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1 May 2018 Atonement Lutheran Church 2132 Deckner Ave. Green Bay, WI Interim Pastor David Raben Church Office: Website:

2 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday :00 pm Youth & Family Committee Meeting at Jason s. 11:30am Wednesday Women Luncheon at Luigi s 7:30am TOPS 9:00am Quilters 6 Baptism :00am Worship with Communion 10:00am Coffee Fellowship 10:15am Sunday School 10:15am Confirmation 10:15am Blood Pressure Screening New Family 11:15 a.m. Shelter Meal 5pm-8pm Culver s Fundraiser 6:30pm Choir 7:30am TOPS 9:00am Quilters 7pm Ascension Day Bonfire at Christ Community Lutheran Church 13 Mother s Day :00am Worship with Communion 10:00am Coffee Fellowship 10:15am Sunday School 10:15am Confirmation 5:30pm United 2 Serve Meeting 5:45pm Worship & Music Mtg 6:30pm Choir 9:00am Men at Work Group 1:00pm Prayer Group Gathering 6:30pm FORE Mtg 7:30am TOPS 9:00am Quilters 6:15pm Executive Council Meeting 6:30pm Church Council Meeting Synod Assembly in Oshkosh Synod Assembly in Oshkosh 20 CMG Sunday :00am Worship with Communion 10:00am Coffee Fellowship 10:15am Sunday School Last Day 10:15am Confirmation- Last Day Brunch Feast & Goal Setting 6:30pm Choir 11:30am Food, Fellowship & Learning (Illusionist/Magici an) 7:30am TOPS 9:00am Quilters 27 U2S Sunday 9:00am Worship w/o Communion 10:00am Coffee Fellowship 28 Memorial Day Office Closed 6:30pm Choir :30am TOPS 9:00am Quilters

3 Call Process Prayer Please take a card and hand sticker (located at church on the Narthex Counter) to remind you to pray for the Process, the Congregation, the Call Committee, Potential Candidates and for Open Hearts. It is important that PRAYER is at the heart of this exciting time of change in our congregation. Place your card & sticker where it will remind you to pray for each of these 5 things. Outdoor Worship, Picnic & Waterday Sunday, June 3 rd, 2018 Outdoor Worship begins at 9:00am This will be a pot luck style lunch so please sign up to bring a dish Please bring a lawn chair More info coming soon! Outdoor Worship!!! Picnic!!! Waterday!!! Men at Work Will be meeting on Wednesday, May 16 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 June 20 and July 25. Atonement Wednesday Women Atonement Wednesday Women Luncheon is May 2 nd at Luigi s At 11:30 a.m. There is a signup sheet in the Narthex. The next Luncheon is June 6 th with location to be announced. United 2 Serve Brunch Feast & Goal Setting Sunday, May 20 th following the 9:00 a.m. worship service. Begin thinking about what U2S Goals you would like to see for our church, our community and our world. See signup sheet at Narthex Counter for food items to donate for brunch feast. Devotionals Are Available for You Devotionals for April, May & June are in the Narthex area for you to pick up. We have large and small size devotionals. Help yourself!

4 SALE - Fair Trade Tea, chocolate bars, coffee k-cup and ground coffee for sale in the cabinet in the Narthex. The ground coffee has been marked down to $3.00! Let s move it out and make room for our new order! Youth & Family Save the Dates: Tuesday, May 1 Youth & Family Committee Meeting Sunday, May 6 New Family Fiesta Monday, May 7 Culver s Fundraiser Saturday, June 2 Brat Fry at Pick n Save Sunday, June 3 Outdoor Worship, Picnic & Water Day Sunday, June 10 Car Wash & Cook Out at Atonement Wednesday, June 13 Wine & Watercolor Saturday, June 16 - Brat Fry at Pick n Save Sunday, June 24 Bus leaves for NYG Monday, July VBS COME GET YOUR LUNCH June 2 & June 16, :00am 5:00pm Brat Fry at Pick n Save

