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Faith Lutheran Church

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JUNE

2018

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH 120 Faith Drive Columbus WI 53925

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – ELCA

South-Central Synod of Wisconsin

PONDERING WITH PASTOR MARK

"Now the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them;

they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them.” -

Revelation 21:3

A Sunday school teacher asked her students where God lived. After the

usual answers of heaven and in my heart, Bobby spoke up and said,

“God lives in the bathroom at our house!” “Why the bathroom?”

inquired the teacher. “I don’t know,” replied Bobby. “I only know that

my Dad gets up every morning and beats on the bathroom door where

my sister is taking forever to get ready for school and exclaims, ‘My

God, are you still in there?’ God lives in the bathroom at our house.”

Where does God live at your house? Is God on the front porch looking

in or locked in the bathroom trying to get out? “The dwelling of God is

with people!” Eugene Peterson puts it this way: “Look, look, God has

moved into the neighborhood, making {God’s} home with men and

women. They’re {God’s} people. {God will} wipe every tear from

their eyes…. and make everything new.” Where is God dwelling at

your house?

Throughout all the preparations of getting ready for Houston with the

nine High School youth, I noticed that God is closely residing within

each of them. I paused to thank God for making His home with them!

Carmen Briones, McKenzye Bruss, Emma Elling, Heidi Agnew,

Hannah Fox, Dylan Foulkes, Brady Kirchberg, and Kase Tadych are

amazing people along with Troy Tadych, Toni Fox and Carmen Bruss

(Our adult chaperones). They will represent the presence of God with

joy. I am fortunate to be in their presence as we experience “This

Changes Everything!” Please add all of us to your prayers this month.

After the past two weeks of horrific challenges between our Palestinian

and Israeli sisters and brothers, the conversations and decisions around

sharing Jerusalem as their capital have taken a turn. This city of

Jerusalem is sacred to Muslim, Jewish and Christian people. In recent

days, I’ve noticed moments of dualistic and exclusion decisions that

divide and segregate people – this makes my spirit sigh!

June 2018

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH 120 Faith Drive Columbus, WI 53925

920-623-3610

Email: faith@faithcolumbuswi.org

Pastor Lisa’s “open”:

nelsonkoksy@gmail.com

Pastor Mark’s “open”

pastormark@faithcolumbuswi.org

Website: www.faithcolumbuswi.org

Mark Petersen, Renewal Pastor

608-873-0794

Lisa L. Nelson, Assistant Pastor

608-345-1541

Sandra Schieble, CRPM

608-712-2910

Christine Hilbrich,

Administrative Assistant

920-885-4741

Sue Frish, Assistant to Treasurer

920-484-6545

Betsy Woodward, Assistant to

Treasurer

920-992-3485

CHURCH COUNCIL

Henry Elling 920-623-0436

President

Pat Sullivan 920-484-3545

V. President

Marilon Krebs 608-516-2934

Secretary

Jim Schieble 920-763-3433

Treasurer

Pia Penzotti 920-623-3650

Roger Hasz 920-219-1321

Kase Tadych

Melissa Jacobs

Liz Mitchell

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Amidst our grief and sadness, we welcome God

making all things new with the promise: “I am the

Resurrection and the life!” I simply need to believe

this, even in sacred places like Jerusalem. We are

reminded that God dwells in each of them.

With Sunday School and confirmation celebrations

marking the end of education programs in spring, we

shift into a new summertime gear, offering through

worship, bible study--a small group formation with

the story of the two disciples who meet Christ on the

Emmaus Road. This opportunity of making all things

new is another way of experiencing transformation in

community.

We are providing space to notice that God is at home

in us.

We are in good company – thanks be to God!

Pastor Mark

June 2018

Life Together in Christ

by Ruth Haley Barton

Through worship, bible study

and small group formation we

will be entering the story of the

two disciples who meet Christ on

the Emmaus Road. Ruth offers

an interactive guide for small

groups of spiritual companions who are ready to

encounter Christ in transforming ways—right where

they are on the road of real life.

For me, this is a compelling vision for the role

of community in our spiritual transformation. The

resource provides practical guidance in the attitudes,

practices and experiences that open us to Christ’s

transforming presence—so that we can embark on

the journey together.

