2013

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 1st Sunday in Advent

9:00a KFC Christmas Practice

9:00a Adult Bible Study

10:00a Traditional Worship w/Comm

~ Babies baptized this past year receive

bibles

2 7:00p Prayer Shawl

7:00p Dartball

3 4 5:30/7:00p CAT

Classes

7:30p Choir

5 Noon

W/ELCA

General

Business Mtg

~ Peace Circle

serves

~ speaker,

Deb Smalley

6 7 9:00-11:00a

CAT Class / Solos for

Christmas Program

5:00p Evening Worship

w/ Communion

8 2nd Sunday in Advent

9:00a KFC Christmas Practice

9:00a Adult Bible Study

10:00a Worship Service

~ Cookie Walk following service

9 7:00p Prayer Shawl

7:00p Dartball

10 1:30p Bible Study

11 5:30p Evening Bible

Study at Aunt Ozie’s 5:30/7:00p CAT

Classes

7:30p Choir

12 13 14 9:00-11:00a KFC

Christmas Practice / Gr 1-8

5:00p Evening Worship

w/ Communion

15 3rd Sunday in Advent

9:00a KFC Christmas Practice

9:00a Adult Bible Study

10:00a Contemporary Worship w/ Comm

Noon Quarter Auction

by the CAT Classes

16 7:00p Prayer Shawl

7:00p Dartball

17 18 5:30/7:00p CAT

Classes

7:30p Choir

19 20 DEADLINE FOR

JANUARY

NEWSLETTER

21

9:00-11:00a KFC

Christmas Practice / Gr 1-8

10:00-11:00a / Pre K – K

5:00p Evening Worship

w/ Communion

Winter Begins

22 4th Sunday in Advent

9:00a KFC Christmas Practice

9:00a Adult Bible Study

10:00a Worship Service

23 6:00-8:00p

KFC Dress Rehearsal

7:00p Prayer Shawl

7:00p Dartball

24

7:00p Special Music

7:30p KFC Program

9:00p Candlelight

Service w/Communion

Christmas Eve

25 NO CAT Classes

NO Choir

Christmas Day

26

27

28 NO SERVICE

29 1st Sunday After Christmas

NO KFC

NO Adult Bible Study

10:00a Worship Service w/ Bishop

~ Farewell to Pastor Miller & Donna

~Potluck following service

30 7:00p Prayer Shawl

7:00p Dartball

31 NO SERVICE

New Year’s Eve

December 24th ~ 7:00p ~ Special Music by the Children

7:30p ~ KFC Christmas Eve Program

9:00p ~ Candlelight Service w/ Communion

No Services on Dec 25 / Dec 28 / Dec 31 / Jan 1

December 29th ~ 10:00a ~ Last service w/ Pastor Miller

~ Potluck following

Carolyn Meyer & Jan Henke are our contacts at St Peter’s.

The Mitten Tree can be found at the back of the church.

Gifts listed on each mitten need to be returned to the church

and placed under the tree by December 6th.

St Peter’s Lutheran Church

Worship Hours ~ Saturday Evenings at 5:00p

Sunday Mornings at 10:00a

KFC & Adult Bible Study at 9:00a every Sunday morning

Pastor Christopher Miller – prcmiller@wicw.net Cell phone: (608) 415-8633

Church Office: 727-3721 Office hours: Vicky – Tuesdays 8:00-10:00a & Fridays 8:00-10:00a

Ann – Thursdays 9:00-11:00a

Christmas Eve Services…7:30 & 9:00p…December 24th

Time to return your gifts for the mitten tree…

The Christmas season is coming soon…

Order your Poinsettia for the Christmas Season now.

The forms can be found on the table in the back of church. Final order date is December 6th.

The list of families that flowers were in honor of / in memory of this

Christmas season will be in the January newsletter.

7:00p Music by the Children

7:30p KFC Christmas Eve Program

Christmas in

Black & White

Discovering the Real Story of Christmas

A Kids Musical created by Jeff Slaughter

Published by Brentwood Music

9:00p Worship Service

with Communion

On December 1st, Cheer Pails were distributed to individuals in our

congregation who are 85 & over, and to our shut-ins.

