Creator Connection April 2021

Creator Lutheran Church and Preschool
Creator Connection
APRIL 2021
Welcoming all to Worship, Grow, and Serve in God’s Grace.
Pastor’s Corner
A message from Pastor Amanda
Grace and Peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
The nature of a promise
is that it is something we hold
and trust, but it not necessarily
something that we experience
on a daily basis.
There is the Ole and Lena
joke from my Scandinavian
roots in which Lena laments
that Ole has only told her that
he loves her one time. When
asked, Ole responds that he
will let her know if he changes
his mind. Obviously Ole was
not versed in Love Languages
and is missing the need that
Lena had to hear affirmations
of that love. The promise of
consistency and enduring love
is hinted at but also the human
reality of impermanence is
poignantly implied. Minds can
be changed, promises do get
broken in our hands and under
our power.
A promise needs to be used.
We need reassurance that
promises are remembered by all
parties involved and are being
acted upon as well so that they
are not empty.
Do you know people who
make promises right and left
but quickly forget or when a
response is needed come up
with excuses rather than follow
through on their promise? Are
you one of those people? I
imagine sometimes the answer
is yes to both questions.
As humans, we are promise
makers. We are not always
promise keepers. As a result,
we project our unfaithfulness
onto God and God’s promise of
keeping fidelity. In doing so we
are as far from the truth as the
east is from the west.
God made promises to
you in your Baptism — you
have shared in a death like his
and will certainly share in a
resurrection like his (Romans
6:5). We call our death in
Baptism the big death in which
the powers of sin, the devil and
death are defeated by Christ in
our life. Our physical death at
some point later in our future
is our little death and while
significant to us it has already
been demoted from the last
and greatest word in our life by
Christ.
Continued on pg. 4

Table of Contents
Ministry
Pastor’s Corner...............................................
Terri’s Two Cents...........................................
Pastor’s Corner cont. .....................................
Fellowship
Statement for the International Day for the
Elimination of Racism...................................
Church in Society..........................................
Church Council Highlights............................
Thoughts on Stewardship..............................
Children, Youth, and Family
Easter Events, Prayer Chain..........................
One on One...................................................
Children’s Program, Confirmation Schedule
Children’s Book of the Month.......................
Preschool
Preschool News..............................................
News and Education..............................
Birthdays and Reminders.......................
Calendar............................................................
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Staff
Pastor:
Amanda Olson de Castillo
pastoramanda@creatorlutheran.net
Children, Youth,
& Family Director: Terri Heckroth
creatorterri@comcast.net
Office Ministry: Donna Reynolds
office@creatorlutheran.net
Communications Coordinator:
Marion Gil
communications@creatorlutheran.
net
Bookkeeper: Marcie Reid
creatorbooks@creatorlutheran.net
Custodian: Leslie Noborikawa
Nursery Attendants: Debbie
Eikland and Cynthia Lowe
Sunday School Coordinator:
Terri Heckroth
creatorterri@comcast.net
Preschool Director:
Andrea DeDominces
Preschool Teachers:
Andrea DeDominces, Ragan Allen
& Cheri Farrer
Baptism Coordinator:
Briana Halaas
Funeral Coordinator:
Janee Theleman
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Ministry teams and program leaders, please think ahead about what is coming up and
submit information, pictures or stories of impact to office@creatorlutheran.net by the 20th
of each month. Our Office Ministry Coordinator, will collect, format, and get the newsletter
out to the congregation by the first of each month. If you have any further questions,
please feel free to call the office (253) 862-7700.

Terri’s Two Cents
As I write this article, March
21, we celebrate International
Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination. Some topics
are hard to talk about because
we don’t want to hurt anyone’s
feelings, and some people think
that talking about prejudice,
bias, and stereotypes is impolite
or hurtful. But studies have
shown that discussing these
difficult topics (even when we
fall short of perfection) can help
to overcome harmful attitudes.
Let’s start by getting to know
some new (or familiar) words.
Do you know what prejudice
means? Prejudice means to
pre-judge. A prejudice is a
judgment someone makes
about another person just
based on their appearance or
differences. Prejudgments can
oftentimes be negative, hurtful,
and untrue. When I was in
fourth grade, the other kids in
my class thought that since I
was smaller than the average
girl, I could not be good at
sports. I was actually a very
fast runner and won the prize
for “Best Athlete” at Field Day
that year.
