I think back to Lenten Suppers and services. I recall my giving money to SS Kids around thanksgiving to be spent by them in a charitable way.

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1 St. Peter Lutheran Church 1075 Adams Street Fennimore, WI Church: Parsonage: Willing to help with services in August? Contact the church office or sign up on sheets in the Fellowship Hall. Help fill the void You ve been called! ACOLYTES August 2 9:00 Mariah Kopp & Isabella M-Cauffman August 9 9:00 Laura Gratz & Alexis Easler August 16 9:00 Kevin Griswold & Reid Larson August 23 9:00 Jared Everitt & Brad Cooley August 30 9:00 Breelyn Neuroth & Robin Connley stpeterfennimore@tds.net WEB SITE: FLOWERS August 1-2 August 8-9 August August August Mary Bass Lendosky Family The Bunn s Wayne & Helen Raymond Jack Peterick August 2015 INDEX PAGE Acolyte & Coffee Hour & Flower Schedule 1 August Birthdays/July Attend 1 Financial Information 2 Pastor s Ponderings 2 Church Council Minutes 2-3 Annual Meeting Minutes 3-4 Semi Annual Financials 4 Treasurer Phil Nelson 4-5 Lets Fill Our Parking Lot 5 Sunday School 5 Worship/Music 5-6 World Relief Kits 6 Thrivent 6 Sugar Creek 7 Come to Supper 7 Welcome New Members, 7-8 Baptisms, All who Grieve In Memoriam 8 Fundraiser Doll Museum 8 Luther Run4Derek 9 Calendar 10 COFFEE HOUR August 2 OPEN August 9 OPEN August 16 The Larson s August 23 Farewell to Pastor Chuck August 30 NO Coffee Hour To Our 80 & OVER Birthday! Ed Eddy (82) August 1 George Blake (80). August 14 Elaine Pomerening (83) August 16 To Our OVER-90 Birthday! Clarice Calhoun (90) August 10 Gerald Munns (99) August 13 Marcella Stenner (94) August 22 * * * * * * JULY ATTENDANCE st weekend services nd weekend services rd weekend services th weekend services Ave. for weekend serv

2 * * * * * * * TREASURER S REPORT FOR June 2015 By Phil Nelson Balance 5/31/15 $ June Receipts & Transfers $ 13, Subtotal $ 13, June Disbursements $ 11, Balance 6/30/14 $ 1, * * * * * * * GENERAL OFFERING SUMMARIES FOR July 2015 July 5 Offering...$ 2, July 12 Offering..$ 1, July 19 Offering.. $ 3, July 26 Offering.$ 2, Total Monthly General funds $ 9, received Approx. General Funds $ 14, needed monthly BUILDING FUND OFFERINGS July 5 Offering.. $ July 12 Offering..$ July 19 Offering...$ July 26 Offering...$ 1, Monthly Building Funds Rec. $ 2, Building Funds Needed Month...$ 1, Pastor s Ponderings By the time you read this the congregations of Kickapoo United Lutheran and Peace Lutheran of Readstown will have voted to call me as their next pastor, this is a call I have hoped for ever since I was 50 years old. This also means I will be taking leave of the city on the move. I am reminded as I leave of a story about a pastor who announces to his flock that he would be leaving. He became chocked up and could not continue to speak. So the Council President stood up and said: Now friends let us join together in singing What a friend we have in Jesus. I have spent 20 years in your midst. Way to long for some and not enough for others. 2 I think back to Lenten Suppers and services. I recall my giving money to SS Kids around thanksgiving to be spent by them in a charitable way. My eyes moisten as I remember Vikki Arndt and Sophie Moen, Glen Ruchti and Charley Roethe, Doug and Henry and Dean and Wayne and Rob. I am humbled by the prayers of Joyce and Inez, Irene and Sophie. I recall the agony and ecstasy of confirmation. I am proud although it brought out much ill will to stand fast on the gospel and encouraged us to welcome all to the table. I remember washing many in the grace and mercy of baptism. I savor my role in VBS. I ask forgiveness for the disaster called the 2014 Christmas program. What I am most grateful for is every time I put on my alb and stole. The highs and lows never ground you. The everyday grace of God centered in Word and Sacrament in other words the love of a Savior who will never let us go! I will begin my new call in the hill country on September 1. As Joseph told his brothers so now I tell you: With God it is all good! ~pc MINUTES OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH June 16, 2015 The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Aaron Peterson and opened with devotion by Rich Neisius. Present were: Phil Nelson, Leslie Larson, Tammy Nelson, Bethany Baumgartner, Pastor Miller and Lisa Riley. Absent: Dave Cauffman Jr., Brandee Lendosky, Tony Bunn, Renee Friesen and Ingeborg Froiland. The minutes of the May meeting were reviewed. Tammy moved to approve the minutes, second by Rich. Motion carried. Phil Nelson presented the May treasurer s report. Leslie moved to approve the treasurer s report, second by Tammy. Motion carried.

