august 8 2010 church bulletin, saint paul's evangelical lutheran church

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PastorsMichael Duncan(920) 723-4243Paul Scharrer

(920) 723-1623

Principal St. PaulsHarlan Pelischek 563-5349

Our ServicesThursday6:30 p.m.

Sunday8:00 & 10:00 a.m.(summer schedule)

Sunday MorningService on Cable TV

Channel 20 at 9:00 a.m.

Escape Teen DirectorSy Vanissaveth(414) 232-1350

Our Chur ch Office563-2263

Visit our Website !www.stpaulsfort.net

E-Mail

[email protected]

St. Pauls Ev. Lutheran ChurchFort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Shepherd the Flock of God

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ST. PAULS EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH

11th Sunday of Pentecost August 5th & 8th , 2010

Theme of the Day

Shepherd the Flock of God

Hymns: 546 v 1-3 545 (v1,2 & 3) 462 546 v 4,5

Order of Service:Thursday Order of Evening Prayer (52-67)Sunday @ 8 a.m. Service of the Word (p. 38-44)Sunday @ 10 a.m. Contemporary Service

Psalm for the Day: Psalm 84 on page 96

First Reading: Jeremiah 23:9-22 & 30-32Jeremiah describes falseprophets who preached lies to Godspeople. A good pastoror prophet teaches the truth of God notthe lies of man. Is this same sin going on in the world today?If so, how?

Second Reading: Matthew 23:13-15,25-28Here we see the Lion of Judah in all his fury. Jesus condemnsthe Pharisees for their hypocrisy. Outwardly they appeared to beholy and righteous, but inwardly their hearts were not right withGod. They rejected Jesus as the Messiah, relied on their own

righteousness instead of Gods grace in Christ, and served Godnot in humble gratitude but in worldly pride.

Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 4:16

Watch Your Life and Doctrine Closely

1) Right living2) Right teaching



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Jeremiah 23:9-22 & 30-329 Concerning the prophets:My heart is broken within me;all my bones tremble.

I am like a drunken man, like a man overcome by wine,because of the LORD and his holy words.10 The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land lies parched

and the pastures in the desert are withered.The prophetsfollow an evil course and use their power unjustly.11 "Both prophet and priest are godless;even in my temple I find their wickedness," declares the LORD.

12 "Therefore their path will become slippery;they will be banished to darkness and there they will fall.I will bring disaster on them in the year they are punished,"

declares the LORD.13 "Among the prophets of Samaria I saw this repulsive thing:

They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible:They commit adultery and live a lie.

They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from hiswickedness.

They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah."

15 Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty says concerning the prophets:"I will make them eat bitter food and drink poisoned water,

because from the prophets of Jerusalemungodliness has spread throughout the land."

16 This is what the LORD Almighty says:"Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you;

they fill you with false hopes.

They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.17 They keep saying to those who despise me,`The LORD says: You will have peace.'And to all who follow the stubbornness of their heartsthey say, `No harm will come to you.'

18 But which of them has stood in the council of the LORDto see or to hear his word? Who has listened and heard his word?

19 See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath,a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.

20 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he fully accomplishes



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the purposes of his heart.In days to come you will understand it clearly.21 I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message;I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.22 But if they had stood in my council,they would have proclaimed my words to my people

and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.

30 "Therefore," declares the LORD, "I am against the prophets who steal from oneanother words supposedly from me. 31 Yes," declares the LORD, "I am against theprophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, `The LORD declares.'32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams," declares the LORD."They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not sendor appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the least," declares the LORD.

Matthew 23:13-15,25-2813 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut thekingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let

those enter who are trying to. 1415 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel overland and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make himtwice as much a son of hell as you are.25 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean theoutside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside alsowill be clean.27 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are likewhitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full ofdead men's bones and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside youappear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wicked-

ness.

1 Timothy 4:1616 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you

will save both yourself and your hearers.

CHILDRENS DEVOTION TODAYChildren are invited to come to the front for the Childrens Devotion during

the singing of v 1 & 2 of hymn 545 Send, O Lord, Your Holy Spirit.. Parents arewelcome to accompany their children. Afterwards, well continue with verse 3 of thehymn and the children will return to their parents.