When an entire group of
people is prejudged, it is called
stereotyping. An example of
stereotyping could be found in
this statement: “Girls love the
color pink.” Some girls do love
the color pink, but how would
you feel if you were a girl who
“If we hate others, we are living and walking in the dark.
We don’t know where we are going, because we can’t see
in the dark.” --1 John 2: 11
did NOT like the color pink?
I think most of us struggle
with prejudice and stereotyping
to some degree. Our
experiences with one member
of a group may influence
how we think and act toward
all members of that group.
Sometimes, prejudice and
stereotyping are based on
a person’s ethnicity. That is
another big word we should
define. Ethnicity is your race or
background. It can mean what
part of the world your ancestors
are from or what language you
ancestors spoke.
Prejudging people can be
harmful to the person who is
being judged and to the one
who is doing the judging. If we
judge people only by what we
see on the outside, we cannot
get to know the real person.
We could be missing out on a
chance to have a really great
friend.
This is the beginning of a
very long conversation. There
is a lot to discuss. Let’s talk
more!
“If we hate others, we are living
and walking in the dark. We
don’t know where we are going,
because we can’t see in the
dark.” --1 John 2: 11
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Ministry
Continued from pg. 1
I would add that we have
little deaths throughout of lives
— as chapters of our lives begin
and end, as we experience
grief and loss and limitations
and as life continually brings
suffering to us and through us.
In this Easter season I want
us to also realize that while we
experience little deaths, we also
experience little resurrections.
God continues to bring us life
out of death or maybe better
said in the midst of death. Hope
in the midst of sorrow. Joy in
the midst of suffering. These
little resurrections remind us
of God’s promise to provide
and sustain our life and that we
will share in the resurrection.
The Big Resurrection will
come when death, the devil
and sin are defeated one last
time in your flesh, and they
will no longer have any hold
or influence over you. You
will have no more death, only
resurrection.
So a question for you…
when has God used this
promise for you. When
have you been given little
resurrections, glimpses of the
fullness of God’s promise for
you?
Just because you have not
felt or experienced resurrection,
or that death and suffering
keep on returning to your
life perhaps, does not make
resurrection any less real.
God does not require that you
get it or feel it to be real — I
know you would like it to be
otherwise but many times you
will not feel God at work in your
life. It does help to name the
little resurrections in your life
and to name them for others
in their lives as well— how is
God acting in the little deaths
along the way in our life? The
resurrection is a promise that
abides, dwells in you. It is a
promise that will be dawn in
your life and the lives of your
loved ones.
We do need to be reminded.
We do need to be given God’s
promise again and again, not
because it did not work the first
time, but because we, like Lena,
need reassurance to hold onto
and to trust.
Fear not for those baptized
— God will remain true to His
promise. God will not change
His mind even when we do. The
resurrection will come — there
will be little resurrections along
the way of life — and the big
resurrection when you will finally
see what has held you in hope
and promise throughout life’s
little deaths and resurrections.
Peace be with you in the
name of your Risen Lord and
Savior!
In Christ,
Pastor Amanda
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CHICAGO (March 17,
2021) — The Rev. Elizabeth A.
Eaton, presiding bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA), and leaders of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Canada, the Anglican Church
of Canada and The Episcopal
Church have issued a statement
in observance of the International
Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination on March 21.
The statement follows:
Statement for the International
Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination – March 21, 2021
From Churches Beyond
Borders: Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Canada, Anglican
Church of Canada, The
Episcopal Church and the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America
In Advent 2020, Churches
Beyond Borders expressed
a commitment to dismantling
racism, combating white
supremacy and actively seeking
opportunities to engage more
deeply on these important issues.
In this season of Lent, we continue
our journey as we join together
in observing the International
Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination. This is an
annual day of recommitment in
remembrance of the day police in
Sharpeville, South Africa, opened
fire and killed 69 people at a
peaceful demonstration against
apartheid “pass laws” in 1960.
