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THE WARDENS We would also like for parishioners to prayerfully consider these vital ministries for the program year beginning in September. In particular the Formation Ministry team is looking for a few good men and women to lead in the Youth program in the upcoming year. To everything
there is a season . . . We also anticipate a change, for the summer, of our worship space. The change of seasons, however, does not affect our regular expenses. In this months newsletter you will find a short report from our Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer on how we are doing financially through April. If you have any questions or concerns about any of the items reported therein, feel free to contact either of the Wardens. If we cannot immediately answer your question, we will try and answer any inquiries as expeditiously as possible. While financially we are close to being on target, down only slightly from our budgeted income, we need to maintain our pace through the summer. We would appreciate any and all efforts of parishioners to stay on pace through the summer months. What’s
new at www.stlawrencechurch.org To access the online shopping, go the St. Lawrence’s website and go to the “News” page. You will see a banner on the News page for the Network - all you need to do is click on the banner to access the “mall”. Another new feature on our parish website is the improvements made in the calendar. By accessing the calendar, you can find out more about times and contacts for many of our parish events. You’ll see information on the Progressive Dinner, for example, scheduled for June 4, 2005. This event has been a real highlight of the calendar year in the past and a great opportunity to meet new people and reacquaint yourselves with others. We encourage all of you to attend what we expect to be another great event. Remember the new worship times, consider shopping online, and remember the Church before you leave for vacation. Until next month, have a safe, fun and enjoyable start to summer. Senior Warden Jeanne Murphy can be reached at Valentinejam@sbcglobal.net Junior Warden
Frank Top can be reached at theTops4@comcast.net
A NOTE
FROM THE TREASURERS
Ann Marr DIOCESAN CONVENTION DELEGATES WANTED This year’s Diocesan Convention will be on November 11 & 12 at a new location, the Sheraton Chicago Northwest in Arlington Heights. The Vestry expects to appoint delegates to Convention at its regularly scheduled meeting in June, but needs to know of any parishioners who may be interested in representing us at this important meeting of the Diocese of Chicago. In addition to the routine business of the a convention, there are a variety of sessions and workshops offered for every interest and ministry. These offerings are open to everyone and are a wonderful opportunity to gather as a diocese for fellowship and to help discern the course of our future life together. Please consider attending either as a delegate or non-delegate. It is an effort like this that can lead you to realizing a new or enriched role in your church.
This summer, we are going to be traveling, but instead of around the world, we are going to be time-travelers, going back to the 1st century church. In the early church, people worshipped in their homes, in their living rooms. They gathered together in a room and prayed, worshipped, and shared a meal. They did this all together, family-style. By moving our furniture around to more closely approximate a family-style environment in our sanctuary, we’ll do something like that as well. We will move the altar toward the middle of the space, with the chairs around it, like a living room. When we change what we are doing it causes us to think more deeply about what we are doing and why. These are some questions to ponder:
At the end of the summer, we’ll put everything back the way it is now and then we’ll have some forums to solicit feedback from everyone who wants to give it. We will be looking for all feedback; good, bad, and indifferent. We want to know what you thought of our “Traveling back to the 1st Century.”
The activities associated with Libertyville Days make routine office operations difficult or impossible, so office hours during the whole of this week will be uncertain. There will not be our normal mid-week Eucharist on Thursday, June 9. We will hold our regular schedule of service on Sunday, June 13 — at 7:30 and 10:00 am. Let’s not let the carnival outside spoil our celebrations inside. THAT
BOOK YOU’VE BEEN MEANING TO READ Annual
potluck and party We'd love to involve more parishioners in this fun activity, so if you've ever read a book and wanted to hash it over with others, this is the group for you, and June is the time to come find out more! Book
of the month for June
If you'd like
to learn more about the Book Group, call Betsy Swank.
These shawls were created in love - and the loving care of the God who works through them. These shawls will now be given out to embrace others who are either in need or celebrating life's joys with a tangible expression of love - both ours and God's. In the meantime, the knitting continues on the first and third Monday of every month, throughout the summer. We will gather in our air-conditioned sanctuary at 6:30 pm. ATTENTION
NEWCOMERS This is a great time for the adults to get to know each other better. Please plan to join us for fun and fellowship. Look for a sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Coffee
Hour hosts and greeters
Note to parishioners: If you get to church early before the 10:00 service, coffee will be available at that time as well.
Our
25th year at Farmer’s Market We need eight (8) "Captains" to run the weekly sale for two weeks each (so the work is managed by many rather than a few). Coordinators Ann Leffler and Margaret Snow will make sure supplies are available and will call for weekly volunteers. The Captains need to be in charge of set-up, the sale itself and clean-up. Your team would only be responsible for the dates. The first to sign up as Captains can get the choice of weeks for their sale. This is a fun way to get to know other people at St. Lawrence while funding valuable outreach projects. Market
Day For those unfamiliar with Market Day, Market Day offers a variety of meats, family meals, breakfast foods, snacks, and beverages all conveniently packaged. Most meats are individually packaged which makes it great for families of any size. Proceeds from Market Day go into the outreach funds distributed annually by the ECW. We will also need volunteers to assist with distributing the food on the dates of the sales in July and August.
THANKS
TO OUR TEACHERS AND SINGERS
May 22 also brought the choir season to an end. The Adult Choir and the Sunday School Choir have filled our Sanctuary with joyful voices all year. Thank you, singers, for your dedication throughout the year . We look forward to hearing your voices in the fall.
RELAY
FOR LIFE — MAKING A DIFFERENCE Everyone is welcome. Even if you only have time for one lap around the field, you can be a part of this movement. Pledges are also being accepted.
Our clergy and members of the St. Lawrence Pastoral Care Ministry Team are available to offer support for the needs in our parish family. This support may include prayer, communion at home, rides to appointments or shopping, or maybe a home-cooked meal. Please contact the church office or speak with a member of the clergy for information or assistance.
1. Make a will. In a will you state who you want to inherit your property and name a guardian to care for your children should something happen to both parents. 2. Consider a Trust. If you hold your property in a living trust, your survivors won’t have to go through probate court (a time consuming and expensive process). 3. Make health care directives. Writing out your wishes for health care can protect you if you become unable to make medical decisions for yourself. Health care directives include a health care declaration and a power of attorney for health care, which gives someone you choose the power to make decisions if you can’t. 4. Make a financial power of attorney. With a durable power of attorney for finances, you can give a trusted person authority to handle your finances and property if you become incapacitated and unable to handle your own affairs. 5. Protect your children’s property. You should name an adult to manage any money and property your minor children may inherit from you. 6. Protect your business. If you own a business, you should have a succession plan. If you own a business with others, you should have a buyout agreement. 7. File beneficiary forms. Naming a beneficiary for bank accounts and retirement plans makes the account automatically “payable on death” to your beneficiary and allows the funds to skip the probate process. In most cases you can register your brokerage accounts to transfer to your beneficiary upon your death. Review the beneficiaries of your life insurance and will on a regular basis. 8. Consider life insurance. If you have young children, own a house, or may owe a significant estate tax when you die, life insurance may be a good idea. 9. Understand estate taxes. You may want to consider an AB trust or gifts to loved ones or charities to reduce your taxable estate. 10. Cover funeral expenses. After getting an estimated cost of funeral expenses, you may set these funds aside to pay for funeral and related expenses. 11. Make final arrangements. Make your wishes known regarding organ donation and your body (burial or cremation). 12. Store your documents. Your spouse, executor, and/or attorney may need access to the following documents:
Interested parishioners are requested to call Carolyn Finch |
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