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FALL 2021
Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church
Special Points of Interest:
Ministry Fair page 2
Stephen Ministry page 5
Trunk or Treat page 7
It has been a little bit since our last OKTOBERFEST, so this year will be a little different. Most of
the vendors will be outside, a few inside. This will give us the opportunity to have a larger eating
area, more raffles, games, food, a silent auction, music and more! We hope you will join us on
October 23 to once again celebrate OKTOBERFEST!
If you are interested in having a table at the OKTOBERFEST, please contact Danielle Johnson at the
church office. Applications will be in the office or also on our website.
W E L CO M E H O M E PA ST O R BR AD !
As we move through the rest of the season of Pentecost and
get ready to welcome Pastor Brad back from his Sabbatical,
I would just like to remind our parishioners of the wonder-
Inside this issue:
ful changes we have made this summer using the
“Pentecost Principal”. We have brought back communion
at the altar, monthly events, and small groups, just to name New Partner Ministry 2
few.
We are bringing in new members quite frequently. How Digital Ministry 3
great is that!!! Even through uncertain times that we live in
today, individuals are turning more to Jesus!!!! Carol Hummel Food
4
Pantry
Please join as at any of our services on Sunday, September 26 to Welcome
Home Pastor Brad and his family. It has been a busy summer at Shepherd of
the Sea and we want to Welcome him back to the Circus. Leadership Corner 5
If anyone is looking to join in our small groups or ministries, we now have 37
small groups/ministries here now at Shepherd of the Sea. How amazing is Birthdays/Anniversaries 6
“God’s Work Though Our Hands!!!”
WELCA 7
We are always looking for individuals to volunteer and help. As I always like
to say “Ask not what God can do for you, Ask what YOU can do for God!!!”
Sept & Oct Calendar Insert
Danielle Johnson, Parish Life Coordinator
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Shepherd of the Sea Ministry Fair…
“Get Connected”
Shepherd of the Sea Ministry Fair… Get excited serving God!!!
celebrate the work of the Church.
recognize and thank those who carry out ministries
highlight the services available within the parish
already involved? develop a greater perspective for
where your gifts fit in
See where you fit in…September 12 in the court yard
following all three worship services!
New to Shepherd of the Sea? Why join Shepherd of the Sea?
Welcome we’ve been waiting for you!! Welcome we’ve been waiting for you!!
Thank you for worshiping with us. Affirm your Baptismal Covenant!
We’re eager to meet you! Be part of a faith community!
Visit the Welcome Desk Serve others following Jesus examples
Sign our Guest Book Interested in joining us? Talk with the
Pastor or inquire at the Welcome Desk
SMALL GROUP MINISTRY
AT SHEPHERD OF THE SEA
Want more information about any of
our small groups?
Visit shepherdofthesea.com
and click the Small Groups box at the
bottom of the home page!
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Digital Ministry - by Holly Lail
Thank you to all who responded to the survey over the last
couple of months! We understand that Social Media isn’t for
everybody. However, we believe that it can be used as a tool
to reach more people for God’s Kingdom. I would like to thank
our Facebook Hosts who do a wonderful job each week to wel-
come our partners and visitors who watch us on Facebook.
Another shout-out goes to Doug Fletcher & Joe Temple who
helped out with replacing cables for the sound system in early
August. These men have stepped up to help us behind the
scenes as needed.
We still need more volunteers for the AV Team. For the 9:30 am service, we need someone to run the sound
in the Control Room. It’s just controlling the sound of the voices and instruments. Another need is for the 11
am Sound in the Sanctuary and controlling the slides. Please reach out to Holly or Eric if you are interested
in helping out.
How do you recognize Shepherd of the Sea? Is it a picture of the building? The logo? The mission state-
ment? Well, a couple of weeks ago we got mail from SOS. Immediately my 2 year old son pointed to the
photo and said “church”. He knows what the church looks like at his young age. How do you describe SOS
to your friends? By the building? Do you share the mission statement with your friends? Part of the book that
the FaceBook (FB) team has been reading “From Grace to Gigabytes” by Ryan M. Panzer, talked about a
church’s mission statement. When I was reading this part of the book, I immediately thought about one of 7
Basic Premises of SOS - The church exists for those who are not yet members. But this isn’t the mission
statement. The mission statement of SOS is found on the back of the newsletter, it states:
“Our mission is to serve our Savior and care for all, to that end we will:
LIVE together as GOD’s faithful, caring family;
WORSHIP GOD, sharing in Word and Sacrament,
TEACH GOD’s Word and tell GOD’s story;
SERVE all people, following the example of our Lord JESUS;
RESPOND as stewards, giving to GOD as GOD has given to us.”
