CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH | Your Weekly E-Newsletter - August 1, 2024 | |
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Delegates are Needed For Annual NALC Convocation
Friday, August 9
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. CST
We are seeking two members to participate as delegates of Calvary Lutheran Church for this year’s NALC Online Mission Convocation. More than 500 delegates are expected to participate online in the Convocation and Zoom access will be required.
You’ll be able to hear from Bishop Dan Selbo, participate in elections and voting, and listen to updates from across the NALC. There is no cost to you to serve one of our two delegates.
If you are interested, please contact Chris Dudzik at (414) 364-5948.
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This Week's Devotional - Listening for the Promise
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“Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” -John 6:32-33
When my son began eating solid foods, it was exciting! He seemed to love just about anything I set in front of him. It didn’t take long, and he began to gag every time he ate solids. He couldn’t keep anything down, and from about 9 months old, he stopped growing and gaining weight. His pediatrician was baffled, so she sent him to a pediatric gastroenterologist, who could do further testing on our son. At 14 months old, we learned that he had an autoimmune disorder called Celiac Disease. His body could not break down the protein of gluten properly. So our son had a new diet to follow, which avoided wheat, barley, and rye. That meant no bread for our son.
We found it difficult to keep him feeling satisfied after a meal. He loved green beans—he’d eat a whole can in one setting! But he wasn’t too keen on gluten-free bread just yet. That eventually changed. He’s now a healthy 12-year-old boy, and his gluten-free diet is his way of life. Bread is staple on any table around the world. In Latin American countries, tortillas are served with every meal. Any country you visit, there is some form of bread served because it satisfies. It helps us feel full, so we continue with whatever tasks need to be done.
That was manna for the Israelites. It satisfied and provided earthly sustenance. Jesus is speaking to a crowd of people in John, chapter 6. These verses come from what is commonly referred to as the “Bread of Life Discourse,” which covers John 6:22-71. The crowd is mistaken. They think the manna their ancestors received came from Moses, but Jesus corrects them. The manna came from God. God provided an earthly need for his people. How often do we fail to give God the glory for what he has done for us? I believe God provided us with the right doctors to diagnose our son. Otherwise, our son could have failed to thrive, which could have led to developmental problems down the road. Bread, manna, gluten free bread are good. We need food to survive this life.
But just as Jesus was teaching the crowd of people, we must remember that the bread of this earth is temporary. If it’s left out, it will mold or rot. So Jesus teaches about another bread that God provides, one that we need more than manna or earthly bread. Jesus is talking about the “Bread of Life.” He’s talking about himself. Only God can give us life everlasting through the life and death of Jesus Christ. He is the true bread from heaven. He is the Bread of Life, and only he can provide this life through the gift of faith.
Sola Worship Resource — Weekly Devotional © 2024, Sola Publishing
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11th Sunday after Pentecost
August 3-4, 2024
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PRESIDING MINISTER: Pastor Jerry Wittmus
ASSISTING MINISTER: Pat Foy
DEACONS:
Saturday: Ed Ramthun
Sunday: Judy Kestly, Everett Lambert, Darlene Louison, Ruth Brostowitz
ACOLYTE: Jackson Gall
LECTOR: Karen Pierce
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Megan Schatz
USHERS: Caryl Braatz and Ed Ramthun
ALTAR GUILD: Tom and Sue Sadowsky
GREETERS:
- Diane Grundman
- Marilyn Hermann
- Everett Lambert
FLOWERS: Helga Willett (for God's blessings) and Carol Roe (in memory of Dean)
FELLOWSHIP TREATS: Helga Willett
POWERPOINT OPERATORS:
Saturday: Cindy Rooks
Sunday: Sallie Schulz
LIVESTREAM OPERATOR: Sue Rowe
HYMNS THIS WEEKEND: "Surely It is God Who Saves Me" (YouTube), "You Satisfy the Hungry Heart", WOV #711; "Goodness of Gold" CCLI #7117726 (YouTube).
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CELEBRATION RINGERS are hosting Summer Training Sessions through August 18! This opportunity is open to kids 7+, young people and folks of all ages. Mini-workshops will be held after Sunday worship for about 10-15 minutes and we will focus on basic technique and accompanying a familiar hymn. Experienced ringers will come alongside to help and demonstrate techniques. If you’ve ever wanted to ring and wondered where to start, seize the opportunity to make a joyful noise!
