First English Ev. Lutheran Church

Inside this issue:

Pastor Schmidt's

Sunday Sermon 2

Call Process Update

Summer Schedule 4

With the Members 5

Be a Friend-

Bring a Friend

Financial Summary

6

Adult Education 7

Gift Wish List

Tuck pointing

Organ Fund Columbarium

8

Board of Social Action

Gardening Team 9

Board of Fellowship

Sunday School/Youth News

10

Recycle

Preschool Kroger Rewards

12

June Birthdays 13

Serving in June 14

Calendar 15

Spring At Last!

Dear members and friends of First English,

It is no stretch of the imagination to say we have just experienced one of the coldest and

snowiest winters on record. Now we can celebrate and appreciate all the more the arrival of

warmer temperatures, budding trees, flowers, and even the lush green grass that needs

mowing.

Yes, it’s spring at last and already many of you are making plans for the summer ahead.

Here at First English there are some fun and exciting events to add to your plans now, and

also some important details about our changing worship hours to take note of.

Summer Worship Hours: (beginning May 22nd)

Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM

Sunday mornings at 9:00 & 10:30AM

Music Sunday – June 8th

– one worship only!! 10:00AM

Some special events you won’t want to miss:

The Father’s Day Barbecue is back! During our 10:30 worship hour on June 15th we

will be recognizing our high school graduates with special parting gifts. Following worship,

what better way to continue the celebration than to recognize the dads among us. Everyone is

welcome! Please come join in the fun and enjoy some great food, conversation and games for

the kids.

Visitor Sunday – June 22nd is another special day for your June calendars. What a great

way to introduce your friends and neighbors to the church family you already enjoy being

part of. It’s a known fact that the most often cited reason people choose to come to and join a

church is that someone personally invited them. Be a friend! Bring a friend!

The ever-popular road trip to Comerica Park to see our Detroit Tigers is scheduled for

July 20th. Tickets are already on sale here at First English between worship services each

Sunday.

Vacation Bible School – August 4 – 8. Yes I realize August seems all too distant when

we just shoveled the last of our snow a few short weeks ago, but put it on your calendars now

and consider being part of this important ministry of our congregation. You won’t want to

miss our Jungle Safari!

As you can see, the months ahead continue to offer a variety of events and worship

opportunities to bring us together as the family of God.

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let

us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage

one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24-25

See you at worship!

Pastor Chris

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THE ABUNDANT LIFE –MOTHER’S DAY

4th Sunday of Easter May 11, 2014 FELC John 10:1-10

Our gospel lesson for today takes us out to the country side where we see the

sights and hear the sounds of sheep and their shepherds, not the typical sights and

sounds of suburbia of which we are more accustomed. This however, would be very

familiar to the residents of Israel in Jesus’ day. Thus, once again we find Jesus using a

common, simple illustration; one that would hopefully be understood by all, to get

across a more profound point. And for you and me to better understand what Jesus is

trying to get across, it is good for us to briefly look back at the custom of sheep herd-

ing in Jesus’ day as they are not so familiar to us.

The sheepfold that is mentioned in the first few verses was known as the

community sheepfold where often several groups of sheep would be housed at

certain periods, such as night time, or shearing time, or during a storm. This

sheepfold would be protected by a strong fence, with a gate and a guard stationed at

the gate.

Therefore Jesus says that the shepherds enter by the gate and the gate

keeper would of course know the shepherds and let them in. On the other hand,

someone who is trying to steal the sheep would obviously try to sneak in over the

fence, and the gatekeeper would be on guard for such an intrusion.

Now when it was time for the shepherds to take their sheep out of the

community sheepfold, each shepherd would call his own sheep and his sheep would

recognize their own shepherd’s voice and follow him out to the place where they

would find pasture for grazing. Thus Jesus says his sheep hear his voice and he calls

his sheep by name and he leads them out.

Now for those of you who are from the city, this may sound very strange, a

sheep recognizing the voice of their own shepherd. However, I can assure you, as one

who milked cows every morning and night for a good number of years; that those

animals do come to know and to trust the ones who care for them. When those cattle

or sheep or goats are your livelihood, you learn to pay pretty close attention to each

and every animal and each and every detail.

