1 Creator Connection March 2018 Creator Lutheran Church and Preschool Pastor’s Corner Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. For six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work. Exodus 20: 8 For some reason, contemporary Christians pay little attention to Sab- bath. For a period of time in U.S. culture, I believe it was because it repre- sented the most stringent disciplinary faith of the puritans, or a moralistic prescription for a day of quiet restraint and prohibition. Blue laws come to mind for many, or simply a negative list of “thou shalt nots” that echo in our minds of a more fundamentalist approach to faith. Consequently, many baulk at such a thing. That, coupled with a culture of opportunity and consumerism and fading commitment to discipleship in the church, have con- tributed to a sheer avoidance, or lack of knowledge whatsoever, to what the Sabbath is or just how important it might be for us to consider. In the season of Lent, we are given an op- portunity to faithfully consider ways to recalibrate ourselves. Perhaps this Lent is a time to consider sabbath rest as a sacred gift and a positive practice of our faith. The Sabbath Command that we read in Exodus 20 calls us to remember the text from Gene- sis on Creation and that our God, after having created the world, rested on the 7th day. GOD rested!! God is a Sabbath keeping God which ensures that restfulness, and not restlessness, is at the center of life. God is a Sabbath giving God and a Sabbath commanding God. Sabbath be- comes a decisive, concrete, visible way of opting for, and aligning with, the God of rest. It is a chance to situate ourselves on the receiving end of the gifts of God. (Walter Brueggemann) My prayer this month is that each of you will find time for regular worship as a part of your sabbath and that you will find new ways to take hold of this gift for your lives. Sabbath isn’t simply the pause that refreshes – it is the pause that transforms. God desires transformation for us. Why not take God up on it? See you in Worship! Thus, the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. Genesis 2:1-2
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Creator Connection March 2018
C r e a t o r L u t h e r a n C h u r c h a n d P r e s c h o o l
Pastor’s Corner Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. For six days you shall labor and do all
your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do
any work. Exodus 20: 8
For some reason, contemporary Christians pay little attention to Sab-
bath. For a period of time in U.S. culture, I believe it was because it repre-
sented the most stringent disciplinary faith of the puritans, or a moralistic
prescription for a day of quiet restraint and prohibition. Blue laws come to mind for many, or
simply a negative list of “thou shalt nots” that echo in our minds of a more fundamentalist
approach to faith. Consequently, many baulk at such a thing. That, coupled with a culture of
opportunity and consumerism and fading commitment to discipleship in the church, have con-
tributed to a sheer avoidance, or lack of knowledge whatsoever, to what the Sabbath is or
just how important it might be for us to consider. In the season of Lent, we are given an op-
portunity to faithfully consider ways to recalibrate ourselves. Perhaps this Lent is a time to
consider sabbath rest as a sacred gift and a positive practice of our faith.
The Sabbath Command that we read in Exodus 20 calls us to remember the text from Gene-
sis on Creation and that our God, after having created the world, rested on the 7th day. GOD
rested!!
God is a Sabbath keeping God which ensures that restfulness, and not restlessness, is at the
center of life. God is a Sabbath giving God and a Sabbath commanding God. Sabbath be-
comes a decisive, concrete, visible way of opting for, and aligning with, the God of rest. It is
a chance to situate ourselves on the receiving end of the gifts of God. (Walter Brueggemann)
My prayer this month is that each of you will find time for regular worship as a part of your
sabbath and that you will find new ways to take hold of this gift for your lives. Sabbath isn’t
simply the pause that refreshes – it is the pause that transforms. God desires transformation
for us. Why not take God up on it?
See you in Worship!
Thus, the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God
finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had
done. Genesis 2:1-2
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Join us for the journey to the Cross and Resurrection!
Palm Sunday March 25th
8:30am and 11:00am
Maundy Thursday March 29th
7:00pm Service
Good Friday March 30th
7:00pm Service
Easter Sunday April 1st
8:00am Service
9:30am Service
11:00am Service
8:30am—11:00am Easter Breakfast (full
breakfast with ham and eggs)
HOLY WEEK
SERVICES
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Terri’s Two Cents
Technology is not always reliable. Or, maybe I am not always reliable.
