The CornerStone News

St. Paul Lutheran Church ELCA 617 St. Lawrence Avenue Beloit, WI 53511

Church Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs.: 9 am to 3 pm Friday: 9 am to 12 Noon

Church Office Phone: 608-365-7064 Website: www.stpaulbeloit.org Office Email: secretary@stpaulbeloit.org

St. Paul Lutheran Church is called to be an Inviting, Christ Centered Spiritually Growing and Community

Serving Church where we are led by love to implement Jesus’ teachings.

A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Staff:

Pastor: Rev. Lucy Wynard

Secretary: Carol MacKechnie

Custodian: Chet Organ

Music/Choir Director: David Frank

Sunday Worship Schedule:

8:00 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion

9:00 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship

9:30 a.m. Believer’s Club Sunday School (September – May)

10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion

6:00 p.m. San Jose Worship Service

St. Paul Lutheran Church Council Members President: Chet Organ

Vice President: Judy Markee

Secretary: Sharyn Pann

Treasurer: Roger Neitzel

Financial Secretary: Chuck Hughes

Worship & Music: Dave Knutson

Youth: Jen Murry

Parish Education: Linda McManigle

Property: Lisa Petersen

Bible Studies

for Women of the Church

June 16th 8:00 a.m.

Beloit

Family

Restaurant

Beloit

Family

Restaurant

Ruth Circle

Monday, August 13, 1:00 pm Gathering Room

Sarah Circle

Wednesday, August 8, 10:00 am Gathering Rm.

REMINDER: We welcome submissions to the Newsletter by the 20th of the month .

Each Wednesday, 12:00

Menu

1 Pizza & Spaghetti

8 Cheesy Broccoli Soup

15 Lasagna Soup

22 Chicken Noodle Soup

29 Hot Dogs

CARITAS Have you remembered Caritas in your weekly shopping trips?

St. Paul is responsible for supplying the personal care

section, which includes deodorant, toothpaste, toiletries, etc.

DONATION NEEDS LIST

Non Perishable Food Items

Clothing: Any type of Bedding, Towels,

Infant Clothing up to 4T

Personal Products: Bar Soap, Deodorant,

Feminine Hygiene Products,

DIAPERS - Newborn to size 6, Baby Wipes

You can place your items in the little red wagon near the elevator.

Thank you for all of your donations.

St. Paul Lutheran Church August Celebrations!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Brian & Jody Winchester’s Anniversary

Donna Gurholt’s Baptism

2

3

Addison Petersen’s Birthday

4

5

Elizabeth McMillan’s

Birthday

6

Kerri Carroll’s Birthday

7

Robert Heck’s Birthday

Tori Carr’s Birthday

8

Xander Murry’s Baptism

9

Dave & Jan Knutson’s

Anniversary

Vince & Lori Sciame’s

Anniversary

10

11

Dori Hughes’s Birthday

Ken Harris’s Baptism

Lori Sciame’s Birthday

12

Anaka Scoville’s Birthday

Sara Fillbach’s Baptism

Sydney Winches-ter’s Birthday

13

Eric Steurer’s Birthday

14 Brett Petersen’s

Birthday

Ray & Judelle Murphy’s Anniversary

Richard Lindemann’s Birthday

15

16

17

Leo & Jean Upward’s

Anniversary

Mackenzy O’Grady’s Birthday

18

Cyndi Martalock’s Birthday

19

20

Adeline Flower’s Birthday

Beth Rodermel’s Birthday

21

22

Cameron Winchester’s Birthday

Merlin & Billie Kenitzer’s

Anniversary

Quinton Scoville’s Baptism

23

24

25

Andy Martalock’s Birthday

Joann Petersen’s Birthday

26

Gladys Weeden’s Baptism

27

Jean Upward’s Birthday

Jeff Elet’s Birthday

Jennifer Murry’s Baptism

28

29

Randy Hassenfelt’s Birthday

30

31

Jeanette Briscoe’s Birthday

Pat Baker’s Birthday

Will Schultz’s Baptism

MINISTERS OF WORSHIP AT ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH FOR AUGUST

Council

Person Assisting

Minister Reader Ushers Communion

Team

Power Point

Operator

Coffee Hour

Hosts Altar Guild

August 5

Roger Neitzel Sharyn Pann Sharyn Pann Neitzel Team Neitzel Team Zach Fillbach Church in Society

Sharyn & Henry Pann

Chuck Hughes Pohl Team Audrey McManigle

August 12

Chet Organ Marilyn Harris Jane Carr Liptow Team Briscoe Team Jan Knutson OWLS Sharyn & Henry Pann

