Lots is happening ! We have a new pastor. Pastor Rod Krueger and family—wife Gretchen, son Ben and daughters Bethany and Joanna—are here at Bethany and Kaukauna. They arrived the week before the Installation Service on the 30th of August and are settled into a temporary home, waiting for the closing on their permanent home in mid-September. It will take some time for members to get to know the family but even longer for the Kruegers to get to know us.

Fall is typically the time we look for willing volunteers for our leadership positions at Bethany. The Lord is calling members to step up at this crucial time to lead our congregation. We need nominations in November for the Church Council positions of Vice President, Elder, and Director of Evangelism. It is essential for us to grow with a new pastor by having faithful members in leadership positions to support the ministry at Bethany. Please consider one of these positions, the church council will support you in every way to help us grow our ministry at Bethany. You are welcome to contact me anytime if interested or have a question about a position.

Church Council and Board of Family Ministries have the following update for our Sunday School and Youth programs: Sunday School in-person classes

on hold. After reviewing the current

public health situation, the church council has decided to put in-person Sunday School classes on hold. We will have Sunday School resources available on Bethanykaukauna.org for families to use at home. Another announcement will be made when these resources are available (likely mid-September). We will look to start in-person Sunday School classes when the public health situation improves and the church council feels it is safe to do so. If you are interested in your child (age 3 through 6th grade) attending in-person classes at a later time, please email familyministry@bethanykaukauna.org. We are also still in need of teachers and support staff for Sunday School. If interested in serving in our Sunday School program, please email familyministry@bethanykaukauna.org.

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Note: Please check the church’s website and Facebook page for up-to-date information.

Church Council met in person on August 11, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Board Reports: Elders: Bob Koehler reported the

Elders are concerned attendance may increase to Covid-19 capacity of 60; Greg Popp resigned as Elder, board is looking to fill vacant positions. Plan in place for visiting shut-ins.

Church Properties: Sandy reported a boiler sensor was repaired, ceiling fans and high windows cleaned, oil leak in pastor’s office repaired, some bathroom fixtures repaired. Discussed cost of repairing/replacing current sign, tabled.

Finance: offering for July were $14,003.00, expenses: $9,233.00, difference: $4,770.00. YTD: offerings: $134,327.45, expenses: $74,769.35, difference: $59,558.10

Old Business: Sunday School/Youth Planning: Kris

recommended Enduring Faith, the same curriculum as last year. One Room Sunday School is for everyone at any age. She will build a hub to work online or print off. Sunday School will start virtual (no in-person) classes. Leann Johnson will work with the pre-confirmation class.

Pastor Krueger’s Arrival Plans: Pastor

has an accepted offer on a house in Kaukauna, with a lot of paperwork to follow for a successful closing. He plans to be here August 25 to settle his family in a rental home until his house closes.

Installation Service Planning: Sunday, August 30 at 3 p.m. Pres. Lueck will install Pastor Krueger; Ray Krueger (Pastor Rod’s father) will preach the sermon. Masks/social distancing required; all members are invited by registering via telephone or online. Service will be live-streamed on Facebook.

Other: Bethany’s 75th anniversary is in late 2021, will be on agenda in the future. Council reminded to think of nominees for Vice-President, Director of Evangelism and Elders.

Monthly “Thank You”: We are very thankful and blessed for all the hard work Keith Petersen does for Bethany.

Next Meeting: September 15, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. Complete Council minutes available in the church office.

