Mr. Lamprecht was a

leader and supporter of

this progressive move-

ment. He is mentioned in

the early chapters. Mr.

Lamprecht died suddenly

April 30, 1928 in Cannes,

France. A footnote appears

on page 16 stating that

“tributes” to Mr. Lam-

precht appear in the June

1928 issue of the Ameri-

can Lutheran magazine.

I recently found the noted

issue in the Scheele Me-

morial Library at Con-

cordia College in

Bronxville. In addition to

tributes and the sermon

preached at a Memorial

service, there’s an informa-

tive biography, filling

gaps in the congregation’s

history.

The biography is reprint-

ed on the following pages.

The print is small, but it’s

worth not glossing over.

Toward the end you’ll find

the church building de-

scribed as “the present

beautiful church edi-

fice.”

The final tribute is by Our

Savior’s 2nd pastor, the

Rev. Meuschke.

From 1915 to the early

months of 1920 the congre-

gation was known as “the

Lutheran Mission” in

Port Washington, subsi-

dized by the Mission Ser-

vices Board of the At-

lantic District (LCMS)

and concurrently devel-

oped with “the Lutheran

Mission” in Bayside now

known as Redeemer Lu-

theran Church. Pastor

Mulhauser served as the

mission developer of both

congregations.

In May 1920, the congre-

gation became financially

self-sufficient and duly in-

corporated in the State of

NY as a not-for-profit reli-

gious corporation. The cor-

porate name is “The Eng-

lish Evangelical Lu-

theran Church of Our

Saviour.” (The incorpo-

ration date is why the

ELCA considers this our

100th anniversary year.

The congregation, howev-

er, historically celebrates

anniversaries in relation

to the first service in 1915.)

That the congregation

was established as an

“English-speaking” congre-

gation was due in part to

Mr. Theodore H. Lam-

precht, Council president

and an active layman with-

in the larger Lutheran

Church.

Mr. Lamprecht, our

church history shows,

bought and donated the

property of lots 10 and 12

on Franklin Avenue with

the condition a church

building be erected. In

1921, he purchased and

donated lot 8 on which the

first parsonage was erect-

ed.

Our church history

doesn’t record significantly

more about Mr. Lam-

precht or his wife. The

history does mention Mrs.

Lamprecht donated the

furnishings for the

“Lutheran Chapel” when

the congregation met on

Main Street.

In 2018, the American

Lutheran Publicity Bu-

reau published Chang-

ing World, Changeless

Christ: the ALPB, 1914-

2014. The ALPB was es-

tablished to disseminate

“what the Lutheran

Church stands for” in

English at a time when

WWI was fast approaching.

1920: Year of Transition

I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :

Lamprecht 2-4

Veterans 5

CPR/AED 6

PWPL 6

Within the Family

7

Emanuel 7

Calendar 11

L u t h e r a n C h u r c h o f O u r S a v i o r

Voice of Our Savior F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 0 V o l u m e 4 6 , I s s u e 2

S p e c i a l p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t :

• Feb. 2 Presentation of Our Lord & Super Bowl Sunday Grace Guild Food & Bake Sale

• Mr. Theo-dore Henry Lamprecht

• Feb. 6 Bishop on Territory

• Feb. 8 “Chicken Run”

• Feb 9. Ste-phen Cruza-do

• Feb. 26 Ash Wednesday

P a g e 5

“If you would

like a prayer

shawl or lap

blanket for

yourself or to

bless someone

else…”

Help for Veterans

LuHi News

Stephen Cruzado to Speak Feb. 9

Stephen Cruzado,

Port’s Campus Life Di-

rector, will deliver a

“temple talk” at the end

of the February 9th litur-

gy. He shares with us

what God is up to among

Port youth.

Sponsored by LI

Youth for Christ

(liyfc.org), Stephen

ministers with two differ-

ent age groups. On Fri-

day evenings, he runs the

Middle School program

of Campus Life, using

both the undercroft and

the gym. The Middle

School program has lead-

ership from among the

High School youth. The

High School Campus Life

Club meets on Thursday

evenings.

This is LIYFC’s 61st

year of ministry among

youth on LI. Craig

Muller, well known to

many here as the former

local Campus Life Direc-

tor, is now the Executive

Director overseeing

many clubs, other minis-

tries (he started one at the

juvenile detention center),

and development.

We look forward to

hearing from Stephen!

is March 15-17th. Coun-

cil authorized funding to

enable Confirmands to

participate in the service

project. Anyone interest-

ed in joining the Con-

firmands is asked to

call the Church Office

asap! Cost to participate

Lu-Hi’s annual Mis-

sion Trip during Winter

Recess is to Puerto Ri-

co. Students leave Feb.

