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Christ is RISEN! HE is Risen Indeed!

Alleluia!

Lesson for this Weekend-Acts 4:32-37

Sunday, April 8

8:00-Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30-7/8th Confirmation 9:30-Sunday School (Small Gym) 9:30-Adult Bible Study 10:45-Contemporary Worship (Sanctuary)

5:00-High School Youth (FLC & Loft) 6:00-JR High School Youth (FLC 7 Loft)

Monday, April 9

Culver’s Night 6:00-Boy Scouts (Small Gym) 6:30-Cub Scouts (FLC & Kitchen) 6:30-Girl Scouts (Classrooms) 7:00-Mentoring Group III (Library)

Tuesday, April 10

1:00-Senior Bible Study (Library) 6:30-Girl Scout Service Unit Meeting (Classrooms) 7:00-Choir (Balcony) 8:00-Men’s Basketball (FLC)

Wednesday, April 11

7:00-Prayer Meeting (Sanctuary)

Thursday, April 12

11:30-OWLS Luncheon (Fireside) 6:30-Empower IL Informational Meeting (Sanctuary) 7:30-School Board (Library) 7:15-Prayer Team Meeting (IHOP)

Friday, April 13

7:00-Middle School Lock-In (FLC, Small Gym, Loft, Kitchen)

Saturday, April 14

7:30-Mentoring Group (School Lunchroom)8:00-2:00-New Member Class (Library) 5:30-Worship Service (Sanctuary) 6:00-PADS (FLC, Small Gym, Kitchen)

This Week at St. Luke’s

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Newsletter for the Second Weekend

of Easter, April 7 & 8, 2018

Welcome to Worship! Members and Visitors—Please complete the worship

attendance cards in the pews and place them in the offering plates.

If you are visiting with us, we want to welcome you! Please join us at our Easter Breakfast!

New Member Class Now Registering Have you ever thought why it matters to become a member of a congregation?

I matter to Jesus: I will spend a lifetime of worshiping Him and will only scratch the surface of such love as His.

I need God's people: Jesus places people in my life to help me mature as a disciple in order to become more like Christ

People need me: I can't ever look at my church life as something that is all about me. My membership matters to people that Jesus sends to me.

If you want to be a member, a new member class will be held on Saturday, April 14 from 8:00 am -2:00 pm. This class is for adults only and is mandatory to become a member. A continental breakfast and a light lunch will be served. To enroll in the class please call the church office at 630-892-9309, x-111, or email churchoffice.STLCfamily.org, or sign-up in the binder at the Information desk. Any questions you may contact Bob Cano at 630-881-5954.

Substitute Teachers Needed! St. Luke’s Christian Academy is seeking substitute teachers for preschool through 8th grade. Qualified applicants must have a bachelor’s degree. For more information pertaining to qualifications and salary, contact the school office at 630-892-0310 x-2.

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Sunday School and Adult Bible Studies 9:30—10:30 am

SUNDAY SCHOOL BLAM! Building Lives Around Music

We are using a new curriculum that will center around MUSIC! 1st grade through 4th grade will be the target group. 5th and 6th graders will be an important part of this program-both as participants and as facilitators. High schoolers will be the trainees. We will sing at least once a month during a church service. This curriculum will include a short “small group” bible study session related to the music being introduced. Parents are invited to attend!! We will be in the small gym (right off of the main gym) and will meet from 9:30 to 10:30 am!

Pre-school and Kindergarten will continue with Julia Kothera in the preschool classroom just past the mailroom.

For questions or sign-up, please contact Lisa Steinwart at steinwart@aol.com.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY

It's time for you to decide to learn more about your Lord and Savior! It's time to step out and take a deeper walk with God. Commit to coming to an adult class! See you there!

1. Men's Class (Church Library) - “Is This the End?” This is a 10 lesson study by Dr. David Jeremiah. Signs of God’s providence in a disturbing new world. Led by Kevin Cuyler.

