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DISCOVER GOD’S LOVE January 2011

29617 State Rd. 54 Wesley Chapel, FL 33543

Office: (813) 973-2211 Fax: (813) 973-0950 Email: office@be-at-1.org

a chat with the pastor

"I am confident of this,

that the one who began a good work in you

will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ."

— Philippians 1:6

All around us they are digging, dumping, paving and rolling. We pass within inches of orange

barrels and construction workers. It’s all a little hectic, a little confusing, and with all that traffic, more

than a little dangerous.

This is why your council has decided to hire some assistance from the Pasco Sheriff’s

Department in helping us move traffic in and out on Sunday mornings. The deputies will be there to

make sure people keep alert as they exit and enter church property each week, at least until construction

is over. At that point, State Road 54 will be a divided highway with a median out in front of the church

and no opportunity for a left turn. We are recommending everyone get used to turning right as you exit.

For those who live east of the church, find a place you can turn around comfortably (such as making a

left turn into Brookside). Take it easy, be careful out there, and have a safe and happy New Year!

Peace, Pastor Scott

Left: the

Silent Night

comes alive

at the Live

Nativity Dec.

18th.

Right: Scott

Giesking as

a shepherd,

Pastor Scott,

Brian

Lindner and

Bendji

Balthazar

are “wise

men”

The newsletter of

ATONEMENT LUTHERAN

CHURCH

Wesley Chapel Florida

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Above: Home for Thanksgiving — the week of Thanksgiving, everyone at church was invited to

join us after worship for the annual “family portrait”

Below: the week of Christmas, the Celebration choir with director and keyboardist Ken Hanks

(right) present a spectacular cantata

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Thanks go out to Frank Reams and all those who helped

crafted the wonderful Bible holders under each pew in the sanctuary. These not only hold our

Bibles, but they make all our chairs sturdier and they are wide enough to hold a hymnal as well.

We are grateful that we now have the Lutheran Study Bibles

available for use during worship.

Beginning January 2, 2011 Atonement will be offering 2 worship services Sunday

mornings. In addition to the 10am service, we are starting the “Heritage service” at 8;45am.

This shorter service is led by the Celebration Band and features upbeat music and communion

each week. Feel free to join us for worship at either service!

AUDIO-VISUAL TEAM

So far the team has been a success!! Since September we

have sent out over 100 DVD’s to home bound members and loved

ones. Dvd’s are free for the home bound and $5.00 for anyone else.

For someone to start receiving the dvd’s just give the person or per-

sons name and address to Renee Kimray or call her at 813-780-

8252, 813-778-3077.

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WELCA Info for the January, 2011 Newsletter

Atonement WELCA invites all ladies of the church to participate in our upcoming events.

January 2 – WELCA Sunday

Information on the craft/bake sale and upcoming projects:

Craft/Bake Sale: Proceeds of $300 from the sale were designated to be divided be-

tween the Christian Social Services Food Panty and our scholarship fund. Since the percent-

ages hadn’t been decided before the event, the decision at the January meeting was to donate

$200 to the CSS food pantry and place the $100 in our scholarship fund. We’ve been giving

$500 scholarships plus $200 for books. Thus, $2800 is our goal for this year.

Spring Bazaar: Reminder that the Spring Bazaar will be March 5th. Laurie Chiara-

monte has contacted vendors to reserve the date.

Placemats: 19 have been completed thus far.

Lap robes: Macie Anderson is cleaning out her sewing room and said she has fabric

and batting to make lap robes like the baby quilts. We will make some and will need help tying

them. We will discuss these at the January meeting.

Sew-a-thon: Barb Turner told the ladies that she had received the box with the boxer

shorts from Bonnie Wine, our Sew Much Comfort coordinator, and will get back to sewing af-

ter the first of the year. She suggested that we think of possibly trying another sew-a-thon in

April. We’ll discuss this at the January meeting.

Looking ahead:

January 8: WELCA meeting at the church. 10 AM – we encourage all ladies of the

church to attend as we prepare for a very busy spring.

February 12: WELCA meeting at the church – 10 AM

March 5: WELCA-sponsored Spring Bazaar – more details will be forthcoming

April 9: WELCA meeting at the church – 10 AM – possible date for a Sew Much

Comfort sew-a-thon.

