We’ll See . . .
Fall 2022 At times God gave his designated prophets the ability to forecast future events. Unfortunately, I do not have that gift. As I write this article (time stamp July 18), information is still being gathered about the potential campus expansion project we’ve been talking about throughout the summer. No decisions have been made on what may or may not happen going forward. What we do know is that the consultant we engaged to conduct a feasibility study among us will present his final report to our Church Council on August 18. His conclusions will be based on the combined results of the congregational-wide survey open from July 17-24 and personal interviews he held with approximately 30 members of the congregation. The Church Council will then take up this whole matter at their regularly scheduled meeting on August 23 and decide on what to recommend to the congregation. That recommendation, along with a report on the results of the feasibility study, will be shared with the congregation and acted on by the voters at a special congregational meeting on Tuesday, September 6. Regardless of what the Lord may have in store for us, we can all rejoice in the simple fact that active ministry planning has been (and will continue to be) going on among us. The Church of God, and we as the people of God, must never remain static in our desire and commitment to the marching orders our Savior gave us in the Great Commission to nurture the faithful and reach out to the lost with the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.
The driving force behind any plans made at St. John’s— whether past, present, or future—is always the same: strengthen and expand our Gospel ministry. Consequently, whether these presently proposed plans are realized fully, partially, or unable to be executed at all, they indicate a sense of spiritual vitality. And that’s a good thing. It means we’re thinking about the role Christ asks us to play as his salt and light in a world that needs the hope and healing only he can bring. Which is also a reminder of the purpose behind the plans for expanding our Early Learning Center. At the open forums questions were raised about the percentage of ELC children who go on to enroll in our grade school, as well as the number of families who have come into our family of believers through these programs. Worthy questions.
Certainly some (even many) have over the years. But let’s be cautious of tying the success of a strong ELC program only to membership gains. While that may be a wonderful side benefit God may grant, our main goal, once again, is to proclaim Christ to little children. And through them to their parents, grandparents, and others. For however long a time we have with them. With the promise that God’s Word never returns to him empty (Isaiah 55:11). An expanded ELC program may give us even greater opportunities to do this. So, stay tuned for next steps. As to what exactly God, working through us, has in mind for St. John’s . . . we’ll see. by Pastor Joel Leyrer
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Growth only happens with God’s blessing.
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From Annette Birkholz (Building Project)
Spiritual growth takes time, attention—and intention!— but God promises it will happen with his blessing. How blessed we are to be a part of a community whose main purpose is to connect people (including ourselves) with Jesus: the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We support and encourage others young and old to keep growing, and they do the same for us. As we grow, let’s look outward and invite others to be a part of it. With God’s blessing, the Church grows.
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I love watching things grow. What starts as a tiny seed grows and blooms into a flower or a plant that produces tomatoes or peppers. If it didn’t happen so regularly, we’d consider it a miracle—and maybe we should. Just because something seems natural doesn’t mean it’s automatic. Do you know what is even better than watching things grow? Watching people grow. Preschoolers learn so rapidly that within a few years they go from potty-training to reading and math. Confirmands head off to high school and before you know it, they’re leaving for college. Married couples settle in and start a family of their own. All of this might seem natural with the passing of time, but none of it is automatic. Growth only happens with God’s blessing. How does a church grow? That can be a hard question to answer. We can measure attendance, membership, offerings, and school enrollment, but we can’t measure anyone’s faith, knowledge, or love. A pastor can preach a sermon and not really know how effective it might have been, since people don’t look any different leaving church than they did walking in. Just like plants and people, it takes time to see growth; but maybe even more so than with plants and people, church growth isn’t au tomatic. Here, too, growth only happens with God’s blessing.
From Sue Johanning, Sue Eick, Michael & Lois Gleason, Barbara Weihing, Ray & Ginger Konkol, John & Kris Schapekahm, and Jesus & Susan Mariscal (undesignated)
In Memory of Charles Wrucke
Growth with God’s Blessing by Pastor Eric Schroeder
From Brian & Clare Cleary (undesignated)
In Memory of Sue Pappalardo
From Keith & Leigh Ann Treichel (K2 Expansion), Greg & Carla Martin, Michael & Lois Gleason, Larry & Gayle Totsky, Mike & Marlene Cox, and Ken & Naomi Stein (Lau Tuition Assistance Fund)
In Memory of Delores Hahn (Anette’s mother)
None of us knows for sure what the future holds for our church. What we can say with absolute certainty, however, is that God promises to bless us as he provides growth through contact with his Word and sacrament. Then, in turn, our church grows when we grow. Through small group and corporate Bible Study, we grow, and so does our church. Through regular worship, we grow, and so does our church. Through personal and family devotions, we grow, and so does our church.
