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Faith Seeks Understanding I am a great believer in life-long learning and I have sat in classrooms, taking notes and listening, for a large part of my life. I embarked on my high school education way behind most of the students in my class because I had attended a middle school in Fremont, CA, where we had four grades in one classrooms. It pretty much was like Little House on the Prairie. At the time we moved to Fremont, it was nothing but orchards, with a population of about 25,000. I rode my bike to school and was one of the tallest kids on my basketball team, batting fourth in the lineup when we played baseball. (Today, Fremont has ten times that many people. The orchards are gone, and housing de-velopments appear to be everywhere.)

In that small school environment we only had a dated Encyclopedia Brittani-ca for reference. I can remember going to my first classes in high school in Oak-land, CA, totally petrified. It was there that my life was transformed because I found great teachers and mentors, who helped me learn and who instilled in me the desire to look at my life as a continu-ous learning process. They took me to see Shakespearean plays, seminars, speakers at UC Berkeley, and encour-aged me to read vociferously. It never ended as I continued on to university and three seminaries. It continues to be an amazing odyssey.

One piece of advice from one of my teachers has stuck with me: “Marvin, you will learn a lot of facts in your life and you will forget many of them. What

I am trying to teach you is an attitude and an openness to learn from every-thing you are doing.” I am not sure I understood him then, but I do now.

When my daughter Allison graduated from Manhattanville College, Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes) was the com-mencement speaker, and I will always remember his words of advice to the graduates. He said that when he taught school, he would begin each class with these words: “I am certain that someone here will learn something from taking this class, and that someone for sure will be me.” His words have remained with me long after his speech.

I have often thought that education and learning stops for many people when they graduate from college. Even worse, Christian education stops for many of us in the church upon confirmation. To me, confirmation, like college, is just the beginning of a journey in the pursuit of knowledge and the exploration of faith.

I have often witnessed people who made up their mind about an issue, a candi-date running for office, a debate in the culture wars, and even a worldview, and have not changed since. I believe that changing your mind is not a sin. We are not fossils, frozen in the earth, and our mind is not there to give way to rigor mortis.

We need to have a posture as Christians and as human beings that eagerly greets the world with openness, filled with cu-riosity, questions, and the pursuit of

Tag Sale Saturday, May 12

Book Club Thursday, May 15

Concert Saturday, May 19

First Communion & Renovation Celebration

Sunday, May 20

Summer Hours start May 27

One service at 9.30 am

Picnic Sunday, June 3

Rye Midland Park

Pasta & Jazz Saturday, June 9

Blood Drive Saturday, June 23

And more events inside

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Marvin E. Henk Pastor

Church Council Serge Banzet President Suomi Sakai Vice President Manuela Petzold Treasurer Karen Clark Council Secretary Yourha Kang Financial Secretary Matt Hardigree Worship & Music Robert Dilworth Stewardship Karen Guinee Youth Dorothea Ferri Christian Education Detlef Joerss Property Megan Aquilina Evangelism Marc Schlueter Social Ministry Marvin E. Henk Pastor

Staff Christiane Janssen Secretary Matthew Thomas Organist & Music Director Anna Piselli Sexton

Choir Directors Matthew Thomas Adult Choir

Austin Kehrle Handbell Choir Becky Alfano Children’s Choir

MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Margit Bier, Peggy Jacobson, Sandy Herrmann, Ava Pagnotte, Eileen & Teddy DeAngelo, Alice Tobing, Michelle Tobing, Richard Devingo, Serena Boshak, Helen Wills, Stacey-Lyn Roggemann, Janet Baker, Nicholas Joerss, Jan Henk Miller, Joe Musumeci, Ralph Block

Keep in Your Prayers

IN SYMPATHY  It is with great sadness that we announce that Pastor Fred and Joyce Schumacher’s son Freddie died on April 13. The funeral service was held at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, in White Plains on April 28.

We extend our deepest sympathy to Sandy and John Koenig over the death of Sandy’s brother John Morrello this past week. The wake will be today from 2pm to 7pm at the Har-rison Funeral Home.

Please keep the families in your prayers.

HOSPITALIZED Pat Ouwerkerk, in Florida for leg surgery. Pat is recuperating. Ralph Block, in Stamford, for observation.

deeper insight and thinking.

