Second June Newsletter

[University Lutheran Church]

Dear sister's and brothers in Christ,

I hope you're all enjoying this weather as much as I am-it's been really helpful for me to prepare for a trip to Miami and Key West with the synod's LYO group in three weeks. This past Sunday we had our final pre-trip meeting and received some of our work assignments. My work crew will be doing several animal-related service projects, with a pet-adoption agency in Miami, as well as a conservancy for primates and tropical forests (which the youth are really excited about). In Key West we'll be doing some work in one of the State Parks. I'm serving as one of the chaplains on this trip, along with Tricia Neale, who did her field-ed experience here at UniLu (and who says "hi" to everyone who remembers her)
We're two of 13 adults and 64 youth who will be in Florida from July 1 through July12, working on numerous servant projects in Miami and Key West. Please keep us all in your prayers, as we prepare for the trip, and as we are serving. Tricia and I have compiled a book of devotions based on "Reigning in the Wilderness" from Isaiah 32. I would be happy to provide a copy for anyone who would like to be praying with us while we are gone.

• Tonight: Feast Incarnate from 4PM to 6PM- St. Lukes, Devon hosting tonight.
• Wednesday Night Bible Study- NOT MEETING THIS WEEK
• Thursday, Mid-day Eucharist-NOT MEETING THIS WEEK
• Sunday, June 15 Worship and Music Schedule
• Tuesday, June 17, Church Council
• Thursday, June 19, Faith and Film Night
• Sunday, June 22nd, 6Pm, United Nations International Day in support of Torture Victims and Survivors
• Saturday, June 28, Service Project at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 57th and Christian
• Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Music Center: Free Tickets are finally here
• Friday, July 18, Young Adult/Graduate Student night at the Mann

Also of Interest:

• Penn names the Rev. Charles Howard, Chaplain
• Quiviks' News from Butte, MT

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Tonight: Feast Incarnate from 4PM to 6PM- St. Lukes, Devon hosting tonight. Pastor Dick Linderman will be leading the Bible Study.

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Wednesday Night Bible Study and Thursday Mid-day Eucharist will not be held this week. The Philadelphia Cathedral (38th Street at Ludlow) has a noon-time eucharist every weekday.

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Sunday, June 15 Worship and Music Schedule

Pastor Wiesner continues his journey toward Philadelphia.
In the meantime, we are making plans to be sure his first Sunday here is memorable. Scheduled to serve as worship assistants are:

Preacher and Presider: The Rev. Jay A. Wiesner; Music Director: Andrew Hauze; Cantor: Nancy Selinger; Verger: Bruce McCullough; Deacon: Rich Tolsma; Sub-deacon: Rebekah McCullough; Crucifer: Carl Beck; Lector: Steve Mann; Communion Assistant: Margaret Ostermann; Prayer Leader: Louise Shoemaker; Coffee Hour: Dorothy Linderman, Sue Schmitthenner; Usher: Charlie Horn; Greeter: Usher: Dick Linderman

Music scheduled for Sunday:

 

ELW Setting One
Cantor: Nancy Selinger
Prelude: Prelude on St. David – Richard Proulx (b.1937)
Entrance Hymn: #526 – God Is Here!
Hymn of the Day: #584 – The Son of God, Our Christ
Offertory: The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune – arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
The congregation is enthusiastically invited to sing along with verses One, Two, and Five, found at Hymn # 883. 
Communion Hymn: #491 – Come, Let Us Eat
Communion Chant: Spread, Oh Spread, Almighty Word
Sending Hymn: #575 – In Christ Called to Baptize
Postlude: Fugue on Old Hundredth – Elizabeth Stirling [1819-1895]

After worship we will enjoy a special coffee hour prepared by Sue Schmitthenner and Dorothy Linderman.

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Tuesday, June 17, Church Council

Church Council will be meeting at 6:30 on the 17th of June, for pastor Wiesner's first council meeting as our new pastor.

