IN THE CENTER RING February, 2018

Forgiveness through Jesus

God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. - 2 Corinthians 5:19

February holds the day that often makes or breaks relationships: Valentine’s Day! It’s a day of engagement rings, flowers, dinners, and the hope for returned affections. For all the happiness of Valentine’s Day, it’s also bittersweet. For every happy or newly engaged or blissfully married couple, you can find someone who is sadly alone, someone who longs to be loved, someone going through a devastating break-up. No wonder the game is, “He loves me…He loves me not.”

Imagine if the pressure of Valentine’s Day was off. Imagine there was no doubt about how that special someone felt about you. Imagine that person did what the Bible says, “Love keeps no record of wrongs.”

We have to imagine, because our experience is that human love is conditional. It is usually based on how people look, or what they have, or how they treat us. As a result, we are led to think that God is the same. We think that he loves us if we’re lovable. We assume that he loves us if we show our love to him. The truth is that God loves us not because of who we are or what we do. The Bible clearly describes God’s amazing love by what he has done for us: “God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.”

Honestly, we have to admit that there are all kinds of sins on our record before God. Our attempts at love throughout life—failures, breakups, lies, adulteries, divorces—all are an astonishing record of wrong. God ought to oppose us. But in amazing love, God doesn’t count our sins against us. That means that he doesn’t keep a record of all our actions, thoughts and words that violate his holy will.

God doesn’t keep a record of our sins because of Jesus. God took all our sins, the sins of everyone, and charged them to his Son. In our place Jesus willingly and lovingly suffered the punishment of death that we and all people deserved. This is the great love that God has for us…for you! Through Jesus Christ, our relationship with God is restored and by faith in Jesus we will enjoy the blessing of his love forever.

This year Ash Wednesday, the day that begins our Lenten journey with Jesus to the cross where he shows us the full extent of his love just happens to fall on February 14th, Valentine’s. Though these two events only happen to fall on the same day by matter of chance, God’s love for each of us is eternal and planned.

In our relationship with God, it’s not “He loves me…He loves me not.” In Christ, it is always, “He loves me…He loves me…He loves me.” Pastor Nick Maglietto

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In the Center Ring

is a monthly publication of St. John’s Lutheran Church

Baraboo, Wisconsin

Church Office 355-3870 churchoffice@stjohnsbaraboo.org

School Office 355-3860 tklemm@stjohnsbaraboo.org

Rev. Nicholas C. Maglietto Principal Craig Breitkreutz

Church office 355-3870 School office 355-3860

OFFICIAL ACTS

Baptisms

Christopher Glenn French Son of Wes and Kimberly French

Born May 18, 2010 Baptized December 24, 2017

Matthew William French

Son of Wes and Kimberly French Born August 5, 2012

Baptized December 24, 2017

Catherine Marie French Daughter of Wes and Kimberly French

Born August 5, 2012 Baptized December 24, 2017

Benjamin James French

Son of Wes and Kimberly French Born April 25, 2014

Baptized December 24, 2017

Funerals

Helen Gollmar Born March 7, 1920

Died December 30, 2017 Funeral January 9, 2018

Ralph R. Jensen

Born January 7, 1046 Died January 22, 2018

Funeral January 26, 2018

Statistics as of January 27, 2018

Confirmed members 873 Baptized members U 210 Total members 1,083

NOTE: As of Friday, February 1st

the church office will be open from Monday thru Friday.

February Special Envelope

Church Projects

Financial Giving

The 2017 financial statements will NOT be mailed, but can picked up in the narthex. Please be sure to pick up your 2018 envelopes if you haven’t already done so.

Lenten Helpers Needed

Please sign up in the coat room or call office if you can help usher Wednesdays at 3:30 or 6:30 pm services.

Please sign up also if you can assist with Communion Ash Wednesday February 14 or Maundy Thursday March 29 at 3:30 pm services.

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Principal’s Call Returned

Dear Brothers and Sisters at St. John’s,

The call I have received has been a truly heart-wrenching experience. I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so loved and appreciated throughout this process. So many of you have offered kind words, advice, and prayers for me and my family. The Lord has been very good to us here in Baraboo and blessed us even in ways we didn’t know we needed. Much work is left to be done here in Baraboo and also in Marshall, MN. The Lord will find work for me to do no matter where I am. I am truly confident of this.

