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What happens to a familyafter one of its members is re-leased from incarceration andtries to get back on his feet insociety? This is a question thatdoes not always have an easy—or a happy—answer. But SouthWisconsin District ministry tothe formerly incarcerated isdoing all that it can to helpthose people and their familiesto not only “make it,” but makeit all the way with their Savior.

Wonderful mission oppor-tunities abound through therelationships being built withmen being released daily intothe greater Milwaukee com-munity. Vicar Afam Ikanih andLay Worker Patrick Batom faith-fully serve on a part time ba-sis in the “Free at Last”ministry and the ministry ofthe County Correctional Facil-ity–South (formerly known asthe House of Correction) inFranklin. Daily Ikanih and Batomare serving men and familiesstruggling with challenges inthe streets and community towhich they have been released.Soon we hope to have a missionplant established to focus onthis specific need.

Recently Batom and Ikanihhad the opportunity to meetregularly with the Jarvis Westfamily. West needed help inputting together a resume for a

‘Free at last!’ ministers to the formerly incarcerated

Jarvis West’s grandchild was baptized at Mission of Christ, Milwaukee. The family is shown withAfam Ikanih (left) and Patrick Batom (right).

For many children and parents, thearrival of summer brings the joy andfellowship of vacation Bible schoolprograms. Kim Taylor, principal ofConcordia University School (CUS) inMilwaukee, wanted her students andtheir families to experience this joy. Aninvitation to partner in this good workfrom June 8-12 was accepted by 16youth from St Paul, Grafton, and LivingWord Lutheran High School, Jackson.Additional support for the purchase ofmaterials and supplies was made pos-sible by the Ozaukee Co. ThriventFinancial for Lutherans chapter.

Approximately 20 children attendedthe inaugural event and all indicatorspoint to increased involvement next year.One of the youth volunteering summa-rized the event by saying, “The kids weregreat! Just mentioning their names inconversation now will summon a smileand fond memories from my fellowvolunteers. They are blessed to beattending a Christian day school like CUSthat is so concerned about giving themthe message of Christ.”

St. Paul, Grafton, member Michelle Russell makesnew friends in Christ during VBS at ConcordiaUniversity School in Milwaukee.

Grafton and Jackson youth partner withConcordia University School for VBS

Baseball is an avenue forDominican Republic outreach

Dominicans have a realpassion for baseball. Baseballfields, or “plays” as they arecalled here, are in every com-munity, and it is a commonoccurrence to see a fullydressed baseball player walk-ing down the street, a pickuptruck loaded down with ayoung boys’ baseball team,and children playing base-ball in the streets, often withlittle wooden sticks as batsand with water caps as balls.It is the dream of manyyoung boys to make it to theMajors, of getting to NewYork and becoming rich andfamous. School studies arefrequently left to one side sothat they might single-mindedly pursue this dream,and though there are thosewho do sign contracts, manydon’t realize this dream,leaving many young menpoor and without any voca-tion.

Recently in the commu-nity of Palmar Arriba a newplay was built by Jose Reyes,a native from Palmar who

As this season of baseball winds down,many fans are following their favoritebaseball personalities. It’s possible thatsome of them came from the DominicanRepublic. The South Wisconsin District is inpartnership with LCMS mission work in theDominican Republic. Here is a “baseball”story from missionary Rev. Walter Ries thatappeared in a recent newsletter.

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South Wisconsin DistrictSouth Wisconsin DistrictSouth Wisconsin DistrictSouth Wisconsin DistrictSouth Wisconsin Districtfinancial snapshotfinancial snapshotfinancial snapshotfinancial snapshotfinancial snapshotFor the six months ending July 31, 2009

7/31/09 7/31/08Revenue 1,259,981 1,410,505Expenses 1,408,821 1,611,230Income/Loss -148,840 -200,725

7/31/09 7/31/08Congregational support 1,009592 1,137,040Decrease in income 127,448

For detailed information, go to swd.lcms.organd click on Ministry areas > Business office

One of the many things I get todo a lot of is driving—on averagesome 3000 miles a month. Travellingthrough the Wisconsin countrysidethis time of year a person sees a po-

tential rich harvest approaching. There are fields covered in darkgreen soybean plants. There are fields with lightly colored tas-sels of sweet corn. There are huge fields of field corn. In a monthor so the fields will have turned golden. The crops will be readyfor harvest.

Growing up on a farm, harvest time was always an excit-ing time. Oats, hay and corn all filling the barn. Have you evernoticed how many parables our Lord Jesus tells about just that,the harvest? Have you ever thought about how many timesJesus paints a word picture of the harvest; either beginningwith the sowing or the harvest itself? There are quite a few.

One in particular that comes to mind is that of Jesus at Jacob’swell. It’s a story that we know well. Remember the disciples’ shock,after they come back from a food run, to find Jesus talking with aSamaritan woman. They had left him hungry; but now he is satis-fied. They come back wanting to move on because they are ner-vous about being that close to Samaritans. Ever been there? I have.The hardest thing I ever did was to shake the hand of a man suffer-ing from full blown AIDS. He was in hospice dying from his dis-ease, and he wanted to see a Lutheran pastor. What would youdo? What was Jesus’ reply, “Do you not say, ‘Four months moreand then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at thefields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the reaper draws hiswages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that thesower and the reaper may be glad together” (John4:25ff).

That harvest is right here in South Wisconsin. That harvestis right outside the door of your church building. That harvestis right outside your front door, and your back door. That har-vest is at places like watering holes, coffee bistros, stores, themall, on the street. It’s where Jesus meets the Samaritan woman,in the heart of Samaritan country.

Looking around it’s not difficult to see people just like theSamaritan woman everywhere around us. They may be of aculture that we are not well versed in. Some of their customs,some of their foods are exotic compared to ours. Have you everbeen the only Anglo in a room full of people? It’s not the fu-ture; it’s now. It is the growing reality here in South Wisconsin.How will we react? Build and strengthen the walls, or open thedoors? Jesus struck up a conversation with the Samaritanwoman—do we?

Looking around, there are people in our lives who just likethe Samaritan woman come with a checkered past. Remembershe had five husbands and the man she was living with wasnot her husband. Yet Jesus talked with her. Jesus offered her hislove and forgiveness. Do we? Our Lord didn’t even mentiongetting her life in moral order until the end of his conversationwith her. More important than changing her life was changingher heart. Life follows heart.

Look at how she responds! She brings the whole town outto see Jesus. That’s the harvest that Jesus sees. The story endswith the people of the town telling the Samaritan woman, “Theysaid to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of whatyou said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know thatthis man really is the Savior of the world” (John 4:42).

Imagine what would happen if we would follow Jesus’ ex-ample. Who’s your Samaritan woman? Have you talked withher, or with him? Have you extended your hand to a personyou wouldn’t normally touch—because that’s what Jesus woulddo? Because that is what Jesus has called us to do?

The harvest is still there. It’s harvest time! It may only startwith a small conversation. It’s time to go to Samaria.

PASTORS WHO ARE CONSIDERING CALLS:Cory Burma — St. Paul, Janesville to Peace, Columbus, NEPaul Garchow — St. Paul, Janesville to Immanuel, Sheboygan

PASTORS WHO HAVE ACCEPTED CALLS:Steven Huff — Divine Redeemer, Hartland to Hope, Fond du LacPedro Lopez — Primera Iglesia, Racine to St. John, Alexandria, VADana Wilke — Zion, Diggins, MO to St.Peter/Christ, Muscoda/

Highland

PASTORS WHO HAVE DECLINED CALLS:John Diener — St. John, Tecumseh, NE to Immanuel, Sheboygan

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‘How can I help with ministries today?’Want to help but do not know where to start? Need some help getting

started, or want to make sure your support is going where you want it to?Call Chuck Kiehl, mission advocate for the South Wisconsin District. He willhelp you with questions about giving gifts that impact the Lord’s ministriestoday. Learn about the many opportunities that need support to spread theGood News of salvation within the District and beyond.

Chuck shares your love for the Lord and understands your desire to helpspread the Gospel. He will meet you at a time that is convenient for you,and will share a variety of ministry projects. If you have any questionsregarding ministries that you might wish to support, please contact ChuckKiehl, mission advocate, 8100 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53222; (414)464-8100 or e-mail kiehl@swd.lcms.org.

Chuck Kiehl

Racine — Holy CrossSheboygan — ImmanuelWest Salem — Prince of Peace (eval.)

St. Peter-Immanuel,Milwaukee, earnsWRISA accreditation

Milwaukee’s St. Peter-Immanuel Lutheran Schoolhas been accredited by Wis-consin Religious and Inde-pendent School (WRISA) afterundergoing a three-year pro-cess for approval. Every fac-ulty member, staf f personand many congregationalmembers worked on thisproject together to achievethis high standard of excel-lence.

Established in 1957, theschool provides Christian edu-cation from four-year-old kin-dergarten through eighthgrade. They participate in theMilwaukee Parental ChoiceProgram serving both congre-gation members and the com-munity. St. Peter-Immanuel hasa brand new computer lab, li-brary, full size gymnasium, for-eign language program andsports for both boys and girlsin grades 5-8. The middleschool is departmentalized.Before and after school care isoffered and homework help isavailable for older children.There also are free breakfastand free and reduced hot lunchprograms.

Students who attend St.Peter-Immanuel from JK toeighth grade score profi-ciently at or above theirgrade level on state stan-dardized tests. Since teach-ers are state certified, caringand nurturing, and partici-pate in ongoing professionaldevelopment, the school isable to offer quality educa-tion. For a tour of the schoolor enrollment information,please call for an appoint-ment at (414) 353-6800.

Multi-ethnic symposium Feb. 1-2The second multi-ethnic symposium will be held Feb. 1-2,

2010, at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. The topic is “Con-versations of Hope.” The conference is sponsored by the boardfor black ministry, the black clergy caucus, national mission affili-ates, the center for Hispanic studies, national mission executives,and LCMS Lutheran World Relief and Human Care.

Congregations are encouraged to “save the date” on theircalendars. For more information contact Concordia Seminarycontinuing education at (314) 505-7486 or e-mail ce@csl.edu.

FREE: Green paraments includ-ing pulpit and lectern falls, twopastors’ stoles and an altar fallmeasuring 96"x34", superfrontal.For more information, call (262)293-9908.

PART TIME ORGANIST-MUSICDIRECTOR: Faith, Germantown,is seeking to call a part-time (15-20 hours a week) organist and choirdrector. Presently Faith has anadult choir. The position can growinto other areas of music ministryas this individual best sees fit. Formore details, please contact Rev.Thomas Kaul at (262) 251-8250.

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Las Americas mission updateBy Rev. Ted Krey, missionary to the Dominican Republic

Estefani Gaspar is received intothe family of Christ throughthe waters of baptism.

On July 5, the first bap-tisms took place at the missionin Las Americas. Vicar Willyand Santa Gaspar’s twodaughters and two otherneighborhood children werereceived by water and theWord into Christ’s kingdom.More than 80 people attendedour worship service held in theGaspar’s newly painted ga-rage. Their Sunday school con-tinues to meet with an averageof 30-40 children being led bySanta and a team of neighbor-hood mothers and youth thatare forming around her. Wehope by late August or earlySeptember to begin confirma-tion classes here as well.

Mid-July also saw the visitof a volunteer missionary teamof 17 youth from Florida. Thiswas the second year in a rowthat they came and held adouble VBS. In the mornings,they went to a home for dis-abled children, sang songsand colored Bible stories withthe 80 residents of this home.

In the afternoons, theywent to Vicar Willy and SantaGaspar’s home and held an-other VBS for three days in theevening (after the heat of theday). More than 150 childrencame and heard the GoodNews of Jesus Christ throughour vicar, his wife, many par-ents and the Florida group.

Children sing “Jesus loves me” during VBS at Las Americas.

“Get up, get up, it’s outof here...home run!”

That is exactly how theSWD stewardship “All Star”event played out, a home run!The event was held at theSouth Wisconsin District officeTuesday, July 14, 2009, thesame night of the MajorLeague All Star game. Therewere 50 men and women inattendance, including pastors,laypersons, school administra-tors and financial counselors.

