Change: Here and Yet to Come

We are legally and certainly something newLiving Faith Lutheran Church. We have been working on the
details to complete the process. Jill Steiner, in particular, has been working to make sure all our is are dotted and our ts are crossed. We have a new Employee Identification Number (kind of a social security
number) for an institution. We have a new congregation number with the ELCA and are recognized as a
new congregation with the ELCA. We are working through changing everything with our bank. A sign
committee is in place and working on a new sign. Things are changing; but it does take time and we appreciate your patience.

Congregational Meeting - Sunday, April 17

There will be a congregational meeting on Sunday,
April 17th at 11:30am in the sanctuary at Living
Faith East. Worship that Sunday at Wright and
Quincy will be at 10:00am, to shorten the time between the East worship and the meeting.

both tell their story to perspective pastoral candidates and determine what gifts might best meet the
needs of the congregation as we move into a new
future.

Atonement last did a MET study in 2002 when Pastor Warren was called as the Sr. Pastor. (We also
did a visioning process in conjunction with AtoneThe purpose of the meeting is to extend term calls
ments 100th Anniversary.) Visioning is important.
to Pastors Warren and Denise. Their call terminated
Living Faith West and stronger neighborhood outwith the ending of our previous congregations.
reach were both born of the last Atonement visionAt the recommendation of Bishop Barrow, the
ing process.
church council, in consultation with the ConsolidaBecause the Sustainability pilot project will take two
tion Team and the group working on Building Misyears, it was suggested that we take our time with
sional Capacity for Sustainability voted to suggest
the MET process and issue both pastors a two year
a two year term call to the congregation. That time
term call. Those calls can be either shortened or
frame will allow for a Mission Exploration Study and
increased depending upon the needs of the needs of
in conjunction with that the Sustainability Team to
the congregation. The Council voted to forward the
do their work.
recommendation of the two year call to the congreThis is a visioning process which helps congregagation.
tions understand the mission that God is calling
A regular call committee will be organized at the
them to and at the same time helps congregations
November semi-annual meeting.

Its Time to Celebrate!

Easter is the biggest day of celebration in the church every year. The day when we
celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and end our Lenten journey. But the next Sunday,
April 3rd, 2016, is going to be another wonderful celebration. There will be no vespers, because we want the entire congregation to gather out at Living Faith West at
the Sturtevant Sportsplex to celebrate God making us one and new! To help celebrate, that day, we will have Assistant to the Bishop, the Rev. Sandra Chrostowski as
our guest preacher that day. Please plan to be there as the whole of Living Faith comes together.

Easter is early this year, and in many places across this church trees will still be
bare and fields barren. It might even
snow. But on Easter morning we will gather to greet the risen Son and give thanks
to God for the new life we have in Jesus
Christ.
Two things come to mind this Easter when
there is still only the hint of spring: Jesus
words to his disciples just before his crucifixion and a hymn.

spring was planted.

St. Paul wrote, Do you not know that all
of us who have been baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into his death? We
have already fallen into the earth and
died. For if we have been united with
him in a death like his, we will certainly be
united with him in a resurrection like his.
We will not remain alone. We will bear
fruit.

Jesus said, The hour has come for the Son of Man to
be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of
wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a
single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Jesus
was talking about his death, but he was also assuring
his disciples and us that death is not the end, that,
though it might seem impossible and even terrifying
to step into the void, God brings life out of death.

The seed has been planted in all the barren places in the world and in our lives. That gives us
the power and the hope especially in the face of
our brokenness to see life where the world only
sees death ... in refugee camps and hospice units, in
parched earth and in floods, in oppression and denied justice we are bold to confess. Now the green
blade rises. Now love lives again. Now love comes
again like wheat arising green.

The hymn is ELW 379.

Christ is risen.

Now the green blade rises from the buried grain,

wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;
love lives again, that with the dead has been;
love is come again like wheat arising green.

The tune is actually a French Christmas carol. How

perfect that, in the bleak midwinter, the promise of

Elizabeth A. Eaton
Presiding Bishop
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Lutheran Social Services

Lutheran Social Services of the Carolinas, based in Salisbury, N.C. was singled out in an anti-refugee/antiMuslim leaflet distributed this past January by the Ku Klux Klan. The organization was singled out because it provides services to refugees. In a statement, W. Goins, Jr., the president of the organization said,
Lutheran Social Services of the Carolinas (LSC) rejects hate, whether its directed at religion, race or culture. LSC will continue to walk with all the people we serve, and we call on the people of the Carolinas to
rise up and speak out against discrimination and separation.
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February Council Meeting Highlights

The Consent agenda was approved which included previous minutes, pastors reports, statistical
and financial reports.

AIM offering: $135.00 total. $10.00 was designated for Accelerated Debt Reduction, $125.00
was designated by the council to defray the
costs of the Easter Breakfast.

Officers were elected: President Teresa

Reinders unanimously approved; Vice President
Vicki Seifert unanimously approved; Secretary
Margaret Robinson unanimously approved;

Treasurer Bob Reinders unanimously approved; Financial Secretary Ginny White unanimously approved. It was noted that all officers
also serve as the Executive committee.