2. Adult Class (School Wing) - “Life Changing Prayer” Beginning on April 8, we will start a new study on prayer. This study will challenge us to become a group that will pray for our church at one of the most important times in St. Luke's history. Plan on learning and praying together as we go through this study. In this six-session video-based Bible study Jim Cymbala, pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle, unlocks the truths he has learned about prayer that transformed his church from a struggling inner city congregation to a thriving community of believers who pray with passion, focus, and faith. Join us as we learn about prayer and how it can change our church and your life. This class is led by Jan Hoffman.

Wayside Cross Ministry for April

In April, we will be collecting TOOTHPASTE. The men say they always need this item! Please place your donations in the LWML box located outside the church secretary’s office.

Thank you for your continuing support for the men in the Master’s Touch Ministry at Wayside. They are always to grateful for the help you give to them, and LWML is very appreciative, also!

Installation Service at Emmanuel St. Luke’s members are invited to join a special celebration on April 15. The Reverend Steven Massey will be installed as the Pastor of Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church. The installation service will be at 3:00 pm at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church on the corner of Fourth Ave. and Jackson Street in Aurora. The installation service will be followed by light refreshments served in the Church undercroft. If unable to be with us, please keep Reverend Massey, his son, Marco, and our congregation in your prayers.

Principal King’s Weekly Academy Update

“…the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,…” Romans 10:12,13

Our Academy has been celebrating these past weeks with Easter, Spring break, and Illinois State Recognition status. We are now concentrating on 2018-2019 enrollment in our academy that has National Lutheran School Accreditation, Illinois State Registration, Illinois State Recognition, and Empower Illinois eligibility. These are all standards that hold our academy to the highest standards! On Thursday of next week, April 12, from 6:30 – 7:30 P.M. we will have an informational meeting on the Empower Illinois Organization, scholarship applications, and donor benefits. A power point program will be presented and a discussion period will be held. All interested parties are invited, including parents, donors, and extended community.

Don’t forget to get your tickets to our dinner/dance, “A Night to Remember” before April 14. Proceeds are tax deductible and will benefit the school and thereby the church. Have a fun night out with lasting benefits!

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OWLS April Luncheon The OWLS March luncheon will be Thursday, April 12 at Noon. We will meet and eat at 9er’s Grill on Rt. 30 in Montgomery (in front of Farm & Fleet). OWLS (Older Wiser Loving Seniors) is fellowship for all people ages 60 + or younger if you want to! Please sign up on the OWLS board! Any questions, please contact Chuck Granholm.

Ladies’ Night Out The next Ladies’ Night Out will be Thursday, April 19. We will meet at Fireside, in Sugar Grove, at 6:30 pm, or you can call for a ride. Any questions, contact Pat Freeman at 630-859-2874, or Nancy McNeilly at 630-896-2348.

Food With Friends

The next Food with Friends is April 15 at noon (after the 10:45 service) and will be hosted by the Executive Council. They will be providing sandwiches from South Moon BBQ! Please bring a salad or dessert. Don’t forget to sign up in the binder at the Information Desk.

Back to School Fair on August 4 The committee is working hard to put services in place to make this year's clinic a success! Please continue to collect new or gently used children's clothing. We are in need of hair stylists or barbers to volunteer for the clinic. Keep the clinic and volunteers in your prayers. The next team meeting is on Thursday, April 19, at 7:00 in the Library. Call Mariann Benda with any questions at 630-965-4798.

St. Luke’s Christian Academy’s PALS group is hosting it’s 2nd Annual Auction/Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, May 5 from 6-11 p.m. at Whitetail Ridge Golf Club in Yorkville. The theme is A Night to Remember. There will be hors d’oeuvres, a sit down dinner, dessert and open bar. There will also be a DJ and silent auction. Tickets are $75 per person. This is an adult’s only night to have fun and support our school! Babysitting will be available at the school for $10 for one child, $15 for two. Last year you helped us raise over $8000 for the school! Everyone who attended the fundraiser last year had such a great time they asked us to do it again! You don’t want to miss this event! Make your reservations NOW! Reservation and payment is due no later than April 14! Tickets will not be available after April 14 and will not be available at the door. Contact Tami McGraw in the school office at 630-896-0310, x-110.

