St. John’s Lutheran Church

NEWSLETTERVolume 2015 • Issue 5MAY

Gaylon assisting one of our youth during the 2013 Virginia Mission Trip

For Gaylon Martin, a disciple of Jesus here at St. John’s since 2004, faith, family, and financial stewardship are integral to what it means for him to be shaped by the cross.

Though Gaylon earned both his Bachelor and Master Degrees in Agriculture, he spent his career in banking, serving as CEO of seven different banks over the course of his career, including Illini Bank here in Springfield from which Gaylon retired as President in 2011. In his retirement, Gaylon continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of both Illini Bank in Springfield and the Farmers State Bank in Camp Point. In his free time, Gaylon enjoys bicycling, training dogs, old tractors, and conservation efforts on his farms in Morgan and Henry Counties.

With his 96-year-old mom in Jacksonville, his daughter and her family in Philadelphia, and his son and his family in Orlando, Gaylon’s family is spread across many miles. However, Gaylon has found deep connections with his church family here at St. John’s and has served in a number of ways. Currently, Gaylon serves on our Leadership Board and as the chair of the Personnel Committee. Gaylon has many goals for St. John’s, but his primary goal is to seek ways to better support and nurture the youth and young families of our congregation. Gaylon shares, “My deepest concern is for the youth and young families among our congregation and community. Due to the dominating distractions of sports, drugs, and social media, the stress on the young and their families has never been greater.” Together with the rest of the Leadership Board, Gaylon is working hard to find new and more effective ways to engage our youth and young families in their faith and relationship with the church.

Gaylon also shares that as he has grown older, his prayer life has changed. Earlier in life, his prayer life tended to center on his own needs and the needs of his family. Today, however, Gaylon shares that his prayer life centers around St. John’s, the needs of our congregation, and boldness in living out our mission to be and make disciples of Christ, in response to God’s grace.

In addition, Gaylon shares a unique prayer request for our more senior disciples. Gaylon writes, “My prayer for my fellow senior citizens is that if you have been blessed as I have, sit down with your attorney during estate planning and leave 10 percent of your IRA or a certain percent of your total estate to St. John’s and its future generations. Let’s not abandon our own personal dreams and goals, but also always remember that our most rewarding role at this stage of life is that of a good steward to our family, church, and community.” Thank you, Gaylon, for living your life SHAPED BY THE CROSS and encouraging others to do the same!

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“See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are” (1 John 3:1). Several weeks ago now, Maressa and I rented and watched the movie Birdman which recently won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2014. It’s definitely not a movie that I would recommend for family viewing and, quite honestly, Maressa did not enjoy it at all. I, on the other hand, was completely engrossed by the film, not because it’s one of the best movies I’ve ever seen (in fact, it’s far from it), but be-cause of its powerful depiction of what I consider to be one of our post-modern society’s deepest and most existential problems. In the movie, the main character Riggan Thomson, desperately tries to escape one false identity by creating for himself a new false identity, a futile effort that ends up having tragic consequences both for Riggan and for others. Like so many in our world today, Riggan Thomson does not know who he is and spends his entire life trying to create for himself something out of nothing. As I watched the movie, I kept having the powerful urge to yell at the screen, “I know who you are! You are a child of God!”

One of my doctoral professors, Dwight Zscheile, describes this modern human dilemma in his recent book The Agile Church. Dr. Zscheile writes, “Structures that nourished, supported, and encouraged Christian belonging and identity for generations are disintegrating in a twenty-first-century world of choice, fluidity, and insecurity…Identity has become something we create and perform publicly through consumer lifestyle choices…Massive unease lies below all this. With no fixed anchors of identity and belonging, there is little security. Life in late-modern culture requires a kind of denial or exclusion of the deeper questions of death, meaning, and purpose…The individual self has become the ultimate reference point for human life, and if the self is a fluid and shifting construct that we are responsible for creating and remaking, life is a tenuous, fraught, and ultimately lonely journey” (pp. 15-18). Such a journey is exactly what is de-picted on film in Birdman!

The Christian story is a story that speaks incredibly good news into this seemingly hopeless crisis of human identity. The Christian story is the story of a God who loves us so much that, in Christ, God gives us an identity as God’s own beloved and precious children. In Christ, we know both who we are and whose we are. In Christ, we have a name and a place and a belonging. In Christ, we have an identity that can never be taken away from us, no matter where life takes us. This God-given identity as children of God in no way hinders or limits who we become in life, but rather frees us to fully become exactly the person God created us to be. Knowing who and whose we are changes everything. It gives us pur-pose. It gives us meaning. It gives us hope, both in life and in death.

So far in 2015, we have had the privilege of celebrating 11 baptisms here at St. John’s! Every time I preside at a bap-tism, the most meaningful moment for me is when I trace the sign of the cross on the person’s forehead, declaring to them, “Child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ forever!” It is that cross upon our foreheads that reminds us who we are. We belong to Jesus. We are God’s children. That is our identity. That is who we are. That is the story that our hurting and searching world so desperately needs to hear. Our identity as human beings is not something we need to create. It is something that has already been given us in Christ, freely!

As we continue to journey through these 50 days of Easter, reveling in the good news that the tomb is empty and that Jesus lives, we do so fully knowing both who and whose we are. We are the baptized children of God! We know our iden-tity and, because that identity is grounded securely in Christ and not in our own self-creation, we are fully free to go and share this good news story with all those who are so desper-ately yearning to hear it.

Shaped by the cross

Do You Know Who You Are?

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WORSHIPShaped by the Cross in Baptism

Since the beginning of 2015, we have already celebrated 11 baptisms here at St. John’s, including five baptisms on Palm Sunday weekend (see pictures above) and three baptisms on the final weekend of April. Through the water and Word of Holy Baptism, we are joined together with both Christ’s death and resurrection, receiving the gift of new life in Christ!

LLCC Choir and St. John’s Chancel Choir in Concert You won’t want to miss hearing the Lincoln Land College Choir under the direction of Sue Hamilton on Friday, May 8 at 7:00 pm in the sanctuary! Joining the LLCC Choir on two selections will be our own St. John’s Chancel Choir, also under the direction of Sue Hamilton. The concert is free, so invite your friends and come hear some lovely music on a spring evening.

May Worship Weekend Celebrations May 2/3 - Fifth Weekend of Easter May 9/10 - Sixth Weekend of Easter Mother’s Day Weekend May 16/17 - Ascension Weekend First Communion Celebration at 10:30 Sunday Sanctuary Service May 23/24 - Pentecost Weekend Summer Worship Schedule Returns (5 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Sunday Sanctuary; 10:30 a.m. Sunday Contemporary) May 30/31 - Holy Trinity Weekend Guest Preacher: Mark Stutrud, President, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois2 3

Kids at Concordia:Growing in Friendships!

PlayingBINGO

MakingEaster Bunnies

Helping OurNew Friends

SPROUT!: Work Alongside Me and I Will Remember

Third-Sixth Graders building with Matt, Todd, and John.

Monday-Thursday, June 22-25 6:00 p.m.-8:15 p.m.Bible lessons, games, music, crafts, and snacks

Friday, June 26 6:00 p.m.Family Night at Washington Park

Sunday, June 28 10:30 a.m.VBS Family Celebration Servicein Parish Life Center

VBS: Families learning, playing,and growing together!

How will you and your kids grow in Jesus?

Sign up for VBS on the church

website under

"Church Events", EVEREST!

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ST. JOHN'S PRESCHOOL

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June 8-12 8:45-11:45 a.m. "Nature Nuts"

Explore all the wonders of God's creation during nature camp week. Join us for

arts & crafts, science, stories, songs, and snacks all with a nature theme. Many of

the camp activities will take place outside.

