St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church & School November 2012 Newsletter · "SAVE-THE-DATE: November 10,...
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If you wander through the cemetery, you see grave stones whose inscriptions are barely legi- ble. The stone has weathered and names and dates are difficult to read. I think something similar has happened to the Ten Commandments. In our hurried and complex lives, we're not making out the profound insights those simple words have for our daily living. Take the Second Commandment, for example.. "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God on vain… (or as we learn it today: you shall not misuse the Name of the Lord your God. " Some have called the 2 nd the "Ivory Soap Commandment." In the olden days, when I child said a bad word there the threat: I’m going to wash your mouth out with soap. Well, that's part of the commandment but there's so much more. "The name of the Lord" is not simply about God's personal name, Jesus, or titles, like Father" or "Lord." "The name of the Lord" refers to all God reveals to us about His being, His redeem- ing care, and how He wants us to live as His children. Micah 6:8 - "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" To take the Lord's name in vain is to have begun learn- ing and living by His truths and then stopped, like the seed in Jesus parable that sprouted but never came to full growth. This commandment is about the whole orientation of our life, on God's revelation, of which one expressed part is our language. "How precious also are Thy thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!" (Psalm 139:17) We squabble whether or not a monument with the Ten Commandments should be allowed in a town square. Those monuments are often of granite, their inscriptions won't deteriorate like old cemetery stones. But so what? If God's people have forgoen to lead our lives by these profound but simple guides, so what if they are or are not on a monument? Paul said, "You are our leer...known and read by all men." (2 Corinthians 3:2). Can people read your love for the name of the Lord? (From Dr. Dale Meyer, “The Meyer Minute”) God bless, Pastor Grams + From the Heart of Your Shepherd St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church & School November 2012 Newsleer
Transcript of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church & School November 2012 Newsletter · "SAVE-THE-DATE: November 10,...
If you wander through the cemetery, you see grave stones whose inscriptions are barely legi-
ble. The stone has weathered and names and dates are difficult to read. I think something
similar has happened to the Ten Commandments. In our hurried and complex lives, we're
not making out the profound insights those simple words have for our daily living. Take the
Second Commandment, for example..
"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God on vain… (or as we learn it today: you
shall not misuse the Name of the Lord your God. " Some have called the 2nd the "Ivory Soap
Commandment." In the olden days, when I child said a bad word there the threat: I’m going to
wash your mouth out with soap. Well, that's part of the commandment but there's so much
more.
"The name of the Lord" is not simply about God's personal name, Jesus, or titles, like Father"
or "Lord." "The name of the Lord" refers to all God reveals to us about His being, His redeem-
ing care, and how He wants us to live as His children. Micah 6:8 - "He has told you, O man,
what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?" To take the Lord's name in vain is to have begun learn-
ing and living by His truths and then stopped, like the seed in Jesus parable that sprouted but
never came to full growth. This commandment is about the whole orientation of our life, on
God's revelation, of which one expressed part is our language. "How precious also are Thy
thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!" (Psalm 139:17)
We squabble whether or not a monument with the Ten Commandments should be allowed in
a town square. Those monuments are often of granite, their inscriptions won't deteriorate like
old cemetery stones. But so what? If God's people have forgotten to lead our lives by these
profound but simple guides, so what if they are or are not on a monument? Paul said, "You
are our letter...known and read by all men." (2 Corinthians 3:2). Can people read your love for
the name of the Lord?