Jen Murry Ueland Team Hayden Murry

August 19

Dave Knutson Chet Organ Chet Organ Leppla Team Liptow Team Zach Fillbach Scholarship Committee

Sharyn & Henry Pann

Linda McManigle

Pohl Team Xander Murry

August 26

Sharyn Pann Henry Pann Jean Neitzel Harris Team Neitzel Team Jan Knutson Property Committee

Sharyn & Henry Pann

Judy Markee Ueland Team Audrey

McManigle

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

2

3

4

5

8:00 Worship

9:15 Coffee Hour

10:30 Worship

6:00 San Jose Worship

6

7:00 Boy Scouts 7

5:30 - 7:30

National Night Out

8

12:00 Soup Lunch

& Lydia’s Closet 8th Anniversary

9

6:30 Praise Team

10 11

12

8:00 Worship

9:15 Coffee Hour

10:30 Worship

6:00 San Jose Worship

13

9-12:00

Basket Guild

1:00 Ruth Circle

6:30 Church Council Meeting

7:00 Boy Scouts

14

15

10:00 Sarah Circle

12:00 Soup Lunch

16

8:00 Men’s Breakfast Group

6:30 Praise Team

17

18

2:00 Installation of Bishop Elect

Viviane Thomas-Breitfeld @ First Lutheran

Church in Janesville

19 8:00 Worship

9:15 Coffee Hour

10:30 Worship

6:00 San Jose Worship

20

7:00 Boy Scouts

21

22

12:00 Soup Lunch

23

12:00 OWLS

6:30 Praise Team

24

25

26 8:00 Worship

9:15 Coffee Hour

10:30 Worship

6:00 San Jose Worship

27

7:00 Boy Scouts

28

Stitchers For Love

29 30

31

Treasurer Report — June 2018

Income Category Amount Summary Amount

Regular 10619.00 Beginning Balance 6530.79

Easter Income 11134.00

Non-members 73.00 Available Funds 17664.79 Kenitzer Gift Expenses 14744.96

Reimbursement Adjustments 3.12

Christ in home 5.00 Ending Balance 2922.95 Pres. Of Milwaukee

General Fund 10697.00 Spending Plan/Mo. 14982.00

Over/Under Mo. -4285.00

Sem. Educ. 212.00 Over/Under Year -5514.52 Soup Lunch 225.00 Total Income 11134.00

Call Comm.-Beg. Bal 126.56 Roof Fund-Beg. Bal. 11477.98

-Deposit 0.00 -Dispersment 0.00 - Disbursement 0.00 -Deposit 0.00 -Ending Balance 126.56 -Ending Bal. 11477.98

Sound Sys.-Beg. Bal. 1100.00 Organ Fund-Beg.Bal 714.80 -Deposit: Member 0.00 -Deposit 0.00 -Deposit: Dinner 0.00 -Ending Bal. 714.80 -Ending Balance 1100.00

Designated Monthly Benevolence Out-reach

The Mission Outreach for the month of August is

ELCA DISASTER RELIEF

Thursday,

August 23

Potluck at 12 noon

Our August meeting will be a

Presentation by

Pastor Lucy & Pastor Dan

about the Church and Life in

the former Soviet Union Please join us for

good food and fellowship

All are welcome.

PASTOR LUCY’S OFFICE HOURS

In July Pr. Lucy will be holding

weekly “Office Hours” at

West Side Family Restaurant –

Thursdays at 8:30 am.

Join her for coffee, conversation, prayer, questions about last

week’s sermon or anything else you’d like to discuss!

Meet with Pastor Lucy One to One

Pr. Lucy would love to meet 1-to-1 with as many people in the congregation and community as pos-sible over the next several months. A 1-to-1 rela-tional meeting is a natural but uncommon con-versation about values, motivations, and life sto-ries. Its goal is to build deeper understanding and relationship. Couples might choose to meet togeth-er or separately – whichever you’re most comforta-ble with. There will be a sign-up sheet outside the church office with morning & evening time slots – or email Pastor directly at pastor@stpaulbeloit.org to arrange a time that works for you.

MESSAGE FROM PASTOR LUCY — For the next several weeks in worship I’ll be

preaching a series on the Letter to the

Ephesians. So let me take this space to give

you a brief introduction to the book – and tell

you why I think it’s a great one for us to read

in today’s world.

