St Andrew Lutheran Church

New Office Hours As some of you may have heard, our secretary Jennifer, is going back to school. Her class schedule are all morning classes for the fall semester. That being the case we are changing the office hours to accommodate this schedule will be from 1pm to 5pm Monday through Thursday. The new office hours took effect August 28th.

Heartbeat September 2017

Spotlight

Invite a Friend,

Neighbor, Co-

Worker or Relative!

As we were getting ready for

the community fair we

created a little resource book

for those who don’t know St.

Andrew and what we have to

offer. So, if you have

someone you would like to

invite, please take one of

these little pamphlets to

share about your church

home. It’s an easy way to let

them get to know who we are

and what we have going on

throughout the year!

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Greetings St. Andrew Lutheran Church!

I love this email that often goes around. I think it is appropriate this month.

“People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you

have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through

a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically,

emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for the

reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time,

this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die.

Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we

must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.

When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or

learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you

something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have

a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway); and

put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.”

As most of you have already heard, my reason and season with you is coming to an end September 30th. The joys and sorrows we have shared though will last my lifetime.

Just in case you didn’t get my letter of resignation, I wanted to include it in this month’s Heartbeat.

Dear St. Andrew Lutheran Church,

I am writing to you to announce my resignation from St. Andrew Lutheran Church effective

September 30th, 2017. My last day in the office will be Monday, September 25th. I have accepted a

call to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sarasota, Florida.

It is bittersweet that I write this letter. It has been an honor, privilege, and blessing to be your pastor.

I have loved my time at St. Andrew. Together we have laughed (especially on Holy Humor Sundays)

and prayed, worshiped and served. Together we have celebrated births and baptisms. We have

grieved the passing of saints to their heavenly homes. We even walked through the personal

betrayal and death of Holy Week and the beautiful Resurrection morn with our break-in and recovery

effort. This is where I had my first Confirmation classes that I taught and confirmed. It has been a joy

to see you live out your mission statement of being people of prayer, life-long learners, faithful witnesses and world servants for Christ. I’ve been blessed to be among you.

But most of you know of my health issues in southern California. I had hoped they would get better

as I adjusted to being here, but it only got worse for both my mom and me. Each time I would go to

Florida, Hawaii, or Minnesota, I would feel so much better and then get sick all over again once I got

back to California. I remember saying at least once that I wish St. Andrew would be in Florida. I think

that went from my mouth to God’s ears, because St. Paul is a very similar congregation to St. Andrew

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and it’s in Florida. I know this is an earlier departure than we all hoped when I started here, but I truly

believe this is where I am called to be at this time in my life. I also truly believe that God is calling St.

Andrew to something new and wonderful. During my ministry here we have continued to do all the

ministries you have done as a larger congregation only with fewer people and financial resources. I will continue to pray for you always as you discern your future as a congregation. It is bright!

From now until the time I leave, I will continue to pastor St. Andrew, engaging fully in the good and

important ministry we have yet to do together and the hard but grace filled process of saying “see you

later.” We still have many ministries to do together including the Bunco party on August 24th, the

celebration of George Simmons’ ministry on August 27th, the Community Thank You Fair for God’s

Work Our Hands weekend on September 9th, and the Bishop’s Gathering on September 23rd in Fullerton. I ask for your prayers and understanding as we all make this transition.

May God bless you and grant you peace,

-PrAshley Nicolls

We will have a luncheon for her prior

to her leaving. Details of date and

time to follow in weekly updates and

announcements.

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September Food Drive Challenge

For September, St Andrew has joined the competition with other local churches to see which churches can collect the most of a certain item. The

food item we are collecting in September will be cereal. All donations

that we collect will be counted for the competition and then donated to the Interfaith Food Center.

July Pasta Totals

FFUMC – 208 St. Paul LC – 295

UUCF – 165 St. Andrew LC – 81

LDS Fullerton – 15

Newsletter Change in Delivery Methods Reminder that our new delivery methods start with this issue of the Heartbeat. Here is how you can obtain your copy of the “Heartbeat”:

• You can sign up on our website (www.standrewlutheranchurch.org/news/sign-up-for-heartbeat) • If you are unable to make it to the church but are visited by our Evangelism team and/or Pastor

Ashley they will bring you a copy when they visit. • You can pick up a copy at the church from one of three locations: the narthex (by the prayer

book), the lounge (stands on the credenza), or on the window ledge of the church office.