The evening began with awarm welcome by Tim Dittloff(SWD stewardship executive,

Stewardship ‘All Star’ event is a home runLCEF District vice president),followed by a presentation byRon Smith and JenniferNohelty, of Gift Planning Ser-vices, Altoona, Wis. Smith andNohelty presented “Coveringthe ‘bases’ of Gift Planningand Endowments.” The pre-sentation was well received,and many in attendance weresurprised how simple it is tostart a gift planning process ina congregation.

If you were unable to at-tend this presentation, Smithand Nohelty will lead an allday training session at the

SWD on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009,from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This ses-sion will start you down thepath towards having your owngift planning process at yourhome congregation. To regis-ter for the session, please con-tact Barb Slak at the SWDoffice, (414) 464-8100.

At the conclusion of thepresentation door prizes werehanded out. Then the grouppulled out their gloves, laced uptheir shoes, and proceeded tothe adjacent Northwest base-ball field to play a few inningsof softball. Unlike the actual “All

Star” game, the National teamled by President Wille won! Evenmore unlike the actual MajorLeague game, the umpire wasentertaining and a treat towatch. After the game, thecrowd enjoyed an all-Ameri-can meal of brats and burgers(with a few side dishes), andwatched the “All Star” gameprojected on the wall. It wasan all around “grand slam”!

Thank you to all the peopleinvolved in making the eveninga success: SWD staff, LCEF, RonSmith, Jenny Nohelty, Rev. AllenBehnke (umpire), Chris Wagner(Audio Visual Masters), Milwau-kee Bucks, Timbler Rattlers,Northwest Lutheran School andall of you, as passionate believ-ers, for all that you do in yourchurches and communities tochange lives for his kingdom.

Jim Farrelly reaches for a catch as Dr. Harald Tomesch heads forthe base at the “All Star” stewardship event’s softball game.

Partnership in Seminary Education bats ‘double hitter’ fall openerOn Sept. 9, 2009, Elm

Grove Lutheran hosted a“double hitter.” The eveningbegan with a presentation on“The Gif t of Prayer” byworld-renowned teacher ofLutheran spirituality Rev. Dr.John Kleinig. Kleinig is a pas-tor and seminary professorfrom Adelaide, Australia. Dr.Kleinig is a regular presenterfor Doxology Inc., a tremen-dous resource for the District,

its pastors and seminarians.His presentation focused onthe nature of prayer and howwe can develop a richer prayerlife. He suggested that prayeris best practiced when it is un-derstood as originating in Godhimself.

Following the lecture, theSWD “Partnership in SeminaryEducation” celebrated itsopening service with an exhor-tation by Dr. John Wille, in a

special Compline service. AHmong choir directed by Rev.Yia Vang sang during the ser-vice, along with other musi-cians from Elm Grove. Theservice marked the of ficialopening of the academic yearfor SMP, EIIT, DIT, CHS stu-dents as well as those on trackto becoming seminary stu-dents within the District.

The “Partnership” is de-lighted with the many course

offerings available to the stu-dents this fall (seeswd.lcms.org). For example, aclass for both experienced pas-tors and students preparingtheir first sermons is offered inSeptember, entitled, “TheFour-Page Sermon” beingtaught by Dr. Harald Tomesch.In one of the later sessions, theseminary wives are invited toattend lectures to learn moreabout the art of preaching and

the vocation of being apreacher’s wife. Followingthe conclusion of the course,pastors and students willengage in preaching Adventsermons prepared duringtheir time together as ser-vants of the “Word.”

The entire evening at ElmGrove Lutheran concludedwith a wine and cheese re-ception, with wines fromaround the world.

LCMS Hmong mission society conference: “Christianity—Cross or Glory”Good Shepherd, Appleton,

was the meeting place for the16th annual LCMS HmongMission Society Conference,held July 23-26, 2009. This

job search, and he and his fam-ily also attended the supportnetwork and Sunday churchservices at Mission of Christ,Milwaukee. On Sunday, June14, West’s grandchild wasbrought to the Lord throughbaptism officiated by Rev. VicFischer.

Ask Ikanih or Batom andthey will tell you that this is justone of countless relationshipsthat are being formed throughthis Free at Last ministry. Theylook forward to building onthese associations and provid-ing a mission support team thatwith God’s blessing will turnthese earthly ties into eternal lifewith the Savior of all people.

mission society represents allLCMS North American Hmongministries.

“Christianity—Cross orGlory” was this year’s theme,

which was divided into fourworkshops: “The Differencebetween Theology of the Crossand Theology of Glory,” “The-ology of Glory in the LCMS,”

“Take up your Cross as aChristian,” and “Take upyour Cross in the HmongCulture.”

Approximately 150people attended theconference. Severalworship and devotionser vices were con-ducted throughout theconference.

The Hmong youthboard also held its elec-tion for the new term of2009-11. Daniel Vang

was reelected as the youthpresident by acclamation;Fouachee Caroline Yang wasreelected as the youth secre-tary/treasurer by acclamation;Loy Vang was elected as theyouth vice-president; andDouaci Alexandra Yang as theyouth assistant secretary/trea-surer.

Next year’s conferencewill be held in Minnesota un-der the theme “GO – Moog/Mus” based on Mark 16:15,“He said to them, ‘Go into allthe world and preach thegood news to all creation.’”The dates and location infor-mation will be announced ata later time.

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SWD contributionsFrom congregations $2,345,238From major gifts $1,295,075Total raised $3,640,313

‘Fan into Flame’ campaignpasses halfway point

Time of Grace Ministry receives RSO status

Rev. Mark Jeske hosts Time ofGrace.

This past June Time ofGrace Ministry, based in Mil-waukee, was granted status asa Recognized Service Organiza-tion (RSO) by the LCMS boardfor communication services.

Time of Grace is an out-reach media ministry. Their cen-terpiece is a weekly 30 minutetelevision program. Rev. MarkJeske delivers a Bible-basedmessage in down-to-earth“straight talk.” Jeske serves asthe senior pastor at St. Marcus(WELS), on Milwaukee’s nearnorth side. For more informa-tion, call (800) 661-3311 orvisit timeofgrace.org.

On July 30, Fan intoFlame, a capital campaign tosupport the LCMS Ablaze!mission movement, passedthe $50 million mark in giftsand pledges raised toward its$100 million goal. Since thecampaign’s authorization bySynod convention in 2004,more than 7,000 individualsand 850 congregations havecontributed nearly 20,000gifts—including more than$23 million in cash.

“We thank God for the re-sources he provides, and wethank each and every donorfor these generous gifts,” saidRev. William R. Diekelman,LCMS first vice president andchair of the Fan into Flamecampaign. “The LCMS is com-mitted to Gospel proclama-tion around the world and todoing all we can to extend thekingdom of God. Fan intoFlame funds already are beingused for new or expandedmission initiatives to reach thelost with the Good News ofJesus Christ. As we continuewith this campaign, we praythat others will be moved to

p a r t i c i -pate, andwe lookforward inconf idencethat the Lordwill see usthrough tothe success-ful achieve-ment of the campaign’sgoals.”

The campaign has un-folded district by district since2005. As the campaign movesinto its final phase, the mostpopulous LCMS districts arenow engaged. Gift decisionsalso are expected from a num-ber of individuals on signifi-cant major gifts. Despite theeconomy, gifts and pledges inthe fourth quarter of 2008 andall of 2009 are the highest ofthe campaign. Many donorsare from the most economi-cally challenged areas of thecountry, including Michigan,Ohio, Florida, Arizona andsouthern California.

Fan into Flame funds sup-port the specific objectives ofAblaze!—planting 2,000 new

congregations, renewing themission vision of 2,000 exist-ing congregations, increasingby 50 percent the number ofcareer missionaries on the for-eign mission field, and increas-ing support for the Synod’s 30partner churches around theworld.

Congregations retain net15 percent of gifts they raise,and districts also receive net15 percent of gifts raised intotal from within their bor-ders. Thus far, $1.2 millionhas been disbursed to partici-pating congregations and$4.17 million to participatingdistricts.

To read additional updatesof how Fan into Flame fundsare being used for outreach,visit fanintoflamelcms.org.

On June 13, 2009, thethreat of rain didn’t stop over200 people from enjoyingwhat turned into a beautifulmorning at A Place of RefugeMinistr ies (APOR) annual“LifeWalk,” hosted this year byLuther Memorial Chapel andUniversity Student Center. Par-ticipants enjoyed Starbucksand Einstein Bros. Bagels,children’s activities and fellow-ship as they waited for thewalk to begin.

The 1.5 mile route tookwalkers, led by District Presi-dent John Wille, throughbeautiful Shorewood. This in-cluded a segment on LakeDrive where drivers honkedand waved at the sea of blueshir ted, balloon carryingAPOR supporters. Walkershanded out APOR brochuresto neighbors as they madetheir way back to Luther Me-morial for a lunch served bysome of the scores of volun-teers from the church whohelped make the day possible.

Several moms being

A Place of Refuge ‘LifeWalk’ breaks recordserved byAPOR par-t ic ipatedin the dayse v e n t s .“My favor-ite part ofthe day isthat it al-lows ourmoms tosee fort h e m -selves howm a n ypeople from all over SouthWisconsin are standing besidethem at this difficult time intheir lives,” said TrishKagerbauer, director.

Walkers came from acrossthe District including TwinLakes, North Prair ie andHoward’s Grove. Those whocouldn’t travel to the Milwau-kee area “strolled along inspirit,” adding to the recordbreaking amount raised of$22,000. The total includessupplemental funds providedthrough the Care Abounds in

Communities Program ofThrivent Financial for Luther-ans. Local chapters contribut-ing were North MilwaukeeCo., Northeast Waukesha Co.and Southeast Waukesha Co.

For more information onhow you or your church,school, VBS, group or businesscan support this ministry, orto arrange a speaker, pleasecall Trish Kagerbauer at (414)438-2767. Please keep A Placeof Refuge Ministries, theirmoms and their little ones inyour prayers.

District youth attends Ft. Wayne program for future pastorsKurt Duchow from Trinity,

Sheboygan, took time out ofhis summer schedule to ex-

p l o r ehis fu-t u r ecallingand joint w od o z e no t h e ryoungmen in

worship, study and recreationat Christ Academy hosted byConcordia Theological Semi-nary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

For the past 11 summers,young men from all over thecountry join the seminarycommunity for two weeks ofthe kind of worship, theologyand fun that nourishes thefaith of Lutheran young men.

The participants used thecreation/evolution debate tostudy Christian apologetics.

During a day trip to the Cre-ation Museum in Petersburg,Kent., they received a speciallecture by Dr. David Menton,an LCMS scientist from theCreation Institute, the parentorganization of the museum.

Christ Academy 2010 willrun June 20-July 3, 2010, andwill focus on an evangelical re-sponse to non-Christian reli-gions. Information is availableat ctfsw.edu/christacademy orby calling (800) 481-2155.Kurt Duchow

Position availableSOS Center executive director, Milwaukee

Are you looking for a career opportunity that directly im-pacts the community you live in? How about an opportunityto have a rewarding career working for a nonprofit organiza-tion whose mission is to provide a ministry of Christian love tothe multicultural people in the metro Milwaukee community?The SOS Center touches many people’s lives through its afterschool program , basic education, English as a second language,music DSL, sewing and GED classes.

They are seeking an executive director to provide overallleadership and management. The executive director is respon-sible for developing and administering programs that carry outthe agency’s mission and serve the needs of clients in the com-munity. Fundraising and development, marketing and publicrelations are other areas of responsibility.

For more information and a position description, contactthe SOS Center at (414) 449-9964. If you have a passion for theSOS mission and meet the qualifications of the position thismay be the opportunity you have been looking for. Please sub-mit your resume to: John Wolck, President, BOD 4620 W NorthAve. Milwaukee, WI 53208.

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Adopt-a-student programThe SWD’s new adopt-a-student program gives you an

opportunity to assist and encourage students to continue intheir studies for the ministry. Your charitable gift will make a

difference by providingimmediate debt relief forstudents and their families.You may offer a one-timegift or provide supportover a defined period oftime. It is a meaningfuland wonderful way tosupport spreading theGospel. Your gift will ben-efit a student based on fi-

nancial need, commitment to the ministry and academiceligibility. For more information, please contact Chuck Kiehl,mission advocate, 8100 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53222;(414) 464-8100; e-mail kiehl@swd.lcms.org.

The ultimate “stimulus” packageThis is an age of the

“stimulus” package. We asChristians remember the ulti-mate “package” was given tous by our Lord and Savior JesusChrist. This stimulates us to “goforth and teach all nations.”

These days we look forothers to do the “heavy” work,often hiring someone else todo the hard labor. We live in atime of “working smarter notharder.” At some point we de-cided more should come fromless. Missions are hard workand hard labor—balanced bythe joyous fulfillment of see-ing men, women and childrenbrought into the arms of JesusChrist for eternity through the

power of the Holy Spirit. Weneed to be on constant guardagainst complacency, alwayswilling to spread the Gospel tothe lost, searching for newways to reach out and teach.

At the 2009 District con-vention a vision of 50 new mis-sion starts in the next five yearswas uplifted and supported.We are blessed with talentedindividuals willing to betrained to answer the call. Theneed to reach out to the losthas never been greater. Whentimes are tough and peopleare searching for answers, wemust be willing to provide theultimate answer. Jesus Christdied for all.

Like modern “stimulus”packages, Christian missionneeds to be funded.

How can you help?When things look impos-

sible (like finding the resourcesto fund 50 new mission starts),it is important to remember allthings are possible with God.When we attack even the moststubborn problems with prayer,everything is possible throughChrist. So the first thing you cando is pray. Pray for the churchworkers who serve the missions.Pray for the laity who supportthe workers God has placed in

their midst, and also pray thatthe entire congregation mightbe empowered with a boldnessfor the Gospel.

Prayerfully consider mak-ing a financial gift. You mayeven decide to make electronicfund transfers (EFT) online, byphone or mail. We have beendirected to teach the Gospeland spread it to all ends of theearth. We live in a time whenpeople are seeking a better life,wondering which way is theeasiest to take, and searchingfor the truth. We are glad tosay the Lord has provided the

way, the life and the truth.The District supports

many missions that reach outand teach the lost. Will youhelp us reach the goal of 50new mission starts in fiveyears? Please pray for missionsand the lost, letting the lightof the Gospel shine in ourhearts and our lives as wework together to teach thelost. If you are able to help outwith a gift please contactChuck Kiehl, mission advo-cate, at 8100 W. Capitol Dr.,Milwaukee, WI 53222; orphone (414) 464-8100.

Barnabas (Son of Encour-agement) was an exemplarymodel of discipleship,mentoring and encourage-ment. To assist SWD congre-gations with missionaldiscipleship, District s taf fmembers are available to helpyour congregation set upBarnabas clubs. The clubs area way of growing disciples andencouraging others to grow infaith, as stewards, and to reachout to tell the Gospel.

Barnabas clubs are aunique way of engagingmembers in living new lives asdisciples and stewards in theKingdom. Barnabas was amodel for mentoring, encour-agement, and discipleship.Some of Barnabas’ actions: Be-friended and mentored Saul asa new believer; encouragedSaul to work with him to helpa group of multi-ethnic believ-ers in Antioch (about a yearlong project—some thingstake time and effort as theHoly Spirit works through us);gathered and helped a multi-ethnic group of leaders inprayer, fasting and decisionmaking, then went out withPaul (Saul) to bring the GoodNews to western empires; en-dured attacks against himself,ethnic or racial slurs, and evenattempts to proclaim Paul and

‘B.R.I.G.H.T.’ ideas:Start a Barnabas club in your congregation

himself gods of Greek culture;stood with Paul to defend theGentile believers in Jerusalem;stood up for John Mark in adisagreement with Paul, andcontinued to work with andmentor and teach John Markand traveled with him toCyprus (John Mark later spenttime with Peter and wrotedown Peter’s recollection ofJesus life in the book of Mark).

What outcomes can beexpected from aBarnabas club?

• Increased involvement ofmembers in the ministryof the congregation

• An enhanced outward fo-cus of the congregation asit reaches out into thecommunity

• Better equipped stewards,leaders and members

• Working for mission out-reach with the “B.R.I.G.H.T.”ideas of the Barnabas club

• A strong partnership withthe District office workingtogether to multiply, mag-nify and maximize theministry

It has been said that mis-sion without stewardship isimpossible, but stewardshipwithout mission is pointless!

God has given us every-thing. “For we brought noth-ing into this world, and it iscertain we carry nothing out”(1 Timothy 6:7 NKJV).

Being good stewards withthe gifts God has entrusted tous is part of being like“Barnabas”—a good disciple,living the life of a Christian,properly using what God hasgiven us to take care of. So to-gether let us share the“B.R.I.G.H.T.” ideas in yourcongregation:

Be an encouragerReach out in missionInvolved stewardsGrowing disciplesHelping othersTeaching the Gospel

Can you envision this min-istry and message growing inyour congregation? Will youjoin the club and become anencourager, shining a brightlight for all to witness? Don’twait call Chuck Kiehl or BarbSlak and get started today, (800)793-3678 or (414) 464-8100.

I want my gift to support the highest priorities of the South Wisconsin Districtmissions and ministries. OR:I would like my gift to support one of the following:

Mission Outreach — Reach the Lost Mission of Mercy — Help the Poor Mission Leadership — Train Pastors/Missionaries/Teachers Mission Cross-Cultural — International & Local

Did you know that you can make gifts online? Visit swd.lcms.org and click the “Give Now” button.Please send me information about making a monthly donation through mychecking/savings account or credit card.Please send me information about including my church or missions in my estate plan.

Name and title (Mr., Mrs., etc.): ________________________________________Preferred E-mail: _____________________________________________________Preferred Phone: ______________________________ Home Work CellAddress: ____________________________________________________________City, State, Zip: ______________________________________________________Is this a joint gift with your spouse? Yes NoName(s) to be cited in recognition lists: __________________________________

I want to support missions in the South WisconsinDistrict and tell the Good News and love of our SaviorJesus Christ to all the world. Please accept my gift of:

$50 $100 $300 $500 Other _______(Make checks payable to South Wisconsin District.)

Prayerfullyconsiderhelping

Mail to: South WisconsinDistrict, 8100 W. Capitol Dr.,Milwaukee, WI 53222

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Tropical paradiseprovides retreat forchurch workers

Eden by the Sea is a non-profit retreat ministry in Ha-waii designed for the rest andrenewal of Lutheran churchworkers and their spouses. Inits sixth year of ministry, host-ing over 100 couples thus far,Eden by the Sea is a uniqueministry providing a custom-ized experience of renewal,rest and recreation. Eden bythe Sea focused on offering arelaxing experience for tiredLutheran church workers (andtheir spouses), but the re-quested donation is under$70 a night—a fourth of thecost of comparable accom-modations.

Visit edenbythesea.orgfor more information, or call(808) 261-9504.

School year sees four baptismsat St. John, Glendale

God continues towork through histeachers at St. JohnLutheran School inGlendale to reachyoung children. Overthe course of the2008-09 school year,four students werebaptized. Picturedhere, with Rev. TygeZucker, are VaughnPhillips (1st grade),Mike Bradford (8thgrade), Jessie Schmidt(Kindergarten), andAnissa Sova (Kinder-garten).Inner city kids head to Hartland for VBS

For the volunteers fromDivine Redeemer, Hartland,the week of July 20-24 was aweek of sharing the gifts ofGod’s love and saving gracewith 48 children from the in-ner city of Milwaukee. For thechildren of the neighborhoodthat surrounds the SOS Cen-ter on 46th and North Avenuein Milwaukee, the week was atime for basking in that lovethat shined through many car-ing people.

Karen Lippert, women’sministry director, had a visionfor bringing kids from the innercity out to Divine Redeemer’sbeautiful land. Lippert also or-ganized 24 volunteers to helpwith telling Bible stories, su-pervising the playground,singing songs and helping thechildren reinforce what theylearned with crafts.

Divine Redeemer held

their regularly scheduled VBSin the morning, with the SOSkids coming at lunch time. “Itprovided a wonderful use ofour curriculum and facility torun both programs in thesame week,” Lippert said.“Our people really ralliedaround helping kids less fortu-nate than our own.”

At the SOS Center with thehelp of more volunteers,Armita Harmon gathered thechildren together in the morn-ing, gave them breakfast, andorganized activities for themuntil the bus came to takethem to Hartland. MilwaukeeLutheran High School fur-nished the transportation.

Many hands, many hoursand many connections toGod’s Word made for amemorable summer for thesechildren who now know moreabout God’s love!

Goodwill of South CentralWisconsin has partnered withDell to implement Recon-nect—a program wherechurches, residents, and eli-gible businesses can donateany brand of computer equip-ment in any condition and justabout anything that can be at-tached to a computer, free ofcharge. Donations are tax de-ductible as allowed by law.

A list of specific items thatcan be accepted and other in-formation may be found atgoodwillscwi.org. Goodwillasks that:

• If you are donating ahard drive, back up any valu-able information and erasesensitive data before droppingit off. If you want to com-pletely erase the hard drive,you can find a number of freeservices available online. Delland Goodwill Industries donot accept liability for lost orconfidential data or software.

• If the glass is broken onyour monitor or scanner, placeit in a cardboard box lined witha large plastic garbage bag.Seal the box and clearly labelit with “broken monitor” or“broken scanner” and the date.

• If you are donating soft-ware, include the license key.

Equipment may be

dropped off at Goodwill’s at-tended donation centers inMadison, Monona, FortAtkinson, Platteville, Portage,and Richland Center (locationdetails may be found atgoodwillscwi.org). If you havea large quantity of equipmentto donate, please call your pre-ferred donation site to sched-ule a donation time.

The Reconnect program isdesigned primarily for residen-tial coamputer users. How-ever, Goodwill will gladlyaccept computer equipmentfrom churches. It will also acceptitems from businesses other thanthose involved with repairing orrefurbishing computers or com-puter equipment.

Churches and eligiblebusinesses with five or morepieces are asked to drop theequipment of f at 1302Mendota St. on Madison’s eastside. Please call (608) 246-3140 to arrange a convenientdrop off time.

Reconnect is managed toboth Goodwill and Dell’s highstandards for workplace andenvironmental safety. Thesestandards include an absoluteprohibition on the export ofwaste and on the landfill ofany environmentally sensitivematerial.

Recycle used computerequipment for free at Goodwill

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now plays for the New YorkMets. Jose’s father was there,along with officials from thecommunity and four baseballteams, to of ficially open thegrounds on Tuesday, June30. It was a very formal af-fair and a big moment for thecommunity. We were also in-vited to be present for the oc-casion.

Over the past threemonths, Cacao, the baseballmanager in Palmar, has in-vited us to come, twice aweek, to share God’s wordswith the baseball players inthe baseball camps—an opendoor to 50-60 young meneach week. The young men

play ball from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.from Monday through Sun-day. Often, there are all-dayweekend tournaments. Twoweeks ago Pastor Ries gavethe Wednesday morning talkand another manager wasvisit ing. He invited us tocome and give devotions athis baseball training camp aswell.

God’s word is at work,and some of these playersand trainers have also cometo our worship services onWednesday nights in thecommunity. Two of them arein conf irmation classes.Please keep these young menin your prayers!

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S Egloff and McMiller celebrateordination anniversaries at Elm Grove

Riemer installed and ordainedat Immanuel, Westfield

Sunday, May 31, 2009 was a veryspecial day in the spiritual life ofImmanuel, Westfield, as Ronald E.Riemer was ordained and installed asthe congregation’s twelfth pastor.