5 Wine & Watercolor - June 13th Join us for Wine & Watercolor on Wednesday, June 13 at 6:30pm. Our instructor for Watercolor Made Simple is Stacey Small Rupp, member of Atonement. Stacey has a BFA degree from Stout, 25 years experience & teaches watercolor classes at NWTC. Invite friends & family to join us for painting, wine & appetizers for a donation of $ Donations for the event will be used to support Atonement Youth attending summer camp. Please see sign-up sheet on the Narthex Counter. FFL - Food, Fellowship, and Learning - Sign up today! May FFL will be on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 11:30 am. with Gizmo the Illusionist/Magician. There is a signup sheet on the Narthex Counter. My real name is Mike Gegare. I am a Green Bay native and have been performing magic since I was a kid. I have been delivering professional quality magic to audiences of all kinds since the 1990's. My "sleeve's up" approach will leave you baffled and have you talking about the performance for days. My strolling magic is personal and close-up to give each spectator a more intimate experience. When it comes to stage performances I deliver a powerful show. Committees: Please let the church office know when you schedule committee meetings via phone or churchoffice@atonementlutheranchurchgb.com 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. This month, the group is meeting on Wednesday, May 16 at 1:00pm. Blood Pressure Screening on Sunday, May 6 th. There will be a blood pressure screening before & after service on Sunday, May 6 th. This will be held in the Prayer Chapel.

6 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 Atonement Youth & Family National Youth Gathering 2018 Every three years, 30,000 high school youth and their adult leaders gather for a week of faith formation known as the ELCA Youth Gathering. Through days spent in interactive learning, worship, Bible study, service and fellowship, young people grow in faith and are challenged and inspired to live their faith in their daily lives. The next National Youth Gathering is scheduled for June 27-July 1, 2018 in Houston, TX. High School youth (high school age in 2018). The bus leaves Atonement at 11:00 a.m. on June 24. Vacation Bible School at Atonement (VBS) July :00 am- 3:00 pm, July 13-9:00 am-12:00 pm 4K-6th graders (for the school year). Older youth would make perfect volunteers! Green Bay Bullfrogs Game Wednesday, August 1 at 11:00 am. Meet in Atonement parking lot at 10:30 am. Kathy will pick up, take the kids, and return them after the game. Signup sheet is on the Youth & Family table. SUMMER 2018 CAMP SCHEDULE IS OUT! ALL INFORMATION IS OUT ON THE YOUTH & FAMILY TABLE IN THE NARTHEX. PLEASE SIGN UP! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT KATHY HUEBNER Thank you for the support of the new Youth Room now called The Living Room! We thank you for the furniture donations. We thank the Men at Work group for painting the room! And thank you to ALL who attended and helped with Palm Sunday Breakfast Event. Your support to the Youth & Family Ministry is greatly appreciated! -Kathy Huebner

7 Christian Education Confirmation Ministry 2018 CONFIRMATION WORSHIP HELPER SCHEDULE Each young adult that is part of our Confirmation Ministry is expected to be a worship helper to our pastor. As a Worship Helper you will arrive at 8:45 a.m. and do the following: Carry in Communion Items with Parents or other Adult as ushers come forward with the Offering Help with Holy Communion by distributing the wine. Attention Confirmation students: Do not check in with Pastor David, just be sure Communion is on the cabinet in back of the Sanctuary. Any questions, see Tori Wheelock. WORSHIP 9:00 A.M. May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 ARRIVE AT 8:45 A.M. Ben Reeves Joshua Helgeson Ashlyn Rupp Sydnee Helgeson May Birthdays Natalie Helgeson 5/2 Ava Kirch 5/3 Katherine Radloff 5/3 Grant Blum 5/4 Melody Wohlfeil 5/8 Denise Martin 5/9 Nicole Tilot 5/9 Dale Timm 5/24 Ian Gerczak 5/15 Jason Helgeson 5/26 Tim Wentworth 5/16 Amy Herms 5/27 Gina Basten 5/20 Rhonda Vivoda 5/28 Zach Schneider 5/20 Angie Urbina 5/30 Daniela Lara 5/21 Sam Rabideau 5/31 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 Thank you to everyone who brought baked goods for our April 2018 Election Bake Sale! We sold out of our baked goods by 11:00 am. The $ raised will support the quilting fund. The quilting fund is used for Lutheran World Relief Health Kits, School Kits & Quilts, and Quilts for Red Cross. A big thank you to everyone who helped with the sales on election day!!!

