Steeple Views. Adults $20 Includes Dinner & 15 Games Children under 12 $5 Kid sitting will be provided during Bingo. March 2015

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1 Steeple Views March 2015 Be-Boppin Bingo 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering Annual Dinner & Auction Saturday March 7 5-8pm The Sr. High Youth are hosting their 19th Annual Dinner to raise money for the 2015 ELCA Gathering in Detroit, July youth & 2 adults are participating. The evening includes a fabulous dinner prepared and served by youth, 15 games of bingo, a chance to win prizes & beautiful Raffle Baskets. Adults $20 Includes Dinner & 15 Games Children under 12 $5 Kid sitting will be provided during Bingo.

2 Prayer Requests When you experience a family illness, a special need, or a death in your extended family, the St. Stephen faith community would like an opportunity to lift you up and your loved one in prayer and to offer support. So this is a reminder: A prayer request may be made by filling out a form in the pew racks and giving it to an usher placing it in the offering plate. You may prefer to (office@ststephen-stow.com) or phone ( ) the office. Normally Sherry Petrosky is in the office Tuesday and Wednesdays: Carol Yaquinto on Thursday and Fridays. If you or a family member is hospitalized, please provide the name and address of the hospital and the expected length of stay. Similar information is helpful if you or a family member will be in rehabilitation facility or nursing home. When your extended family experiences a death, please let us know the name of the deceased and the relationship to you and, when available, details of calling hours, funeral or memorial service. Prayer requests to gratitude for healing or significant family celebrations are also encouraged. Names will remain on the prayer list for two weeks, of course, you may request an extension. Call Committee This is an exciting and challenging time! The Call Committee has begun their work on a Congregational Profile document. This 17 page document will be used to help prospective candidates better understand the mission and ministry of St. Stephen. The committee is grateful for this opportunity to serve and appreciates all the prayerful support and reflection from the congregation. As we continue on this journey, please don t hesitate to contact any call committee members with questions or concerns. In Christ s love, Dan Gleghorn, Stephen Hodges, Val Huddleston, Tori Kuzemchak, Barbara Miller, Tiffany Ott, Jon Paul, Carter Pierce, Larry Tucker

3 Church Council Highlights for February 2015 FINANCIAL REPORT: The Actual 2014 versus the Revised 2015 Budget Comparative Report was submitted to council. Included in the adjustments were the staff 3% increases effective, as of February 1st, Choir and Bell Choir line items were combined to provide less confusion. Council discussed the proper classification/program expense for contribution envelopes. The cost of the contribution envelopes will be included with the Stewardship Ministry in the 2016 Budget. YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRIES AND LEARNING MINISTRY: A motion was made to accept and approve the following Youth & Family Ministries and Learning Ministries fund raisers: Cookie Bake Sale to be held on Sunday, February 22nd to benefit Cinthia, our compassion child, the March 7th, Youth Gathering Dinner & Auction and the May 1st & 2nd Annual Yard Sale to help fund youth mission trips and youth gatherings. Nanette Eiloo moved and Scott Schlea seconded. The motion passed. PROPTERTY/FACILITIES MINISTRY: A meeting was scheduled to meet with the Stow Fire Chief and the Captain in charge of training to discuss the Faith House. It was mentioned that an Asbestos Abatement study would need to be done. Contact will be made with Habitat for Humanity to see if this organization can be a viable option for razing the Faith House. Plans will be made to remove the contents from this building, realistically by or before May. An update will be provided at the next Congregational Meeting. WORSHIP & MUSIC MINISTRY: The Endowment Committee has granted the request to assist the Bell Choir and to help fund their training opportunity and trip at Mackinac Island this summer. They have provided $2000 to assist with the registration fees and travel expenses for this learning experience. A fundraising activities list was presented to council from the Bell Choir. A motion to accept and approve the fundraising list of events was circulated through . The motion passed unanimously. Council President, Jane Koch will notify Connie Wilson that their request has been granted with the understanding that dates will require consideration with other scheduled activities and should be posted on the office calendar. NEW BUSINESS: During our Fidelity Bond renewal, additional questions and concerns were brought to our attention. Financial checks and balances for our financial processes will be evaluated and reviewed. Regular reviews and audits should be scheduled to reduce our risk. One possible solution could be a collaborative effort between St. Mark s, St. Luke and St. Stephen to assist each other for internal reviews. There will be a Bishop s Gathering on Sunday, March 22nd at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Twinsburg, Ohio from 3:00-5:00. Council will be looking for volunteers to attend as representative from St. Stephen. A copy of the Bishop s Newsletter for February 2015 was given to each council member. The focus on this message is to reinforce the power of prayer. As the season of Lent is nearly here, we are reminded that prayer is one of the disciplines of Lent. Bishop Abraham Allende encourages us to continue the practice of daily prayer or to consider this Lenten season as a good time to begin a daily practice of prayer. Endowment Committee has scheduled three presentations to inform our congregation about their grant process, 2014/2015 grants that have been awarded and another one to tie into our Stewardship campaign. The first presentation will be held on April 19th. The other two will occur on May 17th and September 21st. On Sunday, March 1st Warren Seely, Lay Director and Head of Via de Christo will come to St. Stephen to talk about Via de Christo. There will be additional input from members that have attended previous Via de Christo weekends. A Thrivent members Committee is being formed to create guidelines for Thrivent Choice distributions. Praying together in faith

