From the Desk of Pastor Jim…

Purpose Driven Church Conference As many of you know, I attended a Purpose Driven Churches conference at

Saddleback Church in Lake Forest California in July. It was the single best

conference I have been to in more than 30 years! Many of you have asked what

it was about and what does it mean for Faith Lutheran. Let me answer that first

question this month. To do that, I will let Rick Warren, Saddleback lead pastor

answer that. Here is what Rick wrote to us (emphasis is mine): “I was talking

with a group of pastors in Rwanda a few months back, and they asked me to tell

them what it meant to be a Purpose Driven church in as simple a way as

possible. I said to them that the simplest way I know how to express what it

means to be Purpose Driven is “to build Jesus’ church the way that Jesus wants

it built.” Jesus shows us how to build his church in both what he taught and what

he modeled.

Being Purpose Driven means you’re seeking as a church to do all that

Jesus taught his church to do.

“A great commitment to the great commandment and the great commission will

grow a great church.” In the great commandment and great commission of Jesus

you find him talking about the five purposes of evangelism, fellowship,

discipleship, ministry, and mission (Matthew 28:18-20). He talks about these

purposes not only in these two passages, but also throughout his ministry –

possibly most clearly in his teaching to the disciples the night before he went to

the cross in John 13-17. It is his church that we are building, so obviously we are

going to do the things that he taught us to do in building it.

Jesus not only taught us these principles, he also modeled them for us. I’ve

found that for many pastors and church leaders it is the model of Jesus that

gives clarity as to what they need to do in their church to balance God’s

purposes. One of the simplest ways to look at the ministry of Jesus is to

understand that he had a ministry to the crowd and a ministry to the disciples.

These two ministries were intertwined. As he ministered to the crowd, he was

serving the disciples. As he was teaching the disciples, he was ministering to the

crowd. He didn’t serve one or the other, he served both simultaneously.

To be Purpose Driven is to have a ministry to the crowd and a ministry to the

disciples. The crowd is the community around you who does not yet know Christ

or has not yet connected with the Body of Christ as a place to grow and serve.

The disciples, stating the obvious, are the group of believers in your church that

you are seeking to help to grow in fulfilling God’s purposes in their lives.

So what does it mean in a practical way to follow the model of Jesus in

ministering to the crowd and to the disciples? Here are the two ideas I gave my

pastor friends in Rwanda.

continued on pg. 2

Altar Flowers in August

5th—Brandon & Jessica

Westerholm

12th—Charles Koehler

19th—Mannel Family

19th On Organ—Harvey Family

26th—Atzger / Engelhardt

www.faithseguin.org

Be sure and tune in to

“Words of Faith”

Broadcast on KWED

1580 AM

Sunday Mornings

8:00 AM

“Words of Faith”

in August

5th—Albert & Irene Menn

12th—Karl & Sara Boysen

19th—George & Gina Mannel

26th—Harold & Sherline Bogisch

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August

Birthdays

01 Debbie Lehmann

01 Chuck Powell

02 Diane Ratliff

02 Bubba Eckhardt

03 Laura Nash

03 Will Scull

04 Boone Westerholm

04 Robert Stoeltje

05 Diane Terp

06 Manuel Ramos

06 Rene Castillo

07 Ronnie Foreman

07 Kelton Lange

08 Tim Fox

08 M’Liss Harrington

08 Colleen Eckhardt

08 Brenda Whalen

09 Louann Fisher

10 Elaine Kalkwarf

11 Victoria Long

11 Ronnie Glenewinkel

12 Bill Ermel

12 Eileen Schultz

12 Hagan Boysen

15 Sue Blumberg

From the Desk of Pastor Jim…continued

1. Have a ministry to the crowd that includes being welcoming to

them in your worship services.

There are many kinds of ministry that we could and should have to the hurting

world around us. Those ministries must meet the needs of your community.

You help those who are hungry to be fed, those who are addicted to find

recovery, those without jobs to find work, those in grief to get support, those

without God to know God – the needs are as many as the people in your

community. The bridge to people’s hearts is to help them see how Christ can

meet their deepest need, whether it be physical, emotional, relational, or

spiritual.

