St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of June 6, 2021

Watch an edited video of our worship services Sunday at 8:00 on YouTube (also linked and posted in Facebook). Please note, our Facebook address has changed to www.facebook.com/ssbdwels.

Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus!

• Please let us know you worshiped with us by introducing yourself to a Pastor.
• If visiting, please don’t feel obligated to give an offering. St. Stephen’s members express thankfulness to God through their voluntary offerings which then support the congregation’s work.

Radio Service: 9:30am on AM 1430 WBEV
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Sermon: “I Am Who I Am”
Hymns: CW 240, 596, 380, 588
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Sermon: Strive for Such a Faith
Hymns: TLH 352, 231, 396, 381

Video on Facebook and YouTube

Sunday worship will be streamed on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ssbdwels/) and YouTube. Go to www.ssbdwels.com and click on “YouTube” and select St. Stephen’s Worship or St. Stephen’s Bible Study.

During the summer, we will have a short Bible study Sundays after services, 10:40 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Our study will be A Biblical View of Worship with a look at Old and New Testament worship, the history of our worship, and some of the principles that shape our worship now and going forward. We will also discuss some of the background and the materials in the new Christian Worship: Hymnal 2021.

Thank you and God’s Blessings For the next few weeks, gift/card baskets will be placed in the back of church for any and all well wishes for our kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Erin Krebs, and for our 5^th grade teacher, Mr. Jacob Bohlmann, who have both taken calls to teach at sister congregations.  May the Lord continue to bless their service!

Church Office Hours for the week of June 7^th through June 11^th will be from 8am until noon.  Starting June 14^th summer church office hours Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-12, 12:30pm to 4pm,
Fridays 7:30am-noon.

Grounds Grass Cutting if your talents are in grass cutting and you would like to help with the beautification of the church and school yards, please contact
Mike Schultz (920)296-3599.

Area WELS Seniors Seniors are invited to Friedens of Randolph on Tuesday, June 8th.  We begin with a potluck meal in the church basement at noon.  After the meal, Pastor Hildebrant of Friesland/Dalton will have a devotion in church.  Gene Wiersma of Randolph will speak on “Civil War Artifacts,” showing muskets and swords from his collection.  Friedens is handicapped accessible.  The location is on the corner of Jones Drive and Germania, on the south side of Randolph.  All are welcome!  Bring a friend!

Christian Worship: Hymnal Orders The new Christian Worship: Hymnal is now available to pre-order.  St. Stephen’s will be doing a bulk order to save on shipping costs.  The price of the hymnal pew edition is $24.  A leather-bound gift edition may also be ordered and is $52. Please indicate “gift” on the signup if you would like to order the leather-bound gift edition. Payment is due when hymnal is picked up.  There are 4 easy ways to sign up for your own copy.  There are signup sheets in the back of church and by the ramp door or you could call (920-885-3309) or email the office (office@saintstephen.org).   Imprinting is available for an additional price.  Form and details with signup sheets.

New Service Schedule   Starting this week, Thursday (June 3) & Sunday (June 6) worship service times will be changing to 6:00pm on Thursday nights and 8:00am & 9:30am on Sundays with a 30 min Bible study starting after the 9:30am service at 10:40am.  Friday service at 1:30pm will also still be offered. Celebration of Lord’s Supper will return to a “2nd and 4th Sundays of the month” pattern, with the addition of Lord’s Supper also being offered when there is a 5th Sunday in a month.

Our Response to God’s Grace in Christ:

Participation:

Thursday, May 27      62+20=82

Friday, May 28               30

Sunday, May 30     65+54+78+35= 232       Total for weekend: 344

Calendar: 

Sunday, June 6
8:00 & 9:30am – Worship

9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430

10:40am – Bible Class

Monday, June 7

11:00am – Bible Information Class’

6:30pm – Bible Information Class

6:00pm – Board of Education

Tuesday, June 8

Noon @ Friedens, Randolph OWLS meeting
Wednesday, June 9

11:00am – Bible Information Class’

6:30pm – Bible Information Class

Thursday, June 10

6:00pm – Worship

Friday, June 11

1:30pm – Worship

Sunday, June 13

8:00 & 9:30am – Communion Worship

9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430

10:40am – Bible Class