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Mt. Meru Tumaini Health Clinic Mission Trip

The Mt. Meru Tumaini Health Clinic will be sendinga mission trip on August 4. Exaudh Mbise and DianeThompson will again be going. We also have somemedical personnel from Arizona and Colorado goingalong.We are happy to announce a $7500 matching grantto raise funds for two projects this year: 1) a drive-way and culvert at the clinic, and 2) a water distribu-tion system at the second well which is up the moun-tain from the clinic. This will allow farmers and vil-lagers to easily access water for farming and house-hold needs. We have already received $1,200.00 indonations and are on our way – please consider hav-ing your donation matched for these projects.

We ’ll also be launching a summer long awarenessand fundraising campaign called “Walk a Mile in

Their Shoes ”. The kick-off event for this will be Sun-day, June 26 at the Sealed Air YMCA in the multi -generational meeting room from 12noon -3:30. Allparticipants will have access to the YMCA facilitiesas well. There will be Tanzanian cuisine for a nomi-nal fee. The goal is to raise awareness of life in a ru-ral village and to raise $5000.00 for upcoming mis-sion projects. People can learn about the clinic, enjoy food, and purchase crafts items. They will alsopledge to be active during the summer doing activi-

ties simulating life in Ndoombo, Tanzania where theMt. Meru Tumaini Health Clinic is located. Therewill be opportunities to pledge funds for variousprojects.

A celebratory nal event will take place in Septem-ber, allowing people to share their activity experi-ences and to learn about the work of the missiontrip that went in August.



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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Visits Living Faith

In early May, Senator Tammy Baldwin spent an hour in the Living Faith building. Repre-sentative Cory Mason asked if he could hold a meeting at Living Faith so that she could visitone of our AIM Now classrooms. Following her tour, several community leaders spoke toSenator Baldwin concerning an application that had been placed with the department ofHousing and Urban Development that would designate Racine as a Promise Zone. Thatdesignation gives Racine special opportunity to receive funding to help people in poverty.

The senator was most personable and expressed the joy of having the “music of children ’s voices ” in ourmidst. Representative Mason was very appreciate of our willingness to host the meeting. Living Faith wasroundly praised for our work in the community.

Crucial Conversations

The Council discussed the idea of having three or four congregational conversations over the course ofthe year to focus on various topics that the Building Missional Capacity for Sustainability team and LivingFaith Leadership will be working on in the next year. These conversations will be a time to gain clari ca-tion and a time for fellowship.You are invited to participate in a time where we can as a congregations have some “crucial conversa-tions ” with regard to Living Faith ’s future. The Building Missional Capacity for Sustainability team(BMCS) is hosting the rst of these conversations and a “Salad Cook -off” on June 5 at 11:30 a.m. at ourWright and Quincy location. Prizes will be awarded. You will not only have an opportunity to have somegood food, but to talk about our future. The questions are around the topics of leadership, outreach, wor-ship and stewardship. You are not only invited, but are encouraged to come.

The Greater Milwaukee Synod AssemblySynod assembly takes place on June2, 3, 4 at Carthage College. Repre-senting Living Faith will be MonicaMiller, Laila Youngman, SuzanneWellhoefer, Pastor Warren andPastor Denise. Please pray for the

assembly ’s deliberations this year as we elect anew bishop for our synod.

We are reforming our prayer chains to include allwho would like to be on it. We will be running itthrough social media (Facebook) but will have aphone chain also for those who aren ’t on FacebookIf you would like to be a part of the Living FaithPrayer Chain, please let us know by lling out theyellow sheet or by calling Cathi in the church of ce.

Donating to Our Savior s Foundation

A memorial gift is an enduring method to perpetu-ate the memory of one you hold dear. Gifts and be-quests to the Our Saviors Foundation can be madeat any time by friends as well as members of LivingFaith Lutheran Church. Donations should be sent

directly to: Racine Community Foundation 1135Warwick Way Racine, WI 53406 In the memo ofthe check please note: OSLC Foundation Fund. Al-so indicate if a memorial and the name of the me-morialized. Contributions are tax deductible.

Con rmation Information

Any 7th and 8th graders interested in Con rmation classes for the fall please contactPastor Denise.

Acolytes - Please pick up your June acolyte schedule from the sacristy.



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At the April Council meeting . . .

Vicki Siefert opened with devotions.

The Consent agenda was approved which in-cluded previous minutes, pastor ’s reports, sta-tistical and nancial reports.

AIM monies were dispersed as follows: $10.00designated for Accelerated Debt Reduction;$100.00 for member needs; $242.00 for Segue(homeless ministry).

Sign committee is getting quotes from 2 signcompanies. We may need a variance from thecity for a new sign. Digital signs will cost morethan expected, but digital would be preferable.

Statue team met and will be getting ideas from

Potente as well. See Ginny White for any ques-tions.

