St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church • 742 Depot Street • Manawa, WI 54949 920-596-2837 Email: stpaulchurchmanawa2004@yahoo.com

Website: www.stpaulmanawa.org

Bible Study 2

Confirmation Class 2

Ladies Aid News 2

School News 3

Summary 4

LWML Rally 5

Altar Guild

Packer Stand

6

6

Singing Schedule 6

LWML News 7

September Calendar & Serving Schedule

Sunday School 2

Pictorial Directory 2

September Anniversaries

7

September Birthdays

Walk of Faith

Lifetouch

8

Scrip 7

Inside this issue:

The St. Paul Messenger

Service Times: Sunday’s 8:15 & 10:30 a.m. (2nd & 4th Sunday’s Communion)

Monday’s 6:30 p.m. (4th Monday-communion)

PASTOR’S ARTICLE Dear Friends In Christ, I’m not very good at waiting! AND I don’t have a lot of patience. You can look at that in a positive or a negative light. In the light of our God...the Creator, Redeemer and Enabler, we can wait with confidence. Because our God is a God who we can have confidence in what He has done, is doing, and will do. We also can be patient when you look at His promises made, kept, and still value today. There are 8,760 hours a year. That’s a lot of time when you’re waiting. That’s not much time when you consider a lifetime. Waiting, being patient, making the most of the time are the ingredients of your life and mine. Six pastoral candidates have turned us down. We continue to wait with confidence that God will provide. We continue as a church to move forward with the mission and ministry God has given us. I am surprised and pleased that so many of you have come forward to meet the needs of His church. We still need volunteers to help with our Sunday School. (This is very im-portant for our future.) We still need volunteers to boost youth ministry. We still need volunteers for ushering. Don’t be afraid to find a need and fill it. I’m proud of what God has done through us in the past few years. I’m confi-dent He’ll provide what we need if we are willing to work while we wait. In His Time & Confidence, Pastor Mazemke

2015

COMMUNION SHUT-IN SERVICE Thursday, September 17th at 2:00 p.m.

This is a worshipful communion service in the sanctuary as well as fellowship with other members of St. Paul. We will be bring-ing the communion elements to the pews where you will be sit-ting (in every other row). After a brief communion worship ser-vice with Pastor Mazemke you will have an opportunity to enjoy a snack in the fellowship area. All are welcome to come.

BIBLE STUDY As we enter September, I invite you make the most of the opportunities to develop your indi-vidual faith. Take advantage of the opportuni-ties of growth in the faith.

Sunday 9:20 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Tom Helpap will lead Bible study in the concession area near the gym October 4, 11 & 25. Bibles are provid-ed and everyone is welcome.

7th-8th GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASS Wednesdays 5:00-6:30 p.m. the public school confirmation class will meet with Mitch Patri starting on September 2nd.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sunday School starts Sunday, September 13

9:20.-10:20 a.m. Children 3 yrs.-8th grade.

Registration for clas-ses will be after the church services. Contact Rita Kreklow if interested in teaching, there is always a need for a list of substitute teachers. Helpers are also needed to assist teachers, helpers can be any age 8th grade and

up. If interested in teaching or helping a teach-er, please contact Sunday School Superinten-dent Rita Kreklow 920-639-9323 or email her at rlkreklow@wolfnet.net.

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PICTORIAL DIRECTORY St. Paul Lutheran Church is getting ready to cre-ate a new photo directory and we need your help to make it complete! Registration for portrait sessions can be made online now until October 2. Beginning October 3 registration can be made by signing up in the back of church. By participating you will receive a printed directory and a free 8x10 portrait. All registrations made online will receive a $10 coupon via email. Please visit our church website at www.stpaulmanawa.org to register. If you need assistance registering online, please contact Lori Hass at 596-2837. Dates and Times are as follows: October 29th 2:00-9:00 p.m. October 30th 2:00-9:00 p.m. October 31st 9:00-4:00 p.m. November 3rd 2:00-9:00 p.m. November 4th 2:00-9:00 p.m. November 5th 2:00-9:00 p.m. November 6th 2:00-9:00 p.m. November 7th 9:00-4:00 p.m.

