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Acolytes ................................... 5 Advertiser Featured ............... 14 Annual Meeting........................ 2 Birthdays................................ 12 Messiah Directory .................. 14 Messiah’s Family ................... 14 MLPK ....................................... 9

FEBRUARY 2013

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The Monthly Newsletter of MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

God’s Work. Our Hands. In 1987, I was a senior at the University of Illinois in Cham-paign-Urbana. I was also a weekly worshiper at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Campus Center, where I heard for the first time of the merger. The American Lutheran Church (1960-1987), the Lutheran Church in America

(1962-1987), and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (1976-1962), were joining to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. If you’d like to see the entire “family tree” of ELCA predecessor bodies, visit www.elca.org/who-we-are. At this same time, two key people were becoming a part of my life: Professor Charles Sanders, my “Introduction to Modern Po-etry” professor, and Pastor Marcia Clark-Johnson, the new pastor at my home congregation, Grace Lutheran Church in Woodstock, and the first woman pas-tor I’d ever met. Both were turning my thoughts to the possibility of pastoral ministry. By January 1988, I found myself calling the new Northern Illinois Synod office. “I would like to enter seminary,” I nervously said, to which the response was, “We’re going to have to ask for your patience. We are in the process of becoming a new church, and we’re not quite sure how things are go-ing to work.” My memory of that conversation is very vivid, much like my mem-ory of singing “This is the Feast” for the first time out of the green Lutheran Book of Worship in 1980. It is interesting what we recall when it comes to his-torical moments in the church. This year our church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, celebrates twenty-five years of ministry, and we use the words “God’s Work. Our Hands.” to describe our experience as people of God. At times to accompany these words, images are used – a cross formed out of a rake and a shovel, a cross made out of a hammer and a level, or a cross made from a serving spoon and a spatula – common images formed into crosses, illustrating that our work and our service to our neighbor are holy. I am grateful that our faithful and hard-

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AA and Al-Anon ...................... 13 Bake Off.....................................8 Birthdays.................................. 10 Children’s Ministry ...................7 Constitution Update............... 12 Generosity Team.......................9 Gods Work. Our Hands. ........ 12 Good Samaritan.........................5 Gosbells ......................................9 Little Spirits..............................8 Messiah Directory.................. 14 Messiah’s Family ..................... 14 Online Sermons.........................9 Pastor’s Letter................... 1 & 2 Pathways Registration.............4 Pictorial .....................................11 Pumpkin Patch............................8 Sunday School Registration ...3 Weight Watchers................... 13 Welcome.....................................2 Youth News................................6

AUGUST 2013 Of Messiah The Monthly Newsletter of MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

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working mission interpreters, Grace Jorgensen and Bonnie Jones, have called Messiah to join our ELCA brothers and sisters across the nation on Sunday, September 8, in a day of service in honor of this anniversary. Look for more in-formation in this newsletter, be sure to purchase a shirt, and get involved! God’s Work. Our Hands. We dig a garden. We build a home. We go the laundromat with the PADS laundry. We pre-pare the altar. We pray. Our youth play Bingo in a nursing home. Home Communion is given. We create and hang a ban-ner. We collect food. We learn a little Spanish to help someone feel at home. We share the peace. We raise money to prevent malaria. Ours hands and our daily work matter, and this causes me to wonder: When our congregation looks back at this time in history, the time around the twenty-fifth anniversary of the ELCA, what will we remember? Maybe we will remember things like “Living Face to Face” – our vision, or “Setting the Table” – our food collection ef-fort, or our new social justice ministry, or our beautiful worship, or “Don’t Cook with Candy,” or those Christian friends that didn’t leave our bedside. And as we remember these things, and each part of history, may we also remember that it was our gracious and mer-ciful God who gave us mentors, encouragers, our callings, and our daily work, and may we remember that it was this same God who gave us the body of Christ, the communion of saints, and the church of Jesus Christ on earth, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, for the sake of the world. Happy Anniversary ELCA. May God bless and keep us. Love and Blessings!

