Lamb of God Lutheran Church 3923 103rd Ave SE

Lake Stevens, WA 98258 www.lambofgod-lakestevens.org

Office: 425-377-2173 Office Hours: 10am –3pm

Tuesday-Friday

Sunday Morning Schedule Bible Study: 9:00am Worship: 10:15am

Pastor:

Mike May (314) 775-6956 pastormike@lambofgod-

lakestevens.org

Worship/Youth Leader:

Jan Novak (360) 691-3372

Lamb of God Lutheran Church Lake Stevens’ Newsletter “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in

psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Colossians 3:16

Inside this Issue: Celebrations & News 2

June Financials 3

Family & Youth News 4

Events 5

Haiti update 6

July Servants In God’s House 7

August Servants in God’s House 8

July Calendar 9

July 2015

Issue 179

Hello Lamb of God!

Our last vision steering committee meeting was an especially positive one. My hope was that we could move forward on two major points. First, I wanted us to make some recommendations as to how we should move forward on growing our spiritual life, then pass that on to a different committee to implement and develop those recommendations. Second, I hoped we could do the same thing with respect to our facilities. For those who have never attended one of our steering committee meetings, I try to always keep them to an hour or less in length. By keeping them short, we were only able to fully tackle the first point. The future of our facilities will be addressed next meeting.

Here’s what we came up with: First, “spiritual life” while true, strikes me as a little vague. “Discipleship” captures more of what we are trying to develop in our people. Disciples learn. Disciples pray. Disciples trust Jesus even when they don’t quite understand what He’s doing. Disciples make disciples. Disci-ples are at all kinds of different stages in their walk with Jesus, but they all need to keep moving forward.

Second, we recognize the power of small groups. Discipleship or spiritual growth won’t happen if it is limited to one hour a week (or maybe every couple of weeks). Small groups are intended to meet together, lift one another up, pray for one another, encourage, hold accountable, and basically do life togeth-er. Bible studies may or may not be a part. Currently, we have a few groups that meet regularly. I hope we can grow more as well as be more intentional about what the existing groups are doing now.

Finally, like many others, I have been very impressed by what Greg Finke de-scribes in Joining Jesus on His Mission as well as what is discussed in the 5-2 meetings Jan and I have attended. I hope we can be more intentional about sharing that vision and incorporating it into our lives.

To do this, we’ve discussed the possibility of having a recurring “5-2 minute” where we might discuss some of the principles Finke describes, or share per-sonal experiences of God working in our lives.

As I mentioned earlier, we will be forming a new group to implement these ide-as and hopefully introduce some new ones as well. We will probably contact some people and ask them if they are willing to participate. I hope that if you read this and recognize that you have a passion for discipleship, that you would let me know. That’s exactly what this committee needs. Come to think of it, it’s what Lamb of God needs. It’s what the world needs.

~Pastor Mike

Milestones—July Birthdays, Baptismal and Wedding Anniversaries

Pastor Mike May: 314-775-6956

Worship Leader: Jan Novak 360-691-3372

Elders:

Dana Wolcott 425-335-3465 Ernie Frederickson 360-668-1234 John Laskey 425-334-6210 Milt Grover 360-568-6755 Rick Ihrie 425-481-3247

4 Rebecca Geiger

6 Domenico Erme

6 Elsa Uchikawa

7 Alli Dalton

11 Jason Knapp

13 Holli Lawrence

14 Cody Farnsworth

14 Julie Wolcott

18 Beckie Kirker

19 Dave King

21 Jim Hassebrock

23 Daisy Llerenas

26 Megan Martz

27 Delanie Frazee

30 Ben Ihrie

Prayer Chain:

If you have a prayer request to be added to the prayer chain, please contact the church office. You may call (425) 377-2173 or e-mail secretary@lambofgod-lakestevens.org. If you would like to be on the prayer chain, please contact the church office.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Pastoral Assistance

3 Gale Springer

5 Brandon Martz

5 Lindsay Martz

7 Chris Caldwell

7 Taylor Caldwell

7 Sarah Llerenas

14 Steve Dalton

20 Maddie Knapp

22 Janice Carpenter

22 Logan Frederickson

23 Peter Ihrie

Baptismal Anniversaries

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Meetings This Month Council/Elders Meetings July meetings:

Council Meeting— Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 pm Elder’s Meeting—Sunday, July 12 (following service)

Happy Anniversary!

