Day By Day

June 2016

Special points of interest:

WELS News

The Galloping Mustang

Inside this issue:

1

This We Believe/

Through My Bible in

3 years

2

This Month in God’s

Word/ Birthdays / An-

niversary

3

WELS News— 4

The Galloping Mus-

tang

5-6

NELHS NEWS 7

May Calendar 2016

May Duties

9-10

St. Mark Church and

School Newsletter Day By Day

Day by day, your mercies, Lord, attend me,

Bringing comfort to my anxious soul. Day by day, the blessings, Lord, you send me

Draw me nearer to my heav’nly goal. Love divine, beyond all mortal measure,

Brings to naught the burdens of my quest; Savior, lead me to the home I treasure,

Where, at last, I’ll find eternal rest. (CWS 765:1)

Every day we wake up with different goals in mind. Sometimes it’s simply to survive and make it back to our pillow once again. Other times it’s to relax or find some enjoyment. Still other times it’s to get stuff done, to accomplish our work, to make something of the day. But behind all these thoughts is one ultimate goal: to make it to heaven. We know that all other things are merely points along the journey. There will be highs and lows.

There will be challenges and comfort. So the quest will not be easy. So we have the mer-cies of the Lord to help us every day. The love of Christ that defies belief rests in our

hearts continuously. Knowing the grace upon grace makes every day of our journey just that much easier to bear. Rest, permanent rest, will soon be here.

Day by day, I know you will provide me Strength to serve and wisdom to obey;

I will seek your loving will to guide me O’er the paths I struggle day by day.

I will fear no evil on the morrow; I will trust in your enduring grace.

Savior, help me bear life’s pain and sorrow; Till in glory I behold your face.

(CWS 765:2)

Even though heaven is constantly on our minds we do not forget the responsibilities we have here on earth. We have a calling to serve. We have a command to obey. We have so many things that our Savior-God asks of us in this world. So many that they are impossi-

ble to keep up with. But still we strive, because he promises us strength. Still we work, because promises wisdom. In his Word we find these gifts, and so our struggle against sin

becomes stronger, better, more sanctified with each passing day. And with grace firmly entrenched in our hearts, we have no fear of failure, no fear of rejection. Only the constant

hope of seeing our Savior face to face.

Oh, what joy to know that you are near me When my burdens grow too great to bear;

Oh, what joy to know that you will hear me When I come, O Lord, to you in prayer. Day by day, no matter what betide me,

You will hold me ever in your hand. Savior, with your presence here to guide me,

I will reach at last the promised land. (CW 765:3)

Christ is always near. Without this knowledge, how would we ever survive? We would soon be crushed by the burdens of this sin-tainted world. But instead we know he is pre-

sent in his Word and in his Sacraments. On top of this he grants the gift of prayer, to listen to our cries for mercy and answer them with love and peace. With all this on our side we know that we are held tightly in his loving hands. He will guide us safely to the promised

land. Day by day, one after the other, we always have this comfort, this hope, this joy.

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Through my Bible in 3 years

This Bible reading series is designed to take

only a few minutes each day. If you haven’t

started in January, that’s okay. Feel free to

jump in and start in the middle of a year. This

same Bible reading structure is found in the

Northwestern Lutheran.

To help you through your Bible study, con-

sider this anecdote: Peter the Barber once

asked Martin Luther how he, an ordinary kind

of guy, could read the Bible with profit. Luther

answered:

1.What does God tell me here?

2.What makes me glad?

3.What makes me sad?

4.What do I want to pray for:

Try it in your Bible reading!

First, we must remember that the Bible’s main purpose is to make us “wise for salvation through faith in

Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15). The Bible was not written with the primary purpose of giving us a complete code of

laws and regulations that would give us an easy answer to every purpose of giving us a complete code of laws and

regulations that would give us an easy answer to every decision in life. Such a code of laws and regulations could

never save us, even if we sought to devote our whole lives to following its moral precepts.

Nevertheless, it is still amazing how the Bible answers very specific modern moral problems. The Bible

gives such answers, not because it mentions every specific moral question that could ever arise in the history of the

world but, rather, the Bible presents God’s basic principles, for what is moral and immoral, defining that which is evil

and that which is good. Armed with those basic principles, we are guided to wise decisions as new specific ques-

tions arise.

For instance, the Scriptures obviously make no specific reference to many modem life-and-death issues, yet

the principle that “The LORD brings death and makes alive” (1 Samuel 2:6) guides us in making decisions. With

that principle we consider life a precious gift of God that we should treat with respect.

A:

What are we to do about current moral problems or situations that God’s law does not seem to address? Q:

This We Believe: Justification by Grace Through Faith

We believe that works pleasing to God are works of love, for “love is the fulfillment of law” (Romans

13:10). Faith, however, does not set up its own standards to determine what is loving (Matthew 15:9). True

faith delights to do only what agrees with God’s holy will. That will of God is revealed in the Bible, particu-

larly in the Tin Commandments as their content is repeated in the New Testament. In wrestling with cur-

rent moral problems, the Christian will therefore seek answers from God’s law.

