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March 7, 2010 The Third Sunday in Lent Verse of the Week "...for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me." Psalm 63: 7 & 8 A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE Serving for Sunday, March 7, 2010 Team Leader Laurel Kossow Assisting Minister Bob McClain, Jr. Acolyte Sam De Maria Altar Guild Carolee Bentley Bread and Wine Sheri and Alyssa Cohen Common Cup Roz Bouman Prayer of the Laity Laurel Kossow Coffee Hour CPS Board Ushers Tom Soyk As part of our worship today, we will bless the health kits gathered and assembled by members and friends of DFLC including many Christian Pre-School (CPS) families before sending the health kits to Lutheran World Relief who will then send the health kits to Haiti. Today's worship also invites us to participate in a national movement celebrating Lutheran Schools in general and our own CPS in particular. March is Lutheran Schools Month and Lutheran Schools Week begins today, March 7. In order to help us all celebrate, our CPS Advisory Board (volunteers who work with the director and pastor to ensure an excellence in pre-school education with a distinctive Christian emphasis) is hosting a Coffee Hour following worship. Please take the chance to meet with them in a friendly, informal, and faith-filled setting. During the Wednesdays of Lent, we will gather in the sanctuary for a time of worship at 6:45 PM. These services will help us enter more deeply into the story of God's love for us through hymns, Scripture readings, a brief homily, and prayers. As your schedule allows, please consider joining your brothers and sisters in Christ in this traditional way of observing Lent. Another traditional way of observing Lent is to practice some form of daily devotion (e.g., scripture reading, reflection, and prayer). Lenten reflections on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, titled From Fear to Love are available outside the church office. The material in the resource comes from Henri J.M. Nouwen, who is one of Pastor Scott's favorite writers on the spiritual life. Calendar Sunday, March 7 8:00 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary) 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Adults (Various Places) 10:30 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary) 11:30 a.m. Coffee Hour hosted by CPS Board (Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, March 9 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting (Library) Wednesday, March 10 6:45 p.m. Lenten Worship Service (Sanctuary) Thursday, March 11 11:00 a.m. CPS Chapel (Sanctuary) 7:15 p.m. CPS Board Meeting Friday, March 12 9:00 a.m. Women's Prayer Circle (Library) Sunday, March 14 **Daylight Savings Time begins, turn clocks ahead one hour** 8:00 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary) 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Adults (Various Places) 10:30 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary) 11:30 a.m. Coffee Hour (Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, March 16 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting (Library) Wednesday, March 17 6:45 p.m. Lenten Worship Service (Sanctuary) Thursday, March 18 11:00 a.m. CPS Chapel (Sanctuary) 7:00 p.m. Council Meeting (Library) Friday, March 19 9:00 a.m. Ladies Prayer Circle (Library) 12:00 p.m. Set-up for CPS "Family Fun Day" Saturday, March 20 10:00 a.m. Christian Pre-School "Family Fun Day" Sunday, March 21 8:00 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary) 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Adults (Various Places) 10:30 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary) - Baptism of Liv Holmbo 11:30 a.m. Coffee Hour - April Birthdays honor March Birthdays (Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, March 23 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting Wednesday, March 24 1:00 p.m. WELCA Afternoon Circle (home of Madeleine Barker) 6:45 p.m. Lenten Worship Service (Sanctuary) Thursday, March 25 11:00 a.m. CPS Chapel (Sanctuary) 11:45 a.m. Lutheran Schools Month - Chapel and Waffle Breakfast (CPS) Deacon Dave leaving DFLC At its meeting on March 2, the Congregation Council accepted the resignation of David Caesar-Dare from his responsibilities in the areas of music, finance, and technology. This was very discouraging news for the council, since DFLC has come to rely very heavily on Dave's many gifts. However, the leadership of DFLC is very grateful for Dave's many years of dedicated service to this congregation and wishes Dave much success in the new adventures that he plans to undertake as he lives out his vocation as a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ. The Congregation Council devised the following strategy to help negotiate the transition of what have been Dave's responsibilities to