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Al l Saints Lutheran Church
UPCOMING SERVICE PROJECTS
Special points of
interest:
• Upcoming service projects
• Pack the Back
• Thank you, VBS volun-
teers!
• Mallards Game pictures
• Volunteer opportunities
• Call Committee elected
• GNPEP
• Save the Date!
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Voices 2
News & Notes 3
In Thanksgiving 4
To Know 6
In the Community 7
Save the Date! 8
JULY 15 , 2018 “To Know, Follow, and Share Jesus”
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Voices 2
News & Notes 3
In Thanksgiving 4
Volunteer Opportunities 5
To Know 6
In the Community 7
Save the Date! 8
God’s Work, Our HandsGod’s Work, Our HandsGod’s Work, Our HandsGod’s Work, Our Hands
Please join us in September (date TBD) as All Saints and Santa Maria reach out to the community as part of the ELCA mis-sion ‘God’s Work, Our Hands’. We will start with a bag lunch at noon at the church and then walk to McKee Farms Park for
cleanup and planting.
This is a synod-wide opportunity to cele-brate who we are as the Evangelical Lu-theran Church in America. Hope you can
join us and help make this day a success!
Lutheran World Relief School KitsLutheran World Relief School KitsLutheran World Relief School KitsLutheran World Relief School Kits
The Sunday School youth will again be collecting school supplies this fall. Please remember to pick up extra supplies while they are on sale in July and August. Items collected will be used to create school kits that will be distributed to areas
in need through Lutheran World Relief.
Complete list of needed items on page 7 of the newsletter.
Lutheran World Relief Boxcar LoadingLutheran World Relief Boxcar LoadingLutheran World Relief Boxcar LoadingLutheran World Relief Boxcar Loading————SAVE THE DATE!SAVE THE DATE!SAVE THE DATE!SAVE THE DATE!
Each year, All Saints adults and youth load boxcars with supplies of quilts, school kits, layettes, personal care kits, health kits and soap. These boxcars travel from Madison to Baltimore, Maryland where the supplies are stored until they are needed in emergency situations around the world. We invite adults and youth (ages 14+) to join us for this annual event on Saturday, October 13th, from 7:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Please contact the church office for
more information.
“God is not un-just; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to
help them."
Hebrews 6:10
We would like to thank everyone who took time out
of their busy warm summer to donate food for St.
Mark’s Food Pantry. We didn’t meet the goal of
the entire back of our truck, but we were able to fill
half. When we delivered, there was another hour
left of open panty hours and they were so grateful
because a lot of people had been in that evening.
Please don’t forget to donate food through-
out the year and if shopping isn’t your thing,
you can donate money through All Saint’s.
Just put “St. Mark’s Food Pantry” in the
memo line!
~ Matt & Dawn Gramse
Voices . . . “To Know, Follow, and Share Jesus”
A NOTE FROM THE GRAMSE FAM ILY
THANK YOU , CONGREGAT ION !
Thank youThank youThank youThank you for your prayers and financial giving to and through All Saints. The April 2018 Treasurer’s
Report:
Items of Interest:
• The mortgage balance as of 31, 2018 is $886,166.68 .
• We are mee�ng all of our expenses and paying our bills on �me.
May 2018 May 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2017
Contribu�ons-
General Fund $13,017.57 $16,504.78 $59,687.64 $84,563.78
Contribu�ons-
Building Fund $2,390.00 $9,174.00 $11,948.00 $31,692.00
Mortgage Paid $5,361.55 $5,361.55 $21,446.20 $21,446.20
Total income $21,815.97 $40,953.81 $107,764.70 $150,266.05
Total expense $32,020.01 $37,527.28 $143,343.92 $134,350.97
Variance ($10,204.04) $3426.53 ($35,579.22) $15,915.08
Al l Saints ’ News & Notes. . .
Prayers of healing for those in need… spiritually, emotionally and physically. We pray for Bill, Gwennie, Hans, Paul, Ron and Sally. Give them the hope and courage they need each day. Comfort and
strengthen them.
We pray resurrection comfort for Jim Willison at the death of his son, Jerome Willison. Services were
held in Oregon on June 28th.
