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LIFELINE JULY 2021
It’s July!! This is the month that all patriotic Americans the independence and freedoms that we enjoy in this country that are not enjoyed at the same level anywhere else in the world. We celebrate the opportunities that we have for an abundant life and the ability and freedom to earn it.
July 4 comes in the year between two other holidays that remind us that our freedom is not free, that a price has been paid by millions. For some, it has been the ultimate sacrifice of their lives. For some, it has been being left behind to support and pray for those who serve -- and to remember!
It’s a sad thing, however, when some turn their freedom into license. Because life has been so good to them, and they’ve been so blessed in this country, they don’t realize how good it really is. They become dissatisfied and think they should have more, and they believe they can get it by any means. So many have taken advantage of their freedom to do whatever they want, even to the point of lawlessness.
It’s very much the same in the spiritual realm. God sent Jesus on a mission to set us free from the ravages of sin and the death that it brings. There was a high price to pay for that freedom. It cost Jesus his life! He willingly sacrificed himself to buy our freedom, so that we could enjoy life without fear of punishment by God for our sinfulness.
This freedom means that we can live our lives in peace and joy, knowing that God does not stand in judgment over us. We have been washed clean from our guilt and, through Christ, we have nothing to answer for. Every week we gather with other Christians to celebrate the freedom that Christ won for us.
However, there are some who live as though God will never demand a price for the things they do. Even some who accept Christ as their Lord insist on living life on their own terms, doing whatever they want. They have turned their freedom into license, living only to please themselves, not realizing that they are jeopardizing the very freedom they think they are celebrating.
Just as it is the responsibility of every patriotic American to fight to preserve the independence and freedoms that we have in this country, it is the responsibility of every Christian to continue to proclaim the love of Christ for all people and his desire for them to live in a right relationship with God, to be obedient and faithful to him. We must never falter in carrying out the work that God has called us to do—to proclaim love and joy and freedom through Jesus Christ.
May God bless you as you celebrate our freedom as Americans, and our Life in Christ!
PJ
BELTLINE COMMUNITY
PROJECT
It is time to collect school supplies for children who live in the Beltline! Since we are not working with specific children right now, Jacob's Ladder will have a front porch giveaway on Saturday, July 24. Items needed: black ink pens, red ink pens, pencil cases, colored pencils, colored markers, rulers with US and metric markings, 3-ring notebooks, 3-hole lined paper, spiral notebooks, composition books, construction paper, glue sticks, white paste glue, transparent tape, scissors, individual hand sanitizer, small, medium, and large backpacks.
If you prefer to make a monetary donation, please put “Beltline Women” on the memo line of your check. We will purchase items and deliver all items for distribution. Thanks for your help!
MUSIC LESSONS
Nancy Bergeron will be giving FREE music lessons during the
summer to anyone who is interested in learning! Open to LoL Church members, and LoL Pre-K students, we hope you’ll be excited to grab this opportunity to learn to play that instrument you always wanted to learn! A donation to the church will be welcome. For more information call Nancy at 901-357-1855.
Join us Sunday mornings at 8:30am
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Mark Kooker and Pastor Jim will be going to the NALC
Convocation in Corpus Christi, TX in August.
Please be in prayer for the Convocation and all who will be traveling.
“Portraits of Jesus”
This study provides a well-rounded look at the center of our faith in Christ.
Join us during the 9:45am Sunday school time.
Village of Hope Christmas Gifts for Students and Staff
Would you like to be a part of bringing joy to the students, teachers and staff of VOH? If you could see how much joy these gift bags bring, you would not need/want any other gift this Christmas season!
Each year "Papa Noel" and his team of elves give out gifts to the 640 + students and the 75 staff members at Village of Hope School and Health Center. The students like their gifts but even more than that, they feel the love of Jesus through all the wonderful sponsors and supporters of VOH!
You can help by placing a donation in the offering plate designated for Christmas at Village of Hope. Deadline for giving is Sunday, August 15.
