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Our Core Values drive everything we do towards accomplishing our mission of serving all through spirituality and God’s Love.

July 2015

Volume 28 • Issue 7

Redeemer Lutheran Church • ELCA 255 W. Lincoln Avenue • Hartford, WI 53027 • 262-673-2550 • office@redeemer-hartford.org

Thoughts and Wonderings

on God’s Word

Welcome to the world of thoughts and wonderings on

God’s Word! There usually is a scripture passage and a

reflection! It is simple, easy and free. This is a place of

grace for all of God’s children to think like a child. On this

page we are all invited to join the conversation. I will give

my thoughts or wonderings for you to read and then you are

invited to chime in in response. Some days it will be me out

there all alone writing my thoughts with no response from

you. That is perfectly fine! But if you have something you

would like to say on line feel free! I will not use names -- to

protect the innocent ☺.

4 Welcome to the living Stone, the source of life. The

workmen took one look and threw it out; God set it in the

place of honor. 5 Present yourselves as building stones for

the construction of a sanctuary vibrant with life, in which

you'll serve as holy priests offering Christ-approved lives up

to God. 6 The Scriptures provide precedent: Look! I'm

setting a stone in Zion, a cornerstone in the place of honor.

Whoever trusts in this stone as a foundation will never have

cause to regret it. 7 To you who trust him, he's a Stone to be

proud of, but to those who refuse to trust him, The stone the

workmen threw out is now the chief foundation stone. 8 For

the untrusting it's . . . a stone to trip over, a boulder

blocking the way. They trip and fall because they refuse to

obey, just as predicted. 9 But you are the ones chosen by

God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to

be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and

speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day

difference he made for you - 10 from nothing to something,

from rejected to accepted. ( 1 Peter 2:4-10 The Message)

It would seem clear -- at least in this reading from

I Peter -- that we are indeed called to be positive and strong

building blocks -- ‘stones’ -- for the foundation of God’s

grace, love, mercy and forgiveness in this world that is

shaking on its foundation. As I said the other day, it is kind

of scary to think of ourselves as ‘priests’! But if we think of

ourselves as ‘building stones’, it might seem a little

easier. We are here to construct -- or rather to be used to

construct -- a place of grace! A place of acceptance! A

place of safety for the truth of God to be and to grow and to

prosper in the midst of the confusion and traffic of this

human existence.

I will suggest that we who know to hold on to Jesus

Christ -- however big or small our faith --is not made of a

gravel mixture that crumbles when stepped on. We are

made of the strong stuff of real lives. We are made from

stuff of the Spirit’s power to resist the stress of tearing,

pulling and pushing. And for that it would be good to thank

God for making us of ‘the stuff’ that is solid and

enduring! God ‘stuff’!! And, able to live fully by his

power.

‘Whoever trusts in this stone as a foundation

will never have cause to regret it’.

God help us to be good building stuff! pm

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During my first President’s Report for the Herald, I wrote this:

“For those of you who know me on a personal level, you know that I am uncoordinated, not athletic, and don’t really like sports. That being said, I love the idea of Imua. Imua is Hawaiian for “go forward.” It is said before all Hawaiian sporting events as a charge to the athletes to not let anything stand in their way - to go forward in their event. This is exactly what Redeemer is doing and needs to do.” After Discernment Sunday, the Every Voice Matters team had a “debriefing” meeting. We agreed on being excited and energized to move forward with the goals selected by the congregation. However, I also voiced a hint of disappointment that I felt. Throughout Discernment Sunday, I kept hearing negativity and people not wanting to move forward. This is a problem. Before selecting our goals, we had no direction at Redeemer and we complained. A lot. Now we have some direction and I’m still hearing complaining. The bottom line is this: We care about every person in this congregation (every voice matters, remember?), and every member has been given multiple opportunities to share their opinions and ideas. It is no longer time to complain. It is no longer time to shoot down every idea and continue the negativity. Redeemer will move forward. Redeemer must move forward. Nothing will stand in our way because God is our way. Please study our goals. Pray over our goals. Share your passions. Support each other.

Imua.

Thank you! Jenny Nettesheim President of the Congregation

Seeds of Ministry Nuggets

July 5th - Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way

you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2

July 12th

- Honor the Lord with your wealth,

with the first fruits of all your crops; Proverbs 3:9

July 19th

- So I say to you: Ask and it will be given

to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will

be opened to you. Luke 11:9

July 26th

- Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge

against anyone among your people, but love your

neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:18

Finance Team Meeting Notes

June 9, 2015

The team looked at current expenses and discussed

ideas as to how we could bridge the gap between

income/expenses. The team wondered if the Bequest

Team could address the deficit when considering best

use of the funds. The potential of having the RLC

Foundation accept part of the funds in order to make at

least a portion of the gift a perpetual ongoing benefit to

the church also was raised.