For more information, contact team leader Barb Turner at turnerfcrv@yahoo.com or 813-713-

5771. Many hands are needed!

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Happy New Year to all!

Thank you to all the youth for their help and participation in all our Christmas activities. We had a great turn out for our Christmas party. Everyone enjoyed reading bible verses for clues to guess what their gifts were!

The youth will meet January 9th after fellowship. We will be discussing 30 Hour Famine dates and service projects, Winter Jam, youth fellow-ship schedule, future fundraisers and activities.

Winter jam will be January 15th at the St Pete Times Forum, Tampa. Tickets are $10 at the door only. Artist who will be performing are: Newsboys, D avid Crowder Band, NewSong, Red, Kutless, KJ52, Side-walk Prophets, Francesca Battistelli, Chris August and Chris Sligh. The speaker will be Tony Nolan. That’s 10 artists for $10!

Please remember to bring your aluminium cans and paper products for

reycyling. (Please leave can tabs on.)

January youthfellowship will be coordinated by the Aeppel family

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SOCIAL CONCERNS

There will be a short meeting of Social Concerns on Sunday January 23rd right af-ter second service in church. Any and all are invited. If you have any interests or concerns, local or international, please feel free to discuss them. Topics at the

moment concern -- Haiti relief and the Baby Shower.

Many thanks to those who bought Little Angel presents before Christmas and 476 children were able to receive some Christmas Presents. Also, thanks for those who donated for the Holiday Food Baskets for 354 families received baskets this

year.

Atonement helps support two thrift stores. Christian Social Services on US 41 in Land of Lakes and Resurrection House/Farm workers Self-help in Dade City. Each happily accepts clothing in good condition and household items. Jean Jakes [813-

991-5083] can deliver items if you bring them to church. There are also plenty of other thrift stores, many along SR 54, that can use donated items that are in good

shape.

BABY SHOWER

The next Baby Shower is Saturday February 19th in Dade City. The Baby Shower is an event that occurs three times of year and offers a little bit of extra assistance

to migrant/farm worker mothers-to-be. New items are always appreciated, but gently used clothes, toys and baby items like playpens, car seats, cribs, are also greatly needed. If you have a larger item and need transportation assistance,

please call Jean at 813-991-5083.

SHARE

The Share organization [shareflorida.org] is no longer functioning. The economy has become so bad that families could no longer pay even two weeks ahead to get

bargain prices and not enough other folks were buying items off the menu. The Share bulk food buying program is still operating in other states.

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ANGELFOODMINISTRIES.COM

Angelfoodministries is another organization like SHARE. Check out their

website [you might want to buy something there] but also so you know something about it.

So many of us live here in Pasco county, work in another with people from

yet other counties. A fellow employee might want to stretch their food buy-

ing dollar, or might be worrying about a relative in another county [or state]. If you are acquainted with Angelfoodministries [or Share for other

states] you might be able to provide some helpful information. Angelfood-ministries accepts online payments, so someone could easily buy a selec-

tion at Angelfoodministries for a relative somewhere else. Angelfoodminis-tries operates in other states, too [as Share still does].

Check out their webside -- angelfoodministries.com

CHRISTAIN SOCIAL SERVICES

5514 Land O’Lakes Blvd., Land O’Lakes, FL 34639, 813-995-0088, css5514@verizon.net

December 23, 2010

To all of our friends and supporting Churches,

Once again we experienced the wonder of God’s blessing and

Christ’s people in action. Three hundred fifty four families received

wonderful Holiday food baskets. A mountain of brand new toys

went out to 476 of our local children.

If you provided food, thank you. If you provided toys, thank you. If

you provided money for food baskets, thank you. If you provided

your precious time to help us, thank you. Many of you helped with

all of the above, thank you!

A special thanks to Land O’Lakes Church of God and First United

Methodist of Land O’Lakes for the use of their facilities for our

Share-the-Season program.

We pray for these receiving families as they struggle to make ends

meet and provide for their children. We pray that they will see the

goodness of God in the bounty on their table.

God has given Christian Social Services the opportunity to be a

blessing to the poor and those in crisis situations. Thank you for

helping us help those in need.

Be blessed as you have blessed others!

Sincerely,

Jacquie Petet

Executive Director

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