ZIONEWS Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Friedheim N 550 W, Decatur, IN 46733

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1 A 21 st Century Parish with a 1 st Century Faith Acts 2:42 ZIONEWS Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Friedheim N 550 W, Decatur, IN Worship Services Published Monthly August 5 Proper 13 Pentecost 11 Holy Communion Divine Service Setting 3 Saved by Work, Not Works John 6:22-35 Acolyte: Noah Short Greeters: TBA August 12 Proper 14 Pentecost 12 Prayer & Preaching Heavenly Bread is Yours John 6:35-51 Acolyte: Ashlyn Walker Greeters: TBA August 19 Proper 15 Pentecost 13 Holy Communion Divine Service Setting 1 Eat and Live John 6:51-69 Acolyte: Abby Werling Greeters: TBA August 26 Proper 16 Pentecost 14 Matins Using Religion to Avoid Religion Mark 7:8 Acolyte: Analise Wilkinson Greeters: TBA There is a special worship service at Bingen at 11 a.m. celebrating the 50 th anniversary of Wyneken. A luncheon and open house follows (noon to 3 p.m.) More info below. Altar Guild Tina Geels & Shelly Kiefer LYF Ushers Hunter Wilkinson & Jared Witte; Zane Buuck & Jacob Dykes Meals of Grace Coordinator Leslie Lawson ( ) Can t make it to church? Listen to our live service on WZBD (92.7 FM) broadcast from 9:05 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. You can also listen to the broadcast over the Internet. Just log on to our website ( & Click here to listen to Zion s worship service on Sundays from 9:05 9:50. The month of August marks an interlude in the long series of passages from Mark s Gospel during the Pentecost season. The Gospels for the first three Sundays are taken from John 6 - The Bread of Life chapter. August 26 will be a significant day in the life of our parish. On that day, we will gather together with our sisters and brothers of St. John and St. Paul to commemorate and celebrate the 50 th Anniversary of our Wyneken School. As to the particulars 11:00 a.m. Seminarian Kyle Brown, a Wyneken graduate and currently in his final year of study at the Ft. Wayne seminary, will be the speaker for this celebration service at St. John Bingen! Noon Lunch will be served, catered by Nine Mile. An Open House will run throughout the day. On the menu Pulled Pork sandwich, baked beans, potato salad, chips and a drink for $9! Kid friendly 12 and under menu includes Chicken Strips, Mac-and-cheese, fruit and a drink for $9! YOU MUST PURCHASE FOOD TICKETS WHEN YOU RSVP; NO ADDITIONAL LUNCH FOOD SALES SOLD THE DAY OF THE EVENT. There will Page 1 of 8

2 be representatives present in the Gathering Area before and after church on August 5 to take you reservations and answer any questions. There is also a reservation form included in the newsletter. til 3:00 p.m. Enjoy Kids Games, Dunk Tank, Whip & Chill ice cream and 25 flavors of shaved ice for sale at the event. Certainly education stands at the center of our life together in our congregation. For 180 years the instruction of God s people and especially the youth has been an integral part of our life and work. It is essential as we teach and model the faith. One of Martin Luther s more famous quotes is When schools flourish, all flourishes. Luther urged that the Scriptures be the primary text in the schools at every level. His oft-quoted and very important statement reads, I would advise no one to send his child where the Holy Scriptures are not supreme. Every institution that does not unceasingly pursue the study of God s word becomes corrupt. He then further reminds us that the freedom to provide sound Christian schooling is the very freedom of the Gospel itself. We have been blessed by the ministry of our Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School. It is the church s school. May the Lord continue to bless this important work of our parish ministry. Come join us August 26 for this celebration event. This month of August will be a time of transition in our neighborhood. Pastor Christopher Maronde will be installed at St. John Lutheran Church, Bingen on Sunday, August 5, as Associate Pastor. Rev. Dr. Daniel Brege will be transitioning to the office of District President during the month of August. He will remain as Associate Pastor at St. Paul yet his responsibility in the parish will be extremely limited as the duties of the District President are immense. Presently St. Paul is forming a call committee and will be issuing a call for a Senior Pastor in the near future. On September 9, Rev. Dr. Brege will be installed as President of our District while Pastor Brock will be installed as 4 th Vice President of our District. An invitation for this