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Our Saviour Lutheran Church • Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (Vol. 1, Issue 13) January 2010
Seeing Farther than 1/2 Mile in each DirectionPastor David H. Hatch
Back in my hometown, we had to cross a set ofrailroad tracks on the way to Roosevelt ElementarySchool. They were the half-way point on the then-longtwo and one-half block walk to school. Those tracks wereimportant to us. We would gather unclaimed cucumbersfrom the grassy edges of the tracks in the summer. We’dleave pennies on the rail and wait for the train to squishthem into a shiny new distortion.
The tracks running north would curveoff into the distance, out of sight and thatis as far as we thought they went. To thesouth, they slid under a car-bridge andcurved out of sight toward Main Street. Afew years later I would discover themagain on my way to high school, “Wow,they go to this part of town, too?”
“The Chicago Northwestern Railroad”,that’s what they said on the cars. Whenthe rail cars would go by, always slowly,we’d sit and watch. Some cars werewooden like little barns on wheels, othercars were steel, with ridges, like the insideof cardboard. Every car had a number anda date telling when it was built.
The little Putt Putt was my favorite; thatlittle two-man machine that would make rare appearanceson those tracks…it sure looked like fun. A decade later, mythen sister in-law would tell me how she was enticed by hercousins to hitch a ride on those trains and ride them downthe tracks, jumping off as the train began to pickup speednear where her cousins lived close to that car bridge. Shenever said the tracks went farther, either.
To me, the tracks only went from as far north as Icould see to as far south as I could see – so in my mind,
the whole tracks were only a mile long, I neverconsidered they actually “went anywhere”.
On the other side of those tracks at RooseveltElementary School, we learned about math and science,geography and history. We learned about the Battle ofGettysburg; Promontory Point, Utah (where the east and
west lines of the railroad connected). Welearned about a new state called Alaska;about Paul Revere’s famous Boston ride;we learned about the Boston Tea Partyand the Teapot Dome Scandal; we learnedabout the Oregon Trail and the ErieCanal. We will come back to these in amoment.
On December 14th, last month, we hadour OSLC staff Christmas party atTitletown Brewery, the old railroadstation on the west side of the Fox River.On the wall behind my seat was a veryold map of the United States, showing allthe railroad lines with the name of everystop. It is an amazing map. There aremore than one of them on the walls there.With a little searching I foundPromontory Point. My imagination wentback to the golden spike that those steam
pioneers drove in to tie the nation together. Wow! Andthere was Los Angeles, Denver, Portland, New York,Atlanta and all those other far away places!
When I looked at my hometown on the map I could seethat very railroad track from my childhood. There it was!That’s where we found those little cucumbers! And (ofcourse I knew this as an adult, but the map made it so real)
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the tracks went a lot farther than ½mile north and south of where wesquished those pennies! It went so farand connected to every other track inthe nation – Wowsers!
Had my teachers at RooseveltSchool, back then, walkedus students over to those tracks andsaid, “These rails connect, withoutinterruption, to Gettysburg, Alaska,Boston, the Erie Canal and even toPromontory Point!” - Had I known thatthen, and touched my finger to thoserails with that big picture in my mind, Ibelieve the whole world would haveseemed smaller and reachable!
That track was a little steel-trailleading out of my Mayberry-like lifeinto the great big giant world of historyand adventure-but I did not know it!
Likewise, to touch the drivewayfrom our house makes a personal directconnection to an uninterruptedpathway to the rest of the world! Fromour front steps even, we can walk,drive, float or fly to most any point ofcivilization on God’s green earth. Allwe have to do is take that first step.
Getting our arms around the bigpicture of anything is not always aneasy thing to do. Often we feel stuck inour daily lives, the burden of tasks andresponsibilities prohibits us fromseeing life’s path any farther than ½mile to the north and ½ mile to thesouth. Would you agree? Often weonly see small pieces of things andrarely see the whole.
