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Transcript of March 2013 Messenger
The Messenger
Points of Interest…
Deacons/Elders
Easter Breakfast
Ladies Aid
Meals-on-Wheels
New Books
Women’s Event
Pastor’s Message 1
Financials 2
ROC 3
Doctrine Review 4
Spanish Outreach 5
Pastoral Acts 6
Worship 7
Memorials 8
Miscellaneous... 9
Stewardship 10
March 2013
Have you ever been to Jerusalem?
Even in our day of modern travel, not
many of us have. Still, you know the
place and you know the place well.
Every year you travel there by faith.
Through His Word each year during
Lent the Holy Spirit, Creator of time,
takes you back in time to the last Pass-
over.
No, you may not know the agreed upon
location of the Upper Room, but
you’ve been there and each time you
receive the Lord’s Supper you dine
with Christ as surely as His first disci-
ples did. You’ve never walked in the
shade of the Garden of Gethsemane,
but you’ve been there too. You’ve seen
your Savior there as the weight of the
world, the world’s sins, was laid upon
Him. You’ve heard His prayer to the
Father in which He willingly took upon
Himself your burden.
You’ve never walked the Via Dela-
rosa, but you’ve watched as Christ
stumbled down that Way of Sorrow,
bearing the cross you had earned.
Have you ever stood outside Jerusalem
on the hill called Golgatha? No again,
but you’ve seen it and oh, how you
love to see it! You see it often. You go
there every time your sins trouble you.
With guilt about to overwhelm you,
you’ve stood on that skull-shaped hill,
your body covered by the shadow of a
cross, so thankful to look up and see
your Savior.
What about Joseph’s tomb? Ever been
to the location that most suppose was
that actual tomb? Most likely not.
But, you don’t need to stand there in
person wondering if this one is Jesus’
actual empty tomb. You don’t need to
do that because the Holy Spirit’s Word
has taken you to the actual tomb. With
the eyes of faith He’s let you look right
in there along with the women, John,
and Peter. You’ve seen it. You know
it’s Jesus’ tomb. You know it’s empty.
You know Christ has bodily risen. You
know the difference that makes. Stand-
ing in person at the graves of loved
ones, you know those graves, and your
grave will one day be empty also.
When? On the day of Christ’s return,
the Day of the Resurrection. With Job
we look forward to that day saying, “I
myself will see him with my own eyes--
I, and not another. How my heart
yearns within me!”
Continued on Page 3...
Easter Breakfast
St. Marks Boy Pioneers will be serving Easter Breakfast Sunday March 31.
Free will offering will be used to purchase chairs for our meeting area.
Serving 6:30 to 9:30 AM.
Scrambled Eggs with Ham - Hard Boiled Eggs -
Coffee Cake and Hard Rolls, Cheese - Milk, Juice & Coffee
Let Us Go Again to Jerusalem
Financials... The members of St. Mark’s Church contributed $214,371.94 in January.
$81,810.14 was received for the general operating fund in January and the operating needs
were $121,142.42, leaving a deficit of $39,332.28. There was a carryover of approximately
$41,000.00 from 2012, therefore no borrowing was needed. Expenses are generally higher be-
cause of Health Insurance, Pension, Workers Comp.& Property Insurance are all due in January.
$65,406.67 was received toward our goals for Missions, Lakeside, Property Maintenance, Debt
Reduction, Hispanic Outreach, and the ROC. The needs for our goals were $31,280.30. Contribu-
tions toward the goals were $34,126.37 above the needs.
$67,155.13 was received toward Future Generations, The Capitol Fund Campaign, to pay for the
school expansion and renovation. Needs were $17,760.00. Contributions were $49,395.13 above
needs.
Weekly contributions needs, for operations, is $27,200.00. $7,218.53 is needed weekly toward
goals for Missions, Lakeside, Property Maintenance, Debt Reduction, Hispanic Outreach and the
ROC.
Submitted by, Larry Schuett, Treas.
Financials - Messenger Info Page 2
To include an article or notice in The Messenger, drop off your information
at the church office or e-mail to: [email protected]
The Messenger Deadline is the 15th of the month.
Information received AFTER that date is NOT guaranteed inclusion.
KEEP ALL ARTICLES BRIEF : A PARAGRAPH OR TWO - NO page-long articles!
