Atonement Tidings April 2019 HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion April 14 9:30 AM Procession with Palms and Holy Communion Maundy Thursday April 18 12:00 PM 7:00 PM Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar Good Friday April 19 7:00 PM Way of the Cross: Readings, Prayer, Hymns Easter Sunday/The Resurrection of Our Lord April 21 9:30 AM Festival Worship and Holy Communion NEW FLOORING UPDATE After receiving very generous donations above and beyond expecta- tions, we are moving forward with the planning for our new flooring. We are presently looking at flooring for the hallway, Music Room, Kitchen and Founders Hall and trying to maximize use of the funds received. We have had an interior decorator and a flooring supplier visit our church and provide recommendations. Some samples are in the office and others are on the way to assist in making the material and color selections. Based on Board of Ministries input, we are also looking into costs for painting the areas to receive new flooring to avoid future painting over our new flooring. We anticipate progressing with the work in a phased manner to minimize disruption. Volunteers for this planning process are still welcome.
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Atonement Tidings April 2019
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE
Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion
April 14 9:30 AM
Procession with Palms and Holy Communion
Maundy Thursday
April 18 12:00 PM 7:00 PM
Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar
Good Friday
April 19 7:00 PM
Way of the Cross: Readings, Prayer, Hymns
Easter Sunday/The Resurrection of Our Lord
April 21 9:30 AM
Festival Worship and Holy Communion
NEW FLOORING UPDATE
After receiving very generous donations above and beyond expecta-tions, we are moving forward with the planning for our new flooring.
We are presently looking at flooring for the hallway, Music Room, Kitchen and Founders Hall and trying to maximize use of the funds received. We have had an interior decorator and a flooring supplier
visit our church and provide recommendations. Some samples are in the office and others are on the way to assist in making the material and color selections. Based on Board of Ministries input, we are also
looking into costs for painting the areas to receive new flooring to avoid future painting over our new flooring. We anticipate progressing with the work in a phased manner to minimize disruption. Volunteers
for this planning process are still welcome.
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DESSERT BUFFET & SILENT AUCTION
Friday, May 10, 2019 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Atonement Lutheran Church 1900 Westfall Road Rochester, NY 14618
Tickets $10 per person. A limited number of tickets will be available. Advance reservation is necessary.
Purchase tickets by cash or check payable to Atonement Lutheran Church. Note that it is for the Hearts & Hands for Barb Fund. Online Debit Card payment available via PayPal. Send email reservation request to: [email protected].
Auction items are needed. See Andra Smith or contact [email protected] to find out how you can help.
Will you provide one or two of your special party desserts? See Barb Sanko or contact her at [email protected].
If you cannot attend but wish to make a donation, please make your check payable to Atonement Lutheran Church. Note that it is for the Hearts & Hands for Barb Fund.
Watch for details in Tidings, in the narthex displays and on the bulletin board, on Facebook at, www.facebook.com/heartsandhandsforbarb, and Instagram. Or talk with a planning committee member: Barb Sanko, Andra Smith, Amy Irish, Pastor Gail or Avis Hooper.
When someone you love is seriously ill, it affects the entire family, as well as their entire circle of friends. Providing constant emotional support and physical care can be exhausting. The cost of extensive and even experimental medical treatment, not to mention transportation costs when a loved one lives out of town, can quickly add up. Our dear Atonement daughter and friend, Barb Macholz Grimaldi, has struggled with cancer for several years. Her current treatment involves periodic travel to a neighboring city. Barb’s husband Matt has been steadfast in his support and care, and her parents,
Bishop John and Lin Macholz, are with her in her home in Philadelphia much of the time now. Their medical and travel bills are mounting, the exhaustion is ever-present. It is their faith in God that has carried them this far, and knowing that all of their friends at Atonement and beyond are with them in spirit. It is time for us to help! We invite you to join us for a tantalizing dessert buffet, an array of delightful silent auction items and other activities, all to raise funds for the Hearts & Hands for Barb Fund. Proceeds will be given to Barb and Matt to help offset their expenses related to Barb’s medical care.
April 7 Under the Hood: A Mini Organ Crawl (led by Joshua Brown)
April 14 The Daffodil Principle (presented by Florence Wright)
April 21 Easter Sunday — No Class
April 28 TBA
CHURCH NEWS
EASTER SUNDAY
CONTINENTAL COFFEE HOUR April 21st 10:45 AM
Please join us on Easter Sunday, following Worship, for a
Continental Coffee Hour. We invite you to bring pastries, fruit, breads, etc. Coffee and juice will be provided
Lenten Soup Supper and Worship
April 3, 10
6:00pm Soup, Salad and Bread
6:45pm Service of Evening Prayer
Join us for a special Lenten program focusing on our
theme Tis a Gift to Be Simple. Come and find out how we can live a life of simplicity, humility, intentionality and service to others as we journey through Lent. Sign up on
the narthex bulletin board if you can provide soup, salad or bread.
‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple
Living the Lenten season as a time to grow closer to God
and simplify your life. Take a moment to stop by the display table in the narthex and pick up Lenten devotionals (for children/youth/adults) and a list of suggestions on how to simplify your life in this Lenten season.
WELCOME TO GOD’S TABLE
We rejoice with Laura, Eli and Graham as they received their First Communion on Sunday, March 31. May this sacrament be a source of strength and grace for them always.
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DISCIPLESHIP FELLOWSHIP
PRAYER MINISTRY
BRIGHTON FOOD DEPOT
For the month of April, we will collect spaghetti, sauce and canned vegetables. Please remember....regular size packaging only, to allow for uniform packaging of outgoing bags. Your continued support of BFD is a blessing to many; thank you! If you have a chance, read the ‘Thank You’ note from BFD, on the bulletin board outside nursery.
BRIGHTON CHURCHES HABITAT COALITION
We’re building again! If you are looking for an opportunity to hammer some nails, paint walls, or do a little demolition, the time has come to pitch in on our Coalition’s remodel of 39 Love Street. This project is the 7th house on which we have partnered with Flower City Habitat for Humanity. All volunteer sign ups are done online at: give.rochesterhabitat.org/ge/brighton2019 Full day or 1/2 day shifts are available. To view available shifts, click the green volunteer button, select the shift that interests you, and fill out the contact information. Note the address of the meet up location; do not go directly to Love Street. Sign in and orientation take place at the meet up address. Details and FAQs can be found at the above site. Atonement Lutheran Church has a strong history of participating in the previous 6 builds. We have contributed financially to the Coalition and supported the builds with a strong volunteer force. Let’s continue to carry on! See Bob Touhsaent or Barb Sanko if you have questions.
MORNING PRAYER Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
In the Prayer Room “….it is the quiet prayerful space of the early morning that enables us to be better attuned to God’s particular call for us each day….For, as we are constantly reminded by spiritual writers: There’s always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.” Robert J. Wicks. Snow Falling on Snow. Join us for a half hour or so of quiet prayer, meditation and reflection as we continue our Lenten journey together.
LUNCH & LAUGHTER
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Noon Spring! It’s Spring! Need we say more? In keeping with our Lenten theme, ’Tis a Gift to Be Simple, bring a simple dish to pass and join us for our first springtime pot luck lunch. We’ll provide beverages, hot and cold. Sign up on the board in the narthex (this helps us with our planning,) but if you forget to sign up, come anyway. There is always room for YOU at our table. Set-up or clean-up help is always appreciated. If you need transportation, call the office at 442-1018 and we will help secure you a ride.
CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRY ATONEMENT LUTHERAN YOUTH
SUNDAY SCHOOL APRIL GIVING FOCUS
Office Supplies (pens, markers, tape, highlighters, Post-it notes, staples, paper clips) to benefit Bivona Child Advocacy Center
JR. YOUTH ST. PATRICKS DAY SERVICE PROJECT
NEW UPCOMING EVENT!!!!!!
HEALTHY COOKING WITH OUR YOUNG FAMILIES Sunday, May 5 5:00-7:00 PM
Please join us for our Cinco de Mayo themed Family Cooking Event. Our instructor will be Cory Robinson, a culinary and nutrition educator from FoodLink. The menu that you will be cooking and eating will be Turkey Tacos, Seasonal Fruit Salsa and Black Bean Brownies. Please come with any questions! Cory is happy to answer any questions you may have about nutrition and cooking. We invite all of our Atonement Young Families to join us. Atonement and Foodlink will be supplying children’s safety knifes, cutting boards, mixing bowls and all of your ingredients. Please RSVP to the church office or sign up on the narthex bulletin board by April 28th, so we can be sure to have enough supplies.
