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Good News From New Road St. Matthew Lutheran Church, God’s Family in Service July 2015 St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church

TH COMING SUNDAY, JULY 12 (please note the date changed from last month’s newsletter) the second annual “Homecoming” Gospel worship and community picnic. On that day, all former members and friends of St. Matthew Lutheran are invited to join us for a special worship service beginning at 9:30 a.m. During the service, we will bless our youth and sponsors as they prepare to leave for the ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit the next day. The worship service will be an old “gospel” sing-a-long which will be followed by an Open-Forum with presentations on the Bathroom Remodeling, and the Germany 2017 Tour. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions concerning the ongoing ministry of St. Matthew Lutheran. Following the Open Forum, we will enjoy an “indoor” hot dog picnic. Help will be needed in providing, preparing, and serving the food that day. A sign-up sheet for the picnic has been posted on the podium in the Entrance Way. Please share this with your family and friends and invite them to be a part of this special celebration.

Christ’s Family in Service . . . ❤ Diaper Detroit! The Senior High Youth who will be attending the ELCA Youth Gathering in July are accepting contributions to purchase diapers to be given to needy families in the Detroit area. This is one of the “inkind” offerings that is being collected at the gathering – as well as donations of hair for teenage and youth cancer victims, and donations of blood. If you would like to contribute to this special “inkind” offering, monetary gifts may be placed a white pew envelope and marked “Diaper Detroit”. If you would rather give a gift card, cards from Walmart or Target are acceptable. Please do not purchase diapers, as we are flying to Detroit and will not have the ability to take them with us. Once we get to Detroit on Monday, we will do some shopping at Walmart and/or Target to purchase diapers. ❤ Mission Waco’s Collection of School Supplies for Low-income Families is underway! Donations of new school supplies will be collected through Thursday, July 30th. Distribution will begin Saturday, August 1st. You can help fill the shelves of the School Supplies Store by donating any of the following items: (a list of needed items has been placed on the collection box in the Entrance Way) ❖ pink erasers ❖ yellow highlighters ❖ glue sticks ❖ spiral notebooks (70 page or 100 page) ❖ glue bottles (4 oz. or 8 oz.) ❖ 3-ring 1.5-2.0 inch notebook ❖ #2 pencils ❖ 3-prong pocket folders ❖ 12" ruler ❖ wide ruled writing paper ❖ scissors (safety or regular) ❖ wide ruled composition notebooks ❖ crayons (boxes of 16 or 24) ❖ zipper bags for notebook binders ❖ map color pencils (box of 8 or 12) ❖ dry erase markers ❖ blue, black, and red ink pens ❖ boxes of facial tissues....

Contributions of school supplies may be placed in the box in the entrance way marked “Mission Waco.” OR you can help by making a monetary contribution so that Mission Waco-World can purchase these needed items. Monetary contributions may be placed a white pew envelope and marked “School Supplies.” (Please make checks payable to “St. Matthew Lutheran”) ❤ Summer is in full swing and Caritas is in need of food donations. With school being out and children at home, the need for food becomes greater. Donations of non-perishable food items (no glass items please) are needed. Page 2 July 2015 New Vision on New Road

Please place donations in the Caritas box in the Entrance Way. (Since our last newsletter, 143 pounds of food were donated.) ❤ Central Texas is reeling after storm systems caused devastating flooding in May and June. The full region affected stretches from west Texas through Oklahoma and western Louisiana. San Marcos and Wimberley are active scenes for Emergency Management, where over 350 homes were destroyed and at least 1,000 more flooded. You can help aid families affected by the floods as they clean-up and rebuild. Donations may be made by using one of the white pew envelopes and writing on it “Texas Floods.” ❤ Our next God’s Work. Our Hands. Servant Day will be Sunday, September 6th following the 9:30 a.m. worship. Mark your calendar and plan to attend! ❤ SHOES FOR THE HOMELESS – $40 for new pair. The annual Mission Waco “Walk for the Homeless” will be held on September 20 beginning at 8:00 a.m. with hundreds of community and church folks making the casual 1.5 mile trek through the streets of Waco with educational stops along the way. Before the walk, Waco’s homeless folks will receive new shoes that they pre-select and have fitted. Donations are welcomed to help purchase shoes. Please make checks payable to “St. Matthew Lutheran.” Place in one of the white pew envelopes and write “shoes” on it.

