Triangle

The monthly

Newsletter of Trinity

Lutheran Church.

Dedicated to the glory of

the Triune God.

Sent to inform members

and friends about the

mission and ministry of

our Lord’s.

Trinity Lutheran Church Howards Grove, WI October, 2016

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Pastor’s Message………………..Page 2

Vicar’s Message………………….Page 3

Birthdays & Anniversaries…..Page 4

Trinity News……………………….Page 5

Trinity News……………………….Page 6

Trinity News……………………….Page 7

Trinity News……………………...Page 8

Lutheran High Highlights…...Page 9

Prayer Calendar………………...Page 10

September Calendar………….Page 11

Our Staff and contact ………..Page 12

information

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Pastor Bergelin’s Message Page 2

Dear Friends In Christ,

The temperature outside is getting cooler. The warm days of summer by in large are coming to an end. We are reminded of the ever changing seasons which remind us in turn of our ever changing lives. We are all at different places in life. Some are children, babies, preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, etc. We may be newlyweds or new parents. Our children may be small or grown. We may be grandparents for the first time or the tenth time. We may live in a house filled with people or we may live alone. We may be in good health or failing health. Whatever our circumstance at the present time, it like the seasons will continue to change. The only one in life that doesn't change is our Lord. He remains the same yesterday, today and forever. He loves us with all His heart every day. His love for His children never cools off like the temperatures. You and I can be warmed by His love and presence every moment of life. No matter where we find ourselves in life, always remember your Lord is there for you. He is with you, and He will never change. None of us have perfect memories. How often don't we forget God's continuous and abiding presence. Especially when we are in the midst of life's changes. This is why we all need a constant supply of God's word in our life. It continues to remind us that our Savior is there. One can never underestimate the value of every Sunday worship in helping us live life in changing times. Word and Sacrament provide the life giving spiritual food to sustain us in our earthly life. All I can do in this newsletter article is encourage you to never neglect the one who will not change in your life.

Serving the Savior,

Pastor Darrel Bergelin

Pastor Darrel L. Bergelin

Administrative Pastor

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Vicar Coop’s Message Page 3

Dear Members and Friends of Trinity Howards Grove,

Some of you have come to learn that I am a highly scheduled person: I like routines. It brings me comfort and peace when I know my schedule, and I am able to follow it. Maybe you’re like me, maybe you aren’t. But, as we all know, routines are usually broken, and there are things that come up in our lives that we never could have anticipated. No one begins the season thinking they will have a season ending surgery, no one can foresee becoming sick, and no one can anticipate the unexpected loss of loved ones. Our routine and plan for things is always being reorganized to meet the needs of the unanticipated things that come up in our lives. Yet, through everything that happens in our lives, whether penciled into our schedules or not, we see God break through and show His mercy to us.

Jeremiah the prophet wrote in the book of Lamentations, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (Lam. 3:22-23). Now, we have to understand when Jeremiah was writing these words, and what was happen-ing around him, to cause him to write these words. Jeremiah recorded these words around 587 B.C. or during the time of the Fall of Jerusalem to the Baby-lonian Empire. Talk about a change of routine: God’s chosen people were about to be taken over by the Babylonians and taken away into captivity. Surely this wasn’t all part of God’s plan, was it? Actually, it was part of God’s plan. The people of Israel had strayed so far away from God’s plan for their lives, that He allowed the Babylonian Empire to take over Israel. But, God al-lowed the people of Israel to be taken captive out of love, so that the people

would remember who their true God was, or who their only provider was. This was part of God’s plan to show love to a people who had forgotten to love Him.

So, what does this Old Testament love story have to do with our plans, routines, and lives today? Just as God showed His mercy and love to the people of Israel then, God continues to show us His mercy and love today. The problems the people of Israel faced still plague us today. Yet, God continues to show His provi-sional love to us, through His Son, Jesus Christ, making Him captive to the sin that we would remain captive to. So, God remains faithful to us even when the routines of our lives are interrupted, and the plans of our lives are changed. Truly, great is your love and faithfulness to us, O God!

