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A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

““TThhaatt’’ss tthhee SSppiirriitt””“…A family of Christians dedicated to sharing the love and Good News of forgiveness and salvationthrough Jesus Christ our Lord.”

l A Newsletter of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church June 2014

Inside this IssueDOVE TALESFINANCIALS

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PASTOR PAULPage 3

COUNCIL PRESIDENTPRAYERS

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COUNCIL NOMINEESPage 5

CHILDREN’S MINISTRYPage 6

YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRYPage 7

MAXWELL’S MUSINGSPage 8

DISCIPLESHIP/SMALL GROUPSPage 9

FELLOWSHIP0

COMMUNITYPage 11

SEMINARY NEWSPage 12

BITS ’n’ PIECESPage 13

WORSHIP ASSISTANTSPage 14

JUNE CALENDARPage 15

FOOD FOR THE SPIRITPage 16

Engage - Equip - Embrace

6/5 Jason Adams’ Ordination

6/8 Pentecost – Wear Red!

6/15 Father’s Day

6/16 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

6/16-20 Vacation Bible School

6/17 Church Council

6/20 VBS Performance

6/27-7/1 Western States Youth Gathering

6/29 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING





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Dove Tales

AngelsCorner

We are all angelswith only one wing.

We can only fly whileembracing each

other.—Luciano de Crescenzo

Thanks…… to Gwen Jolls for the many years she’sserved in Children’s Ministry…… to Kevin Cannon for his passion inleading the Holy Spirit Trail Hikers…… to Jasmine LeFevre for handling thesound board/video screen for thecontemporary worship service…

… to Jo Wilson and Mary Wonola forbaking goodies for the Home-BakedOutreach ministry…… to Rich and Marsha Stephenson fordonating a much-needed computer for theoffice, and to Tim Beasley for setting itup…… to our council members for takingcare of our church business…… to team leaders for leading our churchministry teams…… to the Butler’s, Cleveland’s, andMorrison’s for hosting the UgandanOrphans Choir…

… to Dick Moyer and MicheleAnderson-Beck for painting the churchsigns...

… to Zach Nance and all the helpers onhis Eagle Scout project...

… to Mirium Tsui for filling in for KarlSeum while on his honeymoon.

IT TAKES MANY HANDS WORKINGTOGETHER TO DO GOD’S WORK

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Thrivent Choice DollarsThank you Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and policyholders for your donations to date - $3,415 for the 2014 general budget.

Thrivent gives an allowance to policyholders to donate to Lutheran charities, including Holy Spirit Lutheran Church.

The church council has chosenSunday, June 29, for our Junecongregational meeting. Therewill be no meal connected with thismeeting, therefore, we plan to beginat 11:45am.

The agenda includes receivingreports from our ministry teamleaders and electing councilmembers. (See page 5)

Confirmed members of HolySpirit are able to vote, whileanyone is welcome to attend themeeting. (Confirmed members arethose who were officially receivedas adult members through ourConfirmation or FaithWalkMinistry or, in years past, throughClass 101 or the Sunday morningSeekers Class.)

Please plan to be part of whatthe council expects to be a shortmeeting.

My Father

It doesn’t matter who my fatherwas; it matters who I remember hewas.

—Anne Sexton

FINANCIAL STANDINGS April 2014 Year-to-Date2014Ministry Program Income $ 31,867.23 $134,934.34

Ministry Program Expenses $ 30,966.17 $134,424.63

Difference $ 901.062,795.322,029.94

$ 509.71

Debt/Building Income $ 4,206.50 $ 18,398.00

Debt/Building Expenses $ 6,573.00 $ 26,292.00

Difference $ - 2,366.50 $ - 7,894.00

NET INCOME $ -1,465.44 $ - 7,384.29


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—Anne Sexton



Difference $ 901.062,795.322,029.94

$ 509.71



Difference $ - 2,366.50 $ - 7,894.00

NET INCOME $ -1,465.44 $ - 7,384.29


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—Anne Sexton



Difference $ 901.062,795.322,029.94

$ 509.71



Difference $ - 2,366.50 $ - 7,894.00

NET INCOME $ -1,465.44 $ - 7,384.29


Holy SpiritLutheran Church6670 W. Cheyenne AvenueLas Vegas, NV 89108-4931

(702) 645-1777 FAX (702) 645-8107E-Mail: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.holyspiritlasvegas.orgELCA: www.elca.org

WORSHIP HOURS(Nursery Provided)

Saturday WorshipTraditional 5:30pm

Sunday Summer WorshipContemporary 9:00amTraditional begin June 8 10:30am

OFFICE HOURSMonday-Thursday 8am - 4:30pmFriday 8am - 12:00pm

CHURCH STAFFPastor Paul HansenMusic Minister Tim Beasley

Guitarist Andrew SilvaOffice Manager Loretta BlockMinistry Coordinator Devra BettsCustodian Karl SeumNursery Coordinator Kathy Moses