Pastor Dawn

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"Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church is a community of Christians seeking to welcome and connect everyone, make disciples of everyone, and share Jesus' love everywhere. You're welcome here if you're single, married, widowed or divorced; gay or straight; male or female. You are welcome here if you have more bills than you can handle, and welcome if you have more money than you know what to do with. You're welcome here wherever you went to school, whatever you learned (or didn't learn), whatever language you speak, wherever you're from, and however you get around. You're welcome here if you grew up Lutheran or if you don't know what a Lutheran is. People who have mixed feel-ings about religion are very welcome here, as are people who have no idea why anyone would go to church, who are here to make their relatives happy, or who turned onto the wrong "Old Rand Road" from Highway 12. You're wel-come here if you never touch a drop, if you're in recovery, or if you're not quite there yet. You're welcome if you can't stand your parents or if you text them five times every day, and you're especially welcome if you do both. You're welcome here if you're angry, cheerful, confused, doubting, hurt, happy, listless, lost, wistful, yearning; right-wing, left-wing, or not into politics. You're welcome here if all you really need is to be around people. You're welcome here even if you root for the wrong sports team, are in the wrong mood, or you just want to sing. You are welcome here because God welcomes you."

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2013-2014 Messiah Sunday School Registration Form: September 8th-May 18th

Preschool 3 years old – 5th Grade (Please note: Our Preschool Sunday School program is for children 3 years old by 9/1/13)

Please attach a $20.00 fee per child, max of $50.00 per family, payable to Messiah Lutheran Church to help cover the cost for curriculum, food, crafts, general supplies, and Bibles.

IF A SCHOLARSHIP IS NEEDED PLEASE CONTACT THE CHILDREN’S MINISTRY DIRECTOR OR PASTOR

Photo Permission: Messiah may use your child’s photo (bulletin boards/website/print) unless you circle no: NO

PLEASE ASK FOR SELF SIGN OUT FORM

Parent’s Name(s): ___________________________ Email address: ___________________ Address: ___________________________ City, State, Zip: ______________________ Home phone # _______________________ Cell phone #__________________________

Child’s Name (Nickname)

M/F Grade

(Fall ’13) Birthday (m-d-y) Food Allergies

1) ___________________ ___ ______ ___-___-___ ______________

2) ___________________ ___ ______ ___-___-___ ______________

3) ___________________ ___ ______ ___-___-___ ______________

Your Volunteer Participation is Vital to Our Program!

_____ Christmas Pageant _____Special Events

_____ Drama Team _____ Worship (4th & 5th Grade) Acolytes _____ Spirit Dancers

We will provide you with all lessons and prepare you fully for volunteering as a shepherd: (a shared team position or year-long commit-ment), rotational center teacher: (a 4-week or more commitment), CE Program help: (VBS, Special Events like Fall Fest, Parties, Egg

Hunt, Nativity Walk/Christmas pageant, Caroling), or on-call sub(s) at some point during this school year. Please indicate area(s) of inter-est and service available:

_____Shepherd ____Center Teacher _____Sub _____ VBS _____Events

Children’s Ministries: Indicate areas of interest and a program director will contact you.

Please return this completed form and payment by placing it the mail, offering basket during church service, the Sunday School registra-tion table in the Gathering Area, the bin outside of the CE office or the CE mailbox. For planning purposes please return form by Septem-

ber 1, 2013. Questions? Contact Tracy Meyer or Rachael Jorgensen at [email protected] or call 847-526-7161

Office Use Only: □ Paid □ Unpaid Check #__________ Initials:_______ Date received:_________________________________


Grade as of Fall 2013 __________

Student Name: First________________________ Middle (we will need it for Confirmation Certificate)_________________ Last______________________ Preferred Nickname_________________________________ Preferred mode of communication: ___cell call ___text ___Facebook ___email

Home ___________________________________ Mom Cell ____________ Student Cell __________________________ Dad Cell ____________________________

E‐mail Addresses (please print clearly)

Parent__________________________________________________________________

Student_________________________________________________________________ Has your student been baptized? (Circle one) Yes No If yes, where_______________________________________________________________, year______________ Has your student received first Holy Communion with instruction and explanation regarding beliefs and purpose of Communion? Yes No Are you a member of Messiah? (Circle one) Yes No If no, please indicate below: ___We are members at ____________________________________________________ ___We are looking for a church home and would like more information about Messiah Lutheran Church. $100 Participation Contribution ‐ Requested toward program expenses which include student bibles, program cur‐riculum, Confirmation supplies, student retreats, etc. Scholarships are available; please speak with one of our pas‐tors. Our goal is to leave no child behind.

Office Use Only: Paid Unpaid Cash $______ Check #_____ Date Received:________ Initials:________

Pathway REGISTRATION FORM 2013‐2014


Good Samaritan “A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.” Proverbs 22:9

Jo Ann Isleb, (847)540-0835

Looking to the Fall: Wednesday, August 28 – FINK/Huddle

Leader Training for Pathway Wednesday, September 4 – Pathway Parent/

Youth Together Event & “Don’t Cook with Candy” Kick-off

Sunday, September 8 – Gods Work. Our Hands. Sunday & Rally Day – Sunday School

Begins!

Sunday, September 15– Messiah Ministry Fair from 8:30-noon

Find out how you can live face to face with our brothers & sisters in Christ through the

over 50 various ministries at our church. Special prizes including a 8x10 framed signed photo of Benjamin Bull-

frog. For more info contact Karen Logan at 8475265845

Sunday, September 22 – Town Hall Meetings

Sunday, September 29 – Pumpkin Arrival Party & Sermon-based Small Groups begin

Thank you Thank you to everyone who contributed to our school supply and used clothing drive for Sagrado Corazon, our sister church in Waukegan. Also a special thank you to the children from VBS for their donation. The picture shows a thank you poster made for us from them.

Food Pantry Please consider bringing a donation for the food pantry. They receive fewer donations in the summer months. You can place your items in the bin in the gathering area or the bin across from the mailboxes near the office. The following is a list of items needed by the food pan-try: • cereal • crackers • rice/Rice-a-Roni • canned pasta (ravioli, Spaghettios, etc) • canned meat (chili, ham, hash, etc) • juice • spaghetti sauce • dry pasta (spaghetti, elbow or egg noodles) • canned fruit • canned vegetables • sugar (4-5 pounds) • cooking oil • flour • soap • laundry detergent • toothpaste/toothbrush • paper products • diapers (any size) • feminine products


Youth News Kim Kroes, (224) 639-2350

PATHWAY is just around the corner! I am super excited to see everyone’s smiling faces once again! This year, we will be learning about the 10 Commandments as well as Baptism and Communion.

IMPORTANT PATHWAY DATES: Wednesday, August 28 – Huddle Leader and FINK Training Wednesday, September 4 – Parent and Kids Together Event from 7-8:30pm in the Sanctuary (mandatory for all Pathway families) Wednesday, September 11 – First day of Pathway!

I am still in need of help collecting Box Tops for Education! I owe the Messiah Pre-School 1 million Box Tops. I am currently at 1,262, so I have a long way to go. Please place Box Tops in my mailbox near the church office. HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP is about to start up for the year, so get ready for a fun filled year! We will be hold-ing Youth group from 10:30am-noon this year in the Rock Youth House. This year Youth Group will include learning activities, service days, fun outings, and much more! I welcome anyone to join us!

SEPTEMBER DATES 7-8 – Freshman Kidnapping Lock-In 8 – Rally Day 15 – Youth Group in the Rock 22 – Youth Group in the Rock 29 – Pumpkin Arrival Party

MISSION TRIP for the summer of 2014 has just been decided! We will be traveling to the Appalachian Mountains in Logan County, West Virginia. Please watch for more details and registration information coming in early September. FIRST EVER COLLEGE MISSION TRIP! We are headed to Gentry, Missouri from August 3-9. Please look for photos from this amazing adventure in next month’s VOICE.

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart.” ---Colossians 3:23

We are gearing up for the fall and are getting ready for Rally Sunday. Sunday school will start September 8 at 9am and we look forward to seeing everyone again and hearing about your fun summer activities. On Rally Sunday, we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the ELCA and we will have a celebration along with the entire congregation. The theme for the ELCA is God’s Work. Our Hands. This will be a day of service. In conjunction with the ELCA lunch and fellowship from 11:30 – 12:30, we will have fun activities and treats for the kids to celebrate the kick off of Sun-day school. In class the children will be writing letters and making pictures for the Military, that serve over seas, and for the local police and fire departments. Also on Rally Sunday, we will be collecting items for our Good Samaritan Ministry. Please bring in small toys, school supplies, and hygiene items. (Please see the list below). Good Samaritan will be using these items this fall for the Christmas Shoe Boxes. All items must be small enough to fit in a shoe box. We are in need of shepherd and center teachers for Sunday school this year. Cen-ter teachers and shepherds can teach or lead for a single rotation (4-6 weeks) or through the whole year, which is Sept 8 – May 18. The teachers can also pair with another teacher and come up with a schedule that works for both teachers. We are also always in need of substitute teachers in all areas: preschool, 5th grade, center teachers, and shepherds. This year we are incorporating music into our Sunday school program, after the Children’s Message, when the kids are released into Sunday school. Kindergarten- 4th grade will be gathering to learn songs for the Christmas Pageant, VBS, and other events. This is an exciting change that we are looking forward to starting up! Also, we are going to extend the Sunday school time until 10:15. This gives the kids more time to learn the bible sto-ries. Speaking of bibles stories, in the first rotation we will be learning about the story of creation and Joseph and Pharaoh. We are looking forward to seeing everyone this fall! Please fill out the registration form included in the Voice (page 3) and have it returned to church by September 1. Registration forms can be found in this Voice, on the Messiah webpage, in the marked bins outside the Christian Education Office, and in the Gathering Area.