If you have any questions or concerns about this change, please call or email the church office.

St. Andrew Campout 2017 Please join us for a church campout on October 13th. We will be going to KQ Ranch in Julian. The address is 449 K.Q. Ranch Rd. Julian, CA 92036. This is a wonderful family campground! They have full RV hook ups, a heated swimming pool, jacuzzi, miniature golf, stocked fishing pond, kids clubhouse that offers daily activities and crafts, country store, horse shoe pits, tennis

courts, and more. The cost is $20 a night. If you don’t want to cook meals, they sell breakfast, lunch and dinner at the clubhouse. If you

would like to see a sample menu, please let me know. There is a signup sheet in the narthex. If you would like to go, please sign up as soon as possible. The deadline to sign up is September 10th. I need to get a list of campers turned in as soon as possible. If you are interested in going, or if you would like more information, please contact Elissa Linta at (562)331-5470 or by email at lintaelissa@yahoo.com.

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This is Stewardship! Often you will hear about or see that someone new has come to visit, maybe you are that person! It can be intimidating to show up at a new church, you can feel lost and alone and unsure of how to change that and become a part of the church family. One great way to change that is to volunteer. You can connect with a smaller group of people than the overall church!

The Stewardship Commission is always looking for people! If you are interested in joining the commission to see where we can increase in helpers through all our ministries, if you are interested in helping us find ways of growing our church family, we hope you will consider joining the Stewardship Commission. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Ellen Anderson our commission chair to see where you can help!

Other Ways You Can Give!

Thrivent Choice Dollars Did you know that Thrivent is not calling or e-mailing members any more regarding directing their current Choice Dollars? Sometimes your agent may call to remind you but not all agents provide that service. Please call or email your Thrivent representative to direct your dollars to St. Andrew. These dollars are being directed to very good causes including Peru, Stained glass brochure printing and many others.

Please pick up an Evangelism brochure from the table in the lounge. The brochure has all the information needed so that you can give a new neighbor who just moved near you regarding St. Andrew. Thank you to everyone who has their Thrivent Choice dollars directed to St. Andrew. Commission Highlight of the Month – Property So, what does the property commission do? How can I help the property commission? Well, the property commission has overseen a lot of upgrades to our campus over the last year. We have upgraded our kitchen with the help of Boy Scout Troop #438. We have changed over to LED lighting in the sanctuary and we have bought some new chairs for the Fellowship Hall and Room 5, just to name a few things. Where did the money come from to accomplish these things? From our 60/60 campaign!

Since the break-in back in April, our property commission has been working hard to replace the broken doors, fix our weak spots and make us a more secure facility. We have been blessed with the income that we got from all donations to help us recover from that incident to cover the costs associated.

If you are interested in what other projects are on the property commissions wish list of things to get done with the 60/60 campaign, please check out our 60th anniversary information page (pg. 10).

Goodshop & Good Search St. Andrew is now a charity with

goodsearch.com which includes

goodshop! If you use either of

these St. Andrew gets money!

Amazon Smile! St. Andrew is now a charity with

Amazon Smile! Just do your

shopping at smile.amazon.com with

St. Andrew selected as your charity!

Ebay! St. Andrew is now a charity with

ebay.com so if you sell items on

ebay you can donate the fees to go

to St. Andrew (it comes up

Fullerton).

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New Devotional Booklets

There are new devotional booklets that can be found in the narthex by the praying hearts. You can also sign up to receive them via email each week by going to http://www.standrewlutheranchurch.org/contact-us/sign-up-for-weekly-devotions/

Sanctuary Choir & Rejoice Band – All Are Welcome

As you may know, Porfirio “Pro” Mojica, has accepted the job as the Rejoice Band leader! He will

begin leading the band at the September 3rd service. Band members are asked to be there at 9:30 to

go over the music. Both the Sanctuary Choir and the Rejoice Band will be starting their practices

during September on Thursdays. The first practice being on September 7th. Rejoice Band will

practice at 6 pm in the Sanctuary and Sanctuary Choir practice will be at 7:15 pm in the Choir room.