CHURCH COUNCILMichele Beck, President 702 435-8282Michael Harris, VP 702 927-4506Barry Clayton, Treasurer 702 341-5216Jim Clark, Secretary 702 395-4588K’lyra Bell Youth RepKevin Cannon 702 631-6334Janet Saterlie 702 658-8042Fred Schrumm 702 360-9514Ann Taylor 702 834-7751LaShone Manning, Recording Secretary

Newsletter StaffEditor/Layout:

Jackie Hopkey – 702 255-9042E-Mail: [email protected]

Proof: Ruth Ann Isaacs, Loretta BlockCollators: Ruth Ann Isaacs,

Sue Mayer, Mary West

Pastor Paul’s Letter

June 2014

Dear friends in Christ,

You may have already heard the good news that on Sunday, May18, Jason Adams not only graduated from Wartburg TheologicalSeminary, but also received a call to pastor Reformation LutheranChurch here in Las Vegas! He has accepted the call and he, Ivy,Lily, Isaac and Elise will be back out in Las Vegas very, verysoon! Reformation Lutheran’s building is on E. St. Louis Avenuejust 6 blocks east of the Stratosphere Tower.

When a candidate for ministry receives a call, that candidate isthen approved for ordination. Jason has asked that his ordinationservice be held at Holy Spirit! Our synod bishop, the Rev. SteveTalmage, is able to be with us to preside at this time of worshipon Thursday evening, June 5, and Jason has asked me to bethe preacher. So we are delighted to invite you to be part of thiswonderful occasion. The service will begin at 7:00 pm, to befollowed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall.

The Church Council has approved that a special offering takenthe weekend of May 31, June 1, be designated an ordination giftto the Adams’ family.

Please come and join the festivities the evening of June 5, as weinvite God’s blessing on our own Jason Adams and family!

Your friend in faith,

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Michele Anderson-Beck

o you stash things? Doyou have a junkdrawer? Do you set

aside your mail? We do.Stuart pulled a box from thegarage the other day – it wassealed and covered with atleast five years of dust. Weopened it – and lo and behold!It was full of books that I’vebeen ‘missing’! This box hadbeen stashed in the garage, setaside probably on moving day years ago to ‘deal with later’.

As I was rehoming those long lost friends to the shelves, Icame across other things. Books and pamphlets in the wrongsection and stashed behind other books...notes from a pastproject...old computer cables...some paperbacks...a box ofcards. All things that at one point or another were importantenough to save, but stashed for a rainy day. Although therewasn’t a cloud in the sky – I pulled those random things outand put them where they belonged. Procrastination is a hardhabit to wrangle!

I googled “Stashing thingsand God.” James 1:22-25came up front and center.22Do not merely listen to theword, and so deceiveyourselves. Do what it says.23Anyone who listens to the

word but does not do what it says is like someone who looksat his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goesaway and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25Butwhoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, butdoing it—they will be blessed in what they do. Read theWord and act on what you’ve read. Pretty clear isn’t it?Stashing and saving for later isn’t an option.

God really says “just do it”. It sounds like Nike’s tagline.Here is an idea - what if every time we see that swoosh logo –we see it as a checkmark from God reminding us to share Hisword and His love?! What if every time we see thatcheckmark, it reminds us not to stash the Word or set asideHis love for a rainy day? That checkmark is our YES to God!Yes God, I’ll invite a neighbor to Sunday worship! Yes God,I’ll bring food to help the needy! Yes God, I’ll tell the kids atthe pool about VBS and Summer Music Camp! Yes God, I’llbe there for a grieving friend. Yes God, I’ll call my aunttoday. Yes God, I will share your love and word today!

We Say, Yes Lord yes Lord, Yes yes Lord, Yes Lordyes Lord, Yes yes Lord, Yes Lord yes Lord, Yes yes Lord.Amen.

—Trading My Sorrow, Lyrics by Darrell Evans

Gracious God: Your voice sings in thechurch. Bless our worship, that sharingbread in communion; we also shareabundantly with people in every place.

Your voice sings in creation.Preserve pastures and city parks, oceansand local water sources, so that natureprovides life and protection for allcreatures.

Your voice sings among the nations. Curb the desire forvengeance; turn us from dishonest speech and deceitful living;lead us in your truth.

Your voice sings among those in need: the poor, thehomeless, the suffering, the afflicted, the ill and hospitalized.We pray for the hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian girls, and askfor their protection.9

God our refuge: you deliver us in times of trouble. Wepray for the rejected and persecuted; for neglected infants andchildren; and for the sick, especially for: Ted Alm, AliceBujack, Linda Clayton, Rebecca Cleveland, LillianDilworth, Dana Hackett, Laura Haynes, Tia Heinreich,Susan Hicks, and Garnett Howard.

Also for Bev Langenberger and her daughter, Betty VonWagner, Betty Mahalik, Jean Pritchett, Keith and Bev

Quirk, Shirley Rogers, Jane Seum, Janet Sprague, andGene and Alma Suckow.