However, in spite of the fact that the hearers were very familiar with the

practice of shepherding, they did not seem to grasp Jesus’ application. What then is

Jesus’ point??? Simply this: that he and he alone is the only way to the father.

That he and he alone is the only true Good Shepherd who leads his sheep - that he

and he alone is the gate keeper; the only one through whom we have forgiveness,

meaning in life, and salvation. And, just as importantly, Jesus is reminding us that his

true sheep, his faithful followers, will only follow him, will only listen to his

voice!!!

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WE’RE ON THE

WEB

www.feelc.org

MISSION STATEMENT

‘GO, MAKE DISCIPLES’

First English Ev. Lutheran Church

800 Vernier Road

Grosse Pointe Woods,

48236-1530

Phone: 313.884.5040

Fax: 313.884.4460

www.feelc.org

Senior Pastor

Dr. Walter A. Schmidt

pastors@feelc.org

Associate Pastor

Rev. Christina Veres

pastorchris@feelc.org

Education/Youth Coordinator

Renata Conger

renata@feelc.org

Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Paul F. Keppler

OFFICE HOURS

8a.m. — 12:30 p.m. ****

1:30p.m. — 4:00p.m.

(Monday—Friday)

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE Through August 30, 2014

9:00 a.m. - Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion

10:30 a.m. - Traditional Worship (Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday)

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As Luke Timothy Johnson puts it, “Declaring that Jesus is the Messiah denies that anyone else is the

messiah. Proclaiming that Jesus is Lord denies lordship to all others. Confessing and denying the truth about

Jesus indicates who really belongs to the community of our Lord.”

Now there are many in our day and age who find it offensive that Jesus states that he is the only way to

salvation, and that should not really surprise us for as Jesus warns us in our text there are many false voices to lead

us astray. And I would argue that these false voices primarily come from within our own selves; in short placing

our will above God’s will, or put another way, making ourselves our own God.

Now yes, certainly we all value the freedom that God has given to us when he created us in his image, but

we seem to be so caught up in what I want, what I perceive to be best for me. This self-centeredness reflects itself

in the notion that there are no givens; that we can do whatever we want, that the only person to whom we are

accountable is ourselves.

But you know when we read the scriptures, we see a much different picture; there we read that there is a

God, that there is right and wrong, that we are our brother’s keeper, that we do have a responsibility to God and to

one another, that this world and our very lives are a sacred gift from God, that the church is the body of Christ, and

that we are members of that body, his flock, and that we are called upon to use our gifts to the glory of God and for

the betterment of others. We could go on, but hopefully our point is made. The bible doe not reflect this

preoccupation with self; in fact the Bible calls this self-centeredness sin!

Think about this for a moment. Where would we be if Jesus were more concerned about himself, what he

wanted, what was best for him? Would Jesus have been willing to suffer and die upon the cross to pay the price

for sin, your sin and mine? I certainly doubt it! Could we not, can we not, should we not, learn a lesson from

our Lord “who came not to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many?”

Now I am not suggesting that we all run out and become martyrs for our faith, and that is not what scripture

calls upon us to do; but I am deeply concerned about our world and the church, that we have lost that sense of

corporate responsibility. I am concerned that we have abandoned the biblical notion of right and wrong; that we

dismiss the authority of scripture and are so wrapped up in our own little world that we cannot see beyond our

own wants and desires.

I bring this to the fore not only because it central to our text, but also because it is we, you and, we who

name the name of Christ, we who are followers of Jesus Christ, it is we who must take the lead in reasserting the

biblical mandate that God has created us not to glorify self, but the glorify God by serving him and one another.

The gospel tells us that we have been set free. Free from sin and death. But we have been set free to serve!

Yes, we are free! Listen again to the words of our text as Jesus says, “I am the gate; whoever enters by me, will be

saved.” Can it be any plainer; that is God’s promise; that is God’s guarantee through Christ our Lord, we will be

saved!

