JANUARY 27, 2015 VOL. 32 NO. 4
Dinner
5:30 p.m.
Healing &
Wholeness
Worship
Wednesday, February 4—
6:00 p.m. in Woods Chapel
Dinner is a catered meal ($10 for
adults/$5 for children) featuring
healthy, garden-fresh options.
RSVP by noon on Monday,
February 2, to 314-993-4771 ext
0. Join us for dinner in Fellowship
Hall!
Experience God’s promise of
healing and wholeness in a
very tangible way with the
laying on of hands and
anointing with oil. The Lord’s
Supper is also celebrated.
Questions?
Contact Dieter
Heinzl at 314-993-4771 ext
3106.
Did you know
your gifts to
Ladue Chapel
make such a
difference?
Your financial support enables
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
(PDA) to witness to the healing
love of Christ and to help bring
recovery from natural and human
-caused disaster situations. The
PDA keeps a list of active
accounts
to
provide
an
opportunity to make donations to
specific
disaster
situations
around
the
world.
See
www.presbyterianmission.org for
more information.
LADUE CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) · ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
The Stewardship Committee and I thank you
for your generous financial support of the ministries
of Ladue Chapel. Not only did we finish 2014 in
good financial condition, but we begin 2015 with
confidence as well.
Now, however, the Stewardship Committee
invites you to think about your stewardship of time.
Time is different from money. We don’t earn it, nor
can we save it. Time is a gift from the Lord of life.
How should we steward the gift of time?
Our time is limited, to be sure. We are not eternal. And when we
talk about time we are talking about the present. The past is past, and
the future is always not yet. The only time we have to allocate is what we
have right now. So the stewardship of time invites us to think about how
we manage and allot our time in the most efficacious way, to benefit not
just ourselves, but others, and to fulfill our purpose in life.
It’s critical, first of all, to allocate time to God, the giver of our
time. Time for worship is primary. It helps us know who we are, whose
we are, and how we can live the abundant life. It shapes us for a life of
meaning and joy, and invites us to allocate additional time for prayer,
devotion, study, fellowship, and ministry. Time allocated to strengthening
our relationship with God turns out to be an investment in all our
relationships, especially those with family, friends, church members, and
co-workers. It even strengthens our relationship with our self. Time in
worship is time well spent.
It’s also important to devote time to yourself, the time you need to
be mentally, physically, spiritually, and socially, awake, alert, and healthy.
That’s not selfish, but rather a way of acknowledging that you need to
care for the gift of yourself, so you can continue to serve as a gift to
others in the way God intended. Time is neutral, but you are a treasured
child of God. Nurture the gift of yourself, and you keep on giving.
Most of our waking time is devoted to work, to contributing to the
greater good of others. A good steward of work acknowledges it as a
calling, a vocation in which to express faith in God. Meaningful work is a
good and efficacious use of time.
Bottom line, our stewardship of time is mostly about having a
Godly attitude toward it. Time is a gift. Like any gift, it can be enjoyed,
used, or wasted. It’s offered to us by our Creator, so we can offer
ourselves to others and to the world. Like all God’s gifts, time is not for
taking, consuming, or wasting, but for offering.
How are you offering your time in service to the one who created
you and gifted you with the miracle of time? That’s the question that
invites us to think about our stewardship of time.
Faithfully yours,
Rejoice in hope, be patient in
suffering, persevere in prayer.
~ Romans 12:12
JANUARY 27, 2015 · THE CHAPEL BELL
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Mission: Fill the Bucket Campaign
This campaign takes place at church on Sundays January 25 and February 1
following worship services. Once the campaign is complete, the buckets will be
stored for future use following disasters. We estimate $25 will buy necessary
supplies for each bucket. Our youth will help fill buckets and apply labels on
Sunday, February 1. $3,000 is needed to buy supplies for all 120 buckets, so
please be generous! Visit our table in the Gathering Place on Sundays in
February or send your check to the church office (payable to “Ladue Chapel”
with Fill the Bucket on the memo line). Thank You!
Mission: Small Business Shopping
This is a great way to help support the small businesses in Ferguson! Come
along with your Ladue Chapel friends for a FUN Saturday of shopping in
Historic Ferguson and also to have lunch at the Ferguson Brewing Company
(fergusonbrewing.com). Need flowers to brighten your home on a dreary
winter's day; visit the florist! Have a sweet tooth; visit Cose Dolci or Natalie's
bakeries! Join us on Saturday, February 7. We will meet at church at 10:00
a.m. to board the shuttle bus. The cost is whatever you decide to purchase and
your own lunch. If you would like to go, please RSVP by January 29 to Jan
DaGue at [email protected].
Sunday February 1, 2015
VS.
Over 140 Million Americans will tune-in to watch the Super Bowl, while 50 Million
are facing hunger. The Souper Bowl of Caring is a small way to do great good!