Approximately 40 cheer pails will be delivered.

Meetings to Remember

Worship Committee ~ Dec 4 / 6:30p

Council ~ Dec 12 / 7:30p

Prayer Shawl ~ every Monday / 7:00p

Adult Bible Study ~ every Sunday / 9:00a

Women’s Bible Study ~ Dec 10 / 1:30p or

Dec 11 / 5:30p at Aunt Ozie’s (evening Bible study)

W/ELCA General Business & Christmas Party ~ Dec 5 / Noon

Dartball ~ every Monday / 7:30p Quilting ~ No meeting till Jan 2014

Cheer Pails on December 1st….

A Big Thank You to all who donated fruit, cookies and candy and for the Cheer Pails.

Christmas Carols Sung before Service

During the Advent Season, Christmas Carols will be sung 10 minutes prior to the start of every Sunday service.

So here is your chance to request your favorite Hymn. There is a List at the back of church for you to write down your favorite carol.

Come and join in the singing.

Our deepest sympathy to our Church family….

The family of Ralph Hamburg

The family of Steve Ihde

The family of Edmund Goetsch

The family of Ray Niemi

The family of Sylvia Stolte

The family of David Burmester

The family of Eric Repka

Our Church family’s loved ones….

Christmas cards are available in the narthex

A farewell gathering for Pastor & Donna to be held

December 29th following Sunday’s Service

It’s Potluck

“Christmas in Black & White” a Christmas musical

We have already started Christmas practices during KFC on Sunday mornings and will continue to do so thru December. Please help your child to attend as many of the practices as possible.

These are the Saturday practices that we are planning:

Saturday practices:

Dec 7 / 9:00-11:00a / speaking parts & soloists ONLY (Vicky will let you know if you need to attend)

Dec 14 / 9:00-11:00a / songs & speaking parts / EVERYONE except Pre-K and Kindergarten

Dec 21 / 9:00-11:00a / songs & speaking parts / 1st - 8th We will be running the musical in order .

Dec 21/ 10:00a / Pre-K & K (We will practice the procession and fit the Pre K & K for costumes & sing)

Sunday practices:

Every Sunday during KFC at 9:00a / MUSIC / some parts / EVERYONE

Dress Rehearsal:

Dec 23 / Monday evening / 6:00-8:00p sharp / DRESS REHEARSAL / EVERYONE

Additional practice (ONLY if needed):

Dec 22 / 1:00-3:00p / EVERYONE Many speaking & singing parts available, please let Vicky know if your child would like to do something extra. She will be asking many of them but, a little hint never hurts. Also, we would love to have special music by the children before the program on Christmas Eve. If your child loves to sing or dance or play a musical instrument, we would love to showcase their talents.

Please contact either Sue Wobschall / 415-3910 or Vicky Baumgarten / 393-0066

W/ELCA Christmas Potluck & General Business Meeting….

Peace Circle would like to invite you to the Christmas Potluck and brief General Business Meeting on Thursday, December 5th at noon. Deb Smalley from Safe Harbor will be our guest speaker. Please bring a dish to share. Beverage & Table settings will be provided. A canned good donation for the Reedsburg Food Pantry would be greatly appreciated. Hope to see you there.

Babies received “Beginner’s Bible / December 2nd

Babies who were baptized over the past church year received

their very own Beginner’s Bible. They are…. Caleb Backeberg, Alan Stienmetz, Carter Minor, Blake Wobschall, Atley

Niemann, Ethan Heintz, Noah Heintz, Aspen Klemp

Worship Schedules to take note of:

There WILL NOT be service on December 25th

.

There WILL NOT be service on Saturday, December 28th

.

There WILL NOT be service on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day.

Position filled..

Thank you goes out to Melva Pickel for serving as the Parish Ed Secretary/Treasurer.

Welcome Diane Geffert, who has accepted the role.

Usher Schedule / December 2013

Here is the ushering schedule for December 2013. Please mark your calendars. Ushers

should be there 15 minutes prior to the start of the service to assist with bulletins, etc.

