JULY Dear Friends of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin,

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1 1 PARISH OFFICE W4950 State Highway 86 Ogema, WI Web site: Office Hours: 8:30AM 12:30PM Monday - Thursday FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OGEMA W4950 State Highway 86 Ogema, WI Worship Service: 9:00 AM 3rd Sunday: 11:00 AM Fellowship after worship. Sunday School: 10:30 AM 3rd Sunday: 9:30 AM (September to May) FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH WESTBORO N8909 Business Hwy. 13 PO Box 214 Westboro, WI Worship Service: 10:30 AM 3rd Sunday: 9:00 AM Fellowship after worship. Sunday School: 9:30 AM 3rd Sunday: None (September to May) FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH PRENTICE 670 Main Street Prentice, WI firstzion715@gmail.com Worship Service: 10:30 AM CYF Wednesdays 3:30-5:30 pm (Sept-Apr) ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH BRANTWOOD N5090 County Road D Brantwood, WI Worship Service: 8:30 AM Bob Giese, Associate Pastor Doctor of Ministry, Pastoral Care and Counseling (cell phone) pastor@1stfamily.org Intern Pastor Quinlan Koch (cell phone) intern@1stfamily.org Visitors and new members are always welcome! Dear Friends of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, JULY 2018 I am humbled and grateful for this opportunity to serve as your bishop. For the last 4.5 years I ve served as the Director of Evangelical Mission/ Assistant to Bishop Rick Hoyme and before that for 28 years, I was a parish pastor in Windom, Slayton, St. Cloud and Pelican Rapids, MN. I am excited and hopeful about the future! The Holy Spirit is moving and working among us in new and exciting ways challenging us to go deeper in our faith and moving us outside our comfort zone. Paying attention to where the Spirit is calling us and learning to GO and DO in Jesus name is an important part of my work as Bishop. I encourage the people of our synod to not only GO to church but to BE the church in the world. A little bit about me: My husband Randy and I both graduated from Luther Seminary in He is the pastor of Christ Lutheran in Menomonie. We have three adult children. Andrew (30) is married to Kristina. They live in Appleton and are expecting our first grandchild July 18. Matthew (27) is engaged to Emily Ewen. They are getting married August 18. Anna (24) graduated from St. Kates and works in Occupational Therapy. I love to garden and help things grow. I enjoy cooking and entertaining family and friends. When I have time, I like to bike, canoe or kayak. I look forward to getting to know you and your congregations. You are all invited to attend the official installation of the bishop worship service on August 25, :00 p.m. at Bethel Highlands, Hudson, WI. I hope to see you there. Bishop-elect Laurie Skow-Anderson Notice of Special Congregational Meetings at: First Prentice, Zion Brantwood, First Ogema, & First Westboro Sunday, July 15, 2018 Following Worship Services Purpose of the meeting: Budget for Northwoods STaR Ministries Addition to Parish By-Laws Quorum (First Westboro only)