Building Missional Capacity for SustainabilityTeam met with our ELCA coach on April 9. Weare planning to implement a mission interpreta-tion team to tell our mission stories. We areplanning a May 22 leadership event to bringleaders up to speed. We are planning a June 5Congregational Conversation to bring the con-

gregation up to speed regarding the BMCSteam.

Calls of 2 year terms were af rmed by the con-gregation. Pastor Williams at full -time and Pas-tor Denise at ¾ time. Compensation packageswere approved according to this years budget. We will have a salad cook -off at the June 5 Con-gregational Conversation. After the May 22event we will develop the topics for June 5. Theevent will be in fellowship hall at 11:30 – saladcontest rst and conversation as we then eat.

Con rmation (9:15 at East on May 15) will beacknowledged at West with a cake and pictureson the screen and congregational af rmation ofbaptism.

Hosting of the meal site on May 8 is underway.Food has been ordered. We need a few morevolunteers.

It was discussed that a conversation regardingthe goals of the 2 year term calls for the pastorsshould take place at the next council meeting.

Closed with the Lord ’s Prayer.

Wednesday Evening Bible StudyJoin us for an evening Bible study,Wednesdays through June 15 at6:30pm. Our topic is “1 Corinthians:The Body of Christ. ” We hope that you will be able to joinus.

Monday Bible Study at Noon

Join us for a six part video series on “EmbracingEmergence Christianity ” with Phyllis Tickle begin-ning June 13. (No Monday Bible Study on June 20and July 4).The last session with Phyllis Tickle will be held onAugust 1.

Theological Book Study

Saturday, June 18 we are hosting a viewing of “Gandhi ” from 9am -1pm in theparlor. The movie is 3 hours 11 minutes. We will also have a salad/sandwich/ cold lunch potluck and short discussion.

The book for the fall will be “Speaking Christian ” by Marcus Borg (2014 re-vised edition) and our rst meeting will be September 17 at 9:30am, discussingthe rst four chapters.




Names in the News

Anniversaries: Stan & Jan Fornes celebrate 62years together on June 5 th …George & DeloresHubmann celebrate 58 years together on June 14 th …Del & Phyllis Fritchen celebrate 55 years togeth-

er on June 17th

…Laila & Robert Youngman cele-brate 50 years together on June 18 th …Glenn &Marie Abbott celebrate 61 years together on June18 th …Shirley & James Kimberlain celebrate 58years together on June 20 th …Jerry & Judy Bassin-ger celebrate 60 years together on June 23 rd…Richard & Carole Thompsen celebrate 68 years to-gether on June 26 th and Daniel & Helen Zelingerwill celebrate 63 years together also on June 26 th .Hoping you enjoy many more happy years.

Nonagenarian Birthdays: Anne Jaworski will cele-brate her 101 st birthday on June 10! WOW!!!!Jeanette Wright will celebrate her 93 rd birthday onJune 27 th . Best wishes to you both!

Wedding: Rhiannon Mendez and Peter Volmutwere joined in marriage at Living Faith LutheranChurch on May 21 st with Pr. Denise Mbise of ciat-ing. Congratulations!!

Baptism: NOAH DAVIS OLLILA, son of Kevin andFelecia (Stein) Ollila was baptized on May 8 th with

Brian Ollila and Nicole Stein as sponsors. Welcomenew member! “ Dear Prayer Shawl provider, Thank you so verymuch for the beautiful, and comforting prayershawl. I felt so blessed upon receiving it and feelwrapped in prayer when it ’s around me. My breastcancer diagnosis was a shock, but I am doing well. Itreasure the shawl, AND, it gorgeous. Thank you.Linda Miller from Lexington, Neb. ” “ Living Faith Lutheran Church, Thank you so very

much for your thoughtfulness in making the shawl

for my Mom Dorothy Glines. Your kindness is verymuch appreciated. Kim Cichanofsky ” “Your friend-ship means the world to me. Thank you for caring.Dorothy Glines ” “ To Living Faith Congregation, Thank you for your

“NOISY OFFERING”, on Sunday, April 17th

. We,Racine Friendship Clubhouse, would like to extendour offering of a tour and introduction to our club-house, at your convenience. Again, thank you forgenerous donation and for letting us talk about ourmission at the Clubhouse. Marsha Lubecke andChris Rosi ” “ Once again I’m thanking my Living Faith Churchfamily for their generous gift of an Easter lily. Itwas a “beauty ”! It’s getting ready to be plantedoutside in the courtyard gardens. I can happily re-port last year ’s lily has survived the frosts and is upseven inches. My “Church Ladies ” Alma and Lauriecome monthly bringing me spiritual gifts and cook-ies and a connection to my home congregation. Iappreciate each and every visit. Last month the la-dies from the Dorcas Circle sponsored and hosteda bingo afternoon for our facility. They offered andassisted with the game, offered friendship, and pre-pared a snack for all who participated. Again thankyou for keeping me part of your ministry. Sincerely,

Barbara Koran ”“ To my Living Faith West church family: Thankyou so much for your donation to my Avon 39: TheWalk to End Breast Cancer fundraising efforts.Having several friends who have fought breast can-cer and losing an aunt to this disease, it has becomea cause very near and dear to me. I very much ap-preciate the Noisy Offering donation, as well as allof the prayers and well wishes as I get set to walk39 miles over two days. - Diane Thygeson ”

Known to be Hospitalized

Home Again: Tom Korabik, Barb Filber, Pat LeClair, Nancy Due, Diane Marchant, Ruth Mad-sen, Michael Pease, Miles Olmstead, Bonnie Ebben and Harlow Klema

Pastoral Hospital Visits Strict patient con dentiality rules prevent the hospital from notifying thechurch if you or a loved one is hospitalized. The hospitals are no longer keeping church lists , so if you’dlike a pastoral visit and/or having your church family praying for you, please let the church of ce know.



Stitchers of Blessings

It is hard to believe that our prayershawl ministry is celebrating its tenthanniversary this month. When OurSavior ’s rst gathered together in2006 and Atonement in 2007, none ofus could have anticipated how far reaching ourministry would be or how much we would beblessed in return. In these ten years, we have given 1,076 shawls topeople who are experiencing life altering eventssuch as on -going medical procedures, other illness-es, surgery, loss of a loved one, loneliness. Some-times we make a shawl with a speci c person inmind; most times we don ’t know who the recipientwill be. We pray as we create. They are a gift fromthe whole congregation as stated in the card thataccompanies each shawl:‘ We hope that when you wrap this shawl around you,you will feel surrounded and warmed by the love ofGod and this congregation and the knowledge that youare not alone. ”

We also give shawls to celebrate joyous eventssuch as births, milestone birthdays and anniver-saries, weddings, and graduations.

There has been an ever widening circle of giving aswe have expanded our ministry by providing hats,mittens and scarves to HALO, Knapp School, Toysfor Tots, Women ’s’Resource Center, The Hospital-

ity Center and The Food Pantry. Wesent shawls to Virginia in the wake ofthe shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007and knitted hats, mittens and scarvesto Japan after the earthquake there in2011.

We made hats, blankets and bandages for GlobalHealth Ministries, layettes for HALO, hats for TheVeterans Home in Union Grove, lap robes andshawls for the Veteran ’s Hospital in Madison, bap-tismal blankets for Emaus and our own baptismalbaskets, hundreds of pocket prayers shawls andover 500 dishcloths for our soap dispenser projectlast year. We regularly give shawls to All Saints andAurora Hospitals.

More than thirty ve women have participated inour ministry, some working at home and otherscoming to the meetings on the rst and third Tues-

days in the Education Room. The fellowship weshare and the bond of friendship that has beenstrengthened has been a blessing to all the partici-pants.

We are grateful for yarn that has been gifted to us,for the nancial support from Our Savior ’s Founda-tion, congregation members, and two Thrivent Ac-tion grants which have allowed us to continue tobuy yarn and supplies. We look forward to manymore years of reaching out to our congregation,

community and beyond with tangible proof of ourlove, prayers and concern.


Free Blood Pressure Clinic

A free blood pressure clinic willbe held the rst Sunday of eachmonth following the 9:15 ser-vice.

Please stop down to Fellowship Hall after the ser-vice and have your blood pressure checked!

Barb Elmer, RN and Marion Beyer, RN

Scholarship AvailableAnticipating the recreation of theEndowment Fund we are askingfor members to submit scholarshipapplications to the EndowmentFund. Scholarships will assist members to attendcollege (or seminary) at an ELCA college. Applica-tions may be picked up in the church of ce andmust be returned no later than August 1, 2016.

This and That

If you are interested in learning how to be a crucifer (the person who carries the cross into and out ofworship) and/or an assisting minister, please contact Pastor Denise.Does you have any silicone mini muf n pans, exible ice cube trays in shapes, or candy molds you areNOT using?? Karin Langlois is looking for some to use for an activity with her child care class.Looking for a live in caregiver with excellent references? Call Joannie Williams at 262 -930 -8257 andshe can help get you in touch!



All events in the calendar are at Living Faith on Wright & Quincy unless otherwise noted.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

The Racine CountySenior Citizen NutritionProgram meets Monday

through Friday inLiving Faith Fellowship

Hall at noon.