Plus notice that Jesus not only promises salvation, but even more. Again from the words of Jesus in our text,

“I came that they, that you, may have life, and have it more abundantly.”

Jesus promises us the abundant life. But just what is that abundant life? I suggest to us this morning that

the abundant life is that life where we know that we are loved and accepted and forgiven by God; loved so much

that he was willing to suffer and die for us. The abundant life is worshipping and serving God with our whole

being. The abundant life is reaching out that hand of love, of care, of concern, of compassion, of sharing the good

news of God’s love.

In essence, the abundant life is receiving from God all the love, joy, peace, strength, forgiveness and

newness of life that only God can give, and returning it back to him through our worship and service and out to

one another in acts of love and mercy.

Remember this; we will never truly enjoy the abundant life unless we are willing to share that

abundance of God back to him and out to others! (repeat)

You and I are not the center of the universe!

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Update to the Senior Pastor Call Process The church council met with Bishop Kreiss and his assistant, Pastor Holland, on Tuesday,

May 13th. The Bishop reviewed the transition from Pastor Schmidt to a new Senior Pastor and

how the call process could work. Bishop Kreiss explained that there are two options for a

transition to a new Senior Pastor. One option is to choose to have an Interim Pastor after Pastor

Schmidt retires. The Interim Pastor would be assigned when Pastor Schmidt retires and would

remain for a fixed time (such as 6 months), during which the call process would begin for a

permanent Senior Pastor. The second option is to proceed with the call process immediately for a

Senior Pastor.

With this information in hand, Church Council met on Sunday, May 18th to decide which option to

choose to find a new Senior Pastor. After much thoughtful discussion, the Church Council voted

unanimously to proceed with the call process for a new Senior Pastor immediately. Council will

have a special meeting to create the Ministry Site Profile and decide on the members of the call

committee on June 1, 2014. The Ministry Site Profile is the congregation’s resume and defines

“who we are” to help in the selection of our new Senior Pastor. Church Council also voted to

create a new Vision Committee to help us in defining how we fulfill our mission as we move for-

ward with our new Senior Pastor.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Marc Simone

President

FEELC Council

SUMMER SCHEDULE Just a reminder that we are now in our Summer Schedule of Worship

Services. Contemporary Worship is at 9:00 a.m. and Traditional Worship is at

10:30 a.m. Sunday School does not meet during the summer months.

If you are out of town on the weekend, please join us on Thursday evenings

for worship at 7:00 p.m. The Summer Schedule will continue through Labor Day

Weekend.

MUSIC SUNDAY – JUNE 8, 2014 – ONE SERVICE AT 10:00 a.m.

As has been our tradition over the past number of years, for Music Sunday we

have one Service. Music Sunday is always the second Sunday of June so remember on Sunday, June 8, 2014, we

will have ONE service at 10:00 a.m. (There will be worship on Thursday, June 5 for those out of town on the

weekend).

Music is one of the great gifts that God has given to his people; not only to offer up our thanks and praise to

God, but also for our own enjoyment. In addition, Music Sunday marks the end of the choir season until fall; thus

we say a sincere thank you to Bob Foster and Chris Judson, our vocal and bell directors and to all of the members of

our choirs for their commitment to regular rehearsals and for their musical offerings which greatly enhance our

worship.

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THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS We continue to receive your “Thrivent

Choice Dollars” gifts! Thank you to all of our

members who have directed their “Thrivent Choice

Dollars” to support the mission and ministry of First

English. Over $2,000.00 was donated last year to

First English through this program. If you are a

Thrivent policy holder you are eligible to also direct

your support to First English. The rules have

changed a bit in that now the gifting of the “Thrivent

Choice Dollars” must be done annually. You can

direct your gifts to First English by calling Thrivent

at 1-800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836) and state

“Thrivent Choice” or on line at Thrivent.com.

Again, thank you for your support; it is greatly

appreciated!

Did you know that private music lessons take place at First English

Church? Piano with Carrie Roach (586) 530-8872;

Piano/Organ with Donna Gorzelski (248) 990-3652 or

homedonna@juno.com; and saxophone, flute, clarinet, and oboe

with Laura Schwanitz (586) 744-5379 or

windlessons@yahoo.com Give them a call if you're interested!

