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RLC NEWSLETTER Issue 9 RLC Newsletter September 2017 CONGRATULATIONS TO DEAN & HEATHER CRAWFORD IN THIS ISSUE Sometime in July I was having the oil changed in my car and while I waited I was reading the Observer News. An article titled “You, me and business: Put your customers first” by Dana Schroeder caught my attention. She was writing to businesses regarding customer service, and I thought her overall message could be applicable to the Church in terms of welcoming visitors. I took five ideas away from her article that I am reworking for our purposes. Think about Redeemer as if you were a first time visitor who is looking for a church home. Research says that people have a first impression about a church within seven seconds! Most, if not all, of that time is taken up walking in from the parking lot. How does our “curb appeal” rate? Are there enough parking spaces? Are members taking the closest spaces leaving visitors to park furthest away or not finding an open space? How do visitors know which doors to enter through? Are the grounds clean and walkways easy to navigate? Once the visitor enters the building a whole new set of questions arise. I am sure you can think of many more questions to consider. What will visitors need and want from Redeemer? That may be a hard one for us to answer. Obviously our needs and wants are being met or we would not stay. Some of our folks have said they do not know how to talk to others about church. Maybe A Message from Pastor Allman by Pastor David Allman Table of Contents A Message from Pastor Allman Pg. 1-2 News from the Parish Administrator Pg. 3 September Stewardship Pg. 4 Social Ministry and Benevolence, August Events at Pg. 5- 6 Note from the Parish Nurses Pg. 7 September Calendar Pg. 8 Birthdays & Anniversaries Pg. 9 Worship Assistants Pg. 10 Updates and information Pg. 11 - 13 Prayer List Pg. 14 Please visit our website www.redeemerlc.com

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RLC NEWSLETTER Issue 9

RLC Newsletter

September

2017

CONGRATULATIONS TO DEAN & HEATHER CRAWFORD IN THIS ISSUE

Sometime in July I was having

the oil changed in my car and

while I waited I was reading the

Observer News. An article titled

“You, me and business: Put your

customers first” by Dana

Schroeder caught my attention.

She was writing to businesses

regarding customer service, and

I thought her overall message

could be applicable to the

Church in terms of welcoming

visitors. I took five ideas away

from her article that I am

reworking for our purposes.

Think about Redeemer as if you

were a first time visitor who is

looking for a church home.

Research says that people have

a first impression about a church

within seven seconds! Most, if

not all, of that time is taken up

walking in from the parking lot.

How does our “curb appeal”

rate? Are there enough parking

spaces? Are members taking the

closest spaces leaving visitors to

park furthest away or not finding

an open space? How do visitors

know which doors to enter

through? Are the grounds clean

and walkways easy to navigate?

Once the visitor enters the

building a whole new set of

questions arise. I am sure you

can think of many more

questions to consider.

What will visitors need and want

from Redeemer? That may be a

hard one for us to answer.

Obviously our needs and wants

are being met or we would not

stay. Some of our folks have said

they do not know how to talk to

others about church. Maybe

A Message from Pastor Allman by Pastor David Allman

by [Article Author]

Table of Contents

A Message from Pastor Allman

Pg. 1-2

News from the Parish

Administrator Pg. 3

September Stewardship Pg. 4

Social Ministry and Benevolence,

August Events at Pg. 5- 6

Note from the Parish Nurses Pg. 7

September Calendar Pg. 8

Birthdays & Anniversaries Pg. 9

Worship Assistants Pg. 10

Updates and information Pg. 11 -

13

Prayer List Pg. 14

Please visit our website

www.redeemerlc.com

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instead of telling them

something you could ask them

what they think. Think of

someone who does not go to

church and ask them to

speculate about what they might

look for in a church if they were

to go. Assure them this is not a

trick question, and that you are

genuinely interested in hearing

their perspective. Then practice

active listening: pay attention,

ask for clarification if you need it,

do not argue or get defensive,

and thank them for their

answers.

