The St. Andrews NET - Volume XXXVIII, No 12December 2018

ST. ANDREWS LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOLThe Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod260 North Northwest HighwayPark Ridge, Illinois 60068(847)823-6656 (church phone) (847)823-9308 (school phone)standrewsparkridge.org

Matthew J. Hoffmann - PastorDavid Christiansen - Minister of MusicLaura Boggs - PrincipalGreg Lendy - Director, Contemporary Worship

Serving, supporting and sending families in Christ

2018 ADVENT/CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

ADVENT II SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8

5:00 p.m. Contemporary Worship

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9

8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion

MID-WEEK WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12

ADVENT 6:30 p.m. School Band Concert

WORSHIP 7:00 p.m. led by Grades 4 thru 8

ADVENT III SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15

5:00 p.m. Contemporary Worship SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Sunday School Christmas Worship

MID-WEEK WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19

ADVENT 6:15 p.m. Violin Concert

WORSHIP 6:30 p.m. led by Kindergarten thru Grade 3

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2110:30 a.m. Preschool and Pre-kindergarten Advent Service

ADVENT IV SATURDAY, DECEMBER 225:00 p.m. Contemporary WorshipSUNDAY, DECEMBER 23

8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion

CHRISTMAS EVE MONDAY, DECEMBER 24

5:00 p.m. Candlelight Service with Holy Communion 9:00 p.m. Candlelight Service with Holy Communion

CHRISTMAS DAY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25

10:00 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion

Official Acts - October

Baptized: Mia Lisa Mathopoulos Daughter of Dean and Hannah (nee Lendy) Mathopoulos Born: June 9, 2018 Baptized: October 20, 2018

New Members: Jennifer Dougherty Lanum Family - Edward, Kristin, Trey & Willow McCarty Family - John, Jennifer, John Phillip, Connor & Lexi Richard and Janelle Sloma

DECEMBER2018

BIRTHDAYS

1 Emma Asien 3 Lucie Guzik 4 Rose Hauer 7 Sue Schattschneider 8 Richard Moellering

Emma WandelPaul Weisheit

12 Kate Vitulli13 Carol Zygowicz14 Mark Castiglia15 Karen Michaels16 Gary Lynn17 Nelly Somerman19 Evelyn Guther

Allyna Lee20 Nick Antemann

Carrie Kuehm21 Ron Asien

Chris Seiler22 Nancy Lynn

23 Linda Wolf25 Dianne Berthold

Carol Hannah29 Grace Asien30 Donald Brandfellner

Steve Schildwachter

BAPTISMAL BIRTHDAYSFrank GenualdiJoseph Vitulli

1 Henry Schmidt 2 Tyler Hanck

Dawn Mikulski 3 Simon Grimm 4 Eric Weisheit 7 Carrie Cupp

Lynn Webb 9 Eric Bauer12 Lydia Grabske15 Jeff Heller17 Darlene Stahl23 Patrick Obrochta24 George Harker28 Sue Manrose31 Evelyn Guther

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES 3 Greg & Nancy Reuhs10 Matt & Angelica Tobias

If your special dayis not listed,

please call Nicholein the church office

847-823-6656, X-100.

Women

Of

St.

Andrews

WOSA BIBLE CLASS is on hiatus until nextyear! We will resume our regular classschedule on Tuesday, January 8, 2019.

WOSA CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON is planned forTuesday, December 11. We’ll gather for greatfood and fellowship at Basilico Ristorante, 401North Cumberland (at Lawrence) in Norridge(708-452-6400). Our private room will beavailable at 11:30 a.m. and luncheon will beginat noon. You can order from the menu andwe’ll get separate checks. RSVP by Sunday,December 9:

Earlyne Carter (847-696-4520 orAlandE2@msn.com)

Chris Seiler (773-784-6359 orwseilerjr@sbcglobal.net)

Please join us for our annual WOSA Christmasget-together. Everyone is welcome!

WOSA MEMBERS WISH A

BLESSED ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS TO ALL,

WITH HUMBLE THANKS TO GOD

FOR HIS INDESCRIBABLE GIFT OF A SAVIOR.

St. Andrews

Retired Gentlemen Got cabin fever? Got that “cooped in” feeling? Well ... a group of retired and/or semi-retiredmen from St. Andrews meet once a month forlively conversation and lunch at variousrestaurants in the area. It’s a great way to havefellowship! Why not join in on the secondThursday of the month? Social hour is at 11:30a.m. – lunch around noon. For moreinformation, call Jim Selzer at (847) 727-3545 orDarwin Dietrick at (847) 696-9010.