Articles, notices, etc., are only printed once - unless otherwise requested, and all articles are subject
to modification by the editor. Special requests will be taken into consideration, however please un-
derstand that for various reasons and space, your request may not be honored.
Pebbles from the ROC - Pastor’s Message continued… - ROC Rummage Sale Page 3
Pebbles From the ROC...
"How can I help our ROC Youth Center. "What can I do?" What a blessing it is when God's people just
want to help! "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works" (Ephesians
2:10). Our love in Christ overflows. So how can you help? Food is always greatly appreciated. The teens
love pizza, hot dogs, cookies, chocolate brownies, salad and really anything you give. The ROC treasurer is
in need of a laptop to handle the accounting which would be passed on to future treasurers. You can help by
stopping down at THE ROC (213 N. 3rd St.) to help supervise for an hour or two. If supervising isn't what
you want, maybe stopping down to play a game of checkers (or another game) with a teen fits you better. If
you are somewhat of an artist, we need a memory wall at THE ROC where "graduated teens" can leave their
initials and date. An idea of a grape vine with signed grapes has been mentioned. If you are good at organ-
izing the construction of a float, we would love to have a ROC float for parades. If you like to share God's
Word, offer ideas and help for our daily Bible/Talk Time. We pray the ideas given to help will provide
something for you. Just stop on by at THE ROC or call or e-mail Pastor Mueller (920-261-4444, 206-9581,
[email protected]). What a blessing to work with you as one in Christ.
Please mark your calendar for July 18, 19,
& 20 for another ROC Youth Center rum-
mage/bake sale at the TSL (Trinity/St.
Luke’s) gym on Western Avenue. Start
putting aside (so sorry that we can't store
the items for you until the sale) your
clean, undamaged, and workable
items. Help is always appreciated to re-
ceive donations, sort, display items , bake
goodies, and also work the sale assisting
customers, receiving money, and to carry
out purchases. Please contact one of the
following with any questions or to volun-
teer. Thank you.
Ruth Uttech
920-261-6772 or
e-mail: [email protected]
Pam Erdman
920-261-9674 or
Joyce Zwieg
920-253-6788
Pastor’s Message
Continued from Page 1...
So as our hearts yearn for Christ’s re-
turn, let us go again to Jerusalem. We
go praising God that we don’t need to
take a pilgrimage to some far away
land in search of forgiveness, peace,
and life. Instead, we go knowing that
Jesus pilgrimaged in our place. The
Holy Spirit, who sought us out and
brought us forgiveness, peace and life
in Jesus, takes us there through His
Word. May He again bless your jour-
ney to Jerusalem this Lenten season
and Easter morn!
Christ’s servant to you,
Pastor Jensen
Doctrine Review - Hospital Visitation Page 4
A Little Review of Doctrine: Preparation for Holy Communion
in the Lord’s Supper? (1 Co
11:29) To deny these is to deny
the power of the sacrament, and
the very Word of God.
4. Finally, do I agree with what
this church teaches from the
Scriptures? (1 Co 10:17, Ro
16:17) Since the very nature of
Holy Communion expresses uni-
ty, a full accord with what we
teach is very necessary.
Now, if you’re considered a
communicant member of the
WELS and your answer to each
of the above questions is “yes”,
then you are prepared for Holy
Communion. Or as Martin Lu-
ther put it most simply in his
catechism: “He is properly pre-
pared who believes these words,
‘Given and poured out for you
for the forgiveness of sins.’”
The Lord’s Supper is not for eve-
ryone. Strong medicine benefits
mature people who need it, but
has the power to harm others.
Likewise: “Whoever eats the
bread or drinks the cup of the
Lord in an unworthy manner will
be guilty of sinning against the
body and blood of the Lord. A
person ought to examine himself
before he eats of the bread and
drinks of the cup.” (1 Co 11:27-
28)
So, Holy Communion is for
those who can examine them-
selves. Such examination is what
we teach at St. Mark’s in our Pre
-Communion Classes. After-
wards, we keep that preparation
fresh whenever we preach and
teach God’s Word.
So, with what questions ought
we examine ourselves for Holy
Communion? From Scripture
four suggest themselves espe-
cially strongly:
1. Am I willing to admit to
God my every sin and my need
for forgiveness? (1 Jn 1:9) And
yes, such a confession also
means I sincerely desire no long-
er to pursue my sin.
