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ETERNAL LOVE LUTHERAN MINISTRIES CHURCH AND PRESCHOOL — APPLETON, WISCONSIN
OCTOBER 2018 — VOLUME 30, ISSUE 10
OUR MISSION IS TO GLORIFY GOD, GROW IN GOD’S WORD, AND GO WITH THE WORD INTO THE WORLD
Monthly News and Notes is the monthly newsletter of Eternal Love Lutheran Church, 1011 E. Midway Rd., Appleton, WI 54915.
She was no spring chicken, but this lady still had spring in her step. We find her dancing, singing and drumming out a
rhythm with other Israelite women in procession. They are echoing the beginning of Moses’ hymn. “Sing to the Lord, for he is
highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.” (Exodus 15:21) Not only had the Egyptian army been de-
feated. Not only had the LORD fought for them. Not only did the waters of the Red Sea part to the right and to the left for her
people as they walked on the sea floor. What is more, her family, her friends…not one life had been lost in all the camp. Even
her feet, her clothes, were dry! So yes, she had a spring in her step and a smile on her face!
But that smile reveals wrinkles and scars of a woman who had been through so much. Less than a day ago her people were
pinned against the sea by the Egyptians. Perhaps in that moment she encouraged others: “Let us wait to see what will happen.”
Already as a young woman she learned the value of waiting to see what would happen. That was just life as usual for a na-
tion of slaves within a nation of slave masters. What would each day bring? Moody, temperamental slave drivers? Perhaps a day
of rest soon? An impossible quota of demanded bricks raised yet again?
One such incident from her childhood must have stood out in her memory. It was the time her dad doctored up a piece of
scrap papyrus with a little tar and pitch and next thing you know, her little brother was given a picnic-basket life boat, custom-
designed for a 3 month old. In went the precious cargo. The Bible tells us Miriam would wait and see what would happen. Do
you know what happened? Miriam watched as the princess of Egypt rescued her brother, gave him a name and paid her mom to
nurse him! How the Lord provides!
Miriam sang this song of praise on the other side of the Red Sea with her many decades of life contributing to her joy. How
blessed are we to share in Miriam’s story?! How many decades have you been on this earth? 3? 4? 7? The wrinkles and scars
you are developing are the beginning of a complete chronicle of your waiting and God delivering.
But can you put your family, people and causes you most love, into a little boat called “prayer” and push them out into
God’s care, trusting him to provide? Can you endure the day-to-day grind of people, culture, the world treating you as a good-
for-nothing slave of your foolish Bible, cross, and Savior? When the going gets rough, can you still see the smiling face of God
in his Word and sacrament promising that nothing can separate you from the love of Christ? What if you can’t do those things?
What if it’s too much? Well, even then, the Lord will fight for you. That’s something we learn in the history of God’s people.
They break; they’re weak; they grumble. Yet God remained faithful. God kept his promises. God saved them, and God saves
you, too. “God sent his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
Miriam saw her baby brother rescued from the post-birth abortion mandate. Miriam survived slavery. Miriam lived to see
the other side of the Red Sea. As your decades pile up, will you see that God has stepped up to deliver on his promises? Will you
look each day at your hands and feet and see that they are not covered in guilt, but are washed clean of sin’s curse? Will you step
into the day’s challenge knowing that Jesus crushed the devil’s head, and his army is toothless, caged, and left to drown in the
waters of your baptism? Yes! Miriam’s song is...Moses’ song, is Israel’s song, is your song, and is my song!
Much of a Christian’s life is waiting to see what will happen through the eyes of faith. But may our lives also be a life of
singing Miriam’s song, and dancing her dance, and beating her drum. Our God is exalted. Our God is victorious. Our Jesus
lives. Adapted from a chapel devotion delivered by Pastor Backus at FVL Sept. 27.
Sing Miriam’s Song
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Fall Sermon Series:
Family Values Pastor Pries
Our Fall sermon series, called “Family Values”,
continues through October. We will close out the season of
Pentecost focusing in on the Gospel of Mark, seeing how
our family values line up with Jesus’ values. October 7 – Our family celebrates marriage as Christ
designed it.
October 14—Our family gets our priorities straight.
October 21—WELS Mission & Ministry—Our
family’s mission is to bring Salvation to the ends of the
Earth.