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Who: You and your family
Why: To help the youth of St. John’s grow in their faith and build relationships with Christian peers. Volunteer opportunities are also available for teens and adults. It’s a wonderful feeling whenever you receive an invitation. Someone wants you to be present for their special event. Perhaps it’s a birthday party or a wedding? Maybe they want you to celebrate a milestone or be a part of a team? It could be that they are going somewhere and can’t imagine it without you! You are invited to Sunday School, where teachers can’t wait to share Bible truths with you. We can’t imagine spending the hour between Sunday services without you. Teachers know that the Bible is a Christian’s handbook for life, and we want to work on that “textbook” with you. Students have a variety of educational backgrounds—attending St. John’s, public school or homeschool—but they all have Jesus in common.
“I really enjoy teaching middle-school Sunday school. We have great conversations about the lessons and I love watching students have fun playing games at the end of the lesson, too.” — Kim Dvorachek Board of Disciplehsip John Warnke, chair
“Besides a weekly Bible story lesson, children have a safe and fun environment to study God’s word and ask questions about the Bible,” says Steve Wolf, Sunday School Superintendent. “Since the return of Sunday School after COVID, the number of students attending has been low. As with other church groups restarting, we want to welcome all St. John’s families back to Sunday Personally,School.”it’sbeen amazing to watch the kids from St. John’s grow. About 12 years ago I taught my first Sunday school class, the three- and four-year olds. I get to see those same kids (all taller than me) as teens now driving to youth group, playing and singing in choir, and helping my own young children by volunteering with Sunday school and Bedtime Blessings. This is a great tool for parents to help their children grow up in church and stay involved. Registration for Sunday school is coming up soon. Check the e-news and News and Notes or contact Jenny Greggs in the church office at jenny.greggs@ sjtosa.org. for dates and times. If you have questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Steve Wolf at Soswheavyhiker@gmail.com.won’tyoujoinus?
What: Classes for three-year-olds through teens with lessons, activities, and a snack
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Where: St. John’s Church (some classes in the school building) When: Sundays at 9:15 a.m. beginning September 18, 2022 through May 2023
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Sitting at the feet of these preeminent theologians—and especially learning some of the same material that our pastors study at Sem—was such an incredible privilege.
Kristi Meyer (pictured right) with St. John’s member Zach Kopplin at MLC graduation
“Dr. Meyer, when is our homework due? What’s on the test? When will you be in your office?” I earned my Ph.D. in mathematics from Iowa State University in 2001 and have been Dr. Meyer to my students at Wisconsin Lutheran College ever since. But in May, I finished up another graduate degree: a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) from Martin Luther College. This degree was night-and-day different from any of my previous studies—and yet I loved it. Between St. John’s and WLC, I’m blessed with numerous opportunities to hear and study God’s Word. But it was absolutely amazing to delve into various aspects of the Word in a more systematic way each semester. The ten classes I took covered a number of topics, including biblical studies, Christian education, short-term mission trips, and more. Although some of these classes were more applicable to my ministry than others, all of them were beneficial in their own way. The program would have worth it for the coursework alone—but thankfully, coursework doesn’t operate in a vacuum. Even though all of the courses were taught online and many were taught in an asynchronous format, I still got to “meet” lots of wonderful people. There was a small core group of us who were in just about every class together, and I am so thankful for their wisdom and insight as we progressed through the program. Even more valuable than the perspective of my fellow students, however, was the expertise of the professors. Throughout the program, I studied under profs from WLC, MLC, Bethany Lutheran College, and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.
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I am currently serving on the WELS Women’s Ministry Executive Team. I presented at a women’s retreat this past spring. I just finished up taking a summer quarter class at Sem alongside pastors from across our Synod. But most importantly, I spent quite a lot of focused and contemplative time in God’s Word. Even if none of those other opportunities had come along, time spent in the Word is never time wasted—nor is this master’s degree!
