St. Philip Information and News (SPIN)

April 17, 2019

COLUMBINE REMEMBRANCE APRIL 20, 1999 – APRIL 20, 2019

On this 20th anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School, we remember…

Cassie Bernall Steve Curnow Corey DePooter Kelly Fleming Matt Kechter Daniel Mauser Daniel Rohrbough Rachel Scott Isaiah Shoels John Tomlin Lauren Townsend Kyle Velasquez Dave Sanders

We remember…their families.

We remember…all those wounded in body and spirit.

We remember…all those whose lives have been negatively impacted.

We pray for an end to hatred and violence, beginning with us…in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Church News Pastor Nathan’s Retirement Pastor Nathan has submitted his letter of retirement, which was emailed to the entire congregation yesterday. If you did not receive it, you can read it at http://www.stphilip-co.org/retirement/. Pastor Brad’s Sabbatical Report Pastor Brad has returned from his sabbatical and is excited to share with you all he learned and experienced. Pr. Brad preached on April 6 and 7, sharing some of these things, but he has also written a report for you to read. The first three pages are a sum-mary and the following pages are his specific experiences at individual churches. Feel free to talk to Pr. Brad about his report, what he learned, and what he experienced. To view Pr. Brad’s Sabbatical Report go to http://www.stphilip-co.org/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Pr.-Brads-Sabbatical-Report-2019.pdf. Holy Week Services April 18 - Maundy Thursday Worship is at 7:30pm April 19 - Good Friday Worship is at 7pm April 20 - Easter Vigil Worship begins at 5:30pm and typically lasts about 2 hrs. April 21 - Easter Sunday Worship services at 6:30, 8, 9:30, and 11am Upcoming Baptisms

Saturday, April 20, 5:30pm - Lexi Anderson, daughter of Michelle and Lucas Ander-son; Ella Juliette Howard, daughter of Melissa and Jack Howard; Thomas Jack Edward Howard, son of Melissa and Jack Howard St. Philip Mission Endowment Fund Remember 2019 grant applications are being accepted until May 15. Application forms are available in the office or from any Endowment Committee member.

Members of St. Philip may make a mission grant request for projects or activities that have a specific purpose and intended measurable result or impact. The grant requests

cannot be used for church operating expenses or programs that are normally funded by the St. Philip budget. Join Us For Easter Brunch! The Men of St. Philip will be serving Easter brunch April 21 from 7:30 to 11:00 am in the Fellowship Hall.

The menu will include: French toast, homemade berry syrup, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, ham, green chili, fruit, coffee, and juice. A freewill offering will be taken.

It is a service of the Men of St Philip, and if you want to help contact Jay Breidenbach at 303.332.7683 or cywc@comcast.net. Saturday, April 20 we’ll be cracking eggs and other prepping activities starting at 12:30 pm, and table set up at 7:00 pm. Bryan Chuan Solo Recital Our highly talented organist/accompanist Bryan Chuan is pursuing his doctorate in pi-ano performance at CU Boulder. He will present a program titled Transcendental Reflections featuring classical selections on organ and piano here at St. Philip on April 27 at 7pm. Refreshments will be served following the performance. . We Walk Because They Walk: Foothills Crop Hunger Walk Sunday, May 5 Clement Park, Shelter Q Help end hunger one step at a time. This is the 50

th anniversary of the Crop Hunger

Walk. Stop by the table in the narthex, pick up a donation envelope, give your own gift, then begin recruiting your friends and neighbors to donate. Then walk on Sunday, May 5. Registration for the walk begins at 1:00pm, and the walk begins at 1:30pm (both 5K and short route). You can also set up an online fundraising page to reach more people. Register at: crophungerwalk.org/littleonco.

Walk with your community to end hunger! 8th Annual St. Philip Golf Tournament Save the Date! The 8

th annual St. Philip Lutheran Church Golf Tournament will be held

at The Club at Ravenna, a lovely private golf course, on Monday, August 19. All skill levels are welcome. Please consider getting a group together and then enjoying the fun and fellowship. Or, come as a single…we can pair you up. Lunch is included.

