August 2012 Crossroads

CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH August 2012 www.calvarylc.com

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE Saturdays: 5:00 pm Sundays: 9:30 am

- Calvary Crossroads

OUR MISSION & VISION: To boldly proclaim the life-changing love of Jesus Christ through joyful wor-ship, faithful service, and continuous learning.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Pastor’s Page 3

Congregation News 4

Mission and Outreach 5

Youth & Family Ministry 7

Pictures 8-10

NALC 11

News & Opportunities 12-13

Calendar & Contact Information 14

Birthdays & Anniversaries 15

Parish House 6

Serving at Worship 15

Wed 1 VBS Thu 2 VBS; Family dinner & program Fri 3 VBS

Sun 5 Name Tag Weekend; Youth Sunday

Wed 8 Council Reports Due Sat 11 No Saturday Worship

Sun 12 Worship & Service of Installa-tion; Gemechis Buba visit

Tue 14 Deacon Meeting Wed 15 NALC Theological Conference Thu 16 NALC Convocation Fri 17 NALC Convocation

Sun 19 Worship; Food Sunday, Golf Outing

Tue 21 Crossroads Deadline; Congre-gation Council Meeting

Thu 23 Men’s Ministry Gathering

Mon 27 SVdP Meal Program Thu 30 Crossroads Assembly

August Calendar Highlights Check the church calendar for complete listings.

The Calvary Crossroads is published monthly. All news articles should be submitted to the church office by the deadline listed on the church calendar. Electronic submissions are preferred

(email: [email protected]). If you received this issue via email only and would like to re-ceive a printed copy in the mail, please contact the Calvary church office. Printed copies are available at church also. Prayers

Please check the weekly announcement bulletin for those people needing our urgent prayers. If you have any prayer requests, please call or email the church office. Please also continue to pray for the following Calvary family and friends: Shut-Ins: Betty Schraith, Paul & Marj Skarie, Lorene & Greg Fleckenstein, Lorraine Zembinski, Mickey Rash, Bill Rash Jr. (son of Mickey Rash). Ongoing prayer concerns: Lowell Sonderman; John Rupnick; Donna Trethewey; Donna Mueller; Don Heinz; Betty Meyer (mother of Brad Meyer); Bette Forbes (sister-in-law of Donna Schroeder); Dyana Solheim (former member of Calvary & friend of Donna Mueller); Dean Elske (father of Kim Steiner); Chris Clemens (father of Jessie Brovold); Chuck Herbst (great-nephew of Judy DeBru-ine), Ruth Zarse (friend of Jeanette Ketelsen); Carol Kaebisch (friend of Donna Schroeder & Bette Forbes).

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PASTOR’S PAGE

Reflections from Pastor Roser

Dear Friends,

Dawn and I want to express our sin-cere thanks to each of you for the warm welcome, and all of the hospi-tality and kindness that you have shown to us. We are delighted to be here, and I am very excited about beginning my ministry among you. We extend our deep appreciation to

the members of the pastoral search team, the members of the congregation council and board of deacons, and all those members and friends who have created such a wonderful home for us here. Your hospitality and support mean the world to us. The crowd of members who were at the house to greet us when we arrived was very humbling and very much appreciated. This is a memory that I will treasure for the rest of my life. As I have began my duties here, I have been in-debted to Holly, Kim, Kris, Angie, and Dan who have an-swered innumerable questions and have gone above and be-yond the call of duty in order to assist me. We have an out-standing staff, who care deeply about our members and work wonderfully together. I am also grateful for the leadership and assistance of Jay Citraro, our council president, and Pas-tor Youngquist for their time and kindness in answering my questions and helping me to become oriented with the congre-gation and her ministry. Incidentally, we are so fortunate to have both Pastor Youngquist and Pastor Trethewey in our parish, and I count it a privilege to both learn from these ser-vants of God and to be their pastor.

As many of you already know, Pastor Gemechis Buba, Assis-tant to the Bishop for Missions of the NALC, will be present with us in worship and preaching here at Calvary Church on Sunday, August 12th. Pastor Buba has been here previously, and so those of you who were able to be present know how dynamic and engaging of a preacher he is. Therefore, I am asking you to pray about and to make a special effort to invite others to join us for worship that morning. Of course, we hope that you are living out your calling as a disciple of Christ Jesus by regularly inviting your friends, neighbors, family, and co-workers to come hear the words of their Savior. How-ever, I invite you to be very intentional in your outreach re-garding Sunday, August 12th. I can give you full assurance that everyone who attends that morning will be inspired, in-structed, and have their faith in Christ Jesus strengthened. If there are persons in your life who say, “I believe in God, but I just don’t see the need to attend church” – bring them. If you know people who say, “I don’t really believe in God, the whole thing just sounds like a nice story that was made up by people who lived long ago” – bring them. If you have friends

and family who say, “NALC, isn’t that church the one who excludes people” – bring them. If there has ever been a time in which you thought you might want to invite someone to join you for worship – this is the Sunday!

