Your Weekly E-Newsletter May 27, 2021 |
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Worship Information and Updates
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Face coverings will no longer be required during worship or while you are in the building, beginning May 29th.
Please consider your own health and well being and those around you as you make the decision whether to wear a mask. We will continue to ask that you social distance within the Sanctuary.
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WORSHIP SCHEDULE CHANGE
BEGINNING JUNE 5 - 6
Saturday - 5:00 p.m.
ONE SERVICE ON Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
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Worship Attendance - May 22 & 23, 2021 |
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Tom Sadowsky, 5/29
Bonnie Vasatko, 5/29
Pat Kurtz, 5/30
Kathy Gall, 6/1
Gordy Gunnlaugsson, 6/3
Preston Meyer, 6/5
JoAnn Phillips, 6/5
Mary Smith, 6/8
Claire Gall, 6/9
Curtis Klade, 6/9
Fay Heyen, 6/17
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Chris and Leah Morris, 5/30 (23 years)
Bruce and Dawn Hanke, 6/6 (34 years)
Tom and Kris Springer, 6/7 (24 years)
Lee and Marge Tyne, 6/9 (59 years)
Caleb and Lynnae Douglas, 6/16 (9 years)
Don and JoAnne Krause, 6/17 (60 years)
Terry and Carolyn Trotier, 6/17 (60 years)
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Ongoing short-term prayer requests: Annie and Bob Bermel; Diane Schmelzer; Megan Schatz; Mary Smith; Nancy Wittmus; Ginny Cox; Miranda (granddaughter of Judy Debruine); Dennis (brother of Leah Morris); Pamela Scott (mother of Megan Sayas) ; Paige Yeager (friend of Sallie Schulz's family); Mark Sturms (cousin of Cindy Zilske); Morgan (cousin of Alex Baumgarten); Delores Seel (mother of Keith Pierce); John Nielson (brother of Judy Kestly); Dave DeBruine (son of Judy DeBruine)
Serving in the Military: Dan Berger (serving in the U.S. Marines); Kevin Butler (son of Heidi Powers, serving in the U.S. Army); Ben DeYoung (son-in-law of George and Kay Sedivec, serving in the U.S. Air Force); Alex Olson (U.S. Air Force, grandchild of Ardath Olson); Kyle Pierce (son of Karen and Keith Pierce, serving in the U.S. Army); Karmen Thomas (friend of Tony and Krista Dentice serving in the U.S. Army); Nicole Wahlgren (serving in the U.S. Army National Guard); all military chaplains; and all veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
For All Men and Women Serving: Police Officers, Firefighters, Health Care workers and First Responders.
Serving in the mission field: Our NALC missionaries and missionaries everywhere bringing the gospel to the ends of the Earth.
Long-term prayer list: Calvary members: Diane Foley; Don Heyen; Bill Jordan; Jeanette Ketelsen; Shirley Mahn; Nadine Schuelke; Marge Skarie; Lowell Sonderman; Donna Polizzi; Pat Treutelaar; and Janet Zastrow.
Non-members: Shirl Gordon (friend of Cindy Rooks); Aggie Fingland (mother of Chuck Giuliani); Debby (friend of Judy Sayas); Debbie and Jens Douglas (sister-in-law of Lynnae Douglas); Rose Luther (friend of Nicole Moritz); Judy Grospitz; Jan Janchan (friend of Jonni Roush); Monica Barchus (niece of Ernie Kretschmann); Michael Rossa (Lucy Dallman's son); Karen (friend of Lydia Trudell)
If you have any new prayer requests, please contact the church office at 262.786.4010 or via email to office@calvarylc.com.
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This is St. Patrick’s Breastplate prayer, reprinted here in honor of Trinity Sunday. The original prayer is much longer, but the text included here is what is usually set to music.
I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.
I arise today
Through the strength of Christ's birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.
Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
July 26-30, 2021
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Children and students three-years-old to 5th grade are invited to join us for a fun-filled week of learning and discovering God's love for us in Jesus through Bible stories, music, games, crafts, and more! Cost is $20/child.
