October 2, 2022 Service & News

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All that we have is thine alone! Remember singing this hymn every Sunday as the plates were carried up the aisle by the ushers? Many of us do. The words were heard so often, that perhaps we didn't even think about them anymore. However, they are so true. This Sunday our guest preacher, WELS Planned Giving Counselor, Pastor Jerry Ewings will help us see that all that we have, including the incredible abundance, is from God's hand. King David shows us the great privilege it is to use our resources to participate in God's eternal plan. Pastor Ewings will also be leading our Sunday Bible Class.

Worship services are Thursday at 7:00pm and
Sunday at 8:00am & 10:15am

*The Sunday 8am service will be livestreamed here.

New Sermon Series on Ephesians: Who are you?
Beginning next week

Our identity as individuals shapes how we view ourselves and even influences how we make decisions. In Ephesians God pulls back the curtain and reveals many wonderful truths about who we are in Christ. Maybe consider reading through this epistle in your personal devotions and then join us to ponder what God reveals. Each sermon will answer the question, "who are we?" by showing that we are:

October 9   -   Predestined (Ephesians 1:3-14)
October 16    *series break – Seminarian Jeremiah Wallander
October 23   -   People of Hope (Ephesians 1:15-23)
October 30   -   God’s Workmanship (Ephesians 2:1-10)
November 6   -   One in Christ (Ephesians 2:11-22)
November 13   -   A family (Ephesians 3:14-21)
November 20   -   Gifted (Ephesians 4:1-16)

We have a couple songs in our service this week that we have sung before, however they are still fairly new. It will be helpful to listen to Psalm 90A and the Setting 3 Glory to God before worshiping this Sunday.

We will also sing a new Hymn written by Keith and Kristyn Getty, Before You I Kneel. They describe this hymn as, "a hymn for the working day, a prayer for each task we are given." The melody is based on the 4th movement of Bach’s famous cantata Wachet Auf!

The Meaning of Marriage - Wednesdays at 6:30pm. This week read chapter 6 before our study. See you there!
Teen Bible Class: Sundays at 9:15am We are continuing an Apologetics Bible Study. All 8th-12th graders are invited to join us. After three more lessons in our Apologetics class, we will be starting a class about understanding the opposite gender. We will base our study on two books: For Young Men Only: A Guys Guide to the Alien Gender and For Young Women Only: What You Need to Know About How Guys Think. Girls will be taught by Morgan Beyer and Maria Ewings. Guys will be taught by Pastor Redfield. We will have 7 classes on this topic. The first 6 will be guys and girls separated and for the 7^th class on December 4 we will learn together. Books can be bought through Amazon for $15 or less. Click on the titles of the books to purchase.
Sunday School: Sundays at 9:15am in various school classrooms.
Adult Bible Study: Sundays at 9:15am - in the Fellowship Hall (childcare provided in the family room in the back of the sanctuary) 1 Peter – Living Hope in a Living Savior. Christians in Peter’s day were facing separation, suffering, persecution, and also struggling to fully grasp the true grace of God in Jesus. Really, they were not too different from us. Join us in the fellowship hall of the church basement to be encouraged in living hope and to be strengthened by our living Savior.
Women’s Bible Study - Fridays at 7:00am in the conference room at church. We are currently studying 10 Lies About God by Pastor David Scharf. Come and join us on Fridays.

Usher, Technology & Greeters:

Oct. 2nd 8:00 am Ryan Borgwardt & Tim Uttech; Projector: Jeremiah Borgwardt; Greeters: Ryan & Emily Borgwardt Family
Oct. 2^nd 10:15 am Neil Landvatter & Justin Gregorius; Projector: Siri Gregorius; Greeters: Al & Lillian Matz
Oct. 6^th 7:00 pm Al Vick & Dyle Hrobsky; Projector: Lori Schloesser
Oct. 9^th 8:00 am Will Wendorff, Scott Krause, Tony Schadt, Roger Kuerth & Larry Kuehn; Projector: Eleanor Wendorff; Greeters: Will & Kelly Wendorff Family
Oct. 9^th 10:15 am Nick Oestreicher, Gordy Schmidt, Jonathan Schmidt, Tom Lindert & Ron Hertig; Projector: Jacob Lindert; Greeters: Pete & Sandi Thompson

Keep in your prayers:
Home to Heaven: Carol Nehls (Mrs. Charles) was called home to heaven on September 24th. Her funeral was held on October 1^st. Justine Kutz, mother of Pastor Tom Kutz, was called home to heaven on September 28^th. We pray for those who will miss them.

