Sunday, July 14, 2024

This Week's Message is:

"Absolute Power"

Mark 6:14-29

ACCESS WORSHIP

Join us for our regular worship Sundays at 8:00 a.m. (Traditional) and at 9:45 a.m. (Praise) 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 July 7 click here

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 July Welcome Team

(or click on the picture)



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.

Here is a link to a sign-up genius form for Communion/Altar Care shifts too. Please sign up - we need helpers for this! If you would like to set up, serve or clean up Communion, please contact Ann Krebs Byrne.

Anyone is invited to join the Welcome Team at any time!

WACKY WEDNESDAY POOL PARTY TONIGHT!

We invite you to make plans to join us for a fun pool party at the Wundrows' place! Today Wednesday, July 10 we’ll gather at their house (513 Valley Rd. in Madison) anytime after 4:00 pm. Please plan to bring a dish to pass. The next couple of Wednesdays we will prepare for Super Sale and set up for VBS. Come join us!

SIGN UP FOR BREAKFAST!

If you are interested in helping to serve a breakfast in the future, sign ups are posted by the kitchen. We need people to sign up for August 4th, September 1st, October 6th and November 3rd. If you'd like help, please let the office know!

SHEPHERDS NEEDED

We have a new Team! In order to guide people who are new to our community, we'd like to pair them up with Shepherds - and that's where you come in! The new Shepherd Team has a great group of leaders who will train you to accompany new people, so we're looking for 8-10 individuals or families to be Shepherds. Please let Pastor Heather know if this is something you're interested in. Training will take place early September.

VIDEO & MEDIA PROJECTS

Sandy Kowal and Gregg Schieve are working on some video and media projects for us as a community - and we'd like you involved! On Sundays, please look for Sandy's video set up and be a part of the video of our Welcome Statement that will be up on our website soon. And watch for the new Facebook posts that Gregg is creating - he may ask you to be in a picture or two! Please help out if asked! Thanks! And thanks to Gregg and Sandy!

SUPER SALE UPDATE

Jillene sincerely thanks everyone who donated items, who took time to help with sorting so far, and who signed up to help with the sale. There are still many spots to fill and the shifts are short and easy! Reminder that Wednesday, July 17, is the LAST day for donations--the church will be open from 6-8pm for those last-minute drop-offs. If anyone wants to help sort during that time, just stop by. After late service Sunday, July 21, we will sort--if needed--until about 1. PRICING PARTY! happens Monday and Tuesday, July 22 and 23 from 6-8pm each night. If needed, we will price July 24 from 1-8pm--come and go as your schedule permits. We will price as a group so we're all on the same page.  VOLUNTEERS! If you'd like a brief training on what you signed up for before the big day, stop by between 6-8pm on July 22 or 23, or 1-8pm July 24. We can also do this the day of your shift, and there will be written instructions day of. It's going to be a great sale!

LANDSCAPE PROJECT UPDATE

We continue to make progress! The new sign will be installed in the next few weeks, the prairie is growing but will take a number of years before it is fully restored, the signs around the property will be installed by late July, and last little details are being finished. Thank you to so many for funding this project and for a small group of volunteers who continue to help us maintain this property - MANY MORE HANDS ARE NEEDED! If you're able to help weed in the prairie especially, please contact Pastor Heather or Judy Goke in order to be trained! We want to be able to care this this space that God has given us and we need your help to do it!

CHICAGO MISSION TRIP

We have 3 youth and 2 adults leaving for Chicago on Saturday! The group will be staying at New Community Church in Dolton, IL and working at the community food market, Free N Deed along with leading crafts and games during the children's summer program. Check out their trip journal to see what they are up to!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL!

Monday, August 5 - Thursday, August 8, 9am - 12pm

Don't forget to sign up for VBS! Friends and family are welcomed to join!

Sign up to attend or volunteer here!

VOLUNTEERS WE NEED YOU We are looking for someone to lead the opening and closing each day as well as a few more Crew Leaders!