LYO 30 HOUR FAMINE April 26 – 27 Grades 6-12
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Pittsford
Lutheran youth from the Rochester area are invited to a 30 Hour Famine event to raise awareness about world hunger and local hunger needs. There is also a 15 Hour Famine event planned at the same time. If you are interested in this event, please see Pastor Gail for more information.
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RUMAGE SALE
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MUSIC NOTES
CHORAL MUSIC MINISTRY – UPCOMING DATES
The Atonement Choir has changed the time and day it meets for
rehearsals. Beginning in February the choir will meet twice a month at 8:30 A.M. on Sundays. Join others in starting your morning with energetic singing!:
No prior experience necessary!
Sunday, April 7. Rehearsal 8:30 – 9:15 A.M. Sunday, April 14. Rehearsal 8:30 – 9:15 A.M. Sunday, April 21 Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Rehearsal at 8:30 a.m.
THE CAROL AND JOHN CONDEMI GIFT OF MUSIC FUND
The Carol and John Condemi Gift of Music Fund has generously provided for Music Ministry at Atonement in 2019. Through this generosity Atonement can look forward to the following musicians enhancing our worship:
Sunday, April 14, 9:30 A.M. Service of Worship Palm/Passion Sunday Guest musician TBA Sunday, April 21, 9:30 A.M. Service of Worship The Resurrection of Our Lord Shogi Hayes, Trumpet, Rachel Sanguinetti, Soprano. Sunday June 2, 9:30 A.M. Service of Worship
Lessons and Jazz with The Rita Collective.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES SING IN WORSHIP
The elementary school aged Sunday School classes (Grades 2-5) will sing in worship on Sunday, May 19 at the 9:30 a.m. service of worship. Please plan to have Sunday School students at church by 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 19 for warmups and rehearsal.
OPUS 3 TURNS 30!
On April 23rd 1989 Atonement Lutheran Church dedicated a new pipe organ built by Parsons Pipe Organ Builders of Canandaigua New York. In 1982 congregation began to craft a vision for the future while marking the congregation’s 25th anniversary. From that visioning process came the dream of replacing an ageing Allen Electronic organ. In 1985 the Church Council appointed a committee that, under the able leadership of Janis Manthey and Organist Dr. John Hanson, undertook the task of selecting a replacement instrument with thoughtful and methodical rigor. The results of their research lead to the selection of Parsons Pipe Organ Builders to build a new organ. At the time of its dedication the organ, designated Opus 3 as the third complete organ built by Parsons, represented the largest and most technically complex organ Parsons had built. Since its dedication Opus 3 has ably lead congregational song, accompanied the choir, played cooperatively with instrumentalists and performed repertoire selected from 500 years of organ literature. With continued good maintenance and care the organ will continue to serve this congregation for at least another 30 years if not more. To celebrate the organs 30 years of service Director of Music Ministries, Joshua Brown, will offer prelude music on Sunday April 21 selected from the music performed at the April 23, 1989 Organ Dedication service. Then on Sunday May 5 he will perform pieces selected from the May 6, 1989 dedication recital. In the dedication service bulletin former Atonement organist Dr. John
Hanson wrote “I pray that God will richly bless this congregation as it
praises and proclaims His Holy Word.” Blessed be God who has
answered his prayerheard our songs of praise and proclamation. Thanks
be to God for inspiring the vision, commitment and dedication of those
that turned a dream into a reality. Glory be to God alone for giving us
“faith to sing always” the acclamations of our “hearts and hands and
voices”
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CONGREGATIONAL CARE
EASTER PLANT ORDERS
Lilies and Tulips may again be given as a dedication or memorial for placement in the sanctuary on Easter Sun-day. Easter plants will cost $8.00 each and will be used to decorate the sanctuary on Easter Sunday. To place your order you may give this form to Judy Lazenby in the Narthex between services on Sunday mornings or you may leave them in the Church Office. Please make sure that the check memo or pew envelope is designated as “Easter plants”. This form is for one plant. Additional forms can be found on the table in the Nar-thex.
Please Print
Given By:
In Memory of:
In Honor of:
Other:
$8.00 per plant
Orders will be accepted through Palm Sunday, April 14th
Help make our Easter Morning celebration a beautiful one.