We pray also for Barbara Butler’s mother, Dorothy;Joy Clark’s father, Atley; Linda Clayton’s mom; YvonneDrakeley’s son, Ron; Janet Hayden’s husband, Roger; DaveJohnson’s granddaughter, Reese; Kesling’s daughter, NoraLee; and Carol Townsend’s mother, Donna.

Prayers of Thanksgiving - Kim Heinreich’s son, Joshua,has returned safely from military action.

We pray for: Kevin Deleeuw and all mourning thepassing of his grandmother; Marty Heim and all mourningthe death of Marty’s wife, Cheryl; Betty and Dick Kovachmourning the loss of Betty’s son, Denny; and also for Denise,Dagny and Tony Signorelli, all mourning the death of JoeSignorelli.

Grant them comfort in their grief and hope in your gift ofresurrection.

Receive our prayers, merciful God, and dwell in us richly,through Jesus Christ, our life and our redeemer. Amen.

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Church Council Nominees

Five council members will be elected at the congregational meeting, June 29. Michele, Michael and Jim are completing terms andare running for another term. Greg Trunoske and Zachary Bell-Nance are new nominees (Zach has been chosen by the youth toserve on council, but must be approved by voters at the meeting). Additional nominees are welcome from the floor at the meeting.

MICHELE ANDERSON-BECK

Michele is wife to Stuart Beck;they work together at Cirque duSoleil’s LOVE. They have twoGerman Shepherds, Abbey andMolly. Michele enjoys ridinghorses, cooking and gardening.

Michele enjoys designing,creating and working in a teamatmosphere. She enjoys helpingpeople look at creative challenges ina different way.

Her experiences with Holy Spirit include: present ChurchCouncil President, Design Team leader; Project Seed; ChurchBeautification Team, Summer Music Camps, Ministry Fairs;FaithWalk Sponsor, Tech Team, and she is the churchWebmaster.

“God has designed our lives creatively… this creativityand artistry is something that I really love to share witheveryone around me.”

JIM CLARK

Jim is fulfilling the term of anothercouncil member and is seekingreelection. He is husband to Joy, aretired Air Force Lt. Colonel, and is aninstructor at Nellis Air Force Base.

In his leisure, Jim enjoys reading,hiking and travel. He excels inorganizational skills and math, and isquite proficient at programming Excelspreadsheets.

In addition to serving as Secretaryon the Church Council, Jim hasparticipated in Bible study, and serves in worship as AssistingMinister. His organizational skills and reliability are awelcome addition to our Church Council.

MICHAEL HARRIS

Michael is husband to Karen, andfather to Dylan, Abby, and Walker.

Michael enjoys reading,cooking, film, spending time with hisfamily and friends, and enjoys coffeea little too much.

Michael is the Tech Team leaderand has worked to promote Nevadansfor the Common Good, (for which heserves as Treasurer).

Michael has represented HolySpirit as a voting member of the

Grand Canyon Synod for years 2011, 2012, and again in 2014.He was team leader for Holy Spirit’s Missional LeadershipAcademy, participates in FaithWalk as a sponsor, and theFaithWalk planning committee. He serves as an usher at the11:30am worship service.

Michael takes joy in the opportunities to learn Christ'struths through other people’s experiences.

GREG TRUNOSKE

Greg is husband to Amy and father toCaroline and Johnny. He is currentlyemployed as a mechanic with the ClarkCounty Fire Department.

When he isn’t working, he enjoysfishing, hunting, riding quads, traveling,boating, cooking, amateur photography,and industrial sewing. Greg is anexcellent cook and likes to create newdishes from scratch. He can fix mostanything mechanically.

Greg is a FaithWalk sponsor andassists Amy wherever needed with her duties in Youth andFamily Ministry and Fellowship. He is honest, extremelyhard-working, has great ideas, and is willing to help out withmost anything when not working.

ZACHARY BELL-NANCE

Zach is the son of Bob and JoAnnNance, brother to Catherine,Robert, William, and Thaddeus.This Fall he will be a sophomoreat Canyon Springs High Schooland The Leadership & LawPreparatory Academy.

Zach will be a second yearcadet in Air Force Junior ReserveOfficer Training Corps (C/SeniorAirman), and soon to be EagleScout in the Boy Scouts ofAmerica.

He is a member of S.T.O.R.M., participates in TeenSongsummer youth group, and is a Vacation Bible School youthvolunteer.

Zach enjoys reading, writing expository fiction, BoyScouting, fishing, hunting, and singing. As a youthrepresentative to the Church Council, he offers his talents as agood public speaker, singer, and volunteer.


Children’s Ministry.56 The Learning Team is committed to support the faith journey of preschool to adults

through Christian Education and Fellowship.

nother year of Sunday School hascome and gone …so quickly

again! I continue to love sharingGod’s Word and love with the KG/1stgraders that I teach. They are a greatgroup. I especially love to see severalof my class in the 9 o’clock Worshipservice when I worship. Thank youparents/grandparents who make it apriority to bring your children toSunday School and Worship!

