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The Weekly Newsletter of Community of Joy Lutheran Church
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Dear Lord, we humbly thank you for your goodness
to us and to all that you have made. We praise you
for keeping us in your care, and for all the blessings
of life. We pray to give us a thankful heart, and the
courage that our lives may reflect
This Week of JOY
your blessings, by giving of
ourselves to your service and
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those to whom you call us. Amen.
1/18
Worship Service
8:15am & 10:45am
Sunday School
Adult Education
9:40am
There will be a BUDGET INFORMATION TODAY at 9:45 a.m.
Budget Information
Meeting
9:45am
Annual Congregational Meeting
February 1, 2015 at 9:45 a.m.
1/19
On the Agenda:
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Installation of 2015 Council Members
Adoption of the 2015 budget
Annual Reports from Pastor Michael, Aaron Howe, and
Joyful Hearts Women’s Ministry
There will be a Pancake Breakfast
during the Annual Congregation Meeting
Martin Luther King Jr.
Day
The Office is Closed
Joy Quilters 12:30pm
1/20
Tuesday Morning
Prayers
9:30am
1/21
Supper
5:30pm
Children’s Activity
Youth Choir
6:00pm
See page 7
Children’s Choir
Youth Activity
Confirmation
Adult Bible Study
6:30pm
Community of Joy Ministry Review
January 23—25, 2015
ReJOYce Rehearsal
7:00 pm
See page 3
1/22
Joyful Journey
7:00pm
The Office will be closed on Monday, January 19th
in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/24
Men Alive!
8:00am
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People Page
COMMUNITY OF JOY
Thank You to Our Volunteers!
Acolyte:
(8:15)
(10:45)
Altar:
(8:15) Charlotte Griffith
(10:45) Donna Huxtable
Communion: (8:15) David & Tracy Lizon,
Charlotte Griffith
(10:45) Lance & Heather Himmelberger,
Nathan Bland
Readers:
(8:15) Jean Potabi
(10:45) Lynette Schurdevin
Ushers:
(8:15) Charles & Suzanne Davis
(10:45) Ron & Sherri Bathje
Music/Tech/Sound Team:
Aaron Howe
Alicia Evans
Andrew Dumas
Anne Kinney
Douglas Hammett-Lair
Dianne Hensley
Anne Kircher
Hannah Shotwell
Hayley Dumas
Jamil Howe
Jean Pratschner
Jim Shotwell
Katheryn Josselyn
Kara Robertson
Mark Evans
Pelly Hutton
Star Cooley
Trula Howe
Tyler Zack
Zach Shotwell
www.communityofjoy.com
Pastor Michael Bastian
pastormichael@communityofjoy.com
Administrative Assistant Earlene Shroyer
earlene@communityofjoy.com
Director of Music: Aaron Howe
Office Volunteers: Peg Tool, Donna Doles,
Louise Scott
Facilities/Property:
Nursery Attendants: Anne Econopouly,
Katrina Cooley
Treasurer: Dick Tool
Bookkeeper: Earlene Shroyer
Financial Secretary: Tracy Lizon
Parish Nurse: Gretchen Comfort
Web Site: Daniel Maynard, Doug Hammett-Lair
Congregation Council
Bill Hensley—President
Cliff Walker—Vice President
Julie Evans
David Lizon
Jamila Mamuya
Treats are provided
by the
the Fellowship Team!
Treats for Sunday
If you would like to bring treats for everyone to
honor a birthday, anniversary, special occasion or
just because….please sign the sign-up sheet
located on the table in the fellowship area.
Thank you.
January 19th:
20th:
841 Saratoga Dr. NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
Phone: 505-896-2543
Fax: 505-896-0756
Pelly Hutton
Greg Griffith
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Ministries Teams
Worship: Pastor Michael, Aaron Howe
Grow and Sunday School: Laurie Ethier,
Rich Nelson and team
VBS:
F.E.A.S.T.: Sarah Farrell (505) 897-0322
sfarrellbike@netscape.net
Youth Programming: Joan Bouty, Nancy Cooley,
McKenna Hutton
Hospitality:
Home Communion: Liz Roberts
Care & Support: Gretchen Comfort, Donna Doles
Community Outreach: David & Tracy Lizon,
Jean Pratschner, Jo Ann Nelson, Cliff & Judy Walker
Fellowship: Neal Shotwell
Stewardship: Pastor Michael, Dick Daisley,
Julie Evans, Anne Kinney, April Mortensen
Communications: Earlene Shroyer
Volunteer & Leadership Development:
Rich Nelson, Pat Shodean
For any reports or information, contact the
appropriate person listed above.