LADIES AID NEWS The August meeting of the St. Paul Ladies Aid was held in the school dining room on Thursday, August 6th. Yvonne opened the meeting with a devotion using a penny, which she gave each one of us, and did a quiz on it. No secretary's minutes were read, however Roll Call was taken and the balance in the treasury was given. Yvonne mentioned the volunteer picnic at the nursing home on August 19th, and the ladies who planned on attending raised their hands. Yvonne also talked about the LWML Rally to be held here at St. Paul on August 26th, and asked if the Ladies Aid would consider furnishing the plates & cups for the meal. A motion was made, seconded and passed that we would provide them. The meeting was closed with the table prayer and Lord's Prayer. Hostesses were Yvonne & Annette.

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SCHOOL NEWS “Education Sunday” The school students, grades PreK-8th, will be singing on September 13th, 2015 during the 8:15 service for Education Sunday. The Board of Christian Education will be sponsoring the fellowship hour between services. Please mark your calen-dars!!! “Eat-Out-In-Manawa” The school will begin their annual fall fundraiser on September 10th. This year we will be offering Cruisin’In Pizza Cards, Cedar Springs Gift Cards and Keglers Gift Cards. Cruisin’In cards will be sold for $30. They will be good for three 2-topping pizzas. The Keglers cards will also be sold for $30. These cards will be redeemable for anything at Keglers Bowling Center, except the Pro Shop and League Fees. Cedar Springs Golf Course is also partnering with St. Paul this year. The Cedar Spring card will be sold for $30 and redeemable for all food and golfing, except League Play and Special Outings. The profits from this fundraiser will be used for textbook purchases and future technology needs. Cards are available from any St. Paul student as well as in the church/school of-fice. Supplemental funds are given from Thrivent #30071 “Grandparent’s Day” Friday, October 9 is Grandparents Day at St. Paul Lutheran School. All students are encouraged to invite their grandparents to school. The day will begin with classroom visits and activities at 10:00. At 10:30 the students and their grandparents will play bingo together in the lunch room. Then at 11:30, all students and grandparents will eat lunch together. This is an early release date, so chil-dren will be dismissed from school at 12:05. “Christmas Shoeboxes” Do you have the Operation Christmas Child project, collected by Samaritan’s Purse on your “to do” list for this fall? Now would be a great time to get a head start on those school supplies you plan to include in the boxes. All the stores are offering children’s school supplies at the best deal of the year, so why not take advantage of them and practice good stewardship besides. Collection will take place October 28-November 18, so this would really help you out to get this one project on your “done” list.

The school theme for the 2015-2016 is “Be Strong and Courageous”

from Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go

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EVERY MEMBER VISIT SUMMARY Total Respondents: 154 Total Number of overall responses: 642

What would you like to see in the future at St Paul?

Pastor (43) A Pastor to accept our call (33) Pastor Mazemke to stay (1) Pastoral Expansion (9)

Services (39) Contemporary Service/Music (12) One Service (6) More Congregational Involvement in Services (5) Preaching/message (4) Saturday Service (2) Outdoor Services (2) Choir (2) Miscellaneous (5)

Growth/Outreach/PR (31) Growth (23) Outreach (8)

Youth Group/Sunday School/Youth in general (29) Youth Involvement (19) Youth Group (7) Sunday School (3)

Involvement (13) Everyone participating (6) Everyone participating (6) Miscellaneous (3)

Debt Reduction (12) Social opportunities (9) United congregation (9) School (8) More Bible Study (8) More Elders Involvement (6) Physical Plant (4)

More handicap accessibility Miscellaneous (15) Things are going good (10)

What is your favorite memory at St Paul?

