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Sunday, July 6th, 2025

This Week's Message is:

“Sabbath Blessings”

Luke 10:1-11

Just a reminder that this Sunday, July 6th, there will be one worship service at 9am to welcome Pastor Heather back from sabbatical! Brunch will be served after worship.

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 livestreamed on our Facebook and available on YouTube any time after. Our most recent worship services are also posted to our website. To view the last Sunday's Service click here.

THANK YOU TO HELPERS DURING SABBATICAL

Thank you to all who helped during both of Pastor Heather's sabbatical leave, including: the Council (especially Janice N. and Jillene F. our congregational presidents), the Sabbatical Team, all Band/Booth members and Worship Leaders (especially Dave M., Ann B., and Kathy S.; band leaders Gregg S. and Sandy K.; and booth leaders Cheryll S. and Brian C.), all Teams and leaders (especially the property team who have been working on many projects this month). We also want to thank all twelve guest preachers over the two six-week sabbatical sessions. The entire congregation made things go smoothly!

SUPER SALE COLLECTION CONTINUES!

Super Sale Collection Continues! We need your donations! Please stop by during office hours (please call first as Liz is on vacation this week and we have different hours), or during worship. If you need different times, please call the office. To sort women's clothes, contact Melanie Stepherson for dates and directions. Any large baby items we don't take (cribs, car seats, etc.) can be given to Babies and Beyond, 1922 S. Stoughton Rd. Cut-off date for donations is 7pm on Friday, July 18--drop offs that day are 5-7pm. Final sorting will be Sunday, July 20, 11-1; pricing party on July 21 and 22, 6-8pm. Final zhuzhing, if needed, is July 23, 6-8pm. The BIG day is July 24! Signups are active (click here to sign up or on the Welcome Table) and we welcome the Bake Sale this year (please see below)!

SUPER SALE BAKE SALE

We will be holding a bake sale during the Super Sale. Please consider donating a baked good of your choice. Please sign up here to help out!

LABYRINTH CLEAN UP DAY!

Saturday July 12th from 8-Noon. Please come and help clean up the Labyrinth for the WALKING THE LABYRINTH, led by Terri Beck-Engel.

WALKING THE LABYRINTH

How and Why, led by Terri Beck-Engel

Wednesday, July 16th, 6:30-7:30 (rain date July 17)

Learn how to walk our beautiful outdoor labyrinth and how it can become a life practice, walking prayer, meditation and a centering with God in nature.

HR TEAM!

Is HR your calling? Do you have experience in hiring? Employment law? We need you on our HR team! This new team will assist Pastor Heather in a handful of tasks and the commitment would be minimal. If you have questions or are interested, please contact Jillene .

BRAT FEST

Thank you to everyone that volunteered their time. As a church we earned $1,192.80 that is going towards the Social Purpose Gift Card Fund!

PROPERTY TEAM HELP!

We need some folks to help with the watering necessary on the property. These people would keep the hoses repaired, water the new red maple tree by picnic tables, and other new plantings. This could be done every other week for 2-4 hours. Please contact the church office for more information.

New Life Kids is out for Summer! See you back in the Fall!

Thank you to everyone who volunteered and attended our first Tween & Teen Night! Everyone had a great time!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - AUGUST 4th-7th!

VBS - Vacation Bible School!

FREE EVENT!

ALL ARE WELCOME- BRING A FRIEND!

Registration (participants and volunteers) is open- CLICK HERE!!

GIVING TREE

We will be launching a donation opportunity over 4th of July weekend to continue to support the Afzali family. They are the family of 7 from Afghanistan that New Life sponsored who recently moved to Madison. Look for the giving tree, similar to what you’ve seen at Christmas time, in the community room starting on July 6th. There will be “ornaments” with specific items the 5 children will need as they get ready for the school year. If you participate in worship remotely and would like to make a donation or for any other questions, please contact Kathy Mullen.

FASHION SHOW

Our Social Purpose Team is sponsoring this special event on July 19th as a way to support our Afghan neighbors and friends. Invite a friend and come for any part of the event that fits your schedule. Contact Iris Christenson if you have any questions (608) 239-6060. 

ST MARK'S FOOD PANTRY

St Mark’s food pantry is blessed to have New Life Church as a community partner. There are lots of choices when it comes to donating and our generosity as a congregation is amazing  I wish everyone could experience the smiles and thanks I receive every time a delivery is made. It is definitely heartwarming to know our donations make a difference in the lives of others Although condiments are always a need in the summer months, the pantry is running especially low on soup (chicken noodle or meat with vegetables), ramen noodles and jellies/jams. Donations (including paper, plastic and reusable bags) can also be placed on the table in the community 

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 $1,000 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 kept confidential to her and our financial officers (treasurer and bookkeeper).

BLOOD DRIVE

On Friday, June 27, New Life Church held a Red Cross blood drive. The Red Cross collected 23 units of blood, potentially saving up to 69 lives. We appreciate those who donated blood, donated food items, and/or volunteered at the drive. Our next blood drive is in January. Please consider being a part of this life saving ministry.

Prayers needed for

Hospitalized, Injured, Ill or Medical Prayers



Barb Zimmerman

Every Day Prayers

Remy Skaar

Condolences

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 to office.

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

Ashley Reinke, 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:

Jillene Fisch, President

Linda Sime, Vice President

Tom Olson, Secretary

Ken Wundrow, Treasurer

Iris Christenson

Brian Coel

Shannon Erb

Deb Kohlwey

Louise Miller

Shawn Peters

Uriah Reppert

Russell Theel