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February 2015
Lent is that 40 day period that begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18, and ends on Holy Saturday, April 4 (not counAng Sundays). It is a season set aside for re-‐orienAng and re-‐focusing our lives on following Jesus, on doing what Jesus did.
This year our Lenten worship, study, service, and giving will focus on hunger, feeding the hungry, and caring for the poor. Here is a quick overview of how you can make solidarity with the poor and hungry part of your own personal Lenten journey this season.
✤ Women: AOend our “Mardi Bras” event on Tuesday, February 17. This event liPs up the unique challenges faced by homeless women in taking care of their hygiene needs.
✤ Everyone: Join us for our Lenten Suppers featuring simple ordinary meals similar to those eaten by our sisters and brothers in PalesAne, Tanzania, Colombia, and HaiA.
✤ Families: Pick up a “Living Simply with God Hunger Calendar” and a “Feed the World” coin box. The calendar has an easy acAvity for each day of Lent with suggesAons how to fill up the coin box. When it’s full, bring it to church and we’ll send your coins to ELCA World Hunger.
✤ Youth/Families/Anyone: Organize a team to parAcipate in the Kids Against Hunger event at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, North Liberty, on Saturday, March 28, from 8:00am to 4:00pm.
✤ Anyone: If you are looking to go deeper in your Lenten spiritual discipline and seriously stretch yourself, take up Chris Seay’s challenge in A Place at the Table: 40 Days of Solidarity with the Poor. He invites us to “eat like the poor for 40 days and donate the money you save on groceries to a charity or project that serves the poor in concrete ways.” There are many different ways to do this. You could choose the diet of a child you sponsor somewhere in the world or of a place where friends serve as missionaries. You could try to live on what a person gets from food stamps. You could decide to eat simply, “fasAng” from processed foods, or restaurant meals, or whatever will work with your health and lifestyle needs. The whole point is to “make your fast count for the less fortunate” by giving what you save during your fast to the poor.
This is not a go-‐it-‐alone spiritual discipline. A Place at the Table includes a six video sessions shot in lo-‐caAons like the Holy Land, Ecuador, and HaiA which we will feature during the Adult Learning Hour on Sunday mornings, and a companion book of 40 short chapters with Scripture, reflecAons, prayers, and encouragement. Vicar Aleese and I will co-‐lead a small group on Wednesday evenings aPer worship to provide support for this journey.
Join us for a Lenten journey marked by personal acAon in solidarity with the poor and hungry.
BlessingsPastor Ritva
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Thank you to the 65 persons who gathered on Sunday, January 25, at 9:15am. We completed all necessary elecIons (see results below). While the ballots were being counted, we viewed a slide presentaAon of 2014 — the year in review. Jonathan Chambers, ExecuAve Direc-‐tor of Family Promise, officially thanked us for being part of the Family Promise network of congregaAons that provides shelter and food for homeless families. Gail Husmann shared the success of our first Stephen Ministry training class: four Stephen Ministers who are acAvely engaged in walking alongside persons in the congregaAon who are experiencing some diffi-‐cult Ames. We received the financial, audit, and endowment reports. We approved a 2015 min-‐istry plan and budget totaling $251,666. The funds are to be allocated as follows:
Knowing Christ – Worship $114,269 (45.4%)(everything associated with worship and music)
Knowing Christ – Learning $ 28,421 (11.3%)(includes a part-‐Ame Youth Director
to begin in September)Living Christ Ministries $ 53,201 (21.1%)(includes Stephen Ministry, hospitality, stewardship, etc.)Sharing Christ Ministries $ 55,775 (22.2%)
(includes internship costs, ELCA mission support, Family Promise, etc.)
Vice President Tim Sagers updated us on the state of our building and property. The exterior of the building needs significant repairs ($6,500), and the bathroom in “Red House” has to be re-‐done completely ($4,000), for a total cost of $10,500. At the Ame of his presentaAon he had received pledges totaling $2,000 toward these repairs. By the end of Sunday the total pledged for these projects had climbed to $5,500!
Annual Meeting
Election Results2015 CouncilPresident: Diane Daubenmier (2013, 2014, 2015)Vice President: Tim Sagers (2014, 2015)Secretary: Megan Lewis (2014, 2015)Treasurer: Ken Nathan (2014, 2015)Knowing Christ Ministries: Jeanne Towell (2013-‐2016)Living Christ Ministries: Emily Robins (2015-‐2018)Sharing Christ Ministries: Ann Kleman (2014-‐2017)Youth Ministry: Aus>n Hebrink (2015)
The new council will be installed on Sunday, March 1. The annual council retreat will take place the same day, following the second serv-‐ice, at President Diane Daubenmier’s home.
