OLIVE BRANCH
May 2015
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
2350 – 148th Street, Surrey, B.C. 604-536-8527 [email protected]
www.mountolivelutheran.ca
Pastor Peter Hanson Music Director - Heather Sabourin
Coordinator of Childrens Ministry - Gwen McNabb Youth Workers - Deborah Hanson & Lukas Maier
Worship and Sunday School 10:15 am
Everyone is Welcome
RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT
Mount Olive became involved in the BC Synod’s Renewal & Redevelopment process in January
2014. We know that God is already ahead of us in our communities. We also know that we
need to develop new skills that will equip us to adapt to challenges that are facing today’s
Church.
Early last fall four Conversation Groups were held to give you an opportunity for discussion.
Many of the comments and suggestions that were made during these discussions dealt with
“MO Church” issues. This feedback seemed to fall into 11 distinct areas:
Changing Demographics of our Community Service to our
Community Fellowship Opportunities Care of our
Congregation
Property Worship Technology
Awareness of MO in the Community Young Families Youth
Children
Although many of the issues raised were not within the mandate of the Renewal &
Redevelopment process, the Guiding Team strongly felt it was important not to ignore them.
You had taken time to attend the Conversation Groups. You had given input on issues that you
felt were significant. It was important that there should be follow-up on these.
Your comments have been forwarded to Church Council. At its March Retreat, committee
chairs began the process of developing goals and activities for the coming year. They were
encouraged to attend to your comments, and address as many suggestions as was reasonable
in their planning. Committee goals will be finalized and shared with you next month.
As always, we are grateful for your support and prayer on our behalf.
Your Guiding Team at Mount Olive
Brian Anderson Loretta Griswold David Kalinovich Laura Krowchenko
Gwen McNabb Olaf Rostad
WE CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF PENTECOST WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS ON MAY 24
Join us wearing your best red as we celebrate Pentecost on May 24. We will welcome new members, gather for lunch after the service, and spend some time getting to know each other.
What is new on the Mountolivelutheran.ca website? The Olive Branch is now available in the ABOUT section! Also in the ABOUT section is an article written by the carver of our Chancel furnishings with pictures and descriptions of the process in creating each panel. Check out Youth and Children under MINISTRIES and read about the Sunday School’s project “Kids Helping Kids”. There you will also find the video our youth made thanking the congregation for their support of the CLAY 2014 Gathering. Just click on the arrow to view!
ELW is located under MINISTRIES where you can get caught up on upcoming and past events.
Check back often for new updates and pictures of life at Mount Olive!
Notice from the BC Synod Office
Here are the links to watch the recordings of "Our Muslim Neighbours"
a presentation that took place on March 27 and 28 at First Lutheran, Vancouver
They will also be made available on First Lutheran's website.
The playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGuVqv6Yek3-K45LuOxokGP2DOO3UeUQ2
Individual videos:
https://youtu.be/wCiO7X1wW14 https://youtu.be/vS8czzJ9G90 https://youtu.be/Q8VNit0I060 https://youtu.be/34i-SzbMdko
Wanted!!!
If you are doing your spring cleaning, or moving, or know of
anyone who is:
The ELW Quilting Group is in need of:
Cotton material to cut into quilt patches.
Queen size flat sheets (can be a set & the fitted sheet
will be cut into patches).
Yarn and thread.
We appreciate any donation that you may have, & you may leave them at the
church office.
For information contact Jeanette Aadland at 604-536-8527.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY – Sunday School Teachers & Assistants Needed!
We will need the help of the congregation to keep our One Room Sunday School program up and running!
Teachers: During the past year we’ve been using Grow, Proclaim – Serve, a one room Sunday School program. The lesson plans are well prepared and provide pretty much everything needed for a user-friendly teaching experience.
Teacher’s Assistants: Involves NO teaching or preparation .... just some extra hands to help with the activities, and be the 2nd adult in the room, as required under the Policy to Protect Children, Youth and Other Vulnerable People in the ELCIC.
Please contact Gwen McNabb for further information - [email protected] or 604-536-8527
ALTAR GUILD COORDINATOR
Looking for someone (a Volunteer – Female or Male) to be the Altar Guild
Coordinator - our present individual (Gloria) wishes to retire in the Fall. For
more details as to the duties, etc. contact a member of the Worship Committee
or the Church Office. Training for this position will be provided. Please consider
this opportunity. Thank you.
Parishioner of the Month
Elmer Krushel
Most Sundays you will find Elmer in the
choir or the front middle section of the
church. That mustache, twinkling eyes and
genuine smile give him away. Elmer was
born in a teacherage where his Dad was the
teacher in Southern Manitoba near
Rosenfeld. In fact, his Dad was his teacher
throughout his elementary years of school.
The family, including Elmer’s one brother,
attended the Lutheran Church in Rosenfeld.
His first year high school was at Plum
Coulee, and the rest at Winkler, Manitoba.
After graduation, Elmer took a six weeks
teacher training course and taught on
permit for one year near the town of
Winkler. After that he attended Normal
School (teacher training) for one year in
Winnipeg. He taught for three years in
Southern Manitoba, Grades one to three,
then grades one to seven in a one room
school. He decided to change careers and
attended the University of Manitoba for five
years, graduating with a Bachelor of Science
and a Masters of Science.
While at university, he attended the
Lutheran Student Movement on campus
and met his wife to be, Diana. They were
married July 19, 1960 after Elmer
graduated.
Elmer began his new career in Ralston,
Alberta, near Medicine Hat, in Chemical
Research. He and Diana lived there one year
before returning to Winnipeg where Elmer
taught Chemistry and Sciences at Silver
Heights Collegiate-High School for one year.
Then he began a new job at Deer Lodge
Hospital in Winnipeg as a chemist. He
remained in this position from 1962-2000.
While working here, his boss suggested the
Elmer go back to University and pursue PhD
studies. He was able to work and study part
time for the next seven years before
achieving his Ph D in chemical Research,
graduating in 1969. He continued working
at Deer Lodge until the hospital was sold in
1983 and became a private business. Elmer
then went to Misericordia General Hospital
and became a Clinical Biochemist.
During this time Elmer and Diana had three
sons and attended St. Marks Lutheran
Church in Winnipeg, where the children
were baptized and confirmed. Diana stayed
at home until the third son started school,
and then pursued her career as Interior
Decorator, being employed by Sears.
Their oldest son, Eric, after working for four
years in his profession as lawyer, went to
the Seminary and became a Lutheran Pastor
in Saskatoon, Sask. He is now Pastor of
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in
Coquitlam. Second son, Brian was first to
become a Pastor, and accepted his first call
to Comox, B.C. He now lives in Kamloops
and has two churches, Clearwater and
Barriere, which are a combination of
Lutheran, Anglican and United
Congregations. Youngest son, Keith studied
music and for a number of years had his
own Saxophone Group. Now he is a band
teacher in Calgary.
In 2000, both Diana and Elmer retired. The
year before, they had bought a lot in South
Surrey and had their house custom built,
moving in January, 2000.
They began attending Mount Olive
immediately after their move. At Mount
Olive they quickly made friends, Elmer with
the Wednesday golf group, and Diana with
the ladies’ groups. Their social life bloomed
at Mount Olive and they were very happy
here. Unfortunately, Dianna was diagnosed
with cancer, suffered for three years,
before succumbing to it January 4, 2010.
Elmer and Diana had been planning their
fiftieth wedding anniversary for July 9,
2010, and Elmer went ahead with the
celebration on their special day.
Now Elmer is chairman of the Music and
Worship Committee, sings in the choir and
changes the candles each week. His
hobbies, besides golf, include playing the
accordion, enjoying his collection of Ernest
Thompson Seton nature books, collecting
Eskimo carvings, and collecting clocks of
which he has twenty-two, including three
grand father clocks. He does not have all the
clocks running at once, for obvious reasons!
He is grateful that the people of Mount
Olive made them feel so welcome after
their move to South Surrey. “It’s a great
church”.
Interview by Rosie Sieg
Adult Lectionary Bible Study
Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m.
Bible Study with Bishop Aadland
Sundays at 11:30 a.m.
A study on the ‘Book of Revelation’
ELW
Bible Study Tuesday May 19 at 1:00 p.m.
‘Reformation Today’
The Church of Transforming and Reforming
Baling Day for Mount Olive is on Tuesday May 12
Some help (cars and people) is needed on Tuesday May 12, the day that our
CLWR Quilts, Layettes and Bandages will be taken to Abbotsford. Drivers are
needed to take these items for C.L.W.R from Mount Olive to Abbotsford.
Please call the office if you can help on this day.
Lutheran Women’s Retreat
Sign up Now- Registration Deadline is May 1st. Sign up forms are available in the church hall
Cedar Springs Christian Retreat Centre
Sumas Washington - June 5 – 7
“Space for God”
with
Pastor Lori-Anne Boutin-Crawford
of First Lutheran, Vancouver
The Olive Branch Newsletter
Our monthly newsletter, the Olive Branch, will now be available in multiple
formats.
The newsletter will be posted on our website. Here is the link:
http://www.mountolivelutheran.ca/about/olive-branch/
The newsletter will also be Emailed to everyone who is currently on our
confidential office records Group Email List.
Paper copies will be available too. You may pick up a Paper Copy from the table
just inside the main doors into the Fellowship Hall. The newsletter will not be
placed into individual mailboxes. Please help yourself to a paper copy!
(Newsletters are distributed on the last Friday of each month, for the upcoming month)
Mount Olive Contacts
Pastor Peter Hanson - Residence (604) 536-1243
Music Director: Heather Sabourin
Coordinator of Childrens Ministry: Gwen McNabb
Youth Workers: Deborah Hanson, Lukas Maier
Office Administrator: Donna Morris Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am -1:00
pm Church Office (604) 536-8527