(www.un.org/en/observances/
end-racism-day) Recognizing
that the March 21 International
Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination is a calling to be
lived out every day, we offer this
reflection as encouragement
to continue the journey with
renewed determination.
I have observed the misery
of my people who are in Egypt; I
have heard their cry on account
of their taskmasters. Indeed, I
know their sufferings, and I have
come down to deliver them
(Exodus 3:7-8a, NRSV)
How do we lament the sin of
racism?
Racism and xenophobia
have a painful, violent, deadly
history that traverses all borders.
The institutional church shares
in the complicity of the legacies
of the Doctrine of Discovery
colonization, forced removal and
genocide of Indigenous people,
the enslavement of African
and Indigenous Peoples and
injustices perpetrated against
all people of color. The sin of
racism is structural, institutional,
interpersonal and internalized. It
lives in communities inside and
outside the church; it continues
to inflict harm on a daily basis
and generate new history. How
do we repent of all of this?
At the burning bush, Moses
hears God say, “I have heard
the cries of my people.” We
who follow the God of Freedom
must also hear the cries of
God’s people, of each other, and
especially those among us who
live under the constant threat
and violence of racism and white
supremacy. For those of us who
have the privilege of closing
ourselves off, we need to open
ourselves to feel the painful
truths of the sins of racism and
Ministry
Statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
white supremacy in our hearts
and bodies and minds and
souls. We must create spaces
and structures that welcome and
include the voices of those most
directly impacted by the sins of
racism. This message is being
shared during the season of Lent,
a period of self-examination,
reflection, and making amends.
We need to lament, repent and
be transformed.
Moses is told to take off his
sandals. We need to lament in
worship: to remove our shoes,
to stand in humility, to feel
the ashes on our foreheads,
to be honest in the presence
of God about our sins and
shortcomings. Holy Ground is
a gift that supports lamentation,
repentance, transformation and
discernment.
Moses is sent to work for the
freedom of people. Oppression is
not inevitable or insurmountable.
Things can change. Challenging
racism and white supremacy
calls each of us to deep
and honest consideration of
perceptions, biases, behaviours
and systemic patterns. We echo
the United Nations call to take
the strongest possible stand
against racism, discrimination
and intolerance of every kind, to
spread the word to fight racism
and to take stock of the state of
human rights and hate speech
today and reflect on how each
of us can stand up for rights.
In lamentation and repentance,
we hear God’s call to act for the
dismantling of racism.
Moses admits his own fears
Continued on pg. 13
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Fellowship
Over many months, Creator Lutheran Church
has remained faithful in giving to others, even in
these times of hardship and change during the
pandemic. Your generosity has made it possible
to give to others who needed support during the
past two months in the following ways:
• Feeding those who have a scarcity of
food by giving to our local food banks:
$1800
• Helping agencies that help the homeless,
and those who can’t pay rent by giving to
Open Hearth, Associated Ministries and
Mi Casa: $1400
• Lutheran Disaster Relief for families in
Texas: $300
• Agencies serving families in need-White
River Community Outreach: $500.
Church
In Society
“In all things, we are more than
conquers through Him who loved us.
For I am sure that neither death nor
life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things
present or things to come, nor powers,
nor height or depth, nor anything else
in all creation with be able to separate
us from the love of God in Christ our
Lord.” Romans 8:37-39
We look forward to your continued support
and your trust in giving to those who deserve
your gifts.
Look forward to new activities coming up in
the next months. Sack lunches will be delivered
to Peace Lutheran Church on Friday, April 23.
A team of volunteers will make and deliver
the meals. Plans are being made for Creator
to support the Pierce County Emergency
Food Network Hunger Walk for its Virtual
Walk throughout the month of May. Coming
soon is news on how you can donate to this
worthy cause. EFN supplies food for 70 food
pantries throughout Pierce County. Before the
Pandemic, 1 in 9 people in Pierce County were
food insecure. Now it is projected the figure is
closer to 1 in 6.
Your continued support enables our church
to spread consistent love to our neighbors and
beyond.
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Fellowship
Church Council Highlights
The following are highlights from the Creator Church Council meeting held Tuesday
December 15th 2020. These are not the official minutes of the meeting, but a brief summary
to aid communication. Approved Minutes will be posted on the bulletin board across from the
office.
