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FEBRUARY 2015
MISSION STATEMENT
“For God so loved the
world that he gave his
one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have
eternal life.” - John 3:16
We,
the men,
women and children
of
Faith,
united
in
the
knowledge
that
faith
in
Jesus
Christ as Savior
from sin is the
only way to enter
heaven, exist as a
congregation
to
proclaim the message of salvation
to the world by
reaching out to
those who do not
know Christ and
by nurturing those
who do, encouraging them to lead
lives of Christian
service, all to the
glory of God.
Deadline for Newsletter
20th of every month
INSIDE
T HIS ISSUE:
1 From our Pastors
2 Your Church
Birthdays
3 Your School
4 February Calendar
Fabric of Faith
W244N6383 Weaver Dr., Sussex, WI 53089
262-246-3266
[email protected]
www.faithsussex.org
I TELL YOU THE TRUTH
Jesus said it many times. Someone counted them once and came up with over 80
times recorded for us in the gospels. “I tell you the truth.” During our Lenten season this year we are going to focus on some of those times, on some of the things
Jesus said that he wanted to emphasize by starting out with the words, “I tell you
the truth.”
Interesting that it’s just one word in the original language of the Bible. Whenever
Jesus started out saying something with the phrase, “I tell you the truth,” it’s really
the word Amen. We use that word often in our worship services. Especially after
our prayers, but other times too. After our pastors forgive our sins in God’s name,
we say “Amen.” After the final blessing, we sing it three times. When we do, we
mean, “it is true.” We mean that we believe it, that we are certain that God has
heard our prayers, that he has forgiven our sins, that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
have all placed their blessing on us before we leave church.
Can you see why we say Amen after hearing things, while Jesus said Amen before
saying things? The answer has to do with the truth. Jesus is the giver of truth. We
are the receivers of truth. When Jesus said something and started out with the
word Amen (often he started out with two Amens — the second one gets lost in our
English translation), he is trying especially hard to get us to pay attention and believe what he says. When we listen to something and say Amen, we are saying that
we did pay attention and do believe what was said. With Jesus’ Amen he called for
faith in the words to come. With our Amen we respond with faith in the words just
heard.
Our eternal future really all depends on that little word Amen. If Jesus didn’t tell the
truth, then all is lost. And without faith in the truth, people are lost as well. We
know that Jesus did tell the truth. That’s why this Lenten season promises to be
one where we can grow, yes grow in the truth, for Jesus is the truth. Amen to that!
Pastor Marggraf
FABRIC
OF FAITH
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT YOUR CHURCH?
BAPTISM: CAMDEN MICHAEL SCHWEIGER LEGO NIGHT Join us for a Lego Build on Friday, February 6th from 6:15-7:45!
We have all sizes of Legos for all ages to build with. Bring a snack to share
(please try to keep it peanut-free). Beverages provided.
BUILDING BLOCKS OF FAITH Join us on the 2nd Friday of each month from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in our Fellowship Hall for a
program geared for children ages 0-5 and a caregiver. We will have a Bible Story, snacks, and free-play using a
different building theme each month. Sign up at faithsussex.org.
LENT - Our theme this year is “I tell you the truth.” Ash Wednesday is February 18. During the season of Lent we’ll
have Lenten Services on Wednesdays at 4:00 and 7:00. Our regular worship will be Saturdays at 5:30 and Sundays at 8:00 and 10:30 (note: no Thursday worship during Lent).
The meals are as follows (hotdogs will be served at every meal): February 18—Sub
sandwiches, chips and cookies
18
(Brds. Evangelism and Stewardship); February 25—Chili,
breadsticks and salad (Brd. Trustees); March 4—Lasagna
25
4
eggs and sausage (Brd. Youth); March 18—Hot
meat sandand garlic bread (Brd. Education); March 11—Pancakes,
18
11
wich, chips and salad (Brd. Elders)
RECENT EVENTS . . .
BUILDING BLOCKS OF FAITH - Last
month at Building Blocks of Faith—
LOVE brought 11 children, ages 05, who enjoyed hearing the story
of Jesus going to Egypt. Pastor
Marggraf did a great job of acting
out the trip that Jesus took to
Egypt— equipped with a suitcase
and sunglasses too! The children
loved building marshmallow pyramids and playing with sand and
other building toys too. February’s
theme (February 13 from 9-10)
will add another building block of
our faith—OBEY–when we’ll hear
about Boy Jesus at the Temple.
