September 2018 Newsleer TheAdventChurch.com 1 1700 Irby Lane Murfreesboro, TN 37127 615.893.9705 www.TheAdventChurch.com [email protected]Pastor Michael Jannett [email protected]We are a community of faith that expresses itself through the views of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We strive to live out God’s grace by worshiping God, sharing time together in fellowship, and reaching out to our neighbors. We have a place for you here in the mis- sion and ministry of Advent Lutheran Church. _________________________________________________________________ Sunday Worship 8:45 am Contemporary 10:45 am Traditional Sunday School 9:45am Wednesday Bible Study – 10:30am – Parlor Held at 10am at Broadmoor Sr. Living Ctr on First Wed of month ________________________________________________________________________ Facebook.com/TheAdventChurch At the August 2018 Theology on Tap session, we dis- cussed the power of forgiveness. The questions I laid out for the evening were based on the book called The Book of For- giving, by Demond Tutu and his daughter, Mpho Tutu. That conversation became an internal conversation for me as I read the Scriptures from the Daily Moravian Texts the follow- ing morning after the Theology on Tap session. Given that our community culture is very much based on “getting even” with one another or “holding power” over one another, I felt the topic was on point. And as my blog post got some traction, as did the Theology on Tap conversa- tion, I thought I’d share the post here, to help you see some thoughts on Forgiveness as we enter our fall season of life and ministry at Advent. From my blog, “Digging Daily with Pastor Michael” (DiggingDaily.Wordpress.com, Tuesday, August 28, 2018) S (Scripture): Joshua 10:6-16 (Go to BibleGateway.com, if you like) O (Observation): Once again, a classic example of a lack of humility, followed by a challenging experience apart from God, followed by cries for mercy by God’s people (to God), and God showing mercy. A (Application): The Book of Forgiving, by Desmond Tutu and daughter Mpho Tutu, includes a great image of two direc- tions one can choose after being a victim: choose to harm or to heal. Choosing to Harm is a cycle: one rejects the shared humanity one has, works towards revenge and violence… then the victim becomes the perpetrator. Choosing to Heal moves one towards forgiveness: tell the story, name the hurt, grant forgiveness, then either renew or release the relationship. Now, this pathway is mostly about how we treat one another, but I want to consider laying this framework down over what God is doing in the Old Testament vs what God is doing through the person of Jesus Christ. When God’s people see God as the one who “hands them over to the Amorites” I see this as a misinterpretation of what God is up to. In this case, God doesn’t hand anyone over…rather, God let’s God’s people call on their own gods. God is choosing to be open to healing and forgiveness… moving towards the Forgiveness Cycle. God’s people would rather see others as perpetrators and see themselves as victims…continuing down a Revenge Cycle. Eventually God would choose to fulfill his promise to humanity by becoming one of us…putting on flesh, becoming the Incarnate One who would constantly represent and em- body the Forgiveness Cycle. P (Prayer): Lord, help us to choose the Forgiveness Cycle. Amen. Peace, Pr. Michael Jannett
Sunday Worship 8:45 am Contemporary 10:45 am Traditional
Sunday School 9:45am
Wednesday Bible Study – 10:30am – Parlor Held at 10am at Broadmoor Sr. Living Ctr
on First Wed of month ________________________________________________________________________
Facebook.com/TheAdventChurch
At the August 2018 Theology on Tap session, we dis-cussed the power of forgiveness. The questions I laid out for the evening were based on the book called The Book of For-giving, by Demond Tutu and his daughter, Mpho Tutu. That conversation became an internal conversation for me as I read the Scriptures from the Daily Moravian Texts the follow-ing morning after the Theology on Tap session. Given that our community culture is very much based on “getting even” with one another or “holding power” over one another, I felt the topic was on point. And as my blog post got some traction, as did the Theology on Tap conversa-tion, I thought I’d share the post here, to help you see some thoughts on Forgiveness as we enter our fall season of life and ministry at Advent.
From my blog, “Digging Daily with Pastor Michael” (DiggingDaily.Wordpress.com, Tuesday, August 28, 2018)
S (Scripture): Joshua 10:6-16 (Go to BibleGateway.com, if you like)
O (Observation): Once again, a classic example of a lack of humility, followed by a challenging experience apart from God, followed by cries for mercy by God’s people (to God), and God showing mercy.