ALTAR CLOTH

Have you noticed the new Altar Cloth

for our Contemporary Worship? Thinking

that it would be very meaningful to have an

Altar Cloth from the Holy city of Jerusalem,

we purchased this Altar Cloth on our recent

tour to Israel and Jordan.

Congratulations to our Confirmands who affirmed their faith in the One True God on Sunday, May

4, 2014. We welcome them as adult members of First English and look forward to the sharing of

their gifts and blessings with the Body of Christ, His Church. We wish them God’s richest bless-

ings as they continue their journey of faith. Our 2014 Confirmands are: Daniel Feldman; Nathan

Ford; Anna Jackson; Thomas Kohler; Katherine Link; Evan Nyquist; Samantha Potter; Ha-

ley Rozycki and Nora Smith .

JoVona Cisco passed away May 15, 2014. A Memorial Service will be held for JoVona on Satur-

day, May 31st. Thanks be to God who gives to us the victory through our Lord, Jesus Christ.

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SCHEDULES & CONTACT NUMBERS Just a reminder concerning the schedules of Pastor Chris and Pastor Schmidt. Pastor Chris’ day off is Friday and in an emergency she can be contacted at 248-231-5091. Her email address is pastorchris@feelc.org. Pastor Schmidt’s day off remains on Monday and his home phone number for emergencies is 313-882-3520. His email address is pastors@feelc.org. Church office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the office closed for lunch from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Sue’s email is sue@feelc.org

BE A FRIEND – BRING A FRIEND – VISITOR SUNDAY

Whom might you be able to invite to join you for worship on Visitor Sunday???

As you know First English’s “Mission Statement” is “Go, Make Disciples. This cen-

tral command of our Lord has a dual emphasis: growing in our daily discipleship and

reaching out by inviting others to worship and to grow in their relationship with Jesus

Christ. In order to focus our attention on our call to be our Lord’s witnesses our Board

of Evangelism has set Sunday, June 22, 2014 as “Visitor Sunday.” We are calling

this visitor emphasis “Be a Friend – Bring a Friend!” So, Be a Friend and Bring a

Friend!

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9:30 a.m. THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY

BILL O’REILLY’S - KILLING JESUS

Our last Thursday morning session on Bill O’Reilly’s book

KILLING JESUS will be Thursday, May 29, 2014. As we get

ready to break for the summer months, we take this opportunity

to thank all of the members and visitors who have faithfully

gathered together on Thursday mornings throughout the year.

We have had a very nice size group and your commitment is to

be commended!

We still have a few copies of the book Killing Jesus remaining,

which would make great summer reading, and are available from

Pastor Schmidt, Pastor Chris and Sue, in the office, at the dis-

counted price of $15.00.

We have approximately six weeks this coming fall following La-

bor Day before Pastor Schmidt retires, so we are looking for sug-

gestions for a six week study. Please share your suggestions

with Pastor Schmidt.

Grace Circle - Fourth Monday at 7:00 p.

Peace Circle - First Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

Faith Circle - First Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.

Hope Circle - Second Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

Check the calendar at www.feelc.org

WOMEN’S CIRCLE BIBLE STUDY

Our Women’s Circle Bible studies for this year have concluded

with the summer months, but a new series is published for this

fall: “Transforming Life and Faith.”

This study will look at the transforming power of Jesus, the

transformations of Paul and Moses and Lydia, Philip and the

Ethiopian, plus more. The September study begins with St.

Paul and a look at his transformation and faith - from one who

persecuted the church to become her greatest missionary.

All women of First English are encouraged to

attend a Circle; please check the calendar for the various

Circles meeting schedule.

9:30a.m. ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL

Our Adult Sunday School

offerings do not meet during the

summer months, but we take this

opportunity to thank all of our

members who participated in these

opportunities to learn and grow in

our faith. We also extend a sincere

thanks to our members who led

these classes when one of the

pastors was out of town. Thank You!

