Non-Profit Org U.S. Postage PAID Sheboygan Falls, WI Permit No. 11 Address service requested CONNECT WITH US Bethlehem Lutheran 1121 Georgia Avenue Sheboygan, WI 53081 WORSHIP & BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES Worship: Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday 8 am & 10:30 am Wednesday 6 pm Bible Studies: Saturdays 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Sundays 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. www.ourbethlehem.com Church: (920) 452-4331 infochurch@ourbethlehem.com School: (920) 452-5071 infoschool@ourbethlehem.com Rev. www.facebook.com/ ourbethlehem https://twitter.com/ ourbethlehem James L. Hartman Administrative Pastor Sunday School: 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Toddler Time: 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. *Sunday School & Toddler Time will return in September* Pastor-led Bible Study Led by Pastor Kubow Mondays-6:30 pm (This Bible study will return in September) Pastor-led Bible Study Led by Pastor Hartman Thursdays-7am (This Bible study will continue through June) All Bible Studies held in the Century Room Rev. Alan D. Kubow Associate Pastor MEMBERSHIP Patrick Vanic Principal Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Sheboygan Lutheran High School Association Sheboygan Area Lutheran Schools Association
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The Bethlehem Visitor June 2016 God's Enduring Word "'All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.' And this word is the good news that was preached to you. (1 Peter 1:24 25) Dear brothers and sisters: We long for Spring in Sheboygan, don't we? We look forward to green grass, trees in full leaf, and flowers in bloom! We look forward to outdoor recreation: camping, gardening, sports, fishing, hiking and traveling. All these things are gifts from our gracious God. We give thanks to Him and bless His name! Above all, we give thanks for His saving Word! The grass will wither. The flowers will fall. Spring and summer fly by. Only God's life giving Word will remain! This is the Word that proclaims the Good News of our crucified and risen Savior Jesus Christ. He died for our sins! He has earned for us the forgiveness of ALL of our sins. His Word and Sacraments strengthen us for the living of these days. You and I need His Word week in and week out! Without a steady dose of that Word, you and I will wither and fall. A summer without God's Word and worship leaves us spiritually weak and vulnerable in an increasingly pagan world. As you enjoy rest and recreation this summer, please take time out for worship! There is absolutely nothing more important! Remember that Bethlehem offers every Wednesday worship at 6:00 pm for those who are gone on the weekends. Remember that the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod's website can help you find sister congregations and their worship times in every one of the 50 states in which you may be vacationing www.lcms.org. A search box is located in the upper right hand corner of the Synod's home page. If you lack internet access, the Church Office can help you located a congregation in your vacation area. Remain faithful at worship this summer. You will receive the blessing of a rested body AND a wellnourished soul! Peace be with you! Pastor Alan Kubow
STEWARDSHIP June 2016 Stewardship Article For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son (John 3:16). God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays his life down for the sheep (John 10:11). Love means sacrifice. Sacrifice means a humbling of oneself for the good of another. And this is what the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ teaches us: Love means sacrifice. We love our families. And we love them by sacrificing ourselves for them. We put their needs before our own. We sacrifice our own wants and desires for their good and for their needs. We love our country. And we love it by pledging our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor to defend her. We ask not what our country can do for us, but what we can do for our country. We make sacrifices for our country s good and we do it because we love her. We love our church. And we love our church by giving of ourselves, by sacrificing our time, talents, and treasures in service to it. We volunteer to teach Sunday School, VBS, and other various boards. We help out cleaning and fixing what needs to be cleaned and fixed at the church property. And we give a portion of the income God has given us, so that the lights will go on, and the heat and air conditioning may run; so that a pastor will preach to us both law and gospel and administer baptism and the Lord s Supper; so that the Word will go forth into all the world through the missionaries we call and send out. God has called us into these three spheres of family, country, and church. He puts the solitary into a home. No one is an island unto himself. Everyone is put into a family, a country, and a church. In these spheres, God cares for all our needs of body and soul. He employs other members of these spheres to ensure that we have everything we need for this body and life and for the next. These callings place a claim upon us, a claim upon our presence, our prayers, our time, talents, and treasures. They give us a duty. That duty is to love. And love means sacrifice. And sacrifice means that we humble ourselves for the good of another. So then, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another (1 John 4:7 11). And love means sacrifice. Change For The Future The next collection for Change For The Future will take place the weekend of June 25-26, so mark your calendars to bring your box of change to church. If you are unable to bring in your box, please contact the church office and we will make sure to send a collector out to get it.
