Good News of Grace Grace Lutheran Church Green Bay, Wisconsin August 8, 2012

We celebrate Christ, teach Christ, witness to Christ, and care for others as though they are Christ.

The Gospel according to Bob Dylan? we can see that other folks lump all churches into one category. And when we run into What kind of a book is that? people with those kinds of points of view, we And there are more books like that: the can say, "Hey. That's not my church! We're Gospel according to U2, the Gospel according different! You should come and check us to Disney, the Gospel according to Star Wars, out!"

the Gospel according to Tolkien, the Gospel Exploring other religious points of view can according to Dr. Suess… also be a valuable exercise in defining our And believe it or not: the Gospel according to own religious point of view. Bob Dylan and the Simpsons! Star Wars believe this about God, but I sure don't! That's good exercise, because when Yes, there are books with these titles. And our kids or grandkids come up to us with a there are books with these titles, because question about a video they've seen or a book even if movies and TV and music don't they're reading, we can help them evaluate always have traditional Christian points of these kinds of media for how they measure view, it doesn't mean they don't have up to Jesus. Is the Gospel according to interesting religious or spiritual points of Disney really the same as the Gospel of view. Points of view that may, in fact, reflect Jesus? Good question! If you're wondering the religious or spiritual points of view of about that, you can read a book about that. many people both in and outside the And guess where it is? church. It's important, I think, to understand other religious points of In your church library now! view. Sometimes we can learn what people are thinking about the church. Sometimes Pastor Larry

Guide to the Good News:

From the Pastor Front Cover Outreach Page 6 Education Page 2 Youth & Family Ministry Page 6 Personal Growth Page 2 Congregation Opportunities Page 6 Celebration Page 3 Worship Ministers Page 7 Super Happy Fun Congregational Picnic Page 4 Access to Grace Back Cover Opportunities to Serve Page 5

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DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT GOOD NEWS OF GRACE: The next “Good News of Grace” will be sent out the week of August 20. Please have articles in to the Church Office by 12:00 noon on Monday, August 20.

NEW MEMBER CLASS SUNDAY SCHOOL A New Member class has been scheduled REGISTRATION FORMS are for Saturday, September 15, from 9:00 available on the courtesy desk a.m. – 12 noon. If you are interested in and outside the Sunday School learning more about membership at office. They may be turned in by mail, Grace, please contact Pastor Julie at (432 placed in the offering plate, dropped off at -0308) or [email protected] the Church Office, or deposited in the box outside the Sunday School office. The deadline for registration is Sunday, August 26. NEW PICTORIAL DIRECTORY Are you still practicing your smile?  SUMMER BIBLE STUDY During this summer’s Sunday Our picture directory is coming this fall morning bible studies, we are and you’ll want to be ready! getting to know the Twelve Apostles. The summer Sunday If you have any questions, or if you are bible studies are held in the able to help, please contact Barb Dining Room between worship Gloeckler 498-4089, Board of Personal services. The schedule of topics is as Growth follows:

August 12: Peter August 19: Philip “YOUNG AT HEART” August 26: James and John Our Young at Heart program September 2: Judas on August 10 will be a summer picnic. We will have brats & burgers, fruit salad, potato chips, lemonade, & ice cream for dessert. The program will be PARENTS OF 7TH GRADE STUDENTS: our Mission Trip participants showing us If you have a student who will be what they did in Washington, D.C. If you entering the 7th grade this fall and you are able, please bring a non-perishable have not received a letter regarding the food item for our food pantry. Hope to confirmation program, please contact see all of you on August 10. The sign up Pastor Julie (432 - 0 3 0 8 ) o r sheet is on the Courtesy Desk or call the [email protected]. Thank you! Church Office.

2 WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF A GIFT TO:

 The Food Pantry given in memory of Rev. Todd Murken by his friends.  The Garden of Grace given in loving memory of Doris Reimer by her friends.  The Radio Fund given in loving memory of Clarence (Bud) Austad, husband, Walter and Helen Utnehmer, parents, Wallace PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP and Robert Utnehmer, brothers and Virginia Overly, sister, by Jean Austad. Thurs., Aug. 9 & Sun., Aug. 12 Eleventh Sunday of Pentecost Events: A FUNERAL SERVICE WAS HELD FOR: Adult Education - “The 12 Apostles” Lessons:  Beverly Suchomel on August 3, 2012. 1 Kings 19:4-8, Psalm 34:1-8, Ephesians 4:25-5:2, John 6:35, 41-51 “I am the resurrection and the life,” says the

Lord.