Thank you, Shirley Lyles Community Service Ministry
LORD OF LIFE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
AND PRESCHOOL
6865 Poplar Pike
Memphis, TN 38119
Church Office
901.754.0669
Preschool Office
901.309.3980
Online
lordoflifememphis.com
Church Office Hours
9:00AM to 2:00PM
Monday to Thursday
Office Closed on Friday
Sunday Worship Services
8:30AM Traditional
11:00AM Contemporary
Rev. Jim Shears Pastor [email protected]
Debi Lawler Church Secretary
Beth Kooker Preschool Director [email protected]
Nancy Bergeron Choirmaster [email protected]
Susan Steppe Church Organist
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FOOD
PANTRY
DAY
The first Sunday of every month is dedicated for the Food Pantry. Food and toiletries are collected and taken to St. Luke’s Methodist Church. Please Place donations in the large basket in the hall. Thank you!
Wooden Plate
Offering
The FIRST Sunday of each month the Wooden Plate is passed in addition to the regular offering plate. All money going into the Wooden Plate is split between two Community Service local outreach Ministries ONLY. Those Ministries are Memphis Interfaith Association (MIFA) & St. Luke's food pantry.
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Robin Bonham 2
Ginger McDowell 9
Sarah Johnson 10
Doreva Krone 10
Lauren Froelich 16
Linda Froelich 20
Tracy Lowry 31
SUNDAY ATTENDANCE
JUNE
6th 50
13th 71
20th 67
27th 53
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JULY BREW CREW: WORSHIP
Flowers in July are given by:
4 – Beth Kooker – in memory of Mebs & Bill Ginder
11 – Nancy Bergeron – for Robert, Les, & Jessie Bergeron 18 – Team Johnson – Alexander & Madeline birthdays
25 –
The Memorial Candle Is Given:
4 – Peggy Tribble, in memory of parents and sister 11 – Georgette, in memory of Helen Mason 18 - Nancy Bergeron, in memory of Bob, Les & Jessie 25 – Sue Hall, in memory of father, aunt, and granddaughter
America….
A little over 125 years ago, some teachers decided to travel during their summer vacation. They wanted to check out how much fun it would be to look out across the beautiful views from the top of Pike’s Peak because they had heard so much about it. Getting to the peak was an interesting journey because they had to ride in a wagon up the treacherous side of the mountain full of bumps and with probably a lot of fear and laughter but, then the wagon stopped and the driver told them they had to climb by foot, the rest of the way to the top or else they could ride mules! The teachers all agreed to ride the mules and that was not easy either. It must have been a sight to see, school teachers sliding off the backs of mules when it really got steep, but they persevered and finally made it to the summit worn out but excited to see the beautiful views they had heard so much about.
One of the teachers stood in amazement as she gazed in each direction. Katharine Lee Bates was so taken by the stupendous views that she began to jot down notes to later set them to poetry. As far as the eye could
see were fields of amber shades of grain, and majestic purple mountains in the distances with forests scattered all along the way. Katharine’s poem later became the lyrics to the song “America the Beautiful” put to music by church organist and choirmaster, Samuel A. Ward. This song is such a wealth of inspiration as she considered and followed the thoughts of the pilgrims who traveled this land on their way to the Pacific coastline with the aspirations to make this wonderful land to dream what it could and would become. Katharine was able to express in poetry not just the aspirations of the pilgrims but also believed it was our duty as Americans to protect this special land given to us by God.
In 1918 at the end of WW1, as US soldiers walked out of the trenches at 11:00a.m., in the French city of
Verdun, stunned soldiers with tears in their eyes began to sing, “America the Beautiful”. The rest is history.
You can sing this song, along with other great patriotic songs, with us this Sunday, July 4th, as we celebrate our great Country, The United States of America. See you Sunday, ready to sing! I’m wearing Red, White
and Blue!
In Christ’s Love,
Nancy Bergeron, Choirmaster
Thank You from the Dyslexia Foundation of Memphis
The Dyslexia Foundation is an organization has been helping children for over 50 years. Its primary mission is to help parents, and children with Dyslexia. Dyslexia is a general term referring to group of related conditions which affect more than 20% of the population. It causes very bright people to have difficulty with reading, spelling, math, listening comprehension, and oral expression. These children, although very smart, often do poorly in school. They suffer with poor self-esteem, which can lead to teachers and parents thinking dyslexic students are being lazy or slow, when they really need a specialized teaching technique.