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1 T imothy Pauls first letter to the young pastor, Timothy

What are the Pastoral Epistles?

1 Timothy is the first of the three pastoral epistles letters written to pastors (two toTimothy, one to Titus), rather than to churches. While the letters are written to pas-tors, they have great meaning for churches today.

Theme of 1 TimothyHow people ought to conduct themselves in Gods household (1 Timothy 3:15).

Purpose of 1 Timothy

according to Merrill Ungerin Ungers Bible Dictionary

Paul had four main goals in penning this letter to Timothy.

1) To encourage Timothy to oppose false teaching (1:3-7, 18-20; 6:3-5, 20, 21)

2) To have Timothy appoint teachers in the church who will watch their life anddoctrine closely (3:1-13 & 4:16). They need not be brilliant men, butthey must be good men.

3) To instruct him in the management of church affairs (3:14,15)

4) To exhort him to diligence in the performance of his pastoral duties (4:6-6:2)

Who was Timothy?

Paul came into contact with Timothy probably during his first missionary journey(sometime around 48 A.D.). Timothy lived in the town of Lystra in central Asia Minor present-day Turkey. Pauls first experience in Lystra was anything but positive (readabout this amazing experience in Acts 14:8-20).

In this unlikely place Timothy was raised in a godly home. Though his father wasa Greek (a gentile), his mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, were devoutChristian Jews. These two women instructed Timothy in the Old Testament Scrip-tures from his earliest childhood (2 Timothy 1:5 & 3:14-16).

When Paul visited Lystra on his second missionary journey (Acts 16:1-3) threeyears after his first visit Timothy was a disciple so highly spoken of that Paul tookhim along as his companion in ministry. When trouble arose in churches and Paulwas prevented from visiting them personally he often sent Timothy in his place.This happened in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 3:1,2) and Corinth (1 Corinthians 4:17 &16:10).



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T imothy (Please note - This is the second page of information on 1 Timothy)

When Paul sent Timothy to Philippi, he commended Timothy to them with thehighest praise that any minister of Christ can hope to receive. Paul says of Timothy:I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. Foreveryone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. But you knowthat Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has servedwith me in the work of the gospel (Philippians 2:20-22).

Commentator Martin Franzmann in The Word of the Lord Grows adds, IfPaul was a fond father to Timothy, he was not a blind one. He knew his beloved childs

weaknesses: Timothy was still young and apparently conscious of it as a handicap (1 Timothy4:12). He was inclined to be timid (1 Cor. 16:10,11 & 2 Timothy 1:7).Besides his health was not the best; his stomach troubled him, an ailment not un common

among sensitive and conscientious young men of God (1 Timothy 5:23).

Timetable for the Pastoral Epistles

as constructed by Martin Franzmannn The Word of the Lord Grows

The following is a probable timeline.1) That Paul was released at the end of the two years imprisonment recorded inActs 28:30 (61 A.D.) seems certain. Whether Paul ever carried out hisintention of going to Spain (Romans 15:28) remains uncertain.

2) Paul revisited his former mission fields in Asia (present-day Turkey) andMacedonia (northern Greece). Paul returned to the East by way of theisland of Crete where he left Titus with the task of putting Gods house in or-

der (Titus 1:5). Paul left Timothy in charge at Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3).Paul proceeded from Ephesus to Macedonia and from there he wrote his first let-

ter to Timothy (1 Timothy 1:3)

3) Paul wrote the letter to Titus, either from Macedonia just before his departure forNicopolis or during the journey to Nicopolis where he hoped to spend the winter.

Paul then visited Troas, Corinth and Miletus (2 Timothy 4:13,20).

4) Paul was again arrested and imprisoned at Rome. This time his imprisonmentwas much more severe than 59-61 A.D. and he saw no hope for acquittal. In his

second letter to Timothy he summons his beloved child to him once more beforethe end.

5) This second imprisonment in Rome ended in the martyrdom of Paul. It took placeunder Nero sometime between 63-67 A.D..