We look forward to seeing everyone! Dates to remember:

September 8 Rally Sunday September 29 Bible Presentations

October 27 – Fall Fest/Trunk or Treat December 8 – Christmas Pageant

Items for Rally Sunday – God’s Work. Our Hands

TOYS - small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky®, etc. SCHOOL SUPPLIES - pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or pa-per, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc. HYGIENE ITEMS -toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc. OTHER - Hard candy and lollipops, mints, gum, T-shirts, socks, ball caps; sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights, batteries Do Not Include: Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow-globes or glass containers; or aerosol cans


Children’s Ministry

Tracy Meyer and Rachael Jorgensen Children's Ministry Directors

Tracy : (847)-525-2740 Rachael : (847)814-2560

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Pumpkin Patch It is time to start getting ready.. If you would like to help this year, please contact Jason Miller at [email protected].

Little Spirits-Dance Ministry We are looking for dancers ages 5-11 who would like to be a part of the Little Spirits Dance group. We are blessed to have Jennifer Rector teaching this season! We will be meeting in the sanctuary on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:15 beginning Sept. 10. This is a 7-8 week commitment to learning a dance which will be presented at a worship service. Also, if you

are a dancer in an older age group and would like to be a part of the Spirit Dancers feel free to call Karen Holmes (847) 707-0089 with questions.

Bake Off News: Thanks to Messiah bakers who participated in the Preliminary Bake Off last weekend. Messiah members were able to test samples and vote for their favorite. Thanks to Kara Lowrey, Pamela Stanley, Ruth Franz, Marion Denny, and Sally Lubeno for the delicious samples. Among the tasty items were choco-late layer cake, pineapple-upside cake with cream filling, blueberry buckle pie, carrot layer cake, and almond bundt cake. Congratulations to Ruth Franz for baking the winning entry. All entries will advance to the Community Picnic Bake Off to be held on Sunday, July 28, beginning at noon at Holy Apostles. Good luck all Messiah bakers. More news on Bake Off next month.


It is Time to “Catch-Up on Our Giving!” Summer time! Time to play catch….catch-up on giving that is. As I’ve mentioned before summer time is a financially challenging time for Messiah when our congregation takes much needed vacations and stay-cations. But the great work of Messiah doesn’t take a break! Your gifts helped make Vacation Bible School and the recent youth mission trip to St. Louis a reality. Please consider catching up on your giving before school starts. This would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Also, for those of you who are likely to miss some of the remaining Sundays this summer, please remember that Simply Giving through Thrivent Financial can you help ensure that your weekly donation is given consistently throughout the summer. If you would like to sign up for Simply Giving please go to our website, click on the $ sign in the lower left corner and follow the instructions (http://www.messiah-wauconda.org/). You can also make a one-time contribution at this site to get your giving caught up. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me

Sermons Available Online!

Thanks to the work of Steve Eck, Jason Miller and our wonderful sound technicians; audio recordings of many of

our sermons are now online at http://messiah-wauconda.org/#/sermons-media. Click on "Launch Media Player" to see the list of

sermons you can hear!

Generosity Team Dave Jarcek, (847)719-2865

GOSBELLS NEEDS YOU If you are high school age or older and would like to have some fun and play bells to the Glory of God, we would love to have you ring with us. We practice every Thursday at 6:30pm. No musical knowledge is necessary, just the ability to count to 4. We will start practicing again in September. Please think about joining us. If you have any questions contact Linda Fishburn at (847)540-8517 or e-mail to [email protected]