The church will EFT $100.00 a month to the

Foundation to repay the loan for the office copier until

paid in full, in 39 months.

The team decided to put the Mortgage Reduction

Plan on hold for the moment. The member who offered

the matching funds has generously donated the money

to the church already as regular giving. With the

current financial status the team felt we would hold off

on the request for additional mortgage funds.

The potential use, or possible sale of parsonage

property was discussed by the team. The team would

like to take more time to address issue with other

concerned ministry teams before coming to final

decision.

Don Horen has been cost comparing insurance

companies. He found one which is well rated and

$2,000 cheaper than our current carrier. The team felt

the property committee can follow through on this.

Next meeting Tuesday, July 7, 2015

6 :00 p.m. in the Fireside Room.

“Don’t pray when you feel like it.

Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it.”

-Corrie ten Boom-

Christian Education Ministry

Team Report

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Congregation Council Meeting

Highlights

June 11, 2015

Core Values: Love, All People, Spirituality, and Service

Mission: Serving all through spirituality and God’s love.

Vision: Redeemer invites all to share God’s love and promise by

praising, teaching, and serving: God’s Work, Our Hands.

Called to Order: 6:30 p.m.

Attendance: All Present

Opening Prayer and Devotion: Jenny Nettesheim

Approval of Agenda: Agenda Approved Unanimously.

Approval of 5-13-15 Meeting Minutes: Approved Unanimously.

Approval of Treasurer's Report: Approved Unanimously

Guest Report: Scott Lopas gave a report on the Foundation. There

was some discussion about future use or disposition of the

parsonage. Study and discussion of that issue will continue. It was

reported there was a real estate assessment of the house and the

market value was estimated at $104,000.00.

Old Business:

A date will be determined for the Council and Every Voice

Matters Team to meet and determine next steps and begin to

plan.

Jen led a discussion which was followed by breakout sessions to

get the ball rolling on the Love/Service/spirituality/Operations

teams working. After the breakout session Liaisons reported

back on purpose and goals as well as process and procedures

determined so far for each team.

Motion made and approved to begin Every Team Meeting

Night on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Meetings will begin with

Christian giving the agenda, Pastor will follow with a devotion.

After the devotion there will be a one hour breakout time for

individual teams to meet. This will be followed by all

reconvening for 15 minutes to report back to the entire group. It

was decided to have a congregational meeting to explain what is

happening after more of the process is clarified.

There will be a Google Docs practice session Wednesday,

June 17th in the Gathering room.

New Business:

Decision: Motion approved and seconded for a request by Lynn

Nettesheim to use proceeds from the Vendor Fair to buy a

basketball hoop for the Boys and Girls Club for their new

location.

Decision: It was approved that it is time for a new directory and

Pastor will look into the logistics and photography company.

Pastor requested that her office hours schedule be more flexible

as very few people come to scheduled afternoon office hours.

The Bishop approved her idea. She will primarily work from

home in the afternoons unless she has a set appointment,

visitations, or other meetings. She is available to meet at

church, or anywhere, at any time as needed. Request approved.

VBS:

“Blast Off With Jesus” is the theme for this year’s

Vacation bible School. August 4th through 6th from

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Children ages 4 and up may

participate. (3 year olds with a parent.) Look for the

registration form on our website.

Sunday School:

The last day of Sunday School classes was May 17th .

Watch for exciting things happening in the fall. Rally

day will be Sunday, September 13th.

Adult Christian Education:

The following groups meet regularly to continue to

grow in our knowledge of our God, our faith, and

how we respond to them.

Sunday Forum - We meet between services at

9:15 a.m. in the Fireside Room. The group is

studying and discussing the history and nature of

worship and specifically Lutheran worship. This

includes some history of Christian worship,

discussing how Christian worship practices differ and

why, the worship space and items used in worship,

and finally a study and discussion of the current

Order of Worship used in the ELCA (the parts of

Sunday worship). Will resume in the fall.

Weeknight Adult Study – This class meets once a

month on a weekday evening agreed to by group

members. The class agreed that with only two

sessions possible this spring that the class would be

cancelled and resume in the Fall. Watch for

information at that time.

Women’s Ministry - The group continues to meet at

12:00 noon on the second Monday of the month.

All Ministries Team Meetings

will be held the second Tuesday of each month

at 6:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, July 14th .

For example: Property, Worship & Music,

Education, Seeds of Ministry, Communication,

Church Growth, Social Ministry, etc.

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Every Voice Matters Meeting Recap

As promised here is a recap of last Sunday's, May 31st meeting following worship.

We had fifty-seven Redeemer members in attendance that listened, participated and asked a lot of questions. All in all, it was a

very good exchange between the Every Voice Matters Team and the members of Redeemer Lutheran Church. We reviewed our

past events from the October 5th Historical Reflections meeting, the Fire Side Chats and the Redeemer Norms Review. We dis-

cussed the Goals that were developed and how they were important to us. Then we made our choices.