Following Pastor Buba’s visit to us, we will be launching a 14 part evening video series called “The God Who is There.” This series is presented by Donald A. Carson of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Dr. Carson has taught at Trin-ity, which is located in Deerfield, Illinois, since 1978. I know of no New Testament scholar who is more brilliant or more engaging when presenting to churches and other gath-erings of the laity. While this series targets those who are not yet Christian or not quite confirmed in their Christian faith, all Christians will find their faith strengthened and a new-found eagerness to study the Bible. In way of introduc-tion, the following information regarding the series is pro-vided by the producers:

In February 2009, Don Carson presented a 14-part seminar entitled “The God Who Is There” at Bethle-hem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. This series will serve the church well because it simultaneously evangelizes non-Christians and edifies Christians by explaining the Bible’s storyline in a non-reductionistic way. The series is geared toward “seekers” and articulates Christianity in a way that causes hearers either to reject or embrace the gospel. It’s one thing to know the Bible’s storyline, but it’s another to know one’s role in God’s ongoing story of redemption. “The God Who Is There” engages people at the worldview-level.

Since Don is more interested in people coming to know the Savior than in increasing his annual income, the full audio and video of these lectures are available at no cost on the Gospel Coalition website at: http://thegospelcoalition.org/thegodwhoisthere/. The site also provides information about the accompanying book, which is also available at Amazon in both print version (http://www.amazon.com/The-God-Who-Is-There/dp/0801013720/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343254468&sr=8-1&keywords=the+god+who+is+there) and for the Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/The-God-Who-There-ebook/dp/B003RRWN6W/ref=kinw_dp_ke). Of course, one can eas-ily view these sessions by themselves at home, but my pur-pose for offering them in the church is in order to gather us together as a faith community for learning and to invite oth-ers to join us. The easy accessibility of these videos on the internet, enables participants to not only review what we

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CONGREGATION NEWS

It’s About Our Family Baptisms We rejoice with Jeremy & Nicole Nowicki on the baptism of their daughter, Bristol Glen on July 1st. Bristol’s Christian spon-sors are Glenn Nowicki and Felicia Vacca. God’s blessings to Adelyn Rose Runnoe, daughter of Steven and Hannah Runnoe, granddaughter of Barb & Larry Runnoe. Ade-lyn’s Christian sponsors are Douglas Runnoe & Debra Kirley.

Sympathy Sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Elaine Shaw who passed away on July 17th. We extend Christian sympathies to Ann Derse and family on the death of her mother, Shirley Derse on July 19th.

Thank you Calvary... From Pat Treutelaar: My heartfelt thanks to my Calvary fam-ily for the prayers that kept my dearly loved cousin, Carol Man-ning, alive and comfortable for an extra seven months. We were “best buddies” for 72 years, so your prayers for her meant a lot to me. Carol was convinced the Lutheran prayers worked the best. I think so too! So, thank you, from her family and the many peo-ple who loved her. God’s blessings to all.

From Luther Manor: Thank you for your donation of 157 dozen cookies donated by members of Calvary Lutheran Church recently! The cookies are a reminder of your care and concern for the older adults we serve here at Luther Manor. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated!

From Pastor Cathi... Dear friends at Calvary Lutheran Church, How can someone be as blessed as I am? Blessed by a year among you, blessed by memories of God’s transforming Holy Spirit at work, blessed by a vision that the best is yet to come. All these and more fill my heart to overflowing as I make the final leg of the flight back to home, family and whatever surprises our Lord has in mind. Thank you to all who remembered me with prayers, cards, gifts, special meals, hugs, tears and laughter during these recent weeks of saying Farewell and God speed. Thanks especially to the con-gregation for the most welcome gift of a Kindle and cover – I look forward to getting more and more of my theological library on line and carrying it with me on my next interim (sometime after September 1) and on volunteer assignments for the North American Lutheran Church. By God’s grace, you are about to receive the one for whom you’ve prayed in the Rev. Dennis Roser, your next senior pastor. Pastor Roser, Dawn and their daughters are the pastoral family any congregation would be privileged to welcome. I would be

glad to have him as my pastor. Walk now as one in Christ, one in mission, one in service and as one with so many sisters and brothers in the NALC. My ministry among you has concluded. I will be watching you from a distance, praying for you and sharing the witness of your faith journey through the interim year with other congregations and other pastor-shepherds in the NALC. Peace be with you. Remember always: In Christ Jesus, the best is always yet to come. The Rev. Dr. Cathi Braasch Interim Sr. Pastor Calvary Lutheran Church (NALC) August 1, 2011-July 15, 2012