3 Pastor Miller Pastor introduced Pastor Short. He came to give us some information about Family Promise. He first thanked us for our fundraiser for Family Promise. Then he gave us the four things that need to be in place for Family Promise to open their doors: 1. Host Churches- They would like churches (They have 10 as of now) 2. A Day Center- St. Clement in Lancaster has committed to being the Day Center 3. Fundraising- Currently they are around $52,000. The yearly budget would be $95,000-$100, Hire a director and have transportation for the families to make the day center usable. They would like St. Peter to be one of the Host Churches. It could be four weeks a year. We would be responsible for providing a family style meal for dinner. A grab and go breakfast and a place for sleeping at the church. (They would provide a cot and bedding) They would ask for 2 people to stay overnight with the families. They most people we would be housing at one time would be no more than 15. They ask for the host churches to committee for one year. *To learn more and view a short video you can go to Pastor has been asked by the High School to use our parking lot to park Fennimore busses during the High School dedication on August 29 th. Rich made a motion to allow the busses to park in our parking lot, second by Bethany. Motion carried. Pastor asked for permission from the council to use the church kitchen to make his sauerkraut. Rich made a motion to allow Pastor to make sauerkraut in the kitchen, second by Leslie. Motion carried. Pastor stated that his Sabbath time was good and provided him with some peace and clarity. He also reported that he does have his mobility papers out, and he will be taking vacation July 5 th thru the 19 th. Committee Reports: Vice President/Memorials Rich Neisius reported memorials in memory of Barbara Birchman in the amount of $75 and Nelda Brechler for $ Building and Grounds Dave was absent Evangelism Tammy is still planning on the Drive in Movie Night with Linda Connley. They are shooting for late August. She is also going to be starting a DVD bible study once we go back to two services. Finance Renee was absent 3 Parish Education Brandee was absent. Leslie did report that VBS was successful and fun was had by all! Social Action Bethany said that the LutherRun is planned for August 8. They do have registration forms out and a couple of banners in the community. Market Place will be from 9-3 Saturday June 20 th. Bethany and Brandee will be leading the service at 3:00. Stewardship OPEN Worship Ingeborg was absent Youth Tony was absent Correspondence None Old Business: None New Business: WELCA: Lisa informed us that their June cause is baby care kits. She asked that people keep their eyes open at garage sales. It s a great place to pick up baby tee-shirts and baby blankets. July-September will be school kits. June 28 th will be their general meeting after service. WELCA will be holding a sewing event July Everyone is welcome! The next council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, 2015; at 6:30 p.m.? volunteered to do devotions. Bethany made a motion to adjourn the meeting, second by Rich. The motion carried and the meeting closed with the Lord s Prayer. Respectfully submitted by Leslie Larson These minutes were approved at the semiannual meeting held on July 19, 2015 ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING Sunday, January 18, 2015 The annual meeting of St. Peter Lutheran Church was called to order by president Aaron Peterson at about 12:20 p.m. following a potluck dinner. Thirty-six members were present. Aaron Peterson led us with the opening dialogue and prayer. Aaron entertained a motion from Dave Cauffman, Jr., second by Bill Wood, to approve the annual meeting agenda; motion carried. The minutes from the July 2014 semi-annual meeting were read by secretary Becky Trefz. A motion was made by Renee Friesen to accept the minutes as read, second by Christina Winch; motion carried. The treasurer s report, along with the building fund financial report, was given by treasurer Phil Nelson. A motion to approve the treasurer s report was made by Jackie Reeves, second by Carol Stolte; motion carried.

