St. Stephen’s Weekly News 4/6/2025

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:
because all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Romans 3:23-24

LENTEN WORSHIP:
Wednesday, April 9, 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 Elders group is serving beef stew.

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

Jr. Choir will sing during the 1:00 service on Good Friday.

K-8 will sing in selected services on Easter Sunday.  Children will sit with families for the service.  Please avoid sitting in the balcony as the students will come to the front of church to sing when it is time for the song.

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 $34.25 this past week putting us at $105.00.  This is 21% of our $500.00 goal.  We have 6 weeks of collection during our chapel service between now and the end of the school year to get there. 

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:
Book fair starts tomorrow.  We still need help.  There are a few slots left to help out with the book fair.  Please consider where you can help out.  Click here– I-55 Book Fair Help Sign-up–to sign up.

Fine Arts Fair:
Thank you to all who came to Lakeside this weekend to glorify the Lord by using the abilities that he has given.  Both the band and choir received a rating of I.  This is a great job by the large groups.  There were many piano, instrument, and vocal performances as well.  Many I and II ratings were given to our individuals and small groups..  Thank you to all the musicians who participated on Saturday.  We will be in the 4:00 concert at Lakeside later this afternoon. Feel free to come down to see a lot of great performances from local schools. 

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.

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  Middle School booklet.  If there are questions about the program, please contact the BDUSD Offices and they will be able to help you. 

St. Stephens’ Members–Picture Directory information:
The time is finally here!  St. Stephen’s will be having Harmann Studios take our portraits from 1pm to 8pm April 28, 29, 30, May 1, & and 11am to 6pm on May 2.  Sign up anytime at book.usesession.com/s/NTIg6N4S9H, or a call to the office (920-885-3309).  Sessions are first come, first serve, so sign up early to get the time and date that is preferred.  As of Friday, there were only 4 slots left, but there is work being done to secure more spaces/dates. 
There is also a roster in the back of the church to review.  This is the roster that will be added to the back of the picture directory so please make sure all information is accurate and cross out any information that you would not like in the directory.  Thank 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

Blessings on your week.