In 2000, Riemer retired to Colomafor health reasons and sought member-ship at Immanuel, where God’s plan forhim started. He served as an elder andlater became a pastoral assistant to Rev.Donald Brunner. Seeing an opportu-nity to do more, Riemer retrieved a “Lutheran Witness” issuethat talked about the DELTO program (Distance Education Lead-ing to Ordination). With Brunner’s help, he began the trainingto serve Immanuel as their next pastor. He was commissionedas vicar in 2003. The education and training was completed in2009 when Riemer completed the colloquy program and wascertified for the pastoral ministry.

On July 12, Elm Grove LutheranChurch observed and celebrated twosignificant milestones in the lives of

two members, Pas-tor Emeritus CarlEgloff and Rev.Daniel McMiller.

Egloff observedhis 50th anniversaryof ordination on thatvery day, andMcMiller observedhis 25th anniversaryof ordination on July22. The entire con-gregation cel-ebrated with them inrecognizing and giv-ing thanks for the of-f ice of the publicministry. A receptionoccurred in the fel-lowship hall be-tween the twoworship services.

Rev. JohnKelling, pastor at St.Peter, Lebanon, who

served his vicarage year under Egloff’ssupervision at Christ the Life, Wauke-sha, was guest preacher. District Presi-dent John Wille assis ted in therecognitions, and Elm Grove’s Admin-istrative Pastor Larry Myers presided

at both worship services.Eglof f is a 1954 graduate of

Concordia Theological Seminary,Springfield, Ill. His first call was toCalvary, a newly established missionin Wood Dale, Ill. During his five yearsof service there, he also taught reli-gion at Walther Lutheran High Schoolin Melrose Park, Ill. In 1964 Egloff ac-cepted a call from MilwaukeeLutheran High School to lead the re-ligion department. Three times he as-sisted at Elm Grove before beingcalled full-time in 1978 as associatepastor. He retired at the end of 2000.He and his wife Eunice (a retiredLutheran teacher) reside in Brook-field.

In 1984 McMiller graduated fromBethany Lutheran College, Mankato,Minn. He was ordained in the Evan-gelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) andserved as a missionary in both Peruand Chile. After being admitted to theLCMS clergy roster, he served atGood Shepherd, Watertown; as a mis-sionary in Panama; as SWD mission-ary-at-large in Milwaukee; and since2005 as the South Wisconsin Districtmissions executive. His heart is thatof a missionary, and he speaks fluentSpanish. He and his wife Lisa havethree children: Tyler, Jenna and Anna.The family resides in Waukesha.

Meador installed atSt. John, Plymouth

On June 21, 2009, Rev. Nathan Meador was installed aspastor of St. John, Plymouth. He is a 1992 graduate ofConcordia University Wisconsin with a major in theologicallanguages. In 1996 Meador graduated from Concordia Semi-nary in St. Louis, Mo.

Meador has served congregations in northern Wisconsin andin southern Illinois, most re-cently at Zion, Staunton. In Wis-consin he served Trinity,Sheldon, and Zion, Gilman,from 1996-98, followed byZion, Town of Easton (ruralWausau) until 2003.

While at Concordia Uni-versity Wisconsin, Meadormarried Jill Jaeger of Mayville.They have three children: Jo-seph (12), Bethany (9) andAndrew (6). Jill has served onstaf f at several Lutheranschools and is teaching this fallat Trinity, Sheboygan.

In addition to his pastoralduties, Meador is working onhis Doctor of Ministry degree in the area of Christian steward-ship.

On May 31, 2009, Trinity church andschool in Wisconsin Dells celebrated the min-istry of Darlene Schuette. A teacher who hastaught kindergarten at Trinity for 30 years,Schuette retired after 36 years of service.

My special memories of Trinity, Wiscon-sin Dells, go back a long time. I was bap-tized, confirmed and married at Trinity. I ama daughter of the congregation. I was 12years old when my family walked from thelittle church on Washington Avenue to thehuge church we have now. It was huge con-sidering how small our old church reallywas.

During Sunday school, Louie Birkholz,who lived next to the church, would comeover to stoke the stove so it would be warmfor services. Sunday school involved sittingin a pew with the teacher, Mrs. Cone, fac-ing you from the pew in front. There wasno running around during church.Restroom breaks were taken care of at homebefore you came. There were no water foun-tains and no outside aisles to the pews.Once you sat down, no one climbed overanyone to leave. You stayed put until theservice was over.

Schuette retires from Trinity, Wisconsin DellsA teacher’s memoriesBy Darlene Schuette

Mr. Fisk, a former principal, cameto my house to ask if I would help byteaching kindergarten.... My happymemories are of the children who en-tered my class each year eager tolearn. By the time each year ended, Iloved each child like my own—eventhe difficult ones. Now, all grown up,some former students will ask, “WasI that bad? Did I really give you a hardtime?”

Being able to teach my own sonDarrin in class was a wonderful ex-perience. He never knew if he shouldcall me mom or Mrs. Schuette.Teaching many of my relatives overthe years was also special. Just thethought of helping in some smallway in their learning is a wonderfulmemory.

The plays, our big productionthat grew each year, were exciting—trying to make things real or specialeffects work out on cue, and laugh-ing when they didn’t. End of the yearfield trips that took us to so many dif-ferent places were also fun.Children’s Christmas Eve serviceswould have standing room only. Inlater years a TV was set up in the base-ment so more could experience theChristmas story. At the end of eachservice, children would receive abrown lunch bag filled with an or-ange, an apple, nuts, candy, andsometimes a Christmas surprisehanded out by the ushers.

My memories go on and on. Themost special thing about Trinity is thatwe are a family in Christ. We teachJesus every day, we try our best topractice and live it every day, and wetry to share it with others so they toowill know our Lord and Savior andwhat he has done for all of us.

Trinity faculty Enith Bailey, Laurie Jonas (in back)and Chele Hammerly make a presentation toretiring teacher Darlene Schuette (left).

Son of Mt. Calvary, MilwaukeeAdams ordained in Coldwater, Mich.

Rev. Curtis Adams was ordainedJuly 25, 2009, and installed as pastorat St. Paul, Coldwater, Mich., where heserved his vicarage. Born in Milwaukee,Adams was a member at Mt. Calvaryand attended the day school from kin-dergarten through eighth grade. Fromearly on he knew he wanted to teach inLutheran schools. He attendedConcordia High School and junior col-lege in Milwaukee, then Concordia,Seward, Neb., where he graduated in 1972 and earned a mas-ters in school administration in 1981.

Adams and his wife Joyce have three daughters, Andrea,Lynn and Kelly. Adams served as a teacher and principal from1972-97 in Lutheran schools in Texas, Michigan, Indiana, andlocally in Hartland. From 1997-2006 he served in the area ofadult discipleship in Hartland and Yorkville, Ill., prior to enroll-ing at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

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T Second annual Lutheran Ethnic FolkFair coming Sept. 26

From 12-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, thesecond annual Lutheran ethnic folk fair will beheld at the gym of Pilgrim Lutheran,Wauwatosa (6717 W. Center St.). Highlighted

will be ministries in the Dis-trict to the Hmong, Hispan-ics, English andFrench-speaking African im-migrants and Chinese.

Young and old will findsomething enjoyable to see,hear, taste and experienceas ethnic groups share theircultures through music,singing, unique food andcultural dress. “Bingo theClown” will be on hand toenter tain children (3-5p.m.). Learn about thesecultures within our commu-nities through displays anddirect conversations.Sample Hmong egg rolls,Chinese spring rolls, Mexi-can tacos, and African meatpies—just to name a fewdelights. Dine in or take out.

Each group will havetheir own time slot topresent their ministry andculture. Last year’s attend-

ees heard music from a Mariachi band, the In-ternational Lutheran Church of Zion Choir anda Hmong choir.

The folk fair is intended to highlight the“oneness” we share in Christ as blood-boughtbrothers and sisters in Christ, no matter whereour home of origin. Any proceeds from thisevent will support the work of these ministries.Financial support from sponsors (businesses,individuals or groups) is welcome. For moreinformation, contact the Pilgrim church officeat (414) 476-0735 or e-mail pilgrimtosa@att.net.

Men’s Bible study and breakfast meets at three churches

Milwaukee area basketballleagues forming

Lutheran church basketballleagues are forming now for theupcoming season, which beginsin early December. For highschool boys contact Bob Zemanat bob@tighe-zeman.com. Forhigh school girls contact BobRohloff at rrohloff@wi.rr.com.

Teams and leagues outsidethe greater Milwaukee area in-terested in participating in thestate tournament at the end ofthe season in March are invitedto contact Jim Richter atjrich@milwpc.com.

MLHS guild opens 2009-10The Milwaukee Lutheran

High School guild will open its2009-10 year with a meeting onSept. 15 at 12:15 p.m. in the li-brary at the high school, 9700W. Grantosa Dr. Principal PaulBahr will be the guest speaker.Members and guests will learnabout the many exciting andchallenging things the principalfaces, with his presentation of“What’s New at MLHS.”

The guild meets the third Tues-day of the month, from Septemberto May. Meetings begin with cof-fee, dessert and social time.

Arlene Brockensick willpresent a slide show of the Scan-dinavian countries on Oct. 19.Guild members will hear aboutthe lives and customs of peoplein Sweden and Norway whileenjoying the beautiful scenery.

Watch for further detailsabout the fruit cake sale comingin November.

There is a unique parade float in theSouth Wisconsin District. The float is avail-able on a first-come-first-served basis. TheLutheran Laymen’s League float began itshistory when Norman Hasz designed thefirst Vacationland LLL parade float. It is pic-tured getting ready for a Wisconsin Dells pa-rade. He is being helped by JuanitaOetzman, and two boys from Trinity. Deanand Juanita Oetzman, along with severalothers bought a trailer and built the presentday float. Over the years its colorand message have changed,but it always shows Jesus’ love.

The current float has wonseveral parade awards and is a

Trinity-Freistadt 170th and125th anniversaries

You are invited to joinmembers of Trinity-Freistadt,Mequon, as they celebrate twoanniversaries. The weekend ofOct. 3-4, 2009, will com-memorate the 170th anniver-sary of the congregation andthe 125th anniversary of thepresent church building.

Rev. John Suelflow will bethe guest preacher and MaryLoomans (nee Mesenbring)former music director at Trin-ity, will be the guest organist.

Church services will beheld at 5 p.m. on Saturday,Oct. 3 and at 7:45 a.m., 8:45a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sunday,Oct. 4. During the 10 a.m.Sunday morning Bible studyhour, historical director LeroyBoehlke will present, “God’sBlessings to the People of Trin-ity-Freistadt from the ‘OldLutherans’ in 1839 to today.”Anniversary cake will beserved between all services.

Tours of Trinity’s historicalsite, located on church prop-erty, will be held from approxi-mately 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Trinity is located at 10729W. Freistadt Rd. in Mequon(corner of Granville andFreistadt Roads).

Lutheran World Relief boxcar loading

Lutheran World Relief boxcar loading Saturday, Oct. 10,2009, from 8-11:30 a.m. Load-ing will be at 12th Street and Mt.Vernon in Milwaukee. For ques-tions, call Dennis Walling at(414) 431-8579 or DougPaczesny (262) 574-0020. Fordetails visit lwr.org.

Needs for 2009 includequilts/blankets, health kits,school kits, sewing kits, layettes,soap (new only; place in plastic-lined boxes), cotton or cottonblend fabric only—three yards of44-45" width fabric or four yardsof 36" width fabric. No clothingis being accepted this year. If youhave clothes donated at yoursite, please bring them to a lo-cal shelter or collection place.Pack everything in labeled,taped boxes without bags of anytype. Label contents in large,block letters on the outside ofthe box. Write the name andaddress of your parish on eachbox. Please do not allow any boxto exceed 40 pounds.

Fish fry fundraiserCome for dinner Nov. 13,

2009, from 4:30-8:30 p.m. atLiving Word, 2240 Living WordLn., Jackson (north of Hwy. 60,across from Piggly Wiggly).

The meal is professionallycatered by Schwai’s Catering,Inc., of Fredonia.

Tickets are $9 for a two-piece dinner or $10 for a three-piece dinner ($3 of each dinnergoes to support the ministriesof Living Word Church andChild Development Center).