All are welcome to join either or both groups. We look forward to a new year of wonderful music at St. Andrew!

September 10th ONE Service!

We will have a joint service on Sunday, September 10th at 10 am. Pro had a prior commitment that

week so Pastor Ashley thought we could do the Disney themed service before she leaves for Florida.

We will have two baptisms that day as well so if you would like to dress up in your Disney clothing you are welcome to do so.

Sunday School Happenings Sunday mornings at St. Andrew include a time of Christian education for everyone. We meet each Sunday morning at 9:30 in Room 11. We have exciting Bible lessons, music, games and fun crafts to make each Sunday. During the month of September, we will continue learning about The First Sin. We will not have Sunday School on September 10th due to our combined service. Parents, we encourage you to invest in your child’s Christian education by bringing them on Sunday mornings at 9:30.

Catechism Revisted: Reformation Saturday, October 14th from 9 am to 1 pm at the Danish Lutheran Church in Yorba Linda the

Rejoice Conference of the Pacifica Synod invites you to attend our 4th annual “Catechism Revisited”

and in the year of the Reformation 500 we will be focusing on important aspects of The Reformation

in historical, present and musical perspectives. Cost is $15 and includes coffee and pastry in the

morning and lunch at 12pm. RSVP by October 4th to Pastor Anne-Grethe Nielsen (714)993-6362 or

at info@danishchurchsocal.com

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Rally Day Bible Distribution On August 13th, St. Andrew celebrated with our families as our 3 year olds, third graders, and our 7th grade Confirmation students were presented with their very own Bibles during worship. Congratulations to Eve Moran, Jasmine Rodriguez, Justin Linta, Elyse Reed, and Natalie Dickerson. We look forward to walking with you in your faith journey as you use these Bibles!

60th Anniversary Party!!

We have sent out the invitations in the mail, we have started planning the

concert and we are working on getting the wonderful meal to make this event

complete. We are looking forward to celebrating this big day! If you know of

someone who you would like to give an invitation to, extras can be found in

the narthex. All are welcome to our big party. The RSVP deadline is October 1st.

2nd Annual Jazz Fest!

Mark your calendars! Our second annual jazz fest will be taking place on November 18th at 6 pm.

There will be wonderful music provided by Porfirio Mojica and other

musicians, delicious food, coffee drinks, wine and beer. Funds raised will

benefit our music ministry. Flyers are available in the narthex to take and share with others!

God’s Work, Our Hands – First Responder Cookies!

We will also be doing our traditional cookies for the first responders this weekend as

well! If you are interested in making cookies please bring them to the church either

Friday the 8th or Saturday the 9th in the morning. We will be distributing the cookies

to the different locations on Sunday morning the 10th after the ONE service. If you have any questions you can contact Elissa Linta.

Emergency Contacts As many of us have found throughout life, things can happen at the craziest of

times… even when you are at church! With the new computer program in the

church office we are able to now keep track of things like emergency contacts. We

want to have a note of emergency contact information for you in the event

something happens while you are at church. Please call, email or complete the

information on the back of your welcome card and we will make sure to note it in

the software confidentially. This may give you peace of mind to know that if a moment arises where first responders are needed your family member will also be contacted.

Refreshments on Sunday Mornings Thank you to our faithful few who provide us weekly treats, some pulling double duty every month to

make sure the congregation has some delightful munchies for our fellowship time after services. If

you would like to help provide some of the munchies and give these dedicated ladies a chance to get a Sunday off please contact the church office.