School/School functions/School staff (56)

Confirmations/Weddings/Funerals (38)

Services:

(Christmas, Easter, Polka, kids singing, etc) (35)

Being involved in activities (33)

Pastor/staff (23)

Scattering (17)

What do you like most at St Paul?

Friends/Family/Tradition (51)

Services (38)

School/staff/functions (35)

Pastor (29)

Leadership/direction (12)

Support for school/daycare (9)

Physical plant/upgrades/etc (7)

Scattering (19)

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ZONE 18 FALL RALLY LUTHERAN WOMEN’S MISSIONARY LEAGUE

September 26, 2015 Registration & Coffee 8:30-9:00 a.m.

Held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Manawa, WI

Hosted by St. Paul Lutheran Church, Manawa & St. Luke Lutheran Church, Big Falls

Cost is $6.00 for materials and lunch.

Opening devotions led by Pastor Jeff Smiles 9:00 a.m.

The program speaker will be Jan Struck. Her presentation is from 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18, enti-tled “What Did I Do With My To-Do List?” A much-loved Christian humorist, Jan sees humor in every corner of what she describes as her lifetime of bizarre experiences. If you want to know what it’s like to be “struck by laughter” then come and join us for a real treat. The Christian Life Topic is “What Does This Mean?” written by Rev. Steven Pockat and will be presented by: Barb Koch and Bonnie Sielaff Zone 18 Christian Life Co-Chairs. “Gifts From The Heart” will be collected for Foundations For Living in Waupaca. Some things you could bring to help them out are, laundry detergent, bleach, fabric softener, dryer sheets, stain re-mover, window cleaner, oven cleaner, multi-purpose cleaners, toilet and bathroom cleaners, dust-ing and floor cleaners, brooms, dustpans, mops, dish soap, scrubbies, handi wipes, and many oth-er miscellaneous household items. For the outdoors they could also use rakes and shovels. Of-fice supplies needed are, copy paper-both letter and legal size, rolls of stamps, pens, staples en-velopes, etc. For their Warming Shelter (opening October 1, 2015): blankets, pillows and sheets. The Rally will end with a delicious lunch to send you on your way. We encourage all Ladies to attend for a fun program and a day of spirit.

PACKER GAME VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ATTENTION! FOOTBALL SEASON is upon us once again and that means it’s time to man the concession stand at Lambeau Field. We are in need of volunteers and also group leaders. Contact Tim Gehrke 920-740-5246 or through St. Paul facebook page. Thank you and Go Pack Go! Volunteers needed: Thurs., September 3 vs. New Orleans Sunday, September 20 vs. Seattle Monday, Sept. 28 vs. Kansas City Sunday, October 11 vs. St. Louis Sunday, October 18 vs. San Diego Sunday, November 15 vs. Detroit Thursday, November 26 vs. Chicago Sunday, December 13 vs. Dallas Sunday, January 3 vs. Minnesota

OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE The Altar Guild is in need of a few more willing workers. The Lord’s Supper will be served seventy times through the coming year, and the Guild membership currently is ten very dedicated people. We ask that you do please give prayerful consideration to being a part of this group. Please con-tact Yvonne (244-7532), Gisela (596-3691), Carol (596-3309), or the church office (596-2837) if interested in helping the Altar Guild set up for communion.

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ST. PAUL SCHOOL

2015-2016 Singing Schedule

September 13 All early—8:15 a.m. September 27 3-8 early—8:15 a.m. October 11 4K-2 early—8:15 a.m. October 18 3-8 early—8:15 a.m. November 1 4K-2 late—10:30 a.m. November 8 3-8 late—10:30 a.m. December 6 4K-2 early—8:15 a.m. December 13 3-8 late—10:30 a.m. December 16 3K-K program—6:30 p.m. December 18 1-8 program—6:30 p.m. January 10 4K-2 late—10:30 a.m. January 24 3-8 early—8:15 a.m. February 7 4K-2 early—8:15 a.m. February 21 3-8 late—10:30 a.m. March 6 (Lutheran School’s Week) All late—10:30 a.m. March 20 4K-2 early—8:15 a.m. April 3 3-8 early—8:15 a.m. April 17 4K-2 late—10:30 a.m. May 8 3-8 early—8:15 a.m. May 29 (8th Graduation) All late—10:30 a.m.