1 8:30 Park TransitionGroup8:30 Women’s Breakfast atDeRango’s West Racine

10:30 Senior Center11:00 Staff Meeting6:30-7:30 Bible Study – Topicis 1 Corinthians7:30 Belle City Brassworks8:00 Selah Practice

2 8:30 Park Transi-tion Group5:15 CommunityWorship

6-8:00 Food Pantry

SYNOD ASSEMBLY

3 9:00-11:00 Knappstudents rain date foremergency evacua-tion practice

SYNOD ASSEMBLY

45:00 Vespers withCommunion

SYNOD ASSEMBL

5 COMMUNION,AIM PRESENTATION9:15 A.M. SERVICE10:00 Sunday Worship atLiving Faith West at SturtevantSportsplex10:15 Coffee Hour East11:30 Congregational Conver-sation Salad Cook-off (Fell. Hall) 5:00 ELCA Cluster CommunityMeal (2915 Wright Ave.)

6 9:00 Quilters12 noon Bible Study6:00 Dorcas Circle7:00 OA Group

7 9:30 Stitchers ofBlessings1-3:00 Food Pantry1:00-3:00 4-K Programin Fellowship Hall4:30 Spanish Class

LAST DAY OFSCHOOL RACINEUNIFIED

8 9:15 Rebekah CircleMeeting11:00 Staff Meeting6:30-7:30 Bible Study – Topicis 1 Corinthians7:30 Belle City Brassworks8:00 Selah Practice

9 5:15 CommunityWorship6-8:00 Food Pantry

10 11 10:30 CaregiveSupport Group5:00 Vespers withCommunion

12 COMMUNION9:15 WORSHIP SERVICE -(Prayer Shawl Blessing)10:00 Sunday Worship atLiving Faith West at SturtevantSportsplex (Prayer ShawlBlessing)10:15 Coffee Hour East 5:00 ELCA Cluster CommunityMeal (2915 Wright Ave.)

13 9:00 Quilters9:30-3:30 Our Harmo-ny Club (Fell. Hall)9:30 Ruth Circle Mtg.12 noon Bible Study 6:30 “Ladies’ NightOut” at José’s BlueSombrero7:00 OA Group

14 7:00-10:00 Net-working Breakfast inFellowship Hall1-3:00 Food Pantry4:30 Spanish Class4:30 Finance Commit-tee Meeting5:00-7:00 Neighbor-hood Cook-Out

15 9-3 Neighborhood CampEmaus Training10:30 Senior Center11:00 Staff Meeting6:30-7:30 Bible Study – Topicis1 Corinthians7:30 Belle City Brassworks8:00 Selah Practice

16 9-3 Neighbor-hood Camp LivingFaith Training5:15 CommunityWorship6:00—8:00 CaregiverSupport Group6-8:00 Food Pantry

17 9-3 Neighbor-hood Camp LivingFaith Training

18 9:00-1:00 Theological Book Study,view movie “Gandh5:00 Vespers withCommunion

19 COMMUNION9:15 WORSHIP SERVICE10:00 Sunday Worship atLiving Faith West at SturtevantSportsplex10:15 Coffee Hour East5:00 ELCA Cluster CommunityMeal (2915 Wright Ave.)

Father’s Day

20 8:00-3:00 Neigh-borhood Camp (F.H.)9:30-3:30 OurHarmony Club (14/15& Parlor)NO BIBLE STUDY7:00 OA Group

21 8:00-3:00 Neigh-borhood Camp (F.H.)9:30 Stitchers ofBlessings1-3:00 Food Pantry4:30 Spanish Class

22 8:00-3:00 NeighborhoodCamp (F.H.)11:00 Staff Meeting7:30 Belle City Brassworks8:00 Selah Practice

23 8:00-3:00 Neigh-borhood Camp (F.H.)5:15 CommunityWorship6-8:00 Food Pantry

24 25 5:00 Vespers withCommunion7:00 FundraisingConcert for “Seguethe Sanctuary

26 COMMUNION9:15 WORSHIP SERVICE10:00 Sunday Worship atLiving Faith West at Sturte-vant Sportsplex10:15 Coffee Hour East5:00 ELCA Cluster CommunityMeal (2915 Wright Ave.)

27 8:00-3:00 Neigh-borhood Camp (F.H.)9:30-3:30 OurHarmony Club (14/15& Parlor)12 noon - BibleStudy 7:00 OA Group

28 8:00-3:00 Neigh-borhood Camp (F.H.) 1-3:00 Food Pantry4:30 Spanish Class7:00 Council Meeting

29 8:00-3:00 Neighbor-hood Camp (F.H.)11:00 Staff Meeting1:30 Worship & Music Com-mittee Meeting7:30 Belle City Brassworks

30 8:00-3:00 Neigh-borhood Camp (F.H.) 5:15 CommunityWorship6-8:00 Food Pantry8:00 SelahPractice




FaithWorks Food Pantry Needs While every donation is greatly appreciated, withour new shopping arrangement at Feeding Ameri-ca, monetary donations actually go further thanfood donations.

Checks can be made out to ”FaithWorks Food Pan-try ”; you will still get credit on your contributionsstatement.

