Pastor Donald Glanzer, Jr. Contact information: Cell phone: (608)

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1 St Peter s Lutheran Church Worship Hours Saturday Evenings at 5:00p / 1 st & 3 rd Saturdays of the month. Sunday Morning Worship at 9:00am Website: stpeters@wicw.net Church Office: Parsonage: Office hours: Ann Wednesday 5:00-7:00pm & Fridays 9:00-11:00 am Sue or stpeterschurchloganville@outlook.com Pastor Don s schedule Monday - off Tuesday 9:00a 5:00 pm Wednesday 9:00a-5:00pm Thursday 9:00a-5:00p m Friday 9:00a 5:00 pm Saturday 9:00a 5:00 pm Sunday 11:00a 5:00 pm Pastor Donald Glanzer, Jr Contact information: Cell phone: (608) Meetings in July Prayer Shawl - every 7pm Women s Bible Study July 1:30p 7p WELCA Exec. Board mtg. July 10pm Parish Ed Mtg. July 8, following service Usher Schedule dwglanzer@gmail.com Best to call to make an appt. or to make sure you connect with him if you are stopping by. He may be making visits. Council mtg. July 6pm Men s Cub mtg. July 15 following service Quilting: July 10 & 9am & 6pm USHERING SCHEDULE JULY 2018 Please mark your calendars accordingly. Ushers should be there 15 minutes prior to the start of the service to assist with bulletins, etc. July 1 Scott Steinhorst Duane Radke Randy Roecker Jess Eastman July 8 Dale Judd Doug Schuette Hunter Kaun Dan stolte July 15 Todd Knuth Mike Wobschall Jeremy Backeberg Mike Knuth July 22 Randy Meyer Mason Judd Jim Pierce Travis Marshall July 29 Mark Muchow Drew Selje Zach Simacek Ryan Knuth Mission of the Month is: Mission Synod ELCA Please use the white envelopes located in the pews for your donation. News Letter Items July 18 th Perhaps you know family or friends that do not receive our monthly newsletter. We would be happy to send one to them. Just give Sue a call or her at stpeterschurchloganville@outlook.com

2 Save the date July 8 th for St. Peter s Church Annual Ice Cream Social Celebrating 90years of the Sunday School (AKA Faith Night) 325 Mill St, Loganville, WI Hot Sandwiches / Cheese Sandwiches / Pickles Homemade Cakes & Pies It is time for the 74th annual Ice Cream Social. Church Council is your committee this year. We will provide box lunches for our shut-ins. (Please contact anyone from the committee about church member who would enjoy these services.) Immediately after the service, July 8th, we will begin set up for the social in the church basement. Tables & chairs & stations will be set up. Sandwiches will be made and pies / cakes will be cut, meals for the shut-ins will be assembled and delivered. This commitment to help takes about an hour. Remember to sign-up!!! Sign-up sheets are in the back of church please check them out. Remember lots of hands make for light work. We do need all your help at the social for serving sandwiches, cakes and pies, runners to bring supplies to the food line. Where ever you feel able to help, know you are reatly appreciated. Finally, but very necessary is the clean-up. Let s all help and it will be fun for everyone.

3 July Announcements To the family of Chad & Michele Wobschall Diane Mazur, Chad s mom & To the family of Elva Gluth LaVerne & Darleen Harms Dawn Potter Jessica Shen 713 Wynwood Circle PO Box Tamarack CT Reedsburg WI Plain WI Lindenhurst IL Kimberly Slama David & Emily Stienmetz Chad & Michele Wobschall 1701 Cottontail Ln PO Box 381 Landline Reedsburg WI Plain WI Cell A big thank you from our youth for all the donations making their trip to Houston possible. Prayers for a safe trip. Youth are leaving June 25 t & returning July 2 nd. Then off to Sugar Creek for Confirmation Camp July 22-27!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to everyone who joined me and my family to help celebrate my 70th birthday. I am pleased to let you know that all the gift money ($550) was donated to St. Peter's Bell Tower Project. Dale Meyer ============================================================================= Attention Please!1 News Article are due July 18 th Sue is requesting everyone who would like their articles in the August newsletter be submitted by July 18 th. Sue & Mike are going fishing to lakes X, Y & Z. Thanks in advance.. Volunteers Needed Got nothing to do on a cold below zero night? Or in the middle of a hot summer afternoon? Well, if not or you just want to be part of the IN crowd join the Loganville First Responders. New members needed & wanted. New Member First Responder classes will be every Thursday, beginning Sept. 6 th, and ending Thursday, Nov. 8 th (6pm-10pm). Please consider & help support our community! For more information call Chuck Muchow at