As we look to the fall, what would

you like to study??? Please share

your thoughts with Pastor Chris or

Pastor Schmidt

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GIFT WISH LIST TUCKPOINTING AND PILLAR REPAIRS

ORGAN FUND

COLUMBARIUM FOR FIRST ENGLISH

COLUMBARIUM FOR FIRST ENGLISH – CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

SET FOR JUNE 1, 2014 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE LATE SERVICE

Please join us for our special congregational meeting after late service on Sunday, June 1, 2014

to vote on moving forward with the Columbarium Project for First English. Our Board of

Stewardship and Church Council have unanimously voted to proceed with this project and they

seek congregational approval to do so.

Members who have purchased niches have expressed that they want to move forward and create

closure for their loved ones by having the opportunity for committal. Before construction begins,

the companion niches, which hold two urns, will be sold for $1,500.00; after construction begins

they will sell for $1,800.00. We will give the congregation sixty days notice before raising the

price to $1,800.00. Niches will be assigned on a “first come-first-served” basis, with members

being able to choose the location of their niche within the Columbarium. To date nine double

niches have been sold. If you are interested in purchasing a companion niche, please speak to

Pastor Schmidt.

Our organ at First English is over fifty years old, and over the past 10 years has had switching

components beginning to fail. Because the original components of the organ console haven’t

been manufactured since the early 1970’s, the console and its related switching need to be rebuilt

to have the organ fully functional again. The Peterson Company, which would do the console

rebuild, estimates repairs to be approximately $110,000. We are currently awaiting one additional

bid so that we might move forward with the necessary repairs. Our policy is to obtain three

separate bids for major projects. Total funding at this point is at $63,008 in the Organ Fund,

including the gracious gift from the estate of Gladys Greenburg. If you wish to help with these

repairs, please mark your envelope "Organ Fund" and place in the offering plate or leave in the

office.

This past year the first unit of our facility required tuck-pointing of the outer walls to

prevent costly water damage. In addition the pillars by the southeast entrance to the

Narthex required repair. Our Board of Church Properties received bids for the above

repairs and the Church Council approved these projects. The total cost was $19,600.00, and

these repairs have now all been completed. If you would like to assist with the cost of this

project simply mail your check to the church or place in the offering plate. Please designate

your gift for “Church Maintenance.” Thank You!

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BOARD OF SOCIAL ACTION

BUILDING REMINDER With the busy schedule of events at First

English….a friendly reminder to turn off lights when leaving a room, and make sure that all of the doors are locked if you are the last one out. We want to keep our utility costs down

and our facility safe and secure for all to use. Please remember that all facility requests should be made through Kyle Clor ((313)-881-9703 or via her e-mail at

skimom7921@gmail.com.)

Pantry

You’ve heard the expression “back to basics.” This time we’re talking food. Each month we’ll ask mem-

bers to donate another “basic” to restock our pantry. June is spaghetti sauce month (no pasta) and

personal care items (bath soap, deodorant, etc.). Consider buying one or two for our shelves. Obviously

if you find a great deal for other pantry basics, bring ‘em in. There’s always room for more!

The pantry is always open on Sunday mornings, so come take a look. Thank you!

SAVE THE DATE: Oktoberfest, FRIDAY, September 26, 2014

THE FEELC GARDENING TEAM THANKS the

Vitale Family, Ruth Platts, June and Tim MacMichael,

the McIntyre family, the Ritts family, Dennis Gates family,

Claudia Gram, Penny Damore, John and Betty Blohm,

Renee Strobl, Virg Ditty, Carol Sauter plus several

anonymous donors who donated flowers this year. A very

nice cash donation was given by Claudia Strozeski to be

used for the gardening effort this year. All was planted by

Judy Leo, Carol Logan, Nancy Heaphy, Virg Ditty and

Carol Sauter. Help is always appreciated for maintaining

ALL OF THIS during the summer months. Have an hour or

so, on occasion, to help?? Please call Carol Sauter at

(313 881-6959) or e-mail at alcarolsauter@comcast.net.