2 From Pastor Lowell... From the Pastor Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me His own. (Philippians 3:12) When I was a student at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, one New Testament professor would read through the papers written by students, make comments along the way, and then at the end write, Press On! This saying was his way of encouraging those studying for the pastoral ministry to continue with perseverance. I came to understand that this saying was characteristic of him, and an entire generation of students left seminary with these words deeply impressed on their hearts and minds. I pass on these words, Press On! Actually, this saying comes first from the Apostle Paul to the church at Philippi to exhort them in the faith. The reason Paul can speak this way is that Christ Jesus has made me his own. You, who have been made to be Christ s own, now are called to make Christ known. I want to thank you as a parish, congregations, leadership, pastors, and staff for the partnership in the gospel. I trust that the Holy Spirit will work through you to carry out the life and mission of this parish in the new stage of your faith journey. I ask you to give your new pastoral leadership the same warm welcome you extended to me! God bless you! Sincerely in Christ, Pastor Lowell Bolstad Thank you note to Ogema Women of the ELCA Thanks for the gift card, cookies, table runner, and basket. The thoughtfulness is much appreciated! - Pastor Lowell Bolstad Pastor Bolstad to start new assignment on July 16 Pastor Bolstad will begin service at the open country congregations of Chimney Rock, Norden, and Good Shepherd in the Strum, Eleva, and Mondovi area on Monday, July 16. He will use allotted vacation July 9-15 for relocation. Update on Call Process The Call Committee engaged in a practice interview by Skype with a clergy couple on June 18. The committee is now awaiting the names of candidates to interview. More information on the call process is available on the synod website CALL PROCESS MANUAL Pray that God will provide will provide installed pastoral leadership to faithfully serve and lead these congregations and this parish. Northwoods STaR Ministries Call Committee Members: Jeff Hallstrand, Peter Jacobson, Irene Villarreal, Joey Nelson, Sadie Jensen, Michelle Brehm, Linda Heikkinen, Pat Zomchek, Terry Haubert, Warren Carlson, Cheryl Steliga Laurie Skow-Anderson elected bishop of the ELCA Northwest Synod The Rev. Laurie Skow-Anderson, Menomonie, Wis., was elected June 3 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election was held during the Synod Assembly June 2-3 at the Davies Center at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. Skow-Anderson was elected on the fifth ballot with 228 votes to 187 votes for the Rev. John A. Sutherland, assistant to the synod's bishop. The bishop-elect currently serves as the synod's director for evangelical mission. She served as a pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids, Minn., from 2001 to Skow-Anderson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in from Moorhead State University in Moorhead, Minn., in 1980, and a Master of Divinity degree from Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary (now Luther Seminary) in St. Paul, Minn. in She earned a Doctor of Ministry from Luther in The seminary is one of seven ELCA seminaries. The Rev. Richard N. Hoyme has served as bishop of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin since 2013 and will retire June 30. Skow-Anderson will be installed on Aug. 25 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hudson, Wis. Information about the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin is available at nwswi.org. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - ELCA About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with more than 3.5 million members in 9,300 congregations across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther. 2 Thank you for your participation in and support of the life and mission of this parish!

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4 Women of the ELCA News Volunteers are needed for Church Fellowship at Ogema: Upcoming Meeting PRENTICE NO MEETING IN JULY Upcoming Meeting OGEMA Wednesday, August 15 at 1 pm Hostesses: Rhonda Cummings & Beryl Nyberg (Collect health kits and pack quilts) The month of October is still for the Food Service Committee. There is a signup sheet in the back of the church. You may sign up for a month or even an individual Sunday. NO VOLUNTEERS, NO COFFEE! If you have any questions, contact Rhonda Cummings or Bev Steffen. Upcoming Events, Opportunities and Information... Intern Committee News The next (and final) Intern Committee Meeting will be held on Monday, July 2 at First Lutheran Church Ogema at 6 pm Bread From the Heart Bread from the Heart will provide a home cooked meal, as well as a prayer of healing and hope to people in need in our community. Please call one of the following coordinators, they will make the necessary arrangements. Amy Esterholm Shawnda Hora Rebekah Koch Dallas Severson There will be fellowship following worship services on July 8 at Zion Brantwood and First Prentice to say good bye to Pastor Lowell. Also, there will be several opportunities to meet with Intern Pastor Quinlan and say good bye: Sunday July 22 at Somo Lake worship service Sunday July 29 at First Westboro following their worship service Sunday July 29 at 1:30 pm at First Ogema Attention First Prentice Members: There will not be a scheduled cleaning day for July. But additional volunteers are needed for the Shepherding Group for July. Noisy Offerings For JULY You can make a joyful noise at worship services this month to help support the chosen ministries at your church: Prentice: Cherish All Children Zion: ELCA World Hunger Farm Challenge Westboro: Nick Adams Family Please help support these ministries by dropping your change in the Noisy Offering containers at church. We can all help one coin at a time! 4 Prentice Bible Study Pastor Meier is holding a bible study on Revelations on Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30 pm at Pine Village in Prentice