After finishing up my coursework, it was time to get to work on my thesis. I had no problem choosing my topic: roles of men and women in the church. I’ve always been interested in this topic, have had some pretty epic discussions about it with our St. John’s pastors, and have wanted for quite awhile to study it in a deeper and more systematic way. God used all of that to perfectly prepare me to write my thesis. This 140-page document ended up being a mix of academic and personal— a view from the perspective of one WELS female— and I’m hopeful that it might be encouraging to others who struggle with the doctrine of headship (like I do).
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Another thing I’m very much looking forward to—and another thing that blew me away—was the depth of Bible knowledge everyone at WLS has. Note: Zach and Christian are both sons of St. John’s who will be attending Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS) this year. Zach is starting his first year at WLS, and Christian is beginning his last year.
Christian: This past year has seen a lot of “firsts” for me. First divine call, which I received to serve as a vicar at Beautiful Savior in Marietta, GA. First time driving cross-country by myself and renting my first apartment. First time in ten years not living in a dormitory and cooking by myself (yikes). And really, the first time in my life not actively enrolled at school but instead engaged in full-time ministry work. It’s exciting, but it’s also easy to feel alone at times. I don’t get to be around the same people I’ve been at school with for so long. That is, until called worker conferences come around . . . and area circuit meetings with pastors and vicars . . . and district convention and Youth Rally and so many opportunities for refreshment and renewal with my brothers from WLS . . . and soon we’ll be back together for one more year of Seminary. That’s the one thing I never could’ve known to this extent when starting at WLS: your brothers really become your family. They are such a help and support, as well as all our brothers and sisters throughout the world, by being engaged in the same sacred work of the gospel. That’s become the one important thing to me now: the ministry of the gospel is such an undeserved grace and privilege; the training for it is no less so. And the one thing I wish I would’ve known when starting at WLS is just how fast it all goes. So my advice to the rising Seminarian? Savor every moment of it, because it’s always a moment the Lord has brought you to!
Beginnings and Endings: A View from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary by Zach Kopplin & Christian Willick
I revealedtothatlearntheasdivecan’tpersonallywaittoasdeepIcanintoBibletoeverythingGodhasofferinhisWord and soak up every piece of knowledge my new future professors have to offer.
The biggest thing I’m looking forward to during my time at WLS will be a change in atmosphere. Throughout the last year I’ve had a couple opportunities to visit WLS, and every time I went, I was just blown away by how close everyone there was to each other. Whether it was a second-career guy with a wife and two kids or a single bachelor praying to God that one day he’ll find love, everyone treated each other like they were their own brother. This was something I especially admired about many of the guys there but also being so mature and their fun outgoing selves.
Zach: If I were to be blunt, I would say I’m very excited and looking forward to attending WLS in the fall to continue my studies to be a pastor. However, I must admit I am a little nervous as well—but I’m certainly more excited to get started at WLS than I am nervous!
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The Board of Education, faculty and Council had agreed that we would not replace Mrs. Pastorek, as this year’s large class of fourth graders would be moving to the departmentalized upper grades. Next year’s fifth graders have been split between two classrooms for the last five years. This year, all 26 of them will be in the same classroom. Miss Treder, who moved up with this large class to teach fourth grade, will be returning to the third grade classroom. When Mr. Leyrer accepted his call, we decided on some changes, but we also made an effort to replace him. Mr. Duncan was asked to serve as athletic director. Since we haven’t been able to fill the teaching part of Mr. Leyrer’s call, we will be covering that internally.
Thanks to funding from the federal government COVID program called Emergency Assistance for NonPublic Schools, Amanda Holtz and Mary Rindfleisch will be helping out at school. Mrs. Holtz will be helping in the third grade classroom while Miss Treder teaches music every day. Mrs. Rindfleisch will be an aid for Mrs. Buske in the first grade classroom, and she will also be available to help our international students adjust to St. John’s.
We’re thankful that God has provided the workers with the gifts that we need to continue to provide excellence in Christian education at St. John’s this year!
When the calling window for teachers opens in October, we plan to resume calling to fill the upper grade math teaching position.
There are also changes happening in the Early Learning Center. We are opening a second K2 classroom this year. The K2 classrooms will be taught by Lizette Schapekahm and Steph Goede. Mrs. Schapekahm has been teaching the K2 class since this past Christmas.
