JULY :30 AM. Faith active in love

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1 Faith active in love Well done, good and faithful servants! Continue reading to see the many ways you share your blessings within this community and around the globe. You are a generous group of people, no doubt because you have experienced Jesus amazing love for you and that love has changed you. You have been forgiven and made new and that has set you off in a new direction to love and serve others as Jesus has loved you and forgiven you. Your life has been transformed by His life and now you are transforming the lives of others by your generosity and faith filled lives. It is not always easy to be kind and generous because our human nature wants to be selfish and consider ourselves first. In her book, ACCIDENTAL SAINTS, Nadia Bolz-Weber observes: "the thing about grace, real grace, is that it stings. It stings because if it's real it means we don't "deserve" it." We don't "deserve" all the love and the blessings we have received from God and yet God's gracious love continues to be poured into our lives and then as we receive that grace, as we let it soak into our lives, it stings and brings tears to our eyes because it is so good and so undeserved. And then sisters and brothers, and then, we turn around and share this same grace with others, we pass onto them what we ourselves have freely received. Thanks be to God! Faith Lutheran Church is active in love. JULY :30 AM Sunday August 7th One 9:30 AM Good Shepherd God's Peace, Pastor Gisele How to Contact Us Office open 9-3 Monday Thursday Pastor Gisele Berninghaus pastorgisele@yahoo.com Dar Schubert, Secretary secretary@faithofmfld.org Beth Behnke-Seper, Director of Music friendshipgrows@hotmail.com Kim Vrana, Youth Director kvrana@charter.net Website faith@faithofmfld.org Mission Statement Another way Faith shares the love of Jesus: sending our young folks to confirmation camp. We had a fantastic time at Waypost camp, June 12-17, thanks to you and thanks be to God! Our mission is to be a community of loving People who spread God s grace by teaching God s word, connecting followers in faith, and serving others.

2 Parish Education & Youth News VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL NEWS!! Following our joint-worship service with Good Shepherd August 7th, Vacation Bible School (VBS) will be August 8-11, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Marshfield. For the busy parents among us, we'll be offering a supper meal at 5:30, followed by a brief daily gathering and then some very cool Bible workshops. Our theme this year is "Egypt - Joseph's Journey from Prison to Palace" - an in-depth study of this somewhat overlooked Biblical giant. VBS this summer is a great way to teach and promote Christian values to our pre-school age thru 5th grade. Check out the promotion materials and sign-up sheets in the Narthex. While preregistration isn't required, it's helpful in planning. We could always use a few people going into grades 7/8 and older (and even WAY older) to help out with teaching, assisting, or cooking the evening meal. I promise it'll be fun! Any questions, please contact Marty Yohn ( or martyrayyohn@gmail.com). FLY News Mission Trip 2016 Nineteen youth and five adults will be leaving the morning of July 23rd for Kansas City, MO. We will make an overnight stop in Des Moines, Iowa worshipping with an ELCA congregation there on Sunday before proceeding to our destination. The group will be returning the evening of Friday, July 29. Watch for pictures and updates on the Faith Lutheran Church Facebook page during the trip and a Youth Service reflecting on the trip in September. In Kansas City, we will partner with local organizations to meet the ongoing needs in this urban community including work at a food shelf, clothing distribution center, soup kitchen and children s program. The Summer 2016 theme for the organization we are working through for this mission trip, YouthWorks, is First Love and this will be the focus of our daily devotions and worship service onsite. We love because God first loved us. Youth attending are: Noah Behling, Caitlyn Christensen, Kyle Grassman, Cole Hanson, Zach Hanson, Ian Haugen, Emma Haugen, Avery Haugen, Max Heller, Aria Rens, Emily Sautebin, Jenna Schneider, Savannah Sickler, Abigail Smith, Megan Smith, Macey Smith, Kendra Tremelling, Kyle Tremelling, and McKinsey Vrana. They will be accompanied by Youth Director Kim Vrana and Adult Leaders Theresa Hanson, Gary Laehn, Dave Smith and Sue Vrana. Please keep this entire group of young adults and their leaders in your thoughts and prayers during this time of service, faith renewal and adventure. FLY continues to recognize the generosity and support of our Faith Lutheran Church family who have made this trip possible. We continue to Rise Up! Circle the day - July 29th A church wide, free will offering, trash to treasure sale is being held at our church to help raise money for a Malawi water well. You can bring your clean, in good repair, gently used items to church on the following days: Sunday July 17 th and then Sunday the 24 th to the 28 th. The 28 th by noon, will be the deadline for you to bring your items. The church garage and basement will be open during and after church on Sundays and during office hours week days. Tables will be set up for different categories such as children, men, women s clothes, household items, tools, etc. Larger items will be outside. We ask that you place your items on or by the table for their category. We will do no pricing. It will be a free will offering. To pull this off we need your help. First we need things for the sale, then we need people to arrange things for the sale and to help the day of the sale. On the 28 th starting no later than 5 p.m. we will arrange the sale. Then the day of the sale we need people to take the offerings and keep the area neat. A sign-up sheet will be in the Narthex. These are the shifts 7 am to 9, 9 to 11, 11 to 1, 1 to 3, 3 to 5 when it ends and to organize what is left. Anything left over will be sent to St. Vincent and/or Goodwill. Questions may be directed to Karen Bohm

