GRAPEVINE. From the Pastor. St. Luke United Methodist Church 623 Ontario Ave Sheboygan, WI Phone:

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1 Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors... The people of the United Methodist Church St. Luke United Methodist Church 623 Ontario Ave Sheboygan, WI Phone: Sunday worship 9:00 am Worship service 10:00 am Coffee hour 10:30 am Sunday school for all ages, September-May Church staff Cindy Thompson Pastor Emily Gilbertson Dir. of Children s Ministries Josh Holte Director of Youth Ministries Amy Holte Office Administrator Barbara Gruenke Treasurer Rick Thimmig Custodian Sara Hochstetler Housekeeper Ann Hoppert Keller Music Coordinator, Choir Director Faye Sippel Nursery Attendant GRAPEVINE Volume XXIV, Issue 8 August 2017 From the Pastor Dear Friends in Christ, I have been especially blessed in the last week by the important ways that my ministry partners at St. Luke and my ministry colleagues beyond St. Luke are committed to our partnership in ministry. Everyone on staff here sees their work as ministry. My clergy colleagues, especially Ric Olson, Dave Anderson and Roger Clapp contribute generously to the ministry that we share. As I marvel at these partners in ministry, both clergy and lay, it makes me wonder who else at St. Luke God is calling to ministry in our midst. If you have been thinking about, praying over or wrestling with a sense that God is calling you to ordained ministry or any specialized role of leadership in the church, I am available to talk with you. I have great respect for the process of discerning without rushing or pressuring anyone pondering a call to ministry. In the same way I am available, if you are deciding a first career path or career change. God s call and claim on our lives is important in all vocations, not only those God is calling to ministry leadership within the church. I look forward to many conversations in the days and years to come about how God is working in each one of us for ministry in and beyond the walls of St. Luke. Peace, Cindy Arody Carrazco & Ann Rodewald Pianist/organist

2 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 2 CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES Emily Gilbertson emily@stluke.net or Vacation Bible School Sunday, August 6 to Thursday, August 10 6 pm to 8 pm Ages 4 years to 11 years Registration is open now through the end of VBS. Please use the enclosed registration form or pick one up on your first day. Upcoming Dates Sunday, August 13 VBS Thank You 9 am Worship Sunday, August 13 Summer Sunday School 10:30-11:30 and United Methodist Women Lunch & Event on Good News Prison Ministry featuring Chaplain Gayle Janzen. Wednesday, August 23 Children & Youth Leadership Training Event 6 pm to 8 pm (Safe Sanctuary Updates) Sunday, September 10 3rd Grade Bibles & Backpack Blessings 9 am Wednesday, September 13 4th Grade Communion Instruction Sunday, September 17 1st Day of Sunday School groups/stlukechildrens $10 per student or $20 per family. Snacks & tie-dyed t-shirt included. Summer Playground Dates In Sheboygan Thursday, August 3 Roosevelt Park 10 am Tuesday, August 22 Firehouse Park 5 pm to 7 pm Bring A Picnic

3 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 3 Hero Central: Vacation Bible School Registration Form Sunday, August 6 to Thursday, August 10 6 pm to 8 pm $10/student or $20/family Student(s) Names Family/Guardian Names Mailing Address Address Phone Numbers (#1) (#2) Date of Birth Age Grade Equivalent (if applies) Home Church Medical Information Emergency Contacts Name Phone Name Phone Dismissal Information (Names who can pick up from VBS) Volunteer with VBS [ ] Yes Role No [ ] [ ] YES My child(ren) may be photographed. No pictures will be taken or released without family permission. Pictures will only be shared before worship on Sunday, August 14 and on the secret Facebook page and on our bulletin board. No names will be included. [ ] NO My child(ren) MAY NOT be photographed. St. Luke United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School 2017 Registration Form 1

4 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 4 Hero Central: Vacation Bible School Registration Form Sunday, August 6 to Thursday, August 10 6 pm to 8 pm Special Instructions: ONE per Student Child s Name Family Name 1. How does your child best communicate? 2. How does your child communicate needs/wants/dislikes? 3. What are your child s strengths/challenges? 4. What does your child like to do? 5. How does your child socialize/make friends? 6. Are there any aggressive/inappropriate behaviors we should know about? Anything that triggers them? 7. Dietary/Environmental/Physical/Medical Issues? 8. What helps your child learn the best? St. Luke United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School 2017 Registration Form 2