Call the church office at(262) 677-1685 or Barb at (262)707-8103.

Higher Things mini-conference, ‘I Confess’

Mark your youth group’scalendar for a mini-conferenceunder the theme “I Confess”Feb. 12-14, 2010, at Trinity, She-boygan. The event will featureComedySportz, Kaf feehaus,stump the pastors, campoutand brat fry.

Three District congrega-tions are holding a joint break-fast and Bible study meeting onthe first three Saturdays of eachmonth from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m..All men are invited and encour-

aged to join them at the follow-ing locations:• First Saturday—Gospel, 1535

W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee• Second Saturday—Hope, 35th

and Highland Streets, Milwaukee

• Third Saturday—St. John, 809S. 6th Ave., West Bend

Bible studies are led by ElijahNdon, a pastoral candidate fromHope. For more information,call (414) 510 7808.

LLL float is availablefor a parade near you

Cedarburg student attends LutheranSummer Music Academy

The 28th annual Lutheran Summer Music Academy (LSM) tookplace at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa from June 21 to July 19,2009. LSM is one of the nation’s premier summer music trainingprograms for young people. The mission of LSM is to foster musi-cal excellence and spiritual growth in a caring community for highschool band, orchestra, choir and keyboard students from all faithbackgrounds. Caroline Little of First Immanuel, Cedarburg, wasone of 133 students participating in the program.

LSM 2010 will be held June 20 to July 18 on the campus ofLuther College in Decorah, Iowa. For more information, visitlutheransummermusic.org, call (888) 635-6583.

A totalof 39 youtha t t e n d e dthe 2009Vocatio heldJune 27-July2, 2009, atConcord iaS e m i n a r y,St. Louis.Participantsfrom theSouth Wis-consin District were from left, David Hillenbrand, BeautifulSavior, Mequon; Rachel Smith, Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa;and Peter Jene, also from Our Redeemer. They are pictured withRev. Kyle Castens (left), director of ministerial recruitment, andRev. Paul Philp, admissions counselor.

High school youth explore church vocations

big hit in ev-ery parade. Toreserve thefloat for a pa-rade in yourarea, call Rev.Jim Link at(608) 565-7252.

The first Vacationaland LLL parade float (above)and current float (below).

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Birthdays (90, 95, 100 & above)SEPTEMBER

6 Ewald Koch, 90, Monona, Monona7 Jeanette Dohr, 90, St. Martin, Chilton

Norma Kremer, 95, Covenant, Milwaukee10 Bess Kay, 100100100100100, Our Redeemer, Delavan14 Mildred Krause, 95, Monona, Monona19 Joan Weidler, 90, Grace, Menomonee Falls26 Twin sisters Edna Reysen and Ella Gessner, 95, St. John,

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OCTOBER6 Dora Peterson, 103103103103103, Trinity, Wautoma14 Eleanor Lemke, 90, Zion, Menomonee Falls18 Howard Bentz, 90, St. Peter-Immanuel, Milwaukee29 Werna Johnson, 90, Faith, Sturtevant

Bud Schuettpelz, 90, Grace, Menomonee Falls

Anniversaries (50, 55, 60, 65 & above)SEPTEMBER

2 Wallace and Shirley Peters, 65, Pella, WaupunHenry and Marie Pfister, 70, Covenant, Milwaukee

4 Allen and Lenore Crass, 55, Grace, Menomonee Falls11 Edward and Marion Wolff, 55, Covenant, Milwaukee18 Donald and Betty Kleine, 55, Luther Memorial, Sheboygan

William and Joyce Zuehlsdorf, 55, Benediction, Milwaukee19 Richard and Carolyn Holz, 50, Grace, Omro24 Maynard and Lois Birkholz, 60, Grace, Omro25 Gordon and Lois Dailey, 55, Peace, Neenah26 Gordon and Barbara Herwig, 50, Grace, Menomonee Falls

OCTOBER2 Phil and Velta Gohlke, 60, Calvary, Princeton10 Eugene and Elaine Woock, 50, Pella, Waupun15 Loran and Bette Lienhard, 60, Pella, Waupun23 Daniel and Ruth Martens, 66, St. Peter-Immanuel, Milwaukee31 Lowell and Lois Fink, 50, Trinity-Freistadt, Mequon

Jerry and Joyce Neuwirth, 50, 50, Grace, Menomonee FallsRon and Sylvia Wilson, 55, Our Redeemer, Delavan

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Send us the names of people who will observe a November or December2009 birthdaybirthdaybirthdaybirthdaybirthday (90, 95, 100, or above) or anniversaryanniversaryanniversaryanniversaryanniversary (50, 55, 60, 65, orabove). Deadline is Oct. 1, 2009. Mail to: South Wisconsin News, 8100 W.Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53222. E-mail: editor@swd.lcms.org.

DirectoryLutheran Radio Church Service, WJYI 1340AM Sundays at 7 a.m. and online atlutheranrcs.com. The program alternatesweekly between WELS and LCMS services.

Pella, Waupun, WFDL 1170 AM Sundaysat 8 a.m. with a taped replay at 11 a.m.

St. Paul, West Allis, WJYI 1340 AM Sun-days at 8 a.m. Services are live at splcwa.org. Call (414) 541-6250 for audiotape or CD.

Trinity-Freistadt, Mequon, services Sundays at 8:45 a.m. arestreamed live at worship.trinityfreistadt.com.

Messiah, Ripon, WRPN 1600 AM Sundays at 9 a.m.

Mt. Olive, Milwaukee, WJYI 1340 AM Sundays at 9 a.m.,archived services at mtolivemke.org.

German radio program, WJYI 1340 AM Saturdays at 4:30p.m. Visit evangelischeandacht.org for details and archives.

Send listings for internet and radio worship services and otherprogramming to editor@swd.lcms.org or mail to Communications,South Wisconsin District, 8100 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53222.WJYI 1340 AM can be heard online at joy1340.com.

City Station Day TimeChicago WGN 720 AM Sunday 6 a.m.Hartford WTKM 104.9 FM Sunday 7:30 a.m.Hartford WTKM 1540 AM Sunday 7:30 a.m.Plymouth WJUB 1420 AM Sunday 5 p.m.West Bend WBKV 1470 AM Sunday 10 a.m.

City Station Day TimeMilwaukee WGLB 1560 AM Saturday 7 p.m.

Broadcastguide

Evangelism idea exchange Oct. 17The Northern Illinois District outreach

network will host an evangelism idea ex-change Oct. 17, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.at St. Paul, 100 S. School St., Mount Pros-pect, Ill. Members of South Wisconsin Dis-trict congregations involved in evangelismare welcome to attend and discuss what’sworking and what is not. Bruce Collet andRev. Greg Finke, leaders at Gloria Dei in Houston, Texas, will share what theyhave learned about incarnational outreach and how it can work here. The cost is$30 per person, or $25 per person in groups of five or more. Please register andpay online at ni.lcms.org, or contact Carol Northcutt at (888) 708-5267, ext. 3105.

Retired pastors, wives andwidows retreat Oct. 13-14

“Inspiration in Action!” is the theme for this year’s retreatfor retired pastors, wives and widows to be held at Ramada Innin Stevens Point Oct. 13-14, 2009. The featured presenter isRev. Dr. Patrick T. Ferry, president of Concordia University Wis-consin. The Bible study leader will be SWD President John C.Wille. Registration is $75 per person for rooms shared by twoor more people, and $85 for a single room. The cost includesthe program, breaks, one night’s lodging and three meals. Reg-istration deadline is Sept. 25, 2009. Please call Peg Raabe at theDistrict office, (414) 464-8100, if you have further questions.

‘Small Towns: Big Mission’ conferencein Eau Claire Sept. 26-27

The North Wisconsin District is holding a “Small Towns: Big Mission” con-ference serving the rural community, Sept. 26-27, at the Ramada Inn, 205 S.Barstow Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701. The presenter and facilitator will be Dr.Ralph Geisler, director of Saint Paul Institute for Education. The purpose ofthe conference is to assist rural and small town congregations in taking inten-tional and practical steps to help create positive missional attitudes for Gos-pel proclamation, community service and outreach. Registration for this twoday conference is $35 per person which includes materials, lunch, and breakseach day. Rooms at the Ramada are $74/night. For more information or toregister, call the North Wisconsin District office at (800) 333-2421.

Rev. Dr. Patrick T.Ferry, CUWpresident

Sign up to learn about XEE evangelismmaterials this November

The SWD Partnership for Seminary Education has invited Dan Marshall ofTobias Communications to introduce XEE evangelism materials to the DistrictNov 1-4, 2009. The XEE materials are a well produced, digital and captivat-ing. They are organized in the same way and order as the Lutheran Confes-sions. A friendly Australian voice introduces the materials.

Breakout sessions for elementary teachers and pastors will take place dur-ing fall conferences in Wisconsin Dells and Appleton. A special session will beoffered at the District office for seminarians, college students and evangelismleaders Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. All seminars include the XEE student materials andcost $20. More information is available at xee.info. Additional materials suchas facilitator’s guides and new resources for evangelism also will be availablefor sale. Contact Dr. Harald Tomesch to arrange for a place at the Districtoffice evening seminar, (414) 464-8100, ext. 21.

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Mission LampLutheran Women’s Missionary League News

Here is what Lutheran Women in Mission are doing!

See you there:Fall Retreat

Oct. 16-17, 2009Waukesha

Young Women’s RetreatFeb. 5-6, 2010Lake Geneva

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresident Jan Dankwardt 920-783-0776 jan.dankwardt@yahoo.comVP, Servant Resources Judy Paulson 920-989-1777 judykay1@ix.netcom.comVP, Gospel Outreach/Christian Life Florence Harms 608-323-3420 fharmslwml@triwest.netVP, Human Care,Grants Linda Christensen 608-762-5264 ac88@mhtc.netVP, Communications Barbara Kurth 262-252-4573 barbtk4@juno.netRecording Secretary Linda Ault 608-676-4994 copi1kitty@aol.comCorres. Secretary Barbara Strenger 920-467-3644 barogst@att.netFinancial Secretary(Receives all funds) Janis Mattson 3557 S. 43rd St. Greenfield, WI 53220 414-546-1998 jmm11098@aol.comRenewal CommitteChairman Jean Kruse 262-786-4520 djkruse4@aol.comTreasurer(Paysall bills) Debbie Netz djnetz@charter.netSenior Counselor Rev. David Totsky 414-444-4133 tots_brkfld@yahoo.comJunior Counselor Rev.Brian Beardsley 920-361-1812(O)

Mission granteducation for2008-2010:

7. Bibles forInner CityMilwaukeeOutreach:

$5,000This mission grant will

be used to purchase biblesto be distributed by mem-bers of Mission of ChristLutheran.

Jan Dankwardt

During convention breaks, women enjoyed touring “Ever-green Park” – a huge room filled with interesting exhibits.Women played games to learn about LWML mission grantprojects in the US and around the world. They also visited the“VBS Express,” a full-sized semi tractor-trailer which travels torural communities to augment vacation Bible school programs.Adventurous ladies even tried the VBS Express’ climbing wall!As women visited various LWML booths, they received samplesof new LWML resources, including PR brochures, bookmarks,prayer starter cards, and Mustard Seeds. They also viewed newprogram helps, learned about the Heart to Heart Sisters pro-gram, and made beaded crosses.

In addition to LWML booths, women learned more aboutmission opportunities through LCMS World Relief and WorldMissions, deaconess services, Lutheran Heritage Foundation andmore. Visitors to the Lutheran World Relief booth even receivedchocolate bars as they learned about fair trade practices.Concordia Publishing House sold books and other items to ea-ger convention goers, and several authors were available tosign copies of their books. Be sure to check out the “A newsong” women’s Bible study devotional series from CPH. Ofcourse, the LWML store at convention stayed busy, selling Bibles,Mustard Seeds, program resources, “FRIENDS INTO SERVINGHIM” teen items, purple clothing, new layette items,scrapbooking supplies and much more! Lastly, women receiveda special Lincoln penny pin as a reminder of the next nationalconvention in Peoria, Illinois in June, 2011.