As that need is met, there must also be a bridge into the fellowship of the

church – because it is only in the church that we can find continued healing.

Building that bridge has strategic parts to it that include language, culture,

music, and accessibility. But above all of that is the simple need to be friendly

to new people when they show up.

I can say that even as a pastor I’ve been to many, many churches where I’ve

felt like I was on the outside looking in. I could tell the people in the church

loved and enjoyed each other by the way the spoke to each other – I just

didn’t feel invited in. I know we don’t do this intentionally, it’s just easier to

talk to a friend instead of the person we’ve never met. The point is that we

must become intentional. While you may have greeters in your church, being

welcoming is not the job of just a few greeters. Every single member is

responsible for welcoming a new person at church, just as much as every

single member of a family is responsible for welcoming a new baby into that

family.

2. Have a ministry to the disciples that includes a clear path that

teaches them to do all Jesus commanded.

Jesus taught us to “teach them to do all I have commanded you.” He not only

taught this, he also modeled it for us in his three years of working with the

twelve disciples. Because this calling is so important, it cannot be left to

chance. We must give disciples a clear path to living a life of healthy

fellowship with believers, growth in Christ, serving others, living on mission,

and worship of God. What is that pathway in your church? If you cannot

identify it in seconds, I guarantee you that the new person in your church will

rarely be able to find it at all.

The longer I’m in ministry, the more I appreciate the power of a clear pathway.

Pathways inspire direction and movement. If you were to walk up to the edge

of a forest thick with trees, your tendency would be to stand and enjoy the

view. But if you walked up to that same forest and saw a clear path that

wound its way through with beautiful flowers and markers on both sides and a

sign over the entrance that said “This path is for you,” everything in you would

want to take that path. When there is no clear pathway in your church, new

people tend to stand back and enjoy the view instead of entering in to

become involved.

continued on pg. 3

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August

Birthdays

15 Bryan Long

17 Bonnie Pfeil

17 Kevin Pfluger

19 Cori Taylor

20 Debbie Tucker

20 Megan Campbell

20 Jaxson Harvey

21 John Ohlenbush

22 Becca Franks

22 Ashley Eckhardt

22 Ted Engelhardt

24 Maddy Coleman

24 Melissa Poole

24 Chase Boenig

24 Adalyn Scaramozi

25 Andy Kuehne

26 Jan Howe

26 Jo Ann Lange

28 Renee Scull

28 Lydia Whitwell

29 Caull Casey

29 Paetyn Franks

30 Brandon Westerholm

31 Ryan Vogel

Church Council Communication Corner Church Council meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM in the

small kitchen with an agenda-setting meeting on the first Tuesday of the month,

also at 6:30 in the small kitchen. The Council encourages any member of the

congregation who would like to bring something before the Council to contact any

council member or attend the agenda-setting

Highlights from the August Council Meeting: September 9 will be a pot luck brunch honoring the first responders in

Seguin.

First Communion classes will be held for eligible students this fall, and

Confirmation will resume in September.

The Youth and Education Call Committee had their initial meeting June

24.

Training on how to use RightNow Media for the congregation

Adult classes in the fall—agreement that several classes should be

offered.

Church picnic will be held October 14. We will contact those signed up for

the Church Picnic Committee.

Multimedia will have a cabinet built to house the components.

From the Desk of Pastor Jim…continued

At Saddleback, the clearly marked start to the path is the CLASS series:

101 – Discovering Our Church Family

201 – Discovering My Spiritual Growth

301 – Discovering My Ministry

401 – Discovering My Life Mission These classes are the path to get our people started in their growth in God’s

purposes. The clear reason for the growth of God’s people at Saddleback is

the clear path of these classes where people make commitment to living by

God’s purposes. We’ve taught them almost every month for over 35 years!

Why have over 42,000 people been baptized at Saddleback? Because we’ve

been welcoming to new people and taught Class 101 every month for 35

years. Why is Saddleback one of the most generous churches in the world?