October 23—Our family follows Jesus.
Why Do We Need More Bible
Class Space? Pastor Balza, Funding Committee Chairman Our mission states that we exist to grow in God’s
Word. God’s holy Word, the Bible, is our precious gift from
God, and through it we learn the way of salvation. As Christians, learning the Bible is a lifetime task and privilege.
And since the very beginning, adult Bible classes have been a
critical part of our church’s ministry.
Before we had our first church building, we held
adult Bible classes every Sunday in a corner of the cafeteria at
Horizons school. Nearly all of our members attended those
classes.
We also had at least one midweek Bible study
offering every week, even during those early years. Since we
did not have a church building to hold midweek classes, we
met in the homes of our members and friends. A majority of
our members faithfully attended one of those small group
Bible studies.
This faithful use of God’s Word made a big
difference in our own lives, and in the spiritual growth of our
congregation members. There was a strong sense of unity and
family, and a strong desire to share the good news with our
community. God’s Word was blessing us.
Since our first building was constructed in 1993, we
have, by default, been holding Sunday Bible classes in the
chapel. This large room provides plenty of space for those
attending, and the presence of a digital projection system has
helped immensely. However, there are still some inadequacies
with using the chapel as our classroom.
It can be hard to hear each other. It’s a large room,
and we are spread out. It is hard to hear participants’
comments and responses to questions. It is difficult to arrange
chairs to sit in a circle for small group break-outs. Taking
notes is difficult because there is no writing surface other than
the back of a hymnal.
Midweek Bible classes are typically held in the
fellowship hall in the area near the digital projector. This is a
pleasant space and easy to control the temperature. However,
because this space is used for many different classes and
activities, we are constantly arranging and re-arranging tables
and chairs for the various classes and meetings in this room.
And because the folding chairs provide minimal seating
comfort, we often haul padded chairs in from the chapel to use
in the classroom. It’s strange that we have been using this
make-shift system for so many years for something so
important and critical to a Christian congregation as Bible
study. It is somewhat amazing that we have no dedicated
space for this activity. We clearly need more space to grow in
God’s Word, and we hope to address this long-term need with
this expansion.
And when we do have the new space, will we use it?
On our building dedication day, we must also re-dedicate
ourselves to one of the three reasons for our existence as a
congregation – to grow in God’s Word.
But there is no need to wait a year to do that. Check
out the current menu of adult Bible study offerings and take
advantage of them “so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good
work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened
with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful
thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of
light.” (Colossians 1:10–11)
Our mission is to GLORIFY GOD News about our Worship Ministries
FALL BACK! Daylight Savings Time Ends November 4
Remember to turn your clocks back one hour before
going to bed on Saturday, November 3. Daylight
savings time ends at 2:00am on
Sunday, November 4.
Enjoy the extra hour and come ready
to worship and learn!
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Women’s Bible Study Christine Heckmann
Why does God let this happen to me? What does
the good and bad stuff in my life tell me about my
relationship with God? Is it possible for me to have a
more unwavering faith?
Join your sisters in faith as God speaks to us in a
study of the book of Job. Our group is open to all women
and we meet for one hour each Wednesday at 1:00pm at
various homes.
There is no cost with this study but please contact
one of us, if you think you will come. Please join us when
you are able. We will be studying Job for about 9-10
weeks.
Please contact either Laura Zimmerman (920-915-
8741, email [email protected]) or
Christine Heckmann (920-574-3920,
October Schedule:
Oct. 3rd @ Christine Heckmann’s 1293 Fieldview Dr,
Menasha
Oct. 10th @ Laura Zimmerman’s W5958 Garnet Dr.,
Appleton
Oct. 17th @ Joy Zeman’s- N1280 Clune Rd., Kaukauna
Oct. 24th TBD—Watch Love Notes for location
Oct. 31st TBD—Watch Love Notes for location
Let’s Keep Meeting Together Pastor Backus
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday are days
on which your congregation offers you opportunities to
study the Bible and encourage one another in faith. Here is
a brief refresher of the opportunities available to you, and
the days and times they are offered.
Life of Christ (CAP Course) Mondays @ 7:30pm
in Fellowship Hall. (All are welcome!)