Last Sunday, I had planned on using a video lesson to teach the Confir-mation class about “What to do with feelings of anger toward God.” I
had a few opening questions, but after those first few minutes, I had planned to show the video for most of class time. Well. . . the remote to the Blu Ray player was no
where to be found, and the machine only had an “on/off” button and an “open” but-ton. The students and I searched high and low for the remote to no avail.
After too many minutes looking, we decided to spend the hour just talking. Class members related times they experienced anger at God. Why do bad things
happen for no apparent reason? They expressed confusion at some of the stories of a vengeful and spiteful God in the Old Testament. Why did God order the Israelites to
destroy whole communities?
Of course, the conversation eventually took a turn toward current events (the
school shootings and gun control). I am usually a little uncomfortable talking politics in a church setting, but this conversation was one of the best “difficult” conversations
I have ever had. Students disagreed but kept the comments respectful. Debated points were made with informed thought and backed by knowledge of facts and histo-
ry. All class members participated, and all were treated with love and esteem. We all had a pleasant time and wished that we could keep talking. But, class time came to
an end, and we went to Worship or back home with the assurance that we would
have more conversations like this one.
It isn’t easy to truly listen to another person’s point of view. Opinions may dif-
fer dramatically. Our passions often drive our conversations. Taking part in the dis-cussion that day helped me to learn a few things. First, I may not have the only an-
swers to life’s questions. I may not even have the best answers. Second, and I think this is more important than the first lesson, students here at Creator care about peo-
ple. They want the best for God’s world and for God’s people. And I believe that they, along with their faith family here, are willing to do the work to make this world
a better place.
“My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry. If
you are angry, you cannot do any of the good things that God wants done.” –James 1: 19-20
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Church in Society A quote from Mother Teresa : “We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a
drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there the ocean would be missing something.” So here’s
some suggestions to make the ocean move and you share your gifts. The next couple of months will
provide everyone an opportunity to share Christ’s love with our actions.
Look for announcements when our layette drive for Auburn Pregnancy Aid program begins.
This agency provides new layette items for new born babies of low-income moms. It takes them to
the hospitals and to the families that need them. The layette items will be listed from which you
can pick. Those of you who are knitting hats for the homeless might consider baby hats as well.
Save the date for the offering of letters to our Congress members one Sunday soon at the
church. You will have an opportunity to select one or two topics to address that promotes justice
for all . Materials will be provided, you just need to do the writing.
The 25th Bonney Lake Sumner Community Summit takes place on March 6 where the two
communities celebrate Unsung Heroes (Creator was selected several years ago). Study sessions of
very relevant topics with key note speaker, Eugene Coe, cofounder of One Days Wages (an initia-
tive funding good health and educational initiatives around the world; and finally, a delicious din-
ner, all without cost. Join the celebration by going to www.sumnersd.org/CommunitySummit.
On Saturday, May 5, the Annual Pierce County Hunger Walk takes place at Fort Steilcoom
Park. Look for more information coming soon. Take this occasion to assist Emergency Food Net-
work in gathering food for the hungry.
We will be feeding our friends at Peace Lutheran in Tacoma on April 20 and at Mountain View
Community Center on May 10. Sign up sheets will be available soon. Thanks for your great sup-
port in the past.
Some of us from Church and Society are delivering hot lunches this spring to the wonderful Col-
lege Students who take their spring break by building homes in Tacoma for Habitat for Humani-
ty. Usually it’s been raining when they come but it doesn’t prevent them from working and smiling
as they go. If you want to join us, please call Dave Anderson for further information.
During this Lenten Season, as we approach the joyous Easter morning when we celebrate Our Lord’s
Resurrection, let us be thankful for all we have and remember those who need our help and love. A
quote from a Lenten devotion “God’s activity didn’t end with Jesus. The Holy spirit moves through
God’s people to house people who are homeless, feed those who hunger, and build hospitals that bring
healing to people who are sick or injured. Today we are privileged to be a part of God’s work in the
world.”