A (Application): The Book of Forgiving, by Desmond Tutu and daughter Mpho Tutu, includes a great image of two direc-tions one can choose after being a victim: choose to harm or to heal. Choosing to Harm is a cycle: one rejects the shared humanity one has, works towards revenge and violence…then the victim becomes the perpetrator. Choosing to Heal moves one towards forgiveness: tell the story, name the hurt, grant forgiveness, then either renew or release the relationship. Now, this pathway is mostly about how we treat one another, but I want to consider laying this framework down over what God is doing in the Old Testament vs what God is doing through the person of Jesus Christ. When God’s people see God as the one who “hands them over to the Amorites” I see this as a misinterpretation of what God is up to. In this case, God doesn’t hand anyone over…rather, God let’s God’s people call on their own gods. God is choosing to be open to healing and forgiveness…moving towards the Forgiveness Cycle. God’s people would rather see others as perpetrators and see themselves as victims…continuing down a Revenge Cycle. Eventually God would choose to fulfill his promise to humanity by becoming one of us…putting on flesh, becoming the Incarnate One who would constantly represent and em-body the Forgiveness Cycle.
P (Prayer): Lord, help us to choose the Forgiveness Cycle. Amen.
Peace, Pr. Michael Jannett
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UP …developing a closer walk with God …
Christian Ed News Hello parents!
There will be NO Sunday school classes on September 2nd for the Labor Day weekend and
September 30th and October 7th to coincide with Rutherford County schools Fall Break. If you have not yet filled out a registration form for your child,
they are still available in the Narthex. Please turn them in to Deanna Mazur.
Scripture Readings
Sunday, September 2 15
th Sunday after Pentecost
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Psalm 15
James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Sunday, September 9 16
th Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 35:4-7a Psalm 146
James 2:1-10 (11-13), 14-17 Mark 7:24-37
Sunday, September 16 17
th Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 116:1-9 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38
Sunday, September 23 18
th Sunday after Pentecost
Jeremiah 11:18-20 Psalm 54
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37
Sunday, September 30 19
th Sunday after Pentecost
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50
For children, youth, and adults! Sundays 9:45 am
Sign up in the narthex today, or online at: https://advent.page.link/SS
classrooms and continue to work with our Spar-khoues materials. Middle School (6
th – 8
th grade): We will meet in our
assigned classroom and continue to work on our Re:FORM New Testament curriculum to discover who God is and who God is calling us to be. High School (9
th – 12
th grade): We will gather for
our weekly faith talks. Typically, this means a trip to
McDonald’s � Adult Sunday School: Animate! Faith is the series we left off with back in May. We will continue to use lessons from this program to guide this forum which focuses on faith formation for adults.
Healing of Creation Liturgy Sunday, September 9
In conjunction with the ELCA’s God’s Work, Our Hands Sunday, we will be altering our liturgy for Sunday, September 9. The liturgy of “Healing of Creation” will be used, with special prayers that call out for repentance of the misuse of God’s land, and our hopes for the redemption of all of creation.
Prayers for Healing & Support: Please pray for All Caregivers as they daily give their time and energy to care for their loved ones.
Members: Brian Olsen, shoulder pain; David Anderson, broken arm; Catherine Bur-nette, arm surgery; Jack Nelson; Anna Moran
Homebound & Continuing Prayer Needs – Betty Yeager, Carolyn Priuska, Geri Trepczyk, Bonnie McCann, Don Hatcher, Norm & Marilyn Kronsbein.
Friends & Relatives of Members: Helen Williams, grandmother of Kelly Jannett, recovering from stroke. John Sprak-er, son of Betty Spraker who is having a biopsy next week. Jimmy VanDervort, Carol Hawkins’ brother, severe head-aches & neurological issues. The Tony Lyerly Family, friend of Kevin Compton, lost their home & dog in fire; Mar-tha Maupin, Linda Tewell’s aunt, health issues; Thomas Jannett, brother of Pastor Michael, recovering from knee surgery; Peggy Olive, Theresa Molgren request, auto accident injuries; Raelynn Vrooman, Judy Williams’ sister-in-law, knee replacement surgery, Aunt of Kevin Compton, anxiety & depression; Fred Perella, Judy Williams’ cousin, health issues; the Ervin Family, neighbors of the Lysyczyn’s, no news regarding daughter, Katelyn’s murder; Julene Ignacio, friend of Carolyn Taylor, lives close to HI volcano; Trudy Neu, diabetes control; Geoff, brother of Pati Ferrie’s co-worker, sobriety; Grandfather of Pati Ferrie’s co-worker, in hospice care; Jeff Harvey, Jaime Olsen;s brother, miss-ing & has an addiction; Jim Sellers, Amy Lysyczyn’s friend & co-worker, health issues.