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Mission & Outreach MISSION & OUTREACH

August Mission of the Month EECMY

The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) is a national Church in Ethiopia proclaiming the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ. The EECMY is the largest Lutheran Church in Africa with some five million members. The EECMY Mission is to actively participate in God's Mission. She has been called by the Triune God to Proclaim Christ to His people in diverse social and cultural contexts. The EECMY be-lieves and professes that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and the New Testaments are the Holy Word of God and the only guiding source and infallible method/doctrine of all the Church's principles and practices. The Church has a deep concern, not only for the spiritual needs of a person, but also for his/her physical needs. Her motto of service is "Serving the Whole Person," better known as, Wholistic Ministry. For many years the EECMY was in partner-ship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but the actions of the ELCA in its 2009 decision to support the ordination of gay and lesbian pastors in committed rela-tionships was a tipping point. In fact, for years this Ethiopian Church was not finding

a partner in the ELCA that shared their deep commitment to bear witness to the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for all people. When the EECMY formally cut ties with the ELCA, they stepped out in faith that brothers and sisters in Christ in the Lutheran world wide family would stand with them in new partnerships. The August 2011 NALC Convocation voted to establish a for-mal relationship with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. This recommendation required approval by the congre-

gations of the NALC. Calvary voted to ap-prove it at the Annual Meeting of the Congre-gation in January. The Rev. Dr. Gemechis Buba, Missions Di-rector for the NALC, is a native of Ethiopia. Rev. Buba will be at Calvary on August 12th. Your donation to the EECMY helps to sup-port their wholistic ministry and helps pro-mote the Word of God throughout Africa. Use your weekly offering envelopes or a white pew envelope to contribute and note “Mission of the Month” on your check and/or envelope.

EECMY Hosanna Youth Center

Thank you to everyone who contributed to Calvary’s Cupboard last month. Items collected are taken to the Waukesha Food Pantry. The next Food Sunday is Starches Sunday, with collection August 18th and 19th, 2012. Recommended items include all types of boxed/bagged rice, potatoes, or macaroni. Other items of need are canned meats, fruits or vegetables, soups, and cleaning products. If you prefer to make a monetary contribution, please mark your envelope or check with the notation “Food Pantry”.

Our week included many projects that were centered on our home campus, unlike previous years. I think our philosophy was to work on healing our congregation and getting the church ready for our new pastor.

We began the week with a big outdoor project on Saturday, June 16th. Rich Bloomberg headed a group of 18 hardy souls who worked in the rain and the heat. Bushes were trimmed and mulch was spread. There are some hopeful annuals planted, not sure how they will hold up in this hot dry summer. Several peo-ple were also working at the Parish House. Work on the Parish House was regarded as a separate event, but many people worked in both places on Saturday.

On Sunday, two other projects got started:

Eight ladies of the congregation “adopted” an acolyte robe (or two), washing and ironing as needed. Janet Zastrow washed the

MSW 2012 Final Report submitted by Sallie Schulz

white cotton belting cords, and Sallie Schulz refreshed the cruci-fix necklaces with new cording.

RoJean Holler organized a week-long cleaning event in the sanctuary. This effort included washing all the wood, cleaning the kneeling pads, vacuuming the seat pads. The effort did not totally finish, as about ¼ of the pews still need to be cleaned, but we hope to schedule another day to finish this much-needed effort. Over 15 men and women participated in this effort.

On Tuesday, Ernie Kretschmann and Larry Bonier lead a group of 5 men and Pastor Cathi to an LSS property in New Berlin. This is one of several properties that serve as group homes for clients. The scope of work included brush trimming, mulch spreading and deck cleaning / staining.



PARISH HOUSE

Parish House Update submitted by Jane Krause

Calvary members can rejoice in the transformation of the run-down, neglected parish house into a lovely home for the Ros-ers. With muscles and money, Calvary parishioners came forth with donations aplenty, giving time and talent to this fast-paced reconstruction project.