In Christ,

Vicar Andrew Coop

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Birthdays Dan Endreas Jessica Scharenbroch

2 Birthdays Eric Kunze Keaton Milbrath Larkin Schlegel Anniversaries John & Lucy Roediger—1956 Norene & Gary Bauer—1991

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4 Anniversaries

Wayne & Kay Schorer—1958

Joel & Jackie Moths-1986

5 Birthdays Lauren Kolb Angie Schorer

6 Birthday Macey Schueler

7 Birthday Emma Valukas

8 Birthdays Jason Prange Marc Winter Jr. Diane Neese

9 Birthday Jacob Milbrath Anniversaries Gene & Carol Bubolz—1965

10 Birthday Joann Bramstedt Anniversaries Kirk and Marlo Hoewisch—1987

11 Anniversaries Richard and Sherry Rammer-1980 Jim & Toni Post—1980 John and Jennifer Erdmann—2003 Peter & Pat Sixel—1969

12 Birthdays Kurt Fehlhaber Preston Reiss

13 Birthdays Stacia Schmidt

Hayden Zander

Shannon Hansmann

Anniversaries Dale & Donna Bitter—1978

14 Birthday Jan Grunewald

15 Anniversaries Jon and Donna Held-1983

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Birthdays

Ken Korb

LaVerne Siegert

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Birthdays

Joanne Ehlert

Brody Grunewald

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Birthday

Isabella Brandt

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Birthday

Randy Milz

Anniversaries Jim & Connie Schmitt—1967

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Birthdays

Kris Bender

Betty Wippermann

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Birthday

Peter Sixel

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Birthday

Lynzzie Neese

Anniversaries James & Jessica Meidl—1989

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Birthday

Jordan Henschel

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Birthday

Joe Grunewald

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Birthdays

Marvin Barts

Dave Scharinger

Evelyn Steinhart

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Birthday

Hadley Kunze

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Birthdays

Kaitlyn Koenig

Liam Marthenze

Anniversaries Lance & Janelle Liermann—1988

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Birthdays

Donna Bitter

Amy McEvoy

B irthdays and Anniversaries

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B ASIC

Basic has been well

attended. The first Basic Pastor

Bergelin explained the meaning of the

stained glass windows in church. We

had lunch and played Bingo. The

October “Basic” we had Dieticians and

Diabetes Educators do a presentation

on healthy eating. It was very

enjoyable and educational. Basic in

November will be a Bible study led by

Pastor Bergelin and lunch. Stewardship

begins in November so we will have

one of the Stewardship meeting

choices follow Basic.

New High School Youth Facebook Page

Our new Youth Facebook Page “Christ for You,” is run by Vicar Coop. Vicar posts a daily devotion Monday through

Friday at 7:00am. “Christ for You” is geared towards High schoolers and is getting new

followers every week. What a GREAT way to start off your day.

Go to

Preschool Chapel with Vicar Coop. Preschool Chapel is held every

Thursday morning at 9:30am.

There is a Voter’s Meeting

on Tuesday, October 18, at

7:30pm.

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DINING OUT Join us on Friday, October 28th at 6:30 p.m., at Altona Supper Club in New Holstein. Altona offers a Friday Buffet that consists of Sauteed Shrimp, Broiled Scallops, Italian Catfish, Smelt, Battered Red Fish, Baked Haddock, Crab Filled Po-tato Boats, Broccoli Wrapped Cod, Cajun Talapia, Breaded Shrimp, Cold Shrimp, Smoked Salmon, Tenderloin Tips, BBQ Ribs, Breaded Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Vegetables, Clam Chowder, Chicken Dumpling Soup & Salad Bar. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the Narthex. Join us for great food, fellowship and lots of fun!!