St. John's Lutheran Preschool is offering two weeks of summer camps for children ages 3-6 years old. Camps are open to ALL children. Space is limited, and spots are filled on a first-come basis. The cost of each camp is $85 per

week. A $40 non-refundable deposit is required with your registration, with the balance due one week before camp.July 6-10 8:45-11:45 a.m.

"Blast Off"Learn about how God created the

heavens & the earth, the moon, stars, and planets. Join us for arts & crafts,

science, stories, songs, and snacks all with an outer space theme.

Registration forms are available from the preschool

office or on the preschool website. Camps are filling

up fast, so turn in your registration soon! Bring a

friend and join us!

Preschool Summer Camps

(Students Taking Faith Forward) EVERY Sunday 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m., Senior High youth are invited for an hour of games, discussion, bible study, and visioning for mission opportunities. Come and share your ideas for how you can start

a mission for Jesus in your community or beyond! STAFF

Fraase FarmsFundraising Dinner

Sunday, May 245:30 p.m.

$40/TicketOnly 40 Spots Available!

All proceeds benefit the ELCANational Youth Gathering.

Hosted and Donated by

How will you and your kids grow in Jesus?

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FAMILY TRIVIA NIGHTConcessions will be offering an assortment of appetizers, drinks, and snacks for an additional cost.

Youth are invited to participate in a seperate game of Disney Trivia!

Friday, May 15 • St. John’s Lutheran ChurchDoors open at 6:00 P.M. • Trivia starts at 7:00 P.M.

$10/person • Nursery Open $10/childNo outside food or drink • Teams of 8 • Individual sign-ups will be assigned teams

Tickets must be purchased in advance

To sign-up, contact:Ashlynne Steen 971.4915St. John’s Church Office 793.3933

Ticket Sales will begin mid-April

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ST. JOHN'S PRESCHOOL

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Playing With a Purpose, the preschool spring fundraiser, will be held Thursday May 7 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at

Henson-Robinson Zoo. Silent Auction baskets for the spring fundraiser will be on display outside the preschool beginning April 27. Bidding in the auction is open to all church disciples and preschool families. The silent auction will close at 6:00

p.m. on May 7 at the zoo, in conjunction with the Playing With a Purpose event. The congregation is invited to participate in the zoo night as well as the silent auction. Admission to the zoo is $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for children ages 2 and up. Children under age 2 are free. Please contact Melissa

Roselle or the preschool office with any questions.

Thank you to everyone who supported the Preschool Scholarship Fund through the High Tea event in April! Your generosity is much appreciated and will make

a difference in the lives of children right here in Springfield.

Preschool Registration for 2015-2016Registration for the 2015-2016 school year is

underway. We still have openings for 2 ½-year-olds and 3-year-olds next fall. Classes meet either in the morning or the afternoon. Please recommend us to your friends and family with young children. More

information is available on our website.

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ADULTCub/Cardinal Game The buses are filling up! Reserve your seats now for Tuesday, May 5 at Busch Stadium. Fantastic price of $40.00 per person includes both bus and seat at the game. Call Carol Lange 553.4381 or Cindy Engstrom 691.0471.

Deborah Circle will meet Tuesday, May 5 at 12:00 noon in the AMR. Please bring a salad. We would also like you to bring a picture or small memento of your mother, i.e. jewelry, cup, small prayer book, etc., for sharing with the group.

Group Loyal will meet on May 12 at the usual time of 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Life Center Lobby. Please call hosts and hostesses, Lyle and Lee Wind at 546.4000 or Jack and Shirley Stoldt at 670.2445.

Dinner Night Out will be at Olive Garden, 2929 S. Veterans Parkway, on May 19 at 6:00 p.m. Please feel welcome. Call Loretta Johnson at 546.8233.

