During the Lenten season it

is common for us to ask

questions, questions like: “Why

did God do this? Why did He do

it the way that He did? Wasn’t

there an easier way?” Perhaps

the following devotional thought

by Herman Gockel will help

answer some of those questions:

A young man who had been

away from home for several

years received word that his

father was critically ill. Guilt-

stricken because he had not

written to his father in months,

he boarded the first available

plane and hurried home. He was

determined, at this late moment, to

make up for his neglect and to

assure the dying man of his filial

affection.

To his dismay he arrived just an

hour too late. The angel of death

had deprived him of that precious

moment of reunion he had craved

so earnestly. It was a crushed

young man who watered his pillow

with tears that night. If only he

could know how his father felt

toward him in his dying moments!

From Pastor’s Desk

3027 Wilgus Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081 920-452-0717 Rev. Bryan R. Osladil, Pastor

Email: tlcor@bytehead.com www.ourredeemersheboygan.org Facebook: Our Redeemer, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

March Birthdays

& Anniversaries

March 6 Randy Resop, Sandra Schmideler,

David Schrader, James Spaeth

March 7 Patricia McMunn, Robert Schumacher

March 9 Lauren Kind

March 11 Nancy Kever

March 13 Katherine Gumm

March 14 Ruth Norlander

March 17 Veronica Anderson, Anita Knuth

March 19 Praseuth Luangsaeng

March 21 Germaine Erdmann, Jeanette Kober

March 23 Ryan Sizonen, Lynn Spaeth

March 25 Patrick Miller, Joseph Schwartz

March 26 Andrew Prichard

March 27 Jan Skala, Billie Jo Van De Wege

March 28 Sandra Behr

March 29 Rhonda Miller

March 30 Diane Hasenstein

Gerald & Heidi Adams 34 years March 1

Kory & Shelly Chapman Koeppen 22 years March 4

Jeffry & Robin VerVelde 33 years March 7

Frederick & Julie Ratzlaff 36 years March 31

(From Pastor’s Desk continued inside)

The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

Newsletter

2020

No. 819

2020 Lent Worship Series

Official Act – 02/05/2020

Received into membership

through Adult Confirmation

classes were Brian & Trista

Nienhaus and children Dylan and

Isabelle.

The next morning his sister

handed him a letter his father had

written him a few days before

but which had never been

mailed. Tears filled the young

man's eyes as he eagerly read

each line. His father bore him no

ill will. He still loved him, as he

had down through the years. The

letter was signed "With love.

Your Father."

In the Gospel of St. John is a

sentence that should affect us

very much the same as the dying

father's letter affected his guilt-

stricken son. Near the opening of

the Lenten story the

evangelist tells us of Jesus:

"Having loved His own, He

loved them unto the end." (John

13:1)

If any guilt-ridden sinner

needs the reassurance of His

heavenly Father's tender mercy,

let him read our Savior’s love

letter in the ’teen chapters of St.

John. Standing under the very

shadow of the cross, knowing

that He would soon lay down His

life for the sins of the world, the

Redeemer is at great pains to

assure us of His dying love.

"As My Father hath loved me,

so have I loved you. Continue ye

in My love.... Greater love hath

no man than this, that a man lay

down His life for His friends....

The Father Himself loves you,

because you have loved Me and

have believed that I came out

from God.” (John 15:9, 13;

16:27)

It should be a source of endless

comfort to us that on the night

before His crucifixion, with the

agonies of Gethsemane and

Calvary only a matter of hours

away, our Savior sought again and

again to assure us of His love.

And having done His best to

assure us, He walked resolutely

into the jaws of death - to give us

life. "Having loved His own, He

loved them unto the end."

His love, what mortal thought

can reach! What mortal tongue

display!

Imaginations utmost stretch

In wonder dies away.

Dear Lord, while we our

praises sing And grateful voices

blend,

May every heart with rapture

sing: "He loved me to the end!”

In His Service,

Pastor Osladil

Join us at the LHS

Annual Dinner Auction

Friday, April 17 – Preview Night

Live entertainment by the Good Hope

Road Praise Band, preview of auction

items and cash bar available.

Saturday, April 18 – Auction and

Dinner

Silent & Live auctions, dinner buffet,

and fellowship. Early reservations are

$69 per person before April 4.