Our International Student Program will resume for the 2022-2023 school year. Due to COVID, we have not had any Chinese students for the last two years. Right now we have two eighth graders from China enrolled for the coming school year.
God has blessed our ELC enrollment with an increase from about 63 kids to over 80, and we have waiting lists for K2 and K3.
During the 2021-2022 school year, two of our teachers accepted calls away from St. John’s. Mr. Leyrer accepted a call to Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, and Mrs. Pastorek accepted a call to Fox Valley Lutheran High School. So there are going to be some changes at St. John’s this year.
that will not be returning is Pastor Bitter. Since the congregation has not been able to replace Pastor Bitter, we have asked Christian Willick to serve as senior vicar while he finishes his final year at the Seminary. Vicar Willick will be teaching the seventh grade Catechism class this year.
Changes at St. John’s School by Dan Markgraf
The fifth grade math class will be taught by Mr. Kriese, sixth grade will be taught by Mr. Markgraf, seventh grade will be taught by Mr. Duncan, pre-algebra eighth graders will be taught by Mr. Duncan, and algebra will be taught by Mr. AnotherMarkgraf.familiarface
Steph Goede by Steph Goede My name is Stephanie Goede, and I am the new teacher for our second K2 classroom at St John’s. I was born and raised in Watertown, Wis. My family belonged to St. Mark’s where I also went to grade school. I then attended Luther Preparatory School, where I was a “towny” (meaning I did not live in the dorms). While there, I met Adam, my husband. After high school I decided to major in Psychology at Wisconsin Lutheran College (WLC) in Milwaukee. Adam and I got married shortly after college graduation and became members at St. John’s. We both worked at different financial institutions our first year of marriage. We moved back to WLC when I began working as a Resident Counselor and Director of Student Programing. We became parents to our first son, Samuel, in 2005 and welcomed our second son, Joel, in 2007. I became a full-time stay-at-home mom in the summer of 2008 when we bought our first house in Milwaukee. Then in 2009 we had our daughter, Alexis, and in 2012 our youngest son, Micah, was born. When our youngest went to school full time, I decided to become an Educational Assistant. For the past four years I have served in a K4 classroom at Mt. Lebanon Lutheran School in Milwaukee. I enjoy spending time with my family, being outdoors in the summer sun and trying new recipes.
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Lizette was born in Alma, MI, where she lived until 2nd grade when her family moved to Fond du Lac, WI. According to Lizette, she loves “to cook, grow flowers, herbs, and vegetables in my garden and decorate my home.” In addition, she enjoys traveling and favorite things their family does together are camping, hiking, canoeing, and kayaking. Personal favorites are pizza on the grill, black coffee, sparkling water, reading in general and children’s books in particular.
Lizette Schapekahm started teaching in St. John’s K2 program in January of this year. She and her family live in Milwaukee – her husband, Jason, is principal at St. Phillips Lutheran School, and her children attend local schools: Henry will be a sophomore at WLHS and Oliver and Livia will be 8th and 3rd graders, respectively, at St. Phillips.
Meet the New Teachers
Thanks for your service to the children at St. John’s!
Lizette graduated from MLC in 2004 and was assigned to St. Paul Lutheran School in South Haven, Michigan. After teaching preschool and kindergarten there for one year, she married Jason and they moved to Milwaukee. She then served in multiple roles at Siloah Lutheran, including a year teaching Language Arts in a departmentalized 5th-8th grade setting and a year teaching 4th grade. She stayed at home with her children when they were young and during that time also watched the children of friends—and wrote a book! Once her kids were in grade school, she worked as a teacher’s aide in their school.
I am excited about this new position and opportunity for our church to reach out into our community!
St. John’s has been blessed by many gifted instrumentalists.
Mandy Treder, pianist/ organist and St. John’s music coordinator, says, “Whether playing or singing, every detail in all the music—different settings for hymn verses, preservice music, how the Psalm is sung—is chosen with intent to carry God’s word in that song.”
Martin Luther said, “Music is a carriage of the Gospel message to the hearts of the people.” At St. John’s music is used to focus our hearts on our Savior and carry the message of the Gospel to us. From the lush tones of the organ and brightly ringing handbells to the raised voices of the adult or junior choir, music plays an important role in every worship service. Musicians lead the congregation in many aspects of worship like singing and meditation (such as preservice and offertory music).