Thurs., Aug. 16 & Sun., Aug. 19 Twelfth Sunday of Pentecost Events: CHOIRS INVITATION Contemporary Worship CHOIRS INVITATION Adult Education - “The 12 Apostles” God uses music to direct our Financial Forum hearts to Him. Let your hearts Lessons: be directed. You will be both Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 34:9-14, Ephesians welcome and needed. 5:15-20, John 6:51-58 Men’s Choir begins Thursday, Sept. 6 from 6:30-7 PM Thurs., Aug. 23 & Sun., Aug. 26 Chancel Choir begins Thursday, Sept. 6 Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost from 7-8:30 PM Events: Adult Education - “The 12 Apostles” Bell Choir begins Thursday, Sept. 6 Grace Full Hands from 6:15-7 PM Lessons: Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18, Psalm 34:15-22, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 6:56-69

WORSHIP SERVICES TIMES

Worship times will be Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.

Our Worship is Broadcast on Radio 1400AM at 8:00 a.m.

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FAIR TRADE FAIRE VOLUNTEERS AUDIT COMMITTEE NEEDED NEEDED: The Board of Outreach is The Audit Committee is looking for two looking for 1 more person who might be members familiar with conducting audits interested in coordinating a fall “Fair Trade and/or accounting and bookkeeping Faire” at Grace. This faire would be an practices to audit church financial records opportunity for members of the for the last fiscal year (2011 – 2012). congregation to purchase as Christmas The committee will meet in August on days gifts, items made by fairly paid artisans in and times convenient for its members. The developing countries. Through the time commitment is approximately 6 – 8 purchase of these items we will hours. economically help individuals and Please contact Pastor Larry or Parish communities. For further information Administrator Sharon Haapala please speak to Pastor Julie or check out the SERRV website. MARKETING COMMITTEE NEEDED Marketing Committee – looking for two or BOARD OF OUTREACH: There is an three more members… opening on the Board of Outreach. This who are skilled and experienced in the field Board educates members of Grace and of 21 st century marketing and invites them to participate in a variety of communication technologies. The question ministries that bring health and healing to Council would like them to wrestle with is: people in our community. These How to leverage 21st century technology for ministries include: Grace’s Food Pantry, the mission of the church? Some of the EPH, Church of the Wilderness, Lutheran underlying questions that might be World Relief, Back to School store, Easter addressed as part of the committee’s work Dinner, etc. are: What are the ways we currently The Board of Outreach meets on the first communicate with the congregation? Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The What are the ways congregation term on the board will be completed in members prefer to receive January 2013 but the person is eligible for communication from the church? re-election for a second, two-year term. What are the ways congregation members prefer to give to the church? How do we improve how we BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP NEEDS 2 communicate? MEMBERS What are the staff time implications of 2 members are needed for the Board of improving our communication? Stewardship. This Board conducts an an- Are there costs to improving how we nual Stewardship pledge drive and other communicate? stewardship education events. If you would like to serve on this

committee, please let one of the pastors Date(s) & Time: The Board meets the 3rd know. We could like to convene the Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. 2 year committee as soon as possible and report term, 11 meetings, tasks related to projects recommendations back to the Council as