Highlights—June 8, 2015 ❖ Pastor will be away for the ELCA Youth Gathering July 13th - 20th. Phil Van Auken is Present: Stephanie Abright, Karen preaching and presiding on the 19th. Aho, Hope Cotner, Rosemary ❖ God’s Work our Hands Sunday will be held on Fielder, Lyle Gripp, Bill Jones, September 6th. Pastor Paul Krupicka, Bill Moeller, Alaine Copeland, ❖ Nominating Committee - We need at least two and Meridith Sellers. non-council members on the committee. The Not present: Paul Larson committee needs to begin work soon. ❖ Budget requests for 2016 will be due in August Devotions - Pastor Paul led devotions about the to the finance committee. feeding of the five thousand and shared information about Caritas of Waco. Committee Reports: ❖ Restroom Remodeling - The Property The minutes of previous meeting were approved. Committee is working to get some more specific pricing estimates for items within the project. We will Bill Moeller provided the Treasurer's Report. Income also get one more bid before deciding on a contractor. for the month of May was $22,625.05 and expenses ❖ Property Committee - They have decided to were $25,730.02. Pastor Paul shared that John Taylor pull up the nursery floor as there is still an odor will be auditing our books again this year. present. They will be having someone look at the sprinkler issues in the next few weeks. Pastor's Report: ❖ Germany 2017 - New packets with correct ❖ Council approved Jennifer Wallace's transfer of information have arrived. Meridith and Pastor will be membership to Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, talking to the agent to ask the questions that have been IL. raised. ❖ Space is ready for the Latino Ministry whenever Rafael or Pastor Jesus are ready to begin. Insurance Update - Pastor and John Linda met with our ❖ The church office will be closed on Monday, insurance agent to review our policy. July 20th. ❖ “Homecoming - Gospel Hymnfest” worship Bill Moeller is looking at options for an LED outdoor will take place on July 12th. An Open Forum and sign for the church. picnic luncheon will follow worship. Church council will meet following lunch. The meeting was adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer.

Respectfully Submitted, Karen Aho, Secretary Page 3 July 2015 New Vision on New Road

from throughout the United States and several As reported at the June Council meeting for foreign countries. Every evening will be spent at the financial report for May, total income for a mass gathering at Ford Field in Detroit with inspirational speakers, musicians, and videos. . . . the year was $105,405.81 and total expenses A Litany of blessing and sending will be included were $117,818.62. For the year, we show a in our worship service on Sunday, July 12th. All net loss of $12,412.81. During the month of those attending the gathering are asked to be May, our total income was $22,625.05 and present at worship that morning. . . . For more expenses were $25,730.02. Expenses information about the gathering, or to view exceeded Income by $3,104.97. activities happening during the gathering go to Bill Moeller, Treasurer www.ELCA.org/gathering ☞ Five of our young people will be attending Confirmation Camp Sunday July 26th through Friday, July 31st at Camp Briarwood in Argyle. During their week at camp, the youth will be involved in Bible Study, worship, group building, W-ELCA fellowship, and many other activities. We will leave St. Matthew Lutheran Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Please mark your calendar for our next general and return on Friday around 7:00 p.m. meeting. It will be held on Saturday, August 15 at ☞ Future NT-NL Youth Events: the NT-NL Junior 9:30 a.m. This will be a breakfast brunch, so please High/Middle School Gathering will be held check with your Circle president as to what item you November 13-15 at Calvary Lutheran Church in should bring. Pastor Krupicka will give a talk on the Richland Hills and The Holiday Inn Express. The meaning of items in the chancel. Also, do not forget event includes small group activities, church that we have two more combined Circle Bible studies fellowship time, songs, games, worship, dance, and this summer – July 7 (Tuesday) and August 10 more! Cost for the gathering will be $135 if registered (Monday). These will be held in the fellowship hall at by October 5th. . . . The 2016 NT-NL High School 10:00 a.m. Service Weekend will be January 15-17 at the Holiday Inn Express DFW Airport. Activities for the gathering will include service, worship, Bible Study, and a great deal of fun. Cost for the weekend is $75 is registered by November 29th. . . . Mark your calendar and save YOUTH NEWS these dates! Registration forms for both of these events are available from Pastor Paul. ☞ “Rise Up Together”, the 2015 ELCA YOUTH GATHERING in The “CARING FOR YOURSELF” support group will not Detroit, July 15-19, 2015 is rapidly meet in July, but will meet again on Tuesday, August approaching. Eleven from St. Matthew Lutheran – 11th at 6:30 p.m. in the parlor. This support group is 8 youth and 3 adults – will leave on Monday, July open to everyone. It is an opportunity to share what is 13th and return to Waco on Monday, July 20th. While in Detroit they will attend the gathering, happening in your life with people who are willing to and take a day to tour the Henry Ford Museum listen. and the Ford production factory, as well as experience other points of interest in and around Detroit. During the Gathering, the youth (30,000 Dear St. Matthew friends, strong) will take a day to do a servant project in and around Detroit, spend time with other youth Thank you all for your many acts of kindness from the NT-NL Mission Area as well as youth after my recent emergency surgery. I so Page 4 July 2015 New Vision on New Road appreciate your thoughts, prayers, phone calls, texts, Dorthy Rippstein (Bill & Mary Krause and family) cards, flowers, balloons, and support you have given Rhonda Owens (Denise Self) me and my family. Pastor Paul, thank you for your Gene Janke; Rebecca, Danny, Aubrey & Colby visits, your kind words and encouragement which McFarland (Arlene Schwarz) lifted my spirits. Each of you is a blessing and I am Donna Penney, Janet Green (Kim & Ross Browne) forever grateful to be covered in prayer by folks like Dee Skillett (Del & Sue Hensel) you. I am improving each day! I am especially Darren Boyse (Jean Melzer) grateful to the Good Lord, for restoring me to good Lou Mayberry, Mary Shelton, Lisa Brown, Mary health and showing me that obviously I am not always Travis, Sammie Wise, Robert Hoida (Marcyl & in control of what happens in my life!! Weldon Howell) Marcy Randall, Erin Kelly (Mary & Bobby Koon) God is good all the time, all the time God is good! Annie Gibbs, Joe Allen, Ms. Ruby Gorman & Debbie

Blessings, peace and love, Vonasek (Bill & Elnora Schwake) Kathy Nordt Anna Castella (DeAnna & Kemper Beard) Susan Barnes, John Argubright (Meridith & Clay Dear Bracken Scholarship Committee & Members of Sellers) St. Matthew Lutheran, Geoff Arms, Elena Grant (Lauren Roller) Antonio Rodriguez (Pilar Rodriguez-Larson) Thank you for awarding me this scholarship. These Margie Pierce, Bert Gripp (Lyle Gripp) extra funds will help me get supplies for my senior Patricia Johnson, Maria Guerrero (Susan & Don year. I appreciate all of the support. Thank you. Koester) Lena Steinfath (Linda Stanford) Gracie Beard Kelly Giniewiez, Lee Larson, Patricia Hines, Wally Roach, Jeff Warhol & Sammie Warhol (Steve, PRAYER CONCERNS DURING JUNE Paula & Ashley Jenson) Members with Prayer Concerns: Josh Hanks (Rebecca & Elmo Haferkamp) Brenda Crye, Wanda Kilstrom, Stephanie Ken Bird (Geneva Massingill) Zimmerman, Kim Browne, Kathy Nordt, Allee Gomulka (Pastor Paul & JoAnn Krupicka) Elnora Schwake, Larry & Ty Henrichs, Stephanie Jim Hill, Willie Gestalter, Charlotte Rendiero (Cora Lambring, Alfred & Hildegard Gstattenbauer, Geneva Gillespie) Massingill, Aime Lillard, Doris Reiske, Morgan Mitzie Key, Gina Salazar, Erin Kelly, Leland Adams, John C. Linda, Cora Gillespie, Thomas, Lambring, Raymond Lambring, Betty Lambring, Elisabeth, David, & Stacey Vanderkinter, Edna Kenny Lambring, Shaeson Groves, Goates Family Howland, Tammy Vickrey, Cynthia Shetler, Ed & and Reed Family (The Lambring Family) Clara Poehl, Doris Minnix, Tony Cureton, Janet Betty Pareya (Michael Pareya & James Stokes) Ahrens, and Ann Lehrmann. Ann Simpson (Larry, Helen & Ty Henrichs) Shirley and Mike Lanham (Betty Bracken) Those in our military serving in the Middle Clint Tchiavsky, Gordon Hubeneck, Jack Burnham, East: Bob Stough, Claude Roller, & Rick Buckner (Janet Willie Creamer, brother of Sam Creamer & Terry Roller) Sandy Brock (Tracy Brock) Those for whom prayer is requested: Cindy Schlosser (Michael & Cynthia Frey) Shirley Gilliland, Brent Gimble (Bill & Jean Moeller) Rick Wooley, Ann Marie Beaman, Jennifer Britton, Cameran Moore, Dawn Bailey (Bill & Diane Jones) Iva Harris (David & Edna Howland) Tyson Selman Alan Caruthers, Elsie Sommerfeld (Aime & Patrick Ron Luebben (Doris Akard) Page 5 July 2015 New Vision on New Road