Donations greatly appreciated

Donate sporting event tickets, theme

baskets, gift certificates, or even cash

toward the purchase of an item for

the auction and your donation can be

tax deductible. If you have any

questions or would like to donate,

please call the Lutheran High office

at 920-452-3323.

have been chosen based on their

service, behavior, leadership, attitude

& academic achievements.

Senior – Joseph Rahn Trinity Lutheran - Downtown

Junior – Julia Richardson Bethlehem Lutheran - Sheboygan

Sophomore – Rose Hahn St. John Lutheran - Plymouth

Freshman – Gwen Small Immanuel Lutheran - Sheboygan

Lutheran High Student

Leaders of the Month The LHS Music Department will present its biennial Sacred

concert on Tuesday, March 17 at 7:00pm in the sanctuary at Trinity Lutheran Church,

824 Wisconsin Ave., Sheboygan

Doors open at 6:30pm Admission is free and open to the public.

A freewill offering will be taken to help support the music department at LHS.

While it is not uncommon for the performing groups of LHS to sing or play sacred music, this concert will specifically feature only sacred music, or music with a central biblical theme. Each group is preparing beautifully written music that will make for a memorable evening of praise through music. Of special note this year, the Konzertchor will be performing the world premiere

of a breathtaking new work, “Te Deum”, by composer Michael John Trotta, featuring brass and organ. Please consider attending what promises to be a wonderful night of music praise!

Public Performances

Friday, May 8 at 7:00pm

Saturday, May 9 at 7:00pm

Sunday, May 10 at 2:00pm

Finished

A Monthly Newsletter March 2020

Sheboygan Lutheran High School Preparing Christian Leaders – One Student at a Time

Attendance & Offerings

Week ending Worshiped Communed Offerings

January 27th 97 $3,347.00

February 2nd 92 83 $4,387.00

February 9th 101 $2,258.00

February 16th 93 48 $3,946.00

Special Gifts: Use of the parsonage: $950.00; Gifts for Jesus: $125.00;

Lutheran Witness: $5.00; Human Care Fund: $10.00;

Bible Study Luncheon: $29.00; Bethesda: $23.00;

LCMS World Relief: $4.00

Week Five

Mon., March 23 ❑ Acts 27 - Rom. 4

Tues., March 24 ❑ Rom. 5-10

Wed., March 25 ❑ Rom. 11 - 1 Cor. 1

Thurs., March 26 ❑ 1 Cor. 2-9

Fri., March 27 ❑ 1 Cor. 10-15

Sat., March 28 ❑ 1 Cor. 16 - 2 Cor. 9

Week Six

Mon., March 30 ❑ 2 Cor. 10 - Gal. 4

Tues., March 31 ❑ Gal. 5 - Phil. 1

Wed., April 1 ❑ Phil. 2 - 1 Thes. 2

Thurs., April 2 ❑ 1 Thes. 3 - 1 Tim. 5

Fri., April 3 ❑ 1 Tim. 6 - Heb. 1

Sat., April 4 ❑ Heb. 2-10

Week Seven

Mon., April 6 ❑ Heb. 11 - James 5

Tues., April 7 ❑ 1 Pet. 1 - 1 John 1

Wed., April 8 ❑ 1 John 2 - Jude

Thurs., April 9 ❑ Rev. 1-7

Fri., April 10 ❑ Rev. 8-15

Sat., April 11 ❑ Rev. 16-22

Week One

Wed., Feb. 26 ❑ Matthew 1-7

Thurs., Feb. 27 ❑ Matthew 8-12

Fri., Feb. 28 ❑ Matthew 13-18

Sat., Feb. 29 ❑ Matthew 19-24

Week Two

Mon., March 2 ❑ Matthew 25-28

Tues., March 3 ❑ Mark 1-6

Wed., March 4 ❑ Mark 7-11

Thurs., March 5 ❑ Mark 12-16

Fri., March 6 ❑ Luke 1-4

Sat., March 7 ❑ Luke 5-9

Week Three

Mon., March 9 ❑ Luke 10-13

Tues., March 10 ❑ Luke 14-19

Wed., March 11 ❑ Luke 20-24

Thurs., March 12 ❑ John 1-5

Fri., March 13 ❑ John 6-9

Sat., March 14 ❑ John 10-14

Week Four

Mon., March 16 ❑ John 15-19

Tues., March 17 ❑ John 20 - Acts 4

Wed., March 18 ❑ Acts 5-9

Thurs., March 19 ❑ Acts 10-15

Fri., March 20 ❑ Acts 16-20

Sat., March 21 ❑ Acts 21-26

Raising the Roof Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put

in its poles, and raised up its pillars. And he spread the tent over the tabernacle

and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:18-19 ESV

The Lord continues to bless the efforts of our Worship & Fine Arts Center

building addition in many ways. I wanted to see the construction progress after five

truckloads of steel trusses had been delivered that day. As I entered the inner

structure and looked up, I was amazed with the progress of the roof trusses being