How can we make it easy for first

time visitors to understand our

building? Soon you will see signs

around the building where you

did not see them before. Some

will question the necessity and

the aesthetic value. Can you

imagine first time visitors from

the community who did not

realize this was a church? I hear

that often. Can you imagine first

time visitors mistaking us for the

funeral home? That happens

with regularity. Consistently

visitors enter through the wrong

doors when they come to a

program in Buhr Hall. Each time

a staff member stops their work

to escort the person, because

that is good hospitality.

Consistently visitors try to enter

the doors for Buhr Hall when

they are looking for the offices

and find the Buhr Hall doors

locked. That makes for a bad

first impression. Once the

visitors manage on their own to

find the correct/unlocked doors

there is nothing inside to tell

her/him where to find the

offices, or the worship space, or

the restrooms, or the conference

room, or the choir room, or Buhr

Hall; and, how would a visitor

even know what Buhr Hall

means? Consider a time(s) when

you entered a big building for the

first time and were thankful that

there were signs to point you in

the right direction.

Make it easy for visitors to

participate. One helpful thing

would be to use terms a first

time visitor would understand.

What if you came here for the

first time and someone said you

need to go to Buhr Hall? What

does Buhr Hall mean to a first

time visitor? How would they

know where a Buhr Hall can be

found? Suppose a first time

visitor was told to go to the

Welcome table in the Narthex.

They would likely wonder,

“What’s a Narthex?” Even if we

had a sign that read,

“Sanctuary,” how would a first

time visitor know that a

“Sanctuary” was where we

worship? Think of all of the

different ways that we use

insider language, including some

of our group names WELCA,

Needlers (now Quilters), Social

Ministry (does that designate the

partiers?), Fellowship, ALPHA,

etc. How can we help first time

visitors get acclimated?

Don't make being a visitor too

much of an effort. Much of this

one was covered in the previous

paragraph. One thing we do well

is have the entire worship

service printed in the bulletin, so

a first time visitor does not have

to figure out where we are in

which book and miss out on

worshipping because they were

flipping pages. In my opinion

whoever is standing by the doors

should say “Welcome, my name

is _______” or something similar

to every person who walks

through the doors. And, if you

have been a member here for

many years, please do not be

offended when someone

welcomes you. Being

“welcomed” really is

a good thing. And, if someone

tells you their name there is a

good chance that they do not

know your name, so you could

say, “Hi, my name is ________.”

This will work just as well with

the people you have sat close to

for the past 5-15 years and don’t

know their names.

Many first impressions are now

made online, so how is our

online presence?

How many of you know we have

a Website and a Facebook page?

Even if social media sites are not

important to you, they are to the

next generation following yours.

If first time visitors, whether to

our building or online, think it is

too much effort to come here,

they will go somewhere else.

How many times have you

walked away from a restaurant

because the line was too long?

Visitors today will be looking for

a user-friendly experience. What

are the easiest ways to contact

us? Where is that information

found? Will a visitor have a hard

time finding information? Will a

visitor have to track down

someone to ask? I am sure there

a more questions to consider.

I once attended a hospitality

seminar and the presenter

asked, “What does Disney World

have in common with the

Church?” I admit I had no idea.

The answer was that we both

need repeat customers. Let’s

think about our first time visitors

and how we can keep them

coming back for the sake of

God’s Kingdom and Redeemer.

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News from the Parish

Administrator

September 2017

by Susan Warner

Redeemer becomes a very busy place in the fall!

Our snowbirds begin to drift back to town and

activities resume in the community and the

churches. It is always exciting to welcome our

friends back from the north. In September we

have Alpha beginning Monday evenings again.

September 11th is our first night, from 6:15 PM to

8:00 PM. We will kick it off with a special meal on

the 11th and the remaining sessions we will have a

soup supper. We begin with dinner, watch a video

and then meet in small groups. I encourage

everyone to come “taste and see” that first night,

you don’t need to commit to the whole course. I

am also looking for volunteers to help with the

class. We have many available opportunities.