Heidi Hildebrandt, PR Committee

Here is a new Human Care idea for honoring the liv-ing, remembering the dead and contributing financial supportto mission causes weighing heavy on your hearts. Create aspecial Mother’s or Father’s Day insert for the Sunday bulletinon those holidays. Approximately five weeks before the holi-day, insert a half sheet into the Sunday bulletin naming themission project or recipient of the proceeds. Then, each Sun-day as it gets closer to Mother’s or Father’s Day, insert a sheetwith lines to list names of those remembered and lines to listthe submitter’s name (relationship can be added if desired –i.e. husband, friend, etc; alternatively, how they wish to belisted – i.e. friend, daughter, Secret Pal, etc.). This sheet and adonation of predetermined amount per name can then beplaced in a special envelope (perhaps use clip art or make itcolored if you can) and collected in a special box, the offeringplate, or through the church office. A volunteer from your groupcompiles the information to be printed in the special bulletin.This idea has been used by Peace Mission Guild from Zone 15to help seminary students with education bills, help fund air-conditioning for the church fellowship hall, and finance thepurchase of a new copy machine for the church office. Thespirits of those suffering from illness, God’s people serving inthe mission field, and caring relatives have been lifted up bythese kind gestures while, at the same time, financial needsare met in God’s house and on His mission fields. For moreinformation, stop by the Human Care exhibit table at the FallRetreat October 16 & 17.

-Barb Kaun, Human Care

WOW – What a totally awesome event, our National LWMLConvention in Portland. When we arrived in Portland we weregreeted everywhere by the “Purple People Greeters.” What didwe do? We thrilled to the words of “Lift High the Cross” as ourbanners were carried in by the District Presidents. We worshipedwith thousands of our sisters and brothers in Christ at the open-ing communion worship service. We partici-pated in Servant Events. Some of ourwomen tied quilts for the homeless sheltersof Portland; others filled backpacks, seweditems for the Veterans or worked with aproject for the Latino Ministry. These arejust a few of the exciting things we did inserving the Lord by serving His children. Theexhibits from the 40 LWML Districts and fromthe various exhibitors were awesome. Ourfeet were tired from all the walking, but wemanaged to take it all in anyway. Please read the article onexhibits by Heidi Hildebrandt also in this edition of Mission Lamp.Some of us enjoyed the city of Portland by participating in the“Mission in Motion” walk on Saturday (in case we did not haveenough walking just getting around). What an awesome viewwe had of Mount Hood, truly a reminder of God’s provisionsfor us in our own country. On Friday morning, we were readyto get serious and vote for the mite projects for the next bien-nium as well as our new National offices. You can see more onthat on the national website: www.lwml.org. Of course, we wereas proud as we could be that the President of our NationalLWML who ran the meeting was one of our own, Jan Wendorf.Jan did a marvelous job in reminding us that we are Women inthe Word, Women of the Word and Women who are Walkingwith the Lord. Thank you, Jan, for your encouraging spirit. Youdid a great job. We had another representative of the SouthWisconsin District on the program. Dr. Mary Hilgendorf, fromConcordia University in Mequon, was the Bible Study leader.We hope to be hearing more from her soon right here in ourown district. If you did not have a chance to attend Portlandthis year, I hope that you will begin to think ahead and considercoming with us to Peoria, IL in 2011. It is close in proximity andwill give many women from the SWD a chance to experienceone of the greatest events in the life of an LWML’er.

We learned one thing for sure! “Our God Reigns, Hallelu-jah!”

Jan

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From the president-Uplifting activitiesshared in Portland

Young Women’s RetreatFeb. 5-6, 2010 in Lake Geneva, WITheme: Living a Chocolate LifeFeatured Speaker: Deb Burma will share how we can

savor the rich indulgences of God’s Grace in our lives.Each of us have had those days when it feels like nothing

can go wrong. We wake up happy, get everything done wehad planned, make that perfect meal, get that clean bill of healthfrom the doctor, and have that great conversation with a friend.

But what about the rest of our days that aren’t quite aswonderful nor filled with sweet memories? Each of us needs tobe reminded of God’s Grace and presence in our life, espe-cially when we are suffering through those dark days. God doeswork to the good of those who love Him and He will restoreyou and make you strong.

Come and enjoy some wonderful fellowship with your sis-ters in Christ and return home with the sweet awareness ofGod’s Grace in your life.

All ages are welcome to the Young Women’s Retreat. Comeone, come all and savor God’s rich Grace in your life!

President Jan Dankwardt presents the check forMission Grant 2(Scholarships for Deaf SeminaryStudents& Deaf Children Outreach - $8,000) to Rev.Reinke at the SWD convention in early June 2009.

Keep the MITES com-ing! At the end of Junethere was a slight short-fall. Please check the web-site for updated reports.

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Mission LampVol. 59, No.5

September/October2009

2008-2010 Theme:Go!Gather! Glorify

“Then I heard the voiceof the Lord saying, “Whomshall I send? And whowill go for us?” And I said,“Here I am, Send me!”Isaiah 6:8

Zone 1 Metro-SouthShore - Oct. 26 with 6:30 pmcoffee/dessert, program 7pm,held at Grace Lutheran School,Oak Creek

Zone 2 Metro-South -Speaker: Hannah Reuhs, Mis-sionary to India, Oct. 25 with1:30 cake & coffee, Rally 2-4pm

Zone 3 Metro-SW -Speaker : Debra Fields onSojourney Truth, Bible Studyled by Rev. Micah Wildauer,Nov. 7, 9am light breakfast,9:30 am program held atBlessed Savior, New Berlin

Zone 4 Metro-West -Sept. 26 with 8:30 am Reg.,9am-12noon program held atZion, Menomonee Falls

Zone 5/6 Metro-NW &North - Sept. 26, Bible Studyled by Rev. Donald Hougard,Ingathering of winter outer-wear for SOS, 8:30 am Reg.,9am breakfast, 9:30 am pro-gram held at Christ Memorial,Milwaukee

Zone 7 Metro-NorthShore - Speaker : TrishKagerbauer: A Place of Ref-uge, Ingathering for A Place ofReguge, Oct. 24 at 8:30amheld at St. Paul’s, Brown Deer

Zone 8 Ozaukee/Wash-ington - Sept. 26, 9am break-fast with program to follow, St.Paul’s, Grafton

Zone 9 Horicon - Speak-ers: Linda Wieck & DianeMeyer, Camo Quilt Project,Bible Study led by Rev. JamesMallmann, Ingathering of quiltsupplies, Oct. 24, 8:30am atZion, Burnett

Zone 10 West Bend/Random Lake - Speakers:MMV consultants, Ingatheringfor Full Shelf Food Pantry, Oct.21, 9:30am-3pm, St. Andrew,West Bend

Zone 11 SheboyganSouth - Program includingBible Study led by Rev. DanaLoney, Ingathering for SafeHarbor, Oct. 7, 6pm Reg. withlight dinner to follow, Christ,Sheboygan

Zone 12 SheboyganCentral - Speakers: LindaWieck & Diane Meyer, CamoQuilt Project, Bible Study ledby Rev. Robert Steele, Ingath-ering for Camo Quilts, Oct. 22,6pm dessert, 6:30pm meet-ing, Bethlehem, Sheboygan

Zone 13 SheboyganNorth - Speaker : DianaBubolz, Trip to Israel, BibleStudy led by Rev. RonaldPederson, Ingathering forLuth. Missions Attic Workshop,Oct. 20, 6:15pm Reg., 6:45pmOpening Devotion, Trinity,Howards Grove

Zone 14 Plymouth -Speaker: Roberta Hilgendorf,Mission Trip to the DominicanRepublic, Oct. 24, 8:30 amReg., 9am program, Grace,Elkhart Lake

Zone 15 Winnebago -Theme: “Back to the Basics,the ABCs of the Bible”, watchyour own society news for fur-ther details & date

Zone 16 Berlin -Speaker : Dr. Meseck,Lutheran Counseling Services,Bible Study led by Rev. BryanFritsch in evening, Oct. 27,3pm Reg., 3:30 pm programand evening program, Mes-siah, Ripon

Zone 17 Marquette -Speaker: Elizabeth Rhode,Mission Trip to Ghana &Belize, Bible Study led by Rev.Franklin Giebel, Ingatherinf ofwinter outerwear for SOS,Oct. 10, 9am, Trinity, Wau-toma

Zone 18 La Crosse -Speaker: John Reinke, Minis-try to the Deaf, Bible Study ledby Rev. Stein, Oct. 24, 8:30amReg., 9am program, Shepherdof the Hills, Onalaska

Zone 19 Southwest -Speaker: Carolyn Blum, Mis-sion Trip to Kyrgyzstan, BibleStudy led by Rev. KurtKlingbeil, Sept. 19, 10am-1:30pm, Hickory Grove,Boscobel

Zone 20/21 MadisonNorth/South - Bible Study ledby Rev. Alan Boeck, Oct. 24,8:30am, Immanuel, Madison

Zone 22 Oconomowoc- Speakers: Sheryl Oelsner &Jill Wood, Mission Trip toBr ight Star School, Kenya,Sept. 29, 6:30pm Reg., 7pmmeeting, St. John’s , Ashippun

Zone 23 Watertown -Speaker: Diane Chadwick,Lutherans for Life, “Living LifeUnder the Cross”, Ingatheringfor A Place of Refuge, Oct. 10,9am-11:30am, Peace, BeaverDam

Zone 24 Janesville -Bible Study led by Rev. PaulGarchow, Oct. 12, 5:30pm,Zion, Town of Center

Zone 25 Beloit - “High-lights from LWML NationalConvention (DVD), BibleStudy led by Rev. DonaldFehlauer, Ingathering for TwinOaks Homeless Shelter, Oct.21, 9am Reg., 9:30 program,Our Redeemer, Delavan

Zone 26 Kenosha - NoFall Rally planned. Look for in-formation regarding Spring2010 Rally

Zone 27 Racine -Speaker: Rev. Steven Jennings,Mission India, Bible Study,Oct. 10, 8:15 coffee & refresh-ments, 9am program, Re-deemer, Racine

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District Mites Update June 30, 2009: Fall RetreatIngathering:

Mites $93,381.06 SOS Center,*Mem./Celeb. 2,480.00 Milwaukee:Kid’s &Selle Fund Interest 1,323.04 Adult’s new or gently

used winter clothing,including jackets.

Total $97,184.10

2009 Fall Retreat Registration

Name____________________________________Telephone No._____________________________Address, City, State, Zip_______________________________________________________________Congregation / City_________________________Zone No. _______ E-mail:___________________Emergency Contact Name and Phone No:________________________________________________Attending: Friday Night Saturday Both Days

Age (circle one) 12-17 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 55+I am a minor attending without a parent or legal guardian &need a waiver form to fill out and return to the registrar.

Registration Fee: If postmarked on or before September15th: $40.00

Late Registration if postmarked after September 15th$50.00 Note: Late Registrations are not guaranteed the spe-cial rate or a room. * Discount of $10.00 if High School age.($30.00/$40.00)

Registration Sub-Total $ ______ Note: Walk-ins arenot guaranteed space and/or materials.

Meals: Saturday Breakfast Buffet: Scrambled Eggs, Ba-con, Toast, Cereal, Danish/Muffins, Fruit, Juices, Coffee & Milk$10.00 _____ Sat. Lunch: Grilled Chicken Wrap, Salad, IrishCream Pie $13.00 _____ Check if desired: Diabetic Dessert______ and/or Vegetarian Meal _____ Note: Joining us forthe meals helps keep total Retreat cost down

Hotel Room w/2 double beds: Up to 4 people per room$99.00 _____ Please send all roommate registrations togetherin one envelope.