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PASTOR RECEIVES CALL TO LIVE IN INDIAPastor Mike received a call to serve as the

future Field Coordinator for India.The current Field Coordinator, MarkKrueger, plans to retire in the next coupleof years. The Coordinator oversees the

mission work our Synod does in India. Heworks with two other missionaries and thenational pastors of CELM (Christ EvangelicalLutheran Ministry), our national church inIndia which has 9,500 souls in 126congregations and 60 preaching stations.The Field Coordinator is the Principal of the Seminary and Pre-Seminary in India

where 93 men are studying to be pastors. The wife of the Coordinator serves as theoverseer for the orphanages in India. He is being asked to shadow the currentField Coordinator, Mark Krueger, until his retirement. Pastor Mike and Cathy ask foryour prayers as he deliberates this call.

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR WORSHIP BULLETINSWe encourage you to take home your worship bulletins each week instead of re-turning them to the ushers or placing them on the counter. There is so much infor-mation in them - that we would hope you use them during the week for reviewing theBible passages, for checking the upcoming activities, or for sharing with a friend.The bulletin is one of the best advertisements for your church. We make plenty ofbulletins for the services so there is usually no need to return them. If you missed aSunday, you may also find the previous weeks bulletin on the kiosk in the Narthex.

LEADERSHIP TEAMFOR CHILDREN'S MINISTRY - Sunday, August 15th @ 9:15 a.m.Our new leadership team for Children's Ministry at St. Paul's will meet with the pas-

tors between services on Sunday, August 15 th for 30 minutes.

TEEN OUTING TO NOAHS ARK - Monday, August 16thSt. Pauls and Bethany teens will be going

to Noahs Ark on Monday, August 16th. Those whowant to go should sign-up on the sheet on the kioskin the narthex or on the counter in the church officeor contact Deb Kind (920) 728-1026) or Ian Schaefer(920) 699-9067. God uses water for life and refresh-ment as he washes our sins away in baptism and increation as we bathe and swim in water.



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DEDICATION & OPEN HOUSEFOR CHILDREN'S CENTER - Sunday, September 19th

The first time we use our Children's Center will be Sunday, September 19 th. On thatday we will dedicate the Center and have an Open House. We are working ondecorating the Children's Center with a Noah's Ark theme. We are thankful that Godis providing a place in our church facility for ministry to children. We have

always been blessed with the Lutheran Elementary School, but we have never hada place for children in the church facility. "Let the little children come to me anddo not hinder them for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these (Luke 18:16).

GIRL PIONEER DISTRICT CAMPAT CAMP PHILLIP - Fri-Sun, Sept. 17-19All girls in grades 5-8 are invited to the Girl

Pioneers District Camp at Camp Phillip. The cost is$60.00 for the entire weekend. They will leave theschool Friday after school and return Sunday around1:00 p.m.. The girls who have gone in the past havereally enjoyed the camp.

Each caravan is assigned a cabin to sleep in. Thereare crafts, games, low ropes. high ropes. archery,campfire and singing in the evening and muchmore. It is a great opportunity for Christianfellowship with other girls in our district and a lot offun. Please contact Cathy Duncan (920) 723-8632.

LLHS LADIES GUILD MEET Wednesday, August 11thLakeside Lutheran Ladies Guild will meet on Wednesday, August 11th at

7 p.m. The speaker for the evening will be LLHS graduate - Anna Kanter. She willbe speaking about her trip to Guatemala and the service she performed there. Theladies of St. Pauls in Fort Atkinson will be the servers for the evening.

CAN YOU LEND A HAND ?HELP THE 2ND TAKE RESALE SHOP AND SALTY EARTH PICTURESThe 2nd Take Resale Shop, part of

Salty Earth pictures needs your help. If you areinterested in sorting items, working the cashregister or just helping out with other tasks,please call Beth Zambo (920) 397-7395. Youcan volunteer as much or as little as fits intoyour schedule at 26 S. Third Street in Fort.



