers the ingredients for a complete meal for these kids on the fourth Sunday of every month.

The Crosswalk menu for February 23 will be Spaghetti & Meatballs & Garlic Bread. We will include Caesar salad, ice cream for dessert and soda pop to drink. The sign-up sheet is located on the bulletin board on the west wall in the Fellow-ship Hall and includes a complete list of items needed for the February dinner, plus a space to sign up to deliver the food to Crosswalk.

The requested items for the month of February are Lotion & Gloves.

Food and other items for Crosswalk are taken to the kitchen in the Multi-Purpose Room, where perishable items need to be placed in the refrigerator or freezer labeled “Crosswalk”. Nonperishable food items are put on the shelving unit just inside the pantry, labeled “Crosswalk”.

Share Sunday for the Mead Foodbank Bags for the donation of food for the Mead Food Bank will be hand-ed out after worship services the second Sunday of each month. There will be a list on each bag with examples of food items they are requesting. Donations can be delivered to the church anytime during business hours or on Sunday mornings. Please place items in the red barrel, located at the back entrance. Thank you!

Meal Ministry at All Saints Pastor Alan Eschenbacher and members of All Saints Lutheran Church (314 S. Spruce Street, 838-4409) have embraced the opportunity to provide ministry and meals to the homeless people in need in the Browne’s Addition area of southwest Spokane. Hot meals are provided throughout the month. St. Luke sends volun-teers on the second, third and fifth Tuesdays of the month. From 1:00 to 2:00 pm, two people are needed to cut up ingredients for the coming dinner. Then, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, about ten St. Luke people are needed to help serve dinner. Clean-up happens toward the end of this time period. The dates for this month: Tuesdays, February 11 & 18; but you are welcome to help any Tuesday.

Baby Care Kits for LWR We will be having a work party at St. Luke to sew diapers and assemble kits on Saturday, February 22 at 10:00 am. Here’s what we need to maximize our kits: • Hand Towels, dark color preferred • Bath size bars of gentle soap (8-9 oz size) individually wrapped • Top/pants sets, gowns or sleepers without feet (any sizes 6-24 months) • Jacket, sweater, or sweatshirt (6-24 months) Items can be placed in a blue tote under the coat rack in the main hallway.

NOTE: Please either sign-up in person at church or call the church office to sign-up.

Fun activities are planned for our kids (up through 6th grade) downstairs.

A fun, kid-friendly dinner will be served.

A free-will offering will be graciously accepted to help offset the cost of our dinner.

CONGREGATION CELEBRATION DINNER

Sunday, February 23, 2020

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Our dinner will be

catered by Charley’s…

and will be delicious!!

Family Ministry

Family Ministry at St. Luke is aimed at bringing people of all ages together to enjoy a fun activity, snack and fellowship. Bring your kids, grandkids, neighbors or friends! Here is what’s on the schedule:

February 21 @ 6:00 pm

Join us for “Minute to Win It” games.

Please RSVP to Stefanie by Wednesday, Feb. 19.

College & Young Adult Ministry Our College and Young Adult Ministry seeks to connect college-age people and young adults in their 20s to one another and to the St. Luke congregation. We recognize that it can be difficult for young adults to find a “church home” and we hope to build a community of faith where young adults can tackle this thing called “adulting” together. If you are interested or know of a young adult who may be interested in getting involved, contact Youth and Young Adult Ministries Coordi-nator, Jacque Larson at 467-5256 or [email protected].


ON OUR WAY REJOICING!

Prayer Shawl Ministry

This group meets twice a year in the church library. Check back here for the next meeting date. If you would like to knit or crochet a prayer shawl, please make it 18-20” wide by 60” long. Or you can make a triangular shawl that is 60-70” wide at the long edge. Contact Judy McMillian with questions.

Thursday Morning Bible Study

Duane Ulleland leads the study of Galatians weekly at 10:00 am. Each study will begin with a reading of the text, some introductory and back-ground comments and opportunities for reflection and discussion by partici-pants. New members are always welcome.

Patchwork Quilters

The quilters meet weekly on Tuesday at the home of Yvonne Midtlyng at 9:00 am. All are welcome to join. Contact Yvonne for her address along with any questions at 466-8830.

Altar Guild

The Altar Guild meets at 12:00 pm on the third Tuesday of the month. Their next meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 18. Please bring your calendars with you. Contact Heidi Bollum with questions. They welcome anyone interested in joining.