Because we’ve taught Class 201 (which focuses on the habits of Bible study,

small group, and giving) every month. How is it that we have over half our

members actively involved in over 500 different ministries? Because we’ve

taught Class 301 every month. How has Saddleback sent over 14,000

members to do missions in every country on the planet? Because we’ve

taught Class 401 every month for year after year after year. Because God is

always doing something great and something new, I believe there are

churches just starting today that will see far greater fruit than this. And I

believe that there are churches that have been faltering for decades in which

God wants to do the possibly greater work of bringing new life. Our part is to

follow the model and teaching of Jesus and to give a clear path to teach them

all to do all that Jesus commanded.

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Faith

On

Tour

Projects

August

Anniversaries

01 Clyde & Rita

Whitwell

01 Kevin & Fonda

Mathis

04 Jonathan & Margie

Campbell

11 Mark & Gail Herbold

11 Ronnie & Linda

Foreman

14 Ed & Joyce

Engelhardt

15 Derick & Stephanie

Kauitzsch

19 Bill & Irys Hicklin

25 Harold & Sherline

Bogisch

26 Paul & Elaine

Kalkwarf

27 G.P. & Dot Day

31 Jesse & Deloris

Atzger

31 Ted & Doris

Engelhardt

Parish Education News Submitted by Diana Craver

Summer will soon be over and the new Sunday

School year is right around the corner! Rally Day

will kick off the program on Sunday, August

26th at 10:30 AM. The Sunday School program

is also in need of teachers for the fall, winter

and spring quarters. We need one or two

teachers for 3rd through 5th grade, and we

need one or two teachers for our high school

class. If we get two teachers for each class,

then you could set up a schedule where you teach every other month. This is a

great ministry opportunity and a chance to mentor and get to know the

children in our congregation. If you feel like the Lord is calling you to this

important ministry, please call Diana Craver at 512-970-1340. The fall

quarter begins in September.

Camp Eagle—2018

21 youth and their

sponsors Pastor Jim,

Brandon Bogisch,

LeAnne White and

Janet Wolber spent a

week in Rock Springs.

They zip lined,

mountain biked, swam,

studied the Bible and

grew closer to each

other and Jesus Christ!

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Christian Cupboard

Item of the Month

In the month of

August, the Christian

Cupboard states that

with school beginning

soon, their most

needed items are

hygiene products.

This includes things

like shampoo, body

wash, deodorant, and

toothpaste.

Please bring your

donations to church

through August 31st

and place them in the

basket in the narthex

marked Christian

Cupboard. Faith’s

members have been

wonderful supporters

of the Christian

Cupboard, and the

Social Concerns

Committee thanks

you for your ongoing

generosity.

Christian Angel For 8-year-old Christian, needle pokes, long doctor visits and medicine that makes his entire body hurt have been reality for most of his life. Christian has lived in and out of hospitals since the day he was born. Born prematurely at just 27 weeks, Christian spent the first seven months of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) surviving because of doctors, nurses as well as blood transfusions. When Christian was 2 years old, his mother Deborah noticed a lump on his abdomen. She rushed Christian to the emergency room but was sent home after the examination. When the lump did not go away a few days later, Deborah took him back to the ER, and was told she needed to take Christian to M.D. Anderson in Houston. “I remember going to M.D. Anderson before he was diagnosed and saying to myself ‘What am I doing here? It says cancer on the name of the hospital,’” said Deborah. Doctors broke the news to Deborah that parents dread – Christian had cancer. He was diagnosed with stage 3 high risk neuroblastoma, a cancer that develops from immature nerve cells found in several areas of the body. “When you have a child with cancer, your life changes,” said Deborah. “Your life stops while the world around you continues. You begin to live in hospitals.” Christian underwent several rounds of chemotherapy that included several blood and platelet transfusions. “It finally hit me after the first month of treatment when he lost his hair, I was thinking if he was going to die,” said Deborah. Christian endured the treatment, and after a hard and grueling battle was considered in remission. He went back to the joys of life as a kid, playing with his twin brother and older brother. “His brothers are his support system. He does everything with them,” said Deborah. Unfortunately, in 2015, after 11 months, he relapsed. The cancer seemed much more aggressive this time, as it was in his lungs and had progressed to his liver. To help him continue his fight, Deborah traveled with Christian wherever he needed to go for treatment, including Fort Worth, Philadelphia and San Antonio. “I knew his chances would be slim,” said Deborah. “The other thing was, he understood what was happening, he was older. He would say, ‘I don’t want to go. I hate it. Why do I have to go?’” Christian is now 8 years old, and he continues to fight every day.

