CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH
| Your Weekly E-Newsletter -- Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
The Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 5 at 10:30 a.m.
(Contingency date in the event the February 5 meeting has to be moved is Sunday, February 12 at 10:30 a.m.)
An informational meeting will be held in the Sanctuary on Sunday, January 29 at 10:30 a.m.
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Copies of the 2022 Annual Report can be found on the table in the Narthex. | |
Prayer Service for Victims and
Survivors of Human Trafficking
You're invited to join Marcella Nelson for a Prayer Service on Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Waukesha. The poster below contains more informatoin.
If you'd like to carpool from Calvary to St. Mary, please contact Marcella at nelskog@juno.com or (701) 833-5157.
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To the good folks of Calvary:
Following the established tradition, we will have a pancake supper on “Fat Tuesday” (February 21) served by the youth of our congregation.
During and after the meal, we plan to present a "Calvary Has Talent" at the south end of Fellowship Hall. Your talent need not be musical, but music is welcomed as part of the whole. Each presentation should be between 2-4 minutes long. See some suggestions listed in this article.
All ages are encouraged to participate!
We are looking for early sign ups - the sign up form for the Talent Show will be on the OPPORTUNITIES kiosk in the Narthex. A separate sign up for the pancake supper will be posted soon. We invite everyone to come enjoy fellowship, a good supper and fun!
If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Moritz at music@calvarylc.com.
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Fat Tuesday
Talent Show
February 21
5:30 p.m.
Some talent ideas include:
- magic tricks, juggling
- stand-up comedy (family-friendly!)
- skits (may include others)
- solo acting or monologue
- hula hoop, yo-yo tricks, ball-handling skills
- story-telling, lip-syncing, karaoke
- creating a dress out of toilet paper
- dancing, cheerleading, gymnastics
- face-painting
- imitating a famous person
- painting or drawing a picture while we watch (perhaps with narration!)
- singing/playing an instrument with or without accompaniment. Using pre-recorded music is fine.
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This Week's Pondering from Pastor Ken | |
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Third Sunday after the Epiphany
January 21-22, 2023
New Member Weekend
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PRESIDING MINISTER: Pastor Ken Nelson
ASSISTING MINISTER/SERMON: Larry Bonier
DEACONS:
- Saturday: Ernie Kretschmann
- Sunday: Lisa Grossman, George Sedivec, Mary Ellen Thiede
ACOLYTES:
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE:
USHERS:
- Caryl Braatz and Jim Brostowitz
LECTOR:
ALTAR GUILD:
GREETERS:
FELLOWSHIP:
FLOWERS: Calvary
POWERPOINT TECH:
- Cindy Rooks/Saturday
- Sue Rowe/Sunday
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Calvary's Fourth
Soup and Chili Cook Off
Saturday, February 11
6:00 p.m.
It's time to start looking through those cookbooks and recipe cards for that winning entry! Entry forms and sign up sheets are on the Opportunities Kiosk in the Narthex. There is a limit on the number of soup/chili entries (eight per category), so be sure to sign up as soon as possible. Entry forms are due by January 30th.
We invite everyone to join us to come eat and judge! Bring a friend or neighbor for what is always a great time of friendly competition, yummy food and fellowship!
Who will take home the coveted prize ladle this year? Here are the prior Cook Off winners ....
Soup:
2018: Sue Rowe
2019: Lydia Trudell
2020: Lydia Trudell
Chili:
2018: Erica Zipp
2019: Carolyn Schuelke
2020: JoAnne Krause
There will be a free will offering with 100% of money collected donated to Calvary's Youth Programs. Special thanks to Thrivent for financial support to offset the costs of this event.
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Pastor's Bible Study
Pastor Ken's Mid-Week Bible Study will resume on Wednesday, January 25 at 12:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. He will present the readings for the upcoming weekend, followed by discussion and insight.
Please note that there will not be a Bible Study on February 1 as Pastor Ken and Ben Blobaum will be at a Pastor's Conference.
