{"id":33647,"date":"2025-10-19T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/?p=33647"},"modified":"2025-10-17T07:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:01:08","slug":"weekly-update-10-19-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/weekly-update-10-19-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly update 10\/19\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pursue<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Philippians 3:12<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Encouragement Passage:<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plans to give you peace, not disaster,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plans to give you hope and a future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeremiah 29:11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h1 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 24; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\">Important Links:<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/forwardinchrist.net\/who-am-i\/\"><b>Forward in Christ Devotion:\u00a0 Who am I?<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fssbdwels.com%2Fschool%2Fsports-calendar%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cbf5cf7fa3a3641dcdf2308da89e0c960%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637973895783512032%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=52ZHaLcvVM2f2Zyh%2FjTNrik6dw3bzeM6jBZIdB%2F%2Bm9c%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><b>Sporting Events Calendar<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-10-Oct.pdf\"><b>October Lunch Menu<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><b>Singing Schedule:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you to the Jr. Choir for their help in beautifying the service today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kindergarten and grade 1 sing at the 10:00 service on November 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children\u2019s choir sings at the 9:00 service at Good Shepherd on November 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mission offering:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are collecting offerings for LLHS OpGo.\u00a0 We have collected <\/span><b>$432.20 of our $500.00<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> goal so far.\u00a0 This past week was a collection of <\/span><b>$54.15<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is <\/span><b>86.4%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of our total goal.\u00a0 Let the Lord of Life guide us as we support this mission.\u00a0 Please look for envelopes to come home with children.\u00a0 Tomorrow will be our last collection for this mission.\u00a0 Let\u2019s break that $500.00 mark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>School payments<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please be prompt with school payments of any form:\u00a0 school fees, lunch, field trips, band, or piano.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>When making payments, please put payments all in separate envelopes with the following information on it:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Family name<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Student name<br \/>\n<\/b><b>What the payment is for (Piano, Band, Lunch, School Fees, Field trip)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Fall Festival\u2013Your help is greatly needed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many hands make light work\u2026\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Fall Festival is quickly approaching.\u00a0 We are looking for volunteers to help us with this event.\u00a0 If you would like to donate or dress up your trunk, Please <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2024SSFallFestival\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> click to sign up. You could also join us for a Trunk N&#8217; Treat, games, food, and fellowship.\u00a0 The event is scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 3:00-5:00 in the school parking lot.\u00a0 I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f you have questions, please call or email the office at 920-885-3309 or <\/span><a href=\"mailto:office@saintstephen.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">office@saintstephen.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Veterans Day:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our annual Veterans Day celebration is quickly coming up.\u00a0 Please note the following details about Veterans Day:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All veterans are kindly invited to attend a special event in honor of their service to our country on Monday, November 10, at St. Stephen&#8217;s Lutheran Church. The event will begin with a chapel service held in the church beginning shortly after 8:00 a.m.\u00a0 Following\u00a0 the chapel service, the children in grades K-8 will present songs and speeches. Afterward, refreshments will be served in the church basement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please keep your eyes open for a note that will come home during the week of the 13th of October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Raiderwear\/Pursue Shirt Fridays:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 24 will be the first Friday where all students are encouraged to wear their Pursue shirts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Picture Retake Day:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picture retake day is Wednesday, October 22.\u00a0 If your student was absent from picture day round one, now is the time to have a picture taken.\u00a0 If you desire a retake, please let Mr. Schulz know so he can get you on the list.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Quarter End<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Friday marked the end of the quarter.\u00a0 Report cards will be released by Friday of this week.\u00a0 When the reports are released, families will be notified.\u00a0 Please review the report with your children and discuss where changes can be made.\u00a0 We are in this together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Parking Lot News:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please remember that we ask all families to stay off of the playground until 3:45 and we also ask that no one park by the basketball hoops on the north end of the lot.\u00a0 Please park in the stalls in the main parking lot.\u00a0 Pass this on to family members who may be picking up or dropping off students.\u00a0 Also, during drop off in the morning, if you are not going to park in the lot, please pull as far forward as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Upcoming Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 19, 11:15 Quarterly\/Call meeting in church<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 19, 1:00-3:00 Good Shepherd Trunk or Treat<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 26, 3:00-5:00 St. Stephen Fall Festival<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 26, 4:00 @ LPS Area Reformation Service<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>St. Stephen\u2019s School Mission:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","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-33647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33647","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=33647"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33650,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33647\/revisions\/33650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}