That said, all food donations are welcomed. Ourgreatest needs right now are:

Canned Meals: Spaghetti, Beef Stew, Ravioli,Beefaroni, etc.Canned Meats: Chicken, Tuna, Salmon, etc.Spaghetti sauceToilet paper and Bar Soap

Volunteers are always welcomed!

Our Harmony Club

Our Harmony Club is looking for caring people willing to share their time and talentwith seniors who have age related challenges. We have Our Harmony Club at LivingFaith the second, third and fourth Mondays from 9:30am until 3:30pm in FellowshipHall.If you are interested or need more information, please contact Dawn Vlach at 262 -880

5301 or Sue Pettit at 262 -716 -1998 or Monica Miller at 262 -497 -4004.

Volunteers Opportuni es FaithWorks Food Pantry

Volunteers are needed to pack-age produce and bakery on Tues-days from 10:30am to 12:30pmin the Food Pantry. Please sign

up on the yellow sheet or talk to Margaret Robin-son or Jody Pease.Tech Team Have you everwondered how things on thetechnical side of the worshipservice work? Here is yourchance to learn about it andhelp us out! We need people to help operate thescreen for announcements, etc. Training will be

provided at your convenience. If you have ques-tions, please contact Vicki Siefert.


Meals on Wheels The Meals on Wheels Senior Nutrition Program has an immediate need for volunteerdrivers. Currently, we have volunteer routes available Tuesday, Thursday and Fridaywith a time commitment of about 1 – 1 1/2 hours. Drive one day a week or be an “oncall” volunteer driver. Schedules are exible. Teams of drivers are welcome to “adopt ”a route on a speci c day. Meal pick up is at Ridgewood Care Center, 3205 Wood Road,Racine. Mileage stipends are available.For More information, please call Ruth Stauersbol, volunteer coordinator at (262)898 -1370.

It s Time for Our Annual Neighborhood PicnicMark your calendars for Tuesday, June 14, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. for ou

rst picnic of the year. We ’ll be serving brats, burgers, hot dogs and allthe xings plus lots of other goodies. There will be games and activitiesfor the kids. You won't want to miss it!

There are lots of opportunities to help, so please check the long yellow sheet and let us know how youwould like to participate and/or what you would like to donate. Volunteers are needed for set -up, clean -

up, grilling, serving, leading kids games.

We are especially in need of volunteers to distribute yers around theneighborhood the week prior to the picnic. Donations of salads and desserts and chips are welcomed.We hope you will join us for some good food, fellowship and fun!



Women s BreakfastPlease join us for Women ’s Breakfast! We meet the 1 st Wednesday of the month at8:30am at DeRango ’s in West Racine (6100 Washington Ave.) for breakfast, devotionsand conversation. All are welcome! If you have any questions contact Pastor Deniseor Rosemary Fritchen.

Please join us on Monday, June 13 for Ladies NightOut. We ’ll meet at 6:30 for dinner at Jose ’s BlueSombrero (6430 Washington Ave)

Please sign up on the yellow sheet, so we can makereservations. Hope you can join us!

Senior Friendship Center

June 01 Devotion and Communion“Anne ’s 101st Birthday Celebration ”Bingo

June 15 Bingo 11:00am Lunch: Æbleskivers Fun “N Games

Living Faith Relay For LifeWe have a Team! Special thanks to Ginny White who has volunteered to be the TeamCaptain! Welcome everyone to the American Cancer Society ’s 2016 Relay For Life ofRacine to be held on June 10 & 11 at the Caledonia -Mt. Pleasant Memorial Park inFranksville.

The theme for this year ’s Relay is Star War ’s ….”May the Cure Be With You ” and we arecalling all Jedi and Storm Troopers to join us. Please go to relayforlife.org/racinewi to register yourselffor the “Living Faith Relay For Life Team. ” Donations are very welcome and can be placed in the offeringplate in an envelope marked “Relay Team ”, dropped off at the of ce or made directly by going to relayfor-life.org/racinewi and click on : “Donate to a Team. ” You may also contact Ginny at 262 -886 -3401 or

[email protected] for more information!Opening Ceremonies begin at 6pm on Friday evening with the Closing Ceremony at 8:30am on Saturday.Come join us in support of your team for good food, music, fun and games (please enter on NicholsonRoad.) Relay For Life is a Community coming together to ght cancer and help nd a cure. We hope tosee you there!


It s Time to Gather Items for Lutheran World Relief Fabric Kits

A Fabric Kit contains the following: ● Pieces of cotton or cotton -blend fabric (no knits or 100% polyester)Fabric should have no stains or holes and be cut into pieces measuring:

2 1/4 yards of 60" wide fabric or 3 yards of 44" wide fabric or 4 yards of 36" wide fabric ● Spools of matching general purpose thread, 250 -300 yards each

To quote the Lutheran World Relief website: “Teach a person to sew and you ’ve given them tools they canuse to earn an income, support their family, and break out of poverty. Many of the thousands of FabricKits Lutheran World Relief distributes are used in vocational training programs to teach young men andwomen useful and marketable sewing skills.

