Concordia Lutheran School
2300 Wilshire Road
Springfield, Illinois 62703
July/August 2010 Concordia Cares
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Pastor James Hennig
Assistant Principal Pam Billotte Message
Principal Dan Henschen Message
July Calendar
August Calendar
Scripture Lessons
July Acolyte, Organist, Elder, Altar Guild Schedule
August Acolyte, Organist, Elder, Altar Guild Schedule
Usher Schedule
Parish News
Birthdays/Anniversaries
Lutheran High News/Ledger
Lutheran Community News
The following is a listing of the scripture lessons for the Worship Services
for the month of July and August. This list is provided so that you may have the opportunity to
reflect on the scripture passages in preparation for the Worship Services.
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
July 4, 2010
Isaiah 66:10-14 Psalm 66:1-7
Galatians 6:1-10, 14-18 Luke 10:1-20
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
July 11, 2010
Leviticus (18:1-5), 19:9-18
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
July 18, 2010
Genesis 18:1-10a (10b-14) Psalm
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
July 25, 2010
Genesis 18: (17-19)20-33 Psalm
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 1, 2010
Eccl. 1:2, 12-14;2:18-26 Psalm 100
Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
August 8, 2010
Genesis 15:1-6
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
August 15, 2010
Jeremiah 23:16-29 Psalm 119:81-88
Hebrews 11:17-40);12:1-3 Luke 12:49-53-56
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 22, 2010
Isaiah 66:18-23 Psalm 50:1-15
Hebrews 12:4-24(25-29) Luke 13:22-30
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 29, 2010
Proverbs 25:2-10 Psalm 131
Hebrews 13:1-7 Luke 14:1-14
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A: Acolyte O: Organist E: Elder C: Altar Guild Serving for July are: |
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3rd A: O: Sally C. E: Mark L. C: ----------------- |
4th A: Josh H. O: E: Bill S. (C) C: Vicki J. |
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10th A: Patricia T. O: Sally C.E: Buddy N. (C) C: Jeannine M. |
11th
A: Michelle H. O: Sarah R. E: Jeff L. C: --------------- |
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17th A: O: Sally C.E: Mark L. C: ---------------- |
18th
A: Hanna W. O: Cheryl L. E: Bill S./Buddy N. C: Mary S. |
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24th A: Patricia T. O: Connie K. E: Jeff L.(C) C: Pam W. |
25th
A: Josh H. O: Cheryl L. E: Bob M. C: ----------------- |
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31st
A: O: Sally C.E: Mark L. C: ----------------- |
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A: Acolyte O: Organist E: Elder C: Altar Guild Serving for August are: |
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Midweek |
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1st A: Michelle H. O: E: Jeff L. (C) C: Vicki J. |
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7th A: O: Sally C. E: C: Jeannine M. |
8th
A: Hanna W. O: E: C: --------------- |
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14th A: O: Sally C. E: C: -------------- |
15th
A: Kyle D. O: John M. E: C: Mary S. |
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21st A: O: Sally C. E: C: Pam W. |
22nd
A: Josh H. O: Amy R. E: C: --------------- |
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28 thA: O: Sally C. E: C: ----------------- |
29th
A: Emily M. O: Amy R. E: C: Jeannine M. |
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USHER SCHEDULE
Ushers for the month of July are
:Jeff L., Karl L.
& the High School boysPARISH NEWS
Clothing Drive -
FRIDAY, August 6th 5-7pm
Saturday, August 7th 8-12pm
Concordia will be holding a free clothing drive. We are looking for donations, volunteers and people to attend the event.
Bring in all of your unneeded clothing (mark for clothing drive on your donations) by Friday August 6th to the Church and School office. Donations of all sizes needed. They will then be sorted by size. During the give away, you can fill a bag for each of your family members!
If you shop resale or have given your children’s clothing to friends, it is the same thing only on a larger scale….Except this is FREE!!!!!!!
To Volunteer of if you have questions, Call Kathy Smith.
Youth Group - The National Youth Gathering in New Orleans is just around the corner (July 17-21). An offering will be taken during the Communion Service at the youth gathering that will help with many community and youth projects. Concordia's Youth will be taking a door offering the first 2 Sundays in July for this special Gathering offering. The Youth would also like to thank everyone for their support of the several fundraisers throughout the year for the trip. If anyone would still like to make a contribution toward the trip it can be made with your normal offering and marked "Youth Group". We have 6 youth along with Pastor Hennig & Denise who will be attending the Gathering. Cody Collier is also attending as a Young Adult Leader.