4 BUDGET REVIEW Finance chair Renee Friesen presented the proposed 2015 budget as shown in the annual report, noting that all committee chairs worked hard again this past year to stay within their individual committee budgets. There were only a couple of slight changes made from last year; otherwise the proposed budget is about the same. This budget was presented to the Council in December and is before the congregation for review and acceptance today. Bill Wood moved to adopt the budget as presented in the annual report, second by Brandee Lendosky; motion carried. COMMITTEE/OTHER REPORTS Mission Endowment chair Bill Wood gave a brief report regarding this fund. The fund has continued to perform very well and the committee recently recommended a withdrawal of $4,000 to be disbursed to St. Peter, designating it to be used for Raise the Roof principal retirement. Bill encouraged anyone interested in learning more about the possibility of contributing to this fund to contact him or any member of the Mission Endowment committee. PASTOR CHUCK MILLER Pastor Miller gave a brief message on one of his favorite maxims, We see things not as they are but as we are, and reflected on how this has recently been revealed in his own life. He thanked the church staff of office assistant Merry Cooley and custodian Steve Cooley for their gracious support, and asked that all members continue to support April and him with prayers as he works through times of darkness and difficulty. He also asked that the congregation continue to give serious consideration to how we can continue to support our church and community with our time and talents. ELECTIONS: President Peterson presented the following slate for election: President Aaron Peterson Secretary Leslie Larson Parish Education OPEN Social Action Bethany Baumgartner Nomination Committee: Dan/Jo Anne Gratz; 2 OPEN positions Synod Assembly Delegates: 2 OPEN positions A motion was made by Martha Hestad with a second from Sara Peterson to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for the above council and other positions up for election. Motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS: Tony Bunn announced that the Sugar Creek Bible Camp annual meeting is coming up in February and St. Peter can send two voting delegates. Please let the church office know if you are interested in representing St. Peter. Aaron Peterson explained the Thrivent grant recently received by St. Peter for $5,000. Announced a 4 taco supper/silent auction will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11 to help raise money for the additional matching funds of up to $5,000 being offered from Thrivent until Feb. 28. Ingeborg Froiland moved to adjourn, second by Bethany Baumgartner. Motion carried. We closed with the Lord s Prayer. Respectfully submitted by Becky Trefz, Secretary SEMIANNUAL TREASURER S REPORT FOR June 2015 By Phil Nelson Balance 12/31/14 $ 4, Receipts & Transfers $ 90, Subtotal $ 95, Disbursements $ 92, Balance 6/30/15 $ 1, This is an excerpt from Treasurer Phil Nelson s report at the semi- annual meeting, and although they will be part of the minutes of the meeting they need to be heard now. Phil concludes: There is no question but that Christianity is under attack today as it has been throughout its existence. The beheadings in the Middle East and continuing efforts of freedom from religion people to strip our culture of the religious slogans and symbols which represent the foundation of the moral fiber of our country bear witness to this persecution. I ask myself what can I, as an individual, do to combat these attempts to destroy what I believe in? The answer, I believe, is in St. Peter Lutheran Church, and in other Christian congregations. Strong, wellfunded congregations are able to send benevolence to the parent church organizations (in our case the ELCA) to be used for aid to the needy and for support of Christian missions. Under the umbrella of a well-funded church s local efforts- such as the St. Peter Marketplace and the recent Thrivent Match challenge- we can thrive. Unfortunately, funding for St. Peter has been lacking in recent years. We have been forced to use savings funds to meet daily operational expenses. The Future Needs savings account- originally intended to provide funding for maintenance projectshas been reduced from over $15,000 to less