5 Upcoming Events, Opportunities and Information Gen & Ernie Luedke Memorial Scholarship Festival Who We Are: Friends in Faith Our title is a perfect descriptor of the small group that meets monthly: Friends in Faith. We are a group of imperfect people seeking God and a closer relationship with Him. We seek to belong to a faith community who meets beyond the church service on Sunday morning so that God might be glorified even more. We find comfort in the Christ-centered, multidenominational community that we ve created, and enjoy belonging to a group whose focus and goals are to love and serve the world that God has so beautifully created. In May, members of our group volunteered over 15 hours of their time to a complete stranger in need of a wheelchair ramp to be built, providing safety and comfort to a sister in Christ. Others gathered at the church in Westboro to make meals, made financially possible through a Thrivent grant, so that the joy and love of Christ might be shared to those undergoing life changes, illnesses, or something else. We will meet again in June to discuss other ways in which God is calling us to serve. These scholarships come as a gift of thanks for the love of the Lord shared with so many through the lives of Irene Gen and Ernie Luedke. The scholarships are awarded to worthy high school seniors, college students and those returning back to school, which are in need of financial assistance and desire sincerely to further their education. Students may be enrolled in a college or vocational school. This year s festival again had great music and entertainment followed by a pie and ice cream social. An offering was collected at the festival for the scholarship fund and will be used toward the scholarship gifts. Seven scholarships were awarded this year to the following recipients: Tyler Andreae, McKenzie Hallstrand, Teanna Nikkila, Karl Lind, Caelyn Ulrich, Jayden Gustafson, Jesus Ontiveros Congratulations to these outstanding students! If you are feeling a calling to grow in your faith, take the leap and join us. We would love to have you! Watch the calendar for meeting dates. For more information, you can find us on Facebook under Friends in Faith or you can call or text Sadie Jensen or Pastor Bob Somo Lake Worship Service Sponsored by Zion Lutheran Church, Brantwood, WI At: Co-op Park on Somo Lake Co-op Park Road, Tomahawk, WI Please Join us!! When: July 22, 2018 Time: 10:00 am Pot luck to follow From Prentice take U S Hwy 8 East to County Road CC. Travel south on County Road CC, the road to Coop Park is on the 7 th Corner. Balloons will mark the road to the park. From Ogema take Hwy 86 east, turn Left (North) onto Zenith Tower Rd., Turn right onto Honey Road, then turn left on Poplar Dr., and turn Left onto CC. You will pass Nick Rd., after the next big corner the Brantwood Co-op Park Road will be on the left. Balloons will mark Co-op Park road. 5

6 Sunday School, Confirmation and Youth... VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CYF Please consider becoming a teacher or helper for our Wednesday afternoon CYF program for the school year. Teachers are urgently needed!! Without teachers we will not be able to offer this program to area kids. Call the church office at Prentice for more information about the program or if you feel it is the right time for you to get more involved by teaching. No experience needed!! Calling All Kids If you have completed 4K through 5 th You are invited to attend First Lutheran s Vacation Bible School at Lion s Park, Prentice WI (due to street construction by church) Come and see what changes everything! Mon. July 9 th Fri July 13 th 9:00 am-1:00 pm Morning snack and lunch will be provided. Please register your child/children as soon as possible. Tee shirts are available for purchase for $10.00 Family and friends are invited to join us for the VBS program on Thursday July 12th at 6:00 pm at Lion s Park to see and hear what the children have been up to all week. Call to register or for more information. Prentice VBS will be held at the Lion s Park Buildings due to road construction by the church. Attention First Prentice: We need empty toilet paper rolls for a craft project for VBS 6 OGEMA VBS 2018 DECORATING NEEDS If you have any of these items, you may bring them to the church office or call Tracy at We need your help...we could use the following items to help us decorate for this year s VBS theme: Things you may have around the house to get rid of Cardboard boxes various sizes or large sheets of cardboard Paper towel & wrapping paper tubes Paper grocery bags Things we could borrow from you Old looking wooden folding chairs and old looking lanterns Small oriental rugs Crates or old trunks and old leather luggage