Paul’s Great Mission Adventures Wednesdays
@ 6:30pm in the Chapel. (Ends Oct. 3)
Growing in Hope (Bible Information Class)
Tuesdays @ 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall.
Isaiah Wednesdays @ 8:30am in the Fellowship
Hall.
Women’s Bible Study Wednesdays @ 1:00pm
(see article above)
Confirmation Class Wednesdays @ 6pm in the
Fellowship Hall.
Power and Right: The Keys Sundays @ 9:25am
in the Chapel. (ends Oct 7)
Angels Wednesdays @ 6:30pm beginning
October 17 in the Fellowship Hall.
To the Ends of the Earth beginning Sunday Oct.
14 @ 9:25am in the Fellowship Hall.
To the Ends of the Earth Pastor Backus
Everyone has a story. Usually the topic of their story is
what they are most passionate about. It could be an event,
an achievement, or the direction their life has taken. On
Sunday mornings beginning Oct. 14, we will begin an
adult Bible study series about the stories of the people
portrayed in the movie To the Ends of the Earth, based on
the book of Acts.
We will look at the accounts of:
Paul – Oct. 14, 21
Lydia – Oct. 28
Slave girl – Nov. 4
Jailer – Nov. 11
Philippian Christians – Nov. 18
On October 7, we will be handing out copies of the
film as a gift for your family. We hope you’ll take the
opportunity to watch the film on your own. The aim of this
class will be to examine our own stories and be
rejuvenated in our mission to share Jesus.
New Wednesday Evening
Bible Study Pastor Pries
Our Wednesday Evening Bible Class will study
the topic of Angels. This study begins October 17 and will
continue through November 14. We will consider their
creation and appearance, their ranks, their position as
guardians, their purpose in death and judgment, and finally
we will spend time considering The Angel of the Lord.
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FVL News Principal Steve Granberg
SCHOOL NEWS: • We were blessed to be able to start our school year on
time as construction/renovation went to the
“11th hour.” Although there were some glitches, our
year began smoothly.
• Senior Colin Krueger was named a National Merit
Scholarship Semi-finalist. Congratulations to Colin!
• The Let the Children Come Dedication Service is
set for 2 pm on Sunday, October 14. District President
Rev. Joel Zank will be our guest preacher. An Open
House will follow till 4:30 pm.
• FVL’s annual Pastor/Staff Minister Day took place on
Friday, September 14.
• Repairs have begun on our vandalized athletic fields.
Progress has been slowed by DNR permitting issues.
All home soccer and football games this fall are being
held off campus. Check fvlhs.org for locations.
• Mr. Kyle Gut (Principal, St Mark-GB) has accepted
the Board of Regents appointment to replace departing
Regent Mr. Matt Foley. Pastor Tim Glende (St Peter-
Appleton) was elected to the Board of Regents and
replaces former Chairman Pastor Tom Mielke who
completed his second term in May.
• Grandparents Days will be hosted on October 4-5 to
showcase our new facilities.
STAFFING NEWS: • Installed at our August Opening Service were Mr.
Ryan Lemke (Science, Coaching), Mr. Jeff Loberger
(Mission Advancement), Mrs. Kathy Stern (Math,
Math Club, Coaching), Mr. Phil Stern (Religion,
Social Studies, Coaching), Mr. Jeff Uhlenbrauck
(Assistant Principal, Student Council, Social Studies),
and Mrs. Monica Uhlenbrauck (International Student
Program Director).
• Mrs. Sara Gerndt was hired as our part-time School
Office Assistant; Mr. Gregg Schreiber was hired as
our Maintenance Supervisor. A second-shift
custodian position is still a great need. • Mr. Ben Stern and Mr. Peter Sehloff have earned their
Masters degrees in Biochemistry and History
respectively.
ACADEMICS/CURRICULUM: • Students have access to over 30 college credits in this
year’s curriculum.
• This year marks the beginning of the STEM
Biomedical Science and Computer Science tracks of
the national Project Lead the Way education program.
• Our Metals Shop classes and automotive partnership
with FVTC continue to be popular offerings.
• This year the total number of Wisconsin Parental
Choice voucher students is 170; of those, 53 were
freshmen (46 are WELS students; 7 are non-WELS).
Next year the district enrollment cap moves to 4%.
The income threshold is now 220% of poverty level.