2. Do I trust that Jesus accom-
plished everything necessary
to forgive my every sin? (1 Co
11:26) This, of course, is the
story of his life, death, and res-
urrection on our behalf.
3. Do I agree that Jesus’ very
body, which rose from the
dead, and his very blood,
which he paid for my salva-
tion—these are really present
Ladies Aid
Thursday, February 7
1 PM Lunch - Parish Center
Entertainment:
Business Meeting
New Members Welcome!
What does Ladies Aid do?
Serves Funeral Luncheons
Serves Pre-Marriage Seminar Dinner
Donates to School
Sends Christmas Cards to
Shut-ins & Military
Prepares & donates lunch to the
Watertown Free Clinic volunteers
...and more!
Interested?
Join us for lunch and a meeting!
1st Thursday of the month
September through May
Your Pastors Want to Serve You at the Hospital
When you are hospitalized, your pastors want to visit you. However, they need your help to do so.
If your hospitalization takes place at the local hospital in Watertown, PLEASE BE SURE TO
ANSWER “YES” WHEN THEY ASK IF YOU WANT YOUR CLERGY TO VISIT.
If hospitalization takes place outside of Watertown: please let one of the pastors know—even
in advance, if it is a scheduled surgery.
In time of emergency or as death is quickly drawing near: the telephone is your best avenue to
reach a pastor—and start by calling the church office, if possible.
The whole congregation is happy to pray on your behalf when you are ill. Simply let one of the
pastors know you’d like a prayer for you in church.
The Work of Our Pastors & Others: Baptisms at Saint Mark’s?
Spanish Outreach - Communion Deacons Page 5
Spanish Outreach...
Just last month this
column capped off
2012 by noting that
we have experienced a smaller
stream of newer members, but
great growth in Christ among
our present members.
Well, one aspect of Christian
growth is a willingness to speak
up about our Savior. Recently,
three of our families invited
three other families to wor-
ship—and all are now good pro-
spects for instruction! (In fact,
Pastor Walther has already be-
gun to instruct one couple.)
Praise be to Christ! And thank
you for your prayers.
On a related note, we are
blessed to have several bap-
tisms pending. Please add your
petitions that the Holy Spirit
soon adopt more precious souls
into God’s family, as Christ
washes them clean.
In Spanish as in English, we are
now deep into the Season of
Cuaresma (Lent). Luke’s ac-
count of la pasión de nuestro
Señor (the Passion of our Lord)
is occupying our attention in
worship on Sunday evenings.
6:30 PM, Sunday, March 24th
will have us celebrating Pascua
de Resurrección (the Festival of
Easter). Snacks, refreshments,
and Easter eggs afterwards will
be provided by a generous anon-
ymous donor.
Bilingual worship for Easter will
take place on Easter Eve: Satur-
day, March 30th, at 6:00 PM.
Don’t forget: It’s your support
– your prayers and your offer-
ings – through which Christ
accomplishes the work above.
Thanks!!!
St. Mark’s Communion Deacons
Many years ago already, our church began offering Lord’s Supper in connection with nearly every wor-
ship service. This necessitated help from more men for the distribution of the sacrament than only our
pastors.
In the summer of 2005, in connection with the reorganization of our congregation, these men were orga-
nized into a work group called Communion Deacons.
Have you noticed how faithfully they have served? Nearly never have we failed to see sufficient
help for the distribution of the sacrament!
Our communion deacons currently are: Lee Dahlberg, Casey DeFrain, John Deglow, Pastor Dolan, Jerry
Hahn, Carl Hochmuth, Pastor Hohenstein, Adam Igl, Pastor Iles, John Kaliebe, Jeff Korth, Jeff Kube, Jim
Lillo, Glen Lohr, Wayne Lohr, Bob Maxwell, Jim Meyer, Pastor Tim Mueller, John Nelson, Matt Not-
tling, Fred Raether, Pastor Scharf, Ben Schramm, Pastor Uhlhorn, Tim Wrobel
These men are not only responsible for assisting with the distribution of the sacrament during services.
From their ranks also are drawn those who alternate with the pastors in visiting shut-ins, and those who
witness with the pastors young people’s confessions of faith (prior to their receiving the sacrament).