event can be found later in this newsletter. If attending the reception, an RSVP to church@zionfw.org is needed by August 30. The Indiana District covers the entire state of Indiana and the northern third of the state of Kentucky. It consists of 235 parishes, 53 pre-schools, 50 elementary schools, and three parochial high schools. There are an estimated 102,000 persons which make up our Indiana District. Past presidents of our district include the following pastors: Rev. Edgar C. Rakow, Rev. Elwood H. Zimmermann, Rev. Reuben Garber, Rev. Timothy E. Sims, *Pastor Sims served Emmanuel New Haven. He confirmed, ordained, and installed Pastor Dahling Rev. Daniel P. May, *Pastor May served as Pastor at St. Peter in Ft. Wayne, Tamara Dahling s home parish With Our Members Congratulations to Brett & Janine (Shane) Conrad on the birth of their second daughter, Mia Elizabeth. Mia was born on June 25 and was welcomed home by her big sister, Remey! May the Good Shepherd keep an ever-watchful eye on this most precious of His lambs. May the comforting arms of our Savior be around the family and friends of Ruth Ann Hartmann who was called to her heavenly home on June 27 and was given Christian burial on June 30. Please make the following address changes in your Membership Directory: Anna Buuck Jordan Buuck Shelby Kiess 1215 Howard St Cold Stream Lane Union Springs Dr., Apt. 2K Kalamazoo, MI Columbus, IN Carmel, IN Page 2 of 8

3 August 18 Ed Geyer August 1 Jacqueline Mere August 19 Brady Boyle Dave Houser Irene Kiess August 2 August 3 August 4 Jacob Bergman Ryan Boyle Kristin Scheumann Izaak Bobay Gabrielle Brandt Avery Krueckeberg Emma Buuck Nick Linnemeier August 20 August 21 August 22 August 23 Cindy Houser Madison Stoppenhagen DeWayne Gallmeyer Malachi LaVine Sara Bultemeier Sharon Christianer Kyle Stevens August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August 9 August 10 Amber Franz Brandon Boyle Misty Gehres Beth Rettig Carrington Bultemeier John Nidlinger Bonnie Buuck Roger Manley Lukas Rediger Chad Baumann Tyler Sorg August 24 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 Tom Blomenberg Freddie Geels Nyjah Moellering Gary Robinson Chris Rhymer Diego Arriaga Timberlee Weiland Brian Bulmahn Delaney Lawson Jackson Piotrowski Jim Buuck Alyssa Strickler August 12 August 13 Patty Strickler Brian Bergdall Bernice Berning Happy 90 th! Rachel Krueckeberg August 29 August 30 Becky Ake Jeramey Hudson Marla Manley Brandon McCloskey August 14 Bailey Cornett Lucy Lichtle August 31 Madelyn Gardner Katie Mere August 15 Kim Case Morgan Hurst August 16 Liam Burden Dale Heckman Monica Schaefer August 1 August 2 J.D & Casey Nidlinger Fred & Tina Geels August 17 Angie Baumann Carma Conrad Dave Conrad Rich Hartmann Judith Putteet Cassidy Schlemmer August 5 August 6 August 7 Leonard & Christine Bultemeier Marc & Angie Lichtle Adam & Angela Sielschott Adam & Cheryl Lengerich August 10 Brett & Janine Conrad Page 3 of 8

4 August 14 Tom & Micki Blomenberg August 26 Allen & Shirley Buuck Happy 40 th! August 17 Sam & Judy Baumann Happy 50 th! August 18 Chris & Cheryl Black August 21 Tom & Becky DeKoninck August 24 Kevin & Dawn Buuck August 28 August 29 Don & Bev Jenkins Dave & Shelly Spangler Jon & Kacey Burden August 31 Jim & Evie Fuhrman Happy 50 th! Congratulations go out to all our youth involved in the 4-H programs. Many received premiums, reserve, and grand champion awards. We applaud all their hard work and wish them the best of luck, especially for those projects going on to the state competition. We also congratulate Jarrett Bailey who was named Distinguished Ambassador at the Adams County 4-H fair. We also congratulate all the youth who competed on All Star teams this summer (softball, baseball) or Club sports. Our young athletes need to be commended on their dedication to their sports and representing themselves in a Christian manner. Early-bird Bible Class will resume on Tuesday, August 14. The class is held at 6 a.m. at Bingen s Fellowship Hall. With Our Organizations Serving on Altar Guild for the month of August is Tina Geels and Shelly Kiefer. Remember, if you wish to place flowers in church and have the Altar Guild order them, please contact Shelly Kiefer (gramkiefer10@gmail.com or ). The Altar Guild will meet at 7 p.m. in the Gathering Area on Tuesday, August 14. The Oasis youth have several events set for August. There will be an all Youth and Parent Organizational Meeting on Sunday, August 12, at 6 p.m. All youth in grades 6-12 and their parents are encouraged to join us on the 12 th at 6 p.m. in the St. John, Bingen Parish Hall for our Youth Organizational