HEY KIDS! The organist, Nicole, occasionally needs an assistant. Her legs are too short to reach the random chime button (AKA the Zimbelstern). If you can sit by the organ and hit the button when I nod, you’re hired! Additionally, I need someone to turn the page while I’m playing the postlude. Please text me and let me know if your child is willing to volunteer to be the Organist’s Assistant, and I will communicate the days I need help. Thanks so much!
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New prayer requests or any updates to this current list should be directed to Cindy Zilske in the Church office - office@calvarylc.com
New prayer requests: Chuck Lukasik; Nancy Berth (friend of the Calvary Knitting Group); Eric Dix (Linda Thorpe's son-in-law's brother); Vikki (friend of Cindy Zilske)
Ongoing short-term prayer requests: Sue Vollmar; Jessica Dudzik; Jon Sayas; Janet Zastrow; Pat Treutelaar; Sue Dindorf; John Schwartz; Evelyn Ceci; Jonni Roush; Laura Burger; Sue Rowe; Jack Banker (brother-in-law of Mary Lau); Dan Scruggs (cousin of Juanita Osowski); Sheila Funk (sister of George Rooney); Zander Crowe (great-grandson of Janet Zastrow); Brian Nowak (cousin of Ernie Kretschmann's niece); Diane Rutsch (friend of Mary Lau); Creig Moritz (brother of Bryant Moritz); Taylor (granddaughter of Lenny Graffin); Edward Hermann (son of Marilyn Hermann); Larry Larsen (brother of Kris Larsen); John Kretschmann (brother of Ernie Kretschmann); Jean (friend of Linda Thorpe); Matti Beilfuss (friend of Rick Kegel); Lou Dangler (friend of Evelyn Ceci); Paul Mahn (son of Shirley Mahn); Amy Clark (friend of Megan Scott)
Please continue to pray for: God’s guidance and support for our Call Committee, and that the Holy Spirit is working in the heart of the pastor He wishes to call as the next pastor of Calvary.
The Hindi-speaking Yadav Hindus in India, who have limited or no access to the Gospel, with our partners at the World Mission Prayer League
Serving in the Military: Marshall Owen (nephew of Ken Miller serving in the U.S. Marines); ITC Agustin Juarez (son-in-law of Ken Miller serving in the U.S. Navy); Kevin Butler (son of Heidi Powers serving in the U.S. Army); Ben DeYoung (son-in-law of George and Kay Sedivec serving in the U.S. Air Force); Alex Olson (grandchild of Ardath Olson serving in the U.S. Air Force); Kyle Pierce (son of Karen and Keith Pierce serving in the U.S. Army); Nicole Wahlgren (serving in the U.S. Army National Guard); all military chaplains; and all veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder.
For All Men and Women Serving: Police Officers, Firefighters, EMT's; Health Care workers and First Responders.
Serving in the mission field: Our NALC missionaries and missionaries everywhere bringing the gospel to the ends of the Earth.
Long-term prayer list:
Calvary members: Jan Chesner; Pat Corcoran; Wayne Dieck; Shirley Mahn; Nadine Schuelke; Jan Tschetter
Non-members: Kathy (friend of Judy Sayas' sister); Christine (cousin of Judy Sayas); Jan Sperry (friend of Judy Sayas); Drake Ferber (Judy Sayas' neighbor's son); Ron Parker (brother of Linda Thorpe); Lauren (granddaughter of Scott and Peggy Langelin); Dennis Reich (friend of John and Mary Lau); Curt (friend of Larry Bonier); Pastor Mark Gehrke (son of Lois Gehrke); Monica Barchus (niece of Ernie Kretschmann); Michael Rossa (Lucy Dallman's son); Karen (friend of Lydia Trudell); Susan Petropoulos (sister of Wayne Johnson); Tom Dallman (husband of Lucy Dallman); Laura Lynn (friend of Pastor Jerry and Nancy Wittmus)
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Karla Zimmerman, 8/2
Evelyn Ceci, 8/5
Helga Willett, 8/6
Donna Schroeder, 8/6
Linda Berger, 8/7
Sophia Peters, 8/7
Deron Anderson, 8/9
Noah Ciszewski, 8/9
Darrel Schwenn, 8/9
Donna Siderits, 8/9
Wayne Wegner, 8/9
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Brad and Sue Meyer, 8/3 (22 years)
Doug and Sue Ranger, 8/3 (5 years)
Curtis and Judy Klade, 8/4 (62 years)
Philip and Jill Voss, 8/4 (12 years)
Josh and Emily Brooks, 8/9 (10 years)
Matt and Heidi Powers, 8/10 (5 years)
Lucy and Thomas Dallman, 8/16 (55 years)
Hugh and Jane Taufner, 8/16 (55 years)
Jim and Nancy Marsho, 8/17 (56 years)
Larry and Susie Bonier, 8/18 (51 years)
John and Lindsey Peters, 8/22 (15 years)
Bob and Mary Smith, 8/22 (54 years)
Gerhard and Sallie Schulz, 8/23 (49 years)
Carol and Ed Witzke, 8/24 (56 years)
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THANK YOU to Angie Schatz and her crew of volunteers for another successful week of Vacation Bible School! Over 40 children from Calvary and the community joined us for a week of learning, fellowship and fun! | | |
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BACKYARD CAMPOUT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16-17
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Bring your tent and sleeping bag for a night under the stars. We will be camping in the Calvary backyard.
Yard games, campfire and lots of laughs - you are in for a night to remember!
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AUGUST MISSION OF THE MONTH
Opportunity International is helping to end extreme poverty in our lifetime. They believe that empowering individuals to work their way out of poverty and give their children a quality education is the most sustainable way to transform their lives, their families, and their communities.
Opportunity International serves 10 million hardworking families in 23 countries around the world. They have big plans for the world: A place without poverty where people can live with dignity and purpose. Their clients have ambitious dreams for their futures, but lack the opportunities needed to make those dreams a reality. They go where others won’t to give these inspiring people access to business loans, savings accounts, financial training, and community support—all which empower these entrepreneurs to work their way out of poverty and build a new sustainable future for themselves and their families.
To date, they have created or sustained more than 20 million jobs by giving entrepreneurs the tools they need to thrive. With our support, they will reach millions more clients—and those clients will change the world.
•Vision: Their vision is a world in which all people have the opportunity to achieve a life free from poverty, with dignity and purpose.
•Mission: By providing financial solutions and training, they empower people living in poverty to transform their lives, their children’s futures and their communities.
•Motivation: They respond to Jesus Christ’s call to love and serve the poor. They seek to emulate the Good Samaritan, whose compassion crossed ethnic groups and religions. They serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
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To support this important Mission of the Month, you may include it in your weekly offering envelope (designate donation next to Mission of the Month) or select the donation as "Mission of the Month" in your online giving.
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Dear Calvary Family,
On behalf of Paula Altman and myself, I would like to thank all of you who participated in our various projects for the NALC Disaster Relief Programs. Furthermore, I wish to thank Katie Rooks, Paula Altman and Lisa Grossman for their help in boxing up the kits and buckets, and to RoJean Holler for her coordination and hard work on the fleece blankets. Kudos to Karen and Keith Pierce for delivering all these items to an NALC warehouse – which was EMPTY! (They really do need donations because of so many recent disasters.)
Calvary has sent 67 health kits, 7 knitted blankets, 15 fleece blankets, 8 kitchen kits, 8 filled flood buckets and some extra cleaning supplies.
Once again, a big thank you to everyone’s generosity and time to a worthy cause.
God Bless,
Judy Sayas
Mission & Outreach Committee
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Women's Book Group
Monday, September 9
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Media Room
"A Fever in the Heartland"
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Copies of the book are available in the church office. If you'd like to borrow one, please sign it out on the sheet next to the books.
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The Roaring Twenties--the Jazz Age--has been characterized as a time of Gatsby frivolity. But it was also the height of the uniquely American hate group, the Ku Klux Klan. Their domain was not the old Confederacy, but the Heartland and the West. They hated Blacks, Jews, Catholics and immigrants in equal measure, and took radical steps to keep these people from the American promise. And the man who set in motion their takeover of great swaths of America was a charismatic charlatan named D.C. Stephenson.
Stephenson was a magnetic presence whose life story changed with every telling. Within two years of his arrival in Indiana, he’d become the Grand Dragon of the state and the architect of the strategy that brought the group out of the shadows – their message endorsed from the pulpits of local churches, spread at family picnics and town celebrations. Judges, prosecutors, ministers, governors and senators across the country all proudly proclaimed their membership. But at the peak of his influence, it was a seemingly powerless woman – Madge Oberholtzer – who would reveal his secret cruelties, and whose deathbed testimony finally brought the Klan to their knees.
"A Fever in the Heartland" marries a propulsive drama to a powerful and page-turning reckoning with one of the darkest threads in American history.
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Weekly Men's Breakfast
Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m.
Maxim's Restaurant
18025 W. Capitol Drive
Brookfield
All men are invited to attend!
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Monthly Men's Gathering
Fellowship Hall
Thursday, August 15
6:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Ernie Kretschmann at erniekretschmann@gmail.com
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Worship Attendance and Giving | |
Live Stream Attendance Link | |
If you watch our services via the Live Stream, please take a minute to let us know. There is now a link called "Online Worship Attendance" on the page where you access each week's service.
We appreciate your taking the time to complete this each week. It helps us know that our Live Stream is being viewed.
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Online giving provides options!
While cash and checks are always welcome, the “Give Online” button on the Calvary Lutheran Church website provides another option. And, with the expansion of our vendor’s software, the options are now expanded and customized. In addition to giving to the General Operating Fund, Building Fund and Mission of the Month, you can now specify contributions for Altar Flowers, Sunday Morning Fellowship Treats, NALC, etc.
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Please note that contributions to the Mission of the Month are allocated to the organization for the month in which the donation is made
If you have any questions or would like to make a pledge, please contact Cindy Rooks, Finance Secretary, via email at
finance@calvarylc.com or (262) 786-4010.
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Giving to the NALC Campaign | Just a reminder that contributions to the NALC's 20/20 Vision Campaign need to be designated as "NALC" either on your giving envelope or on your check. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Rooks at finance@calvarylc.com. | |
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Your 2024 Board of Deacons
Front row (l-r) Lenny Graffin, Sue Rowe, Darlene Louison, Joanne Schultz, George Sedivec
Back row (l-r); Ed Ramthun, Judy Kestly, Andy Foy, Pat Foy, Ruth Brostowitz and Bill Graffin.
Not pictured: Everett Lambert
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Your 2024 Church Council
Front row (l-r) Joanne Schultz, Peggy Langelin, Jan Lukasik
Back row (l-r); Ernie Kretschmann, Andy Schatz, Scott Langelin, Pat Dieck, Keith Pierce
Not pictured: Chris Dudzik
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Facing tough times?
Need a Christian Friend?
Stephen Ministry is here to help.
Free -- just like God's love.
Stephen Ministers are congregation members trained by Stephen Leaders to offer high-quality, one-to-one Christian care to people going through tough times. A Stephen Minister usually provides care to one person at a time, meeting with that person once a week for about an hour.
If you, or someone you know, could benefit from this important ministry, please contact
Scott or Peggy Langelin at 262.853.0018.
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Do you need a new Church Directory? | |
The Calvary Church Directory is available electronically or in paper format. If you'd like an electronic copy, please send an email to Sue Rowe at communications@calvarylc.com.
There are also printed copies available in the church office.
If there are any changes to your phone, email or address, please advise the Church office. Any updates should be submitted to Cindy Zilske at office@calvarylc.com.
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Sanctuary Flowers
A wonderful way to celebrate a special occasion or remember a loved one is by sponsoring flowers at our altar. The cost is $35 and you may take them home following the Sunday morning worship.
The 2024 sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the Narthex, near the door to Fellowship Hall.
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We invite you to provide
Hospitality Treats on Sunday
We invite you to stay after worship on Sunday mornings and enjoy fellowship time and a treat/cup of coffee in Fellowship Hall.
If you'd like to provide treats (donuts, bagels, etc.) for Sunday hospitality time, there is a sheet on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall. You may bring the treats (six dozen) and drop them off in the kitchen, or simply add a “P” behind your name, pay $30 to the church office and the treats will be purchased for you.
The sign up sheet is posted on the bulletin board. Thank you for your support!
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The right side of the Sanctuary (as you face the altar) is equipped with a hearing loop system which transmits an audio signal directly into a hearing aid via a magnetic field. This greatly reduces background noise, competing sounds, reverberation and other acoustic distortions that reduce clarity of sound.
Most hearing aids are equipped with a t-coil and connecting to this system is an easy switch on the hearing aid. If you need assistance during worship with this system, please reach out to an usher or any staff member.
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The church office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until noon. The door that is closest to the office (NW corner) will be open during those hours.
Please check in with the office staff so we know you are in the building.
The office phone number is (262) 786-4010. Feel free to leave a message if you call after hours and we will contact you the next day.
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