Please let Jessica know if you are interested!

MARKET PLACE DAYZ

We will once again be at Marketplace Dayz in Cottage Grove on Saturday, July 20th from 9am - 2pm! Come say hi and enjoy a treat with us!

COME EXPLORE A NEW SOCIAL STATEMENT

We are so excited and privileged to have the Director of the Lutheran Office of Public Policy for Wisconsin, Cindy Crane, with us for two Sundays, July 14 and 21, to discuss a new Social Statement for the ELCA. It’s called “Civic Life and Faith” and speaks to the intersection of church and state. Especially in our current climate, this is a timely discussion! This is still a draft statement, so in addition to discussing it we can also have a hand in forming what it says! Come join us for this discussion on Sundays July 14 and 21 at 11am in the Classroom. If you’d like to read it ahead of time, please click here. A printed short version is on the welcome table. We will gather these next two Sundays in the Worship Center at 11am - join us!

EXPO HOUSE NEEDS

We have an updated list of needs from the women in the EXPO house and in the month of August we will be specifically collecting these items for them:

Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Paper Plates

Cleaning supplies (Windex, PineSol, Pledge, Dawn, etc.)

Laundry supplies (Soap, dryer sheets, scent beads, etc.)

Personal Hygiene products (shampoo/conditioner, body wash, razors, etc.)

First Aid (bandaids, antibiotic cream, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide)

For a more detailed list please click here. There will be a table in the entry way for these items - please look for it throughout the summer!

Here are some other ways you can help:

Donations directly to EXPO (https://expowisconsin.org/)

Uber/Lyft gift cards and/or rides

Carpentry work (need to submit plans for permitting)

Building supplies for shelving

Meals once a month for up to 10 people

Pay for an exterminator

Get involved in advocacy toward better systems

If you would like to connect directly with Tamra about any of the above, please email her or call/text her. Thank you for your help in making our community a welcoming and better place!

BLACK HISTORY FOR A NEW DAY COURSE THIS FALL

Nehemiah will again be offering their Black History for a New Day course this fall. We’ve had two groups plus several individuals from our New Life community take this course virtually – and all found it to be life changing! Now we have the opportunity to learn this important part of American History IN PERSON at the Fountain of Life Church off of South Park Street. The course consists of nine two-hour sessions; this fall it will run Sept 16 through Nov. 18 (skipping Oct 14). Please consider joining this group study. For further information contact Kathy Michaelis (ksmichaelis@gmail.com) or visit https://nehemiah.org/resources/bhfand/

SOCIAL PURPOSE FUND

New Life continues to distribute much-needed gift cards to those in need - totally on average about $3,000 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).

Another way you and your family can help in the community is to support black-owned businesses (click here for a list and other ways you can help). Again, thank you for caring and sharing!

Prayers needed for

Hospitalized, Injured, Ill or Medical Prayers :

Terry Phillips

Stan Phillips

Connie Losse

Vicki Landes

Dave Kolmodin

Barb Zimmerman

Michael Kruchten

Lorraine Kamps 

Hannah Theel

Remy Skaar

Barbie who lives in the EXPO house

Every Day Prayers

Susan Flippin

Alliette Flippin

Donna Butler's daughter Michelle



Apple Grove Lutheran Church in Argyle WI

Condolences

Dave Kohlwey in the death of his cousin

Ann Krebs Byrne in the death of her daughter's godchild



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.

Office hours are Monday through Thursday. Please feel free to contact staff members of New Life by email at newlifelc@newlifelc.com or by calling 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

ELCA South-Central Wisconsin Synod website:

https://scsw-elca.org/

New Life Church Council:

Janice Newell, President

Jillene Fisch, Vice-President

Tom Olson, Secretary

Ken Wundrow, Treasurer

Iris Christenson

Brian Coel

Shannon Erb

Deb Kohlwey

Louise Miller

Shawn Peters

Linda Sime

Russell Theel