8 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. May 7, 2018 Schneider & Robishaw July 2, 2018 Helgeson & Kirch September 3, 2018 Keim & Wheelock 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 located 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.

9 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, 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 you can call Gladys, 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. Large Print Bulletins are available from the ushers. Our Sympathies Please remember Robert Doyle s family in your prayers. Robert Doyle passed away on March 27, Our sincere condolences to the Doyle Family.

10 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 Financial Report YTD Ending 3/31/2018 Budgeted General Offering YTD $49, Actual Expenses YTD $49, Simply Giving to Mar 28th $17, Net Income YTD ($3,465.04) Choice Dollars to Mar 28th $ Christmas Gift $0.00 Offering to Mar 28th $28, U2S General YTD $1, Total General Giving YTD $46, Chicken dinner $ 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

11 Atonement Lutheran Church Council Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 15, 2018 In attendance: Jason Helgeson President, Corey Kirch Vice President, Julie Geyer Treasurer, Lora Vandevoorde Secretary, Gene Vandevoorde, Tori Wheelock, Kevin Nesslein, Joellyn Kacynski, Paul Sager, and Pastor David Raben Jason called the meeting to order at 6:33pm. Joellyn began the meeting with a devotional reading. Approval of February 15, 2018 minutes: Gene motioned to approve. Corey seconded. Motion carried. January Committee Reports were sent electronically to the council. The following items were discussed: Youth & Family will hold an event on May 6 for new families called New Family Fiesta to engage new members and families that haven t attended in the recent past. Will have food catered in and games to play. Also considering an outdoor service in June with water day afterward. Kathy should get in touch with Tori regarding dates for the outdoor service. Properties Went through an audit from Safe Church, showed there are improvements to be made. One of the furnaces needs to be replaced. Corey made a motion to give Properties committee the authority to spend $3,000-4,000 to replace furnace #1, Tori seconded. Motion carried. Building fund has money available and this is included in the long-term (10 year) plan. Worship & Music Discussed holy week. Pastor wants a couple people to open doors to congregation on Easter Sunday. Dan Wheelock volunteered. Jason will join him. United 2 Serve Chicken Dinner & Auction is April 28. Requesting the following distributions: $2,000 for Properties/Building, $ for VBS, $250 for Chicken Dinner, $50 for Edison Hygiene drive, $61 for Sento/Sierra Leone, $111 to ADR, and $222 to General fund. Corey made a motion to approve, Kevin seconded. Motion carried. Tori made a motion to approve all committee reports, Gene seconded. Motion carried. Pastor s Report A big thanks to Kathy for putting together the Wednesday dinners. Thanks to the volunteers at the Wednesday services. Pastor Kristina Jensen, who will be preaching on April 29, does workshops on visioning/life coaching. If funds are available, this would be a good program for adult education. Council installation date chosen is April 8. Joellyn made a motion to approve Pastor David s report. Paul seconded. Motion carried. Treasurer s Report Julie reviewed the treasurer s report for February. Debentures paid down by $7,000. Revenue is over budget because we had several large annual donations in February. Under budget in expenses YTD because we aren t paying a music director. Corey made a motion to approve Julie s report. Lora seconded. Motion carried. Old Business 1. Call Committee update. The Call Committee has a candidate and has done a phone interview. 2. Hispanic AA meetings: Santiago decided to discontinue the Hispanic AA meetings, mainly due to low attendance recently. 3. Council Retreat: Scheduled for April 8 after worship service. New Business 1. Music Director Update: Gene and Tori have interviewed a candidate and made an offer to her. Cate has great experience as organist, accompanist, choir director and music director. She and her family moved back to the area a couple years ago and have been searching for a church for the last year. They really like Atonement and she s excited about starting her position. She will be introduced on Palm Sunday. Her start date is April 1, but she won t begin working with the choir until the rehearsal after that.