KFC News

We completed our rotation “Moses and the Ten Commandments” and now we are

gearing up for the Christmas Program. Practice dates and times have been posted in the

bulletins and are also in this newsletter. This year our program is titled “Christmas in

Black & White”. It is very important the children show up for as many practices as

possible. Also if you are interested in helping with the program please contact Vicky or

myself.

Throughout the month of December the KFC will continue with the Ten

Commandments and learning their meanings along with learning the songs for the

Christmas program.

We also have decided to do something fun for the four Sundays prior to Christmas which is also our

Advent season. On Sunday December 1st was Elf Sunday, children will wear something to do with an elf.

Sunday, December 8th, is Packer Sunday, we will be wearing our favorite Packer Shirt. Sunday, December

15th, is; wear your ugly Christmas sweater, and Sunday 22nd, wear Christmas colors, (red and green) or your

favorite Christmas outfit. Pastor has agreed to have children’s sermon based on these themes. We also thought

it would be fun for the congregation to participate with these dress up themes. Hope you will join the fun.

There will be no Sunday School Sunday, December 29th and Sunday, January 5th, due to the Christmas

and New Year Holidays. KFC will resume Sunday, January 12, 2014 with the parable “The Prodigal Son.”

As always I am looking for workshop leaders and if you are interested please contact me in church or

call 608-415-3910.

Wishing you a Safe and Merry Christmas to all and will see everyone in the New Year.

Sue Wobschall

KFC Superintendent Congratulations to the 2nd grade students who received their “Good News” Bibles on October 27, 2013 during service.

Thomas Albers Makenna Fry Summer Haag Ryan Tourdot

Dec 1 Charles Schieldt Gary Krueger Chad Wobschall Dean Baumgarten

Dec 8 Dan Stolte Dave Geffert Pete Giese

Dec 15 Kyle Crary Mike Wobschall Mark Judd Scott Kaun

Dec 22 Chris Hahn Dennis Geffert TJ Pierce Jon Maxwell

Dec 24 (7:00p) Dalton Hahn Mason Judd Zach Simacek Dean Repka

Dec 24 (9:00p) Ryan Knuth Ron Kruse John Brandt David Stienmetz

Dec 29 Chuck Muchow Dan Nemitz Harold Haag Kelly Damaschke

W/ELCA News

DECEMBER W/ELCA NOTES FROM RACHEL

We are starting our Christmas season with a Christmas Potluck and brief General

Business Meeting on Thursday, December 5th

at Noon. Debbie Smalley from Safe Harbor

will be our guest speaker. Peace Circle is the host circle.

The 2014 Program Book will be ready soon. Look for them on the back table.

If you are one of those who plans ahead, consider going to the ninth annual Triennial

Gathering, July 24-27, 2014 in Charlotte, NC.

I’d like to thank you for all your help and support this past year. I know Karen is looking forward to her

new role as President of the W/ELCA. Please give her your support.

Christmas Blessings to you all. Rachel

Dates to remember: Dec 5

th – Christmas Potluck & Business Meeting / Noon

Dec 19th

– Sauk County Health Care Center Christmas / 2:00p / Babb’s Prairie Neighborhood

Quilts for Gifts! What a lovely gift a quilt would be for a loved one this holiday

season. Full sized quilts are $20 each, which will help us purchase more material.

Policy regarding Church Cancellations….

The policy for church cancellations, due to dangerous weather conditions, is decided by the church council.

Once the decision is made, the church will list it on the answering machine, the church website and if possible the WNFM/WRDB radio station.

However, when in doubt call a Council member or someone in the congregation.

Baptism.. Thank you…

Photos over the holiday season can be viewed on the Website, check it out!!!

In

on www.stpetersloganville.org

Thank you everyone for your

prayers. They worked as I am doing

very well and the knee is getting

stronger every day.

Donna Lichte

Congratulations to the family of:

Aspen Elise Klemp

Daughter of Zach & Krisy Klemp Siblings are Brayden & Lucy

As we witnessed her Baptism on December 1, 2013 Sponsors are: Kevin & Laura Schraub Scott Dadam and Justin Klemp

A note from Mike…

Call Update: The council has picked a few names for the call committee and will be

asking them if they would interested in these positions. We have 3 viable candidates for the

interim pastor.