Our hope is to offer these four opportunities in a

variety of settings--Faith classrooms, coffee shops,

the labyrinth, park shelters, or the homes of those

leading each group. Our walk to Emmaus will begin

the first Sunday of June at worship. All small

groups will begin in the middle of July. There will

be four sessions:

Welcoming the Stranger

The Nature of the Spiritual Journey

Finding our story in God’s story

You are witnesses of these things

Come and walk with us as we experience

transformation in community,

Joanne Sampson

Lynn Dhein

Libby Gilbertson

Erica Minkevicius

Carl Simons

Michelle Hoffman

Lucas Simons

Mark Petersen – Renewal Pastor

Small Group Formation at Faith

Part of the renewal ministry format in the first

year is dwelling in the Word as a spiritual process

around the same biblical passage. We have done

this with Romans12 since September 1. Dwelling

in the Word is central to the process. The joy of

this year for me has been relationship building,

meeting monthly with our renewal team while

practicing the sacred rhythms, bible study and

strengthening the soul of leadership with council

members and staff.

Small group formation is something we initiated

with the Cottage Meetings in fall and would like to

expand during the summer months. On behalf of

the Renewal Team, I would like to invite all people

of Faith to consider gathering in small groups four

times during July and August. Each person serving

on the renewal team will meet in small groups at a

variety of locations pondering our life together in

Christ. The scripture focus during this time will

be the Walk to Emmaus in Luke 24. I will be

preaching on this portion of the Gospel of Luke

throughout the summer months, using a new

resource:

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Faith Lutheran Church

Council Meeting Summary

April 10, 2018

Pastor Mark's report:

Pastor met with Bishop Felipe Lozada-

Montaňez of the Caribbean Synod of the

ELCA to discuss a partnership with a congre-

gation, Holy Trinity, in St. Croix in the Virgin

Islands.

Renewal pastors will be meeting May 17.

Proposal for Summer Renewal and Transfor-

mation on a Walk to Emmaus based on cottage

meetings held last fall.

Pastor Lisa's report:

Confirmation parents/mentor gathering went

well

2nd annual women's retreat is being planned

$10 Culver's gift cards were given to college

students

Final Confirmation night and party will be

held on May 23

Graduating seniors will be recognized at Sun-

day worship on May 27

Thank You...

-Dianne Patrick, Betty Rahn, and Karen Decker,

Marcia McMullen, Sally Price, Ruth Nordal, Jan

Boelte for helping assemble the May Newsletter.

-Thank you to the following people who purchased

Geraniums for Pentecost Sunday; Pat Hurckman,

Pastor Mark, DeAnn Gaska, Jan Boelte,

Carolyn Gorman, Eva Van Horn, Emogene Johnson,

Ellie Hood, Tisha Kurth, Retta Kurth, Sue Frish,

Judy Kaland, Merlyn Lienke, Pat Schellin.

June 2018

PENTECOST SUNDAY GIFTS Pentecost Sunday was on May 20th. Thank you to

everyone who gave a gift to the church. Here is a

list of all that we received;

Reams of paper 1 blue, 5 white

Wine 4 bottles

Batteries 1pk 9V, 2pk AA, 2pk AAA

Toilet Paper 2- 4roll packs

Paper Towels 16 rolls

Tissues 1 reg. pack, 5 pks little

Hand Soap 5 btls.

Hand Sanitizer 9 btl.

Dish Soap 1 large btl.

Zip Lock Bags 7 Sandwich, 1 Gallon

Foil 4pks

Paper Clips 2pks

Post It Notes 1pk Thank you for all your gifts.

FUR, FIN AND FEATHERS

The next meeting for this year’s “Fur, Fin and

Feathers” event will begin on Wednesday, June 13,

6:00 PM, at the Kurth Brewery. We welcome you

and your ideas. The contact is Scott Mathwich.

SENIOR GRADUATION SUNDAY 2018

Gradation Sunday was May 27 at the 8:00am

service. The following Seniors have

graduated from Faith.