5 than $5,000 in just the last three years. Unless contributions to the general account increase dramatically, this account will be drained. I firmly believe in the mission of St. Peter Lutheran Church and the role it can play in responding to Christianity s critics. My wife and I pledge to support the church by doubling the amount we contributed last year as this year s contribution. I ask each of you to join me in providing the financial support necessary to make St. Peter a wellfunded congregation. At least one person at the meeting met his challenge and promised to double theirs as well. $25 Your Name Goes Here LET S FILL OUR PARKING LOT! You should have noticed that the parking lot has now been seal coated and looking pretty good! The cost of the project was $ Currently there is a fund raising event going on where you can place your name on a sticker and purchase a car for $ Pretty reasonable for a car, don t you think? We need to get at least 145 cars in the parking lot to meet our goal. So let s fill the parking lot and get it done as we always do All proceeds will go to paying for the seal coating bill. Remember our goal is $ ! ST Peter Families Shine Ever so Brightly Congratulations to Fennimore Family of the Year, Marg, Aaron, Sara, Aidan and Jessica Peterson & Steve, Brandee, Lucas and Peyton Lendosky for receiving the NBC Channel 15 s, Making a Difference Award for July Well deserved but we always knew you were special!! Train a child in the right way and when old, they will not stray, Proverbs, 22:6 Parish Education, August 2015 Shortly I will begin searching for both curriculum and staff to help run a new year of Sunday School. Please consider volunteering, even if just occasionally. Every person s presence helps us bring the light of God s love to the children in our congregation. The children s offering from last year will be sent toward the St. Peter Benevolence areas to help forward St. Peter s mission to help those in need. The VBS offering will be sent to Healthy Yak, an organization that brings veterinary supplies and skills to the yak population in the Himalayas- as our theme had been Everest. As always, please feel free to call, or me with any questions. Enjoy the rest of your summer! Brandee ****************** Worship/Music submitted by Ingeborg Froiland August folks used to say the Dog days of summer. Please continue to sign up for worship duties for the respective services. And please share your favorite hymn with us as part of our service. Sheets are located on tables in the narthex and the fellowship hall. We will be having a farewell meal for Pastor Chuck as he leaves us on September 1. It will be held the on Sunday, August 23 following 9am service that morning. Please watch for more details as they will follow. 5

6 Pastor Chuck, we will miss you greatly, but we wish you God s richest blessings in your new parish. Who knows, you might even get some of those Norwegians trained to like sauerkraut! God, Whose Farm Is All Creation ELW #734 God, whose farm is all creation, take the gratitude we give, take the finest of our harvest, crops we grow that we may live. Take our plowing, seeding, reaping, hopes and fears of sun and rain, all our thinking, planning waiting, ripened in this fruit and grain. All our labor, all our watching, all our calendar of care in these crops of your creation, take O God, they are out prayer. BABY CARE KITS 2 Two cotton t-shirts (6 mos. to 24 mos.) 2 Two gowns or sleepers (6 mos. to 24 mos.) Feet removed 2 Receiving blankets (medium-weight cotton or flannel) up to 52 square 4 Cloth diapers 1 Jacket, Sweater or Sweatshirt with hood or a baby cap included 2 Pairs of socks 1 Hand Towel (Dark colors) 2 Bars of bath size soap (gentle, in original wrapper) 2 Diaper pins ***************************************************** ************************** August and September s Cause of the Month: School Kits Four (4) 70-sheet notebooks (wide or college ruled) One blunt scissors ( safety scissors with imbedded steel blades work well) One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other side One pencil sharpener Five (5) new pencils with erasers One eraser approximately 2 1/2 long Five (5) Ballpoint Pens (NO GEL PENS) One box of 16 or 24 crayons One Sturdy Drawstring Backpack-style cloth bag (14 by 17 with shoulder strap) Over the last 5 years, eligible members have recommended that Thrivent Financial distribute more than $225 million in charitable grant funds to more than 25,600 enrolled churches and organizations through Thrivent Choice. Congratulations! St Peter Lutheran Church has received $22,300 in Choice Dollars grant funds since enrolling in the program through individuals giving and the special grant received in PERSONAL CARE KIT 1 Bath Towel dark colors (approx. 52 by27 ) 2 Bars Soap (Bath Size) in original wrapper 1 Adult-size Toothbrush in original packaging 1 Sturdy comb 1 Metal Nail Clippers 6