On September 18th we will host our first Health

Fair! We have invited community health providers

to join us and represent their companies.

Representatives from Winn Dixie Pharmacy, the

Byrd Institute, Freedom Plaza, Hearing Solutions

and many more will be here. The Fair will begin at

9:00 AM and end at 12:00 PM. There will be door

prizes to raffle off and light refreshments will be

served. Everyone is welcome and it is FREE!!

Please come and support this important event!

Our Visitation/Communion Teams continue to

reach out to our members in need with

companionship and communion. Our parish

nurses are providing support to our members with

medical issues. If you know of anyone who needs

visiting or help with a medical question, or if you

would like to be one of our volunteers providing

care, please feel free to contact me at

[email protected] or call the church

office at 813-634-1292. Our list of folks who are

homebound keeps increasing and we could use

more team members to visit them, particularly

men to visit other men. If you have a couple of

hours a month to reach out to one of these

members please consider joining us. It makes such

a difference in their lives as many are lonely and

craving human interaction; I often receive

feedback from those visited saying how much it

meant to them. Believe me, you will be even more

blessed by the visit!

Upcoming Events

Thursdays at 10:00 AM – Bible Study in Buhr Hall.

FREE!

Friday September 8 – Women’s Bible Study in

Buhr Hall. FREE!

Monday September 11 – Alpha Begins at 6:15

with dinner and best of all it is FREE!

Monday September 18 – Health Fair starts at

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. This is open to the

community and refreshments will be provided!

Monday October 2 – Lifeline screening will return

Sunday October 15 – Flu/Pneumonia vaccines

after the Worship Service

Monday November 6 – Pink Boutique (for women

only), begins at 11:30. Products for all women

including mastectomy items, lunch will be provided

and it is FREE!

Friday November 10 – Brass Quintet Concert 7:00

PM at Redeemer Lutheran.

Monday November 27 – South Shore Community

Band concert 7:00 PM at Redeemer Lutheran.

Thank you for

donating

items for our

Food Pantry

in the Narthex

closet. Please

remember,

NO opened

packages or

containers.

RECYCLE

Don’t forget

to use the

paper/card

board

recycling

bin in the

corner of

the church

parking lot.

Support for

others

(Collection boxes are on the Narthex counter)

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by Pastor David Allman

“Experts believe that about one third of individual

contributors in a local church make up three-

fourths of the total received in contributions” (The

Parish Paper, May 2017, Volume 25, #5). The

same article stated that about half of U.S.

worshippers regularly give 5% or more of their

annual net income to their congregation. Those

statistics initially surprised me, and then I thought I

should not really have been surprised. Here is

why…

A few years ago the Finance Team and the Council

proposed a significant increase to our annual

spending plan, and I heard people saying that

“everyone was already giving everything they

could.” Because I am curious by nature I had our

bookkeeper provide a list of amounts only (no

names) for annual giving – at least that which we

can track through envelopes. The results showed

that more than half of the congregation gave less

than $200.00 annually to our congregation (about

$3.85 per week).

The median annual income in Sun City Center is

$36,786 (males) and $27,963 (females). Even

staying with the lower number, the annual offering

of $200.00 is less than 1% of the household

median annual income. A survey taken in 2015

showed that only 3% of people actually tithe (10%)

their annual income (from State of the Plate).

Relevant Magazine (3/8/16) shared that,

“Christians are only giving at 2.5 percent per

capita, while during the Great Depression they

gave at a 3.3 percent rate,” which seems to

indicate that having more money causes one to

give less, not more.

Being curious by nature I wondered what would

happen if people at Redeemer suddenly gave a

tithe (10%) of their annual income back to God.

Our records claim that we have about 370

members, plus others who attend worship here.