A committee was formed to begin work on new

signage and logo We approved, as recommend-
ed by Our Saviors and approved at the annual
meeting, to spend $10,000 on sign for a base.
We might need more funds if we want to get a
digital sign. People who volunteered for the sign
committee were Sue Oertel and Ginny White.
Recommended persons to contact; Perry

Rossmiller (who is working on a logo), Crystal

Heinen, Craig Schaub (owner of Dig-it-all Signs).
The Endowment Fund needs to reorganize. According to their by-laws, once Atonement ceases
to exist, the Endowment ceases to exist. Therefore a Living Faith Endowment needs to be
formed. Money from endowment board is now
Living Faiths. Teresa moved that we as council
need to recreate the Living Faith endowment
fund and use the current Atonement members
and Ginny White as financial secretary from
council as board members and reserve the funds
that were in the fund. Seconded - Discussion on
principles of fund. Amendment to strike motion
and changed to Atonement endowment funds

moved into Living Faiths account but be Reserved for Living Faith endowment fund use.
Unanimous vote for this motion. Moved the dis-
position of endowment board to finance committee for further direction.

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Timing for new call committee it was presented that Pastor Warren and Pastor Denise need
new calls. Their current calls ceased with the
dissolution of Atonement and Our Saviors.
They need to be called to Living Faith. The question was put forth about the type of pastoral
structure we would desire. It was then recognized that a vision/mission exploration process
should be done before this is determined. It was
decided that the Consolidation team would work
on setting up a process for visioning and subsequent call in consultation with the synod.
Council members chose a term out of a hat in order to stagger the terms of council so that not
everyone is new every year. 2 year terms and 1
year term and each can serve for 2 terms: Margaret 1 year; Vicki 2 year; Bob 1 year; Tom 2
year; Ginny 1 year; Sue 2 year; Teresa 2 year.
The Mission statement that the Consolidation
team worked on was presented to council: Finding Faith Building Faith Living Faith. It was
moved seconded and passed to begin working
with this mission statement. Pastor Denise will
give Perry this info for work on a logo.
Segue work on homeless shelter continues. The
mayor plans for the city to receive a building.
Seque is applying for 501(c)3 status with the
IRS. Until that happens a 501c3 is needed to accept donations. A request was made to use Living Faiths. A Motion was made for Living Faith
to serve as fiscal agent for Segue until they get
their 501c3. We will accept funds given to Segue and the Segue board will disperse these
funds. Seconded, discussion: Living Faith will
take in donations and write a check to Segue for
these funds. Segue will take care of thank yous
and acknowledgements of donations, not Living
Faith staff. We will have Segue do a newsletter
article on what is happening.
Easter breakfast form to help sign up if you
can.
It was suggested that someone look into having
a newspaper article regarding the consolidation.
Warren will look into this.
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Names in the News

Anniversaries: Cliff and Alma Vacek will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on April 9th
Jim and Donna Braun will celebrate their 57th
wedding anniversary on April 11th ...Vic and Carol
Howard will celebrate their 56th anniversary on
April 16th. Hoping you enjoy many more happy
years together.
Nonagenarian Birthdays: Charlotte Bauernfeind
will celebrate her 95th birthday on March 14th
Joyce Jensen will celebrate her 90th birthday on
April 29th. Best wishes one and all.
Weddings: Arthur Steege and Kimberly Deschler
were united in marriage off-site on March 19,
2016. Congratulations to you both!
Baptisms: Paige Nicole Buschke, daughter of
Duane and Nicole (Yohn) Buschke was baptized on
March 13, 2016 with Tami Christensen-Awe and
Jason Yohn as sponsors Twins Evelyn Mae Bahler and Theodore Dean Bahler, daughter and son of
Bradley and Michelle (Powell) Bahler were baptized on March 20th , 2016 with sponsors for Evelyn, Chris & Jonni Powell and sponsors for Theodore, Derek & Stephanie Reinke. Welcome new
members!

Russ and I want to say thank you for the wonderful meatloaf dinners that Margaret brought over!
They were totally delicious and we cant thank you
enough for your generosity and thoughtfulness.
Dear Living Faith West Congregation, Thank you
so much for including Thread by Thread in your
Noisy Offering. What a wonderful surprise! This
money will be used to buy new socks & underwear
for our guests. There is such a need in Racine, as
you know, for this type of service. Our guests truly
appreciate the clothing items that we get donated,
that they can pick from. Sincerely, Jacci Young,
TXT Clothing Ministry Committee
Dear Ladies of Living Faith Lutheran Church,
There are no words to express how thankful we are
for your MOE visit to the 911 Dispatch Call Center
on Monday! It is not often that we receive
acknowledgement from the public for the job we
do, so your very thoughtful support and encouragement were greatly appreciated. Thank you for your
kind words and keeping us in your prayers!
Dear friends in Christ, Thank you so much for all
the support through prayers during my 9 months of
treatment for breast cancer. I complete my radiation treatments this week and I am doing
well. Gayle Engelstad

Condolences
Heartfelt love, sympathy and support to wife Linda and children Mark (Christine) Kramer, Terrie (Rick)
Lewandowski, Kingston (Lita) Kramer and Kerry (Joe) Scherer at the death of former member Duane Kramer who passed away on February 17th in Appleton, WI children Patrick (Mary) Jacoby, Carol Armstrong, Ruth Jacoby, Elaine Drier and Linda Millburn at the death of ANN JACOBY who
passed away at Becker-Shoop Center on March 2nd sons Michael (girlfriend-Kellee
Henzel), and Kevin (spouse David Laing) & step sons Robert (Sandie) Hansen and Richard
(Kimberly) Hansen at the death of former member Mike Wheeler who passed away on
March 2nd in Tucson, AZ.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Psalm 116:15

Known to be Hospitalized
St. Marys: Jewel Marks

Home Again: Sue Nielsen, Dan Zelinger and Marj Byra

Pastoral Hospital Visits Strict patient confidentiality rules prevent the hospital from notifying the
church if you or a loved one is hospitalized. The hospitals are no longer keeping church lists, so if youd
like a pastoral visit and/or having your church family praying for you, please let the church office know.
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Cathi (Helding) Webster