We pray for the South Central Synod of Wisconsin during this time of transition. Bishop-elect Viviane
Thomas-Breitfeld will be installed on August 18th at First Lutheran Church in Janesville, WI.
Blessings on the Good Neighbor Personal Essentials Pantry (GNPEP) and the volunteers and guests
that are served each Friday and the third Thursday of the month at Arbor Covenant Church.
Blessings and God’s continued guidance for our 2018 high school graduates: Nicholas Quartaro,
Brianne Wunder, Joey Zeuner and Drew Zyhowski.
Thanksgiving for the call committee and prayers for guidance and patience as they begin the process
of finding a permanent pastor.
We pray to be an inviting and welcoming place at worship and other ministries, where guests can meet
new friends and know, follow and share Christ.
• Newsletter Newsletter Newsletter Newsletter articles are typically due the first Monday of the month to Heather in the church office at [email protected]. The August date is Monday, August 6th. Items are subject to editing due to space availability.
• If you would prefer to receive your newsletter electronically through email rather than through mail, please send your email address to: [email protected].
• “Like’ us on Facebook! This is a great way to see event photos and sign up for up-coming activities.
• Congregation Council Meeting Approved Minutes Congregation Council Meeting Approved Minutes Congregation Council Meeting Approved Minutes Congregation Council Meeting Approved Minutes copies are available outside the church office. If you wish to receive meeting notes via email, please contact the church office.
• Want to know what’s happening in our synod in South-Central Wisconsin? Contact Communica-tions & Event Manager, Deacon Vicki Hanrahan at [email protected] to have the weekly ‘What Matters’ newsletter delivered via email.
“To Know, Follow, and Share Jesus”
THINGS TO KNOW
IN OUR PRAYERS
COMB INED SERV ICE AUGUST 5TH
On Sunday, August 5th we will have one combined service beginning at 9:00 a.m. Following the ser-
vice, please join us in Fellowship Hall for coffee.
Thank you to everyone who battled the heat and humidity to watch the Mallards beat the Wood-
chucks July 15th. Special thanks to the Schoohs family for promoting the event and coordinating
the tailgate and the Gramse and Schoohs families for the tailgate setup and grilling expertise as well
as all the families that came out to take part in this event. Hope to see you next year!
It’s been said before and I’ll say it again, we truly couldn’t pull off Vacation Bible School without our
fantastic volunteers! We had 26 kiddos attend the program this year! Way to go, everybody!
Thank youThank youThank youThank you Ellen Bach, Mike, Jennifer, Brooke & Sammy Barakat, Katie & Maria Benze, Ashley & Brian Goodman, Roxie & Gary Kriesel, Carrie Laboski, Leigh, Cameron & Rowan Luedtke, Micah Mitchell, Nicholas, Jack, & Lexi Quartaro, Tracy, Tristan, Izzy & Jacob Schoohs, Kirsten Scott, Renae Sieling & Gloria Outhouse-Sieling, Deanna, Will & Jonah Simonson, Kervin Soko, Joan Stoikes,
Camille Tisdol, Bronwyn Wunder and Beth & Noah Zerbe.
A very special thank you to Ashley Goodman for her tremendous help with co-coordinating the pro-
gram this year, and to Camille Tisdoll for her first time in leading the opening and closing sessions.
Thank you, as well, to everyone who supports VBS through your financial donations. Your genero-sity in regard to our kids and our annual VBS pro-gram is always appreciat-
ed and overwhelming.
Save the date for Save the date for Save the date for Save the date for
VBS 2018!VBS 2018!VBS 2018!VBS 2018!
Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday –––– Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday,
June 18June 18June 18June 18----20, 2019.20, 2019.20, 2019.20, 2019.
8TH ANNUAL MALLARDS GAME
THANK YOU , VBS VOLUNTEERS !
In Thanksgiving . . . “To Know, Follow, and Share Jesus”
Camille Tisdol leading the opening. Co-coordinators: Jen Barakat & Ashley Goodman
Volunteer Opportunit ies . . .
