Holy Communion will be offered next week in all services. You may register by card at any time.
Radio Service: 9:30am on AM 1430 WBEV
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Sermon: Jesus Is Our Tree of Life
Hymns: 12, 340, 345, 428
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Sermon: God’s Lessons to Live By
Hymns: 421, 339, 409, 651
Bible Studies
- Women’s Bible Study Group meets on Wednesday nights at 6pm. Copies of the study are available in the church entry and at study time. All women of the congregation are welcome.
- Sunday Bible Study meets on Sunday mornings from 8:45-9:15am. This week the discussion will be focused on the unified budget proposal.
Quarterly Voters Meeting will be held in the church basement on July 14, 2019, at 10:45am. All male members, age 18 and older, are encouraged to participate and all members of the congregation are invited to attend.
New Member Welcome this morning at the 9:30 service, we welcome Mrs. Shirley Knaack. May God continue to bless our outreach!
Military Family members please contact the office if you have a family member in the military that we can help support with cards, prayers, and God’s word.
WELS Night at Miller Park Just a reminder that the bus leaves from the West St. parking lot promptly at 3:00 PM. The bus will return after the game has finished.
Summer Bible Class Schedule
July 7th Unified Budget Discussion August 4th Psalm 103
July 14th Psalm 46 August 11th Psalm 110
July 21st Friends of China August 18th Psalm 139
July 28th Psalm 51
Unified Budget Proposal Discussion At the 2 most recent Voters’ Meetings, the Church Council proposed that St. Stephen’s operate under a “Unified Budget”. A unified budget places all offerings into “one pot” and pays all “regular” expenses and commitments from that “one pot” based on what is budgeted. The most notable change that everyone would see would be the offering envelopes. The weekly envelope would not have 3 “choices” for distributing an offering (Current, Building & Debt, Missions) and there would be no monthly Lakeside Lutheran High School envelope. Amounts for WELS Missions support and for Lakeside would be budgeted and a consistent monthly contribution would be sent to WELS and to LLHS. (Special gifts for those ministries may certainly be made via Special Gift envelopes that are always available in the church entryways.)
An opportunity for everyone to ask questions and share thoughts about a Unified Budget will be during the bible class time today from 8:45 – 9:15am. The proposal to operate under a unified budget will be on the agenda for a vote at the Quarterly Voters’ meeting to be held Sunday, July 14 at 10:45am. So, please come to this Q&A time so that the Voters Assembly can make an informed and conscientious decision.
Summer Picnic Mark your calendars for August 25th for the annual church picnic. This year we will be welcoming 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Krebs, and new upper grade teacher, Mrs. Boll. Please call or email the office if you would like to help out at the church picnic.
Open Gym Opportunities at St. Stephen’s there will once again be an open gym this summer for all 3rd -8th graders in the congregation/school. It is held every Tuesday evening from 5:30-7:00 from June 18th-August 6th. This week the focus will be on volleyball. July 16th, the focus will be on basketball. We hope you can join us this summer!
Be a greeter in the WELS Info Booth at the Dodge County Fair!
The fair runs August 14-18 this year. Spend a couple hours at the booth with fellow believers to greet passers-by and to share Christian literature and information about our area WELS churches. You don’t have to be a doctor of theology, just a smiling believer who can say, “Jesus takes my sins away and will take me to heaven someday!” A schedule / sign-up sheet is on the entryway table, along with a “tip sheet” for volunteers in case you have questions.
WELS Wind Ensemble next performance will be Thursday, July 18 –7 pm at 7pm at Arlington City Park.
Vacation Bible School Our Vacation Bible School is right around the corner. We will open our doors to tell the good news of Jesus to children from age 3-6th grade on July 29-August 2, from 9:00 AM-11:30 AM. We need volunteers to help with this event. We need leaders to take groups of students around to classes, help with donating snacks, and most importantly spreading the word. On the table in the back are various sign-up sheets and promotional materials. Invite your neighbors and friends to come and learn about Jesus through song, story, crafts, and other activities.
| Seth Dorn
pastorsdorn@gmail.com |
Philip Heyer pastorheyer@saintstephen.org 887-1117 |
Paul Stratman pcstratman@gmail.com 885-6960 |
Our Response to God’s Grace in Christ:
Participation:
Thursday, June 27: 95
Sunday, June 30: 92 + 184 = 276
Calendar:
Sunday, July 7 – Ushers C
7:30 & 9:30am – Worship
8:45am – Bible Study
9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430
Monday, July 8
6:30pm – Bible Information Class
Tuesday, July 9
6:30pm – Board of Education
Wednesday, July 10
1:45pm – Hillside Manor Service
6:00pm – Bible Study 4 Women
6:30pm – Bible Information Class
Thursday, July 11 – Ushers C
6:30pm – Communion Worship
Friday, July 12
7:10pm – WELS Night at Miller Park
Sunday, July 14 – Ushers D
7:30 & 9:30am – Communion Worship
8:45am – Bible Study
9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430
10:45am – Quarterly Voter’s Meeting
