Volume 44 , Issue 6 St. Andrew’s Anchor St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 629 Eighth Street, Hickory, NC 28601 Phone: 828-322-2981 Email: [email protected]www.standrewshickory.com August,2013 Pastor – W. Richard Fritz, Jr. Pastor Emeritus – William F. Milholland Director of Music- Ada M. Smith Secretary- Barbara Kennedy Parking Lot “Makeover” Complete The congregation’s decision from our Annual Meeting to repave the parking lot has come to pass as a marvelous improvement in the entire back and side of the church’s space. Midstate Contractors did the work, with the fi- nal billing coming in at $ 30,790.00—well within the range specified by the contract. Every detail in Council’s list of improvements has been carried out. The lot now drains entirely, leaving no poolings of water (or ice!); the water drains to our storm sewer; and new curbing along the drive- way and back will guide drainage effectively. The painting is up to code for handicapped slots, the driveway has been expanded to afford two lanes of traffic entering and exiting the lot, and the front drive has been wid- ened to permit the parking of a funeral vehicle without blocking the way out. In the back the paving wraps around and between all the structural detail, including new brickwork installed by Tim Byers as part of the plan. Nice job! New Nursery to Be Dedicated Sunday, August 18 th An Open-House of our New Nursery will be held after Worship on Sunday, August 18 th . Our Nursery is located on the third floor of the Education Building. The New Nursery is dedicated in memory of Joan Caldwell. The mural is a depiction of her favorite hymn “You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore” (ELW 817). It was painted by Caroline Sigmon and Marie Smith. Memorials given in Joan’s honor were used to purchase new furniture, flooring, and painting supplies. The tile floor was installed by Johnny Hollar. The ceiling and lighting were redone by Woody Lucas, Rufus Moretz, and Eric Setzer. Terry Smith made new cross-stitch illustrations for the room. A new sound system was installed to wirelessly transmit the Worship Service for nursery helpers. Key helpers in the project have been Paula and William Litaker, Linda and Charlie Wiedey, Helen Briggs, & members of the Christian Education Committee. The Annual Stewardship Gathering Sunday, August 25th, 7:00 PM to preview the needs and opportunities for sharing God’s gifts in the life of St. Andrew’s will take place on the evening of Sunday, August 25th, at 7:00. This year we’ll have two quite different topics to share information and ideas about. First is the possibility of funding in next year’s budget and perhaps in the remainder of this year of a return of office staff to the full strength we had to give up back in 2002. Second is the spiritual meaning of some of our giving to and through the church. Devotional attitudes can open up new depth in the experience of giving which risks trusting in God. Intrigued? See ya there!
The congregation’s decision from our Annual Meeting to repave the parking lot has come to pass as a marvelous improvement in the entire back and side of the church’s space. Midstate Contractors did the work, with the fi-nal billing coming in at $ 30,790.00—well within the range specified by the
contract. Every detail in Council’s list of improvements has been carried out. The lot now drains entirely, leaving no poolings of water (or ice!); the water drains to our storm sewer; and new curbing along the drive-way and back will guide drainage effectively. The painting is up to code for handicapped slots, the driveway has been expanded to afford two lanes of traffic entering and exiting the lot, and the front drive has been wid-ened to permit the parking of a funeral vehicle without blocking the way out. In the back the paving wraps around and between all the structural detail, including new brickwork installed by Tim Byers as part of the
plan. Nice job!
New Nursery to Be Dedicated Sunday, August 18th
An Open-House of our New Nursery will be held after Worship on Sunday, August 18th. Our Nursery is located on the third floor of the Education Building. The New Nursery is dedicated in memory of Joan Caldwell. The mural is a depiction of her favorite hymn “You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore” (ELW 817). It was painted by Caroline Sigmon and Marie Smith. Memorials given in
Joan’s honor were used to purchase new furniture, flooring, and painting supplies. The tile floor was installed by Johnny Hollar. The ceiling and lighting were redone by Woody Lucas, Rufus Moretz, and Eric Setzer. Terry Smith made new cross-stitch illustrations for the room. A new sound system was installed to wirelessly transmit the Worship Service for nursery helpers. Key helpers in the project have been Paula and William Litaker, Linda and Charlie Wiedey, Helen Briggs, & members of the Christian Education Committee.
