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July 23rd, 2010 Worship with Us this Sunday!

Worship Service is at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday Morning. Our address is 1 West Ridge Road, Savannah, GA  31411  phone: (912) 598-1188

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July 23rd, 2010 “Internationally Acclaimed Pianist to Perform”

Dynamic Ukrainian-American pianist Marina Lomazov will be the guest artist at the 2010 Joseph Pramberger Memorial Concert.  The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 13 and will include works of Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy and Kapustin.  Praised by critics as “a diva of the piano” (Salt Lake City Tribune), “a mesmerizing risk taker” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) and “simply spectacular” (International Music Foundation, Chicago), Ms. Lomazov has established herself as one of the most passionate and charismatic performers on the concert scene today.

Ms. Lomazov has been awarded top prizes in several of the world’s major piano competitions including the Hilton Head International Piano Competition (First Prize, 1998), Cleveland (Silver Medal), Gina Bachauer (Outstanding Female Performer), and William Kapell (Carmen Sasmore Prize).  She has given performances throughout North America, South America, England, France, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Japan and in most of the fifty states in the United States.  She has appeared with the Boston Pops, Rochester Philharmonic, Graz Hochschulorchester, Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Missouri Chamber Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic, and Spokane Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.  She has been featured on the “Bravo” cable channel, and her live performances are broadcast regularly on public radio stations including programs such as National Public Radio’s “Performance Today” and New York’s “Young Artist Showcase.”

Before immigrating to the United States, Ms. Lomazov studied at the Kiev Conservatory where she became the youngest First Prize Winner of the all-Kiev Piano Competition.  Ms. Lomazov holds degrees from the Juilliard School and the Eastman School of Music (Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance and Literature), the latter granting upon her the highly coveted Artist’s Certificate – an honor the institution had not bestowed upon a pianist for nearly two decades.  Her principal teachers include Leonid Lazarevich Fundiler and the late Valery Sagaidachny in the Ukraine and Natalya Antonova, Jerome Lowenthal, and Barry Snyder in the United States.

Together with her husband and duo partner Joseph Rackers, Ms. Lomazov also performs as part of the Lomazov/Rackers piano duo.  In 2005, the duo was awarded the Second Prize at the Sixth Biennial Ellis Competition for Duo Pianists, the only national duo piano competition in the United States at the time.  In 2008, the duo performed with the Savannah Concert Association.

Ms. Lomazov is Associate Professor of Piano at the University of South Carolina School of Music where she also is the founder and artistic director of the Southeastern Piano Festival.

The concert is Messiah Lutheran’s gift to the community.  The church’s nursery will be open and parents are encouraged to enjoy an evening of superb music making while their children are watched over on site.  Tax-deductible contributions are gratefully accepted to help defray costs.  For more information, please call (912) 598-1188 or visit www.messiahsk.com.

May 29th, 2010 Synod Activities in the News

The Southeastern Synod of the ELCA will hold its annual convention June 4-6, 2010 in Chattanooga, TN.  Both Pastor Ed and lay members from Messiah will be in attendance. One of those will be Messiah member Dave Cooper who also recently returned from a synod sponsored mission trip to install clean water well equipment in southwestern Ethiopia.  Read more about Dave’s trip under Members in the News.  To follow the Convention activities use this link: S.E. Synod Assembly.

April 23rd, 2010 Messiah Arts Summer Concert Series

Many throughout the community are familiar with our annual Christmas Jazz Concert featuring Ben Tucker and Guests.  Equally exciting is the Summer Concert Series featuring a variety of professional artists.  Mark your calendar now to enjoy an informal evening of outstanding performances featuring the following artists:

May 14, 2010

R. Monty Bennett, Organist
Mr. Bennett will perform works of Oldroyd, Near, Tournemire, Nalle and Bennett

June 11, 2010

Dr. Arikka E. Gordon
Returning by popular demand!!  This diva will certainly delight with selections by Mozart, Dvorak, Bizet, Ravel, Delibes and Ives.

July 1, 2010

Ringers-On-The-Green
This handbell choir of young people from New Jersey rings SIX octaves of bells!  They will perform works for bells and other instruments.

August 13, 2010

The Joseph Pramberger Memorial Concert featuring Dr. Marina Lomazov, pianist
Dr. Lomazov will perform works of Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy and Kapustin.

All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Messiah Church Sanctuary.  Performances are open to the public and “free” of admission.  Tax-deductible contributions are gratefully accepted to help defray costs.

