Hello from Your Pastoral Call Committee
Call
Committee Members:
Dale Green (Chairman)
Pastor Freeborn Linda Robinson
Joe Martin Rita Foringer
Jim Stewart Rachel Lomax
Bob Kaufmann Jenny Sutherland
Joe Morrison Ashley Ruhl
Your Pastoral Call Committee was officially
installed during the July 11 worship service.
Immediately following the service, the committee met with Pastor Jean
Bozeman, Assistant to the Bishop, for a three-hour orientation session. Pastor Bozeman will serve as Bishop Mauney’s
representative to the committee and will help guide committee efforts. Pastor Bozeman provided us each with a
Virginia Synod Handbook for the Call Process and reviewed the process with
us. She provided excellent insight and
anecdotal comments for us. The committee
will now begin the process of searching and interviewing prospective pastoral
candidates, culminating in a pastoral call recommendation to the congregation
once a suitable candidate is found.
I will be providing you with updates
on our progress to keep you as informed as possible. I do, however, want to be sure you understand
the Call Process is a confidential activity, but not a secretive one. Your questions and comments are welcomed by
each of us, but please realize there will be things we
will not be able to discuss.
There are four main sources of
candidates for us:
o
Names
from the congregation
o
Recommendations
from the Bishop
o
Pastors
who identify themselves
o
Mobility
papers
Regarding the first of these, names
from the congregation, if you have a name please give it to one of the Call
Committee members. They will, in turn,
provide it to me, and I, to the Bishop.
Please do not contact anyone directly; we must work this through the
Bishop.
Questions or inputs regarding the call
process may be directed to the committee chair at YourCallCommittee@gloriadei.net. Additional information and status updates
will be posted on the church website under the “Pastoral Call Process” link.
We all ask that you keep your Call
Committee in your prayers.
Peace,
Dale Green
Congregational
Sympathy
Congregational sympathy is extended to Heidi Hackworth and her family
on the death of her brother, Helmut Stock, on
This Week at
Gloria Dei
July
25 – August 1
Today............... 9th SUNDAY
AFTER PENTECOST
Tuesday...........
Wednesday......
Next Sunday..... 10th
SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Serving
Today
USHERS: Tom
Clasen, Jim Stewart
GREETERS: Anita
Hamilton, Phyllis Hansen
LECTOR: Dan Singer
CROSS & CROWN: Rachel Lomax,
Spencer Urban,
Kody
McCutchen, Jessica Singer,
Bo
Lomax, Jessie Lowman
NURSERY: Katlyn
Wood, Kelly Wilson
SOUND
TECHNICIAN: Doug France
Our
Love and Prayers go out to...
Our members: Ron Crawford, Cathy Curtis, June
Riffer, Laura Venable, Debby Harrison, Jill Ruhl, Jean Liesman, Zeb Worsham, Paula
Jones, Krista Hester, Phyllis Hansen, Harvey Burks, Marion Schultz, Virginia
Melton, Mitzi Siefers, Joyce Small, Latrelle Dixon, Linda Jacobs, Dan Singer, Fran
Spilde, Alice Bradley, Jill Dair, Jerry Burks, Bill Green
Our families and friends:
*Pauline Schaub, mother of Kim Miller
*Willard Ziegler, father of Vicki Bryant
Michele Moesch, friend of Jill Ruhl
Mike Rose, brother of Ron Rose
Mike Tibbets, son-in-law of Gene and Mary Pottratz
Marc Schaub, brother of Kim Miller
Joan Miller, mother of Ross Miller
Glenn Taylor, husband of Sandy Taylor
Henry Shave, father of Ginny McCreery
Myrl Barmore, sister of Anne Wood
Tom Vanorsdale, husband of Donna Vanorsdale
Isabel Lopez, mother of Laura Fox
*Added this week.
Military
members and families deployed:
BM2(SW) Megan
Greene Gloria
Dei member
MSG Kevin
E6 Dave Lawver, USN Husband of Pam Lawver
Paul Melton, USN Cousin of
Jayne Tuttle
LCPL Derek Singer Son of
Dan Singer
Birthdays
July 25 Megan
Hart, Melvin Lanning
26 TC
Dadez, Mikey LaManque, Karen Lynch
27 Jim
Gilmore, Lara Miller, Katlyn Wood
29 John
Liesman, Arlene Scherrer, Kendall Scherrer
30 Maddox
McIntyre
August 1 Grant
Cunningham, Cassie Curtis, Sandy Green,
Tricia
Moody, Ed Spring
Anniversaries
July 25 Lou
and Trish Glaab
26 Mike
and Luci Gartrell
28 Bill
and Dee Lowther
29 Richard
and Gina Grube
30 Rick
and Lynn Graves
31 Ben
and Susan Freakley
Bob
and Patty Kaufmann
Financial
Here are some of the comments about
“Like most Americans, I spent most of
my life thinking debt was normal, and that there was no way that I would ever
get out of it. When I stumbled on to Dave Ramsey, I
was stressed-out about money, and wasn't sure about my financial future.