Names of my roommates: 1. ____________________________ 2. ____________________________ 3. ___________________________Any Special Needs: Large Print _______ Deaf Interpreter _______ Please

describe need below: Physical ______________________ Dietary ________________________

Total Amount Enclosed: $________

Janice Ruge, pictured with President Jan Dankwardt, works with the Brailleproject at Workshop 100 in Sheboygan. Janice did not recieve the moneyherself, she accepted for Grant 5 (Biblical Braille Production - $6,000)

Mail checks payable to: SWD-LWML Fall RetreatMail check and registration (with SASE if confirmation

is desired) to: Bonnie Wilkum phone:(920)894-3589 14409 Woodside Lane Kiel, WI 53042 E-mail: Bonnie.Wilum@Kohler.com

“Dear Friends,When he had led them out

to the vicinity of Bethany, helifted up his hands and blessedthem. While he was blessingthem, he left them and wastaken up into heaven” (Luke24:50-51).

On the day of Ascension,Jesus lifted up his hands andblessed those whom He hadcalled to follow Him. From thehands of Jesus come many andvaried blessings. With Histouch, Jesus made the blindsee and the deaf hear. By lift-ing up His hands, Jesus prayedto the Father on our behalf.Jesus instituted the holy Eu-charist and with His hands,broke the bread and passedthe wine. And he offered Hishands to crucifixion that allwho call on Him will be saved.Luke records the final earthlyblessing of Jesus at the Ascen-sion, a blessing so precious toHim, He keeps holding out Hishands and keeps on blessinguntil He is taken up intoHeaven.

Jesus made provision forongoing blessing. One impor-tant focus of blessings is Scrip-ture. By making God’s wordavailable to visually impairedpeople, you pass on the bless-ings of Jesus. Through yourprayers and generous contri-butions, you make it possiblefor many thousands of blindand otherwise visually im-paired people to takie theirown hands and touch the verypromises of Jesus for them-selves. Thanks you, in Christ!You are a blessing to many.

-Rev. Dr. Phillip M. PledgerExecutive DirectorLutheran Braille Workers

THANKS!

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boldly proclaim the salva-tion story of Jesus Christ toever-increasing numbers ofpeople." He had been over-seeing the production ofThe Lutheran Hour,Womamto Woman, and Para elCamino radio programs,seasonal TV specials, andprint materials, as well asministry fullment and refer-ral services.He also helpedlaunch the new LHM Men'sNetwork in January 2009,geared to help congrega-tions reconnect with menand build men's ministries.

He previously workedat LHM from 1994 through2002 in the Volunteer Op-portunities departmentthat allowed him to recruitand train more than10,000 volunteers throughout Nor th America.Wurdeman has abachelor's degree fromConcordia River Forest,and a Master's degreefrom Concordia Seminaryin St. Louis.

We all welcome Mr.Wuredman and pray forGod's bleesings on his cho-sen path of "Binging Christto the Nations, and the Na-tions to the Church."

www.lll-swd.org

Greensboro, NC, Jul. 19,2009 — The final day of the92nd International Conven-tion of the Int'l LLL sent par-ticipants out in power and joyto bring Christ to others—toShare His Story.

Lutheran Hour MinistriesExecutive Director Larry Lumpecelebrated the energy of ordi-nary people motivated by thepower of the Holy Spirit toshare the story of Jesus. ForLutheran Hour Ministries in thelast year, this has meant expan-sion of The Lutheran Hour®,which is airing on more than900 stations and is now avail-able in a Spanish version calledPara el Camino; launch of LHMMen's NetWork, which afteronly seven months is servingmore than 2,000 Lutherancongregations in NorthAmerica; production of newepisodes of Woman toWoman and distribution ofthe program to a growingnumber of markets; and con-tinuing support for LHM's In-ternational Ministry centers inmore than 30 countries,which reach people with the

Gospel through Bible coursesand a variety of media. "Howblessed we are," said Lumpe.

Int'l LLL President MickOnnen noted that althoughmany volunteer organizationstoday, including the Int'l LLL,are experiencing a steady de-cline in membership, he re-mains optimistic and enthusedabout the future. He assuredattendees, "the Board of Gover-nors is working toward neededchanges while examiningother options that will be ofvalue to the League down theroad." Onnen related what anexciting opportunity to wit-ness he had as part of the choirthat rode The Lutheran Hourfloat in the 2009 Tournamentof Roses parade. "We had aunique chance to 'Share HisStory' with approximately 40million Americans watchingthe parade in person or athome on television, as well asinternational viewers in 150territories around the world."

Bruce Wurdeman, selectedin June to be Lutheran HourMinistries' next Executive Direc-tor, shared a little of his visionfor the coming days: "I knowGod has opened and will con-tinue to open more doors forministry than we can walkthrough—and He will expect usto choose wisely those that wecan best handle and where wecan have the most impact. Iknow that it is better to do a fewthings with excellence than a lotof things with mediocrity. Wewill focus on excellence."

The 92nd InternationalConvention culminated inSaturday's Lutheran HourMinistries Celebration event,which featured stirring wor-

Greensboro, NC, Jul. 21,2009 - The International Con-vention of the InternationalLutheran Laymen's League isLutheran Hour Ministries' op-portunity every year to recog-nize stellar achievement by itscongregational representa-tives known as Ambassadors.At this year's event, 30 menand women were honored asLHM's Outstanding Ambas-sadors for 2009, during boththe Ministry Advancementmainstage presentation onFriday and the Ambassadorworkshop on Saturday. Dis-trict leaders nominate Am-bassadors for this distinctionin recognition of their tirelessefforts in promoting the pro-grams of Lutheran Hour Min-istr ies and in buildingrelationships with currentand prospective supporters.

After prayerful consider-ation, the Board of Governorsfor the International LutheranLaymen's League has selectedBruce Wurdeman as it's newExec. Wurdeman had served asLHM's Director of U.S. Minis-tries . He took over on August1 and replaced Larry Lumpewho had served a second timeas it's Director."I am both honored andhumbled to become the nextExec. Direrctor for LHM" saidWurdeman."God is accom-plishing tremendous thingsthrough this life-changingministry, and I look forward toworking with our staf f to

May 4th...pick-up in Fall CreekMay 5th...pick-up Strassman’s,Wausau & ShawanoMay 5th.....Load sent toRapid City, SDMay 12th...sorting in WestfieldMay 14th...pick-up inLa CrosseMay 15th...Wausau fish boil(raised over $6,000)May 17th...Parade in Stough-tonMay 19th...loaded containerfor Riga,LatviaMay 20th...load sent to Alamo& Brownsville,TXMay 28th..pick-up in PortageJune 1st....pick-up inWest Bend & Hales CornersJune 2nd...pick-up in Wau-tomaJune 3rd....pick-up in Berlin,sorting in WestfieldJune 5th....pick-up in Reeds-burgJune 11th..pick-up inWest BendJune 13th..parade in WestfieldJune 17th..pick-up inShawano, Appleton,West Bend &

The Wisconsin division of the Orphan Graintrain has been busy this last quarter.

MilwaukeeJune 18th. pick-up inPortageJune 19th..sorting inWestfieldJune 24th..pick-up inWautomaJune 28th..parade inColomaJune 30th..pick-up inReedsburgJune 30th..load sent toDel Rio,TXJuly 3rd....sorting inWestfieldJuly 4th....paradeHarrisvilleJuly 13th..pick-up inWautomaJuly 14th..loaded con-tainer for Riga, LatviaJuly 21st..pick-up inMilwaukee, WaupunCorrectional CenterJuly 22nd.pick-up inStrassman’s & WausauJuly 23-24..load taken toNorfolk, NEJuly 31st..pick-up inBerlin, sorting in West-field

ship music, dance, a multime-dia walk through Lutheran HourMinistries' heritage, and a mes-sage from God's Word deliv-ered by the Rev. Dr. Ken Klausunder the theme, "A Word fromOur Sponsor".

"To share a word from theSponsor is why I am thankful tobe in this wonderful commu-nity of Greensboro in NorthCarolina," said Pastor Klaus. "To-day, The Lutheran Hour, as ithas done for almost 80 years, isglad to share a true Word fromour Divine Sponsor. Today theLord of life is our Sponsor, andthe Word from Him, the Wordwhich we need to hear fromHim, is this: Jesus Christ has re-deemed us, not with gold or sil-ver, but with His holy preciousblood and His innocent suffer-ing and death. The word fromour Sponsor is Savior."

The 93rd International Con-vention of the Int'l LLL will beheld July 22-25, 2010 inOmaha, Nebraska. For more in-formation about the Int'l LLLand Lutheran Hour Ministries,visit www.lhm.org or call 1-800-876-9880.

OutstandingAmbassadors

Recognized at Int'lLLL Convention

Lutheran Hour Ministries Am-bassador Consultant RoySchmidt said, "It gives megreat pleasure to acknowl-edge the hard work of each ofthese Outstanding Ambassa-dors in building awareness ofLHM, thanking donors, and re-cruiting new supporters. Theyare a great blessing to ourministry and to the Body ofChrist." "We all praise God forthe servant leadership of theseOutstanding Ambassadors,"added LHM Ministry CatalystAndrew Bolin, who overseescoordination of the Ambassa-dor program. "They have theirfinger on the pulse of theircongregations and know besthow to develop relationshipsand build excitement forLHM's mission in their homechurches."Each OutstandingAmbassador received aLutheran Hour Ministries mugand a certificate. This year'sSouth Wisconsin recipi-ent: Paul Spletter, SouthWisconsin, Seventeen Out-

standing Ambassadors werepresent to participate in the In-ternational Convention recog-nition ceremonies. Thanks to allof the Outstanding Ambassa-dors for their dedication to themission of Lutheran Hour Min-istries! For more information onbecoming an LHM Ambassa-dor, visit www.lhm.org/ambassador.Lutheran HourMinistries is a Christian out-reach ministry supportingchurches worldwide in its mis-sion of Bringing Christ to theNations—and the Nations to theChurch. It is also a volunteermovement more than 100,000people strong. LHM producesChristian radio and TV pro-gramming for broadcast, aswell as Internet and print com-munications, dramas, music,and outreach materials, to reachunchurched people in theUnited States and more than 30other countries. LHM's flagshipprogram, The Lutheran Hour®,airs weekly on more than 900stations in North America.

International Conven-tion of the Int'l LLL

Concludes withDetermination to'Share His Story'

Lutheran Hour Ministriesselects a new

Executive Direrctor

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Wild Rose WI 54984-9177Phone: (920) 622-3350 Fax: (920) 622-4960 E-mail: camp@luwisomo.org Web: www.luwisomo.org

For a fullcalendar ofevents, visit

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UpcomingEvents at

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Quilt Retreat

September 11-13, 2009

Men’s Spirtual

Enrichment Retreat

September 25-27, 2009

ConfirmationRetreats

October 2-4, 2009

October 9-11, 2009

October 16-18, 2009

Fall Work Weekend

October 23-25, 2009

Mother/Daughter

ScrapbookingRetreat

Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2009

Women’sScrapbooking &

Stamping Retreat

November 6-8, 2009

Taste of EleganceDinner

November 14, 2009

Taste of Elegance Dinner

A special treat is in store for you at the InauguralTaste of Elegance Dinner sponsored by CampLuWiSoMo. The dinner will help with the FeedingHis Flock Campaign to build a new dining hall,kitchen, meeting rooms and motel style sleepingrooms.

The dinner will be held at Hales Corners LutheranChurch – 12300 Janesville Road, Hales Corners, WI414/529-6700 on Saturday, November 14, 2009. Aspecial invitation is being developed giving thedetails of the event, including:

• Suit and Tie,• Appetizers,• Sit-down Plated Dinner,• Silent Auction,• Dinner Music

Table Sponsorships are available. Individualtickets will be priced at $40. To volunteer or getmore information please call Camp LuWiSoMo

920/622-3350 or email camp@luwisomo.org.

“It’s awesome!” “It’s the coolest thing ever!”“That’s why we come back.”

I was having breakfast with a cabin of youngladies who were eager to share their excitement forband camp. All of the girls agreed that band camp isa perfect opportunity to improve their musicalabilities and have fun practicing. They appreciatedthe supportive staff and that the older campers werekind and helpful to beginning musicians.