David & Gale Springer 7/4

Jan & MJ Novak 7/15

Pete & Debbie Jones 7/16

Jason & Shara Knapp 7/22

Rick & Becky Ihrie 7/30

Dan & Judy Bartelheimer 7/31

Scott & Pam Ziemann 7/31

Sunday Sermons are now being recorded and posted on our website. Go to www.lambofgod-lakestevens.org and click on the “Sunday Sermons” link on our homepage.

Secretary Update:

Lamb of God has been accep ng applica ons for the secretary posi on and will begin the interview process the week of July 6.

Note from Chris ne: Working in the Lamb of God office has been an amazing blessing for me and my family the last three years. I have really enjoyed ge ng to know many of you be er and have definitely become more connected to our church family and the ac vi es of our church. At this me though, God is direc ng me down another path. My family & I are looking forward to staying involved and connected as we con nue to “join Jesus on His mission.” Thank you so much for all of your support and kindness!

~Chris ne Pfiester

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JUNE FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Schedules for Classes and Bible Studies

Sunday Morning Family Bible Study Hour at 9 a.m.:

Classes will resume in the fall.

Men’s Bible Studies/Help the Homeless The men’s Bible study meets on Saturday mornings at 7:00 am. Study meets at McDonald’s in Everett. Address: 4020 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201. The current study is on the book of Malachi. After Bible study, the men serve the homeless in Everett.

Monday evenings from 7:00—8:30 pm in the church office. The current study is “Apologetics—Defending the Faith.” Please contact the leaders of this study: Dana

June General Expenses: $14,239.67

June Attendance: 6/7 83 6/14 97 6/21 73 6/28 66

Ladies Bible Study: The Monday evening ladies Bible finished their study “The Patriarchs.” A new study will begin in the fall with more details to come in August. If you have questions, please contact Susie Rahn. Susie’s phone # is 425-350-2184 and e-mail is rahnds3@msn.com.

Church Directory: Thank you to all who have submitted pictures and contact information for the new directory. If you haven’t submitted a picture yet, please e-mail one to the church office e-mail: secretary@lambofgod-lakestevens.org by July 10. Any questions, contact Christine.

Homeless Gift Bags: Ashley Wolcott put together $5 gift bags made up of things like socks, hand sanitizer and deodorant. If you would like to purchase packets, please contact Ashley.

General Giving Life Haiti

6/1-6/7 $6,099.00 $825.00 $50.00

6/8-6/14 $4,665.00 $930.00 $5.00

6/15-6/21 $2,838.00 $205.00

6/22-6/28 $1,376.48 $50.00

Totals $14,978.48 $2,010.00 $55.00

"Bags of Blessings" Thank you to all who have contributed bags! We are continuing to collect bags as numerous mats are being made by volunteers. Some of the kids at VBC will be making jump ropes this sum-mer out of plastic bags also! For more information, please contact Kathleen Hines or Christine Pfiester.

Baby Shower: All ladies are invited to a baby shower for Annie Stogin at MJ’s home (13313 74th Street, NE, Lake Stevens) on August 9 at 12:30 pm. Annie and Alex are expecting a little girl in September! Their daughter’s nursery is a bumble bee theme with yellow and light gray colors, and they are registered at Target and Babies ‘R Us. (When searching for their registry, type “Andrea Stogin” or “Alex Stogin”). Please RSVP to MJ at 360 691-3372 (home) or can text to 425 239-7945 (cell).

FAMILY AND YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS

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Summer Activities If you would like to help plan one of these family events contact Jan Novak. Birch Bay Water Slides- (August) Snohomish Aquatic Center- (June, July, August) Laser Tag- Cedar Springs Camp

Bowling

July Youth Group meetings…regular meetings will resume in September

5, 12, 19, 26 Everett Outreach- Lord’s Little Cooker (Every Saturday Morning 7:45-9:30 a.m.) 10 Snohomish Aquatic Center/- swimming 12:30-3pm

24-26 Aquafest Booth! 25- Aquafest Parade

Decorate Float (8 am) Parade Line up 12:30 pm (1 pm start) August

Everett Outreach-Lord’s Little Cooker (Every Saturday Morning 7:45-9:30 a.m.) Youth Group meetings…regular meetings will resume in September

2-7 Kaleidoscope- Senior High (Delano Bay) 3-7 Vacation Bible Camp

7 Snohomish Aquatic Center or Lake Stevens 12:30-3 pm

12 Birch Bay Water Slides Wednesday- 10:00am-6:00pm TBD

20 Evergreen Speedway Family Day at the races $10

TBD Church Picnic

Page 5 Issue 179 SUMMER EVENTS

Lake Stevens Community Supper Program

~Community Serving Community—each week different service organizations or groups serve at this supper. ~Free dinner each Thursday from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Lake Stevens.