Dave taught me how to get control of my financial life and how to get out of
debt, even using principles taught straight out of the Bible. It's now 3½
years later and, by using the tools he's given me, I am no longer stressed out
about money. I have a plan now for how to save, spend, and give.” –
Gloria Dei member who is now debt free!
“
"During
Interested in discovering how God
really wants you to give, spend, and save? Come to our free preview, Sunday,
August 1, at
Now is the time to get on the path
toward financial peace. For more
information, please contact Ramona Rice at 757-329-1644 or rehernandez001@yahoo.com. You may also visit www.FPU.com for more information about
2005 Gloria Dei Cookbook
We have a limited number of
cookbooks. These include recipes from
some of our own very famous chefs. If
interested, please contact the church office.
Each book is $10, and the proceeds will go to the 2012 National Youth
Gathering.
Food Pantry
If you have items to donate to the
food pantry, please place them in the Food Pantry wagon in the Koinonia
Atrium. Thank you! Most-needed items are: milk –
quart packages, rice – 1# packages, pork ‘n beans, Jello, macaroni &
cheese, pancake mix and syrup.
Habitat House Work Day
Date: Saturday July 31
Time:
Where:
Volunteers
Needed!!
The outside siding is completed and
the sheet rock hung. Interior finishing
work has begun, but there is still plenty to do.
If you would like to volunteer on Saturday
or need more information on this exciting project, please contact Mike Riley –
851-0825 (home) or m.f.riley@cox.net.
"Giving Back"
Thrivent Build Fund Raiser
When: Thursday, July 29
Time: All Day
Where: Chili’s Restaurant (
To support our 2010 Thrivent Build
Habitat House, Chili's Restaurant in
Printed flyers will be located at the
Information Desk. Please contact Mike
Riley at 851-0825 or m.f.riley@cox.net
for additional information on this event and current status of the Build.
Junior Youth Group
Sunday, August 15
Meet at the
church at
Sunday, August 22
Sailing
Meet at the church
It is very important you RSVP to 757-395-9588 or
keri.stewart_youthgroup@yahoo.com before the trip.
From the Director of Parish Music
Would you
like to sing one of your favorite hymns? Here is an opportunity! On
the Sundays of August 15 and 22, the prelude will consist of hymns that are
suggested by the congregation.
You may write
your hymn request on a slip of paper (use ELW hymn numbers) and place it
in the offering plate. You may also e-mail your requests to msunderland@gloriadei.net.
Please have your requests made by Sunday, August 8. If we have too many
suggestions, requests may be used at a later date.
Last Call for Yellow Pages!
The purpose of Gloria Dei
Member-to-Member Yellow Pages is to make available names and occupations of
members of our church family in the hope that we can promote one another
whenever possible...including youth services, such as babysitting, lawn care,
etc.
In no way should the listings of a
person’s name in the “Yellow Pages” equate to an endorsement of the
service by Gloria Dei or its staff. We
are merely attempting to make this information available to those seeking to do
business within our church family.
It is our hope that this book will
become a useful tool to our members.
Please feel free to contact us with any suggestions or comments.
If you wish to be included in this
publication, please complete the form below and return it to us no later than Sunday, August 22. Thanks!!
“Yellow Pages”
Coordinators: Leonard & Marna Mayo,
851-2478 (email:
lsmayo@aol.com)
Gloria
Dei Members,
Please
use this form if you would like to have your name and/or your business listed
in our “Yellow Pages.” Attach a business
card, if available.
Send
to: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Attn: Leonard Mayo
or email:
lsmayo@aol.com
MEMBER-TO-MEMBER “YELLOW PAGES”
Name:______________________________________________
Company:___________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Phone:________________________________
Email:_________________________________
Please list my name/company
under the following subheading:________________________________________
_______________________________
Signature
Dear
Gloria Dei family,
Thank
you for all the sympathy cards and beautiful prayer shawl I received in memory
of my mom.
Love,
Cheryl
Morris
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