5 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 5 Youth Josh Holte - Youth Director News josh@stluke.net Check out our webpage for up-to-date information: Circuit Youth Event: Faith Boot Camp Sunday, August 13 at Camp Y-Koda Join St. Luke and other area United Methodist Church youth at Camp Y-Koda for a Faith Boot Camp. Invite your friends, all are welcome! Open to youth grades Our theme for the day will be Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Join us for food, camp games, prizes, and worship. We will be joined by Rich Rubietta! Pre-registration is required for this event. Late registration does not guarantee a T-shirt. Registration can be found on the next page, or go online to stluke.net/youth-ministries. Hard copies will also be available on the youth bulletin board. Please Josh Holte with any questions. ASP thank-you Sunday and brunch Sunday, August 20 Join us during worship at 9:00 am to see photos and hear from youth about their experience with Appalachia Service Project. The ASP crew want to thank all of St. Luke for your prayers, your volunteer hours, your participation in our fundraisers, your financial donations, and your encouragement. Without your support this trip isn t possible. Thank you! We will be sharing pictures and stories on Sunday, August 20. Following worship there will be a brunch served by the ASP crews as a thank-you to the congregation for all of your support. Dates to Remember: August 13, Circuit Youth Event: Faith Boot Camp at Camp Y-Koda August 20, ASP thank you Sunday during worship September 17, first day of Sunday school

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8 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 8 Sunday school begins Sunday, September 17th at 10:30 am. High school students meet in the youth room, and middle school students meet upstairs in the Crossfire room. Interested in becoming a Sunday school teacher? Or maybe just a sub? Talk to Josh Holte! We are always looking for volunteers to help with youth ministry. Background checks required. : E & H F Music Ministry $ G A Q * It s that time again! Miss the fellowship of choir? Want to be part of the choir family? RE- HEARSALS BEGIN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, AT 7:00 P.M. See you in the parlor! Want a chance to sing before that? Mark Sunday, August 20, on your calendar. Meet in the parlor at 8:15 a.m. to rehearse a lively anthem and add to the worship experience at 9:00. Anyone is welcome; you do not need to be a choir member to join in. So see you then! Keep Sunday, September 17, at 3:00 p.m. on your calendar. Plan on enjoying an airconditioned hour of organ music like you ve never heard before from our guest recitalist, Dr. David Bohn. (He checked the Packer schedule---no conflict!) David Bohn is a native of Wisconsin. He received degrees in composition from the University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the University of Illinois. His primary composition teachers were Joel Naumann, Yehuda Yannay, and William Brooks. He currently resides in West Allis, Wisconsin, and is organist and choir director St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in West Milwaukee. He is President of the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers, Vice President of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Organ Historical Society, and on the board for the Milwaukee Chapter of the American Guild of Organists; he also edits the newsletter for the Wisconsin OHS.

9 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 9 UMW North East District 2017 Fall Celebration and Workshop We Are His Servants Servant Leadership September 16, 2017 Kaukauna Peace United Methodist Church 2300 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Kaukauna, Wisconsin The theme for this year's gathering is based on John 13: With these words Jesus instructs His disciples that by His example they should be humble servants and show love to one another. St. Luke UMW members are invited to attend this opportunity to learn more about how we can continue the work of UMW to equip women and girls to become leaders and improve the lives of women, youth and children in the United States and around the world. The main speaker for the event will be District Superintendent Sue D'Alessio. The At Large Session will feature a multimedia presentation about KenyaHELP, a North East District Mission run by members of 1 st United Methodist Church, Green Bay, Wisconsin. KenyaHELP is a nonprofit program based in Green Bay, Wisconsin and Meru, Kenya providing scholarship to academically deserving Kenyan students. Workshop opportunities for officers and committee chairmen will be offered during the At Large Session. A $20 registration fee is due to Carole Biddick, N1356 Lakeshore Road, Kewaunee, WI by September 2. Please talk to a St. Luke UMW board member if you're interested in attending the gathering so that we can arrange carpooling and coordinate registration. Attendees are asked to bring one canned food item for the local food pantry.