I am always so happy to see our“regulars” in Sunday School, thoughpray for more children to attend moreregularly. Our Sunday Schoolattendance has dropped considerablyover the past several years. Ourchildren are our future churchmembers/leaders, so I hope that all ofyou will help us “grow” this ministry.

The last day of Sunday School forthe year is June 1. We will have aspecial snack and present Attendance

Awards for the year.Thank you to all

our awesome teamof Sunday Schoolteachers for helpingto make this a greatyear. Thank you to:Judi Hempel andKim Heinreich, our

PreSchool Team; Gwen Jolls, KG/1stGrade; Fred Schrumm and ShaunWoods, 2nd/3rd Grade; Edie Bushand Jill Franczak, 4th/5th Grade.

Thank you to Tim Beasley forleading our opening music eachSunday. We have been so blessedwith the piano music and songs he hastaught the children this year. Thanksalso to Pr. Paul for leading theConfirmation class and to MicheleBeck and Marsha Stephenson forleading the High School youth. Thankyou to Kevin Deleeuw for helpingwith attendance, attendance awards,offering, or whatever is needed.

Sunday School resumes for the2014-2015 year September 7, RallyDay Sunday. Please prayerfully

consider joining our Sunday Schoolteam! Our 4th/5th grade class needs ateacher/co-teacher as well as a co-teacher for KG/1st Grade. We alsoneed people who would be willing tosubstitute for regular teachers whenthey need to be gone on specifiedSundays or are ill. Please contactGwen Jolls at 702-645-0686 [email protected] or sign up onthe connection card if you areinterested. Thanks!

Vacation Bible School -Workshop of Wonders begins soonafter Sunday School ends! (June 16-20). Please invite any children youknow to come learn about God’s lovein this exciting outreach event! SeeAmy’s entry (page 8) for moreinformation.

A portion of offerings receivedduring VBS will help to support ourSunday School’s sponsored child,Mahamadou, in Mali, Africa.Mahamadou’s sponsorship is throughWorld Vision. World Vision is “aChristian humanitarian organizationdedicated to working with children,families and communities worldwideto reach their full potential by tacklingthe causes of poverty and injustice.”83% of World Vision’s operatingexpenses go directly to programshelping children and families in need.

Stay cool and enjoy yoursummer!

Blessings,

Gwen JollsTeam Leader

Congratulations to the followingstudents with Perfect Attendance forApril 2014:

PreSchoolIkaika Alcantara

Zania SmithKG/1st Grade

Leilani Hanisch

2nd/3rd GradeMakayla Powell

4th/5th GradeMichael Geiger

Shamika Manning

Ms. Judi will have story times onJune 4, 11, and 25, but will be busywith VBS on the 18th (hope to see thechildren there!). There were too manyfairytales to use them all in May sowe’ll continue with them in June.

As usual, all children not inschool are welcome on Wednesdaysat 10:30 for Stories with Ms. Judi.

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Youth & Family Ministry

ummer is here! A time for rejuvenation! A time forsleeping in, a time for family vacations and a time forfun! I know I cannot wait! Summer is a time for

families to breathe after the crazy school year jam-packed withactivities. That does not, however, mean that worship shouldstop. In fact, summer is a great time for you to re-invest intoworship and youth group activities. Make sure to read the“That’s the Spirit” newsletter, read the parent emailednewsletter, check the bulletin each week, and check theholyspiritlasvegas.org website often for any changes inworship times and for fun activities of which you can be apart. Going out of town? Try attending a worship service inthe area you will be and then share your experience with therest of the youthwhen you return.

We have had somegreat fun this lastmonth. First we hadCardboard City atthe end of April!What an amazingexperience!

Thanks to Bryan Peterson for supplying all of the amazingboxes which were used by multiple groups, and my husband,Greg Trunoske, for going out to pick them up! It was greatto get to hang out with Reformation, The Lakes, GoodSamaritan and Living Springs youth groups! CardboardCity even made the newspaper! I look forward to the nextCardboard City event and hope to get more of our Holy Spirityouth to join me!

On May 7, Youth and Family Ministry had our fabulous Rita’sNight fundraiser! What a great time was had by all whovolunteered and came out to eat some yummy treats! Thanksto everyone who supported us and to the Jarlock’s for lettingus invade their store for the evening! Thanks also to everyonewho purchased the Rita’s quart vouchers.

I had a great time helping one of our youth, Zach Bell-Nance,with his Eagle Scout project. Great job Zach! What a niceaddition to our Holy Spirit property.

Thanks also to all the youth who attended worship servicesMay 11. We held our vote for the Youth Council member.Congratulations Zachary Bell-Nance on winning the electionfor this upcoming year’s term! I know you will do us proud!Thank you also to K’lyra Bell for your service as our previousCouncil representative!

