LOVE LETTER
Living Lord Lutheran Church
2725 58th Avenue Vero Beach, FL 32966
(772) 778-1500
APRIL 2015
A Welcome Place
Where You Belong
Be A Living
Lutheran
Worship Schedule
8:30 am & 11:00 am - -Worship Service with Holy Communion
5:30 pm Family Service 1st Sunday Each Month
9:45 am - -Adult Bible Study
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David A. Charlton
WHAT’S INSIDE
A Word from Our Pastor ........... pg 2
Life in our Church ..................... pg 3
Weekly Service/Scriptures…. ... pg 4
Prayer List/Military .................... pg 5
April Calendar............................ pg 6
Call the Office: 772-778-1500
Email: [email protected]
Church Web Site—http://www.livinglordlutheran.com
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Dear Members and Friends,
The Seven Day Plan
Recently, my niece challenged her Facebook friends to post a Scripture verse online for
seven days in a row. I thought to myself, “That’s easy. I just preached a sermon series on seven
sayings of Jesus.” What I had in mind, of course was the Lenten series I did on the Seven I Am
Sayings of Jesus. They are:
I am the bread of life… (John 6:35)
I am the light of the world… (John 8:12)
I am the door of the sheep. (John 10:7)
I am the good shepherd. (John 10:11)
I am the resurrection and the life. (John 11:25)
I am the way, and the truth, and the life. (John 14:6)
I am the vine; you are the branches. (John 15:5)
In one of my sermons, I suggested starting the habit of memorizing one Scripture verse per day.
These seven verses are a perfect way to begin. There is a verse for each of the first seven days.
Another way to use these verses is to repeat them for each day of the week during the Easter season.
You might remember that there are seven weeks in Easter. That means you will do 7 x 7, or 49 days.
The 50th Day is Pentecost. So you could do:
MONDAY - I am the bread of life…
TUESDAY – I am the light of the world…
WEDNESDAY - I am the door of the sheep.
THURSDAY - I am the good shepherd.
FRIDAY - I am the resurrection and the life.
SATURDAY - I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
SUNDAY - I am the vine; you are the branches.
There are several other interesting things to note about these seven sayings. One is the connection
they have with the First Commandment. Each one reminds us that God is the most important thing
in our lives. Nothing comes before Him. Nothing can replace Him. If we have him, we have
everything. If we don’t have Him, we have nothing.
Another interesting thing is that they fill up all seven days of the week. Too often, we think of
Sunday as the day dedicated to God. The other six days are for work, family, recreation, etc…
That is not true. Every day is a gift from God and every day should be dedicated to God. You can’t
be a one day a week Christian.
They also remind us that Jesus is not simply a wise teacher or a great prophet. He is the Savior,
the Lord. He doesn’t merely give us bread and light. He doesn’t merely show us the door and lead
us to the shepherd. He doesn’t merely tell us about the resurrection and teach us the truth. He IS all
of these. As the final I Am saying puts it, “I am the vine; you are the branches.” We only have these
things if we are united to Him through the Word and the Sacraments and through faith, the same way
a branch is connected to a vine.
Finally, they all tell us about life. What kind of life? Resurrection life. Easter life. They tell us how
Jesus shares the power of his Resurrection with us and how we begin to enjoy eternal life now.
Take some time this Easter Season to meditate on those seven simple verses, and grow closer to Him
in faith and love.
Yours in Christ, Pastor David
Life In Our Church
4/13
4/20
4/20
4/21
4/23
4/24
4/27
Peter Valentine
Philip Moyer
Phil Wright
Rip Wieler
Carol Weidemier
Dan Robinson
Shirley Jacobs
SUNDAY APRIL 5TH
CELEBRATION
8:30 & 11:00 am Worship with Holy Communion
9:45am Easter Breakfast
4/18
Jennifer & Steve Hyde
QUILTING
If we are missing some
birthdays and anniversaries
Please leave your names in
Beverly Lombard’s box
with the dates, so we can
Extend our Best Wishes
and list you in our
Love Letter.
We apologize if anyone has
been missed.
Sarah Circle making Easter favors
for Isles of Vero.
Four ladies were at March’s meeting of Living
Lord Quilters. We cut bottoms and one top
and then tied two quilts for next year’s
shipment. We have several tops on hand for
next month’s meeting, but will need to cut
fillers as only one is ready to use. We would
welcome some gently used sheets from the
congregation, as our supply is depleted.
Our next meeting will be Thursday, April 16,
from 10:00 a.m. until noon. If you can use
a needle, a pair of scissors and/or tie a knot,
come join us in this important outreach
mission.
Rosalie Fanlo
The council of LLLC would like to thank Eagle
Scout Landal Brown and his fine crew of
workers from Troop 513 who in one day moved
everything out of the counting room and the
cry room, painted both rooms and then moved
everything back. This project saved the church
hundreds of dollars in labor costs. Thank you
for job well done.
