August 2019 Issue

The Life of the Believer & Kingdom Work at CTL In our summer worship, we’ve been considering God’s Word to us in the Old Testa-

ment lessons. We’ve heard again the stories of Jonah and Joshua and Elijah. And

with them we’ve been thinking about the life of the believer. As we move into Au-

gust, we continue in that theme. We’re concluding our summer worship with this

thought: the believer follows Christ. We’ll explore our love for neighbor, listening

to God, praying boldly, understanding the meaninglessness of earth’s riches, and

trusting in God’s promises.

In the month of August, of course, we’ll also be nearing the start of the school year

again. As we’ve mentioned before, we’re blessed at CTL to have received a new

principal, Mr. Ben Schramm, and his family. We’re also blessed with a new pre-

school teacher, Mrs. Kimmi Gerlach, and her family. We will installing our new

principal and preschool teacher into our CTL ministry on August 11 in both

services. On that day, we will also share fellowship in a cake reception be-

tween services.

Please join us on that date and throughout our summer worship season. God bless

us as we work in his kingdom!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Sanctuary/Narthex Project

Update ...................................... 2

CREW Update ......................... 2

Church Picnic Recap ............... 3

VBS Recap ............................... 4

Bible Class Topic Overview ... 5

Capital Campaign Update ...... 5

4th of July Parade Recap ......... 6

Note from the Principal ......... 6

Adopt-A-Highway ................... 6

Beats for Heartbeats ................ 6

Calendar .................................. 7

8/4/19 Dt 30:9-14 Followers of Christ love their neighbor

8/11/19 1 Sa 3:1-10 Followers of Christ listen when God speaks

8/18/19 Ge 18:20-32 Followers of Christ pray boldly

8/25/19 Ecc 1:2, 2:18-26 Followers of Christ know that earthly wealth is meaningless

9/1/19 Hg 1:12-14 Followers of Christ find true treasure in trusting God's promises

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Sanctuary/Narthex Project Update

Thank you for your ongoing gifts to the Faith-

Family-Future (FFF) capital campaign that will

provide the cash component of this project. As

reported in the June newsletter article the church

council and other leaders continue to work on

issues related to the project timing and financing.

One of the more significant recent developments

has to do with our plan to start construction in

early 2022. An important component of being

able to do this is meeting various City of

Brookfield requirements. In late June we met

with city staff to update them on our project

status and anticipated schedule. We also

discussed parking requirements, impervious

area/greenspace issues and general zoning and

code enforcement issues. At the conclusion of

the meeting we left believing that we are in solid

position to attain City zoning approval based on

our ownership of 2 properties and our option on

the Kimball property, and that this should allow

us to proceed with construction in spring 2022.

We will need to do more code review and be able

to justify our proposed parking plan, but based

on the discussion the path forward looks positive

in terms of coordination with the city.

Project financing is also coming more into focus.

FFF will provide $2.2M based on current pledges.

We are recommending borrowing a maximum of

$3M even though potential lenders have

indicated we can borrow more. We propose

limiting our new annual mortgage payments to a

range of $220,000 to $240,000 per year ($18,000 to

$20,000 per month), which will mean scaling

back the project scope as outlined in the concept

plan. The Building Committee has been tasked

with reducing $500,000 of construction costs in

order to achieve this. It will also require us to

begin planning for future budget discussion and

project specific fundraising to address the

increase in debt service.

School classroom construction is part of the

master concept plan and as noted in the June

article planning for those space needs continues

to be part of the discussion even though actual

construction is anticipated to be a number of

years after completion of the Sanctuary/Narthex

Project.

We will continue to provide information as it is

developed and welcome your input on any aspect

of the project and master concept plan.

Max Schmiege,

President

CREW Update

This August CREW will be serving a Friday night dinner at one of our WELS

area Lighthouse Youth centers. If you are not familiar with this ministry,

please take a look at their website: lighthouseyouthcenter.com. This will be a

great opportunity for the teens to meet new people and it will give them a

chance to show Christian love through service. They are scheduled to serve

the meal August 9 at 5:00 pm at the Roosevelt Lighthouse location (2475 W

Roosevelt Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53209). Please speak with Pastor Free if your

teen is able to participate in this service event.

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The 2019 CTL Church Picnic was a roaring success! Over 100 people attended the event at Mitchell Park Pavilion

and enjoyed scrumptious food, quality fellowship and cold root beer. Entertainment included a live band, a

caricaturist and many lawn games. Others also returned home with prizes after some great items were given away

in a raffle. Thank you to all of those who organized the event, volunteered, brought food or helped in any way.

2019 Church Picnic Recap

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VBS—Paul’s Dangerous Journey to Share the Gospel

Christ the Lord hosted over a hundred children between July 15th-18th for another fun-filled VBS event. The chil-

dren learned all about Paul and how, like him, they too can share the gospel about Jesus without fear. They

learned why that gospel must be shared with all people as they played games, ate snacks, and learned new songs

about God and his love. This year’s program lasted four days and ended with a closing service and special meal

donated by Chick-fil-a. May God continue to bless this ministry at CTL! A special thanks to our many volunteers

who made this year’s VBS program a success. Thanks also to those who donated to the program either with

needed supplies or in monetary way. If you want to serve as a volunteer in next year’s VBS program, please

speak with Pastor Free (jfree@christthelordbrookfield.org).