The PIT (parsonage improvement team) Crew started work on May 30th moving folks out of the parish house. As the last item was carried out the door, the PIT Crew surveyed what needed to be done to elevate this neglected 1960s ranch house to a home for the Rosers. Conclusion: those windows need reconditioning, the doors need replacing, those floors need refinishing, those lights need replacing, the walls need refreshing and, yikes, the whole place needs redecorating! This was very over-whelming in the begin-ning and we prayed for guidance.

Guidance came and the PIT Crew went to work. Untold hours of painting by 23 volunteer painters (some of them kids) tops the list as the most time-consuming job. Thirty-one (yes, 31) gallons of

Sherwin William’s “best” was applied. Volunteers also re-conditioned 14 ceiling lights, 2 ceiling fans and 2 bathroom heaters. They installed 17 new light fixtures, 4 mirrors and 12 storm windows and someone transformed a broom closet into an amazing pantry. It was quipped that the only electrical device not replaced or fixed was the doorbell! And a wall came tumbling down! Many surprising talents surfaced as the PIT Crew showed up day after day to get the job done in the 6-week period before the arrival of the Rosers.

Professionals were brought in for the landscaping, flooring, patio construction, outside doors, counter tops and furnace/air conditioning installation which was all paid for by the very generous Calvary members who contributed extra money to

the building fund. Calvary can rejoice that so many pa-rishioners came forth to monetarily support this re-construction project.

Surely it was the Lord who helped move those paint brushes and surely it was the Lord who helped move those extra donations into the building fund. Calvary is truly a blessed congregation.

Vendors Who Blessed Calvary with Their Generosity

We all saw God’s hand in the time so many gave to renovating the parsonage over the past weeks. We also saw Him at work in providing workers and vendors through His perfect timing. Many of these people gave Calvary and this project special attention and special financial consideration. They are listed below. Please keep this list handy at your home and contact them when you find yourself needing help in the coming years, and thank God for His provision.

Appliances

Grand Appliance (Brian Komas) 11728 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa (414) 476-3000 grandapplianceandtv.com

Cabinetry, floor installation, countertop installation, etc.

Woodfield Custom Cabinetry (Jeff Borkowski) West Bend and Brookfield (262) 483-6774 [email protected]

Heating and Air Conditioning

Bliffert North Side Coal and Oil Co. Milwaukee (414) 962-5600

Landscaping

Royal Lawns (Shane and Kim Leonard – Calvary members) Waukesha (262) 751-5058 or (866) 723-4942 www.royallawnswi.com

Tree Trimming and Removal

Tree Pro’s (Guy Pena) Sussex 262-820-0894

Wood Floor Finishing

Abbott Hardwood Floors LLC (Cliff Abbott) Arkdale (414) 327-0089

People who contributed time, talent, and/or treasure toward the parish house renovation posed for a photo on Sunday, July 15th.

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YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRY

FIRM PICNIC AND PLAY-TIME August 8 11:00am to 1:00pm Looking for a play date? Pack a picnic lunch and come to the climber at Calvary for some time with friends, for both kids and grown-ups. This is a very casual gathering, come when you can and leave when you need to. Hope to see you there!

YOUTH SUNDAY August 5 9:30 am Worship Our youth will be leading the Sunday worship service and sharing their experiences from camp, VBS, and the mission trip.

ALL YOUTH GAME NIGHT August 29 6:00 – 8:00 pm Come one, come all to a fun night of just goofing off! Play some group games and have s’mores by the campfire. As always, friends are welcome. (If it rains, we’ll just play inside) Hope to see you there!

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS WNATED Do you love children? Interested in sharing the message of God’s love with them regularly in a tangible way? Come join our team of Sunday School teachers! See Angie Schatz for more information.

CHURCH LIFE GOLF OUTING August 19 First tee time at 12:30 pm Sign up to be a part of the annual Calvary golf outing. Pick up a brochure with all the details, fill out the registration form and turn it in to the church office with your payment by August 12th.

CHURCH LIFE BOAT CRUISE & BREWERY TOUR August 25 Time TBA Watch the weekly bulletin and in the narthex for details about how you can sign up.

the overall story of the Bible, and to give our members insights which will help them in their own reading of the Scriptures. Again, this is an offering in which you can feel encouraged to invite your friends and others to attend with you. One does not need to have studied the Bible previously, or even be a Chris-tian, in order to study the Word of God with us.

There are so many things that I would like to say to you here, and so many people that I would like to thank publicly for their efforts on my behalf – but I recognize that while this is a monthly newsletter, no one appreciates a newsletter column which requires a month to read.

God bless you.