Below is the Goal sheet that you were asked to indicate what your first, second and third choices were by category. We said that

as a Body of Christ we will pursue the accomplishment of the top six goals, those goals are in bold print with the numerical rank-

ing on the left followed by the vote counts.

GOALS

Rank Points A. Strengths to Build On:

42 1. Build on our welcoming, open and friendly atmosphere by enhancing the Worship experience of All

People at Redeemer.

71 2. Grow our Outreach Ministry through continued Community Service and Partnerships.

6 101 3. Worship is a priority and we will seek to make it relevant to All People.

72 4. Our Young People are Loved and Valued. We will make youth programing a

Priority.

16 5. Build on the success of current Pastoral support programs that nurture our Spiritual Leader.

B. What’s Broken and Needs Fixing:

90 1. Create a team to better understand and improve communication between All.

75 2. Our Financial Perspective needs to fall in line with our Core Values of Spirituality, Love, All People

and Service.

4 105 3. A Broad Spectrum of Activities for All Ages is lacking. We need to encourage All Members in the

Life of the Congregation. 52 4. Redirect our energies to Celebrate Our Successes versus focus on Perceived Failures. (Lets Love Our-

selves)

C. Social Ministry:

5 104 1. Support Existing Service Agencies in the Community that Help Families in Need.

1 123 2. Social Involvement / Networking with our Community Consistent with our

Core Values: Love, All People, Spirituality and Service. 95 3. Establish Redeemer as a Place of Sanctuary for All People who Need Help.

D. Long Term Aspirations:

2 119 1. Develop Worship & Program Opportunities to Attract those who have No Spiritual Home.

3 118 2. Create Teams to Support Spiritual Growth in Youth and Music Ministry.

86 3. We continuously evaluate Worship Opportunities to adjust to the ever

changing Spiritual Needs of our Community.

These top six goals were then approved by the Redeemer members present and the Redeemer Council approved the congrega-

tion’s recommendations.

These top six goals and the implementation will now become the responsibility of the church council to develop action points,

responsible ministry teams and deadlines. Look for periodic updates and please reply positively when asked to work on one or

more of these goals.

God's Peace,

The Every Voice Matters Team

When on Vacation

When on vacation,

be with us in spirit.

The rest of the summer,

be with us in person.

Ongoing

Monthly Special Giving

The third Sunday of each has

been designated as Food Pantry

Sunday. Bring nonperishable

items and place them in the

barrel. Thank you!

Save Your

Aluminum

Cans

Please place your cans in the

trash bin provided under the coat

rack downstairs by the men’s

bathroom. Thanks!

03 Ashley Feutz

Tracy McLeod

Esther Garcia

04 Kimberly Lopas

05 Susan Griep

06 Betsy Katona

Carol Orth

Natasha Wenninger

Sarah Sturgeon

07 Patty Simpson

Glenn Boltz

08 Dianne Hartzell

10 Tanya Goeman

Nick Kiesow

14 Wilmer Jorns

Jake Otto

17 Doris Breitkreutz

18 Phyllis Kroeger

Emma Polanco

Mary Krohn

Judith Bernd

20 Jeanette Weber

28 Kurt Hintz

Andrew Maduscha

Kiley Nettesheim

Brittny Kiesow

29 Jane Barnum

Christa Schultheiss

30 Paul Kutella

31 Robin Benicke

02 Andy & Cassie Maduscha

13 Joe & Cheryl Peterson

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Please Note:

Please remember to notify the

Church office when you no longer

use a land line and only have a cell

phone number.

Also let us know if you have

changed your e-mail address!

Women’s Ministry

Please join Women’s Ministry

the second Monday of the month

for fellowship and Bible study in

the Gathering Room.

Bring a sack lunch.

Dessert is provided.

Our next gathering is on

July 13th at noon

Please join us!

Traveling?

Away? Busy?

Please remember to keep up your

giving during the summer. We are at

a bare bones budget to meet our

monthly expenses and while we may

go on vacation our bills do not. If you

are gone for a Sunday or more, please

prayerfully consider making up for

what you would have given during

that time before you leave or the

Sunday you return. God doesn’t go on

vacation – He always continues to

bless us and provide for us.

Travel safe and God Bless.

Isley Harli Runnalls

Born: November 4, 2014

Baptized: June 7, 2015

Parents: Keelan & Amanda

Sponsors:

Dana Harley

Kirsten Runnalls

Grandparents:

Bob & Jean Harley

Chris & Christine Runnalls

Great-Grandparents:

Robert Kappel

Delores Harley

Ingrid Bensler

July 5th

9:00 a.m.