Cathi is the daughter of Curt & Barb
Helding; Curtis is a lifelong member of
Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Barb
joined when she married Curt. Cathi was
born and raised in Racine and was a lifelong member of Our Saviors until 2012
when she joined Bethania Lutheran
Church. Cathi has two sisters , Crystal
and Cheryl, and a brother, Frank, who
also grew up at Our Saviors. Crystal and
her husband Mark are still members. Cathi has a
husband, Keith, five children and three grandchildren.
Although quiet and shy, Cathis love and passion
has always been her church. While growing up her
mom, Barb, was the church secretary at Our Saviors
and she helped out in the office off and on over the
years. Cathi has taught Sunday school, has been the
Sunday school superintendent, youth leader, youth
choir leader, Neighborhood Camp site coordinator,
assistant site coordinator, Spark leader, substitute
secretary, decorating team, call committee and
choir member.

In 2011, when offered the Interim Administrative Assistants job, Cathi gladly
stepped in even though she knew the job
may end at anytime since at that time the
future of Our Saviors was uncertain. The
staff at Our Saviors was all interim: Pastor Ron was the interim Pastor and Mark
was the interim Maintenance man. As
talks progressed and things moved on
with a consolidation with Atonement, the
office and Cathi were moved to Atonement into the former Sunday School Coordinator
office and Pastor Ron moved on. When the building
sold in December 2015, Mark was hired by the new
owners to help with the building care.
Cathi has been in the Atonement Our Saviors office
since March 2013 and has been doing the Our Saviors office work as well as all the bulletins, Chimes
weekly, some of the social media and website stuff.
With the consolidation of Atonement Our Saviors,
Cathi remains on staff as an administrative assistant
and is still working on the bulletins, chimes weekly,
social media and website.
Cathi looks forward to serving the members of Living Faith Lutheran Church for many years.

Thrivent Action Teams: Apply for an Action Grant Project for 2016!!
Since the dissolution of the chapter system for
Thrivent, monies are now being seeded out for projects and fundraisers through individual Thrivent
members. This could be helpful for many groups
and projects around Living Faith and in the community. For example, I received seed money for the
youth gathering fundraiser. Along with promotional materials I will receive $250.00 as seed money
for the fundraiser. I was able to fund a service project at Lutherdale Bible Camp funding life jackets.
Exaudh used one of his grants to purchase food for
the food pantry and the other to help fund the Halloween party.
You could use the seed money to do many things:
purchase materials for the Quilters or the Stitchers
of Blessings, or you could lead a service project to
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purchase and sort food for the FaithWorks Food

Pantry or purchase light bulbs for the sanctuary.
Think of a fundraiser or small project you might like
to do yourself or with a couple other people. Or
maybe you are part of something coming up that is
already in place, such as the Cookie Walk. We already have one action grant for the confirmation
class to serve the Community Meal. What can your
grants do in 2016? Each Thrivent member can apply for 2 projects a year. This is an offer that is not
to be missed. The process is simple and can be done
online. If you are tech savvy, just log on to your account with Thrivent and click on my Thrivent and
then action teams and it will tell you what to do. If
you need help I am willing to help you through the
process. Thank you, Pastor Denise
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The Foundations Ministry

Our Saviors Lutheran Church Foundation grew out of a need to develop a solid financial base giving stability to our congregations ministry in the years to come. An endowment fund was established to meet this
need in 1972.

What is the Foundation?

The Foundation was initiated through a gift from Mr. Harry Johnson. Since then, numerous other individuals have made generous donations in support of the ministries of Our Saviors Lutheran Church Foundation. The Foundation is not organized for profit and there is no capital stock. It is incorporated under the
provisions of the laws of the State of Wisconsin and no elected officers or members of the Board of Directors receive compensation for their services.
On May 28, 2013, the Foundation entered into an agreement with the Racine Community Foundation to
establish a donor advised fund that shall be called Our Saviors Lutheran Church of Racine Foundation
Fund. The Racine Community Foundation will administrate the Funds assets through investments and disburse grants in accordance to the sitting board members written requests. In accordance with this agreement, the sitting board members at the time will be known as the Advisory Board. Because of this
change, the advisory board members will retain permanent seats until a resignation is tendered or upon
termination by death. The advisory board will continue to administer the Fund until no board members
survive. At that time, the Foundations Fund would be added to the General Fund of the Racine Community Foundation.

Purpose of the Foundation

The purpose of this endowment fund is to provide finances above the churchs normal needs. If we are to
be of service to our church and community, we must broaden our ministry and support worthwhile projects and programs. The Foundation has given numerous grants to missionaries through the World Mission Prayer League, local non-profit organizations, education scholarships to church members and various
projects that were documented for the well-being of the church. Such grants would continue. The forms to
request grants are available in Our Saviors church office.

Donating to the Foundation

A memorial gift is an enduring method to perpetuate the memory of one you hold dear. Gifts and bequests
to the Foundation can be made at any time by friends as well as members of Our Saviors and Atonement
church. Donations should be sent directly to:
Racine Community Foundation
1135 Warwick Way
Racine, WI 53406
In the memo of the check, please note: OSLC Foundation Fund. Also indicate if a memorial and the name
memorialized. Contributions are tax deductible.