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Women's Ministry Book Group | |
Women’s Book Group – Monday, February 13
Harnischfeger Room -Brookfield Public Library
12:30 – 2:00 pm
This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing
by Jacqueline Winspear
Book summary from Amazon.com:
After 16 novels, Jacqueline Winspear has taken the bold step of turning to memoir, revealing the hardships and joys of her family history. Both shockingly frank and deftly restrained, her story tackles the difficult, poignant, and fascinating family accounts of her paternal grandfather’s shell shock; her mother’s evacuation from London during the Blitz; her soft-spoken animal-loving father’s torturous assignment to an explosives team during WWII; her parents’ years living with Romany gypsies; and Winspear’s own childhood picking hops and fruit on farms in rural Kent, capturing her ties to the land and her dream of being a writer at its very inception.
An eye-opening and heartfelt portrayal of a postwar England we rarely see, This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing chronicles a childhood in the English countryside, of working class indomitability and family secrets, of artistic inspiration and the price of memory.
The Bridges library system owns 14 copies plus two CD versions.
Join us for interesting conversation – and bring a friend!
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Lauren Beeson (Jones) 1/19
Allison Duch, 1/21
Juanita Osowski, 1/21
Alex Baumgarten, 1/22
Amelia Evert, 1/22
Jackson Gall, 1/22
Jo Shannon, 1/23
Cindy Rooks, 1/23
Sue Vollmar, 1/25
Bode Zipp, 1/25
Diane Iverson, 1/27
Tony Dentice, 1/28
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Dave and Chris Cason, 1/17 (42 years)
Alex and Margaux Baumgarten, 1/25 (3 years)
Jiafu and Sophia Liu, 1/27 (23 years)
Joel and Linda Richmond, 1/30 (41 years)
Mike and Sue Rowe, 2/14 (42 years)
Bryant and Nicole Moritz, 2/20 (14 years)
Kyle Jones and Lauren Beeson, 3/1 (11 years)
Rick and Chris Spangenberger, 3/16 (24 years)
Craig and Michele Schmidt, 3/28 (53 years)
Wayne and Pat Dieck, 3/30 (60 years)
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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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New prayer requests: Dave DeBruine, Judy Debruine, Bob Varvaro (friend of Sue Rowe)
Ongoing short-term prayer requests: Jan Chesner; Grace Gunnlaugsson; Tom Kurtz; Jonni Roush; Kira (daughter of a friend of Jessica Dudzik); Susie Barnhart (friend of Megan Scott); Tony Shemberger (father of Amy Blobaum); Ray-Ann, granddaughter of David Ernst; Pastor Tim Peterson (friend of Ken and Marcella Nelson); Elizabeth Stem (niece of Evelyn Ceci); Dennis Heimdahl (son-in-law of Marilyn Hermann); Sarah Green (sister of Andy Schatz); Laura Lynn (friend of Pastor Jerry and Nancy Wittmus)
Serving in the Military: Dan Berger (serving in the U.S. Marines); 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 (U.S. Air Force, grandchild of Ardath Olson); Kyle Pierce (son of Karen and Keith Pierce, serving in the U.S. Army); Karmen Thomas (friend of Tony and Krista Dentice 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 (PTSD).
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: Pat Corcoran; Ron Foster; Beverly Lawson; Shirley Mahn; Myrna Mavroff; Donna Schroeder; Nadine Schuelke; Gloria Strei; Pat Treutelaar; Ruth Young; Janet Zastrow
Non-members: Gerry Fosdal (friend of Linda Thorpe); Tom Bruns (brother of Carol Rooney); Lauren (granddaughter of Scott and Peggy Langelin); ; Joe Dentice (father of Tony Dentice); Mike Andrae (husband of former Calvary member Luisa Andrae); Nicole Sayas (daughter in law of Judy Sayas); Dennis Reich (friend of John and Mary Lau); Curt (friend of Larry Bonier); Pastor Mark Gehrke (son of Lois Gehrke); Barb Anderson (friend of Lisa Grossman); Gareth George (cousin of Judy Sayas); Rose Luther (friend of Nicole Moritz); Judy Grospitz; Monica Barchus (niece of Ernie Kretschmann); Michael Rossa (Lucy Dallman's son); Karen (friend of Lydia Trudell); John Nielson (brother of Judy Kestly); Susan Petropoulos (sister of Wayne Johnson); Tom Dallman (husband of Lucy Dallman); Delores Seel (mother of Keith Pierce)
If you have any new prayer requests, please contact the church office at 262.786.4010 or via email to office@calvarylc.com.
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Worship Attendance and Giving Update | |
Contribution Statements
Thank you for your generosity in 2022. Contribution statements were mailed this week. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Rooks at finance@CalvaryLC.com or (262) 786-4010.
As a reminder, if you use online giving and changed your pledge for 2023, please remember to update your information accordingly. There is a link to the online giving site in the article below.
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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, 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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Well Done Calvary!
Members of the Mission & Outreach Committee met this week to sort and pack the winter clothing items that were donated by the congregation. They will be delivered to Care-Net Pregnancy Center Milwaukee, which is one of our 2023 Missions of the Month.
Thank you to everyone who donated hats, mittens, scarves, blankets, gloves and other clothing items for our mission partners in the Milwaukee and surrounding area.
Pictured (l-r): Paula Altman, Marcella Nelson, Kay Sedivec
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The Waukesha County Creation Care Network is designed to develop, support, mentor, and inspire Creation Care teams in Faith Communities through sharing resources, programs and ideas.
You're invited to join the Waukesha County Creation Care Network and Catholics for Peace and Justice for an in-person afternoon of fellowship and learning.
January 29, 2023
12:30pm-3:00pm
St. John's Lutheran Church
20275 Davidson Road, Brookfield, WI
We will explore the connection between caring for creation, faith, equity, and justice, demonstrate best practices and tools for building your volunteer network, and meet others working toward the same goal! Bring a friend and share within your congregation!
- Explore best practices for growing your Creation Care team.
- Connect faith, equity, and justice to sustainable practices
- Meet others working on Care for Creation.
- Receive resources and tools for your congregation.
A light soup lunch will be served. Program is free - please click the box below to register.
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January Mission of the Month AbleLight
(formerly Bethesda Lutheran Home)
Mission Statement: Enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through services that share the good news of Jesus Christ
- AbleLight is a national Christian non-profit organization headquartered in Watertown, Wisconsin that provides support services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at program locations across the U.S. They are in eight counties in Wisconsin.
- They work to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by giving them the opportunity to live their lives to the fullest. They seek to be a champion of change by supporting independence and community inclusion.
- They make a difference every day in the lives of those they support though advocacy, raising awareness and promoting independence.
- They ensure communities understand the unique abilities people with disabilities have and encourage everyone to become advocates for people’s rights and independence.
- Some of their current and future initiatives include:
- Smart home technology to enhance daily living
- Financial Support Services (they currently provide financial management for more than 700 clients)
- Bethesda College of Applied Learning
- Independent housing choices that offer true community inclusion
- Behavioral Support Services (for people of all ages)
- Faith resources made available online and free-of-charge through Concordia Publishing
For more information about AbleLight, please click here.
To support this important Mission of the Month, you may include it in your weekly offering envelope or designate the donation as "Mission of the Month" in your online giving.
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Weekly Men's Breakfast Wednesdays at 7 a.m.
Maxim's Restaurant
18025 W. Capitol Drive
Brookfield
The restaurant seating has been reconfigured in compliance with social distancing requirements.
All men are invited to attend!
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Monthly Men's Gathering
Thursday, January 19
6 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
If you have any questions, please contact Ernie Kretschmann at erniekretschmann@gmail.com
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Scam Emails from "Pastor Ken"
You may have recently received an email from Pastor Ken (or another member of the Calvary staff) requesting assistance for an important matter. These are NOT from Pastor Ken and are imposter scams. You will never receive an email from Pastor Ken or staff requesting your assistance in this way.
Please take a minute to check out the information from the State of Wisconsin which contains very helpful information about Imposter Scams.
Copies of this information is also on the Resources kiosk in the Narthex.
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Severe Weather Announcements
With winter in full swing, we are reminded that weather can definitely impact traveling to church. And with that, inclement weather could necessitate the cancelling of worship.
In the event this should happen, you will receive an e-mail stating that the church is closed. We will also be sharing this with WISN-TV 12 and FOX6 so that it will be included in their scrolling list and on their website of closures.
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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. (If you'd prefer, you can leave the flowers at church to be enjoyed in the church office.)
The 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 for 2023 has been posted on the bulletin board. Thank you for your support!
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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 you taking the time to complete this each week. It helps us know that our Live Stream is being viewed and by whom.
Thank you!
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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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Facing tough times? Need a Christian Friend?
Stephen Ministry is here to help. Free, just like God's love.
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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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