12 Other Items Lori now has access to the feed for the outside cameras. She can go back and review footage if necessary. The church security presentation given recently prompted a few potential action items: entryway cameras/monitors, a future presentation on self-defense, and additional training for ushers. Council will discuss more in the future. Meeting adjourned at 7:46pm. Next Meeting is scheduled for April 19, Respectfully submitted, Lora Vandevoorde, Church Council Secretary United 2 Serve Our Bible verse: 1 Peter 4:10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others. United 2 serve Meeting Minutes -- April 9, 2018 In attendance- Sara Helgeson, Patricia Perez, Donna Aznoe, Tim Wentworth (council rep), Sharon Schneider, Denise Martin, Gladys-she was there to help with Chicken dinner organization 1-Chicken Dinner- Gladys and Sharon are all organized and knows what needs to be done-remind people to sign up to help. Deadline for monetary, baskets or items/gift certificates to add to baskets is 4/14/18-Her collection area will be in the office this year. 2. Update from Edison Eagles- We will start a Hygiene drive in April for Edison Eagles-this will start this coming Sunday-April 15 th -Donna to get a basket started and Lori will create a sign for Edison Eagles drive!! Newsletter ideas- Lori-Bulletin insert please add this Sunday. Hygiene drive in April for Edison Eagles Upcoming Chicken Dinner coming up April 28 th -please continue to watch for sign-up sheets in narthex in ways to help for the biggest event of the year! Please have all donations, baskets to Donna in the office by 4/14/18. Goal Setting Brunch Feast coming up May 20 th, 2018 Next U2 serve meeting is May 7 th at 5:30 pm VBS coming this summer add to your calendar-july 9-July 13 th 9-3pm Grades 4k-6 th grade suggested donation is 35$ per child % of chicken dinner funds will be designated to Properties/Building fund No distributions this month April Atonement Lutheran Church 2132 Deckner Ave. Green Bay, WI (920) Website: ChurchOffice@AtonementLutheranChurchgb.com

13 May 2018 Schedule Greeters May 6- Janet Jacobson** Laura Sternitzky* May 13- Judy Slamp** Don & Kathy Donarski* May 20- Ken & Ellen Smidt** Doris Ziesemer* May 27- Connie Worzala** Louise Lueck* * Kitchen entrance ** Main entrance Counting Teams May 6- Tom Pike & Connie Worzala May 13- Maryl Nelsen & Sharon Schneider May 20- Duane Pike & Barb Schewe May 27- Ken Storzer & Robin Last Ushers May 6 - Team 8 Robin & Bonnie Last, Tom Nesslein May 13 - Team 1 Tom Holschuh, Paul Gast May 20 - Team 2 Corey Kirch, Wayne & Laurel Richter May 27 - Team 3 Duane Pike, Jim & Maryl Nelsen, Tom Pike Coffee Schedule May 6- Dori Larson & Dianne Whiting May 13- Donna Aznoe May 20- Paul & Darlene Gast May 27- Dan & Mary Jo Rabideau Readers May 6- Dane Bergstrom May 13- Sharon Schneider May 20- Don Donarski May 27- Sydnee Helgeson Altar Guild?? Bulletin Folders May 6- Dori Larson May 13- Mary Ann Larsen May 20- Maryl Nelsen May 27- Kathryn Pike Narthex Information Desk May 6- Maryl Nelsen May 13- Kathryn Pike May 20- Donna Aznoe May 27- Gladys Nickodem Technology Team May 6- Josh Helgeson May 13- Corey Kirch May 20- Sharon Schneider May 27- Gene Vandevoorde Nursery May 6 Hailey Huebner May 13 Amy Wheelock May 20 Mercedes Novak May 27 Kim Nesslein Youth Schedule Worship -9:00 a.m. Worship Helper 8:45 a.m. May 6 Ben Reeves May 13 Josh Helgeson May 20 Ashlyn Rupp May 27 Sydnee Helgeson