March 10th, 2010 Church Parsonage listed for Sale

As you may now know, Pastor Myers and his family are settling into the home they have purchased on Wickersham Drive in The Landings. It was a blessing to all of us that that they were able to sell their Tennessee home in only one week’s time prior to their move.  Likewise, we share their excitement about settling into a permanent home that suits their family.

3 River Birch Lane

Based on these changes, Messiah is currently planning to sell the church parsonage located at 3 River Birch Lane, (just off Landings Way South).  At Monday night’s meeting, acting on the recommendation of the Parsonage Dispensation sub-committee, Council authorized moving forward with listing the property for sale.  In order to fully authorize the actual sale of the church parsonage,  a brief Special Congregational Meeting will be held following our worship service on March 28, 2010.

Questions regarding the parsonage should be directed to either Phil Nack or Rob Fritz

February 22nd, 2010 Another Messiah Member In the News!

Dick Williams

Click here for WJCL’s story on Messiah’s Dick Williams - “Champion of Change” for Messiah’s efforts at Second Harvest Food Bank

January 17th, 2010 Pastor Ed Installed at Messiah!

Messiah Lutheran is pleased to announce the installation of The Reverend Edward W. Myers as their new full time Pastor.  Following a period of intentional interim ministry under the leadership of Rev. Glenn Boland, Messiah embarked on an exhaustive search before calling Pastor Myers.  The Rev. Daryl Peterson, Assistant to the Bishop of the Southeastern Synod, and Rev. Wayne Cobb, Conference Dean, officiated at the service.  They were joined by area Lutheran pastors and clergy from other area churches.

Pastor Myers is a graduate of  Western Kentucky University, and received his Masters in Divinity from Trinity Seminary in Columbus Ohio.  He has served other Lutheran congregations in Kentucky and Tennessee before his call to Messiah Lutheran on Skidaway Island.

Pastor Myers, his wife Brenda and their 2 children have relocated to The Landings on Skidaway Island.

January 3rd, 2010 The Journey Continues!

And the Lord said, “I will show my concern for you and keep my promise… I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity…plans to bring about the future you hope for”. Jeremiah 29: 11

“…I alone know the plans I have for you…” Boy, wasn’t that the truth!  Little could we have known what plans God had in store for Messiah Lutheran when we chose that verse from Jeremiah to guide us during our period of congregational transition.  But now we are coming to the end of that journey and he has kept his promise.

Much has been accomplished during our intentional interim ministry.  I would like to express my sincere thanks for the support you have given Council during my tenure as your President.  You will be excited to know that your congregational officers for 2010 will be Frank Leibgott-President; John Duren-Vice President; Pam Allen-Secretary; and Roger Nord-Treasurer.  We are blessed with many talented members that serve Messiah in so many special ways.  In particular, we give heartfelt thanks that God sent his servants Pastor Glenn and Carole to be with us throughout this transitional journey.  We are better disciples because of their gifts to us.

And now we prepare for another journey…a new journey with a newly called Pastor.  Again, who could have known that we would be so blessed as to find Pastor Ed, Brenda, Tate and Annabelle!  “…I alone know the plans I have for you”.

As I thought about all these changes over the last few weeks, I found it particularly mysterious that this was all happening during Advent.

—not because Advent is the beginning of a new Church year,

—not because Advent means “arrival” and we have a new Pastor,

—not because it’s a season of preparation and we’ve been “preparing” the parsonage for occupancy,

—and not because it’s Christmas with the coming of Jesus the Christ in his first Advent, but because it’s also the time that we reflect on the return of Christ the King in his Second Advent. In the Second Advent we all participate! With this focus on our involvement and the span of past, present and future, Advent reflects the spiritual journey of us as individuals and as Messiah Lutheran, the congregation.  In Advent we affirm that Christ has come, He is present today, and in anticipation of the future consummation we believe that He will come again in power.

As 2010 unfolds and our congregation embarks on our next exciting journey, let’s remember the foundational work of the past years, the present commitment that we have made to grow in discipleship by Praying, Inviting, Giving, Serving, Studying, Encouraging and Worshiping, and above all let’s live in the joyful anticipation of all that God has in store for Messiah Lutheran…He alone knows the plans He has for us and He alone can bring about the future we hope for!

Peace and Grace,

Rob Fritz – Outgoing Congregational President