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St. Paul Lutheran and St. John Lutheran, Lakeside-Marblehead, Ohio
Our Vision: To be a vibrant, Spirit-filled people, participating in Gods work in the world.
Mission: Loving God and loving neighbor, we witness to Christs saving grace, that others may believe and find life.

From Pastor Chris...A Soaking Reign

Like a landscape of mini-lakes
The rain leaves reflecting pools across my deck.
The air, thick with moisture,
Caresses the potted flowers and herbs around me.
How thirsty the earth has been;
How thirsty my soul has been!
Together, we soak in this thirst-quenching moment.
I, drinking in the cup of my baptismal waters;
They, drinking in the cup of the cloud burst remnants;
All together drinking in the reign of Gods presence.
In silent awe, we revel in this life-breath morning.
Pastor Chris Young, July, 2016

Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the
sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
Revelation 19:6

THANK YOU
To Whom it may concern,
Thank you so much for hosting
my graduating class for this
years Baccalaureate. I am very
grateful for your generosity and
hospitality.
From.
Gina Moravec

Dear Members of St. Paul,

Thank you so much for the meals
you provided at Baccalaureate and
the graduation church service. They
were very much appreciated on
those hectic and busy days. Also,
thank you for the bible you handed
out at Baccalaureate. I will love having that with me in college.
Thanks, Alexis Dayton

August 7th, Shall We Gather at the Shelter? JOINT Worship & ONLY Worship on
this day for both St. John & St. Paul. 9:30 Gospel Hymn Sing, 10 Worship, 11 Picnic Potluck

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Posts from German-Martin Luther part II

When we left off last month, Martin Luther was in the first year of his novitiate (time period where he was
a novice), a time when he was fairly happy and somewhat at peace with God. His supervisors at the monastery
recognized that he had exceptional abilities and decided that he should become a priest. It was during his first
Mass that he had the overwhelming experience of terror when he realized he was holding and offering the very
body of Christ. That feeling of terror became more and more frequent because he felt he was unworthy of
Gods love. Luther felt he wasnt doing enough to be saved. Luther felt that God was a severe judge. Some of
his feelings were a reflection of his childhood when his father would ask for an accounting from Martin and
would always find him lacking. This brought Martin to the belief that in order to be saved from the wrath of
God one must make use of the means of grace offered by the Church. Yet, those means of grace, good works
and the sacrament of penance (repentance of sin during confession followed by an act of contrition) were supposed to suffice for Luthers need to be justified by God. For Luther, these solutions were not enough to ease
his terror, because he had an overpowering sense of his own sinfulness and the more he sought to overcome
the sinfulness the more he became aware of sins power over him.
Luther was not what we would consider a sinful man. He was a man who sought to obey his monastic vows
to the fullest. He repeatedly punished his body (self-flagellation) as recommended by all of the great leaders of
monasticism. He also went to confession regularly. He still lived in terror of damnation and lived with the horrifying possibility that he might forget to confess some sin and he would be condemned. Luther spent hours
thinking about all of his possible sins of thought, word, and deed. Luthers excess worry went far beyond the
norm, thus the very sacrament of penance which was meant to bring relief to his sense of sinfulness, actually
exacerbated it leaving him in a state of despair.
To try and ease Luthers despair, his spiritual advisor recommended that Martin should read the works of
the great teachers of mysticism (a simple explanation for mysticism is: becoming one with God through contemplation and self-surrender). (Mysticism had a great upsurge at the end of the Middle-Ages partially as a
response to the corruption of the Church and Church authority.) Mysticism offered Luther an alternative path
by which he could approach God. Luther resolved to follow this path because his spiritual advisor advised him
to do so. But, alas, mysticism captivated him for a while, much as monasticism had earlier but it too did not
ease his terror for long. For Luther, this path became another blind alley. The mystics had affirmed that all one
had to do was to love God and salvation would follow as a result of that love. Luther, for a brief period, felt
liberated for he no longer had to keep an account of all of his sins. But soon Luthers fears came rushing back
because he discovered that loving God was harder than he thought. Looking back at his childhood, Luther
thought if God was like his father, who had often beat him when Martin did not stack up to expectations, how
could he love such a God? Eventually, Luther came to the terrifying conclusion that what he felt for God was
not love, but hatred.
Luther came to believe there was no escape from his difficulties. He believed that in order to be saved one
had to confess ones sins, and he had found that in spite of all of his best efforts his sin was greater than he
could confess. He also knew that if what the mystics claimed was true that one only needed to love God to be
saved, this was of no great help for Luther had to acknowledge that he could not love the just God that demanded an account of all of his actions.
What will Luther do to solve his terrible dilemma? How can he be assured of salvation? Where can he turn
for help? There will be answers to these questions next month---stay tuned.