Lector: Tom Hostad

Ushers: Bob & Neva Rublee

Counters: Volunteers Needed

July 12th

9:00 a.m.

Lector: Michelle Burton

Ushers: Gordy & Pat Dobbe

Counters: Craig Ruegg

Rick Ninmann

July 19th

9:00 a.m.

Lector: Dave Zander

Ushers: Chuck & Kay Petrie

Counters: Linda Krohn

Bruce Horst

July 26th

9:00 a.m.

Lector: Joyce Thies

Ushers: Tom & Kathy Hostad

Counters: Mary Lehl

Lynn Baldwin

Serving As We Worship

2 Envelopes Knox Gelatin

2/3 Cups water

2 (8 oz. ea) Cream Cheese

1 Cup Sugar

2 Cups Milk

2 Teaspoons Vanilla

2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

8 Oz. Cool Whip

Mix gelatin and water in small pan,

heat until dissolved and cool slightly.

Beat softened cream cheese and sugar

together. Add slowly: milk, vanilla,

and lemon juice. Beat well. Add

gelatin and fold in cool whip. Put in a

pretty glass bowl. Refrigerate. Will set

in about 2 hours. Decorate with fresh

fruit.

Please Note: If you would like to

submit a recipe, please send it to the

church by the 15th of the month to be

published the following month.

If you are unable serve as scheduled, please call

someone else on the list. You may be able to change

with them. Please let the office know of any

changes. If you are unable to switch with someone,

please call Sandi White at 670-6447. Thank you!

Heavenly Recipes

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White Jello

We will be welcoming new members

into our congregation on Sunday,

July 12th at 9:00 a.m.

If you are interested in joining us,

please talk to Pastor Marcia.

Look for the Flower Chart in the

Information Area and sign up to place

real flowers on the shelves on either

side of the altar. You may:

Order flowers at the flower shop

of your choice.

Make up your own arrangements.

Use flowers from your garden.

Purchase flowers from the

Farmer’s Market in the summer

months.

Let the office know what you want

published in the bulletin - in honor or

in memory of someone or some

occasion. Thank you!

This fellowship event began in November of 2007.

The first Friday of each month we go to a different

restaurant. During the winter months, we stay in the

Hartford area. Everyone is invited!

Look for the sign-up sheet posted

on the Information Bulletin Board.

We usually meet at church to share rides.

If you are interested, please sign up or call Barb Menden at 262-670-8524

(Due to the 4th of July falling on a weekend

we will be going July 10th instead of the 3rd.)

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Redeemer’s Worship Service is broadcast over

WTKM Radio, 104.9 FM at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday

mornings. The service can also be heard on the net

at www.wtkm.com

THE STAFF

Pastor…………………………………………………………..Marcia Carrier

President of Congregation ................................................ Jennifer Nettesheim

Vice President of Congregation .....................................................Don Horen

Council Secretary ............................................................... Christian Sturgeon

Church Secretary .......................................................................... Anne Clasen

Keyboard ....................................................................................... Lori Pawlak

Treasurer .............................................................................. Gabriele Priesgen

Financial Secretary ....................................................................... Marge Smits

Sunday School Coordinators………………. ............ Shannon & Craig Ruegg

Custodians…………………………………...…...Christian & Sarah Sturgeon

WORSHIP:

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Monday: 6:30 p.m.

Summer Worship: 9:00 a.m. (Memorial Weekend through 2nd Sunday in Sept.)

9:15 a.m. Sunday School (Sept. - May)

9:15 a.m. Adult Education

OFFICE HOURS: ..................................... Mon. – Thurs. – 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

PHONE: ................................................................... Church Office, 673-2550

FAX ........................................................................................... 262-673-9533

e-mail: .............................................................. redeemerhartford@gmail.com

Web site: .................................................... http://www.redeemerhartford.com

Pastor Marcia……………….……………………....pastor1mom@gmail.com

(262) 397-7104

Summer Schedule

Worship on Sundays 9:00 a.m.

(Memorial Day Weekend

through September 13th)

Worship on Monday Evenings

will continue at 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Marcia’s Day Off - Fridays

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get all the latest news.

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President – Jennifer Nettesheim

Vice President – Don Horen

Recording Secretary – Christian Sturgeon

Treasurer – Gabriele Priesgen

Ministry Teams: All

Love

Fellowship

Growth

Engine

Every Voice Matters

Communication

Council Liaisons:

Alex Burton, Don Horen, Christian Sturgeon

Service

Outreach

Think Tank

Council Liaisons:

Rick Ninmann and John Burton

Spirituality

Seeds of Ministry

Worship and Planning

Education

Council Liaisons:

Craig Ruegg, Gary Bennett, Pastor Marcia

Operations

Building and Property

Finance

Council Liaisons:

Bruce Horst and Mary Lehl

The next Council meeting is on

Thursday, July 9th at 6:30 p.m.