Lillard) Questions: If you have a question about this project, Tomas Sandoval (Bradley Linda) please feel free to contact a member of the Fundraising Teri Castenada, Natalie Jehu, John Pristash, Marion Committee: Karen Aho- Chair Van Winkle, Melanie, Pam Becker, Judy Harris ([email protected]), Roy Anderson, (Beth Pristash) Rosemary Fielder, Bill Jones, Paul Larson, Glenn von Bob Hueske (Bill Martin & Billie Boeche) Rosenberg, and Jo von Rosenberg. Elizabeth Travers and family (Sarah Rude & Niles Haich) Cynthia Priolet, Peg Ramsey (Jean & Stan Hoffmeyer) YOUR BENEVOLENCE DOLLARS AT WORK! Larry Schwartz, Ruth Schwartz (Shannon Adams, Lutheran Disaster Response wins ‘Innovative Shelly Jasek) Program of the Year’ David Cruse (Lee & Marilyn Cruse) 6/3/2015 Stevie Spalda, Belva Meckes, Wayne Gower, Phyllis CHICAGO (ELCA) – Lutheran Disaster Response & Royal Fraedrich (Karl & Karen Aho) received the "Innovative Program of the Year" award Krista & Harrison Flinn (George & Janet Ahrens) for its storm-shelter pilot program at the 2015 National Laura Farris (David & Stacey Vanderkinter) Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster annual Roger Sanders (Clydine Arthur) conference held May 11-15 in New Orleans. Lutheran Patti Hawkins (Monica & Daniel Harper) Disaster Response is a ministry of the Evangelical Tanner Underwood (Morgan Adams) Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Cindy Ledbetter (Judy & Sarah Schwieger) The award recognizes the ingenuity and success of the storm-shelter pilot project team, which comprises We express our Christian Sympathy to: Lutheran Disaster Response, Upbring (formerly ✝ Gary Mittendorf and his family at the death of Lutheran Social Services of the South based in Austin, Gary’s wife, Karen. Texas), and the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes. The pilot project was developed to assist families ✝ Lee & Peggy Streetman and family at the death of living in tornado-prone areas by providing the Lee’s brother, Dean Streetman. resources and technical support to install storm shelters ✝ the family of Laura Kelm. on their properties. The yearlong pilot was focused on ✝ the family of Steve Hurst. two areas that have been recently affected by tornadoes, and during its course, 206 families in the Oklahoma City area and 19 families in Louisville, BATHROOM RENOVATION PROJECT UPDATES! Miss., received storm shelters. The pilot-project team worked with long-term recovery groups in these two FUNdraising Events: Thank you to everyone who tornado-affected areas to identify families that needed attended our first Trivia Night. It was a great success a storm shelter and to provide case management for the and raised over $900. We will be announcing dates for storm-shelter selection and installation process. our next Trivia Night, as well as a BUNCO night, "We are grateful for all of our partners who took soon! part in this project that will not only physically keep Open Forum: Please plan to attend the Open Forum people safe but will also provide emotional comfort for on Sunday, July 12th to learn more about how you can them when a storm is heading their way," said the Rev. help us reach our ultimate goal of raising $44,000 and Michael Stadie, program director for Lutheran Disaster completing the renovations. We have already raised Response. "I am pleased that all of our efforts were approximately 12% of the funds and are excited to recognized. We look forward to working with share our plan to raise the remaining funds with you at communities across the country [that] are interested in the open forum. providing storm shelters." Page 6 July 2015 New Vision on New Road

