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Rev. Zachary M. DeArmond Senior Pastor
Rev. Scott Hirssig Associate Pastor
1712 Menasha Ave., Manitowoc, WI 54220
Phone: 920-684-3989
Newsletter – February 2020 Ash Wednesday
The Holy season of Lent begins on February 26th. There will be multiple opportunities to begin your Lenten journey that day.
6:45 AM-8:00 AM The Sanctuary will be open for private prayer/meditation/reflection and the opportunity to receive ashes. 5:00 PM Soup and Sandwich Supper
6:00 PM Ash Wednesday Worship with Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes.
The Imposition of Ashes At Redeemer, as part of our Ash Wednesday devotion, we offer the opportunity to receive "the imposition of ashes" upon the forehead. The following is a brief explanation about this practice. Q. Are the ashes "blessed?" Do they give a special blessing?
A. No. They are simply a physical symbol to aid in your meditation. The blessings we receive are
through God's means of grace, His Word and Sacraments.
Q. Do I have to receive them?
A. No! Any compulsion to receive the ashes would be contrary to the freedom we have in the
Gospel. They are simply offered as an opportunity for you. If they will help you, please receive
them. If not, please feel comfortable not receiving them. No one will think any less or more of you if
you do or don't!
Q. Do I have to leave them on?
A. No. You may wash them off at any time. Again, whatever is most helpful to you. In fact, washing
them off can be a joyous thing, as you remember that the water of baptism has rescued you from sin
and death!
Q. What about Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 6:16-18)? Those words read: "And when
you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be
seen by others. . . . But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may
not be seen by others . . ."
A. These words of Christ refer to our motivation: "that you may be seen by others." If this is why you
want to receive ashes, to be seen by others, you should not receive them! This would be contrary to
the Gospel.
Midweek Lent Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside
every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set
before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set
before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne
of God. Hebrews 12:1-2
“Eyes on Jesus” will be the theme that we explore on Wednesday evenings during the
season of Lent as we prepare to see our God and Savior on the cross and see the empty tomb
on Easter morning.
When the characters in the Passion narrative look at Jesus, what do they see? In most cases,
people misunderstood who He is and what He was doing. In some cases, by faith, people
recognized Him correctly. Our Lenten series this year, based on St. Mark’s Gospel, will examine
how the various people around Jesus viewed Him and how we should view Him. We will “fix
our eyes” on what Jesus has done to save us from our sins by His holy, precious blood and
innocent sufferings and death, and celebrate what God sees on account of His work: our
justification for His sake. Join us each week for dinner at 5:00 P.M. and worship at 6:00.
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2020 Executive Board President: Mike Kaczkowski
Treasurer: Tim Zinkel
Director of Spiritual Growth-Evangelism: Aaron Utecht
Director of Education-Children’s Ministry: Johanna Harris
Director of Human Care: Lisa Van Sickle
Director of Property & Legal: Steve Pribek
Director of Property & Legal: Kirk Eichmann
Director of Spiritual Growth: open
Director of Education-Family Life: open
Director of Education-Youth & Confirmation: open
Financial Update
Tax Saving Charity Contributions
If you are 70 ½ or older, you can direct your church contribution from your traditional IRA with a
Qualified Charitable Distribution and the distribution counts toward your Required Minimum
Distribution for the year. As long as the money goes directly to a charitable organization without
making a pit stop in your bank account, it won’t be recognized as taxable income. Contact your
financial advisor or institution for more information. Redeemer presently has several members that
participate in this program annually.
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Dec. Year toDate
Income $36,370 $294,583
Expenses $25,406 $276,112
Summary of Income & Expenses
Choir & Handbells
Senior Choir and Handbells are now beginning rehearsals for
2020. Now is the perfect time for new members to join in the
singing and ringing for our upcoming worship services.
Senior Choir meets on Sunday mornings in the choir loft from
8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. prior to Sunday morning service. Handbells meet on Wednesday
evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. here at church. (We are in immediate need of 1-2
additional handbell ringers, 2 additional tenors, 2 additional basses, 3 more altos, and 2 more
sopranos—just show up at the rehearsal time listed.)
Also, any instrumentalist who might like to join in on special music for special occasions
should contact Pastor or Gary Neustadter at 920-242-6489.
Brenda, Skyler, Joan
Joan Schmidt
Welcome to two new members, Joan Schmidt and her grand-daughter, Skyler Lisowe, who have
joined our Redeemer family. Joan and her husband, Delbert, lived in New Holstein for over 40 years
until he passed away on July 20, 2018. They attended Trinity Lutheran in Kiel. Joan had been
employed at Tecumseh Products in New Holstein for 33 ½ years before retiring in July, 2000.
Joan has three daughters. The oldest, Diane Drew, and her husband live in Appleton and have one
child. Brenda Beckmann, from Kiel, has atteneded Redeemer with Joan and Skyler. Brenda is married
and they have a son and daughter. Joan's youngest daughter is Jennifer Lisowe. Jennifer and her
husband live in Two Rivers with three sons and a daughter. Joan moved to their home after her
husband passed away in 2018. She may be retired but keeps very active helping at Jennifer's home
and with the family. Joan enjoys traveling so she and Jennifer are planning a Caribbean cruise. She
also enjoys reading.
Skyler Lisowe
Skyler Lisowe also joined Redeemer with her grandma, Joan. Skyler is the only daughter of Jennifer
but also has three brothers. Skyler is 12 and in 7th grade at L. B. Clark Middle School in Two Rivers.