One girl said that it is a safe place to expressyourself in your faith. Several girls shared that theskits, Bible studies, and campfires made learningabout God fun and memorable.

Nicole, a counselor who has participated as a

Coming FallPrograms

by Ruth Schmeckpeper

Band Camp is a Blast!

Band Camp has a strong historical connectionto Camp LuWiSoMo since it was established in1969. Over the years, many campers havebecome counselors and teachers for theprogram. Several individuals have been involvedsince its inception, forty years ago.

If you would like to know more about thehistory of band camp or how to sign up for nextyear (July 25-31, 2010), visit their website atwww.lutheranbandcamp.homestead.com.

counselor in band camp for 4 years concurred withthe campers. She attends a very liberal collegewhere many of her Lutheran teachings arechallenged. “It’s important to come back to thebasics of what you believe.”

As I walked away from the picnic shelter, Ioverheard the girls lamenting that today was theirlast full day of camp and I heard one say,

“I’m coming back next year!”

Events at Camp this Fall thatwill renew your soul.

Men’s Spiritual Enrichment Retreat

Men ages 18 and older can join with otherChristian men for Bible Study, fellowship and

recreation this weekend. Come be fed andrestored.

Confirmation RetreatsThese faith building retreats are offered each

weekend in October to reinforce your church’steachings with young Christians. Bring Pastor,parents and the whole class.

Fall Work Weekend Register to come to LuWiSoMo for a free

weekend. Volunteer for job tasks such asmailings, cleaning offices, cutting wood andgetting the camp ready for winter. It feels goodto serve in God’s kingdom.

Scrapbooking and Stamping Retreats.Mothers are encouraged to bring daughters forthe first weekend. The other weekend is strictlyfor diehard scrapbooking adults. Bring yourphotos and get your albums completed. Severalhands on projects and new techniques will belead by consultants. Come make new friendsaround the Word and your memories.

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Women’s Leadership Institute to OfferSpeakers, Writers Schools April 13-16, 2010

For the first time, the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) ofConcordia University Wisconsin will offer two pre-conference edu-cational seminars in connection with its national Women’s Lead-ership Conference. Designed to help Christian women developtheir public speaking and writing skills, theseSpeakers and Writers Schools are scheduled forApril 13-16, 2010, at the Clarion Hotel and Con-ference Center adjacent to the Milwaukee, WI,airport.

The School for Speakers will focus onpresentation preparation, audience motivation,speechwriting and effective delivery techniques.In a warm and supportive environment, womenwill prepare and deliver short talks and informa-tional presentations for their learning companions. Skills developedwill be transferable to business meetings, congregational service, Biblestudies and any setting in which women have leadership roles. TheSchool for Speakers will be led by Ruth Koch, Denver, CO.

The Writers School has been designed forwomen with some writing experience who wouldlike to write devotional materials, Bible studies, orother projects for their church or organization.Participants should expect to be actively engagedin writing during this school and be ready to shareand receive hints, helps, and the kind of positivecritiques that will enable them to write with morevibrancy and polish. Dr. Jane Fryar of St. Louis,

MO, the leader of the Writer’s School, has served as a writer, Sun-day school teacher, editor, mentor, church consultant, retreatspeaker, university professor, and graduate dean.

The 3rd National Women’s Leadership Conference will fol-low the Speakers and Writers Schools at the same location fromApril 16-18, 2010. The conference will focus on communicationand leadership and will encourage and equip women to use theirGod-given abilities in service and leadership in their homes, con-gregations, and communities. For more information about theSchools or the Conference, consult the WLI website(www.wlicuw.org) or call 262-243-4422 (toll free: 866-859-0002).

For more information about Concordia University Wisconsinvisit us on the Web at: www.cuw.edu

After months of internalplanning, Concordia Univer-sity Wisconsin is proud to offi-cially unveil its new logo andtagline, Inspiration in Ac-tion™. This colorful design, in-corporating the suns’ rays overthe waters of Lake Michigan,and tagline will be prominentin current and future advertis-ing campaigns involving bill-boards, radio, television, andprint media.

The tagline is a direct re-flection of the learning and ac-tivities that occur onConcordia’s campus betweenstudents, faculty, and staff andthe University’s commitmentto helping students develop inmind, body, and spirit for ser-vice to Christ in the church andthe world. The result of thatcommitment is, Inspirationin Action™.

Thiel Design, based out of

Milwaukee, is the branding anddesign agency that planned thenew logo and tagline forConcordia. Their prior work hasreceived three awards from theMilwaukee Business MarketingAssociation for creating out-standing business-to-businessmarketing communications.

“The process of developinga new logo and tagline wasquite extensive,” said V.P. ofMarketing at Concordia, Anita

New Logo and Tagline at Concordia University WisconsinHighlight its Faith-Based Commitment to Education

Clark. “We had a committee ofmany departments across theUniversity, including student rep-resentation. Thiel Design pre-sented many options and workedclosely with us to create some-thing that truly represents whatConcordia University Wisconsin isall about,” explained Clark.

“The outcome of inspira-tional learning that graduatescarry beyond campus in theworld and community is the

Concordia UniversityWisconsin’s Medical AssistantProgram celebrated its 30thanniversary this past academicyear, as the University cel-ebrated its 25th anniversary inMequon.

Certified Medical Assistantsare highly skilled healthcare pro-fessionals who assume a widerange of roles in physicians’ of-fices and other healthcare set-tings. They are proficient in amultitude of administrative andclinical tasks, and are widelyviewed by physicians as vitalpartners in increasing medicaloffice productivity.

mission of our University,” saidPresident of Concordia Univer-sity Wisconsin, Rev. Dr. PatrickT. Ferry.

To coincide with the start ofthe upcoming fall semester andlaunching of the new cuw.eduWeb site, students on campuswill receive promotional itemsthat contain the new logo andtagline. This official unveiling isexpected to take place on cam-pus soon after fall classes begin.

Medical Assistant Program Turns 30!Medical Assistant Program Instills Christian Values and Ethics

The first CUW Medical As-sistant class graduated in Sep-tember, 1978. At that time it wasa 13-week program that wasintensive, accelerated, and con-sisted of 12 credits. The pro-gram was expanded to sixteenweeks shortly before Concordiarelocated to the Mequon cam-pus in 1983. Ten years later, itwas expanded to the two-se-mester, nine month, 34-creditprogram that it remains today.The Program was moved to theMilwaukee South Center in thefall of 2000.

National accreditation wasgranted to the program on

October 18, 1996 and againon April 23, 1998, and Sep-tember 16, 2005. The mostrecent accreditation is for 10years, which is the longest ac-creditation timeframe that canbe awarded to a program.

Over its history, the pro-gram has developed highly-qualified professionals whohave been in great demandthroughout the Milwaukeearea. “With a certificate froma Christian institution in a highdemand field, our graduatesare very successful in findingjobs,” noted Susan Lowrey,Program Director. “And that isour primary goal,” she contin-ued. The employment rate hasbeen very close to 100% andgraduates of accredited pro-grams are eligible to take theNational Certification Exami-nation to become CertifiedMedical Assistants. The needfor Certified Medical Assistantsis expected to increase by 35%over the next 10 years and it isone of the top ten fastestgrowing fields in the countrytoday.

The Medical Assistant Pro-gram is located within theHuman Services Departmentof the University and is underthe direction of Dr. RuthGresley, Dean of The School ofHuman Services.

There have been a numberof Program Directors over thepast 30 years. They include:Beverly Grottkau, SusanneNickolai-Mays, Barbara Shay,Sharon Cooper, RoseannSlota, and the current director,Lowrey. Because of excellentdirection, and all of the fineinstructors that have taught in

the program over the past 25years, the Medical AssistantProgram continues to be oneof the top two programs in theGreater Milwaukee area. Formore information on the up-

coming January Evening Pro-gram, please call Susan Lowreyat 414-649-0795 or e-mail herat susan.lowrey@cuw.edu. Youcan also visit our new websiteat www.cuw.edu.

Dr. Jane Fryar

Ruth Koch

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Meet your fellow servantat the District office

Playing and coaching volleyball are RobinMueller’s favorite pastimes. She has coachedgrade school volleyball for 12 years and clubvolleyball for three years.

Mueller serves as the administrative as-sistant for schools, youth and family minis-tries, having been employed at the Districtoffice for nine years. She enjoys working in a Christ-centeredenvironment with administrators, teachers and other commis-sioned ministers, who are big blessings in her life.

Born and raised in Brookfield, Mueller was a member atImmanuel where she attended the church’s grade school, fol-lowed by graduation from Milwaukee Lutheran High School.

Mueller’s husband Jeff is a vicar at Sherman Park Lutheran,Milwaukee. They’ve been married for 24 years. Pennsylvaniawas their home for four years, but they moved back to Wiscon-sin so their daughter Megan could attend Lutheran schools.Megan started her college career at Concordia Chicago, whereshe played volleyball, and is now studying physical therapy atConcordia University Wisconsin.

“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me”(Philippians 4:13) is Mueller’s favorite Bible passage.

Seeking prayer volunteers“I’d like to help the District with volunteer tasks, but I live

too far away!” is a lament of those who live outside of the Mil-waukee area. However, there is a very important volunteer op-portunity that anyone can do, no matter where you live.

“Pray continually,” states I Thessalonians5:17. Prayer is available to everyone. Eachmonth you can f ind prayer needs atswd.lcms.org/e-news. (If you have no inter-net access, we’ll mail the needs to you onrequest.)

For other volunteer opportunities, please visit the “Get in-volved” page at swd.lcms.org. Or, send an e-mail tovolunteer@swd.lcms.org; or call Carolyn Blum at (262) 966-7418.

Thought for fall: Do you know that migrating birds flying information take turns being the leader? They help each other; their“work” is spread among the flock; they are all “volunteers”!

St. Andrew, West Bend, receivesBethesda’s disability awareness award

The children and staff atSt. Andrew Early ChildhoodCenter in West Bend were pre-sented with a check for $250 forthe work they did in promotingdisability awareness. TomHughes, Bethesda LutheranHomes and Services, Inc., pre-sented the check to SandyRuback, campus director, atthe end of the school year pic-nic. Schools throughout theU.S. were given the opportunityto compete for the cash prize bysubmitting various projects re-lating to promoting disability

awareness in children.“Our entire staff, as well

as the children, received theblessing of better understandand compassion for God’sspecial people while weworked together on thisproject,” Ruback said. “One ofour main goals, which we re-peated through the project,was simply that different is justdifferent and it’s okay becauseGod loves us all in his ownspecial way.”.

Bethesda gave two cashawards this year, one for early

Caden Cuttler and John Hynst paint while blindfolded to feel how different it would be if they were blind.

childhood and one for el-ementary grade levels. ALutheran elementary school inTexas was the other recipient.

Team from St. Paul,Janesville, goes to Slovakia

Ten members of St. Paul, Janesville, went to Tisovec, Slovakia,to teach vacation Bible school. Thanks to donations of congrega-tional members, the team collected over $18,000 in four monthsto make the journey possible. Each morning the members of thegroup worked with 20 high school students from the EvengelicalGymnasium in Tisovec. They taught lessons to the students inEnglish. During lunch breaks the Tisovec students translatedthe lessons into Slovak, and then taught the lessons to the Slo-vak children in the afternoon. One night the entire group wentto the local orphanage and presented the Gospel message tothe children as well as the adults running the orphanage.

The theme of the group was “Planting Seeds.” Seedswere planted in the group that went from St. Paul’s, the highschool students they worked with, the VBS participants, theadults and children in the orphanage and the members of St.

Paul who supportedthe trip withthoughts, prayersand finances. Theten who went toTisovec were: ChrisBurma, Rev. CoryBurma, CourtneyBurma, Ken Disch,Nicole Kass, SusieKass, Ashley Overley,Kathy Overley, JennySkelly and DennyVierk.

High school students from Janesville and Tisovec, Slovakia, worktogether to teach VBS.

Kayla Lemens gets insight onhow it would feel to beconfined to a wheelchair whileKeaton Diffors helps her roll.

VBS students act out a scene in achancel drama.

Robin Mueller