Farewell Party: Pastor’s last Sunday will be December 29, 2013. We are planning a

potluck dinner party after the church service.

Christmas is one of the most exciting times for children and it should be for all of us as

well. This is when God showed how much he loved us all by sending his Son to us. Luke 2:

10-11, But the angel said to them. Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that

will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is

Christ the Lord.

Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and has a blessed Christmas.

Your Friend in Christ

Mike

New members welcomed

We welcomed new members on Dec 1st, 2013.

Welcome to St Peter’s family. Jeremy Backeberg

Matt & Catherine Minor and Carter

Zach & Krisy Klemp and Brayden, Lucy & Aspen

Event in the area….

Greeters 2014 Please sign up to be greeters

for church. It is a one month

commitment. The sign up sheet

is at the back of church.

NEEDED: Someone to plow the church parking lot.

Contact Mike Wobschall / 415-3910 or Peter Giese / 727-3799

The Buzz in Bethlehem A Dinner Theatre experience presented by Walnut Hill Bible Church

Dates: Dec 6 / 7 / 8 / 13 / 14

Experience the tastes and sounds of the times

followed by a Mediterranean style dinner.

Advanced tickets are necessary.

See poster at the back.

Greeters / 2014

Please sign up at the back

of church for the new year.

It is a one month

commitment.

Our Mission for the

months of

November & December

is Sauk County Human

Services Donations should be put into

a “pew” envelope and placed

in the offering plate.

December 8, 2013 following Sunday Worship

The CAT Classes are hosting this year’s Cookie Walk at

St. Peter’s. They would like you to donate your special baked

items / candies for their fundraiser. Proceeds will go towards

Camp Metigoshe in 2014. You may bring your goodies Saturday

evening or Sunday before service. Then, following service on

Sunday, come on down and for a small fee, select from a

multitude of heavenly cookies and candies.

Thank you from the CAT Classes

December 15, 2013 from Noon-3:00p

Quarter Auction for Camp Metigoshe

Doors open at Noon

Auction at 1:30-3:00p $5.00 per ticket (includes a paddle, beverage & snacks)

$1.00 for each additional paddle

Extra beverages available for purchase

Vendors subject to change (on display from noon-4:00p)

Beadazzled Bottles / Norwex / PartyLite

Miche Bags / Today’s Gifts Tomorrow’s Heirlooms

Jamberry Nails / Wildtree / Pamper Chef

How to play:

Front tables will display items for bid which guests can view in advance. When the auction begins,

auctioneer gives a description, retail value and how many quarter are needed to bid per item.

If interested in the item, place bid in container on the table and hold up a numbered paddle.

When all bids are collected, the auctioneer will draw a number. If the number on a raised paddle

matches the number drawn then that person wins the item, if the auctioneer draws a number and that

paddle is not raised another will be drawn until there is a winner.

Bid Increments:

4 quarters – retail value of $76.00 and up

3 quarters – retail value of $50.00-$75.00

2 quarters – retail value of $26.00-$49.00

1 quarter – retail value of $10.00-$25.00

Thank you from the CAT Classes

Pastor’s (last) Page ~ December 2013

As my last “last whatevers” approach, it is hard to NOT indicate as such…Examples: my last Pastor’s Page, last Sermon, last Cat Class, last Christmas, last Saturday service, last picking hymns weekend …etc. It further impacts on me – as this may be my last whatever EVER …because I am retiring, not just moving to a different parish setting with similar duties & expectations. Running for Assembly – with the possibility of being elected and having several years consumed by different responsibilities – gives a further sense of “finality” in my heart & on my mind as I prepare to do any…last…task. It is also an opportunity to share things I may have held onto for a “last occasion”. Case in point =

Did you hear the one about…the young pastor had announced to his congregation that he would be LEAVING the church to accept a new call to a different church? After worship he greeted people at the door. One elderly, sainted female member approached the pastor with tears in her eyes. She sobbed: “Oh Pastor, I’m sorry you’ve decided to leave. Things will never be the same again.” The young pastor was flattered of course, but he rose to the occasion. He took her hand tenderly in both his hands and in his most benevolent and pastoral voice said: “Bless you, dear, but I am sure God will send you a new pastor even better than I.” She choked back tears…as she began to walk away…she was heard to say… “That’s what they always say, but they keep getting worse.”