Endowment CommiYee Lyle Kleman (2015-‐2018) joins Kenn Nye (2014-‐2017) and Jenny Weber (2013-‐2016)
Southeastern Iowa Synod Assembly VoIng MembersMarilyn Loan Lee Paulsen
Cedar River ConferenceJim Daubenmier
NominaIng CommiYee (2016)Jim Daubenmier, Barb Coates, Makenzie Kuhn, Emily Robins, Marilyn Loan, Laura Sagers
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I have always looked forward to the season of Lent. It seems counterintuiAve; in the season in which we remember the journey of Christ to the cross, it wouldn’t seem to be a season to look for-‐ward to. Yet, in the midst of this,
I find myself remembering anew how God is at work in the world and in my life. Engaging in the journey of Lent, I am renewed and transformed as I parAcipate in the age-‐old spiritual pracAces of the church: fasAng, prayer, and giving.
This Lenten season we are being invited to partici-‐pate together in experiencing hunger. In inten-‐Aonal learning, giving, prayer, and yes – perhaps even fasAng, we are invited to experience hun-‐ger with our whole bodies. As I conAnue to work at St. Luke’s, I am conAnually reminded of how the physical health of an individual also affects his/her emoAonal, spiritual, and social well-‐being. In assessing and evaluaAng the paAents and families that I work with, it is impossible to focus on one single aspect of a person’s life. Our bodies are not individual parts but are created as
a whole system. We are not a collecAon of things put together but are wired to experience God and others with our whole bodies. Paul writes in Romans 12:1: “I appeal to you therefore, broth-‐ers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and accept-‐able to God, which is your spiritual worship.” What we do with our lives and our bodies is our act of spiritual worship to God. Contrary to a compartmentalized understanding of our lives, we are invited to reintegrate our lives together, living fully as people of God and experiencing anew what God can do with our whole lives.
As we look toward Lent, I encourage you to con-‐sider your openness to experiencing God anew through your whole body. What experiences is the Spirit leading you to? Where could the Spirit be leading us as a congregaAon? Wherever we are led, I pray that the Spirit conAnues to trans-‐form our lives as we consider ourselves as whole beings in the kingdom of God.
Peace,Vicar Aleese Baldwin
Lay Internship Committee Wants Your FeedbackOur Lay Internship CommiOee – Derek Buckaloo, Dan Husmann, Leslie Hyland, Makenzie Kuhn, Kevin Ostmo, Mary Tank, and Carole Butz (Chair) – meets each month to support Vicar Aleese through her Internship year at St. Stephen's. Please contact a member of the commiOee or e-‐mail Carole [email protected] with any feedback you might have as Vicar Aleese conAn-‐ues to progress through her year with us.
Body Talk
Our 12 confirmaAon students have been learning about the Faiths of Our Neighbors. We began our study of what “religion” means, lead-‐ing us into a study of the Abrahamic TradiAons. We are now in the midst of studying Judaism, ChrisAanity, and Islam, and will also be learning about Buddhism and other ChrisAan denomina-‐
Aons. This past January we were able to visit Temple Judah, and in February we will be visiAng the Mother Mosque and the Buddhist Zen Cen-‐ter. Parents are always welcome to join us on our trips! Ask our confirmands what they are learning about as a part of their faith journey!
Exciting Things Happening in Confirmation Ministry
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Youth Gathering Update: On the Road to DetroitAs I write this article, I am preparing for a gather-‐ing of youth leaders in Detroit. I am excited to gather with other leaders as we think about our preparation for the Gathering and how to make the most of our trip! I also hope to get a first-‐hand view of the city and the different sites we will be at in July. Stay tuned for an update when I return!
In January, we began selling Hy-‐Vee coupon books. As of late January, we have 47 coupon books remaining. If you are interested in a cou-‐pon book, please see one of the youth. Books are $10 each. Eight dollars are returned directly to the youth, and you have the opportunity to get your $10 back when you spend $100 at Hy-‐Vee. We have also accrued more stock in our company. Assuming that all 200 of our Hy-‐Vee coupon books will be sold, we will have raised $9,713.86 to date. Only $2,286.14 lec!
