February 2012

Church member Bob Milliman recently received the NEISD Superintendent's Award for helping in the Northern Hills Elementary School Library and mentoring students who need academic support or a sympathetic ear.

The granddaughter of church member David Wulf has modeled over 1,000 items in the past year for over 300 companies. Emma has appeared in dozens of magazines and will be walking in several fashion shows in New York in March for fashion week events. She is just five years old!

Church member Ruth Makela was not overly excited when her husband Tim gave her a vacuum cleaner for Christmas one year. However, when he instructed her to look inside, she found a pair of diamond earrings!

January 2012

In 2009 church member Bob Milliman self-published a book titled "My Fifty Years with the Department of Defense and What It Did to Me." He wrote it to answer questions his family had about his job.

When church member Bob Hunt served on the board of Galveston Shriner’s Burn Hospital for nine years, he made 100 trips to Galveston to attend board meetings!

Although they did not attend college at the same time, MacArthur Park Lutheran Church choir members Beth Borstad and Melissa French-Stephenson were both members of the St. Olaf Chapel Choir under the direction of Dr. Bob Scholz.

December 2011

MacArthur Park Lutheran Church member Beth Borstad was baptized at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota where Pastor Paul Ziese later did his internship.

Thrivent members can direct their Choice Dollars to MacArthur Park Lutheran Church or MacArthur Park Lutheran School.

Financial reports for MacArthur Park Lutheran Church and MacArthur Park Lutheran School are posted in the Resource Room at the back of the church sanctuary.

November 2011

MacArthur Park Lutheran Church member Emily Nisi is the November calendar model for the San Antonio Down Syndrome Association calendar for 2011.

Brett Paredes ran his final mile in the Kid’s Rock ‘N Roll Marathon on Nov. 12 in Brackenridge Park. Brett, a student at Concordia Lutheran School, ran a total of 25.2 miles over the past two months as part of his school’s fitness program.

October 2011

Church member Bjorn Dybdahl is co-host of a program, "San Antonio Movers and Shakers" on Saturday mornings on radio station KLUP. The format of the show involves interviewing outstanding members of the community to get their life stories. Among those having been interviewed are former mayor Lila Cockrell and Bill Greehey, founder of Valero Energy Corporation.

Persons wishing to place flowers in honor of or in memory of loved ones may sign up to do so on the flower chart at the back of the church. One for 2012 will be put up soon. Persons may either purchase flowers for the flower stands or for under the altar or they may make a donation to the church and silk flowers will be used.

The MacArthur Park Lutheran Church 50^th Anniversary cookbook called "Heavenly Delights" is for sale for $12. They can be purchased in the church office or from Mary Ann Anderson.

The MacArthur Park Lutheran Church purpose statement is "Live the gospel. Change the world."