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The adult choir at St. John’s, a fun-loving and hard-working group led by director Adam Sipe, is open to all confirmed members. All skill levels and abilities are welcome. The choir’s anthems are selected taking into account the theme of the service, the Gospel message for the week, the amount of rehearsal time available, and the selected hymns for the service.
In addition to singing the anthem, another primary purpose of the choir is to lead the congregation in worship. This is especially important with the new hymnal being introduced. Each time the choir participates in worship during the upcoming season, they will continue to introduce new elements from the new hymnal such as singing a new Psalm, the appointed Gospel Acclamation, or a new hymn.
Worshiping Our Lord Through Song by Kerry Ognenoff of
Brass, woodwinds, percussionists, and string players often enhance the service music. Junior and adult handbell choirs also add a beautiful element to services throughout the year. The adult handbell choir, directed by Kristi Meyer, rehearses weekly and plays at services throughout the year. They regularly play for Advent by Candlelight and have also participated in WELS regional and national handbell festivals. Junior handbells, led by Julie Handeland, is open to students in 7th and 8th grades. Both choirs require members to play their individual bells as if it were one large instrument. The sound they create is not only a treat for the ears, but
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Students who participate musically in services at St. John’s are privileged to help lead the congregation in worship and to share God’s word through song. Each junior handbell rehearsal is begun by Julie Handeland with the reminder of what exactly the students are there to do: to glorify God with their music. When our students have opportunities to play instruments or sing in smaller groups, they not only fill the role of leading worship, they also are getting the experience and training to one day be the musical leaders of the church.
Thanks to the talents and hard work of our musically gifted members, St. John’s is blessed with many beautiful opportunities to worship our Lord through song.
2. Our teens embarked on their annual mission trip. This was their second year traveling back to Living Promise Lutheran Church in Morristown, Tenn., and it was wonderful to reconnect with church members and VBS camp kids we met last year.
2. We’ll bring students and teachers back for another school year. Last year presented a number of COVID-related challenges, and we’re praying for smoother sailing this year. For more information on changes at school, see Principal Markgraf’s article on page 6.
3. We will continue to introduce music from the new hymnal. Watch for the continued use of new hymns in our worship services—both as hymns sung by the congregation and as anthems sung by our children’s and adults’ choirs.
1. We’ll continue the calling process to fill our pastor and teacher vacancies. We’re in the midst of calling for a pastor of outreach and youth to replace Pastor Bitter, and we’ll begin calling for an upper-grade math teacher to replace Mr. Leyrer when the teacher call window opens.
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1. Our Rooted & Mowing team continued to upgrade and update our gardens and landscaping around church and school. This summer, they focused on the north side of school along Harwood Ave. This area is highly visible to the community—especially those going to and from the Tosa Farmers Market—and it looks great!
One Good Thing That You Might Not Know About 1. We’ll welcome a familiar face back to St. John’s this year. This is Christian Willick’s last year at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, and he’ll also be serving as senior vicar at St. John’s. We’re thankful for Christian’s service and assistance during our pastoral vacancy!
“Good Things” at St. John’s they’re a visual instrument as well. Although being able to read music is a helpful skill for playing handbells, no other prior experience is needed—Kristi and Julie (and your music stand partner!) will teach you everything you need to know. If you play a musical instrument or enjoy singing as part of a choir and are willing to serve by sharing your musical talents, please contact the church office to update their records of what instrument you play.
A Great Opportunity to Serve by Morgan Festerling & Sofia Schroeder Board of Outreach Board of Outreach
The 2022 mission trip in Morristown, Tennessee, was an absolute blast. Although it was a long trip and a lot of work, we were still able to have a good time and wor ship throughout the week. We arrived on Saturday and kicked off the week with Sunday morning worship at Living Promise Lutheran Church. Monday was the start of STEAM Flight Camp. The amount of kids attending had doubled since last year, which meant a lot more planning had to be done and lot more kids had to be entertained. Although there was more to do, there were more kids that we would get to tell about Jesus! The kids were split up based off their ages, and certain teens were assigned to be leaders of each group. Being a leader was one of our favorite parts about the VBS because we got to make special bonds with the group—whom we saw and learned more about each day. The kids learned about “gravity” the first day and did related art and science projects. After all the campers had left and we had prepared for the next day, we headed off to the Smoky Mountains. We spent the afternoon hiking, with the longest hike being seven miles! After a good night’s sleep at the host houses, we headed to camp on Tuesday to learn about “lift.” After another busy morning, we had a pool party courtesy of a married couple from the congregation. The first few days were tiring but also super fun.