Building Missional Capacity for Sustainability

Our team (Tom Korabik, Peggy Abbott, Liz Kegel, Bob Reinders, Mareeka Abbott, Warren Williams and
Denise Mbise) attended the initial retreat at St. Peters in Sheboygan on March 5 and 6. We worked on
leadership development, discipleship, stewardship and missional initiatives and how these might be integrated into the life of our congregation. We were there with three other churches from our synod (Village
in Milwaukee, St. Marks in Waukesha and St. Peters in Sheboygan) and are working with staff from the
ELCA office in Chicago on this new initiative. Before our next retreat in September we will be looking at
these areas of development and how we can begin active work on them at Living Faith.
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All events in the calendar are at Living Faith on Wright & Quincy unless otherwise noted.

APRIL 2016
SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY
1

The Racine County

Senior Citizen Nutrition
Program meets Monday
through Friday in
Living Faith Fellowship
Hall at noon.

SATURDAY
2 10:30-12:30 Caregiving Relationships
Class (Parlor)
1-4 Member Event:
Open House for Alma
& Cliff Vaceks 50th
Anniversary
NO VESPERS

3 COMMUNION, AIM PRESENTATION

S Choir Rehearsal - before & after Service
NO 9:15 A.M. SERVICE
10:00 Special Consolidation Celebration Service at Living Faith West &
Sunday School at Sturtevant Sportsplex
2:005:00 Girls Scouts
5:00 ELCA Cluster Community Meal
(2915 Wright Ave.)

4 9:00 Quilters
12 noon Bible Study
6:30 Dorcas Circle
7:00 OA Group

10 COMMUNION
8:00-1:00 HORLICK THEATER ARTS
PANCAKE BREAKFAST (FELL. HALL)
9:15 WORSHIP SERVICE
Senior Choir Rehearsal - before & after
Service
10:00 Sunday Worship at Living Faith
West & Sunday School at Sturtevant
Sportsplex
10:45-12:45 Confirmation
5:00 ELCA Cluster Community Meal
(2915 Wright Ave.)

6 8:30 Park Transition

Group
8:30 a.m. - Womens Breakfast at DeRangos in West
Racine (location change)
10:30 Senior Center
11:00 Staff Meeting
4:00 Worship Conversation
7:30 Belle City Brassworks

7 8:30 Park Transition Group

5:15 Community
Worship
6-8:00 Food Pantry
8:00 Selah
Practice

11 9:00 Quilters
12 1-3:00 Food Pantry
9:30-3:30 Our Harmo- 4:30 Spanish Class
ny Club (Fell. Hall)
9:30 Ruth Circle Mtg.
12 noon Bible Study
6:30 Ladies Night
Out at Mike & Angelos Restaurant
7:00 OA Group

13 8:30 Park Transition

Group
9:15 Rebekah Circle Meeting
11:00 Staff Meeting
7:30 Belle City Brassworks

14 8:30 Park Transi- 15

tion Group
5:15 Community
Worship
6-8:00 Food Pantry
8:00 Selah Practice

16
5:00 Vespers with
Communion

17 COMMUNION
10:00 WORSHIP SERVICE (Note time
change)
Senior Choir Rehearsal - before & after
Service
10:00 Sunday Worship at Living Faith
West & Sunday School at Sturtevant
Sportsplex 10:15 Coffee Hour East
11:30 Living Faith Lutheran Church
Congregational Meeting (Sanctuary)
2:00-5:00 Girl Scouts
5:00 ELCA Cluster Community Meal
(2915 Wright Ave.)

18 9:00 Quilters
9:30-3:30 Our
Harmony Club (Fell.
Hall)
12 noon - Bible
Study
7:00 OA Group

20 8:30 Park Transition

Group
10:30 Senior Center
11:00 Staff Meeting
1:00 Worship and Music
Committee Meeting
7:30 Belle City Brassworks

21 8:30 Park Transi- 22 9:00-2:00

tion Group
Pep Girls
5:15 Community
(Parlor)
Worship
6:008:00 Caregiver
Support Group
6-8:00 Food Pantry
8:00 Selah
Practice

23 9:00 a.m.1:00
p.m. Music Recital in
Sanctuary
5:00 Vespers with
Communion

24 COMMUNION
9:15 WORSHIP SERVICE
Senior Choir Rehearsal - before & after
Service
10:00 Sunday Worship at Living Faith
West & Sunday School at Sturtevant
Sportsplex 10:15 Coffee Hour East
10:45-12:45 Confirmation
5:00 ELCA Cluster Community Meal
(2915 Wright Ave.)

25
9:00 Quilters
9:30-3:30 Our
Harmony Club (Fell.
Hall)
12 noon - Bible
Study
7:00 OA Group

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5 6:00 a.m.11:00
p.m. Spring Election in
Fellowship Hall &
ELECTION BAKE
SALE
9:30 Stitchers of Blessings
1-3:00 Food Pantry
4:30 Spanish Class

19 9:30 Stitchers of
Blessings
10:30-12:30 Caregiving
Relationships Class
(Parlor)
1-3:00 Food Pantry
4:30 Spanish Class

8 9:00-2:00
Pep Girls
(Parlor)

9 9:00 Building
Missional Capacity for
Sustainability
10:30 Caregiver Support Group

3:00-5:00
Mobile Food
Pantry (South 5:00 Vespers with
Parking Lot) Communion

Northern France trip

leaving

26 1-3:00 Food Pantry

4:30 Spanish Class
7:00 Council Meeting

27 8:30 Park Transition

Group
11:00 Staff Meeting
7:30 Belle City Brassworks

28 5:15 Community 29
Worship
6-8:00 Food Pantry
8:00 Selah
Practice

30 9:00a.m.3:00p.m. Final Retreat

for those being confirmed in May
5:00 Vespers with
Communion

Confirmation Information
Thank you for all your work at the soup suppers. Everyone enjoyed them very
much.

