NEW LIFE CHURCH ELCA

WEEKLY E-MAIL NEWSLETTER

Regular Sunday Worship Times:

Traditional Worship 8:00 a.m.

Praise Worship 9:45 a.m.,

also livestreamed on Facebook Live

New Life Kids (Sunday School) 8:50 a.m.

7564 Cottage Grove Rd. Madison WI 53718

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday

Website: www.newlifelc.com

WORSHIP

Sunday, October 20, 2024

This Week's Message is:

"Heart of a Servant"

Mark 10: 35-45

STAFFING UPDATE

Last Sunday Pastor Heather shared the news that Jessica Korrison has resigned her position as our Children & Youth Ministry Coordinator. She is wanting to go back to full-time work in the hotel management industry and we wish her all the best. She will be missed here, so please wish her well. Her final Sunday with us will be October 27.

We have already posted the job description in many different places – if you would like to forward our Facebook post, please do! And click here for a pdf of the full description. If you have questions or would like to be on the hiring team, please contact Pastor Heather.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WELCOME TEAM

We always encourage and appreciate volunteers for the Welcome Team to help out with parts of the worship service, such as greeter, welcome table, usher, tellers, coffee server and Communion helpers.

Here is the October Welcome Team schedule

The sheet is on the welcome table to write your name in while you're here or enter in your name from a computer or laptop or contact the office to sign up.

COMMUNION TEAM

What is the Communion Team? It's a team who pick up the communion bread from Metro Market on Saturdays and deliver it to the Church. They also prepare, serve and clean up the elements about once a month. If you are scheduled for a weekend and cannot make it, you message the team and ask to trade Sundays. Everyone is flexible. Join us! Contact Ann Krebs Byrne for a brief training (30 mins)! We really need a sub for Saturday bread pick up!

Here is a link to a sign-up genius form for Communion/Altar Care shifts too

TREASURER'S FINANCE CORNER FOR 3RD OUARTER

Here is a brief update on the church’s finances from Treasurer, Ken Wundrow, which he provides at the end of each quarter. He is always available for a more detailed report, but this is to highlight where we stand relative to the spending guide we presented in January as well as update you on our ongoing projects and their expected costs. This is intended to be informational only but if it inspires increased giving, the ministries of this church will benefit and can continue to be robust. Thank you!

Giving:

Current Giving YTD: $310,943 *

Budgeted Giving YTD: $306,975

Church Expenses YTD: $339,927

Landscape expenses included in YTD Expenses: $31,728

Account Balances:

Church Checking: $22,974

Mortgage Fund: $23,282 **

Money Market: $131,934 ***

Debt:

Mortgage: $594,598

Upcoming Projects:

Church exterior. Finance team and Council are getting quotes for painting and/or siding.

* Adjusted for $25,000 of giving in January for the entire year.

** This account represents 10 months of mortgage payments set aside.

*** This account represents savings for church operations, ministries, major projects, and maintenance.

YOUR GIVING MATTERS!

Thank you so much for your continued regular giving that helps us do a lot of impactful ministry in this community! Please prayerfully consider your increased giving to our General Fund that enables even more. Your gifts (much appreciated) can be accomplished through electronic giving - THERE IS A FIELD TO CLICK IN VANCO, by check, or transfers. If you have questions, please contact Pastor Heather or Ken Wundrow

VANCO

VENMO

St. Matthew's New Life has a new way for you to give! Venmo is an easy to use and safe way to give directly to your church home! Please click the link or use the QR code in order to link to our new Venmo page. Give for a special occasion or give your regular offering in this way.

Thank you always for your donation

Venmo

ACCESS WORSHIP

Join us for our Traditional worship Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and at 9:45 a.m. for Praise worship which is also always livestreamed on our Facebook and available on our YouTube any time after, not just when we're live. Our most recent worship services are also posted to our website and are featured in this weekly newsletters on Wednesdays.

To view the service from October 13 click here.

CONNECTIONS

Adult Ministry

ADULT FAITH FORMATION - AND DINNER!!!!

Starting tonight Wednesday October 16, Pastor Heather begins a new conversation using The Difference Course – a resource from the Church of England’s Reconciliation Project. The aim is to explore what it means to follow Jesus in a complex and divided world. It includes videos, engaging activities, and Bible study. Join us on Wednesdays October 23 (taking Oct. 30 off) and November 6, 13, and 20 at 6:15pm. AND don't forget to come for dinner at 6:00pm and we will eat together while we study!

Tonight the menu is burgers, pasta salad and Greek salad- Thank you to Uriah Reppert.

Please contact the church office if you would like to bring dessert tonight or a future dinner!

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3

In two weeks, we will remember and celebrate all those who have died and gone before us. If there is someone you would like mentioned by name in worship that Sunday, please either put their name on the sheet on the Welcome Table or call the church office.

MEN’S GROUP

Hey guys! Want to get together? We would like to offer a time for the men of our community to gather and be strengthened in their faith. Next meeting is October 19th at 8 am in the Community Room.