10 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 10 We Are His Servants - Servant Leadership The North East District United Methodist Women Day of Celebration, Leadership Workshops Registration 8:30-9:00 A.M. Meeting Begins at 9:15 A.M. Kaukauna Peace United Methodist Church 2300 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Kaukauna, Wisconsin Registration Form deadline September 2 nd. Name: Address: Phone ( ) City/State: Zip Code Local Church and Unit Name Check here if you are your unit's President or designated leader List any Dietary Restrictions Will Day Care Services be needed (Safe Sanctuary Rules Followed) Workshop Session to be attended: (Please check 1) (officer or representative) President/Vice President Secretary Treasurer Nominations Social Action Program Resources Membership Nurture & Outreach Education & Interp. Spiritual Growth At Large Session (KenyaHelp program) Please bring one canned food item for the local food pantry. A box will be provided where you register. Thank you! Please include $20 with your registration by September 2 nd Mail registration to Registrar: Carole Biddick, N1356 Lakeshore Road, Kewaunee, WI 54216

11 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 11 Calling women of all ages! St. Luke United Methodist Women Is having a Salad Luncheon Sunday, August 13 at 10:30 a.m. Our Speaker will be Gayle Janzen, Chaplain for the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry. Come to hear about her job as Chaplain to the women in the Sheboygan County jail. Lunch will follow the speaker and the event will conclude by 11:45. Sunday School will be available for children to age 10. Please make a reservation by calling Jackie Felde at or calling the church office at Your Financial team Hope everyone enjoyed the second scoop ice cream social. It generated $1,122 in support of the Church of the Air. In addition one family has agreed to sponsor a broadcast. We are working along several different and promising paths to keep this item out of the operating budget. The July Noisy Offering was $ Thank you for your generosity. We completed June with a balance of a bit over $3,800 and our apportionments have been paid through June. Again, thank you. Also, Marion Fisher provided for St. Luke in her will and the estate has been settled. Proceeds of the will and memorials from the funeral will be directed to the Trustees for an electric sign in front of the church. Adult Sunday School All are welcome to the adult Sunday School meeting in room 212 this fall. We will be looking forward to three studies. The first two will use books by Adam Hamilton. The first study is Moses in the Footsteps of the Reluctant Prophet. This is a six week study of the epic account of his life, together with the deliverance of the Israelite slaves from bondage in Egypt, one of the defining stories of the Jewish people. The story tells something to us about God, about ourselves and about God s will for our lives. The second study uses Making Sense of the Bible- Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today. This book is divided into two sections. The first section titled The Nature of the Scripture looks at both the Old and New Testament, questioning who, when and why they were written. The second section is concerned with making sense of the Bible s challenging passages. A possible third study will use the book The Wesley Challenge by Chris Folmsbee who is a protégé of Adam Hamilton. The study asks twenty-one questions which John Wesley asked of himself and his early friends during meetings at the Lincoln College at the Oxford University.

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13 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 13 St. Luke UMC care list Take some time this month to remember those on our care list. Pray for them, send a quick note, or plan a visit. Edith Anderson N. 6th St. Unit 417 Sheboygan WI Pat Andrew Alabama Ave Sheboygan WI Marian Benson N1762 Nuestro Dr Oostburg WI Dustin Fox 3106 Michigan Ave Sheboygan WI Germaine Fox County Rd Y Rm 423 Sheboygan WI Mary Herman S. 16th St. Sheboygan WI Bill Holbrook Harvest Home 2005 Appletree Howards Grove WI Bill & Mary Hughes Black Walnut Trail Sheboygan WI Harriet Jensen County Rd Y Rm 407 Sheboygan WI Norma Jensen Eisner Ave Apt 315 Sheboygan WI Joyce Kaderabek Countryside Manor 4228 Kadlec Dr. Sheboygan WI Elaine Kaeppel Manor Pkwy Sheboygan WI Gail Kissinger N 27th Pl Sheboygan WI Gertrude Lawrence Eisner Ave Apt 334 Sheboygan WI June Martinson Erie Ave. Sheboygan WI Don Mattox N 6th St #319 Sheboygan WI Peggy Mehre N 15th St. Apt 107 Oostburg WI Glenda Melzer S 9th St Howards Grove WI John Melzer Harvest Home 2004 Appletree Rd Rm 1 Sheboygan WI Bea Mihm Pine Haven 220 Haven Dr. Rm C-105 Waldemar (Wally) Neising Azura Memory Care 2611 Indiana Ave. Carol Nicla Countryside Manor 4228 Kadlec Dr. Sheboygan Falls WI Sheboygan WI Sheboygan WI Richard Orlebeke S 11th St Sheboygan WI Darlene (Hector) Parra White Birch Sheboygan Falls WI Lyle Parrish Wisconsin Ave Apt 213 Sheboygan WI Barbara Pelkin County Rd Y Rm 406 Sheboygan WI Susan Prater N 9th St. Sheboygan WI Mary Reinhardt S 17th Pl Sheboygan WI Loretta Schmitt 3505 County Rd Y Rm 204 Sheboygan WI Phyllis Senkbeil Countryside Manor 4228 Kadlec Dr. Sheboygan WI Marjorie Sonnenburg N 24th St Sheboygan WI Jacob Stroo Cherrywood Ct. Apt C214 Sheboygan WI Donna Webb N. 6th St. Unit 119 Sheboygan WI 53081