Our digital book study team is looking into how to live out the church’s mission statement in digital ministry.
During the month of September, we will meet via zoom (date to be announced via FB & announcements) to
discuss ideas from the books we have read and to get a plan in place to go over with Pastor Brad when he
gets back. If you have any ideas, you are welcome to join us! Contact Holly Lail if you have any questions at
av.shepcluth@gmail.com.
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The Carol Hummel Food Pantry Report
The Food Pantry is forever growing and offering more to our clients. In June we started offering Senior
Boxes. These are boxes for the clients 60 years old and older. This helps give them shelf-stable food
products to help offset their monthly living costs.
Also, the food pantry has started a “Virtual Store” - this is when we have had clients attend a class to help
them identify healthier choices of food and how to shop for their daily proteins, dairy, etc.… Next we are
starting a 6-weeks cooking course. This will teach individuals how to cook some of the more difficult items
they receive with from us or the grocery store. They will be given recipes and the ingredients of what to cook,
and how to cook it. At the end of the 6-week class, one lucky winner will win a new
cookware set.
In addition, We are now rescuing food from Food Lion, Starbucks, and Lowe’s Food!
Thank you to all the volunteers who do weekly pick-ups at these partnering companies.
We are averaging serving 450 people through the food pantry. Our monthly average
of individuals fed is staying around 1100-1200 individuals.
Thank you
GLYASDI
Danielle Johnson
Be Our Guest on Wednesday for Lunch!
Every Wednesday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
All people from around the South Strand are invited to come and enjoy a free meal at Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran
Church. Churches from the area are working together to serve a great lunch for the community.
If you are hungry, you are invited!
If you are struggling to make ends meet, you are invited!
If you are tired of eating alone at home or at work, you are invited!
If you would just like to meet some new people while enjoying a delicious meal, you
are invited!
This is our gift to the community. We hope Community Lunch will become a gathering
place for all people in the South Strand. Around the table, we will share a meal while
also having the opportunity to get to know our neighbors. Our vision is for no one in our community to go hungry or to
feel isolated during lunch on Wednesdays. We look forward to seeing YOU at Community Lunch this Wednesday!!!
Flower Sign-up
The Flower sign-up sheets are
in the Narthex. Each week we
try to have two vases of cut
flowers for the altar. If you
would like to purchase flowers
in memory or honor of a person
or event, please sign up and
complete an Altar Flowers
Purchase form and make sure
to attach a check for the total
amount, which is $40 per vase.
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By Jane Whithem
This summer, something new has begun. What’s
This month, we have a question that was sent to the that, something new? The Youth Leadership Team
leadership group’s email account. has been formed and is working diligently to
How can we get more people to join our group? revamp and bring all ages of youth back into our
church.
Getting more people to join any church group is
What does the future of our youth look like in our
difficult, but not impossible. I hope what follows helps
church? Did you know that the children in our
to answer your question. church are members? We are reaching out not
First, the best and most important way to get people to only to our members, but we are reaching out into
join a group is talking with them and explaining what the community to also bring a Christian Education
the group does and what it wants to accomplish. In and fun to those around us. If you like to be with
others words – what is the group’s mission, goals, and children and want to join in this exciting new ad-
objectives. It is too easy to tell people to “look on our venture at Shepherd of the Sea, please contact
website for more information,” or to just hand some- Danielle Johnson to learn more.
one a flyer. Face-to-face communication always Starting in September you will start seeing new
works best. As a member of the Congregation Council, information about the new Youth Programs and
when someone asks me how to join a particular group, Events that will be happening here at SOS. “Let
I direct them to the group’s leader, or if I do not know the Children Come!!!””
who that is, then I direct them to the Church Office for
more information. Act Now if You’d Like to be a
The second thing to remember is TIME. When you Part of the Stephen Minister
ask someone if they want to join a particular group, the Training Class!
answer you may get is, “sorry, I am way too busy.”
Although it is true that we are all very busy, sometimes Time is running out if you
people don’t want to join a group if they may have to want to be part of Shepherd
make a long-term commitment (once a week, every of the Sea’s new class of
other week, once a month, etc.). Some people may be Stephen Ministers, which will
more interested in joining something that only happens begin in October 2021. This is
once or twice a year, and with all of the wonderful and
a wonderful opportunity for
exciting things that our church is doing, there is plenty
of opportunity for shorter-term obligations to a group. you to grow in faith, develop stronger relational skills,
and bring Christ’s love into the lives of hurting people.
The last thing to remember is now that we have so
many small groups, people will be making choices of The Stephen Minister’s role is to bring God’s love into
which one(s) to join based on their interests. Because the lives of people who are going through a difficult
of this, membership in some groups may decline, but time or experiencing a crisis. Stephen Ministers listen,
membership in others will grow. Just remember, the
important thing – NEVER turn away someone who care, support, encourage, and pray with and for a
wants to join any church group/organization; rather, person who is hurting. And in the midst of this
inspire them to investigate and join one of our many confidential, one-to-one, caring relationship, God’s
groups – there are so many new and exciting healing love comes pouring through.
opportunities in our church to meet new people, maybe
learn a new skill, or just have fun! In order to ensure that our Stephen Minister are well
equipped to meet the needs of the individuals they are
I hope this information is helpful. If anyone has any
caring for, each Stephen Minister must participate in
questions, please write us at
50 hours of training. Our training journey begins in
leadership.shepcluth@gmail.com October 2021. For more information contact Mandy
Bellah at sosstephenministry@gmail.com.
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Janet Adams 9/25 Pat Lleras 9/16 Mickey Ammerata 10/25 James Moe 10/04
Carol Alpaugh 9/12 Sandy Lynn 9/13 Susan Berger 10/10 Sue Morich 10/08
Ellen Cacossa 9/25 Gail Malocheski 9/30 Marla Busby 10/26 Kathryn Mousseau 10/06
Evan Cantley 9/10 Vera Marino 9/08 Kim Cantley 10/01 Debbie Moynihan 10/31
Jacquelyn Cummings 9/07 Charlotte Mastrocola 9/12 Maria Cooley 10/25 Chuck Nycum 10/31
James Mastrocola 9/08 Jean Coons 10/28 Suzann Palmer 10/25
Corey Douglas 9/07
Darlene Day 10/21 Karen Rex 10/18
Henry Dunning 9/22 Joe McDonnell 9/08
David Decker 10/06 Boris Ribot 10/21
Teri Fabian 9/27 Joshua Monteith 9/10
Bonnie Duggins 10/26 Robert Ritz 10/12
Nate Fancher 9/06 Margaret Monteith 9/03
Ali Dunning 10/10 Julie Rosnack 10/12
Janie Fink 9/28 Mary Morrison 9/11
Andrea Evans 10/25 Matt Sandberg 10/16
Leisa Fletcher 9/22 Gary Mousseau 9/13 Arthur Eza 10/30 Wendy Schifer 10/08
George Foster 9/02 Vandelyn Nichols 9/06 Julia Gifford 10/31 Mark Steinle 10/24
Bob Freemon 9/19 Anne Pedicone 9/16 Chris Good 10/14 Joe Temple III 10/29
Joy Gallas 9/14 Ellen Plank 9/11 Pat Green 10/03 Trinity Tracy 10/17
Suzanne Green 9/13 Alice Poziviak 9/11 Lesli Hunter 10/26 Melanie Wagner 10/19
Patricia Guthrie 9/04 Louis Sands 9/19 Tom Irvin 10/09 Mike Weaver 10/12
Michele Harding 9/28 Larry Schliessmann 9/16 Susan Kanwischer 10/18 David Werba 10/31
David Scoins 9/23 Amanda Kinseth-Rodgers 10/08 Kilah Wittke 10/29
Jerrold Harvey 9/11
Kay Soltesz 9/18 Kevin Kraft 10/24 Claire Wulf 10/08
John Hileman 9/01
Alice Lewis 10/01 Verlon Wulf 10/23
Karen Hope 9/22 Lisa Steele 9/27
David Lloyd Sr. 10/15
Charles Horn 9/01 Cassandra Stines 9/05
Lucinda Long 10/23
Roy Houston 9/16 Art Taneyhill 9/28
Judy Lowe 10/10
Desiree Jackson 9/19 Ines Tetschner Nelson 9/01
Loren McBride 10/24
Mildred Jenkins 9/12 Ronald Valverde 9/18 Julia McDade 10/13
Deborah Johnson 9/25 Kay Weaver 9/02 Nelson Melendez 10/10
William Kerlin 9/19 Mary Frances Williams 9/15 Ruth Miller 10/22
Richard & Linda Berg 9/12 Arthur & Patricia Eza 9/19 Bertil & Marsha Johnson 9/24 John & Ellen Plank 9/13
Karen & Dennis Brogna 10/16 Erika & Joseph Fitzpatrick 9/05 Robert & Claudia Kraft 9/14
Gary & Beverly Rosenquist 10/21
Baxter & Karen Brooks 10/10 Douglas & Leisa Fletcher 9/25 Jim & Lori MacDonald 10/03
Christine & Louis Sands 9/11
BJ & Tony Burkhart 9/26 George & Edley Foster 9/14 Lloyd & Kay Mackall 10/31
Bob & Lorie Sauer 9/14
Robert & Nancy Collins 10/13 Matthew & Sandy Fox 10/04 Amy & Mike Matter 9/20
Chuck & Beth Saufler 10/08