Prayer Needs – Cancer: Father Randy, friend of Judy Williams, Judy, Mark Clark’s sister, colo-rectal cancer, lMary Shaw, neighbor of the Cruea’s, treatment for breast cancer; Jeff, co-worker of Pati Ferrie, non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, chemo treatments; Mary Reneer, Betty Rowzee’s sister-in-law; Connie Mills, mother-in-law of Judy Williams’ friend; Cindy, Cathy Lively’s friend; hospice; Vickey Brown, Ness Family friend; Joyce Jenkins Merritt, Glenn Taylor’s cousin; Linda Jenkins, Glenn Taylor’s relative; John Maupin, Linda Tewell’s uncle; Gene Maupin, Linda Tewell’s father, treatments; Patsy Maupin, Linda Tewell’s mother, lymph node cancer; Adele Krans, Nicole Stegner’s aunt; Gary Molzen, Jody Anderson’s father; Pam Armentrout, David Anderson’s friend; Mitch, Judy Williams’ colleague; Car-mie, sister of a friend of Lori Sultzer; George Jones, Pastor Michael’s relative; Wayne Neu, treatments; Jan Davis, Judy Williams’s friend; Doug Thompson, Alison Ness’ father; Lillian Sauer; Helen Johnson’s friend, has cancer & is blind.
Continuing Prayer Needs: Dale, Judy Williams’ friend; Melissa Turpin, Linda Tewell’s friend, needs kidney; Joan Empeon, Linda Tewell’s friend; Robin Odell, Linda Tewell’s cousin; Connor, Pati Ferrie’s nephew; Shelley Tewell, the Tewell’s daughter, chest pains; Ernie Stump & wife, Imogene, parents of Linda Tewell’s friend; Melissa’s mother, Linda Tewell’s friend; Christine Yost, Troy Yost’s mother; Trey Johnson, Helen Johnson’s son, seizures; Michael Wil-liams, Judy’s husband.
Prayer Requests this Week Prayer for Loss of Loved one: Family & Friends of Cynthia Wich, daughter of Barbara Silk; Paige Mayercik, friend of Amy Lysyczyn, whose mother died; Family and Friends of Tommy Lawell, nephew of Leigh Ann Maxwell. Family and Friends of John Estes.
Pray for Our Military on Active Duty: Kevin Carter, Army Reserve; Cody Collins, TN National Guard; Logan Dunaway, Sean Duncan, tinker AFB in OK; Weston & Ericka Lysyczyn, Altus AFB in OK; Drew Metelka, Mike Orton, Navy.
Prayers of Rejoicing and Thanksgiving: Birth of Aubrey Rose Giddens, daughter of Lindsey & Wesley, niece of Kelly & Michael Jannett
Bible Study Group Update on “First Wednesdays”
Each month, on the first Wednesday, our Bible Study will meet at Broadmore Senior Living Cen-ter, 3211 Memorial Blvd. from 10:00-11:30 am. If you need directions, please call 615-624-9112. We will gather with member Betty Yeager (resident of Broadmore) to discuss the upcoming Sunday Gospel reading and celebrate Holy Communion as well. All other Wednesdays, we gather in the Advent LC Parlor (across from the library) at 10:30am. We study the lessons for the upcoming Sunday’s worship
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IN …discovering the path God has
chosen for each one of us…
First Confirmation Class & Parent Meeting!!!
Saturday, September 22, 9am, Fellowship Hall
One response to the gift of Baptism is to make inten-
tional efforts to teach our young folks about the joy of
our baptismal callings in life. One way we embrace
this joy is through education and formation in the minis-
try of Confirmation. At the end of two years of study,
our young folks step forward in faith through the rite of
Affirmation of Baptism. As they affirm their baptism,
they discern their path forward in this congregation and
in the community.