More storm shelters are planned for installation as putting together the Trivia Night fund-raiser for the program continues beyond the pilot. The the bathroom remodel. knowledge gained from the pilot program will be ❣ Jenny Barosh, Lauren Lafferty, Meredith applied to creating a foundation for national guidelines Hoyland, Jeremy Wallace & Sha Towers; and to that can be used for other storm-shelter programs in Jean Melzer for providing special music for our tornado-affected areas around the country. June worship services. This award marks the second time Lutheran ❣ Drew Lien, Brent Lowney, and Hayley Rozo, our Disaster Response has been a recipient of an award Briarwood Counselors . . . . Cora Gillespie and from National Voluntary Organizations Active in Pastor Paul Day, Camp Coordinators . . . . Disaster. Lutheran Disaster Response was awarded Michael & Cynthia Frey for providing housing "Member of the Year" at the organizations' 2010 and breakfast for our Briarwood Counselors . . . . annual conference. Rebecca & Elmo Haferkamp and Sister Pat Lutheran Disaster Response has a long history of Gorton for providing cookies for our Sunday night responding to disasters, both domestically and Day Camp kick-off . . . Terry & Janet Roller, Cora internationally. With a focus on long-term recovery, it Gillespie, Peggy Tooker, Linda Stanford, Ty is committed to working with local communities Henrichs, and Pastor Paul & JoAnn for providing impacted by disasters, accompanying them and dinner for the Briarwood Counselors. . . . Peggy providing assistance as they navigate their way through Tooker, DeAnna & Kemper Beard, Arlene recovery. Schwarz, Shelly & John Jasek, and Larry & Helen Henrichs for providing lunch for the Day Camp AUTOMATIC BANK WITHDRAWALS: Have you Staff. . . . Peggy Tooker, Helen Henrichs, Ty considered using an automatic bank Henrichs, Melba Hafer, Billie Boeche, Debbie withdrawal for your offering to St. Evans, JoAnn Krupicka & Cora Gillespie for Matthew Lutheran. If you travel a helping in the kitchen . . . . Michelle Cocek, great deal, or would like the ease of Sarah Martin, Hayden Stanford, Colby Brewer this service, please let the church office know. We Krupicka, Ryan Foss, Camryn Jimenez, Elizabeth offer automatic bank withdrawals through Vanco Vanderkinter, and Carter Towers for serving as Services. Withdrawals may be made weekly, semi- Junior Counselors. . . . the Cameron Park Zoo, the st th st th monthly (1 & 15 ) or monthly (1 , 15 , or last day of Waco Fire Department, and the ETMC month). To sign-up for automatic withdrawals, take Ambulance Service for their special programs and complete an application from the office and return during Day Camp and all who helped provide it with a blank voided check. This will then be entered refreshments for the camper through generous with Vanco, and withdrawals will begin on the date monetary contributions you designate. If you have questions or would like ❣ Carolyn Van Auken for making the communion more information about automatic bank withdrawals, bread each Sunday, and for editing the monthly please see Pastor Paul or Bill Moeller. newsletter

❣ Larry, Helen, & Ty Henrichs for taking our paper,

Thank you to . . . plastic, and glass items to the recycling center. ❣ John Linda, John C. Linda, and Bradley Linda for repairing the dimmer switch in the sanctuary ❣ Jay Dittmann for repairing the sound system in the IN NEED? Traveling or going on a picnic narthex. this summer and in need of ice packs? There are a number of ice packs in the bottom of the ❣ Karen Aho, DeAnna Toten Beard, Jeanne large freezer. Please help yourself Dittmann, Beth Pristash, and Hope Cotner for Graceful Generosity Published to help you grow as a steward of God’s grace.