In Christ Jesus,

Pastor Dennis Roser

Reflections from Pastor Roser (continued)

have seen, but to tune in if they need to miss a session. Each video segment is between 40 and 63 minutes in length. The ses-sions will be held on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:15 pm in the nave of Calvary Church. I will not be making presenta-tions in addition to those of Dr. Carson during these sessions, only facilitating a brief question and answer period following the video segment. If childcare during these sessions will be helpful, please let me know and we can arrange for it. Our first session, will be held on Wednesday, August 15th, beginning at 7:00 pm. Please treat this not only as an opportunity for your own Chris-tian education, but the church’s assistance to you in reaching out to others with the saving Gospel of Christ Jesus.

For those persons who are able to be present at the church on Wednesdays at 12:00 noon, we offer a weekly Bible study. Be-ginning on Wednesday, August 8th, we will be starting a year-long introductory course on the Bible. We will be journeying through the Holy Scriptures from Genesis through Revelation, with a focus toward increasing the comfort that attendees have in studying the Bible on their own. The intention is for us to review

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Here’s What’s Happening...


PICTURES

FIRM Family Campout

July 4th Hospitality Tent & Parade

The Schatz family “campground”

Food, fun & games…

and s’mores, too!

June 15-16

Left: Crafts before the parade...to encourage

kids to attend VBS

Right: Rick Brostowitz

marches with the UW-Madison

Marching Band in the Brookfield

parade

Left: A large array of cookies were

handed out at the Brookfield 4th of

July Parade.

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PICTURES

Crossways: Pine Lake Camp

June 24-30


PICTURES

South Dakota Mission Trip

July 7-14

YouthWorks

Mission, SD Work, play, share the love of Christ!

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NALC

Pastor-parish relationship like marriage by Pr. Wendell

I’m often asked about the nature of the pastor-parish relationship. It would seem this is the reason for much conflict and disagreement in congregational life. Some have the idea that the congregation council “hires” the pastor, must provide“ supervision” as with any employee, and should be allowed to “fire” or “terminate” the pastor. Other congregation councils (and congregations!) have no idea about the nature of the pastor-parish relation-ship, how to develop a healthy relationship, and how to deal positively with issues and concerns that arise in this relationship. Similarly, pastors sometimes do more harm than good in trying to foster and grow a fruitful shared ministry within the local congregation. Certainly, the Augsburg Confession, our chief confes-sional statement as Lutherans, presents what is referred to as a “high view” of the Office of Holy Ministry, divinely appointed and ordained as was marriage from the beginning. Read the words of Philip Melanchthon on the Office of the Min-istry, Article V of the Augsburg Confession: To obtain such faith God instituted the office of the ministry, that is, provided the Gospel and the sacraments. Through these, as through means, he gives the Holy Spirit, who works faith, when and where he pleases, in those who hearth Gospel. And the Gos-pel teaches that we have a gracious God, not by our own merits but by the merit of Christ, when we believe this. Condemned are the Anabaptists and others who teach that the Holy Spirit comes to us through our own preparations, thoughts, and works without the external word of the Gospel. Augsburg Confession (Book of Concord, Tappert edition, page 31). It is clearly stated that the ministry of Word and Sacrament comes from God. God instituted this office that the Gospel might be preached so that the Holy Spirit is given to work faith when and where he pleases in those who hear the Gospel. Faith comes — not by our own merits, not through our own prepara-tions, thoughts and works, but through the external word of the Gospel proclaimed through the office of the ministry. This explains why we have an ordained ministry of Word and Sacrament — because God instituted it! But our confessions do not describe what this relationship looks like in a parish, how it is shaped and developed for the good of all and the furtherance of the Gospel. When asked these questions, my answer is: the relationship be-tween pastor and congregation is more of a marriage than that of an employee-employer relationship.

How is this a marriage? First, in the sense that the call process, bluntly stated, is something like looking for the "perfect” spouse. We quickly come to realize there is no such thing! Like members of the congregation, pastors all have strengths and skills as well as, yes, shortcomings and weaknesses. So we begin the call process first with much prayer and devotion, surrounding a period of “flirtation "between pastor and congregation (initial contacts), then moving to actual “dating” when a pastor is brought on site for a visit. When the relationship seems to be of the Holy Spirit and the congregation and pastor acknowledge that this is the call of God for them to unite in a relationship of mission and ministry, a call is extended and accepted and the marriage is made. It is more like a marriage than just in the courting and match-making, however. The pastor-parish rela-tionship is a marriage in that there is no "boss” — no