You can bring any of the needed items on Sunday and leave them in the marked box in the narthex. Youcan also sponsor a Fabric Kit for $15, and we will purchase the needed items. Please mark any offeringgiven for this purpose “Fabric Kit. ” Thank you for your support of people in crisis around the world!!




Neighborhood Camp Receives GrantsGenerous grants and donations help fund the Neighborhood Campsat Emaus ELCA, Living Faith and Redeemer this summer. In additionto a $17,000 Outreach for Hope grant, there is a $37,000 grant fromthe Siebert Foundation, $8,000 from RUSD, and a grant for mealsthrough the Department of Instruction. We are still awaiting wordfrom the Racine Community Foundation.Every donation, no matter the size, helps defray the costs for thecamps. The cost per week per child is $125, and the ve -week camp isfree to all who attend. If you ’d like to make a donation, visit the campwebsite at: www.neighborhoodcampracine.org and click o the DonorInformation tab. You can make donations quickly and safely online oryou can print out a form and mail in a donation.

2016 Neighborhood Camp

Registration for 2016 Neighborhood Camp is now

open! Registration materials have been mailed outto former campers, and forms will be accepted untilFriday, May 20. After that date, registration willopen up to new campers. (New campers who turn informs prior to May 20 will be placed in a waitinglist.)Camp will run for ve weeks again this summer,from June 20 - July 28 (Monday - Thursday), takingthe week of July 4 off. Staff training will be heldJune 15 -17.

Themes for this year ’s camp include: Going Green,The Olympics: Go for the Gold!, Mad Scientists,Under the Sea and Heroes and Superheroes.Games, science projects, reading, art and other ac-tivities will focus around these weekly themes.

We need your help! We can ’thold a successful camp that pos-

itively impacts the youth of ourneighborhood without you. Ka-rin Langlois is returning as our kitchen manageragain this summer, but she can ’t do it alone. Volun-teers are needed to help in the kitchen (shifts forbreak -fast and lunch are available) to help prepareand serve meals.Volunteers are also needed to help transport theSALT kids to their various activities. If you are ableto give some of your time in support of Neighbor-hood Camp, please contact Diane Thygeson.Camp is greatly enhanced by congregation memberswho come in and share their time and talents. Ifyou ’d like to come in and lead a project, or read astory to the kids, we ’ll nd a way to t you in ourschedule. Again, contact Diane if you can help.

Ministry of Encouragement

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend and/or provide food andsupplies for the Ministry of Encouragement visit to the Racine LiteracyCouncil. We expressed our thanks and appreciation for them and whatthey do. There were lots of goodies for them to enjoy. It went well andthe workers were happy with our visit. We were given a tour and wewere shown a little of what they do. They do a lot more than teach peo-ple how to read; things like how to manage a bank account, use money,go shopping, go to the doctor's of ce, etc.

Stay tuned for more opportunities in the future to help with other Ministries of Encouragement, where wegive our thanks and appreciation to those who serve others and usually are out of the limelight or don'tget thanks and appreciation. Our visits are short but meaningful.



Living Faith - 9:15 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26

Reader Karin Langlois Laila Youngman Ginny White Dick Koch

Acolytes *Matthew Clope Logan Munoz

*Aliliywa Mbise Anna-Lisa Mbise

*Becca Arnold Alexander Mbise

*Logan Munoz Cole Miller

Communion

Assistants

Gary King Karin Langlois

Fred Marks

Ginny White Barb Elmer

Helen Zelinger

Joannie Williams Lika Phipps

Dick Koch

Fred Marks Rose Frey

Elaine Lucht

Tech Person Chris Simon Chris Simon Lee Bahr Jennifer Miller

Ushers Mark Kostiz, Tom Siefert, Cliff Vacek, Vicki Siefert

Altar Guild Volunteers Needed

Coffee Hour Lika Phipps Cyndy KingSandy Fugate

Ruth Therkelsen Theresa Therkelsen Barb Elmer

Vespers June 4 June 11 June 18 June 25

Reader Open Marsha Lubecke Ray Venegas Maggie Gruenwald

Acolyte (*Senior Acolyte)