HELPER S NEEDED FOR ST . MARK ’ S FR IDAY MEAL , AUG . 3RD
“To Know, Follow, and Share Jesus”
LOOKING FOR ADD I T IONAL SERV ICE TEAM MEMBER S !
All Saints is looking for new people/families to join their Sunday morning service teams! We have ten teams that support the Classic and New Song services. They would love to have some new faces join them in as-
sisting with various roles during the service.
Service Teams are responsible for handing out bulletins, passing offering trays and Hand of Friendship fold-ers, assisting with communion, facilitating the readings, and cleaning the sanctuary, sacristy and Fellowship
Hall after the services.
If you’ve been looking for a way to get involved in Sunday morning worship joining a Service Team is a great first step! You do not need to be a member of All Saints to join a Service Team, no experience is necessary
and training will be provided. For more information, please contact the church office at:
[email protected], or call (608) 276-7729.
SCHOOL K I T CHAMP ION NEEDED !
Do you love supporting the LWR School
Kit campaign each year? If so, this pro-
ject is looking for a champion! This per-
son (or small team) will review the sup-
plies left over from last year and will
work with the church office to advertise
the supplies needed, usually in mid-July.
Next, a drop-off station will be created.
Then, a date in September will be cho-
sen to stuff the school kits. Next comes
advertising this date and advertising the
need for help. After stuffing the kits, the last step in this project is putting the kits in boxes and pre-
paring them for loading on boxcars in October. Super easy, and super fun! Preparing school kits for
LWR is an easy yet impactful project which requires minimal time to complete and is very fun to do
with kids. Please contact the church office to find out how you can become the champion for this
event!
Every Friday people from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances eat a free noon meal in the base-ment of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Four times a year, All Saints provides the manpower to support this
program. Volunteers help prepare and serve the meal in addition to providing assistance with clean-up.
Our next date to serve will be Friday, August 3rd. Helpers are needed for all or part of the shift from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Mark your calendar and consider sharing your time with this ministry to the com-
munity. Please contact Denny Olin ([email protected]) or call 277-8430 to sign up. Thank you!
To Know . . . “To Know, Follow, and Share Jesus”
CHURCH SUMMER O F F I CE HOUR S
Worship times are slightly changed for the duration of the summer sea-son. Classic service will continue to be at 8:30 a.m. New Song will begin at 10:00 a.m. You are invited for coffee each week in Fellowship Hall from 9:30-9:55 a.m. Our normal worship schedule will resume on kickoff Sunday, September 9th.
We will have one combined service (9:00 a.m.) each month on the fol-lowing dates: August 5 and September 2. Combining both services into one allows our membership the opportunity to worship as a congrega-tion!
The annual information session for all Sunday School teachers is Tuesday, August 14th from 6:30-7:30 in Fellowship Hall. At this meeting we will dis-cuss classrooms and curriculum, review the Parish Protection Plan and fill out paperwork for background checks. Haven’t taught before, but interested in learning more? Feel free to join us! We are always looking for more teachers. We supply easy to follow lessons and crafts and you supply the love and commitment. Please contact Heather Quartaro or Jen Barakat with
questions.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER I N FO S E S S ION
SUMMER WOR SH I P T IME S CONT INUE
Please note: Summer office hours began Monday, June 11th. The office will be open Mondays & Wednesdays, 8:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. and Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 8:15 a.m.-noon.
CAL L COMM ITTEE E LE CTED ! ! !
On July 1st following the combined service, the congregation confirmed our
Call Committee. Voting members of the call committee are:
Logan Boese
Grace Gast
Karin Hanson
Gary Kriesel
Tristan Schoohs
Famatta Soko
Alternates Don McCord, Ron Miller and Steve Timm were also confirmed. Alternates are additional voices on the committee but do not vote unless one of the original call members is unable to fulfill their commitment. We thank these members for their commitment to All Saints! Please keep them in your
prayers as they begin the search for a permanent pastor.
In the Community. . .