April 10, April 24, May 1 Class from 10:45am-12:45pm. (Note new time)

Retreat for those being confirmed this year on April 30 from 9am-3pm at church.

Affirmation of Baptism on Sunday, May 15

Acolytes - Please pick up your April acolyte schedule from the sacristy.

Monday Bible Study at Noon

We continue to meet on Mondays at noon to
study the lessons for the upcoming Sunday. We
are now a group of 7 seekers. Please Join us.
Contact Pastor Denise for any questions.
Theological Book Study
We will have a one-time meeting on Saturday, May 7 at
9:30 with brunch.

We will be discussing The Message of Jesus Christ by Mahatma Gandhi. This was a book referenced in our recent
book The Faith Club.

Sundaes on Wednesday with Kathi Miller, Your Personal De-Clutter Coach

Please join us on Wednesday, May 25th from 1:30pm to 3:30pm in the Parlor for a special and Just in
Time for Spring House Cleaning event being planned just for you: De-clutter Today for a Carefree Tomorrow!
Kathi Miller has been an educator, mentor, and entrepreneur who combines her lifelong fascination with
efficiency with an unrelenting determination to truly enjoy life. She has been described as
knowledgeable, non judgmental, and inspirational with a sense of humor.
In the words of Kathi, Clutter-free living requires you to tell yourself the truth about your belongings,
noting that its okay to admit that I bought it, but Ill never use it or Someone gave it to me, but I dont
like it.
Please join us on Wednesday, May 25 for a fun and entertaining afternoon and enjoy a special treat of
Sundaes On Wednesday!
Please either sign up on the long yellow sheet in the bulletin or call the office at 637-5671 to make your
reservation. A suggested $5 donation is suggested to help offset the speaker fee. Thanks and hope to see
you then.

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FaithWorks Food Pantry Needs

While every donation is greatly appreciated, with
our new shopping arrangement at Feeding America, monetary donations actually go further than
food donations.
Checks can be made out to FaithWorks Food Pantry; you will still get credit on your contributions
statement.
That said, all food donations are welcomed. Our
greatest needs right now are:
Canned Meals: Spaghetti, Beef Stew, Ravioli,
Beefaroni, etc.
Canned Meats: Chicken, Tuna, Salmon, etc.
Spaghetti sauce
Toilet paper and Bar Soap
Volunteers are always welcomed!
Wheaton Franciscan
Wheaton Franciscan Home Health &
Hospice is seeking volunteers for a
variety of roles, including: playing
music, playing chess, visiting, office
duties, knitting, quilting and more.
Training is provided.
If interested please call or email Sara Moss at 414874-6141 or sara.moss@wfhc.org.

Election Day No Price Bake Sale

Volunteers Opportunities
FaithWorks Food Pantry
Volunteers are needed to package produce and bakery on Mondays from 10:30am to 12:30pm
in the Food Pantry. Please sign
up on the yellow sheet or talk to Margaret Robinson or Jodi Pease.
Tech Team Have you ever
wondered how things on the
technical side of the worship
service work? Here is your
chance to learn about it and
help us out! We need people to help operate the
screen for announcements, etc. Training will be
provided at your convenience. If you have quesOur Harmony Club
Our Harmony Club is looking for
caring people willing to share
their time and talent with seniors who have age related challenges. We have Our Harmony Club at Living Faith
the second, third and fourth Mondays from
9:30am until 3:30pm in Fellowship Hall. If you are
interested or need more information, please contact Dawn Vlach at 262-880-5301 or Sue Pettit at
262-716-1998 or Monica Miller at 262-497-4004.
tries here at Living Faith.

Favorites we have seen to be popular in the past

are: cookies, bars, brownies, rice krispie treats,
muffins, breads, pies and small cakes but please
bring any of your favorite things you enjoy baking.
We will be hosting a No Price bake sale in the back If you could please bring your PRE-PACKAGED doto the church office either on Monday the
entranceway throughout the day and hope that you nations
th
4
or
anytime
during the day on the 5th, that would
will help us to fill the tables with LOTS of goodies as
voter turnout is expected to reach an all time high! be great!
Please let us know you will be bringing goodies by
From past experience, we have found that a donafilling out the Long Yellow Sheet and you will be
tion for the items they choose works much better
contacted to confirm. Thanks in advance and happy
than pricing everything, thus the No Price bake
baking!
sale has become a good option. *All donations reOn Tuesday, April 5 , besides voters having a big selection of candidates to choose from we will be offering them a huge variety of baked goods and
treats to choose from as well!

ceived will go directly to support the various Minis- Please contact Vicki Siefert at 262-634-4154
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Womens Breakfast
Please join us for Womens Breakfast! We meet the 1st Wednesday of the month at
8:30am at DeRangos in West Racine (6100 Washington Ave., just west of West
Boulevard) for breakfast, devotions and conversation. All are welcome! If you have
any questions contact Pastor Denise, Veryl Hermes or Rosemary Fritchen.

Senior Friendship Center

Please join us on Monday, April 11 for Ladies Night

Out. Well meet at 6:30 at Mike & Angelos on the
northwest corner of Washington and Emmertsen
Road.

April 6

For a look at their menu, go to:

www.mikeandangelos.com/menu

April 20 Bingo
Lunch: Surprise!
Fun N Games

Please let Pastor Denise know so we can make a

reservation.