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Special Events
Tuesdays at Lakeside
August 2, The Rev. Dr. Peter Rollins, Belfast, Ireland and Greenwich, CT
August 9, The Rev. Dr. Stephen Butler Murray, Detroit, MI
August 16, Dr. Christine D. Pohl, Wilmore, KY
Join Pastor Chris for Tuesday mornings at Lakeside. Lakeside offers a free pass for those going to the Faith
for Living Hour (M-Th) at 9:15 am in Orchestra Hall (the Movie Theater building). (The pass is good from
7:30 am-2:00 pm) We will go to Faith for Living and each week will experience one of a cadry of Spiritual
leaders from across the country. Then we will go to the Farmers Market! Lunch, shopping, and a walk by
the lake will also be an option for those who wish to stay until 2. Meet at St. John at 8:45 to carpool or
meet us at Orchestra Hall at 9:15.

Shall We Gather at the Shelter

Joint Worship and Only Worship on Sunday, August 7th

St. Paul Shelter House
9:30 a.m. Gospel Hymn Sing, 10:00 Worship, 11:00 Picnic Potluck
Hamburgers, Hotdogs, and Lemonade provided.
You are welcome to bring a side dish or dessert, and lawn chairs are optional
Back-up Plan in case of rain is to move the worship inside at St. Paul.

Peach Social

Sat. August 13th, 4-6:30 pm

Sandwiches, Soup, Peaches, Pie, Ice Cream

Sign up on the events board to help. We need 75 pies!
Proceeds are used by the Women of the Church for a variety of charities.

Shelter House Summer Socials

Wednesdays, 6:30-8 pm, August 24 And

September 21 (and Bonfire, Kick-off for Confirmation and High School Youth and families)
St. Paul Shelter House
Music with our own guitarist and vocalist, Gary Cover
You wont want to miss thisfun for all ages from 2 to 102 yrs, so come! Snacks, too
Invite neighbors and friends, and relax and laugh, play and sing with us!

St. Pauls 171st Anniversary; Recognition of 80+ year old Followers of Christ
August 28th, 10:30 am

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

August 28th, 6:00 p.m. (leave St. Paul at 4:15 p.m.)

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Cost is $12.00 for tickets. See Steve Young by August 14 .

Blessing of the Backpacks

September 4th, during both Worship Services

Students are to bring their school backpacks to church.

Back to Church Sunday

September 11th

9/11Hope for Our Heroes

Gods work. Our hands

September 18th

Community Service Sunday

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Side-by-Side Youth Page

In St. Paul Youth Group we will try to help others and ourselves grow in their
faith while promoting a nice environment to share our thoughts and ideas. Senior High Youth
Sunday School
Our planning team has been meeting
and making plans for this fall. We are
excited that Crystal Chapman will teach
our Sunday Confirmation Class. We
also thank Chris Freeh for leading Sunday High School Youth. We are still in
need of 2-3 teachers and subs. We
want to welcome Roberta Gangl (and
friend/s) as our new superintendent.
Thank you to Nicki and Candace Geller
for agreeing to plan our openings. The
new curriculum takes minimal prep, and
people willing to share their faith. We
ask parents to especially consider helping. Rally Day for all ages (Preschool
through Adult) will be September 25th!

Confirmation and
High School Youth Group
September 21st, 6 pm, Par ents and confir mands meet with Pastor Chris. 6:30 pm Shelter
House Summer Social and Bonfire Kick-off.
September 28th, 6-7:30 pm, Confir mation begins (6th, 7th, and 8th graders) and High School
Youth Group begins with Seth and Allison.

Blessing of the Backpacks

Sunday, September 4 during both Worship Services
Students are to bring their school backpacks to church.
We will bless them during worship in preparation for the new school year.