No church

Labor day

Monday, September 7

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LWML NEWS The August 18th meeting of the LWML opened with the devotion “Praying the Psalms”. Brian Elmhorst led our Bible Study from the Quarterly entitled “Drinking from the Eternal Springs”. We cry out for relief from the increasing dryness within, filling our lives with “stuff” and endless activities. No matter the course and direc-tion of our lives, God’s eternal springs are forever and heaven-sent. We can drink daily through the study of His Word, through the Sacraments, and through our own personal devotions. Christ’s waters never recede. They never go dry. And they will fill us to overflowing by the power of the Spirit. Splash! Delight! Enjoy! The meeting was called to order. We welcomed Lori Elmhorst as a new member. Yvonne reported on visits made to shut-ins and bingo played at the Nursing Home. Final decisions were made in regard to the Fall Rally, which will be held at St. Paul on September 26th. A wonderful group of volunteers, consisting of Lori, An-nette, Yvonne, Janice, Georgia and Dorothy then ad-dressed, stuffed and stamped the invitations for the Fall Rally. Remember to bring your mites to the next meet-ing which will be September 15, 2015. Our Service Projects for the month are: Pray for the School Children and Teachers. Pray for the students going off to higher learning. Pray for Uganda. Pray for the sick and shut-ins. Pray for women seeking abortions to make the right

choices.

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES Joe & Paula Struzynski .................... 9-01-93 David & Dawn Dobratz ..................... 9-06-97 Darci & Matthew Vanden Heuvel ..... 9-06-08 Dale & Nancy Ferg ........................... 9-09-72 Gerald & Nola Kusserow .................. 9-10-88 David & Renee Behnke .................... 9-10-05 Rodney & Lori Hass ......................... 9-12-87 Aaron & Emily Hoffman .................... 9-12-09 Brad & Tarra Buschke ...................... 9-13-14 Derril & Karen Cady ......................... 9-15-84 Justin & Britney Riesenberg ............. 9-15-12 Ronald & Virginia Zemple................. 9-20-69 Todd & Amy Johnson ....................... 9-21-96 Luke & Greta Olson .......................... 9-21-02 Frank & Sally Jaeger ........................ 9-22-90 Timothy & Susan Schuelke .............. 9-23-95 Kurt & Rita Kreklow .......................... 9-24-94 Timothy & Gayle Drath ..................... 9-26-81 Donald & Linda Draeger ................... 9-27-75 B. Hall & Jeanette Rivers ................. 9-27-52 Joshua & Jesse Ort .......................... 9-27-03 Gary & Mary Fradrich ....................... 9-28-63 Thomas & Merrijo Smith ................... 9-29-79 Melinda & Chad McClellan ............... 9-30-00 Katie & Timothy Schneiderwent ....... 9-30-06

GET SCRIP TODAY! Scrip cards are sold between services on Sundays in the fellowship room. You can also place orders by filling out an order form found by the bulletin board near the offices or by the fellowship sink. Orders can be placed in the boxes provided along with your check made payable to St. Paul Scrip, or brought to the church office. Orders will be placed the 1st & 15th of each month and take about 4 days to receive them. Some cards are kept in stock and can be purchased Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 in the church office during school hours. They are also available between services in the fellowship room. Thank you to everyone who has taken time to purchase Scrip cards for your everyday pur-chases such as: prescriptions, gas & groceries. For families enrolled in school you can start saving on education fees for the 2016-2017 school year. Otherwise the % back will go towards the General Fund. If you have any questions about SCRIP please ask Christal Buch, Betty Klotzbuecher or Lori Hass.