Jack & Jean Coons 10/08 Les & Kathryn Gerhart 10/28 David & Nancy Mawra 9/04
Mark & Melanie Steinle 9/27
Dwight & Geraldine Daily 10/05 Mindy & Chris Good 9/20 Joe & Anne McDonnell 10/16
Mike & Joann Vannetter 10/04
James & Kathleen Dankel 10/05 John & Lois Heindel 10/19 Robert & Mary Morrison 10/28
Skip & Melanie Wagner 10/28
Stephan & Michele Dukes 10/23 Bill & Jackie Hummel 9/01 Chuck & Cindy Nycum 10/14
Verlon & Claire Wulf 9/19
Andrea & Ed Evans 10/04 Ronald & Barbara Jenkins 9/05 Frank & Edie Piazza 9/20
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September WELCA - Kick Off Breakfast
Women of the ELCA (WELCA) will kick off the fall season
with a continental breakfast on Saturday, September 4 at
10:30 am in the Fellowship Hall. Please note that this is
the first Saturday of the month. Future gatherings will be
held on the second Saturday of each month. All women of the church are considered members of
WECLA, and all are invited to attend. Please use the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the
Narthex or contact Sandy Huth at beachcomberlady8@gmail.com if you plan to attend.
WELCA will normally meet the second Saturday of the month at 10:30 am in the Fellowship Hall.
Join us in October for our regularly scheduled meeting on Saturday October 9 at 10:30 am when
our guest speaker will be Leisa Fletcher, RN. Leisa is a retired Breast Navigator, and she will
present a program on breast health at the October 9 WELCA gathering. As always, all of the
women of the church are invited to attend.
Are you a Thrivent Member?? Do you know about
Thrivent Choice Dollars?? Do you know about
Action teams?? If the answer to the first question is
Saturday October 30 4-6 pm “YES”, and the answer to the last two questions is
“NO”, then as a Thrivent member, the last two
Join us in our church parking lot for a fun day of
questions are ways that Thrivent Financial provides
safe trick or treating. We will also be giving out money to Shepherd of the Sea. As a Thrivent
drinks, chips, and hot dogs to those attending the Choice member, you can direct “choice dollars” to
event. Shepherd of the Sea (depending on your contract
with Thrivent Financial). Or, as a Thrivent Member,
We are in need of donations for you can participate in SOS “Action Team Projects.”
CANDY! CANDY! CANDY! As an Action Team participant, you can obtain, two
$250 grants from Thrivent Financial each year.
We are also in need of those to decorate their cars,
For more information contact Joe DiMauro at
look for a sign up in The Narthex. We also need joedi02@aol.com
donations of hot dogs, little bags of chips, and
soda and bottles of water for this event. If anyone
has a Thrivent card they would like to donate to
this event, it would be greatly appreciated.
Sea Scripts Newsletter Deadline
Just a friendly reminder that all submissions for the SOS Newsletter must be submitted by the 15th of the previous month
All submissions for the November Newsletter will be due into the church office by October 15th.
Please email all notices and articles as a Word document to shepcluth@gmail.com
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G OD ’S W ORK , O UR HAN D S ,
GE NEROS IT Y CHAN G ING L IVE S
Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church
Our Mission Statement Worship Schedule
Our mission is to serve our Savior and care Sundays
for all, to that end we will:
9:30 am Contemporary
LIVE together as GOD’s faithful, caring
family; 8 am & 11 am Traditional
WORSHIP GOD, sharing in Word and Streaming live at 9:30 am &
Sacrament, 11 am on our website at
TEACH GOD’s Word and tell GOD’s story; www.shepherdofthesea.com
SERVE all people, following the example of 843.651.7377 (office)
our Lord JESUS; 843.651.1363 (fax)
shepcluth@gmail.com
RESPOND as stewards, giving to GOD as
GOD has given to us. Brad Bellah — Pastor
We welcome EVERYONE at the LORD’s TABLE.
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