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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

From the Pastor’s Desk 1-2

News & Events 3-5

Men’s Ministries 5

Mission & Outreach 6-7

Youth & Family 8

Congregation News 9

Calendar 10

Serving at Worship 11

VBS Registration Form 12

Pastor Ken Nelson, Senior Pastor Calvary Lutheran Church Office 262.786.4010 [email protected]

CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH JUNE 2018

From the Pastor’s Desk …..

“To the Jews who had believed in him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,

you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32

What does a disciple of Jesus do? In my previous call in North Dakota, before becoming Senior Pastor, I was called to serve as my congregation’s “Discipleship Director.” During my interview, the call committee from First Lutheran talked with me about “the seven habits of discipleship”. I must confess I hadn’t given much thought to “habits of disciples” before - but I was intrigued and wanted to learn more. Even though we commonly hear the word “disciple” in the church, we don’t often know what it means outside of the general understanding that disciple means “follower of Jesus” – and that phrase is often associated with someone who learns from Jesus or someone who listens to Jesus and agrees that what Jesus says is true. In the passage from John 8, Jesus gave a little bit of a definition – disciples are anyone who “holds to my teaching.” But how to we “hold” to someone’s teaching – if not by actively being engaged in what was taught – letting that “teaching” shape our thinking and our behavior. My former congregation settled on the following “signs” or as they called them “habits” of disciples. I came to understand that these habits were important to becoming a more informed and effective follower of Jesus. I will be dedicating my messages for the next several months on these seven habits. They are:

Worship weekly Pray daily Read and study the bible regularly Seek to live your faith in daily life Seek the supporting relationship of other Christians Grow in giving toward the goal of tithing Learn to share faith with others

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The first “habit” is worship. The New Testament book of Hebrews chapter 10, verses 23-25 says; “let us hold on unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another, all the more as you see the Day approaching”. Worship is of first importance in the life of the Christian disciple. In Matthew 28:17, it says that after the disciples gathered in Galilee to see the risen Lord Jesus for the first time, “they worshipped him”. In our passage from Hebrews, the admonition is to not allow ourselves “to stop meeting together” for this is one of the first indications that dedication to living in a good and right relationship with the Lord may be eroding. But it is also important for us to pay attention to the language in Hebrews 10. Notice how many times the word “we” and “us” are used. What is worship? The answer to that question could fill volumes, but let’s begin here - worship is “we” and it is “us”. It is what a community presents to God together, regularly and well. It is adoration, and praise, and thanksgiving that “ascribes worth” to God. It is an important work and is not to be taken lightly. But it is a work – it is a “habit.” And we are not to allow ourselves to assume that it can be done individually. Remember that worship is “we” and “us”, the first and perhaps most important thing we do together. It is “a work of the people”. It is directed to God, but it is also a gift from God, for as our passage says, when we meet together, we “encourage one another”.

We always want to make our worship at Calvary something exciting, meaningful, encouraging, faithful to our Christian roots, and yet always mindful that the language of faith has to be made available to new generations of believers. This does involve new liturgies, new songs, and this summer, it will involve a departure from an old, faithful friend – the common lectionary or assigned weekly readings, so that I, and my colleagues Dawn, Dan and Jerry, might entertain some of the specific questions of the faith you recently raised for us to take on for our summer preaching. Our worship board, our Music Director Gene, and I always strive to make our worship -- that living conversation between God, ourselves, and the world he has called us to love on his behalf -- an enriching and meaningful habit. We propose to do so… Because of a cross, Pastor Nelson

OUR MISSION & VISION: The Vision of Calvary Lutheran Church is: “Sharing the life-changing message of Jesus Christ”

Mission Statement: Calvary Lutheran Church is a family of Christians, directed by the Holy Spirit, growing as disciples of Jesus through worship, Biblical study and prayer that are shared with the community and world.