Committee Reports:
Finance committee
• Jochen Funk reported that
the General Fund balance
at the end of February was ​
$168,827.29
• Total Income
............................$22,216.93
• ​Total Expense​
............................$29,692.79
• ​Net Income (Loss)
........​ ​......................$7,475.86
General Fund
Balance
• Total cash Bal.
Sheet line 1000​
..........................$168,827.29
• Less Bal. Sheet Total
Des. Funds line 3010
............................$62,745.63
• General Fund Balance ​
..........................$106,081.66
Creator has a high balance right now, despite a very
slow February. Council is working to understand if the low
giving was a fluke or a trend. If it is an anomaly, we will
be increasing our Synodical and Local Giving to support a
community that continues to be impacted by the pandemic.
Pastors Report
We had some very positive feedback on the music for
the past few weeks!
Holy Week is coming up. Pastor Amanda will be doing
services Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter
Sunday. Including a “Sunrise” service at Driftwood Point at
7:00am followed by a service in the sanctuary at 9:30am.
After Easter, she will be taking a well-deserved break. To
cover her for April 11, we will have a Pulpit Supply pastor.
We had an offer from the Mountainview nurse who had
some extra vaccine and she was able to get six people
their first dose!
We are a growing congregation! We have three new
families joining our family as well as some people who are
showing an interest in Creator as their new church home.
Capital Projects
Great news on the roof repair being complete. The
former tree hole has been filled and the roof has been
mended. There is some other, unrelated, roof damage
that is being addressed. The church sign has also been
completely fixed.
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Fellowship
Thoughts on
For many, Stewardship can
have a negative connotation. It
may conjure up a reaction of
pressure or obligation, resulting
in a response of avoidance or
guilt if one presumes it is all
about expecting the donation
of more money. What if we
thought of Stewardship as a
privilege, or an opportunity to
show our gratitude for God's
provision and how we have
been blessed? Some may say,
"that sounds great but I've just
got too much month at the end
of the money. I simply have too
many bills." When we focus
on what we don't have, our
response to Stewardship can
end up being filled with anxiety
and stress.
A verse from a song by the
Christian group Casting Crowns
says, "the same power that rose
Jesus from the grave lives in
us." Could our thoughts and
fears impose limitations on our
faith in respect to Stewardship?
Would things change if we
focused instead on our faith
in God and the Holy Spirit
guiding our giving? What if
we considered Stewardship
to be an act of worship, as
Pastor Amanda announces at
the offering during the worship
service?
Pastor Amanda has also
been discussing what it
means to be a church during
the pandemic, and even now
during Lent. When we have
focused on what we can do as a
church in the community during
Covid, the impact to several
resources has been significant.
Creator has maintained a strong
presence with generous giving.
Though giving to Creator has
been down during Covid, the
Church Council elected to
continue tithing in faith to those
community resources we've
given to in previous months.
What we can do together with
God's provision, as we trust
in Him and share with our
neighbors, even blesses us in
return.
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Though giving to
Creator has been
down during Covid,
the Church Council
elected to continue
tithing in faith to those
community resources
we’ve given to in
previous months.

Children, Youth, and Family
Our Confirmation and High School
Students are constantly praying! If you have
a specific prayer you would like to include in
out prayer chain, please email Terri Heckroth
creatorterri@comcast.net. We will attach it
to the growing paper prayer chain hanging in
the sanctuary.
Easter Candy Donations
THANK YOU!!!
To everyone who donated candy for the
Easter Drive Through Egg Hunt, Creator
gives a big thanks! Thank you for helping to
make this Easter a memorable one for the
children of our community.
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Children, Youth, and Family
One on One
April 2021
A monthly interview with one of
our church members to help get
to know each other
What three things do you value the
most? My friends, my family, and my
dogs.
What is something most people do not
know about you? I am adopted.
What do you like most about Creator?
I like the environment. There are very
friendly people and it’s a good place to be
in general.
Name: Noel Rogen
Profession: Student
Bonney Lake High school
Sophomore
Birthday: October 11
What are your hobbies? Hanging out with
friends.
What is your favorite food? My favorite
food is from Taco Bell.
Who is one person who has influenced
your life decisions? My mom has
influenced me the most.
