yet united in Christ
Office Manager’s Corner
Leaving Messages: Call the church office and choose option “2” to get information
to me when I’m not in the office or send an e-
September Newsletter Deadline: Please turn information into the office no later than Friday, August 15, 2008.
Please continue to submit weekly bulletin and newsletter information to Pastor Bill while we’re in transition awaiting for a new administrative assistant at Holy Spirit.
Paster Bill
As you pray throughout your day, include:
For health and healing:
Bob Hauswirth;
For Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson and Southeast Michigan Synod Bishop John Schreiber and synod staff;
For the congregation and Pastor Bill;
For the end of war, and for peace and justice throughout the world;
For families in crisis; and
For all God’s children who are hungry, homeless, ill and lonely.
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20th Hal & Sue Adams
Congregational Life Update
Herb Martin Golf Outing Results
On June 22, 2008 the 14th Annual Herb
Martin Memorial Golf outing was held at
Hartland Glen Golf Course.With 28 golfers
competing, Andy Meyer, Brett Meyer,
Thomas Butler and George Kuljurgis were
able to defend their title and repeat as
champions.Second place went to the team of Barb and Denny Kunkel, and Ralph and Nancy Green.Second place prizes were made possible by a generous donation from Terry Rowland to the event.Closest to the pin was sponsored by Hartland Glen and the winners were Bill Keenan, Tim Sullivan and Cathy Martin.Prizes were awarded during the hamburger/hot dog dinner at the golf course.
July 4th Ice Cream Social
Join us for ice cream-
What a better way to build your appetite for lunch and continue the 4th of July celebration.
Meet you just outside the doors so that drips and spills won’t matter.
Coffee Hour
Everyone enjoys something to eat after Worship, so please continue to sign up to host a coffee hour. The sign up sheet is in the narthex and runs by quarters. Thanks to all who have participated.
Trudi Burns,
Congregational Life
Volunteers Needed For Hospice of Michigan
Hospice of Michigan is in need of clerical volunteers willing to serve one to two days a week, three to four hours a day in its Oakland office: 43097 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills.
If interested, please contact Robin Hunt, VSM SE200 at 248.334.1318.
For more information about Hospice of Michigan, visit their web site: http://www.hom.org/volunteering.asp.
Volunteers needed for script program
It’s estimated the church could make from$5,000 to $10,000 annually with a Script Program; however, for it to work, we would need three or four people to collect, tabulate and distribute orders. Orders would be placed once or twice monthly. Volunteers would commit one to two hours of their time each month.
As a reminder, a script program sells gift cards to individuals for actual cash value which the participating organization (our church) purchases at less than cash value.For example, a member would pay $100 for $100 worth of gift cards to the church would pay$92 for the cards for a net gain of $8. Because the member received the actual value for what they paid, there would be no opportunity to take a charitable giving credit.
Initially, proceeds would support our annual budget. However, as the project becomes successful, we would consider specific designation of funds.
Let Donna Opthoff know if you would like to help with the program.
Roselawn Cemetery Plots for Sale
Several years ago four cemetery plots in the Roselawn cemetery were donated to Holy Spirit. Roselawn Cemetery is at 8 Mile Road and Woodward Ave. in Detroit. The Church Council would like to make these available initially to our congregation. If there is no internal interest, we will attempt to sell them through city Lutheran churches.
The sites are in a very appealing section of the cemetery. They are all together. Pictures are available.
These sites are currently selling for $3500 from Roselawn. We would like to make them available for a donation of $3200 each. We will not make them available outside of our congregation until July 1, 2007.
If you have any interest in these sites, please contact Donna Opthoff, Eleanor Clark or Nancy Green.
If you’re one of the 76 million baby boomers approaching retirement, you’ve probably given some thought to what you will do in the next phase of your life.
Most boomers are enjoying better health and are far more active than retirees of the past. If this sounds like you, consider contributing your time, energy and expertise to one of the many volunteer organizations in your community.
Congregations, non-
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans also offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities through its chapters. These opportunities give Thrivent Financial members and other Lutherans the chance to join together to meet individual and community needs.
So, next time you’re thinking about retirement, think about your strengths, passions and special gifts. Then think about how rewarding it would be to share them. For instance, if you like building things or helping others, you might want to participate in a Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity project. In 2007, there were more than 350 such projects in which Thrivent Financial members worked alongside families in need to build their homes.
For more information about Thrivent Financial volunteer opportunities, contact The
Stony Creek Group at (248) 822-
We need your time and talents, but first we need to know what talents you have to offer. Please fill out the Time and Talent Form and return it to the church office.
Administrative Assistant
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church Office
In-
Required Skills: Applicant should have two or more years of office/business experience and the ability to work with the pastor and church members.
Applicant must have a welcoming personality with excellent communication skills.
Further, applicant must be highly organized, have the ability to multi task, be self-
Required Technical Skills: Microsoft Office, including Publisher, Internet, and Copying
Salary: $10.00-
In April and future months, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions plans to rent a classroom to prepare and then test students for the ACT and SAT tests.
As a company that rents property from Holy Spirit, Kaplan would like members to know about it’s free ACT and SAT QuizBanks that may be accessed at: http://www.kaptest.com/quizbank.
The QuizBank service allows students to:
- Customize their own quizzes using questions from the ACT or SAT tests,
- View answers and explanations to each question, and
- Track their improvement with instant analysis.
At this time there are no property rentals set up for the months of May or June at
Holy Spirit but feel free to check the wall calendar in the office or contact Kaplan
to see when they may be offering testing sessions here. You may reach Kaplan at:
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