4 Synod News.* Wish you could have attended past Racial Equity events hosted by the Synod? You will find videos of previous presentations on the synod website. Topics include: Journey of Immigration & Citizenship: A Personal Story (Pr. Hartenberger from Zion/Leland and his wife were the presenters) The River of Struggle: Black Life in the Americas AMMPARO: Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation & Opportunities. And more! Visit the synod website for resources and video links on this important topic! LINK: ************************************************************************************************ JOIN THE ELCA YOUTH GATHERING VIA LIVE STREAM! Join the Gathering livestream opportunities website: 6/27 - MYLE worship - 6:45-8:15 pm CT 6/27 - The Table Worship - 10:00-11:30 am CT 6/27-6/30 - Daily Bible Studies - 3:30-5:30 pm CT 6/27-6/30 - Mass Gatherings - 7:30-9:15 pm CT 7/1 - Closing Worship - 9:30-11:30 am CT ************************************************************************************************* Women from more than 6,000 ELCA congregations came together at Women of the ELCA's Ninth and Tenth Triennial conventions in 2014 and 2017 to commit to raising awareness and preventing human trafficking. The women will be helping young Lutherans advocate against human trafficking in an exhibit space at the ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston, June 27-July 1, The goal is to inform 30,000-plus participants about advocacy efforts to end human trafficking and about ways they can become agents of change in eliminating human trafficking in their communities. They will assist organizations in Houston and beyond that help victims of trafficking by sharing in-kind support assembled by participants in their exhibit space. Your gift of $31 (in honor of the 31st year) will help empower young Lutherans to become agents of change against human trafficking by: helping purchase items for survivors of trafficking. creating an interactive environment that raises awareness of commercial sexual exploitation. creating space for participants to learn how to create awareness in their own communities. Join in the work to end human trafficking Contact person: Elizabeth McBride elizabeth.mcbride@elca.org days 19 hours 36 minutes left to give. $12,277 raised $20,000 Benefiting Women of the ELCA

5 Announcements Continued VFW POST 3434 OF HILLPOINT is planning a spaghetti supper late July. Watch for more details in Sunday s bulletins Personal Care Kit items are being collected for Lutheran World Relief. Items needed are new or gently used bath towels (light or medium weight), bath size bars of soap in original wrapper, sturdy combs such as pick combs. Items may be placed in the brown totes and kits will be packed in September for shipment The Farm/ Art D Tour is going through Loganville again this year. We are looking for vendors with items to sell at the Shepherd's Cafe & Market. The dates are October W/ELCA is sponsoring the Market and takes 10% of sales as a fund raiser. Contact Carolyn Meyer ( or ckmeyer@wicw.net) if you have items you would like to sell. Council News July 2018 St. Peter s will be having a busy month! Hopefully we have something for everyone. Check your calendars and mark the dates for the ice cream social and Day Camp VBS! Our older youth will be traveling and camping to Texas and Sugar Creek Bible Camp. There are many opportunities for the adults to join in the fun and help with some of the work that goes into the projects. With planning for the Farm/Art D Tour council has approved the painting of the parking lot. The exact location yet to be measured out- we will call it the northeast area for now. The paint will be on the parking lot until it wears off or we paint over it. This should be a lot of fun! We are planning for the fall Faith Night on Wednesdays. We will be having some special speakers coming to meet with our adult congregational members while the youth have their program. Watch for more details in the future newsletter. The bell tower project has been measured, and the workers are busy creating! We anticipate this project to happen in August with the pieces going up. Funds continue to come in for this project. Our congregation celebrates special events with their family and friends at their homes. St. Peter s has long white wooden tables available for the congregation to borrow. Many of our members check these tables out with Sue Wobschall to use the tables at their events. The council is asking that if you have any of the tables to please return them to the church garage. Thank you for your help in this matter. I appreciate your opinions, ideas, and encourage you to contact me whenever you feel the need. Please pray for all your church leaders. JOY, Lorinda Broughton broughton.lm@gmail.com