With this said, I have decided to return my call to Samuel Lutheran School in Marshall. I have been assured, time and time again, by the members and leadership of St. John’s, of my need to stay here and continue work that has been started during my time here. I urge all of you, not to rejoice just in me and my family staying in Baraboo, but more so in the Lord’s goodness. He has given us all abundant gifts, talents, and blessings beyond greatest measure. It is time for all of us to join in the work of the church and be involved in spreading the warmth of God’s love to a world that often times seems so cold.

I also encourage each of you to consider how the work of our church can be supported and built up. St. John’s has truly had difficult times and will continue to because of sin in our world. Our membership needs to come together, to support one another and the ministry, and to truly unify where the devil looks to separate. I share with you selected verses of Romans 8: “If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? … No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who

loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

To God alone be all glory, honor, and praise. With warmest sincerity,

Craig Breitkreutz, Principal

St. John’s Media Ministry (2 month totals)

Balance 21-Nov-2017 $4,874.67

Contributions $3,709.00 Disbursements

WRPQ $2,265.00 Radio Phone Line $ 30.00

Balance 26- Jan - 2018 $6,288.67

TV Broadcast Thank You A media participant (non-member) enjoys the Blessed TV broadcast of the Sunday Services. “God Bless you for giving us the joy of ‘attending’ church each Sunday. I am 94 years old. God grant you all a joyous Holiday Season and a Blessed New Year.”

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2018 Lenten Schedule

The solemn and penitential season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, February 14. The theme for this year’s Lenten series is “Jesus Christ Is Our Great High Priest.”

Wednesday Services at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. (NO Thursday evening services during Lent.)

Wednesday 2/14 Pastor Nick Maglietto St. Johns, Baraboo

“Jesus Is Our Self-Sacrificing High Priest”

Wednesday 2/21 Pastor Dave Karow St. Johns, Rock Springs “Jesus Our Great High Priest Makes Us Priests”

Wednesday 2/28 Pastor Brad Pearson St. James, Prairie du Sac

“Jesus Is Our Compassionate High Priest”

Wednesday 3/7 Pastor Andy Meyer St. Paul, North Freedom

“Jesus Is Our Perfect High Priest” Wednesday 3/14 Pastor Steve Neyhart

Faith, Reedsburg “Jesus Is Our Great High Priest”

Wednesday 3/21 Pastor Dan Lewig St. Johns, Hillpoint/Trinity, Lime Ridge

“Jesus Our Great High Priest Serves at a Great Altar”

OTHER AREA LENTEN SERVICE TIMES

Prairie du Sac 6:30 pm Rock Springs 7:00 pm Reedsburg 7:00 pm North Freedom 7:00 pm Hill Point / Lime Ridge 7:00 pm

Soup and Bread Suppers

The 2018 Soup and Bread Suppers occur between the two Lenten worship services. We begin serving about 4:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We are asking for donations of soup, bread, and service {help setting up and cleaning up} based upon alphabetical last names. See the schedule below and the date that corresponds with your family’s LAST name. Each week 15 kettles of soup and 10 loaves of bread are needed. Also, note the corresponding “Captain” for each week. Please contact your corresponding Captain by the Monday prior to your week to let the Captain know what you are able to bring and /or assist with. Use the contact information below. Please note: Milk, crackers, and butter are NOT needed as donations. February 21 Last names A-D Captain: Melissa Dix, 608/434/8909 February 28 Last names E-I Captain: Brandie Grob, 608/434/1073 or email: brandiegrob@yahoo.com March 7 Last names J-M Captains: Tana Klemm, 608/434/3904 & Caryn Korthals, 608/434/9030 March 14 Last names N-Si Captain: Jane Parchem, 608/434/2689 March 21 Last names Sm-Z Captains: Warren & Beldona White, 608/253/6026

Everyone is Welcome!

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ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Congregational Meeting

10:30 AM, December 10, 2017

Present: President-Dave Grant, Secretary-Marty Brey, Board of Education-Martin Strobel, Principal-Craig Breitkreutz, Stewardship-Brent Bailey, Pastor- Maglietto, Spiritual-Bruce Wilkinson, Worship-Tom Tiedt, Fellowship-Gayland Leatherberry, Property-Bill Giese, Education-Eric Durkee and Youth-Michael Tennier, Treasurer-Ron Voss and Outreach-Vacant. 1) Opening prayer and devotion – Pastor. 2) Reading and approval of September Congregational

Voter’s Meeting Minutes. Motion to approve/2nd/Carried.

3) Additions and approval of agenda. Motion to

approve/2nd/Carried.