Page 6 Pastoral Acts - Membership Updates - Elders Work
Funerals… Date of Death Funeral
Richard Stange 1-26-13 2-2-13
Betty Eggert 1-28-13 2-4-13
Elizabeth (Betty) Fredrick 2-4-13 2-8-13
Glen Storrs 2-10-13 2-15-13
John Herzog 2-11-13 2-15-13
Franklin Schliewe 2-11-13 2-15-13
Baptism: Birth Baptism Parents
Faith Emmalee Mae Colvin 1-31-12 2-1-13 Rory & Stephanie (Sell) Colvin
Mason James Bingham 7-31-12 2-2-13 Dean & Kayla (Teich) Bingham
Ivy Jade Monroe Yerges 12-30-12 2-3-13 Sam Yerges & Leah Berger
Rachel Kae Koeck 2-12-13 2-12-13 Brian & Deborah (Hahm) Koeck
Bladmir Gonzalez Emilio 11-16-12 2-23-13 Bladimir Gonzalez & Genoveva Emilio
Weddings… None this month
The Elders Board rejoices to
report to you the following
developments ….
1. For the past eight years,
members of St. Mark’s have
labored to create a congrega-
tional atmosphere in which
each soul is encouraged regu-
larly to worship. We have
employed personal visits,
personal phone calls, person-
al mail, notes in the newslet-
ter, and bulk e-mails by the
hundreds of thousands to-
ward this effort. For five
years, St. Mark’s pastors
have personally visited mem-
bers age thirty and older
whom we have rarely seen in
worship. The Holy Spirit has
graciously crowned all our
efforts with success: What
were once more than half a
thousand able-bodied, local
members who never wor-
shipped with us … now num-
ber less than a hundred who
have not worshipped with us
recently.
2. No longer do we list as
members those for whom we
have no address, nor those
who have lived out of our
area for a number of years.
We have done our best to
track down these dear souls
and relay them to a nearby
WELS church. Lacking such
a church, we serve them at a
distance as best we can.
Eight years ago, we listed
members in half the states of
our nation. By God’s grace,
we now do a better job of
trying genuinely to get these
souls served.
The newly elected elders now
begin a new three-year cycle
of planning. They anticipate
enlisting more members to
phone and to visit less-than-
active members. They plan to
more thoroughly consider our
expectations for member-
ship—and the relationship of
those expectations to the pro-
cess of transfers, professions
of faith, adult confirmations,
and less-than-active mem-
bers. The elders also antici-
pate revisiting the congrega-
tion’s need for a part-time,
highly economical youth
worker position to reach
those in their twenties. The
elders board petitions your
prayers on its behalf—and
especially in regard to these
new efforts.
Elders Work:
Review & Preview
Page 7 Worship Schedule - Good Friday German Service
Midweek Lenten services are 8:30 AM, 3:30 PM, &
7:00 PM on Wednesdays …
… Weekend services are 6:00 PM Saturdays and 7:30,
9:00, & 10:45 AM Sundays
Saturday & Sunday, March 2 & 3
Lent 3: John 11:46-53
“Jewish Leaders’ Plot & Prophecy”
Wednesday, March 6
Lenten Midweek 4: Luke 22:47-51
“People of Passion: Jesus Repairs Peter’s Damage”
Saturday & Sunday, March 9 & 10
Lent 4: John 12:20-33
“Greeks Hear God’s Voice Announce Christ’s Glory”
Wednesday, March 13
Lenten Midweek 5: Luke 22:54-62
“People of Passion: Jesus Witnesses Peter’s Denial”
Saturday & Sunday, March 16 & 17
Lent 5: Colossians 1:21-27
“Gentiles Are Reconciled to God through the Gospel”
Wednesday, March 20
Lenten Midweek 6: John 21:15-19
“People of Passion: Jesus Reinstates Peter”
11 AM, Saturday, March 23
Confirmation & Commissioning of the Class of 2013
Holy Week’s Services lead us into Christ’s suffering
and death on our behalf.
Saturday & Sunday, March 23 & 24
Palm Sunday: Hebrews 12:1-6
“We Focus on Jesus, Who Marched to His Death”
Thursday, March 28
Maundy Thursday: Hebrews 9:11-15
“Jesus’ Body & Blood Mean Our Redemption”
10 AM, Friday, March 29
German Good Friday: Ebäerbrief 2:14-18
“Warum starb Jesus?”