Comfort Dog Ministry Update

Have you caught yourself wondering what thisComfort Dog Caretaker role is all about? Please join us December 9th at early or lateservice to hear Bob Vossel, Caretake of SusieComfort Dog at St Peter Arlington Heights,share his experience. Come hear about whatmakes this a very interesting and importantrole for the St Andrews Comfort Dog Ministry. If you would like to learn more about this, feelfree to contact Sarah Feltes at 773-450-4959or sarahjane1212@hotmail.com

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Merry Christmas! December is such a busy month of the year. We start the new church year with

Advent, we celebrate Christmas, and then prepare to meet the start of a new calendar year. Phew,

there is a LOT going on! But in the midst of all of the busyness, this is one of my favorite times of

the year, and we have so many gifts from God to celebrate. Here are just a few:

- As I write this, we are preparing for our 17th Bethlehem Walk! This is such a huge blessing to

our community and has become an integral part of so many people’s Christmas celebration!

- We do miss Katie Otto, but I am SO thankful for Lindsey Bucciffero, Gary Kloess, Nick Bedell,

and Lydia Preuss for stepping up to serve our youth with events and Bible studies. You are a

BLESSING to all of us! We will be meeting in January to look at what our plan for serving our

youth will be going forward.

- Our Advent services on December 12 and 19 are always amazing, and the school kids do such

a wonderful job of singing and presenting the Good News.

- December 13 will be a BLAST as we gather at Prospect Park in Park Ridge to sing Christmas

songs from 6-8pm. We will provide Hot Chocolate, but please feel free to bring your own

beverages and snacks.

- We will be having Christmas Eve services at 5pm and 9pm and Christmas morning service at

10am.

Take some time to reach out to your neighbors and share the joy of Christ this season! Your

Presence is a Present!

In Christ,

Pastor Matt Hoffmann

SCHOOL NEWS

Educating Students to Seek, Serve and Soar

September 2018

Mission Statement

St Andrews Lutheran School nourishes the whole child in spiritual and academic growth by partnering

with families to prepare the child for Christian living as an exemplary light in God’s world.

The faculty and staff of St Andrews Lutheran School

wish all of you a Christmas filled with peace and happinessand a new year filled with many blessings.

Advent Services

Arise and ShineWednesday, December 12, 2018

6:30 pm Band Concert7:00 pm Service lead by Grades 4-8

Be StillWednesday, December 19, 2018

6:20 – Violin Performance6:30 –Service lead by Kindergarten-Grade 3

From Heaven AboveFriday, December 21, 2018

10:30 amPreschool and Prekindergarten

Congratulations to our boys who received 3rd place in the Volleyball State Tournament. We are so proud of

their accomplishments, dedication and hard work. The boys’ team was coached by Mr. Rundblad and Mr.

Sender. The team consisted of our 8th graders: Connor, Luke, Jake, Jonathan, Kevin, Steven, Ryan and

Artur, and our 7th grader student Daniel. Jonathan(Grade 8) was named to the All-Tournament Team.

What a blessing to see to our preschool, prekindergarten and kindergarten families join together to thank

God for the many blessings that He has given us. The student shared songs of Thanksgiving and prepared a

taste of Thanksgiving for over 250 guests. Praise be to God!!!

1st Quarter Honor Roll

High Honor Roll 6th Grade: Jenna Alava, Emma Asien, Ashley Gaba, Aden Kim, Shae Knieling,Alexandra Lee, Justin StringerHigh Honor Roll 7th Grade: Ryder Butterfield, Ava Hreczany, Ava Lee, Makayla Olar, CaitlinRiordan, Marin Rooney, Annah WardHigh Honor Roll 8th Grade: Mia Dovhaychuk, Kevin Hock, Annie Katsiavelos, Naomi Kim,Jake Knieling, Connor Lasch, Ciena Metzger, Jonathan Takyi, Yianni Ziabaras Honor Roll 6th Grade: Victoria Arriazola, Jackson Butterfield, Riley Cholewa, Henry Daniel,Avenlee Fehrmann, Lauren Johnson, Hannah LewisHonor Roll 7th Grade: Katarina Milutinovic Honor Roll 8th Grade: Steven Cook, Luke Olar

As always, we ask that you keep St. Andrews Lutheran School in your prayers and we look forward to

sharing news about our students and school with this upcoming year.

Working together for Christ,

Ms. Laura Boggs

One of the joys of Christmas is music, and we are blessed with it at St. Andrews!

Candlelight Christmas Eve 5:00 This service is well suited to families. Arrive a little early to hear a prelude ofChristmas music for piano. We will sing traditional hymns and carols and our wonderful contemporary praise teamwill sing during the service.

Candlelight Christmas Eve 9:00 Prelude music will feature soloists and organ and St. Andrews Choir will leadour worship. At the end of both of our Christmas Eve services, all will be invited to gather around the altar to sing“Silent Night”.

Christmas Day 10:00 a.m. This festive service will be led by St. Andrews Choir and Brass. The prelude music willfeature brass and organ.

I look forward to our singing together during this holy season!

Soli deo gloria!

David Christiansen, Minister of Music