Adult Bible Class—Upcoming Topics

Take a look at our upcoming Adult Bible Classes. We hope you are able to join us each Sunday

from 9:15-10:15am as we dig deeper into God’s Word and grow in our knowledge of our Savior:

Human Sexuality - August 8th – September 22nd | We will begin our year looking at

God’s will and desire for human sexuality. Join us for these three weeks as we look at

the LGBTQ+ movement in our country and examine how God wants us to witness to

the society in which we live.

Isaiah – September 29th- November 17th | The book of Isaiah can be an intimidating

book. Join us for this eight-week course in which we will break down the major themes

of Isaiah so that, together, we can have a greater understanding of this difficult portion

of Scripture.

Apologetics – November 24th – December 22nd | How do we defend God’s Word

against the many attacks that come from the world around us? What role does reason

play in our understanding of God’s Word? Join us for these five weeks as we invite Pro-

fessor Mike Berg from WLC to present on apologetics and its uses in the everyday

Christian life.

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180 pledge participants

$2,254,213.00 in total pledges

$627,910.74 in pledge dollars received FFF life-to-date

28% of pledge dollars contributed compared to total pledge amount

As of 7/21/19 we should have roughly 22% of pledge dollars contributed.

As of right now, our pledge dollars contributed are running ahead of schedule.

Capital Campaign Update

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4th of July Parade NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

My name is Ben Schramm and I would like to

take an opportunity to introduce myself as

the new principal of Christ the Lord Lutheran

School. I look forward to meeting and getting

to know everyone. It is very apparent that

God has blessed the people and ministry of

Christ the Lord, and I thank God for the op-

portunity to serve here. If you have any ques-

tions, please don't hesitate to reach out and I

would be happy to assist in any way I can!

The back to school orientation night is Au-

gust 8th @ 7PM. If you have any questions,

please ask myself or Nancy in the school

office. The first day of school is Tuesday, Au-

gust 20th. Have a blessed rest of your sum-

mer, and I look forward to seeing you at ori-

entation!

We had another great year walking in

the Brookfield July 4th parade. We

thank all of those who came out and

braved the heat and humidity to rep-

resent CTL in the parade. We were

able to hand out VBS flyers and candy

to many of the children along the pa-

rade route. If you have never joined us

for this event, consider walking with

us next year! It is a great way to put

our face out in the community.

August Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup

All are invited to join our Highway Clean-Up Crew for our final community

road clean-up project of 2019. It will take place on Saturday, August 10 at 9:00

am. Our portion is the stretch between North Ave. and Capitol along Spring-

dale Road. We meet in the first parking lot north of Memory Lane at 3330 N.

Springdale Road. Join us for about sixty to ninety minutes of fresh air and com-

munity service. Please sign up on the church website or in the Church hallway

bulletin board.

BEATS FOR HEARTBEATS

Beats for Heartbeats is a free live music event to celebrate the value of every life through music. This event is

on Saturday, August 10th at the Washington County Fair Park in West Bend, WI (3000 Pleasant Valley Road

West Bend, WI) . Bring your own blanket and chairs for this outdoor event at the Silver Lining Amphithea-

ter. Doors open at 4:30PM and the concert begins at 5:30PM. There will be food trucks there with a variety

of food, including a gluten free options. No tickets are necessary and this event is open to the public. Mu-

sical Guests: Him and Her Worship (himandherworship.com), Koiné (koinemusic.com), Rhett Walker

Band (rhettwalker.com); Special Guest Speaker: Jeremy Mattek from Time of Grace.

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4 8:00 & 10:30am

Worship with Communion

5 6:30pm

Worship with Communion

7:30pm Board of Elders

6 7:00pm Bible Information Class

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8 7:00pm K-8 Orientation

9 5:00pm CREW Event

10 9:00am Adopt-a-

Highway Cleanup

11 8:00 & 10:30am

Worship (Installation of Principal & PreK Teacher) 9:15 am

Cake Reception

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6:30pm Worship

7:30pm Church Council

13 7:00pm Bible Information Class

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15 7:00pm PreK Orienta-tion

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18 8:00 & 10:30am

Worship with Communion

19 6:30 pm Worship with

Communion 7:30pm

Board of Evange-lism/Member Ministry

20 1:30pm Senior Game Day 7:00pm Bible Information Class

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25 8:00 & 10:30am

Worship

26 6:30pm

Worship 7:30pm Board of

Education/Tech Committee

27 7:00pm Bible Information Class

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30 Labor Day Break—No School

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August

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Christ the Lord Lutheran Church

1650 N Brookfield Rd Brookfield, WI

53045

Phone: 262-782-3040 Fax: 262-782-3504

E-mail: churchoffice@ christthelordbrookfield.org

OUR MISSION Christ the Lord Lutheran Church is a congregational family of believers united by our faith in Jesus through

the Word of God.

We exist to give joy-filled glory to God in our worship, nurture, and service.

We hope you will join us!