Quick Notes for the week May 12-16

  • Memory Work for this week. 
    • 2 Timothy 3:15  Wednesday, May 14
      •  and that from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
    • The 4th Petition Friday, May 16
      • Give us today our daily bread. What does this mean? God surely gives daily bread without our asking, even to all the wicked, but we pray in this petition that he would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving. 
  • Spelling Words for 5/16: groan, croak, charcoal, zone, stone, rewrote, ocean, both, clothes, close, sew, so
  • Jerry’s Automotive/BP, 700 N Spring St.  (Across from The Market in Beaver Dam) has a Spirit pump.  When patrons use this pump for gas, Jerry’s donates 2 cents per gallon to schools in Beaver Dam.  The owners of Jerry’s have again decided to give the proceeds from this pump to St. Stephen’s during the month of MAY.  Please consider filling your tank in the month of May at Jerry’s at the Spirit pump. 
  • Grades K-8 will sing during the Ascension/Graduation service on Thursday, May 29, starting at 6:30.  Children’s Choir, Jr. Choir, and 8th-grade students will need to be here by 5:45 for a mass rehearsal of our song.  This is the one and only rehearsal with all three choirs, so it is important that students are there on time.
  • 5/19: School Family Night 6:00-8:00.  All are invited.  This is the evening we celebrate all our accomplishments at school.  The band and choir will perform.  We will honor our students in various ways throughout the evening.
  • 5/29 The end-of-year picnic starts at 11:00 at Tahoe Park. A sign-up genius will be sent home soon for help. The picnic only succeeds with help from the parents.   
  • Donations are being accepted at the church office for a rummage sale that will be held in the gym at St. Stephen’s June 12th-14th.  The funds raised will support the following projects:  the playground, the bleachers in the gym, and St. Stephen’s attendees of the 2026 WELS Youth Rally in Bowling Green, Ohio.  Donations will be accepted from now until June 10th.  We ask that no large furniture, mattresses, or TV’s be donated.  All donations should be in good, clean, working condition.  Please attach an approximate value to items, especially collectibles or antiques (if able).  All donations will be sent to Twice Is Nice after the sale if it is not sold at St. Stephen’s.