Adult Forum answers how God has and continues to journey with us throughout our lives. Join us in the AMR at 9:15 a.m. every Sunday for Adult Crossings: God’s Journey with Us. Please know that you are welcome and encouraged to take part as often as you can.

Men and Women's Bible Study continues every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Beginning May 5, the Men’s Bible Study will use a DVD entitled The Story of the Bible. The lecturer leading the topic is Professor Luke Timothy Johnson, the professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Emory University. All men are invited to come and listen to professor Johnson and to take part in interspersed discussions concerning the subject. You will learn how the Bible’s story originated, and how it continues today. Beginning April 27, the Women’s Bible Study will begin a study entitled Waiting for God. Sometimes waiting can cause us to feel stuck. Our study will help us to see that waiting time is not wasted time. These studies will help us to rest in God’s timing, God’s work, and God’s love for us. Questions? Call Marilyn Witkop at 546.8769.

Knitting and Crocheting Ministries continue to meet on Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. in the Parish Life Center Lobby. There is still a need for prayer shawls. They have yarn if you don’t have any and are willing to help you if you are wanting to learn. Call Lynne Ewan at 546.9632 if you have any questions.

YOUNG ADULTPAST EVENTS

Lunch & Service Mission Outreach On Saturday, April 11 we had a delicious lunch at Culvers before volunteering at Mission Outreach. This organization sends medical supplies to countries in need around the world. We were tasked with counting and boxing thousands of plastic ice bags for shipment, helped empty sorting bins, and folded and boxed children's gowns for shipment. Join us at our next service event at Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday, May 12!

UPCOMING EVENTSTuesday, May 12: Service & Supper! Guest Chef at Ronald McDonald House. We will be making pizza, salad, and dessert for the residents starting at 5:15 p.m. Please contact Amanda Johnson (309) 241.4860 if you would like to help prepare the meal or can donate a food item. Afterwards we will dine out for dinner.

Saturday, May 16: Dave & Busters! It is time for our annual trip to STL for a fun night of food, games, and fellowship at Dave & Busters. The church will provide the transportation to and from the event and you will pay for any food, beverages, and games you wish to enjoy. Bus leaves the church at 4:30 p.m. and will return around midnight. To RSVP please contact Amanda Johnson (309) 241-4860. Seats are limited so RSVP and bring friends to this great event!

Last Year's Dave & Busters Group!

April's Lunch and Service Group!

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Camping Trip - June 19-21It's that time again to get your bags packed for our 2nd Annual All Church Camping Trip! Starting on Friday, June 19 and going through Sunday, June 21 we will be enjoying time with family and friends as we spend time in the great outdoors. You are invited to join us for a day or the whole weekend. We will be camping at Camp CILCA near Cantrall, IL (about 15 minutes north of Springfield.) We will be sharing in food, fun, fellowship, worship, and camping. If you have never gone camping or don't have camping supplies, don't worry. Let Joe Fortner or Pastor Ladd know

New Interest Group Starting Up -Field and StreamsHave you been searching for the place where like-minded sportsmen and their families can experience the love of Jesus Christ through the shared passion of the great outdoors? Well, your hunt has just taken a new path. St. John’s is seeking men and women who are looking for fellowship with purpose through outdoors ministry. Please accept this invitation to seasoned and novice sportsmen, and anyone who admires the fish, fowl, and fauna of Central Illinois, takes pleasure in boating and fishing, loves to hunt, enjoys target shooting, and strives for the safe use and storage of firearms. For more information and the opportunity to help create this outdoors ministry, please contact John Moulton at 971.9555 or jmoul537@hotmail.com.

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Mission Trip 2015 There are still some spots available for the

2015 Marion, VA Crossgenerational Mission trip! On June 28 you can join a groupof youth and adults as they take partin the 8th annual Marion, VA mission

trip. We will be spending time working on homes, eating, playing, singing, learning,

and so much more together. We will be staying at Hungry Mother Lutheran Retreat

Center that is nestled in the Jefferson National Forest. If you are wanting to go, please pick up and return a brochure on

one of the Welcome Centers at church or give Pastor Ladd a call.