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CONGREGATION OPPORTUNITIES

OPEN FORUM for questions about the Special Funds will be held on Sunday, August 19 after the 8:00 a.m. worship service in the North Basement. Parish THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE GROUP Administrator Sharon Haapala and invites members and friends of Grace members of Council will be in attendance. after worship on Thursdays, August 16 and 23 and at 9:00 a.m. after worship on PACKER TICKETS are available Sundays August 19 & 26, to the Dining for the August 30 preseason Room to participate in a letter writing game. A member of Grace must campaign supporting the continuation of be present at the game. The cost funding for the Brown County Drug is $92.18 per ticket. Please contact Sharon Court. During temple talks on both of Haapala if you would like to purchase those weekends the congregation will these tickets. learn about the positive impact the Drug Court is having on the lives of people in our community who struggle with addiction. Writing points for drafting the letter as well as materials (paper and computers) will be available for use. Please consider spending a few minutes of your time writing a brief letter to assist in the healing and restoration of the lives of others. DING’S DOCK: Time is running out to sign up for our Fourth Annual All- Congregation “Canoe” trip sponsored by the Board of Youth and Family Ministry. We will be traveling to Ding’s Dock, Chain of Lakes, Waupaca, Saturday, August 18 for a 3 hour leisurely CAMPUS MINISTRY AT UW SCHOOLS float down the down the Crystal River Do you know a student in higher (average depth 2.5 feet) followed by a education? Lutheran Campus Ministry is lakeside picnic. on campus to help your young adults as The cost is $20.00 (check due with they attend colleges, trade schools and registration; refundable if it rains.) We’ll be universities. Please share their name, leaving Grace at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, contact information and which institution August 18 and arriving at Ding’s Dock they will be attending with your pastor or 11:30 a.m. We’ll be on the river until about send it to the campus ministry at UW- 4:00 p.m. Please bring a bag lunch. We’ll Madison (www.lccmadison.org). The return to Grace at approx. 7:00 p.m. Lutheran Campus Ministry will distribute After Canoeing, around 4:00-5:30 p.m., a the names to the appropriate Wisconsin meal will be provided by the Board of Youth campus ministry. Email them to and Family Ministry. [email protected] or mail to 325 N. Mills, Forms can be picked up on the desk in the 6 parlor. Please register by August 10. WORSHIP MINISTERS SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 Acolytes: 8:00 - Logan Froelich, Acolytes: 8:00 - Aleta Wegner Maddy Hoffman 10:00 - Brandon Mikulsky, 10:00 - Tru Hubbard, Savannah Seager Carleigh Sachs Ushers: 8:00 - Jeremy & Stacey Malvitz, Ushers: 8:00 - Ron Olson, Bea, Byron, Amy & Matt Vanko, Logan and Erin Froelich, Ted, Ty & Diane Pyan, Barb, Grant and John Maren Assef Gloeckler, Ron Schaut, 10:00 - Robert Goelz, Harry Hill, Jim & Dorene LaViolette, Jim Poels, Robin Powell, Bill Kaehler Brendan Post, Jake Broeckel, 10:00 - Kim Selissen, Paul Wikgren, Elizabeth DeBruyn Bill Stollberg, Dick Destree, Lectors: 8:00 - Pete Diemer, L&CA Dan Selissen, Diedric Berg, Karen Pangborn, Rachel and Krista Abrahamson Pam Bins, CA Lectors: 8:00 - Ruth Trowbridge, L&CA 10:00 - Mildred Watermolen, L&CA Jeff & Kathy Koehler, CA Kathy Chase, 10:00 - Lisa Willi, L&CA Dick Schmeling, CA Phyllis Seidl, Josh Moyer, CA Altar Guild: 8:00 - Sharon Paplham, Clarica Special Music: Men’s Choir Erickson, Judy Adamini, Altar Guild: 8:00 – Lois & Russ Kopidlansky, Lydia Santana, April Connie & Doug Russell, Neuville, Cole Wistenberg Lexi Malvitz 10:00 – Judy Swaer, Carla 10:00 – Pat Vichos, Jayne Brawner, Jean Lotter, Marler, Bev Koplein, Marsha Schroeder, Carla Skinkis, Julie Sandy Folsom, Miller, Mackenzie Jordan Boyd Zambon Special Music: Lisa Willi Greeters: 8:00 - Bill & Dee Kaehler Organist: Denise Zenko 10:00 - Doug & Pat Stilp Music Leader: Contemporary Worship Band Organist: Denise Zenko Nursery Attended By: 8:00 - Katie Krafft Nursery Attended By: 8:00-Cheryl Seefeldt 10:00 - Lynn Moyer 10:00 - Jamie Pichette EART: Gayle Schmeling EART: Catherine DeClerc

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 AT 5:30 THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 AT 5:30 Lector & Comm. Assist: James Silha Lector & Comm. Assist: Mimi McClure, Ushers: Vern Malchow, Jerry Wendt Jana Stadtmueller Organist: Denise Zenko Ushers: Casey Maloney, Andrea Hansen Special Music: Holly Schiller Organist: Denise Zenko

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ACCESS TO GRACE

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 321 S. Madison St., Green Bay, WI 54301 Phone: 920-432-0308 Fax: 920-437-5156 Web site: www.gracegb.org Email: [email protected]

Worship Service Times: Staff: Pastor Larry Lange Res. Phone: 920-455-0511 Memorial Day thru Labor Day [email protected]

Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with Holy Communion Pastor Julie Wrubbel-Lange Res. Phone: 920-455-0511 Sunday at 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. with Holy [email protected]

Communion Visitation Minister: Karen Gerth, Phone: 469-2474

[email protected] Fall & Winter Health Ministries Coordinator: Bev Larsen, Saturday at 5:00 p.m. with Holy Communion [email protected] Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. with Holy Director of Music: Chad Lemerande, Phone: 469-8076 Communion Organist: Denise Zenko

Christian Education each Sunday from 9:15-10:15 Parish Administrator: Sharon Haapala, a.m. (fall & winter) [email protected]

Blood Pressure Screening on the first Sunday of Parish Secretary: Ann Zehms the month in the Usher’s Room. [email protected]

Maintenance Supervisor: Dean Ahrens [email protected]

OUR SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE IS BROADCAST EACH WEEK AT 8:00 A.M. ON WDUZ RADIO 1400 AM

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Organization Profit - Non Where we stayed: Issue “The Steinbruck Center is based in the historic Luther Place Memorial Lutheran Church. The center is located directly within the riot area immediately following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A Week of Blessings The Steinbruck Center is a place that educates and provides the outreach work for groups such as ours, putting us with the many great ministries in D.C. that serve the hungry and seek justice for the poor. The Washington, DC 2012 Mission Trip Steinbruck Center is named after its founder, John Steinbruck, the pastor of Luther Place Memorial Church before, during, and after the riot years. The Steinbruck Center shows the number of people and resources that are necessary to help address homelessness and hunger in its community. The Steinbruck Center itself houses a 30 person shelter for women and a hostel for visiting missionaries to stay and then volunteer in the “Kids are amazing gifts from God. community. Martin Luther Memorial Church has outreached into the A Monthly Insight into the Current Real Estate Market community to provide many resources for women including “N Street Some take an hour to warm up to Village” which includes the Bethany Women’s Center and N Street people; others a few days. But when Village appear to be a vital component to seek justice and advocacy for they open up they have a lot to share homeless women and those who go hungry or need shelter. Places like with the world. These “Mission Trips” give them a chance to this center are important to our nation. They can provide education and teach us all about the faces of homelessness and to demystify all the experience things they’ve never been myths about homelessness. The Center shows us that as Christians we exposed to before—planting a seed need to follow the work of Jesus and help feed the hungry and shelter the that hopefully will grow and they will “On Sunday morning we worshiped at Luther homeless.” spread to others. What a better way to spend a week of their precious life, Place Memorial Lutheran Church. That service --Tracy McNabb oriented us and affected us the rest of the week. than with the church, with Christ. – Pastor Larry Thank you to all who helped make this a week of blessings.” --Barb Gloeckler

Faster Alone: Farther Together On Sunday night we had to eat dinner for just $1.00 per person. This was an exercise to give us an idea of what people who live on food stamps have to deal with on a daily basis. Many food stamp recipients only get $3.00 per day per person. Sunday morning at the worship service at Martin Luther Memorial Place Pastor Karen Braun said, “We can go faster alone, but farther together.” We applied that theory to We left for Washington, D.C. on Saturday, July 14. The first our task of eating for $1.00 per person. By combining our thing we did upon our arrival is get settled into the place we dollars, we had $17.00 to spend on dinner. We went to the stayed all week: the Steinbruck Center, a ministry of Luther grocery store and bought items to make spaghetti. We had Place Memorial Lutheran Church. The disciples at Luther Place plenty to feed all of us. Unfortunately, the homeless or poor bury homeless people in their Memorial Garden. are not as fortunate to have 16 other people to pool their --Pastor Larry money with. Therefore, it is so important to help out in our community to help those in need, to join together so we can go farther. --Tracey Zambon Jordan Boyd did a lot of the cooking for the Dollar Dinner. One of the participants in the mission trip didn’t really get much to each at all, because spaghetti isn’t really the best meal for someone with diabetes. Providing a healthy diet for people is as important as it is difficult. The biggest grocery store in the neighborhood was very expensive. We shopped there once. There were convenience stores, but they too, as you know, are expensive and don’t stock many healthy foods. There weren’t very many other grocery stores. From a strictly economic point of view, I suppose it’s hard to make a profit selling groceries to poor people. Bottom line: it often happens that poor people don’t have access to affordable and health food. --Pastor Larry

