St. Stephen’s Weekly News 5/18/2025

CHRIST IS RISEN!  HE IS RISEN INDEED!

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:
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32

Graduation
Grades K-8 will sing during 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 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.
Please have the children wear the following:  ladies–nice skirt/blouse, nice pants/blouse, gentlemen–dress pants/polo, dress pants/nice shirt tie.  

Grades K-7 will sing the graduates song, Children’s Choir and Jr. Choir will join the Sr. Choir for a song.  Jr. Choir will also sing a song of their own.  Jr. Choir, and 8th grade will sit in the reserved seats in the front of the church.  Children’s Choir and K-1 students will sit with families until it is time to sing.  When it is time for them to sing, they will come to the front of the church.  Please refrain from sitting in the balcony.  Thank you.

There will be cake/refreshments served in the church basement after the service is finished.

Mission Collection:
Quarter 4 brings us to supporting the WELS college of Ministry, MLC.  This past week’s collection was $66.80.  We are at $437.40, which is 87.4% of our $500.00 goal.  We have 1 week of collection during our chapel service between now and the end of the school year to get there.

Family Celebration Night
Family Celebration night is from 6:00-8:00 tomorrow night. (This time is estimated) All are invited.  This is the evening we celebrate all our accomplishments at school.  Band and choir will be doing some selections.  We will have a small ceremony for the kindergarteners, other activities will be done as well.  There will be some projects displayed in the gym that the teachers have been holding on to throughout the year.  We want to encourage all families to be involved with this night to celebrate our school.  Ice cream will be served near the end of the evening.

Jerry’s BP Spirit Pump Supports St. Stephen’s:
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.

St. Stephen’s Rummage Sale:
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 conditions.  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.

Odds and ends:
-Please visit https://ssl.fastdir.com/saintstephens/ and fill out the registration for next year.  If you currently have students enrolled, you would need to log in and fill out the information for the new child.  Any questions, do not hesitate to contact the school.  This allows us to accurately prepare for the 2025-2026 school year.

-5/29 End of year picnic starts at 11:00 at Tahoe Park.  The picnic only succeeds with help from the parents.   Click here for the signup for items for the picnic.

Please sign up as soon as possible.  The signup closes on May 23rd so we can go purchase things if needed.  Items need to be present at school by the 28th.

-When you drop off your items, please leave a piece of paper indicating who brought the item to school.

-If you are going to bring your items to the park, please let Mr. Schulz know. 

Thank you in advance for all your help.

–Click Here to see next year’s school calendar​

Thursday, May 29, (last day) information:
-A continued change of last day procedures will happen this year.  With graduation service on the last day, we will not have a closing service at 9 am on Thursday.  We will simply have a closing devotion with songs at the end of the picnic and then celebrate our school year closing at the graduation service.

-Report cards will be released via FastDirect on Friday, May 30, after the teachers have had the opportunity to finalize them.

-If you have a remaining balance on your school bill, please make every effort to make payment before the end of the week.  If you need to know information about the amount due, please let Mr. Schulz know.

-Please keep an eye out for 2025-2026 school year information.  It will be mailed to you throughout the summer.  Email communications also may come to you through FastDirect or the email address we have on file.  Facebook is also a great place to keep updated on the next school year.  School starts on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

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.