75% done along with the catwalk in the theatre. Every day there is something new

and exciting taking place on our campus. The roof will hopefully be covered by

early March as they continue to lay roof trusses throughout the rest of the building.

Just as the Israelites were in constant motion during the transition from Egypt

to the Holy Land, Moses focused on setting up a place for worship first and

foremost. The founders of our school did the same with our prayer chapel for the

staff inside the gym entrance doors when our school building was first built. It

reminded me of how we are blessed to raise our prayers to God and look to Him

for guidance. Our days are so fast-paced and change so rapidly with the flurry of

activities that seem to overwhelm our lives. We need to take time to seek peace

from above through scripture and conversation (prayer) with God. Don’t forget to

look up and send some thoughts to God through some knee mail!

We pray your Lenten season has focus in preparation for Easter, when we can

all lift our voices and ‘raise

the roof’! Thank you for

your continued prayers

and support as we

continue to Prepare for

the Future.

In Christ,

Paul W. Gnan,

Executive Director

Our Redeemer News & Events

March Madness – The Silent

Auction Committee would like

donations of any

sports items from

professional, college,

high school, etc.

teams during the

month of March.

Place items in the bin

in the narthex or make a monetary

donation if you wish.

Sunday School Singing –

Sunday School students will sing in

church on Sunday, March 8th at the

10:30am worship service.

Thrivent Choice Dollars –

You can claim your 2019 Choice

Dollars - just call Thrivent at

1-800-847-4836 or go online and

direct the Choice Dollars to your

favorite charity. The deadline is

Tuesday, March 31st.

JOY (Just Older Youth) –

We will have the opportunity to

attend the six morning Lenten

services beginning February 26th

and the Soup 'n Sandwich

luncheons following the services.

The free-will offerings will go to

Meals on Wheels. JOY will meet

again in May - stay tuned for more

information.

Spring Ahead – Daylight

Saving Time begins Sunday,

March 8th. Turn your clocks ahead

one hour at bedtime the night

before.

Gifts for Jesus – It is our

privilege on Gifts for Jesus

Sunday, March 15th, to give

our financial support to

seminary students Jonathon

Rusche and Austin Meier.

Contact information for

sending cards or messages to

Austin and Jonathon is on the

narthex bulletin board.

Easter Breakfast –

Plans are being made for Our

Redeemer’s Easter Breakfast

on Sunday, April 12th. If you

can help set up, we will be

starting at 9:00am on Saturday,

April 11th, in the church

basement. Please call Juli at

668-6273 with questions.

Time Lab – This summer’s

bilingual VBS program, Time

Lab – Discovering Jesus from

Eternity Past to Eternity

Future, will be held at Good

Shepherd Lutheran Church

from Monday, July 27 through

Thursday, July 30 from

10:00am-12:00 Noon. This is a

free, all-congregation VBS and

LCMS Hispanic Outreach.

Lessons will be in English,

songs in Spanish, fun in both

languages! Children in grades

K-7 attend classes while older

kids can be helpers. Teachers

and helpers are needed.

Registration forms are

available in the narthex.

Thrivent March Webinar –

Identity Theft - What You Need to

Know – Every two seconds

someone becomes a victim of

identity fraud. It can put finances

and credit ratings at risk, and that's

just the beginning. This discussion

will help participants learn how

identity theft can occur, how to

take steps to prevent it, and what to

do if their identity is stolen. This

will be aired on Thursday,

March 5th, at 7:30-8:30pm.

Go to Thrivent.com/TMN,

select East WI &

Upper MI region, click

on Upcoming Events,

Online Webinars, and Register

Here.