3 August 9:30am Join Faith and Good Shepherd for worship, fellowship, food and fun and a huge kick-off for Vacation Bible School Rain or Shine at Good Shepherd Lutheran on McMillian Street next to the YMCA Potluck picnic following worship. Brats, hot dogs and drinks will be provided. Please bring table settings for your family. Wear your picnic clothes and bring your lawn chairs Council Representatives Sharon Tyrolt President, Sharing the Faith tyrolt@tznet.com Treva Tisdell Secretary, Parish Ed ttisdell@pdcmarshfield.com Bill Olsen Treasurer billolsen@tds.net Karen Bohm Property dkrbohm@frontier.com Zach Hanson Youth btzchanson@gmail.com Gary Grassman Parish Ed garyg@c21goldkey.com Thom Gerretsen Worship & Music tgwert@hotmail.com Mark Zimmerman Personnel mzimmerman@spencer.k12.wi.us Jim Legge Sharing the Faith No NEEDED a replacement for Priscilla Golz. Thank you to those who serve in mission youth and adults. Sign-up if you are available to help out with Worship Services. Sheets are in the Narthex. Pew Envelopes If you need an envelope for your offering or designated giving there are envelopes in the pews. If you do not currently have giving envelopes and would like some please let the office know. Full boxes of giving envelopes are ordered in the fall. Smaller batches can be made up for members at any time. Thanks for your help.

4 It's time for Summer Special Music! Please consider sharing your gift of music as a prelude or offering at a worship service. If you are looking for ideas on what to sing or play or if you are in need of an accompanist, please contact me at (715) Beth Save the Date! Get ready for the annual Daylily Dig for Malawi! Greg and Diane Kaufmann grow some of the most beautiful daylilies and once a year they open up their gardens to share them with us! For a donation to help fund travel to visit our companions in Malawi, Africa, they will help you select and dig the lilies you like best. The hardest part will be deciding which of these beautiful flowers to choose! So save the date and get your garden tools ready! This year's dig will be Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9 (8 a.m. - 8 p.m) Hope to see you there! Soup or Socks Back to School Clothing Drive The focus is on SOS clients and Pre-K to 6 th grade students in the Marshfield School District. Needed items for both boys and girls: Tops (polos/button up) Jeans (not shorts) Underwear (must be new) Socks (must be new) Tennis shoes /May be used or new, but if used, please make sure they are clean and no holes) Hooded Sweatshirt (hoodie) Items can be put into the SOS boxes in Narthex but label them School Drive.. Volunteers are needed for August 8 and 9 (set up) August 10 (client day) and August 11 (take down and clean up). Monetary donations accepted for our volunteer to purchase needed items. Checks can be made out to SOS with Back to School in the memo. You may either drop off the clothing here at Faith or you may take it to SOS which is located in the 1st Presbyterian Church. SOS is open M-F from 12:30pm-3:30 pm or you may leave it at the entrance door which opens at 7:30 am with a note Back to School Clothing Drive Donations needed of "summer read" books for all ages for the Little Free Library. Children s books are especially needed. Please write on the title page "Little Free Library, Faith Lutheran Church, 207 S Cherry St., Marshfield, WI". Sometimes these books travel a long way and it is fun for people to see where they originated. Kaufmann Farms is located at th St, Chippewa Falls. Tis the season for summer cleaning and Garage Sales! The Piece Corps can always use donations of sheets for quilt backs and fillers. Flannel sheets are needed to make diapers for Baby Care Kits. Other items needed for the kits include onesies, cotton t-shirts, sleepers or gowns, receiving blankets, socks, sweaters, caps, hooded sweatshirts (size 3 months 24 months). Donations can be left in the Piece Corps collection box in the Narthex. Thank you for helping us! Your donations are much appreciated! NOTE FROM THE TREASURER: General giving thru June 19th 2016 $ 153, Principle loan payments 2016 (13,822.96) 2016 expenses thru June 19th 2016 (140,259.64) Deficit for 2016 ( ) Loan Balance 06/19/16 $21,843.82

5 2016 MISSION AND BENEVOLENCE GIVING CARE FUND Around 1980 the idea of a care fund was put in place. It evolved into our Care Fund of today. It provides money for financial emergencies to those in need in Marshfield. No cash is given. Clients are screened by social service agencies in Marshfield and if they cannot meet that client s need they request help from us on the client s behalf. We cover, among other things, gas, utilities, rent, medical needs and car repairs. First Presbyterian Church gives some money on a monthly basis. PIECE CORPS A group of women who give of their time to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief and local charities. Material is donated and/or bought with money donated. WORLD HUNGER Money given to World Hunger is sent to the ELCA to help wherever people are in need of food, worldwide. ELCA DISASTER RELIEF Money given to the disaster relief is used, worldwide, to help people wherever a disaster occurs. BISHOP S FUND FOR MALAWI Money given is used to support our sister synod in Malawi. CLOTHES CLOSET AND FOOD PANTRY Soup or Socks (SOS) Serves people in need of food and/or clothing in Marshfield and the surrounding communities. They are staffed by volunteers along with a part time paid coordinator. Funding comes through donations from churches, individual, organizations and the United Way. MARY S PLACE A 16 room, locally operated, boarding house for people who are not able to make enough money to set up their own household. People can stay there indefinitely for $50 per week, making it their home. If they have no income they are allowed to stay for 3 months, paying what they can and showing proof they are looking for a job. There is no backing from any groups, only contributions of money, food, facial tissue, toilet paper, paper towels, health care products, sheets, towels, soap, etc. HANNAH CENTER A group home whose primary aim is to help pregnant women who cannot stay at home. It also provides donated maternity, baby clothing and baby items to the less fortunate in the area at no cost. The center is totally supported by contributions from individuals and organizations who want to reach out to women. They do not receive any government funds. FREDERIC OZANAM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING An emergency shelter for homeless families. Their aim is to help families meet their basic needs by providing a temporary transitional home environment. They assist with transportation, food, job skill training, clothing and appropriate resources so that families may return to self-sufficient and productive lives. ENDOWMENT FUND There are two types of funds, unrestricted and restricted. Only the interest income is used in either fund. GENERAL (unrestricted) the interest can be used for capital improvement, debt reduction or building programs of our congregation. Scholarships for seminary, church-related camping or leadership conferences. Missions of ELCA or Northwest Synod of WI. Other, at the discretion of the Board consistent with the Fund purpose of enhancing the benevolent mission of Faith. TAMARA MALUEG (restricted) The interest is used to give scholarships to people attending Lutheran colleges. SABROWSKI (restricted) The interest is used to strengthen Christian education, to supplement scholarship funds and to promote Christian learning, with a focus included for young people. MISSION TRIPS This is an ongoing event usually led by the Youth Team. Each year is a different trip. Events are held to raise money for trips. MEMORIAL Has restricted and unrestricted lines. Designations may be made to an area already named or may name their own area for funds to be used. Unrestricted is used at Council s discretion. SHIRLEY S HOUSE OF HOPE A shelter for women suffering from violence of any form. Privately funded. NOW - Nutrition on Weekends Students are referred to the program by guidance counselors at schools in Marshfield, Auburndale, Spencer and Granton. Each week food is prepared for these children to take home so that they will have something to eat on weekends. During the week they have meals at school.