Church Needs/Fundraising King Soopers Community Rewards Program Did you know you can use your King Soopers loyalty card to give money to the church? Just go to kingsoopers.com and sign in to your King Soopers account or cre-ate one using your loyalty card. Then go to Community Rewards and search for either St. Philip Lutheran Church or our NPO number, AJ389 and click Enroll. A percentage of your purchases will be donated directly to St. Philip! Family Promise – April Rotation Our next families will be staying with us April 28-May 5. Please consider sharing

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your time and talents. Take a look at the sign-up sheets in the narthex to see where you can help. Call Rick Richardson at 720.467.8607 with any questions. Sharing with Sheridan Food Pantry—April Donations This month we are asking for jelly, canned chicken and tuna, and canned fruit.. Please place these items in the bins by the office. Please remember that the food pantry cannot use gourmet condiments, opened packages, or expired food. Thank you!

Events LFS Annual Gala – Seasons of Celebration Lutheran Family Services is holding its annual gala on Friday, April 26 from 6:00-9:00pm at the Highlands Ranch Mansion. Tickets are $50 a person. Lutheran Fam-ily Services Rocky Mountains is a faith-based, non-profit human service agency helping children and families during their most challenging times. They have been committed to serving all people, regardless of race, religion, gender, or age since 1948. If you are in-terested in attending the gala, contact Pastor Brad. Augustana Arts Join us for the season finale concert of Stratus Chamber Orchestra featuring Beetho-ven’s Symphony #9 on April 26 – 27, 7:30pm at Augustana Lutheran Church (5000 E. Alameda Ave.). Colorado’s Queen of Soul, Hazel Miller and her band, will also join Stratus for a few of Hazel’s hand-picked favorites, along with a rousing performance of Nessun Dorma. This is followed by Beethoven’s Symphony #9, that includes the great Ode to Joy performed in collaboration with the Colorado Women’s and Men’s Cho-rales. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Use code RMS25 for 25% off all tickets. Visit www.AugustanaArts.org for more info. Theater & Theology Sweat is a Putlizer Prize-winning drama in which layoffs and a cheaper workforce threaten a local union as the threads that once kept a community together begin to un-ravel. This play will be presented on May 14 at 6:30pm in the Space Theater at the Den-ver Center for Performing Arts complex, followed by a talk-back led by Pastor Bollman. If you would like to attend, please sign up in the narthex by April 21, put your check for $35 in the offering plate or the office, and arrive at the theater by 6:15pm on May 14 to receive your ticket. For questions, call Nancy Oelz at 720.231.5189, or email her at nan-cyoelz@gmail.com. Lutheran Chorale The Lutheran Chorale would like to invite you to our last concerts for our 2018-2019 season. The Beauty of Our Lord will be performed on Sunday, May 19 at 2 venues. The first will be at 3:00 pm at St. John Lutheran Church, 700 S. Franklin, Denver. Our second concert will be at 7:30 pm at Concordia Lutheran Church, 13371 W Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood.

This concert will be a collection of familiar songs and a few new songs praising our God and country.

A free will offering will be collected to help us with expenses to produce these concerts. For further information visit our website at www.thelutheranchorale.org or email us at thelutheranchorale@comcast.net, or call David Peterson at 303-210-9428.