7 Sunday School, Confirmation and Youth... COME ASHORE! OGEMA VBS 2018 First Lutheran Church Ogema July 30 - August 3, :00-8:30 p.m. 5) Join us this summer for SHIPWRECKED VBS! Venture onto an uncharted island where kids survive and thrive. Kids will be anchored in the truth that Jesus carries and rescues them through life s storms. They will experience that God is present, passionate and powerful. It should be oceans of fun!!! SHIPWRECKED VBS will conclude with a celebration service on Sunday, August 5. Registration forms will be sent out this month. You may also contact the church office at to register. All children age 3 through 6th grade( school year) are welcome to attend. Sponsorship forms to help cover VBS expenses are included in this newsletter and will be located at both Westboro and Ogema churches. Your help is greatly appreciated in making this amazing week happen for so many kids. Thank you for sponsoring this important ministry for our children. This year s VBS theme is SHIPWRECKED from Group Publishing. This summer, at SHIPWRECKED VBS, kids will venture onto an uncharted island where they survive and thrive. They will be anchored in the truth that Jesus carries and rescues them through life s storms. They will experience that God is present, passionate and powerful. It should be oceans of fun!!! At SHIPWRECKED VBS, kids will build, explore and discover in this totally unique adventure. They ll participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, and experience one-of-a-kind Bible adventures - all to remind them that Jesus rescues them. You can choose to sponsor any number of children, or just provide a financial gift. Please mark your choice (X). I/We would like to sponsor 1 child at $30. I/We would like to sponsor (list number) children at $30. I/We would like to donate $ Vacation Bible School July 30 August 3, 2018 Sponsorship Form (any amount) toward Vacation Bible School. Your name(s): OR I/We wish to remain anonymous. Please make your check payable to First Lutheran Church & mail this sponsorship sheet along with your check to: First Lutheran Church, W4950 State Hwy 86, Ogema, WI

8 JULY WORSHIP LEADERS &VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES First Lutheran Ogema Greeters/Ushers Acolytes July 1 Adam Raab & Ayriel Foster July 8 Emilie Hallstrand July 15 Ryan Griebel & Leah Nehls July 22 Adam Raab July 29 Ayriel Foster Altar Service Pat Schnepf Food Service Alyce Johnson Lawn Mowing Pete Jacobson First Lutheran Westboro Greeters/Ushers Acolytes Altar Service Food Service Reader Cleaner Cathy Scheithauer Lawn Mowing Dennis Scheithauer First Lutheran Prentice July Birthdays & Anniversaries Shepherding Group *David Bergman & Rebekah Koch (Additional volunteers are needed to help this month) Acolytes NOT ASSIGNED FOR JUNE, JULY & AUGUST (All students with training should sign up on the list on the bulletin board.) Food Service Jean Hill Zion Lutheran Brantwood Cleaning Duty Women of Zion 1 Dawn Nelson John Anderson 2 John Peterson, Jr. Jay Esterholm 3 Janice Simone Michael Hill Austin Pemper 5 Lindsay Cummings 6 Samantha Rodman Carl Zutavern Trent Heikkinen 7 Chase Jensen Piper Heikkinen Matthew Seeger 8 Arland Meye 9 Kathleen White Jacob Hora 10 Duane Scott Brian Cummings Kim Kalander 11 Bernice Koch Mary Wagenknecht Todd Cummings Ken Nikkila Barb Esterholm Gail Youngs 12 Kathy Raab 8 13 Nancy Conner 14 Michele Peterson Julie Pipkorn Michael Nyberg Ben Nelson 15 Josh Arkola 16 Shirley Luedke George Beaumont Tyler Hawkins Kara Raab 18 Jean Larson 19 Peter Quednow 21 Jennifer Staroba 23 Dale Barr Lonnie Carlson 24 Shanae Glaeser Verena Schwartz Kelly Kirchmeyer 25 Teanna Nikkila Kathy Mindock 25 Nadine Dubois Ryan Patrick Shawnie Sarkkinen 27 Jesse Heninger Bob Hora 28 Jacob Zutavern 29 Brian Nyberg 30 Bruce Rinehart Kason Maki Bev Heikkinen 1 Bruce/Kay Rinehart 5 Brad/Sara Bishop 6 Greg/Robin Scott Dan/Rachel Sieja 11 Tyler/Susan Peterson 14 Todd/Joani Cummings 16 Eric/Lindsay Cummings 9 Pete Heikkinen 10 James Strobl 12 John Anderson Betty Carlson 20 Duane/Jean Scott John/Mary Anderson 21 Randy/Jean Kilty Greg/Mary Wagenknecht 23 John/Irene Pipkorn 24 Tom/Becky Parker 30 Ed/Joyce Peterson 19 Jamie Kalander 24 Debra Strobl 27 Dorothy Moe 29 Danielle Ulrich 30 Jake Hora Secretary office hours at First in Prentice are now Tuesday-Thursday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