What can we learn here? Let’s lookbeyond “as far as the eye can see.”Things we supposed were out of reachare closer than we assumed. We areoften so caught up in the details werarely zoom out to get the largerpicture of our lives and our setting.
Life is an adventurous gift from God,inviting us to do more, go farther,reach beyond the limits and connect usto people and places.
How about lost relationships?Long-lost aunts, uncles, cousins andfriends don’t have to be far away andin the past. They may be a phone callaway, or merely the amount of time ittakes to fire off an email.
How about tensions with others?Ask a Christian if the Gospel canchange their life. Can a marriage behealed? Yes, with God’s help. Can anestranged relationship be brought closeagain? Yes! So, what’s the big pictureof “everything is connected” thinking?It’s “I can do all things through Christwho strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13.
How about goals? The things wewant to accomplish while down here,the places we want to go orexperiences we want to have; they arefar closer than we know. Theboundaries we set for ourselves areoften too limited, and with God’s helpwe are capable of doing more than webelieve, and going farther than weever thought.
Touch the sidewalk and you aretouching the starting path to a bigworld adventure. Touch base with Godand you are communicating with theOne who touches everything!
I wonder…were my teachers backthen also living such a hectic day-to-day life where even they never sawthe tracks going more than a half amile in each direction? Maybe… Iknow I will need to be reminded againmyself, tomorrow.
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BaptismsMason GRD SimpsonBorn: July 6, 2009Baptized: November 15, 2009Son of Dennis Pelt and GeorgetteVanDenHeuvel
Gabriel Lance ScholzBorn: October 28, 2009Baptized: November 22, 2009Son of Nathan & Christina Scholz
Lauren Violet DaulBorn: October 27, 2009Baptized: November 29, 2009Daughter of Brian and Katie Daul
Jack Jason NatzkeBorn: October 16, 2009Baptized: December 5, 2009Son of Jason and Renee Natzke
James ParksBorn: September 24, 1960Baptized: December 13, 2009
WeddingsNone
Received their CrownNone
Membership ChangesIN: Nathan Wilbur, transfer
from St. John’s Lutheran,Little Suamico, WI (ELCA)
Dale Wolske, transfer fromSt. John, Luxemburg (LCMS)
Julianne Behling andchildren, Amber and Emma,transfer from Zion LutheranChurch, Greenleaf, WI (LCMS)
Stacy Ketter and children,Kailey and Jordan, transferfrom Hope Lutheran Church,Fond du Lac, WI (LCMS)
Jason and Kelli Hillman andchildren, Gabrielle andSamuel, transfer fromPilgrim Lutheran Church,Green Bay, WI (LCMS)
OUT: None
Official Acts Pastor DaveContinued from page 1
A stonecutter delivered a slab of stone to a merchantand seeing all the wonderful goods, he said, “I wish Iwas a merchant and had such things.” In thetwinkling of an eye his wish was granted.
One day he saw a parade pass his store window withthe Prince in all his splendor. “I wish I were a prince.”And immediately he became a Prince – until the daythe hot sun beat down on him and he said, “I wish Iwere the sun, greater than any man.” And he becamethe sun until he came to a mountain, which wouldn’tlet him pass. “That mountain is greater than I. I wish Iwere a mountain.” Instantly, he became a mountainand he thought, “Now I am the greatest of all.”
One day a man climbed the mountain and withhammer and chisel began to tap away at it. Themountain, unable to stop the hammer, said, “Thatman is greater than I. I wish I was a man who cutstone.” Once again his wish was granted and hebecame a stonecutter. He lived a long, useful life andwas very happy. Moral – And be content with suchthings as ye have. Hebrews 13:5
The Offering – One Sunday the pastor toldhis congregation the church needed some extramoney and asked the members to prayerfullyconsider putting a bit extra in the offering plate.“Whoever gives the most will be able to choose threefavorite hymns.” As he received the offering plate hewas stunned to see a $500 bill laying on top. “This isamazing. I want to personally thank the person whodonated five-hundred dollars.” Mabel, a long-timemember shyly raised her hand.