12 returning on the 19th.

They’ll bless the commu-

nity in which they so-

journ.

Meal Packing 2020

is $60 per person. We’re

asking for the 2-4pm slot

on Sunday, March

15th. In addition to the

Confirmands, Laura

Warnke brings 3 pack-

ers with her. Barbara

Ferro & Jean Vogeley

are also in.

the shelter and given to

other Long Island veter-

ans. Please continue to

bring to the church clean,

wearable, used clothing in

good condition for men,

women and children.

Our Savior’s knitting

angels continue to make

lap blankets and shawls

for those needing comfort

and for veterans on Long

Island and in the Borden

Avenue shelter.

If you would like a prayer

shawl or lap blanket for

yourself or to bless some-

one else, kindly contact me

at 570-0494.

—Chris Burwell

Thanks to my Mahjong

group, 100 hats were do-

nated to the Borden Ave-

nue Veteran’s Shelter

in LI City for men, along

with two cases of hand

soap (surplus from the

pantry at Our Savior’s).

Clothing from the clothes

locker continues to be

gathered and brought to

V o i c e o f O u r S a v i o r

Bp. Egensteiner Visits Conference

P a g e 6 V o l u m e 4 6 , I s s u e 2

Metro NY Synod Bish-

op, Pr. Paul Egensteiner,

together with Assistant to

the Bishop Mother

Gladys Diaz and Synodi-

cal Deacon Gayle Ruege,

will visit the West Nassau

Conference of congrega-

tions on Thursday, Feb.

6th and on Sunday, Feb.

9th.

These leaders will meet

with the pastors for Bible

study and lunch, 10am—2pm

on Thursday. One-on-ones

with the pastors take up the

rest of the afternoon. At

6:30pm there’s a Potluck

Supper & Meeting with lay

leaders & clergy at Christ

Lutheran, New Hyde

Park. Anyone wishing to

join Denise DePalma,

Linda & Jerry Urick, &

Jean & Dr. Vogeley at this

meeting should raise their

hand now and call the

Church Office.

On Sunday, the 9th, the

Bishop preaches and pre-

sides at 10am in St. An-

drew’s Lutheran, Nassau

Blvd., West Hempstead. You

should feel free to go. Fol-

lowing the service the staff-

ers will have brunch with the

Deacons of the Conference. (We don’t have any Synodical Dea-

cons, though not for lack of trying!)

children? Knuffle Bunny, a

true-to-life tale in which Trixie,

Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take

a trip to the neighborhood laun-

dromat. But the exciting adven-

ture takes a dramatic turn when

Trixie realizes some bunny was

left behind. This is what hap-

pens when Daddy’s in charge!

The librarians, including a

When PWPL Children’s Li-

brarian, Rachel Fox, learned

about Laundry Love, she cre-

ated an accompanying program.

She and a bilingual librarian

came in January with a crate of

children’s books to share with

those in the laundromat while

parents did laundry. What was

the first book shared with the

Schreiber grad home

from Grinnell Col-

lege in Iowa, read

with the children sev-

eral stories. Then they

left the crate of books

for the children to use

or take. They’ll be back in Feb-

ruary with a new selection of

children’s books!

bers and staffers will be

trained on Saturday, Feb-

ruary 1st, 9am—Noon.

The training is provided by

EMT instructors of the PW

Fire Department, who

serve in Fire Medic Com-

pany No. 1. Training will be

at their house located at 65

Harbor Road.

Having purchased and in-

stalled an Automated Ex-

ternal Defibrillator

(AED) — it’s located in the

gym, the next step is to train

staffers and volunteers for its

proper use.

Organized by Council

member Randy Fairhurst,

approximately 14-16 mem-

CPR/AED Training

PWPL Joins Laundry Love

“Training is

provided by

EMT

instructors

of the PW

Fire

Department”

Within the Family With every baby’s birth the Lord keeps the world going and growing. Congratu-

lations to Lisa & Jimmy Dello-Iacono, pictured at left, upon the birth of

Matteo Pietro on January 21st, the 10th grandchild for Gladys & Vinnie.

Abundant blessings to Lindsay, Scott & “Junior” Falconer as they welcomed

Callan James, pictured at right, on January 24th! Proud Port grandparents are

Paula & Mike Wersan and Peggy & Fred Falconer.

The ELCA family celebrates the life and faith of our first Bishop, the Rever-

end Dr. Herbert Chilstrom, who entered Glory on Sunday, January 19th at the age of 88. Pastor Chil-

strom was awarded 15 honorary doctorates by 15 colleges, universities and seminaries. He was named a Commander of

the Royal Order of the North Star by King Carl Gustav IV of Sweden, received the Pope John XXIII award from

Viterbo University in WI, the Servus Dei Award from the ELCA, as well as numerous other honors and awards.