6 THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING VBS This year Sugar Creek will be leading Vacation Bible School. Sugar Creek Staff will be introducing themselves at Worship Sunday, July 15 th, with special music and a skit. Later that day St Peter s will be hosting a potluck at the baseball park at 6pm. If it rains the potluck will be in the basement of the church. Families will be able to meet Sugar Creek staff. There will be games and skits to further introduce the theme for the week. VBS will officially start Monday July 16 th through Thursday July 19 th, We will begin each day at 9am and close at 3pm. There will be volunteers available for early drop-offs (7am cereal and mill will be provided) and late pickups (5pm) Thursday we will again have a potluck at 6pm to celebrate out the week. Campers will sing and present some of the things they learned during the week. Youth will be broken into two groups, The first group will be youth 3yrs 5yrs of age. This group will participate in the opening song & word and the closing worship each day. Volunteers will have age appropriate activities planned for the rest of the day. Lunch and snacks will be provided daily. There will also be a rest time after lunch and we encourage youth to bring sleeping bags or blankets for this time. The second group will be youth who are entering first grade sixth grade. Sugar Creek will be leading this group with the assistance of volunteers from our parish. Sugar Creek is requesting health forms to be completed prior to VBS. Forms are available at the back of the church and our website. Please complete and return to Sue Parish Ed will be having a meeting after worship July 8, to discuss decorating and how the week will flow. All are welcome to share in this week of fun. If you wish to volunteer please contact Heidi Kruse at stpetersyouthlog@gmail.com or If you have any questions or concerns please contact Sue at stpeterschurchloganville@outlook.com or call Sue Wobschall Save your Viking receipts & Best Choice Save-A-Label from Faith Night Leader Quillin s Proceeds go for Faith Night Meals This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

7 Spiritual Reflection for July 2018 When We Don t Fully Understand I sat down to complete an application for attending a certification course. I have filled out a number of applications for various things over the years and was certain this would not take long. The first question, however, caused me to pause and wonder just how to present my answer. It asked me to explain why I was interested in this certification. The real answer is, I am not sure. How can we answer questions when we don t fully understand? This might seem like a silly predicament, but so often I am called to do something and cannot explain why I am doing it. Something tells me I should go to a particular place, call a certain person, take a different road home, make an unplanned stop at the store and I follow through even when I don t understand. This has happened over the years more times than I can tell you. What I have come to believe is that each of these last minute decisions is part of a bigger plan. I accept that I do not always need to understand, but I do need to trust there is a reason. The program I am applying for will fill no immediate need, yet I am compelled to pursue it. I am being called to do something that would not make sense to most people. Based on my history I am trusting that it is preparing me for something I will be called to do in the future. I don t know that, but I sense it within my spirit. Following my spirit may not be an acceptable answer on an application, but it is the answer I have at this time. How often do things happen in our lives that we simply do not understand? For some things we may never have an explanation for why things happened the way they did. Often the question why is for more difficult circumstances than my simple application question, but the same response applies. We have to trust that there is a bigger picture we cannot see. We have to trust that everything that happens has an effect on something else. When you feel called to do something that is outside of your normal routine, I encourage you to think it through, pray about it, make sure it is not going to cause you or anyone else harm and follow through. You cannot know the impact your smile will have on someone struggling through their day, heavily burdened with loss, feeling hopeless. During an unplanned grocery store stop you might be the only person all day that takes the time to help someone who feels alone, uncared for. When someone comes into your heart and mind, give them a call, maybe they need to hear a friendly voice. There are several verses in the bible that encourage us to trust without question and I find myself referring to them often. One of my favorite verses is found in Proverbs 3:5-6. Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths. Whether you are suddenly facing a change you didn t want or you are being moved to do something that wasn t on your to do list, trust that there is a higher purpose. It is the best way to approach life when we don t fully understand. Questions to ponder: Where do I seek understanding? When was I called to do something that wasn t on my calendar? What happened when I followed an unusual decision to do something? Where is God in my desire to understand what is happening in my life? May God s Peace be Yours, Tammy Koenecke, RN, BSN, MASL Spiritual Care Coordinator, RAMC Don t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