As I see Jesus, I see someone challenging the religious practices and ideas of his day. He was critical of views of the Sabbath held by his opponents. He defended those on the margins of life, seeing them as human beings not to be discarded. He taught with an openness that invited people to live life and especially their faith in a way that is honest and real. He talked about an abundant life and an eternal life, and he gave people hope in this life. Most of all, however, he saw potential for those who would follow him and those who were his disciples to do great things. They were not to look back and live in the past. They were to continue on learning and growing.

In the last church I served - Trinity Lutheran Church in Staten Island - I was a very young man who needed to learn a lot more, and I remember visiting an old couple well into their 70s, who were taking French lessons. I chuckled to myself, thinking, Why are these old “geezers” doing this at their age? How would they be able to use the French … really? Now I am considering doing the same… From my vantage point today, this old couple was a lot smarter than the young man they were talking to. They knew that the secret to life was learning and growing, no matter how old you are. It’s too bad that some of our minds have turned to stone upon graduation and that for some of us our faith is so simple that we are cheating ourselves out of something that could give us a far richer life.

St. Anselm of Canterbury, a Christian philosopher and theologian in the 12th century, sums up what we as Christians need to be about as intelligent people. He said “faith seeks under-standing”. That is the key which should unlock the door that will open us up to address the world and others in faith.

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Our May book is Exit West by Mohsin Hamid. The main themes of the novel are emigration and refugee problems. The novel is about a young couple, Saeed and Nadia, who live in an unnamed city undergoing civil war and finally have to flee, using a system of fictitious doors, which lead to different locations around the globe.

Start reading and join us on the 15th!

BOOK CLUB May 15 @ 7.15 pm

★ setting up on Wednesday, May 9, Thursday, May 10 and Friday, May 11 in the evenings. ★ selling in the clothing room on the day of the Tag Sale (May 12), ★ working in the furniture room, ★ selling in the main area (fellowship hall), ★ six cashiers, ★ cleaning up from 2 pm onwards.

Household items, bric-a-brac, furniture, clothing, electronics, dish and glassware, boutique tables, baked goods, toys, sports equipment, and much much more! Please donate your time and items to help St. John's reach its goal for our youth and enable them to attend the Youth Gathering in Houston this summer.

Adult Forum Sundays @ 9.15 am

Our current book is “Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I Loved” by Kate Bowler, assistant pro-fessor at Duke University. Join us Sunday mornings. You’ll be glad you did.

LIFE: Passages Join us Saturday, May 19 @ 4 pm

St. John's is hosting Florilegium Chamber Choir un-der the direction of Dr. Ronnie Oliver. The NYC-based choir will perform an exquisite selection of songs taking its audience on a journey through "Life" featuring composers such as Daniel Pinkham, Eric Whitacre, Giuseppe Verdi, Johannes Brahms and more. A reception will follow the performance, giving the opportunity to reflect on the music and mingle with the choir members. 

Suggested Donation: $15 ($10 students/seniors) Visit www.florilegiumchamberchoir.org. 

PLEASE DONATE • household items in good condition, • jewelry, • toys in good condition, • women's and children's clothing in good condition. • wood furniture. Please no upholstered furniture or laminate furniture. Please no books, computers, or TVs.

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Give them to St. John’s!

First Holy Communion May 20 at 10.30 am

Please join us as we celebrate the First Holy Communion for Sophia Alfano, Emilia Allison, Eloise Aquilina, Riley Rhodes, and Emily Williams.

PLEASE HELP:

Please contact Kathy Henk at Kathleenmch1999@aol.com to offer your help or ask any questions.

CONCERT

CONCERT

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HELP US CELEBRATE THE BURNING OF OUR MORTGAGE

MAY 3, 2015

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Dedication October 4, 2015➽

Dear Members and Friends of St. John’s,

It is with great joy the I inform you that the note and mortgage for our construction loan for the re-cent addition and renovations was paid in full on March 7, 2018. All of us from St. John’s should be very proud of this great project and the speed with which we paid off the loan.

I want to thank the members of the Renovation Committee for their hard work, support and generosity over the past three plus years and also thank all members of the congregation that have been so generous in their support. Frank S. McCullough, Jr. Co-chair, Renovation Committee

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Burning Our Mortgage Celebration May 20, 2018

with a special 10.30 am service and a special reception after church

We will also have the Mamaroneck Fire Department here in full force during our early service at 8 am (not 8.15 am as usual) on this very special Sunday.