This month we have volunteer opportunities (which many ofthe youth have already signed up to participate) with VBSJune 16 - 20 from 6pm to 8:30pm. There is still time tovolunteer! So if you are a youth interested in signing up tovolunteer that week, or a parent who would like to help out aswell, just contact me at 702-769-1202 and we can talk aboutthe positions available.

At the end of this month, I will have theprivilege of attending the WesternStates Youth Gathering with four HolySpirit youth and the Lakes Lutheranyouth! I am beyond excited! I cannotwait to report back our experiences!And don’t forget, Love God, LovePeople and Do Stuff!!

Hugs and Blessings,

Amy TrunoskeYouth & Family Team Leader

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Maxwell’s Musings

“When a fathergives to his son,

both laugh; when ason gives to his father,

both cry.”—William Shakespeare

ost of us have noticed the newcolor of the church – right?(Like… how could one miss it?!)

I just want to add, I love the color – thecolor of cheese – maybe a slightly agedcheese?

On Easter Sunday, Payton Morrison(granddaughter of Eric and DorothyMorrison) was overheard saying, “LookPoppa (Eric), they painted the church forEaster!!” It does kind of look like anEaster egg!

Mike Jolls traveled to Tennessee inApril to see his daughter, Andrea,participate in her “White CoatCeremony.” She is going to school to

become apharmacist andafter the firstyear they are“awarded” theirwhite coats.CongratsAndrea!! Fiveyears down,three to go!!

Do youknow thatKelsey Rastello

is also going to school to be a pharmacist?We have some smart kids here at HSLC.

There is nothing more special thencelebrating Mother’s Day with yourgrandchildren, and that’s just what JudyCaison did! Daughter Sheila gifted herwith professional portraits of her sixgrandchildren. So special!

I jumped into Loretta’s purse toattend Karl Seum’s wedding on Sunday,May 4. He married the beautifulBerenice Reyes at Shepherd of the HillsLutheran Church in NW Las Vegas.

The best part was the dinner at theBrio in Town Square. I totally chompedon the bread crumbs and cheese droppedon the floor by the children - yummy!

Karl and Berenice were so happyand everyone had a fun time before theyleft for their honeymoon in Lake Tahoe.

Thanks for sharing your news! Solong for now; I look forward to hearingfrom you for the July/August combinedissue.

Your friend,Maxwell

Vacation Bible School!

Welcome to the Workshop of Wonders!!

Registration for VBS is now in fullswing! At WOW VBS, discover how theordinary becomes extraordinary with God.All children, FULLY toilet trained,entering Pre-K thru 5th grade, are invitedto join us June 16 – 20 from 6:00pm to8:30pm.

Please pre-register your child as pre-registration gives your child the advantageof being prepared day one of VBS! Youmay register online atwww.holyspiritlasvegas.org or you canalso register in the church office duringnormal business hours.

We still need registration volunteers!If you are interested in joining this funand rewarding ministry, please contactAmy Trunoske at 702-769-1202 [email protected], or sign up on theconnection cards.

Remember these dates! June 7, 9am Decorating/Training/

Meeting (Potluck Breakfast) June 14, 9am Decorating/Walk-through

(Potluck Breakfast) June 15, 1pm - Final Decorating June 16, 5pm - Volunteers arrive

6pm - Day 1 of VBS June 20, Last day of VBS –

Parents invited to 8pm performance June 21, Saturday - Clean-up Day June 22, Sunday - 9am service,

VBS participants sing

Amy Trunoske

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Discipleship ~ Small GroupsDiscipleship is...being called to walk with Christ, being equipped to live like Christ

and loving and serving others in the name of Christ.

Homeless Youth

On May 13, Women inthe Spirit (W.I.T.S.), metand organized all thedonations we had collectedfor our homeless youth inLas Vegas. We also madehygiene bags and did somefuture planning to feed and

help NPHY this summer.Thanks to all of you, we took two

carloads of donations to the Drop-in-Center on Shirley Avenue. Thedonations included clothes, food,hygiene items, devotional books andmagazines, plus $500 for bus passes.The bus passes help the youth get toschools and jobs. Thank you everyonefor your generosity, your work inorganizing everything, and to DickMoyer for helping deliver.

The day we dropped off thedonations, a young man helped usunload the car. This was a special dayfor him as he had just obtained a job.One of the case workers went throughthe clothes we had just delivered, andfound some slacks that fit him (happy,happy!). Next, he needed a pair ofblack dress shoes, size 11 1/2. GODis great because through sharing thisyoung man’s story we found a pair ofshoes. AMEN

The next three months aredifficult ones for the homeless youth.Items needed are sunscreen, hygieneitems, and summer clothes, any kindof snacks, water, Gatorade, devotionalbooks, Bibles, and magazines that maybe of interest to the youth.