8 July WELCA News: Once again there are many opportunities in July to serve at St. Peter s. Thank you to Pastor Don for speaking to the ELCW about the new Care Ministry protocol. Those who choose may offer communion to those they visit. There is a kit and Special Dialogue available. The kit will be consecrated the first Sunday of each month. A list of those visited will be entered into a data base so we have a record of who was visited each month. A prayer book will be included in the kit. Communion is a remembrance of Christ. We receive forgiveness of our sins and we can share our faith with our church family. If you would like to be part of the Care Ministry please call Loganville Pen Pals: Thank you to Ms. Burkel and her third grade students at Loganville Elem. School who exchanged pen pal letters with members of the ELCW. On June 4 th, we were invited to their class to meet our young friends and share cookies and lemonade. The children had great fun introducing themselves, giving us a school tour, and sharing their school activities. Everyone had a wonderful experience and we hope to do it again soon. Funeral Chairperson: We want to thank Linda Behn for accepting the call. Diane Geffert will serve as her assistant. We want to thank Jean Berlin for her years of faithful service. July Executive Board Meeting: July 1 st, 10:00 AM. Next ELCW meeting: August 2 nd, 7:00 PM Quilt Tying: Watch for dates to tie quilts for Touched Twice, August 4 th. LWR Newborn Kits: Items needed are shirts/onesies, sleepers, hand towels, sweaters/sweatshirts size NB to 2T. School Kits will also be collecting items. All kits are assembled in September. Personal Care Kits: Items needed Lt wt towels, bath sized soap, any brand, 8-9 oz. in original wrapping, and sturdy combs. Please see LWR.org for more info. SWO Retreat, Sept 22 nd, New Life Lutheran, Cottage Grove More info will follow soon. Gather Bible Studies meet the first Tuesday at 1:30 PM, and third Monday at 7 PM. Please come! Please check your Program Book for monthly sign-ups and events. We need someone to sign up for Care Ministry (Visiting) in August. Webpage for the Trumpeter newsletter is welcatrumpeter@gmail.com. Webpage for WELCA resources including CAFÉ and kit info is Extra copies of the Gather Bible Study magazines are available on the desk in Narthex. Fill my soul, refresh my spirit, and strengthen me for the work of your kingdom, O God. In Jesus name. Amen. Christ in Our Home. Marjorie Schmidt WELCA Co-chairperson

9 Bugle Call July 2018 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ! Grace and Peace to you from God our Father; From our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; In, with, and through the Holy Spirit. AMEN!! Perhaps we have observed, or paid attention to, or have been befuddled, stupefied, or even dismayed by events in history. Perhaps the reasons for our befuddlement, stupefaction, or dismay were from events long ago, or perhaps those events weren t from so long ago. Regardless, it may be a generalization (but a generalization that is perchance not overstated) that we are not all of one mind when we view those events. What is it that governs our interactions with each other? How do we comport ourselves in a manner that is consistent with our calling as Christ-followers? How do we relate to each other when we are divided upon some issue, or are diametrically opposed to each other in terms of practices or policies that affect how we approach our calling to follow Jesus? And what does it mean to follow Jesus? Now, to be very brief (assuredly more brief than does justice to the foregoing question) I mean the Jesus who, in the 22 nd chapter of Matthew quoted, in part, Deuteronomy 6:5, by telling a Pharisaic lawyer that the greatest commandment in the law is, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Jesus did indeed teach that the command to love God and one s neighbor are essential for us to be Christ-followers. We need to note too, however, that Jesus also was on many occasions at odds with the Hebrew religious elite (Pharisees, Sadducees, scribes, Herodians) and it was also Jesus who told the Apostle Peter (when Peter attempted to rebuke Jesus in His stated mission and journey to the Cross of glory) to, Get behind me, Satan!, because Peter was setting his mind on human things, and not on divine things. (Please spend some time reflecting upon that.) In the Gospel according to John, Jesus words of love are set forth in much more visceral terms: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. (John 13:34-35) Jesus showed and embodied His own instructions to love one another in the most profound way, by dying on the cross, and then rising again for the salvation of us all. Also, Jesus showed and embodied His love for us all by preaching, teaching, healing those who were blind, sick, and demon possessed, raising people from the dead, stilling a storm that threatened to capsize a boat in which He rode, showing mercy to those who were being persecuted, and humbling Himself when He washed the disciples feet in the night in which He was betrayed. Jesus also advocated for those who were oppressed by, again, dying on the cross and then rising again for the salvation of all. He also called the disciples (meaning, ALL of US), cleansed the temple, advocated for social justice by standing up against those who oppressed the marginalized and vulnerable, feeding thousands (4 and 5), blessing the little children (several times), denouncing the religious elite, casting out demons, and instituting Holy Communion, through which our sins are forgiven. Now, where to go from here?

