September 2016

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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF CENTENNIAL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

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Sept. 9th - September’s Meet and Eat Sept. 11th - All Bible Studies start at 8:15am Sept. 12th - God’s Way Study starts at 6:30pm Sept. 13th - Choir Practice Resumes at 7:00pm Sept. 25th - Baptism Sunday

PREPARE/ENRICH leads the way in helping couples explore and strengthen their relationships.

The main component of the program is an online survey you each complete in about 30-45 minutes. PREPARE/ ENRICH is not just any survey. The items you respond to are based on research and are intended to help you identify the unique strengths and potential growth areas of your premarital or married relationship.

We are very blessed that our own Pastor Pufahl is a facilitator for this program. To start learning ways to enrich your marriage relationship, contact Pastor at pastor_pufahl@centennialwels.org.

Jesus is My Savior From Satan “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.”

1 John 3:8 Is the devil real? He doesn’t really exist, right? WRONG! The devil is a fallen angel. He is called Satan, which means “adversary.” He has one goal. He wants to literally “give you hell.” Picture him as a prosecutor standing before the judgment seat of God. He talks about your character flaws like pride, anger, and your evil desires of greed and lust. He’s very convincing. And that “father of lies” is not lying. You can’t deny what he says about you. It appears his case work will bring about an eternal sentence of hell for you.

But wait, Satan doesn’t have the last word. Jesus Christ has come to our defense. He set out to defeat the devil and put an end to his evil work. Jesus

came to earth not to just hinder, slow down or frustrate the devil and his dealings with you. He came to destroy him. That is exactly what Jesus did by his death on the cross. Jesus’ death on the cross in your place is the devil’s destruction. All of the devil’s accusation about you before God are stopped because on the cross Jesus won the forgiveness for all of your sins. The devil can no longer successfully accuse you before God. So what does the devil do now if he can’t speak to God about your sins? He speaks to you! The devil comes to you reminding you of your sins and tries to convince you that God won’t forgive you. This is his last resort.

Is the devil real? He doesn’t really exist, right?

WRONG!

Evangelism Report As Missionaries of Christ we bring everyone we come in contact with closer to the Savior!

1-Day Soccer Bible Camp Up-Date: Monday, July 25th was a very hot day, almost 90 degrees!

For this first-time event, we had five children attend, two members, two current prospects, and one from another church.

Even though the count was down, God blessed us with 15 volunteers. I would like to publicly thank them for their service.

They were as follows: Maranda & Liz Chapman, the Garbe’s and Grandson, Andrew Hoersch & friend, Jamie, Michael Lira, Kayla Martinez, Zach & Sydney Nath, Dyann Nomensen & her daughter, Samantha, Dave Rochester, Sam Schlicht, & Chris Stollfus.

What a blessing they were! I

also thank those who passed out flyers in the neighborhood. It saved the congregation several hundreds of dollars.

The program consisted of basic soccer drills, break times with snacks, and then choosing teams for a short game of soccer. We handed out t-shirts and water bottles to all the children and had a cook-out lunch besides. The children really enjoyed the soccer drills and the volunteers especially enjoyed playing soccer with the children!

Our committee is discussing what we can do better next year in making this event a greater outreach effort than the first one.

All Bible Studies resume on Sunday, September 11th at 8:15 am CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1….

He tries day and night to tempt you to sin and then push you to despair over your condition.

But the victory is already won! The victory belongs to Jesus and by faith it belongs to you. Resist the devil’s temptations and he will flee from you. He may try to set snares, but you aren’t ignorant of his devices. You have the shield of faith in Jesus that extinguishes all the fiery darts of that wicked one.

So keep your eyes on Jesus, who died for you, and your enemy the devil can’t have his wicked way with you. The truth is that the devil’s evil work has been destroyed by the Son of God, Jesus Christ. He is your Savior from Satan.

Baptism Weekend: We are planning for our annual Baptism Weekend for the community. We have scheduled it for September 22 & 25. Our committee will be discussing how much publicity to do to our prospects and to the community. This program has been a blessing to those families who need to be baptized and who put off doing it. We are here to encourage them so that they follow through and become children of God. May the Holy Spirit work in them through this program!

Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”

Bob Garbe - Minister of Evangelism & Outreach

When I survey the Wondrous Cross CW Hymn #125

New to Our Family Word of Life School is pleased to introduce Mr. Chris Stollfus as their newest teacher for the 2016-17 school year. Mr. Stollfus is a 2016 graduate of Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota, our synod’s teacher training school.

He is state certified in elementary and high school instruction with an emphasis in phy ed. Mr. Stollfus will be teaching 3rd—6th grade religion classes, reading grades 3-5 and history grades 3-5.

