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May, 2008
St. Andrew Lutheran
Church
(252) 637-5879
Web Site: www.standy.org
Email: standrew1605@embarqmail.com
“Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and
whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but
to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:43b-45
SATURDAY CONTEMPORARY WOSHIP 6:30 P.M.
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
8:00 A.M. & 10:45 A.M.
Sunday School 9:30 A.M.
FREE MEAL EVERY SATURDAY: 5:30 P.M.
Rev. Dr. Theodore H. Rust............Pastor and Mission
Director
Pastor Ted’s email address: trust@embarqmail.com
J. T. Ellenberger …………………. Music Director
Laura Scott ……………………….. Nursery Coordinator
Theresa Lindquist …………………Administrative Assistant
Martha A. Nordstrom………………Volunteer Administrative Assistant
Arden & Susan Strasser …Our Lutheran Missionaries in
THE SEVEN MARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP
“Whoever
wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be
first among you must be slave of all.
For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his
life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:43b-45
During Lent in 2008, I
preached on the Seven Marks of Christian Discipleship. These practices are great blessings from God
when used faithfully and properly. You might
ask yourself which of these seven marks you actually practice. Do you practice them all? Could you add at least one of them to your
normal practice of spirituality and faith?
What is the reason you are
not practicing all seven marks?
1. I will try to
pray daily.
2. I will try to
study God’s Word daily.
3. I will worship
the Lord each week.
4. I will serve in
a specific ministry at St. Andrew Lutheran Church and beyond.
5. I will invite
others to know and experience God’s love.
6. I will give the
Biblical Tithe of 10%.
7. I will
encourage spiritual growth in myself and others through Christian fellowship.
During May and June of this
current year we will be praying and discussing among ourselves a -very
important question. What is the vision and purpose of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in
When it comes to an
authentic Christian vision the best place to begin is with these seven
marks. It is very important that when we
are done with this visioning process that our vision is a Biblical and Spirit
driven vision. Some will simply want us
to re-create the church of their youth or keep up with the most exciting church
they know. Some will want to do nothing
but maintain the status quo (whatever that is).
We dare not stand still! There
are many people looking for a loving and positive church home. There are many who would gladly join us in
practicing the seven marks of discipleship.
I love you and look forward
to seeing you in Worship and Sunday school.
Pastor Ted Rust
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Dear Pastor Rust, Members
and families of St. Andrew,
We thank you for all of the
love and warmth shown to my family and me.
I do feel God was with my
husband at all times during his failing health.
He was a believer. Your kindness
has made all the difference. Special
thanks to Pastor Rust; his comfort to all the family will be remembered. God be with you all,
Gloria Harris
Dear Members of St. Andrew
Lutheran Church,
The family of Evelyn Smith
acknowledges with deep appreciation your kind expression of sympathy. Special thanks to all of the volunteers who
served the delicious refreshments and to Pastor Rust for the lovely Funeral
Service. We appreciated everything you
did for us.
Thank you,
Hank & Colleen Henry
Dear Members of St. Andrew
Lutheran Church,
Thinking of you and wanting
you to know, how much happiness you’re wished.
On this day and always! Sorry we
haven’t been to church lately, health problems.
Hope to see you soon. Ilse &
Charles Schuettler
Dear Pastor Rust,
I can’t thank you enough for
all your time, support and prayers in our time of sorrow. Thank you for being there for both my mom and
dad. Our family will always remember you
and the church family that made the memorial service so meaningful.
Sincerely,
(Daughter of Clarence & Gladys Bergsma)
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
VBS -Power Lab will be held
June 23-25 from 5-8 PM. Each night a lite dinner will be served for the VBS children.
Our goal is to include as many children and their friends for three
power-packed evenings to hear about God and His works through daily Bible
Stories along with songs and enjoyable learning. Daily events include Bible
Blasts, Chadder’s Science Adventure, and Test Tube Treats, Wacky Works Crafts /
Missions, Spotlight Drama and Hyper speed games. Volunteers are needed; please
sign up to make this year’s VBS the best ever.