(From Dr. Dale Meyer, “The Meyer Minute”)
God bless, Pastor Grams +
From the Heart of Your Shepherd
St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church & School
November 2012 Newsletter
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CHURCH PHONE
Pastor Rev. Daniel Grams 920-883-9523 C Susan Grams (wife) 845-1692 H 201-693-3584 C Church/School office 845-2095 Fax 845-9075 Church Secretary Bonnie Kratz 680-3029 C School Secretary Jenny Tenor 370-5849 C Church Janitor Mike Gaedtke 845-5021 H 371-1891 C School Janitor Mike Peterson 737-4863 C Teachers Deb Kline, Principal 412-2461 C Tiffany Dart, 4K 255-2561 C Beth Budnik, 4K 360-1338 C Sherry Byrne, 5K 606-2000 C Heidi Schneider, 1&2 536-0865 C Ruth Bernau 3-4-5 507-573-2743 C Brianna Wilson, 6-7-8 269-449-1834 C Karen Phillips 845-9419 H Elders Roger Krohn 845-5441 H 536-0497 C Ron Janda 246-3858 C Pat Doell 845-2314 H Gary Kratz 680-0885 C Chairman Mike Peterson 737-4863 C
Secretary Ann VandenBusch 863-3252 H Treasurer Kevin Dahlke 536-0274 C Financial Secretary Jeff Brand 845-5954 H
CHURCH PHONE
School Board Tina Kilgore 388-0593 H Christine Merow-Baierl 845-2282 H Steve Doell 845-9030 H Rachel Patrycia 737-2592 C Organists Jean Doell 845-5162 H Audrey Reckelberg 845-2908 H Richelle Pribek 388-2623 H 288-2923 C Susan Grams 845-1692 H Stewardship Renette Brand 866-9545 H Bonnie Lannbrecht 845-2058 H Lon Fager 845-2772 H Trustees Brad Prahl 676-2596 C Wayne Salzsieder 845-2745 H Paul Reckelberg 845-2908 H Finance Committee Al Ledvina 845-2247 H Alan Duescher 606-9426 C Robbin Brand 866-9545 H Chris Janda 255-2960 C Sunday School Heidi Heim 845-1612 H Ellen Post 468-6038 H Lutherans for Life Nola Duescher 845-2196 H 536-0396 C LLL Ron Janda 246-3858 C Sedonie Zeitler 845-2695 H LWML Tina Peterson 863-5137 H Doug Doell 360-2638 C
2012 FALL CHURCH/SCHOOL PHONE LISTING
DVD OF CHURCH SERVICE
Anyone wishing to receive a DVD of our Church Service,
call the church office . One of our volunteers will deliver
it to you.
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Christian Service Guild
St. Paul Lutheran Church & School
HARVEST HOME DINNER: The Christian Service Guild wants to thank the following
people for their help on October 14: Paul Janda, The Gaedtke Family, Mike Peterson,
Bonnie and Larry Lannbrecht, Barney Janda, Arlene Gruetzmacher, Gary Kratz, Hans,
Sarah and Caleb Shin, Amy Prahl, Bev Graunke. Richelle Pribek, and those people from
the congregation who donated a dessert. The women from the Christian Service Guild
worked very hard to put this meal on and even though they had a poor turnout, they
Christian Service Guild thanks everyone who donated items for World
Relief. We collected 21 Health Kits and 126 bars of soap.
The Flower Guild would like to thank Richelle Pribek for all the
beautiful pumpkins and gourds she donated to the church and school.
St. Paul 11th
Annual Auction Update
Our 11th annual auction will take place at Beverly Gardens on Saturday, February 16, 2013. So, save the date! It will be the
same format as other years, with two exceptions. This year there will be a 50/50 raffle and a gun raffle.
A box has been placed in the narthex for submitting donation forms if you have an item you would like to donate. Thanks be to God that numerous items have already been donated! If you know of a business or individual that would be happy to donate to this year’s auction, please pick up a business solicitation letter from the binder in the narthex. It doesn’t hurt to ask, all they can say is no.
If you have any questions or comments, please speak with an auction committee member.
Jeremy Belter 850-0675, Nicole Belter 639-5642, Kevin Dahlke 536-0274, Robert Dahlke 536-0148, Steven Doell 471-7580, Sue Heim 209-2035, Chris Janda 255-2960, Beth Lozinski
660-9390, Kristen Schleis 619-4677, Ann VanDenBusch 863-3252
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Stewardship News and Views
“Give thanks in all circumstances
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. “
I Thessalonians 5:18
When asked “What are you thankful for?”, most people respond with family, food, good health, a
good job. All the “good” things in life. It’s easy to give thanks for things when everything is going
well, when all we have to do is count our blessings. Think about the following:
*Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire -
if you did, what would there be to look forward to?
*Be thankful when you don’t know some things -
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.
*Be thankful for the difficult times - during those times you grow.
*Be thankful for your limitations -
they give you opportunities for improvement.
*Be thankful for each challenge -
it will build your strength and character.
*Be thankful for your mistakes -
they will teach you valuable lessons.
*Be thankful when you’re tired and weary -
It means you’ve made a difference.
*A life of rich fulfillment comes to those
Who are also thankful for the setbacks.
*Gratitude can turn a negative to a positive.
*Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, they can become your blessings.
Author Unknown
We invite you this holiday season to be thankful - not only for the good things but for everything!
When we turn in gratitude to God for everything, our lives become a living thanksgiving - lived
everyday.
God’s Blessings
Pastor Grams, Renette Brand, Bonnie Lannbrecht, and Lon Fager.
CHURCH BROCHURES:
are available in the Narthex from
the Stewardship Committee. If you
know of a business that would be
willing to help us advertise and
make our information available to
the public, please take and post
them.
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2012 AUGUST SCRIP REPORT
September $25,085.00 Sales $ 803.31 Profit 104 Orders
Total YTD $199,856.09 Sales $6,729.66 Profit 913 Orders
ATTENTION YOUTH: We are working the Veteran’s Service meal on
Sunday, November 4th. Please plan on helping. We need to have bars/
cookies donated for dessert and people to work in kitchen. Please contact
Rachel Patrycia at 737-2592 or Sherry Byrne at 606-2000 if you can help
out.