“Come forward, Mabel. Thank you for yourgenerosity. Please pick your three hymns.” Mabel’s eyesbrightened as she looked over the congregation andpointed to the three most handsome men in the pews.“I’ll take him and him and him!”Moral - What meansone thing to us may mean something else to another.
An Assumption in the Cellar – Itwas one of Mother’s hectic days. The toast had
burned. One of her husband’s shoes had been chewedby the dog. The washer overflowed. When her smallson came in with his pants torn, she’d had enough.“Go right in, remove those pants and start mendingthem yourself!” She ordered. An hour later she noticedthe torn pants on the floor and the door to the cellar,usually kept closed, was open. Starting down the stairsshe said, loudly and sternly, “Are you running arounddown there with no pants on?” “No, ma’am,” came adeep voice. “I’m just down here reading your gasmeter.”Moral - Ask before you assume!
Hear Ye Hear Ye – The Sunday morningBible Classes (aka “Vice Versa Versa Vice” classes)are returning in January. You will be able to attendany of our three Sunday worship services get theadded value of attending a Sunday morning Bibleclass as well.
The class (same topic) will be offered at two differenthours on Sundays, allowing you the option of goingto worship first followed by a class, or vice versa.How cool is that? You know the time of the servicesalready. The classes will be at 9:30 and 10:30am. Onthis round the studies will match the same topic as thesermon – The Ten Commandments.
The Ten Commandments,Outdated Rules or EverCurrent Guides? – The TenCommandments coming to a pulpit near you,beginning in January. Yes siree Wilbur, you heard itright, a sermon series on the Stone Tablets thatcontinue to make history. The Bible classes onSundays will synchronize with these Holy Guidelinesand you will come away with a whole newperspective on humanity. And, we might learn just alittle bit about God too. Consider packing your Biblefor a double header – Sermon series/Bible classseries. Watch the church calendar for dates.
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Adeline Grieser
GOT NEWS? – Adeline, your RovingReporter is on the hunt for the latest scoop!Call: 468-2061, E-mail: [email protected]
Be Content
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Pastor GregSource: www.theparentlink.com
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Continue to Spread the Light - Just as the children’sChristmas service reminds us that not only is Jesus the Lightof the world, but that it is our privilege and responsibility tocarry that Light to the four corners of the world.As the“song” was passed from congregation to children and backagain, we were reminded of the support that we give oneanother in the body of the Christ, the church.Calendar-Kindergarten Open House: . . . . . .Jan 12 at 6:30pmOpen House: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 26-27 All DayTaste Of Trinity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 5
Website and radio ads - To help raise awareness of theministry of Lutheran schools, we have joined the otherLutheran Church Missouri Synod schools in the area tosponsor a website, DiscoverLutheranSchools.com, and tosponsor radio ads on Christian radio. Tell your friendsabout these and encourage them to send to their childrento a school where they are surrounded by the love of Godall day.
Read-A-Thon - For the entire month of January, studentswill be reading for money in addition to having thepleasure of reading. Money raised is used for field trips andsome other student activities. Thank you for your support.
Athletics - Boys and girls in grades 4-8 are competing inbasketball. Students are also involved in cheerleading.See the school’s website for the schedule-come andwatch the students use their God-given talents.
School email - The new email address for the school [email protected]. All of the teachers haveemail addresses which are listed on the website.
Wish list items-Science Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30 eachAir Quality Test Kit . . . . . . . . . . . $27.50Geology Field Trip in a Bag . . . . . $40Listening Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300Discover America Carpet . . . . . . . $500
Fund Raising - There has not been a tuition increase forthree years, thanks in part to the following fund raisers-Milk Caps, Box Tops, Capri Sun labels, Tyson Project A+labels (both new), Target Credit Card Rebate, Kwik TripScrip, Thrivent Giving Plus Matching Funds, ChristmasCards, Packer Concession Workers, Goodsearch.com,and HP printer cartridges. Thank you to all those of youwho have so faithfully supported Trinity through theseefforts and please continue to do so.