Page 8 St. Paul Messenger SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Robert Bonikowske ...................................... 9-1 Taelyn Bonikowske ...................................... 9-1 Darin Gehrke ................................................ 9-1 Connie Hoffman ........................................... 9-1 Jon Kortesmaki ............................................ 9-1 Melinda McClellan ........................................ 9-1 Stephen Spiegelberg.................................... 9-1 Jeffrey Van Dyke .......................................... 9-2 Barbara Claussen ........................................ 9-3 Julie Hass .................................................... 9-3 Emma Johnson ............................................ 9-3 Viann Keegan .............................................. 9-3 Betty Klotzbuecher ....................................... 9-3 Jeanne Moran .............................................. 9-4 Heidi Zander ................................................ 9-4 Daniel Tellock .............................................. 9-5 Jackson Jaeger ............................................ 9-6 Barbara Lowney ........................................... 9-6 Edna Voss .................................................... 9-6 Dave Sarna .................................................. 9-6 Carter Hermanson ....................................... 9-7 Kathy Sanderfoot ......................................... 9-7 Wendy Velie ................................................. 9-7 Paul Zemple ................................................. 9-7 Hailey Beyer ................................................. 9-8 Caleb Griesbach .......................................... 9-8 Sue Meidam ................................................. 9-8 Billy Murphy ................................................. 9-8 Waunita Radke ............................................ 9-8 Pam Sturm ................................................... 9-9 Winter Volz ................................................. 9-12 Jeanette Rivers .......................................... 9-12 Payge Johnson .......................................... 9-13 Leroy Bartel ................................................ 9-14 Melady Brennan ......................................... 9-14 Mark Hass .................................................. 9-14 Dorothy Krueger ......................................... 9-14 Janice Lucht ............................................... 9-14 Dylan Meyer ............................................... 9-14 Dennis Rohde ............................................ 9-14 Daniel Suehs .............................................. 9-14 Pam Bonikowske ....................................... 9-15 Gary Lettau ................................................ 9-15 Melissa Habeck .......................................... 9-15 Ray Breier .................................................. 9-16 Everett Schefelker ...................................... 9-16 Callie Bartel ................................................ 9-17 Baylee Gorges ........................................... 9-17

Christopher Haines .................................... 9-18 Ardyce Rice ................................................ 9-19 Corinne Zielke ............................................ 9-19 Whitney Hass ............................................. 9-20 Scott Heimbruch ........................................ 9-20 Diane Koller ............................................... 9-20 Scott Nemmetz .......................................... 9-20 Debra Niemuth ........................................... 9-20 Amy Pinkalla .............................................. 9-20 Joshua Smith ............................................. 9-20 Sylvia Wenaas ........................................... 9-20 Edna Wurth ................................................ 9-20 Kim Bartel .................................................. 9-21 Clarissa Fradrich ........................................ 9-21 Hilda Glocke ............................................... 9-21 Rebecca Gehrke ........................................ 9-21 Morgan Rosenau ....................................... 9-21 Connie Mazemke ....................................... 9-21 Sydney Bailey ............................................ 9-22 Chase Radtke ............................................ 9-22 Timothy Schuelke ...................................... 9-22 Brady Buch ................................................ 9-24 Rita Kreklow ............................................... 9-24 Kylie Rosenau ............................................ 9-24 Kathy Pethke .............................................. 9-25 Peter Schuelke ........................................... 9-25 Kenneth Fahser ......................................... 9-27 Nancy Meidl ............................................... 9-27 Jill Seka ...................................................... 9-27 Randy Steingraber ..................................... 9-27 Susan Sturm .............................................. 9-27 Bob Van Dyke ............................................ 9-27 Sally Jaeger ............................................... 9-28 Laura Langman .......................................... 9-28 Heather Leif ............................................... 9-28 Jonathan Steiger ........................................ 9-28 Jessica Herrmann ...................................... 9-29 Zachary Kreklow ........................................ 9-29 Hudson Drummond .................................... 9-30 Christopher Rieckmann.............................. 9-30 Zane Volz ................................................... 9-30