the VISITOR October 2018 Newsletter Atonement Lutheran Church 2132 Deckner Avenue Green Bay, WI 54302

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1 the VISITOR October 2018 Newsletter Atonement Lutheran Church 2132 Deckner Avenue Green Bay, WI Interim Pastor David Raben Church Office: Website:

2 Men at Work Will meet on Wednesday, October 10 th at 9:00 a.m. to continue working on small tasks around the church. If anyone has any jobs that need to be done, please contact Lori in the office. Additional future dates are November 7 th & December 19 th. Atonement Wednesday Women Atonement Wednesday Women Luncheon is October 3 rd at Gipper s at 11:30 a.m. There is a signup sheet in the Narthex. The next Luncheon is November 7 th with location to be announced. Devotionals Are Available for You Devotionals for October, November & December are in the Narthex area for you to pick up. We have large and small size devotionals. Help yourself! Prayer Group Members of the Prayer Group are meeting the 3 rd Wednesday of each month in the Prayer Chapel at Atonement at 1:00pm. All are welcome. The group is meeting on Wednesday, October 17 th, November 21 st, and December 19 th. From the Social Concerns Committee: Care & Share Ministry Did you know??. Our Care & Share Ministry helps those recovering from an illness or surgery by preparing meals or providing household help. If you have a need for a meal or household help while recovering, please call the church office or contact Donna Aznoe at Greeting Card Donation for Veterans King Veterans Home is looking for greeting card donations. There is a collection basket for your donations in the Narthex. Please contact Eugene Nickodem for more information. Thank you! Offering Envelopes In your Offering Envelope Packet, there are Building Fund envelopes. Consider giving a donation to Atonement s Building Fund at any time. Thank you Committees: Please let the church office know when you schedule committee meetings via phone or churchoffice@atonementlutheranchurchgb.com Large Print Bulletins & hymnal binders are available from the ushers

3 Thank you to everyone who was a part of the Wine, Dine & Design Event!!! A profit of $510 was made and will be designated for clean water program in third world countries. Atonement Wednesday women quilters Bake sale!!! The Quilters will be hosting the bake sale during the November 6 th election. The sign-up sheets for baking and staffing the bake sale will be on the Narthex Counter during October. The proceeds will be used for Red Cross Quilts and LWR quilts. These 2 activities help fulfill Local & World missions. Please help us by donating your time or your yummy baked goods. T.O.P.S (take off pounds sensibly) Tops meet at Atonement Fellowship Hall every Thursday at 8:00am. For more information or if you have any questions you may call Gladys at Donation requests for fellowship hall kitchen: The kitchen is running short on some essential supplies. Please help us out by donating: Dawn dish soap, napkins, quart Ziploc bags, gallon Ziploc bags, snack size paper plates, pump hand soap, pump hand sanitizer, saran wrap, wax paper and plastic forks. (Only forks, we have too many knives and spoons. Anybody need some?) Volunteers needed Sidewalk Snow Removal!! Your help is needed!!! Please consider signing up for a week or more. The sign-up sheet will be out on the Narthex Counter after October 1 Snowbirds If you will be elsewhere during the winter months, please let Lori in the office know the dates you will be gone and how you would like any mail that may be sent form church to be addressed. Thank you!

4 Atonement Youth & Family Youth & Family Schedule: September 30 October 14 Selling Butter Braids Danish Tuesday, October 2 - Preble Parking Soccer Sunday, October 7 Josh Helgeson Selling Booyah & Baked Goods Tuesday, October 9 - Preble Parking Soccer Tuesday, October 30 Halloween Party Friday, November 9-11 Senior Youth Gathering Sunday, November 11 Movie Ticket Sales Begin Saturday, December 1 Parents Time Out Sunday, December 2 Final Day of Movie Ticket Sales Senior Youth Gathering Holiday Inn-Manitowoc November 9 th 11 th, 2018 Cost $60 Sign up at the Youth & Family Table in the Narthex Registration deadline: October 20 Music, faith & fun!

5 Get Your Atonement T-Shirts designed by the Youth Order forms are on the Youth & Family table in the Narthex. See display in Narthex. Reminder: Please turn in your washed misprinted shirt and pick up your new one ~ Kathy October 7 - Josh Helgeson will be selling chicken booyah and baked goods in the Fellowship Hall after Sunday Worship & Special Meeting. The proceeds will go towards his Confirmation Project. Please Help Support Josh!!! (Buy & Take) Youth & Family will be selling Butter Braid Danish from Sunday, September 30 th through Sunday, October 14 th!!!