Ephesians is one of the New Testament let-

ters attributed to the Apostle Paul. Most bib-

lical scholars today believe it wasn’t actually

Paul who wrote it, though, but one of his stu-

dents or someone wanting to honor Paul and

to have the respect Paul’s name garnered. It’s also different than some

of the other letters in the New Testament in that it doesn’t really ad-

dress specific issues of the local church, instead it’s written with

broader – more universal – themes and applications for the whole

church. For this reason we think it was probably a “circular letter” – a

letter that traveled from congregation to congregation.

Ephesus was a bustling Greek port city filled with people of different

places, cultures, and religions engaged in learning, trade, and tourism.

The themes of Ephesians helped Christians then – and now! –

think about what it means to be Christian in a wider world filled

with people of all kinds of beliefs & practices, and with powerful

institutions & cultural forces that push back against the Christian

worldview. The letter especially deals with divisions that could distract

the church from being the one united people of God we’re called to be

– in their time the dividing line fell between Jews & Gentiles, but there

are some dividing lines today that still threaten our unity in Christ! It

also addresses themes of power & the power dynamics in everyday re-

lationships, what grace and love mean in the “real world”, and what

gifts each of us has to offer the church. I hope you’ll join us in worship

in August as we talk about what all that means for us today!

Questions? Want to know more? I'd love to chat at coffee hour – or any

time you want to talk about the bible!

Blessings,

Bishop Elect Viviane Thomas-Breitfeld Installation

On August 18th at 2:00 p.m. Pastor

Viviane will be installed as the new Bish-

op of SCWS, at First Lutheran Church of

Janesville, 612 N. Randall Ave. near the

Rock County Fairgrounds.

Please plan to attend so we can have

a good turnout for Bishop-elect Viviane.

First Lutheran is asking for donation of

an 18” cheese and sausage tray, plus one box of crack-

ers per tray, If you would like to contribute please contact

the Church Office or Chet Organ.

Please remember to mark your Calendars for August

18th at 2:00 p.m.

GIFT RECEIVED IN REMEMBRANCE

OF GERRI SCHULTZ St. Paul has received a gift of $100 to

honor Gerri Schultz from her daughter Ju-

dy Mayer, in appreciation of the support

given by the Church and Pastor Viviane,

on what would have been her 102nd

birthday on July 22nd.

2018 Youth Gathering Report A HUGE thank you to all the faithful folk at St. Paul who supported us on our trip to Houston this summer for the ELCA's triennial Youth Gathering. I asked our young people, "What was meaningful for you about the Gathering?" - here is what they wanted to share with you:

“The ELCA Youth Gathering was meaningful to me because I could surround myself with people who supported me through my faith, even though I didn’t know them. It’s hard to fathom 30,000 Lutheran youth in one building, but it was pure love and happiness the whole time. I could worship with kids who were just like me. I really enjoyed not having to hide my religion away from people.” – Tori Carr

“The 2018 Houston Youth Gathering was one of the best bonding experiences I have ever had. I met loads of new people, got to relate to my faith to people I have never met before, and listen to speakers who have had similar experiences to me. It's amazing to see so many people relating to each other and appreciating how different cultures can come together.” – Xander Murry

“The ELCA Youth Gathering was an incredible experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. The sheer power of 30,000 teenagers worshipping and singing in NRG Stadium filled me with unimaginable joy. However, I find that my most meaningful experiences come from the more intimate Synod day. Tori, Xander, and I broke and distributed bread for communion and worshipped alongside other Wisconsin teenagers in a very welcoming service. I also introduced our synod to Bishop Viviane Thomas-Breitfeld which is a moment that remains very special to me. Over-all, the Gathering refreshed my faith and instilled a greater hope for the future of the church.” – Audrey McManigle

These young folks are more than “our future” – they are our present in the church, and your investment in them and support of them means the world. Thank you! I can’t wait to see how God continues to use them to bless & challenge us with their faith & passion!

St. Paul is hosting on Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 5:30 -7:30 pm. We are looking for volunteers to help with games, serving food, set-up, clean-up, and to help at our School Supply Store. Please sign up to help on the sign-up sheet on the board by the office.

St. Paul is offering a School Supply Store for everyone. Please help us by donating items from the following list: crayons-24 count, large pink eraser, glue sticks or bottles of glue, loose-leaf paper-wide ruled, markers-basic colors-washable, #2 pencils, pens-blue or black ink, pencil box or pencil case, pocket folders, ruler-12 inch, spiral notebooks-wide ruled. Please bring dona-tions to church by Aug. 5.

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