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS
APRIL 5th
EASTER SUNDAY
APRIL 12th SECOND
SUNDAY of EASTER
APRIL 19th THIRD
SUNDAY of EASTER
APRIL 26th FOURTH
SUNDAY of EASTER
Isiah 25: 6-9
Psalm 16
1 Corinthians 15: 1-11
Mark 16: 1-8
Acts 4: 32-35
Psalm 148
1 John 1: 1--2: 2
John 20: 19-31
Acts 3: 11-21
Psalm 4
1 John 3: 1-7
Luke 24: 36-49
Acts 4: 1-12
Psalm 23
1 John 3: 16-24
John 10: 11-18
THOSE WHO SERVE FOR APRIL — THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFUL SERVICE
8:30 AM
4-5
Reader
Maureen McNeill
Nancy Anto
4-12 Dona Charlton
4/19 Frank Lombard
4-26 Nancy Anto
11:00 AM
4-5
4-12
4-19
4-26
Reader
Ruth Winther
Rip Wieler
Rich Kaelin
Shirley Schryver
Ushers:
Joanne Trowbridge / Jack Alcanada
Shirley & Tom Jacobs
Al MacDonald / Anne Seymour
Joanne Trowbridge / Jack Alcanada
Worship Assistant
Communion Assistant
Beverly Lombard
Beverly Lombard
Beverly Lombard
Beverly Lombard
Nancy Anto /
Maureen McNeill
Anne Seymour
Dona Charlton
Joan Basso
Ushers
Worship Assistant
Communion Assistant
Hufford, Highley, Klock
Louise & Miles Martin
Bonnye & Bob McGill
Clare Kaelin
Clare Kaelin
Clare Kaelin
Clare Kaelin
Louise Martin
Shirley Schryver
Joan Kenney
Karin Gustine
Coordinators are:
Maureen McNeill 562-4301 for 8:30 service
Phyllis McCoy 778-2663/ Phil Hufford 978-0966 for 11:00 service
THE ETERNAL CANDLE APRIL
Cost is $35 per month
In Loving Memory of Dad Harry Bestmann
by Dot & Joe LoMastro
Council Members for 2015
Support your new Council Members
Children's Church /Family
at
Living Lord Lutheran Church,
FIRST SUNDAY EACH MONTH
at 5:30 pm
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Service
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Vacant as of this time
+ Marion Basney
Alex Catalina
Emily Catalina
+Mildred DeWitt
Sue Douglas
Fred Eggerman
Bob Freund
Mack Fulmer
Christopher Gavin
Keith Gunther
Evelyn Henderson
Kari Hyde
Ruth Imhoff
David Jones
David Kenney
Nancy Klock
Ish Krul
Coleen Leonardi
Megan McClanahan
+Bonnye McGill
+Helen McLaughlin
Megan McClanahan
+Louise Martin
Bruce Majka
Bill Mierow
Bill Miles
Harvey Niblack
May Robinson
Rev. Ron Ryckman
+Bill Schryver
Conner Smout
+Mike Stankus
Debbie Stevens
Bobby Strange
Laura Thimmer
+Carol Valentine
Jennifer Valentine
+Peter Valentine
+Joan Wheeler
DUE ON THE 24TH EACH
MONTH
LOVE LETTER BEING SENT BY
E-MAIL / PDF-FILE
OR PICKUP IN THE NARTHEX
PLEASE send articles to:
[email protected]. PLEASE BE ON TIME
BULLETIN NEWS DUE ON
TUESDAYS EACH WEEK
+ Denotes member
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Darrin Clarke (US. Navy)
Travis England (US. Air Force)
John Gerlaugh (Pentagon)
Matthew McAlpin (US Army Aviation
Afghanistan)
Sean Prestley (US. Army Afghanistan/Italy)
Benjamin Steele (US. Army)
Martin Steele (US. Air Force
Robert Bruce Wheeler, Jr.(US Marines
Rev. William Weichert (U S Air Force)
The members of Living Lord express
Our sympathy to Zack & Linda Fulmer,
and the Robinson family at the loss of
Their sister-in-law & aunt
Margaret Ann Fulmer
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We are in need of more prayer chain callers.
If you would like to participate in this most
meaningful activity.
CALL: Living Lord Prayer Chain
Shirley Schryver (563-8889)
Rosalie Fanlo (563-0818)
Shirlee Lohuis (567-5063)
Marion Crane (770-0523)
Coordinators:
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Pledge drive numbers for 2015:
64 pledges for a total amount of $111,000
4 in faith pledges
Profit and Loss for Feb 2015
Income
$17,093.55
YTD Budget
$13,992.53
Expense
YTD Budget
$14,314.15
$13,992.53
7:00 pm
Scouts Meet
13
8:30 am-Worship Service
9:45 Easter Breakfast
11:00 am Worship Service
5:30 pm Family Service
12
27
8:30 am-Worship Service 11:00 am
9:45 Adult Bible Study
Bible Study
11:00 am Worship Service
26
8:30 am-Worship Service 11:00 am
9:45 Adult Bible Study
Bible Study
11:00 am Worship Service
7:00 pm
Scouts Meet
28
Sarah Circle
7:00 pm
Scouts Meet
21
2:00 pm
19
20
7:00 pm
Scouts Meet
8:30 am-Worship Service 11:00 am
9:45 Adult Bible Study
Bible Study
11:00 am Worship Service 6:00 pm
Council Meeting
14
7
11:00 am
Bible Study
Tue
6
Mon
5 EASTER SUNDAY
Sun
29
5:30 Bells
7:00 pm Choir
22
5:30 Bells
7:00 pm Choir
15
5:30 pm Bells
7:00 pm Choir
8
30
23
16
10:00 Quilters
9
24
17
10
DUE
6:15 pm Manudy 6:15 pm
Thursday Service Good Friday
Service
5:30 Bells
7:00 pm Choir
3
Fri
2
Thu
1
Wed
2015
25
8:00 am Women’s
Breakfast @ Bob
Evans
9:30 Bible Study
8:00 am Men’s
Bible Study/then
Breakfast @ Cannons
18
11
4
Sat