others. The Congregation Council has put the Worship and Music team in charge of finding and recommending a new Minister of Music for DFLC. The Congregation Council has put the Property team in charge of finding and recommending technology services for DFLC. The Congregation Council has put the Finance team in charge of overseeing the transition of this congregation's financial management. Pastor Scott Paradise (pastorsjp@optonline.net, 914-639-0810, or 914-231-5258) and congregation president Bill Sommer (wsommer3@optimum.net or 914-646-6088) welcome questions, concerns, and thoughts from members and friends of DFLC. FAITH FORMATION NEWS Adult Class "40 Days + 3 Persons + 1 God" is the title of the study the adult Sunday School class will use during these days of Lent. The intent of the study is for participants "to delve more deeply into the Trinitarian shape of our baptismal faith as lived out in Christian Community." (That is a fancy way of saying that the study will help us to encounter the Holy Trinity in faith and life!) Please consider joining us this Sunday, March 7 (at about 9:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall) as we look closely at the baptism of Jesus and why it matters to us. Christ In Our Home We have updated copies of the publication Christ In our Home outside the church office. There are small copies and a few "large print" copies. Please help yourself to an issue. WORSHIP NEWS Easter Flowers A variety of spring plants will decorate our sanctuary for Easter Sunday. We will also have our traditional Easter Lily Cross. If you are interested in ordering Easter plants, please fill out the pink insert in the bulletin and return to Lisa in the church office no later than Sunday, March 28, 2010. Thank you. Living Memorial Fund A gift has been donated to the Living Memorial Fund, by Eric Mannel, "In gratitude to God" for Alejandro Cristian Giszas' baptism. CHRISTIAN PRE-SCHOOL NEWS Christian Pre-School Annual Family Fun Day - Saturday, March 20th 10 am - 2 pm Come join our pre-school families in the fellowship hall for a day of games, raffles, food, crafts, cookie-making, tattoos & nail polish, face painting, music and more! We will have a play area available for toddlers and an Ice Cream Truck will be parked outside. A passport for the day's activities per child is $15.00. Adults and children under 2 years of age are free. There will be a special music show at 1 PM in the church sanctuary for children (although each family of children will need to be accompanied by an adult) which is also included in the passport price. A entire day of fun for one low price! Join Us! Proceeds from this event will enable us to provide special programming during the pre-school year. Raffle Tickets for Family Fun Day As a part of Christian Pre-School's Family Fun Day, we have obtained many wonderful and exciting prizes for our raffle. Some of these items will be on display downstairs in the fellowship hall. Tickets will be available right after worship during Coffee Hour on March 7th and 14th. Tickets are $1.00 each, and 6 tickets for $5.00! We will announce the raffle winners during Family Fun Day....you do not have to be present to win (although we hope you will join us!) FINANCE NEWS 70th Anniversary Capital Appeal Update The first anniversary of DFLC's 70th Anniversary Appeal is quickly approaching. Members and friends of DFLC continue to go over and above their already strong commitments to this congregation's 70th Anniversary Appeal. For example, Women of the ELCA (WELCA) raised $600 at the Konditori (all of which went to the Capital Appeal). Also, the note card and mug sale made a profit to date of $671.67 for the Capital Appeal. 2010 Offering Envelopes Thank you for your commitment to regular giving to God's work through DFLC! 2010 Offering envelopes are available to be picked up this Sunday. They are labeled by giving unit and on the table at the entrance near the font. Please look for your box following worship. OUTREACH NEWS The Thrivent Million Dollar Challenge Has Been Met! What an amazing difference Thrivent Financial for Lutherans members make together! More than 2 million dollars has been donated by members in support of four Lutheran relief organizations (Lutheran World Relief, ELCA Disaster Response, WELS Disaster Response & LCMS Disaster Response). This means the full Thrivent Financial pledge of $1 million has been reached. The combined $3 million is helping Haiti right now! Yet, the needs are great and growing! Donate online at: www.thrivent.com/helpinghaiti. Disaster Relief Donations Eligible For 2009 Tax Donations Donations made through the Thrivent Financial Helping Haiti effort, or to any relief organization to support disaster response in Haiti, may be deducted on your 2009 tax return. More information is available on irs.gov. Barbara Mahoney, Thrivent Coordinator, DFLC