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PURSUE<\/h1>\n

\u201cFor the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows
\n<\/span>that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,
\n<\/span>and all these things will be given to you as well.\u201d
\n<\/span>Matthew 6:32-33<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/h2>\n

Friday dress up day:
\nNothing to dress for
\nunless the teacher says<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Encouragement Passage:<\/b><\/h1>\n

My prayer is not that you take them out of the world <\/span>
\n<\/span>but that you protect them from the evil one.<\/span>
\n<\/span>John 17:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Important Links<\/h1>\n

Forward in Christ Devotion:\u00a0 Ever Been Tempted Like That?<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

December Lunch Menu<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Singing Schedule:<\/b>
\n<\/span>Jr. Choir\/Children\u2019s Choir\/Sr. Choir will be adorning the Advent Song Service\u2013Today, 10 am<\/span><\/p>\n

ALL Jr Choir and Children\u2019s Choir members need to be in their pews at 9:15 for a mass rehearsal with the Sr. Choir\u2013Please do not be late.\u00a0 After that practice, each choir will go to their specific warm-up room.<\/b><\/p>\n

Worship sheets:
\n<\/b>There are sheets that come home weekly that track the worship attendance of families.\u00a0 As we near the end of the quarter, please be sure that those sheets are filled in accurately.\u00a0 Thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter end:
\n<\/b>Friday, December 19 marks the end of the 2nd quarter. \u00a0 Over break the teachers will finalize grades and a notification will be delivered to families when report cards are ready.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mission offering:
\n<\/b>We are collecting offerings for WELS World Mission: Australia.\u00a0 This past week\u2019s collection was $42.00.\u00a0 We have collected<\/span> $464.90<\/b> of our $500.00<\/b> goal so far.\u00a0 This is 92.9% of our goal.\u00a0 Let us remember in this Christmas season where our blessings come from and how we can use them to spread the gospel message throughout the world.\u00a0 Tomorrow is our last collection of the semester.<\/span><\/p>\n

2025 Christmas Service:
\n<\/b>On Sunday, December 21st, 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.\u00a0 Church and school doors will be open by 3:00, but we ask that students are not just left in the school.\u00a0 Please be sure there is a teacher present before leaving your child in the school building.<\/span><\/p>\n

All piano students are going to play their Christmas pieces before the service starts that afternoon.\u00a0 They should be in church and ready to start playing by 3:25.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Call News:
\n<\/b>Mrs. Jennifer Schopper has returned our call to be the 4th grade teacher. A new call meeting date has tentatively been set for January 11 after the 10:00 service. We pray that the Lord of the church bring a servant to St. Stephen’s.<\/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
St. Stephen\u2019s<\/b><\/td>\nGood Shepherd<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 21\u20138AM and 10AM<\/span><\/td>\nDecember 21\u20139AM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 21\u20134PM\u2013Children\u2019s Service<\/span><\/td>\nDecember 24\u20134PM\u2013Sunday School Christmas Eve<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 24\u20139PM\u2013Candlelight Christmas Eve<\/span><\/td>\nDecember 24\u20137PM\u2013Candlelight Christmas Eve<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25\u201310AM\u2013Christmas Day Festival<\/span><\/td>\nDecember 25\u20139AM\u2013Christmas Day Song Service<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 28\u20138AM and 10AM<\/span><\/td>\nDecember 28\u20139AM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 31\u20136:30PM New Year\u2019s Eve Worship<\/span><\/td>\nDecember 31\u20137PM New Year\u2019s Themed Worship<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 4\u20138AM and 10AM<\/span><\/td>\nJanuary 4\u20139AM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Upcoming Events:
\n<\/b>December 15 Boys Basketball Practice (3:30-5:00, Band students dismissed at 4:30)
\n<\/span>December 15 Band concert (6:00\u2013gymnasium)
\n<\/span>December 16 Girls Basketball game @ Ixonia (5:00)
\n<\/span>December 17 Boys Basketball practice (3:30-5:00)
\n<\/span>December 18 Girls Basketball practice (3:30-5:00)
\n<\/span>December 19 Basketball games @ St. John\u2019s, Jefferson (5:00, 6:00, 7:00)
\n<\/span>December 21 Children\u2019s Christmas Service (4:00, preservice starts at 3:25)<\/span><\/p>\n

St. Stephen\u2019s School Mission:<\/b>
\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.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\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<\/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-33700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33700","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=33700"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33702,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33700\/revisions\/33702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}