Relay For Life of Racine

Who: You and anyone who wants to
help fight cancer!
What: The Relay For Life of Racine is a
team event to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones, and fight back
against cancer. Have fun and raise funds for cancer
research, education, advocacy, and patient programs.
The event includes games, activities, fundraiser, food,
music and more!!
Where: Caledonia/Mount Pleasant Memorial Park
When: Friday, June 10, 2016 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Why: 1 in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer in
their lifetime. The American Cancer Society fights
cancer through research, education on early detection and prevention of cancer and to make life easier
for those diagnosed with cancer with patient programs and services.
How: Make or join a Relay team with your friends,
family and co-workers, join the planning committee,
register as a survivor, volunteer at the event, or make
a donation! Register online today by going to relayforlife.org/racinewi
Contact: Vicki Siefert cferts@hotmail.com or 262634-4154
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Devotion and Communion

46th Anniversary Party & Lunch
Chicken Foot Dominoes

Bingo!

A bingo party is planned for Monday, April 11, 2016 at the Villa at
Lincoln Park. We will need volunteers to visit with and help the residents play bingo, bingo prizes and
desserts for that date. Look for more information
in the weekly bulletin.
Its Time to Start Gathering Items for Lutheran
World Relief Personal Care Kits
A Personal Care Kit contains the following items:
1 metal nail clipper*
1 bath towel (about 27 x 52, new or gently used)*
2 bath size bars of soap (in original wrapping)
1 sturdy comb
1 adult size toothbrush (in original packaging)
*These are the items we need the most
The very simple gesture of giving a Personal Care Kit
can give someone the encouragement to start anew,
starting with a bath. You can share Gods grace and
love by providing that simple comfort.
You can bring any of the needed items on Sunday and
leave them in the marked box in the narthex. OR, you
can also sponsor a Personal Care Kit for $9, and we will
purchase the needed items.
Thank you for your support of people in crisis around
the world!!

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2016 Neighborhood Camp

Weve just begun planning for 2015 Neighborhood Camp. Registration forms for campers and SALT are
expected to be available mid to late April.
Help Keep Camp Free

Camp Intern Applications Available

Racine ELCA Neighborhood Camp fills an important need in our neighborhood during the summer. Camp is a collaborative, creative community outreach ministry to the
children of Racine. It was started 16 years ago to
provide the underserved children in our neighborhoods a safe, fun and stimulating place to learn and
play. There are plenty of summer camps in the Racine area, but Neighborhood Camp is unique as it
is provided at no cost to the campers.

Applications are now being accepted for Neighborhood Camp interns. Forms are available in the
church office or online at www.neighborhoodcamp
racine. org/staff-resources/

Funding for Neighborhood Camp comes from various grants and from generous support of congregation members like you. It is easy to make a financial contribution to camp. Visit the camp website
at www.neighborhoodcampracine.org and click on
the Donor Information tab. You can make donations quickly and safely online, or you can print out
a form and mail your donation in.

Dates for 2016 Neighborhood Camp are June 20 July 28. (Camp will not be held the week of July 4.)
Mandatory training is set for Wednesday through
Friday, June 15-17.
Applications are due to Carol Yust at 1925 Summit
Avenue, Racine,
53404 or by
email by May 1.
Hiring is expected to be
completed by
May 31.
Come join the
fun!

Neighborhood Camp Scholarship

Racine ELCA Neighborhood Camp leaders, in partnership with the Racine Community Foundation, are excited to announce a scholarship opportunity for camp
alumni.
Applicants must :

Be a senior from one of the following schools: J.I. Case, William Horlick, Racine Lutheran, St. Catherine's, Walden III, Washington Park, The REAL School or The Prairie School

Have participated in the Racine ELCA Neighborhood Camp for at least two summers

Rank in the upper 75 percentile of his/her graduating class

Demonstrate involvement in extra-curricular school and community activities

Pursue an undergraduate education at an accredited college or university, or at a technical or community college

Demonstrate financial need, including the inability to obtain traditional student loans

Application forms are available in the high school guidance offices.

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Keep Saving - A.I.M. Now needs your UPCs!

Thank you to everyone who has been saving UPCs and beverage/sauce
caps from participating Labels for Education partners for A.I.M. Now Child
Care Center. Campbells has announced that, after 43 years, they are winding down the Labels for Education program. Since we are a registered school with the program, we
have about another year and a half to participate. But, the number of participating products will slowly
dwindle. So, please, please , PLEASE continue to send in your UPCs & caps so we can get as much benefit from this program as we can in the time left.
Turn in what youve collected by reusing an envelope or baggie, marking it Child Care, and putting it in
the offering plate. If you happen to be going to the church office, you can also turn them in there.

Focus: Oral & Personal Care Brigade

Each and every year, the products we use every day to make our bodies clean, our teeth bright and shiny, and keep us smelling fresh, end
up being thrown away after use and ultimately end up in landfills. Toms of Maine (a pioneer in environmental stewardship since 1970) and Colgate have partnered with eco-innovator TerraCycle to provide a second life for empty and used toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, floss containers, mouthwash bottles, soap packaging, and antiperspirant and deodorant containers. Together we can convert
these would-be waste materials into fun and unique products!
Oral & Personal Care Brigade accepted waste: ANY brand of toothpaste tubes, toothpaste caps, floss
containers, mouthwash bottles, mouthwash caps, deodorant containers and caps, soap packaging, and
toothbrush and toothpaste tube outer packaging. Please note: This brigade does not accept aerosol deodorant cans.

Build Your Budget with SCRIP

every scrip card purchased supports Living Faith.

If your budget is anything like mine, I would love to

give more to our church, but there just isnt any
more to give. So, why not let the retailers where you
shop help with that? They set aside a certain percentage of their profits for charitable giving, and
they often prefer to give that money to causes supported by their customers.