The Calvary Crossroads is published monthly. All news articles should be submitted to the church office by the deadline listed on the church calendar. Electronic submissions are preferred (email: [email protected]).

If you received this issue via email only and would like to receive a printed copy in the mail, please contact the Calvary church office. (262.786.4010) Printed copies are available at the church also.


June 2018 -

Congregation News and Events

Confirmation Sunday

Publicly affirming their baptism on Sunday, May 20, were Kian Leonard, Bobby Vollmar and Rebecca Warber. The confirmands selected a Bible verse that was meaningful to them and participated in the worship service.

Congratulations Kian, Bobby

and Rebecca!

A farewell reception was held in May for Marion Youngquist, who relocated to Illinois to be closer to her family. She received a purple prayer shawl as a remembrance of Calvary Lutheran Church. She is settled in her new place and has asked that we share her address with her Calvary family. Her email remains the same ([email protected]).

Mrs. Marion Youngquist 495 N. Lake Street Apartment #320 Aurora IL 60506

Mary Baumgartner Arrowhead High School Mary will be attending the University of Wisconsin— La Crosse, majoring in Biology.

Dan Berger Brookfield Central High School Dan will be attending WCTC and continuing his apprenticeship in HVAC at Dave Jones Co.

Paulina Sterle Brookfield Central High School Paulina plans to join the Military.

Jenny Brostowitz Michigan State University

Graduated December 2017; Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Business. Jenny has accepted a position as Banquet Manager

with The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.

Emily Kershek Xavier Univeristy Bachelor’s degree; double major in Communication Studies and Public Relations. Emily will be working for American Airlines as a Flight Attendant.

Else-Marie Nelson Minot State University

Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education. Else-Marie will be student teaching in Minot

in the Fall of 2018.

Graduate Recognition



For June, the women’s ministry book group will change our date and time to allow us to select books for next year and to take a field trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum. We will meet on Thursday, June 14 at 9:00 am in the media room to select our books and discussion leaders for next year. Bring along any ideas for good books you’ve read or you’ve read about. We try to include a biography, a “classic”, and a general non-fiction book in our schedule. Beyond that, we find some serious and some fun books for variety. At 11:00, we’ll carpool down to the Milwaukee Art Museum for lunch in their café and a nice stroll through the museum to enjoy old favorites and some new exhibits. We’ll plan to leave the museum by 3:00 to avoid rush hour. This is always a nice way to wrap up our year of reading. Even if you haven’t been able to join us in the past, we invite you to come and throw your favorite book titles into the hat!

Women’s Ministry Book Group—Thursday, June 14 at 9am

Holly Novotny recently retired and was recognized with a farewell dinner. Here is a small excerpt from her thank you note: “I want to thank Pastor Ken, Grace Gunnlaugsson, Ruth Brostowitz, Mary Smith and Jan Lukasik for the outstanding retirement celebration. It was an awesome evening for me and my family. The

food, the cake, Mary Lau’s cookies and decorations were over the top. Thank you for the congregation gifts, including the funny ones. Thanks to Jan Lukasik for the beautiful and special prayer shawl. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!”

Her note is posted on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall, if you’d like to read it in its entirety.

Cinco de Mayo

Dinner

The Church Life Committee hosted a Cinco de Mayo dinner on Saturday, May 5. Everyone enjoyed fellowship and a delicious dinner of traditional Mexican fare.

June 2018 -


Men’s Ministries

Weekly Wednesday Breakfast Join the men of Calvary on Wednesday’s at 7 a.m. at Maxim’s on Capitol Drive for breakfast and fellowship. Come when you can and bring a friend!

Monthly Thursday Gathering The next meeting is in the Fellowship Hall on Thursday, June 28 starting at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and devotion /discussion time at 7 p.m. Come and join us, share some stories, food and beverages with your Calvary friends. All men are welcome!

