Sunday, July 7, 2024

This Week's Message is:

"Sufficient Grace"

Mark 6:1-13

First Sunday Breakfast this Sunday. Come Join!

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 June 30, 2024 click here.

JULY 4 IS INDEPENDENCE DAY

Thursday is the 4th of July, a federal holiday to commemorate and celebrate our nation's independence. We wish all of you a safe and happy holiday!

The office will be closed on Thursday July 4th.

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

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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!

We invite you to make plans to join us for a fun pool party at the Wundrows' place! On 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. We will also meet Wednesdays in July to prepare for Super Sale and setting up for VBS.

JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST!

Sunday, July 7

for a delicious breakfast served by the Skaar family! They will be doing a "red white and blue" theme. Breakfast will be served between Worship services. Breakfast is free and everyone is invited!!

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.

SUPER SALE

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

We are getting ready to host our annual rummage sale and will need lots of helpers to make it the best ever! The dates of the sale will be Thursday July 25-Saturday July 27, but we have started collecting items. There are signs in the ReCreation Center as to where to put those items - things like clothes (adult and kids), sporting equipment, furniture, and household items. This year however we will not take: TV's mattresses, large appliances, car seats or cribs. Items can be brought in from now until July 17 (this will be a hard stop deadline). We will need MANY helpers to make this the best sale yet! Sign up to volunteer here!!

ST. MARK’S FOOD PANTRY

Our congregation has had an ongoing partnership with St Mark’s food pantry, and they could use our help right now. Pandemic funding has ended as well as several previously available streams of food. In addition, the pantry is seeing increased utilization. They accept donations of shelf-stable food and of personal essentials (toilet paper, hand and dish soap, laundry pods, toothpaste and toothbrushes). Currently, their top 5 needs are:

Breakfast cereal

Canned/dried soup

Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, hot sauce)

Canned fruit

Toilet paper

Donations can be placed on the table located in the Community Room.

Let’s help them stock their shelves!

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 .

LANDSCAPE PROJECT UPDATE

Last Sunday, Pastor Heather gave a quick update on the Landscape Project - things are slow, but moving forward! 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!

FIELD OF SCREAMS AND TRUNK OR TREATING

Trunk or Treat will be coming up very soon! Just a heads up that, instead of having the afternoon event for the kids and the Field of Screams in the evening, we will have only ONE event this year. We are still planning to do the Trunk or Treat with the bonfire, crafts, games, and snacks, but we will also be adding a “mini scare” geared toward children aged 8-12 in the afternoon. We will need lots of volunteers to make this the best Trunk or Treat in Wisconsin! The date in late October will be finalized soon, but if you would like help, please reach out to Janice Newell or the church office. Thank you!

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!

CHICAGO MISSION TRIP

We have 3 youth and 2 adults leaving for Chicago on July 13th. 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. Please pray for them as they prepare for their travels.

MAD CITY FUNK COOKOUT FUNDRAISER

THANK YOU!

Thank you for all your support during the Mad City Funk concert and cookout! We raised $714 towards our Chicago Mission Trip!

NEW LIFE BLOOD DRIVE

On Friday, June 28, 27 donors saved 81 lives by giving blood. Thanks to all of you who donated blood, volunteered to work at the drive, spread the word via social media and word of mouth, and baked treats. You all helped make the drive a success. Our next drive is in January. Look for volunteer information in late December/early January. Thank you to Deb and Dave Kohlwey for setting this up.

EXPO HOUSE NEEDS

We were honored and privileged to hear the stories from Tamra and the women living in the new EXPO house. They were also able to stay after worship and talk in more depth about the needs of the house and the women living there.

Here are some ways you can help:

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

Uber/Lyft gift cards and/or rides (will need to contact Tamra to arrange)

a car

Carpentry work (need to submit plans for permitting)

Building supplies for shelving

Meals once a month for up to 10 people

Toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex, cleaning supplies, paper plates

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

Luke, Bandmate of Shawn Peters

Lorraine Kamps 

Hannah Theel

Remy Skaar

Every Day Prayers

Susan Flippin

Alliette Flippin

Donna Butler's daughter Michelle and nephew Dylan

Apple Grove Lutheran Church in Argyle WI

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.

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