The Eagle NEWSLETTER May 2015OUTREACH AND MISSION GLOBAL

ELCA World HungerWorking with and through congregations like St. John's, Lutheran churches around the world and other partners, ELCA World Hunger is positioned to reach communities in need. From health clinics to microloans, community meals to advocacy, your gifts to ELCA World Hunger support sustainable solutions that get at the root causes of hunger and poverty.

Yadu and his wife, Tika, were born and raised in Bhutan, a small landlocked country in South Asia. In the early 1990’s, thousands of ethnic Nepalese living in Bhutan were forced to leave the country and resettle in refugee camps throughout Nepal. Yadu and Tika were among those who fled. There, they were refugees for 18 years.“Refugee life was a very poor life. We had no money to buy vegetables. Our house was made of bamboo and plastic. When it rained, all the water entered inside our house,” remembers Tika.

In May of 2010, Yadu and Tika left their refugee camp for the United States. Once they arrived in the U.S., they were welcomed by a team of individuals from Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Northfield, Illinois, and the local refugee affiliate group, RefugeeOne. This was made possible, in part, by your gifts to ELCA World Hunger.

Although refugee life was hard, the Kafely family still faced a difficult road ahead. But with help from RefugeeOne, Lutheran Church of the Ascension and your gifts to ELCA World Hunger, they did not face the road alone.In the months and years after their arrival, the family received English language training, employment assistance, food, transportation and more to ensure a fresh start. The Kafely family realizes that they could not have done this alone.

“I want to give a lot of thanks to the Lutheran church,” Yadu says. Your gifts to ELCA World Hunger help families, like the Kafleys, by supporting refugee resettlement organizations like RefugeeOne, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and programs in nearly 60 countries around the world.

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The Eagle NEWSLETTER May 2015OUTREACH AND MISSION LOCAL

Harvard Park Hams was a Success!Thank you to HyVee and Meijer for their generous donations and to all St. John's disciples who contributed in any way to the Hams for Harvard Park. I wish everyone of you could have seen the gratitude of those 128 families. Thank you all. Social Ministries Team.

A note from social ministries:We are sad to say that the women's correctional center in Lincoln, Illinois has closed their boutique. We will no longer be collecting large size women's clothing as we have done in the past. Thank you to all who made a difference by donating clothing in the past.

Grace Food Pantry 500 ClubSummer is around the corner and that means school will be out of session and kids will not be as fortunate to have at least two healthy meals a day. A way to help make a difference is by donating a non- perishable food item to the Grace Food Pantry. This way families in need can get food to feed their children this summer. This months food item is canned fruit. We invite you to always feel free to donate anything that you would like. All donations are appreciated.

St. John's Cookout on the LawnWe believe lives are changed one relationship at a time. It is for this reason that starting on June 3 we will be having Wednesday Night meals out on the lawn. All St. John's disciples and our Georgetown neighbors are invited to take part in this time of food, fun, and fellowship. So mark your calendars for June 3, 10, 17, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, and 12 and make it a family tradition to join us and our neighbors out on the lawn. There are many ways to get involved whether it is by attending and bringing a side dish to share or through being a host and providing the main dish. There are funds to cover the cost for the main dish. If you want to be a part of this or learn more about it, please contact Carolyn Isham at 544.2286 or cisham@sbcglobal.net. Hope to see you and your family out on the lawn!

LSSI WeekendOn Holy Trinity Weekend, May 30-31, we will welcome to all four of our weekend worship services Mark Stutrud, the new President of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. He will be sharing in worship with us as our guest preacher. Displays and presentations about LSSI and their many and varied ministries across our state will also be shared. Come and learn how LSSI is an extension of our congregation’s own ministry as we reach out to those most in need across Illinois!