As we bridge into February, we are offering two fundraisers. Please see the announcement below regarding an opportunity for ValenIne’s Day childcare. Also, keep your eyes (and noses!) peeled for a bake sale in early March. Both large desserts and individual-‐sized porAons will be aucAoned via a silent aucAon.
On Sunday, February 1, two of our youth will present informaAon with DeeAnn Hebrink about the Gathering during the Adult EducaIon Hour. Come join us as we learn more about what the Gathering is all about and why our kids are so excited to go!
The youth and adult leaders have also begun their monthly preparatory meeAngs. In January we were able to get to know each other beOer and began looking at the lens in which we see Jesus and the lens in which we see ourselves as disciples of Christ. We encourage the congrega-‐Aon to ask the youth about what they took away from the study and how this is influencing how they prepare for Detroit. We will meet again on Sunday, February 8, at 11:45am to conAnue our conversaAon. Parents are encouraged to aOend for the first 15 minutes for announcements and fundraiser details.
Last month we noted that we are coordinaAng with other churches to travel to the gathering. Because one congregaAon was not able to send as many youth as originally planned, we have added three more congregaIons to the bus: Wayne-‐Zion (MonAcello) St. Paul’s (Anamosa) and St. MaOhew’s (MonAcello). These churches were already teamed up but now have joined us in a bigger team! Our bus is now completely full!
Our youth and leaders are very busy! If you have any quesAons about upcoming fundraisers or the preparaAon of our youth, please contact Vicar Aleese (email: [email protected]; cell: 319-‐427-‐0600) or DeeAnn Hebrink (email: [email protected]; cell: 319-‐361-‐9776). Let’s get ready to RISE UP as a church together!
National Youth Gathering FundraisersOur high school youth are selling $10 Hy-‐Vee coupon books for the NaAonal Youth Gathering. At this Ame, we have 47 books remaining. Talk to a youth if you’d like a book! Youth receive $8 for each book sold. The youth will offer childcare to parents of young children over ValenIne's Day weekend – Friday evening, Saturday lunchAme, and Saturday evening. Childcare will be provided in the family’s home! If you are interested, please contact DeeAnn as soon as possible at [email protected] or 364-‐3093.There will be a bake sale in early March. Both large desserts and individual-‐sized portions will be auctioned via a silent auction.
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PRAYER
Mondays at 12:30pm – Join us as we pray for each other and St. Stephen’s.
Wednesdays at 6:30pm – Worship with prayer around the cross, healing staAon, and more.
STUDY
Children: Sundays 9:15amSunday SchoolMusic second Sunday of each month
Life-‐Long Learning: Sundays 9:15am
Men’s Group: Mondays 8amAt Mr. Beans-‐Marion
Women’s Bible Study – A six week exploraIon of Paul's leYer to the GalaIans: Tuesdays 10amIn the Fellowship Hall; facilitated by Pr. Ritva
ConfirmaIon for Middle School Youth:Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m., Room 9
Sunday Bible Brunch, first and third Sundays each month, 12:45pm, Newbo AlehouseCome explore the upcoming Scripture read-‐ings with Pastor Ritva and Vicar Aleese over a delicious brunch (Dutch treat).
Discipleship 101 – 9:15am Sundays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 in Room 11. An introduction to discipleship at St. Stephen’s. Learn who we are and explore what it might mean for you to walk with us as we know, live, and share Christ together. Class is intended for persons considering becoming members here, affirming their bapAsmal faith as adults, or preparing for bapAsm into the ChrisAan faith.
INVITE & ENCOURAGE Last chance to attend ConFest – Saturday, Feb. 7. We will meet at St. Stephen’s at 9:00. Cost is $10/person. Contact Vicar Aleese if interested.
Women, Wine, Wisdom Fellowship Group –Thursday, February 5, 6pm at White Star Ale House (305 2nd Ave SE). Please RSVP Amy at [email protected] or call/text 319-‐270-‐6365.
Beer and the Bible Men’s Fellowship Group – Thursday, Feb. 19, 6:30pm, Tim and Laura Sagers’, 1612 Colony Ct. SE. RSVP to Tim by text: (319) 929-‐1830 or email: [email protected].
Mardi Bra Event Planned: Fat Tuesday, February 17 – 6:30pmHomelessness is often highlighted in the winter months but what a lot of us don't think about are the unique needs of homeless women. When it comes to taking care of hygiene needs, they often have nowhere to turn. We are throwing a Mardi Bra party here at St. Stephen’s, where guests bring in tampons and other hygiene items which will be donated to WayPoint. The whole idea is about distributing dignity. Watch for additional details. All women are invited.