employer-employee— just as in the healthy marriage of husband and wife there is no "boss.” Rather, spouses seek to work to-gether, to cooperate and to communicate in a spirit of mutual respect and trust. This is true also of the pastor-parish relationship. It is a continual process of cooperation and communication, always grounded in mutual respect and trust. The pastor, council and congregation must always communicate honestly and openly about the rela-tionship and the “growing pains” experienced as the marriage deepens and, hopefully, strengthens. When pastor and parish are not communicating — as with a mar-riage — problems develop. Issues pile one on top of the other and soon the heap becomes a seemingly insurmountable barrier to productive and fruitful cooperation and communication. What are we to do in these circumstances? How do we over-come such barriers between pastors and parishes? I learned in pastoral care and counseling classes that most cou-ples seek counseling too late in their marital struggles. Husbands and wives most often ignore their problems until the hurt and pain are so great that there really is little hope for saving the mar-riage. The key is to address issues and concerns early on and perhaps to seek outside assistance before the pile between you is too high! This is true as well with the pastor-parish relationship. Address issues before they become barriers that keep you from communi-cating. Seek help early on! Don’t wait until the "marriage” of


Pr. David Wendell, STS Assistant to the Bishop for Ministry and Ecumenism Pastor Wendell assists congregations in finding

pastors & pastors in finding calls in NALC

congregations.


Even if you haven’t participated in either of these opportunities for women at Calvary and their friends, we hope you’ll make time for some of them this coming year! If you have questions, please contact Grace Gunnlaugsson at (262) 369-3910 or email: [email protected].

Book Group Women gather in the media room on the second Monday of the month, from 1:00 to 2:30 to discuss a wide variety of books, finding God in even the most secular sounding. This year’s selections are:

Pastor-parent relationship like marriage by Pr. Wendell When parishes and pastors find themselves having trouble with communication, conflict and relational issues that can’t be re-solved “in house,” they can contact their dean, the bishop or me. We can help! We can arrange for a team of several skilled persons to come assist with communication. We can provide assistance and counsel aimed at strengthening and growing the pastor-parish relationship so that the marriage of pastor and congregation need not end in “divorce,” and the vision and mission of the congre-gation can once again move forward.

pastor and congregation seems bogged down by “irreconcilable differences”! Within the NALC, we have skilled staff, deans and pastors, as well as laypersons in our congregations, who have experience dealing with communal conflict and healing reconciliation. Again, the key is to address conflict and difficulty quickly and, if necessary, to seek outside help early on. Small problems in a marriage can be dealt with most effectively when they are small. The larger they grow, the more difficult they are to resolve and overcome.

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NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

Women’s Ministry by Grace Gunnlaugsson

September 10 Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese October 8 In the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White November 12 Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok December 10 No meeting January 14 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott February 11 Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by

Natasha Solomons

March 11 Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland April 8 The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes May 13 Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman June 10 Picnic lunch and selection of books for the

coming year

Women’s Bible Study Women come together in the media room on the second and fourth Mondays of the month from 12:30 to 2:30 to view a DVD and dis-cuss the DVD and the homework lessons related to it. This year we will use Beth Moore’s Bible study on the book of James, Mercy Triumphs.

This study is organized a bit differently from Beth Moore’s earlier studies, allowing for a great variety of levels of depth of involve-ment. As a reviewer puts it:

“This one has a bit of a different format. The study has 5 different "levels" as she calls them. The levels all build on each other, but the idea is that you can do as much or as little as you feel led to do: Level 1 is simply watching the DVD sessions and filling in the notes from that, level 2 is doing the homework daily, level 3 is a directed writing of the book of James (which she has dedicated pages in the back of the book for), level 4 is reading the excerpts that her daughter Melissa has written to give you more background on certain dis-cussions from that week (usually 2 of these articles per week), level 5 is memorizing the entire book of James (which she outlines as a 5 month process and gives a website with great resources to help you out). The study itself gets into what it means to be a Christian and how faith and mercy should look in our lives on a practical level.”

This study is composed of 7 sessions, so we’ll finish it in January (only one meeting in December). We’ll use a 6-week study (to be determined) in February through April.

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NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

NALC News submitted by Rich Bloomberg Here are some items of interest from the regional and national NALC offices: • The NALC Executive Council has approved an applica-

tion to join the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). • The application will be presented to the 2012 National

Convocation in Minnesota in August. If approved, it will be presented to the congregations within the NALC. All steps require two-thirds approval to be accepted. If not approved, the application will be withdrawn.

• The action to join LWF is being taken in response to the section of our NALC constitution that states that we

“shall participate in inter-Lutheran ecumenical and inter-religious relationships as a part of our ministry and mis-sion.”