Mr. Stollfus is from Pickett, WI comes to us from St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and School in North Fond Du Lac, WI. He moved to Milwaukee on July 8th.

He has been in school much of June preparing for his classroom duties. He was installed during the Word of Life opening service on August 21st at Centennial. He is a member at Centennial. Please help us welcome Chris.

We pray God’s blessing on his school year.

Mission MISSIONMoments MOMENTS

This month we will look at a home mission that has a world mission feeling.

Pastor Dan Kramer is in Boise, Idaho at Peace in Jesus Lutheran Church. This is a Vietnamese community. Pastor Kramer writes in the LWMS prayer calendar, “In 2014 we had a church picnic and soccer camp. We look forward to even bigger and better soccer camps in the future. One Sunday, after the worship services we took a group of about 30 to enjoy a picnic and hot springs.

The world is at our doorstep. All we have to do is meet them where they are and share with them our sure hope heaven through Jesus their Savior and ours. In 1992 churches of Idaho began sponsoring Vietnamese refugees. Bible classes were held using a Vietnamese interpreter. In 1996 Dan Kramer served as a vicar exploring the Vietnamese field. After completing his studies at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Pastor Kramer was assigned to an exploratory mission in Boise. Currently they have Bible classes, Bible information class in both English and Vietnamese, Friday night family night and services in both English and Vietnamese. The goal is to build and maintain trust with individuals and the community by offering English as a second language classes, citizenship classes and help with day to day activities.

Pray for this ministry that: The work of the Holy Spirit within the Vietnamese community. ~Danica Krueger - Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS)

You are invited to join your fellow Centennial members on Saturday, September 17th for a round of mini golf at River Falls Recreation located at 5401 W. Layton Avenue in Greenfield.

We will meet there at 2pm and the cost is $5.75 for kids under 12, and $6.75 for adults. If you plan to attend, please sign up by September 15th on the sheet on the bulletin board located just outside the ladies bathroom.

God’s Way Course Starting GOD'S WAYS is a two year, four quarter, 60 week thematic study of the entire Bible in its chronological and historical settings. John Nolte of Centennial Evangelical Lutheran will lead this course starting Monday, September 12 from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.

WELS Bargain Center Help The WELS Bargain Centers are looking for volunteers to help out in a thrift store environment. Volunteer cashiers, clerks, repairs and maintenance are needed at both locations. No experience is necessary.

This is a great volunteer opportunity to enjoy grateful customers and meet new friends in a Christian atmosphere.

The course is broken into four fifteen week quarters spanning two years. It will begin after Labor Day. The first year will conclude in May, 2017 with breaks around Christmas and Easter. Sessions are 2 and 1/2 hours in length. The course requires the reading of the entire Biblical text.

The Bargain Center was started over four decades ago to make available clean, gently used, low cost items to the community in which the stores are located, and to provide funds to certain WELS ministries.

Anyone considering registration should be prepared to make this a major part of their lives during the times it is in session. It may mean some things will have to be dropped from your normal schedule.

Recipients of the Bargain Center funds are:  WLCFS Christian Family Solutions  Wisconsin Lutheran College  Wisconsin Lutheran High school  Wisconsin Lutheran Institutional Ministries  Campus Ministry ‘Point Of Grace’ student center, UWM

This course requires a serious commitment to spend some quality time each week getting to know your God and letting Him speak to your life. Several hours of reading plus worksheets are required most weeks. Your study will be some of the most profitable time you have spent in your life.

You can register for this course on the sign up sheet in the Church lobby. Let’s fill every available seat.

The contact information for the stores is: South Store: 5005 W. Howard Av. Greenfield, WI 414-327-2529 North Store: 8401 W. Lisbon Av. Milwaukee, WI 414-463-2529 Thank you for considering assisting this great ministry with your time today.

This course is for YOU!

If you have a story to tell or information to share with our Church family, contact Lin Kanitz, at churchsecretary@centennialwels.org YOUTH GROUP

GREG PUFAHL, PASTOR ROBERT GARBE, STAFF MINISTER

MEN’S MINISTRIES

LIN KANITZ, CHURCH SECRETARY

WOMEN’S MINISTRIES

JENNY PUFAHL, SUNDAY SCHOOL

MINISTRIES FOR SENIORS INTERNET MINISTRY

RICH KANITZ, CONGREGATION PRESIDENT JOHN NOLTE, TREASURER DAVE ROCHESTER, PROPERTY MANAGER

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USHERS Thursday - Maury Bell / Dave Rochester Sunday - Lump Brown / Rod Tryggestad Mike Chapman / John Huth

memory of Julie Wintrone) Lump Brown - Head Usher

SERMON RECORDING 4th - Dave Rochester 11th - Bob Mayer 18th - Rich Kanitz 25th - Dave Rochester