On July 9 at11am, we will take ameal to the Drop inCenter. The mealwill consist ofSloppy Joes,barbecue chicken,pasta salad, coleslaw, chips & dip, individual bags ofchips, pickles, ice cream sandwiches,sodas, and anything else anyone wantsto donate. A nice table will be set upwith all the food to make it special,because each one of them is special.

We will stay and visit with the youngpeople for a while after the meal.

PLEASE, if you are interested indonating or going with us to serve,call Marcia Chapman 702-645-7236or 702-349-8605 (cell).

GOD bless you all for all you doThank you

W.I.T.S.

Trail Hikers

Thanks to all whowent on the greatesthiking adventurewe’ve had. We hadperfect conditionsthrough the Hidden

Forest to the famous Cabin. Don andDarren Cleveland made it a great,safe hike.

Our June hike will build on therousing success of our “Wheelchairsand Walkers” hike in March. We hopeto get even more people out intonature this time.

We will hike the paved pathsaround the ponds and new visitor’scenter at the Desert National WildlifeRange in the Sheep Mountains northof town. The paved paths are less thana mile long. We can also see theexhibits in the visitor’s center.

Meet at the Church at 8am,Saturday, June 14, 2014.

With enoughnotice, DonCleveland or I canpick you and yourwheelchair up forthis hike. Pleasetell anyone youknow who uses a walker or wheelchairto contact us for a ride.

Depending on how much time wespend in the visitor’scenter, this outingshould only take afew hours. Asalways, please callmy cell phone forquick questions at702-232-4597.

Grace and peace.Kevin Cannon

Carve your name on heartsA good character is the besttombstone. Those who lovedyou and were helped by yourwill remember you when theforget-me-nots are withered.Carve your name on hearts,and not on marble.

—Charles H. Spurgeon

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Fellowship/Prayers

appy summer! I will be out oftown when the July/Augustnewsletter is sent out, so I

want to tell you what is coming up inJuly. Please mark your calendar, andbe sure to look for more informationin up-coming bulletins. Be sure tosign up, too.

The Steak Cook-out will onceagain be held at the home of Dick andBetty Kovachon Sunday,July 13beginning at4pm. As in pastyears, this is foradults only. Besure to sign upon the Connection Card. Directions tothe Kovach’s home will be in thebulletin when the date gets closer.

Baked potatoes, salad, and dessertwill be provided. Bring whatevermeat you would like to grill. Also,bring beer or wine or soda if you sochoose. That’s all! .

Also in July, we will be gettingtogether for Meet, Greet, and Eat.Several persons recently became HolySpirit’s newest family members. Doyou know them? Me either! On July27 at noon, we will be getting togetherto share food and fellowship with

them and also with other persons whoregularly attend Holy Spirit.

We ARE a family, and we reallyshould know one another a littlebetter. Make plans now to getacquainted. Sign up on theConnection Card when the date getscloser. Bring your favorite salad toshare with others. Pretty simple,right? See you there!

And now … some commentsregarding the kitchen.1. The Coffee Hour is just that …

an hour … give ortake a few minutes.The coffee is readyabout 9:15. Coffeehour will end by10:30 during thesummer. In the fallwhen the late service once againbegins at 11:30, coffee hour willend by 11:15. Please get yourcoffee before then. Thanks!

2. The plastic tablecloths arepurchased by the Fellowship

Team, but they are for everyone touse. That being said, if they areused by you or your organization,please make sure they have beenwiped clean, folded neatly, andput away after use. If you are notsure how to fold them, ask me orany member of the FellowshipTeam; one of us will gladly showyou. Thanks!

3. The water in the water cooler isthere for you. Donations of waterfor the cooler are always needed;that is much appreciated. Leavingthe water cooler empty is notappreciated. There are a couple ofcases of water next to the cooler.If you see that it is getting low onwater, please take the time to putmore into the cooler. Thanks!If you have an interest in

becoming a member of the FellowshipTeam, give me a call, email me, or askme when you see me. I’d be morethan happy toexplain what weare all about! Ournext meeting willbe on Tuesday,July 8 at 6:30 inthe FellowshipHall (whereelse?!).

Ruth Ann Isaacs839-0362 home 839-8201 cell

[email protected]

Pentecost Power

Ten days after Jesus ascendedintoheaven, theHoly Spiritdescendedonto Jesus’disciples.While theyweregathered inJerusalemto celebrate

the Jewish festival of Pentecost, thedisciples saw flames among and onthem, heard a rushing wind and began

talking in many languages. As a result,the disciples were able to share thegood news of Jesus in the nativetongues of all the pilgrims assembledin the city.

Even today, the power of theHoly Spirit fuels the “flame” thatignites Christians’ outreach efforts.Only by the Spirit’s power can weknow Christ and make him knownthroughout the world.

Poet William Blake (1757-1827),who’s been described as a passionate,Pentecost kind of person, wrote thispoem about the Spirit’s power:

Unless the eye catch fire,The God will not be seen.Unless the ear catch fire,The God will not be heard.Unless the tongue catch fire,The God will not be named.Unless the heart catch fire,The God will not be loved.Unless the mind catch fire,The God will not be known.