Our annual Father/Son Banquet will be on Thursday, October 27 at 7:00p.m. A Military Veteran and his therapy dog will be our guest speaker. Adopt a friend if you

don’t have sons or grandsons, and come and enjoy this evening. A delicious meal will be prepared by our very own Christians Women’s Fellowship. The menu is: Pork Chops with cream of mushroom soup, butter parley potatoes, corn, green beans, fruit salad, pickles and carrots, dinner rolls, apple crunch and cherry crisp with cream, coffee, white and chocolate milk. The cost is $7.50 for adults, Children ages 6-12, $3.75, Children ages 5 and younger are free. If you would like tickets you may call the church office or you may purchase tickets with a Men’s Club Member.

Our annual pizza fund-raiser has begun. All pizzas are home made by members of our con-gregation and are delicious. The date to make and pick up pizzas is Saturday, No-vember 5. Pick up is between

1:00-3:00pm at church. There are order forms in your mail boxes. There is also a volunteer signup sheet on the table in the Narthex. If you are able to volunteer anytime from 7:30 a.m.-1:00pm it would be greatly appreciated. Many volunteers of all ages are needed to make this a successful fund-raiser. DON’T MISS OUT!! The deadline to order pizzas is October 30, 2016. If you have paper bags you can donate, please bring to the lower fellowship hall.

Join the Sheboygan Area Missouri Synod Lutheran churches for their Annual Reformation Service, Sunday, October 30, 2016 beginning at 3:30pm. The guest Preacher is The Reverend Doctor Daniel L Gard., President of Concordia University Chicago. The Reformation Service is held at the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts located in downtown Sheboygan. The doors will open at 2:30pm.

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The holidays are fast approaching. Scrip is a great way to pay for all of your holiday needs.

We sell Grocery store cards, Restaurant cards, Department store cards,

Amazon and many more. Amazon cards are a great way to shop and pay online. It’s a safe

way to shop as you enter the scrip card number for your payment, not a credit card number. Scrip is sold before and after our

worship services.

SCRIP

November is pizza making time.

This is a great money making activity for

our church. We encourage all our youth

to come and join us in making delicious

pizzas. The date is Saturday, November

5th from 7:30-1pm. Work shift sign up

sheets are on the table in the narthex.

What are we looking forward

to? As our lives on earth contin-

ue to pass us by, day after day

we look forward to the next

stage of our life. Little children

look to become teens, teens to

graduate high school, then on to

college or into the workforce. Marriage follows for

many, then kids of your own, then empty nesters and

on into retirement. We wonder how we got to any

given point in our lives. One day, one month, one year

at a time… that’s how. For each one of us time is

fleeting.

For us as Christians, we have God’s peace and the joy

of eternal life through the body and blood of Christ at

Calvary. We should not take our days for granted for

all of our time is a great gift and a treasure from God.

May we as Christians be beacons onto the world no

matter what stage of life we are at. And that we

would live our lives as Christ did and share the Gospel

with others. And when our journey on earth comes to

an end, we as Christians look forward to eternal life in

heaven with our heavenly Father.

James 4:14—yet you do not know what your life will

be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears

for a little while and then vanishes.

God Bless

Christian Women’s Fellowship

Janice had an opening devotion from Psalms 1 and Isaiah 61:3. Alvina Federwitz will be coming to

visit Trinity on October 16th. The LWML—SWD Fall Retreat is at the Holiday Inn, Manitowoc, Sep-

tember 30 and October 1. Mary Ann Grunewald is going and will take winter clothing for ingather-

ing. Vicar Coop was welcomed with a gift. LWML Sunday is October 2nd. A purple flower will be put

on the altar and mints with Bible Verses will be handed out. The Zone 9 LWML Fall Rally will be at

Lutheran Memorial Church October 4th at 6:00pm. The Father Son Banquet will be October 27th.

The menu will be: pork chops , parsley buttered potatoes, corn, green beans, fruit salads, relishes,

dessert, milk and coffee.

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1- Praise God for the colorful changes of fall.

2- Pray for the women of LWML. May they continue to work for the Lord all around the world.

3- Pray for all members of the church cele-brating birthdays or anniversaries this month.

4- Read Matthew 5:1-12.

5- Pray for Pastor Bergelin and his family.

6- Read your favorite bible passage.

7- Read Psalm 23.

8- Read Deuteronomy 5:1-22. Put these commandments into daily practice in your lives.

9- Pray for the Sunday school children and their teachers. May they be filled with knowledge of God’s word.

10- For inspiration, read John 3:16-18.

11- Pray for a strengthening of faith.

12- Pray for the elders of our church. May God be their guide.

13- Read 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13.

14- Thank God for the blessing of Christian families. Pray for your family.

15- Pray for the youth of our congregation. May God watch over them.

16- Pray for Alvina Federwitz and other missionaries around the world spreading the good news of Jesus Christ.

17- Read Psalm 27.

18- Pray for those who are ill or hospital-ized.

19- Pray for Vicar Coop.

20- Read Luke 18:15-17.

21- Thank God for the operation of a Chris-tian preschool here at Trinity. Pray for God’s blessings on the children, their families and the teachers.

22- Read Psalm 100.

23- Pray for all the members of our congre-gation who were not present at worship to-day.

24- Pray for all of those who need comfort and support due to grieving or loss.

25-Pray for guidance in the daily choices you make.

26- Pray for all of those who work in our church or serve our congregation in some way.

27- Share God’s word with someone today.

28- Pray for the shut-ins of our congrega-tion.

29- Pray for & remember those who have given their lives fighting for our freedoms and all those serving in the military.

30- Thank God for all the blessings you have been given this month.

31- Praise God for the work of Martin Luther and celebrate the Reformation.

The prayer calendar is written by members of our

Christian Women’s Fellowship Group.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this

in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Ephesians 6:18

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Flower Sponsors October 2

The altar flowers are given for Macey Schueler from Mom and Dad (Tracey and Dan Schueler) to celebrate Macey ’s 7th

birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MACEY!! To God be the glory!

The low pedestal flowers are given from Esther Zeeb, to honor John and Lucy Roediger’s 60th wedding anniversary. To God

be the glory! HAPPY ANNVERSARY JOHN AND LUCY!!

The tall pedestal flowers are given from Grandpa and Grandma Schorer for Lauren Kolb’s 14th birthday. To God be the

glory! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREN!!

The purple flowers on the low pedestal are for LWML Sunday. Purple represents the LWML color.

October 9

The altar flowers are given to honor Peter and Patsy Sixel’s 47th wedding anniversary. To God be the glory! HAPPY

ANNIVERSARY PETER AND PATSY!!

October 16

The altar flowers are given to honor Jon and Donna Held’s 33rd wedding anniversary. To God be the glory! HAPPY

ANNIVERSARY JON AND DONNA!!

October 23

The altar flowers are given from the Lance Liermann Family for Betty Wippermann’s birthday. To God be the glory!! HAPPY

BIRTHDAY BETTY!!

The tall pedestal flowers are given from Grandpa and Grandma Bitter to celebrate Hadley Kunze’s 2nd birthday. To God be

the glory! HAPPY BIRTHDAY HADLEY!!

The low pedestal flowers are given to celebrate the 49th wedding anniversary of Jim and Connie Schmitt. To God be the

glory! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JIM AND CONNIE!!

October 30

The altar flowers are given to celebrate the 28th wedding anniversary of Lance and Janelle Liermann. To God be the glory!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LANCE AND JANELLE!!

The bulletin for October 2nd is sponsored by John and Lucy Roediger in honor of their 60th wedding

anniversary. To God be the glory! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JOHN AND LUCY!!

Traveling Bulletins

Jeff and Susie Sixel—St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Sheboygan Falls, WI

Wally and Margaret Born—Stars and Stripes Ecumenical Church Service, Sheb. Cty Fair.

Daniel Born—Stars and Stripes Ecumenical Church Service, Sheb. Cty Fair.

Dan and Connie Bitter—St. Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy and at the Vatican in Rome, Italy.

Jon and Donna Held, Zion Lutheran Church, Egg Harbor, WI

Gilbert Lorenzen—St. Joseph, Elk Mound and Rock Falls and Holmen Lutheran Church, Holmen, WI, Zion Lutheran,

Egg Harbor.

Bryan and Phyllis Becker—Luther Memorial and Our Redeemer, Sheboygan, WI

Ryan and Stacia Schmidt and Family—Luther Memorial and Our Redeemer, Sheboygan, WI

Phyllis Landry—St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, WI

Anne, Jim, Natalie and Claire McCraw—St. Luke Methodist Church

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Lutheran High School News Homecoming Court Congratulations to our student honorees:

Senior - King, Mathias Otten Trinity Lutheran - Downtown Sheboygan

Senior - Queen, Natalie Madson Trinity Lutheran - Downtown Sheboygan

Senior Attendant - Lindsay Smith Trinity Lutheran - Downtown Sheboygan

Senior Attendant -Pedro Jaramillo Carrasco Foreign Exchange Program, Ecuador

Junior Attendant - Emily Shelby Trinity Lutheran - Downtown Sheboygan

Junior Attendant - Evan Olsen Trinity Lutheran - Downtown Sheboygan

Sophomore Attendant - Eleana Montazella Bethlehem Lutheran, Sheboygan

Sophomore Attendant - Lance Bolden Evangelical Free Church, Sheboygan

Freshman Attendant - Elisabeth Cassity Trinity Lutheran, Howards Grove

Freshman Attendant - Joel Hacker St. John Lutheran, Plymouth

LHS October Events

Sr. Citizens/Grandparents’ Day at Lutheran High School

Tues., Oct. 4 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Fall Sampler Concert

Mon., Oct. 24 7 p.m.

LHS Gymnasium Reformation Rally

Sun., Oct 30 3:30 p.m.

@ Stefanie H. Weill Center downtown Sheboygan

Comedy Café

A Night of One-act Plays Fri. & Sat., Nov. 4 & 5 7 p.m. performances

in the LHS gymnasium

All 5th through 8th graders and parentsare invited to attend a high school Open House at Sheboygan Lutheran High School.

Monday, October 24 5:00 - 6:45 p.m.

Families can take this opportunity to meet with the faculty and find out why they love teaching here! Gather useful information about our programs, curriculum, mission, tuition and more. Set up a student shadowing day. Each visiting family can enter a drawing for free registration (one reg. fee waived for one year). All are invited to stay for the Fall Sampler Con-cert featuring our Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Chamber Choir, and Konzertchor. The 7 p.m. concert is free. Find out about our Christ-centered education, where students achieve higher ACT scores, are involved in many school activities, and thrive in a caring and safe environment. Call the office at 920-452-3323 for more information.

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October 2016 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 8&10am Family Worship with Holy Com-munion 9:15am Bible Class and Sunday School

3 10:00am Bible Class 1:00pm Quilting 6:30pm Choir

4 6:00pm Sunday School Meeting 10:30 & 11am Harvest Home 6:30pm Hands for Hope 7:00pm Men’s Club

5 7:30am LHS 10:30am Basic 4:30-6pm Confirmation

6 9:30am Pre-school Chapel 6:30pm Bible Class 7:00pm Trinity Tigers Vs. Immanuel Lightening @ Trinity HG

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9 8&10am Family Worship 9:15am Bible Class and Sunday School

10 Pastors Confer-ence 1:00pm Quilting 7:00pm Christian Women’s Fellowship

11 Pastors Confer-ence

12 Pastors Confer-ence 7:30am LHS 4:30-6pm Confirmation

13 9:30am Pre-school Chapel 7:00pm Trinity Tigers Vs. Immanuel Lightenng @Trinity HG

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16 8&10am Family Worship with Holy Com-munion 9:15am Bible Class and Sunday School