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Serving in Christs Name

Noisy Offering September 11th Our Noisy Offering will be to purchase Bible Stix for our service men
and women. This is Back to Church Sunday.
Community Garden Thank you to our active gardeners! The garden is growing, please visit the garden
and enjoy some healthy fresh vegetables and herbs from the Shared Crop rows (marked) as they
become ready. All are welcome. For information contact Emily Glynn 314-517-2402 or Roberta
Gangl 330-635-1909.
Next All Council Night is August 18th at St. Paul, 6:15 St. Paul, 7:00 St. John.
Blessing Cup Team Visits Next visits will begin the first week of September. If you know of someone
who would like a visit, or if you would like to participate on one of the teams, please contact Marge
Bridgett. A reminder to teams to record your visits on the chart behind the door in Debs office.
Gods work. Our hands. Community Service Sunday September 18th.
Prayer Shawl Ministry Meet on first Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. at St. Paul. On break for
the summer.

Building Friendships
Not Older, Just Better Singles Group - Meeting for an early dinner at Mon Ami, on Monday, August 8th at 4 pm. Call
Marge Bridgett at 419-798-8816 if you have questions or need a ride.

DIRECTORY UPDATES JULY 2016

Please clip this addition, use a glue stick and paste on a blank page in your
directory.
Meet New Member of St Paul
Nancy E Brooks
7995 East Riedmaier Drive
Lakeside/Marblehead, OH 43440
Nberry821@gmail.com
Phone: 419-443-5898 T

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St. john beacon light

For AUGUST, 2016
St. John Council Highlights
There was no council meeting due to a lack of a quorum.

Baptisms
19 Jack Dress

St. John History Happenings

Reprinted from the Peninsula News October 24, 1931. Furnished by Dave Glick.
LOCAL LUTHER BROTHERHOOD ENTERTAINS
Ottawa County Federation of Lutheran Brotherhoods Met Here on Thursday Evening.
The Martin Luther Brotherhood of St. Johns Lutheran church, Marblehead, entertained the Ottawa
County Federation of Lutheran Brotherhoods in the Parish Hall here on Thursday evening of this week. The
joint session was well attended and much enjoyed.
The program of the evening was made up of music furnished by Mrs. Frye and three sons, of Catawba
Island. Mrs. Frye was at the piano, and the three sons played the violin, flute, and clarinet. The music was
a real treat for all and was very much appreciated.
Rev. Peffly, of Fremont, was the main speaker of the evening and gave an interesting and inspiring talk
which centered on The Reformation. He is a speaker of exceptional ability, and his audience heard him
through with rapt attention.
The Federation voted to furnish one room in the new unit at the Williston Home of Mercy, at the cost of
$150. A light lunch consisting of hot ham sandwiches, pickles, cake and coffee was enjoyed, served by the
ladies of St. Johns Ladies Aid Society. A good social time, the meeting of old friends and making of new
ones made the evening very interesting.

2016 Confirmands Faith Stories

Another excerpt from the beautiful faith stories of our recent students who were confirmed on May 15th.
My faith story began when I was baptized. Once I was old enough my parents took me to Sunday School.
Sunday School got me ready for the things I would be learning in confirmation.
Throughout the long process of my faith journey my parents have helped me the most. They never
stopped encouraging me to attend classes with a smile. Im very thankful for them never giving up on
me.
To me Jesus is our Savior. He sacrificed his life so we all could live our lives.
My faith struggles with completely focusing on God and giving him my time. In my faith story I find joy
when as a confirmation class we play games or go out in the community and help people. Knowing Jesus
makes my struggles in life easier because I know I can always talk to him no matter what. Also knowing
Jesus makes my joys more enjoyable because I can share my joy with him. Natalie Lambert
Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.

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St. Paul Lutheran Church Messenger

August 2016
June 2016 budget highlights:
General Fund
General Fund income
$ 9,343.00
General Fund expense $13,864.32

Restricted Funds
Restricted Funds income $ 708.41
Restricted Funds expense $1,583.42

Highlights of June 16th Council meeting:

There was no council meeting due to a lack of a quorum.

Please remember in your prayers:

Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELCA)

Vince Adams, Barb Batcha, Katie Binkley,

Sarah Boleratz, SuAnn Boss, Karen Carpenter, Betty Dubbert, Joan Harris, Jan Kimerline, Nelf Kimerline, Shirley LaCumsky,
Joyce Linder, Alice Peroni, Pat Thursby,
Gordon Wahlers, Sally Willis. We pray for
family and all friends in the armed forces.
We pray for all who stand in need of healing,
hope and forgiveness.

No meeting in August.
The Peach Social is August 13th from 4-6:30 pm. Please
sign up to bring pies and to work: needed: set up and tear
down, peach peelers, kitchen help, serving help, cashiers,
bussing, washing up, etc.
St. Paul Monthly Project contributions for August: laundry
detergent for the Food Pantry, infant cotton t-shirts for the
Baby Care Kits, and bath-size bar soap for Baby Care Kits
and Personal Care Kits.