The Dyslexia Foundation uses this special teaching method to help change children’s lives to develop adults with a good self-esteem. Our students come to us with poor, often failing grades in school and
after a few semesters in our program become A – B students. Some even become honor students with great self-esteem. Most usually go on to college and become good citizens who contribute well to society.
Dyslexia Summer Program
Our Summer Program this year had 17 students and 20 staff offering students one-to-one instruction in language and spelling. There is also small group instruction, 2 to 4 students, for listening exercises, math, creative writing, computer keyboarding, PE, art, and most of all making friends (social skills). During the 20 days of the Summer Program, our students get a great head start for the upcoming school year.
Case History
An example of how the program helps from a parent. I was mediocre student in high school, mostly B’s. When our son was diagnosed with dyslexia, my husband said he thought he had dyslexia also. Then I started doing research and discovered that dyslexia is often inherited. I was in college at MSU when we took our son to the Dyslexia Foundation. I soon graduated from MSU and started graduate school there. From what I learned at the Dyslexia Foundation, I realize that I, too, had dyslexia and our daughter was then diagnosed with it as well. While tutoring at the Foundation, I had learned how I needed to study and learn. I made all A’s in Graduate School. So, even at age 35, it helped me learn. Now as a teacher for 35+ years, Director of the Learning Disability Association of Tennessee, and Director / President of the Dyslexia Foundation of Memphis, I would like to thank the Lord of Life Lutheran Church for allowing our Foundation the use of your lovely building for our school. Thank you for providing us a place where we can continue our purpose of changing these students and parents lives. God Bless you all.
Respectful Submitted, Karen Carson, President / Director Dyslexia Foundation of Memphis
Learning about the Life Cycles of Bugs
Our JK classes, and Pre-K classes, received a surprise in the mail at the beginning of April. The
JK classes received caterpillars, and the Pre-K classes receive live ladybugs. They watched and
recorded the daily changes that happened to the insects. At the end of three weeks, they had
a butterfly release party and let them go into our garden.
Ms. Kate, and Ms. Betsy’s classes watched their ladybugs develop from tiny black specks to red
and black spotted ladybugs. They were surprised to learn that the ladybugs don’t have any spots
at first, they were all red and as they watched them throughout the morning their spots
developed!
Wendell Baechler, Nancy Balazadeh, Cydney Beets, Leslie Boyd,
Aphra Claverie, Katherine DeLoach, Anna Marie Ford, Nanci Gienapp, Jeanne Guenter, Sarah Gulla,
Frank Howell, Jake Howell, Victoria Kooker, Joe Lowery, Ginger McDowell, Mac McFarland, Rick McFarland, June Porter, Don Sass, Pastor Jim Shears, Jane Soffos, Laurie Soffos, Bob Steiner
RELATIVES & FRIENDS Bauschke, Grace - relative of Don Sass Ben – nephew of Nancy Balazadeh Betts, Maryanne + Kenneth – friends of Beth Kooker Bratcher, Johnny - relative of Steiners Brooks, Gwen – sister of Wendell Baechler Brown, Corrine – friend of Bob & Georgette Etherton Brown, Laurie - sister of Lynn Howell Buuck, Evelyn & family – friends of Pastor Jim Causin, Karen – Laura Hill’s mother Cavalier, Roy, Angie & Faye –friends of Naomi Mertes Clark, Kevin – friend of Kelvin Hill Colabufo, Mary – friend of Cat Taylor Cook, Don – friend of Grace-N-Grits Cook, Margie- friend of Notes of Grace Coulter, Jill - sister of Mark Kooker Crawford, Robbie – sister of Nancy