10 In Deuteronomy (one of the first five books in the Old Testament, sometimes called the Pentateuch, or sometimes called one of the books of Moses) 5:12-15, it reads that we are to, Observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. So far, so good, nothing really extraordinary here, in fact they are good words to live by. But do please read the following verses in Deuteronomy about labor and work, for oneself, one s slaves, one s animals, for the resident alien in the towns, so that all may rest. Now, in verse 15, the following is set forth: Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath. What that passage means to me is that all of us come from humble beginnings. We were all slaves at one point, either to sin or to those things that are not life-giving, and it is only though God s love and grace that we have become anything more. The penultimate idea that I would like to address in this brief (although it is getting longer ) article is something that we have covered recently, back on May 20 th (Confirmation day for Lauren, Hailey, and Halle, and Betty s 59 th birthday) and it comes to us from the Gospel according to John, chapter 16, verse 2: Jesus said, They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God. In that account, Jesus is telling His disciples that He is giving them instruction in order to keep them from stumbling, and then warning them that they will be persecuted for their beliefs, cast out of the synagogue and even killed, and those that do the persecution or the killing will think they are doing God s will, and worshipping God through their exclusionary deeds. Wow. Holy Scripture sure does pack a punch! So I guess that discipleship, or following Jesus, being Christ-followers, can be costly. It may require commitment, prayers for guidance, and deep and continuing prayers to God for our enlightenment and discernment about what it means to follow Him. In this article so far we have heard from the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels, so I think it is appropriate to close with this writing from the Apostle Paul s letter to the Church at Ephesus, chapter 4. Paul writes, I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ s gift. All of us, regardless of race, color, creed, nationality, or humble beginnings, are ONE in CHRIST, called to act in love toward each other. God s Peace to you all Pastor Don <><

11 Non-Profit Organization US Postage Loganville, WI Permit No. 2 ST PETER S LUTHERAN CHURCH 325 MILL ST PO BOX 155 LOGANVILLE, WI Return Service Requested St. Peter s Lutheran Church Pastor Donald Glanzer, Jr Contact information: Cell phone: (608) dwglanzer@gmail.com St Peter s Office / Parsonage / Council Members President Lorinda Broughton President Elect Vicky Baumgarten Deacon/Parish Ed Heidi Kruse Deacon/Cemetery Board Dale Meyer Deacon/Worship Comm. Ann Krueger Secretary Jane Muchow Financial Secretary Becky Henke Trustee/Treasurer Jan Schlieckau Trustee/Property & Main Mark Muchow Trustee/Finance Janice Henke Congregation Staff Janitors Vicky Baumgarten Ruth Roecker Church Secretaries Ann Krueger Sue Wobschall Choir Director Dawn Webber Organists Sharon Schlieckau Marge Schmidt Bonnie Haag Liz Meyer Luther League Advisors Tracy Simacek Heidi Kruse Parish Ed Supervisor Sue Wobschall Parish Ed Board Liz Meyer Karen Judd Diane Geffert Cemetery Sexton Mark Muchow r July Greeters Harvey & Carol Myers July Readers July 1/Roy Schroeder July 8/Kathy Geffert July 15/Tracy Simacek July 22/Lorinda Broughton If you are unable to read on this Sunday let the office know WELCA Committees for July 2018 Comm. Prep Marge Schmidt Post Comm. Karen Nodolf & Joyce Knuth Visiting Com Ruth Kruse & Kathleen Nobbs Alter Flower Nancy Schuette Sun. Hostess Marge Schmidt/Betty Glanzer Quilting July 10 & 24) Worship Attendance May 27/80 June 3/91 June 10/97 June 16/8 Sat. June 17/92