2016 Confirmands Faith Stories

One more excerpt from the beautiful faith stories of our recent students who were confirmed on May 15th.
...I believe that this is when my faith story started because thats the day (the day I was born) God decided
to bring me into this world. The people who have been helping me find my faith and helping me through
tough times were Pastor Chris, my old pastor from Florida (Pastor Peter) and also my Mom and my grandparents! ...As I continue going to church I figure out a new reason to love God even more through my journey. I learn things he does for us and why he does it. This all helps me relate the things around me to help
answer my questions and to make decisions through my journey. One Bible verse that stands out to me and
that really touches me is, God shows his love for us in that while we are all sinners Christ died for us - Romans 5:8. I also know that I still dont know what my whole faith story will be like, but I know I have the best
people around me to help create the rest and to make it to the ending. To also keep all the people I care
about and who care about me till the very end.
Nicki Geller

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St. Paul August Special Dates

Birthdays

Wedding Anniversaries

2 Amy Bergman

2 Jimmy & Lauren Boss

3 Christa Stobie, Derek Mackey, Kevin Oxendale

7 Gary & Ruth Ann Henninger

5 Robert Mischler, Addison Coles, James Deer

John & Andrea Tibbels

7 Casie Eller, Tory Thompson

9 James & Jackie Grosswiler

9 Kelly Uhinck, Olivia Goff

Michael & Christina French

10 Karen Cieslak

11 Thomas & Margaret Goff

11 Barbara Hamann, Jenna Sandvick, Brad Zura

12 Allen & Beth Lambert

12 Katie Bossetti

13 Jack & Betty Easton

13 Valerie Glovinsky, Patrick Waters, Tom Kubit

17 Lee & Debbie French

15 Matthew Kovach, Janet Mangan, Audrey Dayton

23 Lloyd & Audrey Dayton

19 Stephanie Bradbee

Jim & Deanna Warren

20 Craig Stires

Stuart & Phyllis Humphrey

21 Brian Mullins

26 Bill & Carole Covey

22 Robert Biers, Jr., Susan Bergman, Ashley Henninger, Linda Guiher,

Linda Waters

Baptismal Anniversaries

23 Bill Hirt

7 Linda Goff, Charles Hallier

24 Tegan Allison

9 Ryann Steinbrick, Riley Steinbrick, Carson Steinbrick

26 Doug Sauer

10 Adrien Lowien, Dale Mackey

27 Mary Miller

11 Alexis Dayton, Lincoln Reed

28 Crystal Chapman, Jody Stires

30 Denise Vodicka

14 Amanda Salyers, Marian Sandvick,

Jane Sandvick

31 Nathaniel White,

16 Debbie French, Garie Richards

6 Justin Waugh

17 Ashley Dress

Daniel Fannin

22 Parker Boss
24 Haley Strimpfel
25 Nicole Geller
30 Marla Hirt, Joyce Linder

31 Hazel Chapman

Thank You
St. John and St. Paul contributed $534.02 for Julys Noisy Offering, with Pastor Chriss matching gift, our
total is 1,034.02 for the Flagship Collaborative Play Place at Lakeview Park in Port Clinton!

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Mutual Ministries
August 7

August 14

August 21

August 28

Greeters

Norma Kihlken

Jo Meyer

Nancy Kihlken

Fran Chapman

Lectors

Chris Freeh

Helen Stines

Chris Freeh

Helen Stines

Ushers

ConiAnn Limpert

Jerry Meyer

ConiAnn Limpert

Helen Stines

Marge Bridgett

Helen Stines

Sharon Allen

Larisa Kerik

Mason French

Ginny Cameron

Natalie Lambert

Kenneth Kerik

Brendon Mullins

Abby Cameron

Erik Wadsworth

Acolytes

Hospitality
Bulletins

Norma Kihlken

Steeple Lighting

Norma Kihlken

Perpetual Light

Norma Kihlken

Assisting Minister

Chrissy French
Jim Deer

Altar Guild

Ruth Scott
Trish Ahrens

Counters

Shirley LaCumsky

Flowers

Need A Ride to Church?

OCTA will pick you up to come to church, if you do not have
a ride. You may call them 24 hours in advance, at 419-8987433, or toll-free at 1-888-898-7433.
What a blessing it is for them to provide this service!

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