• IF APPROVED, IT DOES NOT IN ANY WAY AF-FECT OUR EXISTING CONSERVATIVE BIBLICAL FOCUS.

• If the NALC does join the LWF, it will provide an op-portunity to promote a more theologically conservative (i.e. Biblical) focus in the Federation.

For more information visit thenalc.org or www.wiumnalc.org

Installation - August 12th

Bill Jordan also headed up the project of beginning to cut out the pieces for a new wooden outdoor nativity set along with others. Due to the extreme heat, the work moved slowly and the project will be ongoing and continue into the fall as needed.

Wednesday night was the first meeting of the Banner group. This will be a long term effort to update our paraments. The first step will be to organize and categorize what we have, decide what needs replacing and what seasons are not well represented with paraments and banners. We have been approached regard-ing a memorial gift that will give us one big altar banner, while we will work to make our own banners for other seasons.

Thursday brought another effort by the men – this crew was a bit

(Continued from page 5) smaller, 4 men took on another LSS property in Waukesha. Again, the theme of the week continued: brush trimming, general yard work and lots of mulch.

Friday we hosted a kitchen deep cleaning event. Five ladies cleaned and organized our well used facility.

Saturday, June 23rd, we ended the week with Hunger Task Force. A group of 11 went down to their Senior Services location to build boxes for seniors. This was a good event, the exact oppo-site of the food sort events. We built 360 boxes – Hunger Task Force delivers over 9000 each month. We are hoping to schedule more of the box building events, as HTF needs these boxes year round.

Join us on Sunday, August 12th for the installation of Pastor Dennis Roser as Calvary’s Senior Pastor. The service of installation will take place during the regular worship service and the Rev. Dr. Ge-mechis Buba, NALC Missions Director, will be preaching at Cal-vary this Sunday. Please note that there is one service only on this weekend—there will be no Saturday worship service on August 11th.

There will be a luncheon reception following the worship service in Calvary’s Fellowship Hall. Please sign up on the sheets posted in the church narthex.

MSW 2012 Final Report submitted by Sallie Schulz (continued)

Pastor Roser

Pastor Buba


CONTACT INFORMATION CHURCH COUNCIL Jay Citraro 262-783-5427 Rich Bloomberg 262-784-0911 Larry Bonier 262-784-1827 Ron Foster 262-782-3222 Chuck Giuliani 262-786-4367 Gordon Gunnlaugsson 262-369-3910 Nick Huettl 608-712-0207 Audrey McGarvie 262-439-8898 Brad Meyer 262-352-6780 Tom Schramek 262-790-0162 Mary Ellen Thiede 262-797-8429 Sue Vollmar 262-780-5015

BOARD OF DEACONS [ALPHA GROUPS] RoJean Holler 262-780-6250 Bill Jordan 262-786-2829 Judy Kestly 262-782-5286 Peggy Langelin 262-792-9335 Scott Langelin 262-792-9335 Leah Morris 262-337-2141 Kim Nyka 262-349-2442 Jonni Roush 262-783-5361 Barb Snyder 262-782-6929 Lee Tyne 262-293-3128 Erik Zipp 414-530-9461

STAFF Rev. Dennis Roser (Senior Pastor) [email protected] Holly Novotny (Office Manager) [email protected] Kris Molitor (Financial Secretary) [email protected] Kim Steiner (Dir. of Communications) [email protected] Angie Schatz (Youth & Family Ministry Dir.) [email protected]

MINISTRY EMAILS Council: [email protected] Deacons: [email protected] Personnel: [email protected]

CALENDAR & CONTACT INFORMATION

AUGUST 2012

August 2012 -

THIS MONTH

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS: (DATE) Adelmann, Roy 1 Reinemann, Winfield 1 Zimmerman, Karla 2 Andersson, Marianna 3 Roe, Dean 3 Crowl, Phyllis 6 Hubbard, Laura 6 Riemer, Dorothy 6 Schroeder, Donna 6 Berger, Linda 7 Sutherland, Eileen 7 Ellison, John 8 Grey, Linda 8 Anderson, Deron 9

(DATE) Runnoe, Hunter 9 Schwenn, Darrel 9 Trainor, [James] 9 Wegner, Wayne 9 Jenke, Lee 10 Baumgartner, Mary 13 Cox, Virginia 13 Rash, Marguerite 13 Weber, Mary 14 Brostowitz, Jennifer 16 Langelin, Scott 16 Morris, Joshua 16 Wahlgren, Nicole 16 Anderson, Linda 17