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Wednesday, the kids learned about “drag” and how it affects airplanes as they take off, fly, and land. The teens’ activity for the day was going out on the lake. We tubed, swam, kayaked, and rode a jet-ski rental. The day came to a close with a delicious fajita dinner and a Bible study. Thursday, “thrust” was taught at camp. Outdoor activities were a highlight of the day for the kids. Throughout the entire trip we were blessed with great weather—sunshine and warmth.
Not only was the week full of exciting activities, we also had lots of time to worship our Savior alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ. It truly was a blessing to get to travel to a new congregation and share the love we have for Jesus with them. We got to interact with all sorts of people while canvassing and running the VBS and make some great memories with them. Leading the children, talking about our faith, and getting to know more about each other along the way was really fun. We are so grateful to have gotten to go on the mission trip this year and hope to go again in the future.
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Saturday, we headed to Cincinnati. On our way, we stopped at the Purple People Bridge to walk across the Kentucky-Ohio border. In Cincinnati, we stayed at Beau tiful Savior Lutheran Church. After a pizza dinner and our nightly Bible study, we played games and spent time together in the gym and classrooms. In the morning we attended church and got to take communion together. Shortly after the service, we packed up and headed back to St. John’s. Eventually, we made it back, unpacked, cleaned up, and headed home.
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On the last day of camp, Friday, the older camp kids went on a field trip at the local airport. They got to take turns riding in a small airplane, only seating three passengers! After all the kids got a turn, some of the teens got a chance at a ride. The view out the window was absolutely astonishing. The mountains faded into the clouds in the distance and we got to see the city from a much different perspective. Soaky Mountains waterpark was our last event of the day before heading back to our host houses.
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12 Board of Elders Board of Elders Board of Elders Greg Martin, chair | Dave Allerheiligen | John Frailing | John Peterman | Brian Treichel Membership Changes NEW MEMBERS BY TRANSFER Ruth Neeck from Mount Olive, Appleton, WI Andrea Poppe from Grace, Milwaukee, WI Jeanette Spudat-Ewerdt, Eva & Isabella from Victory of the Lamb, Franklin, WI BY ADULT CONFIRMATION Cameron Olson MEMBERS LEAVING BY TRANSFER Steve Backus, Theo & Grant to St. Matthew’s, Oconomowoc, WI Matthew & Renee Pastorek, Evan, Dylan & Mikayla to Mount Olive, Appleton, WI Morgan Payne (neé Markgraf) to St. Peter – The CORE Campus, Appleton, WI Hailey Tietz, Adelaide to St. John, Lannon, WI Pastoral Acts ASLEEP IN THE LORD Charles Wrucke May 11, 2022 Terry Paul May 12, 2022 Zachary Todor July 27, 2022 BAPTISM Kabine Komara May 9, 2022 Harper Marjorie Bondow July 3, 2022 Grace Katherine Cleary July 23, 2022 MARRIAGES Jordon Payne & Morgan Markgraf April 23, 2022 David Bahr & Amy Gehl April 30, 2022 Worship Opportunities September 11-25: Hard Truth September 11 – The Found Are Left; The Lost Are Found (Unity Sunday) September 18 – Serve God with Money; You Can’t Serve God and Money September 25 – What Seems to Help in Life Fails in Death; What Seems to Fail in Life Helps in Death October 2-23: Lord, Increase Our Faith October 2 – Faith that Delights in Duty October 9 – Faith that Overflows with Gratitude October 16 – Faith Demonstrated through Persistent Prayer October 23 – Faith Demonstrated through Total Dependence October 30 – The Truth Will Set You Free November(Reformation)6–We Feebly Struggle; They In Glory Shine (All Saints’ Day) November 13-20: The Last Day November 3 – A Day of Terror For All Those Who Troubled God’s People November 20 – A Day of Deliverance Which God’s People Eagerly Await