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Community ~ OutreachI

Nevada for the Common Good

The following people from HolySpirit were part of the approximately1,600 people from across the valleywho attended the recent convention ofNevadans for the Common Good:Cathy Adams, Tim Beasley, JimCassidy, Barry and Linda Clayton,Rita Claerbaut, Ruby Collins,

Yvonne Drakeley, Pr. Paul Hansen,Michael and Karen Harris, JudiHempel, Sandy Hughes, Mike and

Gwen Jolls, Charlie andNorma Kesling, KathyMoses, Dick Moyer, EricOlsen, Shaun Woods andShaun’s friend, Tyler.

Michael Harris,Mike Jolls and KathyMoses arrived early tohelp with behind thescenes leadership. Ibelieve all who attendedwere very impressed withwhat they experienced.

We heardabout the successof our efforts toback AB 67 andcontinuing effortsnow directed atproviding care andtreatment forvictims of

trafficking. We heardstories of elder abuse (especially inunlicensed group homes),transportation challenges for elderly(especially via RTC), and challengesfor respite and family caregivers. Weheard stories of the heartache causedby our broken immigration system.And we acknowledged the challengeto improving K-12 education in ClarkCounty.

Various government officialswere present and pledged continuingcooperation to address these issues.All seemed duly impressed with thesize of the crowd and the quality ofthe forum.

The next step for Holy Spirit(and other congregations) is to hold ameeting where we listen to storiesfrom our own people and try to decidewhich of the issues we’d especiallylike to work on – Human Trafficking,Elder Issues, Immigration orEducation.

Eagle Project - 2012-2014Status: Complete!

fter two years of preparation,three days of construction, andover 200 man-hours of work,

my Eagle project is finally done. Iwant to say thank you to all ofthe people who came out to helpbuild including: FredSchrumm, Thaddeus Nance,Jen Anderson, JoshuaAnderson, JeremiahAnderson, Terry West, KevinCannon, Brian Peterson,Michele Anderson, BarryClayton, Linda Clayton, RyanClayton, Amy Trunoske,Caroline Trunoske, ElaineHansen, Jayde Sanderock, JimCassidy, Patti Cassidy, JerryCassidy, Jill Chenicek, LashaChenicek, Allen Vaughn andthe Rickert Family.

Special thanks to myparents, JoAnn and Bob Nance,for driving me everywhere, andfor putting up with me. Thankyou to the Council and Pastor Paulfor giving me the honor of buildingthis garden on Holy Spirit’s land.

Thank you, Loretta Block, forhelping with logistics. Thank you toLowe’s on Craig and Jones for theirgracious donations and support. Andfinally, thank you to those whogenerously donated to my project.

The garden turned out beautifullyand I am very proud of it. Twentyyears from now, when I have children,

I look forward to showing them thegarden and telling them, “I madethat.” Everyone who is a member ofthis congregation should be proud ofthe garden because it was a teameffort. As the summer comes and

relatives come to visit, show themthat garden and say, “I madethat”.

Without everyone’s help, Iwould not have been able to dothis amazing thing for the church.Everyone’s efforts will come tofruit in the fall, when I expect toreceive my Eagle Scout rank andmedal. There will be a plaquethat is going on the right arm ofthe cross, and it will be emplacedin the fall. I look forward toenjoying the garden with you all.

Zachary Duane Bell-NanceA Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal,Helpful, Friendly, Courteous,

Kind, Obedient, Cheerful,Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and

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Seminary Graduation News

Dear friends and family at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church,

It has been a crazy, hectic, and wonderful wrap-up to ourtime here at Wartburg Seminary. Jason has completed hiscoursework, including his Master of Divinity Thesis, “ThePast is the Present: The Early Church in Acts and Implicationsfor Christian Practice Amidst Changing Cultural Dynamics.”

Graduation here in Dubuque was a wonderful day, withblessings and congratulations sent from across the miles. Weare so grateful for your love and support, and all your prayersfor our family. We are eagerly anticipating the next step ofthis walk of discipleship and following God’s call.

We are pleased to announce:

By the grace of God andthe call of the churchJason Scott Adams

will be ordainedto the Ministry of Word and Sacrament

in Christ’s one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Churchon Thursday, the fifth day of June

in the year of our Lordtwo thousand and fourteen

at seven o’clock in the eveningat Holy Spirit Lutheran Church

6670 West Cheyenne AvenueLas Vegas, Nevada 89108

The Reverend Steve TalmageBishop of the Grand Canyon Synod

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, presiding.Your prayers and presence are requested.

All ordained, consecrated and commissionedministers are invited to process.

The color of the day is red.Jason has been called to serve as Senior Pastor at

Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave.Las Vegas, NV.

Thanks be to God!