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Church Picnic June 3 @ 11 am (No 9.30 am service!)

Join us at Midland Park in Rye (281 Midland Ave) for our traditional outdoor guitar service and a wonderful day of fellowship. There are games for children and adults, including volleyball and baseball.

We need volunteers to help organize this wonderful event. We also need volunteers to help set up, cook and make side dishes. Please email Chris Deg-roote, picnic chairman, to volunteer: chrisdegroote@gmail.com.

LUTHERAN SUMMER CAMPS CAMP MA-HE-TU (www.mahetu.org) For Girls Camp Ma-He-Tu is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by the Lutheran Girls' Camp Association and affiliated with the Metro NY Synod of the ELCA. Camp Ma-He-Tu is a sleep-away camp for girls ages 7-15. Established in 1937, it is located along the shores of Lake Kanawaukee in Harriman State Park, Bear Mountain, just 40 miles north of New York City.

PINECREST LUTHERAN LEADERSHIP MINISTRIES (www.pinecrestllm.org) For Youth

Pinecrest Lutheran Leadership Ministries- one of the oldest camping programs in the Lutheran Church - was orga-nized in 1927 to provide leadership training for Lutheran youth, and has remained relevant to young adults aged 15 and older through the active involvement of campers. Pinecrest meets annually for a one-week session of morn-ing classes, afternoon activities and free time, evening programs, plus a variety of worship experiences. The current summer session will be held from August 12 to 19 at Camp Louemma in Sussex, New Jersey - approximately two hours from New York City, which provides ample facilities to support the more than 200 participants, including a lake and a swimming pool. (www.pinecrestllm.org)

SPEAK TO PASTOR HENK FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS.

Saturday, June 9 7.30 pm

Jazz is a uniquely American invention. It can be traced back to the African-American communities in New Orleans in the late nine-teenth and early twentieth centuries. It is also the root for ragtime and the blues. When we think of jazz, we think of Eubie Blake, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, and many more. On June 8 you won’t have to go to the Blue Note or Blue Smoke or some other small, simmering club in the City. You can come right here and feel like you’re listening to Thelonius Monk, Dizzie Gille-spie, or Charlie Parker. However, you’ll be listening to our own St. John’s jazz combo. In addition to that, you can also feel like you’re listening to them in Italy. Yes, it will feel like Piazza Navona in the evening, with jazz music and delicious pasta. You don’t want to miss this great experience!

Blood Drive - June 23 Give blood and help save lives!

Blood Drive - September 22 Help save more lives!

Oktoberfest - October 13 It only happens every other year…

MORE DATES

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Have you noticed that people don’t like to use the words “death” or “dying”? More often than not, we say “passed away” or “passing”. Fortunately, the Christian faith faces death squarely, and when it comes, we usually say that someone “died in the faith”. Let’s face it, death is death, and we never want to talk about it. In most cases we deny it because we live in a death-denying, youth-oriented culture.

Yet, at the end of the day, the word “pass” can still be used in connection with death. By that I mean, when we die, we want to pass something on to the next generation. Yes, we want to leave something for those who are left behind. Kathy and I have decided to leave money to St. John’s in our will. When you do that, your death makes it possible for ministry to continue; and sometimes that gift may continue for many, many years after you have joined the Church Triumphant.

So, the question is, have you thought about putting our church in your will? If not, why not consider it? We have an endowment fund that does not allow us to touch the principal of any gift given to it, but it may use the interest. You are free to make gifts to this fund at any time, but a planned gift could really make a difference for our church and its future. Being a church in Westchester is not an easy ministry. Money is always an issue; meeting our budget is always a challenge. Why not leave St. John’s a financial gift that can impact the life of our congregation long after you have died?

Nothing is more satisfying than being able to give. This is an excellent way to help us secure a future for our church well into this new century. One thing we can count on is that things will not get cheaper and prices will not go down, which means that the future expenses for St. John’s will continue to grow.

So, if you want to make a gift that will keep on giving, give to our endowment fund. For more information, please contact Peter Roggemann at 914.632.2707 or peterrog@optonline.net.

