St. Luke’s Visitor June 2016 Page 1 St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and Early Learning Center 330 Sunset Avenue Manhattan, KS 66502 (785) 539-2604 stlukesmanhattan.org Rev. Michael J. Schmidt, Senior Pastor Charity Smith, Director of Christian Education Marie Kelley, Early Learning Center Director Rev. King Crawford, Campus Ministry Gretchen Hartsook, Director of Music Hannah Engelman, Social Media WORSHIP Traditional Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am Contemporary Sunday 11:00 am (At the time of each service go to www.stlukesmanhattan.org and click on “listen live;” listen to past services by clicking on “archives” and picking out the date of the service you would like to listen to.) Children’s Sunday School Adult Bible Class Sunday 9:45 am June 2016 St. Luke’s Visitor Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Ps. 46:10 From the Pastor’s Pen 13 And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” 16 And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them. – Mark 10:13-16 Jesus loves children! He loves all people. He desires that we trust in Him, like children trust in their parents. It is the desire of the church to connect the next generation to Jesus. We do this in our Early Learning Center, Sunday School, B.A.S.I.C. Training, Family Events, Youth Ministry, and Vacation Bible School. Vacation Bible School (VBS) is June 5-9, 5:30-8:30 PM. Come and enjoy dinner with the kiddos and be a part of this amazing ministry. VBS is a congregational activity (headed up by a branch under our Children Ministry umbrella), and through it we are reaching out into our community. Please invite the children with whom you have connections to join us at VBS. And please inquire how you can be involved at VBS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sunday, June 12, at Shelter #2 at Tuttle Creek, the Elders will host a Church Picnic. Dinner will be at 5:00 PM, so please arrive sometime before then. Meat and buns will be provided, along with drinks and tableware; please bring a dish to share. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Building Committee has been working diligently to transition our congregation to its new location on Anderson Avenue, as directed by the Voters’ Assembly in November 2015. We have signed a pro-bono contract with KB Architecture to help us with the pre-design phase. There will be a Congregation-Wide Long-Range Goals and Priorities Meeting on Wednesday, June 29, at 7:00 PM in the
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St. Luke’s Visitor June 2016 Page 1
St. Luke’s Lutheran
Church and Early
Learning Center
330 Sunset Avenue
Manhattan, KS
66502
(785) 539-2604
stlukesmanhattan.org
Rev. Michael J.
Schmidt, Senior
Pastor
Charity Smith,
Director of Christian
Education
Marie Kelley, Early
Learning Center
Director
Rev. King Crawford,
Campus Ministry
Gretchen Hartsook,
Director of Music
Hannah Engelman,
Social Media
W O R S H I P
Traditional
Saturday 6:00 pm
Sunday 8:30 am
Contemporary
Sunday 11:00 am
(At the time of each service go to
www.stlukesmanhattan.org and
click on “listen live;” listen to
past services by clicking on
“archives” and picking out the
date of the service you would
like to listen to.)
Children’s Sunday School
Adult Bible Class
Sunday 9:45 am
June 2016
St. Luke’s Visitor Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Ps. 46:10
From the Pastor’s Pen 13
And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them.