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Where do you see God in your life?
I’ve been learning about God since I was
little, and I look up to God.
What is the biggest challenge you
face? Since I’m only in High School,
the biggest challenge is probably getting
good grades.
Who do you admire the most? I
admire my mom a lot. She’s been
through so much, but she is still so strong.
Who is your favorite Super Hero?
Wonder Woman (but I don’t watch a lot of
Super Hero movies).

Children, Youth, and Family
High School
Bible Study
Welcome to High School
Bible Study! This fun-loving
group of 9th-12th graders meet
every Sunday evening from 7-8
through Zoom. We gather for
prayer, fellowship, and faith
discussion time. For more
information call 253-862-7700
or 253-312-7219.
Confirmation
Schedule
• Wednesday, April 7
7:00pm Lesson on Zoom and
in person
• Wednesday, April 14
7:00pm Lesson on Zoom and
in person
• Wednesday, April 21
7:00pm Lesson on Zoom and
in person
• Wednesday, April 28
7:00pm 8th Graders meet on
Zoom with the Council. Dinner
will be delivered to you at your
home. 6th and 7th graders,
meet on Zoom for Game Night.
Children’s
Book of
the Month!
The “Who is/Who was”
Book series is incredible
and pretty historically fair.
For Black History Month,
I ordered all of the ones
with black leaders. And for
Women’s History Moth this
month, I’ve got a bunch of
strong and diverse women.
They are super easy to
read and my girls are
eating them up! Because
they are quick, simple, and
have only one subject,
it’s easier for them to get
excited about reading.
–Robbi Johnston
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Preschool
Preschool News
April 2021
Finally, spring is here! We ended the month of March with the
arrival of spring and now welcome April with hopes of more sunshine
and less rain! Let’s hope we get the sunshine part for our field trip to
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium on April 22nd and 23rd. We will
meet at the zoo at the time on our tickets. By now, you should have
received an information letter about the field trip. If not, please see
your teachers.
There will be no school from April 5-9 due to Spring Break. We
will resume classes on Monday, April 9.
We will celebrate the miracle of Easter in April and the new life
that spring brings. We will also continue our study of habitats. In
preparing for our Zoo and Aquarium field trip, we will also be learning
about undersea creatures and the undersea habitat. The letters for
the month of April are Y,y, K,k, and Q,q. Our color is purple, and our
shape is oval. The younger classes will study the number 8 and the
older classes will study the numbers 17 and 18.
As the end of the school year approaches, we thought it would
be helpful to know of some important dates in advance. Therefore,
please mark the following dates on your calendars:
*May 6 and 7: Mother’s Day Tea (last 45 minutes of class)
-*pending approval
May
9 : T / T h c l a s s a t 1 0 : 4 5 a m a n d T / W / T h c l a s s a t 2 : 4 5 p m
May 10: W/F class at 10:45am and M/F class at 2:45pm
*June 3 and 4: Last day of school
Graduation Ceremony/ Moving Up celebration (last 45 minutes of
class) -*pending approval
It is hard to believe that the school year is almost at an end. It
has been such a blessing to have your children with us this year.
Your teachers:
Andrea (Mrs. D), Cheri (Ms. Farrar), and Ragan (Mrs. Allen)
THE MONTH AT A
GLANCE:
Week 1 (April 5-9):
• NO SCHOOL –
SPRING BREAK
Week 2 (April 12-16):
• Letter K,k
• Purple/Oval
• #8/#17
Week 3 (April 19-23):
• Letter Y,y
• Under the Sea
• Pt Defiance Zoo
and Aquarium Field
Trip
Week 4 (April 26-30):
• Letter Q,q
• Review
• #18
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Continued from pg. 5
and reluctance. God directs
Moses to connect with his
siblings. God provides Miriam
and Aaron to make up for Moses’
weaknesses and to enhance his
strengths. The journey is long
and the work is hard, crossing
many difficult borders in our
lives, communities, and our
churches. We give thanks for the
gift of community on this journey
and in this work.