4) Membership changes:

a) Acceptance of New Members: Mathew & Sara Bebber (Colton & Triton) from Redeemer, Merritt Island, FL. Evan & Laura Fricke from St. Paul, Mauston. Steven & Vera Shie from St. Paul’s, Tomah.

b) Transfers Out: Danny and Karla Fuller to Faith, Reedsburg. Edie Moore (son Walter) to Grace (ELS), Madison WI. Don & Lori Finseth to St. Paul, Slinger, WI. Emma, Abigail & Elizabeth Strobel to Divine Word, Plover, WI.

5) Roll call of voting members. 35 voting members. 6) Old Business

a) None 7) Reports of officers and committees

a) Pastor Maglietto. Bible Information Class Classes were completed on Monday November 27. Midweek Bible Class Will resume on January 10, 2017.

b) Congregational President – David Grant. ALICE training is being planned. About a 90 minute training after a church service. Training has been done with school staff. With the call acceptance of Pastor Kuske we will have a lot of work ahead of us. I ask the congregation to come forward to volunteer when a need has been presented to them.

c) Financial Report – Ron Voss. Over all through November we are -$42,668.36 below our budget. This is expected with only one Pastor. Day Care is doing much better than expected. School is about $1,000 under budget.

d) Education – Eric Durkee. Nothing to report. e) Evangelism – Vacant. Grant. A thank you to all

those involved with Trunk or Treat and the float for the Light Parade.

f) Fellowship – Gayland Leatherberry. We will need help with installation dinner and will start planning for 2018 Soup and Bread suppers. Please contact me 608-393-1042 if you can help out or are willing to be on my committee.

g) Property – Bill Giese. Nothing to report. h) School Board – Martin Strobel. Tuition cost for

2018-2019 will raise $160/child. School Board is working to get teacher salaries in line with synod code. This includes salary and benefits. Currently salaries are close but was noted that we are at the minimum salary. Benefits we need to improve. Couple reasons for working on this: due to the fact that MLC requires all graduates to be paid at synod code. Also we have an aging teaching staff and if we need to place a call it would require to pay them at synod code. Our teachers love doing their job but as a congregation we need to support our called workers.

i) Spiritual Growth – Bruce Wilkinson. A letter was sent to members who were not recorded as being in church (excluding shut-ins) for one or more years. (friendship registers are used to keep track of members) Please understand the letters intent is not to say we are kicking out those who do not attend service, but rather an encouragement to return.

j) Stewardship/Finance – Brent Bailey. Nothing to report.

k) Worship – Tom Tiedt. Nothing to report l) Youth – Michael Tennier. Refreshing the Little

Lambs board to include family photos. 2018 Cradle Roll program will be instituted, the program involves sending age appropriate material to the family after baptism to help in bringing their child up in God. Still working on establishing the youth program again.

8) Church Council Recommendations and New Business a) 2018 Elections. Secretary – Eric Korthals. Elder

– Jeff Thieding. School Board – Aaron Dix & Jeremy Lindloff. Finance – Jan Bance, Brandie Grob, Cheryl Fenske, Orris Smith, Julie Thieding, Jackie Unbehaun, Bobbie Volkey, Warren White. Endowment – Eric Korthals & Warren White.

b) Set 2018 Congregation Meeting Dates. Mar 25, Jun 24, Sep 30 & Dec 16.

c) Report on donated stock policy. Still working on. Will report in March 2018.

d) Report of updated purchase policy. Purchase policy has been updated.

9) Adjournment with Blessing – Pastor

Respectfully submitted, Marty Brey Secretary

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ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Church Council - Minutes

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Members present: Dave Grant, Eric Korthals, Ron Voss, Eric Durkee, Bruce Wilkinson, Martin Strobel, Bill Giese, Mike Tennier, Gaylon Leatherberry, Tom Tiedt, Craig Breitkreutz, Pastor Maglietto 1. Opening Prayer and Devotion – Pastor Maglietto

opened with devotion about taking things God has given you (talents) and be faithful.

2. Additions to Agenda – none. Item 7(i) moved to after

item 8(c). Motion/2nd (MS/MT) to approve agenda – carried.