Talking to Godne night I was sleeping and having some unpleasantthoughts/dreams. I remember asking God to stop mefrom those thoughts and lead me somewhere else. He

said great, you want to listen. He gave me a couple ofpersonal examples of slowing down. This is what I heard.

SLOW DOWN!

My Dad loved to go fishing. He was actuallypretty good at it and had all of the tackle and rodand reels — everything you need to get the catchof the day. The family especially loved catfish,(we are from the South) and Dad went for those.

But there were times later on when the kidswere off scouting the woods, and would return tofind Dad fast asleep. And even later when we were older, Dadwould come up empty-handed with 11 of the 12 worms he hadpurchased from the bait store. He would just give them to oneof us and say to scatter them on his roses as they were goodfor the soil. Dad was just as happy as if he had a string of fishto share.

The Lord said, “Those fishing trips were the times whenyour Dad and I would share. He may have appeared asleep,but your Dad actually had some good points to discuss.”

My Dad loved watering his yard by hand.It was usually after supper and the sun hadstarted to go down. He would spend an hour orso just watching the water fall from the hoseonto his plants and flowers. Everything wasstill and quiet and that was perfect because hisjob could be stressful at times.

Dad really wasn’t much of a talker and weall knew he was even less inclined when watering his belovedyard, so it made a lot of sense to wait until Dad came inside.Thinking back, Dad always came back into the house muchmore relaxed and he even might be sporting a sly grin, but Inow think it was a look of peace and contentment. Again theLord said to me, “Your Dad couldn’t go fishing every day, sowe had some great talks when he was taking care of the yard.”

Then the Lord said to me, “I want you to find a placewhere we can talk, it can be anywhere; your Dad chose fishingand yard work. You need to slow down your fast-paced lifeand find a place to be quiet and still, because I want to talk toyou and I want to hear what’s heavy on your heart or justlisten if there is joy you want to share. I’m here day or night,and would love to have a dialog with you.”

“And, oh, by the way, your Dad says ‘hi’ and said thefishing is great.”

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Bits ‘n’ Pieces ~

Kai Freeman 6/1Sue Gardner 6/1Douglas Caison 6/3Christian Miranda 6/3Shirley Rogers 6/4Kayla Walgate 6/5Jason Adams 6/6Jennifer Anderson 6/8Jamiyla Jones 6/9Trong Davis 6/10Aaron Franczak 6/13Alma Suckow 6/13Laura Callaway 6/16Luke Hansen 6/16Cindy Bowles 6/17Brian Caison 6/17Leilani Hanisch 6/19Evelyn Hayden 6/19Paiton Hunter 6/20Janice Demaree 6/21Andy Mahalik 6/21Nancy Wier 6/23Denise Azbill 6/26William Brown 6/28Johnny Trunoske 6/29

Fred & Janice Schrumm 6/1/1991Dick & Betty Kovach 6/2/2012Phil & Barbara Butler 6/10/1995Andy & Betty Mahalik 6/11/1983Dwight & Judith Hempel 6/13/1970Ted & Pam Droessler 6/23/1984Craig & Cheryl Davis 6/26/1993

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(Please notify the church office of anychanges of address, phone numbers,and/or email addresses.)

Luther & Cindy CREED11441 Allerton Park Dr., Unit 202Las Vegas, NV 89135-3375

Dana HACKETT1930 Village Center Circle, Bldg 874Las Vegas, NV 89134

Debora WILBY3125 W. Warm Springs Road #306Henderson, NV 89014

From: Sue Mayer

The HSLC blood drive was heldSunday, May 18. Many thanks to allthe participants: Eric Olsen, KevinDeleeuw, James Cassidy, Mike Jolls,Shannon Cornford Latham, KellyLatham, Ron Isaacs, Jill Chenicek,Cathy Adams, Brenda Decuir,Janice Demaree, Jennie Zweifel,Judi Hempel, Joe and Jan Ferraro.

Thanks to those who took thetime to donate the gift of life. Thanksto the many dedicated donors whohave repeatedly participated in ourblood drives, and to the new donorswho showed up on the day of thedrive.

There were 15 sign-ins and 13units collected. Your blood donationsare very much appreciated; you havehelped save many lives. Hope to seeyou at our next blood drive, October 5.

Thanks & God bless,Sue Mayer & Kevin Deleeuw

From: Debbie Miller

We are enjoying the kids beinghome with us for a few weeks. Wewant to thank you for your supportand prayers.

We could not be doing what theLord has asked us to do without thegreat team He has also put behind us.We are blessed by each of you andthank you for your faithfulness!

Blessings,Debbie and Bill Miller

WANTEDMartin’s Mart needs

VOLUNTEERSIf you have any time to offer please call

Judy Schacht 702 204-4601

REWARDWorking with neat volunteers and a

wonderful sense of helpingthose in need.

NOTICEWe need clothing, appliances,odd dishes, pots, pans, books,

knickknacks, etc.Bring them down to the shop at Third

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