August Birthdays Armagost, Leann 1 Boe, Dan 1 Hall, Kathleen 1 Krieter, Nathan 1 Kupsky, Dee 1 Quigley, Cindy 1 DuBois, Susan 2 Durante, Kris 2 Grzeca, Tina 2 Haase, Wendy 2 Harling, Katherine 2 Schnack, Jennifer 2 Tunberg, Megan 2 Zietlow, Judie 2 Dunbar, Michele 3 Hansen, Thomas 3 Irabagon, Jennifer 3 Miller, Joanne 3 Rudd, William 3 Tinkoff, Danielle 3 Berner, Gloria 4 Hluchy, Kimberly 4 Olson, Sandy 4 Rodgers, Brianna 4 Rusin, Alex 4 Wroble, Mke 4 Grunioh, Jill 5 Johnson, Tyler 5 Kasula, Ahren 5 Kreckman, Nathaniel 5 Madej, Auden 5 Matasek, Dana 5 Mazzetti, Cindy 5 Postl, Dana 5 Rohlwing, Hannah 5 Tucker, Jason 5 Winkler, Duke 5 Wisniewski, Jake 5 Givens, Lauren 6 Kersten, Jennifer 6 Krieter, Jodi 6 Mazzocchi, Paul 6 Salte, Charlene 6 Bergstrom, Kyle 7 Deshler, Grant 7 Kashmier, Ken 7

Markko, Rebecca 7 Mathiesen, Evan 7 Prokup, Brenna 7 Stapleton, Maxwell 7 Benz, Laura 8 Goronson, Audri 8 Maki, Jim 8 Mazzetti, Mario 8 Paviatos, Zachary 8 Redmann, Paul II 8 Rowan, Matthew 8 Born, Katie 9 Clark, Michaela 9 Grau, Kirsten 9 Milner, Matthew 9 Schumacher, James 9 Schumacher, Steven 9 Abrahamson, Allison 10 Anderson, Todd 10 Carpenter, Lydia 10 Dettmann, Steven 10 Bartnicki, Ellen 11 Blasius, Brian 11 Butler, Patrick 11 Carlson, Scott 11 Miller, Lindsay 11 Scheck, Norma 11 Theriault, Tatum 11 Amrich, Michael 12 McNulty, Rob 12 REDMANN, Paul 12 Bartus, Christopher 13 Boyd, Katherine 13 Gifford, Gracey 13 Kersten, Sue 13 Milner, Grant 13 Moorhead, Jeff 13 Neihengen, Cody 13 Polhemus, Amy 13 Schmidt, Thomas 13 Teuber, Jessica 13 Chaffee, Barb 14 Drobnik, Dylan 14 Murvine, Alex 14 Olson, Tyler 14 Sabel, Ryan 14

Thompson, Dakota 14 Brandau, Alexander 15 Brandau, Damon 15 Kirchwehm, Matthew 15 Lanzerotti, Kristen 15 Louis, Bethany 15 Peldiak, Steve 15 Foster, Maiya 16 Gale, Lynn 16 Harren, Peter 16 Hoskins, Andrew 16 Nordmark, Christine 16 Wirth, Ella 16 Ziolkowski, Jacob 16 Hill, Jason 17 Houston, Carrie 17 Rabe, Phillip 17 Robledo, Kyle 17 Austera, Ed 18 Civik, Kathleen 18 Kersten, Joanna 18 Nichols, Laura 18 West, Bradley 18 Leopardo, A.J. 19 Mattson, Tyler 19 Meeke, Aaron 19 Nordmark, Birgit 19 Rodgers, Lynn 19 Frazier, Aleda 20 Harding, Michael 20 Kabrin, Jennifer 20 Mazzocchi, Ashley 20 Caudle, Kyle 21 Chmiel, Samantha 21 Derr, Meredith 21 Dianis, Matt 21 Dreiling, Leslie 21 Heinz, Halle 21 Irlbeck, Dylan 21 Moyer, Sue 21 Pearl, Eddie 21 Pease, Austin 21 Petralia, Joe 21 Winkler, Gavin 21 Becker, Jenny 22 Christensen, Kari 22

Conway, Mark 22 Dunbar, Grace 22 Klesch, Easton 22 Pfister, Patricia 22 Stanger, Michele 22 Blair, John 23 Hales, Christopher 23 Horn, Ryan 23 Nelson, Randon 23 Stanger, Grant 23 Zaccone, Danielle 23 Kirchwehm, Mark 24 Kroes, Brian 24 Lajoy, Sequoya 24 Louis, Kaelyn 24 McKeon, Haley 24 Rogers, Lenore 24 Vogeler, Lynn 24 Durante, Bob 25 Duym, Devon 25 Mathis Jr. Darrell 25 Schlabowski, Katerina 25 Schwarz, Tina 25 Clippard, Cindy 26 Lulis, Kelly 26 Tinkoff, Karen 26 Greffin, Kole 27 White III, George 27 Barth, Carly 28 Dopita, Nancy 28 Doucet, Gail 28 Duym, Raegan 28 Figiel, Sandi 28 Goff, Haley 28 Stolt, Tommy 28 Coslet, James 29 Dettmann, Michael 29 Hluchy, Haley 29 Kroes, Roger 29 Thompson, George 29 Thompson, Hunter 29 Goff, Bill 30 Harris, Cheryl 30 Boyko, Keanna 31 Schildkraut, Rachel 31 Thompson, Joanne 31