Preparing for Worship

Maundy Thursday

First Reading: Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14

Second Reading: I Corinthians 11:23-26

Gospel Reading: John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Good Friday

First Reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Psalm 22

Second Reading: Hebrews 10:16-25

Gospel Reading: John 18:1-19:42

Vigil of Easter

First Reading: Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13

Second Reading: Genesis 22:1-18

Third Reading: Isaiah 55:1-11

Fourth Reading: Jonah 3:1-10

Easter Sunday

First Reading: Acts 10:34-43

Second Reading: I Corinthians 15:19-26

Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12

Save The Date-2019

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Saturday of each month – work at Food Bank of the Rockies

April 18 Maundy Thursday 7:30pm worship

April 19 Good Friday 7pm worship

April 20 Vigil of Easter 5:30pm worship

April 21 Easter Sunday Worship Services 6:30, 8, 9:30, & 11am

May 26 Summer Worship Schedule Begins Services at 8am & 9:30am

June 26 Ken Caryl Concerts: An All-American Evening 7pm

July 8-12 Vacation Bible School 9am-12pm

July 8-11 Arts Academy afternoons

August 19 8th Annual St. Philip Golf Tournament

September 28 Ken Caryl Concerts: Latin Serenade 7:30pm

December 8 Ken Caryl Concerts: Christmas Around the World 2:30pm

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Worship Servants for Holy Week

Maundy Thursday, April 18 Assisting Minister – Sandi Stevermer

Lector – Sandi Stevermer Communion Deacons – Susan Shepard

Sacrament Servants – TBD Acolytes - Jada Rogge, McKenna Rogge

Usher – Bill Colbenson, Gaylen Rapp A/V – Beth Mielke

Good Friday, April 19

Assisting Minister – Jan Philpy Lector – Jan Philpy

Acolytes - Anna Carlson, Abby Carlson Ushers – Jerry Mydlach, Denton West, Bill Colbenson

A/V – Jerry Jantz

Vigil of Easter, April 20 Assisting Minister – Mike Graff

Readers – Karen Donaho, Mike Graff, Suzanne Peterson Communion Deacon – Karen Otto

Sacrament Servants – TBD Acolyte – Casey Graff

Usher – Charlie Petersen A/V – TBD

Worship Servants for Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019

6:30am 8:00am 9:30am 11:00am

Assisting Minister Anne Krause Sandi Stevermer Bill Shepard Anne Klingman

Lector Sandra Fishko Chris Youngren Jim Smith TBD

Acolytes TBD Lilly Varnell, Emilie Varnell

Rowan Morse, Jada Rogge

Anna Carlson, Abby Calrson

Communion Deacons

Lisa Edington Victoria Edington

Karen Otto Diane Bracken

Susan Shepard Kirstine Rand

TBD

Ushers Rod Mauler Jerry Mydlach, Gaylen Rapp, Bill Colbenson

Mark Morse, Brian Lamb, Chris White

Charlie Petersen, Mike McNamara, Sean McNamara

Sacrament Servants

TBD Carole Kessler TBD Nancy Schell

A-V Steve Rower Steve Rower Beth Mielke Denton West

Coffee Cart Easter Breakfast

KeyKeepers Sat. (4/20): Karen Otto Week beg. 4/21: Jay Breidenbach

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Prepared by Angela Seep, Parish Secretary St. Philip Lutheran Church 7531 S. Kendall Blvd. Littleton, CO 80128-7060 Office: 303.979.4491 Fax: 303.979.6396

Calendar of Events This Week (April 17 - 28, 2019)

Wednesday, April 17 9:30a – Fellowship in the Word (MC-1) 2:00p – SPLC Staff Meeting (MC-1)

Tuesday, April 23 9:00a – League of Women Voters (MC-3) 1:30p – Worship Planning (MC-1)

2:00p – Prayer Team (FS) 4:00p – Kitchen Redesign Mtg. (FH-1a/b) 6:30p – Boy Scouts 6:30p – SPELC Governing Board (MC-3) 7:00p – Bell Choir Rehearsal (Sanc.) 7:00p – Tuesday Bible Study (Selander house)

Thursday, April 18-Maundy Thursday 7:00a – Men’s Breakfast (IHOP Bowles Crossing) 5:30p – Seder Meal (FH, Kitchen) 7:00p – Overeaters Anonymous (MC-3)

7:30p – Worship

Wednesday, April 24 9:30a – Let’s Unwrap the Bible (FS) 2:00p – SPLC Staff Meeting (MC-1)