Dispersal of funds is as follows:
New Hope Resource Center $250
Open Hearth Ministries $250
Sumner food Bank $150 Backpacks $200
Bonney Lake Food Bank $150 Backpacks $200
Thank you for your generosity and willingness to give of yourselves to our brothers and sisters in our
communities and following the call of our Lord to serve others and finding the joy of His service.
Church in Society—Dave Anderson, Paula Eismann, Judi Richardson, Nikole Spenny, Tony Winn, Cathy
I want to keep in front of you the significant need for prayer and support for Auro-ra Thayse. She has finished her second round of chemo. To this point, they have
not found evidence of cancer in the bone marrow, but this is a test they do after each round. She has 4 more rounds to go. She is responding well and, other than
losing her hair, she seems to be maintaining a good energy level and feeling pretty good. She loves dancing and playing with her toys, and especially grateful when
she is “set free” from her IV line to go outside or simply play in her hospital room without someone having to walk around with her every minute to make sure she
isn’t getting tangled up.
Charlene and Nick could still use our support in the following ways that were post-
ed a couple of months ago so I thought I would rerun that portion of the previous article. They are so grateful for your love, prayers and steadfast support. Nick
will be one of Lenten midweek speakers in March, so you will get to hear more of their story at that time.
What we can do to help. I have assembled a few things below that will assist us as we seek to be the body of Christ to them in this challenging time.
Prayer: All of the family could use our prayers of support, endurance, healing, hope and peace at this time.
Nick and Charlene are self-employed and their small family business will be on
hold as they stay at Aurora's bedside over the next 6 months. Here is a link to
a “go fund me “ page that has been assembled by their family if you would like
to be a part of helping them in this way. https://www.gofundme.com/auroras-
If you would like to keep updated on Aurora’s jour-
ney as her church family you are welcome to sign up to receive notifications on her caring bridge
page. For those who are unfamiliar with caring bridge, this is a way for the family to update every-
one at one time and for you to share notes of en-couragement and love with them. Go to this link
and sign up to receive email notifications: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/aurorathayse
Margaret and David Brossow (Noelle and Auroras grandparents) have some of their own health challenges and so it would be of help if we signed up to bring
them meals two or three times a week. If you are willing to be a part of this group or to provide a meal from time to time (delivered to the church), please
email the church office and we will send you the link to sign up:
Starbucks gift cards: Because they cannot get out of the hospital very often, it can get a little stir crazy and often the only treat in the day for mom and dad
(they love their coffee) is down to the 3rd floor for a Starbucks. If you want to donate a Starbucks card, you can bring it to the church office and Pr. Heidi will
take it up when she goes for to visit.
I have had a number of visits to the hospital and I am continually heartened by the strength and courage of the entire family in this journey. They are doing well,
all things considered, but of course they are tired and know this is a long journey
Games, Easter Story, Egg Hunt, Crafts, Goodie Bag full of
Candy and toys.
Great for kids 0-11 years old. Anyone 12 + years old are
encouraged to be helpers.
Easter Egg Hunt Candy Needed
Please bring in bags of individually wrapped
Easter candy for the Easter Egg Hunt. There will be a bin in the narthex for collection.
Many children from our community hear the story of Jesus for the first time at the Easter
Egg Hunt. Please help us to make it a fun day.
Youth Lock-In
March 9th at 6pm—March 10 at 11am
Confirmation students: Come to the overnight
Lock-In on Friday, March 9 at 6:00pm through Sat-
urday, March 11 at 11:00am! We will have dinner on Friday, play some games, and practice for the
Youth Led Worship. Pastor Heidi and Dani will join us on Saturday morning for a full rehearsal including
music.
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Mission Trip Opportunity Mission Trip Opportunity with Shepard of the Hills Stevenson, WA
We are teaming up with Shepard of the Hills Lutheran Church and Jonette Blakney to
provide an opportunity of service in the Columbia River Gorge. Native Americans in
that area need help maintaining their Long House and some other tasks. Trip dates are June 27-July 1, Thursday evening until Sunday afternoon, with the option to go
Friday or Saturday. This opportunity is open to all individuals and families at Crea-tor. We will hold an informational meeting in April; date to be determined.