We welcome the ladies of Concordia to join us for our monthly meetings this summer.
Lutheran Womens Missionary League - Our July LWML meeting will be held on Thursday July 15th. At roll call we will share a time of Joy since our last meeting. Denise Bandelow will lead our devotions. We continue to plan for future meetings, events and projects. Your ideas are welcome. We will order pizza and work on a project making mints.
Our August meeting will be held on Thursday August 19th. At roll call we will tell of our favorite State Fair Food. At this meeting we will have nomination of officers for the coming year. If you would like to serve as an officer or would like to nominate someone please call Sharon Gentry at the church office at 529-3307.
LWML CONVENTION UPDATE:
I attended the LWML 65th Annual Central Illinois District Convention on June 5th in Quincy. The day was filled with memorable experiences. Being together with over 277 Lutheran men and women sharing Christ’s love was awesome!Mr. Nicholas Salifu from Ghana was the convention speaker. Thanks, in part to LWML Mites, Mr. Salifu is attending St. Louis Seminary. Upon completion this November, he will return to Ghana to train more leaders in the church there.
The national LWML president spoke to the group about the 2011 National LWML Convention to be held in Peoria on June 23-26th. Due to the central location, record attendance is expected. All ladies of our congregation are welcome to attend! Look for more information as this time gets closer.
A report of Mites collected and dispersed was given. Mites from our district alone funded 8 projects including Student Aid for Church Workers, Effingham Braille Center, and a new printing of the Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ songbook.
A Bible study centered on Isaiah 43:4; "You are precious." which was the convention theme.
Our Concordia Women in Mission received an official charter as a new society.
This is just a short overview of a great experience. If there is more interest in details, feel free to talk to me – I will gladly share more.
Respectfully, Denise Bandelow
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Discipleship Report for May 30th –June 20th, 2010
Date Worship Gen. Fund ReceiptsMay 30th 46 + 110 = 156 $ 4,193.00 June 6th 65 + 108 = 173 $ 9,568.61
June 13th 53 + 131 = 184 $ 5,093.00
June 20th 41 + 94 = 135 $ 4,116.08
June 27th 44 + 144 = 188 $ 6,511.50
(The weekly budget need is $ 11,516.84)
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The Office
During the first 2 weeks of July a checklist copy of the member directory information will be available on a clipboard in the narthex. Please help us as we update our member directory this summer.
Member Directory update instructions
*indicates non member spouse or family member
Your assistance with this is very much appreciated. Thank you, Sharon & Lora
I Remember?
- In August of 1999, the school year had just begun. Judy Nitz had been fighting cancer. The children of Concordia wanted to do something for her so the teachers got together and took the entire school over to the Nitz’s backyard and sang song after song for Judy. Judy stood with her sisters on the Nitz’s back deck and just smiled and smiled as she listened and looked at each of the children who were so precious to her. Judy went to her heavenly home just a few days later. –Patty Henschen
Faithful in all Things
Jesus said, "Whoever can be trusted with very little can be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much" (Luke 16:10). Jesus is saying that a faithful person will handle God’s gifts faithfully regardless of whether they have few or many gifts entrusted to them. Faithfulness is not determined by the amount entrusted but by the character of the person who uses it.
A faithful person will do the small things well. One day a young man went to a bank to apply for a job. After his interview, he was leaving the bank and happened to notice some small trash on the floor. He picked it up and put it in the waste paper basket. Seconds later, he helped an elderly lady with the door. Unknown to the young man, the man who had interviewed him for the job was observing him. The young man was promptly summoned back and given the job. The employer’s comment: "Anyone who pays attention to the small things as you just did needs to work here."
Unfortunately, we Christians may incorrectly think that small things aren’t important to God. We may have the attitude that God won’t be concerned with the small amount of money or other gifts that we have been given. In the Bible, God spoke mightily through the little that people had. God used the widow and her two mites to teach us a lesson about sacrificial giving. He used the small amount of flour and oil that the Widow of Zarephath had to demonstrate obedience. Jesus used the loaves and fish of a young boy to reveal how God can magnify a small gift. God commended their faith with small things, and He didn’t overlook what faithful people did with small things.