Need your Scrip right away? We keep the cards

listed in the left hand column on the front page of
the order form in stock in limited quantities, so call
Karin Langlois at 672-0635, she can probably arrange to get it to you quickly. Need a small gift? We
stock a number of cards in denominations of $10
(there are even a few $5 cards available.) Any order
placed by 9:00am Tuesday can be picked up as early
as Thursday evening, by arrangement with Karin
Langlois.

It's easy to start using scrip for purchases you know

you have to make every week, like gas and groceries, and with a little planning, you can use scrip for
just about everything. If you're working on projects
around the house you can find scrip for your renovations in the home improvement category, or check
out the clothing brands to add to your wardrobe.
For fun nights out with family and friends, stock up
on scrip from the entertainment and dining retailers. You can find scrip for just about anything, and
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To get your Scrip see Dick Langlois at the Scrip table

before the 9:15 service or at coffee hour. You can
also pick up an order form in the narthex and call
Karin or email her at cinders216@yahoo.com to order your Scrip. If you attend Living Faith West, you
can also arrange with June Klingbeil to get your
Scrip there.
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VERNON C. RIEKENA from his loving wife Carol

Riekena
IN MEMORY OF OR IN HONOR OF From
LOVED ONES Rosemary Fritchen
ANNABELLE & JEROME MILLER Monica Miller
WALTER GIBSON & CHESTER & MABEL MEYER OUR PARENTS, SISTER SALLY GOLDBERG AND
BROTHER RICHARD AIELLO David & Nancy
Carolyn, Todd & Sandra Gibson
MR. & MRS. LEROY MENTCH AND RONALD RICE Kolls
HUSBAND, DAD & GRANDPA THE REV. ED BELT Judi Lutkus and family
ER Laurie Belter
MY HUSBAND, ERV BEYER Marion Beyer
FATHER, RODNEY GUMMOW Justin Gummow JOHN R. BLANKMAN, ALICE (BLANKMAN)
SONNTAG, CLARA BLANKMAN & ALICE LARSEN
& Sarah Gummow
from their families
FATHER, RODNEY GUMMOW Ann & Jacob PatMARTY MARTENAS from her family
ty
MY WIFE ANN ERTL, MY MOM ANN ERTL Pat &
GILBERT HENDRICKSON Linda Hendrickson,
Mike Ertl
Dawn Hendrickson and Terri Bendorf
BARBARA HELDING from her husband Curt and
MOTHER AND DAD, MR. & MRS. JOHN & IVA
her children
HAYEK AND HUSBAND GEORGE KAMAKIAN
KEN STOFEN Dorothy Stofen
Shirley Kamakian
ALLEN & JOHANNA HAIGH (EDS PARENTS) & ED
LOVED ONES David & Arlene LaMack
& RUTH BECK (LEANNAS PARENTS) Ed & LeAnSAM & ELIDA FORSMARK, BETTY ATKINSON,
BERT & GRACE CUSHMAN, RAY CUSHMAN AND na Haigh
OUR PARENTS, PETER & ELLA BERES AND OTTO
BERTIE JEAN SAUNDERS The Paul Cushman
& MARTHA MARKS Jewel & Frederick Marks
Family
SUE CAMPBELL Pat and Tom Isaacson
GEORGE ETLICHER & JOHN HAWES Dolores
Etlicher
MIKE BYRA His family
IN HONOR OF KYLE UNGER & ALEX UNGER, & IN
MEMORY OF AUDREY UNGER Al Unger

Easter Lilies

Americas Original Sin

has merely changed, not gone away.

Author Jim Wallis makes a compelling argument in

his new book Americas Original Sin, that racism is
the first and worst sin of America, it hampers us as
a nation and a people and keeps us from our best
destiny. He also argues that it is the task of the
church of Jesus to fight racism in whatever way we
are able.

Wallis, in his new book (recommended by The Lutheran) suggests that the task of the church in this
generation is to become both multi-cultural and
multi-racial. Maintaining a segregated worshipping body is a tremendous sin and it fails to reflect
the reality of the church.

Wallis states that in our current age, most people

fail to see racism. People know that the battle was
one in the 1960s for civil rights, and most Christians truly despise overt actions of hate and discrimination. But we fail, often, to see that there is
a huge gap in wealth, jobs, and incarceration rates.
All of those factors are clear evidence that racism
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One doable bit of advice that Wallis makes is for

folks who consider themselves to be white, to give
up the designation. When forms are filled out
which ask the question, simply check other. White,
like black or Asian or Latino are not real categories, at least not real racial categories. There is only one race, human and we are all equally loved by
the one who made us in Gods image.

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Vespers

April 2

April 9

April 16

April 23

April 30

Ray Venegas

Maggie Gruenwald

Janet Venegas

Maggie Gruenwald

Natalie Kegel
Journey Koepke

Kara Breidenbach
James Breidenbach

*Becca Arnold
Natalie Kegel

Kara Breidenbach
James Breidenbach

Vicy Arnold

Open

Open

Open

Reader
Acolyte
(*Senior Acolyte)

NO Vespers
on April 2

Tech Person

Living Faith - 9:15

April 3

Reader

Acolytes

Communion
Assistants
Tech Person
Ushers

NO worship at
Living Faith
(Wright Ave)
Joint worship at
Living Faith West
at 10:00am