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Move in the

Direction of Jesus

What if we could significantly increase our effectiveness at making disciples by making a few small shifts in our behavior? Over the next five months, I'd like to take the opportunity to unpack one at a time the five "micro shifts" that Daniel Im lifts up in his book No Silver Bullets: Five Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry. I believe that we have much to learn from this book as we seek greater effectiveness as we make disciples not only among our members, but most importantly with those who've yet to believe in our communities. The first shift is to move from focusing our spiritual maturation from destination to direction. Often times we think of spiritual maturity as a destination to be arrived at. We ask "What does a spiritually mature person look like?" Once we can check all the boxes then that means we are spiritually mature. Some large churches even organize their adult education courses around this idea of growing in faith to higher level classes. Others will measure spiritual maturity by counting how many progress from being worship attenders to small group participants to serving ministers to leaders. All of this points to thinking about discipleship as a destination. Daniel Im in his book suggests that a directional approach would be a more faithful and fruitful discipleship posture. He goes on to explain that discipleship is a journey of following Jesus and the key question we need to ask is: Are we moving in the direction of Jesus... or are we moving away from him? The one who may be proximate to Jesus but stagnate in their faith life is not growing as a disciple. The greater value is the one who is growing toward Jesus, no matter how far away he or she may be at any given moment. Defining discipleship directionally is by no means new or unique to the author of this book. Many others have done so before (perhaps most famous is Eugene Peterson defining discipleship as "a long obedience in the same direction"). Daniel Im rather is pointing out how easy it is for us to fall into destination patterns that are culturally normative and suggests that we need to be intentional in moving to a directional discipleship. So what is your church doing to help encourage lifelong journeys of spiritual growth in the direction of Jesus? What can you do to help fight against spiritual stagnation in your church? And how can you use this directional posture to help reach new people with an invitation to take their first step towards Jesus? Just imagine what God could do in and through your church if this posture of directional discipleship became normative!

Pastor Bryce Formwalt is the Director of Mission Growth for the LCMC Texas District. Residing in Georgetown, Pastor Bryce is available to coach congregations on mission. Feel free to contact him with any questions or comments: 512-942-7776 or bryce@lcmctexas.org. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/lcmctexas. © 2018 Bryce J. Formwalt, All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission.

At this time in the life

of our nation and all

that is happening

throughout the world,

it is most appropriate

that we remember in

our prayers those in

the military and their

families. Please

remember in your

daily prayers the

following military

personnel and their

families:

Ann Sagebiel

Stoney Portis

Todd Wegner

David Daniels

Raul Davila III

Tony Leal, Jr.