Lamb of God has offered to have a team of 8-10 people at the community suppers on July 30. If you would like to help (and have dinner too!) contact the church office.

Aquafest

July 24-26

Lamb of God will have a booth in the food court again this year selling pre-made ice cream sandwiches! Sign up for a shift on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday for a few hours. We also have our annual float in the parade on Saturday. We need volunteers to deco-rate the float and be in the parade!

Vacation Bible Camp

August 3-7 9:00-11:30 am

WANTED! Youth and adult leaders, volun-

teers are needed for crafts, refresh-ments, leaders, helpers, games, and registration. Please contact Christine Pfiester or Jan Novak if you would like to volunteer. Please include our Vacation Bible Camp in your regular prayers. Pray for an opportunity to encourage and bring children to this year’s camp. Pray that they will know, own and share the gospel. And pray also that God would lead you to be a leader/helper for this important missionary training as we con-tinue to “Give Life to the Next Genera-tion.”

Registration is available on-line! Go to our website at www.lambofgod-lakestevens.org and click on the Vaca-tion Bible School picture/link on the homepage or look under the “Calendar” tab and then click on Current/Upcoming Events.

Family/Youth Swimming: All are welcome to join us on Friday, July 10 from 12:30—3:00 pm for open swim at the Snohomish Aquatic Center! Cost is $5. We will carpool from church at 11:45 or you can meet us at the Aquatic Center. 516 Maple Avenue, Snohomish, WA 98290

www.Snohomishaquatic.com

HAITI UPDATE

Page 6 Issue 179 HAITI UPDATES — June 20 & July 2

June 20, 2015 Bonjou mwen zanmi! (Good day my friends!) Faith Lutheran Church’s mission team returned from our trip to MADO (La Maison des Agneaux de Dieu Orphelinat—The House of the Lambs of God Orphanage) Wednesday, June 17th. The trip was eventful (more than I dare share in an update), enriching (emotionally, socially, and spiritually), and an experience that I was delighted to be involved with. This is the last week before break for our school. (Check the photos attached of the end of school celebration). We got to witness the students taking their standardized tests. They sat in special seating arrangements: 2nd grade student next to 6th grade student next to 4th grade student. This way, the opportunity to see a classmate’s answers was not available—an encouraging and refreshing view of the serious approach the students and teachers take toward educa-tion. I did glance at a math test for a third grader and was encouraged at the rigor expected of the students. Our work project included construction and some French tutoring by a member of our team who is proficient in French. After day one she had to increase the level of the intensity of her teaching. She was pleasantly surprised with the knowledge of the students. For construction work, we pursued constructing the floor of the building for the Baja Church plant, a building which is also used as a school. Level the dirt, tamp the ground, place big rocks, place small rocks, then lay the cement. The most labor for our team was the consistent hauling of water from a hand-pumped well fifty yards away and down a hill. There is much to be said, as with all teams when they return. I en-courage you to watch our website (www.nehlm.org) for new pictures as we get them up. I also ask you to pray for a mission team from Dixon, California which departs tonight to be with MADO for the week. Through it all we pray that the Word of the Lord grows in the hearts of the dear souls in Haiti and all of you who continue to be informed of God’s work through this ministry.

July 2, 2015 “Camp Discovery: Jesus is at Work Through Us.” This is the Vacation Bible School (VBS) that we took to Haiti in early June, then presented here in La Grande, Oregon, June 22-26, and, Lord willing, will use again at Faith’s Outreach site in Enterprise, Oregon, the third week of July. I often have the Bible stories and songs running through my mind. The overall theme is caught up in the title. NEHLM, Rev. Paul with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti (altar and pulpit fellow-ship with the LCMS), is delighted to witness Jesus at work through us in this ministry. The “us” includes each one of you as you support this ministry in the variety of ways available. Praise God for choosing and using you. Rev. Paul reported the good experience of the team from Dixon, California. They were able to present a mini-VBS at the church plant in Ba-ja. This is where Faith’s team worked in early June to pour the floor and finish the walls. As they were with the people and saw the need for benches for the church/school, they presented the ministry funds that were donated by a Kiwanis Club in Dixon, California. What a variety of support this mission receives! The Dixon team also helped with some finish work on the front, outside walls of the girls orphanage. Rev. Paul has applied for his travel VISA. When it is in hand, there are plans to have him go to Miami for a follow-up appointment with the surgeon who operated on his eyes for glaucoma. Until then, Rev. Paul is making efforts to see an eye doctor in Cap Haitian. He does understand the importance of protecting his eyes with sunglasses. They continue to get nourishing rain showers and their crops are doing well. They are harvesting plantains and will be harvesting corn, beans, bananas, and cassava soon. This will give the children healthy work as they are out of school for summer break. The Lord bless and keep you, Rev. Sam Wiseman NEHLM Pastoral Adviser