6 10/2 Jerald Huebner 10/5 Sydnee Helgeson 10/6 Corey Kirch 10/7 Ellsworth Gast 10/13 Judy Slamp 10/14 Dane Bergstrom 10/15 Jay Kopkey 10/17 John Dart 10/17 Andy Ofsdahl 10/17 Laura Sternitzky 10/17 Kim Zimmermann 10/18 Louise Lueck 10/20 Kenneth Smidt 10/23 Abigail Haase 10/31 Tori Wheelock

7 Community Outreach: NEW Shelter Meal Signup sheet is on the Narthex Counter for Meal Coordinators/Servers for We will serve our usual spaghetti dinner and all the fixings. Please see the signup sheet in the narthex for ways you can help. We have a great crew that does prep work on Monday morning, you would need to haul the food over to the shelter in the late afternoon and be a part of serving the meal from 4:45 until 6:00 pm. You are done right after the meal is served. Please consider helping in this wonderful ministry. November 5, 2018 Schneider & Robishaw Freedom House Sign up at the Narthex Counter to deliver items collected for the Freedom House. Sign up for one month or more. The bin is in the Narthex cabinet labeled Freedom House. It is on the end of the Narthex counter, near the coat rack. Check the bin periodically during your month, if it is getting full, do a delivery. Thank you! Paul s Pantry We always collect Egg Cartons, Paper Bags, Plastic Bags, and Eye Glasses for Paul s Pantry. Put your donated items in the Narthex Counter cabinet marked Paul s Pantry. The pantry was founded in 1984 by the late Leo Frigo. Leo had retired as President of Frigo Cheese and wished to devote the remainder of his life to helping those in need. Leo realized that the amount of food being thrown away by business was shameful and that the unsalable but edible food could be used to benefit the needy in our local community. Please join us in supporting their mission by donating egg cartons, bags, eye glasses. Atonement's Prayer Chain The Prayer Chain consists of several people who are contacted via when someone has a prayer request. When an is received by the group, they each pray for the request. If you would like to be on the list to receive prayer requests, or if you would like the group to pray for you or a loved one, please contact me, Janet Jacobson at or jjanim@aol.com. In the Hospital? If you want us to know you are going to be and/or are hospitalized, please be sure to contact the church office, at When admitted to the hospital, tell them to contact Atonement. Even when you tell this to the hospital, sometimes we are called and sometimes we are not. The only way to be sure we know about your hospitalization is for you or a family member to contact us directly. Without your assistance, it is very possible your hospitalization will not be known to us. Veterans If you are wondering if you are eligible for any health or drug assistance through the VA, you can call the Brown County Service Office,

8 Senior Corner Are you aware help is available at our Aging & Disability Resource Center located at 300 S. Adams St? If you are looking for help with meals, housekeeping, bathing, dementia care, yard work, transportation, housing options, money matters, call them at More information and copies of their monthly newsletter will be on the narthex counter. If you need assistance, please call Gladys at Rainbow Bags for Our Children in Church The rainbow bags at the entry to church are filled with religious books for your children to read during worship. Please feel free to take one for your child to use and return to the rack following worship. Festival Foods Invites Veterans Each Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon Festival Foods on University Avenue (this location only) will provide complimentary coffee and donuts to veterans in the community conference room, located above the deli. All veterans are welcome each week to meet fellow veterans, share stories, and enjoy freshly baked treats and coffee. Medical Equipment Loan Program Winiecki VFW Post 9677 in Bellevue has medical items that are available to anyone in need on an as is condition. The equipment is on loan and must be returned when no longer needed. Veterans have preference. Items available include: * Electric hospital beds * Hydraulic Get-U-Up lift * Bed canes * Knee scooters * Manual and electrical wheelchairs * 2-wheel walkers * Transfer wheelchairs * 4-wheel walkers * Wheelchair ramps * Crutches * Wheelchair trays * Canes * Electric scooters * Toilet risers * Electric lift chairs * Shower stools * Electric stair lifts hydraulic Hoyer lifts * Transfer shower chairs Some equipment may require a monetary deposit which is given back when the equipment is returned. If you or anyone you know needs any listed medical equipment, please call Jack Wilson at We also take in medical equipment that anyone would like to donate to the program. We can provide a non-profit organization donation letter for tax deduction purposes. Any questions, you can also contact Gene Nickodem at