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BOARD OF FELLOWSHIP news

Summer is here. Please consider hosting coffee hour during the summer, which begins on June 1 through August 31. Summer Worship services for coffee hours are 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. There is a sign-up poster on the Fellowship bulletin board in the hallway.

Back by popular demand: Father's Day BBQ on June 15! It will be on the church lawn after the 10:30 AM service (in case of bad weather in the Luther Center). We will be grilling Hamburgers & Hot Dogs, also serving a salad bar, chips, fruit and beverage. There will be a 50/50 drawing, as well as drawing for a pair of Tiger tickets.

Tigers game outing will be on Sunday July 20 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale in the hall after services, cost is $33 - you can pick your seats.

Parish Education/Youth News from Renata Parish Education News The End of the Educational Year — Thank You!

Thank you all for a wonderful year of learning! Parents, we hope you will continue to read from the Spark Story Bible with your chil-dren this summer. A special thank you to all those who taught Sunday School, assisted in the nursery, were Confirmation small group lead-ers, acted as chaperones, or helped in any other way. We simply could not function if you were not so generous with your time, prayers, and creativity.

Sunday School will resume on Septem-ber 14, 2014 with Rally Day. We hope to see you all then and hope that you will join us for Vacation Bible School this summer!

Youth News

Fundraising Updates Once again, the FEELC congregation has been amazingly supportive of its’ high school Youth. The Drive-in Lunch raised $327 for the Work Camp mission trip this summer. Thank you so much!

It costs approximately $3,500 for seven student to attend Work Camp and, thanks to your generous support, we have grossed over $2,500 so far! There is one final fundraiser before our trip and we thank you in advance for your continued support. The Youth Car Wash is on Music Sunday, June 8th, in the church parking lot.

Important Dates

June 5, 6:45-7:45pm June 15, 10:30am HS Youth Visit to Sunrise on Vernier Graduate Sunday (Blanket Ceremony)

June 8, 11:30am-1:30pm June 20-28 HS Youth Car Wash Work Camp Mission Trip to Racine, WI

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Now having said all of that, there is on the secular calendar a special holiday today, which I believe takes us

back to the Biblical notion of truly receiving and sharing.

And what I am talking about is obviously the role of mother! Yes, of course mothers, as well as fathers, do

have a responsibility to care for their children - after all it is the parents who gave them life or adopted them or

care for them as foster children.

But as we all know mothers go well beyond just the basics of what has to be done. Mothers are on call,

so to speak, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, doing whatever needs to be done for their family – above and

beyond the meals and school lunches and laundry and transportation to the game or practice or recital or scout

meeting or school or church activity.

Mothers are there sitting up half the night with a sick child. Mothers are there to give that shoulder to

cry on after that poor grade or disappointing game or nasty name that was hurled their kid’s way.

Plus of course mothers are the arbitrator of disputes between siblings, the planner of that fun-filled

birthday party, and the family vacation, the one who always seems to know where we left our hat and gloves and

homework when it time to go.

And certainly the one who taught us our bedtime prayers, who gets us up and ready for church and Sun-

day School, who strives to set that Christian example for her family and who is always rushed, but never too

busy to talk when we have a problem. Plus then when the kids are raised, but sometimes there are still kids at

home; mothers have the task of often caring for their parents, often parenting one’s parents!

I believe that this anonymous Mother’s Prayer sums it up quite well; it goes like this.

“If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place but have not love, I am a housekeeper

– not a homemaker.

If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but have not love, my children learn

cleanliness – not Godliness.

Love leaves the dust in search of a child’s laugh. Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints on a newly cleaned

window. Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk.

Love picks up the child before it picks up the toys. Love is present through the trials. Love reprimands,

reproves, and is responsive.

Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs with the child, and then stands aside to let the

youth walk into adulthood. Love is the key that opens salvation’s message to a child’s heart.

Before I became a mother I took glory in my house of perfection. Now I glory in God’s perfection of my

child.

As a mother, there is much I must teach my child, but the greatest of these is love.”

Yes, thank you mothers for all that you do and the love that you have shared and by word and

example, taught your family.