COCURRICULARS: • FVL Theatre is performing, “The Election” in
October. Public performances are October 18 (7 pm),
October 20 (4 pm) and October 21 (2 pm).
• A total of 258 students are participating in
interscholastic sports, dance, or cheer this fall. Many
are also involved with National Honor Society,
Student Council, Peer Leadership Group, Choraliers,
Outdoor Club, VEX Robotics, and other clubs.
FINANCIAL UPDATE: • Congregational support was about $40K short of the
2017-18 budget. • As of September 1, the Lord has provided $777K
toward our $1M goal. Due to the timing to secure lower interest rates through tax exempt bonds, we have until early October to the reach $1M goal.
Big, Free Christian Library Pastor Backus
Please think of the books in our church library as
yours. They are there to serve you in your walk of faith.
Some are practical resources for you to serve you
devotionally, others provide insights on social issues or
things we may wrestle with as individuals, parents, etc.
You are welcome to come check out a book during office
hours or on a Sunday morning.
Is there a solid resource that we’re missing and you
wish we could make available in our library? Bring your
suggestion to Pastor Backus. He’s looking to update our
resources, a few books at a time. Thank you for your
support of our big, free library and for making use of it as
it best suits you.
If you’ve borrowed a resource and are finished with
it, please remember to return it so that it can be shelved for
others to benefit from.
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Property for Sale Pastor Dave Pries
Karen Jakubek is our neighbor on Plank Road who
owns the land just east of our property. She came to us
and initiated a conversation about selling her property to
us. She has 3.23 acres which stretches from Midway road
to Plank Road (The entire East boundary of our
property). See the screen shot of the Calumet County GIS
map and the property to our East (right).
Here are some details of her property:
The lot is in the City of Menasha.
Her home parcel is in the Village of Harrison, we are
in the city of Appleton – talk about confusing
boundary lines.
The north end of her lot along Midway Rd is full of
beautiful mature trees. She currently has some trails
cut through that part of her land.
The middle area also has some nice trees and opens up
a bit more.
Developers have been making offers for the land. One
wanted to develop it into lots for homes. Another
wants to put storage units on it.
Her parents originally owned
this land and the land our
church now sits on.
Karen expressed an interest to
see the land put to use for
ministry purposes as opposed
to storage units.
We have not talked about a
price at this point. We are doing
some research into the value of the
land. We know that for property
tax purposes, the land is valued in
the $60,000 area. It’s most likely
worth more than that to a
developer, maybe over $100,000.
The timing of her interest
in selling this land is interesting.
She came to us right after we made
our final approval for moving
forward with our building
expansion project. Eternal Love
has approached her in the past to
see if she would sell her land to us.
At those times, she was not in
agreement to do so. As we were
planning this project, we never considered owning more
land. But sometimes God does that. We make our plans
and he comes along with another idea.
Our council has no plans to stop the progress of
our building expansion as we research this property next to
us. But the possibility of owning this land has opened up
some new possibilities in future ministry. Some churches
have created assisted living facilities which allows them to
serve people in the later years of their life. Many churches
build day care facilities for reaching families who are just
starting to have children. Pastor Mark Henke from
Bethany—Our Shepherd Child Care (on Lynndale Dr in
Grand Chute) shared with us the blessings of having new
families connecting with his church for 5 to 10 years
depending on how many kids they have. When you only
have a preschool, then you connect with families for 2—5
years. Bethany continues to see blessings and growth with
Our Shepherd Child Care.
So what do we do now? Please give this land
some thought. As with everything we do, bring this topic
to the Lord in prayer. These opportunities only come up
once or twice in the life of a congregation. Once we are
landlocked, then we are landlocked. God is not making
any more land. Please talk to members of the council
about this. Share your
thoughts and ideas. If we
tell her that we are not
interested in buying this lot,
we will continue to do
gospel ministry on the
property we own. But what
if we had three more acres to
build on? Even if we sat on
it for now, maybe our Lord
will direct us in 10 years to
use it for something we
never even thought of now.
Our mission is to GROW IN GOD’S WORD News about our Church Properties
MIDWAY RD
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Fall Harvest Festival Chad Janke, Outreach Director & Pastor Backus
Our Outreach Ministry is hosting a Fall Harvest
Festival on Saturday, October 20, from 2-5pm at Eternal
Love.
