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NEWS
The Reverend Michael Dunne has answered Saint Thomas' Call for a Pastor. Pastor Dunne's Installation Ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3PM.
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September 7th
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Farewell Reception after Sunday Service for Pastor Howard Claycombe
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September 13th
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Ordination of Reverend Michael Dunne at Zion Lutheran Church, Clark, NJ - 3:00 PM
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September 14th
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Installation Ceremony of Pastor Dunne at Saint Thomas Lutheran - 3PM
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Reception to follow Installation Ceremony
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The Council at Saint Thomas Lutheran Church would like to extend our thanks and sincere gratitude to Pastor Howard E. Claycombe, Jr. for being with us during our time of Pastoral Vacancy and serving as our Pastor.
This is a prayer from Saint Francis of Assisi and comes to us from our Interim Pastor, Reverend Howard E. Claycombe, Jr. It is a prayer that we should recite often during the year and follow its advice:
Where there is hatred, let me so love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love;
It is in the pardoning that we are pardoned; It is in the dying that we are born to eternal life. -St. Francis of Assisi
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At Saint Thomas, our Mission Statement in part states, “We exist as a church to call persons into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, our Savior. Our message is Bible-centered and is focused on sharing God’s love and purpose for our lives. To that end we direct all our activity and service as a congregation.” On behalf of the Saint Thomas Lutheran Church Council, let me invite you to contact me at (732)792-3133 or email me at saint.thomas.lutheran@att.net or any of our other Church Council members if you would like to help us in this work. One easy way to help us at Saint Thomas is to tell your friends about us and encourage them to tell their friends about us! And tell everyone to visit us here at saintthomaslutheranchurch.org- Jim Dowdell, President, Saint Thomas Lutheran Church Council
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COUNCIL MEMBER AND COMMITTEE CHAIR POSITIONS OPEN
The Church Council is still seeking to fill the following board and committee director positions” :
Stewardship, Youth Ministry, Education
The following are summaries of job descriptions for the open positions as described in the Church Constitution:
Stewardship – The Committee of Stewardship shall seek to discover the talents and resources of the membership and enlist them in appropriate congregational programs. Instruct members in the grace of proportional giving. Mailing quarterly contribution statements in conjunction with the Treasurer and Financial Secretary who are automatically members of the Stewardship committee.
Youth Ministry – The Committee of Youth Ministry shall concern itself primarily with the “middle and high school youth of the community. The Committee will be representative of the youth in the parish and will actively seek to stimulate and maintain involvement of youth into the life of the parish.
Education – The Committee of Education shall plan, pro-mote and supervise the educational programs of the Congregation. The Committee shall delegate the administration of all educational agencies and work to qualified persons (director, youth and adult leaders).
ALTAR CARE ASSISTANTS
We need members to help set up and clear the communion table each Sunday and other special holy days. This is a task that takes about 20 minutes to perform. Currently there are only a few who work at this task. If we can find two or three more individuals they would only have to be involved in the process every 5 or 6 weeks. See Erika Hoffmann on Sunday after Service or call us at (732) 252-9550 if you can help. Thank you.
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