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Thursday, 6PM June 19th, Faith and Film Series: Deus É Brasileiro

Synopsis: God decides to take a vacation - but, first, He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. For that, He goes to Brazil's northeast, where He believes there's a very good man for the job - but, during His mission, He becomes friend of a very smart young man, Taoca. In Portuguese, with English sub-titles.

We'll provide soda, popcorn, and hot dogs.

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Sunday, June 22nd, 6Pm, United Nations International Day in support of Torture Victims and Survivors

Once again the Liberty Center for Survivors of Torture will commemorate United Nations International Day in support of Torture Victims and Survivors here at University Lutheran. This special observance will include moving testimonies from many of the individuals the center has assisted, as well as music, food, and a choir. For additional info, call 215-747-7500 x252

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Saturday, June 28, 10AM, Service Project at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 57th and Christian

We began working on one of the Sunday School classrooms at Immanuel Lutheran Church last Fall. We are finally returning to complete the job by painting the classroom. If you are interested in participating, please let me know. This is a great opportunity to work with and get to know some of our fellow Lutherans here in West Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Music Center:

Free Tickets are finally here. Tickets will be given away on a first come, first served basis. Email the office or see me on Sunday for tickets.

Monday, June 30, 2008 8:00 PM
Yo-Yo Ma Returns        1 tickets available

Tuesday, July 1, 2008 8:00 PM
La bohème
25 tickets available

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 8:00 PM
A Night of Mozart
25 tickets available

Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:00 PM
Berlioz and Beethoven
7 tickets available

Monday, July 21, 2008 8:00 PM
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7
25 tickets available

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:00 PM
Tchaikovsky with Fireworks!
6 tickets avaialable

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:00 PM
Koh Plays Sibelius
20 tickets available

Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:00 PM
Carmina burana
6 tickets available

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Friday, July 18, Young Adult/Graduate Student night at the Mann

Calling all students and young adults hanging around Philly over the summer. The program the orchestra is presenting this evening features:
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
GINASTERA Suite from Estancia
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
MUSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition

The plan is to gather on the lawn as a group. Bring a picnic dinner.
See Kristen Meyer for more details.

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Penn names the Rev. Charles Howard, Chaplain

Reverend Charles “Chaz” L. Howard, C'00 has been named Chaplain of the University of Pennsylvania.  He has been serving as Interim Chaplain since February.  Rev. William Gipson, the former University Chaplain, became Associate Vice Provost for Equity and Access on January 1, 2008 (Almanac January 15, 2008).

Rev. Howard, who served two terms as chairman of the United Minorities Council as a Penn undergraduate, now directs the CHORDS program, a partnership that connects Penn, through the Chaplain’s Office and the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, with West Philadelphia schools, neighborhood organizations, and communities of faith.
He is the editor of The Souls of Poor Folk; an essay collection linked to a multimedia project (including a student-shot documentary) designed to raise awareness about poverty. He also co-founded the Greater Love Movement, a non-profit anti-poverty organization that focuses on the needs of the homeless.

Rev. Howard teaches in Penn’s Programs for Awareness in Cultural Education (PACE), a partnership between the Graduate School of Education and Greenfield Intercultural Center, and at the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia, where he is completing a PhD in practical theology, with a minor in contemporary theology.  He earned an M.Div. from Andover Newton Theological School and a BA from Penn, with a major in urban studies and a minor in African-American studies.

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Quiviks' News from Butte, MT

We just got back from visiting friends in Helena.  Tomorrow, we'll be going to worship at Gold Hill Lutheran Church which was our congregation when we lived Butte and where Mindy was ordained.  While you've been having the heat wave, we've been enjoying typical Montana weather, which could be anything between a heat wave and snow.  There is no typical, which is one of the things that makes it so enjoyable.  In this case, it's been the latter: cold all week and snow all day Wednesday.  Today, we went hiking with our Helena friends up to Lewis & Clark Pass near Lincoln, and it snowed on us a couple times.  There was a blustery wind blowing, so we never lingered much in one place, but it was beautiful

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Shalom, salaam, peace.

Fred Wolfe

Interim Coordinator for Campus Ministry

University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation

Chestnut Street at 37th Street Walk

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