14But when Jesus saw it, he was
indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
15Truly, I say to
you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
16And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying
his hands on them. – Mark 10:13-16 Jesus loves children! He loves all people. He desires that we trust in Him, like children trust in their parents. It is the desire of the church to connect the next generation to Jesus. We do this in our Early Learning Center, Sunday School, B.A.S.I.C. Training, Family Events, Youth Ministry, and Vacation Bible School. Vacation Bible School (VBS) is June 5-9, 5:30-8:30 PM. Come and enjoy dinner with the kiddos and be a part of this amazing ministry. VBS is a congregational activity (headed up by a branch under our Children Ministry umbrella), and through it we are reaching out into our community. Please invite the children with whom you have connections to join us at VBS. And please inquire how you can be involved at VBS.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sunday, June 12, at Shelter #2 at Tuttle Creek, the Elders will host a Church Picnic. Dinner will be at 5:00 PM, so please arrive sometime before then. Meat and buns will be provided, along with drinks and tableware; please bring a dish to share.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Building Committee has been working diligently to transition our congregation to its new location on Anderson Avenue, as directed by the Voters’ Assembly in November 2015. We have signed a pro-bono contract with KB Architecture to help us with the pre-design phase. There will be a Congregation-Wide Long-Range Goals and Priorities Meeting on Wednesday, June 29, at 7:00 PM in the
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Fellowship Hall/Basement. One of our members, Rebekah Lyons, will be assisting the architect Clint Hibbs who will be leading the discussion. Please plan to join us. Your input is important.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 26-28, I attended the International Student Ministry Equipping Conference with Howard and Liz Beikmann. We learned about connecting, collaborating, and celebrating. I want to offer a big thank you to all who have been involved in sharing Jesus Christ’s love with our international students over the years. Keep up the good work!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- For those who enjoy hearing Lutheran theology being discussed and applied in our world today, I invite you to listen to The Thinking Fellows Podcast. Their web site is www.thinkingfellows.com/. Another web site that you might also enjoy is Issues, etc. It can be found at http://issuesetc.org/
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is an honor to serve as your pastor.
We welcome Jim and Sue Jenkins to our church family from Grace Lutheran, Pocatello, ID. Sue, a native of Olsburg, KS, is an Education Consultant. Jim manages the Public Works Dept. for Pottawatomie County and is a native of Leavenworth, KS. Their hobbies and interests are restoring a limestone house, gardening and staying in touch with son Aaron in Boise, ID and daughter Ruby, in Las Cruces, NM.
Date Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am Sunday 11:00 am
June 4/5 Regan Danker Hannah Mills Lindsey Wilson
June 11/12 Abigail Duncan Faith Skibins Michael Schmidt
June 18/19 Isabella Jepsen Evan Brott Rylan Uffman
June 25/26 Alyssa Juracek Avery Eckhoff Colin Abitz
Birthdays
June 1 Zachary Beach June 2 Anita Eagan, Nicole Schmidt, Caleb Sullivan June 3 Bethany Quesnell June 4 Jaden Campbell June 5 Kristina Schmidt June 7 Bryon Jones, Tasha Holcomb, Shawn Mathies, Shelby Mathies, Jamison Prockish June 8 Terry Wyatt, Timothy Sellmeyer, Drew Kohlmeier June 9 Keith Cooper, Steve Mosier, Allie Winter, Carter Manning June 10 Sherilyn Roland, Ryan Juracek, Noah Williams, Payton Sturdy, Julie Hatesohl June 11 Joyce Mott, Margaret House, James Spain, Katlyn Wyatt, Eadon Marstall June 12 Jim Mooneyham, Patricia Orazem, Aaron Engelman, Abby Miller June 13 Geoff Greene, Walter Fick, Dennis Klotz June 14 Michelle Olesky June 15 Doris Park, Rebecca Wehmueller, Kennedy Danker June 17 LaBarbara Wigfall June 18 Bruce Arnold, Michael Schmidt II June 19 Jessica Campbell June 21 Joshua Goff June 22 Brian Johnson June 23 Hamlin Burtness, Jovie Winter June 24 Rachel Koch, Kendal Proctor June 25 Ruth Morgan, Linda McCollough, Beverly Winter, Nathan Johnson June 26 Monty Enright, Bonita Tegtmeier, Sarah Oelke June 27 Larry Titkemeier, Brian Sanborn, Allison Conrow June 28 Cindy Koon, Samuel Ensley, Madison Fabrizius, Hannah Duncan June 30 Lylah McCosh, Jeff Tucker, Eric Scruggs, Benjamin Wehmueller