We invite you to join us in
prayer:
God of Holy Ground, move
us to lament and repent. Open
our hearts, bodies, minds
and souls to the cries of your
News and Education
people. Transform us by your
presence. Drive us into action
for the dismantling of racism
in relationships, communities
and societies. Bless us with
companions who support us,
challenge us and help us keeping
going. We pray for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination. In the
name of Jesus. Amen.
We commend to you these resources for further reflection and discernment:
Suggested action from the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights to #FightRacism
Fight Racism | Stand up for human rights | UN Human Rights (standup4humanrights.org)
Explanation of the Declaration of the ELCA to People of African Descent
https://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/Slavery_Apology_Explanation.pdf?_
ga=2.160292863.337082937.1614267858-176581130.1609883917
“Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen lands, Strong Hearts” is a film about a devastating decision, made
over 500 years ago, which continues to profoundly impact Indigenous and Settler people worldwide.
https://www.anglican.ca/primate/tfc/drj/doctrineofdiscovery/
Call to Racial Reconciliation: “Litany of Repentance” and “Commissioning for the Ministry of Justice
and Reconciliation” from the “10th Anniversary Celebration of Full Communion” between the Episcopal
Church and the Northern and Southern Provinces of the Moravian Church
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTb_fguBnZJO2xLiPjwpLmSLWYeihNnA/view
Sacred Teachings Podcast: Indigenous Elders all across Turtle Island share teachings, languages,
traditions and stories of the Ancestors.
https://www.anglican.ca/im/podcasts/
The Ecumenical Conversation on the International Decade for People of African Descent
Recordings of November 26, 2020 online event and companion study guide. https://www.
interculturalleadership.ca/news/study-guide-recognition-justice-and-development-peoples-of-africandescent-and-canadian-churches
“With Love Before Us, We Are Walking” recoding of Gospel Jam 7 (February 13, 2021) with
Archbishop Mark MacDonald and special guest Bishop Michael Curry
https://www.anglican.ca/im/gospeljam/
ELCA Anti-Racism Pledge - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Episcopal Church Report for the House of Bishops from its Theology Committee: White Supremacy,
the Beloved Community, and Learning to Listen (Fall 2020)
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/bbc_hob_theo_cmte_report_
on_white_supremacy.pdf
Anglican Church of Canada House of Bishop’s Statement on Confronting Racism
https://www.anglican.ca/news/our-own-house-is-not-in-order-bishops-issue-statement-onconfronting-racism/30026802/
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Pastoral Letter regarding the ongoing sin of Racism.https://
www.elcic.ca/news.cfm?article=570
In Christ – Shalom,
- National Bishop Susan C.
Johnson
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Canada
- Archbishop and Primate Linda
Nicholls
Anglican Church of Canada
- Presiding Bishop Michael B.
Curry
The Episcopal Church
- Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A.
Eaton
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America
Statement for the International
Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination - ELCA 13

News and Education
Creator COVID Update April 2021
Easter Sunrise Service
at Driftwood Point Park
Altar Guild is pleased to support
the Women's Group in offering
an outdoor sunrise service on
Easter morning beginning at
7AM. Please bring your own
lawn chair and umbrella if
needed. Communion will be
offered in sealed cups as we do
at church. Mask up and come
ready to sing!
Peace to you!
Linda Reed
Hello church family! Creator
Lutheran has a favor to ask
of you. Because of COVID
safety regulations, we haven’t
seen many of you since the
pandemic started, though we
have been able to keep in touch
electronically. However, some
of our members have fallen off
our radar completely and even
more of our church family has
changed contact information
without letting us know.
Because of COVID, much
of the contact information for
our members in our database is
inaccurate or out of date. This
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As we enter into Phase 3 here in Washington, we want to update
you on our COVID protocols.
• Masks are required while in
the building.
• Temperature checks will
continue as well as signing
into the building.
• Six feet of distance still needs
to be maintained between
COVID groups.
• This is our limiting factor in the
number of people who can
attend worship or events at
church. We have rearranged
seating to allow for more
groups in the sanctuary and
currently have 81 seats set
up with additional seating that
can be set up in the narthex
if needed.
• Please register for worship,
this helps us anticipate who
is coming and keep track of
whether or not the service
is at a safe number of
occupants.
• The building is open to
other activities in addition to
worship and confirmation as
of April 5th.