1 PM, Friday, March 29
Good Friday: Hebrews 2:14-18 & John 19:29-30
“By His Death, Jesus Destroyed the Deadly Devil”
7 PM, Friday, March 29
Good Friday: Teen Tenebrae
The Easter Season celebrates Christ’s resurrection and
its benefits for us.
6 PM, Saturday, March 30
Easter Eve Bilingual
6 AM, Sunday, March 31
Easter Sunrise: John 20:1-9
“Mary Reports the Empty Tomb to Peter & John”
Sunday, March 31
Easter Sunday: 1 Peter 1:3-9
“Jesus’ Resurrection Gave Us a New & Heavenly Birth”
Worship This Month...
German Service: 10 AM, Good Friday Morning
More than a century-and-a-half of worship in the German language at St.
Mark's will continue this month. 10 AM, Friday, March 29th, will serve as the
setting for this year's German Good Friday service.
The sermon will ask: "Warum starb Jesus" ("Why did Jesus die?"). Hebrews
2:14-18 will answer that question. German liturgy and German hymns will
accompany the day's worship. Pastor Walther will officiate.
Everyone is invited to attend this special occasion.
For more information, call the church office at 262-8500.
Memorials/Giving in Celebration Page 8
Memorials – for St. Mark’s Church, School, Missions, School Building Fund, the ROC, St. Mark’s Scholarship
Fund, etc. These memorials have been given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of the following:
We apologize for names missing or misspelled.
Ken Beck
Earl & Sue Zubke,
Merle Zastrow
Mae Behling Phil & Barb Mallow, Norm & Sharon
Melcher, Judge & Mrs. Arnold K.
Schumann, Ralph & Mary Lou
Schmidt, Jean Zurheide, Carol J.
Schmidt, Wally & Merla Stark, Ray &
Erla Nickels, Robert & Marian Heese,
Randy Roeseler, Ellen Geiger, Marie
Dobbratz
Jon Fisch
Keith & Rhonda Christian
Oscar Hackbarth
Delores Schmidt
Charles (Chuck) Haseleu
Ron & Joyce Zwieg, Suzanne Herzog,
Jack & Shelby Erdmann, Sylvia Test-
er, Jerry & Joanne Brandt, Randall &
Darlene Schultz, Ken & Jeanne Klein,
Graham & Gloria Anderson, Wes
Altweis, Jerrold & Betty Lillge, Wil-
liam & Mary Schultz, Marlene &
George Raether, Roger & Sandy Her-
bert, Erich & Helen Zellmer, Dorothy
Mekelburg, Fae Ann Mekelburg, Ei-
leen & Gerald Sell, Marlin & Lor-
raine Kube, Beverly Saniter, Daniel &
Sandra Rullman, Richard & Shirlee
Reynolds, Robert & Diane Schmidt,
Gregg & Linda Lippens, Mildred
Polensky, Trudy & Lee Rickerman,
Ron & Kay Uhlhorn, Al & Sharon
Oestreich, Joanne Hemker, Weth-
onkitha Club, Jim & Karen Huhn,
Diane Haseleu, Yvonne Habermann,
Laura Kohn, John & Jean Milroy, Jeff
& Julie Glaznap, Eric & Carol Schlo-
esser, Ralph & Mary Lou Schmidt,
Rod & Janet Pike, Judy Quam, Den-
nis & Georgene Schramm, Arline
Hildebrandt, Robert & Marian Heese,
Ronald & Marliss Steindorf, Everett
& Marleen Borth, Tom & Penni Nick-
els, Terry & Beth Lundsten, Larry &
Yvonne Schuett, Earl & Sue Zubke,
Wayne & Nancy Lohr, Tim & Deb
Archambeau, Ruth Sellnow, Caroline
Arndt, Karl Wagner, Randall & Don-
na Roets, Rita Langer, Randy Roese-
ler
William K. Kaercher
Mr. & Mrs. Don Grulke, Mr. & Mrs.