9 Food, Fellowship & Learning Music for the Soul John & Kathy are back by popular demand GOOD FOR THE SOUL Tuesday, October 23 rd 11:30am lunch with program to follow We are in the process of updating the information we have for our members. If you have any change in address, home/cell/work phone number, or address, please notify the office via phone or . If you have an address and are not receiving the Atonement Visitor or if you do not have a computer and prefer a printed copy of the Visitor Newsletter, please notify the office. Thank you... Office Phone: churchoffice@atonementlutheranchurchgb.com ATONEMENT LUTHERAN CHURCH Interim Pastor David Raben Worship: Sundays: 9:00 am Church Office: Website: atonementlutheranchurchgb.com churchoffice@atonementlutheranchurchgb.com Lori Duval ~ Office Manager Ken Storzer ~ Custodian Julie Geyer ~ Treasurer Cate Kopkey ~ Director of Music Ministry Linda Grzeca ~ Organist/Pianist Kathy Huebner ~ Youth & Family Events Coordinator New Fall Office Hours for Atonement Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: 8:00am 2:00pm 8:00am 2:00pm 8:00am 2:00pm 8:00am 2:00pm CLOSED

10 U2S Meeting Minutes September 10 th, 2018 Attendees: Tim Wentworth, Sara Helgeson, Lois Dart, Donna Aznoe, Nancy Teale, Patricia Perez and Sharon Schneider 1. Wine Dine Design Activity dollars is the prediction for profit to be designated for clean water program in 3rd world countries. 18 participants. Lois Dart, Diane Whiting, David Robishaw, Craig Schneider will help Sharon do the program September 12 th. 2. 3rd World H2O program - This is in conjunction with our Sunday School goals. 3. Bookmarks - Sharon ordered new ones at a cost of 137 dollars. 4. Chicken Dinner Plans - May 4 th, Plasma Participants - Red Cross did not receive any volunteers from Atonement. We will try again when directions are clearer. 6. UWGB Program/Speaker - Will come to share information with us the last week of October regarding their program to help needy students. U2S will help financially. We are also asking for donations of nonperishable food items and kitchen housewares items from our members. 7. Warm Hats for God's Work Our Hands was September 9 th. We made 2 hats to be shared with UWGB students and patrons at St. John's Shelter. A blanket was also made, all with donated fabric from a non-member. 8. NEW Shelter Meal clients were served at the NEW Shelter meal this month. First Monday of November is our next meal. 9. Baby Sprinkle - An additional Sprinkle will be celebrated on October 7th for Gavin Gajeski. 10. Habitat for Humanity - Information will be forthcoming via a guest speaker and arrangements by Joellyn Kaczynski. 11. Distributions - $500 will be transferred to an account for Sunday School classroom improvements. Sara will research the needs and contact Corina for designated items and recommended items. 12. Donations - $621 was received in August for U2S. 13. Unity Walk Results - A positive experience for all but there were nearly as many volunteers as participants. Money for food donations were graciously received from U2S. We hope to have an increase in interest is generated as each year passes. United 2 Serve Meeting is the second Monday of each month at 5:30pm. The next meeting is Monday, October 8 th. All are welcome to join!!! Hope to see you there!!!

11 Financial Report YTD Ending 8/31/2018 Budgeted General Offering YTD $136, Actual Expenses YTD $130, Simply Giving to Aug 31st $45, Net Income YTD $4, Choice Dollars to Aug 31st $1, Christmas Gift $0.00 Offering to Aug 31st $88, U2S General YTD $4, Total General Giving YTD $134, Chicken dinner $6, Church Council We are thankful for the following who will be serving on the Church Council in Your service to Christ and the Mission & Ministry we do together will be a great blessing to many. Jason Helgeson President Corey Kirch Vice President Lora Vandevoorde Secretary Paul Sager Tori Wheelock Tim Wentworth Joellyn Kacynski Janet Jacobson Gene Vandevoorde Kevin Nesslein Julie Geyer Treasurer/Non-voting member Atonement Lutheran Church Church Council Meeting Minutes Thursday, August 23, 2018 In attendance: Jason Helgeson President, Corey Kirch Vice President, Lora Vandevoorde Secretary, Julie Geyer Treasurer, Gene Vandevoorde, Tori Wheelock, Janet Jacobson, Paul Sager, Pastor David Raben Excused: Tim Wentworth, Joellyn Kacynski, Kevin Nesslein Jason called the meeting called to order at 6:30pm. Pastor David began with a bible study. Approval of June 21, 2018 minutes: Gene motioned to approve. Corey seconded. Motion carried. Committee reports were sent electronically to the council. The following items were discussed: Christian Ed/VBS VBS was a successful week. Sunday School starting September 9. Youth & Family There s an outstanding balance to be paid for the Youth Gathering trip. Youth team will discuss more fundraising efforts. Properties Budget is overspent due to unexpected costs: sewer system problems, mulching, and fixing doors. Interior signs to be created using a design from Dan Rabideau. Worship & Music Donations of food items were brought to Manna for Life. A rep from Manna for Life will do a Temple Talk on a Sunday during the Fall. A Big Thank You to Mary Jo who sorted