Health Kits for Haiti Thank you to everyone who donated items for the Haiti health kits! The kits will be blessed during worship on today and then shipped to Lutheran World Relief for shipping to Haiti. How to help Chile An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Maule, Chile on February 27th. The earthquake is the biggest to hit Chile in 50 years - killing more than 700 people and leaving 2 million displaced. The aftershocks continue and the quake set off a tsunami. Your prayers and financial support are needed. Working through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile and other community-based partners, ELCA Disaster Response is there, assessing the most urgent needs. Your prayers and gifts are needed today to bring help to our brothers and sisters in Chile. Options for donating: DFLC offering plate - please note on your check "ELCA Disaster Response - Chile". Online: http://www.elca.org/ By mail - send check to: ELCA Disaster Response, 39330 Treasury Center, Chicago, Illinois 60694-9300. Note on the check: "Chile earthquake relief". By phone (via credit card): 900-638-3522 A prayer for time of community mourning God our creator, through whose providing care we enjoy all goodness and life, turn our eyes to your mercy in this time of confusion and loss. Comfort those who mourn the loss of loved ones because of the earthquake; shine your light on those whose only companion is darkness; and teach us all so to number our days that we may apply our hearts to your wisdom; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. (Adapted from ELW, pew edition, page 77) Midnight Run A concert for the benefit of Midnight Run, will be held on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church, 43 Ashford Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, NY, 10522. The performers are from The Alpha Omega Ensemble and the Voxare String Quartet, featuring Chamber music of renowned artists. We are collecting canned and packaged foods for the Aids-Related Community Services (ARCS) Food Pantry. Refreshments will be served following the concert. Contribution: $15.00, $7.50 for students, sponsored by the Interfaith Caring Community. Please make your checks payable to Midnight Run. If you cannot attend but would like make a contribution, please use the above address, Attn: Carolee Bentley. For more information please contact Alan Shapiro at 914.671.2783 or email Carolee Bentley at bentleysdeacon@verizon.net. Lenten Food Collection for Children's Village - $600 Challenge We are collecting food and monetary contributions to benefit the Children's village food pantry. The pantry services families with children in need. Thrivent will match $1 for every $3 raised. If we can raise $600, Thrivent will provide us with an additional $200 in matching funds. Here is how your gift will grow: Your Gift Thrivent Match Total $15 $5 $20 $30 $10 $40 $60 $30 $90 $90 $30 $120 Donations can be placed in the offering plate and marked "Children's village." We will also have a basket available during the coffee hour to collect contributions during Lent - even a dollar or two - will be matched and will help us get closer to our goal! Monetary contributions will be used to provide "meat money" in the form of Stop & Shop cards to accompany our canned goods collection. Rev. Holby of Pastoral Care at Children's Village reports that there is a "desperate need for food" and she asks for our continued support. The food pantry provides emergency food relief for CV children going home to a family in need of food. Collection boxes are available in the Narthex & the Stewardship Center (near the church offices) for your donations. Needed: staple food items like - soup, rice & beans, pasta & sauce, canned fruits and vegetables, tuna & mayo, peanut butter and jelly, mac & cheese. Beverages: hot chocolate, juice, milk boxes (non-perishable), coffee, tea. Also, anything you think a family with children might enjoy (i.e. pudding, jello, cookies) will be appreciated! Barbara Mahoney, Outreach Team Need for Twin beds for Children's Village Children's Village (CV) has an on-going needs for twin beds. Often the boys can't return home unless there is bed. CV is happy to pick up the bed from you. Please contact Barbara Mahoney (swimmerxyz@aol.com) if you have one to donate. CONTACT INFORMATION Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church Christian Preschool The Rev. Scott J. Paradise, Pastor Tel: 914.693.0026 43 Ashford Avenue Director: Deacon Sharon Brennen Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 www.dfchristianpreschool.org Church Office Telephone: 914.693.0810 Church Office Fax: 914.693.7731 Church Office E-mail: dflc0810@verizon.net Pastor's Home Telephone: 914.231.5258 Pastor's Direct E-mail: pastorsjp@optonline.net 3/4/2010

43 Ashford Avenue Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 693-0810