Summer Preaching Topics

Thank you to everyone who contributed an idea for summer preaching topics. Obviously not everything could be covered in three months, but your contributions, if not included as a subject this coming summer, were not in vain. We will make every effort to return to them in the fall and throughout the upcoming year, and very much appreciates the participation of the

congregation and always welcome suggestions and feedback. Several people asked “How are the books of the Bible organized?’ We will address this as part of an eight-week series in June and July entitled “The Book that is a Library.” Several people also asked about the work of the Holy Spirit and what role the Holy Spirit plays in our lives. We will dedicate five weeks to this topic, in August and the first week of September tentatively titled “Holy Spirit Month at Calvary”. Other topics suggested were; What does the Bible say about Baptism – (what about infant Baptism and the biblical basis for it and why do some churches wait for a day of reckoning); the Book of Romans (covered in the summer of 2017) and specifically Romans 9:22-24 – what does it mean regarding “predestination”; Current Events; The Life, Ministry and Writings of the Apostle Paul; Why we suffer and how faith is shaken after tragedy or huge loss to the point that people doubt God’s existence or love for them (e.g. after a divorce); Women of the Bible – their stories; Matthew 5:39 – what does this mean (love your enemies); and Luke 6:27-36 or Matthew 5:44 – what do these passages mean (pray for those who persecute you, turn the other cheek, lend to those who cannot re-pay you.) Lots of great subjects. Preaching them will be challenging but fun!

Summer is here, and with that, the music ministers go into summer break. Many thanks to the Celebration Ringers, Alleluia Choir, Contemporary Ensemble, and Sunday School Choir, and their respective music leaders. Like so much in worship, music doesn’t just magically happen. Well maybe once in a while, but most of the time practice is needed, and those mentioned above have diligently come to church for rehearsal, when they might have preferred to just stay home and keep warm and dry. That’s dedication.

Summer Choir will happen on June 17, July 15, and August 19. If you’d like to participate, please arrive in the Choir Room at 8:15am, where you’ll learn a simple anthem, and then sing at 9:00 worship. This is a low-impact way to explore Alleluia Choir. Also, a number of people have signed up and will be providing summer vocal and instrumental music at worship. Celebration Ringers will also participate on a summer weekend to be determined.


Mission and Outreach

MISSION SERVANT PROJECTS!

SIGN UP SHEETS ARE POSTED ON THE GLASS WALLS IN THE NARTHEX

ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE MONTH

BABY LAYETTE COLLECTION for the NALC Disaster Relief (Collection bin is in the Narthex)

USED/NEW SPORTING EQUIPMENT/CLOTHING DRIVE for Boys & Girls Club of Milwaukee (Collection bin is in the

Narthex)

COLLECTION OF NEW/USED ILLUSTRATED BIBLES (FOR CHILDREN) (Collection bin is in the Narthex)

SUNDAYS - 10:30-11:30AM IN FELLOWSHIP HALL ROLLED BANDAGE PROJECT (GLOBAL HEALTH MINISTRIES) Team Captain: Marcella Nelson Learn how to roll bandages; all supplies are provided.

FLEECE BLANKET TYING (NALC DISASTER RELIEF) Team Captain: RoJean Holler

Tie the sides and ends of fleece blankets.

CARD WRITING—ENCOURAGEMENT FOR HOMEBOUND AND ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS Team Captain: Linda Berger

WEEK OF JUNE 3 WEEK ONE

Tuesday, June 5 10:30am—Noon and 6:30—8:00pm

FLEECE BLANKET PREP (CUTTING) PROJECT (NALC DISASTER RELIEF) Team Captain: RoJean Holler Location: Fellowship Hall

Thursday, June 7 10:30am—Noon and 6:30—8:00pm

FLEECE BLANKET PREP (CUTTING) PROJECT (NALC DISASTER RELIEF) Team Captain: RoJean Holler Location: Fellowship Hall