Martha Circle

Martha Circle meets on the 2nd Sun-day of the month in the church library at 5:30pm for Bible Study from the Gather magazine. The winter study is from “We Are Called!” by Kathryn A Kleinhans. Circle meets on February 9. Contact Chris Dudley, Susan Minarik, or Judy McMillian with questions. All wom-en are welcome!

Wednesday morning Men’s Bible Study meets weekly at 6:30 am at St. Luke. Pr. Jim leads a study of Revela-tions. Breakfast is served about 15 minutes before their 6:30 am starting time. All men are welcome. Bring your Bible!

Tuesday Morning Women’s Bible Study. Karen Stall began a weekly DVD-based study called “Another 12 Women of the Bible” at 10:00 am on January 28th. Contact Nikki with questions at 467-5256. All women are welcome anytime! Books are $10 each.

Men’s Wednesday Evening Discipleship Group

This group is led by Dean Ziegler and meets weekly at 6:30 pm downstairs in the Sunday School area. They read from the Bible and share how each passage pertains to their own lives. You are wel-come to join us anytime!


4th-6th Grade Girls Bible Study “We Saved You A Seat”

In a culture where friendship is measured in follows, likes, mentions and being “unfriended” is a very real worry; girls often think they need to have it all togeth-er. “We Saved You A Seat” takes girls deeper into Scripture to learn how to create, invest in and keep up lifelong friendships. This study led by Nikki Cerenzia will be 4 weeks in length and begins on Wednesday, April 15th. We will meet from 6:30-8:00 pm in The Attic at St. Luke. This is open to any girls in 4th-6th grade, so bring a friend with you. If you have any questions contact Nikki at [email protected].


Social Ministry would like to thank you all for your help with making Thanksgiving and Christmas possible for families in our neighborhood. Your generosity filled food baskets for both Thanksgiving and Christmas and put presents underneath Christmas trees for 31 families.

To show their appreciation, they will be providing homemade cookies and coffee for fellowship time after worship one Sunday in late February or early March. Stay tuned for details.