Midweek, Confirmation, and Youth Our tentative start date for midweek,

confirmation, and youth Bible studies is the week of September 14. We will likely offer small in-person classes and/or virtual options. More information to come as we work out details with Pastor Krueger and our Family Ministry consultant, LeAnn

Johnson. If you are interested in your child/ren attending in-person sessions or have questions, please email familyministry@bethanykaukauna.org. Blessings to you! Bruce Frederick – Church Council President

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Phyllis Bovee 9/1

Joann Hamilton 9/2

Raelyn Zahorik 9/2

John Kickland 9/5

Karen Jones 9/5

Lily Diedrick 9/5

Judith King 9/6

Lauren Freier 9/7

Toni Laufenberg 9/7

Diane Toonen 9/8

Haley Laatsch 9/9

Lois Wendt 9/11

Sherry Thompson 9/11

Jennifer Lamers 9/11

Cole Diedrick 9/11

Gary Hartz 9/12

Scott Boeder 9/12

Amanda Diedrick 9/12

Michael Baarts 9/14

Pamela Jansen 9/14

Hazel Rauen 9/16

James Fiala 9/17

Traci Laatsch 9/17

Joshua Green 9/17

Landon Fox 9/19

Norbert Fuhrman 9/20

Marni Sanderfoot 9/20

Gail Marzahl 9/21

Keith Petersen 9/23

Sophia Uitenbroek 9/23

Amber Trilling 9/24

Ryan Reffke 9/24

Patty DeGoey 9/25

Stacey Prodoehl 9/25

Marin Sanderfoot 9/25

Katherine Tischer 9/26

Brad Bruegge 9/26

Scarlet Rauen 9/26

Gail Bartsch 9/27

Jeannette Lahm 9/27

Joseph Kamien 9/27

Bonnie Smith 9/27

Colton Busse 9/27

Shirley Bartel 9/28

Nichole Bruegge 9/28

Hayes Reffke 9/28

Billy & Susan Jorgensen 9/2

James & Bonnie Smith 9/5

Douglas & Lisa Zahorik 9/5

Kenneth & Karen Kersten 9/8

Nancy & Dennis Zornow 9/10

Gina & Scott Rauen 9/10

Glen & Darlene Schampers 9/18

Rachel & Greg Phillips 9/18

Lori & Jerry Marcotte 9/19

Jeffrey & Jennifer Schoening 9/19

Donald & Marilyn Borsche 9/21

David & Ellen Regan 9/21

Patrick & Cindy DuFrane 9/23

John & Dyan Kickland 9/24

James & Sandra Starr 9/24

Raymond & Joyce Schmoeker 9/27

Keith & Connie Mitchell 9/28

Nancie & Robert Sprangers 9/28

Thomas Driessen, August 5, 2020

Kathy Koffarnus, August 13, 2020

Dorothy Defferding, August 16, 2020

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Welcome Rev. Rod Matthew Krueger!

Pastor Rod was born on January 21, 1975 in Morris, Minnesota to Ray and Theresa Krueger. He is the second of four

children (Todd, Rod, April, and Angela). Growing up, Pastor Rod lived in various places including St. Paul, Minnesota,

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Crown Point, Indiana, Naperville, Illinois, Hagerstown, Maryland, and Charlotte, North Carolina. The

family moved a number of times as Pastor Rod’s dad, Ray, was promoted to different positions at Roadway Express and

Roadway Package System Inc.

After graduating high school in 1993, Pastor Rod attended Concordia University-River Forest, IL where he pursued a

degree in Elementary Education with a Director of Christian Education certificate. While at Concordia, he met his wife,

Gretchen, who was studying to become a deaconess. They were married August 15, 1998 in Gretchen’s hometown of Kansas

City, Missouri.

In the fall of 1998 Gretchen began her deaconess internship, serving at St. Paul Lutheran Church in the Austin

neighborhood on the west side of Chicago. At the same time, Pastor Rod was serving as Director of Christian Education at St.

Paul Lutheran Church in Norwood Park. In March of 2001 Rod and Gretchen were blessed with the birth of their first child,

Marissa. In the summer of 2002 after many conversations and prayerful consideration Rod, Gretchen, and Marissa moved to

St. Louis so that Rod could attend Concordia Seminary.