3. Public Comment Period – none 4. Motion/2nd (BW/MS) to approved December minutes

as printed – carried. 5. Financial Items a. Review & Approval December Financials & Forecast

– Ron Voss pointed out that revenues to-date of ~$474,500 were ~$15,400 with church offerings down by $18,100, school revenue down by $11,000, and daycare up by $13,700. Church and school expenses under budget. The December giving was very low compared to last year and this even included Thanksgiving Day offerings which had not been included in November, making December actual revenue even less despite a 5 Sunday month. Christmas Gifts to Jesus were ~$12,000 less than last year. It was agreed that congregation should be made aware of financial picture to ward off a deficit at fiscal year-end. Motion/2nd (TT/MT) to approve financial report – carried.

6. Old Business a. Cottage Meeting – not discussed. Jeff Thieding to

take over as Stewardship elder but Brent Bailey would assist with cottage meetings.

b. Update on organ cleaning – Tom Tiedt indicated cleaning would begin on January 29th.

7. New Business a. Pastor’s Reports / Membership Changes. Motion/2nd

to approve transfers and releases. – carried. b. Pastor Kuske transition - Installation on February 4th. c. Church Office hours adjustments – Pastor Kuske will

have Friday office hours so we will need to modify secretaries’ schedules to add that day of the week.

d. Confirmation policy – table until March when Pastor Kuske is here to have his input.

e. Improving communication – a continuing process but it was suggested to have round-robin presentation by council members in front of congregation to keep members informed of what’s going on with various committees.

f. Budget Committee – Dave Grant listed the potential committee members and will work on getting committee organized.

g. Morning Doves Fundraising Request - motion/2nd (ED/MS) to approve request – carried.

h. St. John’s Scholarship Request Motion/2nd (MS/ED) to approve – carried.

8. Elder Report Action Items

a. President – Alice Training - will be after church on a Sunday for abbreviated training. Will look at potential dates.

b. School Board – no items to discuss c. Property - Bill G. indicated some boiler work

done at school. Reviewing request for sound system at school but will need help locating potential vendor. School annex window(s) were vandalized. Question brought up whether it would be appropriate to have surveillance system at school

d. Any action Items that need Council discussion and approval – discussed which umbrella (elder) catechism class fell.

e. Discussion of concerned member correspondence. Discussed two letters from concerned members relating to two separate topics. Due to time constraints, the discussion was suspended with the plan to complete at a meeting specific to this topic.

9. Adjournment – motion/2nd to recess this meeting – carried. Craig Breitkreutz closed with the blessing.

Respectfully Submitted, Eric Korthals Secretary

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St. John’s Lutheran School News VALENTINES FOR VETERAN'S: Our students are making Valentines for Veteran's! Our local VFW Chapter will deliver the Valentines to veterans in our area. NO SCHOOL: NO school Friday, February 9, due to a basketball tournament and NO school Thursday and Friday, February 15 & 16, as our teachers will be gone to conference. PARENT'S NIGHT: We will have our last home games (boys & girls) Friday night, February 2. This will also be Parent's Night. Everyone is welcome to come and cheer the teams on!! GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNER: The Geography Bee winner is Andrew Brooks. Thank you to all

of our participants!! 5th - 8th GRADE ALICE TRAINING: Our 5th-8th grade students participated in a modified version of the ALICE training our adult staff received last year. They learned how to be effective in alerting, locking down, informing, countering, and evacuating in case of an emergency.

POLICE CHIEF TO READ TO K-4th GRADE: The police Chief will come and read a book to each class about ALICE training. This book was reviewed by our parents at the informational meeting at the beginning of the school year. Students in these grades will also practice evacuation drills in the new year. BAD WEATHER: Winter is upon us! PLEASE watch the news if there is "bad" weather. School delays and closings will be posted on the TV and an email sent out from the Principal. (channels 15 and 3).

FUNDRAISER WINNERS: Noah Hovey and Francesca Stevens sold the most Butter Braids from our school fundraiser!! They are the winners that get to have lunch with Principal Breitkreutz on Friday, January 26, at Culvers! SCHOOL MUSICAL: The 5-8 grade school musical will be "Mary Poppins"! The musical will be at the Al Ringling Theatre on Friday and Saturday night, May 18 & 19, at 7:00 p.m. Free admission for general seating. We will have box seats available for $20. Mark your calendar!

St. John's Childcare Located in St. John's School, Baraboo Valentine's Day: Childcare will once again this year be working with the school in making dozens of valentines for the Veterans. We are also adding a Valentine project by making valentine's and a gift for all 103 SSN-St. Clare Meadows residents. We will be personally delivering them, weather permitting. A special thank you to Molly Bartel for sponsoring and helping with these projects with a Thrivent Action grant. Showing our Christian love this time of year is a great way to teach the children how to serve others. Part-time Person Needed: Childcare/3K is still looking for a part-time person to help with the children. Please contact Cindy Allen if you have any questions or interests. We are also still looking for a couple of new or used tricycles or Big Wheels. Cindy Allen, Director

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NEW GIVING OPTIONS

You can now make a contribution to St. John’s through a mobile app!

