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

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, August 18, 2024

This Week's Message is:

"Bread of Life"

John 6:35, 41-51

Thank you to Trey Graff and to Kathy Scholl for leading worship this Sunday!

TREY GRAFF WITH US THIS SUNDAY!

We are excited to have New Life community partner and seminary student, Trey Graff, preaching for us again this Sunday August 18 along with Kathy Scholl as Pastor Heather is on vacation. Come hear the continued story of Jesus as the Bread of Life!

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 Aug 11th 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 August Welcome Team

Here is the September Welcome Team

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. 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!

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

CONNECTIONS

Adult Ministry

Common Threads

Ginny Olson and Gail Kriel encourage anyone who'd like to learn how to knit or crochet to join in the Common Threads group. If you're experienced you could work on your own project as well as make prayer shawls and blankets for the prayer shawl ministry. Sessions take place at Ginny's studio on the second Tuesday evenings of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and the fourth Tuesday mornings of the month from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Next meeting is August 27th at 9:30-11:30 am.

MEN'S GROUP CANCLED

There will be no Men's Group this weekend August 17th but will be held again September 21st.

FINAL WACKY WEDNESDAY

One last hurrah of summer! Come for a Potluck and Bonfire on Wednesday August 28 from 5:30-7:00pm. Come enjoy some time together before the busyness of fall - and enjoy a wonderful night in our beautiful firepit!

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!

A REMINDER

We are hearing that COVID is on the rise again in our area. So just as a reminder, if you are experiencing any symptoms associated with it please do the things we've been doing: test, mask, and/or stay home. We have Facebook Live available for you for this very reason.

WEEKLY PRAYER TEAM

We meet every Saturday from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. to spend some personal time with God (reading, quiet time in a relaxed state, listening to music, moving around in a peaceful state, etc.- however you personally connect with God). At 7:30 a.m. 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. Please come any Saturday this may work for you!

Children & Youth Ministry

BACKPACK BLESSING

On August 25th during the 9:45 am service we will be blessing backpacks for our students and teachers that are getting ready for the new school year! All ages are welcomed to bring their backpacks!

NEW LIFE KIDS

New Life Kids starts on Sunday, September 8th at 8:50am. Please note the time change.

Kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to join us each Sunday morning in the ReCreation Center! We will once again be doing rotations!

BABY TO 4K FAMILIES

Starting September 8th 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. There may be a song or a quick video clip, but the main focus is for families to gather together.

NEW LIFE KIDS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Spark Rotations are back!

This year we will be having one rotation each Sunday and are looking for two volunteers each week. One as the lead teacher and the other as a helper.

Please take a look at the fall sign up!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL!

Thank you to everyone who signed up, volunteered and donated! It was a wonderful week spent together!

God is a friend who loves, trusts and is for everyone!

COMMUNITY

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!

ST. MARK'S FOOD PANTRY

Many thanks to all who brought in donations for St Mark’s food pantry in recent weeks. The volunteers at the pantry wanted to extend a huge “thank you” to the congregation for our generosity. In June, St Mark’s pantry served 88 families (ranging from 1 to 9 members/family). Any donations of shelf stable food are always welcome, but they have seen increased requests for ramen noodles and plain pasta (noodles and macaroni) in addition to their top 5 needs of breakfast cereal, soup, condiments, canned fruit and toilet paper. Donations can be placed on the table located in the Community Room. Please continue to help our this wonderful ministry!

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

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).

SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE OPPORTUNITY

At St Martin's Lutheran church, (2427 Church Street Cross Plains, WI) on Sunday, September 8th at 10:30am-12pm or 12:30pm-2pm there will be another bed building day. Sleep In Heavenly Peace recently delivered their 500th bed and they need to prep more beds for more deliveries! Sleep in Heavenly Peace's mission is that NO KID SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR IN OUR TOWN!®. Link to sign up Click here

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

Rick Krueger

Russ and Shirley Theel

Every Day Prayers

Susan Flippin

Alliette Flippin

Donna Butler's daughter Michelle

Apple Grove Lutheran Church in Argyle WI

Charlotte, John and Michael

Condolences

Ed Damon on the passing of his son, Doug

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 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: