August 1st. Don t forget. St. Peter s Lutheran Church 325 Mill St, PO Box 155 Loganville, WI 53943

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1 St. Peter s Lutheran Church 325 Mill St, PO Box 155 Loganville, WI Don t forget Worship Hours ~ Saturday Evenings at 5:00p Sunday Mornings at 9:00a Pastor Christopher Miller prcmiller@wicw.net Parsonage Phone (608) Cell Phone (608) Church Office (608) stpeters@wicw.net website (new & improved) Vicky s vickybaumgarten@aol.com Office Hours Vicky Tuesday 7:00-9:00p Saturdays 8:00-10:00a (summer hours) Carol Thursdays 9:00-11:00a Worship Meeting breaks till the Fall WELCA Business Meeting Thursday, August 5 at 7:00p Council Meeting Thursday, August 12 at 7:30p KFC Meeting to be announced Mutual Ministry Meeting Thursday, August 18 at 7:25p Prayer Shawl Ministry off for the summer Although this is not usually seen in this part of the newsletter, (it s not recognizing a worship service or a special holiday,) it is a very important date to remember. Take the time to have your blood pressure taken. It may save your life. Before & after worship service Had to fill this space August 1st There was a preacher who absolutely loved to play golf. But because of a busy schedule, he was having difficulty satisfying his passion. Finally, in desperation, he called in sick one Sunday morning and headed to the golf course instead of preaching. Two little angels were watching from a nearby treetop. As soon as the preacher teed off from hole No. 1, one of the angels swooped down, caught the ball in midair and dropped it in the cup for a hole-in-one. Why did you do that? asked the second angel thinking the preacher should be punished instead of rewarded for playing hooky. Who s he going tell? replied the first angel. I LL BE BACK LATER VICKY, I M GOING OUT TO BUILD SOME HUMILITY.

2 Congregation Council Members President Bonnie Haag Deacon/Parish Ed Sue Wobschall Deacon/VP David Schlieckau Deacon Rachel Niemann Secretary Joyce Knuth Financial Secretary Treasurer/ Trustee Pam Judd Trustee/Property & Main. Pete Giese Trustee/Finance Hank Elfers Aug 1 Aug 8 Aug 15 Aug 22 Aug 29 Sunday Readers Ann Krueger Jan Klipp Bonnie Haag Vicky Baumgarten Sunday Greeters Congregation Staff Melva Pickel & Karen Nodolf Janitor Office Secretary Asst. Office Secretary Choir Director Organists Luther League Advisor KFC Superintendent Parish Education Mike Wobschall Vicky Baumgarten Carol Myers Dawn Webber Sharon Schlieckau Marge Schmidt Bonnie Haag Liesa Stienmetz Tracy Simacek Sue Wobschall Tracy Simacek Vicky Baumgarten Becky Riberich WELCA Committees for August 2010 Communion Preparation: July - August Vicky Baumgarten & Kim Gease Post Communion: July - August Joyce Knuth & Judy Schroeder Visiting Committee: Marge Schmidt, Liesa Stienmetz & Louise Krueger Flower Committee: Lucinda Yanke, Ruth & Ryanne Roecker Quilting Day Serving: Marion Roecker Sunday Ushers Marvin Kruse Dan Baumgarten John Maxwell Officers of Organizations & Committees WELCA Shirley Albers Gabe Pierce Men s Club Vernon Knuth Cemetery Association Tom Broughton Worship Committee Bill Schuette Worship Attendance Please remember to sign a communion card each time you commune. June 26 Sat Scott Dadam attendance not recorded June Scott Dadam, guest message July 3 12 Sat July 4 86 July Sat July Outdoor Service July Sat July July Tammy s Ordination July Sat July 25 84

3 Ice Cream thank you. The 2010 Ice Cream Social Committee would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everybody who gave of their time to make the social a success. To our bakers for all the wonderful cakes and pies. Your generosity was overwhelming. To those who donated the "necessary extras" including butter, pickles and ice. To those who stayed after church, came early and stayed late to set-up (and set-up again) and clean up. Many hands make light work. To those who helped get the food ready and serve our guests. To the youth who worked tirelessly keeping coffee pots filled and tables bussed. For the deliveries made to our shut-ins. They appreciated being remembered on that busy day. For all the guests who took a chance on the weather and came to enjoy all the wonderful food. "Thank you" is not enough to express our gratitude. God Bless You! Wendy Crary, Ryan & Amy Suemnicht A Wedding celebrated and a 30 th Anniversary Alana Winchel & Issac Knuth On July 17, 2010 And Congratulations Gary and Ann Krueger Who celebrated their 30 th Wedding Anniversary, July 26 th Blessings to the happy couples! Birthday request Evan Meyer will be soon celebrating his 57 th birthday on August 3 rd. And with all that he and Sue are faced with, a suggestion of Birthday Wishes might just give him something to smile about. Their address is: Evan & Sue Meyer Purple Sage Rd. Deming, NM 88030

4 Calling all women of the church WELCA General Business Meeting Thursday, August 5 th at 7:00p. Faith Circle will provide the Devotions & Lunch On the Agenda: Election of Officers for the 2011 year. Come and support the WELCA of St. Peter s, won t you? Open Table Community Dinner August 22 4:00-6:00p St. John s, Reedsburg is the host facility for a community dinner every 4 th Sunday of the month. It is an event where everyone is welcome to come and socialize and enjoy a good meal. It is also to extend a hand to those feeling the economic struggles of the day. Have you ever been to the Open Table Meal. It s wonderful food and a wonderful experience. Laughter around the table. The contact person at St. John s is Sue Johnson. Offerings to Habitat for Humanity Please consider contributing to the offering can set up in the back of church. Habitat for Humanity needs your generous giving as they continue their good works in our surrounding communities. The offering can will be in church through August 8 th. The Habitat for Humanity House will continue to be available for donations throughout the year, as well as fundraising events that will also be presented throughout the year. Your giving is tenfold. Thank you from, Habitat For Humanity

5 A note from Bonnie Haag COUNCIL CORNER Congratulations to Tammy Craker on her ordination. Her ordination service, which was held on July 21, was a wonderful service. It is an honor for St. Peter s to have another member become an ordained minister. This is our 4th member over the years to be ordained here and it is something many congregations never get to experience. At our last council meeting, we decided that we would collect free will offerings to be sent to Habitat for Humanity for the Baraboo project that was just completed. This will be done until the Sunday before the Baraboo Brat Sale in August. We will also be using some memorial money to replace the plywood sign that is quickly deteriorating below the hill and will be ordering the new hymnals. Our general fund balance is slowly decreasing and we are quite a bit behind budget but I guess that is to be expected with the economy the way it is. Hopefully, things will turn around for all of us so we can get back on track with our personal lives and our contributions to St. Peter s. We also discussed our library area and are looking for a few volunteers who would be willing to go through the books currently in the library and to reorganize our collection. If you are interested in serving in this capacity, please let me know. There is a flyer on the bulletin board in the Narthex regarding the convocation of Lutheran Core and the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) which is being held at the end of August. There is a website listed if you are interested in this gathering, the resolutions they will be voting on, and many other things. They will be holding their elections, voting on resolutions, discussing their future, etc., at this meeting. Remember, any time you have questions or want to share your comments or concerns, feel free to contact me or any other council member. God s blessings, Bonnie Haag, President A Thank you from Pastor Tammy To my family at St Peter s Church, Thank you for all your help in making my ordination day such a blessing. I appreciate all you have done for me my entire life and I hope to make you proud in my ministry. Blessings, Tammy Tammy s address: tammy.craker@gmail.com

6 Now a Poem from Tammy s Dad. Tammy s Ordination Dear Lord, we come to you with thankful hearts, As one of our faithful St. Peter s members departs. It has been Tammy s decision To have the Lord lead her way; We applaud her commitment In every way. We cherish the St. Peter s members Who have been ordained in the past, Carl Stubenvoll, Jr., Arnold Elfers, and Harold Gluth was the last. Harold Gluth was ordained in 1948, 62 years ago; Tammy and Harold share the same Schroeder relation, is interesting to know. We pray you will bless Tammy s family members Who have stood by her side, May they continue to serve each other With joy and with pride. We ask God s blessings on your ministry In your new Faulkton, South Dakota, congregation; We are all very proud to say, She came from St. Peter s Loganville, congregation. By Roy Schroeder July 21, 2010

7 Ordination Echoes We would like to echo Tammy s Thank you to everyone at St. Peter s. To Pastor Miller, to Bonnie, to the Council for their planning and preparation. The Ordination Service was so expertly and meaningfully presented. A thank you to the Lunch and Reception Committees and all the helpers that brought food and served. A great fellowship experience that we will always remember and cherish. Thank you so much, Roy Schroeder & family Party in the Park Thanks everyone!!!! Thanks to everyone for your support for the first Party in the Park. It was very hot, but there was a breeze and it wasn t RAINING!!! I would like to thank Jim & Arlene for coming and Jim for grilling the hot dogs. They were delicious. Thanks to Dale for leading the games. The egg and water balloon -toss were a big hit with the young and old. Thanks to Liesa for taking time out of her busy schedule and leading us in songs at the campfire. Thanks to Tracy and her family for helping. Matt and his friend, Josh, were there early and were eager to lend a helping hand. Thanks to my family for helping and supporting me. I know I can always count on you to be there. Last, but not least, thanks Pastor for leading us in prayer at supper time and for sharing a story with us at the campfire. It was much appreciated. Again thanks to everyone you took time out of their busy schedule to come. Couldn t have done it without you. Sue Wobschall Camp Noah coming to Reedsburg August 2 nd August 6 th 7:30a 2:45 p At the United Methodist Church in Reedsburg Camp Noah is a free, week-long, resiliency-based Day Camp for elementary-age children (K-6 grade) Who have experienced the floods and storms of Register by calling

8 Collecting for School Kits WELCA is organizing school kits, if you would like to donate items or money to help fill the bags, these are the items they are looking for: Pads or notebooks of ruled paper approximately 8 1/2 x 11 containing sheets of paper. - 1 blunt scissors; safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well cm ruler / or a ruler with centimeters on one side & inches on the other. - 1 pencil sharpener - 6 new pencils with erasers - 1 eraser approximately 2 1/2 long - 12 sheets of construction paper in assorted colors - 1 box of 8, 16 or 24 crayons - 1 cloth bag (finished dimensions must be 12 x 14 ) with cloth handles & Velcro tabs to close the bag Collecting items for Layettes Freedom Circle is coordinating the collection of items for the Layettes which are distributed to refugee camps, mission hospitals and villages around the world. Gift of layettes convey a warm welcome to infants and their mothers. Items in one kit include: 2 shirts (onesies okay), 2 gowns or sleepers, 2 receiving blankets, 4 cloth diapers, 1 sweater, 2 washcloths, 1 bath size bar of Ivory Soap (wrapper on) and 2 diaper pins. Items may be left throughout the summer in the Upper Room of the church, as the kits will be packed in late September. Our goal is 50 kits this year. Please indicate on the sign up sheet, in the back of the church, when you deliver any of these items to the Upper Room. For questions, contact either Carolyn Meyer or Jan Henke

9 Ten things children should know about prayer (from Seeds for the Parish ) 1. Prayer is communication. It can be spoken or silent. It can be a song or a story. It can be a picture or a dance. 2. Prayer can be done as often as you like. Every day. Every hour. 3. Prayer can be done however you want. There s no right or wrong way to pray. 4. Prayer can be shared, but doesn t have to be. It can be done alone or with a favorite toy. It can be done with friends, family or pets. 5. Prayer can be done anywhere. It can be done in your room or at the kitchen table. It can be done out in your yard, at the park or even at the zoo. 6. Prayer can be done in any mood. You can be happy, sad, angry, scared or confused when you pray. 7. Prayer can be for yourself or someone else. If you know someone who could use a little help add them to your prayers. 8. Prayer doesn t need a certain structure, length or specific words. Whatever words you use, long or short, however your prayer comes out is fine. 9. Prayer doesn t need a special occasion. There are certain prayers appropriate to special occasions, but you don t need to wait for a special time to pray. 10. Prayer doesn t have to be a request. It can also be used to give thanks for what you have already received. Thank you is a perfect prayer. By: Susan Taylor Brown Our deepest sympathy to our Church family. Our Church family s loved ones. The family of Evelyn Lynch The family of Bud Steinhorst Thank you I would like to thank all for the many cards & prayers regarding my sister, Evelyn Lynch, as I travelled to Tennessee to be with her. And the comforting thoughts over her passing. Alva Schlieckau

10 Please pray for our volunteers Mission Trip to Nashville Flood Relief work (also Shower Trailer inspection ) this August. The date for the trip is set for August Talk with Ron Kruse or Pastor for details to go on the trip. Mission Trip(s) if you would like to support our Disaster Relief efforts, we need $450 to offset unreimbursed expenses from our June (Shower Trailer Installation) Trip. Also, there will be an August trip for volunteers. Estimated gas expense is $300 other costs are borne by trippers. Please make your offering to St Peters and include in the memo: Disaster Fund. For details & questions, talk with Ron Kruse or Pastor. Heifer International is....an organization that helps to organize the purchase of animals, vegetation for 3 rd world countries. During KFC, the school year, the children started a collection to help families less fortunate by gathering money to purchase such things. Then, through the Popcorn Sales held last fall, the total grew to $886. The children were able to purchase a Heifer $500 Pig $120 Sheep $120 Goat $120 and a flock of Chickens $20 for a total of $880

11 Full of information KFC Where has the summer gone? I can t believe it s the first of August already. Which means Sunday School is fast approaching. It s happening.. The buzz of what will be the plans for the new Sunday School year. Well, what would Sunday School be without a Rally Day full of fun and games and food?!?! Mark your calendars. Sunday, September 12 th. The children will share a song during service and a potluck will follow. Rotation (verb / action word) meaning never the same, ever changing. That is what KFC is about. Every time your child comes to KFC, they are exposed to a different activity or angle as we share God s Word. AND We need YOU! Again, we will be needing shepherds for the children and leaders to lead the different workshops. Please, see me if you are interested. Also look for dates and times when we will meet to go over the lessons and assign the classes. Our First Rotation Meeting will be announced soon. All interested, please attend. The First Rotation will be the story about Creation, starting September 19 th thru October 17 th. The children will wrap up the rotation singing in church on October 17 th with a song. The Second Rotation will be about Noah and runs from October 24 th thru November 21 st. Again, the children will sing on November 21 st during service. You get the idea. I know that this will scare some of you We are also planning the next Christmas program. And like last year, we will be taking time during Sunday School starting November 28 th as well as a few other scheduled practices to gear up for Twas the Night Before a Christmas Musical. Other dates to remember: November 28, second grade students receive their bibles May 1, 2011 fifth grade students celebrate their First Communion May 15, 2011 Confirmation with the eight grade students May 22, 2011 Recognition of our graduates of the congregation. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Sue / See you soon! Sue Wobschall Sunday School Superintendent