A Night To Remember. St. Luke’s Christian Academy

Annual Auction/Dinner Fundraiser

Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast

St. Luke’s Boy Scout Troop 12 is having a Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, April 28, from 7:30 —11:30 am.

They will be serving pancakes, sausage, milk, orange juice and coffee.

Cost is $5 per person or $14 per family. Buy your ticket in advance for a chance to win a raffle prize!

Advance tickets are available in the church office (or purchase at the door).

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2017-2018 Budget & Income (#s reported are as of 4/1/18)

Monthly Need $87,219

Weekly Need $20,127

March Tithe $4,557

Accounts Payable $14,255

Concordia Plan Services (CPS) past due (5) $56,945

Monthly Anticipated Offering Income for April $62,700

Current Month’s To Date Offering Income Contributions to General Fund $18,024

Current Month’s To Date Income Received from School to General Fund $0

Current Month To Date Contribution Total to General Fund $18,024

Previous Month’s Contribution Total to General fund $59,896

Mortgage Payments past due (6+) $70,159

Last Week’s Attendance

Maundy Thursday Worship March 29 104

Good Friday Worship March 30 138

Easter Sunday Worship April 1 308

Communed Easter 259

You are cordially invited to the NEW Zone 7 Spring Rally for

all LWML members on Saturday, April 14, 2018

8:30-11:00 am at Cross Lutheran Church, 8609 Rt. 47, Yorkville

Featured Speaker: David Fiala, Assistant Director of Missionary

Recruitment, LCMS Office of International Missions

Ingathering: Monetary donations to the

Keep Your Kids in Shoes (KYKS) ministry.

Registration & continental Breakfast at 8:30 am.

For additional information, please contact Gayle Thanepohn, Zone 15 Secretary/Treasurer at gnthanepohn@Gmail.com OR 815-739-5633

(call or text).

Please RSVP to Gayle by April 10 .

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Newsletter Deadline Any new or updated articles and inserts for the weekly newsletter are due to the Church Office by 3:00 pm on the Wednesday before article is to run. Submit via email to connie.pittman@stlcamily.org or mailbox #82. Any questions, contact Connie Pittman at 630-892-9309, x-115.

Planning Ahead

April 15-7/8th Confirmation April 15-Food with Friends April 15-JR & SR Youth Groups April 17-School Staff Breakfast April 19-Ladies’ Night Out April 19-Back to School Clinic Meeting April 21-Girl Scout Escape Event April 22-7/8th Confirmation April 22-JR & SR Youth Groups April 23-Autumn Leaves Chapel April 25-8th Grade Banquet April 26-Leadership Meeting April 28-Troop 12 Pancake Breakfast April 29-7/8th Confirmation April 29-JR & SR Youth Group May 2-Teacher’s Meeting May 3-National Day of Prayer May 5-LWML May 6-JR & SR Youth Groups

Prayer Request Updates We welcome your prayer requests to pray for your needs or the needs of others. Please remember to submit an update after two weeks so that we can pray more effectively, whether it be prayers of thanksgiving or to continue to pray as directed. Without these updates, the prayer request will be removed after two weeks as we will assume that these needs have been met.

“Pray for all people, asking God for what they need and being thankful to him.” 1 Timothy 2:1