14 VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE 7 GRAPEVINE 14 August Birthdays 1 Caroline Rodewald Pamela Parrish Patricia Parrish Evan Nelson 2 Amy Binelli Ryan Mullane Gavin Scheibl Cora Brashaw 3 David Mattern Ric Olson 4 Wayne Vetsch Jean Keppel Mason Kolar 5 Steven Pantel Sue Black 6 Nancy Weinberger Charles Ingelse 8 Barbara Murton Antoinette Mattern 9 Sam LeRoy 10 Lora Zengler 12 Richard Conrardy 13 Joseph McGrane Arthur Houwers Terry Thompson Isabella Anderson 15 Lauren Hundley 16 Jill Hundley 17 Phyllis Callison Chad Holmes 19 Gail Kissinger 21 Timothy Goetsch 23 Debra Boutelle 25 Lilah Hudak 26 Jennifer Hudak 27 Dianne Conrardy Lora Landgraf Kenneth Diener 28 Chyenne Lloyd 29 Betsy Rogers 30 Karen Rankin Colton Wickland 31 Ethan Roehrborn August Anniversaries 4 Norah and Peter Kissinger 5 Emily and Drew Gilbertson Antoinette and David Mattern 10 Dwight and Rebecca Riphenburg 12 Gordon and Nancy Hubbard 13 Herman and Joan Leonhard 18 Paula and Steven Siefert 19 Dawn and Mark Thaves 20 George and Jeanine Claypool 21 Elizabeth and Thomas Kraus Donald and Kathleen Schinke 22 Allen and Karen Wortz 24 Dianne and Richard Conrardy 26 Ray and Sue Hoffmann 27 Jill and Eric Hundley 28 Mylan and Nicole Olson 31 Mike and Tammy Holtz Those with recognized birthdays and anniversaries are members and friends of St. Luke United Methodist Church. If we have missed you or made an error, please contact Amy at amy@stluke.net.

15 August Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat :00 am-vbs set-up 10:00 am-vbs set-up 6:00 pm VBS meeting 6:00 pm AA 10:00 am playground date at Roosevelt Park 1:30 pm Rachel Circle :00 am worship 10:00 am coffee hour 6:00 pm VBS 6:00 pm VBS 6:00 pm VBS 6:00 pm VBS 6:00 pm AA 11:30 am Christ Meal 1:30 pm Lydia Circle 5:00 pm Nominations 6:00 pm VBS 6:30 pm Finance :00 am worship, noisy offering, and Summer Sunday school ages 4 5th grade 10:00 am coffee hour 9:30 am Sarah Circle 6:30 pm SPRC 6:00 pm AA 4:00 pm Circle of Creative Crafters 7:00 pm-admin Council 4:00 pm Circle of Creative Crafters 9:00 am Circle of Creative Crafters 11:00 am-8:00 pm Circuit Youth Event at Camp Y-Koda :15 am Choir rehearsal 9:00 am worship 10:00 am coffee hour ASP thank-you Sunday and brunch 2:30 pm UMW board meeting 6:30 pm Trustees *Grapevine articles due 5:00 pm Playground date/picnic at Fire House Park 6:00 pm AA 6:00 pm Children s Sunday school leaders meeting 9:00 am Staff meeting 27 9:00 am worship 10:00 am coffee hour 10:30 am 5th grade exit lunch :00 pm AA 31 9:00 am Food pantry