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JESUS CARES MINISTRY START-UPJesus Cares Ministries (JCM)

is a unique outreach ministry whosemission is to assist congregations inthe WELS/ELS in meeting theirresponsibility to share the Gospel with people who have an intellectual and develop-

mental disability, their families and communities. We assist congregations by train-ing volunteers, encouraging congregations to use our simplified Bible history curricu-lum, conducting our simplified worship service, helping plan fellowship events, andhelping you locate and conduct outreach to people with special needs in your area.When possible it is important to include people with disabilities in a regular Bibleclass or worship opportunity that the church provides. However, sometimes it isbeneficial to have programs that are specifically designed for persons with specialneeds that will allow them to know Jesus as their Savior and for them to have an ac-tive worship and prayer life.We have an opportunity in Jefferson to share the Gospel to a large number ofadults with special needs. Many of them gather on a daily basis at the St. Colettacampus in Jefferson. They want to hear more about their Savior. If you are inter-

ested in hearing and discussing more about this possible outreach program pleasejoin us for a meeting. We hope to see you there.

Jesus Cares MinistriesProgram Start Up Discussion MeetingSt. Johns Lutheran Church, JeffersonWednesday, August 18th @ 7:00 PM

For more information, contact:Bill Truebenbach - Staff Minister for Jesus Cares Ministries.

Office: (262) 677-2066 Email: [email protected]

PAINTERS NEEDED FOR ST. PAULS SCHOOL!

Five restrooms and two lockers are in need of a freshcoat of paint. All supplies are on hand! Three or fourvolunteers per area would be ideal. If you have a fewhours, please call Harlan Pelischek at 563-5349 or563-8613. You pick the time, day or evening! Manyhands make light work! School starts soon ! ! Train achild in the way he should go and when he is old he willnot depart from it.



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CHURCH PICNIC - Sunday, September 12th @ 10:30 a.m.For those who like to plan ahead our Church Picnic

will be at Rock River Parkby the aquatic centeronSunday, September 12th (the Sunday after Labor Day).Our 10:30 a.m. worship service will be conducted at RockRiver Park that day. Delicious food, great fellowship and

games for children are a part of this big day. Membersare asked to bring: a dish to pass, their own table service.Please mark this date on your calendar.

A NEW RECORD FOR A SUCCESSFUL BLOOD DRIVEThanks to all donors who participated in our blood drive on

Saturday, July 31st. We set a new record for our St. Paulsblood drives for the BloodCenter of Wisconsin.We signed in 55 donors and received 52 blood units. Wehad 3 individuals who were not able to donate for variousreasons - but they were still able to come out and showtheir community support. This is a new record! Con-

gratulations!52 units will save up to 156 lives in the community with

those patients using these blood and blood products! How?Each unit brought in can save up to 3 lives because theBloodCenter uses the red cells, platelets and plasma forspecial patient need and care situations.Staff from the BloodCenter commented on the congeniality of our donors and volun-

teers and the support given our drive. A special thank you to those who donatedtime and/or refreshments to help make for a successful blood drive. Our next blooddrive is scheduled for a Saturday in December 11, 2010, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Bethany will have a blood drive for the BloodCenter of Wisconsin on October 2,2010. Please mark your calendars.

OUR LOVE FOR THE LORD FINANCIAL New Fiscal Year starts July 1st

Total at all services 386

Thursday @ 6:30 p.m. 89Sunday @ 8:00 a.m. 168Sunday @ 10:30 a.m. 129

BUDGET NEEDS

Debt Retirement - $797 Year To Date - $3,112

Received Needed August 1, 2010

$13,498 $14,038 Last Week

$ 61,430 $ 70,192 Year To Date



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Received* Needed* 15 November 2009

$14,544 $ 13,349 Church Support

$253,346 $ 266,972 Year To Date

Total Budget

* For Church & School Childrens Fund

St . Pauls School News

Lakeside Lut heran High School News

ST. PAULS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER MAILEDAll families of current St. Paul's School students should have received the summer

newsletter recently. If you did not, please call the school (920-563-5349) or stop byto pick one up at the school office. Inside the mailing are severalimportant letters from Mr. Pelischek andthe Joint Board of Education, aninformation sheet with news about schoolregistration, class lists, and school supplylist, opening Service/school picnic(Sunday, Aug. 22nd), and the yearly calen-dar.Please feel free to call the school for any

added information, or to inquire about reg-istering your child for the 2010-2011 schoolyear. We are looking forward to a great

year!

LLHS Athletic Schedules for the 2010-2011 are availablein the Narthex or in the church office.