Anniversaries
June 1 Brian and Jamie Prockish June 3 Gary and Joyce Mott June 5 Jim and Edie Jorns June 6 William and Glenda Moore, Terry and Jana Wyatt, Trent and Laura Armbrust June 7 Eric and Amy Scruggs, Doug and Patricia vonSoosten June 10 Albert and Kathy Dieball, Eric and Heather Fong
June 11 Aaron and Hannah Engelman June 12 Gerald and Carla Robker June 14 Shawn and Julie Thiele, Joshua and Amber Davies June 15 Mike and Annette Conrow June 16 Jason and Jackie L’Ecuyer, Greg and Erin Thomas-Baldwin June 19 Richard and Ruth Morgan June 20 Kennard and Nancy Kopp June 21 Steve and Joan Koehler June 22 Robert and Kayla Dieball, Barry and Marcey Fickbohm, Jeremy and Anita Hinkle, Kip and Jessica Campbell June 25 Andrew and Tracie Hudson
June 26 Bill and Gerda Robb June 27 Bruce and Nancy Arnold, Morris and Jean Olson, Howard and Liz Beikmann, Greg and Kris Burnett, Scott and Sara Nauman June 28 Rob and Gerlinde Lindsey
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ST. LUKE’S EARLY LEARNING CENTER Jumping into June Summer is here, and we are excited to focus on our outdoor activities and group play while looking forward to Vacation Bible School. Throughout June, we will be complimenting the VBS Cave Quest theme and learning about how Jesus is the light of the world. We will continue to review letters and colors, while focusing on sounding out words. The part time class will resume on August 15
th and the full time class will be open all summer with
the majority of the children retuming also on August 15th. The upcoming dates to be aware of this
summer will be July 4th – 8
th. There will be no school the week of July 4
th as it will be the teachers’
summer break and classroom preparation time for fall. For those who are going to Kindergarten, please let a teacher know your official last day! For those taking a summer break, please verify your return date if it is different than August 15
th.
Thank you to everyone who attended and helped at Family Fun Night! It was wonderful seeing the children and families have one big celebration as we say farewell to the school year and our Kindergarteners.
St. Luke’s first year as a full time center has been a huge success and we owe it to the amazing children and families that selected us to be your child’s stepping stone into education and Christ.
Have you registered to join in the fun at Vacation Bible School (VBS) June 5 through June 9? The fun begins every night at 5:30 PM with dinner. Questions: Tiffany Manning at 785-562-6391 or Crystal Danker at 785-587-8269.
To enroll your child and reserve a spot go to:
groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/stlukesmanhattan
Final decorating dates for VBS—please join us on June 1 and 2 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. VBS training June 1 and 2 in education building. Stop by anytime between 6:00 and 8:00 PM or
June 5 10:00 AM. --------------------------------------------------------------------
++ MISCELLANEOUS ++ June Door Offering: Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT) is making the Word of God available to people around the world. There are almost 7,000 languages spoken in the world today. Nearly 2,000 of these are without a single verse of translated Scripture. Our organization is blessed to use our time and talents to share the message of hope and love that scripture brings. With your help we have the gift to help transform lives. LLL Picnic: The annual June LLL Picnic will be hosted by Carroll and Barb Hackbart on Sunday, June, 5, at 6:00 PM. Meat and drinks will be furnished. Please bring a side dish to share. If you have questions or need directions, please contact the Hackbarts. Mission of Love: We will be meeting Wednesday, June 8, at 9:00 AM in the fellowship hall. If you are willing to donate used blankets, sheet blankets and sheets, even if they are not in prime condition, we can use them for fillers in the quilts. Also needed are willing workers to cut blocks, tie quilts, etc.
St. Luke’s Annual Church Picnic: Join us for our annual picnic at Tuttle Creek Shelter #2 hosted by the elders. The fun begins at 4:00 PM; we will eat at 5:00 PM. Meat and drinks will be provided; please bring a dish to share. Bring a friend and your lawn chairs! Save the Date: Flamingo Flocking with Flocks of Love 2016! Place orders starting June 1. Flamingo Flocking is June 17-26. This is our youth group’s ONLY fundraiser! Participation is desired from all rising 6th graders to 2016 graduates.
Bible Study Opportunities During the Week: Adult Sunday School I in the fellowship hall following coffee time, Pastor Schmidt Adult Sunday School II, in Fireside Room following coffee time, “The Promised One - Seeing Jesus in Genesis” by Nancy Guthrie, Kathy Wright, 562-922-5745 Mondays, 6:30 PM, Ladies Bible Study, “Breaking Free” by Beth Moore, Kim Kerschen, 316-727-4724 or [email protected] Thursdays, 8:00 PM, Young Adult Bible Study, Gretchen Hartsook, 785-410-1691 or [email protected] Small Groups: If you are interested in hosting a small group contact Charity Smith at [email protected].
St. Matthew’s Lutheran, Fort Worth, TX, Carroll and Barb Hackbart
Zion Lutheran, Independence, KS, Brian and Sylvia Carter, Ian Ascension Lutheran, Wichita, KS, Larry and Alice Wesche
Ascension Lutheran, Wichita, KS, Hamlin and Dorothy Burtness
(When you worship at another church, please bring the worship folder and bulletin to the church office with your name on. We will post your name and where you’ve worshipped, hopefully stimulating conversation of where you’ve visited. And, our staff will get the chance to see what other churches are doing. Thanks!)
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LCMS Stewardship Article: June 2016
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son” (John 3:16). “God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays his life down for the sheep” (John 10:11). Love means sacrifice. Sacrifice means a humbling of oneself for the good of another. And this is what the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ teaches us: Love means sacrifice. We love our families. And we love them by sacrificing ourselves for them. We put their needs before our own. We sacrifice our own wants and desires for their good and for their needs. We love our country. And we love it by pledging our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor to defend her. We ask not what our country can do for us, but what we can do for our country. We make sacrifices for our country’s good and we do it because we love her. We love our church. And we love our church by giving of ourselves, by sacrificing our time, talents, and treasures in service to it. We volunteer to teach Sunday School, VBS, and other various boards. We help out cleaning and fixing what needs to be cleaned and fixed at the church property. And we give a portion of the income God has given us, so that the lights will go on, and the heat and air conditioning may run; so that a pastor will preach to us both law and gospel and administer baptism and the Lord’s Supper; so that the Word will go forth into all the world through the missionaries we call and send out. God has called us into these three spheres of family, country, and church. He puts the solitary into a home. No one is an island unto himself. Everyone is put into a family, a country, and a church. In these spheres, God cares for all our needs of body and soul. He employs other members of these spheres to ensure that we have everything we need for this body and life and for the next. These callings place a claim upon us, a claim upon our presence, our prayers, our time, talents, and treasures. They give us a duty. That duty is to love. And love means sacrifice. And sacrifice means that we humble ourselves for the good of another. So then, “let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:7–11). And love means sacrifice.
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S T . L U K E ’ S L U T H E R A N
C H U R C H ( L C M S )
You may be surprised to learn that people over 65 years old tend to take more medicines
than any other age group. Because older adults may have a number of diseases or health
problems at the same time, it is common for them to take many different kinds of drugs.
Ask these questions before you leave your doctor’s office. Take this list with you each time
you visit your doctor. Be sure to write your answers and keep them where you will see them.
Ask your doctor:
1. What is the name of the medicine and why am I taking it?
2. What medical condition does this medicine treat?
3. How many times a day should I take this medicine? How much medicine should I take?
4. How long will it take this medicine to work? When should I stop taking it?
5. What should I do if I miss a dose?
6. Are there any side effects I should know about? When should I call you if I am having side
effects?
7. Can I safely mix this medicine with the remedies, vitamins, and OTC drugs I am taking?
Each time you visit, be sure to ask your doctor if you still need to be on all your medicines.
Before you leave the pharmacy, be sure to:
• Check the label on your medicine.
• Make sure the bottle has your name on it.
• Make sure the directions are the same as your doctor said. If not, tell the pharmacist.
• Ask for an easy-open cap if you have trouble opening the bottle. Be sure to keep all
medicines out of reach of children.
And most important—make sure you can read and understand the directions on the