Creating a Healthy

Stepfamily – Saturday,

March 14th, 10:00am-12:00pm

Losing a spouse or divorcing, then

remarrying, creates different

dynamics than a first marriage. If

one or both of you have children,

you have probably already

experienced the stress that can

come with trying to “blend” a

family together. What about

finances, holidays, joint custody,

step-parenting? Join us to learn

some first steps to understanding

your unique situation and how to

adapt to the challenges of

stepfamily living. Location: Great

Marriages Office. Speaker: Jocelyn

Medrek. Cost: $10/person

(includes books and snacks).

Register at www.great-

marriages.org/events.

Kantorei – The Concordia

Theological Seminary Kantorei

will lead a Lenten evening service

including music for the season at

St. John Lutheran Church, 222 N.

Stafford St., Plymouth on Sunday,

March 1st, at 6:00pm. The

Kantorei is a men’s choir of

students studying for the pastoral

ministry at Concordia Theological

Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana,

directed by Kantor Kevin

Hildebrand.

Puerto Rico Assistance

Relief Campaign –

Thousands of people have no

supplies and are sleeping on the

ground in Puerto Rico after

earthquakes hit in December 2019

and January 2020. Rev. David

Blas, Missionary-at-large for the

Sheboygan County Hispanic

Outreach and Associate Pastor at

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,

Sheboygan, invites you to support

a relief campaign for Puerto Rico.

Your donations of money will be

used to buy inflatable mattresses

and sheets/blankets. Rev. Blas

will ship these supplies to Puerto

Rico, along with Walmart gift

cards for buying supplies there. If

you’d like to be a part of this

relief campaign, please send

check donations (memo: Puerto

Rico relief) to St. Paul Lutheran

Church, 730 County Hwy. PPP,

Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085.

Inspiring Conversation –

Taking the mystery out of

palliative care: What is the

difference between palliative care

the hospice care? Often people

hear these terms used

interchangeably, and this can

cause confusion. While both

provide comfort care and support,

there are distinct differences.

Learn about palliative care and

how it differs from hospice at a

free event to be held at

Sheboygan County Health &

Human Services, Room 372,

1011 N. 8th St., Sheboygan, on

Thursday, March 19th, from 6:00-

7:30pm. Reservations are

appreciated to ensure materials

are available for everyone. To

reserve please call Sharon S.

Richardson Community Hospice

at 920-467-1800 or email

community@ssrhospicehome.org.

Prayer Service – The Zone 8

LWML is sponsoring a Prayer

Service on Saturday, March 7th,

at 10:00am at Bethlehem

Lutheran Church, 1121 Georgia

Ave., Sheboygan. Men and

women in all of the Sheboygan

area are welcome to attend. The

Prayer Service theme is “Living

in Love, Bearing Fruit,” which is

authored by the Rev.

Dr. Gregory S. Walton,

President, LCMS

Florida-Georgia District.

Refreshments following.

Support Group – GriefShare, a

13-week Christian-based grief

support group, is starting

Wednesday, March 4th at 10:00am

at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1019

North 7th Street, Sheboygan.

Included is a video by grief

experts and people who have lost

loved ones and participated in

GriefShare weekly discussions.

The cost is $15 for a workbook,

which will be refunded when the

sessions are completed. To

register, contact Carolyn (Parish

Nurse) at 458-4343.

Summer Camps – Register

now to get your first choice of

dates at Camp LuWiSoMo on the

shores of beautiful Round Lake,

just five miles east of Wild Rose,

WI. Camp LuWiSoMo provides

a peaceful environment to enjoy

God’s creation and grow in your

faith and relationship with

Jesus Christ. To register, visit

camp@luwisomo.org.

Camp LuWiSoMo is a Registered

Service Organization of the

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.

Mexican and Trivia Night –

Bethlehem Lutheran is hosting a

night of food and fun on Saturday,

March 7th. Gather a team of eight

for a great dinner and fun evening

of trivia. Cost is $20 per person.

Your ticket includes a Mexican

buffet, salad, dessert, one drink

ticket, and snacks during trivia. A

cash bar will be open during trivia.

To register your team, call the

church office at 452-4331 or mail

your reservation to the church at

1121 Georgia Ave. (forms can be

found at www.ourbethlehem.com).

Dinner begins at 6:00pm and

Trivia at 7:00pm. Reservations are

needed by Monday, March 2nd.