Even if we use a lower number, say 300, and the

lower median annual income ($27,963.00), and

calculated 10% using that formula we would have

an annual offering of $838,890.00. Wow!

What determines how individuals use their

money? Giving is a heart issue, not a money

issue. We saw that with the statistic above how

people gave more during the Great Depression

than currently. In Matthew 6:21 Jesus said, “For

where your treasure is, there your heart will be

also.” In other words, our hearts follow our money

– not the other way around. Similar to the 1996

movie, Jerry Maguire, when Cuba Gooding Jr.

(playing a rising football star) was shouting out,

“Show me the money!” because his family could

not live on less than $10 million per year.

So, to where is your heart following your money? If

you are not already, could you consider giving 10%

of you annual income to the church, or 5%, or even

increasing your annual offering by 1% until you

reach 5% or 10%? I wonder what kind of ministry

impact we could make with an $800,000.00

spending plan.

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Social Ministry & Benevolence Thank you!

Good Samaritan Mission was the benevolence for

July. The staff was so happy to receive our check

to use for office and grounds projects. Pastor Cruz

informed me that the mission is looking for a place

in town (Wimauma or SCC) to relocate. He wants

to move closer to the people who need his

services. Please keep the mission in your prayers

as they make this huge change.

Haven of Hope was our social ministry project in

July. Many members donated items from their

wish list. Our Thrivent team purchased a pantry of

items that they need. The money donated was

used to purchase gift cards at Aldi’s. The ladies

from Haven of Hope are reentering society after

being in prison. Miss Sharon who came to church

shared stories of some of these ladies.

Redeemer’s congregation really stepped up to help

this home. Thank you from 5 grateful ladies and a

dedicated staff.

Three local elementary schools (Wimauma,

Reddick, and Thompson) received school

supplies from Redeemer.

A thank you note was received from Milady Astacio,

principal at Thompson Elementary, which reads as

follows.

Dear Congregation, On behalf of the students at

Thompson Elementary, please accept our heartfelt

gratitude for your generous donation of school

supplies. Our students are our future and we

believe that every opportunity is a blessing.

Community partners are indeed an important part

of the success of our students and your support is

greatly appreciated. Thank you for your continued

support and partnership of our students.

Sincerely, Milady Astacio, Principal

J Roth accepts the school supply donation

for Reddick elementary in Wimauma.

Jane Trefren presents Sharon Whiddon with

Redeemers donation to Haven of Hope.

Thompson elementary

school’s principal, Milady

Astacio, accepting school

supply donation.

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September Benevolence and Social

Ministry Project

James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital

The social ministry project for September is

collecting comfort items for the patients and

families at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in

Tampa. A wish list of desired items is can be found

below. If you would like to donate money please

write the hospital’s name on your check or

envelope. Our donations will help many patients

and families to have a more comfortable hospital

stay.

Balance and Aging Presentation

Thanks to Linda Eargle for a great presentation on

Balance and Aging. She provided us with helpful

information and demonstrated exercises to help

improve balance and prevent falls. The 62

attendees also enjoyed a lunch provided through a

Thrivent Action Team. And thanks to the Parish

Nurse Team who organized the event.

Being Mortal Presentation

On August 3rd, Redeemer hosted a community

event on "Being Mortal". Following a film that

focused on end-of-life decisions and discussions, a

panel that included different disciplines spoke of

their observations and answered questions from

attendees. Pastor Allman was part of the panel.

WISH LIST

Please limit your donations to the following items

due to limited storage space.

Personal comfort items/ toiletries (lotion, tooth

paste, disposable razors, shaving cream, deodorant,

combs, brushes, shampoo, conditioner, foot powder,

nail clippers, alcohol-free mouthwash, etc.)