This event is designed to welcome families from our
community as our guests, kind of like a block party. Last
year, we had over 200 attend our festival and are looking
forward to continued growth!
We have many fun volunteer opportunities, and would
love your help and smiles! Make sure to check the sign up
list in the entryway of church. Let’s share Eternal Love’s
joy and friendship with our neighbors and community!
If you are unable to volunteer, we still need your help!
Please continue to pray for this event. Our Outreach team
and all the volunteers will need your support as we plan
and execute all the fun areas of the event.
We also hope you can attend as a family and bring a
friend—maybe a friend who doesn’t have a church home.
Finally, for those of you who are here that day, it is a
day where we focus not so much on one another as on
meeting and getting to know any guests who might be here.
It’s the time of year for harvest; and we know that as a
church, Christ loves us doing the spiritual version of that
through kindness, friendship, and inviting more souls to
hear the gospel preached at this place.
For more information or if you have any questions,
please contact Chad Janke at [email protected].
CHAIN Reaction Day Chad Janke, Outreach Director & Pastor Backus
This year Outreach is looking to give back and
share our love through a community volunteer event. Our
Outreach board has chosen Outagamie County Volunteer
Service’s bi-annual CHAIN Reaction Day on Saturday,
October 27th.
CHAIN Reaction Day (Communities Helping
Adults In their Neighborhood) is a volunteer driven project
to assist older persons in Outagamie County with raking.
You can volunteer as a team group, family group or
individually. We will be putting volunteer teams together
of 4-6 people. Servicing each home usually takes 30-40
minutes, so we will ask for approximately 2-3 hours of
work to be assigned to our Eternal Love groups. For our
student members, this is a great way to get volunteer hours
to build up that impressive college resume. Please sign-up
on the list in the entryway by Sunday, September 30th!
Any questions, contact Chad Janke at
Apple Valley Food Pantry Cindy Wundrow, Food Pantry Communicator
The October Apple Valley Food Pantry collection
date at Eternal Love is Sunday, October 21. The items
needed for this month are:
Chunky Soup
Canned meats such as chicken & tuna
Boxed potatoes
Rice
Canned pasta
Cake mix & frosting
All crackers
Jam/Jelly
Dish & laundry soaps
Cranberry sauce & stuffing
Donations for Thanksgiving must be given in October
and donations for Christmas must be given in November.
Please continue to keep the pantry in your prayers. Thank
you for your support of this part of our ministry.
Electronic Offerings Chris Zimmerman, Stewardship Director
From time to time, there are questions about how
to give offerings through electronic means. We have 3
ways for you to submit an offering electronically.
• Submit an offering through bill pay at your financial
institution. Please see your financial institution for any
fees and the process for submitting these offerings.
• Electronic offerings through VanCo. Please see Shane
L. for a form to submit. Also understand that VanCo
keeps 1.00% + $0.45/transaction fee of your offering.
• Mobile offerings through VanCo. You can visit
https://www.giveplus.com/mobile for the instructions.
Please understand that VanCo keeps 2.75% + $0.45/
transaction fee of your offering.
Our mission is to
GO WITH THE WORD TO THE WORLD News about our Outreach & Mission Ministries
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Our mission is to
GO WITH THE WORD TO THE WORLD News about our Outreach & Mission Ministries
LWMS News Joyce Payne, LWMS Reporter
The Fall 2018 Rally will be held at Bethany,
Appleton on Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 starting at
8:00 am. The theme is based on Psalm 105:2 – “Sing
praises to him, tell of all his wondrous acts.” Alicia
Michelle and Jane Mose will do a 90 minute presentation
including music and slides. Pastor Kleist will update us
on Home Missions.
The rally collection will be divided between: India
Children’s Homes & Schools and Haiti Projects.
SOS – Send One Sister. If you have never
attended a convention before but would like the
opportunity, I encourage you to attend the Fall Rally! One
person will receive $600 to attend the convention in Des
Moines, Iowa. This happened to our Eternal Love sister-in
-Christ, Karen Ticks! This gift helped her attend the 2017
Convention in Orlando, Florida. She gave a great
testimony of her faith experience there.