The people who work and volunteer at the DC Central Kitchen to Washington DC Office of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in prepare meals for low-income families and people. They serve America approximately 5,000 people per day. They also have a culinary For our first “work” day in DC we spent the morning at the Washington job program that they offer to homeless and former inmates to office of the ELCA. Kate Gaskill explained what the ELCA is doing in help change their lives around. They also provide lunches and the nation’s capitol: basically keeping track of domestic and snack programs for about 2,000 low income school children international legislation so members of the ELCA can learn how daily. We met other volunteers and a few staff members who legislation will affect them and the poor and so they can contact their

made us all feel very welcome and appreciated for our work. senators and representatives to voice their opinions. The ELCA office Chef Michael in particular reminded us again Chef Michael and Chef William even took one of our students that with help and care, even former drug also tracks legislation affecting creation and Israel/Palestine. Kate interested in culinary arts and gave him a special task of coached us on how to organize and express our opinions to the senators. dealers can become productive citizens again, preparing a meal of BBQ ribs and chicken for the volunteers. We met about the needs of poor and homeless people… making the world a better place, underlining Thank you to the congregation and Pastor Larry for supporting the importance of trying to build a ministry to our children in their spiritual growth! --Pastor Larry people in trouble with the law here at Grace. --Tammy Bolster “We had the opportunity to see how our senators work. We met with --Pastor Larry Jenna from Senator Kohl’s office and Meritt from Senator Johnson’s

office. They welcomed and listened to our confirmands make a presentations to them concerning hunger in the US. The representatives On Wednesday we listened to a homeless man were very impressed with our presentation, all delivered by the youth on named Andre who was struggling to finish his B.A. the trip. It empowered them to learn that they were actually listened to He led us to a park where we distributed “care and that the senators were there to service the people and not the other way around. I would like to thank our congregation for giving all of us packages” to the homeless there. We also spent quite a bit talking with them. this opportunity to learn about homelessness. It showed us the ways we Then we went on to work at Capitol Area Food can all help with the elderly and the homeless.” Bank, another place that attempts to collect food --Eric Berg from many different sources to re-distribute to the poor. Wednesday evening we watched the first place Nationals beat the Mets. Thursday was our sightseeing day. We toured the White House, the Holocaust Museum, the Marine Corps Memorial,

other memorials, and the Smithsonian Museum of Our First Experience with Homelessness American History. You’ll hear more about those On Tuesday morning we participated in an places at our presentation during worship the third activity called ‘Street Church’ which is Andre. weekend in September. sponsored by the Church of the Epiphany and Friday morning we worked at a ministry called the Episcopal Diocese of Washington DC. We “We Are Family” which focuses on the elderly met Rev Charles and a core group of volunteers population whose costs of living are rising in this and made peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. We popular area of the city. “We Are Family” was loaded 3 shopping carts with food, water & started by a fellow from Montana and the punk bank other miscellaneous items and headed to Good Charlotte. Both “We Are Family” and the DC Franklin Park. While we were at the park we Central Kitchen were started by people with held a worship service very much like our own entrepreneurial skills, drive, and capital. on Sunday mornings. We worshiped with the One of the Mission Trip participants wondered On judgment day, the king said to the sheep: when you fed or homeless people in the park. We communed aloud why, if models like these for doing ministry clothed or visited “the least of these who are member of my with the homeless people and met God through were available, why weren’t’ they being done? family”…“you did it to me” them. After the service we handed out bag There are lots of folks with entrepreneurial gifts and Matthew 25:37-40 lunches. We had an opportunity to visit with skills. The key missing link is a compassionate heart, them while they ate. I learned that homeless a heart filled with the love of God, a heart inspired to people are just like you & me. They want to be follow Jesus. Those gifts don’t come from anywhere acknowledged as that. They have a story to tell: but in the context of God’s family, in the context of Lesia made a great observation about the homeless people in Franklin some stories are about hardship & loneliness but God’s word, in the context of having been fed by Park. She noted that these people had every reason to be moping mostly about the grace of God, gratitude and God by these in the first place. We hope our Mission about how terrible their lives were and asking God “Why me?” She praise. This was our first experience with Trips are all about that: filling the hearts of disciples was amazed that she never heard any comments like that from any of homelessness—one I’ll never forget. Thanks at Grace with compassion like Christ’s. “We Are Family” the homeless people she met. Later Tuesday we went to the DC for your support in this mission trip. --Pastor Larry Central Kitchen –Lesia Seager

–Pastor Larry