Space is limited so sign up today!
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Middle School Youth Group
"Half Lock In"
June 4, 6 p.m. - midnight
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Monday, June 14 - Noon
At the Gunnlaugssons’ house on Pine Lake
(Note change of time and place)
It’s time to choose the books we want to read next year!
We’ll meet at Grace Gunnlaugsson’s house – rain or shine. We’ll begin at noon with a “bring your own lunch” lunch. Grace will provide lemonade, iced tea, and water, plus a dessert.
After lunch, we’ll talk about possibilities for books and discussion leaders (purely voluntary) for September through May. We don’t meet in December. We meet the second Monday of the month from 1:00 – 2:30 at church.
Car pooling from Calvary is always helpful. Departing from church around 11:30 a.m. works well. Contact Grace at gracemg@mac.com with any questions.
New members are especially welcome!
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Marcella Nelson invites you to join her on a week-long retreat to
Mount Carmel Ministries in Alexandria, MN
September 10-17, 2021
The week will be a "Hymn Festival with Gracia Grindal" (retired professor from Luther Seminary). Gracia will dive into the riches of hymnody and how God works through hymns.
There will be morning presentations, afternoon recreation and rest and evening worship. Mount Carmel is located on lovely Lake Carlos and is a place of rest, renewal and recreation where people experience Jesus.
If you 'd like more information, please sign up on the sheets in the Narthex. Cost will depend on single or double occupancy, carpool, etc. (Alexandria, MN is about an eight hour drive) but will be approximately $450-600/person. Meals are included.
Questions? Contact Marcella at (701) 833-5157 or via email at nelskog@juno.com.
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Women of the NALC Retreat
September 24-26, 2021
Green Lake Conference Center
Green Lake, WI
You're invited to join Marcella Nelson and women from across the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) for a weekend retreat. The speaker will be Jenny Brockman from the NALC Missions office.
Sign up sheets and brochures are on the glass doors in the Narthex. Questions can be directed to Marcella Nelson at (701) 833-8157 or email at mnelson.wnalc@gmail.com
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Calvary members participated in the 2019 Women's Retreat. |
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Green Lake Conference Center provides a beautiful and relaxing location for the Retreat. |
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Weekly Men's Breakfast Wednesdays at 7 a.m.
Maxim's Restaurant
18025 W. Capitol Drive
Brookfield
The restaurant seating has been reconfigured in compliance with social distancing requirements.
All men are invited to attend!
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Monthly Men's Gathering
Thursday, May 27
6:00 p.m.
Pastor Ken's House
19245 McAllister Lane Brookfield
Come for fellowship, food and devotion time. Dinner will be provided. Invite a friend. Social distancing will be respected and practiced.
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May Mission of the Month - Lutheran Bible Translators |
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The May focus of the “Mission of the Month” is support for Wycliffe and Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT). We support the work of the Federwitz families involved in Bible Translation work in West Africa and Papua New Guinea.
Our monetary gifts in May will support bringing The Good News and literacy to those in great need of hope, love, peace and salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. Please pray for all those involved in Wycliffe and Lutheran Bible Translators.
Fifty years ago, Reverend Dale and Alvina Federwitz began their missionary career with LBT among the Mandigo people in Liberia. In 1980 they began their work translating the New Testament into the Kuwaa language. This was completed in 1988. They served as advisors and coordinators in Liberia and Cameroon until Dale's death in July of 2002. Alvina continued to work with 16 language groups in Ghana.
As the four Federwitz chiildren finished their education in the United States, they, in turn, have worked as missionaries in West Africa and Papua, New Guinea. Nathan Federwitz is now in pilot training in North Carolina, following his father Jonathan's footsteps to be be a missionary pilot. And the beat goes on ...
Click on the LBT logo above to learn more about this organization.
To support this important Mission of the Month, you may include it in your weekly offering envelope or designate the donation as "Mission of the Month" in your online giving.