If you have any questions about the rally or how
to sign up, please contact Joyce Payne (920-427-9723 or
Congregation Surprises
Pastor and Greta Steve Schultz
On Sunday, September 23, the congregation kept a big
secret and surprised Pastor Backus and Greta with gift
cards to celebrate the purchase of their new home! The
gift cards were presented at the 8am service. We hope
that many of the new costs associated with a home can be
covered by these member gifts!
Thank You! Pastor Backus
What a showering of God’s love you gave us! Greta and I
thank God that he has blessed us this summer with the
ability to close on a home. Our thanks to God recently
compounded as we received the generous tagboard full of
thoughtful, generous gifts from you, our church family!
What a practical, helpful showering of love. We thank
God for you.
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Borrowing Church Property If you would like to borrow church equipment, please
check first with the church office to make sure the
equipment is available. The church staff will check the
events calendar and reply ASAP about availability. Please
allow as much time as possible prior to the date you would
like to borrow an item. We’d like to stress the importance
of not taking items without reserving them first. Not only
might this leave us short of equipment for a scheduled
function, it also might mean someone who has reserved the
equipment would not have it available when they need it.
At the moment, we are using most of our tables for
Sunday School and other classes. In order to make sure our
teachers have the opportunity to arrange their classrooms
before Sunday if they wish, we will only have a couple of
tables to loan out on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
With more and more activities in the church, it is
important that we all adhere to these guidelines. Thank you
for your cooperation.
Fall Clean-up Day Dave Huebner
Saturday, October 13, 8:00am-noon Our annual fall clean up/church work day is coming up
on Saturday, October 13, from 8:00am until 12:00pm.
Everyone in the congregation is encouraged to participate
in cleaning the church interior and taking care of seasonal
cleaning chores.
Weather permitting, we will try to take care of a
number of outdoor projects. It’s a lot to do in just a few
morning hours, but if we are well organized and have a
good turnout from many members, much will be
accomplished. Can we plan on you?
Can you bring the following: shovels, wheelbarrows,
pruning tools, pruning hedgers, rakes, leaf blowers, strong
muscles, and work gloves.
As we shoulder the work of upkeeping of the Lord’s
house and property together, we can be reminded of the
blessing it is as we aim to be a welcoming light to our
community here. It is good to work together. Let’s do it!
The plan is to work rain or shine to beautify the Lord’s
house.
In case of rain on October 13, we will still do the
indoor chores and will set a rain date for the outdoor work.
Book Club Steve Schultz
Join our Eternal Love Book Club on
Tuesday, October 9 at 6:30pm. We will be discussing a
book chosen by the city of Appleton for its annual book for
the community to read. It received great reviews from our
community! This will be the 99th book read by our
club. The book is Salt to the Sea by Ruta
Sepetys. Kirsten Krowas will lead the discussion and
Colleen Oldenburg will provide snacks.
Here is a brief review:
Sepetys describes an almost unknown maritime
disaster whose nearly 9,000 casualties dwarfed those of
both the Titanic and the Lusitania. Told alternately from
the perspective of each of the main characters, the novel
also highlights the struggle and sacrifices that ordinary
people—children—were forced to make. At once beautiful
and heart-wrenching, this title will remind readers that
there are far more casualties of war than are recorded in
history books.
Book Club Celebrates
Milestone! Steve Schultz
We are busy preparing for our December Book
Club. Why? It will be the 100th book that we will
read! Can you imagine when our book club started back in
2001 that we would reach this milestone? We are going to
invite our spinoff book club members to join us for this
special celebration. We have inspired 4 other
congregations to start similar book clubs in the Appleton
area and in Florida and Alaska. Do you have an idea for
what our 100th book should be? If so, send me an email
Women’s Ministry Karen McVey
Many ideas were discussed at the planning meeting:
• First, mark your calendar for December 1st for Advent
by Candlelight. There will be a planning meeting on
Tuesday, October 23rd at 6:30pm.
• We are also going to be asking for donations of $10
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gift cards for the Sunday School teachers, plus gift
cards that we plan to send to our college kids later in
the year. And we will be collecting candy for the
Sunday School kid’s Christmas bags. If you are
interested in purchasing SCRIP to support FVL’s
Building Project, please reach out to Judy Hildeman.