Faith formation is indeed a lifelong process, and one
part of this formation is Confirmation. Our 7th and 8
th
grade youth (and a few others) are continuing this pro-
cess this year on Saturday, September 22. 9am-
9:30am will be a parent meeting to discuss the pro-
gramming and calendar for the 2018-2019 Confirma-
tion year. Please plan to attend. We will then conduct
our first class together following the parent meeting,
9:30am-12:30pm.
To get a sneak peek at the calendar, please go the
Confirmation page on our website:
http://www.theadventchurch.com/confirmation.html
First Communion Class
Saturday, October 27
9-10:30am (children 9 and younger)
10:00-11:30am (children/youth older
than 9 years old)
Some of you have young ones that
come to the altar with you and they ask
about what’s going on…or why you go
up to the altar…or what it’s all about.
While we can’t fully answer all those
questions all at one time, we can start!
On Saturday, October 27, we will gather
to discuss the gift of Holy Communion
and prepare your children to receive this
blessed gift for the first time on Sunday,
October 28, Reformation Sunday.
Please sign up at this link here: https://
theadventchurch.breezechms.com/form/
bc373c
This will allow us to keep an accurate
record of which children will be taking
Communion for the first time. We will
schedule younger children (through age
9) at the 9:00am-10:30am time slot.
Older children will come for the 10:00am
-11:30am time slot. The shared time
(10:00am-10:30am) will be our oppor-
tunity to show them how to kneel and
how to receive the elements. They will
also sample the bread and juice / wine at
this time.
Please be sure to register at the link above.
Gratitude Sunday (Top Left) where the youth shared their experiences from camp and the youth gathering. Rally Day Picnic (Bottom Left) Fam-ilies gathered at Barfield park to have a picnic and games to celebrate the kick off of Sun-day School
Young Retirees Saturday, September 15th @ 11:30 am
We will gather at Old Chicago at 11:30 am. Jack Nelson will host this month. You may con-tact Jack Nelson at: [email protected] , or 615-962-9675 to let him know if you plan on at-tending.
Theology on Tap Tuesday, September 18th @ 6:30 pm
Join us at Puckett’s Grocery on the Square at 6:30 pm. Watch the announcements/E-news for the top-ic. Everyone is welcome!
New Office Administrator Debra Boland
We, (myself, husband Bill and daughter Molly) just moved here from Trinity, Florida in June. We are life-long Luther-ans, I grew up in Iowa and Bill in Minnesota.
Before moving to Tennessee, we lived in Florida for 17 years, and I worked as Secretary & Office
Administrator for Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church ELCA for 8 years. My husband Bill works for Bridgestone/Firestone and Molly graduated from High School this year and has just started her first year at MTSU.
We were so excited to find an ELCA church near our new home. We look forward to meet-ing everyone and making Advent Lutheran our new church home and family!
Thank You From Portico Dear Advent Lutheran Ladies & Quilters
Thank you so much for the baby items & quilts to
Portico. Your generosity benefits our clients in
countless ways. Your support of Portico is deeply
appreciated.
Portico Staff and Volunteers.
Special Needs Ministry Team to Meet on Sunday, September 23
After 10:45 Worship Last year, a team of people met at Advent to explore the potential for ministry to children and adults with disabilities. The discussion generat-ed a number of excellent ideas which the Spe-cial Ministries Team will revisit on Sunday, Sep-tember 23 immediately following worship in the fellowship hall. Child care and refreshments will be provided. All are welcome!
Pastor Jannett and Deacon Intern Lori Ward will lead the meeting, which will not last more than one hour. Lori has been endorsed by the South-eastern Synod-ELCA to specialize in community outreach and service, including ministry with and among people with disabilities. After the meet-ing on September 23, Lori will work intensely on projects already suggested by the Special Ministries Team, such as offering respite care to support families sometime before Christmas and establishing a monthly worship service which is inclusive and welcoming (shush free!) to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. With guidance from the team, her work will include research, confirming logistics, and broad communication.
Talk to Lori or Pastor Jannett on Sunday for more information or contact her at [email protected] or 615-519-1969 (cell phone).
Rally Day Picnic at Barfield Park, lots of families came for food, fun and fellowship!
September 23, October 21, November 18, December 16, with Executive Committee starting at 6:30pm, and Council starting at 7pm.
Preliminary date set for Congregational Meeting for approval of 2019 Ministry Spending Plan (budget) is Sunday, December 9, 2018.
Council Corner These minutes are from the July council meeting:
Items voted on: Approval of June council minutes.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Richard Bates, council president at 301-466-8495 or at [email protected].
09/01/1957 Don & Marie Hatcher
09/03/1994 Corey & Melissa Sippola
09/30/2012 Gregg & Jennifer Cummings
09/30/2017 Alison Clark & Kevin Compton
Helping out at Boro Pride
Advent Lutheran Church is a sponsor of the 2018 Boro Pride event on Saturday, Sept. 8. If you would like to setup / clean-up / or simply greet folks at our booth on that day,
please sign up here: https://adventlinks.page.link/boropride
We will meet at the church on Monday, September 13th at 11:00 am in the Parlor. The book for September is: “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared” by Jo-nas Jonasson. Following our discussion, we gather in the Fel-lowship Hall for lunch, so bring a brown bag lunch -- dessert is provided! All are welcome, even if you have not read the book! Come and join us for good conversation and fellowship!
Upcoming books we will discuss:
October “A Murder in Music City” by Michael Bishop
November “Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk” by Kathleen Rooney
January, 2019 “Lilac Girls” By Martha Hall Kelly
NOTE THE NEW ORGANIZATION NUMBER
Every time you shop at Kroger, Advent LC can ben-efit, through the Kroger Community Rewards pro-gram. You can register online, here: https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow. Advent’s organiza-tion number is JC045, or you can simply use the system to search for Advent Lutheran Church. If you have questions please contact Julie Seymour (615) 663-1952 or [email protected].
We have recently upgraded our Community Re-wards system, and as a result, your Non-Profit Or-ganization (NPO) has a new account num-ber. (JC045) Please reference the new number when contacting us for assistance. We recommend communicating this new number to your members, and updating any marketing materials with this change. While the previous number will continue to be associated with your organization, it will not be visible to your members when enrolling. New mem-bers can enroll by searching for either the new number or the name of your organization.
Any eligible purchase through Amazon Smile will result in 0.5% going to Advent. Just go to: http://smile.amazon.com/ and choose us as your charity.
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR ANNIVERSARY
On 10-28-2017 our community took a stand for love. We stood together as one community reject-ing hate and proclaiming our community as a lov-ing and welcoming community to all.
A year later, we want to commemorate that date.
On Saturday 10-27-2018 we will announce volun-teering projects and service ideas to help take love into action.
On Sunday 10-28 starting at 3 pm, we will hold the Love Your Neighbor picnic at the square with many educational and fun activities along with amazing food.
Total Revenue $19,298.81 $130,238.99 Total Expenses $18,419.67 $149,578.01 Benevolence / Mission Support PAID To the SE Synod & ELCA 8% of regular offering and designated gifts to benevolence $0 $239.79
House of God Report Gifts designated to the House of God program
MONTH YTD $684.50 $7,419.06
House of God Loan – as of 8/12/18 Interest paid - 7/2 $ 15.04 Principal paid - 7/2 $ 925.96 Principal Balance: $3,830.60 House of God remaining commitments: Lutheran Disaster Response: $3,000 Advent LC Building Fund: $25,000
Congregational Council Members
Name Officers Terms end June 30th
Richard Bates President 2019 Terry Tewell Vice Pres. 2019 Angie Haston Secretary 2019 (open) Treasurer 2020
At-Large Members Pati Ferrie (2
nd term) Property 2020
Jamie Olsen Christian Ed 2019 Lynn Andrews 2019 Tim Wegmeyer 2019 Jack Nelson 2019 Karen Diring 2020 (open) Youth 2019
Committee Chairpersons Evangelism Open Property Brian Olsen Worship & Music Jon Evans Christian Ed Deanna Mazur Fellowship Open Stewardship Open Youth Open
Please Note: The calendar and Worship Assistants list are