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Sept 1 Don Sauer Sept 13 Anthony Alvarez Sept 21 Olivia Schuck

Sept 1 Dan Thompson Sept 14 Victorianne Romberger Sept 23 Nick Grana

Sept 2 Don Fosburg Sept 16 Belissa Escobedo Sept 23 Shirley Kellison

Sept 6 Scott Barr Sept 17 Leila Klyde Sept 25 Barbara McKinney

Sept 7 Maralynne Mann Sept 18 Patty English Sept 25 Ryan Sipple

Sept 8 Rowan Bonafede Sept 19 Madison Foote Sept 27 Len Bobier

Sept 8 Elizabeth Solyom Sept 20 Skylee Biddle Sept 27 Robert Foote

Sept 9 Jon Woody Sept 20 Brandi Escobedo Sept 27 Lorraine O’Brien

Sept 11 Margie Murphy Sept 21 Haruko Matsumoto Sept 27 Brittney Perez

Sept 11 Brian Sipple Sept 21 Jennalee Ceja Sept 28 Meghan Barton

Sept 12 Avery Bruner Sept 21 Barbara Revueltas Sept 30 Ken Christiansen

Sept 9 Derek & Ginger Johnson

Sept 14 Bob & Marsha Ehlers

Sept 15 Len & Nancy Bobier

Sept 18 Tom & Mardie Heller

Financial Information

Thanks to all who are supporting St. Andrew and our mission to share God’s love with our congregation, community and the world.

As of the end of July:

July July

Budget

YTD

Actual

YTD

Budget

Contributions $25,662 $22,667 $152,866 $158,667

Other Income $4,703 $1,390 $12,689 $9,730

Total Income $30,365 $24,057 $165,575 $168,397

Total Expenses $23,582 $24,877 $169,135 $173,447

Income over Expenses $6,783 ($821) ($3,560) ($5,050)

A note on the financials: These numbers do not reflect our loan payments that we make through the

year. While our ministries have been careful with the money spent this year, we have had significant

expenses for property repairs that have come out of the contributions income that would normally go

towards the loan payment. The loan payments have totaled to date this year $18,747. We have started to enter the call process which will require its own budget as well.

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Prayers for September 2017

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with

thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6

Members of St. Andrew

~ Angela Chong ~ Jerry Dagen

~ Connie Isais ~ Nicholas Isais

~ Sandy McElrath ~ Verla Nielsen ~ Jan Wolverton

Members of St. Andrew (Long Term)

~ Ruth Ali Hassan ~ Bob Allen ~ Leslie Barr

~ Cindy Butterfield ~ Barbara DuBois ~ Archie Headon

~ Doris Johnson ~ Lois Kalla ~ Shirley Kellison ~ Mickey Rosario ~ Don Spurr ~ Sally Sauer

~ Jasmine Simmons ~ Connie Tucker

Family & Friends

~ Char lee Adams ~ Fr. Jacob Beck ~ Sylvia Briganti ~ Amy Chidthai

~ Veronica Cota ~ Yvonne Doi ~ Shelly Elsharharwy ~ Christine Fantz ~ Marlene Garrett ~ Carol Georgino ~ Jim Guillow

~ Ruby Hernandez ~ Matthew Huston ~ Pam Johnson ~ Sylvia Larson

~ Harmony Larson ~ Nancy Marvin ~ Abbie McNeil

~ Quentin Walker Morin ~ Matthew Muldown ~ Rosa Perez ~ Jaime Peterson ~ Nancy Sanchez ~ Mark Sedlacek

~ Michael Sedlacek ~ Phyllis Smith & Husband ~ Scott Smith

~ Andrew & Ruth

Family & Friends (Long Term)

~ Jeralyn Ehlers ~ Bobbie Cronin ~ Chiari Eliazarras ~ Marcus Glidden

~ Johann, Debbie, Sandra & Anna Harich ~ Osvelia Revueltas ~ Ed Klancher ~ Shirley Loveless ~ Domingo M ~ Krystal Martin ~ David Uken

Note: While we continue to lift up everyone on our prayer list to God’s love and care, we want to

stay as up-to-date and current as possible. Please remember you can add anyone to our prayer

list at any time, or call the church office or the pastor with updates about how to pray for them.

Prayers of praise for answered prayers are joyfully welcomed. Thank you for your faithful

prayers. We will keep each person on the list for 3 months, unless you request otherwise. Long

term requests will be kept until there is a request to remove them.

