Atonement Tidings March 2018

Welcoming New Friends

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Refugee Fellowship Dinner

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ADULT FORUM

MARCH NEWS

March 7, 14, 21

6:00pm Soup, Salad and Bread 6:45pm Service of Evening Prayer

* March 14 7:00 PM Candlelight Vigil *

Join us for a special Lenten program which will take us to different countries around the around the world. Global food, prayers, stories and hymns will be featured as we celebrate the gift and diversity of God's world this Lent.

Sundays at 10:45am

March 4 Spirituality and Dementia: How Do We Nurture Faith in our Elder Ones (Pastor Sarah Culp and Chaplain Bradley Klug, St. John’s Home)

March 11 Travelogue to China (Karen Goodyear and John Kruidenier)

March 18 Celtic Prayer (Avis Hooper)

March 25 At the Cross … And At the Empty Tomb: Who Was

Mary Magdalene?

WEDNESDAYS IN LENT

Please join us on Easter Sunday, following Worship, for a Continental Coffee Hour. We invite you to bring pastries, fruit, breads, etc. Coffee and juice will be provided.

Saturday, March 10 9:00 - 10:30 AM

This workshop is designed for elementary school children who are interested in learning about the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The workshop will include communion instruction, a craft and an opportunity to make communion bread! Parents are invited to join us at 2:00pm for the last half hour of the workshop. Children attending will be invited to receive their First Communion on Sunday, March 11 during the 9:30am worship service. Registration forms and a sign-up sheet are on the bulletin board in the narthex.

FIRST COMMUNION WORKSHOP

EASTER SUNDAY CONTINENTAL COFFIE HOUR

Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion

March 25 9:30 AM

Procession with Palms and Holy Communion

Maundy Thursday

March 29 12:00 PM 7:00 PM

Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar

Good Friday

March 30 7:00 PM

Way of the Cross: Readings, Prayer, Hymns

Easter Sunday/The Resurrection of Our Lord

April 1 9:30 AM

Festival Worship and Holy Communion

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE

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FELLOWSHIP

Wednesday, March 7 12:00 – 12:30pm

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for a 30 minute service of song, prayer and Holy Communion. This informal service will be followed by Lunch & Laughter, combining worship + fellowship + community.

Need a ride? Please call the church office and we will provide transportation!

LUNCH & LAUGHTER Wednesday, March 7 at 12:30 pm following Noon worship

Yes, it is Lent. But this is also the month we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and all things Irish & Irish-American. What are your St. Patrick’s Day traditions? Drowning the shamrock? Wearing green? Pinching? Learn more about these traditions and more as we gather for our potluck lunch. Bring a dish to pass…maybe an Irish-inspired main, side/salad or dessert…and join us for a time of friendship and good conversation. We’ll provide beverages, hot and cold. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex, but if you forget to sign up, come anyway. There is always room for YOU at our table.

Set-up or clean-up help is always appreciated. If you need transportation, call the office at 442-1018 and we will help secure you a ride.

DISCIPLESHIP

PRAYER MINISTRY

BRIGHTON FOOD DEPOT

For the month of March, we will collect canned entrees, such as ravioli or chili, canned fruit, and peanut butter. Thank you for your continued support of this important ministry. The cart for your donations is located in the Recycling and Donations Center; see an usher if you need assistance on Sundays. If anyone is interested in finding out more about the Brighton Food Depot, please talk to Barb Sanko.

LENTEN ELCA WORLD HUNGER APPEAL

Thank you for your donations on “Souper Bowl Sunday” for world hunger. In the weeks of Lent we will again collect donations for world hunger. Please make checks out to Atonement and write “world hunger” on the memo line or use the envelopes in the pews or narthex labeled for world hunger for any cash donations. We also support local efforts through donations to Brighton Food Cupboard and Foodlink from our church benevolence budget, collecting food every week for the Brighton Food Cupboard, and donating the produce from our vegetable garden.

RUMMAGE SALE

Look ahead and save your unneeded items for the May 3rd - 5th

rummage sale!

MORNING PRAYER Wednesday, March 14 at 9:00 a.m. in the Prayer Room

As always, our half hour or so together will include readings and prayer, and time for quiet reflection as we begin our Lenten journey together.