Stephen Ministry Information Meetings on May 2-3Beginning this fall, we will be offering another Stephen Ministry Training class for those interested in being part of this Christian caregiving ministry in our congregation. The first weekend of May, our St. John’s Stephen Ministry is hosting two information sessions for anyone who is interested in learning more. They will take place on Saturday, May 2 at 6:15 p.m. and on Sunday, May 3 at 9:15 a.m. Both sessions will take place in the Adult Meeting Room (AMR). All are invited to come and learn more!

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Financial Snapshot

General Operating Fund March 2015 Year to Date 2015Income: $ 88,233.07 $ 229,632.81Expenses: $ 84,205.63 $ 232,967.01 $ 4,027.44 $ (3,334.20)Building Fund March 2015 Year-to-Date 2015Income: $ 14,496.33 $ 42,719.99Expenses (P&I): $ 15,498.00 $ 41,362.11 $ (1,001.67) $ 1,357.88 Remaining Balance on Mortgage as of 2.28.15 $ 1,536,050.46

Biblical Giving is in Proportion to IncomeGive according to your blessings. Give as God has given to you. Give trusting God to provide. St. Paul doesn’t list what proportion should be given, but the proportion most commonly discussed throughout scripture is the tithe. A tithe is ten percent of one’s income.

Tithing is a blessing. It is rare to find the person who tithes who claims not to believe in tithing. Nowhere does Scripture tell us that we are second-class Christians if we don’t tithe. Those who tithe, however, constantly witness to the blessing they receive. Some of us are so blessed that a tithe would be hard to consider sacrificial.

Giving in proportion to income also suggests that giving should be a priority in our life. The real joy of giving begins when we make giving a priority. The church is not just another charity. The church is the body of Christ in the world and, therefore, receives first priority in the giving life of a disciple.

The Eagle NEWSLETTER May 2015STEWARDSHIP

"On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save whatever extra you earn, so that collections need not be taken when I come" 1 Corinthians 16:2

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Lead Pastor Pastor Greg BusboomPastor of Faith Connections Pastor Ladd SonnenbergChurch Administrator Linda ToroOffice Assistant/Receptionist Amanda CulpCoordinator of Graphic Design and Communications Ramey WallenDirector of Children and Family Ministry Kathy LasleyDirector of Senior High Youth and Family Ministry Ashlynne SteenDirector of Music Ministries Royce HubertChancel Choir Director Sue HamiltonChancel Choir Accompanist Damien KaplanChildren’s Music Co-Directors Alicia Huntley & Melissa RoselleDirector of Contemporary Worship Christie Lazarides PurdyYouth and Young Adult Worship Leader Andy LazaridesContemporary Worship Keyboardist Valerie HunterLead Custodian Ken BarnesCustodian Brian YokemPreschool Administrative Staff Terri Harms, Melissa Roselle,

Courtney PetersNursery Attendants Lori Spear & Amanda Culp

NEWSLETTER

Do you have a home repair or yard work need that you could use some assistance with? The Home Repair ChristCare small group is ready and available to help you at no cost. No job is too small. Please feel free to call Jim Sanders at 726-5230, to schedule a date.

St. John’s Lutheran Church 2477 West Washington Springfield, IL 62702

Phone: 217-793-3933 Fax: 217-793-4564 www.stjohns-springfield.org

Mission StatementTo be and make disciples of Christ, in response to God’s grace.

Vision StatementBy God’s grace, we serve the Father, proclaim the Son, and are alive with the Spirit.

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NEXT DEADLINE FOR THE EAGLE IS 5-11-2015

St. John’s Lutheran Church Staff

SCHEDULEWorshipMAY Saturday - 5 p.m. Casual Service in Sanctuary

Sunday - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Traditional Service in Sanctuary

Sunday - 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Service in Parish Life Center

Summer Worship Schedule Returns on May 24 -

5:00 p.m.8:00 & 9:45 a.m.

10:30 a.m.