Bergeron Crosby Jim - friend to Lord of Life Church Crutchfield, Alberta – former mngr of Nancy Balazadeh Dorris, Becky – cousin of Sue Hall Dustin, Rosie & Annabelle – friends of Naomi Mertes Eng, Janey - wife of Peter Eng Falcon, Percy & Gloria – friends of Naomi Mertes Ford, Anna Marie – mother of Karen Manasco Furr, Mecky – grandmother of Ethan, Brandon & Aiden Furr Frisch, Judy- friend of Beth Kooker Froelich, Jack + Gerry – parents of David + Linda Froelich Geerdes, Rosemary – wife of Bob Geerdes Harmadi, Lisa – step daughter of Nancy Balazadeh Hathaway, Marian - friend of Erin & Raymond Schultz Howe, Jake – friend of Naomi Mertes Hugel, Susan – friend of the Bethany people Jones, Clara – friend of Nancy Balazadeh Kline, Calvin – father of Kim Lawler Leach family – Preschool family Lyles, Adrienne – daughter of Shirley + Al Lyles McGrady, Reveley – friend of Toni Pittman Marsh, Bill – father of Tony Marsh Merritt, Tony & Dixcee – friends of Laura & Kelvin Hill Meuller, Phillip – Cousin of Jim Gienapp Miller, Sara – niece of Carol Neison Miss Nichola – friend of the Preschool
Mittler, Airana – granddaughter of Ginger McDowell Nouri, Soheila – friend of Nancy Balazadeh Olivia & Alec - friends of Victoria Kooker Olson, Lisa – sister of Lynn Howell Phipps, Patt – sister-in-law of Toni Pittman Porter, Kemper, Madeline, & Lynee - relatives of June Porter Pyburn, Barbara & family in NewOrleans, lost 2 Sons Rose, Allison – daughter of Toni Pittman Sanders, Betty – sister-in-law of Kim Sanders Sanders, Faye – mother-in-law of Kim Sanders Saum + family – son of Nancy Balazadeh Semovoski, Susan – mother of Kristine Etherton Star – friend of Nancy Balazadeh Steiner, Dana - wife Robert Steiner Still, Gavin - great-nephew of Cheryl White Sutton, Maurice – friend of Nancy Balazadeh Taylor, Ashton – friend of Kelvin Hill Taylor, Caroline, wife of Felix Taylor Thrasher, Stewart – son-in-law of Nanci & Jim Gienapp Schwartzenburg, Maverick – 3yr old patient @ St Jude Friend of Pastor Jim
Verseman, Brent - cousin of Jim Gienapp White, Bill – our former pastor Williams, Donna – friend of Laura Hill Williams, Reed & family – friends of Preschool Yeo, Ellie Kate – granddaughter of Kim & Don Lawler PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY
LtCol. Andrew Alisandratos, US Marines, Okinawa, Japan - nephew of Peggy Tribble Sgt. Michael DelGoto, US Army, relative of Don Sass CDR Eric M. Etherton, USN (Joint Chiefs Staff, Suffolk, VA) son of Bob & Georgette Etherton Staff Sgt. Fletcher Lewis, Airforce – (stationed in Turkey), nephew of Sue Hall Pvt. Tyler Shotts – (stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri) son of Dawn & Ken Shotts
PRAY FOR OUR MISSIONARIES
Dave & Elizabeth Linkenhoker (daughter Grace) (Haiti) Josh & Nani Harris (Singapore) Debbie Ward (Panama) Pastor Didi Panzo– NALC missionary (The Democratic Republic of the Congo)
PRAY for the underground churches in North Korea and their pastors/overseers and families.
JULY 2021
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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INDEPENDENCE
DAY
8:30 AM Trad –
9:45AM Christian
Ed
11:00 AM Cont
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Office Closed for
4th of July Holiday
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Office Closed
DFS Students
last day
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8:30 AM Trad –
9:45AM Concert
11:00 AM Cont
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9:45AM Christian
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CONCERT:
Dove Ministries
There will be a mini music/testimony concert during the Sunday school hour on Sunday, July 11th, by Greg and Karen Dove.
Preschool Camp 12-16
6865 Poplar Pike Memphis TN 38119