Blessed to be a Blessing Money Will Buy Things Many times in Scripture we are promised Money will buy … that the one who gives will receive. A bed, but not sleep. “Give and it will be given to you. A good Books, but not brains. measure, pressed down, shaken together Food, but not appetite. and running over, will be poured into Finery, but not beauty. your lap” (Luke 6:38). A house, but not a home. Medicine, but not health. “‘Bring the whole tithe … Test me in Luxuries, but not culture. this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if Amusements, but not happiness. I will not throw open the floodgates of A Crucifix, but not a Savior. heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it’ ” (Malachi 3:10). What happens when we emphasize the latter instead of the former is the development of a "name-it-and-claim-it” type of religion in which we give only so we can get. First Timothy 6:5-10 warns us of the dangers of this attitude. Paul wrote that false teachers “think that godliness is a means to financial gain.” We know from Scripture that we have been blessed that we might be a blessing to others. Therefore, we share our wealth—our monetary wealth (Romans 12:13), our wealth in talents and responsibilities (1 Peter 4:10-11), our wealth in experiences (2 Corinthians 1:4), and our wealth in time (James 1:27). God blesses us so we can be his instruments to support the needy and extend his church. “You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your The church is like a bank … The generosity will result in thanksgiving to more you put into it, the more God” (2 Corinthians 9:11). interest you have in it!

A Thief Has Broken into Our Church He has done considerable damage. Even the casual observer may see evidence of the break-in. What has he taken? He has taken strength from our Sunday School. Every Sunday his thievery deprives the congregation of about one-fourth of its membership. He depletes the offering potential of the church. There is no insurance that will cover the damage caused by this thievery … except the safeguard of spiritual commitment. The culprit’s fingerprints are much in evidence. From this Are You Willing? his identity has been established. “Now finish the work, so that your eager His name is MR. INDIFFERNCE. This willingness to do it may be matched by criminal in our midst has weakened the your completion of it, according to your educational arm of the church, depleted the means. For if the willingness is there, the attendance at worship, and looted the tithes gift is acceptable according to what one and offerings. Most interesting of all is the has, not according to what he does not method by which he initiates his crime. He have” (2 Corinthians 8:11-12). begins first in the home . BEWARE OF THIS THIEF! There is so much need around us. Daily we are interrupted by telephone calls soliciting our donations to well-deserving causes. We Cell Phone vs. Bible hear of elderly people in nursing homes who I wonder what would happen if we treated never have visitors and children in need of our Bible like we treat our cell phone? mentors. Committees within our congregations seek to add to their boards in  What if we carried it around in our order to carry out the ministry of our pockets? churches.  What if we flipped through it several times a day? We may become overwhelmed. Where do  What if we turned back to get it if we we start? How can I … one person … fill all forgot it? these needs? Often guilt accompanies these  What if we used it to receive messages questions. What is God asking of us? from the text? According to the Apostle Paul, we are expected to give according to what we have.  What if we treated it like we couldn’t He was speaking here of monetary offerings, live without it? but his admonition relates to the sharing of  What if we used it when we traveled? our time and abilities as well. The key, Paul  What if we used it in case of emergency? seems to say, is to be willing. “If the Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell willingness is there, the gift is acceptable.” phone, we don’t have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill, and, one more thing … there are no dropped calls!

Blessings on Your Stewardship Journey!

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Communion Assistant Beth Pristash Linda Heyde Sue Hensel Linda Heyde Marcyl Howell Sue Hensel Marcyl Howell Beth Pristash Communion Elements Linda & Kelly Heyde Linda & Kelly Heyde Linda & Kelly Heyde Linda & Kelly Heyde

Children’s Sermon Pastor Paul Jeanne Dittmann Meridith Sellers Karen Aho

Lector Beth Pristash Joanne Zuch Pat Gorton Beth Pristash

Acolyte TBA Aaron Jasek TBA TBA

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Greeter Doris Akard Doris Akard Bill & Diane Jones Bill & Diane Jones Sally Engelbrecht Sally Engelbrecht Usher Del Hensel Del Hensel Michael Frey Del Hensel