Daryl Hundt, Mr. & Mrs. Tony Mes-
serschmidt, Mr. & Mrs. AJ Ritschke,
Alice Zietlow
Lorraine Kubly
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Zubke,
Bernice Zimmerman
Edward Kuckkan
Marie Dobbratz,
Margie Eickelberg
Jacqueline Kube
Everett & Marleen Borth
Dwayne Michael
Dorothy Zubke
Rev. Richard W. Mueller
Ron & Joyce Zwieg,
OWLS
Patricia Nass
Dorothy Zubke
Ruth Nass
Dorothy Zubke, Mr. & Mrs. Lyle
Borth, Alice Zietlow
Edward Punzel
Edward & Shirley Zubke
Shirley A. Retzlaff
Donald & Arlene Grulke, Daryl &
Debra Hundt, Paul & Mardelle
Schuett, Mike & Bev Schilling
Arthur J. Ritschke
Ron & Joyce Zwieg
Lucile Roeseler
Carole Christian
James Schoenike
Bill Christian,
Norman & Coralli Griep
Richard Stange
Wm. & Mary Schultz
Elizabeth Stelter
Yvonne Habermann, Ron & Marliss
Steindorf, Linda Stark, Carol Schloes-
ser, Terry & Beth Lundsten, Sandy
Radloff, Carolyn Smith, Richard &
Sandra Kren, Rev. & Mrs. James
Werner
Herbert Thurloff
Phyllis Gerth, Clyde Gerth, Jeff &
Ginger Checki
Aurelia & Sigmund Widzinsky
Elsbeth Fuchs, William & Heidi
Lund, Faith Zoellick, Randy Roeseler
Gertrude Zubke
Edward & Shirley Zubke; Caroline
Arndt; Mark, Peggy, Kimberly &
Elizabeth Hafenstein; Earl & Sue
Zubke; Merle Zastrow; Allen &
Christine Rose; Michael & Sharon
Slechta; Charles & Beverly Klug;
Donald & Marjorie Jaeger; Eugene &
Audrey Zautner; William & Barbara
Cichanofsky; William & Mary
Schultz; James & Lynne Schultz; Jim
& Arlene Krause; Audrey Scharp; B.J.
Stoltenburg; Daniel & Lucilla Klein;
Roland & Theresa Holzhueter; Garry
& Cheryl Peter; Butch & Gayle Berg;
Bruce & Shelby Hahn; Dave & Sue
Ebbert; Bob & Pam Brassfield; Don
& Sandy Messerschmidt; Gil & Lau-
rie Brennecke; Dorothy Zubke; Judy
Schreiber; Florence, Sharon & Diane
Buedler; Howard & Bev Zubke; Wal-
ter & Merla Stark; Roger & Beatty
Hamann; Carol Conard; Edwina Cata-
lani-Davies; St. Mark’s Ladies Aid;
other Family & Friends
In Honor of...
Bob & Carol Schmidt gave a gift to
St. Mark’s School Building Fund and
to St. Mark’s Church in honor of their
60th wedding anniversary on February
14th.
St. Mark’s Mission - Meals-on-Wheels - Ladies Aid Page 9
Meals-on-Wheels
St. Mark’s will be delivering Meals-on-
Wheels the week of March 18-22. If you are
willing to help, please call Yvonne at
920-261-5844. Thank you!
Ladies Aid
Thursday, March 7th
1 PM Lunch
Guest: Mayor Ron Krueger
Business Meeting
All women are invited!
Ladies Aid… Serves Funeral Luncheons & Annual Pre-Marriage Seminar Dinner
Prepares & Serves Breakfast &/or Lunch for Visiting Choirs & Instrumentalists
Invites Guest Speakers - Enjoys Entertainment - Learns through Pastoral Topics
Supports the Capitol Fund Campaign - Sends Christmas Cards to Shut-ins & Military
Prepares & Donates Lunch to the Watertown Free Clinic Volunteers
Donates to Church Projects
Interested? Join us for lunch and a meeting!
1st Thursday of the Month: September through May
St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Our Mission…
To serve all people in God’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of Holy Scripture.
Our Objectives…
1. To proclaim Law and Gospel
2. To strengthen believers through the means of grace
3. To equip believers in sharing the Gospel of Jesus with others
4. To provide a Christian Day School
Stewardship: Cradle Roll - Women’s Conference - New Books Page 10
Women’s Conference…
Even as God led the Israelites through the
desert after they left Egypt, he also leads
us on our journey through this life. Instead of
a pillar of cloud or fire, he has given us the Bi-
ble, the basic principles he wants us to follow,
and ample examples from which we can learn.
While the truths of Scripture are constant, a
study of the application of those truths will be
very helpful for all Christian women who find
themselves in leadership positions.