After two years at the seminary, Pastor Rod’s dad, Ray, enrolled at the seminary and came to live with them in order

to take summer Greek at the seminary. Late in the summer of 2004 Rod, Gretchen, and Marissa moved to Sedalia, Missouri

so that Pastor Rod could begin his vicarage at Our Savior Lutheran Church. While on vicarage, son Benjamin was born on

January 24, 2005.

The family returned to Concordia following vicarage in the summer of 2005 so Rod could complete his seminary

education. In the summer of 2006, Rod graduated and accepted a call to serve as Assistant Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church

in New York Mills, Minnesota. While serving there daughter Bethany was born on October 23, 2006, and daughter Joanna

was born on May 18, 2009. Upon returning to Illinois to serve at St. John Lutheran Church in Island Lake, Gretchen returned

to school to become a CNA and then an LPN. After moving to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Prospect Heights, Pastor

Rod and Gretchen were blessed with the birth of their first grandchild, Asuna (a’-soo-na) on June 15, 2019.

Pastor Rod looks forward to the opportunity to serve as Bethany’s next pastor. He and his family look forward to

being a part Bethany’s church family and the community of Kaukauna.

Sundays 9:00 AM

Elders Thursday: Wayne Owen

Joe Kamien / Bob Koehler

Altar Guild

Cindy Niesen

Ushers September 6

September 13

September 20

September 27

Team 3

Team 7

Team 4

Team 8

Counters September 6

September 13

September 20

September 27

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

USHERS

TEAM #1 - (Leader), Gail Marzahl, Bonnie Reichel TEAM #5 - Bob Koehler (Leader), Jeb Green, Josh Green, Trevor

Koehler

TEAM #2 - Garry Whitney (Leader), Dick Kickland , Micki Kickland

TEAM #6 - Doug Cooley (Leader) Lisa Cooley-Offerman, Bruce Frederick, Linda Frederick

TEAM #3 - Norbert Fuhrman (Leader), Bill Jorgensen, Sue Kamien, Jack Van Den Heuvel, Shirley Van Den Heuvel

TEAM #7 - Gordy Anderson (Leader), Keith Mitchell, Dale Owen, Linda Wruck

TEAM #4 - Diana Driessen (Leader), Karen Gast, Kay Gast TEAM #8 - Bill Jensen (Leader), Ashley Haen, Gary Hartz, Joan

Hartz

MONEY COUNTERS

Team 1- Joe Kamien

Team 2 - Joan Borg, Gordy Anderson, Mary Ann Anderson, Maggie Robinson

Team 3 - Bill Jensen, Marv Braun, Bob King, Judy King

Team 4 - Sandy Weiland, Wilma Allwardt, Joyce Diedrich, Cori Shearer

Substitutes: Dick Kickland (766-2524), Micki Kickland (766-2524), Jane Stenz (788-3009)

Please note all scheduled events are tentative at the time of printing and may change.

September 2020

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

10:00 AM Bible Study

2

5:00 PM Bible Study

3

6:30 PM Holy

Communion service

4 5

6

9:00 AM Holy Communion

service

10:00-11:00 AM Drive-Through

Communion

7 Labor Day– office

closed

8

10:00 AM Bible Study

6:30 PM Elders

9

5:00 PM Bible Study

10

6:30 PM

Worship service

11 12

13

9:00 AM Worship service

14

6:30 PM MOB Bible

Study at Smith home

15

10:00 AM Bible Study

7:30 PM Church Council

16

5:00 PM Bible Study

17

6:30 PM Holy

Communion service

18 19

20

9:00 AM Holy Communion

service

10:00-11:00 AM Drive-Through

Communion

21

6:30 PM MOB Bible

Study

22

10:00 AM Bible Study

23

5:00 PM Bible Study

24

6:30 PM Worship

service

25 26

27

9:00 AM Worship service

28

6:30 PM MOB Bible

Study

29

10:00 AM Bible Study

30

5:00 PM Bible Study

Midweek / Youth classes to begin (tentative)