She has started attending Catechesis class here at Redeemer. Skyler enjoys drawing and occasionally
playing the piano. She also loves to read and play soccer.
Joan and Skyler attend Redeemer regularly and are enjoying worshipping here.
Joan Schmidt & Skyler Lisowe
3204 Parkway Blvd., Two Rivers, WI 54241
Joan: 920-762-0044, Birthday: June 23
Skyler Birthday: May 9
Mission Board Update
The Mission Board completed sending Redeemer’s 2019 end-of-year donation to the Dominican Republic Mission
Project with a check for $4656 on Jan. 9, 2020. This resulted in a total donation for calendar year 2019 in the
amount of $10,000, of which half came from congregational donations, the October Mission dinner, and a special
contribution from the Redeemer Men’s Club, and the other half from matching funds from the Redeemer
Endowment Fund. All these funds go directly to the DR Mission Project, with no restrictions or withdrawals.
Since the DR Mission Project has just recently added an additional outreach to provide for refugee support, our
donation in October 2019 went directly toward providing necessities for several Lutheran pastors and numerous
refugees from Venezuela that had been experiencing political persecution.
Our own Pastor DeArmond will be experiencing the operation of the DR Mission Project when he visits there
from March 5-9, 2020, to see the first hand workings of the mission. He will then be able to directly witness the
needs of the mission projects and report to us here at Redeemer what is most needed in our continued support of
the DR Mission Project.
Also on Jan. 9, 2020, we provided monetary support to the LCMS Concordia (St. Louis) Seminary Food Bank in
the amount of $1088.28. This is the fourth year that we have been able to provide for groceries and household
needs for our seminary students and their families. You may ask ‘why the strange amount?’ This was the final
amount that had been left from the old Thailand Mission Project fund. So, over these four years, we have
contributed almost $6600 toward the support of our future LCMS pastors and families.
Finally, we have initiated weekly deliveries of ‘Weekend Meals for Kids’ for those designated needy children at
Jefferson School, starting on January 10, 2020. (Prior to the January date, we had been providing the weekend
meal bags on a bi-weekly basis from 9/13/19 through the end of 12/2019.) Fifty (50) weekend meal bags will be
taken to the school to be sent home every Friday through the end of the 2019-20 school year. We can credit this
to the generous support of the saints here at Redeemer. In addition, since we significantly exceeded the collection
goal for ‘Weekend Meals’ in early December 2019, we will be able to start weekly deliveries earlier for the next
school year (2020-21), beginning in September 2020.
We sincerely thank all our supporters here at Redeemer, and ask that you continue to pray for the mission work
that is being done through your gifts, here locally in Manitowoc, at our seminary in St. Louis, in the Dominican
Republic, and throughout the world with Operation Christmas Child.
Redeemer’s Board of Missions and Outreach
2020 Altar Flowers
If you would like to provide altar flowers for any week in 2020, the sign-up sheet is on a
clipboard at the Welcome Center. Please indicate if you plan to order the flowers or if you
would like Church to order flowers. If the office orders the flowers, the cost is between $45-
$50. Thank you to everyone that donated flowers in 2019!
2020-21 Preschool Registration
Registration forms for the 2020-21 school year are now available at the church office or on our
website. The forms can be returned to the office. For more info, call the office at 684-3989
or email [email protected]. Classes fill up fast, so do not delay! If you know of
any families that are interested in our preschool, please let them know we are taking
registrations. We appreciate your support in passing this information on to interested families!
Redeemer Lutheran Church 1712 Menasha Ave., Manitowoc, WI Phone: 920-684-3989
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am-1:00pm Senior Pastor: Zachary DeArmond (Home: 629-4833) Associate Pastor: Scott Hirssig (Home: 629-2949)
February 2020
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1)
Men’s Bible Class 9-11am
2) Senior Choir 8:15am Worship 9am Educ. Classes 10:15 Hmg. Worship 11am
3) Finance 7:30am Women’s Bible Class 1pm Praise Band 5:30pm Worship 6pm Chorus Sectionals 7pm
4) Bible Classes Men’s 7am Women’s 9:15am
5) Catechesis 6pm Spanish Bible Study 6pm Handbells 6:30pm
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9) Senior Choir 8:15am Worship 9am Educ. Classes 10:15 Hmg. Worship 11am
10) Finance 7:30am Women’s Bible Class 1pm Praise Band 5:30pm Worship 6pm Chorus Sectionals 7pm
11) Bible Classes Men’s 7am Women’s 9:15am
12) Catechesis 6pm Spanish Bible Study 6pm Handbells 6:30pm
13) Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm
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15) Men’s Bible Class 9-11am
16) Worship 9am Educ. Classes 10:15 Hmg. Worship 11am
17) Finance 7:30am Women’s Bible Class 1pm Praise Band 5:30pm Worship 6pm Chorus Sectionals 7pm
18) Bible Classes Men’s 7am Women’s 9:15am
19) Spanish Bible Study 6pm Handbells 6:30pm
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23) Senior Choir 8:15am Worship 9am Educ. Classes 10:15 Hmg. Worship 11am
24) Finance 7:30am Women’s Bible Class 1pm Praise Band 5:30pm Worship 6pm
25) Bible Classes Men’s 7am Women’s 9:15am
26) Ash Wednesday Private prayer 6:45-8am Soup Supper 5pm Senior Choir 5:15pm Worship 6pm Handbells 7pm
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