SERVE Looking for a person with a love of books and or-‐ganizing to tend the church library. This is a long-‐term volunteer commitment, minimally one year.
Opportunity to Sing in Holy Week Cantata! The choir will be singing the story of Holy Week on Maundy Thursday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. Please consider joining a fun, joyous group of St. Stephen’s choristers. PracAce will be aPer the 10:30 worship.
Practice Discipleship in Daily LifeJoin us as we explore the seven faith practices that are the foundation for
following Jesus in daily life: Worship, Prayer, Encourage, Study, Give, Invite, Serve.
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St. Stephen’s Lenten Season Calendar
SUNDAYS IN LENT 2015 – WORSHIP AND EDUCATIONSUNDAYS IN LENT 2015 – WORSHIP AND EDUCATIONSUNDAYS IN LENT 2015 – WORSHIP AND EDUCATIONSUNDAYS IN LENT 2015 – WORSHIP AND EDUCATION
DATEWORSHIP TEXTS8:00 & 10:30am
CHILDREN’S TIME9:15am
ADULT LEARNING9:15am
Sunday, Feb. 22Lent 1
Exodus 16:2-‐8 (bread form heaven)Luke 12:13-‐20 (parable of rich fool)(Preacher: Pr. Ritva)
Spark Story Bible – Manna, Quail and Water (Exodus 16:1-‐18; 17:1-‐7)
A Place at the Table, Session 1 – Beginning(Leader: Pr. Ritva)
Sunday, Mar. 1Lent 2
Isaiah 58:1-‐10 (fasTng/injusTce)MaWhew 25:31-‐40 (judgment of the naTons)(Preacher: Aleese)
Isaiah 58 :1-‐10 on FasTng – connect with our Lenten theme ; check out worshipingwithchildrenblogspot.com
A Place at the Table, Session 2 – Things Sacred and Holy(Leader: Aleese)
Sunday, Mar. 8Lent 3
I Kings 17:8-‐16 (Elijah & widow)Luke 9:10-‐17 (feeding of the 5000)(Preacher: Pr. Ritva)
Music with David Haas A Place at the Table, Session 3 – The Meaning of Abundance(Leader: Pr. Ritva)
Sunday, Mar. 15Lent 4
Acts 2:42-‐47 (possessions in common)Mark 12:28-‐34 (greatest command)(Preacher: Lyle)
Spark Story Bible – Early Believers (Acts 2:43-‐47; 4:32-‐37)
A Place at the Table, Session 4 – The Things We Trust(Leader: Aleese)
Sunday, Mar. 22Lent 5
Proverbs 31:8-‐9 (advocate for needy)Luke 4:16-‐21 (Spirit of the Lord)(Preacher: Aleese)
Spark Story Bible – Jesus Goes to Nazareth (Luke 4: 14-‐30)
A Place at the Table, Session 5 – Trials and TribulaTons(Leader: Lyle)
Sunday, Mar. 29Palm Sunday
Mark 11:1-‐10; Isaiah 50:4-‐9a, Philippians 2:5-‐11; Mark 11:1-‐10(Preacher: Pr. Ritva)
Spark Story Bible – Palm Sunday (Mark 11:1-‐11)
A Place at the Table, Session 6 – Life from Rocks(Leader: Pr. Ritva)
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WEDNESDAYS IN LENT 2015 – FELLOWSHIP MEALS, WORSHIP, EDUCATIONWEDNESDAYS IN LENT 2015 – FELLOWSHIP MEALS, WORSHIP, EDUCATIONWEDNESDAYS IN LENT 2015 – FELLOWSHIP MEALS, WORSHIP, EDUCATIONWEDNESDAYS IN LENT 2015 – FELLOWSHIP MEALS, WORSHIP, EDUCATION
DATE FELLOWSHIP MEALS 5:30pm
WORSHIP TEXTS6:30pm
EDUCATION7:15/7:30pm
Wed., Feb. 18(Ash Wed.)