Usher TBA TBA Del Hensel TBA

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Tellers Carol Frambach & Shelly Jasek

Flowers Bill & Jean Moeller (Open) (Open) Marcyl Howell

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9:30am Worship - 5:00am LYO leaves 11:00am Dominos 11:00am Bible Study 2:00pm Adult Fun 9:00am Quilting Gospel Hymnfest for Detroit Day 10:45am Open Forum 11:30am Picnic Lunch ELCA Youth ELCA Youth ELCA Youth ELCA Youth 12:30pm Church Council Gathering in Detroit Gathering Gathering Gathering

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9:30am Worship 11:00am Dominos 11:00am Bible Study 2:00pm Adult Fun 9:00am Quilting 10:45am “Islam Day 7:00pm Confirmation 1:00pm Confirmation Youth return from Youth leave for Briarwood Briarwood Confirmation Camp Confirmation Camp Confirmation Camp Confirmation Camp Confirmation Camp

July Birthdays, Anniversaries, & Baptisms

7/2 Jeanne Dittmann 7/8 Bill & Jean Moeller (54th) 7/4 Troy Dodge 7/9 Ed & Clara Poehl (70th) 7/4 Joanne Zuch 7/10 Steve & Shanna Bowles (9th) 7/5 Michael Frey IV 7/21 Al & Elaine Noack (64th) 7/6 Gordon Erickson 7/23 Niles Haich & Sarah Rude (4th) 7/6 Teri Hafer 7/23 Stan & Judy Schwieger (27th) 7/6 Jamie Sparks 7/26 Steven & Karen Mullens (35th) 7/7 Bettie Lehrmann 7/28 Robert & Hope Cotner (25th) 7/7 Steven Mullens 7/7 Janet Rawlings 7/8 Kim Browne Anniversaries of Baptism 7/8 Monica Harper 7/6 Hayden Stanford 7/9 John Taylor 7/8 Celena Zimmerman 7/10 Darlene Cureton 7/8 Cory Zimmerman 7/10 Phil Van Auken 7/10 Sandy Cocek 7/10 Frank Walker III 7/10 Sue Hensel 7/11 Aaron Gustafson 7/12 Shanna Bowles 7/11 Albert Hampel 7/16 Sally Engelbrecht 7/11 Susan Koester 7/17 Dorene Swenson 7/12 Karen Curtis 7/18 Henry Beard 7/12 Paul Krupicka 7/19 Cody Browne 7/12 Jaina Stanford 7/19 Jeanne Dittmann 7/14 Linda Heyde 7/21 Ed Poehl 7/15 Mason Gill 7/21 Shawnna White 7/16 Edna Dietrich 7/25 Ty Henrichs 7/18 Patricia Gorton 7/27 Steven Cocek 7/18 Ashley Jenson 7/31 Jillian Duncan 7/18 Rosann White 7/19 Robert Heyde 7/20 Sean Erickson GERMANY 2017 TOUR: Interested in going to Germany 7/21 Richard Gustafson in 2017 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the 7/21 David Heyde Reformation? We at St. Matthew Lutheran are 7/22 Jim Prose planning a trip for just such a purpose. Registration for 7/23 Victor Larson the tour is now underway. Information packs are 7/23 William Slavik available on the table in the Entrance Way to the 7/24 Jessica Bancale Sanctuary. Our tour will begin with our flight from 7/24 John C Linda Dallas to Berlin on Sunday, July 30th. It will include 7/24 Cynthia Shetler visits to Schloss Wittenberg, Berlin, Eisleben, Leipzig, 7/25 Samuel Brock Erfurt, Halle, and Eisenach. We depart Frankfurt on 7/26 Farrel Bolte August 9th for Dallas. If you would like to know more 7/26 Marcyl Howell about the tour, or begin the registration process for the 7/28 Tye Standford tour, please join us. If you have friends or family who 7/29 Charlie Boeche might be interested in being a part of this tour, please 7/29 McKenzie Gillette share this information with them.

If you have a birthday, wedding anniversary, or anniversary of Baptism in July and are not listed above, please let the church office know so that we can include that information in our database and in next July’s newsletter.

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