To get started, download GivePlus Church for free from the App Store or Google Play. Simply search for “GivePlus Church” to quickly find and download the app today. Then, you can easily make donations directly from your smartphone using your debit/credit card or checking/savings account.

You can also choose to donate as a guest or set up an account that allows you to securely and conveniently schedule recurring donations and manage and review your giving history.

To make quick one-time or recurring donations you can also now give by text message. Simply text the dollar amount you would like to give to 608-400-0552, wait for a quick response and follow the link to finalize your gift. After this one time set-up, for future donations you will only need to text the dollar amount you would like to give.

Please note that there is no charge to you, the donator, for using either of these two giving options. St. John’s

will pay a small percentage for each transaction (2.5% of credit/debit card gifts, 1% of ACH payments directly from

your checking account).

We hope you enjoy these new ways to contribute to our ministry and thank you for

your support!

Ladies Aid

St. John’s Ladies Aid met on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 1:30 pm. Pastor Maglietto read a devotion from Martin Luther. We were pleased to meet Pastor Kuske and he joined us. Margaret Heitmann opened the meeting reading the Ladies Aid prayer. The secretary’s report was read and accepted. The treasurer’s report showed a balance of $1,520.82 and was accepted. The Sunshine fund showed a balance of $34.79. The following cards were sent: 18 birthday, 3 anniversary, and 6 sympathy. Fifteen thank you notes were read. Bev Caflisch and Donna Brooks sent 27 Christmas cards to our missionaries. Everyone enjoyed the Christmas party. A monetary gift was given to Casa De Oakes. Clara Harmel and Marcy Barnhart celebrated with birthdays in January. Visiting in January is open to everyone. Kathy and Charissa will be the hostesses for February. The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer. Refreshments were served by Margaret Heitmann and Pat Kingery. Donna Brooks Secretary

Baraboo Food Pantry

February

Soups and crackers

March

Spaghetti sauce and pasta

Text

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READ THROUGH YOUR BIBLE

IN THREE YEARS

February 2018

February 1 Matthew 4 February 2 Matthew 5:1-16 February 3 Matthew 5:17-48 February 4 Matthew 6:1-18 February 5 Matthew 6:19-34 February 6 Matthew 7:1-12 February 7 Matthew 7:13-29 February 8 Jonah 1, 2 February 9 Jonah 3, 4 February 10 Joel 1:1-2:17 February 11 Joel 2:18-3:21 February 12 Zephaniah 1 February 13 Zephaniah 2:1-3:7 February 14 Zephaniah 3:8-20 February 15 Nahum 1 February 16 Nahum 2, 3 February 17 Habakkuk 1:1-2:5 February 18 Habakkuk 2:6-20 February 19 Habakkuk 3:1-15 February 20 Habakkuk 3:16-19 February 21 Obadiah February 22 Matthew 8:1-22 February 23 Matthew 8:23-9:8 February 24 Matthew 9:9-34 February 25 Matthew 9:35-10:23 February 26 Matthew 10:24-42 February 27 Matthew 11:1-24 February 28 Matthew 11:25-12:21

From the Church Library

If you do not have someone to hand your used devotion booklet to, St John’s library team is inviting you to leave it in the “Returns” basket. These could be used by members who would like to sample the readings. “Meditations” and similar booklets would be welcome. As you know, C. S. Lewis is a well-known Christian author with many works to his credit, including the Narnia series. Your library now has available for checkout his work, The Screwtape Letters, on CD. This fiction work is built on communications between Screwtape, an assistant to “Our Father Below”, and his nephew, a novice demon. Lewis offers food for Christian thought, serious warning and sometimes-dark comedy. Could be used for a longer car trip or listening on winter evenings. Do you have a big hunting trip on your bucket list? Author Steve Chapman asks you to join his hunt, a life-long dream to pursue the huge brown bear of Alaska. The complete title is My Dream Hunt in Alaska—With God on the Adventure of a Lifetime. Chapman also includes thoughts about offering to teach a young person who has not had the chance to hunt. Find this on the non-fiction shelf. We will not hold a book sale this Lent season; please keep your used but good materials for next year. Thank you for continuing support of our greeting cards.

