{"id":33046,"date":"2024-12-22T09:01:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/?p=33046"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:38:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:38:37","slug":"weekly-update-12-22-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/weekly-update-12-22-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly update 12\/22\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Stephen\u2019s Weekly News 12\/22\/2024<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

God Word\u2013 impressed at start of day.<\/strong>
\nBut I will sing about your strength.
\nIn the morning I will shout about your mercy,
\nbecause you are a high fortress for me.
\nPsalm 59:16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Encouragement Passage:<\/strong>
\nThen Mary said, My soul proclaims the greatness
\nof the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior\u2026.
\nLuke 1:46-47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sporting Events Calendar<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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December Lunch Menu<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Parent conversations podcast:\u00a0 “Building a child’s self-worth”<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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This is the final weekly update of 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The next weekly update will come out on Sunday, January 5, 2025.<\/b><\/p>\n

Singing Schedule:<\/b>
\n<\/span>Thank you to every group that has sung during a service throughout the first half of this school year.\u00a0 There are many more great opportunities to sing the Lord\u2019s praises in the second semester.<\/span><\/p>\n

2024 Christmas Service:
\n<\/b>Tonight our Christmas service starts at 4:00.\u00a0 Please have the children to their designated spots no later than 3:40.\u00a0 Students in grades K-4 will meet in the lower hallway classrooms. Students in grades 5-8 will meet in the gym. Please remember that the doors to the school will not open until about 3:30 and the church doors will not open until approximately 3:15.
\n<\/span>Piano students in grades 5-8 should be in church by 3:30.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mission Collection:<\/b>
\n<\/span>We collected $47.25 in our chapel service last week for the WELS mission to the United Kingdom.\u00a0 We surpassed our $500.00 goal with a total of $503.20.\u00a0 Thank you for all your support for this mission throughout the second quarter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A Christmas message:<\/b>
\n<\/b>As we enter this most joyful season of celebrating the birth of our Savior, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for the blessings we share as a school community. The Christ-child, born in Bethlehem, is the reason for our hope, joy, and peace, not only during Christmas but throughout the entire year.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has been a true privilege to partner with you in the Christian education of your children. Their smiles, laughter, and growth in faith bring so much joy to our days. Thank you for your support, encouragement, and prayers. Together, we are raising a generation of young people who know their Savior and shine His light in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

We pray that your Christmas is filled with the peace of Christ, the love of family, and the joy of the season. May the message of the angel resound in your hearts: <\/span>\u201cToday in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Luke 2:11).<\/span><\/p>\n

God\u2019s blessings to you this Christmas and into the New Year!<\/span><\/p>\n

In Christ\u2019s love,<\/span>
\n<\/span>The Faculty and Staff of St. Stephen\u2019s Lutheran School<\/span><\/p>\n

Worship over the vacation:
\n<\/b>Here is a list of worship opportunities as we go through the vacation weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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St. Stephen\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Good Shepherd<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

December 22\u20138AM and 10AM<\/td>\nDecember 22\u20139AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 22\u20134PM\u2013Children\u2019s Christmas Service<\/td>\nDecember 24\u20134PM\u2013Sunday School Christmas Eve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 24\u20139PM\u2013Candlelight Christmas Eve<\/td>\nDecember 24\u20137PM\u2013Candlelight Christmas Eve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25\u201310AM\u2013Christmas Day Festival<\/td>\nDecember 25\u20139AM\u2013Christmas Day Song Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 29\u20138AM and 10AM<\/td>\nDecember 29\u20139AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 31\u20136:30PM New Year\u2019s Eve Worship<\/td>\nJanuary 1\u20137PM New Year\u2019s Worship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 5\u20138AM and 10AM<\/td>\nJanuary 5\u20139AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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St. Stephen\u2019s School Mission:
\n<\/b>St. Stephen\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please remember that if you need assistance with anything that you can reach out to the teachers and leaders of St. Stephen\u2019s.\u00a0 You can also find answers to some questions on the website: www.ssbdwels.com<\/span><\/p>\n


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\n<\/span>Blessings on your next 2 weeks and your time together.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

St. Stephen\u2019s Weekly News 12\/22\/2024 \u00a0 \u00a0 God Word\u2013 impressed at start of day. But I will sing about your strength. In the morning I will shout about your mercy, because you are a high fortress for me. Psalm 59:16 Encouragement Passage: Then Mary said, My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior\u2026. Luke 1:46-47 Sporting Events Calendar December Lunch Menu Parent conversations podcast:\u00a0 “Building a child’s self-worth”     This is the final weekly update of 2024.\u00a0\u00a0 The next weekly update will come out on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Singing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33046"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33058,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33046\/revisions\/33058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}