On Sunday, June 24th, Pastor Mary Pharmer led our worship service. During her sermon she spoke of her experience working at Annunciation House along the U.S. border in El Paso, Texas. During her time in Texas, she assisted with welcoming and caring for people who entered the United States… cooking and cleaning as well as listening and supporting. She will be giving a presentation about
this experience in more detail the following dates and times:
Sunday, August 12th New Life Church
7564 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison WI 53718
Thursday, August 16th Madison Public Library—Lakeview
2845 N. Sherman Ave, Madison WI 53704
“To Know, Follow, and Share Jesus”
GOOD NE IGHBOR PERSONAL E S SENT IAL PANTRY We are a member of the PEPartnership Alliance providing per-sonal & household supplies to families in need. We provide, on a limited basis, the supplies not available through food stamps such as: toilet paper, paper towels, kleenex, dish soap, laundry soap, baby supplies (diapers, baby wipes), per-sonal care items (soap, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes & toothpaste, razors, lotion) and feminine prod-
ucts (panti-liners, tampons, sanitary pads).
Each month the pantry lists a ’Product of the Month’ to help increase stock for a high need item. In July the In July the In July the In July the pantry is stocking up on shampoo/conditioner (>12oz). pantry is stocking up on shampoo/conditioner (>12oz). pantry is stocking up on shampoo/conditioner (>12oz). pantry is stocking up on shampoo/conditioner (>12oz). Please help us support this ministry by helping them stock up on these much needed items! All Saint’s donation bin is located next to the west doors near Fel-
lowship Hall.
For more information: go to www.GNPEP.orgwww.GNPEP.orgwww.GNPEP.orgwww.GNPEP.org or contact Robin Cherwinka (member partner & pantry coordinator)
at 608-832-6388 or [email protected].
PASTOR MARY PHARMER TO SPEAK
LWR SCHOOL SUPPLY L I ST Items needed for supply kits are: ∗ 70-sheet notebooksnotebooksnotebooksnotebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper, approximately 8” x 10 ½” ∗ 30-centimeter rulers, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other ∗ Pencil sharpeners ∗ Blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well) ∗ Unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers ∗ Black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink) ∗ Boxes of 16 or 24 crayons ∗ 2 ½” erasers ∗ Sturdy drawstring backpack-style cloth bags, approximately 14” x 17” with shoulder straps (no standard
backpacks)
Please place donations in the marked bin outside the sanctuary near the welcome desk. Supplies will be col-lected through Fall Kick-Off (September 9).
Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you for helping equip kids for a successful school year all around the world!
For a calendar of All Saints’ activities, go to:
www.allsaints-madison.org
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“To Know, Follow, and Share Jesus”
All Saints Lutheran Church
2951 Chapel Valley Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711-6410 (608)276-PRAY
E-mail: [email protected]
Published Monthly
Issue No. 385
Save These Dates!
Aug. 14: Sunday School teacher training
Aug. 26: Blessing of Backpacks
Sept 3: Office closed for Labor Day
Sept. 9: Fall Kick-Off
Sunday School begins!
• For a calendar of church eventscalendar of church eventscalendar of church eventscalendar of church events, please visit: www.allsaints-madison.org.
Church Staff
Interim Pastor8888888888..Pastor Naomi Garber Phone: 701-388-4788; E-mail: [email protected]
Congregational Council President8888...Jeff Cherwinka Phone: 770-6388; E-mail: [email protected]
Congregational Care & Visitation888888.Gary Kriesel Phone: 608-770-7547; Email: [email protected]
Adult Choir, Joyful Noise, and Handbell Choir Director88. Nancy Pokorney, Phone: 827-6426
Accompanists8.888888Yana Avedyan-Lead Pianist, Nancy Pokorney and Kristin Warner
Sunday School8...88.Heather Quartaro and Jen Barakat [email protected] & [email protected]
Church Secretary8888888888. Heather Quartaro (Secretarial Hours: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Mon & Wed
8:15-10:15 a.m. Tues & Thurs) Phone: 276-7729; E-mail: [email protected]
Childcare Staff Person........................Chris Carollo-Zeuner (Sundays, 8:30-11:45 a.m.)
Custodian8..8..88.888.88..8.8.88.Steve Timm