Join us as we come together to better understand
God’s desire for each of us as laid out in the Bi-
ble, with a special focus on the unique calling
God has for women as leaders, and then discuss
the application of these Biblical truths to our var-
ied personal lives.
Hosted by
WELS Women’s Ministry Committee
www.welswomen.net
Friday & Saturday, July 19 & 20
Conference Location…
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
11831 N. Seminary Dr.
Mequon WI 53092
www.wls.wels.net
Details, cost, on-line registration, etc.
www.welswomen.net/conference
New Books…
Pastor E. P. Kauffeld has written a complete
Bible Story book of 68 Old Testament stories
and 78 New Testament stories. Mrs. Kauffeld
has written a Bible Story book of 23 Old Tes-
tament and 53 New Testament stories for younger chil-
dren. Each story has a colored picture of the old, old
Bible stories, giving a visual picture of Bible times.
These books have been printed by Pastor Shawn Kauf-
feld - Books of the Way. This project was undertaken
because the Lutheran Church no longer prints a Bible
History book for children and for parochial schools.
Today our children and homes really need a reliable Bi-
ble Story book so that these wonderful stories of the Bi-
ble can be read again and again, and the progression
through the Bible to the coming of Christ in the New
Testament can be thoroughly understood.
To purchase call or e-mail the Kauffelds:
920-261-7755 or [email protected]
Searching the Scripture:
Lower Level: Pre-School - 2nd Grade = $15.00
Intermediate Level: 3rd - 8th Grade = $25.00
These books were written for parochial schools, Sunday
Schools, VBS, home-schooling, and for the home for
children and for family devotions. In addition a Word
Search and Crossword puzzle for each of the stories in
the Intermediate Level (250 pages) is available for
$25.00.
Cradle Roll - Stewardship Brief
One of the true blessings that Christ has given to our congregation is a good number of births and
baptisms every year. Each year we average well over 50 infant baptisms.
In baptism the Holy Spirit does all the work, washing away sins, creating faith in Christ, and claim-
ing another little one for the Father’s eternal kingdom. Yet, after a child has been baptized into Christ, we the
members of the congregation take the joyful responsibility of encouraging the parents to bring up their child in
the nurture and admonition of the Lord, making sure that each newborn grows up knowing and appreciating Jesus
as well as the meaning of her/his baptism.
While we together take many steps to do this encouragement, one of the first steps is our Cradle Roll program.
Volunteers coordinate and your offerings supply parents with regular, timely, age-appropriate materials for the
children. These materials remind parents of the joyous privilege they have to be raising a child of God. They also
provide resources and tips for parents to bring Jesus to their children daily and are one tool we use for keeping
young families connected to Jesus and our congregation.
2011 2011 2013 2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 6PM Church Service
3 Church Services
7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM
9/10:30AM Bible Study
(B-2) (Prof. Kiecker)
9AM Kids 4 Christ
6:30PM Spanish Service
45PM Sch. Min. Bd.
6PM: Praise Singers
7PM: Adult Handbells
7PM Women’s Bible
Study (B3)
7PM Leadership Bible
Study (B2)
8PM Standing Bds
5 12:10 “Let’s Do
Lunch” (PC)
7PM AA Mtg (B1)
6 Church Services at 8:30A, 3:30 & 7PM
10AM Golden Living
2:30 Highland House
3:45 Gr. 6-7 Catechism
4:30-6:30 Lenten Meal
7PM Bible Info Class
7 6AM Dawn Patrol (MP)
9AM/4PM Bible Class
1PM Ladies Aid (MP)
6PM Ladies Choir
6:45PM Chorale
8PM Men’s Choir
8 9
6PM Church Service
10 Daylight Savings Time Begins Church Services
7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM
9/10:30AM Bible Study
(B-2) (Prof. Kiecker)
9AM Kids 4 Christ
6:30PM Spanish Service
11 School Dismisses
at 11:30AM 6PM Praise Singers
6:30PM: Academic
Fair at School
7PM Adult Handbells
7PM Ministry Council
12 12:10 “Let’s Do
Lunch” (PC)
7PM AA Mtg (B1)
13 Church Services at 8:30A, 3:30 & 7PM
10:15AM Marquardt
2:30PM Johnson Arms
3:45 Gr. 6-7 Catechism
4:30-6:30 Lenten Meal
7PM Bible Info Class
14 9AM /4PM Bible Class
10:30AM Zinzendorf
6PM Ladies Choir
6:45PM Chorale
8PM Men’s Choir
15 16
6PM Church Service
17 Church Services
7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM
9AM Pre-Communion
Welcome
9/10:30AM Bible Study
(B-2) (Prof. Kiecker)
9AM Kids 4 Christ
6:30PM Spanish Service
18 9:50AM WHS C2
10A-Noon Circuit Mtg.