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LAWN & CAMPUS CARE NEEDS SPONSORSFinally, the much-awaited spring is here – which means that our lawn has started growing, the weeds are happily mul-tiplying, etc.  We need sponsors for our weekly lawn cutting by a professional company as well as sporadic weeding and other nature beauty care.  You can support our campus care for only $40/week.  

One of the things that make us proud here at St. John’s is our beautiful campus, and there is nothing like Coffee hour on the patio in the midst of our thriving landscape. We hope you will sponsor a week or two (or even more, there is no limit!).  Make your check out to St. John's and write lawn care on the memo line. Thank you so much for your contin-ued support.

A big thank you to those who have already given:  Beverly Broodie-Stewart, Karen Haghenbeck -Nunnink (2), Kathy & Pastor Henk (2), Lynn & John Hillman (3), Carla & Brian Hofland (2), Detlef Joerss, Sandy & Jim Kilts (5), Maria Martins (2), John Quinley & Suomi Sakai (2), Barbara & Peter Roggemann, Barbara & Robert Tipping (2), Kristina & Robert C. Tipping (2).

Yes, I want to be part of our campus beautification program ($40 per week)

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NEWS FROM OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE FIRST QUARTER 2018

Time flies, it seems spring has final-ly arrived and we are already well into the second quarter of 2018. The Finance Committee would like to thank the congre-gation for the contin-ued active support to the operations of our church.

The operating budget ap-proved for 2018 is $292,542. The budget for the first quarter is thus, $73,136. Our actual operating ex-penditure as of end Q1 was $82,954. In other words we are running $9,818 or approximate-ly13 percent over budget. While this amount above our quarterly budget looks large, it is actually usual for the first quarter expendi-tures to run above the quarterly budget that is calculated simply as 25 per cent of the annual budget.

The largest over-ex-penditure has been for heating oil. This in fact accounts for two thirds of the over-ex-penditure. However if we annualized this ex-penditure item, given past patterns, we hope to stay within the annual budget for heating oil. Other ex-penditure items accounting for the over-expenditure are repairs for the parsonage and the church. As re-ported during the annual meeting, the Church Council has decided on repairs and maintenance as a 2018 priority requiring fundraising efforts.

The current receipts income in the first quarter was $90,127. This is significant increase of $14,674 or

19.4 percent compared to the same period in 2017. Importantly, our

local congregation regular contributions increased by $12,569 or 22 percent compared to 2017. We thank the congregation for this sign of commit-ment and trust in the mission

of St. John. Thanks to the strong support of the mem-bers, we are currently running a surplus of $7,173. On the other hand we also noted that part of the in-crease in giving is due to special one time gifts or some members deciding to make their annual pledge giving at the begin-

ning of the year. Thus, we understand that the Q1 giving may be larger than what should be expected in the future quarters. The Finance Committee will monitor the situation and keep the congrega-tion informed of our fi-nancial situation.

The members have also been gen-erous in our outreach efforts. The giving for the Lenten Special Project to support the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Bronx reached $7,529. Thank you very much for this generous sign of sol-idarity to the common mission of the Lutheran churches.

In terms of the Building Renova-tion Fund, the loan and all the closing costs have been fully paid. St. John’s is thus mortgage free.

Finally in terms of our Investment Committee there is currently $202,867 in unrestricted reserves. This amounts to approximately 8.3

months of budgeted op-erating expenditures. Thus, we are getting close to the informal target of 9 months of expenditures in re-serves. This year, the investment committee welcomed several new

volunteers. The plan is to review the investment strategy and to keep the congregation in-formed of the role and importance of the various restricted funds they manage in the operations and the mission of our faith community. Please look forward to hearing from them.

Respectfully submitted, The Finance Committee

…the Church Council has decided on repairs and maintenance as a 2018 priority re-quiring fundraising

efforts.

…the Q1 giving may be larger than what should be ex-pected in the future quarters.

In terms of the Building Renova-tion Fund, the loan and all the closing costs have been fully paid. St. John’s is thus

mortgage free.