Canteen books- currency used by in-patients to

purchase items in campus book store, food court,

coffee shop and barber shop

Phone cards, Word searches/puzzle books (new),

Sunscreen, Postage stamps, Playstation 3,

Controllers for Wii game systems, magnifiers,

flashlights w/ batteries,

Gift certificates, cards to restaurants & local

groceries (for inpatients & their families, foster home

patients)

complimentary tickets/ passes for sporting events/

entertainment/ amusement parks, headphones (for

patients to use with their televisions, to avoid

disturbing other patients and visitors)

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From the Parish Nurse Team

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September 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 9:30 AM-Quilters

2

3 10:00 AM-Holy Communion Worship

4 Office closed

5 10:00 AM-RLC Staff Meeting 1:00 PM Bridge Group 3:30 PM-AA Women’s Group

6 1:00 PM-Social Ministry Meeting 7:00 PM-Barbershop practice

7 10:00 AM-Bible Study 6:45 PM-Choir Practice

8 9:30 AM-Quilters 12:00 PM-Women's Bible Study

9

10 10:00 AM-Worship 11:15 AM- WELCA Board Mtg

11 10:00 AM-Diabetes Group 10:30 AM-Al-Anon 6:15 PM-Alpha

12 10:00 AM-RLC Staff Meeting 1:00 PM Bridge Group 3:30 PM-AA Women’s Group

13 12:00 PM-Worship & Music Mtg 7:00 PM-Barbershop practice

14 10:00 AM-Bible Study 10:00 AM-Parish Nurse Meeting 6:45 PM-Choir Practice

15 9:30 AM-Quilters

16

17 10:00 AM-Holy Communion Worship

18 9:00 AM–Health Fair 10:30 AM-Al-Anon 2:00 PM-Interfaith council Mtg 6:15 PM-Alpha

19 10:00 AM-RLC Staff Meeting 1:00 PM Bridge Group 3:30 PM-AA Women’s Group

20 7:00 PM-Barbershop practice

21 9:15 AM-Finance Committee 10:00 AM-Bible Study 6:45 PM-Choir Practice

22 9:30 AM-Quilters

23

24 10:00 AM-Worship 11:15 AM-Blood Pressure Check

25 10:30 AM-Al-Anon 1:00 PM-Council Meeting 6:15 PM-Alpha

26 10:00 AM-RLC Staff Meeting 1:00 PM Bridge Group 3:30 PM-AA Women’s Group

27 7:00 PM-Barbershop practice

28 10:00 AM-Bible Study 6:45 PM-Choir Practice

29 9:30 AM-Quilters

30

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September

Anniversaries

2nd – John & Eileen Burness

3rd – Lynn & Phyllis Mead

8th – Bob & Elaine Rich

10th – Chuck & Sue Kovacik,

Dick & Dorothy Paulson

19th – David & Lavonne Decheine

Jim & Nancy McIntosh

20th – Sam & Ingrid Thompson

22nd – Walter & Esther Geissler

23rd –James & Angela Grill

27th – John & Patricia Schaefer

29th – Sal & Betty Ferrara

30th- Darlene & Howard Baker,

Paul & Marianne Eliasen,

Marjorie & Lee Kesler

We ask if you notice information

is missing or incorrect please let

us know. Thank you!

September

Birthdays

1st – Dorothy Erickson

3rd – Robert Kappauf, Guy Romano

4th – Noah Allman, Jim Campbell

5th – Kenneth Heindel

6th – Becky Bergman

8th – Ted Wilson

10th – Meta Boesel, John Schaefer

12th – Helene Schwartz, Hal Wold

17th –Joan Kopycinski, Robert

Turner, Beverly Wuertz

19th – Pete Robinson, Harold Scott,

William Smith

22nd- Maxine Davis, Doris Koscinski

23rd – Edie Moose

26th – Kendall Schwindt

27th- Mike Almaguer, Paul Pruett

30th – Susan Cordial, Skip Erickson

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Time Acolyte Communion Assistants Lector