Profits from Scrip sales in 2009 grew more than 50% over2008. With over 600 retailers participating in the Scripprogram, there is something for everyone. New in 2010,Scrip users will be able to use 50% of the profits from theirsales toward the cost of their children’s tuition at a Christianschool / preschool, expenses for OSLC sponsored youthevents, Camp Luther and more. Watch for more informationas the program sets up over the next month or two or stopby the service counter between services. Joelle Bitters andJulie Richter are hoping to start recording Scrip sales touser accounts in early January. Here is a list of the Scripsales in 2009 through September:
Retailer Sales Profit % Profit $1. Festival Foods $40,200 3% $1,2062. Copps $21,375 4% $8553. Kwik Trip $12,090 20% $2,4184. Woodman’s $9,050 4% $3625. Kohl’s $6,525 5% $3266. Sam’s/WalMart $6,475 2% $1307. ShopKo $3,875 4% $1558. Fleet Farm $2,995 4% $1209. Shell Gas $2,475 1.5% $3710. BP Gas $2,450 2% $4911. McDonald’s $2,100 5% $10512. University SV $1,900 4% $7613. Walgreen’s $1,475 7% $10314. Starbucks $1,120 7% $7815. Cub Foods $1,000 2% $2016. Culver’s $590 7% $4117. Subway $470 6% $2818. Applebees $300 8% $2419. iTunes $210 5% $1020. Marcus Theater $200 9% $1821. A&W $175 10% $1822. Olive Garden/ $150 9% $14
Red Lobster23. Texas Roadhouse $125 8% $1024. Younkers $100 8% $825. DePere Cinema $60 10% $626. Panera Bread $50 9% $427. Arbys $40 8% $328. Barnes & Noble $30 9% $329. Bath & BodyWorks $20 13% $3Total $117,625 $6,230
Trinity News What’s Hot withSCRIP?
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JANUARY 2010
6:00pm YouthMovieNight
5:00pm Fish Fry
1:00pm GymRental
6:00pm PWPSockHop
1:00pm GymRental
9:00am PreschoolField Tripto WeidnerCenter
1:00pm GymRental
11:00am Bad Girls BibleStudy
12:15pm Brown BagWorship, Parlor
12:45pm Staff Meeting7:00pm Trad.Worship
11:00am Bad Girls BibleStudy
12:15pm Brown BagWorship, Parlor
12:45pm Staff Meeting7:00pm Trad.Worship7:45pm Evangelism
Meeting
12:15pm Brown BagWorship, Parlor
12:45pm Staff Meeting7:00pm Trad.Worship
NO PRESCHOOL
12:15pm Brown BagWorship, Parlor
12:45pm Staff Meeting7:00pm Trad.Worship
3:30pm Youth Night6:00pm Praise Band6:00pm Confirmation6:00pm Bad Girls
Bible Study7:00pm P&F Meet.