Delaney Agnew

Lydia Agnew

Elizabeth Elling

Josh Kirchberg

Erica Patrick

Dylan Raether

Noah Sebranek

Riley Severson

Mitchel Steiner

Skyler Steiner

Devin Talg

Alexander Watrud

Connor Westlake

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JUNE

1 Kendra Gillett, Erin Bussian

Kenn Gillett, Michael Peterson

Marion Kuehn, Brooks Gille

2 Chris Miller

3 Ariel Baeseman, Shontell Baeseman,

Geraldine Yerges, Trevor Baeseman, Dawn Donner, Katerina Hart

4 Megan Ganta, Becky Oehlert

8 Colby Miller, Stephen Baxter, Yvonne Haakenson

Brayden Bussian

9 Julie Clark, Lexi Rozinski, Hannah Hole

10 Adam Zahn

11 Devin Talg, Matthew Paul, Jim Gauger,

Jamie Knudson

13 Olivia Severson, David Baxter, Paul Larson,

Amy Roelke, Augustas Roberts

15 Leah Clark, Sharon Bradish

17 Kati Sandberg, Danielle Hein, Skyler Peterson

18 Samuel Salzman, Henry Craig Elling

Harley Woodward

19 Michael Frey, Eric Carney

20 Treyton Rozinski, Stella Gille, Kendra Abegglen

21 Ayden Adam, Alyvia Grossman

22 Julie Cashmore

23 Brielle Berget, Duane Gilbertson

24 Sam Kahl, Dale Sturdevant

25 Sydney Penzotti, Christi Jurgerson

27 Kyle Fritz

28 Lori McNulty, Kendall Carter

29 Mayson Freeman

John Brozek Jr., Gene Frey

June Wedding Anniversary's

06/03 Dennis & Mary Kohl 40

06/08 Tory & Loir Weidemann 22

Gloria & Paul Spaete 49

06/09 Collin & Melissa Jacobs 11

06/10 Ivan & Reta Thies 51

06/11 Shane & Angie Gille 13

06/12 Roger & Jan Kurth 42

06/13 Terry & Ruth Nordal 48

06/14 Peter & Sara Deminsky 10

06/15 Bob & Lynne Moberg 44

Bruce & Jeanne Miller 27

Jim & Peggy Agnew 22

06/16 Brad & Martha Lewke 11

06/17 Derek & Brandy Foulkes 18

June 2018

June Birthday’s

06/03 Marilon Krebs, Grady Ganta, Augustas Roberts

06/04 Julie Gay, Lindsey Yuds

06/05 Margaret Schey, Gunner Steers

06/06 Merlin Thom, Tyler Brozek

06/07 Lisa Hasey

06/08 Eric Yuds, Haley Schulz, Emma Baxter,

Hallie Graffin

06/09 Richmond Krahenbuhl, Kevin Fritz,

Leah Miesfeld, Finnley Deminsky

06/10 Ellie Hood, Brad Lewke, Gracia Clark,

Alyssa Homman

06/11 Dennis DeNure, Kyle Kary, Lucas Simons

06/12 Asher Rosenberry-Suchomel

06/14 Lisa Emler, Kendra Abegglen

06/16 Rick Eisenreich, Connor Griffin

06/17 Ahrora Scheeler

06/18 Phyllis Foulkes, Leslie Rice,

Susanna Krakow

06/19 Mary Kohl, Blake Kurth, Cade Kurth

06/20 Ed Schellin, Denny Langfeldt, Brian Donner,

Brooks Berget

06/21 Rod Patrick, Troy Weidemann,

Kayla Hasey, Abby Seibt, Cora Seibt,

Mayson Freeman, Boyd Weisman

06/22 Don Link, Karli Hochstatter, Karsen Schroud

06/23 Dennis Sampolinski, Lisa Nelson,

Kelsey Dauman, Riley Severson

06/24 Wendy Corlett, Rick Tjugum,

06/25 Kaylee Price

06/26 Sandy Tjugum, Bryella Grossman

06/27 Rose Tiedt, Norri Brozek, Mark Petersen

06/28 Joyce Miller, Eva Van Horn, Shelly Salzman,

Jason Gaska, Bailey Raether

06/29 Michael Peterson

06/30 Mitchell Freeman

6/18 Andrey & Beth Klossner 13

Martin & Chelsea Powers 13

06/21 Ed & Pat Schellin 38

06/23 Troy & Melody Tadych 17

06/25 Harley & Betsy Woodward 35

06/26 Merlyn & Joy Lienke 64

06/28 Bob & Carolyn Gorman 49

Gary & Chris Ducat 38

Joanne Sampson, Marissa Aeschlimann,

Sharon Bradish, Kimberly Breuckman, Lori McNulty,

Ashley Schultz, Holly Schuster

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THE RED

TENTERS’