(DATE) Krause, Donald 17 Sayas, Jonathan 18 Schuelke, David 18 Uhren, Lily 18 Duckett, Michael 19 Fassel, Carolyn 19 Leonard, Kimberly 20 Ring, Betty 20 Weisbrodt, Maxine 20 Dick, Linda 21 Ramthun, Eleonora 21 Starr, Kim 21 Sage, Carolyn 22 Citraro, Marianne 23

(DATE) Warnbrunn, V. Jean 23 Anderson, Elizabeth 25 Criqui, Maya 26 Schwartz, John 26 Kalupa, Sara 27 Runnoe, Larry 27 Davis, Aaron 28 Firzlaff, Kathleen 28 Matthes, Julie 29 Jazgar, Robert 30 Chesner, Janet 31 Nortman, Bill 31

AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES: (Date # of Years) Doepke-Warnes, Kari and (Jason) Warnes 3 10 Meyer, Bradley and Susan 3 10 Romo, William and Susan 3 44 Klade, Curtis and Judith 4 50 Gillespie, Garry and Carolyn 5 45 Marinello, Brian and Dawn 5 6 Krause, William and Jane 6 46 Brostowitz, James and Ruth 13 29 Andersson, Robert and Marianna 16 43 Rupnick, Sandra and John 16 37 Taufner, Hugh and Jane 16 43

(Date # of Years) Marsho, James and Nancy 17 44 Bonier, Laurence and Susan 18 39 Roser, Dennis and Dawn 19 17 Johnsrud, Kimry and Kathleen 20 35 Richter, Mary and (James) 20 29 Smith, Robert and Mary 22 42 Schulz, Gerhard and Sallie 23 37 Burnside, Mark and Lynn 24 10 Dick, Richard and Linda 24 21 Mertins, Richard and Janet 30 54

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Serving at

Worship

August 4/5: Sat.-5p; Sun.-9:30a Youth Sunday; Name Tag Weekend

August 12: Sun.-9:30a One service only; Installation; Rev. Dr. Buba visit; Name Tag Weekend

August 18/19: Sat. 5p; Sun.-9:30a Food Sunday; Name Tag Week-end

August 25/26: Sat.-5p; Sun.-9:30a Name Tag Weekend

ACOLYTES

Adam Kershek Mary Baumgartner

Adam Kershek Sara Kalupa

Adam Kershek Emma Leonard

Daniel Berger Regan Andrus

ALTAR GUILD

Tom & Sue Sadowsky Chuck & Norene Giuliani Gail Kegel Jonni Roush

Shirley Brodell Marge Tyne

FLOWERS Open Rowe family Jonni Roush open GREETERS

(Sat) Ray & Jan Chesner; Ron & Bea Foster (Sun) Herb & Judy Grospitz; Bob & Patty Long

(Sun) Bill & Shirley Jordan; Sue Rowe

(Sat) Karla Meyst, Jonni Roush (Sun) Haakon & Dorothy Ran-dar, Maxine Weisbrodt

(Sat) Bill & Sue Romo, Dottie Riemer (Sun) Gael Hirth, John & Mary Lau, Ruby Hauch

LECTORS Deb Wolff Mary Ellen Thiede Jim Marsho Jon Sayas

MUG-A-NEWCOMER

Peggy Langelin Mary Ellen Thiede Jim Marsho Lee Tyne

USHER Scott & Peggy Langelin, Erik Zipp, Chris Morris

Cathy & Kevin Wahlgren, Rich Baumgartner, Larry Bonier

Rich &Jean Bloomberg, John Brutus, Marty Altmin

Chet Elliott, Ed Ramthun, Erik Zipp, Brad Meyer

Deacons (Sat) RoJean Holler (Sun) Peggy & Scott Langelin, Bill Jordan

(Sun) Judy Kestly, Jonni Roush, Barb Snyder

(Sat) Scott Langelin (Sun) Erik Zipp, Barb Snyder, Judy Kestly

(Sat) Lee Tyne (Sun) Jonni Roush, Kim Nyka, Erik Zipp

CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH 1750 North Calhoun Road

Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005

August 2012 Calvary Crossroads

1750 N. Calhoun Rd., Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-786-4010 E-mail: [email protected] www.calvarylc.com

Working together in Christ...

At left: Jane Krause (far left) and Grace Gunnlaugsson (right) make decorating and renovating decisions with the guidance of a decorator.

At left: Rich Bloomberg (left) and Bill Krause (right) inspect some of the work at the parish house.

At right: Larry Bonier (far left) says a prayer and house blessing upon the arrival of the Roser family on the evening of July 17th.

August 2012 Crossroads

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