Let me conclude this morning by asking us why? Why do mothers do so much for their family? Now

obviously responsibility comes into play, but mothers do what they do out of love, do they not?

And bearing that in mind, you know I can think of no better analogy or example than a mother’s

unselfish love and care for her family that we can use for the example of our daily life of faith and

commitment as we live out our lives following the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Yes, a mother’s love for her family is the perfect example of the kind of love and commitment that our

Lord calls each and every one of us to possess.

Just stop and think how our lives and families would be enriched - how our communities and world

would be a better place, if we would love God and love one another as a mother loves her family!!

Think about it and then DO IT!!

AMEN

Preached May 11, 2014 – Dr. Walter A. Schmidt

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Accepting enrollment for 3 & 4 year olds for September 2014-15

First English Lutheran Preschool offers an academic program to help prepare your child for kindergarten. With a small class size, our program

includes Bible lessons, math, music, science, art, language, beginning reading concepts and physical development. We have a very large and bright classroom for your child to spend their

morning socializing with friends.

Please contact Christine Simone if you, or a friend is seeking a preschool for the fall. Call Christine at (313)655-7367 or email at mrssimone@comcast.net to

arrange a classroom visit.

First English Lutheran wraps up the school year on Friday, May 30 with an exciting day of

games, songs, stories and a pizza lunch. The 2013-14 school year was a busy year of learning

and fun. Mrs. Jackson and I have been blessed to share in the growth of 13 young children this

year. We have several children going off to Kindergarten and some that will return to us for their

second year of preschool in the fall. School will resume on Monday, September 8, 2014.

Have a great summer!

RECYCLE PAPER BIN BRING YOUR

PAPER for

RECYCLING!!

Please take time to drop all your clean, dry newspapers, magazines, office

and copy paper, advertising inserts and junk mail into the recycle bin in the

parking lot. You don’t have to sort anything or remove staples. Please bag

your shredded paper.

NO CARDBOARD OR PHONE BOOKS ARE ACCEPTED.

The AbiBow Recycling, LLC program is designed for organizations to recycle

paper -- most of all, it’s an opportunity for us to recycle and help the

environment.

Have you enrolled or re-enrolled yet?? Please take the time to go online and sign-up or renew your

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6/2: Kathryn Wesserling

6/3: Julie Lieder, Robert Phillips

6/4: Amelia Flynn, Megan Warren

Ryan Hollenbeck

6/5: Claudia Gram. Brian Heaphy,

Karen Nasiatka

6/6: Jonathan Bay, Arthur Blumenstock,

Wendy Campbell, Dominic Vitale II,

Sophia Vitale

6/7: Deborah Garrisi, Cameron Schreiber,

Mackenzie Stewart

6/8: Nancy Heaphy

6/9: Darcy Downing

6/10: Mary Blohm, Eric Fett, Ruth Horn,

Paul Reed

6/11: Brandon Loehr, James Nyquist,

Stacy Zwicker, Audrey Johnson

6/12: Matthew Beardsley, Gail Lindbloom,

Marion McClendon

6/13: Laura Blohm, Glen Cornell,

Helen Freund, Jeffrey Gates,

Doris Lamore, Daniel Vasquez

6/14: Susan Portera, Ella Telegadas,

Bruce Udell, Hannah Kadrich

6/15: Joseph LaMagno, Laura Mancini

6/16: Cheryl Maniaci

6/17: Christian McDonald,

Thomas Schwanitz, Annalise Udell

6/18: Emilio Cornell, Leslie Nelson,

Donna Reesman

6/20: Karen Olson, Kimberly Stein,

David Vojinov

6/21: Alan Stein

6/22: Collin Chase, Aiden Collins,

Renae Coston, Austin Detweiler,

Katelyn Kohler

6/24: Brandon Tambourine

6/25: Jeffrey Kurtz

6/26: Antoinette Fett, Jason Mancani,

Delaine Miller

6/27: Amanda Campbell,

Logan Detweiler, Gregory Gurney,

Rebecca Marchetti

6/28: Douglas Ford, Roger Ulmer

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