BOOKCLUB

For our June 2018 selection we are reading “The Girl With Seven Names” by Hyeonseo Lee. New members are always welcome to join us.

June 2018

PASTORAL ACTS

Margaret Severson Miller

May 23, 2018

LUTHERDALE BIBLE

CAMP announces on-line sum-

mer camp registration is now

open. Call 262-742-2352 or go to

www.lutherdale.org or info@lutherdale.org.

You can register your family members for any

of their great summer camp programs by open-

ing an account just for you. This system gives

you control of your account allowing you to up-

date it at any time. You can register, make

payments, check on your account statue any

time from any where you have internet service.

If you have a child finishing grades 3-12 and

planning on attending Lutherdale Bible Camp

or another church camp this summer please

contact Chris in the office to receive a $100

scholarship toward camp cost. Brochures for

2018 summer camp @ Lutherdale are here and

can be found on the kiosk counter. Please help

yourself.

Summer Scrip By Troy Tadych

Summer is approaching, and

Scrip is still the way to go. Did

you know, every purchase of

Scrip helps Faith grow!

You may ask, what would I use

scrip for?

The possibilities are endless; let

me tell you more.

Graduation season is here, time to stock up on gifts.

Best Buy, Dell, iTunes, and Amazon are on my list!

Wedding invites in the mail, Scrip can help there

too!

Bed, Bath & Beyond, Target, JCPenney to name a

few.

Home projects and landscaping, make it look nice.

Menards, Home Depot, and Sears all at the right

price.

Finally summer means trips here and vacations there.

Disney, Kwik Trip, BP, Hotels, and Rental cars are

all fair.

Remember, Scrip will help Faith in its ministries.

Contact Troy Tadych, and he will help you with

ease.

Troy is available at troy@tadych.us or

920.623.9514.

Save the date for God's Work Our Hands on

September 9, 2018. One worship service that day at 8

a.m., followed by service opportunities at church and

in the community.

Sunday school starts that day, and there will be

service projects for people of all ages. So find your

yellow t shirts and join us!

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June 2018

RightNOW Media

Subscription Termination

Have you used this Faith resource? Faith has

offered this online Christian education video

library to our members for the past 18

months, promoting it through bulletin notices,

Sunday pre-service projections and emails.

Recently, the RightNOW management has

informed me that participation levels are

extremely low. The subscription costs $130

per month. Unless there is strong support for

continuing this program, the council has

agreed that the subscription should be ended.

If you use the service and want it to continue,

please call me by June 7.

Jim Schieble

920 763 3433

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Youth Group Prepares to

Flock to Houston for Youth Gathering

Nine youth and four adult leaders have been prepar-

ing for a year to attend the Youth Gathering in Hou-

ston Texas at the end of June. The event, themed

"This Changes Everything" will bring more than

30,000 youth together for a week of faith formation

via days spent in interactive learning, worship, Bible

study, service, and fellowship.

As a final fundraiser, the youth are organizing a Fla-

mingo Flocking event (see the pink flyer included in

this newsletter). This event gives you the opportunity

to fill the yard of your friend, family, or neighbor.

Don't want to get flocked yourself? You can buy Anti

-Flocking insurance! Flocks and Insurance can be

purchased now. The Flamingo Migrations will begin

in June. Contact information and more are on the fly-

er, with order forms on the back of the flyer. All

forms can be turned into the church office or any

youth or leader on the trip.

Thank you for supporting us as we learn how "This

Changes Everything"

Heidi Agnew, Carmen Briones, McKenzye Bruss, Em-

ma Elling, Dylan Foulkes, Hannah Fox, Brady Kirch-

berg, Isaac Olson, & Kase Tadych