Through God’s Word, we understand that small things do count. Because we understand our need to be faithful with all things, we should ask ourselves how we are handling the seemingly small things in our lives. Are we handling small things well in our homes, jobs, and churches? Can non-Christians see a difference in us? With God’s help, we can be faithful with ALL that we’ve been given. Through our faithfulness, God will be glorified.
Weekly Writing Corner:
As seen in Wednesday editions of the SJR. These are usually found in "The Charger" but with summer here, we thought we would share the summer editions here in "The Concordian".
Topic: A Special Memory (05-26-10)
My special memory is of when my little sister was born. I remember when I got to hold her.
We were almost the same weight and height at birth. My mom called and told me she was born when I was at daycare, so my dad came and picked me up. I will always remember that day.
-Robby (5th grade)
One time my whole family went to Florida to the beach. It was awesome!
We searched for shells and ran in the water.
-Katie (5th grade)
My special memory is when my brother made his first basketball shot.
It was our last game and he made one of two free throws.
When he made it the whole tem and the people in the stands got on their feet and shouted.
-Zach (5th grade)
Topic: Fire Departments (06-09-10)
Firemen are the first to come in an emergency. The firemen get their gear on fast too!
They know how to bust a door down and do CPR.
They don’t get much sleep and don’t always get breakfast, lunch or dinner.
The best thing of all is that they are heroes!
-Alec (5th grade)
Firefighters help put out fires to protect us.
The firefighters go to schools to tell kids what the fire department is like.
The firefighters will always get there fast because they can drive over the speed limit!
The firefighters in my town will always be there to help.
-Zach (5th grade)
The fire department in my town has great response time.
If you had a fire they would be there right away.
The firefighters risk their lives when they are in danger.
God has given them the strength to help people in need.
-Meah (5th grade)
Topic: DADvertisement (06-16-10)
Father for sale! Height 5’7". Age around 43.
He is fun, cool and awesome! Only $1,000,000,000 dollars.
-Alec (5th grade)
Dad for sale! He is big, tall and strong and he loves kids. He is 28 years old.
Hurry going fast! Only $1,000,000 dollars.
-Kaitlyn (5th grade)
Great father for rent! Father that loves to play the drums and dance! Only $500 dollars!
-Alyssa (5th grade)
Topic: Best Summer Vacation Ever! (06-23-10)
My best summer vacation was last year, in 2009. My family and I went to my great grandparent’s camp site in St. Elmo. We went fishing with my other grandpa, my aunt, my uncle
and of course my great grandparents! We went swimming too.
One night we went out and looked up in the sky and we could see the Milky Way. It was so cool!
-Kaitlyn (5th grade)
My best summer ever was last year. Me and my family went to the Bahamas!
We went to the Atlantis Resort there. It was so much fun! There was a huge water park
with slides and pools all over. That was definitely the best summer vacation ever!
-Logan (6th grade)
My favorite summer vacation ever was when we went to Wisconsin.
We went with my grandma to her cabin and we even got to go boogie boarding on the river!
-Katie (5th grade)
My favorite summer vacation ever was when I did dance class.
I love to dance and the classes helped me a lot. My favorite was a jazz dance that we did.
-Alyssa (5th grade)
JULY BIRTHDAYS
02: Adolf M., Duane M.
03: Ethan D., Larry E.,
Eileen L.
05: Meridith C., Ruth G.,
07: Clao N.
08: Cody C., Lisa H.
09: Devan F.,
Alyssa R.
10: Debbie D., Tina G.
11: Betty R.
12: Vincent B. Jr., Marla D.
Lacey L., Sandy R.
13: Jack W.
15: Thomas D.
16: Caleb S.
19: Larry Q.
22: Olivia L.
24: Heather A.
25: Jean C.
26: John M., Stephen S.
28: Stefanie G.
JulyAnniversaries
06: Debbie & Brian D.
11: James & Denise H.
20: Corey & Vonda W.
25: Jerome & Joyce M.
28: Matthew & Heather S.
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AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
01: Adeline D., Pamela W.
02: Beth D.
04: JoAnn C., Doug D.,
Gerald P., Abby R.
05: Lucy H., Benjamin S.
06: Michael H., Gary R.
Mildred R., Corey S.
Hanna W.
07: Robert C.
08: EbeneT.
09: Bernice M.
10: Jennifer L.
11: Dylan H.