3:30pm Youth Night5:30pm Praise Band6:00pm Confirmation6:00pm Bad Girls
Bible Study
3:30pm Youth Night6:00pm Praise Band6:00pm Confirmation
3:30pm Youth Night5:30pm Praise Band6:00pm Confirmation
All Day Trinity OpenHouse
7:00am Bible Study9:00am Bible Study6:30pm Trinity Open
House7:00pm Choir
Practice
7:00am Bible Study9:00am Bible Study6:30pm Cub Scouts7:00pm Choir
Practice
7:00am Bible Study9:00am Bible Study7:00pm Choir
Practice
All Day Trinity OpenHouse
7:00pm ChurchCouncil
7:00am Bible Study9:00am Bible Study6:30pm Cub Scouts7:00pm Elders Mtg.7:00pm Choir
Practice
5:30pm Youth Board6:30pm Worship
Committee
NO TRINITY orPRESCHOOL CLASS
7:30pm TrinitySchoolBoard
7:45am Trad.Worship9:15am Praise Worship10:45am Trad.Worship1:00pm Gym Rental
7:45am Trad.Worship9:15am Praise Worship9:30am Bible Study, Parlor10:30am Bible Study, Parlor10:45am Trad.Worship1:00pm Gym Rental
7:45am Trad.Worship9:15am Praise Worship
w/Sunday SchoolAssist
9:30am Bible Study, Parlor10:30am Bible Study, Parlor10:45am Trad.Worship
7:45am Trad.Worship9:15am Praise Worship9:30am Bible Study, Parlor10:30am Bible Study, Parlor10:45am Trad.Worship1:00pm Gym Rental
7:45am Trad.Worship9:15am Praise Worship9:30am Bible Study, Parlor10:30am Bible Study, Parlor10:45am Trad.Worship1:00pm Gym Rental
COMMUNION
COMMUNION
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Church Calendar
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February 2010 Usher ScheduleDay: Date: Service: Lead Usher Team:Thu. 04-Feb 7:00 pm P. Kuehl Bill Baneck; †UN; †UNSun. 07-Feb 7:45 am A. Knaus Clarence Ney; Josh VanKauwenberg; Jerry VanKauwenbergSun. 07-Feb 9:15 am W. Chamberlain Randy Dyle; Roxanne Dyle; Alex Chamberlain;
Elyssa Ammerman; Kathy AmmermanSun. 07-Feb 10:45 am M. Charles Don Larson; Karen Kiekhaefer; †UNThu. 11-Feb 7:00 pm HC J. Boettcher Don Schultz; †UN; †UNSun. 14-Feb 7:45 am HC J. Kielpikowski Chad Kielpikowski; †UN; †UNSun. 14-Feb 9:15 am HC D. Wians Lonnie Peerenboom; Todd Korth; Barb Korth;
Davis LaMarche; Dan RicherSun. 14-Feb 10:45 am R. Bruhn Rich Ryman; Sue Bruhn; Richard ChristiansonWed. 17-Feb 12:15 pm G. Buechner Carmen Leuthner; Lloyd Leuthner; DeVonte King;
Rich SpangenbergWed. 17-Feb 7:00 pm HC C. Arthur Carl Zimonick; Gary Kirchman; Dick ZimonickSun. 21-Feb 7:45 am M. Dalebroux Andrew Prescher; Al Brietlow; Barry DalebrouxSun. 21-Feb 9:15 am R. Vande Hei Walt Juhnke; Tiffany Duff; Brian Duff; Chelsea Vande Hei;
Rachel Vande HeiSun. 21-Feb 10:45 am M. Charles Don Larson; Karen Kiekhaefer; †UNThu. 25-Feb 7:00 pm HC P. Kuehl Bill Baneck; †UN; †UNSun. 28-Feb 7:45 am HC M. Morgan Vernon Siech; Gloria Morgan; Ralph HoerchlerSun. 28-Feb 9:15 am HC D. Bitters Robin Williams; Frank Helebrant; Don Schultz;
Shelly Williams; Trey BoerschingerSun. 28-Feb 10:45 am R. Bruhn Rich Ryman; Sue Bruhn; Richard Christianson
†UN = Usher Needed If you’d like to volunteer as an usher, please contact the lead usher of the group you’d like to join, orcontact Rich Spangenberg at (920) 983-9821 or email [email protected]
2010 ChurchPlanning Council
LWML is returning toOSLC
The following is a list of congregation members who willserve on the 2010 OSLC Planning Council. Please contactany one on the list if you have ideas to better serve the Lordor have an interest in serving in any area.
2010 OSLC Planning CouncilMike Charles . . . . . . . . . .PresidentOpen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President-ElectKelly Hafeman . . . . . . . . .Chair – Personnel & Finance
(President Emeritus)Jill Siegmund . . . . . . . . . .Secretary to the PresidentGay Pivonka . . . . . . . . . .TreasurerDonna Biebel . . . . . . . . . .Chair - EducationRobin Williams . . . . . . . .Chair - EldersMatthew Norem . . . . . . . .Chair - EvangelismGreg Ammerman . . . . . . .Chair - FellowshipRich Ryman . . . . . . . . . . .Chair - StewardshipTom Proulx . . . . . . . . . . .Chair - TrusteesSarah Blakeley . . . . . . . . .Chair - Youth
It has been many years since we’ve hosted LWML. It’s time torestart! LWML stands for Lutheran Women’s Missionary League(also referred to as Lutheran Women in Mission.)
From the national website (lwml.org):Lutheran Women in Mission Are... Walking with the Lord,Totally confident of Christ’s presence in serving and living.
LWML -• It has as its “mission heart” thousands of volunteers who are
daily dedicating their lives to making a difference in this world.• It is women who are finding avenues to use their God-given
talents as they meet the challenges to share the Gospel message.• The LWML seeks to develop and maintain a greater mission
consciousness among women of the LCMS through education,inspiration, and service.
For more information about LWML in general, consult theLWML.org website. For more district info, check nwdlwml.org.Watch for further developments in future newsletters andannouncements.
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OSLC Business Directory
Evangelism Committeeat work at OSLC
Advertisements in the business directory help Our Saviour defray thecost of printing and mailingThe Voice each month.
If you would like to advertise inThe Voice, please contactMichelle at (920) 468-4065 or by e-mail: [email protected]
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Vol. 1 No. 13, January 2010 The Voice (permit No.59) is published monthly by Our Saviour LutheranChurch. All rights reserved. No portion of thispublicationmaybereproducedwithoutpermission.
Our Saviour Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod
120 S. Henry StreetGreen Bay, WI 54302
(920) 468-4065
Senior Pastor David H. Hatch(920) [email protected]
Associate Pastor Greg Hovland(920) [email protected]
Church Office Michelle Burhite(920) [email protected]
Preschool Director Christina Scholz(920) [email protected]
Our Saviour Web www.oslc-gb.org
In late 2009, a collection was taken for victims of disasterstricken areas of Southeast Asia. A total of $511.75 wascollected and added to a $500 donation from Evangelism,allowing OSLC to send $1,011.75 to Lutheran World Relief.Thanks to all of you for your generosity!
Cell phones will be collected throughout 2010. The phonescollected will be donated to Golden House, a local domesticviolence shelter, and to Cell Phones for Soldiers. With the ‘CellPhones for Soldiers’ program, cell phones are sold to a recyclerand the money received is used to purchase internationalcalling cards for American soldiers serving overseas.
At Christmas-time, several projects were organized by theEvangelism team. Exactly 100 shoe box gifts were packed forOperation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse; aseparate $25 gift for shipping those boxes was also received.Gifts were purchased for five residents of Bornemann NursingHome. Dozens of gifts, ranging from board games and fishingrods to electronic games and cologne, were delivered to theSalvation Army for their Toys for Tots and Toys for Teensprograms. Poinsettia plants were delivered to 15 shut-ins whoare regularly visited by our pastors. The Live Nativity andSoup Supper on December 17 were well attended.
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Sweet MondayWould you like to be part of a fun women’s
ministry?• Would you like to get out of the house one
night a month?
• Have you been looking for something toinvite your neighbor ladies to?
Sweet Monday is perfect for you!
Sweet Monday is a fun night where you don’thave to worry about an RSVP or making food tobring. You just come and enjoy. I do ask one thing,though. This is the perfect opportunity to invitewomen to Our Saviour who have never been here –maybe never been to a church! I ask you to take aninvitation (I’ll even make one for you), give theinvitation to a lady in your neighborhood, andpersonally invite her to our sweet, fun night.
Sweet Things on the Schedule:• Mug and Muffin: Bring your favorite mug
and enjoy muffins.
• An Easter Surprise: Easter recipes and egglessons.
• Spring Cleaning
• Mad Hatter Tea Party
• Wedding Wonders and Woes (and fashionshow?)
Sweet Monday – Coming soon, to Our Saviour!
Stephenie will tell you even more about SweetMonday in January! Watch the announcements.