* Natalie Kegel Journey Koepke

* Kara Breidenbach James Breidenbach

*Natalie Kegel Journey Koepke

*Kara Breidenbach James Breidenbach

Tech Person Lee Bahr Lee Bahr Lee Bahr Lika Phipps

Living Faith West June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26

Ushers Don Hansen Sandy Hansen

Steve Blegen Jim Corman

Amy Sheppard Nikki Halbur

Chris Malik Angelo Malik

Greeters Lisa Peters Angie Olsen Michelle Larsen and kids

Michelle Larsen and kids

Tech Person Adam Smith Michael Corman Becca Arnold Linda McGee

Reader Brenda Thomas Chris Malik Craig Sheppard Steve Engelstad

Prayer Jody Pease Sandi Kuether Jody Pease Margaret Robinson

Liturgy Carol Hegmann Pastor Warren Pastor Denise Carol Hegmann

CommunionAssistants

June Klingbeil Michele Burton

Tom Korabik Lisa Korabik

Margaret Robinson

Lika Phipps Chad Saliscente Jeanne Corman

Pam Ehnert Kevin Ehnert

Steve Engelstad Gayle Engelstad Carol Hegmann Michelle Larsen Journey Koepke

Lika Phipps Chad Saliscente

Nyle Kuether Sandi Kuether Steve Blegen

Fellowship Snacks Michelle LovelySandi Kuether Tom Korabik Lisa Korabik

Lika Phipps Gayle Engelstad

Angie Olsen Michelle Larsen




Thrivent Action Teams: Apply for an Action Grant Project for 2016

So far we have had three grants for 2016; one for the community meal, the food pantry, and one for theStitchers of Blessings. Thank you!!

A new year is here and all Thrivent members are eligible fortwo Thrivent Action Grants! Since the dissolution of thechapter system for Thrivent, monies are now being seededout for service projects and fundraisers through individual

Thrivent members. This could be very helpful for manygroups and projects around Living Faith and in the community.You could use the seed money to do many things: purchase materials for the Quilters or the Stitchers ofBlessings or the Child Care Center. Or you could lead a service project to purchase and sort food for theFaithworks Food Pantry or purchase light bulbs for the sanctuary. Just think of a fundraiser or small project you might like to do yourself or with a couple other people. Or maybe you are part of something com-ing up that is already in place, such as the Cookie Walk.

Each Thrivent member can apply for two projects a year. This is a win -win offer that is not to be missed.The process is very simple and can be done online. If you are tech savvy, just log on to your account withThrivent and click on ‘my Thrivent ’and then ‘action teams ’and it will tell you what to do. If you need help I

am willing to help you through the process – we can even do it in my of ce. Thank you, Pastor Denise

Diane Thygeson

Diane, the daughter of Bob and MarilynThygeson, is a lifelong member of thechurch. She was baptized and con rmedas a member of Atonement Lutheran

Church. She is the youngest of two chil-dren. Her sister Karen lives in Pennsylva-nia.

Diane has been seen and heard around the churchfor years. As a child she was a member of the Chil-dren ’s Choir and as a teen served as an acolyte. Asan adult she has sung with the Senior Choir and cur-rently sings with Selah, the Living Faith West praiseband.Diane participated in the ELCA ’s two year diakoniaprogram, and was part of the 2012 graduating class.(If you’d like more information about diakonia,please talk to her or any other diakonia graduatesfor more information.)

She has served the church as a youth team advisor/ chaperone. After spending a few years as a volun-teer and then the assistant site coordinator ofAtonement ’s Neighborhood Camp, she took over

the reins from Monica Miller, and nowserves as the Site Coordinator.Having spent many years in corporate Hu-man Resources departments, workingwith children was a huge change in direc-tion, but is one that Diane truly enjoys. Inaddition to working with the children inthe Living Faith neighborhood, she has

worked for the past ve years on the staff of EASY,the afterschool program at Emaus ELCA.

Volunteering for the last eight years as administra-tor for the Atonement, now Living Faith, Facebookpage, she became the newsletter editor in 2014,evolving with the church from the Chimes Messen- ger to The Journey . When not working, you are likely to nd Diane andher dog, Wren, out on long walks. She has found alove for walking in local 5k events. Speed doesn ’tde ne the walker, and her dedication has includedsuccessful completion of the Avon 39: The Walk toEnd Breast Cancer.Diane ’s faith has gotten her through the ups anddown in life, and she encourages everyone to “Bestill and know …” (Psalm 46:10)





Focus: GoGo squeeZ TM Brigade ANY BRAND

Every day, more & more healthy snack pouches needlessly end up in land lls asthe price of convenience. GoGo squeeZ TM as an eco -friendly snack food pro-ducer has partnered with eco -innovator TerraCycle ® to provide a second lifefor them. Together we can convert these would -be waste materials into fun

and unique products!Turning in your collections is easy. A TerraCycle ® collection box is conveniently located inside the southentrance. You can also bring your collections to the church of ce and tell Jill, Kim or Cathi that you havea “gift” for Karin Langlois.

GoGo squeeZ TM Brigade accepted waste: ANY brand healthy snack plastic pouches & caps

Think SCRIP for Father s Day

Whether Dad likes a great steak, would appreciate some new tools,would love a family excursion to the movies, or something altogether dif-

ferent, we have Scrip for that. Order your Scrip by 9 A.M. on June 14th

,and you can still get it in time for Father ’s Day.