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Announcements
COJ Ministry Review from January 23 –25, 2015
A ministry review team of the Rocky Mountain
Synod is visiting COJ next weekend. Together with
a number of COJ members including youth and
adults, we will review COJ’s core ministries.
The RMS team will join us for both worship services
on Sunday morning, January 25th. They will also
lead a question and answer session between
services, engaging with the congregation.
COJ will receive a number of affirmations and recommendations for our ministries going
forward. Please keep the two ministry review teams in your thoughts and prayers as we
engage in this important review together.
IT’S STILL A NEW YEAR
Dear Friends at Community of Joy,
Jeremiah 29:11 says…For I know the plans I have for you,
declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not evil, to give you a
future and a hope.
So, new beginnings; this is a new year to do good things.
Luckily, God gives us a new day every day to complete plans or
“fix fences”. There will be challenges to finish and new ones for
us to face. With God’s help we will have structure and stay on
track. This includes our health and how we care for ourselves
as well as others. There are many new things happening in
medicine and ways to keep ourselves in shape physically and
mentally as we face our daily lives.
My prayer for all of us is the Lord be with us each day as we begin this new year of
commitment. Let us serve God and COJ so that good endings come from our new beginnings
together.
Gretchen Comfort RN, and Parish Nurse
Adult Education
Building the church —
one letter at a time
God’s Big Book of Faith returns February 8, 2015 at 9:40 a.m.
We continue to look at the letters that helped define and
develop the early Christian church.
Join Rich Nelson and Cliff Walker as we explore
the roots of our faith.
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Announcements
CUP OF JOY CAFÉ RETURNS!
Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 2:00—4:00 p.m.
COJ’s Cup of Joy Café will return to the Fellowship Hall on February 7th
from 2:00-4:00 p.m.. Tarrie Burnett from Lutheran Family Services
Refugee and Asylee program will join us to give an update on the winter party where the hats, gloves and other
items we collected in December were distributed. She’ll
also share information about the programs and people she’s been involved
with since her last visit. Starbuck’s ® (courtesy of Daniel Maynard) will provide
the coffee. There will be tea and treats as well. Last year’s donations of
“place settings” (cup, plate, bowl) supplied newcomers for FOUR MONTHS,
and were greatly appreciated. Let’s do that again!
So - mark your calendar and plan to visit the Cup of Joy Café . Please bring a place
setting to donate (cup, bowl, plate). There is a list on the bulletin board in the entryway of
other items that are always appreciated. Please check the list to see if the things you are wondering what to do with when you are doing your spring cleaning could be used to help furnish
an apartment for a refugee family. (gently used items in good shape, of course). There will be a
basket for donations instead of tickets for sale.
See you at the Cup of Joy cafe on the 7th of February!
Women of the ELCA
North New Mexico Cluster Annual Gathering
Women’s Justice, Called to Advocate—Moving Beyond Charity
Saturday, February 7, 2015, 9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church
The Women of the North New Mexico Cluster Committee
and St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Albuquerque have planned
a gathering for all. Enjoy worship, a discussion about women’s
justice, and fellowship.
NEW PILLOWS—
In Kind Offering
Your registration fee of $20.00 is due by January 23, 2015 or late
registration fee of $25.00 by January 30, 2015 covers lunch by Christy Mae’s, materials and childcare.
About the presenter, Ruth Hoffman: Ruth Hoffman has served as Director of the Lutheran
Advocacy Ministry—New Mexico since 1999. More information about the Lutheran Advocacy
Ministry can be found at: lutheranadvocacynm.org. Ruth works tirelessly on the following
issues with our New Mexico Legislators:
ª Family-Sustaining Income (Minimum Wage & Wage Theft)
ª Hunger
See the Bulletin Board
ª Healthcare
or
ª Affordable Housing & Homelessness
Lynette Schurdevin
for registration forms
ª Immigration
ª Tax Policy
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Impressions from LFS Winter Celebration
Lutheran Family Services
Winter Celebration
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Manuel Hoeger visited LFS in August, 2014;
the picture at the left is the same gentleman
above dressed in traditional attire.
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Beyond Our Walls
A Thank You from Storehouse West
We Receive Letters:
Dear Friends and Pastor Michael,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Storehouse West, we thank you for your very generous
gift of $450.00 and 2,094 pounds of food as part of 14,765 pounds of food from all the area
churches for 2014. You also donated 3,011 pounds of food for 2013. Your generous
donations will go a long way in helping to improve the lives of many families and seniors
served by Storehouse West.
The generosity of our donors helps to serve over 6,700 clients each year. Through our food
pantry we delivered over 360,000 pounds of food to needy persons in 2013. Through our Kids
Clothes Closet we clothed over 900 children.
If you would like a tour of our facilities and see how over 92% of your donations go directly
toward helping those in need please contact me by phone or email as listed herein. Please
feel free to contact me at any time with questions about your contribution or our services.
Ramen noodles
Macaroni & cheese
Canned meat & tuna fish
Peanut butter & jelly
Canned ravioli/spaghettios
Canned fruit & vegetables
Canned pasta sauce
Canned tomatoes
Canned beans/baked beans
Bagged rice
Pinto beans
Boxed jello and pudding
Tea & Coffee
Sugar
Toliet paper & paper towels
Bar soap
Toothpaste
Shampoo
Disinfecting wipes
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Storehouse West
Gratefully, Jim Payne
storehousewestnm@gmail.com
(505) 892-2077
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Family Ministries
There will be a FREE-WILL DONATION
Pancake Breakfast during the Annual Congregation Meeting
next Sunday to help with the costs for COJ’s Youth trip to the
2015 ELCA Youth Gathering
in Detroit, Michigan
The following youth and adults have registered to attend the ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit
in 2015: Hayley Dumas, Zach Shotwell, Sabrina Howe, McKenna Hutton, Sam Laird.
Youth Leaders: Pastor Michael Bastian and Debbie Hutton.
Wednesday F.E.A.S.T.
Join Us on Wednesday Nights for the FEAST! This is a very exciting and popular
program and we hope you will come share your Wednesdays with us.
Here is the schedule:
Supper
Youth Choir
Children’s Activity
Children’s Choir
Youth Study
Adult Study
Confirmation
Music Team Rehearsal
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30—7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Supper on
Wednesday,
January 14, 2015
is a Potluck
(Salads & Sandwiches!)
Here’s Your Chance to SIGN UP!
You can sponsor a night (you don’t have to attend) on your own or team up
with another family/individual to help you prepare/provide the dinner.
There is a sign-up sheet on the table under the
cupola.
Right now, we are expecting about 80 people will
attend each week. A sign-up sheet is available on
the table in the Narthex for those who plan to attend
and will help provide the meals.
Please contact Neal Shotwell at 228-9808 (cell) if you have any questions or need any dinner
ideas or assistance.
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Remembering Chris Sillence
Dear Pastor Bastian,
I attended Chris Sillence's memorial service at your church this past Saturday. I wanted to let
you know how impressed I was with your church. The service was very moving, the music was
lovely and I was very touched by how your church embraced and nurtured Chris' family.
I'm so glad to know that Kristen and her children have such a warm and loving church family.
Thank you for all you have done and will continue to do to help the Sillence family get through
this extremely difficult time. God bless.
Sincerely, Laura Gonzales
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Remembering Chris Sillence
"The most indispensable ingredient of all good home
cooking: love, for those you are cooking for." ~ Sophia Loren
There has been a MealTrain set up for the Sillence family for those who are interested in
bringing them a meal. Please go to the following web address and pick the date you would like
to bring them dinner: https://mealtrain.com/9335l
If you would like to participate but do not have internet access, please contact Meghan Lyman
at 505-489-1992 and I will help you get on the schedule. Thank you!
Restocking COJ’s
Kitchen Pantry
New address?
New phone number?
Items we need:
è 8 oz. cold beverage cups
è Pre-sweetened lemonade mix
LET US KNOW!
earlene@communityofjoy.com
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Our Church
You Can Never Thank People Enough
A huge
Thank You! to
David and Tracy Lizon—for being COJ’s Facilities leader (David) and
Financial Secretary (Tracy)
Thank you to Pat Shodean, Dianne Hensley, Lynette Trujillos, Neal Shotwell,
Donna Doles, Donna Huxtable, Jean Potabi, Jim Shotwell, Zach Shotwell, Ron Tafoya,
Doug Hammett-Lair, and Christine Engel—for helping set up, clean up, and manage
everything Friday and Saturday for Chris Sillence's memorial service.