Ways to Participate:
Bring a food donation with you to church on February 1
Drop off at the Souper Bowl of Caring table in the Gathering Place.
Make a monetary donation after the 8:30 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. church service.
Look for students holding soup pots with team logos-place your money in the
bucket with the team logo you KNOW will win the Super Bowl! All food and
monetary donations will be distributed to local area food banks: Kingdom House,
Isaiah 58, Harris House and Chapel for the Exceptional. Together we can make
a difference and help alleviate hunger in St. Louis!
Most-Needed Food Items: beef stew, evaporated milk, canned fruits, chicken &
dumplings, juices (100%), applesauce, chili, jelly, diced tomatoes, canned
chicken, mustard, spinach, canned ham, ketchup, white potatoes, Spam,
whipped salad dressing, sweet potatoes, Vienna sausages, saltine crackers,
instant potatoes, canned salmon, pancake mix, pancake syrup, dry beans, corn
muffin mix, cake frosting
CALENDAR
An extended calendar
is available at www.laduechapel.org
Thursday, January 29
7:00 pm Session/Lee Institute Bickel
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
Choir Rm
Friday, January 30
7:00 am Food Bank
Service Bldg
Saturday, January 31
8:15 am Men’s Breakfast
FH-N
8:30 am Communion Prep
Vestry
10:30 am Synergies Rehearsal Sanct.
Sunday, February 1
8:15 am Infant Care
Nursery
8:30 am Worship
Sanctuary
9:45 am
Rms
9:45 am Children’s SS
Educ. Wing
9:45 am Youth Education Upper Rms
9:45 am Confirmation Class
Gulick
11:00 am Worship
Sanctuary
12:15 pm Clean Up Buckets
FH
12:15 pm New Member Class Fireside
3:30 pm Youth Choir
Choir Rm
4:00 pm Carillon Ringers Choir Rm
Monday, February 2
7:00 am Food Bank
Service Bldg
1:30 pm Kindermusik
Choir Rm
3:45 pm Children’s Snack Time FH-N
4:00 pm Route 345
Youth Rms
4:00 pm Chorister Choir
Choir Rm
4:45 pm Carol Choir
Choir Rm
5:30 pm Genesis Ringers
FH-S
5:30 pm Revelation Ringers Choir Rm
6:30 pm DISCIPLE I
Gulick
7:00 pm Worship & Music Leutwiler
Tuesday, February 3
9:30 am Mailing Angels
Gulick
9:30 am Program Staff Mtg Staff CR
9:30 am WA Board Meeting Leutwiler
10:00 am WA Bandages
FH-N
for Developing Countries
11:00 am WA Guest Speaker Fireside
12:00 pm WA Taster’s Lunch Fireside
1:00 pm Women’s Study Grp Bickel
7:00 pm Staff Resources
Bickel
7:00 pm Special Gifts Meeting FH-N
Wednesday, February 4
8:00 am Men’s Bible Study Leutwiler
9:00 am DISCIPLE III
Gulick
5:30 pm WOW Dinner
FH-N
6:00 pm Healing & Wholeness Chapel
6:00 pm Board of Deacons Various
Thursday, February 5
9:15 am LCNS Exec Board
Bickel
9:30 am Theology Group
Leutwiler
6:30 pm Chapel Ringers
Fireside
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
Choir Rm
Fast Forward
Cares & Concerns
Carole Mellow, Diane Milburn
We offer our Christian love and sympathy to Robin & Shep Hermann on
the death of Robin’s father-in-law, Frederick A. Hermann on January 14.
Joys & Celebrations
SAVE THE DATE!
Synergies Concert
Sunday, February 8
3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Please contact Member Care Secretary Sue Schreiner at 993-4771 x 3101
to report hospitalizations, family cares and celebrations.
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JANUARY 27, 2015 · THE CHAPEL BELL
Congregational Meeting
Sunday, February 8 at 12:00 p.m.
The Session has called a Congregational Meeting on
February 8, 2015 immediately following the 11:00 a.m.
service for the purpose of receiving the 2014 Annual
Report, electing one Ruling Elder to the Class of 2015
and one member of the Nominating Committee, and
approving changes to the terms of call for the pastors.
Open Your Heart Stewardship Pledges
To date, 381 households have joined us in “opening our
hearts” with their 2015 financial pledge to Ladue Chapel.
These pledges total $1,380,000. We are grateful for the
faith and commitment of the households who have
pledged. Their gifts allow Ladue Chapel to continue to
strengthen the spiritual growth of our congregation and
to demonstrate our love for our neighbor through our
mission work.