Questions, please call or email Karen Helmold 253-381-0284 or
Monday Evening Women's Bible Spring study: we will be doing a short study of Phi-
lippians using N.T. Wright's Bible study for Everyone. Please join us for all or some of these Monday evenings; April 9th, April 23, May 7, May 21, June 4 at 7:00 -
8:30 in the Youth room here at church. Please let Janice Pendergast know if you'd like a study book; [email protected]. We will be passing those out at our first
meeting April 9th.
Evening Women’s Bible Spring Study
Save the Date for the Fall Women's Retreat! Moving back to October; Friday
evening Oct 19th - Sunday morning Oct 21st. We will again be in Okerson Lodge at Lake Retreat in Ravensdale, Washington; just 45 minutes from Crea-
tor. Saturday only is also an option. Open to Friends and Family as well. Facilitator and topic information to come.
The cost will be $140 for lodging (shared rooms) and 5 meals.; Saturday only $55, scholarships and fund raising available. Registration will begin in Sept. More infor-
mation will be coming. Please contact me if you would like to help or have any ide-as for the retreat.
High School students are invited to spend some time during this Lenten season visiting
different Worship Spaces. We are proud of our Lutheran roots, and we like to hear stories from our own faith background. But we also want to discuss faith with our
neighbors and friends, so we have chosen to experience a taste of the Worship practic-es of people from other faith backgrounds. This year, we will visit 4 different sites.
This is the schedule:
Thursday, March 8 at 7pm White River Buddhist Temple in Auburn
This is an introduction into what Buddhists believe
Meet at Creator at 6pm. We will return about 8:30pm
Sunday, March 11 at 4pm Music from “Martin Luther, the Rock Opera”
At Silverdale Lutheran Church
This is a concert. You must sign up by March 4 for tickets
Meet at Creator at 1:30pm. We return about 8:00pm
Saturday, March 24 at 1pm Hindu Festival of Holi at Redmond City Park
This is a Festival of Color. Bring $5 for color packets
Meet at Creator at noon. We return about 6pm
Parents are welcome! In fact, we will need help driving. Please contact Terri to sign up.
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Youth Led Worship
Our Confirmation group has been hard at work planning the
Youth Led Worship for Sunday, March 18 at both services. The kids have done some research, learned about Worship
planning, and sermon writing. This year, the theme is “Walking alongside those who suffer from depression and desperation”. We will talk about God’s command to love and
care for others, even in the most difficult times. Please come to Worship with us on Sunday, March 18. Students, please
remember to be at the church by 7:30am on March 18.
Missional Church Group
Promoting Trust
The work of the Missional Church Group is shaped by Creator’s 2016-2018 Mission
Priorities and Mission Initiatives. It’s only a two-page document but succinctly
states Creator’s core identify and purpose. It is also a measuring stick that we can
use to evaluate progress. One of the areas that we still need to work on is
“promoting trust as a driver of satisfaction.” In our culture today, trust seems to
be a scarce commodity. Also, conflict seems to have replaced trust, and sometimes
for good reason. It can even happen at church. The Missional Church Group is
looking for ways that we can improve trust and reduce conflict. We can all use
these skills in our everyday life, but it is especially important at our Church. Build-
ing trust and reducing conflict are complicated issues and, not surprisingly, the Bi-
ble has a lot to say about these topics. So, the first step for the Missional Church
Group is to begin to study and learn about promoting trust and reducing conflict. If
you have any questions or are interested in joining the discussion, please contact
Cindy Totten.
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Creator Lutheran Church Strategic Plan
Living Document: 2016-2018 Mission Portfolio
MISSION
Welcoming all to worship, grow and serve in God’s grace
We understand this mission to be our core statement of identity and purpose. We are a
Christian community where all of God's people are welcome and where we joyfully worship
God, nurture spiritual growth and serve all of God's creation as an expression of God’s
grace. To fulfill this mission, we commit ourselves to practice Christian hospitality with such
intentionality that God’s grace illuminates our worship, our spiritual growth, and our voca-
tion of service to one another and to our neighbors near and far.