9 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 8:30 am Worship (Z) 9 am Worship (O) 10:30 am Worship (P) 10:30 am Worship (W) PL=Pastor Lowell PB=Pastor Bob IPQ=Intern Pastor Quinlan 1 8 8:30 am Worship (Z) 9 am Worship (O) 10:30 am Worship (P) 10:30 am Worship (W) 11:30 am Council Mtg (W) 6 pm Parish Council Mtg (O) 15 8:30 am Worship (Z) 9 am Worship (W) 9:30 am Council Mtg (Z) 9:30 am Council Mtg (O) 10:30 am Worship (P) 11 am Worship (O) Special Congregational Mtgs following worship services 9 am Worship (O) 10:30 am Worship (W) am Somo Lake Worship Service No Service in Prentice July 2018 Calendar of Events 2 Noon Sewing Circle (O) 6 pm Intern Committee Mtg (O) 6:30 pm Council Mtg (P) Noon Sewing Circle (O) Noon Sewing Circle (O) :30 pm Bible Pine Village 10 2:30 pm Bible Pine Village 17 2:30 pm Bible Pine Village 11 7 am Men s Prayer OPL 9 am Staff Meeting (O) 10 am Health Group(O) 12:30 pm Bible Study (Z) 18 7 am Men s Prayer OPL 10 am Health Group(O) 12:30 pm Bible Study (Z) :15 pm Milestone Senior Living (Tomahawk) PL on call PL on call PL on call PL on call IPQ on call IPQ on call IPQ on call Noon Sewing Circle (O) :30 pm Bible Pine Village 25 7 am Men s Prayer OPL 10 am Health Group (O) 12:30 pm Bible Study (Z) 12 9 am Quilters First Prentice 6 pm Prentice VBS Lion s Park First Lutheran Prentice VBS 9:00 am 1:00 pm July am Quilters First Prentice 5:30 pm Friends in Faith (Jensen Home) PB on call PB on call IPQ on call IPQ on call IPQ on call IPQ on call PB on call PB on call PB on call IPQ on call IPQ on call IPQ on call IPQ on call PB on call PB on call PB on call IPQ on call IPQ on call IPQ on call IPQ on call PB on call 29 8:30 am Worship (Z) 9 am Worship (O) 10:30 am Worship (P) 10:30 am Worship (W) 1:30 pm Farewell gathering for IPQ (O) :30 pm Bible Pine Village 1 7 am Men s Prayer OPL 10 am Health Group(O) 12:30 pm Bible Study (Z) First Lutheran Ogema VBS 5 pm 8:30 pm July 30 Aug PB on call PB on call IPQ on call IPQ on call IPQ on call IPQ on call PB on call 9

10 Northwoods STaR Ministries W4950 State Highway 86 Ogema, WI WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR JULY 2018 Sunday, July 1 6th Sunday after Pentecost (Communion) 8:30 am Zion Brantwood 10:30 am Prentice Pastor Lowell Bolstad leading worship 9:00 am Ogema 10:30 am Westboro Pastor Bob/Intern Pastor Quinlan leading worship Sunday, July 8 7th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 am Zion Brantwood 10:30 am Prentice (Fellowship will be held at Brantwood & Prentice following worship services as a farewell gathering for Pastor Lowell) Pastor Lowell Bolstad leading worship 9:00 am Ogema 10:30 am Westboro Pastor Bob/Intern Pastor Quinlan leading worship Sunday, July 15 8th Sunday after Pentecost (Communion) 8:30 am Zion Brantwood 10:30 am Prentice Pastor Bob leading worship 9:00 am Westboro 11:00 am Ogema Intern Pastor Quinlan leading worship 10 SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD FOLLOWING ALL WORSHIP SERVICES ON JULY 15 Sunday, July 22 (No Worship Service at Prentice) 9th Sunday after Pentecost 10:00 am Somo Lake Worship Service (Fellowship will be held during pot luck following worship service as a farewell gathering for Intern Pastor Quinlan) Intern Pastor Quinlan leading worship 9:00 am Ogema 10:30 am Westboro Pastor Bob leading worship Sunday, July 29 10th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 am Zion Brantwood 10:30 am Prentice Pastor Bob leading worship 9:00 am Ogema 10:30 am Westboro Intern Pastor Quinlan leading worship (Fellowship will be held at Westboro following worship service as a farewell gathering for Intern Pastor Quinlan and also at 1:30 pm in Ogema)