12 through the paraments and looked into new ones we can purchase. Gladys will talk to families with small memorials to purchase these. Liturgy will change in September. MPS Considered how to handle stock donations. In the past, they were converted to cash right away. Procedure has changed to leave the stock in an investment and MPS will decide when to sell. Because CD interest rates are higher than money market rates, some of the money market funds were invested in CDs that mature at various times. If we need the cash, MPS will choose to cash in a CD when it matures. United 2 Serve Distributions requested are: $200 for Shelter Meal, $200 for UWGB Campus Cupboard, $200 for 2019 Mission Trip, $200 for Preble Hive, and $25 for the Preble Park Association. Jason made a motion to approve all the distributions with the exception of the Shelter Meal distribution (funds received have been designated for this program already). Corey seconded. Motion carried. NOTE: it was confirmed later that the $200 distribution for shelter meal was not a requested distribution; U2S is taking the $200 from the existing N.E.W. Shelter account that has a current balance of about $1,200. Pastor s Report Pastor David discussed a book he and Jason are reading titled Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory by Tod Bolsinger. The church has to be creative to keep up with culture changes and grow membership, and this book could inspire us. He is starting a Transformation Team that will read the book and have some meaningful discussions about new ideas to engage members and nonmembers. See Pastor David if you want to join the group. Paul made a motion to approve Pastor s report. Gene seconded. Motion carried. Treasurer s Report Julie reviewed the treasurer s report for July. Year-to-date numbers show we are right on target for revenue and expenses are under budget, which is great for summer. Jason made a motion to approve Julie s report. Tori seconded. Motion carried. Old Business 1. Parish Hall Updates: Corey is working on options. Considering a projector instead of a large TV. For sound, a home stereo system should be sufficient. A suggestion was made to add background music during fellowship on Sundays. New Business 1. Nursery discussion: On most Sundays, there are no nursery attendants. Discussed ideas to get volunteers or create other options for parents. Will talk to young families or other people about options. 2. Preble Parking: Discussed parking during Preble sporting events, if people have problems with paying. No one has had major issues when collecting parking money. May adjust the signage to make it clear the money benefits Atonement Youth. 3. MPS Proposed Structure: MPS currently includes management of the finances, budgets, personnel and stewardship activities. The committee wants to create sub-committees for Personnel and Stewardship. Personnel group could do a lot more to support our staff. Stewardship group could be focused on this year-round rather than just one time a year. Personnel group and Stewardship group will report to MPS team. MPS may meet less often going forward. Corey made a motion to support the two sub-committee proposed structure for MPS committee, seconded by Paul. Motion passed. 4. Church Office Hours: Lori is looking to accept a second job. This would require a change in her hours at Atonement (office hours). Office hours will be: Mondays 12-6pm; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 8am-2pm; Fridays Closed. MPS and Council agreed to accommodate this request to change the office hours. Gene ended the meeting with a devotional reading. Meeting adjourned at 7:56pm. Next Meeting is scheduled for September 20, 2018.

13 October 2018 Schedule Greeters October 7- Alicia Reichstadter** Paula Skorczewski* October 14- Janet Jacobson** Laura Sternitzky* October 21- Judy Slamp** Don & Kathy Donarski* October 28- Ken & Ellen Smidt** Doris Ziesemer* Ushers October 7 - Team 6 Ken Storzer, Dan & Amy Wheelock October 14 - Team 7 Gary Sikich & Craig Schneider October 21 - Team 8 Robin & Bonnie Last, Tom Nesslein October 28 - Team 1 Tom Holschuh & Paul Gast * Kitchen entrance ** Main entrance Counting Teams October 7- Duane Pike & Barb Schewe October 14- Ken Storzer & Robin Last October 21- Jim Michels, Dave & Jean Keim October 28- Tom Pike & Connie Worzala Coffee Schedule October 7- Kim & Randy Reeves October 14- LuAnn Helgeson October 21- Dan & Karen Neveau October 28- Charlotte Schneider Readers October 7- Sydnee Helgeson October 14- Gary Sikich October 21- Connie Worzala October 28- Ken Larsen Altar Guild Judy Slamp Bulletin Folders October 7- Judy Slamp October 14- Pat Wistenberg October 21- Marie Zarnoth October 28- Donna Aznoe Narthex Information Desk October 7- October 14- Donna Aznoe October 21- Gladys Nickodem October 28- Judy Slamp Nursery October 7- Ashlyn Rupp October 14- Kim Nesslein October 21- Alicia Reichstadter October 28- Ava Kirch Technology Team October 7- Sharon Schneider October 14- Gene Vandevoorde October 21- Laura Kirch October 28- Sydnee Helgeson