Our Christian sympathies and Resurrection hope go out to the Chiavola Family upon the passing of Alyssa

Demonte and to the family and friends of former member Georgia Lane of Hilton Head, SC, who

would’ve celebrated a leap year birthday on February 29 and is pictured at right. Georgia is survived by

Frank, her life partner and care-giver; her daughter, Amanda Louey Zirk & family of Colorado; her

sister Roberta Zeltmann; a brother in Tennessee; her dear friends and co-workers in Dr. Horowitz’s

office: Karen Kudlak and Linda Polizzi; and, many others. We propose upon entering Glory that the

sainted Andy Mosby waved Georgia over to give a kiss on his cheek as he used to do Sunday mornings

while sitting on the Narthex bench! Whatever happened to that bench? Ah, it’s in the gym...

Congrats and God’s blessing to Jean Vogeley’s mom, Ann Ocker of Plainview, as she celebrates her

101st birthday on February 20th. A founding member of the Church & School of the Good Shepherd—Lutheran

in Plainview, an inaugural member of the Lu-Hi auxiliary, former Town Clerk and, later, Councilwoman in the Town

of Oyster Bay, she’s mother of 3, grandmother of 6, and great-grandmother of 6, the most recent born in January, Eve-

lyn Grace Vargas.

Pr. Kimberli Lile, Chaplain at The Wartburg in Mount Vernon and Pastor of United Lutheran Church on

the Wartburg campus, heads up a “Wartburg Cares Sneaker, Flip-Flop, & Battery Drive” for Puerto Rico and

the Philippines. Faithful, generous readers may bring new sneakers and/or flip-flops for children, youth, women &

men and/or new batteries (AA, AAA & D only) to church. Pr. Kim will transport them to her ministry site.

Grandma & Grandpa Marra traveled to Atlanta for their granddaughter’s “senior night”

of Woodward Academy’s girls basketball program. Pictured at right is Maddy Cronin with

her brother, dad, and grandparents. Following in her sainted mom’s footsteps, Maddy will

matriculate at the University of Vermont next fall.

Daily prayers are invited for: Fukiko Ano; Tony Caamano; Paul Charles; Mi-

chael Clifford; Randy Colvin; Taylor & Gene Comella; Rosa Contreras & Rosa

Kietzman; Jan & Ian Crompton; Phoenix Crooks; Lois Culler; Kaylee & Vinnie

Dello-Iacono; Preston DePalma; Sandi Dunn; Gil & Mikey Ferro; Brianne Fitzger-

ald; the Gallo Family; Kathy Gardner; Gunter Georgi; Rosalia Gioia; Pr. Scott Gustafson; Ryley Hopper;

Christine Houser-Rovers; Steven Karafa; Otto Kraft (Emerge Rehab); Pr. John Krahn (post-op); Allison

Lathrop; Julie Lewis; Jen Lile; Susan & Bill LoPresti; and, Jean Mader.

Also, Ann Martin; Pr. Fred McElderry; Ronnie Mosby; James Nicholson; Pr. Ray Ormand (surgery Feb. 5th

at Winthrop); Ronda Ozols Nolan (PA hospital); Ann Ocker; Kim Ryan (Albany Medical Center); Nora Salaway;

Madison Santos; Kay Siebert; Lauren Smith; Karen Spitz; Sr. Kathy Somerville, O.P., Peter Trinche; Di-

ana Truss; Dorothy & William Truss; Elisabeth Van Karnes; Janice Vecchione; and, Jan Wierbicki.

Emanuel: Movie & Discussion Post-worship on Sunday, January 19th we viewed the movie, Emanuel, the story of the execution of 9 Christians

while praying in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, SC on June 17, 2015. The

movie reflects both the fanatical racism of Lutheran-bred Dylann Roof, now on death row, and forgiveness extended to

him by many of the victims’ families. It’s a power-filled documentary about human hate, Jesus-love, and justice. A second

showing and discussion will be held on Monday, February 17th, beginning at 7:17pm, during Winter Recess Week,

while Confirmation is not in session. All are invited. Kleenex will be available.