Prayers for the

Month:

Loving God, be

with us during

this time of

discernment.

Fill our leaders

with your

wisdom. Keep

us mindful of

the work you

would have us

do. Lead us

and guide us, O

God, so that we

are empowered

by your Spirit to

continue the

work of being

your kingdom

here on earth

as the search

for a new

rostered

minister

continues.

Bless all who

have taken on

extra

responsibilities,

and fill them

with a sense of

your love and

presence. We

pray in the

name of Jesus

Christ our Lord.

Amen

Local Members in

Assisted Living

BARBARA DUBOIS

(THE ORCHARD)

SHIRLEY KELLISON

(IMPERIAL

HEALTHCARE)

RUTH ALI HASSAN

(WHITTIER PLACE)

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60th Anniversary News!

Chairs Needed!

NEW CHAIRS ARE HERE…

We purchased about 30 of the classroom chairs and 70 of the Fellowship Hall chairs. We are heading towards our big 60th anniversary party where we are

hoping members from long ago and those we have today will attend. How nice it

will be to have comfortable chairs to sit in for the big event!

If you would like to “Purchase” a chair please donate $50 and note “Chair” on

your check or use the chair donation envelope from the lounge!

UPDATE: We have currently raised about 50% of the costs of the chairs!

60/60 Campaign Projects

Many of you have asked people on the church council what exactly the 60 for 60 is.

The goal is to raise $60,000 to celebrate our 60 years in the community.

Many of you are unsure what that money will go towards. We just finished our first and primary project of the Fellowship Hall kitchen remodel. The amount of money we spent was about $20,000 so we broke even on that

project.

There are still many more projects that we need to get done. Below is the list of projects we would like to accomplish with the $60,000 we are trying to raise.

Start as soon as funds are

available:

• Stucco repair at the base of the Fellowship Hall and Education Wing

• Paint after stucco repair • Room C in the Fellowship

Hall (full length picture window is damaged causing rain to come in. Needs full replacement)

The second priority list:

• Heating/Air Conditioning that are 30 years old

• Fellowship Hall floor replacement

• Internet access to all parts of the campus (runs $300 per month on top of office internet costs)

• Signs

If we have the funds last priority

projects are:

• Irrigation repair • Grounds/Labyrinth • Stage/Sound system

Our Trees

You may have heard on August 20th that we have one really sick tree. The problem with that tree can

infect the other trees. In an effort to save the other trees on our property we are removing the sick tree soon. If you have any questions please contact Art Revueltas

As of July 31, 2017

$27,000

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Homework Club is Starting Soon!

Do you want to make a difference in the life of a child? Do you like reading with elementary school children? Or helping with math? If so, we are looking for you! We provide homework assistance for 1st through 5th grade students here at the church from 2:30 to 3:30 every Monday and Wednesday afternoon. If you are interested and can give of your time, even if it’s not every week, please talk to Kathy Mitzen or Elissa Linta.

Companion Hospice Care is Looking for Volunteers

Companion Hospice Care is now recruiting volunteers for our upcoming training program. Volunteers

can become a needed friend to someone during the last part of their journey. Volunteers can also

relieve tired caregivers for short periods of time, or help with errands and shopping. Assignments will

be in YOUR geographical area. Become a member of our team, whose goal is to promote quality of

life and comfort measures. Each applicant will receive 16 hours of orientation and training from our professional team. We are conveniently located off the 605 freeway or Lakewood Blvd.

8130 Florence Ave, Suite 200 Downey, CA 90240

Call today to make a real DIFFERENCE in someone’s life! We also need help in the office, which

does not require attending the patient Care Training Class. To learn more call Janette – Volunteer Coordinator (562) 944-2711 or email us at janettee@companionhospice.com

3rd ANNUAL BREW BOLDLY " I'd rather my people were in the alehouse thinking of church, than in church thinking of the alehouse." - Martin Luther Fascinated with the unique craft of brewing beer? Interested in the

deep connection between Martin Luther and ale? Join Luther Glen for the weekend to Brew Boldly. This will be a fantastic opportunity to gather and brew together, learn and taste, study and explore, worship, wonder and relax! The event begins on Friday night at 7:00 pm. and will end on Sunday at 11:00 am. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner on Saturday and Brunch on Sunday will be provided. Our speaker this year is Rev. Matt Keadle of St. Marks Lutheran Church in Los Angeles, California and our Master Brewer is Kyle Tweet, congregational member at St. Andrews Lutheran Church in San Diego. Register now at LRCChome.com/brew. If you have any questions including the date of the event, please contact Nate at nate@LRCChome.com.