Our Sunday school program for fall 2008 and winter 2009 will be a series titled
for Season
of the Spirit. This program follows the liturgical calendar and will
reinforce the Sunday’s reading and the Pastor’s sermon. The teachers reviewed sample materials from Season
of the Spirit and agreed this is the direction to go to educate our
younger Lutherans. We have at least one teacher leaving and believe there may
be another one as well. Linda Bloomfield will do some recruiting. Teaching
takes a lot of time and commitment; we hope God blesses us with a dedicated
teacher (s). Funds collected each week from our Sunday school donations will be
earmarked for our missionary’s specific
request.
Barbara Riegel
SIX OF OUR YOUTH TO BE
CONFIRMED MAY 11TH AT 10:45 A.M.
Marlee Albrecht
Caitlyn Blakelock
Rebecca Epting
Katelyn Hagy
Brittany Scott
Hope Rust
We are thankful to God for these 6
young Christians who are completing 3 years of Discipleship Classes and
Confirmation Instruction. They have
attended Bible Camps in
Ø
Sunday,
May 4th – 6:30 p.m. – Confirmation practice for those being
Confirmed.
Ø
Sunday,
May 11th – 9:30 a.m. – Statements of Faith read in Sanctuary.
Ø
Sunday,
May 11th – 10:45 a.m. – Day of Confirmation and Oral Review.
Ø
Sunday,
May 11th – 12:30 p.m. – Special lunch for Confirmation
Tithes
and Offerings
‘Will a man
rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed Thee? In tithes and offerings.” – Mal.3:8
“But this I
say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth
bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give, not
grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver.” 1Cor.9:6-7
No single
area of life says more about the condition of a person’s heart toward God than
the area of tithes and offerings.
“And Jacob
went out from
The tithe
is the tenth of one’s income, which the righteous have always devoted to the
Lord. Some teach that tithing belonged
only to the time of the Law of Moses and, therefore, does not apply to the
church. Yet, long before the time of
Moses, we read that Abraham, paid tithes.
The refusal
to bring tithes and offerings to the Lord is sin. It is the sin of covetousness which prevents
one from rendering his tithes and gifts to the Lord. The love of money hinders many from being
able to express gratitude to God for all His benefits. How much are the blessings of God worth?
So if a
tithe is one tenth given to the Lord, then what is an offering? An offering is a gift over and above the ten
percent. A gift that overflows from a
generous and giving spirit. Paul
wrote, “every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give: not
grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver.
When we, as
Christians, present our tithes and offerings let us give in a thankful, loving,
spirit. May our giving truly represent
our commitment to Christ and our thankful and joyous gifts to Him and His
church.
(Some
materials from: Isaiah 58 Broadcast
& Tracts)
Submitted by Chuck Carpenter
Member,
Stewardship Committee

HELP WANTED
LMIM need help on Friday – May 9th and
Saturday – May 10th.
On Friday – May 9th
we need help setting up the Yard Sale items and on Saturday – May 10th
we need help at the Yard Sale. If someone
would like to help sell hot dogs and sodas, please contact Everett Minck.
Everyone from the
congregation is encouraged to come out Saturday, you do not have to buy
anything; just giving the LMIM your support would be great. The proceeds from this Yard Sale are going
toward the mortgage payment.
If you are able to help
there are sign-up sheets in the Fellowship Hall on the LMIM Bulletin Board or
just come out and give us a hand for a short time. Thank you everyone and May God bless you all.
Thrivent for Lutherans will
match funds for this endeavor up to $500.00.
NURSERY
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers
are needed for the nursery at the following worship services:
Ø 6:30 pm service on Saturday,
Ø 8:00 am service on Sunday
Ø 10:45 am service on Sunday.
People may contact me at home; leave a note in the nursery mail bin or leave a note with Terry, our Administrative Assistant.
Prerequisite
needed: enjoy being with children!