The Annual Stewardship Gathering
Sunday, August 25th, 7:00 PM
to preview the needs and opportunities for sharing God’s gifts in the life of St. Andrew’s will take place
on the evening of Sunday, August 25th, at 7:00. This year we’ll have two quite different topics to share
information and ideas about. First is the possibility of funding in next year’s budget and perhaps in
the remainder of this year of a return of office staff to the full strength we had to give up back in 2002.
Second is the spiritual meaning of some of our giving to and through the church. Devotional attitudes
can open up new depth in the experience of giving which risks trusting in God. Intrigued? See ya there!
Johnson’s sister), Jacque Nielsen (Mary Johnson’s sister-in-law), Michael Byers (Wayne & Ann Byers’ grandson),
Bradley Schronce (Bill Sigmon’s son-in-law), Bryce Bigness (Wayne & Ann Byers’ great-grandson), Bill Hopkins (Betsy
Preslar’s father), Luke Townsend (Johnny Hollar’s nephew), Joan Ekard (friend of Doris Houston & sister of Mary Sue
Isenhour), Leslie Rose Simmons (friend of Erin Lucas Palmer), Carol Hoke Harkrader (Nell Hoke’s daughter), Debra
Walker Robinson, (Barbara Kennedy), Tad Texer (friend of Jean Hefner), Millie Hancock Schumpert (niece of Mary
Earnhardt). Blenda Clegg (friend of Amy Krohn).
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With sure and certain hope in the promise of the resurrection, we offer our condolences to all those who may have had a death in their family or friends. Our sincere sympathy to
the families and friends of:
Bill Teague, who died on June 8
Willie Shook, who died on July 5
Dorothy Fox, Delaine Walker's mother, who died on July 9.
Margaret Bruner, Judy Lindsay's sister, who died July 13. (Their surviving sister, Janice Willard, is married to Jerry Willard,
These petitions are offered as guides to prayer for the global, social and outreach ministries of the church. Thank you for your continued prayers for the life and mission of this church. 1 Pray for the newly elected bishop of the ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod, the Rev. James S. Dunlop, and for all the newly elected synod bishops as they enter this important role in the life of the ELCA. 2 Pray for the 2012-2013 ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission participants as they transition to new lives after their year of service abroad. 3 Pray for Peace Lutheran Church in Joplin, Mo., as it continues to recover from the May 2011 tornado. The congrega-tion has moved into a new, recently finished building. 4 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Thank you for all that you have created, for the colors of the rainbow, flowers and fields, mountain and sea we give you praise for your creation. 5 Give thanks for the life and ministry of the Rev. Leon A. Phillip Jr. of Allentown, Pa., who died on June 19 at the age of 76. He was the first director of Lutheran Disaster Response and is considered its founder. He oversaw the response to more than 150 disasters. 6 Remember in your prayers ELCA missionaries the Rev. Erik and Tauna Roth and their parish ministry at the Tokyo Lutheran Church. 7 Keep in your prayers all those who are facing a long recovery after the destructive wildfires in Colorado this summer. 8 Pray for the staffs of the many Lutheran summer camps and retreat centers as they continue their summer mission of helping young people grow in their faith as children of God. 9 Remember in your prayers those among the Fulani people of West Africa who have chosen to follow Christianity, no matter what it means for their lives, even if it involves ostracism and persecution. 10 Pray for ELCA missionaries Krystle Moraska-Madrussan and her husband, Ignacio Madrussan, who have begun coordinating the work of ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission participants in Argentina and Uruguay, as well as facili-tating relationships between congregations there and in the U.S. and Canada. 11 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost O Lord, we pray for all who are travel, especially those who are making their way to the 2013 ELCA Churchwide As-sembly in Pittsburgh. Make their ways safe and keep them in your care; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 12 Pray for ELCA missionary Edna Johnson and her work in healthcare and nursing education in Liberia. 13 Pray for the estimated 4.2 million Syrians who have fled their homes during the civil war but have remained in Syria rather than going to a refugee camp outside the country. ELCA funds are helping some of these people find new homes in their country. 