• And this summer, Steve Schultz will offer our ladies a
class to make a cement leaf. The exact date will be
determined later, but it will be probably June or July
when the leaves are in their prime.
These are just some of the plans for things to share among
our sisters in Christ. We invite you to join in the fun.
Dartball Cassie Payne
The Eternal Love Dartball Team finished the first
month of play in September. You are welcome to join us
for our game nights in October! Mark your calendars for
Sunday, October 14 at 7pm as we visit Mt. Olive on the
north side of Appleton. Our home game will be Sunday,
October 28 at 7pm versus Mt. Olive. Plan on arriving by
6:45pm, so we can set up the Fellowship Hall to welcome
the visiting team. Dartball questions? Contact Cassie Payne
(920-850-3910 call/text).
Eternal Love & Wee Love
Apparel Becky Atkinson
This fall we are providing a new opportunity to
promote our church and preschool—APPAREL!
We have MANY options to choose from:
• Polos
• T-shirts
• Fleece & Performance Jackets
• Sweatshirts
• Kids apparel, too!
We have found a vendor that does screen printing and
embroidery plus is helping us keep costs low for our
members and preschool families. There are samples of the
shirts in the entryway of church on Sundays and during the
week by the office.
If you are interested in purchasing, please go to eternal
-love.org/apparel. This store is hosted under the Eternal
Love website and the only option for payment is credit
card. If you want to purchase another way or have any
questions, please contact Becky in the office—
Deadline to purchase is October 12. The shirts
should then be delivered to the office around the week of
October 29—Nov 2.
Please help us spread the word about our church and
preschool in our community.
St Matthew 8th Annual Craft &
Bake Sale St Matthew Outreach team
October 12 – 9am-5pm and October 13 – 9am-2pm It’s Free Admission! You Won’t Want to Miss this
Event! This is a 2-day event that will be held in St. Matthew’s
Gym and Outside area! Entrance is at 1316 W. Lawrence St.,
Appleton. WI.
If you would like to help us stock the shelves for the
Apple Valley Food Pantry, please bring a non-perishable food
item and receive a little gift from us!
We will have many door prizes, donated by the crafters,
vendors and St. Matthew! You don’t have to be present to win!
Our Dorcas Society will again have their big Bake Sale
with yummy treats for the whole family! There will be pies,
breads, rolls, snacks, cookies and more! They will be making
“Carmel Apple Bowls” fresh to order and hot apple cider, coffee,
soda and water will be available. There will be bags of apples for
sale also from Arden Tews Orchard.
We will have a large variety of crafts from metal lawn
ornament, knitted and crochet items, quilts, scarfs, purses, baby
items, towels, holiday and everyday decor, greeting cards,
jewelry, stenciled & painted signs, pebble art & wood crafts,
hats, mittens, bags, clay pot candy/treat bowls, wallets, fleece
blankets, dishcloths, hand woven baskets, pillow cases, table
runners, pot holders, hot packs, fall & winter crafts, wreaths,
Barbie clothes, aprons, scrubbies, rice bags, cross-stitch crafts,
embroidered table cloths and so much more!
Along with the crafters, we have several vendors that
while be present! We will have Pampered Chef, Thirty-One
Gifts, Usborne Books, L’BRI Pure & Natural Skin Care,Young
Living Essential Oils, Lularoe Clothing, Shifting Tides
Chiropractic, Avon, Wildtree etc. Many of these vendors will be
holding little “In House Parties” during the 2 days and will have
specials for you to take advantage of!
Share this with everyone you know! It is going to be an
AWESOME event!
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Pursuing Our Mission Together News about our Fellowship and Administrative Ministries
Eternal L
ove Lutheran C
hurch
October 2018
Sunday M
onday T
uesday W
ednesday T
hursday Friday
Saturday
1
11:45 am
S
taff Meeting
6:30 pm
Fam
ily Worship
7:30 pm
CA
P C
ourse Bible
Study
2
2:00 pm
A
RC
Worship S
ervice
6:30 pm
Grow
ing in Hope
(BIC
)
3
8:30 am
M
idweek B
ible Study
1:00 pm
Wom
en's Bible S
tudy 6:00 pm
C
onfirmation C
lass 6:30 pm
E
vening Bible C
lass 7:30 pm
C
hoir Rehearsal
4
8:00 am
P
reschool Field T
rip 6:30 pm
B
uilding Com
mittee
Meeting
5
9:00 am
C
.L.I.C.K
.