@ St. Luke’s
6PM: Praise Singers
7PM: Adult Handbells
7PM Women’s Bible
Study (B3)
19 1:30 PM OWLS Mtg.
(MP)
7PM AA Mtg (B1)
20 Church Services at 8:30A, 3:30 & 7PM
10AM Golden Living
4:30-6:30 Lenten Meal
8PM Confirmation
Rehearsal
21 6AM Dawn Patrol (MP)
9AM /4PM Bible Class
6PM Ladies Choir
6:45PM Chorale
7PM Depression Mt.B1
8PM Men’s Choir
22
3:45-5:15PM
Confirmation
Rehearsal
23 9:45AM
Confirmation Pictures
11AM Confirmation &
Commissioning Service
6PM Contemporary
Church Service
24 Palm Sunday Church Services
7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM
6:30PM Spanish Easter
Service
7:30PM Fiesta
25 6PM: Praise Singers
7PM: Adult Handbells
7PM Caregivers (B2)
26 12:10 “Let’s Do
Lunch” (PC)
7PM AA Mtg B1
27 NO CHURCH
SERVICES 10:15AM Marquardt
3:45 Gr. 6-7 Catechism
6PM Ladies Choir
6:45PM Chorale
7PM Bible Info Class
8PM Men’s Choir
28 Maundy
Thursday 8:30A, 3:30 & 7PM
Church Services 10:30AM Zinzendorf
4:30-6:30 Lenten Meal
In Parish Center
29 Good Friday
10AM German Svc.
1PM Good Friday
Church Service
7PM Tenebrae Svc.
30 10-11:30AM: Easter
Rehearsal – Adult
Choirs + Orchestra 6PM Easter Eve
Bilingual Church
Service
31 EASTER
Easter Festival Services
6AM Sunrise Service
7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM
6:30-9:30AM Easter
Breakfast in School
March 2013- St. Mark’s Ev. Lutheran Church Calendar
215 N. 6th Street, Watertown, WI 53094 – Phone (920)-262-8500
December 2011- St. Mark’s Ev. Lutheran Church Calendar
215 N. 6th Street, Watertown, WI 53094 – Phone (920)-262-8500
NO SCHOOL
St. Mark’s Ev. Lutheran School March 2013
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
Church 6pm
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Church Services 7:30, 9,
10:45am
Board SM 5pm Market Day PU 2pm
Booster Club @ 6:30pm
Chapel 8:10 A.M.
Lent - Church 8:30, 3:30 &
7pm
LPS Play @ 1:30pm &
7pm
St. Mark’s Academic Fair
Judging 1 to 8pm
LPS Play @ 7pm
Church 6pm
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Church Services 7:30, 9,
10:45am
LPS Concert 2pm
LPS Play @ 7pm
Daylight Savings Time
Starts
Early Release
11:30 am
Curriculum 11:45 am
Principals’ Conf. 1pm
St. Mark’s Academic Fair
Open House 6:30pm
Chapel 8:10 A.M.
Lent - Church 8:30, 3:30 &
7pm
Church 6pm
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Church Services 7:30, 9,
10:45am
Pre-Communion Welcome
9am
Faculty Mtg. 3:30 P.M.
Chapel 8:10 A.M.
Lent - Church 8:30, 3:30 &
7pm
Church 6pm
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Palm Sunday
Church Services 7:30, 9,
10:45am
PreK-5th Grade Sings
A-L in 9am
M-Z in 10:45am
Faculty Mtg. 3:30 P.M.
Chapel 8:10 A.M.
LLHS Easter Concert 7pm
Maundy Thursday
3rd Quarter Ends
45 Days
Church 3:30 & 7pm
No School
Good Friday
Grades 6-8 Sing @ 1pm
Church 1 & 7 pm
Church 6pm
31
Easter Church Services 6, 7:30, 9,
10:45am
Alpha & Omega Choir
Sings A-L in 9am
M-Z in 10:45am