Shannon Nance

Brad Dillon

Victor J. Rodriquez

Amanda Sagebiel

Cameron Koehler

Michael McBride

Jason Sagebiel

Michael Fruehling

Shelly Park

Ricky Fryer

Brian Branin

Jason Hubbard

Lance England

OUR LOVE AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO

Jeff Mueller Colleen Eckhardt Wallace Dube

Judy Saunders Nora Lavalett Julie Sagebiel

Harry Dietz Dorothy Burris Laura Nash

Jim Leiber Kathy Ersch Doug Eckhardt

Correen Dube Jody Schievelbein Donna Boelter

Kathryn Frase Glenda Leiber Charlene Nelson

Jeri Mires Ken Pfeil G.P. Day

Ric Landvatter Buzzy Keller Clarence Urban

shack

John Murphy, relative of Pat Bodine & M’Liss Harrington

Marilyn McLauchlan, mother of Jamie Shashack

Glen Short, friend of Ron and Joan Vanbeek

Nancy Mercer, friend of Kim, and Diane

Judy Parker, aunt of Sara Edwards

Ron Ridge, father of Syndra Schulze

Crystal Herrera, niece of Angie Rohde Cherie Almand, friend of Vanita Hodge

Brandon Karm, grandson of Cliff and Debbie Lehmann Doug Brown, brother of Sammie Pooley-Means

Nancy Stutrud, daughter of Janice Bales and sister of Donna Raetzsch Kim Isaacs, sister of Kristin Moum

Frank Bain, friend of Mike and Candi Andrews Rossi Flores, friend of Syndra Schulze

Felix Hahn, Jr., father of Margie Campbell Matt, Melissa, and Ella Graves, family of Sharon Stollewerk

Pastor Alma and Cristo Rey Lutheran Church in Pharr, Texas Bill Mires, Jr, son of Geri Mires

Dianne Mueller, mother of Mike Mueller Michelle Waag, friend of Cliff and Debbie Lehmann

Art Hiltgen, brother/uncle of Glenda Leiber/Nicole Dietz Lisa DeCordova, friend of Lisa Warren

Maria Gonzales, friend of Susan Foerster Miles Takington, friend of Cliff and Debbie Lehman

Leigh Couch, sister of Kathy Ersch Betty Wiederstein, sister of Dorothy Burris

Glen, Gene, and Wanda Badgett, family of Clara Fischer Marilyn Lubbering, niece of Dorothy Burris

Nancy Rodgers, sister-in-law of Tootsie Rodgers Chad Braun, son of Wally and Fran Braun

Dan Daniels and Family, friends of Valerie Doerfler Joe Trevino, boyfriend of Irma Jaramillo

Diane Allbaugh, friend of Birdie Kuempel Doug Hester, friend of Jesse & Deloris Atzger

Faye Henze, sister of Birdie Kuempel Judi Pyburn, sister of Jerry Vogel

Dan Shashack, brother of Steve and Jamie Shashack Audrey/Amelia Hettinger, friends of Margie Campbell

Betty Vetter, sister of Emma Jean Becker Laura Ashworth & Jacey Kent, friends of Jesse & Deloris Atzger

Liza Mossler, former daughter-in-law of Fred & Sue Blumberg Bridgette Smith, great-great niece of Clara Fischer

Jan Baker, Josephine Williams, friends of Sara Edwards Donna Becker, sister of Debbie Lehmann

Brook Peterson Johnson, friend of Pat Bodine & M’Liss Harrington Brenda Hodge, step-mother of Richard Hodge

Kenny Mertz, nephew of Lee Roy and Jody Schievelbein Emmett & Dolores Engelke, friend of Ted and Doris Engelhardt

Doug Kunze, cousin of Harry Dietz, Sr. Bill P. Davis, friend of Roxanne Heckmann

George Walker, father of Sara Edwards Eric Moum, brother of Kristin Moum

Willie Mae Brondstad, mother of Donna Boelter Dennis and Monica Melton, friends of Katharine Schievelbein

Amy Martin Zeitel, sister of Jill Clinton Reid Strauss, great-grandson of Carla Anderson

Richard Luensmann, friend of the Reiley Family Anthony Garza, friend of Doug and Colleen Eckhardt

Kyle Worthy, friend of Kim Kauitzsch Bridget Klein, niece of Debbie and Cliff Lehmann

Micah Sagebiel, friend of Tammy Bogisch Amy Norris, friend of the Kuempel family

Randall Ingalls, friend of Faith Lutheran Hector Gutierrez, friend of Fred and Sue Blumberg

Theresa Mims, friend of Doug and Colleen Eckhardt Gene Brown, husband of Chris Brown

Terri Hinson and family, sister of Sara and Manuel Ramos Mike McGrath, family of John Kuempel