Simple Soup Supper (no desserts)
Isaiah 58:1-‐2; Psalm 51:1-‐17 2 Cor 5:20b-‐6:10MaWhew 6:1-‐6, 16-‐21
NO CONFIRMATIONSmall Group: QUAKERSSmall Group: A Place at the Table
Wed., Feb. 25 West Bank Meal: Shorbat Adas (LenTl soup), Rooz ma Lahem (Rice with Meat), Arabic Salad, Hummus & PitaCoordinates with Sunday Adult Educa=on session focus on Jericho
Isaiah 58:1-‐10MaWhew 25:31-‐40
CONFIRMATION: Compar-‐ing Judaism, ChrisTanity and IslamSmall Group: QUAKERSSmall Group: A Place at the Table
Wed., Mar. 4 Tanzanian Meal: Beef Stew, Kachumbali (Salad)Solidarity with our global mission partner: Kisiwani Lutheran Parish in Tanzania
I Kings 17:8-‐16Luke 9:10-‐17
CONFIRMATION: BuddhismSmall Group: A Place at the Table
Wed., Mar. 11 Colombian Meal:Sancocho (Chicken Stew), Papa Turmada (Potato Casserole), Plantains Coordinates with Sunday Adult Educa=on session focus on Ecuador (Colombia is next country over)
Acts 2:42-‐47Mark 12:28-‐34
CONFIRMATION: Visit to CR Zen CenterSmall Group: A Place at the Table
Wed., Mar. 18 HaiIan Meal:Pate (HaiTan Paies), Diri ak Pwa (HaiTan Rice & Beans)Coordinates with Sunday Adult Educa=on session focus on Hai= & solidarity with our global mission partner: Ebenezer Glenn Or-‐phanage in Hai=
Proverbs 31:8-‐9Luke 4:16-‐21
NO CONFIRMATIONSmall Group: A Place at the Table
Wed, Mar. 25 SEDER MEAL (details forthcoming) TBA NO CONFIRMATIONSmall Group: A Place at the Table
St. Stephen’s Lenten Season Calendar
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National Parent Leadership MonthFebruary is NaAonal Parent Leadership Month. Through your support, LSI is able to partner with thousands of parents each year who want to be parent leaders and make posiAve changes in their families. Some parents come to us through our early childhood services and want a liOle extra support in raising an infant or toddler. Other parents turn to our therapy services, be-‐havioral health intervenAon services, or our many community programs for help. Others be-‐come part of our programs through involvement with the Department of Human Services. Your support of LSI as your social ministry helps pre-‐vent child abuse and neglect and helps strengthen families all across the state. LSI is proud to be an affiliated social ministry or-‐ganiza>on of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Learn more at www.LSIowa.org and www.facebook.com/LSI.iowa.
“I want to give my daughter the opportuniXes I never had.”Emma is only two years old, but she already knows something as important as the ABCs: learning can be fun!Amanda and Mike, Emma’s parents, are giving their liOle girl the tools for lifelong success, and they’re partnering with LSI to do it. The Water-‐loo couple found out about LSI while Amanda was pregnant.
“It was my first child, and I was nervous,” said Amanda. The family joined LSI’s HOPES (Healthy Opportu-‐niAes for Parents to Experience Success), a vol-‐untary program for parents of young children. Andrea, an LSI family support worker, visits the family at home, bringing along a wealth of in-‐formaAon, Aps, and resources for Emma’s healthy growth and development.“Andrea brought me a lot of informa>on on what to expect and what I could prepare for before Emma was born,” Amanda said. “Emma loves Andrea.”Amanda’s parents are great at finding learning opportuniAes for Emma in everyday life, from counAng stairs to idenAfying colors. “Amanda and Mike are so goal-‐oriented,” said Andrea. “Every goal they have made they have achieved. It’s become second nature to them to make every opportunity a learning opportunity. They are very suppor>ve of each other and really want the best for their child.”Amanda recommends LSI to other parents who want their children to get a great start in life, too. “It’s a great program if you are a first-‐>me parent,” she said. “It’s very informa>ve.”
Let’s start a St. Stephen’s quilIng group in part-‐nership with Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI).
Don’t sew? No problem! We have opportuniAes for people to iron/mark fabric, cut squares, etc.IniAal items needed for start up:
• All sorts of fabric (baby quilts should be made with new fabric).
• Thread, scissors, thread rippers, quilAng needles, yarn to Ae, and small waste baskets to keep the work area clean.
Right now I have enough material to get started. We can use my house for marking and cuyng; eventually we’ll move operaAons to the church.Please contact me for the more detailed plan for this new social ministry. Let’s get started!