GUIDING VISION
God is calling Creator to be a Holy Place for the broken, a powerful presence of God’s grace
We understand that our congregation is on a journey to fulfill our mission and focus our en-
ergies and resources on ministry priorities. We know that we are witnesses to many forms
of brokenness in the world all around us and in our own lives: emotional pain, economic
stress, interpersonal conflict, alienation from God and church. To fulfill our mission, we
choose to address our own brokenness and that of the world in the spirit of God's
grace. We will uplift and sustain the grace of God that first formed us into a church fami-
ly. We dedicate ourselves to being a Holy Place for the broken, a sanctuary of peace, a
powerful presence of God's grace in worship, faith formation, fellowship, and outreach.
SIGNATURE VERSE
Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each
of us [you] has received.
1 Peter 4:10, New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
MISSION PRIORITIES (2016-2019)
The intelligence we gained from the Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT) shows that the
majority of Creator’s people are willing to spend time and energy on five ministry priorities. For the planning period that runs from the present to September 30, 2019, we will devote time, talents and treasure to developing and implementing specific initiatives to make pro-
gress on these five priorities:
I. Expand outreach ministries that provide direct services to those living on the margins of society. (i.e. homeless, immigrant, transient persons)
II. Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reach new people and incorporate
them into the life of the church. III. Develop ministries that work toward healing those broken by life circumstances
IV. Strengthen the process by which members are called and equipped for ministry and lead-ership.
V. Strengthen the management and support of persons in various ministries so that they are
able to do what they do best in work that is meaningful and celebrated.
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Creator Lutheran Church Strategic Plan (cont’d)
MINISTRY INITIATIVES
Between the adoption of this plan in June 2016 and its completion in September 2019, we will develop annual ministry initiatives to advance our mission and vision in accordance with
the priorities identified by the congregation in the CAT. Our initiatives for each planning year will be focused on four elements that tie to our mission and guiding vision: In-Reach,
Outreach, Healing and Governance. Initiatives will take the form of action plans with specif-ics for implementation and oversight.
What do the four elements mean? By In-Reach we mean taking care of each other in our
congregation. By Outreach we mean taking care of others in our community and the world. By Healing we mean acts of kindness and compassion that address brokenness, grief and
pain. By Governance we mean conduct and practices that lead to and support an effective, vibrant church. These elements complement our core mission to worship, grow and serve in
God’s grace.
Planning Year 1 (to September 30, 2016)
Our planning initiatives for Year 1 are as follows:
Planning Year 2 (October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017)
Planning Year 3 (October 1 2017 to September 30, 2018)
COVENANT
The People of Creator promise to examine our behaviors and practices within the contexts of the Congregational Mission, Guiding Vision, Signature Verse, Mission Priorities and Ministry
Initiatives and hold ourselves accountable for walking together faithfully and joyfully in mis-sion and ministry. Quarterly reviews of progress on our initiatives will occur in Town Halls
hosted by members of the planning team and council.
IN-REACH OUTREACH HEALING GOVERNANCE
Identify ways to evalu-ate spiritual gifts.
Evaluate and identify
strategies for outreach
mission(s) explora-
tion.
Research conflict res-
olution strategies.
Evaluate and develop
a plan to restructure
ministry teams and
committees.
IN-REACH OUTREACH HEALING GOVERNANCE
Spiritual gift aptitude exploration.
Intentional mission(s)
exploration and asset
mapping.
Begin conflict resolu-
tion program.
Redesign teams and
committees with ef-
fective, unifying sup-
port structures.
IN-REACH OUTREACH HEALING GOVERNANCE
Develop and imple-ment a Deacon Min-istry*.
* Implement as soon as possible
Implement outreach
mission(s).
Working within estab-
lished process to pro-
mote trust as a driver
of satisfaction.
Proactive development
of leadership skills
across all ministry
teams and commit-
tees.
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This new approach to learning and exploring God’s Kingdom comes from a desire
to
Equip families to carry out Christian practices at home
Combine Christian Education with Mission and Service
Incorporate Faith formation into the Worship Service
Facilitate multigenerational discussion and wonderment about Bible Stories and
God’s message for us today.