June

1. Judges 3:7-31

2. Judges 4

3. Judges 5

4. Judges 6

5. Judges 7:1-23

6. Judges 7:24-8:35

7. Judges 9:1-10:5

8. Judges10:6-11:28

9. Judges 11:29-12:15

10. Judges 13

11. Judges 14, 15

12. Judges 16

13. Judges 17, 18

14. Judges 19

15. Judges 20

16. Judges 21

17. 1 Peter 1:1-12

18. 1 Peter 1:13-2:3

19. 1 Peter 2:4-17

20. 1 Peter 2:18-25

21. 1 Peter 3:1-12

22. 1 Peter 3:13-4:6

23. 1 Peter 4:7-19

24. 1 Peter 5

25. Ruth 1, 2

26. Ruth 3, 4

27. 1 Samuel 2:1-11

28. 1 Samuel 2:12-36

29. 1 Samuel 2:12-26

30. 1 Samuel 3:1-3-41a

June 5—Pentecost 3

Readings: 1 Kings 17:17-24; Philippians 1:18-26; Luke 7:11-17

Bible Study— Very Important Chapters: Genesis 1

June 12—Pentecost 4

Readings: 2 Chronicles 33:1-6,10-18; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Luke 7:36-50

Bible Study— Very Important Chapters: Genesis 2

June 19—Pentecost 5

Readings: Isaiah 35:4-7; Acts 3:1-10; Mark 7:31-37

Bible Study - Very Important Chapters: Genesis 3

June 26—Pentecost 6

Readings: Jonah 3:3-4:4; 2 Corinthians 11:21-30; Luke 9:51-62

Bible Study— Very Important Chapters Genesis 4

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Wedding Anniversary

Jesse & Karen Steinbach

15th Anniversary—June 23

May God Continue to Bless you in Your Marriage!

3– Alina Theiler

6– Krista Zielinski

10– Blake Baumann

10-Joan Mundt

10– Jerrod Foster

13– Ethan Ripa

14– Julie Nelson

16– Jocelyn Vogel

20– Ava Flood

22– Jason Wathor

23—Jared Schwede

24– Sheri Zimmerman

25– Lisa Duffield

25– Lori Meyer

27– Nathan Kumwenda

28– Tom Bork

28– Maclain Beach

A Happy and Blessed

Birthday to you All!

This Month in God’s Word June Birthdays

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WELS Commission on Special Ministries is

overhauling its referral forms to make it easier

for more people in special circumstance to re-

ceive and hear God’s Word.

Special Ministries invites members of the mili-

tary or members otherwise living overseas,

people impacted by incarceration, and families

and individuals with intellectual and develop-

mental disabilities to share their contact infor-

mation so they can receive gospel-oriented ma-

terials and encouragement catered to their spe-

cific circumstances.

WELS Military Services uses referrals to main-

tain contact and offer spiritual resources to the

men and women who are serving their country.

It’s estimated that more than 1,500 WELS

members are in the U.S. military, at U.S. instal-

lations and overseas, though only about 20 per-

cent of them are referred for ministry at this cru-

cial time in life. Part of the plan to reach all

WELS military personnel is making the referral

form easier to find and to submit names.

WELS Prison Ministry serves 1,500 correctional

institutions across our country, primarily via a

popular Bible study program but also by con-

necting inmates with local WELS ministry where

possible. Prison Ministry referral is one way that

WELS members can make sure their family

members, friends, and others who are incarcer-

ated receive Christ-centered Lutheran ministry.

WELS Intellectual and Developmental Disabili-

ties Ministry (IDDM) has a ministry by mail

called “He Cares – We Care.” He Cares –

We Care sends out seasonal cards, letters,

and Christian items to people who are devel-

opmentally disabled. The referral form helps

WELS members enroll loved ones in a minis-

try-by-mail program, which provides Christ-

centered, simplified messages for those who

are developmentally disabled.

Rev. Jim Behringer, director of the Commis-

sion on Special Ministries, says, “WELS re-

ferral processes were around before there

was an Internet. We hope that this new, eas-

ier way to connect people with ministry will

mean that many more people will find the

special ministry that meets their spiritual

needs.”

The new form is available at wels.net/refer.

To learn more about WELS Special Minis-

tries, visit wels.net/special-ministries.

Serving in Christ,

President Mark Schroeder

New Special Ministries Referral Forms

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“Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not

one of them is forgotten before God?”

-Luke 12:6

With these words Jesus again reminds us of

God’s loving care. At the time when Jesus was here

on earth, poor people sometimes bought sparrows for

food. Sparrows were found everywhere and therefore

were very cheap. One could buy five sparrows for a

very small piece of money called a farthing.

But even though sparrows were not worth

much, Jesus said, “Not one of them is forgotten be-

fore God.” Even though there were so many spar-

rows which could be bought so cheaply, God did not

forget a single one of them.

We can be certain that God does not forget us

either. Jesus says in His Word that we are worth

more to Him than many sparrows. Our heavenly Fa-

ther, who provides even for little sparrows, will

surely also take care of us, His children. Let us trust

in Him with all our heart and not worry about what

the future may bring. God has everything in control!