Douglas Hammett-Lair, Katheryn Josselyn, Anne Kircher—for being COJ’s tech team
Jason Engel—for changing the paraments to reflect the Season of Epiphany
You Can Help Support COJ’s
GOOD SAMARITAN FUND
Smith’s Community Rewards Program
This is an easy way to provide funds to Community of Joy’s
Good Samaritan Fund.
We recently received a check in the amount of $20.38 from rewards
earned in the last three months.
If you are not already a Smith’s Rewards Card member, get a Smith’s
rewards card at any Smith’s. Go online and register your rewards
card account. Enter the Community of Joy NPO number 37218 on the
registration site at the Community Rewards section. Use your
Smith’s card every time you shop. It’s as simple as that.
SERMON ON THE AMOUNTS
Last week’s attendance:
111
Giving for the week of January 11, 2015 comparison (actual versus
budget) is pending budget approval at the Annual Congregation
meeting on Sunday, February 1, 2015
Thank you for your faithful financial stewardship.
Did you know that the Experience Joy! Newsletter is also online?
Check Our Website for Current Information
www.communityofjoy.com
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Our Church
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ, most merciful redeemer, for the countless
blessings and benefits you give. May we know you more clearly, love you more
dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day praising you, with the Father and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Pastor Michael making the sign of the cross during the
Children’s Message on Baptism of Our Lord Sunday
Sherri Bathje serving as Reader
last Sunday
Dick Daisley and Bill Hensley,
“Breakfast Buddies”
Trula Howe and Kara Robertson singing at the
memorial service for Chris SIllence
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Prayer Page
People of Prayer
Prayer List
Please help us keep this list updated.
To add or remove someone from this list, please contact
earlene@communityofjoy.com
Each week we randomly offer names of
people connected to Community of Joy for
whom to pray. Ask God to protect them
and build them up.
Jan. 18th: Trula Howe
19th: Cameron Sillence
20th: Liz Roberts
21st: Dick Daisley
22nd: Nancy Cooley
23rd: David Lizon
24th: Julie Laybourne
COJ Family
Alexandra & Gail Laird
Bill & Jean Potabi
Dave & Pat Shodean
Elrine Frosch-Loving
Fran & Brenda Young
Horvat family
Jason & Heather Conner
Joseph Conner
Julian Roberts
Laurie Ethier
COJ Church Council
Julie Evans
Bill Hensley
David Lizon
Jamila Mamuya
Cliff Walker
Dick Tool—Treasurer
Laybourne family
Louise Scott
Nancy & Star Cooley
Pr. Michael Bastian
Sherri Bathje
Sillence family
Stephanie Belmore
Suzanne Davis
Tarrie Burnett
Virginia Wilcox
Friends of COJ
Adam & Kathryn Dekker
Alice Martin
Angel Aranda
Blake Roberts
Brian Raymond & family
Butler family
Camille Evans
Carolyn Lindsey
Chris Lizon
Darren Gibbs
David & Victoria Graston
Deven Schei
Diane Kelley
Diane Selstad
Douglas Sciortino
Drury family, Jacob & Eli
Erik & Eva Goldstrom
Family of Judy Williams
Family of Sam Butler
Gibbs/West family
Gina Meyer
Greg & Lisa Chevalley
Heriberto Gonzalez
Hildred Huyssoon
Ian Merewether
Together in Mission
Camino de Vida—Albuquerque
Iglesia Cristo Rey—El Paso, TX
Safety
SFC Karen Beattie [05/26/11] - Ft. Riley, Kansas
(cousin of Jackie Anderson)
Natan Willson [5/25/14] - Colorado
(friend of Linda McCormick)
Mike Oldenborg [01/07/13] - Fallon, Nevada
(friend of Les & Pat Luehring)
Arvid Opry—(son of Rudi & Irma Pallas)
Brett Archibald [10/20/13] - Phoenix, Arizona
(cousin of Jackie Anderson)
Janis Brock
Jeff & Debbie Potter
Joe Gresson
Juarez family
Kay Morris
Kaylee Schmitt
Laura Weyna
Leroy Rupp
Lois Wimbush
Lynne Gibson
Marika Hensley
Martha Jean Jarvis
Mary Holverson
Monica Archuleta
Muriel Raub
Nichole Haase
Ray Witt
Rosaline Wallace
Scott Peterson
Sr. Anna Flanagan
Ted & Nina Osborn
Tim Reed
Todd & Summerlyn Vorachek
Yvonne & Kim Tracy
Every Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m., a group of COJ members pray for people on this list, as
well as names we receive from the attendance sheets.
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