Genevieve Moore, friend of Mark & Sharon Westerholm Sharen Carley, seeks a kidney donor, friend of Fonda Mathis

Molly Lind, friend of Chase and LeAnne White Codee Eversole, great-granddaughter of Margit Thurston

Teddie Lou Stephens, cousin of Ted Engelhardt Jon Delagarza, friend of Jessie and Katharine Schievelbein

Ray Barnes, brother of Karl Boysen David Van Booven, friend of Manuel and Sara Ramos

Ashley Skloss, sister of Courtney Herbold Betsy Herry, sister of Jesse Atzger

** Please note: if someone you have

placed on this list has been helped by our

prayers, please notify the church office so

the person's name can be removed. Thank

you for your cooperation.

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Updated Wi-Fi Information

Some updates were

recently made to

Faith’s Wi-Fi. When

logging in from your

device choose

“FLC-Members” and

use the password:

faith1326. These

updates should

allow for improved

usage throughout

the campus while

ensuring safety for

our network. If you

experience difficulty,

please contact the

church office.

Women of Faith Held a Successful Baby Shower for STPCC Submitted by Doris Engelhardt

On Tuesday, July 17th, the

Women of Faith hosted a Baby

Shower for the South Texas

Pregnancy Care Center at our

annual Salad Luncheon. Other

local churches had been

invited, and several were

represented, especially First

Baptist Church. There was a

total of about 50 who

attended, each bringing a baby gift and/or donating money to the “Diaper

Ministry” of the Pregnancy Center through our offering. The table for gifts was

overflowing; it took 6 laundry baskets to carry all the gifts given back to the

Pregnancy Center. In addition, $435 was donated to the “Diaper Ministry.”

Janice Weaver, Executive Director, and

our own Amy Cantrell, Client Services

Manager, were our guest speakers.

They told us a lot about the vision and

mission of the Pregnancy Center and

the many programs they offer to help

unwed mothers make the decision to

keep their baby instead of aborting.

They also provide counseling for the

fathers. You could tell how dedicated

they are by how they spoke.

The Pregnancy Center also has a program called SHARE that they take into the

public schools.

The Sexual

Health And

Relationship

Education

(SHARE)

program is an

abstinence

based sexual

health

curriculum that

is being offered to area schools. However, it is sad that they are not allowed to

offer this program in the Seguin schools at this time, because the Pregnancy

Center is a faith-based organization. However, the separation of church and state

is carefully respected during the instruction delivered in the schools. The SHARE

program is based on scientific and medically accurate information. So, speak to

you school board members about allowing this program into the Seguin schools.

You can learn much more about the work of the Pregnancy Center by going to

their website: southtexaspregnancycarecenter.com. This is truly an organization

that is worth supporting.

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Prayers of the Congregation Are Requested for:

the family of Roland B. Merz, brother-in-law of Lee Roy and Jody

Schievelbein, who passed through death into eternal life on July 14,

2018. His funeral was held on July 20th at First Baptist Church in

Seguin.

Hollis and Kendra Mooney, who were blessed with the birth of their

son, Owen Lee, on July 20, 2018. Proud grandparents are Jessie

and Katharine Schievelbein and proud great grandparents are Lee

Roy and Jody Schievelbein.

the family of Melissa Mears, cousin of Mark Herbold, who passed through death into eternal life on July 22, 2018. Her funeral was held on July 26th at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South in San

Antonio.

the family of June Forester, mother of Steve and Susan Forester,

who passed through death into eternal life on July 23, 2018. Her

funeral service was held July 30, at St. John Lutheran Church in

Marion.

MEN OF FAITH The Men of Faith Lutheran Church will meet for

breakfast and Bible study on Saturday, August 25th, at

8:30 AM at Reyna’s Mexican Restaurant at 707 E.

Kingsbury Street. All men in the congregation are invited

to this devotional and time of fellowship. Thank you all so

much for the calls,

cards, prayers,

and food sent to

me after my

recent surgery.

I appreciate your

thoughtfulness

during my

recovery.