Our Sympathy and Prayers to Nancy Heise upon the death of her brother, Jon Fair, on February 28. Our Sympathy and Prayers to the family of Ted Bennett upon his death on March 13. Ted was Atonement’s oldest member, having celebrated his 100th birthday on February 19. Thank You to Florence Wright for serving as our new Atonement Archivist.
A Note from the Family of Karen Grover: Karen received a lovely packet of birthday cards from Atonement
Church. It was a delightful surprise and greatly appreciated!
A Note from the Family of Ruth Hunt:
Dear Atonement Members,
I wanted to thank you on behalf of myself and my family for the lovely funeral reception you provided for my Mom, Ruth Hunt. The reception
room was lovely and the food and flowers were presented so nicely. Special thank you to Barb for coordinating all of it and thank you to
Pastor Gail, the office staff and Josh for a nice service. And Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers during this difficult time. Mom so
loved her church friends and family.
Sincerely,
Joan Gracie
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CALENDAR
April 3 Morning Prayer 9:00 AM Lenten Supper and Worship 6:00 AM April 7 Worship 9:30 AM Adult Forum/ Sunday School 10:45 AM April 10 Discipleship Committee Meeting 10:00 AM Lunch and Laughter 12:00 PM Lenten Supper and Worship 6:00 AM April 14 Palm Sunday Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School/ Youth Forum / 10:45 AM Adult Forum April 18 Maundy Thursday Worship Noon & 7:00 PM April 19 Good Friday Worship 7:00 PM April 21 Easter Worship 9:30 AM Easter Brunch 10:45 AM April 23 Board of Ministries Meeting 6:00 PM April 28 Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School / Youth Forum/ 10:45 AM Adult Forum
Rummage Sale Set-up Begins 11:30 AM
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
April Birthdays 1 Susan Lee 2 Jean Seager 5 Judy Karsten 7 Joe Smith 8 Eloise Smith, John Nicosia 9 Jenna Sanko 15 Pat Hanson 16 Tom Haelen 17 Karen Goodyear 19 Graham Lazenby 20 Pat Brady 21 Kevin Nicosia 22 Michelle Laraby 24 Helen Pearson, Wally Short 27 Bishop John Macholz 28 Hudson Lazenby 30 Vi Price April Anniversaries 7 Amy & Michael Schrlau 9 Jim & Linda Krapf 10 Skip & Diane Waterstreet
PRAYER CONCERNS AND JOYS Members: Betty Browne, Karen Grover, Eloise Kress. Friends and Family: Barb Macholz Grimaldi, Judy and David Ballerstein, Kathy Doherty, Jeff, Richard Kress, Judy Price, Mark, Erika, Steve Kistner (Friend of Karsten’s), Steven Bodman., Jeffery Auer.
Bob and Susan Touhsaent will be doing the CROP Walk Saturday May 4th in beautiful Newark NY Saturday morning May 4th. We
invite you to join us and be sponsored by us if you are not working on the rummage sale. We will be asking for donations on Sunday April 28th and, if you miss us then, on Sunday May 5th. Last year we raised
over $1000 for the first time. Let's see if we can do it again.
CROP WALK
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April 2019
April 7
9:30 AM
Palm Sunday April 14 9:30 AM
Maundy Thursday April 18
12:00 PM
Maundy Thursday April 18 7:00 PM
Good Friday April 19 7:00 PM
Easter Sunday April 21 9:30 AM
April 28 9:30 AM
Assisting Minister
David Wilkinson
Matt McGill Joanne Scanlon Matt McGill David
Wilkinson David Wilkinson Joanne Scanlon
Communion Assistant
Sue Hauck David
Wilkinson Betty
Middlebrook Judy Lazenby xxx
1.Sue Hauck 2.Wally Short 3.Judy Lazenby
Jim Krapf
Reader Jean Seager David Irish Florence Wright Kathy Heinig Kathy
Wilkinson Susan Touhsaent Russell Miller
Children’s Moment
Elizabeth
Dollhopf-Brown
Karan Thompson
xxx xxx xxx David Wilkinson Pastor Gail Swanson
Acolyte Madison Hauck Greta Brown xxx xxx xxx 1. Alexa Howe 2. Shannon Howe 3. Eva Condemi
Elizabeth Schrlau
Greeter Karen Goodyear Jess McGill xxx xxx xx Regina Short Amy Schrlau
Usher Michael Hauck Jack Teter Karen Goodyear Bob Heinig Norm Karsten Jack Teter Bob Heinig