Fun$Raising News Happy February 2020 everyone! On January 13th, it was food, fun and fellowship at our Dine-In/Take-Out Night at Pearl East. Thanks to our dinner orders and the generosi-ty of Cathy, owner of Pearl East, the Church has received a $500.00 check! Up next, the FUN$Raising Committee (emphasis on the FUN!) hosts a Dinner-Movie Night on Saturday, February 8th on the big screen in the Church gym. Dinner and games (corn hole toss and a giant connect four) start at 5:30pm followed by the G-rated Dream Works movie Chicken Run. Kids get "VIP seating" and are encouraged to bring their blankets, pillows, sleeping bags and favorite stuffed animals. The event is only $15 per adult, $10 per child with kids under 5 free. You'll pay at the door, but please sign up in the Narthex so the committee may plan accordingly. All are welcome! And, finally, please mark your 2020 calendars and save-the-dates for these special events: Sunday, October 18th 1pm 105th Anniversary Brunch at PWYC Saturday, November 7th 9am to 3pm Rummage & Bake Sale For more information please contact Linda 242-0459 murphyfamily45@yahoo.com and Donna 458-8991 drice2326@yahoo.com.

— Linda Murphy and Donna Rice

Clothing Locker News Thanks be to God for the generous donations that have been received in 2020 thus far! The next clothing distribution is on Thursday, February 6th from 4:30pm to 6:15pm during pantry time. Volunteers are needed to assist out guests and to keep the rooms tidy. For more information on this ministry or to volunteer on February 6th please speak to Linda after Worship or call/email 242-0459 murphyfamily45@yahoo.com.

— Linda Murphy

The Pantry is going strong and steady in supplying our neighbors in need and friends at the Landmark with toiletries and supplies. Thank you to the volunteers who are always there with smiles and joy to share with each other and our guests. If you feel you might have time to give a hand, please call me. I am looking for strong volunteers who can, at short notice, drop by church and help unload the cartons from our vehicles and help stock shelves and/or help make deliveries to the Landmark. Just call me at 516-448-2610. As always, donations are always appreciated. Please stop by on the first Thursday of the month and see what is happening. It's amazing!

— Norma Sanchez

Paper & Personal Care Pantry

Looking Forward

Jesus is the Best Teacher: Feb in KK Starting at our births and then throughout our lives, we have so many things to learn! Some things will help us survive and help us meet our basic

needs. Some things will keep us safe and keep us from danger. Some things will keep us healthy in body and mind. Some things will help us communi-

cate and bring us closer to God, family, friends, and community. We have many teachers along the way, such as parents and family members, school

teachers and coaches, pastors and other church members, friends and their families, caring people in our communities and governments, all lovingly pro-

vided to each of us by God, but the most important and best teacher He sent us is Jesus! Jesus' teachings are called the "gospel.” "Gospel" means "good

news!” Our first lesson is about the "Sermon on the Mount", in which Jesus is teaching how to live as God's special community. We will imagine that we

are sitting on a mountainside with a large crowd of people, who have followed Jesus to learn about how to live in God's way. God's way is getting along

with each other, speaking up for each other, sharing, working out problems in a peaceful way, using kind words, cooperating so everyone feels good, and

forgiving each other. We will create Peace Doves, to remind us to be peacemakers.

In our next lesson, we will hear more of Jesus' teachings about how to "Show God's Love.” Jesus uses "props" to help create understanding and imag-

es that will remind the people how to live in God's way. How will He use salt to explain? How will He use the light from the glowing campfires to demon-

strate? There’s no Kids’ Klub during Presidents’ Week, so our last lesson of the month is on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. (Did I hear

Pastor Charley say "pancakes"?) Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lenten season. Our lesson focuses on knowing that we can trust the teachings of

Jesus, God's child. The disciples Peter, James, and John go with Jesus to a mountaintop, where an amazing thing happens to Jesus, and the prophet Eli-

jah and the great leader Moses appear. The disciples are told by a voice that Jesus is God's child, special, chosen, loved, and that they should "Listen to

Him!" We will create locket chains of the teachings of Jesus, to remind us of ways we can listen to Jesus today.

God shows us the way to go and sends us out into the world, guiding our steps, like our heavenly GPS. Keep listening!

— Linda Urick

Shrove Tuesday, February 25th, Kids’ Klubbers will enjoy pancakes at 5:00pm...Later that evening the Council will enjoy pancakes made by Denise

DePalma’s mom, Ingrid Kraft, as the February meeting was pushed back from Presidents’ Week. The following day, Wednesday, February 26th,

begins Lent, the season of preparing to celebrate the Lord’s Cross and Resurrection. There will be a mid-week Lenten study program and mid-week Len-

ten services beginning on Wednesday, March 4th.

Sunday, March 1, the First Sunday in Lent, is the date of the 2pm Annual Winter Choral Festival at the Sands Point Preserve. Our Choir,

together with other choirs, will present the musical program. Federico Teti invites anyone and everyone to join the Choir for this specific event by attend-

ing post-worship rehearsals on Sundays. You don’t have to practice Wednesday evenings unless you’d like. A certain clergy asked that if he joined would he

be able to sing a solo. A choir member responded, “Yes, so-low that we can’t hear you!” You will receive a much warmer welcome!

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