Meeting. We will discuss our events and goals for the upcoming year. Bring your calendars to so we can try to avoid conflicts with school activities. With Brian taking the position in Petoskey, it is very important that both the youth and their parents participate in this meeting. Anyone else who is 18 years of age or older (and willing to submit to the required background check), is also welcome to volunteer their time in serving our youth. Please consider this opportunity to serve even if you do not have children in grades On August 19, it s the All Youth Back-to-School Bash at Pine Lake Waterpark; meet in St. John parking lot at 12 noon. Serving as Youth Ushers for August are Zane Buuck & Jacob Dykes and Hunter Wilkinson & Jared Witte. Please mark your calendars now for the following LWML Zone activities: Sunday, September 30, 2018 SRD Workshop 3 p.m. at St Paul-Preble. The group will be sewing cancer pads. A light luncheon will be served. Sunday, October 7, 2018 LLL/LWML Fall Rally 3 p.m. at St. Peter-Fuelling. history on the life of Friedrich Conrad Dietrich Wyneken. Pastor Daniel Dahling will present a Please continue to save your LWML Mites for Missions. We are still wanting and needing our cut cancelled stamps for Missions. There is a drawer in the three drawer rolling file in the Gathering Area for you to place stamps. The LWML will be preparing a brunch on Rally Day (September 9). If you are willing to help prepare the casseroles, set up the tables, serve at the brunch on Sunday, or help clean up, please contact Marlene Conrad ( ). If you would be willing to bring breakfast rolls, muffins, doughnuts, coffee cakes, sweet breads, etc., please contact Shirley Buuck ( or churchoffice@zionfriedheim.org.). Leslie Lawson has volunteered to serve as Meals of Grace Coordinator for the month of August. If you know of someone who could benefit from this ministry, please give Leslie a call ( ). Page 4 of 8

5 As of July 16, we raised $1, for the Bottles of Hope fundraiser for The Hope Clinic. There are still 13 baby bottles out. If you have one, please bring it to church as soon as possible. There is a small tote in the Gathering Area for you to place the bottle. A thank you note from The Hope Clinic reads in part Thank you for hosting a baby bottle campaign for The Hope Clinic.. Your support is greatly appreciated! The Seasoned Walther Leaguers invite you to join them for an afternoon of cards and Christian fellowship on Tuesday, August 14, at 12:30 p.m. in the Gathering Area. Please bring a snack to share! Memorial We have received a memorial in loving memory of Ruth Hartmann from Bernice Berning for our Building/Expansion Fund. College Addresses Whether your child is heading to college for the first time or is completing their senior year, we need your help. If you could send their campus address (or address for their off-campus apartment) to the church office (churchoffice@zionfriedheim.org), it would be much appreciated. Even if they have the same address as last year, drop a short note letting us know that. An address would also be helpful. Besides sending out the newsletter, the LWML will be sending a gift card to those away at college sometime in October and the addresses will be needed for that as well. Your help is needed! We realize that many may have dropped their land line and are just using their cell phones. If you are one of those and you have not contacted the church office with your updated information, would you please do so? We would like to have the information in the directory as accurate as possible. If you don t want your cell number listed in the directory, let us know. We would still like to have this information in the office. In addition, any address or physical address changes would also be appreciated. Thank you for your help! Sunday School It won t be long and Sunday School will begin (September 9 is Rally Day, the first day of Sunday School). The majority of the staff is remaining from last year (thank you all!) but if we could have a list of individuals willing to sub that would be very beneficial. If you don t want to teach but would like to lend a hand with a class (especially the younger students) that is also beneficial. In addition, an additional teacher for the 7 th & 8 th graders is needed to fill in for those times when vacation plans take him out of town. If interested, please contact Angie Lichtle ( or ). Open House The family of Bernice Berning invites you to share in the celebration of Bernice s 90 th birthday. Please come to the Gathering Area on Sunday, August 26, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for an Open House in her honor. Thanks to all those who made contributions of "seed money" to the Wyneken Matching account. With contributions through Sunday, July 22, the account has $2,864 in eligible contributions and $5,780 in matching funds. We now have enough matching money to support an additional $14,477 in "regular" contributions. We should be OK with no additional seed money for the next couple of months. Meeting Plans for Fellowship Hall Updated floor and elevation plans for the new Fellowship Hall are now available. If you want to review these plans, please see Dennis Werling following a Sunday morning worship service. Another opportunity to view the plans takes Page 5 of 8