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As you will recall, our Lenten mission project this year was St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in the Bronx. Our goal was to raise at least $4,000 to help it pay its insurance bill and other important bills. The final numbers are in, and thanks to the great support from our congregation and friends, we are able to give St. Peter’s a check to the tune of $7,529! A big thank you goes to the following people for their contribution: Megan & James Aquilina, Véronique & Serge Banzet, Millie & Ed Brandon, Beverly Broodie-Stewart, Trudi Bunke, Rosalind & Zachary Carter, Jeanhee Chung & Niels Ringstad, Karen Clark, Louise & Brian Collins, Lisa & Joe Colón, Keri & Chris Degroote, Nancy & Scott Dunn, Dorothea Ferri, Marie & Ari Flores, Rebecca & Nel-son Gómez, Karen Haghenbeck-Nunnink, Patti & Bill Hahn, Christine & Matt Hardigree, Scott Haugenes, Kathy & Pastor Henk, Lynn & John Hillman, Carla & Brian Hofland, Detlef Joerss, Kim & Daniel Johnson, Yourha Kang, Lisa & Austin Kehrle, Wendy & Heath Kihn, Sandy & Jim Kilts, Jeanne Kolb, Mary Jane Maddox, Robert Maier, Robin Maliscewski, Kevin McCoskey, Corky & Frank McCullough, Sue & Steve Michaelson, Maggie O’Connor, M. Otten, Pot Ouwerkerk & Jon Richards, Manuela Petzold, Boris & Heike Rauls, Amy Robertson & Luca Renda, Barbara & Peter Roggemann, Lonna & Andy Romeo, Suomi Sakai & John Quinley, Kim & Jeff Schiro, Karen & Mark Stuart, Annie Thurow & Robert Clarida, Kate Tobiasen & Tina Franceschini, Jill & Anthony Valentino, Jim Wills.

St. Peter’s, 741 East 219th Street, Bronx

Hi everyone!

Bible Buck store will be open on May 6 for all to cash in their well earned bucks. Parents, children have been looking forward to this since January please have them in Sunday school on the 6th so they can go shopping with their Bible Bucks.

There will be no Sunday School on May 27 in recogni-tion of Memorial Day.

May 20 will be our last official day of Sunday school classes before the summer break.

Please mark your calendars now for our Sunday school closing ceremony which will take place on June 3, dur-ing the service, at the annual St. John’s outdoor worship service and picnic. It was such fun last year with so many families in attendance and I am hoping for an even larger Sunday school presence this year. The chil-dren will be singing 2 songs during the service, so, par-ents plan on attending so we can hear their sweet voices ringing through the trees.

Out of the mouths of Babies: During our Annual Good Friday program I heard one of the children shout loudly, “I LOVE THIS CHURCH”. Turned out to be Aoife Andrade who couldn’t possibly know how happy her words made us teachers feel. Thanks Aoife, we love St. John’s, you and all of the Sunday school children too!

Have a great month,

Dorothea Chairperson for Christian Education

Happy Birthday wishes to:

Naomi Johnson 05/30/14 Ava Rockel 05/19/09 Linus Ringstad 05/06/04

SUNDAY SCHOOL

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

Thank You for Your Ecumenical Lenten Offering for St. Rita’s Free Clinic Thanks to the generous members of all participating churches, we were able to raise $251 for St. Rita’s, which offers free medical care to those in our community who can’t afford it otherwise and uses our Fellowship Hall on Fridays for see patients, at the ecumenical Lenten service here at St. John’s on March 20. Participating churches were AME Bar-ry Avenue Zion Church, United Methodist Church, and St. Thomas.

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OUR YOUTH GROUP IS GOING TO THE ELCA YOUTH GATHERING! Houston, Texas; June 27 - July 1

First of all, thank you to our wonderful congregation for its great support of our fundraisers, making this trip possible! As the motto for this youth gathering, “This changes everything”, says, it can be a life-changing event in the lives of the young peo-ple who are going. There are 35,000 other Lutheran youth, great speakers from all over the world, lots of wonderful music, workshops, worship, and service opportunities (and Houston will need them more than ever). For young people from our part of the world with few Lutherans, this is a unique opportunity to experience being a Lutheran in a very different way, and being in Houston will add to that experience. Meet our ten young people who are going to Houston this June:

Molly Guinee: I attend Mamaroneck High School, and my favorite subjects are culinary, English, and global histo-ry. I teach Sunday school for 3-5 year olds here at St. John’s. When I grow up I'd like to be a chef or an elementary school teacher. I'm excited to go to Houston to help people and be with so many other people of the same faith.

