Cross of Glory Lutheran Church Celebrating 50 years of Faith & Love 1964—2014 Volume 15 Issue 6 July 2015 Cross of Glory Lutheran Church 95 Cambridge Drive Aberdeen, NJ 07747 732-583-1118 Fax: 732-583-1311 www.coglcnj.org Pastor The Rev. Gary E. Costa [email protected]Church & Nursery School Secretary Cahren Morris [email protected]Musician & Choir Director Andrea Riemen Youth Advisors Jim & Cathy Easley Sunday Services: 8:15AM & 10:30AM Summer Service: (July—August) 9:30AM Holy Communion is celebrated every Sunday Cross of Glory Nursery School 732-583-1955 Fax: 732-583-1311 www.cogns.org Director Janet Kain Webmaster Jeremy V. Samuelson GLIMPSES OF GLORY “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” Life so oſten feels like a grind. We follow our daily schedules and it can begin to seem like there’s nothing else to life. As Ecclesiastes 3 says, for every season there is a purpose, but we rarely if ever know what God’s purpose is. Life is vain and all our days are toil. However, it’s nice to know that we are on God’s mind, that we are part of His plan, that He has a purpose for us. Of course we have to receive this, in the present, with hearts of faith. It can be refreshing to embrace the idea that our toil is not our desnaon, but only the route we are taking to our next staon in God’s plan for us. The boring scenery, the traffic jams; the people who rudely cut us off are not all there is. We have a desnaon. God has a plan for our lives. Pastor Gary “God has a plan for your life”
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Cross of Glory Lutheran Church Celebrating 50 years of Faith & Love
“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” Life so often feels like a grind. We follow our daily schedules and it can begin to seem like there’s nothing else to life. As Ecclesiastes 3 says, for every season there is a purpose, but we rarely if ever know what God’s purpose is. Life is vain and all our days are toil. However, it’s nice to know that we are on God’s mind, that we are part of His plan, that He has a purpose for us. Of course we have to receive this, in the present, with hearts of faith.
It can be refreshing to embrace the idea that our toil is not our destination, but only the route we are taking to our next station in God’s plan for us. The boring scenery, the traffic jams; the people who rudely cut us off are not all there is. We have a destination. God has a plan for our lives.
Pastor Gary
“God has a plan for your life”
Cross of Glory July 2015
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Nursery School Car Wash Fundraiser Don’t miss the chance to have your car washed right in the Cross of Glory parking lot on Sunday, July 12th from 9am-1pm. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the Eagle Scout project to expand the playground. The Nursery School still has openings for four year olds in the four-day afternoon class. Please see Janet Kain if you or someone you know is interested in registering for the 2015-2016 school year. LMM Upcoming dates for the Men’s Breakfast are Saturday, June 13th and July 18th at 8AM. Please join us for some good food and fellowship. VBS 2015 Vacation Bible School will be held the week of July 13-17th from 9am –12pm daily. This year’s theme is “Everest: Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power”. We exceeded our expected registration of 65 students. Thank you to everyone who donated their time and resources. A Boat Ride with Captain John The congregation of Gethsemane Lutheran Church invites you to its annual summer fellowship event, “A Boat Ride with Captain John” on Saturday, August 1 at 4:30pm from the Keyport Waterfront at Captain John’s Pier. Please see the attached flyer for more information or contact the Cross of Glory office for tickets.
Praise and Worship Our Praise and Worship team will be taking a break in July and August. Monthly Praise services will resume in September. Church Council Members (As of July, 2015) Jim Samuelson (2018) Michael Burgi (2017) Bill Brown (2017) Jeremy Samuelson (2017) Paul Hiley (2018) Bill Brown (2017) Michael Burgi (2017) Jim Easley (2016) Greg Goodman (2016) Lynn Harris (2018) Willis Hines (2016) Timothy Keene (2018) Jeremy Samuelson (2017) Eva Wirth (2016) Ruthann Wiseman (2017) Lucas Daniels, Senior Youth Representative (2015)
May, June, July : Bob Vaughn Nathan Krause Barbara Hines Barbara Anderson Andreé Cowan Joan Downey Sue Downey Mickayla Kern Susan Davis Kasey Massie Kendall Smith Ana Cisneros Bob Stolorow Mary Ladania Sandi McDermott Terry Carber Barbara Gaitan Katie Tancredi
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