LRCC Night at Petco Park

Join Lutheran Retreats, Camps and Conferences Wednesday, September

20th at Petco Park as the San Diego Padres take on the Arizona

Diamondbacks. This evening is a fundraiser to support Lutheran Outdoor

Ministry in Southern California. $5.00 of your ticket goes to support LRCC.

All are welcome to sit with the LRCC staff, learn about upcoming LRCC

events, and enjoy a great game. To purchase tickets, go

to http://m.mlb.com/padres/tickets/group/events and use the password- lrcc17. If you have any questions, please contact Nate at nate@LRCChome.com.

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Do You Know What is on Our Website?

Have you had a chance to ever check out our website? It is chock full of information! • We have our upcoming events and important information on the home page with a slide

rotation at the top. • If you have missed out on the weekly update emails you can now see them posted on our

website from the home page as well. • An up to date calendar is available from the menu bar. As events are added throughout the

month they are updated here as well. • Our weekly devotionals are posted every Sunday. Under archives you can view past weekly

devotionals. • If you would like to see who is on church council or see information for a commission you can

find that information here. • You can view past issues of the “Heartbeat” • Missed a Sunday but want to read the sermon and scriptures? You can now go to archives to

view past sermons back to 2014. • You can sign up for events, weekly updates, emails for the 60th anniversary information, or find

us on social media! There are a multitude of things that you can now find on the church website! Check it out and see what’s new!

The BAT Blog Did you know Bishop Andy Taylor has a blog? You can check it out at bishopandytaylor.blogspot.com

Women’s MinistriesWomen’s MinistriesWomen’s MinistriesWomen’s Ministries

Pacifica Women of the ELCA – 30th Annual Convention & Gathering (November 3-4, 2017) Calvary Lutheran

Church in Solana Beach, CA. Check the WELCA website for more details at www.pacificawomen.org.

Artists - Crafters - Small Business Retailers... Looking for a place to market your creations and products? Why not

consider being a VENDOR at the Pacifica Women of the ELCA Convention, November 3-4, 2017, at Calvary

Lutheran Church, Solana Beach.

To qualify for a space you must be a member of an ELCA congregation. There is no fee for use of the space;

however a donation will be much appreciated. Contact Jackie Severa at jsevera67@gmail.com or 760.464.2309

for an application form. (Space is limited.)

Hannah Circle – Now Meets on the 4th Thursday of the Month at 10 am in the lounge

Esther Anna Circle – Meets the 2nd Monday of the Month at 1 pm in room 5.

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Bishop’s Gathering 2017 Plans are being made for this fall’s 2017 Bishop’s Gatherings. Specific locations and times are still being confirmed, but please mark your calendar now for the date that works best for your attendance. Saturday, September 23 9:30 Rostered/10:30 Lay Leaders - until noon (St. Paul Lutheran, Fullerton) Sunday, September 24 1:30 Rostered/2:30 Lay Leaders - until 4:00 p.m. (Gloria Dei Lutheran, Dana Point) Saturday, October 7 10:00 Rostered/11:00 Lay Leaders - until 12:30 p.m. (Lutheran Church of Our Savior, San Bernardino) Sunday, October 8 2:00 Rostered/3:00 Lay Leaders - until 4:30 p.m. (Bethany Lutheran, Norco) Saturday, October 21 9:30 Rostered/10:30 Lay Leaders - until noon (San Marcos LC, San Marcos) Sunday, October 22 2:00 Rostered/3:00 Lay Leaders - until 4:30 p.m. (Clairemont Lutheran, San Diego)

Minor Home Repair – Habitat for Humanity In partnership with the City of Whittier Community Development Department, Habitat for Humanity of Greater LA can provide up to $5,000 in FREE home repairs to address health, safety and security issues in and around the home. There are eligibility requirements to obtain the grant. Information on eligibility requirements and what improvements are included are located on a flyer in the lounge.