Panera Bread Pick Up April 13

Pam Nickels

Servants for the Weekend of April 14 & 15

Preacher/Liturgist Rev. Peter Hoffman / Chuck Snyder Acolytes & Cross Bearers 5:30 Dylan Middendorf 8:00 Raven Biebel & Ythan Houston 10:45 Connor & Paul Bailey Chancel 5:30 Debby & Howard Springborn 8:00 Eleanor Kothera & Nancy Nelson 10:45 Shelly & Grace Izzo Children’s Message 5:30 Lesli Barron 8:00 Missy Hester Fellowship Coffee Sean & Cheryl Ludwig Finance Assistants Tony & Nancy Abbattista Friendly Callers Tim Scott & Shirley Anderson Greeters 5:30 Kevin & Barb Cuyler 8:00 Chris & Nancy Nelson 10:45 Ellen Rienton & Connie Pinks Information Desk Attendant Lisa Steinwart Organist/Pianist 5:30 Elainie Kothera 8:00 Ralph Gabrielson, Jr. Readers 5:30 Tim Scott 8:00 Al Krodel 10:45 Todd Ruch Sound & Video 6:00 Middendorf Team 8:00 Steve Steinwart Ushers 5:30 Tim Scott & Chuck Granholm 8:00 Dan & Shirley Anderson 10:45 Michael & Kelly Biebel Worship Assistants Chuck Snyder / Steve Claxton

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Bringing Christ to the neighborhood and the neighborhood to the Church! The Go Team, an affiliate of Lutheran Hour Ministries, is an outreach ministry here at St. Luke’s. We have set our agenda for outreach for the balance of 2018 which we wish to share with the congrega-tion as well as ask for your prayers and help in carrying out God’s mission here in our community. Listed below are the areas of ministry. Please prayerfully consider becoming a part of these outreach opportunities. Contact Bob Cano 630-881-5954 or bobc8539@att.net.

Easter Egg Hunt: Was held Saturday, March 24. We had a good turn out and we brought joy into the lives of the children in the neighborhood. Also, Kid’s Bibles and religious booklets were given out along with potential scholarship information to attend St. Luke’s Christian Academy. A thank you to all of those who helped with this event as well as Thrivent and Lutheran Hour Ministries for helping with the finances. We will be doing this again next year. Hope you can join us.

Prayer Gathering: Along with St. Luke’s prayer team and Riversedge Fellowship church, a prayer gathering is being held every month alternating between St. Luke’s and Riversedge to gather those in our community to reach out to God for His help with violence occurring in our own community. April will be at Riversedge and May will be at St. Luke’s. Please watch for the dates and come out and join us in prayer.

Prison Ministry: Starting in April two of us will be teaching a Bible study for the men incarcerated at Thomson Federal Prison in Thomson, IL. Also, in May two of us will be going to Joliet prison to distribute Bibles and religious booklets from Lutheran Hour Ministries and also praying with them as we go from cell to cell visiting at least 84 of our brothers.

Drive-Thru-Prayer: Starting on May 22 between 4 and 6 pm, we will be out on the street on Fernwood Drive with signs inviting people of the community to take time to share their prayer needs with us. This will be done each month through the summer and fall on the 4th Tuesday of the month.

Oswego Prairie Fest Booth: On June 14-17, we will be partnering with St. Luke’s Academy at this event. We will be handing out Adult and Kid’s Bibles, religious booklets from LHM and promoting St. Luke’s Christian Academy and our up-coming Back to School Clinic.

Back to School Clinic: On August 4, from 9 am until noon, we will be distributing the following to the children in the neighborhood: School supplies, backpacks, books, clothing, “dry goods” food, haircuts, Kid’s and adult Bibles, religious booklets, prayer request booth, medical, dental and other services information. We served over 400 children last year hope to top that this year.

Midwest Auto Fest: On August 11, we will host our annual Auto-Fest at Montgomery Fest. An opportunity to bring antique cars together for the public to enjoy as well as provide religious

booklets and raffle prizes for the community.

Montgomery Fest Booth: August 10-12, we will be partnering with St. Luke’s Academy at this event. We will be handing out Adult and Kid’s Bibles, religious booklets from LHM and promot-ing St. Luke’s Christian Academy.

November Veterans Day Celebration: Date to be determined. A celebration to honor veterans inviting everyone from the community.

Christmas Shoe Box Gifts: Gather gifts for needy children as we have done in the past.

Christmas Tree Gift Tags: Will be joining our existing ministry to provide Christmas gifts for needy families in our community.

On Going Ministries: We will continue to support the Little Library, distribute invitational flyers to our immediate neighbors, senior resident Bible studies at their facility and social media awareness of our ministries via nextdoor.com to over 500 neighbors in Boulder Hill.

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