CHARITY CIRCLE—Monday, August 20th, 7 PM, Activity Center

LOVE CIRCLE—Tuesday, August 21st, 9:30 AM, Activity Center

HOPE CIRCLE—Thursday, August 16th, 2:00 PM, Activity Center

WOMEN OF FAITH IN AUGUST

Come and Join the Fun on Game Night! The Social Concerns Committee will sponsor Game

Night at Seguin Assisted Living at 226 Preston Drive on

Tuesday, August 28th, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Come

and play a game of dominoes with the residents or just

visit for a while. Make time to brighten someone’s day!

If this calendar appears too small to be useful, please come by the church office to pick up a larger print version.

AUGUST 2018SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

ABBREVIATION KEY: 9:00-12:00PM(AC) Sewing 10:00-11:00AM (AC) Al-Anon.

AC= Activity Center 12-1:00PM(AC) Prayer Group

Attention

Ed Wing= Education Wing

LEC= Life Enrichment Center

Rentals

Sant= Sanctuary

Sm Kit= Small Kitchen

Staff Meeting

5 6 7 8 9 10 119:00AM(Sant) Worship w/Holy 6:50AM(Sm Kit) Prayer Group 5:30PM(Sant) Evening Prayer 9:00-12:00PM(AC) Sewing 10:00-11:00AM (AC) Al-Anon.

Communion 12PM(Sm Kit) Ladies Bible Study 6:30-7:00PM(Sm Kit) Council 12-1:00PM(AC) Prayer Group

10:30AM (AC/Ed Wing) Summer 6:30PM (AC) Preschool Board Board

Sunday School 7:00PM Committee Meetings

11:30AM (LEC) First Sunday

Potluck

12 13 14 15 16 17 189:00AM(Sant) Worship 6:50AM(Sm Kit) Prayer Group 1:30PM Staff Meeting 9:00-12:00PM(AC) Sewing 2:00PM(AC) Hope Circle 10:00-11:00AM (AC) Al-Anon.

10:30AM (AC/Ed Wing) Summer 12PM(Sm Kit) Ladies Bible Study 5:30PM(Sant) Evening Prayer 12-1:00PM(AC) Prayer Group

Sunday School 6:30PM(Sm Kit) Council Meeting 7:00PM Contemporary Service

10-12:30PM(LEC) Blood Drive

19 20 21 22 23 24 259:00AM(Sant) Worship w/Holy 6:50AM(Sm Kit) Prayer Group 9:30AM(AC) Love Circle 9:00-12:00PM(AC) Sewing 10:00-11:00AM (AC) Al-Anon. 8:30AM Men of Faith Breakfast

Communion 12PM(Sm Kit) Ladies Bible Study 5:30PM(Sant) Evening Prayer 12-1:00PM(AC) Prayer Group At Reynas Mexican Restaurant

10:30AM (AC/Ed Wing) Summer 7:00PM Charity Circle - TBD 7:00PM Choir

Sunday School

1:00-4:00PM (LEC) Rental

*Newsletter Deadline*

26 27 28 29 30 319:00AM(Sant) Worship 6:50AM(Sm Kit) Prayer Group 5:30PM(Sant) Evening Prayer 9:00-12:00PM(AC) Sewing 10:00-11:00AM (AC) Al-Anon.

10:30AM(LEC) Rally Day 12PM(Sm Kit) Ladies Bible Study 6:30PM Game Night Seguin 12-1:00PM(AC) Prayer Group

6:30-9:00PM (AC) Via de Cristo Assisted Living 6:00PM(Sant) Hand Bells

Contemporary Service Set for Wednesday, Aug. 15th

On Wednesday, August 15th, YOU ARE INVITED to a

praise service with contemporary music in the LEC at

7:00 PM. These unique services blend live music played

by the Praise band, scripture reading, testimony, and

Holy Communion to provide a fresh perspective of

worship. Mike Andrews will deliver the evening’s

message so prepare yourself to laugh, cry, and be

inspired! You won’t want to miss it!