4 March Youth & Learning Ministry Sr. High Youth Group & Bible Study February 4, 18 & 7pm Our youngest child at the PJ Party. Precious ELCA Gathering Bible Study #3 March 7pm Please bring all paperwork & Medical Forms. Kid s Night In! Parents Night Out! On February 21 It was a busy weekend with all of the Youth activities. Our PJ S & a Movie, Cookies for Cinthia and the wonderful Youth Sunday Service, were enjoyed by many. Saturday evening started with coloring, crafts and board games. Pizza and snacks were enjoyed by all. And our families provided so many items for Children s Service s Easter Basket Project that we need to buy more baskets! A wonderful problem to have. Before the movie we played few games of Duck, Duck, Goose and Simon Says (tackle Ryan & Carter)! Followed by: Popcorn & a Movie "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day". The older kids enjoyed Hide N Seek during the movie. And the best part? Our parents had an evening out What can I say except adorable! Here s to many future children s activities together Jacob did a fine job leading Come Lord Jesus Come. on the town... Perfect! Youth Sunday & Cookies for Cinthia On February 22 What a glorious morning! The youth did an incredible job leading our worship, from Scripture Readings, the Sermon and Children s Message, sharing Faith Stories, Prayers, Ushers, Guitarist, and so much more. Thank you to everyone involved. And, thanks to Pr. Bob Linsz, for being so willing to allow us to run with the service as planned. We thank everyone who so generously donated to our Compassion We thank you Dylan, for a heartfelt message. Perfect!

5 JOY Group Planning in the works for a trip to The Rocksino More information to follow at later date.

6 Western Whirlers An Old Fashioned Square Dance At St. Stephen Lutheran Church March 27, :30-9:30pm Cost Adults $5.00, student $3.00 No Partner Necessary Everyone welcome Join forces with the American Red Cross, the Stow-Munroe Falls Lions are sponsoring the blood drive at Hold Family Parish church hall on Tuesday March 3, 2015 from 1:pm to 7:00pm. Please bring you Red Cross donor card or some form of picture I.D.. Call for an appointment or just stop in. Holy Family Church Blood Drive Girl s Nite Out Friday March 13th at 6:00pm Look for details!!