We’ll build temples and towers out
of red blocks and Lincoln Logs. As
always, there will be plenty of
other building toys too!
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
Brent Luedtke
February 1
Esther Stenulson
February 1
Shannon Stoeckmann February 2
Brad Falvey
February 3
Karen Harder
February 4
Trisha Reiser
February 4
Emily Washburn
February 4
Roni Andrew
February 5
Brian Enter
February 5
Jim Henkel
February 6
Kevin Kaemmerling
February 6
Dawn Klemm
February 6
Michael Fryda
February 7
Ralph Benka
February 8
Kevin Everson
February 8
Nathaniel Waldschmidt February 9
Kim Fink
February 10
Lyla Henkel
February 10
Jason Jennings
February 10
Jeff Kolbow
February 10
Bill Hatcher
Sue Vogt
Charlie Wiggins
Brian Woodall
Kristina Hinson
Mike Toepfer
Amy Muehlbach
Rosie Rutkowski
Beth Stapleton
Melanie Hahn
Jesse Stapleton
Tom Saye
Stacy Singsheim
Sean Buchanan
Brittney Bucholtz
Claudia Stoeckmann
Kathy Core
Peggy Stone
Isabella Ingham
Jackie Krueger
February 12
February 12
February 12
February 12
February 13
February 13
February 14
February 14
February 14
February 15
February 15
February 16
February 16
February 18
February 18
February 18
February 19
February 20
February 21
February 21
Bryn Bierman
Jacob Mueller
Nick Mueller
John Staples
Hattie Salzman
Jenna Hattori
Rick Ponto
Josie Salzman
Mat Schweiger
Jack Volesky
Penny Fryda
Keith Hadler
Bobbi Jo Peterson
Tyler Mieden
Wayne Schultz
Justin Cira
Jodi Dublinski
Tracie Halvorsen
February 22
February 22
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT YOUR SCHOOL?
THE ONE THING NEEDED
Samuel was one of the spiritual giants of the Old Testament, whose
life story is told in the first of two
books that bear his name.
God speaking to him, literally. As a
result, he had many years, even a
whole lifetime of fostering an intimate walk with God.
His entire life was dedicated to serving God. Even his birth was a result
of the prayers of his mother, Hannah, who had never been able to
have children.
But the encouraging thing about
Samuel is that he was no different
from us. He had no unusual intelligence or ability to hear from God.
He simply developed his relationship with God at a young age and
nurtured it through the study of the
Word. Blessed by the Spirit, Samuel
became one of the great saints of
the Bible.
As a result, Samuel knew beyond a
shadow of a doubt—from a young
age—that God had a purpose for his
life.
In accordance with his
mother’s prayers, he even went to
live full-time in the temple as a
youth, learning at the feet of godly
leaders and discovering how to hear
Too many parents today look for
greatness for their children in the
wrong places. They think greatness
St. John’s—
John’s—Antigua
Board of Education Tid Bits
St. John’s mission collection this semester will be used to support another St. John’s . . . in Antigua. Our
world mission there has helped establish a congregation of 600 souls
that works to support a school of
over 200 students. We also have a
special connection to St. John’s, Antiqua with one of our congregation’s
daughters serving there—Emily
Marggraf. It is a great privilege to be
able to give back and support such
work. Please pray for all of our
synod’s world mission efforts to “go
and make disciples of all nations.”
⇒ Our Board of Education is evalu-
ating the long-term staffing
needs of our school. Needs
identified include Science, Technology, and administration.
⇒ Persistent in our mission, the
board has also been looking at
ways to focus on the spiritual
health of our school and our
partnership with families. This
has led us to discuss the possibility of having a school pastor
and what impact it would have
on our school and congregations.
is hidden in the right colleges, athletic clubs, or social settings. They
commit priority and resources just
for the opportunity to mine these
empty caverns. If success is found,
it is only fool’s gold offered by the
world, keeping them from their real
eternal treasure.