Amelie Schlueter: I was born 08/26/2004 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Being half German I have dual citizenship. After the summer I will go to Blind Brook high school. My favorite subjects are math and Spanish. In my spare time I play volleyball and enjoy our two dogs, Luna & Stella. Houston sounds very exciting to me. I look forward meeting more Lutherans, learning about Houston, and helping with a social project.

Rubén Gómez: I attend Rye Country Day School, and my favorite subject is biology. When I grow up, I want to be a music artist. I am excited about Houston because friends from Pinecrest will be there.

Mateo Gómez: I attend Rye Country Day School, and my favorite subject is chemistry. When I grow up, I want to be an actor. I am excited about Houston because I will be surrounded by lots and lots of Lutherans.

Max Deil: I go to the German International School in White Plains. Some of my favorite subjects are sport, music, and physics. When I grow up I want to be a rocket engineer working for the UKSA and preferably going on missions in space. I’m excited to go to Houston because I love meeting new people and I also appreciate the chance to help people that need our help.

Anton Schlueter: I was born 07/29/2002. I go to the German International School in White Plains and speak flu-ent German. My favorite subjects are sport, especially basket ball, and science. After high school I want to study den-tistry to become an orthodontist. I am excited to go to Houston with my friends, meet more Lutheran teenagers, and work on social projects. This is a unique opportunity for me. Thanks to all supporters.

Eric Hoffmann: I attend LMK Middle School in Harrison, and I like both math and science, but especially math. I want to be an astrophysicist  when I grow up. I am excited about Houston because I believe it will be a fun experi-ence. I have never traveled that far, and looking forward to meeting others and helping others.

Thomas Hillman: I go to Mamaroneck High School, and my favorite subject in school is history. I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up but I am interested in computer engineering and finance. I’m excited about Hous-ton because I get to meet more Lutherans my age.  Right now I only know 3 and two of them are Gómezes!  Shout out to Molly, too!

Gabby May: I am a senior at Mamaroneck High School, and I love to cook and hope to own my own cafe some day. I will be attending SUNY Cobleskill in the Fall where I will study Culinary Arts Management. This is my second ELCA Youth Gathering and I look forward to meeting other Lutheran youth and serving those in need. I am grateful to St. John’s for the opportunity to participate.

Linus Ringstad: I attend Rye Neck Middle School and my favorite subject is Social Studies. When I grow up I want to be an engineer. I am excited about Houston because it will be nice to help a city which was hit hard by the hurricane.

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EASTER 2018

Kevin McCoskey cooking his famous bacon for the Easter breakfast

Thank you to everyone who helped made Easter such a success. We had a fun and very rewarding Easter egg hunt thanks to Dorothea Ferri and the Sunday School teachers and a delicious Easter breakfast thanks to our youth group led by Karen Guinee. Can’t wait till next Easter!

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PEOPLE PARADE…PEOPLE PARADE…PEOPLE PARADE…PEOPLE Minnesota is known for its 10,000 lakes and several million Luther-ans. It is also the place where Karen Stuart grew up. Recently Pastor Henk received a surprise package in the mail of Easter eggs painted with the Luther seal and the dates 1517-2017. It was sent by Joe Bates who spent a lot of time in our church, along with his mom Ruth, our first woman Coun-cil president, and his father Chuck, who was the commissioner of so-cial welfare for Westchester County in the 1970s until they moved to Minnesota. Joe writes that he is an artist, active in the Minneapolis art scene, and has very fond memories of St. John’s… Speaking of Min-nesota, Steve Michaelson has spent some time there, too, but recently he has had a smile on his face because his favorite team, Mi-chigan State, got into the Final Four and he was able to watch them play in San Antonio, TX. Unfortunately, they lost to Villano-va but Steve has kept smiling, just happy that they got as far as they got which is a great feat in itself… We have just come off a wonderful Easter Sunday. Yes, the Resurrec-tion was resoundingly observed and celebrated here at St. John’s. We had one of the greatest Easter breakfasts in history. A big thank you to the Houston group and their families who provided the food and served. … Do you know what gravlax is? Roger Van Tas-sel makes tremendous gravlax. Just ask anyone who come to the Good Friday Men’s Prayer Break-fast. Not only that, he also cooks scrambled eggs to perfection with fried potatoes The entire breakfast was a gift from Roger and Jeanne Kolb. Thank you for all the good things you do for St. John’s!…