For these reasons, we would like to invite ALL to join us in Creator Family Sunday School. All ages are welcome! Parents, Grandparents, and siblings will eat break-
fast together, hear a Bible Story, wonder and discuss the story, and learn some new music—all together! Service projects will also be a big part of our time to-
gether.
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EASTER ALL CALL CHOIR
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! All Call Easter Choir is for all ages and all ability levels,
for congregation members and anyone else who would like to join (you don't have to be a member to participate!). To participate, you need to commit to 2 regular
rehearsals, commit to the final rehearsal, and commit to the Sunday singing (we’ll sing at the beginning of each service). If you like ringing hand chimes, please let
Dani know and we'll include parts for that! Here are the possible rehearsal dates, final rehearsal and Sunday information:
REGULAR REHEARSALS: Wednesday, February 28, 7:45-8:30 PM - *with Creator
Choir (Sanctuary)
Tuesday, March 6, 6:00-7:00 PM (Sanctuary)
Wednesday, March 14, 7:45-8:45 PM – *with Creator
Choir (Sanctuary)
Saturday, March 17, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sanctuary)
Saturday, March 24, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Sanctuary)
FINAL REHEARSAL: Wednesday, March 28, 6:30-7:15 PM (Sanctuary)
SUNDAY SINGING:
Easter Sunday, April 1st – 9:30/11:00 AM services (call 9:00 AM,
Sanctuary)
SUMMER MUSIC FOR YOUTH - MARIMBA CAMP!!!
Creator is offering a Marimba Camp for Youth again this summer! Dates are July 2-3 and 5-6, 2018 (M/T/Th/F) and the camp is for youth entering grades 6-
12 in the 2018/2019 school year. Sign-up has begun – get your registration form today (information in Narthex)! Contact Dani with questions (see below). **If
enough adults are interested, there may be a possibility for a 1-2 day workshop
for adults as well!
ARE YOU PERFORMING LOCALLY? Are you a part of a band, choir or orchestra that puts on concerts in this ar-
ea? If so, please email Dani by the 15th of each month to put on this page of the newsletter!
For March: March 16-18, 2018, Northwest Sinfonietta (Haydn, Respighi and Men-
delssohn). http://www.northwestsinfonietta.org/schedule/events-calendar (Dani Lemieux plays for this)
Saturday, March 25th, 2:30-4:30 PM – Symphony Tacoma at the Rialto (Brahms, Beethoven and Haydn with trumpet solo). https://
symphonytacoma.org/concerts (Dani Lemieux plays for this)
Last month I communicated that the parking lot lights are now controlled by a timer that
self-adjusts for daylight savings time. The lights are set to come on at dusk and go off at
dawn. As you may know, the lights stopped working the second week of February and we
had the electrician troubleshooting the problem on the evening of Ash Wednesday. The
problem was that the bulbs and ballasts failed due possibly to intermittent voltage coming
into the church after a Puget Sound Energy transformer fuse blew last October. However, it
is not possible to conclusively prove that so it is a problem that we have to rectify.
Fortunately, the parking lot lights have been upgraded with four LED (light-emitting diode)
120-watt bulbs that produce a very bright light (like the sun, do not look directly at the
bulbs when they are illuminated). LED bulbs are highly efficient as 95% of the energy con-
sumed by the bulb is converted to light and only 5% is lost to heat production. In addition,
the council has approved installation of a surge protector that will service the entire church.
The electricity coming into the church will first pass through this high-powered protector so
all of our electronic assets (TVs, printers, computers) will be safeguarded from voltage ir-
regularities as well as the parking lot lights. Hopefully this will prevent any future problems
that we have historically experienced with intermittent difficulties in the local electrical grid.
For those who have occasion to meet in classrooms during the evening hours, we have a
new space heater. The use of a space heater is intended to reduce the need to heat half of
the classrooms on one side of the education wing with the gas furnace. It was brought to
my attention that the heater we have been using suddenly stopped working. I worked on it
and thought I discovered the problem to be that the tip over safety switch was stuck. It
worked until I reattached the back plate to the unit and it stopped working again. The new
heater is also a 1500-watt unit, but it is a ceramic heater that oscillates.