JUNE NEWS Next Visitor Deadline If you would like to submit information for the July Visitor please have your information to the church office no later than Thursday, June 16, 2016. You can email it to jodi.damrau@ourbethlehem.com or drop office in the church office with a note attached that it is for the July Visitor. Lutheran Witness Renewals Those who wish to either renew their subscriptions or subscribe to The Lutheran Witness may do so by submitting $15.96 (checks should be made payable to Bethlehem Lutheran Church) along with your name and address to the church office or by enclosing the same information in an envelope marked The Lutheran Witness and placing it in the offering plate. The deadline for renewing or subscribing is Friday, June 24, 2016. Renewals/subscriptions will be sent in immediately after this date. SWD Day At Noah s Ark The South Wisconsin District is sponsoring a day at Noah's Ark on Friday, June 24, 2016. The cost is $29 for 3 years and older and includes an all you can eat lunch buffet. For more information visit the SWD website at swd.lcms.org. Order your passes by Wednesday, June 15 at swd.lcms.org/registration. If you have any questions contact Robin at 414-292-0741. Thank You We would like to say thank you to the Estate of Ronald C. Ziller for the generous $2000.00 donation to Bethlehem Lutheran School. Attention All Confirmed Members Of Bethlehem Lutheran Church! We are looking for confirmed women or men of the congregation to help us meet, greet and assist our members at our weekly divine services. USHERS are needed to enhance the worship setting by distributing bulletins, collection of weekly gifts and assist our members/guests as needed. Please volunteer to serve in this capacity by contacting Jim Rusch at 920-980-4501. No Experience Is Needed!!!! Congratulations to the following Bethlehem Lutheran Church students that were confirmed on Sunday, May 15, 2016: Hailey Nicole Bauer Niko Dionicio Coronado Preston John Kurtinitis Natalie Brooke Mullens McKenzie Lynn Nachtwey Michael James Petri Jessica Lynn Pierce Lillian Elly Seitz Morpheus Estabio Shinn Zachary Joseph Verhelst Nadia Ann Versey Miya Mae Wegner
MORE JUNE NEWS In Appreciation A sincere thank you to Arthur and Leona Winkler for being the driving force behind the church decorations at Pentecost for a countless number of years. As Art and Leona retire, the red Pentecost torch is being picked up by Bev and David Fischer with the assistance of Judi Knier, Jeanette Gast, and Georgiana Staff. The Tongues of Fire continue to flicker with the movement of air in the sanctuary courtesy of the Moncrief/Irish families. They are continuing the longstanding tradition of the tongues mobile designed and executed by Bill Moncrief for Bethlehem many years ago. Next Youth Group Meeting 7 th -12 th graders, mark your calendars for Sunday, June 12 from 6-7:30 for next youth group meeting. Ice Cream Buckets Needed Social Ministry is looking for clean, large sized ice cream buckets. Please put them in the Social Ministry basket located in the Century Room. SWD Day At Noah s Ark The South Wisconsin District is sponsoring a day at Noah's Ark on Friday, June 24, 2016. The cost is $29 for 3 years and older and includes an all you can eat lunch buffet. For more information visit the SWD website at swd.lcms.org. Order your passes by Wednesday, June 15 at swd.lcms.org/registration. If you have any questions contact Robin at 414-292-0741. Thank You We would like to say thank you for a $2000.00 donation to Bethlehem Lutheran School from the Estate of Ronald C. Ziller. Summer Scrip Sales Only Scrip on the Go will be accepted during the summer months. All special orders need to be in by 8:00 am Monday mornings. Orders will be filled on Mondays & Thursdays. If requested you will be contacted when your order has been filled and is ready for pick up (you must provide a phone number on your order form if you want to be called). Filled orders can be picked up in the school office Monday - Thursday 7:00 am - 3:00 pm and Fridays 7:00 am - noon. Also we are not responsible for online orders that are placed incorrectly. Please make sure to select USE THIS ONE. Bethlehem Students Graduating High School Congratulations to these former Bethlehem Lutheran School students who are graduating High School: Michael Chorowicz Tessa Marquez Alyssa Davis Alyssa Mathes Kelsi Engelhardt Mattison McWherter Gabrielle Fischer Keith Nachtwey Kelsey Haack Madelyn Pfister Claire Hammann Jennifer Pierce Manda Hoffman Joshua Pingel Allen Jerome Holzheimer III Craig Roth, Jr. Kiley Hopf Julia Splittgerber JoAngela Klima Tyler Tuttle Gabby Krueger Savannah Jane Walford Breanna Love Emily Wegner Victoria Zunter
