May 2000
Celebrate Vicar Pat's Year! On Sunday, June 4, 2000, Holy Spirit Lutheran Church will celebrate the wonderful year Vicar Pat has had with us. There will be a covered dish dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. with drink and dessert provided. Upon this Rock will provide contemporary Christian music entertainment following dinner. Please sign up today and let the Vicar Committee know what dish you can bring. If you have any questions, contact Jim Kane or the church office.
Vicar Pat's Commencement As you have journeyed with me through seminary, please journey with me to the degree... I would be honored by your prayers and your presence at my graduation. Friday afternoon, May 12, 2000 at Three O'Clock p.m. at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Church of the Abiding Presence Seminary Chapel. Sincerely, Patricia Annette Triplett Tharp Pittsnogle, Candidate for the degree of Master of Divinity.
Pentecost Drama: Come to the Holy Spirit Lutheran Church Sunday School celebration on May 21, 2000. Our youth will present the Pentecost story in drama, celebrating the birth of Christ's Church long ago. We'll also be celebrating the 33rd anniversary of our congregation's charter. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church was born on May 21, 1967! Come join the fun (young and old and in-between) as we wind down our regular Sunday School term and get ready for summer's activities. It is Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 9:45 a.m. in the multipurpose room.
Spring Festival at National Lutheran Home- This annual event will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2000. If you would like more information, please contact the church office or see them online at www.nlha.com/auxiliary.
The Carnival is coming! The Sykeville Volunteer Fire Department Carnival will be held each evening from June 19-24, 2000. If you can help at one of the fire department concession stands any night from 7 p.m. to ??? or help with trash pick-up and grounds clean-up in the mornings at 7:00 a.m., please contact Brian or Nancy Bowman or the church office.
Mar-Lu-Ridge is a Christian Conference & Educational Center in Jefferson, MD. They offer overnight camp for kids (aged 6-16), for families (all ages) and adults (55+). For more info on Mar-Lu-Ridge camp opportunities, watch the bulletin board or contact the church office. You can also call Mar-Lu-Ridge directly at 800-238-9974 or see them online at www.mar-lu-ridge.org.
Vacation Bible School - VBS information is now available and registration being taken. Visit the online VBS information page here: Discovery Team - VBS. Also, contact the church office if you'd like to volunteer craft supplies or time to assist with VBS.
Ladies Night - Formerly known as the Mother/Daughter Banquet, but open to any of the fairer sex, this annual event will be held on Saturday, May 13 at 6:00 p.m. All ladies of the church and their guests are invited to an evening of fun, food and entertainment. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 16. Tickets can be purchased through the church office or after each Sunday's service.
First Communion - Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday were special days for Michael Bender, Matthew Bender, Erika DeBus, Jake DeBus, Andrew Kinsey, Nick Korzie, Andrew Markosky, Ben Markosky and Justin Pittsnogle as they took their first communion. When they were baptized, God made them part of his household, the family we call the Church. As they grew, they learned about their heavenly Father and what it means to be part of his family. They learned to love Jesus, who loved everybody so much that he gave his life for them on the cross. They have learned how, in sharing the bread and wine of Holy Communion, we remember Jesus' death and his rising to life again on that first Easter day, and how eating the bread and drinking the wine makes us one with him and brings us closer to each other. We welcome you to the Lord's table. We thank God for you and rejoice in your being among us.
Carroll Lutheran School - Registration for the 2000 term of Carroll Lutheran School is now being taken. For information on this and other happenings at our new community Lutheran School, contact the church office.
Thoughts for the Month: Happy Mother's Day
"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
"God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers." - Jewish proverb
"Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother." - Lin Yutang
"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness." - Honore de Balzac (1799-1850)
"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." - George Washington (1732-1799)
"The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom." - Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
"Youth fades; love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all." - Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life." - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother." --Author Unknown