Sunday

Sept 3

Kay Adkins

Kay Adkins

Geri Julian

Arlene Hansen

Kay Adkins

Sunday

Sept 10

Walter Geissler

John Minor

Sunday

Sept 17

Lucy Ann Clark

Dick Fricke

Lucy Ann Clark

Erika Barfels

Dick Fricke

Sunday

Sept 24

Lucy Ann Clark

Vorin Johnston

September Usher Team

September Altar Guild

Sound

Guy Romano’s Team

Carolyn Cole and Marge

Adair

Bill Adkins

Fellowship Recently our cake lady Kathy moved to SC. We now must ask that you call one of the local stores to have

your special cake made. You will need to deliver it to church. If you want a cake please tell Paula or Jane so

we can have an extra table prepared.

Fellowship workers are needed. Some regulars are going on vacation so please talk to Jane Trefren to sign

up to bake, serve, and cleanup.

Thank you!

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Library

Marion Giblin and Tina Schwartz have been working hard

in the Redeemer Library! They have sorted books, given

some away and saved others for the rummage sale. We

were able to donate 25 With One Voice hymnals to a

Lutheran church in Melbourne, Florida. They were so

grateful to receive them. We still have plenty more so if

anyone knows of a church that can use them, please let

us know. It was hoped that we might be able to remove

the bookcases on the wall (Memorial Garden side) and

make a lounge area with chairs or a couch but we

discovered that there is no carpeting under the

bookshelves and there are holes in the wall behind due to

electrical work we had done so we would need to address

flooring and plaster repair in order to make that happen. If

anyone is interested in helping make that vision a reality

please talk with Marion, Tina or Susan. In the meantime,

go in and enjoy the newly organized library!

WELCA RUMMAGE SALE 2018

We are in the process of making a

schedule for donation of items. The first

dates will be in October. We have a

volunteer to do the jewelry table Thank

you!!

A member has a chest freezer she would

like to donate so if you are interested in

buying it see Jane for more details.

There is one old metal table in the Buhr

Hall entrance which is for sale. It is $10.

More information to follow.

WELCA

Jane Trefren, chair

Thank you!

Thank you to all the people at Redeemer Church

who helped me put the wedding together. I was

most impressed with all the help I received during

Heather’s wedding. You all are awesome!

Your sister in Christ,

Linda Barnum

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9/11/17

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Life Line Screening Is Coming To Redeemer Lutheran Church On

Monday, October 2, 2017 5 REASONS TO GET SCREENED

Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long term disability and the 5th leading cause of death in the

U.S.

Each year nearly 800,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke. On average that’s a stroke

every 40 seconds.

Most people who have strokes and aneurysms do not experience symptoms. Waiting for symptoms

can be deadly.

Roughly 12 million Americans suffer from Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), otherwise known as

hardening of the arteries, in the legs. People with PAD are 4 to 5 times more likely to die of a heart

attack.

Life Line Screening offers painless, affordable, non-invasive preventive health screenings to help you

identify YOUR risk.

Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests from $139 ($129 with our member

discount). The screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a

$10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6450 or visit

www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle.

Southshore Brass to present a

Veterans Day Concert

The popular brass group from Sun City Center

will be performing a Veteran’s Day Concert on

Saturday, November 10 at Redeemer

Lutheran Church at 701 Valley Forge Blvd.

The concert, which starts at 7:00 PM will

highlight patriotic selections, hymns and

Americana Music. The members, which

include Armand Olevano, Ken Easton,

Annette Stanton, Harry Stanton and David

Brown, will perform a varied program

including U.S. Field Artillery March, Golden Gate, The Entertainer Rag and American

Patrol Marches. Among the other pieces they

will present a brand new arrangement called

Military Might, which will honor all our service

members with the sings from the five

branches of military sevice. Southshore

Brass has performed at many of our

churches in the last five years and has a

reputation for performing a quality and

entertaining concerts. Bring a friend and

enjoy honoring our veterans.