• If you are interested in using
the building for a church
activity or are part of an
outside group that would like
to request use, please contact
the office for a Building Use
Request Form. All COVID
protocols will need to be kept
by those using the building
and only one group will be
allowed per evening.
• No food or drink (with the
exception of Communion)
will be allowed at this time.
• Our nursery will be opening
again in April to two families
a week with prior registration.
Creator 2021 Census Request
means we can’t contact some
members. We can’t visit them,
we can’t talk to them, we can’t
reach out when they need it most.
To address this issue, Creator
is going to experiment with a
church census questionnaire.
As an organization, Creator
needs to know how many people
are active in the church, we need
an accurate count of members,
visitors, associate members,
etc. We need to have accurate
contact information for members,
we need to know if families have
grown or, sadly, gotten smaller.
Losing track of members poses
many problems with Creator
as an organization. On a more
personal level, of course we
worry when we haven’t heard
from a church member in over a
year!
This month (April) we are
going to send out our first attempt
at this census questionnaire. It
will ask for information we need
in order to keep an accurate and
healthy database of members.
We ask that you bear with us
as we collect this information.
Thank you for your time and you
can look forward to receiving our
census questionnaire soon!

News and Education
Daily Devotions
Morning Prayer will continue
throughout the month of January at
9:00am. You are invited to watch
the recordings which are posted or
consider joining us at 9:00am via
zoom. Pastor Amanda turns off the
recording after her reflection on
the reading and we have a time of
discussion and connection with one
another.
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.
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Meeting ID: 633 840 757
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All worship services and devotions will be
posted after completion on both YouTube
and the creator website: https://www.
youtube.com/user/CreatorLutheran and
www.creatorlutheran.net
Adult Education
I Love to Tell the Story
Pastor Amanda will be posting a
short video each week diving into
the Bible Narrative and specific
readings for the upcoming Sunday.
The videos will be posted on
Facebook, YouTube and linked
to our website. If you have any
questions or comments about the
bible study please send them to
pastoramanda@creatorlutheran.
net.
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News and Education
Thursday
Morning
Bible Study
Join us for Thursday Morning
Bible Study via Zoom from
10:00am—11:30am. We will
continue with our study on
Exodus. Our first meeting we
will start with a little fellowship
and lesson on using Zoom and
then start a review of lesson 1.
If you need to order the Exodus
Study book, let us know.
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Monday Evening Women’s Group
This is a time for connection, catching up and sharing prayer requests.
During Covid we are meeting virtually on zoom the first and third
Mondays of the month at 7 pm. Please contact Janice Pendergast at
janicepend@yahoo.com for more information.
Men’s
Fellowship
During “All things Covid”
the Wednesday night
Men’s group has been
using Zoom. The meetings
start at 7:00 PM and get
over by 9:00PM. If you
are interested in joining
the meeting please contact
Scott Perkins with your
email address and he will
send you a link for Zoom.
Scott.perkins@hotmail.
com or 253-230-3416

Theology
on Tapps
Theology on Tapps for 2021 will continue our
on-going discussion of Racism. Discussing ELCA’s
anti-racism pledge. We will be meeting every third
Thursday of the month at 7pm via Zoom
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News and Education
Adult Bible
Study via
Zoom
Join us on the second and fourth Monday of
each month for fellowship and faith discussions.
We are currently studying “whatever strikes
our fancy” (direct quote from Andy Heckroth).
Most of our Bible studies come from the ELCA
resources.
All are welcome! Terri and Andy Heckroth-
Hosts. Contact Terri for Zoom numbers.
Young Adult’s Discussion
Join Creator’s Young Adults Discussion. Everyone ages 19—29 are welcome for Good Books, Good
Conversation and Good Company. Zoom meetings are the first Saturday of the month at 2:00pm on
Zoom. Text Teri Heckroth for more information at 253-312-7219. *Currently on hiatus*
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Birthdays and Reminders
Remote Worship
Worship will continue to be live-streamed on Facebook Live and
Zoom. To join via Zoom, follow the link below:
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Meeting ID: 893 7560 2512 Password: 435230
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Call in option: Zoom offers the option to call in to listen to the
service. Call into worship while it is open - usually a minimum of
five minutes before 9:30am until 11:00am - +1 253 215 8782 and
enter the meeting number: 89375602512 when prompted. You
will be able to hear the worship service.