Recently, I met with the account representative for our XEROX production printer/copier
from Quality Business Systems, Inc. (QBSI) I am always interested in minimizing the cost of
printing/copying, especially for high output jobs. Currently, we have a code that needs to be
input for color copies (impressions) as the cost is 6.9 cents per each side of paper, irrespec-
tive of the paper size. The cost of black ink impressions is substantially less at .82 cents
each, although we produced over 35 thousand between September 1st and November 30th
last year. The contract with QBSI covers a certain number of color and black/white impres-
sions each month and if we exceed that number, the overage is billed on a quarterly basis.
Our particularly high-volume printing periods are, of course, Advent and Lent. It is possible
to assign codes to track printing output by either individuals or by ministry areas (e.g., wor-
ship, preschool, youth, administration and so forth) to understand the source of our printing
production. Our monthly contract amount is about $87 per month and our quarterly overage
bills (including our contract cost) range from about $98 to $395. While I want to do every-
thing possible to minimize the cost of our printing expense, the biggest church operational
expense is still inefficient electric heat.
It is a total pleasure to continue serving the needs of Creator Lutheran!
Faithfully, Doug
Administrator’s Abbey
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Pre-School News
Dear Preschool Families and Church Members,
Winter is winding down and spring is on the horizon! At preschool, we are expecting March weather to enter as a lion and leave as a lamb. In March, we will be studying forms of energy and unique animals. Our field trip to the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah and Snoqualmie Falls will be April 5 and 6 to allow for assessment testing in March.
Our shape this month is the triangle and our color is green. Our number is 7 for the younger classes and 14, 15, and 16 for the older classes. The letters this month are J, j, G, g, and H, h. And, of course, the children will be visited by a leprechaun who loves to leave treasures!
We are currently accepting registration applications for the 2018-2019 school year. Please contact Gayle McKenna at [email protected] to secure your child’s place in our school. Your teachers,
Andrea (Mrs. D), Gayle (Mrs. McKenna), Ragan (Mrs. Allen), and Cheri (Mrs. Farrer).
Recently on a Christian talk show, while discussing his new book, author Ray Johnston
posed a question to the audience:? "if your church closed, would the community no-tice?" At Creator we can answer with a resounding 'YES!' Beginning with the youth
program, VBS and special events reach our neighboring community. Financial, materi-al, food, and gift donations have helped both local and international organizations.
Creator is a beacon of God's love and light, but the need in our community is ever in-creasing, particularly with homelessness. Our hope is to expand our impact as God's
hands and feet to area resources. As you consider responding to this call, recognizing we are stewards of God's blessing in our lives, know that giving back is one of the
highest honors as Christians.
MunchBunch Volunteers
HELP! HELP! HELP! CREATOR FAMILY SUNDAY SCHOOL Needs Several Volunteers:
BREAKFAST SET-UP & CLEAN-UP CREW
Sunday morning only
Set up 9:00 am Clean up 10:30 am
1-3 per Sunday, u-pick days:
Pick your day or take a month Work by yourself or with a buddy
Nursery Attendants: Debbie Eikland and Cynthia Lowe
Sunday School Coordinator: Cheri Farrer
Preschool Directors: Andrea DeDominces & Gayle McKenna
Preschool Teachers: Andrea DeDominces,
Gayle McKenna, Ragan Allen & Cheri Farrer
Baptism Coordinator: Briana Halaas
Funeral Coordinator: Janee Theleman
Church address:
16702 South Tapps Dr. E.
Bonney Lake, WA 98391
Office Phone (253) 862-7700
Web Page: www.creatorlutheran.net
Ministry teams and program leaders, please think ahead about what is coming up and submit information, pictures or stories of impact to [email protected] by the 20th of each month. Cheryle, our office ministry assistant, will collect, format and get the newsletter out to the congregation by the first of each month. If we are proactive and think ahead, I know we can do it. We have done it before with previ-ous publications of the newsletter.