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The people of Redeemer believe in the power of prayer.

Members Ginny Acker, Mary Ann Addleman, Rev. Donald Beal, Marilyn Bohl, Fran Bullock, Lenora

Chapman, Anne Clouser, Carolyn Cole, Betty Corzine, Dottie Earl, Dorothy Erickson, Kitty Fogt,

Patty Fricke, Irene Griffin, Ken Heindel, Mary Jane Hermanns, Art Jarvela, Bev Johnson,

Richard Johnston, Lee Kesler, Norman & Anne Koehler, Jean Kostka, Harvey & LaVern Lentz,

Jim McIntosh, Tillie McMahon, Herb McKittrick, Lynn & Phyllis Mead, Alice Miller, Marge Miller,

Homer Morrison, Thyra Nagel, Louise Neam, Caroline Nensewitz, Sharon Olson, Nancy Payne,

Paul Pruett, Gerda Regelin, Ron & Marlene Scharback, John & Patti Schaefer, Deya

Schierenbeck, Martin & Helene Schwartz, Harold & Margaret Scott, Mariam Sorby, Linda

Strohfus, Ingrid & Sam Thompson, Sally Trenski, David Waterfield, Sylvia Wicktor, Ted Wilson.

Our Family Members and Friends Mark, Gerry Albert, Ashley & Zach Allen, Roman Amon, Jennifer Baez, Donna Barnett, Abigail

Bayless, David Bayless, Barbara Beck, Terri Bergin, Tim Berns, Bill Bierce, Lore & Max Bokma,

Julie Boos, Mark Bordwine, Neal Bredehoeft, Steve Bullock, George Clark, Norma Cole, Chris

Collumb, Julia Cox, Janet & Tom Crews, Reanna Diaz, Steve Evans, Peggy Farrell, Cindy

Freeman, Robin French, Katherine, Austin & August French, Meg Gallagher, Bob Goelz, Marie

Grazino, Ernestine & Bob Greenslate, Matt Gunter, Jack Hambrick, Mary Ann Hanson, Christa

& James Harkins, Miranda Harris, Mary Hayes, Leonard Hermanns Jr., Diane Heindel, Michael

Hillard, Jack & Cynthia Hilderbrant, Cindy Hyland and family, Sandy & Bob Janicek, Sherry

Janovec, Joe Kanoza, Mark & Elena Keyser, Gary, Joan, & Mike Kollerman, Nell Lucas, Ron

Lumme, Annie Mangen, Zoe Marcus, Adam Marks, Emily Marks, George Martin, Terry Mattia,

Shannon McCormick, Judy McElvy, Dennis Michel, Mary Fran Muller, Mary Fran Miller,

Elizabeth Milligan, Lori Moore, Jan Neilsen, David Nuchols, Christina O’Neill, George Perkons,

Kelly Powell, Neil Rich, Ed Robb, Lori Robb, Velma Roberts, Janice Robinson, Mary Rollins, Liz

Rollins, Lynne & Ken Rome, Irv Rothman, Joe Ruckert, Pam Goldy–Rudy, Hope Rund, Kathy &

Steve Sanfilippo, Dan Schierenbeck, Joan Schollmeyer, Lynn & Patrick Sheridan, Rick Sochon,

Mary Soja, Cindi Sommers, Thomas Sullivan, Sharon Taylor, Sharon Toth, Jim Tucker, Maria

Veiazquez, Agnes Wagaman, Alex Watts, Donna Weber, MaryAnn Winters.

God bless our country, our first responders, and our military men and women.

Redeemer Lutheran Church

David R. Allman, Pastor 701 Valley Forge Blvd., Sun City Center FL 33573 - 813-634-1292

email: [email protected] web: redeemerlc.com Sandra Gundacker, Choir Director and Organist · Susan Warner,-Parish Administrator

Kadie Dehne, Administrative Assistant