Did you know the Synod Assembly is Changing?

The 2018 Pacifica Synod Assembly (May 18-19, 2018) will meet at Hope Lutheran in Palm Desert for a two-day assembly in an effort to make the assembly more affordable and more efficient. Look for more details of agenda and speakers as we get closer.

Save the Date - Lutheran Middle School Youth Gathering

Anaheim, CA

November 17-19, 2017

More information to come

St. Andrew is Moving Forward

As you may have heard at church from our Council President, we have had a few Church Council meetings regarding starting the transition and call process. The day after we contacted the Synod Office, Pastor Tuvey-Allen attended our Council Meeting to let us know what the process is and how we get started. We want want you to know that we are working hard on getting everything in place to get an interim pastor quickly and will keep you updated on our progress.

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Worship Service Volunteers for September 2017

Thank you for serving at our worship services. Please notify the office if you cannot serve on the assigned date. Readers are also Communion Servers.

8:15 Service

Greeters Readers Communion Servers

Ushers Refreshments

Sept 3 Ellen Anderson Grace

Christiansen

Nicholas Reed Jan Beardslee Marsha Ehlers

Ken Christiansen Don Fosburg Jim Johnson

Hannah Circle

Sept 17 Carol Sipple Cleo Ruschmeier

Dave Dickerson Sondra Shanahan Marsha Ehlers

Ken Christiansen Don Fosburg Jim Johnson

Margie Murphy

Sept 24 Bobbe Muldown

Emily Bruhns Sondra Shanahan Ellen Anderson

Ken Christiansen Don Fosburg Jim Johnson

Nancy Bobier

10:30 Service

Greeters Readers Communion Servers

Ushers PowerPoint Children Sermons

Sept 3 Jennifer Oertel Isla Holmes Chris Allen Jennifer Oertel

Dave & Josh Klyde

Mardie Heller Betty Dagen

Sept 17 Sharon Pollard Jennifer Oertel Cindy Barton Betty Dagen

Dave & Josh Klyde

Lindsey Schuck

Marie Jorgensen

Sept 24 Dave & Marianne Dickerson

Kathy Mitzen Isla Holmes Dolores York

Jerry York Leila Klyde Pastor Ashley

10:00 Service

Greeters Readers Communion Servers

Ushers PowerPoint Children Sermons

Sept 10 Suzanne Thompson Barbara Revueltas

Art Revueltas Chris Allen Isla Holmes

Jerry York

Marie Jorgensen

Diane Fort-Woody

Date Attendant Assistant

Sept 3 Christopher Nickell Suzanne Thompson

Sept 10 NO NURSERY

Sept 17 Jasmine Simmons Christopher Nickell

Sept 24 Christine Perez Elissa Linta

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St. Andrew Lutheran Church

11345 Miller Rd

Whittier, CA 90604 (562) 944-1148 Fax (562) 944-2313 Website: www.standrewlutheranchurch.org

email: office@standrewlutheranchurch.org

September 2017 Issue

Sunday Worship Hours 8:15 a.m. Liturgical Service with Organ

9:30 a.m. Education Hour all ages 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Service with Rejoice Band

Ministers: Every Member and Our Staff Pastor: Rev. Ashley Nicolls PrAshley1010@gmail.com

Director of Youth & Family Ministry: Elissa Linta lintaelissa@yahoo.com Organist/Choir Director/Rejoice Band Director: Porfirio Mojica

Adult Education: Marsha Ehlers

Our Mission Is Local and Global Local ministries include supporting:

The Interfaith Food Center (562-903-1478), Cold Weather Shelter ministry with the homeless and Lutheran Social Services.

Global ministries include Mission Peru, Peru monthly food program,

KIVA, and Bread for the World.

Non-Profit Org.

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Permit No. 348

Whittier, California

92840

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