14 Lift up the work of the ELCA Investment Fund and its mission of providing building and renovation loans for congre-gations and other ministries. 15 Mary, Mother of Our Lord Pray for the Lutheran congregations in Puerto Rico, ministering to and supporting mariners and fishermen in the west-ern part of the Caribbean. Pray that all will be protected while at sea. 16 Pray for ELCA World Hunger and its partners as they strive to address food shortages and the root causes of pov-erty that lead to hunger. 17 Give thanks for the service of those attending and organizing the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, which con-cludes today in Pittsburgh. 18 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost O Lord our God, we give thanks for all those who are first responders in times of trouble. Sustain those who seek to save others, often putting their own lives at risk; through Jesus Christ, our eternal savior. 19 Keep in your prayers those affected by the devastating late spring tornadoes in Oklahoma as they go down the long road to recovery. 20 Pray for the unity of The Lutheran World Federation and its more than 70 million members — a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition. 21 Remember in your prayers the ministry of the Rev. Themba Mkhabela, an ELCA missionary in Ghana and the ELCA’s regional representative in West Africa. 22 Pray for the ELCA’s five companion churches in India, including the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India and the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, as we walk hand in hand with them in a variety of program and projects, such as theological education, women’s ministry and healthcare.
PRAYER VENTURES
August 2013
Ray and Dona Chapman Scott Chapman 2913-24th St. Dr. NE Hickory, NC 28601 Phone: (828) 256-8461 Dona's e-mail address is [email protected] Ron Kolodziej Ronnie Kolodziej 7857 Golf Course Drive N Denver, NC 28037 Phone: (704) 483-2552 Ron's e-mail address is r [email protected]
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23 Pray for those attending the ELCA Mission Interpreter Coordinator Conference, which begins today in Chicago, that they will be inspired in their work of sharing stories of the ELCA's mission and ministry within their congregations. 24 Bartholomew, Apostle Include in your prayers the ELCA’s partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea and its three main ministries of evangelism, education and health services. 25 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost O loving God, we ask for your blessings on the children preparing to go to school for the first time and for all those re-turning to the classroom. Grant them the strength to learn, concentrate, and act in love toward their teachers and class-mates. We ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen. 26 Lift up in your prayers the ministry of the Rev. Chad and Natalie Rimmer, ELCA missionaries in Senegal. 27 Remember in your prayers ELCA missionaries the Rev. Michael Fonner and Leslie Weed-Fonner and their parish ministry serving the Nairobi International Lutheran Congregation in Kenya. 28 Lift up in your prayers the ELCA Malaria Campaign as it makes a difference in the daily life of many Africans, such as Maria, who received a loan funded by the campaign that allowed her to open a small bakery. She now has the in-come needed to treat malaria in her family and the resources to prevent future cases. 29 As summer winds down, keep in your prayers ELCA primary and secondary schools as well as colleges and semi-naries, as they prepare to open their doors for another school year. 30 Pray for the multicultural ministries of the ELCA and the invitation to an increasingly complex world that “all are wel-come.” 31 Pray for the ELCA-supported Schools for Villages program in the Central African Republic. The program is helping provide
much needed schools in a country with few resources.
Allen Caldwell and Helen Cotton Briggs
Invite you to share in the celebration
of their Marriage
Sunday, August 11, 2013 3:00 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
Hickory, North Carolina
Tables of Eight Supper Club
“Mix and Mingle”
Saturday, August 24 at 6:00 pm
All past, current, and prospective members are welcome to join us for our season “kick-off” at the home of Sid and Chris Connor, 2593 Birdie Lane, Conover. If you have considered joining the group, or would just like to learn more about St. Andrew’s dinner club, please plan to join us to meet and greet friends—old and new. Singles and couples are most welcome! Please plan to bring a finger food to share. Beverages will be provided. If you have questions, or need directions, please call Chris or Sid at 828-615-7184.