FIRST WEDNESDAY NOONDAY WORSHIP

RIT LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY MEAL Sunday, March 25 6:30pm

Each Sunday evening, Lutheran and Episcopal students at Rochester Institute of Technology gather for worship followed by a home-cooked meal provided by local congregations. During these meals, students socialize and share in discussions with Pastor Craig Swanson, Lutheran Campus Pastor at RIT.

Join us in hosting “Breakfast for Dinner” on March 25 for the

students by signing up on the narthex bulletin board. Volunteers are needed to donate food and/or set-up and serve the meal. Please contact Pastor Gail for more information.

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REFUGEE WELCOME FELLOWSHIP DINNER The concept is simple: Welcome refugee families new to Rochester and get to know each other. Share food and fellowship. Welcome the neighbor. Isn’t that what Jesus calls us to do? On January 28 we co-hosted an intergenerational pot luck supper for around 130 people…an evening of food, fellowship and music with refugee families. Held in the 12 Corners Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, it is a collaborative welcoming ministry of Atonement, 12 Corners and South Presbyterian Churches, along with Catholic Family Center, the agency responsible for settling refugees in our community. Our guests from Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and Burma/Myanmar, along with members from all of the participating congregations, streamed in with an amazing selection of dishes to share, including traditional foods from lands far away. Many arrived wearing colorful traditional clothing and the room was filled with the sounds of many languages and lots of laughter. Children enjoyed an arts and crafts time and later sang and danced to fun songs like the Hokey Pokey and Heads Shoulders Knees & Toes, energetically led by Josh & Elizabeth Dollhopf-Brown. Feedback has been extraordinary and everyone wants to make these gatherings an ongoing outreach ministry. So mark your calendars for Sunday, April 29 at 4:00 pm for our next International Fellowship Potluck Dinner. (New name!) Reservations are requested and space is limited for each congregation. Volunteers are needed! Watch for details in Tidings, the Sunday bulletin, and the narthex bulletin board. Come and sit at our table, share a meal, be a welcoming and healing presence for people who have suffered and given up so much….come and love our new neighbors.

For more information, contact Avis Hooper, Pastor Gail, or Margy Peet.

REFUGEE WELCOME FELLOWSHIP DINNER

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PASTOR’S PAGE

EASTER PLANT ORDER

Please Print

Given By:

In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Other:

$9.00 per plant This form is for one plant. Please place order by Sunday, March 25 PLEASE RETURN FORMS TO CHURCH OFFICE.

EASTER FLOWERS

Stronger Than Death

Gonna lay down my sword and shield, down by the riverside…

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you, not as the world gives…

Goodness is stronger than evil; love is stronger than hate; light is stronger than darkness; life is stronger than death….

They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks…neither shall they learn war anymore…

It happened two weeks ago and I am still heartsick. More school shooting deaths…more children gunned down…more lives torn apart and now, so is our country. Less guns? More guns? No guns?

Morally, ethically and theologically speaking, we should not be killing anyone. Let me say that again: we should not be killing anyone. And it is this current generation of young people who have drawn a line in the sand and said; “Enough. We aren’t going to stand for being shot at any longer.” Young people who can command a stage and taken the lead. Students who have become the drivers of their own story with raw honesty and emotion. An unbelievably powerful movement has begun, laser focused on changing our culture and demanding an end to gun violence. Enough.

Please note, there is a spiritual component here that must not be overlooked. Lutherans have an “arms wide open” approach to the world. We engage the world and embrace it on behalf of Christ. So that as we listen and act in response to the cries of “Enough” - we are compelled to show God’s love even more to others. Are you ready?

Join me in support of students, parents and all who look with hope towards the end of gun violence, as we gather at a Candlelight Vigil here at Atonement. We will come together to stand for change and to pray for peace in our schools, in our homes and in our communities, believing that light is always stronger than darkness; love is always stronger than death.

In Peace Pastor Gail

OUTDOOR CANDLELIGHT VIGIL

Stand for Change…Pray for Peace Wednesday, March 14 7:00 – 7:30pm

(Following our Wednesday Lenten Soup Supper at 6:00pm) Atonement Front Lawn/Parking Lot

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FYI— FAMILY ~ YOUTH ~ INTERGENERATIONAL MINISTRY

YOUNG FAMILIES

EASTER EGG HUNT

Saturday, March 25 5:00 – 7:00pm

Young families will be celebrating Easter with a potluck dinner and an egg hunt. March 25th from 5-7pm.

IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR SUMMER CAMP AT LCLC

Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center offer a wonderful opportunity for children and youth to explore their faith in a fun place! All programs include opportunities for outdoor games, hiking, swimming, sailing, kayaking, arts & crafts, campfires & singing….as well as becoming friends with other great kids.

YOUTH GATHERING: HOUSTON 2018

Countdown Event at Atonement

Sunday, March 18 9:30am – 12:30pm

We are counting down the days until the Youth Gathering begins, when six young people and one adult from our congregation will join Pastor Debbie Johnson and youth and adults from St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Geneseo, to travel to Houston for this life changing event! Our next joint get-together for youth and their parents of both congregations will be Sunday, March 19 at Atonement:

9:30am Worship 10:45am Youth Gathering Update and Discussion 11:45am Lunch Provided

There is much to talk about! Please plan to join us.

YOUNG FAMILIES SWEETHEART DANCE

Photos from the March 11th Young Families Sweetheart Dance

The camp is located on beautiful Lake Chautauqua near Bemus Point, NY. Brochures are available on the table in the front entrance to the church…and on the

LCLC bulletin board in the hallway.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES SING IN WORSHIP The elementary school aged Sunday School classes (Grades 1-5) will sing in worship on Sunday, March 18 11 at the 9:30 a.m. service of worship. Please plan to have Sunday School students at church by 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 18 for warmups and rehearsal.

CHORAL MUSIC MINISTRY - UPCOMING DATES

All members of Atonement are invited to join the adult choir to sing for these upcoming dates:

No prior experience necessary!

Wednesday, February 28 Rehearsal 7:30—8:30 PM

Sunday, March 4 The Third Sunday of Lent

Sunday Worship (Rehearsal)

9:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m.

Wednesday, March 28 Rehearsal 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Sunday, April 1 The Resurrection of our Lord

Sunday Worship (Rehearsal)

9:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.

CONGREGATIONAL CARE

Music Ministry

The Carol and John Condemi Gift of Music Fund has generously provided for the participation of guest musicians at these upcoming services of worship: Sunday, March 11, 9:30 A.M. Service of Worship Shannon Reilly Steigerwald, Violin Sonatas for Violin by George Frederic Handel

Sunday, March 18, 9:30 A.M. Service of Worship, Violin Roxanne Ziegler, Harp Music for Celtic Harp following St. Patrick’s Feast Day

Sunday, April 1, 9:30 A.M. Service of Worship The Resurrection of Our Lord Shogi Hayes, Trumpet Rachel Sanguinetti Soprano

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE

This year Good Friday Service on March 30 at 7:00 will employ a devotional service crafted by theologian, hymnist and writer Susan Palo Cherwien. The 9 part Way of the Cross service features reading, prayers and hymns focused on Jesus’ final hours on earth. David Cherwien, Cantor at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis MN, director of the National Lutheran Choir and Palo Cherwien’s husband has written brief organ improvisations reflecting on each of the service’s stations. Together they have created a musically and devotionally rich Way of the Cross service for the remembrance of Christ’s darkest hours.

Dear Atonement Family, What a powerful and wonderful demonstration of your love! Thank you for keeping me daily company on some of the darkest, coldest winter days. From Advent through Epiphany, I waited with anticipation for your daily notes and verses, and none of them disappointed. I will treasure my advent “Calendar” for years to come. Than you for all of the time and thoughtfulness you gave to make it happen. Thanks to each and everyone of you for sending me the light of the Christ Child.

Wishing you all a continued, blessed new year, and hoping our paths cross soon. Love, Barb Macholz Grimaldi and Family

THE CAROL AND JOHN CONDEMI GIFT OF MUSIC FUND

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CALENDAR

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

March Birthdays

1 Lynne Phelps 2 Cecilia Baker 4 Elizabeth Doyle 6 Paul Lazenby 8 Greta Brown 15 Craig Foucht 16 Barb Sanko 17 Lois Rau, Ruth Laraby 18 Lucas Fisher 20 Elizabeth Dollhopf-Brown 21 Harlan Granger 22 Eleanor Matich 23 Bob Touhsaent 25 Sarah Bell 28 Karen Grover, Amy Irish, Elizabeth Carpenter 29 Michael Schrlau