BETHLEHEM S CRADLE ROLL PROGRAM Celebrating Baptismal Birthdays If you or your child has been baptized in 2013, 2014 or 2015 in the months of April, May or June we will be recognizing you and/or your child with a special gift at the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, June 5. Please watch your mail for your invite and RSVP information. We will continue to honor baptismal birthdays each calendar quarter, so watch the Visitor and News and Notes for all the information when your special baptismal birthday recognition will be. BAPTISMS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES Zaylia Echo Shinn, daughter of Randal G. Shinn & Barbra Lantto, baptized April 30, 2016. Everly Alyce Maxey, daughter of Tyler L. & Tiffany M. (Farr) Maxey, baptized May 7, 2016. Kaiden Lee Ronald Sheldon, son of Jared L. Sheldon & Tiffany M. (Farr) Maxey, baptized May 7, 2016 Samuel Ryan Bedroske, son of Ryan D. & Sarah M. (Irish) Bedroske, baptized May 14, 2016. Carson Frederick Duchow, son of Gregorio R. Sosa & Larissa K. Duchow, baptized May 22, 2016. Elmira Gehr, age 84, passed away on May 5, 2016 LWML NEWS Blessings to you this spring. As we see all the beauty the Lord give us, it reminds that we too are given new life in Him. We re cleaned by His blood from all our ugly, hurtful, death-giving sins. Thank you for this springcleaning Lord. At our May 3rd meeting, we received important and encouraging information from Karen Carter, President of Bethesda Auxiliary, about ways Bethesda can serve us and how we can help support them. Bethesda has resources and a curriculum along with many other materials for use by congregational members who may need their services as well as scholarships for those who would like to serve in Bethesda s programs. Watch for more on this vital ministry. On May 7th, a funeral honoring the life of a former Bethlehem LWML president and longtime member Ruth Wilke was held with her children giving moving tributes to her. She truly did serve the Lord with gladness and is now doing so with joy in heaven. All of us in LWML who knew her remember her dedication and commitment, and her great smile. To close our year, our Bethlehem LWML members will meet for lunch at noon on Saturday, June 4th at Sprecher s (the old Highland House building, located at 8th and Indiana. Ask to be directed to the room reserved for us. Please bring any paper plates, napkins, cups, etc., coffee, teabags or boxed snacks as well as any chemo caps for the ingathering for our South Wisconsin District Convention to be held June 24-25 in Madison. Our next regular meeting will be Tuesday, September 6th at 7 p.m. in the Century Room. We have some exciting plans for fall, so mark you calendars now. Our Zone Fall Rally will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church on October 18th at 6:00 p.m. Elections for several offices and our new Spanish ministry Pastor are on the agenda, so mark your calendars.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS Pastoral Care When you are hospitalized, please notify the church office (of have a family member or friend notify us). Due to privacy laws the hospitals no longer contact the church. Personal Information Changes If you have changed your name, address, phone number etc. please notify the church office immediately with your information. You can call the church office at 452-4331 or email jodi.damrau@ourbethlehem.com with your new/current information. Thank you for your help. Room Reservation Reminder Just a reminder to make sure that you let the church office know ASAP if and when you need to reserve a room so we can be sure that there are no conflicts. Thank you! Visit Us Online Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School is on Facebook.com. Look for updates and information by typing Bethlehem Lutheran School. For more school information, please visit us at our website, www.ourbethlehem.com. VISITOR SPONSORSHIP To help us defray expenses for producing and mailing our monthly newsletter, we have established a sponsorship program which includes a congregational contributor for a cost of $50 per year; and a commercial contributor for the cost of $120 per year. If interested, please drop off your payment or call the church office at 452-4331. Congregational Sponsors: Bev Fischer Lee & Bev Steffen Clifford & Gail Schlegel Fred & Ruth Fibiger Robert & Joan Osthelder Jim & Judy Heinecke Richard & Marjorie Hahn Advanced Disposal Ardyth Gross Anita Krimmel John & Jane Halverson Bob & Lori Gottowski Tim & Evie Grasse Leonard & Rogene Johnson Beverly Bauer Vi Gloede James Schmidt Roger H. & Sandy Fischer Commercial Sponsors: Advanced Comfort Systems Irish Roofing Al & Al s Steinhaus Keith Wyckoff Siding Services Boneck Printing Reinbold Novak Funeral Home Charcoal Inn
GREETERS SCHEDULE June 2016 June 4, 5:30 p.m. June 5, 8:00 a.m. June 5, 10:30 a.m. Ben & Gwen Engelhardt Jack & Audrey Van Dixhorn Jeff & Lana Holler June 11, 5:30 p.m June 12, 8:00 a.m. June 12, 10:30 a.m. Jim & Phyllis Barts Todd & Easton Bauer Karen & Kiley Hopf June 18, 5:30 p.m. June 19, 8:00 a.m June 19, 10:30 a.m. Bev Fischer & David Strohschoen Mary & Aaron Smith Jeanne Chorowicz & Juli Baird June 25, 5:30 p.m. June 26, 8:00 a.m. June 26, 10:30 a.m. Linda Herber & Joan Strohschoen Art & Leona Winkler Sarah & Aaron Marver July 2016 July 2, 5:30 p.m. July 3, 8:00 a.m. July 3, 10:30 a.m. Dick & Betty DeYoung Kathy Fricke & Fred Jabs Georgiana Staff & Kaytlin Lampe Thank you all for serving the Lord as greeters. Your smiles and handshakes make everyone feel welcome. If you can t greet on your scheduled day and time, please call or email me and I ll do my best to replace you. My phone number is 920-458-3670 and my email is grandmatito@yahoo.com. Thank you