6 place on Sunday, August 5. You are invited to come to church at 6:30 p.m. to look at the plans, ask questions, or share concerns. We have had 18 pastors, not including vacancy pastors, who have served the people of God at Friedheim. This month we will hear about the five remaining ministers. On January 18, 1971, Pastor Ronald Schultz was called to serve Friedheim. He resigned on May 8, The congregation offered prayers for his protection, helping with his personal problems, and granting a speedy return into the ministry of the church. At this time, the congregation also voted to call a bilingual pastor. Continuing a German service was deemed to be of high importance. Pastor Baldwin Camin was issued a call on July 11, He was serving a congregation in Edson, Alberta Canada. He was installed on September 10, Under Pastor Camin s leadership, the current structure of the congregation s administration was set in place. The practice of personal announcement for communion was followed along with the use of communion announcement cards. Pastor Camin received a peaceful release on August 16, 1976 so he could serve the people of God at Messiah Lutheran church in Marysville, Washington. After two calls were returned, Pastor Eric Reinhold was called to serve our congregation on January 23, Pastor Reinhold was an emigrant from South America and received his colloquy from the Fort Wayne Seminary in Pastor Reinhold was installed in the spring of While he was at Friedheim, the organ was moved from the front of the church to the rear balcony (July 1978). In October 1978 Pastor Reinhold received a call to serve Peace Lutheran Church in Galena Park, Texas. He was granted a peaceful release effective November 15, On April 27, 1980 Pastor Marvin Hinkle was called to serve at Friedheim. During this long absence, Dr. Otto Stahlke served as our interim ministry. Pastor Hinkle had been a teacher at Concordia Lutheran High School in Ft. Wayne and received his colloquy from the Ft. Wayne Seminary on December 31, Pastor Hinkle was installed on July 13, German services were still held with Dr. Stahlke preaching and Pastor Hinkle leading the altar service. German services were discontinued in the fall of Pastor Hinkle accepted a call to St. James Lutheran Church in Logansport and preached his farewell sermon on October 26, On January 18, 1987 Pastor Daniel Dahling was called to Friedheim. He was installed on March 23, 1987 and remains at Friedheim today 31 years later! During his tenure, changes have happened. The church was rededicated for its 150 th anniversary in 1988 and women were granted voting privileges and could serve on Council in In 1994 handicap access was made to the church and in 1997 the present parsonage was remodeled. The Cornfusion Corn Maze kept the congregation busy and had a successful three-year run. The church roof was replaced in 2000, an addition to Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School was done in 2002 and the Gathering space (with restrooms) was added to the church in At present, we are looking at beginning construction on a new Parish Hall. Wyneken News Registration Day is Thursday, August 2, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and then from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A minimum of the first two months of tuition/registration is due at this time and any additional registrations fees. You can also set up a payment plan. You and your child can meet with your child s teacher and drop off any school supplies in the classroom. If you cannot register on this day, please contact the school to make other arrangements. Opening Day is Thursday, August 9, at 8 a.m. for students in grades K 8. The opening worship service will be held at Bingen at 8:30 a.m. Family and friends are invited to attend the chapel service. North Adams busses will not be running the first two days of school, Thursday and Friday, August 9 and 10. Please make