Graduation parties are in full swing!! You can use Scrip to get a gift for that special graduate and helpour church continue its ministries at the same time. Whether you ’re buying them a new Dell computer,getting them something fun, or stocking up on supplies for a college dorm room, there are Scrip cards forover 100 retailers available.

SCRIP TIP: A coordinator for ano ther prog ram submitted the fo llowing tip to Great Lakes Scrip: “ I re-cently encouraged our families to use scrip to purchase gas. Skimmers, which steal credit card numbers, havebeen found at many gas stations. If I use a gift card to pay for gas, I don ’ t have to worry about my credit cardnumber being stolen. ”

See Dick Langlois at the Scrip table before the 9:15 service and at coffee hour, call Karin Langlois at 672 -0635, or email Karin at [email protected] to order your SCRIP. Those of you attending our WestCampus can also get order forms from June Klingbeil. We keep a limited inventory of popular cards instock. Cards that are ordered by 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday are usually available by Thursday afternoon by ar-rangement with Karin Langlois or on the following Sunday.

Keep Saving A.I.M. Now needs your UPC sWe did it! We earned all 1,250 bonus points from the Spring bonus collectionsheet. Now we ’re busy preparing a submission that will earn double points.Please turn in your UPCs as soon as possible. Thanks again!

REMEMBER: Campbell’s has announced that, after 43 years, they are wind-ing down the Labels for Education program. Since we are a registered school with the program, we haveabout another year and a half to participate. But, the number of participating products will slowly dwindle.So, PLEASE continue to send in your UPCs & caps so we can get as much bene t from this program as wecan in the time left.

Turn in what you ’ve collected by reusing an envelope or baggie, marking it “Child Care, ” and putting it inthe offering plate. If you happen to be going to the church of ce, you can also turn them in there.

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Service TimesVespers Service (Quincy) ........................................................................ Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.Sunday Service at Living Faith (Quincy) ………………………….. ............................... 9:15 a.m.Sunday Service at Living Faith West (Sturtevant Sportsplex) .............. ...............…. 10:00 a.m.

Living Faith Church Office HoursMonday - Friday .......................................................................................... 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Living Faith StaffMinisters ................................................................. The People of Living Faith Lutheran ChurchSenior Pastor ............................................................................................... Dr. Warren Williams Associate Pastor ................................................................................... Rev. Denise M.H. Mbise Administrative Secretary ............................................................................................. Jill Steiner Administrative Secretary .......................................................................................Cathi WebsterSecretary/Book Keeper .......................................................................................... Kim SaundersSenior Choir Director ..................................................................................... Dimitri ShapavolovOrganist /Pianist ....................................................................................................Jill WanggaardOrganist /Pianist ........................................................................................................... Tina PerriOrganist Emeritus ................................................................................................... Fred HermesPianist................................................................................................................... Tina TempestaPart time Maintenance ................................................................................................ Jay Martin

Part time Janitorial ................................................................................................... Ollie NielsSenior Friendship Center Director ............................................................................ Vicki SiefNutrition Site Supervisor ...................................................................................... Donna PankoParish Nurse ............................................................................................... Joannie Williams, R‘The Journey’Editor ........................................................................................... Diane Thygeso

Staff E-mail addressesRev. Denise Mbise ......................................................................... [email protected]. Warren Williams ................................................................. [email protected] Steiner .............................................................................................. [email protected] Saunders ........................................................................... [email protected] Webster................................................................. [email protected] Williams ................................................................................joanniecaritas@gmail.coDiane Thygeson ..................................................................................... [email protected]

General Church E-mail addressLiving Faith E-mail .................................................................. [email protected] Faith Website ........................................................................... www.atonementracine.oLiving Faith West Website ................................................................... www.atonementwest.oLiving Faith Facebook ................. ................ ................ ... www.facebook.com/AtonementRac

June Readings

June 05 - 3rd Sunday after Pentecost1st Reading: 1 Kings 17:17 -24 Psalm: Psalm 30 2nd Reading: Galatians 1:11 -24 Gospel: Luke 7:11 -17

June 12 - 4th Sunday after Pentecost1st Reading: 2 Samuel 11:26 --12:10, 13 -15 Psalm: Psalm 32 2nd Reading: Galatians 2:15 -21 Gospel: Luke 7:36 --8:3

June 19 - 5th Sunday after Pentecost1st Reading: Isaiah 65:1 -9 Psalm: Psalm 22:19 -28 2nd Reading: Galatians 3:23 -29 Gospel: Luke 8:26 -39

June 26 - 6th Sunday after Pentecost1st Reading: 1 Kings 19:15 -16, 19 -21 Psalm: Psalm 16 2nd Reading: Galatians 5:1, 13 -25 Gospel: Luke 9:51 -62


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Newsletter Deadline

Articles to be included in the Julyissue of The Journey should besubmitted to Diane Thygeson(email: dfthygeson@ gmail.com)no later than June 20.



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