Date Time Ushers Liturgist Readers Acolytes Communion Altar Guild

February

2

8:30

Butch & Trudy Rux

Davide & Jeanne

Ekenberg

Duane Ulleland

Sunni Strand Shawn McManigal Loren & Nancy Pemberton

Beth Barnes

Carol Sullivan

10:00

Mike & Sheryl Terris

Kelsey Lopez

Desmond Kurth

Duane Ulleland

Amy Corsini Hannah Engh Marty & Lori Fritz Gay Baker

Diane Blodnick

11:05

Torree Stein

Sandy Brown

Noah Buchmann

Youth Members

Sherry Reisbig

February

9

8:30 Byron Brownlee

Denny & Genia Denholm

Gordy Morse

Skip Blodnick

David Ekenberg

Gracie Austin Roger & Beth Barnes

Phyllis Brownlee

Sandra Orvik

10:00 Terry & Heidi Bollum

Brady Bollum

Angela McManigal

Skip Blodnick Kathy Perry Karyn Engelson Steve & Judy LaMont

Jan Franz

Heidi Bollum

11:05 Kari Sand

Jody Holmes

Calen Wiechert

Youth Members

Tammi Peterson

February

16

8:30 Debbie Harvey

Carol Sullivan

Brent & Heather Klinke

Kevin Peterson

Joyce Sonnabend

Melia Cerenzia Randy & Judy Senf

Mary Ziegler

Jane Bonogofski

10:00 Judy Ottoson

Mike & Denise Apele

Dale Stenson

Kevin Peterson

Maclynn Gentry

Beckett Juarez Maren Engh Mary Erickson

RuthAnn Salzl

Gay Baker

11:05 Tammi Peterson

Joyce Skovran

Dean Lenz Youth Members

Tammi Peterson

February

23

8:30 Bill & Joyce Sonnabend

Gretchen Weiss

Scott Garske

Janine Kay Debbie Matson

Jillian Buchmann Chuck & Jane Chaffee

Mary Ziegler

Jane Bonogofski

10:00 Carolyn Poirier

Steve LaMont

Ton & Dena Holland

Janine Kay Amber Lenz John Myers Brian & Cindy Enright

Judy LaMont

Jan Franz

11:05 Kari Sand

Jody Holmes

Lori Johnson

Youth Members

Jan McGowan

March

1

8:30 Denny & Genia Denholm

David & Jeanne

Ekenberg

Randy Senf Trudy Rux Ayanna Rodriguez

Dann & Jane Bonogofski

Genia Denholm

Jeanne Ekenberg

10:00 Desmond Kurth

Janine Kay

Bill Baker

Diane Grgich

Randy Senf Nick McKinney

Morgan Lollis Janis Smith Dale Fitch

Diane Blodnick

Jan Franz

11:05 Torree Stein

Sandy Brown

Dean Lenz Youth Members

Sherry Reisbig


Date Time Greeters Welcome Center Counters Fellowship

Coffee/Cookies

February

2

8:30 Sharon Larson Mary Erickson Byron & Phyllis Brownlee

Pat Tregellas

Make Coffee

Gordy & Bev Morse

Clean Up

Rebecca Prince

10:00 Diana Lindstrom Vicki Daffe Cookies (5 doz. each)

Virginia Warren

Debbie Wiechert

Sharon Larson

February

9

8:30 Homer Midtlyng Linda Stime Skip & Diane Blodnick

Gretchen Weiss

Make Coffee

Holly Fernalld

Clean Up

Diane Blodnick

10:00 Dale Fitch Susan Minarik Cookies (5 doz. each)

Jane Bonogofski

Sherry Burgess

Debbie Harvey

February

16

8:30 Linda Dugger Nikki Cerenzia Brent & Heather Klinke

Phyllis Brownlee

Make Coffee

Steve & Pat Tregellas

Clean Up

Sandy Heupel

10:00

Kit & Karen Eckel Diane Kurth Cookies (5 doz. each)

Esther Larsen

Judy McMillian

Joyce Skovran

February

23

8:30 Becky Garske Bill Wenke Byron & Phyllis Brownlee

Colleen Thingelstad

Make Coffee

Dale Fitch

Clean Up

Janice Lahde

10:00 Sandy & Rachael Heupel Jody Holmes Cookies (5 doz. each)

Becky Moser

Sheryl Terris

Mary Ziegler

March

1

8:30

Gordy & Bev Morse Mary Erickson Skip & Diane Blodnick

Patty McCarty

Make Coffee

Rod & Fran Decker

Clean Up

Nancy Wolf

10:00

Nikki Cerenzia Desmond Kurth Cookies (5 doz. each)

BJ Baldwin

Cathy Chenault

Claudia Flores


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

10:00 am Earl Boettcher Memorial

2 8:30 am Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:05 am Worship

3 3:30 pm Morningside

4 9:00 am Quilters

10:00 am Women’s Bible Study

3:00 pm Grief Support

5

6:30 am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study

10:00 am Staff Meeting

3:30 pm Morningside

6:00 pm MWT Rehearsal

6:30 pm Confirmation/Youth Group

6:30 pm Men’s Support

6:30 pm Women’s Study

6

10:00 am Galatians Study

6:00 pm Bells Rehearsal

7:15 pm Choir Rehearsal

7

8

9 8:30 am Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:05 am Worship

5:30 pm Martha’s Circle

7:00 pm HS Café Night

10

3:30 pm Morningside

7:00 pm Social Ministry

11 9:00 am Quilters


1:00 pm Meal Ministry at All Saints


12







13 10:00 am Galatians Study

12:30 OWLs Luncheon



14

15

16

8:30 am Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:05 am Worship

17

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

18 9:00 am Quilters


12:00 pm Altar Guild


3:00 pm Grief Support


19



3:30 pm Morningside





20

10:00 am Galatians Study



21 6:30 pm Family Game Night

22 10:00 am LWR Layette Assembling & Sewing

23 Transfiguration

8:30 am Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:05 am Worship 5:30 pm Congregation Dinner

24

3:30 pm Morningside

25 9:00 am Quilters


26 Ash Wednesday


12:00 pm Ash Wednesday Service

3:30 pm Morningside

7:00 pm Ash Wednesday Service



27 10:00 am Joshua Study


28

29

Newsletter Deadline The deadline to get information into March’s newsletter is February 17.

St. Luke Lutheran Church P.O. Box 28948 Spokane WA 99228-8948

CONGREGATION CELEBRATION DINNER

Sunday, February 23, 2020 5:30 pm—7:00 pm

Please RSVP by signing-up in the Fellowship Hall

or by calling the church office at 467-5256

Ash Wednesday

February 26, 2020*

Worship 12:00 & 7:00 pm *Lenten Services and Soup Suppers begin the following Wednesday (3/4).

Look for a sign-up sheet to bring soup or set up/clean up soon!

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