Just enjoy that – I won’t try to ease my way into my next topic through it. That new “topic” is about funerals we have shared here over the last 9½ years. Among members, it has been about 45 total. Some were infants, some teenagers, some parents or grandparents, some spouses & others sibs. Death has SEPARATED families and couples AND funerals have also RE-UNITED four couples that were separated while I have been here: (in other words, I had BOTH spouses funeral)

Bernhart and Ella Mae Froehlich Roger and Lorraine Kerschke Carl and Rosie Lichte…and, most recently: Ervin and Sylvia Stolte.

There were about 15 other deaths ~ whose funerals were here during my time – that Re-United previously separated–by–death couples. Lastly, I have seen the FIRST LIST I was given by Shirley Albers when I arrived. It was a list of 20 Shut-In members to Visit and Commune regularly. Two of them were 100 years old or older…in 2004. Now there is only ONE still surviving from that list. The others have all died and await our arrival & grand reunion on the Other Side for Eternity.

Such are some of my reflections at a time like this. We have shared in many highs & lows of life and living, we’ve shared trials, tragedies and triumphs together. And STILL we put our HOPE and TRUST in the Gospel we hear at Funerals and on Sunday mornings & Saturday eves. It is a wonderful life we have shared. I have been honored & humbled that you have invited me into your individual lives as well as your congregational life. God has blest us richly during these nine and half years. Thanks be to God…for another of the many Blessings we GIVE THANKS for in this Harvest season.

As I say in one of my funeral sermons ~ this is now the time to say the SIX LAST THINGS we need = I Love You, Thank You, I’m Sorry, I Forgive You, Goodbye & See you on the Other Side. PrC

(Jesus Others – You)

To Proclaim Christ’s Love In the World With “Joy” –

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Pastor Christopher Miller – prcmiller@wicw.net Parsonage phone: 415-8633

Council Members President Mike Wobschall Deacon/Parish Ed Sue Wobschall Deacon/Cemetery Board Tom Schlieckau Deacon/Worship Comm Kathy Geffert Secretary Joyce Knuth Financial Secretary Becky Henke Trustee/Treasurer Jan Schlieckau Trustee/Property & Main Peter Giese Trustee/Finance Hank Elfers Congregation Staff Janitors Vicky Baumgarten Ken Wilk, Jr Church Secretaries Vicky Baumgarten Ann Krueger Choir Director Dawn Webber Organists Sharon Schlieckau Marge Schmidt Bonnie Haag Luther League Advisors Tracy Simacek Ruth Roecker KFC Superintendent Sue Wobschall Parish Education Becky Riberich Linda Schlieckau Amy Hahn

Sunday Greeters Jim & Jan Henke

December Ushers

Dec 1 / Charles Schieldt, Gary Krueger, Chad Wobschall, Dean Baumgarten Dec 8 / Dan Stolte, Dan Geffert, Pete Giese Dec 15 / Kyle Crary, Mike Wobschall, Mark Judd, Scott Kaun Dec 22 / Chris Hahn, Dennis Geffert, TJ Pierce, Jon Maxwell Dec 24-7:00p / Dalton Hahn, Mason Judd, Zach Simacek, Dean Repka Dec 24-9:00p / Ryan Knuth, Ron Kruse, John Brandt, David Stienmetz Dec 29 / Chuck Muchow, Dan Nemitz, Harold Haag, Kelly Damaschke

Sunday Readers

Dec 1 Liesa Stienmetz Dec 8 Jan Fry Dec 15 Travis Marshall Dec 22 Dec 24 Shirley Albers Dec 29 Donna Miller

W/ELCA Committees for December 2013 Communion Preparation: November - December Darleen Harms & Donna Lichte Post Communion: November - December Lauri Eastman & Denise Peterson Visiting Committee: Cheer Pails – Jean Berlin, Julie Foxx, Arlene Gregory Flower Committee: Poinsettias – Jan Henke, Marge Schmidt, Jan Schlieckau Quilting Day Serving: NO QUILTING DAY until January 2014