SERVING FAITH IN AUGUST 2018 August 5th August 12th August 19th August 26th

COMMUNION Deloris Atzger N/A Dianne Chambers N/A

COMMUNION Jesse Atzger N/A Brenda Bloch N/A

COMMUNION Bill Ermel N/A Gina Mannel N/A

COMMUNION Brett Owen N/A Albert Menn N/A

COMMUNION Lisa Owen N/A Janet Wolber N/A

COUNT Dianne Chambers Clem Howe Kim Koenig Katharine Schievelbein

COUNT Lisa Owen Bill Ermel Gail Herbold Janet Wolber

USHERS

Tim Bogisch Vanita Hodge Mike Andrews Ed Engelhardt

Wally Braun Brandon

Westerholm Willie Bloch Gina Mannel

Ric Landvatter Chase White Ronnie Glenewinkel Missy Sagebiel

Albert Menn Chase White Paul Kalkwarf Pat Sagebiel

John Taddy Robert Raetzsch

LAY READERS Gail Herbold Samuel Kuempel Diana Craver Michelle Kuempel

ALTAR GUILD

Set Up Kim Koenig N/A Kim Koenig N/A

Candi Andrews N/A Candi Andrews N/A

Aid at Altar Kim Koenig N/A Michelle Kuempel N/A

Clean Up Lisa Warren N/A Lisa Warren N/A

Carolyn Sagebiel N/A Carolyn Sagebiel N/A

NURSERY HELPERS

Sunday School & Church

Carly Bornemann Carly Bornemann Carly Bornemann Carly Bornemann

Collin Bornemann Collin Bornemann Collin Bornemann Collin Bornemann

GREETERS Harold Bogisch Willie Bloch Wally Braun Cliff Lehmann

Jan Howe Brenda Bloch Sharon Stollewerk Debbie Lehmann

Faith’s Music Ministries Resume Practice Schedule

The Chancel Singers and the Faith Hand Bell Choir will resume their

regular practice schedule at the end of August. Music Director Roxanne

Heckmann says new members are always welcome! If you like to sing or

have wondered if you could ring a bell, come and join them! Chancel

Singers will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, August 22nd, at 7:00 PM in

the choir room. Hand Bell Choir will begin rehearsals on Wednesday,

August 29th, at 6:00 PM in the sanctuary. Hope to see you there!

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August

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PRESCHOOL & EXTENDED

CARE STAFF

Director/Teacher…Sharon Stollewerk

5 Day Teacher/EC…...Paula Neuman

3 Day Teacher…..…..Angela Beasley

Preschool Aide….…..Georgie Dittrich

MMO Teacher………….Diana Craver

MMO Aide…….....……….Avis Herrick

5 Day Aide/EC Teacher...Sheri Scaief

Volunteer………....……..Nancy Estes

CHURCH STAFF

Senior Pastor………..Jim Craver

FLC Administrator...Danny Neumann

Evangelism Director…...Harry Dietz

Communications Dir…Teressa Cope

Church Secretary….....Angie Rohde

Music Director…………....Roxanne

Heckmann

Organist / Pianist ……Annette Stout

Ric Landvatter, President … Evangelism Committee

Katharine Schievelbein, Vice-President … Preschool Committee

Kim Koenig , Secretary … Senior High Youth Committee

Doris Engelhardt, Treasurer … Stewardship Committee

Julia Glenewinkel, Asst. Treasurer … Social Concerns Committee

Lisa Owen… Mission Outreach Committee

Tim Bogisch … Worship Committee

Lisa Warren … Junior High Youth Committee

Fran Braun … Parish Education Committee

George Mannel … Property Management Committee

What’s Happening

in August?

First Sunday Brunch

Potluck—

August 5, 10:30 AM

Committee Meetings—

Tuesday, Aug. 7, 7 PM

Church Council—

Tues., Aug. 14, 6:30 PM

Contemporary Service—

Wed., Aug. 15 , 7 PM

Rally Day—

Sun., Aug. 26,

10:30 AM