Global Missions Committee members continue our tradition of a summertime fellowship to cool
off with delicious dessert and learn together about a part of the global mission of caring
around the world. This year we’ll enjoy a visit from Dr. Jeremy Fisher . Jeremy was born
and raised in Malaysia, the son of Lutheran missionaries. He is a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne
and holds a PhD from Auburn. He is a member of Mt. Olive Lutheran, Hickory and visited Ma-
laysia several years ago. He has co-authored a book about the lives and work of missionaries
who served in Malaysia and Singapore.
Hope you can join us for ice cream and meaningful fellowship on Sunday, August 18th at 4:00pm!
Trinity Ridge Dedication
Because of the generous donations made by St. Andrew’s toward the building of the new Lutheran Home, Trinity Ridge, the dining room is being dedicated in the memory of Pastor Albert H. Keck, Jr. Barbara Keck-Pitts attend the dedication on July 21st.
From the family of Willie Shook:
Dear St. Andrews Family,
Thank you for the beautiful floral arrangement. Seeing many of her church friends con-firmed just how strong her faith truly was, and how involved she had been in many church activities. She truly loved her church family. A special thanks to Ada for the beautiful music that was played at the funer-al, Pastor and Mrs. Whitener for their visits and phone calls, and to the ladies who provided lunch. The love shown to her during her illness was comforting to us, even though she sometimes could not remember each one of you. Thanks again, and God bless all of you. Martha Thompson Gerald Rose Jim & Sue Ledford
Walk In Faith The Twenty-Sixth Annual Gathering of the North Car-olina Synodical Women’s Organization of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America gath-ered June 21-23, 2013 at Lenoir-Rhyne University. President Sharon Johnson opened the meeting Fri-day evening at 7:00 p.m. Chaplain for the weekend was Reverend Laura Wind. One of the “messages of welcome” from Lutheran Theological Southern Semi-nary told us that for the 2013-2014 school year they have three times more students registered, which was very good news. Speakers for the weekend were as follows: Inez Torres Davis-Keynote Speaker, Charleen Walker-Horton-CWO Representative and Reverend Nancy Neal-Guest Speaker-She works for Bread for the World and spoke on the 1,000 Days Movement. Elections were as follows: Vice President-Melanie Denny-two year term. Secretary-Angela Bell-two year term. Board Members-Jane Cadwallader, Karin O’Donnell, Leslie Pipan and Linda Holden-two year terms. 2014 Triennial Delegates-Maxine Amos, Delphine Powell, Janet Creasy, Terri Brown, Susan Harris, Leslie Pipan and Lorri Monterose. Recipient of the Christine L. Bohr-Anderson Scholar-ship was Diane Cline of Unity Lutheran, Hickory. Final attendance for the weekend is as follows: Delegates 64 Visitors 68 Teens Gathering in Faith 10 Totally Awesome Girls for God 2 Young Women Guests 3 Guests 16 Clergy 1 NC SWO Officers 4 NC SWO Board Members 8 CWO Representative 1 Child Care 10 Total 187
Offerings for Friday and Saturday were $2,572.61. $1,286.31 going to the 1000 Days Movement and $1,286.30 going to the ongoing programs of the Women of the ELCA. Our own Ada Smith led the singing and choir for the third year in a row. Robert Smith played for us on Friday night and Amy Krohn played on Saturday and Sunday. We had a very successful meeting and there were many interesting things to do when we were not in meetings. You know the old saying “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” well in this case all I am going to say is “What happens after meetings at LR stays at LR”. If you want to know more come to the 2014 Annual Gathering.
Kathy Wallace-Bailey, Delegate
From the President's Desk: The St. Andrew's Women of the ELCA Board will be meeting on August 13 to plan for the fall season. If there are any matters that should be discussed at that meeting in addition to the regular agenda items, please inform one of the board members as soon as possible. The Theological Seminar for Women, “Women, Our-selves: Reading Galatians”, will be on Friday and Saturday, September 27-28, at the NC Synod Office in Salisbury, NC. The leader this year will be Dr. Mary Streufert, a theologian, workshop leader, lectur-er and Director for Justice for Women, ELCA. The registration fee is $50.00. Contact Bonnie Anderson (327-4178) for a registration form which includes in-formation about the seminar and hotel accommoda-tions that will be available at a discounted rate.