YOUTH FELLOWSHIP: If you would like to join our Facebook Group
please contact Brian or Rachel Patrycia at 737-2592.
YOUTH OPEN GYM: The gym will be open for youth 6th grade to high school on Sunday,
October 28th for volleyball. November dates are November 4 – Basketball, November 11 – Vol-
leyball, November 18 – Basketball, November 25 – Volleyball. Hope to see you there.
St. Paul Lutheran Church & School
THANK YOU: St. Paul’s Choir would
like to thank the families of Merlin
Prahl, Martin Zeitler, and Leonard
Gruetzmacher for their generous gifts
of money in memory of their loved
ones. God’s blessing to your families.
LAKESHORE LUTHERAN FOR LIFE
Meeting Wednesday, November 28th at 7:30 p.m.
In the St. Paul meeting room.
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STAGE ONE will be performing on FOX 11 at 7:00 - 9:00 am on Tuesday December 18.
Be sure to set your DVR’s or watch.
Zion Lutheran Church Wayside’s Trivia Nite – will be held on Saturday, November 3
rd starting at 7pm. For more info or to register your team, please call
the church at 920-864-2463 or check out their website at www.zionwayside.org .
Faith Lutheran Book Study Group: If you’d like to join this group, please browse the list and see if there are any you’d like to join: November 7 - Molokai by Alan Brennert, December 5 - The Secret Gift by Ted Gup, January 2 - The Cider House Rules by John Irving, February 6 - Reluctant Companion by Ruth Boettcher *, March 6 - Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin, April 3 - Grace Up-on Grace by John Kleinig, May 1 - Room by Emma Donoghue, June 3 - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn **
Book Group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm in the lounge at Faith Lutheran Church. You are welcome to attend as many or as few sessions as you wish. Books are not pre-screened because we are adults. Students are very welcome as long as parents have ok'd the book. * Ruth Boettcher of Christ of the Bay is the author of February's Reluctant Companion ** Pastor Speck-hard will be leading June's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich which is found on many college-prep lists. Call Heidi Speckhard 883-2314 with any questions.
Fish Fry at Our Saviour Lutheran Church (120 S. Henry St) - The monthly fish fries are back. On November 9th (and the 2nd Friday of every month September thru May), we will be serving deep fried perch, baked cod, combination and chicken tender dinners from 5-6:30pm.
"SAVE-THE-DATE: November 10, 2012-NEW Lutheran High School Auction"
"The 22nd Annual NEW Lutheran High School auction, "Blazin' in the Son," is held at the River-
side Ballroom on November 10, 2012. Doors open at 4 PM with dinner starting at 6:30 PM.
Please join us to help support the Christ-centered, Bible-based education which NEW LHS offers
to the teens in our area. A representative will present more details within the next two weeks.
Tickets for the dinner are on sale starting October 15. If you have questions, want to donate gift
baskets or other items to the auction, or to buy tickets; contact Hans Shin, 920/255 2658."
St. Paul Faculty/Staff Contact Info Pastor: Daniel Grams [email protected] Cell Phone (920) 883-9523 Principal: Debbie Kline [email protected] 4K Teacher: Tiffany Dart [email protected]
4K Teacher: Beth Budnik [email protected] 5K Teacher: Sherry Byrne [email protected] 1st & 2nd Grade: Heidi Schneider [email protected] 3-4-5th Grade: Ruth Bernau [email protected] 6th, 7th & 8th Grade: Brianna Wilson [email protected] School Secretary: Jenny Tenor [email protected] Church Secretary: Bonnie Kratz [email protected] For Funerals: Tina Peterson 863-5137 Arlene Gruetzmacher 845-5048 For Prayer Chain: Tina Peterson 863-5137
Church Office 920-845-2095
Fax: 920-845-9075
N4118 Cty Rd AB Luxemburg WI 54217
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Newsletter deadline is the 15th of the month.
RIDE TO CHURCH? Anyone in need of transportation to
and from church, please notify the church office.
VETERAN’S WORSHIP SERVICE: Sunday, November 4th at 9:30 a.m.
It will be held in the school gym. All of the Veteran’s Organizations in Kewaunee County
have been invited. The Luxemburg-Casco Community Band will again be joining the St. Paul
Band to play special patriotic music. There will also be special music by St. Paul Choir and
St. Paul School Children.
Following the service, there will be a lunch of chicken booyah, sandwiches, and dessert for $5.
Veterans will receive a free meal. If you are a veteran and you want to march in with all the
veterans, please meet in the hall outside of the gym