School Registration: Tuesday August 10th @ 5-9

Freshmen Orientation - Wednesday, August 18th

First day for all students - Thursday, August 19

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Opening Service - Sunday, August 22nd

The Opening Service of the 2010-2011 school year at Lakeside LutheranHigh School will be August 22, at 6:30 p.m. Preaching for this service will bePastor James Huebner, First Vice President of the Wisconsin EvangelicalLutheran Synod and pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Milwaukee. PastorHuebner is the son of Lakeside's first Principal, Pastor Lloyd Huebner.All Lakeside students and families are invited and encouraged to at-tend. Also, all members of the Lakeside Lutheran Federation are in-vited. The service will be conducted in the West Gym.A time of fellowship and light refreshments follows the service.



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PARENTS ROOMIs located in the back of the church for thoseparents who find it necessary to take their child(ren) out of the sanctuary, The sound systemand the windows in the Parents room make itpossible for you to continue to worship with thecongregation.

PORTALS OF PRAYER & MEDITATIONSare available on the Kiosk in the Narthex or inthe Church Office.

LARGE PRINT HYMNALS & BULLETINSare located on the table in the Narthex for thosewith difficulty seeing.

CHURCH CALENDARS & SCHOOL NEWS-LETTERS are on the Kiosk in the Narthex.

VIDEO TAPESof our worship services are located in theChurch Office. To purchase a tape is $6.00.

RECYCLINGcontainers are available in the Church Office, for usedprinter cartridges and toners, McDonalds JeffersonCounty Receipts, Campbells labels, Box tops for Edu-cation, Franks County Market, Kwik Trip Milk Moola,and Kemps Caps.

RECYCLING ALUMINUM CANSby Mens Club on every 3rd Saturday from 8:0011:00 a.m. at the Bus Barn by school.

CHRISTIAN COUNSELINGLiving Branches Christian Counseling

Dan Hrobsky 920-563-8244600 Highland Ave. Fort Atkinson

Harbor Counseling Services-Ron Paynter 920-723-4283P.O. Box 291, 211 South Main St., Fort Atkinson

PARENTS ROOMIs located in the back of the church for thoseparents who find it necessary to take their child(ren) out of the sanctuary, The sound systemand the windows in the Parents room make itpossible for you to continue to worship with thecongregation.

PORTALS OF PRAYER & MEDITATIONSare available on the Kiosk in the Narthex or inthe Church Office.

LARGE PRINT HYMNALS & BULLETINSare located on the table in the Narthex for thosewith difficulty seeing.

CHURCH CALENDARS & SCHOOLNEWS-LETTERS are on the kiosk in the Narthex.

DVDs & VIDEO TAPESof our worship services are located in theChurch Office. To purchase a tape is $6.00.

RECYCLINGcontainers are available in the Church Office, for usedprinter cartridges and toners, McDonalds JeffersonCounty Receipts, Campbells labels, Box tops for Edu-cation, Franks County Market, Kwik Trip Milk Moola,and Kemps Caps.

RECYCLING ALUMINUM CANSby Mens Club on every 3rd Saturday from 8:0011:00 a.m. at the Bus Barn by school.

CHRISTIAN COUNSELINGHarbor Counseling Services-

Ron Paynter 920-723-4283P.O. Box 291, 211 South Main St., Fort Atkinson

Sunday - August 8, 2010 8:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship

Monday

12-6 p.m. Escape Teen Center 6:00 p.m. Quilters Guild

Tuesday 12-3 p.m. Escape Teen Center 1:00 p.m. English as a Second Language 6-9 p.m. Escape Teen Center 6:00 p.m. English as a Second Language

Wednesday

Thursday 12-3 p.m. Escape Teen Center 6-9 p.m. Escape Teen Center 6:30 p.m. Worship Service

with Communion

Friday 12-3 p.m. Escape Teen Center 6-10 p.m. Escape Teen Center

Saturday

Sunday - August 15, 2010 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Worship Service

with Communion 9:15 a.m. Bible Study 9:15 a.m. Childrens Ministry Leadership

Heart Land Preschool (563-5349)Lakeside Lutheran High School (648-2321)

August Flower Committee

Carol Gronholz *563-2536Ruth Hirschfeld563-6301Deloris Hubbard563-8709Marlys Klug563-7961


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