6
Cleaning =
Marzahl
(Chapel); P
ayne (F
ellowship H
all); B
roehm
(Preschool/O
ffices)
7
Pen
tecost 20
8:00 am
Worship w
ith C
omm
union
9:25 am
Sun S
ch/Bible C
lass 10:45 am
W
orship with
Com
munion
8
11:45 am
S
taff Meeting
6:30 pm
Worship w
ith C
omm
union 7:30 pm
C
AP
Course B
ible S
tudy
9
8:00 am
C
ircuit Meeting
6:30 pm
Book club
6:30 pm
Grow
ing in Hope
(BIC
)
10
8:30 am
M
idweek B
ible Study
1:00 pm
Wom
en's Bible S
tudy 6:00 pm
C
onfirmation C
lass 6:30 pm
E
vening Bible C
lass 7:30 pm
C
hoir Rehearsal
11
2:45 pm
A
RC
Bible S
tudy 6:30 pm
C
hurch Council M
tg
12
Office C
losed
1
3
8:00 am
Fall W
hole Church
Indoor/Outdoor
Cleaning F
ixing Day
9:00 am
Praise E
nsemble
Rehearsal
14
Pen
tecost 21
8:00 am
Fam
ily Worship
8:00 am
Preschool sings
9:25 am
Sun S
ch/Bible C
lass 10:45 am
F
amily W
orship
15
11:45 am
S
taff Meeting
6:30 pm
Fam
ily Worship
7:30 pm
CA
P C
ourse Bible
Study
16
Sh
ut-In
Visits -
Pasto
r Backu
s 6:30 pm
G
rowing in H
ope (B
IC)
17
8:30 am
M
idweek B
ible Study
1:00 pm
Wom
en's Bible S
tudy 6:00 pm
C
onfirmation C
lass 6:30 pm
E
vening Bible C
lass 7:30 pm
C
hoir Rehearsal
18
2:45 pm
A
RC
Bible S
tudy 6:30 pm
W
orship Board
Meeting
6:30 pm
Wee Love B
oard M
eeting
19
2
0
Cleaning =
Kruse
(Chapel); H
ildeman
(Fellow
ship Hall);
Rodm
an (P
reschool/Offices)
2:00 pm
F
all Harvest F
est
21
Pen
tecost 22
8:00 am
Worship w
ith C
omm
union
9:25 am
Sun S
ch/Bible C
lass 10:45 am
W
orship with
Com
munion
2:30 pm
P
eabody Manor
Worship S
ervice
3:30 pm
Oak P
ark Place
Worship S
ervice
22
11:45 am
S
taff Meeting
6:30 pm
Worship w
ith C
omm
union 7:30 pm
C
AP
Course B
ible S
tudy
23
6:30 pm
A
dvent by Candlelight
Planning M
eeting 6:30 pm
G
rowing in H
ope (B
IC)
24
8:30 am
M
idweek B
ible Study
1:00 pm
Wom
en's Bible S
tudy 6:00 pm
C
onfirmation C
lass 6:30 pm
E
vening Bible C
lass 7:30 pm
C
hoir Rehearsal
25
State T
eacher's
Co
nferen
ce - No
S
cho
ol
2:45 pm
AR
C B
ible Study
26
State T
eacher's
Co
nferen
ce - No
S
cho
ol
27
Cleaning =
Schm
idt
(Chapel); N
euberger (F
ellowship H
all); K
rowas/P
ayne, C.
(Preschool/O
ffices)
28
Pen
tecost 23
8:00 am
Fam
ily Worship
9:25 am
Sun S
ch/Bible C
lass 10:45 am
F
amily W
orship
29
11:45 am
S
taff Meeting
6:30 pm
Fam
ily Worship
7:30 pm
CA
P C
ourse Bible
Study
30
6:30 pm
G
rowing in H
ope (B
IC)
31
8:30 am
M
idweek B
ible Study
1:00 pm
Wom
en's Bible S
tudy 6:00 pm
C
onfirmation C
lass 6:30 pm
E
vening Bible C
lass 7:30 pm
C
hoir Rehearsal