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\u00a0St. Stephen\u2019s Weekly News 4\/20\/2025<\/b><\/h1>\n

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CHRIST IS RISEN!\u00a0 HE IS RISEN INDEED!<\/b><\/h1>\n

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Sporting Events Calendar<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

April Lunch Menu<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Parent conversations “What is our goal as parents?”<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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God Word\u2013 impressed on the move.
\n<\/b>\u201cTherefore 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.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>Matthew 28:19-20\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Encouragement Passage:<\/b>
\n<\/span>Jesus said to her, \u201cI am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even if he dies.\u00a0 And whoever lives and believes in me will never perish.\u00a0 Do you believe this?\u201d
\n<\/span>John 11:25-26<\/span><\/p>\n

Singing Schedule:<\/b>
\n<\/span>Thank you to the Children\u2019s Choir for their service work last Sunday.
\n<\/span>Thank you to Jr. Choir for singing in the Good Friday service.
\n<\/span>Thank you to all who sing in our services today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mission Collection:<\/b>
\n<\/span>Quarter 4 brings us to supporting the WELS college of Ministry, MLC.\u00a0 We collected $47.30\u00a0 this past week putting us at $213.60.\u00a0 This is 42.7% of our $500.00 goal.\u00a0 We have 4 weeks of collection during our chapel service between now and the end of the school year to get there. Feel free to send offerings to school on weeks when we don\u2019t have chapel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mid-Term:
\n<\/b>Friday marks the middle point of our quarter.\u00a0 Midterm reports will be released by the middle of next week.\u00a0 When they are released, please discuss them with your child and see where improvements can be made.<\/span><\/p>\n

LLHS Math Meet:
\n<\/b>Wednesday evening, starting at 4:00 select students will be going to LLHS to participate in their Annual Math meet.\u00a0 We should be finished and on our way home by about 5:30.\u00a0 You will receive a separate email about this on Monday afternoon if your child is attending.<\/span><\/p>\n

Good Shepherd Culvers Shares night:<\/b>
\n<\/span>Monday, April 28, Good Shepherd will be hosting a shares night at Culvers.\u00a0 Good Shepherd Preschool will receive a percentage of all sales between the hours of 5 and 8 that evening.\u00a0 The funds will go to help with the new playground they are installing on the North side of the church. Feel free to stop down and support the preschool and a great local business.<\/span><\/p>\n

Examination:
\n<\/b>On Friday, May 2, at 6:30, the 8th grade students will have a public examination of their knowledge of the catechism and the Christian Faith.\u00a0 This event is for all.\u00a0 Please come to worship that evening to help support these students.<\/span><\/p>\n

Confirmation:
\n<\/b>Sunday, May 4, at the 10:00 service, the 8th grade students will be confirmed.\u00a0 Please consider coming to support these 8th grade students who will be making their vows to remain faithful to the teachings of our church body.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fundraising efforts:
\n<\/b>Thank you to all who have supported our efforts to get new playground equipment and bleachers in the gym.
\n<\/span>We continue to make great strides to put in new structures at our school.\u00a0 Let\u2019s keep working towards our goals.\u00a0 Please check the rendering in the back of the church to see what the new playground may look like as time moves on.\u00a0 The $75,000 will cover new swings, new structure, new GaGa Ball pit, surfacing, delivery, and installation.\u00a0 There will be another opportunity to add sections\/pieces to the area as funds warrant.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>BDUSD Summer School:<\/b>
\n<\/b>The BDUSD ELEMENTARY Summer School booklets are available if you are interested. \u00a0 Here is the link: <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Elementary Summer School booklet<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Middle School booklet<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0 If there are questions about the program, please contact the BDUSD Offices and they will be able to help you.\u00a0<\/span>
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St. Stephens\u2019 Members\u2013Picture Directory information:
\n<\/b>The time is finally here!\u00a0 St. Stephen\u2019s will be having Harmann Studios take our portraits from 1pm to 8pm on April 24 and from 11am to 5pm on April 25.\u00a0 These 2 dates were added last week to accommodate the large number of sign-ups..\u00a0 Sign up anytime at <\/span>book.usesession.com\/s\/NTIg6N4S9H<\/span><\/a>, or a call to the office (920-885-3309).\u00a0 Sessions are first come, first serve, so sign up early to get the time and date that is preferred. \u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/span>There is also a roster in the back of the church to review.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Thank you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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.
\n<\/span>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

Blessings on your week.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0St. Stephen\u2019s Weekly News 4\/20\/2025 CHRIST IS RISEN!\u00a0 HE IS RISEN INDEED!   Sporting Events Calendar April Lunch Menu Parent conversations “What is our goal as parents?”   God Word\u2013 impressed on the move. \u201cTherefore 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.\u201d Matthew 28:19-20\u00a0 Encouragement Passage: Jesus said to her, \u201cI am the resurrection and the […]<\/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-33375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33375","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=33375"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33390,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33375\/revisions\/33390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}