Alvina Federwitz

17 10:00am Bible Class 1:00pm Quilting 6:30pm Choir

18 6:30pm Elders Meeting 7:30pm Voters Meeting

19 7:30am LHS 2:00pm Progressive Nurs-ing Home 4:30-6pm Confirmation

20 9:30am Pre-school Chapel 6:30pm Bible Class

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23 8&10am Family Worship 9:15am Bible Class and Sunday School

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10:00am

Bible Class

1:00pm

Quilting

6:30pm

Choir

25 26 7:30am LHS 4:30-6pm Confirmation

27 9:30am Pre-school Chapel. Preschool No-ah’s Ark Party 6:30pm Bible Class 7:00pm Father/Son Ban-quet 7:00pm Trinity Tigers Vs. St. Paul Lancers @ St. Pauls

28 6:30pm Eat out at Altona Supper Club

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30 8&10am Family Worship with Holy Com-munion 9:15am Bible Class and Sunday School

31 1:00pm Quilting 6:30pm Choir

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Pastor Darrel L. Bergelin pastorbergelin@trinityhowardsgrove.org

Vicar Andrew Coop vicar@trinityhowardsgrove.org

Toni Post secretary@trinityhowardsgrove.org

Marilyn Heinemann preschool@trinityhowardsgrove.org

Mary Ann Grunewald Choir Director

Sandy Marthenze Organist

Rev. Dennis Boettcher Assistant Organist

Custodians Gary and Dawn Hopf Address W2776 STH 32, Howards Grove, WI 53083

Phone 920 565-3669

Fax 920 565-4592 Prayer Chain

prayer.chain4u@yahoo.com Website

www.trinityhowardsgrove.org Facebook

Facebook.com/trinityhowards Twitter

Twitter.com/trinityhowards

Oct. 2 8:00am Natalie Englebert

Maddie Koenig

Oct. 2 10:30am Lauren Kolb

Joshua Schorer

Oct. 9 8:00am Hannah Elias

Tanner Lallensack

Oct. 9 10:30am Leah Parnitzke

Claire McCraw

Oct. 16, 8:00am Ryan Richter

Zach Elias

Oct. 16, 10:30am Max Kroll

Karly Grunewald

Oct. 23, 8:00am Ellie Schueler

Josie Larson

Oct. 23, 10:30am Brayden Peter

Austin Stelter

Oct. 30, 8:00am Peyton Luecke

Jacob Englebert

Oct. 30, 10:30am Lauren Kolb

Leah Parnitzke

Oct. 3-16 Rita Milbrath

Susie Sixel

Oct. 17-30 Anne McCraw

Margaret Born

Oct. 31– Nov. 13 Donna Held

Ann Parnitzke

October 2

John Roediger

October 9

Judy Luecke

October 16

Lucy Roediger

October 23

John Roediger

October 30 Judy Luecke

October 2, 8:00am Richard Boje

David and Robie Scharinger

October 2, 10:30am Ruth Cichocki, Heide Dowdy

Dick and Lee Schoessow

October 9, 8:00am Peter and Katy Franz

Allan and Donna Bramstedt

October 9, 10:30am Mark and Karen Plocar

Larry and Kris Bender

October 16, 8:00am Scott and Linda Plocar

Dale and Donna Bitter

Oct. 16, 10:30am Mark and Karen Plocar

Kevin and Tania Kolb

October 23, 8:00am Connie Schmitt

Jack and Sue Kober

Oct. 23, 10:30am Richard and Sharon Horness

Wayne and Kay Schorer

October 30, 8:00am Dale and Linda Hopf

Roger and Janice Lieffring

Oct. 30, 10:30am Jon and Donna Held

Nathan and Jennie Cassity

October 2

Harvey Grunewald

October 9

Toni Post

October 16

Larry Brendel

Oct. 23

Donna Bitter

Oct. 30

Marvin Barts

Oct. 2

Lance Liermann

Oct. 9

Kevin Kolb

Oct 16

Lance Liermann

Oct. 23

Kevin Kolb

Oct. 30

Lance Liermann

October Elders

8:00am Dale Hopf

10:30am Brian Andrews

October Ushers

8:00am Team 5

10:30am Team 2

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