Bible Class at LHS –

Everyone is invited to a Bible class

at Lutheran High, led by Mr. Rick

Zeuner. The 4-week session, “For

such a Time as This,” will focus on

the Book of Esther. Class will be

in Room #102 from 6:30-7:30pm

on Mondays, March 2nd, 9th, 16th,

and 30th. All materials will be

provided. No need to register.

2020 Faith Build Event – Habitat for Humanity Lakeside has

received a 2020 Faith Build grant in partnership with Thrivent

Financial, which means that every dollar raised through the faith

community will be matched by Thrivent for up to $65,000! Join us at a

Faith Build event to learn more about how you can get involved:

Adult Activity Night at 3 Sheeps Brewing Company, Tuesday,

March 24th, 6:00-8:00pm. Come for an evening of fun activities, light

refreshments, and drinks (available for purchase). There is no cost to

attend. Please RSVP by March 17th to Janine Dickens at

jdickens@habitatlakeside.com or 920-458-3399 ext. 301.

Morning

Meditations

Tune in to WHBL-1330AM

mornings at 7:26am and

between 10:45-10:50am

Monday through Friday to hear

clergy from our area share the

Gospel of Christ. The sponsor

congregations in the month of

March are:

3/2-3/6 – St. Paul,

Sheboygan Falls

3/9-3/13 – Our Redeemer

3/16-3/20 – Good Shepherd,

Sheboygan

3/23-3/27 – Trinity, Town

Wilson

3/30-4/3 – St. Paul’s, Sheboygan

Community Happenings

Bible Breakfast Served –

On Tuesday, March 17th, at

8:30am, senior citizens are

invited to breakfast at

Sheboygan Lutheran High.

Executive Director, Paul Gnan,

will conduct a Bible Study

discussion in the LHS gym

afterward. Please RSVP to

Carmen at 452-3323 to attend.

Concordia Concert –

Concordia University

Kammerchor, directed by Alexa

Doebele, will be performing at

St. Mark Lutheran Church (1019

N. 7th St., Sheboygan) on

Sunday, March 8th for a concert

from 4:00-5:30pm. A free-will

door offering will be collected.

Community Happenings

The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer March 2020 3027 Wilgus Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081 Phone (920) 452-0717 Fax (920) 452-2752

email: tlcor@bytehead.com Website: www.ourredeemersheboygan.org Facebook.com/Our Redeemer, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 LWML Mite Box Sunday

Worship

w/Communion 8:00 & 10:30am

Sunday School &

Bible Class 9:15am

2

3 4

Lent Worship 10:00am

Soup Lunch 11:00am

Confirmation 5:00pm

Potluck Supper 5:30pm

Lent Worship 6:30pm

Elders’ Meeting 7:30pm

5

Choir 6:30pm

6

7 Prayer Service

10:00am, Bethlehem

Lutheran Church

8 Worship 8:00 & 10:30am

Sunday School &

Bible Class 9:15am

9

10

Bd of Stewardship

& Evangelism

6:00pm

11

Lent Worship 10:00am

Soup Lunch 11:00am

Confirmation 5:00pm

Potluck Supper 5:30pm

Lent Worship 6:30pm

Council Meeting 7:30pm

12

Choir 6:30pm

13

14

15 Gifts for Jesus

Worship

w/Communion

8:00 & 10:30am

Sunday School &

Bible Class 9:15am

16

Pastors’ Circuit

Meeting 9:15am

Lutheran High Bd

of Directors’ Mtg

6:30pm

17

Lutheran High’s

Sacred Concert

at 7:00pm held at

Trinity Lutheran,

downtown

Sheboygan

18 Lent Worship 10:00am

Soup Lunch 11:00am

Confirmation 5:00pm

Potluck Supper 5:30pm

Trustees’ Mtg. 5:30pm

Lent Worship 6:30pm

19

Choir 6:30pm

20

21

22

Worship

8:00 & 10:30am

Sunday School &

Bible Class 9:15am

23

24

April newsletter

articles due by

3:00pm

25

Lent Worship 10:00am

Soup Lunch 11:00am

COPD Meeting 1:00pm

Confirmation 5:00pm

Potluck Supper 5:30pm

Lent Worship 6:30pm

26

Choir 6:30pm

27

28

29

Worship

w/Communion

8:00 & 10:30am

Sunday School &

Bible Class 9:15am

30

Sunday School

Teachers’ Meeting

7:00pm

31

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