WEEK OF JUNE 10 WEEK TWO

Monday, June 11

SERENITY INN MEAL PROGRAM (LEARN ABOUT THIS PROGRAM ON SUNDAY, JUNE 10 AT 10:30AM) Team Captain: Judy Kestly and Mark Trudell Location: Meet at Calvary to carpool Serve dinner to residents at Serenity Inn, Milwaukee Thursday, June 14 9:30a-3pm Lutheran World Relief

SEWING BACKPACKS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES (LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF) Team Captains: Judy DeBruine & Jane Krause Location: Fellowship Hall Bring your own sewing machine. The pattern, fabric and supplies are furnished. Lunch will be provided. Thursday, June 14

9:30 am – 11:00 am

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

Team Captain: Ruby Hauch and Pat Dieck Location: Conference Room Knit regular and pocket prayer shawls. Yarn and patterns available.

June 2018 -

Mission and Outreach

MEAT (canned proteins) is requested for the month of June and includes items such as SPAM, tuna, salmon, canned chicken, beef stews or pasta with meat. Other items of need include peanut butter, soups, canned milk, baby formula, canned fruits and vegetables, pancake mix and syrup, whole grains and cereals. Let’s fill the shopping cart to the top with these much-needed items for the Waukesha Food Pantry. If you prefer to make a monetary contribution, please mark your envelope or check with the notation “Food Pantry”. Your continued support of the Waukesha Food Pantry is greatly appreciated!

FILL THE SHOPPING CART IN THE NARTHEX

Friday, June 15 8:00-10:30a Serving Breakfast 10:30a-1:30p Serving Lunch

HOPE CENTER, 502 N. EAST AVENUE, WAUKESHA

Team Captain: Linda Berger Location: Meet at Calvary to carpool Saturday, June 16

9:00 am

CALVARY SPRING CLEAN UP Team Captain: Ernie Kretschmann Details: Bring tools, shovels, rakes, etc. Lunch will be provided. Able bodies needed, no minimum age.

WEEK OF JUNE 17 WEEK THREE

Tuesday, June 19 9:00 am

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES HIGH RIDGE CENTER, 13445 W. NATIONAL AVENUE, NEW BERLIN Team Captain: Ernie Kretschmann Location: Meet at Calvary to carpool Tree and shrub trimming, spreading mulch. Bring your favorite trimmers, rake and pruners. Lunch will be provided. Rain date Wednesday, June 20

Saturday, June 23 Need 30 Volunteers

8:15 am – 12:00 pm

HUNGER TASK FORCE FOOD SORT Team Captain: RoJean Holler Location: Meet at Calvary to carpool Details: Ages 12 – 110. Ages 12-15 need adult chaperone. Closed toed shoes are a must. Participants should be

ready to move! It is a fun and active time packaging food for a great cause.

WEEK OF JUNE 24 WEEK FOUR

Monday, June 25 4:00pm

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL MEAL PROGRAM

Team Captain: Marge Tyne Location: Meet at Calvary to carpool (if serving) Prepare a 2 lb. meatloaf and/or serve dinner at downtown location

All participants receive a free t-shirt! Please stop by Fellowship Hall and take one before you serve. Various colors and sizes are available and they will be on the benches along the east wall. While supplies last.


Youth and Family

Calvary goes to camp!

Save the dates: July 8 - 13 for Super Hero Week!

For youth completing kindergarten

through eighth grade!

Watch for more information. See Pastor Dawn with any questions.

Vacation Bible School is Coming! July 30—August 3, 2018

Time: 9:00am—2pm Registration fee: $15/child

SUNDAY SCHOOL END OF YEAR CELEBRATION

The Sunday School classes celebrated the

end of their school year by using their imagination to create Bible scenes with

marshmallows and spaghetti.

There’s also a Registration Form on the back of this issue of Crossroads. This can be completed and turned into the church office with your

payment.