7 COME FOR SUPPER During the July Come for Supper meal, 251 meals were served. COME AND DISPLAY YOUR CRAFTS AT OUR FIRST: SUGAR CREEK BIBLE CAMP CRAFT FAIR SATURDAY, SEPT 12TH, AM 4 PM IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ANNUAL QUILT/ ANTIQUE AUCTION & NEW 5K TRAIL RUN/WALK EXPECTED ATTENDANCE OF 300 ADULTS 10 SPACE FEE: $20 FOOD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE NO FOOD VENDORS PLEASE Eva Fritz would like to thank everyone for their kind Thoughts, cards, calls, visits and prayers during her illness. God Bless you all for the kindnesses shown, you are the best! The next meal will be on Wednesday, August 19th from 4:30-7:00pm at Fennimore United Methodist Church. Thank you for your donations of bars, milk and your continued prayers and support. Your help is appreciated. Tara Faulkner UPCOMING MEALS: Wednesday, Sept. 16th Wednesday, Oct. 21st Wednesday, Nov. 18th Wednesday, Dec. 16 th ************** We welcome to our St. Peter Family through Transfer of Membership, Lavern and Shirley Sinjen, Fennimore May God s blessing shine upon them. ************ We wish to remember all those who grieve the deaths of the following loved ones during the month of July Blessed be their remembrance Brett Tredinnick, Virgina Belscamper Peter Grunder 7

8 We Welcome through the Sacrament of Baptism July 5, 2015 Otis Allan Ackerman,Son of Ryan & Shannon Ackerman July 18, 2015 Evan Michael Teige, Son of Eric & Heidi Teige July 18, 2015 Emma Marie Farmer daughter of Randy Schultz & Sandy Farmer IN MEMORIAM Memorial gifts were given in memory of Barbara Birchman to the Raise the Roof Fund From Charles & Linda Lott, Joanne Schrader and Diane Ashmore. Thank you for these memorial gifts! Blessed be the remembrance Barb Birchman and blessed be the name of the Lord! 8

9 Did you notice the beautiful flowers on the south side of the sanctuary? The Easter Lilies were from Easter 2014 Make sure and come out and support the runners and walkers for this event. Participants will start out at the church, down Marsden Park St. to 7 th to 5 th to 4 th, then down Jefferson to 10 th St. and end at the church. Come out and cheer them on! 9 A hopeless person feels difficulty in every chance BUT A hopeful person feels a chance in every difficulty.

10 St. Peter Lutheran Church August 2015 Fennimore, Wisconsin Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 * 5 pm Worship * 9 am Worship * 6:30 pm 1:30 pm Good Sam * 5 pm Baptism * 7:30 am LutherRun4Derek * 10am Coffee & Fellowship WELCA Exe. Service * 5 pm Worship/H C * Noon Bendorf Family Reunion Board Meet * 5pm Hill Toppers 4H Meet 9 * 9 am Worship/H C * 10am Coffee & Fellowship * 11 am Good Sam Service * 7:45 am Men's Breakfast * 5 pm Worship/H C * 9 am Worship/H C * 6:30 pm Council * 4:30-7pm Come to * 5 pm Worship/H C * 10am Coffee & Fellowship Meet FUMC * 9 am Worship/H C * 6pm Gideons * 7:45am Men's * Fennimore All School * Farewell to Pastor Chuck Meet Breakfast Reunion time to be determined * 5 pm Worship/H C * 9 am Worship/H C * 10:00am Ecumenical Service & FHS Football Field 10