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Fundraiser for Compassion International |
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It was a beautiful day for a 1.6 mile walk around Mitchell Park. The 2nd "Poker Walk for Water" was held on Saturday, May 22 at Mitchell Park in Brookfield. Approximately 40 people came to support the event, which raised money for Compassion International's Water Program. Special thanks to Thrivent for their support of the prizes and refreshments. A total of $655 was raised for Compassion. |
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Winners in both Adult and Youth Categories received gift cards for their top winning hands. |
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Pastor Ken welcomed everyone before sending them out on a walk around Mitchell Park. |
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Ellie, Sam and Ben enjoyed refreshments at the Pavilion. |
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19
NASHOTAH PARK
8:00 a.m. until Noon
Dogs are welcome!
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Join our Calvary Team for a walk to benefit Hope Street, the Greenhouse for People (our July Mission of the Month)
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Calvary Team Member registration fee: $10/person or $25/family. The sign-up sheet is posted on the glass doors in the Narthex.
Drop your registration in the offering basket or church office. Please note "Hike Hope" in the memo line.
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St. Vincent de Paul Meal Program
Donations Accepted
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St. Vincent de Paul's meal program has significantly changed during COVID and serving of their nightly hot meals has been changed to ensure safe transfer of food. Food is now pre-packaged by St. Vincent de Paul staff and handed out to clients at the doors. Since the food is not donated as it was in the past, and their budget has had to incur this extra expense, they could use additional funding to purchase the food that is given out.
If you'd like to support this worthwhile cause, an easy way to do so is through your giving envelope, or online giving. Simply designate your contribution as "St. Vincent de Paul" and the church office will make sure it gets sent to SVDP. Last year we forwarded $1,345 of your generous donations to Saint Vincent de Paul - great job Calvary!
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Facing tough times? Need a Christian friend? Stephen Ministry is here to help. Free, just like God's love. |
Stephen Ministers are congregation members trained by Stephen Leaders to offer high-quality, one-to-one Christian care to people going through tough times. A Stephen Minister usually provides care to one person at a time, meeting with that person once a week for about an hour.
If you, or someone you know, could benefit from this important ministry, please contact Scott or Peggy Langelin at 262.853.0018.
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WORSHIP LIVE STREAM AVAILABLE EVERY SUNDAY! |
Can't make it to worship? We are live streaming the 8:15 a.m. service on Sunday mornings, and it's almost like you're with us in person.
You can access it at any time from the home page of our website (www.calvarylc.com), or by using the link below. You'll also receive a link on Sunday mornings via email.
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The right side of the Sanctuary (as you face the altar) is equipped with a hearing loop system which transmits an audio signal directly into a hearing aid via a magnetic field. This greatly reduces background noise, competing sounds, reverberation and other acoustic distortions that reduce clarity of sound.
Most hearing aids are equipped with a t-coil and connecting to this system is an easy switch on the hearing aid. If you need assistance during worship with this system, please reach out to an usher or any staff member.
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The church office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until noon. The door that is closest to the office (NW corner) will be open during those hours.
Please check in with the office staff so we know you are in the building.
The office phone number is (262) 786-4010. Feel free to leave a message if you call after hours and we will contact you the next day.
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If you are choosing to remain at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, any Calvary member, regardless of age or health, can request consecrated bread and juice from the weekend worship service. A sealed communion "kit", along with simple instructions to prepare you for communion, can be dropped off at your home by a member of our home communion ministry team.
If you'd like to get on the schedule for this important ministry, please contact the church office at 262.786.4010 or via email to office@calvarylc.com. You may set up a schedule of delivery weekly, or less often if you choose. |
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Sanctuary Flowers Sign Up
We invite you to sign up for flowers to beautify our altar each weekend. The sign-up sheet for this year is posted on the bulletin board in the Narthex.
Flowers are $35 and you may take them home following the 10:15 am worship on Sunday morning. If you'd prefer, you can leave the flowers at church to be enjoyed by the office staff.
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Regular office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - noon 262.786.4010
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