WEEKLY PRAYER TEAM

The prayer team meets every Saturday from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m and gathers together to learn, pray and grow in prayer life. The format is however God leads us. We come together to pray for churches, pastors, community partners, and for the needs and special purpose God has for each person in the church both present and future. The doors to the church remain locked due to security at this time of the morning, BUT IF YOU KNOCK ON THE DOOR, we will let you in, as we are watching and listening throughout our time together. Please come any Saturday that may work for you! Plus please let us know if you would like one-on-one prayers!

TRUNK OR TREAT HELP!!!!

We still need help with Trunk or Treat. If you can bring any of the following, please drop them off in the church kitchen by Sunday, October 20: wet wipes, graham crackers, marshmallows, candy, small Halloween trinkets. We also need a few more volunteers. It’s not too late to sign up to have a trunk and pass out candy, and we also need 2 parking lot greeters, an adult to put temporary tattoos on the children, 3-4 people to host a simple game (all supplies provided), and 2-3 people to hand out candy on the Spooky Trail. If you can help, please let Janice Newell (buckyshome6@yahoo.com) or Deb Shepherd-Wundrow (dshepwun@gmail.com) know. Thank you so much!

Children & Youth Ministry

BIBLE MILESTONE MINISTRY

We are so excited to announce that we are starting up Bible milestone ministry again! On Reformation Sunday, October 27th we will be gifting Spark Storybook Bibles to children ages 2 years to 1st grade and NRSV Children’s Bibles to children in grades 2nd through 5th grade.

Let Jessica know if your family will be attending worship that day! We will be gifting Bibles at both services.

NEW LIFE KIDS - Sundays at 8:50am.

Kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to join us each Sunday morning in the ReCreation Center! This week we will be learning about Noah's Ark through Science!

BABY TO 4K FAMILIES - Sunday at 8:50am Families with babies - 4K are invited to meet in the Kidzone to spend time together. This is a time for children to play together and for families to connect.

NEW LIFE KIDS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Thank you to all who have signed up to help with New Life Kids! If you are interested in helping, please take a look at the sign up sheet. We have a few more October dates available.

COMMUNITY

ST. MARK'S FOOD PANTRY

We started a food drive for St. Mark's on Sunday October 13 as we had a visit from their director, Mark Taylor! Any donations of shelf stable food are always welcome, but this drive is to supplement the food pantry with things they don't normally receive. Each week will be collecting something different. This week's need is Canned Fruit- Mandarin Oranges, Mangoes, Peaches and Pineapple. Donations can be placed on the table in the Community Room. Thanks for your continued support of this wonderful ministry. Future week donations:

October 27 Personal Essentials- Toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand/body soap, laundry pods and small bottles of dish soap.

November 3 Prepackaged Meals- Soup (canned and dry), Ramen Noodles, Pork and Beans, canned chili or stew, Rice a Roni and PastaRoni

November 10 Breakfast Items- Cereal, Oatmeal in packets, jam, jelly, coffee and breakfast bars

November 17 Toilet Paper

November 24 Celebrations- cookie and cake mixes, frosting, sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cooking oil, chocolate chips, canned pumpkin

UPCOMING ELECTION VOTING HELP?

Do you want to vote in this upcoming election but need assistance? Members of the Social Purpose Team would like to help you navigate the process for Registering, In-Person Absentee and Mail-In Voting. If you need assistance, please contact: Judy Goke at 608.348.9057 or

Marge McEwen at maprmcewen1@gmail.com

SOCIAL PURPOSE FUND

We continue to need your help in order to be able to distribute gift cards to those in need - which totals on average about $2,000 every month! Because of the increased need, if you would be able to give to this fund, please submit checks with "Social Purpose Fund" in the memo or give online to that fund. Thank you! Also, please know that if you are experiencing any financial need (rent/mortgage, utilities, groceries, medical, unemployment/furlough, etc.) you only need to let Pastor Heather know. This information will be keep confidential to her and our financial officers (treasurer and bookkeeper).

Prayers needed for

Hospitalized, Injured, Ill or Medical Prayers :

Terry Phillips

Dave Kolmodin

Barb Zimmerman

Michael Kruchten

Hannah Theel

Russ and Shirley Theel

Hailey Lennberg

Jeff Meicher

Cheryll Steinke's neighbor, Yoshi

Mary Roberts

Dave Kolmodin son Paul

Every Day Prayers

Susan Flippin

Alliette Flippin

Donna Butler's daughter Michelle

Connie Losse

Condolences

Scott Hoffmaster in the death of his grandma

If you would like to be included on our prayer list, please contact the church office. Permission is required from the individual for us to print their name. Individuals will be on the list for one month unless requested.

Please click on the calendar to take you to our Google calendar.

CONTACT

Office hours are Monday through Thursday. Please feel free to contact staff members of New Life by email at newlifelc@newlifelc.com or by caling the office at 608-223-9337. Contacts are listed here.

New Life Staff:

Rev. Heather Hayward, Pastor

pastor@newlifelc.com

Jessica Korrison, Children & Youth Ministry Coordinator

youtheducator@newlifelc.com

Liz Rusch, Office Manager/Newsletter

newlifelc@newlifelc.com

Jim Manos, Bookkeeper

bookkeeper@newlifelc.com

Shakia “Queen” Turner, Property Manager

shakiamturner@yahoo.com

New Life Church Council: