SUNDAY MONDAY THIS WEEK July 23 - July 30, 2017 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. - Worship 9:00-9:15 a.m. - SCRIP Open Teen Mission Trip to St. Louis 9:15 a.m. - Bible Study 9:45-10:00 a.m. - SCRIP Open (July 23rd - July 30th) 6:00 p.m. - Worship TUESDAY 6:30 a.m. - BC at Mary s 5:15 p.m. - Board of Worship WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY NEXT SUNDAY 8:00 a.m. - Worship 9:00-9:15 a.m. - SCRIP Open 9:15 a.m. - Pastor Bode Recognition 7:30 p.m. - Recovery/Peace through Christ 5:30 p.m. - Worship 9:45-10:00 a.m. - SCRIP Open 10:00 a.m. - Pastor Gorske Installation OFFERINGS/OTHER INCOME BUDGET ACTUAL Offerings Week of 7/17/17 $21,015 $19,596 Offerings Year-to-date $758,204 $730,139 Offerings + Other Income Year-to-date $1,009,081 $981,918 USHERS (July) Saturday 5:30 p.m. - Jerry Greve, Captain; David Kolander; Chris Reichelt; John Knapp. Sunday 8:00 a.m. - Mark Arnold, Captain; Ben Liebzeit; Mark Broehm; Robert Bauer. Sunday 10:00 a.m. - Chad Krowas, Captain; Andrew Sagunsky; Scott Rademacher; Jared Kraftzenk; Monday 6:00 p.m. - John Hoh, Captain; Bob Luedtke; Ron Peters. GREETERS (8:00 a.m.) Denis & Terri Dougherty; Richard & Marion Hinz; (10:00 a.m.) Barbara Rohloff; Scott & Janelle Fuhrmann. Next Week: (8:00 a.m.) Carl & Marion Wenzel; Petra Thao; (10:00 a.m.) Richard & Joan Mueller; Josh & Melissa Kaphingst. COFFEE CAFÉ (8-9:45 a.m.) Mark & Darion Schroeder; (9:45-11:30 a.m.) Kristin & Randy Kohlstedt. Next Week: (8-9:45 a.m.) Mary Jo & Jim Van Dyke; (9:45-11:30 a.m.) Kathy Erickson, Karen Thomas. AV TEAM This Week: July 22 (5:30 p.m.) - Kenzie Mielke; July 23 (8 a.m.) - Jennifer Prillwitz; July 23 (10 a.m.) - Rachel Volkman; July 24 (6 p.m.) - Doug Van Straten. Next Week: July 29 (5:30 p.m.) - Tim Mielke; July 30 (8 a.m.) - Cody Manske; July 30 (10 a.m.) - Noah Schuff; July 31 (6 p.m.) - Jon Leahy. ALTAR GUILD (July) Betty Flunker, Sandy Kath, Mary Hall, Louise Ebert, Karen Johnson. 14
Attendance All Services: 803 Saturday: 155 Sunday: 8:00 a.m. 233, 10:00 a.m. 262 Monday: 153 Announcements A Cross Bouquet is placed to God's Glory by Dale & Karen Schmidt in honor of their 45th wedding anniversary on July 22nd. A Cross Bouquet is placed to God s Glory by Randy & Kristin Kohlstedt in honor of their 10th wedding anniversary July 21st. The Lectern Bouquet is placed to God's Glory by Bill & Dede Parker, Darin & Tia Kath, & Mike & Dana Besaw in memory of Larry Kath. Visitation Ministry Sunday: On Sunday, July 30th, Mount Olive will gather to give thanks to God for the gospel ministry which Pastor David Bode conducted as our visitation pastor for the past 11 years. A fellowship hour in Pastor Bode s honor will be held in the Atrium between services. In addition, in the 10:00 a.m. service, Pastor Ron Gorske will be installed as our new visitation pastor. We give thanks to God for these dedicated servants of the Word! A Closer Look, our summer Bible class/discussion, takes place Sundays at 9:15 a.m. in the Church Sanctuary. Join us for a deeper discussion/application of the sermon text. Due to the fellowship hour for Pastor Bode, there will be no Bible class next Sunday. Open Position at Mount Olive Lutheran School: Mount Olive looking for one person to be a classroom aide in the 8th grade classroom for the duration of the school year. This person does not need to have an Education degree but does need to be willing to learn subject matter as necessary and also have a love for children. We need this aide from 8:00-10:00 a.m. every school day and pay will between $8.50-$10/hour. If you have any interest, please contact Principal Zacharyasz right away at principal@mountoliveappleton.com. Sermon Preview: Would you like brief preview of next week s sermon? You can get one emailed to your inbox every Thursday by signing up for the Mount Olive Connected email newsletter. Sign up on the Mount Olive homepage and receive a video preview of the sermon, a few key announcements, and a link to a video of the past week s sermon. It s a great way to stay connected to your Mount Olive Family! 15
College Student Contact Information Needed Members with college-aged children, please check your mailboxes for a form to fill out with your student's contact information for the upcoming school year. We would like contact information for all college students regardless of whether they are living away at school or staying at home. These contact sheets help us keep in touch with our members as well as help us keep both our Mount Olive and the WELS Campus Ministry records up-to-date. You can either fill out the paper copy and return it to Pastor Schreiner's mailbox or the Church Office or complete the form digitally on our Mount Olive website (www.mountoliveappleton.com). For electronic submission, access the "Members Page" link at the top of the home page, then click the "College Student Info" link on the right hand side under "Quick Links." If you did not receive a form, but have a college-aged child, please grab an extra sheet from the top of the rolling cabinet in the Church Narthex. If you received a form, but your child has graduated from college, please indicate that on the form, and send us their updated contact information. Mount Olive is a family growing in Christ! 16
Northern Wisconsin District s Reformation 500 Service Unchanging Grace Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Saturday, October 28, 2017 Service begins at 2 p.m. The Northern Wisconsin District is holding a special Reformation worship service to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. The service begins at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton. Prof. Paul Koelpin from Martin Luther College will serve as our guest preacher. The Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Chorus will join us as well as choirs from our district's area Lutheran high schools. Following the service, there will be a food and fellowship hour in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center featuring displays from around the district and synod. For more information, or to register for tickets to this event, please visit www.nwdwels.org or www.mountoliveappleton.com. Tickets are needed for each individual attending this service. There will be 2,000 tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who register on the website for tickets will have their physical tickets placed in their Mount Olive mailbox in mid-october. Contact the Mount Olive s Church Office at 920-739-9194 if you would like assistance ordering tickets. We hope you will be able to join us for this special event! Camp Phillip is ready to RUN.... Are you? On Sunday, September 3rd, you can help make camp run. Relaxation in creation and renewal in Christ will take on a new meaning as you walk or run through the wonders of Camp Phillip. Feel the breeze, hear the Camp Phillip music, touch the sparkling lakefront, and be surrounded by encouraging staff and participants. Camp Phillip has offered many of you something wonderful and meaningful, and this walk/run will benefit the future programs and needs of Camp. Run, walk or cheer... all are welcome! There will be food, music, and games. It is a great place to come "home" to and spend some quality time with family and friends on Labor Day weekend. Interested in making a weekend of it? If so, also register for our Fall Family Camp. For questions about Camp Phillip s Fall Family Camp or the race registration, please contact Camp Phillip at office@campphillip.com or 920-787-3202. 17
Area WELS Announcements Trinity Lutheran Church in Neenah will be hosting another Motorcycle Fellowship Ride on July 30th. Please share this information with your members. The last ride included 13 bikes and representatives from 6 different WELS area churches! St. Paul Lutheran Ministries of Appleton will be celebrating their 150th Anniversary with five special services in October. A kick-off dinner will be held on September 30th at Liberty Hall in Kimberly. Tickets will be on sale in the church office beginning in August. For tickets or more information, please call the church office at 920-733-9061. FVL News FVL needs an Assistant Wrestling Coach for the winter season. Contact Activities Director Shawn Hill at shill@fvlhs.org. FVL FEDERATION OPEN FORUM on August 30th at 7 p.m. - All Federation members - especially pastors, leaders, and General Board delegates - are invited to this forum to learn more about FVL s enrollment growth and the possible need for a building addition. We ll meet Wednesday, August 30th at 7 p.m. in the auditorium to share preliminary info from Somerville Associates and Catalyst Construction. This is in preparation for the September 26th General Board meeting where delegates will make a decision on these findings. We encourage all Federation churches to send representatives so that their church leaders/councils can discuss before the September vote. We hope to see you August 30th! 18
WELS News & Notes Worldwide Fellowship Gathers in Germany Every three years, pastors and leaders from around the world, representing two dozen Lutheran church bodies in fellowship with WELS, gather for a meeting of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC). Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, the most recent convention was held in historic Grimma, Germany (near Leipzig and Wittenberg), from June 29-July 2. The convention was hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church (ELFK) of Germany. Participants gathered in the Gymnasium St. Augustine, a school founded in a former monastery in 1550 to train scholars for the Lutheran church as well as for government service. The participants heard essays highlighting the Lutheran Reformation, the Reformed Reformation, the Radical Reformation, and the Catholic Reformation, written by pastors Holger Weiss, Samuel Choi, Julio Ascarrunz, and Dr. Timothy Schmeling, respectively. Highlights of the convention included requests for membership from three additional church bodies in Hong Kong, Ethiopia, and east Asia. The convention approved the Ninety-five Theses for the Twenty-First Century, a new document prepared to clearly state the basics of the Christian faith for use in congregations and for outreach. The convention also had the opportunity to view the new film A Return to Grace: Luther s Life and Legacy. A closing communion service was held in the Augustinian church next to the school. The walls of this famous structure, in which Martin Luther frequently preached during his travels, echoed with the sound of the congregation singing A Mighty Fortress is Our God and many other Reformation-era hymns. Convention participants and guests, as well as many members of the ELFK, celebrated their bond of fellowship as they heard the Word of God preached and received the body and blood of their Savior in the Lord s Supper. Following the service, the ELFK served a meal for everyone as participants slowly said farewell to each other. Along with a number of other WELS representatives, I had the privilege of attending this meeting. One of the purposes of the meeting is to provide encouragement to smaller confessional churches around the world as they face unique challenges in their cultures. But, as always, it was the WELS representatives who came away encouraged. We marveled at the firm commitment and the faithful witness of our fellow Lutherans around the world, and we joined in thanking God for the continuing spread of his saving message. The next CELC convention is scheduled for 2020 in Seoul, Korea. Learn more about the CELC at celc.info. Serving in Christ, President Mark Schroeder 19