April 10

April 17-10:00am

April 24

Alice Frahm

Marilyn Thygeson

Elaine Lucht

Matthew Clope
Alexander Mbise
Anna-Lisa Mbise
Cole Miller

*Becca Arnold
Alexander Mbise
Anna-Lisa Mbise
Cole Miller

Logan Munoz
Matthew Clope
Journey Koepke
James Breidenbach

Fred Marks
Rose Frey
Elaine Lucht

Gary King
Barb Elmer
Helen Zelinger

Lika Phipps
Ginny White
Dick Koch

Jennifer Miller

Chris Simon

Vicy Arnold

Pat Vandenberg, Sue Daubers

Altar Guild

Volunteers Needed
Cyndy King
Sandy Fugate

Laurie Belter

Gloria Simon

April 3

April 10

April 17

April 24

Don & Sandy

Hansen

Amy Sheppard
Nikki Halbur

Steve Blegen
Jim Corman

Lika Phipps
Chad Saliscente

Lindsey & Camden

Smith

Steve Blegen

Lisa Peters

Kristie Cushman
and kids

Tech Person

Linda McGee

Becca Arnold

Adam Smith

Michael Corman

Reader

Kevin Ehnert

Steve Engelstad

Chris Malik

Brenda Thomas

Prayer

Sandi Kuether

Gayle Engelstad

Margaret Robinson

June Klingbeil

Liturgy

Carol Hegmann

Tom Korabik

Jody Pease

Margaret Robinson

Communion
Assistants

June Klingbeil
Michele Burton
Tom Korabik
Lisa Korabik
Austin McGee
Logan McGee

Margaret Robinson
Carol Hegmann
Lika Phipps
Chad Saliscente
1 or 2 kids

Jody Pease
Michelle Lovely
Grace Lovely
Kristie Cushman
and kids

Jim Corman
Jeanne Corman
Ellaina Gorske
Michelle Larsen
Journey Koepke

Birthday treat Jody Pease; other

treats by lots of us

Gayle Engelstad
Sandi Kuether

Lisa Peters

Volunteers
Needed

Jody Pease

Shirley Blegen

Jeanne Corman

TBA

Coffee Hour

Living Faith West

Ushers
Greeters

Fellowship Snacks
Godly Play
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April Readings
April 03 - Second Sunday of Easter
1st Reading: Acts 5:27-32
Psalm: Psalm 118:14-29
2nd Reading: Revelation 1:4-8
Gospel: John 20:19-31
April 10 - Third Sunday of Easter
1st Reading: Acts 9:1-6 [7-20]
Psalm: Psalm 30
2nd Reading: Revelation 5:11-14
Gospel: John 21:1-19

Free Blood Pressure Clinic

A free blood pressure clinic will be
held the first Sunday of each month
following the 9:15 service. Please
stop down to Fellowship Hall after
the service and have your blood pressure checked!
Barb Elmer, RN and Marion Beyer, RN

April 17 - Fourth Sunday of Easter

1st Reading: Acts 9:36-43
Psalm: Psalm 23
2nd Reading: Revelation 7:9-17
Gospel: John 10:22-30
April 24 - Fifth Sunday of Easter
1st Reading: Acts 11:1-18
Psalm: Psalm 148
2nd Reading: Revelation 21:1-6
Gospel: John 13:31-35

Newsletter Deadline
Articles to be included in the May
issue of The Journey should be
submitted to Diane Thygeson
(email: dfthygeson@ gmail.com) no
later than April 20.
If you are not receiving The Journey please call or
email the church office to let us know. Thanks!
Service Times
Vespers Service (Quincy) ...................................... Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. (No Vespers April 2)
Sunday Service at Living Faith (Quincy) ................................. 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Service & Sunday School at Living Faith West Sportsplex ..................... 10:00 a.m.
Living Faith Church Office Hours
Monday - Friday .......................................................................................... 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Living Faith Staff
Ministers ................................................................. The People of Living Faith Lutheran Church
Senior Pastor ............................................................................................... Dr. Warren Williams
Associate Pastor ................................................................................... Rev. Denise M.H. Mbise
Administrative Secretary ............................................................................................. Jill Steiner
Administrative Secretary .......................................................................................Cathi Webster
Secretary/Book Keeper.......................................................................................... Kim Saunders
Senior Choir Director ..................................................................................... Dimitri Shapavolov
Organist /Pianist ....................................................................................................Jill Wanggaard
Organist /Pianist ........................................................................................................... Tina Perri
Organist Emeritus ................................................................................................... Fred Hermes
Pianist................................................................................................................... Tina Tempesta
Part time Maintenance ................................................................................................ Jay Martin

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Part time Janitorial ................................................................................................... Ollie Nielsen

Senior Friendship Center Director ............................................................................ Vicki Siefert
Nutrition Site Supervisor ...................................................................................... Donna Pankoff
Parish Nurse............................................................................................... Joannie Williams, RN
The Journey Editor ........................................................................................... Diane Thygeson
Staff E-mail addresses
Rev. Denise Mbise ......................................................................... pastordenise@sbcglobal.net
Dr. Warren Williams ................................................................. pastorwarren123@sbcglobal.net
Jill Steiner .............................................................................................. jillsteiner@sbcglobal.net
Kim Saunders ........................................................................... kimsaunders123@sbcglobal.net
Cathi Webster................................................................. atonementoursaviors2915@gmail.com
Joannie Williams ................................................................................joanniecaritas@gmail.com
Diane Thygeson ..................................................................................... dfthygeson@gmail.com
General Church E-mail address
Living Faith E-mail .................................................................. atonementchurch@sbcglobal.net
Living Faith Website ........................................................................... www.atonementracine.org
Living Faith West Website ................................................................... www.atonementwest.org
Living Faith Facebook ....................................................www.facebook.com/AtonementRacine

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Racine, WI 53405-5094
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