New this year! Register online at vbs.pro.events/p/calvarylc

June 2018 -

Congregation News

June Birthdays & Anniversaries

CALVARY CONTACT INFORMATION

Congregation Council Ernie Kretschmann (Pres.) 262-782-4989 John Lau (V.P.) 262-792-1878 Johanna Nelson (Sec.) 701-340-0278 Erik Zipp (Treas.) 262-347-9656 Sue Dindorf 262-786-5484 John Foley 262-781-9076 Judy Kestly 262-782-5286 Brad Meyer 262-893-1290 Tom Thiede 414-704-6314

Board of Deacons Rich Baumgartner [Q, R} 262-367-3898 Larry Bonier [F, G] 262-271-3916 Jeanette Kalupa [M, P] 262-784-3114 Jim Kalupa [H, I, J] 262-784-3114 Sheila Kershek [V, W, X, Y, Z] 262-389-0883 Darlene Louison [A, T, U] 262-786-6401 Al Rodriguez [Sa-Sh] 262-784-5027 Rhonda Rodriguez [Si-Sz] 262-784-5027 Cindy Rooks [C,D,E] 262-879-9788 Judy Sayas [B] 262-784-5375 Mary Ellen Thiede [K, O] 414-732-4257 Pastor Jerry Wittmus [L, N] 262-818-6792

Staff Rev. Ken Nelson (Pastor) [email protected] or call/text at 701-818-0353 Gene Traas (Dir. of Music) [email protected] Dawn Spies (Interim Youth Dir) [email protected] Edie Berke (Office Secretary) [email protected] Cindy Rooks (Fin. Secretary) [email protected] Sue Rowe (Comm. Coor.) [email protected]

Ministry Emails Council [email protected] Deacons [email protected] Personnel [email protected]

Olson, Ardath 19 Smith, Lori 19 Runnoe, Adelyn 20 Youngquist, Marion 20 Spicer, Philip 21 Kershek, Emily 22 Warber, Rebecca 23 Tschetter, Janice 24 Pierce, Keith 25 Ozburn, Katie 26 Moen, Tollef 28 Huettl, Alecia 29 Rose, Harold 30

DATE

It’s About Our Family

Prayers

Please check the weekly bulletin for those people needing our urgent prayers. If you have any prayer requests, please call or email the church office. We ask for continued prayers for: Long-term Prayer List: Diane Foley; Liz Gjenvick; Lee Hermann; Lowell Sonderman; Donna Polizzi, Marge Skarie; Mickey Rash; Bill Rash Jr. (son of Mickey Rash); Scott Borgardt (friend of Julie Matthes); Casey Clark (grandson of Judy Kestly); Barb Dewey (mother of Sallie Schulz); Elizabeth Ebert (mother of Jonni Roush); and Patricia Cross (friend of Cindy Rooks).

Birthdays DATE DATE # of YEARS Anniversaries

Gall, Kathleen 1 Gehrke, Carroll 1 Spicer, Thomas 1 Gunnlaugsson, Gordon 3 Meyer, Preston 5 Phillips, JoAnn 5 Smith, Mary 8 Gall, Claire 9 Klade, Curtis 9 Hewitt, Brooke 11 Heyen, Fay 17 Hoffman, William 18 Knuth, Miles 18 Kurtz, Thomas 18

Hanke, Bruce and Dawn 6 31 Springer, Thomas and Kris 7 21 Tyne, Lee and Margaret 9 56 Bentley, William and Nicole 11 14 Nelson, Kenneth and Marcella 15 33 Krause, Donald and (JoAnne) 17 57 Trotier, Terrence and Carolyn 17 57 Wizner, Randall and Susan 18 36 Altmin, Dale and Martha 19 53 Moths, Terry and Sandra 20 37 Chesner, Ray and Janet 21 60 Branston, Robert and Barbara 22 16 Gunnlaugsson, Gordon and Grace 25 52 Anderson, Deron and Lynnette 26 25 Mavroff, Myrna and (Daniel) 26 70 Becker, Reginald and Susan 27 59 Jazgar, Robert and Ann 27 54

Joy & Thanksgiving for Tiffany and Jackson Schlieve and their children on the birth of their daughter Emma Louise; and to Larry & Susie Bonier on the birth of their granddaughter Johanna Elizabeth Brodzeller. Sympathy for Chet Elliott, Christine Elliot and family on the death of Christine’s father, Dick Protzmann.







