St. Stephen’s Weekly News 3/30/2025

God Word– impressed on the move. “Therefore go and gather disciples from all nations by baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and by teaching them to keep all the instructions I have given you. And surely I am with you always until the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20 

Encouragement Passage:
For the wages of sin is death, but the undeserved gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23

LENTEN WORSHIP:
Wednesday, April 2, St. Stephen’s will have worship services at 3:45 and 6:30.  Please consider joining us for worship as we walk with Christ to the cross of forgiveness.  There will be meals between services starting at 4:45.  This week the PTS is serving various casseroles.

Singing Schedule:
Thank you to grades 3 and 4 for singing in the service last Wednesday.
Kindergarten and Grade 1 will sing on Wednesday, April 2, in the 3:45 service.

***Children’s Choir will sing at ONLY the 10:00 service on Palm Sunday, April 13***

Mission Collection:
Quarter 4 brings us to supporting the WELS college of Ministry, MLC.  Our first collection put us well on our way to our goal.  We collected $70.75 in our first collection out of spring break.  Our missions in quarter 4, again this year, will support the mission of MLC and help prepare future leaders of our churches and schools.  Let’s get past our $500.00 goal again this quarter.  We have 7 weeks of collection during our chapel service between now and the end of the school year to get there.

2025 Spelling Bee:
This year’s Spelling Bee winners are:
1st Place—Levi Trimmer
2nd Place—Eden Estervig
Winning word this year was runes.  Lord’s blessings to all 10 participants.

2025 FAF Showcase:
On Friday, April 4, the band, piano(grades 5-8), and choir students will be performing their Fine Arts Fair individual and mass numbers for the student body. Individual band and vocal students may also participate in this event.  Parents may attend. It is from 1:45 until we are finished.  Please enter through door W3.  

2025 LLHS FAF:
This coming weekend marks the 49th year of the Lakeside Lutheran High School Fine Arts Festival.  This event showcases choirs, bands, and various musicians from throughout the LLHS federation.  St. Stephen’s will have students participating throughout the day on Saturday performing for judges.  The choir will be judged at 1:40 PM and the band at 10:00 AM.  Then on Sunday there is a concert starting at 4:00 where eight schools will have their bands and choirs perform for the audience.  If you are looking for a fun day of music, come on down to Lakeside on either day. 

2025 Summer Camps at LLHS and LPS:
Lakeside Lutheran High School has summer sports camp every year.  Here is the link to the site that describes the camps and how to register and pay for them.
https://www.llhs.org/apps/pages/summercamps

Luther Prep also has summer sports camps.  Many of these camps are overnight camps.  Here is the website for these camps with information on them.
https://www.lps.wels.net/apps/pages/summer_camps 

I-55 Book Fair:
We still need help.  In order to make the book fair run smoothly, we are looking for parent volunteers to help each day.  The fair will run from April 7-13. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday it will run from 3:30-4:30 pm with helpers beginning at 3:20 pm. On Wednesday, it will run from 4:45 to 6:15 pm. On Saturday, it will be open after the Fun Run from 11 to Noon. On Sunday, it will run after the second service until noon. Pack-up will follow.  Click here– I-55 Book Fair Help Sign-up–to sign up.

2025-2026 Registration:
Online registration for the 2025-2026 school year has been open for a few weeks now.  Please fill out the registration as soon as you are able.  It is as simple as putting yes or no in the red box on your log in page.  If for some reason you are going to delay your registration/intent for the next school year, please let us know.

Financial responsibilities:
Final payment schedules will be sent home this week.  Please make every effort to pay your fees on time.  Thank you.

A reminder from the handbook about dress code as the weather warms:
No clothing with inappropriate pictures, words, tank tops, or bare midriffs.
No sleeveless shirts during school hours; they will be permitted for athletic practices.
No flip-flops, CROCS, backless shoes are allowed because of safety on steps and at recess.
Shorts of proper length (finger-tip or longer), this includes skirts with slits.
Necklines on shirts should be about collar-bone height, no plunging necklines.
Parents be mindful of what your child wears to school. If in doubt, don’t allow it to be worn.

BDUSD Summer School:
The BDUSD ELEMENTARY Summer School booklets are available if you are interested.   Here is the link:  Elementary Summer School booklet  If there are questions about the program, please contact the BDUSD Offices and they will be able to help you. 

St. Stephen’s School Mission:
St. Stephen’s Lutheran School will offer a Christ-centered education to all students. We will instruct them in the Word of God, educate them in secular subjects, train them to become responsible citizens in our community, and prepare them for their eternal victory in heaven when they die. We will do this by holding Jesus and his love before them each day by appropriately using law and gospel as we instruct and discipline.
Please remember that if you need assistance with anything that you can reach out to the teachers and leaders of St. Stephen’s.  You can also find answers to some questions on the website: www.ssbdwels.com