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Church Workdays
At the June workday, the stairs to the glen were painted, the vents on the side of the church were painted, poison Ivey was sprayed in the glen area,
and the eternal flame chancel was replaced in the sanctuary.
At the July workday, wallpaper was repaired and reattached in 4 bathrooms, cork strips were put up in the choir room, furniture was removed from Fel-
lowship Hall and Doris’ Day Room in preparation for cleaning the floors, and the outside
porch drain was cleaned.
Love Offering Honoring Barbara Kennedy Our church ‘administrative assistant’ of nearly a dozen years has announced her retirement from
the labors of the Church Office effective August 31st.
Barbara has been extraordinarily faithful to the needs of the congregation’s members, its groups
and its many friends, clients, suppliers and visitors. Such a long tenure maintained with such con-
sistent professional devotion calls for a special way to acknowledge her service in the life of the
church. We are gathering a ‘Love Offering’ to be presented to Barbara at the end of this month as a
token of our affection and esteem.
Please join in as we seek to honor and thank our faithful servant. Donations can be made to the
Church by check or envelope with a memo signifying “Love Offering”. We will need to complete our
gathering of gifts by no later than August 18th! THANKS!
Novus Way — Get Inspired!
There are MANY exciting events occurring this year at both Lutheridge and Lutherock. You’ll find
more information about all the following at www.novusway.org
August 17—3:30 PM: Registration will open for Wild Women 2014: Storytelling!
October 14—18 : Autumn Adults at Lutheridge—Revelation for the 1st & 21st Century
November 7—10 : Awakening Soul—Modern Mind—Ancient Soul
December 6—8: Mountaintop Family Advent Retreat
December 13—15 : Christmas at Biltmore
May 2—4, 2014: 50 Forward! Retreat for Baby Boomers.
Women in Religion The Women in Religion discussion group will meet Sunday, September 1st at 4 pm in Fel-lowship Hall. The group will begin a discussion of the historic The Woman's Bible, edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton's role in American women's history is noteworthy and her engagement of women scholars of her day in writing The Woman's Bible in 1895 is a
landmark date in women's history. The 1870 revision of the Authorized English Version of the Bible by an all male committee of the Church of England stirred Stanton's ambition to gather women scholars of her day to gather passages from the Bible involving women and to write commentary on those passages. At the September meeting, information will be given about materials to be used in the group's study of The Woman's Bible. Notices will be sent in late August to current members of the discussion group, but all women of all faith groups are invited to attend the discussion group which meets at 4 pm on the first Sunday of each month, September through June, with no meeting in December. For more information contact Mary Thuesen at 327-9551 or [email protected].
Our next meeting will be August 18th at 8:00 a.m.
All men of the church are invited to our meetings every
third Sunday of the month for breakfast, fellowship and a program.
NEW CHOIR MEMBERS—WE HAVE
A PLACE FOR YOU!
Our Fall Choir Season will be starting
soon and we have a place for YOU.
The Senior Choir meets on
Wednesday nights from 7:30 to 8:45pm
in the Choir Room on the Third Floor.
We will begin rehearsals on Wed. August 28th. Our Handbell Choir meets
on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:15pm in the Sanctuary. Our Handbell
Choir will begin rehearsals on Sept 4th.
Our Youth Choir meets on Sunday evenings as part of the Youth Pro-
gramming which will begin on September 8th. We have a place for you in
these choirs. Please call Ada Smith if you would like more information:
to the following members of our St. Andrew’s family:
Aug. 2: Suzie Matthews, August 11: Matt Parlier, Aug. 12: Margaret Erikson, Aug. 17: Ruth Pollard, Aug. 18: Michael Gatwood, Aug. 21: Bill Milholland, Aug. 22: William Litaker, Jr.; Eileen Rogers, Aug. 22: Lauren Miller, Aug. 25: Joan Huffman, Sept. 2: Amy Krohn, Sept.3: Sheila Lail, Sept. 4 Dona Chapman, Sept. 5: Tracy Litaker, Sept. 7: Larry Smith
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Please submit all articles and announcements for the September newsletter by
August 29, preferably via email, to Chris Connor at [email protected].
Cooperative Christian Ministry
Foods for August: Peanut Butter Deliverers: Gary & Anita Freund