Calendar

June 2018 -

Serving At Worship

Serving at

Worship

June 2/3 Sat. 5 p.m. Sun. 9 a.m.




June 30/July 1 Sat. 5 p.m. Sun. 9 a.m.

ACOLYTES

Preston Meyer Sam Sayas

Rebecca Warber Jacklyn Warber

Josh Morris Bobby Vollmar

Scott Anderson Megan Schatz

Rebecca Warber Jacklyn Warber

ALTAR GUILD

Chuck & Norene Giuliani

Tom & Sue Sadowsky

RoJean Holler Ruth Young

Marge Tyne Shirley Brodell

Marty Altmin

ASSISTING MINISTER

Lee Tyne Larry Bonier Scott Langelin Pastor Jerry Wittmus

CHILDREN’S SERMON

Angie Schatz Mary Baumgartner Larry Bonier Natalie Anderson Angie Schatz

DEACONS

[Sat] Cindy Rooks [Sun] Rhonda Rodriguez, Sheila Kershek, Judy Sayas

[Sat] Jim Kalupa [Sun] Mary Ellen Thiede, Rich Baumgartner, Pastor Jerry Wittmus

[Sat] Cindy Rooks [Sun] Larry Bonier, Sheila Kershek, Darlene Louison

[Sat] Jeanette Kalupa [Sun] Pastor Jerry Wittmus, Al Rodriguez, Mary Ellen Thiede

[Sat] Larry Bonier [Sun] Rich Baumgartner, Judy Sayas, Sheila Kershek

GREETERS

[Sat] Mark & Lydia Trudell [Sun] Annie Bermel, Grace Gunnlaugsson

[Sat] Tom & Sue Sadowsky [Sun] Grace Gunnlaugsson, Janet Zastrow

[Sat] Bruce & Ruth Steffens [Sun] Pat & Carol Corcoran

[Sat] Ed & Kay Marshall [Sun] John & Mary Lau

[Sat] Ray & Jan Chesner [Sun] Maxine Weisbrodt, Judy DeBruine

LECTORS Karen Pierce Larry Bonier Jim Kalupa Chuck Giuliani

PPT [Sat] Lydia Trudell [Sun] Chris Spangenberger

[Sat] Lydia Trudell [Sun] Sue Rowe

[Sat] Sue Rowe [Sun] Johanna Nelson

[Sat] Jeanette Kalupa [Sun) Sallie Schulz

(Sat) (Sun)

USHERS Rich Baumgartner Gordy Gunnlaugsson Bob Smith

Peggy Langelin Scott Langelin Chuck Lukasik Jan Lukasik

Karen Pierce Keith Pierce Mary Ellen Thiede Tom Thiede

Marty Altmin Chet Elliott Ed Ramthun Erik Zipp

Jim Harrison Chuck Giuliani Jane Krause Bill Krause

MUG ‘BEARER

Keith Pierce Marcella Nelson Mark Trudell KarenPierce

ALTAR FLOWERS

Nelson Family Lee & Marge Tyne Kalupa Family

HOSPITALITY Graduation and New Member Celebration

Lee & Marge Tyne Wayne & Bonnie Johnson

Marilyn Hermann Nadine Schuelke


CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH

June 2018 Calvary

Crossroads

1750 N. Calhoun Rd., Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-786-4010 E-mail: [email protected] www.calvarylc.com

Calvary Worship Schedule: Saturday at 5 p.m Sunday at 9 a.m.

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