May we never forget this amazing truth.

“God Takes Care of Us”

June 2016 www.stmarkles.org jeremiah.drews@stmarklincoln.org

From the Principal’s Desk

St. Mark Lutheran School

The Galloping Mustang

“2016-2017 School Year Theme”

“God’s Blessings to Our Eighth Grade Graduate!”

God has truly seen fit to bless St. Mark

Lutheran School. We had four very successful

fundraising events. You will find the events listed

below with the amounts earned:

Eileen’s Cookies/Village Inn: $1,724.50

Barnes & Noble Bookfair: $617.62

Silent Auction: $3,968.00

Mustang Bingo Bash: $298.50

Thank you to all who helped to make these events

possible to assist education at St. Mark Lutheran

School!

St. Mark Fundraiser Totals

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“2015-2016 School Year through Pictures”

Nebraska Lutheran News and Notes

We welcomed 23 graduates to the ranks of the NELHS alumni on Saturday, May 14. Their class verse was Colos-sians 2:6-7 “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” The valedictorian for the class was Faith Otte of York. The salutatorian was Nathaniel Ewart of Omaha.

Two students (a sophomore boy and a senior boy) were confirmed on May 15. We are so happy to see these young men join our church body.

Several of our students will be joining with the WELS Kingdom Workers and participating in summer mission trips. Our students will be traveling to Connecticut and California to help congregations with their outreach activities.

Extra-curricular update:

The boys’ track team and the girls’ track team each won the Frontier Conference Championship on April 28. This was the girls’ second consecutive championship and the boys’ first.

Six athletes in eight events qualified for the state track meet at the district track meet on May 11. The six athletes and their events are as follows: Jeffrey Keefe (Sr.) in the 110 m hurdles and the 300 m hurdles, Matthew Koeppe (Sr.) in the 1600 m, Ruth Mayer (Sr.) in the high jump, Faith Otte (Sr.) in the 3200 m and 1600 m, Brooke Malchow (Jr.) in the 800 m, and Anna Ewart (So.) in the 1600 m.

We thank the Lord for the success of our students in our final year in the Frontier Conference. The Frontier conference sponsors eight activities. NELHS won championships in four of the activities (Girls’ basketball, Speech, Boys’ Track, Girls’ Track) and was conference runner-up in two activities (Volleyball and One-Act Play).

Financial update:

As of the end of April, Nebraska Lutheran needs $119,000 in donations from congregations and individuals by June 30 to meet the budgeted amounts. We pray that we will be able to meet and exceed this amount!

The board of control is continuing to meet to develop a strategy to pay for the newly approved po-sition of Mission Advancement Director.

Upcoming events:

Nebraska District Convention: June 6-8

All Sports Camp for boys and girls in grades 5-9 will be held June 12-15. Contact Mr. Benjy Wells (bwells@nellhs.org) if you would like more information about the NELHS All-Sport Camp.

The NELHS summer golf outing will be Saturday, July 30, at Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln. Please contact Activities’ Director Benjy Wells (bwells@nelhs.org) if you are interested in participating or perhaps sponsor-ing a hole at the golf outing.

Our goal is 40 new students for next year. So far, 25 have applied (23 freshmen and 2 sophomores). Please contact Administrator Mark Otte at motte@nelhs.org or 402-728-5236 if you have a recruiting lead. Please pray for this goal!

Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School

Mission Statement

NELHS exists to assist parents and congregations by providing Christian training in the skills and values necessary for loyal service to Jesus Christ for time and eternity.

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Greeters: Rich & Alta Beltz (1st & 2nd Sunday)

Harold & Verna Rank (3rd & 4th Sunday)

Ushers: Noel Lee, Mark Schwede (1st & 2nd Sunday)

Tom Bork, Rich Randazzo (3rd & 4th Sunday)

Bulletin Folders: Jean Riegsecker

Finance Committee: Rich & Bev Randazzo

Communion Ware Cleaners:1st Blake Baumann, 3rd Lisa Duffield

Shut Ins: Fred Hansel

St. Mark Sunday School for the Summer Months

Starts on June 5, 2016 at 10:15 am

Leader-Jocelyn Vogel

If you are interested in helping please talk to Jocelyn.

June Duties—9:00 am Worship Service

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St. Mark Church & School: (402) 423-1497 www.stmarklincoln.org

3930 S. 19th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502

Elders Officer

Family Nurture: Blake Baumann 402-750-0374 President: Larry Hans 402-610-1024

Adult Nurture: Bryan Hodges 402-689-6219 Vice President: Mark Schwede 402-525-2195

Outreach: Tyson Martin 402-741-1396 Secretary: Tim Hans 402-430-9448

Support: Ben Schroeder 402-890-8409

School: Curt Jamison 402-613-0327 Church Staff

Worship: James Mullen 402-430-9068 Pastor Joel Vogel 740-350-3261

Teacher: Jeremiah Drews 402-480-1940

Teacher: Eva Van Egmond 920-210-9813

Administrative Assistant—Carolyn Schwede