Suzanne and Walter Zullig are proud parents - son Craig has been promoted to Associate Dean at one of the colleges of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Congratulations!… Pastor Henk had an interesting Saturday after-noon, traveling with Frank Hu-ber to various toy train stores. If there is a Lionel train somewhere, Frank will find it. He is also repair-ing some of Pastor Henk’s engines. Remember, every time a train whistle blows, Frank and Walter Zullig get a new pair of wings… Silvia Misina was smiling a lot because her sister Maruška Skonc came to visit. She did not come just to sightsee - she partici-pates in a big way. We appreciated hearing her give a meditation on Good Friday and sing with the choir. She brought a lot of energy and love to her church experience at St. John’s. We need more visi-tors from Slovakia… A big thank also goes to all the other people who gave moving meditations on Good Friday: Austin Kehrle, Robert Dilworth, Peter Roggemann, Brian Hofland, José Colón… Congratulations to Kate Tobiasen and Tina Franceschini, who are moving to Greenwich. Home, sweet home outside of NY but still close enough to go to St. John’s… Manuela Petzold seems to be enjoying her new digs and new job at the beach in New Jersey and as the weather gets warmer, we are sure she will enjoy all of it even more. No ice-cream cone is safe on the Jersey shore anymore!… It was great to see Barbara Wilson back in church from sunny Florida. She says that Naples is the place to be but we are telling her that St. John’s is the place to be - the 8.15

am service is not complete when she is missing… It is always good when all your joints are function-ing, and Linea App showed up in church with her knees working. It is great to hear that her knee surgery was a success… Deadlines are tough to meet most any time in life, but with only a day to go and 100 pages to read, Pastor Henk met his for the April 12 book club. It turned out to be a great discus-sion led by Annie Thurow, and it was nice to more faces. A big wel-come goes to Amy Robertson and Christine Hardigree. Join us, too, on May 10 when we talk about Exit West, our next book!… It is always good to learn about the history of our country. Barbara and Peter Roggemann are do-ing so by visiting Valley Forge and Gettysburg, PA. Both places are inspiring. We can’t wait to hear about their exciting trip… Not many kids nowadays want to follow in their father’s footsteps. Anton Schlueter is an exception. He wants to become an orthodontist. Now, that’s a profession you can really sink your teeth into!… Con-gratulations to Rita Gross for being voted best junior student in the psychology department at SUNY Purchase… Trudi Bunke is still recuperating but slowly get-ting better. We hope to see her back in action and in church soon. We miss you, Trudi!…

Who Are the 2018 Graduates? If you have a child/grandchild etc. graduating from high school or col-lege this year, please let us know by May 21, so that we can give them a shout-out in the June newsletter.

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Michele & Michael Allison Joanne Askew Lois Baldwin Véronique & Serge Banzet Melissa & Justin Boisseau Trudi Bunke Karen & Ken Christopher Bob Clarida & Annie Thurow Maureen & William Collins Wenche Delfino Gloria L. Donovan Dorothea Ferri Kathy & Pastor Marvin Henk The Rev. & Mrs. Paul Henry Lynn & John Hillman Carla & Brian Hofland Anne Huber Detlef Joerss G.V. Johnson Hans Peter Kirchgaessner Jeanne Kolb Sandy Kolb Suzanne & Robert Kraft Mary J Maddox Robin Geberth Maliscewski

Maria Martins Corky & Frank McCullough Cheryl & Ed Murray Judy & Joe Musumeci Jo Alyce & Michael Newgaard Maggie O’Connor Patricia Ouwerkerk John Quinley & Suomi Sakai Heike & Boris Rauls Diane & Mark Rocconi Dr. & Mrs. Peter Roggemann Judy & Michael Sangregorio The Rev. Fred & Joyce Schumacher Karen & Mark Stuart Madeline & Bill Tappert Barbara & Robert Tipping Irene & Robert Van der Wateren Jim Wills Suzanne & Walter Zullig

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