6:00p – Confirmation Learning Event 6:00p – Sr. High Youth (YR)

Friday, April 19-Good Friday Church office open 8am-noon 7:00p – Worship

Thursday, April 25 7:00a – Men’s Breakfast (IHOP Bowles Crossing) 6:30p – Columbine Twnhouses Mtg. (FH-1a/b) 7:00p – Overeaters Anonymous (MC-3)

7:00p – Sanctuary Choir (CR)

Saturday, April 20-Vigil of Easter 9:00a – ACA/Serenity’s Child (MC-3) 10:30a – Al-Anon/Columbine AFG (MC-3) 5:30p – Worship

Friday, April 26 Church office open 8am-noon No activities scheduled

Sunday, April 21-Easter Sunday 6:30a – Worship 7:30a – Easter Breakfast (FH, Kitchen) 8:00a – Worship 9:30a – Worship

11:00a – Worship

Saturday, April 27 9:00a – ACA/Serenity’s Child (MC-3) 9:00a – Council Strategic Planning (MC-4/5)

10:30a – Al-Anon/Columbine AFG (MC-3)

2:30p – Muthart/Haas Commitment (FH) 5:30p – Worship 7:00p – Bryan Chuan Recital (Sanc.)

Monday, April 22

7:00p – Troop 554 PLC Meeting (FH-1a/b)

Sunday, April 28 Family Promise 8:00a – Worship 9:00a – Coffee Fellowship 9:30a – New Member Class (FS) 9:30a – Education Hour 10:45a – Worship

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Friends:

Family Members:

Our Prayer List

Members:

The family of Geri Collins, Renate Muthart, Art & Elvira Barber

Jeanne Siegfried (Sandi Stevermer ’s mother) Ron Carlson (Kirstine Rand’s stepfather) Family of Bob Ackermann (Karen Morin’s brother-in-law) Phil Ott (Rita Kuenne’s cousin) Renee McCauley (Dick & Margaret Rusch ’s daughter) Karen Mallette (Lisa Edington’s sister) Carol Phillips (John & Jeri Phillips ’ sister-in-law)

Andrew Phillips (John & Jeri Phillips ’ nephew) Lauren Person (Mary Person’s daughter) Dr. Thomas & Neva Flatley (Tom Flatley’s father & mother) Jason Perkins (Larry & Phyllis Kemp’s nephew) Fawn Kemp (Larry Kemp’s daughter) Caroline Carroll (Arne & Harriet Truman ’s daughter) Ryan Ermold (Joanne Ermold’s son) Erika Kuenne (Carl & Rita Kuenne’s daughter)

The Hischke family (Kidder) Kelsey & family (Silco) Paul, Steve, Tracey, RD (Pazalos) Diane Carlson (Ciccarelli) Drew Brueckner (Rahne) Richard Hoehler (Hoehler) William Arceneaux (Stevermer)

Prayers for Columbine and all of the Denver area as we approach the 20th anniversary of Columbine. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who continue to be affected by the events 20 years ago, as well as all of the other violence in our world. We pray for peace, we pray for safety for all who serve our community, and all who struggle with mental illness.

Prayers for our prayer partner congregations, Abiding Hope and Christ Lutheran.

Prayers of love and support for JoHanna Buchholz as she continues her seminary stud-ies. Prayers of support and encouragement for Garang Manyok Giet as he continues his seminary studies at African International University.

Prayers of support and love for our companion synods and friends in Madagascar, and our Madagascar missionary Kirsten Laderach. Prayers of support for Aaron and Anna Silco and their mission work in Thailand.

Prayers of remembrance and love for all our homebound members.

Prayers for all servicemen and women deployed around the world, especially those with ties to St. Philip. Prayers for healing and comfort for those suffering with physical and mental injuries.

If you have a prayer concern, please call the church office at 303.979.4491, or send an email to Angela Seep at aseep@stphilip-co.org. Prayer requests will run for two weeks unless otherwise requested.