Sun March 4 Choir Rehearsal 8:45 AM Worship (Service of Healing) 9:30 AM Sunday School/ Youth Class/ Adult Forum 10:45 AM Chime Choir 11:30 AM Wed March 7 Morning Prayer 9:00 AM Noonday Worship 12:00 PM Lunch and Laughter 12:30 PM Lenten Soup Supper 6:00 PM Lenten Vespers 6:45 PM Sat March 10 First Communion Workshop 9:00 AM Sun March 11 Worship (First Communion Sunday) 9:30 AM Sunday School/ Youth Class/ Adult Forum 10:45 AM Chime Choir 11:30 AM Wed March 14 Morning Prayer 9:00 AM Lenten Soup Supper 6:00 PM Candlelight Vigil 7:00 PM Sun March 18 Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School/ Youth Class/ Adult Forum 10:45 AM Youth Gathering Meeting 10:45 AM Chime Choir 11:30 AM Tues March 20 Board of Ministries Meeting 6:00 PM Wed March 21 Lenten Soup Supper 6:00 PM Lenten Vespers 6:45 PM Sun March 25 Worship (Palm Sunday) 9:30 AM Sunday School/ Youth Class/ Adult Forum 10:45 AM Chime Choir 11:30 AM Young Families Easter Egg Hunt 5:00 PM RIT Lutheran Campus Ministry Dinner 6:00 PM Wed March 28 Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM

PRAYER CONCERNS AND JOYS

Members: Phyllis Fleming, Eloise Kress, Nancy Templeman Friends and Family: Barb Macholz Grimaldi, Jeff, Richard

Kress, Judy Price, Mark, Erika

Thurs March 29 Maundy Thursday Worship Service 12:00 PM Maundy Thursday Worship Service 7:00 PM Fri March 30 Good Friday Worship Service 7:00 PM Sun April 1 Choir Rehearsal 8:30 AM Worship (Easter Sunday) 9:30 AM Continental Coffee Hour 10:45 AM

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MARCH 2018

March 4 9:30 AM

March 11 9:30 Am

March 18 9:30 AM

Palm Sunday March 25 9:30 AM

Maundy Thursday March 29 12:00 PM

Maundy Thursday March 29 7:00 PM

Good Friday March 30 7:00 PM

Easter Sunday April 1

9:30 AM

Assistant Minister

Matt McGill David T

Wilkinson Joanne Scanlon

Matt McGill Joanne Scanlon

David T Wilkinson

Joanne Scanlon

David T Wilkinson

Communion Assistant

Vi Price Betty

Middlebrook Sue Hauck Jim Krapf TBD Vi Price XXXX

Vi Price & Judy Lazenby

Reader Kathy

Wilkinson Jess McGill Bob Heinig Jean Seager

Florence Wright

Jean Seager Russell Miller Kathy Heinig

Children’s Moment

Andra Smith &

Alyssa Jones

David T Wilkinson

Pastor Gail Swanson

Elizabeth Dollhopf-

Brown XXXX XXXX XXXX

Karan Thompson

Acolyte Kevin

Thompson Alexa Howe

Samantha Hauck

Connor Krapf XXXX XXXX XXXX

Rebecca Thompson &

Faye Domroes & Eva

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Greeter Carol Pearson Marion

Ginegaw Ann Patterson

Andrea Fleishman

XXXX XXXX XXXX Jean Seager

Usher Bob Heinig Jack Teeter Karen

Goodyear Norm Karsten

Karen Goodyear

Norm Karsten TBD Skip

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Coffee Host Barb Sanko Jan Hunt Judy Lazenby Bob Heinig XXXX XXXX XXXX Barb Sanko

Assistant Financial Sec.

Bob Touhsaent Jeff Fisher Bryan Howe Norm Karsten XXXX XXXX XXXX Bob

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Counter Stew Stover Amy Irish Nancy Heise Diane

Christianson XXXX XXXX XXXX Jack Teter

Altar Care Karen

Goodyear & Barb Goodrich

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Karen Goodyear &

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Karen Goodyear &

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Karen Goodyear &

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Karen Goodyear &

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Karen Goodyear &

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Karen Goodyear &

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If you are willing or able to assist in any of the TBD roles, please e-mail the church office at

office@atonmentrochester.org

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