arrangements to get your children to and from school those days. School dismissal is at 2:43 p.m. Early Release Wednesdays begins on Wednesday, August 15. Students riding the bus will be released at 2:10 p.m. and at 2:15 p.m. for all other students. Don t forget that if there is a two-hour delay on a Wednesday, there will not be an early release on that day. Student Arrival time is 7:45 a.m. For those utilizing the Childcare program, drop off can begin at 6:30 a.m. Dress Code rules are explained in the Parent/Teacher Handbook. The handbook will be available for each family at registration. Parents will be asked to sign and return a form stating that they have looked at these policies. Page 6 of 8

7 The School Calendar can be viewed on RenWeb as well as the school s website, The Weekly Parent Note can also be accessed on RenWeb or the school s website. All athletes need to have a sports physical completed, signed by their doctor, and on file with Wyneken prior to the first practice of their sport. A local physician will be available during set hours at registration for students to complete a sports physical that night. Mrs. Jessica Gavrun is the Music Director. All students in grades K 8 are a part of the Wyneken choirs (separated by grade). Students in grades 6-8, have the option to participate in an extracurricular choir that meets after school on Wednesdays. Ms. Rebecca Klenke is the Hand Chimes Director. Chimes are for students in grades 5-8 (beginning chimes for grades 5-6 and advanced chimes for grades 7-8). Chimes practice is held one morning each week from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. (day of the week to be determined). The Wyneken Band program is for students in grades 4-8 and is under the direction of the Concordia Lutheran High School program with lessons two times a week. Child Care is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and accepts infants through 5 year olds for full and/or parttime care and is available for before and after school are for all students enrolled at Wyneken (Pre-school 8 th grade). JROTC students represent Cadets in D.C. Concordia s JROTC Leadership Team placed 21 st in a field of 40 teams that made it to the finals for the national 2018 U.S. Army JROTC Leadership Bowl Championship in Washington, D.C., June Our Cadets performed amazing and did their best among the outstanding teams that were involved in the competition, said SGT. Al Conrad, CLHS JROTC instructor. Students competing were junior JD Schuller (team leader), junior Lindsay Bennett, sophomore Lucas Rosbrugh and freshman Isaiah Rusher. Cadet Fund we met our goal! We met our Cadet Fund goal for the school year! Thank you! You made this happen! Your gifts have gone to support so much this past year, such as our Band and Choir Tours, improvements to our Baseball Field, the sophomore field trip to the Creation Museum, and Student Scholarships! We raised $621,896 with $360,800 raised for the SGO (Scholarship Granting Organization) and $261,096 for our Family of Funds. We surpassed our goal of $525,000! Thank you for your support - HOSA students compete at international conference CLHS had two students compete this past week at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas. Junior Chase Deetz competed in Knowledge Test - Pharmacology and Joshua Castleman (middle school) competed in Medical Reading - Middle School division. Both participated in educational symposiums during the week. At the award ceremony, Joshua was recognized for placing in the top 10 in nation in his event. Congratulations to both Chase and Joshua for representing the State of Indiana at the conference. Preparing for our 2018 Golf Outing Plans are being made for our next CLHS Annual Golf Outing, which will take place on Thursday, September 27, at Chestnut Hills. We invite you to join us by sponsoring, registering a team or signing up individually! To learn more about the event or register to participate, visit Contact aeckert@clhscadets.com with questions. Lutheran Night at the TinCaps We will be celebrating our Lutheran Schools together at Parkview Field on August 6 for Lutheran Night at the TinCaps. The game starts at 7:05 p.m. with fireworks to follow. Our choir will sing the National Anthem, and our JROTC Color Guard will present the flags. It's a great night for the whole family! Tickets are available in the high school s main office during office hours for $8 each. The first 100 tickets sold through Concordia will receive a $5 TinCaps gift card to use at the stadium. Get your tickets today! Page 7 of 8

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