Greatness for our kids comes only
through Jesus. It will always be that
way. It can’t be earned through a
degree, won in a competition, or
found in the right philosophy of
man. It is a free gift. Through insane love shown on the cross, Jesus
makes our sinful kids sons and
daughters of God—heirs of His eternal wealth.
FEBRUARY EVENTS
2-6
Parent-Teacher Conferences
11th
Parent Teacher Partnership Meeting
at 6:30pm
13th
No School—Teacher
Professional Development
16th
Kindergarten Round-up 6:30-8:00pm
19th
School Pep Rally
KINGERGARTEN ROUND-UP
Do you know someone who has a
child entering Kindergarten next
year and might be looking for a
school? Please pass along our
round-up information. We would
love to partner with them in Christian education. Thanks for your efforts to reach out on behalf of our
school ministry together. You are
our business card.
Round –up Information
St. John’s Lutheran School
Monday, February 16th
6:30-8:00pm
INVITATION
What a blessing it is to serve the
congregations of Faith and St.
John’s and to partner together in
Christian education. I encourage
you to please contact me with any
questions or suggestions you have
for your school ministry. I would
love to hear from you!
~ Mr. Marohn
Email: [email protected]
School: 262-251-2940
Home: 262-290-0473
SUNDAY
Scrip Cards for Sale
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MONDAY
2
9
16
8:00am Worship
7:00pm Joint Board of Ed
Communion
9:15am Bible Study/Teens 7:00pm Brd. Stewardship
Child’s Bible Study
10:30am Worship
Communion
8
8:00am Worship
7:00pm Council
9:15am Bible Study/Teens
Child’s Bible Study
10:30am Worship
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23
24
17
10
3
9:00am
4:00pm
5:00pm
7:00pm
9:00am
4:00pm
5:00pm
7:00pm
4
11
18
25
THURSDAY
7:00pm Worship
7:00pm Worship
Communion
Organists
Jan Kieselhorst - February 1
Lenice Miller - February 5, 7, 8, 28
Susan Ott - February 21, 22
Liz Sand - February 12, 14, 15
Jan Wolfgram - February 18, 25
Bible Study
Lent Worship
Lenten Dinner
Lent Worship
Bible Study
Lent Worship
Lenten Dinner
Lent Worship
9:00am Bible Study
1:00pm Friends in
Fellowship
7:00pm Brd. Evangelism
9:00am Bible Study
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 2015
TUESDAY
5:45pm Bell Choir
6:00pm Confirmation
7:00pm Choir
5:45pm Bell Choir
6:00pm Confirmation
7:00pm Choir
Linden Grove
Bell Choir
Confirmation
Choir
5:45pm Bell Choir
6:00pm Confirmation
7:00pm Choir
1:30pm
5:45pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
Flowers
1 Dave and Sheree Schweiger - 40th Anniversary
8 Jim and Pam Anderson and Family
15 Jean Paukner - Memory of Joe
22 Keith and Eva Sand - for Dorothy Priem
Josie and Hattie Salzman - for Their Birthdays
1:00pm Faithful Hands
8:00am Worship
7:00pm Board of Elders
Communion
9:15am Bible Study/Teens
Child’s Bible Study
10:30am Worship
Communion
Blood Pressure Checks22
8:00am Worship
9:15am Bible Study
10:30am Worship
Bulletins
1 OPEN
8 OPEN
15 OPEN
22 Keith and Eva Sand - for George Priem
5
12
19
26
FRIDAY
6
8:00am Women’s Bible
Class at St. John’s
10:00am Women’s Bible
Class
6:15pm Lego Build
13
8:00am Women’s Bible
Class at St. John’s
9:00am Building Blocks of
Faith
10:00am Women’s Bible
Class
20
8:00am Women’s Bible
Class at St. John’s
10:00am Women’s Bible
Class
27
SATURDAY
5:30pm Worship
9:00am Board Trustees
5:30pm Worship
Communion
5:30pm Worship
7
14
21
28
Altar Guild
Deb Mertes
Kay Willoughby
Judy Ware
5:30pm Worship
Communion
10:30 OPEN
Greeters
8:00 Dennis /
Jodie Vogt
8:00am Women’s Bible
Class at St. John’s
10:00am Women’s Bible
Class
Cleaning
1 Hackbarth/
Mertes
8 OPEN
15 Dan Ramlow
22 Russ Grunze