We pray for the following people who are having health issues or recovering: Lloyd Schliewe will be having surgery on October 3. Drake Parks; John Petry; Pastor Cloute’s father, Bob Cloute; Julie Radant; Jennifer Koerber; Sue Taylor; David Tietz; Joan Christensen; Jessica Christian; Dean Freson, Betty Gerstner; Tom Probst; Jenny Raduenz; Edrie Pagel’s sister, Karen Nagel; Al Henriquez’s sister Connie Barrois, Ruth Uttech’s brother Harold Bowman; and Jane Soper in hospice care.

This week's calendar:

Sunday, Oct. 2

8:00 & 10:15am - Worship Services
9:15am Sunday School, Teen & Adult Bible Classes - *child care provided
8:00pm - WTTN Digital Cable TV 985 broadcasts last week's service

Monday, Oct. 3

7:45 am JAMM
9:00am - Finance Committee
7:00 pm TSL Joint Board

Tuesday, Oct. 4

6:30 pm Pioneers @ Municipal Building

Wednesday, Oct. 5

6:00pm - Public School Confirmation
6:30pm - Meaning of Marriage
7:00pm - Adult Choir. *If you want to join us, but are unable to commit for the entire year, please consider singing with us during the times when you can.

Thursday, Oct. 6

7:00pm Worship Service with Communion

Friday, Oct. 7

7:00am - Women's Bible Study
8:00am & 3:00pm - WTTN Digital Cable TV 985 broadcasts last week's service

October 2023 marks the 175th anniversary of St. Luke's. We are looking for members interested in being on the team to organize the celebration of this milestone. If you would like to be on the ministry team that makes the decisions about how we celebrate as a congregation next year, please reach out to Pastor Redfield at 715-891-1735 or pastortredfield@gmail.com. We plan to have our first meeting in October or early November of 2022.
Some ideas to consider for the celebration:

How many events/meals/worship services do we want to have focused on the anniversary?
Do we want to have any history documents put together?
Do we want to highlight sons and daughters of the congregation who currently work in the ministry?
Do we want Pastors with a St. Luke's connection to preach a few times throughout next year?
Is there something else we want to do to celebrate?

Wednesday, October 12^th at 7:00 p.m.
This meeting will also include a TSL call meeting. We have three calls to extend at this meeting. First of all, Beth Schumacher has announced her retirement at the end of this school year. Sadie Gawel will move to 3rd grade starting next year. We will then call for a 6th grade teacher/AD at the October 12th meeting to replace Beth's called position starting next school year. We will also be looking to extend the provisional calls currently on staff in 8th grade and 4K for another year. We hope you can join us for this important meeting!

Let's Dance!
We have a new fellowship opportunity! On Saturday, October 22, all are invited to join us for a fun night of dancing and socializing. Couples and singles are both welcome! We will learn some fun swing and salsa moves for any social occasion.

The event will be held at Dance Studio 3-D located at 213 West Lake Street in Lake Mills 4:30-5:45pm
No experience is necessary, but we ask that you wear dry clean shoes to protect the dance floor
This is a free event, but if you wish, there will be an optional free will donation to thank the dance instructors
If you have any questions, please reach out to Rachel or Al Henriquez at 985-201-4767 or geauxdance2@gmail.com

winGs

The winGs (women in God's Service) group welcomes all members to attend our next meeting on Tuesday, October 11th, starting at 6:30pm in the fellowship hall. Sue Trepte from the Haus of Peace will be our guest speaker. The Haus of Peace is a nonprofit organization located here in Watertown. They provide safe and secure temporary housing for women and children who have experienced homelessness or abuse. They also provide crisis support and connect their guests with the essential resources they need to transition to independent living. Come learn how you can help rebuild and reshape lives.