7 March 2015 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2Bell Choir & Scouts 7pm 3 4 SHYG 5 Women s Bible Study 10am 6 Western Whirlers 7Youth Dinner & Auction 8 9Bell Choir & Scouts 7pm 10 Council 7pm Women s Bible Study 10am 13 Girl s Nite Out 6pm 14 15Reynolds F.H. rental 16 Bell Choir & Scouts 7pm SHYG 19 Women s Bible Study 10am Bell Choir & Scouts 7pm SHYG 26 Women s Bible Study 10am 27 Western Whirlers Hoe Down 7:30-9:30pm 28 29Passion Sunday 30Bell Choir & Scouts 7pm 31 Woodbury Assoc. F.H. 6pm

8 Birthdays in March 1 Elaine Roehrich Emily Taylor 3 Mike Paul 7 Ingaborg Sandoval Jack Thompson Danielle Schlea 9 Christine Dieter Chris Lawrence Beth Harringtron 12 Joan Marttala Michael Zinsmeister 13 Rachel Huber Jessi Bell 14 Shirley Anderson 20 Elizabeth Stafford Audrey Hodges 21 James Karlson Krista Licate 22 Christopher Brooker 23 Ted Edmond Olivia Slater 23 Emily Hoff Tim Taylor 27 Jean Byce 28 Carol Yaquinto Tim Ross 29 Marty Harringtron 30 Lenore Ferg 31 Theresa Hodges Wedding Anniversaries 23 David & Pamela Lang Preparing for Eternity Years ago St. Stephen was given burial plots at Crown Hill Cemetery in Twinsburg. (Just off Rt. 91) We currently own 11 plots and Council would like to make these available to people within our congregation. Council is offering each plot at a cost of $ It would cost someone $1, if purchased today from Crown Point. If you are interested in purchasing a plot, please contact the church office at or office@ststephenstow.com

9 8:30 Worship Service Date Deacon Acolyte Lector Greeter Mingler Usher 1 Fran Dieter Barb Reid & Sandee Davis March Volunteers Doug Henderson Larry & Audrey Tucker 8 Tanis Dixon Dave Lang Doug Henderson & Sherry 15 Doug Henderson Georgia Brooker Jack & Betty Palm Jack & Betty Palm Renna Knotek Vern & Dee Fraser Pat Murphy, Gary Reynolds, Bill Lutz, Justin & Jeremy Murphy Jeff & Barb Reid, Dave Daugherty, Ron Lombardo, Ray Huber Jane Koch, Ted Edmonds 22 Bob Dieter Barb Reid Gary & Cathy Reynolds 29 Craig Hons Craig Hons Bill & Carolyn Lutz Renna Knotek Tom & Joan Marttala Brian Clark Gervias Baldwin, Doug Henderson, Fred Ohnmeiss Jim Karlson, 11:00 Worship Service Date Deacon Acolyte Lector Greeter Mingler Usher 1 Dawn Zinsmesiter Brady Pierce Chris Collins Sandee Davis Jackie Winkler Dan & Mary Gleghorn, Dan & Nancy Camburn 8 Nancy Brown Ben Tretterl Mary Gleghorn Anne Lohmann & Linda Knapp 15 Dave Lang Marc Cheline Christy Taylor Todd & Kerry Yaquinto 22 Jon Pual Grace Dressman Nancy Ewing Gary Parker & Virginia Dorsey 29 Nancy Brown Jacob Finley Val Huddleston Rick & Rhonda Vaudt Nancy Brown Jim & Janet Erickson Jane Hecht Virginia Dorsey & Gary Parker Ed Crabtree, Sam Osgood, Lowell Zurbuch, Dave Renninger Anjalee Wagers, Janet Koch, Stephanie Gress, Michele Amato Rick Vaudt,, John Huddleston, Chris Collins, Don Brooker Dan & Mary Gleghorn, Dan & Nancy Camburn Date Council Person of Day Counters Altar Care Barb Reid & Sandee Davis Christian Service Laura Bass & Cathy Reynolds 1 Scott Schela Jim & Janet Erickson 8 Nanette Eiloo Jim & Janet Erickson 15 Kim Clark Dave Daugherty & Nana Eiloo 22 Lenore Ferf Dave Daugherty & Nana Eiloo 29 Jane Koch Pam Collins & Lenore Ferg