~Elaine Burkhardt & Randy Clary
Monthly Men’s Breakfast
Women’s Association Taster’s Luncheon
& Guest Speaker
Tuesday, February 3 at 11:00 a.m. in Fireside
All women are welcome to come to hear Elke Buckland,
a fellow Ladue Chapel member, speak about KidSmart
where she works as the Director of Operations. The most
in-need items at KidSmart are pencils, pens, markers,
crayons, glue, scissors, and notebooks or notebook filler
paper. Please feel free to bring donations of any school
supplies to Elke for the students in need.
For lunch at 12:00 p.m., the Women’s
Association will provide beverages and dessert.
Everyone attending is invited to bring a favorite salad,
side dish, or casserole to serve 6-8 people, which will
enable just a taste of each dish for all attending. Bring
recipes, too! Join us for this wonderful opportunity to
gather together, share, and make some new friends!
Please call the church office at 314-993-4771 ext 0 if you
plan on attending!
Giving Thanks Campaign
The Ladue Chapel Men’s Fellowship
Group
Steering
Committee
is
sponsoring a Saturday morning
breakfast on January 31. The
format for the morning will be a
casual breakfast cooked by the
men of the church. Breakfast will
begin at 8:15 a.m. and the morning
will end at 9:15 a.m. giving
participants plenty of time for the
many other things that need to be
done. Please call the church at 314-993
-4771 and let us know you will be
attending or you can just show up. The cost
for the breakfast will be $5.00 per person and can
be paid at the door.
Ladue Chapel has asked its members to
prayerfully consider pledging to the
Giving Thanks Campaign in order to
benefit
the
entirety
of
the
congregation with a new organ,
renovated
sanctuary,
building
improvements and investment in
mission and endowment building.
Since beginning the Giving Thanks
Campaign, 26 pledges have been
made totaling $3,300,000 toward
our goal of $5.5 million. On behalf of
a grateful congregation, we thank you!
If you would like to keep tabs on our
new organ’s progress, David Erwin has
created a blog to keep you updated,
complete with pictures and facts! Go to https://
laduechapelorgan.wordpress.com to check it out!
The Floral Committee
New Member Class begins February 1
Saturday, January 31
reports an opportunity for
honoring or memorializing loved ones with Sanctuary
flowers on February 15. For more information call Margie
Robertson at 636-220-2648 or e-mail her at
[email protected].
Join the Welcome Team
The hospitality offered by our Welcome Team Ministry
greeters makes Ladue Chapel a friendly place for
members and visitors alike. The commitment is one
Sunday per month for fifteen minutes before and after
one worship service. We are holding an informal
training in the Gathering Place at 9:45 a.m. on
February 8. Please contact Sue Schreiner if you'd
like to attend: [email protected] or 314-9934771 ext 3101.
JANUARY 27, 2015 · THE CHAPEL BELL
Join us in the Fireside Room on Sunday, February 1, at
12:15 p.m. to learn more about Ladue Chapel and the
meaning of being Presbyterian. The second class will
meet in the Bickel Room at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday,
February 8. Breakfast with Session at 9:45 a.m. and
recognition in the 11:00 a.m. worship will be held on
Sunday, February 15. Contact Julie Walther-Scheibel at
314-993-4771 ext 3112 for more information.
Winter Weather Advisories
If we are forced to close the church building due to
inclement weather, there will be a message on our
answering
machine
314-993-4771,
on
www.laduechapel.org and www.kmov.com.
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YOUNG
MINDS
YOUNG
HEARTS
YOUNG
F AITH
The Lord's Supper Supper
For 2nd through 5th Graders and their families, we hope you can
join us for The Lord's Supper Supper on Sunday, February 8.
We'll gather in Fellowship Hall at 5:00 p.m., enjoy a kid-friendly Middle
Eastern meal, learn about Communion, and have a behind-the-scenes
tour of the Communion table and elements with Dieter. The evening will
end at 6:30 p.m. There is not a charge for the meal but we do need to
know how many folks are attending. Please RSVP to Robin Crawford
[email protected] with your child's name and number of
guests attending. Your children will be prepared to take Communion on
March
1
with
your
family
and
the
congregation.
Do this in remembrance of me.
Sunday, February 1
Worship Services
8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
in the Sanctuary
Scriptures
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm
111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark
1:21-28
Music Ministry
At both services, Chancel Choir
will sing “Thou Wilt Keep Him in
Perfect Peace” by Samuel
Sebastian Wesley and the
women of the choir will sing “Ave
verum corpus” by Gabriel Fauré.
DON’T FORGET!
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St. Louis, MO 63124-1568
Synergies Concert
Sunday, February 8 at 3:00 p.m.
Synergies Ensemble will present an
all-French concert featuring the
music of Couperin, Fauré and
Debussy.
Members of Synergies pictured to
the right are Chris Banks, viola;
Alison Rolf, violin; Jennifer Adams,
flute; Marcia Mann, cello.
They will be joined by pianist Diana
Umali and harpsichordist David
Erwin.
Making A Difference
Congregational Meeting
Sunday, February 8
12:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
The Chapel Bell
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