Logan House Barbeque

High School Mission Trip to St. Louis

The Newest Member of the “Band”

“Feast “ Quilt

Reminder The Voice deadline for the September issue is

Thursday, August 15. All articles submitted can be e-mailed to

Jenny directly at [email protected]


Messiah’s Constitution Update Per the Messiah Constitution, this important document is to be reviewed and amended every few years. The last update was ap-proved in 2010, so its time for an update. The Council affirmed a committee for this purpose consisting of Jerry Stark, Steve

Snow, Pastor Dawn, and Dave Kimes. Since this document represents the voice of the congre-gation in how Messiah is run, your feedback is important to this effort. The updated docu-ment is anticipated to be approved at the January 2014 Meeting of the Congregation. In preparation for this approval, a draft will be made available during the weekend of September 8/9 for review. If you’d like a digital copy of this document, please email [email protected] and a copy will be sent to you. We will use the Sept 22 Town Hall meeting as a forum to provide any needed clarification and to collect comments for consideration in the final draft. Thanks in advance for your help with this important activity.

"God's Work. Our Hands." Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has designated Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, to be a day of service and is being called "God's

Work. Our Hands." Sunday. Messiah is called to celebrate our Anniversary and our Church’s commitment to sharing God’s love with our neighbors. Messiah is asking you to take part in a dedicated day of service on Sept. 8. Many work every day to welcome neighbors and make our community a better place. Now let’s do it together as one body, using our hands to do God’s work in Jesus Christ’s name. Imagine nearly 10,000 E.L.C.A. congregations serving meals, making quilts for refugees, cleaning up our neighborhoods, or simply visiting the neighbors who need us. We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work. Please mark your calendars now for Sunday, Sept. 8 and watch for more details in the church bulletin. If you have a service project to suggest for Sept. 8, please call Bonnie Jones, (847)540-5798 or Grace Jorgensen, (847)526-4306.

A.A. & Al-Anon Support Groups

Meet Weekly in the Evening in Faith Hall (Office Entrance and to the Right)

Tuesday 7pm AA meeting -Denny (847) 533-1779 Wednesday 6:45pm AA meeting (Each Step Forward) - Lou (847) 561-7061

Wednesday 8pm Al-Anon meeting (Port in the Storm) -Donna T. (847) 420-4939 Thursday 7pm AA meeting - Denny (847) 533- 1779

Friday 7:30pm AA (Polish speaking meeting) - Tom (847) 526-5734

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The Voice of Messiah is a monthly newsletter of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church

Phone: (847) 526-7161 • Fax: (847) 526-7184 • E-mail: [email protected] Phone numbers:

Pastor Dawn Mass, (773) 306-8133 Associate Pastor Ben Dueholm, (773) 510-2956

Pastor Emeritus Chuck Merkner, (847) 526-1075 Editor: Jenny Greske (815) 451-1767, e-mail: [email protected]

Proofreaders: Eric Ellsworth & Candy Cooper Messiah’s website can be found at www.messiah-wauconda.org

Worship Services Saturday, 5pm

Sunday, 7:30, 9 and 10:30am Sunday School (Children and Adults), 9 and 10:30am

Join in the fellowship between services!

We Extend Our Condolences to … Mona Way and family at the death of her father, Leonard Haugen, and also her aunt, Harriet Krueger.

Cheryl Dill at the death of her husband, Bob.

Phyllis Meagher at the loss of her sister, Pauline Steinsdoerfer.

Tom and Heather Graber and family at the death of Tom’s mother, Isobel.

Michele Dunbar at the death of her sister, Lisa Lumm.

Messiah’s Family

In Our Prayers

Sue Kasula Gladys Meeske Jules Becker Chris Nikolich Dee Morrison Erica Wagner Joanne Miller

Through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism We Welcome … Morgen Zoey, daughter of John Scott and Amy Rohlwing. Maddox Donald Paulsberg, son of Nathan and Christina Paulsberg.

We Celebrate with ... John and Debbie Blair at the birth of a grandson, Bennett William Sally, on June 29.

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