Barbara Kusler (first service aWendee)3849 SouOer Ave Ct SE(across from Mt. Vernon Rd Hy-‐Vee; north on 40th St. and le\ on SouWer Ave Ct SE)
Home: 319-‐826-‐3794Cell: 214-‐202-‐8646
Social Ministry Through Stitching Quilts
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Through the Week at St. Stephen’sWhat’s usually happening on a given day
Sundays 8:00am Worship9:05am Fellowship9:15am EducaAon Hour9:15am Discipleship 101 (2/1-‐22)10:30am Worship11:45am Youth Gathering Prep Mtg (2/8)11:45am Choir Rehearsal12:45pm Bible Brunch (2/1 & 15)2:00pm ConfirmaAon Field Trip to Mother Mosque (2/22)
Mondays9 to 1:00 Church office open8:00am Men’s Fellowship at Mr. Beans12:00pm eNews deadline12:30pm Prayer Team6:30pm Stephen Ministry Supervision (2/2 & 2/16)7:00pm Boy Scouts (2/2, 9, 23)
Tuesdays9 to 1:00 Church office open10:00am Women’s Bible Study6:30pm Ministry Teams MeeAngs (2/10)6:30pm Mutual Ministry (2/24)
Wednesdays9 to 1:00 Church office open5:30pm Lenten Supper (2/18-‐3/25)6:30pm Worship7:15pm Cantors’ Rehearsal7:15pm ConfirmaAon Class7:30pm Small Group: Quakers w-‐Daniel Willems (2/4, 18, 25)7:45pm Ensemble PracAce
Thursdays9 to 1:00 Church office open3:00pm Women’s Coffee on Thursdays at Mr. Beans (2nd & 4th weeks)6:00pm Women, Wine, Wisdom (2/5)6:30pm Beer & the Bible Men’s Group (2/19)
Fridays Pastor’s Sabbath Church office open by appointment
Saturdays9:00am Tai Chi (1st, 2nd, & 3rd Saturdays)9:00am ConFest (2/7)
Please visit our website at ssluth.com for the most up-‐to-‐date schedule.
On the Prayer List
Please contact the office or use a Prayer Request card (in your pew rack) to place your loved one’s name on this list for two weeks and/or request prayer of the Monday Prayer Team. If your loved one desires a pastoral visit, please contact Pastor Ritva.
MembersBev ReinertsonSteve ThomasMick ButzLee TramutoloPete HansenKen KaiserJoan PetersenDiane DaubenmierLeah HowardMarty JohnsonKaren BarnotesBurge PetersenMarian ZierathEmma Israel
Rela>vesTerry SwalveGary Coates
James WilliamsTrent RosbergDon CovellShirley Coates
FriendsPr. Rob Dotzel (GD-‐IC)Jill ShadleJim LagneauxLorice AmlinSpencer Carver
Serving in the military and/or overseasKate Munro (Malawi)
Our condolences to the family and friends of:
BurdeOe Dlouhy (Ken Fee’s sister), who passed January 1.
Rosalie Johnson (Marty John-‐son’s mother), who passed January 3.
St. Stephen’s Annual Meeting and 65th Anniversary Non-Retirement Party
Sunday, January 25
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A Note From Ebenezer Glenn Orphanage, Dessalines, HaiI: “Thank you Iowa team for your wonderful help in geang the baby dorm bathroom roof on. Bond beam, ra\ers and steel all in five days.”
HaiA team members from St. Stephen’s were: Olivia Vander Sanden, Bruce Vander Sanden, Shawn Lewis, Bob Streeper, Molly Gra|, Jackson Smith, and LaMar Gra|. The team is thankful for all the sup-‐plies donated and for your many prayers for this mission.
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, ELCA610 31st St. S.E.Cedar Rapids, IA 52403-‐3021
ELECTRONIC SERVICE REQUESTED
Non-‐Profit Org.US POSTAGE
PAIDCedar Rapids, IowaPermit No. 140
Staff DirectoryPastor Rev. Dr. Ritva Williams [email protected] Intern Aleese Baldwin [email protected] Manager Susan Hallock [email protected] Director David Haas [email protected] Accompanist Leslie Hyland [email protected] Keeper Debbie Polk (319) 329-‐7655Council President Diane Daubenmier [email protected] Editor Marilyn Loan [email protected]
Sunday Morning Schedule8:00am Worship9:05am Coffee & Fellowship9:15am Life-‐Long Learning10:30am Worship
Please join us Wednesdays: 6:30pm Worship
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church (ELCA) is a Reconciling in Christ congregaAon that welcomes diver-‐sity, which enriches, nurtures, and challenges our life and ministry.
Come and join us as we know, live, and share Christ together in love.
St. Stephen’sLutheran Church, ELCA
To Know, Live, and Share Christ. ssluth.com • 319-364-2637
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