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DATE 5 12 19 26

Worship Set-Up Frederickson Rahn Brave Gatterman

Worship Take - Down Springer Strege Foye Jamieson

Soundboard DuWayne Brave Joel Repp Milt Grover Alex Stogin

Elder on Duty

Communion Elders

Ernie Frederickson

Ernie/John Laskey Dana Wolcott

Dan Bartelheimer

Dan/Milt Grover John Laskey

Fellowship & Greeters

Rahn

Hines

Strege

Marshall

Mitchell

Wolcott

Gatterman

Scripture Reader

Larry Aalbu

Ezekiel 2:1-5

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Mark 6:1-13

Natalie Hansen

Amos 7:7-15

Ephesians 1:3-14

Mark 6:14-29

Stephanie Schmitt

Jeremiah 23:1-6

Ephesians 2:11-22

Mark 6:30-44

Milt Grover

Genesis 9:8-17

Ephesians 3:14-21

Mark 6:45-56

Children’s Message Dana Wolcott Stacey

Hassebrock Jan Novak Mark Cameron

Altar Guild

Cindy Caldwell Set-up done Joelle Cameron Set-up done

Power Point Shara Knapp Heather Stahl Mike Gatterman Annie Stogin

Acolyte and Offering

Katherine Geiger

Reed Geiger

Christina Springer

John Springer

Kayla McDonald

Connor McDonald

Luke McClellan

Lindsey McClellan

Nursery

Amethyst Corey Katherine Geiger Foye McClellan

Money Counters

Susie Rahn

Debbie Jones

Cherie Gatterman

Christine Pfiester

Susie Rahn

Debbie Jones

Cherie Gatterman

Christine Pfiester

SERVANTS IN GOD’S HOUSE – JULY 2015

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Worship Set-Up Frederickson Rahn Brave Gatterman Frederickson

Worship Take - Down

Jones Geiger Springer Strege Foye

Soundboard DuWayne Brave Milt Grover Joel Repp Alex Stogin Milt Grover

Elder on Duty

Communion Elders

Milt Grover

Milt Grover

Dana Wolcott

Ernie Frederickson

Dana Wolcott

Dana Wolcott

Rick Ihrie

Rick Ihrie John Laskey

Fellowship and Greeters

Schmitt

Werfelmann

Grover

McClellan

J & E Repp

Gable

Jones

Springer

Cameron

Pfiester

Scripture Reader

Dale Rahn Exodus 16:2-15 Ephesians 4:1-

16 John 6:22-35

Jim Hassebrock 1 Kings 19:1-8

Ephesians 4:17-5:2

John 6:35-51

Mike Riley Proverbs 9:1-10 Ephesians 5:6-

21 John 6:51-69

Jennifer Wood Isaiah 29:11-19 Ephesians 5:22-

33 Mark 7:1-13

Randy Strege Deuteronomy

4:1-2, 6-9 Ephesians 6:10-

20 Mark 7:14-23

Children’s Message

Dana Wolcott Stacey Hassebrock Mark Cameron Jan Novak Dana Wolcott

Altar Guild

Heidi Llerenas Set-up done Heather Stahl Set-up done Take down

Power Point Heather Stahl Shara Knapp Jim Repp Annie Stogin Mike Gatterman

Acolyte and Offering

Audrey Pfiester

Kyra Wood

Daisy Llerenas

Sarah Llerenas

Katherine Geiger

Reed Geiger

Christina Springer

John Springer

Kayla McDonald

Connor McDonald

Nursery

Williams Repp Knapp Dalton Corey

Money Counters

Susie Rahn

Debbie Jones

Cherie Gatterman

Christine Pfiester

Susie Rahn

Debbie Jones

Cherie Gatterman

Christine Pfiester

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WORSHIP SCHEDULE: Family Education 9:00am WORSHIP Hour 10:15am Holy Communion is celebrated during worship the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Office: 425-377-2173 www.lambofgod-lakestevens.org Pastor: Mike May Rev. Art Werfelmann, Emeritus Worship Leader: Jan Novak Secretary: Christine Pfiester

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