SCHOOL EVENTS

Help Needed On Tuesday, October 4th starting at 3PM, we will be filling the Western Ave playground with new wood chips. If you have seen the playground recently, it is badly needed! Come to the Western Ave campus at 3PM if you would like to help! Garden Rakes, pitchforks, and shovels all could be helpful. Come help us make our playground safer for our TSL students!
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with Lakeside! EVERYONE is encouraged to come to the Lakeside campus on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6 pm to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with us. The evening of fellowship will feature authentic food sampling, entertainment, news of our Hispanic mission work, but most of all it's a time to celebrate that what makes us different can also bring us together. Sign-up here (so we have enough food) by Oct. 6 (llhs.org/apps/form/HispanicHeritageNight). There is no cost to attend and participate, but a freewill offering will go to our WELS missions. Direct questions or your offer of assistance to LLHS Cultural Awareness Club advisors Mr. Rosenau or Mr. Leckwee. Please join us!
TSL PTP Presentation: On Wednesday, October 12^th at 6:00 pm, the TSL parent group is sponsoring a presentation for all parents given by Joy Lenz. This presentation will be on the packing school lunches. The presentation will be at the Clark St Campus and all are invited to attend! Childcare will be provided. Contact Mr. Gustafson (pgustafson@tslwels.org) if you have any questions!
TSL Art Fair: On Thursday, October 20th at 6:30 PM, TSL will hold an Art Fair at the Clark St campus. Students will display individual pieces as well as group projects. All are invited to attend this fair to see our students creative artwork!
Luther Preparatory School will be presenting the play “At The Murder Mystery” on October 22^nd at 7:00 pm and October 23^rd at 2:30 pm. Seats are $6 for general admission. Ages 6 and under are free. Saturday has a $25 dining option at 5:15 pm. Must RSVP by Oct 9 online:
https://forms.gle/tzr ShUI qmEe M8A7 or by calling Sue at 920-262-8104.
Junior Warrior Boys Basketball Club
The Junior Warrior Boys Basketball Club offers students the opportunity to participate on a club team with other Christian players who have a similar interest and ability. The program will support a team at each grade level 5-8. Tryouts Monday, October 24 & 31, 6-8 pm. Register here for tryouts by Oct. 24. 5th grade coach TBD (If you'd be interested in coaching, contact Head Coach Todd Jahns at tjahns@llhs.org) 6th - Brian Neumann / 7th - Andy Rosenau / 8th - Nick Robinson. Registration fees are $175. Practices begin in November after tryouts.

WELS/ELS Singles Event

Spend some time outside at one of the most beautiful places in Wisconsin! Meet at Parfrey's Glen (E1377 CR-DL, Merrimac, Wisconsin) on Saturday, October 8 at 2:30 p.m. It is a hike of about .75 of a mile to the waterfall. Questions? Please contact Rachel Fritz at rachelfritz@yahoo.com

"THAT WE MAY KNOW"
CLR’s National Convention Saturday, Oct. 15

Join Christian Life Resources (CLR) on Saturday, October 15 from 9:30am-3:00pm at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, 3399 Division Road, Jackson, WI for our annual National Convention. It will be an exciting, informative, and inspiring day of learning. We will be providing the event in person, AND there will be a live stream option too. Our expert speakers will provide their subjects in a concise, prepared “TED Talk” format. Topics: the wonder of life in the womb; being pro-life post-Dobbs; God’s wisdom during times of crisis; live Q&A with CLR’s Life Challenges podcast; and the state of marriage. Onsite $45 cost includes presentations, all materials, continental breakfast, boxed lunch, and snacks. $35 live stream virtual option to watch on your computer. More at: christianliferesources.com/resources/events/national-convention/ or call 800-729-9535 to register.

If you would like a personal pastoral visit and communion, please call the office to set up an appointment.