Time of Grace is broadcast Sunday mornings at 5:30 am on CBS,

Channel 3.

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Morning Doves Cookie Walk - We would like to thank all of you who donated and purchased for the Cookie Walk. We ended up raising $750 to put towards unbudgeted improvements at St. John’s School. Congrats to Melissa Rogers for winning the door prize. Thank you again to all who helped make this year’s Cookie Walk a success. Lenten Theme Baskets - We will once again be selling tickets for our annual Theme baskets raffle during Lent starting with first Soup Supper on Wednesday, February 21st till the drawing of winners on the last Soup Supper on March 21st. Tickets will sell for $1/1 or $5/6 or $20/40. If you wish to donate a theme basket for this event, please make sure the baskets are enclosed in a cellophane bag or wrapped with saran wrap and labeled. They can be dropped off in the fellowship hall of church starting February 16 at 8 am. Dear Members of St. John's,

Thank you for all the words of encouragement, prayers, cards, and meals you provided during my surgery and recovery. What a blessing to my family and me! May the Lord bless each of you as richly as you have blessed me. Sincerely, Charissa Breitkreutz

Children's Church Bags

Please check out the newly revamped children's church bags. Many new items and books have been purchased to help make the child's church experience more enjoyable. Abby Bartel sponsored the update with a Thrivent Action Team grant. Thank you!

Men of His Word Conference February 24th, 2018 The 9th annual MOHW Conference will be held at the Best Western Premier Waterfront Convention Center in Oshkosh on Saturday, February 24, 2018. Additional details and online registration are available at www.menofhisword.org to register and to get details about schedule, breakout sessions, keynote speaker, cost, etc. The first 650 men to register, by February 11th pay ($50) by February 12th - 18th, February 12 - 18,

pay ($60). Please join us for a day of fellowship in God’s Word that you will not soon forget! Hope to see you there!

Register for Ironmen of God's 5th Annual Conference!

Join us as we "sharpen" and encourage one another in the one true faith at our fifth annual Ironmen of God Men's Conference on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Ixonia, WI! Reserve your place today by registering on our Registration page!

Pathways to Christ

Sisters in Christ, please join us on March 9-11 for the 2018 Pathways to Christ Retreat, at LaSure’s Banquet Hall, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

The theme for the 2018 Retreat is Speak O Lord. We will be focusing on the depth of the message in the three verses of this hymn. Make checks payable to: Pathways to Christ Retreat and mail to:Pathways to Christ Retreat, 1526 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh WI 54901 For best rate, register as soon as possible. Hotel reservation are made separately by calling the Hawthorn Suites (920-303-1133).

Principal

Enrollment - 105 students

Childcare

Childcare, after expenses, earned $15,402.64 in 2017, an average of $1,283.55 per month.

Chairman

Welcomed 2 new board members: Aaron Dix, our property representative, and Jeremy

Lindloff, our new secretary. Bob Hovey, current member, is our new treasurer/budget committee

representative.

Contacted Pastor Karow concerning tuition increase and whether any of their families would consider

withdrawing from St. John's because of the tuition increase. He said there may be concern for a few.

The board does not want to lose any families over tuition, so we are encouraging any families concerned about

next year's tuition, to get in touch with Principal Breitkreutz or school board members.

Discussion

Board did school walk-through, discussing the current childcare location and possible alternatives.

Mrs. Durkee addressed the board with questions about our truancy policy. After discussion, the

conclusion was to revisit the truancy policy, clalrify it, and faithfully apply it.

Action

Board will hold a special meeting on Monday January 22 to further work on Mission, Vision, and Objectives.

Martin Strobel, board elder

Month of December 2017 Fiscal Year-to-Date (12/31/2017)

Total Budgeted Expenses 74,805 Total Budgeted Expenses 464,966

Total Actual Expenses 69,599 Total Actual Expenses 417,092

Budgeted Giving (5 week month) 65,318 Budgeted Giving 378,073

Actual Giving* 101,945 Actual Giving* 334,234

Difference between actual & budgeted giving 36,627 Difference between actual and budgeted giving -43,839

School & Childcare Revenues 11,186 School & Childcare Revenues 140,315

Net operating gain or loss in expenses 43,532 Net operating gain or loss in expenses 57,457

(Actual giving + Sch & Child revenues - Actual expenses) (Actual giving + Sch & Child revenues - Actual expenses)

* Actual Giving does not include School & Childcare revenues

St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church

School Board Report

Simplified Financial Report for December 2017