ALTAR FLOWER DATES STILL AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR
There are still some opportunities to place flowers on the altar
this year. These flowers may be placed
in honor of a special person or a special event in your life or to be a
memorial for a loved one. The dates
still available are:
May 18, June 15 & 29, July 6, 13, & 20, August 3, 24,
& 4, November 2, 9, 30 and December 7.
Thank you for your support of this ministry.
The Altar Flower Calendar can be found in the Administrative
Assistant office wing.
We have a standard order with Wiley’s Florist and the cost of
flowers is $50.00.
Your check should be made payable to St. Andrew Lutheran Church
with an indication in the memo area that it is for Altar Flowers.
Social Ministry
Survey
Report: A total of 8 surveys were
returned.
Two persons
indicated they didn’t understand the functions of the
Under
suggestions one person wrote of a need for mental health awareness and a prison
ministry.
Under
“special ministry” the following was offered:
New Comer – Chamber of Commerce
Let’s look at organization of the
congregation for that fit and involvement?
How does SM encourage and nurture this?
One area
had a coffee/dessert get together last month and reported good attendance. They
enjoyed getting to know each other better.
Two
mentioned S.O.D. Saturday Outreach Disciples is not a committee under Social
ministry. It was begun by Pastor Ted, depends on many volunteers to cook,
serve, clean up, greet visitors, etc.
In the coming weeks I will provide information
on the above questions.
Altar
Flowers: Barbara Matthews is area coordinator in MAY. She will see that flowers
are delivered. Anyone can make suggestions as to who receives flowers or offer
to take them if they are going that way. I will be back up for Barbara if there
is a need.
Barbara Riegel continues to give weekly
updates on the Htoo Lay Dwe family. They continue to adjust well to their
surroundings. Htoo Lay Dwe has been invited to attend
In his
service,
Bonnie
Roach
COMMUNITY NEWS
KICK – OFF!
Toward the 300th Anniversary of the City
of
Presents
The Great
Fire of
the Fire that Destroyed
A Must see and Hear for everyone
Presenter
Bill Hand
Historian –
Researcher –Writer
Bill Hand has written a book on the City of
Thursday, May 8, 2008 – 5:00 p.m.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; Craven County Library
Free to the Public; Refreshment Will Be Served
Contact 637-7192
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SATURDAY WORSHIP 6:30
P.M. – BIBLE
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DATE |
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May 3 |
1 Peter 4:12-14,5:6-11; John
17:1-11 |
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May 10 |
1 Corinthians 12:3-13; John
20:19-23 |
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May 17 |
Psalm 8; Matthew 28:16-20 |
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May 24 |
1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew
6:24-34 |
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May 31 |
Deuteronomy 11;18-21,26-28; Matthew 7:21-29 |
SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:00
A.M. & 10:45 A.M.
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DATE |
FIRST |
PSALM |
SECOND |
GOSPEL |
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May 4 |
Acts 1:
6-14 |
68:1-10, 32-35 |
1 Peter
4:12-14, 5:6-11 |
John
17:1-11 |
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May 11 |
Acts
2:1-21 |
104:24-34, 35b |
1
Corinthians 12:3b-13 |
John
20:19-23 |
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May 18 |
Genesis 1:1-2:4a, |
8 |
2
Corinthians 13:11-13 |
Matthew
28:16-20 |
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May 25 |
Isaiah
49:8-16a |
131 |
1
Corinthians 4:1-5 |
Matthew
6:24-34 |

MAJOR DIVISION
ST. ANDREW
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Date |
Time |
Place |
Home |
Away |
Score |
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Tues. 4/8/08 |
08:00 PM |
Field 1 |
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St. Andrew |
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Tues. 4/17/08 |
08:00 PM |
Field 1 |
St. Andrew |
Croatan |
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Tues. 4/22/08 |
06:00 PM |
Field 1 |
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St. Andrew |
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Mon. 4/28/08 |
08:00 PM |
Field 1 |
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