12: Angela H., Pearl T.
13: Angela R.
16: Kasie M.
17: Denise B., Samantha B.,
Mark L.
18: Andrea C., Tiffany F.
Richard T.
21: Betty T.
23: Ralph N.
24: Lisa N., Blake W.
25: Daryan H.
27: Akzana E.
29: Jon E.
31: Zachary R.
AugustAnniversaries
04: Michael & Denise B.
08: Ralph & June H.
17: Leah & Jason B.
18: Buddy & Sheri N.
21: Richard & Lisa Y.
26: David & Stefanie G.
30: Layne & Lucy H.
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LISTED IN THE LUTHERAN
HIGH LEDGER -The Lutheran High School Website is:
WWW.lutheranhs.pvt.k12.il.usFrom the ledger: June 10, 2010
Lutheran High Summer Office Hours
- The school office hours during the summer are 8:30am to Noon, Monday through Friday. The office will be closed June 11th and July 5th.Congratulations. Principal Emeritus
- Besides Mr. Fischer gaining a new title, Mr. Ralph Nitz was honored at our 2010 graduation exercises as well. Mr. Nitz, by unanimous declaration of the Board of Directors, had the title "Principal Emeritus" conferred upon him. "Emeritus" is a term meaning "one who has earned his merits or his reward," an apt description of Mr. Nitz.Athlete of the Week -
The Athlete of the Week is a distinction awarded to our student athletes for performances for their team and school. Honored for the week of May 10th are the members of the girls track team who qualified for the state track meet: Krisetn G., Courtney S., Jessica H., Abbie B., Angela H., Sarah U... Honored for the week of May 17th is KARL L. Karl was nominated for his efforts for the track team, especially his 3rd place finish in the 400m at Sectionals.Awards and Honors
At the Awards Assembly on May 12th and the Senior Awards and Athletic Recognition Night on May 16th, the following awards and honors were bestowed on the following students who are members of Concordia Lutheran Church or >former Concordia Lutheran School students
:Presidental Education Awards
- Gold:Jessica H., Courtney G. - Silver: >Jamison K.National Honor Society Seniors
- Courtney G., Jessica H.,IHSA Scholarship Achievement
- Jessica H., Courtney G.,Congratulations To
: Jessica H.: Chase Bank Student of the Week, State of Illinois Scholar, U.S. Army Scholar Athlete, 4.0 Gold Tassels, IHSA Scholar Athlete, Billy Davis Track Award, L.H.S. Christian Athlete Award, L.H.S. Christian Leadership Award, English AwardPhysical Education Award
-Drake H.
www.lutheranhs.pvt.k12.il.us.*Lutheran High School Summer Camp: June 7—August 6, 2010. For more information see Sharon or Lora in the office for a brochure or contact Lutheran High by e-mailing them at Camp.Office@lsportal.net . Lutheran High’s website is:
LUTHERAN COMMUNITY NEWS
Camp Cilca’s summer program is online at www.cilca.org. To Register or for more information go to the website
www.cilca.org. Camp is most certainly a memory that you will want your children to have.
KFUO :
Please help us keep KFUO-AM on the air proclaiming the Good News to the world. KFUO programs including The Bible Study, Ask the Pastor, Moments of Assurance, Law & Gospel, daily devotions, Christian music and Sunday services are heard both over the air and worldwide via the Internet. As you may have heard KFUO-FM/CLASSIC99 has been sold. We can’t afford to lose KFUO-AM! We need your prayers and financial support. We encourage your congregation to make a special gift to this ministry. If you have an offering you would like to send, the address is: Worldwide KFUO 85 Founders Lane Saint Louis, MO 63105. If you would like a program guide, we have copies on the narthex table or you can go to www.kfuo.orgSIX FLAGS TICKETS ONLY $24.99!
Thrivent invites everyone: you, your family and friends to participate in this offer. Purchase tickets from 6/1-7/31 at www.sixflags.com enter promo: Thrive.
The tickets can be used from 6/1-8/31 at the St. Louis location.
Children under 2 are free. Don’t miss out on the fun and the savings.
BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY
WITH A GOVERNMENT THAT ALLOWS
US TO SAY, "ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL," WE CAN WORSHIP
AND SERVE JESUS FREELY.
"I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession
and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and all
those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives
in all godliness and holiness" (1 Timothy 2:1-2).