Pastoral Emergency Fund
Creator has a fund available to be used at the discretion of Pastor
Amanda to support congregation members and the community
as needed. If you or a member another member of the Creator
Community has a particular financial need at this time, please
reach out to Pastor Amanda for support. We are here for one
another at this time. This fund is also open for additional
donations from the congregation.
Recycle Your
Ink Cartridges
Don’t throw away those printer cartridges or used cell phones.
The Youth will recycle them for you. It’s good for the
environment and the youth program receives a small concession.
Just deposit old cartridges in the drawer in the narthex.
Creator Sunday School Is Back!
Creator’s Family Sunday School is Virtual!
We will be emailing Sunday School lessons with video stories
and links to music videos every week to our Sunday School
families. If you know of any family who would like to added to the
distribution list, please let Terri know. We will follow the narrative
lectionary so you can enjoy a family discussion after Sunday
School and Worship. Some videos will be saved on Creator’s
YouTube channel. We are also sending by email Family Daily
Devotions for Lent throughout this season.
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April
Birthdays
02 - James Knickerbocker
03 - Jacklyn Davis
03 - Kristin Liedtke
04 - Taryn Gaulke
04 - Elizabeth Lindgren
04 - Dan Linggi
05 - Arnie Jensen
07 - Carter Dickson
09 - Taylor Berg
09 - Stephan Brown
09 - Brad Doll
09 - Nita Rutkosky
10 - Alanna Davis
10 - Clark Serdahl
11 - Rexanne Graham
15 - Vanessa Parkhurst
15 - Troy Williamson
16 - John Anderson
16 - Briana Halaas
17 - Alissa Ramberg
18 - Kyle Rutkosky
19 - Finn Gardner
20 - Alta Lane
23 - Collin Morrow
24 - Jim Hollenbeck
25 - John Schreiner
26 - George Kelley
27 - Wendy Kintigh
27 - Marinella Pena
28 - Karyl Lawlor
29 - Laura Brannan
29 - Tyler Parsons

April
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
9am Morning
Devotions
10am Thursday
Morning Bible Study
7pm Mandy Thursday
Worship Service
7pm Good Friday
Worship Service
1 2 3
1pm Drive
Through Easter
Egg Hunt
4
7:00am Easter
Sunrise Service at
Driftwood Point
9:30am Easter Sunday
Worship Online and In
person w/Communion
5
7pm Monday
Evening Women’s
Group
6
7
7pm Men’s
Fellowship
8
10am Thursday
Morning Bible
Study
9
10
11 9:30am Worship
Online and
In person w/
Communion
7:00pm High School
Bible Study via Zoom
12 9am Morning
Devotions
7pm Adult Bible
Study
13
9am Morning
Devotions
14 9am Morning
Devotions
7pm Confirmation
7pm Men’s Fellowship
15 9am Morning
Devotions
10am Thursday
Morning Bible Study
7pm Theology on
Tapps via Zoom
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17
9:30am Worship
18
Online and
In person w/
Communion
7:00pm High School
Bible Study with Pastor
Amanda in Sanctuary
19 9am Morning
Devotions
7pm Monday Evening
Women’s Group
20
9am Morning
Devotions
21 9am Morning
Devotions
7pm Confirmation
7pm Men’s Fellowship
22 9am Morning
Devotions
10am Thursday
Morning Bible Study
23
24
25 Palm Sunday
9:30am Worship
Online and In
person w/Communion
7:00pm High School
Bible Study via Zoom
26 9am Morning
Devotions
7pm Adult Bible
Study
27
9am Morning
Devotions
28 9am Morning
Devotions
7pm Confirmation/
Class meets with
Church Council
7pm Men’s Fellowship
29 9am Morning
Devotions
10am Thursday
Morning Bible Study
30
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Creator Lutheran
Church and Preschool
Welcoming All to Worship, Grow, and Serve in God’s Grace
creatorlutheran.net (253) 862-7700 office@creatorlutheran.net
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00AM - 3:30PM
16702 South Tapps Drive East, Bonney Lake, WA 98391